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HONG KONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1927.
$24,000,000 LOAN. SCENE AT ST. PAUL'S.
S'hai Chinese Merchants' Bitterness,
WANT LABOUR SUPPRESSED.
Terms Demanded From Nanking For "Subscription."
Bishop Barnes Is Denounced."
SERMON INTERRUPTED.
AIR BOAT CRUISE.
From England To Australia.
25,000 MILE JOURNEY.
City Church Rector Marches To Probability Of Making Singapore
Pulpit.
London, Yesterday.
Flying Base.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
London, Yesterday. Mr. Sun Fo has arrived at The Modernist doctrines of An important experiment in Shanghai to proceed with the Bishop Barnes, which recently British aviation begins to-mor issue of Nationalist Government offended a number of the more row when four Royal Air Force treasury bonds to the total value Orthodox churchmen, led to a flying bosts leave Plymouth on af of $24,000,000.-"Kung Sheung painful scene at St. Paul's Cathe-cruise to Singapore and Austra- Yat Po."
dral. As Bishop Barnes was lia. The cruise, which will cover Note: Of this amount, the mounting the pulpit to deliver his 25,000 miles, will occupy about 12 cable adds that $10,000,000 will sermon, a robed clergyman, the months and it is probable that be set aside for repaying a pre-rector of the City Church, accom- on its completion: a flying boat vious loan and the balance to panied by a number of followers, base will be stationed at Singa other stated purposes.
walked up the transept and de-pore. nounced Bishop Barnes "false and The object of the tour is to ob erratic teaching" and demanded tain experience in problems in- the Bishop of London to inhibit volved when flying boats carry Barnes in any church in the Lon-out extended independent cruise don diocese Bishop Barnes stood far from shore bases. It is also with bowed head, with a most hoped to gain experience of pro- pained expression on his face and blems connected with the rein- subsequently delivered his sermon forcing of points on Imperia!| without incident. Reuter. routes with aircraft drawn from England or other parts of the Em- pire.
Merchants' Complaint.
Shanghai, Saturday, The four leading Chambers (or associations) of Chinese business interests held a combined meeting in connection with the Nanking Nationalist Government's request to apportion the loan issue to the various trade guilds.
The chairman announeed that all trades complained bitterly at having to accept quotas of the issue.
Delegates for Nanking. In return for subscribing to the loan, the business interests stipu-| late terms, as follows:-
The Nationalist Government, within three months to stop labourers from activities to ob tain increase of wages.
Prohibit the General Labour Union (federation of all labour unions) to effect arrests, Two merchant, delegates are proceeding to Nanking to inter- view the Nationalist Government, -"Hong Kong Evening Post."
AIR FLIGHTS.
DETAILS OF WRECKED PARTY
OTHER ATTEMPTS.
The machines engaged are of Supermarine "Southampton" type, each fitted with two Napler Lion engines of 450 horsepower. Group Captain Cave Browne Cave will command. Each boat will be
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From the famous novel.
TO-DAY ONLY ORCHESTRA AT 5.15 AND 9.20, Chinese Interpreter at 2.30 & 7.15.
manned by two officers and two RAYMOND GRIFFITH & BETTY COMPSON
mechanics.
Horta, Yesterday. Further graphic details of how the "American Giri" was picked up The machines are of standard were related by Capt. Goos when Royal Air Force type but with the "Berendrecht" arrived hero, duralumin instead of the usual "It was 7.45 on Thursday morning" wooden hulls and with modifica was 49.21 north and 21.89 west, ment. The use of duralumin in- sald Capt. Goos "and our position tions in the arrangement of equip when we alghted the "American stead of wood has made it passi- Girl," She flow up to us rapidly and dropped a message which fell ble to give more room for the crew on the deck anking how far are and it has the advantage of we from land which way. The avoiding water soakage which Detrimental to Chinese,
message was signed Ruth Elder. seriously increases weight. With "Were China the same as any
We painted the answer on the deck, increased tankage for this tour, other country, the Chinese em Terceira, Azores.
saying we were 360 miles from each flying boat weighs eight and
There ployers of labour would have real "American Girl" alighted alongside.
the a quarter tons. ised that the organisation of the Miss Elder and her companion and cook on board. They have The crews will be able to sleep It is notified for information that Feather Fans & Brooches can-one big union was as detrimental climbed on top of the aeroplane, not be sent by post to Great Britain. They are prohibited by the to their interests as it was to the The crew of the "Berendrecht already at Felixstowe made ex- Plumage (Prohibition) Act of 1921.
foreign employers of labour, that, rushed to the rescue in one of the periment of staying aboard two or in effect, the success of this move ship's boats and took them safely three days at a time. ment would have placed the con- aboard. On hearing the position the The flying boats will to-morrow trol of mills and factories in the aviators decided it was impossible make for a French seaplane ata- hands of shop committees con- 360 miles, as the gauge showed the the land to Mediterranean and to continue, even for the remaining tion near Bordeaux, then cross trolled by syndicalistic unions and oil pressure had dropped to 6 lbs. follow the coast to Italy, then (so organised as to make resist- It is understood that Miss Elder to Alexandretta and
ance difficult because a strike in and Haldeman are leaving for Paris) one industry might at any time via Lisbon aboard the Portuguese the 150 miles of the Persian Gulf, result in a strike in all industries, mail boat "Lima"
They will make a complete tour on Monday. Reuter's American Service. including the vital ones."
of the Indian coast and travel by All members of the "Beren-Rangoon and Singapore to Aus- drecht's" crew loudly praise Misa tralia, cruising round the contin Elder's coolness. Her first words ent by Fremantle and Melbourne after boarding the tanker wore to Port Darwin, then back to "Thank you very much." She then Singapore. produced a lipstick and calmy-used
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The above was written by Mr. George E. Sokolsky more than year ago for the "China Year Book."
across
He also remarked, anent the it, apparently oblivious of the fact They expect to reach Karachi support and money contributions that she had just stepped from the On November 18, Bombay in Jan- Calcutta in February, given to the strikers by the jaws of death. Her sangfrold made uary, Shanghai Chinese merchants in such a deep impression on the crew Singapore at the end of that the 1925 crisis: `---`“.
the that the lipstick incident was duly month, Batavia in May, Freman- men who will eventually suffer rescue given out by the ship'a wire- June, Sydney in August and be noted in the official summary of the tle, Adelaide and Melbourne in most from the particular form of less man. It transpires that the back at Singapore in January. unionisation which has taken sea was very rough when the Ameri-
Two Southampton flying boata place in China are the men who can Girl" came down. When the ordered by the Commonwealth have financed the present.strike." "Berendrecht" tried to salvage the
Publicity is now given to aug-plane the wings broke off. The Government will meet them in gestions by the Shanghai Chinese motor bumped into the ship's aide Australian waters and probably merchants that labourers whom and exploded, shooting flames: as go back to Singapore with them. 4.80 p.m. they encouraged must be curb high as the ship's bridge and sank British Wireless Service. 3.45 p.med.
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RAKOWSKY'S DEPARTURE FROM PARIS.
Paris, Yesterday.
Miss Elder's and Haldeman's pass- ports, parachutes and luggage were all lost-Reuter's American Ser- vice.
Height Record.
London Yesterday.
LIBERAL PLAN.
TO PUT 500 CANDIDATES IN FIELD.
Rugby, Saturday. Sir Herbert Samuel, the Liberal
・: Captain Uwins will make an at- tempt early this week to fly to a height of eight miles above ground Party leader, announced yesterday level and thus break the existing that when the next General Elec- world's height record for aro tion takes place the Liberals will put M. Rakowsky departed secret planes. Owing to the intense cold forward 500 candidates who would ly for Berlin. He left in the dark at an altitude of eight miles he will stand in complete independence of at six in the morning by motor wear special electrically heated every party-Britiah Wireless Ser- car, apparently because his inten- clothing. Oxygen will be carried tion to take French leave was in the machine and few to Uwins frustrated by the fact that all through a mask. ↑ Long before, he
FOR MOTOR SHOW RECORD. sleeping cars in last night's Ber- reaches the height" he hopes to lin train were reserved. Even achieve the air will be so rarefed his personal efforts to secure a that it will be impossible to breathe berth were of no avail. He did without artificial aide. “ not follow the usual practice of showing the Foreign Office fis
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London, Yesterday. A new record in motor show at tendance was set up at Olympia dayThe official figures 6940%. It was the third day of the show One firm during the day,
order for £175,000 another firm an $100,000 British
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