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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1931.′′

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FamDERICK PARCY FRANKLIN, at-1.and 3. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong:

GOVERNMENT AND

SUEZ CANAL.

"IMPERTINENT" REPLY BY

COMPANY.

B.O.T. CONSIDERING.

London, Mar. 80.

FATHER WHO SOLD|FATHER TIERNEY'S

AMUSEMENT

DAUGHTER.

FATE UNKNOWN.

ADMISSIONS IN MUI-TSAI.

PROSECUTION.

OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF DEATH LACKING.

AT THE

WARNED BY COURT.

OF HONGKONG.

NANKING ENQUIRIES QUEEN'S.

London, Mar. 30.

The case against Fung Sam-mui,

No oficial confrmation is yet The matter of the excessive dues an unmarried woman, charged with charged by the Sooz Canal Com-keeping an unregistered mul-taal, available regarding the reported pany was raised in the House of was pressed by the S.C.A. repre- death of Father Tierney, of the the Henderson, Arthur Commons to-day by Mr. A. M.aentative, Mr. Q. A. A. MacFadyen, St. Columba's Mission, Keinchang, Samuel (Con. Farnham) who sug at the Central Police Court to-day. Mr. Kested that the Government make Mr. MacFadyen said he wanted Foreign Secretary, replying to

request to

that His staterl the appropriate to press for a more heavy penalty questions in the House of Com economie committee to consider than usual, by reason of the fact mons today, whether the scale of dues was that the child was bought as re- Majesty's Minister in Chins had been unable to confirm or deny restricting British ekports to the

cently as February last.

the rumour of Father, Tierney's Far Enat.

death. . who sold the child was her own

Mr. W. It. Smith, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, replied that the whole qucation was under consideration, but use- ful service would not be served by such an enquiry.

father.

The man

Mr. Henderson added that Sir quent communication with Dr. C. Milos Lampson has been in fre- T. Wang, the Foreign Minister, on the subject of Father Tierney's detention, and Dr. Wang, under- took on March 26 to again tele

On Sunday, continued Mr. Mac- Fadyen, a district watchman sa a crowd gathered in the street, and, on enquiring into the matter, Mr. Samuel then drew attention was told by the girl, who was in the "impertinent" statement the centre of the group, that she recently issued by the Company, had been ill-treated by her mis-graph the local authorities.

the She was taken to

The latter had at that time recommending that British ship-tross.

Father owners with complaints should Government Civil Hospital, for an already been instructed to spare apply to the British Government examination of any peasible in-nothing for relief out of the dividenda naid jury. It appears, however, that Tierney's release, being prepared to the British Government.

the medical report was not enough to pay the ransom if necessary. A special messenger had been fle asked the Government to for a charge of ill-treatment to convey to the British representa be brought, although there were sent to the locality by the Chinese tive on the Board of Directors of certain marks which were probably Government to obtain information the Suez Canal Company that due to the girl being beaten five and he was expected buck in Nan-

king on April 13. British shipners were not going to

or six days before. tolerate such languago.

Mr. Smith gave an asstirance that the Board of Trade fully of the selzen the importance nutter, and was dealing with it.- Renter

KWANGSI ISSUE RAISED.

to

secure

to

Mr. Henderson, replying The father of the child, when questioned, told him (Mr. Mac-another question, said he had no Fadyen)

that he sold the girl information, apart from the Press because of extreme poverty, and reports, regarding the reported that when he heard that the child murder of two American women missionaries In South China.-- WAS being treated, he came Renter. down her from the country to get her back, We had sold her to the necused for $65, Chinese currency. which was much less than local money. In endeavouring to get the child back, he offered $14,

TWO DELEGATES ON VISIT Hongkong money, to the accused.

TO NANKING.

Shanghai, Mar. 30.

who refused, saying wanted a further $30.

that she

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AMBITIOUS NANKING

UNDERTAKING.

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Hongkong Example.

He Mr. MacFadyen) had not the whole of the world in search of Considered to have a significant f charged the father with aiding and a land transfer system which could bearing on the politlent situation abetting, as he could have done, be best applied to the needs of Another interesting point re- in South Chlan is the visit to Nan this heing in consideration of the China.

circumstances-the fact that he king of General Wu Ting-yang and Mr. Chan Shih, both being was an ignorant countryman and vealed, was in the proposal of the members of the Executive Council the desirability of having him as Chinese Government to conduct a of the newly-formed Kwangsi Pro witness for the prosecntion. geological survey of the whole of vincial Government, with General He (Mr. MacFadyen) doubted If the country at the same time of the Wang Shao-hung au Chief Com- he could give the child back to xeodetical survey, this being in or- missioner.

him, as he was still poor and der to estimate the mineral wealth

of the country. Mr. Chan Shih arrived at Nan- might sell her again.

"It seems that they are tackling Accused, in reply to the Court, the problem well." was the opinion king this morning and will inter-

Was offered. view President Chiang Kai-shek declared that the child to-morrow. He has made a state-presented" to her. She admitted, ment to Chinese newspaper cor- however, that she paid $63

that respondents

General Pei "Vinegar und ginger money" to

An interesting renson Chung-hsi is the most truculent of the eblid's father.

Infining the woman $150, or six Chinese Government's action in the Kwangsi generala now holding

the advice of the local Baking

advanced. out against the suggested armistice weeks' In default, the Magistrate

authorities, (Mr. Williams) observed that the The Chinese Government, "we with Nanking.

General Wa Ting-yang is visit-child's father did not deserve to were informed, "was very impressed ing Hangehow, the famous resort have his child back at all-he with the geodetical survey of the noar Shanghai. General Wu is could consider himself lucky that New Territories carried out by the quoted

na saying that for the he was not charged with aiding and Hongkong Land Office some time disbandment of superfluous armies and carrying out of the military rehabilitation in Kwangsi a sum of $1,800,000 will be required. He denies rumours that Nanking has given $500,000 to General Wang Shao-hung to carry out this pro jevt.

THREAT TO SUGAR COMBINE.

abetting.

SHOOTING TRAGEDY

IN JOHORE.

SULTAN'S NEPHEW AND WIFE FOUND DEAD.

Singapore, Mar: 25. Johore Bharu was the scene of hooting tragedy on Monday

ALLEGED BREACHES OF THE afternoon, involving the death of

ANTI-TRUST LAW.

New York, Mar. 30.

a member of the Royal family and his wife.

WRS

for the

ngo. They did, in fact, regard it na n model survey, and stated that they considered it a fine piece of work."

OIL IMPORTS INTO AMERICA.

MAJORITY OF COMPANIES AGREE TO REDUCE.

Washington, Mar. 30.

All leading importers of foreign petroleum have now conformed to It appears that shortly after the informal request of the Govern 1.30 p.m. the bodies of Ungku ment to assist in a Umitation of oil A suit for the dissolution of the Mohamed bin Ahmad and his imports.

house Sugar Institute and for a per- wife were found in the

The latest to join in is the Stard- manent isjunction against the where they lived with Ungku ard Oil Company of Indiana, which American Sugar Refining Com- Mohamed's mother, the Tungku notified the Treasury to-day that pany and forty-nine other defen- Besar (second sister of H. the it will join the dants charged with violation of Sultan of Johore). They had been ninety days.

varies

scheme within

the Sherman Anti-Trust Law, has shot and a revolver and a service The decisions of the companies been filed in the Feileral Court rifle, both of which had been fired with regard to curtallment apply on behalf of the United States were found close by. It is pre-only to a ninety-day period and the Attorney-General-Reuter's Amer-sumed the Ungku Mohamed shot amount of the reduction proposed

his wife and then himself. ican Service.

considerably. Reuter's Ungku Mohamed was 23 years American Service. of age and his wife was &year younger. Ho was engaged in the office of the Dato Mentri Besar and was a second Lieutenant in the Johore Volunteer Forces. father was Ungku Chik Ahmad.

Later.

A Raw Deal, Members of the Sugar Institute produce eighty-five per cent. of the sugar consumed in the United

States.

The Government's complaint It is thought that "falousy was against organisation alleges that sugar sold by the members has been the cause of the tragedy. manufactured from the raw pro- duct obtained in Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawall and the Philippines at abnormally low prices, which has not been reflected in the cost to the consumer--Reuter's American Service.

CHINESE AERIAL SERVICE.

SHANGHAI LINK WITH ICHANG.

RUSSO-CHINESE OUTLOOK.

SOVIET ACTIVITY ON THE FRONTIER

Mukden, Mar. 30. The Intelligence Department of the Manchurian Army has been informed of military activities at Chita and one or two of the more important strategic positions on the Chinese-Russian frontier where the Russian Garrison forces have Shanghal, Mar. 80.* The first trip in connexion with been increased coincident with the Moscow of the chief the inauguration of a Passon return to gor aerial service linking Shanghal Chinese delegate attending the with Ichang in Hupeh on the Upper Moscow Conference, General Moh

Toh-hui. Yantsze will be started to-morrow

Official opinion in Government morning when plane will leave for chang, making one atop at circles in that this is part of a Russian demonstration. to bring The now service is being organ-pressure on China at the Moscow ined by the Chinese Civil Aviation Conference. The number of Rus-

increased... Company which Intends to provide sian military planes has also been twelve regular trips in a month.

Hankow.

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MOTHERWELL'S BIG WIN.

ONLY TWO SHORT OF THE

CENTURY MARK.

London, Mar. 30. Motherwell defeated Falkirk by six goals to one at Fir Park to- day, the leading positions in the Scottish Longue as a result being na followar Motherwell .. 34 23 6 6 98 30 62 Rangers

32 23 & 80 25 49 Coltile

32 20 8 480 31-48 D 67 40 45 Partick 83 21

WEATHER REPORT,

The Royal Observatory reports is highest over that pressure North Japan. A depression is situated between Nagasaki and Oshima,

The annual dinner of the Law and Commerce Society of the Hongkong University is to be held at Lane. 11th: April; at 8.30 p.m. Crawford's Restaurant, on Saturday,

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