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THE

"SIX"

Drala Engine Oil only every 2300 miles 10 miles an hour even when NEW-n

tedious "breakingen”—the result of prevision workmanship And careful inspections.

HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE

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

The Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

JAPANESE SHIP

.

ASHORE.

Leaking Slightly In

Hatch.

NOT SERIOUSLY DAMAGED.

Inquiries made by a China Mait representative this morning about

The

Ibrary, Supreme Court

China Mail

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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1931.

TO-DAY'S

DOLLAR. -The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 11.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

A SECRET?

An Irish Motorist thinks that the Dunlop Rubber Company posters a valuable secret. Read what he says:-

from practical experience

I have been long since convinced that Dunlop covers and tubes are the beat made for cars, motor cycles and cycles. I say this from long experience.”

"The Dunlop Company, I think, is like Guinness & Co. It had rianufacturing secret, undiscovered by its competitors."

The Dunlop Rubber Co., (China) Ltd. Pedder Bullding.

Telephone 24554. ·

ROUSING WELCOME PROTECTION AGAINST HORRORS OF NEW AIR MAIL PLANS GOVERNMENT WIN ON

'QUAKE

FOR PRINCES.

Jamaica's Reception

FIRE

of Royal Visitors.

New Staircases Not

Suitable.

LANDLORD FINED.

VIVID ACCOUNT" OF

DISASTER.

STREET BEFLAGGED.

PEOPLE STUNNED

HEROIC RESCUES BY

BLUE JACKETS.

FOR FAR EAST.

British & Dutch Reach An Agreement.

EXTENDED SERVICES.

The

ELECTION BILL.

Upsets Calculations of the Tories.

TO SECURE MAJORITIES.

London, Yesterday.

EUROPEAN MASTER SUMMONED.

Failure to Make Full Liquor Statement.

NOT WILFUL IMPORTING.

Kingston, Jamaica, Yesterday. The recent Are at Aberdeen,

The Hague, Yesterday.

Captain J. Bousfield, master of The visit of Their Royal High-when three two storeyed buildings

Foreign Minister an-

In the House of Commons to- the s.s. On Lee, was this morning the Japanese steamer Kinzan nesses the Prince of Wales and his were completely gutted, causing

nounced in the Chamber to-day day, supporting the second read-summoned before Mr. R. E. Lind- Maru, which is reported to have younger brother, Prince George, the occupiers to be without homes

that agreement had been reacheding of the Electoral Reform Bill, vell at the Central Magistracy for gone on some rocks round Ocksou hus caused great excitement for A time, was recalled at the

for a reciprocal recognition of which is officially styled the Re having failed, on January 25, to Isturid, near Amoy, elicited the in- amongst the population here, Central Magistracy this morning.

British and Dutch certificates of presentation of the People's Bill, supply the Superintendent of Im- formation from the local office of which has not been so stirred when Leung So-wing, of 28, Nan-

jair worthiness and that the Bri-Mr. Ramsay MacDonald declared port and Exports with a complete the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Hong since the visit of their father 40 king 3treet, was summoned before

Rugby, Yesterday.

tish and Dutch Governments will that the measure had upset the statement of all dutiable liquors Kong agents of the Nisshin Kisen years ago.

A disastrous earthquake, caus-co-operate in arranging facilities calculations of Conservatives, imported on his ship on the pre- Mr. R. E. Lindsell with having! Kaisha, owners of the Kinzan A public holiday was proclain- failed to comply with the require-ing extensive loss of life and im- for new air mail services from who wanted a repetition of 1924. vious day. Mara, that very little particulars d to-day in honour of the visit, ments of the Building Authority, the district of Hawkes Bay, and from Australia to the other gave the Conservatives a majority Worship.

mense damage, has occurred in Holland to the Dutch East Indies, when the minority of electors have reached here concerning the and the inhabitants flocked out of in regard to the erection of new North Island, New Zealand. The parts of the Empire-Router.

Defendant: I plead guilty, your stranding of the vessel.

their houses to greet the Princes staircases.

of over 200 seats.

Prosecuting, Mr. R. R. Todd, As- After the first intimation of the with a sterm of cheering and clap- Mr. F. C. E. Rendall appeared for centre of intensity were the towns

The Premier said that unlike sistant Superintendent of the Im- mishap, it was learned, nothing ping of hands, for Jamaica was the defendant and pleaded guilty. of Napler and Hastings, which life and suffering. I have already Proportional Representation, the parts and Exports Department. have a combined population of telegraphed the Governor-Gen- present Bill aimed at securing said that the ship arrived here on Only Means of Escape. about 80,000. Many deaths were eral expressing the sympathy of majorities, and not at securing the Sunday morning (January 26), Mr. F. C. Neville, of the P.W.D., caused by the falling of buildings his Majesty's Government in the representation of a minority. and Revenue Officer Dunlop went ing a favourablo tide to make inj The launch of the Governor prosecuting said that the premises and the fires which speedily broke United Kingdom, and asking him Sir Samuel Hoare (Cons.)cn board and found 24 jars of attempt to get off. She is stated (Sir R. E. Stubbs, G.C.M.G.) in question had been gutted by out. The casualties are feared to to keep us informed of the posi- moving the rejection of the Bill Chinese spirits, which on the next to be quite safe and not seriously came alongside the liner, some fire in December last, and had been number hundreds, but reliable tion as fully as possible."

estimates so far are unavailable.

yesterday on behalf of the Conser-day were found not to be includ- damaged, although leaking slight-clistance from the berth, and thej re-instated, and were nearly ready, ly in one hatch.

The shock occurred at 10.50 Observatory, 12,000 miles dia-

The shock was recorded at Kew vatives, argued that far from cd in the dally statement.". for occupation. At the time of the fire, the staircase had been cut. This morning (local time) and con- tant. Hawkes Bay is on the East off, and two people were seriously estimated at two hours. Napler mainly agricultural and Napier tinued for a considerable period of North Island. The district is Injured through jumping from a

Hand Hastings were laid in ruins, exports large quantities of wool windowv on the second floor.

houses and bridges falling, land- and frozen meat. - British Wire- added that the architect, Mr. Gibelides sweeping away railways, less Service. son, submitted

plan, which,

more has been communicated to almost the only Crown Colony Hong Kong. The vessel is ne-which the Prince of Wales had lieved to be still aground await- not visited.

"Not So Serious,”

Asked if anything was being done from Hong Kong to assist | the vessel, such as the sending cuti of a tug or relief ship, our in-: formant replied: "No. The mat-. ter is not considered so serious."

It is understood that the mis- hap occurred whilst the Kinzan Maru was on a voyage from Tien-) tsin to Hong Kong and Canton. When nearing Amoy at about 9 a.m. on Monday, she encounter- ed very thick fog and this was the cause of the grounding. Her port bow was stated to have been damaged, and it is thought that the leakage into the hatch, be- lieved locally to be the No.. 1, is due to this damage.

News of the mishap reached the Hong Kong office of the N.Y.K. by cable from the Shanghai office. The Kinzan Maru is not equipped with wireless, and it is surmis. ed that the news of her plight was conveyed to Amoy by other ships and the news cabled to Shanghai from that port.

Arrival Delayed.

The Kinzan Maru was due to arrive in Hong Kong to-morrow morning and it is now not expect. ed that she will make port accord- ing to schedule. She is a cargo boat and does not carry phasen- gers. Her run is between Tien- tain and Canton, calling in Hong Kong regularly both on the down and up trips.

A steel screw steamer, the Kin- zan Maru has a tonnage of 1,704 (999 net). She was built in 1918

EXPLOSION ON X-I.

Accident On Britain's Largest Submarine.

London, Yesterday. Six persons were injured, mostly through burns, in an explosion in the engine room of the X-One. Britain's big- gest submarine, while carry. ing out trials in the Thames estuary. One engine was partially wrecked and she re- turned to Chatham on une engine.

Cause Unknown.

The authorities at Chatham Dockyard state that the X-One was only doing engine trials on the surface. The cause of the explosion is still unknown, but it was possibly due to compressed air, which was prepared in the engine room for torpedo propulsion.

Twelve men were injured, two seriously-Reuter.

Admiralty Report.

Rugby, Yesterday. The Admiralty announces that the explosion occurred in the crank ease of the port main engine and was caused by a temporary seizure of the piston. Six ratings were seriously injured and six suffered minor injuries British Wireless Service.

by the Mitzubishi Zosen, Kobe, Governor, amidst the cheers of where she was registered.

people aboard the motor boats.

Her dimensions are:-Length and yachts which crowded the 250 ft. beam 37.7 ft.; and depth harbour, officially welcomed Their 20.5 ft.

Royal Highnesses.

SZE YAP CASE.

RECOLLECTIONS OF A STORMY MEETING.

DISPUTE WITH DIRECTORS.

Further evidence was taken this morning in the case in which the Sze Yap Steamship Company are applying, to the Court for an in- junction to restrain certa'n nam-

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however, was disapproved by the telegraph and telephone lines be Building Authority, and returned for alterations on January 5. Mr. Neville emphasised the point that staircases had to be protected from fire, as they were the one means of escape.

Defendant's Plen.

Mr. Rendall said that as a result of the fire, the tenants, who were poor people, urged his client to re- construct the buildings, as they had nowhere to live. He did so, es~ pecially

view of the Chinese New Year, and also that the ground floor was occupied by a shop, and the fakis wanted to be housed so that they could collect all the money due to them at that time. His client was a well-known member of the Chinese community, and. was the proprietor of considerable lots of land, and also the owner of a large ship-building yard in Kowloon,

Wellington, Yesterday. "Earthquake shocks still occur- ring," is an extract from an ac-

STOP PRESS count of conditions in Napier,

wirelessed late to-night by the Commander of H.M.S. Veronica, who adds, "I have just returned from inspecting Napier. Practical- ly all the stone and brick buildings are destroyed; many are blazing

Wellington, Yesterday. Large crowds are anxiously waiting outside newspaper offices for news, which is still very scanty owing to the disfuriously. location of the telephone and · telegraph services. Accord-

ing to the latest reports the Roman Catholic Seminary at Green Meadows collapsed, two priests and eight students be ing killed. The railway un- 'nel at Wairoa collapsed. The

workmen in the tunnel, marvel-. lously escaped. The seabed in Napier harbour has risen 18 inches. Even smail Jaunches are unable to enter the inner harbour-Router.

"Hundreds of wooden buildings have been demolished. The water supply having failed, fire- men are unable to cope with the flames.

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"The populace is stunned by the magnitude of the disaster. I have organised a food depot and am policing the streets. destitute women and children have been taken aboard the Veronica. Many people were killed while sitting parked in ¡their motor cars.""

Mr. Rendall emphasised that his client would submit to any order

Napier evidently suffered most, made on him. He referred to a

ing torn down, while some of the for 50 oil-tanks exploded and the defect in the building caused by a

flames swept the town, adding cracked wall, and said that deien-damaged by a violent tidal wave mated that 1,000 persons were shipping in Napier Harbour was havoc to the horror. It is esti- dant was willing to repair it with Bluff Hill, an imposing cliff at injured there.

cement and mortar.

Fine and Order.

ILLICIT DRUGS.

LEAGUE PROPOSES STERN MEASURES.

Towns Obliterated.

GENERALLY CLOUDY.

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: The anti-cyclone is central over S. Manchuria.

Depressions are shown over the lower Yangisze. Valley and over Tongking.

Forecast:-S. winds; moder ate; generally cloudy; some light rain.

Rainfall.

Rainfall to 10 am. to-day

-0.01 inch. Rainfall since Janu- ary 1, 0.33 inch against an average of 1.71. S

Temperature,

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

Hong Kong

Manila Foachow

78

Macao

70

Pratas Island

72

68

58

Amoy

65

Swatow Chefoo Shanghai

65

90

49

Napier, fell into the Bea and Rangiaiki River was blocked by His Worship imposed a fine of the landslide.

The shocks began about 10.45 $25, and made an order for the

in the morning and apparently staircases to be rebuilt to the re-

Water Cal Off.'

continued intermittently all day quirements and satisfaction of the Simultaneously with the out-long, rocking almost the whole of Building Authority within six break of fire in the towns all North Island, heaving up the sea weeks..

water supplies were cut off by the bottom, changing the face of the breaking of the mains. The coast, obliterating the towns, protecting the minorities, the Naval Sloop Veronica, which was tearing up holes in the roads and Bill could be used to destroy the i Napier Harbour, was first railways, and blocking the rivers. minorities. stranded by the receding sea and In spite of the danger, rescue The House passed the second then reflosted by a huge wave, parties Including

bluejacketa reading, crowbara Her Captain, Commander H. C. with

working WITHDRAWAL OF LICENCES.ing relief parties to the stricken At Hastings 16 assistants were

Morgan, immediately landed, tak- feverishly amid the ruins.

town and assuming charge of the trapped in the debris of a store, Geneva, Yesterday..

rescue work. The League Oplum committee parts of the town blazing fiercely one being extricated unhurt and He found many and nine hours' work resulted in has passed a resolution urging the and practically all stone and brick another with his legs and back Responding to these, the Prince withdrawal of the Licence of any buildings destroyed. There were broken.-Reuter. of Wales said that he hoped that firm manufacturing druga for illicit heavy casualties among the popu there was a brighter future in traffic. store for Jamaica-Reuter,

The resolution will be forwarded lace, which was stunned by the

The party then drove slowly along the beflagged main street, thronged with waving and smil- ing crowds, toward the Theatre, where addresses of welcome were

made.

C.E.R. DISPUTE.

ed defendants from acting as CHINA'S DELEGATE IN CHIEF druge manufacture--Reuter.

Directorg.

ARRIVES.

TOUR OF INSPECTION.

disaster.

are

.The division resulted:-

For Against

Majority

295 230

65

DORNIER DO-X. GERMAN FLYING GIANT FAILS TO TAKE-OFF.

10

bo-

"Pigeon" Cargo,

Asked by his Worship if they were concealed, Mr. Todd replied that the wine was carried as "pigeon" cargo on the deck; it should not have been there. Не added that it was not a case of im- porting the wine wilfully on the master's part, but more a case of neglect to ascertain the exact amount of liquor on board.

Defendant said that he knew nothing about the matter till Ne- venue Officer Grimmitt came on board the ship and told him. He added that it was the puraer's duty to make the returns and he (de- fendant) signed them.

Owned by Crew, ..

The purser, who was in Court, replying to the Magistrate,, waid that the liquor belonged to the

crew.

Mr. Todd pointed out that that was quite common: when Revenue Officers went on board these steamers nobody would come for- ward and claim the wine. In this case the wine was actually being moved by coolies to a ahip along- side. When the Revenue Officers appeared the cooliea ran away.

His Worship imposed a fine of $50, and ordered the wine, to be confiscated.

KWANGSI WAR.

QUESTION TO BE WHOLLY SOLVED.

EASY TO SETTLE.

Shanghai, Yesterday. General Chan Chai-tong inter. viewed President Chiang 'again on Monday, General Wang Shao-hung being present, In the opinion of President Chiang, the Kwangel situation should be carefully con- sidered before arriving at a settle ment.

TR-

The calling of a "Rehabilitation, Conference", in Nanking to be at- tended by all Kwangtung and Earlier News.

Kwangel military and civil leaders. Wellington, Yesterday.

may materialize shortly. Geherals It is announced officially that 21 to the Governments concerned with With assistance from other are dead as a result of the earth-

Chan Chai-tong and Wong Shao- n request for the a decision before vessels, he organised temporary quake at Hastings, twelve miles

hung have expressed their Willing- the assembly meets in May for the hospitals and food depots and from Napier.

Puerto Luz, Las Palmas, nesa to comply with the order conference on the limitation of where possible shelter for the

..Yesterday, of the Central Government A hospital at Napier was wreck-

The German fying boat, Dornier lative to the termination of the homeless, many most needy re-ed, and the nurses' home collaps DO-X, failing to take off from the Kwangs! situation, which would At the outset, Mr. Eldon Potter,

fugees being taken aboard theed, killing several lomates. A fire K.C, for plaintiffs, and Mr. F. C.

Veronica and other shipping.

is raging and half the town is in harbour here, taxfed to Cando not be difficult to settle aince CONFERENCE OPENS.

Bay, 14 miles away, Jenkin, for, defendants, address???

but again Wang Shao-hung was given the In Hastings, 20 miles from ruins. Tremors there are almost falled, and is now reported to full authority to represent the Fils Lordship. (Mr. Justice J. R.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

Napier, similar conditions pre- continuous. Wood), stating that they concur

Nanking, Yesterday. That the proposed Shanghai- vailed and the casualties are be- Two deaths are reported from have strained her internal struc- Kwangai leaders Pei Chung-hai, LI red in the view that In conse.

Mob Teh-hili, China's chief de Feking air mail line will become a lieved to be heavy. Gisborne is Wairoa, which, with Waipukurau ture, as she is returning to Puer Chung-yan, and Chang. Fut-kwaliou legate to the Moscow conference reality before the month ends, is the also stated to have suffered, but and Waipawa, are badly damaged. The giant. German flying boat, chus, Generale Chan Chal-tong quence of a difference of opinion,

Luz for an overhanl.-Reuter. According to General Ma Hou- the Directors of the Company had on the Chinese Easters Rallway, gist of a report issued by the China it is believed that no appreciable The commander of the Veronica Dornier D0-X which arrived at Lis and Wang Shao-hung will leave decided not to call a meeting arrived this morning. Interview National Aviation Corporation. damage occurred in districts has taken charge of the situation bon in November, is bound for Nanking for the South In one or Witnesses were then called as to ed, he said he had come to the With the exception of a final other than parts of Hawkes Bay at Napler, and confirms that the America by easy stages, and is the two days, when it is believed that what happened at a meeting on capital to obtain Instructions re- tour of Inspection, most of the

Cruisers 10: Rescue, damage la, very severe. Refugees largest flying boat in the world, the Kwangsi... queation will be July 8, when, it is alleged, the garding the proposed resumptión necessary ground work has been Immediately radio messages are sheltering aboard.

ing driven by twelve Curtiss Condor of diplomatic relations with Rus- completed. Only mall matter will from Napler were received help Hoavy damage has occurred to The wing span is 157 feet. The At Agency, Chairman, Mr. Li Yu-tong, after a

engines, developing 7,200 horse power. completely solved.--Canton News stormy debate, left the room, to-sla and added that he had report be carried at the beginning, but a was rushed to Hawkes Bay area bridges and in other ways in the lantic flight will be that

made vis the ed fully to Chang Hauch-liang at passenger service will be inaugurat by land, sex, and air. The North Island.M

Azores and gether with 40 men, described as Mukden, but Chang had ordered Ed in the Spring if present plans cruisers Dunedin and Diomede

Bermada. A A vessel is to bo in waiting between the two groups "his party.

Tale of Damage,

of lelands with fuel for the DO-X. Mr. Potter elicited the informa-him to go to Nanking for instruc-materialise. Regular stops will with doctors, nurses, medical tion that the "other sido suggest It is understood here that two and Thantsin-Reuter,

tions, adap

be made at Heuchowful Thinantu stores and food; left. Auckland, There are fadications that the ed two resolutions as to charter

876 miles distant, at full speed death roll at Napler will exceed Ing and dividends were duly pass tional Government, firstly that suggestions are before the Na-

and will reach Hawkes Bay early 100 KN GRAN ed. Witness, however, Inaisted

to-morrow morning,

A portion of Bluff Hill, with

Wong Li, of 279 Des Voeux Read that only minority present pasz diplomatic relatione, and secolidly there be a resumption of tall

Commodore Geoffrey Blake, the houses on it, overlooking the

West, has reported to the Police ed the resolutions. The majority that only commercial relations * be

As a result of the seizure of 882 Officer Commanding the Newport, had collapsed. The whole

that on January 30 he engaged the did not agrep.

gallons, of spirite of wine, on Zealand Squadron, is in Dunedin. business area, half a square mile

steam launch Kwong On to tow his The eight_repolutions on the resumed some quarters fearing which duty had not beed palu, iver King's Sympathy, in exigat, has been wiped out by

ishing - boat along with" soveral that all resumption of diplomatic Chinese, comprising the crew of a

others to San Man, which is in lead to Boylet fshing junk, on whi relations wo

the haul expressing the deepest sympathy Hastings has suffered similarly,

Chinese territory. When near Hok Rugby, Yesterday. Nam, his fishing boat sank, owing Was made in Cheung Chan har with the bereaved and sufferers. Several were burned to deathfar bour, appeared at the Central In the House of Commons to-day when Roach's building collapsed The Admiralty announces that to the speed of the launch. The Police Court this morning, charg- the ninions - Secretary, Mr, and caught dre--Reuter,

HMS. Nelson will pass through crew tried to raise the craft, but Marled with the joint possession of the J. H. Thomas, said, "I ant stre) – [Napler la a seaport on the each the - Panama Canals on February were unsuccessful. In "their" at- See the House would wish to Join in oust of the North Island of New 28, and during her visit to the tempts, owing to the rope breaking. femanded the deries

dean, sympathy Lealand, Capital of the provincial United States Fleet she will berth No Ilves were lost, but the fish-

ellow district of Hawke's Bay, 200 miles at Balbox-British Wireless Ber-ing boat, valued at $410, and $200,

north-east of Wellington, Kravice.

In Chinese money, went down;

Shareholders requisition were read out in the body of the ball by a clerk

Dit was eino : stated by witness. that the minutes of the meetfúg, at which new Chairman was put

conven

Communist activities in Chin

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the co

CONTRABAND WINE ?

In custody till to-morrow |

The King has sent a cablegram fre.

Wellington, later.

Besides her, crow, she carries 18 pas-

BOAT SINKS.

sengers, including Lady, Drummond TOWED BY LAUNCH THAT WAS Hay, and her average speed is about

TOO FAST. 150 wiles per hour. The plane's de- siger is Dr. Dernier, a Bavarian.

H.MS, NELSON.

BATTLESHIP TO VISIT US. FLEET