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Hongkong Telegraph.

CORNHED 181

NO 22,18

- XAF MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1929.

PER ANNUM

CASINOLE COPY 10 CFXTS

SHARP BREEZE IN ANOTHER BRITISH |K.O.S.B. DESERTER RECENT EVENTS IN HEAVY TYPHOON THE

POLICE COURT.

MAGISTRATE RESENTS

IMPLICATION.

DENIES COURT SUBSERVIENT TO EXECUTIVE.

VOLUNTEER FRAUDS,

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AIR EXPLOIT,

'A FRESH ATTACK ON SPEED RECORD TO-MORROW.

WINNING MACHINE.

London, Supt. 8.

It appears that Squndren Leader Orlebar, the leader of Britain's Frill Hgh speed Flight at Cal- shot, who did not compete in the Schneider Cup Trophy, was keep: ing himself i reserve for another exploit.

Flying Officer Waghors. .

CONFESSES.

GUILTY OF UNSOLVED NAAFI THEFT.

SURRENDERS AFTER VAIN QUEST FOR WORK.

REGULAR OFFENDER,

PALESTINE,

NEGLIGENT OFFICIALS TO

BLAME PARTLY? -

LONDON RESOLUTION.

London, Sept. 8.

The Bonry of Deputies ul British Jews (a représentative English body watching Jewish.

DEATH-ROLL.

WIDESPREAD DAMAGE IN PHILIPPINES.

ELEVEN LIVES LOST WHEN BRIDGE COLLAPSES.

G.M.G. Tracks deliver performates which is unquestionably beyond average; profitable" ownership. satisfaction through economical, efficient and long Ilte operation.

127-3/4" chasefs®

HK$2,500.00

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Talophoto Central 1848 or 1247.

33 Wong Nai Chung Rosd..... Happy Valley.

PRESIDENTIAL LIMELIGHT.

INQUIRY INTO MR. SHEARER'S

· ACTIVITIES.

PUBLIC IMPRESSED.

Washington, Sept. B.- President. Hoover's bold and, daring stroke In ordering an in- vestigation of the activities of Mr. William B. Shearer in connexion

FIRST AIR MAIL TO BRITAIN.

NEARLY 400 LETTERS FROM. HONGKONG.

TEMPORARY SCHEME DURING SIBERIAN BREAK.

Interests in Palestine) has passed MANILA WATER CRISIS. with alleged attempts by Ameri: 24 DAYS IN TRANSIT.

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The first air mail over sent to Great Britain from Hongkong was closed at the General Post Omer on Friday evening, the mail total- ling 374 letters, of which 346 were and the remainder to other places. addressed to the United Kingdom in Europe.

a resolution urging the Govern-

can armament Arms to "crub" There was a sharp,"breeze" at

An amazing story of howmont to ensure that the policy of

Manila, Sept. G

naval disarmament, has profoundly the Central Police Court this The Air Mulstry announced to-soldier, hunted by civil and mili-,

Between 50 and 100 persons

affected American publie opinion. morning between the First Magis day that Squadron-Leader Orlebar try police as a deserter, calmly establishing a Jewish National

For the first line, highly-paid -trate and Mr. M. K. Le, defending will attempt a new world's speed returned to banacks, stole first a Home in Palestine shall become which swept down upon luz laat Lobbyists and "Big Navy" pro-

robably perished in the typhoon solicitor appearing in the vase eord on September 10th (Tues. watch from a sergeant-major, and the principle governing the Tuesday, according to fragmen-pagandists, who have played an unterning Chinese clerk em- day) in the Schneider Trophy win- then a bunch of keys, with the aid administration of the Mandate, tary reports from the several pro-important role behind the scenes ployed at the Volunteer Heading plane, the Supermarine-Rolls-off, was related at the trial hy officials, who by neglect or indif-slowly drifted into Manila yester Have come under the direct rays of of which he led the N.A.A.F... and also urging the removal of vinces hit by the storm, which at Washington in recent years quarters who is charged with mis-Rogge S-6 which was piloted by strict Cant Martini thi mor-ference to the polley of the Man- day and last night. anorupriation of Corjs funds,

Addressing Mr. T. Murphy,

the Presidential. lime-light. . of Private John Naismith, or dale, contributed to the recent , A.S.P., representing the police The new altempt will presym-be 2nd Battalion K.O.S.B.

It is also believed that more

A mail of this kind is to be sent events In Palestine,

Senatorial investigation of. Mr. authorities In the case, Mc. E. W. nbly be made under the same con-

than 1,000 persons are homeless Shearer's activities are certain.

once a fortnight from Hongkong Hamilton asked if the ease was for dition applicable to Lieut. D'Arey

Nalamith was chussen with

A message from Jerusalem says as a result of the blow and flood Mr. Clinton L. Bardo, the pre- during the discontinuance of the that the Grand Mufti, in an inter-which followed. committal,

Greig's attempt earlier this year.

Deserting His Máj ty'.. Sørvice. view with Router, declared that

sident of one of the subsidiaries Sérlan service, and marks an in- when he achieved a speed of 319%

Property damage, Including of the American Brown Boveri Įteresting innovation in local mail niles an hour, heltering the record the N.A.A.F.J.

Stealing the sum of $83.83 from the recent Arab attacks were pro-sugar and rice crops, will probably Electric Company, which Mr. arrangements.

voked by Jewish greed and reach Pesos 20,000,000, when the Shearer is suing, say that the but net by a five-miles margin en-

Two previous instances can bo abling an unofficial record to be

ambition, which timed at gaining Anal reckoning in made, according Intler was employed by three ship-cited where air mails have been le statements of officials of the yards in 1927 to report the pro- used by local residents. It is re- recorded.

the Southampton The belief is entertained at the cedings of the Geneva Confer- called thret

flying-boats, when they undertook burenu that the disaster, referred to as one of the worst which has in March 1928.

Ils employment was terininated their tour of the Far East, carried bit Luzon in many years will

mall between their ports of call, result in a material reduction in the rice harvest this year'.

The

largest single damage report was made by Governor Sotero Baluyut, of Pampangą pro- rince, that approximately Peso 10.000,000 worth of food crops were destroyed in the province..

Mr. Murphy replied that he was prepared to ask for the case to be dealt with summarily.

Mr. Hamiltoni seans to me that this sort of thing has got to stop. I gather that there huve been a lot of these cases within the last ten years, and I am not sure that this case should be dealt with summarily,

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“Systematic Fraud,“ Mr. Murphy: The man charged with

very serions offence, with systematic fraud en- Lailing forgery. of certain documents.

Mr. Hamilton:-When are you prepared to go on?

Mr. M.K L, (interposing):-}

is not a question of going on, your

CQMS., A. Bardell.

Stealing a silver watch from

The accused declined the pri-reau of agriculture. Both Flying Officer Waghorn vilege of a defending officer, and and Flying Officer Atcherley have pleaded guilty to all the charges.

REPORTED MILITARY already beaten the world record, He was found guilty according to

CONSPIRACY. but on a straight course it is anti-military low, after which the sum cipated that Orlebar will add eon-mary of evidence was read. siderably to the. Selineider Caga record time.

Hiding la Kowloon.

A protest was Jodged against After formal evidence the disqualification of Flying Off-NCO's. of the K.O.S.B., and evid- by per Atcherley in yesterday's race, ence regarding the identißention' but this has been abandon zil- of property by Mr. Grimes, man- Reuter,

ager of the N.A.A.F.I., z Biwle- ment made by Naismith, before

· Caplain A. G. Dobbie, lute Batta-

sident of the Court.

Worship. Resily it is a question DOING A GOOD TURN. Adjutant, was read by the Pro-

of my presenting the facts before you and entering a plea of guilty how, but, having regard to your Worship's intimation just now, it is rather embarrassing. I should have thought that when you have heard all the facts of this case, you would be able to differ- entiate between this case and the others which have occurred within the last ten years.

Mr. Hamilton:-1, did not hear all those ten cases, Mr. Lo.

Adjutant's Ples,

REMOVING SAND FROM A NULLATI

Naismith told Capt. Dobble that on the right of August 9, he left Wellington Barracks without leave and went to the Soldiers' Club. He left there and crossed the har

by villagers of Ma Tau Wei to re-boar to Kowkann, where he lay in

A Chinese,who had been engaged

nollah to prevent it from being days. muste a quantity of sand from a hiding in a honds for two or three washed into the village in the event

Naismith went on to say that

T. S; Whyte Smith at the Kowloon turned to the Hongkong side and of rain, was prosecuted before Mr. at the expiration of that period, he Magistracy this morning for remov-visited Murray Barracks, There ing the wand without a permit.

he stole the keya of the NAAFI,

F. C. Farrell remarked that the from Mr. Grimes bedside, and be Major Wolfe-Marray, the Ad- defendant was actually doing a good also took a gold wrist watch which jutant of the Volunteer Corps,ten by removing the sand as the found thes. This watch was who was in the Court, and he was not Bely that the Public Works nsequently recovered and iden was firmly convince from the Department would perform the fified by Mr. Grimes. eirrumstances, that the man did. not mean to defrand. Rather, ́if

he might say go, it was a ense of improper possession. Considering that the man had been in Govern- ment service many years, that he had to be careful, as he had his Government pension to keep, and considering the fact that he would he staking all this and the wel- fare of his family, it did not ap- pear that his intention was to keep the money, but rather to use it to tide over a 'temporary finan- cial embarrassment,

He Major Wolfe-Murray) know For a fact that there had been trouble in the man's family that he had had to engage a lot of doctors for both himself and his wife and child. Defendant him self underwent an operation, but stuck to his duties, looking like death," until he had to be sent home." tried to get out of him

us for money I have no iden. He could get it from the Canteen every evening, any time he asked for it.

work.

Alliance To Cause End

Chiang Kai-shek Regime?

NAMES CIRCULATED.

of

Hankow, Sept. 9. A report is in circulation in Hankow, suggesting the formation of a military al- liance against the Nanking re- gime.

The repart numpunges the alleged formation of a group consisting of : Marshal, Feng Yu-halang,, Marshal Yeh, 1- shan, General Tang Seng-chi, Chung Fat-kwel, Fong Chen- ww, Liu Ti-ping, the Kwang- tung Party and a Szechuen General.

Their objective, it is stated, is to cause the downfall of Chiang Kai-shek and Mr. T. V. Soong, and to secure the reinstatement of, Wang Ching- well-Novel Wireless,

Bridge Collapse,"

The greatest loss of life in single disaster as a result of the typhoon followed the collapse of the old Spanish bridge at Nagcar- |lan, Laguna, at 5.30 on Wednesday afternoon. Eleven people lost their lives in this crash, and 21 were seriously injured.

The report of the disnkler does not state the particulars in con- nexion with this tragedy, but the belief was expressed last night that in all probability many people crowded the structure to view the | rushing waters,

Word was also received yester day afternoon that twenty persons are known to have perished dtuing the severe flood and blow hatween the towns of Quingna and Balinar on the Angut river.

enco.

is reported activities (striving to prevent an agreement on dia armament) were neither authoria. ed nor approved. He sold the companies the idea that it was im- portant they should know the de-

tails of the conference from an eye-witness as this quick informa- tion might easily save the com- panies much money in connexion with plant enlargement schemes: -Reuter's American Service.

"RED" LITERATURE POSSESSION.

A CHINESE GIRL PLEADS

NOT GUILTY.

American Services, Then, again, It is possible to secure earlier delivery of letters in Amerien by making use of the numerous air services operating In that country. Letters may be rent from Hongkong to a Pacific coast part and then carded to their destinations by air mall instead of by land, transport.

This service has been used very infrequently, however, in Hong- kong.

The proposal that the India-- England air mall might be used for a speedier service of lettons from Hongkong to Great Britain originated with the local Post Onicé authorities, who cabled to Singapore Jast week for detalls of the service. The India-England air mall is regularly used in the Straits Settlements, letters being Karnehl where they are loaded on forwarded from Singapore to a. bobbed-thes mil plane.

When brought before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Central Magis of possession and distribution of tracy this morning on two charges sellions Biterature. haired Chinese girl of 17 pleaded

not guilty, saying that the docu ments were given to her by some- one at Salwanho.

Singapore's Advice.

In reply to Hongkong's cabled in- quiry last week, the Singapore His Worship-Has the lady authorities stated that letters from been had?

Hongkong could be sent by air, Detective Sub-Inspector Carey: going to India from Singapore with the Straita' mail. It was was remanded also intimated that in order to

The loss of life in this section The villagers had engaged In his statement. Naismith de- the defendant to clear the nullah initely stated that his intention in

it is stated in the report resulted In the majority of cases from the the event of rain washing the mastaing the keys was terial into the village.

to rob the universal support, and the reopen-collapse of homes, and the fallin His Worship registered a emition. | NA.A.F... and spelling of the Walling Wall question, of trees. Many are also reported-Ne, I don't think so.

felikes to enable him to get a "jub

aboard ship.

STRANGE REPORT FROM HANKOW.

CHINESE DESIGNS, AGÁINST

B. & S. GODOWN?

A strange message received by the local naval authorities from ankow says that commencing to- day the godown of Messrs. Butter- field and Swire at Hapkow will be partly demolished.

protest hax

Consular

been

"THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO."

Purchased Clothe

In the safe, the statement consi

The Jews he raid, and hoped to have been drowned. to influence the Labour Govern- ment in Britain to amend the status quo.

Later. Evidence in itself of the con-

tinued, prisoner found the sum offidence of the authorities that $81.63. With this money be re- further trouble is not to be expect turned to Kowloon and purchaseded in Southern Palestine, the air civilian clothing. He tried to get craft-carrier, H.M.S. Courageous, a position on a ship, but failed, which was anchored outside Gazaj

the and after knocking about long when

Bedouins round kong and Kowloon for a couple Beersheba threatened to march on of days, he gave himself up. Jerusalem, has moved to Juffa,

Jewish Allegations.

While at Murray Barracks, he stole a silver watch from beside CQ.M.S., Bardell's bunk,

the two watches,

London, Sept. 9. *The Jewish National Council -in

Palestine (Vand Leami) replying.

Worse Than 1925,

The report on the Manila-Tarlac Ford is to the effect that during the height of the flood this stretch of highway was for several kilo, motors under water. said to be receding rapidly now in this section.

The water is

The reports from the Angat sec- then describe conditions as much worse than those which existed in 1925, said to have been the worke ood in the memory of the inhabi- tants of 'the district.

Steamer Disaster.

The defendant for one week,

catch connexions any mail from Two men who are under charges Hongkong would have to reach. of being in possession and dis-Singapore Ly

tribution, of seditious literature day of this week.

noort on Thurs-

were also brought before Mr. W. Hamilton this morning. It was disclosed that these two men close the Naval Dockyard as the their alleged com-

venue for munistic-netivilles,

They were also given a week's formal remand.

Details were also given of the rates charged for air letters, from which the Hongkong postal, au- thorities fixed the charge at the rate of 20 cents per half, ounce, in addition to the usual postage for letters.

"We have to pay high rates for carriage," said Mr. N. L. Smith, the Postmaster General, in an in- 'NEATH THE SHADE OF terview with the Telegraph this

THE TREE.

TWO CHINESE CAUTIONED

ing.

FOR TRESPASS.

morning, and the postal rates wo have fixed will just about cover our expenses, as far as I can make out at the moment."

'In One Bag.

Mr. Smith added that for hir

In his evidence, C.Q.M.S. Bardell,' lodged, it is stated, but it is un-stated that he awoke one morning

Late reparts from the Munila likely to prove effective.

in August and found his watch to the statement of the Arab Railroad Company last night con- No further information is avail-masing. Naismith, apparently, able, though obviously some illegal had entered the quarter while refute the allegations against the are to the effect that twelve men

Executive jasued on the 4th. cerning the ill fated steamer Mayon what his troubles were, but I knew action by the Chinese authorities Dardell was asleep... his wife was sick," added theis involved.

Charges of trespassing on land Major. "Why he did not come to

the whole of the money which he that if the Government had armed Belief is entertained that part of under the control of the Captain mail purposes the weight is rec-

Naismith said that he had spent Jews contained' therein, and way bers of the crew are still missing. stole from the NA...), and also the Jews, an alleged, they would this number succeeded in reaching Superintendent of Police at the koned in kilogrammes and postage the money he gained by pawning not have been shaughtered like land. Every possible effort to ef- Honghom Police Station, were in terms of fmmes and postage feet their rescue' is being made. brought against two men before letters constituting Ifongkong's sheep without firing in what.

The Miyon disaster, the worst Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith Philippine sen tragerly since the dis- Kowloon Magistracy this morn contained in one bag, the whole at the first air mail to Great Britain were truction by explosion and fire of

weighing 5.216 kilogrammes the Viking, occurred in Ragay bay.

The defendants pleaded dat (about 12 lbs.), The, mail was First reports were to the effect that

newcomers they were the ship with all hands had been Colony and did not know that the ss. Hakusan Maru which left here to the forwarded to Singapore by the lost.

Subsequent news showed that place was a Police Station. They on Saturday morning. nine members of the crew

said that they had only gone to came

No guarantee can be given that Ashore clinging to pieces of wreck-sit in the shade of the trees. the necessary, connexions will be It was stated that the defen-made over the route, but it seems age at Calabaing, in Caima Bay,

Janta were found at the rear' of | certain that the mail will be up. the slation and to get there they to time on the first stage of its had to climb a sleep embankment, journey at any rate. The mail His Worship anid he would give must reach Singapore by noon on the defendants, the bencht of the Thursday, and the Hakusan Maru doubt and caution them:

Later, Major Wolfe-Murray said he was leaving the case in the hands of Mr. Murphy,,

Government Matier.

Mr. Hamilton:-It seems to me in this case that the Government

has got a say. Are the Govern

dealt with summarily?

NO PROSPECT OF ANY

SURVIVORS.

New York, Sept. 8. A message from Grant, New

Calm Demeanour. Throughout the brief hearing this morning Naismith, a well bullt, soldierly young man, was perfectly calm, and answered any questions put to him in firm, ro-

periful tones.

After the summary of the

Mexico, seems, to dispose of the evidence had been read, Lieut. J.

the accused soldier's

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The Council declare that there was a public distrißution of knives in the streets, of Jerusalem to Moslems who came to the town ostensibly to pray on August 23rd.

Reuter.

Recovery of Loot.

London, Sept. 7.-. The Colonial Office says that it

ment satisfied with the case being hope that there are survivors of Scott-Elliott, of K.O.S.B, who act has been possible to withdraw near Bantuin Point.

Mr. Murphy: A far as we are the "City of San Francisco" dis-ed as Prosecuting Officer, read out some of the outlying detachments These durvivors reported that the concerned, we have not beeń ag- ¡nster. tually, advised by the Govern-

record of of troops in Palestine, but the dis- Mayon had foundered in the heavy The aspect of the wreckage of service. ment in the matter. It has been the air-liner confiram the theory

affected areas nie, being patrolled. seas off Bantuin Point and that Nalamith had been absent with The Police forces, supplemented there was little hope of the Cap purely police matler up to this that it crashed into the mountain out leave four times stage. I've only consulted Mr. and that an explosion followed. last 12 months, and five times covering a certain amount of loot being saved.

within the by boops, have succeeded in retain or other members of the crew Perdue.

-Riuters American Service. since enlistment. He had been [ed property.--Reuter.

charged with drunkenness twice since enlistment, A District

Mr. La Interposing):-I know that one of the officers of the Crown, who, although he may not have been specifically consulted with the case, is aware of these proceedings,

A Chinese prisoner, accused of Court Martial in Edinburgh.sen- murdering a clansman at Plagchau, tenced accused to 56 days' deten- Talpo, attempted to commit suicidetion for desertion on June 5, 1925, 'Nine days' 'detention werd after-

FINE WEATHER.

Twenty-Two Rescued.

Last night's report of the railroad company stated that the steamer had 40 persons aboard when over- come by the typhoon. Of thin The Royal Observatoty reports number 22 have been rescued, and antleyclone is nowix bodies reenvered. The known

BRITISH TROOPS IN SAAR BASIN.

TO LEAVE BY THE END OF OCTOBER.

is due there on Wednesday even, Ing. After that the Hongkong's bag of mail will be sent up to Karachi via Calcutta along with the air mail from the Straits Set- tlements.

Saving of Six Days. The mail will probably reach Cologne, Bept. 8.

London in 24 days, providing all saving of about six days in. It is learned from Saarbrucken connexions are made. This showa troops on the International Rall-transit over

the sea route to way and stationed in the Saar Marseilles and then overland vis Basin, will be withdrawn by the France. It does not, of course, end of October at the latest show a saving over the Siberian Reuter.

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in his cell in the early hours of yes-wards remitted. The accused was that the Mr. Hamilton:-I am sorry, Iterday morning. He tore up his must put the case over, I want to singlet with which he suspended 23 years of age and had been insituated over S. Manchuria. The dead include the first offer, the know where I am. You have got himself by the neck but he was the Army for four years 97 days. typhicon-has curved to the north third engineer, one quartermaster, that the British contingent of the to remember, Mr. Lo, what has fortunately seen by police officers the sentence of the Court Martial, it exists as a depression

In accordance with military law, eastward and partially filled up and two sallars. been happening these last ten in After artificial respiration years. If he had been a private had been successfully curled to, will, after confirmation by the Naim this morning. The forecast servant of say, Major Wolfe- the man was transferred to Victoria G.O.C.. China Command; be pro-till noon to-morrow :-N, winds,

(Continued on Page 7.) Gool.

mulgated at Murray Barracks.

moderate; fine.

new

Additional telegraphic advice ro- celved, last night, states that the fourth engineer landed at Passcno,

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