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JAMAICA MUTINY QUESTIONS.

WAR OFFICE AND TRIAL PROCEEDINGS.

NOW UNDER REVIEW.

London, Nov. 26. The mutinous conduiet of soldi. ers of the 2nd Butt The Argyll

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1929.

THE RUBBER POOL

PROBLEM.

THREE SMILING

"INNOCENTS.” -

LIGHT WANTED ON THE PARENTLESS GIRLS CALM AT

THEFT CHARGE, R.G.A. SCHEME.

SINGAPORE OPINION ON THE PRESENT OUTLOOK.

SENT TO THE S.C.A.

Apparently not realising the seriousness of their position, three giris, aged 15, 14 and 11 re-

and Sutherland Highlanders at SURPLUS PRODUCTION.spectively. appeared in the dock.

Singapore, Nov. 20.

T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning on a charge of attempted larceny of a roll of cloth.

Defendants were seen by a dis-

Jamalon In June last, was the sub- ject of questions in the House of Commons to-day, when Mr. Tom Shaw, the Secretary of State for The laconic announcement that War, stated that the report of the the Council of the Rubber Growers' proceedings at the court-martial Association has adopted the report reached the War Office on Novem- of the Co-Operative Selling Comtrict watchman on Monday after- noon attempting to extract à roll ber 19th, and was now being re-mittee created considerable sur vlowed by the Advocate-General. prise and speculation as to its full of cloth from a pile outside No. It was alleged that a whole bar-significance in the Singapore rub 358, Shanghai Street. He went rack-room of the Highlanders ber market, a Straits Times repre- towards them and they ran away.. He caught the smallest one, who (who are now in Tientsin) were sentative gathered yesterday,

It was at first assumed that the was carrying a basket in which singing the "Red Flag" and that an officer failed to arrest the three committee referred to was appoint were other articles stated to have malcontents because the other men ed to consider the Dutch scheme to been stolen from shopkeepers,

create a rubber pool. This scheme, seemed to sympathise,

The trouble started with an as-which received some publicity a few sault upon a Lance-Corporal. Heweeks ago, suggested that Dutch sought, assistance, returning with estates should contribute twenty an officer, whose orders were dis- per cent, of their output to a pool, obeyed. The three men were then which was to accumulate until it arrested by an escort, and later reached the total of 40,000 tons, charged before a Court-Martini, and the co-operation, firstly of Bri-worried. They were sentenced to five years' tish producers, and, secondly of happy penal servitude and sent to Eng-American manufacturers, was to be

sought. land to serve the sentences.

By cutting a cord with a pair of golden scissors, the Mayor, Major V. B. Rogera, will unveil seven plaques simultaneously.

Novel Architecture.. Another feature of the street is that it is the first ample of polished steel being used In street' architecture. Its brilli London's shortest street, Savoyance, it is claimed, will

BÖLDEN SCISSORS TO OPEN SAVOY COURT.

London, Oct. 31.

the hands of the builders for the

new

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remain

Mr. Tom Shaw said to-day that In addition to the imprisonement sentences, the three malcontents were discharged with ignominy from His Majesty's Service A barrister defended the accused.

Benter.

NEW GOVERNOR OF TRINIDAD.

SIR CLAUD HOLLIS GETS 'APPOINTMENT.

Later news showed, however, that the decision to appoint the com- mittee was taken at the R.G.A. an nual meeting early this year.

Discussing the matter with a Straits Times representative, Mr. E. A. Barbour said that he suppos-

The defendants were stated to have been in the habit of stealing from the fronts of shops. They were parentless and made their. living by petty larcenies.

His Worship remarked that the Beem at all dafendants did not

They seemed perfectly and were continuously smiling.

Det. Sergeant Fitches said the taken to the girls had been

Chinese Affairs Secretariat for who had instructed that they were to be taken before the Magistrate as they had committed a criminal offence. On conviction they could [again, be taken before the S. C. A.

ed the R. G. A. committee's scheme, who would send them to the Po

if it had recommended any scheme Leung Kuk. The officer mention- was merely a revival of the centraled that defendants were charged selling agency iden,

and he with attempted larceny for this expressed himself as being strongly against any such scheme.

purpose.

His Worship accordingly re- commended that they be sent to the S. C. A.

SENT TO GAOL WITH HIS WORKING PARTNER. "

Described

:1 hardened criminal, a young Chinese appear. ed with another, before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning. on a charge of stealing cloth from two Shanghai shops in different

Selling Agency Criticised. "My personal view is that no cen tral selling organisation can do any good," he said "because rubber is London, Nov. 26.

being over-produced, and unless you HARDENED CRIMINAL. H. M. the King has approved the take some of that rubber definitely appointment of Sir (Alfred) Claud off the market, or cease producing Hollis, British Resident for the some of it, you cannot expect any Zanzibar Protectorate. to be improvement. The American pool Governor and Commander-in-Chief accumulated about 60,000 tons of of Trinidad and Tobago, in succes-rubber, and during the process of sion to Sir Horace Byatt, whose re- that accumulation the price drop-

ac- signation has recently been

ped a shilling. Aud, further, the cepted.-British Wireless.

American pool had the assistance (Sir Cluud Hollis has beer Eesident of Restriction, which was keeping in Zanzibar since 1923. After cum-

a part of the rubber production uff siderable service in East

the market. The Butch only pro Africa, he was Colonial Secretary ut

pose to accumulate 40,000 tons, and Sierra Leone from 1912 to 1916 and the statistical position is equally as was then for three years Secretary to the Provisional Administration in bad as it was when the American started. The only German East Africa. From 1910 to scheme was 1923 he was Chief Secretary for the way to put up the price of rubber is to curtail production. Simply to Tanganiyika Territory].

move stocks from one group to an other will never put the price of anything up."

IS MR. THOMAS UP

: AGAINST IT?

Street.

de-

The Police had made efforts to trace the "receiver" but she had absconded.

Defendants, were arrested to- gether in possession of the cloth, which was found to have been stolen from two shops in Shanghai Street. It was stated that fendants worked together in, com- mitting larcenies and handed the There was no chance of cutting loot to an elderly woman who dis- down production unless the proposed of the property, ducers themselves agreed. Mr. Bar- our pointed out, and he proceeded to make some exceedingly interest ing remarks about the present at- First defendant had three pre- convictions against him, titude of native producers in Malaya vious towards proposals for reducing pro- while the second defendant had one. Sentences of four months' duction. Mr. Barbour's firm of E. A. Barbour and Co. deals entirely hard labour and two months' were

rubber and is very passed. with native closely in touch with that side of the industry in Malaya, and, fur-much rubber about. Shipments ther, Mr. Barbour has just return- last month were smaller than The Chancellor of the Exchequered from extensive tour of was

RN says he has received various re- Malaya. presentations, but he reminds the House of Commons of the "over- whelming majority ir. favour of Free Trade at the General Elec tion."-Reuter and British. Wire-

¡Continued from Page 1) Philip Snowden's attitude towards the McKenna Dutles was showr, in a written reply to questions as to whether he had received repre- sentations urging the abolition of the McKenna Dubies on Imported

motor-cars.

less.

ARMISTICE ON THE HONAN FRONT.

(Continued from Page 1.) burning. They then blew up the railway bridge one mile east of Hnilar, to check the Russian ad-

vance.

Asiatic Growers Willing.

expected because during October it was very difficult to sell October supplies and shipments:

postponed to November.. were November shipments are going to be smaller than is expected be- cause it is still more difficult to sell November supplies. In other words, the decrease in shipments is being more than balanced by increase in local dealers' stocks."

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HIGH AND DIZZY.

Gloomy Prospects Next Year. Viewing the rubber outlookAT THE generally, Mr. Barbour expressed the opinion that the rubber indus- try was unjustifiably optimistic at the present moment.

"I personally am convinced that a very large proportion of the larger Asiatic producers could be brought into any reasonable scheme for restricting tapping by one or two days a week," he declared em- phatically. "I spoke to many of them when I was upcountry, and they all said: Yes. Get out a scheme for stopping tapping, and we will join it. I don't say the small producers would join, but the larger ones certainly would."

Asked what hope there was of native production being lowered

"I have it on excellent authority in by low prices, Mr. Barbour said that the financial situation that there was none whatever-in

America will probably afect that Chinese troops are now concen- Malaya. "The Asiatics can pro-motor-car production in trating at Buchato, 343 miles .to duce rubber at threepence a

country for about four months," the westward of Harbin by rail. pound," he said, "and, if neces- he said. "That means that fewer In the meantime Harbin is most sary, they will sell it for that. tyres will be wanted and stocks of anxinus lest a continuance of air When the price of rubber dro rubber are going to go on increas- distance raids will set thousands of looting the people who are going to fol ing. Looking Nome Chinese troops fleeing to Harbin. the pinch are the estate producers'

There is no reliable news us to not the native growers. A prien ahead, I think the rubber industry foreigners at Manchuli (mostly of eightpence is profitable to the there is anything to worry about is sound enough. I don't think Japanese) since the Soviet occupa-

latter." tion, but Russian refugees reach- Mr. Barbour submitted that the generally. But I do think that ing Titalhar from Munchuli de present was an auspicious time to people are going to be seriously

disappointed during the clare they believe all are safe-approach the Asiatic producers: twelve months. Most people were and that the Planters Association looking for a boom in 1930, and of Malava ought to take the lead.

they are certainly not going to get it. Six months ago the situation) looked extraordinarily sound, but it has changed completely since then."

Reuter.

R.A.F. COMMAND.

COMMODORE LONGMÒRE

Serious Position.

The true seriousness of the present was perhaps not generally realised. Mr. Barbour remarked, but a drop of a penny per pound In the price of rubber meant n loga of $60 millions a year to Malaya, and the country was rapidly getting poorer. "There is very

next

"Personally I do not anticipate that prices will go much lower than they are at present," Mr. Barbour added, "but at the same time I cannot see any justification

APPOINTED.

London, Nov. 26. The Air Ministry announces court. Strand, which has been infundiramed through any weather. that Air Commodore Arthur The inscriptions also in steel lurray Langmore has been ap- last Low months, will be reopened on the walls; relate the history pointed Air Officer Commanding little money in the country at for expecting higher prices. In at 12:45 pm. to-morrow by the of this famous aite, for it was bete, the Royal Air Force at Cranwell present," he said, "and the pur- my opinion it is urgently neces Mayor of Westminster.

In the original palace of the Savoy, and Commandant of the Royal Air chasing power of the people is The street will be the first in that John of Gaunt, Simon de Force College, in succession to Airaoriously diminishing." London to have steel and glass Montfort and other

famous Vice-Marshal Frederick Halahan, Further, Mr. Barbour could see awnings, hated from under figures of history. Hved and on the latter competing his years' no reason for an Improvement, Death, shelterifig Its pavements on feasted.

appointment-British Wireless, Savoy-court contains "only both sides, and it is also the only street to have plaques, relating its shop, a suite of offices, a theatre history of the last 500 years. and an hotel.

ond

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at T and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.

sary, having regard to the general situation in Malaya, to take the surplus production off the market, and I think that there is a very

[Air Commodore Longmore has of things to some extent," he said,

"In our business we feel the pulse reasonable chance of doing it.".

"My opinion. Is that if the been Director of equipment at the "and for the last five or six weeks R.G.A. and the Dutch got together

Ministry since 1925) He was formerly Lieut-Commander in the wo have been dinding it impossible and issued instructions to every Navy, and for his war services heto sell to the consuming markets estate manager to-morrow to stop was mentioned in despatches and the current month's shipments. tapping for one day a week wo awarded the D.S.0. as well as several The only conclusion we can draw should are rubber at a shilling in foreign decorations.]

in that there is one month's too three months."

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