IMPORTANT "TEST MATCH" BEGINS TO-DAY
WILL LEAGUE OF NATIONS WIN THE
ASHES
23
FOR REPUTATION AS UMPIRE OF
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS?
THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY!
LONDON. January 15.
ON the League "ground" at Geneva a Test match even more
...Important than that at Adelaide 'begins to-morrow.
The contest is for the "Ashes" of the League's reputation as an umpire of international disputes, declares Mr. Wickhamsteed In the Sunday Times, and unless Japan is more accommodating or the great Powers abandon the Covenant, the Committee of Nineteen first, and the Assembly afterwards, will have to decide whether or not to adopt the Lyft on Report and how to act thereon.
FIGHTING CONTINUES IN EASTERN KIRIN
HARBIN, Jan. 15."
MILITARY operations are still in progress in Eastern Kirin, according to reliable reports re ceived here.
full of Shanhaikwan, it was no tou- ger necessary to hold Chiumenkow wherefore the Chinese troops have retreated without putting up seri ous resistance.
The General considers the present easily defensible position more than Shanhaikwan, the area being unvulnerable from the sea.
Despite the withdrawal of Gen. eral Wang Ten Lin and his staff to Soviet territory, fighting is continuing in the eastern part of the province. A sharp engagement Representatives of the various occurred yesterday between the organisations in Peiping hava ar Volunteers under the command of rived in the front line distributing General Liu Wang Kui and warm clothing and other comforts Japanese detachment northwest of
Tanotsuifen.
The Japanese admit that four of their troops were killed ani eight wounded in the clash, al- though claiming that the Volunteer. losses were heavier.
FORMULA "
REACHED
NON-AGGRESSION PACT
WITH RUSSIA
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1933.
PLOT TO KIDNAP 10 MILLIONAIRES
· POLICE THWART AM- BITIOUS PLAN
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY'
די
REDLANDS, CALFORNIA, Jan. 15.
ten millionaires, AT LEAST
winter residents of Southern California, were to have been the victims of a kidnapping plot which local police beleve they have thwart ed with the arrest of men, it was revealed to-day.
Three of those under Arrest wer, reported by the officials to have con fessed that they planned to kidnap and hold for ranson Clarence G. While, a multi-millionaire philan- thropist, and Dr. C. L. Lombard, a wealthy retired physician,
The men were arrested lear Dr. Lombard's home, The motorcar in which they were riding contained several pieces of rope
beeta. The discovery of the plos has created a great sensation here.
and
RUSSIA'S NEW PASSPORT SYSTEM
CAUSES UNREST THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY
ments
Moscow, Jan 15.
As a sequel to the decree which is being enforced to-morrow, establishing a passport system for all citizens with the object of ridding cities of unsocial sle and regulating the supply of labour throughout Russia, many families in the cities, fearing a compulsory transfer to less desir- able regions, are preparing to flee to places when it is hope the deeree may be carried out less stringently,
TIELMAN ROOS SHOUTED DOWN
ROWDY SCENES AT BLOEMFONTEIN
·BLOEMFONTEIN, Txo. 15.` THERE. were astonishing scenes of rowdyism at a meeting at the Town Hall when opponents shouted down Mr. Tielman Roos.
COTTON TRADE RESOLUTIONS
COMMENT BY MANCHESTER GUARDIAN
«ITHROUGH REUTER'S AGENUT.)
LONDON, Jan. 14. COMMENTING on the new cotton
trade resolutions the '" Man· chester Guardian" points out that they were not organised to articu. late support for reducing the duties that existed but for raising them.
It says that if the new cotton League co-operates in organising Indian opinion in favour of low- er duties it will do a most valu abis service to both India and Lancashire..
If, however, it confines ita en ergies in exerting pressure on the Indian Rajaba, it will simply har don the shell of resistance
India, regarding the tariffs, will judge for hersel?,
GOVERNMENT APPOINT-
MENT
ENGLAND 341: AUSTRALIA 109 FOR FOUR
FINE PARTNERSHIP BY VERITY AND PAYNTER
SENSATIONAL COLLAPSE OF AUSTRALIAN BATSMEN
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY),
ADELAIDE, Jan. 14. England are all out for 341, and Australia have lost Woodfull, Fing leton, Ponsford and Bradman for 100 runs. They are now 232 ruins in arrears of the tourists' first in nings total will six wicket) an
hand.
crowd of 40,000, h new record for the ground, witnessed the re sumption of the English innings this morning in glorious Weather and on a good wicket,
characteristic hooking und pulling." They scat up the century in 142 minutes, the partnership realising 30 in 62 minutes
When stumps were drawn for the day Ponsford was 45 and Richard- son 21 with the score at 109 for 4.
SCORES
Full scores were as follow:
England-1st Timingi, Sutcliffe, o Wall, b'O'Reilly "D. R. Jardine, & Wall ....... Hammond, e Oldfield,” h
Wall, bowling with the wind, and Grimmett opened the Australian attack to Paynter (25) and VerityWall .... (5) with the total at 236 for 7.
Paynter had added only a singly
BERT HINKLER STILLA free fight followed and the police MR. T. MEGARRY TO BE HEAD to his overnight total when he was
MISSING
APPEAL FOR NEWS BY WIRELESS
[BRITISH WIRELESA SERVICE.]
been
cocorted Mr. Roos from the build- ing.
There were also ugly scenes out- side his hotel, where a crowd of 3,000 had to be held in check by the police. There were many fights nad one artest has so far heen made.;
RUMANIA'S NEW CABINET
ONLY ONE CHANGE IN MINISTRY
(THROUGH *REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Rroby, Jan. 14.. At the request of Air Ministry. amongst the troops. Similar the British Broadcasting Corpora putations are expected to arrive at the front shortly from Tientsin and tion sent to broadcasting authori ties in various European countries Shanghai.
the following telegram.
"Aviator Hinkler, flying from: London to Australia has missing for some days, probably in transit over Europe. At the re- quest of the British Air Ministry A we should greatly appreciate your NAKKING. Jan. 14.
broadcasting an appeal to your has been formed. Although the idea of a Bino-listeners for information of accident Soviet Pact of on-aggression was LONON, Jan. 14.
once favourably discussed between Dr. W. W. Yen and M. Litvinoff It is reported from Tokyo that at Geneva, there has been no fur- as a result of the consultations at thor move since Litvinoff's return Geneva between Sir Eric Drum to Moscow according to an official mond, Mr. Sugimurs and the Un-Chinese spokesman, who denied the der-secretary General for the Lea Japanese reports that such a pact gue, a "formula" regarding the has already been signed, t resolution of the Committen of nineteen has been reached.
IN NEGOTIATIONS
...
The Chinese official intimated that negotiations concerning the The salient points of the formula Non-Aggression Pact and the new are, that firstly a special committee Sino-Soviet Commercial Treaty are be composed of interested countries likely to be instituted' when Dr which are members of the League W. W. Yen assumes his post in
Soviet Russia.
of nations for the primary purpose Moscow as Chinese Ambassador to
of settling the Sino-Japanese di pute. Secondly, that any wording. which suggests the denial of the existence of Manchrkuo be avoided in the resolution, and thirdly that the invitation to the United States and Rumia to participate in the committee, be deferred:
JAPANESE DENIAL OF REINFORCEMENTS
TOKYO, Jan. 14... Flatly denying the report that Japan is sending additional troopi to Manchuria,, Mr. Araki, during A press interview said that Japan had no intention of sending re- inforcements unless an unforeseen emergency occurred.
Regarding Jehol, which he said is an integral part of Manchukuo, the War Minister declared that the Japanese troops already in Mar churia were confident of restoring pence and order there in coopers tion with the Manchukuo troops..."
j
GEN. HO WILL RESIST TO LAST MAN
CHINWANGTAO, Jan, 14, "The Japanese are attempting to exterminate the whole of the Chia- ese nation and our only way is to resist our
ail our, enemy with
SIR JOHN GOES TO
GENEVA
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, Jan. 15. THE Foreign Secretary, Sir John
Simon, will leave London to- morrow for Geneva and will at Lend a meeting on Monday of the Committee of Nineteen appointed by the Assembly to deal with the manchurian question.
CHINA AND JAPAN BUYING MUNITIONS
SAN FRANCISco, Jan. 15. A telegram to San Francisco states that Japan. and, China are sending gold here.
China is purchasing war mate rials, especially seroplanes; while Japan is buying mostly cotton and scrap iron for the manufacture of munitions.
"EMBARGO ON RAISING CAPITAL
FURTHER RELAXATION
ANNOUNCED
OF SANITARY DEPT
Mr. T Megarry has bean appoint ed to be the head of the Sanitary Department, in place of Mr. G. R. Sayer who left for Home leave en tho 8.3. Ranchi,
fortunate to escape being run cüt He slipped while making a run, but Fingleton's inaccurate return from square leg saved the situa tion.
The 280 was hoisted after 230 minutes batting, Paynter showing Mr. H. E. Strange to be Deputy refreshing vigour and fine toot- Registrar of Births and Deaths. work to punish Grimmett. Verity,
Suh-Inspector AH Mason, of on the other hand, showed a stubi the Police Traffic Department, who born front and was content to sit i has been acting as Trafic Inspec- on the splice while his left-handed tor for Kowloon, will shortly re-partner did the scoring.. same his post as Vehicle Inspector for Kowloon. “
The name of Dr. Tao Te Ming has been added to the Register of Medioni Practitioners in the Colony.
on
Mr. Leung Tao Chi has been BUCHAREST, Jan 15.
reinstated us wireless operator NEW Cabinet under the Preboard British ships. miership of Dr. Valdavcevod, There are no changes with the or passage of unidentified. aero- exception of the Ministry of the plane. Please communicate any Interior where M. Mihalake has news you receive to the Britzen been replaced by. M. Mironeseu. Diplomatic Authority in your country."
The Telegram was sent to the authorities in France, Belgium, Holland, Poland, Russia, Hungary, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Yugoslavia and Rumanis.
channels to
Similar requests have been sent through diplomatic broadcasting authorities in Bul- garia, Greece and Turkey.
It is known that action, on the
EARTH TREMORS AT MANCHESTER
MANY BUILDINGS DAMAGED B
(THROUGH REUTER'S" AGENCY)': LONDON, Jan. 13.
lines requested already have bea A FAULT in the Pennine Valley is believed to be the cause of taken by a number or countries concerned, but there is still no in-earth tremors in the north-west of formation regarding Squadron England, this morning, with its Leader Hinkler's whereabouts,
centre at Manchester where build ings were damaged. No casualties have been reported.
OBITUARY
MISS WINIFRED SPOONER
DISTINGUISHED WOMAN AVIATOR
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
CANTON ROTARIANS
IN HONG KONG
Dinner at Peninsula
Hotel
SONGS, SPEECHES AND
GOOD FELLOWSHIPS.
our members seem to have towards community singing wat
7
Perhaps I may be allowed to say something about our own Club. We confess our manifold sing and weak-"
nesses in not adhering strictly to the rules laid down by headquar tera, but in the peculiar conditions under which we live in Hong Kong we have to adopt our methods to dircumstances: The fant that wo have been coming together now for two years and that quite a large percentage of our members turn up regularly Tuesday by Tuesday is in itself an achievement. been done to break down barriers of estrangement,
Much has
One of the special difficulties which both we and our visitors have to cope with is the fluctuating popu- lation. Owing to the intervention of furloughs, our Clubs are only at Full strength: for a few weeks each year. Many of those who remain are working double tides" on
account of the absence of others on furlough. For these reasons. although we give our adherence to the fundamental principles of Rotary in a general way, we have to avoid making too many demands upon our members in respect of attendance, or the work which we call upon them to do, m
Rotary Cluba in world ports per- form a useful function in providing a platform on which persons of note passing through may bring a mes saga from the outside world and in return establish contacts which will do much to make their own visit to the place interesting and instruc-
Paynter's Hall Century....... Paynter reached his half-centur when he got Ironmonger away to the log boundary. He had batted for 118 minutes, hit six boundaries and participated in a partnershir which had yielded 50 runs in 78 minutes
The burst of applause that greet- ed Paynter's 50. seemned to act a a tonic to Yarity, who opened "out to hit Ironmonger for ten rane of four successive balls to send up the 300 in 370 minutes.
Woodfull tried repeated doubl
bowling changes, but these did not in the least affect either bat mar, and the pair were together at lunch with the score at 315 for 7, Pay ter being 72 and Verity 36.
Growd of 50,000,
A crowd of 50,000 were presen. after lunch when O'Reilly and Wail opened the Australian attack;
Both Payater and Verity bene fitted by several felding errors, th latter escaping a run out at 35 and being dropped by McCabe in the slips at 38.
Paynter's magnificent display his Test debat-came to a conclu sion when he attempted to hook a rising ball from Wall and was br liantly, caught by Richardson at square leg 324-8-77.
The Lancashire left-hander dis played beautiful footwork in an innings which lasted 188 minutes and which produced nine boundaries as the result of glorious pulling. coverdriving and defensive chop partnership with strokes. In Verity be helped to add se valuable runs for the eighth wicket.
Voce Bowled.
Voce had only scored eight wher he attempted to turn Wall to leg and was clean bowled 338-9-9 The conclusion of the innings came when Verity attempted to pull Wall and was caught by Richardson square leg, Larwood being then not aut.2.
Voce displayed splendid late cutting, while his leg glancing was
feature of the innings. Wall concluded the innings with the excellent figures: MANO MR
34.1 10 72 8
Ames, b Ironmonger dig Leyland, 1.b.w., b. O'Reilly RE. S. Wyatt, e Richard-
son, b. Grimmett .....
G. O. Allen, bw, b Grim-
mett
Paynter, e Richardson," b
Wall
Verity, o Richardson, b Wall Voce, b Wall Larwood, not Dub
Extras
Total
Fall of the wickats:-1, for 4, 2 for 16, 3 for 16, 4 for 30,55, for 188, 8 for 198, 7 for 298, for 324, 9 for 336; 10 for 341
"Bowling" Analysis,
OMAR 134.1.10.
50 1080 90630 1 28.46 194 14 3
Wall O'Reilly
Ironmonger Grimmett
McCabe
Australia
at Innings. W. M. Woodfull; b. Alla... J. H. Fingleton, b Allen... D. G. Bradman, e Allets,
Larwood
i
S. J. McCabe, c Jardine, b
Larwood.
W. H. Ponsford, not.out. V. Y. Richardson, not out...
Extras.
Total (for 4 whis) 100
To bat W. A. Oldfeld, C V. Grimmett, T. Wall, W. J. O'Reilly and H. Ironmonger Twelfth man: L. P. O'Brien
AUSTRALIA U.S. TENNIS TEST
FOURTH MATCH ENDS IN DRAW
(THROUGH REUTER'S LUKSOY.}
SYDNEY, Jan. 14.
recovery in the fourth AUSTRALIA staged a magnificenik last lawn tennis Test and won thres of the four matches played to da to make a draw of the contest ad six matches-all. Americs, howeger, won the first three Tests by com fortable margins.
Jack Crawford beat Ellsworthy The Rotary Club of Hong Kong RUGBY, Jan. 14. entertained the Rotary Club of Miss Winifred Spooner, distin Canton to dinner at the Peninsula
Vines, ranking No. 1 player world, for the second time the series, winning by scores guished woman aviator, died yes Hotel on Saturday evening. About tive.
Friends at First Mesting.
7-5, 6-3 The", "American's terday following one day's illness. seventy Rotarians were present, the The symptoms were those of in-party from Canton numbering
The toast was accorded musical
ball service and hurricane. won him the first met, büf Or fluenza but heart attacks occurred, twenty. Under the benign influence honours. the second of, which proved fatal. of the guests, community singing.
The President of the Rotary Club
then struck his best for irresistable. Returning driv She was one of few women pilota was indulged in, and when it came of Canton (Dr. Chien Sha Fan) who
remarkable accuracy and to hold commercial flying licence to musical honours after the
placements he had Vines on and was the only woman in this toasts there was keen competition is a former Civil Governor of the country who at the time of her as to which Club should sing the Oity, responded on behalf of the
visitors and proposed the toast of while O'Reilly took 2 for 82 in throughout by unbeatable tenn death was earning a living as a more harmoniously
"The Rotary Club of Hong Kong." 50 overs and Grimmett 2 for 04 The Americans were An excellent entertainment pro personal pilot to an owner of
handicapped by Van Ryn suffering from a strained shoul private aeroplanes. Throughout her gramme was also arranged. Mr. Li Dr Chien quoted the following in 28 overs.
Australia Bat,
this, following on Allison's bout Aying career Miss Spooner hadChor Chi gave much pleasure by saying of Confucius, There arekete only one accident. This was in his rendering of songs in French, people who have been meeting one December, 1930, when with Flying Tosell's "Serenate and Ber- another frequently during their The Australian innings commere influenza on Friday. FELITISA WIRELESS SERVICE.} Officer Edwards, on an attempt to ceuse de Jocelyn," with Peninsula whole lifetime, yet they remained in a sensational manner, Allen Results of to-day's games were
make a fast flight to the Cape, Band accompaniment. Miss Sizi-stringers because their objects in clean bowling Fingleton with an follow E
Larwood exploited his leg theory, a walk over from W RoGuz, Jan, 150, while flying at night the machine kova and Mr. Nouvorin performed file are so different. There are inswinger in his first over 1-10V McGrath (Australia) "We shall do this up to our last A Further relaxation of the em fell into the sea off the Italian two skilled dances, Mr. Sydney en other people, on nseling for the
have been lifetime acquaintances hit Woodfull over the heart, thus Crawford and H declared General Ho Chu bargo on the raising of new capital const and both occupants had to tertained with songs at the piano first time, who at once feel they and one ball kicked up nsstily and (USA) Kuo, Commander of the Chinese which was announced by the. Chan-swim about a mile to the shore. and Mr. W. J. Geall gave humous because their objecte in life are the enraging the huge crowd who then (Australia) beat forces on the Shanhaikwan front. cellor of the Exchequer, last night,
same! Although when he visited booed every ball of his over. J Van Byn (U.8.A) 110
Don Bradman fell into Larwood's 69, 89. in a speech delivered in the pre- is warmly welcomed in financial
Rotary Clubs in other cities he was sence of his troops in the trenches circles. The Embargo on foreign
amongst those whom he had never leg trap when he attempted to hook Vines and Gle seen before, he left there was a fast one for Allen to take an (U.B.A.) beat V. McGrath and to-day.
loans which was established wher it became apparent that British
great deal of truth in the saying of easy catch at short leg.-18-2-8. | Quist (Australia) 6-2; 8-610-4 Confucius Bin Thomas Lipton, the McCabe fell into the same trap, J. Crawford (Australia) bea lending abroad was aggravating an adverse trade balance still remains,
world's noblest loser, with his fine playing a weak shot into Jaraine's Vines (USA) 3-0, 7-5 6-8 but the capital market is now free
conception of sportsmanship had safe hands at short leg. 34-3-8, to domestic and Empire borrowers
brought America and Britain closer Larwood had taken 2 for 8 at this together. Rotary could do a great period. with one exception. This excep-
deal along similar lines to bring tion applies to replacement of the existing by new issues in case of
Hong Kong and Canton together to optional conversions where the new
that they could never quarrel. issue ranks as trustee security
This toest WAS ALSO CO musical honoure
power,
mad,
The address, which reveals Gen- eral Ho's determination to fight to the sad, was recorded by American 'film operators,
General Ho said. The Japan ese: are not satisfied with their gradual conquest of China, but ar now aiming at the exterinination of the whole Chinese nation. We have to resist the Invasion to our jast man..
TELEPRINTERS FOR POLICE FORCES
'ÏBRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
monologues. Mr. H. J Fountain played the accompaniment on the piano to Rotary songs. The Penin- sula Hotel band played delightfully during dinner,
**The Visitors.
The toast of "The Rotary Club of Canton was proposed by the President of the Hong Kong Club (the Hon, Dr. S. W. Te'oy who said RUGBY, Jan. 14 that members of the local club were Scotland Yard and also a num recently royally entertained by the bar of the provincial police forces Club in Canton and they were de are to be assisted by the Post Office lighted to have an opportunity of to organize a teleprinter system returning the hospitality. These The Timer City Editor say
Borrowers, public and private whereby it will be possible for in- friendly gatherings would do much who are now able to make endur formation regarding polide matters to foster the Rotary spirit. Con By resisting Japan in her latest ing economy by the refunding of to be exobanged within a minute or tinuing, Dr. Tro said:
Although the general principles of totally unprovoked attack against existing debts will recognise that two of its being received. Thanhailaniwa helieve we have their ability to do so, has been a message "from" "any, local. head Rotary are commen to us all, the forced her to abandon her plan of rendered possible by the triumphant invading Jehol
that the
success achieved by the British simultaneously to every police sta Government last year when it was tion in the area. Each divisional able to convert £2,000,000,000 of five centre will be equipped with an ad percent stock into 35 per cent, exo
10 CASUALTIES
stock redeemable at the option of which
tes
ten
the borrower. Thereby a new stan aritz
dard was set up for the benefit of and any
rld, at
eir own indiv have heard from
Sir William Hornell invi gathering to drink the Rotarian 7. A Maskin members of the orga ten of the dinner inc
-woodfull. Out!!
The half-century was hoisted soon fter. Penslördagined Woodfull. but one run Later the
kipper, was unfortunate to play a. led onto hiswicket 51-4-2
minuta
dhistisecond wick
Ponsford and
ntosh replied and ever, showed a Sup soon after 11 the face of these car convenience of the added 68 runs in an whom had two other wicket partnership, tat West Point the played delightfu
Richardson's ello
"how
nce in ers and
Allison
S. AFRICA LEAD
BRITAIN
THROUGH
unbroken Afth. Hú
Ponsford dikr utting while Mi
Leatured by a rare Nutba!