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No. 27,617

HONG KONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER

13, 1930.-

SENSATIONAL AFFAIR TARIFFS NO REMEDY CLUTCHING HAND IN MOST POWERFUL IN

VIEW OF PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF TRADE.

IN CITY.

Detective Victim of a Suspect.

f

FISCAL RETALIATION.

SECOND

SECOND MAN IN CUSTODY,

Rugby, Yesterday.

Mr. William Graham, President of the Board of Trade, speaking

KOWLOON.

Hand Bag Stolen from Young Lady.

EUROPEAN FRIEND'S CHASE.

Inspector -R. H. E. Marks to-day

Guilty.""

THE WORLD.

Supremacy of Britain's Radio Services.

WORLD-WIDE - CONVERSATIONS.

!

TO-DAY'S

DOLLAR.The

closing rate of the dollar' on demand, to-day was 1/3.9/16.

Library, Supreme Court

ого

Dainty Eyeglasses

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

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

LOSS OF THE R.101.

ATLANTIC FLIERS LAND SAFELY.

Successful Crossing by Boyd and Connor.

SHORT OF PETROL. -

EXPERTS CONCLUDE THEIR ENQUIRY.

SURVIVORS PROGRESSING.

RED SLOGANS ON DOUBLE TEN DAY.

Miserable Half-Baked

School-Boy.

ONLY A "BABY"!

Rugby, Yesterday. The Commission set up to con- duet a technical enquiry into the

"What does a baby like you loss of the airship R.101 has com- Rugby, eaterday.

Rugby, Yesterday. Captain Errol Boyd, the Cana-pleted its work at Allonne, and know of Imperialism and Com- The Postmaster-General, Mr.

British experts, with munism!" The arrest of a suspect at 66, at Edinburgh last night, said

Mr. R. E. Lindaell made this re- Wellington Street at about eight that the Government would do charged Lo Yeung before Mr.

last night, said that the Harry Connor, formerly of the several engineers from Carding- o'clock. last evening developed everything possible to develop the H. R. Butters, at the Kowloon Lee Smith, speaking at Birming-dian airman, and Lieutenant seven

Home market in view of the pre-Police Court, with the larceny of ham

He was, hand bag,-containing $18.20 in Post Office had a large part to United States Navy, who after ton, left yesterday by aeroplane] into a sensational stabbing affair sent unemployment. as the result of which a Chinese however, satisfied that there was money, a comb, a powder box, play in future in Imperial ques- their flight across the Atlantic for Britain: More than two hun-mark this morning to a Chinese The latest work of the made a forced landing on Friday, dredweight of parts from the youth. who, together with a man, Britain, outside the Sam' To tea house or in hospital. no remedy in tariffs and even less and a bunch of keys, the property tions. detective is now

in any form of fiscal retaliation of Miss Winifred J. Adams, of Post Office in the Imperial sphere on a beach at Tresco, one of the wrecked airship have also been was charged with firing crackers

consisted in the development of Scilly Islands, off the Cornish transported by air to Ilis assailant, the arrested us by the United Kingdom.-British 2, Jordan Road.

Accused entered a plea of "Not a series of wireless telephone coast, flew yesterday to London The heavy parts of the wreckage "Double Ten" Day without a per- Wireless Service.

services, whereby conversations in and in the late afternoon made a wil be transferred to Britain dur- pect, got away.

Canadian Suggestions.

Evidence by two Chinese detec- The suspect is alleged to have

London, Saturday. In her evidence. Miss Adams the human voice would be con-perfect landing at Croydon Aero-ing the next few days, French mit

drome. It is the second time that engineers having been engaged

was that they were. on been concerned in an attempted |

There was no formal meeting said that she was walking with a

flown the Atlantic, for the ma-the essential parts, including the special duty at about 1.30 p.m. armed robbery at 203, Laichikok of the Imperial Conference or of gentleman friend along Nathan |||||||||||||||||||||their aeroplane "Columbia" has to cut away the wreckage from tives

chine was used by Chamberlin engine, weighing three and a half Road and a general comb-out its various Committees to-day, Road about 10.30 last night, when

side the tea house and, as they was carried out by the CL.D., on and as usual business will also be the snatching occurred. She was discontinued to-morrow.. The not sure whether the thief came

Germany flight three years ago. lene flame. street or from be-

The injured survivors of the appeared suspicious, they were both the island and the mainland, Prime Minister left for Chequers from a side

Boyd arid Connor met heavy where an arrest was made.

this morning after the funeral hind. He snatched her hand bag,1 Her friend gave:

wind and rain squalls and for disaster in Beauvais Hospital are kept under observation. considerable periods were flying reported to be making good pro-time when there was a big crowd The search on the island led to procession of the R.101 victims and ran away.

She

{"blind." Considerable anxiety gress.-British Wireless Service,

pussing the tea house, the man the wounded detective visiting and passed through London. Mr. chase. She turned back, but her

Early Cables. Mrs. Scullin and. Mr. friend continued the chase. and

was caused owing to a faulty pe-

called out to the youth "Fire!" London, Saturday. trol tank, which was ultimately

The principal thoroughfares and the latter produced a packet thrown overboard. They were running short of petrol when they between Westminster and Euston of crackers which he set alight.

at were thronged with tens of thou-

Then both shoutod: "Overthrow landed on the narrow beach Tresco. British Wireless Service. sands of sorrowing citizens to-

day, to watch the passing of the British Imperialism! Long live both They were funeral cortege of the R.101 vic-Communism!" tims on the way to their burialį arrested.

Jump from Verandah.

་

Face Hidden.

STOP PRESS and Levine in their New York to tona, by means of an oxy-acety when they noticed the accused out-

London, Yesterday. Vice Admiral Kelly will. Ball from London on January 23 by the P. & O. liner the assume Rawalpindi, to Command of the China Sta- tion.-Reuter.

New York, Yesterday: It appears that a number of gangste: a shot Jack Diamond. An operation is Impossible in view of his serious condition. -Reuter's American Service.

Early Cables.

London Yesterday.

and Connor landed

ago.

at Croydon

He

MacDonald and all the Dominion

At that

Mr. Lindsell thon made the re-

the

Sailor's shop in Wellington Street. McGilligan are spending the did not see any bag being thrown He took his man, and was then weeke-end at Chequers and other to the ground.

Asked if he "had any questions proceeding to interrogate the members of Australian and Irish

put to the witness accused other inmates of the place when Delegation will be guests there at to

said: "I ran to avoid a motor luncheon to-morrow.

Meanwhile the economic ques-car," the captive suddenly picked up a

His Worshop (to Miss Adams): pair of scissors from one of the tions before Conference are re- sewing machines and stabbed the lceiving widespread attention not Are you quite sure that this was

ably the proposals for tariff modi-the man?

The trans-Atlantic airmen Boyd place at Cardington Churchyard. When asked if he had anything Miss Adams: As far as I can detective in the stomach.

fication and increased preference

The procession, headed by com- to say, the youth replied that for Empire products. In this con-say.

The Magistrate: Have you any VASTA JABUKA where they were welcomed by a rades of the dead, included there what the detectives said was cor

huge crowd. The first person to latives and members of the Air rect. The detective bravely held onnection the suggestions of Mr.

ducted - wth the Dominions. to his man, but was.dragged to Bennett, the Canadian Premier, doubts?

re regarded as an important con- the verandah where the captive tribution to the discussions now

Interposing, Inspector Marks Through the station at Rugby, greet them was Mr. C. A. Levine, Council, the Army Council, the whether she had the largest and most powerful in the million aire, the original own Board of Admiralty, men forming

Magistrate: Do you know any- broke loose and jumped into the proceeding within the Confer-asked witness street from the first floor. Holence. The United Kingdom Gov-seen the accused's face, and she the world, a wireless telephone er of their 'plane, in which he the third watch of the R.101, the mark quoted above, and

York.carried far more messages

Then why shout slogans ?-No A graphic story of the flight Prime Ministers, representatives thing about it? No. was lucky not to have injured crnment has made it clear to other replied that she did not because service between London and New crossed the Atlantic three years crew of the R.100, Mr. Ramsay young fellow hung his head down. than any other commercial tele-

of India, and foreign attaches: Governments represented at the he kept his head down.

t was told by Captain Boyd. Replying further, witness said phone service in world. Picking himself from Conference that while it is willing himself.

An army of waggons bearing reply..

Twin Explanation. The longest telephone link, said that after leaving St. John's,

the coffins was preceded by Royal

No. 2 denied that, he had any- the ground he succeeded in esto consider any proposal which that the clothes accused had on

He The Police have re- may be brought forward not in the dock, were similar to those namely to Australia, was opened Newfoundland, at 4.35 pm wreaths and an Air Office band caping.

in May and arrangements are pro- the 9th, they encountered head-

A prominent. figure was the did not order. No. 1. to "Fire!" doubled their efforts, to capture excluding preference any such which she saw last night.

consideration must be based on! Accused: Lots of people dress: ceeding to extend the service to winds, rains and squalls and were playing Chopin's funeral, march. thing to do with the affair.

forced to fly "blind." mostly_by| this man but so far he is still at two central conditions that ed like myself:

the Government cannot agree to Next witness called, was Mr. I. New Zealand at an early date. large.

direct service would open within dead reckoning, all night, but Zeppelin commander, Dr. Hugo and did not shout any slogan. Business Sugar Refinery and had come to a few months. There had been Connor, next morning, succeeded Eckener, in uniform, who was a He said It is understood that the detec-any proposal which will involve Docherty, of the Kowloon Dock,

places along the route were tem-town to make some purchases for on increase in the cost of living who said that he was walking secured for Britain a central posi- in finding their position but the friend of Major Scott. tive's wound is not so serious as in this country, and that nothing with the last witness last night at tion in the world's system of long storms had driven them about 400 porarily closed and the church the festivities and was just pass- was at first thought and his life can be done, which would inter- about 10.30 opposite the Majestic distance telephone service, en-miles south of their course. Five hells tolled. Reuter. is not in danger.

fere suddenly with commercial Theatre. The lady drew his at-bling British subscribers to hours before landing they-dis conversation covered that the rear tank, con An alarm raised by woman in-treaties with Foreign countries tention to the fact that she had communicate by

had her hand bag. stolen and with 90 per cent. of all telephone taining a hundred gallons of pet-

therol, was not functioning and they The funeral of the victims of the here mentioned to the Magistrate. mates of 203, Laichikok Road, which are already in existence.

pointed, to a man, who was run- In the Same Boat.

on subscribers anywhere frustrated an ground floor,

Empire trade was the subject Ining. Witness chased the thief,

very cautiously as they were with due ceremonial and solemnity, case were detectives.

Mr. Lindsell What else could attempted robbery in which of several speeches by Ministers keeping him in sight all the time earth.--British Wireless Service. dumped it into the sea, landing Airship R.101 took place to-day that both plain clothes men in the

practically without petrol and the It began at Westminster at ten The in Saigon Street. He was close

wind was blowing at from 50 to o'clock this morning and dense they be? Chinese desperadoes and others last night.

The Sargeant said that he was Dominions Secretary, Mr. at the accused's heels when xe-

60 miles an hour.

crowds witnessed the long and were concerned. They forced

Thomas emphasised in other cused was arrested by'an Indian their way into

house words the view of the Govern-Police Constable in an alley way.

There was only a tiny strip of melancholy proccasion through as mentioning it because sometimes beach on which to land, but they it passed the London streets to the men of the Police Emergency Unit

The were also put in plain clothes." early yesterday morning at ment as stated above. Their Prisoner did not have the bag

came down safely after a flight of railway terminus at Euston

Both Convicted. 1.55. One of the woman inmates position, he said, was exactly that with him, and witness, with the

coffins were there entrained for about twenty three and a half Cardington where, within sight of The Magistrate then decided of the Dominions which naturally help of a European Sergeant,

hours.—Reuter. pluckily struggled with the rob-lace their own part of Empire found it in the alley way, which

the airship shed and mooring mast that there was sufficient evidence bers and received a slight stab first. The British Government was rather dark.

preparations had been made for to convlet both accused. Although Threw Bag to Ground.

their burial in a common grave. No. 1 fired the crackers they were wound. After this the robbers also must give their first thought

The Indian P.C. spoke to having in all these discussions to their decamped without stealing any-

own country with their difficulties caught the accused, and also said thing.

and responsibilities.

that he saw the man throw the

jointly responsible in view of No.

The President of the Board of bag to the ground.

four

the

Sequel in Kowloon Court.

Accused: "I did not snatch. I that did not pull any bag."

A sequel to the sensational Trade, Mr. William Graham, in a happenings was the appearance speech at Edinburgh said

Inspector Marks (to the P.C.):) materials would he disastrous for Was there any motor car coming to be one of the desperadoes, be the British people as consumers, Saigon Street at that time?—— fore Mr. H. R. Butters this morn-end for important sections of No. ing. He was charged as follows: their industry and commerce.. It

of a man named Au Yik, alleged axation of foodstuffs and raw

Sticks to Dental. Asked by Mr. Butters if he would immediately raise the cost "At 203, Laichikok Road, ground of production. It would throw wished to make any statement, floor, being armed with an auto-Great Britain into a termoll of Accused replied: "I did not matic pistol and a dagger did tariff reprisals, the futility of snatch the bag. I ran out in Woosung Street, near the Tai which in the conditions conse- assault Leung Sik, shop keeper, anent on the War had been abun-Ming Sing restaurant, to avoid and Lo Ping-chan, married

and it being knocked down by a motor dantly demonstrated: woman, with intent to rob.":

would involve for millions of car."

His Worship: Did you run Detective-Sergeant W. E. people a reduction in real wages. Meadows appeared for the Police the Imperial Conference the down an alley way?

Accused: No. From Woosung Government, would do everything and, asked for a remand: of 48

STILL FINE. ·

The Royal Observatory's weather report to-day states: The anticyclone is central over Mid-Japan.

Forecast: NE winds, mo- derate; fine.

Rainfall.

Rainfall to 10 a.m.. to-day nil. Rainfall since January 1. 94.75 Inches against an aver- age, of 78.80 Inches.

Temperature.

The temperature at certain specified contres this morning

at 6 o'clock was:-

UNDERWORLD KING

JACK DIAMOND SHOT IN NEW YORK HOTEL.

OPERATION PERFORMED.

Hong Kong

71

Macao

68

of

Pratas Island Manila

77

77

Foochow Swatow

68

66

58

Shanghai

58

Chefoo

in its power to secure an agree Street I ran toward the sen wall. SPAIN NOT FREE

commercial development.

Replying again to his Worshin]

New York, Yesterday.

Solemn Scenes,

Londen, Saturday.

The procession through London was both military and civilian in

character.

that he worked at the

ing by when the crackers were thrown at his feet.

Dotective-Sergeant O'Donovan

2's action.

Three military bands

With regard to No. 1, his Wor- played funeral, music and a detach ship said: "He looks a miserable ment of the Army, Navy and Air half-baked school boy." Force took part, but the route was

The Sergeant: Yes, but it is his held by the police, nó troops being kind that make up the ranks of employed for this purpose.

Each of

the Communists.

Mr. Jack Diamond, the "king" the forty-eight bodies was carried

or two

Magistrate: The second accused the American underworld, on an Army waggon drawn by a

The known better. mounted in. khaki uniform. was shot by an unknown assailant team of four horses with postilions is a grown man and ought to have

No. 1 was fined $25 whilst dining in a New York hotel procession was headed by mounted to-day. He was seriously injured police and the first twenty-four weeks' jall, and No. 2 $50 or four and had to be removed to hos- Waggons were preceded by a detach-weeks hard labour.

ment of the Royal Air Force, three pital, where an operation has Royal wreaths, the Air Council

mounted police-British Wireless been performed.-Reuter's Améri-wreath and the Royal Air Force

band. can Service

A detachment of Grenadier Service. [Jack Diamond is a bitter rival Guarde, the Army Counc!! wreath

A prominent figure was the OF of the Chicage gangster, "Sear and a band of Welsh Guards fol- Face" Capone, to escape whose lowed and then came the remain- vengeance, it is alleged, Diamond twenty-four waggons with Zeppelin commander, Dr. Hugo following Eckener, in uniform, who was a Business led to Europe, where he was recoffins. Immediately

the Prime friend of Major Scott,

ten- to land in the waggons were fused admission

and other representa- places along the route were of Great

the porarily closed and the church Britain, tries. With difficulty, a steamer tives was induced to ship him back to Dominions and India, Behind bells tolled.

At Bedford the town was silent. United States. He is said to them word relatives on foot and

AGITATION. Indiscreet & Impudent

Activities.

hours in order to make further ment with the Dominione" repre- investigations. He stated that it sentatives in various forms of as to what he had to say, accused In said that he was seized by the was a committal case.

hat sphere there was much of Indian constable. Blood and

France, Germany, and other coun-Minister The Magistrate convicted, and His Worship granted the re-most valuable reciprocal charac

ter that could be undertaken passed sentence of one year's hard mand

without imposing tariffs on food labour with 24 strokes of the

birch, S: stuffs and raw materiale import

FOREMAN ROBBED

ed into Great Britain. The beat of Dominion opinion recog

A curious case of, robbery has been reported to the Police by Liised that it was impossible to ex

Chups, & coólle foreman living at

SCALDING ACCIDENTS.

BUT NO CONSPIRACY.

Madrid, Yesterday.

Dr. Eckener Attenda

London, Saturday.

one of the wealthiest men en-officers and officials representing and almost deserted during the the Aeronautical Societies of afternoon, the population Joining gaged in his profesalon."]

A message of, September 15 stat London, the County Council and the crowd of 75,000 Uning the road. of collins of the R101 heroes to St bundled out of Germany, arrived at

where the ecf the United Kingdom to im Two Chinese were yesterday ad- The official note states that the ed Jack ("Legs") Diamond, the New other institutions. Then came to Cardington, which silently watch-

A Cardington wreath, one of Mary's churchyard 37, Walching Street. He alleged ose duties on Its foodstuffs and mitted to the Kwong Wah Hospital Government on October 9 tookord for tomorrDominions offers and attaches of ed the passing of the long procession that the robbers were two coal raw materials,

suffering from paintul scalda, energetic action against a large Bramen at 4m, today from Alx. L'oisign Powers

One was a boy named Lau Kwan number of Labour agitators, anda-Chapelle under police escort.

where he will remain unti. telutes, was carried before the mon grave lined with grass and coolles named Tank Shun and Lo The First Lord of the Admiral

Saturday, when the authorities intend Mul, who are tenants of his. Ac-y Mr. Alexander, in 6 (12), an apprentice at the glass many of their leaders were ar-He was at once taken to the pri- the hundreds of beautiful floral victims were buried in a great com- cording to L, the two men forced speech at Sheffield protested work of the Kwan Yik factory, Tal reated and imprisoned at Barce-on, their way into his cubicle and against the exploitation of the Yuen Street. He was seriously on The orders for their ar to send him back to the United third watch of R101. The Naval flowers. 2

If this ship refuses him, a passage of the Royal Marines and a detach overhead in a last salute,. The threatened him with basket weaving Imperial Conference by those who scalded about the right leg when he rest, however, had no effect in States in the German liner Columbus contingent consisted of the band Two flights of bombers, circled

lley re socidentally upset a pot of boiling restraining some agitators. The

Police and the civil guards mobli he will be taken to Humburg and ment-of the Royal Navy. The rear Blahop of St. Albans, and the needles. Then, whilst Tang stood advocated a change of

the same day. guard, over La Ley it is alleged carding tariffs. He invited Me water

ers and Baldwin to clear up doubts as t The victim in the other case was Ised several provincial capitais, laced in an Americaa liner sailing of the procession was brought up Chaplain-in-Chief of the Air Force forced open a chest of d

whether he proposed to dvocate Li Hoan amali employed at 10 General Barenguer told Pressmen Diamond had been in custody at by representatives of various or were among the clergy who con at the gert election foodatax Victory venue, Horauntin, who ren this connection that no con- Aix-la-Chapelle since his arrival en genisations carrying wreaths and ducted the service, after which three ceived scalds about inn. face and spiracy had been discovered, only Monday from Antwerp, Belgium, H several tenders loaded with flowers volleys were fired and trumpeters without reference to

Red Starliner Belgenland, but Holwere unable to proceed on foot, and Raveillu-Bauter hands from boiling fat whilst work Indiscreet and impudent activi had landed at that port from the and cars conveying wives who sounded the Last Post and the

tles Reuter

gium had told him to go) lay in the kitchen.

oney and Jewel

The t

good election.

Briti

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