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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY JUNE 29, 1928
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WILD DEMOCRATIC SCENES.
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Bitter-end foes of Smith in the "Solid South" are sponsoring a mevement fro à coalition of op-
Ground of Opposition.
GOVERNMENT AND OIL COMPANY:
ti
MARKET OUTSIDE SCOPE OF OFFICIAL DIRECTORS,
London, June 28. In the House of Commons to-day,
BATTLE, Love, romance intrigue, mystery-all played on the high seas?
with
ERNEST TORRENCE JOAN CRAWFORD
DIRECTED BY, JACK CONWAY
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer semua :
ADDITIONAL, ATTRACTION- At 9.20 p.m. only.
The famous Juvenile Eccentric Dancers Miss CHERIE VALENTINE and Miss. TOMASITA BIRDWELL
WEST INDIES VICTORY.posing candidates in hope of re- COMMONS QUESTION.
taining enough strength to prevent London, June 28. the New Yorker's nomination on The West Indies defeated Nora early ballot. They believe that thamptonshire by an innings and if this is accomplished, the Smith 126 runs in a match at Northamp phalanx will disintegrate, and Commander Kenworthy (Lab.) duties of the Government ton, which was outstanding as a thus pave the way for the nomina-arked for information on the Directors on the Board of the personal triumph for W. T. Con- tion of another candidate.
The match lasted two
Anglo-Persian Oll Comm apd days only, and the figures illustrate
The groundwork for the fight scoing that. participation In a that Constantine took more than n
against Smith, who is opposed by price-fixing ring was a matter of lion's share of the honoure
Thirteen wickets fell to his bowl-some because he is a "wet," policy affectin the taxpayer, he ing including a "hat-trick" in the favouring the amendment of the asked what instructions had been second innings, while he was top prohibition law; by some because given to the Government Directora. Mr. Winston Churchill, the The he is a Roman Catholic, and by- scorer for the West. Indica.
others because of both of these, Chancellor of the Exchequer, was laid last night at a conference replied that it was the duty of the West Indies: 343' for 9 wickets of opposition leaders. During the Government Directors to follow
(deed.)' Batting first, Northanta collapsed course of their discussions, the any Government instructions. Ha AT THE
anti-Smith forces agreed that, by pointed out, however, that they before some remarkable good bowl-their own calculations, the New Government was obliged not to ing, Constantine did most of the Yorker was within 100 votes of interfere with the commercial damage, taking 7 wickets for 45
enough to gain the nomination. management of the Company..... He therefore hoped the ques- The Northants score was passed Smith's backers claim that he has with ease, and when Contantine be- 700 votes, which is only 33-1/3tioner was convinced that the question of the marketin of the gan to thrash the bowling the short of enough to nominate.
In the fight againet Governor oil was outside the scope of the ultimate result was foreshadowed. He hit 107 before his wicket was Smith's candidacy much talk re-legitimate interference of the Laken, Clark bowled extremely well, volves around prohibition, but a Government.
If the question of the Navy's oil his six wickets costing him 52 runs division of opinion regarding this!
issue prevally among some of the supply arose, that, would undoubt only.
Constantine again played the anti-Smith delegations. One of edly be a question for Parliament. leading role in overcoming the op the points of controversy Is a pro-Reuter.
Northants: 100 and 208.
rung.
position, taking 6 wickets for 67.posal by some of the "drys" to put
The Northants team appeared at into the party platform a plank
one time likely to make some sort indorsing not merely law enforce
of a stand, but Constantine did the ment, but the soundness and COURTNEY'S ATLÂNTIC "hat-trick" and put an end to for-desirability of prohibition statutes ther hope.-Reuter,
COUPLE'S SUICIDE
PACT..
themselves.
Neither Smith nor the anti-Smiths, including Senator leod, of Missouri, can accept this Fight to End.
Apparently the sponsors of the prohibition movement
extreme
have little hope of commanding a
FLIGHT,
SAFE ARRIVAL AT THE
AZORES.
:
London, June 28. Captain Courtney, the well- majority, but they are threatening known British Airman,
are
accom-
HUSBAND AND WIFE
to carry the fight to the end, re-panied by a Canadian passenger. RESCUED.
gardless. There is every indica-named Hosmer, a mechanic named Pierce and a wireless operator Having fallen upon evil times, tion that Smith's managers and the husband having been out willing to accept a plank specifical-named Gilmour, left Lisbon to-day of employment for a considerable ly declaring for federal enforce
via the Azores. Ils plane has a period, a Chinese married couple ment of prohibition, now that it on his South-West Atlantic flight
Napier engine. agreed upon a suicide pact yester is law, and that they will not seriously attempt to include in the day.
They threw themselves into the platform any expression of Smith's water from the reclamation at Wan- recently repeated opinion that the chai, but whilst struggling about in law should be modified, the water they were rescued by a Water Police launch, in charge of
Five hours after the start, a Was received stating that all Was well! wireless report British Wireless.
London, June 28. Reuter's correspondent at Horta, Courtney has arrived-Reuter... Captain Courtney hopes to reach America and make a direct flight [back
Sergeant Ryan, which was pił BOMBAY MILL STRIKE. the Azores, states that Captain
ing in the vicinity.
The man gave his name Cheung Wan, and his age as $7. His wife is 30 years of ago. They lived in Wanchai.
The case has been referred to the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs.
SCOTS GUARDS GO NORTH
(Continued from Page 1.)
officers and other ranks of the
OPERATIVES TO BE GIVEN DE OPPORTUNITY.
Bombay, June 20. The cotton mill-owners havé de- cided to, re-open the mills noxt week to give the strikers an op- Iportunity of returning to work
Router
CEYLON RUBBER TAX.
Colombo, June 28,
TWO BANISHEES SENTENCED.
WANTED TO SEE AGED MOTHER.
Scots Guards for all the hospitality The Legislative Council, by 24 Charged with returning from they have received from the re-votes to 14, passed a resolution to banishment after being deported aldents of Hongkong and the leas-reduce the rubber export duty to for ten years in 1921, a Chinese ed territories during the past 1 cents, plus -cent restriction who was arrested in Lalchikok twelve months.. So much has tax and 4-cent medical and rents carly this morning, told Mr. W. been done to make our stay in the tax, making a total of 24 cents Schofold, at the Kowloon Magis- Colony pleasant that it is impos- per tb-Reuter maked
sible to thank everyoné individual-
ly in view of our sudden departure. HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
I hope, therefore, that those who have contributed to the comfort
The following are the replies to and recreation of the troops will to-day'a questions:-- accept this letter as un indication that we are not ungrateful..
P. & D. BANK DIVIDEND,'".
London, June 23,"
The Directors of the P. and, O. Banking Corporation recommend a dividend of 5 per cent, less In come Tax, for the year ended
March 81st, 1928-Reuter.
tracy, that he had returned to see his aged, mother,
The police accepted the ex- planation, and his Worahlp paas- cd sentence of six months hard labour.
That of the fight between Caesar and negati Cassivellaunor, at War, Close, Shepperton. In another case a street coolle, Bir William Hillary, in 1815. The spliting who was banished in: 1925 for a
226 A two of the lar Nora Pletoris.
108, 10d. &. Yale students gave Landbash period of five years, was charged 113 voles and Mussolini 107. 6, James with being a banishes and with The Tower of Charlemagne, at Tours, bufit
bout A.D. 300, 6. Yes, the account feres larceny of a sling of firewood dered by the company to the Taymaster of the which had been left by the owner
Royal Mocashold, 9: A reproduction of an
lent argaments and M56. Comio Ave in Lalchikow Road,
de Bastard of Paris in 1826.10. The Waters from the chalk caverna which are the's
of the Wandle, Kennet, Aron. and Buur-11.
On the first charge, defendant
weeks on the second count: England 3.516, 1.5.6 34, 631, 13.Avella, W8 centenced to eight months' it which is operated by perforation hard labour and a further six
those of the player-pjano..
In An Entire Change Of Programme,
TO-DAY and
QUEEN'S TOMORROW
Usual Times and Prices.
A Rothance of Folly that was Unise The Story of a Dagabond. Poet who was loved by the proudest Beauty at the Court of a foolish king t
The Beloved Rogue
AT THE
John Barrymore
as Teancois Dillon, a rascal whose bas achieved: Immortality
WORLD
Orchestra 5,15 and 9,20,
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
Interpreter 2.30 and 7.15,
SOMERSET MAUGHAM'S GREAT OUTDOOR DRAMA
A STIRRING tale of the
adian wheat.
vast Canadian
fields where a shift in the
wind may mean the difference between wealth and ruin!
THOMAS
MEIGHAN
The Canadian
AT THE WE
STAR
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW Continuous 2.30 to 11.15.