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No. 27,814

LADY THROWN OUT INTERNATIONAL AIR

OF RIKISHA.

Vehicle Collides With P.W.D. Lorry.

NO SERIOUS INJURY.

A regrettable accident occurred

at the Star Ferry shortly after

LINE SCHEME.

Considered by Imperial Defence Committee.

STATEMENT IN COMMONS.

Rugby, Yesterday.

At question time in the House

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. - The BLISHED closing rate of the dollar, on

demand, to-day was 11d.

1846

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1931.

GERMAN MINISTERS UNDER THE SEA TO VISIT BRITAIN. THE NORTH POLE.

Adventurous Trip in Ex-Naval Submarine.

To Spend Week-End With Premier.

EXPORT TRADE,

Berlin, Yesterday.

The Chancellor, Dr. Bruening,

of Commons to-day the Foreign and the Foreign Minister, Dr.

SIR G. H. WILKINS'S VENTURE.

New London, Connecticut,

Yesterday, Escorted by a destroyer and a

DOW

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

Local Branch. Pedder Bldg. Tel. 24554,

FORGED REVENUE STAMPS?

TWO

INSEPARABLE BROTHERS.

Police Informer and His French Rail Disaster

Uncle.

COUNSEL AND THE DOLE.

Hearing of the case in which;

Parts Them.

88,000,000 HENS FREE TRADERS.

Il-Fed Under Protection.

IN SORRY PLIGHT,

1 a.m. to-day, involving a Euro- Secretary, Mr. Arthur Hender-Curtius, left for London-last nightį seaplane and saluted by skricks charged with the possession of Etampes was a Briton, Mr. Francia 88,000,000 hens are now in a serry

Ferry Wharf and was proceeding pegotiations in conversations with financial crisis and the question who is aboard, intends to cruise to be forgeries, was continued/cher-Weetman,

were

pean lady.

It appears that Mrs. Smalley engaged a rikisha at the Star

toward Kowloon. Two PW.D.

lorries motor

drawn up between the end of the riki sha shelter and the gateway of the Kowloon Godowns, with the result that very little space was left for the rikisha to pass. The vehicle in which Mrs. Smalley was travelling collided with the side of one of the lorries, and turned over, throwing the occu- pant to the ground.

Enquiries at the Kowloon Has pital this morning reveal that Mrs. Smalley is little the worse for her mishap

ONE KILLED OUTRIGHT.

Among the eight dead in the

As the result of the German Gov. To Luk and Fung Chau-pun are Paris-Bordeaux express disaster at ment's recent experiments in tariffs,

Edward Hatcher-Weetman,

of plight. son, stated that during his recent and will stay for the week-end from the sirens of surface craft, 240 Revenue stamps of the de- Westmead, near Reading.

The trouble has arisen from the His brother, Mr. Walter Hat- Government's wish visit to Geneva he was able in- with Mr. Ramsay MacDonald at the ex-naval submarine Nautilus, nomination of $10 each, alleged

to benefit rye received formally to refer to the Naval Chequers to discuss Germany's in which Sir Hubert Wilkins,

broken

growers by means of a stiffened ribs and now before Mr. Schofield this morn-Those

lles in hospital duty on foreign wheat, maize and men, inseparablé com- barley.

Humans and hens were to ing,

panions, were at dinner together be compelled to eat home-produced Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P., conducted when the restaurant car of the exrye, thereby diverting money into the prosecution, whilat Mr. press jumped the rails and struck the pockets of the home grower. F. C. E. Rendall appeared for the a stationary train. first accused, and second acensed Mr. Walter Hatcher-Weetman was represented by Mr. Hin- was one of the first injured founded the step, but hens display an shing Lo.

by the rescuers. He had been pin-

almost insuperable dislike for un- diluted rye.

The visit lends additional in-

his French and Italian colleagues, of reparations payments. but he was not in a position et present to make a further state-terest to the conference at Dues-

ment.

a measure

Regarding the suggest that the World Disarmament Conference might consider

to internationalise air transport, Mr. Henderson said that the Sub. Committee of the Imperial De- fence Committee was engaged on the consideration of the problems connected, with that and added

Government that the

seldorf yesterday of representa- tives of the West German heavy industries, where the Govern- ment's proposals to deal with the situation were severely criticised. It was hinted that the Chancellor should break away from the So- cialists and pin his faith in the Nationalists.

Speakers

that was in alia,

touch on all such matters with the Dominions, who would be separately represented at the HOSPITAL NURSE IN Conference. British Wireless

ACCIDENT.

Coolie Knocked Down

by Her Car.

VICTIM INJURED,

Miss C. Ferguson, a nurse at the Matilda Hospital, was involved in a motoring accident in the Peak district' yesterday after-

noon.

Service.

ROUMANIAN OIL FIRE.

Reservoirs Struck by Lightning.

MANY DEATHS FEARED.

Bucharest, Yesterday.

suggested, inter Germany should

be released for a year from all reparations payments apart from reparations in kind, and that creditor nations should aid Germany to find export markets for her industrial products.- Reuter.

INDIAN BOYCOTT.

INFRINGEMENT OF IRWIN-

GANDHI PACT.

MEETING IN LONDON,

smashed table at which he had

been sitting with his brother.

A Police informer concluded ned beneath the debris of the his evidence, and was cross- examined keenly by Mr. Rendall. Asked what his trade was, wit- ness replied that he was employed.

-in-

Mr. Rendall-I didn't know that unemployment was a trade.

I don't think there is a dole in this Colony.

Witness agreed with Mr. Rendall that he (witness) acted as a Police agent.

"I Am All Right."

So far as humaną are concerned, some measure of success has attend-

Ill-fed German hens are no longer able to compete with foreign rivals,

"I am quite all right, and can and eggs from Denmark, where get

by myself." he said. there is an abundance of cheap and the to suitable grain, are invading

German market in greater quanti-

out

attend "Please leave me and

others who need help more."

Dead Before Crash.

The owners of 88,000,000 German

In

A

Stubbs Road, and when nearing result of a terrible oil tire at it was hoped the members of the FURRYYY/ BONDHOLDERS' TAXdisaster was that a passenger in man hop growers clamour for an

It appears that Miss Ferguson was driving a motor car along the entrance to the corner of Mount Gough Police Station, a Chinese coolie, who was carrying two baskets, suddenly ran across the road and was knocked down. The victim, Chiu Sing-fo (38), of 110, Main Street, received slight injuries to his left leg, and was removed to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital for treat ment. His condition is not seri-

OUS,

WORLD CONFERENCE ON SILVER.

Attractive Scheme of U.S.A. Senator.

“DEFINITE PLANS.”

Salt Lake City. Yesterday. An "unofficial" and informal World Silver Conference, under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce, to be held preferably in London, is suggest ed by Senator Bmoot as the alter native to an International Con- ference.

right by a blow on the head. Mr.

His brother had been killed out-lies than ever. Walter was not informed of his hene accordingly are_petitioning brother's end until the following the Government to modify the duty day.

on wheat, maize and barley so as to He asked that he might see the enable them to give their pets In reply to Mr. Lo, witness body before its removal for burial. cheap and suitable grain mixture, said that he came into the case Among the 41 passengers in the thereby helping the home-produced Sir G. H. Wilkins.

from the very first on the instruc- wrecked dining car

to compete with that from was another g tions of his uncle, Sergeant- Briton, Major Alexander, travel-abroad. under the sea to the North Pole, Major Lau Siu. Although he was ling from London to Pau with his But if, to please poultry rearers left at noon for Province Town, instructed by his uncle he (wit- 10-year-old son.

the duty on cereals is lowered, the Massachusetts, whep after a ness) never discussed the case "We were imprisoned in the German Government will exposo brief test, she will leave for with him because his uncle very dining car for half an hour," he themselves to the ire of the rye Rugby, Yesterday.

Spitzbergen, thence for the north-seldom came home.

eald, "though neither of us was in growers, a large and important The Secretary for India, Mr. east coast of Greenland, whence

the least hurt.”

farming body, particularly Wedgwood Benn, referring in the dash to the Poles will be The case is proceeding. A considerable number of

Prussia. fatalities are feared, and enor-sumption in the Autumn

Parliamentary anawera to the re-made-Reuter.

of the mous damage was done, as the Round Table Conference, said that Moinesthi, near Nacaou, where Federal Structure Committee would several reservoirs and a refinery reach London at the beginning of were struck by lightning. and September. exploded.

Questioned regarding the fulfilment of that portion of the The entire neighbourhood was Irwin-Gandhi transformed into a sea of flames dealt with the Freedom

which Agreement within a few seconds.

of the The in-Indian people to purchase British habitants fled, panic-stricken. goods when they so desired, Mr. The town is threatened with de- Benn said that clauses six and seven truction.

of the agreement were now being Firemen and troops have been

generally implemented. There had rushed to the spot from neigh- admittedly been instances which in bouring towns, and are now fight-the view of the Government of ing the flames-Reuter. R.M.S.P CO.'S AFFAIRS

FAILURE TO MEET LIABILITY

IN CASH.

GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE.

Rugby, Yesterday,

India, Infringed the agreement, but as a result of oficial action im-

provement had been effected.-

British Wireless Service.

STABBED IN BACK.

QUARREL SAID TO BE DUE TO A DEBT.

EXTRÁLITY IN CHINA.

Evalve Reply by Foreiga Secretary,

Rugby, Yesterday. Regarding the Extraterri toriality negotiations in China, Mr. Henderson said that Sir Miles Lampeon had reported that progress had been made an several points, but he, (Mr. Henderson) was not yet in a

to make position

a detailed statement. When asked whe- ther it was clear that Britain would in no way be committed before the Treaty was brought before the House, the Foreign Secretary said that there must be a certain form of commit- ment before any Treaty could get thus far, but there would be opportunity for a full de- bale before ratification. British Wireless Service.

In the course of a quarrel, which Asked as to the position of the Government of Great Britain in originated from a debt, Chung Sun, relation to the failure of the aged 22 years, is stated to have Royal Mail Steam Packet Com-received a knife wound in the back, pany to meet in cash its liability and was removed to Kowloon Hos- for the purchase of the Common-pital. The incident occurred in

Mr. Shanghel Street, Yaumati. Shipping Line, wealth Pethick Lawrence,

Another report from Wanchal DRUGS LIMITATION. Financial Secretary to the Treasury, re-states that Wong Hee (18), describ The purpose of such confer-plied that neither the British ed as a stall foki at the Wanchat NOT TO APPLY TO COCA LEAVES ference will be "to draft definite Government nor the Royal Mail Market, was taken to the Govern plans, of which Governments will Steam Packet Company had any ment Civil Hospital suffering from take cognisance for official ac liability in connection with the an incised wound in the left arm, purchase of the Shipping Line atated to have been inflicted with a According authoritative from the Australian Govern- chopper, during an argument over circles, while China and Japan ment, which was carried out by some work with another Chinese. favoured the international con- the White Star Line in accord. The alleged assallant has dis- ference, Britain was opposed to anca with the agreement dated appeared. it, owing to the situation in India April 25, 1928. He was inform- and France and because she lacked that up to the present the date ed direct interest. Reuters of all instalments of the purchase American Service.

tion."*

to

TIN OUTPUT,

REDUCTION TO BE MADE BY FOUR COUNTRIES.

MALAYA A SIGNATURY.

Rugby, Yesterday.

price, together with the interest

in terms of this agreement, had been duly met.-British Wireless Service.

THAT ROUSE

CONFESSION.".

Rouse is hanged, but his publicity value did not cease with his death (saya the "New States- man and Nation"). It is true The Chairman of the Inter-that to print a "confession" when national Tin Committee makes we can no longer cross-examine him the following announcement. At upon it does no physical harm to Its meeting at The Hague on anyone. Any harm that was May 16, the International Tin caused by accounts of his private Committee decided to recom-life has been done irrevocably. mend that four participating Gov- An alleged informal confession ernments should reduce their out has appeared in a daily paper, con- put of tin by 20,000 tons from taining a number of surprising de the earliest date from which it talla. Indeed, the whole document was administratively possible is of so curions a nature that one The four Governments have would be glad to know on what now accepted that recommenda- grounds. Mr. Catinell who reports tion and agreed to reduction it, and the Editor, who prints it, with effect from June 1,

belleve it to be authentic, je!

The quotas of the four coun- tries as from June 1 will accord-

His wife denica any knowledge of

a confession, and so apparently de

Ingly be as follows; Bolivia all those who are known to have seer 28,818 long tons per annum Roues after the failure of his re Malaya 45,355; Netherland East prieve. What is the origin of this Indies 25,159, and Nigeria 6,513 document? To whom did Rouse tons British Wireless Service...content

MORE RAINTMTM

I

The Royal Observatory's ́ weather report states:

The typhoon has filled up about 300 miles S.W. of Hong Kong.

A depression is shown over Indo-China.

Local forecast: N.E. winds, strong, moderating; generally overcast; some rain,

The American Consulate, General has received the fol- lowing cablegram from the Manila Observatory:

Manila to-day 8.45 am Depression in Northern part of China Sea.

Rainfall Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at 10 am. to-day ail. Total since January 1-25.12 "Inches against an average of. 26.35 Inches deficit 0.28 Inch. Temperature,

The température at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock wai:——

Hong Kong

Масао

Pratas Island Poochow

Manila Chefoo Shanghai

77

76.

+ ד'

The

OR HEMP.

MOTION REJECTED.

Geneva, Yesterday. conference

for

the

ON

TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT.

UNCONVERTED STOCK.

AUSTRALIAN DECISION.

A strange circumstance of the Take, also, the case of hops. Ger-

one of the wrecked coaches was al- increased duty on foreign hops. ready dead when the crash came. But what might be good for the She was Mme. Paul Colin, who was hop growers would certainly be bad being taken to the South of France for the brewers, by big husbandian, gernunt, of her weak health.

A plentiful supply of cheap hops of a kind not perhpultivated in Ger Jarred by the movement of the many, the brewers point out, is 're- train, she grew suddenly worse and quired to enable German beers to dled from heart failure shortly compete abroad with their chief after leaving Paris.

After the wreck

rivol-beer brewed in Czecho-

Melbourne, Yesterday. The Fremiers' conference has adopted a proposal that holders of the internal debt refusing to convert under the new scheme will be subject to a 25 per cent. Beat, her husband prostrate at her feet, where he had been kneeling tax on unconverted stock-Reu- in a paroxysm of grief at the very

rescuers found Slovakia. her body stretched on a carriage.

ter.

BY-ELECTION DUE.

TORY M.P. FOR WAVERTREE

RESIGNS:

Rugby, Yesterday. Mr. J. A. Tinne, Conservative member for the Wavertree Division' of Liverpool. has applied for and been granted the Chiltern Hun- dreds, thus necessitating a election. British Wireless Service.

FOND OF JAIL.

moment of the disaster.

He had been slightly injured only, but was unconscious.

CHEAPER TO BE UNMARRIED.

Mme. Olszewska and

Her Husband.

lower class.

of the in- within the

Opposed to an increased duty on hops, German brewers are calling on the Government to stiffen the duty on Czecho-Slovak beer, which they [declare, is getting too big a share

in the German market.

Only protests from the German coopers have prevented the Govern mant from acceding to the request of the brewers: A duty which kept Czech beer off the German market, it is pointed out, would cause grave loss to German coopers, who now export to Czecho-Slovakia the caske used to barrel Czech beers.

Timber, too, provides a proof Two opera singers of inter- that tariffe evoke 48 many trade by-national

reputation, the world-spectres as they lay. Private tim- famous Mme. Olszewska and Dr.ber growers and German muni. Schipper, of the Vienna Opera cipalities owning forest land Are House, have decided to obtain a calling for a tariff sufficiently high divorce on the grounds of economy. Ito close the German market against Once divorced they will save con-wood from Russia, the Baltic Statca, With three previous convic-siderably on their income-tax assess- and Australia. tions for bribery and theft, a menta. Apart from the dissolution In equally shrill tones comes a Chinese pleaded guilty before of the legal tie they do not intend, protest from German furniture Mr. Schofield in the Central they declare, to "make any change manufacturers, who fear that an Police Court this morning to the in their relationship."

increase in the price of their raw theft of a quantity of clothing On their joint incomes of £4,600 | material will favour their foreign and an electric fan, to the total a year, Dr. Schipper and his wife rivals. of the manufac value of $64, the property of are taxed to the tune of over limitation

combining ture of narcotics by 43 votes Taul Cheung-wing, 452, Hen- $1,400, the

KING'S EMPIRE TOUR. to 2 rejected a motion for the hessy Road, third floor.

comes bringing them Bogomoloff, the Soviet represen- |

Accused stated that he had super-tax class. Assessed separate- "In reply to your loyal messagė, tative, to insert in the draft con- only recently been released from ly, the incomes will fall into a far it is a great pleasure to the Queen vention that the convention jail:

and myself to receive the greetings should apply to all kinds of raw The Magistrate passed sen-1 Excessive taxation will not be the from our old friends in the Ophir, materials, namely, opium, coca tence of three months' hard official ground en which divorce will assembled to commemorate the leaves, and Indian hemp besides labour.

thirtieth be sought.

anniversary of the narcotic drugs manufactur-

We resolved on this step purely memorable Empire Tour, of which able therefrom; and derivatives.

from motives of economy," Dr. we preserve the happiest recollec -Reuter.

Schipper states. "Nothing has die- tions, We thank you for drinking There was a remarkable scene at turbed our happy married life. But our healths, and cordially recipro- a recent meeting of Belfast Cor-I am tied to the Vienna Opera, while cate your good wishes." poration, two members, Alderman my wife is bound by contracts in

- (Signed) George, R.L A brown and white fox terrier Midgley (Labour) and Alderman New York, London, and elsewhere The above message was read at dog, owned by Bombadier Luck Pierce (Unionist), engaging in ́a for ten months in the year." ham of Lyeemus Barracks, was wrestling bout during a discussion | They reached the conclusion that, rank to the number of 111, who sant to Kennedy Town for observa-on a proposed increase of salary for the legal bond of being husband galered at dinner at the Criterion tion yesterday, after it had bitten to an official. Alderman Midgley and wife during two months of the Restaurant, London, under the Gunner Andrews R.A., and Inspec- described Alderman Pierce as "the year, they were paying too high, a presidency of Admiral of the Fleet, tor G. A. Stimson. The gunner was greatest galoot in the city." "You price.

Lord Wester Wemyss. G.C.B treated at the Military Hospitál, þare a safarled puppet," retorted Nothing to be Changed C.M.G.. M.V.O., the occasion being whilst Mr. Stimson received treat- Alderman Pierce, referring to the "Nothing in our relationship will the first reunion dinner of the sur- ment at the Lyecmun Barracks. fact that Mr. Midgley is an official be changed in future," Dr. Schip viving officers and men who form

of one of the trade uniona. per says. "We have parted-but, I od the crew of H.M.S. Ophir in

Alderman Midgley walked over assure you, only in the eyes of the which, 80

Their to Mr. Pierce and following hot world. Mme. Olszewska and I will Majesties the King and Queen, Two months' herd labour was fm-words both got into grips and there remain to one another what we are when Duke and Duchess of Corn posed on Nicholis Shmidt, at the was a derce wrestling match, to-day."

wall and York, made their historic Kowloon Magistracy this morning. Other members and officials Interv

Dr. Schipper married Mine voyage round the Empire. for stowing away from Manila, to vened, and after some timp, suc Olazewska shortly after the famous Hong Kong on the .. Empress of ceeded in separating the tra For "spitting episode" behind the scenes "Eight Bella," struck on

original ship's bell lent by Lady Sub-Inspector Elstonald the several minutes there was uproar, of the teal Opera House.

Infuriated by the remarks of Polson, while a full scale model of man had no papers or passport, and teries Joining in despite the stern Mme. Jeritza, another prime donna, his correct nationally was not appeals of the Lord Mayor for who was standing in the winge, known Defendant was a native of order. Eventually peace was Mme. Olszewska spat at her as the Harbis.

restored; and apologies given.. left the stage.

BIT. TWO EUROPEANS.

WHO IS MR. SCHMIDT?

WRESTLING IN A COUNCIL

the the spectators in the public gal♬|

that

a meeting of old shipmates of all

years

· ago,

Dinner was announced

by

the

H.M.S. Ophir, as ated for the Royal tour, was loaned by the Orient Ling Company, who were the owners of the ship.