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CONDEMNED.
Goodwill and Understanding the Keys to Trade.
INDIAN, OPINION.
Peoples Not Unresponsive to Idealism.
Mr. Wedgwood Benn, Secretary for India, replying in the House of. Commons yesterday to a debate on the India Offices estimates. said that guidance in overcoming difficulties must come from Indian opinion, and if it reached a substantial agreement no Government was likely to ignore it. India was not a market to be exploited on behalf of British interests. Any policy which failed to cover the welfare of all India would be doomed to failure. Strong hands and iron heels could not compet Indian-peasants to buy British goods. Goodwill and good understanding were the keys to the market place. Good might arise from the trouble of the past weeks if the conflict quickened the conscience of both peoples to the realities and urgencies of the matter. The peoples of India were not unresponsive to idealism, while behind the reserve of our own race was a wealth of generous instinct,
TRADE MORE FAVOURABLE.
London, Yesterday.
ear
ESTABLISHED
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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1930,
CAR IN FLAMES.
Burned Out at Shek-O.
MRS. SHENTON'S LOSS.
Mrs, W. E. L. Shenton's motor was completely burned out yesterday afternoon at the junc- tion of the Shek- and Cape d'Aguilar Roads.
CHINESE LABOURİ LEADS TO RIOTS.
SHIPPING STRIKE IN RANGOON: TEN PERSONS KILLED.
EUROPEANS INJURED.
Rangoon, Yesterday. Ten persons were killed and 250 injured In Communal rioting.
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TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/4 15/16.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
GOOD BYE.”
Colleagues' Gifts to Insp. Macdonald.
TRIBUTE FROM HIS CHIEF.
A pleasant Httle function took place at the Police Headquarters | Canteen at noon to-day, when Mr. T. H. King, Acting LG.P., made a
Dainty Eyeglasses
N. LAZARUS
Ophthalmic Optician
13 Queen's Road Central.
35 YEARS' WORK FOR EDUCATION.-
Farewell Presentation to Mr. E. Ralphs.
EARLY RETIREMENT.
Esteem and Affection of Chinese Staff.
A striking demonstration of the affection and esteem entertain
"
The car broke down on Sunday which had been brewing for a presentation, on behalf of colleagues ed for Mr. E. Ralphs by the Chinese Staff of the Education Depart-
at the foot of the in-week over the striking dock work-in the Police Forte. evening
to Inspector ment, was given in the Hall of Queen's College thir morning, when cline leading up to Windy Bend, ers in resentment of Chinese be- and had to be left on the reading employed to load ships. There Donald Macdonald, who is retiring several hundred gathered on the occasion of a presentation to their side over night.
was a serious outbreak to-day after 22 years' service, on attaining Chief. Yesterday afternoon the chaut when Burmese, armed with lethal the age limit.
Mr. Ralphs, who is retiring after 35 years of service in the cause Mr. King, in the course of a witty fur went out to try to right the weapons, led by priests with trouble, with the view of driving daggers, paraded the streets little speech, stated that be thought of education in the Colony, received the presentation from Mr. Ng the car back to the garage at his hunting out Andra coolies, whom it was time he made another general Fung-chau, spokesman for the gathering, other Lecturers on the
they mercilessly belaboured. (order to the effect that no more mistress'a residence at Shek-D.
As he was working with the slightly injured."
Two European police officers were than one Police offeer retire from Staff of the Technical Institute being also present upon the plat- engine, it suddenly burst into
the Service in one month. (Laugh- | form. dames. There was a slight breeze Bazaara and shops were closed (ter). at the time and, fanned by this, and Burmese newspaper offices the flames, spread rapidly to the body of the car. Within a very short time the whole car was burning fiercely. There were no means of tackling the flames, and beyond throwing some sand the chauffeur was helpless.
It is believed that the fire wna
Ideaths, have caused such a seri- due to the short circuiting of one ous situation that the local au-of the wires. The car was insur- thorities wired to the Viceroy for ed. "adequate Police so that the
Mr. Wedgwood Benn, in the House of Commons, replying to a debate on the India Office estim- ates, said that in spite of every-people may feel that they are thing, the vast majority in India living under British rule.". were pursuing their daily lives in the quiet enjoyment of all blessings and were settled. The Government trade was an im- portant index to the country's condition. Private trade in India
Colaba
scheme now under construction were completed the total area under irrigation would be nearly (40,000,000 acres.
"Only last Friday," he said, "we
were here to say Good-bye to Inspec- tor Pain, and now we have to say
WORK FOR THE CHINESE.
STOP PRESS You have given me the privilege of Ng paid tribute to the sterling work my innocence without difficulty.
London, Yesterday. Captain Kingsford Smith is preparing for a trans-Atlantic flight next -month from Curragh, Ireland, in the South- ern Cross, in which he was the first to fly across the Pacific from San Francisco to Aus- trolia. His assistant pilot will be Van Dyk of tthe Dutch air line to the East Indieg Reuter.
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the same to Inspector. Macdonald In the course of his speech Mr. sonality. Of course, I can prove
being your spokesman. This is of Mr. Ralphs, both in educational Just look at the large concourse twice in one week, and my constitu-and ambulance spheres in Hong of school masters and mistresses tion won't stand that! (Laughter) Kong. The Chinese, he said, were now sitting down quietly here to "It is very gratifying to the In-particularly mindful of his efforts witness the presentation. "The spector, no doubt, as it is to the on their behalf, and the large gather proof of the pudding is in the officers present, to see so many of ing was a convincing proof of their eating." That is to say, the pre- his colleagues here this morning. feelings,
!sence of
so many of you here it is a tribute to the tact and broad- Mr. Ralphs, in reply, made special ought to be taken as a proof of mindedness which brought him to mention of the growth of the the high esteem in which he is the rank of Inspector. He has-had Technical Institute. All those pre- held. (Applause.) 22 years' service in the Police, and sent, he said, had at one time or
Valuable Training. before he came here he had already another been connected with it scen service in the Boer War, al- either as student or teacher. It had though his modesty, I think, kept been described as his "hobby" and that a secret from most of us.. But had been handed over to him 23 we do know that he put in a period years ago as a "moribund infant". of service there with Lord Lovat's Now, however, thanks to the assist last 20 years, India's overseas standstill-Reuter European Sergeant Stoned.
ance of an able and ever-willing Bombay, Yesterday.
trade had nearly doubled. In
In Days of Yore.
staff, it had grown to "Justy Twenty-one persons were in agriculture the number of mem-
"The New Territories were his strength." It is now estimated that 28 per-sphere of activities for many years, jured by bullets of whom two suc-
bers of Co-operative Credit
Mr. Ralphs informed a China Ma Societies had increased from ons were killed in yesterday's and he can tell, the present genera reporter that he will be leaving the cumbed, in connection with conflict with Moslems at Bhendi 300,000 to 3,500,000. Those who riots.
The hospital reports 276 tion, who go flying along in their Colony on June 6. He will return Bazaar. The trouble was caused rightly desire to uplift the pea. indoor and 300 outdoor patients, motor cycles, or possibly motor cars, Home via Australia and South teaching profession for a career to May 24 was given by Me by a European police sergeant Sant or industrial worker should he casualties are mostly how very lucky they are. Wedgwood Benn in the House of Chasing a Mohammedan hooligan not overlook the magnificent Andhras. The situation is now tell them of many a weary tramp on |
Call for British Troops.
Bombay, Yesterday. British troops from Barracks are being rushed to Bhendi Bazaar, where the trouble
Trade and Industry. Regarding the trade and indus-
for the past five months showed apparently is still smouldering-trial position generally during the were, attacked. Shipping is at & Scouts (Applause).
a favourable balance, of £58,000,- 000 annually. The price of Indian securities now was higher than in January.
False Rumours.
London, Yesterdy. The Indian Government's ap- preciation of the situation India
Reuter.
Solid Financial Position.
Rugby, Yesterdy.
In
Rangoon, Later.
He can Africa.'.
sad feet, and of times of thirst that
THE PRESENTATION. who stoned the former's dog. Work carried on by Britons in co-controlled. Reuter. Commons.
Detailing the aerial The crowd stoned the sergeant operation with Indians under the Paper Offices Attacked.
Mr. Ng Fung.chat, in making no lemon squash could ever atop the presentation, said:— operations in the north-west
Rangoon, Later. (Laughter).. frontier, as a result of which the then the police station, where the present conditions in India,
the last 10 years more progress Apart from those already men-
As you are all aware, we are tribal situation is definitely easier, police fired in self-defence.
"Ghosts to Him" Apparently it has been unoth. had been made in industrial legis- tioned it is estimated that 100
assembled here this morning to he said that the internal situation cially decided among local Indian lation than in the preceding 50 received treatment elsewhere than
"I imagine," continued the speak-bid farewell to Mr. Ralphs, a Bri- in the North-West Frontier Pro- brokers not to vince also shows improvement.pean firras in cotton futures.
deal with Euro-year.
in hospital. A few Anglo-Indians, "that Inspector Macdonald, like tiah gentleman, whose various ac- Dealing with the development are among the injured.
many another of us, has often wish- Livities in connection with educa- Persistent efforts to spread
laf relations between the Home Damaging attacks on
ed for the quiet times In the New tion and ambulance work in this Reuter.
Burmese hostile propaganda in the Punjab villages continues. but the rural
Government and the Government newspaper offices, including, the Territories when in Hong Kong Colony have, during the last of India, Mr. Benn pointed out Sun, were made by the Andhraa.
we have had strikes, boycotta, Com-thirty years or 80. contributed classes are little affected except
that the growth of self-govern- at Gujerat, where the situation cussed in the House of Commons wealth had been carried out in at becoming, unemployed owing to hope, that none of them will cross
The situation in India was disment in the British common-some Burmese coolies' resentment are now but ghosts to him, and we Chinese community. (Applause). The trouble originated through munism, and the like. These things materially to the welfare of the So far as I know, Mr. Ralphs, this evening during the debate on As regards the Salt Laws the India Office Vote.. The Secre various forms. The Government the settlement of the recent ship-
whom we all hold in the highest campaign, technical breaches of tary for India, Mr. Wedgwoed more for the approval and sup- of India was looking more and the law have been largely aban-Benn, said that in spite of news-Lort of the legislature, and India's
your esteem and affection, is leaving fortnight, doned in favour of mass action. paper headlines, a vast majority public opinion for a really effec-
brother officers ask you to accept Hong Kong within a these gifts as tokens of esteem and and we are now making his im the Congress continuing its policy of Indian people in urban areas tive, lasting growth of a measure
with the wish for all health and pending retirement the occasion disseminating deliberately and certainly in rural areas par of self-government.
prosperity in the Homeland. These of a happy reunion of both pre- wishes we also extend to Mrs. and sent and past Normal Students, in Resolutions at the Allahabad sued daily their avocations under
The military force in India
Miss Macdonald, and we hope they order, to pay him a public tribute will form an emblem of happy and at the same time to give him memories of Hong Kong and the some idea as to the vast number friends you left behind." (Ap-of teachers who have been train- plause).
ed during his term of office in
continues to be anxious
of
false rumours.
meeting of the Congress Working the benevolence of a settled and consisted of the Army, Air Force
I ordered Government. It was Committee resulted in the picket- ing of many places becoming more chine was designed by British true that the Government ma- intense, but this interference with legitimate trade was excit-hands, but it was to-day mainly ing the resentment of those operated by Indian hands. not only affected and would possibly give in positions of high control, but ise to communal trouble in the almost exclusively in its subordin- towns. The conviction was grow-*
ate branches. ing among Moslems that the civii disobedience movement is oppos- ed to their interests and security and finally, labour. At present all is steady.
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The
since it was reorganised after the and Marines, and there had been no material change in strength
War.
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FAIR WEATHER.
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory, states:...
The anti-cyclone is central to the East of Tokyo.
The typhoon is about 350 miles E.S.E. of Hong Kong. moving N.E.
Forecast:-E. or variable winds; moderate; fair.
Rainfall
Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day 0.07 inch. Rainfall since January 1, 19.09 inches against an average of 21.38 inches.
Temperature and Humidity
The temperature and humidi- ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock were:
Tamp. Humid. Hong Kong . 6 92, Macao
86
Pratas Island
80
8J.
Manilla Amoy Swatow Chefoo Shanghai
76
01
72,
92
76
87
64
78
64..
92
his path in his retirement.
"Inspector Macdonald,
I should, however, fail in my duty as your spokesman, if I do not say something with regard to the valuable training which has enabled so many of you to hold higher and more responsible posi- tions and which continues to at- tract year after year an ever in- creasing number of applicants for admission to the Teachers Classes. Many of them Vernacular
have really no wish to adopt the but have come solely for the Bake of acquiring a better knowledge of Classical Chinese and modern
literature during their spare time
in the evening in the Technical Institute, where such an education is provided by the Colonial Gov- ernment on our Mr. Ralphs's re- commendations for the benefit of carnest students.
Looking Backwards.
Now that he is going away to enjoy his well-earned rest. I can- not help taking a retrospective glance. I should like to remind some of the past students here that in the earliest days of the Institute, Mr. Ralphs was con- fronted with many difficulties, for at that time many of the Chinese. teachers had no iden as to the value of training essential to teaching. Difficulties, modern
.did not shake Mr. however, Ralphs's optimism, and he carried on the work cheerfully until the popularity of the Classes is now
Mr. King then presented Inspec- the Education Department. (Ap-solidly established. tor Macdonald with a chiming clock plause.) and a beautiful silver flower vase, sultably. Inscribed.
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of
The Presentation. Turning to the Guest Honour, the speaker then made the presentation, saying:
"Our Honourable. Guest," Nothing, indeed, has given me greater pleasure than to have Mr. MacDonald's Reply.
been chosen your spokesman to- Mr. Ralphs, on the occasion of Inspector Macdonald, in reply, day, although I am fully aware your Impending retirement to en- said it was very hard for him to find that I can hardly do justice to [joy your well earned rest, we, the words adequately to express his the occasion, and I would not members of the Chinese Staff of thanks for the valuable presente, have had the courage to accept the Education Department and "It is very hard to leave you all," the honour, however alluring it the students of the Vernacular he said, “and I shall always treasure might be to me, had I not found there gifta. They will be memory a way to get out of the difficulty of Hong Kong wherever I may go. by cutting the Gordian Knot. On behalf of myself and my wife I Shakespeare says, "If it be true thank you."
that good wine needs no bush, 'tis true that a good play needs no prologue," and I will add that a worthy man like our honour- able guest needs no praise from the spokesman.
The Inspector's health was then drunk with musical honours, after which the gathering dispersed.
Teachers' Classes, together with some of your personal friends, are assembled here to-day to tender to you our homage and an ex- pression of sincere regret at the approaching date of your depar ture.
1.
The Disturbances, Proceeding, Mr. Benn alluded to the recent disturbances, which had been confined to urban dis Trade Balance.
tricts, and generally speaking, Dealing statistically with some Mohammedans nad held aloof. aspects of the national life, he The disturbances might be des- said that few countries. in the cribed accurately as spasmodic world in the matter of external rather than general. In some Dharasana, Yesterday. trade could give a better show-recent resolutions passed by the On the ground that it was useding than India.. for non-agricultural purposes, thevate trading merchandise showed Allahabad, the
Last year pri- Congress Working Committee, Government has declared as for an available balance of £58,000, made that, these disturbances proposal was feited the land on which the 000 and in the four preceding should be extended. So far the Untadi camp which the Gandhi-years the trade balance was equal-resolutions had not been put into ites again occupied since the ly good. police action
effective force and it was not the on May 22.
As regards public expendi- intention of the Government police again raided the camp,ture, last year's budget closed that they should be permitted to
You have done enough in our ejected the occupants and de- with a balance on the right side he made effective.
interests, and we hold this recep- molished their huts.
and although it was found that
tion here in order to put on re- Referring to the position in the Bombay, Yesterday. on the basis of existing taxation North-West Frontier Province
Mr. Ralphs has endeared him- cord our, deep appreciation of The police fired during the there would be a deficiency, the and in the tribal areas, he said!
crease for Thursday, Information self to every one who has been | your kindness and grateful thanks course of a conflict this evening Government of India, with the that since April the disturbances
received by the stevedores led them brought in contact with him. In for the many favours you have with a crowd of Moslems in the support of the Legislative Council, in Peshawar had been quiet and
to believe that the coolies had been fact, he la so popular that no done to us. Bhendi Bazaar (the Moslem quar-presented a budget which would the normal life had been or was
put to making this demand by the sooner had hie retirement been Therefore, Mr. Ralphs, on be. ter). Eight rioters were removed at any rate balance and perhaps being resumed, but outside Pesha
organisors of the hartal, the definitely known than voluntary to hospital.
Krishnagar, Yesterday.
show a surplus. It would also war the centre of disturbance ping coolies atrike, resulting Gujeratie. The stevedores put the subscriptions toward the presen- The police fired after fruitlessly the solid financial position in Haji of Turangzai and his son.Reuter.
maintain in the eyes of the world was caused by a leader called the Andhras resumption of work matter up to the shipping agents in tation fund began to pour in and Rangoon who positively refused to I received a flood of letters from using their staves in order to dis- which India had always stood.
consider an 'increase of four onnas teachers all over the Colony. who settled themselves in the nerse a crowd at Navadwip.
Impossible Demands.
with the result that only one or two (Loud applause.) Securities Higher.
hilla north-east of Peshawar.
Rangoon, May 10. stevedores who were paying the four The object of our re-union this Last week the Government Action was taken against them
With the exception of two Japan- annas increase get men to work for morning la to give Mr. Ralphs floated a Joan of £7,000,000, and was proving effective. Our ships under Chinese charter them, the rest of the ships lying some idea of the vast number of "Far from acting with umeces which was over subscribed. The the whole the tribal situation had which are being loaded by Chinese idle A meeting was held yester teachers trained during his period suitably inscribed, silver plate sary vigour the police have shown price of Indian securities on the greatly improved. There had labour all vesscia fu port are lying day of the shipping agents, which of office. Now this hearty res-which, as time may tend to for- marked self-restraint under con Londen market was higher now been no hostile movement of any idle to-day due to, in strike of ship was followed by another combined ponse to the appeal of the Pre-getfulness when you are ditions of the utmost difficulty" that it was on January 1, in spite tribe as a whole.
coolles numbering several thousand. meeting of shipping agents and sentation Committes for the neces- from us, will bring to your mind This is a passage in a letter from of all events which had occurred Magistrates Praised. On Tuesday (the first of the so-called stevedores in which the stevedores sary fund should bear a greater a remembrance of your Chinese the Viceroy's secretary to Pandit in the meantime. Although there Mr Benn extended his gym hartals) the cookes all struck work, who had been paying the extra four testimony to Mr. Ralphe's popu- well-wishers in Hong Kong. In Nathkunzru,who recently re was a large public debt in India, pathy to the District Magistrates presumably on account of agitation, annas were asked to withdraw the larity than any words I can and conclusion, let me, on behalf of signed from the Assembly, accus: 80 per cent, was represented by and officers of local Governments as there had been no trouble of any extra payment and they did so. This to express. (Applause.) all present, wish you a pleasant ing the police of the perpetration productive assets and the Government of Indic in kind over wages or anything else. catised the coolies who had received Mr. Ralphie is a modest man, voyage Home, a happy reunion Remarkable progress has been thefe difficulties and dangers and On Wednesday they came back to the four annus increase to quit and I cannot and will not do with your family, and that Pro- rders made with the electrification of eaid that in this matter, as lu work and demanded Rs. 1-12 a day, work and it is now, stated that they violence to his modesty by praia vidence has fo store for you a y... the railways... Twenty-eight mil- all others, there never had been an increase of four annas It was had notified the stevedores and ship. Ing him over much. Besides, he long period of life, full of happi- dians lion acres of nearly 18 per cent. between the Government and the refused by all except one or two ping age
Is my superder, and as head of "ness cand prosperity.. (Leüd of of the whole crop of India had Viceroy anything but relations stevedores. The other stevedores turn-
the Work ther been brought under Irrigation at communal, disordeta. ~ involving a cost of £75,000,000. When the
Self-Restraint.
Simla, Yesterday.
of brutalities.
Communal
the
(Continued on Fago 9.),
in
Anding that their cooller would not
half of a very large number of subscribers, I will ask you to ac- cept these scrolls, this blackwood table and this set of Chinese in- cense burners and candlesticks of your own choosing as a small token of our affection, our esteem and our gratitude.
Theblackwood table bears
away
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