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JEHOL NOW INVADED
Japanese Arrive At Nanling.
VOLUNTEERS
ACTIVE
Grave Developments
Anticipated.
CHINESE HERE MAY URGE RESISTANCE
Peiping, To-day. The
long- antici-
pated Japanese in va- sion of Jehol is now an apparently ac- complished fact and serious develop- „ments are anticipat- ed. Japanese troops are firmly establish- ed at Nanling, 20 miles inside the pro- vincial border, pro- tected by armoured trains.
Chinese Volun- teers, however, are now threatening the rear of the advanc ing forces and are hanging on their lines of communica- tion. Reuter,
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No. 28,195
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1932.
FRESH NEGOTIATIONS MAY STOP COTTON STRIKE
Lancashire Officials Hopeful of Success
London, To-day..
The Deputy Mayor of Man- chester stated to-day that cer- tain misunderstandings in the" Lancashire cotton trade dispute had been "removed, making possible negotiations between employers and men at a ference-to-day.
con-
He added the position was hopeful and he trusted a set- tlement would be reached short-
The proposed strike would
ed, to,continue, and many more
well as paralyze the industry.
British Wireless Service.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS EVIDENCE IN MURDER
CASE ATTACKED
NEW SERVICE
Palestine To Iraq Line
Commences.
HOPS OVER DESERT
London, To-day,
A new desert sir service, be tween Palestine and Iraq, will be operated as from September 5 by the Imperial Airways, eastbound from Ramieh to Baghdad each Monday, with a return flight esch Wednesday enabling passengers be tween Europe and Iraq to make the journey by a combination of air, trail and sea.
tion at Ramleh.
"Thus travellers from London will be able to fly to Paris in an affect 500,000 workers, if order-air liner, precsed by rail to Trieste or Brindisi, and thence by sea to thousands of dependants, as Jaffa, Palestine, where motor cars will connect them with the air sta The service provides a cheaper journey from Europe to Iraq than by the all air route, while it is substituting a seven and a quarter hours flight across the desert for two days trip by motor British Wireless Service.
C.D.I. A. N. REYNOLDS GAINS POLICE MEDAL
Sequel To Victoria Gap
Murder.
DANGEROUS GANG CAUGHT
"
Hon.
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quicker than the all surface route,
cat.-***
EXPLORER PERISHES IN GREENLAND.
H. G. Watkins Lost In Canoe Accident.
·SOUGHT» AIR ROUTE.
DEFENCE WILL ARGUE
ADMISSIBILITY
HEARING ON MONDAY
LAST PHASE OF FIGHT FOR CHENG'S FREEDOM.
BRITAIN
PRAISED
American's Tribute To
Leadership.
Fort DUNLOP
London, To-day...... Britain's part in the revival of world confidence was praised by Mr. P. A. S. Franklin, well-known American shipping magnate, be- fore he sailed for the United States from Southampton yester day in ss. "Olympic" och
"He stated that the general world situation was improving and added: "To England belongs the credit for having bred this con
aence. If the other nations of the world would follow England's restoration of trade and commerce of the world. British Wireless Service.
lead there would be a "chance of La
On the grounds that the chief evidence for the Crown against Cheng Kwok-yau was inadmis- sible, that the Chief Justice, Sir Joseph Kemp, err ed in admitting testimony which tended to estab- lish guilt other than of the crime contained in the indictment, Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., leading coun- BASEBALL sel for the defence, will argue for a quashing of the conviction against Cheng. Hearing of this, the last phase of Cheng's struggle for freedom in the Supreme Court, will be heard on Monday at 10 o'clock.
Cheng was found guilty by a special Jury yesterday of procuring the murder of George Fung, for whom, the Crown alleged, he felt a mad jealousy. Fung, according to evidence, once a friend of the accused, had taken from him the woman he loved, a pretty little actress, Lai Ming- fai.
JIMMY FOXX AGAIN HITS HOMER
Within Sight Of Ruth's 1927 Record.
BUT ATHLETICS LOSE
New York, To-day. Jimmy Foxx yesterday hammered out his forty- sixth homer of the seaso
to equal last year's record of 46 by Babe Ruth and Lou Gihrig, of the New York Yankees. With little over 2 month in front of him the Athletler star requires only 15 homers to shatter Babe Ruth's world record, established in 192726 In spite of his home run, which
Are Incompar
PREMIER TO MEET DELEGATES
Cabinet To Discuss Ottawa Pacts.
HOLIDAYS AHEAD
Mr. MacDonald Probable Guest
at Balmerak
London, To-day.
The Prime Minister Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, will re- turn from Lossiemouth to London this week and will: preside at the meeting of the Cabinet which has been called for Saturday-
The meeting will afford the Prime Minister, and those of his colleagues who were not at Ottawa, an op- portunity of consulting with members of the British dele- gation upon the work of the Imperial Economic Confer ence, before they disperse for their holidays...
It is expecter that the Prime Minister will return to Scotland early next week and will be the guest of the King and Queen at Bal- moral. British Wireless Service.
CHUNG SHAN BANK TO BE FORMED
Mr. Sun Fo Suggests New Enterprise.
$600600 TAX CAPITAL
Meritorious work in investigating" the murder of a student, named
There was a large crowd pack-to which he has been subjected Tsang Tai-kai at Victoria Gap on
ed into every seat aud corner of during the trial when he came February 18 this year, has gained
Copenhagen, To-day, the Supreme Court this morning into the prisoner's dock this for Chief Detective Inspector Alfred
The Greenland Administration when Mr. Potter lay the points morning, as immaculately dress Norman Reynolds a second class Police Medal. The award has been announces that the noted British of his argument Before the Chief ed as ever, and with as easy a explorer, Mr. H. G. Watkins, lead- Justice. The public had antic manner. He showed no agita. approved by H.E. the Officer Ader of the Europe to Canada Air pated either a sentence of the tion, but appeared a little tired ministering the Government,
Survey Expedition perished on prisoner or his dismissal to-day, and pale. He sat very still, look Expected Heavy Fighting. Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.G.
and interest was keen. But the ing straight ahead of bim was well supported by McNair On the suggestion of Mr. Sun Chinese here unhesitatingly As a result of enquiries, four August 20 in a canoe accident.
Mr. Watkins was a man of wide hearing took but ten minutes He was asked whether he de- and Dykes, the Athletics bowed Fo at the meeting of the Politi declare that the Central Govern-Chinese members of a dangerous experience, having done much and argument was postponed un-sired to be present during the the knee to St. Louis Browns, for tal Tutelage Committee of the ment will take swift action to kidnapping gang were arrested.
work for the British Government of til Monday. Crestfallen, those legal argument in the Full Court whom Levey hit a four-bagger. Chung Shan District, a Chung repulse the advance. They anti-The first, third and fourth cipate fighting of a stubborn prisoners, Cheung Man, Cheung Sze- & similar nature to that upon which who had waited to gain entry to on Monday and through his it was a great game which went Shan Bank will be incorporated, he was engaged in Greenland the court from 7 o'clock in the counsel, Mr. Potter, replied that to eleven innings before the with capital of $600,000, out of nature on the part of the numer-san and Cheung Sau-foo were sen- Reuter.
Criminali
morning, wandered away he would rather be absent. Browns asserted their superior the funds of the non- ous Volunteer units and the re-tenced to death at the
People's Industrial Company. Left London in July,
The Chief Justice and the "I feel very embarrassed," he ity w gular army regiments stationed Sessions by Mr. Justice Wood
London, To-day. Puisne Judge Mr. Justice explained. Is
Laseri was again prominent This company was in the north.
May 30, and were subsequently Mr. H. G. Watkins, well-known Wood, will hear argument on Points of Argument
in the Yankees line up and hit a been organised with tar The Japanese have explained, hanged in Victoria Gaol.
British Arctic Explorer and leader Monday.
Mr. Potter handed to the Court home run to give the favourites a gained through a $2 levy on each The second prisoner, Cheung lu- of the Expedition which left Lon-
land in Chung Shan. previously, that any incursion
Signs of Strain,
the list of legal points on which big win over the Indians, A DOW into Jeho would be for the pur-wah, who was defended by Mr. don in July to survey a possible air
Cheng, for the first time, he will base his argument for a homer by Stumpf failed to save The tax was established, with in the pose Bubduing Chinese units Somerset Fitzroy, formerly Public
the Red Sox outit from defeat Magistrate Wong Kul-
city of company which were worrying their posi- Prosecutor, was acquitted on the route between Europe and Canada, showed some sign of the strain (Continued on Page 7.)
via Greenland, is reported to have!
at the hands of the Chicago team. capital charge, but was sentenced to been killed near Augmazsalik,
proximately $1,000 tions elsewhere.
In the National League the The Chinese have long insist-imprisonment for life on May 18 on Greenland, in a Kayak accident
Cardinals, last year's World ed that Japan was contemplating a charge of causing to be received British Wireless Service.
Series champions, defeated the a thrust into the Jehol country! a letter demanding thoney with
Giants, Dean hitting a hommer hillies and have been agitating for mea-menaces.
for the winners. The caused an upset when they best the Pirates to f hitting his eighteenth for the Phillies and V plying for the Pirat Reds surprised the though Berger hit a grea
The following we
sures to insure the protection of C. D. I. Reynolds was appointed a
its borders.
Danger Point.
Local Chinese hint at most serious developments to follow
this incident. They anticipate. mustering of China's northern troops in large numbers and determined effort to withstand any attack to For Bonserw they have been expecting break of hostilities in J
Marshal Chiang Kai-si
in charge of the Central Govern
Police Constable in February, 1910, rising to the rank of Lance Sergeant
four years later. He was promoted Sub-Inspector in August, 1921, and Through his zeal and good work, November, 1926. Inspector in
Mr. Reynolds acted as Chief Detec tive Inspector on two occasions be tween 1927 and 1980, being finally razetted the rank of ODL,, on November 10 last year.
Mr. Reynolds is a popular figure locally, and a prominent member of the lawn bowls team of the Police Recreation Club.“
SEARCH FOR AIRMEN
ABANDONED.
Hope For Two Flyers Has Died.
ment's armies, has n
- made statement of policy with respect to the possible invasion of Jehol, Many well-wishers join in con- coast
but it is common knowledge that there are powerful Lagures "Nanking - who urge a policy of| resistance
TYPHOON: OFF HOW
gratulating Mr. Reynolds on his
LOST NEAR RANGOON
Rangoon
al Com rescuer,
the missing
Salt and Tayler, to exhaustive five-day sea along the Inland for many
He will continue his inter alght to Australia to-mor
PRINCES FLY TO GOLF COURSE.
Leave Cannes After
Brief Visit.
Balt while
and Wayler diaappeared lying from Mon In their own
The Prince of
UNCON
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WAH NAM A. A. IN HONG KONG
Opening Ceremony On Sunday.
WHEN TOURING TEAMS ARRIVE
Wah
CHINESE STEAMER QUARANTINED.
No Contagion Found On Board.
CHARGED
DOLT
Remain At T
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Political
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be commenced
location