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BRITISH RIGHTS IN LEE HYSAN LIBEL

JOHORE:

CONCESSION TO DESIRES OF

SULTAN.

NEW BOUNDARY LINE.

London, Mar. 27. Lord Lovat, moving the second reading by the House of Lords, of the Straits Settlements Johore Territorial Waters (Agreements).

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BRITISH PROTESTS POLICE OFFICIAL'S INDIAN SUSPICION COTTON COMBINE

IGNORED.

DISGRACEFUL SITUATION AT CHINKIANG.

YANGTSZE POSITION.

Chinklang, Mar. 27. The occupation of houses in the British Concession still continues. Last week-end. Chinese troops

Consular protest was sent to the

DEATH.

MR. W. G. GERRARD PASSES AWAY.

SUCCUMBS IN LONDON' NURSING HOME.

MELTING.

SIMON COMMISSION, BETTER. UNDERSTOOD.

COURTESY OF EAST.

Now Delhi, Mar. 27. Speaking at a farewell luncheon

in honour of the Statutory Commis sion, Sir John Simon said that the Commission had every reason to

DESIGNED.

CONCRETE PLANS IN THE MAKING.

SUBSIDISED RAW COTTON GOING TO JAPAN.

fool grateful for the kindness and EAST AFRICAN DEALS. traditional courtesy of the East.

London, Mar. 27.

The hope that when the purpose

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of the Commission and its attitude A scheme for the amalgamation

That it would need a super-man slightly altered boundary so that/Jose Lobo, of. Macao, “sues. Mr. Lee bolonging to the 18th and 40th chronicle the death of one of the were better understood, muc") sus- of the cotton mills of the Amor!-

to fill the post the Liberal Party sought to create, was suggested by Mr. Stanley Baldwin in the House of Commons to-day when Sir Robert Hutchinson urged the need

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universal custom.

can Section of the industry, has been considered by the Cotton Tarn Association at Manchester. The proposed title is the Lanca shire Textile Corporation, Limited.

the Sultan of Johore, and express of malice or no malice, and he pro-occupied by Chinese troops in the Ing, and it came ás a great shock soil;of India that the reconcilia-capital, and Individuals concerned.

complished.

NEED FOR SUPERMAN. Bill, said that it was aimed to HONEST INTENTIONS. moved into some houses and a FINE CAREER ENDS.

Sir Hugh Clifford and the Sultan Tho caso in which Mr. Pedro Chinese authorities. Now troops It is our painful duty to-day to of Johore, which provided for a

Hysan for damages for libel was armies have taken up positions most capable and popular officers the centre of the water between continued in the Supreme Court in other houses and further pro- of the Hongkong Police Force, in piclon would malt away had been the States would be recognised as this morning when Mr. Eldon Pot tests have been made against this the person of Mr. W: G. Gerrard, largely fulfilled, and they were not the division as was almost the ter K.G., who, together with Mr. without result. It is believed Assistant Buperintendent of Police dissatisfied with the results of his At present, he said, British. C. Jenkin, is for the defendant, that the troops. now: stationed in for the New Territories, which Proposals for the futurs conduct

the Concession will eventually pro-occurred in a London nursing

of the investigation. for the unified control of the rights ran right up to the shores continued his address.

As. he studied the vast task

Two hundred companies wero Mr. Potter said in view of His ceed to Teing Kiang Pu, 85 rallos, home on Monday, from cancer, at army, navy and. air forces, and

of Johore. Relations between

the age of 51 years.

laid upon his shoulders, said. Sir represented at a meet at which It their combination in a Ministry of Johore and Great Britain were Lordship's ruling that publication up the grand canal.

The British Consulate, which is News of the and occurrence was John Simon, he became more and

was explained that the scheme Defence.

excellent.

was privileged, he. thought the

vacant, la expected to be received in the Colony this morn more convinced that it was on the would involve the formation of a The Premier turned down the

Lord Glasgow paid a tribute to most Important question was that now

Holding company with a, largo proposition. No ordinary man ho

not only to his colleagues in the tion of East and West must be ac- would be asked to allow their declared could undertako such

ed the hope it was understood that posed to make certain submissions near future. responsibility. Single

Force but to the numerous friends control

Troop Movements. no restrictions would be placed on in law and support them by au-

shareholders and loanholders to he had made in all spheres of life

"It is in this land that we may decide whether they should co- would inevitably break down In British warships if they wished to thorities. He would then detall the evout of the great re-expan-anchor on the shore side of the the facta which were either admit-

Klukiang, Mar. 27. during his lengthy service in yet achieve that, understanding operate. sion of forces in consequence of new line.

between East and West, without Four thousands troops belonging Hongkong. . ted or would be proved and submit

The late Mr. Gerrard had spent which both will be so much the that they did not establish malice to the 3rd array have, boarded two but negatived it.

Chinese steamers and have pro-thirty years in the Hongkong | poorer, but with which there is n Police Force, and he was at the future for happiness, confidence There was a presumption of

time of his death the longest- and progress for India and Great bona fides on the part of the determinan

service officer in the Force, a, re- Britain alike. Reuter. fendant and Mr. Potter quoted ap- peal cases to show that if malice

[cord which now passes to Mr. W. was established it must be estab

Kent, A.S.P., who came to the lished against the plaintiff him-

Colony some three months after self. The malice which had to bo

the deceased's arrival. established must be directed against Mr. Lobo. He would show that there was maliçe against no one as a matter of fact. Malice must be the force which actuated the publication of a libel. They had been told that anger was suf- ficient hut. that was a misleading statement of law.

WAT.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin described the activities of the Imperial De-1 fence Committee and its fifly sub- committees, declaring that the present system enabled vast co- ordination in principle, policy and dotail of the fighting service as did not exist, before the war.

Prepared For Shanghai.

Lord Lovat did not think there need be any anxiety as regards the protection of the Fleet.

The Bill was read a second time. -Reuter.

CANADA'S VIEWS ON

He mentioned that when the crisis arose in Shanghai a year] NOT "ago, the thres services were found to be working together as the De- fence Committee had explored the ponsibility long before it arose. ---Reuter.

The Premier, felt sure all mem- bers of the House were agreed upon the general principles of economy, avoidance of duplication, and cffici- ency. One of the great differences was how best to achieve these ends which all desired.

Administrative over-centralisa-

EGYPT.

CONCERNED WITH ANY

HOME TREATY.

Ottawa, Mar. 27.

In the course of his speech to the Canadian Parliament outlining Canada's attitude regarding the No Personal Attack. Egyptian question, Mr. Mackenzie

Mr. Potter, continuing, said it] King said that the view expressed would have to be found that the by Canada was that "ff Britain defendant's real object was actu and Egypt could work out a treaty ated by a desire to hurt Mr. Lobo. as between themselves along the That would have to be his domin- lines proposed, all well and good, ant motive. Mr. Les Hyoan never tion was an evil as great as exces-but as far as Canada is concern- had it in his mind to make a per- give decentralisation.

We had a number of Ministers ed, wo do not feel it is in the in-sonal attack on Mr. Lobo, On the dealing with Agriculture, Health, terests of the British Empire or information which Mr. Lee Hysan Labour, the Post Office and so forth, to the larger punce which it is and our external affairs were dealt hoped to serve, that Canada with by the Foreign Office, the should be asked to become a party Colonial and Dominions Office, and thereto." the India Office, while financial mat ters concerned the Treasury,

Over-Centralisation.

No one with any administrative experience would consider for one moment an amalgamation of any of these groups of offices of the Civil

Service.

You would have over-centralisa tion and would inevitably lose your grasp on the whole."

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It must be remembered that de opite all developments up to date, the work of the Navy was still on the seas, of the Army on the land, and of the Air Force in the air.

That being so, each of those ser- vices had its own very peculiar problem-personnel, armament, sup plies and organisation,

Mr. Mackenzie King announced that the British Government im- mediately accepted the Canadian view-Router.

RUSSIANS AND TURKS FRATERNISE.

SOVIET DELEGATES RETURN

TO MOSCOW.

Geneva, Mar. 27. The Soviet disarmament dele: gation has left for Moscow via Berlin.

had put before him the only con- clusion he could come to was that. it was a matter which required in- vestigation.

NEW ENEMY OF MALARIA

FOUND

Minnow Which Feeds on Larvae,

CORSICAN EXPERIMENT.

Parle, Mar. 27. malaria-bearing mequito has been discovered in a tiny minnow known as Gambusia Halbrock which is being intro- duced into the rivers and marshes of Caralca in an attempt to rid the island of the malaria scourge,

Professor Bruntt, the Director of the. Malaria Research Section of the Academy of Science has dis- covered that the minnow is one of the hardicst of the apecies, and is able to thrive in waters in which mosquitoes breed.

A new enemy of the

It devoura voraciously all mosquito larvae,ficuter.

Mr. Potter added that he was not in any way attacking Mr. Lobo but was only dealing with Mr. Leo Ilysan's state of mind when he re ceived certain information. The present care ono entirely | zauz divorced from any suggestion that

Was

Second Visit Home,

It was on January 7th, this year, that the late Mr. Gerrard left the Colony by the P. and O. s.s. Moren for ton months' leave. Prior to this, he had only been Home, once during his thirty years' service. That was, in 1998. A few years age, however, he had a brief holi day in Australia

SNOW, CREATES HAVOC IN AFGHANISTAN..

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Displacing Loans,

will be strongly supported by It is understood that the schemo some of the leading banks which are heavily Interested in the cot- ton industry. It is also likely that preference shares will be issued as a marketable security to dia- place the loan money.

The proposed new cotton cor- poration will not however be forme ed unless a minimum of two mil-

FEARED SHORTAGE OF FOOD |Hon spindles are absorbed at the

SUPPLIES.

outsot

Japan and British Cotton.

Peshawar, Mar. 27, Messages recolved to-day statu

In the House of Commona that heavy snowfalls at Kabul, to-day, Mr. T. Johnston (Lab.) Jalalabad and Mazarisharif have asked whether cotton grown in caused much havoc, while the British East Africa was subsidised shortage of supplies at Kabul and with pubile funds through the in the Khost province is causing on and what proportion of this

Empire Cotton-growing Associa fear of famine condilons cotton was annually exported to

Some butchers in Kabul, who Japane

Mr. F. G. Penny replied that the closed their shops owing to lack of supplies have been arrested by expenditure in Nyasaland, Uganda

President order of the

of the and North Rhodesia, for the year,

ended March 31st, 1927, was exact- Municipality.

Prior to going Home on leave In January, the late Mr. Gerrard had been in somewhat indifferent health, but neither he nor his friends imagined that he was euf- fering from anything at all seri- ous. It appears, however, that hò became rather worse on the trip Home and that he suffered a great deal of pain. The first news to Applications for the remissionaly £4.841, which was incurred al- give any cause of anxiety was reof the land tax, owing to the fat-most entirely with the object of ceived by cable a week ago, when lure of the crops, are pouring in improving the quality of the crop. It was stated that the deceased to Kabul. from the affected area. was a patient at the Avington-Reuter. Nursing Home, in London, suf- foring from cancer. This was followed by to-day's sad message. to the effect, that he had passed

CNBREVIS away,

Mr. Lobo could be blackguarded ceeded down the river. It is under the cloak of a privileged oc- thought they are destined for casion. Mr. Lee Hysan might have Nanking. strong views on the administration but it would be difficult to imagine how there could he personal spito as Mr. Lee Hysan and Mr. Lobo were unknown to each other.

Handed to Private Firm.

If Mr. Leo Hysan had reason to

Shani, Mar. 27.

Official Career,

a

DUTCH SHOOTING SENSATION.

The mother of her husband

*. Subsidy, for Foreigners?

The consignments to Japan-dur- Ing that period totalled 09,281 contals (hundred pounds) out of 790,748 centals exported by the East African Dependencies in 1926.

The final figures for 1927 were

Arst nine months 429,840 contals were exported from Kilindini, of which 101,629 were consigned to Japan.

Freight Charges.

It was in February, 1898, that INJURED LADY PROGRESSING not yet available but during the the late Mr. Gerrard first cami to

SATISFACTORILY. the Colony, on being appointed a Changsha, Mar. 27. The authorities here are taking constable. In the following year,

Amsterdam, Mar. 27. steps to clear out "the "Red" to was made Lance Sergeant, and

he attained the rank of Sergeant' The condition of Madaine Van olement and there has been cop-In 1900. In April, 1903, he was Eeghen, the only woman member meant that the industry in Britain Mr. Johnston then asked if this aiderable anti-Communist activity promoted Second-Class Inspector, of the Stock Exchange, who was was paying a subsidy for foreign rocently.

attaining the rank of full Inspec found at her home yesterday with competitors, and Mr. Penny sug bellove that the opium monopoly were armed with apears and wore and acting Assistant Superinten-

A party of about forty men who tor in 1916. It was in 1924 that a ballet wound in her head, Isgested that Mr. Johnston form his

he was appointed Chief Inspector now satisfactory.

own conclusions, Ma had been handed over to a private red brassards has been seen endent of Police, whilst two years, firm without tenders in the open market, then there was a matter the north bank of the river at a later he was elevated to the rank which justified him making a com-spot about.25 miles below Shast munication of a strong nature and Naval Wireless. there were circumstances justify- ing him passing on a letter recely ed from apother man.

Taking the letter as a whole Mr. The Rusalane and Turks dined Potter said he would ask His Lord- together last evening and the re-ship to say it was incapable of hav- lations were most cordial thoughing a defamatory meaning. Tho the Turks had not identified them-suggestion that the last three lines selves with the Soviet diaarma- contained a sinister suggestion was ment planReuter,

nonsense. The lines meant that $120,000 had been paid out by the company and they were announc- ing that fact to the shareholders, beiry on a jolly good thing,

The German and Turkish Con- The Government plan was that suls were at the station to bid all three services acted on a common them farewell and Madame Lit- principle. They carried out a vinoff, who accompanied the party single policy and their various funcwas presented by the Turkiah tions and responsibilitics were de- Consul with a bouquet on behalf fined and co-ordinated.

of Tewalk Rushdi Bey.

Burden Intolerable.

But the work of supervising effectively those three departments would be a very heavy burden, upon a single Minister and any-one who was not a super-man would find the burden intolerable.

In the Cabinet and in Parliament, he would have to speak with the same knowledge that was displayed to-day by the three Ministers of the three separate departments.

Our armaments were maintained

· ROYAL VISITORS AT SHEFFIELD

of A.S.P., being the first member of the Fores from the ranks to secure such a post.

During his early service in SWATOW IN STATE OF the Colony, the late Mr. Gerrard

PANIC.

TROOPS SAID TO BE IN

- DISORDERLY RETREAT.

Swatow, Mar. 27.

was stationed In the New Ter ritories, and he became "so, well. acquainted with the "out- stations that he knew this part of the Colony like a book.

Saw Kam Tin Gates Removed. He had a particularly strenuouUE The local populace at Swatowtime on the taking over of the New has been thrown into a state of Territories, and in this connexion Mr. Potter mentioned that Mr. panic by the report that the Gor-it may be recalled that on the oc Lee Hysan had many interests in ernment troops have met with a casion of the restoration of the Macao. He had been the opium reverse in an action against Com-Kam Tin gates in 1925 it was farmer, or rather the moving spirit munist forces. Local appro-stated that ho was the only surviv

(who was found lying dead with revolver shot wound in his body) s prominently identified with the "Star in the East" and the Theoso- phis movement. Reuter.

GERMAN GENERAL

ELECTION.

REICHSTAG TO BE DISSOLVED

· ON SATURDAY.

at the very minimum to-day, neces- REMARKABLE EXPERIMENTS In the opium farming. He was hension has developed to such an ing European resident of the Col-ment of 9,000,000 marles for the

War Experience

DISPLAYED.

Berlin, Mar. 27. The Rolchatag, which will be dissolved on Saturday, to-day adopted the Naval Budget Appro priation, including the first Instal-

also a man who had been connect- extent that some residents are ony who was actually present in construction of the 10,000-ton ed with the life of the Colony and gathering their belongings and 1839 when the gates were removed battle-cruiser. London, Mar. 27.

was a person who had subscribed removing their valuables. and by the British authorities as a The General Election has been

of The King and Queen of Aghanis-very large sums of money to themselves to Hongkong for punishment-bocause. the fixed for May 20th-Reuterii le

troubles which occurred in that tan were given an enthusiastic charities and was well known to safety.

the Government and residents of The report of the defeat of the village on the cession of the New welcome to Sheffield to-day.

Macao.

Government troops adds, that after Territories..

Their Majesties visited several

sary to meet the obligations of our Empire. They were Httle more than a Police" and a "shield under which we could organise ourselves In ease, which God forbode, thero should again be war. Should great expansion again becorde necessary It seemed to him a single depart ment or single control would inevit-important works in the steel-making ably break down.

city and watched some remarkablo experiments. Theso included the rolling of a thirty-five-ton ingot Mr, Baldwin recalled that al- armourplato-British Wireless. though we had the titanic energy of Lord Kitchener and those who' worked with him in the creation of new. armies in the early part of the Great War, additional do- partments were formed, rapidly, and before the war was over there

A surprise has been caused by were ten new ministries created in the action of the Anglo-Persian Oil this country..........

Co. in passing an interim dividend. (Continued on Page 8.)

OIL COMPANY SURPRISE,

Reutor.

London, Mar. 27.

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Japanese freight charges also formed the subject of a question in the Commons. Sir Cunliffe Lis- ter, President of the Board of Trade, stated that the freight reta of raw cotton from Mombasa to Japan was 32/6 per ton of forty cubic feet, as compared with 40/- to the United Kingdom, less ten per cent. deferred rebato, -

Sir Cunliffe Lister asked another. question, replied that he had no information that subsidised Japan- cse lines were transporting, raw cotton from Mombasa to Japan free of freight, but he promised to enquire-Houter.

FINDING POSITION BY WIRELESS.

GOVERNMENT DEVELOPING "THE LOOP SYSTEM.-

M London, Mar. 27.4 Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, the President of the Board of Trade, stated in the House of Commons

finding system was being develop fed by the Air Ministry as an aid to air navigation.

U.S. NAVY BILL PASSES their engagment with the Com- For about seven-years, prior to Government Takes Over,

THROUGH. munists they retreated in disardor his promotion to the rank of He, or rather his firm, was the on Swatow. The allegation fa A.S.P., the deceased was Inspector opium monopolist until 1927. In made that two high officials in the in charge of the Yaumati Station, that year the policy of the Macao police force are involved in a Com- and whilst there he did excellent BUILDING OF NEW CRUISERS that the wireless loop direction Government changed, in accor- munist plot-Naval Wireless:

dance with the rules paased at tho Geneva Convention, and they des » |cided that in the futuro" they would not grant the oplum mono- poly to a private irm or individua), They decided to work it as a

MEXICAN PETROL LAW.

Mexico City, Mar. 27.

Government department. That President Callos has signed new Was an important change and was regulations governing the potte

(Continued on Page 8.) leum law. ---Rsuter

work and became very popular with the Chinese community, who will hear with the utmost regret of his demise. On going to the Now Territories as.A.S.P., the lato Mr. Gerrard proved himself to be: the right man fn the right place, and during the troubles on the bor- der following the 1925 boycott he (Continued on Page 8.).

BEGINNING.

Washington, Mar. 27, The House of Representatives. The Board of Trade was examin bas passed the Naval Supply Bill." Ing the results of these investiga $18,000,000 has berm'appropriated tions, with a view to considerin to start the construction of eight the question of establishin 10,000-ton cruisers and two flett experimental station in a por submarines Reuters American where its utility to chip be exemplified-Britis

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