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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1931.
BRITAIN TO RETAIN DEPRESSED PRICE OF SKIING TRAGEDY IN STERN MEASURES FOR
SCHNEIDER CUP?
Strenuous Training for the Race.
SPEEDS KEPT SECRET.
Rugby, Yesterday.
SILVER.
U.S. Visit of Governor of Bank of England.
WORLD'S GOLD SUPPLY.
New York, Yesterday.
SWITZERLAND.
and Commerce.
SEVERE PENALTIES.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. - The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 11%d.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
COAL-OIL TO TAKE PLACE OF PETROL?
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SMALL BLAZE IN THE G.C.H.
Patients.
Discovery of Importance Excitement Among the
to Oil Industry.
ANTI-KNOCKING SPIRIT.
Telephone 24554.
REGISTERED LETTER MISSING.
Allegations Against a European.
MADEIRA REVOLT.
Daughter of Ex-Sirdar | All Ports Closed to Ships
of Egypt Killed.
SKULL FRACTURED.
QUICKLY SUPPRESSED.
SUM OF $300 INVOLVED.
Scheidegg, Switzerland,
Lisbon, Yesterday.
Remanded Rugby, Yesterday. There was some excitement in the
from Monday, the Britain's Schneider Trophy
Yesterday. The object of Mr. Montagu
Civil An official decree closes all The recent announcement of Government
Hospital this Hungarian, Harry Simon, describ Team of seven pilots, now as Norman's visit here, according to
While skiing on the southern ports of the Madeira Archipelago the formation of an International morning when a fire broke out, soon ed as a pliot, made his appearance sembled at Felixstowe under the authoritative quarters in Wall slopes of the Lauberhorn, above to commerce and navigation, and Company holding the patents and after 10 o'clock, in a section of the before Mr. E. H. Williams in the Central Second Police Court this command of Squadron Leader Street. has been to discuss such Kleine Scheidegg, Miss Helen prohibits communication of the interests of several leading com- "B" block of buildings. Orlebar, have gone into strict matters as maladministration of Stack, aged 25, the daughter of inhabitants with the exterior, ex-panies in Hydro-generation pro- The alarm was sent out early and morning, charged, as follows:— training for the contest, which the world's gold supply, the de- Sir Lee Stack, former Sirdar of cept as regards ships entering cesses for producing oil from coal, the engine from the Kennedy Town
(a) Attempted larceny, on will take place over the Solent inpressed price of silver, and the Egypt who was assassinated in and leaving for the evacuation of gives point to the references to Sub-Station turned out promptly.
March 29, of a letter, address. September. The teams repre- jeffects of world trade.
Cairo in 1924, collided with a Bri-foreigners.
the technical progress in these The flames were tackled before they
ed to Mr. A. W. Summers, of senting France and Italy will
Her The It is emphasised that his visit ton, Mr. Lionel Balfour.
decree imposes special processes made by Sir Harry had time to spread, and within a
the L. E. Gale Company, which challenge Britain on this occasion is in no wise connected with any skull was fractured and she died penalties for commerce in arms McGowan, as Chairman, at the short time they were extinguished
contained a cheque for $300. and are making secret prepara- agreement subject to debt pay-instantaneously.
and ammunition, and orders the jannual meeting of the Imperial without causing much damage. Tho tions for the race. If Britainments.-Reuter's American Ser- Mr. Balfour was severely in-immediate trial by tribunal (Chemical Industries, Limited, cause of the outbreak is supposed to wins she will retain the Trophy, vice.
jured and sent to hospital aboard one of the expeditionary which is one of the companies be the fusing of some electric wires. having won it in 1927 and defend-I Mr. Montagu Norman is the Reuter.
chips of all infringing this decreo. concerned.
When the alarm was sent through ed it successfully in the 1929 con- ¡Governor of the Bank of England,
-Reuter.
He stated that research had
to the Central Fire Station, two test:
led to striking developments, pro-engines were sent out from there, duced with no appreciable loss to but found upon arrival that their 'the petrol, having anti-knocking qualities equal to the finest grades services were not required. now on the market. The pooling of the resources
has had wide experience in high Secretary to the United States speed aircraft flying. Squadron-Treasury, and Federal Bank off Leader Orfebar holds the world's 'cials,] speed record of about 350 miles
[Scheidech or Scheidegg is a and has recently had discussions famous pass in the Canton of The team chosen for the race with Mr. Andrew Mellon, the
valley of Grindelwald and the Bern, Switzerland, between the Haslithal, north of the Wetter- horn. The altitude is about 6,434 feet.].
FOR HOME,
per hour and, although no mem- GOVERNOR LEAVES bers of the team actually parti cipated in the 1929 race, four were trained in readiness for that contest and all are trained high speed pilots.
To Undergo Treatment
in Europe.
SUCCEEDED BY PHILATELIST.
London, Yesterday.
|PRINCE TO VISIT KING
OF SPAIN.
To Fly Back to Britain by 'Plane.
RAIN AND FOG.
The Royal Observatory's weather report to-day states:
The anti-cyclone is central between 3.W. Japan and the Bonine.
Moderating monsoon over the N. China Bos.
Forecast:-E. winds, strong, moderating: overcast; some rain and fog.
Ralufall
Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at 10a.m.-nil, Rainfall since January 1-5.77 inches against an
average of 7.56 inches-deficit 1.78 Inch.
Temperature.
The temperature at certain specified centres this morning
at 6 o'clock was:---
Hong Kong
66
Macao...
65
Pratas Island
74
Manila
77
Foochow
.162
The
Amoy Chefoo Shanghai
63
GO
50
The members of the team are about 30 years old except Flying Offeer Leach, who is only サリ years old. Other members of the team are: Fight Lieutenant
OWN MACHINE SOLD. Stainforth, who was formerly an Officer in the Regular Army and
It is announced that Sir!
Rugby. Yesterday. Wan a reserve pilot in 1929: Frederick Sykes, Governor of On the Prince of Wales's return Flight Lieutenant Hope and Bombay, is sailing for Home on journey from his South American Long, both of whom has been sta- leave on April 25 on medical ad-tour he will visit the King and tioned at Felixstowe for some vice. Sir J. E. B. Hotson will act Queen of Spain in Madrid. Ac- time time and had opportunity of as Governor in his absence.
cording to present plans he will flying high speed machines; It is learned that Sir Frederick disembark from the liner Lieutenant Brinton, who is the Sykes faced the alternative of Arlanza in Lisbon and complete first member of the Fleet Air undergoing treatment only o-the journey to Britain by air. Arm to be a member of the rac-tainable in Europe or submitting when he started from Britain in ing team; Flight Lieutenant to an operation.--Reuter.
January he flew to Paris in his Boothman, who has been carry- [Major-General the Rt. Hon. own machine, which was after- ing out special high speed research Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes, P.C., ward returned to the De Havil work on the 1929 Schneider ma- G.B.E.. K.C.R., C.M.G.. was born and Company to be sold. chines during the past year, and in Addiscombe in 1877 and in "Pues Moth," which he will use Flying Officer Snaith, who went 1920, married a daughter of the in his flight from Lisbon, is a new to Felixstowe as a Seaplane Test late Rt. Hon. A. Bonar Law, He plane which he hought before Pilot, where he has had wide high joined the 15th (King'a) Hussars leaving home for use in South speed experience.
in 1901, after serving in the Im-America, and which will accom- During the training at Felix-nerin! Yeomanry and Comman-pany him across the Atlantic_on stowe, to be followed in about der-in-Chief's Bodyguard in the the Arlanza. British Wireless two months' time by a special South African campaign, and at Service. course at Calshot on Southamp- the outbreak of the European ton Water, the team will at first War was a Brevet Lieutenant fly "Fairey Flycatchers" and Colonel, having previously acted "Fairey Fire Fly" machines, as Commander of the Royal Fly which have a speed of over 200 ing Corps, Military Wing. 1912, R. 'ID RECOVERY NOT TO BE miles per hour, and which will which he raised and commanded ulso be used in the preliminary until 1914. In 1917 he was ap stages. The other machines that pointed Deputy Director at the will be available will be a "Super-War Office, and was a Member of marine Napier Five," which won the Imperial War Cabinet. Sir the 1927 race, a "Gloster Napier Frederick has been Governor of Four" and a "Supermarine Rolls-Rombay since 1928.
KING'S HEALTH.
EXPECTED.
IMPROVEMENT SHOWN.
Rugby, Yesterday.
con-
It was officially stated at Wind- Royce Six" machine, which has Sir John Ernest Buttery
sor Castle to-day that the im- been modified since the 1929 race Hotson. O.B.E., has been a Mem-provement in the King's was won with one of them. ber of the Council of the Govern-dition is maintained. He signed Secrecy is observed regarding ment of Bombay since 1926. He a number of State documents the two other machines, which was born in 1877 and educated at and transacted official business in are now under construction. The Edinburgh Academy and Mag authoritative circles
his room. It is emphasised in speeds of which these machines dalen College, Oxford. He enter
that rapid: are capable are also kept secret, ed the Indian Civil Service in recovery is not to be looked for. but the possibility of about 400 1900,
The British Medical Journal to- Sir John has acted miles per hour being reached "on Chief Secretary to the Govern-day emphasises the fact that re the flat" is confidently discussed. ment of Bombay, and is a keen such as the King has been suffer covery from sub-acute-bronchitis, The last Schneider Race raised stamp collector, being Editor of the speed for the race from 201 to the Philatelic Journal of India ing from, must take time, espe 320 miles per hour, and Squadron- from 1929-28.)
Leader Orlebar's world record
raised the flat speed of the pre-
vious record from 319 miles to
ON DUTCH SHIP.
as
350 miles per hour. -British THREE CHINESE WOMEN TAKEN Wireless Service.
GRAF ZEPPELIN.
BRITISH EXPERTS JOIN FLIGHT TO CAIRO.
R.100 COMMANDER ABOARD,
"guilty."
OFF.
cially when occurring at the end of the Winter.-British Wireless Service.
PRINCE BIBESCO.
· LEAVES PARIS ON FLIGHT TO
SAIGON.
"COMTE DE LAVAULX."
Paris, Yesterday.
SPEAKER DEAD.
MARRIED A DAUGHTER OF “TEDDY" ROOSEVELT.
|MR. NICHOLAS LONGWORTH.
New York, Yesterday. Mr. Nicholas Longworth, the
Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives, died of pneumonia at Aiken, South Carolina, to-day. Reuter's American Service.
1906 the eldest daughter of the
(b) Unlawful possession, on April 4, of an automatic pistol, an automatic pistol magazine, and 7 rounds of ammunition without a permit.
Detective-Inspector W. Shannon said that on January 20, defendant was in Shanghai, where he made
PREMIER the acquaintance of Mr. E. L MAY RESIGN.
of the leading JAPANESE world groups is bound to be of great commercial importance in future years. British Wireless Service.
"TO SET AUSTRALIA
ABLAZE."
Campaign Against the Government.
RAIN OF FLOWERS,
Mr. Wakatsuki Likely To Be Successor.
DECISION AWAITED.
Tokyo, Yesterday,
Curtis, an air pilot. They were on rather friendly terms, and defen dant frequently visited Mr. Curtis in his room in the Y.M.C.A. About February 13, defendant laft Shanghai, and came to Hong Kong, and Mr. Curtis (of the L. E. Gale Company at.Shanghai) came later. Defendant made the acquaintance, of the L. E. Gale Company here, their office being on the fifth floor
Owing to Mr. Hamaguchi's of Union Building. weakened condition, following his
To get to the incident of the operation on the 5th inst., the be- letter, Inspector Shannon said that lief is growing that his resigna- it was necessary
to go back to tion of the premiership is merely March 18. On that Jay Mr. a question of time. It is likely A. W. Summera, manager of the that his successor will be either Gale Office here, wired to the the ex-Premier, Mr. Wakatsuki, Shanghai office for an advance of "We are striking a match that who headed the Japanese dele $300, as the local office was short will set Australia ablaze," degation to the London Naval Con- of funds. A wire was received clared Mr. Lyons on his arrival ference last year, or the octogen- the next day that the chequo had here to inaugurate a whirlwind arian former member of the been malled on March 19. campaign against the Govern Cabinet, Baron Yamamoto.
Adelaide, Yesterday:
ment's finance inflation proposals.
On March 29, Mr. Summers went The possibility of a Seiyukai to Canton with Mr. Curtis, and on
Strong bodies of moderate (opposition) Ministry replacing that day the assistant in the Hong
Reuter.
NEW AIR FORCE.
opinion have already rallied in
the present Minseito Cabinet is Kong office received a registered Mr. support of the campaign.
practically nil, although the pres-letter from Shanghai, and, enclos Lyons was tumultuously received, tige of the Government has been ing it with another letter address- flowers being rained on his car.-shaken by the failure to obtained to Mr. Curtis, put both into a the passage of certain Bills at the plain envelope, addressed to Mr. recent session of the Diet, and Summers, c/o Victoria Hotel, also by the revelation that the re- Shameen. Mr. Summers returned venues for the past fiscal year from Canton on March 26, and BOMBING 'PLANES LEAVE FOR were over-estimated by 128,000,- stated that he had not received 000 yen, leaving a' deficit of the letter." He questioned the 48,000,000 yen.
office assistant, and he naturally Other possibles for the Pre- thought that it might have been miership are the Foreign Minis-"hung up" at the Chinese "Post ter, Baron Shidehara; the War Omce.
day.
IRAQ.
BRITISH UNIFORMS.
London, Yesterday. Minister, General Ugaki; the Mr. Summera waited for a while, An air force was born yester- Home Minister, Mr. Adachi; and and on April 1, he went to the the Railway Minister, Mr. Egi. Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank to Painted white with national
Approach to Full Recovery. make enquiries, and was then In- markings, green, white, red and The latest medical examination formed that a cheque for L. E. black, five Gipsy-Moth biplanes, of Mr. Hamaguchi continues to Gale Company had already been followed by a Puss-Moth mono- uphold the hope that he will be rashed at the Kowloon branch plane from the Hatfield aero-able to leave hospital about April office on March 26. The cheque drome left for Paris en route to 20, but it is intimated that it was signed by A. W. Summers, but Irak,
will probably be a further month it was not Mr. Summers's signa The monoplane is piloted by a lor six weeks before he will have ture. The only recollection of a member of the British Air Force, recovered sufficiently to walk bank asalatant was that the cheque Flight Lieutenant Carter, who about. has been lent to the Irak Govern- ment for three years.
The five biplanes are piloted by Iraqui officers who have under-
Another Operation.
Tokyo, Later.
was cashed by a foreigner and not by a Chinese.
The finding of the cheque led to Mr. Summers carrying out en- On his re- quiries in his office.
gone Royal Air Force training in Owing to the Premier's condi- England.
They speak English tion becoming worse, a further turn, his office boy alleged that defendant, on March 23, went fluently, and are attired in khaki operation was carried out late to-down with him in the lift, and on uniforme of the British Army night, when five grammes.of pus passing the second floor, he fur pattern with the cap formerly were removed. It is understood ther alleged that defendant took
the British Flying that the operation was not scri- the letter from his hand. On com worn by Corps.
ous, and proved satisfactory. ing out of the lift on the ground The Puss-Moth is for King It was reported that the Pre-floor, defendant took a fountai Feisul's personal use. The Gipsy-mier had resigned to-night, but
late President Roosevelt. He was TOLL OF STORM.
rumour.
but finding there was [Mr. Nicholas Longworth, who Moths are fitted with bomb-racks, there is no foundation for this pen from the boy's jacket pocket, no ink in was Speaker of the 69th Congress cameras and wireless and form
it, demanded a pencil, which the Cabinet to Resign? from 1925-27, was born in Cin the nucleus of an Irak air force.
oflice boy gave to him. Defendant cinnati in 1869, and married in-Reuter.
It was later widely rumoured
then went up to a pillar, and that the Minseito Government
wrote something of the latter, leaders have decided on the re-
The coolle went acrose with de signation of the Cabinet as soon fendant to the Post Office but the as a successor to Mr. Hamaguchi latter took no notice of him. After is selected.
he had pointed out the letter-box; It is expected that Mr. Waka-the coolie returned to Union Build- Itsuki will be chosen.
ing. Within a short interval, de. It is probable the resignation fendant returned to the building will occur within the immediate but the coplle could not say where future-Reuters
educated at Harvard University
MONEY LEFT.
OFF KOREA COAST.
VESSELS CAPSIZED,
wwwwwww
Tokyo, Yesterday.
A message from Seoul atates that 125 fishermen were drowned
off the south-west coast of Korea on Tuesday night owing to sforme,
vessels Router.
which capsized over 100 fishing
he went to. It would be given in evidence that defendant left the office a few seconds after the office. coolie had departed with the letter
AVIATOR CRASHES. TRAGIC PLANE ACCIDENT IN for Mr. Summers.
RAMBLING EXCUSES.
Lance-Sergeant Stedman, of the Water Police, this morning charged three Chinese women be- fore the Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, R.N. (retired), with boarding the
A large party at 6.25 this and graduated in Harvard Law FATE OF JAPANESE FISHERMEN
Cincinnati Friedrichshagen, Yesterday.
Law J.C.J.L. s.8. Tjibodas without the morning bade godspeed to Prince School and British experts are strongly re-permission of the master or officer George Blbesco, the president of School Admitted to the Bar le presented aboard the Graf Zeppo in charge..
International They all pleaded the
Aeronautical 1894, he became a Member of the lin, which departed for Catro at
Federation, who is accompanied Ohio House of Representatives 4 a.m. with twenty-live passengers, Asked by the Magistrate by two Roumanian pilots and a in 1899, and was elected a. Senta- who include Lt.-Comdr. Booth, the what they were doing on board, British mechanic, when they start tor in 1901. He was a Member commander of the R-100, and the first woman said that she led on a flight to Saigon.
of Congress from 1908-9.]; Colonel Gossage, who is British went there to see the No. 2. cook. Their machine la named Comto military attache at Berlin.g Second accused said that she was de Lavaulx, after the ex-President Alexandria, Yesterday, merely accompanying No. 8 and of the Federation who was killed The Imperial Airways. Unor did not know the latter's business, in a crash in the United States last which left Croydon on April 4 with No. 8 said that she went to see year. the first air mail for Austraila, another Chinese member of the has arrived.
The mail is being sent by air to Sub-Inspector Munro said that, - WANDERING CHILDREN. Cairo instead of by the usual at the Water Police Station, No. 2 train-Reuter,
sald that she went to see a rele A Chinese girl, aged six years, administration Have been granted to way of wedding rings. A diamond tive who was a stoker on board, who was found wandering in his son, and only next of kin, Lee "eternity ring is as frequent as the 6,000 metres an aeroplane piloted witness called. He hore out In- FRENCH OFFICER'S LOSS. but was unable to give his name. Gillies Avenue yesterday afternoon Chong.
simple gold ring, and most of the by the civil aviator, Mr. Ito, de spector Shannon's statements, but All three accused claimed to was sent to the Po. Leung Kuk Book Chou-goey, allas Joemy G., new ringe have square edges. Some veloped engine trouble and drop- added that defendant applied un- Mr. J. Lorain, an officer on board the Police that they were mar. She is stated to have been unable, aliés Luk Tak-man, alias Luk On of the wedding rings are chased, ped like a stone near Tachikawa, officially for position as pilot in the French gunboat Vigilante, ried women and appeared on the to give an account of herself Xip Tong, who died at Chilk Lam whether they are of gold, or plati where it crashed and was com- the Gale Company; but nothing which is at present lying at the charge sheet as such, and all A Chinese boy, aged seven years, Village, San. Wul District, Kwang- num, and the vogus is to have the pletely wrecked.
was done, sale Kowloon Docks, has reported to the gave different addresses in Yau who was found wandering in Fort tung, on August 28, 1930, left local wedding ring to match the setting Leaping clear from the falling. After farther evidence by the Police that during the tiffin inter- mati.
land Street, was taken by Wing catate valued for probate at $8,100, of the engagement ring, thus ani-plane in a parachute, from a office assistant and the office bay val yesterday, some person entered His Worship imposed fines of Walchuen, for the Wine Wo Loong Probates has been granted to the formity is gained, which is entirely height of 4,800 metres, the avia- had been given, his Worship ad his cabin and stole waller con- $10 each, or one week's hard la sauce knop, to the Mongkok Pellen sole sxecutrix, his widow, Luk Lane in accord with feminine taste at the tor landed safely after drifting journed the hearing to April 14 at taining $865,-
bour In Gefkult.
moment. Station at 7 o'clock last.
|17 minutes. Reuter,
12.15 p.
crew,
Loo Leung, alias Lee Ho-lo, who died on November 7, last in Suf Tong Lung Wan Village, San Wai |
RINGS THAT MATCH
-་་-
district, Kwangtung, left local es Unlike its recent predecessors, tata valued at $4,100 Letters of 1981 promises nothing new In the
JAPAN.
"DROPPED LIKE A STONE."
Tokyo, Yesterday. While flying at the height of
*Defendant was at most times in' Mr. Summers's office. When he was arrested, the office boy was | brought up, and he stated that de
fendant was the European, and persisted that that was só,
Mr. A. W. Bummore was the first
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