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EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION
› No. 28,173 - -
HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1932.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
1888- DUNLOP the Pioneer
1932 DUNLOP still the Leader
FRANCE LEADS U.S. 2 ENGLAND XI FOR
MATCHES TO LOVE
COCHET CONSOLIDATES
STRONG POSITION
AMERICA'S HOPES FADING
Paris, To-day.
AUSTRALIA.
Jack Hobbs & Maurice
· Tate Absentees.
NAWAB, OF PATAUDI GAINS RECOGNITION.
Thirteen Players Selected.
Lundon, Yesterday. The M.C.C. Selection Committee
players to tour Australia
this
D. R. Jardine (Surrey) (captain)
R. W. V Robins (Middlesex) F. R. Brown (Surrey)"
Jean Borotra, the "bounding Basque," gave has selected the following thirteen France a magnificent start in her Challenge Round Winter match against America in the Davis Cup here yes- terday. By defeating Ellsworth Vines, the Wim-S. Duleepsinhji (Sussex) bledon and American champion, in four sets, he completely rattled the challenging team and, with Henry Cochet beating Wilmur Allison in four sets, France now look certain of retaining the trophy. for the sixth year in succession.
RES. Wyatt (Warwick)
Nawab of Pataudi (Worcester)
G. O. Allen (Middlesex) Sutcliffe (Yorkshire) Hammond (Gloucester) Larwood (Notts)
Voce (Notts) Duckworth (Lancs.) -Ames (Kent).
three more will be invited to make the tour. Reuter.
• IRAQ REQUESTS ENTRY INTO LEAGUE Application Filed For Assembly's Agenda..
London, To-day.
BISHOP OF VICTORIA WASHINGTON STILL
APPOINTED.
Rev. R. Owen Hall To
Serve Colony."
DUE IN TWO MONTHS.
A formal request that Iraq Experience In Shanghai
Seven Years Ago.
should be admitted to the League of Nations, has been made by Nuri Pasha, Iraqi Prime Minister, through "the British Foreign Office.
Sir John Simon - hus asked the Secretary General of the League to place the request an. the agenda of the September Assembly meeting. British Wireless Service.
•
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WASH-OUT ON LINE TO CANTON.
Railway's Service Suspended.
AUTHOR OF BOOK ON ORIENT RELATIONS.
"London, To-day, The appointment of the Rev. Ronald Owen Hall, M.A., Vicar of St. Luke's Church, Newcastle, to the Bishopric of Victoria, Hong Kong, has been announced., Hel succeeds the Right Rev. Charles Ridley Duppuy, D.D., who resign, ed in January this year, and is
now Canon of Worcester....
TENSE AFTER RIOTS
"BONUS ARMY" MOVING FROM CAPITAL
RADICALS
THREATS
Washington, To-day.
There is an atmosphere of tension in Washington still, follow- ing the serious clashes between the Great War veterans of the "Bonus Army” and Federal troops yesterday, the gun-fire in the streets of the city and the burning of the camps of the "invaders. To-day the "Bonus Army" is evacuating the Capital,
good-natured motorists.
Meanwhile, blue smoke, mingled with the odour of burning fea- thers and wool, curled over the blackened ruins of the Bonus Army's camps on Pennsylvania Avenue and at Anacostia, where strong pickets of infantry with fixed bayonets still stand guard. Also a heavy police guard remains at the White House, where, it is
Since dawn, bedraggled groups have been straggling out of the Capital, many carrying their belongings in packs or bundles on their The Rev. Owen Hall, is a scho- backs. Bewildered women and children sit on boxes and bundles at lar of Brasenose College, Oxford the curbsides awaiting lifts from "bonus matchers" with cars or University, and was ordained a priest in 1921. He was Mission- ary Secretary to the Students' Christian Movement in the same year, and subsequently became Vicar of St. John's the Evangel- ist, London. He is well acquaint- ed with the international pro- blems common to China, häving
years ago, when, in collaboration been received from radicals as a result of yesterday's clash. with T. Z. Koo, he organised a series of meetings to create bet
About 100 dispirited "bonus marchers" have collected in a pri-. ter fellowship between Britons vate ground outside the city, offered by the owner, where it is un-
As a result of
Borotra played heroic tennis to win one of the greatest matches of his career." That Vines can be rattled was amply shown by the fact that during one game he served three double faults. Borotra showed no signs of nerves and displayed the bril-One noteworthy feature of the composition of the thirteen players liant form which won him the 1927 Wimbledon is that there are no fewer than title. He, returned the America's tornado drives seven amateurs" which include Continued Rain May Do been in Shanghai about seven state, many telegrams, bringlay threats and denunciations, have and services with interest.
Duleep" and the Nawab of Pataudi, who refused to play for
At the conclusion of the Europe, and in the match which All-India on their tour in the hopes
[counted most.
match
of securing an England blazer.
BANKS DEMOLISHED.
More Damage.
Service.
the huge crowd. of. Wilmur Allison, who displaced
The selection of Robins and The Canton Express Service and Chinese. French supporters gave vent to Frank Shields in the singles, considering that
Allen came as a surprise when Verity and their excitement. The
of the Kowloon-Canton Railway these meetings he wrote a book likely they will be disturbed by the authorities-Reuter's American unplayed pluckily against. Cochet
(Continued on Page 12.) expected, had happened! Vines, and a thrilling struggle result. Maurice Tate were not invited. has been temporarily suspended ed before Cochet, won after 44 Wyatt, the Warwickshire skipper, owing to a wash-gut on the line in admirably suited to marathon 20 miles from Geiten, catmed by Larwood and Voce, after their the heavy rainfall of yesterday. numerous successes. for Notts this The discovery was.first made though Bowes and Sibbles offered Canton at 6 o'clock this morning. season, could not be overlooked by the pilot train which left
the unconquered American, bad sustained his first defeat in
BRITAIN'S TRIBUTE TO LATE RULER.
Cruiser Takes Bier To Portugal.
PORTSMOUTH SERVICE.
Ex-King Manoel To Be Buried By Father..
Portsmouth, To-day.
This great naval port is in official
mourning to-day on the occasion
games, a
(Continued on Page 6.)
RAIN RUINS HOME CRICKET.
Duleepsinhji Hits Up 92 Not Out.
HARRY PARKS 172 NOT OUT.
+
London, Yesterday.
cricket conditione.
severe opposition for those places.
. It is undoubtedly a strong side It was reported that the wash which might well be improved by out' was between Wü-Chung and the introduction of Paynter, Frank Nam Kong, and had been caused by the gravel banking subsiding.
1 Woolley, Maurica Tate, Jack Höbba
and Ian Peebles,
وار
CANTON NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
Transfer Of Gunboats Discussed.
The rails were left suspended without. support.
CHICAGO DEFIANT OF CONTROL. Washington's Order. Starts Lawsuit.
JURISDICTION PROBLEM.
Chicago, To-day. The 'suspension of the Chicago Board of Trade, ordered by Washington following the report- ed refusal of the Board to give On receipt of this information, loans to members of the Farm- the Express from Canton re-ers' Co-Operative Association; mained at its station."
has involved the state and feder-
The track is also under water at Tong Mei, which is situated
AUSTRIAN DEFAULT ON LOAN.
Pierpont Morgan's
Protest.
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TWO PAYMENTS DUE.. $25,000,000 Allotted To U.S. Market.
(Reuter's Special Service.) -
POLITICAL TRUCE IN GERMANY.
Hitler's Promise Of Lawful Campaign.
ELECTION TO-MORROW.
Dictatorship Not To Be Tolerated.
(Renter's Special Service.)
Berlin; To-day." It is learned in official circles Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan has pro-that the Von Papen Government
41.
New York, To-day.
The only features of a dull mid- week cricket programme was the brilliant batting of K. S. Duleep-
al authorities in a legal dispute. sinhji, who scored 92 not out for
The suspension was ordered on the England XI. against the
July 24 and the Board of Trade tested to the League of Nations has had the positive assurance "Rest" at Cardiff; a magnificent Mr. Li Sín-kun and Mr. Li Hing- about 231⁄2 miles from Canton, announced that it would ignore against the default of Austria on of Herr Adolph Hitler and his effort by Harry Parka against wan, the newly-appointed Assistant The railway authorities have the order. If it were closed, it the payments due on the loan of Lieutenants of the Nazi Party of the arrival of the coffin and re by Walker at Trent Bridge.
Derbyshire at Hove; and a century Commanders of the Canton Navy, no idea as to when a clearance was explained, there would fol- 650,000,000 kronen, issued under that they will not think of em-
arrived here yesterday by train to
low a panic on the wheat ex-
ploying illegal" means to obtain, mains of Ex-King Manoel of Rain ruined play all over the take up their posts, under orders may be effected, but fears are exchange.
the auspices of the League. Of the the control of Germany. Portugal, which will be carried by country and no definite result was from the Southwestern Political pressed that if the heavy rains The Board has filed an appeal sum involved, $25,000,000 was -al-
In the capital, the election reached in
Council.
continue, further wash-outs may with the Circuit Court of Appeals lotted to the American market.
campaign is nearing its end with Immediately on arrival they
This is the first wash against the suspension and the
an unprecedented crescendo of went to confer with Mr. Ha Han-occur.
Washington authorities will op The loan was made in 1928 for discordant oratory wherein radio min and Admiral Chan Chak, to out of its kind in two years.
pose it. Broadly, the case will a 20-year period, with interest at is playing an important part.. discuss the transfer of the naval The rainfall up to 10.30 am. decide the extent of Washington's six per cent., payable in monthly Naval guard, with arms reversed. MENACE OF FLOODS ships, at present lying in Hong to-day was reported 23 8.21 jurisdiction. Reuter's Ameri- instalments.
Kong barbour, to Canton.
a British cruiser to- Lisbon for matches down for decision. burial..
The coffin was carried aboard
H.M.S. Concord, escorted by a
A cortege, in which was a repre- sentative of the Commander-in- Chief of the Portsmouth forces, followed the coffin from the rail way station to the cruiser's side.
Post."
any of the нечел
(Results and Table on Page 4.)
IN NORTH.
200 Miles of C.ER.
There buglers sounded the "Last Railway Under Water.
́SERVICE. INTERRUPTED. '
Flying the Portuguese flag at half mast and escorted by destroyers, H.M.S. Concord left the harbour for Lisbon, where Ex-King Manoel will be buried beside his father and brother, who were *s- sassinated during the pre-revolu- tionary disorders.
GREAT GIFT TO SCIENCE.
Assurance Company's £10,500 Donation,
London,; To-da
The Prudential Assurance
"pany of London has
*£10,500, ̄ ̄ In-seven-annual
1
3,000 Workmen On Repair Work.
Harbin, To-day!
The western section of the Chin- ese Eastern Railway, some 200 miles of line between Tientasokan "and Chalantun, is completey awash and impassible to trains. The service is disrupted.
Three, thousand workmen have been rushed to points along the line and are endeavouring to effect re- pairs Up to to-day there was no Indication that communications would be-restored unless the flood recedes.
The level-of-the-Sungari River la risingTM daily - and there is serious danger of the Acoding of Pristan and Fuchlatien and the wide aKTI- menta, to the London School of cultural areas i in that vicinity, Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to There are no reports as yet of any assist its work of teaching and re-great property damage or loss of
search in preventive medicine,
British Wireless: Servizers
life, but it is feared that (if the waters continue to rise there will be disaster. In the section enbart
inches.
can Service.
All Prepared For Opening Of Tenth
Olympiad To-day.
Yesterday, the Trustees of the Toan announced that following] difficulties in regard to the trans fer of funds held in Austria "for the service of the loan into foreign countries, the monthly instalment due on July 1 was not provided, and similarly the payment due on August 1 is not expected to be met,
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NEW MEMORIALS TO BRITAIN'S DEAD.
Prince Will Unveil Thiepval Tablet.
THE UNKNOWN GRAVES.
London, To-day: On the battlefield of Arras, to--
VALUABLE CLOTHING morrow, Air Field Marshall Lord
PAWNED.
Chinese Charged On Serious Count
Trenchard will unveil a-memorial bearing the names of 84,921 officers and men of the British Empire who between the Spring of 1916, and
August, 1918, died in the Arras neighbourhood but the location of whose graves is not known. With it is a memorial to over 1,000 men
Ho On, a refugee from Shang-of the British Air Forces who lie in nameless graves on the Western.' hal, was granted bail of $500 in Front
Central Police Court this morning On Monday there will be a cere- Then he was remanded on a charge mony at Thiepval when the Frince
ie Stadiem at Los Angeles
of pawning clothing valued at of Wales unveils a $1,000, alleged to be the property officers and men" from of Lo Shuk-yee, of Shanghai. The Empire who lie in unk case was adjourned until thear in the Somme-area zival of Loga material witnesa.
Ho On police charge, brought the trunks of clothing here in trust for his friend Lo but pawned articles without the owner's. "Der missions
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