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FREE WHEELING 10TH ADVANTAGE.

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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

(Incorporated in Hong Kong.i

TRAIN DISASTER RELIEF.

Tung Wah Sponsors

Local Fund.

LETTER FROM DIRECTORS.

In connection with the Train Disaster Relief Fund suggested by the China Mail editorially on the day following the disaster. we have received the following letter from the Chairman of the Hoard of Directors of the Tung Wah Hospital:- The Editor,

China Mail & Sundry Herald. Dear Sir,

I have the honour to ae knowledge receipt of your letter of the 24th April last concerning the creation of a publie relief fund in aid of the dependants of those who have fost their lives or have been injured in connection with the late railway disaster, and I am directed to inform you that the Directors of this Hospital are prepared to administer any such fund which might be col- lected.

The Directors further wish me to thank you and your staff for taking an interest in the matter.

No. 27,788

CHATER ROAD MOTOR CHAOS.

Indian Fined for Soliciting Fare.

A.S.P. AS PROSECUTOR,

Library, Supreme

The

Mail

LIGHED

1045

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1931.

CHINA'S POLITICS PERPLEXING!

Position Not Capable

of Definition."

MR. HENDERSON FLOORED?

London, Yesterday. "I expect to have to make

£1

PROTEST AGAINST

HIGH TARIFFS.

One of the Causes of Economic Troubles.

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS.

Washington. Yesterday.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. —The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1144d.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

MR. SNOWDEN'S LAND

TAX PROPOSALS.

Annual Levy of one Shilling in the Pound.

CEMETERIES EXEMPTED.

Rugby, Yesterday.

DUNLOP Special

Extra Construction

For

Overicas

Motoring Conditions.

FORT MOTOR CYCLE TYRES,

LOCAL BRANCH.

BRITISH SUBJECTS UNMOLESTED.

Madeira Rebels Offer to Surrender.

SITUATION, PEACEFUL.

Pedder Bldg.

WHERE THE MONEY GOES.

Nearly $30,000 for Pensions.

POLICE PASSAGE MONEY.

All Ditta, an Indian motor

Rugby, Yesterday. At the meeting of the Finance driver, was summoned before Mr.

In welcoming the 1,000 dele- In the House of Commons to-

Questioned in the House of Committee on Thursday the follow- W. Schofield in the Central Police statement on May 6 on extrality, gates of 47 nations at the Con- day the Chancellor of the Exche Commons on the situation in ing Voten will be considered :— Court this morning,

Estimates, 1930. on two and will at present defer saying press of International Chambers quer, Mr. Philip Snowden, ex- Madeira the Foreign Secretary, counts, namely (u) negligent anything on the matter," declared of Commerce, President Hoover plained the proposals for the Mr. Henderson, said that last! Defence "A":-20,

6-Wheel driving in Chater Road, and (b) Mr. Henderson when the question urged business men to pursue dis taxation of land values for which, Saturday the insurgents tele- Motor: $4. seliciting for passengers, De-of extrality was raised in the armament, as it was calculated to as he announced in his Budget graphed to the Commander of The excess is due to the fall in fendant pleaded guilty to both House of Commons as a supple-

speech, provision will be made the Portuguese Government the sterling value in the dollar charges. The complainant was Mr.mentary to a question as regards

in this year's Finance Bill offering surrender. Most of between the date of assessing L. H. V. Booth, Assistant Supor- which of the provinces in China

Though the tax cannot be impos- the Insurgent Officers and some value and the actual payment. intendent of Police.

at present were not under effec

ed for two years, by such time civilians took refuge in H.M.S. Widows' and Orphans' Pensions: the necessary or preliminary London. Some had already sur-$7,265. valuation can be carried out. He rendered voluntarily and he anti-Provision said that the striction of the usc cipated that a satisfactory ar- Estimates

Mr. Booth said that at 11.40 Live control of Nanking. p.m. or April 24 he was in com Mr. Henderson said "he feared pany with Mr. D. Burlingham, the position was scarcely capable D.S.P. (Kowicon) and Mrs. of exact definition," but he would Booth, coming down Pedder do his best, Street. At the junction of Chater Road, the defendant's car was nearly stationary near the stand outside Komor's.

Invitation To Hu Hun-min.

Shanghai, To-day.

The China Press correspondent which was also stationary, was Minister, Ho Ying-ching, arrived Another car,at Nanking states that the War outside Ullmann's premises.

yesterday afternoon from Kiuklang. Interviewed, he said that the differ- enres of opinion among the various members of the Central Supervisory Committee should be easily clarified as a matter of Party routine, and would not be allowed to spread.

A Fast Pace, They were walking along, when the latter car, which was on the correct side of the rond, came to- ward them. In a race to beat that car, defendant drove his car at a speed of about 25 miles an hour, and cut across the private ear, stand in Chater Road, stop ping in front of Mr. Booth and Mr. Burlingham.

Tai Chi-tao called on Hu Han-min to-day and conveyed the Govern- ment's invitation to the latter to attend the Peoples' Convention.

a

it would not

M. Theunis.

mentary Vote

Total

made in

$135,000

30,000

$165,000

This Vote was supplemented in

The excess

of land was the restriction of rangement with regard to the Provision made by Supple- human endeavour. Land values others would be made shortly. were rising in large towns to So far as he was aware, Bri- fabulous prices. The Lordship of tish subjects had in no way been Liverpool was from £635 or £440, molested. He had no informa- but recently in Liverpool had tion as to whether damage had December but the amount required been sold for more than £1,000,-, been done to British property.was under-estimated. 000 an acre. He described the The fact that the British Consul is due to law exchange. tax on land as a "rent to the had considered that the pre- Civil Pensione: $29,145,

made community for the property of sence of H.M.S. London was no Provision the community."

longer required suggested that Estimates The revenue would not be the British subjects were in no dan- only advantage but also the effect ger. HMS. Curlew would re- it would have of cheap land. The main for the present-British first step was valuation. would begin in October and be completed within two years at an estimated cost of between Although Madeira's almost was under-estimated. The excess £1,000,000 and £1,500,000,

bloodleas war has ended, the is due to low exchange.

I

Wireless Service.

Earlier News.

Funchal, Yesterday.

In

Provision made by Supple-

mentary Vote

$535,000

75,000

Total

$610,000 This Vote was supplemented in December but the amount required

mentary Vote

Total

in

$130,000

50,000

$180,000

"Without Principle."

Basis of Rating.

population of the Island is living Police Force, Passages: $8.171. Nanking. Yesterday.

Adopting the advice of Mr. in a state of siege. Martial law Provision made Chiang Kai-shek to-day describ-

Lloyd George, he proposed that has been declared by the rostored Estimates as being without principle, without proper

it should be as simple and direct Civil Governor Almeida Cabaca Provision made by Supple- organisation and without re-do more for economic rehabilita- as possible, avoiding complexities (who only a day or two ago was

upon which the former scheme

prisoner in the hands of the re- cognised leader,

tion than any other remedy.

for taxation of Land

Values bels) following the discovery of He declared that last any length of time, and as- ticipating that, apart from

Omcials of the Congress are an- broke down. There would he be bombs and other arms distributed Owing to the lower rate of ex- sured the public that the National tangible results of the conference separate

thetween 10,000,000 and 12,000,000 by the rebels to civilians.

change the supplementary vote of hereditaments

The rebel "dictator," Souza Dias, $50,000 proven to be insufficient. Government would suppress it in a paychological effect at the pre- value. Values estimated would and his leading officers are detain-A further vote of $3,171 is there- the immediate future without re-sent juncture will sound a note be made public and he hoped ed near Funchal. Others have fore requested to meet the expendl-

would become in due course the fed to the hills, and some to the ture to December, 1980. for public purposes and the basis in the hope of obtaining immun- savings under Rent basis for the purchase of land British and Brazilian Consulates The above is to be met from

course to arma-Reuter.

CHIANG KAI-SHEK DENOUNCED

Six Charges Against Him

of world-wide confidence.

however, will render keen contro- The wide scope of the agenda,

verales Inevitable.

The fringe of this was touched

of local rating.

to

ity.

of Stations

(1930 Estimates page 40 sub-head

Yours faithfully,

NGAN SHING-KWAN,

Chairman.

"I have never seen a car go so Hong Kong, May 2.

fast in Chater Road," said Mr. The relief fund can now he re- Booth, who went on to explained the Canton revolt garded as

already established that defendunt easily could have and moneys which have already run down a number of rikish's been collected by those who which should not have been at have given spontaneous' support the stand, "We were, of course, to the China Mail's idea even be- in plain clothes, and he could not fore arrangements incidental to see who we were," concluded the the opening of a public fund had A.S.P. been made, can now be forward- Traffic Inspector Alexander re- ed to the Directors of the Tung marked that defendant had been Wah Hospital. Others who were fined for dangerous driving in prepared to contribute but have 1929 and 1930, and had knocked waited for the question of the ad-n person down last year. ministration of the fund to be On the summons for negligent settled can now also sent their driving his Worship imposed a

Mr. Snowden said that the tax, In spite of the bombardment 23). cheques. Lists of donations will fine of $25, whilst a fine of $5

Specified.

to-day by the Belgian ex-Premier, which would be levied at the rate there were very few casualties be published in the China Mail and was imposed on the charge of

M. Theanis, whose presidential of one penny in the pound, would among the troops on either side Sunday Herald from time to soliciting.

Canton, Yesterday. address created ¤ sensation, A circular telegram was sent out singling out high tariffs na

not apply to agricultural land during the operations, and none time, as and when received from

on the evening of April 50 by the of the fundamental causes of the be subject to a tax only on excess

and land of higher value would among the civilians. Reuter. the Tung Wah Hospital Direc- Alla Ditta was further sum-Central tora.

Supervisory Committee present economic troubles.”—Reu- moned for having caused an ob-members Teng Chak-yu, Lin Sen, ter's American Service, In connection with the crea-struction to vehicles and pedes- Haino Fat-cheng and Keo Ying-fen, tion of the fund, we thank the trians in Chater Road on April to the Central Party Headquarters, TURKEY TO BRITAIN Chinese gentlemen who have 22. It was stated that the stand military leaders, chairmen of the given us their support from its allowed for 28 cars to park, and various provinces throughout the inception, and we can truly say defendant's car was one of three country that the Colony is enriched by in excess on the day in question. various yuans, against Chiang Kai- New Record Established

and presidents of the having such public spirited men Before defendant left the shek.

The telegram Wax to the among its residents.

Court, the Magistrate said following effect:- "Motor drivers take a warning! 1. "Referring back that the next time they solicit it speeches and

past may be Mr. Booth or some other found Chiang Kai-shek ́always acted conversations we Polles officer."

Practical Sympathy. It is not intended to confine the fund to the Chinese of the Colony. It goes without saying that in a calamity such as the railway disaster the Colony as a whole will like to show prae- tical sympathy with the Chinese sufferers and the relatives of the victims, so send your donations | along. Large or small does not matter, it is the gesture of sym- pathy that counts.

Parking Offence.

HORN BLOWING.

SUMMONS AGAINST F. R. ZIMMERN.

I

HELD TO BE JUSTIFIED.

Mr. F. R. Zimmern

was

to

as if he were the successor to our late Party Leader.

2.

IN 14 HOURS.

by Capt. Stack.

NON-STOP FLIGHT.

"one

London. Yesterday.

over

its agricultural value. BOYCOTT TO END? There would be exemption where the total amount payable did not

TO BE WITHDRAWN AS POLITICAL MEASURE.

exceed ten shillings-equivalent to the capital value of £120. Certain land would be exempt,

used by railway's and other public such as sites for churches, pub-| lic buildings, hospitals and land

utility companies. He would not venture to give an estimate of the yield at present.

Sir Austen Chamberlain

re-

He claimed that the scheme was practical and beneficial and Captain Nevilla Stack started would deal effectively with a "The Communist-bandite who from Constantinople this morning great social wrong. were but small in number at the and reached Heston to-night, thus beginning could have been easily setting up a new record of 144 served criticism of the opposi- eradicated. Chiang had neglected hours for the Journey-Reuter. this important item and let them multiply in the four southern pro- vinces. He has concentrated over 20 divisions in the name of bandit- sum-suppression but so far the order for

That the railway disaster is one which calls for a public fund moned before Mr. W. Schofield in a general offensive has not been

3. "Chiang instructed his fol-

EX-SENATOR NOT TO MAKE APPEAL.

Scandal.

NAVAL OIL LEASES.

New York, Yesterday.

tion till the proposal available in detail. suid that the effect

Was He

the tax would be to put an ad-

Police Force, Incidental Ex- penses: $485.

made in Provision Estimates Provision made by Supple-

mentary Vote

Total

$5,000

860

$5,350

Owing to the unforeseen expen- diture at Scotland Yard for Mr. C. G. Perdue a further vote of $485 is required to meet expenditure

Rugby, Yesterday. Answering a House of Com-Incurred. mons' question on the Irwin- The above is to be met from

Gandhi agreement and the econo-savings under Rations for Indian mical boycott of British goods, the Police. Secretary for India, Mr. Wedg-

As per schedule (Police Force. Photostat, $1,244; Fire wood-Benn, eald that the purpose one of the agreement was to put a Brigade, repairs to motor engine etop to the use of the boycott of Briand plant, $330; Fire Brigade, fish goods as a political measure. Personal

Emoluments, $118): Ho had every reason to belleve that, speaking generally,

Provision made in Estimates: agreement was being implemented $167,018.

that and

the discrimination

$1,692,

the

The provision made in 1980 against British goods as auch had Estimates was based on a rate of of been in the main withdrawn. exchange of $1--18. 10d. The sums Asked whether it was proposed provided have, in consequence of ditional burden of income tax on to transfer further provincial ser the fall in exchange, become In-

class of property which already vices under devolution rules and sufficient in cases paid its full contribution-Bri- if so, which services, Mr. Benn sterling payments.

dealing with tish Wireless Service.

A number of said that the Prime Minister un cases appear in the schedule, and London, Yesterday. Mr. Philip Snowden outlined the dertook that an enquiry would be a vote for $1,692 to cover the total

made as to the possibility of in- land tax proposals, indicated introducing by an administrative act

excess concerned is requested.. the Budget, in the House of Com-changes which would not necessit-

Estimates, 1931. mons this afternoon, when he ate an amendment of the Govern- Public Works Extraordinary,

moved a financial resolution

a 1933-4.

AU-

ment of India Act. No decisions Kowloon:-Additional

100

line

As the switchboard did not ar- rive In the Colony till the 19th of December, 1930, it was found im- possible to complete the work in that year and only $3,600 Was spent.

is demonstrated by the fact that ing with having sounded his horn in ere, have been in the practice of

the Central Magistracy this morn-issued. Moreover, Chiang's follow: Sequel to Teapot Dome all the killed and injured are Pedder Street, on April 22, at 7.10 leaking out news so that there has Chinese of the poorer classes.

p.m. la a manner calculated to never been a direct encounter be- To the dependants of the killed it

tween bandits and a large body of will mean lightening their bitter cause annoyance to the public. lot now that their bread winners that the defendant sounded his

Traffic-Sergeant Peter Guild said Government troops. have been taken away, and for electric horn altogether five times. lowers, such those who have been maimed for The car was stationary at the time, usurp authority

as Chen Kuo-fu, to The ex-Senator, Mr. Albert Fall, therising a tax of a penny in the had yet been taken but important Telephone Exchange Switchboard life, as in the case of the young and when he asked defendant what Kuomintang Party Headquarters Supreme Court against the sentence ning with

at the various has decided not to appeal at the pound sterling annually, begin matters under this head would re- for Kowloon: $500. boy whose leg was amputated was the matter, the latter replied and such as Ting Wei-fan, to sow of one year's imprisonment and

the financial year

quire to be brought directly to the to recall only one terrible result

notice. of Parliament. British of the disaster a share of such that he sounded the horn to attract dissension among the parties. fine of $100,000 in connection with He said that the tax did not

Wireless Service. a fund as is now open will mean the attention of his friends, who 4. "Chiang appointed his bro- the Naval oll leases in California. apply to agricultural land, except a chance for him to surmount his were standing on the pavement. ther-in-law, T. V. Soong, as Finance Reuter's American Service. handicap and become a useful

Replying to the defendant, Ser-Minister. From the Northern citizen instead of resorting to geant Guild said that defendant's expedition down to the present, begging for a living

was the only horn that was sound-Soong has, never given out a public ed, and there was not much traffic statement of accounts. A Curious Attitude. at that time.

5. "The Ching Hauch Hui We cannot close this article) Mr. Zimmern testified that he (Political Clique) was the, chlef without making a passing refer- was in the car for not more than enemy of our Kuomintang Party ence to the curious attitude taken ton seconda and was on the verge of during the regime of the late Yuan by a certain Chinese newspaper starting when the Sergeant came Shih-kai. Members of the former. in connection with the foud, up to him. He told the officer that clique 'as Chang Sze-chin, Yang This paper we do not propose to sounded his horn twice and Yurig-tal and Tang Chi have been mention even by name as it is ob that was to get the crowd away from appointed to high positions by viously out to gain publicity for where he wanted to proceed, and not Chiang, thus resulting in a split itself by appearing to be "out-to attract their attention.

among members of the Kuomintang.

spoken." Suffice it to say that Mr. J. Kotowall gave corrobora- 6. "General Hsu Heung-chi is a several wild statements made in tivo evidence. He stated that the loyal member of the Kuomintang, Its columns with regard to cer- horn was sounded not more than having rendered valuable services to

twice. tain moneys already collected are

There was heavy traffic at the Chinese Republle. · Chiang over- not based on facts, And for it the time..

threw him.

to suggest that anyone who had Mr., Schofield wald "that the dee "General Wu Tich-cheng WAS co-operated with us in the crea fondant had admitted that he had suppressing Communist-bandits; tion of this fund was prompted sound his horn twice and that there acting under "Chlang's order, but by a desire to secure self-adver- was traffic at the road at the time, was detained by Chiang in the Fort tisement is petty, to say the least The fact that defendant was just of Bocca Tigris for 170 days when of it, and we feel sure that any- about to move out of the stand, Chiang changed his policy and co- one who read that paper will not coupled with the fact that it was operated with Borodin again.i take any notice of its attempt at quite darz, justided the blowing of "Mr. Hu Han-min, President of ridicale but will rather be fill the horn twice. He would decide the Lexislative Yuan, was unlawful- ed with admiration for the public in defendant's favour and discharge ly detained by Chlang at Tangshan spirit of its “vietin

him

(Continued on page 7.)

OVERCAST.

To-day'é weather report from the Royal Observatorý states

A moderate anti-cyclone. re- 'mains central bear Tokyo and a depression is still shown over Indo-China.

Local forecast:-E. · winds; moderated, overcast.

Rainfall.

Rainfall for 24 hours end- eð at 10am. _to-day—nil.. Rainfall-since January 1- 14.78 fnches against an aver age of 12.88, inches-surplus 1.95 Inches. 7:

Temperaturo, The temperature at certain' specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock was

Hong Kong Macao Pratas Island Manila

Foochow Chefoo Shanghai

PER2883

ROYAL GUESTS.

RECEPTION TO JAPANESE PRINCE IN OTTAWA.

in cases of excess above its agri- cultural value; land used for re- Ilgious or philanthropic purposes, cemeteries, municipal railways and other statutory and public utility concerns, where unalien- Table, would be exampted.

Ottawa, Yesterday. The statement that taxation The House of Commons ad- would not be imposed where it didjourned an hour earlier to-day to not exceed ten shillings was greet permit members to attend a recep ed with Conservative shouts of tion given by the speakers of the "bribery."

Mr. Baldwin said that the Op honour

Senate and House of Commons in of Prince and Princess position would await the introduc- Takamatsu, who subsequently were tion of the Bill itself before dis the guests of honour of the Gov cussing the proposal at lengthernment at dinner--Reuter. Reuter.

SUICIDE IN HARBOUR.

SCAFFOLD COLLAPSES.

Wong Shing, a seaman on board A scaffolding erected at the pre- the Yaumati Ferry launch Man mises of the Green Island Cement Ping, reported to the Police that at Company at Hunghom collapsed at 1.45 o'clock this morning, whilst 12.16 p.m. yesterday, bringing to the vessel was journeying from earth eight workmen who were Hong Kong to Yaumati, à Chinese standing on the structure at the first class passenger jumped overy time.

board as the launch "was passing. Two coalies, Chan Ying (47) and the Kowloon Godowns. A stop was Bze Tam (88), were removed to the made and a vigilant search in Kowloon Hospital, but their... In stituted, but without any result. juries are not considered serious..........

(Continued on Page 12.)

STOP PRESS

Nanking, To-day. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek received, a great ovation on opening the People's Con vention at nine o'clock this morning. He lengthily re- ported on the National Gov- ernment's, activities and re- viewed the world affairs, em- phasising the progress of Soviet Government's success with the Five Year Plan.. Prominent officials present included Chang Hsueh-liang, Ho Ying-ching, Chen Kuc fu, Madame Chiang Kai- shek and the Panchen Lama.

Reuter