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FOUNDED JAKI NO 12,905
IN WAITRÆF FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1929.
THE "INVASION" OF CANTON TENSION
HONGKONG.
FORCES LAND AND MEET DEFENDERS.
FIERCE "BATTLE" RAGES ROUND HEADQUARTERS.
INCREASES.
RUMOURS OF CHIANG COMING SOUTH.
AERIAL BATTLE EXPECTED ON THE WEST RIVER.
BLOCKADE CONTINUES.
EDISON'S LATEST
DISCOVERY
SYNTHETIC RUBBER FROM A
COMMON WEED
TRADE SCEPTICAL.
486 PER ANKUM
HAM BINDEN COPY 10 CENTS
OLD RESIDENT'S DEATH.
FORMER MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL.
PASSING OF SIR GERSHOM STEWART.
WORK IN HONGKONG.
New York, Dec. 5. Edison claims to have produced artificial rubber, "which"; can be manufactured at a cost of sixteen conta a pound, from the "Goldon Rod," one of the commogast weeds in the United States,Reuter's American Service.
New York, Dec, 5, A Reuter cable received in Before proceeding to Florida, Hongkong this morning an Edison said that while the nounces the death, which "Golden Rod" was found the most occurred yesterday, of Sir satisfactory of the thousands of Gershom Stewart, K.B.E., who are to the effect that had yet pach
According to advices rezcived in Hongkong this morning, the situation in Canton at present is quieta
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PORK DEALER'S' LOSS.
An armed robbery of a very dur ing nature was perpetrated by two men last night, when Cho Shun, a pork dealer of Central Market, re- siding at 102, Wellington Street, was aroused from his bed and robbed of money and' jowellery tą ]: the total value of $392.
The nudneity of the raiders in emphasised by the fact that they chose to carry out their nefarious act within a stone's throw of the Central Police Station.
The report of the outrage, as yenra Shun was sleeping in the front cubicle on the frst floor of 102, Wellington Street, when he was awakened at about 10 o'clock by someone pulling the bedclothes off him. He opened his eyes to find
WAVE.
CROWNING DISASTER OF GALE.
HURRICANE RAGES IN T
BRITISH ISLES,
SEVERAL LIVES LOST.
London, Dec. 5. Several lives were lost and widespread damage was done to property on land and aca by the worst. storm for many years
Isles last night and continued with unabated fury through the greater part of the day.
AEROPLANES TAKE PART pero in Canton lot more montes, no estimate ale co poor and was for some
Reports from other sources plants with which he had expori-lived in Hongkong for 28 years received by the police, is that Cho which awept over the British tense than for some time past, the production of synthetic rub. member of the Legislative the commercial Council. He was also President but that the officials are still ber, nor were confident,
ponsibilities decided.
of St. Andrew's Society and Prominent rubber merchants Chairman of the local branch of Conditions at Samshui are unchanged.
are Sceptical regarding "Golden the China Association. are still active along the North River, where further bomb-dropping is reported.
"Battle" raged on the island of Hongkong in the early hours of this morning, when forces of artillery and infantry repulsed invading parties who attacked the island by sea, land and air,
Fortunately the battle was not the severe engagement that the noise of bursting shells about Repulse Bay to-day seemed to indiente. The artillery fired only a few rounds of blank, while the most harmful ammunition let loose by the naval and infantry units were Vercy light flares.
Nevertheless, the engagement gave an indication of how Hongkong would be defended against 'attacking forces in time. of war, and was most interesting to the soldiers and sailors who took part in the struggle...
Our special representative who attended the manoeuvres by permission of the G.0.C., gives impressions of the events below.
Planes
4
Aerial Battle Soon?
Canton, Dec. 5. According to Chinese reports, tension both on the West River and in Northern Kwangtung has in- erensed with the simultaneous
occurrence of military activity near Samshui and at Yhetam and Kwantin.
Canton Military Headquarters has announced Its intention to open an offensive on the Ironsides
when a fleet of gumboats" and -n |squadron of aeroplanes will all be in action assisting the land forces,
ATTACKERS' CASUALTIES VERY HIGH. and angst forces to-morrow,
the
A stranger landing in Hongkongjaware flabbit would take place atf. In kone quarters. It is believed, yesterday afternoon and witnessing some time during the night, but that Kwanglung will soon witness disembarkation of froups they did not know whether it would the first real aerial battle on the brought from the barracks at Kow-tie, before or after midnight. Sen-West River, when two, new nero- Joon, would have though that the tries were posted, war timu rations planes purchased by General Li days of the Great War were with were served out, and as great care Chung-you will probably be in us again. He wouki have seen in- was displayed in keeping lights out operation against the Cantanése fantrymen in full field equipment, as was ever shown during the Grant|planes... These French aeroplanes machine gan parties, with their War.
said to have arrived at deadly weapons, and strong forces)
rounds.
Of Great Value,
.
are
FÆDNINSTEBANDANAS TERTANGITALN
SERIOUS THREAT ON ICHANG.
Preparations for Withdrawal
of Foreigners).
NATIONALIST "DEFEAT?"
Latest information regard. ing the operations of anti-Gov- ernment forces in the region of - Jehang includes a report that the Nationalist troops; sent to repet the rebels have been de feated, and that the rebellious forces are advalicing enrichang."
Preparations have in the meantime been made to with- draw the British, American and Japanese residents from Ichang in case the necessity arises.
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From a military point of view the out by the attackers, and who were. "Information has been received | Mr. A. L. Friedlander, President munoeuvres were of the greatest liable to "arrest" by the defending that it has become necessary to value, as they gave a clear fudica-party. tion of the manner in which Hong- kong might be defended in the
Actually there
"The Atlack..
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extend the time-limit
blockade on the West River which, aerording to previous information,
event of attack by powerful forces,, Just before dawn broke the at-was due to terminate on December
not a very tacking forces showed their teeth, " WAN strong defending force on the and proved how easily big ahips
A Sensational Story. Island, and they relled mostly on can conceal themselves at night. machine guns and the accurate fire Last night was quite a bright one, Reports reaching the Nam of their artillery,
but just before dawn, broke, the Chung Po, a Rongkong vernacular The attackers, on the other hand, complete blackness enabled the war-paper, state that about 500 armed had the nuvantage of heavy guES ships to merge Into the shadow of plain-clothes men, supporters of on board their cruisers and the numerous islands off the coast. the Ironsides, have been given troyers.
Corn
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and continued its furious carcer The hurricane started last night this morning, strowing the streets of towns with slates and wreckage.
Sir Gershom Stewart was born in 1858 and married, in 1994, the mYNTINENTALEZAJNER CRONUTRAMONTho storm affected not only the daughter of Major W. H. Greeson
of the 65th Regiment. He came to the Far East in 1858 to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hongkong. He was nctive in sporting and social matters and was keeny interested in all things political and otherwise con. cerning the welfare of the Colony,
After some time with the Hong- kong Bank he, together with his brother, the late Mr. Murray Ste. wart, founded the brokerage firm of Stewart Brothers. The busi- news was started in 1900, Mr. Mür- ray Stewart also leaving the ser vice of the Hongkong Bank.
Opposed Gold Standard."
CHINESE LASSIES AS CHAUFFEURS.
Novel Scheme · Inauguated
at Shanghai,"
POLITENESS ESSENTIAL
Shanghai, Dec. 6. The Great China Garage lo planning to hire pretty Chin- ese lassies as chanteurs. They will be attired in smart uni- forms, and efficiency and poli- teness are to be their distin.... guishing characteristica,
Six girls have already ap- plied to the authorities for li cences
It is believed that wealthy. Chinese patiops, especially the ladies, will favour the innova- tion, Our Own Corespondent.
British Isles but France and Ireland, the most severe ordeals being experienced by shipping on the West Atlantic.
The velocity of the wind over England was always high but in | some parts of the country gusts exceeding ninety miles an hour were registered and in many places the wind velocity: roached seventy and eighty miles an hour.
Wave Engulls Steamer.
The storm was accompanied by heavy rains and the flood area con- siderably increased. Warnings of the approach of bad weather were given by wireless last night. and the amall veascis remained in- harbour but many cargo shipa were disabled and passenger ships were heavily buffeted.. The P. and" 0. Iner Ranchi, on arrival at Plymouth, reported sens in the English Channel which were the, worst encountered for years.
The crowning tragedy of the storm was the foundering of the British steamer Frances Duncan off Land's End. While within sight of
Later, he became a member of the Legislative Council and then took an even keener interest. In the Colony's welfare. He will be' re- membered by the older residents particularly for his strong opposi tion to Hongkong having a gold standard of currency while China remained on the silver currency basis. He devoted considerable at
the Colony and of China, and con- stantly argued against those who two men standing at the foot of watchers on the shore the ship was bed, covering hi with engulfed by a tremendous wave, proposed a gold standard for Hong-li kong.
revolvera..
She turned turtle and disappeared. In 1930 he went into Kwangsi as The intruders seized him, puiled Secretary to the Famine Relief him from his bed and gagged and Fund, raised in the Colony, where bound him. After this, they pro he did much useful work and gained ceeded to extract the key of his an even more extensive knowledge safe from his clothes and stole no of the country. Another matter less than 8200. upon which he concentrated was the construction of a railway from
They then ransacked the room,
STATE VISIT TO THE VATICAN.
Another British stemmer wont to her assistance, and succeeded in picking up five survivors from the Frances Duncan. The other six- teen members of the crew were not. aven and it is presumed that they lost their lives when the vessel
Hongkong Branch of the China As- POPE AND KING AND QUEEN Duncan was the worst feature of
EXCHANGE GIFTS.
Vatican City, Dec. 5. Their Italian Majesties drove in state on a visit to the Pope, the first time that the sovereigns of united
The Royal Corps of Stenals did Wuchow from Langehow, and Mr. sammantention to the currency problems of of artillery with mountain pieces particularly well. A telephone ex-Lim Wei-shing, formerly of the for assembling on the hills of the change
WAS ripped
it Canton Aerodrome, i§ understood Colony.
-heltered park The to have received an appointment Rod“ rubber and do not think the affect the Fortunately, however, this very hills, and from this "een-by the Kwangsi Government to get product is likely to
erude rubber market--Reuter's realistic grene was nothime boom pre lines were strung our to all thejas pilot, assisted by others. than training." The whol of yes sectors of the defenders' line. Per.
American Servicu, "Blackade Continues. terday'a well-thought-out scheme 19: fret communication was thus kept
Edison has been experimenting sufted in no more than three casual-up throughout the “battle", and en- Wuchow vessele are will lying with synthetic rubber for several tier, and these very minor. anes,abled suption commanders to be an idle in Hongkong, with no inmeyears and in 1927, despite a re- However, anyone who witnessed the constant touch with their C.O. diate prospect of returning to the Fort that selentists in the Date day's events must have been Strolling round the emplacements West River. Rather than to re- East Indica had perfected a sys- struck by the fact that war to last night, one would have gather-muin inactive, however, at least tem of bud grafting of rubber day is a very nasty affair, and must ed a definite impression that Hong-one vessel, has been running to trees which it was claimed would Kowloon to Canton, at that time and finally decamped with the foundered,
The Frances Duncan is a two- have been thankful that the artil-kong actually was in danger, 80 Canton the Jast few days and the qindruple the annual yield, he mooted but not thoroughly planned, money and some jewellery. lery and the Lewis gunners were keen were the sentries. On a nun- owners of others are seriously declared that he would continue. He constantly advocated the build-
thousand ton steamer owned by the satisfied to fire nothing but "blankber of occasions I was challenged, thinking of doing the same.
Frances Duncan. Steamship Com to search for rubber substitutes, ing of the line which in later years
pany" (J.T. Duncan and Co.) She and had to prove my identity before
The Harbour Master, the Hon.saying "I believe enough rubber he saw under construction.
was built in 1907 by Palmer and I could pass. This, I learned, was Comme. G. F. Hole, IUN., has just can be grown in the United States
Co. Ltd at Newcastle and has Car- necessary because of "apica" sent| musifed the following notice:
Hangkung's "Member,” to pull us through any crisio":
diff for her port of registry. He was an active chairman of the
While the wreck of the Frances of the Dayton Itubber Manufae turing Co. expressed confidence sociation which in his time, was three years ago that in time
the storm other ships suffered. most energetic association and
Many Ships in Distress. goud synthetic rubber would be generally look a very active part in Produced. At that time he spoke the life of the Colony. As a Scots-
When the storm was at its height, of experiments with
and man he was president of St. An- potatoes and also of some of the drew's Society from 1905 to 1900.
wireless reports stated, that the When he returned to England in
French steamer Cambronne and the alcohols which were closely relat-1000 Sir Gershom did not forget Italy have entered the Vatican, thus British steamers Valacia and ed with rubber.]
Hongkong. In 1910 he was electending the quarrel which had lasted Rowanburn were out of control ow ed to Parliament in the Unionist in-sixty-nine years.—Reuter,
ing to damaged steering gear. The terest for the Wirral Division of
Later. Danish steamer Helene reported Cheshire and In the House of Com- The Pupe presented the Queen her engines" completely disabled. mous often brought the Colony's of Italy with a rosary of gold and Appeals from the Spanish steamer point of view before the Govern- precious stones and also a mosaic Gecho brought two tugs from Swan ment. In time Hongkong came to reproduction of the picture of the sea to her assistance. The Swed- The greater part of yesterday
regard him as the Colony's person-Madonna by Raphael. The King Ish motor vessel Balaklava reported was devoted to getting the defend-
The report adds that many of
conditions, damaged al representative in the House and of Italy was presented with a hurricane into poultion. These them,
these men reuched Sau Kau Lang ing forces
REDUCTION.”
there were many feelings of regret coffer designed by Beltran and bridges and flooded cabins amid- forces consisted of sections of the' With the landing of blanjuckets and Ying Tong, where they
expressed locally, when he was de-four volumes illustrating the ships causing delay, Lifeboats
collection of S.L., and the HK. & S. Royal and infantry from the warships, encountered gendarmes ander the
feated, at the election In December Vatican
coins. were called out during the day from Washington, Dec. 5. One the battle commenced in earnest. command of General Chen Hon-
1923. Artillery with mountain guns.
Another gift was that of a case several stations round the British The House of Representatives, could not help admiring the manner The field pieces on the hills boom-kwong, A fight lasting an hour is by 218 votes to 17, passed a
Knighted in 1914..
of gold, silver and bronze medals coasts.. in which the latter troops assen-ed out many rounds of blank, Bald to have resulted, in which resolution providing for a reduc- His Knighthood, one of the specially struck for the occasion. bled the parts of their artillery in- while bursting crackers repre- both sides suffered considerable tion in the income tax yield of Baldwin resignation honours was
Their Majesties presented the eventually the 10 a most dangerous whole, after sented machine gun posts amongst casualties, bul
$160,000,000 in accordance with conferred on him for Imperial and Pope with an antique pectoral. they had been transported from the infantry. Here and there Invaders were rounded up.
the recommendation of President Colonial Services In which his con- cross studded with jewels and aal in other towns collapsed during their barracks at Kowloon, dis-parties of bluejackets, in full web)
Canton, Dec. 5. Hoover when he introduced, the nexion with Hongkong loomed small crucifix which is a heirloom embarked and shipped into lorries equipment and black capa, raced The situation here is growing Budget for the next fiscal year.
largely. A Greenock man, Sir Ger.of the House of Savoy.Reuter. at Hongkong, and taken a long way up to take positions from defer more and more tense. The usual up the hillsides.
number of "wild rumours are cir-
The reduction will be effected shom was 71 years of age at the The Indinu soldiers proved them-ders in khaki,
His passing will be mourned by After witnessing the landing culating, and it is very difficult to reducine the rate of the income time of his death.ran selver ideally suited for the kind of warfare Hongkong would be like one would have thought that the arrive at true facts. Opinion rex by one per cent-Renter's the residents still here who knew him while in Hongkong and who can undoubtedly teatify to his energetle ly to experience in the event of at attackers had gained the day, mains, very divided, although American Service.. tack, and were a credit to their of but this was not so. As a young many people believe that the
efforts on behalf of the welfare of subaltern-his clothing soaked Cantonese forces, aided by the ficers and N.C.0.4,
Following their disembarkation from his plunge from a picket boat Northern troops, are quite strong at Hongkong, the infantry and ar- Into the water-put it: "We were enough to defend Canton against llery were transported to their quite all right until the umpires the attacks of the Ironsides and position. In buses, a fleet of which came along and killed 75 were at the disposal of the trans- cent of us." port officers. This was done in a most efficient manner, and within' a very short time of their landing, the men ware packed into the buses and whisked away to their posts.
Quick Work.
Long Vigil
By 4.30 p.m., the whole of the defending forces were in position, and then commenced the long wait for the attack. The officers were.
One section of men was landed orders to proceed to Canton with
| right under the eyes of a defending the object of stirring up trouble party, the troops being unaware of and assassinating Government the presence of the enemy until an leaders. umpire drew their attention
י
The Umpires.
to
DEX
Kwangsi forces, 20
AMERICA'S · INCOME. TAX."
REPRESENTATIVES FAVOUR
CONGESTION IN THE
CHAMBER.
HEROIC MEASURES TAKEN „BY GOVERNMENT:
Paris, Dec. 8 heroic measures to deal with the The Government has adopted Parliamentary congestion and sub-
the Colony Sir Gershom Stewart
lived in Sloane street in London and also had a country residence at Hoylake, Cheshire.
LOWER RE-DISCOUNT RATE
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD' ACTION.
Still further reinforcements ar- rived from the North today, or,
A number of arrests were · ef- fected yesterday evening at about The umpires were easily die-8.30 p.m. near the Wang Sha Rafi-. tinguislied by large white bands way Terminus, and quite a scare which they wore on their arma. was created for a few minutes. It was their duty to speed about all the sampons and junks on the hitted as a motion of confidence and nward pointa to the men for river following their usual custom, that the Chamber sits three times.
San Franci Duck:5. tactics in attack and defence, On in case of danger, of rushing for a day, including Sundays, until the The Federal Reserve. Board has their judgment rests the granting safety just under the Shameen Budget has been passed
lowered the of the story," but their decision bund.
The motion was adopted by, 350, four and votes to 1421–Bekler,
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AIMS OF AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT.
PROSPEROUS BUSINESS AND ACTIVE LABOUR.
Channel Service Held Up.
Two houses in London' and sever
the storm afid many cases of trees,
hoardings' and walls being blown, down are reported. The roads in several parts of the country were temporarily blocked by fallen troca and London to Bournemouth; rail- way traffe was delayed three hours. owing to a tree which had fallen. across the rails.
Flooding of the Surburban Line hear Newbeckenham Kent, neces sitated. the cutting off of the cur Washington, Dec. 6. rent for the electrical trains, koop. labour busy, large number of telephone wir wages high and business were brought down by the storm. prosperous was the Govor
"To
The Newhaven Dieppe
meni's alm, declared President servio ware canceled Hoover when he addressed the Folkestone Boulogne ser four hundred delegates, represent diverted vis Dover ing nearly all branches of Ameri
can Industry, at Immediate oBJA create A 1
confaronce, the
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ames
enith