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OUTBURST
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1929.
CHINESE LEAGUE
FIFTH ROUND OF F. A. CUP.
SIX LONDON TEAMS STILL INTERESTED.
4.
VIGOROUS REPUDIATION BY
VISCOUNT SATO, '.
KOWEIT OUTLOOK
* DARKENS.
نيف
BRITISH NAVAL SLOOPS ON THE MOVE.
AN ABSURD ATTITUDE. CHELSEA AND POMPEY. NEW WAHABI THREAT.
Geneva, Jan. 28.
The recent outburst by Mr. Wong King-ki and the objections raised to his political references, was the subject of further dis cussion to-day at a sitting of the Opium Commission of the League of Nations.
London, Jan. 28.
The draw for the Fifth Round. of the Football Association Cup Competition was made to-day, and resulted as follows: Reading.
Huddersfield
The matter was brought up by Viscount Sato (Japan) who asked Burnley or
Swindon the Commission to insert in the West Brom A. agenda, a protest against the Leicester statement of Wang King-kl, who accused Japan and Europe of Blackburn or poisoning the Chinese people, Dorby
Viscount Sato vigorously dented Bournemouth the allegation voiced by the Chelasa Chinese delegate to the effect that Japanese troops had protected a criminal traffle in drugs during the Shantung Expedition.
Regarding the assertion that the of Japanese troops in Shantung violated the Lengue'
presence
v. Aston Villa or
Clapton O.
London, Jan. 28.
towards Kowait, at the head of the Desert warfare is again surging Persian Gulf, the Sultan of which is subsidised by Britain.
This circumstanco resulted in Mr. L. M. S. Amery, the Colonial Secro-
v. Millwall or Cry tary, being bombarded by question-
Palace.
The Arsonal,
v.
Bradford,
Y.
Liverpool or
Bolton,
V. Bury.
ers in the House of Commons to- day.
Replying, Mr. Amery said: "We certainly shall not allow the territory of Koweit to become the object of incursions by any foreign Power."
v. West Ham. Un. y, Portamouth...
A message from Basra states Matches to be played on Febru-reported to be proceeding to Ko- that three British naval sloops are ary 10th-Renter.
have settled the question of what Until the five replays necessary teams will definitely appear among the last sixteen, the luck of the draw is difficult to assess.
are standing by to repel the ned by men of the Royal Air Force, woit, whilst armoured care, man-
Wallabia who are concentrating six- ty miles south-west of Bas- Reuter.
between
It is notable, however, that of Covenant, Viscount Sato said it Reading, Huddersfield, West Brom-to-day about the present state of Asked In the House of Commons was absurd to raise a political wich Albion, Leicester, Bourne affairs on the frontier question of that nature, which the mouth and Chelsea, the teams Irak and Nejd, Mr. Amery, Colonial Oplum Commission was not com-certain to be petent to discuBS.
at home, only Secretary, said there had been five Be also expressed gratification had the good fortune to ba
Reading and Chelsen have raids by native tribesmen, bui nt the Committee's refusal to drawn at home in all three rounds,
none had been of a serious chara discuss the matter.
ter. the first away venture of The Ar while incidentally it happens to be smal, West Ham and Portsmouth.
Wang King-hi intends to reply Lo Viscount Sato. He asked to be treated, as equal with other dela- gates.---Reuter.
SALVATION ARMY'S NEW KNIGHT.
COMMISSIONER DE GROOT
HONOURED,
London, Jan. 28. Commissioner Jahands de Groot, the head of the Salvation Army In South Africa, and a member of the High Council that has been deal- ing with the problem of the future leadership of the Army, has been informed by cable that the Queen
of Holland has been' pleased to confer a knighthood on him.
The honour is the Knighthood of Orange and Nassau, which is the highest order of knighthood in Holland.
Sir Jahands de Groot has com-
pleted 40 years in the Salvation Army, having served in Europe, Java and Japan as well as South
| Africa-Reuter.
"TOTE" ON BRITISH RACECOURSES.
GOVERNMENT NOT TO
ASSIST.
London, Jan. 28. In the House of Commons at question-time, Sir William Joyn- son-Hicks, the Home Secretary, said that the Government had no Intention of advancing money for the installation of totalisators on
race-courses,
It is rather remarkable that Lon- don still has six clubs interested in the Cup, though of the twenty-one clubs listed above, only ten are from
the South.
Presuming the replays result in accordance with expectation, it seems that of the clubs likely to survive the next round, four will be from the South and four from the North.
SEQUEL TO TUG
DISASTER.
CREW CHARGED WITH MURDER OF BRITISH OFFICER.
RANGOON SENSATION.
A sensational sequel
to the
foundering of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company's tug Ngutseln, whilst on her way from Moulmein ta Rangoon last month, fu con- tained in news from Rangoon to the effect that fourteen members of the crew, all Asiatics, have been charged with the murder of Captain W. T. Pennington, the Chief Officer; and Mr. R. Philips, the Engineer; who lost their lives in the disaster.
It will be recalled that during gale in the Gulf of Martában, the tug foundered, having apparently been carried on to a submerged rock.
A feature of the disaster was that all the members of the crew were saved, whilst the only two Europeans aboard were drowned.
At the time, it was stated that! when the tag began to take water It was announced a few days! ago that totalisators will be funebe lowered, and that when this the Europeans ordered a boat to tioning at a number of race- courses by the beginning of May, and Inter the system will be ex- tended throughout the country.--- Reuter.
POSSIBLE AMERICAN
DEFICIT,
PRESIDENT URGES NEED OF ECONOMY.
Washington, Jun, 28. With the National Government facing a possible deficit on the Bud- get for the current financial year, President Coolidge has issued a warning urging that rigid economy in Federal expenditure must be con- tihued.
American missionary was killed The recent incident in which, an
was not in Irak, but further south, į He expressed deep regret at the loss of such a valuable life and his sympaty with the friends and, relatives of the murdered man.-- British Wireless.
[The incident referred to was one in which the Rev. Henry Bil- kert, of the American Mission at Baara was killed by Wahabi raid- ders. Mr. Charles Crane, former U.S. Ambassador to Chifla, was in the party which was ambushed, but he escaped without injury.]
AMERICA'S IMMENSE
WEALTH:
STRIKING FIGURES BY THE COMMERCE DEFT.
Washington, Jan, 28 # After an extensivé survey of the economical situation of the United States, the report of the Department of Commerce, indicates that the wealth of the United States has in- erased over sevenfold in the past fifty years.
It is also revealed that while the
number of wage-carners has in- erensed threefold, the population is more than doubled.
Since 1880, it is stated, individual deposits in the banks have increased nearly twenty-four times, and at the end of 1927, deposits.amounted to the stupendous total of G$820,000,- 000,000-Reuter's American Ser.
vice.
BRITAIN'S AFRICAN
DEPENDENCIES.
PROPOSALS FOR CLOSER UNION STUDIED.
left the Europeans on board the was done the crew got into it and..
London, Jan. 28.. In the House of Commons to-day, Binking craft..
Apparently, further information] Mr. L. M. S. Amery stated that the has since been discioned Implient- Governors of Tanganyika and Ken- ing the members of the crew, all ya had arrived in this country and of whom have been arrested and he was at present discussing with charged with murder. They were them the report of the ton formally remanded, bail being Young Commission on the closer refused,
union of the Dependencies in East- ern and Central Afrien.
ICE-SKATING RACE IN
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ENGLAND.
MANY SPECTATORS GET A COLD DUCKING.
London, Jan. 23. At Swavesey Fen in Cambridge-
He adds that the rapidly, mount-shire to-day, the British amateur'
These discussions were prelimin- ary and confidential, but he hoped shortly to be in a position to an nounce what procedure it wAB JITO- posed to adopt in arriving at a de- cision-British Wircicas .
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over a
a half miles,
ing cost of the State and local Gov-ice-skating championship ernments must be sharply curtail-course of one and
od if national prosperity is to be resulted in a victory for the maintained. Reuter's Ambrican, holder, C. Horn, who completed the Service.
course in 5 mins, 43 seconds.
U.S. NAVAL AIRSHIP BASE.
G. Martin (6 mins. 1. second) took second place, and J. Beba (C mina, 16 seconds) was third. Twenty-two competed.
A rapid thaw set in during the race which was decided in water covered ice, which later began to SUGGESTED ESTABLISHMENT break underfoot.
ON PACIFIC.
Washington, Jan, 28. Mr. Wilbur, Secretary to the Navy, has recommended to Congress the establishment of a naval hir- ship base on the Pacific coast.
He estimates the coat at five million dollars.—Router's American Service.
to
RAIN OR MIST.
The local weather forecast. up noon to-morrow is:-N. E.
rain or mist. winds: moderate; overcast; light
The angetatora stampeded, but many were immersed in the water, to be rescued almost immediately,
Reuter.
ANOTHER HITCH OVER SHANTUNG?
Nanking, Jan. 28.
BRITISH POSTAL PROFITS.
BIGGEST SURPLUS FOR 10 YEARS.
London, Jun, 28. The accounts of the Post Office for the last financial year, including the postal telegraph and telephone services, show a surplus of just over £7,500,000, which is the highest for any year since 1912.
They show an increase on the preceding year of £1,250,000-Bri- tish Wireless.
No fewer than 78 cases of small- pox were notified last week, ac cording to the return issued this morning, Of these, 51 were from Kowloon, 24 from Victoria, two Victoria, two from Shaukiwan and ona from the New Territories. Two In well-informed circles, it is of the cases wore British (Import- said that the Wang-Yoshizawa cd) and the rest Chinese. There negotiations have reached dead were 77 deaths from the disease. lock consequent upon; Chinese Eleven further Chinese cases insistence on the evacuation of were notified yesterday, of which Japanese troops from Shantung, seven were from Victoria and four It is understood that the Japanese from Kowloon. The total number Minister, Mr. Yoshizawa, will of cases since the outbreak startód leave for Shanghai to-morrow. is now well over 700,
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