NO CLOUD-BURST AT FANLING.
HEAVY SHOWER AND SWOLLEN---RUMOURS.
:
were
BRITISH AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
DE FOREST BEATS FIDDIAN
fritnoUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Rumours were cinrens in the City! Inst night that there had been a cloud burst at Faaling during the
Metri, May 29, In the Anal of the British, Ama- afternoon, chap xtrem
tour Gol Championship De Forest Awollen and that the roads were)
beat Fiddlan by 3 and 1.
MUEFIELD, May 9. under a foot of water. Investiga- In the Amateur Golf Champion tions, however, midly educed the ship that John de Forest was four "cloud burst" to an hour and an Erie Fiddian at the end of quarter's intermitiant rain, suf-up at the seventh hole!
the morning round, after being six 'ficiently heavy to thoroughly soak many golfers. playing on the Fanling,
course.
One of the golfers, a well-known local businces man, courteously gave the facts of the "delage to our representative over the tele phone last night, though the hour was somewhat late.
Triumph of Youth.
(Router's Special Service.)
ル
LONDON, May 37.
This year's British amateur golf championship has again proved a brilliant triumph for golag youth, and particularly for Juhu de Forest, the son of a millionaire, who reached the final last year only to be beaten by Eric Martin-Smith.
Buth Martin-Smith and de Forest were passed over by the British Walker Cup selection committee, apparently thinking that their ap Pearence in last year's final was purely fortuitous.
Ho received with amusement the suggestion that the golf course had been visited by a cloud burst. It certainly rained a lot and soaked us through," he said, "but I saw nothing that could be described as cloud burst. From about 3 o'clock ta 4.15 it rained fairly heavily,
On Els Mettle. though not continuously. We could Martin-Smith wog beaten in the kee rain falling in the distance first round this year, but John dej though at times none was falling Forest was on his mettle and has ons. Our informant went or to again won his way into the final, Buy that after the showers," as practically proving that his omis le described them, the weather sion from the team was a ghastly cleared up and became glorious. Scenes of swollen streams and in- undated roads such as necompanied the Shatir. Railway Disaster last year were conspicuous by their ah
Hence,
course just before tin by
mistake.
His opponent in the final will be Erie Filhan, the twenty-one-year- old ex-Oxford University captain, who won the English Open Amateur Championship over the Royal St. George's Course at Sandwich fast
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 30, 1932.
EUROPEAN EYES ON FRANCE
GOVERNMENT'S POLICY AWAITED WITH INTEREST
(Reuter's Special Service.)
PARIS, May 9. European Governments anxiously awaiting the policy of the new French Government as they are now on the threshold of international negotiations including Lausanne
M. Herriott "is at present con- sidering what course he will follow. M. Painleve, who is damared of a portfolio in the new Government, proposes a solution of the repam tions and war debts problem by the creation of an international clear ing house which will work out creditors and debtors, economic general final settlement between
debts which are, now upayable. arrangements being set off against
COURT
BARHAM DESTROYED BY FIRE
HISTORIC HOME OF SIR
CHARLES WARDE
(Reuter's Special Service,)
LONDON, May 28. scapod in their night clothes when. Sir Charles and Lady Warde fire broke out in their historic home
at Barham Court near Maidstone, Kent.
The somewhat unusual pheno-mouth. menon of a waterspout forming over land was observed from the golf Britain to win a national cham-Charles pluckily returned to help
Fiddian is the youngest player in
Although he is 90 years old, Bir official of the Royal Observatory ed England against Scotland in in- into the blazing house to rssene Anpionship, though he has represent to Aght the flames and repeatedly The apout formed in the clouds and ternational matches
valuable furniture and pictures. the base connected with the land,
Barham Court which is one of the He now has an opportunity of but as there was no water to hewinning the English and British finest mansions in Kent and origin- drawn up
the spout dispersed. championships in the same seasonally belonged to one of the Knights "Such phenomena are not una font which has seldom, if ever,
who murdered Thomas a Bucket, common in hilly districts with beon performed before wind blowing,"
was almost completely destroyed, remarked the official, who added that a "slight sheway of rain took place during the morning, the time of the water spaut Jeing shortly after noon.
He meats John de Ferest, who is years of age," in "a battle over thirty-six holes for the champion- ship to-morrow.
Meanwhile, it has been anncure Although yesterday's rain at Fan-ed that both John de Forest and ling will not affect the position as Eric Fiddian will be included in regards the Colony's shortage it is the British Walker Cup team to not perhaps altogether unreasonablo visit America this year.
to hope that in view of these
meteorological disturbances the end
of the drought is in sight.
FURTHER FLOODS
IN ENGLAND
HEAVIEST RAINFALL SINCE 1886
THE DERBY
PROBABLE STARTERS
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, May 28.
runners in the follow:-Andrep
Are
STIFFKEY TRIAL
RECTOR'S FINANCIAL.
TROUBLES
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY."}
"LONDON, May 27. "For this relief much thanks," remarked the Chancellor of the Consistory Court, Mr. F. K. North, at the conclusion of the eros examination of the Rav. H. F. The probable
Davidson, Rector, of Stiffkey, who Derby
is charged with immoral conduct. (Freddy Fox), April Fifth (Lane), eased Rector, who denies all the The, cross-examination of the ac Bacchus (Marshall), Buckle Wes-accusations, by Mr. Oliver, K.C., ton), Celebrator (Burns), Corkpen prosecution counsel, Gordon Richards), Corey (Quirke), twenty-eight hours!
lasted for Dastur (Beary), Fir d'Aussi (Stave Donohue), Hesperus (E. Elliott), Jackdan (Jce Child), Jiweh (Can LONDON, "May 28..
ty), Lexhon (Brennan), Miracle: lienewed food havoc was caused (Harry Wragg), Orwell (R. Jones), to-day in the North-East and Mid-Peter Planet (Fred Rickaby), Porto hands by heavy rain in the past twenty-four hours, Yorkshire, Notts and Lincoln being particularly
THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.].
rffeebed.
'12
ino (Nevet), Royal Dancer (Sam Wragg), Spencer (Dick), Summer Planet (Smirke), Sanny Brough (Harry Beasley), Toteig (Carslake) and Wyvern (Jolliss).
!
Hear, Hear! to the Chancellor's The Rector fervently achosd,
comment.
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Financial Trouble.
cou-
G. PHILIPPAR SURVIVORS
KILLED IN 'PLANE CRASH
[THROUGH HBOTER'S AGENOY.].
Hour, May 29. The French
airman Goulette, Mousieur and Madame Languillar, who were survivors of the Georges Philippar, also necompanying the piles M. Mourenu, were all killed in an aeroplane crash in the moun- Lits in the Frosinone, Province while yig from Brindini to Mar- volled
from
tho
route to
Mon, and Mme. Languvillar, who were picked up by the Brities steamer, Georges Philippar ca
Comorin, Maravilles, were disembarked at British neroplane to Brindisi whers Port Said. They travelled on a they boarded French machine piloted by Goulette, which should have reached Marseilles night of Mag-20. There was news until they were found dead in the wreckage of the machine in a thickly Wooded: mountain DCAT Verall, in the province of Frosinone. ANOTHER ATLANTIC
13
FLIGHT
the
E
HAUSNER'S ATTEMPT ON 220 H.P. 'PLANE"
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] LINDEN, New Jersey, May 29. Stanley Hausner, Rying a Be lanen 20 horse-power plane, has carries 300 gallons of petrol, hopped off for Europe. The plane
New York, May 27. The airmna Hausner returned trouble. after six hours owing to instrument
ATTEMPT TO FLY PACIFIC [TUROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.].
SEATTLE, May 29. The American airman Nat | Browne, took off this morning for Tokyo.
FURTHER
RIOTS
'AT BOMBAY
HINDU CROWD ATTACK MUSLIM
(TANQUOR REUTER'S AGENCY.}
BOMBAY, May 20 Communal riots broke out shortly
ing in twenty being injured. Muslim by a Hindu crowd result- before curfew with an attack on a
The riots died down at midnight and the city was quitened follow- who are now patrolling the city. ing the strengthening of the police,
5 KILLED: 23 WOUNDED
BOMBAY, May 9. tred upon a letter to the Bishop of to-day in the renewed commun
To-day's proceedings were
Five were killed and 23 wounded Norwich (who is laying the com- rioting. Shortly after daybreak the plaint) in which the Rector alleges that his financial trouble was due amoured cars are patrolling the military were called out and city.
to a breach of faith by the Bishop in regard to an appointment in India for the Rev. Davidson.
жая
It was rovealed during the hear- ing that a receiving order made out against Mr. Davidson on November 8, 1923, and the order
B,924 and assets as £2,203. for adjudication in March, 1926. ware Grcas liabilities for the draw on May 30 began to the assots, four were described as
wore given
forming Dublin with an atmosphere day with pomp and ceremony trans
doubtful debts amounting to cf Carnival in the City,
89 Of
A large area between Newark and tajnsbrough is submerged, where IRISH HOSPITAL SWEEP the River Trent has broken its banks at three points The water (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] in some places is over two miles across and reaches a depth of fifteen feet. The mining town of Bentley,
Losos, May 28, The mixting of Irish Sweep coun. near Doncaster, which has alreadyter foils, of which there suffered very heavily, has again 0,000,000 in drums in preparation beer mensred, and over 1,000 houses in the district are uninhabitable.
A conference of local authorities, property owners and farmers of the entire area between Sheffield and Gionis has been summoned to con- fancy costumes and accompanied by A procession of pretty girla in sider a means to prevent a recur- music and gaiety preceded the big rewe of the present catastrophe. gast lorry in Dublin in which the Arrangements were made whereby The rainfall for May, as record-counterfoils were loadeit in drums the Official Receiver took half the ed at Kew Observatory, exceous and carried from the Hospital's Rector's stipend for his creditors. three and a half inches, which is Trust Office to the Plaza Theatre a The living was worth about £340 a the heaviest since the year 1880.
"Wettest May in Fitty Years.
mile distant.
Contributions to the sweep this Your 14 expected 10 Bxceed £4,000,000,
Headed by intador, the Irish racehorse, which was ridden by a the precession arrived at the Plaza pretty girl dressed in jockey's kit. Theatre, whereupon there was a
$2,150."
they realised nothing at all. debts owing to Mr. Davidson and Practically all, the assets were
year.
ADULTERIES OF ART.
LORD BADEN-POWELL ON THE ACADEMY.
Lord Baden-Powell, the Chief Artist and has. the Royal
RAIL POOLING AGREEMENT TO ELIMINATE WASTEFUL COMPETITION.
i
MAY 30 IN
SHANGHAI
.POLICE READY FOR EMERGENCIES
(From Our Own Dorrespondent.)
FUTURE OF
SHANGHAI
AMERICA WILLING TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, May 20.
WASHINGTON, May Following informal conversations Everything pomes to a quiet May with Britain, France, and Italy, 30, though the police are taking no the State Department announces chancea and are ready for any
that the United States will be pre- emergencies, Martial law prevailspared to participate in the inter in Chinese territories and some gested by Japan, provided China is national conference on China sug- Chinese newspapera intend to close invited. their offices on Monday,
F1
Oliina's, View. Public interest is generally Ang
NANKING, May 25. ging this year, but a new organizational conferencs on China with Japan could not convene un inter. tion, desigilated, the People's Anti-Armistice Agreement of the Chinese Government, declar- Shanghai out the consent and participation and the North-Eastery Volunteers ed a National Government spokes- support the federation which is
mun, who ridiculed as prepostergus attempting to give the anniversarY
the proposal to convert Shanghai into a free city," of the Nanking Road incident an anti-Japanese turn by publishing an advertisement calculated to in-ilding Mancharia, fame the publio mind, alleging that
China is, however, willing to at tend a conference dealing with all cutstanding Sino-Japanese issues,
リ
RETREATING
CHINA'S
FALLEN
HEROES
MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD
AT SOOCHOW
| PANOUÄH „REUTER'S ADENCY.}
SHANGHAI, May 28: half-masted on the occasion of the Throughout the country flaga, arə memorial service at Boochow for the officers and men who lost their
lives during the recent hostilities.
service, including Toni Ting Kai Tera of thousands attended the and Chiang Kwang Nal, famous commanders of the 19th Army, who attended as representatives of the Government.
THE S.S. I LING
·DISASTER
MANY PASSENGERS AND CREW OF 1 LING DROWNED
(THROUGH REUTER'S ACENCY.]
+4
SHANGHAI, May 28. The owners of the steamer T Ling have received advices that 13 Chi-
JAPANESE CAVALRY IN HOT nese passengers and several Chinese
a great number of Chinese were MA'S TROOPS STILL killed by being shelled and bayonet- ted. The Imperialists' Federation has arranged a memorial service on the Public Recreation Ground to which public bodies have been in- vited for the purpose of demon- strating that the
anti-Japanese spirit has not been quenched and. for discussing measures how to deal with the Japanese.
IN HONG KONG TO-DAY.
SOME DRIZZLE OR LIGHT RAIN.
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND RAMARKA, IBBURD BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 8.03. P., STATED : →→→→
THE
ANTI-CYCLONE REMAINS STATIONARY OVER THE LOWER YANOTSZE VALLEY. A SHALLOW DEPRESSION WILL PROBABLY REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF TONGHING. MODERATE N.E, WINDS WILL PRE- VAIL ALONG THE CHINA Coast To THE SOUTH OF FOOCHOW.
LOCAL FORECAST.-S.W. WINDS, MODERATE; CLOUDY, MISTY, SOME DRIZZLE OR LIGHT RAIN.
WORLDTM
DISARMAMENT
AIRCRAFT SUGGESTION BY BELGIUM
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE],
RUGBY, May 27. The Naval Commission of the Disarmament Conference at Genova to-day approved the report of an expert committee which has been considering what navat armaments are most specifically offensive or
יוס
PURSUIT
THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
HARBIN, May 29
After a bitter initial engagement, in which, they fought determinedly fer houre the troops. of Ma Chan Shan are still retreating rapidly tó the north, according to Japanese reports.
The Japanese forces are in hot pursuit, employing cavalry and aeroplanes, which are keeping on the heels of the defented army.
memlors of the crew of the ship were drowned.
No foreigners were lost, all having been picked up by another craft.
ALL-NIGHT VIGIL IN SHANGHAI
RESPECTS TO GENERAL SHIRAKAWA
It stated that the Japanese THROUGH. REUTER'S. ADENCY.). garrison at Taitsihar has now 'rench- ed Tainnchen, 153 kilometres from Tsitsibar and on the Koshan Rail
SHANGHAI May 98. way, driving the Chinese steadilyNavy have been keeping an all- High officers of the Japanese
to the north,
It is reported by Japanese sources night vigil beside the bier of the that General Mo Chan, Shao hasate General Shirakawa, victim of now left Tetu for Tabaito, on hear the Hongkew bombing outrage.. ing of the defent of his troops on
This afternoon, the entire Head" the Sungari and at Hulan.
quarters Staff of the Japanese Ármy
Although the train service from will form a Guard of Honour as Harbin to Suitendo is now again the remains of the dead Com- operating, the line is not yet quiet.mander are placed aboard the Yesterday's trains ware subjected cruiser Tatauta to be taken wo
o very heavy rife, fire at various. points.
HARBIN FEELS THE PINCH
HARDIN, May 29, The resumed through service on the Eastern CER will soon be stopped. Train crays refuse to sup riska as the trains are constantly under fire and the management has Announced a suspension of the ser.
vine.
pinch of war and commodities are Harbin is beginning to feel the
rising as much as 100 per cent.
Japanese sources report that a large anber of the Manchukuo troops have gone over to Gonera! Ma Char Shan.
HARBIN TRAIN LOOTED
DARING ROBBERY "BY BANDITS
(TUROLGU REVYER'S AGENCY.]
Japan.
General Uyeda, the new Com- mander-in-Chief, left, hospital yes terday afternoon ou orütehes. He will take over the command of the Japanese forces remaining hera, and will superintend their evacua- tion.
CANTON PARTY SPLIT
AMICABLE SETTLEMENT
WANTED
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, May". Fourteen Government Party lead- ers here wired Chen Tsai Tong and the Caaton Political Council urging an amicable settlement, with Ad- miral Chen Chak, the ousted Com mander of the Cantonese Navy.
They asked that the mediation of Ha Han Min, which was recently) rejected, be accepted. "
FIRE BRIGADE SAVES SINKING HORSE.
[TÁROCOK REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, May 28. An important step in the ration alisation of railway traffic in Great
HARBIN, May 28, Britain has been taken by the
A daring robbery was perpetrat- the London North Eastern Rail- defence London, Midland and Scottish, and most eflencious against nationaled to-day when bandits stopped most threatening to Pogranitchnays, and looted the a train going to Harbin from waya which have reached a pooling | civilinps*... agreement with eliminating wasteful competition.
the object, of
passengers of all their money and The report is inconclusive and valuables. The haul was unexpect July 1 receipts from all rail traffic the views of the different naval C.E.Radministration. The official The agreement provides that from merely records the divergence of edly good, as a railway official was carrying $40,000 belonging to the wherever the two systems compete will be pooled.
jowers on the question of capital in question together with his police ships, aircraft-carriers and sub-
guard was kidnapped." One Rus marines:
sian and 14 Chiness passengers sufoc, Cambeth, he bolted, ran into fered the same fate,
the Thames mud, and began to gink
Bergees, workmen and police could not get him out. The tide was rising.
INSPECTION TOUR OF
CANADA
PARTY LEAVES FOR THE WEST
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE]
Ruay, May 27.
British towns left Liverpool in the A party drawn from various
Quebec, en route for the West of liner Duchess of Bedford to-day for Canada. They will form the first
(Reuter's Special Service.)
LONDON, May 20 England has had the wettent May -in fifty years. The rainfall in the
Thames valley is estimated at outburst of applause at the doors Scout, who is an inches. The previous highest is 4.05 by a gay troop of girls wearing the exhibited sculpture at inches, while the average May rain colours of such famous racehorse, Academy, made some caustic com fall for the Inst thirty-five yearscwners as H.M. the King, Lord ments on this year's pictures wiken has been under two inches..
The floods in the North Midlands,
Derby, Lord Harewood, the Aga opening an mhibition of arts and Khan, the Rotheschilds, Sir Abe crafts at Alton, Hampshire. which had subsided have again been Bailey and other Lords of the Turf He anid he had just left the made worse owing to the incessant maja of yesterday:
Inside the Plam Theatre, the boxes Academy, where he was told there were opened and the counterfoils was a notable pictures by a girl-aged--inspectional tour under the placed in the mixing machine where sitoon. When he heard that he was pices of the Government of British they are to be blown hither and more thua surprised, because he Columbia, and it is intended make thither for two days before the draw thought a large number of pictures such tours an annual enterprise. A decides the fortunes of the favouri, there must be by children of five, similar tour of Eastern Canada
and he was glad to learn that at will follow later this year. least one was by a girl of fifteen. object is to combine study with plen The Academy exhibition was very bure, and, in some cases, with busi depressing to him, and all he could ness reconnaissance.. The British FO say about it, was to quote Ben Jon-Columbian Government has atipu
Adulteries of art
GARRISON WHIST DRIVE
SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION BY
R.A.P.C.
On Friday evening, the Royal Army Pay Corps held a very ale cessful whist drive in the Garrison Lecture Hall, the prizes being pre- sented by. Mrs. Ross, wife of Sergt.. Major G. Ross.
JJ
tes
FRENCH TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
The
COCHET AND BRUGNON BEAT
Iated that the Province shall be on BOUSSUS AND BERNARD
exhibition to them. The itinerary They strike mine eyes but not my covers seven weeks, and a journey (Tanovan USUTER'S AGENCY.]'
heart. The realis were as follows:-.
of about 12,000 miles. Consultations Ladice:-1, Mrs. Jarman; 2, s. In the French Championships in ing to inflict upon us some awful ranged, and the visitors have boen One sees too much of people," with the Board of Trade and other- AUTEUIL, May 20, ho said, who are nobodies tey.official departments have been ar Gentlemen-1 Sergt. Jarman the Men's Doubles, Cochet and things on canvas to entice people invited to examine ranches, can (S.W.B.) A Bergt
Preslyn Brugnon beat Boussus and Bernard to go and find out the names of neries, lumber camps and mining (R.A.P.C.).
6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
those who painted them."
Taylor.
contren.
The date of the meeting of the general committee ut which the report will be discussed has not. yet been fixed.
More Conversations. Reports, from Geneva suggest
principal European Powers concern- the heads of the Governments of the that further conversations between
ed and the United States delegate, Mr. Hugh Gibeon, will precode that meeting with a view to reaching an agreement. The reports state that it may be found convenient to hold such meetings between the heads of fore the opening of the Lausanne the various States immediately be Conference.
SUNDAY ENTERTAINMENTS
1
BILL
İTHROUGH BRUTEN's AĢENOS.)
horse, had been a target for pebbles After Old George, a big cart- thrown by children at White Harb
THAMES DRAMA
Then a passer-by sent for the fre brigade. Firemen set to work with ropes and tackle, and, when Old George's hoad was only just above. aud and water, they pulled him to." safety. LONDON, May 27. mucus, picture gardens, Madame launch and excitedly waved their Zoological gardens, aquariumas, River Police stood up in a motor A big, crowd cheered, and even
finemas will be permitted to open Tussaud's, and
on Sundays as the outerine uf the curtain eligible
meats Bill, which passed its second reading in the House of Commons Government's Sunday Entertain-
to-day.
arms.
Old George was none the worst,
such places as picture galleries and prevailed during the debate on the had Sunday cinemas under special The spirit of controversy which for Loudon and other areas which zoos. It permits Sunday cineman first reading was notably absent conditions before 1930. and the second reading was passed: by 237 votes to 61.
Air Committee.
It provides, that other areas may proceed by special draft order for The Air Committee had a further
permission to open cinemas on Sun- session at Geneva to-day but so far
A COMPROMISE MEASURE day but the order can only become no agreement has been reached n
gested that acroplange weighing
effective supported by the to the definition of offensive nir-
LAITISH WIRELESS SKITVICE ] majority of the inhabitants in the craft. The Belgian delegate sug-
Arca concerned. Reosy, May 27. Local authorities are to require horse-power of 550 or over shoulders and the Sunday opening of charities and a day's rost, for e 1,500 kilogrammes or with an engine mensure. It legalises Bunday, con- Sunday opening shall be devoted tu The now Bill is a compromise that the profte to ho derived from coms into the waing category,
Confimed at foot of next column.) ployocs is to be guaranteed
4.