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HONG KONG,
SOVIET ATTACKS
MANCHURIA INVADED FROM TWO SIDES
JAPANESE WAR REPORT
Chinese in Panie, Detains Russian Consul
FOUR GREAT POWERS ADVISE MODERATION
Osaka, To-day.
LISHED
1846
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1929.
MUI TSAI CASE
SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS ABSENT
MAGISTRATE'S COMMENT
COUNTY LEADERS
NO CHANGE
CRICKET RESULTS
Two Chinese women, Wong Hay and JACK HOBBS STILL IN FORM, Leung Yuk-kay, were this morning
TOP WITH 204
charged before Mr. E W Hamilton at
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
WATER SHORTAGE
FURTHER OFFICIAL REGULA- TIONS MADE
CONTROL AT FOUNTAINS
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IS THAT SO ?
Thoughts Terse, Perverse and Worse
The C.B.E. awarded to Mr. Li
A sudden gust of wind had a
Theatre on Thursday afternoon.
the Central Magistracy with assault YORKSHIRE'S 3 CENTURIONS 1022, on Thursday, are published in Yau-tsun did not come along any panestaking, job on at the Queen's
jing a mui tsai.
Mr. F. C. E. Rendall appeared for the first accused,
Sub-Inspector R. Murphy inform His Worship that Mr. H. R. Butte of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, had asked him to apply for a date to be fixed for hearing. The "Osaka Asahi's" correspondent at Harbin telegraphs that
The Magistrate: "The S.C.A. ap- the Russians have assumed the offensive at both ends of the Chinese complainant, and the S.C.A. should appear in Court. Mr. Butters Eastern Railway and have captured Manchuli (at the western end of the line, at the point where Manchuria, Mongolia and Siberia converge) and Pogranichinaya.
The Russian movement began at 10 a.m. yesterday, taking the Chinese outposts by surprise and the Russians easily occupied the border town, the "Asahi" correspondent adds.
The Chinese authorities are alarmed at the new Russian action and have interned all Soviet officials remaining in Harbin, refusing to vise passports for departure of Russians.
COMMUNIST THREAT IN NEW YORK
Only two of six counties leading in the cricket championship were competing for points in first- class matches of three days each which ended yesterday,
The re- sulta are such that there is no change in the positions of the leaders.
should know that perfectly well" In matches not concerning the time, His Worship said that he would ed
However, in order to avoid waste of championship, the Players vanquish- the amateurs at Lord's and ljourn the case for a while if the Lancashire triumphed over the Police could tell him the facts of the South Africans. case.
Following his century in thei previous match-after on account of injury, Jack Hobbs an absence obtained the highest score of the series. 204, and Surrey had an easy
Sub-Inspector Murphy replied that he knew nothing of the case with the exception, of course, of the chit which (Mr. Butters had given him asking for
remand.
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Mr. Rendall said that he had an ob-victory. jection to voice. His client (Wong
Three of the ten centurions were Hay) was taken up to the S.C.A, office Yorkshiremen, who made their between 11 and 11.30 o'clock yester-achievement in one innings. day morning and taken to the Central Police Station and detained.
Points Obtained · said Mr. Rendall, was irregular. If Sussex had two batsmen with accused was not brought up yeeter-three-figure scores But they failed day, the Police should have made into secure a victory outright. The (Japanese) Renzo Agency's ment of China and the Union of quiries in view of his client's respect-pleasing feature of the "honours correspondent at Harbia confirms Soviet Socialist Republies that ability. The Folice should have releas-list" is the increasing proportion of the fact that the Chinese Governor, they are signatories to the Kellogged her on bail and should not have new players.. at Harbin (which is in the middle of Anti-War, Treaty. the trans-Manchuria line, running
The United States, like Britain, that point to be gone thoroughly into
His Worship said that he would leave Allom's bowling helped materially westward to Manchuli and Europe could not approach Russia directly later with the S.C.A., and added that via Siberia and eastward to because of lack of diplomatic re-be (Mr. Rendall) could not convince Vladivostok, and where the rail- presentation. But, it transpires, bim that a person must be charged be way from South Manchuria. meets the State Department of the U.S.A. fore 24 hours lapsed. the trans-Siberian route) has re-Government; and the British, The case was then ordered to stand fused to permit M. Melinikov (the French and Japanese Ambassadors over until the appearance of a repre-Africans. Soviet Consul-General) to depart, agreed that a move should be made sentative of the S.CA.
but this corrospondent does not anention Russian
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offensive.
Death Penalty Threat
Tokyo, To-day. Intelligence from Harbin reveals that following the rupture between China and Russia, martial law has been proclaimed at Harbin, which is heavily patrolled by Chinese troops.
The Chinese Governor has issu- ed a proclamation, threatening the death penalty for those who spread alarmist rumours.
The newspapers, even those in Japanese, are censored. Business
is at a standstill.
through French channels to remind China and the Soviet that they signed the Kellogg Pact. Hence M. Briand's advice to the Chinese Minister and the French Am- bassador in Paris.
Stimson's View
Soviet's "No Third Party"
Berlin, Yesterday:
detained her.
COLONIAL BILL
WHAT IS BEING DONE AS DEVELOPMENT
THE THIRD READING
London, Yesterday.
points. towards Surrey's getting full after his success in the Third Test, "Tich" Freeman of Kent,
was in fine form for the Players. And Dick Tyldesley was an agent of destruction against the South
Every petson-af-or in the vicinity the Government. "Gazette" too, tsun.
of any fountain, tap, duct, source, Newspaper heading - Skirt appliance or other means of supply Sleeves in a heat wave." Hope or distribution of water to the public they didn't get scorched. shall obey all lawful orders and directions given to him by any police officer or district watchman on duty there, or by any other person author- ised by the Government to attend to, supervise or control such supply or distribution.
No person shall in any way ob- struct or hinder any such police officer, district watchman or other person in the performance of his duty
Without prejudice to the authority or extent of the duties of any such police officer, district watchman or other person, it shall be lawful for him and them to give orders and directions as to who may or may not
obtain water at the means of supply or distribution attended to, super- vised or controlled by him or them, and as to the quantity to be drawn or taken by any person therefrom.
No person shall in any way false- ly represent that he has authority to attend to, supervise or control the supply or distribution of water to the public,
BOYCOTT LIFTED
POSITION IMPROVED ON YANGTSZE
BUT TRADE STILL BAD
Points obtained by the leading According to reports received in caunties so far are Gloucester the Colony the situation on the 100. Kent 98, Notts 87, Derbyshire Upper Yangtze River is materially (who were defeated) 87, Lancashire improving. 85, Yorkshire. (who won) 84,
The boycott against British ships Sussex 76, Leicester (who beat has been officially lifted at Chung Derby), 75, Middlesex 69, Easex 69. king, in Szechuan, and one of the Indo-China S.N. Co.'s shins (Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd.) is proceeding with full cargo; and the China. Navigation Co.'s 8.8. "Wan- tung" (Messrs Butterfield & Swire) is loading.
Results at a Glance Players beat the Gentlemen by seven wickets.
Lancashire beat the South Africans
Surrey beat Somerset by an innings
Sussex.
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Trade is still had, but the outlook more hopeful, says a British Naval Wireless message.
Mr. H. L. Stimson (Secretary of State) saw the Chinese Minister at Washington (Dr. C. C. Wu).. In the House of Commons, the While the State Department lacks third reading of the Colonial De by ton wickets. authoritative information on the velopment Bill was submitted. It underlying causes of the dispute be-included the amendment moved by and 158 runs. tween China and Russia, Mr. Stim- Sir Oswald Mosley (Lab.) dealing Yorkshire beat Glamorgan by an son, on the basis of newspaper with fair conditions of labour on finnings and 64 rung. despatches, feels that the crisis work, the cost of which was be- Derbyshire lost to Leicestershire by should be settled without hostilities. ing defrayed by the State and the an innings and 49 runs. -Reuter's American Service. laying down of wages not to be Essex lost 1st innings points to PRINCE GEORGE
less than the standard rates and prohibiting forced labour and the Northants..
Warwick last 1st innings' points to INDISPOSED AND SUFFERING cnployment of child labour; also providing that
FROM INDIGESTION any territory in.
Ten Centurions respect of which an allowance had Hobbs (Surrey) been made should participate in Duleepambji (Sussex) the increase values directly at Oldroyd (Yorkshire) tributable thereto.
Shepherd (Surrey) Croom (Warwick) Mr. Ormsby Gore (Con) hoped Lyon (Somerset} the provision regards increased Matthews (Northants) values would not lead to special Barber (Yorkshire) head or hut taxes. He pointed Cook (Sussex) out that increased wealth in places Greenwood (Yorkshire) Shanghai, Yesterday. Chinese authorities have uncff-like West Africa was only due to
* denotes not out. Increase efforts cially warned local vernacular papers in the acceptance of re-taxation would prove a deterrent.
the natives Best Bowling Figures themselves. Hence additional Allom (Surrey) ports from Japanese sources
and 5.. Sir O. Mosley, replying, said the Freeman (Kent) for the
People in Pogranichnaya are panicky, owing to Soviet air patrols flying along the border. A telegram from Kovno quotes The Soviet concentration op- a Moscow report which says that posite Manchali is reported to the Russian Government is de- be increasing rapidly.
termined to reject the mediation The Japanese Consulate-General of the League of Nations, being at Harbin is crowded day and of the opinion that the dispute be- night by Russians, hitherto in tween Russia and China must be Manchuria seeking visas for the settled without the intervention of port of Dairen, in the Japanese any third party. Reuter. leased territory of Kwangtung peninsula, in the extreme south of Manchuria. It is understood that) while Russians will be permitted to enter Kwangtung, they will be barred from Japan Proper.-Reu- ter.
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New York, Yesterday. Russian Communista demon strated outside the Chinese Con- sulate-General here to-day, much so that reserves of Police had to be rushed to the scene to maintain order and protect the Consulate.
The demonstrators numbered 500. They carried placards and shouted threats against Chinese, but did not attempt to enter the Consulate.
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The Police then delivered baton charge and arrested sev eral ringleaders, including William Weinstone (secretary of the Work ers Communist Party) and four young girlsReuter's American Sarvice
Unofficial Warning
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The Kowloon Magistrate fined a Chinese for riding a bicycle with- out a light at night, remarking that such cases were occurring every day!
Dutch Bank?
"Do you mind if I call it the The name is too difficult for me," said Mr. Justice Wood in the Summary Court in bearing Я claim against the Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschap- pij Bank-Not at all!
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and lots must be upset when they Bidders at auctions of Crown
have to pay more than the upset price.
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It's a long Lane that has no turning for the better, says a popu- lar Police Inspector's friend.
"We fear that there is nothing to be gained by pursuing this con- troversy" ejaculates the "Daily Press."Don't pursue it, then!
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A Chinese caught with opium concealed in a pumpkin was fined $6,000 and the opium was order- ed to be confiscated-What hap- pened to the pumpkia? -
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"Anxious Inquirer."-"Do Ants perspire in hot weather"-Wa have despatched the Office Sleuth Hound to find out.
The cotton operatives at Home can't cotton on to the idea of a wages reduction.The controversy is reported to be hanging by a thread.
week nearly had 1,000 not out-but A Home cricketer during the
an alert proof reader spoiled his.. average in good time.
hubby said on leaving the Club Forecast "Squall later" as the three hours later than he promised: the Missee.
If all the ideas of some folk re- garding the water were "pooled" they wouldn't make a decent pud- die.
"Great Heat" appears in the Chinese calendar for Tuesday Russia had better look out.
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Will the Dragon relish a Bear bug?
There was a silvery stream of words at the Legislative Counell meeting on water-At one stage it threatened to develop into a tor- rent.
To
Some of these cricketers at Home appear to be full of running.
"Damn the cockroaches" exclaims a local advt-What about the heat!
A drop of rain in the reservoir is worth two in the clouds!!!
"The American Venus" we would like to see the "Hong Kong Venus"
From the Radio programme "The Five O'clock Girl Must be the office typlat!!!
ly"-Water?
"He gives twice who gives free-
A newspaper might be started dealing golely with the Water Problem, and called "The Water Statistical Drips"!!!
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Some day some paper will pub lish some report of some wedding in which some bride's mother, is not described as "becomingly
The Traffic Department of the dressed."
Police Force have learned from the Pigs are not pige any longer-cinema that "traffic" means "a Hodge Podge filmed at a local They are "palatable roasters."
congestion of vehicles on a road" (viz., Queen's Road Central!)
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There's a silver lining in Hong Kong's currency problem.
The Yellows look like giving the Reds the Blues.
CANCELS ALL ENGAGEMENTS
Prince George, is indiaposed and may have to take a short cure.
Later. Prince George's comptroller, in- terviewed by Reuter, said the You Prince's digestion had been dis- S.C.A. as ordered for some time and that a Farm, few weeks' dieting had been con- aidered prudent. The Prince had 51 cancelled all his public engage 79ments and temporarily relinquish ed his duties at the Foreign Office.
41 He was not going to a cure centre, 52 but would spend as much time as possible in the country.-Reuter.
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garding the Sino-Russian dispute. Bill embodied the most stringent Tyldesley, R., (Lancashire) 7. According to certain Japanese re safeguards for the natives-Reu-Geary (Leicester) ports, Manchurian Chinese forces. have already
come into conflict with Soviet troops, which is denied by the National Government of China-Nan Chung Kuo News Service:
China's "Break"
HIS MAJESTY
PASSES ANOTHER GOOD DAY
London, Yesterday. His Majesty had a good day and progress continues.-Reuter.
BANKRUPTCY COURT
The public examination of Li Kim alias Li Kwai, alias Li Yau, (Yun) Kun, alias Li Kim Kwei Tong, clerk, of No. 24, Cheong Lok-street, Yaumat, will be held day next at 10.30 am.. at the Supreme Court on Thurs
Nanking, Yesterday. The State Council of the National Government has decided to break off relations with Russia, withdraw all Chinese diplomatic officials from Bussla, request a Russian diplo matic officials to leave China and place Chinese subjects in under the care
Russia Embassy at Moscow-Reuter.
of the German
Net to Reply
Shanghai, Yesterday. The vernacular papers state that Washington, Yesterday. China is not replying to Russia's Senator Borah, in a statement, second Note. The local Kuomintang strongly commends Russia for re-committee call on the people to line cognition of the binding force of up behind the Government and not Russia feels strong the Kellogg Past in the present allow foreign mediation and inter-resist, controversy with China and ex-
ference-Reuter. presses hopes that the difficulty will be amicably adjusted Reu- ter's American Service.
U.S.A.' Role
Briand's Advice
Paris, Yesterday.
Jadon (Lancashire),
Rhode (Yorkshire) Mayer (Warwick) Dennis (Yorkshire)
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Gentlemen v. Players
London, Yesterday.
Duke of Gloucester
can get Butters at the well as at the Dairy
that the "remainder of the ship Reported by the "Daily Press" is light."-The "Lok Sun" can't be a "dry" boat!
"The match-making industry in Kwangtung has been doing badly for five years."For the prospec The Duke of Gloucester, speakingtive bridegrooms have all been too busy fighting to have time for "matching."
at Kent Agricultural Show to day, apologised for the absence of his brother, Prince George, who was Indisposed and might have to undergo a cure, which would take
short while. British Wireles Sertainly not a water meter.
Gentlemen by seven wickets. vice.
At Lord's, the Players beat the
Scores:-
Gentlemen (1st innings) 138 runs (Freeman, A P. of Kent,. tonk 8 wickets for 41 runs) and (2nd innings) 310 runs.
Players (1st innings) 258 runs and 196 runs for wickets,
Lancs. South Africans
At Liverpool Lancashire beat the South Africans by ten wickets. Scores
THE "SVERIGE"
Ivigut (Greenland), July 18. The seroplane "Sverige" left for Labrador but returned owing to the dense fog-Reuter.
Oldroyd 168, Greenwood 104 not out). Lancashire 384 "runs and 36
Derby v. Leicester runs for no wicket, pre At Chesterfield, Derbyshire lost enough to South Africans 218 runs (Iddon to Leicestershire by an innings
5 for 34) and, following-on, 200 and 49 rung. Scorea- runa (Tyldesley, R. 7 for 52)WOR Leicester 418 runs, Then and Now
At present (this was writen in Surrey v. Somerset The report of a Soviet invasion mail week) she does not. With At the Oval, Surrey beat Someron, 116 runs (Geary 6 for 27).
Derby 253 runs and, following of Mongolia as a reply to the action the peasants disaffected and in setshire by an innlnge and 158 Essex v. Sussex taken by the Chinese against Siteria ~ practically in rebellion, ruze, Scores:--
Russia's Handicap
At Leyton, Essex lost 1st inn- Sussex 367 Pls (Cook 1057 Hipkin 6 for 117) and 490 runs for 7 wickets (Duleepsinhji 202).
Essex 852 runs,
lost
Russian agents in Manchuria is with the Central Asian States Somerset 168 runs (Allom 6 forings points to Sussex Scores M. Briand (the French Foreign stoutly denied by Moscow, but the threatened with civil war, and re- 51) and 284 runs (Lyon made 119; Minister) received successively the situation remains serious Thus, latina with the new Asiatic re-Allom 5 for 79) Chinese Minister and the Russian the "Manchester Guardian" at the publics not too friendly, the can Surrey 555 rune for 4 wickets, Ambassador, who related their ver time of the first breacia...
hardly view with equanimity one declared (Hobbs 201, Shepherd 131 slons of the Sino-Russian incident. The evident intention of the Na prospects of hostility in a region not out). - -,
-- Warwick v. Northants M. Briand counselled them to tional Government to tolerate a 20 far from her European bases Yorkshire v. Glamorgan
At Birmingham, Warwickshire exercise moderation, in order to Russian interference in Calnego in and already the scene of disastrous At Hull, Yorkshire best Glamor 1st innings points to avoid hostiritles.Hayaaternal affairs, their hosEL! reverses which probably accounts can by an Innings and 54 runs. Northamptonshire Scores
ion of any privileges for the fact that Cafre las ventur Scores
Northants 362 runs (Matthews their designs on actions which in normal times Glamorgan 997 zan
rans and 86 116. Mayer, 5 for 56) and 283 runs have meant if not war at leas
zums (Deunis 4 for 18, Rhodes 5 for 5 wickets declared. danger
for 40
Warwick 811 runs (Croom 181 Yorkshire 437 runs for 4 tot out) and 94 runs for 2 wickets. Continued On Page 18 wickets, declared (Barber 114Renter
Yesterday in Mand
ment of the United against à thè
has drawn the State of Outer
alis all of National Govern-1 clash some time in the future if
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Slamming the gate in one's face at the Star Ferry seems to be re vived as a very pleasant pastime for the Chinese "sallers" on duty there!
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Russia is said by China to be taking a "second breath."-Hope it won't smell so much of vodka.
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loon thought that a motor lorry was A witness at an inquest in Kow-
travelling twice as fast as a bus.
where is this fast bus?
Ot "When arrested," said Inspector James, "the defendant was carry- ing a school basket which contain ed nothing but a small face towel, a tooth brush, and a pair of suspendere. But perhaps he had a
The metier of some folk is cer small face.
From Volunteer Orders: "The A Home paper to hand says Pipes and Drums will parade on that a number of men were sum Wednesday for practice.-What- moned at Derby for alleged cock about the men who have to play fighting-Why the doubt as to them? the nature of the fowl?
"The visitors waited expectant- ly in the well of the Court," says a scribe in a contemporary-Well! Well!!
A truck is advertised for sale at sacrificial price-Presumably the rites of the buyer will be fully ob served..
"For sale: Newly arrived men's Even the best family tree has silk shirts.Looks as if the newly Its sap
arrived men are not very flush of ready money.
Last day of the school: Teacher: "What are pedestrians?? Clever Dick: Things for motor cars to run over to test their tyros,"
“The modern woman carries her mother. But why must she carry age much better than her grand
granny?
Just like the rain to come down on the day that the schools closed for the Summer holidays.
Another wedding has been des and charming Why not re- cribed as "pretty" very pretty
serve superlatives for the "hand
larming enthralling, ing
be- twitching bride (or the best man)?
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There's apparently enough bark- ing and biting done in tea rooms without pet dogs having to chip in,
The "Lok Sun" passengers are to be taken to Singapore by the "Lye Moon"My Store,
when some kind friend gives you "Lighting Up" time depends on
an expensive cigar.
Other textiles such as towers and underwear are also doing ex
ably the Daily Press" means 'em ceedingly well in Canton."Prob- things what are sometimes called turbans no
A broad emile often reveals a narrow inde