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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1933.

NEW YORK EXCHANGE TO FIGHT PROPOSED TRANSFER TAX READY TO MOVE TO MORE MOTORING LORD MARLEY'S RESCUE FROM

NEW JERSEY

PLANS FOR CROSSING THE HUDSON

BEING STUDIED

·

STRUGGLE WITH CITY AUTHORITIES

It Is learned that the governing board of the New York Stock Ex- ⚫ change is itself contemplating plans for moving the Exchange to some city in New Jersey if the government of the City of New York carries out its plan of im- posing a municipal tax on stack transfers.

This information has been con- voyed to city officials and the Ex- change officials are said to have mado it clear they meant just what they said,

It was stated that a temporary building could be lensed and equip ped with all the necessary devices And that the money saved would casily pay the expense.

The State of New York already imposes a stock transfer tax rang- ing from 3 to 4 cents and the New York Stock Exchange does not pro. poso to submit to a further tax. The proposed municipal tax has been under consideration over since last April when the first bill State into the was introduced Legislature.

EMPLOYMENT AID. The city of New York, unable to obtain further loans from banks and facing a serious situation dur- ing the coming unemployment, wants to use the stock transfer tax to put men to work.

The bankers and governors of the Stock Exchange declare the present Tammany administration has wasted the city's funds and that no aid can be given until the elty administration trims expenses and gets the municipality on its feet.

"NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE”

Now Jersey Rival to New York Trenton, New

OFFENCES

SEQUEL TO ACCIDENT NEAR UNIVERSITY

DRIVER FINED

Mr. W. Sprague, of the G.MUS. Office. summoned before Mr. Schofield, gl the Central Maxis- trucy this morning, for having disobeyed a traffic signal at the junction of Caine and Arbuthnot

Roads on August 20 was fined $10.

LETTERS

Interested Parties in a Discussion

P. O. TAKES

HAND

A

Nichi Nichi" is Asked for Explanation

PIRATE LAIR

C.M.S.N. Official Tells

Story

Shanghai, Sopt. 16. Captured and held for ransom

BANKRUPT OFFENCE

INDIANS CHARGED ·

TWO CONVICTED AND TWO DISCHARGED

The case against four Indians, charged before Mr. Schofield, nt

the

....

MR. W. F. GARDNER BOUND OVER

Central Magistracy, with larceny and receiving of $500 in William Frederick Gardner.

Hongkong money, one ton rupee note, and a brass box containing in a pirates lair for more then former employee of the Union In clothes to the value of $150 from a two months, Me. Huang Tauchsurance Company, was bound over compatriot, was concluded yester min, official of the China Mer-at the Criminal Sessions this day, the first and third defendants chants Steam Navigation Com-morning when he pleaded guilty being fined $200 or in default two pany who

was carried away off to a charge of obtaining credit to months hard labour, and being Swatow from the steamship the extent of $385,28 from the ordered to pay the complainant Yushun, has returned here to tell a Stacore Company, Ltd., without $166 each or in default another two disclosing that he was an undis-months, the sentences to run con- vivid story of his sufferings.

The Yushun was pirated while charged bankrupt.

secutively. The second and fourth Traffe Sergeant Youa stated

leaving Swatow for Amoy and Foo- The Chief Justice, Mr. J. R. defendants wore discharged. that he was driving up Arbuthnot

chow. Disguised as passengers, Wood said Gardner had been Road and was given the green

the pirates surprised the officers of guilty of an offence but in view The defendants wore Wall Dad, Shanghai, Sept. 16. the China Merchants' constor with of what the Crown, represented Mohamed Ashraf, Sahib Dad and car driven by defondant cutting

Controversial matters between a fuaillade of shota,

by Mr. J. A. Frasor, and his Coun-1 Sakander Khan, and the com- signal to pass,, when he noticed a through.

Lord Marley and Mr. E. Klein, as Overpowering the guards on sel, Mr. D. McNeill had said, and plainant was Sher Mohamed. Mak Ham, the driver of a public voiced in letters to the editor of board, the pirates, more than 10 taking into consideration the fact The fourth defendant was only car, was similarly fined for having the North-China Daily News, were in number, ransacked the cabins that the debt to Sincere's had charged with receiving

the further discussed yesterday morn and commandeered four fishing been cleared, ho would bind disobeyed a traile signal t

Mr. Horace La defended the first. Junction of Arsenal Street and Ing In Lord Marley's room in the junks on which they moved their prisoner over in two suretics

Cathay Hotel. Mr. Klein is asso. booty and sailed away with Mr totalling $250 to be of good be second and third defendants, and Queen's Road, Central.

ciated with the Shanghai Nichi Huang and two others as captive. haviour for 12 months.

Mr. A. el Arculli the fourth defen-. STARTED FOR WEIYANG.

Mr. Fraser said there was no dant. Detective Sergeant Fitches Nicht.

Lord Marley reported state- After leaving the steamer, Mr. allegation of extravagance with prosecuted. A head-on collision between AL

ments in the presence of a repre. Huang said, the four junks were regard to the purchases made by motor bus and a private car, 14

proceed to Wolyang Gardner as they appeared to be!

Addressing the Court on behalf photograph of which was publish-sentative of this journal, which ordered to

necessities. The Crown

of his clients, Mr. Lo submitted ed in the Telegraph last week, had were purported to have been made where there are launch services mostl

puld be quite satisfied if he was that the case against the third de- a court sequel, when Cheung Ming-by the other at a recent meeting, connecting with Hongkong.

Before they arrived at Weiyang and over.

fendant, Sahib Dad, was that he fan, the driver of a private caramely, that Mr. Klein's superiors

Mr. McNeill, addressing the had taken away a box, which had was summoned for dangerous driv-had a copy of a letter written by, however, a terrific gale swept the

Lord Marley to an American Indy pen and the junks were forced to Chief Justice, in a plea of extenua-beon pledged to him by the com. Ing.

small river. The tion of the offence, said that but plainant. The defendant had in in Siberia, that he could produce anchor off Traffic Sergeant Youg said that a photographic copy of a letter pirates then started to divide the for an error in the Magistrates evidence and that he had given to Moot, setting aside a sum of $650 Ordinance of 1933, prisoner would complainant a loan, and that, when the defendant was driving near written by. Lord Marley

he pressed for repayment, the com- the University up Pokfulam Road Litvinoff, and that a copy of a letter which they said they had spent in not be standing in the dock. at

from preparing the piracy.

the Criminal Sessions as the plainant on the last occasion pro- was coming written by Agnes Smedley and the motor bus

The captive were told to write magistrate would have been able mised to let him take away any of down. The defendant's car col-Berlin to Shanghat could be ob

the itained. Mr. Klein denied' cate to their relatives for ransom. For to deal with the case himself. He was really no ovidence against tha his belongings. Beyond this there Ilded with the bus outside University. The defendant must gorically that he made any state Mr. Huang's freedom, $10,000 was had the permission of the Attorney third defendant apart from his

the Litvinor demanded. The pirates told him have been driving

fast, ment regarding because it took over one hour to letter and this was immediately that several years ago they held a China Merchants' employee for interlocked two reparate the

contradicted by members of Lord vehicles. The defendant was on Marley's party, who said that they ransom and $10,000 was paid by

the company for his release. his wrong side of the rond. The had heard him make such an as-

wrecked, but the damage to the of important political groupsfront of the car was completely ortion.

bus was not so great. Reuter.

Jersey, Sept. 18.

A new "National Stock Exchange" was' formally herc this -incorporated

morning with the object of compelling the New York authorities to reconsider

recent decision their impose heavy taxation stock transactions,

to

on

The moving spirit of the new Exchange is Colonel Freiday, a prominent New Jersey Democrat.-Reuter.

STRIKE MENACE IN CUBA

(Continged from Page 1.)

They have treated with contempt. the ultimatum that they change or take the con- their attitudo cades and made other preparations sequences, and have erected barri-i Some city offelals admitted to-to fight any attempt to compel their day that the "big board" had submission. threatened to move to New Jersey 'but declined say anything about it:

to

The officers take the view that the deposed President, Dr. Cespedes, should be reinstated. They refuse to acknowledge the authority of the Professor San Martin.

UNIVERSITY COLLISION.

rather

Mr. Schofield imposed a fine of

$50.

It was stated that the defendant

athe

October.

Jotter

General to any would be corrected as possible.

that this

*

error

NINE CHILDREN.

Prisoner was a married

own admission, and if he had come as and denied everything, he would then have been acquitted. There was no evidence at all to cor roborate his participation In the matter.

man

TOOK REFUGE IN TEMPLE. Owing to adverse weather, the pirates landed and went to a temple with nine children and had been

A Claim of Right, on top of an uninhabited moun-in good employment for 16 years Insurance Com-

The more fact that the com tain along the sea coast. The com- with the Union mandeered junks fled and reported pany. To-day he was without em-plainant had about $1,000 to his to the Cantonese naval authorities,ployment entirely owing to who had been diepatching several fact that these proceedings had credit in the Bank was not evid constal cutters to investigate into bean brought against him but hla ence that the lean could not have the piracy.

former employers were anxious been given to him. If third defen- dant's story was accepted, then he the cutters. Im-to do all they could for him and it was not guilty of any offence if he Men from mediately started to the mountain was by their wish that J13

the

that.

Lord Marley produced a carbon copy of the letter he had written The four hundred Cuban army!

The defendant, in answer to alto Siberia, namely:-

August 01. 1933. oflcers staying in the sumptuous

MRS. GINA MEDEM, National Hotel, within gun-range question by Mr. Schofield as tu of the United States battleship why he was on the wrong side had

Intourist Hotel, Mississippi, are resisting the efforts of the road, said that he

Birobidjan, Siberia. Dear Mrs Modem,---I shall of the new "sergeants regime" to swerved to avoid a boy.

hope, if at all possible, to see come to terms.

you in Birobidjan early in DANGEROUS DRIVING.

and engaged an encounter with the (Counsel) was there to plead the had only taken the box as a claim of Your sincerely,

prisoner was bound ght. Mr. Lo submitted that en pirates. The battle lasted for case. If Yau Kau, the driver of a public

(Signed) MARLEY,

was willing to take him into his be acquitted. pirate escaped. Howell for having driven at

referred to carijer car, summoned by Traffic Sergeant Lord Marley pointed out that several hours, after which the over, a gontlemann in the Colony this evidence the defendant shonid

Continuing, Mr. Lo said The sailors arrived at the temple office at once.

Concluding, Mr. McNeill said his if the third defendant's story was dangerous speed in Whitfield was arrangements regarding Jewish in the dawn and released the three

colonisation in Poland and Russia. captives.

client had made a stont fight accepted, then the first defendant fined $25.

against heavy odds but did not was entitled to be acquitted. If POSTAL INTEGRITY,

services to the Post Office box: seem to have regarded the Ordin- third defendant took the box na was driving at 25 miles an hon

Mons. A. M. Chapelain, Com-er, secondly, while in possession ance seriously, if he had thought claim of right, then his directions missioner of Posts at Shanghal, of the Postal Administration of of it at all. Messrs. Sincere's to another person to carry out that Lo Po, the driver of a lorry, who attended the meeting, sald Shanghai; or, thirdly, after this had dealt very leniently with him. intention could not amount to was fined $20 for having driven that it was almost impossible for letter left Shanghal on its way Prisoner had run into debt in at-larceny against that person. at an excessive speed in Voere Road, West, near Western any leakage to happen in the Chi-vin Japan to Birobidjan. Careful tempting to support 11 people on third defendant had said that he

nese Postal Service.

inquiry made in the hotel con- $220 a month.

me that it is most im- Lord Marley produced a letter vinces Street.

from the management of the probable that any irregularities- Cathay Hotel, which denied that have occurred; after discussion am fully letters could be tampered with by with Mr. Chapelain, I the servants. He also pointed out convinced that the postal services that, as soon as he delivered a lot of Shanghai are above suspicion: ter to the boy for posting, he im-it, therefore, remains that the mediately telephoned to the office most likely source for this in- to ascertain if it had arrived and formation to become available is RIVAL HATTERS START been taken care of. He then while my letter was on its way alluded to the fact that mails to from Shanghai via Japan to Siberia often woró despatched via Vladivostok. FOR.

It is said that under the plan

NEW REVOLT? already drawn up the Exchunge

Havana, Sept. 12. would move to one of the nearest

Unless ex-President Mario Meno cities across the Hudson, probably Nowark. Communications are exal can be persunded to join Cuba's cellent between New York and the new government or at least give it Jersey-towns and there would his tacit support another revolution bo little inconvenience after the is in the offing, it was believed here

to-night, now exchango was opened.

MANSLAUGHTER ADMITTED.

CHINESE WHO DEFENDED HIS OYSTER BEDS

in the controlled area in Whit Geld,

BUSY PREMIER

Des

When President Ramon Grau Sun Martin Installed his Cabinet to-day he asked all factions and all revolu- tionaries to give their support in order that

a strong government DISCUSSES ECONOMICS might be formed and make Unile

AND DISARMAMENT States intervention impossible.

General Menocal declined to put his stamp of approval on the "Gov- ernment of Profesors' and so did

Cespedes. Both these men

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A fatal struggle between the other ex-President. Dr. Carlos THEN. LEAVES trespasser and the owner of ande oyster bod was described by the main aloof "and Dr. de Cespedes latter, Tang Fau-kan, when he refused even to meet with opposi pleaded guilty to the manslaughterion factions, saying he had had

Sessions yesterday.

The situation

LORD MARLEY'S REPLY.

TRADE WAR AT ABERDEEN

FREE-FOR-ALL

+

The

clearly indicated that the letter pence for one year. 0840- had been read. On the face of it, The Inspector stated that first part in the larceny, except that he

had requested the first defendant to remove the box, and had paid him $6. for doing it, and his Wor ship was not entitled to go beyond that point. The fact that $5 had been paid to him was a very`signi- ficant point in the case. If the first defendant was in conspiracy with the third defendant, there would have been no such thing as any payment. And, therefore, as he had been given $5, it was con- clusive evidence that ho took no "This is what I call 11 trade part in the Inrceny with the third "I am accordingly writing to war" remarked Acting Sub- dofondant.. you to ask for a full explanation Inspector Armitt who charged GENEVA

as to how you obtained informs three men. Lo Wai, Lam Chi-tung

Accompanied First Accused. At the instance of this journal'a tion with regard to the letter and Lam Yu-kwong, before Mr.

With regard to the second defen- London, Sept. 18. representative, Lord Marley drew addressed to Mrs. Medem, c/o Schofield. at the Central Magis-dant, Mr. Lo submitted that the

which would Measra. Loveday and Stoppan, up a memorandum

Intourist Hotel, Birobidjan, tracy this morning, with disorder-| of Chin-Kat at the Criminal enough of Cuban polities and would Directors of the Financial and serve as a basis for a formal letter Siberia, and its contents, observ-ly conduct by fighting in Aberdeen. case was even more strong. If the

remain neutral. He was invited to

The defendants were aned 36 Arst defendant was acquitted then Br. J. R. Wood, Chief Justice, inin the 300 disgruntled army Economic Sections of the League to the editor of the Nicht Nicht, ing that Mr. Klein, your represen- advised prisoner to alter his plea officers but refused to listen to them of Nations were to-day received in which It was mentioned that he

against him of having taken any to "not guilty", but Tang insisted despite the fact they placed him in by. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald in his reserved the right to take further tative, gave me a version of the each and bound over in personal he was also entitled to an acquittal. capacity of President of the World action in the case, and that the contents, which, although garbled, bonds of 350 each to keep the There was no evidence at all that he was guilty and pleaded ex-oflice last month.

It was under the leadership of the Monetary and Economic Confer-Chinese Postal authorities

accompanied the first defendant. cinted themselves in any logal tenuating circumstances.

shop. In Main

He had given an explanation on Stroet, It was stated by Dr. J. B. Muckie army officers that the Macluido ence.

It I understood that the work action taken. It was stated that it is clear that am explanation is defondant was the master of that Li was admitted to the hospi-regime was overthrown but they tal a few hours after the struggle, were in turn overthrown by the done in carrying forward the d-M. Chapelain also would come from you, as, otherwise, in straw

rightly be suspected of having order from the master of a boat. going to Kowloor, and as the first and a severe loss of blood during the enlisted men of the army and before its adjournment Inst July order to clear the Post Omec of obtained, by doubtful moans, pri. The second and third defendants defendant requested him to accom suffering from 16 cuts and injuries Professors with the assistance of cisions reached by the Conference municate with the Nicht Nicht in the minds of the public, you will! Aberdeen, and he had received on that point, namely that as he was

was reviewed.

jany connection.

Lord Marley dented ever having vate information to which you who had another straw shop also pany him, he did so. If he had went to this boat and secured an- taken part in the theft it was in- his transportation from Pla Shan, navy.

The Premier also received dur- considered was

other order. When first defend-conceivable that he would have New Territories, where the in-

“I will be glad of an immediate ant heard of this he visited his taken that non-active part which he on critical to-night although the city ing the day the three distinguish corresponded with M. Litvinoff and have no right cident took place. He died August 26, three days after ad- is quiet and there is no publie dised British economists, Sir Arthur observed that, if photographic

Saiter, Sir Josiah Stamp and Sir copies of forged documents were reply, and, meanwhile, will re-buainers rivals and there is free is said to have taken.

which pneumonia order of any kind. through

Mr. Schoffald then discharged the mittance,

action in this caec, and I may say bamboo poles and forks were 180d, second defendant, and elected to NEW AMBASSADOR. Walter Layton. Earlier in the day made, what could be done with Rurve the right to take further for all fight started, In caused by loss of blood.

However, General Monocal, best he had discussed disarmament mutilation of an original lotter?,

Lord Marley subsequently sent that the Shanghai Postal authori- Prisoner, gesticulating violent- ly, addressed the court in the known of all Cuba's revolutionaries, questions with Mr. Norman Davis

themselves with such action as of the Nicht Nichi:- following words:"In the evening a known to have a large following who afterwards left for Paris and the following letter to the Editor ties are prepared to associate "Sir, With reference my may be taken, in order that the of the First Moon, he (deceased) because he led an open and armed Geneva-British Wireless.

lotter in the North-China Daily rectitudo of the Postal Adminis-i had stolen some of my oysters. 1 revolution against Machado in 1981. warned him on that occasion that He was defeated but was praised

News of September 13, in which tration may be made fully clear he should not come again to steal for his attempt nevertheless., To-

I told of a number of statements to the public of Shanghai.

"NICHI NICHI” STATEMENT. mado to me by Mr. E. Klein, my oyaters, Notwithstanding night he declined to comment fur-

Shanghai, Sopt. 16.9 spacial representative of your that, he came again and committ-ther than to say he could not

oditorial department, I have now A letter received late yesterday:

・ TRIAL TRIBUNAL · ad the game offence but I had honestly give his support to the

received a further visit from Mr. evening from the Editor of the

Eminent lawyers of seven cout prepared for him, arming myself San Martin government but he is

Klein. The matter of the source Shanghai Nichi Nicht, addressed with a red about three feet long. reported to have predicted in re-

of information in the possession to the Editor of the North-China tries have assembled in a London hotel to conduct an unoMcial Just when he saw me he cut at me volutionary circles that the

Witness saw the box later, but Soveral membors of the new Gov- with a knife. I missed the cut regime would not last a wook.

of your paper was discussed in Daily News, read:-...

"Wo beg to inform all partics "trial" of the men charged with presence of Mr. A.; M. and received it on the shoulder.

The future programine of con- tho

as it was dark at the time. In return I struck at him to knock ernment Incluiling the President

The tribunal Includes the Italian Neither did he examine it to see if the knife out of his hard. struggled together on the ground of the country when they opposed |gress évolved between Mr. Gandhi Chapelain, the Postal, Coramis- / interested that no copies of Lord (having set fire to the Relohstag to. I'dià not Boo whother fi ́was focked, ̈ ̈ of their protracted talks, express phasis being laid on the informaly seen by this office. We receive and I managed to get the knife Machado's closing of the universi-and Jawaharlal Nehru, as a result sloner of Shanghal, especial om Marley's letters have been actual-wards, the end of February

Together with third defendant, from him. It he had had the ties and suspension of certain con- ed in a nutshell is "complete in- on which 34%. Klein stated was dally by letters, by phone, and ex-Premior, Signer Nitti; the re- there were any locks. knife I should have lost my life. stitutional privileges.

General Menocal-told friends to dependence, meaning full control in the possession of your paper through nows agents many renowned French lawyer, M. on

lady som jed or denied by the persons con- a former vice-Proefdent of Swit and as there was no room for a When I got the knife he got top of me and gripped me tight day that he did not want to bo of the army, foreign relations and regarding a private latter written ports, which, as in this case, we Gizffort; a son of the Swedish he carried the box and put it be and I used tho knife in my hand President himself because he realis internal financial and economic by me to an Amaricah, lady some are always trying to havo confirm- Promilor, Dr. Branberg; Dr. Hüber.hind the bed near the back wall£: Mr. Gandhi in a letter on the After careful inquiry into the corned. Wo-beg to state that we serland, and the American lawyer gullt hanging on a piece of strings be put this on top of the box. The at random until he let go. I did ed he would find it difficult to plesso control."

that the box belonged to the cont not intend to kill him or I would all factions and nt the same time have cut his head off straight antiroly satisfy the United States. futuro.of the movement says that various conreds of possible leak have received all the reports in Mr. Garfield. Hawes way. That is all and I leave the bio has so far refrained from out there is something radically wrong age of Information, it became question without any help from The tribunal claims to be

ter in the hands of the court." burts against the United States when membership of congress sent that in only three ways title or any other possession of all essential data thard, defendant did not tell him

but his term of office was not well hundreds of thousands yet the imshuld this information have come authority or Government and hopes to publish its findings at the box belon Tordship stated that ho considered at Washington because prisoned civil resistors have "ney into your possession: either Lord Marley, when referred on September 21 when the trial of uring the passage of the latter to, said, he preferred not to make the prisoners opens before the

Latpalg any further comment at the mo- Bupreme Court at penditures and taxes,

1.10 n.m.

NOW

We are former exiles who were sent out

INDIAN CONGRESS PROGRAMME

"Complete Independence" To Be Demanded

Poona, Sept. 15.

farktone of Athostaandam,

days ago

to

REICHSTAG FIRE RAISERS

UNOFFICIAL LONDON

hear the evidence of the fourth- defendant.

The fourth defendant, Sakander Khan, Bald that he saw the third defendant at No. 1, Body Road, at 7.30 p.m. on August 27. The third defendant told him he had brought a box, which was his, and asked him to keep it for about four. or five days when he would take it. on the first vessel leaving, for India.

fourth defendant on this 'evidènco, Mr. Schofield discharged the and convicted the first and third-s