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FOUNDED 1881 CAD VACANT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1931,

NO 23.313

日六十月二十

RESISTANCE

S

FORT

FORI

DUNLOP

The Tyre of Rugged Strength

336 PER ANNUM

BINGLE COPY 10 CKN CA

LOCAL BRANCH,

Paddar Bldg.

LEGAL BATTLE CHINA INDEMNITY AN EXPENSE SPECULATION IN ROYAL LOVE REVENUE OFFICER THE GOVERNMENT

OF LOCAL SHIPPING FIRM.

*

STORMY MEETING

DESCRIBED.

DIRECTORS WHO DECLINED

TO BE OUSTED.

Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Wood)

PURCHASES.

SINO-BRITISH COMMISSION

PERSONNEL.

APPOINTMENT PLAN.

Commission Wis

FOR ECONOMY.

$100 A DAY WATER EXPERT.

|FACTS UNFOLDED·

PEAK HOUSES.

CHINESE ACTIVITY

REPORTED.

MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE RESIDENCE LAW.

ROMANCE.

PRINCE LENNART'S

ENGAGEMENT,

KING

FORBIDS.

shall not

The

f'overt

CHARGED.

DEMANDING MONEY BY MENACES.

AND GANDHI.

CONSTANT WATCH ON

SITUATION.

WEEKLY APPRECIATIONS SUSPENDED.

MAHATMA'S PROPHECY

HOOD

NO BAIL ALLOWED.

London, Feb. 12

A charge of demanding money Prend to expedite the appoint-

by menaces, with probability of ment of the members of the China

more serious fudiétments being Purchasing Commission under the

Attention has been drawn to an

Stockholm, Feb. 2.

preferred, was brought against a Chinu Indemnity Bill, Mr. Bagh | interesting news item contained in

The desire of Prince Leanart. Chinese Revenue Officer who ap Dalton Under Secretary

|OFFICIAL STATEMENT. the King's grandson to marry a peared before Mr. Lindsell at the for the report of the last meeting at Foreign Affairs, Tolf a questioner | Committee No. 5 of the Straits

commoner, a Royal love romanceCentral Police Court this morning. INJUNCTION ASKED, in the House of Commons, that the uncil, held in January 12, when

In view of a report which which an attracted much atten-censed of using threats to secur It was derides to recommend that appeared in the Wah Kiu Yat Po. ition in Sweden since the Prince a sum of $100 frum inutes of 1.

London, Feb. 2. A stormy meeting of share-formation.

India, Gandhi and the attitude a local Chinese daily paper, totanart announced his engage Metiregor Street, Wanchai, holders of a local shipping comar. Altred Sze, and a representa

The Chinese Minister in Londen, a fee of $100 per day be charged to the effect that as a result of the today the subject of a

ment in defence of the Court, is) Mr. F. C. E. Rendall appeared inject of a series of questions in of the Congress, were the sub- pany, following serious disputes five of the Chinese Misistry day of Mr. Murnane's special re-

the Hongkong Government for each repealing by the Government of Circular

Court wn behalf of the complain the House of Commons to-day. between the directors and cer away will be the Chinese meios

the Ordinance of 1904, which King Gustav, who la 72 years of was for the defence.

auts, while Mr. J. M. Remedios tain shareholders who wished to ers of the Commission, and the

tention 1 Hongkong.

prohibited Chinese from living age, Gnally refuses his consent le

Mr. Wedgwood Beun, the Secre remove them on grounds of reaming for members wil ne Upon enquiries this morning, we on the Peak, there had been the engagement.

Detective Sergeant Lamont, who tary of State for Indin, informed circular conducted the case for the police, questioners alleged mismanagement, was British, sedented by The Chinese Jean that Mr. Murnane is the head sudden Chinese speculative ac-stating:

that twenty-eight described in # action which Government from M panies of the Water Department of the tivity in Peak houses, and that

Opposed bail on the grounds or leaders of the Congress had been commenced before the Acting me which will be submitted to Singapore Municipal Council, and the speculators now believed that

The Constitution provides To serious charges being proba. relented. ht Was Loo titcr

Shortly

that his advice in water matters.

that & Priner of the Rogat Ronse ble. He remarked that he had appraise the effect in India of the Mr. A. M. Samuel arged that relating to Hongkong was solicited Chinese may live on the Peak

Matry without the consulted the law officers and Round Table Conference delibera- the Supreme Court

Lengairies be ante regarding the by the Retrenchment Committee, at from henceforth, the Telegraph

knowledge and consent of th was not yet decided on whattions and of the unconditional morning.

tive British members of the staff the time of his passing through this morning, made enquiries at

King. After long and earnest counts the defendant should stand release of the Congress leaders. The Sze Yap Steamship Com The Fantastiankow Railway the Colony a short while ago.

the Colonial Secretariat regardi consideration, the King has his trial. Charges of robbery of He added, in reference to Press meny Limited, is the plaintid and she have not yet received their.

intimidation reports to the effect that Gandhi decided that it is impossible for the money and or alefendants are Chung Ching-shor, į due.

The Committee quickly recognized ing the actual position.

were being contemplated. him to consent to the marriage.”

had indicated a desire to return to "Mr. Dalton replied that

Our representative was inform No. 61. Wing Lok Street, Chun

Continuing, the oflcer a451 the Jan Intensive form of boycott that Jun-chi, No. 20, Connaught RoadHenderson has asked Sir Milesinion and after communications ed that although the Ordinance of

Prince Lennart recently publicly defendant was arrested about a the Government was constantly. rest, Lo Man-pan, No, 11, Queen's Lampson to report on their enses Hongkong and Straits authorities, it of last year, there still remained date had been fixed for the wed-been in the house.

had been exchanged between the 1901 was repealed on December announced his engagement and a quarter of an hour after he had considering the situation as it Road Central, Lau Pai-tong. No. Replying to another question, was agreed that Mr. Murnane, who another Ordinager which covered ding.

Police whistles developed. Bob, Quera's Rond Central, and Mr. Dalton told Mr. Samuel that

The lady of his choice is were blown by the inmates and a WHEN then returning from leave. Government Laul Hanyong, anh bestd thu đ thg

Kurin of

the same question, and the posi-Miss

Possible Prejudice. Nieswandt, the

the District Watchman, who happened should prolong his stay in Hong- tion necordingly remained praedaghter of a well-known Stock-to be in the vicinity, gave chare. opinion that Chinese obligations

Mr. Wedgwood Benn later stated "Plaintill stairus an injunction lato the British holders of loan ng for a few days, and give his tically as before, except that all per-holm accountant.

The defendant and another Rathat in order to avoid the risk of to the Retrenchment manent residents, of whatever na It is learned that Prince Lennart venue Officer were pursuet for apostule prejudice to a favourable Įbonds for building and from acting as directars, or dealing with the Lang Tsingabai.

Committee on the local water epttas-tionality, have to obtain the

permisis at present disposed go on long distance, after which the ae-issue of the present situation, it and funds, or using the seat, or other Kowloon Railways should be treat

sinn to reside on the Penk.

with the marriage, being pre-eused was Arrested as he was pared to abide by all the legal and about to board a tram.

was proposed to suspend the Issue wise interfering in the maggy-

We are given to understand that

The Old Ordinance,

The other for publication of the Government the Boxer his observations were of especial separately from

constitutional consequences. Hut of the company, and

man escaped and, it was under-of India's weekly appreciation. Indemnity position, although he value to the Committee. sumages la respect of these matavernment were anxious. for Bir

The Ordinance of 1904 sertion the marriage has been postponed stand, had since absconded. Leps.

stated that it should not be and no further date has been fixed,

During the chase, the men had Miles Lampoon to ase the utmost

--Renter.

discarded the money in the streets and part of it was picked up by passers-by.

in

Tai Lee,

restrain defendants

thia

wern

Mr.

the value of such an authoritative

Hu-Klang. Tientsin-Puksistance

Cantonion.

Mr. Eidem Potter, K., instruct-influence in the matter. Reuter, ed by Mr. F. X. D'Almada, senior,

of Messrs. D'Almada and Mason..

is for plaintiff, and Mr. P. C.

Jenkin instructed by Me Lo ALARMING QUAKE D'Almundo. Is defending.

Interim Injunction.

IN N. ZEALAND.

SEA-BOTTOM STATED TÖ BE LIFTING.

DARING THEFT IN KOWLOON.

BLANKET PULLED OFF A

SLEEPING MAN,

I

Opening the enre. Mr. Potter

Whilst the inmates of a shoe- states that the action was against

maker's shop in No. 12. Parkes former directors of the company.

Street, were asleep, a thief in- An interim injunction had

Wellington, N.2. Feb. 2. serted his สเd! through the granted and certain is.reg were An alarming earthqunke occur- shutters and removed blanket down for trial. The result of the red thi morning, as the result of which was covering a sleeping Andings on those issues would de- which a viaduct in the Hawkman. and bolted

He away. cide whether or not the injunction Bay district was damaged.

Was Feen by one of the

Tokis would be continue.

The sea-bottom

of the shop, whs raised the alarm. at Napier in Remarking that the issues apstater! to lifting, and in conse-] The thief was chased and arrested -peared to be clear it, and that quence of the discovery, steamet in the street

he did not think his Lordship are putting out to sea. would be troubled with

en- A number of oil-tanks at Sapier sideration of the rights and wrongs of the ease, which, he sub, have been set on fire, but the teje.

graph lines are down and inform mitted, were entirely irrelevant. tion is mengre. - Rester. counsel said they had received a

letter from the other side asking for two further issues to be tried,

making five altogether.

could

not

Mr. Potter said he agree to the issues being enlarged as he considered them irrelevant. but added that he was propared for them to be tried if his Lord- ship, thought it better.

other.

GERMANY AND THE LEAGUE.

WITHDRAWAL MOTIONS

DEFEATED.

Herlin. Feb. 3.

Before Mr. Butters, at the Kow- on Magistracy this morning, the thief. Mak Hoi, was charged by Inspector Clarke with having atelen a blanket, the property of Cheung Chun in the early hours of this morning, and also with house) breaking.

The defendant pleated tot guilty, and

saich that he hud stumbled against the door of No. 12, Parkes Street. The dour (swung open and he was chased and

arrested. Ife denied the theft.

After hearing Mr. Jenkin on the in the course of a discnsalop by matter, his Lordship included anethe Foreign Affairs Committee of The complainant and the Toki additional issue and excluded the the Reichstag on Dr. Curtius report who saw the theft, gave evidence, on the Inst meeting of the League after which Mr. Butters convicted Shareholders Divided, of Nations Council, the Nazis put the defendant and sentenced him

to four months' imprisonment. demanding Proceciling, Mr. Petter said that forward the company operated the as. Tai Germany's withdrawal from the natit gruid of the Lee and the .s. On Lee, between Lengte,

Pestard to the protection of

3

motion

Hongkong and Kongnoon. For a League's "complete failure with RETURNED BANISHEE

considerable time the shareholders national minorities and disarm had been divided into two groups, and the plaintiff group felt very strongly that the company had not been properly managed, were very serious disputes which rame to a head early in 1930.

ment."

The Socialists also demanial withdrawal. There Hoth molions

however, defented-Reuter.

On March 27, 1930, Messrs. G.K. Hall Brutton and Company, acting on behalf of a large body of shareholders, sent a requisi-

tion to the directions, calling upon them to convene an extraordinary meeting. The requisition contain- ed eight resolutions, which were to the effect that the requisi- tlonists desired to get rid of the directors

WOTE,

INQUIRY INTO THE "DOLE."

SENTENCED.

PLEADS GUILTY TO THREE THEFTS.

Three thefts were ascribed to a returned banishee, Lo

Chan,

before Mr. Butters, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.

BLUEBIRD DRIVEN AT

240 M.P.H.

Caplain Campbell's Effort in Unofficial Trial,

BID FOR RECORD TO-DAY

Daytona, Florida, Peb, 21 Captain Malcolm. Campbell. the famous British racing mo- torist, driving the fourteen- hundred horse-power British car "Bluebird" in a practice run to-day, attained speed of approximately 240 miles an hour.

The speed was unofficially timed, and in any event the late Sir Henry Segrave's 231 m.ph. is unaffected, as apart from the absence of an officiul time-keeper, records must be mande by taking the mean of speed made travelling each way over a set course.

Later. Captain Campbell will make His official attempt on the re cord to-morrow, the beach and

weather permitting. Reuter's Amerien Service.

the

BC26ACKALAI DECISOMAKKEESTAMENTE MODERAILLANT

FAMOUS INVENTOR'S

DEATH.

DESTRUCTIVE WEAPONS FOR USE IN WAR.

London, Feb. 2. The

denth hon occurred of the well-known engineer and explosives expert, Mr. Frederick Marten Hale. He was 66 years of age.

The late Mr. Hale's inventions. were invaluable to the Alled cause. The Hale Rifle Grenade and the

His Worship remanded the de- fendant until next Tuesday after hoot at 2.15 p.m. for the hearing the case, bail being refused.

DESERT RAIDERS ROUNDED UP.

CHASED DAY AND NIGHT UNTH SURRENDER.

Luxor, Feb, 2.

Asked if a committee of exports to work out details of the proposed training college for Indian Army Officiers in India had been set up, Mr. Wedgwood Benn said: "Not yet, but I am in consultation with the Government of India."Reuter.

Associated Press messages from Bombay state that "Mahatma Gand- hi has served notice" on Great Britain that, regardless of the pro gress towards the establishment of self-government in India, the ac- tivities of the Congress Party, including the campaign of civil disobedience, would continue un- abated.

The nationalist boycott of foreign cloth, the party's refusal to |Pay taxes and its picketing of liquor, drug and cloth shops would proceed, he said.

Gandhi issued the statement of

Hale Aircraft Bombs were the only The province has been relieved by ones available for the British and news that all the bandit terrorists French forces when the War broke Concerned in the attack on the out. The first Zeppelin to be des-American Expedition wages car on his party as he sal, Hindu fashion, troyed in the war by aircraft, in the 28th, have been rounded up its hanger at Dusseldorf (Lieut. thanks to the tenacity of the po-

lice. | Marix, October 1914), the first

Zeppelin to be brought down in raid- The quarry" was chase up to air, 1915, and the first aubmarine to the lost man, day and night over be sunk by aircraft, were all effect.

the hilly desert, od by Hale bombs, many hundredsfore they surrendered, with

of thousands of which were made. Hale grenades Over ten million were used in the trenches.

He was also the first to propose and invent, in November 1914, an anti-submarine diving bomb, or depth charge. He was also an ex- pert on armour-piercing shuils.-- Reuter.

ELECTORAL REFORM

MEASURE.

CONSERVATIVES MOVE ITS

on a stone floor following his re- from the Yeroda Jail al Poonn last night.

Insists on Freedom.

He emphatically endorsed the All the bandits were wounded be- immediate measures for India's the full independence as outlined in ception of their leader, Abu-Zeid- the resolution adopted by the Ah-Taaleb, who was killed.-Ren-Congress Party last year.

ter

BENGALI OUTRAGE

SENTENCE.

SOLE SURVIVOR CONDEMNED

"We can suspend judgment on MacDonald's statement of polley at the conference in London but we can't suspend the activities of the Congress Party," he said.

He urged the authorities to liberate, the thousands of impri- soned Indian nationalists, em. phasizing the necessity of П general political amnesty If perce is to be restored.

Can't Dictate,

TO DEATH.

Calcutta, Feb. 2. Dinesh Gupta, the sole survivor of the three terrorists who mur- dered Colonel Simpson. the Inspector-General of Prisons in "The authorities don't under Bengal, and wounded Mr. Nelson, stand," he told the Associated the Legal Remembrancer,

has Press, "that the nationalist move- been sentenced to death.

ment has so affected the minds of

Inwful for any owner, lesace, tenant or occupier of any land or building within the Peak district to let such land or building for the purpose of residence by any but -non-Chinese, or to permit any but

REJECTION. non-Chinese to roside on or in such land or building. Section 4

London, Feb. 2. allowed the Governor-in-Council In the House of Commons to-day, It will be recalled that after the the masses that their leaders are to exempt any Chinese from the the Home Secretary, Mr. J. R. Ciy murder, the three assailants turn-unable to dictate any course of operation of this Ordinance on nes, moved the second reading of fed their revolvers upon themselves action." such terms as he might think fit,the Representation of the People when capture became imminent.

During the efforts of great

in

NANKING-BERLIN AIR LINE.

TRIAL FLIGHT FIXED FOR NEXT MONTH.

death while 31 other persons were aeriously injured..

It is learned that upon leaving the Yeroda jall Gandhi astounded fle British warders by assuring them that he would return within two months.

Not Happy.

Besides the charge of having

in 1918, a further Ordinance Bill, which introduces, the Alterna- Dinesh Gupta was the only one crowds to catch a glimpse of their returned before the expiry of his was passed cited as the "Peaktive Vote and other changes to survive the wounding.--Reuter. Jender, one woman was crushed to COMMISSION TO MAKE AN

term of ten years, imposed last District (Residence) Ordinance,

electoral procedure. INTERIM REPORT, year, defendant was charged with 1918," section 8 of which stated Sir Samuel Hoare moved the re- having stolen two pieces of cloth that, subject to provisions of Jection of the Bill on behalf of the London, Feb. 2

ing from outalde No. Pence section 4, it should not be lawful Conservatives, while Sir Herbert The Prime Minister

announced Avenue, the property of Miss M. D. for any person whatsoever to reside Samuel, for the liberals, spoke in and appoint ethers. to-day that the Royal Commission Assumpear on February 1; two within the Peak District without support of the Bill. The directors, in a written reply, on unemployment insurance has hats and a jersey from No. 5, the consent of the Governor-in- refused to convene the meeting been asked to make nu interim re- Victory Avenue, the property of Council.

The division wil be taken on Subsequently the shareholders port on the subject of transitional Mr. T. Dashiro, on December 28;

Tuesday night-British Wirelenn. instructed Messrs. D'Almada bencfts at an early date.

and three woollen singlets from domestic servants, hospital in- The Ordinance did not apply to and Mason, who prepared another This type of benelit is not provid-outside No. 3, Pence Avenue, on

Nunking, Feb. 3. "I am not happy," he said, "at requisition on April 8, 1930, but ed for in the neturial basis of the January 11 and 18, the property private residences, chair and rick- non-Chinese but in 1918 another shortly for the Nanking-Berlin whirlpool of life in the outside.

mates. visltora

to hotels and building should be let to any but

Five seroplanes are expected the thought of entering again the the directora again failed to con-insurance acheme, and evidence be- or Tang Young. vone a meeting.

fore the Commissionera

Ita On the defondant pleading

sha coolles, labourers and contrac- Ordinance was passed making it fair line.

world with its strife, suffering, effect on the finances of the scheme guilty. Mr. Buttera imposed sen

Two faker planes are due in sorrow and sordidnces. I can't tors temporarily residing and ac- necessary for everyone to obtain has caused concern in the Press and tance of three months' imprison-hully employed within the Dis- special permission from theShanghai on the 12th instant, bear the thought of enjoying per- Reply to his Lordship, Mr. Pot-Parliament-British Wireless.

Governor-in-Council to live on the fand the first trial flight from Nan-sonal liberty while tens of thou ment each on the larceny counts.

triet the sentences to run consecutively

Peak, with the exception of certain in to Berlin will take place exsands of my brothers and sisters on the first two cases and concur

speelfled persona.

March 1st-Renter,

remain in jail." rently on the third. Six gonths'

"Under these circumstances ft Imprisonment was imposed on the

was unnecessary, and it was con- banishment charge.

equently repealed."

Directors' Attitude,

LIGHT RAIN.

ter såld there was a bitter dispute among the directors, some of whom said that they had not seen the re- quisition. He thought the directors rofused to convéne the meeting The Royal Observatory reports but as he wanted to keep out of that the anticyclone is central over controversial matters he would say South Manchuria. A depression is that they did not call it.

The requisitionists, he went as they were entitled to do,

(Continued on Pape 18.)

shown over S. W. China and North on,Indo China. The local forecast is: con-1-south winds, moderate; generally

cloudy, some light rain.

No! Necessary. When our representative placed the comments of the Chinese newa- paper on the matter before an official this morning, the latter| remarked:

We were further informed that Chinese can purchase property on "It appears that the Ordinance the Poak, but, in common with Ste of 1904 was reported because it everyone else, they cannot, with

was unnecessary. In 1904, the out spacial pormission, reside Ordinance required that no land or there.

Lady Peel is to distribute cups and certificates ut the St. phen's Girls College at B p.m. to

morrow.

PROPERTY SEIZED.

Nanking, Fob. 3.. The Government has ordored the confiscation of all property owned by Marshal Yen Hal-shan.

Reuter.

Oficers took him out the back way, secretly, into an automobile with drawn curtains, drove him to a ztation ten miles from Poona and placed him on a train for Bombay, to avoid the attentions of a crowd. of thousands who assembled out- side in the hope of setting glimpse of Gandhi,:~