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HONG KONG HOTEL

GARAGE

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

The Hong Kong & Shanghal Hotels, Ltd.

No. 27,697

WHAT INDIA THINKS HACKED TO PIECES

OF BRITAIN.

Waiting to Hear Ramsay "With Rated Breath."

"ETERNAL TIES."

BY REBELS.

Horrible Fate of Bengali

Station Master.

WIFE'S VAIN APPEAL.

мин

BATABLISHED

1845

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1931.

PLOT TO OVERTHROW SCHNEIDER TROPHY

KEMAL PASHA. \ GOING TO ITALY?

Reactionary Movement Government Declines to

in Smyrna.

Support Race.

The

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 11%.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

COINS IN COAL

BUNKERS.

Unusual Contraband on S.S. Kwaisang.

TRIAL OF 214 PERSONS.

EXPENSE TOO GREAT.

AN EXCHANGE RAMP ?

DUNLOP

Local Branch. Pedder Bldg. Tel. 24554.

END OF SOUTH WALES SOURCE OF THE DRUG

COAL DISPUTE.

Miners Resume Work on November Rates.

PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT,

London, Yesterday..

PERIL TRACED.

Turkey Flooding East with Narcotics.

COMPLAINT BY CHINA.

Cairo, Yesterday.

Rugby. Yesterday.

Tharrawaddy, Yesterday, Constantinople. Yesterday,

London, Yesterday. The present uncertain rate of The Round Table Conference A band of 50 rebels armed with The authorities state that in- The Government has finally de- local exchanges, both here and in A provisional agreement for The annual report of Russell will end on Monday, when the dabs (long knives carried by the quiry has shown that the reac- cided not to participate in any Canton, was responsible for a the settlement of the South Wales Pasha, Chief of the narcotics sec- Prime Minister will make his pro-hillmen), swooped down on the tionary movement in Smyrna on

manner in the 1931 Schneider seizure of "contraband" of a coal dispute provides for a re-tion of the Police Administration, mised statement on the Govern-Zibyugon railway station just be- December 28 was intended to Trophy race. Thus the trophy's rather unusual nature gboard the sumption of work on the rates of states that while the control of mont's policy. There was no re-fore midnight, surrounded the overthrow the present democra- defence, estimated to cost £80,000, Indo-China S.N. Co.'s "Kwaisang pay ruling in November, 1930, European drug factories has been 'sumption to-day of last night's Bengali station master's quarters tie regime and supersede it by a will devolve on the Royal Aero yesterday.

the hours of work for under-considerably tightened up and the private meeting of the delegates, and took his cash and jewellery, thencratic one, based on a Sheriat Club, or a private enterprise, and

The seizure, it is understood, ground workers to be 7% daily direct import of "white" drugs at which a further unsuccessful which his wife vainly offered in and Khalifate.

es it unlikely that the sum will consisted of 07 bags of one-cent each Week-day. The owners have to Egypt from Europe greatly effort was made to terminate the fan effort to save his life. They A court martial at Menomen be raised the trophy, in acordance copper coins, which were dis- accepted the terms, which are diminished, enormous quantities minority deadlock. The minori- then rifled the station safe, cut has begun the trial of 214 per-with the rules, will be handed to covered after a search in the coal subject to ratification by the of heroin, cocaine, and hashish ties Sub-Committee will have a the telegraphs, destroyed the fur-sons, including Sheikhs,

Der- Italy, from whom Britain won it bunkers. The ship was proceed-tainers delegate conference at are still being sent out from Con- final meeting to-morrow, afterniture, and dragged the station vishes, hodjas, and 16

in 1927. France and Italy willing from Shanghai to Hong Kong Cardiff on Saturday.

stantinople, which could be proved which the conference will conclude master on to the platform, where, charged with being concerned in be the sole competitors. The at the time, and the presumption

to be the source of the greater the meeting in full committee in spite of his wife's heart rend- the movement. Meanwhile, mar- trophy would become Britain's is that the coins were intended It is officially anounced that part of illicit narcotics flooding which begun to-day, at which ing appeals, hacked him to pieces. tial law is being strictly enforced rermanently If she were victori for Canton, where they could be the South Wales coal dispute has the East and America. there was a general discussion on Other members of the staff hid. in the Smyrna area.-Reuter.

ous in 1931, as she has already manipulated in such a manner as been settled.-Reuter.. he reports of the various Sub- The authorities, learning of the

The report points out that won it in two successive contests. to give the owners as high a pro- Committees.

ghastly affair, rushed an armour- [A message dated December 28; -Reuter.

while the world's legitimate re- fit as 80 cents to the dollar. During the discussion Lorded train to the spot, but there stated: Hitherto 1,000 arresta

The search was made "on in-

quirements of heroin for the year Lonon, Later. Sankey pointed out that the were no signs of the rebels' where-have been made at Menomen,

formation received," but it is The South Wales coal settle were estimated at two tons, the Federal Structure Report proceeds abouts.

¡Magnesia, Konia, Smyrna, Stam-

not certain that the whole of the [ment shows concessions on both

Turkish Government exported "consignment" of coins has been sides. The miners have agreed heroin and two tons of morphine, during six months four tons of found, as it was stated that there to the owners' insistence that were 200 bags on board.

women,

ed on the basic assumption that Other small bands of rebels boul and elsewhere, including the constitution would recognise continue their marauding cam-Sheiks, Dervishes, Imams, a mum- the principle that responsibility (paign. The Government is pre-ber of women; and a whole bat- for a Federal Government would paring a final drive, and an arm-talion of troops whose loyalty in future rest upon Indians them-foured train is being used to pilot was suspected has been interned selves and that Dominion consti-the night mail train in the dis-following the recent revolt at tutions afforded a precedent for turbed area:-Reuter. the proper method of giving effect to this principle. That was the message he would have them take back to India,

Full of Hope.

The Nawab of Bhopal who left for India this afternoon, said that

ho

Menomen in which several people were killed, and which purported to establish a "religious regime." Stated to have been previously The authorities believe that the detained in the Mental Hospital, a revolt was not an isolated inci- woman, named To Fung-lan (36) dent, but the first phase of a vasti from the second floor verandah of throw of the Kemalist regime.] and stated to be married, jumped conspiracy aiming at the over- 169, Cheung Sha Wan Road, and

was full of hopes for the lied on entry to hospital. It is future. He expressed gratifica-

behalf of his brother presumed that she had commit CHADBOURNE PLAN

tion on

Princes that the proposals for n Federation had commanded such

te suicide in a fit of insanity.

DUTCH EAST INDIES MAY NOT

SUPPORT IT.

PRODUCERS WILLING, A

Amsterdam, Yesterday. Four members of the Dutch

a remarkable degree of assent and to the difficulty over the minori- believed that the rapid progress ties, he said that he still believed of the federal idea would be a solution would eventually be selected by future historians as reached, if not now, theù in In- among its most remarkable char-dia, and assured the Moslems thut acteristics. As to the constitu- the reasonable safeguards they tional position of the subjects of required would be provided, as Sugar Committee left for Paris the Indian States, which was sole- the Premier had promised, in the to hight to confer with Mr. W. ly the domestic concern of each rules and in the constitution, to-Chadbourne prior to his return to sovereign, the State and Chamber gether with those required by all the United States, chiefly in re- of the Princes bad already taken other minorities. He and his gard to the carrying out of the

If

it up. In his own state. the party would stand to secure the Brussels agreement. fundamental rights of subjects rights and interests of all minori-{ had already been proclaimed. ties. No constitution would stand the co-operation of the great The Dutch Committee assured such as Habeas Corpus, Religious unless that was done. Freedom, Liberty of Person, and

majority of sugar producers in Messrs. Chintamani, Jayakar, Java, but not the assistance of the security of property and indepen- and Jinnah, while expressing ap- Dutch Indian Government. dence of the judiciary, and his preciation of the work done, dif-the latter eventually refuse to in- State was no exception. It was offered from the financial safe-troduce the measures necessary to the utmost importance that the guards, which they thought went enforce the restriction of sugar question of paramountcy should too far. On this point Lord Read-production and export from Java, he settled in consultation with the ing said he thought that these producers in Java will be unable Viceroy without delay and in a safeguards had been misunder- to join in the execution manner satisfactory to the States. stood. Their whole purpose was Chadbourne restriction plan.-

of the He appealed for unity and for a to preserve the financial credit Reuter. settlement of the communal dif-and stability of India in the world ference still remaining.

ARGENTINE VISIT.

TELEPHONE.

LEAVES TO-DAY.

Rugby, Yesterdny. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales,

FINE. WEATHER.

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states!

A belt of high pressure ex- tends from S.W. China to the East of Japan.

Fresh monsoon prevalla along the S.E. coast of China- and over the China Sea.

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

Rainfall. Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day nil. Rainfall since January 1. 0.11 inch against an average of

0.45

Temperature.

The temperature at certain ape fled centres this morning nig5 o'clock wIAS-

Hong Kong

66

Macro

52

Pratos Island

67

Manila

78

44

48

Swatow

Chefoo

80

Shanghai

81

Foochow

Amoy

88

COFFINS MYSTERY

CLEARED UP.

Jettisoned by Crew of

Hong Kong Steamer.

"FEAR OF HOODOO.”

Later.

Double Concessions.

China's Protest.

Geneva, Yesterday.

wages disputes should be referred Up to the present, no arrests if necessary to an independent have been made, nor has any clue chairman of a joint conciliation to the identity of the owners board, and the owners have agreed Mr. Woo Kai-seng (China) in a been discovered.

CHINESE FAGIN. ACCUSED "NOT A PROMISING PUPIL."

PICKPOCKET JAILED.

to the miners' demand for an ex-letter to the Secretary General of tension of the period during the League, protesting against which a 71⁄2 hour day will be paid certain strictures on the Chinese at the same rate as was an eight Government contained in the re- port of the League's commission hour day;

The miners conferred together of enquiry into opium smoking in long after the Ministers and own-the Far East, declared that his ers had departed. There are mis- Government were combating the givings because the miners were social evil of opium and narcotics unable to decide whether to re-in China and requested that his Fok Tung and Taoi Wah, two un commend or merely submit the protest be brought to the know- employed Chinese, appeared before terms of agreement at to-mor-ledge of the rapporteur of the Mr. Butters at the Kowloon Magis row's conference at Cardiff. One League Council. tracy this morning, charged with clause is particularly welcomed as loitering with felonious intent at it secures three years' peace in the junction of Tal Nam und Pei the coalfields namely, any agree- Ho Street yesterday.

It was deposed by a Chiness detective that while on duty at the junction he saw the two accused hanging around the outskirts of a crowd that had collected to watch

ment reached must run till Jan- uary, 1984-Reuter.

Earlier News,

New Opium Head.

Geneva, Yesterday.

It is announced that M. Ekstrand, the Swedish Minister at Buenos Airea, who presided Rugby, Yesterday. over the League Commission on Negotiations for a settlement of opium traffic in the Far East, hos the coal mining dispute in South been selected to succeed Dame a Chinese juggling entertainment. Wales were continued at the Board Rachel Crowdy as head of the The first defendant Was seen of Trade yesterday, and although opium section of the 'League- by the detective to feel the an

agreement was not reached, Reuter. pocket of three people. The the issues were so narrowed down second defendant was keep that a settlement is anticipated ing watch and on noticing the de- this morning, when the minera' tective he signalled to the first and mineowners representatives man to stop. The detective then will once more attend at the Board arrested the two men and took of Trade.-British Wireless Ser. them to the Police Station.

vice.

Both defendants claimed to be acting as watchmen for a third man. One man whose pocket was felt said he had suffered no loss and refused to go to the Police Station. "Merely Watching.”

AMAH ROBBED.

STIFF SENTENCE FOR AN ASSAILANT.

Big U.S. Seizures.

New York, Yesterday, As a result of Federal inves- tigation after seizures of mor- phine aboard liners, the existence has been discovered of an international drug ring, headed by two Parisians, who are alleged to have smuggled morphine valued at £4,000,000 into the United States during. the past year.

One of the seizures is described as the

largest ever made in America, and consisted of 1,000 lb. of drugs valued at £200,000, ship- ped from Turkey and concealed in furs, Reuter's American Service.

JAIL FOR PICKPOCKET,

Ng Sik, an alleged pickpocket,

First defendant, making a state- markets pending the period of

ment in Court this morning, said

A COWARDLY ATTACK, Need of Settlement. change. That applied equally to

Sydney, Yesterday, he was merely watching the show On behalf of the Moslem Dele- the safeguards regarding inter

The mystery of the floating when the detective thumped him on The rough treatment that Lau gation a statement was read de-al loans and there was no inten- PRINCE CHATS OVER RADIO coffins has been cleared up by the the chest and accused him of the Tuen, an amah employed by Mr. cluring that, in the absence of tion to interfere with Budget

explanation that the native crew offence. The second man said he L. N. Murphy, acting manager of Hindu-Moslem settlement, no ad-loans, unless arrangements were

of the Hong Kong steamer noticed the first man attempting to the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, vance is practicable whether in being made affecting India's

Cabarita jettisoned the empty pick a pocket, and wished to turn resident at 866 The Peak, received the provinces or the Central Gov-[credit. He favoured a reserve

coffins, fearing a "hoodoo" after a informer. He afterward said that at the hands of three men on the ernment without adequate anfe-bank being established as soon as

serious of accidents aboard. the first defendant had tried to Peak Road, was described by Reuter. quards for Moslems, and that possible.

teach him to pick pockets, but as he Detective-Sergeant Flattery at the without them no constitution,

[Several Chinese coffins were had little interest in the proceeding Central Magistracy this morning; would he acceptable to Moslems.

who leaves to-morrow for Paris on washed up near Sydney on Wed-he was not a very promising pupil. when Wong Cheung (28) unem- was sentenced to six months' impri- Colonel Haksar expressed the

the first stage of his journey to nesday. Local Chinese were He also said that he was

with The Maharajah of Kashmir South America, apoke to Buenos speculating on their significance, frightened to learn much.

too ployed, was charged

the sonment, and two years' Police aur- view that the outline of the con- said that the Federation of over Aires by wireless telephone from One coffin's inscription, translat

|larceny of a pair of earrings.

Įveillance, by Mr. Butters at the stitution they had sketched satis-300,444,000 people would be an London

His Worship Imposed a sentence Defendant pleaded Guilty,

Kowloon Magistracy to-day. fed all essential criteria.

The fed, shows the figures "87, 87, and of ten weeks' imprisonment on both The immense force towards the main Prince spoke from his study In the words "Tung Wah Hospital, men.

A Wanion Altack,

Accused was seen by a constable, safeguards provided had been tenance of world peace and would York House to Sir Herbert Gibson, Hong Kong."]

Detective-Sergeant Flattery said to extract $1 from the pocket of proposed and accepted in the pro-be conducive to the glory of the Chairman of the Committee of the

that the case was almost one of Tsot Yee, married woman, la found and honest belief held by British Empire.

British Trade Exhibition, which

highway robbery. The facts were Hunghom market yesterday. both sides that they were in Sir Hubert Carr, on behalf of the Prince is to open in March.

that the complainant was granted Accused admitted six previous

Immense Force.

thia afternoon.

FORMOSAN RISING.

"}

THIEVES HUNGRY.

India's interests, and it was un- the Non-Official British communi-The conversation, which lasted GOVERNOR - GENERAL RESIGNS/LAT GOOD MEAL AND DRINK leave by her employer every Sun-convictions.

Stations. British Wire-

HIS POST.

BRANDY.

یس

After staying

be created for developments still [broad question of principle, a very "LABOUR CAMPAIGN | Several other high officials in and then, at about 7.30 o'clock that pushed her to the ground, and when

CASE FOR ALARM. .

ing only recently been released. from jail.

derstood that they would dis- ty in India, while expressing seven minutes, was completely auc-

day afternoon. On January 11 appear as soon as India's develop their fullest sympathy with the cessful, reception being perfect.

she walked down Peak. Road to ment in certain spheres rendered report and the earnest hope that The Prince said that he was

visit a friend. When she got near them unnecessary. While Britain it would he adopted, said that looking forward

PREMISES RANSACKED.

to house No. 22, she noticed three recognised India's claim to man-approval must be subject to their friendships made in 1925, and ask- to renewing the

RESPONSIBILITY TAKEN.

Calmly walking into the premises men, sitting on the road olde. age her own affairs the Indian position being made quite cleared about the preparations for the

More particulars concerning the

Taking no heed of them, the com Factory in Waterloo Road yester

of the Britannia. Aerated Water- Delegates realised not merely the and. to the admission that in Exhibition. He asked Sir Herbert,

Tokyo, Yesterday.” armed robbery at 62A Bonham

plainant proceeded. She had not advantage of the British connee-future full safeguards would be Gibson to express hia great appre General of Formosa, has resign-

Mr. Eizo lahizaka, Governor. Road, second floor, are available

gone far, when one of the men came day, about mid-day, So Slu-chun, a *tion, but also the advantages of provided for their civil and eri-ciation to the Argentine authored, holding himself responsible

to-day. certain restrictions, at any rate, minal rights, their educational pri-itles for giving the site at Paleimo, the recent uprising of abori-Kwok-chiu (16) a student, states

In his report to the Police, Leung up from behind, and slapped hor on Chinese, lifted an alarm clock from a shelf and walked away. He was, both cheeks, at the Ваще time

howovor, caught by a foki and on for the time being upon the ample vilexes, and their industrial and The call was over the Post Office gines. Mr. Masahiro Ota, Gov.that on Wedneżday, a man, who was wrenching off her earrings, and liberty of India. He urged that commercial position,

making hor car bleed. short wave system' via Rugby andernor of Kwantung, will succeed formerly employed In the house two then joined in, and complain to two months' imprisonment, hav- appearing at the Kowloon Magië- The other tracy this morning was sentenced the bulk of the proposals be glad-| Sir Tet Behadar Sapru said Baldock ly and whole-heartedly adopted, that if they put aside minor dif-less Service.

Fim and Mr. Seiji Taukamote will came to visit him.

for help. They so that the necessary atmosphere ferences he believed that on the

7 succeed Mr. Ota. S

for a certain time, he went away, ant called out

was again knocked the Formosan administration have night, he returned with three she got up, she

down. The robbers then Fan also tendered their resignations others, who were armed with toy

away, and that was the last she daw Reuter.

pistola and daggers, Loung, his

of them.

view, of the case, and inflict the Bistars, brothers, and servants,

Ex-Ship's "Boy,"

full penalty. were then bound and gagged. The alleged embezzlement of

On information received by a His Worship queried as to why The robbers become sudscious, $2,050 from Ping On Boarding for they sat down at table to a

detective, the defendant was. arthe case was not a committal one. House has been reported by Hong hearty meal, and, it is said, drank the country. not long ago, and was the defendant had not been Identi

rested. He had come down from Sergeant Flattery replied that New York, Yesterday." Kam-chien, the manager. He brandy. They ransacked the pre- Sir A. P. Patru expressed agree consent to enter into this A message from Miami states states that his assistant cashier mlaas, and atole money and jewel- living at 1, Pessoasion Street. De-fied properly. ment with the general features fédération if and as they were con- that Mr. William Green, President failed to return to work on Wed-lery to the total value of about fendant was formerly a "boy" e-The Magistrate His pies then, of the report on behalf of the fident that the remaining details of the American Federation of nesday morning, and when the $400. They did not leave immedi- ployed on the 8.8. Charles Bardouin. would not be enough for a com- executive committee of the All-were settled as satisfactorily as Labour, stated that the Executive safe, to which the missing man ately, but stayed for the night. The earrings, which were valued at mittal. India Non-Brahman Federation, had already been done. In regard Counch of the Federation had ap: possensed the key was broken What happened is, of course, not 320, were pawned by an old wo Sergeant Flattery-Yes.. gaying that it placed India. in line to the detalls obtained in their res proved of Labour campaign for open it was found that $2,050 had leased their victims the next morn man at the Tal Sang Pawnshop, for Sentence of twelve months' hard oquel to other States in the Bri-port-British Wireless Service. the modification of prohibition been stolen; The Police have known, but anyway, the thieves re- $16, the same afternoon. He nek labour and 24 strokes of the birch

Hing and left at seven o'olgek!" Ted His Worghip to take a serious) was passed.

to come

substantial measures of agree- Mr. Jadhar said that the ment had been reached. Mahrattas and other allied com- The Maharajah Bikaner said munities in the Bombay Pre be warmly supported the schemes aldency would regard the scheme of Federation which they had as a substantial advance and evolved and on behalf of would co-operate.

hin subjects he wished to express their absolute and willing

India in. Line.

tish Commonwealth. Referring

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SENATE URGED TO MODIFY PROHIBITION.

"DAMP" ENTHUSIASTS.

Keuter's American Service.

taken the matter in hand.