CEMENT COMPANY,
GERMAN OFFICER
KILLED,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1930.
SCHEIDER TROPHY BRITISH COAL FOR IRAK AND HEDJAZ
CANADA.
FUTURE.
NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING
COMPENSATION.
WINNER.
·RESULT OF A BOMB EXPLOSION.
SECRET OF HORSE-POWER NOW REVEALED.
MR. THOMAS'S CURES FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT. ·
IN AMITY.
CONFERENCE ON BRITISH WARSHIP.
AN AMAZING FIGURE.
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machine.
COMMONS QUESTIONS. TWO KINGS IN. PARLEY.
London, Feb. 25.
Basra, Feb. 25.
ship at Nearchus, a preliminary ageement has been reached be tween King Faisal of Irak and King Ibn Saud of the Hedjaz, on the basis of a Treaty of Amity. **
The Protocol of the Treaty pro- vides, inter alia, for mutual re- cognition, the exchange of diplo- matic representatives, the 'outlaw- ing of tribal raids, and the extradi- tion of refugees
Falling agreement within six months, the frontier dispute will. be submitted to arbitration.
Credit for the achievement of
CHANGE CONFIRMED. ADVISER, TO CHINA. Hankow, Feb. 18 Shareholders of the Green Is.
London, Feb. 25. The death of Alexander von land Cement Co., Ltd., met this
It is revealed to-day that the The unemployment problem was As the result of the week-end young horse-power of the Rolls Royce given much prominence morning and confirmed the resolu- Hornhardt-Freismissen, a
at Conference aboard a. British war tion, passed at an extraordinary German military advisor, to the engine in the Supermarine S6, question-time in the House of general meeting held on February Chinese Government, who was kill-which won the Schneider Trophy Commons to-day, the Rt. Hon. Mr. 5. which makes a change in the ed on Monday morning while teach- and also the world speed record J. H. Thomas being deluged with ing a number of Chinese army offi- last September, is 1,900. That queries regarding the growing management of the Company,
cers at Liuchiamino how to throw power is enormous for so small a volume of unemployment. Chairman's Speech, The Chairman, Ai: C. A. da hand grenades, caused a sensational
Replying to Conservative' de- rumour here that a foreigner had When the engine has been fur-mands for details as to the result Roza, said:-The object for which been shot by Chinese troops. ther Improved, experts believe it of his policy, Mr. Thomas said he ae indicated in the notice which is generally known, is a railway least. this meeting has been called is Liuchiamiao, or Kilometre 10 as it will develop 2,500 horse-power at was continuing to develop a policy which was calculated to have the Secretary has just read, for town only about three miles from
In the previous Schneider con- general results, but which could the purpose of receiving a report Hankow and following the circula- test in 1927, the horsepower de- not affect unemployment figures of the poceedings at the extra-tion of the rumour thousands of ordinary general meeting held on Chinese went to-day to the place to veloped by British machines was immediately.
He had learned on that morning the 5th February last, and of take a glimpse at the executed 900. It was an enormous advance confirming, if thought fit, ne foreign spy."
to produce an engine with a of an order for forty thousand special resolution the resolution The rumour was soon dispelled, power capacity more than double tons of British soft coal for which was passed as an extra-however, as it became known that that of the engines used in the Canada, which was to be shipped from Great Britain as soon as the ordinary resolution at that meet- the German and another Chinese race two years before. ing. You will remember that at officer met their death in an acci It is mentioned that the two River St. Lawrence was open to the above-mentioned Meeting Ident. Investigations conducted by Italian machines in last year's traffic.
race were each fitted with two He had ever hoped that his dis- explained to you at some length the local German authorities reveal why your Board considered it that Hornhardt-Freismissen was 900 horse-power engines. It was cussions with the Canadian Wheat necessary to alter the future fatally injured by an exploding thought that they would win Pool would lead to a more regular that power, because exchange of Canadian wheat for administration of the Company by bomb mishandled by a Chinese army with
was not realieed that British products: severing its very long connexion
it the combined horse-power of The price for the coal contract with Messrs. Shewan, Tomes &
these two engines did not equal would be affected by the return Co., and you will also remember
that of the single engine in the cargo. that as regards compensation to
British machine.--British Wire- Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., for
less. loss of office, I stated that steps would be taken by your Directors to review this whole question for the purpose of placing the matter before shareholders again in general meeting.
Negotiations Pending. Negotiations with Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co.. will be proceeded with as soon as we are clothed with the necessary authority which the resolution be- fore you -to-day will confer on us, and the result of such negotia- tions will be submitted to share holders for their approval at an extraordinary general meeting which will be called shortly.
As you are, no doubt, aware the resolution before you being a special resolution, is not subject to any amendment at this confirma- tery meeting. 1 will not detain you further now and will accor- dingly formally propose the con- firmation as a special resolution of the following extraordinary re- solution, namely:-"That the firm of Messra, Shewan, Tomes & Co., he removed pursuant to Article XI (8) of the Articles of Association of this Company from the Office of General Managers of the business of the Company but be paid as compensation for such removal any such sum as the Company in General Meeting may hereafter de- cide." I shall be glad if some shareholder will second that.
Motion Carried.
Mr. P. M. N. da Silva seconded and the resolution was carried unanimously,
The Chairman was supported by Mr. J. H. Taggart, Mr. J. Scott Harston, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. C. F. Mendham and Mr. Li Tao- fong (Directors), Mr. Allan Keith (Secretary) and Messrs. F. J. Tavares, H. Dreyer, J. P. Pereira, M. A. Figueiredo, N. Braga, F. E. Silva, P. M. N. da Silva, A. L. Shields and I. W. Shewan (share- holders).
FORGERY FROM CONVICT'S CELL.
BETRAYED BY PRISON ACCOMPLICE.
'Stone walls do not a prison make" for the forger, Alves Reis, who was sentenced some years ago for having secured an unauthorised issue of genuine Bank of Portugal notes through a fraudulent bank which he and his confederates had founded.
Though Reis has long languished in a Lisbon prison infirmary, he has "kept his hand in" by organising various forgeries to an estimated value of £6,000.
False papers to the value of half this sum are now stated by him to be in the hands of an agent in Lon- don, adds Reuter's Lisbon corres- pondent. The other half has been seized by the police.
Reis pretended to be composing a work in three volumes, to clear him of guilt in the earlier swindle.
This gave him a chance to secure copies of the signatures of direc- tors of the Bank of Portugal and other people,
All went well with Senhor Reis till he quarrelled with a young con- federate, who had been a porter in the Bank of Portugal.
This youth had a record of for- gery, and Reis recognised the young reprobate's ability, and em- ployed him to forge the signatures promising to pay him handsomely.
But later Rais curtailed the pay- ments; and his young assistant-re- venged himself by informing the authorities.
Searching Reis's cell, the police discovered many photographs of official signatures, documents and bundles of forged notes, also a load- ed pistol.
Seeing the game was up, Reis confessed.
officer. It appears that the Chinese officer had a bomb in his hand and was trying to throw it in accord ance with instructions. He tore off the fuse but before he could get rid of the weapon he became nervous and dropped it right in front of the party. The explosion proved to be fatal, blowing the Chinese officer to pieces, seriously wounding two others and fatally injuring the German military instructor.
UPSET FOR NAVAL CONFERENCE.
(Continued from Page 1.) considered in consulation with all the Mediterranean powers.
Asked whether he was able to make a statement regarding assis- tance to the motor export trade, Mr. Thomas replied that he could not indicate what precise steps were being taken, but he could go far as to say that internal arrangements were being made by the industry.-Reuter and British
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Wireless. Hankow to
Hornhardt-Fretsmissen was hit in the chest and was immediately brought to
receive medical care. He died, however, on the way.
would succeed.--Reuter's and Bri- tish Wireless.
French Socialist View.
Paris, Feb. 25.
Japanese Feted. Hornhardt-Ercismissen was only
Proposing the toast of the 28 years old having been in China Japanese delegation at a dinner for about one year and in Hankow given in their honour by the Japan hardly three wereka. He was one Society to-night, Mr. A. V. Alexan of the group of German millitary der, the First Lord of the Ad- The Socialist leader M. Leon instructors employed by the Nan-miralty, spoke of the naval aa-Blum, in an article in the newa- king Government and who came out sociations of Britain and Japan, paper Populaire, declares the to China with Col. Bauer who is recalling that from the days, fifty Socialiste cannot subscribe to the also dead. Hornhardt-Freismissen had a wife and a child both of whom are at present in Berlin.- United Press.
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS. The following is the list of 100al share quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
Hongkong Bank, $1350 s. Chartered Bank, £167' u. Mercantile A. & B., £29 . East Asia $102 b..
Insurances. Canton Ins., 8745 b. Union Ins., $380 s. North China, Ins., Tls. 160 Yanglaze Ins., $50 . Chins Underwriters, $1.70 n. China Fires, $340 b.
H. K. Fire Ins.. $880 b.
Shipping,
Douglases, $25; s.
H. K. Steamboats, $26 b. H. K. Tugs, 12. B. Indo-Chinas, (Def.) 870 a. Union Waterboats $252 b.
Mining.
Benguets, 851 b. Kailane, 50/- n. Langkots, Tis, 13.60 n.
S'hai Explorations, Tis. 1.30 Raubs, $14 b.
Tronoha, 21/- n.
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharves, $155
1.
Whampoa Docks, $32
b.
8.
China Providente $5.50 Hongkews, Tls 196 b.
b,
bringing the King's together is largely that of Sir Francis Hum- phrys, of Kabul fame, who a few months ago was appointed British High Commissioner in Irak, auc- ceeding the late Sir Gilbert Clay- ton.
The people of Irak and the Hedjaz have long been at logger- heads over the Irak-Nejd frontier, where tribal ralding has been frequent.
!
The delicate point was to find a place where the two monarchs could meet to discuss the problems at issue, and at the same time permit each to safeguard his amour propre.-Router.
FRESH REVOLT IN INDO-CHINA.
(Continued from Page 1.)
Military Tribunal.
has been brought down from the Chinese border.
Raids and arreats by the Secret Service Police, continue, the pri sonera including many wounded or more years ago, when British "considerable increase of ton- tirailleurs who were discovered in officers assumed the training of the nage" involved in the French the course of house-to-house Japanese Navy, right through the naval memorandum, rigid ad-searches. period of the establishment of herence to which would lead to Japan as a leading naval power, a breakdown of the London con- the relations between the Navies ference, and to the adjournment of the two nations had been of a of the general disarmament con-
ference."-Reuters an 11 cena British admiration and respect; for the courage and efficiency of
American Press Discussion.. the Japanese Navy had been great-
New York, Feb. 25. ly enhanced by the support and co-
Newspaper editorials examine operation received from it during the methods for appeasing the the Great War.
most cordial character.
器
For the first time in many years. the Military Tribunal, much dread- ed by the natives, has been revived, to deal with offerences under the Political Law. It began to function on the 15th, with a preliminary enquiry into the circumstances of the rebellion, before trying individual cases.
French demands for security at Deval conference It was not surprising, therefore, the London
The history of this special tri- to find the Japanese delegation without involving the United labouring sincerely for the success States "in coercing other nation?" bunal, which only site in times of political emergency, is interesting. The New York Times suggests it first came into existence in 1908. of the present Navab Conference.
that there should be Mr. Alexander Confident.
simple at the end of the Poison Plot of proclamation by Mr. Hoover to that year, when the then ad- "We may not yet have com- the effect that the United States ministration felt that some special pletely adjusted our respective must inevitably be interested in instrument was necessary to cope viewpoints on all questions of de- Anything menacing the peace of with the threat that was being con tail," said Mr. Alexander, "but it is the world, and could be counted tinually directed against its good to be able to record that on to confer with other Govern-jurisdiction. - we have already
obtained ments in order to avert hostilities:
In that year, a plan was formed
a large measure of agreement, and No treaty or document requiring by anarchists to kill the whole I can express the confident hope joint signatures would be neces- French garrison of Hanol. för that the matter remaining for dis-sary.
which the assistance was secured cussion between us will be brought The New York World points of the native troops and those. to a satisfactory conclusion." out that Article twenty-one of forming the native personnel of He was convinced that all the the Washington Treaty is all the the army kitchens. A poison delegations would gather round treaty any statesman really needs known as datura was introduced- the Council Board once more this to assure himself of America's into the food of the French troops. week and would make a continuous presence at a conference table to At the eleventh hour, an anovy-- n. and sincere effort to arrive at an prevent a serious European crisis. meus letter was received, accord- agreement as desired. and that The Herald-Tribune warna thoing to the military records, by the this would lead to further United States against entering Garrison Commandant, informing disarmament on land and in the into any agreement renouncing him of the lot. Prompt measures air."
its rights to trade with nations then taken averted what would have been a tragedy without pre- cedence, although not before three soldiers had been affected by the. polson.
New Engineerings, Tla. 7.80 b. Shanghai Dooks. Tls. 120 8. Cottons.
Ewo Cottons, Tis. 16.40 sa Orientals, Tls. 2.30 b. S'hai Cottons, Tla. 83 (old) b.
Lands, Hotels, etc. H. and S. Hotels, $12.50 sa. H. K. Lands, $65 S'hai Lands Tls, 220 Humphreys, $14. n. Realties, $8.30 s. Chinese Estates $98 s.
Public Utilities.
5.
Tramways, $19.90° ́e.
b.
Peak Trams, (old) $11.75 n. Star Ferrios, $68 m.
China Lights, (Old) $19.20⋅ 9. H. K. Electrica, $691 b. Maono Electrios, $23 b. Telephones $9.85 b. China Buses. Tls.171. b. Singapore. Tractions. 10/- 5.
Industrials.
China Sugars, 75 ots. b. Malabons, $27 n.
Cald: Macg. Ord: Tia. 10 n. Canton Icos, $2.50 n. Cements (Comb.) $14.85 8. Ropos $7 85 8. United Asbestos $5 b.
Stores, etc. Dairy Farma, $22.40 Watsons, $11.75 Der A. Wings, '80 a. Lane Crawfords, $3;'-ni Mackintoshs, $18 b. Sinceres, $12 n.
Miscellaneous. Amusemente, $28 Constructions, $1.30 b..
B.
bi
· B'qué Ind. G. Bonds, 60, n.
ELK. G. Loan 53% Prem, s.
Mr. Wakatsuki, replying, said he engaging in a non-defensive war. was confident that the Conference-Reuter's American Service.
· ©1930 KİA SERVICE ING - REUS.PAT OFF
"He's the kind that rushes in and helps Ma with the "dishes when you're already late for the dance."
was
The Military Tribunal established under a decree issued by the Governor-General, and an enquiry was launched, which re- sulted in a number of the mis- creants concerned in, the Poison Plot and in an attempted assassin- tion of the Governor-General meet- ing their deserts at the guillotine. Since that year, the Tribunal has been revived from time to time as circumstances have de- manded, its last notable sitting being in 1918, when it dealt with the revolt launched from the poll- tical penal settlement of Thaingu
yen.
It also dealt with the casca aris- ing from the attempted assasina tion of M. Merlin, a Governor-Gen- eral, at Shameen Canton, four years ago,
-Leaders of Revolt.
The evidence first brought be fore the Tribunal in the present case has revealed the identity of the leaders. They were Nguyen Thai Hoc, President of the An namite National Party, who led the attack on the fort and garri- son of Yen-Bai, and Nguyen Khac Nhu, who was slain, while leading a similar attack on the military post at Hung Hoa.
The arms captured in these two- encounters revealed Belgian mana- facture, smuggled, it is believed, over the frontier by way of Yun- nan and Kwangsi
Ringleader Held,
Paris, Feb. 26.
It is reported from Hanol that the ringleader of the recent re-
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