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PRISON DEADLOCK. CHINESE CHAMBER

IDLE DAY FOR VICTORIA GAOL INMATES.

WOMEN CONVICTS NOT AFFECTED.

MEETING.

INVITATION TO VISIT CANADA.

BRITISH ECONOMIC MISSION COMING.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1930.

RUSSO-CHINESE

CONFERENCE.

CHINESE DELEGATE

RETURNING.

NEGOTIATION BEYOND MERE C.E.R. SETTLEMENT,"

THE EXTRALITY - DISCUSSIONS:

EXAMINATION OF US. PROPOSALS.

HOPES OF EARLY SETTLEMENT.

Important propoils concerning The refusal of the convicts at At the monthly meeting of the

Harbin, Dec. 11.-It is reliably the abolition of extraterritoriality, Chamber of Commerce stated that Mr. Mo Teh Hui, tho Victoria Gaol to carry out their Chinese

are reported by the Chinose nowe. task continued throughout the yesterday, the Chairman, Mr. LiDirector-General of the Chinese whole of yesterday and the men Yick Mui, announced that the Eastern Railway and China's pleni-apore to have been presented to have had to be kept confined in Chamber had received a letter from potentiary delegate to the Sino- the National Government by the United States Goverment and, it the Canadian Trade Delegation, Russian Conference for the settle.

is stated, those were discussed by way dispute and other pending pro-

their cells

PAYING TO SILENCE

A WOMAN.”

BLACKMAIL STATEMENT IN TWO-YEAR-OLD CHARGE,

An anonymous letter, it' was stated at Folkestone Palico Court, led to the arrest of Martha Nicholls, of Lonsdale Avenue, East Ham, E., for shoplifting just over two years ago.

Sho was set to prison for four months hard labor.: pi

The charge was one of stealing women's silk clothing from & Folke- stone milliners in September, 1928.

The evidenco was that Nicholls

Information obtained from the which visited Hong Kong recently, ment of the Chinese Eastern Rail-Dr. Wang Chung Hui, president went to the shop with two other

Superintendent, who was interview. ed in the afternoon, point to the situation remaining the same as the previous day when the prisoners, with a low exceptions, decided on their present line of action, hoping thereby that their alleged, grior

auces would be removed,

It has been pointed out that the women convitta have not given trouble in any way, nor had any complaints been made about cloth ing as stated, in an earlier report. The routine tasks in this depart ment are being performest as usual.

Alleged Grievances.

The delegation expressed thanks to

a

ing

Mr. Mo Teh Hui will arrive at

womon. Afterwards the clothing was missed.

A detective who saw the women

boen convicted for the offence. It was only on Saturday that Nichols was arrested at East Ham.

Nicholls handed to the Magië- trates a writton statement, in which sho enide-

the Chinese Chamber for the hoa-blems between the two countries, of the Judicial Yuan: Dr. C. T. now sitting in Moscow, is expected Wang, Minster of Foreign Affairs: pitality shown by that bedy, and at the same time volend the hope to leave Moscow on December 16ter of Foreign Affaite, Last Thurs in a bus about to leave for London

and Dr. Frank W. Loo, Vice-Minis

that the Chinese Chamber of Com for home.

stay afternoon.

arrested one of them. Nicholls and meree would, in the near future

According to the Chinese Press

a third woman escaped in the send a delegation to Canada with Mukden on December 28 and thence

view to placing the busines exist- will proceed direct to Nanking in reports, the American proposals, crowd The other two women had

between Hong Kong and Cana-order to submit his report to the whilst expressing sympathy for ds on a sound and firm basis. The Nanking Government. One of the China's aspirations for the aboli Canadian dologation requested that, secretaries of the Chinese Delegation of extraterritoriality, embody in the event of the local chambertion in Moscow is leaving there to the following demands:-- deciding to send a delegation of marrow for Nanking by way of American Suggestions, Chinese business inen to Canada, Mukden.

1. That special district courts, due notice be given in order that According to authoritative Chi-organized entirely in accordance nothing which may add to the com rese quarters, the recall of Mr. Mo with the laws of China, should be fort of the Crinese visitors will be Teh Hui has been decided upon as established in the treaty porta, the result of the sphere of negotia- such as Shanghai, Hankow, Tion tions in Moscow having been ex-tein, Canion, etc., which should

of the Chinese Eastern Railway dis-experts as advisors to sit with the panded beyond the mere settlement employ a number of foreign legal

The extention of the scope of dia mixed onses or cases involving for- pute and other relevant subjects. Chinese judges in the hearing of cussion at the conference to general diplomatic and commercial matters has made it expedient for Mr. Mo to return home just now in order to hold fresh consultations with the National Government, alleinls in

A general grievance which has overlooked. been made ovident for some time past is that some of the inmates

Expertors Neglect.

The Chamber of Commerce has consider the quantity of food, sup-received intianation from the au plied to be inadequate, and they thorities that several small expart- further allege that the provisions ers are neglecting the existence of have been supplied in ounce weight the local statistical department. It when they should receive Chinese was pointed out that the oversight ael weight. Complaints have been of these firms prevents the inaking made about short rations, but those of reliable statistics, and the making them have been given faci Chamber was asked to assist in notifying small exporters of the necessity of sending in these export Thore scoms little doubt that the declarations. The meeting decided prosent situation, which has apto assist in disseminating the nows. proached almost a complete stand-

lities to check up the weights at the cook-house;

persou

Dr. Wellington Koo Mentioned. In connection with the return of

A letter from the Government. in-Mr. Mo, it is said in well-informed

the Chinese delegation will probably be changed in order to meet the new situation at the conference as the result of the enlargement of the scope of subject matters at the Conference from sectional to 'gener

I have been very ill, and, it is only through the wonderful skill of the doctor at the Groat Northern Hospital, Holloway, that I am alive. Those other people will not

their worst." leave me alone. They have done

Paying To Still a Tongue,

eigners: all docisions shall, hoved fire previous convictions against, Chief Inspector Pittock mention- over, rest with the Chinese judges; Nicholls for similar offences. He plication of foreign laws in such

2. That the scope for the up said the last was in July of this special district courts should be had been continually blackmailed your. She had told him that she broadened, such as the quoting of by the other two women. Her ar-

authorities;..

rest was made in consequence of an anonymous communication which the police were satisfied was sent by one of the two women.

courts A man in the court said he had

3. That, in criminal prosecu- tions, the procuratorate and pri- vate criminal prosecution systems adopted by Chinese law should be abolished: for instance, Police the Shanghai Municipal not instituted by: them should Lo dismissed; and

4. That, in the event of foreign citizens being summoned or arrest

still in the prison routine, has been dicating that the British Economic quarters here that the personnel of created by coercion on the part of Mission will be due in Hong Kong the more disgruntled inmates. Ap by the end of January was also read parently there has been a focling at the Chamber. The Chairman among the latter of harsh treat stated that the Government had ment in bolig awarded a rice and asked tho. Chamber to assist by water diet over a certain period, plating all possible facilities ro which is a disciplinary punishment garding trading conditions, ele, atal diplomatic problems. The posed, summons or warranta should for offences against the prison to the disposal of the Mission. gulations which require the men' to conduct themselves in an orderly manner both in the cells and during the performance of their allotted tacks, In Hong Kong, as in other places, prisoners are not allowed to talk to each other, and reprimands in this direction appear to be look-

ed upon in the light of grievances..

Hope of Bettlement.

སྟག ས།

POLICE INTERPRETER: CHARGED.

DENIES ACCEPTING BRIBE FROM HAWKER,

Li Tsan Puí, a Police interpréter,

Chinese Viewpoint.,

sibility of the appointment of Dr. be signed by the their consular au- Wellington. Koo, former Foreign|thorities before they are served. - Minister in the Peiping Govern. ment, to the post of new pleni- potentiary delegate to the Sino Soviet Conference is spoken of get erally in official circles bore.

SMART FINE FOR SHOP-LIFTER.

WOMAN'S INCONVINCING

EXPLANATION.

It is understood that so far no who is charged with attempting to disciplinary measures have been obtain money from a hawker, was taken against the offenders who

again before Mr. E. W. Williams still refuse to carry on their work, at the. Central Magistracy yester Wong Kan, a married woman, but atópa will have to be taken if

day.

appeared yesterday before Mr. F. the present position continues very

The defendant explained that B. Williains on a charge of shop much longer. As the alleged griev- the complainant and he had been lifting from the premises of andes are lavestigated and relief

on friendly terms for some line, Messrs. Wassiamull Assomull, 16,

be genuine, the present deadlock

in day or two or even more.

WAS

been living with Nicholls for four and a half years. Her husband 44 a beast." Ho had known the woman all his life. She had been blackmailed, and he had had to pay money to keep a woman's tongue still. When he threatened to see the police he knew that an anony- mous letter was coming to the police.

H.M.S. SANDWICH AT HOIHOW.

NO DANGER TO BRITISH SUBJECTS.

The Chairman of the Bench, in The three officials mentioned, passing sentence, said it was a very painful case, but the Magistrates says the Sinanpas, opined that could not do less than give Nicholls the first proposal might be accept-four months' hard labour, able to China because similar con. ditions have prevailed in the Har bin Special Area District Court, for several years past, where for- eign advisers express opinions but they are not permitted to inter- fere with the decision of the Chinese judges. Such advisers ure

According to the naval, authori employed by the Chinese Govern- ties, H.M.S. Sandwich, which was ment and may be dismissed by the sent down to Haihow in response to an appeal on behalf of British and Chinese Government. three officials considered that cer that port at 4 p.m. on Monday.

As to the second proposal, the American missionaries, arrived at tria foreign. Inws might be applic A wireless message received from able to the Chinese law courts, the chip states that there is no domostio relations and inheritance jccta:

afforded whirė much would soohi tochiolly owing to the fact that both Queen's Road Central, on Monday Buch, for instance, as the laws of immediate danger to British sub- came from Tungkoon, Defendant afternoon, She was found guilty of property, etc., but that only The sloop actually arrived off will be broken, but this may take submitted that the $30, alleged to and a fine of $900 with an alterna-Chinese laws should be followed in Hainan. Island on Monday thorn- have been given to him by the tive of two months imprisonment cases of credit, debt und bills being, but owing to a dense fog, ehu

cauto these are important. was imposed.

had to lie some thirty miles eff With regard to the third suggesHoihow until conditions improved. tion, the officia's reserved their de system, which is not corruptive in cision because - the; procuratorate

itself, has been adopted in a num ber of other countries. Whether it is suitable to China remains to be discussed and, therefore, this proposal requires further considera- clem Cases of corruption have cecurred in Shanghai because the

A concession has already been hawkor as a bribe, was in fact pay made effective in the diet as a ment of a loan made to the com temporary measure, which, per plainant, who at ong time explain hapa, has not fully satisfied the ed that he was in sore need of that inmates. The burden of their complaints doems to be the inade

gum.

As a later stage of the hearing, quney of food, and the slogans the wife of the defendant and an

Inspector Shaftain appeated for the Police and Mr. P. Lockomu represented the complainants, while Mr F: C. E. Rendall was for the defence m

According to the prosecution, the

CHINESE PASTOR ARRESTED. TAILOR ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN STABBED.

Considerable surprise has been

about starvation and the general other witness testified that sums woman went into the shop on the chorus of "Save our Lives" were amounting to Bo had been given afternoon in question when she procurators have been unable to occasioned by the arrest of the continued at frequent intervals to the defendant, who intimated asker to be shown certain materi-function... during pesterday.

that the money was urgently Ital. This was produced and then quired by a clansman.

the salesman's attention was other The defendant, who has had swiss engaged, she walked out of years' service in the Government, the shop. Her action aroused tas was stated to have a good charac suspicions of another assistant in ter, his record card being exhibit the shop who followed her and ed to the Magistrate.

found that she had walked away with a piece of satin,

LOTTERY TICKETS.

PRINTING PRESS IN GOVT.

QUARTERS.

Apropos of proposal No. 4, the Very Rev. Teu Pao-nyoon, MA.. Chinese officials could not see their D.D., minister of the Church of way to agreeing to the American Our Saviour in Dixwell Road, suggestion because, if it were au Shanghai, by officials of the Greater cepted, and Fesults would ensue Bureau of Public Safety on no and corruption will be. prevalent cuunt of an act which is alleged in future.

to have been committed by his son William Wei-lien,

Drastko Measures,

It appears from reports avail- able that a tailor approached the In cross-examining the defen

Concluding, the Sincanpan says, son, with a request that be should dant, Mr. T. Murphy, who conduct The defendant told the Court that the three officials will draft a pay a debt which he claimed to A. solture of paraphernalia for ed the case for the prosecnticfi, pot asked for the satin. This was in a few days and, when it is ro

that she went into the shop and reply to the American proposals, be oustanding for some time. In- strad of paying, the young man is the printing of po più lottery tic, it to him that the $30 was given to handed her, and to have a proper ady, it will be submitted to the alleged to have picked up a boy keta was made by the polico when the defendant as a bribe, to get look at it, she had to go out into Central Government for considera-out axe and to have struck the they raided the basement of No: 7,complainant a

the daylight. When he was at, tion and examination before being tailor several tizacs, after which he hawker's licence,

this entrance to the shop, she saw forwarded to the American Gavled and has since been missing. Queen's Gardens, the residence of which the defendant knew had

woman who' owed, her some ernment,

Police were called to the acóné Mr. T. Dallin A cook-boy was already been granted by the Police; subsequently arrested and was but was not yet issued to the com- charged yesterday with keeping a plainant, Defendant, denied this. printing press without a permit,

Wl-

The police informed Mr. The case was adjourned till to satin in the excitement of the the Sino-American, Sino-British On the following day, he was re

Japan, mbebisard tha coce had I

morrow morning.

money, and who had previously In this connection, the Shunpae and the Row, Mr. Tan wag taken to absconded, and as her debtor has publishca a note of interest, this sub-station of the Greater Shang toned away when she called out to being to the effect that the Nation-hai Bureau of Public Safety in her, she (defondant) forget the al Government is hoping to bring Chapel, where he was detained. chase and ran after her debtor, and Bino-French extraterritorial moved to the Bureau, and there he my and alle trothandle meestistin estilobinod antik, ha able to CERATRENTON, Arejo, cho Blasonluzice within no short a parish produse his soun- Hey Brandy Bow produced soma documents to provo as possible It is stated that, if ever, succeeded in effecting his re that she was a woman of moans. the Powers do not voluntarily case on the ground that he was an

The Magistrito, however, remake concessions to Chinn by the old man and that he had nothing- marked that he was satisfied that end of this year, drastic measures to do with the affair, the woman was guilty of theft will be adopted to enforce the and passed sentence as above stat-abolition of extraterritoriality ear

ly next year..

the printing prese had been estab lished in the servants quarters for the house of a European to carry the past three or four months. on the printing of the tickets,

The defendant, who admitted the charged, was fined $500, or in default four months' hard labour,

The police asked for a heavy penalty as the defendant had used Wontinued at foot of next column.),

Bd.

Meanwhile, the Chinees authori- ties are making every endeavour to bring the son to book.

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