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EM MEXT WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1929. HTACT

EUROPEAN DENIES ANOTHER FRENCH REASSEMBLING OF

MURDER.

TRAGIC AFFAIR ON THE "ROYAL ARROW."

FATAL BLOW DURING ALLEGED DRUNKEN BRAWL.

SENSATION.

FRENCH GOVERNMENT LOSES FRS. 80,000,000.

REPARATIONS FRAUD?

Paris, Jan. 23.

A fresh financial sensation, In which the State has lost about Frs. 80,000,000, has just been re-

ADULTERATED DRINK?vealed there.

the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when Lewis Pedersen, described as a native of Denmark,

was charged with the wilful murder of John Zetterberg en - Friday last,

The affair has been disclosed by

`PARLIAMENT.

CHINA QUESTIONS TO

THE FORE.

DELICATE POSITION IF JAPAN HAD HELD OUT.

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were enumerated by

THE KING.

SOON WELL ENOUGH TO TRAVEL.

TO TAKE THE AIR AT BOGNOR

EARLY NEXT MONTH. -

the

CHANNEL TUNNEL PROJECT.

MR. BALDWIN MAKES A STATEMENT,

INVESTIGATION LIKELY TO BE ORDERED.

London, Jan. 22. It was intimated by Mr. Stan-

3:43_PER_ANIUM

THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK,

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THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. TASMACENTER OF 17.

33 Wang Nat Chung ........., Happy Valley. Road,

OF ZEOLIT

RAID ON CHINESE MEETING.

·ATTEMPT TO REVIVE UNION

RECENTLY PROSCRIBED? -

EIGHT MEN DETAINED.

UNUSUAL MURDER EXHIBITS.

TELL-TALE PUNKAH

TAPES.

THE SESSIONS.

Vigorous measures taken, it is TWO BARBERS ON TRIAL AT sald, in connexion with the recent action of the authorities in pros- cribing and closing up the premises of the Tea-House Em- ployees Guild, resulted Inat night STORY OF QUARRELS. in the detention of a number of men who are alleged to have been

Disagreements and quarrels be- conducting an unlawful meeting.

On learning that a meeting of a tween tired, barbers resulted in large number of tea-house em the munder of one of them at a ployees was being hold at a rea-

urgut 4 No. 1 17. Wellington spot now Kowloon City, according Street, several detectives and Dis- to Crown allegations made by Mr. trict Watchmen from the Secre- Somerset Fitzroy against Lok Choi tariat for Chinese Affairs were and Lau Hon at the Criminal

PLEASING BULLETIN.

London, Jan. 22. This morning's bulletin regard- TROOPS IN SHANGHAI.ing the King, the first for sixty NO PARTY POLITICS.

houra, has created general antis- A hint that adulterated drinks the fact that the Ministry of

London, Jan. 22 {faction, particularly the state- might possibly be at the bottom of Finance has filed charges against closing session to-day, and at questure has renmined 'normal. for Parliament re-assembled for its ments that His Majesty's tompera- the tragle affair was dropped at the Societe Fermiere de Sucrerie ton-time, the China altuation of many days, that the condition of ley Baldwin. in Parliament to-day and the Compagnie Franco-Maro cupled the attention of the House the pulse is satisfactory and that that the Government preserves an of Commons for a considerable time, the empyema wound is steadily open mind regarding the proposals caine de Navigation et Commerce.

A list of twelve countrics, in addi-healing. Both these concerns received tion to Great Britain, who have re-

The time of the next bulletin for the construction of a tunnel vast quantities of sugar from cently concluded tariff treaties with has not been arranged. It la stat-under the English Channel, and is led by a European officer to the Sasstone this morning, before the Germany in respect of reparations the National Government of China ed that if the King's condition ready to give facilities for an in-scene. They arrived as the meet Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan). in kind, but they were found in

Sir Austen continues so satisfactory, they golvent when the time came for Chamberlain, while Sir Laming may be few and far between. vestigation of the problems involving, was in progress, and detained" The prisoners are charged with them to make payment to the Worthington-Evans, the Minister Shortly after the Issue of the ed immediately.

eight of the 200 men found there. the murder on October 21 or 22, French Government.

for War, was invited by Labour gratifying bulletin, an oficial

The facts surrounding the rald last year, of Lau Mel, a barber, The Premier made his statement are being vinhheld pending fur- who had a shop at No. 599, Can- Members to give the date of with statement was issued from

at question-time in response to a ther Investigation on the informanton Road, Kowloon. drawal of British troops in Shang-Palace, reading në follows:

motion put down by members of tion given against these men but hal

"It has been realised by the all parties before the Christmas it is learned that one of the Mr. J. M., D'Almada Remedios, is Mr. Hin Shing Lo, instructed by King's medical advisers that Japan Alone Aloof. prior to the establishment of con- recess, urging that assent should suggestions is that those taking defending.

be given to the project."

part in the meeting had the in- Sir Austen Chamberlain, answer-valescence there would arise

The following jury was on- E. W. Hamilton, and the prosecu-remanded in police custody, ing questions regarding the recent time when 804. air would be neces- Mr. Baldwin said that in view tention of forming a new Tea-panelled:--Mesard C. G. Ander- con- of the renewal of widespread pub- House Employees' Union, under a son (foreman), JE, Barrow, E. negotiations at Nanking, snid that sary in order to secure a a treaty granting tariff autonomy tinuation of His Majesty's pro-lle interest in the Channel Tunnel different name to that which they Sahmet, Lo Chan-ting, C. Earn to China was signed by Sir Milea gross. »

project, the Government had come held at the time of the cloning of

ahaw, JS. Landolt and J. Gilles- Lampson, the British Minister, and "With this knowledge a careful to the conclusion that the time was their old organisation;

ple. DE CTY. Wang, the Nationalist search was made for a residence ripe for a comprehensive re-exami- Foreign Minister, on December not only suitable in itself, but nation of the question. 20th.

possessing the necessary attri-

Econòmic Factors, The United States, Germany, butes of close proximity to sca, Greece, Belgium, Italy, Norway, the southern. exposure, protection They were very anxious that a NANKING ORDERS RE-TRIAL · | Netherlands, Portugal, Denmark, from the wind and reasonable very thorough examination should Sweden, France and Spain has also access to London. The residente be made of the economic con-

· ́OF SERIOUS CASE.

concluded and signed tariff treaties selected is Craigyell House, ziderations in all their aspects in with the National Government, Bognor, placed at His Majesty's order that these might be welgh- ed with Imperial Defence require- ments,

The tragedy occurred on board the American oll-tanker "Royal Arrow" which arrived in Hong kong the same day. The crew, it was stated, appeared to have been drinking heavily, and the evidence Boemed to show that the accused and the dead man had been good

friends.

WOR

M. Pollier, who is Chairman of the Sugar Company, and formerly Professor of Law at Lille University, has been arrested on a charge of fraud.

The arrested man has been The case was heard before Mr. tlon was conducted by Detective Reuter. Inspector Lane. Mr. O. E. C. Marton, of Менага Deacon,

Appeared for the defence and Mr.

C. E. L. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkin- Mon and Grist, appeared to watch the interests of the Standard Of Company.

Plea of Not Guilty. Mr. Marion, on behalf of the defendant, entered a plea of “Not Guilty."

Inspector Lane mentioned that Mr. Whyte Smith who was to have prosecuted, was engaged at the Supreme Court. He had been instructed by Mr. King. Director of Criminal Intelligence, to pro- ceed with the prosecution,

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A LIFE SENTENCE

INADEQUATE.

J

SHANGHAI SURPRISE,

.

SERIOUS EARTHQUAKE IN NORTH.

Not Quite Bure. His Majesty's Government had formally recognised the National Government. Sir Milles Lampson presented his credentials to Mar- shai Chung Kai-shek, on the day

www. the following the signature of the

treaty,

Shanghal, Jan, 22; For the first time in the history of the Shanghai Provisional Court, the judicial authorities in Nanking have sent back a

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ground that the penalty inflicted is inadequate.

Relating the circumstances of the grave charge, Inspector Lano said that the Royal Arrow, an oll The case involved is one in tanker, arrived in Hongkong at which four Chinese charged with about noon on January 18 frum armed kidnapping, were found New York. On arrival, the vessel guilty, and sentenced to imprison- went alongside the Standard Olment for life. Company's pler, at Laichikok

noon.

"

Mr, Saklatvala, the Communist Member for Battersea, asked:- May we take it that Japan, has, not yet signed a treaty, and if no, docs not the present position with Britain remain the same under the most-favoured-nation clause?

The Nanking authorities, pre- where she lay until Saturday after-sumably the Judicial Yuan, have

Sir Auston Chamberlain:-1 am sent back the case to the Provi- not quite are at the present mo- ment exactly what the position is with regard to Japan.

It would appear, said Inspectorsional Court ordering a re-trial and Lane, that a quantity of drink was contending that the life sentences prrchased in Hongkong and that imposed are inadequate, certain members of the crew in- dulged in it a good deal.,

Scene of Tragedy. -

At the original trial, Mr. R. T. Bryan, who prosecuted on bebulf of the Municipal Police, urged that the death penalty should be impos- Amidships and on the port side,ed, but his plea was overruled, there was a four berth cabin,

The attitude apparently being which was occupied by three offers belonging to the ship. Thiaken up by Nanking now is re- cabin, said the Inspector, was the

scene of the tragedy.

On the afternoon of the ship's arrival, two of the three otlers went ashore and at the time of the incident only the third man was on board.

This mun, snid Inspector Line, was the principal witness in the

case.

Good Friends.

enforcement of the bandit law. garded as an indication of rigorous Our Own Correspondent.

FRENCH GOODWILL

FLIGHT.

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Position Clarified,

It will be recalled that a few

days ago, the announcement was made that Mr. Yada, the Consul- General at Shanghai, had come to

the Minister of Finance, by which an agreement with Mr. T. V. Soong, Japan expressed willingness to No treaty has been signed, the grant tariff autonomy to China, agreement having been reached by an exchange of notes,

The position Is, therefore, clari- Bed. Had Japan stood out, the opinion is expressed in well-inform- cd quarters that the new tariff schedule could not have been en-

Many Houses Collapse in Early Morning.

OCCUPANTS KILLED.

Peking, Jan. 22. The second earthquake within a week occurred in the newly-created Province of Sul- yuan at 2.45 a.in. on Sunday.

Many houses · collapsed, crushing the inhabitants who were asleep. Numbers are re- ported to have been killed.

The railway from Peking in interrupted as result of the quake,

The first earthquake, which

look place on the 14th instant.

was not so serious as origin- ally reported, there being no casualties in the city of Sul- yuan and only a few killed in the surrounding country- Reuter.

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forced on February 1st, owing to disposal by Sir Arthur du Cros, | the existence of the most-favoured- | Bart."

nation clause in the treatles.]

There is reason to believe that His Majesty will travel to Bognor by road in the early party of February.

RAILWAY CROSSING|

DISASTER.

SEVENTEEN KILLED IN A MOTOR-BUS WRECK.

The decision reached would then BLINDING SNOWSTORM,

|be obtained on brond grounds of

rational policy.

In view of the time required to carry the project through all. Its stages to the completion of the tunnel the Government were con- vinced it would be in the public in terest if it were possible to deal with the question.. outside Party atmosphere, and by agreement, so that the decision of one Govern- ment might not be upset by an- other,

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To Follow Labour Lead.

New York, Jan. 22 One of the most serious railroad crossing disasters for some time occurred in Ohlo: to-day, at least seventeen persons being klited, and a number of others injured.

fact that a

The tragedy is attributed to the blinding snowstorm was raging at the time, and that the driver of the motor-bus did not

Mr. Fitzroy stated that on the morning of October 21, 1928, an Indian policeman saw a crowd of people at a place near Kowloon City. On proceeding to investi. gate, ho found a man's body lying an the ground, the body bajng part- ly bared., Nearby were sweet po- tato beds. The constable com. municated with police headquar ters and the body was taken to the graphs had been taken. Public Mortuary after photo-

Counsel commented that the man had been seriously injured about the head. and, was dead when found.

Axe-Head Found,

There was nothing by which ho could be identified, but an extra- ordinary thing happened when the clothes were taken off the body. observe the approach of the train at the Mortuary. When the trou- also involved until it was too late, aers were taken off, nn' axe-head The motor-bus was on its way fell out, but there were no blood- from Pittsburgh to Chicago with a stains upon it. It had, however, large number of passengers and it been since identified as belonging collided at a crossing with a Bel- to a house, where the accused moni Jevue suburban electric in had lived. A short distance away, travelling at a high speed,

the handle to the axe hond was found.

If the course adopted by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, when he was Prime Minister of the Labour Gov- ernment in 1924 should again con- mend itaalf to Mr. MacDonald, ant

The accident occurred about niso to Mr. Lloyd George, the two miles east of Bellevue, the bus leader of the Liberal Party, he being smashed almost to pieces. would like to proceed on similar Ready assistance was forthcoming lines and obtain their co-operation from passengers in the train, but from the outsol of the inquiry, the majority of the victims must It is unlikely that the Govern-have been killed instantaneously ment will be able to spare the time Reuter's American' Service. for a discussion in the House, but a great deal can be achieved by co- operation outside.

Railway Questioner.

Sir Robert Horne (Conserva- Live), a director al the Great Western Railway, acked in what way the Premier proposed to solve the economic problem,

The Premier replied: That is

EMBEZZLED FROM BANK.

LENIENCY ASKED FOR ACCUSED.

After the removal of the body, continued counsel, the vicinity and a pathway nearby was examined. On the path there was a certain. amount of blood, and it was along that path that the handle was found.

Describing other things that were found, Mr. Fitzroy said that a piece of tape was discovered in the dead man's mouth which was tied round the face, pressing down the tongue, and was tied at the back of the head. Medical evid ence would show that there wote certain signs, of asphyxiation." Other pieces of tape were allo found which were stained with

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Punkah Tapes?

Those pleces of tape, said Mr.

His name was J. Benson and FROM HONGKONG TỌ MACAO. he would give evidence that he fin-

Lu Shu, an employee of the ished work at about. 2.30 p.m. and Lieutenant Almanrich, of tho

Sheung Shing native Bank, was had two visitors to the cabin,-on! | French flagship Jules Michelet,

Troops in Shanghai.

a question I have to consider. I charged before Major C. Willson, was the deceased, John Zetterberg, | piloting a seaplane launched from and the other, the accused Lewis the warship, left at 9 o'clock un asked the Secretary for War when Commander Kenworthy (Lab.)

txink the oconomic side is of the at the Central Police Court this blood. Stress is laid on the fact that greatest importance, and for morning, with embezzling the sum Pedersen, both acumen on board Monday morning on a goodwill it is proposed to withdraw British the decision does not mean that same years past it has not been in- of $6,000 from his employers. the ship.

flight to Macao and back, carrying troops from Shanghai.

vestigated. convalescence has yet arrived.

Mr. Horace Lo, in an application a message of greeting from Rear-

Sir Laming Worthington-Evans The King is being taken to the The chairman of the Channel for leniency for the accused, said Admiral Stotz to the Governor of replied that this must depend on jcoast in order that the sea air Tunnel Parliamentary Committe that of the sum stolen $5,800 was Fitzroy, were of the utmost im- when the police went on board, a turned yesterday, to Hongkong, tional battalions sent to China, against weakncer.

laspector Lane here stated that the Portuguese Colony. He re-

portance, because at the deceased's ********* Chambers of Commerce and labour arrested in Canton. The balance shop there was a punkah which was worked by such tape. About had apparently been spent. number of empty bottles were arriving here shortly after one three would have been withdrawn

before the Craigwell House, about one mile organisations for their views of the The complainant Bank did not one or two months found.

o'clock in the afternoon.

by the end of this trooping season. west of Bognor town, is situated project,

wish to press the case, said Mr. murder, the tape broke and-was It would appear that the deceased Lieutenant Almanrich was with Mr. Thurtle (Lub.) asked if the only a few yards from the shore He pointed out, as reported yes. Lo, and he was instructed to ask replaced by another which was and the accused began to quarrel, another officer on the flight, and local situation was not already suf- and, indeed, has its own sea terday, that the £30,000,000 requir-his Worship to deal with the ac still in use. Four people would though there was nothing to indi-both were, lavishly entertained ficiently settled for all troops to be promenade. Its garden is sheltered as the capital cost of the tun-cused as leniently as he could. awear that the tape found on the cate that any previous quarrel had while they were in the Portuguese withdrawn.

ed from northern winds and the net would provide 6,000,000 weeks'

scene of the crime was the old tape existed between the two men, As Colony.

Sir Laming replied that it was so view over the Channel is wonder-work, or work for 60,000 men for

which had formerly been used on far as was known, the two were,

much improved that a great many ful.

the punkah, zit. in fact, good friends. The men, it seemed, drank too much and lost their heads.

SWATOW BOYCOTT

CHANGE.

The evidence would show, said! Inspector Lang that the subjecti discussed between prisoner and the deceased was "Boxing." The OLD COMMITTEE TRANSFERS prisoner claimed to be pretty good.

ITS FUNCTIONS During the discussion the prisoner and the deconsed had bot words

Swatow, Jan. 21. more than once, but the flare-ups

The anti-Japanese Baycott Com were quietened down.. Eventually however, another disputo started,mittee has been wound up, and its functions have been transferred to

words were exchanged, and the

accused, punched the deceased... the People's Instruction Commit-

tee of the Municipal Kuomintang. In some way, Bald Inspector

An inquiry was recently, made Lane, accused got the deceased in duch a position that the latter into the origin of matches import bent forward with his head facing ed from Macao, and these, being accused. The latter is then sup-found to be made of Japanese ma posed to have picked up a beer terials, are banned.Our Own

Correspondent. (Continued on Page 14.)

•

The Fall Scheme.

...

nearly two years-British Wire had been or were being withdrawn. Sir Arthur du Cros went abroad less

Col. Wedgwood-Is not the on a holiday some time ago, and, Shanghal Volunteer Corps held to at present, is in Central Africa. be a sufficiently strong force to Reuter and British Wireless, render the presence of British troops no longer necessary?

The Secretary for War:-No.- Reuter.

HOME FOOTBALL.

JAPANESE STEAMER

ADRIFT?

TOWED IN HARBOUR : DY TAIKOO TUG.

A remand was granted.

CHANGE ON COTTON EXCHANGE.

TRADING IN FUTURE UP TO TWO YEARS.

Lok Choi had stated that the tape found could not have been used on the punkah because that tape was covered, with oil. Mr. Fitzroy hore stated that the tape had been sent to the Govern.... ment Bacteriologist for examina- tlon, and traces of oil had been found.

The Telegraph yesterday gave detalls of the latest scheme pro- posed, as set out Inn récent book, It contemplates, a railway from London to Paris, on which the trains would be capable of an average speed of 92 miles an hours thus competing with pir travel,

Capital expenditure is estimat- The ss. Salsha Maru, with ed. at £189,177,094 including 30 STOCKPORT DEFEATED AT heavy coal cargo for Hongkong 811,200 for the tunnel. With and ports beyond, reports ex-gross receipts at over £35,000,000, periencing engine trouble off average of £2 for a single fare Waglan. She was towed into from London te Paris, it is esti In the Northern Section of the harbour by the Taikoo tug and mated that the working woul English League to-day, Nelson de-berthed at buoy B.61. It is under yield an annual profit of over feated Stockport County by four stood chat the defect is not serious $12,000,000, chabling payment of to the one year restriction, who was a street barbar, was in the goals to ene-Reuler.

and can be repaired on board. 17 per cent. on Ordinary stock. Reuter.

NELSON.

London, Jan, 22,

London, Jan, 22. The Liverpool Cotton Associa-

After the finding of the body, cons tion has decided to allow trading tinued counsel, nothing further was in cotton futures up to two years, heard about the man for a short instead of one year, as at present. while. Advertisements were issued the currency has now

The opinion in expressed that by the police bearing photographs, stabilised, the change is distinct for identification, this being suc

been and a reward of $25 was offered ly of advantage to British and cessfully claimed on October 80, Continental spinners,

Mry Fitzroy went on to say that. In the past, a good deal of the Lok Chol, who was a barber, had international trade in cotton has been a partner in the barber's bual- gone to the United States owingness for a short time, Lau Hon,

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