WOOLLEY'S GREAT INNINGS.
RECORDS SMASHED IN FOURTH TEST.
ENGLAND'S GOOD START.
CHINESE CIVIL SERVICE.
ADMISSION HENCEFORWARD ONLY BY EXAMINATION,
SYSTEM MODELLED ON
THE WEST.
Tate and Hammond, at the last
For the first time in the history moment, had to be left out of the of China, the Government Civil English team in the Fourth Test Service will shortly be placed on a at Manchester, which commenced strict basis of examination, modell- op Saturday, and it was decided to ed after the systems now empley play" Patsy Hendren and Bared in western countries. A set of ratt, the Notts fast bowler-and mighty bitter.
regulations governing the holding of such examination, which was drafted by the Examination Yuan, has just been revised and approv. ed by the Legislative Yuan and will shortly be promulgated by the State Council for enforcement.
As compared with the Third Test R. E. S. Wyatt, A. W. Cari, Geary and Barratt, took the places of J. C. White, Hammond, Tate, and Larwood (the last-named trio being all on the injured list).
South Africa also made changes, and the teams accordingly were:-vincial capitals or such other places
England.
A. W. Cary (Notts), captain,"
H. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire),
R. E. S. Wyatt (Warwick),
E. H. Bowley (Sussex),
F. E. Woolley (Kent).
M. Leyland (Yorkshire),
A. P. Freeman (Kent),
G. Duckworth (Lancashire),
G. Geary Leicester),
F, Barratt (Notts).
E. Hendren (Middlesex).
South Africa,
Ordinary examinations will be held annually in the various pre-
as may he designated by the Ex- amination Yann' while the higher examinations will be held in the national capital, or any other local- ity designated by the Examination Yuan, also once 'each year.
Eligible for Examination, The following are the most im portant of the new regulations :--
Any citizen of the Republic of China or one of the following quali- take the
A. G. Deane (Transvaal), captain.cation is entitled to
J. J. Siedle (Natal).
R. H. Catterall (Orange Free
State),
B. Mitchell (Transvaal),
H. W. Taylor (Transvaal),
D. P. Morkel (Western Province),
H, B. Cameron (Transvaal),
H G. Owen-Smith (Western Pro
vince),
N.A. Quinn (Griqualand West), C. L. Vincent (Transvaal),
was ine, and the wicket perfect.
Ordinary Examination.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,
CHINA AND "RED" PROPAGANDA.
JAPANESE PRESS COMMENT.
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· [United Press.)
STOPPING THE TIN WAR.
£1,000,000 PLAN PROJECTED.
STEADYING PRICES.
The markets of London and New York and the East have been mysti- fed, by the registration of the £1,000,000 British American Tin-
Tokyo. Everybody knows that the seizure of the Chinese Eastern Railway by China will affect Corporation. Ltd. The first sub- seriously the position of the Japanese-owned South Manchuria Railway?"
This statement in an editorial in the Oaka Mainichi, greatest af Japanese daily newspapers, with circulation of more than 1,300,000 copies a day, sums up the opinion of thoughtful Japanese as they view the negotiations between the National Government of China and the Soviet Government for settle. ment of the controversy involving the management of the Chinese Eastern Railway.
Russo-Japanese Friendship
Necessary.
Beribers were:-*
JULY
29, 1929.
Money and Markets
HONG KONG MARKET REPORTS.
Yesterday's quotations for rice and other food-stuffs were 31 follow :-
Per Picul
8.60
GIGANTIC STOCK
CAPITALISATION.
GREAT POWER MERGER,
["D.F." Special Service.]
Rice. Common White, Red, Seal.. 88.82 New York, July 17-What is be. Common White, Green Seal... 7.45 Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen, Bart, a
lieved to be the greatest stock director of the Midland Bank Ltd.,
Common White, Black Seal... 9.43
capitalization in history-62,000,000 Midland Bank Executor and Trus Common White, Wu Muk
Keng
B.18hares has been announced in the White Broken, Green Seal...
formation of the Commonwealth and tre Co., Ltd.. and many tobacco companies; Baron Brabourne, a
White Granulated, Green
Southern Corporation, which will director of many mining companies
Seal
function as a gigantic public utilts including "Gold Fields and Ropp White Bean, Black Seal......
bulding company. O the total stock outstanding, 60.000.000 shares Tin Limited O. V G. Hoare, also a director of Gold Fields" and Glatinous, Green Seal
will be classed as common and the Barclays Bank (Dominion, of
remainder preferred. Colonial and Overseas), Limited.
The late Count Goto, former Foreign Minister and one of the greatest of Japanese statesmen, fore- saw the present situation, the news- paper, believes, and had this as his basic reason in emphasizing by word and deed the necessity for friend-explorers, financiers, etc. ly relations between Japan and Russia. Were he alive to-day, the Mainichi continues, his wise counsel
Sir J. A. Mullens, a director of London Life Association, Limited, and a trustee and manager of the London Stock Exchange; Carles V. Aramayo, president of the Aramayo Mines of Bolivia: the Caraccles Tin Company of Bolivia, of New York; Hugh Micklem, of Cull and Com nany. bankers, and a director of Selection Trust, Limited; John Howeson, chairman of the Anglo- Oriental Mining Corporation.
The objects of the company are:
To buy, sell, prepare, make mer- chantable, operate and deal in tin and other metals and minerals, and
Miscellaneous. Coarse granulated sugar, No. Camellia-nut oil
24
Red Melon Seeds
Soy Benn
5.85
3.88
7.88
87.30 19.00 .00
16.00
Dried Persimmon, Peking Dried Mushroom, Foochow...240.00 Shark's fios, Tai Woo ....130.00 Fishmaw .........
.160.00
|
Dried Arabi, Chung Fu......100.00 Dried Flat Fish, Chung Pin 80.00
CANTON TRADE NOTES.
Considerable quantities of wol
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HONG KONG STOCK
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
H.K. Banke p
JULY 27, 1929.
$1.265 in.
Do London...128 Dom
Charlared Banks
193 bay. Mercantile Banke, À. &.8.29?† nom.
Do
O...£15) som. 0. Banks.......£9} nom. East Asia Banks ***** 1630 nom. $90, Dom.
$326 buy.
P.
Canton InsuranOSE.......
160 buy.
Union Insurances R North China Ins****** M. $50 nom-
Yangtare Insurance.......M..
China Underwriters .12 sel. China Fire insurances ... 310 boy. E.K. Fire Ins...
$770
nom,
Dongles .............................3371 nom. H.&. Steamboats..... $24 Indo-Chinas (Prif.)3471 buy.
Do. (Def.)70 now"?" Shell Transports. 91/6 nom.
$23 Bel. Onion Waterboats..mod Benguo.......................................... $3.10 bay. Kailan Mining Admin ezje nom...
Tla. 10 nem. Langkau (combined)....
„Tiz. vt buy, singl Explorations Shanghai Lo
The new concern was incorpor ated in Delaware by the Bonbright
17. boh Mines interests to acquire more than 40 | H.K, & K. Wiana per cent. of the common stocks of E.K. & W. Docks Commonwealth Power Corporation China Provident, South-eastern Power and Light Songkow liyane. Company and Pean-Ohio Edison New Engineering Company as a result of arrange Shanghai Dooks... ments completed with the American Super-Power Corporation and cer tain large other bolders of these
stocks.
In addition to the record capital zation, the new corporation wil have more than 845,000,000 in cash. More than $193.000 was paid for the incorporation in the State of Delaware. The American Super
S'ba
Ti.. 18 buy 41/- buy. $321 Lay. $4.50-buy.
168 20m. Tix. 1.7 bay.
3127,10m.
Th. 138 buy, ex div. cam. return of cap. Ewo Cottons......Tia. 141 bay,, 14.70 nel, Oriental Cottons. 230.bay.
Cottons (old)....... 77, more. Do. (e) 13) nom. H.K.&. Hateis....... $8.35 bay, à ra. HK Lands
di sel Shangha
aghai Lands..................... 147
113.40 bu Humphreys Eatatoa us B.K. Baltic ........ „$8.15 B.K. Tramway......$18 bay,, 18.80.
$11.00 bo.
(20) $0.05 com, Jargest single stockholder. Commonwealth and Southern Cor Star Ferries... $81) Dom.
$18.10 sol, Large quantities of silver bullion poration is patterned after the Ubina Light, (old)......
13/13.30 (new)... $13 noun. ly by the Morgan interests -
B.K. Electri.... $56,60 buy., 85) sa. millions into the market to stabilise few days by the Canton Govern- United Press. the price of tin at £50 above the ment Mat.", present price £200 a ton. "",
to carry on the business of miners fram ore have been exported recept Power Corporation will be the Peak Tramz (old) .... ......
Following its registration, the London price of tin rose £3 per ton, and it was reported that the new corporation, backed by the famous.
ly from the North River districts,
The
(a) A certified graduate of any would be of great value. There can Guggenheim fortunes, was to thratave been imported during the last United Corporation formed recent-
registered public or private middle school or of any school of bigher standing.
י1
(b) Any person who has received an education equal to a graduate of the middle school or of one of higher standing who, has passed a preliminary examination on his qualifications.
be no doubt that he had a specific plan for dealing with the situation which has arisen.
Mr. John McGowan, the repre- sentative of the Guggenheim in- terests, gave the Paris correspon of the company's plans.
the Daily News an outline
deat
Mr. McGowan, who is president of the Caracoles Tin Company of
Polivia and the Yukon Gold Co.. said the shares of the British and American companies in the new corporation would be calculated on a percentage, based on production. Figures would be settled at a world conference of the companies repre-
Geto died early this year, how ever, and the brunt of determining Japanese policy has fallen on A. J. Bell (Western Province). There were 6,000 people present
younger man, Baron Kijuro Shide. Any gitizen of the Republic of hara, Foreign Minister in the re nt the start, and Carr, winning the toss, sent in Sutcliffe and Bowley China possessing one of the follow-cently formed Minseite Government to open the innings. The weathering qualifications is entitled to take headed by Mr. Hamaguchi. He is
the Higher Examination:
in the midst of a dioult situation, (a) A certified gradute of but it is no new experience. He is Government university or of any Foreign Minister for the fourth properly registered public or pri- time and always has been in the vate university, or college, or tech middle of delicate situations, a ma- nical institute.
jority of which he has solved bril- hantly. He knows both China and Russia and probably enjoys a great- er measure of the confidence of lead-matter with the Boliviar Minister. ers of both these nations than any other Japanese statesman.
Early Disaster,
(b) A certified graduate of a foreign university, college or tech nical institute, which is officially recognized by the Ministry of
Education.
England made a poor opening, for Sutcliffe, usually good for a sound Ecore, was beaten by Morkel when he had scared only ; and after Howley had put together 13 he was beaten and bowled by Be..
With two good wickets down for a small score, things looked bad for England when Wool,ey came in. "Frank," who had done finely in 'the Third Test, however, was not
one whit dismayed, and immedi-qualifications. ately set ahout the bowling in lusty, fashion. Wyatt, a natura: forcing batsman, was content to keep his end up, and lunch came with the score 13 for 2 wickete. Woolley having collected co and Wyatt 24.
A Great Partnership. A good crowd attended after lunch, and were rewarded by being privileged to witness record third-wipket partnership in England r. South Africa Test matches..
The partnership in all realized
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(c) Any person who has received an education equal to that of a graduate of a university or technical institute, who has passed a preliminary examination on bis
(d) Any person who possesses actual technical knowledge or speci al talent or who has published his discoveries which have been proved by investigation to be of merit,
(e) Any person who has passed the Ordinary Examination four years previously or who has beeen a Government official of the Wei. jen" (third) rank or has assumed a similar post for more than three
years.
Not Entitled to Enter.
Japan's Position,
Much of Japan's future in Man- churia, where she bas billions of pen invested, may depend on Shide- hara's ability in the next few months. Whether he takes any offi- cial part in the Sino-Russian negotiations or not, his opinion which will represent the weight of the 80,000,000 people in the Japanese Empire-must play a powerful part in the outcome. He cannot afford to allow Japan's position in Man- churia to be weakened, and hence it seems likely his influence will go towards a peaceful settlement which likely will provide for a continua- tion of the former joint operation of the Chinese Eastern Railway by China and Russia.
sentatives.
Mr. McGowan said he would visit London next week to discuss the
CANADIAN NATIONAL
RAILWAY.
EARNINGS SHOW BIG ADVANCE,
Montreal, Que-Increase in gross and net earnings and decreased operating ratios feature the report. of the Canadian National Railwaye for April and the four-month period
from January 1.
.
Some, 10 bales of raw silk were sold on Friday. The prices were:- No. 14/18 at H.K.8940 and No. 13/15 Best I at 8917.
*
Over forty thousand bags of salt
have been exported from Kiungehow during the last twenty days Kiungchow is the largest alt pro- ducing district in Kwangtung.
*
A very quiet cotton yarn market was experienced during the end of the week as demand from the coun try districts has been very small. Prices on Friday last were firm as arrivals from Shanghai were limited.
*
U.S. TRADE WITH THE EAST.
HUGE IMPORTS DURING MAY.
Do.
Macao Electric $264 29. Bundakua Lights ...12) sol. Telephone..... 7 nom. Uliza Busse
Singapore Tractions...
#144 buy.
(Pret:)......20/- buy.
Do Chias Bugara Malabon Sugars Danton Ices.rinders Cements (cembined)
Do.
96 ct..
47 som
12.10 nom.
$9.10 buy, & sa, (old).$7.70 buл.
Do. (now) ... 11:40 net.
......$? el
"bay
..$19 buy.
Washington, July 21.-Trade with E. Bopes
United Asbestos the "East during May totalled U.S. cent over the previous correspond-Wamu....... 61) $186,126,000, an increase of 10 per Dairy Farms
ing period, the Department of Com- Der A Wings
Lane Crawfords........... merce announced to-day.
Most of this increase is attributed to imports, the value of which increased nearly $20,000,000 on ac- ecunt of heavy demand for silk, rubber, burlap, coconut products, tip, hemp and sugar.
W. Fowells H.K. Amuseme This
$11.90 nm.
80 sta, bay,
pem.
318 bET.
18 buy. $13 bay. $6) tel.
128 buy. E. Constractions buy. 'que. Indus G. & Bonda...641% nom. H.k. Govi, Loana......7% prom, buy,
nom-coming!
Expert's declined 3 per cent, part-buy-buyers; sel-sellers-les ly on account of reduced prices on whent and cotton.-United Press.
Large consignments of goods have heen passing through Sunchow re- rently. Sunchow exports cattle, eils and other pative products to Hong Kong and Canton vid Wa CANADA'S COAL PRODUC- chow and importe cotton yarn, piece goods and other commodities.
•
The value of the Canton Central Bank of China notes has been very irregular recently. Since peace has been restored, the value has steadily gone up till it reached 97 per cent. of the nominal value. During last week, the notes dropped to about 91 per cent. but on Friday they again rose to about 85 per cent.
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TION.
RUNNING HIGHER.
Ottawa, Ont.-Canada's coal pro- duction" during April at 1,393,247 short tons was alightly greater than in March and over a quarter of a million ters in excess of the figure for
April 1928. The Dominion Burenu of Statistics points out that production for the month under review was 34 per cent. more than the average, for the mouth in the five preceding years.
Groes earnings in April amount. ed to $22,435,244 compared with $19.511,338 for April, 1928, an in. 13.35 per crease of 82,6-13.543 or cent.
For the four-month period earning totalled 852,421,071 gross
in- compared with 879,420,429, 0 "Be Firm With China!"
eroase during the current year of Since the Kwangsi "Clique" has been ousted, from Kwangsi, business The Mainichi teels Shidehara | 82,091,648, or 3.77 per cent.
"The must be firm with China.
Net
in Wuchow, the largest commercial earnings in April were counter-re-position of Japan in Manchuria $4.443,160 compared with net earn port of the Province, has been on Wuchow was doing gradually grows more and more pre-ings in April 1928, of $2.854,296, an the decline. ed three figures. All the bowling (b) Having lost the right to hold carious," the newspaper said. "We increase of $1,538,804, or 54.05 per very well until last year when basit Brunswick, 19,745 tons: Saskatche-
743 runs, and both batsmen reach-
Persons not eligible to sit are those convicted of:
(a) Complicity in volutionary activities.
looked alike to them, and whilst public office.
6
Of the total production Nova Scotia produced 354,714 tone; New
wan, 31.353 tons: Alberta '563,950 are called upon to be ready to meet. cent. For the four-month period neas was adversely affected by the
tons and British Columbia 292,871 the Warwickshire amateur concen-; (c) Embezzlement or misappre any emergency at a moment's notice. net totalled 815.93,049 as against prolonged drought; then the inter-
corresponding Kwang war had very serious effects tons. trated on defence, Woolley, mainly priation of public funds which have We must intimate to China that 813,456,290 in the
we can see no justification for what period of 1928, an increase in upon trade. At present, prices of Total importe of coal into Canalı by wonderful driving and pulls, not been repaid.
we cannot but consider the illega! | favour of the present year of commodities are still high owing to during April amounted to 734,618 went on to make his own highest. (d) Guilty of bribery for which method she took to gain control of 81.995,668 or 14.06 per cent.
the depreciation of the Kwangsi tons which compares with the figure Railway. Chinese Eastern
For the first four months of the currency money.
for April 1928, at 607,009 fons. Japan cannot afford to take sides current year the operating ratio with Russia, but equally she cannot has been reduced to 81.44 per cent. but point out to the Government as against 83.12 per cent. for the of China that it must follow a
same period in 1928. reasonable policy.
sentence has been passed.
Test innings. In all he had 20 4's in(e) Having been declared insol his magnificent innings of 154, and
"
vent or bankrupt.
he scored at a very rapid rate, (f) Addiction to opium or other before he returned one to Vincent: similar drugs-Kuo in
The previous best partnership for the 3rd wicket in England-South Africa Teets was made by Rhodes and Mead (who put together 152 at
·Johannesburg in 1913).
Leyland's Success After Woolley had left, third out, Hendren came in, but had only scored 12 when he was howled by Quinn. Handren has certainly had wretched luck this reason, despite his century last week.
Leyland, the young Yorkshire left- hander, who now seems to be a Test match "fixture," followed, aad had scored two when the ten interval was taken. The Reorg then stood at 317 for wickets
Wyatt 104 not out).
Wyatt Dismissed., Wyatt's great innings came to a close shortly after, when he was caught at the wicket of Vincent,
the
"If Chinese were sure Russia had violated the Mukden Agreement, Scores, as cabled by Reuter, under which the Chinese Eastern Railway, was operated, they had a perfect right,to protest and to use to obtain redress. legal means
are:-
England-1st Innings. Sutcliffe, b Morkel Bowley, b Bell
0
13
R. E. S. Wyatt, e Cameron,
b Vincent. 113 Woolley, c and b Vincent Hendren, b Quina "*. Leyland, Cameron,
Mitchell
ર
12
b
* 93 898 | |
A. W. Carr, e Bell, b Quinn 10 Geary, not out
Barratt, not out
Extras
hen
Total (for 7 wkte.)
COUNTY GAMES.
31
2
... 427
Direct action, however, was not
THE MENINGITIS SCARE..
THE WORST OVER?
Washington, July 21-The fact.
justified. China mast realize that that the last five steamships arriv justice does not permit her, to use ing at American ports from the might wrongly."
"Direct Action" Unjustified.
J
East have been "free" from men- ingitis has caused U.S. health
A majority of Japanese editors do officials to bope that the peak of the not doubt but that the Russian menace has passed.
There Bas, however, been no slack- personnel of the Chinese Eastern ening of the restrictions. There Railway were indulging in Bolshe-will be no change in recent regula vik propaganda, and they do notions, it was learned, unless the
28 question China's right to prevent shipping companies in large mea- such activity. What they do ques-sure improve their steerage accom- tion is the method of the Cainesemodations, especially with respect direct action without apparent to space for each passenger. effort at a friendly, solution.
Results of County games conclud- after adding more. His 113 wased on Friday were:-
2
an invaluable innings, and a medel Keat lost to Lancashire by 189 runs. of patience and restraint."
Somerretshire obtained a lead on Leyland continued to score freely the 1st innings over Notts... and although Carr was quickly Yorkshire heat Warwickshire by out, Geary made him a good part four wickets. ner, Leyland was eventually caught Sussex heat Derbyshire by an inn- by Cameron, off Mitchell, for a ings and 30 runs. well-compiled 55.
Officials believe that the men- ingitis situation has improved in the Philippines. They are still con- cerned over inadequate reports of conditions in China.-United Prem
$1,800,000 SKYSCRAPER
This is because good ventilation Friends of China, however, point is considered a great aid in control out that Japanese criticism can hardly be disinterested because of the Japanese fear that they may be the next sufferers. They point out that the action of the Chinese was not dissimilar to that of Britain in the raid an Arcos House in London two years ago, a move, which resulted in a rupture in Anglo-Russian diplomatic relations.. China, according to these observers, Glamorgan, led Worcestershire on faces a very real peril from Bolshe Gerry and Barratt then playsbehandlesticksitation within her borders out time, stumps being drawn with Hampshire beat Essex by 175 razs and acted merely on the principle England 427 for 7 wickets. Geary Leicestershire beat Middlesex by 96 of safety first and in conformity to was not out 31 and Barratt not.
(Continued on next Column).
TUTIO. The Army beat Royal Navy by 1n
wickets.
be recognized right of any State to take drastic measures to preserve peace within its borders.
AT MONTREAL.
Montreal, Que-A-21-storey office building to be erected in Place. d'Armes is included in a 11st of building permits issued at the City Hali here. Alfred & Co. are to erect this new structure at an estimated cost of $1,800,000.
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