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JTHE NEWSPAPER ENTSTEHEN
The
China Mail
No. 27,573
THE
"BOTH DOING WELL"
GLAMIS HONOURED BY. ANOTHER PRINCESS.
FORFAR DOCTOR PRESENT
London, Yesterday. --Her-Royal Highness the Duchess of York gave birth to a daugh- ter to-day.
A bulletin from Glamis Castle states:-"The Duchess of York gave birth to a daughter this evening. Both Ifer Highness and the infant Princess are making very satisfactory progress.”—Reuter.
:
KING'S MESSAGE
The baby Princess was born at 9.30 p.m.
Three doctors signed the Bulletin, including Dr. Myles, the well-known Forfar practition- er, who has been the family doc-
LISHED TO-DAY'S DOLLAR → The
1845
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1930.
CHINA MERCHANTS FINE
S.N. CO.
Alleged Non-Payment of Allowances.”
TAKEN TO PARLIAMENT.
Repeated application having,
closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/4 .
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
MATA HARI
DISPUTE.
TRIBUTE TO A CHINESE FAMILY ESTATE HOBBS.
Moving Spectacle at the Oval..
NO PLAY IN TEST.
London," Yesterday.
been made to the China Merchants' Rain was the cause of no play
BEAUTIFUL DUPE OF THE REDS.”
Dainty Eyeglasses
N. LAZARUS
Ophthalmic Optician.
18, Queen's Road Central.
IN ALL HANDS LOST ON
PRIVATE YACHT.
Sons and Their Father's
Money.
LAU VERSUS LAU.
The case in which the Lau
Steam Navigation Company for before lunch and heavy rain after COMMUNIST PLOT family are at loggerheads over payment of pension and incapacita-caused the abandonment of the tion allowances alleged to be in game for the day.-Reuter.
arrears to certain British subjects, it is understood by the China Mail that the complete details of the case have been submitted to the Officers' Federation in London, with a request that the matter be raised in Parliament.
After the fifth days' play the scoreboard reads:-
England: .... 405 and 24-1.. Australia:..... 695.
Rugby, Yesterday.
There has been no play in
to rain.
At
SCHEME TO BOMB
NATIONAL GOVT.
Nanking. Yesterday.
t
Tragic Sequel to Cruise Off Coast of Cornwall.
KING'S SURGEON DROWNED.
London, Yesterday. Besides Commodo.e King, the the estate left by Lau Ping, (their occupants of the Royal Squadron Yacht Islander were Surgeon- father) who died in 1808, was Captain Arthur Robertson Brailey again before the Chief Justice, Sir (Honorary Surgeon to
Majesty and Consulting Ophthal Joseph H. Kemp, K.C., to-day.mie Surgeon during war time), The plaintiff, Lau Yick-cheuk, Captain Glazebrook, of Bishop administrator of the estate of Stortford (retired); Lieut.-Com- Lau Ping (his father) sues his mander Searle, of Berwick-on-
and a deck hand.
Another witness called this
Story of the Tragedy.
Rugby, Yesterday. Commodore King, M.P..
His
for
the final Test match to-day A beautiful Chinese girl, dressed sister-in-law. Lau Lam. Shi, who Tweed; the skipper of the yacht It is further understood that owing
Newspapers in the height of fashion, who is the executrix of the will of Lau Seventeen fishing boats lying in H.B.M. Shipping Consul previously to-day express much apprecia used her charms to obtain Yu-fong (plaintiff's elder bro- the Bay of Filey sank, and others made several representations to the tion of the unexpected little
were damaged by the storm last Company on the matter, pointing demonstration which the Aus secrets from officials for the ther).
Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed night.-Reuter. out that alleged difficulties of the tralians had arranged yester-Communists, was among the re-
by Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, town in Cornwall, is 91% miles [Fowey, a small seaport market Company afford no justification for day evening when Hobbs went cent arrests here. non-payment of the sums in ques-jout to play his last innings int
On the receipt of information the defendant is represented by chief places in Britain of the ex- is appearing for the plaintiff, while from Bodmin, and is one of the tion, which action has seriously Test match cricket. As Hobbs embarrassed the officers concerned. came to the wicket the Austra-to the effect that Communists
Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., and Mr. port of China-clay. The tidal har lian players gathered in a ring are plotting disturbances through-
water spring tidea] around him at a few paces dis-out Nanking, the Police, under F. C. Jenkin, who are instructed our has a depth of 18 feet at low Strathmore, his heir-apparent, andtant and on a signal from Wood-the pretext of again taking the by Mr. A. el Arculli. any third person whom they may full, their skipper, took off their take into their confidence. The caps and held them aloft. census, conducted a systematic morning was Un Ting-kwong, who war, being present at the Battle extreme antiquity of the building Woodfull's lead they gave him house to house search, as a result said that he was the executor of of Jutland on Admiral Jellicoe's vouched by the immense thick three short staccato cheers. Ob- of which more than 20 "Reds," in- the will of Un. Hoi-tr (now de- South Paddington, who had held
ness of the walls, and the wild and server says it was lugship, the Iron Duke.
of the moat moving tributes he had ever were taken into custody.
one of the cluding the aforementioned girl, ceased). He knew the property umber of poata in the Con- Afterwards he joined the Royal straggling arrangement
now in dispute, and he said fur-servative Governments, and who accommodation within doors. Iseen paid on the cricket field.
ther that he and other executora perished in the yachting disaster Air Force, in which he is a group tor to the Strathmore family for captain, and was attached to the was conducted to my apartment in Hobbs' record in the Test matches. It is now revealed that the of the will of Un Hoi-u had as off the coast of Cornwall, had Headquarters Staf of the Inde distant corner of the building, and is a wonderful one. He first play- Communists planned, inter alia, signed their half of the interests chartered the yacht Islander, for
to bomb the National Govern- for $70,000
a holiday cruise, and aboard with Lau Yu-fong (hus-him were one pendent Group of that arm which must own that, as I heard door ed in Australia in 1908.
His record reads:-
of his daughters, during the later stages of hostil-after door shut, after my conductor
ment office, and the Police and band of the defendant) and Lau
Yick-chuen on
Commander Searle of the Royal November 29,
Naval Volunteer Reserve, Surgeon- rested persons confessed that the ally held in trust for the two His Majesty's Ship President, leaders of the movement included firms, by Lau Fing and Un Hoi-Captain Glazebrook, the skipper, students, members of the army trators and executors succeeded and when they died, the adminis-
and two-deck hands. and employees in the Government to the trust for the Un Wo Lok was falling when the yacht was A gale was raging and night Telegraph and Telephone Offices. Tong and the Lau Kwong Yue driven on to the reeks in Laplivet,
Armed with useful clues the Tong. Police conducted night-time raids,
Bay, near Polperro. The Fower The money paid for the proper-lifeboat went out but could not arresting most of the "Red" was drawn out by Lau Yue-approach the vessel; A life line
fong and Lau Vick-cheuk from was fired over the yacht leaders, and also discovered the the Lau Kwong Yu Tong, which
Terrific Sea Communista' -secret printing meant moneys belonging to the plants, munition store houses, estate of Lau Ping.
The case is proceeding.
many years and attended the
Duchess for childish ailments when she was a little girl.
Nursé Beevors, who attended ities, organised and carried out had retired, I began to consider Inns Runs Highest Not Average Garrison Headquarters. The ar-1919. The property was origin- Captain Brailey, Medical Officer of
the
Duchess when Princess
H.R.H. Duke of York.
Elizabeth was born, also Mr. J. R. -Clynes,”-Home-Secretary, were -present at the Castle.
cir raid reprisals on Germany.
He was created Baron Killarney, Earl of Inverness, and Duke of York in 1920.
Since the war the Duke, like his elder brother. has paid sey- éral visits to industrial centres. and has been particularly inter- ested in social questions, eaprcial- ly with regard to the welfare of workers, associating himself with all movements aiming at the amelioration of their conditions.
The Duchess.
The Duchess of York (nee Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon) Is the youngest daughter of the fourteenth and present Earl and Duchess Strathmore. She was horn
of
on
August 4, 1900, and is therefore In her 30th year. It may be re membered that she was one of the bridesmaids at the marriage in 1922 of Princess Mary with Via- count Lascelles.
Lady Elizabeth had six brothers, of whom one died in 1911, and another, who was a Captain in the Black Watch, was killed in Her action in the Great War. eldest brother is Lord Glamis, who was in the Scots Guards, and
myself too far from the living, and somewhat too near the dead.
Duchess of York.
We
71 3,636
Duke of Leeds. is married to a daughter of the had passed through what is known Her second as the King's Room-a vaulted
Score Outs
187-4 64,26 British Wireless Service. PRINCE CHARMING. COURTEOUS ACTION OF HEIR TO THE THRONE.
OLD LADY APPEASED.
Rugby, Yesterday,
A charming little incident arose and out of a visit which the Prince of
tho so-called "executive offices" of the Communist Com-
Wales paid the other day to an old lady tenant of the hostel on his mittee, the Chairman of which estate at Kennington. The Prince is among those arrested. was accompanied by Brigadier- The Communist plot appears to General Trotter and other mem- have been well laid, and without] bers of his suite, and while he was doubt the smart work of the chatting to the old lady a vase fell Police nipped in the bud what from the bracket on to the floor, might have been a serious out- breaking into places. The Prince break.-Reuter. immediately promised it would be replaced. Yesterday he carried out his promise and the old Isdy re. ceived a small statuette in colours, depicting His Royal Highness in hunting attic. British Wireless Service.
SOVIET JUSTICE.
News of the birth was flashed to Their Majesties at Sandring ham whence messages of congra- brother, tulation were immediately sent to Lyon, is married to the younger antlers and similar trophies of the
the Hon. John Bowes-apartment, garnished with stags' PERSONS SHOT FOR POSSESSION
OF SILVER. daughter of Lord Clinton.
chase, and said by tradition to be
the Duke and Duchess.
יד
Lady
MERCHANT
ROBBED
OF $20,000.
On His Way from Hong
Kong to Kongmoon,
RETURNED FROM AMERICA.
"
TAMMANY HALL.
ACTION BY GOVERNOR
NEW YORK.
OF
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION.
New York, Yesterday.
It is stated that Mr. Roosevelt,
Two men aboard were seen des- to the life perately hanging on line but it gave way in the ster- rific seas. Then a tidal wave - caught the vessel and altered its position, - flinging it against the rocks. One man was seen to dive from the yacht and begin to swim to the shore. But he disappeared under the water-
The Fowey lifeboat strove for two hours to get near the yacht, but the heavy seas and dangerous rocks proved too formidable. The
vice.
in
the Governor of New York, has yacht was pounded to destruction decided on a thorough investiga- and all aboard were drowned.
Commodore King was one of the tion of the entire minor judiciary most versatile men in the Conser system in New York City, as divative Party and was regarded as result of the recent series of destined to hold a high place in scandals, culminating in an al-some future Conservative Ad- legation that the former Cityministration. He was 53 and still- Magistrate, Mr. George Ewald, young as politicians go. He had gave over $10,000 to Tammany been Junior Lord of the Treasury, Hall politicians for his appoint-Financial Secretary to the War Canton, Yesterday,
ment in 1927. **
Office; and in the last Conserva- Succession to the Throne. The Duchess had also three the spot of Malcolm's murder-and COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARIES
A returned merchant from The birth of the Princess sisters, but the eldest died in I had an idea of the vicinity of the
It is understood that the in- tive Administration was in charge America named Kwan Shung-vestigation will go into the man of the Mines Department. Before strengthens the succession to the 1893. The others are Lady castle chapel. In spite of the
Moscow, Yesterday. shun, while on his way back to ner of appointment, and conduct he entered upon his Parliament- throne in the female lire, and the Elphinstone and
Rose truth, of history, the whole night It is officially stated that the his native village from Hong upon the Bench, of all the City ary career be took part in the baby becomes fourth in order of Constance Leveson Gower, wife of scene in Macbeth's castle rushed atine persons found in possession Kong to Kongmoon, was relieved Magistrates.
defence of Antwerp, served in the succession, following the Prince Captain the Hon. William Spencer once upon my mind, and struck my of large sums of silver, were shot of over $20,000, Hong Kong cur The newspaper Press, irrespec- Gallipoli campaign, and "was with of Wales, the, Duke of York, and Leveson Gower, the
younger imagination more forcibly than after a trial at Parogpu on rency, besides his wrist-watch tive. of party, applauds the Gor the Royal Naval Stege guns Princess Elizabeth, to whom the brother of Earl Granville. even when I have seen its terrors charges of hoarding silver coins and passbooks, says our Kongernor's action.
Flanders-British Wireless Sex- Duke of Gloucester and Prince
Weird Associations, represented by the late John of foreign currency, gold and dent took place at the wharf at extraordinary session of the New moon correspondent. The inci- Mr. Roosevelt is summoning an George hitherto stood next.- Glamis Castle is supposed to date Kemble and his inimitable sister." spreading counter-revolutionary Pakkai, Kongmoon, at 7 am. on York Supreme Court for August Reuter.
from the 10th century, but, was In the secret chamber, according [A message of August 16 largely added to in the 16th, 17th, to olden tradition, Earl Boardle, of
rumoursRouter.
August 18, when he disembarked 26, to investigate stated: Foresters were to-day and 18th. centuries.
the charge The whole the Crawford line, still drees bis
from the s.s. On Lee.
against Mr. Ewald, in spite of building a beacon on the top of exterior le profusely adorned with weird-to play at cards until the
His pocket-book), which was at the fact that a Grand Jury re- Hunters Hill overlooking the sculptures, corbell ige, battlements, day of doom,
tached to his helt, and is said to fused to indict him last week Valley of Strathmore. This is pinnacles, pepper-box turrets, and The Lion Cup of Glamis is said
have contained over $20,000 in Router's American Service. regarded as indicating that the the like; and the Chevaller, who to have been the original of the
notes and sight-drafts, was picked | happy event at Glamis Castle, stayed here in January, 1716, de-blessed bear of Bradwardine" In
while he was attending to his where the Duchess of York is clared he had not seen it matched "Waverley."
luggage. As soon as he became staying, is now momentarily ex-8 a residence oven on the Con A Prophecy Fulßlled... ·
aware of his loss, he immediately pected.
tinent. In front stands a curious It is told that the second Earl
notified the police. The latter at The beacon will be lighted when old gun-dial, which presents an of Strathmore, who died in 1712,
once began a search of all those ever the signal comes from the extraordinary number of faces to was out walking with his four
present on the wharf, but with na Castle. It should be visible for the sun. 2 MEZZLEM surviving some one day, when he
result. many miles, and if the weather. The great hall bears the date asked an old man "Aren't these
1621 and contains portraits of four pretty boys?"
According to his statements to RN, at the Marine Court to-day ago from the owner, Colonel John "Yes," replied
the police, his losses amount to granted a discharge to To So-tal, Diggle, with the intention of house, Lauderdale, etc. Charles II, James VII, Claver the old man, "but they will be
$8,000 in- drafts issued by the the coxswain of Choung Chau cruising in the Channel with a There is all earls, my lord, all earis." The
Sincere Co., while two other forry launch, who was originally few friends Reuter. Issued by the Wing On Co., charged with manslaughter at amounting to $4,000, and $8,000 the Kowloon Court, and who cama were also included in his losses, before the Marino Court on a charge The rest were all in notes. Be of not giving assistance to a junk A regular water rat, a Chiess sides this, his other losses which it was alleged that defendant was to-day charged before Mr. include passbooks of the ran into, EA National Commercial and Sav. In giving his judgment. His ings Bank / issued by their Worship, commended the master of Singapore and Hong Kong offices: the Junk who went to the rescue,
Apart from the search of those
Is favourable sailors In the North Bea should see the fate
A similar, beacon was lighted on Hunters' Hill to celebrate the is quaint little Jacobean chapel. Eari anid he would be sorry if he Duchess's marriage.]
with paintings by De Witt; and Bir thought this would be the case, [H.R.H. the Duchess of York, Walter Scott's bedroom is another whereupon the old man affirmed (Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon), of the showplacés, P daughter of the Earl of Strath-In "Democracy and Witchcraft" "God help the poor when Thomas that it would be so, and added- more, was 80 years of age on Sir Walter tells us he was only 19 comes to be earl August 4. She was married to or 20 years old when he passed a This prophecy the Duke of York on April 26, night here."It was," 1928. Their child, the Princess the scene of the murder of a Scot the eldent of
he adds, complished:
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, was
born on April 21, 1926.11
The Proud Father
tlah Klag of great antiquity, not was Indeed, the gracious Duncan, with brothe whom the name naturally associates the Prince Albert, Duke, 1 Yorka it, but Malcolm II: 1. It contains a
born at gurlous, monument of the
and Earl of Inverne
York brated:
bry #13
Sandr
birth
cele-lendal
onchamber
the
literally sc
the third earl pretty boys" heriffmuiz.
who succeeded to rom an accidental
follow
In 1728.
The next brother died in 1735, and
Thomas, the fourth of the brothers, that scarell” nid dearth threstened famine in the land; In 1840,-~
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
Tho Royal Observatory's weather report 'to-day states;
Depressions are shown over, S.W. China and to the North of Chefoo
Forecast:-SW, or variable-
overcast oceanlorini raín. winds, moderate; generally
Rainfall.
** Rainfall: to 10 km. to-day, 1.26 inches.* Rainfall since January1 66.11 inches against an average of 62.87 Inches.
Temperature and Humidity.
The temperature and humidi- ly at Certain spocided centres this morning at", o'clock were:
Temp Hong Kong #8 Macao Pratas Island [Manila'
Foochow Amoy Swatow Chefoo Shangha
Humid. 91
.90
83
87
79
thoroughly examined on the day
all the Junks Iving in the harbour
on the wharf, the police also had
the matter was reported, neither.
JUNK AND FERRY.
DISCHARGE GIVEN TO COXSWAIN.
Commander J, B, Newill, D.S.Ó.,
Early Cables. Gales and torrential rains created havoc in different parts of Great Britain last night.
A. Royal Squuadron yacht, the Islander, was driven ashore near Fowey, and all hands, were. Host.
" Ꮧ . London, Later. The M.P., Commodore Henry Douglas King, was among the victims in the thirty-one tons nuxiliary cutter, Islander, lost off Fowey, Commodore King char-. tered the Jalander-three weeks
REGULAR WATER RAT.
T. S. Whyte-Smith with the theft
of a blanket from Chinese passenger on board a ship in har bour. He planded "guilty."
Detective Sergeant Humphreys said that the man wasunam ployed and specialised In stealing. from ships, which he usually visited Owing to the prevailing floods at about midnight and stole from
LULL IN FIGHTING.
Peking Yesterday.
the culprits nor the moneys have there is a lull in the fighting the leoping steerage passengers. yet been found. The matter is Threa Kuominchun divisions are He had previous convictions. engaging the attention of the reported to have reached the the same offence
Kongmoon Police Canton News Yellow River front to stiffen the The Magistrate passed sentence of Arency, y
Shanal for Reuter.
four months hard labour