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NO WEAKENING OF CONTROL.

LOYAL OFFERS OF HELP.

Regarding the tribal situation on the North-West Frontier a favour. able sign was the absence of any hostile movement by any tribė as a whole. In some districts the rulers had made the Government loyal offers of assistance.

False Reports.

On the

end of the week, but is still un- atable.

Seditious Meetings Act.

In the North-West Frontier Province itself vigorous tion has been taken to

prove the position, and

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China Mail

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Batavia, Yesterday,

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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1930.

FAIRY STORIES.

Little Girl Decoyed. from Home:

MAID SERVANTS LURE.

“HE STOLE OUR

BOAT."

DEFENCE OPENS IN LAUNCH MORTGAGE CASE,

левз

INTERPORT CRICKET.

RAINING STEADILY,

'Shanghái,“ To-day.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.—The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/5 5/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

BLAZE IN KOWLOON.

Sugar Factory Godown Involved.

COLLAPSE OF ROOF.

1. The cockloft, where the

were at first sleeping, was badly charred.

Masinen "Manager,

WAR IN NORTH.

Nanking Troops Take Liuho.

Dainty Eyeglasses

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

ADVANCE ON LANFENG.

Hauchow, Sunday. Having occupied Lingling, 15 miles west of Kweiteh, and cap

On the Ping Han-Line-

OVERLOADING ON S.S. TIN YAT.

MAGISTRATE AND MARKS READINGS,

"MASTER'S MISFORTUNE.”

The case in which Captain.D.

The

The boilers, shop! The 3rd National Army Com "Bightly Overloaded."

A Chinese girl, described as A

WHO IS NG SHING?

A serious outbreak of fire oc- Miss Amy Johnson landed on a maid servant, was to-day charged

curred at three o'clock this morn- After a protracted hearing, the fog, at the junction of Soy Strest Rugby, Last Night. sugar estate at Tjomal, near before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham A detailed appreciation of the Pekalongan, mid Java, owing to with enticing a younger servant girl defence the action in which the and Canton Road, where the Shiu tured, among the more than 2,000 Thomas, of the s.s. Tin Yat, was to leave the custody of her employer, Po On Company are suing for a Kéo Sugar Manufactory's godown troope, one divisional commander, charged with overloading his vessel situation in India was re- luck of petrol...

declaration that they are the became Ignited. colved from the Government She

General Shih Chen-ching, and on the night of April 27, was con="" und with selling the girl.

steam Accused, who gave her name as rightful owners of the

Much excitement was caused in four colonels, besides seizing a cluded at the Marine Court this: of India at the week-end machine was not damaged. She and was circulated to members of was the guest of the manager of Cheung Fan, pleaded "not guilty." launch. Sun Chiu On, opened its the Chinese residential areas and large quantity of war materials, morning, when

a fine of $25 was The age of the girl ahe was case this morning at the Supreme police whistles were blown con- the 3rd National Division is now imposed. The case has been the Parliament this evening by the the estate at night, and intends

pressing on Minchunhsien from subject of several hearings. Secretary of State for India Mr. to take off in the morning for alleged to have enticed away and Court before Sir Joseph H. Kemp, tinuously.

Semarang and Sourabaya, and cold was given as nine years by K.C.

At 8.02 am the Kowloon Fire Lingling, while the 2nd Division

Magistrate Wedgwood Benn.

(Comínander She flew While the altuation, according to possibly Bima.

over inspector J. Murphy, of the S.C.A., The plaintiffs are represented Station received first intimation is attacking Hsiaocheng, on the G. F. Hole, R.N., retd), in regis-

by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed of the occurrence, and two appli- Honan-Chihli border.

tering a conviction, said: The this survey, st contains elements Tegal at 4 p.m.. but soon re who prosecuted,

"Beauties of China," by Messrs. Ruas, & Co. The deances were immediately despatch- Another division of the Nation evidence given by the prosecution of uncertainty and instability, there appeared, apparently searching has been no weakening of control by for the aerodrome. Failing to According to the Inspector both fendant, whose name was given ed, two more being sent to Soy al troops captured Liuho, on the was perfectly straightforward, and minutes later, when 17th, and pushed on to Lipetsi on impressed me as being given in a the Government authorities, and in find it she landed on a newly-clear-accused and the younger girl were as Mak Chun-loong alias Ng Street soven

that the fire had the same night. The National] very clear-cut manner. It struck several directions there have been ed site of a new home for the at one time employed by a Chinese Shing, is not legally represented. it was found

family living at 48, Robinson Road.

Name in Dispute.

taken a good hold signs of improvement during the manager of the sugar estate.

on the one-troops are now advancing toward me as being the truth, or at least, The accused left her employment Plaintiff alleged that Ng Shing storey building. Heavy Storm Encountered. week.

Lanfeng, where severe fighting their idea of the truth at the time. Batavia, Later. about a month a ago. Whilst she was not the defendant's right The fire-fighters. returned, to with the rebels is expected. They admitted a little lop at the The manager of the sugar, was employed at the house, the ac name. It was the name of the their Station at 4.85, an hour an The fall of Kweiteh being con- time. I think the matter of the firmed to him, Feng Yu-heiang lop was a good deal magnified by estate saw Miss Amy circling over cused had told the little girl "fairy principal partner of the Fo On a half later. the factory. Then, as he stood stories" about the beauties of China, Company, who had engaged the No one was injured, as all the has decided to appoint Sun Liang the defence, however.

fokis managed to escape when cheng to direct the Kuominchun "I adjourned this case in order to watching she landed smoothly and, and the child was so impressed that

the fire broke out. casily right in front of his office. the expressed her wish to go to the

to counter-attack, with five days, go aboard and examine the ship. I She stepped out of her 'plane, country.

men for the recapture of that city. then came to the conclusion that it smiling cheerfully and looking Accused subsequently played on

Shih Yu-shan,

was not impossible to get a fairly Due to the loss of Kweiteh; the accurate reading of the ship's In others there had been some very fit, although tired. She said the girl's interest and made a willing unrest. In Waziristan, for in- that she encountered a heavy victim. Nine days after she left

It is feared that the master of troops under Shih Yu-shan, who marke - On this occasion the rise the shop, Leung Tak, loat a $1,000 invaded Tingtao from Tanochow, and fall of the lop was about 3 or stance, this was due to the deliberate atorm above the Java Sea. She her employment, on May 9, accused

bank note. dissemination of fales reports about had intended to make for Samar- met the little girl in Robinson Road

south-west of Shantung. have 4 ficher: Even had the rise or fall At 10 o'clock it is raining

The ground floor, which was been recalled: The tense situa- been from 8 to 3 inches, I still think the Peshawar disturbances and the lang because the strong adverse and invited her to go to the country

steadily and the outlook is situation in India by malcontents winds made it impossible to reach with her. The latter was willing,

about 60 ft. by 40 ft. in dimention around Teining is thus re- that the mean load draft could have not promising for the Inter- Sourabaya. connected with Congress.

but said that she must ask her mis-

sion, was used for the manufac-lieved.

been read. port match to-day-Reuter. whole, the tribal situation showed

The employees of the estate treas's permission first.

ture of Chinese brown sugar, on (The overnight scores To this accused was alleged to helped her to take in petrol and

a small scale. signs of Improvement toward the oil and prepare the machine for have said that the mistress's permis-

will be found in our Sports ·

His Worship continued: The dif- Attings, and personal property have taken the offensive along ference between the mean draft at Page! the flight on Tuesday. All was alon was not necessary as the little

were completely damaged, while

the Ping-Han line. finished by 6.30 p.m.

Colonel Hu 3.30 pm, as set forward by the de- girl was not a slave. They then

the roof collapsed when the sup-Jih-wen was instructed by Gen- fance and the mean draft when the Miss Johnson telephoned to the made on appointment to meet in

porting beams were burned. British Consuls at Samarang and Ladder Street at 5 p.m., the same defendant to look after the busi-

eral Ho Ying-ching to fly from ship set safl (which was agreed The damage of the whole pre- Chumatien to Hsuchow to inter- upon as 10 ft. 6 inches by both Ac-Sourabaya notifying them of her day.

In connection with the mines, which were occupied for-view- General Fan Chung-sou. parties) left one inch to be account- im- arrival and her plans-Reuter.

of An ImaginaryMother." launch in Hong Kong. Ng Shing merly by the Kan Lee, firm General Fan directed his army in ed for. I personally am of opinion fendant, and the latter had used timated at $7,000, but the build- chur in Moyang, Yencheng and the "sag" of the ship, which was an her (accused's) mother had come the name of Ng Shing through 18 18 Insured.

Linyue on the 17th severe en-old one. Mischievous Programme.

from the country to take them with

out his designs with the Harbour. her. Accused took the little girl tó Government's statement

and Poller Workers) 'boat which was due to sail for died last VERY

of six weeks in March last, Heuchang railway station by Fan the extent. G about one inch mean. "It is clear that Congress 'in-

Kongmoon, ana there' Introduced Defendant was originally charg Chinese was at the Kowloon Chung-sou's troops. The Kuo- This difference is possibly account her to a woman whom accused call-fed at the Criminal Sessions last Magistracy this morning, before minchun are now holding the line ed for by the master of the ship be- tend to carry on their mischievous

year for fraudulently mortgaging Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith sentenced from Sincheng to Changku and ing misinformed by his predecessor. programme, regardless of all con-

Just before the ahip sailed, the launch to Mr. R. A. Basto, to four months for the theft of a Lichiakiu, 20 lis from Hsuchang, There was in my opinion no at- sequences. Intensive picketing of coth and liquor snops, involv-accused came ashore and remained in M.B., B.S, M.R.C.S., for the sum plank of wood the property of making a desperate stand against tempt at deliberate overloading. It ing direct Interference with busi- taken to the country by the woman quitted.

Hong Kong The little girl was of $8,000. He wa, however, ac- the Wing Sing building contracthe advance of the National was rather the master's misfortune ness of traders, cannot fail to who sold her to a family living in

troops northward.

than his fault. But it must be increase the dangers of disorder. Kaukong village, In Chinese ter- Ng Shing, and throughout the

Feng Removes Headquarters.

borne in mind that he had many opi 'ho programme

Owing to the bombardment of portunities to check up the mean genel say is ritory. The girl was required to do present action, in which, he is dant was not Ng Shing. calculated to arouse anti-Govern- domestic work in this house.

The Chengchow by National planes, loaded draft figure, given to him as ment and racial feeling. Its ob-

sued for $10,600 damages in con- balance of the money was paid by which destroyed the Chengshow 11 feet. He made no attempt to The Victim Redeemed. Ject is to make Government impos-

Chan Wan-po. Witness also pro- railway administration building, do so.. Red Shirt. Organisation. aible, and to achieve this and those tion of the little girl's disappear- On May 10, following investiga-

duced a deed of sale showing when Lu Chung-lin gave instructions A movable column has operated in

and how the launch was sold:

"Under the Arcumstances I must responsible for it are prepared to

on the 17th for the 'removal of Charsadda Tahsil, of the Peshawar sacrifice the present and future ance, the Police arrested the accused.

Cross-examined by defendant, the Kuominchun headquarters register a conviction." On the 13th the accused's mother District, with good effect against the interests of the country. To

witness said that the launch was from Chengchow to the Kung- Red Shirt Organisation, and in provent this the Government will heard of her arrest, in the country.

sold for $8,800 and that the first hsien Arsenal. She therefore redeemed the little certain villages which had been help-

use its full resources,

Ipayment he received was $500. girl in the charge of a female run- Many Assurances of Support. ing the Haji of Turangzai, The

They Red Shirt Organisation, has been

Mr. Wedgwood Benn, replying toner who brought her here. declared unlawful, and certain questions, said that the Govern arrived on the 14th and. the little prominent members have been ment of India and the local Governs girl Fis taken charge of by the

S.C.A. menta were in constant touch with Following her arrest, the accused The position in the Province has those sections of Indian opinion was interrogated and she admitted definitely improved during the opposed to the civil disobedience having taken the little girl away week. There has been practically

movement. The Government had

from her employer and sent her to no opposition to

assurances of sup the country. the action taken received many by the authorities, and no clash with port from influential individuals In Court, the accused told the and organisations and, in particular, Magistrate that the little girl had from minority communities which left her mistress of her own accord Tired of the Hartal.

had in general dissociated them and was willing to go to the coun- There, 'are Indications that the selves from. the movement. public is generally tire of the

try. He stated, in reply to other His Worship convicted after hear- hartal and the loss of business queries that the Committee of Involved.

Enquiry on the disorders in evidence, and imposed fine of The rural areas, except in Peshawar would begin its sittings in $100 or two months' hard labour in Guferat, continue in general to be a week's time.

The little girl kept the appoint-

Seditious. Meetings Act is now the payment of land revenue andment, and then accused told her that gave a power of attorney to deglass and cement dealers, is ethe attack against the Kuomin-that this would be accounted for by.

in force in Peshawar, Bannu, and Kohat. Congress Committees have been declared unlawful Associations in the last two places, where the Police, with Military support, have arrested prominent agitatora.

Peshawar City is still occupied by troops, and feeling is still strong, but conditions are gradually return- ing to normal, and the leading citizens are working to improve the situation.

The rural areas affected are confined to a portion of Peshawar District and a few villages. near Bannu City.

arrested,

the people.

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"WANTED"!" IN CHINA.

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Extradition proceedings were

little affected; but efforts are being He-mentioned that a story cir made to extend hostile propaganda culated to the effect that British Into the villages and to facite the troops in Sholapur had been reken rural classes not to pay land revenue moving the so-called Gandal caps mentioned before Mr. R. E. and certain other taxes. *1

from the heads of wearers in the Breaches of the salt law by manu- publle streets was untrue..

******** Lindcoff to day when a Chinese facture have become progressively Mr. Bean estimated that the was produced before his Worship negligible, but there has been at incidence of the salt tax per head on a charge of alleged armed rob tempted raids by bands of volun- per annum of the population of bery and murder in Chinese ter India was between 4d. and 44dritory. The affair is stated to in- volve the murder of two men and the stealing of two buffaloos. The alleged fugitive's surrender is

thorities.

teers on salt works...

Malicions Ramours,

The deliberate dissemination of

British Wireless Service.

Newspapers - Stopped.

London, Yesterday.

malicious and alarmist rumours In the House of Commons, at being sought by the Canton an-

tent defeating

continues, although the absurdity of

question time, Mr, Wedgwood Benn many of the rumours is to some ex stated that the Government of Chlet, Detective-Inspector Roy their purpose India catimated that approximately nolds asked for a week's remand Minority communities in general; 40 howappers and 17 weekly and to await the arrival of the cxtradi and the Mohammedans fa parti cular, have been heartened by the semi-weekly, periodicals had ceased tion requisition and other docu- Viceroy's___announcement of last of the Frees Ordinance. There His Worship granted the appli publication slace the promulgation menta from Cahton, 8-1 no solution of the political problem were indications that some would cation.

Tuesday and, by the assurance that

shortly resume publication.” —

Crowd Fired Onaw

Simin, Yesterday.

Cala, near Jhelum

THE USUAL TALE 1

order.

leave young children.

® Mr. l^80 Whyte

by the ing bolds that this

dante first offence.

he would let her off

(Bikh, de: |tion, but next time the woo ats Jhelum to prison whither SAITED

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Defendant claimed that he waż

CLOUDY.

The Royal Observatory's. weather report to-day atates:

Presdire 16 relatively high over the rangtze Valley.

A doo dopression is central to the NE of Japan.

A depression remains over Tongling.

A typhoon has formed E.S.E. of Yap. It is probably moving W. or W.N.W.

Forecast:-3.E. winds, mo- derate generally cloudy.

The American Consulate- General has received the fol- lowing typhoon warnings from the Manila Observa- tory

May 19, 3:45 pm-Typhoon In abght 142 degrees Long. E., and 8 degrees Lat. N.; "direction" unknown.

May 20, 8am-Typhoon In about 141, degrees Long. E., and 8 degrees Lat. Ne moving W.N.W

* Rainfall, Rainfall to 10. a.m. to-day 0.03fach Rainfall since January 1, 18.60 inches against an average of 13.22 inches. Temperature and Humidity

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

Humild.

191

81 81

789,

295

95

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Previous Evidence. Previously, Mr. John Leach, Chief Engineer of the ship, had He The Hauchow Military Head-been called for the defence.

President Chiang.

Another witness testified that he was in school with the defen- dant, who was not Ng Shing by quarters wired that President corroborated the evidence of the Chiang proceeded to Pengpu on master and Chief Officer as to the ship's mean draft being 10 ft. 71⁄2 Defendant. When was I at school with you? When I was the 16th and returned to Hsuchow ins. on the starboard alde, ke

the following day. On the night of He added that he examined the 11 years old.

Why did the Po On Company the 18th he Inspected Mamutal. disc on the port side. I was settle with Mr. Basto?--Because President Chiang anticipates the dangerous work, as the 4.5. Yuet we want to go for Mak Chun- capture of Chengchow within a On's fender was within a few inches loong only. He had stolen our week.-Canton News Agency. boat.

These for the plaintiff con-

Yen Hsi-shan.

Peking, To-day.

of him. In his opinion the disc

on the port alde was at all-times well above the water. He estimat-

cluded at this stage, and defen- Marshal Yen Hai-shan arrived ed in fact that the centre of the disc, dant was told by His Lordship at that if he had anything to add to his defence, he would have to outline.it..

The Defence. Defendant replied that he could not remember everything he had said yesterday.

Shihchiachuang yesterday at the mean, was at least 12 inches afternoon. It is reported that he out of the water. The ship's pro-

proceeding to Sinalang to in pellor was turning when he examin spect the defence. Reuter

A Bellicose Declaration, [From Our Own Correspondent)

Shanghai, Yesterday...

ed the disc, and, there was consider- abla lop, which made reading very. difficult,

Examined by Mr. Marton, he said that his clothes were "althy"

His Lordship, reading out from Being encouraged with recent after he made the examination, as his notes, reminded the defendant military successes, Marshal he had to lle amongst the rubbish that he had said that he was the Chiang Kai-shek issued a belli- on the fender, Mr. Low and Mr. owner of the launch that the cose declaration at Hauchow yes Cairns, the Boarding Officers, were launch was registered in his own terday morning, pointing out that in clean white suits on the night in name; and that he would call it is his fixed policy to fight to question. He did not see that Tong Yue to prove it. Defendant the last against the rebels for the Mr. Low was wearing a raincoat had also stated that at the purpose of completing the Kuo- (this in reply to Mr. Low)... Criminal Sessions he was dis-mintang's high mission of revolu-

He had been told 18 months ago.

that

he was Ng ShirThe launch

that he was the owner and that tionscarpaty by Mr. Coriandria was 11 feet, and

Appeal for Peace ed draft of the ship was

had no reason whatever to doubt was hired out balm to another. In the midst of the war-like at that. party for $500 a month, and that mosphere, an appeal for peace has suddenly been made by Mr. Chang

May Have Been Mistaken. the man, Mak Kat-cheung, who Ching-kinng, à Nanking civil lead Answering His Worship, witness, said was his uncle, was in fact et. He has wired to a number of after considerable discussion, ad- his employée, pa kadi Bay

veteran Kuomintang comrades ir mitted that on his figures as given. Before going into the witness Peking and in offiur places, irres-In the box, the ship must-have had box to give his evidence, defen-pective of their party differences. a mean draft of 10 ft. 2 ins: only dant elected to call a clerk from He says, inter alia, that it is futile on the night in question. He could the Arms Office, Police Headquaro attempt to settle national pro- only reconcile this with the ac- ters. This witness said that he blems by means of war which is cepted figure of 10 17 Ins-by had known the defendant as Ng practically characterised by per the assumption that his readings Shing. Defendant had reported sonal grudge. Marshal Chiang were inaccurate.

Selzed by Reda

to him in October, 1927, that the Kai-shek is merely netunted by

W launch was seized by the Com his wish to achieve the mice munists at Swatow. tion of the country and is com Bald An interpreter at the Harbour belled to fes

Office, also calle

dant, said that

by the defon most of

Ja remember whe

wwar. However, Nanking troops. Ung with Govern

loyal to

(Continued on Page 4.)

to, he adds, military or peaceful, for the pur settling political differences, wo should put the interest of the nation first of all.. I hope that you -- will, unhesitatingly join Pwith me in advocating the cALNO of peare rather than the co