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MURDER OF CHINESE PORTUGUESE BANK RADIO SERVICE TO REORGANISING THE KWANGSI REBELS TO

DETECTIVE.

- NOTES SCANDAL.

Suspects May Not Be Famous Printing Firm

Charged.

Sued for £1,115,613.

SOUTH AMERICA.

Charges for Telephone Conservations.

SUGAR INDUSTRY.

Appeal by Author of the "Chadbourne Plan.”

RELUCTANT WITNESSES ?

NEGLIGENCE DENIED....

£6 FOR THREE MINUTES.

WORLD STATISTICS.

Although, as the outcome of

London, Yesterday.

SURRENDER?

TONG WAR AT

ABERDEEN.

"Their Only Course," Hoklos and Hakkas Fall

Says Colonel Hu.

FIGHTING LIKELY.

Out.

BAMBOOS AND CROCKERY,

The case was concluded before

man

subscribers at their ordinary tele-

Rugby Yesterday.

Brussels, Yesterday.

Canton Yesterday. Seven Hoklos and two Hakkas Mr. E. H. Williams in the Central smart work by the Police, five Norman Birkett, opening the case nounces that from December 12 ence

Counsel for the defence, Mr. The Postmaster General an- Addressing the Sugar Confer- Interviewed, Colonel Hu Kara-appeared this morning before Mr. Court this morning, in which two arrests in all have been effected for Waterlows at the hearing of direct radio telephone communi- (U.S.A.) pointed out that Javan- Squadron of the 8th Route Army, Magistracy charged with having

to-day Mr. Chadbourne near, of the Canton First Air R. E. Lindsell rikisha coolies, Chan Ngan and

at the Central Li Tam-so, were charged with in connection with the murder of the bank note affair, described cation will be available between ese producers had provisionally said that the Kwangsi rebels larceny of $20 from Mr. R. W. Tse On, a Chinese detective, in a the plaintiffs' allegations os "a Great Britain and Argentina, with agreed to reduce their exports, could seek no other recourse than behaved in a disorderly manner Webber on November 24 last. restaurant at Yaumati, the China highly coloured picture." He de- an extension by land line in South and he appealed to the other a conditional surrender. In his by fighting in Aberdeen. A tenth Chan was charged with the actuali

nied that Waterlow & Sons were America to Uruguay and Chile. delegations to apply restrictive recent flight over the Nanning combatant absented himself and larceny whilst a charge of aiding Mail learns that it is not yet careless and negligent. On the The service will be available to measures.

city, he found that all gates were and abetting in the robbery was certain whether it will be possible contrary, every step taken was all parts of Britain and Northern preferred against Li.

to prefer charges against them. marked by vigilance, forethought, Ireland and in South America togation should appoint two mem-evacuated the city, awaiting re- said that it was a climax to ill-

He suggested that each dele and that most of the troops had

thrown wide open as ordinarily had his bail of $10 estreated.

Police Sergeant Cunningham Mr. Horace Lo appeared for the In fact, failing further develop prudence, and care. first accused, whilst the second ments, it is feared that this will and 1928 Waterlow & Sons print- covering three minutes' conversa-also proposed the formation of a the city, since it was not the aim Hakkas working at the new up-

Counsel said that between 1914 phones. The minimum charge on the general principles, and No Canton troops were sent to

hers to reach an understanding organisation outside.

feeling between the Hokios and was defended by Mr. Leo be out of the question.

ed Treasury notes to the value of tion from any place in Britain to committee to collate world statis of General Chan Chai-tong to 'per dam at Aberdeen. About ten d'Almada, sen,

Identification parades have not £5,000,000,000. They specialised a city and province of Bucnostics, and a further committee to occupy the city. The prosecution was conducted been so successful as could be in foreign currency and always Aires will be £6, to the remainder consider the means of reducing Troops under Generals Wang workers, as they had gone on by Detective Sub-Inspector John wished, witnesses being either recognised the great degree of of Argentina, six guineas, and to stocks; also a permanent commia Yam-wan and Li Yang-king are strike through the misinterprets- days ago he had to visit the

O'Donovan.

incapable of or unwilling to re- care required in their work. Chile 26 128. Od.--British Wire-sion to meet quarterly to super- now stationed in the vicinity of tion of an order. Yesterday, at First accused gave his version (cognise any of the suspects. Reuter.

vise the enforcement of agree the city to keep a close watch of three o'clock it transpired that of the robbery, in which he stated They are reluctant even to attend A message of November 24; that he did not offer any money the parades, it is understood. stated:-The amazingly bold coup

ments and study the means of in-the rebels' movements under in-a number of Hoklos, including a creasing world consumption and structions from General Chan woman, were engaged in carrying to the Police, but merely said to The Police are still on the look-of a swindler in fraudulently ob the detectives: "We are all fel-jout for one man against whom taining over £1,000,000 worth of

to constitute a world fund for that Chai-tong. low-countrymen let the matter they consider they have a definite bank notes direct from the print-

earth. Near by there were others Fighting may be resorted to if engaged in cutting stones, and, it drop."

case. This man is already known fer was mentioned in the King's

the rebels offer resistance.-Can-is alleged, one of these latter ton News Agency.

threw gtone and hit the woman on the back. The third accused (a-foreman of the Hoklos) was seen to hand out about 20 bam- A boo poles for the affray. The ergeant found that a large quan- tity of earthenware cups and other crockery had been broken in the compound between the two sheds. It was the woman who

Mr. Lo said that his client's ex-to the Police, but is still at large. Bench Division to-day, when the planation was very reasonable,

and that-the-most-vital evidence POLICEMAN STRUCK,

посисив.

ACCUSED MAKES A BIG MISTAKE.

con-

Bank of Portugal sued Messrs. Waterlow and Sons, Limited that the Crown relled on was in-

printers, for £1,115,613, alleging First witness's (Lui

alternatively breaches of Fong's) version was unbelievable,

tract, negligence or conversion, in and he must have been mistaken

connection with the printing of as to recognition of the accused,

Portuguese bank notes. Plain- GOOD CHARACTER. tiff's counsel asserted that an both of whom he knew by sight.

international The evidence was very unreliable,

swindler named Charged before Mr. Butters In Marang called at and, furthermore, the evidence of Kowloon Magistracy this morning, 1924 bearing a forged létter from Waterlows in: the accomplice had not been put Tang Chu-ping, a Chinese, plead-the Governor of the before the Court. Mr. Lo sub-ed guilty to assaulting Wang Portugal, and ordered the notes, Bank of mitted that the verdict open to Chel-yau, a police officer, in Can-which were duly supplied and cir- his Worship was one of not guilty. ton Road this morning, but atat-culated. Counsel contended that His Worship intimated that heed that he was unaware that com- Marang's plot was full of leaks would convict the first accused. lainaat was

Inspector O'Donovan said that Giving evidence Wang Choi-yau suspicion, but shouted for it.]

a police officer. and holes, and not only invited he was instructed to ask his said he called Worship to take a serious view stop and be searched, whereupon of the case, as there was quite a defendant

to defendant to

struck him on

lol of this type of robbery going mouth, and ran away.

on.

less Service.

CHILD SLAVERY.

Hong Kong Again In The

Limelight.

London, Yesterday.

A letter from the Gov- ernor of Hong Kong dated. June 25, is published in a White Paper to-day. It out- lines the effect of the exist- ing law relating to mui teais and states that the present position may be regarded as not imsatisfactory. No fur- ther measures are at present policy expressed in the exist required to promote the ing law.--Heuter.

the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE STOP

Tang Chu-ping admitted doing (AWARDED TO ARCHBISHOP AND Mr. d'Almada's client gave se, but denied that the detective evidence also, after which counsel informed him that he was a police submitted that the explanation officer. given was a most plausible one.

Mr.

McPherson, secretary of

His Worship held that the case the European Y.M.C.A. in Kow against Chan Ngan was even loon, said that defendant had much stronger, and he convicted. been employed there as a boy for

U.S. SENATOR.

THE NEXT WAR?

Oslo, Yesterday. The establishment of a world-

A previous conviction for lar-a years and bore a good record. wide brotherhood was the key-

ceny from the person, for which

Defendant was

FREE SHOWS?

he got three months in 1927, was g50, for six months. proved against the first accused, and his Worship sentenced him to five months' hard labour. The. second accused was sentenced to three months' hard labour, it be ing stated by a Chinese woman that he had worked very well and honestly for two years with her husband.

UNEMPLOYED SHOT

GERMANY.

bound over in note of the distinguished gather- ing, including the King, the Crown Prince, and members of the Diplomatic Corps at the pre- sentation of the Nobel Peace Prize to Senator Frank Kellogg, and Archbishop Soederblom. The former, while deploring the numerous predictions of war, de-| clined to interpret the signs of| the times as' foretelling war.

The Archbishop received the

CHARGE AGAINST DISTRICT WATCHMAN.

USE OF TRUNCHEON.

Le Tak-kwong, a district watch-

INT, appeared before Mr. E. H. prize as a tribute to the oecument-

Williams In the Central Mag:scal movement within the churches tracy yesterday, on a charge of for greater unity-Reuter.

| baving assaulted Yuen Poon, a

ticket collector employed in the

Police Fire During a Taiping Theatre. M RAILWAY DISPUTE.

Demonstration.

VIOLENT COMMUNISTS.

Berlin, Yesterday. Dr. Fabricius was fined 180 marka, with the alternative of 18 days' imprisonment.

Hamburg, Yesterday The Police fired during de monstrations of unemployed to day, killing one person and wounding another.

Copenhagen, Yesterday.

A Communist in the gallery of the Chamber attempted to make a speech while Minister Steincke was outlining the social reform

Another Communist fired a re

Rendall 'defended:

1

MANAGERS AND EXECUTIVE FAIL TO AGREE,

BETTER CONDITIONS,

Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, for complainant, aald that people of necused's type were in the habit of going into. the Taiping Theatre. It was suggested that the alleged assault was the out-

London, Yesterday. come of a refusal by complainant

The Managers of the railway when accused sought free admis- companies met the executives of sion into the Theatre with two the Railway Unions in London to- friends..

day to discuss the latter's de Complainant alleged that he manda for improvements in rates was repeatedly. "jabbed" with ac of pay and conditions of service. cased's truncheon until he was It was announced that the com- "knocked into a dizzy state." panies were unable to concede to The hearing was adjourned." their demands and the Union. re- presentatives intimated their in- tention of submitting their claims JEWEL THEF JAILED. “

to the Central Wages Board, to Sentence of four months hard which the companies' claims for labour was this morning passed by reductions have already been sub

PRESS

Shanghai, Yesterday.

It is understood that. powerful Cuban sugar inter- esta recently proposed to the Chinese Government a 20 year sugar monopoly in China, under which Cuban sugar would be exempt from Chinese import duty, a Cuban combine and the Chinese Government equally sharing profits from the expected heavily increased consump- ment is reported to have re- tion. The Chinese Govern- jected the scheme, pointing out that China in 1929 im- ported 750,000 tons of sugar, valued at 100,000,000 taels, bringing in a revenue of $15,000,000 (Mex.), and they, consider the proposal would not increase the revenue. Furthermore the

sugar duties are likely to be con- siderably increased under the new tariff of 1931, especial- ly white sugar, which is ex- pected to be doubled.,

It is understood that Cuban interests are now pro posing the initiation of a Bugar refining industry in China as a joint Government enterprise, Cuban interests. providing $20,0000,000 (gold) as capital-Router

purpose.

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PRIEST ROBBED.

Higher Customs.

Brussels, Later. The--Chamber-has adopted Bills for increasing the custome dutles on imported sugar and TRICKSTER GETS AWAY WITH lowering the excise on domestic | sugar.

The Germans announce their intention of seeking an increase of the annual export quota from 200,000 to 800,000 tons.-Heater,

IDLE INDIANS.

TO BE REPATRIATED TO THEIR OWN COUNTRY.

RUBBER SLUMP,

TYPEWRITER.

FORGED LETTER.

Canton, Yesterday.

A certain American priest, re-was the cause of the trouble. siding on the 2nd floor of 17, Man-After evidence had been given, tak Road, Canton, left his maid his Worship said that as thera servant at home in the evening was no evidence of having taken while he went out on business, part in the fight against the first Taking advantage of his absence, and fifth accused, he would dis-

a

young man, aged about 30, charge them. It was clear that " came to his resident, on the pre- the Hoklos were the aggressors, tence of taking the typewriter and that it was they who had gone (worth $800) at the order of the up the hill to attack the Hakkas. priest. On receiving from him a Te discharged the fourth and London, Yesterday.

forged letter bearing the priest's tenth accused, holding that be In the House of Commons to-signature, the maidservant un-cause they were Hakkas it was day, questioned whether pro-suspectingly allowed him to take unfair to punish them. The evid- vision had, been made to re-the typewriter away from the ence of the Hakka foreman was patriate unemployed Indian le-priest's room and the thief made verfectly clear that the Hoklos bourers in Ceylon and Malaya good his escape. On his return, went up the hill and deliberately through the rubber depression, the priest found from the ser- attacked the Hakkas over some Dr. Drummond Shiels said that vant's report that he had been prior trouble. He ained the third he was unaware whether special robbed and he reported the matter and eighth accused $25 each, with provision had been made in to the Police. Canton News the alternative of fourteen days' Ceylon. He would ask the Gov-Agency.

ernor as regards Malaya. It was the Government's policy to re- patriate all unemployed Indians and 18,860 had been repatriated

MR. SUN FO.

during the first nine months of CHINESE MINISTER COMING

HONG KONG.

this year. Reuter.

INDIAN PARLEY,

CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE

DRAFT REPORTS. ⠀⠀

WIDE EXCHANGE OF VIEWS.

TO SEE HIS - MOTHER

jail. The rest were fined $5 or, In default, seven days', jail each, His Worship further ordered them all to be bound over in

TO bonds of $100 each to keep the

peace for a year.

Canton, Yesterday. According to an official source,

FIRE ON EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND.

Mr. Sun Fo, Minister of Hall All Hope of Saving Liner

ways, left Nanking for Shanghai on Sunday and will probably pro- ceed to Kwangtung.

Rugby, Yesterday.

The Minister is expected to re The committeo work of the turn to Macao to see his mother Indian Round Table Conference after his arrival in Hong Kong. After a tour of inspection of will be resumed on Friday...." The results of exchanges of views dur various placca in Chung Shan dis- ing the past few days, meanwhile, trict he will come to Canton are being summarised in the form of draft reports by the Chairmen of the Burma Sub-committee and the Provincial Constitution Sub Committee. They will be present

ed for further discussion at Fri- day's meetings before being sent on to the Committee of the Whole Conférence early next week, pro- bably on Tuesday, and moneta Debates in the Provincial Con-

Canton News Agency. /

CHINA'S IDLE.

Abandoned.

OIL FUEL IGNITES.

CANTON'S SCHEME FOR RELIEF WORK.

RESOLUTION 'PASSED,

Rugby, Yesterday. The liner Empress of Scotland (25,000 tons), which was recently sold for $42,000 for dismantle- ment at Blyth, Northumberland, caught fire early this morning When built in 1905 she was the world's biggest boat. The fire spread rapidly, in spite of the combined efforts of several fire brigades and a fleet of fire floats augmented from the Tyne.. This afternoon all hope of saving the Canton, Yesterday. Under instructions from the tons oil fuel in her bunkers Ignit

ship was abandoned when 800

ed.

Farlier News

London. Yesterday, The Prince of Wales's pro- gress in Spanish was strik ingly demonstrated during a speech he delivered at a dinstitution Sub-Committee have Canton Municipal Government, a ner given in his honour at covered a wide range and any of meeting was held at the Bureau the Savoy Hotel by the Ar the subjects touched upon mag of Social Reforms to discuss plans and accent are splendid," do gentine ClubHis grammar again be reviewed on Friday, Afor the relief of the unemployed The former passenger liner amall committee set up yesterday overseas. Chinese. A resolution Empress of Scotland, of 25,000 clared many Spanish guests by the Federal Structure Sub was passed to urge all charitable tons, which arrived at Blyth, Committee to revise the schedule institutions in the city to take Northumberland, last week, to be "glanced at his notes and

of federal subjects met to day. Its part in the relier work, since it is dismantled, caught, fire during turned from Spanish to Eng-report will enable the sub-com their duty to shoulder all bona last night and its total destruc liah, vice versa, several

mitee to complete. the-out- fide appeals, regardless of their ition is feared. times with the utmost ease. The Prince of Wales's linguistic efforts, ought to contribute largely to the the Whole Conference British buildings be temporarily fixed up There is some danger of the Buccess of the British TradeWireless Service

for the accommodation of the un- fierce blaze exploding the fuel Exhibition at Buenos Aires)

Alemployed. Canton News Agency, tanks although three fire brigades in 1981, which is the first!

on land and four tugs are pour entirely ritish: ibition

FATALITY AT WHARF ing water into the ship............. The eversta

Koreign

firemen are wearing masks, and Country Retter

plans. The Police Intervened Mr. E. H. Williams on the Chinessmitted. It is hoped that the The Prince only occasionally volver, but without causing any who was charged by Detective Board will meet on December 19 Four arrests were effect Inspector W. Shannon with the to consider the dispute. Reuter,

theft of two jade pendants mounted

harin

ALLEGATION AGAINST COOK.

with gold, a pair of carved jade LOWER EXPORTS. earring drops, and a gold ring set

with fade, the property of To King STARTLING DROP IN TRADE OF kee, shroff and packer at Messrs. Komor and Komor, St. George's

A case of alleged at tempted poisoning has been Building, Chater Road.

to the Police by

Chau Kwok, master of the FALSE PRETENCES. Wing Fat furniture shop at 46,

Prince Edward Boad. He states Li Bhing, a Chinese, was serte that at mine o'clock yesterday head to six weeks- Imprison and

down to z to the Kowloon Magistracy

contain morning för obtaining

files prétences

Womki, stated that.

BRITAIN.

MORE IMPORTS.

Rugby Yesterday

The Board of Trade

New

Amesenge

states

Hnes of its draft play for origin. It was also decided that The outbreak is belleved to a - federated India to be reported all charitable institutions, Beg- have been caused by a fused clec- in due course to the Committee of gar's Asylum and unsued public tric cable k

ANOTHER REFUSAL

POLITICIANS GROW WARE, IN

FRANCE

NO CABINER YET.

the

Labour has of fo

The sudden breakage of a wood-in spite of the risk are boarding en derrick on a Henter, along the vessel to get more completely side the new wharf at the Kowloon to work on the flames, British Godowns yesterday was the cause Wireless Service

of the death of Po Kwan-yau, reaid-

erday. Ing at 894 Reclamation. Street, Infater, of shd "serious injury to Lai Fuj

the task the same, address,

Reu-Podied soon after admission t