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THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1929.

CANTON INSURANCE NAVY BUILDING WAR. THE HANOI MURDER CORRESPONDENCE.

REGULATIONS.

FOREIGN COMPANIES CONFER WITH TREASURY.

FRIENDLY PARLEY.

Canton, Mar, 14.

ARRESTS.

Fire Dangers. ·

CLOSE QUESTIONING OF A STUDENT.

[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.1

TALK ON BRITISH IMPERIALISM.

Wm.

STRAITS GOVERNOR ADDRESS | AMERICAN PARTY.

Powell,

Ltd.

(Continued from Page 1.) depends for its existence upon the free passage of food and row material aeroas the sea from our Dominions and from other coun- tries then I say that we have every reason to be satisfied have THE “PROCES VERBAL"ists in the colony are mA TIMELY ADDRESS.

done our best,

:

Loose Talk

We

A delegation representing the foreign insurance companies "I think there in a good deal of operating in Kwantung to-day had very loose and unwise talk about a very satisfactory interview with this iden of a building competition Treasury officials concerning the with the United States, and it is provincial insurance rejeutations, in no way borne out by any policy The delegation, which was re-which I have had the honour to presentative of companies of all carry out since I have been at the nationalities, arranged the inter- Admiralty. At the Coolidge Con view for the purpose of offering ference we offered to mark time on their services in conjunction with

cruisers 10,000-ton Kwangtung Government experts.

until

the

Sir-It is well-known that the stair-cases of the majority of tene-

of common pine wood and flimsy in

Singapore, Mar. 6. Papers received from French construction.

II. E the Governor (Sir Hugh Indo-China continue

In many cases one flight of staira to devote much space to the sensational serves for two houses, and is used Clifford) was the guest of the yesterday, when the Association murder of M. Bazin, the Chief of by the tenants of the different flats American Association of Malaya When the houses consist of 4 gave a luncheon at the Europe the semi-Government Labour Re- of boll houses. cruitment Bureau, who was shot

hundred adults and children, are members of the college group who by a native while returning home storeys, it means that close on one Hotel in honour of the faculty and one day last month.

obliged to make use of the same are making a world tour on board Of the humerous arresta which flight of stairs.

the Belgenland. Mr. Frank C. have followed the muriler, that of One can imagine the plight and Lee, the American Consul-General, the young student Van Leon Sanh horrible fate of these tenants, presided. la viewed

considerable should a fire atart beneath the stair!

In the course of a speech, Sir In an effort so to amend the pro-United States had caught us up importance by the French author-case. And, there being no other

and then to stop altogther. itles as they have hoped to obtain ways or means of escape, they would Hugh Clifford said:"I would posed regulations that all

we dropped three from him a statement which may be suffocated by the smoke of the ask you, in considering the coun In 1927-28 points required by the Govern- ment would be covered without cruisers out of our programme in reveal the identity of the culprit burning stair cases, etc, and eim-try in which you and yourselves ply roasted to death. Such houses to-day, to remember that only a hundred bindering the natural progress of chae they might still wish to con- who fired the actual ahots, insurance business.

sider the proposal which wo had Thus says the Courrier Saigon are no better than death traps little more than one

though not barren-because this In a spirit of helpful friend-made, and the fact that this year nain (a paper controlled by French en situated in densely populated years ago the island of Singapore, In order that tenants may be island has always been fertile- los and co-operation, the dele- we are beginning the replacement Colonial interests):

able to live in peace and safety, and contained a tiny population mostly gation pointed out various articles of six-inch gun cruisers goes with in the regulations which are in- the other points which I have compatible with the volume of mentioned to show perfectly plain-Van Leoh Sanh, student, accom./free from the wory and anxiety of composed of fishermen, and the not and have not plice of the assassinator of M. being caught in a death trap by a peace and good order that has

the

ly that we are

America,

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with

..

"In conformance with the law,

areas.

and which, if strictly heen trying to go one better than Bazin, was interrogated by the sadden outbreak of fire, I hope the been made to proval in this Is Surete (criminal hivestigation de following suggestions will be taken land and in the territories behind partment of the French, pollée to heart by our local landlords, and it has been responsible for the

business done in Kwangtung Province adhered to, would have the effect of driving the foreign companies from the field.

Unreasonable.

force) for a duration of twenty. fours hours only, (sie) after which) he was held back for the cabinet of examination.

Mr. Bridgeman said he could endorse the words uttered by resident Houvor in his inaugnal address that the desire of other "Again, but alwaya in countries for pence was as deepformance with the law, Van Leon

interrogatory 21. and as sincere as that of the Sanh was taken back to the Surete,

con-

A Treasury official stated that there was no desire on the part of the Government to kill the insur ance business; it was desired only to noe that all companies operal

proces Ing in Kwangtung were reputable and responsible. He expressed

The two Powers, are both lovers urbal by M. Giacobbi, the examin his appreciation of the spirit of friendly co-operation shown by of peace, both by interest and by ing Magistrate. the foreign companies in sending tradition. They have, both re-

United States.

after

"The Sarele, now, could

hald

their delegation and indicated pounced recourse to war as an fhim at its disposition for the time of national policy. that it considers necessary for the that steps would soon be taken strument

purposes of the investigations." re-Therefore, it is quite unreasonable for 1 meeting of experts presenting the, foreign companies to suppose that either one or the with Treasury experts. In the other will be engaged in a war of any other meantime, he thought that no aggression against steps would be taken which micht Power, and it is still less reason future able to hagine that there is any prejudice the earse of

danger of their fighting each other. negotiations.

!יין

The meeting ended an la

Treasury friendly tune, oth officials and members of the dele- gation expressing themselves as well satisfied. Our Own Corres- pondent.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS

FIVE CASES BEFORE THE

PUISNE JUDGE.

No Territorial Ambition.

"Whatever shipbuilding eltheri country is doing is done for the purposes of defence and for an insurance against risk. I venture to pay the peace of the world is not endangered by the fact that one or two or more peace-loving nations have strong navies, so lour as those lowers are not animated by mliition of territory or lust of conquest. Nolnily can say that either of us are.

The Courier Saigonnais also states that it is believed that the murderer has led to Saigon and is. being given asylum in the house of a Tonkinese Ince-leafer.

GERMANY'S NEED OF

CASH.

NO FEAR OF A FURTHER INFLATION PERIOD.

Berlin, Mar. 14. Introducing the Budget in the Reichstag, Dr. Hilferding said the Reich needed 500,000,000 marks in cash for argent immediate expen-

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their tenants:-

enormous growth and prosperity of which even a casual visitor must become conscious in passing through the Singapore of to-day.

British Imperialism,

1. The bottom and side casings of all wooden stairs to be care fully lined with fire-proof Kalvanized Iron sheeting or some other fire-proof material. 2. No combustible materials to be!

placed underneath the stair-

"Often you hear people decry cases of tenement houses, and what is called imperialism. There' delinquents to be heavily fined. are various kinds of imperialism, 3. All verandah, party walln to be but the kind for which I have been

fitted with double steel or iron working during the 40 years emergency doors, which could

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be locked by the tenants of each public service has had for its flat, and opened in case of Bre. ohjeet the protection of the weak 4. All flats to have an alarm bell and the provision of equal op (marked "Fire Alarm") con-portunity for all, the weak as well nected by a through wire, the strong, to make good and which could be pulled and rung to acquire prosperity and a higher by the tenants of any dat, in standard of living than would the event of fire or armed rob- have been possible if that protes-

tion had been lacking. bery.

"I suggest that this work has also been done by your country- in the Philippines and men Dawnui and in many of the coun- tries which you will visit by the Government of Great Britain, and

5. Tenants to provide their own fire extinguishers and hooked rapes and rope ladders, when and where found necessary. 6. Walls and partitions of rooms and rubicles of tenement houses ta be made of fire-proof mi] think you will see for yourselves Lerials.

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7. To dispense with the use

paints, vils

and varnishes wherever possible.

Your truly, SAFETY. Hongkong, March 15th 1929.

that a great deal of contentment and happiness has been brought to these countries by the sacrifices of Europeans in their administra- tion and development.

"You must realise that the anerifices which Europeans have had

of to make n the course that work have often been very

He said this must be raised by LONDON-BERLIN LINK. heavy. I who now speak to you who hold that if short-term loans and although the

you make a proportional reduction situation was undoubtedly serious,

have twice been separated for so

that if I had met them in the

On the other hand, there is aditure. There are five cases for trial at certain want of dogie songst the Criminal Sessions which com-those- mence at the Supreme Court on Monday. All cages will be taken of armaments all round you have it as absurd to talk of another in- NEW AIR EXPRESS SERVICE.ong a time from my own children by the Puigne Judge (Mr. Justice nécessarily, taken a step in the dir-lation period.

ection of peace. ! Wood),

If everybody's forces are propor Chan Fük, aliad Chan Sau-aam and Fun Pui, alias Pan Wai-nam tionately releed their chance of will be charged in connexion with us against any other Power are the tramway scrip ease. The in- just the same as they were before dictment against them is to the and therefore the incentive to war by the Reparations burden than in of three-engined effect that between January 1 and rests where it is.

It was not a question of the Reich's indebtedne, bat merely temporary lack of cash.

Dr. Hilferding added that the Budget had been more influenced But the real test is that subjany previous year.-Reuter.

January 19, 1927,, they conspired stantini fleets in the hands of peace- together with Chân Lau-yat and ful Powers are not a danger to

secure an international other persons unknown to utter a pract where no war spirit exists and policy to forged share certificate or scrip.ļa more proportional reduction of agreement for an all-round reduc- purporting to be a certificate or armaments In no guarantee against tion in naval armaments.

Exprem air services carrying street 1 should not have known passengers, freight and malls be- tween London and Berlin are to be them. That kind of sacrifice has started on April 18 by K.L.M. Air to be experienced to be under- Lines. The new services, which Lood in its full weight and bit are to be run with the latest types terness, and I trust that you will

Fokker aero-carry away with you an impres planes, will provide conexions belon that a work of some nobility tween most parts of Europe served has been done for the good of mankind by those who, after all, by air lines and London.

The freighter and mail machines are convinced imperialista. at 5 a.m. to be In Berlin by 2 p.m. will enable letters leaving London

"I remember many years Mr. Bridgeman, in reply, said The aeroplane is scheduled to do

This is the first time a modern who pleased me very much indeed beenjectionable, but it was quite un-

aessary because the Government type of three-engined machine has 1 is bad done everything possible in the been set aside for freighter and by remarking that he considered mail services, and the K.L.M. ex-that the Englishman was the direction desired.

Referring to the tone of the La-periment will be watched with in-finest work of God-and I need The new passenger service will our criticism, he said that if the terest. Government was unable to find a

(Continued on Next Column) formula they did not blame those leave the Tempelhof, aerodrome, who disagreed with them.-Renter

God's Finest Work.

ago

serip for 699 shares in Hongkong war where the spirit of peace does that the motion seemed very unobthe journey in less than seven houra, meeting a countryman of yours

But

of

Tramways Limited, knowing the not exist.

after that has document to be forged and with in-

reduction still IR tent to defraud. Pun Pui is ad-nid,.

desiralde thing. ditionally charged with uttering most forged document and Chan Fuk desirable in, the interess with aiding and abetting,

economy and still more desirable The Gral charge against Lim in the interests of humanity. If it Kong and Kwan Ping is that with were possible to abolish the use of out lawful-authority they knowing submarines or the use of poison gua lynd in their possession or attacks by air on non-combatants it wonki, bu to fometare, step for custody two moulds, in or upon ward in the avoidance of the incal- which there were made or im- cutible suffering of war. pressed, or which would make or

If people who perpetually talked impress, the apparent resemblance calent the dangers of war would of both sides of current five cent instrad express a generous pieces; and part of another mouldfidence in the desire of all the great for impression on ten cent peices.nations for peace it would make! Thore are other charges of por-place far more certain and reduc- much, more sesion of counterfeit rains with ions of armaments intent to utter them.

likely than an insistence on very

con-

The list includes three cases of elaborate formulas between en- robbery. Li Yuen will be tried tries whose needs were in no way on a charge of having robbed 'Dr. comoarable. Mr. Bridgeman added Lam Sing-kee, 53 Jervola Street,et this conintry was prepared, as to The

listen past, bunch of keys and in of a purse, a

proposal that could be $185 in money on February 9, ny

1928; and Ng Chan of two rings, made, while claiming for itself the right to protect its insular

a purse and $86 In money.

in Man-to alias Ho Ken-chun, position and imperial respon- and Ho Yee, an omah, will be tried sibilities

every other country

In connexion with, robbery at would claim for itself. «

Shamshuis. The charge against

them is that they robbed So Suk-

Headquarters Cut."

chah of a ring, two bangles, a pair The First Lord of the Admiralty of earrings, a hair slide, a piece reverted to the question of pernon- of jade, a wrist watch, silk suit, nel, stating that it was impossible

two jackets, a'pair of trousers and to reduce the headquarters staff In $40 in money.

Ho Chak-lam and Leung Ching are alleged to have robbed Pan Wal-chi, at Mongkok, on February

prouortion to the reduction in the Flesi, but reductions were being made, and at the next vaemcy the experiment would be made of hav

4, 1929, of two jackets, two suits in one lesa Sen Lord on the Board

of clothing, two petticoats, a cont,

of the Admiralty.

The Admiralty, he mentioned,

a pair of trousers, a piece of cloth, was carrying out research to and $1.12 in money; also Ho Chai | ascertain whether conl WDB of $10 in money and Leung Fung more freely usable, or whether: of two bangles, two rings dud 805 any advantage could be derived

in money.

A gold medal awarded in New York to Michael O'Loughlin, the operator who went down with the Vestrla, by the Veterans' Wireless Association, is to be taken to his parents in Ireland,

of all from from the extraction coal for use In the Royal Navy -British Wirclean and Henter,"

Labour Motion.

The Commons adonted the Navy Estimates, after the rejection of a Labour Motion urging the Govern- ment to adopt a more determined

REA 12.6.JY, OFF!

"First pretty day I'm going to run up and see a doctor

about my cold."

hardly tell you gentlemen that I heartily agreed with him. (Laugh in my impression when my friend added that the Amerlenn was the ter.) But I was more chastened

finest work of. God, considerably improved.. (Loud laughter.) That was before these educational cruises had become popular, but I should say that the American who has not only enjoyed the improvement of which my friend spoke but has also been subjected to an educational experiment of Buch urquestioned value as that in which you are engaged will return to his country even a finer. person than the average Anieri- can." (Applause.)

Professor, Smith, dean of the college faculty, was also called an to speak. He said that His Ex- cellency's words had reminded him of the saying of a great Eng- lish arator that England has been mide by her great adventurers," and when one stopped to think of Hongkong. Singapore, Australia. Egypt, India and other parts of the British Empire one realised what that orator mount. When they thought of the tanks to which His Excellency had devoted his energies and of the services which he had rendered one also realized the part which he had played in this part of the world.

Berlin, at 2 p.m., and will arrive about 6 p.m. at Rotterdam. The machine will stop there for about an hour, so that connexions can ha made with other parts of Europe, including Amsterdam. It will leave at 7 o'clock, and is scheduled to arrive at Croydon at 9.5 p.m.

The distance between London and Berlin is about 620 miles, and the extating Lufthansa services takes 10 hours 20 minutes from city to city.

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