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Malaya Is Preparing Mui Tsai Legislation

London, Feb. 9.

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. W. Lunn (Lab.) naked what steps were being taken by the government in British Malaya to put into opera-

tion the minority report of the flul

Tsai Commission.

Mr. Willam Ormsby-Gore, Secre- tory of State for the Colonics, re- plied that draft legislation was now being prepared by the Straits Settle- ments, and the Governor proposed to publish for locul Information, full ex- planation of the action conters plated before the legislation was introduced In the local Council.

Mr. Lunn enquired if the House of Commons might be aequainted with the proposed legislation, and Mr. Ormsby-Gore replied: "Certainly. As soon as it is drafted".--Router.

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Refugees Increase Coin Circulation

Government's Big Ordor For Mint

Principally because Hong- kong's population

been has

increased by the refugee influx into the Colony, the value of subsidiary coins in circulation has increased by over $450,000 in the past six months.

for

Government will not withdraw the cupra-nickel subsidiary coins some time yet the Telegraph is in- formed.

Rim" Although пе "Security Ave-cent and ten-cent coins to the

value of $1,800,000 are on order from the Royal Mint in London, only $300,- 000 worth have been received. New coinage to the value of $252,300 ta now in circulation.

Cupra-nickel coins in circulation total $1,550,000, compared with $1,400,000 in December, 1930.

It is estimated that, in addition to the cupra-nickel and "Security Rim" subsidiary coins in circulation, old silver subsidiary coins to the value of are still outstanding. $14,000,000 although this type of coinage was recalled by the Government come time ago.

It is probable that the greater part of this coinage will never be seen presumed to utain. Most of it is

when the have been melted down price of silver exceeded the value of the coin us currency.

the

The new Security Rim subsidiary coins appear to have folled counterfeiters who reaped such a .1/3.5/32 rich harvest with cupra-nickel coins. .31 Only one case of attempted counter- 10.10 feiting of the new coins has come to .834 light, and the counterfeit in this case ..5.01% was very crude.

THURSDAY;

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CHINESE DIPLOMAT DENIES HE CARRIED NEW PEACE OFFERS

Hankow, Feb. 10. Replying to a question as to the basis of the persistent rumour that he had brought back from Japan four new peace conditions, Mr. Hou Shih-ying, Chinese Ambassador to Tokyo, addressing the foreign press, declared: "The rumour is entirely groundless. Since Tokyo refuses to recognise the National Government as a legal entity it cannot make representations through the representative

of this Government.

:

"Even if any terms had been offered I could not carry them.

"Nelther would the Japanese spi proach me, s I have always told them that I believed China must resist to the end," Mr. Usu declared. Mr. Hsu said it was his impression the Japanese army, after the that occupation of the Tientsin-Pukow railway, would pause to consolidate Its position and then attack Hankow, China's political centre.

Mediation Failed

BOATMAN'S SENTENCE REDUCED

Magistrate Influenced .By Error In Evidence

the

Kam-tal,

FEBRUARY 10, 1988.

Pawn-Brokers Lose Ring Thief Pledged

Returned To Owner Without Compensation

Stolen from Mrs. Lai Sam by a man who is now undergoing a term of five years' imprisonment, an Americon white gold finger ring set with diamonds and valued at $300 was this morning ordered by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, to be payment to the pawn-broker, follow- ing on application made on her be

returned to the bwner, without any

half by Mr. E. II. Williams, Assistant Attorney-General.

Mr. Williams said the ring

Was Atolen from 44 Wing Hing Street on the night of June 2, 1937, and follow- ing the theft a report was made to the Police with a detalled description of it.

effect A notice to this

Was served in the usual way on all pawn- shops on June 4, and 24 days later the ring was pledged at the Tal Fung pawn-brokers, 271 Queen's Road Central, for $100 plus $5 interest. The thief, Lo Wah-so, was arrested and convleted at, the November Sessions.

Counsel emphasised that although the pawn-broker was willing to re- turn the ring, there must have been carelessness on his part in view of the notice, and asked His Lordship to: take this into consideration when the question of payment prose.

After Hau Tai-son,

Constable

C216, had given evidence of having served the notice, a representative of

anything to say. He had not. the pawn-shop was asked if he had

had been okression Japan's planned in three stages, he went on. First came military conquest, secund- ly, establishment of puppet regimes; and thirdly, economic consolidation,

A mistake in the number of pre- an example of which was Jupan's

Wis the chief new reserve bank In. North China.vious convictions

The Japanese authorities, under ground for the granting of an appeal pressure from a people who desired for reduction of sentence by

approached China, Lut Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor peace, had with terms equivalent to subjection. at the Supreme Court this morning

Appellant was Leung Therefore China refused them, pre- cipitating the Imperial Japanese master of Clans 11 boat No. 1208V Conference and the decision not to and he appealed for a reduction of

Ordering the ring to be returned sentence of two months' imprison- recognise the Central Government.

ment imposed on him by the Hon. to the owner, His Lordship suid the Comdr. G. F. Hole at the Marine application was the first of its kind Court on January 24 for making fast brought before him since his four Mr. Hsu declared that the German to the mv. Chile off the railway pler. years' office in the Colony. A noti- Ambassadors at Hankow and Tokyo

Iepresenting appellant on the in- fication of the theft bearing a detail- hart

tried very energetically

to structions of Mr. F. I. Zimmern, the ed description of the missing ring mediate. They had falled because Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jnr., sald had been circulated by the Poilee, but for reasons best known to them- convicted for the Japanese terms were not achis client was

to disregard the warning. Further, were highly appreciated.

ping Ordinance, which provided a The Japanese people were asking months imprisonment.

inuximum peralty of $50 or two the fact that the pledge was for $100

Appellant clearly indicated that three questions regarding the pleaded guilty to the charge and was have been more than a cursory ex- circumz- he went on. The first was: "Why

given the max.mum sentence with amination, and under the- do we fight China?" To this

Lances the ring must be delivered out the option of a fine. "The Chinese

back to the owner without any pay Government replied:

ment. Government is anti-Japanese Pro-Communist." But this was not satisfactory.

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ONLY TWO" CONVICTIONS In point of fact, appellant had been previously convicted on only two occasions, although his licence When the Japanese told him that showed there were five. Three of the war was likely to weaken both them, however, were in respect of his China

Japan and therefore wife who sometimes had charge of should be stopped, he had answered: the boat. According to the convic- "More-than-that-It-is-likely-to-tions-registered-on-the-licence-one destroy both nations. But the of them referred to an offence com- initiative for peace lies with Japan,mitted by appellant's wife as recent- and she must terminate her aggress-ly as January 5, and this fact, Counsel suggested, must have in- fon.

He told of cakes where Chinese Buenced the Magistrate's decision In- residents had been tortured to death to Imposing the maximum penalty, In Japan in attempts to make them Apparently, the Magistrate thought contribute to war funds. Others had this conviellon was recorded against been driven to suicide. But on the appellant. other hand, many Japanese "Liberals" had visited the Chinese Embassy and secretly contributed to China's war chest, he asserted.-United Press.

Incident No Accident

Hankow, Feb. 10. "I have not brought back with me from Tokyo any peace proposals from the Japanese Government, and ever if the Japanese Government

had made such a request i would have declined, declared Mr. Hsu Shih- ying. Chinese Ambursador to Tokyo, in an interview with foreign press men yesterday.

Continuing, Counsel submitted that in any ease the number of previous convictions did. not justify the magistrate's decision as the offences were all statutory and same. It was clear. however, that the Magistrate's decision was influenced by appel- lunt's record for of the two persons charged with him at the same time one of them was fined only $40 or six weeks hard labour.

Mr. D'Almada further contended that the sentence was manifestly ex- cessive as an offence of that sort was a statutory one and involved no danger either.to himself or the vessel. Though in ill-health, the Ambus- The Magistrale was not entitled to sador, who WRS recently recalled inpose the maximum penalty even though there were previous convic- following the Japanese Government's

warning of more: declaration on January 16 refusing to tions, unless deal with the Chinese Government, severe punishment in future had is every inch a fighter, and during been given before. the Interview frequently referred to himself as "an incurable optimist". "unboundable in spirit," and "always a staunch supporter of a policy of resistance against Japan."

the

01

CROWN'S ARGUMENT Willants, Assistant Attorney-General, Replying for the Crown, Mr. E. H.

that while he was in agreement with the first ground for appeal he would like to point out that the convictions on the llence were re corded under the same name. Ap-

Mr. Ha Shib-ying declared that in an interview with Generaltasimo Chiang Kai-shek he had discovered pellunt himself admitted all these the Generalissima to be another "in- curable optimist," and both Ching offences when asked by the Magis-

trate been Kai-shek and himself had not

As regards the severity of the cured of their determination to con-

Counsel sentence,

submitted the tinue resistance against Japun.

Magistrate was entitled to take into The Ambassador stated that so-called China Incident was not ne- consideration the previous convictions result of years of careful planning. such offences during the month of cidental, but premeditated, being the in imposing the penalty. Further, there was a considerable increase in Japanese military authorities the January and when appellant himself complete government. After in the polley of

the admitted five previous convictions, Japanese

ong the ngistrate was justified in pass- the ambitions evacuation of Nanking, of the Japanese militarists Increased, ing the maximum sentence ng a and when the Japanese succeed in warning to others. Under the clr- railway cumstances there was no reason why clearing the Tientsin-Pukow railway zone of Chinese troops they will con- the Court should interfere with the tinue their advance to Hankow and sentence.

Allowing the appeal, His Lordship also Canton, considering Hankow the nerve centre of the Chinese Govern-sold there was no doubt whatever ment, and Canton as vitally impor- the Magistrate would not have passed: tant from the military viewpoint. the sentence which he had in fact Imposed had he been aware of the Reuter,

fact that appellant had

only

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