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CAPTAIN AUCLERC NEW ANGLE OF THE MIXED SIGNATURE FLOWER SELLERS SHANGHAI GAS CO. NAVAL PESSIMISM ARMY ESTIMATES

RELEASED.

HANAU AFFAIR.

EXCITING STORY OF ADVENTURES.

SEQUEL TO FRENCH PLANE CRASH IN KWANGSI.

COLLEAGUE'S DEATH.

Captain Auclerc, the French military airman, who was cap tured in Kwangsi when the plane in which he was flying as observer crashed recently, has been released on payment of the ransom of $20,000 demanded, according to information reach ing the Colony this morning. It will be recalled that a would-be rescue party was attacked by Chinese troops.

The death of the pilot, Captain Baronna, is confirmed by the re- leased officer, who says that his colleague's parachute failed to open.

In an account of his adventures, Captain Auclerc said Captain Baronna was piloting the machine near Langson, when all leaked out from the tank and the caught fire.

Companion's Death.

THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE ENTERED.

HER ESCAPE AIDED.

aris, Mar. 24. New angles have been given to the sensational escape from Co- chin Hospital of Madame Hanau, un the result of police investigh- tions into the affair..

It is revealed that Madame Hanau dropped from the window into the hospital grounds, not with the aid of hospital sheets, but by means of a rope of sheets provided from outside.

ALLEGATIONS.

MORTGAGE DISPUTE

QUESTIONS.

PLAINTIFF WHO SIGNED FOUR

NAMES ON ASSIGNMENT.

MR. M. W. LO'S POSITION

Curious

revelations were made in the action brought by Li Fo-kwai, No. 1, Seymour Terrace, against his son, Li Nga- ching, who cannot be found, and Teang Chuen, to recover property at No. 18 and No. 20 Wing Kut Street, alleged to

TO MOVE.

..

LEAVING WYNDHAM STREET “AFTER 50 YEARS.

ON LAN STREET SITE.

After to-day, the reason for designating. Wyndham Street by the alternative name of Flower Street will disappear, for the flower-sellers who have had their stands at the foot of this thorough-] fare. for at least fifty years will to-night move into Оп further up the slope, on the left- Lan Street, which is situate a little hand side going opwards.

It has further been discovered

The move is neccssitated by work that after walking out of the gates,

having commenced on the demoli- Madame Hanau entered a private

which is to make way for a fine tion of Yee Sang Fat Building, car which was waiting for her.

modern structure in which a new This car took her to a place close have been wrongfully mortgaged cinema will be housed. to St. Lazare Prison, and she hall-by the son, when the case was re- ed a taxi-cab to take her the resumed in the Supreme Court this Sang Fat Building was to be de Since it became known that Yee mainder of the way. police have not been able to trace

As far as can be gathered, the morning before the Chief Justice molished, various suggestions have Madame Hanau's accomplices.

(Sir Henry Gollan).

been made for the accommodation Plaintiff's case is that he of the flower-selfers, whose business assigned the property to himself in the centre of the city always in the name Li Kan and his son Liproves an attraction to vialtors and, ledge, in order to "mark the ceasible to residents. property out," but that the son

Some little time ago, the police subsequently mortgaged it with-wrote to the Masonic authorities out his father's consent and can-with a view to the possible use by the flower vendors of an area in not now be located.

front of the Masonic Hall, off Zet land Street. However, no reply was received, and it therefore be came necessary to make other ar- rangements.

Latür.

THREATENED.

CHINESE AUTHORITIES'

ULTIMATUM.

SETTLEMENT OF TAX ISSUE DEMANDED.

"DRASTIC MEASURES."

Shanghai, Mar. 20. ·· Threatening to take "drastic measures without assuming any consequent responsibilities," the Bureau of Public Utilities of a strong note to the Shanghai Greater Shanghai has addressed Gas Company giving the Cons pany three weeks more in which Chinese municipal authorities to settle the difficulty with the regarding the question of an annual contribution to the city treasury.

DEPRECATED.

PREMIER STILL STRIVING FOR

FULL AGREEMENT.

WAR RENUNCIATION!

DEBATED.

PACIFIST THEORISTS

CONFOUNDED.

NO FURTHER REDUCTIONS UNILATERALLY.

~London, Mar, 24. * Mr. A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty, alluding to the present critical stage of the London Naval Conference in the course of a speech in London, de INDIA EXAGGERATION. precated the pessimistic view.

London, Mar. 24. Emphasising the progressive

"Far from failure," he said. "there is every indication that sub- stantial progress is likely to be made in certain directions, and the reductions effected in British Frme Minister is doing his utmost military forces and making it tecure a Five-Power Agreement." clear that no further sacrifices Conference recognised the genuine

Every country represented at one were contemplated, Mr. Tom desire of Britain to help, said Mr. Show, the Minister for War, in- Alexander, and in the face of the troduced the Army Estimates in

conceivable that the countries re amounted to £40,500,000, showing signed by all of them, it was in- solemn declaration renouncing war, the House of Commons to-day.

Mr. Shaw said the Estimates presented in London with an ex-a net réduction of £605,000. The press-purpose should be unable to actual decrease in expenditure was reach an agreement.

£1,343,000, but this was largely This evening, Mr. Ramsay Mac- counter-balanced by Donald had a long conversation with in receipts of £798,000. More than a diminution

delegate, at the House of Commons, by the loss of receipts to the my The general altuation has under- Funds from Germany, through the ave gone no change in the course of the evacuation of the Rhine This loss in a full year would amount to £950,000,

this morning included a letter con- Nga-ching without the son's know. moreover, is found extremely no issued yesterday, declares that the Signor Grandi, the chief Italian half the latter, was accounted for

The Minister of Justice's mail taining the key belonging to a cupboard in the Public Prosecu- tor's Office, from which papers re- lating to Madame Hanau's invest- planement trust papers

disappeared

An explosion and the total -wrecking of the plane appeared imminent, and the airmen prepar- ed their parachutes and jumped out.

Captain Auclerc believes the mishap to have occurred some ten miles south of the Chinese town of Ning Ming. His parachute functioning, he floated down to safety, and while doing so, wit- nessed the tragedy of his com- panion hurtling to his death.

The latter's parachute did not open and he fell into a river.

While searching for the spot where Captain Baronna had drop- ped, Capt. Auclerc was seen and chased by a band of Chinese, Their actions hinted that they were not cherishing any great sympathy for bis unfortunate position, and, sensing danger, Captain Auclerc took to his heels,

Burn Out of Hiding.

for

last night.

The police are investigating how Madame Hanau spent the hour which intervened between the time of her escape from hospital until she arrived at St. Lazare Prison. Madame Hanau, with her four male accomplices, comes up for trial on Saturday next.--Reuter

FRENCHMAN STILL

MISSING.

SEEN TWICE IN KOWLOON

YESTERDAY,

But for two instances yesterday, nothing further has been seen or heard of Mr. Charles Moureaux, the Frenchman who made a dramatic jump from the first floor of the Peninsula Hotel yesterday morning and

then suddenly disappeared along Nathan Road.

Later in the day he was known

again disappointed.

I

Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., together with Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. E. Davidson, of Messrs Hastings, Dennys and Bowley, is for plaintiff, and the defence is being conducted by Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., instructed by Mr. F. X. D'Almada, senior, of Messrs,

D'Almada and Mason.

Received No Money,

This morning. Mr. Alabaster continued his cross-examination

The Bureau, in a statement Gas Company has been supplying tory without undertaking gas to consumers in Chinese terri- obligations in the form of annual contributions to the city treasury, and that the negotiations have been unnecessarily delayed.

Time-Limit Given.

any

Unless an understanding on this question is reached by April 9, action will be taken by the Chinese authorities.

The move to On Lan Street is in the nature of an experiment. If it proves successful, the sellers will The statement issued by the remain there; if not, they may later Bureau says: The negotiations on be moved to the top of D'Agullar which have been carried on since Street, at its juretion with Welling last year between the City Govern ton Street. While they remain in ment of Greater Shanghai and the On Lan Street, their stalls will oc-Shanghai Gas Company for the

The actual number of British forces, exclusive of India, was estimated at 148,900 compared with 641,000 in 1921 and 186,400 in

M. Dumesnil, has returned to Lon- The French Minister of Marine,

don and the Colonial Minister, M. Pietri, is due to-morrow. The date of the return of M. Briand is not yet announced, but he is expected when his Parliamentary duties 1914. permit.

The Army in India.

bers of all the delegations to the The King has presented the mem- Naval Conference with an auto-men of the British Army in India, As regards the sixty thousand. graphed gramaphone record of His Mr. Shaw pointed out that actually Majesty's speech at the opening of there was one. British soldier for the Conference on January 21st, every five thousand of the native. Each record is contained in a royal population. He drew especial at-

of plaintiff and when he re-entered cupy the centre of the road. in conclusion of an agreement have blue leather case bearing the Royaltention to these figures as he was the witness box he was handed order to prevent obstruction on the come to a deadlock, owing to the Goat of Arms-British Wireless nfrald

the assignment concerning second defendant. Plaintiff agreed that in that assignment he ackowledged receipt of $16,000 for which con- sideration he had assigned the whole of his interest in Nos. 18 and 20 Wing Kut Street, but, he added, that he had not, in fact, received the money.

You got someone to witness that you had received the money on that day? It is so stated here but I

that

to have approached a resident in never received any money. Pratt Building, Kowloon, from The fugitive jumped into the whom he wished to purchase a pair

Four Signatories, river and clung to bushes whien of shoes. He was denied the re- overhung the water. There

Referring to the signatures, Mr. some time he remained concealed. quest and then asked to be allowed Alabaster pointed out regarding He was, however, forced to show

to telephone, but the house not be the signatures of the vendors

Li himself when his pursuers, unauleing connected by telephone, he was to find him, set fire to the bushes.

"A circle of Celestials immedia- tely formed itself of which 1 was the centre." ironically com- mented the Captain on arriving at this point in this narrative. Some of the men drew revolvers, pointed them at him, but he greet ed them with a smile and they be came less menacing.

and

They took his watch and experi- encing difficulty in wrenching a ring from his finger, made an alarming sign of cutting the finger away as well. The victim then took the ring off, and gave It ic them.

Uniform Taken Away.

Finding nothing else of value, they divested him completely of his uniform, but permitted him to retain his B.V.D.'s. In that con-

dition, he was driven, at the point of the revolver, to a village near- by, and held a prisoner,

pavements.

procrastinating attitude on the and Reuter."

somewhat

exaggerated the police is that the sellers may not Bureau of. Puble Utilities, ander A further condition laid down by part of the Company, and the

opinions were held regarding the Later. make up wreaths at their new loca-instructions. from the Mayor, has the

number of white troops in India. According to the newspapers, tion, but will have to find premises addressed a strong note to the Japanese Pact should be conclud- in the Army, Mr. Shaw said the

proposed elsewhere for this work.

Anglo-Americo-ing annual extensive. reductions Referring to a motion demand-

Company, demanding immediate of the question without further adjourn for six months, in which declared that this country stood consideration and full settlemented, and the Naval Conference then Prime Minister had specifically delay.

the French and Italian Govern- for reduction of armaments by ments should try to reach

an agreement. It was the method amicable understanding, each of also of the League of Nations

British Company.

the sellers occupy a site at the foot It was at one time suggested that of Battery Path, but owing to fears of obstruction this idea was turn- ad down. It is possible, however, that if the On Lan Street or For many years past, the Shang D'Aguilar Street sites prove un-

hal Gas Company, a British firm suitable and the sellers apply to the in the International Settlement, Government, they might get an has been supplying gas to the con- arca allotted them at the top of sumers in the Chinese territory Battery Path..

without undertaking any, obliga- tions to the City treasury in the form of annual contributions

GUARDS.

When the City Govern- ment of Greater Shanghai came into existence in 1927, the Bureau of Public Utili-

Hung-cheung and CHINA ANTI-PIRACY under former regime. Li Po-kwai were signed in Last night, a foreigner was seen Chinese while Li Kan and I walking in Jordan Road, Yaumati, Nga-ching were signed in English. without a hat, coat or shoes and Council suggested that plaintiff stockings. There is little doubt signed the names in that manner that he was Mr. Moureaux, but by because he wished it to be under- the time the police were notified he stood by people reading the docu- had gone in an unknown direction meat that they were different peo- and could not be traced. He has plc. not been seen or heard of since..

THE INDIAN BUDGET SURPRISE.

PASSES ASSEMBLY WITHOUT DIVISION.

New Dehi, Mar. 24.

DEPUTATION WAITS ON THE ties

ADMIRALTY.

them meanwhile to undertake not to build any ships.-Reuter.

TROTZKY A BROKEN MAN.

FRIENDS APPEAL TO GERMAN GOVERNMENT.

It was assumed by some theorists and speculative philosophers, said Mr. Shaw, referring to the Labour Left Wing, that if we reduced considerably and consistently without regard to other nations we should help along general dis- armament.

Theorists Confounded.

"Unfortunately the facts con- found the theorists," said Mr.. Shaw, amid loud cheers from the Opposition..

Berlin, Mar. 24. M. Trotzky has been ill in Con- WILS instructed to open

time past, negotiations with the Gas Com.stantinople for some

now reported that his The Government, while not pany with a view to an under- and it 18

condition is growing gradually merely willing to take a part in standing. Owing to unwillingness

worse.

an agreement for International and repeated delay on the part of

It is learned to-day that he has disarmament, but to take the lead- PROTECTION DEMAND. the company, the question has

dragged on for more than a year telegraphed to his friends in Ger- ing part, was not prepared at the until January 29 of this year when many and elsewhere stating that present moment to go further in London, Mar. 24.

the doctors have a very slight hope unilateral. action. It seemed to the parties agreed on the major of saving his life unlesse he can him, if one thing had become Plaintiff continued that he signed the supply of British troops to mar-points in the draft agreement. take a drastic cure in Germany or clearer. than another since thể...

This was denied by plaintiff. Mr. Alabaster: They would think that one, man preferred to write his name in English and the other preferred Chinese?-No.

THE TARIFF TRUCE

CONFERENCE.

O.T.C. Grants.

Although the arrangements for all four names himself. When he chant shipping operating in the

France.. Deadlock Reached.

war, it was that both economical- felt like signing in Chinese he did China Coast piracy zone are sup

His friends, accordingly, have ly and politically, whether we Following the meeting, the Com-appealed to the Gorman and other liked it or not, we were bound to 80 and he signed in English when posed to terminate on Tuesday next, he felt like it.

the Government has made no an- pany was notified that final de Governments for the grant of per- an international system. Answering further questions, nouncement of its intentions re- cision should be made before mission to Trotzky to take a cure, Unfortunately, the saying that he is prepared to pledge plaintiff stated that Li Kan was his garding the representations recent February 15. The Legislative Assembly to- was a baby. He was given the name promise to reconsider,

"milk" name, given to him when hey made and which produced a company failed to give a satis his abstention from political a

factory reply on the day appoint- tivities, which pledge, they say, is day passed, without a division, Li Hung-cheung at school and he

A deputation, representing the ed, and in spite of repeated scarcely necessary as Trotzky has the third reading of the Finance was called Li Po-kwai after leaving Mercantile Officers Federation and requests.

nothing definite was broken down completely, mentally Bill, which provides for new school, that being

companies heard from the Company, thereby and physically-Reuter. the name by the British shipping import duties on cotton goods; a which he was generally known to trading in Chinese waters, waited causing a deadlock, The following day, he en- preference for 5 per cent. to the public.

It is understood that a period .deavoured. in English

He went on to say on Mr. C. G. Ammon, Parliamen and British cotton goods, a duty of that he caused the assignment to be tary Secretary to the Admiralty, of further three weeks is granted Annamese, to make himself silver, and other important new registered at the Land Office and to demand adequate protection to the Company for re-considera- understood to the Chinese, and

signed the memorial in his after considerable gesticulation, Sir George Schuster made an handwriting,

At question time in the House he succeeded, a messenger being appeal to the Assembly before the

of Commons, the matter was raised dispatched to the French frontier question of a division was raised.

by a member, and Mr. Ammon sald be regarded as an indication of with news of his plight.

"Give me 4 chance," he said.

that the cost of an adequate system absolute insincerity by the Chin- Three days after he had fallen "Pass these taxes and see what knowledge there has been an assign- Marines were employed would be at drastic

Mr. Alabaster:-Then you ac- of armed guards aboard ships if ese authorities who will take into the hands of the Chinesc, comes of them.

measures without Captain Auclerc received a note

ment by Li Hung-Cheung and Li least £80,000 per annum. Sir George Schuster added that Po-kwai as, vendors to Li Kan and

suming any consequent from Lieutenant Graman, in charge of the military post at Na if the small oil companies proved Li Nga-ching, purporting to be two special anti-piracy corps should be

It has been suggested that a sponsibilities. Lang. There followed negotia-

that they were hard hit by the re-other people? Yes.

organised and placed on board tlons about which the captive had arrangement, of the import and You understand that this is China coasters under the command very little information from his excise duties, they would be given public document, registered in of British N.C.O..-Reuter captors; then on Friday, the day special relief.

public office, available for people to preceding his releuse, Captain

search? I don't know the regula Auclerc was informed that he

tions of the Land Office, A would be led back to the French garrison at Langson,

Escort's Fears...

measures.

He also promised to do his utmost to assist the Indian sugar industry-Router.

Own

D

Assigned To Himself?

Plaintiff agreed that he put an advertisement in a newspaper which he signed as LiPo-kwal. He added that people who read li would understand that. Li Kan' and Li Hung-cheung were his aliasco..

against piracy.

RELIEF OF FLOOD VICTIMS.

FRENCH CHÂMBER GRANTS "MILLIARD FRANCS.-

tion and the matter should be settled by April 9. Further delay on the part of the Company will

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re-

PROPOSED FLIGHT TO

ENGLAND.-

YOUNG AUSTRALIAN'S VENTURE.

THE DOCUMENT SIGNING CEREMONY.

Geneva, Mar, 24. The final meeting of the Tariff Trace Conference was held to-day, the gathering being devoted to the signing of documenta.

The first was a Convention for the maintenance of commercial treaties for a period of one year." This was signed by eleven out of the thirty participants, including Britain, France, Italy and Hol- land.

With regard to the question as to whether public: money should be spent on Officers Training Corps, and Cadet Corps, at public. schools, the War Secretary said he' had come to a conclusion, on, de- finite experts advice, that the Officers Training Corps were really valuable organisations for providing the supply of officers."

So long as the Army existed on a voluntary basis there would have to be some such form of army recruiting. No compulsion was exercised by the Army Coun cil or on the part of the Government to compel any boys to join these, corps.

The Officers Training Corpä receive a would continue to Government grant.

Cadet Corps.

He could not, however, take the same attitude regarding the Cadet FINE TO CLOUDY.

Corps. Teachers in elementary The second was a Protocol rand secondary schools appeared An animated discussion occur.

Sydney, Mar. 24. The Royal Observatory reporte

A twenty-year-old Australian afr. garding a programme of future to be, in a great majority of red amongst his escort on the that the anticyclone is central to Ile selected the wording himself

man, Mr. D. Smith, has just com negotiations. This was signed by cases, against this particular journey to the French frontier. the east of Vladivostock. Light which concerned his power to can-

training on educational grounds. pleted preparations for a flight to fifteen Powers. Apparently, fearing an attack by variable winds along the S. E cel the allotment of certain pro-

Paris, Mar, 24..

England. He has Just arrived at Herr Moltke, the chairman, in a He agreed with those representa- another band of robbers, they coast of China and moderate to perty to certain people, and said make it grant of a milljard francs chine and, if conditions are favour- had not fulfilled their hopes or ex-sent of the House, to cease to The Government's proposal to Blackall Queensland, with a ma farewell speech, said the results tions, and intended, with the con thought of changing their original light monsoon over the N. China he had no power to cancel assign for the relief of the flood sufferers able, will set out immediately. plans, and instead of leading Sea. The local forecrst is ments to outside people but he had in the South of France, was un-

pectations. Nevertheless, they give War Office assistance to these Captain Auclerc to the frontier, to N.E. or variable winds, moderate power to cancel an assignment animously adopted by the Chamber Batavia, Singapore, and Bangkok, mic understanding which others expired.

He hopes to reach Calcultta, via had taken a step towards econo bodies when the existing contracts (Continued on Page 1) to light; fine to cloudy.

(Continted on Page 16.)

In three days.Reuter.

would doubtless follow Reuter

(Continued on Page 144)

to-day. Reuter