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三拜禮號十二月六英港香

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1928. BEWAF

CENSORSHIP CASE VERDICT. ITALIA DISTRESS

SUSPENSE.

IMPRISONMENT SENTENCES NOBILE SEES PLANE

WITHOUT OPTION.

COL. EAVES REMARKS ON SUBLIME INDIFFERENCE.

LEAVE TO APPEAL GRANTED Judgment was delivered at the Central Magistracy this morning, in the case in which the editor, publisher and printers of the Chinese newspaper, Shun po, were summoned by the S.C.A. for publishing anti-Japanese boycott articles without submitting them to censorship.

were imposed.

For ignoring the censorship regulations, fines of $25 each For advocating a boycott of Japanese goods, the printers. (cach individual partner) was fined $250 and the publisher $500.

NEAR AT HAND.

BUT RESCUING AIRMEN MISS THE RED TENT.

|COURAGEOUS EFFORTS,

Rome, June 19.

Twenty-five days have now elapsed since the airship "Italia" was wrecked in the Aretle, and as yet nothing can be done to relieve the distressed crew their desperate plight.

Further unsuccessful efforts were made by airmen to locate General

ATLANTIC FLIERS LIONISED.

MEMORABLE RECEPTION OF

MISS EARHEART.

CREDITS MR. STULTZ.

London, June 19. Southampton accorded Miss Ear- heart, and her companions, Stultz and Gordiep, a reception which will never be forgotten.

BRIGHT SPOTS IN TEST TRIAL.

TYLDESLEY SUPREME IN RUINED GAME.

DUCAT MAKES FOURTH 100 IN SUCCESSION.

$6 PER ANNUM SINGLE COPY TO UNT

COUNTY SURPRISES. Only with the greatest dimculty

Although rain again made its did the Police keep the huge crowd presence felt in different parts of in check, The enthusiastic crowd, the country, five of the county. cricket matches concluded yester- which included a host of Ameri

Anite conclusion, cans threatened in their exciteday were brought to a really de- ment to mob the fliers,

Several huge individual scores Interviewed by Reuter, Miss were compiled, notably those of Ducat (208), Bates (200) and Nobile's farty yesterday, though Harheart declared that the success Ernest Tyldesley (160 not out). is reported from the baseship of the trip was due to Wilmer Tyldesley made his contribution "Citta di Milano" that a wireless Stultz's experience of night-flying, to England's score v. The Rest in message from General Nobile shows

the Test Trial at Lord's, and this that the plane was actually sighted He controlled the machine prac was the most disappointing match by the distressed explorers. tically throughout in most won-since, the Rest had no opportunity

derful manner, though she piloted of concluding their Arst innings.

"Friendship"

Surrey made 506 against Es- certain

sex and won by an innings with stages,

149 to spare, while Yorkshire and Awful weather was experienced Derbyshire also gained innings in parts.

victories. Miss Earheart ridiculed the One of the most important suggestion that she had under-matches of the campaign, Notts taken the journey to restore the versus Lancashire, ended with vic finanelal position of her family. tory for Lancashire on the first She mentioned that her vocation innings. was a social worker. She was not really a pilot and did not intend to adopt aviation as a profession.

In addition, all the printers and the publisher were sentenc

Set Out Again. ed to one month's imprisonment without the option, though Lt. Col. F. Eaves added a rider. to the effect that if within

Captain Rieser Larsen and seven days, an expression of regret appeared in the paper for Lieutenant Holm who were told two consecutive issues, he would suggest the remission of the that they had been seen directly they returned from their flight, re- sentence at the end of seven days to the proper quarter.

The Magistrate remarked that the facts disclosed on the solved to set out again in one ma- censorship point he regarded as a mere indiscretion on the chine.

They falled again, however, to part of one, who, while expressing respect for the Censorship, in practice habitually treated it with sublime indifference.spot General Nobile's red tent in

the ice-fields, The boycott cases he regarded in a much more serious light.

Mr. M. K. Lo, for the defendants, asked for leave to appeal. He niso mentioned that the Court could not compel him to close the names of the different partners.

Major Maddalena, the Italian disarman, who only arrived at King's Bay last night in the seaplane "Savoia" from Italy, departed early this morning in search of General Nobile, with a load of provisions,

Leave to appeal was granted, and bail of $1,000 was granted in the case of the publisher, while Mr. Lo's client was released on bail of $500 pending the result of the appeal.

DEFENDANTS ON BAIL PENDING APPEAL

OIL

Six Hours in the Area,.

the

at

Asked if she was going to see the King, Miss Earheart replied: "Rather If he asks me,"

The whole party afterwards He reconnoitred the area in which left for London by train, leaving the Nobile -party is known the "Friendship" at Southampton.

be for over six hours On their arrival in London, the without sighting the red tent. fiers were quickly shepherded to und was forced to return to the interior of un hotel in order to King's Bay reporting his non-suc-avoid the llonising crowds which turned out in a wonderful demon- In delivering his decision, his that at the date of the alleged of-cess. Worship said-In these eight cases fences these regulations were (and Fresh hope is occasioned by the stration of welcome.-Reuter.'

two fact that the planes are equipped an still are) vitra vires (taken together by consent) ollicial of the Secretariat for grounds-Firstly, that. May 9 and with wireless and, a message has Chinese Affairs charges the Prit 10 were not occasions of emer been transmitted to General Nobile D.S.P.'S MIRACULOUS ters and Publishers of the Hong- gency public danger, and, directing him that the next time kong Morning Post respectively (in secondly, that the Regulations he sights one of the planes, he four cases which I will refer to contravene the Royal instructions should use his wireless apparatus hereafter as the "censorship cases") to the Governor. On the first to guide its course-Reuter, with printing and publishing on the point. The referred me to the 9th and 10th of May, 1928, a news preamble to Ordinance No. 5 of paper called the longkong Morning 1922, "An Ordinance to confer on,

after

here-

*

Amundsen's Silence,,

Oslo, June 19.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE.

Test Trial. Drawn. Gloucester defeated Cambridge

U. by six wickets, Surrey defeated Essex by an

Innings and 140 runs, Derbyshire defeated Northants by an innings and 50 runs. Yorkshire beat Lolcester by an

innings and 28 runs. Warwick Won on the first

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Bome June 19. The Italian newspapers give details of the attack by Fascists on a King's Messenger in Milan récently. It transpires that the Messenger concerned in the THE ANNUAL MEETING. outrage was 'Captain de la. Fone,

The important role played by and that he was standing at the

demanded to see his passport. corner of the street when a Fascist steamers belonging to the Indo-

China Steara Navigation Company...

Ho was taken to the Police Limited, in the evacuation of passport and was immediately re- Treaty Ports during the serious leased with apologies. In the trouble at the beginning of last Station, produced his Diplomatic foreign residents from Yangtszo

street soon afterwards he was vio year, and the assistance given to and received from the Navy dur- lently assaulted.

The British Ambassador who ing that period, were referred to happened to be in Milan immedi- by the Hon Mr. B. D. F. Boith at ately demanded an apology and the annual meeting of sharehol the arrest of the culprits. The dera held this morning, Italian newspapers now state that Mr. Beith dealt at some length the Police have arrested the six with almost "incredible shipping men concerned, who say they had conditions on the Yangtsze. Ho no idea that the man they attacked also spoke of assistance received was one of His British Majesty's from British warships in provid- Messengers. They have profusely ing escorts and expressed thanks" apologised.

to the Company's shore and float-

One of them wrote to Captain doing staffs for the personal riska la Fons explaining that he is a they had run when subjected to father of a family and begging him rifle and machine gun fire.

Mr. Beith reported a marked not to pursue the matter. Captain

compared with the previous year, de la Fons had accordingly de-improvement on the accounts as clined to prosecuto.

The Police authorities have stat-the profit on working of steamers ed that the culprita will be punish-baing £82,400 188. Id. as against ed administratively.-Reuter.

a loss of £28,752 176. 7d, during the previous year. ·

"STAR" FERRY DELAYS.

CAUSED BY DREDGING OPERATIONS.

Chairman's Speech.

The Chairman said:-The report and statement of accounts having been in your hands for some days, I will as customary, and with your permission, take them as read.

Some delay was caused to the You will no doubt have perused "Star" ferry service yesterday on the accounts submitted, with in- account of the dredging operations terest, showing as they do a very off the wharf at Kowloon. In one marked improvement on those of instance, a ferry-boat from Ilong- the previous year when the loss. kong found it impossible to get to on working steamers amounted to the wharf for some time, with the £28,752 178, 7d. as compared with result that it had to remain antion-a profit during the period under Sussex won on the first inningsary off the pler for fully ten min review of £82,490 188, 1d.

The report in your hands briefly v. Hampshire.

innings v. Worcester. Lancashire won on the first in-

nings v. Notts. The Minor Countles defeated the West Indies by 42..

HONOURS LIST.

ESCAPE.

MR. P. P. J. WODEHOUSE FALLS TWO STOREYS:

The principal individual formances were as follows:

Balting.

per-

Ducat (Surrey)

Tyldesley E (England)

Post which contained matter in the the Governor-in-Council power to The big French Latham sea Chinese language (other than make Regulations on occasions of bona fide trade advertisement) emergency or public danger" and plane, piloted by Commandant which had not been previously to 2 (D) of the me - Guilhaud, and with Captain Roald ONLY SLIGHT INJURIES. Bates (Warwick) submitted to and passed by the dinance "on any occasion which Amundsen board, left Tromsoe

In an effort to set free a butter-Lockett (Minor Counties) Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and the Governor-in-Council may con- yesterday evening for Spitzhergen

to participate in the search of the fly which had alighted inside a win Shepherd (Surrey)

Fox (Worcester) (in the remaining four sider to be an occasion of emer-talls fliers has not arrived, and dow on the top storey of his quar- which will refer to

geney, or pubile danger, he may 15 the "Boycott cases")

this morning, Mr. P. P. J. Wode- Whysal! (Notts)

Oldroyd (Yorkshire) with printing and publishing, on make any regulations whatsoever there has been no news of the ters at the Central Police Station G. R. Jackson (Derby)

which he may consider desirable machine since her departure. the same dates, the same news in the public interest,” and argued

At the moment no-anxiety is felt house, C. I. E, Deputy Superin Makepeace (Lancashire)

narrow D. R. Jardine (The Rest) paper, which was calenlated or

• Not Out. to the effect that Regulations made as it is thought probable, that tendent of Police, had a intended to persuade or induce

Bowling, persons to refrain from dealing on an occasion of netual emer-Amundsen decided to head direct escape from acrious injury when with or trading with persons in geney or public danger censed to for the spot where the stranded he fell from a height of two

only slight in character.

Hazelton (Minor C'ties) the course

of trade, business, have any forge in law when such ext 'orers are believed to be storeys. Luckily, his injuries were

Mr. Wodehouse's quarters are in Rev. Browne (Sussex) occupation or employment, con- emergency of public danger ceas Reuter.,

a three-storey building, and at the Rhodes (Yorkshire)

Fand trary to the regulation made under ed.

present time some reconstruction work is in progress there, including Grimths (W. Indica) the removal of the verandah on the top floor.

ance 1922.

The Law Explained.

Within a Mile.

the Emergency Regulations Ordin- Prevention Better Than Curc.

The Citta di Milano reports that For two reasons, I cannot accept two Norwegian airmen again flew this view. Considering the pos-over General Nobile's position . By Sec. 2 (1) of Ordinance Ne, nible danger to the public of ong without sighting him. General 5 of 1922, the Governor-in-Council single publication of (say), sed-Nobile has wirelessed that one of tious mutier, for the purpose of the machines came within two empowered casion which he considered Preventing publication an peca- kilometres of him.-Reuter. emer- sion of "public danger" may be danger to sald to exist continuously from make Regulations in the public day to day, and prevention is ob- interest, and by Sec. 2 (2) (a) viously better than

was

be to

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occasion public

any

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cure. Fur-

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It appears that the dredger had outlines the reason for the greatly a line out from the north end of improved showing in working sce the pier and an anchor near the count, this being largely attribut- railway pler, in addition to which, able to the extraordinary, condi- soundings were being taken close tions prevailing on the Yangtze; in which trade, as in, 1926, the set- in.

The obstruction continued more vices of our Chinese competitors ar less from 8 o'clock in the morn-were, for a period, greatly disor- 160ing until about 2.30 p.m., and the ganized through the demands on "Northern Star," with a full load tonnage by military factions, some 146 of passengers shortly before the being used as transports and for tin hour, was held up for ten min- other requirements connected with utes before those aboard could dis- the civil war centred round the embark. Eventually, the dred-Yanktaze Valley from January on- ger's anchor was taken up, and the wards. 74 ferry-boat was able to get along-

side.

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102

101 101

The serious developments at treaty ports and their resultant effect, politically and commoscial- ly, have been so fully detailed in

Home, that I think you will agree that further reference is unneces- sary to international negotiations which are now almost historical,

6 for 45 FOOCHOW FARCE NOW the public press, both locally and at

4 for 50

G for 55

4 for 32

6 for 18

OVER.

NANKING DELEGATES ENTER but which at the time were follow- ed by all who had foreign prestige CITY.

in China at heart, with feelings of FIRST TEST TRIAL

grave anxiety. In addressing you Seeing a butterfly inside one of

Shanghai, June 19.

last year my predecessor referred According to telegraphic ad-briefly to what was transpiring on the windows on the top floor this Ernest Tyldesley in Great Form. morning, Mr. Wadehouse endeav-

The Test selectors were rather vices,, the dispute in the Foochow the Yangtaze, but in view of the oured to get to it in order to re- Amundsen Rumours. lease it. To do this, he had to hampered in their task since play City Kuomintang has been settled, important bearing it has had on. between England and the Rest at and all the special delegates sent the year's results it is perhaps de- stride across a plank for about

ab- considerably Olso, June 20,

by Nanking to take over the man-sirable that I should further.com- distance of six feet, and, in making Lord's

agement of the Kuomintang Headment on what subsequently de- Many rumours are in circula- the attempt, he somehow missed his breviated by rain.

England declared the lunings quarters have been able to take up veloped in that fold of operation. Regulations might be made with ther, it is specially provided by tion in regard to the whereabouts footing and fell. He dropped down

Hanków Trouble Recalled. regard to censorship and the con- sub-section 2 (3) of Ordinance No. of Commandant Gilbaud and Cap two storeys on to the bottom floor, closed when the partnership be-their posts.

It will be recalled that some.

On the outbreak of trouble in the trol and suppression of publica- 5 of 1922. that any Regulation tain Amundsen, of whom news is but by a miracle he did not even tween Ernest Tyldesley and Tate

fracture a bone, his injuries com-for the seventh wicket had not few weeks ago the Nanking Gov

of Hankow during June, tions. In

the made under the provisions of See. 1926,

2 of the Ordinance shall continue still entirely lacking.

Experts believe that they have prising a few bruises and abrasions, been broken and the score had ornment proposed that the Foo-vicinity Governor-in-Council apparently

Mr. Wodehouse's many friends exceeded the 400 mark. The Rest chow City Kuomintang, which in January, 1927, the steamers of our the headquarters of the Kuomin-Yangtaze fleet played an important deemed it necessary to establish a in force until repeated by order of censorship and control over news- the Governor-in-Council which ap- proceeded directly northward to will learn with relief of his for- did not complete their innings.

The outstanding figure of the tang organisations in Fukien, be part in the evacuation of foreizm Bpecial dolegates refugees from riverine ports to papers published in the Chinese pears to me to be a conclusive ans- North Land in search of Noblle, tusate escape from serious hurt,

match was Ernost. Tyldesley who reorganised. language, and made a Regulation wer to Mr. Lo's first ground of and have given Spitzbergen a

miss.

scored 160 runs without losing his were sent there for this purpose, Shanghai, and in order to better (No. 1) that no person should submission.

On the second point, Mr. Lo re- It is feared, however, that if

with commerical shipping in- print, publish or distribute, any

another brilliant display, being

terests, a number of British river. newspaper containing any matter ferred me to the Royal Instructions they have landed on the ica-floos| HEAVY CUT IN COTTON wicket, though D. R. Jardine gave but on their arrival they were co-ordinate the naval activities

may flnd it extremely

alono in resisting the England

steamers, as mentioned last year, in the Chinese language (other dated July 7, 1896, para 22 in they

attack for any length of time.

were taken over for a short period than a bona fide trade advertise- Volume 3 of the "Laws of Hong- difficult to take off again.-Reuter.

BOMBAY COTTON MILL by the Admiralty at agreed rates ment) which had not been pre- kong," published in 1915. These

The scores were:.

STRIKE. viously submitted to and passed instructions, I find, were revoked

by the Boeretary for Chinese by further Royal Instructions

or

tending 14

AUSTRIA.

Affairs and a Regulation (No. 2) dated February 14, 1917, publish- AMERICAN PACT WITH that no person should print or ed in the Hongkong Government publish any newspaper calculated Gazette of April 20, 1917, which, persuade or however, contained a similar in- struction numbered 26. This Goy- *The as Instruction reads members of the general publie (1) ernor shall not,...... assent in (and then to refrain from dealing with, trad- our ing with, working for or hiring any by para, 9)-Any Bill whereby person or persons in the course of person not of European birth or

induce any person or persons, whether individually

or

name to

MOST-FAVOURED-NATION TREATMENT.

WORK MOOTED.

FEDERATION SUGGESTS 90 PER CENT. VERDICT.

London, June 19..

England: 423 for 6 wickets

(decd.)

The Rest: 195 for 7 wickets. Of the England opening

detained.

J

OWNERS' STANDARDISATION.

'PROPOSALS.

of hire, these being operated much. in the same way as shipping con- trol tonnage during the war. Six of our vessels were requisitioned: under the conditions mentioned, The Federation of Master Cotton

while the balance of the Beet was Spinners has recommended the batamen, Tyldesley stood supreme.

lald up at Shanghai with the ex- resources the bowling

caption of the upper river steamer American Yarns Spinning section All

The Rost failed to

Bombay, June 18. to revert to organised short-time of working hours and to curtail the Hislodge him, and the score mount- Representatives of the mill Kiawo, also taken over by the Ad- production by 50 per cont: A ed rapidly when he was joined by owners and the strikers have been miralty on the 25th January as n The Treaty of Amity and Trade ballot will be taken immediately. Maurice Tate. When the declara- exploring ways and ments of ar- Mobile Depot Ship" but on full.

their hands. descent may be subjected or made between Austria and America has the owners of at least 30 per cent. contribution was 180 (not out) mill strike. It is understood that

The Federation ask for a vote of tion was made Tyldesley's personal riving at a settlement of the cotton requisition terms. She de stiil In From April onwards, all our trade, business, occupation or em liable to any disabilities or been signed. It is based on most instead of the usual 80 per cent. of while. Tate had made 68 (not out), the representatives of the Strike Yangtze sailings were conducted ployment.

restrictions to which persons of

The Rest mot with disaster after Committee are considering the under a naval convoy system, this European birth or dessent are not favoured nation treatment and spindles in favour of the recom also subjected or made liable" contains detailed stipulations re-mendation before the scheme fa ap disaster, wickets falling rapidly, owners proposals for the stan being necesary owing to risk of except in certain cases of emer-garding the legal status of the res-plied. The now policy if approved, D. R. Jardine, the Burrey amateur, dardisation of the hours of work (Continued: from Page, 14)

will begin on July 2, Router. pective nationala.-Router. geney thereafter set out, yo

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The Defence.

The learned solicitor for the de- fendants, Mr. M. K. Lo, submitted as a first defence to all the charges

(Continued on Page '8,)

Vienna, June 19.

(Continued on Page 8.)

Reuter,