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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
From
Japan
Straits
Shanghal and Swatow
FRIDAY,
Japan
BLISKI
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1928.
PRINCE OF WALES IN KENYA
VISITS UGANDA
HEARTILY WELCOMED BY THE NATIVES
CHIEFS AND NOTABLES
The
London, Yesterday..
Prince of Wales is
BRITISH AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT
BIG COMPANY
FORMING WITH CAPTAIN F. GUEST AS CHAIRMAN
AMBITIOUS PROJECT
London, Yesterday,
ANCIENT COPPER
MINES
IN
ANGLESEY
SHORTLY TO BE RE-OPENED AND
MANY EMPLOYED
NEW VEINS DISCOVERED
w
London, Yesterday..
A private company is in process It is announced that the copper now returning to Kenya Colony of formation, with Captain Fre-mines at Party's Mountain, in the from Uganda. He passed through derick Guest, who was Secretary Island of Anglesey, are shortly to Kampala, the native capital of of State for Air in 1921-2, as its be re-opened and many unemployed Uganda this morning.
Chairman, to develop civil aviation men will be engaged. Thousands of natives lined the under unified management. route and cheered His Royal High- техн.
At Jinja there was a great gather, ing of Chiefs and notables to bid him farewell-British Wireless Ser vice..
HOOVER'S LEAD THE "DIGEST'S" PRESIDENTIAL
POLL
ELECTION FACTORS
San Francisco, Oct. 25.
New veins of copper have been Such developments as private discovered, showing a yield of 8 and charters to feed the Imperial air 3 per cent.
lines and the Institution of a net to be worked during the Roman work of aerodromes all over the The Anglesey copper mines began country, provision of flying instruc- to be worked during the Roman tion and facilities for garaging occupation, but the Industry really privately-owned, aircraft will be dates from 1750,
fostered by the company. Very The records show that more than careful consideration has been given, £7,000,000 was paid in dividends to the scheme, which is stated to from the working of these mines. have the cordial co-operation of the The special attention of mining Air Ministry...
experts was drawn to the abandoned The directors propose to hire or mines some four years ago and, i purchase and 'equip at least 22 up-after prolonged investigation, the to-date aerodromes in suitable potential value of the copper area "Hoover holds his lead and indi-localities and to establish ultimately, has been démonstrated.-British cations seem to show a break in about 100 leas elaborate landing Wireless Service. the Solid South as the "Digest's" grounds between the main aero- presidential poli enters the final dromes. At more important, can- stage." the "Literary Digest" says tres a small fleet of aircraft and a to-day in summarizing the latest staff of pilots will be maintained tabulations of its presidential straw to give flying instruction.
Already the principal zerodrome,
vote.
CHINESE TOUGHS
HAVE FREE FIGHT WITH SINGAPORE POLICE
"DAGGER-ARMED"
"The Democratic candidates re-near London, has been secured and ceive an actual majority vote in this will be developed first and pro- only four, states, all located below vided with a country club to attract
Two dagger-armed Chinese put Mason and Dixon's line-Georgia, visiting pilots. Louisiana, Mississippi and South Similar facilities will be provided two European inspectors in a New 'up a determined resistance against Carolina. In two other states, Ala- at other aerodromes as the traffic Bridge-road coffee-shop last night, bama and Arkansas, the vote is
develops and membership grows. practically a stand off, but in prae-,
says the "Straits Times" of Oct. In the earlier years the Company 23.. tically the rest of the Union, with will ask assistance from the Air, The officers were Inspector E. V. the exception of the states men Ministry on similar lines to that Smith and Inspector Astin. They tioned, the Republican majority is now given to light Aeroplane Clubs. went to the coffee-shop accompani- It is understood they will be willed by a Chinese detective at 10.50 which Hoover received 1,717,041 1ng to forgo such assistance im. p.m. on information that the place and Smith 971,366, giving Hoover mediately a very modest percentage was the rendezvous of a gang 63.2 per cent. and Smith 35.7 per of profit on their undertaking is, which was about to set out on a
exceeded,
impressive.
"The total vote is 2,716,081, of
cent.
t
robbery,
"The elation of the Republican! It is claimed by the Company
When the police arrived they partisans is strongly tempered for that its primary object is to foster found three men seated at a table. the most part by a feeling that the the development of civil aviation. number of factora make conditions The Chairman will be unpaid this year unusually hard to analyze. British Wireless Service. This election has all of the charms
in triplicate of a cross-word puzzle,
One of the men surrendered to the Chinese detective. No arms were found on him.
One of the other two men, when Inspector Smith found a dagger
comments the St. Louis Globe HELD FOR MURDER is calf, tried to snatch the Democrat," a leading Republican paper."
The vote by states:
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Per
31.
Alabama
Panama Maru
Arizona
Yuensang .Shantung
Arkansas
California
NOVEMBER 2.
Colorado
Atafura
Connecticut
Delaware
.Tilawa
.Kashmir .Hakusan Maru
Florida
Georgin
Idaho
Hlinois
Europe via Negapatam (Letters only, London,
4th Oct.) Europe via Negapatam. (Papers only London,
4th Oct. and parcels, 27th Sept.)
Japan and Shanghai
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai .President Adams
4.
Manila.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER
Empress of Asia MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER C.
Japan and Shanghai
President McKinley
Hoover Smith
13,788 12,126
GRAVE CHARGE AGAINST SOLDIER
HONOLULU AFFAIR
weapon back, and put up a deter- mined, though ineffectual, struggle. The third man was similarly arm- ed. He was very violent, and while struggling with Inspector Austin, tried to snatch that officer's revolver from its holster..
CEYLON'S WORRY
DIFFICULTY IN GETTING HOME
3,249 1,167| 11,446 11,149
Manila,, Oct. 22. 98,099 41,162!
An army private booked for the
All three men were produced 'In 16,518 6,693 Philippines on the US Army Trans- the Fourth Court on a charge of 24.162 10,726 port U.S. "Grant" is being held on a being in possession of arms, and re-
4,009 1,388 murder charge in Honolulu, a second
manded. District of Columbia 3,687 2,017 man was taken off the ship in mid- 17,247 9,162 ocean as an eye-witness to the sliget 5,827 11,863 ¡ing, and a third, who had nothing to 5,627 2,923 do with the alleged murder, jumped, 164,452 96,286
overboard and was lost at sea before 54,249.25,045
the ship reached Guam, completing a 49,616 17,427 ! 42,948 11,688 st of exciting events brought to 24,006 16,171 light as the transport docked at Pier
9,904-19,854 yesterday morning.
The murder case in Honolulu are being made at present to secure 15,624 5,361 15,742 9,823 threatened to hold up the "Grant"a private residence in Colombo for 77,329 88,617 tadefinitely when half the Honolulu H.E. the Governor, have so far. 71,074 24,898 police department boarded the ship proved fruitless. The search is due 64,930 28,884 in search of the missing eye-House when this historic residence to the necessity for vacating Queen's 4,421, 9,809 witnessee.
Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts
| Montana
Nebraska
Australia and Manila
.Taiping
Australia and Manila
Tanda
Japan.
Himalaya Maru
..General Metzinger
Japan
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11.
..Korea Maru
7.
{Michigan
Minnesota Mississippi Missouri
Rakuyo Maru
Straits
.Katori Maru
OUTWARD MAILS.
For
Per
TUESDAY, OCTOBER
, 90.
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius,
E. & *S. Africa, Egypt and Europe-due Marseilles, 28th.
Nov. K.P.O. Registration 1 p.m. ·
Letters 8 p.m. G.P.O. Registra Arafura
tion 2.45 p.m. Letters 3.30 p.m.. Strafts
Swatow...
Haiphong
WEDNESDAY,
Sandakon
Swatow and Amoy
Letters 1 p.m.
Straits and Calcutta." Parcals.noon.
Shanghai
Fort Bayard
Java via Batavia
THURSDAY,
Eolhow, Pakhoi and Hehphong *Swatow, Amoy, and Formos
Straits, L. Marques, and South
Africa ...
Swatow
Bwatow, Amoy & Foo Wel Hal Wei.
Patroclus
Glenapp
Hopsang
Francis Garnier
·BL..
4.30 p.m. 6. p.m.
& p.m.
10.30 a.m.
10.90 4.1.
Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico ... New York North Carolina North Dakota Chlo Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah Vermont Virginia Washington",
OCTOBER
Hinsang
Cremer
Namsang
Yunnan
1.30 p.m..
Tai Poo Sek
1.80 p.m.
2.80 p.m.
8.80 am.
Total
8.80 8.70.
Tjlsaroca NOVEMBER
Tean
· Deli Maru
Panama Máru -Hydrangea NOVEMBER
West Virginia Wisconsin
Wyoming
States, unknown
....
FOR THE GOVERNOR
The "Times of Ceylon" (of Oct. |15) understands that efforts, which
00,215 32,786 The murder, according to the is shortly placed in the hands of 7,151 8,882, best available information, was the the builders for extensive structural 23,792 10,641 result of a street brawl while the alterations..
1,428 722 "Grant? was tied up in Hawali. The question of providing a new 9,949 8,791 Chester C. Nagle, private. In the residence for the Governor or of 55,200 20.816, const artillery. corps, bound for carrying out certain extensive re- 2.896 1,665 duty in the Philippine department, pairs to his present residence has .215,548 188,430 is held waiting trial in Honolulu, been engaging the attention of the 21,204 16,398 charged with murdering an authorities for some time past, and 7,009 3,902 Hawaiian policeman Radio dis-, the present decision is to rebuild 97,006 40,876 patches received after the ship had a portion of Queen's House so that 27,032 11,865 left there, stated that Nagle had it will face the sea.es 15,880 7,536 confessed to the crime.
The Government Agent of the .176,102 87,855
Only Eye-Witness
Western Province has been endeR 9,897 4,878 It seems that Oliver C. Michael. vouring during the last few weeks 3,2928,771 son, another private in the coast, to secure a suitable residence for 10,520 4,886 artillery, was the only eye-witness the Governor on a year's lease, but 22.454 15,550 to the shooting, in which a second it is stated that his efforts so far 51,260 34,683 policeman was seriously wounded have been unsuccessful
5,210 8,460 He was missing several hours be Among the houses mentioned la 8,9462,622 fore the "Grant gaffed. and the "Sravasti, Edinburgh Crescent, 28,474 15,594 police held up the ship looking for where the Hon. Mr. W. A. de Silva
· 23,026 ́ ́0,679 him. finally allowing clearance lives, and "The Maligawa," Race 81,841 22,071 when they were satisfied that he course Avenne, the residence of
2,762 1,241 was not on board. Mrs. C. H. Oboyesekere. 8,788 6,659 But he was later found, and
17,078 9,400)
transferred to the Navy transport
1,717,041 971,366 "Henderson," en route to Honolulu. The alarm was sounded and life pre- from Manila. He is held now as a servers thrown out. The ship cir witness in the trial, according to cled and search for an hour and a 10.80 R.m. Mr. J. T. Grain, the English Informatio
half, but without locating a sign of 2.80 p.m.
dramatic critic, who is in Oslo, has The man who jumped overboard the missing man. been received in audience by the furnished myster as well as upcite According to the stories of those King of Norway. His lectures on ment. He was Private Bartholomew who were near Pamuth at the time,
Theend. England and Some Pas
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deck,
close to the
Confession of a Dramatic Critte?
mrall, reading a magazine, Budden
the marssine.OvE) to the rail and dived over
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