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No. 27,910 HONG KONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1931.

THE MANCHURIAN

SQUABBLE

LOBBY RUMOURS AT

THE LEAGUE

RUSSIA BACKING

JAPAN?

J

JAPAN TO REFUSE ENQUIRY

BY LEAGUE? *

Geneva, Yesterday, A private sitting of the Coun oil broke up at 9 o'clock to-night. It had lasted two reached no solution.

hours but

A Japanese statement

was

Inted to Members of the Council. U.S. Support for League.

Washington, Yesterday. Mr. Stimson has communicated to Geneva assurances of Ameri- ea's support in the attitude of the League toward the Sino- Japanese trouble in Manchuria. made to the Council on events in Mr. Stimson in his note said that Manchuria up to September 21, he had already urged cessation of hostilities and withdrawal added that Govern-:

from the present danger point, ment was doing its utmost not and would continue carnestly to to agravate the situation.

work for the restoration of peace. He said that he was despatching similar Notes to Japan and China.

and it was

It is authoritatively denied that Mr. Alfred Sze will make a statement on the situation at to- morrow's plenary sitting of the Assembly.

Public Meeting Postponed. A large crowd gathered in the public meeting to hear what progress had been made in thei Council at 6.45 this evening for the Sino-Japanese_incident......... Mr. Sze had just seated him- self when a message caused him to jump up, snatch his papers

Report Denied,

FORGED NOTES CASE.

Prisoner: "Done Out of Cumshaw."

LOOTING FOR BUYERS.

Kony Sze-yik, one of the pri- soners in the "forged bank notes"

cuse, continued his evidence before

Mr. Justice Lindsell at the Assizes

this morning. Answering Mr. Rin-shing Lo, he described how he went with Wong To-po, the latter's father-in-law, and a man named Kwan to the Pollez Station, where Wong Topo laid a charge of fraud.

Mr. Le: It is suggested that you have helped other people to defraud Wong To-po?That is not true.

Do you say that you yourself have been defrauded?—Yes, by Ah Pang, the interpreter, and "the European."

And by the other prisoner in the dock? Yes.

How do you mean.

That you have been done out of your little

"eumshaw?”—~—Yes. ·

When did you realise that?-On Ab July 24, immediately after Pang absconded.

You are quite sure there was no indication that hc was in the swindle until he left you?--Yes.

Wheels Within Wheels. Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, for the Crown, proceeded to cross-examine. detail how Witness explained' in

Moscow, Yesterday. Reports that Voroshiloff, Com- missar of War, had left for the Far East by air are denied by the Tass Agency, which asserts he met the man Pang at 17, Aber- thut he attended military man-deen Street on July 21, was shown ceuvres in Moscow to-day. a sample note, and went out look- He ing for potential "buyers." Reuter.

-introduced the subject to Wong To-pa, whom he already know; in the street, on July 22. Wong promised to see what he father-in-law would do.

WANCHAL RIOT.

Japanese Shops Stoned.

Did you know at that time what you would get out of any deal you made?—No.

Witnces said an arragement' was

NAVAL TRUCE

SIGNOR GRANDI'S PLANS FAVOURED.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1s. 14.

SHARE

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

Manager.

DUNLOP Special

Extra

Construction

For

Overseas

Motoring Conditions.

FORT MOTOR CYCLE TYRES.";

LOCAL BRANCH,

Pedder Bldg.

MARKET SIR ARTHUR WHEELER

DOWN.

Erratic Moments of Exchange.

AN ADVERSE EFFECT.

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The official summary issued by

U.S. ACCEPTANCE the Stock Exchange to-day stated:

JAPAN AND POLAND

DISSENT.

Geneva, Yesterday. Mr. Hugh Gibson, on behalf of the United States, accepted Signor Grandi's proposals for a truce in naval construction after

Lord Cecil made a statement in accordance with Mr. Baldwin's announcement in the House of Commons.

Owing to the erratic movements of exchange our market has been adversely affected, and prices were marked down all round.

Banks were obtainable at $2,000. The London rate la £99 (Middle).

Unions could have been obtain- ed at $525,

Steamboats were on offer at $28.

at Waterboats were in demand

$28.

Wharves were in the market at

Raubs had sellers at $871⁄2-

$160.

were

Docks were in' request at $30.

shares S:C, Motors "1" wanted at $10.95. -

Providents (old) were done at SG and the new shares could have been obtained at $3.10.

Hotels (old) were on offer at $16.

Lands, after being done at $88 were still on offer at this rate at the close.

Realties could have been obtain- ed at $16.80.

Ewos, 'which wore reported have been done to the North Taels 164, closed in demand Taels 15.90.

COMMITTED

ALLEGED FRAUDULENT

CONVERSION

£22,000 INVOLVED

OF

AFFAIRS OF LARGEST FIRM

OUTSIDE BROKERS IN ENGLAND.

London, Yesterday. consider such an audit' was ne

Sir Arthur Wheeler and Mr.¦cessary, George Victor Smith have been committed to stand trial at the Leicester Assizes.-Reuter.

Leicester, July. 29.

Sir Arthur Wheeler appered at the Leicester Police Court to any to answer summonses allcg ing the fraudulent conversion of sums of money entrusted to hing by clients amounting to between £22,000 and £23,000.

Summonses.

The summoneses could be put into three groups:

1. In which clients had sent certificates of War stock in order that the proceeds could be used for purchasing Con- version stock;

Cheques for the purpose of purchasing War stock; and 3. Cheques sent for the pur

pose of purchasing Conver- sion stock.

Business Reviewed. Mr. Paling said that the busi Jointly summoned with himness in which the defendants was Mr. George Victor Smith, were concerned was commenced formerly his partner in Arthurin 1899 in the name of Blake and 'Wheeler, and carried on in the at Wheeler and Company, of Leices-ity of Leicester. In 1910 that

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Trams were obtainable at $23. Star Ferries were in demand at $95%.

China Lights were on offer at $29.

Electrics, after being the medium of sales at $812, closed with Lord Cecil proposed that all

Telephones (part paid) were States should declare by Novem-sellers at $81.

dealt in at $33. ber. I what they are prepared to do for the work of pacification.

Cements (combined) were dis- There were only two dissen-

further sellers at this rate.

ter, probably the largest firm of partnership was dissolved, and from 1910 to 1920 Sir Arthur outside brokers in the country.

Great local interest was taken alone under the title of Arthur Wheeler carried on the business in the proceedings. Sir Arthur Wheeler and Co.

Jn 1920 Mr. Wheeler is a Justice of the Smith, who had been employed **** Peace for the County of Leices by the firm, became a partner. ter, and his whole career has The partnership existed...until been closely associated with the March, 1931, when a receiving city.

order was made against the two Mr. G. R. Paling, the Treasury defendants on their own petition. solicitor, appeared for the Direc- In 1910 a company was form- tor of Public Prosecutions, unded known as the Midland Indus-

the Board of Trade.

and that title was altered later Sir Arthur Wheeler was re-to M.L.G. Trust, Ltd., familiarly

Four" with the President of the composed of youths and boys, ston- made. by which the sellers got 55/tors; Japan urged postponement posed of at $19% and closed with with him was Mr. H. Ward, of trial and General Trust, Ltd.,

per cent, of the face value of the until the Disarmament Confer- notes (amounting to $5,600), he ence, and Poland wanted full

U.S. Reservation. Washington, Yesterday.

Ropes changed hands at $21; and

at

and leave the room. It appears As a sequel, it is believed,. to that he was summoned to join 4; "anti-Japanese". meetings earlier in private conclave of the "Bix the day, a mob of Chinese, chiefly Council and the Japanese repre-ed Japanese shops in the Wanchai sentative. It was then announc-district last night. ed that the public meeting had The chief sufferers were Messrs. himself $1,000, and Wong To-no guarantees from her neighbours, had further scilers at this quota-preschted by Mr. Frederick van known as "M.I.G." The shares been postponed.

H. Honda and Company, who-had-a-$500. Everything seems dominated plate-glass, window broken, and This evoked a remark from His by the Sino-Japanese conflict. "Nagasaki Joe's" restaurant, the Lordship that Wong was quite pre- Alarming Rumours. front of which was almost complete-pared to cheat his father-in-law, to It is reported in the lobbies ly shattered. Minor damage was which Mr. Fitzroy replied, "I have that the Japanese representa-done to other windows in Hen- always suggested that he was quite tive has been instructed to re-nesty and Lockhart Roads. prepared to cheat anybody, My fuse a League enquiry into the American and British sailors in Lord. I have never suggested to Manchuria imbroglio. It is also the vicinity assisted the Police to the jury that he was anything else reported that Japanese military restore order, and an emergency but a rogue." authorities in Manchuria are besquad under Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse Evidence Objected To. ing backed up by Russia.

arrived a little later, remaining to Mr. Fitzroy was proceeding with Harbin Occupied.

when Mr. cross-examination, The Chinese delegation receivet going round the district this Leo d'Almada,, jun., (for second ed from. their Government at morning. Four boys were taken accused, Guimaraes), objected Nanking to-day telegrams indi- into custody last night by the certain questions. cating that the Japanese had oc- Police, but were not charged. cupied Harbin.

patrol the vicinity.

Patrols were his

to

tion.

den Berg, K.C., und Mr. Smith by in the company were held prin- . Watsons were obtainable

Mr. Eustace Fulton.

cipally by Sir Arthur Wheeler $17.45.

The allegation made by Mr. and his family, and the object of The United States favours the Constructions, cum rights, were Faling, appearing for the Public it was to take over the dealing Italian proposal of a one-year on offer at $13.

Prosecutor, in opening the eases, business of Sir Arthur Wheeler naval building holiday, declares

was that money and stock sent and Co. An agreement was en- Mr. Stimson, but the U.S. will BRITISH ASSOCIATION to the firm of Arthur Wheeler tered into under which every expect to continue her present

construction destroyer

under any agreement gramme reached in connection, with such a holiday, Reuter's American Service.

pro-

Mr. Baldwin's Statement. In the House of Commons, re Points in the plying to Mr. Thurtle, Mr. Bald- evidence, he said, were inadmis-win said that instructions had It is understood that the Japan-sible against his client, who was

(Continued on Page 9.). being charged with a joint offence together with the witness.

The telegrams have been com-jese Consul-General, Mr. T. Yoshida, municated to the Secretary-Gen- will confer with the Inspector- cral of the League with the re- General of Police on the position quest that they should be circu-to-day.

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.

Sir Samuel Hoare on. Federation.

Two

or three points had been raised in the examination-in-chief, upon which he had said nothing, but he 28signed to the States and British now, thought, it time to bring up fadia respectively.

All-India Federation.

the matter.

the

Mr. Fitzroy contended that his Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of questions were admissible. The State for India, intervened in the man had given evidence, and he was discussions this afternoon when he entitled to cross-examine 'upon it, said he was just as anxious to see I was not as if he were making a an effective All-India Federation statement. He realised that the brought Into operation as he was Crown.could not have called last Autumn. He would regard man as a witness. as one of the conditions of euch a Mr. d'Almada, quoted Russell in Federation sufficient representa- support of his contention that un- tion of Princes and their effective less an accomplice had been grant- participation at a reasonably early ed a pardon, or pleaded guilty, hig date as one of the absolute condi-evidence could not be admissible ¡tions of constitution, but as to per-against the man with whom he was Lord Sankey announced at to-fcentages, number of seats and other jointly charged 4. day's meeting of the Federal mattere he would rather hear the Mr. Fitzroy stated that the point Structure Committee that there views of others at the Round had been raised in that Court be would

of the Table. For himself he was, how bo & meeting Minorities Committed next week. ever, nervous of making the Cham-

LARGE CHAMBERS.

Rugby. Yesterday,

It is anticipated that the Com-ber too big in size to be manage mittee will conclude consideration [able.

for Chlef Justice Gollan...

"

Mr. Justice Lindsell remarked that that did not prevent it..being

raised now.....

of the four headings tabulated by Views on this" matter were sub- Mr. Fitzroy agreed, and then re- Lord 'Sankey and, which have been sequently expressed by Mr. Sastri, ferred to the right of questioning under examination during the past Mr. Mitter, Zafrullah Kahn, Ujjal, such a witness and the validity of few days by noon on Friday, and the Chief of Sangli, Mr. Gavin the evidence would be another ques- their Chairman will then proceed to Jones and Dr. Ambedkar.

tion for the Judge and jury to do draft a report on the discussions,

Federal Finance, ALAS cide. Federal Legislature, * To-morrow the Committee wili || · · d'Almada emphasised, the To-day discussions were resumed stort on the discussion of the point that an accomplice was a upon the question" of the strength difficult subject of Federal competent witness unless he was and composition of the Federal Finance as betweon States and under joint trial, as was precisely Legislature, including the pro-Provinces and the Central Govern the case they now had. portions in each Chamber to be ment-British Wireless Service.

(Continued on Faga 6.)

FINE,

The Royal Observatory's re- port issued at 10.23 a.m. to day says:-

The typhoon. Is about 200 miles E.N.E. of Foochow, mov- ing N.E

The anticyclone remains central to the SE. of Hokkai do.

Forecast:-W. winds, moder- ate; fine.

Typhoon Warning. A Manila, September 24, 10.25 a.m.--Typhoon in about 122 deg. Long. E., and 26 deg. Lat`: N., recurving North-eastward.

Rainfall.

Rainfall for 24 houre and ad at 10a.m. to-day, nil. Total since January 1-71.44 inches against an average of

78.96 inches delcit 2.62 inches.

Temperature. The temperature at certain apecified centres this morning

at o'clock was:-

Hong Kong

80

Macão

70

Pratas Island

81

Manila

·77

Foochow

76

Amoy Chefoo

MEETINGS.

Faraday Centenary Celebrated:

General

and Co. by clients for the pur- transaction carried out by Arthur had been Wheeler and Co. was for and on chase of other stock converted by the defendants to behalf of M.I.G., except when of their own use. In all there were the purely stockbroking concern. twenty-six summonses, and they There was a payment of £15,000 concerned sums of money rang- to Mr. Smith. ·

ing from £100 to £3,900.

Stir in Court.

Arthur Wheeler and Co. carried out transactions, and contracts London, Yesterday.

There was a stir-in Court when were entered into by them with Smuts delivered the Mr. Paling said that in March, the public, who had no knowledge main address of the day as Prest-1930, the Bank of England came of this concealed private com- dent of the British Association In to hear of the complaints of cus- pany, Central Hall. He gave a "Scicnti- tomers of the firm that they had Mr. Paling then dealt speck- fic World Picture of To-day" and not received their share carti- fically and at length with cor- was accorded a tremendous ovation fcates. The bank was concern- tain of the firm's methods of upon the conclusion of his addressed because the replies which business and transactions, and

Greetings From US.

were being sent out to customers concluding his address said:- General Smuts made a second by Wheeler and Company acem- "There is no doubt that for speech in the course of the dayed to suggest that the delays oc- some time the firm has been us when declaring open the Faraday curred at the Bank of England. ing clients' money for their own Centenary Exhibition.

Sir Arthur attended a conference purposes. They have been mak On this occasion the company at the bank, and he told Six ing untrue excuses as to non-de- liatened-in to a speech of American Ernest Harvey, the deputy gov livery of stock, and in the course greeting by wireless relayed from ernor, that he was doing his best of the bankruptcy, statements New. York.

to liquidate the position, and urg- have been made by both defend- ed that nothing should be done to gnts, which will be put in evid- reflect publicly on, the credit of ence, and in which Sir Arthur his firm or a very large number Wheeler states that he takes of people would be ruined." full responsibility for what has

A Brilliant Gathering. Five thousand of the Empire's most brilliant scientists crowded the Albert Hall to instal General Smuts as the hundredth president of the British Association.

The occasion coincided with the centenary of Michael Faraday, in whose honour was assembled an exhibition of electrical apparatus. General Smuts delivered an' in stallation address-Router.

Main Hope of the Future.

Rugby, Yesterday.

In his inaugural address today, General Smuts sald: that clence was a dominant factor in the in

Independent Audit Refused, been done by the firm. A suggestion was also made "If, after hearing the evidence, by the Treasury that in view of you come to the conclusion that the frequent complaints of the there is a case which should be non-delivery of share certificates investigated by a jury, I ask you. he should permit an independent. to commit both men to the Assizes audit of the accounts. To this on these charges or on others he declined, on the ground that which may be preferred, as the hia was a private firm and of investigations are by no means good standing, and he did not complete."

'

WRISTS SEVERED,

dustrial and economic situation and Whilst putting on a pulley belt the further penetration of science at the Green Island Cement Works

every

UNREGISTERED MUI TSAI.

(Central Police Court).

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For keeping an unregistered mul

into

Avenue of human at Hunghom, Lam. Ping (82), a tsal at 84 Percival Street, หย activity the main hope of coolie, accidentally, slipped, and Chinose widow was this mornings future advance.

was caught in the gears of the Aned $25. It was stated by Inspec- Three hundred papers will be machinery...

tor Fraser of the S.C.A., that the read during the course of meetings He had both hands sovered at woman had had thể girl since 1929, of the various sections of the the wrista, and was removed to the and owing to uncertain conditions Association in the next few days. Kowloon Hospital in a serious con- in the country brought her to

British Wireless Service.

dition.

Hong Kong.