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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1927.
THE OIL FIGHT.
"Standard" Chief For
London.
PROBABLE CONFERENCE.
Users Of Cheap Russian Fuel.
New York, Thursday.
BORODIN LEAVES, RAIN PLAYS HAVOC.
Special Train From Hankow.
TAKES SIBERIAN ROUTE.
Motor Cars And Plenty Of
Provision.
Shanghai, Thursday.
FOR YOUR BABY
Loss of Life in Bombay QUEEN'S
Presidency.
MAIL TRAIN MAROONED.
Broach Cotton Crop Feared Badly Damaged.
Bombay, yesterday, Phenomenal rains in Gujarat dated the 27th instant, states have caused widespead havoc. that Borodin lelt this afternoon Traffic is interrupted owing to
via for Russia Chengchow, breaches in the railway. Mail train from the Punjab due at Shensi, and Urga.
Mr. Herbert Pratt, President A telegram from Hankow, of the Standard Oil Company of New York, is sailing on July 29, ostensibly on holiday in Scotland, but it is suggested that an oil conference in London is probable between Mr. Pratt and Sir Henry Deterding, Mr. John Rockefeller, jun., and Mr. Walter Teagle.- Reuter's American Service,
A Boycott Hea.
Batavia, Thursday. Pleading for a boycott of Rus- sian oil, Mr. Oppenheim, a repre- sentative of the Royal Dutch Co., in an interview, said that if American oil interests support the Soviet Government, by enter- ing into important. contracts, it would enable Russia to use most important resources as a formid- able weapon against civilisation. -Reuter.
Boycolt Remote.
London, Thursday. Interesting sidelights in con- nection with the conflict in thei oil world are revealed by a
rescue the
His special train, which had Bombay on July 25 was maroon- been standing-by for 26 hours, ed at Itola, 236 miles from was laden with motor cars and Bombay. Efforts to was plentifully provisioned for a passengers have been unsuccess-
ful. lengthy journey.-Reuter.
Off to Changchow.
Official trains with motor cars und fully equipped with pro- visions is waiting to take Borodin north to Changchow.-British Naval Wireless.
ALL WE WANT.
CHINESE TREATMENT OF FOREIGNERS.
A 300 feet breach in the line held up the relief train and an effort is being made to rescue the! passengers by boats.
It is reported from Ahmedabad, which had 46 inches of rain since July 28, including, 29 inches in the past 48 hours that a thousand houses collapsed, killing three people and injuring 10. The suburb of Champanpura, evacuated.
was
Reports of heavy casualties at various places are as yet not confirmed.
Baroda was cut off telegraph- Shanghai, July 23.
ically. The town of Dholkais Addressing the Rotary Club this reported to be under water, an afternoon, an American Congres adjoining lake having burat its "Financial News" contributor, man, Mr. Dyer, said all that for- who expresses the opinion that eigners wanted in China was the banks. The Kali dam at Dohad is breached to a width of 700 same, protection of life and pro-
the possibility of the oil com-perty which the Chinese received feet. Rains continue and tis
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panies unanimously deciding to from foreign countries. If China feared that the Broach coton WORLD
boycott Russian oil is remote. were unable to give that protection, crop is seriously affected. Even in England there are ex-their respective Governments must Reuter. ceptions to the majority of com- provide it. No country now-a-days { panies, which agree to Sir Henry could live Deterding's attitude.
The article points out that the
position elsewhere in Europe is
even more marked; for instance,
Reuter.
unto itself alone
the French and Italian Navies NAVAL MANŒUVRES.
depend on cheap Russian oil fuel.
It concludes by observing that tactically the excursions of Amer- ican interests into the Russian
jkt dat
JAPANESE EMPEROR
ATTENDS.
List of ships expected to be in wireless communication with oil trade are very unfortunate, as
Tokyo, July 28. Hong Kong to-day.
not only are they arousing the Oldenburg. President Madison. Rhazenor. Songho, Glenamoy, Royal Dutch Co., but they offer
The Emperor left for the Bosins, Helenus, Kumsang, Lingnam. Laisang, Rangoon Maru, Canada Maru.direct encouragement to any at-ayamashiro" to attend the
aboard the battleship H.MJS. Inde Muru, Borneo Maru, Vestland.
tempts that may be made by Mexico to confiscate oil proper- ties.-Reuter.
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LIKES HONG KONG,
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PRISON AND BIRCH.
When a Chinese was this morning charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell with returning from banishment,
5.15 and 9.20 only
THOMAS MEIGHAN
THE
in
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James Oliver Ourwood's Famous Story
he said that he came here to look STAR
for work.
Sub-Inspector Vincent said that the accused was convicted of lar- received He will be absent a fortnight. ceny in July, 1924, and -Reuter.
nine strokes. In June 1926, he won again in trouble for stealing and went to jail for two months. He was banished for ten years úpon
returned to the Colony the follow- ing month and was sentenced to 10 months jail and 20 strokes. He again sent away two months ago, and returned this week.
Mr. Lindaell passed sentenced of 12 months jail and 20 strokes.
MOTORS BUY STEELS. PIONEER PLANTER. his discharge from jail. Accused
IMPORTANT SHARE DEALS
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AGED TOBACCO GROWER PASSES AWAY.
Amsterdam, July 28. The death in announced of Jacobus Nienhuys, uged 91, i pioneer tobacco planter of the Dutch East Indies-Reuter.
ATTACKED BY VILLAGER
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ROBBED A BABY. ·
CHINESE STEALS RATTAN BANGLE.
SHOPKEEPER COMMENDED.
Continuous from 2.30
THE STREET OF FORGOTTEN
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A Romance of New York's Underworld
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New York, July 28. A direct community of intereats between the United States Steel Corporation and the General Motors Corporation, Amerlea's two largest industrial units, is anti- cipated to-day by the New York
A Chinese man and three women papers on the basis of a report Ilving in Sheklanpo villagè, Tung- that the Dupont-Denemours, in- chung, Lantao island, were yester- terests, which already dominate day removed to the Government the General Motors Corporation, Civil Hospital suffering from in- A Chinese WB8 this morning have been quietly buying heavily jurles to their heads, arms and charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell In United States Steel common hands. They were anld to have with anatching a gold mounted been assaulted by a villager named rattan bangle from a baby which Their holdings acquired during Cheung Yung who was armed with was being carried on its mother's the few weeks are alone placed at a chopper and a bomboo pole. The back in Queen's Road West yeaster-Electrical Supplies. approximately 114,000 shares.cause of the assault is at present day afternoon. When the alarm Reuter's American Service.
shares.
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Noon
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Honolulu, July 27.
A mystery.
ASSAULTED WITH 'BAMBOOS.
was raised the thief ran down Sutherland Street into Koahing | Street, where he was arrested by a
shopkeeper.
Accused admitted the charge and As the rezault of being assaulted was sentenced to six months' jall by four or five men armed with and 12 strokes.
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matshed on the hillside at Sai- shopkeeper, saying that he had wanho was yesterday removed to given a good example to the public. the Government Civil Hospital suffering from injuries to the body
The Australian delegate to the and arms.
His assailants have not
Pacific Relations Conference, Mr. been arrested, and there is no ap- Eggleston, suggested the destruc-parent reason for the attack on the
tion of all naval bases in or near the Pacific. He believed by adopt- ing this course the peace of the Pacific would be assured, as "Naval, engagements between nations with bases 3,000 miles apart would be' practically impossible."-Reuter.
ILL-FATED FLIGHT.
AMERICAN DONATION FOR
DEPENDANTS. ・・
Paris, July 28. "Le Matin" saya a telegram from New York announces that ex-| Ambassador Gerard announced at a fete in New York that a cheque 4.80 p.m.
for G.$31,211 had been sent to M. 6.p.m.
Poincare for the mothers Nungesser and Coll-Reuter.
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taji.
FARMER'S BODY FOUND.
CURTAILED SPINNING.
JAPAN ASSOCIATION'S DECISION.
Osaka, Yesterday. The Japan Cotton Spinners' As- The body of a Chinese farmer of sociation has decided to continue Halungchong village, Shatin was the 15 per cent, curtailment of out- found badly crushed on the railway put for the half year from Novem- track about 500 yards from the ber next to April, 1928,-Reuter. Shatin station.. The man was qb- viously killed by a train, but it is not clear whether the man had committed suicide or was the vic- tim of an accident.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.
WOMAN POISONED.;
A Chinese woman living in the Hong Kong Electric Company's coolle quarters at Shaukiwan, was yesterday taken to the Government Civil Hospital auffering from pol- soning as the result of drinking a
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