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FENDED MATASTRUT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1928, BAІ muM CORTADORY*,
AUSTRALIA MAKE RUBBER EXPORTS PRINCE OF WALES BRITISH CONSULAR SHANGHAI HOTEL
A STAND.
EXCELLENT BATTING BEFORE LUNCH.
A
HENDRY & WOODFULL DEFY. ENGLAND ATTACK.
TO U.S.A.
11
INTERESTING COMPARATIVE
!
FIGURES.
MALAYA'S HEAVY LOSS.
London, Dec. 18. Enquiries were made in the House of Commons to-day regard- ing the effect on the British rubber Industry of the Government an-
AND MINERS.
PERSONAL APPEAL ON TAKING UP CAUSE.
"RECAPTURE SPIRIT OF WAR AND GIVE FREELY."
PROPERTY.
RENDITION IS EFFECTED OF WUCHOW LOT.
ROBBERY.
WEALTHY LADY'S ROOM RANSACKED.
TWO FOREIGNERS SAID TO
BE INVOLVED.
THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK.
he world has seen plenty of automo- biles. But the world has never seen, an' automobile like thish," JUST · PLAIN WONDERFUL" is the general verdiot on the Silver Anniversary Buick.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Telephons Central 1246 or 1247.
55 Wong Nol Cases Road .......... Happy Valley.,
OPENING DOOR TO BALANCING POINT
FRAUD?
KEEN OPPOSITION TO TEA MARK ORDER.
EVIDENCE IN CAMERA.
London, Doc, 18. Further strong opposition to the application to the Board of Trade for an order requiring a mark of origin on imported toa
OF ILLNESS.
KING'S EBB AND FLOW `IMPORTANT.
- DEFINITE, IF SLIGHT TURN FOR THE BETTER.
was offered at the resumption of PROGRESS CONTINUES.
OVER 80 RUNS ADDED.nouncement in the early part of LORD MAYORS' FUND. Viceroy of the Two Kwangs in HIDDEN LOOT FOUND. the inquiry to-day.
the year that rubber restriction would cease within six months. **
This morning's play in the
London, Dec. 18. Second Test match at Sydney was
The Prince of Wales has taken sufficiantly favourable to tho was asked to give comparative up the, cause of the distressed
Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, the President of the Board of Trade,
7
RESOLD TO KWANGSI.
Canton, Dec. 18. The British Consular property at Wuchow has recently been re- sold to the Provincial Government for the sum of HK.$25,000. Tho ground was acquired through the
1896 for about $1,200 (local
Among those who gave evidenco currency) and.consular offices. and
Shanghal, Dec. 14.
London, Dec. 18. for the opposition was the managing A Shanghai hotel room robbery director of Lipton's, who said ho
Long consultations were held by 4 residence were built on it,
In 1922, the Consulate was involving thousands of dollars did not think that such an order the King's medical advisera at worth of jewellery and n con-would be to the advantage of the Buckingham Palace to-day, follow- Ing His Majesty's relapse last night. erude rabber exported to the direct personal appent on their of a constable, Mr. Groves, until United States from Britain and bohalf, in the course of which he the riots of June 1925, when Mr. day morning was partly cleared the British consumers.
Recently, he declared, there had the Palace by Sir Hugh Rigby and Lord Dawson at about seven o'clock British Colonfes between April 1st says he has been painfully im-Groves was obliged to evacuate up by Detective-Sergeants Wid-
The property was then dowson and Bebenin when they been a more insistent demand for land at 8.10 p.m. the following and September 30th, this year and preased by the suffering which hastly.
major portion of the lower grades of Indian and bulletin was posted: last.
exists in the South Wales and left to the car of the Chinese recovered a
authorities and fall into a state of the lont, which had been cleverly Ceylon teas, and less demand for other coal-fields. following
"We must all join in one com- considerable disrepair during the hidden in the hotel. Arrests are the foreign.
expected to-day.. bined national effort to help the long period of the strike. Kingdom;
women and children in these valued pounds
arcae," adds the Prince, who at 3,313,000 in 1928, as compared the Lord Mayor's invitation haa with 42,191,000 pounds valued at accepted the position of Patron £3.180,000 in 1927.
Australians to revive Intorent to ligures of the amount and value of mining arena, and has issued a ofefally closed and left in charge | Miderable sum of money, yester- country's trade or to the bulk of Sir Stanley Heweit was joined at
some extent, there being every indication that the team is bent on avoiding an inninja defent.
While not entirely devoting themselves to a barn-door policy, Sir Philip give the Woodfull and Hendry going out figures: this morning against arrears of From the United 344 runs, and with one wicket 61,787,000 already down, played the English bowling with extreme caution, taking no chances, though punish- ing loose balls.
A Good Stand,
When the lunch Interval was taken, they had compiled 122 ruas
at
Form British Malayn; 260,235,- 000 pounds, valued at £11,616,000 in 1928, compared with 294,097,- 000 pounds, valued at £22,325,000 In 1927.
From Ceylon; 32,460,000 pounds
without being separated, though valued at £1,525,000 in 1928, com- A. P. F. Chapman had rang the
pared with 10,360,000 pounds, his bowlers. They valued at £3,043,000 in the corres- changes on added 83 runs to the over-night total, and the score represents ponding period last year.—Router.
their partnership for the second wicket so far, since Richardson was sont back for a duck.
Only 2,000 apoctators were pre- sent when Woodfull and Hendry went out in brilliant weather. The wicket was playing fast.
Hendry scored more rapidly| than his partner, and by excellent batting against a steady attack, he reached his 50 in 88 minutes, andį/
PROMOTING PEACE
IN INDUSTRY.
EMPLOYERS FAVOUR CONTACT WITH T.U.C.
Inter with a nice single which| COMING CONFERENCE. Chapman misfielded in the slips. seut up his side's 100.
Woodfull. "Missed."
London, Dec. 18. Practically all the organisations uf employers have made their re-
The innings had been in pro-plies regarding the agreements gress for 123 minutes when three reached between Lord Melchett's Agures were reucked, and a quer group of employers and the General ter of an hour later, shortly be. Council of the Trades Union Con- fore lunch, Woodfull also got his greas to promote peace in industry. half-century, swinging the ball over Geary's head. It was half a chance.
This splendid fighting cricket eubled the pair to go into lunch undefeated. Woodfull having made 52 and Hendry 68.
England-Ist Innings.
J...B. Hobbs, e Oldfield, b
Grimmell
H. Sutcliffe, e Hendry, b Iron-
monger
W. R. Hammond, Iron-
monger
D. It. Jardine, run out
E. Hendren, c Richardson, b
Blackle
A. P. P. Chapman, e Ryder, b
Blackle
H. Larwood, e Ryder, b Grim.
mett
G. Geary, 1.b.w., Blackie
M. W., Tate, 1.b.w., Blackle
G. Duckworth, not out...***
J. C. White, et. Oldfield, b
Hendry
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Employers who are in touch with the feeling of their colleagues in other industries do not anticipate unqualified neceptance or rejection
BRITISH SOLDIER'S SUICIDE.
Tragic Discovery at A Shanghai Hospital,
LETTERS BURNED.
Shanghai, Dec. 19.
A tragedy was revealed ni the Milliary Hospital, Shang- hat this morning, the body of Private Monk, an RA.M.C. orderly being found hanging from the bathroom window.
It was clearly evident that the base was one of suicide.
It seems that before taking his life, the deceased soldier burned a number of letters and papers. Our Own Car- respondent.
JAARLIJKERBREINAREMONTUBE) ANAN
The Prince of Wales now asks
Recently Goneral Wong Shno- hung, Chairman of the Kwangai Provincial Government, consulted Dr. Chu Chao-hsin, Commissioner
of Foreign Affairs in Canton, as to the possibility of having the property retroceded to China.
Dr. Chu then opened negotia- tions with Mr. J. F. Brenan, C.M.G neting British Consul- General in Canton, when the above satisfactory arrangement WOX arrived at. Our Own Correspon- dent.
The Canton Gazette, referring to the retrocession; anyd the propor- ty alluated"own" small hill-in- Wuchow City, was once owned by a Chinese citizen who lensed It to the British quite a while back. Title deeds nonicial certificates changed hands and from year to your the British, consular authori tles made additions and improve- iments to. the property, $60,000 being spent altogether,
Bome
Both Marshal LI Chai-sum and General Wong Shido-hung express- ed their unbounded satisfaction over the friendly British gesture.
ANOTHER MINISTRY FOR MUSSOLINI.
|
A representative of the William The robbery was that of
the Wright Company said it would not room of Mrs. E. R. F. Stewart, be possible to sell tea in Glasgow wealthy widow of an Australian at 1/4d. per lb. unless it was merchant of Sydney. On Wednes-blended with foreign tea.
METSZOTOLENTINORUM:Matamu
SIX PERSONS HACKED
WITH CHOPPER.
Servant Runs Amuck in Shanghai.
- SERIOUS...INJURIES..
ril.1
Shanghal, Dep. 19. A Chinese servant amuck in the house of a well- known Chinese resident, Mr.. Chao Glen-siang this morr!- Ing, attacking the occupants and hacking Mr. Chao, his wife and three-old-year-old child and severely injuring
them.
The wife's mother, maid and servant were all hurt and with the others removed to hos- pital.
The assailant lost his head following his master's refusal to lend him $40-Our Own Correspondent.
The firm of David Lloyd and Piggott'a submitted evidence dwelling on the difficulties mark- ing would make for the distribut Ing and retail trades. Marking would tend to enhance the price. of ten for the poorer classes and open the door to fraud.
After consultation, the B.O.T. committee decided to hear certain ovidence in camera and the enquiry was adjourned until January 14th.
Router.
RECENT NANKING
ROWDYISM.
RELEASE OF AGITATORS IS SOUGHT.
"The King has passed a quiet day and the progress noted this morning has continued,”
(Signed) Stanley Hewett.
Hugh Rigby.
Dawson of Penn. The morning bulletin which was posted at 11 am. stated:
"In spite of the King having passed a disturbed night, there is a alight improvement in both the local and general con- tinzia,"
It was, also officially stated at three-o'clock in the afternoon, that the King's improvement noted in the morning bulletin has been main- tained, and therefore, to-day's news may be regarded as definite- ly better.
Setback Temporary.
`Although no authoritative com- ment on the situation was obtain-' able in Palace circles, it is under- stood that the more favourable re- port this morning indicates that the
DR. WANG INDIGNANT. slight setback which gave rise to
increased anxiety last night was, as hoped, merely temporary..
His Majesty has apparently re- covered part of the ground lost yesterday.
Critical Balance,
Ar
Shanghai, Dec. 18. Regarding the attack on the residence in Nanking of the Foreign Minister (Dr. C. T. Wang) and the subsequent arrest by the Nanking Garrison of two ring- TAKES SEVENTH PORTFOLIO
leaders of the rioters, it is stated It is pointed out in medical cir- FROM DR. FEDERZONI,
that one of the detained culprits cles that the illness is at a balancing day afternoon Mrs. Stewart, who is, a well-known member of the point, a very critical balance. His Rome, Dec. 18, arrived here on November 28, and Nanking Anti-Japanese Boycutt Majesty's recovery depends of all that is contained in the insof the Lord Mayors' Fund.
upon Signor Mussolini has under- has been I, left her room, No. Society and is named Haa Tin,
developmenta In tho. terim report.
of the next two Ministerial 322 at a local hotel, to go below
Yesterday, a meeting of mem-course. It is believed that, in the main,
consequence of the to the grill room for ten. Mrs. bera of the Anti-Japanese Boycott three days, and his medical nd- portfolio in the replies will be found to convey everyone to contribute as generlaken yet another approval of the efforts made to ously to the Fund as their means resignation of Dr. Luigi Feder Stewart left her room door un- Society decided to urge the visers are therefore recording the secure a measure of closer co-opera- will allow.
zoni,the Minister for the Colonies, locked. This was about 5 o'clock. authorities to relenao the de- obb and flow.
01 Twenty-five
30 minutes tained member, adding that the This morning's bulletin is taken The Hallan Dictator now holds seven portfolios, namely. Prime later the room boy, employed at Society would shoulder responsibi- to show that the King still has re- 40 Council of the Trade Union Con- "Let us recapture the spirit of Minister, Foreign Minister, the hotel, entered Mrs. Stewart's lily for damage done during the cuperative power.
It is stated that the vast ma-the War when we recognised every Minister for the Interior, Minister room to see that all was in order attack on the Foreign Minister's jority of the employers have been effort made by the Government for War, Navy Secretary, Secre- and to attend to the fire in the house. Later in the day, some of unlocked the members were chosen to visit when the boy entered and when the prison in order to convey a Colonies,
he left, after finding that all was message to the two detained as it should be, he did not lock agitators. the door, feeling that his mistress preferred the door to be unlock
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tion in industry and a desire for joint consultation with the General
gress.
Re-kindle Høpe.
251 far too interested to think of any as, a now call to individual self.tary for Aviation and Minister for grate. The door was
28 thing like unqualified rejection.
74
A preliminary conference, of an officially representative character, may be held early in the new year. 20-British Wirelcon,
48
'CHINA'S WIRELESS
PLANTS.
18158 BRR
10
Total ...
696
Bowling Analysis.
Nothling Grimmelt Ironmonger
42 15 00
64 14 191
68 21 142
2
59 10 148
*
1
TO BE HANDED OVER TO A COMMISSION.
sacrifice. The Government have their duties, but each of us has also the individual duty of show
The Cabinet now consist seven members only, Reuter.
of
ing in practical ways our deter- HUGE DAM PLANNED IN mination to alleviate suffering and
to re-kindle hope among these dis- treased fellow-countrymen ours."
of
Funds are coming in at the rate of £5,000 daily for the Lord Mayors' Fund for the relief of the miners in the distressed coalfelds. £25,000 Subscription.
UNITED STATES.
COLORADO RIVER FLOOD, PROTECTION;"
Washington, Dec. 18. The House of Representatives by 166 votes to 122 has accepted the This morning, the Administra-
The largest contribution so far Senate amendments to the Swing tive Council ordered the Ministry is that of Mr. F. K. Kielberg, the Johnson Boulder Dam Bill, which of Communications to hand over chairman of the Anglo-Danish provides for the construction of a
Nanking, Dee, 18..
power.
ed,
Surprised Two Men.
Shortly after 6 o'clock; Mrs. Stewart went to her room, tried the knob and found the door locked. Considerably surprised, she turned to look for the boy to unlock it when the door opened hurriedly and two foreign emerged. As they brushed pant her one of them muttered some- thing to the effect that the boy had shown them to the
room.
mon
wrong
Mrs.
at
Thousands of people thronged the approaches to Buckingham Palaco awaiting new of His Majesty and the posting of the bulletins to-day. The evening bulletin was read with much gratification.
At a meeting held on Monday
Slight Progress,, the
Government National Office, Dr. Wang is quoted as say- It was afterwards stated by a ing that he does not intend to put most authoritative source that the up with the insults which have King to-day had made further been heaped upon him.
!
BIG BRITISH STEEL AMALGAMATION.
DORMAN, LONG'S TO JOIN WITH VAUGHAN'S.
slight progress, and that he is now in a somewhat better position than could, have been stated thirty-six hours ago.
In Palace. circles to-night, the position was regarded with much greater satisfaction and the recent air of restrained optimism has been- renewed.
More Ray Therapy, London, Dec. 18.
Dr. Howitt and Dr. Woods, at- Sir Arthur Dorman, the well-tended at the Palace to-night and 0. M. R. W. all wireless plants and their con- Bociety, who is the managing huge dam on the Colorado River at Her suspicions aroused,
Black Canyon for the purposes of trol to the Construction Commis- director of United Molasses. flood protection, irrigation and Stewart turned to follow the men, known Ironmaster and colliery gave His Majesty another applica both of whom hurriedly ran down owner, presiding at the annual tion of Ray Therapy treatment. 2sion.
The Government is seeking
It cannot be said that any stendy About a week ago, the Minister power to contribute à sum equal
the afairway. Mre, Stewart ran meeting of Messrs. Dorman, Long The cost of the dam is estimated after them, but confused as to and Company, foreshadowed the progress has been made, but it is of Communications, Mr. Wang Pei- to that voluntarily subscribed to
Mesars: Blockow, Vaughan and Co assist the King in, his struggle chun, tendered his resignation to the Lord Mayora Fund, and there to be $165,000,000. the Government and opinion in the is not likely to be opposition.House for the Presidential Assent, ever, ran after the two men iron and steel Interests in York
The Bill will now go to White what to do, halted and waited amalgamation of the company with hoped that the ultra-violet rays will
for the lift. The room-boy, how-
Dorman, Long's control huge against the infection. Kippax
capital then was that the move| Reuter.
They reached the lounge and Fall of wickets: 1 for $7 rúna had a connexion with the dispute
made a hasty exit to the street alire. Only a few years ago they Required the undertakings of Sir (Sutcliffe), 2 for 05 (Hobba), 3 over the control of wireless
and disappeared. A number of B. Samuelson and Co., Ltd., who for 148 (Jardine), 4 for 293 (Hen- plants in China.
guesta in the lounge noted the men: as they hurried out,
Blackie
Hondry
Ryder
28.1 4 52
11 8. 22
G & 11
dren), 5 for 241 (Chapman), 6 for
482 (Larwood), 7 for 496 (Ham-
mond), 8 for 623 (Tate), 9 for 589 LATEST ARBITRATION (Geary), 10 for 636 (White);
Jika a
..253.
Australin-1st Innings
Australia-2nd Innings,
PROPOSAL,
SCHEME.
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Merthyr's Plight.
A typical example of the plight of the miners, is to be found at Merthyr Tydvil, where as the result of a special newspaper en- quiry, it has been found that at least 70 per cent, of the insurable population are on the dole.
--Reuter's American Service.
U.S." AND KELLOGG PEACE PACT.
SENATE COMMITTEE. REPORTS FAVOURABLY. The Employment Exchange can PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE hardly do anything in the way of
Washington, Dec. 18. finding employment (which was The Foreign Relations Commit the original purpose of the tee of the Senate, by fouricen system), and it is necessarily votes to two, has decided to re- The Sub-Committee of the Pan-almost wholly engaged in distri-port the Kellogg Pact favourably 08 American Conference on Arbitra-buting the benefit.
to the Senate for ratification. |tion and Conciliation has unani-
W.M. Woodfull, not out....
52
V. Y. Richardson, e Hendran,
b Tate
0
H. L. Hendry, not out....
Extras
2
Total (for 1 wkt.)
منيب
122
Washington, Dec. 18,
2 mously agreed to an arrangement There are over 10,000 recipients President Coolidge has asked for Treaty conelllation embracing of the dole in the borough, and for ratification of the Pact before disputes of any kind whatever be the last Poor Law return available his term of office expires and it is "Fall of wickets: 1 for o runs tween the Republics of the Western shows 044 per 10,000 of the popula- not anticipated that any difficulty (Richardson).
Hemisphere: Reuter's American tion in receipt of Poor Law rallef will arise, Reuter's American Service.
Service. tho highest figure in Walés,
Reuter.
own coal-mines as well as impor- tant ironworks-Reuter.
SHIPPING BOARD SELLS VESSELS.
With reference to the announce- ment yesterday that the New Year's Honours List has been postponed, it is understood that the alterations in arrangements will not. Interfere with the usual half-yearly promo- tions In the fighting services.→→ Router and British Wireless,
FRENCH MISSIONS..
Mrs. Stewart returned to her room, found her Jewel box missing, drawers opened and, the whole room generally in disorder, Indicating that the thieves had mado a thorough but, haaty search. Papers were scattered about the room in. great disarray.
Police were notified by the OVER FORTT AT SCRAPPING VOTE TO BE A QUESTION OF
. Detective- management Sergeants Widdowson and Behen- In, with a number of Chinese de- tectives, assigned to the case, Mrs. Stewart reported that at least 24 valuable articles of jewellery were missing. This included diamond rings and bracelets, diamond ear- (Continued on Page 10.)
and
PRICES.
Washington, Dec. 18. The United States Shipping
CONFIDENCE..
Paris, Dec. 18. The French Government has de-
its vessels to the Union Bhip-get Articles concerning congrega- Board has decided to sell 46 of elded to make the vote on the Bud- building Company, of Baltimore: tions of missionaries, a question of The matter will be dealt with in the Chamber in January-Havas,
They are being sold at the confidence. acrapping price of $423,000 Reuler's American Service,