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THE FINAL ST. LEGER ACCEPTANCES,
OAKS AND DERBY WINNERS AMONG RUNNERS.
London, Sept. 5..
The final acceptances for the St. Leger, which is to be run at Doncaster on Wednesday next; September 11th, are as follows:
Cavendo,
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1929.
MORE INCIDENTS IN, "GOLD" AEROPLANE'S
MANCHURIA.
SOVIET DEMONSTRATIONS RESUMED.
AIR MANOEUVRES.
Manchuli, Sept. 5. Two Russian aeroplanes de- Pennyromequick Ewinner of the monstrated over Manchull curly on Tuesday morning and remained Oaks).
over Chinese territory for over an hour,
Trigo (winner of the Derby). Hot Weed,
Bosworth.
Totalisator.
Posterity,
Haste Away,
Lemon Car.
Mr. Jinks.
Tom Pear Tree,
Horus.
Fons Pertius,
Brienz
En Garde. Cuttlefish.
Defoe-Reuter.
ISLAND'S BUDGET
BENEFITS.
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MISHAP.
FORCED DOWN WITH £100,000 CARGO.
London, Aug. 1.
A French aeroplane flying from London to Paris yesterday with a cargo of gold valued at about $100,000 was forced to descend at Smarden, Kent. The undercarriage of the machine was damaged in alighting, but the crew escaped injury.
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Another machino was despatch- ed from Croydon, and flew on to Parla with the gold.
The sudden descent of the aero-
On Tuesday evening, at about tén o'clock, another Russian plane arrived, over the border and flew plane with its precious cargo comparatively low over the nosi-created great excitement in the Hans of the Chinese troops, who village of Smarden. The pilot and eventually fred at the plane. It is his mechanic had narrow escapes thought to be unlikely that the from serious injury, for the ma- plane was hit..
chine stopped on the brink of the River Beult, and the shock of landing actually precipitated some of the boxes of gold into the river. “
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It is understood" that other. Soviet planos have been manoeuvring over other parts of the country.
A full story of the exciting Chinese residents of Chalanor, events was told to a Press repre- near Manchull, were much persentative by Mr. W. Palmer, of turbed by the sudden appearance Vesper Hawk Farm, Smarden, in of a Russian plane in the small one of whose fields the machine hours of Wednesday morning. landed, For half an hour the plund, with the assistance of search lights, made observations, Chinese troops who witnessed the incident made no attempt to fire on the machine.
"I was on the spot when I AW the machine coming down," he said, "one of the engines having apparently broken down. When it
the force of landed the
wind carried it right across the field, and only the bushes on the bank of the river stopped it from plunging in. 1 stopped only 2 feet from the edize.
Gold Shot Into River.
It is understood from Chinese official sources that the Soviet troops have resumed their gun- firing demonstrations on the Man- chuli and Sulfanho bordera, Gun- firing has been heard at Manghuli
"I rushed forward and saw that and Chalanor during the past few days. All the telephone wires the under-part of the seroplane damaged by Russian sabotagers and the bottom wing were smashed, have been repaired and these com-Some of the boxes of gold shot out muntention facilities are now through the broken part and into
the river. functioning normally. contribution,
Costly Reclamations, Two interesting provisions are made in connexion with reclamation worka. The final payment of $56,- 000 will be made to the contractors on the Praya East, Reclamation as the Government's which has hitherto cost $892,504. $10,000 will complete the contract
for the reclamation and seawall at STOle fan and THEN
Shamshulpo, at present under con- struction. The Government's ex- penditure un this scheme totals $777,626 of which over $750,000 has been paid.
Resumptions in connexion with the linking up of Queen's Road Cen- tral with the new 100-foot road on Praya East Reclamation represents item. $154,000 will be a costly paid as compensation to the Royal Naval Cunteen for removal, The first instalment is $50,000, $900,000 will be involved as compensation for the resumption of present site of the Sailors Home at West Point and the surrender of claims to the pro- sulsed site in Kowloon. The total payments will be spread over a per- tod of five years, and next year's in- stalment is $180,000.
Kowloon's share is dealt with else where.
PRISONER DIVES FROM
EXPRESS.
KILLED IN ESCAPING 'FROM DETECTIVE.
London, July, 30.
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A Scotland Yard detective was bringing a prisoner from Norwich to London last night when' near Chelmsford, the
dived through the carriage window of the express train and was killed.
The
WIR W. F. Evans, aged 52, and lived at Rugby- avenue, Wembley. He had been detained on a serious charge and was being brought to' London by Detective Young.
Evans was silling quietly in the corner of the carriage, when he remarked that he was feeling sick. He naked if he might have some fresh air, and stood by the
window.
Suddenly placing a foot on one of the seats, he took a flying dive through the wadow in the path of a train travelling in the op- posite direction.
The train was stopped and Evan's body was found,
TRADE DISPUTES BILL TO GO?
MR, BEN TILLETT VENTURES A HINT.
London, Sept. 6.
Mr. Ben Tillet, the President of the annual conference of the Trades Unión Congress stated to-day that
PAWNED IT.
UNEMPLOYED CHINESE FINED
AT KOWLOON,
The
"A crowd soon gathered. pilot and his mechanic were unin
jured. Only the pilot could speak a little English, but he made us understand the valuable nature of his cargo, and he seemed a good deal more worried about that the about his machine.
"The boxes were clamped with iron bands, and those which had fallen into the river were lying A charge of larceny of an"elec-in about feet of mud and water. re fan from No. 87, Reclamation Some of us waded in and we soon Street was brought against an un-had them out.. employed Chinese before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowlonu Magi- tracy this morning. The defen- dant was alternatively charged with receiving stolen property.
According to the evidence the electric fan and other property was stolen from No. 87, Reclama- tion Street during the night of July 27. Acting on information received, the.defendant's promises were searched and eighteen pawn tickets were found, concealed in the frame of a mirror. One of the tickets related to the fun.
The defendant told a delective that the fan had been stolen from the complainants' shop by another boy,
His Worship convicted on the second charge and imposed a fine of $30 or three week's hard-tabour | in default.
NEW SCHOOL FOR KOWLOON.
SITE TO BE PREPARED IN
COMING YEAR.
"I then telephoned to Lympne Aerodrome and they sent a lorry into which we helped to transfer the gold."
On arrival at Lympne the bul- lion was loaded into another nero- plane, which left at once for Parl.
ATTEMPT TO FIRE NEWS OFFICE.
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munists of the student type gradually formed on
Nanking Road near the branch Post. Office. Adopting similar methods to those used on August 1, crackers were fired and thousands of pamphlets thrown from various points in the vicinity of Fokien Road by per- sona, who made a quick getaway upon the arrival of the police. Two persons were arrested and Laken to Louza Station, but one of there was subsequently released.
Usual Type Of Student, Those who participated, in the Nanking Rond and Foochow Road disturbances were of the usual In the Budget for the coming type of irresponsible student, the year, provision is made for starting faces of many being recognised work on the proposed new Kowloon by the police as having been pre- British School. A Bite is sent during the similar disturb. to be prepared adjoining the Kowances on August 1, though these loon Hospital, and the new build-persons did nothing to warrant ing will be erected when funds their arrest whilst the police were are available. 1 is intended to present. There was very little make a start by levelling the site, zest to the movement and those for which purpose a sum of $60,000 carrying anything in the shape of set ride for 1930. The total communist literature proyed them- estimate for the whole scenic is setves only tog anxious to rld themselves of this when the police $725,000.
Timca,
On an estimate of $208,000, a put in an appearance. Shanghai cum of $120,000 is being voted for the site formation and building in connexion with a maternity block for the Kowloon Hospital.
A vote of $2,000 is also provid- ed for a garage for Kowloon Hospital.
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he understood that, in accordance with the pledge given by the Pré- Paris mier, the Attorney General was pre- Geneva paring a bill repealing the legisla- Berlin flon relating to Trade Unions pre- ed in 1926 under the Conservative Government. The principle mea- aure of that legislation was a pro vision enabling an eight hour day to be worked in the mines. British Wireless,
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
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The following warships are now Brussels
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Basin.-H.M. Ships famer, Copenhagen
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Foreign.-U.S.S. Guan, Japanese
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HOME FOOTBALL.
WALSALL FORCES DRAW AT
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London, Sept. 5, In the Southern Section of the Third Division today, Newport County defented Swindon Town at London, Sept. 5.
Newport by two goals to one, while .123,875
Queen's Park Rangers, playing at .26.185
home, shared four goals with Wal- 20.37 18.205 Ball-Reuter,
103
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↑ ANOTHER TYPHOON.
The Royal Observatory reports 34.44 that a weak anticyclone is situated 12.005 over North China and South
1/63 Manchuria, The typhoon is situnt:| 1/119/32 ed midway between the south af 84.80 Hainan and the coast of Indo- 92.605
China, moving, W.N.W, or W. 18.216 Another typhoon is indicated in 168% the Pacific, about 400 miles to the .108.20
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