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us expert asistant on Far Eastern Affairs to the American commis. Kuners at the Conference Limitation of Armament. He was ppointed consul general at large Jun November 23, 1921, and as- sigued to inspection for the Dis.
It has been announced to-daytrict of Eastern Asia.
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1929,
"AMUSING DEMAND | BRITISH POLICY IN CHINESE TORTURES
'BY HAWKER.'
WANTS A DOLLAR DAMAGES FROM GOVERNMENT.
EGYPT.
PORCUPINE.
"NEW TREATY TO RE-DEFINE
RESPONSIBILITIES. -
PITIABLE OBJECT EXHIBITED IN COURT.
FOR LOST DAY'S WORK. COMMONS STATEMENT. STIFF FINE IMPOSED.
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The animal was shown in the
An unexpected but amusing de-
London, Nov. 18. A crime of a very revolting pa-] mand was made by an unemploy Answering questions in the ture was brought before. Mr. ed Chimese to Mr. A. W. G. H. House of Commons regarding A.W.G.H, Grantham at the Central Grantham at the Central Magis Egypt, Mr. Arthur Henderson Magistracy this morning, when a tracy this morning, when he up- said it was the Government's Chinese, trading at 188a, Holly- peared on a charge of hawking policy to replace the declaration wood Road, was charged with cruel vegetable without a licence. of February 28th, 1922, by anty to a porcupine.
which After strongly denying the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty charge, the man said: "I want to would re-define the responsibilities Court, with half of its back 'com- claim $1 damage from the Gor-of the high contracting parties pletely shorn of its quills, and with crament, because I was arrestel with regard to the protection of one of its paws torn and covered and detained la prison for a day, foreign interests and minorities in with clotted blood. It was in a which prevented me trunt working Egypt. A proposal made to that cage, only just big enough for It end had been placed before th to lie down, and it was obviously and earning money."
House in a White Paper.
suffering great pain. "Well,” replied Mr. Grantham,
The character of the special re- "you had better see your solicitations which would exist between itor about that. You are caution- Great Britain and Egypt, in the
ed this time, anti I shall recom
erent of a Treaty bused on those roposals being ratified, and such changes as the Treaty would pro- duce in the position of other defendant said he bought two powers in Egypt, were clearly in- turnips, and as he was givindicated in the proposals them them to a friend, who was golng | selves.
mend you to a hawking licence, but you will have to pay for it."
Earlier in the proceedings, the
to prepare some ice for him, the. Indian constable'enme up and ar- rested him." He could not take nut a licence because he had no money.
Mr. Grantham:-You paid $15 dollars last year' in Anes for hawking without a licence and $:0 in 1925. I will recommend you for a licence, but you will have to pay for it.
Defen Sault-When I have some money. I will certainly yet a licence. But..until I get. come money what can I do? Before this I was not so hard up as I am naw. Before, I had strength and was able to learn_money,.
FORTUNE-TELLERS IN COURT.
FIVE CAUTIONED FOR OBSTRUCTION.
Five fortune-tellers who have been
Occupying pitched out- xide the Kowloon Magis- tracy.
were taken before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith this morn- ing and charged with obstruction, it being stated that although the men had recently made a habit of taking up their stands on the pave- ment, the police were now trying to clear the footpath to prevent ob- structions to traffic.
CANTONALEMELİ ARASINDA
FIGHTING OCCURS NEAR
KWEIPING.
Gen. Liu's Troops Now 30 Miles from Wuchow.
CITY STILL QUIET.
News received in reliable quarters in Hongkong is to the effect that the situation at Wa- chow is quiet at present. Troops were sent down the river on Monday.
Fighting is said to have taken place somewhere near Kwal- ping between the forces of Gen- eral Chan Chai-tong, the Can- ton commander-in-chief, and General Lui Woon-yim, who. has gone over to the "Iron- #idea."
Some of General Liu's troops
reached. are believed to have Mune Kong, thirty miles from Wuchow.
There are still large numbers of troops loyal to the National. ist. Government at Wuchow.
dunt kept the porcupine in the cage, The police stated that the defen- which he hung outside his shop, and invited passers-by to prod with sticks to make it thrust out its quills. The cage was so small that every time the animal moved it rubbed its body, which had caused the wounds.
The defendant denied cruelty and said that the porcupine had merely shed its quills in a natural way. Mr. Grantham to defendant):- Have you no feelings for an animal like that? How would you like to be put in a cage like that. and have your skin torn off your back?
In imposing a fine of $150, the magistrate ordered the animal to be examined, and, if necessary, de- stroyed.
STOLEN CLOTHES.
MAN FOUND CARRYING AN
. IRON HOOK.
When prosecuting a Chinese with being in possession of certain ar- ticles of clothing reasonably as- pected as having been stolen or un- lawfully
Detective obtained, 'Sergeant Poyntz mentioned to Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, nt the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, that the defendant. when arrested, was carrying an iron hook and was apparently one of those men who used the hook to steal clothes from houses..
The officer mentioned that there had been quite a lot of petty thefts in the district recently and on several occasions the police had found discarded baskets containing Lome clothing which had been stolen but which had been abandoned for some reason by the thief.
The communications addresser His Worship intimated that he a foreign Powers in March, 1922. had seen policemen walking past | insofar as they representala the men dally without taking ac-general statement of principles. tion and remarked that as it was would not be superseded by the their first offence "he would only conclusion of the Treaty, but the
The defendant was fined $5 or register a caution. He said they conditions resulting from the seven days' hard labour. were not the same as the hawkers, Treaty, including the fact that who usually ran away on the up- Egypt, which was already a party! prouch of a policeman. The for- to the Peace past, would have be- tune-tellers, on" the contrary, re-
come member of the League mained, knowing that they had not of Nations, would obviously affect been interfered with in the past.
Sergeant Barnicle mentioned that it practical application. British
Wireless, he had warned all the fortune- tellers that they would not be allowed to remain on their present pitches.
The defendants were cautioned.
U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT
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PROBLEMS.
£40,000,000 TO BE SPENT ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
R.101 COMPLETES LONG FLIGHT.
ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES AND IRELAND.
ALL IN 29 HOURS.
London, Nov. 18. The R101, which bad weather
Washington. Nov. 18. As part of the Hoover-policy to stimulate employment, in the United States, the Treasury is') submitting a B Congress, pro- prevented from flying on Saturday, viding for a greatly increased disappointing a hundred member Federal building programme..
of the House of Commons and the
It is proposed that approximate House of Lords who had arranged by £40,000,000 shall be expended on to make a trip, left Cardington, new public buildings in differents reported yesterday) at 10.35 on parts of the country-Rent Sunday morning.
American Services
SCOTTISH FISHING
LOSSES.
She flew to Glasgow after erons- ing the Irish Sea to Belfast, which she reached at...· 10 ·oʻglock lust
PRESIDENT HOOVER'S
SUGGESTION.
BEING EXAMINED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
London, Nov. 18.
In the House of Commons, the Foreign Secretary was asked whether any response would be ninde to President Hoover's deg laration with reference to the Seizure of fand ships in time of
war.
Mr. Arthur. Henderson replied that President Hoover "had en- phasised that he did ent intend hig words to be taken as embodying official proposals to, any nation. No answer was therefore called for from the British Government, but the proposals would be ex- amined by them,-British Wirelena,
DEATH OF U.S. WAR SECRETARY.
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night, returning to England via MR. J. W. GOON PASSES AWAY Dublin.
In all the giant airship crossed!
the Irish Sea four times.
This is the longest voyage made
AFTER OPERATION,
Washington, Nov. 18.
by the R101 up to the present time, The death announced of Mr. NATIONAL APPEAL TO BE
and she is still flying. It is ex- James W. Good. Secretary for ISSUED.
pected that she will keep in the War. Ta London, Nuv, 18. air til to-morrow. The Air
Later.
A week ago, he was operated on
In 1925-27 Mr. Johnson served In the House of Commons, Mr. Ministry reports that everything is for appendicitis, and his condition sistant Secretary of State, has chief of the Division of Far W. Adamson, Secretary for Scot-antisfactory.
was later reported to be extremely Minister to Easter Afair of the State Deland, announced that the Govern-
partment, and xinge August 9,
ment had been in communication The R10 returned to Carling grave-Reuters American Service. The late Mr. Good was born in The announcement of the John-1927 he has beca assistant Secre. with the Lord Provosts of Edin- ton at 3.45 p.m. to-day and was 1866, and was formerly a member of sar uppointment has been forecast lazy of State.
burgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee safely moored at 5.10 p.m. She Congress, resigning in 1921 to engage for some days and, as is custom- Mr. Johnson unmarried. Hand Perth, who had agreed to, Issue had been flying for more than 29 in the practice of lawat Chleage. ary, the approval of the Nationalis a member of the American an appeal to the people of Scotland hus, using through a fog He was a member of the firm of Government has been obtained.
Mr. Johnson
Society of International Law, thy to contribute to a National Funduring the night, making four Good, Childe, Bobb and Wescott. On was born in North China Branch of the Royal to replace the nete le hehe British and Irish coast. When he was appointed Secretary of War.] Washington DC, on April 3,1887. Auinte Society, the American Scottish fishing fleet in last Mon- she reached Holyhead from Dublin
crossings of the sea between the President Hoover's election last year, He received his education at Geographic Society, the Cosmos George Washington University.Club and the Delta Tau Delta day's gale-British' Wireless.. this morning, she proceeded by
Appointed a student interpreter Fraternity.
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in China on August 27, 1907, he It is understood that: with the served In the Mukden consulate in cempintion of
the impending NEW ARCHBISHOP OF 1900-10, at Harbin in 1910, at change of the United State
PARIS. Hankow in 1910-11, at Shanghal in Minister to China, the US, Lega- 1011-15 and subsequently saw ser- tion will be retained in Peking but vice at Chungking, Changsha and a branch office will be opened In ragain at Shanghai.
Shanghai..
In December of 1018 Mr. John- Through this branch office, the son was assigned to the Depart new Minister will be enabled to ment of State, Division of Far maintain closer. contact with. Eastern Affairs. In 1921 he acted 'Nanking, it is felt.
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MIGE, VERDIER TO SUCCEED TO POST.
Paris, Nov. 18.7 Monsignor Verdier, Superior General of the Saint Surplice So- ciety, is to succeed Cardinal Dou- bols as Archbishop of Paris-Indo pacifi.
way of Llandudno and Chester to Lichfield and cruised over the Midland industrial areas "before making for home.--Reuter and Bri- tish Wireless.
JOHN CORT- PASSES AWAY.
New York, Nov. 18.
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