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China Mail

No. 27,464

CIVIL RIOTS IN

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INDIA.

"NON - VIOLENCE" CAMPAIGN NOW PRODUCES UGLY INCIDENTS. EUROPEAN STONED.

GANDHI EXHORTS VILLAGERS TO RESIST THE POLICE.

For the first tiple since Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign opencil, the rioters resorted to violence on a large scale. In Calcutta. a European lady was stoned by rioters whilst motor cycling to the City, and had to leave her mache and run for her life. Sikh rioters attacked the police, and stoned a European Fire Brigade officer who was attempting to extinguish a fire, and fractured his skull.

In spite of Gandhi's early declaration that the campaign was to be marked by non-violence, he exhorted villagers yesterday to defend the salt pans, even at the expense of their lives, from confiscation by the police.. This he calls "Aggressive non-violence."

GANDHI'S SECRETARY ARRESTED.

Bombay, "Yesterday.. Maladev Desai, Gandhi's private secretary, who was left in charge of Gandhi's Ashram (aeminary) has been arrested at Ahmedabad.

-Navsari; Yesterday. Gandhi, addressing villagers at Umber to-day outlined a new plan of aggressive non-violence and ex- horted the villagers to defend the salt pans. They should be prepared with their lives not to let the police touch them. He declared that women should not participate in the defence of the suit pans..

'European's Skull Fractured, The lady who was stoned whilst | motor cycling is Miss Dench, Londoner, and daughter of a station,superintendent, who ignor. ed the police advice not to cross the riot area. Risters burned her machine. Other incidents during the morning'a rioting included a police sergeant being compelled to fire in order to save another sergeant whom Sikhs attacked. For the first time In Calcutta's history the Fire Brigade was, at-1 tacked, and a European officer's skull was fractured when he af tempted to extinguish a fire. Two tramears of Sikhs savagely stoned him and his fellow firemen. Several firemen were injured and thirteen Sikhs were subsequently arrested. Studenta in north Cal- cutta held

tramcars and severed the trolley ropes.-Reuter. Earlier News.

up.

Calcutta, Yesterday. -

A "hartal" is being observed through. out Cakutta to-day as a protest against the conviction of Fundit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Students and carters are demonstrat ing in the streets, holding up the traffic and placing obstructions un the tram lines. Two tramcar have been burn- ed.

Extra police have been posted at all Important centres, and armoured cars

have been ordered out. They are pa- trolling the city.

The situation "is torise, with the

velopments.

ESTABLISHED

1846

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1930.

TWO PIRATES PAY PENALTY.

HANGED IN VICTORIA PRISON.

THE INEXORABLE LAW.

Lam Hing and Lam Ming, the two Hokles who were on March 7 sentenced to death by the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan (since retired) for the murder of Khial Singh, an Indian Guard of the Douglas S.S. Company's 8.8. Hal ching, during the piratical attack op the ship on December 8, 1929, when Second Officer F. K. Wood- ward was also killed, pald the penalty early this morning.

CONCRETE STAIRS. Summons by Building Authority.

WRONGLY WORDED.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR — Thi closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/6 3/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

BLAMED NEPHEW.

Opium and Empty Tins Found.

UNCLE, CONVICTED.

Dainty Eyeglasses N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optician' 13, Queen's Road Central,

CHILD LABOUR..

Important Prosecution in Kowloon

YOUTH'S HEAVY WEIGHT.

RATIONALISATION OF INDUSTRY.

TO BE FACILITATED BY TRUST COMPANY OF BANKERS.

an-

CAPITAL OF £6,000,000. A Chinese woman, the owner of A Chinese named Poon Siu- A summons pertaining to child No. 11, Old Bailey, was,to-day sum-.chuen, living on the third floor labour was heard by Mr. Whyte- maned before Mr. R. E. Lindsell of 21, Mercer Street, was to-day Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy

Rugby Yesterday. Mr. J. H. Thomas, Minister-In- for constructing concrete floors convicted by Mr. R. E. Lindsell

thia *morning. Sub-Inspector Charge of Unemployment, and stairs at her house,on, March for the unlawful possession __ of 22, without a permit from the five thela of prepared Wuchow Chester-Woods prosecuting on be- Bounced in the House of Commons Building Authority.

eplum, which Revenue Officer half of the Police.

that a company had been registered -under the name of the Bankers Mr. Gibbs, the woman's architect, Grimmitt found concealed on the

Tam Pan, of the Hop Lee Industrialy Development Company, said that a permit was issued by verandah when he visited the

# nominal capital of the B.A., in November, and the place last evening. His. Worship tinsmith shop, of 672, Shanghai with plans then submitted showed the imposed a

£6,000,000. The Company had the fine of $760 or three Street, was summoned because he

support of a very considerable pro- months, and ordered the confisca-allowed a child named Yeung. Sa portion of the most influential

ŕ tion of the opium.

ling (aged 12) to carry a load over banking and financial Institutions Later Mr. Horace Lo appeared

Mr. Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of there were catties; that weight being unreason England, would be Chairman. In in Court and applied for the ease 40 catties in weight, namely, 67% of the country. to be re-opened, as

which the accused ably heavy in respect of the child's addition to the Board of Directors In this had not placed before the Magla-nge and physical development. the company would have the ser- vices of an Advisory Council on which a number of influential per- sons engaged in financial business would be induced to serve.

proposed concrete work.

Mr. Dodson, of the B.A., Baid They were hanged in Victoria that Sub-Section 223 of the Build- Jail just after 5 am. The execu-ing Ordinance required work to be tion, the. China Mail learns, was undertaken three months after the carried out without a hitch. Theuing of the permit, falling which certain facts men went to the scaffold simul-the permit would lapse. taneously, and death in each case was instantaneous.

Clansmen.

Both condemned men, who were

clansmen, were natives of Hol-

fung. in the hinterland beyond Their village and the Swatow. -neighbouring one of Lukfung have lately been often in the news as unsettled country and the hotbed of riff-raft.

It is appropriate that the s.8., Hatching should be in port on the day the pirates were executed, confirmed reports state that there has and her officers will have the Satisfaction of knowing that the been firing. A European lady motor cruel slaughter of their comrade, cycling towards town was stoned by a crowd and forced to abandon the ma- Mr. Woodward, and of the In- chine and run for her life. She has dian Guard, Khial Singh, have entered hospital with nasty gashes. been expiated, thus closing the of the most There is still considerable unresi in last chapter of one the Sikh quarter, with occasional rushes diabolical of the many piracies

The streets and counter-rushes.

are which have occurred or been at

tempted.

littered with brickbats and broken weapons.

..Later..

The situation at Calcutta is now under control. Traffic has resumed, bat are patrolling the armoured

Cars

strects-Reuter.

STOP. PRESS

Shanghai, To-day.

It is reported that the Nationalist Government has ordered Chen Tiao-yuan. Gor- ernor of Shantung,

to hand

over control of the troops in Shantung to Han Fu-chu who 20,000 is proceeding with troops from Taining to Yen chow, the reason for this be ing stated to be the Govern- ment's suspicion of loyalty of Chen Tiao-yuan.

It la reported that the re- bels operating in the north- ern section of Tsinpurly have reached the north bank of the Yellow River-Router.

London, Yesterday. Newspapers from Amster dum state that the Govern- ment is seriously, considering the possibility of increasing taxation in the Dutch Indies in conséquence of the anti- cipated Budget... deficit $4,000,000-guildera.+-Reuter

CONTRACTORS SUED.

of

A formal inquest ga the bodies was held this afternoon at 2.15 by Mr. Grantham and a jury.

Dr. G. H.Thomas gave evidenca of death being caused by stran- gulation and the jory returned a verdict in accordance therewith.

Closing Hours.

SEPOY DISASTER.

Third List of Donations to Fund.

The following contributiono have been thankfully recaly- ed:-

Previously acknow-

ledged Sympathisers C. G. M.....:

Benjamin

T. E. Pearce

trate.

Accused's Tale.

Las

Mr. F. Meade, inspector of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, held On his Worship granting the application, accused wont into the a watching brief. witness box and said that he sua- Tho. defendant said that he did pected that the opium had been not tie the things up for the boy "planted" on him by his nephew, to carry. The boy tied them up the basic industries for the purpose himself. He was 15 years of age. industries or by units. In the case of their rationalisation, either by The Magistrate: Well, the doctor of schemes which might be approv

The object of the company was to consider schemes submitted by

to spite him. This fellow, he said, was a thorough bad charac- ter and a "rustler" in the coun- try, so that when he came to Hong thinks he is about twelve and, aed, arrangements would be made Kong. he (accused), refused to half.

for the provision of such money as might be essential; •

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have anything to do with him. The defendant: The boy's re-

About eight days ago the flatives are in Court, and they can In reference to a question Mr. nephew called to borrow $50 bear out my statement,

Thomas said that it was not intend- which was refused, and accused His Worship Inquired of the ed that the State should be in- suggested that it was because of police officer as to what regulations Volvod. He had said in a recent this that the opium was brought to governed the case, and was told speech at Manchester that the the house to get him into trouble: that it was clearly stated that a money. could be found for reor The nephew came with a friend child shall not carry any load ganization and rationalisation of

.$2,128 £15-

10

& Potts-7.

200 100

J. D. Hutchison & Co.

100

Ho Kom-tong

100

Woo Hay-tong

100

D. M. B.

700

Douglas Lapraik & Co.

100

at 6 pm, yesterday whilst wit-which

Karsten Larssen & Co.,

Ltd.

100

Lt. Col. "L. G.; Bird

R. DR.H.V.B.

Mr. &

A. G. Coppin

Mr. M

N. S

Henry Humphreys

A. B. R.

E. H. Ray

M. J. M.

Lady Sympathiser Sympathetic Contribu-

tor

Chinese Sympat Gladly

The closing hours of men, con demned to die on the scaffold are described by one who has made personal observation in visiting thirty persons who had been con-. demned to death, and in attend-CA. W. Kew ing seventeen executions..

He said: "The average murder- er is a person who has not, exer eised much self-control, and it is very difficult to detect in him feelings of remorse.

The effect

of waiting for death on a culprit is rather remarkable. I have been looking through the health atatistics of condemned people. It is quite an exception for men to lose weight when awaiting execution. They do not appear to be unhappy. They seem quite re signed, sleep well. and eat well.

Sympathiser

HB. C. Bill

K. A.

G. C. M.

Henny

A BE

Vacuum Oil Co. Gilman & Co., Ltd. G. Miskin

$3.001 £50 Since the above list, fur- ther sums have been received totalling $2,155 and £2 108., this including a donation of $500 from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking. Corpora tion: The total to 'date Is thus $4,756 and £52/108,

"They are gilowed to smoke. That, 1.think, has a soothing effect. A man awaiting execution generally improves in health. Icase the work was carried out in have met many murderers who March, one month after the lapse were quite decent fellows, They of the permit. appeared just as normal and de- cent as other people."

He also said that the work was not carried out to the satisfaction

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exceeded 40 catties

Definition of "Child",

in industries, and the formation of

neas and his wife were having weight. their meal. They did not invite the two to eat with them, so the

His Worship pointed out that the nephew and the friend sat on the word "child" was defined as "any Verandah until the meal was

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person under the age of Afteen Anished. They had plenty of op-years." and so in this case age did portunity to conceal the opium not matter in the least. Begides, without accused's knowledge.

After the ment, when accused went on the verandah, his nephew toid him that he WAB go- ing to the country to worship tomba and asked him if he had any message to take back. He re- plied that he had none, and then the nephew and his friend left.

Expensive Spite.

The Magistrato suggested that As the opium was worth $15, it would be a very expensive way for the nephew to get his own back on the uncle.

In reply to his Worship Mr. Grimmitt anid that information was not given to his Department by the nephew but, was got on a ship, it being alleged that accus-) ed was a dealer, and during the search he certainly found some empty tins in the house,

Both accused and his wife, who corroborated him, were unable to give a satisfactory explanation with regard to the empty tins, whereupon the Magistrate decided that the accused had not dis. charged his anus and confirmed the sentence.

Other Cases.

SOME RAIN.

To-day's weather report, from the Royal Observatory, states

The Japanese depression has The passed into the Pacific. anti-cyclone remains central over the Lower Yangtaze Val- ley.

Forecast:-E winds; gen- erally overcast; some rain,

Rainfall Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day nil. Rainfall since January 1, 11.80 inches against an average of 8.60 inches,

Temperature and Humidity

The temperature and humidi- ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock. were

Temp. Humid. Hong Kong 68 96.

80-

Macao

64

Pratas Island Manila Amoy Swatow

76

90

73

82

62

90

Chiefoo

60

#5

Shanghal

46

100

of the B.A., the work being very A Chinese woman was charged No More Painless Death.

bad and very poor. It was the in-with the unlawful possession of 19 Speaking about the execution tention of the B.A. to summons the teels of prepared non-Government itself, he said: "There can be no woman first for doing the work opium on the waterfront yesterday the load was heavier than the boy's more painless death

by without a permit and later for de-afternoon. hanging. The period between fective construction. mg sentence and execution, however,

than

this company was the result.-Bri- tish Wireless Service.

Object of the Scheme.

London, Yesterday. The rationalisation of basic in- dustries in Great Britain will be facilitated by the formation of an important company, with a nominal capital of £6,000,000, as announced by Mr. J. H. Thomas in the House of Commons, entitled the Bankers' Industrial Development Company, with shares of £100,000 each, of which 45 "A" shares will be qub- scribed by a very considerable portion of the most influential financial British banking and institutions, while. 15 "B" shares will be subscribed by the securities Management Trust Limited, The Directors of the new company will be Mr. Montagu Normas, (Chair-" man). D.S.O., Governor of the Bank of England; Baron Bron von Schroder, senior partner in the

of banking house

J. Henry Schroder & Co., London; Mr. Ed- ward Robert Peacock, a Director of Boring Bros. and Co.; Mr. Bruce- Gardner, Managing Director of the Securities Management Trust, and Mr. Alfred Ralph Wagg, Chair- man of Helbert Wagg and Co., Merchant Bankers.

There will also be a powerful Advisory Council. If approved, the rationalisation of the schemes may be by industries or regions.- Reuter,

HEALTH CONFERENCE.

Nanking. Monday. Mr. Wu Kai-sheng, China's re- presentative at Geneva, reports own weighti

that the League's Caunell meeting She pleaded "gulity" and said that

Defendant: He is in the habit. The Magistrate said that the a man gave her the stuff to carry, His Worship: He is in the habit on May 12 will discuss the report The Kin You Company, building is too prolonged and rather crae summons should not have been promising her 10 cents per tack.

because you get him to carry heavy of the Chinese Government's co- "The condemned, man is watch contractors and furniture dealers,

with operation

the Lengue's It worded "without a permit sa the The Magistrate imposed a fine of things.

organisation. Canton were defendants in two actions ed continuously by warders,

it were not for the presence of woman had a permits The fact $2,000 or five months, and ordered Defendant: Oh, the boy is allowed Health

to carry anything he likes! I. am News Agency. authorities carefully watching likely de- brought against them at the Sum-the warders who take his mind off that it had lapsed did not affect the confiscation of the the opium.

mary Court this morning. Defen- his fate, I hellove the. condemn the issue, and on the charge as it A one-legged man, was charged sorry I did not know I was doing dants were absent and judgmented man would go allly.

stood, he did not see that any with the possession of a small quan- | wrong.

The report of the Departmental Calcutta, Later.

had been committed.tity of opium, but the Monopoly in both cases were entered against

His Worship: Ahi yes, but you Committee on the Polsons and Phar "An execution now need have offence them.

no effect upon the rest of the pri. Therefore he must dismiss the sum Analyst's certificate showed that the are not going to get off as easily macy Acts proposes that the control of the sale of poisons should rest were injured' in the Sikh quarter, The first claim was one of $502. soners. No one need go, near the mons. Mr. Dodson could take out stuff was merely opium dross, to the as all that.. where a crowd stoned the fire brigade 56 by Wong Shing for work done place of execution. The distance another summons on the facts as Magistrate discharged the accused. while it was extinguisbing burning and material supplied..

from the condemned cell to, the intimated by him. tronicars.

Chung Sang was the plaintiff in scaffold is only a matter of a few Serious fighting has occurred in

the second action. Hia. claim was paces, so that from the time the north Calcutta, where nineteen persona for the sum of $44.27,

condemned man leaves the cell have had to be sent to hospital. Un-

The situation is becoming Merlous. Seven European officers and ton Keinais

TIRED OF LIFE.

FATAL CYCLE ACCIDENT.

H.M. THE KING.

until the execution, the average Gives Audience to the

Prime Minister.

lapse of time would be between

60 and 80 seconds.

Rugby, Yesterday.

No Drugs Given.lity Knocked down at 9 o'clock last

"Murderers aro never, given. night by a bicycle. In Johnston

Mr. J. Ramsay, MacDonald, the A Chinese named Chau Sul-kal Street, Wanchai, a Chinese boy drugs the night before the execu (21), unemployed, living at 3, Fook named Lo Fook (13), of 10, Wing tion, but immediately before he is Prime Minister, left London this Look Lane, was alleged to have Fung Street, second floor, was so taken from the cell to the scaffold afternoon for Windsor Castle, where attempted suicide at 5 p.m. yester-severely injured that he died at the he is offered a glass of spirits. he had an audience of the King day by taking an overdose of opium. Government Civil Hospital at 8 Some will take it, but I have seen British Wireless Service

He is now in the Government Civil- Hospital, but his condition is not considered serious.

Another would-be suicide was a Chinese, widow named Fung Klu

„o'clock this morning,

others decline it. I have never

seen a condemned man in a state

"

The defendant, when questioned, with the Home Secretary, assisted said that he was not the father of by an advisory board. A Kowloon Haul. A Chinese coxswain, was charged the boy, but simply worked in the before Mr. Whyte-Smith, this morname shop. ing, with the unlawful possession

His Worship: What was the sique 'very poor, and it is not of 30 taels of non-Government nature of the load he was carry as if the boy were strong that he

ing?

prepared oplum.

Mr. F. C. E. Rendall appeared for the defendant, and pleaded not guilty.

After evidence was offered by the prosecution the case was, ad- journed to April 23.

AMOK WITH SCISSORS.

can carry the load, The doctor says he is about 12, and he would 27 Tin Buckets.

be 18 Chinese reckoning, but, B S.-L Chester-Woods: Twenty doctor knows better, than any of seven tin buckets, which is about us about the boy's, age." 90 pounds in weight.

His Worship (to the defendant) Then you admit allowing this boy to carry ninety pounds? Defendant: Yes, I do.

The boy told the Magistrate - that although he was small in bulld, he was 15 years old. It was because his mother was small!.

His Worship: The doctor says His Worship (to Mr. Meade): Have you anything to say about you are not strong enough.

The boy I have been in the of collapse, and without excep-

Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the this case? ARMED ROBBERY SEQUEL. tion they have always been able observance of the Biblical law, Kowloon Magistracy this morning

Mr. F. Meade: I should think the habit of carrying heavy things in

the country. to walk to the scaffold." "A life for a life, is the discharged Ko San, who was case is obvious, another arrest has beon This evidence Dr. Alan C. only proper mental attitude charged some weeks ago with Sub-Inspector

Chester Woods A relative of the boy was pre- effected by the Folice in connec Pearson, Medical Officer of Health towards the crime of murder wounding with a pair of scissors stated that the boy was seen at the sent in Court, but it was intim- tion with the armed robbery, at at Wandsworth Prison, gave but he opined that there two women in Temple Street, on Mongkok Ferry Wharf, carryingated that his mother was absent. His Worship said: "I am going tempted to drowns herself in the Ngai Chi Wal-on April 12. The before the Select Committee of the should be degrees of murder. the ground that it has bouncer-the 27 buckets on a bamboo pole to hold that he is under fifteen

latest captive was apprehended House of Commons, which is con- The death penalty for murder of tified by Dr. Newton and Dr..

on his shoulders...

years of age. I am entitled to yesterday and is now in custody sidering the Capital Punishment the Arat degree should be the Thomas that he is insane. at Yaumall Police Station.

Bill Ke onid that he was in same for women as for men lobes or the pro- Reliance on Doctor, Detective ctor: Fallon is in favour of the retention of capital They should be treated on an socution agreed to the with His Worship: In any case the be $50 or one month's fall in de

medical officer says the Boy's phy- fault? punishment, consideringsthat, the

(60) living in a matshed on the hill

above Talhans village. She at-

typhoon shelter at Causeway Bay,

at 5.30 pm., Yesterday, but was Prevented from doing so by pangeta-by who turned her over to

Yet

"the Police at the Ray View Station, charge of the

drawal of the charge.

cstimate the age. The fine will