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Tennis Star In Colony
E. D. Andrews British International
SHANGHAI TEAM COMING NEXT MONTH.
Staying A Fortnight.
E. D."Andrews, the New Zealand' and British International Lawn. Tennis plager. was looking very fit when Interviewed by a China Mail representative at Sir William Harrell's residence this morning.
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Andrews is on a round-the-world business trip and hopes to spend a fortnight in the Colony before pro- eeeding to Malaya and the Dutch. East Indies on his way back to. New Zealand, He arrived in the Colony early this morning by the Malwa..
TWISTED ANKLE INCIDENT. ́- When asked about Wimbledon this year, Andrews said that he produced the best form of his career, but was unfortunate to strain his ankle when leading. Frank Shields, the American run- ner-up in 1931.
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"It was a great match on the Centre Court and was graced by the presence of Their Majesties the King and Queen. I was, however, un- fortunate to over-reach for a ball and twisted my ankle bad-
ly. Dr. J. C. Gregory, the
British Davis Cupper attended to me and placed a very tight bandage round the ankle which enabled me to proceed with the game. It was alright' so long as I went forwards or backwards, but when I had to move to the right or to the left I was badly handicapped.” (Continued on Page 8.)
BRITAIN'S CABINET MEMBERS ACTIVE.
Premier Studies New Ottawa Plans.
THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST
No. 28,208
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1932.
TERRORISTS
THREATEN
DARING
LONDON
ROBBERY
Armed Thieves In Oxford Street.
LOSS OF JEWELRY,
Gunman Tells Assistants To “Stick 'em Up."
London, Yesterday. With uncomfortable similarity. to Chicago gangster methods, a bare-faced daylight robbery oc- curred on Oxford Street, London, this afternoon..
Notwithstanding the high shopping hour, a gunman walked into a jeweller's shop, slammed
Eat. 1845.
Suprem
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
CHINA'S BOYCOTT
FRESH MENACE TO SHANGHAI PEACE
CHINESE ADMIRAL'S GOODWILL DINNER
JAPANESE OFFICERS AS GUESTS.
(From Our Own Correspondent).
SHANGHAI, TO-DAY.
A DANGEROUS NEW INFLUENCE IS
the door, drew the curtain over MAKING ITSELF FELT IN SHANGHAI AND the window, ordered two assist- ants to put 'em up, emptied THE EFFORTS OF PACIFIC-MINDED LEADERS the till and trays of jewellery MAY BE LARGELY UNDONE BY THE WRIT- then backed out and vanished
TEN THREATS OF JAPANESE TERRORISTS among the crowds,
Hitherto armed robberies in AGAINST THE LIVES OF CHINESE BOYCOTT the West End have been practi-| cally unknown, but it has be- LEADERS.
J. A. Mollison and his wife Amy Johnson who are said to become more and more apparent
contemplating an eastward fight across the Atlantic.
SPINNERS
TURN DOWN
PROPOSALS
But-Both Parties Willing
To Negotiate.
COTTON STRIKE MAY BE
AVERTED.
30,991 Votes To 1,518 For
Cessation Of Work:
London, To-day. Operatives of the Spin ners' Union have rejected by ballot and the proposals of the employers to reduce wages: two shillings and nine pence in the pound. The ballot gave 30,991 in fa- vour of cessation of work, and only 1,518 opposed
MOLLISON
WELCOME
"Amy" Flies In Air Liner To Cherbourg.
→ LONDON'S ENTHUSIASEL,
May Fly Ocean Again After Honeymoon Trip.
While Admiral Chen Shao-kuan, Minister of the Navy in the that the European gangster is learning the high-class methods Central Government, was entertaining Japanese naval officers at a of American "crookdom," and
slow to profit by example.
Reuter.
CHIEES
Miss Mamie
daughter of well-known Shanghai-family, who has been staying in the Colony on vaca on for the past three week Misa Johnston,"
Messrs. Cook's in the 1 office is returning to-day on the xa, Asia.
RECOGNISE
MANCHUKUO
London's underworld is never goodwill dinner at the Naval Club, in an endeavour to create a near- JAPAN TO
er harmony between officers of the two Powers, Chinese merchants were considering with apprehension a threat against their lives.
This menace came from the newly-organised Japanese pairio- tie body, styling itself "The Seven Lives Bloody Alliance for Devo tion to Country. The letter declared that it must serve as a' final warning to the Chinese Federation of National Salvation tions and intimated that the executives of this recently" Chinese group were in immediate danger of losing their lives if they persisted in backing the anti-Japanese boycott movement.
ARMY "PRESS GANGA SUSPECTED HERE.
Ex-Soldier Telt Of Coolie's Attack.
STRUCK BY A STONE.
Is there a press gang" operating in Hong Kong This was the ques tion asked by Mr. Wynne-Jones at
London, To-day.
In picturesque but ominous tumultuous civic welcome the Central Police Court this morn-language the letter says, in part: was given Mr. J. A. Mollisoning when Wing Gow, who has re-
form.
nights pr
Was
CHANCES
BRIGHT
Bowls Team Leaves
By Empress.
when he landed at Southampton cently been discharged from service Please add some hot blood to HONG KONG'S to-day. Five machines from the in the 19th Route Army, appeared your anti-Japanese activities, before him, the victim of an assault but make sure that you can eat London Aeroplane Club circled by Coolie on Des Voeux Road last
rice as cold as ice." The inter- the liner, dipping a salute.
Over 10,000 Londoners continu- The plaintif stated that as pretation is said to be a threat ed his welcome at Waterloo Sta- he
walking along the of bombs and bullets. tion, and shrieked their delight road, the coolie accosted him
Nation-Wide Support. asked if he would like as the boat train came to the plat and
to join the Army. He replied that The Chinese Federation of The first person to greet Mr. he had just resigned and didn't National Salvation Associations,
which embraces
the Mollison was his mother. The care to join.While the coole was
pider official welcome was given by Co-arguing with him, a crowd collected,
created to groups originally lonel Shelmerdine, Director of preventing his escape,
He told the Court that he wage an economic war, against. Civil Aviation accompanied by a With the decision by the operhost of flying men.
managed to worm his way out of Japan, has received numerous. atives of the Weavers' Federa. Mr. and Mrs. Mollison are go the circle but as he did so, the telegrams from merchant bodies the tion to-day to accept, if the ing to the United States for their defendant picked up a rock and hit in all parts of China, pledging
Minister of Labour issues an in- delayed honeymoon. Mrs. Moll- bim in the eye. The stone glanced support and loyalty. Dominions Secretary, Hon. J. Hvitation to a meeting both sides son is the former Miss Amy John off and struck a street hawker on The Chinese, people Thomas, who is spending a holiday in the Lancashire cotton indus famous long-distance air. His Worsh within easy reach of London. try have now expressed
London, To-day. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, returned from Scotland 'last evening and will devote his attention to current national problems:
of
The Prime Minister yesterday continued his examination Ottawa Conference
had
'a
matters.
with consultation
The employers notices of wage reductions expire on September 17, on which day, if not before, some 200,000 spinners will walk out.
SOLI their
WOMEN
All the Cabinet Ministers are busy willingness to attend such.
at the moment, the Labour Ministry
being particularly concerned with
the Lancashire cotton strike-Bri tish Wireless Service,
meeting.
The next step lies with the Minister of Labour.
Plans for negotiations have al- ready been, approved by the em ployers.
INDIAN PRINCES CALLED TO The industry throughout Lan-
SIMLA PARLEY
Viceroy Iames Invitation To September 20 Meeting
sion
cular ref
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cashire is now virtually paralyz- ed, and the impending strike of spinners, if it materializes, will completely shut the mille Reuter,
MURDER SUSPECT'S INJURIES SEVERE
Will Be Charged. On His Recovery
Some
husband, she says may home from America. hint the two may fly, tog
Mrs Mollison few, to,
in an air. Uner
made
bat was
urn journey
the nose.
Estates Of Old Spanish
Grandees Confiscated
OPTIMISM KEYNOTE OF FAREWELLS.
resuve Shanghai Record.
Recognition Now Only
Matter Of Time.
COUNT UCHIDA SPEAKS.
intervi
Uchi
Japan's Manchukuo
to. an-
State is now only of time, but said not yet in a posit nounce whether Japan would first notify the Powers and the League of Nations, Reuters.
China's Ultimatum.
Ghing, it will be recalled, has de- finitely stated that should Man chukuo receive Japan's formal cognition," BY
will be sent into ritory of Manchuria
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