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四拜禮 OCTAEXXF THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1932. ERIT

MUDDLE OF CHINA DISASTROUS APLICHAU FIRE.

FINANCE.

MINISTERS GIVE | GAMBLING IN

Ard

IT UP.

CHIANG STIRS.

Shanghai, Jan, 11.

Mr. Huang fan-liang. the new Minister of Finance, and Mr. Ling Kung-holt, the Vice-Minister Flannce, have tendered their re- the reconstitute: signations to Nanking Government.

The Ministers declare that they are forced to do so owing to their Inability to solve the muddle of China's financiul affairs, ---Renter.

EXCHANGE.

SHARE PROFITS WIPED OUT.

MR. GREENWOOD'S BANKRUPTCY.

CX-

Admitting that his buk- ruptcy WIEN entirely dite to

ambiting in shares and change, Mr. Stanley Greenwood, į No. 14, Essex Crescent, butcher,! Shanghai, Jan. 14. of the Dairy Farm Co.. wis Chiang Kai-shek has arrived at publicly examined on his

military petition by the Official Receiver Hangehow to attend a

the [1 Agassiz) Divisional (Mr. E. I. Conference with his Commanders, causing the liveliest Bankruptcy Court this morning, before the Chief Justice (Sir by Joseph Kemp).

ultention of Government eireles, Chiang Kai-shek arrived aeroplane.

Soong To Return?

own

Are

PANICKY

LEAPS INTO STREET.

TWENTY HOUSES

GUTTED.

A disastrous fire, involving nearly twenty houses in the business centre of Aplichan, the island opposite Aberdeen, broke out in the early hours of this morning.

Fourteen houses, extend- ing along both sides of Main Street were completely gutt cd, while others were damaged by both fire and water.

son,

Two elderly people, an aged mother and her were injured by jumping from one of the upper floors. The alarm was raised at about minutes after mid-night, when the fire commenced on the ground Bour of 116. Main Street, occupiedi the Ping On Tong medicine dealera.

The Aberdeen Poller Station was communiented with and all

the

Debtor's Babilities 17,790.98, with assets of $616,48. Debtor gave his age as 20 years and said he came to Hongkong Torner three years ago on agreement with Mr. T. V. Soong, the

His salary Finance Minister, is also at Hang- the Dairy Farm Co.

month, including house chow. There is a suspicion that was $300 a

He had Huang Han-liang has resigned to and light allowance.

Soung previously been in America and permit the return of Mr.

this sale luminess was that of a Chiang's nomince,

with sharebrokers

A message was sent He started return to Nanking for the Lime Craneactions being.

to the Central Fire Brigade while despite the persuasive and in exchange. efforts of General Ho Ying-ching share dealings about January Gough Hill Police Station sent an

1931, with about $5,000 rapilat, hard appliance to the scene. and Mr. Chang Chi, who visited which sum he had saved, Fooghun earlier in the week. A

Profit at First.

Strong Hold. Nanking gunboat which was sent; to Fonghia has returned to Nank

Chiang Kai-shok still declines to/butcher. liis debta were due to avalible assistance was rusked to j

ing,

MC2:240,

At first the made certain profita. between $8,000 and $10,000, but From the Central Fire Brigade. In July he started to lose, owing all appliances were despatched but Chiang Kai-shek's attitude to to the market going against him. the use of the fire float had in be wards the new conition govern- The biggest fall was in Septem- brought into commission together this being due to the rise with other craft to take the fire ber, ment is still obscure,Rensha.

fighters across, in exchange.

Debtor went on to say that hel The lames had gained a strong,

he hold by the time the brigade met this obligations, as far as

his profits and arrived, the hand appliance from savings. All his creditors, with Gough Hill being on the seene in the exception of the Mercantile a little over three quarters of an. Bank, were unsecured, and the hour after the start of the out Bank was only partly secured. hrvak, while the Central uppli He bought exchange for about anees arrived ning minutes later.j

600 from the Bank, £500 at 1/-

Both Sides of Street. He and £1000 at 1/2.5/16ths.

M. LAVAL'S NEW

CABINET.

TAKES FOREIGN

MINISTRY.

could, out of

did not want the exchange; it was! The flames spread rapidly with the assistance of a fairly strong merely a gamble.

Paris, Jan. 13. To cover that, he put up cer-breeze. The two adjoining shops.; President Doumer this after-tain shares which were still held one a medicine dealers and the noon requested M. Pierre Lavaly the Bank and the Rank was, other a grocery and fruit ship, to form a new Cabinet, and late in fact, an unsecured creditor for were quickly involved. Houses on the both sides of No. 116, were gutted. £1,900. He bought about

and the Blaze spread across that! narrow thoroughfare and affected M. iv, who was Minister afj Mr. Agassiz:--Your position to three shops on the opposite side.

Much money

excitement prevailed 1 the Interior eoncurrently with his some extent is that the Prime Ministership in

last you made from the brokers went among the inhabitants of the vil-i

to the Mercantile lage. Those in the immediate Cabinet, appointed M. Cathala toas security that post and now undertakes the Bank, which is rather unfortunate e involved male hurriei exils Poreign Affairs portfolio.

for the brokers? -Yes,

this evening, the list was com-shares out of his profits.

Hard on Brokers, plete.

110

M. Tardieu becomes Minister for War.

The Cabinet.

s soon as the alarm was raised. the fire had Before

The Japanese foress in Manchuria hava suffered covere casual- ties in ougagements in the Chinchow region in the past faw days. Our photo shows an emergency dressing station on the railway,

PIRACY GUARDS ON

CHINA COAST.

C.N.C. APPEAL IN TEST CASE AGAINST CROWN.

RIGHTS AS TAXPAYERS.

London, Jan. 13.

THE Chids Navigation Company were represented in the Court of Appeal to-day, appealing against the decision of Mr. Justice Rowlatt dismissing their action against the Attorney-General concerning the British Government's right to demand payment for the provision of anti-piracy guards to British ships in Chinese waters.

The China Navigation Company contend that the expense of guarding British ships in Chinese waters with naval and military forces is covered by House of Commons votes, to which they contribute as tax-payers. The Company contend that the Crown is not empowered to claim payment

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FEDERAL INDIA.

Constitution Builders.

ENTERING ON NEW PHASE.

London, Jan. 13. The British members of the three special committees appointed in conformity with recommendations of the Round Table Conference are leaving for India to com- mence their work in a few days.

On the eve of their departure,

SHANGHAI CLUB DRAMA.

DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY.

WIFE SHOT WHEN IN BED.

(Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, Jan. 14. The inquest on Mr. Sidney Shervington, the steward of the Shanghai Club, who shot himself through the head with a revolver after dinner last night, will be opened to-day.

the Prime Minister has com- It appears that Mr. Sherving- municated with the chairmen, ton went to his quarters at the

of setting out the terms re- Shanghai Club at about nine ference, the franchise and com- o'clock and found his wife in munal issues being the subject bed. of special stress,

is The Marquies of Lothian Chairman of the Franchise Com- mittee, comprising seven other English members and seven repre- sentative Indians, most of whom were members of the recent Round Table Conference,

The Federal Finance Com-

mittee, of six memers, is under the chairmanship of Lord

Eustace

He suddenly, drew a revolver, shot his wife through the call of her leg, and then turned the непроп upon himself. The bullet pierced his temple and he dropped dead instantaneously. Mrs. Shervington shouted for the "boy" and oade him summon the Second Steward, Mr. Ki D.

Karanjia, who arrived in the bed-

Percy, and the Chairman of the room to And Shervington lying on the floor twitching spasmodically States Enquiry Committee,

of

seven members, in Mr: d. C. C. in a pool of blood."

Davidon, M.P.

It is explained that the States

Enquiry Committee, in the course

Police Official on Scene.

He obtained assistance from

Assistant

of its tour of the principal cen- Captain Bakor, the tres in the Indian Stator, will, Commissioner of the Shanghai adopt the procedure of meeting Municipal Police, who happened representatives of the States in to be in the Club at the time of

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the tragedy,

AN IRISH SWEEP CHANGE.

CESAREWITCH FOR NOV. HDCP.

Dublin, Jan. 13. The Hospital Trust is consider- ing replacing the Irish Hospitals Sweepstake on the Manchester Noveinber Handicap by one on the Cesarewitch which fa to be run at Newmarket on November 12.-

The hearing of the appeal, says Reuter was ad-Renter's Special Service, journed.

SHOULD SHIPOWNERS PAY?

At the original action, Sirithroughout seemed to be under a reached Lesile Scott. R.C., and Mr. Valen- complete misapprehension in that Debtor further stated that he was still employed by the Dairy serious dimensions, an elderly wo-tine Holmes appeared for the com- it seemed to suppose that the Farm Co., on a monthly basis and man. Lalu Ho, aged 70, and her pany; the Attorney-General (Sir right of the subject to, receive he and reason to believe that his son. Yuen Ming, aged 50, sustained Wai. Jowitt, K.C.), the Solicitor protection depended in some way

(Sir Stafford Crippa, upon his being a taxpayer. and Ministe enployment would be conued. injuries to their legs in jumping General

Company Must Pay. S. O. Ilena Collins for the Crown. Your bankruptcy in direly from

Sir Leafle Scott, R.C., said the

The full Cabinet list follow

Affairs ....M. Lava).

Prime Minister

for Foreign.

Justice

.M. Leon Berard.

Financo

M. Flandin.

Interior

.M. Cathala.

Budget

M. Pietri.

War

Marine Mercantile

M. Andre Tardieu. .M. Dumont.

--Yes, absolutely

---YCH.

Another woman, whose identity

It was quite true, of course.

GOLD STANDARD STRENGTH.

SOUTH AFRICA'S POSITION.

In

Mrs. Shervington was conveyed to the General Hospital, but is not in danger.

Formerly

the Hongkong Police Department, or the Prison Department, Mr. Shervington was forty-two years of Ryc. Mrs. Shervington is an American.

REPARATIONS DILEMMA.

AMERICA WILL

NOT ATTEND.

Washington, Jan. 13.

Mr. H. L. Stimson, the Secrotary of State, disap- pointed European hopes to- day by announcing that the United States does not ex- pect to send a representative to the Reparations Confer- ence at Lausanne.

It is understood that plans for

meeting of the British Cabinet in London this afternoon,

SAFE AND SOUND. the Conference were discussed at a

Pretoria, Jan. 13. Africa's ability

South

The Chancellor of Exchequer, who to attended was in possession of the

due to gambling and aoth else? the street for of No. 116 into KC.), Mr. Wilfrid Lewis and Mr. |

If you had not gambled, you has not been discovered, was found action related to the claim of the that the Crown could not impose maintain her currency upon the Report received from Sir Frederick would not have been here to-day? Ing in the street suffering from Crown to compel shipowners money bargain on the company gold standard is reaffirmed in a¦ Loith Ross, of the Treasury, who

injuries apparently enused through pay for the cost of protecting By executive action the Crown

British shipping in the China sens could not make the company pay statement issued to-day by the has returned from Paris after con- You have. I think, a certain re-jumping from an upper Boor.

The injured were removed to the against piracy. Early in 1930 the anything. It was obvious that Reserve Bank of South Africa, versations with French Treasury lative in England towards whose sapport you contribute from your overnment Civil Hospital for Crown decided that after March the Crown had no right to exact.

31. 1930, guards would only bo treatment. salary? Yes.

The firemen gradually gained the And you are continuing your

upper hand and by 2.29 a.m. had Marine M. Chappedelnine, eutriiulions Yes, as far

the flames under control, although possibly can.

it we not entirely extinguished You are prepared to pay from until about 4 o'elnek,

me, for distribu- your salary to

the! tion among your creditors. sum of $75 per month-Yes.

And that in all you feel you can properly afford to pay?—Yes. Incidents You have no other means or ference

those assets whatever beyond disclosed to me in your statement of affairs?-None.

Post and Tele-

graphs

Air

.M. Guernier.

.M. Dumesnil, Conimerce M. Robin.

Public Instruc-

tion

Agriculture

Colonies

M. Roustan. ..M. Fould.

...M. Reynard.

l'ensions ....M. de Ribes. Public Works..M. Deligne. Labour

..M. Landry,

Reuter.

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You are not married?-No The examination was closed.

Earth Tremor in North Wales. Residents of Pwllheli Have Alarming

Experience.

(Reuter's Special Service). London, Jan. 13.

short, but very pronounced

eth tremor. Residents of Pwllheli, in

the shook The disturbance North Wales, were,consider- houses of the township like no ably alarmed in the early

many "radies, and the shock mada the crockery dance on the shelves. hours of this morning, when No serious damage as a result the~aron~-was- rocked-by-a-has been reported..

Electric Shack»,

Home

One of the most extraordinary was electric Inter- for

considerable i period with the firemen in carry- ng out their task of subduing the

date?

which main-

TSINGTAO.

DAMAGE TO CHINESE PREMISES.

Teingtao, Jan. 14.

The statement declares that experts > questions concerning the

on subject supplied for it limited period on payment for something which the from the viewpoint of the gold reparations probiem British Wire- condition that the shipowners, he had a right to demand. held in reserve as enver for our fear.

point was that it was for the rency issues, the Union's exchange paid for the full cost.

company itself to decide whether resources are fully adequate. His Lordship:You have had its vessels carried the guards or In addition, the Union hus re- MORE INCIDENTS IN the guards, and the question I

not. If the company chase to tained a substantially favourable have to decide whether you engage in what was, doubtless, a trade balance throughout the cur- have to pay for them after that very profitable trade, knowing it rent depression, and has not been was dangerous, and the Crown

wn seriously troubled by unbalanced "Sir Lestic:-That is the point said it could have guards if there are, furthermore, no ex-

Budgets: wanted them, but would have to Duty of the Crown.

maturing foreign pay for them, the company was traordinary

all of Sir Leslie Scott, for the com- under no obligation to take the long term credits,

to the It was quite free in the factors contribute flames. This was caused through pany argued that money paid guards.

It need not go into the tenance of the gold standard.--- live

contuct wires coming into

under protest to a servant of the matter.

(Continued on Page 7.) with the water, causing the firo- Crown on demand as an executive Auffer shocks. The officer of the Crown was recover- low. The Crown spectacle

of firemen suddenly able at common dropping their implementa and could not keep money paid in such

The Crown circumstances.

owed to perhaps the most unusual

protection, which WAB providing of the blaze.

Fire Omeer Fitzhenry, who was the conferse of the duty of alle

ich the subject owed to Thich His the Cron. The decision to

on to give an unpleasant experience. torch came into contact with a protection must be taken regard- live wire and he was sent flying less of any taking of money, and of his fest, having received in the subject could not be called severu shock.

sipon pay undor a contract those circumstances.

men

to

leaping from electric shoe feature the indifidual subject the duty of

in charge of the Brigade, aufered glance hi

Router.

The Monarch of Doorn Unwell.

Ex-Kaiser Suffering From "Obstinate Bronchitis."

A Japanese mob yesterday raid- ed the promises of a Chinese fish- Ing company and the Chinese Exchange, causing considerable. damage. 800 Japanese marines have been patrolling and to avoid any misunderstanding the Chinese Government officials have ordered), the Chinese gendarmes to go on patrol unarmed.-Renska.

NO RIDER MAIN SUPPLY.

WATER FROM STREET. FOUNTAINS.

The difficulty, which threaten-made in ed to destroy the efforts of the Such a contract would be vicloun,

(Reuter's Special Service); fireinen, was eventually over because It brought into considera-

Doorn, Jan, 137

this A medical report issued come when a European police tion matters which could not be sergeant of the Aberdeen coneldered.

The Attorney-General (Sir Wm. The ex-Kaiser, monarch of evening says that the ex-Kaner is

It is notified by the Water Au-. Station forced open a distribui-

contended that the Doorn, who spent the Christmas in no Immediate danger, but the thority that as from Saturday, Jowitt KC.) In box and amushed the fuses wit

meston of the constitutionail holidays chopping wood and with a 12-pound hammer... rieht of the subject to protection cutting trees, is now reported greatest care must be taken of the 16th instant, the rider mains in Main Street In Aplichau from the Crown had nothing to be suffering from "obstinate ex-German Emperor for some time (all districts will be closed. YA presented a denotato spectacle whatever to do with the case of

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that Court

company bronchitis."

The

A constant supply will, however, He is over soventy years of age. be given from street fountains.