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EUROPEAN LADY

A SAFE PLACE.

Foreign Secretary and Next War's Horrors.

BOYCOTTED.

Public Car Drivers and Their Fares.

"AWFULLY INADEQUATE”.

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THE PEOPLE'S DESIRE.

Rugby, Yesterday, The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, delivering the Burge Memorial Lecture in London to-night on "consolidat- ing World Peace," declared that in respect of every forward policy in the last twelve years public opinion of the nations has always been ahead of what the Govern- ment were prepared to do. As it drivers for has been with moral

It was revealed 'in a summons heard by Mr. Schofield in the Central Magistracy this morning that Mrs. G. I. Matheson, of "Huntington," Stubbs Road, who appeared as complainant against Lei Pui, driver of a public vehi- cle who was accused of having refused to take Mrs. Matheson's fare without any reasonable ex« euse, had been boycotted by Chinese public cur

the past eight months.

Mr. Horace Lo, for the defence, suggested that the boycott was of Mrs, Matheson's payments.

the result

"awfully inadequate"

three

He stated that two or months ago, Mrs. Matheson hired a car for about two hours and paid the driver $1.50.

Mrs. Matheson strongly con- tended that the boycott was the outcome of an incident when her chauffeur, who was caught ink- ing petrol from one of her guest's cars, had his licence suspended for six months,

Drivers Unanimous. Traffic-Sergeant

Baker said

that he was sent to Chater Road parking stand on May 15 on re-

ceipt of a telephone message. It;

was there that he learned that

INTO SEA.

Forced to Alight Owing to Engine Trouble.

CAPTAIN'S MISTAKE.

Paris, Yesterday.

The giant German lying boat, Dornier Do-X, was not involved in an accident. Apparently she was merely forced to alight on the sea owing to engine trouble.

London, Yesterday.

NON-STOP RECORD.

A b

To Be Made in Long- Range Aeroplane.

OFFICIAL FLIGHT.

Rugby, Yesterday.

GOVERNOR.

General Who Rode Six Winners to Post.

FOUGHT IN TWO WARS,

London, Yesterday.

PACIFIC.

To Tour the Far East by Air Afterward.

ACCOMPANIED BY WIFE.

Washington, Yesterday. Colonel Charles Lindberg, the

ROUMANIAN FIRE.

Heroic Efforts to Keep Blaze from Spreading.

NO FATALITIES.

Bucharest, Yesterday. General Sir David Graham Squadron Leader O. R. Gay-

Contrary to expectation, there ford and Flight Lient. D. H. G. Muschet Campbell, K.C.B., C.B., trans-Atlantic flyer, is planning were no fatalities in the fire but Bett are to be pilots of the Scout General Officer Commanding-in-a flight across the Pacific before damage estimated at £75,000 was Fairey Napier long-range aero-Chief, Aldershot Command since the end of June, after which he done. plane with which the Air Minis- 1927, has been appointed Gov- will aerially tour the Far East. Firemen and troops, after try is to make an effort to secure ernor of Malta.-Reuter.

Colonel Lindbergh will prob-heroic efforts, succeeded in pre- It now appears that the Cap-

the world non-stop record.

[General Campbell was born in ably be accompanied by his wife. venting the outbreak from tain of an Atlantic tramp steam-struction and an attempt is like- The machine is now under con- mistook the momentary dive Iy in the late Autumn. by Do-X for a plunge into the disarma-

Although not definitely settled, sea and sent a wireless message it will probably make a flight in reporting that the flying boat had the direction of South Africa. fallen into the sea. Actually, the

Mr. A. Henderson.

defendant had refused to take ment, so he was convinced it

'D.-X is

atill flying steadily to-

ward South America.-Reuter.

Safe Arrival,

New York, To-day.

The Do-X has arrived safely'

at Fernando La Noronha,

ter's American Service.

Early Cable,

Reu-

London, Yesterday. The German giant flying boat Do-X has left Prain, Cape Verde Islands, for South America.

Porto Praia, C.V., Yesterday. The Do-X has fallen into the seu sixty miles from here.-- Reuter.

Mrs. Matheson, and the other would be with physical disarma-ised for war and peace-makers drivers of cars in the stand, ex-ment as well.

must direct the forces of public

In answer to the Magistrate, Sergt. Baker said that it was the usual custom for the driver to bargain with the prospective hirer of his car. With strangers the drivers sometimes just stated a fixed price.

to be

plained to him in "pidgin" Eng- The peoples were ready for all opinion toward a deliberately lish that none would accept her and more than all that the Gov-planned and carefully concerted fare.

ernment woud give. Whatever effort if the awful calamity of might be true of Governments, another world tragedy, fought peoples, at least, were convinced under still more terrible condi- that it was not by competing in tions than the last, was armaments that peace could be averted. assured. They had begun to scize the fundamental truth that no nation could live by itself alone, They were ready to be led by their statesmen to a new world from which warfare would be eliminated.

Witness agreed with Mr. Lo that defendant's reason for re- fusal to take fare from Mrs. Matheson was because of innde- quate payment,

Sergt. Baker-All the drivers seem to boycott Mrs. Matheson. I don't know of any reason.

"My own fear is that the nation will not show the Goy ernments in time at they can count upon their support for all reductions, however drastic, to which the Conference may

His Only Fear. His only fear was that the peoples would not understand the chance with Previous Trouble,

which next year's disarmament conference present- Traffic Inspector C. F. Alexan-ed them, and that they would der said that when he questioned not make their Governments the defendant about the matter understand that their delega- of refusal, the latter said that tions to the Conference could not two or three months ago Mra. he too bold or go too far. Matheson hired his car for about two hours and paid only $1.50. Last Saturday week the same trouble was experienced by Mrs. Matheson at the Chater Road. stand.

Inspector Alexander explained that there were

agree." no fixed fores jaid down, and that it was be- Interludes in Confilct. tween the driver and the prospec- tive hirer to arrange the price.

Earlier in his lecture Mr. He added that the fares were Henderson had pointed out that usually agreed on before the

for centuries statesmen and start of a journey. The usual peoples had thought only of fare was three dollars per hour peace negatively as interludes in for the hiring of public vehicles. the conflict of Nations. They In reply to Mr. Lo, Inspector had now to be impressed with Alexander said that in his many the conception that peace is a years of experience he had heard great construction ideal which of a very few cases where a driver must be diligently pursued. of a public car had refused fare. The world must be organised Mr. Lo-It is a well-known fact for peace as it had been organ- that car drivers are notoriously

keen on getting fares.

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Insp. Alexander-Quite right. hired any other cars but 680 and

"Simply Got Out:” In her evidence, Mrs, Matheson

Lady's Denial. said that on hiring a car she Mr. Lo suggested to witness that usually went to Lane, Craw it was a well known fact that her ford's, then to the Dairy Farm, payments to car drivers were in- and returned home to Stubbs adequate. Road.

On the way in question Mrs. Matheson--Certainly not. when she got into defendant's

Mr. Lo then suggested that that car, the latter "aimply got out was the reason for the subsequent and walked away.".

boycott.

The Magistrate-What do you generally pay?«.

Mra. Matheson disagreed, and added "They are only putting up Mra Matheson replied that she this defonce because they know that generally paid about $2. "There they are in the wrong." are two cars that have made a

Mr. Henderson referred to the strengthening of the gen- eral authority and prestige of the League of Nations and declared that the day was near, if it had not already come, when it should be unthinkable that a nation should refuse to submit its quarrels either to the League Council or the Per- manent Court.

BANKER DEAD.

PHILANTHROPIST AND BOY

SCOUT SUPPORTER.

MR. MORTIMER SCHIFF.

Oyster Bay, New York,

Yesterday. The death occurred to-day of Mr. Mortimer Schiff, the well- known banker and philanthropist,

Mr. M. Schiff,

not in the increase of authority Vice-President of the American

The essence of that change lay which the League could wield, Boy Scouts, who participated in but rather in the change of spirit the six-Power Conference in Lon- which the Governments

don regarding Chinese loans. showed.

Reuter's American Service.

now

and he married in 1899 a daugh- 1869, his father being a Major,

ter of the late Sir Robert | Aikman. Educated at Clifton, he served throughout the South' African campaign in the 9th, Lancers, whom he commanded! during the European War, later' being transferred to cavalry bri-, gade. From 1920-24 he was Gen- eral Officer Commanding the Baluchistan District, and from; 1926-27 Military Secretary to the Secretary of War. General Campbell is a keen rider and has ridden the winners of the follow- ing races: Liverpool Grand National, 1896, (the Soarer), Grand Military, 1896, (Nelly), and 1897 (Parapluie), Irish Grand Military, 1895, (Bal- brigan), Irish National Hunt Cup 1895, (Dakota), and 1896, (Balbrigan),.Irish National Hunt Cup 1895, (Dakota) and 1896 (Lord Arravale). He has played for Clifton and Sandhurst cricket elevens:]

IMPERIAL PARLEY. LIKELIHOOD THAT IT MAY BE POSTPONED.

AUSTRALIA TOO BUSY,

London, Yesterday, Reuter understands that well- informed circles in London think; that the Imperial Economic Con- ference, due to begin in Ottawa in August, will be postponed.

It was intended that the Con-: ferencs should continue the dis- cussions started at the last Im- perial Conference in London re- garding Imperial economic co- operation, but owing to pre cccupation with domestic affairs land are able to send representa neither Australia nor New Zea tives.-Reuter.

SHIP ROBBERIES.

CABIN ENTERED BY DUPLICATE KEY,

COMPRADORE'S LOSS.

Two robberies occurred on ships

Capt. Lindberg.

He proposes to fly a monoplane with a cruising speed of 180 milea an hour and make the journey in easy stages-Router's American Service.

HOME PURITANS.

THE LEGAL STATUS OF SWEEPSTAKES.

UNDER CONSIDERATION.

!

генег-

spreading to the town-Reuter.

[An earlier cable stated:-A considerable number of fatalities are feared, and enormous dam. age was done, as the result of a terrible oil fire at Moinesthi, near Nacaou, where several voirs and a rofinery were struck by lightning, and exploded. The entire neighbourhood was trans- formed into a sea of flames with- in a few seconds. The inhabit- ants filed, panic-stricken. The town is threatened with destruc- tion. Firemen and troops have been rushed to the spot from neighbouring towns, and are now fighting the flames.]

DANGEROUS SPEED

TAXI COMPANY FINED IN

KOWLOON.

OFFENCES ADMITTED.

The Blue Taxi Cab Ca, appeared in the Kowloon Police Court to- for day, to answer A summons negligent driving, and dangerous May 16. driving at Ma Tau Wal Road - on

Young Fal, the driver of the vehicle, admitted both offences.

Sub-Inspector Mason said that the taxi was proceeding at 25 m.p.h. at 2.10 a.m. on May 16, with-. faur European officers from H.M.S. Hermes as passengers, when the vehicle crashed into an electric lamp standard, severely damaging. the taxi.

Mr. E. W. Hamilton imposed a fine of $30 on the first count and $5 on the second,

DRUNKEN SAILOR. ASSAULT ON CHINESE IN SHANGHAI STREET.

Rugby, Yesterday. In the House of Commons to- day the Home Secretary, Mr. J. R. Clynes, asked whether he appoint a committee to inquire had yet come to any decision to into the legislation of sweep- stakes in this country, replied in

FINE IMPOSED, the negative and added that the whole matter of lottery laws was Albert Ebingen, a seaman of the now under consideration.-Bri- 8.8. Golden Dawn, appeared before tish Wireless Service.

CHINA & GENEVA.

the Kowloon Magistrate, Mr. E. W. Hamilton, this morning on a charge of having assaulted Li Cheung and Chan Tai in Shanghai Street.

Accused admitted the offence,

It was the development of the community sense among nations York in 1877 and studied rail- [Mr. Schiff was born in New of the world. What was so aston-roading with the New York, ishing in connection with the at- Ontario and Western Railway. He tempt on the part of nations then spent two years in Ham- to justify their military prepara-burg and London, studying Euro- tions and alliances as measures pean banking methods. He had tying in the harbour between Tues- PLEA FOR REPRESENTATION ON which took place at 11.80 a.m. on of self-defence was the failure to been a partner in the banking day and last night. appreciate that risk was unsepar- firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., since able from armaments. ence suggested that peace could no longer be guar- anteed by armaments and that modern warfare could no longer be localised.

Fo Dion, compradore on board Experi-1900. He was President of the the French steamer Albert Saurrat

world Jewish Board of Guardians.]

Terrible as the last War had been, any further war must be Infinitely worse. "Make no raistake, unless by successive, and, it may be, by gradual stages, we can bring about dis- armament of the world, inno- cent people will then be victims

ROYAL BIRTHDAY.

PARTY HELD AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

VISIT TO THE OPERA,

reports that his cabin was entered by means of the use of a duplicate key, between 11 p.m. on June 2 and

LABOUR OFFICE.

DELEGATÉ MOVES.

Geneva, Yesterday.

י

5 o'clock the next morning. The

A plea that China should be the total value of $126. thief took money and jewellery to represented on the governing |

body of the International Labour In the second instance, Second Office was made by Colonel P. Engineer W. De Leeuw, on board Chou, Chinese Government_dele-. the J.C.J.L. steamer Tjisalak, re- gate, at the meeting of the Inter- ports that between 2 o'clock and 7 national Labour Conference to o'clock yesterday a thief entered his dayReuter. cabin and atolo six Javanese guild- ers, valued at $30. ·

OPIUM OFFENCES.

Rugby, Yesterday. The King, who was sixty-six of deadly attack from the air." yesterday, held a private birth- He was certain that peoples day party at Buckingham Palace everywhere were longing for dis-to-day. The Queen, the Prince armament and if next year's of Wales, the Duke and Duchess Conference succeeded there would of York, Princess Mary and the DRUG CONCEALED UNDER FRUIT go up from them sighs of relief Earl of Harewood, the Duke of and thanksgiving and an increase Gloucester, Prince George and of confidence and safety and; would do more than any other single, factor to end the present world economic crisis: British Wireless Service.

Set Determination.

Rugby, Yesterday, In a letter expressing regret it! his inability to attend a disarma- Addressing the Magistrate, Mr. ment demonstration at Derby on

small fortune out of me, and I pay Lo said that the defence

was that Saturday next, "the Foreign

$2 or $3 every time I go up to Mrs. Matheson was well known to Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson,

Stubba Road," added witness..

No Agreement Made

the drivers, and to the defendant to writes:

Buckingham Palace,

AND CAKES.

HEAVY FINES.

SMASH AVERTED.

MOTOR VAN DRIVER'S NEGLIGENCE.

INSPECTOR'S ESCAPE,

Two opium cases were dealt with In the Central Police Court this by Mr. Schofield in the Central morning, the Chiffese driver of A Police Court this morning, and fines Hong Kong Electric Company's amounting to over $4,000 were Im-motor van pleaded guilty before Mr. posed

Schofield to negligent driving to Charged with the unlawful pos- the danger of the public. session of 62 taels of opium,

Traffic Inspector Alexander said Chinose pleaded guilty and was that he was walking in Bonham fined $1,800 or seven months' hard Road in a westerly direction The labour. It was stated by Revenue van came up from the rear, Loing in Oficer W. Ward that the man was an easterly direction.. A motor

T

hire a car for a long period, say, "Many efforts have been made many other members of the arrested coming off the Canton car, driven by Mr. Robertson Wil The Magistrate asked if witness two hours or so, and invariably In the past to secure a limitation Royal Family were present at the Wharf. He carried a portmanteau, aon, was coming in the opposite aver made an agreement with pay $1.50, and that was the reason of armaments. They have all been luncheon. driver, and Mrs. Matheson repiled for their refusing to take her fare unsuccessful. It is our business

also a basket which contained four direction, toward the Inspector. that never since the summons had Mr. Lo added that he would be call to see that the present effort dass will visit the Opera at Covent concealed in some fruit and cakes, sounding his horn, the defendant Tonight, the King and Queen jars of the drug. The jars were without slowing down or even boon taken out had she had any ing drivers to testify to the fact not also fail, and I am confident it Garden, where La Forza del A Chinese woman admitted being drove the van in between Inspector trouble with payment

that Mrs. Matheson had hired their will not, if we all work together Destino" will be played. This in unlawful possession of 94 taels Alexander and the motor car. The Mr. Le asked witness if she fe car and stopped at many places be- with set determination that in will be their Majesties first visit of opium, and was penalised with a latter vehicle had partly to mount membered hiring defendant's tar siden Lane, Crawford's and the no circumstances will wo brook during the Italian season.- two or three months ago for about Dairy Farm, for long periods and another disappointment of the The King will go to Epsom months jail. R. O. Ward stated The van just touched Inspector fine of $2,800 or, in default, nine the pavement to avoid a collision. two hours or two hours and a halt, paying "awfully inadequate suma. greatest of human hopes the hope again to-morrow to see the race that the woman refused to tell Alexander's trousers. and paying $1.50 on both occasions. The bearing was adjourned to of peace. British Wireless Bar for the Oaks British Wireless where she was conveying the oplum

hru. Matheson I have never Tuesday at noon.

Vice:

Service

She was well known.

A fine of $30 was imposed.

Wednesday at which time he was alleged to be under the influence of liquor.

A fine of $15, or 17 days" impri- aonment, was imposed.

RAIN LATER.

The Royal Observatory's weather report to-day states:

A feeble anti-cyclone is con- trai over S.W. Japan and a trough of low depression ex- tende from Tongking to the Balintang Channel.

Forecast East winds, moder- ate; fair at first; some rain later.

To-day's Chart

Meteorological observations made at 10 a.m. to-day:

Barometer 29.66,

Wind Direction E.N.E. Wind Force 4.

Temperature 80.

Weather (Beaufort's, nota-: tion) C.

..

Rainfall. Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at 10 a.m. to-day · nil. Total since January 1-25.12 Inches against an average of 25.86 inches deficit 0.74 inch. Temperature,

The temperature at certain specified centres this morning

at 6 o'clock was:

Hong Kong Масло

70

77:

Pratas Island

$79

Foochow Manila

76%

Chefoo Shanghai

68