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THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11,

BID FOR CHINA'S SUGAR TRADE.

NANKING REJECTS CUBAN COMBINE'S OFFER.

STILL PERSEVERING.

Shanghai, Dec. 11.

YAUMATI MURDER

CLAN DISORDERS AT ABERDEEN.

DIFFICULTY.

&

RESERVOIR WORKERS IN BRIEF BATTLE.

IDENTIFICATION PROBLEM

FOR POLICE...

WITNESSES AFRAID.

1930.

HOKLO AGGRESSORS.

A difficulty has been oncounter-i The bad feeling which springs It is understood that powerful up every now and again betweened by the police authorities in Cuban sugar Interests recently Holcos and Hakkas was exemplifi- their efforts to bring to book the proposed to the Chinese Governed in an incident occurring yester-murderers of Detective Tse On, on a new re-who was killed by suspected Com- ment a 20-year sugar monopoly day at sume time

Most of the workmen munists at Chinese Restaurant in China, whereby Cuban sugar servoir.

clans, and at Yaumati on Monday night. should be exempt from Chinese belang to these two

Alive While three of the several ilme oc- import duty, the Cuban combine trouble

arrested and held in custody are und the Chinese Governmentcurred.

in the class officially labelled as tually sharing the profits

"letinite suspects" |

R difficulty has pested from the heavily increased consumption

It is reported that the Chinese Gaverament hus rejected The schente, jotnfing out that in 1929 China importeil 750.000 tons sugar valued at Tla. 190,000,000, bringing in a revenue { Mex. $1,000,000, ant they consider the proposal would not inerezise

Devenge,

arisen in connexion with

the

men

ques.

Conversant with the fears of tion of identification. elimaxative witnesses, particularly in

Amongst recent developments, police stated to-day, have been a strike resulting from misinterpre in order posted up on A wall. Next a dispute over divi- sion of work, then the yesterday when a Hokio "belle,"

a loud of earth, carrying molested by a Hakken, who throw

one and invalted her,

as where an organised body of was desperadoes is involved, Police officinis were not confident of any marked success when they put the three suspects on parade yester-

This appears to have set fan-|Sicher would not even look at:

nist

timents

Furthermore the sugar duties are likely to be considerably in medidely there evased under the now tarif

uf sugar.

eugiere dully white

exported, will which, it is doubled.

Rame.

"

1031-

rush them," said a poller oficial, when Hakkers to seen by a Telegraph reporter this were morning, in commenting the blown

was pre-attitude of sumo six or seven wit-i neases who were called upon to attend the parade.

few the

A Mint. bestrark, but the matter

vented from attaining serious pro portions by the timely arrival of the police from the local Station.

It is understand that the cuban Interests are now proposing The

inifla!ton of a augat refining in dustry in China, as a joint Gov. ernment enterprise, Cubnt in

providing terests

G.$20,000,000

| capital. -- Kvater

Export Quotus,

Brawls, Der. 10. The German delegates to the

today Sugar Conference nounced their intention of seeking anal increase

their [:t export quuta from 200,000 to 866,000 Lens,

the Belgium Parta-

was

+

The

the

position in that the Crown ase regarding the slaying of the detective, relies largely on solitary witness of the incident, a waiter at the restaurant, whe declares his inability to identify

murderers. the

it is understood that the three

the 01 on whom

rest, will be put up for

strongest

This was brought about when U Hakkas, contented for the time being in abide by the law, resorted police whistles. There to their

which 21 Bustained blast alarmed the Hoklos and made them turn tail when they were preasing to the attack,

Police arriying on the scene tanishment in saw no fight; what they did withe circumstances, there can i no

ate-

on of charging them before" n hundred was over

question neas moralised iloklos scurrying down the Court." a police offcial states. that the may be added hill, discarding bamboo poles an they ran. In their wake followed informer who is said to have fured: Rakkas still sounding the officer to his death is not two

mongst the suspects taken into custody.

Meanted Billa increasing chorus on their whistles.

ment

the customs duties on, imported sugar and lowering the excise daty on domestic sugar.

Mr. Chadbourne, addressing the Sugar Conference, as representing both

Cuba and America's interests. painted out that the Javanese pro- ducers had provisionally agreed

redure exports.

+

Lions

Of the ten men whom the police to the Station after the took affair were two who were said to have evinced a very lively dis- Aeon to position. The one WAR wave and urge his Hokie brethren on to the attack, while the other was seen to dive into the nearest matshed from which he produced armfuls of hamboo poles to arm

due coarse.

RAILWAYMEN FIND DEMAND REFUSED.

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he

now.

thnt

a copy of the proposals was pissed before me and at once sald, na

neither these say

nien.

Ife appealed to the other delega

16 apply restrictive his kinsmen. These dispositions Railwaymen, in an interview said:

companies are measures, and suggested that each naturally attracted official atten. "In my judgment the demands of absolutely delegation should appoint two tion, and they prominently figured the members to reach an understand-in Police Court proceedings be absurd in the length to which they I was simply astonished when ing on gener. principles. He fore Mr. Lindsell at the Central go. also proposed the formation of a Magistracy this morning.

Accuses of lisorderly committee to collate world statis Hies and a further committee to haviour, the first man safe:1

stocks. consider means of reducing

tputs of reducing stocks. did wave my hunds, but only to demands nor anything like them could possible be accepted by this Mr. Chadbourne was in favour say: Brethren, do not fight.

Unton. of $

Permanent Commission to

foreman who gave A Hakkn the

Mr. J. Bromley, M.P., secretary moet quarterly to supervise

to the did not refer evidence.

of the Associated Suciety

Fire- enforcement of agreements, and la

alleged incident concerning the

Locomotive Engineers and study means of increasing world Holde woman. His version of the

raitway - remarked: "The consumption of sugar, for which

was that

the companies present to us claims for purpose a world fond should be origin of the trouble

while at work on the dam, constituted. - Benter. const

Hakkas who were on a higher site the breaking down, not only of the would Lake. dropped earth on to ilokles below, ages but the conditions of service. There was an altercation, he def railwaymen, that

them bare in working conditions elared, but no fight. The Hoklos

If the claims to thirty years ago. them with mboo of the companies, or anything like rushed at poles, whereupon the Hakkas re-

asted to police whistles, the police them, are attempted to be forced to the members of my Union, serious blows

othing in my opinion, can prevent arriving before

a battle As far as I am concerned The Magistrate observed that am going to allow this to be a

battle. and the evidence made it pretty clear soldiers

will that the Hoklos were the aggres-executive

keep our sors. The Hokios had in fact members continually posted gone uphill to attack the Hakkus, to the position, and I have und so perhaps it was hardly fair doubt whatever as to what their to punish the Hakkas.

answer will be."

A telegrain from Samarang dated Messrs. yesterday, received by Pentreath and Co., states: -Trust to-day after accepting yesterday's bids 22,000 tons Whites and 12.000 tons Browns, refuse to sell further, Waut bids again for reference fo Halland evidently pending Confers

ence results.

A further telegram from Sama- rang, dated to-day, states:--Trust drelined offers, limit not disclosel See no reason for any decided ad-

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PRINCE'S PROGRESS IN SPANISH.

COMPLIMENTED BY GUESTS IN LONDON.

London, Dec. 11. The Prince of Wales' progress 'n Spanish was strikingly demous- trated in a speech which he de- livered at a dinner given in his honour at the Savoy Hotel by the Argentine Club.

"The grammar and accent were splenilid," declared many Spanish guests and the Prince only occa

Ie ionally glanced at notes. Lurned from Spanish to Englis end rice erran several times with the utmost ease.

The Prince's linguistic efforts ught to contribute largely to the Trade the British success of Exhibition at Buenos Aires in 1931, which is the first entirely British Exhibition ever staged in a forelyn country.--Reuter-

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The prosecuting Police Officer There is no need to assume, as agreed, while pointing out that yet, that any serious trouble wil the difficulty was to pick out the ensue. The men know the position!

the companies

there and Hakka who Brat started on the of

will be ample opportunity for woman.

The two linkkus amongst the negotiation. No crisis will arine in Court yet. If one number of defendants

were to arise-and discharged. Two were

men neither side desires it could not proved to be the ringleaders in be till all the existing machinery the attack were ench fined $25 or two weeks in default, Three other Hoklos were fined $5 or seven days, two discharged on ac count of lack of evidence, while the bail of another who failed to turn up in Court was ostreated.

THE SINO-SOVIET PARLEY,

NO CHANGE IN NANKING ATTITUDE.

Shanghai, Dec. 10.

has been tried.

JARDINE STEAMER

IN GALE..

(Continued from Page 13

terday by almost un entire new set. This appears to be the only damage done to the ship, which is very well found, and was thorough- ly battened down during the blow, Even at that water managed fo find its way into one or two of the Chl- the oc- Rese passenger cabins, and only cupants had to move. passengers on board in the foreign A telegram from General Mo cabins were a German lady and Teh-hui, head of the Manchurian gentleman who have travelled over meeting Sino- delegation now attending the most of the world before Soviet Conference at Moscow, an experience like the Fooghing's. asking for the permission of the For Rahip that had bear through Nanking Government for leave to what was probably one of the worst return to China for about six blows on the China Const, and was weeks, has been received by Mr

thought at

at one time by its officers to ABANDONED FRENCH BARK C. T. Wang. the Foreign Minister, te a "goner," the Fooshing yester who has sanctioned the request. day looked remarkably trim, except DISCOVERED.

In a statement to Chinese news for some of its paintwork. The only paper correspondents. Mr. Wang wireless message sent to Shanghat during the trip was one that read

MYSTERY SHIP IN. CHANNEL.

Paris, Dec. 5.

A sea mystery strangely recail-Enid this morning that the negotia ing the famous case of "Mary Lions between the Chinese and "ovore gale, 2 knots." The ship's Celeste," the greatest sea-puzzle Soviet delegates would continue usual speed Is 11 knots.

necessitated his

MORE CURAN RIOTS.

of history, is reported from the curing the absence of General Mo.. Channel Islands where Jersey whose houlth fishermon brought into harbour an return, The

Forelan Minister stated abandoned Freneh two-muster which had been found derelict off that the Nationalist foreign policy

New York, Dec. 10. La Roque with not a soul aboard towards the Soviet Government

bad not been changed concerning A message from Havana states But in a perfect state with a candle the demand for negotiations first, that fresh rioting has broken out hlight in the cabin on a table on on the settlement of the C.ER. in several parts of Cuba, one per which had boon served supper for dispute and an other Sino-Soviet enn being killed and several wound-

od-Reuter American Service. two but was found untouched.

problems lator.

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