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CRASH DUE NEW MINISTRY SET UP WRECK OF FISHING

No. 27,725

EDUCATION BILL

REJECTED.

HONG KONG, LINKING · AFRICA BY CHOPPERS IN A FREE 'PLANE

AIR ROUTES.

FIGHT.

Sequel to a Gambling Quarrel.

TO INEXPERIENCE

Officer Who Insisted on Taking Control.

Government Unlikely to New Service to Web the

WHAT "PIRACY"

MEANS.

Local Jurisdiction.

Problems.

Resuscitate It.

Continent.

"HUNG AT THE YARD ARM."

I

TREMENDOUS SAVING.

TO OPEN NEXT WEEK.

IN SPAIN.

Oath of Office Taken from the King.

JUNK.

Crew's Thrills in Two

Sampans.

The very knotty problem of what constitutes piracy on the high seas, and under what juris diction it comes, particularly in British Colonies, was the subject of a prolonged legal discussion at the Assizes this morning.

The case is the one in which twelve men are arraigned before the Acting Chief Justice (Mr.

London, Yesterday.

The House of Lords to-day re- jected the second reading of the Government's Education Bill.

The division resulted:

Against For

168 22

146

PRISON SENTENCES.

**LAWRENCE OF ARABIA."

London,Yesterday.

REPRESENTATIVE CABINET.

ONE PERSON DROWNED.

Madrid, Yesterday. One life is believed to have Two partners of a 'fish stall in Rugby, Yesterday."

A verdict of accidental death The new Ministry took the been lost as the result of the The first time-table for the the Kung Chung market, Fung Yiu the North African section of the and Lai Man-on, appeared before was returned at the inquest at oath of office to-day from the wrecking of a local fishing junk 8,000 miles Imperial Airways Mr. Butters at the Kowloon Magis- Plymouth to-day on three victims King. Seror Aznar was acclaim-in Chinese waters.

Information of the disaster Britain-South Africa route, which tracy this morning charged with the flying boat disaster on jed by the crowd as he motored to

have the War Ministry to administer reached Cheung Chau yesterday opens on February 26, was issued assaulting Ip Shiu, an electrician February 4 whose bodies

when some of the survivors to-day. This addition to the Em-employed by the Hong Kong Elec-been recovered. The jury express- the oath to General Berenguer.

ed the opinion that the accident The Ministry includes four In-reached there from Macao. pire air routes extends for 2,070 tric Co. miles from Cairo on the Nile to The fracas, which took place out-was due to an error of judgment, dependents, twa Liberals, one According to the junk master, Majority

at that in turn being due to the in- Conservative, and one Democrat. Kwok Wo-shun (46), his vessel, Substantial Saving.

Khartoum, and thence via the side the Kung Chung market

"Death to the King." J. R. Wood), on three charges of The Government is not expect-great Lakes to Mwanza in Tan-midday yesterday, was stated to be experience of Wing Commander

Several groups of youths parad-which bore Hong Kong register piracy or attemped piracy of aled to endeavour to resuscitate the ganyika, and will connect Britain the outcome of a gambling quarrel.Tucker, who made the landing.

The evidence showed that ed the centre of the streets shent number 1990, and was of about Hong Kong cargo junk, off Pedro Education Bill, the operation of by air with the Soudan and Cen- The complainant said that he was

ed about 11 p.m., on Saturday. which is already rendered remote tral and East Africa, and bring walking in Bowring Street with a Tucker, who had bad experience ing "Long Live the Republic," 1,800 picula capacity, was wreck- At that time the junk was an- The discussion was initiated by by Mr. Scurr's amendment, as India, Persia, and Iraq into direct friend when Lai Man-on dashed with land 'planes, but not with "Death to the King."

flying boats, insisted on taking They overturned and set fire to chored off Tam Kon Kau in Chin- Mr. Hin-shing Lo, counsel for the agreement between the religious' air communication with North-

charge during the final flight. a vehicle, as a result of which the defence, who intervened before bodies has persistently eluded the Eastern Africa.

Flight Lieut. Elv gave evidence police charged and dispersed them. se territory, about 24 hours' sailing from Aberdeen, The pleading, asking that all three in- negotiators.

Queen Ena, who has just retera crew, consisting of 16 men and By its rejection Mr. Philip dictments, and particularly the

that twice ne attempted to regain control but Tucker knocked his ed from London, from her visit to four women, were engaged in fish- third, "that they attacked the Snowden will save a substantial

hands off the control. Ely, at the her mother, Princess Beatrice, was ing when disaster overtook them. junk with intent to steal it," be sum, beginning at £500,000 an-

last moment, believing Tucker given a stirring reception at the nually and rising later to £9,000,- quashed.

had misjudged the distance from railway station. His Lordship thereupon direct-000-Reuter.

Blanco, on January 4 last.

"Unwarranted" Counts.

Specially designed multi-en- gined air firers and flying boats built in Britain have been flown to Africa for use on this route.

From Cairo to Khartoum a'ser- vice will be operated by triple-

ed the assembled jurors to return [In the House of Commons on screw Arrastrong Siddeley air in the afternoon, Mr. Lo going on January 21 the Government were liners and from Khartoum ou- with his legal argument.

defeated by 282 votes to 249 onwards into the heart of Africa by an amendment to the Education great short all-metal flying boats, Bill moved by the Labour Mem- each driven by three Jupiter en- Mr. Lo submitted that the ber, Mr. J. Scurr, demanding tines developing a total of 1,500 whole of the counts were unwar-that the Bill should not operate horsepower. Flying boats will ranted and unprecedented, either until aid was extended to non-use the rivers and the great lakes by Statutory Law, or by any Law provided schools. Mr. MacDonald along the route As a naturul of Nations. Many opinions had subsequently announced that the alighting area.-British Wireless been formed by jurists in the past Government would not treat the Service, which did not warrant the fram-defeat as vital, as no principles ing of the present. indictments.

were involved if the Government Piracy, said counsel, was mere-accepted the amendment. ly a sen term for robbery. That was the essential thing. And it meant robbery in the sense that it must be proved in the same way as robbery on land.

Further (and here counsel quoted various authorities), the crime could not be held to be piracy jure gentium, unless there were proof of violence, or definite evidence of the ship attacked being taken away for purposes of depredation. It had been held that "in modern times a caae could not be treated as piracy unless it were proved that the ship was carried off, and taken from control of her lawful owners.",

'Loitering at Sea.

agreement.

18

me

were

The

House of Commons passed the third reading of the Education Bill by 256 votes to 288. On De- ember 3 the House of Commons' Passed an amendment postponing the operation of the School Age

till to Septeniher, 1982.]

LOUIS WOLHEIM.

DEATH OF FAMOUS FILM ACTOR.

"KATCZINSKY."

who [Louis Wolheim,

of a

FIVE ACCIDENTS.

FERRY PASSENGER'S FOOT

CRUSHED.

FALL FROM VERANDAĦ..

The Government Civil Hospital received ho fewer than five ac- cident cases during the past two days.

Eager to get off a Yaumati Ferry launch, before it had dock- ed properly at the Hong Kong wharf, Wong Ching-cheung (23), stated to be living at 14, Temple

STOP

PRESS

London, Yesterday.

A small, bent, hunch-backed, homely figure of four feet nine, is the sensational description of Jesus Christ in a new book, "Messiah Jesus and John the Baptist," by Dr. Eisler, Pro- fessor of Historical Research, Vienna University, who has lectured in most British universities and the Parla Sor- bonne.

Dr. Eisler revives the theory that the works of the historian Josephus were severely censor- ed when,Christianity prevailed and everything obnoxious to Dr. Christians was erased." Eisler is of opinion that the crucifixion was a sequel to a plot to salze Jerusalem, the thieves being rodfely armed fol lowers of Jesus. He explains the "Resurrection" by the existence of a twin brother of Jesus who impersonated him.

Dr. Eisler admits that his

is reconstruction

"purely hypothetical."-Reuter.

First

A strong wind arose suddenly,

arain heavy rain. The junk was badly

battered about, soon sprang

the water, grasped the wheel, and Their Majesties later appeared accompanied by rough seas and pulled back the control. He saw on the balcony and were the hose of the boat begin to rise, given a rousing ovation. but it was too late, and she struck the water and crashed.

•

"Aircraftsman Shaw," (Colonel Lawrence of Arabia), gave evid-

effort to form another Cabinet,

Secret Meeting.

Danger of Sinking. Their danger, however, was by

General Berenguer is making an leak, and began to ship water rapidly. It capsized within a few minutes, but before this happen- Admiral Aźnar, the Captain Gen-ed the crew succeeded in abandon- ence that the men were dis-eral of the Navy, has received a ling her and pushed off in two of

the junk's small sampans. inclined to go up with Tucker, He Mandate to form a Cabinet.

This is the séquel to a long. would have flown with Tucker if

meeting of monarchist he had been ordered to do so, but secret not IN B matter of choice, politicians of different parties, at no means passed as the sampans the War Ministry, where Gen. were helpless against the buffet- Reuter.

Berenguer is lying fl. It broke up ing of the heavy sea and was in early this morning, and It was sub constant danger of sinking under sequently announced that those their loads. It was only by means present had decided to offer thair of incessant bailing out of water services to the King. An envoy that those on board were able to immediately went to the Palace to keep the frail little craft afcat. report to the King, who was await-

To add to their anxiety the two ing the result of the deliberations sampans were separated and lost Prior to this, Sr. Alvarez gave OP sight of each other, and those on the idea of attempting to form a board one boat naturally thought Cabinet, after seeing the Klug, who that the other had sunk. took exception to his conditions,

CRACKER FIRING.

BREACHES OF REGULATIONS BY

CHINESE.

ONE IN HOSPITAL AREA.

Fines totalling $180 were im posed on several Chinese at the Central Magistracy this morning by Mr. Schoñeld, whom they plead-

that It is recognized

King

When the storm subsided those

ed gulity to having fired crackers Alfonso, with forty-fvo parties on the boat with the master were surprised that they had weather- eager to govern, has skilfully in a manner which was dangerous candled the situation from his awd the gale. They were too ex- to the public. Two defendants ab serted themselves and had the standpoint and the failure of the hausted to place their craft on to drift about until another bail of $20 and $26, respectively, aged Sr. Guerra to form a revalu-any definite course and allowed it tionary government has strengthen fishing junk passed and want to This was at their assistance. 7 a.m., on Sunday and by this time they were on the point of collapse when taken on board the rescuing junk.

estreated..

Inspector W. R.

New Ministers.

1.

Later.

A new Cabinet has been formed

follows:---

Premier, Admiral Aznar. Foreign Minister, Count Ro-

manones.

Minister for the Army, Gen,

Berenguer.

for This junk was bound Macao and the rescued persons

were taken there first and then back to Cheung Chau, the rescue Minister for 'the Navy, Ad-junk's home port, arriving there

yesterday afternoon. miral Rivera. Minister for Labour, the Duke

of Maura.

Street, had his left foot crushed out of the market with a chopper Los Angeles, Yesterday.

between the vessel and the wharf. in each hand, closely followed by The death has occurred, after

short illness, of Mr. Louis Yau Chukwan (82) received in Fung Yiu and another man. It had been added by the

In one case it was stated by Inged his hand. jurist, however, that any man-of-Wolheim, the film actor-Reuter's juries to his head when he acci- accused then banded a chopper to

dentally fell out of bed at his each of his two companions, and a pector J. McLelland that the de war would be entitled to treat any American Service.

chase ensued, ending in the comfendant lit a cracker, placing an was house at 22, Aberdeen Street. ship as a pirate there evidence that it was frequenting about 50 years of age, was one of His condition is reported, to be plainant being struck in the back empty tin on top of it. The sub-

with a chopper. Fortunately the sequent "bang" was even louder as wound was only superficial. the seas for the purpose of robbery. the greatest character actors of serious.

than fring the eracker alone. His With this latter portion of the find- the screen, second only, perhaps, In the course of hanging clothes

The Brst accused denied hand- Worship regarded the case as a ing, counsel was not entirely in to the late Lon Chaney, whom he out to dry He Siu-sang (26), a ling the choppera and said that he had one and imposed a fine of $25. resembled in Facial ugliness.married woman, accidentally fell saw his fotí being chased by com-

In the last case, a Chinese was But even if the man-of-war e-iz- Owing to the remulsive cast of his from the second floor verandah of plainant and several others. The fined 120 for firing crackers in Ko

in the features, which, by a paradox, 44, Johnston Rad, and suffered in foki rushed into the market and Shing Street. ed such

ship, #

however, were capable

seizing two choppers went out MacWalter stated that that street present case,

ternal injuries. what law could it

strange expression of tenderness, be charged under7 "There

he was often chosen to fill crimin- Stated to have acted strangely again to grapple with his pursuers was in the area of the Government is no law of nations, nor any statute al roles. His greatest achieve. on board the J.C..L. Steamer Accused then ran out to stop the

fight. to the effect," counsel declared. ment was considered to be his Tjikerang, and to have refused to "Nor can such a ship be charged part as Katezinky in the talking- take any food, Cheung Chai (58) and the foki were in with loitering' on the high seas in the same way that a charge can be film version of Erich Remarque's a passenger, was removed to hos house, and the foxl was assaulted

war novel, "All Quiet on the pital for observation. brought for Toitering" on land." Western Fron." which WEN Chung Yue (48) was taken to chased by complainant and others. Mr. Le contended, therefore, that shown in the Queen's Theatre in hospital by his wife, after he had Later he followed, but he denied the Crown was obliged to prove that December. Louis Wolheim first collapsed on the first floor of 70, part of the finding in which it was attracted notice by his creation of Third Street. He had just finish-taking any part in the quarrel. laid down as essential to the case the role of Captain Flagg in the ed his evening meal. It is stated evidence that he saw the pursued that the attacked ship should have stage production of "What Price that he had been sick for some toki enter the market and pick up

Glory," and for his screen charac- time. Robbery Must be Proved. terisations. He gave a brilliant Counsel expanded his argument performance as the old lag in into a contention that robbery on "Condemned," in which he played the high seas meant a robbery com- with Ronnid Colman.]

been seized and robbed.

mitted in such a manner as to coin-

TIENTSIN ́REDS. ·

TO BE TRIED BY COURT MARTIAL

cide with what would constitute a Six hundred.men are employed in felony on land. In any case, the rhe new central heating develop. Grown would have to prove the factment of the Northern Public Ser of robbery, whether His Lordship vicc Corporation, at Winnipeg, Bays held the present charge to be a report of the Industrial Develop proper one of piracy jure gentium ment Board of Manitoba. The pay-munists arrested in Tlentain or not. "In order to bring these rol, runs to about $20,000 weekly. February 11 have been brought to twelve men within the jurladicion

of this 'Court, the Crown must ab-

&

Peking, Yesterday.

Nineteen of the alleged. Com-

011

Peking, where they will be tried by

a court martial, which the head-

månder is ̈setting up for that pur- pose.

solutely prove robbery. Nothing history of such jurisdiction over short of that will do to prove several centuries. He quoted the quarters of the Garrison Com piracy," he said, ...,

Admiralty Offences Colonial Act of Piracy, Mr. Lo reiterated, must 1848 as to powers in auch cases They include several young be robbery in the sense of robbery conferred upon Colonial Courta. ashore. It did not mean the mla-

After some further discussion, demeanours of thieving or larceny, His Lordship enquired what would but taking away by force of arms have been the parallel offence local- and violence.

ly in Hong Kong to the first count! “No Proof,”.

in the present case.

Two fatal accidents were report- "There is no proof of piracy jure Counsel submitted that it would ed to the Police during the holl, "gentium in this case," he conclud-be assault, and be relied upon that day.

women. Reuter.

FATAL ACCIDENTS.

ed. "And even if it is proved it to prove the Crown's charge of The body of a boy named Ku Yes Fo (18), residing at 11 Pércival could not be tried in this Court." | "attacking," cont

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, replying Dealings with a point brought up Street, was removed to the mortu- for the Crown, said that the counts by Mr. Lo in connection with sky, after he had accidentally fall- ab framed, were sound. He claim- piratical attacks which were beaten en from a ladder, on which he ed there was sufficient matter in off, Mr. Fitzroy quoted an old was climbing to a cockloft. He in- them to constitute proof that judgment which averred that in the Jured his head, and died before crime had been committed such as event of pirates making an attack he could be taken to hospital Y to, amount to a stat racy, on a chip, and being repulsed, The second case occurred in the ily be melized, but Wing Cheung Tea Shop 88, Wan

the yard Armchai Road,

* Mr. FÍBroy, then wan

the

adföurned, unti Ling(

The second accused said that ho a gambling

and had to run away, He was

Another foki of the stall

Civil Hospital.

"CEMENT" DIVIDEND,

-Reuter.

· SLAVE TRAFFIC.

THE RED SEA.

Subject to audit, the Directors of NAVAL SLOOPS STATIONED IN the Green Island Cement Company, Ltd, will at the forthcoming meet- gave ng of shareholders to be held on Wednesday, March 18, 1981, re- commend the following allocation

a chopper..

His Worship Imposed three months' imprisonment on each of the two accused.

RAIN AND FOG.

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: The anti-cyclone has weak- ened and is now central over the Yellow Sea.

Moderate monsoon prevails along the S.E. Cost of China and over the N. China Sen... Forecast:-NE. winds; mo derate; overcast; some light and fog. 1, 0.53 inch against an aver age 01 2.53 Inches-deficit inches.

Rainfall.

Rainfall to 10 a.m.: 40-day nil. Rainfall, since January

#1, 0.48 inch against an aver-

Age of 2.19nches-deficit 1.78.

Inch

Temperature.

The temperature at cortals specified centres this morning-

at 6 o'clock Wa

Hồng Kong. Macho

Pratus

of profits:-

$120,000.00

To pay a dividend of 80 cents per share on the old shares. To pay a dividend of 4 cents per share on the

new sharea To write off obsolete machinery stores. To place to

General' Reserve To carry forward to ore. dit of next year's account

Total

LEAGUE ACTION.

A Happy Reunion. On arrival

at Cheung Chau there was a happy reunion be tween the occupants of both sam- pans, the majority of whom are relatives. It appears that those on board the other sampon were rescued by another craft after the storm and taken to Tai-O whence they made their way back to Cheung Chau on another vessel bound for that ialand.

Rugby, Yesterday.

When a call of the crew was Asked if the Government had taken, however, the sad discovery made further representation to was made that a young foki of Liberia on the recent League of the wrecked junk was missing, Nations Commission'a roport on and he is believed to have been labour conditions, the Foreign drowned, though no one actually Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, saw him fall into the sea.. 16,000.00 said that they were not necessary. The funk which is a total loss, The League Council had set up ale valued at $2,000 and to this 20,000.00 Committee to examine how best to amount has to be added another assist the Liberian Government in $1.000 which represents the this matter. He was Chairman of value of tackle, gear and crews' the Committee, which was meting clothing which were lost with the In London on February 26.

100,000.00

88,421.76 8844,421.78

"ELECTRIC” DIVIDEND:

Tight t

At the ordinary yearly meeting to re held on Wednesday, March 18 at 11 a.m. the Directors will (aub ject, in audit) recommend that the balance available for distribution be disposed of as follows:--

To pay a dividend of grand

$250 per share on 160.000 shares

To place to reserve

56

To carry forward

next account

,125,000.00 600,000.00

SUICIDE IN CELL

In reply to another question re-

The master of the lost junk was sarding the shipping of slaves in

at the Harbour Office this morn the Red Sea, he said that two naval ing where he supplemented the re sloops were stationed there w pre port which he had made to the vent slave trafit from Africa to Police on arrival at Cheung Chau Arabla. Otherwise, no steps had been taken.rocently, but the ques- tion was under consideration. Mr. Henderson also said that he hoped shortly to make a statement on in- Suspected of having taken part formation on the subject of slavery. In an armed robbery at 21, Shn Po to be furnished to the League In Road, Chinese, named. Chung accordance with the resolutions of Leung-kee, was arrested on Chineso". the Eleventh, Assembly, British New Year's Day, and detained at Wireless Service.

the Kowloon City Police Station. while investigations were being was Jock coll, and coin.

Baskatchewan produ

bounds

or 180

Hon. WR, Clubb, Minister of proceeded with. He Publle Works for Manitobs aned up in a 142,385 82 nounces that contracts for 20,000 nitted, suloide yesterday

blanket.

which tons of coal at a cost of $152,620 hanging A $1,767,335.82 have been at by the Provincial was provided an a' coverlet, Government and that only Western was torn in pleces, one of which 650,000 Canadian coal has been purchased the prisoner used..

by

thin the 1929 pro

This is the first time to the history He was immediately rubed to of the province, he adds, Via: no the Kewloon Hospital, but on ar-

rival life was pronounced extinct. foreign caal will be used.