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HAMMOND AGAIN IN A WINDFALL FOR THE
LIMELIGHT.
SCORES 218 NOT OUT.
GLOUCESTER MAKE 653 FOR 6 AGAINST GLAMORGAN.
ESSEX BADLY SURPRISED.
the
EXCHEQUER.
£500,000.
GIVEN BY LORD AND LADY INCHCAPE AND FAMILY.
MEMORY OF DAUGHTER.
London, Yesterday.
THED
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1928. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
CHECK TO FRENCH
ATTACK.
AT WIMBLEDON.
BETTY NUTHALL BEATEN IN WOMEN'S DOUBLES.
TILDEN'S PROGRESS.
Wimbledon, Yesterday.
THIS AFTERNOON'S FUNCTION.
"Glorious Fourth" in Hong Kong
GENUINE SIR WILLIAM CROOKES (English, Made)
LENSES:
"Are the ONLY PROTECTION againat. the tropic sun-they absorb the ultraviolet and infra red rays so dangerous, to the
eyta.
Many traitations—the genuine, from
LAZARUS
Hong Kong's Only European Optician.
FOR DEPORTATION.
ARRESTED WITH FOUR MEN AT YAUMATI.
OPERATIONS OF OIL COMPANIES.
PRICE FIXING. THREE BIG CONCERNS WHICH `ACT IN AGREEMENT.
PARLIAMENTARY REPLY.
London, Yesterday,
The Chancellor of the Exche-
OVERBOARD BOBBED-HAIR GIRL "GLORIOUS FOURTH" JUMPED
COMMUNIST. IN TOWN.
IN FETTERS.
AMERICANS EN FETE FUGITIVE RESCUED. INDEPENDENCE DAY HONOURED (SON OF RICH MAN BROUGHT TO
HONG KONG. WITH A SALUTE.
FORGERY CASE SEQUELS. HER HUSBAND, IN SINGAPORE.
With her hair bobbed, only 19 Fok Chung-yuen, the son of a W. R. Hammond, Gloucestershire and England star Mr. Winston Churchill, Chan-
The features of the play in the was rendered auspicious, by fine very wealthy metal merchant of years of age but married, a Chin-
ese girl has been arrested by thei batsman in the opinion of many cellor of the Exchequer, an
Commons as to the existence of as good as Jack Hobbs of Survey nounced in the House of Com-Wimbledon tennis championships weather and Americans in Hong Hong Kong, whose name has been Police, together with four men quer was asked in the House of
several occasions following a raid on the 1st floor came into the limelight again mons that Lord and Lady Inch- were the defeat of Miss Betty Kong assembled to celebrate Inde- mentioned on
[recently in the Courts, appeared of No. 94, Woosung-street, Yauma- a price-fixing agreement between in the dock at the Magistracy The eldest of the men
the Anglo-American, Royal Dutch in the County games that started cape and family have given Nuthall in the women's doubles.
is 23 Shell and Anglo-Persian Oil com- this morning.
years of age. The girl and one of panies. Behind his arrest is the story the men are natives of Hainan Is- He replied that he was informa of how he was taken into custody land, Kwangtung, and the other ed that it was the practice of the in Canton and escorted back to three are natives of Walchow, on three companies named to in
[the East River, Kwangtung. Hong Kong. Prior to the ship's
ugreement when the movement The men admit that they have of world prices justified a rise or arrival alongside the wharf, he no employment: The story told by fall in the price in this country.-- was picked up out of the water all five is that they came "for a British Wireless Service. with his hands still in manacles. trip" to Hong Kong. It is alleged that he jumped overboard.
Patterson and
at Home on Monday. Playing for £500,000 to be placed in trust for and the checking of the French shire, the League "baby" he Debt in memory of their daugh- flawkes, who beat Lacoste and his County against Glamorgan- the reduction of the National onslaught by scored 218 runs without losing ter, the Hon. Elsie Mackay, who his wickel. Altogether Glouces- perished in the Atlantic flight.
The sum represents the residue tershire made 653 for six wickets
This brings of her estate which passed to the and then declared. Gloucester in the records for family.
To Reduce National Debt.
great aggregates next to War- The British Wireless report
shire.
Borotra. The other French pair, Cochet and Brugnon got into the quarter final of the men's doubles by defeating Timmer, of Holland,
and the English player, H.
Fisher.
moderate
wickshire who in 1899 scored 657) for six wickets against Hamp- states:
Miss Mackay left Cranwell The weather was gloomy and
a machine piloted the attendance but Essex suffered a
surprising aerodrome in defeat at the hands of Northants by Captain Hinchliffe on the and Notts took Arst Innings afternoon of March 13. No fur- ther news was heard of the ma- points from Yorkshire..
There were plenty of
turies.
Oxford University beat
W. R. Hammond.
cen-chine or its occupants.
Mr. Churchill stated that as the Miss Mackay's parents, Lord and Lady Inchcape, and their child- ren, did not want to benefit by her death, they desired to place
in trust with the nation the sum
when play commenced.
Full details follow:-
MEN'S DOUBLES.
Fourth Round.
Cochet and Brugnon beat Tim-
of £500,000, the residue of herer (Holland) and H. Fisher
estate which had passed to them. Their wish was that the gift) should ultimately be applied to
(England) 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.
Quarter Final."
Tilden and Hunter beat Crole
the reduction of the National Rees and games 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. debt. They proposed that it Patterson and Hawkes beat: should accumulate for a period Lacoste and Borotra 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, roughly of 50 years unless at some 9-7.
other date the proceeds with other sums which may be avail- able should be sufficient to redeem
M.C.C., whilst Cambridge lost to the whole of the liabilities of the Leverson-Gower's XI.
Kent Win.
London, Yesterday.
Kent defeated, Worcestershire
by 10 wickets.
Kent 337 and 4 for 0.
Worcester 123 and 215 (Free- man 6 for 85).
Essex Surprised, Northants beat Essex by 9 wickets.
Essex 165 (Jupp 5 for 43) and
138,
Northants 267 for 37 for 1.
Yorkshire Beaten,
State. The fund will be called the Elsie Mackay Fund.
INDIA'S LATEST.
"NO TAX CAMPAIGN IN BOMBAY PRESIDENCY.
UNIQUE SITUATION,
Bumbay, Yesterday,
A situation unique in the-annals of the British Administration of India is reported by the "Times of India" from Bardoli, one of the richest districts in the Bombay
Notts beat Yorkshire on first Presidency. innings.
A "No Tax" campaign has com- Notts 134 and 329 for 9 declar-pletely paralysed the Government ed (Whysall 107, Payton 117).
machinery, and as a result nobody
Yorkshire 125-(Larwood 6 for can even stir from their house
24), and 198 for 4.
Mead and Sandham.
Surrey beat, Hampshire
first innings.
without the knowledge and consent of the leaders of the campaign.
Subordinate Government officials on themselves are practically depen- dent OD the goodwill of these leaders for supplies, conveyance, etc.
Hants 334 (Mead 130), and 187 (Fender 5 for 50).
Surrey 399 (Sandham 122) and
72 for 2.
• More Centuries.
shire on first innings.
Leicester 275 (Sidwell 102 notare now settled in South Africa. out) and 289.
Warwick 307 (Parsons 110)
Calvin Coolidge.
pendence Day in time-honoured
BAIL NOT GRANTED..
ti.
No unlawful matter was found in ț
the Rat after a long search but the Police have detained all five pend-
STOLEN COAL.
Then he was treated in the ing deportation proceedings. They
are suspected to be connected with DUMPED INTO THE HARBOUR Government: Civil Hospital the Communist movement. whence he was discharged yester-
The girl also says that her hus-
is given, has
TO AVOID SEIZURE,
day. His father applied for bail band, whose name last night but the application was for a number of years kept aitress were charged with dumping refused. The son was in Court grocer's shop in Singapore.
this morning where he was re-
manded in Police custody,
The first charge against young Fok was that of complicity in the Wing On forgery case in which
A LATE C.J.
AWAY.
PENSION FOR 28 YEARS.
A fishing boat master and a.mis-
coal into the harbour, in order to lavold' seizure.
Both defendants pleaded "not guilty."
D. Takiyama, of the M.B.K., said one man jumped bail and the SIR W. M. GOODMAN PASSES that from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. yester- day, two of his company's lighters' other two defendants each got
were loading cargo for a Norwe- three years. The second charge,
glan steamer. The defendanta” added later, was that of compli-
boats were moored near the light- city in another forgery case
era. On seeing some gunny bags which had A sequel in the
Sir William' Meigh Goodman, of coal in the bonts, he became Supreme Court this year, when Kt., late Chief Justice of Hong suspicious and reported to those in Fok's father won a special jury Kong, died at Home on June 8, charge of a police launch. The de- case against the Bank of Canton, The local Consulate-General, ship Ltd., in connection with the mort according to a Colonial Office fendants threw all the bags over- ping. hd business offices observed gage of property valued at nearly message received by H.E. the On-board on seeing the police ap- Mrs. Strawson and Miss Hem- the holiday with the Stars and
Sergeant Winslade corroborated Stripes flying from verandahs. Brl-from the stage of the unsuccess-
By the death of Sir William and the defendants were each fin- ful application by the father for Hong Kong loses the recipient of ed $10 or 10 days' hard labour. ball are reported below.
WOMEN'S DOUBLES.
Second Round.
mant beat Betty Nuthall and Fraulein Ausscm 4-6, 6-4, 8-6.
Quarter Final.
Mrs. Watson and Miss Saunders beat Mrs. Colegate and Miss Tyrrell 6-3, 6-1.
MIXED DOUBLES.
Second Round.
Spence and Miss Ryan beat Hennessey and Miss Jacobs 6-3, 16-3.
GREEK POLITICS.
VENIZELOS TO FORM A CABINET.
FINANCIAL POLICY.
Athens, Yesterday.
custom.
FAIR WEATHER.
depression has formed over
eastern sea.
South west winds, moderate, fair, is the official weather fore cast until noon to-morrow.
two lakhs of dollars. Proceedings Cer Administering the Govern-proaching.
¡ment.
BAIL ESTREATED.
the largest pre-war pension that
is being paid to retired senior
The
ON MOTORS.
AMERICAN LECTURER
HERE.
In February 1926, Fok Chung-officers. He was Attorney-Gen- yuen and two others were com-eral in 1890, succeeding Sir (then Pressure is high over Man-mitted the Criminal Sessions on Mr.) E. L. O'Malley. În 1902 Sir churia and low over China. A charges of attempting between William was appointed Chief the April and August 1923, by means Justice, retiring on April 27,
of a forged deposit receipt, to 1905.
next substan- obtain the sum of $50,000 and tative appointment of the Chief
Mr. Walton Schmidt, Field Re- $663 interest, from the banking Justiceship was that of Bir F. T. presentative, National Automobilo department. of Messrs. Wing On Piggott.
Chamber of Commerce, New York, Co., Ltd
The late Chief Justice's pen-has arrived in Hong Kong and will Fok jumped his bail of $20,000, sion was $6,400 per annum, and deliver several lectures here. and did not appear at the Crimin as he had been drawing it since On Thursday at the Engineers al Sessions when the case was 1905, he was one of the oldest Institute under the auspices of the tried there. His two alleged con- if not the oldest pensioner on the Hong Kong Automobile Associa federates were convicted and sen- Hong Kong civil list.
tion, at 5.30 o'clock, he will speak tenced to three years' hard la- Sir Wm. Rees-Davies, who re- on "Modern Motor Transportation," During the morning, H. E. the bour each, and are now still serv-tired in July, 1924, is the high-his talk being illustrated with eight Officer Administering the Governing their sentences in Victoria est-awarded pensioner, drawing reels of motion pictures. ment (the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, Gaol,
£1,118 153. Od. per annum.
tish Naval ships in port flew the U. S. Ang as is customary on such
occasions.
HIGHWAYMEN !
NEAR HOMUNTIN.
UNLUCKY "BOY.”
"In America" Mr. Schmidt said to-day, "the automobile clubs, the manufacturers who make the care and the dealers who sell them dis- covered sometime ago the neces
C.M.G.), attended by his stuff, visit- Tok was recently arrested in ed the American Club in Duddell Canton and brought back to Hong M. Venizelos has been entrusted street to pay his compliments to Mr.Kong, and this morning he ap with the formation of a Cabinet. Roger C. Tredwell, the U. S. Consul peared before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, Valla Bhai, Patel controls the Parliament is being dissolved. -General. There were also callers when besides the charges con- campaign, which is backed not only
their part to create a public appre- by local wealth, but also by a
The political crisis was preci- from the Army, the Royal Navy, the cerning the Wing On Co., he had AN OUTRAGEOUS AFFAIR sity for constant co-operation on clation of the value of motor tran- Warwickshire beat Leicester-monthly "dele" of five lakhs of pitated by M. Venizelos' criticism Courts of Justice, the Executive and to face other charges brought
įsportation in the economic develop→ ment of the country and the impor- rupees from fellow villagers who of the financial policy of M. Legislative Councils, Government against him by the Bank of Can-
Kaphandaris, who sanctioned the offices and the Consular Body in ton.
DEED OF ASSIGNMENT. Hong Kong.
tance of providing adequate high- decision of the Bank of Greece to
Mr. M. M. Watson appeared in American Naval officers took part
Chan So (32), a "boy" employ-ways over which automotive tran- issue shares, without consulting the Cabinet.
in the celebration and the U.S.S. Court to prosecute on behalf of ed at the Diocesan Boys' School, sportation could travel at M. Venizelos also blamed the "Sacramento," which is in Hong the Bank of Canton, whilst Mr. Kowloon, reported to the police operating costs.
Then the motor industry began Government for setting off the Kong, fired a salte promptly at H. C. Macnamara appeared for that about 10.15 last night, as he
was returning to the school, up to enjoy a tremendous export busi- Replying to the Magistrate, the road leading from Homuntin, ness as other countries realised This afternoon, the usual recep- Mr. Macnamara said that he had he was stopped by three men who that the United States had gained tion is being held in Messrs. Lane, been instructed to defend Fok engaged him in conversation. much by making easy for people in Crawford's restaurant.
only in the Bank of Canton case After a while, the men seized hím all walks of life to own and operate. There is a coincidence in the fact (and not in the other.
and proceeded to bind and gag automobiles. The charges brought against him. He was thrown on to the
Around World. that to-day is also the birthday of Mr. Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States.
and 49 for 2.
Visitors Draw,
SOVIET SENTENCES.
The West Indies drew with .FOUR MORE EXECUTIONS Lancashire.
ed.
Lancs. 235 and 144 for 1 declar-
West Indies 108 and 178 for 2,
M.C.C. Bealen.
ORDERED.
CHARGES OF FRAUD, ETC.
ན་་་
Greek debt to France, which is in paper francs, against the French debt to Greece, which, according to written documente, la in gold. The Moscow, Yesterday. Liberal party, led by M. Venizelos, Oxford University beat the M. Jordanía, ex-director of M.C.C. by 6 wickets.
Customs at Batum and three is at present the strongest party of M.C.C. 293 and 285 for 9 de-subordinates have been convicted the coalition.-Reuter. clared.
and sentenced to death at Tiflis Oxford 316 and 265 for 5 (A. on charges of fraud, embezzle-
Crawley 101).
Win for Sussex.
ment and speculation in connect-
New Cabinet.
Later.
пооп.
the defence.
Fok by the Bank of Canton were roadside. The three highwaymen The National Automobile. Cham- (1) forgery of a deed of assign- then searched him, removing $20 ment; (2) uttering the said from his pockets. All three then ber of Commerce received many forged document; and (8) con-jescaped in the direction of Ho- requests to assist motoring organ-
M. Venizelos cabinet will in- MODEL TREATIES. spiracy with Fox Tat-fui (a muntin.
us foreign minister, M. Alexander Carpanos, Minister of
⚫ Hori with smuggled goods-clude Sussex beat Somersetshire by Reuter. 6 wickets,
Somerset 226 and 289.
Sussex 996, (Bowley 107, Sellar 119, Hunt 7 for 118) and 73 for 4. Hammond Again. Gloucestershire beát. Glamor- 'ganshire on first innings.
Gloucester 653" for 6 declared
CUT IN HALF,'
N.Y. CALL MONEY NOW 5 PER CENT.
New York, Yesterday. The rate of call money cased to (Hammond 218 not out), Dipper five per cent. and signalised a 188.
bullish demonstration on the stock market.
Glamorgan 204.-
Cambridge Lose.
the Interior, M. Zavitzanos, Miņia- ter of Finance, M. Maris, and sev-i
eral ministers and diplomats
| abroad or who formerly held office.
RECOMMENDED AT GENEVA.
Geneva, Yesterday,
brother) to obtain the sum of $110,000 from the Bank, on February 22, 1921.
Mr. Lindsell remarked that other charges brought against The Committee of Arbitration the defendant related to the case The Chamber will be disolved has finally adopted the model in which he jumped his bail two this week-end.-Reuter,
treaties, mentioned earlier, and years ago, and suggested that has adopted a resolution recom-Mr. Macnamara might probably mending their consideration. by receive instructions from the de- members and non-members of fendant to appear for him in this the League-Reuter.
connection also.
TEXȚILE TRADE.
It is many years since the price] SETTLEMENT IN THE DYERS'
Leyerson Gower's XI beat of call money was cut in half with- Cambridge University by 139.. in 24 hours.
•
Leverson Gower's XI 242 The closing was strong-Reu- (Allom 7 for 74) and 403 (Better's, American Service. tington 118).
Cambridge 172 and 334 —Reu-
HOME SILK DUTIES.
STRIKE,
London, Yesterday,
SIR H. WILKINS.
New York, Yesterday,
نند.
U.S. SHIPPING.
་
THE SHIPPING BOARD'S LATEST MOVE.
MORE BARGAINS.
Washington, Yesterday.
Mr. Watson asked for a formal and will probably realise under
Service.
isations In all parts of the world in their efforts to bring before the government authorities and leading citizens of their own countries the latest Information on highway plan- ning and construction, fair taxation and regulation of the motor vehicle, trafile control and accident préven- tion.
1
Two years ago Mr. Schmidt made. a trip around the world with these motion pictures and lectured in
In accordance with the policy of New Zealand, Australia, India, East terminating the ship operating! and. South Africa. On this trip hơ. CROWN OFFICIALS. Mr. Macnamara asked for leave business, the Shipping Board has has visited Japan and Manchuria to "find out," and after a short ordered advertisements to sell the and comes to Hong Kong from consultation with the defendant United States Line, the American Shanghai.
American
At the present time China with its The National Union of Textile Wilkins has received the first he had been instructed to defend which involve cost of $85,000,000, vehicles is now facing problems
The explorer, Sir Hubert announced to the Magistrate that Merchant Line, the
Palmetto Line and 23 vessels, ever increasing number of motor workera has ratified the agree-medal issued by the American on all charges. ment and the dyers are resuming Geographical Society under the be work on Thursday. Reuter.quest of Samuel Morse, the inven-week's remand, and said that he 25,000,000. — Reuter's American "pon which America has been work→ London, Yesterday. [Atelegram, dated London tor of the telegraph. Reuter's was not sure if a date could be In the course of the House of July 2, stated that a provisional American Service:
fixed then, as there were various Commons discusalon of' silk duties settlement has been reached In
matters to go into, YAN bunesti, Detroit, July 8, Mr. Churchill said it was much too the dyers' strike, the Textile
Mr. H Somerset Fitzroy, ant Director of Criminal Intelli-isations in Hong Kong said Mr. In the Gordon Bennett race the soon to disturb the complicated Workers' Union having agreed to
Assistant Attorney-General, who gence was concerned with the Schmidt and in return we want.
to offer such information as we have last French balloon has landed in systein of taxation and he hoped accept the terms reached between
was also present, in Court, said matter for the present, Virginis, so that only the German it would continue until a new par- the employera and other Unions. one is still aloft-Reuter's Ameri- llament had an opportunity of take The decision will be submitted to can Bervice.
stock of it. Reuter, !=
members to-day:1
ter.
DA BALLOON - RACE.
TO-DAY'S. DOLLAR,
| ing for a number of years.
We want to know the problems of motorists and motering organ-
that with regard to the Wing On A week's formal remand was on motoring and the motor industry. The clearing rate of the dollar case, he would probably appear in given until next Wednesday in the United States, trusting it will
be helpful," on demand, to-day, was 2/0/7/16. It later; Mr. T. Murphy, Assist-morning.