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VIGOROUS ATTACK COMPSTON IS OUT
ON LABOUR.
AUSTIN MOTOR WORKS CONTROVERSY.
TORIES ALLEGE THREAT TO COMMANDEER.
FOR BLOOD.
HAGEN'S WITHDRAWAL FROM MATCH STARTLES.
WILL HE RECONSIDER?
London, May 28.
In the course of a somewhat remarkable article in the Evening Standard headed "Out For Blood" Archic Compston, the famous
CHANCELLOR'S PLEA. British golfer, whom Hagen ye
London, May 23. While the Labour Party are ac- cusing Sir Herbert Austir of ch deavouring to "intimidate the workers at the Austin Motor Works into voting, Conservative at the King's Norton constfiuoney, the Conservative. Party are trying to make much of Mr. R. Dennison's
statement that the Labour Party will take over the works in the event of their being closed down. The Conservatives are suggest ing that the Labour attitude is a new form of nationalisation,
at
*** PALXWPF FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1929.
KEEN INSURANCE COMPETITION."
CAUTIOUS POLICY ADVOCATED.
ÚNION INSURANCE SOCIETY^{
MEETING REFERENCES,
THE BONUS DIVIDEND.
insuranes companies were stressed The difficult times facing marine
holders in the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., held this morning.
TWO-DAY COUNTY CRICKET.
MIDDLESEX AND KENT WIN
KEOVER WEAK SIDES.
THRILLS AT TAUNTON.
Ldadon, May 23," Two of the county cricket matches started yesterday ended to-day, Middlesex defeating Wor cestor by an Innings and 190 runs, and Kent scoring a victory over Somerset, by 89 rugs:
日六十月四
HOW COLONY KEPT
EMPIRE DAY, ...
SERVICES AT BOTH CATHEDRALS.
STIRRING ADDRESSES ON EMPIRE IDEALS.
COLLEGE FUNCTIONS.
Colony to-day by the holding of Empire Day was observed in the
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LABOUR PROBLEM IN INDIA.
ROYAL COMMISSION NOW
APPOINTED
TERMS OF REFERENCE.
London, May 23. The personnel of the Royal Com mission, under the chairmanship. of the Rt. Hon. Mr. J. H. Whitely, to investigate Indian labour TO- blems, has been announced.
CANTON OUTLOOK EASIER.
KWANGSI TROOPS STILL RETREATING.
DEFEAT SAID TO BE DUE TO TREACHERY.
CHAN MING-SHU GONE.
The Commission consists of
with Indian jute mills and minor, suffered by the Kwangsi invaders, Alexander Murray, long associated twelve members, including Sir
As a result of the heavy roverso
in the Legislative Council; the R the Bengal Chamber of Commerce present much more composed.
News from a reliable source Hon. V. S. Srinivasa Sastri, P.C., indicates President of the Sorvants of Indla Kwangsi troops are retiring to-
that
Ibrahim Rahintooln, one time mem-River, and the situation appears *the defeated Society, Sir Victor Sassoon, Sirwarde Kwangning, on the Bamboo ber of the Executive Council of the to
be developing in favour Governor of Bombay; aut one wo Kwangtung.
of man, Miss Beryl Power, of the Ministry of Labour.
General Chan, Ming-shu, who
Except in Middlesex's first in nings at Lord's the two games at the annual meeting of share were notable for the ascendancythe customary services at the and at one time representative of the situation in Canton is at
of the bowlers over the batsmen. total of 463 runs in their one and whilst special functions also took Middlesex put up the formidable Anglican and Catholic Cathedrals, only konings, thanks to consistent placo at St. Joseph's College, at batting. Nigel Haig gave the which the prizes in the annual outstanding exhibition, hitting 130 class football competition were dis- essay competition and the inter- before his wicket was taken. He tributed, and at the Diocesan Boys' for 14 runs when Worcester went also bowled well,taking 4 wickela
for 167 and following on 286 runs ments, whilst men-of-war in port in. The visitors were dismissed The dis being observed as a holiday in Government depart- in arrears, were dismissed for the paltry total of 96. H. J. Enthoven, dressed shin for the occasion. the Cambridge Blue, took five
dlesex's first innings, H. A. Gilbert
activities
throughout
the
terday expressed a disinclination to play, endeavours to stimulate Hagen to retract his decision to withdraw.
Hagen had contracted to meet Compton in a challenge match for a big stake, the first half to be played at Moor Park on May 31st, and the second half
Mr. W. L. Pattenden, who pre- aided, said the keen competition Birmingham on June 1st.
Hundreds of tickets have al-Head Offices of marine companies ready been sold for the match, to exercise very close supervision for business made it necessary for
and Hagen's withdrawal on the of score of tiredness has caused a world. A hopeful feature, how great sensation in the golfing ever, was that underwriters in world, particularly as he has London were apparently realising Just won the British Open Title. the seriousness of the position and His recalled that Hagen loat conferences were being held from Compston last year, and that he bringing about an improvement, bowled excellently, his five wickets lost both of his competitive They were also matches with Duncan, during his more cautious and restricted basis. costing 93 runs.
operating on a present visit to England.
Reference was made to the dis- Kent visiting Taunton had an exciting match, but Somerset could up his mind whether Hagen or which had been paid for the past his game is unfit, but there is four years. This was described as and lost by 80 runs. Kent batted still time for him to change his a precautionary measure. The first, compiling 315 (Wollard 6 for mind." Compston adds that he Society did not think it advisable 108) to which Somerset replied wants to show Britain that he is to continue paying auch & large with 166, Freeman taking five a match for any of the Americana proportion of profta in dividends. wickets for 67 tuns.
It was intimated, however, that
Kent went in a second time The promoters of the challenge the present distribution of £2 per with a lend of 149 runs, but
for Hagen-Reuter.
The subject was dwelt upon at by 18 up and 17 to play against time to time with the object of wickets for 35 runs. In Mid-
BORIO length by Mr. Winston hurchill, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking at Woodford,
Essex.
Socialist "Threat."
He made a plea to Conservatives Constitutionalists and patriotic Liberale "to arouse themselves to defcud the national welfare ngainst the Socialist threat to
commandeer works."
School.
College Function.
General Chan left this morning
The frat intimation that the has been in Hongkong over two Commission would be formed was months recovoring from the in- made at the opening of the Indian juries which he received in the
Joseph's College this morning, nounced that His Majesty thent of at five o'clock on the gunboat Hai Legislative Council at New Delhi King Edward Hotel fire, left this Over 800 boya assembled at St. in January, when the Viceroy an- morning. when Brother Ainar, the Director had approved the catablishment of Fu for Canton accompanied by Mr., of the College, introduced the a Commission. Compaton says he "cannot make continuance of the bonus dividend not bat as well as they bowled land, who distributed the prizes Ing terms of reference: "To en- the Canton Government.) Madame Right Rev. Monsignor John Big- It is constibuted with the follow. Fan Ke-mo, (Finance Minister of and addressed the boys. Monsigquire into and report on existing Chan Ming-shut is to leave for nor Bigland is the private secre- conditions of labour in the induo Canton to-night on the 8.6, Fatshan. tary of Archbishop O'Doherty in trial undertakings and plantations Samshat Retaken. Manila and is on his way to Ene-in British India, on the health, lund on vacation. He has been in-efficiency and standard of living of
Canton, May 23. There fa no news of importancó tímately connected with Empire the "workers, and to make icon;
regarding the war situation. It work as chaplain to His Majesty's mendations.
The chairman, Mr. Whitley, is is, however, understood that the mons-Reuter and British Wire. Julong the line. Samshul is report- ed to be in the hands of the Can- tonese and the, Kwangal troops that left there on Tuesday are try-. ing to rejoin the main army which was defeated near Lupa and which Is retreating in a north-westerly. direction.
in a hand to hand contest.
Mr. Churchill argued that under match are now endeavouring to share could be maintained, and a dramatle change came over the Forces in various parts of the the McKenna Duties, the public get Jólinny Farroll to deputise as profits accumulated, an increase Rame, the Kent wicketa falling world, especially during the Great ex-Speaker of the House of Com-Kwangaf troops are retreating all
was getting cheaper motor-care overy year. He mentioned that
unemployment at Coventry was practically non-existent.
Then the Socialist Party', with the Liberals yelping at their tail, came on the scene. and declared that they would woop away the McKenna Duties,
MURDER ATTEMPT IN KOVNO.
TERRORIST STUDENT GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE.
General Disturbaner.
This, he added, was only one
Kovno, May 28, example of the general distur- bance of the trade revival and em assassination of M. Valdemaras, Arreated following the attempted ployment which would follow the the Prime Minister, a young ter return of the Socialists to power rortat student named Vosylius con- with Liberal connivance..
fessed to participation in the nt-
in the permanent dividend might
be made.
was War, and the St. Joseph's boys rand. The whole side dismissed for 63 runs! J.C. White were favoured in being addressed lear. plaved the principal part in effect by one, whose actual experience the collapse, taking live and personal observations Inspired. Ing
the sentiments to which he gave wickets for 20 runa,
Requiring 213 tu win, expression in a stirring address.. Somerset could not cope with the
The prize-winners in the Em-
wickets for 60 runs. The final as follows: bowling of Freeman, who took Gpire Day Essay Competition were
score,was 123.-Reuter.
runa
Chairman's Speech." Addressing the shareholders,. the Chairmari sald:-Gentlemen, The report and accounts issued, on the 3rd May and you were will have had time to examine the figures appearing in the balance. sheet.
I propose therefore to follow the usual procedure and report as read. take them as well as the auditors' OLYMPIA EXHIBITION.
The Working Account for the year 1927 after allowing for a
Referring to Mr. Phillp Snow-tack on the Premier's party when us to contributors and an in- denis quotation of the Emrency he was tried by court-martial to Powers Act, Mr. Churchill said day.
that the act was only intended for real emerreneles like the Great War and the General Strike, but, of course, the powers were on the
It will be recalled that a gang of four men opened Are on M. Valdemaras when
the Lithuanian
1
-Matriculation
Class-Profirio
M. Nolasco da Silva.
Class 2 A-Luis F. Ribeiro. Class 2 B.--Francis Lim. Class 2. C-Alexander Willem Wong.
The matriculation boys, under the leadership of Cantain J. M. Lezama, won the Football Shield.
Diocesan Boys' School.
and Orphanage the whole school; At the Diocesan Boys' Schoof
wno and day boys, assembled in the School Hall, and at school prayers.
boarders
OIL CONSERVATION IN U.S.A.
IMPORTANT GATHERING IN
WASHINGTON,
Latest reports state that the Can- tondae victory was considerably exaggerated, the number of pri- soners and casunlities being very much less than the seventy per cent. claimed by the Cantonese in their offela) communiques.
A New Drive?
Washington, May 23. Representatives of the Federal Oil Conservation Board and of the American Petroleum Institute QUEEN PERFORMS OPENING
met informally to-day for the pur CEREMONY.
The opinion generally expressed pose of discussing the possibility here both amongst the Chinese and terim dividend of 21/- per share
of solving the problem of waste the foreign community is that the shows a balance of £148,020.2.5
London, May 23.
and over-production by means of war is by no means at an end; It' available for distribution and your H. M. the Queen figured in a Directors recommend that this brief ceremony when she opened
an inter-State agreement.. le said that the Kwangsal forcen i
The proposals it is understoodwill gather again and a new drive balance be dealt with in the the Royal Exhibition, at Olympia Premier was leaving the threatre. Dividend of 16/- per share
following
manner:- A final to-day.
Incline the imposition of a limit on Canton from the North River In the Great Hall, the crowd
upon the amount of drilling that is quite possible, even likely. His A. D. C. was killed instantly, 135,000 shares to be paid to stood motionless when the bands
However, at the moment all is may be done. his adopted son was severely wound-shareholders, absorbing £108,000, pealed out the National Anthem.
Mr. E. I. Wynne Jones gave an The Secretaries of the Navy, of quiet in and around Canton and It ed, and a small girl was also shot and that the balance remaining be Then it burst into cheering, loud address on the spirit of Empire, War, and of Commerce, and the must be some few days before any "If the Socialist. Government could make use of the Emergency Vosylius implicated another student Suspense Account to close the
In the course of his confession, carried forward to Underwriting and long.
which, he said, was not conquest President of the Petroleumi
further developments are likely, Powers Acl to take over any work: named
and force, but a desire for expan
their victory and press the Kwang-
whole arena, in strong terms, and balance of the Working Account the Royal Air Force occupied the order. In all Empires and great attended the meeting, which pre-si troops back over the border Account for the year 1927. The plied by the Navy, the Army and sign and freedom under law and Institute were among those who unless the Cantonese follow up
countries, this demanded respon- sumably is a prelude to the con- uniform of the Welch Guards-fice and service.
The Prince of Wales wore the sibility, duty, sympathy, self-sheri-ference of State Governors called whilst they are still suffering from
by President Hoover for June 6th. the effects of their recent defeat. British Wireless.
'Statute Bouk.
No Man Safe.
or to close down any newspaper | Gudelis
Gudelis. He denounced
on
on the pretext that a national alleged that he was the ringleader for the year 1928 is £436,179.19.5 emergency had arisen, o man's in the plot. business would be safe."
"I do not believe they have the power," he went on, "but their meaning is plain."
Sir H. Austin's Reply. Sir Herbert Austin in a lengthy reply to Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Snowden, says he holds it his duty to warn electors, especially his workers, because it would be too late after the election. He is well aware of the Emergency Powers Act and also aware that If any Government committed the
decay.
death upon Vosylius-Renter,
J
and the Board recommends an The Court passed sentence of interim dividend of 24/- per share be paid to shareholders, absorbing £162,000 and that a bonus of 20% be paid to contributors of business THE RED HAND IN THE on bonus terma, absorbing about £20,000, and the remainder be car- ried forward.
SOVIET.
FORMER HIGH OFFICIALS
EXECUTED.
Moscow, May 23,
Keen Competition,
Three Kuards of honour, sup-
BRITISH ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES.
LOAN UNDERWRITTEN IN LONDON.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
Rev. E. K. Quick' on True Greatness.
-Reuter'a' American Service.
Still It is not expected that General Chun Chai-tong will allow This troops to proceed so far from their base, for, In spite of their GRAF ZEPPELIN OFF TO temporary advantage, it would be
GERMANY.
LEAVES TOULON. IN 'THE EVENING...
a grave danger to allow Canton to. remain, even for a few days, with- but troops. Trouble in that case might come from within the city- Our Own Correspondent.,
reinforcements and the timely
At St. John's Cathedral an ad- dress was delivered by the Rev. LE: K. Quick, MA.. to a large gathering of young people, compris- As regards murine business
ing Girl Guides, Boy Scouts and generally for the past year, I wish
Cause of Kwangel Defeat. the pupils of various schools of the I were in a posllion to sound a
London, May 28.
Toulon, May 23. wolony, really hopeful note, but whilst
Conducted The service, which was co
Taking off without great dif-
Canton, May 23. The loan to be issued by the It is officially announced that as there has been some improvement Bank of England on behalf of the by the Dean (the Very Rev. Al-
ulty, the Graf Zeppelin left in the West and North River dis The Kwangel forces operating unpardonable crime of delibera- the result of "counter-revolution in hull rates, cargo rates have re- Electricity Board was underwrit fred Swann), the Rev. H. V. Koop Ceurs Plers for Friedrichäfer tricts are withdrawing 'tely destroying an Important inary activities in railway transport mained at an extremely low level ten to-day.
tem dustry by repealing the MeKenna in the gold and platinuin in- and it has not yet been found pos
and the Rev. E. K. Quick, com- at 8.25 1.m. to-day. duties, the electors would not dustries," M. Von Meek and M. sible to bring about any material and the loan will take the form of which was followed by prayers and since Friday last week when her to their over-condujee in Can- The amount will be £3,000,000, menced with a Processional Hymn The Zeppelin has been at Ceurs porarily, "admitting their defeat leave it in office long enough to Velichke, who both were formerly Increase. Several of the marine dour per cent. 1959-1989, to be Works of Old." The Dean read the to land after his partially disabled and the treachery of some of their Choy attribute their recent failure the hymn "O God, Whose. Mighty commander, Dr. Eckener, décided tonese troops who had found them put the emergency powers Into high offietals in the Commissariat tariffs have recently collapsed offered at 83 per cent. operation. Anyway, no Govern-of Communications, and M.owing to competition from non- ment department could resurrect Palchinsky, who was formerly a tariff sources and the outlook, as financing of the schemes of the ponses. The hymn, "City of God, verse winds for some hours, An industry in the last stages of Professor, of the Leningrad Min far an cargo business is concern-Electricity Board which was set up sung, after which the lev. E. Krible has lost a good deal of gas from the East to the North River The loan will be devoted to the lesson after which there were reacraft had been battling with ad- owu men. Dolay in the arrival of how, broad and far," was thon It appears that the giant diri- Despatch of Cantonese forces ing Industry, have been sentenceded, is therefore not very encourag to develop the electric supplies of Quick delivered his address. The Liberal Policy.
to death and executed.
ing.
this country-British Wireless, Others implented in the, alleged
service concluded with the hymns the result of the damage in Sector also helped Canton to save With the keen competition for A statement of the Liberal policy plot have been sentenced to business that at present exists it
"Land of Our Birth We Pledge to ficted in addition to the break-
the day. has been prepared under the direc-various terms of imprisonment, seems to me to be essentially n
RAIN PREDICTED.
Thee the tonal Anthem and down of her engines, but the.
weather is favourable and it lender Brigadier Yu Hon-mau, Two regiments of Canton troops tion of the Liberal leaders and re-Reuter, "
the Blessing.. Ums when the Head Offices of lensed for publication.
with anticipated that she will reach who turned pro-Kwangsi several The
dealt speakér Marine Companies should exercise The Observatory reports that the the true meaning of greatness, alat Germany without
difbeulty days ago, attacked the Kwongsi- very close supervision of their depression has moved to the northing it meant service to others and Router. activities throughout the world east of Tokyo. Another is indica-sacrifice, and illustrating the mean-
Ites' rear whon success was in. alght, and when the Cantonese and thus assist in placing the fell over Tongking. The forecasting of the word as exemplified by
were about business on a more stable basis. till noon to-morrow is: S.. or the British Empire. He stated
to surrender the Arsenal. There is one hopeful feature in variable winds, moderate, cloudy, that once the British Empire falled pound of national taxation-money HEAVY PENALTIES 'DEMAND-{that underwriters in London and
tho whole situation and that inovercast; rain.
in service and sacrifice, it would The rainfall regiatored at tho no longer be great, ED IN, COURT-MARTIAL at other centres are apparently Observatory for the 24 hours
Every boy and girl who was realising the seriousness of the ended at 10 am, to-day was 0.37 worth anything, he said hoped to Madrid, May 23,
position and conferences are bench. This makes the year's total be great one day, but their idens of The greatest interest ta being ing held from time to time with 10.16 inches, compared with an greatness when they grew older Laken In
were quite different from what the court-martial at the object of bringing about an average of 19.97 inches. Ciudad Iteal of thirty-three improvement.
they were, in youthful days, military officers and thres civilians
boy would probably want to be a in connexion with the Insurrection
great cricketer or footballer and a girl perhaps a great nurga musician.
History had given the title of and although he was no historian, (Continued on Page 8.)
I declares that the primary ob- Ject of the Liberal foreign polley is to abolish war as a method of Bettling international disputes, und says that war, past or future, taken thirteen shillings. out of every
SEQUEL TO SPANISH REVOLT.
which if war was ended, would be expended in national development and other public services.-Reuter.
TYPHOON WARNING.
{
The Manila Observatory, re-at the end of January,
Greater Caution.
Washington, May 29, The Secretary for Commerce, Mr. Underwriters, I believe, are Lamont, states that the first four The Public Prosecutor demanded also operating on a more cautious months of 1929 has evidenced re-
or
COLONY'S FINANCES.
CREDIT BALANCE EXCEEDS
NINE MILLIONS.
The Colony's finances at the and of January showed the credit bal. once to be $9,203,904, compared with $8,091,688 at the end of Do- cember..
Two Canton regiments which first fought for Kwangal, turned around again at the last moment and almost succeeded in an nibilating the vanguards of the Kwangs-Ites.
Being Reorganised.. The Kwangiel Army began their retreat on May 21, and they are Revenue during January totalled now reorganizing fa Szewul, Lupa, $2,153,258, as against $2,090,091 and Tsingyuen. Part of the for
The month's expenditure totalled now near Fatahan and in other. $1,040,987, as against $1,377,291 districts around the West Elver for January of 1928, N
there is a typhoon in about 128 the death sentenca in eight cases and restricfed basis, which should cord Industrial and commercial "great" to some well-known men for the same month last year, separated from the main body are
ports, at 10.30 am. to-day, that
Long. E. and 12 Lat. N., direction
and penal servitude for life in the
'being unknown,
case of the remainder-Router.
(Continued on Page 7.)
activity in American history
Reuter