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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPU,
CHINESE ·FLIGHT
FAILURE.
FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1929.
SOUTH AFRICA WIN MORE DETAILS OF
EASILY.
MURDER.
A PICTURE OF TREMENDOUS
GENERAL LIU RETURNS TO DURHAM GIVE POOR BATTING VICTIM NOW IDENTIFIED AS A SWEEP AND POWER!
"TAI SHA TAU.
DISPLAY.
HAS ENGINE TROUBLE. ENGLAND TEST TEAM.
Canton, July 26.
Loudon, July 25,
General Liu Pin-cheun, Chief of
In their "holiday" match, prior the Aviation Bureau of the Pro to the Fourth Test, South Africa vincial Government of Yunnan, defented Durham by an innings who took off yesterday morning at and sixty runs. Durhani "gaye a 755 from the Tai Sha Tau Aero-weak batting display in both drome, for a non-stop flight to innings, scoring only 183 runs for Nanking, has had to return. the loss of 20 wickets.
His machine, named "The Goldon Horse," had been in the air an hour and a half when engine trouble developed, and he decided to turn back. He hopes to effect repairs and again start out on his trip in a few days,
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General Liu was accompanied by pilot and mechanic. "The 'Golden Horke" is a Ryun mono- plane, which has been special ly fitted with floats instead of wheels and it took off from the river in front of the nerodrome.
General Liu was to fly in a direct line and hoped to reach Nanking in under eight hours. He has been in Canton for some time and
his departure has already been postponed a number of limes, Die Gen Correspondent,
EUROPEAN RESIDENTS
LOSSES.
THREE .CASES OF THEPT REPORTED YESTERDAY.
Thefts from three local resis dents have been reported to the police.
Mis, Koch, U» wife of Dr. W. V. M. Koch, yesterday informed the police that, on opening a I trunk in her bedroom, she dix- covered that a cloak had been stolen from it. The article, which is of black satin and lined with ermine, is valued at $250.
The date of the theft is uncertain, be yond the fact that it occurred domewhere between November last, when the cloak was put away.. 'and yesterday, when it was discovered to be missing from the box: -
sent
Batting first, they were back for 112. McMillan taking five In response, wickets for 43. South Africa made 243, H. G. Owen-Smith scoring 102 in a splendid exhibition, while Howell
čak 5 wickets for 74 ruus.
NOTORIOUS CHARACTER.
ASSAILANT IS HELD.
An official report isted this morning, amplifies the details. given elsewhere in this issue. of the affair at Cross Street yester- day, when a coolic was attacked and fatally injured with a dagger. It is stated that the alleged au- sailant, who is also a coolte, named! Yeang Kwai-tin, living at No. 3, Bullock Lane, was arrested soon after the attack, and will be charg-
South Africa disposed of Dur-ed with murder in due course be- ham for 71 runs in their second fore the Magistrate, innings, winning as stated.
A comparison of Anger-prints England has suffered a severe setback in the injury to Maurice has identified the dead man as be- Tate, who strained a leg muscle ing a notorious character who had against Derbyshire yesterday. been expelled from Singapore for His absence means that England life. A similar order was effective will lack the service of both their most famous Test bowlers, Lar against him in Hongkong. wood and Tate.
The man who is now being held Presumably, Hendren, who is twelfth man, will fill the vacancy, by the police on the enpital charge though the team would thereby is also stated to be a banisher, who appear to be weak in attack, had returned here without the Geary and Freeman being asked permission of the authorities. to bear the brunt, with R. E. S. Wyati, Bowley, Hammond, Woolley and Leyland as changes,
The probable England team is: A. W. Carr (captain), R. E. 5, Wyatt Sutcliffe, Bowley, Ham- mond, Woolley, Leyland, Hendren, Freeman. Geary, and Duckworth. -Reater.
YUNNANFU HORRORS.
(Continued from Page`1.)
Secretary, catholic priest and my self with three Chinese to repre- sent the Famine Relief Associa- tion at a meeting that the Mayor was calling in the evening.
When our Committee finished we went out with some coolies, who had been engaged by us in road building and we bul hurriedly sent for, and a started to work to dig up the buried.
Ghustly Work.
Mrs. E. J. Othen, of 15 Cameron Rond. Kowloon, has lost a perim bulator, which, she informed the found corpses buried five or six This was ghastly work. We police, must have been stolen from | feet down terribly injured and dis- the hall sometime between noon and 4 p.m. yesterday.
The loss of a pair of trousers worth $25, has been reported by
Cameron Road,
Kowloon.
Mr.
NO SENSE OF GRATITUDE.
RORBED FRIEND WHO GAVE
HIM LODGING'S.
A Chinese, residing at Telegraph Bay, appeared before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, as the complainant against a "friend" several articles of clothing from a who was charged with stealing
matsheil.
The defendant denied charge.
According
to
the
Sub-Inspector James, the defendant was given shelter by the compainant until such time as he found employment, but on Wednesday the defendant disappeared. At the same time, the complainant missed several articles of clothing belonging to him and to his sou.
The defendant was later arrest.
figured. Already we have re-ed whilst boarding the train. covered 185 corpses.
We had one party digging and trying to find the wife of a man whose house had been blown,dowa.
After hearing the evidence, his Worship registered a convletion and described the defendant's
hospitality extended to him by the
Mr. A. Laughton, of No. 11, We worked all day and it seemed actions as a poor return for the Laughton says the theft was eom-the mud heap that marked his compininant. His Worship said.
mitted yesterday,
MARINE COURT:
BOATWOMAN'S EXCUSE
impossible to And the corpse in
house.
Next morning, we still went on searching, and finally having dug down 8 feet or so we found her, and to our' amazement she was still alive after being buried for 21⁄2 days. She was sent to our hospital and last night was able to talk, and seems to be recovering,. Nearly all the others must have been killed Instantaneously.
REPUIMATED.
Chargest
before
The
Hon. Commur, G. F. Hole. R.N., at the Marine Court this marsing with mooring her sampan within 150 feet of the Government Slipway at
All the hospitals are full, some Yaumati, the mistress of the craft 700 families are being cared for in pleaded guilty, but stated that temple buildings etc., and others she had been engaged by Governare getting temporary shelter in Bent paintera for work near the the houses of friends and re- slipway and in consequence, ahelatives. Thonglit she was allowed to remain Others are still hanging around
there!
The head painter, in evidence, denied having engaged the delen dant. He had seen her before, he said, but he certainly did not engage the defendant's' craft.
Defendant was fined $5 or five tisys.
the scene of the explosion, un- willing to leave before the bottles af their loved ones are recovered. or unwilling to lose their few possessions that are still buried.
CABLES. "RUNNYMEDE." WILLIAM HAROLD PERRY-Manager, The steersman of a enrga bosattack on the city at any time,
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the defendant lind no sense of gratitude.
Sentence of two months' hard labour was imposed.
FRONTIER TENSION.
now
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He concluded: "We are awaiting Moscow's indication of their attitude toward the suggest- ed procedure, also an indication of the possible date of the opening of the negotiations."--Reuter.
AEROPLANES FIRED AT.
A State of High Tension in the Munchull Area,
Tokyo, July 25.
Knys A report from Manehuli the Chinese fired on five Soviet aeroplanes which came over the clty at seven in the morning. Later, distant sounds of gunfire were heard.
Fear of Attack. Over all, hangs the fear or an
also appeared before his Worship streets, Trenches.
in the Sandbag defences are
ara dug, and this morning on # charge of machine guns are in position. dumping rubbish into the harbour
The Nichi Nithi has a special All the philanthropie organiza- without a permit.
Sgt. Oliver said the Police had under one society, to do what can opened fire on each other when tions in the city have been united despatch from Manchuli sinting that the Chinese and Soviet forces received complaints from the be done to help the people. The Director of Public Works, and also Society composed of these bodies sixteen Soviet aircraft appeared from the Sanitary Department on and the government departments over the city at six in the morning, this matter. As a result, a special is under an Executive Committee throwing the town into confusion. Juok-out had for some time been of the members of which Mr. Arnold of the Y.M.C.A. and my Rolf were clected to form part.
kept
H was imposed,
An
Overflow of
I
Enjoyment
In
Every Bofile
MITBUI
BUSSAN
KAISHA, LIR.
Bola Agente. Hongkong,
BEER
A fine of $15 with the alter native of two weeks' imprisonment
WOMAN'S FIND OF
OPIUM:"
TAKES HALF POUND TO POLICE STATION.
Dead and Injured.'
Since Thursday till to-day (Sunday), we have had Hitle 'rest, Committees starting late after the relief work was done, and going ON lafe Into the night," The Chinese gentry, especially those in the Benevolent Society composed of wealthy old Chinese Con fucianists, *have done wonder- fully.
Later, there was gunfire, which died down at ten in the morning. It is believed to be due to Chinese excitability, causing them to fre Into the air-Reuter.
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
that a weak anticyclone lies over The Royal Observatory reports Japan, Pressure is relatively low in a trough extending from Tongrong across the Philippines to the Pacific,
Frightened by the discovery of Rev. Fu has given a fine lead to depression has developed about half-a-pound of contraband opium other Christians, Everything is 260 miles south of Hongkong. It in her house, a woman, named getting organized now so that the will probably move westward. The Hui Kia, living at No. 8, Cilllesty is doing practically all that forecast till noon to-morrow le Avenue, yesterday took the drug can, under the existing circum- East winds, fresh; cloudy; occasion- to the funghom Police Station, stances, and with the available at rain.
where she turned it over to the
RInspector.
k.
resources.
It will be a.few days before we, can get our detailed investigation'
In a statement handed in, the
finished and have accurate' figures For Belgium's independence. woman says the opium was found hidden in
of the dead and injured, but there colobrations next year the Belgien shop ย
counter, i
should estimate:
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