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THE HAGUE CRISIS AVERTED.
PARLEY TO CONTINUE OVER WEEK-END.
MR. SNOWDEN PREPARED TO GIVE MORE TIME.
BELGIANS HOPEFUL.
The Hague, Aug. 16. The members of the British delegation at the Reparations Con- ference at the iron
mude clear to M. Jaspur, the Belgian Premier, that Mr. Snow- den does not consider to-day's pro- posals satisfactory, though it is nid that they represented eighty per cent, of the British demande,
It is understood that a written reply in this sense will be sent to M. Jaspur to-morrow (Saturday),
M. Jaspar, in the course of a brief statement, said he was un optimist, and he hoped an autres Ha ment would br reached. added while Great Britain had - undoubtedly made great, suerifices, so had olhor nations, particularly Belgium,
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FOUNDED 1881
NO 22,062
TĦAXWF SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1929. BETAŁ
BIG LANCASHIRE THE SINO-RUSSIAN
MERGER.
EGYPTIAN MILLS, LIMITED.
A GOING CONCERN.
3 MILLION SPINDLES.
London, Aug. 16. The big amalgamation of the, fine cotton spinning milla of Lancashire has advanced il further step.
The capital of the combined Egyptian Mills Limited, which was registered as a company in Jane with a nominal capital of 100, has now been increased to £2,000,000.
CRISIS.
SIGNIFICANT NANKING
STATEMENT.
LARGE SOVIET FORCES SAID TO BE OVER BORDER.
ATTEMPTED GAOL
ESCAPE.
MAN SENTENCED. FOR AIDING FELLOW-PRISONER.
CHANGING PLACES?
soner
REPRISALS PLANNED? second
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MORE SOLDIERS IN TROUBLE.
FURTHER THEFTS OF
JEWELLERY,
SPOILING REPUTATION OF FINE REGIMENT.
The recent attempt by a pri- to escape from Victoria Gaol was recalled at the Central Police Court this morning, when, before Mr. E.W. Hamilton,
man whs charged with aiding and abetting in the attempt. 9-MONTHS SENTENCE.
The defendant was intermed that he was charged with aiding
Yot another case in which the other isoner to get out of
British soldiers are lavolved, the Gaol first, while he himself came before Mr. E. W. Hamilton would get out later.
.
at the Central Police Court this
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4.
Competitors" in the Flying Club The reason why some people erest contest should not Indulge can't make ends meet
in the In fights of fancy.
increasing necessity for expensivo DQ.
luxuries. Some of the heated arguera on reparations lasues appear to, luve been snowed on.
O O Hongkong's Indian policemen appear to subsist largely on atta. Our altu boys!
口口 With cumshaw
៨ . Patience is a virtue unless you're a motorist waiting for the red light, to go off and the green to come on:
We understand that the local Kolfers who received bottles of whiskey and whisky for n rare feat. at Shek-O auto-stropa, golfers who, do the have already made a hole in one. hole-in-one ought to razor thirst,
DO (Lines Inspired by the increasing According to a news heading, an difficulty experienced in securing in- formation from the Water Office).
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Nanking, Aug. 17. Admitting that a crisis is deve loping in the relations between China and Soviet Russin, Dr. C. T. Wang, the Foreign Minister, told Pressmen yesterday that there was
In response, the defendant said: morning, when Privates James American has given 250,000 for a no truth in the allegations of a dia" poor, and never possessed Bull and William Vine, of the bust. The high price of Prohibi-
tion? agreement between the Nanking in my life. He has got money, Somerset Light Infantry, were
☐ ☐ Government and the Mukden nu and so has a reason for wanting charged with stealing four gold
A gentleman with an alleged get away from the Gaol. Irint watches, valued at $38, and artesian well at Fushimi claim inorities regard the methods of to
have nons, and ain content to stay two gold rings, valued at $10, that he has struck oil, since it handling the situation.
from two shops at Wanchal lastburn when fire is applied to it. in a little longer."
night.
igations to ascertain whether the The local police, are making inven probably speaking the truth,
Major C. Willson (the Superin-guilty or not guilty?
gentleman has not bored into a tendent of the Gaol): think so, too. I am not sure whether he was the templer or the tempted.
The new company will control | approximately three million spindles, as the result of agree ments made for amalgamation with fourteen existing companies. The company proposes to handle the manufacture and export of He pointed out that General cotton goods in all branches, and | Chung Hsuch-liang, the head of the it is hoped by mass production to Mukden Government, had been
be able to compete in the Far carrying out instructions from Nan- Bast with the Japanese mills on king, and had sent 60,000 fresh level terms.
The amalgamation troops to the border in accordance is expected to enable tremendous with recent instructions. reductions in the cost of produc tion to be effected.
On the question of the dispute over the Chinese Eastern Railway, added Dr. Wang, China remains
It is learned that negotiations ure in progress for the merging firni, of other branches of the Lanca M. Jaspur said he did not beshire Industry, while valuable lieve that any British Government advice is anticipated from the would sacrifice the peace of the Commission' of Enquiry appointed world for the sake of money. He by the Government to investigate the the trade with a view to restoring expressed the opinion that proposnia be submitted to Mr. He former prosperity-Renter Snowden represented a fair basis of compromise.
It is certain now that the Conference will carry an at least over the week-end. Mr. Snowden has given the delo. of Italy. France, kutes
fitte Belgium and Jupan a further lime to consider his demands
The Financial Commission the Conference has been adjourn ed until M. Houtard (Belgium). the chairman, muuimons a meeting.
French Denials.
fresh
Later French circles emphatically deny
Italy to gree to a reduction of the and Japanese have been pressing percentages given to her under the
Young Plan.
They declare that, "unity remaini complete among the erafitor Pawera
ZEPPELIN CROSSES
URAL RANGE.
OVER W. SIBERIA YESTERDAY. AFTERNOON.
Hamurg. Aug, 16.
China, United,
"The Russian associate managers of the C.E.R. cannot be reinstated before the opening of negotiations. China's only course is for the whole nation to unite in resistance to Red Imperialism, or to perish in the grip of Communism."
Mr. Hamilon:-I think he is
The Magistrate:-Do you plead
The accused (simultaneously)
Guilty, your Worship. His Worship you wish to make a statement?
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think he is a poot man, and that is in his favour. He is an
No Money For Tea. old offender, and was sentenced I think on the 2nd of this month to
Private Vine: Your Worship, three months' hord labour for ro-I only draw $3 a week, and out of turning from banishment.
that I have to pay for the cleaning of my equipment and tackle. have no money left, even for a cup of tea or anything else. other ifis Worship:-And what do say.
Private Bull?
His Worship sentenced defen- dant to two months' hard labour on conviction of the charge of adding and abetting the convlet to escape. The latter had appeared before the Court last week, when he was found guilty on the major offence and sentenc
Reports confirming the Russian invasion of Chinese territory ated. many points have been received by the Nanking Government.
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COLONY'S CREDIT
BALANCE,
APRIL FIGURES SHOW A FURTHER INCREASE.
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local oil store.
Another illustration of the suy ing that truth is stranger than |fiction--Buffaloes play billiards in
Hongkong.
We read that the mechanical Iman has now been taught to talk. He'll no doubt soon be demanding
Private Bull:-The same, your Worship.
..
His Worship:-Do you wish to get out of the Army?
a five-day week.
Some of our
young bloods
Private Vine-No your Wor-will never find
ship.
You
life in Hong- kong trying time,
Tac Magistrate: have brought this your heads. You are letting down your regiment,
Q O One thing About Cupid's darls, they often mukes Mrs.
In days when for water WO
yearned,
Officials were greatly concerned To seo that the Press Helped them out of the meas— At least till the
corner Was turned!
But now should a rainstorm
occur,
"
The self-same officials prefer. When seeing the Press, To say less and less Just wait till drought troubles
recur!
Alice Oh, you are too slow, Archie: · I'm afraid I don't. OTCAP you.
Alice: Yes, that's just it,
China and the Powers, The leaders have examined the situation very carefully, and the National Government has instrucl-
The Facts Outlined. Chinese ed Dr. C. C. Wn, the
la detailing the facta connected Minister in Washington, to notify
with the offences, Inspector Muc- the signatories of the Kellogg Pact
The Colony's finances.continue donald, of the Wanchai Station, thal Russia started the offensive
show an improvement as and that China, while resisting to
is said that the thefts occurred as At four o'clock this afternoon, the invasion, would abide by the indicated by the fact that the two distinct and separate occur there have renched the saturation. :
spirit of the Pact.
credit balance at the end of rences. The accused went into
31. Hamburg-Amerika Line has been in wireless communica› thon with the Giraf Zeppelin which is now cruising over Siberia.
a report was picked up stating that the Zuppelin was in Latitude
1x unticipated that
It
end of March.
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All too often; a man only becomes an idea! husband the day his
wife becomes a
widow.
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When we
hear some Kow-
loon wives talk, ' we know why their husbanda .... nre outspoken.
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One way of making a dollar
go a long way
la to Invent It in a golf ball:
0 0.
0.0 There's an argument proceeding "Depresseu:"-Be a live wire; In Shanghai as to whether motora then you won't he stepped on,
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as still hoped that the April was no less than $10,361.751, the shop of T. Aral, a Japanese are more concerned with the appll. Cochet, one of the tennis 'Bix point. The pedestrians, however, Thus the China Maili-"Jean 6. Lauritude 6 E, the message matter would be settled by peace. compared with $10,303,441 at the watchmaker, at No. 17 Praya terminating with the terse remark fel means.
cation of the argument to the Four of France, passed through East, where they asked to be "All Well".
The revenue for April, was shown a number of watches. drivers.
the Colony on Saturday on the At a meeting of the State Coon-
as. President Wilson, bound for The great airship has, there eil held yesterday afternoon, $2,18,332 as against $1,997,242 for Each man having selected two the report that the French, Belginnsfore, accomplished the songwhat General La Chung-lin, formerly the same month last year; whilst gold waist watches, they ran out magistrate who pointed out that Christian name le Henri and that We quite agree with the learned Manfin," · Except that his tilt crossing of the Ural Moun-Chief of Staff of Marshal Feng the respective expenditure figures of the shop.
were $2,072,017 and $2,088,917,
There being no other. persons tried murders, forgeries and the named, the item is quite correct,
"judges and juries had before now he wasn't aboard the steamer as without mishap, and is Bow Ya-helang, was appointed Minister over Siberia alsat 200 miles from | for War.
Revenue for the first four in the shop, and being unwilling like without their competence.
of the River Ob,
the year totalled to leave it to take care of itself being called into question on the
口口 General Tang Seng-chi and months DrGeneral Chu Pei-teh have been ap. $8,140,191, compared with $7,784.- the proprietor did not follow the score that they had to be mur- Notes" the Daily Prces gave a the heading "Motor Standing 497 for the same period in 1928, two escaping soldiers. This hap derers and forgerera themselves." report of the Walsh National pointed members of a Eckener will soon turn his craft Comnatice to deal with dis whilst expenditure was $5,867,088, pened at 8.30 p.m. is a more southerly direction bandment of superfluous forces as against $6,412,766 a year ago,
It would be very hard if the "beak" Eisteddfod! An hour later, the two soldiors had to bark in order to be com- it Renter;
to Arsenal Street,
by Sedan entered the Tsang Shing curio petent to administer the muzzling Godfrey.
regulation. GERMAN MINE MISHAP store. There they inspected two
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In the Government lawn bowls gold finger rings, and having
People say these are trying days competition, Mr. Ralphs' Deport each put one over his finger, both for one's health. Yes, even some ment wore benten by the P.W.D..
wn ran out of the shop.
of our spruce-looking you That shows what education, will atenographers have their bad do. / spells.
口口 In its report of the official land- There's keener competition now ing of Vice-Admiral Mouget, the
who accept entirely the conclusions of the Committee of Experts, and on this basis the will remain to morrow as yesterday."-Reuter.
Britain and Rhineland. Meanwhile Britale
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on
the
once
ARBITRATOR IN THE COTTON DISPUTE.
MR. JUSTICE RIGBY SWIFT AS CHAIRMAN.
London, Aug. 16.
Reuter
More Invasions,
Shanghai, Aug. 16. According to the latest reports received in Nanking from official Hources in Manchuria, the situn- tion on the border is one causing increasing anxiety.
The Soviet continues, its policy
of demonstration Lombardments,
SIXTEEN KILLED IN BIG
EXPLOSION. ・・
Berlin, Aug. 16. Sixteen miners were killed this
went
Beth Arrested.
J
und
W2B
We understand that conducted
while aeroplanes have been drop-morning in a coal-damp explosion, round the corner, the two soldiers at Crown land sales. That makes China Mail referred to the French
ping bombs on Chinese territory which occurred in a mine
near
Politie Comission has again stressed that her altitude towards the evacuation of the The Rhineland is that it should carried out as rapidly as possible. and certainly as far as Britain is concerned must not depend upon the adoption of the Young Plan.
Sir Rigby Swift, Judge of the of a conversation King's Beach Division of the High to frighten the populace. Haids Kattowitz in Upper Silesia.- In the course with Dr. Stresemann, the principal Court of Justice has been appoint- by Soviet troops are reported from Rentry. German
Mred chairman of the arbitration several areas, while it is believed delegate to-day, Arthur Henderson stated that court which is to consider the that a large force of Ruasiana is there was no question of Britain | application of the Lancashire mill in occupation of Chinese territory expecting Germany to hear a 'part owners for a reduction in the near Manchull.
wages of the operatives by 12.8 It is alleged that two
The Royal Observatory reporta per cent.
divisions of Rusalan troops, and a large number of horsemen, cross-that pressure is highest near the ed the north-west border, and have Bonins and relatively low over
South China. Depressiona made defensive lines within a mile situated over Korca and to the cast or two of the Manchuli railway
of Hokkaido. The forecast till noon station.
to-morrow is-South-west winds, moderate; cloudy; occasional rain.
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of the cost of the occupation of
the Rhineland after September.
He again emphasised that the
British Government is prepared to
►
whole
OCCASIONAL. RAIN.
The other four members of the Court will be nominated, two by
are the Rhindand at the the operatives and two by the em-
ployers.
evacuate earliest possiblu mament, un- conditionally-Reuter
Italian Insislunce.
The Hague, Earlier. It is clear that Mr. Snowdon's reminder yesterday was not con- by veyed by formal letter, but informally passing a note to M. Jaspar during the speech of M. Loucheur explaining the French standpoint.
It is understood that a sub- sequent déclaration by the four Powers that their interests ware identical was chiefly due to the inalstence of the Italian delegate Bignor Musconf.
The French delegation is now credited with the role of peace maker, endeavouring to persuade the itallans to make "sacrifices."
Reuter.
Eighty Per Cent, Offer.
The Hague, Aug, 16.
It was reported this morning Italy, that the delegates of
(Continued on' Page, th.)
The chairman will have full pewers. Is an umpire in the event of the failure of the other mem bara of the Court to agree.- Reuter,
CHINA'S FOREIGN
RELATIONS.
NOT CONTENT WITH POWENS' NOTES ON EXTRALITY.
Nanking, Aug. 16.
In a conference with Fresamen at Nanking this evening, Dr. C. T. Wang, the Foreign Minister, said that the State Council had been studying the replies of the Powers to the recent Note asking for the abolition of extraterritoriality.
The Foreign Minister stated that the National Government will
shortly send another Note to the
Powers on the subject. The nature of the views to be expressed, were not divulged.-Reuter
Reprisals Probable,
Troop movements on the Chin CAC side have continued with add- ed zeal and this morning saw the departure from Harbin hundreds of Chinese unita bound for Manchuli and Khpilar..
of
It is understood that as soon as
S. AFRICAN BANK RATE.
Pretoria, Aug. 16. The South African Federal Re- the various contingents of Hai- count rate from b1⁄2 per cent. to serve Bank to-day raised its dis- langkiang troops have arrived at 6 per cent.-Reuter. | Khallar, General Wan, Fu-in will order reprisals in the event of further gun-Bring by the Russians on to Chinose territory.
Protest to Russla,
Nanking, Aug. 16, The Nanking Foreign Minister yesterday morning wired to the Chinese Minister in Berlin in- structing him to request the Ger
an authorities to demand an explanation from the Soviet government or the invasions
☐ ☐ Ten Aberdóniana,
You see
A Chinese in the shop raised n ue-and-cry, and while turning were intercepted by a constable. the upset price quite upsetting to Consul General as Mons. M. G. A military police patrol at that some folk.
Dufaure du la Prade. moment came up, and assisted in
the difference between the local taking the two men to the local "Curious:"They call it the
papers! Police Station.
Mother Tongue because father
D. The Magistrate (to the never gets a chance. Recused) :—It seems that you have committed not anly one robbery, but two robberies. "You must have known what happened on Thursday morning. in this Court, when two mon from your Regiment
☐ ☐ were brought before me for a similar offence.
The Chiucse, charged with theft, 1n spite of that, you have done who expected the Court to helleve exactly the same thing. You have that he was merely chasing pleaded guilty, but there are two crieket, must have thought the entirely separate, charges,
magistrate quite butty,
Sitting, in the sun.
A
flapper selling appeared-
flags
And, then there were none.
ᄆᄆ
There's no such thing as time, клуб 1 scientist. Isn't there? Just ask the inmates of Victoria
.The Sentences, "You will both go to prison with six months hard labour on the
On the second Gaol. firat charge.
tences to be served consecutively, ed. Just the thing for bouncing churge. I sentence you to three months' hard labour.. Both xen-
Rubber prams are now predict.
that is nine months in all
"I understand that your Colonel will not apply for your dischargo Russian troops are not acting from military service after you under Moscow Instructions. The have finished your sentence, Chinese Foreign Minister adds know your tricks perfectly well: that the Russian Government with You broke into the shop, with the have to assume full responsibility Idea of being sent Home. for all damage done in Chinese understand that the military cities as the result of bonbard-authorities will not do that.
menta.
Mukden Orders.
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babies.
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"As long as 1 sit on the Bench I shall ace that these cases will be severely dealt with. Only a│: few of you are apolling the re- putation of a-fine Regiment by doing this sort of thing. You need not expect any leniency from the.
Mukden, Aug. 16. and shelling of Chinese ter On learning of the Russian oc- Govern-cupation of Chinese territory near ment is urged to stop such de-Manchull, Chang Hauch-liang or monstrations and invasions if the (Continued on Page 7.) :) Bench
Russian ritories, The
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There are streets in which It's
a crime
For hawkers at any old ́iime To let themselves go
And let people know
What goods can be bought for
a dime.
Of such is the street known as
Wyndham (A far better namo would, bo
Din-doro);
It's here hawkers reign And all laws disdain If only some pliceman
wind 'em!
[When a Pressman called at the Water Office after Monday's heavy rains he was informed that no figures could be given beyond those suppiled once a week.]
Said the Water-Statistician:
"Ob, yes,
"The water in store you most
guess;
"Tq tell you each day "Would turn my hair grey- "But I'll try once a week, more
or loss,"
One of these days some followi is going to hurt himself into im- mortal fame by reaching his 5th birthday and telling reporters, ho everything. knows nothing about practically
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"Kruger Said to be Clearod," says a Manila newspaper heading. Surely they're not still debating. the Boer War down there?
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"Evo:" No, we' don't favour hockey for girls. It's apt to make them too handy with the rolling- pin after marriage.
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If, as a writer in the S. C. M. Post suggests, twin screws are unsuitable on the now. Cheung Chau ferry, what about swopping would it with the Kau Sing? Ther perhaps everybody will be happy,