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BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.

FEARS FOR SAFETY DISSIPATED.

MISSING NORWEGIANS.

TRROUGH REUTER'S" ACENCY. ]-

OSLO, Jan. 27. The fears entertained in the United States for the safety of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, which is now installed in camp in Little America, with their supply ship unavailable owing to the unpreced entedly heavy ice barrier, is not shared by the Norweginus in the vicinity.

The Norwegian Government, fol. lowing the American request to sond assistance to Rear Admiral Byrd, have been in communication with the masters of the only Nor- wegian whalers in the neighbour- hood capable of foreing a passage through the ice. and have received replies to the effect that the some- what hazardous venture is not like-"

The whalern ly to be necessary, anticipated that the ice will break up and release Rear-Admiral Bird in February.

Apparently Byrd is not suffering from shortage of supplies as was stated earlier.

of the Meanwhile the manager Norwegian whaler, Kosmos, has requested Rear-Admiral Byrd to search the waters round Balleny Island for the Norwegians, Lier and Schreiner (the latter being the ship's doctor) who left the Kosmos in a Math aeroplane on December

and have not bom seen sine.

do his Byrd has promised to utmost to assist in the search.

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THE TIME FOR

BLANKETS

.

SUGAR

INDUSTRY.

OVER-PRODUCTION CAUSES

DEPRESSION.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Ici, Jan. 99. Lord Olivier and the Commis- sioners appointed by the Secretary for the Colonies to investigate and report upon the state of the sugar industry in the West Indies return- ed to London yesterday.

Lord Olivier etated that they had made a thorough survey of the sugar situation in the West Indies, having visited all the islands and interviewed a great many people. Their report was now completed. and he hoped to present it to the Secretary of State to-day.

Lord Olivier attributes the de. pressed condition of Indian sugar-market to the over- production of sugar in the world.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1930.

BRITAIN & RUSSIAN THE ENFORCEMENT

LOANS.

OF PROHIBITION. -

GOVT.'S CATEGORICAL

"ALLEGED SMUGGLING OF CHAMPAGNE.

STATEMENT.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

[United Press.]

PASSENGERS.

Arrivals.

The following cabin passengers arrived yesterday by the 8.5. Sphinx. from the North:-Mr. J. Watson, Mr. Fong Ku Wen, Mr. Fong Ku Fei, Mr. P. W. Fok, Mr. G. Mor riss, Mr. H. Porter, Mr. E. S. WI WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (inson. Mr. L. Alata, Mr. C. Chen," Mr. J. F. Pilcher, Mr. A. R. Blin- Appearing to-day in answer to a Ruosy, Jan. 27. Mr. Arthur Henderson, Foreign summons by the House Expendikar, Mr. C. O. Cumming, Mr. K. M. Mr. Andrew Cunining, Mr. R. Look, Mr. W. C. Secretary, was questioned in the tures Committee, House of Commons to-day regard. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, Bowling, Mr. R. T. Dennison, Mr. Wong Ngong, Mr. Bassot, Mr. H. ing the Government's attitude in warmly endorsed the proposal tu respect of a loan or grant of credits transfer the work of prohibition C. Chon, Mr. and Mrs. S. Oliveri, by them to the Russian Soviet Gov-enforcement from the Treasury Mr. G Groset, Miss M. C. Faster, Mrs. M. E Lewer and two children, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nilsen and, two ernment. Mr. Henderson replied Department to the Department of

Regalado, Mrs. that un January he informed the Justice,

Marie Soviet Ainbassador that the British Mr. Mellon replied to a question children, Mrs. Government guarantee of a loan by Representative Michael Igos of Pedro, Mr. and Mrs. Timmerman, raised by any foreign Government Illinois by saying that be believedSoeur Madelein, Sosur

Aimée. Soeur Bénédict, Mr. and would be contrary to the consider the Treasury Department had made the Wested policy of the British Govern- "every effort to carry out its Mrs. J. J. Richard and two child- ment and that, consequently, they responsibilities" so long as pro-ren, Mr. J. Roliz and three child hibition enforcement has been in its would find it impossible now to

handa give any undertaking similar to that given in Article 12 of the General Treaty of 1924 by the Labour Government of that day.

With regard to credits, while there was no direct grant of Bri- tish Government credit to the Soviet Government, credits grant ed to trading organizations of the Soviet Government by traders in this country were eligible for guar- tees under the Export Credits Guarantee Scheme, subject to re. ference to the Advisory Committee appointed for that scheme.

MYSTERY FLIGHT OF R.100.

ANOTHER LONG FLIGHT,

[Toroн HELTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, January 28. The airship R.100 with fifty-six persons on board, was sighted near "Yarmouth early this morning after a twenty-two and a half hours It is intended to mystery flight. complete a forty-eight hours flight which will be sufficient to cover 3,000 miles. This, the last of her trials, is needed to prove her air- worthiness.

FURTHER HINDU-MOSLEM

DISTURBANCES.

OFFICERS' MESH ATTACKED.

{THROUGH CENTER'S AGENCY:}

BACC, January 29.

Weltpons

Despite police vigilance, Moslems armed lathis, shovels, and other attacked the medical officers' mess near Wari on Inde pendent Day. A fight ensued with Ilindus.

Several were injured, and a mess steward had to be sent to hospital Reriously wounded. Several dis aurbances occurred alswhere but the police promptly intervened.

LITVINOFF ACQUITTED.-

IMPORTANT SOVIET TRIAL ENDS.

..

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, Jan. 2. Sawli Litvinof, brother of the Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs, and two alleged ACcoin. plices, Joffe and Lidorius, were to- day acquitted on charges brought at the Seine Assizes by the Soviet Government, involving allegations of swindling and forgery.

The Soviet Government alleged. that Litvinoff drew and attempted to negotiate in Paris, £200,000 in sterling bills on account of the Soviet Commercial Mission in Ber- lin, to which he was attached na an official,

Litvinoff maintained that he act ed throughout entirely upon the orders of his superior, 31. Touroff. who was killed in Moscow in 1999.

THE MISUSE OF WAR MEDALS.

CLERGYMAN FINED FOR

WEARING UNEARNED ·

DECORATIONS.

The Rev. Sumul Lynn Thomas, curate at St. Mary's Church, Bal- ham, was summoned at London police-court recently for unlawful- y and without authority wearing the ribbons of two medals, the 1915 Star and an Italian decoration.

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Mr. R. M. L. Howe, for the BE DONE FOR THOSE WHO

CANNOT AFFORD THEN? Director of Public Prosecutions, said the defendant, when conduct. EMBERS of the Committes ating service at the church, wore the

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CHINA'S INDEMNITY.

.: FUND.

STATEMENT OF FINANCES.

[THEODOH KECTER'S AGENCY.} "

LONDON, Jan. 97.

A White Paper issued to-day re- veals that the China Indemnity Fund for the year ended March 21, 1929, shows a balance of £533,000, after deducting £320 expenses incurred by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and £900 paid as advances to certain Chinese Government students who

He declined to answer a question as to whether, he believed that national prohibition has had a fair test during the past 10 years.

:

ren, Mr. R. B. McIntyre, Mrs. R. L. McIntyre, Miss M. Dudley, Miss R. R. Anderson, Mrs. Miller Mille, Mr. J. L. G. Pereira, Mr. Ying Liang Zia. Mr. Kenzaburo Ishii, Mr. Ray- niond R. Baret. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. This is a very controversial sub-Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ruet and hild. Mr. and Mrs. Denoix, Mr. ject," he declared. I don't seg

Lemoine, Com any occasion to express my personal Lemaire, Lieut.

mandant Pallot, Capt. and Mrs. opinions with reference to it."

Denjean and child. Miss Yeran 3. Hancock. Mr and Mrs. Bergé, Mr. Peter Van Campenhout. and Adjudant Lorand.

Continuing his testimony, Mr. Mellon said that in his view the Treasury should be charged with enforcing matters which are not related to penal statutes."

Dr. Doran declined either to con- firm or deny reports to this effect, but said that in any event he would not resign. immediately.

George Wickershum, head of Pre sident Hoover's Law Enforcement Commission, held a conference to- day with Mr. Ogden Mills, Under- Secretary of the Treasury, Dr. Doran and Mr. Seymour Lowman to discuss prohibition enforcement. Later the group met Congressman Parter, chairman of the House For eign Affairs Committee, and Mr. Porter subsequently announced that

were anable to pursue their Uni-he intends to present two bills to versity training in England, owing provide for increase in the enforce- in the cessation of remittances from, ment force. China.

The White Paper adds that simi- lar payments will appear in the accounts for the current year.

CHINA'S NAVAL GROUP

IN AMERICA,

INSPECTION TOUR BEFORE VISIT TO EUROPE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Members of the visiting Chinese Naval Mission, undey Admiral Tu Hai Kuei closed a two-day confer. ence with United States Navy of inls and departed for Philadel phia, where they are to inspect the Navy Yards and air craft factory. During the course of the confer- ence, United States officials verbal ly outlined the organization plan of the U.S. Navy, tracing its his- tory and explaining its operation and training theories.

It is understood, however, that the discussion was confined to gener- alities and principles without the making of any definite arrange- ments which would involve the question of Chinese-American rela

tions.

LEXO-

Tomorrow the mission will fly to the Lakehurst Naval Air Station with a squadron of Navy planes. From Lakehurst, the group is to proceed to Portsmouth to visit the U.S. Navy Yards there.

On January 25 the Chinese will visit Boston and vicinity.

On the 26th the mission is to inspect the Newport War College and the torpedo station.

The New London submarine base will be visited on the 27th.

On January 29 the mission will go to New York, spending that day in seeing the Navy Yard there.

Members of the delegation are to sail on the record-breaking Ger- mah liner Bremen for London, next Wednesday, to continue their in- spection work in Europe,

ANCIENT CHINESE

GAMES.

A REVIVAL MOVEMENT

1

NEW PROHIBITION SCANDAL

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.

Departures.

President Liner

SAILINGS

Weekly Trans-Pacific Service

To San Francisco and' Los Angeles The Sunshine Beit via Honolulu

Fortnightly salilags on Tuesdays Pres. McKinley Tues., Jan, 28, 6a m.

Pron. Grunt. Tues., Feb. 11 Pros, Cleveland„Tues, Feb. 25

To Seattle and Victoria The Short, Straight Route to Amories

Fortnightly mailings on Tuesdara "" Froz. Jeferson..Tuek, Feb. 4, 1 a.m. From, Lincola... Tues., Feb. 18 Pres. Madison.......Tues, Mar, 4

120, 112 Special through rates to Europe vin United States. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada,liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.

Europe and New York Direct

ROUND THE WORLD

Forcaightly sellings on Sunday via Manila. Strain, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria Naples, Genox, Mirsellies. New York and Boston. Pros, Harrison, Sun., Feb. 9, 84.m. Pres. Fillmore.. Sun, Mar, 8, 8 mm. Pres. Johnson, Sux, Feb 23, 9 a.m. Pros. Wilson.. San., Mar. 23, 8 an.

To Manila

·Pros, Grant.... Fab. 1,8 p. Pr. Lincoln... Feb. 11, 8 p.m.

Pros. Cléraland..Feb. 15. 6 p.m. Pres. Madison...Feb.

25, 8 p.m.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

AND

AMERICAN MAIL LINE

CANTON BRANCH: SEA KIE STRIKT.

PETER DAWSON WHISKY

At the same time, on reliable aubority it was disclosed to-day The following passengers left here that in the event of such a transfer for San Francisco and ports by the being made to the Department of a.s. President McKinley yesterday: Justice, Dr. James 1. Doran,Mr. C. S. Atwell, Dr. and Mrs. federal Commissioner of Prohibi- D.. E. Griggs, Mrs. R. S. Irvin tion, might resign.

Master Gordon Grigas, Mr. J. C. Hawkins, "Miss E. T. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Kelly, Miss O. Vincent. Major G. W. Davidson, I Mr. R. L. Reedy, Mr. A. F. Reedy, Miss M. M. Ham, Mias Helen Sit- tig, Dr. Li Shu Fan. Mrs. 6. F. Crossley. Mr. J. L. Honnar, Mr. F. H. Burch, Mr. W. F. Peers, Mr. R. G. Gammell, Mr. W. B. Mexwell, Mr. J. D. A. Hutchison, Mr. H. Hutchen. Mr. E. Warneken, Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Loo, Mr. Tom Choon Dack. Mr. H. A. C. Dick. Miss II. Calkins, Mrs. Wong Wai Ngor, Mr. and Mrs. Kan Ying Poh, Mr. W. B. Newsome, Mr. Mark Mun, Mrs. Chan Sie, Mrs. A. N. Dowding, Mr. C. Yip, Mr. G, H. Potts, Mr. F. L. Ball, Mr. Li Ting Man. Mr. W. R. George, Mr. P. Bowley Bull, Mr. J. MeGreavey; Mr. F. Everest, Mr. A. V. Gosano, Mr. Seymour Lowman, federal Mr. B. Gosano, M. G. Hedley, Mr. prohibition chief, announced to-day. Clarks, Mr. A. A. Remedios, Mr. G. M. Goldsack, Mr. and Mrs. E. that he is investigating charges by M. Dent, Mr. C. G. Judd, Mr. A. the Anti-Saloon League which has Hutzschiach, Mr. and Mrs. Looney, alleged that Mr. Arthur Foran, Mrs. D. Armstrong, Dr. W. Crews- New York controller of Customs, well Monroe, Mr. W. T. Daston, failed to impose a fine upen Herbert

Mr. A. Shemoe, Mr. Foo Guey, Pratt, chairman of "the board of

Mrs. Wong Chung Cho, Miss Alice directors of the Standard Oil Co. of Kelly, Mr. A. Kochn, Mrs. K. W. New York.

Kocey. Mr. E.. E. Langdon, Mrs. Mr. Pratt is alleged to have smug-. W. Langdon, Mrs. O. C. Shoens, gled champagne valued at G.825,000 Mr. D. Tinling, Mr. T. E. Dwyer, Mias. Oliver, Miss 8. Walker, into the country.

Mrs. II. H. Clark, Mr. Ward Clark, Mrs. Frank Walfram, Miss E. Wil- liams, Mr. E. R. West, Mr. B. P. Masser, Mr. A. D. Suttill, Mr. W. C. Cherrill, Mr. G. P. Lammert, Mr. B. J. Griew, Mr. G. W. C. Churchill, Mr. I. S. Ross, Mr. E. T. Basha, Mr. and Mrs. C. Lee, Mr. West, Mr. B. Butcher, Mr. M. D. Chiu Dut Kuea. Mr. P. L. Smith, Scott, Mr. H. G. Wallington, Mr. C. Pile, Mr. A. V. Pearce, Mr. and Mr. Tsang Kwong, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Reedy, Mr. M. L. Calkins, Mrs. L. F. Griffith, Mr. Hung Chiu Mrs. A. M. Seruziba, Mr. P: S. Kiu, Mr. A. S. Mayhew, Mr. Lew Ng. Mr. W. K. Loong, Mr. and u Teh, Mrs. J. N. Heary, Mr. T. Mrs. H. G. Reweon, Mr. and Mrs. Hisayama, Mr. Cus. Appilbaum, B D. F. Beith, Mr, W. H. Pion- Mr. Jung Kwong Yip, Mrs W. F. chard, Mrs. Lee To Ma, Mrs. W. E. Schnier, Mr. N. Mchachean, Mr. Hollands, Mr. and Mrs. G. S.Foo Wung. Master Wong Wang Rodgers, Mr. G. Reeves, Mr. W. Chuen, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Denley.

According to the Anti-Saloon League, Mr. Pratt last spring ad- mitted his guilt and surrendered the liquor. In spite of this, no punishment of any sort has been administered, it is declared...

Investigation Likely,

"

An investigation of the entire New York customs organization will be launched as a result of charges by the Anti-Saloon League in connec

ion with the "Foran case," it was learned late to-day.

con-

It is believed that the League's move is designed to offset a tinued wet campaiga upon the floors of Congress.

Prohibition leaders immediately went into conference after charges were filed to-day against Arthur Foran, New York "controller of Customs, concerning his alleged failure to fine the chairman of the board of the Standard Oil Co. of New York for smuggling cham- pagne.

WANTS TO DIE POOR.

THE BENEFACTIONS OF A PHILANTHROPIST.

To give to others before he dies the riches which he has acquired in a long life of business caferprise is the determined resolve of Mr. Halley Stewart, of Harpenden, who began his career as a bank clerk.

Following many generous gifts for charitable, religious, and educa tional purposes and for medical research, he has offered to bequeath hie house, with its seven acres, as a hospital for Harpenden. In ad- dition, he has promised £1,000 to wards the cost of the equipment and endowment of the building if the truatees can raise the remaining £3,000 required.

ribbons on his stole, in addition to two others the British Service Medal and the Victory Medal. He. represented be was badly wounded in the War, but as a matter of singularly fact His services were peaceful, for he did not see a single shot fired in anger. His most ex- citing episode was when he was tried by court-martial for being drunk, and was reprimanded, He was called up for service in the A.8.0. in February, 1917, and re- ceived a commission as second lieutenant in the Labour Corps.evival of ancient Chinese folklore. Mr. Stewart was one of fourteen and games, especially those suitable children of a Nonconformist minis- for children.

ter at Barnet, and he started work

Afterwards he was an educational officer on the Rhine, relinquishing bis commission in 1921.

Mr. Basil Nichols, solicitor, for the defendant, pointed out that two of the medals, the Victory Medal and the British Service Medal, could be worn, and the other two were worn by the defendant on the spur of the moment to satisfy his vanity and for no other purpose, The deception having been adopted he felt he could only discard it by leaving the parish.

ex-

Mr. Brodrick accepted the planation that no fraud wrin tended, but said decorationg won on the field for bravery should not be besmirched. He ordered the 'de- fendant to pay a fine of £5 on each of the two summonses and £5 B. Costa,

PERNICIOUS.

NANXING, Jan. 22. The Department of Social Educa tion of the Ministry of Education has submitted a scheme for the

It is proposed that an investiga. at £30 a year in a private bank in tion into the traditional customs of, Shoreditch. His, natural business various localities should be under-aptitude opened up opportunities, taken by the educational authori- and he made such good use of them ties so that many of the ancient that he amassed two fortunes, one Chinese games, which are rapidly in a seed-crushing undertaking and becoming extinct, can be revived for the other in the cement industry. the benefit of the new generation." He has been a great worker and Strict censorship of moving pic benefactor in the Congregational tures and other theatrical perfor Church, and, for a number of years, mances with a view to suppressing was the Liberal representative of He is any passages repugnant to the Spalding in Parliament.

chairman of

Halley senge of public morality is also now atrongly recommended by the Cen-Stewart Trust, which he founded tral educational Authorities,

with £200,000 to apply the Christian Regulations governing the man-ideal in social life, and he has made agement of public recreation cen-substantial grants to the Congra also tional and Baptist Churches and to trea and ten rooms", are

the Church of England. urged.

the

WHEN BROAD MINDS THINK ALIKE

"P.D. EXCELS SÍLVER MARKET

1TS STANDARD (QUALITY) IS NEVER LOWERED. '

Obtainable everywhere.

Sole Agents:-H. RUTTONJEE & SON.

Solicitor ut Shoreditch County Court: Was the lake witness your husband? Woman: Was-he is.

Kingston witness: The man is so lazy that he wanted carrying to the pension office to claim a pension.

Willesden prisoner, charged with bring drunk? They must have given me ginger ale instead of four ale.

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1930

IN Now

PREPARATION.