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Hongkong Telegraph.

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#Q &T=ACTR## TUESDAY, DECEMBER

MARSHAL JOFFRE

BIG INCREASES U.S. STEEL MERGER THE ARSON TRIAL

IN CHINA'S

BATTLE.

TARIFF SCHEDULE. COURT ON INADEQUACY OF

DETAILS AT LAST ANNOUNCED.

MANY DUTIES MORE THAN DOUBLED.

SILVER EXEMPTED.

INFORMATION.

SHARE RATIO ATTACK.

Youngstown, O., Dec. 29. The Courts have granted an injunction against the merger of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation

HEARING.

CROSS-EXAMINATION OF WITNESS.

MR. JENKIN HINTS REASON FOR EVIDENCE.

DYING.

REMARKABLE SCENES AT NURSING HOME.

IN STATE OF COMA.

D....

Pària. Dec. 29.

kolne

and the Youngstown Steel Sheet SALE OF SMALL BOAT. whom, it is now disclosed, the last

and Tube Company, which repre sented an amalgamation of capital | totalling over $300,000,000,

The decision was the sequet to A hitter legal struggle tasting for six months, taxtigated by the opponents of

the merger,

The Court decided that the directors of the Youngstown Steel Sheet and Tube Company did not Kive their shareholders and stock- Fulders adequate Information when asking approval of the merger,

Nanking, Dec. 30. China'n new tariff schedule, which has been awaited with much interest, was promuigated this morning. It shows no duties higher than fifty per cent., this rate applying to wines, tobacco, spirits, liqueurs, table waters and certain classes of silk goods. Among the goods exempted from duty are books, papers, cerent, change

them for their

The judgment also contains an attack on the ratio of the share myreed (whereby Youngstown stockholders were to

A witness who outlined a conversation in which first ne- cused enquired about insurance regulations and the penalties for arson in Hongkong was cross- examined at some length by Mr. F. C. Jenkin at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when the trial of three men charged with attempted arson was resumed.

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Ling Yuk-shu, who gave his address as No. 106, Belcher Street. 25 or 20 he had a conversation round floor, said that on August with frat. accused and suggested

belonging to Canton official, seized by the accused.

flour, and gold and silver bullion. one and a third Bethlehen settlement with regard to a boat,

The duty on arms and ammuni- tion has bees increased from 22% to forty per cent,

Other increases include:

Chinaware's Rise. Chinaware, from seven and half to forty per cent.

Carpets, from 17% to torty per cent.

Motor-cars, from 22%, to thirty per cent,

Motor-trucks,

from 12

10

fifteen per cent.

Chocolate, cocou and enfloe, from seventeen and a half-to thirty per cent.

Cotton clothing and haber- dashery, from twelve and a half to twenty-five per cent.

Dyen, from 17% to £5 per cent. Toilet soap, from ten to thirty

per cent.

Matches.

Matches, from 7% to forty per vent.

Telegraph, telephone and radio equipment, remains the 12% per cent.

shares for cuch Youngstown share) on the ground that

no denite conclusion was

was possible that the ratio was adequate.

During that conversation, he was asked us to the rules and re- gulations of insurance companies The Youngstown Sheet and Tube in Hongkong, and if the commis Company was one of the just in-sion of arson la Hongkong was a dependent steel companies in the

very serious crime. He replied United

1ts States.

ahareholders

that it would mean ten years' im- approved the merger with the Bethlehem Steel Corporation last Prisonment, April, after one of the most apec- tacular finaatinl fights of rcent years in Ohio-Renter'> American Service.

CANTON MASONIC

CLUB.

witnessed outside the nursing home where Markhul Joffre. to

ancraments were administered on Boxing Day, is lying at the point of death.

fle hus, it is afflgially stated, re- lapsed into unconsciousness after

PER ANNUM 30, 1930. # TA  BinolE COPY 10 CENTA

THREE

STEAMERS AGROUND.

EXCITING TIMES IN SHANGHAI.

SIX VESSELS INVOLVED IN MISHAPS.

MUCH DAMAGE DONE.

LOCAL BRANGH,

U.S. UNEMPLOYED

STATISTICS.

OVER FIVE MILLION NOW OUT OF WORK.

RELIEF MEASURES.

Washington, Dec, 28. Virtually on the eve of Christmas the United States to-day faced an unemployment situation more sori-

BUILT FOR

JOB

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NO-TAX CAMPAIGN INTENSIFIED.

:

SITUATION IN INDIA GROWS WORSE.

VICEROY'S REVIEW SHOWS GRAVE DEVELOPMENTS,

ous than ever. Private and govern- CONGRESS ACTIVITY. mental agencies were struggling to meel the national emergency.

London, Dec. 29.

the

taxes is mentioned by Viceroy as being among the efforts of the All-India Congress

cial Governments for the Arst half

Shanghai, Dec. 24. Shipping lying at buoys in the

The American Federation of The circulation of false rum- vicinity of the Italian cruiser Labour emphasised the gravity of ours calculated to increase e- Libin yesterday morning got in the situation when it issued a state-citement and unrest and to en- to a queer tangle, when shipament declaring that the holiday sea-courage the non-payment of

finds the United broke adrift, hit other ships and so this year went aground, damage roughly are normally employed unable to States with 6,300,000 people who estimated at Tls. 20,000 -being done. The ship channel on the find work of any kind.

Further, the American Federa-to intensify civil disobedience Pootung side was blocked for tion of Labour states that at this activities in India. three hours from 10 am., the Christmastide there Bre 300,000 The Viceroy's weekly apprecia- time that the affair occurred. more people without employment intion of the situation says that the There are two paralled lines of the United States than there were reports received from the Provin- buoys at the place where the col- a month ago. lalone occurred. These at the Reaction to the Labour Federa- Pootung side accommodate 3 Cus-tion's announcement was

White House President toms revenue cruisers and, below At the them, the cable ships Store Nor-] Hoover' announced that the Go- diske and Pacific, the latter lying vernment has adopted, and will nt Pootung buoys 4 and 6, and pursue, a policy of maintaining the Bengal records renewed activity

highest prevailing wages and respectively.

for in Calcutta, including picketing, those employed in carrying out and also in some districts in the its Hooghly District, but la other die construction projects under

tricts thore has been no change control.

Hard on the announcements of of Importance.

In the United Provinces, the the White House and of the Ameri-

came a efforts of the Congress are mainly can Federation of Labour

no-revenue and a no-rent statement from the Department of directed towards the organisation War bearing the news that it has of allotted G.25,000,000 to be used for campaign, and to exploiting the rivers and harbour improvement general agricultural depression. There have been several casca of work throughout the nation.

In the middle of the river, separ- ating the two ship channels, there were several vessels. The italian cruiser Libia lay at buoys 5 and 6, an amazing display of vitality, es-and below her were the Lina at 6 pecially for a man of 78 years of and 7, and the Tulan Maru at 7 and age, following the amputation of 8. Buay No. 7 is level with Pootung buoy No, &, to which both the cable a gangrened foot.

ships were moored.

Voluntary Witness. Witness said he had come for- ward as a voluntary witness, and in answer to a question, added

The crowds in the street grew that accused owed him money.

all day long, chatting in hushed Cross-examined by Mr. Jenkintones, while motor-cars, seeming- witness said that the money owingly without end, stopped at

the pprchase

door. bearing distinguished visi-

BAYCANDALIMINATORY

Was

of the balance money for the boat.

He was not acting as mediator for the Canton officin, but was

ENJOYABLE FUNCTION HELD representing the purchaser of the

ON SATURDAY.

Canton, Dec. 29.

boat, So Kim, of Yaumati

He did not know that the bont was seized by an order of the A most enjoyable function was Hongkong Court in an Admiralty

not

know the held at the Canton Masonic Club, action, and he did Shameen, on Saturday, at the cun-boat was formerly named Chi Yau. clusion of which the President's Later, witness admitted he knew same at wife, Mra, H. W. Hewett, present the boat was called Chi Yan

Lam, ed the prizes for the varinum com-

It being explained that fem meant

vessel and was not Railway material and locoma-petitions held during the current tives have been reduced from tenavnson. The recipients were as really necessary. to five per cent. In accordance follows: with the promise made to the Muistry of Bullways.

Ping-pong Handicap (Ladies).

1st. Mra, P. Younghushand: 2nd. Mrs. C. E. Watson.

The duty on cotton pieco-goods will rise from seven and a half to twelve and a half per cent. I

Agreement of Sale. Answering further questions. witness said he did not know that Ping-pong Handicap (Men) the boat belonged to first necused V. E. Ferrier; 2nd, P. Young-before it was obtained by the Canton Authorities. He had It is reported that rapid in-husband.

Snooker Handicapist, W. R.never heard of the Shiu Lel erennes in the importations of

Steamship Company, Witness foreign goods have taken place Farmer; 2nd, H. Watling. recently in view of the prospect Anagram Competition.-Ist. R.

men was entered into for the sale Government T. O. Limmert; 2nd, Mrs. R. T. O., as far as he knew, an agree

Lammert: 3rd, Mrs. Watling.

of the ship to first accused at an In a few well-husen phrases, the agreed figure of $7.500 in cash and President, Mr. H. W. Hewett, thank-a promissory note for $2,250, both The date of the enforcement ofed the Secretary. Mr. W. R. Farms representing the purchase the schedule has not yet beener, for his excellent administrative price. promulgated.-Renter.

the

Nanking of enforcing the new tariff soon.

Date Not Disclosed.

Loeses on Likin.

Nanking, Dec. 24.

work during the past year to which

He agreed that the smaller sum the Club owed so much, the varl-was not mentioned as part of the ous Committees for arranging the purchase price because the money was considered as compensation different tournaments, ete, and the ladies for their help in catering, de- paid to the seller because he was In the course of a telegram to the corating, utc. Mr. W. R. Farmer at the sale owner of the hout. Provincial Governments detailing suitably replied and called for three

"Compensation." National cheers the losses which the

Mrs. H. W. Hewett. for Treasury will suffer as the result which were heartily given.--Our of the abolition of likin and levies Own Correspondant.

of a similar nature throughout the country on January 1st., Mr. T. V. Soong, the Minister of Finance, Hays the main part of the loss on likin, mounting to over $80,000,- 000, will fall on the National Gov- ernment.

The abolition of levies of a simi- lar nature, namely, Native Customs dulles amounting to $7.760,-

000; coast trade half-duty field-

NATIONAL PEOPLE'S

CONFERENCE.

TO BE CONVENED IN CHINA NEXT YEAR.

Nanking, Dec. 29. ing $5,400,000: transit dues $3.- It is learned that the National 600,000; railway goods taxes $1.- Government Council has adopted 540,000; and parcel post tax, 81-regulations regarding the election 070,000; making further total of of delegates to the Nationals $19,360,000 annually falls entirely Feople's Conference, which, it is on the National Treasury.

belloved, will be convened next Filling the Cop.

year.

New taxes which will conform to sound canons of taxation are boing Instituted to l the gap In revenue created by thean losses, but these taxes take time to develop and re not expect ed to compensate for the Josses even when fully organised. The provinces are requested to follow the example of the National Government and make

Buch temporary sacrifices as may be necessary in order that this major Impediment to the welfare and prosperity of the people be finally

Thore will be about 450 dele gates, who will be nominated by public bodies designated by the Central Government.-Reuter.

THE TRANS-ATLANTIC TELEPHONE.

Mr. Joakin:--Compensation is quite a happy term. You were to share in that compensation were you not?--I haven't.......

No, you have not got it, which may account for your being in the witness hox, as i will put to you presently, but you were to get a share of that $2,2507-No, I was not to get any of this money.

Do

you suggest you did all you did in this matter for love-Not for love but for the sake of money. Final accused promised to pay me $500 If this was put through.

Do you say that the $500 was part and parcel of the promissory note for $2,250? It was entirely outside that.

be

writ Found the

Was

HON. MRS. BRUCE IN ACCIDENT.

Landing Gear of Machine Smushed.

SUFFERS HAND BURNS.

Bedford, Oregon, Dec. 22.- Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce, the noted British aviatrix, while landing here to-day broke the landing gear of the aeroplane in which she is flying in ensy stages from Seattle, Washing- ton, to New York.

As the plane nosed over, Mrs. Bruce burned her hand in flames which were quickly ex- tinguished by airport attaches. It will be at least three days before Mrs. Bruce can resume her flight.

Mrs. Bruce travelled to the United States from Japan by sleamer. After reaching Now York she will fly to South Amerien.

From South America ars. Bruce plans to sail by alcamer to Africa and from there re- sume her fight to England.

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tors, enquiring for the latest news of the Marshal's condition.

A bulletin issued at 5.30 p.m. announced that Marshal Joffre had entered into a state of coma.

--Renter,

JARDINE STEAMER FIRED ON.

WHILST ASHORE IN THE CANTON RIVER.

Wash from Other Ships.

in

swift

of December show that in most of the provinces the campaign has, been revived in all Ita Intensity.

No-Rent Campaign.

B

Allegedly the accidents were This money will be used to ex-violence, but otherwise the situa

pedite projecta which many tion has shown little change.

In the Punjab, there has been caused by the wash from two other people can be employed and thus ships. Both are said to have been further stimulate unemployment no particular change in the Sikh situation and the attempts to going up stream, one in the Shang-relief activities.

revive agitation and picketing are hai channel and the other in thei

not serious in extent, Pootung channel, and the combined washes caused the Lina to strain

False Rumourg at her mooring cables.

The Linn was facing down atcrn Atream. First of all the moorings parted, and under the Influence of the strong ebb tide,'

the the vessel swung neroas stream towards the Store Nordiske. Then the forward mooring parted.

mediately dropped.

WEDNESDAY WIN NARROWLY.

MIDDLESBROUGH GO DOWN BY ODD GOAL.

London, Dec. 9.

and the ship's port anchor was im. At Hillsborough to-day in the First Division of the Football Swinging' further round, the League, Sheffield Wednesday do- Lina hit the Storo Nordiske, caus.feated Middlesbrough by three ing both that vessel's moorings to goals to two-Reuter: break, the Lina then going aground right across the Pootung ship channel.

Japanese Ship Damaged.

same

The amended table follows:

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pta. Arsenal..... 22 16 6 2 68 31 35 Wednesday.. 23 14 6 4 63 30 83

23 11 5

23 10

23 11 7 6 ba 30 20 It was now the turn of the Store Aston Villu 23 12 0 6 67 47 30

Derby Nordiske to do

damage. Portsmouth.. 23 10 8 6 68 40 28 Drifting down stream for a short West Ham distance, the ship crashed into the Middlesbro Takaosan Maru, belonging to the Huddersfield Mitsui Busyan Kaisht, lying at Blackburn that firm's Poolung whorf. The Sheffield U.

ake hit the

Chelsea Nordiske Store

Takaosan forward,

Liverpool side of the fore- Manchester C. 23 9 on castle. The starboard bulwark of Leeds the forward welt.deck, some three Newcastle feet high, was bent right back for Birmingham

Sunderland distance of 20 feet. The Store Nordiske scraped Bolton ... along the side of the Takaosan for Grimsby a short distance and then went Blackpool

Manchester U. 23 aground close to the store.

the staking in several plates/Leicester

No Steam Up. Neither of the cable ships, both of which belong to the Great Northern Telegraph Co. of Den- mark, had steam up. They were lying at their customary moorings, where

they await the call to out There and repair ocean cables. was therefore little that could be done to avoid boing damaged by u.ship on the rampage.

Nevertheless, the

those on

Pacific.

3

23 10 3

43 23 40 23 49 05 23

22 8 0

8 40 48 22

37 41 22

49 48 10

45 51 10

10 36 44 19 10 48 00 10 11 31 43 IN 34-39 17

5 12 39 76 17 2.3 18 27 70.7

SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICES.

ENCOURAGING REPORT ON BRITISH CHILDREN.

London, Dec. 29.

An encouraging report on the

a generation ago....

Revived activity has been parti- cularly marked in Bihar and Orissa whore in several districts there has been a general increase of interest in the elvil disobedi- ence movement which has taken the form of picketing, the circula- tion of false rumours calculated to increase excitement and unrest, There were and the encouragement of the non- several instances of violent resist- payment of taxes. ance to the Police.

The situation in Madras con- tinues very satisfactory and in the Central Provinces and Assam attempts to revive enthusiasm met with little Buccess.

New Ordinances.

On 23rd Dec. the Governor- General promulgated two Ordin- nnces providing for the better con- trol of the Press and the preven tion of instigation to refuse pay- The ment of certain liabilities. reasons necessitating this

statement h

were given by

tho

action Governor

on the

General in promulgation of the Ordinances, It may be mentioned that the deterioration in the tone of the Press has been very rapid during the present month and there has been a

very definite intensification of the no-tax campaign, especially in the United Provinces,"

Bombay City had been compara tively quiet during the week ended Saturday last.

Reports from Gulerat show that there la atli a considerable. migration from British territory to that of adjacent Indian States, which is partly due to organised Intimidation.

yot

Burma Rlots;

escape

The

board school medical service for 1929, Reports have been received of the

lying down stream by the Chief Officer, Sir George rioting and disorder on a consider from the Store. Nordisko, saw that Newman, is fasued to-day. It able scale in the Tharrawady dis

It has been the Store would be hit and might states that weneral maldutrition trict of Burma. possibly drift down on the Pacific. among school children has not necessary to call out troops to deal Interest in Case.

Among the reports by masters The hands were hurriedly aum- increased despite unemployment with the situation which has not of ships available at the Harbour moned and the forward

been brought under control outbreak Brgy. Telling of how he came into the

Preventive medicine and en- The causes of the case, witness stated that he sued Office this morning was one con- slipped no that the ship would and bad times.. irst accused but as he could not taining nows of an incident on the swung qut and stand a chance of lightened motherhood have re- yet obscurekande

determined attempt was meet avoiding damage. This is exactly duced infant mortality rates so not Canton River on Boxing Day,

Lahore on 23rd Dec. to hel Capt. R. Kettlewell, of the what happened, the Pacific finally that some 40,000 lives are saved at served. When he read of the fre

left also going aground and also annually that would have been lost rate the Governor of Punja

And a provident grey in the he went to the Police Station and Chusan, reported that he

limited

Pesent offered to help catch him and his Canton for Hongkong on December blocking, though, to

That there is no corresponding ment among all clangs hav

outrage has third son because of the money 26, and at about 9.15 p.m., le extent, the Pootung ship' channel.

Jardine stoamer

improvement: in the sickness at Punjab, and various myof in connexion with the bont passed the

Tugs on the Scene owing

The

among school children is account- galler was Cheongshing, which asked him to transaction.

for first report to the Commodore in Hong- blaming him (witness)

The Shanghal Tug and Lighter ed for partly by the more thorough expressed condemna terrorist movement a kong, that the Cheongshing was. Co.'s fleet has its moorings within inspection and partly by

tam- accused's default.

Confer London, Doc, 29.

He said that the association of fred on from the bank whilst she a quarter of a mile of the scene of parar declins in stamina and was ashore at the Taiskek Barrier, yesterday's shipping incident and resistance to disease relatively to an-ideas of insurance and arson did Pontinastor General

deveral of the tugs were called to

The india ДОИПСОВ that from January 1st, not strike him as sinister, He on the Canton River, w

rate was higher ference calls will be accepted in the trans-treated it as onsusi talk between Nothing was mentioned about adbib ku & MAKEUN SEO eneral health when the infant however, Disease and disability, how Atlantic telephone service for all friends and it was not until in the incident on the report of the.

Lina was takes in charge mortality $100 fine or two months impri- parts of Canada and Mexico, Instead opector Reynolds asked him for a Cheongshing (Capt. Burleigh) by the Saucy and Victoria, who affects only one quarter of the sonment was imposed by Mr. But of the principal towns only, and full statement, including any con- which Barrived here yesterday managed to get the lip of the children and consists chie

amount of showin ters at Howlcon Magistracy to-day, will thus be available to the whole versations with first accused that morning from Canton and called mind after it had been there three remediable minor decline For Tientaisiaie Bwatowatiran an hour, danning, a carta on Chinese charged with propar of the North American Continent, he remembered it HANGER BACKRO

Theres els proceedi 10s oplum at 96, Woosing treats Including, Cuba:

overcome.

SERVICE EXTENDED AS FROM NEW YEAR

The