PACKARD. PLYMOUTH. CHRYSLER. DE SOTO
Motor Cars.
Sole Agenta:
REPUBLIC MOTOR COMPANY
OF CHINA
30-32, Des Voeux Road C.. Tel. C. 1219 and C. 6252.
i
THE
The
China Mail
Saturday, December 7, 1929.
Eleventh Moon, 7th Day.
BLUE FUNNEL
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST | "PASSENGER SERVICES |
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE,
•-PERAEUS"
PATROCLBA"
10th Deo. Mles, London, R'dam & Hamburg 24th Doo. Mllos, London, R'dam & Glongow
• Calls at Casabianos
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
*CYCLOPS" “ANTILOCHUS"
20th Dec, Genoa, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow 20th Jan, Genoe, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow
PACIFIC SERVICE.
via KOBE & YOKOHAMA. "TEUCER**
*TALTHYRIUS"
14th Dec. Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle 3lat Doc. Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle
INWARD SERVICE.
**ACHILLES” Dos Bib Doc. For Shanghai, Moji, Kobs & Yokohama
ANTENOK" Dus 12th Des. For Shanghai, Taingian & Dairen
PASSENGER SERVICE.
"ANTENOK" 13th Dec. Fbanghai, Tsingtau & Dien *PATROCLCS" 24th Dec. Singapore, Marseilles & Londen
Also ergo steamers with limited passenger sccommodation at specially reduced faro.
For freight, pamago rates and information spply to m
Butterfield & Swire,
Agenta.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
RADIO NOTICES.
The Radio Office, where full information concerning all wire- less services may be obtained at all times, is situated on the ground floor of the P. & O. Building in Des Voeux Road, next to the Gen eral Post Office.
Individuals and firms are recommended to register their tele- graphic addresses at the Office. No charge is made for this,
Letters and postcards for Europe and the British Isles are for warded via Siberia if so superscribed.
Information has now been received from Karachi confirming the total loss of the bag of Air-mail forwarded from Hong Kong on 4th October.
From
Javo
Straita
INWARD MAILS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER
SUNDAY, DECEMBER
MONDAY, DECEMBER Shangal and Swatow
Per
7. Tilsondari
8.
.Hakozak! Maru
9
Jepan
Straits
Manila
Australia and Manila
Australia and Manila-
Japan Japan
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER
OUTWARD MAILS
For
SATURDAY,
Dairen Manila
via Hakhong
Amoy
Hoihow, Haiphong and Wachow
Straits and Parcels.. for Germany
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa ... Canton Maru
via Hamburg ....
SUNDAY,
Amoy ...
Bangkok Tia Swatow ...
MONDAY,
Amoy
Nanchang .Penang Mari
Talamba .President Grant .St Albans .Changte
10
Sado Maru Dakar Maru
"OVERLAND CHINA MAIL
SEND IT HOME !
THE WEEK'S NEWS
ESTABLISHED
1846
大英十二月七號 禮拜六日 中華民國已已年拾一月初七
25 cts.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1929.
HONG KONG,
VESSEL WRECKED IN FRANK SPEAKING
GREAT GALE
SHIP SINKS IN VIEW OF CROWDS ON SHORE
SERIOUS FLOODING
NO MORE MONEY LEFT FOR BILL FOR THE IDLE
A SPEEDY PASSAGE
London, Yesterday.
GERMAN CABINIET MAY FALL
DR. SCHACHT'S ATTACK ON THE FINANCE MINISTER
CONFIDENCE VOTE ASKED
Berlin, Yesterday.
As a result of Dr. Schacht's Memor
There is reason to hope that the Rugby, Yesterday. air has been cleared much by the Nineteen lives were lost at sea in frank speaking at the meating of fandum, it is rumoured that the position Yesterday's great gule and seven deaths, due to the storm occurred on
the Parliamentary Labour Party, of the Finance Minister, Dr. Hilferd land, while there were many cases of attended by Mr. Ramsay Mac-ing, (against whom Dr. Schacht's at- jinjury and scores of narrow escapes. Donald, and Mr. Phillip Snowden and even the existence of the Cabinet. tack is principally direct) is shaken The most serious lors of life was caused by the foundering of the Bri-The latter emphasised that no endangered. The Bourse, which has tish steamer "Frances Duncan," which, more money was available for the lately shown signs of a revival from as was reported last night, was wreck-purposes of the Unemployment In pressed. Weakness prevalled almost the depression, has again becope de-
surance Bill, and indicated that everywhere, International favourites the Government is anxious to meet especially effected, losing up to ten the wishes of the rank and file.
State Endangered were accomplish-
points.-Renter.
ed off Land's End. Five of her crew were rescued, but it is believed that the remaining sixteen were drowned. The wreck of the vessel was witnessed by people on shore who were helpless to save her. A huge sea suddenly swept provided that over her, and when she emerged sheable without inceasing financial Schacht's Memorandum declares that
Berlin, Later. The Government reply to Dr. was on her beam onds. The launch of her-boats was impossible She
The meeting re-its precipitateness of publication en- mained in this position half-hour when solved not to press further finan-dangers the homogenous conduct of the when she rolled over and sank. The cial amendments, but to co-operate admits that Dr. Schacht announced his affairs of state. The Government Newcastle steamer "Alice Marie" caught sight of her before aho dinand ensure a speedy passage of intention of publishing his views in a appeared and later picked up five sur-the Bill-Reuter. vivors.
commitments. re.
Thres Dublin fishermen were drown- ed within five hundred yards of Dublin during the storm. The wind reached Its greatest velocity at Fulmouth, where gusts of ninety-four miles hourly were registered.
Air, steamboat, and railway services were in varying degree interrupted by the storm and telephone communica tion was dislocated. Although no town was isolated, 128 main trunk lines were out of order and 1,000 London sub spribers lines were down.
Flooding in many parts of the roun- try became worse yesterday, owing to heavy rains, and many readways were temporarily submerged. The position in Thames Valley is being watched with some anxiety. The river rose fur- thor yesterday and the level is expected to be higher to-day.-British Wireless Service.
DEATH SENTENCE
May Be Abolished In Britain
manner which could do no harm, but declares that the manner and cantants "Genuine" Applicants of the Memorandum, and the time of The Labourite "Left Wingers' its publication strangely conflict with pressure on the Government in the
Dr. Schacht's declared intention.
The Government's reply does not House of Commons last night on fiscuss the Memorandum's contents, the much-disputed provision' in the but announces that the Government on Unemployment Insurance Bill as programme, on which the Reichstag Monday will present financial rafarm regards "genuinely, seeking work" will ask for a vote of confidence, as claimants for the dole ended in Miss well as on the Government's entire Margaret Bondfield agreeing to
policy-Reuter. withdraw Clause 4 of the bill with a view to redrafting it.
ward by Mr. O. Baldwin after seven This was the suggestion pilt for- hours' wrangling.-Reuter.
Strong Opposition
COAL DISPUTE General Strike Said To Be Disastrous
Sydney, Yesterday. Rugby, Yesterday. Discussion in the House of Commons
Following the lead of the Kurri- last night on the Unemployment Inaur.kurri miners, Cessnock has over- ance BiH revealed a strong opposition whelmingly rejected the terms of by Ministerialists and Liberals to settlement. This removes al clause four of the Bill, which defines hope of immediate peace, but the the conditions under which, in certain speakers for and against the settle- cases, claimants for insurance berement are agreed that a general At should he disqualified. The debate strike would be disastrous-Reu- aroused much excitement and ultim ter. ately, in deference to strongly express did not achievo its desired object the curred in the New South Wales ed feeling that the clause as drafted
An ominous development has oe- Government agreed to withdraw and redraft it.
Kurrikurri's Lead
coal dispute which it was hoped
London, Yesterday. The House of Commons has agreed to set up a Select Committee to consider the question of capital punishment in cases tried in civil The clause was designed to replace would have been settled along him courts in time of peace, and to re-
the present condition excluding from agreed upon by the conference of port whether another penalty and, beneft, "Those not genuinely seeking owners and the miners' leader sum- If so, of what nature, should be work," which, it is declared, had proved moned by Prime Minister Scullin substituted for sentence of death in hardships by permitting too wide a dis- stoppage.
unworkable and had led to certain on November 29 after a prolonged such cases where that sentence is crimination by those administering now prescribed by law.-Reuter.
the act-Britsih Wireless Service.
TO-DAY ONLY
at 230, 5.20, 7.15 & 9.15 pm,
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
"THE
Presents
THREE MUSKETEERS"
Added Attraction
- 7.15 & 9.15 p.m. performances "MISS DAPHNE · LEIGH"
Late Revue Star of R. B. Salisbury and Banvard Muskal Comedies in her latest songs.
MAJESTIC
·NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON,
Por
DECEMBER 7.
Katho President Lincoln
Borneo Kwelyang
4.00 p.m. 4.80 p.m.
5 p.m. ,5. p.m.
AT THE
Lahn
8.80. p.m.
DECEMBER
Kanchow.
B.
8.80 a.. 9: a.m.
Kaying DECEMBER
9. .a.m.
9.
laondari
Hakozaki Maru Hydrangea
9.30 a.m. 10.30 am. 2.80 p.m.
Bat the Greatest ** Star of all-
B
BAYER E
President Grant.
(Dus Victoria, B.C., Dac, 80.) Parcels
Dec. 9, 8 p.m. Registration Letters
.4.15 p.m.
5. p.
Dec. 9, 5 pm.
(6 p.m.
Shanghal and Japan'
Swatow
Japan, Canada, USA., C. and S. America and Europe via Vic-. toria, B.C.
Shanghai and Europe via Siberis, President Grant
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER
Amoy and Foochow
Hai
Tam
Kwo
Bayer
Tablets of
R
ASPIRIN
Rhenn
Settlement was to be based upon!
ja wage reduction of 12 per cent. in the case of contract workers and sixpence per day for day labour- ers. It was believed that a meeting of the miners would be held to ratify an agreement on these lines i and that it would be possible to resume work this week.
At a mass meeting of minors at one of the most important centres- Kurrikurri-yesterday, however, the miners rejected the suggested terms of settlement. It is expected that other centres will follow Kurrl- kurri's lead-Renter.
HAITI RIOTS
Angry Scenes Follow Proclamation
Now York, Yesterday. The proclamation of martial law in Hafti, made by Colonel Cutts, Commander of the United States Customs House following the dis- charge of a Haitian customs em. ployee, was accompanied by rioting in which two Americans and many natives were injured. United States Marines patrolled the streets at Port Au Prince and Cape Haiti last night-Eeuter's American Service. Very Serious" Washington, Yesterday.. Mr. H. L. Stimson describes the situation at Haiti as very serious. Port Au Prince, Later. The situation throughout Hafti is reported quiet. Several slight unt-j breaks have been suppressed. Mar- tial law is at present confined to the espital and Cape Haltien-Router's American Service.
SOVIET MINISTER
New Ambassador Leaves For Moscow
Rugby, Yesterday,
Sir Emmond Ovey, the newly a pointed British Ambassador to the Union of Socialist Borlet
MARY
E
ILLUSTRATED.
25 cts.
HER
First
100%
TALKING PICTURE
PICKFORD.
COQUETTE
A SAM TAYLOR
PRODUCTION.
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll applaud when you see Mary Pickford AS Coquette, dancing with you through the merriment of youth into the heartbreak of a woman's most crucial ordeals
United Artists Picture
SPECIAL ADDED_`ATTRACTION FOX MOVIETONE NEWS
E SERGEI STUPIN CELEBRATED RUSSIAN 'CELLIST
AT THE
LOIS MORAN
QUEEN'S
IN AND AS
"BELLE of SAMOA'
FINAL SHOWINGS
TO-DAYS
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.
MARY
PICKFORD
IN.
"MY BEST GIRL"
AT THE Final Showings To.day STAR
at 2.30, 5.30 & 9.20
RETURN OF A GREAT FILM
DOUGLAS
FAIRBANKS
'MARK OF ZORRO"
AT THE
WORLD
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30 & 7:15 Interpreter At 5.35 & 9.15 Full Orchestra
ANGLICAN CHURCH rites and ceremonies of the Church of England, and, for cer- · tain objects ancillary to the fore
Incorporated Body To Be said objects,”
Legalised
is expected to leave for his post to Bod
property
morrow, and Sokolnikou, the newly appointed Soviet Ambassador to Londons le reported to have JeftiWarsaw last night an route for. England British Wireless Sary.ce, I divine
con
BII Intituled
of hold":
This Ordinance. repeals the Saint John's Cathedral Church Ordinance, 1699, and the Church. Property Vesting Ordinance, 1904, and constitutes ons central Inco porated authority, to hold and ministar: all