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#1 +EXT MONDAY, JANUARY 20 1930.

日一廿月二十

TRIAL OF INSTONE "HORATIO" HOLDS SNOWDEN AGAIN ON FILIPINOS CLAIM

BREWER.

ACCUSED CONDUCTS HIS OWN DEFENCE.-

PERJURY CHARGE OUTLINED AT

THE SESSIONS.

THE BRIDGE..

AMUSING INCIDENT IN

SHANGHAL

COMMUNIST MOB SCARED BY SIKH CONSTABLE.

WARPATH.

INTERVENES IN ANOTHER DEADLOCK.

| AGREEMENT REACHED.

"The Hague, Jan. 19. Mr. Philip Snowden has again made his presunen felt. "There was a further threat of deadlock owing to a disagreement between RED DEMONSTRATION. Italy and Crecho-Slovakia regard- ing the amount of repürations to be paid to the Italian Governméi t.

Shanghai, Jan. 20.

FREEDOM.

INDEPENDENCE PLEA AT WASHINGTON.

FRANK OPINIONS AT SENATE COMMITTEE MEETING.

་་

TARIFF AUTONOMY,

ashington, Jan. 16. A very small amount was in- Expressing the willingness of An extraordinary and amusing|volved in the dispute, and this fact the Filipino people to accept incident occurred on one of the provoited intervention by Mr. the plan of Senator Hiram Bingham Settlement bridges yesterday, Snowden for the third time on for an independence conference to the farcical culmination to a day different issues since the Confer- be held in Manila, if Congress does of Communist demonstrations ence opened. He spoke bluntly on not feel that it can grant immediate

the subject, after which the dele independence to the Philippine Is gates reached a compromise. Jurid, Speaker Manuet Roxas today

The agreement requires the pay-appeared before the Senate Ter ment of ten tillföng gold marks ritories and Insular Possessions by Czecho-Slovakia to Italy, fa- Committee and frankly expressed stead of eleven million as had been his oplaion on four Philippinca men- contemplated,

A PROCEDURE PROTEST. and hot air.

A large gang of students and loafers after causing as much dia- turbance as they dared in the Bank-Settlement were marching towards the Chapoo Road Bridge, waving Red flags and shouting the usual slogana "Down with Chiang Kai- sheki" "Down with Capitalism"

Facing charges under the Perjury and Larceny Ordinances, Mr. Noel instone Brewer, former President of the Instone ing Corporation, came up for his trial at the Criminal Sessions this morning before Mr. Justice Wood and à jury.

There were three counts in all, the first two relating to the making of alleged false statements under the Perjury Ordin-Down with Imperialism," etc. ancé, and the third to publishing of fraudulent statements under the Larceny Ordinance. L

A Solitary Sikb.

On the bridge was a solitary Sikh policeman and apparently he

The charges are being taken separately, and this morning's proceedings dealt with the first count, this being that the acdecided not to allow the procession cused made a statutory report to the effect that the total cash received by the Instone Banking Corporation in respect of shares. issued wholly for cash was $876,750. *

The Crown's case was that this statement was false, and that the accused knew perfectly well that it was so.

Mr. Brewer, who conducted his own defence, was permitted

to pass.

He offered battle, unslinging his rifle, and like Horatio, held the bridge..

The mob pressed on at the

to occupy a seat at the barristers' table, where was accompani-beginning, when the Sikh constable ed by his wife. He entered an objection to the counts being taken separately, but was over-ruled.

ISSUE OF BANK'S SHARES.

made a final threatening gesture. Their courage then falled them, and they dispersed, running pell-meil in all directiona.

Lenin's Birthday,”

:

This somewhat comic affair followed demonstrations at dif- ferent parts of the Settlement, In commemoration of the birthday of Lonin, which . celebrated yesterday.

WBA

Tramcars Stoned.

on

The conference is now sitting late in the hope of settling the

HONGKONG DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS.

Local Lady's. Successful Application.

DECREE NISI ORDERED.

In the Divorce Court at Landon on Friday, Blancha Josephine Dunnett, residing. at the Helena May Institute, Hongkong, formerly of Folke stone, England, sought the dissolution of her marriage with Bertram Felix Owen Dunnett, formerly employed at Holt's Wharf, Hongkong, and now living, at South Nor- wood, England."

The petition was undefend- ed and the Court granted a decree nist.

Mesara. Markby, Stewart and Wadeson, agents for Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, acted for petitioner.

sures under consideration.

1934 PËR ANNIS DE}}

MINALS QOFY 10 CARTS.

PROHIBITION IN

· PHILIPPINES.

WASHINGTON ORDER UPSETS ARMY CIRCLES

"DRY" TEA PARTIES!

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Manila, Jan. 20. **

Army and social circles rere badly upset here yesterday as the .result of orders from the War De-j partment in Washington barring

AMERICA'S REPLY "TO BRITAIN;"

READY" TO "SCRAP

OLD BATTLESHIPS.

BRITISH PROPOSALS PROVE ACCEPTABLE.

liquor from all Army posts and PREMIER STUDIES ART. reservations in the Philippines

The order is to be effective from February 11th.

America, has made a dramatic" This is the first enforcement of response to the British proposals Prohibition in the Orient, and it ships, American opinion last regarding the future of battle- is understood to be in accordance week was that the United States with President Hoover's policy.

Approximately 10,000 personnel would agree to increasing the are affected within the seven reser.age-limit of battleships, but would not accept a scaling down vations.

Army officers and their wives of size because that would be

won-contrary to expert advice. are bemoaning their fate, dering by what means they can give Dry" tea partics.

The forecast of the Washington correspondents haa, however; prov ed wide of the mark. The United States is not only prepared to agree

Navy Club, which is, situated into each of the British proposals

GUNBOAT'S BRUSH

On the other hand, Manila As head of the Philippines In-enloon-keepers and the "Army and Roxas said that only as a last re dépendence vanguard. Speaker

sort and conscious of the dfaad- vantages Involved, could the Fill- pino people accept the tariff auton- omy plan of Senator Arthur. H. Vandenberg, Republican of Michi- gan, He said, however, that the Vandenberg plah might prove help ful to the Philippino cause if the congress would agree to grant in- dependence to the Philippines, within two years.

Speaker Roxas made it clear that he appeared before the committee, of which Sonator Bingham is chair- man, bearing a mandate from the Philippines legislature to urge con- greas to grant Philippines Inde- -perience as apeedily as possible.

Don't Want Autonomy.. Speaker Roxas in no uncertain terms. said that the Philippines do not desire tariff autonomy. They want Independence. He said the Filipino people unqualifiedly support the independence resolution of San- ator William H. King, Democrat af Utah, because It provides for im- mediate freedom.

At this point Speaker Roxas paused in his testimony to recall to the senators that the United States is pledged to grant Independence to the Philippines..

WITH PIRATES.

but makes a suggestion. of her own which is certain to please Mr. Ram say MacDonald.--

Authoritative Statement.

Washington, Jan, 19,

authoritative.

It is learned in

cireles that the United States in:

Fierce Encounter takes Place prepared not only to proclaim a

Off Woosung.

OVER TWENTY. KILLED,

Shanghai, Jan. 20,

An exclung battle between a Chinese, gunboat and a large. band of pirates took place off Woosung yesterday according

five-years' holiday in battleship etis struction, but

also to scrap permanently the eleven American battleships which become obsolete at the end of the holiday.

As an alternative to the scrap- ping of these vessels, America is prepared to support a reduction in

to reports reaching Shanghai,the size of battleships from thirty- It appears that the gunboat five thousand tons, the Washington maximum, to below twenty-five took six pirate craft by sup prise and engaged them for

thousand tops, or to the lowest Rome little time, killing figure which up to the present has twenty of the pirates and boen proposed by Great Britain, ge capturing one of the junks after a derce-encounter,

All the pirates on the cap- tured junk jumped into the icy, water when they saw that they could not prevent the capturz of the vessel.Our Own Cor- respondent.

CONSTAN

Britain's Proposals,

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I will be recalled that Mr. Rumany MacDonald. is prepared to urge that no battleship of the, fu ture shall carry guns exceeding 122 inch calibre, and that no battleshly shall exceed 26,000 tons.—Reuters: American Service,

London, Jan. 10. The delegations to the Naval Con- ference were busy all day to-day preparing for the momentous ne gotiations which open at the House. of Lords on Tuesday.

The following jury was empanell-| pussession of the Corporation on ed. Mr. G.G. Stopani Thomson June 1, 1927, was $9,330 and during (foreman), Mr. W. N. Lasonder, the month of June $60,000 was re-

The agitation was carried Mr. P. Wong, Mr. M. Pinkoff, MT. colved, while during the month of chiefly by students and the usuni U. M. Omar, Mr. Tau Ho-taeung July the sum received by the bank type of street loufer, and the and Mr. J. M. G. Barnes.

in actual cash was $10.55; so that police handled the altuation with His Lordship'said he vraposed to during the whole of that period the greatest of case. They could take each of the three counts se- there was only $59,349.58 actually not, however, prevent the circula- parately and indicated that only in cash which passed through the tion of a great deal of inflamma- the first count was before the Court, bank at all. That was all the tory literature, while the gangs This count was that Mr. Brower actual cash the bank did réceive. spent the day shouting Com-

"We know," he said, "that you made on August. 16, 1927, a statu-

At the foundation of the Cor-munistic slogans.,

will keep that pledge. We want tory report that the total cash re-peration on February 22, 1927,

you to know that as an independent ceived by the Instone Banking. Cor when the certificate of incorporn-

Hungarian question. This matter state the Philippines will become a the city, are rejoicing at the pros peration in respect of shares issued tion was received, there was an

The only serious trouble oc- has been under discussion during great international broadcasting pects of increased business, wholly for cash was $870,750.

between Mr. Brewer Mr. Brewer pleaded "Not Guilty"greement

and the Corporation leelf, int he curred when the mob grew a little the whole period of the conference station, lauding the American prin- Reuter,

more during towards the end of without result. On Friday, Mr. ciples of Democracy. and entered

Washington, Jan, 19. an objection. He would assign to them certain rights the afternoon and began to atone Snowden bitterly assalled the dele- Speaker Roxas was interrupted

The House of Representatives

Leaders Relax. stated he objected to the three which he then possessed in holding the trancers in Nanking Rond. gates of the Little Entente and in his eulogy of American De- counts being before the Court se bonds and that amount appeared in They disappeared rapidly when flungary for their failure to com- mocratic principles by Senator was in a pandemonium for three Nevertheless, the chief repre parately, on the ground that the the Statutory Report as $69.388.03. police appeared and made their promise, suggesting that they Harry B. Hawes, Democrat of hours as "Wets" and "Drys" con- sentatives of the two greatest naval evidence was the same und he Those rights were to be sold to way to the Post Office and thence should be locked up without food Missouri, who suggested that the tended for the right of the floor and Powers found time for relaxation. would be prejudiced if they were the Corporation and they were to to the Chapon Road bridge or water until they came to a decl- Philippine Islands are not ready shricked their respective

view- Mr. H. L. Stimson, the American have all the rights which Mr. Our Own Correspondent.

lender, played golf in the after- The House finally approved an noon. Capacity Admitted,

allocation of G.$50,000 for official Roxas, "that, everybody who has amendment to prevent the employ- Italian Art at Burlington House.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald aperit, "You must know," said Speaker "Dry" propaganda, and refected an two hours: at the exhibition of

made, investigations in Manila and ment of persons convicted of felony M. Briand, the French Foreign In the provinces has admitted the as Prohibition agents-Reuter's Minister, and M. Leygues, the capacity of the Fhilipinos for self- | American Servicė. government.

taken separately.

jection.

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, who pro- secuted, said it had always been. permissible for a defendant to be seated at a table when conducting his own defence,, and asked that Mr. Brewer be accorded the same privilege.

His Lordship, agreed and Mr. Brewer took a seat beside his wife nt counsel's table.

4

sion.-Reuter.

EUROPEANS IN MOTOR MISHAP.

CYCLIST & PILLION RIDER INJURED.

for their independence.

points.

SHANGHAI CABAKET

CLOSING.

His Lordship over-ruled the db-Brewer had and were to receive Communist activity in Shanghai whatever profits might be due appears to be growing. Last week. under those particular contracts it was divulged that a bly plot which gave Mr. Brewer power to was afoot to engineer a general Fell them,

strike in the Shanghai cotton mills, Soon after the company was the facts being exposed when

French Minister of Marine, ar- formed they appeared to have twenty-one alleged Communista rentised that

those particular appeared in the Provisional Court

rived in London yesterday evening "Further political education is:

to attend the Conference. The agreements were worth very little charged with conspiring to sub-

not necessary for us. We have de-" money and on May 22, Mr. Brewer vert the security of the State.

Premier, M. Tardieu, who has been delayed at the Hague Conference, | addressed a letter to the Directora The accused, including a woman,

voted a great deal of attention to in which he confirmed

Swerving to avoid knocking politics during the last thirty years. a certain were arrested while holding a 'de-

arrived this morning, and 4 M3 verbal statement to the effect it monstration in A house

"However," said Speaker Roxas in an down a Chinese woman, Mr. C.

Pietrio, the Colonial Minister was was apparent that the contracts alley off Amoy Road, the head-Campbell, of St. Francis Hotel, with a considerable show of spirit,

welcomed this afternoon. All the were, under no circumstances, quarters of the Chinese Litho who was driving his motor cycle, "if thirty more years clapse before

delegations to the conference, worth the consideration pald by graphic

with Misa A. Stevens, 13, Le Tung we are given our freedom we will be Printing Employees'

therefore, are now in London, the firm.

Union. The descent which the Street, as a pillion rider, collided learning the vices and defects of

During the week-end the dele police made on the place also re-Soldiers' Club last night, and both

with a tramway standard near the Democracy."

gates have been narcourtesy visits to one another, and Informat sulted in the wholesale seizure of he and the young lady were rather tee asked Speaker Roxas about the The cabarets of the Interns-exchanges of opinion of a tentative radical literaturë.

severely injured. The plot which was afoot, it was

They were both taken to the "That is a matter which has been tional Settlement are apprehensive kind have taken a company had commenced busi-effect that Mr. Brewer had trans-ployees of the Wing On Cotton | Campbell suffering from a fracTM Roxas." "I can assure you that the Municipal regulation requir

the stated, orginated among the em Government Civil Hospital, Mr. greatly exaggerated," said Speaker of ruis following the adoption of Mill at Woosing, and was subseared leg, whilst Mins Stevens had there will be no Moro, disordersing early closing, 1.e: 2 a.m. in quently discovered by the Public Afractured wiint.

The Crown Case.

Opening the case for the Crown Mr. Fitzroy said the jury were en tirely concerned with the Statutory Report Med on August 16, 1927. According to the regulations of the law of the Colony, he continued, it In reading, the letter, counsel was necessary to hold a statutory quoted what he termed meeting within a certain time after portant part which was to

Transfer to Mrs. Brewer.

an im-

sum

ness, and a report, which contain-ferred to Mrs. Brewer the ed certain things, had to be made of $55,000 to be held by her to out and a copy of the report had their order according to

Bureau..

KILLED.

Several members of the commit.

so-called More problem.

PROPRIETORS INTEND A

PROTEST.

Shanghai, Jan. 19..

Meeting To-day.

The first effective business of

what-

when we are granted our independ The Settlement enbarety fear that the conference will be done Lo to be filed with the Registrar of ever course they considered to be

ence. Filipino officials now are con their trade will be diverted tomorrow (Monday) morning, when, Companies,

In giving evidence of arrest; Among other things more advantageous to the firm. Detective-Sergeant F.J. Will, in

ducting affairs of government in their French and Chinese rivals, the heads of the delegations will smount or stored by the The letter continued to state the charge of the raiding party, stated ITALIAN SPEED FLIER the Moro, provinces with perfectly They have organised a union and meet at No. 10, Downing Street to amount of cash received by the $55,000 was a voluntary refund to that the accused were taken by

harmonious results."

Intend to launch a protest against settle the procedure to be adopted for the conduct of the conference company in respect of shares is the firm, although no legal claim surprise as they were gathered

the bye-law. Own Corres after Tuesday's formal opening sued wholly for cash.

for it existed and "we shall round a table, apparently in the

pondent. In the present, case, sald counsel, be the more that report was filed and contained with it to search our motive and the accused was buslly engaged careful in dealing midst of a conferenene. One of the information made necessary by satisfy ourselves that the firm's taking down the minutes and ap the Companies' Ordinance. That

best interests are, in fact, being report stated that the total amount cared for."

poared to be a principal. This the accused concerned denied.

of cash received by the Inatone Banking Corporation, Limited, in

Counsá) went on to read other respect of shares issued wholly for correspondence dealing with the cash was $876,750.-

At this stage of the procedings, certain sheets of paper were placed before the jury which, Mr. Fitzroy explained, were copies of the ba lance sheet, and it was with the second item that they were concern

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up.

EXPLOSION.

DALMOLIN CRASHES IN A TRIAL FLIGHT..

Rome, Jan. 19. Warrant Officer. Dalmolin, who flew for. Italy In the Schneider Trophy Contest Inst. September. and obtained second place, was killed to-day in a trial flight Reuter,

PROGRESS STILL BEING- MAINTAINED,

Buch details as, the delegation, of subjects to committees, the 'co- ordination of experts with politic

of public sessions will then be sett Jed

Interviewed by the Sunday Time Mr. Wakatsuki spoke of the Slugs pore Base, He admitted that Japan dialiked the scheme, “but declarei that the Japanes delegation did not intend to raise the question at the conference,

Objection to Autonomy. Senator Vandenberg asked Speak- er Roxas to amplify his objections to the tariff autonomy plan.

"I am not referring to anyons THE REV. F. C. YOUNG.ns, and the frequency and nature individually, but I desire to testify that it is our experience that Amer. ican governors general in the Phil Ippines usually protect American sovereignty. They protect the Amer Ican business interest. Sometimes this is embarrassing to the Filipines. CARITAS

"Under a tariff autonomy plan," Bald Speaker Roxas, "we would be come less than a mere colony. We The Royal Observatory reports would lose the American market, that the anticyclone is central to just to experiment with our ability the NW of Shanghai, Fresh to find other markets and to main- monsoon along the S.E. coast oftain ourselves. But American

and" moderate mon8001 OVET erelgaty - would still pre the hips Beg The forecast till American

BETTER WEATHER.

matter, after which he and the result was that $480,000 worth of AMERICAN COLLIERY shares should be taken.

by Mra. Brewer, nominally obviously with the intention that the should be a guarantee against

EIGHT KILLED AND FOUR any loss. Having credited that

INJURED. amount, there was, in the book, an entry which was nothing more than that. Mrs. Brewer had been

Washington, Jan. 19. advanced $482,000 in order that A message from Beckley, West The Crown" said that that item was false and untrue and that do. she might make the shares fully Virginia, states that, as the result of an explosion which occurred at fendant knew perfectly well it was paid up. untrue when he made the statement, Mr. Fitzroy stated that the the Lybrook Colliery eight mes for the following reasons: The case for the Crown was that were killed and four injured Rex moon tomon S-N and NE be protected in avery was fun

actually in DARE (Continuad

False Statement,”

Chi

and

The bulletins in respect of the Rev F. C. Young, who is lying ill at the Matilda Hospital, have been much more encouraging during the week-end,

Last last night the patient's con dition was said to be decidedly im

states that he find had a good Co proved, whilst this morning srbul-

and that the doctor was, of

kis - condition," alle the patient is not yet out.

Plymouth Landing, Omen,

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