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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1932.
PETITION CIRCULATED
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales
reads the lesson at Church board H. M. 8. Service "Queen Elizabeth."
on
ITALIAN LINER
IN TROUBLE ON MAIDEN VOYAGE
Huge Vessel Delayed
At Gibraltar.
ACCIDENT IS SECRET.
London, To-day. The luxury liner "Rex," Italy's largest and newest ship, which left
TO
Supreme Court
Est. 1845.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
Fort DU
OP
SAVE CHENG FROM GALLOWS
PROMINENT PERSONS 300 DEAD AND
BEHIND MOVEMENT
TENDER AGE URGED AS
REASON FOR MERCY
SON
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OF RESPECTED FAMILY
It is learned here to-day that a move is afoot to save Cheng Kwok-yau, condemned to death for procuring the murder of George Fung, and that a petition is in circulation and will be presented to the Executive Council when completed, urging Cheng's tender age as a reason for clemency.
No matter what legal steps are taken, whether the case goes to the Privy Council and a stay of execution is allowed or not, the petition is going forward, according to well-informed circles,
Cheng Kwok-yau is a grand-.
son of the late Cheng Kwai, who
was of such valuable assistance PARAGUAYANS
to the British Government during the Great War. Cheng is heir to
part of the huge fortune of this
Ipoh, F.M.S., family.
"Prominent Support.
of
CAPTURE TWO
1,000 INJURED IN EARTHQUAKE
Fresh Shocks Felt At Chakidice.
BRITISH RESCUERS.
Athens, To-day. Although the complete list öf the
casual- earthquake ties is not yet available owing to many being pin- ned beneath the ruins without hope of rescue, 300 people are known to be dead and 1,000 in- jured. Three-thousand people are homeless.
British sailors continue to de- molish buildings, and many bodies have already been re- Three more violent covered. shocks have been felt at Chalci- dice, and one at Salonika, where many of the most important buildings have been fasured. Athenian society ladies are has. tening to the devastated region to work as nurses. ››
Survivors relate that domestic
ENEMY FORTS animals had a premonition of the
Disturbing Reports From War Zone.
LONG CAMPAIGN FEARED.
-
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disaster several hours in advance, and were panic-stricken as they made frenzied attempts to es- A number of prominent and in- fluential Chinese are, understood to
cape from the houses. The be supporting the petition and it
monks of the Mount Athos Mon- was learned from some of these,
antry are prevented from join- who did not desire their names to
ing in the rescue work, as they be mentioned in connection with
are cut off from the rest of the Santiago, To-day. the petition for reasons diplomacy, that sympathy for the The peace of South America peninsula by mighty crevasses
odour. Reuter the condemned youth is strong continues broken and further from which issue a sulphurous serious fighting has occurred on throughout the Colony, pos Genoa on Tuesday on her haiden The private secretary to HE, the the Paraguayan-Bolivian fron
F
tier, while a counter-revolution trip to New York, may possibly still O.A.G., Hon. Mr. W. Squtborn, beat Gibraltar on October, the recently informed the China Meil has broken in Chile
But while the Chilean situa- that the matter of Cheng's stay of date she is due at New York.
execution was under consideration tion is locally important, the Gran A "hush-hush" policy has con- of the Executive Council and that Chaco dispute has more serious cealed effectually the defects which in due course an order will be made. international aspects. The like Earl Of Mar Passes caused her to arrive at Gibraltar The time for the decision is near, it lihood of foreign investments in the region suffering immensely,
At Age Of 67, three hours late but it is rumoured is understood.
The stay of execution, however, has attracted the attention of her turbines and dynamos need at-
HON. COL. ARGYLES. is mainly a formal move in the the powers concerned to the long- tention.*
machinery of the law, made neces-, standing quarrel over the fron-
London, To-day. Not a word of the accident is aary by the fact that an appeal is tier line and it is just possible
The death has occurred of Earl published in any of the Rome news-sought before the Privy Council.that intervention of some sort papers.
The petition for clemency has no may be undertaken before the of Mar, Premier Viscount and Gibraltar reports say. passengers, connection with the move for a campaign settles down in earn-Baron of Scotland, at the age of 67 who include the United States stay of execution or the appeal to eat. Ambassador to Rome, Ex-Mayor the Privy Council. Jimmy Walker of New York, are now allowed ashore while squads of dockyard: hands are working all night long on the ship's turbines.". She appeared to have been speed. ing at 25 knots till two hours out of Gibraltar when a defect caused her:
to slow down to ten knota. On
LA
MR.
BALDWIN NAMED LORD
PRIVY SEAL
her trials her average speed was 29 Under-Secretaries Also
knots per hour.-Reuter.
NEW LORD MAYOR OF LONDON.
Sir Percy Greenaway Is Elevated.
Londôn, To-day. At the Guildhall, London, to-day, Everyman of the city chose. Sir Percy Greenaway to be the next Lord Mayor, Sir Percy is head of the City Firm of Daniel Greenaway, bankars and general printers.—Bri- tinh@Wireless Service,
STOCKPORT COUNTY
SURPRISED.
Carlisle's Home
Win.
London, To-day." United advanced five
the
Appointed.
SHUFFLE IN THE CABINET.
Tondon, To-day,
New Government appoint ments announced by the" Prime Minister to-day, named Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin, formerly Lord Pre- sident of the Council, Lord Privy Seal succeeding to the post until recently, occu pied by the former Labour stalwart, Viscount Snow. den.
The new. office does not carry with it the same high remuneration as that of Lord President of the Council.
Paraguayan forces report the captures by their steadily
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BIG FINE THREATENED.
years. Reuter,
Walter John Francis Erskine, | ad- KT., JF, 12th Earl of Mar and Kellle, was born in 1865, the eldest son of the 11th Earl He was the of Stirling AUTHORITIES SEEK hereditary Keeper
Castle, and Hon. Colonel 7th Batta- TERRORISTS. lion Argyll and Sutherland High- Landers. He was also representa- tive Pear for Scotland since 1892; Chittagong Attack
Lord Lieutenant of the County of Investigated. · Clackmannan since 1898, Chairma
of the Clackmannani County Conn- ell and President of the County Territorial 'Association. **N
Earl Mar was educated at Eton Heavy Anes will be imposed on and was a Lieutenant. In the Scota that section of the Chittagong Guards from 1887 to 1992, His community concerned in the attack son and heir to Lord Erskine. upon the European Institute on September 24, unless the perpetra= tors are found by October 15, states a Government communiqué. It declares the attack.could not have been arranged without the knowledge of local people and that consequently the terrorists must be known to many, "orat
at least suspected.
„Darjeeling, To-day,
One European' woman was killed and a number of persons at the Institute dance were injured." "A Bangoll woman, one of the ter
CHRISTMAS DAY BROADCAST.
Costly Station At Daventry,
London, To-day mo
It is expected that the frat broadcast from the New Empire Short Wave Station being con-
Flying to bathe during the heat wave.
Members of the Burrey Flying Club, Gatwick, frequently make a fight to the old barn open-air bathing pool, Hilden- Members leaving their Red- borough, near Tonbridge Kent. wing bi-plane machine for the pool ready for a dip.
COMMUNIST PLOT BARED. BY SHANGHAI RAID.
Plan To Stir Chekiang Te Uprising Discovered.
From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, To-day. Seizure of important docu- ments here have led to the discovery of a Communist plot to instigate an uprising in the neighbouring province of Cheklang.
The documents were seisėd by Municipal Fólica who ar rested two suspected Com- munists, who are bulleredom be Important members of the Military Committee of the Central Communist-Party.
MILL SPINNERS
WILL CONTINUE
WAGE CONTEST
Strike May Continue Or New Point.
CONFERENCE COLLAPSE.
BUTLER
THROWN AT
VALLEY
Westland Stag Proves Troublesome.
NOT SERIOUSLY HURT."
Billy Hill Passes Through
On Conte Rosso,/.
Mr. E. O. Butler, one of the most promising of the younger jockeys, experienced a nasty fall yesterday morning during the training gallops. Mr. Butler was riding Westland Stag, & pony which Mr. L. G. Frost has had under his own special atten- tion, when he was thrown during a gallop. Fortunately, however, Mr. Butler was not seriously in- jured, suffering only from severe shaking.
Westland Stag has always been a difficult pony to handle, and apparently the special training it has had under the champion jockey has not eradicated its old faults..
SHANGHAI JOCKEY ARRIVES
Mr. William Hill, the well- London, To-day known Shanghai fockey who The troubles of the Lancashire won the Derby and the Cham- cotton trade are not yet over. plons during the Annual Meet- The Six-hour Conference in ing at the Valley, was an inter- Manchester between representa ested spectator at the early tives of the cotton spinning em-morning-gallops at the Valley ployers and operatives in regard this morning.c
to ribe, question of reduction of Mr. Efill is just returning from wages of spinners, broke down: Home lave, aid left for Shang- Employers offered to accept a hai on the Conte Rosso at noon freduction of 15.5 per cent. off to-day
LEGAL FIGHT- LIKELY OVER
PRIZE SWEEP the pound
Second Winner Claims First Money.
HORSE DISQUALIFIED.
A dispute over the allot ment of the premier prize in the South China Athlette Association Sweepstake on the Junk Bay Handicap, run
standard rates, the same as on Mr. Hill brought Liberty Bay the manufacturing side of the home by two lengths to win the industry, but the operatives re- Derby from Wild Life with T. Y. fused and would not advance be- Tung up: Liberty Bay was then yond their previous offer, a resuch hot favourite that it paid duction of 7.5 per cent. or 10d. in orly $6.20 for a win and $6.10
for a place. The employers notice of re- In the Champions Mr. Hill "Didna" Bay, three duction of wages, will expire on won on October 15 and operatives de- lengths separating his mount from Gay Crusader with Johnny [clare they will resist.
Heard up. Diana Bay was also a red-hot favourite, paying out only $6.00 and $5,40,
The strike in the industry may be continued on October 15 and, if it is, the result will be most serious to industry and worker.
Reuter.
last Saturday, is said to be BOMB GANG
pending. In view of this, the distribution of the prize money has been postponed Indefinitely.NE
It is understood that the Asso ciation has received a letter from the holder of Ticket No. 01828, which drew Wonderful Stag, demanding the first prize of $109,832. The holder of 08649, which w drow Ticket No: Champa
qualified winner has
and the Associat
in the hands of the
It is further, cart pute, unless be set
IN SZECHUAN
Mr. Leslie Hore Bellaha is ap-rorists, was also killed in the en-structed as Daventry by the British CIVIL WAR THREAT pointed Financial Secretary of suing clash, after bombs had been Broadcasting Corporation will take the Treasury; the Earl of Ply thrown among the throng of guaste place on Christmas Day when an mouth is Parliamentary Under at the social gathering Rentar effort will be made to transmit, part Secretary for the Colonies and
MrRA Butler “is Under-
refary for the India Office SIR ROBERT HO TUNG VISITS.
wing appointments
earlier
THE POP
home
programme round
Militamists Disagree
During the Annual Meeting Mr. Hill rode in thirteen races; winning eight; being placed second once; and running " UD- placed on four occasions.”
ACTIVE IN
SHANGHAI MARTIAL LAW AT
CANTON ON NATIONAL DAY Japanese May Remove Mills To Manchukuo.
CONCERNED OVER CUSTOMS..
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, To-day. Japanese merchants here are becoming increasingly worried over the effects of the Manchukno customs autonomy, the Chinese
ide on their
China proper and
trade of Japanese, tile mills in Shanghát,
possibility is foreseen moval of many milla
Precautions Taken To Prevent Disorder.
MASSACRE RECALLED.
Correspondent.