1934-04-11 — Page 19

STIRRING HENDERSON APPEAL

DISARMAMENT CAUSE NOT YET LOST

NEW ARMS RACE BEGUN

(Special to "Telegraph")

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY,

APRIL 11, 1934.

FIRE

TRAGEDY SEQUEL

THE PROFESSOR AT CAPT. BEER LOSES

THE GOSSIP-TABLE

(Continued from Pago 1.)

"+

Todd, however, has no counce- tion with the Brains Trust or with the Government,

MISS KNEELAND.

ACTION

OCKSU ISLAND

NEGLIGENCE

Professor Wirt also aid that LIMIT IN COSTS Miss Hildegarde Kneeland, of the Department of Agriculture, also present at the dinner, told him that

his

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CRACKER FACTORY

MANAGER FINED

MANUFACTURE IN

.

FOKIS QUARTERS

A fire which broke out In Pak

Judgment was given against Rexford Tugwell, a member Captain Laurence Nelson Beer, of the Brains Trust, and Mr. Henry of Marble Hall, Nathan Road, in Tal Street on March 13 had a Wynne-Jones this Wallace, the Secretary of the De his claim for $1.365 wages for sequel at the Kowloon Magistracy

before Mr. partment of Agriculture, believed wrongful dismissal from

morning when Chan Lan-fong, that "Recovery is only an Illusion." post as Master of the 8.8. Kamo manager of the Kwong Man-loong Lawrence Todd told the Con- in July last year by the Foo firm of fire-cracker manufacturers, gress Committee that he attended Hong Steamship Company. was summoned on two charges; the dinner, but denied that he men-

The declalon was given by Mr. (a) causing or permitting the Apelttioned Kerensky_or_Stalin or e-ADA. MacGregor, the Chief manufacture of fire-crackers

volttion In Professor Wirt's Justlee, at the Supreme Court this No. 109 Pak Tai Street, and (b) presence-United Prean,

failing to observe the conditions His Lordship gave judgment of his licence by allowing fre than such costs na enn be wholly at No. 109 Pak Tai Street, which assigned to the first, second, and was not licensed. fourth

ať of the particulars

(fly Tetroreph. Copyright. Telegraphie so japan Ordinkes #1 7.0$ 0.7.).

Rechterd

Geneva, April 10. That an attitude of de-

spair towards the problems

of disarmament is not yet *justified by the facts of the international situation was the burden of a speech by the President of the Confer- ence at Geneva to-day.

"A new race in armaments has already begun," he said, "although the movement has not yet gathered much momentum.

morning.

at

WOMAN'S TALK AT for defendants with coats "other crackers to be handled and dried

DINNER PARTY

tence."

DEFENCE ALLEGATIONS.

1

Mr. J. C. Fitz Henry, of the Fire Washington, Apr. 10 The allegations of Professorence in the statement of de- Brigade, prosecuted, while Mr. M.

K. Lo appeared for the defence. William Wirt, accusing members of the Roosevelt Brains Trust of

Was the H Warship:-This conspiracy to bring about a Com- munist revolution in the United The defendants pleaded". that fire in which a man lost his life? States were practically disposed during the period from May.

Mr. FitzHenry: -Yes, your Wor- plaintif Opening the meeting of the of to-day when he appeared be- 1930, to July, 1939, the

the ship. Barena of the Disarmament Con-fore the Congressional Investi-was habitually negligent in

discharge of his duties and alleg- This Worship:-am about to ference. Mr. Arthur Henderson gating Committee,

The evidence of the Professed four spectße instances of auch hold an inquiry into that. appealed to the delegates to bringi every effort to bear to facilitate a was a complete anti-climax to an negligence: that he negligently

Mr. Lo-With great respect. inquiry which had been invested allowed the 8.8. "Kaitangata" to Convention.

become stranded on Cambodia your Worship; I don't think what- with all the elements of drama.

While not quite as bad ns that, Pofat; that he negligently allow-ever decision you may come to in his story was somewhat similar Lo

ed the ta, "Kame" to strike this case can have any effect on the the one told by the dairymaid, who a rack or reef in the vicinity of inquiry In any shape or form. beard, it from some-one who knew the Amberst Rock; that he negli would ask your Worship to go on

person closely connected with gently allowed the s.s. "Kamo" to with the case.

official in possession of the strike a rock or reef off Ocksu an secrets of people who ought to island; that whilst in command of the 8... "Kamo," in contravention DINNER PART TALK. of Fleet Regulations, the plaintiff In the presence of a huge crowd, did not keep a Watch Order Book. "appeal to you, and through breathless with anticipation, Pro- In the course of a lengthy

judg you to all the members of the Confessor Wirt testified before, the ment his Lordship aald:Com ference not to abandon the great Congressional Investigation Commander Hole advises me, and I ac- enterprise to which we are committee, that he first heard the al-cept his advise the more readily be mitted, nor to fall into the error legations at a dinner party, where, cause it agrees entirely with my of supposing that we can diminish he said, Miss Kneeland, in econown view, that no prudent and our difficulties by whitling down omist in the Department of careful navigator would take his within A mile of Ocknu what we set out to achieve.

Agriculture, of which Mr. Henry vessel Proceeding, Mr. Henderson sug-Wallace. the well-known Pro-Island. gested that the British draft congressive in the head, quoted Mr. GUILTY OF NEGLIGENCE. vention should be brought up-to-Tugwell, the Assistant Secretary date, and said that although of Agriculture,

"I am advised that it in a well appeared that further time would

Miss Kneeland, said the Pro-known and salutory custom of the

"Most of the leading countries are growing anxious and armament budgets are beginning to increase,

"What are we going to do?

WHITTLING an error,

kuw.

Mr.

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CHILDREN'S CONCERT.

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4.30-7.30 p.m. Chinese Programme, G-6.15 p.m.

Children's Studio Concert.

7.30-10.30

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7.30-8 p.m. Dance Musle,

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For Trot-Dinner at Eight. Fox Trot-Under a Bianket of Blue, Fox Trot The Last Round Up. 8 p.m. Loent Time and Weather Report.

8 p.m. From the Studio. 8.03-8.10 p.m.

A Pianoforte Recital by Miss Bar- bara Balean.

Programmic.

1. Prehle and Fugo in C Sharp Major. (Bach). 2 Concerto in C, 1st Mort.

(Beethoven). (Accompanied at the second piano by Mr. H. Ore).

3. Second mort; "of Sonata in D.

1. Preludes Nos. 3, 4, 24.

(błozart).

(Chopin).

8.30-9 p.m. Orchestral, Petrouchka Suite (Stawinsky).

Boston Symphony Orchesten under the direction of Serge Roussevitzy. Copak ("The Fair of Sorotchinsk")

(Moussorgaby).

Cartege De Nobies ("Slala").

(Rimsky-Korsakov),

London Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Albert Contes. 9-9.30 p.m. From the Studlo, Selections by the Musle Makern. 9.30-9.65 p.m. Light Opera. Vocal Gems.Veronique (Messezer).

Columbia Light Opera Company, Selection.—“Princess Ida"

(Sullivan).

New Light Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mr. Malcolm Sargent. Vocal Gehislorodern" (Stuart).

Light Opera Company. 9.55-19.30 p.m. Varlety.

(Hoschna).

CHARGE WITHDRAWN. Mr. Lo went on to say that, he understood that the charges were alternative, and If he pleaded the prosecution guilty to one. would withdraw the other.

Mr. FitzHenry said he would proceed with the Arat charge" and withdraw the other,

Lo said he should have thought that the second charge would be proceeded with, in view! of the circumstances of the case which he thought had nothing at all to do with the manufacture of fire-cruckers. In any case, his best ing that they must change the be on the bridge when making a circumstances of the case and landfall. On his own showing the leave his Worship to decide which statutes and the Constitution."

was on the bridge at 3 charge should be taken. Miss Kneeland and Mr. Tugwell plaintif

am and exported to have the were endled and both denied this, land on a four point bearing at

Mr. Lo stated that he would like to any, at the outset, that the de- the Committee then deciding to 3.30 a.m. When he decided to fendant and his colleagues were adjourn.—Reuter,

leave the bridge for his arm chair all very sorry, that a man had lost instead of remaining on watch for his life in the fire, especially as an hour or so until the vessel had the man was an employee of the! safely passed Ocksu faland, he did firm. Some years ago, there was so at his own risk.

a somewhat similar incident In-! "I accept the advice given me by volving this firm, resulting in the my nautical expert and I find that death of an unfortunate woman. the plaintiff in leaving the bridgeAt that time it had been a practice' at 3 a.m. was guilty of negligence of long-standing for this firm to in relation to his employment Hollow their women workers to take culpable as to justify the defen-fire-crackers home to put on the (lly Telegraph, Copyright, Talepiphie Meente in summarily terminating fuses. In one case, a fire occurred in the house and a woman löst Received April his contract of service," Ordingute. $811. anges

her life in this fire. new || 15, 9 te n

be required for direct negotiations, fessor, quoted Mr. Tugwell as say-sea that a master should' himself course would be to state briefly the Orchestral-The Love Dance

"there is nothing warrant o belief that further effort would be

unfruitful."-United Press,

POWERS GRANTED.

AL to-day's meeting of the Bureau of the Disarmament Con- ference at Geneva, Mr. Henderson was empowered to summon the Bureau to a new meeting on or about 30th April and the General Commission later than May 23rd, If the state of the negotiations was then such a to make a further delay desirable in the interests of reaching an understanding.

During the meeting, Mr. Hender- son made a stirring appeal to all members of the Conference and warned them that armaments race Was

beginning

TRADE CONTROL IN GERMANY

PURCHASE OF SKINS PROHIBITED

(Special to "Telegraph;")

Berlin, April 10.

although it had not yet gained Following the recent prohibition much

mamentum and it was of the purchase of textiles abroad.' nothing to warrant the conclusion fars that a further effort towards Dis- armament would be unfruitful,

BRITISH POSITION..

Mr.

MIST OR RAIN

con-

and skins are now placed under control and their purchase

The anticyclone continues, to abroad, or from foreigners In Ger many, is forbidden until the con-move eastward and is now centred

in the Pacific to the east trol organisation is operating. The

delegate, Britisk

The object of the decree in to Northern Japan. Pressure

over Indo- Anthony Eden after reviewing the provide the leather industry with tinues relatively low

Local forecast:-Enst British negotiations with Paris, furs and skins most advantageous- China. Berlin and Rome said there were is and in the meat economical winds, moderate; cloudy generally

with fog, mist or light rain. stil great difficulties to be sur-way-Renter'a Special Service. mounted and the British proposals would require further modfications although his Government still, pre- ferred the terms of the original draft.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN THE MANY STILL MUST LABOUR Nevertheless, if an agreement

IT IN NATURE'S was sincerely desired by all con- FOR THE ONE!

DOOM.Byron. cerned, it ought to be possible.

PRESIDENT OPPOSES FARM BILL

Frazier-Lemke Bill

Not

Approved

Washington, April 19.

Al

A

BRIEF

niso

SYSTEM OVERHAULED.

As a result of this mishap, the whole system was overhauled and during the last few years strict in- employees that the whole process structions had been given to all of manufacture must be done with-

licensed premises. Some time ago, the firm received required an order for about 900 cases of

in

fire-crackers which were

International Novelty Orchestra. Pianoforte Solo-Give me a Ring.

Carroll Gibbons, Orchestral--The Call of the Angelus,

Salon Orchestra. Song-My Lucky Day.

Gracie Fields (Comedienne). Fox Trot-How Coull we be wrong.

Lew Stone and Ills Band. Orchestral-Pan and The Wood

Goblins,

International Novelty Orchestra. Orchestral-Dream of the Ocean.

International Novelty Orchestra. Trot-Experiment.

Fox

Song

Lew Stone and lis Band, Mary Rose,

Gracie Fields (Comalienne).

Salon Orchestra. Orchestral-The Mosquitoes' Parade.

International Novelty Orchestra. 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.

10.35 p.m. Close Down.

Orchestral-Fairy Tiptor.

ARBITRATION

AWARD APPEAL

DISMISSED

COSTS

WITH

at

by a certain time for shipment. For one reason and another, the

The Chief Justice, Mr. A, D, A. factory people at Pak Tai Street found they were still about 100 MacGregor, gave his decision. to- the time was day in the application made on be- cases short when

half of S. Latif Husain to set aside Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Panzer, of the nearly up.

Mr. Lo then explained the pro-an award made by Mr. T. E. Pearce fire-in arbitration proceedings between Geographien! Department of Sun Yat-

of manufacture of Ben University, will spenk at the next cess meeting of the Thursday Club at crackers, emphasising the fact that the applicant and Messrs. Hang The British Government was,

Canton to-morrow. His subject will before fuses could be put in, both Shun and Company in respect of a however, much concerned at the

"What's wrong with the long-ends had to be scaled with earth, contract to supply coal. lecture was held under the be

which was first damped and then After reviewing the case continued delay and the changes muspices of the Hongkong University kong Coast?"

dried. At that period the weather length, his Lordship said he was in the situation while the agree Education Society at the University

Five cases of small-par with se had not been too favourable and satisfied that the conduct of the ment was being Bought-British Union Room last night, when Mr

spehe un "Co-Education deaths (one imported), four cases of the factory foreman found that he parties before the umpire on De- Wireless.

diphtheria with two deaths.

could not get the crackers dried by cember 14th, 1933, amounted to a enses of typhoid (one imported), 16 S. Muhan Chand, of No. 46, Queen's cases of meningitis with four deaths, the natural process of putting them waiver, on the part of the appli

out in the sun. sunt-one case of puerperal fover with one Road, East, ground floor, was

Without consulting anybody, he cant, as well as by the respondents, of the obligation on the umpire to moned before Mr. Hamilton, at the death and 50 deaths from tuberculosta Central Magistracy this morning, for were reported to the local health moved a quantity of crackers across and expressly that there had in having sold milk which was not of the authorities last week. On Monday to the fokis' premises on the other fact been a breach of contract by rature, substance or quality demand-two cases of small-pox, four cases of side of the street. A stove was set the applicant.

lined each of up, and the crackers were ed, to the prejudice of the parchaser, meningitis, and one case

The application was dismissed around it to be dried. Suntary Inspector Old, on March 21 diphtherin and typhoid were

with costa. Mr. M. A. da Silva, appearing for the reported.

A BIG FLARE. defendant, pleaded not gulity, ant' Saturday Bxed for

The summens against Mok Iling- hearing

Two men were injured in the morning.

sum, member of a wealthy Chinese family, for desertion and maintenance fire, one succumbing, but the other (Mr. Lo) must say In fairness to Sentence of six months' hard labour of his wife, Mok Chol-shee, and her recovered. The latter would any him that he had given strict in- Mr. Henry Rainey, Speaker of was imposed on Kwan Chi-cheung, 28. five children, was again brought up that he saw the deceased, who, instructions to his employees not to the House of Representatives, in unemployed, when he plended guilty before Mr. Hamilton, at the Central cidentally was the foreman, sitting move anything out of the Reensed an. Interview to-day, said that before Mr. Macfadyen in the Central Magistracy this morning, and remand a few feet away from the crackers premises.

theed for seven days. Mr. Hin-shing-lo, President Roosevelt had authorised Pollee Court this morning to

distance

The Kwong Man Loong had done him to say that the President did senion of three forged $100 notes Instrueled by Mr. J. M. Hall, appear when suddenly there was a flare. not approve of the Frazier-Lemke of the Mercantile Bank of India. Deed for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. II. He himself was

Man Wa Loseby for the defendant. Mr. Lose away, but he lost consciousness and everything possible to make retri bution to the family of the dend fendant was arrested in Bill for re-financing farm mort-Lane and attempted to discard the by naked for a remand in order to ace did not know any build only sur-man, whose son had now been given

Mr. Lo said one notes, Det-Sergt. Hemsley asked his whether a settlement could be made KARCH,

mise that some of the crackers must permanent post in the firm. The President, he said, wished Worship to take a serious view of jout of Court or Hot,

have fallen in to the stove and be-

$250 FINE, to clarify his position in view of the case.

A Chinese who was observed by

camo ignited. The fuses had not the petition which is being signed

CUA- been put Two coolics wore brought before two detectives to mingle with

Into the crackers, and In an effort to force the Bill to the Mr. Wynne-Jones, at the Kowloon temers at two hawkers' stalls, one at therefore there were no explosions. the Court not because he was trying House. Reuter,

to influence his Worship's mind, but Magistracy this morning on a chargo Hollywood Rond near Shing Wong of being in the eastern wharf of the Street and the other at the entrance There was only a big flare.

There was no doubt that the he was trying to show that no fur- per to Staunton Street, peering into peo Kowloon Star Ferry without The April issue of the St. Paul's mission. It was stated that there ple's pockets, when searched was foreman had removed the crackers ther punishment from his Worship of found to have a razor blade in is to the fokis' quarters with the sane was needed to make the defendant College magazino is quite a readable had lately been a large number sumber. Besides Achool, Boy Scout coolien found loitering In the eastern right lower jacket pocket and two tion of the manager of the factory. feel more sorry over what had oc

lot of rubber bands under the sleeve of hin and sporting news, it contains a num-wharf. They carried on a

the ber of articien, one of which gives gambling and were a nuisance. De- left arm. The man, N. Lant, un But Mr. Lo would not ask his Wor-curred. the meanings of local place-names. fondant stated that they were fishing employed, wan charged before rship to take a lenient view of There are also some translations of from the wharf, Chinose poems,

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Is Worship: Macfadyen this morning with loitering Case, because he felt that in all

Mr. Lo anid he was telling this

His Worship decided that the All concerned are And caught something you didn't ex-with intent to steal and was sent to honesty he could not do so. It was first charge, would be more, appro to be congratulated on the excellence post. A fine of $10 or 14 days was prison for three weeks. Det-Sergt. n serious matter and defendant priate and registered a conviction

If, 0. Guild prosecuted,

must assume responsibility, but he on this, imposing a fine of $250, imposed on each defendant.

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Gunde, Price Affairs

To the Editor,

instance where the Japanese har- bour runner victimized the Com- pany. In short, the total profit earned during my Managing Direc torship was $401,048 and the losses Hongkong Telegraph.

$30,247. The shares to-day are Sir-With regard to the report worth about ten times their value. which appeared in your paper of in 1913. the annual general mecting I hope the publication Gande, Price & Co., Ltd., yesterday, letter may satisfy the questioning as my name has been dragged into shareholder as to what I had done-

of

of this

a discussion raised by Mr. Bond, for the Company.. I desire to take may be permitted a small space this opportunity, as a shareholder, to convey to your readers a few to compliment the new management facta regarding my connection upon the year's work. with the firm?

worth about $2 each (paid-up

S. C. PANK,

A.D.C. Hookings

When I took over the Managing Directorship at the end of 1913, the alarca of the Company were then Sir-With referenco to "Demo- value $10), and the nett loss for crat'n" letter in your issue of yes that year was $13,950, in spite of torday I much regret that there the fact that we had then also to has been a misunderstanding with meet an amount of $28,686, which the booking of seats for the

booking agents with regard to Inter turned out tu

pro- bo dend loas

the

Fraser'

to the Company. The very next production of "The First Bira. year the profit & loan accounta

Will your readers kindly note showed $10,709 on the right Bide.

In 1916, the profit was $16,393; in that all seats are bookable and that 1916, $36,185; In 1917, $24,077 in service man in uniform are ad- 1918, 380,100; In 1919, $32,040. mitted to the $1 seats at half price?

E. 8. C. BROOKS, Excepting in 1926 and 1928, when

Hon. Soc. there were small losses of a fow

ILK. AD.C.. thousand dollars, all the subsequent