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FRENCH FATHER'S CHINESE AIRMAN'S
EXPERIENCE.
FIVE MONTHS IN. CAPTIVITY.
TERRIBLE HARDSHIPS WHEN IN "RED" HANDS.
NOW IN HONGKONG.
There is at present in. the French Hospital at Causeway
VENTURE.
TO FLY FROM FOOCHOW TO SINGAPORE.
DUE HERE MONDAY,
The public will be interested to hear that, according to advices re- ceived by the local office of the Standard Oil Company, a Chinese' aviator who is to attempt a flight
from Foochow to Singapore is due
ito arrive in Hongkong on Monday.
The airman concerned is Com- mander Chen, Chief of the Fukien
accompanied by a Mr. Bertram.
PER ANNUM
+ƑÂASATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1930. HA#AŁ DOLE DOFT, 10 CKETE
MISSION TO THE FAR EAST
BRITISH DELEGATES LEAVE LONDON.
INVESTIGATION OF TRADE
WITH CHINA.
WILL STUDY JAPAN.
London, Sept. 19. The Economic Mission to the
FIRE IN WESTERN | MUKDEN'S POWER
DISTRICT.
BRIEF THREAT TO THE KO SHING THEATRE,
TEASHOP DAMAGED.
For half-an-hour this morning, the Fire Brigade was occupied and with the problem of a new valuable building being threaten- ed by a fire which had broken out with starting suddenness. This was the Kahing Theatre, Queen's Road West, situated within a
Civil Hospital."
INCREASED.
TO CONTROL CHIHLI & SHANTUNG.
NANKING'S REPORTED GIFT OF $10,000,000.
FORT DUNLOP
Local Branch.
Pedder Building. Tel. 24354
Bulls and Inners
□□ From the Office Butts.
"Swim for a graceful figure," Now we know why. It's called says a bathing note. But mind America's Cup. It's hers for the wife isn't looking.
keeps. ຄ ແ New Definition: An angler is It is suggested that it local just a. Asherman putting on airs. picture houses wish to have record bookings, they should get a talkie These civil wars in China seem version (with full sound effects) to belie the statement that there's of the famous stage play "Rain." no such thing as perpetual motion,
ឆន ៨ After the recent correspon- It may be a comfort to some dence, one might ask the average Hongkong people to know that, man, "Would you rather gee
от With the sudden collapse of according to a writer, being broke bathing beauties beauties
INTRIGUE REVEALED.
Shanghai, Sept. 19.
Bay a victim of the Communist Aviation Bureau, and he will be Far East has sailed from London stone's throw of the Government the Peking Government and a is one of the. stepping stones to bathing?"
regime which has become so powerful in the Hoi-Fung and This is Lek-Fung districts. Father Nicholas Waguette, whose photograph, appearing on Page 14 of this issue, gives some idea of the terrible hardships which he experienced as the re- sult of over five months' capti vity in the hands of "Reds" bandits.
Residents of Hongkong will re call how His Lordship Bishop Valtorta rescued two priesta and several sisters from the hands of "Reds" in the same region in Dec- ember 1926. Were it not for his energetic intervention and the Hongkong co-operation of the Government in despatching H. M. S. Seraph overnight to Swabue, a Chinese Father, already in chairs for some time, would have met with a singularly cruel death.
Father Waguette's Case. Father Waguette, who is in his fortieth year, was seized by a band of Communists on the night of It was 22nd March, at Toun 'Ha. at the moment that the Father was preparing to celebrate the Holy Mass, that bis visitors arrived. The noise warned him that bandits were about. His first care was for the Blessed Sacrament. On en- tering the Church, he was imme- diately seized, bound, stripped of all his belongings and, after his bouse had been pillaged from roof to cellar, he was led away some twenty leagues barefooted without shoes, being several times struck by the Communists.
Asked to Renounce.
every courage.
means
aboard the P. and 0. 5.8. Macedonia.
entrance.
.
success.
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was
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□□: Flames were first seen shooting Manchurian occupation of Pe The light is to start on Monday,
out through interstices in the king and Tientsin in sight, it is
The Einstein theory that space and Commander Chen hopes to ar- rive in Hongkong on the same day.
Sir Ernest Thompson, inter- entrance to a teashop or restaur-mest certain that the Man-is solid obviously applies to the
parking variety. He will remain here a few days viewed by Reuter before his ant situated in the ground floor churian forces will occupy the of the building, on the right-hand whole of Shantung and Chihli before continuing his fight. departure, said that they were
Talking of these miniature From Hongkong, the route will first going to Japan. They side of the theatre lobby and main Provinces, making Shantung a
buffer zone between the Nan- courses, half a slice is better than Hai-anticipated the visit with the be via Kwong Chow Wan,
The call sent through was king and new Manchurian Gov-no golf.. phong, Hanoi, Vinh, Hue, Phuyen,
They had greatest interest. Saigon,
received by Fire Brigade Head-ernments. Kamport. Chantaboon.
Time was when a man who Bangkok,
Singora, much to learn from Japanese quarters at 5.38, resulting in one Bangthean,
The vanguard of the Manchurian
miser. Trengannu, Pekan and Singapore methods of production, and the appliance after another being dis- troops arrived at Tongshan this saved money
The itinerary covers a distance wonderful gift of intensive patched to the Theatre, until all morning and it seems likely that Nowadays in Hongkong, he's a of wall over two thousand miles. organisation, and would be glad three from the Central Fire they will arrive at Tientsin early wonder. OD
if, in the discussions with the Station were on the scene, supple- next week. Japanese, the mission would add mented by the engine from the
The Manchurian administra- anything which would be to Kennedy Town Station. By this tion of Peking has been entrusted telephone has removed all the their mutual advantage. The time, flames were issuing in sheers to General Tang Yu-lin, the Mili-operators room and distributed mission would arrive in China at across the roadway, and so intense tary Governor of Jehol, now direct them amongst subscribers.
was the heat that the concrete on ing the Manchurian mobilisation the end of November.
the outside of the building had for China Proper. Meanwhile, Jokes about Referring to the decline in scaled off and was littered in the General Chang Hsueh-liang has the weather Britain's proportionate share of roadway ofer a distance of 20 appointed General Yu Hsieh will soon come China's trade, Sir Ernest Thomp feet. son said that it was essential for British industry that the mission should discover the reasons for this, and in what respects their competitors were meeting more closely than they were the require
GERMAN POLITICAL
OUTLOOK.
FASCISTS DENY IDEA OF FUSION.
Berlin, Sept. 19. Sober feelings are now replacing the electioneering excitement, and inter-Party negotiations are pro- ceeding privately.
The Bruening Cabinet is still confident of obtaining sufficient support to keep out the National Socialists, who have suddenly be come allent after issuing a cate- gorical denial that they are even dreaming of fusion with any other Party.
Bavaria, where Herr Hitler and his chief lieutenants are residing. remains unperturbed, the watch- word being "We must not allow Germany to get into the hands of such charlatans."-Reuter.
Berlin, later.
An outstanding member of the Government has given out the in- formation that the Cabinet intends to govern at the head of the As has happened in all these shifting majorities if its efforts to cases of "Red" persecution, the form a majority Government fail. first efforts were to get him to It feels that the paramount task apostatise. He was promised his is to settle the Reich's financial freedom if he would deny his affairs, and anticipates that the religion. They then sought by different provisions in this pro- his gramme will attract the requisite to destroy Obvious falsehoods support from varying sections.
Briefly, the Cabinet is prepared were invented by these "Friends of the People," such as a state-to challenge the Reichstag to over- ment that the Bishop of Swatow throw it, even though it appears had refused the modest sum of as a minority government. The $500 for his ransom, whilst a spokesman pooh-poohed the fears French newspaper, which they that the Right and Left radicals said would try to upset the Government pretended to translate, was to tell of the auicide from despair illegally-Reuter. of the parents of Pere Waguette! Father Waguette was changed from place to place three times; nor tould he ever identify his whereabouts. The shelter accord- ed him during months of captivity was a bamboo mat suspended from a trec. Sun and rain alike pene trated this shelter.
:
Insolts and I)-Treatment.
REDUCTION IN TIN OUTPUT.
FALL IN PRICE ON THE LONDON MARKET.
London, Sept. 19. The Tin Producers' Association Once a day the Father was given a little rice and the leaves announces that the total of the of the potato plant. These hard-world's tin production during the ships brought on an attack of eight months of the current year dysentery which reduced him to a was 113,379 tons, as against 122,- for the corresponding helpless condition. Three 801-035 tons diers, armed with guns, guarded period last year..
The reduction in the world's him day and night.
Thus imprisoned, he remained total production last month, as com- stretched on his back for a period pared with the monthly average
ARMY REGULATIONS ALTERED
Useful Instruction in Case of Minor Defaulters,
NO MORE PACK DRILL.
London, Sept. 19. The King's Regulations, ♫ Tolume which is the authority on all matters affecting Army discipline, have been amended to provide that minor default- ers should be given "special or useful instruction appertaining to their corps," rather than pack drill.
Under the old regulations, pack drill was compulsory when a defaulter who had been confined to barracks could not be found fatigue work to keep him employed.-British Wire- less.
ments of China; also what steps they must take to bring to con- sumers in China the goods they wanted.
Mr. Henderson's Message. Mr. Arthur Henderson has sent a message to the chairman of the mission expressing very cordial
wishes for a prosperous voyage and success for their labours:"
to
By a concentration of numerous the firemen were able jets, keep the conflagration within the limits of the ten-shop, securing control within fifteen minutes of the start of operations.
chung as Garrison Commander at Tientsin.
Peking and Tientsin have been in- The Shansi garrison forces in structed to effect a peaceful turn- over and disturbances are, there- fore, not anticipated during the Shansi retreat.
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As we see it, the automatic
numbers from the
口口
under the head. of dry ing
humour.
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The only thing to make While it lasted, the fire had
larger familles wrought hayoc with the interior of
fashionable 13 the teashop The cockloft giving
History Repeats Itself.
for people to | additional, raccommodation for
With the success of the Man- become more. customers was almost burnt out, churian campaign it would seem heir-minded. and the furniture and fittings that the North China situation O O were irreparably damaged.
has once again returned to condi- One thing Fortunately there was no-one in tions prevailing in 1927, when about the sum- the shop. and по casualties Marshal Chiang Kai-shek had half mer now end- occurred, the few fokis who slept accomplished his campaign by oc-ing, we've seen. in the mezzanine floor above the cupying Nanking, with the Man- lots of flappers establishment having left. In time. churian Government, then under
The Ko Shing Theatre is a rein-the late General Chang, Tso-lin, the sea in slips. going down to forced concrete structure and is the father ΟΙ General Chang comparatively, new, having been | Hough-liang, administering at completed only two years ago.
Peking.
GETTING FIRST-HAND
KNOWLEDGE.
DR. SHIELS VISITING CYPRUS & PALESTINE,
London, Sept. 19.
"As Others See Us"
O Wad the pow'rs the giftie
gie us
To see oursels' as ithers see us, An' when we lift à Hongkong
"""lender"
(E'en tho' 'tis via a Shanghai
feeder)
No mak' the braw mistake o
sayin'
That 'tis as ithers see us playin': A ceevil servants' paradise 0, Is no' sic! trifle; for a price O Is laid upon the heid of him Who pays the piper for his
whim!
was terrible," said Mrs. "There were" 27 Murphy. English and an Irishman lost in the wreck"
"Indade!" exclaimed. Mrs. Grogan "The poor man!"
New Definition: Commercial
making gains,
......
☐ ☐ "Editors Frolic." says a news- paper heading. We presume that they enjoy good circulations.
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It's one of the mysteries of life that golf, which originated from Scotland, is BO expensive.
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A prominent local racehorse.
owner is said
to have named
a
new animal
of his Betting Bill: It ought
to catch the Judge's eye.
It seems that
the Americans" Enterprise has
been definitely better.
☐ ☐
There is no truth in the rumour has cabled Sir Thomas Lipton as follows:-"Don't be downhearted
.fit a propeller."
"Pussy cat, pussy cat, where
have you been?" "In Hongkong houses, where
rats are keen;
"I'm learning my business, 50
look out for news; "I'm inspiring the rest of the
cats with my mews!"
The present situation in Northgenius is an infinite capacity for that a syndicate of local sportsmen China is exactly the same, with the Manchurian regime directed by the same camp of elder states- men and experienced Manchurian politicians who served under the Manchurian Government in 1927.
The American anti-Prohibi- Meanwhile, the suffering popu- tionist newspapers are said to be lace is hoping for a brief breath-doubling their efforts to have the Dr. Drummond Shiels, Parlia-ing space when the Manchurian liquor laws repealed. Thirst mentary Under Secretary for the and Nanking Governments will editions
make Shantung a buffer zone, with Colonies, sailed to-day on a visit the Manchurians content to pledge to Cyprus and Palestine.
Dr. Shiels is not engaged on any loyalty to the Central Government special mission, but his journey is in pursuance of the policy adopted in recent years whereby members The Nationalist and Northern Gardening Hint:-If you plant of the Colonial Office on occasions Generals commanding the Shan- green peas an juch below the sur- visit countries overseas, for which tung forces play an important face in a straight line the Department has responsibility, part in the Manchurian mobilisa- some blighter will tell you it's to acquaint themselves first-hand tion for China Proper, and from wrong. with local conditions.-British | a reliable source it is understood Wireless.
ACTING GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS.
Shantung Intrigue.
that Shantung Generals alleged to be forming a neutral party at one time are working. hand in glove with the Mukden war-lords. Gen erat Shih Yu-san has pledged his full support to General Chang Hsueh-liang, and, following the
TWO CHANGES NOTIFIED IN Manchurian announcement to oc-
“GAZETTE."
The Gazette contains notifica- tiona of the following appoint-
Governor:
"Your visit to Japan is a sign of the uninterrupted friendship so happily existing between the two countries: To China your visit will be an assurance of the deep interest of the British Government and people in that country's wel-ments by His Excellency the fare." Reuter.
Mr. E. D. Melbourne to act as The fallowing statement was is-
Superintendent. of Prisons in of five months. Remedies sent to last year, is 28 per cent. As some sued in London on July 30 from addition to his other duties during
Department of Overseas
the absence on leave of Mr. J. W him from Swatow were given to companies did not completely sus the him a month later. The slightest further reduction in output is ex-
pend operations during August, a Trade:
In pursuance of their policy of Franks.
ME H. A. Taylor to act as request to the soldiers to render
sending commercial missions to some service (as the Father was pected this month.
Tin wes £133.119 a ton on the oversea markets to study the possi-Superinendent of Imports and unable to move) was met with
London market to-day, being a re- bilities of developing British trade Exports in addition to his other duction of 10 shillings on yester-with those markets the Government duties during the absence on leave day's price.
have decided to send an Economic of Mr. J. D. Lloyd. Copper was also lower, at £45. Mission to the Far East, constitut- 14.4 a ton-British Wireless.
ed as follows:
insults and ill-treatment. Count less times his gaolers threatened to shoot him.
Ransom Paid.
When question of ransom did arise, these Communists asked $300,000. Such sum was im- possible for the Catholic Mission. By dint of bargaining, however, a more reasonable sum was agreed
MR. SCULLIN REACHES
EUROPE.
upon. Father Favre of Swatow HEALTH IMPROVED DURING
was sent to Swabue to negotiate further with the "Reda."
Aided
by a Chinese Father, who proved
of immense help in this intermina-
THE VOYAGE.
Toulon, Sept. 19.
The Personnel.
Sir. Ernest Thompson, J.P. | (chairman, also chairman of the
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AMERICA AND WORLD COURT.
Cotton Sub-Mission), chairman of QUESTION OF ADHERENCE the Executive Joint Committee of Cotton
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The Week's Shock: The lady who thought a current account referred the lighting expenses.
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If we had more cata, We'd have less rats; At least, that is the claim; If they won't ent The rodents 'sweet, Who's going to bear the blame?
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We presume that the Colony's ly figures of speech.
The 125th anniversary of the discovery of the hot dog is being ⠀⠀ celebrated in Vienna. With much relish, of course.
Some local disciples of Isaak Walton measure their bass by in- ches, others by 'the bottle.
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It is computed that if all the water that has flowed over the Tytam dam this week could be bottled and given away, BOTTLE people would still prefer to pay for beer!
Everybody Ta
cupy Peking, General Shih Yu-san coming Budget will be very large Anding it hard to make ends meet.
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Dancing is now being taught by. Unfortunately, this £s
has mobilised his 100,000 troops for Northern Shantung.
The northern section of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway and the tlms. Chihll-Shantung frontier are now under the sphere of influence of General Shih, Yu-san us. Military Governor of Shantung, assisted by local amateur gardeners would be General Han Fu-chu,
600 Coaches Seized. Japanese sources state that the Manchurian mc ilisation is part of a Nanking-Mukden agreement in which Marshal Chiang Kai-shek promised General Chang Hsueh lang a mobilisation fund of $10,- 000,000, control of Peking and Tientsin and establishment of a buffer zone in Shantung.
likely to create more talkies.
Another description for our
Sow-Optimists.
Golf Note:The proof of the putting is in the beating.
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A scientist says it's possible to get sunburnt even in wet weather. Singeing in the rain!
Local trades people are wonder- ing what folk have done with their savings these rainy days.
Hongkong le Your bother and my bother, too.
Trade may be bad; but the demand for white gloves seems to be definitely on the increase.
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The Chinese who jumped into the harbour but swam back to shore, must have had cold feet.
The way some of these rocks crash, they seem to be getting boulder and boulder.
The man who took the Dean's shoes was not following religious footsteps.
The thief who twice stole the Statistics Office-fan was certainly The main body of Manchurian An appropriate notice for a cool, Evidently he is a non- troops will be leaving for Peking lawyer: Suite suppressed while bellever in Civil Service luxuries. and Tientsin sometime to-morrow you wait."
Trade chairman, Cotton Trade Statistical Bureau; late president, Manchester
Organizations
DEFERRED. Washington, Sept. 19.
Cuba's unexpected opposition to
and the management of the Pe king-Mukden Railway, has been in-
the artillery corps to proceed simultaneously to Peking,
ជាធ
Baying: Another, infamous
The housing pigeons" referred
D an old automobile than to ride faster in a fancy, new ambulance. morrow will be a real Sun-day
structed to prepare. 600 coaches. "We've been married all those to by a contemporary are probably Chamber of Commerce; a.govern- the world Court of Justice at A large contingent of Manchurian years and never had a row." the variety found in a printer's
never had a row “pie.”
ble bargaining," he agreed on a
of Australia, and Mrs. Scullin have berg and Thompson, Limited, and postponing consideration of the haikwan, awaiting the arrival of It's far better to ride slowly int is fervently hoped that to
Mr. Scullin, the Prime Ministering director of Morreau, Spielgel-Geneva may result in the Senate troops is concentrating at Shen- sum of $4,000 8 ransom for arrived here. Mr. Scullin, who of the following associated com- proposal that the United States Father Wagnette from his captors. when he left Australia in order to panios Geo. Fraser, Sons and should adhere to the Court.
It was on the evening of 22nd attend the Imperial Conference in Co., Limited, Brown, Jackson and President Hoover has deferred sending the matter to the Senate of August that Pere Waguette London was in indifferent health, Co, and J. Hobson and Co. was carried to the Mission of the has much improved during the voy
Sir Thomas Allen, director, Co until all the nations of the world Society; have adhered-Reuters American Italian Fathers in Holfung. The age. He is going to Geneva this operative Wholesale
(Continued on Page 7.) evening-Reuter
(Continued on Page 14,) Service.
The local weather forecast up is: East to noon to-morrow winds, fresh; fair.
A race for old taxi cabs is being The "You Know" Series You organised at a seaside resort at know he's a fisherman by the way Home A chance for a rank out he warms his way round the re sider!
servoir.