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No. 12738
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HOME CRICKET MATCHES.
Surrey's Fine Display.
(Reuter Service;}"
Kent beat Worcestershire at Dudley by one wicket. Far Kent,
Hardinge in the second innings compiled 114., For Worcester, Root
in the first innings took 7 for 49.
Glamorgan at Cardiff beat Somerset on the first innings
piled 102.
For
Glamorgan, in the first innings, Bates and Stones knocked up 73 and 76 respectively. For Somerset. Jobheon in the second innings com Leicestershire at Leicester Beat Warwickshire on the first in ninge. For Leicester, in the first innings, Lord and Fowke scored The West Indies at Northampton heat Northamptonshire on the first innings. For the West Indies, in their first inninge. Tarilton compiled $8 and Fernandes S3, not out.
,84 and 86 respectively.
BRITAIN'S AIR POWER.
LTCRREL WEDNESDAY, JUNE
POLICE REFORM.
PER ANNUM;
UNEZ passenger four
THE DRACON MOTOR CAR CO.
Brage and Barviday
Road. Happy
PEKING PALACE FIRE
1923 AF MINOLE DAY to click
NEW REGIMENT FOR HONGKONG.
Wong Net On
The Traffic Duty Question. Ex-Emperor's- Apartments
and men lent to other departments,
the total strength of the police is 1.266. The police authorities are either unable or unwilling to state
Destroyed.
PRIEST'S PLIGHT:
The
CARELESS BLASTING,
lat. Barth. East Surreys Interrupts Police Bowls › Due in Five Months.
Game.
DEATH OF MR.
WISE
Former Puisne Judge of Hongkong.
years after his retirement. There
"In our loading article on Mon- London, June 26. day, dealing with the employ. Peking, June 27-A Fire 2ND. KING'S GO TO INDIA Middlesex boat Gloucester at Lord's by an innings and seventy-ment of police on traffic duty we broke out at midnight in the
Hongkong is to have a new
CONTRAOTORS FINED To many of the older resibd six. For Middlesex, Murrell in the first innings knocked up 82, and stated that no fewer than 1,086 ex Emperor's private apartments infantry battalion as garrison at
of the Colony the news of the Durston in the second innings took 8 for 56.
members of the Force are em at the Forbidden'
the end of November, when the Yorkshire at Leyton beat Essex by seven wickets. For York-played, at one time or another, damage was most serious, 2nd Bn. King Regiment will out in connection with the Praya Wice, former Pulsae Judge in Blasting operations carried death in England of Mr. G. shire, Rhodes in the second inninge took 5 for 8.
on traffic work," adding, in other the beautiful buildings being proceed to Indis, and be replaced East Reclamation scheme on the Hongkong, will be heard with Lancashira boat Derbyshire at Derby on the first innings. The words, practically the whole of completely gutted. Lancastrian Makepeace, in the first innings soored 73. (2006
our land police are periodically The ex-emperor was apparently by the let. En. East Surrey Regi. 17th instant led to a charge of deep regret. The sad information Surrey at the Oval defeated Cambridge University by an innings, diverted from their primary duty himself the first to discover the telegram to local Military against the contractors, Sang this morning. The late Mr. Wise
ment, who era coming from Egypt. negligenos
came to hand in a Reuter-gable being preferred and 236. For Surrey, Ducat knocked up 115, Shepherd 97, Joacocke The figure quoted above was flames, but strenuous Chinese Headquarters from the Secretary Les and Company before Mr. O came to the Colony as far back 156, Abel 117, and Hitoh in the first inninga took? for 64. The Can obtained as the result of exhaus- and foreign efforts failed to save to the War Office, dated June 25th, D. Melbourne, at the Police 8% and during his stay here tab bateman Claude Ashton compiled 69 and 72,7
tive enquiries at Police Head- the apoient structure from
be filled various Government In the Test trial match at Manchester, the North was beaten by quarters, but doubt having been destruction. It is believed there announces that the provisional Court this morning, when
trooping programme is as follows: evidence was heard in respect of positions, finally retiring on a the South by thirty-eight runs. For the South, Tate in the first inexpressed as to its correctness, & were no casualties. Bentor- The s.s. Derbyshire is to leave an alleged failure to observe pro- March, 1909. His wife died two pension of $4,500 per year in nings took 7 for 51 For the Northerners, Sutcliffe in the first innings Telegraph representative has made
Port Sudan on November 8th per precautions. compiled 53, and Carr and Holmes in the second innings 77 and 75 further investigations, which go
ith the 16t Bu, East Burreys for It was stated by Divisional, were two sons by the marriage. respectively..
to show that the actual number of
Hongkong, and is due to arrive aspector Charles Aris that on The late Mr. Alfred Gascoyne Oxford University at Brighton defeated Sussex by 234. Then liable for traffic duty rather
here on November 30th. She will the 17th instant rocks were Wise, LL.B. was born in Colombo Oronian, Taylor, in the first inninga knocked up 115, and Knott in exceeds that figure than other
leave on December 5th. with the burled with such force on August 15th, 1854. He was the second innings scored 105, not but.
wise. Official statistics roveal
2nd. Bo. King's Regiment for from Morrison Hill that educated at Repton, and Trinity that, excluding the Water Police
Father Malotto Still-Held, India, and drafts for the United they fell thickly on to the bowling College Cambridge, and was
Kingdom. The s.s. Hecubs is to Hankow June 27 From the let. Bo. Loyal (North Lanos) Mr. C. Moss, the Fire Brigade as alert to the then Chief Justica leave Malte on October 18th. with green of the Police Recreation called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn Club and injured the little son of in 1878. He came to Hongkong foreign priests' reports it is Regiment and drafts for North Chief, who was injured on the (Sir George Phillippo) which post the precise number of men whose revealed that Father Malotto is China, being due to arrive at face duties include traffic work, but we in a pitiable condition. His Shanghai on November 19th.
me he resigned a year later. In the are given to understand that all clothes are in ribbons and She will leave Shanghai on Mr. Moss told the Court how, meantime he had been admitted these 1,265 men are liable when be is unshod. It seems November 23rd, with the 2/55th, whilst engaged on a game of he was appointed Police Magie
to the local Bar and in 1884. they have been trained for the that former reports of the likely Coke's Rifies for India and bowls on the Sunday afternoon work, to undertake traffic duty release of Fr. Malotto are antru drafts for the United Kingdom at the Police Recreation Club, he hade doting Registree trate. In the following year, Cur representative pressed for Alester encloses new demands A detailed programme is following bad to leave the game and seek of the Supreme Court, Official information regarding the number from the bandits, including by post. of policemen absolutely absolved very big sum of money and enrol
shelter at a spot farthest away Trustee, Registrar of Companies from traffic duty," but was unablement in the Army. Reuter.
Hongkong will eventually say from the scene of the blasting and Land Officer, and whist All- farewell to the King's Regiment Rocks fall thickly over the hedge ing these posts he was appointed to secure & definite statement on
with the utmost regret. They have into the ground, and his son was a member of the Commission to this point.
been "eporting Regiment in bit by a piece of granite weighing revise the laws and Ordinances of every sense of the term, and in about six or seven pounds that the Colony. In 1889, he acted as the realm of football and boxing rebounded from the groepie Puisne Judge and in 1892 was ap especially, they have sbone re bad to dress the little boy's injury markably well,
and take him to hospital after pointed. Registrar of the Supreme The East Surrey Officers. wards. Other rocke, making a
Court Three years later, be re The officers of the 1st. Bn. Essi basketful, were produced in Court Ceived the appointment of Puisne Surreys include quite a number which Mr. Moss identified as Judge, which position be held who were decorated for service in having been hurled on to the lawn until his retirement. For a brief that the Chinese Government bas Lt. Colonel Cecil Charles Gough On a vist which witness made During his lengthy period a
Peking June 27-It is reported the late war. The commander is after the series of explosions Period of his service here he was
alan acting Attorney General lodged a protest with the Soviet Ashton, O. B. E. He was born on the following day to the scene service in the Colony, the late delegation at Peking against the December 17th. 1870, and joined of the blasting operations, in Mr. Wise gained great popular seizure of certain Chinese the Army in 1892, sing gazetted company with Inspector, Aris, he ity both as a Judge and in steamers on the Amur River. 42ad. Lieutenant in the East Surrey saw what he understood to be social life. When Mr. Justice reply has not yet been received: Regt on August 13th, 1892. He was shields used for placing over the Gompertz was appointed to Reuter.
appointed Lieutenant on Sept charges. These appeared to him succeed him in 1909, warm 19th, 1894 Captain on January to be of a flimsy structure, being tributes were paid to the retiring 14th. 1901 and Major on May made up of twigs of trees bound official, the Chief Justice (Sir 3rd. 1911. He was in command of together. He admitted that he Francis Piggot) stating that ha delighted to see a Magistracy The House of Commons Army the 7th Bn. of the East Surrey did see a shield of the appearance had never known anyone batter in Kowloon. The question of Committee have just erected in from August 19th, 1914, to April sketched by Mr. R.E.A. Webster fitted for his duties than Mr. building one, however, rests en- the Memorial Chapel of the 16th, 1915, being Temp. Lt. Colonel (who represented the defendant), Wigs, whilst in further compli tirely with the Government, and, Royal Military College, Sand. of the regiment on two occasions which was placed near by. This ments that work passed he was as far as I am aware, there is no burst, a memorial to the late in the late war. April 22nd to July letter shield was stated by Mr. referred to as a grost lawyar, intention of proceeding with one Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson 20th. 1915 and July 31st, 1915, to Webster to be made of Chins fir socially loved." at present. It is obvious that if The memorial has Sir Henry July 23rd, 1916. His present rank poles. Blasting, added witness, The annual Labour Party Conference opened in Queen's Hall police convenience was the only Wilson's coat-of-arms at the top, dates from 1919. Lt. Col. Ashton and was attended by a record number of 900 delegates. Mr. Bidney consideration, there would and the inscription terminates slap saw service on the Staff with was carried out not only on a high Webb presided. A feature of the discussion which resulted from the Magistracy or visiting Magistrate with the following linen To the West African Frontier Force spot on the hill but all down the rejection of the Communist Party's application for affiliation, which in every District, The Govern those whom Godlike deads forbid from September 19th, 1908, to was apposed by the executive and supported by the Barrow Labour in
che rovers to die, Uabar, the gates of in August 13th, 1911. Party, was a speech by Mr. Frank Hodges, who declared that affiliato coseider than this."
mortality, tion would be madness. Russia had nothing to teach the political damosracy of West Europe... The power inherent in British political institutions was unlimited. The British Labour Party abhorred any element of dictatorship.
Decision to Augment Home. Defence.
London, June 26.
We learn that the total number of men on traffic,duly on any one. day, in all Hongkong districts and Kowloon, is 87, and that not necessarily are the same men cin tinuously so employed.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Baldwin announced that the Government bad decided in addition to meeting the essential air power requirements of the navy and army “and Indian and Oversos - More Police Courts, commitments, that the British air power must include a home defence
Seen again with regard to our air force of sufficient strength adequately to protect us against air suggestion that there is need attack by the strongest air force within striking distance of England for additional Police Courts in In the first instance the home defence forcs will consist of 52 the Colony, Mr. P.PJ. Wode. squadrons, to be created as soon as possible. Preliminary stops are house, Deputy Superintendent of being taken forthwith, and the result will be to add 34. squadrons to Police, remarked In your the authorised strength of the Air Forca. Prior to further develop leading article last evening you ment the question will be re-examined in the light of the then exis-state Mr. Wodehouse appears to ting air strength of the foreign Powers. The Government will glad think that the presant system ly co-operate with the other Governments in limiting air armaments, meste requirements. That. similarly to the Washington treaty. Expenditure this year will not ie not what I meant to convoy to exceed half a million sterling-and-the average-expenditure will not exceed 5 million,
LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE.
No Trúck With Communists.
London, June 27.
THE WIMBLEDON MATCHES.
Americans Doing Well.
London, June 26.
to your-reporter." He added- "As a police officer, I should be
CHINA AND SOVIET.
Protest Against Ship Seizures.
MEMORIAL TO BIR E. WILSON.
TANTALISING NEWS.
· DISASTER. IN CALCUTTA ORPHANAGE,
Calcutta, June 26.
explosions
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side. There were a series of explosions heard that afternoon.“
The other officers of the bat "Mr." Anderson, the P. W.D. talion coming to Hongkong arr:- Engineer who is the Superin- Mejor E St, G. Ancon, O.B.Eendent of the Reclamation Mor P. B, Stafford, O.BE, Work, gavo technical evidence Mejor W. Appleyard, Cant: R. C. as to the requiremente of the law New York, June 26. Campbell, Capt. R. S. 8. Paton, and the precautions to be followed After a conference between the Collector of Custome and the Capt. J. F. Drake, Capt F. A when laying a charge, He stated Prohibition Director, it has been decided to dump three thousand Boring, Capt. E H J Nicolle that from his house on Leighton quarts of beer overboard from the liner Paris. The wine and spirits D.SO. M.O, Capt. W. S. Caulfield, Hill he could obtain good view are at present permitted to remain aboard. The Germin liner MC, Capt. G. E. Swinton, MC of the operations through, a pair Bromen arrived bone dry, except for medicinal stores, ****
Capt. A O.T. Evanson, M C., Capt of glasses and could see the W. G Kent, Capt. O. E Lugard, shield being taken to the scene Lieutenants E. J. Cooper, G. W. of the blasting but he could not No Woman Knows is the Kennedy, M.C, 0. D. Armstrong judge whether these were placed title of the current attraction st MC, PH. Drake. Brockman, over the holes or not. The pro-the Star Theatre, Pages 4 and. Sutton, M.C., C. A Chark, D.S,O., son Hill Road and the Hill was To-Let Office rooms in the DJ Allfree, C. J. Yoo, A. I testiva fence between the Morri14) M.O., J. P. Brown, M.O., J. RA effective for the lower levels only central district-Po Cockayne, R. A. Chidson, and Further evidence was beard, VW Richards, 2nd Lieute, after which his Worship record E. A. 8. Cope and L. W. Pendreded a conviction and fined the and Lt and Quartermaster defendants a sum of 5.00 CW.H. Rowe, The Adjutant is. Lieut. A B Cottam, M.C.
Regiment's Fine Record, The 1st Battalion“ Surrey Regiment is the old 31st, Foot and has a fine military record. The regimental badge is the united red and white rose, The regiment's war service goes back over two bandred years, to the action at Gibraltar in 1704 and
In the open lawn tennis championship at Wimbledon, in the second round, there was a slight delay owing to rain, but the weather was glorious. Ister. Twelve housand attended, including mang fashionable persone. It was an American day on the centre court,
At least thirty-six boys, aged 3 to 18, have been killed through Vincent Richards first of all defeating the Belgian champion Washer, the partial collapso of a Mohammedan boys orphanage in the heart 6.16 3, 6.2. Johnston then defeated the Britisher, Higgs, 6-4, 6:2, 61 of Calcutta, containing 229 boys, seventeen of whom are at present Francis Hunter next defeated the Spaniard, Flaquer, 7.5 6 4,2-1 not accounted for. Many international players figured in the forty-four matches decid- ed on the outer courts, the only surprise boing the defeat of the Indian, A.A. Fyzee. The South African, Norton, beat Ritchio, 6-2, 6-4. 63. Lycett, Woosnam; and the Frenchmen Lacoste, Brugnon and Boratra recorded victories.
JAPANESE ELECTRIC COMPANY'S BONDS.
IRISH AGITATORS IN AUSTRALIA,
Sydney, June 26 The Iriah Republicana. O'Kelly and Father O'Flanagan, have been discharged on the sedition charge, but ordered to be deported, mean- while remaining in custody.
COMMUNISTS FALL FOUL OF NATIONALISTS.
Paris, June 20
Londoo, June 26. Three million sterling of six per cent. bonds of the Tokyo Electric Light Company are to be issued to-morrow, at 94, repayable by 1948, This is the fret Japanese industrial emission offered to the public
The newspapers publish a message from hisleben stating that of Britain. The Times points out that the company has never failed nine persons were killed and 19 injured in a collision between Com to pay a dividend, its net assets, including the proceeds from the munists and Nationalists.), present issue, being £23,283,000, and the profits last year amounting
to £2,293,000.
REASON FOR BIGGER BRITISH AIR FORCE
London, June 27,
The Air Minister, Sir Samuel Hoare, presiding at a dinner in bonour of the foreign delegates to the International Air Navigation Commission, emphasised that the Government's decision to increase the Air Burcs did not constitute a menace to any other country. If dil not contamplate the likelihood of war or danger of attack, but was dictated solely by reasons of national defence
RESTRICTED COTTON SPINNING
AMERICA'S OFFICIAL WORLD FLIGHT,
Washington, June 26.
Mr. Weaks has authorised a survey of the round-the-world air route as a preliminary to the official world flight,
HOMEWARD BOUND.
GOL New York, June 26 Sir Auckland Geddes has left for England.
BECKETT AGREES TO MEET CARPENTIER;
Particulars and conditions of the letting by public suction of one lot of Crown Land are pub- tished on Pazo 4
The famous cinema master- piece. The Four Horsemon of the Apocalypse will be shown In
of the East MOONLIGHT BATHING Hongkong once more only
At Easma Beach on Saturday,