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MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1929.
HOME FOOTBALL,
RANGERS BEATEN IN
CUP FINAL.
The Glasgow Rangers who defod' all opposition in the Scottish League until their defeat at the hands of Hamilton Academicals, suffered · n sensational reverse in the final of the Scotllali Cup which was played at Hampden Park on Saturday afternoon in brilliant weather. The large attendance, according to Reuter, num- bered approximately 110,000. Scollish Cup Final,
Rangers
Aston Villa Burnley Bury Cardia
Leeds
Leicester
Liverpool
Newcastle
Sheffield V.
0 Klimarnock First Division.
Arsenal
4 Birmingha
4
RADIO BROADCAST.
THE LOCAL PROGRAMME
FOR TO-DAY.
Broadcast by Z.D.W. on 350 metres, 6,30-0.30 p.m.--Programmá of Chinese Music, (Records supplied through the courtesy of Messrs. Sincere Co., Ltd.)
MEXICAN WAR.
GENERAL ELECTION.
THE LIBERALS OPEN A WHIRLWIND CAMPAIGN.
London, Apr. 7.
TROUBLE WITH US. TROOPS ON THE BORDER.
Naco, Ariz., Apr. 6. robels hind a short skirmish after earnest next week, with a cam- American soldiers and Mexican The general election opens In
a disturbed night along the fron-paign that has buen unprecedent-
The Liberals are the earliest
Dog weather report: tor, in the course of which oned in tho' Spring for many years.
8 p.m
Programme. (H. M. V. & Victor Records supplied through the courtesy of Messrs. S. Moutrie & Co.) "Trial by Jury! (Sullivan),
Sorcerer" "The or”. (Sullivan)
Selection,
The Band of IT.M. Coldstream Guards.
2 "The Arrow And The Song"
"Flower Of
of The Desert"
Baritone, Percy Heming. "Our Avenue" "Under The Moon"
American was shot in the chest. The guns were turned on the re- bels, who fled.
The Americans, scenting danger to the Southern Pacific tunnel, eight miles from Naco, had pro- ceeded to the tunnel head, where they discovered n bomb dump. The attackers thereupon approach od from the other side of the border and a conflict bhaued.
in the field with a gigantic drive by several thousand speakers sup- porbed by leaders, who made a whirlwind motor tour from Land's End to John O'Groats,
The Conservatives, and LA- bourites are striving to make up the lcoway. The former are handicapped by the fact that the election programnie, to which Mr. In the meanwhile the rebel Baldwin put the finishing touches Fields.army, including cavalry under at Chequers during the week-end. General Topete, assisted by aero-will not be divulged until the planes and tanks, attacked the Budget is introduced on the 15th, Organ Solo, Terence Casey. Fédéral garrison of 1,200 men on but they are comforted by the in- "Lo, Garde Republienine
the Mexican side of Naco, aerosa ference that the Budget will con- the Flyer Rio Grande,
tain "something good" from an This residents were roused from election point of view, their beds by a terrife explosion The Communists have published which shook Naco and rocked | a manifestó with the slogan buildinga 23 miles away. It was "Clasa against Class." They an-
Comedienne, Gracie
(D'Hardelot)
1 Everton.
1 Manchester C.
"Because"
"Evensong" (Artiny
1 Derby
Blackburn
Wednesday
Manchester U...... » 3`Handerlund ·
West Ham
• Portsmouth
1 Huddersfield.
Bollon
First Divislou Table.
0
Wednesday 36 20 9 0 77 55 49 Loicester.... 37.10 7 11 84 62 45 Derby
48 18 8 12 78 50 44 37 20 4 13
4 13 88 73 44 38 18 7 13 85 04 13 37 18 4 16 61 68 40 30 16 8 12 07 76 40 37 15 9 18 67 67 39 36 14 10 12 75 66 38 39 16 8 16 86 88 38 38 10 6 10 64 69 38 36 13 11 12 03 04 37 36 13 0 13 3 02 46 35 38 12 11 16 76 78 36 14 7 16 78 B3 36 38 13 9 10 62 72 35 38 11 12 15 65 73 34 30-11 11.14 61 65 88 36 13 1Я GO 92 31
Aston Villa.. Sunderland Everton Loudes.. Blackburn Liverpool... Manchester C. Newcastle
Атаева! Huddersfield Sheffield U. West Ham Birmingham Manchester U. Bollon... Burnley Portsmouth Bury Cardiff
Tull
Middlesbro
Millwall
30 13 3 20 49 76 29 37 11 0 20 61 87 28 30 8 10 21 41 57 20
Second Division.
Notth. County Oldham
Port. Valo Preston N.E. Reading Southampton Tottenham Wolves
**Barnsley
4 Clapton
2 Blackpani
6 Swansea
0
1 Stoke
0
1 Chelsea
1
Went Brom.
0 Notts. Forest
3 Grimsby
1
1 Bristol C.
3 Bradford
Second Division Table.
Middlesbro Grimsby Notts County Southampton Stoke Bradford Chelsen West Brom, Millwall
"Wipers" (Darewald)
March
The Band of H.M. Coldstream
Guards,
"The Piralo" (Lauder)
"Just Got off The Chain"
Baritone, Sir Harry Lauder. belloved to be due to the discharge nounce that they will contest 20 of a mino from the Federal on-sents, notably in the constituion- trenchments."
cies of prominent Labourites like
"Mako Bellevo" (Kern) "Why Do I Love You?!
Organ Solo, Edward O'Henry. "Oh! You Havb
"How About M. 4o Idon"'.
Comedienne, Gracie Fields, 9.m.-The Rev. J. Van Kirk will give a talk on "World Peace."
9.20 p.m.-Programmo of Gramo. phone Records continued. "Hark! Hark! Tho Lark" (Bchubert) Ayaio to Sylviato
(Schubert)
Boy Soprano, E. Lough. "Reducing" ("Trials of Topsy "Kate in The Call Box" "By The Blue Hawaiian Waters"
.:
Talking by Angela Baddeley, "Leave Me Alone!
Organ Solo, Reginald Foert. "Songs My Mother Taught Me" "Oh, Jow I Weary, Dearic, For You" That's The Reason Noo I Wear A
Kill" . E
Baritone, Sir Harry Lauder, "Air do Ballet" "Gallihoo
"Pas Des Cymbales”
The Band of. H.M. Coldstream Guards.
10.10
p.m-News Bulletin.
"Sympathy" (0. Straus)
1 "The Chocolate Soldier
Duet
Winnie Melville & Derek Oldham. 1 "Like The Big Pots Do" (Long)
"I Think Of What You Used To
Think Of Me"
1
38 19 10 0 86 56 48 37 21 G 11 76 50 47 30 19 8 12 75 50 48: 38 15 14 68 04
08 25 11 12 04 46 8༩ ! 10 15 79 65
0 12 50 55 41
18 10 9 12
30 10 7 13 c8 68 30
36 10 7 13 48 60 39
38 10 6 10 78 72 38
Blackpool Preston N.E. Tottenhain 37 16 7 15 66 73 87 Notta. Forest 314717 72
12 14 63 07 30 17 72 72 35 36 11 12 13 61 58 31 60 64 3.1
38 710 71 67 37
Wolves...
Hull
Bristol C
Reading
Swansea
Oldham
Barnsley
Port Vale
48 13 8 17 1
38 13 8 17 57.82 34
38 12 9 17 60 71 33
Comedienne, Gracie Fields, "Good Old Songs" Selection,
Jack Hylton And His Orchestra. 10,30 p.m.-Close Down.
SMALL-POX OUTBREAK.
11.
AMBULANCE BRIGADE VACCINATION RETURN,
Both parts of the town were pre- Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, Mr. J. B. viously plunged into darkness and Clynes. "Maggie" Bondfield, and the main electric wires on the Mr. Vernon Hartshorn. The last American alde were found cut. named is a member of the Simón The searchlights that had been Commission and is in India. flashing from the garrison were Reuter," deprived of power and rendered useless.
The United States authorities immediately closed. the interna- tional Kno-Reuter's American Service.
U.S. Battle Planes Sent.
Noco, Apr. 7. Twelve United States battlo planes and slx observation planes have been ordered here from San Antonio, Texas.
The civilians have ovacuated the southern part of the town owing to a machine gun bombard- ment from across. the border.
A bomb from a rebel aeroplane exploded 50 feet from the tele- graph office, wall on the American side, where operators and now papers were working. There were no casualties.-Router"s American Service..
L
TRAGIC AFFAIR.
YOUNG WOMAN FALLS FROM
CANTON WHARF..
A tragic accident occurred last night, at about 11.30, when the 8.8. Fatahan, arrived from Canton.
A young Chinese woman, about
TRUSTS IN AMERICA.
ATTENTION CALLED TO THE RUBBER POOL
Now York, Apr. 6. The Congressman for New York, Mr. Loring Black, has announced his intention to ask Congress to call the attention of the Adminis tration to the opérations of the American reserve for crudo rub- ber, better known as the Rubber Pool.
He quotes the Altorney Gen- cral's opinion that the proposed restriction of petroleum produc tion is illegal, and says that the operation of the rubber organisa- tion la detrimental to small manu- facturers, consumers and farmors. -Renter's American Service.
BRITISH RAILWAYS.
MORE PASSENGERS. BUT DECREASED REVENUE.
Londoù, Apr, 6. Though the British railways fa
21, in the company of her smah 1828 reduced their expenditure The number of Chinese vac-went on board to great hor grand: by £6,500,000 their not receipts cinated free of charge by Mem-mother, who was coming down decreased by #1,000,000, according bers of the Ambulance Brigade, from Canton. While they were to statement issued by the Up to and including Thursday, pushing their way on to the vessel Ministry of Transport April 4, is as follows:
38 14 19 48 69 33
Chinese Y.M.C.A. Division
along the gangway the young
38
13 6 19 69 63 32
King's College Division ... Railway Division
27692
8 14.8 21 60 79 31
Clapton 0,... 38 10 8 20 39 60 28
Third Division (South).
Bristol R
3 Brighton
Crystal Pal.
I Bournemouth
Fulliara
2 Charlton
Gillingham Newport
Plymouth
Queen's Swindon Torquay Walsall Watford
P. R.
ย
1 Coventry
@ Merthyr
1 Northampton
Norwich
1 Brentford
2 Luton
Southend
3 Exeter
Southern Section Table. Northampton. 38 19 10 9 88 48 48 Queen's P. R.. 87 18 11 8 74 54 47 Charlton 30 20 6 10 79 55 44
37 18 10
Luton Fulunm
Crystal Pal... 33 197
Watford
Plymouth Tourateout
Coventry
37 197
35 19 5
36 16 12
0.12
97 16 88 14 11
Indian Division
Kowloon Division Mongkok Division Shaukiwan Division Un Long
St. Joseph's College Division Victoria Nursing Division... Y.W.C.A. Nursing Division ..
The receipts for ordinary · pas- 29479 woman fell to the harbour: sengers decreased by £1,200,000, The amah made a desperate at all due to losses on third-clas 10050
5082 tempt to eave. hor mistress, and receipts, Goode traina recelits 107817 almost fell into the water as well. dropped by £7,100,000.
In spite of the decrease in pas 131957 There was a pitiful sight, when
9983 the grandmother came down from senger receipts nearly 22,000,000 1714 the steamer, and on learning of more passangers word egrried lapt
749
the affair was overcome with year than in 1927-Reuter. 440 grief, saying her grandchild was
motherless.
381184
The Vaccination Campaign now being brought to a close,
ན
A number of men went under AWARDS TO AIRMEN, the wharf in the course of a
is search for the young woman,
AMBULANCE BRIGADE.
SOME DONATIONS FROM FOREIGN FIRMS.
which lasted for a considerable GOOD WORK IN EVACUATION time, but no trace of the body was discovered.
..
The woman was named Toog Chap, and lived with her grand. mother and father at No. 28, 'Des Voofix Road Central.
FROM KABUL.
London, Apr,. "0. H.M. the King has approved the following, Awards in recognition of distinguished selvites rendor- The number of passengers lasted during the recent evacuations night was únusually big on aci from Kabul: The Air Forga
The Ilon, Treasurer of the St. Muat of the Ching Ming holidays, Cross to Squadron-Leader Re- John Ambulance Brigade, Hong- and in the press on the whart the ginald Maxwell, Flight-Liouten-
07 41 kong, acknowledges the receipt of accident went unnoticed for
50 80 the following donations towards time.
66 56 87 | the Brigade Funds:
6 70 37 British-American Tobacco CA, $190
60 01 18 Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. 50 1,3 63 65
Astello Petroleum Co
Mr. Sum Pak-ining
Lady Ho Tang
Brentford 38 14 9
Walsall
Southend
37 18 2 37 18 1
Swindon
Newport Brighton Bristol R.
64 71
{ :
37.9 87 10 36 10 38..B Third Division
(North).
1 New Brighton I
4. Bochdais
7 Aalifaxton
Torquay Gillingham Merthyr
Norwich
Exeter
Accrington Bradford C. Carlile
Crewe
Halifax Hartlepools Lincoln Rotherbam Blockport ¿Tranmere
Wigan
1)
40 pa Darlington 3B 11
++
58 71 24 | Narrows.... 8097 20 38 79 24 Hartlepools
1 Chesterfield
& Darlington
o Wrexham 4 Bouthport.
* Barrow
å Mallon.
4.8th,. Shields
4. Doncaster
Northern Bection Table.
*
30 0 0 24 54.103 -
50
60
20
DISARMAMENT.
AMBULANCE BRIGADE **FUCHANGED." [Y
Washington, Apr. 6.
4
ant David Anderson, Flying Of ficer Claude Leighton Trusk and Flying Offeer Lionel Anness.
The Air Force Medal to Loading Aircraftsman George Donaldson. -British Wireless.
RANSOM PAID.
RELEASE OF MEXICAN
CAPTIVES.
RANDITS Ashington.
7 9 25 42 199 21
Scottish League.
0. Clyde
Cowdenbeath Dand Hamilton Hibernians St. Johnstone Bt. Mitrex *Third LanarZ *Unplayed.
Rangers
2 Raith R.
1. Motherwell Q Queen's Park
3 Aberdeen
1 Airdrie
1 Celle
B Bartick T
In a statement issyod by Presi dent Herbert Hoover yesterday be
Washington, Apr. 6., stated that the problem confront ing naval disarmament was to
The rapsom paid to the Mexi- reach an agreement upon the ean-kidnappers for the relenko strength of fighting vosals and the Bootsman Reid and the Amer their classification into specific can Hanagh was £900 –Reuteris
American Bervice. Y Categories:
This la interpreted by the Wash-These two were taken on ington correspondent of the March-2 from the offices of the World as a phandonment of ex- San Nicholas Mining Company, President Coolidge's policy of Vocas, in ther, State of Ourango, using total tonnage as a basis for where Hanson was resident-mana
ger. A ransom of 24000 pesos disarmament agreement. Mr. Hugh Gibson and Admirat was demanded.]. Hilary Jones have sailed to attend the Preparatory Commission rest Ing at Geneva. They have been Instructed not to renew the pro- posal that total tonnage shall be.. used as a basis.
Bcottish League Table.
38.23 4 1.00 27 coa 3G 19 0 7 77 81 47 it. Motherwell Stockport 98 20′ 0′′ 104 60 64
20 10 8 9 90 54 46
·Bradfont C, 37 22 90 115 41 58 Col.
03 1977 65 88 45 Wrexham
28 20 10 8 23 60 50 Aber. Park 34 15 0 28 87
Jean
36 187 18
719 73 64 80 38 20 8 10 72 69 18 Queno. 40 Parulek
Doncaster.
Lincoln Carlisle Wigan Tranmere
# 12 84 61 40 20
816
38 2
40. 18
B344 Kilmarno
11 71,44 438. Mirren
38 20, 2-10, 70 12 42 St. Johnstons
10%
Shields 37:10% chesterfield
77.08 35 Falkirk
New Brighton 1412 A
Halifax....
Cross**
87148160
94 12 10 14
34-18 7 14
;
The correspondont stqies' that President Hoover's policy repro- *4 12 7 15 62 31 sents a compromise, and takes ints: Hamilton
12 8 18 58 0180 consideration: armament, armour, Airdrie.... 36.
26 Hibernians... 85-1-
30-12
88 Clyde !! 88 10 4.18: 00
60 70 80 Cowdenbeath 95 Southport".. 37 18 8 19 04 76 84 Dundee Rochdale... 88: 11:10 17.74 87 32 'Ayr Rotherham.. 87 12 8 17 61 72 8 Third Lenark Accrington .. 87 12 6 19 CD 73.80 th .
84:
@ 17 40 64 80, speed and 'other factors affecting 5 19 48 06 20 strength, though it opposes this:
19 40 67 28
17 68 00 20 British demand for allocations, on 7-60 70.20 the basis of the specific categories 60.89 20 of vessels, Reuters American
305 20 Service.
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