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FREE WHEELING 7TH ADVANTAGE.

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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

(Incorporated in Hong Kong.)

No. 27,785

ISHAD

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1931

UGLY SCENE AT HOME SEARCH FOR YOUNG “RATHER DIE THAN NEW SILVER

BY-ELECTION.

BRITISH EXPLORER

Mosley Candidate Called Lost in Frozen Region

"Dirty Dog."

TORIES' GREAT VICTORY.

London, Yesterday, The by-dection at Ashton- under-Lyne, caused by the death of the Labour Member. Mr. Bellamy, has resulted as fol- lows:--

12,420

Lieut. Col. Broadbent

(Con,) Mr. Gordon (Labour) 11,005 Mr. Allen Young

(Mosley Party) 4.472

Conservative Majority

Ashton is the

1.415

of Iceland.

RESCUE EXPEDITION.

Reykjavik, Yesterday. A race has started to rescue Mr. Augustine Courtauld. At Reykjavik the Icelandic patrol boat Odinn, carrying a seaplane and six members of the Icelandic this Rescue Expedition, salled morning in an attempt to rescue Mr. Courtauld.

ADMIT."

Boat Woman Airs Views on Etiquette.

UNFORTUNATE POSITION.

Before the Hon. Comdr. G. F. the Hole, R.N. (retired), in Marine Court this morning, Sub- Inspector Chevalier charged the mistress of a passenger boat withi carrying women in her boat for a certain purpose.

When the charge was explain- ed to her by Mr. Shin, the inter- preter,

silk.

defendant's

SCHEME

SUGGESTION FROM CANADA.

$2 PIECES?

RESTORING THE OLD RATIO TO GOLD,

of

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR, -The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 114d.

P

DUNLOP Special

Extra

Construction

For

Overseas

Motoring

ditions.

FORT MOTOR CYCLE TYRES.

- LOCAL BRANCH.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

SOCIETY FLOCKS TO COVENT GARDEN.

WAVE OF SERIOUS CRIME.

"An Armed Robbery in Kowloon.

VICTIMS GAGGED

Clear Get-Away.

New Zealand Test Team Arrives.

THE COURTS.

Rugby, Yesterday.

"Pedder Bidit.

GAMBLING 'CAUSES LOSSES TO BAT.

Cigarette Counters for "Luk Po Chi.”

LOCAL PROSECUTIONS:

cial events during the season, of estreated. which the outstanding functions

A 'cause for considerable' losses A wave of Borious crime seems to be brekking over the Colony | Although the Grand Opera senin sales of the British American during the past two days, another son began on Monday night and Tobacco Co. (Chlan), Ltd., recent- armed robbery being reported from throughout the week has been ly, was explained by Detective- Kowloon this morning.

attracting fashionable uudiences Sergeant R. J. Clarke in the. It was reported to the Police to Covent Garden, the event Central Police Court this morning, early

that thia morning

a which is generally regarded as before Mr. Schofield. gang.

of five

The case was mentioned as: the 9. robbers armed the opening of the London Toronto, Yesterday.

with daggers entered the first Social season takes place to-result of a raid carried out on a International or, as

a major floor of No. 17. Pitt Street, and morrow, when, the private view gambling den at 157 Queen's Road the defendant replied alternative, Imperial action for after binding and gagging all the of the Royal Academy Summer West, ground floor, and at which The Odinn should arrive at spiritedly: "I would rather die the restoration of the value of occupants, who were female Chin- Exhibition takes place at Burling-place 33 men were arrested. How the great ice barrier, 60 miles than admit that!" from Angmagsalik, on the morn-

silver coinage to at least some-ce, looted the place at their ton House. In spite of the indus. ever, only 16 appeared bofore the Inspector Chevalier, in evid- thing like the old ratio to gold, leisure, finally decamping with trial depression, all indications Magistrate, and the bails of the bers of the expedition propose to p.m. yesterday he was patrolling for the world economic depres- the value of nearly $1,000, ing of May 1, whence four menience, stated that at about 8.80 was urged as a cardinal remedy money, jewellery and clothing to point to a brilliant round of so- absentees, which totalled $51, were fourth fy by seaplane to Tasiusaak, the harbour in a public motor sion by Mr. Arthur Meighen, the Beat which the Conserva-

The first défendant admitted where the British air route ex- boat and met the tives have gained from

a good craft.

| ex-Premier, Addressing the He went alongside and Canadian Press Association to-

in May are the first two Courts being the keeper and was fined $50 Labour since the General Elec-pedition indicates that

looked into the sampan and saw

This daring affair took place at

to be held by their Majesties at or four weeks' jail in default, tier, the others being Sunderlanding place is to be found.

day. two women inside. These women

on May 19 whilst the second and third defen- land, Shipley, and West Fulhani.

Oslo, Yesterday.

He pointed out that the great about 8 a.m. this morning, when Buckingham Palace

dants, who stated that they were The airman, Ahrenberg is still were dressed in light coloured fall in the past five years the streets were thronged Labour has gained two seats,

with and 20.

merely employed by the first defen. namely, Preston and the Scot- held, up at Bergen by bad wea-

He asked them if they silver, which was the sole mea-people, but in spite of this, the Chelsea Flower Show and the dant as fokis, were fined $25 or in land Division of Liverpool.

a clean get Royal Military Tournament will, default two weeks' jail each. The. ther. Interested British circles were women of a certain class Amazing scenes

followed the have asked the Norwegian air- and they admitted that they sure of value and the medium of perpetrators made

exchange for over half the way, and it was not until the un-

as usual, also be held during rest of the gamblers were fined $2 fortunate vletima were able to the coming month. The princi-cach. were.

world's population, had demoral- ised the exchange of commodi- free themselves that the alarm was pal outdoor events of the season, ties between sold

however, take place in June, in- "Rolling The Ball." A China Mail, representative including among many others, the on currency nations.

Prosecuting, Det.-Sergt. Clarke * He suggested that if the Unit.terviewed the occupants of No. 17. Derby and Ascot Races, Troop explained that the game was called not understand which ship they ed States, Germany, and other graphic account of the outrage.

Pitt Street, and they

ing the Colour, Military Tattoo, luk po chi" (rolling the ball) and meant, so he took the two pas-

International

Show, was similar to the game callet of sengers and the defendant

board his motor boat and direct- with the British Empire, the "I was asleep in my cubicle, which Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Cham- "crown and anchor: He said that pionships, Royal Air Force a raid was made at 2.45 p.m. yes- the floor, when I was suddenly tween England and New Zealand

three defendants were awakened by a man entering my cricket team, which arrived to counters, to which two boards were at the room and ordering me to get uday-British Wireless Service.

attached. At one end at the He held a knife over my head and told me not to call out or he would

keeper of the bank. The gamblera kill me.

betted on a certain colour and the He spoke in the Punti dialect.

winner was repaid his ten cents as I got out of bed and the man pulled me from the room and

well as thirtycenta worth of cigarettes. If a man had big win- forced me into the second cubicle. There saw all the other occup

nings he could use the cigarettes ants bound and gagged." Iwaky,

This winnings) as counters for treated in the same manner, and

betting. A foster was fixed to thế

thrown on

front of the premises and Sergeant the floor with the

Rugby, Yesterday. others.

Clarke stated that the first defer- Armed With Daggers,

The Prime Minister, accom-dant said that they had had per- "There were four other robbers in this cubicle, all armed with daggers. After I was bound and

declaration of the poll. A man. Captain Riiser Larsen, if huge crowd outside the Town he is willing to participate in the

Asked where they were going Larsen is considering to, the two passengers replied Hall, holding the Mosley Party | search.

that they responsible for the defent of the the matter.-Reuter.

were proceeding Labour candidate, adoptel [Mr. Augustine Courtauld is threatening attitude. Party supporters were sur-Augstine Courtauld, the cotton rounded and fists shaken in their | magnate,

Director faces amid cries of "raitor," Courtauld's, Ltd., and President

board the s.s. Ha Li Lan. He did IL The New the younger son of Mr. Samuel

oll

und silver

countries declined to co-operate

raised,

guve

Tom San-yee (26), spinster, sald

Horse

"dirty dog," and "you let the of the Huguenot Society of Loned the girls to indicate the shin latter should combine through is the rear one of four cubicles on Pageant, and the Test Match beterday at the shop and the first

Tories in.'

The New Party candidate had

to be smuggled out from the side entrance of the Town Hall with a strong police guard, and later Sir Oswald Mosley and his supporters were escorted by the Police to their Hotel through hooting and jeering thousands.

Mosley Delighted.

don.]

DRIVER'S RECORD.

DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH NEGLIGENT DRIVING.

LIGHT FINE.

"He has been fined fifteen dol- The Labour candidate, Mr.lars for speeding, and has already

to him. It turned out to be the Norwegian ss. Hiran.

"The The Inspector added: girla prepared to go on board as the motor boat passed the gang- Way!"

The Inspector offered to call the coxswain of the motor boat) to support his evidence but the) Magistrate decided to hear what defendant had to say.

Speaking from the dock in an

Gordon, in an interview, said killed a person in Pokfulam," re-injured tone, the defendant said that "a small group of deserters marked Traffic-Inspector C. have handed over the seat to the Alexander in the Central Police Conservatives, but something Court this morning, when he sum of a algo must have gone wrong with moned the Chinese driver the works for us to drop 2,000 lorry for negligent driving in Lower Albert Road. Defendant votes."

pleaded guilty,

Sir Oswald said that he was delighted with the result. "We shall continue fighting all along the line."-Reuter.

No General Election..

Rugby, Yesterday.

F. that her boat was a passenger boat and she could not very well refuse hire. The two girls pro- mised to pay her 40 cents to go. out to the ship and she took them on. They did not appear to her to be immoral women. Defen- dant. added indignantly: "I can- not very well ask every prospec- tive female customer whether or not she is a prostitute. It is not: etiquette!"

Inspector Alexander informed the Magistrate (Mr. W. Schofield) that the defendant drove at a fast speed round the Dairy Farm cor- ner. It was very dangerous and had there been anyone walking la the street at the time defendant Sir Herbert Samuel, address-would not have been able to avoid ing the National Liberal Club on him. One thing in defendant's the Budget, which he described favour was that he drove on the as a Budget of Expedients, said correct side of the road. that unless the Government

The Magistrate (to defendant): failed to carry out the urgent You must learn to drive more cau- economies required or to adopt tiously. Fined thirty dollars. the recommendations of the

Red Light Ignored.

Replying to the Magistrate, Inspector Chevalier said that it was impossible to make any mis take as to the "profession" of the two girls. He added: "I have them outside if your Worship wants to see them. They are wearing the same clothes they were in last night."

His Worship did not accept Royal Commission on the abuses Prosecuting in a similar case, the offer, and addressing the de- of Unemployment Insurance

"I am going to system, he saw no reason to anti-Inspector Alexander said that the fendant said.

defendant drove a public motor stop this if I possibly- can ini cipate an carly General Election.

car, which had two Europeans this Court. $50 or six weeks." -British Wireless Service.

passengers, from Queen's Road

KING ENJOYS WALK

IN CASTLE GROUNDS.

"First. Constitutional"

Since His Illness.

PRINCE MEETS GOLF PRO'S,

Al-

Central toward the Hong Kong SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL Club along Jackson Road. though the red light was against | him, defendant drove on, and in

doing so, caused a tramcar to pull sion, "but," addded Mr. Alexander, "It Is. a dangerous thing to cut across a tramcar, when the red light is against you."

up suddenly. There was no colli-

In view of a good record, Mr. Schofield fined the defendant only $10.

Rugby, Yesterday. H.M. the King was able to en- joy a walk in the grounds of SIR J. M. MELVILLE. Windsor Castle to-day for the

GENERAL.

-་་་

first time since his illness. Ac- DEATH OF FORMER SOLICITOR companied by the Queen, he spent! nearly an hour before lunch in the sunshine, and was then driven back to the castle. The King is making excellent progress toward recovery,"

London, Yesterday.

FAIR TO SHOWERY.

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

A teeble quifgclone seen tral to the NW, of Shanghai. Depressions lie over Indo- China and to the S.E, of the Loochoos.

Forecast: S.W. or variable winds; moderate to light; fair to showery.

Rainfall.

Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at 10 am, to-day-0.18 inch. Rainfall since January 1- 13,11 inches against an aver age of 11.84 inches-surplus 1.27 Inches.

Temperature.

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

Hong Kong

78

Macao

76

Pratas Island

74

Manila

76

Foochow

65

Swatow

68

Shanghai Chefoo

52

47

the establishment

gagged the men spread two large

quilts over us, and leaving one of their number on guard, the re- mainder commenced to ransack the room. After about 20 minutes they all left, and we heard them We go out through the door. struggled and freed ourselves and immediately called out "Save Life" and a policeman 'came.

"I myself fost $230 in money, a pair of gold bangles valued at $70,

Tied With Wire.

MINERS' WAGES. DEPUTATION RECEIVED BY

d

PRIME MINISTER.

NEW BILL WANTED.

panied by the Lord Chancellor mission from the B.A.T. Company and other Ministers, received a to run the game. This statement deputation from the Miners' was strongly denied by the B.A.T. Federation and the Miners' manager when seen by the prose Members of Parliament to-day. cuting officer, and, in fact, he had A general exchange of views on been informed that the Company the situation in the mining in had requested the defendant to dustry took place and it was stop the game. agreed that a committee repre-

Sales Affected. Bentative of the Government and Miners'

Sergeant Clarke went on to say the Executive of the Federation should further ex- that since these institutions had amine the position in the imme-been started in the. Colony the sales of the BAT, Company had diate future.

gone down considerably. The point

British Wireless Service.

Early News.

money picked up ($19.80) WAS Poor ordered to be given to the Box.

It is understood that the dis- he would like to emphasise was a gold chain value $80, a wrist cussion extended to minimum that the cigarettes in the packets watch of the same value, a goldwage proposals, which the Feder- were bruised and pressed through ring value $5 and a black waist- ation has embodied in a Bill constant handling, and that when band valued $10. All these things for establishing a guaranteed | smoked by a purchaser, the B.A.T. they took from my persen, I lost daily wage equal to pre-War Company would be blamed for the nothing from my room."

rates, plus an increase in the inferior quality of the cigarettes. cost of living, and also a guar- His Worship, after fining the de- Ng Chat-mui (42); said the robanteed weekly wage. This will fendant as stated above," ordered bers entered and after tying her up also be examined by a smaller that all the apparatus as well as of a British with wire, they seized her daugh committee appointed to-day.the cigarettes be confiscated. The Commonwealth Bank to purchase ter and treated her in a like man- silver and standardise the price ner and gagged her with walnuts. on the basis of approximately Another victim was Chau Mul, who a 20/1 silver to gold ratio. He occupies the second cubicle. Tang also suggested that Canada Ngan, another of the residents, might take the lead in extending lost jewellery and clothing. its largely silver coinage with Up to the time of going to press one and two dollar pieces, re- no arrests have been made but the Members of Parliament, were re- placing to some extent the pre-detective branch at Yaumati are ceived by the Prime Minister and other members of the Government sent note Issue.

busy on the case and an arrest is this morning, in connection with the TO DATE FROM MAY 1: It was implied that the whole expected to be made soon. The subject might be considered at men were dressed in Chinese style Shanghai, To-day. the Imperial Economie Confer-] of clothing. Mr. J. R. Jones has been ap-ence.-Reuter, fr

TORPEDO EXPLODES minimum daily wage and a guaran- pointed to succeed Mr. Edwards

COUNCIL.

Appointment of Mr. J. R. Jones As Secretary.

as Secretary of the Shanghai

PLEASE PRINCE.

Welcome for Japanese

Municipal Council. Mr. Jones FRENCH CANADIANS came to Shanghai in 1924 to join the legal firm of Teesdale, New- man and MacDonald, and accept- ed the post of Assistant Secre- The death has occurred of sirtary to the Council in 1928. He James Melville Kt M.P. for has been joint Deputy Secretary Gateshead since 1929, in his forty for more than two years. Prince Plays Golf,

Mr. Jones's appointment dates sixth year-Router. M

(Sir James Benjamin Melville from to-day, but he is going The Prince of Wales, who reached home yesterday after the was appointed Solicitor-General in Home on long leave, and during South American tour, to-day 1929. He was called to the Bar, his eight months' absence", his played golf at Sunning Dale Middle Temple, in 1906, and was duties will be carried on by Mr. course in Burray with Argentine created a King's Counsel In 1927, McKee, Deputy Secretary, and professionals who travelled to being knighted in 1929.). Europe in the liner Arlanza. British Wireless Service, S

Earlier Cable.)

London, Yesterday. For the first time since his az- rival at Windsor Castle, the KIDg went out of doors to-day, in bell- Hant sunshine, and spent, an hour in the Castle, grounds oper

rogmor £8.000,

MONEY LEFT.

LOCAL ESTATE OF MRS. JOHNS,

Bowley,

Royal Tourists.

GUESTS OF GOVERNMENT.

IN ARSENAL.

Tragic Accident in Rio de Janeiro.

FORTY-FIVE DEATHS.

Rio de Janeiro, Yesterday. Twenty-one workmen were killed and 97 Injured owing to an explosion at the Naval Arsenal here to-day.

Rugby, Yesterday.

Members of the Executive of the Miners' Federation, and mining.

demand of the Miners' Federation for the immediate Introduction of the Miners Minimum Wage BI, the chief terms of which are a

teed week-British Wireless Ser- vice.

CANADIAN MISSION.

BRITISH DEPUTATION TO VISIT PREMIER.

MADEIRA REBELS

- LYING LOW.

Loyal Forces Land Without Resistance.

· OPERATIONS SUCCESSFUL,

Lisbon, Yesterday. The fighting is still hanging fire in Madeira because the in- surgents are lying low, judging from a telegram from the Minie- ter of Marine and Commander- in-Chief of the expeditionary He force, to the Government, reports that "the operations were begun with complete success. A INSPECTION OF PLANTS. detachment was landed and 'did not encounter any resistance and Rugby, Yesterday, required no naval co-operation. The forces have occupied their The Mission despatched by the positions according to plan. Probable Cause..

Federation of British Industries Reuter, de Later, to Canada to study conditions It is now stated that 45 men with a view to the stimulation of Prince and Princess Takamatsu were killed and 73 injured trace relations, will be busily were cordially welcomed here on through the explosion at engaged in Conferences in Mo has been granted re-sealing of their arrival from Quebec, being the Naval Arsenal at Nictheroy, real, where great interest and officially greeted by the Secretary the capital of the State sympathy are displayed The probate.

Yee Chang-sh, otherwise known of State, Mr. Cahan, represent of Rio de Janeiru. A large Mission, headed by Sir James as Cheng Borching, or Trinh Bating the Dominion Government, machine shop was completely de Lithgow, left to-day for Toronto.

FURTHER FATALITIES. who died at her residence, 295, and Mayor Houdestroyed and other bulldings were After inspecting the industrial

Moscow, Yesterday Hennessy Road, Hong Kong, on They are the guests of the very badly damaged plants in Hamilton and Niagara; March 2 this year, left estate valu-Dominion Government. Prince Thericoident is believed to they will yialt Ottawa, where an

Earthquake shocks continge of ed for probabe, at 188,500 Her Takamatsu fa keen in his appre have been due to the explosion of interview with the Prime Minis in the Zangezur district at Azer-

hasb

Yeo, Lew bang, is sole ciation of the French Canadians dorpedo containing 800 pounds tér Mr. Bennett will take place haljan, resulting in furthe benene

dar the will, and welcome during a Canadian of high explosives. Reuter next Thursday--Eritish Wireless fatalities and destruction of

Service. American Bervice::

dwellings —Reuter. ecutor, probate has been granted to him, tour Router.

MR. W. 3. Winter, who was seconded from the office of the Municipal Advocate-Reu- tere

Ottawa, Yesterday,

CAUCASUS 'QUAKE. SHOCKS CONTINUE WORK OF DESTRUCTION.