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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

(Incorporated In Hong Kong.)

ESTABLISHED

TO-DAY'S

The

DOLLAR. closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 15. 04.

Bolibom

DUNLOP * Reinbrood

Modoc Crea

WEATHERING THE

CRISIS

SIK YUE CLUB CASE.

No. 27,909

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1931.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

POUND AND RUPEE

GANDHI EXPRESSES

PURCHASE OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROHIBITED

BRITONS STOLIDLY. CALM

-GOVERNMENT KEEPING •AN EYS ON PROFITEERS.

been received.

gency of such a step.

F

the

JAPAN AND CHINA

THE PROBLEM OF MANCHURIA.

Premises Used As A Gaming House. MAGISTRATE'S FINDING.

Mr. Williams, Magistrate, gave

SURPRISE.

Local Branch Pedder Bldg. Tel. 24554.

KOWLOON'S NEW RESERVOIR-

HELPING TO SOLVE THE

URGENT APPEAL Judgment, this morning in this case INDIANS IGNORED LOCAL WATER PROBLEM

DON'T AGGRAVATE

SITUATION.

Geneva, Yesterday. "Surprise was expressed in League circles to-day at delay, on the part of the Japanese. in not more fully informing the League of the events in Man- churia.

Signor Lerroux, (President of the Council). Lord Cecil, Dr. Curtius, and Signor Grandi are, at present, engaged in a private meeting with Chinese and Japan- ese representatives. The purpose of the meeting is to draw up the

CONGRESS CANNOT

SUPPORT MEASURES

which bas caused "bome public interest in the Colony recently.

After reviewing the facts of the case, his Worship said that he had not the alightest hestation in com- ing to the conclusion that the pro- secution's story was substantially correct, and thut of the defence no- thing but à tissue of lies. He held

London, Yesterday. Because Indians were not_con- the Police account to be true, and

decision to held that defendants had taken part sulted regarding the

the. rupee on sterling.. in a game of chance, namely fahbase kai, and also that commission was Mahatma Gandhi in London

nounced that the Indian National The Sik Yue Club, his Worship, Congress would not be able to sup- ruled, was not a private house. He port the measures as requested by attached great importance to the Sir Samuel Hoare. fact that they did hot produce the membership books when naked by

taken.

terms of an appeal to be forward- STOP PRESS

ed to China and Japan. Å re- quest will also be addressed to both sides to abstain from all acts likely to aggravate the situation.

Rugby, Yesterday.

An Eye on Profiteers. The London Stock Exchange

While it is anticipated there will be opened for business to will be some rise in the prices of morrow morning as usual. This commodities, it is believed rises early resumption of business will not be large and Government affords another indication of the will, so far as possible, keep a calmness with which yesterday watchful eye to prevent profiteer- morning's announcement of the ing.

Treasury Order. decision to suspend the Gold

under The Treasury, Standard has Throughout the country to-day powers conferred by Clause Three banking and other business pre-of the Gold Standard Amendment ceeded on normal lines, and there Act, which was passed through

Japanese Vicwpoint. was a complete absence of ex-both Houses of Parliament, and

The Japanese representative citement. Government and busi-received Royal Assent yesterday, ness houses are readjusting their to-day issued an Order prohibit fully endorsed Lord Cecil's noble that his ideas in view of the changed ing the purchase of foreign ex- sentiments and snid situation and Ministers are con- change except for normal trad-Government was most anxious to

requirements, contracts

respect the Briand-Kellogg Pact. centrating on steps that may being necessary to counteract adverse existing before September 21, He referred to the big Japanese effects. The essential soundness and an amount reasonable for population and the of the internal situation is fully travelling or other personal pur- Japanese interests in Manchuria. British and Foreign | The Japanese Government he recognised, and it is realised that poses. the country's resources are enor-bank's in London are co-operating said, was most desirous to set mous, and no real internal dif-in putting the Order into operate a hundred outstanding Sino- tion. There were no official for Japanese questions of a disturb- ficulties are feared.

It is, indeed, becoming increaseign exchange quotations to-day-ing character: ingly clear that it was the trou- bles of other countries that made

Premier Ordered Rest, The Prime Minister is feeling it impossible for Britain to remain the effects of fatigue and over- on medical on a Gold Standard. Foreign strain and, acting banks, nervous about their posi-advice, he is leaving London to- tion, had been removing money night for a few days' rest in the deposited in London and convert- country.-British Wireless Ser; ing it from sterling into their vice

own currency.

In this way

£43,000,000 was

Holland's Embargo on Gold. Copenhagen, Yesterday, Government has placed an em- days at the end of last week and bargo on the export of gold.

withdrawn in three and a half

..U.S. Government's Opinion. Washington, Yesterday. The United States' Govern-

enormous

Chinese Viewpoint. The Chinese representative dwelt on the fact that Chinese soldiers and the populace, acting under the instructions of the Government, had very carefully refrained from conduct likely to

As we go to press 籍 Reuter's cable of importance is to hand. It says that a decision on the question of an early General Election is

likely to be reached-in the

to

next few days. Mr. Ramsay: MacDonald, dur- .. ing his holiday, is cogitate his destiny. In Conservative circles it is believed he will decide to ap- peal to the country at the end of October the tariff (ssue. Almost 50 per cent. of the Liberal Members of the House of Commons have offered to support Mr. MacDonald, and there is evidence of growing unrest in the Labour Party at Mr. Henderson's flirtations with the National Government.

an-

Mahatma Gandhi sympathised with the British Nation in the pre- sent crisis, but was pained because the British Government's decision Implied that Indians were not yet fit to be consulted on mattera of

the most vital importance-Router. Government of India's Independent

BIG JOB COMPLETED

INSPECTION BY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Pioneer Equipment.

Hong Kong's water problem, concrete, 7,500 rock face blocks, so acute only two or three years and 7,000 fine face blocks. The ago, is rapidly being solved, blocks were all made on, the site with the completion of various by the Hong Kong Excavation, works in connection with the Pile Driving and Construction,

Mun scheme; and it Company, Limited. Shing will disappear entirely when other actual and projected con- The Company, which was re- servation work is completed.

Pressmen yesterday were pri-sponsible for the whole of the Dam, may justly be termed pion- vileged to be present at an in-work on the Kowloon Byewash formal inspection of the new Kowloon Byewash Dam, which is eers in the use of most modern situated in beautiful surround equipment for transportation of Rugby, Yesterday. a. discussion of the ings in a valley about five miles materials and supplies, and for Federal Structure Committee of the up the Taipo Road. The reser the pouring and depositing of

voir has a capacity of 185 mill-concrete.

In the first place, sand was Round Table Conference to-day, Mr. Gandhl, referred to the delion gallons, and a road runs transported in the company's cision regarding the Gold Standard across it to the Filter Station; at junks from the beaches at Hami Shek Lai Pui, passing en route Wan, then transhipped by truck and stabilisation of the rupee an the underground service reser- nounced yesterday by Sir Samue! voir, which has a capacity of up the Taipo Road to the Unload- Hoare and said, that while every 11 million gallons, and covers ing Station. From that point an thoughtful Congressman raust sym an area of over two acres. This Berial cableway was, used to take pathino with the British Nation in

During

Attitude.

line.

the Colonial

The stone used was quarried on the site, and crushed in gyratory crushers, specially de- signed for high capacity of out- put.

this crisis he must express his sur- underground reservoir is turfed it across the valley to the Block- prise and sorrow that the decision over, and is used for storage of yard and Concreting Tower.

filtered water. It is connected was taken over the heads of, the

It was in his up with the cross-harbour pipe Indian Legislature. view, a proof of the independent

Distinguished Parly. Attitude of the Government of

"A "Robot Tower," The General Officer Command- India.

ing, H.E. Major-General J. WThe 120-foot high concreting Only Thing to. Do. Sir Madadabhoy said, in the cir. Sandilands, and

Mr. W. T. tower, fabricated of steel, had a cumstances, he thought the Indian Secretary, Hon. Government had done the only Southorn, headed the party.of large concrete mixing plant at Council Members and Govern-its base. From this plant the thing they could do.

The Committee has concluded ment Officials. who made the batches of concrete were hoisted Hon. Mr. top of the tower. The chute, a others being the discussion of relations, between the tour of inspection yesterday, to the mouth of a chute at the modern introduction into the two Chombers and passed on to a consideration of the strength and W. E. L. Shenton, the Honor reinforced concrete field, was an composition of the Federal Legis. S. W. T'so, the Hon. Sir Shou-son lature, including propositions in Chou, the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabas- ingenious and flexible arrange- each Chamber to be assigned to ter (Attorney-General), the Hon.ment of cables, pulleys, and the States and British-India res- Commander G. F. Hole, the Hon. weights, by which the concrete Mr. J. P. Braga, the Hon. Mr, could be placed at any part of pectively,

the H. T. Creasy (D.P.W.), Mr. E. W the dam workings with ease and It weighed twelve It is announced First defendant, who had a pre- an apurthala has ac- Carpenter (assistant D.P.W.); dispatch

conviction for gambling, cepted an invitation to join the Mr. R. M. Henderson (assistant tons, plus the weight of four Round-Table Conference-British D.P.W.), and Mr. C. W. E. men permanently, stationed upon Second defendant $75.

Bishop, (engineer, Waterworkia). it, and its radius included the They were received by Captain full length, "depth, and breadth The rest, convicted of participat-Wireless Service. quiry and concluded by declaring ing in the game, $5 each.

B. M. Ede, (chairman of the of the dam. Hong Kong Excavation, Pilo that Japanese occcupation was

Driving and Construction Com- To reach the dam proper a con- extending, and that Japanese

pany, who built the dam), Mr. crete access road was cut from troops must be withdrawn im- mediately..

Gray, of the Excavation Com- the Taipo Road, through the The pany, and Mr. H., H. Rose, Gov- granite of the hillside.

road winds up to and over the ernment Supervisor on the site.

stata a case on law and facts.

His Worship announced fines, as follows:---

aggravate the situation. But the situation in Manchuria was grow the Police. Concluding he said ing worse, and he asked the

that there was enough evidence to Council to order a withdrawal of show that the premises were used Japanese troops to their originas & gaming house. al position, and that the Japan- Mr. Hall Brutton-I give notice as the pace was accelerating aus- pension of the Gold Standard Act!

ese request for an adjournment of appeal, and ask your Worship to became imperative. Throughout

Continuing, the Chinese repre- the days of the crisis ready sym-ment, it is stated, regards Bri- should no longer be delayed. pathy and assistance was forth-tain's suspension of the gold sentative emphasised that the to improve question before the Council was coming from France and America standard as likely where three-quarters of the economic conditions in Britain the Invasion of Chinese territory. It was an urgent question for available gold supply of the and elsewhere. The move is re- world is held. The Bank of garded as more as an adoption settlement. He proposed the ap France did not withdraw any of of a variable. standard than a pointment of a committee of en- their money deposited in Lon-complete abandonment of the don. It remained here intact, gold standard, and one One immediate and inevitable will be stronger competition be effect of the change was the de- tween certain British and Ameri- preciation of the pound sterling, can exports.

No less, inevitable is some dis- location of the foreign trade and finarice difficulties all of which will be adjusted by the countries concerned...

effect

Wall Street Gloom Dispelled.

League's Resolutions, New York, Yesterday.

The President of the Council Wall Street's gloom occasioned moved a resolution to address an by panic selling was dissipated urgent appeal to the Governments to-day, and cheers greeted the of China and Japan to abstain announcement of the re-opening from any act of a nature sua- In well-informed circles the of the London Stock Exchange. ceptible to aggravate the situa

International Conference.

view is held that one result of

vicus $100.

He also ordered conflication of

$284.05 picked up on the tables, and also the dice, counters, etc.

13 well-to-do The case concerns Chinese members of the Club who were held by the Police as the re-

mises-506-510,

ult of a raid on the Club's pre- West-early in August.

Queen's Roed,

that

FINE GENERALLY,

The Royal Observatory's re- port issued to-day at 10.81 a.m.

Bays:

Special Road Made.

The new reservoir forms part dam, being ten feet wide at this of the Shing Mun scheme, same point, after which it continues of the water from the river of for about another mile, ending, that name finding its way intojat the Filter Station and Under- Reservoir at

the dam by way of an overflow ground Service. The initial flurry, in which

COMMANDER OF THE strengthened and is central to

the present crisis may be a stocks were irregular and with change of opinion among some lower tendency soon changed and of the Powers which hitherto the composure of the market at have shown no sympathy with closing was distinctly easy.

Sterling, which started slight the proppaal which for the past)

He also

tion or prejudice a pacific settle ment of the problem. moved another resolution to seek, consultatively with the re- China and presentatives of Japan, adequate means in order twelve months has been favouredly lower, later joined the upward to enable both countries imme in England for securing by means movement and closed 4.20.

of joint action, following an in- ternational conference, a remedy around

F

diately to withdraw their respec-

The Canadian dollar was weaktive troops without endangering

about 92. -

Reuters the security and lives of their

for the situation caused by the American. Service,

present unequal distribution of the world's supply of gold. The Bank of England has, in this

Protecting Belgian Securities. Brussels, Yesterday. Drastic measures to check a

nationals or protecton of their properties.

POSEIDON.

Appointment to the Titania.

The Admiralty announces the appointment of Lt-Comdr. B..W. Galpin to Titania, depot ship of the Sixth Submarine Flotilla.. Lt. Comdr. Galpin was Command- ing Officer of HM. submarine

ex-Poseidon when on June 9 of this

Unanimous Support. The whole Council associated connection, been making every slump in Belgian securities in itself with the sentiments effort to promote co-operation clude the formation of a consor-

year she was rammed by a Chinese with a view to finding a remedy tium of the leading bankers pressed in the resolutions.

steamer of Wei-Hal-Wet ̈áñd sunk By a Lord Cecil accepted the reso- with heavy loss of life. and those efforts will be con- backed by 1,000,000,000 francs Lord Cecil's Appeal... tinued, while Government will to support the market if neces-lution but appealed to the Japan- Court-martial held on July 1 he continue to emphasise the ur-sary. Reuter.

ese representative to hasten the receipt of instructions. If the was sentenced to be severely re- According to Mr. Hai Chung- ·MISSING BANK MANAGER. Chinese representative's state primanded and dismissed his ship. His prémation to his present rank ment, that hundreds of men, ming, a sub-accountant, the malas-

The manager of the Kowloon women and children had been dates from September, 1926. Be- ing, manager was

As entrusted with

Branch of the National and Com- killed in Manchuria was true, it fore joining the Poseidon he was this large sum of money last Sun-mercial Bank, 144, Des Voeux Road Indicated that grave events were serving in the Alacto, depot ship day. He was to have taken it from Central,, is reported to the Police occurring there, and the matter, of the 5th Submarine Flotilla, kis the Kowloon branch, at 863, as having disappeared. At the therefore, was urgent, and in-appointment being both for service Nathan Road, to the head office at same time, it is alleged that structions from the Japanese In submarines and Instructional

(Continued on Page 12.). Hong Kong,

$15,000 are missing.

duties.

The typhoon is near the moving N.N.W. Pescadores, and threatening the coast be- tween, Amoy and Foochow

The anticyclone has

the S.E. of Hokkaido..

Local forecast-N.W. winds, moderate; fine generally.

Typhoon Warning. Manila, September 28, 10 a.m.-Cyclone or typhoon near or over, the Formosa Channel, moving N.N.W.

M

Rainfall

Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at 10 am. to-day, nil. Total since January 1-71.44 faches against an average of 2.23 73.67 inches - deficit Inches.

Temperature.

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

Manila

• Hong Kong Macao... Praths Island.

82

777

79

Foochow 'Amoy

Chefoo Shanghai

78

86

60 72-

noon.

Some Figures,

!

Additional work, apart from

from the Shek Pal Pui Dam near-Shek Lai Pui. by. At the present moment it is overflowing, and presented a the Dam itself, was the making beautiful spectacle in the tril of an overflow channel twelve liant sunshine yesterday after feet wide and 800 feet long, which was constructed to lead off the overflow waters from the The wall of the dam is 50 feet old Shek Lai Pui Reservoir into long at the bottom, increasing to the Reservoir at the Byewash. 365 feet at the top. It has a This overflow channel is 100 width, or thickness, of 84 feet at feet higher at its intake than at

It makes its base, tapering to twelve feet its outlet end,

beautiful and most valuable ad- at the top.

As is usual in this type of dition to the system of water job, various incidental dimical conservation and supply in Kow- ties cropped up from tired to loon, deter

Efficient Department.” time, but in spite of that the

An inspection of the scheme work, commenced in July, 1929, was completed in May this year. convinces one of the efficiency Situated 270 feet above, sea and spirit of progress in which level, the height of the wall the water supply problem is be from washout to overflow is 111 Ing tackled by the Department feet; and to the top of the afohes of Publile Works. It is highly providing for the overflow 118 reassuring to find that the safety foet: There are sixteen arches, and convenience of the general cach of twelve-foot span. public has been so carefully stud- Materials used in construction led, and is being so thoroughly Included 29,000 cubic yards of catered for.