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DEVELOPMENT OF

POOTUNG. Comprehensive Scheme

Outlined.

WORK FOR PUBLIC GOOD

No. 27,625

MOTOR

SEQUEL TO

FATALITY.

Boy Knocked Down and Killed.

A WARDER'S CAR.

Mr. R. E. Lindsell, sitting as A big scheme to develop Poo- tung, on the eastern side of the Coroner with a jury composed of Whangpoo river, in Shanghai, Messrs. E. M.

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1846

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1930.

TO-DAY'S

DOLLAR The closing rate of the dollar on dermand, to-day was 1/8.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

HORRORS OF MINE DOES JAPAN WANT SCHEME TO ASSIST

EXPLOSION.

Miners Entombed by Mass of Debris.

OVERHEATED DYNAMITE.

Berlin, Yesterday.

This afternoon 40 dead have so

THE NAVAL BASE?

Outburst by High Commissioner.

VITAL JUNCTION OF EAST.

London, Yesterday. Speaking at the annual dinner of the Navy League, Sir Thomas

If

EMPIRE TRADE.

The Possibility of Tariff Charges.

IMPORT BOARDS ?

Rugby, Yesterday.

Dainty Eyeglasses

N. LAZARUS

Ophthalmic Optician „13, Queen's Road Central

FAKED HIGHWAY

ROBBERY.

Bank Employees' Plot Fails..

SMART CJ.D. WORK.

BIG HAUL BY ROBBERS.

Dealer Victimised at Cheung Chau.

SAFE RANSACKED.

The alleged robbery, under sen- A robbery by three men who sational circumstances in broad carried revolvers occurred at 3.30 The Imperial Conference pro daylight in Hilller Street, West this morning on the ground floor Hazeland (fore far been counted in the disaster Walford, High Commissioner of ceedings were again devoted to Point, on July 31, when a messen- of 191 San Hing Street, Cheung The Fer of the Ng Chow Bank, Bonham Chau, the robbers getting away was revealed yesterday at a fare man), W. B. Muskett, well party given to Mr. W. Tan, Yow-cheung, held an inquiry at at the Wilhelm Mine, Aldorf, New Zealand, said that if Great Committee work to-day.

been attached by two highwaymen notes. Chief of the Communications the Central Magistracy this morn-near Aix-is-Chapelle, but it is still Britain does not want Singapore, Committee in economic co-opera-Strand East, was alleged to have with $2,720 in Hong Kong bank tion of which Mr. W. Graham, and relieved of an envelope con- The raided premises are occu- Division, Bureau of Public Utili- ing into the circumstances sur-impossible to give the total of the Japan does.

We regard it as the vital junc-president of the Board of Trade, taining $10,000 which he was to nied by To Po-wan (88), a galt ties, City Government of Greater rounding the death of a Chinese casualties. The explosion occur-

carries on his Shanghai. Mr. Tan left for boy named Tae Ngau (10), who red while the night and morning tion of the East. The plateau

by a private shifts were changing and destroy-overlooking the Naval base is is Chairman, and which has be have delivered at another native fish dealer, who Shanghai this, morning aboard was knocked down

Hence it is occupied by Japanese capitalists. fore it many schemes designed to bank in Wing Lok Street, bad on business at that address under the Hive Maru, after several car in Queen's Road East on Oced the check office."

According to To, he was asleep impossible to state the number of We look to Singapore as the base stimulate inter-Imperial Trade, echo in Mr. E. H. Williama's Court the sign name of Sze Cheung.

at the Central Magistracy this) day's intensive study of the local tober 14."

men entombed.

of our safety in the Pacific. ferry system, with a view to the Warder F. E. Cornwall said

The explosion was heard for the Singapore base is not con- turned from the question of morning, when two Chinese named in the office when he was awaken establishment of ferry services that the brakes" of his car (an

volver at him and then pressed across the river in Shanghai. eld Ford) were in good condition miles, and gigantic flames and tinued, we New Zealanders shall utilising the quota system for Ma Slu-hei and Ma Siu-sang were led by a man who pointed a re- Together. That they, with him down on the bed. A second Mr. Tan, in the course of alat the time of the accident. His black smoke clouds shot up, En-consider that we have been aban- United Kingdom wheat imports, charged as under-

and discussed the possibility of!

others, not in custody, did on man. who was wearing a black short address to an interested hand brakes had been tightened tire machines in the office build-doned."--Reuter.

applying such systems as quota

July 31 conspire to commit the mask; then took the safe key gathering at the home of Mr. two days before. On October 14, ing, also a 150 feet high tower,

bulk purchase and import boards crime of larceny of $10,000 from from To's girdle and passed it to F. P. de V. Soares, at which the, just after seven o'clock he was containing a pit cage, crumbled in

the bank;

the third man, who opened the of debris, burying the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga attended, driving his enr home. There was

to other commodities including dead and injured under

Ma Sui-sang alene.-Fraudu-safe and helped himself to all the outlined the possibilities of Poo-in front of him another car about.

falling steel,

butter, canned fruit, and fish.

lent misappropriation of the money in it. When this man had tung as a residential district. 20 to 25 yards ahead, which he fragments of

and stone, which

The Committee met both morn-

completed his job he gave $10,000; and First and foremost, he explained, followed from Arsenal Street. He glass,

injured scores of people hun-

ing and afternoon and hopes, by Ma Siu-hei alone.-Received signal and all three escaped, two the ferry system to go into opera-was going at about 12 m.p.h.

states: dreds of yards from the mine

frequent meetings, to be able by the $10,000 knowing it to have going by the back, door and the tion shortly will be entirely for

hastening

heen stolen.

other by the front door the bar panic-

Friday to consider in rough out-

The accused, who are respective-on which To saw him line its report to the heads of the ly messenger and clerk employed at None of the robbers spoke while delegations.

the Ng Chow Bank, both pleaded in the shop. "guilty" to the charges against them.

the benefit of the public. Rentals

on

Boy Darts Out.

n mass

who

were

He was about eight feet from stricken. from their houses to the Western side of the Whangpoo had become almost the left hand side of the pave-the scene. Many of the entombed prohibitive for the average work-ment when suddenly, just before men emerged safely. It appears ing man. It was therefore pro-reaching the side street, the boy that the explosion did not do somewhere and much damage underground, and posed to develop the Eastern side, darted out from with a view to providing houses struck the left near side wing of did not interfere with the venti- The boy fell to the lation. It is hoped that most of for the people who must now tra- the ear.

Witness immediately the entombed made their escape vel a long distance to their work ground. in the International Settlement. swung to the right and as he saw a through the galleries adjoining

motor bus approaching on that the pits. No Politics.

side he turned sharply to the left and came to a standstill. He pull- ed up in a few yards.

"I wish to make it quite clear," sad Mr. Tan to a China Mail repre- sentative, "that there is not the slightest element of politics en-

a

Pit on Fire.

Later.

The latest figures in the Wil- Evidence was given by Dr. G. heim Mine disaster are 96 killed The fate of II. Thomas. of the Government and 76 injured. tering into this scheme. I am Civil Hospital, who said that death many, others is uncertain. not a political man. I fully realise that "squeeze" has been a was caused by shock and intrea great drawback to the fuller de braineal hemorrhage as the result velopment of Greater Shanghai. of a fracture of the skull, which We are doing our utmost, with could well be caused by a fall, the full support of Mayor Chang, bump or a hard blow. his Chief Secretary, Mr. Yu, and the Commissioner of Public Utili ties, Mr. Huang, to ensure that it shall be stopped. The Bureau of Utilities was only formed two years ago, and in the first month of its inception we found that it was possible to make $2,000 pro- fit on the turnover.".

A New Policy.

Brakes All Right.

It is now believed that the mine explosion was the result of overheating 2,000 pounds of blasting dynamite, stored 1,000 feet underground. There were Traffic Sergeant B. G. Baker 667 miners in the galleries, and said that Warder Cornwall's car's up to the present over 400 have brakes were in an exceptionally escaped. Some of the survivors that part of the pit is on good condition, and could pull up say when going at 15 m.p.h. without fire.

Still Entombed. making a skid.

!

The Coroner said that the only direct evidence was that of the

Later. Up to the present 130 driver of the car which knocked bodies have been recovered from the boy down, In the circum the Alsdorf Mine. It is believed "That profit," added Mr. Tan, stances. he had no reason for the that 140 men are still entombed, significant,3," and all future pro-jury to disbelieve what was said, but little hope of saving them is fits, will be devoted exclusively, to as it had been corroborated by the

entertained.--Reuter. the betterment of the ferry ser- doctor's evidence. The jury re- vice. There are 150,000 passen- turned a verdict of "Death by Mis- gera crossing the Whangpqo in every 24 hours, and it is our firm and earnest intention to better conditions for them."

adventure."

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MODERATE.

report Today's weather from the Royal Observatory

Pressure is relatively high from S.E. Mongolia to the north of Japan and relative- ly low over the Visayas.. Forecast:-E winds; derate; fair.

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اخیر

10

Rainfall. Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day nil. Rainfall since January 1, 94.75 inches against an aver- age of 79.78 inches.

Temperature.

EL

remove.

Back Door Not Locked.'

Tariff Changes.

To said that he was unable to This Committee, while taking

$2,000 In Toishan

suggest how the robbers manag- into consideration during the dis-

Detective-Inspector W. Shannon,ed to enter his shop because none cussions the possibility of tariff who prosecuted, asked the Magis of the doors and windows was changes, is now charged to report trate to defer sentence for a week, broken." After the robbers had specincally on the suoject of the explaining that he had been told by departed, To aneeding them on tariff

forward proposals put

the accused that they had taken a their way by blowing his Police earlier in the Conference by part of the stolen money ($2,000) whistle, he (To) examined the (among others) the Canadian to Toishan and they wished to send doors and windows of his shop Premier. Those proposals are there to get the money which they and from this he concluded that still under examination in the wished to refund to the Bank. The the robbers must have entered by. United Kingdom Departments of Inspector thought that one week the back door which he probably State, which have not yet com- would give ample time for the mes-been left closed but not locked pleted their task.

senger to go to the country and re-overnight. He said that it was

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

Hong Kong

75

Macao

76

Macao

76

Pratas Island

79

Manua

76

Foochow

70

70

Chefoo

48

The Committee on arbitration] turn. and disarmament completed to- day their discussion of the pro-

Shanghai

58

Amoy

Where is The Fourth?

the duty of his foki, Li Ching- choi, to close up shom each night. A Suspected Man.

To told the Police, when they

With the bringing of these two posed amendments to the League accused to Court, three of four al- Covenant and reached general agreement on the principle of cged conspirators to rob the Bank arrived to investigate the affair, amendment and the texts under have been accounted for, the third that he was sure he recognised one of the three robbers, and this man, Ma Chun-chai, having pleados led the Police to issue a "want- discussion.

ed "guilty" before Mr. Williams on The inter-Imperial Relations October 16 and sentenced to 12" eirenlar in which the name Committee, over which the Lord months' hard labour. The fourth the sected nerson is given Chancellor, Lord Sankey, pre alleged conspirator, Ma Wing, Lam Hing, aged 24 or 25 years. sides, discussed again the pro-alias Ma Tsoi-mei la believed toe is described as an unemployed posals relating to the Colonial have fled to Canada, from where, shrimp catcher, who speaks both Laws Validity Act in the report the China: Mul learns, he has Heklo and Punti dialects. A the operation of Dominion written to relatives in Hong Kong.description of the man Lam's othing and appearance is niso Legislation. There was also an Thls, of course, does not prove. In view of all the indications of exchange of views regarding sp definitely that he is in Canada begiven in the circular, which states cals to the Judicial Committee of cause it must be realised that it is that his hair was cut in the "mill- the Privy Council.

AID FOR IDLE.” -

INDICATIONS OF A HARD WINTER AHEAD.

GOVERNMENT'S PLANS.

Washington, Yesterday.

a hard winter ahead, the Govern- Early Cables.

ment is seriously giving its atten tion to the plight of the unemploy- Aix-la-Chapelle, Yesterday. Two hundred miners have beened, and will ask Congress to per- jentombed in an explosion in amit public works to be provided coal mine at Alsdorf, following for a period of years-Reuter's As regards the question of pri- might be termed the class of ferry the ignition of a large store of American Service. vate enterprise, Mr. Tan was of opinion that scheme would be such as the Star ferry here. We dynamite below the ground.

are well aware that we shall

Twenty-two bodies better developed by the Munici- need different routes to Pootung, hitherto been recovered.

have CRUISER DAMAGED. pality. "I have had several years but we do feel that a service The force of the explosion. was experience abroad," he said, "all!

from this point is absolutely esso great that the machine house of which goes to convince me that someone in Greater Shang-ential. In this connection, ap at the pithead and several houses hai should go ahead and get this plication has been made to the in the neighbouring village were

Shanghai Municipal Council on completely wrecked. scheme into immediate operation.several occasions, but no definite

operation on January 1 next.”

For The Public Good.

arise..

There

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Later.

en-

ABUKUMA COLLIDES WITH A WARSHIP.

NO CASUALTIES.

Tokyo, Yesterday.

manoeuvres off the

on

་

a simple thing for anyone wishing tary style,"

Another piece of information to cover his tracks to enclose a let- Judicial Appeals. The position on this matter so ter to someone in another land to be given in the circular is that far as the United Kingdom Gov- posted from there back to China. the man Lam had approached To ernment is concerned, still accords Wherever Ma Wing might be, it about three months ago for the precisely with that at the last ascertained by the China Mail that loan of a matshed in which to Imperial Conference, when, as it is definitely known that he left sleep for a night or two, but was

refused. stated in a summary of those Hong Kong on August 22 after auc- proceedings, it was "No part of ceeding, in evading arrest for near- the policy of His Majesty's Gov-ly a month. here.

As his shars promised $3,000 Early Suspicions. ernment in Great Britain that jquestions affecting judicial ap- The bringing of the other three of the coup.

Time For The Coup peals should be determined other-conspirators to book is the result

After the plans had been com- wise than in accordance with the of painstaking work on the part of wishes of the part of the Empire officers of the C.I.D. who, from thepleted, Ma Chun-chof visited the Then, at about primarily affected." The matter moment the alleged bighway robbank every day,

is being discussed with a view to bery was reported, suspected that 12.30 pm, on July 81 he approach-

Invitation To Reb.

As a matter of fact, our first two decision has yet been arrived at." cross-river ferries will commence

Kowloon Compared,

At present there are two hun A message from Yokosuka states "The development of Kowloon in dred dead and injured, while "We are really doing our ut recent years" Mr. Tan went on," is several hundred are reported to that the cruiser om, whilat future practice and to find whe it was a "put up job." Therefore ed Ma Slu-sang on the second floor most to work for the public good practically a parallel case to what we be entombed, in the Alsdorf dis-participating in the grand gather, in the opinion of the dele they kept the three men under close and told him that the time for the

But I do aster.

choi) had learned that that after- should be retained, modified, or evidence against them. he added, "and the support we wish to do in Pootung.

were two thousand coast, collided with an unnamed gates, the existing principle surveillance while they collected coup had arrived as ho (Ma Chun- Then they received unexpected noon Ma Siu-sang would be given. have received has been most not wish any mlaapprehension to

The funds which we con miners working in the shift at the warship. The Abukuma was seri- abolished.British Wireless Ser-

cusly damaged and is being tow-vice.

help from Ma Sin-sang, a clerk at $10,000 to take to another bank, gratifying. The foreign, firms in

ed to Yokosuka.

the Bank, and one of the suspected Ma Siu-sang was urged not to fall Shanghai have been very helpful,fidently expect to realise from the time.

ex- All communications have been No casualties are reported, but!

MOTOR SHOW. persona. Evidently troubled in in the carrying out of his part. and I have nothing but gratitude new services will be devoted

Accordingly, when Ma Siu-sang mind and wishing to avoid the sus- for the way I have been received clusively, to the betterment of con- cut off by the explosion, and the Abukuma is unable to parti- We efforts are being made to reach cipate in further manoeuvres or

pense, and probably also, expecting was given the money by the in Hong Kong. I have been alditions on the Eastern side. lowed the fullest privileges to actually have in contemplation the the entombed men through the the Imperial Naval Review of DOMINION PREMIERS PRAISE, to save his own skin if he "squeal cashier, he took it to the kitchen,

BRITISH CAR.

ed," to use an underworld phrase, as arranged, and handed it over to inspect the systems here. Plans construction of an arterial road galleries of a neighbouring mine. Koba on, October 26-Router.

Telephonic communication has

he decided to tell the truth about Ma Slu-hel. Then he hurriedly have been put at my disposal, and there but of course," he added

TRIBUTE TO SKILL. the affair.

left the Bank, and joining Yu Chun- your officials here have been more smilingly, "we must make a begin been established with the

yu, a messenger of the Bank who tombed men fifteen hundred feet SUBMARINE'S FEAT. than kind to me. As I told youning first."

In the course of further con- below the surface,

Rugby Yesterday.. in our previous interview, I am

Ma Sui-sang's story is that on had been detalled, to accompany It is now believed that they

SUBMERGED TO DEPTH OF

The Prime definitely decided to incorporate verantion, Mr. Tan added that the

Minister, Mr. July 17 he was approached by Ma him, Ma Slu-sang started out, Sham: Highway Attack.'" features of the Hong Kong ferry property, of his Bureau already ex-number between three hundred

332 FEET:

Ramsay MacDonald, visited the Siu-sang allas Ma Chur, (the man system into the new scheme." ceeded $800,000, and that support and four hundred, mostly still

Motor Show fo-day in company who is being charged with him), By arrangement, in order to put was forthcoming from all quarters,itherto fifty dead and injured

ALL RECORDS 'BROKEN. A Comprehensive System.

with the four. Dominion Premiers, and Ma Chan-chol, (the man who the messenger, Yu Chun-yu, off the The

Mr. Braga's Good Wisbes.

Mr. J. Scullin (Australia), Gen-was sentenced by Mr. Williams on scent, a sham bighway robbery ward outlined in detail to the The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, in have been removed-Reuter.

Portsmouth, New:

eral Hortzog (South Africa), Mr. October 16), who invited him to go was staged in Hillier Street where Hampshire, Yesterday... Forbes (New Zealand) and Sir with them to a brothel in Holly two men suddenly pounced on Ma China Mad representative-by-Mr. Wishing Mr. Tan “Good Luck" in.

The new submarine V5 broke Richard Squires (Newfoundland). wood RoRad. There they met Ma Siu-sang and knocked him down all records to day, when it sub- They examined tuany modele care Wing, allas Ma Tact-mel, (the man and made a pretence of robbing terred to a depth of 382 feet fully and discussed problems of who is supposed to be now in him, but nothing was actually taken

industry with Sir William Morris, Canada). The three then asked from him. Reuter's American, Bervice.

Sir Herbert Austin, and other Ma Bui-sang to assist them to rob On this statement Ma Sin-sang leading manufacturers, and each the Ng Chow, Bank was placed under arrest, and the expressed himself most impress When he (Ms Sui-sang) Bealtat | other two conspiraters were quick- ed with the display generally ed, Ma Wing, it is alleged, threa- ly taken into custody. When they and particularly with the cars toned him with violence if he were confronted with Ma Siu-sang's specially designed to meet the re- did not fall in with their plan, statement which had been re- quirements of Overseas markets. which was to steal $10,000. During duced to black and white and was General Hertzog said: "I re the next 10 days they had several duly signed by him, they realised. ceived a deep Impression of the meetings when they discussed the that the game was up and wisely skill and masterly craftsmanship subject and completed their plans. decided to plead guilty Thur

WALES

PISCATORIAL WELCOME.

Tan, is a very comprehensive one. the venture with which he had as-NEWHAVEN BRIDGE.

There is one particular jetty soclated himself, said that it was which we are very anxious to es especially pleasing to him to find OPENED BY THE PRINCE OF tablish," he said, "but the post- such a cosmopolitan gathering tion is fraught with certain dif- present. They were all well- ficulties, I refer to the proposed wishers, and were proud to meet ferry service from Avenue a gentleman who took the far view, Edward VIL to Pooting As you and who was so obviously in may know, Avenue Edward VI earnest about the task he had set was at one time the Yang King himself to do. He had not had Pang creek, which was filled up the honour of Mr. Tan's acquain- some years ago to form a road. tance for very long

Interested in the sure that Mr. Tan was

cement

We ar

Rugby Yesterday: the Prince of Wales

Yarmouth and foot and mar: an en-

fisher

Scottish fisher

INDIA'S FUTURE.

TO BE DEBATED AT ROUND

NATABLE PARLETA

OPENING NEXT MONTH.

London, Yesterday

aged curing the fish: HM, the King inaugurates the of British manufacturers, design- It was arranged that Ma Siu-sang the Police did dot ask for the case jopened whaven Bridge, Indian Round Table, Conference ers, and workmen. It is an indus should take the money to the kit to be committed to the Assires and bridge built at noon on November 12 in the try which should receive every chen on the ground floor of the were content with the men being British Royal Gallery of the House of encouragement, British Wire Batik building and there poilt to delit with by the Magistrate qum

less Service,

Ms Blu hel?, He (NA BIT HELP) E Lords-Reuter

centů

Wireless Service.