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TRIBUTES TO THE COLONY'S HARBOUR SUIFENHO AGAIN K.S. DULEEPSINHJI'S LOOPHOLES TO BE
PREMIER.
PROSPECTS OF NAVAL
AGREEMNET.
GREAT FAITH IN YARDSTICK PRINCIPLE.
BOARD.
NEW BODY OF FOURTEEN
MEMBERS CREATED.
TO ADVISE THE GOVT.
The latest development in con- nexion with local government is the formation, by His Excellency the Governor, of a Harbour Board. It has been appointed "to advise
any matter concerning the Har- bour of Victoria as to which the advice of the Board may be sought by His Excellency."
CONFERENCE MOOTED. the Government of Hongkong in
Washington, Sept. 13. Intense satisfaction is felt on buth sides of the Atlantic regarding the progress of the Anglo-Ameri- ean naval disarmament discussions, Mr. L. Stimson, the Secre- tary of State, made an important
announcement this afternoon, stat- ing that the conversations between Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Gen- eral Dawes, the US. Ambassador in London, had reached a point at which a conference could be called Tat any time to deal with'any mat- ters not yet, settled by direct con- versations.
ATTACKED.
FIERCE SINO-SOVIET
ENGAGEMENT.
ACTIVITY NOTICEABLE IN ALL DISTRICTS.
RUSSIAN PLAYGROUND.
Harbin, Sept. 13. Further fierce fighting has taken The new Board comprises four-place in the Suifenho region, and teen members, half being Officials Leary casualties have been suffer and the other half Unofficials, ed by both sides. The latest out Tive in the current isses of the return of the Chinese troops to The constitution of the Board is break followed directly upon the their positions along the border, which they evacuated earlier in the week under pressure from the
Gazete as follows:
The Hon. the Harbour Master.
Chairman.
The Hon, the Secretary for Chin-Soviet troops.. ese Affairs,
·FINE KNOCK.
SPLENDID HITTING AGAINST
YORKSHIRE.
THE M.C.C. DEFEATED.
London, Spet, 15. There was a fine sporting finish to the
of last match
the Scarborough Festival, as a result of which Yorkshire defeated the M.C.C. by four wickets.
CLOSED.
MAINTENANCE. LAW AMENDMENT.
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Bulls and Inners
口口: From the Office Butts.
"What
a whopper" as the listener said when a local angler told him the size of the fish,
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A pair of stolen trousers has been returned to the Hongkong Govern- ment. This should help to offset' next year's Budget deficit.
Kongmoon motor bus drivera áre harassing time calculating their on strike. They ought to be
throttled!
We understand that some of our.. Civil Servants are having a
REMEDYING DEFECTS IN LOCAL ORDINANCE.
| salary decreases,
DO
There is a suspicion abroad that
DRAFT OF NEW BILL. Hongkong air
11
The closing stages were dis- tinguished by another superb
The Gazette contains the draft batting exhibition on the part of K.S. Duleepshinhji, the brilliant of
an Ordinance to amend the ex-Cambridge player, who bids
Maintenance Orders (Facilities fair to rival the achievements of
Ordinance, his famous uncle "Ranji." While for Enforcement)
of the remaining M.C.C. 1921, which is to be introduced at: could fathom the Yorkshire bowling; next Thursday's meeting of the none Duleepsinhji treated it, with scant Legislative Council. respect, and scored two- thirds of the runs made while he
was at bat.
Yorkshire took first knock and compiled the useful score of 355 runs, Bowes taking 5 wickets for
The Chinese troops at Suifenho The Hon. the Director of Public number approximately 20,000 men, Works.
including the 47th Regiment of the73 runs, The Hon. the Director of Medi- 7th Manchurian Brigade, athe The M.CC. fared badly at their cal and Sanitary Services.
72nd Regiment, and three regi-first venture and were forced to The Hon. the Captain Superin-ments belonging to the 18th, 21at follow-on, rain having interfered;
and 26th Brigades.
The future discussions will be chiefly concerned with the differ- ences in cruiser tonnage "contem-tendent of Police. plated by the parties, and, Mr. Stim- son added, even this point will pro- bably resolve itself into a settlement relating to the way in which the cruisera to be constructed will be armed and manned. Reuter's American Service.
The Manager of the Railway. The Superintendent of Imports and Exports.
London, Sept. 13:
The definite announcement that the Premier will sail for America In the Cunard liner "Berengaria" on September 28th, us had been provisionally arranged, has caused general satisfaction In London.
Premier Satisfied.
The announcement was made last night after the Prime Minister And the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander had perused América's reply to the list British naval proposals.
It is assumed that the terms of the reply have convinced Mr. Mac- Donald that, in personal contact, he and the United States' President. will
be able to bridge any differences still remaining.
Einstein's Theory.
Mr. W, H. Bell, Mr. R. M. Dyer.
Mr. M. T. Johnson. Mr. R. Sutherland O.B.E.
Mr. T. N. Chau,
Mr. Chau. Yue-teng. Lieut.-Chmdr. T: T. Laurenson, D.S.C., R.N.R.
Secretary: The 'Office Assistant, Harbour Office.
WINDING UP WATCH ON THE RHIME.
TWO BRITISH BATTALIONS READY TO LEAVE.
AIR SERVICES IN FAR EAST.
ably greater than they were two port-British Wireless, yenre ago when the rigid and abstract deinition of parity wreck- ed all prospect of an agreement. There is good reason for hoping that the mere flexibld "yard-stick" evolved in the course of the pro- sent discussions will prove itself more accurareodating where the principle of relativity is even mere significant than in the space and time of the physical universe.
Careful Preparation.
SIAM AND-INDO CHINA TO GO AHEAD?
i
After the fierce onslaughts of the Rusians earlier this week, saya the official report, the Chinese troops retired to positions about ten miles from the border. They the returned to the frontier on voluntary withdrawal of the Soviet troops..
Two Hours' Battle.
Soviet acroplanes scouting over- head apparently reported their return, and the Russians resumed attacks yesterday after an inten- sive shelling of the Chinese tran- ches. The encounter. laster for about two hours, the Russians giving up the attack owing to the great odds.
The country in front of Sui- fenho presents a ghastly spectacle, It is scattered with corpses of troops, who in some cases have been lying unburled for several days.
Mukden to Mobilise 30,000 Men.
Mukden, Sept. 13.
"
The Objects and Reasons state that the original Ordinance No. 9 of 1921, was enacted to make the neccessary provision for the en- forcement in this Colony of main- tenance, orders made in England and Ireland, and to obtain recipro cal treatment in England and Ireland for maintenance orders made in this Colony.
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"Rosenkavalier" has been served
at least one of the three senders up at the World Theatre this of unstamped postcards by the week. Our preference is for
Rocsandenviare, Was an
0.0 Aberdonian.
The most spicy news item of the week was the report that the "Inquisitive:"A mixed choir is Red Pepper had been mustard out one composed of some, who can of the Communist Party." sing and some who can't,
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Many people are afraid that the P.W.D. engineers' attitude United States of Europe may towards the Salary Commission become a diy affair. Report: Please Withdraw Docu- mient.
.
៨.៨ It looks as if the Military Detention Barracks will have to be enlarged.
0.0 Hongkong remains democratic. The police have raided the local Society journal.
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It appears as if attempts by other nations on the air speed
are "Forces that have to be Faced," record over, Orlebar the says a Post headline. There are shouting.
0.0 also the "Faces that have to be Forced." Persuasion 18 not There seems to be a great deal enough.
of doggedness in Kowloon Tong.. ៨ ព
off
the
the
'Cause
of
the
when the last wicket fell at 176.
Extended to Hongkong. Dulcepsinhji hit so merrily in the next innings when runs were ex-
What about traordinarily difficult to obtain, for other players, that the M.C.C.lities for Enforcement) Act, 1920, thing
The Maintenance. Orders (Faci- knocking some- declared
with 6 wickets down and a lead of only 101
was thereupon extended to the Cadets' pay be runs.
Colony of Hongkong by Duleepsinhji scored 167 (not out) Order of His Majesty in Council High Cost of in a score of 280 for 6.
dated the 11th day of October, 1921.
Learning?
.:. The original Ordinance was amended under instructions from the Chinese the Secretary of State, a section 12 being added to the designs on the original Ordinance by Ordinance B. and S. pro- empowers the Governor to extend kow No. 3 of 1923. That section perty at Han- not ely to the original Ordinance to main-likely to tenance orders made by courts in godown. any British possession or protes-
point of reciprocity.
Yorkshire went out for the runs and obtained them in an ex- citing finish at a cost of 6 wickets. The Rest of England boat the M.G.C. 1928 Australia tourists by an innings and 103 runs,
The Rest cortpiled 543 (Hearne 121)
The Tourists replied, with 278, and
182.--Reuter.
new
RECENT EVENTS IN torate if he is satisfied on the
PALESTINE.
APPOINTMENTS TO SPECIAL COMMISSION.
TERMS OF REFERENCE:
tine:
Result of Omissions,
other
Looks as
If
aro
When a good sport marries a
girl these days,
he soon becomes
good support. ...
!
0000
Flirt in
snappy sport roadster to girl on corner: Come along!
She-Going north? He:-Yes.
She:-Then give my regards
to the Eskimos.
Some people are very care- ful what they say in company, Others are married.
Advice to. local anglers:
an..."
Caution la asset in fishing, especially if you happen
the fisht
to be
These refer- ences to upsete In Home foot
ball remind us
that you never:
can tell who is
going to fall.
Hongkong had a Bal'ry Commis- When musical critics start to
ajon;
criticise each other, one wondera
To juggle with dollars and whether they guitard with the
pounds."
same brush,
soon grasped the
position,
grounds.
. .
It every
Maybe they'll be able to make And covered the whole of the a cinema picture of this U. S. navat scandal, seeing that a Swan-
It thought of a number, then son and a Shearer figure in it.
doubled,
Then halved it, and thought once
again;
Then so that it should not be
troubled, Attempted to make things look
plain.
Now some thought the future
looked rosy,
And some and 'twas worse than
before,
While others with figures turned
dosy,
And fumed and fretted and
swore!
D'O
You can always tell what hotel you stayed at by looking at the name on the.soap.
A lady residing at Kowloon Tong complains of being bitten badly by mosquitoes. She must have con siderable Insects' appeal.
New Simile:As difficult as get- ting a direct answer from a certain local Publication Committee.
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London, Sept. 13,
The amending Ordinance, how-a The Second Battalion of the Leicestershire Regiment and the
ever, failed to adapt the original Ordinance completely to this new Second Battalion of the Dorsetshire
class of case. The main results Regiment leave the Rhineland for England early next week. The ad-
of this omission are as follows: vance parties will start to-morrow.
(a) Certified copies of orders General Sir William Thwaites, .In view of the persistence of
which have to be forwarded must, The Times. this morning, re- the Commander-in-Chief of the the Soviets in demonstrating
in general, be forwarded through marks that however formidable British Army of Occupation, to-day against Chinese cities, Ceneral
London, Sept. 13. · the obstacles that still remain, it delivered u farewell address to the Chang Hauch-liang, the head of
The Colonial Office announces the Secretary of State, however is clear that the chances of departing troops, thanking the the Mukden Government, has ad- that Baron Passfield has appointed near to Hongkong the alliate success are immeasur-officers and men for their loyal sup- dressed an official communique to the following Members of Parlia- British possession may be: see for the Nanking Government, an- ment to serve under Sir Walter example section 3 of Ordinance No.
9 of 1921. nouncing his decision to mobilize Shaw, formerly the Chief Justice
(b) There is no power to make 60,000 reserves to provide special of the Straits Settlements, on the garrisons for the frontiers in Hei-Commission of Enquiry regarding in absentia a provisional mainten- lungkiang, Fengtien and Kirin. the recent disturbances in Fales-ance order against a person resi
dent anywhere except in England They will ba concentrated largely
Sir Henry Betterton, Conserva- or Ireland; see soction (1) of in the north-western and south- eastern areas, which have become tive Member for the Rushcliffe Ordinance No. 9 of 1921. "the playground of the Russian in-Division of Notts, who was Parlin-
(c) There is no provision for the vaders." General Chang Hsuch-mentary Secretary to the Minis- admissibility of depositions taken, liang proposes also the dispatch try of Labour some few years ago. or documents signed, anywhere four Brigades of Fengtion troops ber for East Woolwich since 1922, sections 9 and 10 of Ordinance Mr. Henry Snell, Labour Mem-except in England or Ireland: des to the Sulfenho region.
and a Member of the Executive of No. 9 of 1921. the Fabian Society.
Mr. Rhys Hoppin Morris, a bar- Communists continue sabotagerister-at-law, Liberal M.P. for along the railway, zone. It is Cardiganshire since 1923. learned that the telegraphie wires The terms of the Commission's between Suiyuen and Heilung-reference are to enquire fully into
We note that Chinese bandits are klang have been severed with the the immediate cause which led to
asking two million dollars ransom result that communication is in- the recent outbreak in Palestine
A London doctor believes that for the release of three missionaries, Even There is no indication whether they terrupted.
and to make recommendations as Governor is satisfied that recipro- so, we have heard of a Peak lady want it money or singlete.
we are living "too fast." Russian gunboats are reported to the steps necessary "to avoid a cal provisions have been made by who has taken 41 years to reach to have shelled villages along the recurrence.
While the date of the Commissny British possession or protec- 82! River Amur, causing damage to residences.
sion's departure for Palestine has torate for the enforcement of main- tenance orders made in Hongkong On Wednesday, a Russian gun. not been definitely fixed it is hoped he may extend the principal Or SMALL PEASANT CLASSES
boat with about 300 marines on it will sail towards the end of MOSTLY IMPLICATED. board landed her men at a Chin-this month or early in October.dinance to such possesaim or pro- toctorate and that thereupon the Ordinance shall apply as though ese village in Amur with the ob- British Wireless. Berlin, Sept. 13. vious intention of ralding a gold Investigations into the terrorist mine "in the vicinity. The ma conspiracy, in connexion with which rines, however, were outnumbered forty arrests were made yesterday, by a Brigade of Manchurian troops indicate that the ramifications ex-which arrived in the nick of time. tend throughout the agrarian dis- Four Russian aeroplanes were fly
ing overhead but made no effort to tricts of North-West Germany.
People of the small peasant classes drop bombs. are chiefly implicated. Reuter..
This time, moreover, there has been no lack of diplomatic pre- paration, the ground has been carefully explored and the im provement in the psychological atmosphere brought about by the conclusion of the Kellogg Pact has created new a spirit of good will which has certainly helped to mitigate the unavoidable difcul- ties of the problem.
The Evening News Bays the Premier will carry with him to Washington the goul wishes of the people of all parties in this country. For this is not a sectional poli tical matter. It is not even an at- tempt merely to get England into a naval settlement. with the United States. It is something far greater. What the Premier and President Hoever will be aiming at is a naval bond of agreement between the whole of the British Empire and the United States as a preliminary to world measures of disarman- .ment.
Dificult Task.
Paris, Spet. 13. Before his departure for Siam to-day, Prince Purachatra visited M. Laurent Eynac, the French Air Minister.
It may be considered that a full agreeement has been reached with a view to the establishment of alt communications between Siam and Indo-China.-Huvas.
GERMAN TERRORIST CONSPIRACY.
CLOUDY, RAIN.
Sabotage Continues.
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TRADE RELATIONS IN ARGENTINA.
!
To Remedy Defects.
The object of the present Bill is to remedy these defects. It proposes to insert in the principal section 12 a new section which Ordinance in place of the present will provide that where
the
So now for another Commission, To say what the first scheme
implies,
And wipe out the sins of
omiasion
Before the whole bunch of 'em
dies!
Times are so hard in Hongkong that flappers wear only the bare necessities of life.
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Some of our motor car, drivers the references to England or won't wake up till they're pinched.
0.0· Ireland were references to such possession Dr protectorate and A pasalmist la a man who weurs the references to the Secretary of both Belt and braces! State for the Colonies wore re- ferences to the Governor of such possession or protectorate.
MR. HENDERSON'S MESSAGE OF THANKS..
The draft of this part of the Manchuli Qulet.
now section 12 was supplied by London, Sept. 13. the Secretary of State. Conditions at Manchuli remain Mr. Arthur Henderson, the
Section 3 of this Ordinance is The task is a great and difficult
quiet, although yesterday Russian Foreign Secretary, has addressed one. Not only have the two
neroplanes were flying over the a message to the Argenting Foreign intended to give proclamations Governments and their advisers to
The Royal Observatory's weather Chinese city for several hours. Minister, conveying the most coralready made under the present settle the relative and defensive forecast till noon-to-morrow is One bomb was dropped, partially dial thanks of the British Govern section 12 the same effect as if courteous re they had been made under the new values of the two fleets, but they South-east winds, moderate; wrecking a factory, but Injuring ment for the very
ception and treatment with which section 12. have to consider all sorts of de- cloudly, rain.
Lord d'Abernon's Mission met in tails in which the British Domini-
Argentina, WA ons, the great Powers and the
amallest countries are all concerned, to be held in early December.
It is then, to the credit of the Prime Minister that he, in consul- tation with General Dawes, has prepared the ground so carefully and so well.British Wireless."
The participants in the Con- ference will be the United States,
no-one.
Soviet Held Responsible.
**Cleanliness is next to-be tax- ed, if the frenzied water finance scheme goes through!
Outdoor kissing has been pro- hibited in Hankow, Now it only wants somebody to start a lip salve-ation society.
A resident returning from Home leave reports having his vanity hurt when the dock authorities "in London seemed to think that he resembled his passport photo.
We know of a Kowloon man who, as a result of gambling, is now on the right side of the Leger.
We're all for as many bridges na: possible on the Pearl River. This will facilitiate the free movement of generala when they're running. away from each other,
Mr. Hamilton has convicted hawker for selling bad beef. That's bully!
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The important part about these physical education courses is that you've got to use the head na well,
"Miss Brides carry orange blossom because the bells can't play orange peald
The man who inscribed Bolshie characters on the Police Station To avold blisters do you garden- wall now knows what a Communist ing in a window box. cell is like! Bu
When silk stockings ware, e Next season's bathing costumes pensive. every woman had to have will be bare-backed. And the them. Now that their price is lower, the ladies are going without wearers bare-faced!
tham
Comrade Pepper has been
Mr. Henderson added: "His agreement, as already announced, Nanking, Sept. 18. Majesty's Government deeply ap is to arrange for the purchase by The Foreign Minister, Dr. C.preciate the collaboration of His the Argentine Government during Britain, Japan, France and Italy. T. Wang, has cabled to Chiang Excellency and all concerned in the the next two years of British manu Mr. Stimson said all categories Tao-ping at Geneva instructions valuable work of promoting trade factures to the extent of appro of ships would be the considered to notify the Sovlet, through the relations between Argentina and ximately $8,000,000 for Argentine with a view to their immediate German Foreign Office, that the Great Britain to their mutual ad railways and public works, in variety, he was not hot enough Washington. Later.ce limitation, and particularly, their National Government will hold vantage is exemplified
to be held at Washington as an out, ultimate reduction a policy which the Soviet responsible for the visional agreement of September through trade channels of Argen
tine food products of a similar come of the current Anglo-Ameri- President Hoover has advocated toss of lives and damage to pro 7th".
The object of the provisional value. --British Wireless, (Continued on Page 14.) con discussions has been proposed, Reuter's American Service.
expelled from the Communist
"Chul To be a high-tyer is Party Although of the red, not sore. Try the Aviation Club, One aspect of the Salary Com Upsets in Home Football says mission's Report which has not been a local newspaper heading. Must commented on is the High Cost of be getting quite a rough game. Widows. TRA