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22,98% 六拜禮 WETALE SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1929.
日七初月六
47 PM
SINGLE COFF 19 CENTS
RAINS FILLING THE STRANGE AFFAIR IN HOST OF CRICKET FROM CANTON FOR THE SINO-RUSSIAN
RESERVOIRS.
LONDON HOTEL.
HUGE INCREASE ALL
OVER COLONY.
OVER 85,000,000 GALLONS TO ISLAND STORAGE,
ARMED MEN SEEK INTERVIEW
WITH MR. HENDERSON.
POLICE GUARD POSTED.
Louton, July 12. Police enquiries are being made following a rather remarkable in- ekdent which overred this evening, alecting Mr. Arthur Henderson,
KOWLOON ALSO JUMPS.|the Foreign Secretary,
Two strange men, one of whom is alleged to have been armed with tovilver, called at the hotel in Westminster where My, Henderson
·SENSATIONS. .
BOTH SIDES COLLAPSE
AT FOLKESTONE.
THREE TEST TEAM BOWLERS
IN FINE FORM.
CATTERALL'S EFFORT.
SHANGHAI,
FRENCH AIRMEN LEAVE THIS! MORNING.
SEEN OVER KAI TACK.
Canton, July 12.
The French aviators, Comman- dant lyset and Captain Arrack- art, plan to leave here to-morrow morning, (Saturday) at 6.30 ́a.m. on their 760-mile hop to Shanghai.;
Their machine, a Breguet 19 London, July 12. with single 500 h. p. Renault County cricket has been mate-engine, in which they have flown is staying, and endeavoured unsucially influenced by the change from Paris, is being prepared to cessfully in serure admission to his able weather of the past three day. The Asiatic Petroleum Com- apartments,
days, and several matches were any put in 250 gallons of petrol not brought to a decisive inish. this morning. The machine's full The men went away when aften- tion was being drawn to their dis- Derbyshire regain a favourable capacity is 1,000 gallons, but the cission with the hall porter, and position among the lenders as the airmen still have a considerable Jafer an drmed policeman was post-result of a flue victory over Somer. part of what they left Hañol with. in storage ined outside the hotel,
Remarkable, inbreuses in the Colony's water storape have result ed from the steady rains of the phat pro ang Sine, gesterday manlagt the total, increase in the island tervolas, inço no less 1 85.264,0m gallons, or on the present gate of edemption from the nging, more, then 28 day additional supqi 2.
''
the island reservoirs, is 289, 190,000 gallons.
with
was
11 ม learned that Mr. Henderson
entertaining a number of friends in a flat in the upper part of the holg, when the visitors, arriving separate), demanded to ver him.
At Kowloon a similarly happy position is revealed, the increase in dhe past twenty-four hours being 41100,000 gallons, bringing the total in storage to 15,350,00 gallons, which compares
The porter's suspicions were armed on observing that a re about 80,009,non gallons a month valver was in the possession of
one of the callers. Both were fact fully advised to go to the Foreign | Oflice "Where Mr. Henderson
conduct & official
business, Renter.
Rainfall Figures. Hainball has varied consider ally, which is a notable Feature hf the recent stort.
At Tytan, the tal! in the past 23 hours has been 2.65 inches, nt; Tytam Tuk. 3.80 inches; at Pok- falam, 1.85 inches; and at Wong- neiclion, 3,22 hiches.
In the New Territories, the aver- are in the Shiny Mun Valley area has been 2.3 inches in the last 24 hours, while at Kowloon Reservoir, 3.45 inches have been recorded.
BRITAIN RECEIVES A SHOCK.
GERMANY WINS FIRST TWO DAVIS CUP MATCHES.
EUROPEAN FINAL.
Berlin, July 12.
After a respite from ain yes terdag afternoon, a steady down- pur settled over the Gaiony in the early hours of this marning and the rain has contioned to fall, with a fow brief intivats, ever since. For the twenty-four hours lead- hy at 1030 am. this morning,
Great Britain, represented by a over an inch was vozistered at the powerful tœun including Dr. J. C. Royal Observatory, and we under. Gregory and H. W. "Bunny" stand that the fall has been much | Austin, received a read shork when avior in the pama of the the first two matches at the final t'aluny
of the Davis Cup (Rumpenpi Zone: were played to-day.
Striking Figures,
Germany and Britain are play- In to decide which shall meet the United States for the right do challenge France for the Cup. and Germany made a splendid start winning both matches to- day.
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sel, recovering splendidly after being skilled out for 94 rons in their first innings,,
The most attractive match in the county programme, the meeting of Lancashire and Gloucester did not finish, the mrthern team gaining major points for a lead on the first innings.
Worcestor did astonishingly well, getting first innings points."
There was high scoring at the Oval in the Gentlemen v. Players game, but the match was drawn, South Africa defented Wales by ten runs.
Honours List.
The principal individual formances were:
Lee (Derby)
Batting,
R. H. Catterall (S. Africa) O'Connor (Essex)
Langridge (Sussex)
Bates (Wales)
Ames (Kent)
Bowling
Freeman (Kent) Tate (Susses)... Rool (Worcester) Barnes, (Wales) Mnchanald (Lones.)
J. C. White. (Somerset) Niebols, Sussex) Mitchell (Derby)
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Thely time here has been fully orcupied. Yesterday, Monsiegneur Fourquet, Bishop of Canton, gave
CRISIS.
NANKING 'BACKS UP MANCHURIA..
NEARLY 200 RUSSIANS SAID TO BE DEPORTED.
RAILWAY CHANGES.
Shanghai, July 12. The drastic action of the Man- churian Government in seizing the Chinese Eastern Railway is under. stood to be the outcome of an understanding between Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, Marshal Chang
such-liang, thead of the Man- Phurian Government) and Dr. C. ment's Foreign Minister. T. Wan, the Nanking Govern
The Manchurian Government is stated to have had the full con- a tilia in their honour. An in-sent of the Nanking Central formal reception was held for them Government in taking over the in the Canton Club in the evening railway, and since nine o'clock on: at 6.30 p. m., and they were enter- Thursday morning the railway tained to dimer with Monsieur has been completely under Chinese Eynard, Consul for France. This control. evening, thero will be a banquet¦-- at the Burgnu of Aviation at which the Kwangiung Provincial Government will be the hosts. Our Owù Correspondent.
A telegram received from our correspondent this morning states a perfect that the airmen made
| departure at 8.55. a.m., carrying one bag of mail. General Chan Ming-shu was present when the airmen tonk ofT.
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We are informed that a strange airevaft, believed to be French, was observed to pass over Kai Tack at 8.20 this morning. This
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Of all the modern cities, We're the model up-to-date. It's umpteen thousand pities, We're not asked to demonstrate, At national conventions, Where they try to illustrate All the modern ways of doing
things elsewhere.
We could show them bathing
beaches,
As perfect as can be; We could further state that each
Quite adjacent to the sea. That we have to change Dur.
breeches,
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Overheard on the Prayn- Fraternising British seaman to French ditlo, on parting: "Well, reservoir!" French ditto: "Tanks!"
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An American visitor suggests that when the last drop of water has drippod from our mains, gomebody should sound “Taps,”
口口 One thing about waler economy, not many young people. will be quite so fresh this summer. DO
ever, nowadays, nobody in the Colony will tolerate
More than
Under rocks for accreepe We could claim is much more a waster.
simple than elsewhere.
We could wax enthusiastle, - On the Harbour and the Peak. We
phrases could numble plastic,
never
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The opium amaggler who was discovered with what is described as a false tummy, probably will not have the stomach for a second venture.
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If on tanks we had to speak. We could say they were elastic, And that's why they
Enquirer :----Castle Peak roud Jonk---
motorists may send in bathing Which la surely much more pictures, but these must be of
modern than elsewhere. individuals in pura habilimus.
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0·0 The biggest gamble in The order for the evacuation China to-day from Harbin of all Russian appears to he residents suspected of being Com- with Yen. munist propagandists, was issued by General Chang Ching-hunt," We read that head of the Chinese administration the trouble with at Harbin, who has declared that
of the such undesirables must leave the ope town within twenty-four hours.
"talkie" stars The proclamation, which caused | is that their in close touch with the authorities, thin. great surprise even among those volcea are too The Was made publie on Thursday squeaker sex! morning.
The mystery and excitement, ean-
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Some of these
no doubt was the machine re-cerning the sudden departure of ferred to above by our correspon- Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, from pocts ought eer-
7 for 23.
7 for 48.
WAR DEBT
7 for.05.
IN FRANCE,
0 for 28
for 47.
5 for 23.
for 27.
4 for 19 4 for 20.
THE BIGGEST VICTORY. Sussex Trounce Northants At Brighton,
Sussex gained the biggest vic- defeating Northants at Brighton by an innings and 107 runs.
Northamptonshire, winning the oss, sleeled to take first knock, but they met Tate in his most effective mood, and were all out for 125, Tate taking 7 for 48.
The fall to the Deervathy. £15 inches, bring the total to Che, past 48 hours in 4.25 inches, which is more than fell during the whole of June when 4.195 inches ware recorded.
Alvendy the rainfall this month Britain mast win all the remain-ty of the series just concluded, has exceeded the total for Julying three to succeed. Not the of last year, the official figures di least surprising features of the closing that 581 faches have day's play was that both German fallen to date, as compare players, weither of whom competed with 1.78 for the whole of July, Wimbledon won their matches
The ayy more rainfall for† without losing a set. July has been more than main-In the first match, Dr. Freun tained.
The geone at Kowloon Reservoir yesterday afternoon was distinctly heouraging. Although the rain had long censed, water was pour-| ing into the reservoir from the various conduits in rushing, Lor-kenter. rents. The further downpours
112.
ermany) defeated Dr. J. C. Gregory. (Britain) 6-3, 6-3, 6-2, (Germany) defeated H. W. Austin In the second, Maldenhauer (Britain), 6-1, 6-2, 6-3.
Britain started warm favourites,quired 323 to avoid an innings de
posed of for 215 when they re-
livipated that there is no fear for WAGES REDUCTION IN
have kept up the rapid accession
of water, and it may be safely an-;
at least a month of a reversion to
..
the former hours of restriction.
LANCASHIRE.
It is doubtful, however, if the
feat.
Peking on Thursday morning, aftertuinly to be put a long conference with Dr. C. T. in
21 corner-
Floriat: You want to say it
with flowers, chỉ About two dozen?
Percy: No; about six. I
don't want to say too much, ᄆᄆ
Perhaps the resident who couldn't find a veterinary sur- geon was lucky. If the ent had died, ho might have had to pay for nine death certificates,
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A London valet has been convicted of bigamy. He should have confined Jim.
self to pressing his
suit.
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master's
is obvious that his unexpected exit | The Telegraph ascribes a meg- How the Harbour Master must
Wang and Marshat Chang Hauch- and kept there. DEBATE, is now cleared up, and it
was due to the tense, situation in įsage to "Reuuteer's American be Kausing. Harbin consequent on the seizure Service.". Loooooks fuuuuny! of the Chinese Eastern Railway that very morning.
ORATORICAL MARATHON BY
M. POINCARE..
HERRIOTS GESTURE.
Paris, July 12.
M. Poincare, | continuing his speech in the Chamber on the vital question of the ratification of the debt agreements between France and Great Britain and the United States, apoke for over three hours this afternoon without fatigue, and offered to speak for another three hours In the even. Ing.
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Reporting that the Southern
It was stated that no cinima Cross" had arrived at Rome on It is rotil that on Thursday were received for 6,000 singlela Taosday, the China Mail stated morning both Yen Hsi-shan and seized in a police rald. A bad that the plane will be able to Chang Hauch-liang hurriedly left investment for somchody.
resume its journey to Rome at for their respective destinations at
daybrenk." Taiyuanfa and Mukden.
Understanding Confirmed.
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Must have been a
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been issued for the shooting on "Italy Flies over. Dardanelles"
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A Japanese source says the re-sight of dogs found wondering an aid a headline. No wonder the ported understanding between the beaches." Soon they won't be Turks flew into a rage. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, Marshal able to pekinese! Chang Hsueh-liang and Dr. C. T. Wung has been confirmed.
The President of the Chinese Eastern Railway, Mr. Lu Yung- kuan, has appointed Mr. Fan Chi-kwang an acting Mimaging Director of the Railway and wholesale changes in the staff of
railway it is understood that 49
Hussians Deported,
Following the seizure of the i
In reply, Sussex hit up the huge total of 447 runs,
The President of the Chamber, the railway are expected, the principal
taken.. Northants were then dis-House that enough was as good as made 110 before his wicket was interpreted the opinion of the scorer being J. Langridge, who however, tactfully Intervened, and
a feast,
M. Poincare is urging accep- and 160
Soviet employees of the Railway tance of the Government's recom-Harbin, alleged Communist pro- Russian citizena at the Chamberpagandiats, were deported under should not seek to insert safe military escort from Harbin back guarding clauses. He opened the to the Russian frontier, debate yesterday, has been speak-
The Chinese Government has in for six hours so far and has placed a most rigid censorship on not finished.
the telegraphic communications The Chamber thunderously with Harbin.
KENT'S SUCCESS. Remarkable Changes at Folkestone.
Kent did well to defeated Essex by twenty-two runs at Folkestone,
mendation
that
position is yet sufficiently secure to Justify relaxation of the present EMPLOYERS DECIDE ON THE It was a game in which fortunes cheered the graceful gesture of M.
restrictions (twélve, hours a day).
Weather Farecust.
PROPOSED CUT,
London, July 12.
·
On Monday we talk about water On Tuesday we talk about
mains.
On Wednesday and Thursday we
talk about eau
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י'
And look for the long wanted
raina.
On Friday we talk about.
"spouts"
And say what a blessing they'd
be.
On Saturday morning we talk
about droughts-
On Sunday we bath in the sea. .'D
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A contemporary's account of the colllalon between a motor and a framear seems to have been un- encumbered by fact.
Downing Street now has a new Number Ten-ant.
"Canadian Pacific Directors Inspect New Duchess," anys a con. temporary. As MacWhirter would · says, "That's democracy for ye,”
Amerlea evidently thinks tlio' Mellon agreement should be pro- dustive of fruit.
wavered considerably, and it is Herriot, the former Premier, who @Hongkong Press' Comment, notable Chenk the last twenty during a dialectical duel with M.
The general tone of the com- wickets fell for 143 runs, an aver-Poincare remained standing. The Royal Observatory forecast
ment by Hongkong Chinese newa. The Fesleration of Master Cotage of 7 runs apiece! for the 24 hours ending at noon on Spinners has ballotted in
The Premier, M. Poincare, re-papers on the seizure of the Chin- to-morrow :-"South-east winds, favour of the wage reduction pro- Ames compiling a most useful but M. Herriot, declined with the tien Government is sympathic Kent hit up 323 on batting first, quested his adversary to be seated, ene Eastern Railway by the Feng- moderate; cloudy; rain." Theposal, the decision affecting both score of 101. Essex replied, with words: "You are a man who should towards the Chinese. One journal daily report states that pressure the Egyptian and the American 230, O'Connor playing one of his be heard standing-Reuter. says in its leader:-"It is an open is highest in the vicinity of the sections of the industry, Bouis and relatively low, over
most brilliant innings, making
haeret that in recent years the South Manchurin and Tongking.
free with the Kent bowling and
profits of the Chinese Eastern scoring 116 funs. Freeman took
Ballway have been utilised by the 5 wickets for 90.
Soviet Government. for the sole young rhubarb," advises a medical. purpose of furthering Communist article. But it's much simpler to propaganda in Chinu and particu- tackle the stuff with a spoon.
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On Monday we got some bad al's Eastern Department,
June Figures,
The Splumers and Manfacturers Association has now sent out notices of a' wagi reduction of 2/6 in the the reduction, to take
The weather returns for June effect from July 29th.-Router,
have now been issued. These 'show that during the month the rainfall recorded at the Royal Ob- servatory was 4.195 Inches. This fell on 13 days, the highest fall for, one day being 1.265 inch, on the 24th.
OVER TEN DAYS IN THE AIR.
At the Botanic Gardens, the fall ENDURANCE MACHINÉ COMES
was 5.31 inches, on 17 days; at
Matilda Hospital, 3.64 Inches, on
17 days; at the Fanling Golf Club,
DOWN AT LAST.
Culver City, July 12.
The endurance aeroplane "An
Kent suffered a complete col- lapse in their second innings being all our for 61! Nichols took 5 wickets for 27 runs.
Essex required 155 to win, but they were disposed of for.82. Freeman did the damage, taking 7 wickets for, 23 runs. Ho practically unplayable.
Was
ARREST OF CHINESE. WOMAN.
DR. C. C. WU'S REQUEST TO U. S. AUTHORITIES.
"On a realisation that the peo- plo in Manchuria were too loyal to Washington, July 12.
their own Government to accept The Chinese Minister
to auch pernicious doctrines, the Washington, Dr. C. C. Wu, has Communista turned over part of requested the State Department to the privileges formerly enjoyed DERBY'S RECOVERY,
hand over Mrs. Ying Kao, in whose by the Chinese in the railway to Magnificent Bowling By
luggage a quantity of opium was the Japanese. This is not to say 4.11 inches, on 14 days; and at
Mitchell.
found at San Francisco a few
were in any Talpa Polica Station, 4.07 Inches, gelena" landed at Culver City to Derbyshire defeated Somerset tas for trial.
days ago, to the Chinese authori. that the Russians
way ΟΠ friendly terms with on 14 days.
day at the conclusion of a flight by 132 runs at Bath in spite of
the Japanese, but their action Observatory returns show the lasting 10 days, 6 hours,
It is understood that Col. II. Lwas solely to complicate the 44 arrears of 85 runs on the first in- Stimson will refuse the request, Sino-Japanese relations in Man- average mean temparature for the minutes, as compared with the nings. Their great recovery was month to have been 82.5, the high-previous endurance record of 7 due to the fine hatting of Lee, and
Mrs. Ying. Kao is the wife of a churia. est being 91 and the lowest 74.7. daye, 6 hours and 59 minutes. the splendid work of Mitchell with Chinese consular official and her There were 206.9 hours of sun-
The flight was, of course, made the ball, Mitchell de
husband has been auspended by shine, and the average humidity possible by the re-fueling in the player who has only just sprung Dr. C. C. Wu following the dis of was: 79.
air system-Router.
(Continued on Page 8.);
covery of the opium-Reuters: American Service.
a young
Fund Shortage. the late Chang Tso-lin, while
(Continued on Page 7.)
"It is recalled that at the time
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"Est custard with sticks of
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When experts brought forward
their views,
Through absence of rains, For water from mains
It may yet happen that Kaw- at homes" to their Hongkong loon residents will give bathing friends..
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A Chinese was recently fined for bathing in the open in the New Ter- ritories.]
Oh for the sight of the open.
rond,
For the flowers and the trees
and the air;
Out in Nature's domain, Where the joyful refrain Of the birda maké a Paradise
rare,
Some know not the joy of the
"open read.
For their souls are so mean that
they stare
At a creature's attempt To become less unkempt, And they question his right to
be there.
But 'tis they who defile the open
road,
By their thoughts and their acts
and their spleen;
For to look for the mire, When 'tis cleaner up higher, Shows 'tis they who themselves
are not clean!
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A scientist says the noxt war on by radio. will be carried Hongkong seems to have started to practice..
A tortoise in America moved d mile in 67 years. Reminds us of our harbour pipe-line.
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The Telegraph reports that a larceny case was dealt with "at We may pay for the gallons we the Hamilton Magistracy." Why
upc,
The plan seems quite fair, 80
to speak:
This payment by all, leak for
leak,
But folk on the hills Will get bigger bills.
The lifgher the more-that's
The Teak!..
The cool air system may be all right at the automatic telephone exchange, but isn't it at the wrong
not?
Hotel 7"
Haven't we got "Frank".
"Allegro" may joke about rain, And pile on
his humour crescendo..
But he must not attarapt it
again,
And his ways he must quickly
ammendo;
Leat ho loses his fama And his musical name To "Allegpall" will
descendo.