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of the conference were discussed by and experts during the delegates the day at St. James's Palace,

Library, Supreme Court

China Mail

No. 27,458

CORRUPTION.

Severe Punishment for Greek Dictator.

TWO YEARS' SENTENCE.

Athens, Yesterday.

A special commission of the Senate has sentenced the ex-Die- tator General Pangalos to two

onerous to

BSTABL

1848

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1930.

ATTACK LAUNCHED ON KUOMINCHUN.

DOUBTFUL HONAN TROOPS FALL UPON YEN'S FORCES,

apsa

PRESIDENT SANGUINE.

Nanking, Monday.

TRADE IN GIRES? Allegations Against Four Persons.

BAIL OF $2,000 EACH.

were

were

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/6 1/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

H.M.S.

TRAGEDY ON SEPOY.

EXPLOSION OF A DEPTH CHARGE.

SIX MEN DEAD.

Ekkönes Wižanwgct.

WIDOW DUPED.

Woman Who Could Appease Spirits.

EFFECT OF CHARMS.

ого

Dainty Eyeglasses

N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optician

13, Queen's Road Central

A Chinese widow, who declared her self to be, a worshipper of joss, and

ACTION AT LAST

GANDHI'S MINIONS SENT TO GAOL.

ONE BY ONE.

APPROVED.

A Chinese man and three women produced before. Mr. A. W.

The explosion of a depth charge a curer of ovil spirits, made" har

of G. H. Grantham to-day on a series

the second appearance in the Kowloon CAT & MOUSE PLAN At the G.H.Q. conference in of serious charges concerning two aboard H.M.S. Sepoy,

Eighth Destroyer Flotilla, yester-Magistracy this morning before Mr. Whyte-Smith, on a charge of obtaining The man was Ng Pul-chl, and the day, was responsible for four men clothing and jewellery, to the value of

Jalalpur. Yesterday, years' imprisonment and the de- Nanking on April 6, President young Chinese giris.

for Chiang Kai-shek pointed out the privation of political rights

a charge of grant-Weak points of the enemy and sub-three female accused were Tong Sin-being killed outright, and two ¡$57.20, under the protext that she would

others dying later in hospital.

appease the spirit which had made a

Two salt-making volunteers, one five years on

the National lan, Kwan Chai and Lau Szo.

The Sepoy, which was at exer- young Chinese widow Ill for a month of whom is a professor in Gandhi's ing while in power concessions sequently ordered

First, second and fourth accused

Divisional Inspector Stimson prose University, and who were arrest Rugby, Yesterday.

the Treasury and troops on the Tsin-Pu and Ping-

The Han lines to attack the rebels at were charged jointly with having clees with other destroyers, return-

In her evidence, the complainant, Nged at Aat, have been sentenced to The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay savouring of corruption.

December 19, 1929, for the transfer Bruce, shortly after noon, and MacDonald, had over two hours' proceedings dealt with the grant Kaifeng and Chengchow on April 8. taken part in a transaction, on ed to harbour, together with the cuted.

official statement was Kui, also a widow, said that she first a year's rigorous imprisonment Troops Turn Against Yen. gambling concession al

of the possession, custody, or control later an

got to know the defendant on March 3, each. conversation with the French For-ing of a

Shanghat, Monday.

when she was on her dally pig wash

Bombay. Yesterday. eign Minister M. Briand. at the Eleusis. General Pangalos has

The Victims. During the rapid advance, of the of a girl named Kwok Siu-lan (15), issued by the Naval authorities.

Jamnalal Bajaj and two other House of Commons this afternoon already spent two and a half years

The names of the victims of the rounds. The defendant asked her into

her house, and after a day or two she volunteers have been sentenced Second, and third accused

said to her: "Look here, you are looking each to two years' rigorous impri- on the political aspects of the Naval in prison, awaiting & trial which Yen-Feng allied forces on the Tsin-for a consideration.

Pu and Ping-Han lines, the doubtful

Killed. Conference, which were the subject Insted three weeks-Reuter.

too pale, I will make it good. I will sonment, with fines of 300 rupees troops in Honan divided into two charged with a similar offence, on tragedy are:

Gunner L. G. Reed. (T).

give you charms, for that purpose." of private discussions. Other aspects

contingents, one passing through April 6, in regard to a girl named

Petty Officer Walter Beiderson.

After further talk on the question, the or a further six weeks' imprison-

ment. Kweiteh suddenly attacked the Kuo-Mok Oi (17).

First and second accused were

Able Seaman Thomas Edward defendant asked for clothing and jewel-

New Delhi, Yesterday. minchun at Lanfong, and the other

llery with the statement that she would Smith.

Seven salt-making volunteers posing of the girl Kwok Siu-lan, on

Able Seaman James Noel Red-return them after the ceremony. also fell upon the Shansi forces in further charged with selling or dis- December 19, 1929, for a certain

charms mado the foolish complainant' were injured in a collision with the Shantung territory.

mond Cooper. Government Still Undecided.

very silly and she did not know what the Police at Shahdara, near here. purpose. Peking, Monday.

Fourth accused had two additional Seeing the divergence of opinion among the Reorganisationists and charges against her of buying the the Western Hill Clique concerning girl Kwok Siu-lan for a certain pur-

mised to return all these things back. Government at pose, and of living on the proceeds the Provisional

Slightly injured.

The defendant, who had then pawned on-official approval of the Gov- Peking. Yen Hst-ahan has notified of the Income of Kwok Siu-lan and Heywood.

Petty Officer Reginald John Pitt. all the valuables for 156, and that the ernment's action in dealing with all the politicians there to proceed another girl.

Sorrowing Familles. ceremony time had not elapsed and the civil resisters, namely, deal- to Talyaun to participate in the

Of the killed, Gunner Reed was would not be over til May 3, and that ing with the varying situations an conference, which will be held on national

local Submarine Tonnage.

. leaving conditions, and married man, his wife living at she would then redeem the things from they arise, in accordance with Important recommendations in April 10 to decide on

Three witnesses for the defence spoke Gandhi alone as long as can safe. problems.

"Kingswood," Randolf Road, NE., the pawnbroker, Tsinan, Monday.

Portsmouth.. regard to the size and ormament

to her being a charm usurper and worly be done. 1 Martial law has been declared in

shipper of Joss paper, but none could

It is pointed out that precipitate give any reason as to why she asked action might give the movement The First Committee of the Con-of submarines were made at the Naval Conference by the first com-

for $50, when her charge per person an artificial stimulus, which its ference met this afternoon under

minchun plain-clothes men has Doon.

Mr. Hin-shing Lo is defending the meeting. the chairmanship of the First Lord mittee, Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Tsinan. A large number of Kuo-

Lord, presiding

are represented by Mr. F. C. E. fourth accused, whilst Nos. 1 and 2

Rendall.

OTHER VERSIONS.

in Londen." It is understood that the The reservations attached as to discussions will be continued to-morrow. th Japanese Government to their In the House of Commons Mr. Mac- a five-Power acceptance of the compromise ton-Donald said that the Government were nage proposals, which were agreed still working to secure upon by the United States and the agreement.-British Wireless Service. Japanese delegations in London with the full concurrence of the British delegation, were this morning ex- amined by the heads of the delega- tions of the three Powers concern- ed. Very satisfactory progress was male and it is understood that only outstanding. one subject is now This will be further considered to- * Tuɔrrow.

London, Yesterday, The Naval Conference discus- M. Briand Isions have resumed.

has returned to London.

at the

Railway Traffic.

Yucheng, Monday. No fighting has yet broken out Yucheng. British between Tehchow and

of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexan-The latter asked the delegates/been captured in the city and sub-1 der. A commuique states that the whether it were possible to deal sequently sent to the police station Committee considered this report of with the question of the abolition to be dealt with.

As the outcome the Committee of Experts dealing of submarines. with the unit size of submarines of the views expreased by the and decided to forward the report First Lord, who regretted that an

with with the unanimous recommenda-1

agreement tions of the First Committee of the Dominions and the United States Railway traffic from Tsinan to heads of the delegations. The re-favouring abolition was unattain Yucheng and Tientsin to Tehchow is port of the jurists Committee on the able, it was agreed to report ac- still in operation, legal aspects of submarine warfare cordingly, was after discussion unanimously submarines was next discussed. adopted and will also be forwarded The general proposal has been a

to the heads of the delegations.

Total Abolition.

the

The unit tonnage of

Chang Hsueh-Ilang.

Tientsin, Monday. General Chang Hsueh-liang has

The

she was really doing. The defendant needed all these things to perform "chak on" (a ceremony). The witness

Died in Hospital Able Seaman William James Angus Draper.

Able Seaman Robert William made it clear that the defendant pro- the country indicate a general,

Police Sergeant MacKay, attach- cd to the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, intimated that Mr. R. H. Butters would appear for the pro-a secution, and applied for a date to be fixed for the hearing of the case.. His Worship xed Tuesday after-

All four accused were given bail in the sum of $2,000 each.

To-day 8

SQUALLY.

from the Royal "Observatory,"

states: but the decided not to, assume the post of maximum of 2,000 tons, French delegates said that France Vice-C.I.C. to which he was appoint-

commend

been detained. In the meantime,

to re- Chang has ordered the Mukden

The question of the total abolition had already launched one larger ed by Yen Hai-shan, whose repre- of submarines was examined by the and would like two more not ex-sentative, stationed at Mukden, has First Committee, but various dele-ceeding 2,800 each. gatlons having expressed their views The Committee decided it was clear that no agreement could

that the Conference troops under Yu Hseuh-chung to bo reached on this point, and the limit the unit size to 2,000 tons, advance forward from Linyue and Committee, he regretted, de- but that any Power might have Liangchow. Learning the real at- cided that it was impos- sible to recommend their aboll-p to three not exceeding 2,800 titude of Chang Haueh-liang, Yen on the understanding that these has immediately instructed Fu Tao-" were embraced in the total ton-iyi to sineken his advance into Shan- one con- to withdraw tion of the unit size of submarines.nage of the country's submarine tung and

tingent to guard Tangku, and LI category. agreement was after some discus-

Seng-ta to despatch his troops to alon reached. The French delegates.

Humanising War. supported by the Japanese, agreed

The French delegate also desir-defend Liangho, Kupelkow, and with the other Powers representeded that the calibre

of guns on Shefongkow and other strategic

tion. Passing to a

considera-

recommended.

that

to the recommendation of the ex-super-submarines be six inches points. A large quantity of barbed perts that the maximum unit ton-instead of five-inches, as the ex-wires and mines has been trans- It was ported from Shihchiachuang to the perts mage of submarines should be 2,000

super-submarines various fronts.

President's Statement.

Nanking, Monday. At the Weekly Memorial Service

with a maximum gun of five inches, agreed but they asked for three submarines should have six inch, but others

The Committee decided after

of 2,000 tons each, armed with only five-inch guns. six inch gun, for a period of the convention, which, it is proposed, long discussion to refer the mat-on April 7, President Chiang in- should last until 1936. This was ter of the placing of aircraft timated that with regard to the ultimately agreed to, each country carriers to the experts for definiravolt of Yen and Feng, the Central Government was in no danger. He being accorded the similar right to tion, and early recommendation. build not

Submarine Warfare.

more than three such The humanisation of submarine declared "The Central Government larger vessels on condition that warfare was also the subject of is carrying out the polley of peace- these super submarines are included important proposals in the report ful unification of the country, while In the total tonnage allotted for the by the experts committee, which Yen and Feng are undermining that submarine category.

records the view that "merchant policy, for which action they will vessels should not include such a Incur the censure and condemnation Canton News The most important of the recom-vessel participating in hostilities of the people." - mendations made by the Committed was in such a manner as to forfeit Agency the endorsement of the jurists rbpert the right of immunity." The ex- Chiong's Movements.

Nanking, Yesterday. on measures for humanising 'submarins

Chiang Kai-shek left for Pengpul On this subject the Com- perts recommend a declaration by

warfare.

mittee decided to recommend for adopthe Governments accepting as an

adhere, and to which the other Powers warships also, unless merchant-

The Shanghai depression is now central near Tokyo.

S.W.

The depression over W. and

hee China

deepened. Coastal fog.

Forecast: S. winds; moder- ate; squally; generally cloudy; Bome rain.

Rainfall

Rainfall to 10 am. today nil. Rainfall since January 1. 11.71 inches against an average of 7.39 inches.

Temperature and Humidity

The temperature and humidi-

ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock were:-

at

was $1 or $1.50.

nonacasa

General Approval.

Simia, Yesterday. Reports from various parts of

are most anxious to

Petty Officer Belderson was married man, his wife living Second Avenue, Gillingham, Kent. Able Seaman Smith was un

The Magistrate convicted the woman.promoters married, his father being Mr. James R. Smith, of No. 4, St. Ho sald that she had defrauded the secure.

Camp Breaking Up. complainant, and it was

Dandl, Yesterday. Martin's Fields, Tusten, Dover;

was when she alleged the $56 was needed

Gandhi, in a speech, said that he for the medicine, as it was quite clear that there was fraud. However, he had decided to leave Dandl and would give her the option of a fine as go to the surrounding villagos, she was very straightforward about the probably to tour the Surat dia matter. A fine of $50, with the alterna-trict until Sunday, after which he 16, Cambridge Cottages, Kew, tive of one month's hard inhour, was will proceed to wherever his ser

Able Seaman Cooper married, his wife living at No. 12, Grayham Road, Plaistow, London

Able Seaman Draper married, his mother living at No

Surrey.

Alith Death.

Was

un-

imposed.

Addressing the compisinant his Wor-vices are desired. The camp hero Upon enquiry this morning. It ship said that he thought she was very is gradually breaking up as volun- was learned that A. B. Heywood foolish to believe in this woman, and teers have been detailed to pro- died in hospital at 7 a.m. His next he had no sympathy with people who ceed to

of kin is his father, Mr. William were so easily duped. Heywood, of 106, Roan Street, Greenwich. This brings the death- roll in the sad incident to six in all.

The funeral of the Officers and as a result of the ratings killed explosion will leave the Royal Naval Hospital at 430 this after-

noon.

“A WISE MAN"

Not Allowed to Hawk Minus Licence.

NO SPECIAL RULE.

various centres. to con- tinue the activitieă.

Earlier NewB.

Jalalpur, Yesterday. Gandhi has collected salt at the vill- age of Ant. The police were not pro- sunt. Hinda and Parsi shops in Bam- bay have closed in conformity with a hartal proclaimed as a protest agaiust the arrest of the prominent Gandhi sup- porters, Nariman and Jamanlal Bajaj. The former was sentenced to a month's

The firing party and band, it is

"We can't make a special rule imprisonment. understood, will be provided by

The railway strikera at Bombay H.M.S. Hermes, whilst the bodies for you because you are a wise offered satyagraha by lying in front of will be drawn on separate gunman!" remarked Mr. T. S. Whyte, a train. Two were injured in a col

Smith at the Kowloon Police Court lision with the police. Ten were age carriages.

Petty Officer Pitt, we are glad to-day, when a Chinese priest, des- rested. to record, is in no danger, and is cribed as a Taoist, was charged expected to leave hospital before before him with hawking medicine very long.

Hong Kong

72

Temp. Humid.

98

Масло

73

98

Pratas Island

74

05

Manila

72

86

68

100

Swatow Chefoo Shanghai

69

96

50 · 65 54

100

ed

Amoy

MONEY LEFT. American Fortune of $68,000 in Colony.

Little Damage to Ship.

illegally,

a

Surat, Yesterday.

ed with him-Reuter.

Ram Das Garidhi, a son of the Mahatma, whe was arrested on April 6 The defendant, in admitting he with other volunteer lawbreakers, has A most remarkable feature of had no licence, said that he had been sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment. Simallar sentences have the slight damage come a long way from the Lo Fas been passed on those who were arrest- the affair is

The exact Mountains, which is

secret suffered by the ship. circumstances of the explosion are habitation for priests. But, he not at present definitely known; but added, the money which he ob presumably an official Court of tained from selling was not for Enquiry will be held.

his own pocket, as he gave it all The accident unprecent to charity.

And it

He asked his Worship to let! 80 as to! is impossible at the moment to give him have a permit any definite statement as to how enable him to get rid of his stock it occurred.

is in Naval annals,

REQUIEM.

of hard cakes which are bolled down for a medicinal cure.

DOCTORS DIFFER. Investigation by Canton Bureau.

Canton, Yesterday.

In view of the controversy be

Mr. Whyte-Smith said he could tween the Chinese and foreign not do that. He pointed out to medical practitioners, Mr. Wong The news of the accident, which Sergeant Barnicle that. It was Kwai-luk, a member of the Pro- very naturally created the deepest rather hard, on these people who vincial Party Headquarters, has The late Mr. Edwin Herman gloom in Naval circles, was also came from the country with stocks written a letter to Mr. Ng Pak Social Reforms, asking the latter tion by the Plenary Session a new form established rule of international this afternoon to Inspect the troops on

siding at Pleasantville, West- civilian friends of the officers and them here without a licence. It

the two professions carefully and of declaration to which all the Powers law, that submarines must con- the Tientsin-Pukow line, later proceed-Tuska, an American, formerly re-received with great distress by to find that they could not sell leong, Director of the Bureau of chester, New York; left estate in ratings involved. It is learn that might land them destitute in the to weigh the respective merits of ropresented at the Conference should form to the same rules as surface ing to Hauchowfu.-Rauter.

His Worship told the defendant Impartially in view of their import- in hospital were terribly injured, Hong Kong amounting to $68,500. the injured man who afterwards died Colony. He died in New York on March 20 one of them having lost both his that he would be cautioned and ant bearings toward the Society

that he would get back his $5-Canton News Agency. Probate of his will has been eyes."

In conclusion, the China Mail bail money. He told the defen- granted by the Buprenie Court to Mr. M. H. Turner, solicitor, who is extends Its very deepest sympathy dant to come to Court to-morrow the attorney for the executrix, to the relatives of men, who met when a decision will be reached and honourable performance of to sell the berba and medicine or Duty.

GREAT JOURNALIST,

not represented should be invlied to men refuse.

On demand or "reslet search" give their formal assent. "The under-" signed duly authorised to that effect on no warship may sink or disable behalf of their respective Governments merchantmen without ensuring the Freedom of Manchester

for Mr. C. P. Scott. hereby, make the following declaration;

57 YEARS SERVICE.

Rugby, Yesterday,

1929....

Mrs. Maud Alice Tuska (widow). their deaths in the mostentatious as to whether he will be allowed STOP

DOCKYARD, FATALITY.

not,

THEFT FROM KOWLOON DOCK.

that the following are accepted as the safety of the passengers, crew Bhips" established rules of international law; and the ship's papers. Firstly, in their action with regard to, bpats are not to be regarded as

...Rubber Planter's Estate. merchant ships submarines must con- places of safety unless other form to the rules of International law safety conditions exist. The Com- to which surface war vessels are submittee has adopted the declaration. A great journalist was honoured to Considerable property was left Ject. Secondly, in particular, except in and the report, which will be re-day when Mr. C. P. Scott, who recently by Chung Pul-sang, who was A case of persistent refusal to step on ferred to the plenary meeting. retired from the Editorship of the rubber planter in British North being duly summoned or of active res

Brighter Feeling Manchester Guardian, after 57 years' Borneo. He died in Fa Yuen dis- sistances to visit or search, a warship. A brighter feeling, pervades the service, received the Freedom of the trict, in the province of Kwangtung Tang Chi (18), a coolle living in A former Chinese employee of Shaukiwan, was the victim of a the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock whether surface vessel or submarine. Conference circlen following the City of Manchester. The Lord Mayor

Magistracy this morning charged may not act or rendor: fncapable of navigation merchandise without having meeting of the French and British of Manchester, who prasided, said that on January 10,

A public trust, le fought to secure shares in the China Oil Corpora yesterday afternoon.

He received a compound fracture with the theft of five pieces of first placed passengers, creg and ship's delegations at which it is authorl-Mr. Scott had regarded his position as Deceased's properly consisted of fatal accident at Taikos Dockyard Co., Limited, was at the Kowloon The accused pleaded guilty, and papers in place of safety. For this tatively stated agreement was justice and freedom both at Home and tor of Bornen, valued at $5,000; purpose a ship's boats are not regarded reached on the Interpretation of abroad Nons had done more to in- also 17 houses and various rubber of the left leg as the result of a scrap white metal.

80 crease the prestige of British journal plantations In Beaufort, British log falling on him from a truck

whilst be and others were loading was sentenced to three weeks place of safety, unless the safety Article XVI of the Covera

death throughout the world. British North Borneo.

a hard labour. the passengers and crew is assured, far as it affects the

In bls will deceased appointed the truck. Wireless Service

It was stated that he was caught existing and weather conditions mands for secur

his eldest son, a student as his The unfortunate, man was taken ximity of land or the presence

has to the Government Civil Hospital trying to sell the metal to a The story of an offer to poison a „kocutor,,«

at 8 pm and died from shock at marino store dealer 400 yarda tems husband, for $15 was told at the been granted

from the Dock, trial of one of the Tarian women Court. The will stated

property is to be re

"position:

charged with ol

lock in the evening.

the

The claim that British brewed beer, is a purer drink than milk was

PRESS

London, Yesterday, Recent developments in Indis bave distrubed the Lancashire cot- ton industry. The Bombay piece goods, merchants' ban on sales of Lancashire cluth for three months is now followed by a simi- lar boycott by the Delhi Hindus. tant Mercantile Association on all "foreign plece goods for an indefinite period. Meanwhile a serious stop- page is threatened inside the in- dustry arising out of the dispute. over the system being tried at Burnley to place eight looms in- stead of four in charge of one weaver. The weavers oppose, such system, but the employers repre sentatives yesterday decided to re- commandit adoption. 200,000