1930-12-31 — Page 1

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Library, Supreme Court

THE SIX China, Mail

by STUDEBAKER

a name

which has signified long, depend

able service for seventy-eight years.

HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE

"

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

The Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

No. 27,684

“I AM GOING TO DIE" COTTON WEAVERS TO

SAYS JOFFRE.

Aged Marshal Shows Signs of Strength.

ABLE TO SPEAK.

Paris, Yesterday.

"I am going," said Marshal Joffre to the one-armed Military

GO ON STRIKE?

Another Labour Crisis

Probable.

OBJECTION TO SYSTEM.

1845

SHED

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1930.

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-The

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/1 %.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

TO CAR OWNERS

Use RUBBER Matting for the Floor and Running Boards of your Car;

-Washable,~~~

Durable,...

More economical than

Carpet or Linoleum, NEATER and CLEANER,

Quotations from:

Telephone 1454. Dunlop Rubber Co. (Chlan), Ltd. Pedder Bldg.

ANCIENT RITES FOR A NEW YEAR BANK OF ENGLAND REBELS PENNED IN

LORD MELCHETT.

Buried According to Old Jewish Custom.

VIOLET MARBLE TOMB.

London, Yesterday. London, Yesterday. Another serious labour stop-ments as well

Several Government depart

as Mr. Lloyd of Paris, General page is probable on January 5, George, were represented at the Gouraud, when the latter visited the date on which the "Lacashire funeral of Lord Melchett, which Master Cotton Weavers have an-was carried out with Jewlish rites

Governor

his bedside to-day. Gouraud

ber Timbuctoo? (Joffre was one' of the leaders of the march on!

your side."

The doctors declare that they never had such a patient as this wonderful old man of seventy-one who, after five hours' unconscious- ness last night woke up and ask- ed food and greedily gulped a glass of milk held out to him.

--Reuter.

SPANISH REBEL WANTS A JOB.

When he had finished he said Major Franco Arrives

calmly and quictly, "I am going to die."

nera

CRISIS

S. WALES MINERS TO GO ON STRIKE

TERMS REJECTED

OWNERS & MEN FAIL TO AGREE.

STILL LEADS.

Our Hidden Reserves of Vitality.

PLEA TO SHIPOWNERS:

London, Yesterday,

THE JUNGLE.

Punjabi Troops Clash With Insurgents.

THE BUFFS WITHDRAW.

Rangoon, Yesterday.

CHINESE TARIFF IRREGULAR

Prohibitive Increases on

Luxuries."

EFFECTIVE TOMORROW.

Shanghai, «Yesterday,

Canned goods, jams and butter have been doubled whila duties- on luxury foodstuffs generally are up from thirty to 100 per cent.

Medical oplum, cocaine, mor

for,phine are increased from 12 to

120 bez cest

Empire Trade.

ELECTION COMING SOON.

London, Yesterday,

Sir James Lithgow, writing in Sixty casualties occurred dur- A closer examination of the 647. the annual review of Lloyd's List, ing & crash at Udokwin between items of the new Chinese fmport strikes an optimistic note when rebels and Punjabis yesterday. tariff schedule shows that the in- he says that Great Britain, in Decisive developments are expect creasea and decreases are irregu said: "Marshal, do you remem. hounced the introduction of the in an improvised synagogue erect-

spite of the lamentable conditioned shortly to follow the policy of lar. Luxuries, however, in zone, "more looms per weaver" system, ed in the front of the family

London Yesterday.

of her basic trades, still possesses the troops in penning the rebels cases suffer prohibitive intresses, The Central Committee of mausoleum, set amid tall pine

The South Wales miners' of the population in the world, water are unavailable.

the largest foreign trade per head in the jungle, where food and particularly such peculiarly Chin- Timbuctoo in 1893). I was by Weavers Amalgamation (opera-trees. Here the coffin in which

ose delicacies ne shark's Onk tives), at a meeting to-day, de-Lord Melchett's head rested on a

delegate at a conference this and by comparison with many of The company of Buffs ordered which have been increased wo The Marshal signalled his recided to withdraw labour from all piece of Palestine soil lay, while

evening rejected the owners her competitors has exhibited a to the scene is no longer required, and a half times. Birde pests terms, which will now be post-remarkable resistance collection, and then murmured mills where the system is intro the Minister of the West London ed in the collieries to-morrow.

to the and has been recalled to head have been nearly doubled; and duced, and workers in cther mills (Reform) Synagogue recited aged very softly, "I am going.”

edible seaweed increased one apd. quarters-Reuter. Mr. Richards, the Miners' Secre-forces of reaction. will cease work sympathetically. old Hebrew prayers. At the con-tary, said, after two hours' dis-

He says that the hidden re-

a half times. ... clusion the coffin was placed on cussion, that the owners were re sent crisis of world trade and

serves of vitality which the pre- TORY LEADER'S NEW the tomb, which rests on a pedes-gardless either of legality or finance have called forth cannot tal of violet marble.

humanity.

YEAR MESSAGE. be better exemplified than by the Lord Henry Mond, the new Mr. Gibson, the Coal Miners”.

manner in which the Bank of Baron, recited the mourners' pray. Secretary said that the miners England resumed almost without Optimistic Outlook ers and finally came to the an- had failed to accept their terms, question her traditional place as cient Kaddish, to which the mour-and added that the terms would the leader of international fin-

uttered responses. The be posted up at the pitheads as ance.

Frown sugar under elevens fa Increased from 1,01 gold units to. 1.90. whites eclovens to seventeens sages of sympathy from centres Action on the part of the miners "Low Freights and the Tramp, as distant as Colombia and China, depends on the delegate's confer- "says that the remedies for ship-

Is now 240 gold units, over eigh- teers 2.90 gold units, cube loaf: New Chairman.

ence at Cardiff this afternoon- ning are

A thorough-going polley of Na-70 gold nits, augas candy 5.80 frankly. Imperialistic London, Later. Simultaneously a report by the The "Star says that Sir National Coal Board on the South Empire goods carried in Empire tional recovery, an emergency tariff gold units (the wild unit being.

ships; bankers to use their into protect the manufacturer, arrived by steamer at Antwerp Harry McGowan will succeed Lord Wales dispute has been issued in fluence to obtain preferential guaranteed price to the farmer for gold, and 995 guilders), molasses equal to 19.7265 penca, 40 cunts. from Portugal to-day accompanied Melchett in the chairmanship of London. This appreciates the treatment Overseas, and British wheat, and a speedy agreement 10 per cent. and unenumerated 2 by his mechanic Sada, with whom the Imperial Chemical Industries. temporary agreement on Novem- shipowners as a body to co-oper with the Dominions to build up a per cent. he flew to Portuga after the failure

Distinguished Mourners. bar 29 for reduced earnings of ate to remedy the present low great Empire trade, are confidently Heer and atout henceforth wit

workers, and the South Wales freight rates. of the rebellion. Secret police in-

London, Yesterday.

forecast by Mr. Stanley Baldwin in be 60 per cent. ad valorem, gin, Paris, Yesterday. terviewed the conspirators

Every department of public life Miners Federation proposed a re- оп

Mr. Aylmer Vallance, another his New Year messages as the rum and unenumerated wines 50. was represented at the funeral of distribution of hours, namely 7-writer, saya that since the War achievements of 1931. Contrary

all expectation, board ship and warned them to re- Lord Melchett, at St. Pancras 3/4 for five days and 6-1/4 on the whole orientation of the presses the opinion that an election to

ox-per cent. Marshal Joffre was still alive this frain from political activities.

Saturday.

Duties on cigarettes and cigars. morning. Indeed, he has recover-Both have left for Brussels. Major cemetery. Finchley.

cargo shipping policy has been will not be long delayed, in apita of are increased seven fold. All Leaders of Industry, ex-Minis- ed consciousness, and is able to Franco said that they only intend-

Working Hours.

based on the supposition that the "Liberal plot" to keep the materials and apparatus used in ent and to speak a few words; but ed to stay in tuala a neat tent ters, diplomats, Indian Princes distribution is only possible by picture as an exporter of the prime and representatives of foreign

The report says that such re- Russin was definitely out of the socialists in power-leuter. the tobacco industry will hence, a bulletin at eight this morning until they obtained an engagement Courts and the organised workers aghent between parties, for tramp" cargo grain.

forth be subject to 50 per cent. ays his lungs are becoming block as airmen to South Americaef Britain, were angag: the great the Coal Mines Act prohibits event demonstrated that to forget

CASTE IN INDIA.

duty.

INDIGNANT PROTEST BY UNTOUCHABLES.

Marshal Joffre this morning was able to drink another glass of milk, raising the glass with his own hands.--Reuter.

Improvement Marked.

Paris, later.

Marshal Joffre improvement to

"night was more marked-Router.

ed

Condition Graye.

and his breathing rempite Irregular. The prognosis is still

grave,

The doctors state that Marshal Joffre's

is exceptionally heart strong, and his wonderful vitality makes the case almost unique.

M. Barthou, who has been a constant visitor to his old friend Joffré, said on leaving the bed- side this morning that the doctors told him the

in Belgium.

POLICE INTERVIEW.

Brussels, Yesterday.

Major Franco, the Spanish rebel,

Zionist executive received mes-soon as possible.

Renter

concourse at the graveside.--Reu- tor."

BOMB PLOT FOILED.

LONG JAIL TERMS FOR ITALIAN "REDS".

CAUGHT RED-HANDED.

Paris, Yesterday. Two Italians named Lario and Marshal's condition Zitter have been sentenced re-

in hopeless, but he may fight death (spectively to three years and 18

for several days.

Hla

extraordinary resistance

ALLEGED ARSON TRIAL.

When Was Insurance Effected?

DATES IN QUESTION.

Mr. E. H. Watte, writing on

more that 7-1/2 hours work Russia was & cardinal error daily. The Board, therefore, re- Reuter. commends a maximum of seven

SPIRITS."

hours, 40 minutes' work daily for LETTER FROM five days, and seven hours on Saturday, establishing a principle of 12 working days, including both Saturdays, in a 90-hour fort- night

The

THE

Prayers at 20 Cents a Time.

He

· POLICE CALLED IN.

Jalagon, Yesterday. The rising indignation of the

untouchables against caste Hindus

was vented at a conference hero

On the other hand chemicals show few increases and some r ductions.

Gasoline and koroseno are slightly reduced. For labricants in some cases the duty has been: [halved.

Nanking, Later.

schedule will be effective from Japusty 1. next.

It is understood that the new

Likin To Go,

Shanghai, Testerday. Bearing out-recent rumours,. a Japanese”, report from Tientsin

Paper generally suffers ten to 20 Woodpulp has per cent increase. been more than halved. The temporary agreement,

Lumber shows alight Uncreases which the owners proposed to con-

to-day, when protest was made and decreases. Glassware has against the "humiliating treat-been doubled. tinue in January, lays down "eight| AN ALLEGED SWINDLE.

ment" and exclusion from the months' imprisonment.-Reuter.

hours daily for five days in each

The date of the enforcement of meeting here the schedule has not yet been caste conference, [A cable of October 28 stated: At the resumption of the trial week, seven hours for the first

The amazing credulity of a simultaneously.. astonishes everybody. Though he-Two suspicious individuals were at the Assizes this morning of Saturday and no work for the Chinese widow was exposed in followed this up by besieging caste

The untouchables promulgated. ate and spoke a little, Joffre is arrested early this morning near three men on a charge of arson, second Saturday, making a total Court yesterday when Yeung Chi Hindus in their meeting place and only semi-conscious, and is un- the Eiffel Tower. They are said the foreman of the Jury applied of 87 hours a fortnight, instead Chu, and Li Fung Leung appear squatting at the entrances, with a tariff able to recognise visitors.-Reuter. to have admitted that they are to the Chief Justice for permis- of 90 as allowed by the spreadover ed before Mr. Butters, alleged to view of obtaining admission. Caste as

Italian Communists, who had sion to sit only in the morning. under the Act.

have extorted $3,500 from her by Hindus called in the Police, who HEALTH INSURANCE come to blow up the Fascist head-Counsel on both sides concurring, Stoppage Inevitable.

a trick,

cleared them out-Reuter... Later. quarters in Paris.

His Lordship decided to rise at 1

South Wales coal owners and Li Fung Leung.

Mr. Hin-shing Lo appeared for They were in possession of auto- Presuming the hearing on miners failed to agree at Cardiff

ROYAL MAIL SHARES Friday. matic pistols, ammunition and a bomb, contained in a large paper Yip Sze-ming was recalled, and to-day upon the terms for the ex-Choi Ngan, the complainant, fell COMPANY UNABLE TO PAY

In September, 1928, the son of

parcel.

cross-examined by Mr. Jenkin as tension of the temporary agree sick, and all attempts to cure him An examination of the bomb to the date he first saw No. 1 pri- ment expiring to-morrow. failed, and acting on advice from

issued a declaration that the aball- showed that it was powerful soner in connection with insur-stoppage in the New Year is in-a friend, she called in the first de-

Mon of likin will." be effective in enough to blow up a large build-ance. He agreed that in evidence evitable, failing a last minute fendant, who was reputed to effect

Chibli on January 1, but the decl In spite of industrial depression, ing. It consisted of a "75" artil-at the Magistracy he had given change in the position.

cures by invoking the gods. After

sion regarding Manchuria must be the great voluntary friendly solery shell, charged with melinite, the late as being in the seventh

delayed, pending the forthcoming clėties have made progress, both enclosed in a petrol can.]

month, but said that his deposi It appears that the South Wales hearing the facts he immediately

offered prayers, for which he The White Star Line, of the financial conference at Mukden. numerically and financially, during

tions mentioning July were mis-miners leaders favoured an ac-

While there is no question of the current year 1980.

taken. What he had meant to ceptance of the National Board's charged 20 cents. This was fol-Royal Mail group, has not been pay- say, and which had possibly been terms, but the coal miners refused lowed by other prayers which cost ing dividend preferences for the Chang Hsueh-liang's loyalty to the mistranslated, was the seventh to recognise them, contending cents to $2.80.

the widow various fees, from 20 past six months. Dividend was National Government, It is under

not corned daring the previous ́ six stood that the "old guard". In- Led with his statement yesterday was impossible unless wages were cams interested, claiming to be Royal Mail guarantee. Chinese moon, which correspond that the redistribution of hours.

The second defendant also be months, but was paid under the Manchuria is showing consider

The Royal able opposition to his policy, which as being between August 24 and reduced-Reuter.

the teacher of the first defendant. Mall are now unable to fulfil the undermines their prerogatives. September 21.7:

Proviso Declined.

He also contributed prayers for a guarantee, as they are again post- Mr. Jenkin: You now say

Rugby, Yesterday ·

small fee.

poning their own preference divi- The National Industrial Board

About November 6 the second denda, which have not been paid

CASH RESERVES NEARLY

*DOUBLED.

WORKERS RESPOND.

Rugby Yesterday.

When the National Health In RUHR MINES CRISIS

surance was brought into exist-

ence, it was generally believed OWNERS THREAT OF WHOLE that the friendly societies would auffer, Instead of which they are to-day much atronger in member-

·SALE DISMISSAL.

Cologne, Yesterday.

- Owners' Refusal.

A

Miners. Federation yesterday, and

its findings will be known to day $80,

DIVIDEND.

GUARANTEE NOT MET,

London, Yesterday.

ship and have nearly doubled Negotiation between owners and August, which you will agree to their cash reserves in the fow miners in the Ruhr cont industry bring your evidence as to negotia for the Cosimluing Industry heard defendant produced a letter "from since June, 1929-Router. - years they have had to meet com over the question of wages have tions with the prisoner much the appeal of the South Wales the spirits" which cost the widow petition by the State. This is broken down.

The owners nearer to the date of the fire ? largely due to the fact that the threaten to post notices of die No. There was a mistranslation societies, by careful husbanding missal for the whole coalfield on in the other Court, apparently, of resources, are able to offor big-January 15, Government Interven- Importance of Dates. ger benefits to insured members. tion is expected. Reuter.

There are now above ten million workers making Independent in

surance against sickness and dis H.K. & S. HOTELS.

ablement, and their aggregate re

Berves Their payments In' sickness “and funeral benefits, and to the bene volent fund, total about £7,000,000

are about $100,000,000 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NEW

YEAR CELEBRATIONS.

US. RAIL SHARES.

VIGOROUS ADVANCE FOLLOWS MERGER PLANS.

CONTROVERSY ENDED.

states that Chang Haugh-Hang has

Offices To Close...

Peklog, Yesterday, All the branch offices and the Head office of the Octroi in Peking have been ordered to wind up their affairs and close, after to- morrow. It is understood that this will throw out of work about a thousand officials.

It is understood that similar instructions to close up have been given all the likin offices all over Hopel-Router.

TRAIN DERAILED.

On November 13, he said he to the parties to the dispute, who had received another letter, and will meet in Cardiff,⠀⠀

requested the widow to hand over Mr. Jenkin made a plea that The colllory owners have offer 3,600, which he stated, her bus- dates in depositions should be ed to continue the present tom-band had amassed by improper either definitely Chinese or porary working agreement, which means. This she did, withdrawing Gregorian. The point was a very expires to-morrow, for another the money from the Hong Kong important one, and he would like month, provided that if an agree. the crown to take up the matter, ment on future terms is hot reach- and Shanghai Bank.

New York, Yesterday. One of the most vigorous ad Defendant was stated to have Hla Lordship replied that occaed by January, 16 the difference wrapped the noted up and told the vances in railway shares occurred sional errors were unavoidable, shall be referred to Independent widow to throw them into the at the Stock Exchange to-day fol The Hong Kong and Shanghai "Even the Chinese themselves get arbitration during 1980-British Wireless Hotels, Ltd., announce the follow confused about dates, at times. The minors have declined the packet saying thegoda" had heads of the main Eastern Lines

sea. Later he gave her a similar lowing the announcement that the OVER 100 PERSONS KILLED AND Ing arrangements for the New he added. Pas

provise about arbitration, holding sent the money back to him, and had finally agreed to the unification Year festivities

Evidence was next taken from that the proper arbitral body charged her not to open the packet. plan after a decade of controversy. Peninsula Hotel, to-night, Newa stevedore's coolie, who deposed should be the National Industrial This was two years ago, and the Reuter's American Service Year's Eve Carnival Dinner Dance, to handing over 15 bales of palm Board, which the owners refuse to packet remained intact until a 8.80 p.m. to 2 a.m. Dinner 86 per leaves to a man who brought a recognise. They were not repre- visit from her nephew, on Decem parson, After dinner dance 82 per chit signed by the Po Tal Com sented at yesterday's meeting ober 10, who opened the packet and person, divas pany. That was early in the the Board, 2

Service.

TSINGTAO CABLE.

AGREEMENT SIGNED WITH JAPAN.

discovered a wad of brown paper. Repulse Bay Hotel, to-night, New morning of October 13, The point at Issue is one Evidence was taken from the Year's Eve Carnival and Fanby The carpenters who worked in or

the Dress Ball Fully reserved, boo

gs how closed for this celel

Peninsula Hote

the Wing Lok Street, premises then, gaye formal evidence.

The case is proces

the form of

complainant and other witnesses, after which the case was adfourn

per fortnight of

HOTEL FIRE

TEN PEOPLE BURNED". IN. CANADA:

Ottawa, Yesterday. east ten people were killed

INJURED.

WORK OF BANDITS.

Shanghal, Yesterday.. Eighty persons were killed and 40. Injured on Saturday in the de- sallment of a train on a branch of the Peking-Mukden Railway, In south-west Manchuria, due to removal of the fishplates by ban dita

The bursting ofthe locom Tren Cochrane, On botter started

In feared that other by gastlane and mat Win pa found in the ruins, in one of the cars, totally dest

i dead" included the owner's od several coaches

brother : whỏ, first: escaped Lind

erlunged into

andibu

and four children, an