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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1928.
་་
ENORMOUS U.S. A. HOT TIME FOR HOT NO PENNY POSTAGE
ESTATE
$200,000,000
GOSPELLER
IN ENGLAND
MEANTIME
TOO BIG A LOSS
LARGEST ESTATE IN HISTORY DRIVING THE DEVIL OUT OF IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY
OF TAX BUREAU
BIG BEQUESTS
THE COUNTRY
GLASGOW, TOO!
London, Saturday.
CHANCELLOR, OF EXCHEQUER
À SURPRISE
London, Yesterday.
New York, Yesterday, Payne Whitney, financier and Sister Aimee McPherson, the Los Mr. Winston Churchill, the Chan- sportsman, who died
on June 25, Angeles "Hot Gospeller," who is cellar of the Exchequer, stated in the 1927, left £40,000,000, the largest now busy attempting to "drive the House of Commone that, contrary to estate in the history of the Tax, Devil out of England," has once reports, there was no intention to Burenu. $46,000,000
have been again come through a public ordeal revert to penny postage for letters bequeathed to education and char-with flying colours.
In the near future. ities.
Before leaving London she was The re-introduction of penny post- The widow receives a life income attacked by a newspaper because she age on a pre-war basin would entail from $54,000,000 and the remainder, had gone on an all-night motor a loss to the Treasury estimated at. of the estate has been divided be- party trip to Southampton with between £6.750,000 and £7,250,000,— tween relatives and some special be, her actress friends, Miss Beatrice British Wireless Service. quests. Reuter's American Service, Lillie, Miss Tallulah Bankhead, Miss
JAPANESE “ REDS
SING RADICAL SONGS IN COURT
TWELVE SENTENCED
Tokyo, Yesterday. Twelve alleged Communials who were rounded up last spring were sentenced at Hakodate to between, 2 and 5 years' imprisonment. Five others received from 2 to 4 years'! deferred sentence.
At Osaka, on the resumption of the trial of the 99 Communita, de- fendants repeated their demand that i the proceedings should be made! public.
The Court refused, whereupon the defendants created an uproar, ex- pressing their dissatisfaction by singing radical songs.
On the judge ordering the re- moval of the rowdiest all sitempt- ed to leave, causing further dis- order, The Court was then tem porarily adjourned and the trial was resumed later.-Reuter.
U.S. SHIPPING ·
TURNING POINT REACHED IN ITS HISTORY
BUILDING PROGRAMME
Audrey Carten and Miss Gwen FRANCE & AVIATION
Farrar.
But Aimee explained this charge of frivolity away by saying that she went to Southampton to give Miss
FINE
N. E. winds, fresh, fine le the forecast until noon to-
morrow.
ילי
The anticyclone has weaken-. ened and is central between Shanghai and Nagasaki. The typhoon is crossing the Visayas. in a westerly direction.
Strong monsoon may be ex- pected over the N. China Sen and cyclonic gales over the eastern portion of the S. China Sea.
The following telegram was received from. the Manila Ob- servatory at 9.15 this morning: 7.00 p.m. 22nd, Typhoon in about 127 deg. Long. E. 13 deg. Lat. N. moving W.
SUPPORT FOR COMMERCIAL VENTURES
COLONIAL SERVICES
Paris, Yesterday.
The Air Minister, M. Eynac, speaking at a banquet, prophesied that before long France's commer- ¡cial postal air services would ex- tend across the Mediterranean to the East and to her colonies, especi- nlly Indo-China and Madagascar. ¡The services would be organized
on a sound and adequate basis.
M. Eynac promised support for every effort and encouragement for the technical development of avin- tion-Reuter.
"LURID DETAILS"
MILAN FASCIST NEWSPAPER SEIZED
Milan, Yesterday. The Fascist newspaper and organ of Mussolini, the "Popolo d'Italia," has been seized by the orders of the Prefect in consequence of the Beatrice Lillie, who was sailing for publication of lurid details of a America in the "Leviathan," a Bible criminal case contrary to Fascist As a parting gift.
Recently Mrs. McPherson was given a boisterous reception by the students of Glasgow University yet later she won for herself a quiet and courteous hearing, and when she Waa leaving the meeting the students sang songs in her honour.
"Scared Stiff”
rules.Reuter.
REPARATIONS
THE FRENCH REPRESENTA.
TIVES
Paris, Yesterday.
It is learnt that M. Moreau,
Governor of the Bank of France,
New York, Yesterday, Mr. O'Connor, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, in a speech estimated that thirty-five vessels, mostly of the fast passen As the Evangelist mounted the ger and cargo type, would be built platform in the debating hall she within the next five years under saw four burly studente squatting and Professor Allix, one of the French members of the Dawes com- loan agreements in accordance with
on the floor enjoying a game of mittce, will represent France the recently enacted Jones-White" pontoon." Empty beer and whisky the international committee
bottles were whisked from all draft the final settlement of the re- Mr. O'Connor believed that this pockets, and a glass of beer, instead pairations problem.-Reuter. would mark the turning point in of water, was standing on the American maritime history. He apeaker's table. There were also placards asking! "Have you urged American shippers not to patronise foreign shipping-Reu- brought your chewing-gum?" ter's American Service.
These mails are due in Victos B.C, and Senttle on the 15th Shipping Act. December.
It is hereby notified that on and after 26th November radio. telegram will be accepted at the Radio Office for transmission to Pakhoi at $0.80. per word-the re elver to pay any charge levied by the Pakhoi Station.
«Krupa.
INWARD MAILS.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER U.S.A., Canuda, Japan and Shaghai
Shanghai and Swatow
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER Londen via Suez (Letters & pipers, London
30th Oct.)
24.
President Lincoln .Sinklang
25.
Empress of France
NOVEMBER MONDAY,
Empress of Canada
26. Atsuta Maru President Grant Talamba
Kitano Maru
3.
Manila
Straits
Manila
Straits
Japan and Shanghai
FRIDAY,
MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 30.
DECEMBER
"THE WINNERS"
FOOTBALL COMPETITIONS DECLARED ILLEGAL
SAD FATALITY
WOMAN'S BODY FOUND ON RAILWAY TRACK ·
сп to
A choir sang-to a hymn tune, "Oh, Aimee dear, we love you so! Do we hell? Do we hell?" and this
At the Kowloon Magistracy yes- was followed by "Here's to good old whisky 1"
terday afternoon, Mr. E. I. Wynne- Empty bear bottles were lowered 'Jones and a coronar's jury held an from the balcony in front of the inquiry into the death of an un- bewildered Evangelist, whlle a dozen known Chinese woman whose body girl students sat puffing cigarettes was found on the railway track, beneath a notico reading "Ladies near the No. 3 bridge at Kowloon, As the result of a judgment de-jmay amoke."
on the morning of November 4, livered yesterday in the divisional Mrs. McPherson admitted after- According to Dr. J. E. Dovey, court to the effect that football com-wards that she was "scared stiff."death was due to multiple 'Injuries petitions conducted in three Sheffield:
TO BE DISCONTINUED
London, Yesterday.
newspapers
were illegal, London NAPIER LION ENGINE
newspapers who have been conduct- ing similar competitions has decid-
U.S.A.. Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai ......President Cleveland cd to discontinue them after the GOLD MEDAL PRESENTED TO
Haiphong
For
OUTWARD MAILS,
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FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 23.
Sam Shui and Wuchow Tourane Japan...
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Chunk Kong Naldern
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Shanghai and Europe via Siberia Xaldera
Straits, Ceylon. Indià, Mauritius,
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.... Khyber SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
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Letters 5 p.m.
Shanghai
Manila
conclusion of this week's competi- tion. The newspapers concerned have been accustomed to offer large
DESIGNER
ملة
London, Yesterday.
(several bones being fractured),
shock and concussion..
Sub-Inspector James said he
I went to the acene at 5.45 á.m., and found the body lying on the track between the rails; A pair of slip- pers which had apparently been
walked out of were also picked)
money prizes for the corret fore.The Gold Medal of the Institution up. The body, which was too far casts of results in a list of football of Automobile Engineers was last away from the bridge for the night presented to Captain G. S. womin to have fallen or jumped. matches, each forecast to be accom Wilkinson, the brilliant designer of from it, was first discovered by panied by a coupon cut from a copy the Napler Lion engine used in the some workmen at 4.30 a.m., as they of the newspapers concerned-Bri- seaplane which won the Schneider were returning from work in the tish Wireless Service.
U.S.A.'S PROSPERITY
trophy-British Wireless Service.
MAJOR-GENERAL WARDROP
Shatin tunnel. The trolley, In which they were, passed over the body lying between the tracks. This was because the budy was not Shanghai, Yesterday. noticed, until the trolley was almost MR. HOOVER'S PLAN FOR A Major-General Wardrop was the on top of it, and, although the RESERVE FUND. victim of an accident this morning brakes were applied, these had no whilst out with the Shanghai drag time to work before reaching the hunt. His horse plunged in a small body,
UNQUALIFIED ENDORSEMENT
ravine and Gen Wardrop was ren When the workmen left the trol- New Orlean, Yesterday. dered momentarily unconscious. ley and went to the woman, they A plan to build up a $3,000,000,000 He was taken to hospital with found that life was already extinct reserve fund for the construction of broken rib, but his Condition is not "Nothing had passed along the lines needful pubila Improvements was serious
between the time the lorry went to Shatin and Ita return.
The jury returned a verdict of death by unknown causes.***
24.
Fookaang Ningpo President Lincoln·
1.30 p.m.
submitted to the conference of
4.30 p.m.
Governors yesterday as part of Mr.
5 p.m. 6 p.m.
Hoover's policy for the prosperity
of the United States. The plan
26.
9 a.. a.m.
Fort Bayard, Holhow and Haiphong Song Bo Shanghai and Europa via Siberis Yingehow
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER
Hollow, Pakhoi and Haiphong
Changchow Bangkok vla Swatow-
Kaying. Swatow, Amoy and FormOBA ..... CantonTM Maru
MONDAY, NOVEMBER: 26: Swatow
Hydrangea
*Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.
2.30 p.m.
Reuter.
WON'T WORK
Shanghai, Yesterday.
Berlin, Yesterday-A
German
was endorsed amrid great applause. In order to avoid friction, the
The American Confederation of proposal of the National Govern delegation has left for Moscow to Labour Convention, with Mr. ment to call a military conference conclude negotiations for the re- William Green preziding, hilled the at which Army Group commanders sumption of Russo-German economic project is an unqualified endorse would hand over control to the relations, broken off following the ment of Labour's programme. Central Government, has been arrest of a German engineer at Reuter's American Bervice20) dropped
Doneta Reuter.
WEST
POINT
A fascinating story of life in a famous military training camp!
With
WILLIAM HAINES JOAN CRAWFORD RALPH EMERSON
THE star of "Brown of Harvard" and
Spring Fever"
⚫ in his
finest picture
to date!
All the LAUGHS AND THRILLS of A MILITARY ACADEMY!
AT THE
QUEEN'S
RICHARD
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
AL 2.30, 5.10, 7.16 & 9.20,
DIX
A splendid mixture of comedy, romance and the drama in which popular athlete hero pro- vides 器 number of thrilling and amusing moments in a story full of pep, punch and action 1.
AT THE
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IN
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POWER
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JAZZ MAD
AT THE
which tells an unusual story
of two young lovers and of their adventures in a jazz mad 'world!
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STAR TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
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SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL."
ANNUAL MOTOR CAR DRAW
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PONTIAC SIX DE LUXE CAR, with all
A FIVE SEATER SEDAN
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