1937-10-29 — Page 19

Kwangtung Speeding Up Production

Jobless Men Urged To Go On Land

Substitutes For Rice Essential

Canton, Oct. 29.

THE

.HONGKONG

FEARSOME Chinese Crew CREDITOR'S Strike Causes

WEAPON

Might Have Debtor Imprisoned

Interesting Judgment

In dismissing the application with More than $3,000,000 Canton cur- costs in the case of Kin Hin Com-. rency has been leat to farmers for pany against Teang Shing, Mr. Jus general production in 23 districts in tice R. E. Lindsell, in the Summary Kwangtung province following the Court this morning, said: "This is Inauguration of the Emergency Fondan application to annul the personal Programme six months ago under the

execution which has been effected, us the result of the fullure of the Judz- supervision of Dr. D. Y. Lin, Director

ment debtor in this action to satisfy of the Bureau of Agriculture and

the judgment given against him by Forestry, Since hostilities broke out in Shanghal arrangements have been

September 10 last" made with the local banks for $1,500,- 000 to be used for loans for food pro- duetion.

Dr. Lin disclosed that 100 technical men have been sent to these districts to direct the distribution of the loans and to help the farmen purchase sulclent seeds and fertiliser winter cultivation. clal and technical assistance it is hoped that the farmers con produce more food for the province during this emergency perio

content

I

After dealing with the facts of the case, his Lordship added, "Although the plaintiff had some reason to be lleve that Tsang Shing was a man, hold that he was catitled to act on the woman's admission, whether ex- press or tacit, to the District Officer

TELEGRAPH.

Tie-Up Of H.K. Steamer

JAPANESE CARGO BOYCOTT

(By Air Mall)

Melbourne,

A Hongkong ship, the na. Silks worth, has been fled up at Newcastle, New South Wales, following a strike by the 36 Chinese members of the crew, who have refused to sail with Japanese cargo for Dalren.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER

29,

SIGNS OF SOLIDARITY.

Hitler's Message To Mussolini Significant Parleys

Rome, Oct. 20. Many German officinis and 'Naz! fenders attended to-day's celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Fascist March on Rome, and when Signor Benito Mussolini introduced to the crowd Herr Adolf Iller's deputy, Herr Rudolf Hess, the crowd cheered enthusiastically,

The Silksworth is under the com- 1 Duce addressed 200,000 Fascists and con- mand of Captain Gemmell, Aboard in the Mussolini Forum, is a full cargo of Australian flour, cluded his speech with reference to tar and gypsum. The Chinese crew his recent German valt, when he sold the carriage of the two that an ever closer solidarity was object

after commodities which, they stale, steveloping between the peoples of would be used as war material Italy and Germany. Bolshevism, he against China, The crew also object | said, must be eliminated from Europe. to putting to sea because, an Chinese, Reuter.

they are not prepared to take the

risk of going to a port controlled by "COMMON EFFORTS FOR PEACE"

Two of the

of the, nume Tsang Shing, and to sup Japan. for

her in that name, and having got With this Ann

Judgment to proceed to execulion If a man enters Into a against her. contract with me as John Jones, and I sue hire in that nome and get him served with my writ, how ean he be WILL AID UNEMPLOYED A special Emergency Land Regula-heard afterwards to say that, since

tion, Dr. Lin addert, is now being drawn up by the Provincial Land Bureau to facilitate the nequisition of the more accessible undeveloped land by the landless" agricultural

Chinese bankers in and jobless men. Canton are reported to be interested In the project and it is hoped that thousands of unemployed will take advantage of these regulations to assist in the food-production gramme in the provise

vince

John Jones is not his own name but

that of someone else, the writ is bad and he cannot be able?

PROHIBITION UNWISE

"It is true that the peculing right of a judgment creditor in Hongkong to arrest his debtor and lodge him in gool without any investigation by a Court of his debtor's ability to pay is a fearsome weapon, the use of whilch | this Court will regard witix na lenient pro-eye; but to prohibit the use of that weapon here would, it seems to me, defeat the ends of justice. The woman arrested is the owner of the property concerned and the identical

person against whom the District

crew

proceeded to Sydney where, following an inter- view with the Chinese Consul General, it was agreed to man the ship if the clearanec papers were here to make Mantta or Hongkong the port of call instead of Dairen, Cabled confirmation is now awaited.

The steamer Sillsworth affords an example of mixed nationality rare even in tramp steamers. She is owned by Foreign Investments Lid.. of Hongkong, lies the British flag, is registered at Shanghal, and hoists the house flag of a Japanese shipping company.

1937.

E RADIO BROADCAST

7.05 Landon Helay-‘Ladler Night' or "Here's to the Malden,'

Re-enacting the yearly' enterialn ment which relieves the monastic dignity of the London clubs. Songs, muste and echoes of the gallantry and wit of long ago. Presented by William Maclurg.

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0.38 London Relay-Tho News and AnnouncemenÉR.

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Berlin, Oct. 28. Herr Hitler in a warm message of congratulations to Signor Mussolini to-day referred to the March on Rome as the turning polni in, development of Europe. The message expressed warmest wishes "for your personal welfare, for your work in the service of Italy and for our common efforts for European civilisation and European peace."-Reuter.

BERLIN CONFERENCE

Berlin, Oct. 20. The German Ambassador to Gen- cral Franco's Government came to Berlin and conferred with Herr Hiller for

three hours yesteriny, She is under a five-year charter They had another long conference to- to the Yamashita Kisen Kaisha and, day-Reuter.

registry, despite her British

only Captain Gemmell and three officers are British-one is a Parsee from Bombay and the others are Japanese CONTINUED RISE

rice and its substitutes, the provin- Omeer's award was made and who The Silksworth curries

The present programme, in The opicion of Dr. Lin, is to promote and popularise the use of less polished such as sweet in all potatoes,

familles elal government is determined to en- fores the use of rough rce, and has Just promulgated a set of regulations prohibiting the milling of high-grade polished rice in cities and rural dis- triels in Kwangkung.

Kwantung rulures

annually about 112,000,000 pleuls of unbulled rice or approximately 3,000,000 pleuls of polished rice, which is in- sufletent for local consumption. Dr. Lin explained. There is generally a shortage of 10,000,000 pleuls each year. Unless the people use more substitutes for rice it is dimeult to reduce this enormous shortage, he zahl-Central News,

KWANGWU RETAKEN Surprise Chinese Attack Succeeds

Taiyuan, Oct, 20.

In a starprise attack Chinese troops routed the Japanese forces at Kwani wu, north of Yenmenkwan Pass in north Shanal, and recovered the towIT on the morning of October 22, a mill- tary message from the front claims.

Heavy canalties are suid to have been sustained by both sides during the ferce encounter,

Units of the Chinese ormy are now In the hills south of Kwangwu to pre- vent

counter-attack by the Japanese.-Central News.

accepted service of the writ. She is in short the person who owes the plaintiff the money he claims, and there can be no injustice in allowing Jim to pursue his legal remedy against her. Moreover, she had ample opportunity to reveal her identity and pui forward her defence, if any, before and when the netron came on for trial, but falled to give proper instructions to her solicitor. Admittedly Mr. Sin eon. sented to judgment against her son, and not against her, but in the circumstances of this case she has to far identified herself with her son that I in only équitable that the should take the consequences,

The plaintiffs were represcuted by Mr. M. A, da Silva and Mr. P. H. Sin | appeared for the defendant.

markings

the

funnel

and house flag of the Japanese line, She recently arrived in Australia with phosphate from

Nauru, The Silksworth is a ship of 4,021 tons, built at Stockton in 1922

for Dalgleish Ltd.. of Newenstic-on- Tyne.

LAST-MINUTE HITCH

IN

TEMPERATURE

UNSEASONABLE HEAT

PERSISTS

A further rise in temperature was There was, however, another last revealed this morning, the 10 am. minute hitch when, after a meeting rewing at the Royal Observatory at the Newcastle Tindes Hall, the showing 80, one degree higher than crew decided not to accept the assur- the corresponding reading yesterday, ances given by the Caplain and the Humidity WHS 7-1, one per -ecut, Chinese Consul General, and de-lower. manded that they be sent back to Hongkong by another ship.

The Trades Hall executive, at a subsequent speelal meeting, decided to support the Chinese and gave directions to British and Australlan unionists not to offer themselves for employment if an attempt was made to raise a of the

new crew for the Silks- worth.

ANOTHER JUDGMENT Judgment for the plaintiff. Lal King-chuen, for the costs foreign attachment proceedings and of the trial of the issue decided was given this morning by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, in the Summary Court.

The action was for the recovery of rent. The plakit took out his writ un August 30 last and on September took out also a writ of foreign at- tachment, whereby certain insurance montes due to the defendant, Kwong Sheung Firm, became attached in the hands of the insurance companies concerned.

the

There was a dramatic sequel to the fresh hitch when police arrested 20 members of the crew. Seven, who are in, hiding, are still sought. by the police. The master of Silkworth is under a bond of £100 for each of the seven missing moon, who would be ashore in contraven- tion of Australian immigration Tews unless he can state their address.

Maximum temperature yesterday Wow U as compared with 80 of Wednesday, and the minimum was 72, one

than the degree lower previous rending.

Total rainfall since January 1 remains at 80.83 ing against average of B1.83 ins.

The anti-cyclone remains in the Pacifle to the south-east of Japan and another is developing over Manchuria.

Local forectal: East winds, moderate; fair.

JUDGMENT FOR $700

Mr. Justice R. E, Lindsell, in the

The 36 Chinese seamen have re- In the course of his judgment, his fused to take the Silksworth's cargo Lordship held that it remained for of gypsum and flour to the Japanese | Summary Couri this morning. The Court to decide two teD H. port of Dairen, Manchukuo.

delivered his judgment in the case of first being one of fact and the The agents for the owners sald Leung Cheuk-yue and Tam Kwai-chi second of law, i.e. (n) was the plain- that the warrants were issued as against The Wing Cheong Firm und Uf justified in taking proceedings preliminary to getting the men back The Fuk Hing Loong Firm. The by foreign attachment? and (b) if he on board.

Judgment was in favour of the first was so Justified, wus he entitled to The agents sold that they had done | defendant firm with costs. the costs of and incidental to those everything possible for the Chinese, Mr. C. A. Southerton Russ ap- proceedings? On the evidence, hls who had reached a state of mind in peared for the plaintifs and the de- Lordship held that the plaintiff had | which they did not know witnt to do. fendants were represented by Mr. P. on the Piplag-such cause, and gave Judgment as The men had sanctuary on a British | Y. Woo of Messrs. Woo and Woo.

ship that they would not have in The plaintiffs claimed from Shanghai. Nanking or any other Orst defendant firm, The

Wing Chinese city at present.

Cheong Firm, as transferees of the business of the second defendant firm, The Fuk Hing Loong Firm, the sum of $700, which they fent to the intter Brm.

Japanese Retreat

Cherchow, Oct. 29.

Chinese troops

Hunkow Railway are further report- ed to have captured Shuntch, South Hopel, while Japanese army units have retreated to the vicinity of Paolingfu.

About two divisions of Japanese troops belween Pacingfu and

·Shunteh are reportedly enveloped by the Chinese forcus, Another dispateli stuled that the Japanese are concen- trated at Chengling, 25 miles south of Paolinittu.—Internalloval News Agency.

Tsinan, Oct. 29. The vanguardi of the Shantung forces have reached the outskirt of Pingyuan on the Tientsin-Pukow

Railway, and the town is expected to

be re-taken shortly.

above.

Mr. M. A. da Silva represented the plaintiff and Mr. W. M. Brown of Messrs. Hastings and Company ap- peared for the defendant firm.

British

=

Mails

Not Tampered With By Japan

London, Oct. 28.

24 AT TRADES HALL While police were arresting four of the Chinese In Steel Street, other police showed Trades Hall officlats the warrants before arresting 25 of the crew, who were in a room set

the

apart for them by the Trades Hall CAUTIONS GIVEN

authorities.

The Chinese gave no troubic.

The charge on the warrants Is "Being absent without the leave of the master."

CAR OWNERS

Cautions

were administered

60 the

The statement was made in reply. Most of the Chinese popula-their motor cars beyond the

10

"I understand there has been no The secretary of the Newcastle Mr. B. J. S. S. Gallagher, of Messrs. case where the Japanese military au- Labour Council (Mr. G. Bass) stayed Butterfield and Swire, Mr. A. R. H. Village Rond, ground General Itan Fu-chu, Chuirman of thorities have censored or delayed at a Salvation Army hostel with the Esmail, of D the Shantung Provincial Government, correspondence between tils Majesty's Chinese lest they should be seized floor, Mr. J. R. Bergne-Coupland, of In directing operations at the front. Government and His Majesty's re- and taken back aboard the vessel. Reiss, Bradley and Company, und He is in command of the 29th, 74th.presentatives in China," declared Lord

Peak. About £11 was raised for them at Mrs. N. Gilmore, of

leaving and Bist divisions.

Cranborne in the Ilouse of Commons a Trades Hall rally attended by 1,008 who were all summoned for The main Japanese strength in the to-day.

Lime Omura division and several other

tion of the city was there.

limit of two hours in city enr packs. detachments.--International News

to a question put by Major II. J.

The meeting pledged support for A summons against Mr. C. G. Agnew, of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, the crew in refusing to take the ship for a similar offence, was withdrawn, Nathan.

Lord Cranborne added though that to a Japanese port and supported as it was stated he had left: the Co-

also a boycott of Japanese goods. delayed in the 'ordinary mails through Australasian Council of Trade Unions Mrs. E. C. Frederick, of 517 the Peak,

Sydney Labour Council and the lony. A similar summons had been asked to see that no neilon was adjourned for one week, was taken against the crew, pending #settlement of the dispute.

Later.

Agency.

Chinese Rebel Leader Reported Captured

Pol

BRO

Heinhsiung, Honan, Oct. 29.

Chien-wu, notorious rebel leader, who several years launched on abortive, uprising in North China and tried to

Belze control of Tientsin, is reported have been captured at Fellslang. in aouthern Hopëi, about 20 miles from the Honan border.

to

of

The capture was effected by Chang Han-chunn, the Fefhalang district magistrate, who led o group Peace Preservation Corpa member and stormed the town on October 20. -Central News.

some official correspondence had been

the interruption of the normal ser- vices. The situation at the moment appeared to be improving-Reuter,

CHIEF SCOUT COMING TO

HONGKONG,

Agreement was reached in the dispute between the Chinese crew! and the owners of the. Hongkong steamer Silksworth,

ngainst

Indian Flier

¿Perishes

In Crack-Up

The Chinese Consul General in Sydney disclosed that a cablegram had been received from the owners In Hongkong, complying with the The World Chief Scout, Lord the crews that they should not

request of the Chinese members of BD Baden-Powell is planning a world asked to tnice the vessel to Jopen tour for 1930-30, Two Japanese Bombers

with a cargo that could be used to He will leave England in February assist in the campaign against China, for the Jamboree in Jamaica. After Brought To Soochow

but should be paid off at a neutrol this event he will tour, the United port and repatriated to Hongkong at States, and will visit Japan, the Far

• Soochew, Oct. 20.

the expense of the owners. The two Japanese bombers which East and Hongkong at the end of were shot down by Chinese anti-the year, aircraft guns at Nanzlang on Tues- From Hongkong, Lord Baden- guarantees to the Chinese Conmui in G. P. Nair, who took off from day, were brought here from the Powell will go to Australla, where will he will allend the New South Wales front to-day. The machines

shortly

shipped to Nanking. Seaqui-Centennial Jambores in Janu- Central News.

nry, 1030.

bo

Capt. Gemmell; master of the Sillworth, has given satisfactory

London, Oct 28, An Inulan airman who took off from Croydon in the plane "Spirit. of India" in an attempt to make a double crossing of the Atlante, crashed near Rouen to-day and was killed-Reuter.

The Indian fller killed near Rouen

General thin the vessel will proceed | Croydon yesterday in a Miles Hawk to Manila direct, and that the crew Machne, flying colo, .without wireless. will be paid off there and provided There is no explanation of the cause with passages.to Hongkong.

of his crash.

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10.30 Light Variety. Orchestral-Teddy Bears Picnic

Lak' (Bratton); Mighty

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HIS EXCELLENCY RETURNS CALLS

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, this morning rO- ceived H.E. Major-General A. W. Bartholomew co.c, and Commodore E. B. C. Dicken at Government House. The calls were later returned by the Governor to Flagstaff House, where a Guard of Honour was provided, and to the Tamar where a Guard of Hon- our and the band of HMS. Eagle attended.

QUICK RESPONSE TO LOAN OFFER

Paris, Oct. 28. The 1,000,000,000. franes Credit National Loan

been fully subscribed.

has

It is redeemable in 40 annual drawings, beginning In 1940. The interest is at 4 per cent., and the issue prlee .15 francs per thousand franc Bond-Reuter's Special

SOCIALIST-TO-FORM.

BELGIAN CABINET

*

Brussels, Oct. 28.

M. Henri De Man, Socialist Minis- ter of Finance in the Van Zeeland Government, has nccepted the task of forming il

the Cabinet after

M. E. veteran Socialist statesmon, Vandervelde had declined the offer.

-Reuter's Special.

PAUL DOUMER ON HER WAY

The French Liner Paul Doumer has left Salgon, where she has been held up owing to a strike, and expected to arrive in the Colony at 10 am, on Sunday,

PARIS

EXHIBITION

TO RE-OPEN

Paris, Oct. 28.

It is officially stated that the Paris Exhibition will re-open next spring for another six months.-Reuter.

HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS

IN CHINA WATERS

of

disposition Following is the H.M. Ships in North China:

Shanghai, H.M.S. Decoy, Cumber

Grimsby: Intid; Tsingtao, H.M.S.

H.M.S. Weibalwei,

Adventure, Defender, Delight; Tangku, II.M.S. Sandwich: Tankow. H.M.S. Cape- wa: Swntow, H.M.S. Daring; Amby: H.MS. Diamond."

town:

+

On passage to.-Weihafwel, Suf- folk: Hongkong, Folkestone; Tsing- tao, Duchess..

TYRE PRICES RISE

›

New York, Oct. 28. United Sinics Rubber Corporation has announced increases ranging from two to six per cent, in tyre prices as a necessary adjustment in order to estabilahı a moro normal relationship between manufacturing

selling costs and

prices."-United Presa.

NOBEL PRIZE FOR MEDICINE,

Stockholm, Oct. 28. The 1937 Nobel Prize for Medicine has been awarded to the Hungarian, Dr. Szent-Gyogyi, of the Franz Josef

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