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ary, Supreme Court

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OSO China Mail

FREE WHEELING 3RD ADVANTAGE.

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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong.)

PROBLEM

OF

.No. 27,800

WORLD'S

WHEAT SUPPLY

ADEQUATE REWARD FOR FARMERS

AUSTRALIA SUGGESTS INTERNATIONAL

MARKETING ORGANISATION,

CHEAP LOAF WANTED

Rugby, Yesterday,

Many problems connected with the world's wheat supplies are being discussed by the International Wheat Producers' Conference, which opened at Canada House. London, to-day.

Forty delegates from 11 countries were present under the pre- sidency of the Canadian High Commissioner in London, the Hon. G. Howard Ferguson.

In his introductory speech he said that the main problem was to assure an adequate reward for the labour of wheat producers without making broad dear. The deliberations should, therefore, he directed to devising an improvement in the methods of bring ing the producer and consumer together on more equitable terms.

Many delegates have brought proposals. Austrália. for in- stance, Suggests the establishment of an International Wheat Mar- keting Organisation.—British Wireless Service.

EXPORTS ALMOST DOUBLE

Ottuwa.

Canadian wheat is moving at a brisk rate, and January ship ments this year amounted to 9.608,852 bushels as compared to 4,994,054 bushels for the same month of 1930. For the first six months of the crop year, which ended January 31, the total wheat exports amounted to 138,297,729 bushels, which compares with 81,687,670 bushels for the sume period a year ago, or an increase of 56,610,059 bushels. While shipments were higher, their dol- lar value was down, amounting to $105,436,857 as compared to $109,276,817 for the comparative period of the previous crop year. The United Kingdom continued

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ESTABLISHED

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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1931

The

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

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

SPAIN NOW CANTON INSURANCE ABSURD LIBEL ON WAS

NORMAL

ABOLITION OF

MARTIAL LAW.

OFFICE.

Shareholders Benefit by Low Exchange.

INTERESTING REVIEW.

The 50th ordinary meeting of ELECTIONS SOON the shareholders of the Canton In- surance Office, Ltd., was held in the Board room of Messrs. Jar- inc. Matheson & Co., Ltd., at noon

STOCK EXCHANGES

REOPENED.

been abolished.

to-day.

The meeting was presided over by the Hon. Mr. J. J. Patterson,

whom supporting

were Messrs.

Chairman's Speech.

PRINCE OF WALES.

Accused of Dabbling in Bogus Shares.

"ABSOLUTE NONSENSE.”

London. Yesterday.

DbWh

DUNLOP Reinferend Motor Cycle Tyres

Local Branch. Pedder Bldg. Tel. 24554.

THERE LEGAL MISCONDUCT?

Unusual Motion Against An Umpire.

FINDING IN DISPUTE.

EXPLORER

FOUND

LYING ON JUNGLE

TRACK.

The London News Chronicle morning the Chief Justice (Sir GUNSHOT WOUNDS

In the Supreme Court this

publishes a denial from Admiral Joseph Kemp) heard a motion for Sir Lionel Halsey, R.N. of state- the setting aside of an award ments made in the United States made by Mr. A. L. Shields as that the Prince Wales was Umpire in arbitration, against| among a number of Britons heavi- whom Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., al-

of

VICTIM OF TRIBAL ATTACK?

ly victimised by sharepushers. leged legal misconduct in that The story went that His Royal Mr. Shields had exceeded his A. H. Compton, L. Dunbar, T. E. Highness was induced to invest in jurisdiction and had decided

Rangoon, Yesterday. Madrid, Yesterday. Pearce. A. H. Basto (members of bogus oll shares while in Monte point which was never in dis- The body of Lieut.-Colonel tted down to more or less normal. C. Hall (Secretary),

The whole of Spain has now set-Consulting Committee), and Mr. Carlo, two years ago, and that he pute.

H. T. Morshend, D.S.O., the was also defrauded in the Chemin Mr. Eldon Fotter, together famous British explorer, was leonditions and the state of martial

Shareholders present werede for Bank, Le Touquet.

with Mr. II. G. Sheldon (instruct- found on the side of a jungle law, which was proclaimed on May | Mesurs. P. S. Cassidy, J. H. Seth. Sir Lionel Halsey describes the ed by Messrs. Wilkinson and track four miles from Maymyo to. due to the liberation 11 following the riots in Madrid, K. Stuart-Smith, D. V. Steavenson. story as absolute nonsense and Grist) made the motion on behalf day, in a terribly mutilated con- of the ex-N. V. A. Croucher. Ho Kom-tong, says that the Prince of Wales has of the Hang Shun Co., coal mer-dition. There were severe gun- Premier, General Berenguer, has 1 Cheung-shui, T N. Chau. Hon been to Monte Carlo. He ear chants, whilst the other partyshot wounds in the chest and left

Leang, and M. H. Lo.

tainly was not there two years

was S. Latif Husain, merchants, shoulder. It is believed that The financial position, also, is

ako. Reuter.

of Wyndham Street, represented Colonel Morshead was, the victim reported to be much easier, follow-

Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by of a tribal attack. ing the re-opening to-day of the

RN., K.C.M.G., has been Comptrol Messrs. Deacons). lona, and Bilbao. Stock Exchanges in Madrid, Barce- I would preface the few remarksler and Treasurer to the Prince of that I am about to make by stat- Wales since 1920, and'acconfpanied The abdication of ex-King Aling that I have found it difficult His Royal Highness fun was signalised by a seri- to formulate any true comparison Staff during his Canadian tour in a supply of low volatile coal to try, the Banks being overwhelmed of the past. ous flight of capital from the coun- of present day figures with those 1919 and his Australian and New be made by Husain to

With a company Zealand tour in 1920. Admiral Shun. Certain terms of the con-

ed on the retired list in 1922, serv- ed in the famous Naval engage- ments at Dogger Bank and Jut land during the War, and com- manded the Royal Australian of any dispute. Navy from 1918-20.]

In presenting the report and ac- counts the Chairman said:--

Provision for. Arbitration.

A contrnet was made between

ns Chief of the parties on May 4, 1929, for

Hang

which passed between the parties 11 June 1 and 7, 1920. A clause in the contract also made provi- sion for arbitration in the case

with applications for the transfer such as ours, holding considerable Sir Lionel Halsey, who was plac- tract were varied by letters of atorka and shares and mortgag- ing property. Several bankruptcies had been reported from Barcelona, where the drop in exchange greatly worried business men, and enter- prise was almost at a standstill.

Confidence Restored.

of Statistics increased greatly in the first half of the crop year, Confidener has now been restor- gunting to 43,082,905 bushels ed by the opening of the Stack as compared to 15,762,034 bush- Exchanges, however,

with strict

els for the same period the year rules for stopping speculation. before. The dollar value of these The stabilisation question can- chipments jumped from $21.204,- not be dealt with until a Parlia- 581 to $34,598,859 this year, ment has bean convoked, and the Exports to the United States Government, therefore,

wants to

were small but larger than a year hurry on the General Elections be- ago amounting for the.six months fore the possibility of an unfavour- to 7,689.985 bushels valued at able political reaction. $6,274,461 against 4,649,398. The Cabinet has decided that the bushels worth $5,182,261 in the General Elections shall be held on comparative period of the last June 28, and the elections to the erop year.

Constituent Assembly probably on Exports of wheat flour were June 21 or 25. The voting age has down in January, 1931, as com- been reduced from 25 to 23: pared to the same month in 1930,

Earlier Cable. but higher for the first six months of the crop year. January ship-

to be Canada's best customer ments this year amounted and, in the first half of the pre- | 392.256

barrels

Madrid, Yesterday,

MORE RAIN.

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

The anticyclone is cen- tral· near Shanghai and the depression over Tongking.

Forecast:-E. winds, fresh; generally overcast; some rain.

Rainfall.

Rainfall for 24 hours #id: ed at 10 a.m. to-day-0.12 inch. Total since January 1 ---16.47 Inches against an aver- age of 17.80 inches-deficit 1.33 inch.

Temperature.

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

Hong Kong Macao

76

77

on

Pratas Island .. Foochow

81

67

79

60

56.

to Bomb throwers have been basy valued atiin several districts of Lisbon. sent crop year, took 87,524,839 | $1,558,509 09 compared to eleven persons being injured, bushels, having a value of $65,- 502,888 harrels valued at $3,069,- the occasion of demonstrations in 563,037.

to 166 in 1930. Canada's total ex-aupport of the dictatorship. as compared 61,276,243 bushels valued at ports of wheat flour, for the first The most serious outrage caus- $32,889,975 for the same period half of the crop year, amounted ed panic among a huge erowd at- to 9,961,634 barrels valued at tending an open air meeting in $17,714,284

compared to the centre of Lisbon.-Reuter. 3,335,571 barrels valued $20,712,351 a year ago.

a year ago.

Shipments to other countries, exclusive of the United States, according to the Dominion Bureau

at

Manila

Chefoo Shanghai

PROTECTION CAMPAIGN.

tariff.

A dispute did arise, Hang Shun claiming damages for alleged rench of contract, and the mat- ter was submitted to arbitration,

The First News

The first news of the explorer's fate reached Rangoon on Sunday, when a message

from Maymyo stated that his pony had returned to the village riderless. A search and the body of Lt. Col. Mors- party was immediately organized head found only a few miles away.

Lt. Col. Morshead was a mem- ber of the expeditionary party which in 1921 camped 25,000 feet up on Mount Everest, in the Himalayas.--Reuter.

[Licut.-Colonel Henry Treise Morshead, D.S.O., Royal En- ented at Winchester and the gineers, was born in 1882. Edu-

Academy, Woolwich,

R.M.

he

was for some time employed on the Survey of India. He served in France, 1915-1919, where he

Mr. Neville Chamberlain has by the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster announced that the Conservative and Mr. S. T. Williamson. The Party intends to undertake, in arbitrators failed to agree and as both the agricultural and the in. per the arbitration clause in the dustrial districts of England a contract, the matter was submit- vast campaign of propaganda in ted to Mr. A. L. Shields as Um- favour of protection. It will set pire. forth a new political principle "Beyond Comprehension." seeking to modify completely the Mr. Shields duly made his gained his D.S.O. in 1917, being imports system by a protection award, and it was this award that wounded and mentioned in des was being attacked on the alle-natches. Later he was with the Several bank circulars state gations as stated above. It was joining the Mount Everest expe- Waziristan Field Force before that the official forecasts of a re- contended by Mr. Potter that in sumption of business have not finding that the only contract in dition of 1921 and 1922. Colonel Morshead attained his present yet been realised, There has existence at any time between the been no change of importance in parties was that of May 4, 1929, rank in 1928. He was a Fellow the world economic situation. for a supply of low volatile coal,

of the Royal Geographical So ciety.] None the less they do register an Mr. Shields had found something encouraging note. The inter- which was beyond comprehen- national federation has made a sion, as it was not a matter before profound study of conditions in the Umpire, waa. not in dispute, BRUTAL ASSAULT ON the principal industrial countries, and, therefore, was entirely out- and it declares that the crisis in side Mr. Shields's jurisdiction.

AN OLD WOMAN. the labour market has attained That finding went to the very its culminating point. There now root of the matter, and he sub- exist serious grounds for expect mitted that the award must be ing a slow but gradual resump set aside, tion of activity.

In his argument in support of this submission, Mr. Potter claim- ed that an Umpire had no greater

sums both in gold and silver, the MOTORING OFFENCES position necessarily must vary of interest has risen from $611. powers than an Arbitrator; and

from time to time but never to 726.89 to $766,746.70.

he also argued at length on the such an extent as to-day when we

Marine Insurance.

question of jurisdiction, quoting authorities which he submitted

LADY OWEN NOT TO Owen is that she may possibly be CHINESE LORRY DRIVER FINED

APPEAL.

Five Years' Solitary

Confinement.

PARIS TRAGEDY.

París, Yesterday. Lady Owen has withdrawn her appeal against the Court's sen- tence, which will be automatically carried out.-Reuter.

pardoned by the President of the i Republic on the accasion of the No- tional Fete On July 14. This rumour, which has aroused much comment, arüse on a report that Lady Owen had been visited in her cell by a high official of the Ministry of Justice, but it is asserted this afternoon in well-informed quarters that it is erroneous to interpret the visit in the way indicated.

FOR NEGLIGENCE.

PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS.

see the sterling value of the Hong I have little to say with regard

Kong dollar brought into our acto "Marine" Insurance generally

counts at 1/1%, the opening rate its fortunes

made it clear that His Lordship

are so closely inter- was entitled to ascertain for him-

Alleged to Have Been Kicked by Soldiers.

SUSPECT IN CUSTODY.

Following an alleged assault on

of the day on December 81 last. woven with those of Industry and self from the evidence what the a Chinese woman in Nathan Road, As the result of "low" exchange commerce as a whole that they matters in dispute were. Havate rear of the Portland Thea- the total of dollars as shown in necessarily must stand or fall to-ing ascertained that, if the Um-

our Balance Sheet has reached the gether, and who can say which itpire had decided a matter which tre.. a private of the Argyll and sum of $18,328,995.93, an increase is to be in these days of slump was not in dispute and which Sutherland Highlanders is now in jof close on $6,000,000 as compar-and world-wide depression. We was not separable from the case, military custody at Shamshuipa Summoned for negligent driving.ed with the previous year; eleven have struck a good patch over the us in this instance, then the Um-

hour.

the unprecedented figure

A Legal Point,

at Mongkok, said that at about 8 Counsel said that both parties o'clock last night she left her house were proceeding on the existence at 172 Shanghai Strect for the pur- of the amended contract but, for pose of going out to buy cloth. some reason, Mr. Shields had After making the purchase, she found that there was no such con-proceeded Into Portland Street, tract, and, in finding this, Coun-where she stayed for some time" Working Account for 1930,

sel said Mr. Shields must have looking at the placards displayed Turning to the Working Account | been guided by something outside outside. for the year 1930, after twelve the four corners of the evidence months, we find a balance carried before him, and must have pro-

Slapped Her Face,

Shantung

Viewing the position from a forward of $2,541,244.06 which ceeded on some view of his own, She walked along His Worship Imposed a fine of strictly silver standpoint, it is sum is over six lakhs and a quar- and this the law did not permit Street, and came into Nathan Read,

of this

The case is proceeding.

STREET ATTACK.

where the alleged assault is stated |to have occurred. She states that two European soldiers in uniform "ame up from behind, and one of them suddenly anatched a cloth,

the Chinese driver of lorry | years ago the reverse position last two years and, though we pire had exceeded his jurisdiction Barracks, pending enquiries. pleaded guilty before Mr. Warose owing to "high" exchange are doing everything possible to und was guilty of legal miscon- The victim, Wong So-lin, A Schofield in the Central Police and the sterling showing reached ensure 21

continuance of such duct and his award must be set widow. in her report to the Police this morning. Lady Owen's counsel, Maitre

of antisfactory results, it must not aside. Torres, is not in a position to make It was stated by Traffic-Sergeant | £1,709,046.5.0.

te gathered therefrom that any comment on the matter. All Brown' that the defendant drove

"Marine" insurance is in any bet Gilt-Edged Securities. he is concerned with at the moment along Pokfulam Road toward Pok-

ter shape than the several factors Before leaving this question of to which it looks for its very is that an appeal against the een- fulam at a speed of 28 miles an

It is hour. There were several coolies exchange, it will probably interest existence of these, in particular, tence has been entered.

at the shareholders to know that, of the I would mention shipping. pointed out, however, by officials of sitting on top of a load the Ministry of Justice, that the back of the jorry and the defen- sterling figure of £1,002,866.19.3 mg question of a pardon could not very dant never decreased his speed on shown in the Balance Sheet now Rumours of Abduction.

well be considered until after the rounding the bends, some of which before you, over four-fifths is ac- Paris, Feb. 27. hearing of an appeal, and that it is were very bad. The proper speedtually in gold, mainly, in the form Rumours were abroad in Paris therefore premature to discuss any should have been 20 miles per of gilt-edged securities. to-day that a plot had been such possibility. hatched to free Lady Owen (widow of Sir. Theodore Owen) The exact meaning of the "r-$80, after he had learned from In- with considerable pleasure that ter botter than that for the year him to do. from the Versailles prison inclusion" to which Lady Owen has spector Alexander that defendant your General Agents and Consult 1929, at the same stage. It is which she is now confined.. In- been condemned is being discussed was fined $15 in 1929 for speeding Committee are able to present early yet to say much with regard

the city gen- ing. quiries late this evening, how in the Presa and in ever, indicate that there is no erally, and it is interesting to note truth in the report.

the diversity of explanation ad- Lady Owen was sentenced to vanced,

The Chinese drivers of a num- ever by French people.! Maitre Torses himself, speaking in ber of public motor cars were each five years' imprisonment for wounding by revolver shots Mme. general terms, says to-day that fined $5 on pleading guilty to sum- does such balance allow of our re- An analysis of the Balance Sheet

means something "manses which accused them of commending Gastaud, the wife of her lover,

www little more severe than ordinary im- having carried passengers in ex-dividend but also of an Exchange aasets as expressed in sterling has opium divan keeper named Wu Wai passed the money to his comrade. Dr. Gastaud.

cess of the number specified in Bonus of $10 per share and sub-fallen by some £15,000, as compared was sent to the Kowloon Hospital On asking a second time for the re- According to the Intransigeant,prisonment."

their licences.

stantial appropriations, to fixed with that for the previous years, in the Police had hints of the exist- The term "solitary confinement" Several Chlaese were fined $5 Reserves, both gold and silver. ence of such an escape plot, and appears to be scarcely justified by each for leaving their cara unat-The premium for the year now

Hong Kong dollars it shows an in- suffering from wounds in the foreturn of the money, the woman is took these hints so seriously that the facts.

crease of over $5,500,000: these head and neck, the doctor has now alleged to have boon kicked, caus- According to the penal tended in roads,

under review is nearly $750,000 in fluctuations, as already stated in the certified that

the injuries were ing her to fall to the ground. In the middle of last night an code, "reclusion is a punishment For failing to sound his born, excess of that for the year 1928; 'officer was sent out to make "a' the term of which may vary be the Chinese driver of a lorry was the figure of loss stands at 63.51earlier: part of my speech, are due caused by a blunt instrument. It

a mystery as to how One of the soldiers then jump- special inspection of the prison tween five and ten years. It is fined $5 Inspector Nicoll said per cent, as against 71.96 per cent, ment and Exchange Fluctuation the wounds had been inflloted, it od on a passing 'bue and proceeded

entirely to exchange. The Invent no at first and to assure himself that every carried out in prisons known as the that the defendant drove out of the expense ratio at 24.07 per cent. Account shows the very marked in- being thought that the wound on toward the Star Ferry. His com- possible precaution had been "Maisons Centrales, of which there su unnamed street into Shaukiwanis compared with 20.80 per cent. taken to frustrate such a plan if are a dozen or so in France, Road without sounding his horn, and the balance of Underwriting (crease of over $1,000,000, this re the forehead was either a bullet rade also got on a 'bus which was travelling toward Shamshulpo. Exercise and work are dese by the The incident occurred near the 12.42 per cent, as against 7.24 both our gold and silver inventdition of the victim is not vary who came on the scene in response

Aulting from the appreciation of wound or a stab wound.

It is further stated that the con- This man was caught by the Police, prisoners in common, hurt silence in Whitfeld Market, just west of Bay per cent, strictly enforced.."

View Police Station

You will notice that the figure (Continued on Page 6.)

good."

to the blowing of Police whistles.

any existed.

**** Buggestion of Pardon.........

Another rumour concerning Lady

"reclusion"

Other Fines.

to you such a satisfactory account to the ultimate outturn as that for the year 1929, the bal-account but, Judging by the way ance of which, viz.:-$1,398,036.95, things are going, we are of opinion compares most favourably with that it should be more than com- OPIUM DIVAN KEEPER IN GRAVE which contained $6 in money, from

CONDITION.

her hand, any of its predecessora. Not only parable with that for 1929.

She instantly demanded its re- In connection with the Parkes turn, whereupon It is alleged that an increase in the shows that while the total of our Street affair, in which a Chinose the soldier slapped her face, and