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No. 27,331 HONG KONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1929.
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INTERPORT CRICKET PRETTY KOWLOON HONG KONG MINERS DISCUSS
STRUGGLE
SHANGHAI MAKING ́A GREAT STAND
BOWLING BAFFLED
LAL SINGH'S DISPLAY THE CROWD
THRILLS
the
Facing a heartbreaking delici in their match with Malaya first in the triangular interport tournament on the Hong Kong Cricket Club ground Shanghai set about their task to-day. the fourth day (the second having been a blank) in determined fashion. In spite of two early setbacks, the Northerners settled down to obtain runs steadily against a tean armed with bowling talent.
Stokes. who has won favour here before, bore the brunt
of the uphill task. "Pat" Madar, for once smiled on by fortune. helped him in a stand and then Donald Leach carried on the good work until after tiffin.
TO-DAY'S PLAY DESCRIBED
P. N. Knight, who had done great damage yesterday, opened the bowl- ing from the Law Courts end at
began the 2nd innings with 259 runs as their objective.
WEDDING
| MARRIAGE OF MR. VICTOR HAST AND MISS LILY COLLISON
A POPULAR COUPLE
At the St. Andrew's Church, Kow- loon, this afternoon, Mr. Victor Mayer Hast, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hast, of 4, Cax's Path, Kowloon, was married to Mins Lily Mabel Collison, eldest daughter of Captain and Mrs.
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A MYSTERY ·
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BRITISH
POLICY
IN INDIA
YORKSHIREMEN OFFENDED CONSERVATIVE LEADER'S FERVENT
London, Yesterday,
The National Delegate Confer- ence of the Miners' Federation for dia- the third day in succession cuased the Government's proposals,
A. M. Collison of Portsmouth, England, PRAISE FOR HIS MEN including the reduction of hours to
the Rev. C. B. Shann officiating at the ceremony,
72. It was not suggested that the proposals should be rejected because the Government was unable to in- duce the coalowners to attend the joint meeting,”
1. The bride was attired in a dress of
A devastating fire, that broke out white georgette and silk lace, with an {embrokdered_silk___net_vell____while a in the early hours of this morning, wreath of orange blossoms encircled completely ruined four three-storied ber head. She carried a bouquet of
The Executive reported that they white roses and maidenhair fern, and at in Kennedy Town district, at continue to urge on the Government silver brocade. Mr. the junction of Smithfield-lane and the necessity of national agreement were shoes of
way gave the bride away and Mr. Belchers-street,, besides igniting a and a national minimum wage. The bridesmaid. Miss Elsa Bell, was large quantity of timber logs, that The Secretary, Mr. J. A. Cook, clothed in a georgette dress of Prin-lay In a tiniber yard, situated stated that the coalowners were Mary bluc, while her shoes directly opposite the burning block very foolish in refusing to attend eas were of grey colour to match her hat. She carried a bouquet of pink roses and maidenhair fern.
G. Puncheon was the bestman,
of Chinese flats.
So serious was the outbreak that
the joint conference.
Mra. Petherick, siater of the bride six fire-engines turned out in re-ence carried the recommendation of
wore
sponse to the call, while the Are
with all possible speed. float was abo rushed to the acepo
President Walks Out The Miners' Federation Confer
the executive in accepting the gen- eral principles of the Government's proposals, and the recommendation, will now. go to the district for con- sideration.
groom, was the matron of honour, and a dress of hyacinth blue silk with a black picture hat.
The service was fully choral, and the hymn "O Perfect Love" was sung.
The reception was held in the house THE FIRST ALARM of Mr. and Mrs. Petherick, where
The first alarm of the fire was the usual toasts were honoured.
There was a sensation when the The bride's traveling dress was of received from the Cadegon-street President, Mr. Herbert Smith, loft rose belge with hat and shoes to match, street alarm, and at
once a fire the chair and walked out of the conference with the whole of the put it down. Madar's next stroke Repulse Bay Hotel.
Madar had a "life" when his He pulled one on score was 13! the leg from Jansen. The ball went
SPEECH IN COMMONS
GLORY OF HISTORY
FOR CENTURIES THE SCENE OF INVASIONS & STRUGGLES
Some great passages were uttered by Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the leader of the Conservative Party, in the debate on British policy in India in the House of Coinmons yesterday.
"Let us never forget," said the ex-Premier, "that the whole of the great Indian Peninsula had been for centuries the scene of invasions and struggles, and perhaps for a space we have given her international peace-we have given her justice and rule of law.".
"I pray that those three things-peace, justice, and rule of law
the long and arduous journey that lies before us now," may accompany India and ourselves throughout every stage of
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A CHANGE OF SPIRIT
London, Yesterday.
In the House of Commons to-day the debate on India was opened by
personal pledges and required him to write a letter to the Premier withdrawing his approval and sup part of Indian Home Rule. What
10.45 this morning when Shanghat straight to the hands of Smith who The honeymoon will be spent at the engine from the Kennedy Town Yorkshire delegation,, because they Mr. Stanley Baldwin who made actually happened was as soon as was a two which would have been Mr. Victor Hast, who is a popular station rushed out. Two fire anid they had no mandate vote on allusion to the "Daily Mail" episode, a four had it not been for the fleet-member of the young set in Kowloon, fighters from the Central Fire any recommendation. The York- footed Lal Singh, who again won jis a keen playing member of the Kow
toon Fastball Club, and is an old boy Station, one equipped with a motershire delegates urged that the pro and disclosed that he agreed to the distinction in the field.
Two twos on the leg side in an of the Central British School. The pump and the other with a tura. Posals should be put to the districts publication of the Viceroy's pro-Irwin's letter, he met his col-
without the recommendation.--Reu-clamation provided the Simon Com over from Bostock Hill gave Stokes bride, Miss Mabel Collison, is also well- his 30. He had been in just under known locally.
As in the 1st innings, Stokes and Simpson went out to bat, and it was evident early that they had instruc- tions to make runs quickly before the sun and wear and tear-did further damage the wicket,
to which, after the roller had been applied, seemed to be only a little the worse for Wednesday's rain.
Each batsman took two singles Then off Knight's opening over. Simpson faced Hopkins, who bowl- ed from the Dockyard end but did not have so many men on the leg side.
an hour and had played a smart innings so far, scoring mostly on the off.
Then Lal Singh was given the ball at the Law Courts end in place of Jansen, the score being 57.
A square cut to the boundary by Madar off the new bowlar gave Shanghal 60.
.
table Indder, were also soon speed-ter. ing on their way, as also were two
jand the ambulance.
FRENCH TROOPS SENT appliances from Wanchai station, FRANCE'S ATTITUDE
BACK TO RHINE
ORDER FOR EVACUATION CANCELLED
Three to Madar (one from an DUE TO CHANGE IN CABINET overthrow) brought him into the twenties.
Twice did Stokes glance Bostock Hill to leg in one over and the 70 appeared, the innings having lasted 65 minutes.
A SEPARATION
Berlin, Yesterday,
The evacuation orders recently issued to the French regiment at Kreuznach were suddenly cancell- ed, and French troops entering the train at Mayence were ordered to:
ORIGIN A MYSTERY
How the fire originated is not known, but it is thought that it began on the ground floor of the
1929 rainfall..69.18 inches
TO PEACE
mlesion concurred, but when the latter dissented he withdrew his agreement with the conference of
his colleagues. He emphasised that all parties were agreed that the
DEFENSIVE ORGANISATION OF pledge to grant India a responsible
HER FRONTIERS
Government should be honoured, but they could not hope to live to see the ideal of solving the Indian problem realised, but would work in faith.
Mr. Lloyd George declared that the Viceroy declaration created
-- HEALING IRRITATIONS
7
Paris, Yesterday. The Ministerial declaration read Average...80.92 inches in Parliament lays down the princi- |pies of foreign policy, and promises that nothing shall be concluded without parliamentary ratification,
Deficit
A NEAT CATCH Simpson had skied one above aquare leg, out of harm's way, in Knight's over. Facing Hopkins, he took a boundary over the head of Gibson, close in for third man. Then he was caught at the wicket.
A separation came shortly after- return to barracks. "Vorwaerta" Hopkins put one fairly well up on the off, the batsman anicked it and wards with a sharp leg break, Lal belleves that this is due to the
neat Singh beat Madar and took his change in the French Cabinet and second Evan Wong brought of catch-his first in the match-off stump-73 for 8. standing close up to the wicket. Simpson's contribution was six out of eight
B
The Malaya bowling was good, and the fielding keen and clean.
In contrast to thoir previous showing, the Shanghai batsmen were very enterprising in running short singles and in backing up.
.11.74 inches
shop from the corner
the impression of a change of policy
far beyond their previous pledges.
Captain Wedgwood Benn said and nothing be submitted to Parlia- that the only change there had been ment capable of diminishing French was in the sense of a new spirit. moral and political independence. cardinal article of faith in the Bri- The Montagu polley stood as a
he knew the Simon Commission had refused to take any respon- sibility for the publication of Lord
leagues and told them the whole of the circumstances of his cor- respondence with the Premier, and then wrote, with their approval. and not under coercion, his letter to the Premier.
NOT A CRISIS Speaking on the general subject of the pronouncement of the Viceroy of India, Mr. Baldwin anid that it was absurd to talk of a crisis. There was no crisis and had been none. The situation had only demanded elucidation.
With regard to India's future Mr. Baldwin said, "Let us never
forget that the whole of the great Indian Peninsula had been for centuries the scene of invasions and struggles, and perhaps for a space we have given her inter- national peace-we have given her that those three things-peace, justice and rule of law. I pray
Batting 50 minutes, Madar gave M. Maginot's appointment as Minis. Smithfield-lane and Belchers-street, Efforts will be aimed at healing the tish polley towards India. Indians justice and rule of law may ac-
hit only two boundaries, but his val partnership with Stokes
uable
realised 49 runs.
Donald Leach went in and acored
celved.
a single from the first ball he re- N.Y. STOCK MARKET
Stokes then reached 40,
Sharp Break Followed by Rally
having batted 75 minutes for his
ruas,
past irritation, the reinforcement
zone will be subordinated to the
company
A
India and ourselves
a pleasing exhibition which may ter for War, as he always insisted which was occupfed as a medicine
He not have inspired confidence.
that the third sono should only be shop.. Due mainly to the fact that of peace and the development of would now have the opportunity of evacuated after the Young Plan the whole block of houses was con- understanding between the peoples. expressing their views and propos throughout every stage of the long and arduous journey which has come into force.-Reuter, structed with wood and plaster, the Evacuation in the third Rhineland ing solutions at a stage when every-
Hes before us now. fire soon spread and in no time realisation of measures calculated thing they say will be heard in At best it is a difficult journey, a four three-storied: flats were a to ensure the operation of the time.
journey that will have to be taken Young Plan, The defensive or- blazing mass.
Sir John Simon said that the through tangled jungle of
When
ganisation of frontiers will be pur Commission was completely united. creeds and castes, of ancient In- the brigada arrived, sued and the liberty of France's They intended to continue to dia-
terests and immemorial hate. · We positions were at once taken up and communications with the Colonial
charge their duties and hoped to before many mimates had past ten Empire be safeguarded. New York, Yesterday,
hoses, supplied from the six ap- It is in this spirit, faithful to the report early in 1980. Reuter. The Stock Market violently fuctuat pliances present and one from the position taken up at Geneve by all MR: BALDWIN EXPLAINS od at to-day's short three-hour session. firefloat, which was moored along-the Governments' predecessors con-
Rugby, Yesterday. A sharp brusk was followed by a pro-side a wooden pler at the end of cerning naval and land disarma- nounced rally, which converted many Smithfield-lane on the Praya, a disment, that France will participate
In the House of Commons to
losses into gains.
tance of some seven hundred feet in the forthcoming London Confer day Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Con-
enco-Reuter..
servative leader, opened the de- from the outbreak were played on the flames.
bate on British policy in India with a statement regarding his at-
STOKES'S WRIST-WORK With Marshall in, the 20 up was With the score at 80, Knight was reached in a quarter of an hour. brought back to bowl, this time at Stokes excelled in wrist-work, tak- the Dockyard end, substituting Bos-
first ball two boundaries in one over tock Hill. His
at this ing from Knight, both between point stage was a wide. La! Singh, earned and third man. Stokes had reach-applause by smartly stopping two ed double figures and was shaping of the Shanghai captain's efforts to confidently.
MAKING THE BALL KICK
After thres overs, Knight was taken off in favour of Jansen who, although with an erratic length. kept Stokes to a maiden.
Further disaster befell Shang- hai. Marshall had not quite settled down and he stepped in front, in playing forward, to one from Hop kins. 24-2-3.
In Jansen's third over, Stakes got Janéed away past mid-off for a single. Then Madar had a single to lag and Stokes also hit a full toss to leg for one.
acore.
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Many brokers are inclined to the Lal Singh, made the ball kicki considerably; he nearly damaged opinion that the market has at length Stokes in one over and then the reached bedrock-Reuter's American first boundary bye of the innings Service. was conceded.
Leach took no risk, being in 20 minutes for his first five runs-all singles.
DANGER TO TIMBER YARD
have promised Indis in our de- claration a reaponalble Government.” All parties in this country are sgreed that that pledge shall be honoured, and it will form the most responsible task of the Com- mission, of which Sir John Simon is Chairman, to point out what steps at this moment it is most desirable to take.
EQUALITY Could there be any doubt what- ever in any quarter of the House,
w
added Mr. Baldwin, that the post-
A timber yard situated opposite tendent of the Police, was early on titude towards the issue of the de the burning mass was in great the scene with a squad of police danger as several of the logs caught officers, and Mr. H. T. Brooks claration concerning the Dominion fire, and a hose had continually to Superintendent of the Hong Kong Status for India.
He said that on Friday, Septem-when attained, and whatever form be played on them to keep the whole Fire Brigade, supervised the fire-
tion of India with a full respon- Biblo Government in the Empire,
J
it might take, so far as the in- ternal Government of India was concerned must be one of equal- ity with the other states of the Empire?
Mr. Baldwin concluded "no Con zervative Party with which I am connected will fall in sympathy and endeavour to help in our time and to the utmost extent of our ability the solution of the great- est political problem which lies
their partnership having lasted 60 The 90 appeared in as many min-minutes and produced 39 runs.
from igniting, while the houses at fighting operations, assisted by Mr.ber 20, the Secretary for India ar Pat Madar was in second wicket
Watching every- Stokes then had 51 (including the back of the burning flats, which G. C. Moss, Station Officer and rived, charged with a letter from down. Then Jansen kept Stokes toutes batting. another malden. The bowler had thing right on to their bats, the only three fours) and Leach 14. were separates onlyby a three-feet Asalatant, and other station officers. the Fremier. The Premier asked
Shanghai batsmen played quietly, Extras supplied 18 and the total lane, were in great danger and all
NO CASUALTIES found his length.
him to concur in the issue of a No casualities have been report statement concerning Dominion but another boundary bye helped was 112 for 8 wickets. Shanghal the occupants were rushed out. A the score along and, at 97, Smith, had done very well; but they still hose was also played on this pored but a considerable amount of
Status in the event of the, Simon the fast bowler (who had not been had a long way to go and the wicket
tion.
household furniture and other pro-
Commission being consulted and Within called upon since the opening day) shoved signs of breaking up.
the an hour
fire party have been totally destroyed. was put on lo relleve Knight...
was brought under control Interviewed by a "Man" repre-agreeing, and the consent of all Ho re- At 12.40 p.m., Leach and Stokes by judicious use of the hoses, sentative, Mr. Brooks said that parties being obtained. In Smith's first over Leach reach-resumed batting. The former fac and at 2.46 a.m. the "stop" message a huge fire broke out in the same plied that so far as he was con- ed double figures half an hour Knight, then went on from the was given. It speaks well for the vicinity in 1922, when e great cerned he would-concur, but he before us today. Our work must hour's play. Scoring had slowed after going out; and the 100 was Court end and Bent a maiden over serious outbreak was controlled Mr. Brooks Intimated that had could not speak for his colleagues! be done In faith, so that when
fire brigade as a whole that such a amount of damage was done.
SLOW SCORING
The 80 was reached in half an
100 ON THE BOARD
AFTERNOON PLAY
down considerably since a rather placed on the board, the innings Knight hten went on from the promising beginning.
having lasted 100 minutes. At the other side and showed a tendency within the hour other end, Lal Singh was perserved to pitch too far up. Stokes tura- with but to no avail, Smith's second over showed alight improvement on ed him nicely to leg for two,
the houses in question been con- or the party. Mader made a number of singles
SEA WATER USED structed-of-concrete with stairways On October 23 he met his col and then Stokes reached. 20, after having been in for 85 minutes.
Sen water played an important made of the same material, and leagues and learned for the first Jansen continued to bowl well his first but singles continued to Both batsmen were content to part in extinguishing the fire. The had also the houses been built with time that the Simon Commission and be made the ball, rise sharply, come slowly.
feel their way and play themselves frefout pumped a great quantity, but the open wall system for ventila had not approved of the publica on occasion, keeping Blokes sub- At 198, Hopkins had another try in once more. Waring, fluctuate which was directed to the outbreak tion, the fire would not have had or tion of Lord Irwin's note. Clear- boen able to have such a ly, a new situation had arisen duad once more.
with the ball, taking the place of ing between point and dever, was by means of a hose carried over the grip. It would only have been and therefore he called together Lal Singh, applauded for folding and smart-roof of a block of housed situated confined to one particular spot, the ex-Secretary for India and Nocely turning Staith to leg, ly returning several hot shots on the Praya. Two fire engines and this would of course have Lord Salisbury, and it was at Stokes reached his 60 in Ave min-Stokes hit a four off a full toss with autos pumps throws greatly facilitated the work of the once decided that he should write Madar's first boundary shot was futes short of two hours bate to leg from Knight who still over wate
the fire"and" one of these fire brigade
to the Premier, pointing out that off Jansen, and it gave him double
suppli sing; and the 110 arrived on the bowled The 120 wad hófsted,
As it was however, Mr Brooks in all the circumstances he could Ogures in 26 minutes Batting. The board. Thus far, Stokes's Innings Within a quarter of an hour after water 40 appeared on the score board 45 been exemplars Ficing the resumption (or 166 minutes in near minutes from the start. Smith, however, he cocked up a fast, all); the total was 127, Bloken had the
The Bo follo
was 601) and Leach, had just reached the
With the score at 88, Bostock Mill relieved Hopkins,”
wafter-| rising, ball which autions in fully three Font
quare lunch Inter Stokes and
The 2021
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that the fire was not agree to the publication of the
for note.
PERSONAL PLEDGES
it was not a
that the Cabinet of the Conserva- tive Party had insisted (that shoulda formally repudiate
perhaps after long generations to,
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STOP PRESS
2.30 p.m.
Stokes was stumped by Wong
after making 74. for 157.
Four wickets
2.40 p.m.
O'Hara, Lb.w., b Bostock 1116; Shanghai-183 for 6. Leach run out, 51.
extras: 18.