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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1929.

DEATH OF SIR G. SUSPECTED OPIUM

BUTLER.

MOSCOW MAY DAY} CHINESE FESTIVAL

FAILURE.

PLOT SUCCEEDS ONLY IN GERMANY.

UNPLEASANT SCENE IN THE REICHSTAG.

FRENCH PRECAUTION.

SEQUEL.

DIVAN,

KWANGSI'S PEACE TERMS.

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SERIOUS OVERCROWDING OF VESSELS.

WELL-KNOWN. POLITICIAN PASSES AWAY,

MAN AND WIFE CHARGED AT MAGISTRACY.

INCLUDE THE RELEASE OF

*LI CHAI-SUM.

EXEMPLARY FINES.

1.

CANTON PARLEYS.

IN NURSING HOME. FORGED LABEL FIND.

Although two Vessels have been

London, May 2. A raid by officers of the Re.)

Canton, May 3. Sir Geoffrey Butler, Member of venue Department on a suspected The tense situation here in ro- leaving every morning for Chick- wan during the Loung Ma Festi-Parliament for Cambridge Univer- opium divan at No. 9, Hill Road, gard to the possibility of war val, the demand for accommoda-sity, died in a London Nursing was this morning described to Mr. against Kwangat has somewhat ra- tion has bean more than the ves-Home to-day. He recently E. W. Hamilton at the Central laxed as the result of conversa- els can offer. The result is that announced that because of illness Magistracy, when two Chinese, tions betweet, the Canten nu- those who could not obtain actom he would not stand at the coming man and wife, were charged, thorities and General Kung Ki- modation on these steamers have election.

Revenue Officer Grimmitt said yuen, the personal delugate of hal recourse to launches and In the present Parliament, Sir that when he entered the premises, General Wang Shao-hung, tho junks as a means of conveyance to Geoffrey had been Parliamentary he found the man and woman in Kwangsi leader. this popular place of worship.

આપના સમા Private Secretary to the Minister occupation of one of the cubicles for.

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POWELLS

10, Ice House Siteet.

Launches und junks have there- Lu: Air. He founded Cambridge as principal tenants of the floor, leader's will pledge their allege Pith Helmets

Berlin, May 2. Since the serious rioting in the Pankstrasse and elsewhere last night, Berlin hue been quiet, and the authorities are not apnzchenaive of further outbreak on any large fore a done a roaring trade during scale,

the last few days, and even cargo The scene during the street fight bonts, which are not allowed to ing last night is more easily carry passengers, have undergone imagined than described, The the risk of arrest in order to earn mob. appeared

be minda.few dolinra. 'for aome Lima. The official The masters of several junks] ensualty list gives the number seriously wounded or injured as 80, were brought before the Ilon. but it is believed that a large num-Commdr. G. F. Hole, R.N at the ber of rioters were badly hurt, Marine Court this morning, the apart from those picked up and charges against them being either for carrying an excess of pas sengers for carrying pas- sengers contrary to the conditions His Worship on their licences. look a serious view of all the offences and heavy fines were m posed on oll.

sent to hospital.

Nearly 200 to be Tried. The police effected over 900 ar- rests, and at least 175 of these have been detained and are to be charged with resisting the 4112- thority of the State and with dis- turbing, the peace,

Three policemen were killed and more than twenty-five injured.

A Socialist newspaper to-day re marka: "Moscow must be satisfied with the son of the German Com- munists, who obeyed their orders to resist the police and caused the blood-bath they desired.

Reichstag Incident.

The tension developed was re- vealed In the Reichstag to-day when the Communist members of the House created an unpleasant scene at the apening because their demand for a debate on pester- day's happenings was refused,

The Communista Inunched a bitter nilack on the Government

· afterwards leaving in a body, sing- ing the Internationale and calling out "Down with the murderers," -Reuter

French Mensures.

Paris, May 2. The strong menatros adopted by the Paris police to prevent the threatened disturbances on May Day is best shown by the official information that over 3,500 sms- were placed peeted Communists under arrest and detained for the day.

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"If a man obtains a special pri- vilege and starts abusing it, he deserves to get all that's coming to him," said his Worship in case in which Ha Kam-shing, the master of a cargo boat was charged with committing a breach of conditions of his licence by carrying passengers. His Wor: ship found that the defendant had a special permit to leave for Chek wan, but one of the conditions in the permit was that lefendant was to carry no passengern,

A fine of $100, or three months was imposed.

Had 200 Passengers, Cheung. Wah, the master of a cargo boat, was charged with the same offence, carrying no less than 220 passengers,

Wireless,

It is stated that

sack, containing a number of to Nanking on the following con-

bearing opiunt tins,

forged

Falliɑna:

} On Ceylon Commission.

The late Sir Geoffrey Butler and Government Monopoly. Inbels, sat as a Conservative for Cam-while a parcel containing further be given his freedom.

(1) That Marshal Li Chai-sum bridge University since 1923. At false labels was also found. the last election, when there were, When interrogated by witness, (2) That tho order for the dis- three candidates for two sents, he the man said the opium and missal of Marshal Li Chai-sum, Was second on the poll, with 4,026 label belonged to the woman; Generals Li Chung-yen and Pei- votes, the unsuccessful candidate and, in turn, the woman said they Chung-hsi, from the Kuomintang being Mr. J. R. M. Butler, M.V.O. were brought to the premises by Membership be rescinded and that (Independent), who polled 3,241 her brother who was in Canton. all allegations against their

no option, but to character be withdrawIL, voles. It is interesting to note: Witness had that the deceased was one of the take both the man and woman into

(3) Tint instructions be given three prominent British politicians custody. appointed in 1927 to draw up a In reply to his Worship, wit- by the Nanking Government to new Constitution for Ceylon. ness said it was possible, that a stop all troop movements for the He was educated at Clifton and runner was employed in the case purpose of launching an attack on. Trinity College, Cambridge (Major to bring the contraband down Kwangsi. Scholar). He has been identified from Canton, although whether

(4) That General Wang Yuk- with the famous University for that individual was a brother of many years past. He won the the woman, as she had said, wit-cho be appointed Special Officer for Disbandment and Re-organisa-. Chancellor's Medal for Englishness could not say. verse in 1908, and was President) The case was adjourned for ation of the Kwangsl troops and of the Union, 1910; Editor of the week, the defendants being charg-General Ng Ting-young, be ap Cambridge Review, 1910; Syndic ed with the possession of non-rolated Chairman of the Kwangsi of the University Library, 1920; munopoly opium and of forged Branch Political Council, while Praelector in Diplomatic History, monopoly labels, Corpus Christi College, since 1920, Occasional lecturer before the University of Pennsylvania, 1913- 14-16; Drexel Institute, 1918; and Examiner Historical Tripos, 1915-

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PRINCE'S MISSION

FULFILLED.

¿Continued from. Page 1.)

With Balfour Mission. Daring 1926 he was temporarily employed an important work in the Foreign Offico, and accont had raised his foot into a small panied the Balfour Mission to the stand placed there for the purpose. United States of America in 1917. The other insignia were, each in the During 1917-19 he was Director turn, then presented to of the British Bureau of Informa- Japanese Ruler, and the Prince tion in Amerien. In 1921 Sir and his suita then fell back bowing Inspector Andrews, who was in Geoffrey was appointed President deeply and retired from the room Court, asked his Worship to take of the Cambridge University Con- to the soft strains of "God Save A serious view of the caso.

Theservative Association, and two the King," played once more by defendant was stopped, said

years later was elected to the the hidden band. Inspr. Androwa, by Mr. Hillyer, Council of the Royal Historient Thus ended the main ceremony of the Harbour Office, at 8.20 am. Society. He was Chairman of the for which Prince Henry has journ- yesterday and was sout back to Commitee on Air, O.T.C's, in 1925; eyed to Japan and, for the third Yaumati. Despite Mr.Hillyers and was a member of the Home time in history, a Japanese Em- order, the defendant did what he Office Committee on Legal Aid to peror is numbered among the had set out to do as soon as Mr. Poor Persons, which snt during illustrious few holding the highest Hillyer was out of sight. He was the same year.

order of British knighthood. arrested by the polled at 3.30 p.m.

Reuter, with 220 passengers on board,

The Duke Decorated,

appointments for all other depart- menta be left to the discretion of the Nanking Government.

If these conditions are approv- ed, General Wang Shao-hung will resign all his posts, and will go abroad with Generals Li Chung- yen and Pel Chung-hsi,

It is understood that the Canton leaders have agreed to, telegraph These conditions to Nunking- Nam Chung Po.

'A YOUNG GERMAN STOWAWAY.

CHEERY TO A CHIEF.

OFFICER.

A young German, named Kohehas, who pleaded guilty before Mr. TS. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning to a charge of slowing away from Singapore on board to m. 8. Delhi, protested against the behaviour of

the craft" 1920; "istorical Manuwe go to preas, states that the the Chief Officer, whom he accuseit

His publications include "The Tory Tradition." published in Mr. Hillyer, continued Inspr. 1914; Handbook to the League of Indi already taken Nations," 1919; "Studies in State- Andrews,

A Hummons against defondin, but in view of the fact scripts in the Library of Corpus, that as the police were prosecut-Cambridge," 1920. Only five foreigners and eighting, the summons taken out by Mr. Hillyer had been withdrawn. Frenchmen have been detained as

Over 3,000 were released early this morning, and later in the day, except for a few wanted on other offences, the majority of the re- mainder were set free.

a direct outcome of yesterday's arrests.--Reuter,

Moscow Fails,

London, May 2. Moscow's agitation, to create serious May Day trouble through out Europe seems to have been frustrated everywhere except in Germany. Here and there unto ward incidents have occurred, but.

generally authorities have main

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His Worship intimated that the maximum penalty was $100 and he could not fine defendant more than That amount.

laspr. Andrews:-Will your Worship deal with his licence?

Comnidr. Hole:-Refer this to the Harbour Master, will you please?

Defendant was fined $100, or three months' hard labour.

The musters of two trading junks were brought before his twined control of the situation.

Worship for carrying excess of In England there was no signssengers, 19 more than the num- of disturbance, and in most other her allowed in one case, and 84 in countries, no trouble was experi- the other. The one who carried encod.

19 passengers in excess was fined Reuter's correspondents through- $20, while the other defendant, in out Europe indicate that police view of the number he carried in mobilisation in the various capi-1 excess, was fined $65,

seale ever known. The Police open-

tals yesterday was on the biggest Two masters and one mistress ed fire at Kovno and a number of of cargo boats appeared on the Communists who defied the ban charge of committing a breach of against demonstrations were re-conditions of their licences by ported killed. The death roll at carrying passengers, The woman's Berlin is very likely to be increased bout carried 64 passengers and she as about a store are in hospital in was fined $80; one of the two mas- a desperate condition. Nineteen Lern whose boat carried 45 was were injured in rioting at Kap-fined $45; and the other, whose

boat carried 37, was fined $40. fenberg (Styria).

A Geneva Demonstration,

IN LIP.

SUSPECT ALSO WOUNDS

PEDESTRIAN,

While the Soviet delegates were DETECTIVE STABBED attending. Le discussions of the Disarmament Committes yesterday morning, two of their employei, who are Genevese Communists, headed a demonstration of Com- munists who tried to induce work- ers to leave the factores, and 'also demonstrated at the Italian Con- Viewing with suspicion the pre- sulate until dispersed by the sence of a group of three men in police.

Canton Roul, Kowloon, last night, The Soviet Delegation has disa Chinese detective held them up claimed rosponsibility for their with the intention of searching acts-Reuter,

Ten

In Americn.

them.

One of the suspects suddenly New York, May 2. whipped out a knife, and stabbed de- the detective in the upper lip, fn- flicting a rather serious wound.

people thousand

monstrated in Union Square, at

had

the Arst officially sanctioned He then turned the weapon on

a Chinese pedestrian who come to the aid of the detective,. and Infjeled a eut which, fortu- nately, was only superficial,

Labour Day parade since the war. There was no disorder.Reuter's American Service,

Fresh Outbreak.

In an official report issued this morning, the information la given Berlin, May 3. There has been a renewal of the that one of the suspected men was Communist rioting here, and so arrested while endeavouring in get far one person has been reported away from the spot. The detec- killed and five seriously injured. tive has been admitted into hoa-

pital.

Reuter,

FOOTPADS HOLD UP

WOMEN.

INCIDENT ON TAIPO ROAD.

Two Chinese women, who were returning home front a vialt to Shatin, were held up by robbers on the Talpo Road yesterday.,

It in stated that they were over- tuken at the 5 milestone by two men, who, threatening them with a knife, forced them to go up the hillside, where they were relieved

A Reuter's message to hand as Emperor of Japan has conferred upon the Duke of Gloucester, the Grand Order of the Chrysanthe mum, with Collar, which is the highest Japanese decoration,

It is held by only two Japanese subjects, Admiral Togo and Prince Saionji.

JAPANESE REACH A

SETTLEMENT.

Hankoy, May 2. It is understood that the in-

cident which gave rise to the anti- Japanese boycott, the killing of a

of their trinkets and a small sumcoolie by a Japanese motor-cyclist, has been settled. Compensation of money.

The total haul did not amount is to be paid and the boycott

declared off, to more than $5.

"The spring in the air maken a feller sorta inzy."

of having assaulted hun

It was stated that the Chiof Officer found, the defendant in the hold the day after the ship's depar-

1.ura

WAK

Iron Singapore He questioned and was cheeky to the officer, who hit him twice. The was further stated, defendant, it had been placed on board a Dateli steaner at Singapore to be, sont back to Germany, but he had run away and stowed away on the Delhi A fine of 10, or one month's hard labour, was imposed.

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

WHERE THEY ARE MOORED.

The following is the dispoal- Lion of warships in port to-day.

North Wall Basin.-H.3.3. Titania and submarines.

South Wall Basin.-H.M.S. Seamew,

North Arm.-R.F.A. Francol.' ` West Wall Dock-H.M.S. Corn- wall.

In Dock-L15, 120. H.MS; Marazion and Poet Chaucer.

No. 1 buoy,H.M.B, Hermes. No. 8 buoy.-H.M.S. Bruce, No. 10 buoy H.3.3. Seraph. No. 11 buoy.-H.MA. Sopoy, H.MS. Sterling.

No. 12 buby-H.M.S. Sirdar, H.M.S. Somme.

No. 13 buoy.-IIMS Serapia, H.MS. Thracian.

No. 23 buoy.-U.S. gunboat Guam; French Argus,

FATAL MOTOR · BUS MISHAP.

SMALL GIRL KILLED IN KOWLOON,

Knocked down by a motor-bus in Canton Road yeteriny, a small Chinese girl received Injuries from which she died almost in- mediately.

In a report to the police, the driver of the bus, which belonga to the China Motor-Bus Company, anid the girl unexpectedly appear. ed on the roadway from the pave- ment, and, although he swerved, he could not avoid the girl, who was knocked down and run over by the vehicle.

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