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No. 27,898

TWO EUROPEANS SCHNEIDER

ARRESTED.

One "Wanted" in Shanghai?

SINGAPORE FUGITIVE.

Just before going to press the China Mai learns that on the ar rival in port of the s.s. Sardhans, members of the C.ID. hoarded

RACE

BRITISH PILOTS

NAMED.

'CONTEST" PLAN the

ESTABLISHED 1845.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of, the dollar on demand, to-day was 115%d..

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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1931. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

SHARE MARKET TIRED.

Prices Easier at Opening.

THIS MORNING'S FEATURES.

The official summary issued by

Stock

states

.

SIGNOR GRANDI

DISARMAMENT PROPOSALS.

DUNLOP Reinforced Motor Cyste Tyres

Local Branch. Pedder Bldg. Tel. 24554,

THE HOUSE ANOTHER ROUND

FILIPINO RUNS AMOK.

Aboard Empress of Japan.

AT WORK

FOUR INJURED,

Exchange today MUCH WELCOMED ber 7 reports:

on

NATIONAL ECONOMY

BILL.

CABINET MEETS

TABLER.

New Member of British Delegation.

MAJOR W. ELLIOT.

Rugby, Yesterday.

the vessel, and took off two Euro- ATTEMPT ON SPEED | the opening of the market, which BY UNITED STATES returning Filipino labourer from RESOLUTION PASSED ference, and will be a Member of

peans (names not ascertained),

who are alleged to be "wanted"

far crimes autside the Colony,

One man is stated to be "want-

RECORD.

Rugby Yesterday. ed" in Shanghai and was appre

The Royal Aero Club has been hended in Bombay and placed on notified that the following pilots the Sirdhana to be returned to of the Royal Air Force High- Shanghai, He is to tranship Speed Flight Team have been pro- here, and will be in the custody visionally detailled, to by in the of the local Police until the sail Schneider Trophy Contest ing date.

on

Prices seemed to be easier

appears to have a tired look.

Banks were in demand at '$2,040. Canton Insururices came into request at $1,540 without shares being obtained,

Unions, after being done at $357% and $560, are still in de mand at the former rate.

Steamboste changed hands at

at $105,

Saturday, Flight Lieutenant $282. The other is understoo to be. N. Boothman in S&B Vickers Wharves were done an alleged fugitive from Sing Supermarine Rolls-Royce Sen-with sellers asking $166, but at the pore, who joined the Sirdhana when plane, Flying Officer L. S. Snaith close, there were further buyers at she called there and travelled as a S6A, which flew in the 1929 the first-named quotation. passenger to Hong Kong. His ap contest, and Flight Lieutenant. prehension here followed the re-F. cepit of cabled information from Singapore, the Police there having discovered that

the Sirdhana the day after the ship sailed. He is being held here for

extradition.

he was on

AMY HOME AGAIN.

Tokyo-London Flight Over.

AT CROYDON.

Rugby, Yesterday. Miss Amy Johnson landed at Croydon Aerodrome this evening on her return from her flight to Tokyo. Since leaving Tokyo on August 24 she has encountered much bad wea- ther.

Her flight from England to Tokyo in a Pusa Moth aeroplane was ac complished in just over nine days. -British Wireless Service,

W. Long in another $6B. Stainforth Selected for Speed Record Flight Lieutenant G. H. Stainforth has been selected to fy S6B Seaplane, which will at- tempt to beat the world's record speed over the three kilometre course at the earliest possible date.

Possible High-Speed Flying Demonstration.

S. China Motors (B) were in da mand at $1034, but sellers asked 511.

could have The new

Providente (old) been obtained at $6.55. shares were dealt in at $3.15 and

$3.20.

Hotels (old) were in the murket at $17.20. The new shares are $16% nominal.

Lands were quite st $9111⁄2 nominal, as were Humphreys (old and new) at $2234 and 3221⁄44; re- spectively.

Realties, after being done at $17.40 and $17%, could have been obtained at $17.60.

The Club is further authorised by the Air Minister to announce that in the event of the first ma- chine, piloted by Flight Lieuten- ant Bootham, winning the Trophy Lat, a speed which beats the exist

Ewos, which were the medium-of ing record, a demonstration of high-speed flying by other Schnei-sales at $16.40, closed in demand at der Trophy aircraft may take place.

this rate.

Trams were in demand at $22.60. China Lights lacked interest at $2934 nominal,

Electrica changed hands at $94 and $84.

S6B Tested Out, This afternoon one of the 568 machine's, which has now been fitted with its racing engine, was taken up for its final test flight. Telephones (fully paid) were in Among the spectators was the demand at $45, as were also famous aeroplane builder, An-part paid shares at $95.

Cements (combined), which were thony Fokker, who is on a visit lo Britain. British Wireless, done at $20, had sellers offering

shares at $20.10. Service.

London. Yesterday. Miss Amy Johnson landed at Croydon at 5.57 o'clock, this even-

Rugby, Yesterday. Ropes were nominal at $22.20. In the absence of both the the conclusion of

Dairy Farms are now $33 ing on

French and Italian teams from nominal. flight from Tokyo.-Reuter.

The Return Flight.

August 28.

Osaka-Took off 5.21 a.m.

1

her.

the

the Schneider Trophy contest, Watsons could have been obtain- the procedure to be followed oned at $18.

Saturday will be that one of the Lane, Crawfords, old and new, two S6B Vickers Supermarine from yesterday's buying rates of

Urugau Re-fuelled. August 28. Rolls-Royce seaplanes, specially $8.20 and $8, respectively, are now

Seoul-Landed 12.20 p.m.

.. August 28.

Mukden.-Took off 5.01" a.m.

August 29,

Harbin Landed 8 a.m. Re-fuel-

ed. Took off 9.25 a.m. August 20.

Krasnoyarsk Landed 10.10 a.m.'

Took off 10.30.a.in, September 2.

Novosibirsk-Mid-day call.

September 2.

Omsk.-Landed 4.45 p.m.

'September 2.

Arsk-Kazau. Forced down.

September 3.

Aizpute Forced landing 4 p.m.

September 6.

Petrol shortage." Liepaja. Landed and spent night.

September 6.

Took off September 7. Koenigsberg-Took off.

September 8. Hanover. Spent night.

September 8. Lympne.-Landed and took off

again. September 9. Croydon. Landed. September 9,

PRINCE HENRY.

Convalescent Stage Reached.

Rugby, Yesterday.

developed for the contest, will nominal at these figures.

to

el hands at $14.55, and the rights were in demand at $1:10.

Government Loan could· havej

obtained at 85% per cent.

fly over the course and attempt Constructions cum rights chang-

beat the 100 kilometres world's speed record and also establish a fresh record for the Schneider Trophy contest. Should this prove unsuccessful, an attempt will be made, by the S6A, which flew in the 1929 con- test, followed by SGB. — British Wireless Service,.

BIRD TRAPPED.

Flew Into Engine and Could Not Get Out.

been premium.. RUSSIAN STOWAWAY

GOVERNMENT.

The Manila Bulletin of Septem-

With an iron wrench for his only weapon, Valeriano Astero,

Hawaii, ran amok on board the 8.3. Empress of Japan at about 9.30 o'clock yesterday morning, just as the ship was docking at It is understood that the Unit-Pier 7, and wounded four other ed States

Filipinos, two of whom are hover- Government views "with friendly sympathy Signoring between "fe and death at Grandi's disarmament holiday the Philippine General Hospital. proposals-Reuter.

Washington, Yesterday.

[Signor Grandi, chly a day or two previously, proposed to the League Assembly, that all pro- grammes of armaments should suspended, during the session of be be immediately and effectively the Disarmament Conference in February. He also said, that if armaments were lowered, trade barriers would very soon also be lowered.]

FINE.

The Royal Observatory's re-

·port issued ut 10.22 a.m. to-day

The typhoon is about 100 miles NNE, of Ishigaki, mov- ing N.N.W.

A depression is central to the S.W. of Hanoi.

Forecast: NW. W winds, moderate; fines

Typhoon Warning. The following telegram was received from the Manila Ob- servatory by the American Consulate General this morn- ing:-

$45 am.-Typhoon is in about 125 dag. Long. E., 26. deg. Lat. N.,, moving N.N.V.

It is probably making for Wuchow.J

Rainfall. Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at 10 a.m.. to-day, 0.72 inch. Total since January 167.86 inches against an average · of €9.18 inches deficit 1.32 inches.

Temperature.

The temperature at certain specided centrea this morning a: 6 o'clock wus:-*

Hong Kong Маспо

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77

Pratas Island

81

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70

Shanghai

76

Caught on Empress of BE ON THE LOOK

Japan.

A Russian subject, named V, I. Puogacheff, Was. this morning charged at the Kowloon Police Court with stowing away Hong Kong to Manila on the s.s. Empress of Japan.

from

Calshot, August 18. The curiosity of a bird caused excitement among the Royal Air Force mechanics at Calshot to-day: Detective Sorgeant. Pearson said The engine cowling of one of the that: the ship salled on September speed monoplanes, built to defend 4 and defendant was discovered the Sconelder Trophy, had been re hiding in a lavatory in the first moved. While the mechanics were class part of the boat." absent a bird flow inside and could Defendant said that he stowel not get out again. The complicated away from Shanghal in the dummy array of mechanism, tightly packed | funnel, but this statement la doubt as it is to take up the least possible ful, as machinery in the dummy space, proved, too much for it.

funnel is visited by engineera every four hours.,

$50 fine or a month's imprison ment was imposed."

OUT.

Forged $10 Bank

Notes.

The Police have received a com- munication from and Shanghai Banking Corporation the Hong Kong to the effect that a Chinese and Japanese are reported to be trying to dispose of forged bank notes, to the face value of $10 each, issued on the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, and dated 1920.

The wounded were:-

Pablo Aronas, labourer, sus- tained fractured skull, severe cerebral concussion, and other wounds about the face and head, in serious condition;

Alfredo de la Cruz, native of Paniqui, Tarlac, fractured skull and other wounds in face and head, serious;

Alejandro Aluyen, 28. native of Sison, Pangasinan, wounds in the forehead, allowed to go home after treatment; and

Robert Fajar, bruises on the head.

Astro was finally subdued by steerage passengers and officers of the ship and was turned over to Detective L. Scott, boarding officer of the secret service divi- sion, who called up the Philip- pine General Hospital for an am- bulance. Investigation by detec- tives showed that Astero was being returned to the Philippines by the Hawaiian Sugar Plantera Association as insane

BY 93 VOTES.

Rugby, Yesterday. The House of Commons to-day was occupied with the question

of

procedure.

Premier Introduces Bill, The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay the Na- MacDonald introduced tional Economy Bill to authorise the making of Orders in Council for the purpose of effecting econo- mies. The Bill was read for the first time.

Major Walter Elliot, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, has been added to the British 'Delega tion to the Indian Round Table Con-

the Federal Structure Committee. -British Wireless Service.

WATER POLICEMAN IN TROUBLE.

Going Off with A Barber's Coat.

Mr. Calthrop appeared for the prosecution in the case against Au Yak-fai who was charged in the The second reading will be Kowloon Police Court this morn- taken on Friday.

ing with the theft of a jacket from The object of the Bill is to en-No. 56, Temple Street, and with able Government to bring into misconducting himself as a Police effect, with a minimum of delay, Officer. the economy measures which the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snowden, will, kannounce. together with his taxation pro- posals when he opers the Supple mentary Budget in the House of Commons to-morrow afternoon.

Baldwin's Resolution.

Mr. Baldwin, 8 Lender of the

House, then moved a resolution providing for the Government to take all the time of the House for the rest of the session, and for the disposal of the necessary Budget resolutions in a Commit tee of ways and means by mid- night to-morrow.

Labour Opposition.

Mr. Lees Smith, former Minis- ter of Education, opposed the re- solution which, however, was carried first by 808 votes to 215, and second without a division.

Use of a Wrench, Conflicting reports, were ga- thered regarding the cause of the running amok. Detectives claim that Astero got hold of a wrench and began to hit everybody who came his way without any pro- vocation. Other reports indicat- The Cabinet in meeting this, ed that a Filipino steerage pas- morning gave final consideration senger accused him of stealing to the Budget proposals,

- Bri- 10. Astero resented this ac-tish Wireless Service. cusation and then ran amok.

Astero was taken to secret ser- vice headquarters where he was locked up in solitary confinement. Interviewed, the man, who ap- peared docile but with fiery eyes, stated that he acted in self- defence. He said a steerage pas- senger, whose name he did not remember, attempted to stab him with a knife. He blocked the blow with his right hand.

To

support this statement, he ex-

į

It was stated that lefendant

went to No. 56, Temple Street for a shave, and was noticed by the barber to be searching the packets of a jacket.

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Upon looking a second time, the barber noticed his own jacket had disappeared, also the defendant. Complainant gave chase and

caught up with defendant who was wearing the jacket.

Several witnesses who were pre- sent when defendant wae arrested said he asked for a chance and admitted the theft.

Making a statement this morn ing defendant claimed the jacket as his own and strongly denied the accusations.

Mr. Calthrop suid défendant. and his record was quite a good was a seaman in the Water Police

оле.

the first charge and six weeks on Fourteen days' imprisonment on

the second was imposed.

IS HE MAD?

Struggle with a Passenger.

Surmounting a Difficulty.

London, Yesterday, Politicians have been puzzled hitherto to know how the Govern- ment proposed to pass the econo- my measures in time to be effec- tive in the present financial year, in view of the inevitable delay necessary in passing the ordinary Bill as well as the organised ob- On the arrival of the R.M.S. struction to be expected from the Empress of Japan from Manila Chinese Labourites. The method was yesterday morning,

REMOVED IN STRAIT JACKET.

divulged when the National Eco- steerage passenger named Yeung

hibited his hand, which was eutnomy Bill was presented by Mr. Tso! (31) was removed from the

A Silent Spell.

Then he lapsed into a silent spell and refused to go on further with his story. At about 7 o'clock last evening, he was given his meal. Considerable time was spent by detectives trying to make him, eat. He inspected the food carefully, appearing to fear he was going to be poisoned. It was only after he had been as- sured that he ate reluctantly. The man will be sent to the In- salar Paychopatic Hospital for observation.

MacDonald in the House of Com-ship and taken to the Mental Hos- mons to-day, enabling the Gov-pital for observation as he is be ernment to effect certain econo- lieved to be insane," mies by Orders-in-Council, which It is understood that Yeung be- are decrees not requiring Parlia-haved in a queer manner during mentary sanction.

the voyage and eventually gave a certain amount of trouble, as the result of which he was placed under restraint for the rest of the voyage.

The Labourites are opposing this strenuously--Reuter.

RESTORED TO FAVOUR,

Nanking, Yesterday..

Young was removed at about 11 o'clock yesterday morning in a

The Rengo New Agency, having stralt jacket and strapped to a through its manager, Mr. Inosuke stretcher and appeared to be in a Furuno, expressed regrets at cer-fighting mood, shouting and strug- The steerage quarters of the pala- tain news reports sent by some of gling. He was place in a motor tial Canadian Pacific liner, with 57 their correspondents in China, the ambulance on arrival at Hong thrown into considerable excitement auch regrets and arrange the res Filipinos and 18 Chinese, was Waichiaopu, has agreed to accept Kong and driven to the Mental IIDS- during the assault. Women and toration of facilities and courtesies children screamed and in the mad accorded scramble for cover, some sustained

Agency, slight juries.

pital,

the Rengo. Sinanews RAMSAY'S BIRTHDAY Scots to Hold a Dinner

Pablo Aronas was the first to be assaulted. The wild man got hold who were taken by the ambulance It is alleged that they have over of Aronas by the neck and cons of the Philippine General Hospital $2,000 worth of these notes; and tinued pounding on his head with called by Detective Scott. At a that they have not been very suc- the iron wrench until he dropped fato hour last night, the two were cessful in trying to sell them is unconscious. Alfredo de la Cruz still unconscious. Tientsin and Fakhoi. There is

in London.

NON-POLITICAL,

Rugby, Yesterday.

Its, fluttering attracted attention, but no one could help, And it seemed If its life" was to be saved and serious damage to the structuro

This is the third time this year Arrangements have been made avoided; that the whole engine

the likelihood, though, of them st went to, the vlotim's rescue and he also was overpowered. Ten men would have to be removed. This of only two hours, but this has been tempting to dispose of the notes Jumped on Astero to save the life amok on an Empress ship. In the non-political character to be given that a steerage passenger has run for a complimentary dinner of a work takes two days and the gradually increased. Even to-day, Hong Kong, so the Police are taking The Duke of Gloucester has made mechanics started on the work, however, the engine is, worn out every precaution to prevent any of De la Cruz but all their efforts two earlier cases on the Empress by Scots to Mr. MacDonald in Lon

Then luckily the bird solved the after fifteen hours running. Half such possibility

proved fruitles Astero got a good of Russia and the Empress of dun on October 12, his Mrthday.... . excellent progress since his opera-

firm grip on De la Cruz and con- Canada, respectively, Filipinos Many Scottish Associations in tion for appendicitis and, it is un-problem by finding its way out and of this time is lost in testing or Warming up for the

tinued to hit him with the wrench.

were concerned, and both cases re- London are represented on the or derstood, that he will shortly join flying away.

Two Still Unconscious Bulted in deaths,

ganbing Committee which has the The two Filipinos, Correa and support of Scots eminent in litera- Alejandro Aluyen and Roberto Fajar were two of this other Fill- Bilas were tried at the Assize ture, art, law and commerce.

Lord Elgin will preside.-Bri- pino labourers who were attempting here, found to be Insane, and to rescue Aronas and De la Cruz, sent to the Mental Hospital. ^ -- tish Wireless Service.

rescue"“Aronas

the King and Queen at Balmoral; probably visiting Princess Mary Viscountess Harewood at her Yorkshire home on his way north

British Wireless Service,

Delicate Engines. Notwithstanding...... their⠀⠀

aparking plugs never last for more There is no good, supposing that huge than an hour, and laborious tests you can recreate the India of ten power, these engines are extra have been made with all kinds of years ago any more than it is pos- ordinarily delicate. Their life is a plugs, even six-penny ones, to see sible to recapture the atmosphere

of childhood.Lord Irwin, very short one. The first had a life which give the best results.