1925-07-30 — Page 1

SAVE YOUR EYES FROM. SUN GLARE!

the bost protection for the tropics is the tinted-SIR WILLIAM OROOKES LENS

We have the GENUINE lenses and can make them up without optical power or to your own preoription.

LAZARUS

The "only, European Optician in the Colony.

MYSTERY VESSEL.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO BS. KUNG ON.

"

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

No. 21,859

四拜禮 號十三月七英港香 THURSDAY,

NAVAL ESTIMATES.

CHINA SITUATION.

COMMONS CONSIDER HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE.

VARIOUS ASPECTS.

London, July 29.

In the House of Commons,

Still at Kongmoon. Many highly-coloured stories replying to Mr. Forrest, Mr. concerning. the movements of the Auston Chamberlain said that the telegraphio report of the 4. Kung On have been in circu-

British Charge d'Affairs at Peking dated June 11th, stated that the police station attacked at Shang hai was full of arms. No

lation during the past week or so. If all were believed the vessel must have been a modern edition

of the "Flying Dutchman" for it modification of that statement

Where Is the Pacific Menace?

London, July 29.

JULY 30, 1925. 日十月六

"THE OUTLOOK.

CANTON DREAMS.

*POINTED SHANGHAI

COMMENT..

The following comment appears

in a recent issue of the Shanghai

"In the House of Commons, Mr. Mercury: Austen

the naval

to

NO MARKED CHANGE.

Tramway Workers Intimidated.

The general "striko" situation

SINGLE: COPY 10 CENTO 930 PER ANNUM

|{ROYAL ENFIELD MODEL 3JL

Model 351.

.255.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LTB. Telophone Central 1246 or 1947.

38, Wong Nai Chung Road... Happy Valley

MAH JONGG TERM.

WITH AN OFFENSIVE MEANING,

F

that the

FOOD SITUATION.

WHY PRICES ARE HIGH,

No Anti-Foreignism in Markets,

Although there have been some recent arrivals of pigs and cattle, there is still a shortage in Hong- kong of both port-and beat for

has been reported as having been was contained in any later roport, estimates, Mr. J. C. Davidson.tive is the complete economic in cafe waiters, chit, coolles, etc.,lable on account of a email or sp-arrival of sufficiently adequate

The above Information was given

A Chinose was charged at the Central Magistraoy, this morn ing, with using improper According Chamberlain "announced

the "Canton lags on almost unaltered. There language towarda Chinese that Mr. Baldwin's statement on Gazette. Mr. Sun Fe, the newly are reports that a few more men Pollca Reservist. The expres the naval programme, made on July 23, must be amended, inasmuch as appointed Provincial Commission- are returning to work at various sion complained of was

places, as tho the the annual construction of nineer of Reconstruction of the Na-Chins' Light and PonDock the three of bambous in mosh jongs Chinese consumption. The res destroyers, would be begun in 1927-tionalist Government means to do and such-like large, employers, cannot be approached." Meta-trictions on slaughter have not yet 1928 and not in 1926-1927.

big things. His primary objec- In town too, there are more of phorically, this connotes that the been lifted, but it is hoped that the the old faces to be seen, lift-boys, person referred to is unapproach next few days will witness the In the debate on Under-Secretary for the Admiralty, dependence of Kwangtung. Mr. slowly coming back and resuming pearance he retains about his stocks to permit an increase in the seen at Samshui, Canton, Wuchow

Replying to Mr. Trevelyan, Mr. stated that the battleship Nelson Sun bemoans the fact that "owing their normal activities. But person. In this case it was taken and at least four other places in Chamberlain said that, the report would be completed at the end of to the Imperialistic domination there is no sign of a break in the to impute a slur on the office or number of animals authorised to be of the diplomatic Commission on the year; the battleship Rodney in of Hongkong" Canton stands in more serious side of the boycott uniform of the Police Reservist, killed. As regards fish, vegetables the district. When asked what the Shanghai abooting would not April, 1927; two cruisers in May, virtual isolation from the rest the resumption of trade. Goods and as such the expression was she is supposed to be doing, the reach the Foreign Office until 1927; three probably in October, of the world. "We do not even are arriving from overseas as per found to be improper by the and fruit there is enough for all, conveyors of the "startling" fa-mid-August. The findings of the

tele-order previously placed, local Magistrate, (Mr. S. B. B. Mo- and not the slightest cause for formation have clouded the vessel Commission were ananimous but 1927; and minelayers and destroy-enjoy facilities for free

The complete graphic communication with the godowns are becoming over-stock- Elderry), who registered a con- anxiety. in a veil of mystery.

until the report was considered ers in June, 1926. The visit of a Customs official he was unable to say who bor it cost of the new ships would be rest of the country and othered with goods on storage and inviction and fined the defendant

£58,000,000.

parts of the world," observes Mr. some cases cargo is being loaded $25. from Kongmoon, at which port would be published or acted upon.

Captain Brass suggested that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald moved the Sun, who explains that the reason on to ships ships which have no the vessel was left stranded," has finally set at rest the rumours, for in view of the present disturb. reduction of the vote, denouncing is due to the fact that telegrams prospect of sailing just yet-for he states that though her pilotances in, China and the general the expenditure. He declared there passing through Hongkong are the purpose of making more. go- and a large number of her crew unrest among students there, the was no possibility of any develop subjected to censorship and de-down room for cargoes coming for-

from either Europe boarded the vessel after the mas-Government should consider the ment in the political situation tention. In order to free Canton ward

There are practically ter (Capt. R. Best) had decided advisability of not using the Boxer during the next decade which would from this 'Imperialistic domina America. that it was impossible to get her Indemnity, funds for educational make war necessary or inevitable. tion' Mr. Sun has a big scheme in no clearances of any kind, and SUCCESSOR TO M. MERLIN. plenty in the Colony. In discuss

foremost he general trade, is more or less in purposes in China at present. Nobody would say that America or hand. "First and

Paris, July 29, ing the matter of prices, Mr. Smith;/ away, and left her, they made no'

Mr. Chamberlain replied that Japan were possible enemies, and, proposes to develop a deepwater a state of stagnation.....

It is understood that M, Bald that it was inevitable that the attempt to take her out of Kong-the investigation with regard to as far as France was concerned, port. We are told that during, re- There have been some attempts,

Varenne, Deputy for Puy de moon and the vessel lies anchor the best use to which these funds the problem was primarily aerial./cent years, engineering plans for to intimidate the new workers on Dome, who is Vice-President of price of pörk and Chinese beef wog: 'ed as left."

tramway. could be put was bound to take There should be no new building at the construction of such a port the

of A number

the Chamber of Deputies, will high. The supply was limited and The master of the Kung On in some considerable time, and be

with trusted that long before the invog-present, by any Government active have been drawn up by the Con- notices have been found stuck upuccoad M. Merlin as Governor prices had been raised, If the the course of a talk

this tigation ended, the present trop ly engaged in promoting diaarma-servancy engineers, but the pro-In the third-class portionis of the General of Indo-China.-Reuter, Telegraph representative

(During his term of office-prices were fixed by the Govern morning described the circum-bles in China would have ceased.ment conferences.

Curies in Cred that the Committes Mr. Lloyd George said there was because of the selfish opposition there by some of the passenters, which is regrettably brief in comment it would mean that only those stances under which he

conductors and motormen sora-M, Merlin' has done much programme, and he asked whether Sun apparently fails to there was any menace to our trade that Imperialistic bankers, like with penalties for remaining at to place the economic position of would get any meat, because there work. One of the intimidators the Colony on a progressive basis, was not enough to go round. AB routes in the Pacific justifying this most shrewd business men do

Could the Government not hurriedly finance every wild-was caught yesterday whilst stick and his administration will be burden. conceive of any peril in the Pacific cat scheme submitted to theming up a notice and he is being during the next decade where the Mr. Sun, should bear in mind that held by the police for investiga United States would not be far whilst there is no reason why you tion. more involved thun we and on the should not build a seaport if you want to do so and if you have

or

ject has fallen through mostly cars, obviously having been left

INDO-CHINA GOVERNOR.

to a Telegraph representative by Mr. N. L. Smith, the Food Con- 'troller, to-day, who added that so far as stable commodities, Ilke rice and flour were concerned, there was

obliged to leave the, vessel. She desired some of their members to no menace in Europe justifying this of. Imperialistic bankers, Mr. These notices threaten the tram-parison with that of his predeces people who got to the markets first.

left Hongkong after the crew had proceed to Chins to confer with given the usual assurances that the Chinese on the best use of the they would not dream of deserting funds. Renter.

her in a place like Kongmoon, and THE NINE-POWER TREATY. after an uneventful trip, dropped

Washington, July 29." her anchor and began to "dis

The State Department is at charge cargo. Sho had not been ranging for the formal exchange long in Kangmoon before the on August 5th of the ratificatione minster noted that the crew had of the Nine- Power Treaty relating China-Puuter's American all gone to the upper deck and, to

2

THE POWERS' DUTI.

on joining the "party." found the Service. purser.

local Y.M.C.A. boy! reading a notice from the S- men's Union ordering, the crew to abandon the vessel immediately on arrival at Kongmoon.

Captain Best was unable to

defection, prevent their

though he tried' to get fremen in order to make the attempt to bring, his ship back to the Colony he found that the crew had in terfered with the engines. Later when the engines were put into running order by artificers from

COSTS.

"Commenting editorially on Far Eastern affairs, the New York Evening Post says:

same side?.

realise

way

remembered chiefly in connection things were now, it was the people with the improvement in trade who could afford to pay who got relations between · France's

the meat-but somebody was bound- The situation on the border at premier Colony and Japan. Tho Mr. Winston Churchill declared the wherewithal to do so you can Shuni Chun, where increased vigi- practical value of M. Merlin's to go short in any event as only that the Admiralty had made the not compel ocean going vessels lance has been noted during the visit to Japan and the subsequent about one-tenth of the normal most extreme efforts to reduce the to use it when you have built it. past few days on the part of the change of economic missions supply of Chinese pork and beef parent in the advantage now be not absolutely vital necessities, and charge on the Exchequer, and the So much for the seaport proposi-Labour pickets, remains very much is becoming increasingly ap was on offer. Fork and beef were ing taken of the facilities offered the Government thought it was best programme as finally proposed bytion. We are then told that the as it existed yesterday. the Admiralty was accepted by the "next equipment to ment our legi-rier had been erected across the for mutual trade. To many not to interfere, excepting to Governmert. It was no more than timate needs is a powerful radio rallway lines just on the Chinese Hongkong residents, M. Morlin restrict slaughter so that stocks any reasonable man would consider station capable of establishing side of the bridge at Shum Chun, is a familiar, figure, be it was

"INTIMIDATION.

A bar-

tain valuable ship's property to the mob trying to rush the police Admiralty promise to affect con- "Imperialistic Hongkong" for its/Ployed by Mr. A. P. Glover was |

from him.

A

A

OWD-

recalled that an attempt on bis succeeded in keeping the price at a When the supplies life was made, when, at a dinner normal level. given in his honour by the of pork and beef became norms!,

would find their French residents of Shameen, a prices bomb was thrown at him, but economie level by reason, of the loft him unburt whilst it un- ordinary competition between happily exacted a heavy toll dealers and market stall holders. amongst the other guests)..

MINING CRISIS.

COURT'S REPORT

REJECTED,

London, July 29.

If people thought that the stall holders were charging too much for pork or beef, they could refrain: from buying and thus force the price down.

TO PROTECT LIFE AT ALL necessary for the sober bat solid communication with the major sta- but this has now been taken down only a few months ago that he would not be used up all at once. defence of our permanent naval tions of the world." This, accord. The spot is still being closely paid a personal visit here when The price of rice was a different position. The only menace was ing to Mr. Sun, has already been guarded by Chinese soldiers, how-on bis way to Japan. It will be matter and the Government had

ordered from Europe and will be ever. that the fleet was wearing out.

Mr. Churchill said the Ad- erected in Canton within a few course, miralty were determined that there months. We do not, of The British situation in China should be administrative econo- know from what part of. Europe, is more acuta than that of any of mies. The programme only did this anti-foreign, boycott-advo- 11.M.S. Moorhen, he was unable to the other foreign nations that are what was necessary to maintain cating Mr. Sun has ordered this

make involved in the present imbroglio. the British Fleet at the One-equipment-we could obtain the necessary help and The Chinese are particularly bit Pewer Standard.

shrewd guess-but it must be

HOUSE COOLIE SENTENCED. was obliged to return to Hoster against Great Britain because

Mr. Philip Snowden strongly somewhat galling to Mr. Sun and kong on a gufiboat after handing it Wad tbo British-controlled attacked the Admiralty, saying he his colleagues to have to realise

The house coolie formerly om- over the ship's papers and co-police of Bhanghai that fired upon did not attach importance to any

that they are dependent upon

Asked whether there had heon sentenced by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, the Harbour Master at Kongmoon station in which, incidentally,

any reports received of stallholders In common with owners of other was a supply of arme and amsiderable reductions and all the safe delivery.

Other items included in Mr. at the Kowloon Magistracy thin morning, to one month's hard

discriminating unfairly against Chinese vessels, Mr. Chan, the munition. It does no good for talk about replacement did not dis-

European customers, Mr. Smith owner of the Kung On, received Kboral Britons to call the Govern.guise the fact that this was an Sun's ambitious programme are labour, on being convicted on a

said that, except for one report very prior to her last trip a demand, for ment to task for the wronge par- increase in the strength of the the construction of highways and charge of aiding and abetting an-

the extension of railways. But

The Central Committe of the early on in the strike, no com- payment of a substantial aum of potrated on Chins in the past or Navy. The alternative was

all this needs money. Mr. Sun other house coolie to intimidate a

bus conductor at Shamaluipo. Mining Association of Great plaints had been received. When money, failure to phy entailing to point to the iniquity of landing Disarmament Conference,

Our Greater Needs.

estimates that his programme marines "to break a Chinese.

When the first defendant was Britain has unanimously passed told by the Telegraph representa- the blowing up of his ship.

Mr. Bridgeman, replying, Bald will cost $100,000,000. Owing to The owner of the Kung On is strike". There is nothing the

cruisers now our need for

was for the selfishness of the Imperialistic sentenced to six months yester-a resolution strongly protesting tive that there had been cases of reported to have gone to Kong-British authorities can

than that of any other bankers, such a sum is consider-day, the second defendant was against the findings of the Cour discrimination (such as stallholdera moon yla Canton to attend to hido but protect at all costs greater

alleging that the Court's report therefore refusing to serve Euro- interests, but since he left, raven at the cost of dispersing country because of our widespreaded as "beyond our means at pre- remanded for a previous convic-of Inquiry into the mines dispute pretending not to understand and gives an incomplete and even pean Jadles, and higher prices being The present cruiser ent." Mr. Sun, however, makes tion to be proved communication has been receive Chinese mobs with machine guns Empire.

Sergeant Ritchie, of the Finger distorted view of the case of the charged them than to Chinese), Me the lives and property of British strength of forty-eight was the much a capital over the fact that subjects in China. There is no-lowest since 1889. The lesson of Kwangtung is the richest pro-Print Department, testified to the Association, and pointing out that Smith said that there had been no thing any other government can Falkland Island showed the neces- vince in China. He makes no reprints in the previous case being the report is inacceptable to the do in the situation. Whensity to speed up the strength of ference to the appalling conditions those of the defendant who was Asscolation as an exposition of reports. There was an Inspector Western Markets to whom com the mobe let loose they must be cruiser armament. He quoted throughout the Province brought convicted for receiving a stolen the facts or proper deductions in charge of the Central and met with bullets, without regard to figures showing what Britain's about by the activities of Dr. bicycle and bound over to come from the evidence-Reuter,

plaints should be made. Of course, MINERS REFUSE OFFER, justice, injustics or liberal theory. considerable disadvantage would Sun Yat-sen and his rivals, up for judgment when called up-

there was no compulsion to force be in 1929 compared with the merely saying that out of the Pro on. There was the dietinet mark

London, July 29.

a shopkeeper or stall-holder to serve United States, Japan, and France vincial revenue of $40,000,000 of a scar on the defendant's right Mr. Baldwin has been pursuing anybody he didn't wish to serve; A STALL-HOLDER FINED.

[if we did not lay down new mere $18,000,000 is required torband.

his offorts all day long in connect was no condition of a man's cruisers. He Insisted on the need legitimate military needs.

On the present charge, sentence tion with the coal dispato. It licence that he must serve every At the Kowloon Magistracy, this

of an adequate. Navy, not as a would advice Mr Sun to take of one month's hard labour was transpires that the miners refused body who went to his stall. A morning, stall holder of the

weapon of offence, but as a polley nice cold bath and try to collect imposed, and defendant was the extended offer of the ownere position wherein a stall-holder Yaumati Market was charged, "be"

EURASIAN SENTENCED.

of insurance, saying, other coun- himself. If he really wants to further sentenced to three months this afternoon to guarantee mini- would not want to sell, had never fore. Mr. E. W. Hamilton, with

Sentence of three weeks hard tries were also probably doing the see the development of Kwang hard labour on the charge of remum wage rates for each distriot been contemplated, apparently. using threatening language towards

tung make real progress, he would ceiving a stolen bicycle, the bond on a porcentage basis, on the Mr. Smith thought that if there two Chinese constables.

labour was to-day passed on the same.

ground that they were pledged to had beon, any instances of dis Mr. W. C. Bridgeman quoted do well to concentrate upon in-of $50 being discharged.

refuse to agree: to any proposal The evidence was that the two Eurasian, Goorge Clayson, on police officers visited the market conviction of a charge of stealing figures, showing that out of three tornal conditions before embark

involving lowering of wages in crimination, they were very isolated because there would have been any district. S where n gambling school was being seven gramaphone records from hundred and twenty nine warships ing upon such schemes. He Three men were arrest Merers. Pathe Freres shop in of different kinds laid down by the would then find the Importalfaile five great maritime Powers, since bankers" not quite co selfish as Queen's Road Contral

It was stated that the defend- the War, the British share was he thinks they are at present. ant, whilst making a call at the only eleven, which figure included abop, took the opportunity at a two Austalian cruisers. The ques moment when he thought the attion of employment was not the replacement as shipa became obao- tontion of the employees was first consideration, he said, but the lete, and to be always ready to eldewbore engaged, to run out of programme would mean the dis- consider any general proposition The defendant denied the charge the shop taking with him a numbursement of forty five millions of disarmament consistent with tho bat was convicted and sentenced to ber of records he was examining, sterling in wages alone. The only security of the Empire, one montr'a hard labour, with the He was chased by the Manager wiso course for Great Britain as Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's motion Law similar to that which led up The Empress of Russia left the markete. Most produce, wad option of a fine of $25. His Mr. Girard, and arrested in

and is due at Kobe at 6 p.m. might be cheaper than another to the Scopes case, Router's Nagasaki at 6.30p.m. yesterday sold at a flat rate, though one stall

That was ordinary competition;

CHINESE CONSTABLES

THREATENED.

od and the defendant followed the party into Shanghai Street where ho is alleged to have shouted to

the craved to assault the police One of the constables then had the defendant arrested,

THREE WEEKS.

Worship remarked that the case Queen's Road before he could go ong as other countries were armed, was rejected by 267 votes to 120

was to pursue a steady policy of Reuter:

was a very serious one,

very f

y far.

Wo

EVOLUTION LAW.

GEORGIA VOTES AGAINST.

Atlanta

July 29. The Lower House bas overwhel

mingly voted against an evolution

American Service.

The special Trade Union Con- reports seeing that so many Euro gross Committee is jeftly parti pean Tadles were now going to the cipating with the miners to-night markets themselves. So far as on a renewal of the discussions charging higher prices were con with Mr. Baldwin, which were cerned, he was afraid that the subsequently adjourned until to Europeans here paid more for every morrow. Reuter.

thing than did the Chinese, but had no reason to believe that any hig differentiation was being made in

to-day