A
BODY OF SOLDIER RECOVERED.
PROBABLE EXPLANATION OF WHARF INCIDENT.
After a lapse of seven days a ponsible solution to the mystery surrounding the disappearance of a European, who was seen to walk into the harbour from No. 1 wharf, Kowloon, was reported yesterday, when a body was found floating Gif No. 5 wharf by Sorgeant George, who was patrolling in No. 5 Police launch, about 11 ..
of Private James McManus,
lundera.
The
of
The body wHA Lakon ashore, and Inter was identified as that the Argyll and Sutherland High- identification wha nude possible by the fact that the deceased was wearing the clothes of another member of the Regiment from whom he had bor. rowed them.
Anw
CHARGES AGAINST
CATHOLICS.
ARCHBISHOP'S REPLY TO
DR. DAVID.
marriages are illegitimate.
•
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1931.
A TRAFFIC. SIGNAL
Garden Road
MANKIND'S GREATEST
SCOURGE,
DR. A. J. WATSON SPEAKS ON LEPROSY.
BRITISH MISSION
RETURNS.
and
SUMMONS AGAINST PW.D), ENGINEER DISMISSED.
FROM INTERESTING VISIT The summons against Mr. A. W.
TO CANTON, The Roman Catholic Archbishopic Works Department, for a breath greatest scourges of mankind and
Hodges, an Engineer of the Pub
Describing it as one of the of Liverpool, Dr. Downey of a traffic rule-in that he din unique in the horror it inspired, by the British Economic Mission
Canton, Feb. 11. The three days spent in Canton issued a detailed reply to the | charges recently made
obeyed the signal given by Dr. A. by the
J. Watson discussed to the Far East gave members the Bishop of Liverpool, Dr. David Albert Road and Garden Road, onions with the circle of the Uni-pean and Chinese business men of pointsman at the junction of Lower leprosy in its various manifesta- opportunity of meeting the Euro- that toman Catholic speakers, at January 31-came meetings held
before Mr. near Profestant Lindsell,
versity Medical Union yesterday the city, and also enabled them to churches, hal-attacked the prin Court yesterday afternoon.
at the Central Police
afternoon. He spoke of the ea- make extensive enquiries in the ciples and ministry of the Church of England. and that Roman "not guilty."
Mr. Hodges returned a plen of pecial interest leprosy should have factories they visited. The party
for Chinese medical studente,, in returned to Hongkong to-day. Catholic priests had declared that
mixed murringes" were not legal stabile, testified that when first he millinn sufferera
The pointsman, a Shantung con- view of the fact that China hnd n Members speak in high terms of
amongst its thoir hearty reception and that the children of such saw the ear (No. 738) driven by population-a greater number gonerous entertainment, and deriv
Mr. Hodges, it was stationary even than that of India. In what-fed much pleasure from the vari- Regarding the first charge, near the Peak Tramway Station, ever country a leper had his heing, ons trips organised round the his- Archbishop Downey observes that A motor-cycle, driven by Traffic he was something to be avoided toric city. While a section of the relates only to one meeting and Sergt. Baker, was coming out of by his fellow crentures, and from Mission were conducted en that it falls "on the ground that Lower Albert Road. Approach- a store of personal knowledge, the sight-seeing tour resterday; the re- the evidence tenderet is dimsying the past, the Sergenal signall speaker mentioned the sad cune mainder were taken to the piece- In a report, made to the Water and unsubstantial whereas Thated that he wanted to turn down of a student matriculated from goods factorles, Police on February 4 by Mr. against it is definite and specific." Garden Road. Witness according College on whose life attempts were
The official reception Gone, the third officer of the Em-
of the Dealing with the second chargey gave him the right of way-made--he was not wanted by his
Mission by the British Condul press of Japan, which was lying the Archbishop states that the this he did by extending his left people. alongside the wharf, he said he Bishop has gathered together dix arm with the trame stlek.
This general horror with which and Mrs. Phillips was held
General (Mr. Herbert Phillips) European apparently under cases.
Before this. be noticed that Mr. the disense was vieweit was analysday evening, when Government in the Bret the name of
yester the influence of liquor, walk into the prickt was not given and the lodges' car was about 13. 14ed by the speaker as being due to offcials, British Naval officers and the harbour after having came from
case was twelve years old, but the yards an
behind two reasons, Arstly, its loathsome leading European and
Chinese on board the vessel. Mr. Goan rival denied using the term. You. It had come up Garden Rond manifestation on the sufferer's face,
business men were further added. at the time, that could leave this wou, she is not and had stopped a little way be- and secondly, its non-fatality, ex-
invited. he threw a life-buoy to the man,
low the Peak Tramway Station for rent in the case of the very young.
Among the Government officials your wife," it who, however, ignored
present were His the Ser- Lepers had lived for 30 or 40
Excellency, someone to alight. As geant was appearing from Lower years after being stricken. swam away and was seen to dis
Chairman Chan Ming-shu of the Albert Roud, this car turned round appent.
Kwangtung Provincial Government An alarm was raised
and came down the road.
The lecturer proceeded. with and a police launch patrolled the
It had the aid of lantern Illustrations Mr. Lam Wan-kel (Mayor), Ad- spot for a considerable time in
not turned when witness first gave from actual photographs taken of miral Chan Chak, General As the hope of recovering the body.
the signal and right of way to the patients under his care in Yun-Yeung-kue (Chief of Police), and but without result.
Sergeant. The car came down and m, to slow the progress and Commissioners (Kam Trang chíng Pte. McManus la stated to have
passed witness on his Jeft--NG ravages of the disease, dividing it (Education) and Su Shung-ting been a single man, who had bean
The third CARC was thirteen closely that his stick grazed it. into two general classes, namely. (Civil Affairs). in the Regiment for seven years, years old and no priest
Further visits which the The Sergeant, said witness, was that
attacked the skin
were paid to He was an Irishman by birth, and name given had ever been station compelled to stop to avert a col and caused the deformities out-plore-goods factories this morning, leaves relatives In Ireland, Hised in the plare mentioned.
linton. Carrying 4)11 down The wardly visible, and secondly, that after which members of the Mix- period of service In the Regiment
A Priest's Name.
road, the car was followed by the which infiltrated into the nerves,sion and business men had timin bad terminated recently, and he
The fourth
in the more advanced develop with Mr. Lam Wan-kol (Mayor). eleven Sergeant on his cycle. Presently. Wim was due to leave for Home soon.
The Mission returned to Hong- years old-and the priest had not the Sergeant returned and handedments enusing paralysis and the
loss of sensation.
kong on the afternoon train, but seen the woman who made the to witness a report.
he said it is probable that individual nem- Coming to treatment, arcusation for three years. The
questioning witness. Mr.
that this lately had concentrated | ber's may make short return visits Archbishop wilds, "This is not the Hodges maintained that he War
on the use of oils, of which the before they sail for England - next case of a mixed marriage at all, given the "all elear" signal before but of a marriage between tw be proceniled down Garden Road. chautmoorea essence was a well- month.
known un! mast After evidence had been given | kno
efficacious Cathalies,"
f the ith case
the accused by Sergt. G. Baker, Mr. J. H. Bot-xample. They must not however regard shaulmongra oil as a cure priest's name was given as "Curry tomley, who was a passenger in de
the sense that quinine in
is or Keary or something like at fendant's car, and by defendant
for malaria. Rather, its There was no priest in the Arch, himself, the case was dismissed.
eventual steras in a great mea-. | diocese Liverpool bearing
either of these names.
nante dependent on dietary trentment, and the toging up of the general condition of the its resistance Godly to assist against undercurrent of Infection, The audience had a number questions to put to Dr. Watson after his general talk. The meet
of
WEST AUSTRALIA STANDS FIRM.
--
PRIME MINISTER HINTS AT SEPARATION,
And
The second case was set out in the letter of an Anglican Canon dated November 15 fast, but was ngerely a report of what Me. and Mes, W. had told him, not vouched for by the signatures of Mr. and
Mrs. W
to do.
15
Casu
of
at
Uusherra, Feb. 11. Sir James Mitchell, the Prealer of West Australia, in a statement declares that if the Commonwealth In the sixth ease, where a priest attempts To impose it policy of
was accused of using ford kanga- inflation, which he is wholesale
pre fra Catholle woman who was convinced the Theodore plau in- to be married in the Angelicah' volves, West
Australia will re-church, the Archbishop says that consider its position in the Com-the priest states that never monwealth.
any time has he used such langu "Our bond with the Common-age to anybody
The Archbishop wealth is not insolable. West
expresses re- Australia will not recognise the gret that Dr. David has not farai Commonwealth's right to impugnsbed particulars about the lady Our honour.
and menace our who "spread at a priest with financos. We will unly continue poker when be told her husband to co-operate with the other Gov-| he could leave her without sin, ernments provided the principle as she was no longer his wife |
living within our means in acted if she would not do what she ought upon."
Replying to a cable from Sir Newton Moore urging a firm stand against Mr. Lang's "suicidal Mitchell Je policy," Sir James cable saying that Mr. Lang is not supported by any Government. "Australia has never failed Bri- tain, and never will." Britain's most effective answer to the repu diationists would be to open the
Nanking, Feb. 1. it is understood that the Nu money market to Australia for tionalist traders failed to reach a productive. moderate loans unanimous opinion Reuter.
Concerning the Russian demand for the A Canberra message of Feb-sumption
of political and ruary stated that each of the mercial relations at the meeting State Premiers at the Premiera of the Committee for Foreign Financial Conference repudiated Affairs of the Central Political the proposals of Mr. Lang, the Conurit yesterday, when General Premier of New South Wales, in-Mo Ten-hui reviewed at consider volving the suspension of the in-able length his work at Moscow. terest on debts to Britain, the cut- The Foreign Minister, Mr. C. T. ing of interest on all the govern-Wang, was unable to attend the ments' borrowings, and the in-conference on account of illness, donment of the gold standard.
LOVE LETTERS-TO- THE MAID.
SINO-RUSSIAN ISSUES.
NANKING MEETING FAILS TO AGREE,
re
com-
The suasion yesterday was mark- ed by the simultaneous arrival in Nanking of Messrs. Lo Wan-kan,
-Peking Premier, and Welling ton Koo, ex-Minister to Washing- ton, who were entertained by Dr. Wang Chung-hui. Chairman JEWELS DISAPPEAR.
the Judicial Yuan, in the evening. It is reported that these two dis- Love letters from a married Linguished politicians have been in- man who had posed as a bachelor
vited to Nanking to give their were referred to at Marylebone opinions on Sino-Russian issues.
when Ernest George. Lapini (34),
of Holland Park-avenue, W., was
of
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HOW CAN CHINÀ HURDLE 200 YEARS?
(Continued from Page 5.)
The history of the ont in China. western nations shows that Com- munism can gain a foothold only in the face of low-scale economy, and that a productive and sound To-day's radio programme to being closed with a warm, vote of economic order in the best defence brondent by Z. B. W. on I
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RETURNING.:
NANKING CONFERENCES, NOW ENDED..
Nanking, Feb. 11. The Canton C.-in-C.. General magistrate remarking it was only Chan Chini-tong, having completed conferences with President Chiang Kai-shek on military affaire in Kwangsi and with Mr. T. V.
financial reforms. Soong,on
in Kwangtung, left this evening for will wait Shanghai, where ha
The Canton Commander travelled!
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The parleurmaid, Grace Hold. away, admitted stealing the jewel lery and was sentenced to three months in the second division,
The polies described Lupini as a desperate criminal who carried a steamer to return to Canton. firearms and threatened to shoot.
He had several times been convic.in.the company of Mr. Lum Yick- ted, once for inducing a girl to rob chung, & member of the Kwangtung her father to furnish a house in order that they could live to.
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REDS IN TIENTSIN ARRESTED.
THIRTY-ONE COMMUNISTS ROUNDED UP.
Peking, Feb. 11.
A message from Tientsin states
savings, £50,
gone. He then, she alleged, asked her to Evidence was given that pro-give him any jewellery she found that the Bureau of Public Safety perty had been disappearing from
In co-operation with the police of Mr. Potts's house for 12 months. lying about the house.
· SILVER CRISIS.
L.S. SENATE COMMITTEE DRAWS UP PLAN,
Washington, Feb. 11. The following recommendation for Improving trade with China and restoring the price of silver has been made to the Senate For- eign Relations Committee by a sub-committee appointed to. deal with the subject:
י
Firstly, negotiations with Great Britain to suspend the policy of dumping silver from India on the world's markets.
Secondly, an international con- ference to ronch an understand- ing with respect to the use of sil- ver money. loan to China."
Thirdly, an international silver
resolutions in the
In a letter produced Lupini ad the Concessions and of the native introduced
The chairman, Mr. Pittman, has The parlourmaid (Holdaway) met dressed Holdaway in affectionate city, made a number of raids on Sonate requesting President Hoover Lupini at Sudbury last October and since then he had been writ terms, and said, "Da, darling, try Tuesday and arrested thirty-one ing love letters and calling at the to arrange to clear the other alleged Communists, who
things as soon as possible,” house.
According to her story, he in- duced her to help him financially
are re-
to carry out the recommenda Lions. He will ask the For- ported to have entered Tiontain 28- Lupint gave evidence denying cently with the object of stirring eign Relations Committee to con alder the resolutions Immediately. up trouble-Router.
«Reuter's American-Servies, -
all knowledge of the jewellery.
alone.
BANK OF CANTON.
A DIVIDEND OF $2.40 TO BE PAID.
The balance sheet of the Bank of Canton for the year onded at 31st. December, 1830, shows that the profit for the year, including $100,848.22 balance brought forward from last account and after paying all charges, writing off. bad and doubtful doble and payment of bonus, amounts to $1,427,082.11.
It is proposed to deal with this amount as follows:- To Transfer to Reserva
Fund
$ 100,000.00 Transfer to Reserve
1
for Contingency account
700,000.00
17
Write off Furniture, Fixtures & Vaulta
account
1,002.40
#
Pay Dividend at $2.40
per share on the
paid up Capital .. 510,086.00 Write of Stationary
account
Balance to be carried
forward
5,118.78
$1,826,077.18
101,004,03
$1,427,089.11
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