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U.S. POLICY LAUDED.

HOSTILE CONCLAVE. NEW WAR CLOUDS DUKE'S MESSAGE TO GRIM HARBOUR U.S.

IN CHINA.

COLONY

"WISH WE COULD HAVE"

MR. BLACK AND MEETING FENG AND CHIANG AT STAYED LONGER

AT THE BANK.

TREASURY OFFICIAL STILL UNDER

· CROSS-EXAMINATION.

THE “FORGERY” ACTION.

LOGGERHEADS.

SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OVER WEEK-END.

FEARS INTENSIFIED.

GOVERNOR'S" REPLY.

TRAGEDY.

HOW TWO GIRLS MET BRITISH SIMILARITY OF

THEIR DEATH.

LAD ACCUSED OF FOISTING

CRIME ON ANOTHER.

COURT TRIAL OPENS.

The grim story of a harbour tragedy which occurred on March 18th, when two young girls, the done to death on a dinghy, was re- daughters of a junkmaster, were lated by the Crown at the Central Police Court this morning.

"I shall ever have the happlest recollections of my first visit to Hongkong, and we all wish - "wa" could have stayed longer." So runs part of the message which HRK the Duke of Gloucester sent from HM.S. Suffolk to H. E the Governor under date of you- Shanghai, Apr. 28.borday, Fears of a rupture between His Excellency. In reply, stated Feng Yu-haing and Chiang Kal-bow much His Royal Highness' shek, and of an outbreak of hos-wished him and his Mission all message was appreciated, and tilities in the near future, have been intensified by a series of success. The full text of the Mr. T. Black, the Treasury Accountant, spent the whole significant developments over the telegrama is as follows: of the morning in the witness-box at the Supreme Court to-day, week-end, pointing to a definito

"To Governor, Hongkong. from facing cross-examination by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, counsel for the break.

H.M.S. Suffolk.I much enjoyed before Mr. E. W. Hamilton with Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in the action by Feng maintains his protesta- my stay in Hongkong and wish the murder of the two girls. Mr. the Government for the recovery of $260,000, debited under tions of allegiance to the National to thank you for your very kind Somerset, Fitzroy, Assistant At- the Carvalho Yeo frauds.

Government, but it is becoming hospitality to myself and members torney-General, said that the two In the course of the morning, Mr. Black entered upon the doubtful if he includos a main of my Mission, Please convey to girls with their father and a third day of his personal testimony in the case. He went into tenance of friendship with Chianz all the officers and officiala con-younger brother, lived on a jank the box on Tuesday morning last week, and was cross-in his protestations,

corned an expression of my warm registered as No. 1033V. examined all day on Wednesday, since when, until to-day, the

appreciation of the admirable them also lived the prisoner, who court has been adjourned.

arrangements made for my re was engaged on the craft as a coption and to the British and fokl. Chinese communities for their

The witness told the Court that when he visited the Bank after the discovery of the colossal frauds, the interview was abnormal inasmuch as the gathering was hostile to him. He agreed that such hostility had not been in evidence on any

prior occasion.

When it was suggested that Treasury cheques might have been signed in blank to save time at the end of the month, Mr. Black said he would consider such a procedure to be absolute madiness.

MR. F. C. JENKIN

ON ROUTINE.

Had that hostility been evidenced on any prior occasion?-As far as I recollect, no.

Mr. Black, cross-examined in re-r gard to the interview at the bank, sold that the fact that the signature was on the cheque was the factor on Can you assign any reason for it which he based his opinion that on that occasion?----No. it was not genuine.

It was on the surrounding cir- cumstances that you were satisfied that you had not algned it?—Yes.

You could not have signed it on account of the payee and the

amount 7-Yes.

Mr. Jenkin went on to deal with the letter written by the bank on the day after the Interview, and nsked if witness could understand why the letter was written if he had made it clear that the cheque was a forgery.

Witness replied that he did not If that was the sole matter which know the bank's reason for writing convinced you that the signature the letter. was not genuine, did you state any In reply to other questions he said "reasons at this Interview?-I was the letter seemed to indicate that

not there to state reasons. By the bank knew there was business was to get those cheques question, of the, cheques being and take them back to the Trea- forgeries. surer,

"Dirty Work."

some

Did the auditors say that the· names of the two Chinese payees Mr. Jenkin:-And. It also sug seemed familiar and that they gests that there might have been sounded like Government contrac-some dirty work, shall I call it, at no recollection of the Treasury?—I don't know what

their reason was. there might have been foul play in Was there any suggestion that the Treasury7-I think the possiblity was expressed that wo

Lors? I have them saying 80.

You were the one person present whose writing purported to be on the cheques?--Yes.

Nothing More To Say.

It would have been a simple mat-

covers,

او

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Feng's Displeasure, All Kuominchun troops in Shan- tung have been ordered evacuate, Gonoral Sun Liang-sing, cently appointed Civil Governor of Feng's subordinate, who was re

grounds of ill-health, and the lead- Shantung, has resigned on the ing supporters of Feng Yu-hsiang

Nanking, have left the city. Nanking leaders are reported to be puzzled by the sudden turn in events, which suggest Fong's die pleasure at the recent orders of Chiang Kai-shek with regard to the stationing of troops in Shan- tung

The First Move,

The first indication of trouble] reached Nanking on Friday in the form of a telegram from General Sun Liang-sing atating that he was indiaposed. In the avoning an-

other announced that General Sun was "dangerously ill" and the in- tention of ordering the whole of the Kouminchun troops to return to Honan.

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On Saturday morning, General Sun Liang-sing's resignation from the post of Civil Governor was announced, and he mentioned that there were sufficlont numbers of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's troops in the Tsinantu area to guarantee peace and order.

Terision Increases,

Tension Increased when it was

learned that the acting Minister of War, Genoral Lu Chung-lin, Feng's right-hand man, had left Nanking for Shanghai with Ger. subordinates. eral Miao Bin, another of Feng's

H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucestor.

ment. I shall ever j have the

Chau Kau, aged 20 years, charged

In opening the case against

With

On March 18th, the junk was generous welcome and entertain- tied up alongside the unha visit to Hongkong and we all wish young boy went ashore to school, happiest recollections of my arst tung, lying in the stream. The we could have stayed longer." as was his custom, and somewhere being sent by their father to get about two o'clock in the afternoon, the two girls also went ashore, some business for the junk.

INTO

H.R.H. The Duke of

Gloucester, H.M.S. Suffolk, from Governor, Hongkong. The graci ous Highness is greatly appreciated message of Your Royal

At 6 o'clock, a dinghy was sent by the whole Colony and by the from the junk to fetch them, but officers and officials mentioned to it did not return. Becoming an whom I have duly conveyed it. xlous, the junk-master himself We wers delighted to have this went, ashore at 10 o'clock, and opportunity of enterisining. Your searched the Wing Lok Wharf and Royal Highness and the members vicinity without discovering any of your Mission, and we cordially trace of the dinghy or its occup share your wish that it might | ante. have bean possible for Your Royal Highness to stay a little longer among us. We wish Your Royal Highness and your Mission all success and a pleasant, voyage."

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SERIOUS WATER

OUTLOOK.

AGGRAVATED BY INFLUX

OF CHINESE

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Bodies Found.

to continue the search. A steam The next day, he got a friend launch was hired and eventually the dinghy was picked up quite close to Green Island, with the dead body of the younger girl in it. She had been murdered and badly mutilated.

On March 25th, a police launch, in charge of Lance Sergeant Ol ver, picked up the body of the other girl, bearing marks of in- Juries on her templo, on the crown' of the head and in the back. It was floating between Buoys 39 and 41.

Unusual Course,

of consequence

OUTLOOK.

FOREIGN SECRETARY ON LATEST DISARMAMENT MOVES.

NOTABLE DECLARATION.

A striking pronouncement stressing the similarity of outlook and viewpoint in the policies of the United States and Great Britain was made at Wakefield on Saturday by Bir Austen Chamberlain, speaking enthusiastically of what he described as a notable declaration made by Mr. Hugh Gibson, the principal American delegate in the Preparatory Conference on Disarma- ment at Geneva.

The British Foreign Secretary compared the policy steadily pursued by Great Britain with the contribution of Mr. Gibson, and said they revealed the close contact of thought in England and on the other side of the Atlantic.

"If," he said, "wo had had to consider only their needs and ours, we would have made a broad and large gentlemen's. agreement long ago, expressive of the confidence we have in each other.

Bir Austen endorsed every point of Mr. Gibson's declara- tion, which he regarded as a valuable contribution to the cause. of disarmament and peace.

HOPEFUL SIGN OF SUCCESS.

"If we had had to consider only London, Apr. 23. thole needs and ours, we would is notable in many ways," said Sir tlemen's agreement long ago ex- "Mr. Hugh Gibson's declaration have made a broad and large gen Austen Chamberlain, in the course pressive of the confidence that we of a speech at an open air meeting have in one another of the con at Wakefield to-day, when he madefidence that we have that each of British Government's attitude on dertakings in good faith and with a pronouncement regarding the us signed these international un- disarmament.

a resolve to keep them in the spirit "Mr. Gibson's declaration has, as well as in the latter. think, paved the way for a real advance in that movement towards disarmament which all the world desires and needs,

"Trusting to you that you build "We could have said to them: what is required for your needs, we will build only what is requir But it has a special interested for the necessities of our de for us because it shows once fences and, in considering our de- again how close in these matters fences, we do not have to consider are the policies of the United the naval forces of the United States and Great Britain, and how States." similar we are in our outlook and in our viewpoint.

Moral Disarmament.

tion.

The Problem,│

POPULATION' GROWS.

"What is the problem?” continu- These constituted the circums-

ed Sir.. Austen. “I stated. last Anxiety in connexion with the tantial facts connected with the

"Mr. Gibson dwelt on the im February, in words which I ven- water situation increases. What case. As to the direct evidence portance, which the signature of ture to repeat to-day, that it was rain has fallen has had no effect of murder, the young son of the the Kellogg Pact had for the pro- not whether the United States reservoirs and unless there fa a having been an eye-witness of the with him. It is something like We had accepted fully, and with whatever on the water level in the junk-master would speak of blem of disarmament. I agree Navy would be equal to our own. drastie restrictions will be imposed crime, and would say the prisoner four years ago that, speaking in intention, the position of parity heavy fall almost Immediately,

was the perpetrator of that crime, the Assembly of the League at with the United States. next month. The next to leave was Mr. Y, L. A fall of at least ten inches is He would say that on returning Geneva, I said that the moral dis "It was not that they wanted Tong.

the Vice-Minister should find everything all right Foreign Affairs, another nominee, be entirely removod, and as at the in the afternoon, he went down to the physical disarmament of desired reduction as earnestly as for necessary for the restrictions to from school, somewhere about 4.30 armament was the preliminary to reduction and we did not. We when we got back to the Treasury of Feng Yu-helang, and incidental moment there appears no prospect the Wing Lok Wharf and there nations. Mr. Gibson, in express- they. As I said in February, the

When you got back to tho "ter, would, it not, to have anid 'Look Treasury what was done in the ly a relative. All the principal of this taking place, the inhabitanta mat his two sisters. With them log the opinion of his government problem is to find some equation here it is impossible to consider way of clearing up the query officials of the North-Western of the Colony will have to face as he waited so that they should be and of President. Hoover, dwells by which we can measure naval these chequea as genuine ad I tell which had been raised by the threa Banking Corporation In Nanking, cheerfully as they can a consider taken back to the junk on the upon the new outlook which we strength so that the parity which you have never signed, a cheque chequest-Nothing was done by an institution controlled by Feng, ably restricted supply for some dinghy.

ought to bring to these matters both natione desire may be reach- In thoes names for such amounts' me.

have also made a sudden exit from time to come.

in the light of the solemn engage, ed, and reached at a level which -I did any that it was not mine, Anything done on your in the capital,

The situation has been aggravat-

ments which we have taken, not indicates not any increase in the If that did not convince them they structions?-1 don't think I did It had been arranged that has been a considerable Influx of ed by reason of the fact that there: were forgeries, I had nothing more anything except atop payment on Fong's troops should occupy cer- Chinese Into the Colony quite re dinghy, but in

The prisoner arrived with the to have recourse to war as an armaments of world but a reduc

instrument of polley. to say.

the second block of thirty cheques. tain parts of Shantung to-morrow cently. For the past fortnight, the some delay, occasioned by the bustop there. Mr. Gibson defines the ince and hopefulness of the

"But our agreement does not "The significance, import Do you recollect Mr. Hegarty any- What was done by you or on (Monday), but it is believed that excess of arrivals over, depa: ures ainees which the girls had on purpose and the object of the statement which Mr. Ginson made, ing that the writing in the body of your instructions? There was a the "Christian" General who had numbered more than-28,000, all of hand, the boat did not leave the United States as being to secure in the other day is that by suggest the cheque looked familiar to him? search for the cheque book been promised Shantung as his whom, of course, take their share wharf until 8 p.m. ---I do not recollect that.

prize for his victorious campaign of the Colony's limited water

But instead of making direct the naval field, not merely limita ing new criteria of comparison, Mr. Jenkin recalled what witness] That is all you can recollect against the Fongtien forces, and supply.

for the funk, the prisoner appear- tion of armaments, but a reduction he has made It easier to find the had said during cross-examination being done either by you or on

who has been put off time after It is interesting to note that ined to have taken an oxtraordinary of armaments, and a reduction standard by which the reduction. at the criminal trial and asked "You your instructions with regard to time, is not content with half the January there was, en excess of course. Working the oar at the which shall not be applied to this may be fixed whilet taking account said nothing to me as to your state-elearing up this matter?—I think loaf.

Chinese departures over arrivals of stern, with one of the girls at the or that class only, but shall be ap- of the differnt circumstances ment that the cheques were duda?" asked Mr. Proctor to get the,

Fand different needs of the powera Witness: I said it at the last receipts for the two cheque books'

1,079, while in February the po- bows, he was pulling in the direc-plied to every class of vessel. pulation of the Colony further de- tion of Stonecutters. After they from the bank.

Polley Accepted.

which are concerned. trial.

Mr. Jenkin:Did you say any

A conference has been held in creased by 7,090. The gums for had gone some considerable dis-

"I have already in the House of

Military Position. His Own Work To Do, thing to me about it? If you say

Nanking between General Ho March showed that 5,794 people tance, the prisoner suddenly pick-

But Mr. Gibson made a second, not, I accept that.

Further questioned on the point Ying-ching, Sun Fo, Wu Han-min left the Colony over and above those ed up one of the bottom planks of Commons and the Premier has, in And that it was in re-examins-what the other people were doing altuntion, and telegrams have been figures continued during the early ifer sister, who was pulling herence to and our acceptance of able contribution to this problem Mr. Black said he did not know and others with regard to the new who arrived here. The dron in the the boat, and struck the elder girl. the country, expressed our full ad- and, in, its way, equally remark- tion that the statement was first all the time, Tsang was called exchanged with Chiang Kai-shek. the 6th, the excess of departures ed round, and she in her United States, because between naval armaments to land arma

daye of April, when from the Istan oar ind

the bows, turn this policy as declared by the only yesterday. He turned from made by you?--Yep.

into the Treasurer's office about It is reported that Chiang has over arrivals was 10,476 the thirty cheques and he thought turned to Jankow from Changel

turn was also assaulted, being them and us there is no difference ments. Again observe how similar that was before Mr. King, the head! In view of the developments,

In contrast to these figuren, the soner then grapsed the boy's thros of purpose, no difference of prin- the standpoint and outlook of Did you at any time during the of the C.LD., arrived.

population of Hongkong has shown soner then grapded the boy's throat, ciple. It is also understood that

the United States are to that of interview at the bank express any

a remarkable Increase since April Mr. Jenkin-As accountant General. Chen. Tiu-yuan hae boens. For April 13,

"We too destro not merely the our own country, t The boy would say that onò sia- doubt as to the genuineness of the your responsibility would be point appointed acting Civil Governor of there the week ending 18, 102 ter then fell into the bottoms of the limitation but the reduction of Mr. Gibson speaking on the signature-I expressed no doubt. ed In this matter?-Yes.

question of trained reservos, said. Shantung, and that he has been arrivale over departures, while for boat, and the other, the elder one, armaments. I definitely said the signature was

"We too desire not merely a par- that the Government of the Then I don't understand. What ordered to proceed immediately to the week ending on the 20th there dropped into the water. The pri- not mine.

I put it to you that, on the con- to.do.

did you do?--I had my own work Tsinanfu, with a Division of his was an increase of another 10,861 soner then grapsed the buy's throat, tial roduction, applied to certain United States would have desired

picople. trary, after a general examination

and stabbed his wrists, a struggle Classes of warships, but a reduc- that trained reserves should be In reply to other questions,

ensuing until the boy fell overboard, tion applied throughout the whole Included in any scheme for of the cheques, and to the query witness said that the office was

fold of naval construction.

limitation and reduction. raised, you expressed doubt that closed to the public as usual on

The Royal Observatory reports the signature in the cheques was that day at five o'clock. He did

that the depression rents ins to the Unconscious When Rescued.

Mere Police Force, north of Japan and the secondary) Grasping the gunwhale, he held 225 Yours?--You are absolutely nothing after five o'clock as Mr.

"And, as between them and us, I Bub recognising that the United has led up Shellow depres on, but was forced to let go his hold King had then taken charge.

alons are also Indloated over Long-when the prisoner stabbed again at do not hesitate to declare my pro- States, which like this country Mr. Jonkin:-I put it to you

king and the Eastern Sea. Pree his wrist. Swimming away, be found conviction that at no time maintains but a very email army, that both Taxng and Chun were absolutely silent as to choques

sure is. relatively high over the managed to keep allost, until he was would an arrangement have been scarcely more than a police force, being missing until after the die-

China Ben and in the Pacific to the Tortunately picked up, but in an un- dificult for between them and us equivalent to the duties which In the first round of the Davis east of the Boning. The forecast conscious state. On recovering in war is a contingency that no sane it has to discharge realising that That the party was hostile to dently of them. Is that correct Czechoslovakia defeated Austria or variable winda moderate; police,

covery had been made Indepen- Cup Competition (European Zone) till noon to marrow 18-W. Hospital, he told fils story to the or responsible man will contem countries so situated could not | plate as a possibility of the policy dictate ✨ to the great military.

which he pursues, desde

wrong.

Hostile Gathering.

It was an ordinary interview?—| No.

Then what was abnormal?--I looked upon it as a hostile gather

Yeas

army.

Nanking Action,

DAVIS CUP CONTEST.

AUSTRIA ELIMINATED BY' CZECHO-SLOVAKIA,

Vienna, Apr. 28.

(Continued on Fagd 11.) 5. by three matches to two-Renters, cloud, occasional radiochinnarasan) (Continued on Fogé 8.),

Broad and Large Agreement,