HONG KONG DAILY
PRESS THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1935.
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HONG KONG, AVGUST 29, 1968.
A CRY FROM THE"
COLONIES
CANTON NEWS IN BRIEF
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton, Aug. 28.
Reports that Dr. K.-H. Kung, Minister of Finance, will shortly visit Canton to bring about better understanding between Nanking and the South-west are incorrect, as Dr. Kung is very busy and has no time to come South. Financial matters are discussed through Mr. H O. Tong," Superintendent of Customs in Shanghai. Mr. Tong will remain in Canton until September 1
RESCUE ATTEMPT IN
THE HARBOUR
Woman's Fatal Plunge From Ferry Boat
Searchlights
the
playing an the; at once applied. The police boat waters of the harbour shortly be then lost no time in making for for 9.30 last night, from a destroyer the Police Pier at Kowloon alongside, the Kowloon Naval Yard, An ambulance was summoned, caused considerable speculation but in spite of all efforts to bring amongst passengers on the Star the unfortunate woman around. Press reports from Berlin stated ferry boats.
she succumbed before reaching that Mr. Hu Han Min, former Pre-
Enquiries made last night elicit shore, sident of the Legislative Yuan ised the information that
In a report to the Police late last in Southern Germany and is living searchlights were turned on in night, a seaman of the Yaumat in seclusion. The report that Mr.
answer to an urgent summons ferry company, In his recent review of the con- in Koo Mr. Ba's Secretary, from A Yaumati, ferry launch, about 9.24 pin the si. Man Kim stated that at ditions in the Colonial Empires coming back to China to pave which indicated that something left the Jordan Road wharf for Mr: Malcolm MacDonald carefully
the return or Mr. Hu Han Min 13 was amiss by blowing her siren Hong Kong, and when about 500 avoided any mention of the de-without foundation. He will re-four times in rapid succession. yards off the Kowloon Naval Yard, sperate plight of the West In-main indefnitely in Europe.
A Police launch (No. 8) which a Chinese woman jumped over- dian and other sugar-producing
Was patrolling in the vicinity | board from the first class deck. started at once for the spot, where The Man Kim at once blew a dis- with, the assistance of her own tress signal on her siren which searchlight, a woman was located struggling in the water.
Red War in Szechten
Colonies. On the contrary while
General Chiang Kai Shek, Chair admitting that in the West Indian
man of the Nanking Military Com- Colonies, apart from Jamaica, "the mission, has ordered his troops to position, was decidedly patchy," he attack the Communists at Bung permitted himself to boast that "the Pang and Li Fan in North-western Colonles were climbing the diff-Szechuer The Reds retreated to cult slope away from troublesome the Kansu and Shenst borders valleys of economic depression, to-
some time ago but came back wards helghts of greater pros-again. perity. Owing to the ruinous fail which has taken place in the world price of sugar, most of the West Indies, with British Gulana and the Mauritius, are faced with an imminent-financial-collapse A. conference with producers and re- Aners on the future organisation of the home-grown beet-sugar in- dustry is taking place at the
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Sergt. W. H. Morris, the officer in charge of the police vessel, ther dived overboard and with the assistance of an engineer and a seaman, both of whom had follow- Three divisions are ordered to ed him into the water, brought Chuen Wen us a base of operation the woman on board the police against the Communists. The vessel. She was in an unconscious crack divisions under General Wastate and artifcial respiration was Chung Nam are sent to strengthen the defence of Chengtu.
Queen of Pirates Caught Known to the naval authorities as the pirate queen, "Madam" Tam Kum Kew was arrested at Wai Yang by the troops of the Piracy Suppression Office. She is believed to be the brain of many piracies and" a favourite among pirate chiefs. At one time she was the mistress of Commander Ts Teng Fal, the commanding officer of the coast guards, Tsai was in league with the pirates and was recently executed.
moment, and it may be that Mr. MacDonald did not want to raise the question of Empire-grown cane sugar while beet sugar was in agitation. But the former problem is much the more urgent and serious. The world price, in any Commodity is in effect the lowest price available, and to-day the world price of sugar in rather less than half-penny a pound. That
Two other pirates were captured is the factor which neutralises all some time ago. One of them is the preferences, general and Lu Ah Shul who pirated a Chinese special, granted to Empire-grown vessel some cane
years ago, and the 15 other is Lin Kung who participat Swamped with huge stocks at less ed in the piracy of the Chia Ho than the cost of production.
and Lu Shan Maru. The capture It should not be difficult to and of these buccanneers is reported
Captain
Chao Yang agreement on the measures that by are instantly demanded, since it is Second-in-Command of the Piracy the accepted policy, both of the Suppression "Office. Government and of the Opposi-
The
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market
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U.S. PROTEST-TO MOSCOW
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally
"press" (Copyright).]
· Riga, Aug. 21.
The United States protest note
against the decisions of the Com- munist Internationale Congress is not mentioned in the Soviet press but. as Communicated by the United States ambassador to all the diplomatie missions, a lively discussion is going on in all foreign circles, especially regarding the solemn warning against the con- tinuation of activity of the Com- mun st International organisation by the United States, and fore shadowing serious consequences that would follow the warning unheeded.
Whether Litvinoff will return to More arrests are expected, There Moscow before the special session is a possibility that the other of the League of Nationis is un- pirates around Blas Bay will be known. Stalk" himself cleaned up by the Piracy Suppres-recuperating at Caucasus. In the "Communist Internationale circles, to limit strictly the admission of sion Office._:
a plan was discussed for trans- Cuban sugar to the British' mar-
ferring the seat of operations to ket The price of it is artificially
another country, and Paris as the brought to the present uneconomic
official Communist Internationale level by dint of subsidies and sweated labour-conditions walen
headquarters. was the prime
the change Treasoczen Kuo Vin,
tion, to preserve the Colonies from economic, collapse. Therefore the most effective measure would be
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OFFICIAL NOTICE. PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME
George Lowia Shaw, of Antung, I, curia, hereby give notice that in consequence of a stipulation dely fair competition. The return (Special to the "Hong Kong Dally favourite among the advocates of
in the purchase agreement, I hare
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of normal conditions which the
ANTI-DRUG ACTIVITIES“.
„press' · (Copyright).] [.
Shanghai, Aug. 24.
In the course of an interview.
immediately attracted the No. 8 Police launch and the al. Bing Yuen."
Up to a late hour last night, the unfortunate woman was unidenti- fled but it was stated that she was about 50 years of age, and dressed a black clothing. It is believed that she deliberately jumped off the ferry with the intention of ending her life.
GERMAN PROTEST TO AUSTRIA
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Dress" (Copyright).] ¦
Berlin, Aug. 27.
It was ometally announced here on Tuesday night that the German to Vienna, Baron von minister Papen, has lodged a sharp protest in the name of the Reich Govern- ment against the untruthful and about slanderous representations the German Internal situation re- cently appearing in certain sec-- tions of the Austrian press, and directed against the Reich and its leading personalities.
ELECTION IN ALBERTA
New Party Comes To Power
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NEWS SUMMARY
W. Lawrence, the Victoria Re creation Club swimming more than pleased a large crowd of supportera by establishing two official bath records in the 100 yards free style and 100 yards back stroke championships of the Colony, yesterday at the V.R.C. bath in the annual championships of the Colony.
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Calgary, August 27. “ For the first time in Canada's history, a party other than one of the old political forces,» Labernl The annual general meeting of or Conservative or Farmer Party, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, has won the provincial election in was held yesterday evening and a Alberta, The Social Credit Party suggestion that the subeoription has a sweeping majority...,
be increased was left in abeyance. Page 7 Mr. Wiliam Aberhardt the leader of the new party: has
Two lawn bowls games in the to Major Douglas, the British economist and originator quarter anal of the open singles of the scheme which the party championship were decided yester him to come to Alberta and help close fight by Overy has made its platform: asking day Bradbury was given a very Paga 10 the new Government.
Li Chung Wah, 25, unemployed, Details regarding the working
months tour was sentenced to of the scheme show that every hard labour, with 18 strokes of the adult person in Alberta will take birch, or, if found unfit to serve & pass book every month to the two months extra, and was recpm." Government clearing house where mended for banishmens by Mr. he or she will be credited with Wynne-Jones „at the Kowloon 25 with which to pay the grocer. Magistracy yesterday, when he butcher, landlord, and so on. pleaded guilty to a charge of The credit will not be negoti-snatching a handbag from Yip able. The tradesmen will have Tak Ting, 33, widow to deposit it at the clearing house and will receive new credit to pay his debts, thus maintain-
ing a constant circulation of
oredit.
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When charged with having pos session of a pork butcher's knife for which he was unable to give
satisfactory explanation. Te Chun Chai, 23, unemployed, "was remanded for 24 hours by Mr.
the Wynne-Jones at
Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. Page 6
Mr. Aberhardt hopes to persuade at least one bank to lend a branch as a clearing house."
As the returns from the various constituencies come in, it is ap- parent that the Social Credit
An unnamed beneficiary undet 47 Party has won
seats, the
the will of the late Lady Chater.
leading-in nine of the remaining person of Mr. Peter John Bennett Liberals four and Conservatives widow of Sir Paul Chater, is DOW two. The Social Credit Party 15 believed to have been traced in the
ten constituencies...