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PORT CHARGES.
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tenance of the wharves, but these increases would not in themselves Justify, so large an increase as 40 per cont. in the charge..
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1928.
YACHT CAPSIZES.
ANTI-JAPANESE INCIDENT.
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eller went down with someone
(Continued From Page: 1.) clinging to him, who he believes minent officials and gentry request- was the second laodah. When he ing their support of these nomina-
tions.
came up, he saw Mr. Fowkes, who was hampered by a raincoat which was unbuttoned and who only had one leg, having lost, the other in the war, swimming strongly, but mak ing for the open water. Mr. Mel- lor went down a second time, then
WU PEI-FU CRITICISED"
A Chinese news, agency reports that after the fall of Ting-Sze Bridge, a round-table discussion of the Generals of Allied Armies, at which severe criticisms wore levell- ed against Wu Pei-fu, with regard to the conduct of the battles fought after the fall of Yochow.
DRASTIC REDUCTION ĮNADVISABLE
With a perfectly free hand, wo should have wished to make a drastic reduction in the wharfage charge, bat, as the burden of such Holyoak, Massey & Co., Ltd. reduction would fall on the was released and when he came up the situation took place amongst public funds and might necessitate again he grabbed at a man, but a additional taxation, we feel that cont came away in his hands. See our hands are tied. We discussing no one about, he struck out for ed one method of justifying free-shore, and though he also was wear dom of action by supplying the ing a raincoat, he got there safely, necessary finds to compensate for but exhausted. He went to a Chi- the loss due to heavy reduction in wharfage charges, and also inci dentally reducing the premium placed on shipping using the Roads. The imposition of harbour
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The Italian airship No. 2, while about 12 miles from Gaeta, returning from escorting the now the descent Major Fezy and the Transatlantic liner Biancamano, chief engineer, Signor. Rossi, fell was obliged, owing to engine overboard into the sea and their trouble, to come down on the sea bodies were not recovered.
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nese house and was treated most kindly.. The Chinese first, at his suggestion, sent out some sum pans to look for the other men then gave him some ten and dry clothes
The consensus DI opinion amongst the Generals was that Wa Pel-fu was ignorant of military technique, and even of the topogra phy of the battlefields where the. two opposing armies were operat-
dues would effect both of these and took him to the house of Mr.ing, where a thorough knowledge objects, but we hold that the red. W Cunningham, the custodian moval of one of the salient char- of the dynamite magazine, whose acteristics of Singapore as a port fumily did everything possible for free mooring, would be highly un-him. desirable under existing circum- stances. We think we have said enough to indicate our reasons for confining our main recommenda- tious for relief to charges borne by shipping.
MAIN RECOMMENDATIONE
Reduction of · wharfage on cargo inward from Europe and America from 67% cents to 60 cents per ton.
FRUITLESS SEARCH,
Mr. A. C. Kella, the Woosung Harbour Master, stayed out until past midnight in 14 launch, thoroughly searching the river and the Rlver Police also sert out
Our recommendations for direct patrols, but no information about the missing men could be aacer- relief are:-
Yesterday tained.
morning, a laedah went into all the Chinese villages, but, again they could not learn anything. During the morn- Reduction of wharfage on fueling more boats came down, but dil from 54 cents to 40 cents per sad news and of course there was their crews only could be told the
ton.
age
"MR. FOWKE'S CAREER.
Reduction of outward wharf-not any racing.
from on cargo loaded lighters from 40%.cents to 36 cents per ton.
Mr. Fowkes was a man of the Reduction of minimum wharfage most likeable kind, lively, capable rates:
and kind-hearted and never in Reduction of stevedorage anything but the gayest of moods, charge from 40% cents to 85 He had been in Shanghai only a cents per ton.
few years, as director of the Con- Reduction of charge for compagnie Franco-Africaine. He held bined operation of loading, rail-a commission during the war and ing and unloading genuine tran- lost a leg in the fighting. On ar shipment cargo from 912 cents riving here he joined the machine to 60 cents per ton."
gun section of the Light Horse. Yachting was his principal hobby. He was one of the group who fos- a one-design tered the idea of class and which led to the build- ing of the Byrne boats and he had half-share in the Sprite besides owning the Seagull. He was a capable and careful sailor and it was his habit invariably to take darge parties with him and coach the novices, which gave him the name of "the Professor," whilst he also wrote on yachting topics in a most entertaining style. He was on the committee of the club. and had been selected as one of the skippers to represent England He in the international series. was a member of the Shanghai Club, the Cercle Sportit and the Race Club.
We have also recommended a concession in the case of consign- merts of genuine transhipment cargo partly loaded at the wharves and partly lightered to the roads and loaded there. By way of In- direct relief and on the grounds of the convenience of European importers, we have recommended a relaxation in regard to periods within which delivery of goods must be taken without incurring special charges.
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of the pinces would have profited from the movements of the enemy. Being at the very base of supplies, and with a superiority in artillery and a big arsenal at its back, it was inexplicable that the Northern armies should have allowed the enemy to break through in such a short space of time.· ́À unanimous decision was reached, thus it is nb- solutely necessary to effect "a change in the supreme command and that the campaign against the "Reds" must be prosecuted to the bitter end.
.. MARSHAL SUN'S MOVES..
Peking, Sept. 11.-Morahal Sun
forces in Kiangsi Province prepara- Chuan-fang is concentrating his
tory to moving against the Canton- ese along the Yangtze around Hankow. It is suid mobilization will require a month.
Shanghai, Sept. 13-In the course of an interview with a representative of the Chinese press. Marshal Sun Chunn-fang said that, though it was his desire to main- tain a polley of strict, but arined, neutrality, he could not avoid de claring war on the Cantonese Anti- Northern Expeditionary Forces under Gen. Chang Kai-shek as they had broken their promises and ig nored his warnings to them not to enter Kjangsi Province. In fact, if he wanted to join the war, he could have done so long ago and gone to the assistance of his old ally and chief, Maralal Wu Fei-fu, but, because of bis honest intentions, he was forced to see his friend suffer ignominious defeat,,
Reports were. prevalent locally. that skirmishes have taken place between the southerners and Mar- shal Sun's forces in western Kjang- sí and that the latter had retreated the onslaught of the before former, but Marshal Sun's move fe considered by many to be an at- tempt to draw the Cantonese into Kiangsi where large numbers of men are waiting to attack them.
More than 3,000 refugees found their way into Shanghai during the" week-end. They report that Mar- shal Wa Pei-fu's troops mutinied before the southern troops arrived at Hankow and looted all shops and. thousands of houses in the Chinese. city.
TENDENCY TO BUREAUCRACY. The Singapore Harbour Board le semi-Government undertaking, and it has the defects common to trading concerns run by Govern ments. There is in such cases the inevitable tendency to bureau- cracy, and we could not certify the absence of that tendency in the case of the Singapore Harbour Board. There is in such cases also an absence of the incentive to business enterprise which is the mala feature of competitive com- mercial life, where each concern and each employes of every con- cern has a direct inducement to No, cinéma-goer who wants to
In Shanghai Kuominchun circles, make the best of its business or see a really fine picture should his branch of it. We could not miss the big film at present show it is. authoritatively reported that certify that this is entirely inaping at the Queen's Theatre. This Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang's entire plicable to the Harbour Board un-is "The Spanish Dancer," which army is moving Into Shenai and dertaking.
takes rank as one of the most ex- expects to pour into the Metropoli- pensive ever made, the cost being | tan province while the "Allied" put at nearly a million dollars, army is engaged with the Can-
From every standpoint, "The tonese.
REDUCTION AT PENANG. The following are, extracts from the part of the report relating to
Penang-
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tarif rates, our witnesses concen-
unduly high.
"THE SPANISH DANCER" AT THE QUEEN'S.
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FENG YU-HSIANG MOVING.
Yu-hsiang to the capital.
The Kuominchun-Kuomintang plans are to form a joint line from Canton to any point at which the two forces may be able to meet.
The British Admiralty oll-tanker
Belgol arrived at Woosung yester- day from Hongkong und immediate ly proceeded to Hankow with fuel and supplies,
Spanish Dancer" has much on In the same circles, it is believed. which to base a claim for popular that Marshal Sun Chuan-fang will On the matter of reduction of that can be desired; the story is because Marshal Chang Tso-lin will all have little assistance from Mukden approval. Its settings are trated on the desirability of im- of the very best, being noteworthy devote himself entirely to the task mediate removal of the 25 per cent. for the absence of far-fetched of preventing the return of Feng surcharge on all rátes imposed ideas; whilst the cast contains with effect from September 1, 1920 several giants of the world of We understand that the Board filmdom: The action all, through itself is strongly of opinion that is good, and as the story unfolds, this surcharge should be abolished attention is held to the very last.
Chief honours rest on Pola forthwith, and, provided the Board Negri as Matitana,, the clever can afford the relief, we support gypsy dancer, and Antonio Moreno this view on the grounds that its in the part of Don Cesar de Bazan. imposition makes rates all round The former scores one of the big- The only figure we have before gest successes of her career in this picture, whilst Antonio us as to the financal effect of the
Moreno is no less successful. Following the recent robbery removal of the surcharge is that Others who stand out prominent at Mosora Mackintosh and Co., Ltd of $100,000 per annum loss of
ly are Wallace Beory as King Hongkong Police officers made an revenue given by the Board's Philip IV of Spain and Kathlyn exhaustive search of Alexandra manager in his evidence. This Williams as, Queen Isabel. Buildings, and in some servants figure, taken in conjunction with
quarters on the top floor discovered the financial position of the wharf
a locked box which was later found branch of the undertaking, and in comparison with the extent of the. financial relief we propose later in this section, precludes us from recommending any other reduc tions In isolated. sections or items of the Board's tariff. We content Amongst the passengers who ourselves, therefore with recom- arrived from Australia by the Aki mending the immediate with Maru were. Professor and Mrs. drawal of the 25 por cent. sur Shellshear, Mr. J. E. Hansen, Mr. charge and leaving the Board to H. Fenwick, Mr. H. Hunter investigate the possibility of other Mrs. F. Hunter and Mr. R. H. Skel "roductions."
We can thoroughly commend this picture as being well worth seeing.
Other features of the pro- gramme are the latest Gaumont Graphic and some excellent vocal numbers by Mr. Valdemar Darow.
ton.
to contain. two revolvers, and a supply of ammunition"
Entertainments.
Whatgoes to make a great picture? Is it the Story? Then---
"THE SPANISH DANCER" Should hold its own with the best; for the story is that of the famous Don Cesar de Bazan immortalised in Maritana."
Is it the Cast? If so-
"THE SPANISH DANCER' leads them all; for it features
POLA NEGRI ANTONIO MORENO, WALLACE BEERY, ADOLPHE MENJOU, KATHRYN WILLIAMS, GARETH HUGHES and a dozen other well-known players.
la it the Director?
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"THE SPANISH DANCER was produced and directed by HERBERT BRENON ·
Who has had fifty successful pictures to his credit since he made "A. Daughter of the Gods." Is it the Settings that count? If so- "THE SPANISH DANCER' ranks among the twenty most expensive pictures ever filmed. for it cost nearly $1,000,000. See it TO-DAY at the
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There was a sequal to this discovery at the Central Magei tracy: yesterday when
The Coupe Renault for 1925-26, It hao bion an office for the longest non-stop light announced
unoficially. boy, formerly in the employ of the made before July 81, has been Franco, lender of the recent flight. that Comandante. Mexican Consulate, was charged awarded to Captain Girler, who from Palos to Buenos Aires in the with boing in possession of an flew the 2,987 miles between Paris Plus Ultra, intends to fly round automatic pistol and a revolver and Omsk without landing. The the world next April. He will be and twenty-five rounds of ammuni- Cup is valued at 5,000f, and accompanied by his wife and by tion.
50,000f. in cash is also given to the mechanic who flow with him Defendant was sentenced to the winner.
to Argentina three years' imprisonment.