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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

DECLARATIONS OF WAR BY U.S.

RESPONSIBILITY TO REST WITH THE PEOPLE.

A NAVAL SUGGESTION.

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Washington, Mar. 9.

A somewhat remarkable amend- ment to the American Constitution' has been recommended to the War Policies Commission by Rear- Admiral MeGowan, who was U.S.

TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1931..

BRITISH SUBJECT

FACES

SHANGHAI CHARGE.

+

THEFT OF VERY VALUABLE PIPING.

BIG FIRMS' LOSSES.

(Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, Mar. 10.

COURT REPROVES

CONSTABLE."

REMOVED EVIDENCE TO GET CONVICTION.

LIQUOR LABEL CASE,

The action of a Chinese constable which in obliterating evidence would have benefitted a defendant, Was severely criticised by Mr. Wil liams at the Central Police Court this morning, when it was stated A somewhat unusual case was that the constable had wiped off heard in the British Court befors traces of paper from two bottles of Rear-Admiral McGowan urges a the Registrar, Mr. Haines, yester-whisky and a bottle of champagne stipulation in the Constitution day, when Henry Cruz, who is said on which it was alleged that duty preventing the United States from to be a British subject, wan charg-had not been paid.

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going to war, except in the case led with alding and abetting the The constable had arrested a of a hostile attack, until after a theft of galvanised iron pipe, house servant, in the employ of Mr. referendum of the whole country valued at Tia, 17,643 from Meanes. A., A. R. Botelho, at the Star Ferry has been taken.

Elm and Company, the well-known Wharf yesterday, with two bottles He also suggests that should Shanghai sanitary engineers, and of whisky and one bottle of cham- war break out, every able-bodied Messrs. Brunner, Mond and Co. pagne in his possession, the con- man between the ages of eighteen (China) Ltd"

stable alleging that the duty had and thirty-five should be imme-

The charges related to an alleged not been paid. diately enlisted, while steps should theft by a man named Walter Keh- Inspector Shaftain, who pro- be taken to prohibit the increasinger, a Gergian, who is now being Recuted the defendant this morning. of commodity prices during war. tried for the theft by the Special asked permission to withdraw the

Such mensures, thinks the Rear District Court,

He said that the police had found the Admiral, would conduce to peace.

The case for the prosecution in made enquiries and He says: "Our best contribution the Cruz case is that Kohler stoloquor belonged to Mr. A. A. R. to the peace of the world ought to the pipes, and sold it through the Mr. Botelho had been at the Races!

Botelho, who was present in Court. consist in making it very diteult for us to become involved in war. agency of Cruz, who knew of theirst week and had ordered a quan-

origin. ---Reuters American Service.

tity of liquor from Messrs, H. Rut- Mesars. Elm and Company were tonjee & Son. The Inbela [defrauded of Tls. 16.042 between eventually taken off, and, after the September, 1930, and February, races, the three bottles in Court MURDER GANG EVADES[1931, while Brunner Mond's last had been taken back to Messrs.

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by reason of his serious injuries, being held up by three Indians,

The bullets had perforated the intestines, and death occurred an hour after he had been rushed to Hospital in un ambulance brought

from without delay

the Fire Station.

In a hip pocket, he was carrying a pair of hand-cuffs, and also, it is said a revolver, which he was, of course, unable to employ.

Heavy Calibre Weapon.

Two cartridge shelle, belonging to an automatic of heavy calibre, were pleked up on the spot. These were the only clues. Of the weap ou there was no sign.

The affair is reminiscent of

|The,2,600 on February 7.

The proceedings were adjourned until March 16, ball being granted Įto accused

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BRITAIN ACCEPTS ARBITRATION ACT.

Continued from Paye 1.)

effect of the General Act would be to withdraw from the League Council questions with which It was specially competent to dent and to encourage frivolous claims. | encourage disputes and create trouble.

Limitations Ignored.

He suk that the General Act. to which the amendment declined- adherence, ignored the limitations) which practical experience had }

case.

were

Ruttonlee & Son, who however, re- fused to accept them, as the labels had been removed.

Traces of the labels on the neck of the bottles had been deliberately removed by the Chinese constable who had effected the arrrest, before they were taken into Court. 'conduct would be the subject of de-

partmental treatment.

His

His Worship pained out to the constable that it was not his duty to 'convict a mun-whom he had arrest- ed; it was only for him to state the facts of the arrest.

The defendant was discharged.

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SILENCE.

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Japanese Quake.

Tokyo, Mar. 9. Minor damage was suffered

at

(similar Communist outrage not placed on compulsory arbitration. very long back, when The On, a.de-It would fack elasticity and the tective belonging to the local Cri- experience of the League Council Hakodate, but there were по minal Investigation Department, could tot be brought to bear. casualties, when an earthquake also engaged in anti-Red activities, was shot down and killed in cold blood at a Yaumati restaurant.

BAVARIAN STEEL LOCK-OUT.

EMPLOYERS DISSATISFIED WITH ARBITRATOR.

wero

slightly

WAB

felt

Sir Herbert Samuel, on behalf of shook the city about 12.50 to-day. the Liberals, opposed the amend- Several houses ment. He claimed that British damaged. The shock necession to the General Act would quite appreciably in Tokyo. encourage other countries to fol- The quake was felt over a wide low ault, and would thus enable area in northern and central the world to face its problems with Japan. The selsmograph needle a new hope.

at the Hakodate seismological ob- servatory was thrown out of gear by the violence of the shock.

It may be noted that a total of 11,972 'quakes, inclusive of a large mumber Imperceptible to the hu- man body, was registered through- out Japan last year, about four; und a half times as many as in a normal year-Router.

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Accession Agreed.

The Conservative amendment was defeated by 231 votes to 139, Berlin, Mar. 9. and the House agreed to the acces Forty thousand people employ-sion to the General Act.-Renter ed in the Bavarian steel industry and British Wireless. have been locked out by their employers, who are dissatisfied with an arbitration award allow- ing only a five to six per cent.. cut in wages, instead of the re- quested fifteen per cent.-Reuter.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

DUNDEE SCORE TWICE IN ST. MIRREN MATCH.

Landon.. Mar. 9.

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In a Scottish League match at Dundee today, Dundee defeated St. Mirren by two goals to nil

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GETTING READY FOR THE BIG FUNCTION.

Minor Damunge.

Tokyo, Mar. 10. The damage in yesterday's quake does not appear to have been more serious than that caused y an ordinar winter gale in Eng- land,

were

London, Mar. 9.

In addition to that mentioned a The Prince of Wales and Prince George returned this morning to number of houses in the cities of

Morioku and Hachinohe Mar-del-Plata, the famous seaside resort, where they remain until lightly damaged. A good deal of Friday, when the Prince of crockery was probably smashed. Wales goca to Buenos Aires again

The veraneular papers esti. in readiness for the opening of the mated the total loss at not more British Trade Exhibition on Salur that £4,000. There were day-British Wireless.

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MURDERS TO REMOVE DISHONOUR.

EGYPTIAN PEASANTS KILLED BY THEIR FAMILIES,

Cairo, Feb. 4.

It has been a custom among the Egyptian pensants for centuries that where a daughter loses her virtue, the family avenge thoir dishonour by killing her.

her head to his village and exhi- bited it there, to prove that ven- geunco had been done.

Anather tragic story comes to- day from a village near Helounn. A boy and girl, each aged 10, Hving in adjoining villakon, fell in love. After meeting each other for some time, they married recently-and- settled in the boy's village,

Suspicions later grew in the wife's family that she had had re- lations with her husband before her marringe.

Only recently the headless body of a girl was found la a trunk here, Her brother subsequently confer At midnight yesterday the family sed that he had killed her to re- surrounded the house and avenged mova dishonour, which sho had their honour by shooting the brought upon her family. He took couple doad with rifles.

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