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No. 28,129
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 9,
1932.
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GENE SARAZEN LEADS FIELD.
British Open Golf
Championship.
NINE BRITONS IN FIRST 13.
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THE INDIAN OLYMPIC NO INCREASE "BONUS ARMY" POURS
HOCKEY XI HERE
PASS THROUGH COLONY
Japanese Champion ON WAY TO LOS ANGELES
Returns 79.
ERIC MCRUVIE DISAPPOINTS IN
FIRST ROUND PROPER..
Gene Saraze the American challenger, led the field at the end of the first round proper in the British Open Championship which was played on the Prince's course, Sandwich to-day.
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CAPTAIN SAYS SIDE IS MUCH STRONGER THAN LAST ONE,
TO-DAY'S GAME CANCELLED
"Our team is far stronger than the last representative con: tingent, especially in the defence," was the opinion of Lal Shah, the captain of the Indian Olymple Hockey eleven and World Champions, when interviewed by a "China Mail" representative on board the Haruna Maru early this morning.
IN SUPPLY
Water Shortage Continuega
D.P.W.'S STATEMENT.
Rains Gave Only 17 Days' Supply.
In spite of the recent heavy rains, which have added a further |17 day's supply, at the curtailed rate
of consumption, to the Colony, - st. the Colony's water storage, the Hon. Director of Public Works informs us that the hours of suply will not be increased. Increased
pressure to certain Tommy Armour, the holder, re-
mains in large, districts will, how- turned n card of 75 to come
ever, take place. eleventh on the list. A feature of
The Hon. D.P.W.'s statement the days play was the poor form shown by Eric MeRuvie. Don Cur-]
The All-India Hockey tourists numbering fifteen in all arrived say ---
The average quantity of water in tis and R. E. Whitcombe after in Hong Kong early this morning on board the Haruna Maru on storage in the reservoirs of the their record-breaking rounds yes- their way to Los Angeles to defend their title at the Tenth Olym- Colony at the end of the fight years
in during the last pointment there were nine British plad. A match between the celebrated touring side and a local was 1,466 million gallons whereas eleven had been arranged, but owing to the heavy downpour of rain the present storage is only 788 mil during the night and this morning the game has been cancelled.
“The weather koks as if it does not want us to play in Hong ply at this time of the year has Normal consumption on fall up 70 Kong and as we are leaving this afternoon at 5 p.m. for Shanghal, steadily increased from 11 million gallons per day in 1924. to 161⁄2 I am afraid that Hong Kong will not see us in action, but we hope million gallons per day in 1931, 71 that on the return trip, the weather will be kinder to us and allow whilst the maximum daily draw-off
gallons.
terday. In spite of this disap-
players in the first thirteen.
Full scores as cabled by Reuter's
Special Service were as follow:-
Gene Sarazen (U.S.A.)
Wille Davies (Britain) Charles Whitcombe (Britain) Macdonald Smith (U.S.A.)
Percy Allis (Britain)
Fred Robson (Britain) Henry Cotton (Britain) Arthur Havers (Britain) Sid. Easterbrook (Britain)
Archie Compston (Britain)
Tommy Armour (U.S.A.) John de Forest (Britain) T. Miyamoto, (Japan)
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lions.
INTO WASHINGTON
TRAGEDY OF A NATION'S UNEMPLOYED
TWO-YEAR-OLD CHILD'S 1,500
MILE TREK.
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WAR MEDALS DECORATE TATTERED UNIFORMS
Washington, Yesterday.
BLOW FOR "DRY'S"
Rockefeller's Support Withdrawn.
REPEAL OF EIGHTEENTH AMMENDMENT URGED.
President Hoover's Action.
PROHIBITION ISSUE AS ELECTION ARGUMENT.
Washington, To-day.
It is understood that President. Hoover approves the inclusion of the re-submission of the pro-
Fresh recruits for the "Bonus Army" poured hibition issue to the people, as a into Washington yesterday. It is estimated that plank for the Republican plat-
form for the forthcoming Presi-" 10,000 are now encamped on the banks of the River dential elections. Potomac.
This follows the recent action will increase to 50,000 by the end of June, and have early repeal of the Eighteenth The leaders have predicted that the numbers D. Rockefeller, junior, urging the of the prohibitionist, Mr. John
grimly announced that the Government will not be Amendment. - able to starve them into surrender. The cold snap marchers, who are sleeping in the open fields. after the blazing heat, is adding to the trials of the A shattering blow has been
can Service.
Reuter's Ameri
Hockefeller's Defection,
dealt to prohibition in America, by the withdrawal of the support
The public is shocked at the spectacle of scores of John D. Rockefeller, Junr., of hungry men wearing Distinguished Service hitherto one of the staunchest
It is an opinion that his defec us to play against an All-Hong Kong eleven. The team are in per- in July last year rose to 20 milion Crosses or Congressional Medals on ragged khaki champions of the cause.
tunics, and carrying tattered regimental flags. tion may result in the end of 74 feet health and are all quietly confident of beating Germany, our In view of the rapid, development The "Bonus Army" has two mascots, one being Mr. Rockefeller's change of
prohibition in Amerien. 74 most serious rivals at Los Angeles. We have a big reputation to up- of the Colony and the fact that no 74 hold, but we got this year of the Olympic Games with a much improv-available in the near future, coupled who was carried in his father's arms 1,500 miles dressed to Prof. Nicholas Murray large additional supply will be made a 2-year-old boy whose mother died in poverty and mind was indicated in a letter ad- 75 ed side which includes Allen, Hammond, Penniger and Dhyan Chand, with the possibility of a second law from Houston, Texas. The other is a mongrel puppy Columbia, in which he stated Butler, of the University of who were members of the last victorious side. It is a pity you visable to increase the hours of sup which struggled across the continent, from Cali- that he was compelled to admit will probably be unable to see Dhyan Chand in action. He is a ply until about 1,000 million gallonsfornia, accompanying a 6-year-old boy Reuter's
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wizard."
rainfall year, it is not considered ad-
are in storage...
-Increased Pressité, The Waterworks Engineer has
American Service.
been able, by . means. of
that prohibition had been a fail ure New crime had been creat ed, and otherwise respectable citizens felt that prohibition was an infringement cumn their pers
not submit
the reduced hours of supply again to about 7% milion gallons REPARATIONS FOR on rights, to which they would
new fountain system, per day.
curtail the Colony's supply Although the recent rains may
to 6% million gallons per day have created the Impression that the
Gene Sarazen, who was not men- tioned in the list of leaders in the preliminary round, won the big-|
Mr. Hayman, the President of the Indian Hockey Federation, gest cash prizes in the Amèrican)¦ Winter golf campaign. Ha netted who is travelling with the team at his own expense; said in answer over $7,000 and led his nearest to the question regarding their most serious opponents at Los and the rival, Morrison, by over $2,000. | He has never yet taken a prelimin- Angeles: "We go to the Tenth Olympiad in ali humility, but we ex-to ary round very seriously, just pect no opposition. We have a team 50 per cent, superior to the Hong Kong and 2% Kowloon). shortage is a thing of the past it... playing sufficiently well to gain
last victorious combination.” entry into the first round proper. and this year's British Open has proved no exception to the rule. Sarazen, together with, Macdonald Smith and Tommy Armour, thẻ holder, are the leading Americana in the tournament, though Horton Smith and Walter Hagen were amongst the entries.
The rise to prominence of Willie'] Davies (Wallasey), Charles Whit- combe (Crewshil), Percy Allis (Beaconsfield), "Fred Robson, Ar- thur Havers, Sid Easterbrook, and Henry Cotton have given rise to great optimism in British golfing circles. Any one of these players, is quite capable of winning the Championship and with Tommy Armour displaying indifferent form it is hoped that a British player will walk into his shoes.
BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION.
Net Revenue Exceeds Previous Year by Over
$200,000.
London, Yesterday,
The socounts of the British Broadcasting Corporation show. that £857,985 was spent on wireless programmės during the past year::Capitál› en.
(Continued on Page 4.)
BY-ELECTION IN DULWICH.
Conservatives Retain Seat.
MR. BRACEWELL SMITH RETURNED.
An Absolute Majority.
London, Yesterday,
THE LAUSANNE CONFERENCE.
Conversations Between France and Britain.
M. HERRIOT'S INVITATION.
Premier and Simon Go to Paris on Saturday.
London, Yesterday.
A Foreign Office communique
The Dulwich by-election, due states that M. Herriot, the
to the death of the Conservative, French Premier, has addressed
Lt. Col. Sir Frederick Hall, re-to the British Goverminent sulted as follows:-
Mr. Bracewell Smith
(Conservative)
Mr. T. Cooke Taylor
(Liberal)
Since the rains set in, however, he must be pointed out that to date the has, by increasing the pressure in total increase in storage since Fri- certain districts where large mains day last daly amounts to an addi- are suitably placed, augmented the tional 17 days' supply at the present supply to about 7 million gallons very much curtailed rate of con- per day and is now increasing this sumption.
SIR ROBERT HO TUNG
IN LONDON
DISCUSSES FAR EASTERN SITUATION
MEETS PRINCE OF WALES
RETURNING TO HONG KONG VIA
AMERICA.
OTTAWA.
Industrial Advisers Assist.
GOOD PROGRESS MADE.
Discussions
Colonies.
London, Yesterday.
Abollah Frohibition. - Mr. Rockefeller suggested that the RepukZcan Convention- for the selection of a candidate for the Presidency should adopt as a plank of Republican polley, a referendum of the people for the repeal of the prohibition laws. Mr. Rockefeller, in addition to giving prohibition hia moral sOD port, has also supported the movement financially. He has made substantial gifts of money
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Good progress is being made in estimated to total millions of the preparatory work for the Ot dollars, but actually it is now ta Conference through organisastated to be in the neighbour tion among the Ministers, and in
hood of £70,000.00" the departments, concerned. Tho
latter were set up in Autumn, and which Mr. J. EL. Thomas
stated the House of Commons, had been continuously at work. Ministers and heads of Depart
JAPANESE PLANES ACTIVE.
At Teitu
VICTORIES REPORTED,
mente concerned, he added, had Bomb "Rebel” Troops been in close touch with the repre- sentative organisations and with representatives of the numerous trades. Since the beginning of May, they had had the advantage of advice and assistance of the
Harbin, To-day, proposal for preliminary conver-
Industrial advisera who would ac
According to Japanese inform sations before the opening of the
company the United Kingdom ation, their planes have been re- 12,842 Lausanne Conference on Thurs
London, Yesterday. Delegation to Ottawa. The ad porting the tassing of Chinese Sir Robert Ho Tung has during the past few sulted on matters effecting trade who waved Manchukuo flare day.
visers were being constantly con- infantry and cavalry at Teltu $,998
The Premier, Mr. Ramsay Mac days discussed in influential quartera questions interest in general.
when the planey flew over but 8,905 Donald, accompanied by Sir John connected with the Far Eastern situation.
Preliminary discussions had finding they were actually anti-- Reuter. Simon, intends to leave London He had interviews with Mr. J. H. Thomas, Australia, New Zealand, South bombers yesterday bombed them, been taking place with Canada, Manchukuo forces, the Japanese, Mr. Theodore Cooke Taybr, on Saturday for Paris and will J.P., is head of J., T. and 5. continue his Journey to Switzer Dominions Secretary; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister Africa, Newfoundland, Southern inflicting heavy casualties. Taylor, Ltd., woollen manufac land early next week, when the and Foreign Office Officials and was received at Rhodesia, and also with India turers, Batley, and war Liberal other members of the United York House by the Prince of Wales.
British Wireless Bervice. M.P. for the South-east (Rad: Kingdom delegation will also be cliffe-cum-Farnworth) Division travelling to Lausanne. —- Bri- of Lancashire from 1900 to 1918, tish Wireless Service. He was prominent in the anti-
Mrs. Helen Bentwich
(Labour)
penditure amounted to over oplum movement, in the interest UNEMPLOYED RIOT
2907,000 and the Corporation paid $74,000 in Income tax.
Its net reve derives from exceeded
gure
of which he visited China.
Mrs. Helen Bentwich is the
wife of Mr. Norman Bentwich, M.O., O.B.E. M.A who is At. torney-General and late
of the Government
IN HOLLAND.
One Killed, Many Hurt
in Clash with Police
This afternoon Sir Robert expects to go to the Continent for a motoring tour, and then he will go to the United States, whence he returns to Hong
Kong. — Reuter.
On Pleasure Sir Robert Ho Tung,
THEFT FROM CONSUL
Property Found in the
General Li Hai-ching, who has been operating to the Harbin against the Jap rep
Manchuki