1932-12-20 — Page 21

THE CASE

AGAINST

PERSIA

OLD CRIMINAL CAUGHT

HOTEL ROBBERY

ATTEMPTED

BRITISH MEMORANDUM Eastern Hotel yesterday, conse-

TO LEAGUE

NEED FOR EARLY ACTION

London, Dec. 19.

The oil concession dispute bo tween the British and Persian Governments, referred to the League of Nations by the British Government under Article XV of the Covenant, came before the Council at Geneva to-day.

Britain had proposed submitting the dispute, which arises out of the Poraian Government's action In announcing the cancellation of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's concession, to the International Court of Arbitration at the Hague, but as the Persian Government disputed the competence of that tribunal to deal with the case, the British Government, to prevent waste of time, brought it before the League Council.

A Chinese arrested at the Great

quent on an unsuccessful attempt to rob a fellow-lodger, turned out;

to be a criminal with a record ex- tending over a period of fifteen years,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1932.

FATHER FOUND NOT GUILTY

ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE FALLS

PRAYA INCIDENT

murder his

On a charge of attempting to two children on He first came into police hands November 2nd, by drowning, in 1917, when, charged with false Fung Po-wan was this afternoon pretences, he received a sentence found "Not Guilty" at the of seven days. Subsequently, be Criminal Scasions and was dis- twice again went to prison for charged. The case was heard aimilar offences, being banished for ten years after serving his last by the Pusine Judge (Mr. Justice sentence.

Wood) and a jury.

Nothing was further heard of During the final stages of the him until yesterday, when on let-case, the accused, whilst piving ting himself into a room at the evidence, broke down and sobbed Great Eastern Hotel with a forged bitterly, and it was some time master key, he was surprised by hefore he could proceed with his

the two inmates.

story.

PRISONER'S STORY.

WAA

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London, Dec. 19. The first transmission to the Empire from the now B.B.C. Sta- tion at Daventry was made to-day,

RADIO BROADCAST

RELAY OF THE LINCOLN'S

BAND

From Z. B. W. on wave-length of

G-7 p.m. Chinese programme.

when speeches were delivered by 355 metres (846 k/c).

the Chairman of the Corporation. (the Right Honourable J.II. Whit- John Reith) and others. ley), the Director General

WAS

(Sir

All the speeches emphasised that the nervice

of ex- Perimental charactor, both techni- cally and as to programmes, and that development would be assisted by reports to the Corporation from

overseas.

From to-day programmes will be broadcast regularly to all parts of the Empire betwen 5 p.m. and midnight. local time. British

Wireless.

MUSICAL SERVICE..

►

7-10.30 p.m. European programme. 7 p.m. Block Quotations, etc. 7.3-8.15 p..

A programmo of records kindly Orchestral-Estudiantina loaned by a listener.

(Waldteufel). Orchestral-The Skators

(Waldteufel).

International Concert Orch. Song--At Santa Barbara (Weatherly

and Russell). Song-Will She be Waiting Up

(layer and Sterndala-Bennett).

Dennis Noble (Baritone).

Organ Medley of Song Hits, 1930.

Quentin Maclean. Orchestral-Sparkling Waters of

Waikiki. Orchestra-Bhuo Hawail.

Jo Hawailan Orchestra. Xylophone Solo-Dancing Stars. Xylophone Solo-Dance of the Toy

Regiment.

Joseph Green. Organ Solo--Falling in Love Again. Organ Solo-The Love Waltz.

Reginald Poort, Orchestral-Any Rags, Bottles

cr Bones. Orchestral-Will Anybody Here Have

a Drink?

They had simulated sleep when he pulled nside their mosquito net, and it was not until they heard Giving evidence, prisoner said: the Jingle of silver dollára ne a-On the morning of November cont kept in a wardrobe was dis-2nd, I went to my mother-in-law's turbed, that they awoke to life.. house at Johnson Road, Wanchal, Emitting a terrine yell, they to look for my son. When I got frightened the thief, who bolted there I took my son, daughter and | AT KOWLOON UNION CHURCH. out of the room into the corridor, mother-in-law out. That was my where he was chased and caught, ordinary movemeal whenever I go, He turned out to be the occupant there. My object for doing this ranged for Friday, 23rd, December, A musical service has been ar. of a room three corridors away. was to take the children

Detective Sergeant Macdonald, teahouse and

taat 9 o'clock at the Kowloon Union drink tea. My Church. The British memorandum pre- who had charge of the case, told mother-in-law suggested that tea-

Jack Payne and His B. B. C. Dance Orchestra.. not healthy and aented on the dispute traces the the Magistrate (Mr. Wynne-Jones) drinking

The programme takes the form

Piano Solo-C. B. Cochran's 1930 history of the concession which to-day that there had been an that she had already prepared of excerpta from the oratorios of does not expire until 196) and epidemic of such larcenies in some.

Revue-Medley. I then said I would take Handel's Messiah—"And the glory

Raio da Canta. which contains no provision for hotels and boarding-houses, and them will. We walked of the Lord", "Thus saith the Humeroun-The Parton Talks About unilateral cancellation, The Per- thai i had been difficult to arrest Lions the Praya and as I looket! Lord"; "But who may abide the day

Marriage ("Yes I Think Sol") Alan Government, it states, up to the culprits. He asked for an ex-out into the harbour I

of His coming", "He shall feed His

Vivian Foster. flock like a shepherd", "Come unto Orchestral--Where the Golden the end of last year had received emplary pennity.

Ilim" and the famous "Hallelujah". DuTodila Grow, over eleven million pounds in

Haydn's "Creation"-"Rolling in

Orchestral-Rollin' Down the River. royalties.

foaming billows" and the "Heavens

Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians. are telling"; with two numbers Orchestral-Makin' Faces at the Man from Mendelssohn's Elijah-"He. in the Moon. watching over Israel" and "Hear Orchestral-Cherie C'Est Vous. ye, Israel", forming a pleasing con- Juck Payne and His B. B. C. Dance trast to the exaltation of the other

Orchestrn. itema.

8.15-9 p.m.

EARLIER DISCUSSIONS. The situation earlier this year' wns that a preliminary agreement for modifying the existing basis

On the two charges brought be- mc fore the Court, of attempted lar-| ceny and possession of the forged, key, the prisoner was sentenced to i a total of six months' hard labour.?

on which the royalty was enleulat- COTTON & WHEAT

ed had been reached between the Peralan Government and the Com- pany and had been approved by the Persian Council of Ministers and a formal agreement to give it effect, already negotiated and initialled by the representatives of the par-

LATEST NEW YORK QUOTATIONS

Mesara, Swan, Calbertson and Fritz

ties, had been, for some months,ve received the following quota-

tions on the New York cotton and under the consideration of the wheat exchanges for yesterday: Peralan Government.

NO ALTERNATIVE. Although apparently

December

dis- i January

satisfied with the proposed agree: March ment, no alternative proposals to May the Company had actually heen July made by the Persian Government. October The Company would have been Spot perfectly prepared

to consider

such proposals on receiving them December heen December and' if no agreement had possible

claims by the May any

July Government against the Company been submitted Lo should have arbitration in accordance with the terms of the concession.

મ

announcing their

Cotton

HOW 21

ANGLO-PERSIAN DISPUTE

CONSIDERATION POSTPONED.

Geneva, Dec. 19.

The Council of the League has adjourned consideration of the Anglo-Persian dispute until its next meeting, which will be held at Geneva be tween January 6 and January 23.-Renter.

Opening Closing

itange Range 2924922

Wheat

0.10

5,04-6.04

6,10-6.30

5.05-5.98 number of American battleships. 6.03-8.03 6.0-6.05 6.08-6.08 My children then said :-"Look at 6.18-6.17 0.18-6.30 the battleships." I walked with 0.30-6.29. 6.30-6.31 them along the Praya Wall and 6.30-6.30 6.18–6.50 |

Jennie to n Government Pler.

I then went on to the Pler with I went up to the ex- treme of the Pier and squatted down on a place nor the Castern end of the pier facing the west. My son was standing up facing Kowloon with his back to Hong- kong and my daughter was facing enn-Hongkong. The place on which

was squalling was about three feet

Chiengo Winnipeg the children.

4416

401%

444

10%

46%%%

425

4051

43%

tion by the illegal step of celling the concession.

MAINTAINING STATUS QUO,

from the pier. At the time I was

The Persian Government, how- ever, instead of taking such

Obviously, negotiations could holding a piece of chocolate for course, sent a communication to

not be fruitfully pursued while they children. My son had finished the Company

Persian Government claimed to his and my daughter was holding decision to cancel the concession.

A having her's in her hand, The Company replied disputing treat the concession

their Own unilateral, been terminated by the legality of Auch

unilateral act. action

On being informed of the situa- tion, the British Government took up the case. in the exercise of their rights to protect British nationale when injured by acts contrary

law to international committed by another State..

INTERNATIONAL wrong.

their

power

appro-

A relay of the Dead of the Int Batto. The Lincolnshire Regiment by

The augmented choir will be as- sisted by the soloists-Mrs. G. Find permission of Lt. Col. E. J. de Mathison, a new

C. Boys, M.C., and Officers, from comer to the Shumshuipo Barracks.

colony, and an artiste of no mean ability; Mrs. H. L. Lockhart and Mr. W. H. Bailey, who need no in- troduction to Hongkong audiences. The Instrumental part of the aer- vice will be maintained by Mrs. Frank Short at the plano, and Mr. Rupert Baldwin, A. T. C. L. at the organ. The conductor is Mr. J. J. Cornellus,

NANKING SESSION

MR. SUN FO RETURNS TO GOVERNMENT

Nanking, Dec. 18. In an interview with Press cor- to-day respondents

Mr. Chu Ming-yu, Secretary General of the Executive Yuan, confirmed the report that Mr. Sun Po has consented to assume the post of resident of the Executive Yuan,

-Beuter,

1.

2.

3.

4.

Programme.

March-Ruser (Ganne), Overture-French Comedy

(Bela).

Praeludium (K. Jamfeld).

Suite in Eb (Holst).

5. Parade of the Puppets (Anon).

U. Suite of Three Irish Dances

(Ansell).

ค

4-9.30 p.m.

From the Studio.

A pianoforte recital by Professor

S. Mutiezoff.

Programme.

1. Sonate Moondschein

(Beethoven).

2. Nocturno No. 3 (Liszt).

3. Valse No. 2 (Godard).

Venezia and Neapol No. 3

1.

9.30-10.30 p.m.

(Liszt).

A programme of Columbia and Regal records.

Variety. Piano Solo-Words and Music--

Selection.

Chorus-Ain't It Grand to be Bloomin'

Billy Mayer DB939.

Well Dond.

The Barmy Brothers MR:59.

Yoent Duet Lavex Pounds of

Heaven.

Layton and Johnstone. Song-Speak to Me of Love,

Turner Layton (Tenor) DB937.

The "Empress of Russia" arrived at A Woodland IdyllBird Songs and Vancouver yesterday.

Calle, Alec Shaw, The Scottish "Bird Men" DB936. Vocal Duet-Love me Tonight. Vocal Duct-The Old Man of the

Mountain.

Layton and Johnstone DB043. Orchestral-Hush Hunk Hush, Here

Comes the Bogey Man.. Orchestral Teddy Bears' Plenie. The B. B. C. Danco Orchestra DB955. Orean Solo-They All Start

Whistling Mary.

CHILDREN QUARREL. The British Government were. My son snatched at the chocolate. most anxious that the dispute in my daughter's band and mys

handl should not disturb their hitherto daughter then pushed her

Per-behind her back. My son slap- plane!" and my daughter asked me friendly relations with the

her in the face ando carry her up to see the aero- sian Government and would do ped

I to she cried. gaid "You two plane. everything in

other. cooperate with the League Council people will kill each

FELL INTO SEA. in blnining an amicable and What you are doing now is striking equitable settlement.

your left hand, with your right. Defendant at this point broke They urged upon the Council The son tried again to snatch the down and sobbed and had difficulty After giving the text of the the necessity of Laking

chocolate, and the chocolate fell in continuing with his story. Notes exchanged, the Memoran-priate steps to secure the malu-to the ground. The two children When he eventually recovered he dum vs the British Government tenance of the status quo and to trieved it and said to them "You daughter I saw my sun fall into the Octet Serenade."

struggled to pick it up. I re-said: "When I picked up my were compelled take a

aerlous prevent the interests of the omare about to go to a convent and sea. viow of the situation created by pany from being prejudiced pendlive there, and if you people beson and went into the water my- I went up to try and save my the Persian Government's actions-ing proceeding before the Council, have like that all the time, you self. I did not think at that time which could only be regarded asj MATTER OF URGENCY, a unilateral act of confiscation

will surely be killed sooner or that I was carrying my daughter. Sir William Malkin, in present Inter." contrary to international law, and

After I fell into the water I saw ing the British case to the Council,

Then I felt my brain was in con- some light and was pulled to the which constituted in this

aald his Government felt it con- fusion and I tried to open my eyes top by means of a bamboo pale." tained elements which required and look at things. All I saw was Mr. Fraser asked accused if he the Council's attention in n matter stara. At that time I was em-showed any interest in the wel- of urgency. The Persian Govern-bracing my daughter with my right fare

of the children after the

case

an international wrong, done to the United Kingdom through the person of a British company.

Marcover, if this action

were

to be followed by an attempt to

Organ Solo Happy-Go-Lucky You

and Broken-Hearted Me.

Sidney Torch DB946.

Octet Gavotte Tendre.

News.

J. H. Squire Celeste Octet DB928. 10.30 p.m. tugby Mid-day Press 1035 p.m. Close Down. All records in the above European programmes, except where otherwise atated, are kindly supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.

EMPIRE PROGRAMME. To-day's programme from GSD,

broadcasting on a wave

ment were entitled to a reasonable hand and holding my hat with the incident, And prisoner replied Daventry, take posseaslon of the company's period for the presentation of other. My son was standing on that he did. He was sick all length of 25.28 metres (11,800 kilo- extensive and immensely valuable their cane, but he hoped the mat-my left hand side, with his hands that day but sent his niece properties in Persin, or should ter would be ready for considera-on my shoulder, My son was enquire about the children, any action or inaction by the lion at the Council meeting to be facing Kowloon and, seeing an

of the works of Grieg. held on January 23rd-British neroplane, said “Acroplane! Aero-

(Continued on Next Columns.)

to

Persian Government lead Burious injury to the property or personnel of the company, situation of the utmost gravity

would arise.

MATTER FOR DISQUIETUDE.

A

It was a matter for disquietude

Wireless.

DAY BY DAY: NEWS IN BRIEF

HAPPINESS, PEACE AND CONTENT-

Yesterday afternoon, Lady Peel and Lady Wilson attended Mrs. R.H. Kotewall's "At Home" to members of EX-the Halcyon Club and friends.

that the Persian Government and MENT OF MIND COME FROM WITHIN rofused to accept responsibility AND ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON

The alece confirmed this state

ment.

to cycles):

5.30 p.m. Time Signal from Big Ben. Recital of Gramophone Records

(1.30 p.m.

The Wireless Singers. 0.55 p.m. Now Books, By E. M.. Forster.

7.15 p.m. News Bulletin.. 7.30 b.m. Close down.

His Lordship, (to. Mr. Fraser): —No chargo was Inid on November 2nd, was it?

Mr. Fraser:-No.

MOTHER-IN-LAW'S EVIDENCE.

Chan Wong-ahi, the mother-in- law, was re-called and admitted that accused bought chocolate but To relieve financial stringency of said it was left at the house. the merchants during the end of the She beard an aeroplane. The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.. year when settlemonta of accounts His Lordship: Why did you Office, Ltd., have issued a handly block in Canton is ready to loan money to not report this matter to the police calendar, whilst Messre. Dodwell and needy traders who can offer their the same day?

Witness:-My husband was not Co. are circulating neat little Way-goods for security such as raw silk,

-Otis pocket diaries,

cotton yarn, pennut oil and other non-at home and my daughter wan al- perishable commodities.

no out. When my husband came back in the evening, he suggested informing the S.C.A.

Answering the foreman of the

Ltd., and the Canton Fire Insurance have to be made, the Municipal Bank

fo rany such loss or damuge, Į TERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES, although the terms of the con- cassian bound the Persian Govern- ment to take the necessary mea- sures for the protection of the property and the employees,

The British Government tinued most anxious that the dimculties between the Persian Government and the Company

con

KZRM PROGRAMME. To-day's broadcast from the Manila slation:

5.00 p.m.-Studio Music. 0.10 p.In Spanish Informational Period.

Informational

6.30 p.m.-English Period.

7.00 p.m.--Studio Dialect Pro- Fernando. Tagalog-Amado and Dely

7.15 p.m.-Rocorded Requests. Musle House Johnny Harris and 7.30 p.m.-Piano Requests-Lyric Guest Artist.

7.45 p.m.-Ford Service Pro- gramme Continental Trio.

8.00 pm-Botica Bole Master Music Programme.

B.15 pm-Conservatory of Music- 8.45 p.m.-Stock Quotations, 8.50 p.m.--Studio gramme Ilocano.

In a petition to the Canton, city should be settled by an amicable government, the Bureau of Social The children's entertainment under and fair agreement. They

em.Affairs suggenta the immediate ex- the title of "Old Friends with New

Poor House at Faces" which was to have been held jury, witness and defendant did U. P. ProgramMo. phatically repudiated the allega. For to house 8,000 poor people in the Union Church Hall, Kowloon, not object to her accompanying

tablishment of n tion they had done anything to in Canton who are without means of in ald of the Ministering Children's them. impedo such agreement and. In cheiter in the prosont cold season. Loague, yesterday afternoon, fact, took no steps in the matter Already there is a Beggars Home postponed account of rainy at all until the Porsian Govern- for mendicants in the city, under the weather to after Christman. ment created the present situa- control of the same Bureau.

תם

Ídate will be announced later.

Dialect Pro-

Music Dollar

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After a brief summing up by

The

the Judge, the jury returned a verdiet of "Not Guilty" and ne- cused was discharged.

9.20 p.m.Danco

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MANCHUKUO MONEY.

NEW CURRENCY TO BE RELEASED TO DAY

kok dollar notos of various de nominations, which the Bank wit ratonao on December 20.

The currency of Manchuko after to-morrow will be silver dol. Inra.

Harbin, Dec. 10. The Central Bank of Manchu The notes, at present in circula- kuo, it is reported, has recolved tion, will be gradually withdrawn. a large consignment of Manchu-}-Router.