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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1930.

FIVE INFORMERS FOR SHOCK FOR PARTY

ONE CATCH.

Revenue Detective in Trouble.

POLITICIANS.

Surprising Result of Bromley By-Election.

--The

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

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

Brings tonger,

ого

Dainty Eyeglasses

N. LAZARUS

Ophthalmic Optician,

13, Queen's Road Central

VAST FORTUNE OF 20 ENGLISH COMMUNIST PLOT IN REBELS TO BEGIN A THE "TAIL" OF A

MR. V. L. BLACK.

U.S. Millionaire Leaves $100,000 to Secretary.

BIG HAUL OF OPIUM.

EMPIRE TRADE PARTY.

HIS FLIGHT TO HONG KONG.

London, Yesterday...

MATCHES

TURKEY.

EVERTON'S SECOND

Arrest of Notable Men -in Capital.

"

RETREAT?

SIGNBOARD.

Nanking Plans to Cut And Thereby Hangs the

Them Off at Loyang.

Tale.

MERCHANTS IN COURT.

-Seven-Chinese--were-to-day-

Baltimore, Yesterday.

charged before Mr. H., E. Lindsell Shock For Party Politicians- Mr. Van Lear Black, the news

by-fis

She

VICTORY.

CHELSEA CHECK

MANCHESTER CITY LOSE AT HOME.

+

THIRD INTERNATIONAL.

KUOMINCHUN YIELDING,

Constantinople, Yesterday;

Hankow, Tuesday. The tail end of a signboard, to Thirty persons. including Being, appointed C.-in-C. of the which a Chinese merchant ob- with the unlawful, possession, in Surprising Vote for Redwood-paper magnate, whose tragic the barbour, of a large quantity Fall in Conservative. Majority," death was reported recently, left

students, professors, and work-Ping-Han line, General Liu Chihfected, resulted in the tale being of prepared and raw non-Govern-are the Headings of the Evening several millions. He bequeathed

men, have been arrested in con-has instructed a portion of his 2nd told at the Suprimary Court this morning before Mr. Justice P. ment opium.

Standard (the Beaverbrook $100,000 to Miss Alice Bone.

nection with the discovery of a Army Corps to proceed from Jacks (Acting Puisne Judge). Mr. Horace Lo appeared for the organ), which indicate the import his secretary in Britain.

Communist plot, The arrested Lung-Hai to Ping-Han, via Chou- The parties in dispute are the the Bromley

the daughter of Mr. A large number of matches in fourth accused, whilst the others nt effect

election result is likely to have on James Bone, the London Editor the English Football Leagues

men are alleged to have stirred up chiakow, and another contingent Ka Hing Chan firm, of No. 29, were not legally represented.

Wing Lok Street (plaintiffs), and the general political situation. of the Manchester Guardian, who was played yesterday-five in the classes of the community. The vancing column of the first por-Lok Street (defendants).

an agitation among different to Hankow by steamers. The ad-the Sheung Ip Co., of 29, Wing Revenue Officer Grimmitt told the Magistrate that the first actulates Lord Rothermere on the divided among his widow and First Division, five in the Second agitators organisation is alleged tion are reported to have arrived

The Evening Standard congra. also benefits.. The residuary is cused was a revenue detective and immense support he has received children.

Plaintiffs, who are represented By a curious coin- Division, nine in the Southern to be connected with the Third at Yencheng, where they are now by Mr. W. D. Owen, claim from the others were sampan and public from the consistently Tory divi cidence, in view of the fact that, Section of the Third Division, and International. It is believed that able to join the 3rd Army Corps the defendants the sum of $500,

sion where he had the courage and he was drowned, his will directs

it is the most important Com-under General Ho Cheng-chun,

being $50 in respect of a signboard vision to put the Empire trade that he shall be buried at sea.one in the Northern Section.

munist organisation hitherto dis- issue to the test.

Chelsea, in the First Division, covered in Turkey. A number of Reuter's American Service.

which the defendants are alleged Minor fighting between the two to have taken away from them, Grimmitt said that he did not know the poll, said: "We have lighted a hoard whilst cruising on

Mr. Redwood, interviewed after to Hong Kong recently, fell over-to Newcastle United by the only Angora and at Zonguldak, the have broken out in the vicinity of Mr. J. M..da Almada Remedios

{Mr. Van Lear Black, who flew fost their first match, going down suspects has also been arrested at opposing forces is reported to and $450 for special damages. the exact quantity of opium befire that shall never die out in this cause he did not have the analyst's country.

yacht, and was drowned.]

goal scored.

centre of the coal mining indus- Lagda United also certificate. He understood that The Evening News (the Rother-

sustained their first defeat,

gin of three goals. Still another Club to go down for the first time were Manchester City, whom

motor boat men.

Mr. Lo said that his client was the coxswain of a motor boat.

Replying to the Magistrate, Mr.

his!

try.-Reuter.

there were over 800 tuels of premere organ) congratulates Mr. LIBERALS NOT TO Derby County winding by a mar- WORLD SCIENTISTS

pared and a small quantity of raw Redwood on his remarkable oplum.

achievement in "one of the stern.

Mr. Lindsell asked if the accusest tasks ever undertaken by a

ed were arrested separately.

Mr. Grimmitt said that he did not know much of the case be cause the seizure was made by O. Powell, but he gathered that all the men were arrested together.

His Worship decided to put the "ease" over until the arrival-R,-0.

Parliamentary candidate."

The Star (Liberal) declares that the Empire Free Trade Party are so delighted at Mr Redwood's

poll that they intend to fight all the official Conservative can-

lidates at future by-elections.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chair-

Powell, but suggested that Mr. Loman of the Conservative Party,

JOIN LABOURITES.

Views on Free Trade and Low Tariff.

INDEPENDENT PARTY.

Rugby, Yesterday. Recent rumours regarding the

need not remain as a date would telegraphed. to Mr. Campbell, con: possibility of 2 fusion between have to be fixed for the hearing of gratulating "him on his courage, the Labour and Liberal parties| the case. He proposed Monday steadfastness, and well-carned are answered in a manifesto of the afternoon next, provided the date triumph," adding: "Bromley executive committee of the Na. Conservatives have demonstrated tional Liberal Federation, which was suitable to the prosecution.

their sound good sense as well as their loyalty."-Reuter.

will be discussed at meetings of the Council of the Federation at Torquay next month.

Instruction to Solicitor. Mr. "Lo agreed to proceed with the case on Monday and asked for buil, stating that his instruction from the Motor Boat Co., was that the boat was hired; by & Chliese ed as follows: Revenue Offeer and therefore his Mr. E. T. Campbell (Con- client was an innocent party.

The Figures.

London, Yesterday. The Bromley by-election result.

His Worship decided to leave the Mr. question of ball until after he had heard the facts of the case.

servative).

W .C. Fordham (Liberal)

Mr. V. C. Redwood (United

Empire)

Later R. O. Powall appeared in Court and related the story of the Mr. seizure.

craft-

Almost

A. E. Ashworth (Labour)

יד

Extraordinary interest

12,782.

11,176.

was

STOP PRESS

Havana (Cuba), Yesterday,

It is reported that a hurri- cane, travelling at the rate of 100 miles an hour, has devastated Santo Domingo City. Reuter's · American Service.

Buenos Aires, Yesterday. The situation seems easier, It now. transpft that Gen- eral Dellepiane, on resigning yesterday, declared that Pre- sident Irigoyen was sur. rounded by men who, while enjoying his confidence, made the President appear unfavourable in the light of public opinion. It is also re- ported that a number of lead- ing supporters of Irigoyen commissioned the President's private physician to advise him to resign, but Irigoyen refused. The octogenarian President to-day signed a de- cree for the opening of the ordinary session of Parlia- ment on September 11 and cancelling the excessive pre- cautionary measures by the Police and military-Reu- ter's American.Service.

IN CONGRESS.

Interesting Meeting of

British Association,

PSYCHOLOGY STRESSED.

is appearing for the defendants, Hsuchang yesterday. The Na tionalists will adopt a

Whose Verandah? big

The proprietor of the plaintiff

and final drive on the Kuominchun firm stated in evidence that the as soon as General Liu Chih ur-signboard was hung under his rives at the front.

Compelled to Yield,

Di

verandah. His shop was on the ground floor of house No. 29, but

Owing to the heavy pressure by the offices were on the first floor the overwhelming number

of house No. 27. The defendants' Nationalists on all fronts of the shop was on the ground floor of Lung-Hai line, the Kuominchun house No. 27. are compelled to yield ground and The signboard in question was fall-back-to-the vicinity of Kai-hung-under-the-verandah-of- London, Yesterday. feng. The Nationalists have house No. 27. It was about five Three thousand scientists, in-made splendid progress without feet long and from two to three difficulty during the last few days. feet in width. From the pave- cluding representatives of most Nevertheless the order for a gen-ment to the tail end of the sign- of the Universities in the Domin-feral drive is not yet issued.

board was a clear space of about

lons, the United States, and the Military observers predict that nine to ten feet. At the time Continent, gathered at Bristol the Kuominchun will begin a when the signboard was put up, to-day for the opening of the general retreat to Tungkuan Pass, which was about a year ago, de- if they are not reinforced by fendants raised no objection to it, hundredth annual meeting of the

large contingent of Shansi forces but a week after it had been put British Association for the Ad-within the week. Judging by up, defendants, approached him to vancement of Science. The Pre- their hurried preparations of take it down. He refused to do sident is Professor F. O. Bower, trenches along Tengfeng and Lin so, because the signboard was not yue, in anticipation of a Nation-encroaching on defendants' pró- LL.D.

alist attack on these atrategic nerty. Besides questions that are pure-points, the Kuominchun are ap

Business Decreased! ly scientific, the agenda includes prehensive of Loyang, their rear, many topics of popular interest, being cut, the fall of which will after the signboard had been re- Continuing, witness said that such as town planning and hous-mcun a deadly blow to them.

moved away by the defendants on As it is generally understood July 23 his business showed a ing schemes. Not the least not-

that the Shansi insurgents, after decrease. He submitted a list of uble feature is that 30 women having suffered heavy losses in his average daily takings to his will address the gathering, ap- the recent Taian battle, will not Lordship, who remarked that the pealing mainly to the younger be ably spared to take part in the figures might ce might not be cor- generation.

coming Lung-Hai struggle, the rect.. Kuominchun will be content, if The psychology section is likely possible, to arrange an orderly mitting the figures. The decrease. Mr. Remedios: We are not ad- to prove of great interest, with withdrawal to Tungkuan Pass. It which plaintiffs claim, might lectures, on "variations in the now appears that the bandits and very well have been caused by emotional development of normal doubtful troops are

utilised to other factors. adolescence," and "the adolescence fight in the front to prevent the Witness further stated that, of the young wage earner." penetration of the Nationalists s0 prior to his putting up his sign- as to allow the Kuominchun units board there, there was another Professor Bower's presidential for a steady retreat. — address dealt with size and form News Agency.

The manifesto, which had been prepared to afford guidance to candidates and others, deals lengthily with the tariff question and declares that there is no hope 9,482, of economic recovery unless the system of open markets. upon 6,942. which the very existence of the He said that at about 2 a.m.; ho

Nation depends is maintained, kept watch on the Macao boat Sul Conservative majority 1,006. Britain's true policy, it adds, is to Tai from a sampan in the junk an- This does not mean any change take a lead in co-operation with chorage. After a while he saw in the political representation.other Free Trade or low tariff sampan leave the stern of the Sul Router.

corntrics in the movement toward Tai and make for the anchorage.

general reduction of tariffs, He (R. O. Powell) then ordered taken in the by-election, due to the which is as necessary for world his boat to make for the other death of the Conservative member, peace and prosperity' as a gen-

Colonel James. The Liberals were eral reduction of armaments." immediately after a very confident of victory, owing to It advocates a vigorous policy motor boat came alongside the the Conservative split, as Mr. Red-of Empire development by means other sampan and tied up to her wood was loudly championed by other than tariffs, and outlines and together they proceeded north the Rothermere Presa, and Lord the proposed measures for indus west towards Yaumati, past the Rothermore himself as the founder trial re-organisation, the develop entrance to the junk anchorage. of the United Empire Party, ac-ment of agriculture, and a revi He followed in his sampan. The tively intervened on his behalf;sion of the system of unemploy leading craft had gone 150 to 200 while Lord Benverbrook, lead-ment relief.

[Professor Bower was Emeritus Blackpool defeated at

Man- yards beyond the entrance of the cr of the Empire

Professor of Botany at Glasgow | Regarding co-operation with cheater. anchorage when the engine of the era, whose Press wha silent Labour, the manifesto has given

Sunderland drew for the second University until 1926, and has motor boat broke down and thus as regards the election, re-the terms of the resolution put time in the new season when they written many books and essays on R. O. Powell's aampan was able to cently wrote declaring that the forward for discussion at Tor- visited Sheffield United.

botanical questions. decision to run a United Empire quay, "That whilst approving the

He is 85, Find In Motor Boat.

Oldham Win Away. Party candidate imposed no obliga- conditions under which the leader

and was educated at Repton He found all the savou accused tion to support him

Of the ten Second Division School and Trinity College, Cam- in the motor boat and there was Beaverbrook, while Mr. Campbell Party has met the Prime Minis were the only Club to bag full

Lord of the Liberal Parliamentary Clubs engaged Oldham Athletic bridge.] no one in the sampan. In the was not pledged to vote for Em-ter for consultation upon Nation points on foreign soil, Reading motor boat were two large pack pire Free Trade in the House of al questions, the Council re-affirme being their victims by a margin ages of opium, The amount had] Commons irrespective of his the complete Independence of of two goals.

Mr. Campbell, the Liberal Party, and renews of prepared and 36 taels of Fer- the official Conservative candidate, its insistence upon its mainten- first time were Port Vale and Clubs to be defeated for the sian raw opium.

said he believed in Empire Freelance as a separate political entity Preston North End, their victors Magistrate: The accused in one Trade, but refused to be disloyal and Parliamentary force-Bri- being Bradford City and Everton,

tish Wireless Service.

get up.

since been certifled to be 834 taels leaders' decision.

од

crusad-

of your men? Yes and our allega- to Mr. Baldwin. tion was that he was not taking the opium to the office.

Continuing, R. O. Powell said | Lt-Col. James (Con)

The figures at the last election

were:

that as soon as he got alongalde Mr. W. G. Fordham (Lib.) 18,872. the motor boat the first accused Mr. A.. E. Ashworth (Lab.) 10.105. told him that he was C.R.O., 62

He was asked if any European Conservative majority Officer, knew that he was n the

there was any more oplum on R.O. came up.

first accused assured R. O. Powell Informer.

DAMAGED BY STRIKING A TREE.

respectively.

Plymouth Argyle lost their

in plants-Reuter.

$135 STOLEN.

J

INCIDENT IN MONEY CHANGER'S SHOP,

JAIL FOR THIEF.

A coolle was to-day charged be

.......... 25,449. AMBULANCE SMASH. second match, Everton winning fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell with the by the odd goal in three. In the larceny of $135 from a returned fifth match Bury gained full Chinese emigrant from Singapore points at the expense of Cardiff at a money changer's shop at $2, City*

Des Voeux Road West. He plead- nd that he picked the money from In the Southern Section of the the ground.

7,077.

One of the ambulances attached to

Northampton on Top.

case and replied "No." Asked if the opium when the European the Central Fire Station has been Third Division, Northampton go According to Inspector Mc board beside the two packages, Second accused: I am No. 1's removed to the P.W.D. workshop for to the top by virtue of their win Walters, at about noon yesterday that there was no more. When a Third accused: I am also an it hit an overhanging branch of a

repairs as a result of a mishap when by four goals against Brentford the complainant went to the money further search of the boat was informer.

on the latter's ground. Southend changers to convert some Singa- also gained a couple points as pore money into Hong Kong cur- made, however, another 119 taels Fifth accused: I am another iree in Upper Albert Road at 7 the outcome of their visit to tency. He received a roll of notes were found.

WEEE which he placed on the counter to o'clock last night. The ambulance Brighton, ATIDAR P Magistrate: The fourth accused Sixth accused: I too, am en] (No. 2) was conveying

he first time countA sudden gust of wind is the coxswain of the motor boatj informar.

tangers, suddenly blew a slip of paper, on from Shaukiwan to the

which he had written the exchange and the boat was supposed to have Magistrate Four or five-in-ment Civil, Hospital at th

fate, to the ground. been engaged by the R.O.?Yes, formers for one catch! Why tell The patient who was n

Then he is not a guilty party such les7A

when taken

He has not told us what instruc-

Informer.

Asked what he had to say,

tions he had from the R.O.seventh accused also claimed to

His Worship, then decided. In be an informer.

view of the fact that he has a soll- Mr. Lindsell:

eltor, not to ask the fourth accus- and one constable Wan

ed to plead

Bunch of Informers.

good of lying like

The others, when charged, gave for

ropifes as under

First accused (C.R.0, 62

oplum is not mide/17-- chasing the sam

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text of

Leaving the bundia of notes on the counter, he stooped to retrieve'

SOME RAIN..

Canton

The Royal Observatory to- day reports:-

A shallow depression 18

|signboard of the Wo Ping Com- pany, and the defendant firm were agents for them. That signboard was about the same size as the one to which defendant firm objected. An Obstruction? Cross-examined by Mr. Remedios, witness admitted that there

was no verandah in his

shown to the north of Tokyo.shop, which, was on house No. 29.

A trough of low pressure

He did not know the reason why extends from' Indo-China to

the signboard of the Wo Ping Guam, where a typhoon ap-

Company was taken away.

pears to have formed.

Forecast: Light "easterly

Mr. Remedios: I put it to you that the signboard wis taken

or variable winds; generally away because it obscured the view and obstructed the light and uir f.m the defendant firm

do not know that..

overcast; some-raín.-

Rainfall:

Rainfall to 10 am to-day 0.57 Inch. Rainfall since

January hgainst

inches,

B

1, 67.07 Inches average of 67.25

Temperature, The temperature at certain specified contros this morning

at 6 o'clock was

เ

-I also put.It to you that it was for the same reason that objec tion was lodged with you before you had your signboard put there? Yes, an objection was lodged, but as it was on my pro- party, I ignored it.

Hong Kong Macao

Temperature,

76

76

·Pratas Igland -Manila

77.

70

$1 a Day for Trespassing. In answer to further questions. witness admitted receiving a letter from Mr. Leo d'Almada on October 18, requesting him to Fur- withdraw his signboard.

Foochow

81

Amoy

77

Swotow Chefoo

74

74

Shanghal

SUICIDE SUSPECTED,

A Japanese named I. Kuta was

ther letters were received in July this year, and in one of the letters he was informed that if, the signboard was not removed,⠀ he would be charged $1 a day for trespassing on defendanta pre- mises as from October 18. To all these letters, he did not reply:

On July 23, Inspector Clarke, accompanied by a solicitor's clerk,

the paper. All he did so the ac cused suatched the roll of notes found drowned in the harbour yes approached him and requested from the counter and bolted. He terday afternoon in circumstances him to take away the signboard. Jocal branch was chased by the complainant which suggest suicide.

He told them that if they dare do

Bank of India. and stopped by a constable as he He was reported missing from his so they could take it away, but dia and China to day from was running past the Ko Shing home In Kowloon at 11 m, and the he would not do it for them. He eir Head Office in London Theatre, When searched the body was found Boating near the then went away to consult his "Directors, have, declared an in hotes were found tucked inside Teimshatsul pler at 1:30 p.m. solicitor and an bis return, he dividend for the past half his trousers, under the girdle When the body was taken out of found the signboard had been re- year at the rate of 14 per cent. The Magistrate passed centelte the water the fest were found to be movec,

per annum, free of Income-Taz”! of three toontus' hard labour,tled together with a small towel The case is proceeding.

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