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HONG KONG. TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1930.

ROYAL ROMANCE.

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISKA, LTD.

No. 27,540

SOVIET DEBTS.

FORGED $100 BILL.

COMMITTEE TO ENQUIRE INTO CLAIMS:

ACCUSED DISCHARGED AT ASSIZES.

DUTCH PRINCESS DESTINED FOR SWEDEN ?

TREASURY EXPERTS.

BRITISH OUTPOSTS ATTACKED.

GUN BURSTS.

RAIDERS REPULSED BY MACHINE GUNS.

CONFLICTING STORIES.

RUMOURS DENIED.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/8 4.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

"WEI! MR. BROWN.”-

RIVAL TAILOR'S TRICKS ARÉ VAIN.

TELEPHONE TOO HANDY.

Stockholm, Yesterday. Mr. C. N. Brown, tailor, of Prince Henry the Prince Con- Rutton Building, Duddell

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Dainty Eyeglasses

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

SMALLER NAVIES.

ITALY AGREES TO STOP CONSTRUCTION.

PARITY WITH FRANCE.

TEST MATCH

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AT LEEDS

Paris, Yesterday. Following M. Briand's naval

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Rugby, Yesterday. The jury at the ussĺzes this The names of those who have morning returned a verdict of "Not: ronsented to serve

on the Joint Guilty" in the case in which Wong sort of the Netherlands, arrived Street, to-day summoned, before

to-day and lunched with King Mr. R. E. Lindsell the Chinese suspension communique the Committee negotiate with Kam, a young Chinese, stood Gustaf. The isit is of special master of the Fook Mo Tailor's Italian Government has re-affirm- Soviet representatives on claims charged on two counts, of uttering interest, in view of reports of the shop, of Bridges Street, opposite ed to the Quai D'Orsay its own and counterclaims were announe-a forged $100,note, and obtaining forthcoming pragement of the Chinese Y.M.C.A., on two intention to stop all naval con-

Julia and Prince counts as under:---

to

et in the House of Commons by $70 in cash upon it from the Kum Princess

the Foreign Secretary to-day as follows:

Toi Hotel, Kowloon.

Acdused went into the witness box and was closely examined by Mr. Lord Guschen, formerly Gor-Somerset Fitzroy, for the Crown. raar of Madras:

He still maintained that he did not

London. Yesterday, The Government of India, in an appreciation of the situation up to July 12 reports a recrudescence - of hostile activity during the past week in South Waziristan, under several lenders who on July 6 at-

They joined of the Rabeock and Wilcox tacked the posts. forces on July 8 and brought a gineering Company;

into action

the

C. T. Cramp. Industrial General Scouts' post, but the latters' mä- chine gun put it out of action and Secretary. Nutiennt Union of Rail-on the aceused at the time of his

gun

on

Sir John Lawrence, Chairmat come into posession of the note until En-prosecution had previously stated May 17, wherens witnesses for the

the raiders withdrow. They re-waymen;

turned in the morning on July 9,

he had the note on May 13.

A watch and pocket-knife, found

arrest, were produced in Court.

Sir Max Muller, former Minis-

He denied purchasing either the watch or the knife. The watch, he said, had been in his posses-

but were repulsed with consider-ter in the Diplomatic Service; able loss including, it is believed, their gunners, owing to the burst-i Sir Frederick Leith Ross, repre-sion for some months, whilst he had no recollection whatever of ing of the gun. The rakters then enting the Treasury. retired, destroying a number of

a pocket: Arrangements are being made ever having possessed friendly posts, on. the advent of for the interests immediately con

knife. reinforcements.

Mr. Fitzroy produced bills bur- Continuous air action was main-ered to be represented on the porting to represent the purchase tained against the raiders, and following advisory sub-committee: of the articles, but accused donied numeroits casualtics were inflict--a sub-committee on claims of that they belonged to him.

ed.

bondholders; a sub-committee on

The civil disobedience campaign private debts and claims.

other

Not Suspicious of Nolc. Continuing, accused stated that

room for him, and handed him

in India is pursuing a course of than those dealt with by the the man Leung asked him to rent increased activity in some places. above sub-committees. There will There is a lull elsewhere, but on be a fourth sub-committee deal- the whole the recent indications Ing

with Inter Governmental of a decline are maintained. There debts. This committee, on the are signs. however, that the ter-British side, will consist exclu- rorists may become more active sively of members of His in Bengal

the bill to pay for it. He did as requested, and afterward went home to sicen. Closely questioned as to guilty knowledge, he said that at no lime had he any suspicion The export that the } Majesty's Treasury.

note was a forged one.. Princes' Regrets.

members of the Soviet delegation He added that the whole affair was Simla, Yesterday. Are Professors Preobrazhensky a conspiracy on the part of Leung The Indian Princes met to-day Dolgov, and Chalenov and Messrs and others to saddle him with the to consider the question of draft- Arkus and

Gourevitch-British. blame.

Sigvard, second son of the Crown ing their views on the Simon Re-Wireless Service.

His Lordship then called, a wo-Prince of Sweden. The reports. manageress of a store in however, were formally denied Nathan Road, Kowloon, who stated here and in Holland-Reuter. that the note had originally been

THEFT FROM MATSHED

man,

given to her by a girl friend. was fully aware forged one.

was

She

Prince Henry,

struction during that period.-- Reuter.

(1) making or permitting to be made, a noise by ringing the complainant's telephone bell, Treaty Bill Introduced. thereby causing annoyance;

Rugby, Yesterday.

and

THREE HOURS' RAIN ON WICKET.

THIRTY RUNS.

1

DUCKWORTH'S FINE INNINGS.

Leeds, Yesterday.

After three hours' heavy rain the pitch was waterlogged this Asked as to the progress of the morning, the water creeping in (2) permitting the telephone at Franco-Italian conversations, the under the tarpaulin covers pro-

his premises to be used for Foreign Secretary recalled that the tecting the batting areas. causing annoyance to the Italian Government offered to complainant

suspend while the negotiations for play was possible before lunch, The time during which the an- adjourned were proceeding the lay-two o'clock did not help matters.

which the Naval Conference was and an inspection of the wicket at noyance occurred was given in

Mrs. Brown was to the effect that

No

the summons as hetween 9.45 and ing down of any units of their, 1930 Play commenced at 5.30, Eng- 11 p.m., on Saturday, July 12. naval programme, provided similar

Evidence given by both Mr. and action was taken by the French land continuing their innings Government. He was now able to with Hammond (61) and Duck. they had suffered this annoyance add that the French Government worth (0). The wicket' was soft for practically two months, and had informed the Italian Govorn- and Hornibrook and Grimmett they spoke specifically of last Fri-ment that, in accordance with the took full advantage of the state day and Saturday.

arrangements already made, no ship A Familiar Voice.

of the French programme would be of the wicket, and were difficult laid down before December.

to play. Duckworth played a On Friday the annoyance start- The First Lord of the Admiralty.clever defensive .game, scoring ed at 1.30 p.m. and continued until Mr. A. V. Alexander, introduced most of his 15 runs on the leg 2 p.m. Mr. Brown answered the the London Naval Treaty Bill, which first ring and heard the voice with is to enable effect to be given to the side. Hammond, on the other hand, which he had by that time become London familiar. It was the voice of a Wireless Service.

Treaty. British played a stolid innings which Chinese who spoke English fairly

Naval

well, and as soon as he answered-

that he was Mr. Brown, the per-

and Kwan said

son at the other end laughed.

yielded only 12 runs. Three extras were conceded thus bringing the English score up to 30, scored in

that it was his 55 minutes. Mr. Brown passed the receiver foki, Yau Yit-hong. to Mrs. Brown for her to engage

Sent by the Master,

Bad light was the cause of drawing of stumps at 6.25, Eng- land then being 324 runs behind with half their wickets in hand. Keuter.

b Tate Mr. Brown was recalled and said A. F. Kippax, e Chapman,

b Tate that he remembered seeing the man Kwan once.

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are that it wiring STOP PRESS and then repeated his question. Brown), did not take apprentices, he

the speaker whilst he went to Why did he go with you? The complain to Mr. A. Brande, anmaster sent us. As we both dis engineer of the Telephone Com-not have much, work to do, master pany, who lived in the fint next sent him to keep me company'! door.

What do you mean by saying to Australia-Ist Innings. Mrs. Brown "More etter see Mr. W. M. Woodfull, b Hammond 50 Mrs. Brown spoke to the Chin Brown can settle outside?I did A. Jackson, c Larwood, b Tate ese for about half an hour trying not say that, I only said "I wish to D. G. Bradman, c Duckworth, to get some sense out of him, see Mr. Brown." but all the man said was "Weil 23056, Mr. Brown?", and each time she replied "Yes; what do you want?" the man sniggered, She eventually put down the re-refused. ceiver.

If he remembered right- E. L. A'Beckett, e Chapman, ly, Kwan called last Monday. On Saturday night the first ring came at 9.45 and the same could recognise Kwan's voice. Mr.

Asked by the Magistrate if he W. A. Oldfield, c. Hobbs,

b Tate voice was again heard, and be Brown said: "Yes, that's one of the

C. V. Grimmett. c Duck- tween that time and 11 p.m., Mrs. voices on the 'phone".

worth, b Tyldesley Brown answered three calls, each

to see it.

port. It is understood that while favouring co-operation in carrying out the design of ultim- ate federation, and agreeing to join the Council of Greater India, Consecutive terms of imprison- the Princes, totally reject as un-ment amounting to 58 days, were satisfactory the financial and passed on a Chinese hamed Leung other recommendations made by Wah, at the Kowloon Magistracy it outside the shop door when Leung the Simon Commission with a this morning, when he pleaded came along, and asked view to giving effect to its scheme. guilty to three charges of lare Inspected it, and told her that It was a forged note. He then took The Princes also regret that the ceny of clothing and a pair of Commission failed to recommend zhoes from a matshed in Tung it away, on the plea, of getting it "chopped." It was then about the institution of a Supreme Hop, Hunghom, a dwelling in Court of India, which they con- Taku Street, and a house at 3, 6.30 pm, on May 13. sider to be an essential perquisite Malacca Street, also in Hunghom. of federation.-Reuter.

to go back Defendant wanted te the country, but had no money.

Hostile Activity,

Rugby, Yesterday.

Later, Leung came back. The had done woman asked what he with the note, and he said that he had passed it on to a friend who wanted toʻqee it. She accordingly

The Government of India's ap- vigorous action by the authorities made no further attempt to recover preciation of the situation up to than to voluntary abandonment it, as, knowing it was a forgery, Saturday last was circulated to members of the House of Com- by its adherents.

Washington. Yesterday, It is officially stated that President Hoover does not in- tend to take action in regard to the wheat situation beyond advisory conferences, with Mr. Legge, whose Board will be left in entire charge of the situation. Reuter's Ameri- can Service.

Similar im- she did not think it would be put to FATE OF KULANGSU. mons to-day. In North-West Provement is manifested in other any use.

Questioned by the jury, witness QUESTION RAISED IN HOUSE OF Frontier Province a recrudescence provinces except in Bombay and

Central Provinces.

Baid that she had known the man of hostile activity is recorded in

COMMONS. Further clashes have taken Leung for some time. He used to South Waziristan, in the Upper place in Bombay Presidency be- work at the same store, but she had Shaktu area,, beginning on July

tween the authorities and the met him previous to that.

tion

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to finding the

accused's

CHINA'S DEMANDS.

London, Yesterday.

from

He came to ask him S. McCabe, b Larwood to reach him cutting, but as he (Mr. V. Y. Richardson, è Larwood,

b Tate

b Geary

Mr. Lindsell said that he had T. Wall, b Tyldesley time to hear that same voice and understood from Mr. Frown's evi-P. M. Hornibrook, not out that same laugh. Eventually she dence in chief that always the same secured peace to sleep. by placing voice was heard.

a piece of blotting paper between the bells.

ཧྲྰི དྭི གླུ ས

3

Extras

14

Total

566

Mr. Brown admitted this, but said that whilst the speaking volce "Setttle Outside."

was always the same, several joined Proceeding, Mrs. Brown said in the laughing, Including some that at about

8.30 p.m., yester women. He was prepared to swear day, two Chinese,

Geary one a fattish that Kwan's voice was the one he young man, called at the flat and heard on the 'phone on Friday and Tyldesley

BOWLING ANALYSIS

Larwood Tate

A 0. M. R. W. 33 3 139 1

39

124 9 35 10 95

5

Hammond Leyland

33 5 104 2

17

3 46 1 11 0 44 0

1st Innings.

C A'Beckett b

29

82

73

35

44

0

15

14

Total (for 5 wickets) 242.

OCCASIONAL RAIN.

The Royal Observatory's. weather report to-day states: The western typhoon is fil- ing up to the NE. of Pakhol.

asked to see Mr. Brown,

Mr. Saturday. Brown was indisposed, so she ask- Mr. A. Braude, engineer of the ed them what they wanted. The Telephone Co., said that as soon as Hobbs,

England 6, when several hostile. leaders public, the most serious of which Det.-Sergeant Fitches, recalled,

fat fellow produced two joined forces in attacks on the occurred on July 11 in Bombay, gave evidence as

monses and remarked "More bet- Friday afternoon, ha communicat Sutcliffe, c Hornibrook, b

aum- Mr. Brown complained to him on Grimmett scouts' posts around Sararogha. when Congress volunteers per-pocket-knife in the

In the House of Commons atter ace Mr. Brown can settle out-ad with the exchange engineer on On the evening of July 8 a consisted in attempts to hold a pro- trousers pocket.

time. Mr.

Grimmett Arthur sida." She told the men that Mr. his Accused again question certed attack failed and a gun be-cession and meeting in honour of denied all knowledge of it.

Henderson stated that the Chin- Brown could not

own 'phone and got him to Hammond, not out see them longing to Sadde Khan, one of the the Garhwali soldiers who have

and check the call on Mr. Brown's K. ese Government had not opened turned them out.

S. Dulcepsinhji, hostile leaders, was put out

The Vital Point.

phone. negotiations in regard to the

The result was afterward Hornibrook of action;

been convicted of mutiny, and the and on July

The defendant sald that the two communicated to him. His Lordship (Mr. Justice Wood) rendition of the international men who called last evening were police had to make several charges addressing the jury, stated that the settlement of Kulanggu. She had his fokis, whom he had sent to said that

Leyland, c Kippax, b Wall the rebels were

repulsed before the intention was abandon-two counts both rested upon the of recent years submitted various try to settle the matter. One of communicated with him he traced

Mr. T. Davis, exchange engineer, Geary, run out with considerable losses. The ed.

as soon as Mr. Brande Duckworth, not out retiring rebels captured cer-

same points, and might be treated proposals for increased Chinese them was in Court,

Extras tain Khassadar posts, but on the

Trouble in Poona.

as. one. The vital point was that representation in the municipal

the call by blocking the connection advent of a Razmak column on There was a collision during the of guilty knowledge. If they had administration. which had been Magistrate and gave his name ne22259

This man was called up by the and, found that the call was from July 10, withdrew towards the week between the Police and a any doubt at all on this point, it effectively dealt with. Any fur-Kwan Tung-ala, and he admitted 23056 (Mr. Brown's).

(defendant's number), to maidan.

crowd in Poona, and owing to its was their duty to discharge accused. ther proposals that she might that he had tried to communicate the connection blocked until 2.30 He kept A noticeable feature of the aggreasive attitude the crowd had There was a lot of conflicting evi- make would meet with a sympa- with Mr. Brown with the view of p.m., when another engineer came operation has been the co-opera-to be dispersed by force. In dence, and the stories varied a good thetic response

on the part of friendly Gujerat, on the other hand, there deal.

His becoming his apprentice. Majesty's Government.-Reuter. Mrs. Brown told the Magistrate

and verified his finding. sections and the loyalty of the are signs of improvement and in His Lordship then went over the

Defendant said that telephone Khassadars. Continuous air action several districts village officers evidence In detall, after which the

that this man's voice was familiar No.. 22259 was used jointly by his has been maintained against the who had been persuaded or forced jury retired, bringing in the verdict.

to her and she would like to hear and the next door, Arm. The Lashkars and the areas which to resign their offices are-with-as stated.

on the phone. She was pretty instrument was let into a hole in certain his was the voice which the party wall so that the people in supplied them.

drawing their resignations in con-

had caused the annoyance. The statement summarising the siderable numbers. In the Cen-

He both shops could get at it. FOND OF THE COLONY.

was also the man who last even- internal incidents records that on tral Provinces an organised move-

Mr. Lindsell: Your frm is thei July 8 a slight explosion occurred ment has been started to defy the

ing told her at her flat "More one registered. in Peshawar City outside the Forest Law. While the movement his trade as a sausage maker, and Tam Leung-cheung, who gave

beiter settle outside."

sional rain. Defendant: No, both firms pre House of the Honorary Magle remains in principle

Kwan was then placed, in the registered ba non-address as 211, Hollywood Road, trate, but very little damage was violent, incidents are continually was charged before Mr. T. S.

witness box, and in reply to the

The telephone directory was re- done. In other parts of India the occurring to show that the rank whyte-Smith

Magistrate said that he had 'phon-ferred to and defendant's statement Civil Disobedience movement pur-and file, especially in rural areas, Magistracy this morning with at the Kowloon

ed to Mr. Brown about three was confirmed, the other register- sued its course, cannot be restrained from acts of committing a breach of his de

weeks ago. Altogether, he ranged name being Yuen Sing Kam, and Increased activity is marked in of violence, commonly taking the portation order, he having been

him once before at his flat. He defendant told his Worship that some pli ces and a lull in others, form of attacks on small parties banished from the Colony for He Was a non-Chinese.

One of the deaths from malaria wished to become Mr. Brown's this firm dealt in cinema films. but on the whole the recent indica of Police. British Wireless Ser- in 1924.

apprentice A

Suspicious. tions of decline bave been main-

His Worship: Why do you al-

Mr. Lindsell: The complainant tained. It is reported that in

GERMAN MILITARY ADVISER.tween 0.45 and 11 p.m., on Satur-states definitely that he recognises Bengal as a whole the civil dis Vallabhai Patel, acting Presi got twelve months the last time. ways return to Hong Kong You

day he was at the Fook Mo shop. your foki's voice, and he has ad obedience, movement is on a de dent of Congress, in a statement

Berlin, Yesterday. Kwan said that he was not. He mitted that he called Mr. Brown. The banishee explained that he The Fress state that General could not say If any of his other two or three times. Is that not crease, but a tendency toward expresses the opinion that there could get no boat to go to the Wetzell, recently retired officer fokis called Mr. Brown that night. highly suspicious?--I don't knew violence is increasing and there is nothing in the Viceroy's state country from Canton so he had with long staff experience, has Also, on Friday, between 1.80 and he did call Mr. Brown. I was not are signe that the terrorist party ment of July 9 justifying the to come to Hong Kong owing accepted service with the Chinese 2 p.m., he was not in the shop in the shop between 1.80 and 2 may become more active slightest change in Congress atti- his mother's death.

gone to China where, apparently, on business.

Mr. Lindsell diamissed the first National Government and has having gone to Wing Lok Street p.m., on Friday.

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Congress. Unmoved.

Bombay, Yesterday.

Vigorous Action tude. He does not doubt that the His Worship passed sentence of Madras Presidency has also re- delegated at the round table con- twelve months hard labour and ported a definite blackening in the ference will in due times be com- 24 strokes of the birch in addi movement dub, however, more to pletely disillusioned, Reuter. Hond

A WEEK'S DISEASES. During the week ended July 12 the following bases of disease were notified to the Medical Of cer of Health:

Cases Deaths

8.

Typhoid fever Small-pox Diphtheria Influenza Malaria Tuberculosis

2.

1.

14, 55

Asked by the Magletrate if be-

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he will succeed Lieut-Colonel Mr. Lindsell asked who was the summons, but Aned defendant $10 Kriebel las military adviser of the man who accompanied Kwan to as the occupier of the premises Nanking Government Reuter, Mr Brown's place last evening from whic's the pulsana

The eastern typhoon is con- tral to the north of Nanking. moving north.

Forecast:-8. winds, moder- ate; generally overcast; ócca-

Rainfall Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day 1.84 Inch Rainfall since January 1, 37.87 Inches / against an average of 44.48.

Temperature and Humidity

The temperature and humidi- ty at certain specided centros this morning at 6 o'clock WEN:-

Temp. Humid..

Hong Kong

79

89

Macao

81

·96·

Pratas. Island

82

87

Manila

81

**86

Foochow

91

Amoy

83

Swatow

Shanghai Chefoo

96

74

100

08