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ploited in the interests of Empire trade. The distance between Aus- tralia and Hong Kong is not so great as many Australian manu- facturers appear to think. Thus, from Cairns Hong Kong is a matter of only thirteen days;
A Chiness employed at the Tai Shing paper factory, Aberdeen, was to-day charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell with the theft of a metal watch worth $3, the property of a foki. He was sentenced to four weeks' hurd labour.
"i
A Chinese youth yesterday picked the pocket' of д man Iri West Point and stole purse containing 40. cents. He
labour.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1930.
CHANGSHA'S FATE.
ARE REDS AGAIN IN POSSESSION.
STRANGE SILENCE.
Nanking. Yesterday.
LAUS AND UNS AND THEIR MILLIONS
Point of Drawings and Overdrawings.
•WRONG TRANSLATION ?
The case of the Laus and the
was chased and caught. and when The absenca since yesterday of Uns aver a dispute,of $50,000 al- charged before Mr. R., E. Lindsell wireless messages to Nanking leged to be owing to the Uns, was to-day, admitted: the offence. In-from Changsha, which had been continued. this morning at the specton MeWalter proved a previous coming in regularly following the Supreme Court, before Sir Joseph conviction, and the Magistrate reoccupation of the city by Ho passed sentence of six months' hardChien's troops, has given rise to H. Kemp, K.C.
apprehension, that the Hunan Mr. F. C. Jenkin, who is ap capital has again fallen into the pearing for the defendant toge For removing sand from the fere-hands of the "Reds." shore at Cheung Sha Wàn without
ther with Mr. Eldon Potter, under It is believed that the latter instructions from Mr. A. premit from the District
Officer left behind numbers of plain-Arculli, raised the point that the (South), a Chinese junkman on upclothes men who have takeu ad defendants could not have repaid pearance before Mr. Whyte-Smith vantage of the situation when the the debt from their share of the at the Kowloon Magistracy this troops of Ho Chien, following the profits. morning, was fined $50. Sergeant recapture, set out to pursue the Pearson informed the Magistrate main "Red" force.--Reuter.
China.
Another Assurance.
Nanking. Yesterday.
el
Mr. Sheldon, instructed by Messrs, Wilkinson and Grist, said
that defendant had engaged several
that the translation was all wrong coolles to load his junk with sand. :
and the it would be a fallacy to These people worked with the tide
The Chinese Ambassador at depend on it. The Chinese char- and sometimes they carried away as Washington wires that he has acters meant "drawings by the much as 50 tons to export it to officially asaured the United partners only," and that "over"" States 'Government that the was redundant. Whatever the Among the passengers arriving full responsibility for the protec- was in fact "drawings" only and National Government will assume partners drew from the profits by the a... Tatsuta Maru was Dr.tion of the life and property of not "overdrawings." Ja Wal-man, M.B., B.S., (Hang Americans in China.
He asked his Lordship to make a formal Kong). D.T.P. (Wales), L.M. He states that Mr. Stimson note of his objection, which was (Ireland). He was a graduate in denied reports that the medicine of the University of Hong States Government 'waa
United complied with..
The case is proceeding. Kong.. After serving a year as Medical Officer in Kwong Wah Hos-plating action, with other Powers,
in connection with pitál, Kowloon, he proceeded to
NAVAL TREATY. in Hunan-Reuter. London, Dublin. Cardiff, and Vienna, where he spent two years
RATIFICATION BY JAPAN SLOW.
doing post-graduate work in mid-
wifery, gynaecology and tubercu losis. Dr. Ma returned to Hong Kong via Amerien intending to practise here...
BAND 'CONCERT.
SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY TO-MORROW.
1. Potpourri:
Part I.
contem-
the situation
-
BRONZED, AND WELL
THEIR MAJESTIES 'RETURN FROM COWES.
VISIT TO SANDRINGHAM.
Rugby. Yesterday.
FOES AND FRIENDS.
Tokyo, Yesterday, The personnel is announced of the Privy Council's examination committee for the London naval
The King and Queen, who ar-treaty. rived in London to-day from The function of this committee Cowes, will stay at Buckingham in the process of treaty ratification Palace until Wednesday, when corresponds to that of the Ameri- they will go to Sandringham for can Senate's Foreign Relations
15.
a short stay before proceeding to Committee. Balmoral. On their way North The Chairman of the Commit- The following is the programme they may call at Glamis Castle. tee is Count Miyoji Ito, who is un- from Townsville, eighteen days; for the Fourth Band Concert on where the Duke and Duchess of friendly towards both the Govern- from Brisbane 21 days; from the grounds of the Kowloon Foot York are staying. It was remark- ment and the treaty. Sydney 23 days; and from Mel-ball Club to-morrow night by the ed that the King as he drove to eight members are about equally The other Band of the Somerset Light In-day from Victoria Station to divided between the treaty's foes bourne 30 days by steamer. Past fantry:-
Buckingham Palace, experience has proved that dairy
looked and friends. bronzed and well after his holi- The Committee will probably farm products can be shipped to "Martial Moments"....Winter. day aflost-British Wireless Ser- hold its first meeting on August Hong Kong to the mutual profit 2.. Overture & Gavotte: - vice.
"Mignon". Ambroise Thomas. of shippers and consignees. But 3. Grand Fantasia: there must be hundreds of other lines that could be placed on the Hong Kong and South China mar ket that do not come under the category of perishable goods, but of these we seldom see any sign. in this Colony, This naturally
suggests apathy on the part of Australian manufacturers as a whole, apathy seemingly shared by the Commonwealth Govern- Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 1930. ment and by the Chambers of
Trade with Australia
Commerce.
........Verdi.
"La Traviata" Solo Clarinet: Corp. C. H. Davis. 4. Waltz:
"Beautiful Danube" 5. Fox Trots:
......Strauss.
(a) Caught in the Web of Love," (b) I'm in Love with You." INTERVAL.
Part II.
A Cockney Suite: "Cameos of London Life",
IMPUDENT DRIVER.
-
KNOCKS OVER RIKISHA AND THEN LAUGHS.
COURT SEQUEL.
Passing out for his driving licence on August 1. a Chinese No. 1-A State Procession-in an accident on August 2, and the Ketelby. driver of a public car was Involved
Buckingham Palace,
No. The Cockney Lover-sequel was heard in Mr. R. E.
Lambeth Walk.
Lindsell's Court this morning,
No. 3-At the Palais de Dansa
Anywhere.
Accused was summoned by Ser
No. 4-Elery Thoughts on Pass-geunt Winslade for dangerous
driving, and admitted the offence.
Ing the Cenotaph.
No. 5 Bank Holiday-'Appy.
Ampitend.
7. Community Singing:
"Old Favourites. T. Odden. 8. Duet for Two Cornets:
"Alpine Echoes"
....Herfurth,
Owing to obstructionism deve- loping among some elements of the
antification will be slow and will probably not be completed before October.-Reuter.
Privy Council, it is expected that
TOUR OF CANADA.
R.100 RETURNS TO THE MOORING MAST.
BROADCAST CONVERSATIONS.
St. Hubert, Canada,
Yesterday:
The British airship R100 return- Traffic Inspector Alexander told ed from her tour of Canada to-day. the Magistrate that the defendant A unique feature of the voyage in driving from Des Voeux Road into was the widely broadcast ex- Queen's Street cut the, corner so change of radio conversations be sharply that the ear knocked over tween. her officers and the Prime Soloists Corph A. Early anta rikisha standing on the pavement. Minister,, Mr. Bennett, the Mayor
Bds. H. Blogg... B. Two Pieces:
In toppling over the rikisha hit of Ottawa, and other officials.- (2) "Berceuse de Jocelyn",
Sergeant Winslade on the shoulder. Reuter. Defendant laughed at the Sargeant and drove on without stopping.
The Magistrate imposed a fine of $10.
Godard.
In the wider interests of Em- pire economic unity-a phrase that; fa becoming almost hack- With the recent arrival in the Colony-of-Trade Commissionera Australia and New Zealand lag neyed it would be a nity to see for China and the United States behind Canada in regard to the one'a mind naturally turns to trade of the Orient, The time Australia and New Zealand, appears, therefore, oportune for
(b) Trombone Solo: neither of which can afford to be Australia to follow the example 10. Selection of Songs,
"The Switchback"...Sutton. Soloist: Ede. G. Wallace, left out of the coming great race of Canada and the United States 11. The Day Thou: Gavest Lord is to capture fresh markets or ex- and appoint a Trade Commission-
Wilfred Sanderson. tend existing connections in theer with headquarters, In Middle East and the Far East. To Kong.
in Hong those who have resided in Aus-resident of Australasia could be! Meanwhile every ex- tralia it appears remarkable that a trade missioner in an comparatively little, of its pro-obtrusive way and sow valuable
un-
Ended. Regimental Match:-Prince Albert. Conductor: Mr. E. J. Woollcott.
MR. W. RUSSELL.
BASEBALL.
RESULTS OF LEAGUE MATCHES IN UNITED STATES.
New York, Yesterday. The results of the games played
ducts should be known in this seed that might in time bear 26 YEARS IN SERVICE OF to-day in the National, and Amer
more valuable fruit,
News in Brief.
British Colony and, vice versa, and that the Australians seeming- ly have never fully realised the scope for extended trade with Hong Kong and the Orient gen- erally. Some years
there was an Australian Trade Con missioner, who, if memory serves us aright, appeared to make sons, Hong Kong, to Miss Helen Singapore his centre.. British U.S.A.:
Abby Bunker, Chicago, Illinois, Malaya, Burma, India, Ceylon however, should be given Kowloon inland lot No. 2878 at the junction of Embankment Road
GOVERNMENT.
can Leagues are as follows!—.
National League.
8. New York 4 Philadelphis 4. Boston...
St. Louis
Mr. William Russell, Govern- Pittsburg ment Marine Surveyor, to-day.com-
Cincinnati pletes 26 years in the service of the
Chicago Harbour Master's Department, and is the recipient of many good wishes The forthcoming wedding is an from his numerous friends, nounced of M,,Frank Andrew <It was on August 12, 1904, that Howard, No. 10, Tregunter Mar Mr. Russell was appointed, second
assistgat Government marine sur veyor, rising to assistant eight years later on January 4, 1912.
He was finally appointed Marine Surveyor on January 4, in 1921.
Mr. Rassell is an examiner of
Earlier News.
Ottawa, Yesterday. Thousands watched the R100 cncircle the capital several times... The Prime Minister, Mr. Bennett, and the Mayor of Ot tawa, conversed with the airship's Reuter's American Service. officers by "wireless telephone.-
Ten Years Ago.
(From the "China 'Hil"-
August 12, 1920.3
5 The dollar is to-day worth 4/- 2143.
2
7 Brooklyn.
6 A collision occurred in the har- American League.
bour yesterday between the Yau- Philadelphia 3 Chicego. 8 mati ferry. Iaunch Feting and a Boston
Detroit. 1 Cosmopolitan Dock Launch. Washington 9 Cleveland 22. The Dock-launch was struck New York B. St Louis to amidship, and quickly became Reuter's American Service. water logged. The distress signal was at once given and PRICE OF FREEDOM. came to the rescue and removed other launches in the vicinity wall people on board. The damaged launch was towed into Yaumati Bayu a sinking condition and beached for repairs,
DISCOVERY MAY CHANGE
AVIATION. AN
a Trade Commissioner confined to and Duke Street, Kowloon, was engineers. that area, as there ought to be sold for $10,000 at the P.W.D. He is one of the oldest members sufficient scope further East to auction yesterday. The lot com of the Shipbuilders and Engineers' warrant the appointment of an- prises 14,750 aquare feet and the Institute and of the Kowloon new neroplane propeller of re- The Feting suffered some dam- other Trade Commissioner. It is buyers were Messrs. Raven and Open Champion of the Colony at convict at the State penitentiary in complete her trip across the har upset price was $7,876. The Bowling Green Club and a former volutionary design is offered by a age to her bow but was unable to true that this is a matter that Basto, architects, acting on behalf lawn bowls. "
* Jaliet, Illinois in return for his re- bour, superficially is the business of of a client K
lease,
Australia, but if any headway is Yesterday afternoon Mr. R. E
IS YOUR NAME HERE?
to be made in the matter of Im- Lindsell reserved his decision until perial economic unity, nothing can next Monday in the case in which Mall has been received at the be loat by making a suggestion the licensee of the Ka Wa Distillery, American Consulate General for the
Aberdeen; was anmmoned for following persons
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How the collision accurred is He has refused various financial not known. offers for his invention, insisting that the only price he will consider is freedom, He has been at the penitentiary for 15 years and has 18 more to serve.
Ten Years Hence.
(From the China Mall," Auguet (12,1040.J
Plans have been prepared
not alone in her own interests but moving 30 jars of wine out of the Geo. A. Allan, Miss F. Bostwicke, The propeller is constructed to in those of this, Colony and other distillery and falling to make the Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain, J. A use every ounce of horse-power. It British Possessions in the East.
record: moving Conley, R. G. Cooper, S. Domingo, consists of four blades, each con- new sub-Post Office in Kowloon the wine without a permit and with- V. I. Donnelly, H. C. Event, Fish, ected separately to a hollow Prince Edward Road, to meet the rase of Bir
venter in the Bcensed F. Hamilton, Mrs. G. M. Keston, 8. central shaft. As the outer shaft needs of the ever growing, popula-
book, and fallurses Madriaan. Mies E. 8. Maynard, revolves, the blades move back and tion In this area, 17 the distillery to account G, Montz, J. Murphy, U. C. forth along the length of the shaft stand.
Ockland: Miss A Riggin, G. B. The man, who says the Idea After an interv
Miss M. Root, Bell, Mrs. came to him in a dream, bas never Australia has app
aylor, B. L Been a modern aeroplane except in Commissioner, for
with hea
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