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1,000 UNITS OF WATER
IN STORAGE
PRAYA TANKS TO GO
REVIEW OF COLONY'S POSITION 2 MONTHS HENCE
Cave Benett
China Mail
大英七月廿九鏻 禮拜一日 中華民國已巳年六月廿三日
No. 27,243 HONG KONG
A LITTLE SPREE
SAILOR AND TWO SOLDIERS IN TROUBLE
CAR DRIVER'S ALLEGATION
ESTABLISHED
1845
MONDAY, JULY 29, 1929.
DEMONSTRATION AT ACROSS THE PACIFIC
LEGATION
"REDS" IN LONDON
NON-STOP
UNLUCKY START
A little spree on Saturday night GESTURE FOR SOVIET AGAINST THE "CITY OF TACOMA" MEETS has landed two soldiers and a sailor
CHINESE ? in trouble. The men are Privates
TYTAMTUK A QUARTER FULL Finnigan and Craik of the ist] COMMUNISTS' BIG THREAT
Battalion, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, and Stoker Hartell, of H.M.S. "Stormcloud."
This morning the water in stor- age in the reservoirs of Hong Kang Island amounted to 982.35 They are alleged to have driven million gallons. Yesterday morn-in public motor car No. 631 and ing the total was 816.29 million then not only refused to pay the fare каполь, So that to-day's gain of $3 but the sailor submitted the was 186 million gallons and yes Chinese driver to rough treatment | terday's was 51 million gallons.
whilst one of the soldiers was alleged to have added insult to in- jury by robbing him of $3.
London, Yesterday.
A Communist procession at- tempting to demonstrate to- the day (Sunday) outside Chinese Legation at No. 49, collided Portland-place, W.. with the Police who dispers- ed the demonstrators, the lat- ter going away and nursing bruises.Reuter.
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HOSPITAL WORK
GENERAL MEETING OF ALICE MEMORIAL
SATISFACTORY YEAR
LOCAL SOLDIERS STOWAWAYS
AS
TRIP TO MANILA
TREATS IDLERS
The Alice Memorial and Affiliated HOW PHILIPPINES GOVERNMENT Hospitals held their annual meeting this morning in the Board Room of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Com- merce, and a very satisfactory year's work was reviewed by Sir Henry | Pollock, K.C4 Chairman.
NO JOBS GOING THERE!
EARLY NEXT MONTH
London, Yesterday, Tacoma, Washington, Yesterday.
On Saturday it was reported in Lieut. Harry Bromley, in taking It is now settled that the
that Privates There were present at the meeting the "China Mail" off a non-stop flight to Tokyo in Conference on Reparations and the beside is the Chairman, Dr. S. W. Tsq, Smith and O'Donnell, of the lat the monoplane "City of Tacoma," Evacuation of the Rhineland will 0.B.E., Deputy Chairman, the Rev. Battalion, the King's Own Scottish. over-turned on the hting on be held at The Hague. The con- H. R. Wella (Secretary, Mr. S. T. Borderers, who were reported miss- the 150 feet down runway and ference will begin probably on Butlin (Treasurer), Dr. F. R. Ashton Ing from barracks on July 28, and crashed. Bromley was unhurt August 5 or 6. In addition to the superintendent of the hospital), Mr. regarded as deserters, were arrest- Reuter's American Sarvica.
delegates of France, Belgium, Ger- Justice Wood, the Hon. Dr. Kotewall, ed in Manila, Ma Christening Ceremony many, Italy, and Japan the Govern- CM.G., Messrs. W. L. Pattenden, M. F. The men returned to the Colony In the course of the day, was
Tacoma, July 24.
ments of Greece, Roumania, Key, J. M. Wong, W. H. Bely, Paul yesterday morning on board the reckoned, the 1,000 million gallons
Thousands of people, including Yugoslavia, Poland and Por Lauder, A. Stevenson, T. N. Chau, U. R.M.S. "Empress of France." They mark was reached. In conse-
At least, this is what the driver,
officers of the army and navy, tugal are also expected to send Rumpahn, and Miss Ward (matron).
were handed over to a Military es- quence, the tanks will be disused jp Iu-lam, told the Police at No. 2
thronged the landing field here to representatives. as from to-morrow, and strect Police Station when all were taken As # precautionary measure day as little Clarina Buffelin, aine fountains re-connected (in substi-there after the row, which occurred against the threat of Communists years of age, christened the cigar tation) in the tank areas on the outside the Seamen'a Institute. to hold a gigantie, world-wide de-shaped monoplane in which Harold lowest levels of the north shore
Here the sailor was alleged to have monstration on August 1. the Bromley is to attemp: a hazardous of the Island.
got himself into further trouble by Police have raided extremist or-flight across the Pacific Ocean to
Tokyo. using abusive language to Police ganisations here. Sergeant Henderson in the charge-
Local vernacular papers have discussed the possibility of an in- mediate or early resumption of water supply, restricted of course. through the rider mains to taps in houses. The "China Mail" learnE afficially that the water situation will be reviewed about the end of September.
100m.
An Injured Leg
were
Precautions Elsewhere
Sofia, Yesterday.
Thirty-three persons were ar- The little girl cracked a bottle rested. The newspaper "Rabot-of Puget Sound water over the nitcheskdelo" has suspended pub-plane and christened it the "City lication. Reuter.
to hold
A
of Tacoma."
In the charge-room, also, it was
[A message from Moscow via Berlin
Bromley is awaiting only favour- found that Private Finnigan was last week read: The Central Execu- suffering from an injured leg. The tive Committee
of the Soviet has able weather conditions before he Military authorities
compassed a resolution urging Commun- takes off on his flight. It is ex-
ists in other countries municated with and they removed Quantity Needed
him to the Reference has been made to the Finnigan came by his injury in the against Russia, for example, the con- Military Hospital.general strike on August 1 as a pro- test again. "Imperialist steps taken fact that Pokfulam resrvoir now overflowing and that, accord- course of the scuffle with the motor fiscation of the Chinese Eastern Rail- ingly, it would be more advantage-car driver, when Finnigan was alleg-way."]
ed to have been kicked on the ankle by one of the other two
is
ous to resume the rider main sup- ply rather than let water run to waste. In this connection, it has to be pointed out that the system
is such tha* the consumption of water not and cannot be con- which, in lined to one reservoir any case, is one of the smallest in the Colony.
Tytamtuk, the largest in Hong Kong Island, is still 60 feet below overflow or only about a quarter full. It will require another 1,050 million gallons (or more than the total in storage at the moment) to fill up; and there is the dry winter Season to be provided against.
Acceleration?
men, by PROTEST TO JAPAN
mistake.
Craik and Hartel were taken TROOP REINFORCEMENTS IN
MANCHURIA charge of, respectively, by a Military and after an and a Naval escort, anxious half-an-hour, those in No. 2 Police Station's charge-room were able to breathe freely again.
RAILWAY GARRISON
Shanghai, Yesterday. The National Government has This morning. Craik and Hartell were surrendered by their respective received an official report from authorities at the Central Magis- Manchuria stating that the Japanese reinforced tracy where they appeared before military authority has
Mr. E. W. Hamilton, Acting First the Japanese garrison at Chang- Magistrate.
chun, the terminus of the South
A Naval Officer was present in Manchurian Railway, by 8,000 meni Court, but there was no representa- whose declared duty is to safe- tive from the Army.
guard the railway.
The Magistrate said that he conki:
The National Government con- not hear the case this morning, and siders such action unwarranted and he proposed to adjourn it as acon has instructed the Foreign Office to as the Military representative came lodge a protest with Japan-Nan to Court.
Chung Kuo News Service:
During the three days ended this morning, the rainfall in the Hong Kong reservoir areas total- led about 5 inches, with local variations. The heaviest was at Divisional Inspector Macdonald Tytam, where it was 6.17 inches said that he did not think that a Tytam was expected to overflow Military representative was coming to-day, the surplus going to fill to Court, because the Police would up Tytam Byewash, and then Ty have to ask for a remand in any case, on account of Finnigan being in hospital.
tamtuk.
'On the Magistrate's direction, the case against all three men was then
The experts anticipate that the intake into Tytamtuk will have been accelerated by about Wednes- day, when Tytam Byewash ought called. to be full
reservoir
Was
The Charges
men,
Canton's Moderation
Canton, Yesterday. The tension created by the Sino-
Russian crisis during the last week has eased considerably by the news
now en-
that both countries are deavouring to settle the trouble in a friendly manner.
ELSEÚDODONIEN
RAIN LATER
The morning's weather de- port states:
Pressure is highest over south Japan.
The western typhoon has en- tered the coast between Hai- phong and Pakhoi. The east- ern is situated near or over S. Formosa, moving N.W. and threatening the coast between Amoy and Foochow.
Forecast:-Variable winds, freshening from S.W. or W.; fair at first cloudy with rain later.
Typhoon Warning
The America -- Confulate- 'General' has received from the Manila Observatory the follow- cable:-
July 28, 5.25 p.m.-Typhoon in about 123 degrees. Long. E. 21 degrees Lat. N., moving N.W.
July 29, 9.30 a.m.-Typhoon in about 120 degrees Long. E. and 23 degrees Lat. N., moving N.W.
The United States Government has been invited to participate in whatever form they may desire British Wireless Service.
·
DAVIS CUP FINAL
FRANCE BEAT AMERICA BY ONE MATCH
TILDEN WINS IN SINGLES
Paris, Yesterday. France has retained the Davis Cup, defeating the United States of America (winners of the inter-zonc final) in the challenge round, by three matches to
two.
Dr. Aubrey Thanked
Sir Henry Pollock, in moving the Cort which boarded the vessel im- said that he would like to say a few 1 wharf at Kowloon. The men are adoption of the reports and accounts, mediately after she tied up at No. words on the excellent work done by now under close arrest as desert- Dr. Aubrey. Dr. Gibson went on a ers, together with two comrades, furlough in April last year and in his Privates Bird and Chapman, who absence, Dr. Aubrey assumed the duty!absented themselves from barracks of consulting surgeon to the hospital. on July 25, but voluntarily rejoined He had given much useful assistance the regiment on the following day. to the hospital and his work was much The quartette will be dealt with by appreciated. He proposed that a vote the Military authorities,
of thanks be acorded to Dr. Aubrey. This was seconded by the Hon. Dr.
S. W. Teo and carried.
Other Business
Other business before the meeting
: The Adventure
Smith and O'Donnell, it appear- ed, had quite an adventure. They stowed away on board the "Empress
Mr. carry them on to Manila. As stow- aways, they were, of course, not al-
A Wrong Impression
included passing the estimates for of France" which left Hong Kong 1929, a vote of thanks to Mr. T. N. for Manila on July 23. They gave Chau for his work in connection with themselves up to the ship's author- collecting donations from the Chinese.ities when well out at sea, and On the first day, Henri Cochet beat Praising his untiring efforts in this there was nothing for it but to W. T. Tilden and Jean Borotra beat connection, the Chairman called G. M. Lott, both matches ending in Chau "an admirable beggar," three sets.
It was also mentioned that the sale towed to land at Manila. They France's lead of two matches was of the Hollywood Road Dispensary had were kept on the ship throughout reduced by one when W. Allison and netted a profit of about $7,000. The her stay there and came back on 1. Van Ryn. (who were only America's dispensary was sold for $35,500. third pair at Wimbledon but won the
her on her usual return trip to Drs. Coxion and Ernest To doubles championship (defeated Cochet
Hong Kong, prior to sailing for Commenting on the sale of this dis- and Borotra, in the doubles, by 6-1, pensary. Dr. Ashton said: "We have
Vancouver. B-6, 6-4. The American Foungster's had the dispensary for six years. Dur- victory augurs well for the future.
ing the whole of that time Dr. Coxion It is clear that when they stow- Then Tilden beat Borotra in the To and latterly Dr. Ernest To have ed away the soldiers were under singles, this being the only match so been the physicians to the outpatients. the impression that the "Empress" far that went to more than three sets. Over 30,000 patients had been treated was going direct to Canada, and The score was 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5.
and over 85,000 visits were made by had no idea that she was going to With the score two matches all, the physicians. That would give some Manila and back first. They were Cochet beat Lott, also in four sets, the idea of the work done by these two doc-at no time under the custody of score being 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, and tors. It must also be France thus retained the Cup present-that the clinic was held in the morn cause
remembered the Macila authorities .be- ed for international lawn tennis coming, which was the most busy time for there that stowaways are not it is the regulation. petition by Mr. Dwight F. Davis, the all medical practitioners, and therefore allowed to land, and must be ear- prezent Governor-General of the Philip the services of Drs. Coxion and Ernest ried by the ship on which they ar- To would be the more appreciated."
It was also proposed to write to Capt. Hall conveying
pine Islands.--Reuter.
GERMANY'S PROGRESS
Austin's Impressions
London, July 20.
rived. It would, therefore, have the thanke of the been a pretty problem for the Cap- Committee for his very generous gift tain of the "Empress of France" if of the property, "Ellenbud Villas," at the ship was not returning to Hong Pokfulam to be used as a sanatoriunt. Kong and had to go straight on
across the Pacific from Manila!
Quickly Spotted
New Officers
Sir Henry Pollock and Hon. Dr.
The progress which Germany is mak ing in regard to lawn tennis is the sub-S. W. Tso were ro-clected Chairman In any case, Manila is not a good FLEFÒSESÉS2880698 British Davis Cup player, who, it will
ject of an article by H. W. Austin, the and. Deputy Chairman, respectively.
place to stowaway to because The Hon. Dr. Kotewall and Messrs. even if the stowaway succeeded in be remembered, in the European zone Puttenden, T. N. Chau, J. M. Wong. remaining undiscovered until ar final against Germany recently was de- and Paul Lauder were elected mem- rival there, they would be quickly feated in three sets by Moldenhauer bers of the Executive Committee for spotted by the Port Authorities. and in the deciding match against 1929. Prenn collapsed and had to retire when The folowing were elected to serve on customs shed at Manila where their the German player was leading 6-1 in the General Committee: Hon.
Mr. W. E. L. luggage and passports are inspect- the fifth set. Austin declares that B. D. F. Beith, Hon. Germany is taking down tennis with Shenton, Mr. P. S. Cassidy, Mr. M. K.ed, and at times of quarantine, pas- the same seriousness as America and Lo, and Mr. Tang Shiu-kin. France, and has definitely established
pected that he will take off suddenly There is no doubt that Canton is when dogs and winds now prevailing feeling better on account of this new over the Aleutian Islands clear. turn in the situation. Wong-nei-chong
Nobody The charges against the
The youthful aviator, who plans not, as stated elsewhere, overflow-individually, were read by the wants war and the merchants, who to fly the Pacific alone, is anxious ing this morning but the water Magistrate, as follow:---
are just beginning to recover a to begin his attempt. His fuel con- little from the effect of the last sumption has been checked, re- was only a matter of inches be-
Private Finnigan, (1) refusing low that level.
But it must will carry sufficient gasoline to ear No. 681; and (2) people to wish for war, larceny of $3 from the driver, Ip will be found that the merchants safety on the hop to Tokyo on the be noted that if war must come, it give him a 14 hours margin of Stoker Hartell, (1) refusing to will be among the first to line up basis of using 18 gallons of gaso-
Rainfall during the week-end in Kowloon was, once more, legs than on the south side of the harbour, the total being about 3 inches at the reservoir. Kowloon reser- voir's level was 3% feet below overflow at the main dam this morning and the total in storage was 394 million gallons, the posi tion there being satisfactory.
MURDER SEQUEL
CHINESE COOLIE REMANDED AGAIN
·
to pay for the hire of public/provincial struggle, are the last sulting in estimates that his tanks her place among the lawn tennis na-
motor
Iu-lami
behind the Central Government-line an hour.
pay $3 for the hire of public Canton News Agency. motor car No. 681; (3) assaulting
Ip Iu-lam, the driver of the car; and (8) using abusive language
in the charge-room at No. 2 Police
son.
. Kirin Defence
Kirin, Yesterday.
Bromley's plane te equipped with a radio transmitter with which he will communicate his progress to ships at sea and stations on shore. The Kirin military authority He is confident that he will be Station, toward Sergeant Hender-has resolved to assign 50.000 Kirin successful in his effort to be the first troops to the defence of the Chin- aviator to form the first direct Private Craik, only one charge ese Eastern Railway zone and the airline link between the United of refusing to pay $3 for the hire Manchurian border. Nan Chung States and Japan-United Press. of public motor car No. 631., Kuo News Service. Hartell and Craik both said that{ they understood the charges, and. the Magistrate did not ask them to plead.
Demonstrations
Shanghai, To-day. The National Government has received a telegram from General Mr. Hamilton inquired when Pri- Chang Hauch-liang in which hel vate Finnigan was likely to be dis- stated that a Russian air squadron made their charged from hospital, and the of 17 planea again
A KOWLOON CRIME
Appearing on remand at the Kowloon Magistracy Lam Ping (30) unemployed coolie, was this
Corporal of the Military Escort sald appearance in Chinese territory on morning charged with the murder that he would he quite a long time the morning of July 28 and de of Sapooran Singh, an Indian con- in hospital, as he has a broken leg. monstrated over the Chineso posi- stable, early on July 11, in a dis- His Worship suggested that they used quarry between Austin and could hear the case against Stoker Jordan-roads, near the Chung market. Ku
tions.
During this appearance of the Hartell and Private Craik first, and squadron, the Soviet troops sta-
tions.
Welsh Championships Miss B. F. Rose, who won the Welsh ladies' singles title by defeating Mias Hemmant at Newport last July, retain- ed her title to-day. C. H. Kingsley and W. H. Powell were the finalists in the men's singles, which Kingsley won by three sets to one. "Singapore Free
Dwight Davis Defeated
Manila, July 26. Governor-General Davis suffered his first defeat a Manila tennis court yesterday afternoon at Malacanon. Paired with Manuel Barredo he was defeated by the Aragon brothers, 6-3,
Press."
STORE BURGLARY
JEWELLERY FROM SINCERE'S NOW RECOVERED
**2565936SURESTORANA | 4-6, 8-6.
To-day's rainfall 1.40 inches
1929 rainfall 36.20 inches
Average ,50.65 inches.
14.45 inches
DON'T WASTE WATER I
Deficit
A BURGLAR'S JUMP"
Last night a burglar broke into
TWO MEN ARHESTED
Two men have been arrested by the Police, during the week-end,
Mr.
NOCTURNAL VISIT
LOOKING FOR UNLOCKED DOORS
THEFT OF A QUILT
For the theft of a quilt from a shop,
Passengers land straight into the
sengers have to submit to vaccina- tion and inoculation for typhoid, and last, but not least, every man Jack and woman Jill have to pay a poll tax before they are passed out of the customs shed.
The Poll Tax
The poll tax is returnable to a visitor if he stays not more than six months in Manila. If the stay
a Chinese was this morning at the last one day over that "period of Kowloon Magistracy sentenced to. grace"
the money is forfeited. Anyone who cannot pay the poll
month's jail.
A witness said that he saw accused tax and cannot show that they have enter the shop and take the quilt means of subsistence whilst in
Accused denied the charge and said Manila, "Just cannot land," to use that he was passing the shop, when he a Yankee expression. There will noticed that the quilt was lying on also be difficulty if you tell them the pavement beside camp-bed on you are going to look for a job in which reposed a small boy. He picked Manila. They make you get out up the quilt with the intention of re-immediately, because there is a law placing it on the bed when he was in Manila that jobs are for Ameri accused of theft. -
In answer to allegations made by the can citizens and sons of the soil, was not locked (witness had said it that the law is enforced. Prosecution accused said that the door and the Bureau of Labour sees to it
was), being a little ajar.
Hie Worship asked accused he was
a man that went around at night no- ticing if doors were unlocked, or to res
VISITOR ROBBED
Fausto Lamon (18), a Filipino place quilts on sleeping children? student, who is bound from Accused then said that he was seized Manila to the United States, re- as he was passing the shop and dragged
BRITAIN & RUSSIA
SOVIET ENVOY ARRIVES IN LONDON
"FULL OF HOPE"
London, Yesterday. The Soviet envoy, M. Dovgaleveky,
ported to the Police yesterday afternoon that, while riding on a motor bus from Kennedy Town to Causeway Bay, sightseeing, $300 in U.S. currency was stolen from his person. He suspects two local Filipinos with whom he had "chummed up" when they volun- teered to show him around
put off the case against Private tioned in Russian territory fired $66COSEE6*É❀$**REISE in connection with the burglary in inside and bound up for two hours. It will be recalled that the con- Finnigan until he was able to attend over a hundred guns as a threat to
the jewellery department of Sin- cere's. stable was very much cut about Court the Chinese troops-Nan Chung
One mien
taken into when discovered in a ditch after Both the Naval Officer and In-Kuo News Service.
custody together with a woman the ghastly deed. Two days later, spector Macdonald agreed with this (July 13) accused was arrested in course, whereupon the Magistrate Workmen laying a gas main at a fint in "A" Block of the Kow on Saturday when all the stolen Mongkok on information, while fixed hearing for Thursday after Oswestry discovered a large stone loon Dock's married quarters and jewellery was recovered. From his wife was arrested the next noon at 2.15. V
pillar, supposed to be a part of was proceeding to help himself information given by this man, the day: The latter was subsequent- Hoving ascertained that both Oswestry Castle, destroyed by when he was caught by the in Police yesterday effected the ar ly discharged.
Stoker Hartell and Private Craik Oliver Cromwell
inates. They led him out on to rest of a second man, who is ac- were under close arrest by their
the terrace with the intention of cused of having been concerned in respective authorities, Mr. Hamil
-------| heading kim over to the Police. the burglary The first man is
On the terrace, however, the charged with receiving stolen arrived in London Late last night. Military custody, respectively, ask him to attend Court on Thurs man brok ka loose and in his eager property, The woman is not being Interviewed by Reuter he said that This morning at the Central
His Worship then inquired who day.
ness to get away jumped from the charged.
he was full of hope regarding re Magistracy, before the Acting was Cralk's Company Commander To Inspector Macdonald, his Wor- terrace. He fell from a good Further developments are ex-sumption of friendly Anglo-Russian First Magistrate, Mr. EW. and the Corporal of the Escort ze- ship said that by the next hearing, height and suffered multiple in-pected and it is anticipated that relations. He was seeing Mr. Hamilton, a Chinese was sentenced police plied that it was Lieut W. C. the Millary Authorities must send juries which prevented him from the arrests of otliers who fook Henderson (Secretary of State for to two weeks hard labour, for the motor cyclists to regulate traille on Mattingley.
Salton, a medical certificate with regard escaping, en part in the burglary will follow. Foreign Affairs) to-day, and the theft of a pair of black shoes the narrow Merlonethshire, roads, W88* Please Attend"", to Private Finnigan.
The Police took charge of the The two arrested men will be length of his stay would depend on property of a shoe desler of 423, suggested by the Chief Constable Mr. Hamilton: Plesse present my The Inspector promised to sea to man and removed him to the Kow formally charged, at the Central the progress of the conversations Des Voeux-road," at a trafic discussion at Dolgelley. compliments to Mr. Mattingley, and it.
loon Hospital.
Magistracy to-morrow morning. Reuter.
Sergt. Wynne prosecuted.
Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith remand
ed the case for another week on
the application of the prosecuting officer, Det-Inspector Fallon.
Introduction – of
ton remanded them in Naval end
A PAIR OF SHOES