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C# # +A=+RÆÐ TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12,· 1933.

日五廿月十

ABDUCTION CASE DEVELOPMENT SENSATION

A REPRIEVE FOR MR.

MRS. HADLEY

North China Daily News

Report

Shanghai, Dec. 12.

The "North China Daily News" understands that Sir Miles Lampson, British Minister to China, has reprieved Mrs. Hadley, who was sentenced to death for the murder of Captain Youngs-Reuter.

HITLER DEMANDS ARMY

OF 300,000 MEN

DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY

FRANCE WAITS

London, Dec. 11.

HO KWONG &

SON ACCUSED

"COMMON CONSPIRACY”

ALLEGED

COUNSEL TO BE ENGAGED

There was a sensational development in the case in which Thomas Lee, young Australian-born Chinese, is charge with abduction to Shanghai of Miss Alma To, daughter of Dr. Ernest To, of Hongkong, when Ho Kwong, well-known local financier, and his son Ernest Ho, appeared before Mr. Hamilton at the Central Magis- tracy this morning, on summonses charging them with having caused Miss To to be taken out of possession of her father. The Court was well filled with the younger set.

The unusually early arrived of King Winter has been warmly greated by skaters in the London area and all day yesterday, up to midnight, the ice revola want on unchecked. Photo shows a typical

·ly gay scene..

Mr. It. A. Wadeeon, for the pro- the girl, he knew where he stood. M.C.C. GETS

secution, and Mr. V. C. Hung, He would like the prosecution .to who is appearing for Loc, inform tell him whether his clients were ed the Court that they were in-charged as aiders and abettors or. structing counsel. Mr. M. K. Lo with the principal offence.

Is Worship:-As far as I can

Hearing of the case, was fixed

Air. Wadeson-They are charged us principals and we allege common. conspiracy against them.

The first hint was given is conducting the defence of sce. Mr. Lo is entitled to that. to-day of the demands which Kwong and his son, Germany is making of France in the negotiations which are now, proceeding or less informal

in more fashion.

Reuter's Berlin correspondent the announces that 3. Poncet, French Ambassador, called upon Herr Hitler to-day und discussed

points in the German proposals for

for Monday, December 18 at 2.30 p.m. and will be, continued on Tuesday and Wednesday after- nouna, His Worship also pro-, visionally fixed Friday afternoon.

arc

not

TESTY ON TESTS

LATEST CABLE TO

replied:"

JOINT TAKING.

AUSTRALIA Hir Worship:-You his alleging precisely the same facts? Mr. Wadeson, in reply to

Mr. Wadenan:-They all took

London, Dec, 12, Worship, said there was exactly

The Marylebone Cricket the arms evidence against all three part in the taking. defendants.

Mr. Lo remarked that it would Club have considered the appear that he was really defending Mr. Lo said, thore wha one his clients charged jointly with the Board's last cable and have point he wanted to clear up before actual taking away of the girl from his Worship. fixed a date to pro- her father. coed with the enao. His Wor- Mr. Wndeson remarked. It made From Paris, it is understood ship knew the local ordinance no difference in mindeameanours. that 31. Poneet was instructed which was stated to be declaratory Principals or aiders and abettors particularly to ask Herr Hitler of the law as to niders und abet- were guilty of the same offence. to explain his attitude towards tors in misdemeamours. In order Mr. Hamilton:-Mr. Lo is en- the Brown Shirts as co-existent to enable him to take instructions.titled to have details. It is a prin- with a standing army of three to defend, he would ask for participle of defence to have full facili- hundred thousand men, which culars.

some time.

It is revealed Hitler is demand-

ing.

Lord Tyrrell, the British Am-

WHAT CHARGE?

tles.

COUNSEL TO APPEAR.

Mr. Wadeson:-I have no objec- understand my friend is getting! counsel, and I shall be too.

bassador to. France, is returning Usually in any indictment of nid-tion to giving the particulars. I to Paris to-morrow, and M. Benes,ing and abetting, some particulars the Czecho-Slovakian Foreign. were supplied and he (Mr. Lo) Minister le duo in Paris on Thurs would not like to appear at the first day. M. Paul Boncour will confer hearing facing a charge without with both, after hyhich he will re-knowing what it was. If he was ply to Herr Hitler's demands. charged with the actual taking of

GOVENRMENTS TALKING,

Mr. Lo-I am afraid I won't have that luxury.

His Worship then fixed dates for hearing as stated above..

"With reference to your cable of November 16, you must please accept our cable of October Ninth, which aponks for itself, as final,

"We' cannot go beyond the aseurance therein given.**

"We shall welcome the Aus- tralians who come to play' cricket with us next year.

"If, however, your Board of Buch "Control decide that

games should be deferred, we shall regret their decision.

"Please let us know your Board's final decision as 80077 as possible and; in any event, before the end of the year."

The Australian Board of Con- trol's cable, which induced this

At question time in the House SIX KILLED IN HAMBURG reply read;

of Commons to-day, the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Sinon, stated that In accordance with the sug gestion made by the Bureau of the Disarmament Conference, the British Government were in com- munication with the various Governments concerned with viow to advancing, in every way possible, the work which lay be foro the General Commission.

He added that it would not be

ค

in the public interest to make any

statement at present.

NO ITALIAN NOTE.

Sir John Simon said that no

AIR DISASTER

CRASH AND EXPLOSION DURING DENSE FOG

TWO FOREIGNERS DEAD

Hamburg, Dec. 11. Six persons were killed

official communication had been when disaster overtook a received from the Italian Govern-

mont regarding the question of large Lufthansa air mail and

alteration in the constitu-

·ATI

tion, the powers or the procedure Passenger plane bound from

of the League of Nations, and ho Berlin to Hamburg to-day. had no statement to make on the matier at the moment. It was, The huge machino crashed when however, receiving the most care

soeking a landing in a donse fog, ful attention.

the collision with the ground being | Tollowed by a big explosion.

M. AVENOL'S VISIT.

Armstrong. There is no question of them having been a honeymoon couple.

NAZI EXPERT KILLED.

Another of the six victims was

the Prussian State Councillor, Herr Wagermann, the Nazi's agricultur- al specialist, who was responsible for the drafting of the new law on land inheritance.

The disaster was entirely due to the doneo fog.

FLYING BLIND.

"We appreciated the terms of your cablegram of October 9 and ARsume that such cable is intended to giva thu assurance we asked for in our cablegram on Septem- ber

"It is on this understanding that we are sending a team in 1934." -Router.

PILOT'S ADVENTURE IN LONDON

Makes A Safe Landing Near Palace

London, Dec. 11. When a Royal Air Force single- scater plane was being flown

KING • WINTER COMES TO

EUROPE AND U.S.A.

THAMES FROZEN OVER FOR FIRST TIME IN FORTY YEARS

MANY DEATHS IN AMERICA

London, Dec. 11.

anowstorm,

ng four and

ROOSEVELT UPSET BY SHARP PRICE FALL

ALL GOLD PLAN GAINS WIPED

EXPORT TRADE AGENCY

Washington, Dec. 11

Mr. George N. Peek, who figured prominently in the Agricultural Department dispute last week when he demanded from Mr. Wallace the removal of cer tain members" of the "Brains- Trust" is likely to be given a new post in the Administration..

It will be recalled that he threatened to resign his position As Chief of the Farm Administra tion Bureau and it is believed that: the resignation has beod allowed to take affect.

President Roosevelt to-day sui- moned a conference of dopart- mental chiefs, including Mr. Peek,- with the object of organising va Foreign Trade Agency, of which Mr. Peek is expected to become the Chief.

The task of the agency will be to and reciprocal export markets for American.goods.

FARM

CRISIS

Meanwhile the situation in the agricultural fold and

commodity markets, generally is causing In- creasing concern In official quar-

in a mosango to the annual con- vention of the American, Farm An icy Christmas appears injuring three.

Winter has also got an un-Bureau Federation, President be in store both for usually early grip on Britain Roosevelt stated.to-day that the farmera of the United States Freezing temperatures are re America and Europe.

New York reports contain a ported from all parts of the must cooperate to the full if the agricultural programme is to have story of tragedy stating that 25 country. The intensity of the any hope of success,

to

persons have been killed in the cold is shown by the fact that, He pointed out that the malad- Cast and Middle West as a the Thames is frozen at King-justment between supply and de- direct result of lightning, heavy ston, an event which has not mand which had been years In the snewstorms and freezing tem- happened since 1896.

making could not be cured over- peratures.

Thousands were indulging in night." skating at midnight, the ice being floodlit by tht lights of He submitted that money" was

Twelve thousand cleaners have been called out to clear the snow from the streets of New York.

Two people collapsed and died from cold in New York, while three died in Philadelphia.

dozens of cars, the

+

NOT OUT OF WOOD.

now getting into the bands of So bitterly cold is it in Paris those who were most in need of that the kerb market on the It, but, at the same time, they steps of the Bourse was suspend-were forced to admit that the United States could not claim bol A train crashed into a car at fed till braziers had been "provid-be out of the wood.: Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, during | ed.~Router.

MR. LANSBURY'S SOVIET AND

ACCIDENT

PREMIER EXPRESSES

REGRET

London, Dec. 11.

The Prime Minister, in the.Com- mans this afternoon, expressed re- gret at the absence of the Loader of the Opposition, Mr. George Lanɛ-

SINKIANG

LAND CESSION TREATY DENIED

Moscow, Dec. 11.

com-

The Intest Governmental statia- ties on the general commercial situation in the country show that the wholesale prices of imodities have risen only soventeen per cent, since April despite the fact that the Administration's chief energles have been devoted to the task of price-raising.

PRICE DECLINE.

More serious indeed is the fact that prices In the last fortnight have declined to 70.7, practically annulling all the advantages gain-

The Tass Agency has been au-ed since the advent of the gold bury, adding, on behalf of mon-thorised to deny categorically the plan.

At the same time, the price of bere generally-We all hope ho will speddly be restored to health." report in the Chinese newspaper, gold has risen to alxty-four per Mr. Lansbury, who is seventy-Cheng Pao, that the Soviet Gov- tent. above its statutory price. four, fell down some steps on crnment has concluded an agree the R.F.C., announces that domes-

Mr. Josie Jonts, chairman Saturday and broke his thigh. He is making satisfactory progress.mont with the Sinkiang Govern- tic gold purchases up to date total British Wireless.

ment.relative to the conceding of 420,000 ounces, costing fourteen Chinese territories to the U.S.S.R. | million dollars.-Reuter.

The policy of the Soviet Govern-

across London to-day from Nort STOP PRESS nient, says the official statement,

holt to Hawkinge, Kent, engine trouble developed and the pilot de scended through the low clouds to find himself over the heart of the West End.

The Secretary General of the First reports of the tragedy The pilot soon after leaving Ber-In searching for a place to land, Lenguo, M. Avenol, who is now visiting London, was the guest at stated that a honeymoon couple in was compelled to fly blind and he skimmed over the roof of Buck-

was relying entirely on wireless ingham Palace while the Chang-

consists of the maintenance of the LANCASHIRE AND

inviolability of Chinese territories In respect of its sovereign rights. It was alleged in a message from Nanking yesterday that Ma Chung- ying, the Mahommedan general, has seized a consignment of Rus alan, arms and ammunition destin- n Government luncheon given at from London, believed to be Ame directions from the Hamburg nero- Ing of Guard ceremony was pro

Washington denies that official jed for the ex-Governor of Sinklang- the House of Commons to-day ricane, named Mr. and Mrs. Frank drome in order to make his landing. ceeding and while the King was overtures for dollar-sterling stabi. (Heinklang)-Reuter, Many members of both Houses of Barber were among the victims of Parliament.

The plane was known to be in watching from afwindow Usation have taken place. The Cabliet Ministers, the. Prealdent the tragedy.

close proximity to the aerodrome. Avoiding trees, rails and other Federal Reserve Bank lias, how, but it could not be seen from the obstacles he brought the machine ever, bogn in touch with the Bank Bank of safely to ground in Hyde Park of England and; the ground. S

France,Reûter;/ A sudden crash was heard, an British Wireless,

Including several

Disarmament Conference, Mr. Ar- thur Henderson, and Lord Cecili woro among those present,

.

LUFTHANSA REPORT:

3.

A later report stated that they explosion followed, upon which the After the luncheon, Sir John were not Americans, and a still polten cleared the aerodrome of all Simon, who prosided, and M. later report, issued by Lufthanss except officials.—Reuter,"

ANGLO-ESTTIONIAN TRADE Avenol had a long conversation. cast further mystory concerning

London, Dec. 11. British Wireless and Router be tham. The Lufthansa reports la-

Colonel Colville to-day received dicates that both are other than to

The Hon. Sir Thomas and Lady the Collocation, who will Germans, but that they were not Southern returned to the Colony yes- H.M.a. Wishart-saila for Swatow and Shanghal on Friday, H.M.Sassosiatod in any way. torday by the Blue Funneliner negotiate a commercial agreement Berlok laft port for exercises Mr. Frank Barber's nationality Asmens. Other passengers included with the United Kingdom. An ex- yesterday and legexpected to return has not been established: 25 Mr. and Mrs. W, A. Cornell, Mr. and change of views took place, and MrDA Kelvin-Stark, and Mr. and the discussions will be continued. to-morrow.

Sirithe woman killed, was" AmaLIR SET NBA:Lanyons

Mr Peek has been appointed chlef of the new American foreign. trade agency.

FAIR WEATHER, The anticyclono remains over North China and South Manchuria [and, has Increased in Intensity, Local' forecast:-N.E. winds, froshe, fair.

INDIA

ENCOURAGING USE

OF COTTON. :

London, Deo. 11. The Lancashire cotton authorl- tics are implementing their plodgo to ficrease the use of Indian cotton: and have circulated a letter to all spinners on the issue,

An extensive list of mills in which Indian cotton le wholly partially used has been despatched! to the export trade sections of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce with a covering letter appealing The forthcoming wedding [s: an- for efforts to use Indian cotton nounced of Mr. - Richard » Seymour) z Indian cotton, says, the latter, Johnson, shipping assistant, of the has many untried - possibilities Hongkong Club, and Mika "Ankola Please encourage its use ton Leonard, of 60, Longrige Randtmont Router. London.