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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
LANCASHIRE WIN AT NELSON.
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Duleepsinghi gave a bright batting display when Sussex went in again, contributing 147 of the total of 280, This figure had been roached for. the loss of only six wickets and the innings was declared closed. Cambridge improved consider- ably in their second innings, but the improvement came too late. In the second visit to the wickets they made 242, Grant scoring just a hundred. Tate took five wickets for 53 runs.
Worcester v. Northants. Worcestershire won on the first innings against Northants at Worcester, Northants made 259 in the first innings, Worcester reply- nig with 272. Gibbons just missed his century here. making 99 before his wicket was taken.
In the second innings Northants declare at 234 for 4. Worcester- shiro went in again and made
when the match ended,
SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1950.
STRAITS CHINESE
ACCUSED.
EXTRADITION FORMALITIES
WAIVED.
"DEFALCATION ISSUE.
HANKOW SCARE REVIVED.
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where the Shansi rébels advanced and attacked the Nationalists at night to avoid the heavy artillery and seroplanes of the Nanking Army. Nanking messages claim Au Yeung Tim, a Cantonese that the rebels are on the retreat. from Singapore, who was arrested Amoy Outrage Sequel. In the Colony and charged with being a fugitive from justice, In connexion with the sonsa- waived the formality of extraditional attack on Mr. Hsu Cheuk- tion proceedings and elected to yin, a prominent Nauking oficial return to the Strafts Settlements and Commissioner of the Fukien under police escort, when brought before Mr. Lindsell at the Central Police Court this morning.
The fugitive is charged with the embezzlement of a sum of over $3,000 belonging to the Chu Kwong Lau firm, of No. 30, Market Street, Singapore, the alleged defalcations extending over period between June of last year and February of this year.
Chief Detective Inspector Rey-
seven for the loss of one wicket. nolds, in charge of the case, inform-
ed the Magistrate of the decision arrived at by the fugitive..
Middlesex v. Hampshire.
This was confirmed by the prison- Middlesex won on the first in er, after he had been told by the nings against Hampshire at Lord's. Court that, in any event, he would Hendren was the backbone of the not be tried here if a case were Middlesex batting in the first in-made out on the evidence to be pro- nings. Of the total of 236 heduced. scored 122. Hampshire failed to He was accordingly discharged equal the score, being six runs from the jurisdiction of the Court. behind on the first innings. Going in again. Middlesex declared at 304 for 6. Hampshire made 121 for five before the game ended.
Surrey v. Gloucester.
Surrey won on the first innings against Gloucestershire at the Oval. Gloucester compiled the comparatively poor total of 150 in the first innings. Surrey made 44 more than this. Hammond found his batting form, however, when Gloucester went in again. He was beaten when he needed another run for his double century. Glou- cestershire's total in this innings was 366.
Surrey made 149 for seven in the second innings.
·Essex v. Yorkshire. Essex won on the first innings against Yorkshire at Dewsbury, Yorkshire declared at 365 for nine- wickets in the first innings, Ley- land having scored 93 before his wicket was taken. Essex replied with 379. Russell making 132. In Yorkshire second innings the run getting was left to Sutcliffe who scored 150 out of the total of 226 for, the loss of three wickets.
To-day's Matches. The following matches are starting to-day;
Lord's-England v. the Rest. (Test Trial)...
Leyton. Essex v. Surrey. Burton-Derbyshire
v. Mid-
diezex.
Tunbridge Wells.-Kent v. Wor
Birmingham-Warwick v. Glou-
cester,
cester.
Manchester.
Notts.
Lancashire V.
Hull-Yorkshire v. Leicester. Kettering. Northants v. Sussex. Southampton.-Hampshire V.
Australian.
GEN. CHAN CHAI-TONG.
PROMOTED TO IMPORTANT COMMAND,
•HIGH SCORING.
W. R. Hammond, the Glou cester batsman, who made 199 in the match against Surrey at the Oval
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Provincial Government, on Wed- nesday at Amoy, by unknown assailants, it is reported that My. Hsu has passed away following an operation for the removal of the bullets,
No arrests have been effected so far, despite the strenuous investi-. gations by the Police.
Big Changteh Fire.
Causing damage to the extent of
$1,000,000 a big fire broke out at Changteh, a flourishing city in northern Hunan near the Hupel frontier, on Sunday evening and destroyed over five hundred Chinese business houses and residences.
Thousand of poor people have been rendered homeless
result of the blaze.
Officials Dismissed.
as a
The Nanking Executive Council announced the dismissal yester day of Messrs. Chu Shao-yang and Tsai Yung-hsfang two prominent) Manchurian Government officials, ! on the ground that they were unable to effect a compromise with
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These officials were entrusted with the task of negotiating with the Soviet officials.
ROWING AROUND
HONGKONG.
FEAT OF 26 YEARS AGO RECALLED:
Canton, May 30, The report in a Hongkong paper regarding the encircling of the island of Hongkong by 3 crew from the Victoria Recreation Club in one of the Club's four-oar boats In incorrect in one essential de- tail. Whilst the crew which sue- cessfully accomplished this very difficult feat is to be congratulated on its courage and enterprise, it is incorrect to say that it is the first time the island has been on- CALL-OVER AT THE VICTORIA circled by a crew in a four car.
LATEST BETTING ON THE DERBY.
CLUB.
London, May 30. The Victoria Club call-over on the Derby to-day was as follows:
Dialite. Three to one taken and offered.
Rustom Pasha. Six to offered, thirteen to two taken.
Silver Flare-Hundred to eight offered.
one
Trews-Hundred to eight offer- ed, hundred to seven taken.
Ballyferris.--Hundred to seven
offered.
In 1904 the following crew from the Hongkong Yacht Club (now the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club) successfully rowed round the is land in a four-onr boat:-Bow, Toelke; No. 2, Berner; No. 3 Konig; Stroke, W. O. Kohler; Cox, Siebs,
Mr. W. O.Kohler, who stroked this crew around Hongkong, waj Captain of Rowing of the Canton Rowing Club last season. In 1904 when the feat was accomplished, for the first time, the actual row- time was only six hours, against the actual rowing time of seven hours on the recent occasion by the crew from the Victoria Recrea- tion Club. In 1904 the crew only offered.
left the boat once when in the Blenheim. Twenty
vicinity of Lyeemoon it became offered.
necessary to bail out Our Own Scout Second-Twenty-five to Correspondent.
Noble Star-Hundred to six offered, twenty to one taken.
Caerleon.-Twenty to one taken and offered.
Iliad.-Twenty to one taken and
to
Canton, May 30. General Chan Chai-tong, Com- mander-in-Chief of the 8th Route Army, Cantonese forces, has been promoted by order of the one offered. Nationalist Government at Nan- Parenthesis.--Twenty-eight king, to be Commander-in-Chief, one offered.-Reuter.
of Land, Air and Naval Forces in the four provinces of Kwang- tung, Kwangsi, Hunan and Kiang-
si,
This means that General Chan Chai-tong is vitually in Command of all forces in the South-East Provinces of China. The de-
WATER LEVELS:
ON WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS:
one
to
SHAMEEN HOLIDAYS.
HOW KING'S BIRTHDAY WILL BE OBSERVED,
Shameen, May 30. 2nd and 3rd June, will be ob- Both Monday and Tuesday, the
served às Bank Holiday here. The former will be a general Chinese Holiday on the occasion of the Dragon Boat Festival, May 29. May 30, though actually this year the
·Festival falls on the Sunday, the 5th Day of the 5th Moon of the old Chinese calendar:
East
The following table, issued by monstration of such faith by the the Kwangtung River Conservancy Nationalist authorities in General Commission, shows in English feet Chan Chai-tong should dispel the water levels on the West once and for all the many rumoura River, North River and which have been circulating here River; on the dates named: during the past year regarding į the doubted loyalty of General Chan Chai-tong to the Nationalist cause."
It is expected that General Chan Chai-tong will formally as sume his new office on June 18t. -Our Own Correspondent.
Shiuhing
Tsingyiten
Samshui
20.4
11.4
9.6
15.9
3.9
Sheklung ...... 6.1
Tuesday is the King's Birthday The highest levels on record are: and, the following programme has Shiuhing, 41 feet; Teingyuen, been planned by the special Com- 29.2 feet; Samshul, 27.3 feet; Shek-mittee elected by the British com- lung, 15.5 feet:
SCHOOL LEAVING AGE, lung-2.7 feet,
FINANCIAL RESOLUTION
: PASSED.
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London, May 30, The House of Commons; by 225 votes to 109, passed the financial resolution in connexion with the Bill raising the school leaving age from fourteen to fifteen.
LEAGUE TENNIS.
IMPORTANT SENIOR MATCH POSTPONED.
munity of Canton for the The lowest level on record at casion: Samshui 1-5 feet and at Shek-
10 a.m.
Divine Service at Christ Church, Shameen.
10.45 a.m. Parade of His Majesty's Naval Forces and the Shameen Municipal Police in the compound of H. B. M. Consulate- General Mr. Herbert Phillips C.M.G., O.B.E., HL.B.M. Consul- General, will take the salute.
11 a.m. to Noon-His Majesty's Consul-General will be “At Home" to all British subjecta, His foreign friends and their ladies, 12.30 pm to 2 pm-The Bri- tish community will receive their foreign friends in the lounge of the Canton Club,
Just prior to going to press, we have been informed that, owing to The President of the Board of unforseen circumstances, the "A" Education said the cost of raising, Division League tenuia match be- the age was estimated at £2,500, twen the Indian R.C. and the Chin 000, of which 84 per cent. would see Recreation Club, has been post-" fall on the Exchequer and the reponed, and the fixture, which is re- mainder on local authoritlési garded as one of the most impor- The proposed maintenance, al- tant in view of the relative poal- lowances for the children of poor tions in the League of the two clubs parents would cost £3,000,000 concerned, will have to be re-ar- Reuter.
ranged.
9.80 pan--A light dramatic entertainment will be presented in the Canton, Club Theatre.- Our Oum Correspondent.
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