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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1933.

NINE INCHES OF RAIN ON ISLAND: WATER FAMINE FEARS OVER

T.U.C.. OPPOSES FASCISM

AGAINST DICTATOR- SHIPS OF ANY KIND.

London, Sept. 7. Although British Fascists claim their government was all British It was foreign in Its inspiration and make-up, declared Me. Citrine, General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress, in presenting, to the general council of the congress report on "Dictatorship and the Trade Union Movement" at the annual meeting in Brighton this evening.

BIG INCREASE IN STORAGE

SUPPLY HOURS NOT TO BE CHANGED

GAIN NOT YÉT

SUFFICIENT :

The island reservoirs have benefitted by nearly three hundred million gallons as a Mr. Citrine said they must fight result of the heavy rains Fascism before it became powerful brought by Monday's and must not ouder-estimate its weather disturbance, while The dictatorship of the pro-Kowloon's reservoirs are al- letariat," was a meaningless phrase ready full.

importance,

but it was useless to say that such

a doctrine was not a menace when The prospect of a modification thousands of pounds were being of the water restrictions in Hong- paid in the furtherance of Russian kong is, however, remote at the progaganda- in this country.

moment. Further heavy rains are

The polley of the council was not anticipated yet. clear, the General Secretary con tinued, and it would uso

The typhoon is now in the Gulf nilit of Tongking, about one hundred

power against dictatorships of any miles west of Hainan Straits, kind. The report was adopted by an overwhelming majority-Removing slowly westwards.

ter,

AUSTRALIA LACKS STAFF OFFICERS

NEED FOR TRAINED MEN

A trough of relatively low pressure extends from Indo-China, across the Philippines to Guam.

The weather forecast is: East winds, fresh; cloudy, with oc- casional rain, improving.

NEARLY 300 MILLIONS.

AN

The total island storage this morning amounted to 1,785 mill, galls, being an increase of 289 mill. galls, during the past Sydney, Sept. 7. "If the call to defend Australia

hours. Even without further rain the reservoirs will continue went out to-morrow and we want to rise for a few days yet, ed 100,000 men at once, the sheer weight of their number would

The storage position is

The appreciable gain in water storage in the Colony is illustrated above. Top photo shows the state of Tytam Tuk lato yesterday afternoon. Lower picture shows water pouring in from one of the, fenders. (Photos: King's Studio).

BOARDED FERRY FROM SAMPAN

ACTION COSTS MAN $5 IN FINE

Appearing before Mr. Wynne- Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy now this morning, a travelling trader,

clog the machine, because we appreciably better than it was on

a aampan instead of through the proper turnstile.

CANAL BARGEES. TOKYO TEN-YEAR

ON STRIKE

POLICY

THREAT TO BLOCKADE JAPAN'S EMERGENCY

PARIS

war-tor, was charged with THE AGE OF POWER have not the trained staff officers 13th. September, 1928 when the boarding the Mongkok ferry from to handle them," declarod Col-dry spell responsible for the 1929

RESENTED onel G. F. Murphy, the command water shortage had set in.. er of the 18th battalion of thej Australian Imperial Forces dur- ing the war, in an interview to-ber, 1928 amounted to 1,666 mill, The storage on 18th. Septem- galls.

day,

present

"Our force," he added, "would¦ NO EXTENSION YET, be impotent and chaos would

No extension of the rule,"

Colonel Murphy saw service in yet, but a little more rain night hours of supply are possible just Egypt, France and Belgium dur improve the position suffiolently. ing the Great War, was wound-to enable this step to be takon. ed twice and was mentioned Int despatches seven times. For his The total rainfall for the past services he received the C.M.G. 18 hours has varied from 7.00 in- and the D.S.O. and bar.

He aches at Tytam to 9.94 inches at at present sheriff of the stato of Aberdeen. Now South Wales nud. Deputy Marshal of the High Court of Australia.-Reuter.

TUNNEL UNDER

GIBRALTAR

PROJECT GAINS SUPPORT

Paris, Sept. 6.

Preparations for the construc-

tion of a tunnel under the Strait

of Gibraltar are actively going

All the mainland reservoirs are full and they will remain at or near capacity for the next few weeks without further rain.

PEKING GLACIS

INCIDENT

AMERICAN MINISTER NOT TO PROTEST

Peking, Sept. 7. Following an exchange of letter

American

the

to the wharf.

said

A SERIOUS CHARGE.

MAN ALLEGED TO HAVE THROWN ACID

TRUNK MURDER

THE REMEDIOS BROTHERS PASS THROUGH

Local contact with the Shanghai

Murder"

COBO

...was

the

A charge, for which the penalty is life aentoneo, was preferred "Trunk against Ng Wah, a marlas store established yesterday with collector, who appeared before arrival of the M. M. Felix Roussel Mr. Schofield, at the Central Ma-from Shanghal. Aboard travelling gistracy yesterday.

under a police escort, wore Patriclo

He was indicted with having dos Remedios, alleged alt-on- thrown corrosive fuld on Chine fessed slayer of Choy Ling (stary Yuet-ying, a woman, with intent Chun), the 21-year-old. Cantolimas to burn, maim, diafgure or do Rirt whose body was found by the grievous bodily harm at Queen's Kobe police in a trunk aboard the Rond, West, on September 0. 9.8. Shanghai Mara on Its arrival Arathore; and Jose dos Itemedios, his Sergeant Devies asked for 18 brother, whose connexion with the hours remand. He said he had case is said to have been cleared heen instructed not to ask for up by Patricio's confession.

The Felix Roussel berthed

committal.

Mr. Schofield think it is bet- alongside the Kowloon wharf ni ter to have it for committal, 19.30 a.m., but it was not until 3.30, don't like dealing with such cases

half an hour before her departure, myself.

for Saigon and European ports. that the brothers were transferred Sergeant Davies. I will ap-by a Water Police launch to the proach the Assistant Director of Macao boat. With them word the Criminal Investigation Depart Detective Sub-Inspector F J. ment with a view to committal. Wills, of the Shanghal Municipal Police, who had taken a prominent

was

the in-

Mr. Schofield-1 ce I have no part in the unravelling of power to take such cases myself, murder mystory which has because the penalty is life. Ren-terested three different countries, tence.

and Det. Sergt. Harvey, who, with The application for the remund Mr. da Silva, Shanghai Portuguese granted, and defendant Consular representative, comprised placed in police custody.

the escort.

The transfor from steamor to steamer was quietly carried out, GIFTS TO CHARITY. and it is doubtful if more than half-a-dozen members of the local community, outside of the officials CAUSE OF DEFICIT IN UNION they were whisked into a deck concerned, saw the captives before CHURCH Y.P.S.

cabin on the ss. But An, prior to Gifts

the departure of the boat, at 5,30 to charity throughout the year, to $170, caused they are to stand their trial.

amounting in the afternoon, for Macao, where

PERIOD

Tokyo, Sept. 7:

a doficit of $85 in the accounts of the Union Church Young People's Society, necessity of national unity reach-trener, at the annuni general meet-Shanghai, were without these im- Following the agreement on the reported Mr. A. W. Ingram, honorary cuffed on the way down from The captives, although hand-

night, the Seiyukhi, Baron Wakatsuki, the chair and expressed the conviction Post

E. L. Allen, the President, took pediments when seen by S. C. M.

ing

nigro

stated to

ed with Mr. Suzuki, president of Dr.

representatives through president of the Minseito, and that Paris, Aug. 20. case should go before the Marine from Paris to Belgium is paralysed tives of all parties in the House of the feet and third Tuesdays of the papers. This was characteristic of enthusiasm would be the doorway of their cabin which "I think strictly speaking the the North of France, extending Admiral Viscount and representa-it was decided

Traffic on the rivers and canals of Mr. Adachi, president of the Infused into the Society during the was left open. They appeared not. National League, the Premier, next 12 months through the advent to be greatly depressed by their Magistrate," said his Worship.

It was decided to hold meetings on cheerful and reading the evening position, but were in fact quite owing to a bargee strike. River Inspector Ely

these and cannt fraffle in France is almost Peors. The four Cabinet Ministers months and officers were appointed their demeanour throughout the

who have seals in the Upper to sometime age, but when steps were offences became quite a nuisance as important as in Holland.

organise the House were also present.

library, hiking.whole trip; and they slept and ate plenies, social events, etc. The strike is really due to the taken by the Ferry Company, the

The membership was

quite well The Premier reminded them have decreased from 63 to 52, owing Now it would universal struggle between pro- practice stopped. seen it was beginning to break out Kress and tradition. The strikers that Japan was going through an mainly to departures from the Colony.

Although it would not have ap-, again. In this ense, the defendant represent tradition. Their barges emergency period both at home Events during the year had been well beared at first sight that they were did not intend to defraud the Com-are towed sometimes by horses but and abroad, declaring that the supported apart from bathing plenies other than ordinary passengers, it

government was doing everything weather experienced on the trip to kept under close surveillance.

"perhaps attributable the rough was obvious that they were being pany, but was too lazy to get on more often by electrical tractors.

in its power to act up to Barges having Diesel

the Clear Water Bay and the number of A fine of $5 was imposed.

engines Imperial Rescript issued on ladies who suffered from running under their own

In the course of a chat with the power March 27, when Japan withdrowness." have precedence ovor the towed from the League of Nations.

Police officers, our representatives. barges at the locks, and the bargees.

The Vice President, Mr. A. W. In-were put in possession of certain gram, the honorary secretary, Mr. F. facts not generally known hitherto. insist that the power barges use

He and he sought further sup- Selwood, and other officera were re-It appears that the girl Choy Ling. up all the space.

port and assistance from the elected and the following were up was a native of Canton, and when The-bargees-also want an eight-to pull through the emergency Wicker, Mrs Fletcher. Mrs. Allen, being something similar to the lot Upper House to enable the nation pointed to the General Committee taken to Shanghai seven years ago, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Lelb, Mr. S. and Mr. Spiers.

a situation described as

of the mul-tsal. Her earlier

after arrival at Northern port is not clear, but it is understood to have been a very chequered one. She eventually met Patricio dos Remedios, It is said, in a cabaret, and later became his common-law wife. It is now alleged that he murdered her.

POLISH-SOVIET INCIDENT

AERO-CLUB PLANE SHOT DOWN

Warsaw, Sept. 7.

A Polishi airplane which parti cipated in the air-race organised by the Polish Aéro-Club and which. during the first stage from Warsaw to Baranowicze, unwittingly cross anded the Russian frontier hear Wolay,

.

hour day and no night navigation. Only barges which can travel under their own power can travel at night, thus competing unfairly, It is complained, with the towed barges.

Last. night strikers flung the eighteenth successive barrier across the River Olse, north of Paris, thus completely blocking navigation between the Seine and the whole canal system of Picardy, and

press reporta. Flanders.

-

on, according to the Madrid cor- between respondent of Le Temps, who Japanese Legations, relative to was according to states that the bottom of the sea the use of the glacis around the shot down to-day by Soviet-Russlan In the entire region which is Legation Quarter.as A coming into question for the pro-path during militars monosyres,

bridle-frontier-guards.

Armed guards were posted last jected tunnel has been carefully the incident concerning

The plane is stated to have beenting up a barrier of barges which night to stop the strikers from put- studied from a geological point Emmeline Arguello, private secre- who apparently escaped without traffic with Rouen and Havre,

Miss wrecked while the two occupants, would have cut off the heavy river of view and that a company with Lary to Mr. Nelson. Johnson, serious injuries, were taken British, French and Stanish

the U.S. Minister, and a Japanese custody by the Russians. capital is expected to be formed soldier is considered closed.

No clashes have occurred yet, but early next year in order to carry

The Polish Acro Club, it is stat: 3,000 and have a fleet of 600 barges, the strikers, who now number about out the enterpriso.

Mr. Johnson is not going to pro-ed, has taken necessary steps to hold a mass meeting at Condan There are no technical obsta- test against the request of the bring about the release of the ar- yesterday and reiterated their in- eles to the construction of the Japanese that all foreigners rested men. tunnel but it would be necessary, should

tention to blockade the capital. refrain from riding

The Government is endeavouring by the Leration

to find a solution for the conflict.

it is pointed out, to proceed simul manoeuvres taneously with the building of a guards. The American Minister railway on African soll so as to has replied to a Japanese letter render the new means of com- setting forth the detalls of the munication between the two con- affair that brought about the tinents profitable.

request,

The correspondent of Le Tempa emphasises that the announce- Miss Arguello and sovera ment of the scheme is creating others were riding on the glacis on considerable uneasiness in Italian Monday morning when the Japan Tolitical circles.

WOODRUFF MURDER

TRIAL

'CHAUFFEUR UNABLE TO INDENTIFY SUSPECTS.

ese guards began manoeuvres” be-, hind the Austrian Legation. One

pone

manoeuvres were over.

Into

AIR FORCE FOR AUSTRALIA

NATIONAL DEFFICE

MOVE

R

period solidly and successfully and also to formulate and executo a national policy to be fixed decade at least. as not to be altered in the coming

есл

ECONOMIC BODY

alck-

NEW COMMISSION TO KEEP WATCH

was in

career

the

After the meeting the Premier told newspapermen that all Parties in the Upper House had acceded to his request. He said " he had told the Upper House that platform submitted to the Govern-all economic schemes will here- ADRIAN ROSS PASSES- he approved many planks in the renched at the Kuling Conference. In accordance with a decision

ment by the Solyukal-Reuter,

品

EARL'S DAUGHTER SENT FOR TRIAL

UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY

CHARGE

AWAY

FAMOUS MUSICAL COMEDY ·

AUTHOR

after be examined and approved: by a National Economic Commis sion before they are carried Into effect, stated Mr. Chin Fen, chair- man of the preparatory committee. Mr. Chin added, however, that the Commission was primarily in- tended to be a planning organ,

London, Sept. 12. and would not assume executive The death has occurred of the functions. He expected the com-well-known musical comedy mission to be formally inaugurated librettist and lyricist, Adrian within a month, after which it Ross-Router. London, Sept. 8.

would be placed under the direc- Lady Evelyn Barbara Balfour, ation of the standing committee of

"Adrian Rosa" Was the pen daughter of the second Earl of three, composed of Mr.

name of Arthur Reed Ropes, M.A. Wang

Ho was born at Lewisham, Lon- Aby the magistrates in Castle Hed-V. Scong, who would be directly youngest son of the late William Balfour, was sent for trial to-day Ching-wel, Mr. Sun Fo and Mr. Ton, on December 28, 1859, ingham, Essex,

responsible to the National Gov Hooper Ropes. He was educated: She was accused with 36 other ment Instead of the Executive at Priory House School, Claptoni farmers of unlawful assembly in DUTCH REPRESENTATIVE IN connexion with the so-called "tithe excretary and ceonemic survey de bridge.

Mill Hill School; City of London' The Commission will organisa a School and King's College, Canız war" in East Anglia.

BEDOUINS. ATTACK

CONSUL-GENERAL

Sydney, Sopt, 8. JERUSALEM WOUNDED A Citizen's national defence of the officers sent notes to all movement was Inaugurated at the riders, asking them to post-luncheon to-day sponsored by the

Jerusalem, Sept. 8. While motoring near the Red Sea their rides until the Royal Empire Society.

to-dny, Mr. Sigfrid van Vriesland, All except Miss Arguello withdraw, accord-W. M. Hughes, Prime Minister of in Jerusalour, was slightly wound- The principal speaker was. Mr. Consul-General for the Netherlands ing to the Japanese, but she rode Australia from 1915 to 1923. Ind in the shoulder, when he was, through the formations a number the course of his speech he said: attacked by Ave armed Bedouins. of times and finally a Japanese are, of all nations, the most

The assallants attempted to hold soldier grasped the bridle of her vulnerable. Our very weaknessup the consul's car, but though horse. The letter said Mia and richness invitas attack. It be-fired upon and wounded he drove Arguello struck the Japanоso with

whip, which he grasped and eventualities and to keep Australia Rauter.

comes UA to prepare for All 90 and the Bedouins devamped - throw away.

for ourselves."

Harbin, Sept. 7. The trial of two Chinose and a Russian by the name of Safronoff, who were arrested on suspicion of bolng implicated in the murder of Among those who previously had Mra. Helen Woodruff on October withdrawn was Col. Benelt-Gurad,

Mr. Hughes added that an over- whelming air force was the keynote

All the other accused woro com- Reuter, mitted for trial at the same time

BRITAIN'S FINANCES

THE TREASURY RETURNS

London, Sept. 12.

Yuan,

partment, and will later take charge of first-hand surveys and statistical work preparatory to the formula- tion of projecta-Router...

RAILWAY SCHEME.

RAISING OF STATUS OF `S.M.R. OFFICES -

Ropes was brilliant at tho University winning the Chan- cellor's Medal for English verso 1881, and the Members' Prize for English Essay In the same year. He was bracketed 11th Wrangler, Mathematical Tripos, in 1882, and was senior in Historical Tripes in 1883, in which year ho won the Lightfoot scholarship and the Whowell Scholarship. He be camo a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, In 1884 and lectured in history, etc."

MAINE GOES WET.

Dairen, Sept. 12. The South Manchuria Railway Company announces a new plan N.S.W, LABOUR PARTY'S

The latest. Treasury returns for enfarging and raising the NEW MOVE

show that the ordinary revenue status of the Shanghai, Canton for the current financial year up and Poking offices of the company, Sydney, Sept. 7 to September 9 amounted to £250,- which, according to some reporta GREEK VESSEL SINKS

A now move to make. Mr. J. T. 428,045. At the corresponding hare, will become virtual embassies. Lang, former Premfor, and. Troa- date of last year the amount stood The company's schomo," "in any Margate, Sept. 7.auror of Now South Wales, the at £248,686,207.

event is taken as an indication The Greek steamer Archon, of leader of a united Labour Party in The ordinary expenditure to fint business relations between the 8,611 tons, while on her way from Federal politics is on foot date for the current year totalled It is also reported hors that the

Japan and Chinn have improved. £205,086,000 which is nearly 488 South Manchuria Railway director bition movement millions less than the total ordi- Bir Sogo, has been invited by nary axpenditure at the corro Chaklang capitalists to pay them

12, 1982, is now in progress, commandant of the French guard, of effective defence.--Reuter."

The principal witnosa is Mr. The letter, which was written Woodruff's chauffeur, Yasuchonko, by Mr. Shalehi Nakayama, detail- who was wounded during the ed the incident and merely called attack on the murdered woman. attention to the "Impropriety" of Yasuchenko said that Satronoff striking the soldier. The Japan- Tooked very closely at the occu-se explained that there was no pants of the car when it was about intention

ly boing a pro-arranged signal/

to withdraw

to love the house, this apparent courtesies of the glacis from Fe- South Amerien to London, collided. However, according to reports king residents, but requested that during the night of Margate with in circulation to day it is unlikely He was, however, unable to Amorican nationals be requested the... Treherbert and went down that he will enter Federal politics Identify either of the two Chiness. to refrain from riding through within one hour. The crew was at the next General Election ponding date of last year visit and that ho will leave Dr

[the troops during drill.

44 REPUDIATION OF PROHIBITION IN AMERICA

Waterville, Sept. 12., Maine, after leading the prohl