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五拜疆 號六月二十英港香 FRIDAY,
SURPRISES.
SOUTH AFRICA'S COLLAPSE.
RAPID DISMISSAL STRONG PROTEST
IN FIRST TEST.
BY POPE.
FINE LAST WICKET ANTI-CATHOLIC PROPAGANDA
PARTNERSHIP.
ENGLAND LEAD BY 41 RUNS: 5 WICKETS TO FALL.
HAMMOND NOT OUT.
Johannesburg, Dec. 24. England had got on top at the close of play on the first day of the first Test, obtain- ing a lead of 41 runs on the first innings with five wickets to fall. Extraordinarily low scoring was a feature of the play. South Africa wers skittled out for 120, and the position would have been worse but for a last wicket stand.
IN ROME.
CHINA MARTYRDOM.
Rome. Dec. 25.
DECEMBER
26, 1930.
At PER ANNUM
COPY 10
СЕХТВ
ANNOUNCEMENT
THE MIDGET GOLF COURSE In the Front Lounge of LANE, CRAWFORDS BESTAURANT Now Open to the Public.
THE NEW DUNLOP GOLF BALL (with. Maxmarking).
will be used exclusively on this Course.
The Dunlop Rubber Co., (China) Ltd. Pedder Building, Telephone 24554
HOME FOOTBALL POLICE SERGEANT NATIVE RIOTS BLAZE IN TIMBER
ARSENAL AND VILLA WIN AWAY.
PORTSMOUTH IN A GREAȚ DUEL WITH HAMMERS.
CRASHES.
COMES TO GRIEF ON A MOTOR-CYCLE.
CONDITION CRITICAL.
IN BURMA.
POLICE ENGAGE IN FIERCE FIGHT.
circles were shocked OFFICIALS DEAD.
Jour native officials.
YARD.
EARLY MORNING OUTBREAK
ON MAINLAND.
$19,000 DAMAGE.
After raging furiously, for an hour, A disastrous fire which broke out in a shop adjoining the Wing On Loong timber yards of pletel Taikoktaul, Mongkok, almost com
contents of the yard to which it
FAMILY SLAIN
BY ROBBERS
AT SHEUNG SHUI,
SHOCKING TRIPLE MURDER.
GIRL OF FIGHT THE ONLY SURVIVOR.
spread before the conflagration TERRIBLE AFFAIR.
was finally sublued. Damage to the extent of $19,000 was caused to the premises,
Police yesterday by a serious accident which befel Lance Sergeant. J. J.
Rangoon, Dec. 24. Post, of the Traffic Department, Tharawaddy and Inacin districts, Disorders continue I the NOTTS COUNTY LOSE.
who was gravely injured through where rioters have attacked pletely destroyed the buildings and being thrown from his motor-cycle number of villagers and killed His Holiness the Pope, after
Arsenal and Aston Villa figurat Lower Albert Iload. receiving Christmas greetingsed prominently in some astonish- No-one appears to have witness-
A small police parts engaged from the Cardinals, protesteding holiday footbali at Homeed the acellent, which occurred the rioters, on whom it is believed strongly against the growth in yesterday. The Arsenal defeat-hority after two o'clock yesterday to have inflicted considerable Italy of Protestant propagandeed Manchester City, who hay afternoon at a bend over-looking losses, Against Catholics.
been climbing steadily recently. the former Metropole Hotel and
Some members of the police by four goals to one at Trafford menr the Bishop's House. Alten party were sightly wounded. Park, and the Villa beat Chel- tion was directed to the condition Render, Rea at Stamford Bridge by two of the Sergeant, who was lying unconscious. after being flung clear goals.
well clear of his machine, by group of Chinese, and the victim was rushed to hospital in a public
This propaganda, said the Pope is being purated oven in Rome. this bring in defiance of the terms of the Lateran Treaty,
His Holinesa Voreshadowed the
issue of an Encyclical on mixed marriages, owing to the mistaken construction put upon the arrange ments which sanctioned Church | connexion with the recent mar-
ringe of King Boris of Bulgaria and Princess Giovanna of Italy Play started in sunny weather His Holiness asked Christians before a small crowd and the to continue to pray for mission- wicket, playing easy, did not ap-aries undergoing martydom in
pear to possess particular China-Rester. terrors. A. P. F. Chapman, it; turned out, did the right thing, however, when he sent South Africa in after winning the toas, Six wickets hul fallen by the lunch interval and only 61 were on the board, Voce bowling with deadly effect and claiming three wicket.
adopted tactics very similar to those employed by Wyait, sitting on the aplice pretty thoroughly. Nupen
came very slowly.
Other brilliant away wins in the First Division were obtained by feicester City, who won 5-2 at Sunderland, and Leeds United who scored the only goal hard game at Birmingham.
Manchester United were dofent. ed for the seventeenth time in 21 matches.
Second Division,
of a
In the Second Division, aix of the ten matches resulted in drawn games, while Southampton accom-
the
per- outstanding plished dormance by defeating Tottenham by 3-1 at Edmonton.
Both
Notts
County
and
CAT.
it WAS ascertained at the hospital that the Sergeant was in a very grave condition resulting from head injuries. Up till 10 o'clock this morning, he continued to remain unconscious, a message
FRANCE DUYIDAGILARI JONAVIRANOMAIKNELSEN
ALLEGED BRITISH
RUM-RUNNER,
Indian Agitation.
New Delhi. Due, 24. Lord Irwin, the Viceroy,' has explaining that he has been com issued AL lengthy statement pelled to renew the Press Ordin- ance because since its expiry 2n October 26th, the Press has not observed the restraint which had been hoped.
The outbreak had its origin in the Lee Yuen Loong shop, which adjoins the timber yards of the Wing On Loong, at about 2 o'clock this morning. It soon spread to the timber yards and slipway. which contained some highly im- flammable material.
A call was sent to the Kowloon Fire Station and two appliances were despatched to the scene, as well as the fire iloat from Hong- kong
WES
A lonely farmhouse in the New Territories
the scene in the early hours of yesterday morning of A dastardly crime by a robber gang, three of the inmates being murdered in cold blood. The only survivor of the shocking affair was a little girl, eight years of ago, who witnessed the murder of her parents and grandmother, but who bad the pluck after- wards to run to the nearest police-station to raise the alarm.
Olcers at Sheung Shui had some
The famates of the premises ap pear to have had good warning of the outbreak. as everybody was On the contrary, the Press has able to get away before the fire been inelting violent crimes, and developed to any serious extent dificulty in obtaining a coherent' its tone has especially deteriorat-There were no casualties, but much story from the girl, who was tor- ed during the last few weeks.
With
reference to the No-Tax damage had been caused before ror-sticken and in tears, but it was
the fire-fighters gained control. Ordinance, Lord Irwin says for
soon gathered that a serious outrage ur small shops in were four months there has been a con- the yard and together with the address was obtained from her. occurred, and immediately the tumacious refusal by landholders in Gujerat, instigated by Civil Lee Yuen Loong, an adjoining officers were sent to the scene.
shop, all were severely damaged. On arrival at No. 66, Ping Disobedience Volunteers, to pay
bringing the Administration to a standstill.
Chore
had
rubs was making the ball kick and runs Northampton, lenders of the Third SHELLED AND CAPTURED OFF | fand revenue, with the object of It is not known how the fire start-Young Village-the police found
Leyland Out.
Division (South) auffered defeat.
the County going down 4-1 to Queen's Park Rangers. In the He met with further success with London "Derby" between
Brent A Collapse.
42 runs showing. Leyland being ford and the Palace, Brentford Nineteen runs had been scored caught behind the wicket
after were top Scorers of the day. when Curnow was adjudged foscoring 29, a capital effort.
winning by eight goals to two. have stepped in front of a straight
Southend defeated Northampton and go into second place in the table as a consequence,
The results as cabled by Reuter, with lengue tables, together
Hendren was the next to go.
He
ball by Tate, nine runs later it had made right runs when caught
bail to Hain-
nt the wicket by Cameron, the chell cocked up rond, and with nine further run third wicket falling at 61. Ham
had obtained only four credited to South Africa Siedle's
mond tumps were disturbed by Voce.
runs at this stage, Hendren obtain Catterall, of whom much wasing eight of the nine runs scored expected, scored only five runs before he too fell a victim to Voer, for the third wicket.
Juns
scored during
sojurn at the crease.
Further disaster
South
his
befel
At this critical point, M. J. Tura, though it is notable that the Transvarl player obtained all the bull and Hammond put the situa- brieftion on a safer basis from Eng-
land's point of view, the score be thing carried to 103 before South further AUCCESS, B.Africa elnimed
Turnbull, having scored 28 runs, stepped out to Vincent, missed the bal and was stumped.
Africans when H. Cameron was dismissed without
scoring.
Three Quick Victims.
The procession continued after
lunch, though MeMillan defied the
Chelsea
Sunderland
» Liverpool
Arsenal
bowling until an hour before the have a slum at the bail time set for the ten interval cricket brightened up considerably. Balaskas was out leg befor: to He scored at n. rapid pace, contrlDerby..... 10 6 5 51 25 26 1. A. R. Peeblea after contributing buling 28 out of 46 put on for the Portsmouth soven, and the same bowler imfth wicket, and was then caught mediately got rid of Nupen before by Newson. another run had been added.
U. S. COAST.
CREW UNDER ARREST.
New Yorky Dec. 25.
A mesange from New London (Connecticut) says count- guard cutter has captured a vessel, stated to be the British supply-boat "Audrey B." near Montauk Point.
The crew of ten were ar- rested and it is alleged that a
C$100,000 was seized.
at
The capture followed a chnge
in which several shells from
the cutter damaged the capi- ' tured ship-Reuter's Ameri-
„SvilpatÆDERBREAK TATA BANANAMUZ
A similar campaign has recently been launched in the United Pro- vineos; hence it has become necea; sary to empower local Govern- menta to prosecute the instigators.
Reuter.
Poller Inspector Dies.
Lahore, Dec, 24.
Police Inspector Chanan Singh
ed.
THE DUTCH FOLLY RECLAMATION,
GOVERNMENT TO BUY OUT WHARF RIGHTS.
Canton, Dec, 25. According to the estimates of the
the bodies of three people,
#
Chan Wah-kul, aged 35,
farmer, who was shot, Chan Twing-shi, aged 33, hits
wife, stabbed, and Chan Cheung-ahl, aged 72, his
mother, who was stabbed." They were the only occupants of the house, apart from the little girl who appears to have been escaped their callous activities.
who was wounded in the attempt Government there are starting from ignored by the robber gang, and on the life of Sir Geoffrey Do the east to the weat from the Woh Montmorency, Governor of the Punjab, died this evening. The lady doctor, Miss MacDermott is In a serious condition.
Premises Ransacked.
Sang Tong Wharf to that of the 00 Kim Shing altogether some
The premises were completely wharves within the Dutch Folly Bc.
and it is believed clamation area, which the Govers ransacked, It now transpires that the as- sallant was not a student but ment proposes to take over at a that the robbers get away with managed to enter the hall without cont of $580,000 which is the figure property of considerable value, in at as the approximate value that the farmer had sold a number addition to money, It transpires- a permit Router.
of the wharves. Ordinance Renewed,
New Delhi, Dec. 24.
An ordinance has been pro- mulgated forbidding instigation to nt Police Headquarters nets of sedition.-Reuter, received reporting the case as critical. A Ister magsage reports a
improvement.
fallo
FIRST DIVISION.
Birmingham Binckburn Blackpool
0 Leeds
1
Derby
@
cargo of liquor valued
2 Sheffield U.
{
flolion
3
Manchester U, 1
Aston Vilu
Grimaby Manchester C
ถ
A
Leicester
+
West Ham
4
Pertsmouth
R
can Service,
Lengue Tablr.
Chapman's Bright Knock. Arthur Chaprann went
out to and the
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Arsenal
20 13 5 2 68 20 31 Wednesday.. 20 19 5 3 58 31 57 44 Aston Villa 21 11 5 West Ham 21 31
51 42
fefeester
WAH
J. C. White und Hammond car-
-Chelsea Vincent joined McMillan but ried the score to 167 without be- Liverpool
Hammond has 80 Manchester 0. 21 ofing separated. given no opportunity settling down, Hammond bringing far obtained 45 runs by extremely Middlesbro off an excellent catch when the careful cricket, illustrated by the Sheffield U. newcomer had scored two.
fact that they were made out of ine wickets had at this stage 134. Probably it was the correct fallen for 81 runs and the pro-policy in the circumstances.
J. C. White was not out 8 at the spects of three figure score ap-
close of play, and England resumes peared to be exceedingly remote.
on Boxing Day with prospects of obtaining & commanding lead. Pee- ables, Duckworth, Tate and Voce re
main to bat.
Huddersfield Blackburn
2 9 7 21 10 20 7 21 9
20 6 4
21
4 #4
Barnsley Bradford C. 2 Burnley
1
0
Weat Brum. Stoke Preston N. E.
1)
Bury
Last Wicket Stand. Newson, however, played splendid game in support of Me- Millan, who attacked the bowling vigorously while the last man was generally content, to keep his follow: wicket intact.
Detailed scores, cabled by Reuter,
9. AFRICA.IST INNINGS.
There was applause when the hundred went up, and with the Curnow, l.b.w., b Tate balsmen playing both Voce and Mitchell, a Hammond, b Voce Peebles with confidence, South Siedle, b Voce Afrien grew a little more assured. Catteral, b Voce eventually decided to give Tate an- other spell with the ball, and the
Viljoen, e Duckworth, h Pechles Balaskas, 1.b.., b Feebles Cameron, b Peebles
Sussex star cloan. bowled Newson McMillan, not out with a brilliant ball.
McMillan's fine Effort. Newson had scored ten runs out
of 46 and McMillan was not out! with 45 to his credit, a brillant effort in the circumstances.
Voce (Notts)
WAB
Nupen, b Peebles Vincent. e Hammond, b Voce Newson, b Tate Extras
Total
5 60 30 26 0 48 63 2% G 60 30 21 47 43 21
8 45 44
35 37 20 34 38 20 20 8 4 8 41 44 20 21 0 7 R 39 41
21 6 7 8 33 38 19 Birmingham Sunderland 21 66 9 47 67 13 Newcastle 20 7 3 19 41 49 17 20 7 3 10 30 30 17 Bolton Blackpool 21 5 10 37 04 17 Grimsby 20 7 2:11 33 33 Leeds
21 7 2 12 46 46 16 Manchester U. 21 22 17 26 71
SECOND DIVISION,
Millwall Nolts, Foreal Oldkam
Port Vale
11140-1 Tattenham
+
7
0
Everton
16
6
slight
How the acrident came about in not clear. The bend is an easy ane, and Sergeant Post-one of the most prondsing young offlcers of the Traffe Department-is known to be a very efficient driver. The supposition is that he skidded over some aand, and came to grief by running into a wall.
When the mishap occurred, Sert Post was on his way back to Headquarters. The machine. No. 1132, is B.S.A.
ITALIAN SEAPLANE
FLIGHT.
0
ALMOST READY TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC.
1
Bristol C,
Rome, Dec. 25,
Bradford Rending
2 Wolves
1 Charlton
1. Southampton
League Table.
45 Everton ... 21-14 4 3 01 33 32
o West Brom. 21 12 4
24 28
2 Port Vale. Bi 12 36 49 33 27
60 32 28
32 20
28 24
10 Burnley 21 11 5 5 48 42 27
... 213 0 18 Wolves
Preston N.E. 21 11
..21 11 2 126 Tottenham,
Southampton 21 Bury Bradford
Fall of wickets:-1 for 19, 2 for 28, deadly s for 37, 4 for 42, 5 for 51, 6 for 53, Stoke though he took only four wickets. 7 for 78, 8 for 78, 9 for 81, 10 for 126,
knocked off him in 26 overa. Peebles also did well taking 4 for Tate in 48 in 14 overs.
ENGLAND'S OPENING.
2894
*ANZ
Notts. Forest L Barnsley.... 20 Millwall 21 Plymouth 200
26 23 41 23 61 38 22
40
30 40 17
D
21 10
21
21
Oldham
21
0 33 37
He bowled throughout the innings]
unchanged, and bath only 46 runs)
Bowling Analysis.'
Swanson
21
858 34 50
Bristol C.
21
10 20 45
21 18
0.
M. R
W. Bradford C.
21
.12.2 4
20
Charlton
Voce
.20 11
45
Peebles
.14 2
43
ENGLAND 1ST INNINGS.
Cardif
21 G
Roading
21 4 3 14 25 50
11
8-
29 THIRD
DIVISION (SOUTH).
43
8 Brentford
28 Bristol. It.
3. Brighton
8 Gillinghman":
3. Thames
4- - Exeter
Clapton 0...
R.D.S. Wyatt and Leyland open-
ed England's first innings, the War-Wyatt, lb.w., 6 Nupen wickshire amateur playing with Leyland, e Cameron, h Nupen the utmost caution, the wicket Ap-Hammond, not out ... parently playing more tricks than Hendren, e Cameron, b McMillan Turnbull, st. Cameron, b Vincent WAB expected of It.
Leyland batted confidently, how. Chapman, e Newson, b Vincent ever, and the first wicket did not White, not out .. fall.until 88 runs were on the board, when Wyatt was given out leg be fore to Nugen. Wyatt had scored only eight rume
Extras
Total` (5_wkts.)
28 Coventry
151 Buton.
Newport
6 Crystal Pal.'
3 Bournemouth
3 Torquay
-3
HEAVY FINES ON TREE-CUTTERS.
'HOW PLANTATION WAS
DESPOILED.
nrrived
Following further investigations of pigs on Wednesday, and must which the authorities propose to have had several hundred dollars make, relative to the present value in the house at the time of the of the properties, it is understoodoutrage.
While robbery appears to have that the owners of such wharves will all be paid by the Government be one of the motives, it la sug- that the cold-blooded according to the present worth of geated Ruch land rights, properties, etc. In manner in which the murders were proportion to the original outlay committed indicates some deeper
motive, possibly revenge. of the owners.-Canton Gazetto.
SHIP'S OFFICER ON THE SPREE.
· REFUSED TO SIGN THE BAIL BOOK.
Little Girl's Story. According to Chan Tal, the little girl, three robbers were con- cerned in the shocking affair, entering the house at about one o'clock in the morning.
Mr. G. B. Twemiow, of the Botanical and Forestry Depart
The girl was sleeping with her ment, pressed for a heavy fine in
mother. She was awakened sud- the case in which two Chinese. Li
denly and was terrified to see a Pui and Suen Kau, stood charged
Hendras Anderson, second officer of man with a dagger, stabbing at her before Mr. Butters, at Kowloon Magistracy this morning, with an- the as. Ha! Hang, was to have ap-mother in the bed. She saw her lawful possession of two pine peared before Mr. Lindsell at the father struggling with two other trees at the Kowloon Rifle range Central Police Court this morning last night.
to
men.
A slot was fired and her answer a charge of behaving in a father fell fatally wounded.
Old Woman's Death, Mr. Twemlow said the men disorderly manner early this morn were seen to enter the plantation Ing. He failed to attend Court and
It appears that at this moment, with some others about ten o'clock had his bail of 10 estrentod, Inat night. A sound of chopping On being given the bail book, his the aged grandmother of the not family, who was sleeping in the was heard, though no-one saw the Worship, noticing that it had actual cutting of the trees. The been signed in the usual way by the cockloft, hearing the sound of the two defendants came out of the accused person, asked:-"lie was not revolver shot, ran to the ladder
and was
was hurrying down when shes Plantation about midnight with in a fit state to sign the bail. book?" General Balbo's scaplane squad-the
In this plantation Sub-Inspector MeWalter:-He was slipped and fell heavily to the One of the robbers ran on has arrived at Bolama in the Department had lost over tivo very excited when he was brought ground. Portuguese Guinen.
hundred trees in the last three in, your Worship. It was early this across and stabbed her to death After the machines have been months. Altogether four trees morning.
The robbers then commenced to overhauled, the squadron will were cut last night. start out on its trans-Atlantic Mr. Butters imposed a fine of Alght.
875, or six weeks Imprisonment 'Twelve plones are engaged on each. this trip. They left Lake Orbe- tello, Italy, on December 17 and were last reported at. Kenitra, Morocco, on the 21st. It was originally hoped that the journey would be completed in seventy- two hours.-Reuter
QUAKE DISASTER IN ARGENTINE,
ENTIRE TOWN SAID TO BE WIPED OUT.
New York, Doc.-24.
SUGAR RESTRICTION DEVELOPMENT.
BIG COMPANY WITHDRAWS FROM COMMITTEE,
Amsterdam, Dec. 24.
It is reported that the Nether- lands Indian Agricultural Com-1
before ake could risemen
Police Constable Wright, (who inade the arrest)-As a matter of ransack the promises while the fact, he refused to sign the book; be little girl stood huddled in a was under the Impression that he was corner too terrified to move. She Committing himself by signing the ran to the police station soon after hook. He is a Norwegian and we they had decamped, could not get Kim to understand.
END OF ADVENTUROUS *CAREER.
DEATH OF THE DUKE OF GALLIERA.
Paris, Dec. 24.
A fine of $7,000 was imposed on a Chinese who appeared before Mr. Lindsell at the Central Police Court this morning on a charge of, be ing in possession of 60 taels of pro pared oplum on the Ping On Wharf, According
Revenue Officer O'Neill, the drug was tied round the defendant's waist.
to
pany has withdrawn from the The death is announced of Many pages of the Government Committee which is championing Prince Antoine d'Orleans, the Gazelle are devoted to rules as to
the Chadbourne plan for sugar Duke of Ghiliora, who married the the conduct of examinations in
stituted for persons who wish tũ - restriction-Reuter.
The Duko had an adventurous procure colonial certificates of com-
Spanish Infanta Eulalia. je.
ན
It is reported that an earthquake A Chinese pleaded guilty before career and caused King Alfonso petency se masters, mates or ent
has obliterated the entire town of Mr. Butters, at Kowloon this morn-much uneasiness. Hie gay life at rineers in the Mercantile Marine Poma, which is loftily situated ating, to unlawful possession of eleven Nice at one time lod King Alfonso and as to the qualifications of the Cordillera Real in Argentine new steel files. He said he had re- to have him practically incar applicants, laid down and made by Queen's P.R. Notts County-Thirty-five people are said to ceived them from a friend fine cerated in a castle In Spain, from the dovernor, in Council under de
Northampton 1 have been killed and 10 injured of 25 of three sets imprisone which, however, he scaped. Vitser (Continued on PaON IN MAKA
167 Norwich
Fall of wickiai--1 for 83,"2 for 42, | Southend Fork Hammond dined Layland and 3 for 61:4 for 163, 5 for 149
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