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INDIAN DRIVERS AT TO INCREASE TRADE

OF THE EMPIRE.

LOGGERHEADS.

Mohammedan and Sikh Trades Unions Hint to

in Court Dispuute.

cars,

recovery

A DEAL IN TYRES,

to drive a car.

one # Mohani-

sum

of

Imperial Conference.

ECONOMIC PROBLEMS.

On the

ESTABL:

1846

HED

HONG KONG.- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1930.

OF

CAPTURE

KAIFENG

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

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

THEFT OF METAL,

это

Dainty Eyeglasses

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

HEGIRA OF STRAITS COOLIES.

KWANGSI WAR.

LAST WARNING. TO NANNING.

TELEPHONE COMPANY'S ** LOSS."**

CITY SHELLED BY ARTILLERY.

MAN CAUTIONED.

Employed by the

Hong Kong

BAD TIMES IN MALAYA.

REBELS TO SURRENDER?

Canton, Yesterday.

It will be remembered that, a fortnight

Ironside the ago.

Kwangsi province,

•

REDS IN FLIGHT. Telephone Company in Nathan

LOYANG IN A STATE OF SIEGE.

a successful ber

Rebel Conference.

Hankow, Tuesday.

Road, for the past three years,

tention to atcal. On September

29 Stowaways Charged Here.

from Singapore on

AN UNRELIABLE WITNESS.

Things He Could Not Remember.

SEIZURE OF HEROIN.

was

He.

Nor does as one of

"This witness of yours appears to The very hard times now London, Yesterday.

Chan Wah was to-day charged be-prevalent in Singapore which be practically useless," said Mr.. Two Indians,

eve of the Imperial Kwangsi alliés, tucking advantage

fore Mr. H. R. Butters with the has put thousands out of employ-R. E. Lindsell in the Central Court medan and the other a Sikh, and Conference a joint memorandum of the Government troops engag

larceny of some scrap telephonement was evidenced at the Kow this morning, when the No.: 1 boy on both are drivers of public motor by the Trades Unions Congressing the Reds in Hunun, made an-

wire, the property of the company. loon Magistracy this morning the first floor of the Hotel Asia,

Central, were protagonists in an and the Federation of British

Accused pleaded: "I had no in- when 29 Chinese appeared before Connaught Road, of that province. by action heard in the Summary Industries was addressed to the other attempt to invade the south-

Prime Minister. It stresses the ern sector

Mr. H. R. Butters-charged with brought by the presecution to give Court this morning. Owing to importance of increasing inter-despatching Tang Seng-ming in With the capture of the Kai-23, there was a large quantity of His Honour, Mr. Justice P. Jacks, Common with truth trade con commanding the advance column feng Railway station on Septem-mill bite of lead, copper and having arrived at Hong Kong evidence in a case concerning alleg

the British ed possession of heroin pills. 19, eight Nationalist divi- having to sit on a board of arbi-an early Commonwealth trade con-Should Tang make

Revenue Officer, Grimmitt, for the ference of an investigatory, ad-

the Kwangsi-Ironside sions are now attacking Kaifeng wire, and these were not wanted tration in Chambers, the case visory, and non-party nature, the advance.

prosecution, agreed. "This is an was taken by the Acting Chief members to be nominated by each rebels would follow to enter Hu- city, which is fiercely bombarded by the Company. They were sell-steamer Sui Sang without having

by evacuating the whole, by heavy artillery, and bombs ing it to the Hip Yick Marine store paid for their passages.

Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 22, 23 entirely different story to what he dropped from six National 'planes, dealer. After they had sold it, Justice (Mr. Justice J. R. Wood). Government of the Empire, but an

However, Tung. A portion of rebels have left Kai- there was a little left over, and I and 20 stated that they. had told me yesterday, Your Worship," "He told me then that The plaintiff, Kallanda Khan, acting in a. personal capacity and consisting of representatives of

tickets but that they were stolen he added. sued Kartar Singh for the industry, agriculture, and finance,was again badly repulsed by the feng and retreated disorderly in swept it up."

A Chinese detective said that he on board the ship. The remain- he had made entries in his floor of the

of and both employers and employ-Hunan army in the battle of Chi-the direction of Chengchow, leav-

book for defendant alone, who anid ing a small contingent desperately yang, and as a result, he was $125 in respect -

five jed.

Reclamation Street. He has about

Detective-Sergeant P. Kellett he could not write Chinese." The conference, it states, should compelled to lead his remnants back to guard the city, the fall of which arrested accused opposite No. 180 ing pleaded "Guilty."

is imminent. the views of the to Kweilin.

to dispose of some wire at the Hip informed the Court that the de- also told me that the man changed motor tyres sold to defendant ascertain

Nanking, Tuesday. Yick Marine Store dealer. He adfendants were all found hiding in Defendant denied Dominions regarding possible fur- last year.

In receipt of the news regarding the State Council at the front, the Telephone Company."

Mr. Koo Ling-pak, secretary of mitted that he got the wire from different parts of the ship. There from Room 212 to Room 204, as 212 New, he tells us that owing the money, and counter-ther reciprocal arrangements.

The conference should be a per-

were over 1,400 passengers on was too hot.

The defendants were all three men came to book the room at claimed against plaintiff in res-manent part of the Common-is allies-Yen Hai-shan-evacuat wires to Nanking that the Nation-

Mr. Charles Hatt, engineer, in board." pect of $200 alleged to be owning wealth economic machinery and ng Peking and Tientsin, which arealists succeeded on Monday night

inken over by the North-eastern in penetrating through the rebels' charge, told his Worship that the given an opportunity to pay their the hotel, none of whom he appears to him for teaching four pupils should meet before each Imperial troops, Li Chung-yen immediately line of defence on in the end wire, which was scrap, was usual-passage (which was $15 each), to be able to remember.

Conference and submit views upon }

problems awaiting solution. summoned an important conference Lung-Hai, and that they are now ly kept in the stores. On Septem- but they refused to do so. Some he recognise defendant

ber 23,, they sold a lot of this wire had a lot of money, whilst other them,"

Big Haul of Pilk The Memoranduum suggests at Liuchow on September 20, with close in pursuit of the rebels.

State of Slege..

to a marine store dealer, and the had none at all. They were all Sergeant Kellet added

In outlining the case, and later in also the creation of a permanent all officers above the rank of colonel

in attendance. After

quantity in Court was evidently coolies. a lengthy

Hsuchow, Tuesday. have

some of the lot which fell in the that times were very bad in Singa- evidence, R. O. Grimmitt said that is reported to Commonwealth economic secre

he raided : about noon yesterday tariat for all Imperial conferences discussion, it

Loyang is now in a state of back lane. Accuted had nothingpore. decided to send

delegate 0

Defendant on economic questions-Reuter.

to the 8th Route Army, express-siege by the Nationalists under to do with the wife. He was em-

Speaking of the defendants' Room 204 at the hotel. willingness to Yung Fu-cheng. The crack Can-ployed in the office as floor sweeper property, Sergeant Kellet said was standing by a wash-hand stand, sing their Rugby. Yesterday. In a memorandum presented by render. Among the Important the Federation of British Indus- terms, the rebel generals Li Chung- the General yen, Pel Hsung-hsi, Chang Fat-kuei tries jointly with Council of the Trades Union Con- and Wang Shao-hung will retire gress to the Prime Minister, it is from politics and go abroad. It is learned that the Government urged that at an early date possible a Commonwealth Trade leaders are now carefully consider- Conference should be, held of an ing this question.

Before reaching the point in Asked by his Lordship as to investigatory, advisory, and non- where he had obtained the tyres, party nature. At this Conference allowing the rebels to surrender, the plaintiff said that he was selling every question affecting Common-Government forces continue their be brought advance toward Laipen, a strategic them for Wong Siu-woon. He

point of cardinal importance some 40 was not paid a commission, but as

The memorandum expresses the miles south of Liuchow, after they defendant had asked him to ob- tain the tyres, he did so. Since view that it should not be a spas have succeeded in breaking through permanent the rebels line along Chinking. defendant did not pay, he had al- modie effect. but ready settled with Mr. Wong, and part of the Commonwealth econo-The brigade under Yeh Shao of the produced two receipts in support mic machinery and should sit be- 69th division are attacking the fore each succeeding Imperial con- north of Laipen; the Training of his statement.

ference in question to study and Brigade under Wang Yam-wan co- Defendant admitted buying only four tyres from plaintiff and submit its views upon problems operating with the regiment under

awaiting solution.

Fan Teh-sing, attacking the front, averred that the price fixed was

Mr. F. C.. E. Rendall appeared for the plaintiff, and defendant conducted his own case. The two cases were taken separately.

Sale of Tyres.

In the first case, Kallanda Khan said that he sold two lots of tyres to defendant. The goods were delivered in June and August last year.

He did not receive payment for them, although he had pressed the defendant for it on many occasions.

Not Spasmodic.

wealth Trade should under review.

IL

43

sur-

The Memorandum also suggests while the regiments under Pang! $18 for each tyre. He, therefore, that a Commonwealth Economie Lin-seng and Wang Chih-nan com- owed the plaintiff $72 and against Secretariat should be established.bining with the lat newly organised that he had paid $36 on Augusut 1, and another $24 on Auguust 15, formed of persons with economic division under Chau Wei-chun, at- 1929. There was a balance of and administrative experience and tacking the left flank.

Some 3,000

$12 owing, but as defendant had persons from all parts of the Com-rebels now guarding the city ars requested him to teach four Inmonwealth, to serve as permanent making every preparation to with-

COASTAL LIGHTS.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO MEET IN LISBON.

BRITAIN REPRESENTED.

STILL FINE.

The Royal Observatory's weather report, to-day, states: The anti-cyclone has passed into the Pacific.

Depressions are shown over S.E. Mongolla and the W.S.W. of Tourane.

Forecast:-E. winds, -fresh, moderating; fine.

nil.

to

Rainfall. "Rainfall to 10 am, to-day Rainfall since January 1, 89.97 inches against an average of 74.23 inches.

Temperature. The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock was:-

Hong Kong Macao

76

76

Pratas Island Manila

79

70

Foochow

70

78

Swatow

72

Chefoo

60

Shanghai

65

Amoy

22222283

and window cleaner.

that the following had some whlist two other men were lying on No. cots smoking oplum. A fourth Mr. Batters (to accused): What money in Straits currency.

2-$42,50, No. 3-$15.40, No, 5-man was asleep. is your salary?

Accused: $24 a month.

$144, No. 10-$10, No. 11-$7, Defendant was asked whether he No. 20 $18, No. 21-$12, No. had any red (heroin) pills. He said 22-$4, No. 24-$7, No. 26 $7, he had not, but when searched, five No. 26-$4, No. 28-$7.

pills were found in his jacket pocket,

His Worship: How long have you been employed?-Three years,

His Worship: No trouble? Mr. Hatt: No, Your Worship. Mr. Butters: "Cautioned discharged.".

*

The His Worship: Is this the largest contained in a paper pocket.

officer then searched the room, and and batch you have had?

in

Mr. Grimmitt said that on fur-

Later he

o'clock

Sergeant Kellet replied in the under the wash-hand stand, where the slop basin is usually kept, he affirmative and said that.

came across two tins, each contain- stowaway cases; the stowawaying 10,000 pills. Previously, de- office on Monday, Mr. Chien was always given a chance to pay fendant had been asked where he Chang-chao- made the following for his passage on the ship when got the pills found in his pocket. statements:-

found. Failing that, he was Kaifeng Railway station has threatened with prosecution in a After some deraur, he said that a friend named Chan gave them to In this case: the been occupied by the Nationalists Police Court.

bim. The friend could not be and Kaifeng city is expected to Chief Officer could not adopt the

traced, nor did defendant know fall; the peaceful control of Pek- usual course of allowing them to where he was likely to be found. ing and Tientsin by the Man- pay on board the vessel, because churian troops; the collapse of he would have exceeded the num-As to the 20,000 pilis, he denied all

knowledge of them. the Peking Government; the con-ber of passengers the ship was clusion of Honan war within a entitled to carry. month the suppression of ban- His Worship (to the chief off-ther search he found two pieces of dits and Reds in Hunan.-Canton cer): What if a man should lose paper under a bed, bearing the hotel label. The tina had apparently News Agency.

his ticket to another man in a

been wrapped in the paper, and the gamble? Headquarters Moved.

label was marked in Chinese "De- Unlucky Loser! Peking, Yesterday.

From secretaries for all Imperial Con- draw to Liuchow, and so Laipen is

the witness box, Mr. pogit in Room 404,"

An Incoherent Story. The headquarters of the Nation- Schofield said that about ten offi- dians to drive, that amount was ferences for dealing with econo-

al Government, to be capitulated at any moment.

The hotel boy, when put into the formerly Dr.cials counted up the tickets on set off against the fees which he

mic questions. British Wireless was to receive from plaintiff.

Warning to Inhabitants.

Wellington Koo's house, is now board, and these accounted for box to give evidence, said that three Service.

The men engaged room 212. 1,446 deck passengers. In order to Alleged Threat."

avoid further dem

being opened, but as the house is struction to the civilians which are

being restored to Dr. Koo the tickets were bought at the ship was told to change them into Room Defendant further alleged that)

now left in Nanning, the Yunanese tonese divisions under Chiang headquarters will be removed to

He did not know who prior to the writ being taken out

was known that if a passenger the change. against him, plaintiff had

Commander Lu Han has given the Kwang-nei and Teai Ting-kai are the barracks near the Feking ping office in Singapore, but it 204 He sent a foki along to make last warning to them that they are pushing forward toward Helshih-Union Medical College.

arrived on board a little late he actually booked the room, or who threatened to sue him, for the

to evacuate "Nanning within five kuan, midway between Cheng- Fang Peng-jen, the chief repre- or she could pay for the pass-ordered the change. He did not. full amount, saying that "No

days, during which period, the chow and Loyang, from Tengfeng, sentative of the National Govern-age on board. The defendants enter Room 212 until 10 doubt you paid me, but you got no

Yunnaneae troops will withdraw in order to cut the westerly re-ment, is expected shortly.

were all found yesterday morning yesterday, assuming the place was receipt from me, and if I so de-

five ii away from the city for their treat of the Kuominchun, who The garrison commander, Chuat sea, all hiding in boats, unoccupied. He could not remem sire I can get the full amount

Rugby, Yesterday. evacuation. After the time limit, will now be compelled to cross the Hai-chun, having handed over. is winches, under spare propellers ber how many men were there at from you in Court." This was

The composition of the British the order of a general attack will be north bank of the Yellow River leaving at midnight for Hankow, and other ingenious

places.10 o'clock. said in the presence of several In-

and withdraw to Shensi, via the Yen Hsi-shan has appointed him Others were found mingling with Fressed on this latter point, dian drivers in Chater Road. De- Delegation to the International issued against the rebels.

southern sector of Shansi, in commandant of the guards along the legitimate passengers, who, witness became very confused, and fendant's reply to this was that Conference and unification of

Suppression of Rede. plaintiff could be so dishonest, buoyage and lighting of coasts to

Taking the opportunity of the avoidance of being, totally routed. the Pekfog-Suiyuan railway.

The Manchurian authorities when counted, numbered 1,446. was told by His Worship to stand

His Worship inposed a fine of down. Rebels Surrender. he would take the money to the be held at Lisbon on October 6,

éducation $25 with the alternative of one Mohammedan Mosque and place it is announced. The delegation will temporary cessasion of attack on

Hankow, Tuesday.

His Worship was of opinion that be headed by Sir John Baldwin.-Nanning, the Yunnanese Comman-

The rebels under Wang Tal./authorities not to allow student month's hard labour on each per on the evidence there was slight on the Holy Koran. Plaintiff

der has despatched a division under Chu Cho to. Yenlung, 40 miles be-who were designated to guard demonstrations for the present as son who pleaded guilty, whilst the ground for conviction, but ho de- could then take the money from British Wireless Service.

yond Posch, for the auppression of Hsuchang city, are reported to they might lead to disturbances. others

Tientsin, Yesterday. the activities of Reds under LI Ming-have surrendered to the National-

For the first time since the ar- Noob Singh, another driver,

Now York, Yesterday. shui. Fighting between the two liats and the city falls into the corroborated this version of the

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's ad opposing forces is reported to have hands of the Nationalists with rival of the Manchurian forces they are sending patrols through story.

His Lordship held that he was dress at the opening of the Imperial taken place since September 20little difficulty.

A Shrnghai message. claims the native quarters to-night as a 88 the satisfied that the tyres were sold Conference on October 1, will be Canton News. Agoney.

that the Nationalists occupied precautionary measure Chengchow Rallway station and Shansi gendarmerie have evacuat- to defendant at $18 each, but as broadcast all over the United

Yungyang on Sunday. The ed, while the city is hung with

SHAMSHUIPO SMASH. rebels' communications, and reposters bearing the name of Yu treat have been cut; they are now Hsueh-zung intended to pacify

What appears to have been BAD MUSHROOMST of the story being more

in danger of being entirely anni-the populace and reiterating that

the Manchurian invasion is not of negligence on the part of a gate- probable, hla Lordship decided ed $200 from each of the four

hilated.

an aggressive nature but merely keeper at a road crossing in Sham- The second case within a week that he was more inclined to Indians to whom he had promised

Severe Fighting

a step for the protection of the shulpo is alleged to have caused the of what is thought to be mush- believe the story of the defen to train. After teaching the

Hauchow, Tuesday. public and to put a stop to the death of an earth coolle named. You room or fungus poisoning, has been. dant. He would take it that $80 men for a short time, defendant

As Marshal Chiang Kai-shek civil war. A

|Tin-po, yesterday afternoon. reported to the Police, this time had been paid, and would there sold his vehicle and was, there The League Council has & has ordered his Generals to cap-It is learned that a part of the Tam Fat, a licensed motor driver, from the Bay Vlow area. fore give judgment against de fore, unable to continue giving proved the Financial Committee'sture Chengchow within five days, 23rd brigade is remaining here as has informed the Police that about

At 9.45 last night five people fendant for $80 with costs. them lessons. He requested proposal to communicate an in-

The Counter-Claim plaintiff to take the men on, for terim report on the gold situation Generals Liu Chih, Ho Ching a garrison while the remainder ist pan. he was driving a motor bus living at 8, King Street, were re- The counter-claim was then which he would give plaintiff $70 to all members of the League and chun and Chiang Kwang-nel are being distributed between here along the Castle Peak Road, when he moved to the Government, Civil

personally directing the opera and Peking

approached the crossing. As he Hospital, suffering from food pol heard. Kartar Singh, who be in the case of each of the three non-member States, and to draw tons at the front. However, the In spite of the announcements came up to the epot, an earth truck soning. came the plaintiff in this action, men who had had some lessons, their attention to the importance Kuominchun are offering a stub in the vernacular papers there is crossed the road. The driver alleges years, whilst two women and a said that after he had paid the and $100 for the other man who of the problem, born resistance, taking this battle up to the present no definite news that the wooden barrier was not girl of seven were similarly last Instalment to defendant, was entirely a novice. The total The Secretary-General of the there was a balance of $12 due amount agreed upon was 8810 League was authorised, in com as the last gamble. A life and as to the time of the arrival of down, with the result that the truck afflicted, besides a boy of ins from him, Kallanda Khan said Against this amount $12 was de- sultation with the Financial death struggle is now raging on W T. Chen who will act as the struck the bus, and the coolle riding years of age

all fronts. Nanking representative here, but on it either fell or jumped off, and Later investigation of the syrap- that he would take the money ducted from the deal in tyres, Committee, to investigate the A Bly Victory Yu Hauch-zung is expected to was killed instantly,

tome gives rise to the opinion that out from túltion Tees which he and $98 paid in cash leaving a question of improving the collec Nanking Tuesday, morrow and preparations are be. The gatekeeper, Lee Kau, a man they were caused through eating would have to pay to plaintiff balance of $200, which formed the tion of statistics and information At the newly memorial service ing made for his welcome of 68, has been detained in con- mushrooms. The condition of the

nection with the affair. regarding the industrial Ghes of De Plantif allered that defendant subject of the action,

held in the National Government Reuter. had informed him that he receiv The case is proceeding gold-Reuter.

the Holy Koran if his conscience IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. would allow him.

defendant had signed for five instead of four, the amount would therefore be $90. As to which alde

፡፡

States. Reuter's American Ser- vice.

GOLD SITUATION. LEAGUE TO INVESTIGATE THE QUESTION."

COLLECTION OF DATA.

Geneva, Yesterday

have advised the

hourus.

he remanded for

ست

COOLIE'S DEATH.

ALLEGED NEGLIGENT GATE KEEPER,

24 rided to remand the case until Saturday morning, in order to allow the prosecution to make further enquiries.

FOOD POISONING.

SECOND CASE IN A WEEK

One was a man of 30

victims is not serious at prosent.