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25, Queen's Road C. & at Stubbs Road.

FEDERATION OF EUROPE.

The

China Mail

No. 27,591

HONG KONG, B

BSTABLISHED

1846

SEPTEMBER 12, 1930.

SARDINES UNFIT FOR MOTOR ACCIDENTS. NEED FOR GREATER

FOOD.

CHINESE YOUTH KNOCKED

DOWN.

Briand on Prevention of Wars.

Heavy Penalty on a Dealer.

FOX TERRIER KILLED,

BRITISH SUPPORT.

-MARKET FOR SOLDER.

No fewer than three motor ac- eidents occurred in the City yes- terday.

The

car in

ECONOMY.

Expenditure Too High in Britain.

TAXATION PARALYSING.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR, — The elcsing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/1 9/16,

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

CALCUTTA BOMB

BRITISH COAL.

EXTENDING OUR FOREIGN

MARKETS.

IMPORTANT DEPUTATION.

Rugby, Yesterday. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Mines Department, Mr. E. London, Yesterday. Shinwell, and a delegation repre-

OUTRAGE.

Sequel to Attack on Police Chief.

TRIAL OPENED.

Calcutta, Yesterday.

was

Dainty Eyeglasses

N. LAZARUS

Ophthalmic Optician 15, Queen's Road Central.

ALL QUIET ON TSAN WAN FRONT.

A Cursorily Official Report.

"MUCH ADO ABOUT

The only Police information summonses series of

In a report made to the Police Rugby, Yesterday,

The Court Room was strongly available to-day with regard to the The Association of British sentative of the British coal in guarded by armed Police at a At the League Assembly at brought against Chinese shop traffic department, Yu Siu (26), Gen 1 to-day M. Briand, address dealers in Youmati and Mongkok living at 56, Caine Road, stated Chambers of Commerce,, after dustry generally, leave London special tribunal at Alipore on the Tsun Wan alfair, was the following inge gathering on his Euro for the sale of bad Sea Brand that whilst driving lis

on a fortnight's occasion of the opening of the issued by the Tsimshatsul Police

trial of Majumdar aged 28 who is Station:- pantries who had replied to and concluding haring before accidentally ran over and killed a Chambers of Commerce through tour in Sweden, Norway, and Den-charged with conspiring with pean Federation scheme, said that sardines in tins, entered its third Caine Road at about 8.30 a.m., he submitting a questionnaire to this week-end

"Alarm received at 11.45 2.m. the questionnaire were favourable Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith this morn-white fox terrier dog belonging out the country have reached the

to Mr. K. Chan of 39, Conduit conclusion that there is an urgent mark. They will reach Stockholm Manuja Sengupta (deceased) to In the principle of a federatelling.

He

also gency Unit) was turned out to a Europe.

Mr. L. R. Andrewes, assistant Road. The carcase of the animal need for a complete overhaul of on Monday and will also visit Oslo, kill Sir Charles Tegart, Police (yesterday) and the E. U. (Emer-

was removed to Kennedy Town. Inational and local taxation.

Bergen, Gothenburg, and Copen-Commissioner. It was logical, said M. Briand, Crown Solicitor, was for the prose-

charged under the Explosives disturbance at Tsun Wan." Mr. D. A. Rushton, of the Gov. Local Chambers of Commerce hagen in turn. that the countries which had cution, while Mr. Horace Lo ap-

Act and the Arms Act.

It appeared that the alarm was ernment Audit Office, was involv-are unanimously of the opinion suffered most from the recent war peared for the defence of Ho Sit ed in, an accident at 2 p.m. He that the country's expenditure is

All exporting coal fields, as well

The Public Prosecutor describing sent to Tsimshatsui by the Officer- should work together to prevent and Ho Leung in respect of 1,180;

was driving his motor car along excessive and that the cpmulative as coal exporters, will be repre- the outruge said that Sengupta in-Charge at Teun Wan Police future war. No conclusion had so tins and 12 ting of surdines, re- Chater Road when a Chinese, aged effect of taxation is especially sented in the delegation, whose was carrying two live bombs and far been reached, save that some spectively. sort of federation was necessary.

Mr. Lo said that he understood in front of the car from behind pression, accompanied by a fall ofdinavian market with a view to

about 17 years, suddenly appeared serious in a time of industrial de-purpose will be to study the Scan- a six-chambered revolver. He Station at 11.80 following a report staggered and fell while running made by villagers at the station M. Briand said that there were that the case for the prosecution another vehicle.

away and died immediately. there that a body of about 100 Mr. Rushton price levels. many obstacles on the way to dis-had closed at the last hearing. Al-was unable to pull up in time and

improving the demand for British | Afterward Majumdar kept his coolles armed with poles were ad- armament, but many had been though his clients bought the sarthe youth was knocked down. He economies should be effected, The Chambers suggested that

pursuers at bay with a revolver surmounted alrendy, France was concerned it would inea they had no intention of was taken to the Government inter alia, in the expenditure on

This will be the first occasion France impossible to reduce selling them, and no intention of Civil Hospital where, on arrival Labour Exchanges, social services, on which, a delegation of inquiry done if the League had not paved/Ho Sit bought the consignment of slight abrasions and was permit-loans, education police pay and all the interests involved. armaments in the way they had having them as food for man. he was found to be suffering from rates of interest on conversion of has been fully representative of loaded revolver. He was injured about a mile from Tsun Wan village,

As far as

coal.

until he was secured by a traffic vancing on the village. constable. He was found in pos- These coolies are employed on session of one live bomb and a work on the Texaco reclamation,

sardines very cheaply at anted to go home efter his injuries

probably by bomb splinters. Both pensions, and unemployment in- the way to security. He recalled

surance, also in the general cost the work of the London Confer- auction, and he did not know that had been dressed

The new Coal Mines Act, by accused were in possession of and is on the previous day the Teun Wan Police Rad arrested five of their cigars. The third accident occurred at of administration, they were bad. He had to hire ence, and said that as Foreign vacant premises to store them.about

providing for the organisation of

The Public Prosecutor was of fokla in a gambling raid, it was The Chambers are of opinion the mining industry, both nation-opinion that bombs might have feared that the coolles intended at neighbour and friendly nation, and/They were very difficult to sell, stance Chan Tim was driving his that the present rate of expendially and by districts, has made it been 'lighted by a burning eigar.} Minister he was in touch with a hoped that accord would be reach.and he could not sell any. Ho Sit car from Arbuthnot Road into ture has a most serious effect on possible for the industry to de/He added that Majumdar was fur- tacking the station to release their

10.30 p.m. In this in

had been telling a coolie to take Caine Road when he came into

ed which would complete the Lon-the bad tins to dump. and, in fact, collision with a private car. Dam-the export, trade.--Reuter.

don agreements.

Of Vital Importance.

The British Foreign Secretary,

Mr. A. Henderson, in reference to M. Briand's speech said that the

No one

the dust boat coolies had refused age was done to the right front certain lots. At the time 12 tins mudguard of Chan's car. were sorted out as, good and the was injured. rest were ordered to be dumped. Ho Leung was Ho Sit's assistant,

TRESPASSERS.

NUISANCE IN `YAUMATI SLIPWAY.

closest collaboration of the Euro- and as the latter took all respon-

•pean Governments was vitally im-sibility he would ask for Ho

The Leung's discharge. portant to European peace.

Mr. Lo then called Ho Sit to British Government had stated its opinion in reply to the question- give evidence from the witness naire, and had expressed its great box, as also did Lam Cheuk, a PETTY THEFTS NUMEROUS. sympathy with the proposal street coolie, who was employed Whatever developed from-a dis-to carry baskets full of had tins to cussion of the scheme the British the dust boat. Government hoped that it would

be carried into effect in collabora- tion with the League and would

- A Tell Tale Label. Senior Sanitary Inspector A. K. Taylor was recalled and in reply

on a

"I went there to find a foki"* was the plan entered by Chau Fuk. a seaman

Yaumati ferry launch when charged to-day be fore Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith" with be consistent with international to the Magistrate suld that if it having trespassed in the Yaumati obligations, of League member- was not for a label which protrud-Government alipway-land under ship and would help forwarded from under the counter of Ho the control of the Harbour Mas- the League's disarmament policy. Sit's shop at 32, Shantung Street, ter.

Mr. Henderson said that the he would not have found the 12 British Government had support- tins, which formed the subject of ed the majority report of the the summons brought against Ho Committee on the reorganisation Leung, who, during Ho Sit's ab of the League Secretariat and sence, was in charge of the groc- hoped that it would be unanimous-ery store. ly adopted.

Inspector R. H. E. Marks in- formed the Magistrate that the Police had received many com- plaints from all departments as to The the loss of small articles. There was a market Police had been specially instruct- always for the solder of old tins, ed to bring these people up to It was very difficult for and where big dumps were made Court. Optional Clause.

usual for the dust boat the Police as there were so many He also hoped that the optional it was

aak for compensation ways Into the slipway along the clause would be universally adapt coolies to

water-front. The Harbour Master ed, because he regarded it as the from the firm.

His Worship, summing up, spid had asked the Police to take all first step toward a settlement of all questions by peaceable means. that with regard to the twelve tins recessary precautions, and to try There Mr. Henderson maintained that, found in the grocery store, he to keep these people away. of all security measures disarma- held that it had not been really was a notice in English and Chin- Intended ese, which stated "No Admittance, ment was the most important, proved that they were

They did and he trusted that further pro- for sale. The position of the 12 except on Business.”

stronger for not suggest that defendant went gress would be made this year. tins made it much The authors of the covenant the defence than the 1,180 tins. there to steal, but, all the same, never believed that disarmuraent Had the twelve tins been with the he had no right to be in the slip- could be achieved if national other stock in the godown at 985, way. armaments remained unrestricted. Canton Road he would not have -British Wireless Service.

Authority of League.

Geneva, Yesterday.

#

His Worship: He, has had had any hesitation in convicting. night in the cells, so I'll caution They could not assume that the 12 him.

A fine of $1 or three days' jall was Imposed.

SOME RAIN.

The Royal. Observatory weather report to-day states: The Chinese anti-cyclone is now centra to the NE. of Peking.

A trough of relatively low pressure extends" from Indo- China to Guaru.

Forecast: - N.E. winds, fresh-gehecally; overcast:

some rain.

Rainfall.

Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day 1.69 inch. Rainfall since *January 1, 68.88 inches against an average of 69.92 inches.

Temperature.

The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock wasi-

Hong Kong

Temperature.

79

Macao Pratas Island

70

83

Manila i Foochow

76

77

Amoy

80

Swatow Chefoo Shanghai

76

€2

67

REDS AGENTS.

IMPORTANT. ARRESTS IN CAIRO.

velop a national policy in regard to foreign markets. British Wireless Service.

SALT INDUSTRY.

WHAT THE TARIFF BOARD SUGGESTS.

STABILITY OF PRICES.

ther charged with murdering companions, and consequently the Sengupta.

alarm was sent and assistance asked Sir Charles Tegart gave evid-for to defend the station.. ence describing the outrage.— Reuter.

Notes on Personnel.

London, Yesterday.

Mr. D. Burlingham, D.S.P., Kowloon, and the Emergency Unit promptly left for Tsun Wan in a j

A scrutiny of the names of the fleet of motor vehicles and arrived delegates from British India to the momentous

Round Table Con-

at the supposed besieged station

When the

contingent

ference on India's future constitu- within 20 minutes. tion, reveals some interesting per- Tsimshatsul, Police sonalities among the diversity reached the Tsun Wan Station the of sections represented, including cooltes, who made slow progress-over. Simla, Yesterday. The report of the Tariff Board every interest and party except the

the hill, had not yet arrived. on the salt industry in India re- extreme Nationalists. commends that the Government! There are a score of Hindus, Consequently the Police quickly should develop the sources of including two representatives of threw a cordon of men armed with

& dozen Bupply and introduce stability of the "depressed classes,"

rifles across the Main Road and prices by assuming control of the Moslems, three Burmans, two import of salt to Bengal which is Sikhs, a single Labour representa waited for the arrival of the in- tive (namely Diwan Chaman Lal, vadors. When the coolles arrived now in private hands.

The report suggests the estab-founder of the Indian Trade Union and saw the formidable guard wait- lishment of a public utility Com- Congress), and five representatives ing for them they downed their poles and took flight back to the reclama- pany, with a limited rate of pro of the big landowners.

Among the Indian States repre- tion. The Police followed and cap- · fits, which would be constituted as

the Maharajah of tured a few of the man for inter- a Marketing Board and have sentatives,. charge of the import and sale of Nawanagar-is well-known in Eng-rogation, the result of which has not salt on the Calcutta market and land as the cricketer "Ranjl.” yet been reported to Headquarters. the sale in North India.

four months.

'It is generally estimated that the

It is believed, however, that the There should be permanent conference will last from three to coolies did not have designs on the Government representation or

Tsun Wan Police Station, but were The British delegates are likely probably intent on giving battle to the Board as a safeguard against the Board's profiteering or in- to be few in comparison with the the villages, one

foregoing-Reuter. efficiency-Reuter.

PITCHED BATTLE,

KURDS STORM GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

-OPPOSED, TO TREATY, ·

ham as

All is now reported to be quiet on

A KOWLOON BLAZE.

of whom was alleged to have been the informer. Story of Outrage.

which led to the Police undertaking On August 25 another attempt the gambling raid. on the life of Sir Charles Tegart, Some members of the Emergency Police Commissioner, was made Unit from Tsimshatsui were left. when two bombs exploded on behind at Taun Wan by Mr. Burling- either side of his car near the

reinforcement to the northeast corner of the Dalhousie station's force, to guard against any Square, Sir Charles was proceed-

possible further trouble. ing to Lall Bazar, headquarters. Bagdad, Yesterday. His car was damaged and the driver Kurdish dissatisfaction with received injuries. Two other cars the Tsun Wan front. the new Traaty between Great were also damaged. Britain and Iraq which violently Following the explosion one man opposed by Kurds who refused was found lying on the footpath

A lighted cigarette end is stated

· ANTI-BRITISH PAPERS. to vote at the General Election bleeding profusely. He died on

last month, culminated in a the spot. He had two bombs and to have been the cause of a rather Calro, Yesterday.

pitched battle in which armed a loaded revolver with him and is serious fire which broke out, at a as Chinese medicine shop, at 460 Importance is attached to the Kurds blockaded the Government, believed to be one of the

Shanghai Street at half past three arrest of two men and two women offices.

?

The ground Extra Police and troops were Another man who was also o'clock this morning. Communists, who are alleged to

bleeding ind- had a bomb and re-flbor was completely gutted, and it be, agents, of the Soviet Inter-called in, national. They are Paul Dietricha, Thirteen persons were killed in volver with him was arrested, He is estimated that $200 damage was a German need for ratification of the con- being kept in the godown just for

Geneva, Yesterday.

Just arrived from the ensuing fight including one has given his name to the police sustained.

About 500 heaps of medicinal ventions and he concluded under the purpose of being dumped.. He

Ferlin, and Wolfblau, a Russian Iraquí soldier; whilst 35 were and is 4 law student. One coolie

herbs were completely destroyed, Prince Varnvaidya, head of the Jew and a member of the Pales wounded, of whom four are sol- who was also hit has since died. the auspices of the League. He thought that the unsuccessful Siamese delegation to the League tinian Communists. The womer

Sir C. Tegart's Story: diers and nine are Police-Reuter.

bút, luckily, all the occupants hoped that next year would see a efforts of dumping the bad

Interviewed by the Associated managed to get away in time, and practically universal acceptance of tins could have been

made Assembly, has been elected Chair, Ehrlich and Nomburg, are Rus-

cident, at his office, Sir Charles the optional clause in the statute right if they had got in touch with man of the Agenda Committed sian Jewesses and are Secretaries AID FOR ARGENTINE Press immediately after the in-no one was hurt.

to Dietrich, who was found in

Two, fire appliances, under Mr. year amendments to the coven would have made arrangements for Committee of the Assembly document-Router. of the World. Court and that this the Sanitary Department who and a member of the General possession of violently anti-British BRITISH AND AMERICAN BANKS Tegart, who was again compliang G. C. Dloss and Asst. Station Omeer undaunted, sald, "I was coming Woollard, worked well to subdue the ant, in order to harmonise it with

to office just at. sloven

tins in the grocery store were in- Inspector Marks asked for Mr. Henderson, in a speech intended for sale, although that may small penalty, because the Police the Assembly, hoped that any de- have been Inspector Taylor's idea. wanted it to be known.

With regard to the 12 tins the cision to prepare a detailed scheme summons falled and Ho Leung to carry out M. Brfand's proposed was acquitted. European federation (in regard to

Inconceivable. which he quoted the British Continuing his Worship said | memorandum) would only be that with regard to the 1,180 tina taken on the authority of the he could not believe that they League of Nations.

Mr. Henderson dwelt on the were not intended for sale, It was inconceivable that they were

SIAMESE. PRINCE.

ELECTED TO COMMITTEES OF LEAGUE.

the peace pact, would be accepted. Continued at foot of next Column) Reuter.

One of the chief tasks of the Im-

perial Conference would be to

STROMBOLI ERUPTS.

"LAVA" CAUSES FIRES IN HAMLETS.

ONE DEATH REPORTED.

Rome, Yesterday

Brilants:

..

when my car was in flames, which at one time aagumed front of Harold's shop and about rather serious proportions, r five yards off the train lines, bombe

OFFER LOAN.

EX-PRESIDENT LEAVES.

And

New York, Yesterday.

were thrown. I am not quite cer

consider a further contribution by growing impatient and doubting their. removal without Ho Bit get- the British Commonwealth to the the good faith of their Govern- ting into trouble. He came to the

A report from Buenos Aires tain from where the bombs came, has given his name and is a law "cause of disarmament

mentsDefinite progress had conclusion that the tins werd

says that three British and two One landed on the left and another student. One bomb hit a coolie Financial Assistance, ___| been made—for example the Lon being kept there for sale, only

American Banks corabined are on the right side of my car. I took and two cars lying in front of Mr. Henderson said that the don Naval Treaty--but that was He pointed out that in this case

offering the new Argentine Gov- my revolver from the cupboard and Harold's. Pleces of the two bombs British Government regarded the only the first step, and the British there were some features which

ernment a short term loan; totall- asked the driver to pull round and went through the door of my car; treaty for financial assistance as Government was ready to go fur-made it assume little less serious an Important measure of preven-ther

aspects than in the last case. In With a thunderous explosion ing thirteen million pesos, to tide when the car turned back ten to one became embedded in a tyre, an- tion of the outbreak of war, and Unless naval disarmament the last case, there was equipment Stromboli suddenly erupted, the over the present crisis. The ques-fifteen yards I saw a fellow in the other cut the cont, puggree and arm the Central Telegraph Office, and ran some time past that a recrudescence hoped that a definite convention could be made general, and ap ready for resoldering the blown whole core of the volcano shoot- tion of security has been waived. corner of Dalhousie Square, near of my driver. We have known for Would be drawn up which the plied to a reduction and limitation tins, bat in this case the defendant lag up in the alt. The lava cause. Farewell.

ed a number of fires in the sur Buenos Aires, Yesterday, in his direction, I saw the spot of terrorist activity was to be ex- watch British Government would accept of land and air forces the pence of had not gone so far

hamlets Lipart the Ex-President Trigoyen, looking where the man fell, obviously badly pected. I usually evidently not so much roundin

case, and he would faland home of political suspects, worn, crushed, and ill, and escort hit. He possessed, two bombs and along my routs but

eration, also was simultaneously crocked by aned by secret Police, embarked on a loaded 450 revolver, thinking of other thing

Two constables, one of whom was Sir Charles himself elected parts traffic constable arrested another of the bomb which were of the Mills man. He was bleeding and had a type and composed of aluminium bomb and revolver with him. He alloy.

to the covenant on one condition, be safe. They hoped that the pre- fraud namely, that a general treaty for paratory commission

An It would the amendments Europe and the world would not There

Stakes

the there

ther

and limitation of her would complete

armaments be carried.

mber of tink

the amount in would find Ho

Ho Lang

the Argentine crufser Balgrano for Monte Video, accompanied by his daughter and also a doctor Reuter's American Service.