WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1925.
WHERE THEY ARE.
CANTON'S LATEST TROOP MOVEMENTS.
COMMUNISTS OPPOSED.
(From Our Own Correspondeat.)
Canton, August 9. That relations are strained be-
tween General Li Fook-larn, who holds Honam, and the Soviet lead- ers in Canton, is evident from the Continuous military movements during the last few days.
HOME CRICKET.
MOBBS FAILS TO MAKE,
CENTURY.
LATEST RESULTS.-
DUE AT OXFORD.
PRINCE CHICHIBU IN ENGLAND.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SIR R. HO TUNG.
"THE COOLEST MAN IN LONDON."
COLONY'S HEALTH.
NEW BY-LAWS. TO. HE
INTRODUCED, EST
On the grounds that preserved TO MARRY CHINESE LADY?
Sir Robert Ho Tung, who has food and aerated waters are being left London for Vienna on a re- produced which in putward ap- Little has been heard in Hong-
superative trip, has not only been pourance resemble the products of Surrey have gone back to the
a prominent figure at Wembley the bout European and American Oval, got the better of Middlesex kong of Prince Chichibu's activities
this year, but a much-sought-firms but which are not trustworthy, in two days' play out of three, but after his arrival in England. The
after guest at many of the social the Medical Officer of Health, Dr. 3. B. Hobbs still needs another second son of the present Emperor
functions of a very busy London W. W. Pearse, moved the follow- Mikado's
season, sons to be educated
observes: the century to as every schoolboy of Japan and the first of any
"China ing resolion at yesterday's meet- knows tie the world's record
Express and Telegraph." Uning of the Sunitary Boord: of centuries in first-class cricket, Prince Chichibu arrived in (in the name of Dr. W. G. Grace) warship and transhipped for Europe
like the students and the younger Hongkong ou board a Japanese
That the Board do muke By-laws] and the record of 18 three-figure by one of the N.Y.K. steuners.
fry who have come to this coun-for the regulation of nerated water manufactories and food. scores in a season (held by several, including C. B. Fry and reported his ùrrival and his being Sines then a Reuter telogram has
preserving establishments.** Patsy Hendren).
rived in Englund.
In the fast Home mail, a London writer says of the Prince
end of the Long Vacation. He will He is to go up to Oxford as the be in Eugland for about two years, after which he goes back to marry
notes also says:---
The sume writer of London social
for a daughter of the Emperor of It is something of an innovation Japun to give a party in England.
Whether the trouble is due to political differences or to ques tions of revenue or power, is only
Still there is no need for alarm. known to those concerned. It is Including festival matches, North phunly evident that the Reds'. South, M.C.C. Australian XI. v. crack regiment, the Whampoa Mr. Thornton's XI.. Champions v. Cadets, is remaining near the
the Rest and others in which expital while there is work for it Hobbs is almost certain to get out in the provinces." For in-place, he has about ten matches the miere of the present Chinese. stance. Yuen Ha-kau ("Coffin this season to make that one ceu-Ambassador to the U.S.A. Sampan" Yuen), the former ban-tury to tie the records and twe dit who is now a military officer, centuries to establish new records, has not been subdued, and he is
As for the latest results it will still stirring up trouble in the up-be seen that Yorkshire won out lands beyond the East River.
On the other hand vigilance is right and increase their lead at
the head of the table. Two Dut Princess Asuka and maintained at a high pitch at matches Essex v. Glamorgan Honam which is just across the and Lancashire v. Notts are not river from Canton. Very few, if included below but will be given any, of General LP's men are now
to-morrow as the cable has been in the actual suburb of Canton, all mixed up. It seems that, Lanca- the regiments having been with hire led on the first innings and drawn to outlying villages. It is Essex appear to have got the difficult to say actually how many better of Glamorgan. bayonets there are in General Lits command which embraces a num- his return to form especially when
Sutcliffe's big score suggests THE MOROCCO WAR. ber of allied bodies, some semi-it is seen that few other batsmen guerilla, Small communities
clustered here and there in the Pun district have been called upon to provide accommodation for General Li'a detachments. At some places it has been the boast of the elders that since the incep-
have come off.
Results and the table follow:---
RAIN AFFECTS PLAY,
(Reuter's Service.)`
her
husband had a dinner and dance on June 9. at which a great many of the Diplomatic Circle were present. The Princess is expecting brother. Prince Chichibu who is to visit her in a few days.
(Reuter's Service)
Paris, August 11.
her
A message from Wezzan states that two French detachments undertaking combined operations for reprovisioning the post at Zitouna effected a junction with Sung Dynasty (about seven cen-sex on the first innings.
At the Oval Surrey led Middle-the Spaniards at the river turies back) these buildings have was no play to-day on account of
There Loukkos. never been used as billets. Such rain. Scores!--
tion of the ancestral halls in the
London, August 11.
is not the case to-day as General
being disarmed by stronger
Surrey (1st) 203 runs. Li's men are spread out over a misde 49, Shepherd 57: large area-to avoid the risk of
G. 0. Hobbs
forces.
4
It is also a fact that General Li would not have taken his pre- sent attitude had he not be in- spired by higher authorities. General Hsu Shung-chi, nis co.. mander-in-chief, has openly de- clared that he ja opposed to "nationalisation of property." the main plank in the platform of the Communistie party. It is in such districts as Pun U. Nam Hoi und Shun Tak that the population, comprising mostly small farmers or agriculturists, that opposition will be made to the four-four-two
plan of sharing out private pro: perty-a plan fully reported and explained in the "China Mail" several weeks ago.""
At present it seems as if the
rulers in Canton are making s test case of their orders to garri- son commanders, to prohibit licensed gambling and opium traffic, the two most productive sources of revenue, General Li, it is stated, has refused to comply and hence the strained relations. Another of General Hsu's army commanders, General Leung Hung-kai of Kongmoon, is also reported to have incurred the dis- pleasure of the Soviet politicians by not putting a stop to opium and gambling in his territory.
has
Elsewhere in the province there been little of moment. Tuchun Tang Chi-yao, the avowed enemy of the present Canton régime, is as far off from his objective the conquest of
J. W. Hearne.
Allen took 5 wickets for 40 runs
runs.
Middlesex (1st) 183 Hearne [J. W.] made 53; P. G. H. Fender took 4 wickets for 54 runs
wicket.
P. G. H. Fender.
The return of notifiable diseaar
on August 8, shows 1 fatal case in the Colony for the week ended
uch of diphtherin and enteric] fever, 1 Russian case of puntyphoid fever, 1 fatal Chinese case of rabies, and 1 death from inflaonza, the | letter a non-potifiable complaint.
There was a clear return for the 24 hours ended on August 10.
Warwick (followed-on, 2nd innings) 128, runs. Macaulay took 4 wickets for 49 runs.
[Yorkshire also exacted full points in the first match. away-1
KENT'S AMATEURS.
At Hastings Sussex lost to Kent
made. 57. by nine wickets. Scores:→→→
Sussex (1st) 284 runs. Bowley
Kent (1st) 290 runs for wickets declared. Woolley [F. E.] made 51, C. H. Knott, 73,
Sussex (2nd) 97 runs. C. S. Marriott took 5 wickets for 31 runs and Freeman [A. P.] 4-for
for 49.
ام
Kent (2nd) 42 runs for wicket.
[This is also a return match, Kent having won the first at home.]
NORTHANTS BEAT WORCESTER. Northamptonshire beat Wor- cestershire by an innings and 114 runs. ScoreH:---
Worcester (1st) 177 runs,
Sir Robert Ho Tung,
For over 20 years the Board had been empowered to make such by laws said Dr. Pearse, but they had never up to the present made use of the power.
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Silk, Valuables and Ten for Italy, England probably can give a more France and London (under arrange informed opinion on Chinese month will be transhipped at Bombay affairs; but Sir Robert has been into the Mail Steamer proceeding direct particularly silent on the all- to Marsailles and Loudou, absorbing topic of the hour, and Office antil 5 p.m. the day before Parcels will be received at this indeed to see him move about one sailing. The contents and value of all might gather that there was no packages must he declared. such thing as a crisis in the Far For further Particulare,. Apply to East. Yet, it must not be MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & 00., thought that Sir Robert has no
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Hongkong, 12th August, 1925, North and South, even to the length of personally visiting the various military rivals who have
P. A. Wright took 5 wickets for dominated the country in that 47 runs.
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From PORTLAND, U.S.A., vía time in an effort to bring them JAPAN PORTS and SHANGHAI. Northants (18%) 389 runs.together for the well-being of the Surrey (2nd) 11 runs for no [C. N.1. 64, V. W. C. Jupp. 70. he also offered a prize of $1,000 TE Stabi
W. W. Timms made 53, Woolley, country.. Not so very long ago H. F. Bagnall 71; Root, took 5 for an essay on "A practica! wickets, for 128 runs. V. W: C. Jupp took 5 wickets for lately from "out-of-work politi- on August 12th, 1925, Consignent Peace Plan for China." We have Worcester (2nd) 98 runs. had a good deal of perversion having arrived from above ports,
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YORKSHIRE'S BIG TOTAL At Dewsbury Yorkshire beat
Warwickshire by an innings and
Scores:→→
Yorkshire. (1st) 507 runs for 8
wickets declared. Sutcliffe made
Kwangtung province as ever: Chan Kwing-ming's satellites are 56 runs. reorganising their position in the east of the province, where they now have a foothold, thanks to the) sufferance of General Hsu. What was at first thought to be a signi- Acant factor the despatch of a delegate by Commander Tang Pun-yan, holder of Hainan Island and adjacent territory-has now turned out to be of no importance. Rumour at first said that General: Tang had sent word to Chan; Kwing-ming at Shanghai asking him to obtain naval assistance from the North, or from Fukien. so that a combined pro-Chan movement could be launched." Apparently the delegate never got far and Chan is still in retire- ment/
Roy Kilner.
206, Kilner (E.] 124.
Warwick (1st) 323
As a result of the successful trip Smith made 52, Parsone to Toochow of the Douglas boss Santall 119 not out
Hai Ning (which returned with a
cargo of tes a few days ago), the
He Ching of the same lino will sail Yorkshire.
some time to-day on the same run. Surrey
As in the case of the Hai Ning:
Swalow and Amoy will not bacalled Lanc
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'Bus DriverDid you manage
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ConductorYou bet, but
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"How?"
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23 runs.
points in both matches this [Northants have taken full season.}-
GLOUCESTER V. KANTS.
At Cheltenham Gloucestershire than it is lost first innings points to Hamp- shire. When rain caused stumpa to be drawn; the scores were
Hants (1st) 244 runs. C. P. Brutton made 66; Mills took 4 wickets for 18 runs.
Gloucester (1st) 181 runs, Hants (2nd) 244 runs for 6 wickets declared. Mead made 94, Bowell 50; Parker took 6 wickets for 69 runa, COMES
[The same thing happened in. the opening match between these two countles, Hampshire leading 55, on the first innings in a drawn
game.]
runs.
Won on Lost on Possible Point
Tie Points obtained centage
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