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WEATHER REPORT. Neither Russia nor China can gain A useful gift these days is to anything by fighting, but both stand hand from Messrs, Shewan, Tomes to win much by keeping their beads (agents for Scott's Emulsion) in in the present crisis, and carrying the shape a few fans, artistically Fm.out their professed desire to settledecorated, and strong enough to outstanding differences amicably, give the wielder good service There appears to be only two throughout the remainder of the solutions "of the Chinese Eastern warm weather. Railway tangle which give any.
Among the passengers, who left assurance of permanence. One is to place the railway under an inter here yesterday by the 1.1. President national commission, a solution to Cleveland for Seattle vid ports which both China and Russia, would were Mr. J. W. Mayhen of the object. The other is for the Soviet Standard Oil Co.'s local office, who Government to sell out its interests is going to the United States, and in the railway to China. The last solution seems the only feasible one. The Chinese Eastern Railway has been a source of constant friction
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SPLUTTERINGS OF WAR.
An aged beggar in Shanghai, By the arrest of two men, Charl weeping bitterly before the home of Bourbe and Louis Pemjean, and a prosperous Chinese employee of woman, Paulette Belin, the Paris a foreign tobacco firm, caused in police claim to have broken up s quiry to be made, with the result gang of jewel thieves, which, over: that it was learned be had sold, a period of three years, is believed through two middlemen, bis small to have been responsible for rob- son to the tobacco employee for a beries, to the value of more than sum which started out as $10`gold, 4,000,000 francs. André Boylanian, but dwindled to 25 cents, by the an Armenian, has also been arrested. time it passed through the middle on a charge of receiving. In each men's hands. While by Chinese case, it is alleged, Bourbe entered ideas the sale of a prospective heir the household of his prospective: to a childless man was regular, the victims as a valet, and soon dis- middlemen's cupidity was not, and appeared with large quantities of they are under arrest and facing, jewelry. The Marquis de Granay the prospect of a long prison term.
was robbed of 3,000,000 franes worth of jewelry, Mr: Keith Trevor lost- Miss Margaret Bordfield, Minis 600,000 francs worth, and Mme. ter of Labour, recently received a Levi-Bruhle also suffered heavy. deputation from the Musicians' loss. News has been received in the Union, who protested against the
Mr. B. A. Proulx, wife of the passenger agent of the Dollar in ferests in Hong Kong who is on
a pleasure trip to the North.
Interport Cricket.
Colony to the effect that the in-employment of foreign musicians The fact that Hurstmonceux
the
ever since the Mukden Agreement placed the line under joint Sino Russian management in 1924. If the railway is restored to its former
vitation from the Hong Kong in Great Britain. The deputation Castle; beloved of visitors to Hast- status, the source of friction re- mains, but strongly intensified by Cricket Club to Shanghai, suggest- urged that in view of the wide-ings and Eastbourne, is again for the ill-feeling aroused on both sides ing that a team be sent down to spread and increasing unemploy-sale, recalls that, during the latter by the present crisix Chinese and play an Interport match, has been ment among British musicians, not part of the eighteenth century, the":
A accepted. similar invitation|ably sincs advent of the castle was generally supposed to be Russians who have held high places in the railway service since the sent to Singapore has not yet been talkies," there should be a strict-haunted by a giant drummer some.. er application of the article of the eight feet in height, who always Mukden Agreement went into effect responded to, and an answer is not are agreed only on one point-that expected before about the third Aliens Order of 1920 which permits announced his arrival by a furious harmonious operation of the rail-week in September. It is hoped foreign musicians to be employed tattoo. In the porter's lodge with- In certain cates. A special protest in the gateway may be seen an iron. the southern port will be able to way is not possible under jointj
was made against nine foreign chest which, the "story goes, was management. Soviet Russians and send a team to Hong Kong in order musicians being permitted to play found by a gang of marauders in one of the subterranean passages. Chinese partners in the railway are to make a triangular contest pos- West End café. Miss Bond-
Feld promised to give the question They were convinced that the chest xible. Meanwhile, the Shanghai- consideration. bound to disagree, and so long
was filled with gold and were The shortcomings of "talkie "rrying it away when the dreaded was heard. They bolted. films were discussed by Mr. H. G. Some years later it was discovered Knox, managing director of the that the "ghost" was a ruse of Western Electric Company, at the smugglers who frequented, the summer conference of the Cinema- district. One point which makes this trise
tograph Exhibitors' Association, our territory," was the authorita is that Moscow sends Communist / branches of the Soviet Bank and the
held at Great Yarmouth recently. tive statement made at Mossew to leaders to the principal railway Soviet trading organization "Cen-"When we get practical perfection and an A.D.C. were, bathing, at foreign Press representatives in posts. Communists naturally like the ranks of Chinese merchants, microphone. It is true that in month. a maa got into the King's " has spread woe among there will still be something lost Mariakerke, near Ostend, last
ago
the US.
ABOUT 1 month Secretary of State called the atten-
tion of the Chinese and Russian
Governments to their obligations under the KELLOGG Pope Fact. "No Russian troops will enter Manchuria unless China invades
as one group's power is almost equalHong Kong match has been fixed to the other's, as the railway agree for November 6, 10, and 11. ment provides, friction is inevit-
able.
even
A
Strange Bank Regulations,
Definite closure of the Shanghai
trosojus
་
from music. when it comes from the
meats.
tattoo
While the King of the Belgians
"Dien to
quiring Russian intentions.
to spread their doctrines. And the" similar statement was made by the Chinese in Maacharia are
who had hoped to participate in reproduced music you cannot bear private bathing-hut and stole a Chinese Government "many weeks
the garnering of some..U.S.separate instruments as you can sold watch and chain, a locket con- more bitterly opposed to Com-
when listening to an orchestra, taiping a picture of the Queen, ago, yet the Sino-Russian quarrel, munism than those further south. $18,000,000, which Soviet Russia That will always be, in my opinion, with the inscription
Garde, and some money. The goes spluttering on, and nobody So long as the Communist Party had intended to spend during 1920 one of the limitations of michro total value of the stolen articles is appears to know exactly what the rules the Government at Moscow, it
for various Chinese commodities, phone music." Many improvements
would be necessary before the lisp 35,000 francs. The A.D.C.'s note position is, except that it has become is difficult to see how they can fail chiefly tea. This money will now
et the female characters disappear-case, containing several thousand more threatening. Troops, tanks, to give Communists peats on the low into the pockets of other mer-ed and they obtained the niceticsance, was also stolen next morn
ing. A jeweller at Blankenberghe guns, and airplanes are reported to railway. The Mukden Agreement chants in India, Java, Japan, and and colour tone of musical instru noticed that a chain which he had bought from a casual caller at him be moving up' as a precaution was so arranged that the closest the Near East, and Chinese tea
shop WAS the King's chain. incorporated Company in its corpuried A. S. WATSON & CO., against invasion by parties which harmony must prevail between the dealers in particular are apprchen- Aeroplane and Airship.
The inscription on the locket bad have both declared their intention Soviet and Chinese partners in the sive that even a subsequent resump-At Lakehurst, New Jersey, Lieut not been erased, but the portrait of to take no aggressive action. It railway, if the line was to be lations with the Russians may not necomplished for the first time the jeweller informed the police, and tion of diplomatic and trade re-Gordon, a naval airman, recently the Queen had disappeared. The has been repeatedly stated by both efficiently operated. But such har have the effect of restoring all feat of attaching his observation the thief, a Russian named Itchin, parties that Russo Chinese differ-mony, in the very, nature of the Russia's former purchases. Dur-aeroplane to an airship. While the was arrested soon afterwards. The ing the past year the Dalbank in naval airship Los Angeles was watch basso far not been recovered.. ences can be settled without resort case, appears impossible. The two Shanghai is understood to have cruising at a moderate speed Lieut. | to arms, yet preparations for hos-
groups have
diverse viewpoints financed over $130,000,000 worth of Gordon came up under the hull tilities are being pushed on, with which can hardly be reconciled. The business Soviet Bank authorities and, adjusting his speed to that of seemingly no effort being rude to Chinese appear convinced that of reopening under any circuma hook between the upper wing of
are indisposed to hold out any hope the airship, madr contact through Looking Back 25 Years. have the issue discussed amicably. Soviet Rumians are disposed to stances because of the attitude of the aeroplane and a rigid trapeze the Governor to some of the Euro- The treat given by His Excellency suspended from
capacity and made for the general busti
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1929 Edition Britain, France, and Italy have conspire against the Chinese State the attitude of the Chinese, and in the tender side of the airship's hull. pean children of the Colony sug- expressed the hope that their co- in Manchuria. They will always be for resumption of the Dalbank are He hooked up three times, and cach; gents the reflection that children- signatories to the KELLOGG Pact viewed with suspicion, and so long said to be dark because of new and time detached himself and flew whose fate it is to be brought up would remember-even in the early as they retain an interest in the before the Harbin branch closed. sider the test of great importance. & great many of those pleasures
irksome regulations imposed just away. Aeronautical experts con- this tight little island beat of their quarrel their which gives them at least
childhood's happy days-the many obligation to refrain from war as a partial control of the economie pro- bank must give the police the keys ing aeroplanes and give airships school-treats, the gambols in the means of settling their differences.gress of North Manchuria, the of the vaults and strong-boxes each another weapon of defence.
meadows, or by the seashore. How Beyond expressing these pious hopes Chinese will offer either active or payments of more than $10,000 must Ingenious Smuggling.
day at closing time, and that any
little has been done for the children CHRONICLE that everything will work out antis passive resistance to their schemes, be sanctioned by the Chief of
in Hong Kong! Not even a small factorily, nothing has been done by sound or otherwise. This has been Police. Rightly or wrongly, the As a result of complaints from patch of green sward has been re- the Powers to assist in effecting true during the five years of joint that this would open the door to were being sold in New York ating distance, a bit of sandy beach Soviet officials are of the opinion the jewelry trade that Swiss watches served for them, nor, within walk- where they may fun and frölic and a settlement of the Sino-Russian operation, and the keenest obser squeeze, pressure, and downright about half the usual price, an quarrel. China declares that Russia vers cannot see how the arrange- speculations, and they will have ingenious smuggling scheme has grow! They have to be thankful been discovered. The United States that they are allowed to gambel on Directory and Chronicle has already committed acts of agment can be altered so long as the one of it.
duty on the works of watches is 82, the paths of the public gardens un- gression, which of course is prompt Russians retain their present in The Lossiemouth Talka.
as compared with the Canadian der the vigilant eyes of the park- ly denied, and the situation is terests.
duty of 10 cents, but the Canadina keepers. Kowloon children will be General Dawes, the U.S. Am duty on watch cases is much higher more fortunate, I suppose, when drifting very dangerously in the It is agreed by all classes of ob-bassador in London, has had an than the United States duty. In the King's Park is ready but can THE TREATY PORTE OF
Rervers in Manchuria that the other long conversation with Mr. vestigations revealed that a ring of hardly be regarded as a prospective The real test of effective diplo Chinese are determined to exercise discussed is not revealed, as the business has been importing large of Kowloon children. I have no Ramsay Macdonald. What they persons connected with the jewelry pleasure for the present generation CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO.
CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS matic machinery for guaranteeing full control of the Chinese Eastern whole easence of the conversations quantities of watch cases to the idea of the number of European SETTLEMENTS, MALAY international peace comes caly at Railway. They may give way here is that they should be confidential." United States and the correspondchildren in the Colony under the STATES, NETHERLANDS a crisis such as this, and the pre and there as necessity dictates, but already known that General Dawes the works were smuggled over the that the children entertained at But folks will talk, and it was ing watch works Canada. Then age of twelve, but it is safe to say INDIA, BORNEO, THE sent situation does not give much none in touch with the situation would follow the Prime Minister border into the United States in- Mountain Lodge on Wednesday PHILIPPINES, Etc,
ground for satisfaction. Why is it believe that the Soviet Russians will to Lossiemouth if it were found side clevelry designed spare motor formed but a small fraction of the
necessary to continue their conver. Car
number, and this fact alone serves tires. Similarly cases were that the Powers are standing aloof-be permitted the same degree of sation during the Parliamentary smuggled into Canada. The traffic to draw attention to the need of almost holding the ring in anticipa-control which they have exercised recess. The last meeting between reached large dimensions. More some centrally-situated recreation- tion of a conflict Russia, we know, for five years. Several Chinese Mr. Macdonald and the U.S. Am than a dozen people have been ar ground for young children on the to the Umal Lists of Firms, an bas few friends among the Great leaders were quite frank in assert-bassador was on August 6, and it rested at New York, and the Cana-island it is a matter which, in
Powers; China has many, to judge ing that the Chinese can no longer their conversation then was the have made other arrests,
is believed the main subject of dian police, who are co-operating, the interests of the juvenile Euro- pean population, might wellen- by frequent public perches and tolerate the status of Soviet Russians troublesome problem of Anglo-
gage the serious attention of the Government Botanical specimens addresses by diplomats and other in North Manchuria which they American parity in cruisers. Aviation in East Africa,
with Latin labela do not appeal, to: publicists.
have enjoyed for the past five years. Britain insists upon maintaining a If political hostility Meanwhile, so long as any sort of minimum strength of 60 oruisers, A revival of interest in aviation the little folk as do a few awings. toward Russia precludes the Powers joint operation of the railway.con-aggregating 400,000 tons-a proposal in East Africa is indicated by the Hong Kong Daily Prees, August from taking any action in that tinues, the economia progress of which would mean that the United formaation of a company, to be 22, 1904.
Wilson Airways," direction, what is the factor which North Manchuria suffers. This States would have to build ad-known as the
Looking Back 50 Years, great country
is just opening ditional ships to reach that parity to provide inland and coastal eer- restrains them from offering friend-up, with untold possibilities in General Dawes is reported to have vices. The controlling financial in- Ng Ako, a coolie, was charged by ly advice to China? Or have such agricultura!" and mineral develop-suggested to Washington that terest is held by Mrs. F. K. Wil- Thomas Logan, a private in H.M.'s overtures been runde, and been re- ment. The railway is the life cruisers of the Omaha class should son, widow of a Kenya settler, and 27th Regiment, with creating a dis-- jected! Or is China being support. giving artery of the district, and be built to bring the American feet Mr. T Campbell Black will be turbance at Government House, on its operation should be along strict up to British standard, but Presi- managing director of the new com the 10th instant. It appears that IMPORT AND EXPORTed in the attitude she has taken economic lines, in which case it dent Hoover is understood to be pany. The company's first ma on the previous afternoon the com
Wus оп duty on to opposed to the idea. Hence-per-chine, will be a De Havilland plainant
the toward Russia Whatever the ex- could afford
great benefits MERCHANTS ·
"highly important Gypsy Moth. It will be used for Government House guard The planation, the fact remains that millions of immigrants from Shan-haps-the
Lung and elsewhere.
communication just received from taxi" work and instruction. The prisoner and three or four other Russo-Chinese bickerings have been
Washington which necessitated the company has ordered two three coolies were standing on the op- going on now for about six weeks
US. Ambassador making a trip to engined machines, one of which is posite side of the road talking
told... Lossiemouth for another talk with an Avro five-seater saloon mono- loudly. The complainant. without any result other than fur-
Mr. Macdonald. All being, well, plane, and the other a four-seater them to move on, and they all left the Prime Minister will be visiting saloon Westland monoplane. One but the prisoner, who went over ther to inflame feeling on both
Washington very shortly the first of these machines will be fitted with to the complainant, and said some- sides. And the KELLOGG Part-sinco
The forthcoming wedding is an-time such a visit has been paid. As floats for coastal service between thing to him in Chinese. The com it contains no penalties for en-need of Mr George Heaton the President in forbidden by law to Momtass, Tanga, Zanzibar, and plainant again ordered him away, LARGE EDITION (WITH
forcing observance of its provisions Hodgson, Chief Offeer of the s.5. visit Europe, Mr. Macdonald bas Dar-es-Salaam. If occasion offers and the prisoner told him in Eng MAFS & TREATIES)... $12-might just as well not have been Mau Sang, to Miss May Baldwin, to go to the United States if the it is hoped to extend the line to lish "to go to hell," and caught. two spokesmen of the English- Beira (Portuguese. East Africa), hold of his jacket while his gun.. SMALL EDITION $8 signed by either party for all the of the Peninsula Hotel.
speaking nations are to meet. Be which would bring Johannesburg was on his shoulder. Complainant effect it has had upon the situation. Rear-Admiral Maclean leaves fore he leaves London it is peces- and Cape Town within five and then took the prisoner in charge. It is not yet too late to hope that London on September 9 in the s.sary that some degree of agreement seven days respectively of Nairobi, and handed him over to the corpor good sense will prevail, both in Macedonia to relieve Rear-Admiral bus been reached, and we hope the The other machine will be used for al of the guard. Fined B1, in de- Tweedie a Rear-Admiral and latest Lossiemouth talks will result the inland services. It is intended fault two day's imprisonement.— Nanking and Moscow, and that & Senior Naval Officer on the Yang in that happy stage of affairs being to provide links with the main Hong Kong Daily Prear," "August
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