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五井四十三月五英港香 FRIDAY MAY
30, 1930.
AT" "OXFORD.
PER ANNUM
BEAGLE CUPY 10 CENTS
MARINE INSURANCE. BATTLE CENTRE AUSTRALIANS WIN GIRL FLYER HEARD
FOOLISH COMPETITION
DEPLORED.
FEATURES OF UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY MEETING.
UNDERWRITING
EVILS.
Haphazard underwriting and ill-considered competition in the marine insurance market were stressed at the annual shareholders' meeting of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., held this morning.
SHIFTED.
NANKING'S LATEST
STRATEGY.
SUCCESSES CLAIMED ON THE PEKING-HANKOW RLY.
SHANTUNG CRISIS.
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AN INNINGS DEFEAT FOR THE UNIVERSITY.
GLAMORGAN BEATEN,
London, May 20
The Australians scored an easy victory today. In their match at Oxford against Oxford University, winning by an innings and 158
runs.
Shanghai, May 29. Whe the game was resumed this Realising that it will be a morning the Australians declared stupendous task to smash the Kuominchun defensive line at at their Dyer-night total of 403 total Lanfeng, along the Lung-Hai for two wickets. Of this Railway, the Nationalist Com-Ponsford was not out with 220 manders have slightly changed and Kip carried his bat for 56. their strategic plans by con- McCabe narrowly
his centrating their efforts along century, his wicket being taken the Peking-Hankow Railway, when he was 92. where the Nationalists have adopted the offensive against the Kuominchun allied forces since Wednesday.
The Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes, who presided, in referring to the haphazard underwriting in the last few years, said he understood that anderwriters to-day were inclined to be more careful and to ask for results before accepting new business. Speaking of ill-considered competition, resulting in cargo rates General Ho Cheng-chun; the being brought to a very low level, he expressed the hope that Nationalist officer commanding the life insurance companies and other underwriters would eventual-troops along the Péking-Hankow ly come together and arrange an agreement to write the business at rates which would leave a fair margin of profit.
Reference was made to the continued prosperity of the Society, in spite of depressed trade and exchange difficulties, stress being laid on the fact that its investments in the United States, totalling over £1,000,000, had been unaffected by the New York Stock Exchange debacle last October.
EFFECTS OF DOLLAR DECLINE,
of
Railway, claims the capture by the 47th Nanking Division Hauchang, an important city long the Peking-Hankow Railway.
General's Claims.
In an official communique to Nanking, General Ho Cheng-chun claims that his troops assailed Hauchang since Wednesday and captured it yesterday morning, while the defeated Buominchun troops retreated back to Cheng- chow.
Yesterday afternoon the vic- Addressing shareholders of the there were an all-round, increase
torious Nationalist troops from Union Insurance Society of Can-in rates I do not believe there Hauchang occupied Nam Kwan, ton, the Chairman said:-Gentle- would be any legitimate cause.for men,The report and accounts complaint. I would. again repeat near Hsuchang, whilst in pursuit were issued on the 6th May and the often expressed hope that the of the rebels towards Chengchow. you will therefore have had the leading Insurance Companies and General Ho Cheng-chun is with necessary time to examine the other underwritens will eventually the main body of the Nanking forces and declares that he will figures which
in appear
the come together and arrange an take Chengchow during the week- balance sheet. I propose there agreement to write the business
end. fore to follow the usual practice at rates which will at least leave
The Nationalist as the fair margin of profit. As the and take them as well
Hon. Mr. W. E. I. Shenton remark-claims that 9,000 Auditors Report as read.
Commander Kcominchun
Shantung Critical.
The Working Accounts for the ed in seconding the Chairman's rebels were taken prisoner and year 1928, after paying a bonus to speech last year "Insurance being they have since been sent back to contributors of £13.334.16.10 and in essential element in almost the Nationalist Headquarters at an Interim Dividend of 24/- per every mereantile transaction, it is Hankow. The whole Kuominchun share amounting to £162,000 shows therefore
# matter of Public Division at Hauchang was an- a balance of £129,826.15.9 available interest that a basis of
nihilated with Tatus
a number of the for distribution, and your Direc. should be arrived at which will high officers either wounded or tors recommend that this balance enable insurance business to be taken prisoner by the Nationalist be dealt with as follows:-A final conducted on lines satisfactory to troops. dividend of 16/- per share on all concerned." 135,000 shares to be paid to share- Although regular liners and the holders, absorbing £108,000, and] very large steamers run free that the balance remaining be during the year from total loss carried forward to Underwriting there was the usual crop of serious Suspense Account to close the Ar-accidents. An unfortunate casualty counf for the year 1928.
in which the Society was involved The balance of the Working Ac-was the loss of the Hamberg
Steamer "Hochet count for the year 1929 is £4-10,- American 7901.4, and the Board recommends wrecked off the Jsland an interim dividend of 24/- per Minnecoy in the Indian Ocean. shure be paid to shareholders,Another unfortunate accident was absorbing £162,000, and that a the serious fire which occurred on be paid to con- the great German Liner "Europa" bonus of 20% tributors of busines on bonus whilst building. As usual, losses terms, absorbing about £20,000, by fire in cargoes have from time and that the remainder be carried to time occurred and underwriters forward,
have had to meet heavy losses from this peril.
Marine Insurance.
The business of Marine In- surance for the year 1929 appears
of
wag a
Thousands of Nationalist troops from Nanking and Hsuchowfu are pouring into Tsinaniu, the capital of Shantung Province, which is in a critical condition on account of the determined attacks from the Shansi Division under General Fu Tso-yi.
The Nanking officers at Tsinanfu claim that the Shansi Division under General Fu Tso-yi. which made a bold attempt to penetrate into Tsinanfu, has been repulsed by the Nationalist force under General Han Fu-chu.
Six aeroplanes with a large consignment of bombs and other ammunition arrived at Tsinanfu yesterday, together with a troop train with two Regiments of train- ing corps from Nanking.
missed
Oxford could make few runs
against the strong Australian bowling and in the first innings they were dismissed for 124. Grimmett taking five wickets for 18.
same
They followed on and euriously enough made. exactly the numbers of runs as they had done in the first innings, namely 124. Wall was the most successful Australian bowler this time, tak- ing four for 29. ́.
The match between Notting- hamshire and Glamorgan ended to-day at Nottingham when Notts. won by an innings and 126 runs.)
RIVER PIRATES FIRE ON LAUNCH.
Two Foreigners Badly Wounded in Shanghai Outrage.
WAGE MONEY STOLEN.
A
Shanghai, May 30. sensational shooting ffray on the river this morning resulted in two foreigners receiving wounds from which they are expected to recover,
not
of
A launch, with Mr. J. R. Harder, assistant surveyor in the Superviser's Office the Whangpoo Conservancy Board, another foreigner, a compradore and two. laodahs on board, was proceeding to the South Woosung from Manchurian wharf to pay the Whangpoo. Conservancy staff. The launch was fired on by Chinese in a boat on the river and the Chinese then boarded the launch and stole over $30,000.
Mr. Harder sustained six ballet wounds and the other foreigner and the lacdahs were badly wounded and are not expected to recover.-- Our Own Correspondent.
A
End Year For Fires. As regards fire business, the to have been transacted on very year 1920 was one of the worst
Glamorgan made 231 in the first much the same lines as for the past that companies have experienced
innings. Notts replying with 443 few years. Cargo rates have in for many years. There
Japanese Report.
for nine, when they declared. some instancos declined, although serious increase in fire losses, par-
According to a Japanese source, When Glamorgan went in again I believe for the most part they ticularly noticeable in the Home have remained very much upon the field but by no means confined to the Nationalist Commandera at they failed miserably, the whole same level as the preceding year. that field. In Canada, for ex- Tsinanfu, were greatly alarmed team being dismissed for 86. In The Hull market has been placed ample, when the results of the yesterday when the news arrived this innings Barrett took five on a somewhat sounder basis and business for 1929 of Companies that hundreds of plain clothes wickets for '24 and Voce four for
available, Kuominchun rebels had appeared| 23.- Reuter. we read that increases have been operating there secured on fleets where the record there is no doubt that the loss at Chowtsun near the Kiaochow- has not been satisfactory.
experience will compare unfavour Tsinanfu railway. It appears that I think we can safely say that ably with the previous four or five the Kuominchun troops
some heavy cutting all the telegraphic wires underwriters, generally are more years. There were prone to watch carefully the fires in Australia and the position along the railway, indicating their atatistics of their business, and there is still far from satisfactory. determination to sever all com- this is all to the good. I think The Continent of Europe also pro- munication leading to Tsinanfu in there is little doubt that during the duced some high loss ratios,order to facilitate their final at MRS, G. T. MAY PASSES AWAY
tack on the city.
last few years there has been a notably in Holland.
are
were
DEATH OF A LOCAL LADY.
-IN LONDON,
on
good deal of what might be termed In some cases climatic con- Later in the night the Nanking. "haphazard underwriting. I under-ditions, the long cold winter and officers disnatched a train of
Many local residents will be stand that underwriters to-day are dry summer, contributed to the introops for Chowtaun and a no Inclined to be more careful and crease in severity of loss ratios, news concerning the Kuominchun shocked to hear of the death,
in London ask for results before accepting There is no doubt, however, that netivities has been received from which occurred
trading new business. A close and ac-depressed
conditions Tsinanfu it seems that the arrival Tuesday, of Mrs. May, wife of Mr. curate system to enable the watch have also had their effect.
of the Nationalist contingent has G. T. May, of the Asiatic Petro- ing of accounts as to profit and General business, under which frustrated the Kuominchun at-leum Company. Toss is an essential part of a good heading I include motor car, attempt to damage the railway. underwriting.organisation and theridant and sickness, employers' present slender profits make it liability and the like, continues to essential to give careful considera- grow in importance and it would tion to these details. I can assure seem probable that the year 1929 you that this feature of our was not altogether an unprofitable business is well cared for by Head one so far as these classes of Office and it Branches.
Foolish Competition,
business are concerned.
Excharige Effects.
A great deal of ill-considered! Before commenting upon our competition still exists in the own underwriting resulta, I would marine market and cargo rates like to make a few remarks upon during recent years have been the position of exchange and how brought to a very low level. If (Continued on Page 8.)!
Simultaneous Fighting.
The sad news was received by cable from Home, it being in timated that the deceased lady With the Kuaminchun forces passed away following an opera- attacking from Shantung along tion.
the Tientsin-Pukow Railway and The late Mrs. May, who was with the opposing armies at grips formerly. Miss Esmee Cornell, was at Hanchang it appears that the extremely well-known locally and Kuominchun Commanders are en- was a great favourite in social deavouring to fight the Nanking circles. Her death, at an early defenders along the three principal age, will be deeply regretted by railways In the North. "It is honed her numerous friends, whilst the to outnumber the Nationalist, utinost sympathy will be felt for force, which, while well equipped the bereaved husband as well as
(Continued on Page: 12.) Mrs May's relatives.
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FIRE BRIGADE MISHAP.
ENGINE DASHES INTO CRICKET CLUB RAILINGS.
BADLY DAMAGED.
Disaster overtook a fire-engine, one of those classed as "compara- tively new," as it was speeding, shortly after eleven o'clock, this morning, to the scene of a fire which had started in a stack of water pipes on the Praya Reclamation at Wanchai.
Miss Amy Johnson's broadcast message from Australia was re- In charge of a Chinese driver, broadcast from the Home short- and with its crew of six firemen, wave station, 5SW, the trans- the engine, officially designated as mission being received in Hong-"Appliance No. 11" had left the Central Fire Station and was pro- kong about four o'clock this
ceeding in the direction of the call, morning. Miss Johnson's speech
along Des Voeux Road Central, was plainly heard by Mr. J. Gubbay, the well-known local radio amateur, who states that after being introduced by the Governor of Queensland, Miss Johnson expressed thanks for the many good wishes she had received.
She said she hoped to give ful- ler details of her fight later on as she was feeling rather tired at that time. She spoke in a pleasant voice which came through clearly and ended by saying "Good-night everybody, or rather I should say good morning",
New Telephone Used:
London, May 29. The talk given by Miss Amy Johnson from Brisbane was heard in England this evening. Sir John Goodwin, Governor of Queensland,
introduced Miss Johnson and he referred to her "absolutely mar vellous" welcome to Australia.
The recently opened Post Office telephone service between Eng- land and Australia wss utilised to convey Miss Johnson's brief speech to London. A few phrases were lost owing to atmospherics but the main portions of the speech were plainly heard. Reuter.
Combs Hair After Crash.
London, May 29.. Miss Amy Johnson escaped en- tirely uninjured from the crash at Brisbane to-day,
It would appear that as she was about to alight she realised that she would over run the Innding ground and therefore re-started her engine intending to ascend and approach the ground afresh.
In doing so she struck a wire fence on the boundary of the ground and the machine dived into a field of standing millet turning
completely almost
over and smashing the propellor and wings. A great crowd of anxious specta- tors raced to her help and arrived to and Miss Johnson standing by her machine calmly combing her her hair, having suffered nothing more than a shaking.
She drove through great crowds to a reception at the City Hall and in the evening-attended a réception arranged by the National Council of women.........
She hopes to repair her machine to enable her to continue the flight. to Sydney in a few days.-British Wireless.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Royal Observatory reports that a depression is shown over Tongkong and western China. The typhoon is about 100 miles S. E. of Ishigaki moving N.N.E. or N.E. The local forecast Is: S.E. winds, moderate.
At the City Hall corner; where the tram lines turn into Queen's Road, the appliance overtook, and passed a tramcar going in the same direction.
At this stage, the driver must have experienced difficulty in clear- ing the tram. At any rate, the engine dashed into the side-channel on. the Cricket Ground side.
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NARROW WIN FOR BOBBY JONES.
LAST EIGHT IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
FIDDIAN NOW TO MEET THE AMERICAN WIZARD.
TWEDDELL BEATEN.
St. Androw's May 29. England still has a strong re- presentation among the players left in the Amateur Champion- ship which is likely to be decided by the week-end. Jones and Voight, two of the strongest American players are in the last eight, however, but Fiddian. Wethered and Grant are still in the competition and hopes large- ly centre in them.
The first four in the last eight were decided in the afternoon fo-day when Voight beat Hope two up, although he was one down at, The first incident in the series the turn.
discussed of collisions which followed could Sutton, the rouch be traced by the lines of the wheels player who was not in the Walker left impressed plainly on the road- Cup team, defeated the former way after the mishap. These holder of the trucks, after leaving the tram Tweddell, by the Hines, led straight to a traffic shelter margin of four and three. post where on a wet day, the points- Eric Fiddian' continued his un- beatable form and ousted the. International, Torrance, by four and three.
man on
umáteur title, comfortable
duty at the junction, is usually stationed. Happily, he was not standing there when the fire appliance crashed by, scraping_thè In the All-American match- iron post, carrying away an iron between Bobby Jones and Johns- bracket, and shattering the wooden ton, the open and amateur Ameri- platform to amithereens,
can champions respectively, Jones. From this point, the engine won one up. continued its career. After mount- ing the pavement, and still keeping
Narrow Victory,
a straight course; it crashed into : Both were in masterful form the iron railings around the Cric-and therefore the slightest fault ket Club Ground, being then by either meant the loss of the brought to a standstill after re hole: Jones led at the second and bounding somewhat from the force increased his lead to two up by of the impact. It was then ob- the time the tenth was reached. served that the uniformity of the Johrison was stymied at the thir railings had been disturbed where teenth: where Jones became four two iron up-rights had been bent up. apart after being struck by the front of the engine.
A Chinese fireman, who had an- ticipated disaster and sought to escape it, by a quick leap from the engine, fell on his back und bruis- ed himself. Otherwise, no casual tics resulted from the accident, all the other firemen including. the driver, having retained their sents:
was
Johnston fought back grimly, winning the fourteenth, fifteenth". and seventeenth where Jones was one up.
The last hole was halved, giving Jones the victory.
The youthful Eric Fiddian will to-morrow realise his cherished ambition when he will meet Bobby Jones..
Other Results,
Other results to-day were Howell beat Robinson. foar and three.
Wethered beat Simpson, at the. twenty-first hole.
Grant heat Scott three and one. Lister Hartley beat Hill four and three.
(Lundin)
(Troon).
A break-down gang arrived at the spot soon afterwards from the Central Station. It was then, as- certained that most of the damage was confined to the front of the engine. The left front wheel was askew with the mudguard over it almost torn away, while the axle
In the morning matches the re- was also put out of alignment suits were as follows: Such damage as there was,
Hope beat Waddell sufficient to put the engine out of four and three.
Sutton beat Dawson running, and this morning, follow. ing the accident, mechanics were four and three.
Tweddell beat De Forrest (Coom- observed laboriously restoring the appliance to a condition of mobi- be Hill) seven and five.
beat - Watt lity. It was later towed back Bobby Jones to the Central Station..
(Broughty) seven and six. The outbreak which was the in- Jones had little relaxation in direct cause of this disaster, oc-beating G. O. Watt. He was two curred amongst iron pipes stacked up at the fourth, with birdie threes near the P.W.D. Workshop on the at the sixth and seventh, and also won the ninth. He went out in Praya East Reclamation,
The iron pipes, which are stack thirty-four, turned five up, and was ed closed to the sea, are coated six up at the eleventh. He stymied with a tarry mixture and it is Watt at the twelfth
Howell, the Welsh champion. believed that the heat of the sun went out in thirty-six, and was then caused this mixture to smoulder three up. He beat Hezlett three Suddenly flames broke out among and two, his card being two under the pipes and a call was sent to fours.
M
the Fire Station. Three engines, Whethered had a bad attack of in charge of Mr. Buckeridge, were hooking, and was, one down at the immediately dispatched to the thirteenth. He squared at the scene, and with the aid of two fourteenth, to beat Oppenheimer. hydrants the outbreak was quickly the former Oxonian captain, one up. quelled The pipes were not The Hon. Michael Seeft beat Von damaged.
Elm at the twentieth.
LORD DAVIDSON'S FUNERAL.
SERVICE IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
London, May 29. The first part of the funeral! service for the late Archbishop, Lord Davidson, took place in Westminster Abbey this evening. The large congregation included representatives of the King and the Prince of Wales.
Lister Hartley (Chislehurst) beat Ouimet four and three.
Gordon Simpson beat Nelson Smith two and one-Reuter.
THE KING GETTING BETTER.
RHEUMATIC TROUBLE NOW, CLEARING UP.
London, May 29,
It is stated at Buckingham The service was conducted by Palace that the King's rheumatic the Dean of Westminster, the trouble is clearing away satisfac Archbishops of Canterbury and torily. W York being present
The Queen, on her visit to-day The coffin was subsequently to the Royal Military Tournament, to Canterbury was accompanied by the Duke of taken by road Cathedral, where the interment in Gloucester, Prince George and Cloister Garth will take place little Princess Elizabeth-British to-morrow-British Wireless Wireless