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EMPRESS OF RUSSIA GERMAN SHIPPERS'

ENTERPRISE.

CRIME.

Was the Prisoner

Insane ?

3rd Class Passengers

"GUILTY" PLEA REVERSED.

Considerable discussion as Lo

for Far East.

LURING THE TOURIST.

ESTABLISHED

1845

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1931.

SEARCH FOR LOST PROTEST

EXPLORER.

British Airman to Assist

in Rescue.

MAJOR F. S. COTTON,

re-

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 11d.

BY MISSION

Ride Safe

ON

DUNLOP

"Britain's Best."

Lovol Branch. Pedder Bldg. Tel. 24554.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

DRAMATIC SCENE IN EXCHANGE.

WORK IN RATES

THE ORIENT.

Archbishop on Trials of Life.

REVISION IN | TRAGIC AEROPLANE

DISASTER. THE COLONY. .

Ordinance Affecting

BROKERS

COTTON CRISIS ·

INDIA AND THE

BOYCOTT.

Tenements.

the

Airmen Fly in the Teeth

of a Hurricane.

TERRIBLY MUTILATED.

Van Reenen, Natal, Yesterday. The bodies of Commander

VOLUNTEERS NOT LACKING. 17 PER CENT. TAX PROPOSED.

London, Yesterday. At to-morrow's meeting of Berlin, Yesterday.

Rugby, Yesterday. the actual state of mind of u Germany's fastest steamers, One of the most experienced of

There are some places in the Legislative Counell the Colonial prisoner accused of murder arose the North German Lloyd liners Arctic

world where the strain on mis-Secretary is to introduce a motion Glen Kidston and Mr. T. A. Glad- Aviators, Major F. S. this morning at the Assizes, Bremen, Europa and Columbus. Cotton, left England to-day for

sionarica is extremely great and with regard to the percentage pay-jetone were frightfully mutilated. when Marine Gonzales Correa will henceforth be available for Reykjavik, Iceland, to assist, if

difficult, China and India urc able as rates "on any tenement They were apparently flying in

the assessed."

the teeth of a hurricane through was arraigned for the killing of third-class passengers voyaging necessary,

particular examples," said in succouring Mr. John Harrison, on

Easi via North Augustine the R.M.S. to the Far

Courtauld, who

Archbishop of Canterbury, pre- The propoan reads that "on and dense dust clouds and were un- Empress of Russia, on the high America and vice veran at de bained alone on Greenland Ice-

siding over the Church Mission- from the date fixed by Hia Excel- able to avoid the peaks of the between Hong Kong and duced through ticket rates,

Ary Socfety gathering at the lency the Governor for the coming Drakensberg Maintain suddenly cap. He is accompanied by Manila on February 24,

Albert Hall to-day.

into the effect of this resolution. looming up ahend.-Reuter. privilege hitherto accorded only Lieutenant L. K. Barries, lent by

London, Yesterday, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, instruct-first and second class passengers. the Air Ministry as relief pilot,

The difficulties of the work in the following percentage shall be

Sudden Gale, ed by Mr. Whyle-Smith, appear-The Company thus hopes to at- und I. C. K. Bond, Wireless Oper-

There was a remarkable and China were partly due to the payable as rates, namely for any ed for

Rugby, Yesterday. the Crown, Mr. Lealtract numbers of tourists, espe-ator, and is taking a

mono-dramatic scene on the floor of anti-God enthusiasm of Moscow, tenement assessed, 17 per cent."

It Further provisions are that the d'Almada, Junr, instructed by jcially business men, whose time plane

It is reported from South equipped

Arctic the Manchester Royal Exchange and partly to internal wars. for Mr. M. K. Lo, being for the de-is limited, The run from the work. Major Cotton will at- to-day, when 8,000 members as-was arall wonder that Mission-rate shall be only 16 per cent. in Africa that Flight Commander Pacific coast of America and vice tempt to reach Mr. Courtauld, sembled for the purpose of re-ries found difficulty in carrying the case of any tenement for the Glen Kidston and Captain T. A. were killed to-day In response to the usual ques-versa will be made in United should the effort being made by cording, by special permission of on, but there would be no short-water supply of which from the Gladstone

their aeroplane crashed tion, Correa, through his inter-States, Canadian and Japanese Captain Ahrenberg fail. Within the Directors, Lancashire's pro-age of volunteers to take up the Government waterworks the only when

provision made is a supply of un- during a violent dust storm at preter, plended "Guilty." Mr.liners.Reuter.

filtered water. Where no provision Van Reenen, Natal. The airmen d'Almada at once informed thei

left Johannesburg in the Chief Justice, (Sir J. H. Kemp).i

from such waterworks the rate is morning on an air tour of the further reduced to 15 per cent.Union. A local storekeeper saw Provision is considered to be made the machine crash in a sudden for a tenement, although it has not gale and found Kidston's visit- connection with the Government ing card on one of the bodies. watermain or waterworks, if such His identity was afterwards con- tenement is situated within 200 firmed by the Police. yards from a Government water- main.

fence.

petition the Governor-in-Coun-that it was the revolver cil.

and the increased import duties on cotton goods.

The resolution, which was unanimously adopted, urged' the Government to use the utmost remedy. endeavours to procure

A counterblast to the above

of the

POWDER EXPLODES. IN FORT.

Seven of the Guards Injured.

the past week preparations test against the Indian boycott work.-Reuter. which would normally take four months have been completes to that should the plea be accepted, wards, which fell down to the deck equip this supplen.entary expe- he would have no option but to below.

The impression left was dition.

that was Major Cotton has done much sed by him to fire the shots. The flying in Labrador and flew over Mr. Fitzroy said that prison-evolver was later recovered from 15,000 miles backwards and for-

to the Staff wards over Newfoundland when was provided at Bombay, where Mill- er had been under the observa-in, and handed over

searching for the missing French Mody, Chairman Atlantic airmen.--British Wire-owners' Association, who was a member of the Round Table Con- less Service.

"Certainly Insane."

Captain.

the ballet SCHNEIDER

tion of Dr. Griffiths from the time he had come back to the Colony under arraignment. His views were that prisoner, from a medical standpoint, was insane.

The doctor would certainly cer- tify him as being so. Prisoner and made a statement that "due through the top of the head. to the state of my condition, 1 bullet had not been recovered.

Prisoner was taken

Mr. Harrison, immediately after Leing found wounded, was removed, The victim had been shot through and the doctor called.

the lower angle of the left jaw,

upward direction: passing in an

The

before the

did the murder." That, counsel contented, amounted to a plea of Staff Captain, and said he had com- "Guilty, but Insane."

The ver

mitted the erime.

"Mind Condition."

TROPHY WINNER INJURED

Jump From 'Plane in Parachute.

MACHINE OUT OF CONTROL.

diet, in any case, must be one of

Mr. Harrison's wound proved Guilty.

fatal, and he was buried in Manila. His Lordship raised the ques- tion of whether prisoner was in The isoner was brought back to sane at the time of the crime, Hong Kong, where he was charged. to which Mr. Fitzroy replied the made a statement saying that such was the Crown's posi- that "due to the state of my mind the

tion. It was a matter for His Lordship to be satisfied upon.

Lucid Intervals.

FINE TO CLOUDY.

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

The anti-cyclone is central to the S.W. of Tokyo.

A depression remains over Indo-China.

the

ed

Rugby, Yesterday, Flight Lieutenant Waghorn,

fumous winner .of condition," he committed the Schneider Trophy, and a civilian murder. Prisoner was a student observer named Alexander were of a college in California, and seriously injured in a parachute His Lordship was of opinion understood, it was considered, what landing at Farnborough, Hants,

he

in English. was saying

In to-day. Their machine, an ex- that a jury might be empanelled fact, after the statement had been perimental amber, was flying at to decide whether prisoner was in a fit condition at the moment read over to him, he confirmed it, 2,000 feet when it entered a spin He and apparently got out of con- to take his trial, and consulted after making an alteration. counsel for defence upon theals added the words, "I did mur-trol. Lieut. Waghorn and his com- panion jumped out with para- der Harrison." point. Mr. d'Almada was of

Corroborative avidence was then chutes when the machine was opinion that Correa was ft to stand trial. There was evidence taken from employees of the ship, close to the ground. The ma- for the defence that he was in and Inspector Elston gave evidence chine crashed at a great speed distance away and was fact insane, but he thought it as to taking over the revolver.some was a case where the man had Evidence was also read which had completely wrecked. Lieut. Wag- lucid moments, and quite lengthy been tendered at the preliminary horn sustained a fractured thigh lucid intervals.

and ankle and head injuries and hearing in the Police Court.

operation Staff Captain's Evidence. After further discussion, His

under-going an The next witness called was to-night.-British Wireless Ser- Lordship decided to direct that a plea of "Not Guilty," be entered, Captain Herbert James, Staff Cap-vice. and the jury was empanelled tain of the Empress of Russia, Mr. E. R. Childe was chosen as who in reply to Mr. Fitzroy said foreman the other members that Dr. Graham had left the lin- being Messrs. A. Brostedt, S. Arr ut Vancouver and witness had Lopes, F. S. Smith, Stephen no idea as to his whereabouts at Kwong Luk-tsang, H. McKechnie, present.

and Mak Sui-kai.

Mysterious Affair.

Witness went on to give a de- tailed narrative of the shooting epizode, and stated that when he

at about 8 p.m. on the night injed who was handcuffed, was ask- question.

ed by witness if he (accused) was

was

SUGAR CRISIS.

SUSPENSION OF JAMAICA'S

CONTRIBUTION.

Rugby, Yesterday.

Forecast:-E. winds: mode rate; fine to cloudy.

Rainfall. Rainfall for 24 hours end- at 10 a.m. to-day-nil. Rainfall since January 1- 14.78 inches against an aver age of 13.10 inches-surplus 1.68 inches.

Temperature.

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

Hong Kong..

PREMISES DAMAGED.

Canton. Yesterday.

A terrific explosion resembling

is made for any supply of water had

The

Uniform Rate?

of 'effect

is

this

that for payable

uniform become

the sound of a thunder clap was sion, it seems, heard this morning about 7 o'clock. percentage Inquiry at the Police HQ, elicited will

revi-

Only five weeks ago Comman- der Kidston flew from Britain to Cape Town in the record time of six and half days. In the Navy the during the War and since as a racing motorist and airman he had many remarkable escapes. Two years ago he was the sole survivor of the German Air Liner's crash near Caterham.

rates prac-

Whampoa. exploded, 'sending up cent., in Wong Nei-chong, of the Royal Naval Air Service,

per

the fact that the gunpowder ator- tically throughout the Colony. Un ed at the Chung Lau Tai Chu Fort, to the present this has not been in the City of situated below Tung-shan on the 8o, assessed taxes

Captain Gladstone, formerly left bank of the river towards Victoria, for example, being 17

Ma Tau Wei, had done much to develop flying was Kwat Chun Lung,

and Kowloon City 18 per cent., in Central Africa. He was un- Commander Kidston, Much damage to the premises in Stanley 12 per cent., with married."

wife and resulted, and seven of the guards various other differences accord who was 31, leaves

child-British Wireless Service. were seriously injured and sub-ing to districts. sequently rushed to the military hospital.

volume of black smoke that observable in the city.

Agency.

The actual

assessment

of

property

value, is, and

No explanation could tenement

FATAL HESITATION.

LITTLE GIRL KNOCKED DOWN BY 'BUS.

A

Early Cable. Cape Town, Yesterday. It is reported from Van. Reenen, be given for the explosion, but in- of course, made yearly,

-Natal, vestigation has been started to find the present motion will mere-in

that an aeroplane in out

the the cause. Canton

affect News ly

amount pay which Commander Glen Kidston and able as rates on the existing as T. A. Gladstone

were flying has sessments. The decision, it may crashed, both being killed.

The report of Comdr. Glen Kids- he presumed, has been arrived at with a view to equalising the in- ton's death

was received from cident of taxation by rates, and atorekeeper at Mauba, elxteen may be considered a logical out-miles from Van Reenen, who told of the continued develop the magistrate at Van Reenen that come ment of outlying parts of the he had seen a plane crash near his Another fatal accident was re-Colony,

station. Ile rushed to the spot ported from Kowloon yesterday, the

More Revenue?

and found two occupants of the victim being a Chinese girl. A It would also appear that the plane killed. He found a visiting motor 'bus belonging to the Kow new scale of rates, if approved, leard on one body, marked "Lieut. loon Motor Bus Company was pro- will mean a substantial increase Commander Glan Kidston." ceeding in the direction of Mongkok in the Colony's revenue.

And it

A gale was blowing, raising

of down Shanghai Street, and when is not unlikely that there will be clouds

dust and rendering ference, interviewed, declared near the stopping place at Sheklung some cogitation as to upon whom visibility bad in the mountainous that Lancashire stood in need of Street a Chinese lady and two chil- the ultimate incidence will even-country where the plane crashed. clear thinking. He emphasised jdren started to cross the road. The tually fall, it being laid down in The bodies were left in charge the effect of India's reduced pur-lady and one child crossed safely the Ordinance that "these rates of a European, pending the аг- chasing power and reminded Lan-but the girl, who was in the rear, are chargeable on, and recoverable rival of the district surgeon and

magistrate-Reuter. cashire that. India would not sur- hesitated, ran back, and was knock from, the owners.. render the right to use the tariff ed down by the vehicle.

75

Mačao

76

Pratas Island Manila

81

76

Fonchow

72

Chefoo

58

Shanghai

68

as necessary, also that the move- ment in favour of Indian made cloth would be permanent.

He said that Lancashire's

SHIPPING PARLEY.

HARBOUR MASTER LEAVES

FOR SIMLA.

Will the owners now pass on j the increased rates to tenants?

MR. SWEETLOVE,

WARDER'S LEG AMPUTATED IN HOSPITAL.

FUEL RESEARCH.

ASSISTANCE BY BRITISH

GOVERNMENT. -

SMOKELESS COAL.

Mr. Fitzroy, opening the case sw Harrison (deceased) he was It was stated in the House of for the Crown, said that prison-lying on his back on the deck. Commons to-day that in view of ples of goodwill and fair dealing er was a third class passenger on At the same time witness saw no-the existing crisis in the sugar would find a ready response with the ship, which was bound for cused run across to the starboard industry His Majesty's Govern many Indian business men, but Manila, from Hong Kong. Mr. side of the deck, and shout some ment had agreed to the suspen-political pressure was powerless The Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, R.N.,

KESULT OF CYCLE SMASH.

Rugby, Yesterday. Harrison, who, was a plumber words which witness thought to be sion for 1931-82 of the Annual to effect the sale of Lancashire (retired), Harbour Master, ac-

In the House of Commons to- employed abroad, was on the "Are you looking for me."

War Contribution of £60,000 paid goods, just as a polítical boycott companied by Mr. W, O. Lambert, "C" deck, which was in "airing After the Filipino steerage pas-by Jamaica. British Wireless was

Friends of Mr. H. G. Sweetlove, day, the Mines Secretary, Mr. T. powerless to circumvent First Assistant Government Marine space" får steerage passengers, sengers had been mustered, accus-Service.

economic laws.--Reuter.

Surveyor, and Mr. G. Swan, Assis- warder of the Laichikok Prison, Shinwell, said that he had con- will regret to learn that he had a gulted with the Department of tant Government Marine Surveyor, left the Colony on the 3.8. Takada leg amputated in the Kowloon Hos- Scientific and Industrial Re- this morning. They form the depital yesterday as the result of in- search on the best way the Gov- juries received in a motoring ac-¡ernment could assist the de- legation from Hong Kong to the

velopment of low temperature Round Table Shipping Conference cident on March 28.

At the time of the mishap, Mr. carbonisation and other pro-

on a motor cesses Sweetlove was riding

for the scientific treat- cycle with Mr. F. T. Winterton, ment of coal. another Laichikok Prison warder.

Substantial progress had been Mr. Sweetlove was driving the made in the last four years and cycle and Mr. Winterton was riding certain processes were being plilion, and they were proceeding operated on a commercial scale. along the Castle Peak Road towards Effective help would be given by Kowloon,

the Government, flrat in experi- The cycle proceeded for some disments for the purpose of im2

EXTRA EVENING TRIP BY FERRY SERVICE.

CANTON COUP.

ANXIETY FELT IN BUSINESS CIRCLES.

Several people were playing the man who did the shooting, and CHEUNGCHAU NOTES fan-tan, and Mr. Harrison, it accused replied, In plain English would appear, was watching the "Yes, I shot two men.” Witness game. There were no actual eye-asked him his reason, and accus- witnesses us to what actually ed answered, "I don't know. My happened subsequently. But houd seemed to go black." Wit- suddenly, and the first thing ness used no threats towards ac- realised by those present, a shot cured, and he visited him twice was fired, which appeared to before reaching Manila, but did have struck some portion of the not say anything to accused, ship's superstructure, ricochet- In reply to counsel for the de- that the full ferry service to and troops, who are scen marching ted, and then hit the man run-fence, witness said that deceased from Hong Kong is now running along the principal thoroughfares, ning the bank in the forehead.

was a man not likely at all to get the extra evening trip, which start there le little to Indieate that

...

[From Our Own Correspondent.)

Cheung Chais, Yesterday.

All intending visitors should note

ferry.

4

NEXT MOVE FOR CANTON.

Canton, Yesterday, Outside of the movements di

.....

which is to be held in Simin this month.

H.M.S.. CORNWALL.

ARRIVAL THIS MORNING FROM HOME.

·H.MS. Cornwall arrived in har-

MOB ATTACKS DRIVER.

A

The man fell forward over the into any rows or trouble. He did ed from May 1, leaving Cheung Canton has embarked upon a state bour at 7 o'clock this morning from tance behind a motor lorry until proving by refining a value of tar table, and then a general stampede not exercise any advantage. over Chau each evening at 6.45 and re- of open defiance of Marshal Chiang England, where she was recomimis- the Precious Blood Convent, when oll by-product of low tempera- seemed to have ensued. There were the steorage passengers in his turning from Hong Kong 7.45 p.m. Kai-shek, the outcome of which signed for a further period of ser the lorry turned into a side street. ture carbonisation, and secondly two laddern leading down to the "C" | capacity as a member of the liner's

Many Apparently, Mr. Sweetlove did not by inducing a wider use in the The road gang also began putting must be left on the laps of the vice on the China Station. deck, and the next thing known was crew.

of smoke- the paths in good shape for the gods. Unlike any past demonstra- "old hands" of the Cornwall. have anticipate this move and was un-Government service

able to avoid a crash, the cycle hit-less fuel. that a shot was heard by people on Mr. D'Almada--Did you form Bummer and their work had an tions against unpopular leaders, recommissioned with the ablp,

ting the side of the lorry."

He was considering what could the deck above. They included the the opinion that prisoner must have early testing on Saturday, when a there is a singular absence of car-

Mr. Master at Arms, the Staff Captain; run amok?

and censorious ́alogans,

Sweetlove sustained com- be done to increase the use of heavy downpour, took place shortly toons

pound fracture of a knee, whilst Mr. pulverised fual, especially for and others. They descended the Capt. James-I can hardly say after the arrival of the afternoon which are usually slang across the

marine purposes. Important re- ladder to the direction of the sound, that w

Some of the visitors barely main streets.

Whilst proceeding along Morri- Winterton cocaped injury. Nevertheless, there a feeling son Street yesterday, morning, Quite a young man, (he was born search had been carried out at In the meantime, other shots were Witness replied further that the reached shelter before the storm

atation and heard.” Under the circumstances, it conversation he had with accused broke.

of anxiety among Business circle motor lorry knocked over a youth, in 1904), Mr. Sweatlove, who will the fuel research was deemed advisable to, go to the was done after the pandemonfunt Further cement work on the path as to what steps Nanking will take named Chan Yuen (16) of 127 now have to be invalided Home, would continue.-British Wire-. bridge, where arms were served out; had quieted down.

leading from the village to the vis-a-vie Canton. So far the other Jervois Street, causing injuries to joined the Prison Department as a lens Service.

He was taken warder on March 16, 1929, and dur- Police Station also had a testing, as provinces which are supposed to his leg and shock it had not set properly.

baengite with Canton have not to the Government Civil. Hoppital Mg the two years of service, which

he had put in here he rapidly made a good sportsman and A The big theatre matshed is partly yet publicly thrown in their lot for treatment.,

After the mishap, the driver of friends both among his colleagues promising amateur boxer, who was diamantled. The vegetarians will with the Cantonese leaders, al-

be found on the pro- be the next in the feld with their though it is learned from official the lorry, Fo In, was sat upon by a and other residents, all of whom always to new annual show.circles that at the proper time they mob of Chinese people and assault will sympathise with him in his gramme of the boxing tournaments

Meetings are still continued on will declare their eympathy and ed. One of the participants has misfortune.. the Harbour mission boat, moored approval of Canton'a action been arrested, and enquiries are be

ing made. Canton News Agency. alongside "the old pier.

and

a party despatched to in- The evidence of Dr. M. J. D. vestigate.

Graham, M.D. (London) was read, Crime Admitted?: to the Jury by Mr. R. H. W. May Mr. Harrison was discovered nard lying on the deck, alive, but danger- After Mr. Kenneth McNaughton, ously wounded. A ittle later, pri- electrician of the CPR. Company bener apparently approached one had given evidence of a corrobora of the ladders, saying "Do you want tive nature, the hearing was ad-

something up fourned to this afternoon. He threw

me1"

A very

fit young

Mr. Sweetlove,

Is

known

between the Police and Warders, in man, | which many learned to respect him

¡as' as an ́opponent.