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BRITISH POLICY IN TRAGIC DEATH
PALESTINE.
Difficulty of Pleasing Both Sections.
BAT BLISHED
1845
"
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1930.
AID FOR 20,000 IDLE
IN BRITAIN.
Plan for Developing London's Underground
LADY HORNE.
Well-Known Novelist and Journalist.
VIEWS OF COMMISSION.
CLEVER AS A CHILD.
TO COST £12,000,000.
Rugby. Yesterday.
"Rugly, Yesterday.
The first
London, Yesterday. Lady Auriol Horne had tra- At the opening meeting of thevelled extensively and had the
“VET” FINED $5.
DRIVING HIS CAR WITHOUT LIGHTS.
"UNDER REPAIR.”
Mr. H. C. Watson, Veterinary Surgeon to the Dairy Farm, to-day pleaded guilty before Mr. R. E. Lindsell to a summons charging him with driving his private car on the Pokfulam Road, without lights at 7.15 p.m. on August 29.
Traffic Sergeant Baker said that car and he stopped the the when of auge
was no battery.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. - The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/8 11/16.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
ATLANTIC CABLES "INTERNATIONAL NOW REPAIRED. YOUTHS' DAY.”
Seditious Pamphlets Distributed.
| Task, Completed by Ice-
Bound Ships.
SEA BED CHANGED.
по
Dainty Eyeglasses
N. LÁZARUS Ophthalmic Optician
18, Queen's Road Central.
ALLEGATION AGAINST CHINESE.
REBEL FORCES NOW DISARMED.
National Troops Adopt New Tactics.
WEST RIVER PATROLLED.
League Council at Geneva to-day. reputation of being a busy writer | £12,000,000 schept for develon.examined it he found that there ous task of repairing the trans-Calendar and the local Police, as rebels, commanded by Sun Tien-
Her
way extension
from. Finsbury
J
Nanking, Sunday, Rugby, Yesterday. Last Sunday was "International
According to reliable informa- "the 'Red on The ships engaged in the ardu-Youths' Day"
tion from military circles, the Atlantic table damaged by the
last usual, were on the look out to pre-ying and Yen Yin-chi, holding ing London's underground system Asked why he had driven the car carthquake under the sea
The day Antzeling, neur Talkong, were M. Procope, Finland's.representa- and an alert journalist.
Under the name of "Auriol will start in a fortnight, when without a battery, Mr. Watson sald November, have now completed vent demonstrations.
that the car was under repair. On the work. They found that vol-passed off very quietly except for entirely disarmed at noon to-day, tive on the Council, read the re-Barran" she wrote two French work will begin on the tube rail that day he had to go out to Pokfu-canie action had in large areasjone small incident near the Cen. after a week's continual attack-by port of the Mandates' Commission novels at the age of 10. on Palestine and outlined the mea-governess burnt them. Then she Park northward four and a half lam to see a sick animal, and he had changed the consistency of the tral Market, when a Chinese was the Nationalists, who, having spres taken by the British Gov-won an essay competition prizo miles to Southgate, and then thought that he ought to be back in sea bed at two or three miles depth arrested for the alleged distribu- adopted new tactics, succeeded in for French at the age of 12 through open country to Cock town before dark. He was unfor- from slime to solid rock. Much tion of seditious pamphlets at the capturing Welhoyi and Chute- of the cable had been buried, but junction of Cochrane Street and pap, two strategic points, midway between Antzeling and Taikong. ernment to prevent a recurrence Thereafter she wrote in English fosters. It is estimated that the tunately delayed.
His Worship imposed a fine of 150 miles of it was recovered and Queen's Road Central, at 1:15 pm. Consequently, the rebels, who When the man was charged be offered stubborn resistance during of the disorders. fie dwelt on the and French and was the author of
scheme in one way or another will
reconditioned. tremendous difficulties with which a dramatic sketch played at a provide employment for 20,000
During relaying the cable was fore Mr. R. R. Lindsell it in the last few days, were compelled shortened 200 miles to avoid the ling, Mr. F. X. d'Almada, jun., ap- "to surrender. The Nationalists a mandatory power was faced in charity performance on behalf of
the "League of Mercy," of which men for two and a half years. facilitating the establishment of ashe was Chairman of the Execn-.
ships had to scour the sen over a ed a plea of "not guilty." He ask are now approaching the suburb Jewish national home and, at the tive.-Reuter.
huge area to grapple cables three ed for a short adjournment in of the Taikong city, which is ex- miles below, and during the work order to prepare his case, and add pected to fall at any moment. same time, guaranteeing the poli-
their rigging and machinery was ed that he understood that the tical rights of the Arabs.
sometimes completely covered Police wanted a week's remand. with ice.-British Wireless Ser- vice,
M. Procope expressed the view that the British statement that the suspension of Jewish immigra- tion was only temporary, should allay, the anxieties shown by the Jewish communities.
Plunged Into River.
Brussels, Yesterday.,
In addition to the extension to: Cockfosters, which will cost over £5,000,000, the scheme provides for a new line from Hammersmith A motor-car with two English to Northfields, on which £3,000,000 lady occupants, and driven by on will be spent, and reconstruction. English chauffeur, plunged into fat a cost of £4,000,000, of certain the River Scheldt us it was about stations in Central London.-Bri- to enter a ferry between Sainte tish Wireless Service. Anne and Antwerp.
was for-
She
of the late She
NIGHT FLYING.
NEW
EXPERIENCE FOR PRIVATE
'PLANE OWNERS.
USE OF FLOODLIGHTS.
Rugby, Yesterday. The first public demonstration
$3.
CHINA MAIL.
PERUSAL OF COMPETITION. DECISION TO COMPETE.
Details will be found on PAGE SEVEN.
PUBLICATION OF WINNERS. AN EVENING'S ENJOYMENT.
CHINA MAIL.
ROYAL VISITOR,
drag of the gulf stream. The peared for the defence and enter-
BRIAND'S PLAN.
FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN STATES.
CAPITAL IMPORTANCE.
Geneva, Yesterday.
Attack on Chengchow.
The Nationalists, commanded Detective Sergeant O'Donovan by Siang Kuan Yun Hsiang and Siu Chi-tso, heading from Weirnin, said that he wanted a week's re-40 miles south-east of Chengchow mand because it was necessary to for Huangtienchen,
captured send the documents to the S.C.A. the latter city on September 7
for translation
without opposition, and are now The Magistrate inquired if all launching an attack on Hsincheng the documents were not the same and Chengchow from two routes.
The Sergeant replied that over On the Ping-Han line, the Na- 100 pamphlets were seized. The tionalists are adopting new tactics majority were the same, but there
were a few which were different. by concentrating on two wings, the right wing having occupied He added that if the S.C.A. were Weimin and the left wing having
Both Indies, one of whom has been identifled #5 Lady Auriol Horne (wife of Sir James Allan The British Foreign Secretary, Horne)
The were drowned. Mr. Arthur Henderson, dealt at chauffeur was rescued.-Reater. length with the Commissioners'
[Lady Auriol Horne report and said that the policy of merly the widow of Captain Noel a mandatory power was to treat Earran, 2nd Life Guards.
A private conference, attended not busy they should take only equally both sections of the popuwne the oldest child
by the representatives of 27 two or three days to translate the passed Yucheng, 30 miles north- lation in Palestine in the belief Hon. Alistair George Hay.
European States unanimously documents, but generally they A Shanghai message states that its obligations in this res married, in 1924, Sir James Allan of night flying by privately owned QUEEN MAUD OF NORWAY IN agreed to a motion, moved by wanted plenty of time. pect were not irreconcilable. The Horne, formerly senior resident
M. Briand, that his scheme for the| The Magistrate fixed hearing of British Government had sent to partner of Jardine, Skinner and and club light aeroplanes will
federation of European states the case for 10 a.m., on Saturday, at Heston Air Palestine Sir John Hope, a recog-Co.. East India merchants, of Cal-start to-morrow
Rugby, Yesterday. Controller
should be referred to the League Bail was refused. nised expert in land settlement cutta.
Park. Until now private flying by
Queen Maud of Norway arrived Assembly. Mr. Arthur Henderson and colonisation, and his report Munitions. Bombay, during was now under consideration and latter part of the late war, and night has been impossible, owing
There is to the lack of facilities, but this at Newcastle to-day from Bergen seconded the motion. M. Briand would be laid before the Council at was knighted in 1919.
week, from nine o'clock until mid- and left by road for Sandring-will probably introduce the sub- an early opportunity.
The British Government had accepted the report of the Com- mission and would adopt all mea- sures likely to bring about good-
He
Was
che son of the marriage.]
CLERK CHARGED.
of the
will between the two sections of ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT BY A
the population for such goodwill
as was necessary to the prosperity
of Palestine.
Subsequent speeches expressed
general confidence in the manda-
MACANESE,
REMAND ORDERED.
Ricardo da Roza, a native of
tory power and M. Procope's re-Macao, described as a foreman
night each evening, Heston Aero drome will be floodlit, and boun- dary lights will mark its limits. Private owners will be able to fly their own 'planes, and dual con- trol machines will be available for advanced flying pupils to take instruction in night flying.-Bri-| tish Wireless Service.
CHINESE HERO.
port and resolution on Palestine printer living at 22, Li Tung were unanimously adopted.-Bri-Street, was to-day charged be- BLIND
tish Wireless Service.
Special Difficulties.
Geneva, Yesterday.
fore Mr. H. R. Butters with em- bezzlement as a clerk or servant
of the Kwongtung $1.50 Directory The name of
The Council of the League of Nations; at its first meeting receiv. Co., of Shameen.
peoples of diverse characteristics
MAN DIES OF BURNS IN
FATAL FIRE.
LIVERPOOL TRAGEDY.
London, Yesterday. Ah Sin, a blind Chinese man, ed the report of the Permanent Mr. R. T. O. Lammert, managing
effected several heroic Mandates Commission on the dis-director of the Company, appeared who orders in Palestine, issued on on the charge sheet as complain-rescues during a fire in Liverpool's Chinatown on September 2, has ant. August 26.
When he The alleged embezzlement was died of his injuries. Mr. Procope (Finland) in pre- senting the report emphasised that stated to involve $50 collected was discovered by firemen he was the report must not be regarded as from the Hong Kong Hotel, $54 badly burned and was clinging to an attempt to supplant the man- collected from Messrs. Bitzer and window ledge. He was shout- datory Power in the exercise of Co., and other sums collected from ing: "Save the children!”
Three Chinese children, and its duties. Even a Power so ex-various other firms in Hong Kong, their dog "Spot" perished in the perienced as Britala in governing amounting to a total of $487.60. fire; two others were badly burn-
Mr. F. X. d'Almada, jun., who was bound to be embarrassed by appeared for the prosecution, asked and another, Robert Yen, the special difficulties connected ed for a remand, explaining that died in hospital-Reuter.
was only arrested with the Palestine mandate. Bri- the accused tain could only be reproached it yesterday, and he, had a 'file' of she did not attempt to promote a documents to go through before Jewish national home or develop he could prepare his case, the existing institutions in money the accused was alleged to Palestine; and it was clear from have embezzled was. collected past results that Britain's policy did from various advertisers
the Kwongtung Directory. not deserve such a reproach,
Mr. Arthur Henderson, replying, accused was entitled to certain anid the British Government noted commissions from the various appreciatively the passages in amounts collected, but he pocket- dicating the difficulties in governing led the whole.
BEAUTY CONTEST.
The "MISS BRAZIL” GETS THE FIRST |
PRIZE.
in
The
Palestine. The British Govern The Magistrate gave a week's ment was glad Mr. Procope shared remand, fixing ball in the sum of the Mandates Commission's view $500.
BATHING SUITS BARRED. ↑
Rio de Janeiro, Yesterday, The international beauty con-
I test here has resulted in the selec- tion of Rollanda Pereira, "Miss Brazil" as "Miss Universe."
BRITAIN.
ham.-British Wireless Service.
LEAVING WUCHOW?
It is reported from Wuchow that 12 junks full of soldlers have sailed down the river →→→ the exact faction they be long to not being mentioned.
STILL FAIR.
The Royal Observatory's weather report to-day states: A belt of relatively high pressure extends from East China to east of the Bonins and a trough of relatively low pressure from Indo-China to south of Guam.
Forecast:-Eaat. winds, mo- derate; fair.
Rainfall. Rainfall to 10 am.. to-day nil. Rainfall since January 1, 67.29 inches against an average of 68.82 inches.
Temperature.
The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock was:-
Hong Kong
Macao
Temperature.
79
17
Pratas Jeland
81
Manila
79
Foochow Amoy Swatow Chefoo -Shanghal
B1
76
79
72
.76
Fernanda Gonzales, of Portugal, STOP PRESS
and Alice Diplorackou, of Greece,
that the British statement with re- Later da Roza was again tied for second place. gard to the suspension of Jowish brought Into Court, when he immigration permits should allay elected to plead "guilty." The States, was third. the anxiety of Jewish communities. Magistrate, however, deferred
Beatrice Lee, of the United
Twenty-six candidates paraded
Santo Domingo, Yesterday, The Legislature has given the President powers of a dic
The British Government would sentence until Saturday. for the in evening dress, and in walking tator to speed up the rescue, shortly issue a statement regarding attendance of Mr. Lammert, who costume before the judgest baths
the future policy in Palestine, is in Canton,
which recognised that promotion
of goodwill between the Arabs and
the Jews was indispensable to peace and prosperity.
Geneva, later.
The League Council unanimously adopted Mr. Procopa's report, after several members had expressed general confidence in the manda- tory PowerReuter
RELEASED FROM GAOL.
Allahabad Pundit Motilal N released fromla
POLAR SCIENTIST.
AWARDED BRUCE MEDAL FOR:
RESEARCH
ing suits being barred Reuters American Service. N
SLAVE TRAFFIC.
ENQUIRY TO BE MADE MAIN PAR EAST. F JAPANESE SUPPORT.
work Civilians are being firemen and Police and clear called up to assist convicte, the streetBodies are still tbeing recovered? There is an outbreak of typhus fever, and medical supplies are running short. Many of the injured are suffering from gangrene. The Haiti Government la con- sidering closing the frontier. There was a riot on the water front when hungry victimis attempted to raid relief sup plies which were being un- loaded. Soldiers had to coerce women and children in the Farthe rioters who it is alleged. Had fasted since Wednesday, Reuter's American Service
Geneva, Yesterday.
The League Council has agreed
the despatch of a comm
of inquiry into the
lon
te The Japanese and Per
stan members' promised their Governments support Reuter
jeet before the Assembly on September 11.
Maintenance of Peace.
M. Briand's. European Federa. tion meeting unanimously passed a resolution that they were con- vinced that the close collaboration
of the European Governments in
CEYLON UPSET. SIR C. CLEMENTI'S DECISION BADLY RECEIVED.
.CONTROL OF OUTPUT.
Colombo, Yesterday. Ceylon is exceedingly
dis-
west of Hsuchang.
that the transport of Na- tionalists from Tain-Pu line both by land and sea to the Fing- Han line during the last week is considered to have been .com. pleted. Some of the Nationalists were rushed overland to. Chou
chiakow, 40 miles from Yencheng on the Ping-Han line, from Kao- cheng, via Taikong and Si-hwo, while some othere were transport- led by steamers to Hankow, and
thence by train northwards.
Marstial Chiang Kai-shek is re-
to Yencheng on September 5.
all international activities was of appointed at the breakdown of the ported to have flown on a 'plane capital importance for the main rubber restriction negotiations tenance of peace throughout the between Malaya and the Dutch where he will make a temporary The Committee stay to direct the military move world. Such collaboration should East Indies.
MURDER GANG.
FRENCH POLICE MET BY HAIL OF. BULLETS.
be carried out in complete agree formed last month, under the ments on the Ping-Han line, after ment with the League of Nations presidency of a senior Govern- the completion of which, he will on the basis of the principles of ment official, to consider the re return to the Lung-Hai and take
striction scheme. has
de charge of the campaign there. the League Covenant.-Reuter.
cided not to'
Sir
Serious Setback, accept. cable Cecil
as Clementi's
After having suffered a serious final. It is resolved to press fur- setback in the attack of Changsha, ther on producing countries the the main body of the Reds have kind of withdrawn to Muiyuan, from desirability for some Government control of output: which they are now likely to The Committee also considered evacuate and to escape in the the question of reduction of ex-direction of Liuyang. "The forces port duty and rail-freights-under General Ho Chien are pur suing the retreating Communists Reuter.
from the centre, while those under Rugby, Yesterday. Generals Lo Lin and Kung Ping- After touching a new low record fan from the right and left respec
RAID IN HANOI
Hanoi, Yesterday. Detectives to-day raided the headquarters of a gang of re volutionaries and murderers here.
Rationalisation?
The detectives, who were greeted of 3% pence to-day, the price tively..
by a bail of bullets, rushed the of rubber in the London market The vanguard of the 18th Rubber shares Kiangui, division are reported to house and overpowered. two recovered 1/16. women and one-man. Two others were weak but little selling oc-have arrived at Chuchow, and are were shot down as they curred, prices being marked down now launching an attack against
the Reds in Liting. as a precautionary measure, were attempting to
In purault of the Communists, escape,
The fall in commodity price was one of which
the Wha
due to the decision of the Dutch the centre column of the victori- notorious agitator, Hoang Dingvy, (the instigator of several recent East Indies Government not to ous troops have arrived at Yun- assassinations). He died of his impose a curtallment of output, ganghe, the left wing reached Liu-
No trace of. Com wounds. Two policemen were in-and is the lowest price touched in huho and the right wing passed
the history of rubber production.) Tungshan, jured.-Reuter.
Although opinions differ on the munists can now be found in the subject, there is in some quarters vicinity of Changsha, the crisis of of Mincing Lane a feeling of re-which city is now considered to Lief rather than of despondency have been over.
General Chen Kwong-chung re-. concerning the statement about the attitude of the Dutch authori-ports that the notorious Red lead- ties.
er, Chu Teh, was actually killed According to some authorities, while in action.. rationalisation must now follow
WHAT TURKS WANT.
DEVELOPMENT OF KEMAL'S REPUBLIC.
NEW RAILWAYS.
Constantinople, Yesterday. All Fethi Bey, who was prevent ed by disturbances from making a spooch on Saturday, spoke at Stayrna on Sunday to a large and enthusiastic audience.
Chang Hsueh-lang.
and amalgamations and co-opera- The Nanking Government is in' tive arrangements are expected.receipt of an official, telegram from.
British Wireless Service.
THEFT OF SHIP'S PLATES
of Ch
General Chang Heueh-liang, deny
ing any intention of joining the propaned Peking Government and stating that he has ordered Dr.
Charged with the larceny of two Wellington Koo to return to Múk- He denied the insinuations of plates of fron from on board the den. Another telegram from the at Mukden the Government Party that the Blue Funpei steamer Teucer, a Nanking delegates
new Opposition Party was re- Chinese unemployed youth pleaded states that Marshal Chang has actionary, and, for instance, guilty before Mr. T. 8. Whyle wired Yen. Hal-shan, denouncing wanted to return to the fez and Smith this morning.
the latter's attempt to form a gov- ernment.
Arab characters.
Detective-Sergeant W. G. Hum
Owing to the recent circulation All Fethi Bey declared that the phreys said that the ship lay along- Opposition, on the contrary, almalde Holt's Wharf. and accused of rumours regarding General ed at developing Kemal's repub was caught by a contractor's fore Chang Hsueh-llang's attitude, the lican laboure, ensuring free man with the fron under his coat. Nanking delegates Chang Chun, speech and the responsibility of Mr. P. Thompson, a representative Fang Pen-ion and Wu Tleh-cheng the rulers, S
of the ship, stated that 38 plates went to Interview the young, Gen
He agreed that it was neces of iron had been stolen during the eral on Sept. 6. General Chang is sary to build new railways, but night, and the Police suspected the quoted as saying that not only he objected to the agreement that accused as being implicated in the has not participated in the propos
ed Poking Government, but also he had been concluded with the Swe larcenfes. AKT dish and German groups as being The Magistrate ordered the lad
(Continued on Page 7) too onerousReuter.
to be caned with twelve strokes,
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