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FOUNDED 182 BXJJEET
TRADE SLUMP IN BIGGER GRANT TO
INDIA..
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE EFFECTS.
HUGE DECLINE IN PIECE GOODS BUSINESS.
UNIVERSITY,
BALANCING ITS BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR.
TOTAL OF $350,000.
In connexion with the finances of the Hongkong University the Finance Committee of the Legisla- tive Council will be asked
on
·AMRITSAR POSITION. Thursday to approve a grant in aid.
London, Aug. 5.
The Government of India's appreciation of the situation up to last Saturday states that sub
ject to the comments given
of Institution of the University of Hongkong amounting to $300,000 Provision was made in last year's estimates for a sum of $50,000.
330 PER ANNUM
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1930, BI†AXE SINGLE UPT IN DENTE
CHANGSHA CITY RECAPTURED.
SEVERE BATTLE IN
THE SUBURBS.
GENERAL HO CHIEN ACCUSED OF INEFFICIENCY.
*
U.S. INTEREST IN S. CHINA.
TRADE COMMISSIONER FOR HONGKONG
APPOINTMENT MADE.
er
at the
PENANG RACING SEQUEL.
LIBEL IN LETTER TO NEWSPAPER.
JUDGE AWARDED $5,000 AS DAMAGES.
Ride safe
ON:
DUNLOP
'Britain's best."
Local Branch.
Pedder Building Tel, 24554
KOWLOON GROWTH FINE BOWLING BY
PEEBLES.
SHOWN.
NUMEROUS APPLICATIONS FOR WATER METERS.
VOTE IN COUNCIL.
At its meeting on Thursday, the Finance Committee of the Legisla tive Council will be asked to ap prove a supplementary vote of 825,- 000 in connexion with water scr- vices on the Peninsula...
The vote is requested for the pro-
tional water meters as numerous ap vision of approximately 500 sddi- plications for now metered services
tant assigned to him. As yet, the location of the office has not been Many prominent racing meninsula. decided.
TAKES FIVE WICKETS FOR EIGHT RUNS.
HAMMOND AND TYLDESLEY GET. CENTURIES,
GLOUCESTER'S WIN,
London, Aug. 5.
An outstanding performance in the County cricket matches which ended to-day was that of
Peebles, the Middlesex bowler, ""
Sussex.
A new step by the United States Government is indicated by the decision to open a Trade Commis- sioner's Office in Hongkong under the Department of Commerce. Mr.
INTERESTING CASE. TAYEH RETAKEN.
Granville Woodward has been sel- ected as the Commissioner, and he
Penang, July 29. Is already In Hongkong. Shanghai; Aug. 6. Foreign sources confirm the For the present, the Commission- In the Supreme Court to-day, His Excellency the Governor-in-recapture of Changsha city from will be temporarily accommo- Mr. Justice Sproule awarded Council discussed the finances of the Communists by the Nation-sulate, but it is hoped to open offices higher scale against the Pinang States damages and costs on a the University on July 10 and. below there has been no change July 17 this year and it was agreed alist troops. Firing still con- in Woodward will her ist, win Gazette to Major E. C. Doyle, are being received on account of who took five wickets for ver during the week and that the to ask the Secretary of State's tinues on the outskirts-Reuter. Mr. Woodward will have an assis-official judge of the S.R.A. the rapid development of the Pen-eight runs in the match with improvement manifested during approval of the following pro-
Nanking, Aug. 6. With the recapture of Changsha the past few weeks is main posals.
Waziristan, the (a) The total grani of $350,000 the question with regard to the tained. In
proposed reorganisation of the settlement with various Mahsud to be made on account of 1930.
(b) The increased grant to be Hunan Provincial Government is sections is proceeding very
On the northern used in the first pace to balance now being discussed. satisfactorily. border of Peshawar district the Universky budget to the close of 1930 on the basis of existing the situation has remained
salaries. somewhat obscure throughout |
(c) The University to produce a the week but there has been pe modified scheme of revised salaries overt act of hostility.
for both its sterling and dollar There is change in the paid servants which would bring Nationalist
no situation in Bannu City in the the cost of the revision within the petitioned the Central Government North-West Frontier Province surplus left from the grant after to remove and punish him. The process of disarming the dis- balancing the budget and leave a Reuter. affected portions of the rural reasonable margin for area has continued throughout the tualities.
week
been
During the week it has necessary to apply the Prevention of Intimidation Ordinance to the Central Provinces where picket- ing has become more intensive and the methods more forcible. The Unlawful Instigation Ordinance, which makes penal Instigation to non-payment of land revenue and certain other dues, has been ap -plied to the United Provinces where Congress propaganda has 'been carried on in some villages.
Forest Law Breach.
The breach of the forest laws appears to be extending in the Central Provinces and in the Bombay Presidency, and in some places it has been accompanied by willful damage to standing trees.
law
even-F
(d) The grant to be subject to revision annually in the light of the exchange conditions then pre- vailing..
(e) The increased grant not to be conditional on reimbursement from Boxer Indemnity funds."
Approval has now been received and a formal vete for $300,000 is now requested.
SHANGHAI 'PHONE
DEAL.
MUTUAL TELEPHONE CO. NOW BOUGHT OUT. LENTAME
Shanghai, Aug. 6. The Director-General of the Shanghai Municipal Council, Mr.,
Great disaffection is felt at General Ho Chien's mishandling of the military affairs of the Province and natives of Hunan residing in the capital, including Tan Yen kai, the acting Chairman of the
Government,
It is explained that the vote is a were in Court when the case
revenue-producing one, and figures The office will function for South | began. China generally, including Canton, Mr. J. J. Saunders was for the for the last three years are given Swatow, Amoy and most of the plaintiff and the Hon. Mr. Simp-to demonstrate this. Kwangel ports.
son for the defendants.
The move is an Innovation, as the United States has never before in had a Trade Commissioner Hongkong, although it has been represented in this manner at Shanghai, Tientsin and Mukden.
Mr. have
Woodward was for three years. United States Vice-Consul at Tientsin, and for the past three years has been Trade Commission-
Report of Dismissal,
Nanking, Aug. 5. the Hunan Bankers Association Following a strong protest from
in Nanking, complaining of the inefficiency of General Ho Chien who fled before the entry of the
Communists into Changsha, Mar. ghal Chiang Kai-shek has decided to dismiss General Ho.
The revenue during the first The statement of claim said that quarter of 1928 was $43,645. This defendants were the proprietors of increased to $60,680 during the the Pinang Gazette, a newspaper second three months of the year and with a large circulation in falaya to $74,795 in July, August and and elsewhere. The plaintiff was September. The revenue for the a retired Major, a DS.O., and alast quarter of 1928 was $68,862. judge appointed by the S.R.A. ...
The Offending Paragraph. In the issue of the paper dated Jan. 13, 1930, defendants publish-
Last year the first quarter re sulted in a revenue of $66,993 and in the second quarter of $64,556. There was then a very big increnso to $78,587 and a further one in the last three months of the year to
er at Shanghal, from which post he has now been transferred to Hong-ed a letter from an anonymous 385,343. The revenue during the
kong.
KING TAKES PART IN YATCH RACE.
correspondent calling himself "Clean Sport" the last paragraph first quarter of this was $67.120 of which said it may also be and that for April, May and June suggested that we should not approximately $80,000. have a judge who is employed and paid directly by owners and FIRST OCCASION SINCE HIS the probity of the present judge, trainers. This is to reflection on
ILLNESS.
However, reports say that
London Aug. 5. General Ho Chien was defeated by
HM the King, accompanied by the Communists on Monday and Admiral Earl Jellicoe, took part with the assistance of two Nan-at Cowes to-day in his first yacht king gunboats he organised a race since his illness. second offensive yesterday even- ing, shelling the city with heavy artillery from the other side of the river.
con-
but his decisions have already been doubted on this score and a
judge, of all people, should be abovo suspicion based on financial either to remove the judge or the considerations. The remedy is
financial consideration.".
were made in the matches, many Only two centuries of which were interrupted by rain. In several cases the games had to be abandoned. ̈ ̈
Results in Brief."
Leicester won on the first innings against Northants at Northampton. between Warwick and Derbyshire at Birmingham
was abandoned.
The match
Gloucester beat Somerset at. Clifton by nine wickets,
Kent won on the first innings. against Hampshire at Canterbury innings v. Yorkshire at Manches
Lancashire won on the first ter
Essex won on the first innings against Worcester at Worcester:
Middlesex beat Sussex by nine wickets at Brighton
The Surrey v Notta. match at
SERIOUS DROUGHT IN the Oval was abandoned.
AMERICA:
COUNTRY'S MILK SUPPLY THREATENED.
New York Aug. 5. ́. "Nature seems to be solving the problem of the grain surplus." of the Farm Board, indicates the This remark, made by a member only bright spot on the record of the drought which is almost gen- eral throughout the country.
The Honours List:
The following are the principal batting and bowling performances during the matches which ended to-day:
Baiting.
Tyldesley (Lanes) Hammond (Gloucester)
* Net out.
Bowling
Peebles (Middlesex) Parker (Gloucester)
and
for 8 for 14 6 for 20
6 for 35
for 31
5 for 70
5 for 69
5 for 51.
6 for 80
Zor 86
It had been arranged that in the event of the weather breaking, the
It was claimed that the para- King would return to his steam graph was falsely and maliciously yacht Victoria and Albert by the words meant and were under- printed and published, and that
Communist Retreat,
mine-sweeper sloop which was in
stood to mean that the plaintiff attendance upon his racing cutter, was a judge employed and paid In an official dispatch to Nan- the Britannia. Picketing of schools and colleges. Fessenden, the French Consul king, General Ho Chien
Some strong squalls were en horses running in race meetings; directly by owners and trainers of claims continues in some towns and in General, M. Koechlin, and Mr. Gill, that his vanguard had a
Farmers in the grain States severe countered and there were Calcutta has necessitated the suc vice-President of the International fight with the Communists in thestant showers during the race ate or honest, but biassed; that pigs and cut it for hay as the Allen (Middlesex) that his decisions were not accur- have begun to feed wheat to their Geary (Leicester) cessive postponement of certain Telegraph and Telephone Cor- northern suburbs of Changsha but. the King sailed to a finish.
Langridge Peach (Sussex) examinations.
Generally, Doration, yesterday signed the shortly before noon, in which he
they were given in the interests of grass is scorched up. The Britannia finished second, however, this part of the Congress new forty-year telephone fran-indicted a severe defeat on
owners and trainers; that inaccur Grain brokers estimate the loss Jupp. (Northants) but on time allowance was placed ate, dishonest and or unfair dect on the corn crop in July at four Young (Somerset) programme does not appear to be chise.
bandits. achieving any considerable ste Afterwards Mr. Gill and two
sions had been called into ques hundred million bushels A rough | Kennedy (Hampshire). The position in Gujerat
race
Sixteen yachts competed in the tion; that unless the financial estimate of the total losses due to MacDonald (Lancashire). Tor 58 was won by Mr. Gretton's Cariad.was incapable of being as honest
for the King's Cup, which considerations were removed he the drought is $500,000,000.
Glamorgan v. Australiana. -British Wireless.
The country's milk supply is judge; that his decisions were also threatened. Children in the
Glamorgan nearly had the satis- influenced by financial consider middle west corn belt are subsist-faction of beating the Australians ations and that he was an unfairing on the most meagre diet. and probably would have done if judge and not fitted to act as a Cows are not giving milk owing the time factor had not. inter- to the lack of pasturage-Reuter's their first innings and dismissed judge at the said race meetings."
Australia made 245 in American Service.
Glamorgan for only 99. The tourists declared at 71 for one: wicket in their second innings,
cess. continues to Improve.
Is
Position in Bombay. More village officers have with drawn their resignations and in several districts the collection of land revenue is proceeding better than was expected. The economic position in Bombay City deteriorating. On 1st August six milis closed down involving thirteen thousand operatives and it is anticipated that other mills
future. will close in the early owing to their inability to finance further production.
The economic effects of the civil disobedient movement are not confined to Bombay, although they are perhaps most pronounced in that city..
Amritsar Depression..
In Amritsar, which is an im portant centre of piece goods trade, the ban on foreign goods, has resulted in the locking up of a very large amount of capital with the inevitable consequences that trade and finance is seriously affected and that the movement
Meanwhile, another
the
Hunan
directors of the Telephone Com Divisional Commander, General pany signed a le contract under Lia Kin-shui, was assailing the which the Mutual Telephone Co. city from the southern side, and is bought out on a basis of seventy-wrought havoc on the Communist five taels per share. Reuter.
defenders.
RATIONALISATION IN ENGLAND.
POWERFUL CONCERNS FORMED IN LANCASHIRE.
An organised retreat was later made by Pang Tek-wai, the "Red" leader, towards the south-east of Changsha,
Com
fourth,
י,
NEW DIRECTOR OF PROHIBITION.
PREVENTIVE SERVICE BEING REORGANISED.
New York, Aug 5.
Defence. Denials.
LONDON.
vened.
PREMIER RETURNS TO Glamorgan, however, found their batting form and had made 197 for seven wickets when the
game ended. Another twenty-one runs: would have given them the match. Bates made 73 and Turnbull 52. Grimmett took four wickets for 69 runa.
TO FLY TO LOSSIEMOUTH TO-DAY.
The Japanese Consul-General
The statement of defence said and some twenty Japanese rest-
the letter from “Clean Sport" did dents from Changsha were among
not mean and was not understood those on board the Japanese gun- London, Aug. 5.
boats anchored in the river and on his new duties as director of statement of claim, and defend- Mr. Amos Woodcock embarked to mean what was alleged in the A closer working arrangement yesterday
they witnessed between a number of prominent Nanking attack on the
theprohibition with an earnest direct ants denied the allegations in the steel, iron and coal concerns is munists.
appeal to the people which was said paragraph. The words had effected through the formation of
broadcast throughout the country. reference to plaintiff in his dual two closely. allied concerns, the Mines Jeopardised.
He asked citizens of the United capacity as judge and veterinary Lancashire Steel Corporation
States to give, their help and surgeon, and was understood to The Japanese Government is sympathy and to contribute to mean that it was unsatisfactory in Limited and the. Wigan Coal Cor- perturbed by the news concerning the ideal of a law abiding nation. poration, Limited. The former the occupation
principle that the plaintiff, who Mr. Woodcock, however, is re- was the judge, should be in direct has a capital of £5,750,000 and the bandits of Tayeh, near Hankow, organising the preventive service financial relationship with the
by Communist latter of £1,750,000.--Reuter,
the famous coal and iron mining and is enrolling a better class of owners and trainers. It was not district. The Japanese Governmen with a view to building up suggested that plaintiff's decisions ment is ready to protest to the "the best trained body of detec as a judge were blassed, In-mouth, Chinese Government in the event tives in the world."-Reuter's accurate, dishonest or given in the
COMMUNIST PLOT IN
HAVANA.
of Indian-made goods is impeded. CHINESE AMONG DEPORTED
FOREIGNERS.
of the Japanese mining companies American Service.
in Tayeh being endangered or molested by the Communists, who may hinder the shipment of min- ing orca to Japan.
It is reported that the sales of piece gonda dropped in the month
Havana, Aug. 5,
For two days the Communists. of June from an average of twenty
Seventy people have been ar- have indulged in orgies of looting five to two lakhs. The Madras rested here in connexion with a and Incendiarism in Tayeh, caus Government reports that in several. places large numbers of weaver Government.
Communist plot to overthrow the ing serious damage to the tele- Several foreigners," graph wires and the railway track, have been thrown out of empley including Chinese and Spaniards, between Tayeh and Hwangshib- ment owing to the civil disobedient movement.
being deported. Reuter's kwang. The operation of economic American Service.
EMPIRE GAMES IN CANADA.
LORD BURGHLEY CAPTAINS
ENGLISH TEAM.
London Aug. 5.
London, Aug. 5.
Leicester v. Northants. The Prime Minister returned to London this afternoon from Oberamergau, where he witnessed at Northampton when the home Play was curtailed in the match the Passion Play during the week- team batted first to make 114. end. He will leave for Lossie- The batsmen found Geary difficult Scotland, to-morrow, to play and he took six wickets travelling by air if the weather for only 35 runs. Leicester went in to make 170, Kupp taking five permits.—British Wireless,
for 69. The match ended with Northants. batting again, the final score being 61. for one wicket.
SHANGHAI POSTAL TROUBLE.
','
Warwick v. Derbyshire,
Rain at Birmingham. permitted little play in this match which was abandoned with Warwick's score at 70 for two wickets.
interests of the owners, and trainers. On the contrary it was directly stated that there was no reflection on the plaintiff's probity. The defendants denied the allega tlons of injury and damage. The words complained of were "fair comment; made in good faith and WORKERS GET LOW SILVER a matter of public Interest The
ALLOWANCE. defendants, while denying any llability, had brought $1,000 into
Shanghai, Aug, 0. Forty-six English athletes cap-court, and said that sum was The Post Office trouble has been tained by Lord Burghley left | enough to satisfy plaintiff's
settled provisionally, all the em Southampton to-day for Canada to claim
Mr. Saunders contended that Ployees being granted two dollars where Gloucester had a very com- Hankow Government officials participate in the Empire Games
a month "low aliver allowance. on whether the original copies had Consideration of some of the other were indignant. when they heard which begin at Hamilton ment. Subject to the above remarks
gone to England or not, the week demands has been promised The Royal Observatory reports of the Communist outrages near August 16-Reuter. •
ly edition had, and the plaintiff's Reuter, the position in the various Pro- that the position of the Guam the city and a Chinese gunboat,
reputation had suffered very con- vinces is as stated in last week's typhoon Is uncertain. A shallow the Jeh Hai, was dispatched to
iderable damage at home. The appreciation.-British Wireless. depression covers. China. The Tayeh with Government forces to
defence, said the letter was fair Stormy Calcutta Scenes.
focal forecast la: S.E. or variable recapture the mining district.
comment. It was not comment at "SHANGHAI MERCURY." however, was the only Gloucester winds, light; fair.
forces may be expected to en- courage the increasing opposition
to the continuance of the move
Calcutta, Aug. 6.
There were uproarious scones at
are
FAIR WEATHER.
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Tayeh Recaptured.
It learned that the Govern ment troops have since recaptured. thealty defeating the, Com-
Sen railway between Tayeh and
LORD BIRKENHEAD,
SERIOUSLY ILL WITH PNEUMONIA..
London, Aug. 6 Lord Birkenhead, formerly Lord
I will bronchial pneumonia State for India, is lying seriously Reuter,
London, Aug. 6. Lord Birkenhead's condition has slightly improved Reuter
a meeting of the Calcutta Corpora leaders of the rival groups of the munists. Communication on the tion to elect a Mayor and Alderman, Congress Party and Mr. owing to the failure of the Mayor Gupta's followers sealed a wall and Hwangshihkwang has been re- High Chancellor and Secretary of in prison, to take the oath with carried out a noisy demonstration. Five Nanking gunboats have (Mr. Sen-Gupta) who is at present entered the Chamber where they sumed. In the statutory period. A shoe was thrown at the Deputy The candidates for office at yes Mayor who is a member of the terday's meeting were Mr. Sen Bose group, and the meeting had Gupta and Mr. Subhas Chandra finally to be adjourned-Reuter Bose, who ta also in prison. The
arrived on the Yangtze River for patrol duty on account of the pre vailing Communist troubles.
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all. The allegations: were definite allegations of fact. The defend ant's attitude was difficult to understand. They had not at- tempted to justify the words and had not attempted to apologise, against then they brought the but while denying any claim sum of $1,000 into court and offered no apology for all the damage done Make(Continued on Page 8
· BEING ABSORBED BY THE “EVENING POST”
Gloucester v. Somerset. Fine bowling by Parker was a feature of the match at Clifton fortable victory, Somerset went to the wicket first but the side was sent back for the modest total of 123, Parker being in fine form with the ball and taking seven of the wickets for 44 Hammond, batsman to make a stand and he compiled well over half the team's total. He carried his bat for just a hundred, the aide being dismiss ed for 181. Young took half the wickets for 51
hai Evening Post is absorbing the their first Innings With Parker
Shanghal, Aug, 0. It is announced that the Shang- an even worse showing than In Betting again, Somerset made
Shanghai Mercury. There will now still at the top of his form the be only one evening newspaper in team was sent back for 82, Parker Shanghal, Reuter
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