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ENGINEERING

BY

EXPERTS

C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD. ·

Chlox Building.

Tel. 20269.

MAHATMA GANDHI,

ARRESTED.

DEFINITE ACTION BY

AUTHORITIES.

IMPRISONMENT DURING THE GOVERNMENT'S PLEASURE.

HELD AT JALALPUR.

Jalalpur, May 1. Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the civil disobedience movement in India has been arrested at Jalalpur under Regulation Twenly Five of 1927 and will be imprison ed during the pleasure of the

Government of India.-Reuter.

Unknown Destination.

Later

Gandhi arrived in custody at Borivli, near Bombay, where he was taken from the train and started under escort for a known destination-Reuter.

Action Foreseen.

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fer The South China Morning Post, Lad,

1 & 3, Wyndham Streat, Hangi ng

The

Dollar on Deman “Lighting Up Timę – High Vaters 1.56

brary, Supreme com

9.40 p.nt

/6 1/16d.

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881 一拜动

號五月五英港香

MONDAY, MAY 5, 1930.

NO. 15,081

MAJESTIC HOTEL SOLD AGAIN.

PRICE OVER TWO AND A HALF MILLION TAELS.

LAND CO. PURCHASE.

Shanghai, May. 5. The Majestic Hotel property has again changed hands, the new pur chasers being the Shanghai Land Investment Company. The pur- chase price is 2,700,000 taels, re- presenting forty-seven thousand taels per me.

It is understood that the pre- vious owners make a profit of half

million taels

the

resale. -Reuter,

The Majestic Hotel changed

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On

hands last December when strung rumours were current that a blg Chinese syndiente, supposedly re- presenting Chiang Kai-shek, had

purchased the hotel.

Later the head office of Hong- kong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd, won- firmed the sale of the Hotel for the sum of over 2,200,000 jestic

fuels.

The Hate was formerly the private mansion of the

McBain

INDIAN ARSENAL EXPLOSION.

日七初月四

136 PER AINUM

SINGLE VOPY 18 ÖENTS'

DUNLOP

·British and Best.

“SEPOY" DISASTER MURDER TRIAL AT "RED" DOCUMENTS AUTOMATIC PHONF

SESSIONS.

FUND.

SUBSCRIPTION LIST CLOSING

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT KIRKEE.

THREE CHINESE IN

THE DOCK.

INDIANS STEAL DETONATOR

AND DECAMP

SEVERAL INJURED.

Poona, May. 4.

Six people were injured, two seriously, in a mysterious ex- plosion at Kirkee in the midst of a number of Indians who were

apparently decamping with a large detonator stolen from the local Arsenal, where some of them are believed to have been employed.

It is interesting

CX-

to note that

ON WEDNESDAY.

OVER £1,000 RAISED,

YOUNG GIRL.

The fund opened by the Rong-CASE RESTS ON EVIDENCE OF Korg Branch of the Navy League for the dependents of those kilied in the Sepoy disaster reached a total of £52.10 and $13,000 this morning The figure nimed at. £1,000, has already been exceeded, this sum having been subscribed in The importance of a 13-years- leent currency apart from the ster-old girl's testimony to the Crown ling contributions.

case was emphasised at the

TOOTH AS EXHIBIT,

IN AMERICA.

SOVIET COMPANT'S THREAT” OF DAMAGE SUIT.

INQUIRY DEMANDED.

New York, May, 4. According to Mr. Whalen, the Police Commissioner of New York, no investigation of the alleged Communist documents which have been seized by detectives is possible.

MUDDLE.

CARELESSNESS CAUSE OF TROUBLE.

HOW PUBLIC MISUSED A FINE SYSTEM.

APPEAL BY COMPANY.

at present. Mr. Whalen explains that the Police Department is still engaged in obtaining information

"Everything wrong that could with regard to certain Communist

possibly be done, has been done groups.

He made this statement in a re-by the public, or certain sections A feature of the tenth list of opening of the Kowloon City dred dollars from the members of at the Criminal Sessions this ing Corporation which is regarded Manager of the Hongkong Tele donations is a sum of over six hun murder case which commenced pix to a letter from M. Bogdanov, of it," said Mr. J. P. Sherry, the

the chairman of the Amtorg Trad- the Hongkong Club. Lists are be-morning before the Chief Jus as a velled threat of a damagephone Company, to a Telegraph ing closed on Wednesday evening tice (Sir Joseph Kemp). Mr. suit. and clubs are requested to take Somerset Fitzroy, for the In the letter to the Police Com

note of this fact,

Although an excellent result has

representative this morning, in reply to enquiries as to how the the transfer to the automatic system went off yesterday.

"The equipment is O.K.r the ser- vice is O.K.; the number of actual. faults is small, but the number of mis-operations has been very high," added Mr. Sherry.

-What Happened.

Crown, stated that the case missioner, M. Bogdanov demanded The injured men have been been achieved up to the present the really rested on the girl's evi- a thorough joint investigation of velations in the affair are taken to hospital. Serious re-on, Treasurer will be glad to re-dence and identification, as she the seized documents and protested was the only one who saw three against the damage which the Amtorg Trading Corporation and men visitors pected.--Reuter.

in her master's its American business associates house.

might suffer as a result of publica- There are three accused, Tsation of the document and the Ping, alias Tse Ki-chau, Cheng charges made in connexion with Luk and Sun Tam, and they are them by Mr. Whalen.

harged with the murder of The Police allego-that-the-docu- heung Hung-chun at No. 3. Shamenta show that the Communist

Street. Kowloon City. on Internationale at Moscow is direct-"It is quite clear what happened February 15, 1930, hey are de y responsible for the fomenting of yesterday. A whole lot of people, ded by Mr. E. C. Jenkin, ins-strikes and riots in the United mostly Chinese, I think; started cted by Mr. G. K. Hall Brut-States.

trying out the telephones the first The correspondence contains re-thing in the morning as soon as . AB accused pleaded not

peated references, the Police aver, they got up. It also seems to nie to the expenditure of fends for fo that certain Chinese business The following jury was emmenting various outbreaks and for houses, who do very little businesa Panelled:-Messrs B. J. (foreman), M. H. Arnold, O. F. One of the letters bears the head these fokis all had a shot at using

Lavan supporting these when they occur.

on Sunday, keep a lot of fokis, and Ribeiro, C. Bond, W. D. Deans, ing of the Amtorg Trading Cor Mok Ching-um and Loo len-ming.

the telephone when they knew poration, the Soviet's official pur- chasing agents in the United nothing, whatever about the new States-Reuter's American Ser system. vice.

family and it was acquired by Kirkee was the training centre to A United Press message from the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotel, which the Hongkong contingent for Bombay day or two ago stale Limited, in 1923, after the amalga-war service went in 1918. that events in India appeared to mation of Shanghai Hotel. Limit- There was a previous sensation be moving towards a climax aed, with the Hongkong Hotel Con at Kirkee arly this month. A dis- the word had already spread then pany.

aster in the Arsenal area was nar- from apparently Authoritative Extensive alterations and addi- rowly averted when a fire in the sources that British officials were Lions to the mansion were carried main magazine section of the am preparing to take derisive action out, an additional wing being added munition factory was contrulied including the arrest of Mahata to accommodate the fine ballroom after two hours' hard work on the Gandhi. The message added:

and an enclosed winter garden, the part of British soldiers. lavish scheme of decoration taking many months to complete. It was on November 1st., 1924, that the opening of the Hotel took place with outstanding social functions.

Two of Gandhi's sons are now in gael. Scores of his closest followers are behind the prison bars.

Bombay is beginning to feel, economically, the effect of

Since that time the Hotel has Gandhi's programme of civil dis-

been carried on with practically no obedience to British rule.

and other additions to the bedroom accora Government bonds securities have weakened in the modation, although this work was course of the trading on the Bom-anticipated at the time of the pur bay stock exchange.

chase. As is known, the Hotel stands in extensive and magnificent

Although British officials main" tained silence on the matter the grounds. belief has recently grown every- Gandhi would he where that

His momentarily. arrested defiance of British rule.during the past few weeks has won thousands to his standards and the danger of revolt increased so that it was believed the British could

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longer follow a policy of passive resistance to his methods.

The arrest of Gandhi night probably result in outbreaks but it is believed they could be quelled swiftly.

Repeated Arrests. Gandhi was born of rich parents in 1868, was married at the age of 12 (as many Indian boys are). Studied in India and graduated from the law school of the Univer sity of London in 1891, returning to India at once to begin the practice of law in Bombay.

DR. SCHOBER LEAVES LONDON.

- IMPRESSED BY RECEPTION

IN ENGLAND.

London, May 1., Dr. Schober, Austrian Chan

cellor. had a long talk with the King when he was received by His Majesty at Windsor Castle yesterday. He was presented also

to the Queen.

This was the first official visit

an Austrian

afternoon

for

statesman

Vienna.

to

The outbreak led to

bazuar rumours that an attempt was made to blow up the arsenal."

A special complimentary Brivade Order issued later congratulated all concerned for their efforts in fighting the fire, and recorded high appreciation of the conduct and be- haviour of the officers, N.C.O.'s, and men of the 2nd Royal Vister Rifles.

The Order added: "There is

Mahatma Gandhi.

who was arrested at Jalalpur

. yesterday.

guilty.

Rag Down Throat.

In opening the case

for the Crawn, Mr. Fitzroy produced plans and maps of the premises where the body was found. He explained that, when found, the man was tied up and a red rag had been pushed so far down his throat that the jaw had to be.

| little doubt that the prompt and gallant action of the Ulsters, assist- ed by the Indian Army Ordnance Corps, prevented urnost serious ex- plosion, the effect of which wouldceive donations from those who sawn at the post mortem examina

have been incalculable."

The origin of the fire was a my- stery, as no work had been done in the factory after mid-day on the Saturday. The fire occured on the following day.

Manila Indians Organise. Under strict police surveillance. the Indian National league com- posed of India residents of Manila who sympathize with the Gandhi civil disobedience programme, was formally organized at a general meeting held last week.

have not yet subscribed.

Tenth List.

tion in order to get it out.

LADY MOTORIST'S ESCAPE.

The result was that there was more traffic on the exchange yes- terday than there has been during the busiest hours to-day,"

Common Faults.

"What are the actual faults comi- mmitted by the telephone users CAR GOES OVER BANK ON

our representative enquired, to TO BEACH.

which Mr. Sherry replied:-"They lift the receiver and do not dial: He continued that the whole of

A lady motorist driving an the Crown case really rested on

or they simply hold the receiver the Austin Seven (No. 578) on

und wait The following contributions have the evidence a 13-years-old Castle

for something to of

Peak Road yesterday been thankfully received:---

girl who was living with Cheung, afternoon had the misfortune to happen, and, of course, it does Previously acknowledged

Counsel explained that at about run

not. Others start playing about over the embankment, but, with their machines, or dial one £52/10/0 and $11,735.00 three o'clock on the afternoon fortunately, she escaped withoutnumber, hang the receiver up and Water Police

37.00

of February 15, three men identi-injury. From Yacht "Helen"

5.00

then try to dial another number. Moxon & Taylor Pentreath & Co. Anonymous (Two) -

Net

Gute Receipts-- "Chinese Athletic "A" Versus "Navy A" Members, Kowloon Bow. Two secret service men attend-

ling Green Club ed the meeting and look note of Nobbey and Alf Windsor since the war.

the entire proceedings, The Gordon Duclos Dr. Schober left London in the Indians present were warned not Members, Hongkong Club

Among to resort to moves which might Revenue

Department those on the platform at Victoria compel the police to make arrests.

Hongkong Station were Mr. Arthur Hender-

Prior to the holding of the Dr. and Mrs. S. Seguin

Strahan and Sir meeting, the leaders of the move. Members, European Y.M.. on Foreign Secretary, Robert in-

Vansittart, Permanentment had been told by the police

C.A. Kowloon Under-Secretary changed

Foreign to exercise caution. The leaders Heather

promised to observe order in the Members, Hongkong meeting.

Cricket Club Members, Kowloon Foot-

ball Club

Affairs.

The constitution was adopted and

both

Two years later Gandhi went to Pretoria. in South Africa, on legal business, and there became

for volved in an affair that the whole current of his life.

There were then some 150,000 To press representatives, the Indians in South Africa. Their Chancellor was enthusiastic about presence was bitterly resented by his welcome by the King and a committee was named charged they Queen and expressed his great with the task of registering the The white people there, and were subject to severe indignities. satisfaction with the reception association with the bureau of Gandhi, impressed by their plight, Į accorded him in official circles. Į commerce and industry, threw up his law practice and de- He was specially gratified with The association is pledged to:

the British newspaper articles support vated himself to helping them.

financially and For 20 years Gandhi led these appreciative of his work as a morally any Indian national or- Indians in their struggle for political leader of Austria and ganization which seeks freedom equality. His parents were mem-

was particularly impressed by the for the bome land. bere of a religious sect which re- term "New Austria" frequently garded the doctrine of non-injury used by writers-British Wireless. to any form of life as of cardinal importance, and from this doctrine Gandhi evolved his famous non- resistance programme; 赫 pro- gramme through which his fol- lowers resisted the British through strikes and boycotts but never by vialence.

Gandhi was arrested repeatedly, but his hold on the Indians was strong, and in 1914 he had the satisfaction of seeing the legisla

Independence Claim.

ARRIVAL OF NEW GOVERNOR.

SHIP DRESSING NOTICE BY HARBOUR MASTER.

The following notice has been sued by the Harbour Master, the

use

Only Legal Means

In carrying out its objectives. the Indian National League wili

only legal

Con- sequently, the meeting decided to taboo any connexion with or- ganizations which advocate vio lence as a means of securing its! ends. Furthermore, the Indian National League will not have anything to do with any local labour organization or party,

The Indian National League

50.00 fed as accused, were given admit- The incident occurred just off 25.00 tance to the door when Sun Tam the 13th mile beach, and at the numbers, or others have used their "Some have tried to dial their old 15.00 asked Cheung about his charges time the lady was alone in the old telephones, which engage the

for performing religious rites.

gar. She was endeavouring to The men went into the front cu-avoid

a motor cyclist when she switches, but give them nothing. biele where there was an altar drove over the bank, with the re- 125.00 while Cheung and his

servant suit that the car fell on to the

121.70

20.00 girl remained in the kitchen. beach close to the last bathing

100.00

25 00 The girl took tea to the men and shed at the Castle Peak end. 625.16 visited the room where they were,

The lady was not hurt, but the from time to time, so that she had

car received considerable damage, good opportunities of seeing them while two of the supporting struts 50.00 and recognising them. Later, of the matshed were broken.

Cheung also went into the front 100.00 cubicle after which one of the

20.00 visitors entered the kitchen and.

asked the girl to go to the front) cublele. She did so, but when she entered she was seized, gagged, and tied up with wire. A stone was placed in her mouth.

20.00

Coppers

25.00 00.14

Total..£52/10 and $13,099.00.

W. A: DOWLEY,

Alexandra Buildings,

Found by Police.

While so bound, she heard noi-

•

COST OF EARNING A FEW CENTS.

Appeal to Public.

The system is OK. and it is now "It is all a matter of carelessness. entirely up to the public to do their part by knowing how to use the new telephone. 1 would appeal to the public, through your columns," said Mr. Sherry, "to give the new system, a fair chance by learning its proper use.

"People should give definite in- structions to their Chinese servants. and employees, who do not use the telephone, not to touch them at all; at least until we have settled down after the change-over,””

"Yes", he replied to another question, "people have been pour-

Hon. Treasurer. ses as of people rummaging about back after the usual native fashion, ing in since yesterday to learn how

A-NEW NORWEGIAN STEAMER,

MABELLA PAYING FIRST VISIT TO COLONY. ***

WOMAN OPIUM CARRIER TAKES BIG RISK.

With a child strapped to ber

to use the new machines, and, as and after they left she succeeded

Chinese woman appeared before you can see, we have now had to in freeing herself and informed Mr. Lindsell at the Central Police organise them by admitting a cer- the police. The police found Police Court this morning, charged tain number at a time. The great Cheung lying dead on the floor with the possession of 24 taels of pity is that they did not trouble to make themselves aquainted with and traced spots of blood going opium of Wuchow origin,

She admitted the offence, and in the now working carlier. along a corridor between the cubicles to the kitchen, down the extenuation, pleaded that she was and had in poor circumstances, atairs and into an alleyway. Gerhoped to make a few cents by carry tain information was obtained which resulted in accused being ing the contraband for a man. arrested.

Luk had the mark of a recent cut It was significcat chat. Cheng

Arriving here from Salgon yesterday morning with 2,600 tons or rice, the Norwegian steamer fabella registered her first visit on his hand which, according to médical evidence, must have led to this port and is now tying considerably. moored to Buoy C 41.

As far as could be ascertained, nothing was taken from the place.

· Doctor's Evidence.

"And yet you will risk doing all that," observed the Magistrate, as default, two months' imprisonment. he imposed a fine of $2,000, or, in

LICENCE WHICH WAS

NOT RENEWED,

MAN WHO HAD NO TIME IN A YEAR:

How One can Hold up Others. "To-day we are busy disconnect- ing the old telephones, and this will at least remove a potential source of

subscribers from using them. The serious trouble, as it will prevent

chief trouble is that one person, by mis-using the telephone, can discon- nect a whole group of subscribers,

thereby not only holding himself up, but others as well

tion withdrawn. Natal was open- Hon. Commdr. G. F. Hole, R.N., ed to Indians on terms of equality with regard to the arrival of the proposes to conduct all its meet- She is under the command f

་ ་ with whites. Gandhi went back to Governor-Designate of Hongkong, ings in the approved manner, Capt. A. Svendsen with a crew of

"But if we can get a nucleus of India, where his success gave him. E. Sir William Peel, K.B.E., keeping a record of all the pro- eight Norwegians and 44 Asiatic

local subscribers to take the trou an increased prestige.

C.M.G.:

ecedings, which records will be

ble to learn how to use their tele- Dr. J. E. Dovey, Medical Off- on April 27-för Kohsichang, and "On the day of arrival of Sir Wil- open to inspection any time by semen. The vessel left Saigon

phones properly, it will not be very liam Peel, K.B.E., C.M.G., Gover- the authorities.

sailed for Hongkong the next day. cer in charge of Kowloon Mor

long before the system will be work Then the World War- came. nor-Designate of Hongkong, on The League also aims to be prc-

Owned by Karl Brusgaard, fortuary, said that when he examined

Charged with driving a private ing with perfect smoothness. Gandhi went to England and either May 8 or 9, H.M. Ships in tective, giving aid to members and

"The public is to blame that car without a licence, a Chinese organized an ambulance corps, and port are dressing ship-overall with their families needing assistance. whom Wing Fong, Hung Co. are the body there were a few external throughout the conflict stood by flags at 8 a.m. and will down two According to the constitution, any the local agents, the Mabella is abrasions, including marks on car wir Lindself not a conteal things have gone wrong up to the the throat which, he thought, Police Court this morning that he present. Our system is quite all the British Government loyally. hours after the arrival of His Ex- Indian resident of the Philippines, a steel screw steamer of 1,514 could have been caused by Chean had had no time to renew it right, and there is nothing wrong

and cellency..

regardless of religious affiliation, gross tonnage

840 nett tonnage. She was built in Eibing throat. There appeared to be had expired almost a year back, care and trouble on the part of the As it was shown that his licence with the equipment. Just a little in 1920 by F@Schichau, having a organization..

length of 261; 7 feet, a beam of blood under the finger nails and his Worship observed: Nonsense, subscribers is all that is required." 40.1 feet and a depth of 15.6 feet. a small bruise on the back of the to say you could not find time dur. Mr. Sherry was unable to give

left hand. Witness gave it on his ing a whole year," Registered at Drammen under opinion that Cheung died from suf- The Police stated the man had the Norwegian flag, her engines focation, as the position of the rág a clear record, and that there were installed by the builders and in the throat would have prevent would no objection to renewing are capable of developing 142 ed him from breathing.

his licence if he had asked for it. N.H.P

(Continued on Page: 7.)

A fine of $5 was inflicted.

In 1919, wever, in India once more, he put himself at the head of Indian groupa

that were clamouring for Independence, 20

There were numerous armed revolts in India in the next two or three years small-scale affairs, considering the total number of the population--but Gandhi had (Continued on Page 7.)

"Ships of the Mercantile Marine are invited to comply."

The P. and O. Khiva, on which the new Governor is travelling from England, is expected here on the morning of May 9 and will be moored to Buoy A 1 on arrival. This buoy has been reserved by the Harbour Office for the vessel.

may become a member of the

No Demonstrations. Officers of the organization declared that no violent or defiant demonstrations against the British in Manila will be tolerated by the

(Continued on Page 12.).

himself if he had clawed at his

any specific figures ns to the num ber of telephones disorganised through mis-use yesterday, as he pointed out that they had been ad busy trying to clear things up that. (Continted on Page 15.)