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Chian Buliding.

Tal. C. 200.

TRAPPED IN TAXI UNDER WATER.

VEHICLE GOES OVER PRAYA WALL.

FIVE RESCUED BY EUROPEAN

AND INDIAN.

NO LOSS OF LIFE.

Five people were trapped in a taxi-cab which went over the seawall and settled on the harbour bed in the early hours. of this morning. An Indian policeman effected their rescue but got into difficulties himself and was in turn rescued by Mr. W. V. Field, who also extricated the driver.

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二拜禮號一月四英港香 TUESDAY.

SUPREME COURT CHANGES.

SIR JOSEPH KEMP TO ACT

AS CHIEF JUSTICE.

MR. ALABASTER AS A. G..

SEVERE FIGHTING.

- IN SHANTUNG.

SHANSI TROOPS CROSS THE BORDER,

NATIONALIST FORCES HAVE

· TO YIELD GROUND.

His Honour Sir Henry Gollan. Chief Justice, is leaving Hongkong for good by the 8.3. Empress of Russia on the 9th instant, and this will necessitate important changes ENEMY REINFORCED. at the Supreme Court. The nature of these are indicated in the tal-

make the

APRIL 1

1930.

ATTACK ON

RECORD,

134 PER ANNUM

BEOLE COPY 10 CENTS

SPEED ARABS BLAMED

PALESTINE.

KAYE DON RISKS ADVERSE. COURSE CONDITIONS.”

SPEED OF 183 M.P.H.

Daytona, Mar. 31,

Mr. Kaye Don, who is here with the "Silver Bullet" in an attempt to establish a new world land speed record, risked adverse course conditions and hummocks on the

DUNLOP

British and: Best

IN SIGHT AND SOUND DANGER OF WOOD

BROADCAST,

NO EXCUSE FOR THE:|

ATTACK ON JEWS.

NEED FOR DECLARATION OF POLICY BY BRITAIN.

London, Mar. 31.

NEW CHAPTER IN HISTORY OF RADIO PROGRESS.

MEN CLEARLY SEEN.

"London, Mar. 31.

STAIRCASES.

JURY'S FINDINGS

FIRE ENQUIRY.

USE OF CONCRETE URGED FOR TENEMENTS.

CENSURE ON OWNER,

That Chinese tenement houses

A new chapter in the history of wireless.development was in- augurated by the simultaneous beach to-day when he ventured COMMISSION REPORT.

broadcasting of sight and sound an official assault on Sir Henry

on "twin" transmitters of thei Nanking, Mar. 31.. Segrave's record of 231. 36 miles

British Broadcasting Corporation lowing communique issued this

The National Government has an hour.

The report of the Commission when wireless artistes, were seen should be provided with concrete" This was morning by the Government: received an urgent message

Mr. Kaye Don's first on the Palestine disturbances of 48 well as heard for the first time attempt on the record, his previous

in any country.

instead of wooden staircases "His Excellency the Officer Ad from General Chen Tino-yuan, runs being in the nature of trial August last was presented to

was one of the recommendations An experimental programme was made by the jury which in ministering the

Government. Governor of Shantung, stating trips. Early in March he made Parliament to-day. The Com-

a run of 198 miles an hour, but missioners come to the con- begun by an offcial of the Baird

International Television concern. vestigated the recent disastrous Hongkong, has been pleased to that 15,000 Shansi troops cross-

a few days later did only 90 and clusion that from the beginning His features were clearly seen and following aeting aped the Shantung border on

fire at Smithfield, Kennedy pointments with effect from the Saturday and advanced along 101 miles per hour respectively on the outbreak was an attack his lips moved na his voice 5th of April, 1930:

was Town, when the inquiry was the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, very rough beach. On that ocupon the Jews by Arabs for hoard from the loud speaker. concluded before Mr. R. E. Lind- "The Honourable Sir Joseph where. they gained contact with casion the car jumped several feet which no excuse has been He was then succeeded by Sir sell this morning. The taxi was carrying a party Horsford Kemp, Kt. K.C. C... the Shantung forces in the into the air and further test runs established. The few attacks Ambrose Fleming, the inventor of Fresh evidence taken this mora-

had to be postponed. of Portuguese at the time and Attorney General, to act as Chic] vicinity of Tingyuan.

To-day. Mr. Kaye Don's best- by Jews upon Arabs were mostly the thermionic valve which made ing disclosed the fact that aladder went over the seawall near Justice during the absence on Severe fighting ensued, and mean speed in two out of six retaliatory. There is no proof wireless in the home possible, and connecting with a trap door in the Queen's Pier after crashing into leave prior to retirement from the the Shantung troops on Satur-runs was only 183.112 miles an that the Grand Mufti or the then by Lord Ampthill.

roof over the back part of the a parking standard.

Service of His Honour Sir Henry day evening fell back to Yu- hour.

Palestine Arab Executive pre- Cowper Gollan, Kt., C.B.E.

The "Silver Bullet" is expected mediated and organised the dis-known artists, while the author of 40 feet in height, was missing. Songs were given by two well-floor, which should have been pro

vided in respect of buildings over cheng, which is situate

to do between 240 and 250 miles an turbances, as has been alleged. station north of Tsinan.

The owner of the property pro- hour on a good course and it Tiao-yuan adds would seem that the comparatively

feased ignorance on the matter, General Chen that the Shansi troops are being low speeds accomplished are due

while the principal tenant. stated continually reinforced.

that she had not seen the ladder there during the three years she had been principal tenant of the floor.

The occupants of the vehicle were Mr. L. A. Xavier (21), and

the Misses Mary, Angelina, Made-[nonamecanALNICU:N339NE BAÐKŠAUKITEZ lina and Esther Xavier, members of one family, living at 54, Queen's Road East,

According to an official report. the tax was approaching Jackson Road, going along by the seawall, when

trathc it collided with a standard which marks the park-: ing place for private cars in that locality.

Driver Injures Hand.

The driver received injuries to his hand. He may also have lost control of his vehicle as the result, or the steering wheel may have

become unmanageable through damage resulting from the collision. At any rate, after colliding with the standard, the at a vehicle sharply rebounded tangent and travelled a distance of about 200 feet before it finally shot over the sea wall,

the

The taxi settled down on harbour bed on all four wheels, parallel to the sea-wall. It was submerged in about ten feet of water, but the prompt and gallant efforts of an Indian policenian, i resulted in the occupants, whoj were trapped within the body of the vehicle, being rescued.

It is stated that P. C. Burda Khan, who was on duty at Statue Square, had his attention drawn in the nick of time to the plight of the passengers. He quickly leap-

ed into the sea and released tho

of the party cooped up within the vehicle.

In so doing, he got into difficu!- ties himself, and when taken out

ANOTHER DEFEAT FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

Action for Suspension of

the Time Limit.

NOT A VITAL MATTER,

London, Mar. 31. The Government was defeat- ed in the House of Commons this afternoon when a motion by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald for the suspension of the eleven- p.m. rule was defeated by 183 votes to 179.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain (Conservative) then moved the adjourament but this was de- feated by 185 votes to 175.

The Government defeat is unimportant as it was one of procedure and not a vital mat- ter. The only effect is to fur- ther delay Government busi- ness which is already behind- hand. The Government de- sired to dispose of a number of matters tonight, but the House cannot now sit after eleven

'clock.-Reuter,

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one

Honan Evacuation. General Ho Ying-ching..Chief of Staff of the Nationalist Army, has issued a statement to the effect that the evacuation of Honan has been carried out according to plar, and that General Har Fu- chu's troops have been withdrawn to Shantung without loss. They will be concentrated at Tsining to prevent the Kuominchun forces from carrying out a flank attack on Tsinan-Reuter.

Steamers Seized.

Shanghai, Mar. 31.

In anticipation of the outbreak of hostilities on the Honan-Huneh "rontier, the Nationalist Com raniers at Hankow commandeer ed all Chinese steamers which

entirely to the hummocks on the beach and the generally adverse course. Reuter's American vire.

Ser-

COMMODORE HILL PROMOTED.

ADVANCED TO RANK OF REAR-ADMIRAL

2.

CAREER OUTLINED.

was intended to be a revolt against The outbreak neither was, nor British authority, and the Com- mission have no serious criticism to make of the action taken by the Palestine Government either im- mediately before or after the outbreak. They consider the Government have throughout dis- charged, to the best of their ability, the difficult task of main- taining impartiality between two peoples whose leaders have dis- played little tendency to com- promise.

The Commission consider Jewish enterprise and immigration when knot exceeding the country's absorptive capacity to have con ferred material benefits on Pales. tine which Arabs have shared. It is notified to-day that Com- But, with regard to immigration, modore R. A. S. Hill, C.B.E., has they consider, the Jewish au- been promoted to the rank of Rear-thorities have departed from the Admiral, to date from April 5th.

| doctrine "laid down in 1922 and Rear-Admiral Hill, who WAS

accepted by the Zionist-organisa arrived there from Shanghai awarded the C.B.E. (Military tion; and that Zionist claims have yesterday. for troops transport Division) in the New Year Hon been calculated to create among purposes. The China Merchant ours this year, has won much Navigation Steamship Company's popularity in naval and social the Arabs apprehensions of loss steamers Kong Shin and Kong circles since his arrival in Hong-of livelihood and political subjec- Shun, and the .. Cheung On and kong in December, 1928. We ex- s.s. Tak Hing. belonging to an- tend to him congratulations on his other company, were amongst the promotion. vessels seized.

tion.

Source of Danger.

DEFICIT OF FOURTEEN MILLIONS.

- Mr. Churchill's Budget Hope

Not Realised.

BRITAIN'S REVENUE.

London, Mar. 31. Newspaper forecasts that the end of the financial year would see a deficit of fifteen millions sterling, have been borne out, the exact. Exchequer deficit now having been disclosed as £14,523,263.-Reuter.

The last two years have end- .ed with a surplus, that for 1927-1928 being 24,239,000 and that for 1928-1029 £18,394,000. When he introduced the Budget last year, Mr. Churchill' estim- ated the expenditure for the year which has just closed at, £741,954,000 and revenue at £753,940,000. showing a pro- spective surplus of £11,976,000.

Remissions and changes in taxation reduced the estimated surplus to £4,096,000.

LOSS OF CHINESE GUNBOAT.

Five Riders.

The disclosure qualified to some extent the original recommenda- tions of the jury, who, in return- inga vordiet of "Accidental. Death," added the following amended riders:

(a.). Regarding the cause of the fire, we consider that shops.carry- ing on business of this kind" (a Joss-paper and fire-crackers, shopj should be required by law to have some sort of fire extinguisher to the satisfaction

Brigade.

of the Fire

(b.) The owner of the shop is to blame for not making sure that the fire in the chetty was completely. extinguished before he retired for. the night.

(c) We agree that Chinese tenement houses should be pro- vided with concrete instead of wooden staircases.

(d.). We wish to censure the owner of the property for failing to provide a ladder, in the back part of the floor.

(e.).We are satisfied that, the work of the Fire Brigade was in every way satisfactory.

Coroner Concurs.

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their verdict, remarking: "I will The Coroner said he endorsed

forward your recommendations regarding the concrete staircase to the Government. As the law

stands at present, it is not possible to make that provision.compulsory. There is, however, a movement, as Mr. Bottomley has stated, in favour of concrete staircases. We can only hope that that movement will grow in strength."

The new Rear-Admiral joined

to Attention is drawn the the Service in January 1894, and number The Nationalist forces at Han-specialized as

of evictions of Arab a navigator. He cultivators upon the sale of the kow and Wuchang have received was lieutenant (N) of the Harrier land instructions to advance to the during the Somali campaign in alternative land having been they occupied without borders. Meanwhile, the anti- 1902-3, and 2. Mr. Chaloner Grenville Ala- Nationalist forces in Honan are began was commander (N) of the of the Jewish land companies who, gave

when the Great War provided. Complaint is not made the famous play "Journey's End" baster, K.C., O.E.E., to net as Atsparing no efforts in their prepara-flagship King Edward VII, in the in some cases, paid cash compes were clearly seen and heard, the a talk All the speakers torney General during the above tion for a final struggle with the Grand Fleet. After the loss of sation and acted with the Gover dual transmission being easily period."

armies of Marshal Chiang Kai- that vessel by mine in January; (ment's knowledge, but an acute followed.-Reuter.

1916, he moved with Vice-Admiral This will be the first occasion shek. in his turn was in the same dis-on which Sir Joseph Kemp has

Bradford and staff into the Bri- situation has been created which Troops Massing.

is a potential source of danger. tressed condition as those whom neted as Chief Justice, althougn

tannia.

From December, 1916, he served It is urged that some remedy be from March to November, 1912, he he was rescuing.

A strong force of Kuominchun was acting

Pulsne Judge. He troops, comprising three Divisions, aboard the King George V. flag found for this situation.

The Commissioners' conclusion ship of Vice-Admiral de Robeck... was appointed Attorney General in is massing at Chengchow in also in the Grand Fleet, and was is that Palestine cannot support Honan, while 30,000 other Kuo-promoted to Captain in December. an increased agricultural popula- minchun troops are expected to 1018. He afterwards became tion without radica! changes reach Chenchow some time this Flag-Captain to Admiral de Robeek in farming methods. It is

Mr. J. H. Bottomley, Engineer week.

in the Mediterranean, Head of the believed that the difficulties

attached to the Building Au- The chief lieutenant of Marshal Naval Personnel Committee, and of the Palestine Government Further light has now been thority's Office, P.W.D., was told Feng Yu-hsiang, General Lu Flag-Captain to Rear-Admiral W. are aggravated by Arab cast on the hailstorm at Dosing on by Mr. Lindsell that he was called Chung-lin, is commanding the W. Fisher in the Barham Rear resentment at having no measure Sunday morning which resulted in called to express his opinion as to Kuominchun furces at Cheng- Admiral Hill is a qualified inter-of self-government and having,

the type of building, used- chow.

preter in French.

unlike the Jews, no direct access the capsizing of the Chinese gun- Chinese residences, aucir as were to His Majesty's Government. boat Kong Hon with the loss of found at Smithfield. At the The reduction of the garrison' in over ten lives.

previous hearing, an officer of the Palestine and Trans-Jordan is

Fire Brigade had given his opinion Arriving here from Wuchow this that the buildings were particular morning, the Chinese freighterly dangerous from a fire point of Kwong I reported that she arrived view.

European Dives In.

Credit is given for the assi tance at this stage of Mr. W. V. Field, an offeis of the Peninsula Hotel, who happened to be in the locality when the mishap occurred,

With great presence of mind, Mr. Field also took to the water, and was the means of completing the rescue of the unfortunate party, including the driver and P. C. Burda Khen.

1915.

Mr. Alabaster. who is well- known as a barrister, has had pre- vious experience as acting Attor ney General

JUNK & STEAMER COLLIDE.

CHINESE CRAFT BADLY DAMAGED,

As a direct challenge to the National Government, Marshal

Yen Hsi-shan has announced the EGYPTIAN DELEGATES appointment of General Wan Shun-choi as Military Governor of Honan. General Wan's troops are massing at strategic position's

Hon.

stuffs have arrived at Paotingfu Large consignments of food-

for Shihchiachwang Shanai and Kuominchun allied

and

HONOURED.

DINNER GIVEN BY MR. HENDERSON,

London, Mar. 31.

considered to have been carried too far.

· Cause of Disturbances.

The Commission consider the

fundamental cause of the distur--

CREW OF A CARGO VESSEL EFFECTS RESCUES.

at Dosing on Saturday, night and was lying close to the Kong Hon

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One by one the victims were taken out of the water, sampan people assisting in the rescue work. The passengers were in the last stage of exhaustion, and A collision etween a junk and first-aid had to be applied in the river steamer Kwong Sal,

Had To Be Approved. two cases. Mr. Field worked which, it is reported, resulted in bringing round the former being badly damaged assiduously in

Mr. Bottomley said in the first one of the girls, whose life and rendered waterlogged, occur-

The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ar-bances was the animosity of the when she capsized. The Kwong I place he would like to explain the had been first despaired of, and red last night.

the thur Henderson, gave a dinner this Arabs towards the Jews arising had steam up at the time and this, position of the Building Az- 'after 20 minutes, saw his efforts rewarded. She recovered conscious-Wan and Ling Ting, in Chinese Shansi forces, which occupied honour of of negotiate Treaty and a fear for their economicThe crew of the Kwong I went mitted to them by the architectu The boats collided between Chek forces. The vanguards of the evening at the Foreign Office in from the disappointment of their it is understood, enabled her to thority's Office regarding the

of Egyptian delegates who political and national aspirations weather the brief storm.

passing of plans, They were sub- ness, and was well out of danger waters, and the junk was severely Tehchow during the week-end are with Britain. before she was removed, with the damaged. Ali the crew, consisting pushing forward for Pingyuen,

future. The immediate causes to the rescue of the gunboat and so long as they conformed to others of her family, to the Govern-of five men and four women, were marching along the railway.

Mrs. Arthur Henderson gave a were repeated Incidents in con- crew and picked up over 20. Over the regulations laid down, the ment Civil Hospital.

transferred to the Kwong Sai, and

dinner party in hour of Madame nexion with the Wailing Wall 10 are believed to have lost their plans had to be approved. The brought in to Hongkong, but the

Makram Ebeid, wife of the Egypt-provocative Press articles on both

plans for No. 12, Smithfield were master of the junk remained on

Finance Minister-British sides, propaganda among the 1ss

submitted in 1915. They had no P. C. Burda Khan was in the board in an attempt to save his

record of any similar buildinga educated Arabs, inadequacy of the same distressed condition when he craft.

military forces and police and the

anywhere else in the Colony. was taken out of the water by Mr.

Mr.Lindsell:-Do you agree that belief among the Arabs that the Field. First-aid had also to be ap-

Palestine Government's decisions

| these buildings are particularly plied in his case before he recover

could be influenced by political

dangerous? considerations.

ed.

No One Drowned.

lan

Fall of Kaifeng, General Shih Yu-shan, OMeer | Wireless, Commanding the Nationalist forces in Honan, has arrived at

of

NANKING'S LATEST LOAN.

CIGARETTE TAX AGAIN SECURITY.

lives."

As regards Dosing itself, very little information could ba gathered this morning beyond the fact that quite a large number of matsheds near the shore, were seen to have been wrecked.

LIGHT RAIN.

The Kwong Sal was on her way from Canton to Hongkong when suchow on the Peking-Tientsin the mishap occurred at about 10.15 Railway and raports that his

Witness: From a fire point of B.m just below Chekwan. It forces have had to evacuate Kai-

The primary recommendation of

view, they are more dangerous It was at first thought that a appears that she immediately feng In Honan on account amall boy was drowned in the acci- turned round and picked up the pressure by overwhelming Kuos

the Commission is that His Ma-

than the type usually erected. ***** minchun forces. dent, but later it was ascertained. ten occupants of the junk, which

jesty's Government should issue

Is there no power with the Build- that this report arose through a

General Shih Yu-shan's main

immediately a statement of polley

ing Authorities to refuse to pass was owned by the master, Wong mistaken reference by one of the Yau. As a result, the Kwong Saibody of troops is massing in

Nanking Mar. 31. and make plain their intention of

plans of a house which they con- arty. All five members of the arrived

and Western The National Government has carrying out that policy with all The Royal Observatory reports sider particularly dangerous, in in Hongkong about an Eastern Hónan family were reported, this morning, hour later than usual.

Shantung.

issued a Mandate anouncing the the resources at their command. that an area of high pressure ex- case of fire?-Section 149- only to be recovering at the Hospital

Judging by the movements of issue of bonds totalling $24,000, Such a statement would be more tends from the Yangtze Valley te permits, the Building Authority to from the shock of their experience. A report was made to the the Kuominchun and Nationalist 000, to be secured on the cigarette valuable if it contained a clourly the N.E. of Japan. The V-shaped require such means of escape in

Harbour Office this morning by forces in Shantung and Honan, it tax.

definite interpretation by the Bri- depression lies to the NN.W. of case of fire he may be considered The taxi was retrieved from the the crew of the junk. One of appears that when hostilities

This will be the third loan tish Government of the passages the Bonins. The local forecast is: reasonable In any building more water in the course of the morn-them assessed the total loss as break out both provinces will be secured on this particular tax-in the Mandate safeguarding the-N.E. winds, fresh; generally than 40 feet from the ground level,

being over $10,000.

overeast; some light rain.

ing..

involved...

Reuter.

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