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GESTURE
NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT RECOGNISED
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER
ENGLAND WINS 2ND BRITONS IN CHINA IN
"TEST"
DANGER
AUSSIES OUT 397 OUTBREAK OF WAR
CREDENTIALS TO BE PRESENTED- FIVE WICKETS TAKEN THIS H.M.S. "TERN" TO PROTECT
MORNING FOR 58 RUNS
`A.P.C. INSTALLATION
Sir Miles Lampson Signs the New Tariff Treaty VICTORY BY EIGHT WICKETS RIVER STEAMER UNDER FIRE
OTHER POWERS READY TO ACCEPT TERMS
England's success in the second H.M.S. "Ter of he Yangtsze Test match was assured at Sydney Flotilla, has been ordered to proceed to-day Australla being dismissed, from Wanheten (a port on the Upper Récording to Reuter, for a total of River) to Chungking. (the Treaty This left the visitors, port highest up the River, 1,400 with ten wickets in hand, but 14 miles from the sea), to protect the Asiatic Petroleup Co.'s installation there.
397 rugs.
1
Impliedly, Britain has "officially" recognised the National Gov. ernment of China in being at Nanking. This morning, Sir Miles
runs to secure. Lampson, K.C.M.G., C.B., M.V.O. (H.M.E.'s Envoy Extraordinary
The end came very shortly after and Minister Plenipotentiary at Peking) is to present his creden- lunch, England losing two wickets
for the requisite runs. tials to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek who, as chairman of the State At the opening the attendance was Council, occupies the position akin to that of President or Chiefagre, there being but 2,000 spec-
tators around the field,
Executive.
Recognition was indicated at midnight last night when Sir Miles and China's Foreign Minister signed the new Tariff Treaty by which the principle of China's complete tariff autonomy is established, so far as Britain is concerned..
Similar Treaties with two other Powers were signed earlier in the evening. Two more are to be signed today, Then a long night's work will be rounded off by a ceremony at the State Council in which the British Minister is to take a leading part.
COMPLETE AUTONOMY
Nanking, To-day.
Ryder Goes Ryder; continuing the batting with Nothling, was soon dismissed, adding but bwo runs to his overnight score. This 5th wicket partnership produced 99 runs in all. On a fast pitch, the Australian captain was caught by the English captain, field- ing at forward leg, providing Lar- wood with his only wicket in the innings. The total was now 845 for 5.
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IN MR. ORMSBY - GORE'S
VISIT TO FAR EAST
OFFICIAL REPORT
MALAYA ITS RUBBER AND RESTRICTION
20. 1928. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
VEHICULAR FERRY BRITISH SHIPPING FOR HONG KONG CHINA SEAS
WORTH WHILE? PIRACY PROTECTION
INTERESTING GOVERNMENT EARNEST CONSIDERATION OF
PAPER IS ISSUED
H.M.'S GOVT.
STATEMENT BY FIRST LORD
London, Yesterday.
COST NEARLY 2 MILLIONS.
Among the papers "laid on the
In the House of Commons, Sir
IMPRESSED BY JAVA
London, Yesterday.
The report of Mr. Ormsby Gore
on his visit to Malaya, Ceylon and Java, has been issued as a Blue
Book of 166 pages..
table" at the meeting of the Legia- lative Council this afternoon was Robert Thomas, Bart. (Liberal), re- (Under-Secretary for the Colonies) one dealing with the proposal for ferring to the continuance of vehicular ferry from Hong Kong piracy in the China Seas, asked if to Kowloon. The paper is in the measures had been adopted or were The most interesting part deals Reports received in Hong Kong, been done up to the present, open there.
nature of a summary of what has being adopted to protect shipping with rubber, regarding which he says he is convinced that on research according to Royal Naval com- Ing with the proposal of the Direc
Mr. W. G. Bridgeman, (First rather than restriction depends the munique, indicate that war has tor of Public Works on October Lord of the Admiralty) replied prosperity of the rubber, industry. that the whole question, which The principal result of restriction broken out again in Szechuan pro-20, 1926, this advocating th vince between the local Generals cular ferry service between berths
touched many interests, was now has been to stimulate immensely and that fighting has commenced at at Jordan-road, Kowloon, and. Mur
and had been under the earnest both quality, quantity and produc Chungking, concentrating around ray-rond, on the Island, a distance
consideration of His Majesty's tion in the unrestricted areas. the A.P.C. installation.
Government-Reuter. of about 11⁄2 miles. Evacuation?
Double-ended ferry boats were Buggested.
steamer
The British river "Kangting" (China Navigation Co., Messrs. Butterfield and This design provides for vehicles Swire), was fired at by field and and passengers embarking or dis- machine guns in that area.
embarking at either end of the
• Preparations for evacuation have boat. When the ferry boat is been made by the present Gederala holding Chungking and the usual Next in was Oldfield, the Austra-bridges of boats have been thrown tian stumper, who was dismissed across Little River, a tributary of for a duck, three runs having been the Yangtze, at the confluence of added to the Bcore, Six wiskets which stands Chungking.
taus fell for 348 runs. Oldfield step- ped in front of a straight one from Tate.
H.M.S. "Ter" is of 287 tons, 1,200 horsepower and carries two S inch guna..
Short Stand Grimmett and. Nothing aded 22 runs for the 7th wicket, bringing the The Chinese text was, drawn up score to 370, of which. Nothing W. R. Hammond, b Ironmonger 251 in the afternoon, examined and veri-claimed 44 (24 made this morning). fied by Mr. Davidson.
The latter was run out by a Ane re
principle of comploto Tariff auto- The British delegatos, Sir Milesnomy in China, Lampson (the Minister), Mr. H.. H. Fox, C.M.G., F.R.G.S(Commercial Counsellor), Mr. J. W. O. Davidson, O.B.E., (Chinese Secretary, and Mr. C.M.G., (Third Secretary), had an hqur's session in connection with the
J. C.
Sterndale Bennett,
The actual signing by Sir Miles turn by Hendren to Duckworth, the Lampson and Dr. Wang took place English stumper. Inte in the evening.
D. R. Jardine, run out
28
....
E. Hendren, c Richardson, b
Blackie
741
M.C.
A. F. F. Chapman, e Ryder, b
Blackle Blackie joined Grimmett and an-H. Larwood,e. Ryder, The final ratifications will be ex-other short stand ensued until the
Grimmett changed in London.
latter was caught by Chapntan off G. Geary, L.b.w, b Blackle Sir Miles Lampson's signature Geary for 18. Ironmonger, the last M. W. Tate, Lb.w., b Blackle 26 new Tariff Treaty yesterday morn-amounts to recognition of the Na-man in, went for a "duck," leaving G. Duckworth, not, out ing with Dr. C. T. Wang (the Fortional Government of China; and it Blackie with a total of 11 runs. The J. C. White, st Oldfeld, b
is understood that he will be pre-innings', defeat was saved in the senting his credentials to Marahal (eighth wicket partnership. Chiang Kai-shek (ny chairman of
201
43
66
39
Hendry
29
"
Extras
10
There
Total
636
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
0. M. R W.
.42 15 60
64 14 191
the State Council) this morning after which he leaves Pukow for Peking-Reuter.
The Other Powers
A telegram despatched. late last night read:
The Sino-Dutch Treaty was signed at nine o'clock to-night;
Duckworth Hooted
were
when England's 2nd innings open- 9,000 spectators
ed: Tate was out first, Geary next (played on),
Nothling Duckworth was hooted by the Grimmett crowd when he went in to bat; be- Ironmonger es use "the crowd," Reuter adds, Blackle had not forgotten the Kippax in-Hendry
the Sino-Portuguese at ten o'clock; eldent." (What incident is refer- Ryder
and the British at midnight; it red to has not been stated nor pre-Kippax
is expected that the Sino-French viously referred to). and Sino-Swedish will be sign-
fell.
.68 21 142
.59 10 148 .23.1 4 52
CARVALHO YEO
The Full Court sat this after- noon to decide the point reserved at the November Criminal Sea- sions in the trial of Carvalho Yeo, in the Treasury $250,000 forgery case, in which accused was sentenced to ten years hard labour by the Pulane Judge, (Mr. Justice Jacks),、
The point was raised by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, G.B.E. (for the defence) who maintained that the Police file on the case should be produced in full because the Crown had used one document in it for evidence.
A letter from Mr. Jenkin was read to the effect that the e- fence no longer desired the point to be dealt with.
Yeo spoke on his sentence and was told by the Chief Justice to petition the Governor. The Court then adjourned aine die.
2
4 berthed, a double deck ramp about 185 feet in length would provide
11 B
5
22
0 facilitles for traffic between thei
8
11
0 decks and the roadway. The ramp
BRITISH RIGHTS
HANKOW THREATENS TO IGNORE
to
It may be premature to prophegy a great industrial future for Malaya but the development of factory pro- duction there is sufficiently striking make one wonder whether the growing demand in the East for | rubber manufactures will not be ultimately met by the establishment on a large scale of manufacturing A somewhat anxious position is industry in countries where the raw: being created at Hankow, says a material is produced. British Naval wireless meage of Every sympathy must be felt for Tuesday's date, through the further the efforts of the rubber industry to activity of the Wine Tax Bureau. organise itself and stabilise the
POWERS OF SEARCH
Definite instructions hy the Na-marketing of rubber, but he feels tional Government at Nanking are very strongly that the less any Gov- being ignored by the local Tax ernments have to do with such officials who intimate their intention schemes, the better.
to enter and search British property
in defkance of Treaty rights.
Stafilization
It will be recalled that the Tax Dealing with the schemes of stab- Bureau Inaisted on Inspecting theilisation Mr. Ormsby-Gore points out Hankow Club's stock of wines. The that they depend on the renewed in- Club is in Special Administrative tervention of Colonial Governments Area No. 3, which was formerly the and an understanding for identical British Concession, and is now under action by the Government of the Dutch East Indies and nothing he joint Sino-British control.
had learnt in Java would lead him to suppose that, the second of these $76,000 for offices) $520,000.00. conditions was likely to be realised, Hong Kong Site:
He concludes by expressing the opin Reclamation, Ferry Pier, Offices, ion that it is clear that modern de- Taking over VRC. property and velopments in bud-grafting and Road Formation. (Estimate in selection are destined to play a very cludes about $75,000 for offices and important part in future rubber $125,000 to replace Murray Pier) industry than any other factors. $620,000.00.
The report says that Mr. Ormsby- Gore Ferry Boats:
much impressed by the work of Holland as
Far East. Probably no tropical dependency is and ferry more fascinating or of more varied
Was
3 Nos. Vehicular & Passenger colonial power in the Ferry Boats $750,000.00:
. Total Cost of piers, baota $1,809,000.00.
Revenue
#
intereat than Java. He feels that he lowes a very special debt to the Dutch
Whilst the cost of operating, the Government for the invitation.to
Was
Fall of wicketa: I for 87 runs would be hinged at the shore end proposed ferry service can be es- visit it and to the Governor-General ed to-morrow, as all five Ministerstwo, after the score had been tied. for 148 (Jardine), 4
White made the winning hit, a (Suteliffe), 2 for 66 (Hobbs), sin such a manner as to permit the timated with some degree of ae of the Dutch East Indies and the are due to leave, for Peking on
for 293 seaward end to be raised or lower-curacy, the volume of traffic, which many officers serving under him for the afternoon of Dec. 20.
"Hendry took both wickets that (Hendren), 6 for 341 (Chapman, ed and thus provide for adjusting would make use of the vehicular their generous welcome and hospi-
6 for 132 (Larwood), 7 for 496 the outward end of the ramp to ferry is not known. This is borne out by an earlier
Everything possible In conse- tality, cable. from Shanghai, quoting the
Australia's Collapse (Hammond), 8 dor. 528 (Tate), 9 the level of the boat deck, whilst quence, a correct estimate of re- done to facilitate his tour of the Kao Min nowa agency (a semi- Australia's collapse, in a way, for 589 (Geary), 10, for 636 the shore end of the ramp remains ceipts could not be framed; how island. He hopes that his report will official organisation) as follows:- was remarkable.
at the street level. For the six (White).
The ramp ever, in order to show how the arouse interest in Java and its fine, The British,
would require to be operated, by vehicular ferry service Portuguese and wickets lost this morning only 58:
would be record of achievement, particularly Australia 2nd Innings Dr. C. T. Wang
Dutch Ministers and the Swedish runs were put on. The core w. M. Woodfall, run out
mechanical power as the construe- required to operate in order to give in the scientific fields which are Charge d'Affaires have booked re-shows that only three
111 tion of pontoons for this purpose a satisfactory return for the first evidenced there. Reuter, men-V. Y. Richardson, c Hendren, eign Minister, Mr. Chu Chang-nienservations from Nanking to Peking, Woodfull, Hendry and "Skipper"
is not practical. The steepest year, the following assumptions (Counsellor of the Foreign Office) and are leaving Pukow on Dec. 20. Ryderwere able to do much to H. L. Hendry, l.b.w., b Tate. 112 in 9; this would occur at low water (a) Twenty-minute service,
ojgrade on ramps will be about 1 were made, and two Foreign Office Secretaries, There is good reason to believe that hold the fort. Up to the close of A. F. Kippax, lb., b Tate when. a complete agreement was the Treaties under negotiation will play yesterday they had made 299. S. Ryder, e Chapman, b reached, Britain recognising the be signed prior to their departure. runs, Ryder being still at bat,
Larwood
On Monday, in the course of his visit to Nanking for the purpose of holding the negotiations which have now concluded, Bir Miles Lampson was entertained at tifin by. Madame Chiang Kai- shek, the "First Lady of China." Marshal Chiang Kai-shek (in- set) and Dr. C. T. Wang were: also present, states Reuter. Above, Madame Chlang is seen in her reception room, in a fashionable Chinese gown. Her maiden name is Mei-ling Boong. She is a sister of the Finance Minister (Mr. T. V. Boong) and is a graduate of an American girls' college."
Th
b Tate
which means that the remaining o. Nothling, run out five hitters were dismissed for a w. A. Oldfield, l.b.w., b.Tate. total of 98 rums, including the rans C. V. Grimmett, & Chapman, made to-day, the sixth day, by Ryder and Nothing.
- Australia-1st Innings W. M. Woodfull, 1.bw,, b Geary 68}
V, Y. Richardson, b Larwood 27
A. F. Kippax, b Geary ......
b Geary
D. D. J. Blackle, not out H. Ironmonger, à Geary
Extras
-Total
'
· 10 of extraordinary Spring Tides.
It was purposed that the ferry (b) 79 boats should be designed for a 44 speed of about 10% knots, ie,
0 crossing including time occupied
in berthing will take about 10
18 minutes. A period of 10 minutes
11 at berths should be ample time for
0 unloading and loading of boats.
12 Two ferry boats should therefore provide a twenty minute service.
897
(c)
(d)
Ferry boats to ply between 6.
a.m. and
12 midnight, thus making 108 trips per day, An average of 4 vehicles car-
ried per trip.
An average of 30 first class and 20 third class passengers carried per trip.
Receipts
+
LOCAL ESTATES
THREE MORE PASS THROUGH THE COURT
MR. CHARLTON THORNE
Mr. Charltoa Thorne, late of 'The Ridge, near Petersfield, Hampshire, loft estate in Hong Kong valued at
108 ferry crossing per day, 4 $40,000. Net personality at Homa A faster service may be necessary vehicles at average fare of $2.00 has been
vehicles carried per trip. Say 450 was £58,803. Resealing of probate gramled by the Chier Justice, Hong Kong, to Mr. D. V.. per vehicle per trip $900.00.
30 first class passengers on 108 Steavenson, attorney of the widow 25 (Richardson), 2 for 215 (Hendry), pervine, it is considered that the trips. Say 3,000 first class passen- Mra. Nancy Stuart Thorne, 88 for 234 (Woodfull), 4 for 248 vehicular ferry boats are neces- 20 third class passengers on 108. been granted to Mr. John Fleming Letters of administration have
9
W. H. Ponsford, retired hurt
H. L. Hendry, b Geary
37
J. S. Ryder, l.b.w., b Geary
O. Nothling, b Larwood
W. A. Oldfield, not out
C. V. Grimmett, ran out
D. D. J. Blackie, b Geary
H. Ironmonger, e Duckworth,
Garwood
Extras
Total
at certain periods of the day. W. H. Ponsford, absent hurt.
For this purpose. and for the pro- Fall of wickets:
1 for 0 run per maintenance of a 20 minute
41 (Kippax), 5 for 345 (Ryder),
for 348 (Oldfield), 7 for 970 Bary.
(Nothling), 8 for 897 (Grimmett),
gers at 10 cents per trip $800.00,
trips. Say 2,000 third class pas-and Mr. A. Ritchie, chartered, ac- Not Justified
sengers at 5. cents per trip $100.00,countants, to the estate of Mr. Li The report then gives a resume
Total revenue from traffic par Fung, alias Li Fung-tse, who died of correspondence between the day 21,300.00.
on Aug, 25 at No. 63, Woo Ling Government and the Hong Kong. Total revenue from traffic per lane, Tai Sun-street, Canton. The 0. M. E w. General Chamber of Commerce, de annum: 866 days $1,800.00.
9 for 397 (Ironmonger).,
1
15
BOWLING ANALYS
258 Larwood
Fall of wickets; 1 for 51 runs Tate
(Richardson), 2 for 65 (Kippax); Geary
7 for, 75 (Ponsford), 4 for 152 White. (Woodfull), 5 for 168 (Hendry), 6 Hammond
for 171 (Nothling), 7 for 182
855-105
46.14 99 .91411 85 .80
5 82 43 England 2nd Innings
'(Ryder), 8 for 222 (Grimmett), 9 M. W. Tate, cfsub., b. Hendry for 261 (Blackle), 10 for 253 G. Geary, b Hendry (Ironmonger).
BOWLING ANALYSIS;
Larwood
Tate White Geary
X. RW. .26.2 4 77 .2191 29 .80. 10 79 .18 5. 85 Hammond...60 18
· England--ist Innings J. B. Hobbs, e Oldfield,
Grimmett
H. Sutcliffe, G Ironmonger.
Hendry, b
G. Duckworth, not out
J. C. White, not out
Extra :
Total (for 2 wksts.).
|Hong Kong estate has been, valuod tails concerning "which have al
Rent of 40 sites for garages at. at $60,000. reddy been published, and adds: $100 each 34,000.00. "The Investigations which have Total revenue made would indicate that better $479,500.00,
o facilities for, cross harbour trans- port are very desirable; ́ also that 4the number of vehicles crossing by gferry would probably not exceed a "2 daily average of 150, and might be 2 considerably less than this figure
o if the fare was much in excess of 81.99 per trip. It would therefore 16 appear that at the present time, J. B. Hobbs, H. Sutcliffe, W. R. vehicular ferry would be unable to Hammond, D. R. Jardine, E. Hen-ear sufficient return to justify the dren A.-P. F., Chapman and H. cost of installation” Larwood did not bat.
Estimated Cost Fall of wickets: 1 for 8 runs The estimated cost of establish- [40] (Tata), 2 for 18. (Geary)
Ing the proposed vehicular ferry, BOWLING ANALYSIELA
service is as follows:-
Nothling
{ (Continued at foot of Next Column) Hendry
8-21
per anuum
Annual Expenditure. 3 ferry boats $123,000. Cost of operating and maintain- rewa- $17,000,
ing
Salaries of clerical staff, inspec
tors,
Mr. Wong Tung, alias Wong Chun- nam, accountant, who died in Hong Kong, laft $25,000. Letters of ad- ministration have been granted to the widow, Li Tam-Shi, of No. 18, Chlu Lung-street.
lift attendants, coolles and BY AIR TO AFRICA
·seamen ́$16,000,00
取
Depreciation of ferry boats 71%
per cent $750,000.00 (estimated cost) $56,250.
AN IMPORTANT MERGER
ANNOUNCED ......
Maintenance of piers and ferry
London, Yesterday." buildings, &c. $18,000.
Imparial Airways announca Depreciation of plers and build-merger between themselves and the Inge and ses wall, 8 per cent of Cobham-Blackbura Air Lines, $1,000,000 (estimated cost) $30,000 Limited, and has arranged for the Total expenditure, including de operation of air services to Africa, EW. Jordar-road:
preciation: $202,250,00,
particularly the establishment of a 120 Reclamation, Ferry Pier: and Nett Revenue par anmim route to Egypt and Capetown 4 2 Office (Estimate. Includes about $216,250,00
Reuter.