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China Mail
No 27,506
ESTABLISHED
1845
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1930.
"I REMEMBER NO CLASH WITH WHAT IS
MORE."
A
GRAPHIC STATEMENT IN TANDA TRAGEDY.
"MISSING MONEY."
THE POPE
BRACKISH LULL IN CIVIL WAR
WATER?
VATICAN TRIES TO RULE THE ROOST.
COUNSELS DISAGREE IN HOTEL CASE.
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MORE DISCLOSURES.
The commercial definition
"When I woke up, my money MALTA FRICTION. "brackish water".
was missing. I went to the Chinese passenger cook's cabin, taking with me the knife and the chopper. When I got there
more."
ship's captain, on arrival here.
"I Asked for My Money."
INTERFERENCE IN OUR AFFAIRS.
Nationalists Capture Strategic Points.
REBELS' HEAVY LOSSES.
Canton, Yesterday.
As there was a lull at the|
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. ---- The closing rate of the dollar on Jemand, to-day was 1/2 5/8.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
ого
Dainty Eyeglasses
N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Opticlan 13, Queen's Road Central.
CHINESE BANKS CLOSE RESULT OF
DOWN.
THE DERBY
HARD HIT BY CURRENCY CRISIS.
CLANSMEN'S LOSSES.
of Lung-Hai front, Marshal Chiang] A report is current that two was given by Kai-shek gave histructions to Gen-very old Chinese, bankers in the Mr. Hacker, refrigeration engineral Ho Ching-chun to take the Colony have had to close busi- eering expert of Messrs. Ander-offensive on the Ping-Han line. Less. The capital of each is sen, Meyer & Co., Ltd., this morn- Upon receipt of the Generalis- $1,000,000, and the liabilities of ing at the Supreme Court, before simo's instructions, General Ho each are now placed at $2,000,000 Sir Joseph H. Kemp, K.C., Chief and other divisional commanderstu $3,000,000 or more. Justice when the case against the proceeded to the front and person- It is stated that the banks in Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, ally directed, the operations. The question have been hard hit by Limited, was continued.
National forces succeeded in cap the drop in the value of the
The market seems
on a crisis.
to
BLENHEIM'S FINE FIRST WIN.
SWEEP LUCK.
RAILWAYMEN MAKE QUICK FORTUNE,
London, Yesterday.
CAR OVER AN EMBANKMENT.
OWNER'S MARVELLOUS ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
COVERED WITH GASOLENE.
Mr. Bowgan Choi, of the Cie de Chorbonnages de Tonkin, had a marvellous escape from serious injury this morning when his Plymouth two-seater motor car
A Complete Somersault. The car shot over the embank-
I found him lying down on the
fell down the 20 feet high em- bunk. He was awake, He put
bankment from Upper Albert his right hand behind him, and
Road into Lower Albert Road. I thought he was looking for a
Rugby. Yesterday.
Mr. Choi was driving to town pistol. I swung my knife, and
Correspondence between the Bri-
At Epsom the sun crept out from his home in Felix Villas my arm struck the electric light, tish Government and the Holy Sen Mr, Hacker said that by brack-turing Eight Li Bridge, Sukiu, and Shanghai taet. They have been
when the accident occurred, just which went out. I heard the extending over the last 15 months ish water, it meant that the water Monk Bridge. The Kuominchun buying Shanghai taels recently in after noon and the mist melted after 8.30 am. The car had just man ery out. I remember no relative to the politico-religious con- was bad to the taste, and people under General Chi Haung-chang the hope that the dollar would His Majesty arrived with the passed the little gate on the east.
troversy in Malta is laid before would drink it only under neces-made several attempts to re-cap- very soon be brought down to Queen the Prince of Wales, the end of the grounds of Govern This formed part of a dramatic Parliament in a White Paper nearly sity. Such was the well water at ture these strategic points, but parity.
ment House, opening into Upper statement made by Yoriichi Hori, 100 pages long. Mr. H. G. Chilton, the Peninsula Hotel, and this in- were badly defeated in the various have gone the other way and the Duke of York, and the Duke of Albert Road, when the car skidded · alias Yamada, who was charged British Minister to the Holy See, formation was given to him by encounters suffering losses in sensational developments in Hong Gloucester, adding completeness on the wet tarred road, Before Mr. Justice J. R. Wood at a in a Note dated March 1, 1929, re-Mr. Brerley, the Hotel's engin men and munition
Kong and Shanghal have brought to England's great racing fest'val.. Before Mr. Choi could right the Special Assize this morning with fers to the popular indignationeer.
Orders to Rebels.
They received an ovation, from car, it had mounted the side chan- the murder of Fung Shau-son, aroused in Malta by the condemna, The claim instituted by Messrs.
Peking, Tuesday. It is stated that clansmen of one Chinese passenger cook, aboard tion of the priest Father Micallef, a Andersen, Meyer & Company chow, Yen Hai-shan summoned on, involved have endeavoured to the Downs, including a mile long line the entrance to the short path Upon his arrival at Chuang of the principais of one of the banks hundreds of thousands on the nel and headed for the edge of the embankment, immediately above the sa. Tanda, on the high seas, British subject, to leave British ter- against the Hong Kong and June 1 a military conference, at- utmost to help him through, but in of bookmakers, and thousands of leading from the PW.D. Offices early in the morning of May 5.ritory at the command of Archbishop Shanghai Hotel is in connection tended by various divisional com- vain, as they have themselves lostolice, detectives and "Pearly to the side gate of Government. The statement was made after the Carta, who is a foreigner. The with the Ice Cream Hardening manders, in which the following two lakhs of dollars each. Japanese had been handed over Note expressed the view that the Room and other creamery ma-decisions were reached:
House. Investors in the banks made a Kings," to the Hong Kong Police by the tenge participation of Maltese chinery installed at the Peninsula
The Downs were a mass of pic- priests in local politics lay at the Hotel and also for a refrigerating 1. That one division of infantry run on them on Saturday last, but
and 6,000 cavalry troops be met with very little response and nickers, but as the time for the root of the trouble and that the plant installed at the Hong Kong British Government without wish-Hotel. The amount of the claim
stationed at Chahar and Sui during the last two days there has race approached the crowds inent and turned a complete ing to intervene in that particular is $25,385.20
yuan provinces for the pre-been practically no cash for them took up positions and the drums somersault before Defendants are
hitting the sounded from the bookies and round. As the car somersault- prejudical effect
The fallures are likely to have a tipsters rallying thousands of td, Mr. Choi fell out of his seat
on an already clients.
and struck the ground just out- over-excited market,
The Aga Khan, with his wife, The car struck the massive gran- gide the entrance to the path. Saw Blenheim win him his first ite pillar, on the right hand side Derby. Silver Flare was fracti- of the entrance with such force ous at the start but calmed down, that the pillar was knocked com- The horses were despatched pletely off its pedestal, taking evenly, Diolite breaking the line with it three iron supports and first.
three lengths of iron railing run- Blenheim's Fine Win.
ning up the side of the path. Diolite came on from Bally- The car was smashed beyond feris, Rustom Pasha, Trews, repairs. The gasolene tank burst Parthenon, Silver Flare. Dick open and the petrol spilled out all Swivelier, Iliad and Tetragem, over. Mr. Choi, who had fortun- with Noble Star last.
ately fallen barely a foot from Before reaching the top of the where the car hit the pillar, was hill Rustom Pasha raced in front, saturated with gasolene, and had followed by Diolite, Ballyferis, he been smoking at the time he Trews and Dick Swiveller.
would probably have been burn- Rounding Tattenham, Rustomed to death. Pasha and Diolete were lead-
In a later statement accused added: "I asked the cook for my money. He said: "Never." He
ense, which appeared extremely counter-claiming for alleged dam- then put his hand behind him, autocratic, auggested independent ages suffered as a result of the and I felt something come on investigation on the spot by the alleged unsatisfactory working my right eye. I swung my right Holy See. The Archibshop of
arm, which hit the light. I re- Tyana, Monsignor Robinson, there- At to-day's proceedings a plea upon visited Malta as apostolic de-
member no more."
ef "Not Guilty" was entered.
Dead of Night.
Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, in opening the case for the Crown. briefly described the position of the cabin in which the tragedy is alleged to have occurred,
The
legate, and it was understood that after investigation he felt that the differences between the Government and the occleciastical authorities in Malta could best be dealt with by a definite concordat.
On July 2 Cardinal Gasparri wrote to Mr. Chilton informing his vessel at the time was en route that Lord Strickland, Premier of from Thursday Island to Sanda-Malta, was persona non grata to the Kan, and accused had joined her Holy See, enclosing a copy of a at Townsville.
At about 2.40 a.m. the second letter addressed to the Archbishop officer, who was on watch, heard of Malta and the Bishop of Gozo and He a memoranda containing allegations a commotion down below
of Maltese went down to investigate, and regarding the conduct
affaris by Lord Strickland,
The statement thereafter handed to
when he arrived on the scene he
found the prisoner being held by Cardinal Gasparri by Mr. Chilton two or more Chinese. The accus- ed's clothes were covered in blood on August 7 complained that the (at this point Counsel produced! Holy See had in the meantime the articles of clothing).
A Welter of Blows.
broken off negotiations for the con- cordat without warning or ex- planation, had declared to be per- the head of re- in the Bri-
The officer examined the man, sona non grata and found that he was unhurt.sponsible government He left him in charge of thetish colony, had issued instructions Chinese, and proceeded into the to the Maltese episcopal authorities cabin where the Chinese passen-inviting them to resist the Maltese ger cook slept. The place was a Government, and had accused the welter of blood, and the knife and Maltese Ministry of civil tyranny chopper were both found, bearing and religious persecution. bloodstains. Fung Sau-shan was lying on the bunk, and was obvi- | ously very badly wounded.
Provocative Utterances,
It was further complained that the Vatican had prejudiced by such
The ship's surgeon, when he action the very questions which the arrived, discovered several apostolic delegate had at the British wounds, the most serious one, d Government's request been to Malta the eventual cause of death, being
(Continued on Page 7.)
from the back of the right ear.
to the midline of the front of the
neck, the arteries and blood
vessels being severed. In point affair.
He said: When I left
of fact, the man's head was prac-Townsville I had with me £84. tically cut off. He died very After the ship left I gambled at shortly afterward.
fantan. I wop about £140. On Ghastly Sight.
the Saturday I lost £70, and on Continuing, Counsel said that Sunday I lost again. Altogether two assistant cooks were sleeping I had left about £15. I decided near by, one of whom would tell not to play any more, and I put the Court that he was awakened the money in my belt and tied It by a noise in the dead man's round my waist.
gbin.
STOP PRESS
Lahore, Yesterday,
"Their faces and white eyes bulging looked as though they might use violence at any moment," declared Lieutenant A. F. B. Powell at the Court Martial on the Garhwal Ride- men, in describing the appear- ance of the members of one of the platoons charged with mutiny. Jemadar Luthising described how the Garhwalis were kept over an hour and & quarter facing `a mob of several thousands and sub- jected to volleys of stones and axe blows. Next day four of the platoons were ordered to go to Peshawar,
The men of number one platoon sat on the ground and refused to move.-Reuter.
Shanghai, To-day.. A report from Changsha says that the Nationalist Gov- ment officials and troops cvacuated northward and eastward yesterday. All the shops are closed. There is a small amount of pillaging, otherwise the position quiet and very tenae. The Irongides and their Kwangsi- ite allies have not yet enter- ed the city.
The vital necessity of deal- Ing with the very serious situation in Hunan, coupled with Japanese reports of the Northerners exercising very.. heavy pressure пл North Shantung predicates that the Nationalist Government will shortly be compelled to shorten the Northern battle front. probably evacuating Shantung-Reuter.
"On the Sunday morning the of the plants. The counter-claims He got up to investigate, and Chinese passenger cook asked me total over $200,000. by the light from an adjacent to give him £10. I thought he
Tragedy.
́ ́A · FATAL · DELAY.
2.
vention of bandit invasion to draw out. · That two infantry divisions, from the Jehol area.
an artillery and cavalry con- tingent be posted at Taiyaan
9. That sufficient troops be maintained at Peking and Tientsin for garrison pur- poses.
4. That three divisions be draft- ed to defend the Lung-Hai front, whilst another three divisions are to take the offensive on the Tsin-Pu line, which must be effected within a week.
Yen Hsi-shn left Chuangchow on June 2 for Shinchinchuang. *- The representatives of various factions who waited at Shihchin- chuang for Yen suggested that a Political Council be formed from existing members representing the Party, the Political and Mili- (tary factions, and that the formal Government be organised from the Political Council.
(Continoed on Page 6.)
sug-
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
The Royal Observatory's report to-day states:
The northern depression is. central over S.W, Japan.
The Tongking depression is central to the north of Pakhai. Forecast:-S. or variable winds, moderate; generally overcast; occasional rain.
Rainfall
Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day 1.87 Inch, Rainfall since Janu- ary 1, 21.44 inches against an average of 25.86 inches,
Temperature and Humidity
The temperature and humidi- ty at certain specified centres this morning at. 6 o'clock
were:-
Hong Kong Масас
Temp. Humid.
80
BQ
81
96
Pratas Island
80
91
Manila
76
91
Amoy
86
92
Swntow Chefoo
83
88
↓
70
76
Shanghai
64
04
PO PIU LOTTERY,
Jacket.
Kowloon. Magistracy
den:
ing from Ballyferis," Trows
and
and
Prompt Assistance. Iliad, Ballyferis
The noise of the crash attract, Rustom Pasha then weakened.ed the attention of Messrs. Stott Diolite came on from Illad with and Chambers, of the P.W.D., Blenheim gradually coming on. who promptly went to Mr. Choi's A quarter of a mile from homeassistance and carried him into Iliad and Diolite were challenged their effice where an ambulance by Blenheim,
Mr. Choi was who, finishing was summoned. strongly, took the lead for the last obviously badly shaken but retain hundred yarda and won excellent-ed his presence of mind and ly. Silver Flare came fourth. Trews whilst waiting for the ambulance fifth, Seer sixth, Noble Star telephoned to his wife telling her seventh, Ballyferris, eighth, Dick about the accident and assuring Swiveller ninth, Sponger tenth, her that he was not badly hurt. and Parthenon last. The time was 2 mins. 38.1/5 secs.
Not Backed!
runner of a po piu lottery He was also charged with the unshare for $2,600,--Reuter.
Firew Blenheim and sold a half lawful possession of nine tickets,' but this was dropped.
"
Balance of Power.
Shanghai, Tuesday. Chau Lu, leader of the Western Hill Clique, expressing his idea Felative to election of committee members, strongly objected to the suggestion of Chen Kung-pou, lender of the Reorganisationista, for more seats in the Executive Committee being given in mem- ibers of the Second Plenary
Mr. Choi's left shoulder was Session. He also opposed the re-]
painful and from the way he car duction of the number of seats
ried his arm against his body it Jallotted by himself to members to
was concluded "by his rescuers the elected by Yen and Feng. Chau
The King congratulated the that he had fractured his collar believed that the original num-
Aga Khan after the race.. The tone. On inquiry at the Govern- ber of nine members to be elected
Aga Khan stated that he had not nient Civil Hospital, however, it by Ten and Feng, and nine each
tacked Blenheim.
was ascertained that Mr Chol's hy the Western Hill Clique and Tickets Sewn in Child's Southern Railway engineer driver his condition was such that it A widower, Percy Hogg, a injuries were all superficial, and the Reorganisationists as gested by himself should remain
of Barnstaple, drew Blenheim in was considered safe to have him unchanged; and that any effort to
the Calcutta Sweep and shared a transferred, at his own request. diminish the number of seats of A Chinese of 53, Battery Street ticket with five other railwaymen to the French Hospital later in one faction for the benefit of an was at the
and a roadsweeper, all bachelors. the morning. other, which might jeopardise the this morning fined $150 by Mr. They sold a half share ticket in Wheels Uppermost. balance of power, should be dis-T. S. Whyte-Smith for being the Coventry motor machinists also strip of ground by the side of
the morning for £3,000. Two
On its way over the narrow couraged.
the road, before reaching the edge of the embankment, the car trampled down small saplings and Epsom streets have been echoing undergrowth like a tank. It even- with the traffic of cars, carts, buses tually landed in Lower Albert and the footsteps of hurrying peo-Bond with its wheels uppermost. ple. For hours before dawn the f Mr. Choi had not fallen out of town looked like a congress of the the seat he would probably have buman race,
However much been killed by being crushed | scurrying, all had time periodically under the car.
to gaze up at the grey-looking sky
It speaks well for the efficiency and ask "Who'll win the Derby 1"""
of the Police Traffic Department Scores spent the night on the that within a short time after the Downs in tents, caravans. motor accident the smashed car had been that agreement had been reached Two Indians of the 19th Male care, undor hedges and on mata. removed under their supervision with the shipping companies re-Corps, Whitfield Barracks, Cor The Downs this morning resembled and the road was cleared for garding the extended police guard coral Nawab Khan and Foonier a glant fairground bedecked with traffic as usual. The only thing organisation, which, it was hoped, Bulla, were fined $26 each at the flags and balloons on the stalls, that remained as evidence of the would replace the present military Kowloon Magistracy this morning. Huge crowds were skilfully man rash was the fallen pillar and the guard system, beginning in July for damaging a tree on the Ma aged by 1,200 police without a crushed vegetation on the bank.
Tau Wei Road Foonlar Bulla hitch how was further cautioned on a cliarge Mr. Edgar Wallace at the last of offering a bribe of $1 to a minute decided not to run Aldon Chinese policemen when arrested owing to the softish going. It was stated by Sergeant Slater
Result that the defendants pulled the branches with leaves off this special tree to feed their goats. and that the second man was ac tually seed climbing the tree.
CHINA PIRACY.
Protection of British Shipping.
London, Yesterday, Apropos of the protection of,
Mr. Arthur
Det-Sergt. Humphreys Intimat- ed that the Police, after three quarters of an hour's search found the tickets very cleverly conceal ed, being, sewn up in & small child's discarded cotton jacket.
Defendant had a previous con-
LEAVES FOR GOATS.
cabin he saw the accused standing was joking. That night about by Messrs. Johnston, Stokes and Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed on a stool by the side of where the o'clock he approached me again. Master, is 'appearing for the man lay on his bunk. The alarm He had a pistol which he point plaintiffs, whilst the case for the was given, and accused was seized. ed at me, asking for money. He defence is being conducted by British shipping against piracy inviction for a similar offence.
Mr. Fitzroy pointed out to the asked for £50. At that moment by Messrs. Eldon Potter, K.C., and China waters, jury that the prisoner was actual- some: Chinese passengers. cams F. C. Jenkin, both of whom are Henderson at question time in the ly discovered in the victim's along. He put the pistol behind instructed by Messrs, Deacons. House of Commons announced cabin. His clothing was covered him, and said that I must obey with blood; and the knife and his demands, as he had many chopper found on the scene also friends! on; the "ship," hore blood marks. Evidence would. show that both were the property About nine o'clock I went to of the prisoner, who had been He down. At 11.30 the passenger A Chinese married woman nam seen taking them out and putting cook came up and walked up and od To Yan (25), living on the them back in a box some days be down looking at me. I became first floor of 78, Des Voeux RoadReuter fore the tragedy. It was import afraid. Later some Chinese pas Central, died at her home at 6 ant to note that prisoner was un-sengers, came up. I heard the 3 m yesterday from oplum pol- harmed when he was seized, c'clock bell strike, and then I re, soning. It being alleged that she
Wanted to Kill Himself membered no more." "When had committed suicide. He was taken away to the ship's woke up I felt numb and weak. gaol. He said that the Chinese I then found that my money was cook was a bad man and er missing." (Here fol pressed a wish to kill himself. lowed the dramatic statement al Later he was bande
over to the ready Hong Kong Police, on
Counsel the
Chines
to readBe ente made
that the fun,, called as fence
the
ALLEGED: KIDNAPPING.
A Chinees was to-day formally According to a Police report charged before. Mr. A. W. G. H. when the woman was found un Grantham with kidnapping an conscious In bed, a Chinese medi-eight-years-old boy,
saw
cal practitioner was summoned by He pleaded not guilty claim the other Inmates. As soon as he Ing that he was the husband of the
man, who was then boy's mother, but not his father. vised that she be Mr. T. Murphy, ASP., who pro (tor | stil
ved to the Gov secuted, told the Magistrate that spital
the accused was arrested outside were in the Colony.. He wanted a date to the
abe fixed for the bearing of the case, telephone, as he had not yet had time to ro arrived at into all the circumstances, mbulance the
dead, for ex
CHINESE BANK'S LOSS,
A warrant has been issued by the arrest of a
ant of
who
With
,
Earlier Cable.
Later,
The result was as follows:-- H. H. The Aga Khan's Blenheim
(Wragg)
Mr. Tattersall's Illad (R. Jones) 2 Bir Hugo Hirst's Diolite (Cecil
Ray)
Also ran Trews (R, Dick), “Sponger (R. Perryman) |
Silver Flare (Elliott).
Bes Rover (M-Wing); Ballyferis (Canty)**
Continued at foat of nezt Cols
Grand Salute (Gordon Richards). Hargany (Caralake),
Rustom Pasha. (Beary);" Parthenon (Golding). Noble Star (Harry Beasley). Seer (Jelifa),
Tetragem (Lane),
Scout the Second (Joe Childe). Dick Swiveller (Pat Headley), Blenheim-won by one length from Blad, which was another vetwo lengths in front of Diolite.". Betting: 181 Blenheim lad 114 Díolite?
Epecial place betting Dioliter and the others Ate. Reuteri
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