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# X+ARÆF WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1930.

TO RATIONALISE REDS ACTIVE NEAR LORDS AND ARMY

INDUSTRIES.

IMPORTANT COMPANY

FORMED.

FINANCING PROPOSALS FOR REORGANISATION.

SUPPORT BY BANKS.

London, Apr. 15.

the

The rationalisation of basic industries of Great Britain

SWATOW.

MISSIONARIES COME IN FROM OUTLYING VILLAGE.

PRECAUTIONS TAKEN.

Swatow, Apr. 13.

The Communist force which has been seizing market towns in this region reached a point about ten miles from Wukingfu last Wednes day.

BILI.

DELETED CLAUSE TO BE PUT BACK.

VIEWS CONFLICT ON PENALTY FOR DESERTION.

SEPOY DISASTER FUND.

RESPONSE STILL BEING WELL MAINTAINED,

$4,756 AND £52/10/-.

It is gratifying to record that a steady stream of donations con- tinues to come in on behalf of the Navy League's "Sepoy" Disaster Fund.

$30 PER ANNUK

BATЯE GET COPY 19 CENTS

LOAD TOO HEAVY FOR CHILD.

EMPLOYER FINED $50 AT KOWLOON.

BOY WHO CARRIED MORE THAN HIS OWN WEIGHT,

ANGLO-EGYPTIAN

PARLEYS.

RETICENCE REGARDING THE PROGRESS MADE..

FURTHER MEETINGS.

DUNLOP

+ Photramana LONDON

British and Best

SERIOUS RIOTING IN CALCUTTA.

ATTACK ON BRITISH LADY,

FIRE BRIGADE OFFICER HAS SKULL FRACTURED.

STONED BY CROWDS.

Calcutta, Apr. 15. Miss Dench, who comes from

London, Apr. 15, The Egyptian delegates who are in London for the purpose of pe gotiating the Anglo-Egyptian The Third List (of which detalls AGE ISSUE RAISED.

treaty met Mr. Arthur Henderson, This village has only about

A DECISIVE VOTE.

the Foreign Secretary, at the 5,000 inhabitants and as it was

are given below) brought the

Foreign Office this evening. uncertain whether it would put up

total to $3,601 and £50, to which London, Apr. 15.

Mr. Henderson hopes to make s a fight or not, members of the

must now be added further 'sums What is probably the first statement on the position in the The conflict of opinion beamounting to $1,155 and £2 10s., prosecution of its nature in the House of English Presbyterian Mission

tween the House of Commons included in these being a generous Colony, brought under the Indus Wednesday or Thursday, or, in any Commons either on and the House of Lords was gift of $500 from the Hongkong trial Employment of Children case, before the House adjourns for London and is the daughter of left within three houre. They have arrived here.

evidenced to-day when the House and Shanghai Banking Corpora- Ordinance, came

before Mr. Easter,

a station superintendent, had a It is now known that the Com-of Lords, by forty-five votes to tion. munists did not dare to come on at twelve, carried an amendment

Whyte Smith at the Kowloon

The regriations this evening terrifying experience during Magistracy this morning when lasted for over two hours. After- once, and that Wakingfu and sur- re-inserting the death penalty in

Sub-Inspector Chester Woods colleagues seemed to be in the best to-day. She was riding a motor wards Nahas Pasha and his rioting which occurred here. rounding villages are linking up, the annual Army and Air Force

summoned a Chinese for allow of spirits, but were very reticent and preparing to resist.

Bill for cowardice and desertion.

ing a boy to carry an unreason-about the progress of the conversa-cycle towards the city and ably heavy load.

tions.

ignored. the advice of the There will be further meeting

will be facilitated by the were urged to get out at once and

formation of an important com- pany, with a nominal capital of six millions sterling, to be known RS the Bankers' Industrial Development Company.

The trouble is that though there is an efficient magistrate in the Kit-yang district he has little in

The formation of the company was announced in the House of Commons by Mr. J. H. Thomas, Minister in Charge of Unemploy ment, who said that the company had the support of a very con- ! NUMERICUMBENTSKALIEGUTSIDEMPE siderable proportion of the most) influential banking and financial institutions of the country.

Mr. Thomas said the share capital of six millions sterling was made up of shares ench worth £100,000. Forty-five "A" shares had been subscribed by influential banking and financial concerns, while fifteen "B" shares had been subscribed by the Securities Management Trust Limited.

State Not Involved,

The object of the company was to consider schemes submitted by the basic industries for the pur- pose of their rationalisation either i by industries or by units. In the case of schemes which might be; approved arrangements would be made for the provision of such money as might be essential.

Mr. Thomas added that the chairman of the new company was Mr. Montagu Norman. other directors being Baron Schroder, Mr. E. R. Pearnck. Mr. Bruce Gardner und Mr. A. R. Wagg.

In reply to a question. Mr. Thomas said it was not intended that the State should be involved. He pointed out that in a

"Cent speech at Manchester he said that money could be found for thei reorganisation and rationalisationĮ

"HAICHING" PIRACY SEQUEL.

Two Men Executed in Gnol

This Morning.

FOR MURDERING GUARD.

Lam Hing and Lam Ming, who were sentenced to death at the Criminal Sessions on March 7th for the murder of Khial Singh, an Indian guard, dur- ing the attempted piracy of the .. Iniching, were execut- ed at Victoria Gaol this morn- ing.

The

death en- customary quiry will be held this after-

noon.

The two men were Hoklos, hailing from the Hoifung dis- trict. They were defended at the Criminal Sessions by Mr C. G. Alabaster, but after an absence of seven minutes the Jury returned a verdiet of "Guilty." The Chief Justice, who expressed his agreement with the verdict, then sentenced the accused to drath.

unanimous

of industries. The formation of whNCTURA SALLERY PARALLELES (ONLINE: CA the new company was the result. -Reuter's and British Wireless,

The Chairman,

the way of troops to fall back! upon, and what troops there are belong to the newly drafted in mander from Changehow, above men of Chong Chin, the

Amoy.

The House of Commons passed the committee stage of the Army

The total to date is therefore $1,756 and £52 108.

Third List.

The following contributions have been thankfully received: Previously acknowledged £35 & $2,128

Sympathiser Benjamin & Potts C. G. M. T. E. Pearce

and Air Force Bill on April 2. A Conservative amendment to retain the death penalty for a man who induced his comrades to behave in a cowardly manner was rejected. J. D. Hutchison & Co. but a Socialist amendment to Ko Tong abolish the death penalty for Wee Hay Tong desertion on active service was! Q, M. Bị ... carried.

This did not constitute a defeat for the Labour Government, how ever, as the matter was left to a free vote.

be

for

Socialist Amendment. The Socialist amendment meant that the death penalty could only

inflicted

mutiny and treachery, but before the amend ment was carried it was proposed to abolish the death penalty for the following offences on active service and to substitute penal servitude as punishment:

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Karston Larssen & Co. Ltd Douglas Lapralk & Co.

Col L. G. Bird R. D.

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Mr and Mrs. T. R. H. V. B. A. G. Coppin

Mr. M.

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Henry Humphreys E. H. Ray A. B. R. M. J. M. Lady Sympathiser Sympathetic Contributor Chinese Sympathisers Gladly Sympathiser C. H. B. Bill

C. A. W. Kow К. А.

Misbehaving or enticing others to misbehave before the eqemy in such manner 28 to show

G. C. M. cowardice;

A. B. E. Without orders from a superior Henny officer, leaving

guard piquet Vacuum Oil Co. patrol, or post;

Gilman & Co., Ltd.

By discharging firearms, draw. | G. Miskin ing swords, beating drums, making ignals, using words, or by any means whatever intentionally Occasioning false alarms action, on the march, on the field, or elsewhere; and

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Being a soldier acting as sen- tinel leaving his post before being regularly relieved,

Viscount Plumer's View.

The effect of the voting in the House of Lords to-day is to re- com-insert in the Bill the clause which

removed was

following the Socialist amendment in the House of Commons.

The defendant, Tam Pan, of the

Hon Lee Tinsmith Shop, of 572, at the Foreign Office on Wednesday, Police not to cross the riot area. She was stoned by the crowd and had to run for her life,

Shanghai Street was summoned 200 under Regulation 11 of Ordinance 100 22 of 1922, the charge being that 100 he unlawfully did allow a male 100 child named Yeung So, being 100 under the age of 15 years, namely, about 12 years, to carry load exceeding 40 cattles, namely Go 67% catties, which weight was 60 unreasonably heavy having regard 20 to the child's age and physical, 25 development.

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The Lad's Age.

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The defendant:-The boy's age 25 is 15 and not 121⁄2 I did not tie 10 up the things and give them to the boy to carry. He tied them

11 up himself.

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His Worship (being handed 5 certificate from the medical officer) Well, the doctor says he is about 122.

25

&

Defendant:-The boy's relative

10 is in Court to bear out that state- 10 ment that he's 15.

25

to

LARGEST CINEMA IN

FAR EAST.

Shanghai Building to Cost Two Million Tuels.

NOW BEING PLANNED.

Shanghai, Apr. 16.

The largest cinema in the Far East, involing an expendi ture of over two million taels, iB now in the

preliminary stages of planning by the Shanghai Land Investment Company.

The new cinema theatre will be located on a triangular area bounded by Tiendong. Astor and Whangpoo Roads. Our Own Correspondent.

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His Worship:-Well, we shall 100sce. (Reading from Ordinance):

50 "No

child shall be allowed carry any weight which

is starting at 10.30 am.-Reuter and unreasonably heavy having re- British Wireless. gard to the child's

London, Apr. 15.

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£50 and $3,01 |

W. A. DOWLEY.

Alexandra Buildings, April 16th, 1930.

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Miss Dench was later admitted to hospital suffering from nasty gashes. Her machine, which she had to abandon, was burned the rioters,

Another Incident during the morning rioting was

when a Police sergeant was compelled to. fire in order to save another ser- geant whom

tho

Sikba had attacked.

European Fireman Hurt.

For the first time in the history of Calcutta the Fire Brigade was attacked during the disturbances to-day. A European officer of the Brigade had his skull fractured when he attempted to extinguish a fire on two tramcars. The Sikhs savagely stoned him and his fel- low firemen, several of them being injured. Thirteen Sikhs subsequently arrested.

Students in North Calcutta held up the tramcars and severed the trolley ropes.

The Early Trouble.

were

The trouble started when a

Demonstrations were started by students and carters who held up the trafile and placed obstructions on the tram lines. Two tram cars were set on fire and burned.

and physical development, and no The difficulty of the Anglo-hartal was observed as a protest Hon. Treasurer, child whatever shall be allowed to Egyptian treaty negotiations in against the conviction of Pundit

carry any load exceeding forty London are evidenced by the fact Jawaharlal Nehru.. catties in weight." (To Sub-Inspec-that yesterday the conversations tor Chester Woods): What's the began at five in the afternoon and weight in this case?

were adjourned at 4.30 this morn- Sub-Inspector Chester Woods: Ing, with a two hours' dinner in- 67% cattles.

terval. They will be resumed this His Worship:-67% catties? afternoon, after the points Well it doesn't matter what the age which an agreement bas been reach of the child is,

ed have been submitted to the Cabinet.

LOCAL BOOKSHOPS RAIDED.

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extra police were posted at all the As soon as the trouble occurred The Right Hon. Montagu Collet

OBJECTIONABLE LITERATURE

important centres and armoured Norman, Governor of the Bank of

Heavier Than Himself.

Besides Mr. Henderson, partici- the city. The situation was tense cars were ordered out to patrol: England since 1920, has held that

SEIZED BY POLICE. This commander has been on a post far longer than any of his

Defendant:-We didn't know pants in the conversations were for some time and the authorities visit to Chaochowfu and Swatow, predecessor 4.

The attention of the Police that. On both sides, he

When the Bill was considered authorities has been drawn to the

Lord Passfield (till midnight), Sir carefully watched likely develop- is descended from, a long line of and is said to be returning to in

His Worship:-But you have Percy Loraine, Lord Thomson, Mr.ments. Changchow via Amoy to-day.

the House of Lords to-day recent appearance of a large quan- some common sense, surely. That's Tom Shaw, and the chief Foreign bankers, a fart which probably

Viscount Plumer moved un amend- accounts for his financial gifts.

An indication that the Swatowment to the clause which abolish-tity of indecent and other objec-about as heavy as his own weight, Office officials. authorities feel it necessary to be ed the death penalty for cowardice most of the Chinese book shops in

According tionable books in the showcases of isn't it? He served in the South African on guard is that a fete arranged

to the papera. the Sub-Inspector Chester Woods; | Egyptian claims to the Sudan War, being awarded the D.S.0, by the Press Association for some desertion.

in face of the enemy and for the Colony. This literature is 28 pounds heavier than himself.

constitute a stumbling block and he then became connected with charitable object next week-end

mostly imported from

Reuter. Viscount Plumer said that as a and Canton in the form of maga Now how would you like to carry His Worship (to defendant):- Shanghai In 1922, he went with has been cancelled, the Mayor re- senior officer of the Army he must zines. finance.

That's heavier than his own weight! Mr. Stanley Baldwin, then Chan- fusing the use of the Public Park wholeheartedly cellor of the Exchequer, to the for the occasion.

support the amendment as the retention of the under the supervision of European own weight?

This morning parties of Police, about something heavier than your United States to arrange for the There are various reports of death penalty was necessary for officers, carried out a series of raids of carrying loads heavier than his funding of the British War Dalt, Communist activity in the Hai the preservation

Defendant-He's in the habit and another notable event in his Luk Fong districts, but as yet no The success or failure of opera Road and in other localities and

of discipline. on the book-shops at Hollywood his own weight. career was the restoration of the details are to hand-Our Own tions depended for the most part seized huge quantities of undesir- | gold standard. He has done much Corespondent.

on the morale of the troops which able literature. | it was necessary to maintain.

Summonses against shop-keepers are foreshadowed as rigid sures are likely to emerge from the raids.

·

to aid in the financial restoration

of the countries involved in the Great War--a task in which his gift for financial diplomacy, ad- justment and reform has been of great value.

the

In 1925, he again visited United States to promote closer co-operation between the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve Banks. He was made a Privy Councillor in 1923,

The Directors.

Mr. E. K. Peacock is a Directar of Baring Bros. and Co., and is also Receiver General for the Duchy of Cornwall. He' English Master and Senior School Master at Upper Canada College,

was

THE ANGLO-SOVIET

AGREEMENT.

LITVINOFF EXPRESSES HIS SATISFACTION.

Government Adamant.

Lord Thomson, Secretary for Air, said the Government could not reconsider their decision in this matter. He had himself with reluctance gone against the advice of the Air Council in approving the abolition of the death penalty for cowardice and allied offences.

Moscow, Ap. 16. Addressing the British Section The difference between the men of the All-Union Western Chamber who marched to Badajoz and the of Commerce, Litvinoff said that men of the Army to-day was such commercial relations could not be that the country could not apply sence of a commercial treaty, and ordinary private soldier of to-day developed satisfactorily in the ab- the same rules to them. The therefore he was gratified at the was as civilised and ns normal impending Anglo-Soviet commer

a human being as they themselves cial agreement.

Lord Thomson suggested that

Sir Edmund Ovey, the British

remarks. Reuter.

were.

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men.

KNOCKED DOWN BY CYCLIST.

CHILD LATER SUCCUMBS

TO INJURIES.

Civil Hospital at a late hour last Lo Fuk, a three-year-old boy, was admitted to the, Government night, where he died from injuries received in an accident in John- stone Road...

His Worship: It's because you get him to do it.

Won't Do It Again, Defendant:-1 will not do it

again.

His Worship:-Oh, you are not going to get away quite as easly as all that. Are you the father of the boy?

Defendant:-No.

GERMAN SHIPPING

MERGER.

PROPOSALS RATIFIED BY BOTH COMPANIES.

Armoured Cars Out. The situation became serious when the fire brigade was attacked and when Miss Dench was injured. After these incidents, however, things quietened down, although considerable unrest prevailed in the Sikh quarter, with occasional rushes and counter rushes. The streets were littered with brick-. bats and broken weapons used during the riots but soon after- wards the situation Was got Hamburg, Apr. 15.

under complete control and traffic

Armoured cars. The general meetings of share-resumed. holders in the Hamburg-Amerika tinued to patrol the streets,. how and the Norddeutscher-Lloyd lines, Germany's two biggest shipping Gandhi's Secretary Held. fusion proposals which provide for companies, to-day the amalgamation of the two com-

Bombay, Apr. 15, Mahadev Desai, Gandhi's pantes for the next fifty years, Each private secretary who was left in dence and sail under its own flag. (seminary), "has been arrested at" Company will retain its indepen-charge of Gandhi's ashramı

There will be an interchange of Ahmedabad-Reuter,

ratified the

Sub-Inspector Chester Woods: He's in charge of the shop.

His Worship: And what's the nature of the load he was carry-each board, and receipts henceforth a portion of the members from ing?

a sample of the buckets).

Sub-Inspector Chester Woods:- Tin buckets; 27 of these (producing Well, you admit he was carrying His Worship (to defendant) this weight, 90 pounds?

Defendant:Yes.

His Worship (to Inspector F.

will be equally divided.

ever-Reuter,

con-

Defence of the Salt Pans.

Navsari, Apr. 15.

Toronto,. from 1895 to 1902, when Ambassador, added a few diplomatic the House of Lords could not fail morning, it is stated that the child Meade of the Secretarlat for expenses on the more or less un ves not to let the Police touch

he joined the Dominion Securities Corporation of Canada and Lon- don. From 1921 to 1924, he was a Director of the Bank of England. He is a Rhodes Trustee.

GRAF ZEPPELIN.

to regard the measure of free voting in favour of abolition given

in the House of Commons.

To Return as 'Before.

Gandhi declared that women should not participate in the de- fence of the salt.pans-Reuter,

to place as many vessela as possible Gandhi, addressing the villagers

The purpose of the agreement is

new vessels and thus enabling coch He exhorted the villagers to de- on important routes with the view at Umber to-day, outlined a new of eliminating the construction of plan for aggressive non-violence. In a police report issued this

company to develop new routes. fend the salt pans and said they It is expected that the working should be prepared with their was knocked down by an ordinary push-bicycle, receiving serious in- Chinese Affairs who was ined and that past rivalry will be

profitable routes will be diminish them.. juries which later proved to be Court) Do you want to say any done away with Reuter, fatal.

thing about this? The child lived with. Its parenté If the House of Lords sent the on the second floor of No. 10, Wing- LEAVES GERMANY ON TRIP

Bill back to the Commons, then he fung Street, Wanchai. Baron Bruno von. Schroder is

could assure their Lordships that TO SPAIN, senior partner in the banking

it would come back to the Lords house of J. Henry Schroder and

Friedrichshafer, Apr, 15,

with the present sections re-carried to-day by the House of Co., of London. He was born at The Graf Zeppelin, which last

instated.

Lords. The latter was to have ad- Hamburg in 1867.

The, committee, stage of the Bill journed to-night for the Easter re- Mr. Bruce Gardner is Managing here to-day on a flight to Spain. the remaining stage. It has now Tuesday to receive the Bill back year completed a world tour, left was completed and the Bill passed cess but it will now meet again on Director of the Securities Manage The airship is carrying alxteen to return to the House of Commons from the House of Commons ment Trust.

passengers: Reuter

for consideration of the amendment. Reuter and British Wireless","s

Mr. A. R. Wagg, is Chairman of Helbert, Wagg and Co., merchant bankers, of London.

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Obylous Case, Inspector Meade:-No, your Worship, I think the case is obvious.

SCOTTISH FOOTBALL

CELTIC BEAT HAMILTON BY THREE GOALS.

PREMIER SEES KING.

His Worship:Yes, I think it is. Answering his Worship, Sub- Inspector Chester Woods said that the boy had been carrying the

London, Apr. 15.

London, Apr. 16,

pole and was noticed by a Chinese Celtic winning by three goals to had audience of His Majesty the buckets on the ends of a bamboo postponed Scottish League fixture Premier, left London this after Celtic and Hamilton played their Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the

on the former's ground to-day, noon for Windsor Castle, where he (Continued on Page 18.) il Reuter all..