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JANUARY 2, 1931.
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RESISTANCE
FORT
DUNLOP
LOCADABRAN
AMY JOHNSON BOMBAY NEW YEAR KNIGHTHOOD FOR BLOODSHED FOUR NEW PEERS NEW GOVERNOR OF SOUTH AFRICA
STARTS
FURORE.
FAR EAST FLIGHT BRITISH AND INDIAN TROOPS
BOUND. FOR PEKING
VIA MOSCOW.
UNHERALDED SOLO TRIP FROM ENGLAND.
IN CLASHES.
MANY CASUALTIES.
Bombay, Jan. 1. The New Year dawned ominously in India. serious clashes taking place in Bombay last night in spite of every precaution by the authori-
tion.
MR. HORNELL.
THE GOVERNOR ALSO HONOURED.
LOCAL PERSONALITIES IN NEW YEAR LIST.
IN BURMA
FEARFUL REBEL LOSSES.
IN THE
HONOURS LIST,
“AUDAX” BECOMES A BARONET.
FIERCE BATTLES. ART, MUSIC AND SCIENCE
Kangoon, Jan. 1,
DISTINCTIONS.
MACAO.
CAPT. OLIVEIRA TO GET THE POST
A POPULAR CHOICE.
According to the Journal de Noticias, of Porto, Portugal, Capt. Mattos e Oliveira has been op pointed to succeed. His Excellency Sentor Tamagnini Barbosa лв Governor of Macao.
A battle in the open between POLICE DISTINCTION.
rebel tribesner, and troops
Capt. Oliveira has held the im- The All-India Congress "Wad LANDS AT LIEGE.Counci" in deflánce of the police and the Vice-Chancellor of the tempted to invade the camps of
porlast offer of Chief of Staff to His Excellency the Governor occurred in the Pasheyaw Dia. FORTY| KNIGHTHOODS.
trict, where the rebels twice at-
the Minister of Marine for the London, Jan. 1.. han, organised a number of meet-
last few years where his ad- Recognition of distinguished ministrative ability and happy ings throughout the elty at mid- Hongkong University figure pro-
services in the art, music, medi-poisonality have made him most night, to celebrate the passing of minently in the New Year Hon the Burma Rifigs and the Kachin
Rifles. the resolution at the Lahore Con-ouri List. Sir William Peel gets
The military replied with Lewis cal and scientific worlds forms popular. His appointment to this gress, which demanded complete the K.C.M.G. decoration, whilst
Mr. W. W. Hornell receives a casualties on the rebels,
guns, infleting extremely heavy the main feature of the New Important position is doubtless Year's Honours List, 'which in- partly due to the fact that lie was independence for India.
Knighthood.
All women and children have cludes four new, peerages, five stationed at Macas for home time Other local honours are as fol-been removed from Tharrawaddy baronetcies, three Privy Coun-in command of a gunbonat, during which period he made a close to forest bungalows following cillorships, and over forty atuty of Chinese life in the precautions, while Indian troops Edgar William Carpenter, Assis-rumoured intended night attack, knighthoods, including, twenty in Colvity
which did not eventuate,
The villagers in the Thagra waddy District have deserted their homes to join the rebels,
Amy Johnson is once again in the limelight. Unheralded until an announcement was made in the Daily Mail that a start had been made, she set out yesterday on a flight to Peking, her route involv. ing the crossing of the Siber- ian wastes at a particularly difficult time of the year.
London, Dec, 1. The Daily Mail mitances that Hiss Amy Johnson, the world's fost famous avintrix by reason of her brilliant,ght to Australia, has started on a solo light to Peking From England, travelling via Mos- paw-Reuter.
Later.
Miss Amy Johnson left Stag Lane Aerodrome at 10.30 h.m. 9 her flight to Peking, after being held up owing to fog.
Quick Trip?
The greatest of these demon- strations was planned to take place the Chowpathi Sands. The police, meantime, look elaborate
on
were posted at #atogic points and a company of the East Lanenghire Regiment was drawn up, in the moonlight, on "Chowpathi Beach,
In spite of this show of force, the crowds rolled up and skirmishes, soon followed.
By two o'clock in the morning, sixty-two persons had been 40 seri- ously injured as to require their despatch to hospital, while ten others were very seriously hurt when the police were ordered 10 charge with staves. Several charges were necessary before the crowds dispersed.
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In the neighbourhood of the sea front a party of police was sur- rounded by a crowd, which began hurling stones:
Interviewed by Reuter prior lo the start, sho sald the whole route was not definitely mapped, but she hoped to get to Berlin on the first day, Warsaw on the second and The officer in charge finally or Moscow on the third. She would der his squad to open fire, and nine then fly to Omsk and afterwards of the demonstrators were wound- follow the trans-Sibertin railwayed. Further police charges cleared route-Router..
the streets and all was quiet by four London Jan 1
o'clock.-feater.
• Only, a score of people witnessed the start of Anty Joluson's flight to Peking.
Gipsy Moth Planes;
She is flying in a red and white Gipay Moth plane, a machine which was presented to her after her mom- ible solo light from England to Astralia.
She was wearing a parachute on her back, in case of emergency,
In an interview, Amy sald she had no idea exactly how long it would take for her to reach China. She was in no particular hurry, andį he expressed a doubt whether she tould get beyond Brussels on the at day" owing to the blanket of
over Europe.
Fearful Hazards.
The Russian section of her flight likely to be the most hazardous is the cold is very intenso and the round-is, perhaps, several Teet rep' in snow.
lows:
O.B.E. (Civil Division). Mr.
tant Director of Public Worka.
M.B.E. (Military Division).— Sergeant Major William Harold Edmonds, Inspector of Works, P.W.D.
King's Police Medal-Mr. Wal- ter Kent, Assistant Superinten- dent of Police.
Governor's Honour.
There will be general congratu latians to His Excellency Sir Wil tiam Peel on his receiving a fur- ther mark of His Majesty's favour. It was in 1926 that Mr. Peel (as he then was) received the C.M.G. decoration, being at the time Chief Secretary of the F.M.S., whilst in 1928, in which year he proceeded Home on special duty at the Co- lonlal Omcè he was created a Knight of the Order of the British Empire.
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It was in May, last that' His Ex- cellency came to Hongkong Governor In succession to Sir Cecil Clementi, the whole of his pre- vlous Colonial service having been
FRENCH WAR LOAN in Malaya. During his 3 years in
SCANDAL.
BRITAIN DESPATCHES A ̈ NEW NOTE.
SHARP COMMENT.
Paris, Dec. 31.
She stated that she is proposing upon in the newspapers,
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MR. SNOWDEN'S BUDGET PROSPECTS.
Unusually Heavy Deficit so
Far Recorded.
LAST QUARTER NEEDS.
London, Dec. 31.
The Treasury returns cover- ing a period of nine months ending. Deceither 31,how n deficit of $19052,000, which compares ther £160,000,000 at the sinle singe of the financial year twelve months ago.
Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, anticipated a net surplus in the
of over £2,000,000..
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the Dominions, India and the Colonies.
A number of prominent leaders in the Labour Party have been honoured.
Peerages.
Peerages have been conferred on the following:
to
His Excellency the Governor of Macugo: and Madame Barbosa returned Hongkong to-day by the P. & O. Ranchi from their tour of Japan and the North.
Seen by a representative of the Hongkong Telegraph this morning, the Consal-Gonoral for Portugal stated that although he has seen the report referred to above, he has not yet received official con-
Sir John Hindley, commerciul adviser to the Mines Department since 1918. He is a partuor infirmation of the appointment. the firm of Stephenson, Clarke and Co., and was formerly a member of the Coal Controller's Export Advisory Committee.
Sir Ernest Lamb, former Mem- ber of Parliament and member of the City of London Corporation since 1903. A noted Free church- man, he is Lay Representative to the Wesleyan Methodist Confer ence and Treasurer of its Temper ance and Social Welfare Depart ment.
ESTATE LEFT TO ACTRESS.
SIR SEFTON BRANCKER'S SOLE BEQUEST.
ON TOP IN SECOND TEST.
ENGLISH BOWLERS,
FLOGGED.
RECORD PARTNERSHIP FOR
FIRST WICKET.
CLOSE: 230 FOR 1.
Capetown, Jan. 1. With one victory already to their credit, South Africa made a brilliant start in the Second Test against Eng. land which opened at Capetown this morning. The English bowling was severely thrashed, and it was not until the last ten minutes that the opening partnership was broken.
Mitchell and Siedle put on 260 runs for the first wicket pnd at- the close of play, South Africa had scored 280 for 1 wicket...
Play opened in sunny weather be fore a crowd of seven thousand. The wicket was worthy of the des- cription good, and was on turf, which was thought to favour Eng- land's chances,
Bright Opening.
H. G. Deane, South Africa's skip. per, Bent Arthur Chapman in the spin of the coin and alected to bat, vending In Mitchell and Shiedlo to open the innings,
At the lurgh interval, the man had, thoroughly settled down and scented worried by rated
Sir William render, twice prstFLYING COMPANION, bowling changes, Sledle scored a
London, Déc. 31.
trifle more rapidly than his partner and in a total of 79, his contribu-
president of the Institute of Char- tered Accountants, who has pre- sided over many committees and The will of Sir Sefton Branckortion was 42, while Mitchell ad ob- Royal Commissions on commer who nerished in the R.101 disag-tained 36. cial and financial questions atter, has passed for probate. The
New Record.. full year (till March 31, 1031).11ome and abroad. He was first testator bequeathed the whole of
Independent Chairman of the his estate, amounting, to £5,944 The batamen assumed the upper National Board for the Coal (net personalty) to Misa Auriol hand after lunch. Mitchell was res
Lee the actress-producer......... ponsible for some beautiful classic. Sir Ernest Rutherford, former The will is dated August 22, strokes and the scars mounted president of the Royal Society, the 1927. It recalls that his widow steadily, neither player taking any. well-known physiciat and authori- would be granted a pension of risks. ty on radio activity. He has been £000 per annum by the Air Minis- Cavendish Professor of Experi- try.
They set up a now record for the South African first wicket Just be- . mental Physics at Cambridgo There Wis one 'son of the fore ten. Tho old record was 171, since 1919 and has been awarded marriage, who is now twonty made by Catterall and Mitchell at
years of age: medals for his
Edgbaston in 1929. It may be recalled that. Mias
The score at the ten Interval was Aurlol Lee; who is fifty years of 176. Of these, Siedle had score 96, age and who is now engaged in and Mitchell 77.
the Malayan Civil Service, His Excellency proved himself a notably able, experienced and tactful administrator, enjoying the
The Budget prospects are confidence of-the-Rulers-and-of-therefore, not bright-Reuter-Industry.. all the communities in the Federa- tion to a marked degree. Whilst
EZER TARZIZ he received many congratulations on his elevation to the Governor ship of Hongkong, there universal regret. in the FALS. when he severed his lengthy and beneficial association with Malaya.
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branch of the Burmese Red Cross has been opened temporarily at Tharrawaddy.
Later.
numerous
Baronetcies,
re-
The rebels arc adopting searches. A disclosure that, the British
Golden Opinions.
guerrilla tactics, including an another Note the contents of which Government before Christmas sent
altempt to demolish a bridge During his brief period of ser- seventy miles from Rangoon. have not been divulged) requesting
New Baronets include: the French Government's further vice in Hongkong, His Excellency They have damaged the railway
Sir John Bradford, president of consideration of the claims of has won golden opinions, not only line some. 73 miles from Rangoon British bond-holders in French War because of his charm, of manner and consequently no train, are the Royal College of Physicians Loans, is made to-day.
during the night since 1926 and late member of the and happy disposition, but also by being run
Prome. Senate, University of London, The despatch of this second Note reason of his marked abilities as between Rangoon and is somewhat sharply commented an administrator. He has secured Even mail trains will only be run He was George Henry, Lewes Scholer, and 'since entering the a remarkably quick grasp of the during the day-time.
Numerous villages have been medical profession has held many Le Journal asks whether this is Colony's problems and has shown
Served with Some great distinction in the War and relations by pereisting in a dis- pursue any course to which he has ing into the paddy fields.
of the places are burning,
was made C.B. and C.B.E. He has agreeable controversy and evoking committed himself after due con-
sideration. He has particularly The presence of rebels is in-published many papers on Medical hopes which cannot be satisfied.
Britain concerned himself with the crisis from the depths of the inaccessible
dicated by heavy smoke ascending and scientifle subjects. '. It is understand that adheres to the standpoint that the through which the Colony is pase-jungle. loans are repayable in gold francsing as a result of the decline in It is now .estimated that the and not at the existing rate of the value of the dollar, insisting Lewis-gunners at Pashegyaw kill whorever possible on economy in cd a hundred of five hundred men, But it was an extremely difficult exchange.
Britain's first Note on the sub- the administration of Hongkong's who attacked the camp-Renter. and extremely plucky flight to undertake, particularly at this time ject, in July inat evoked an un- affairs. Ils appointment of a le- of the year.
favourable, reply.-Reuter.
trenchment Committee; with wide powers of reference, may be cited
change the wheels of her plane the time to disturb Anglo-French himself a man of determination to /deserted and the cattle are stray- important posts.
skis on reaching Moscow. ·
The Soviet Embassy told Reuter hat there were air routes all over ussia and that if Miss Johnson ycceeded in reaching the nerod. Sme she would be all right,
Extremely Plucky.
Mrs. Johnson said that ́her Jaughter had made no definite pluna.
She had no particular object in making a fight to China, except that she was keen to fly to Chinn in qrder to establish another Bri tish' air record,-Reuter,
Lands at Llege.
Later.
Miss Amy Johnson landed, at Liege, on the Belgian border, ot 416 p.m. to-day-enter,
EXCITEMENT IN CHESS MATCH;
INDIAN PLAYER DEFEATS CAPABLANCA.
London, Jad, 1.
KING'S NEW YEAR
MESSAGE.
"WE MUST STAND AS A UNITED PEOPLE."
in this connexion. A hard worker, with a high sense of his respon-
sibilition, he has also made a largo circle of friends in the social and sporting life of the Colony, and there will be general agreement amongst all sections of the com munity that the latest honour con- ferred on him has been thoroughly deserved.
NATIONAL THRIFT IN BRITAIN.
KING TO BE GIVEN SAVINGS. CERTIFICATE.
London, Dec. 31 The King will be presented next week with a representation of the London, Jan. 1.
thousand millionth Long Overdue. -
National His Majesty the King, replying
Savings Certificate, sold. to a mosdage from the Lord Mayor
Satisfaction will be no less uni- The certiflente will be number of London conveying New Year greetings, anys that while hopeful veral in the ease of Sir William ed and appropriately inscribed. of satisfactory results
About 117,000 Savings Certif- from ré-Hornell, whose elevation to the cent important conferences, the honour of a Knight Bachelor can cates are sold dally. The pur- most sanguine minda cannot fall described as long overdue. No chase price of the thousand million and happier choice could possibly have cortificates sold since February to reallso the difculties anxieties which confront us at been made. For the geniality of 1916. when they were first put on Homo and Ovorsens,
bis disposition no less than for the market amounts to £780,000,- His Majesty declares: All the his manifest talents and learning, 000. The present weekly average
the production of talking pictures
at Hollywood, was the first woman to fly across the Equator, in the
Both Get Genturics. Subsequently both batsmen ob- course of a flight with Sir Sefton
tained their centuries and in- Brancker to Kenya Colony.
While in England, she frequent.cidentally obtained their highest ly few with the late Sir Sefton. individual scores in Test matches. Reuter.
They defied the English bowling, which was not at all bad, until eight minutes before the close of play," when they were within nine runs of beating the first wicket partnor- ship for England-South Africa matches, 268, scored by Hobbs and Sutcliffe at Lord's in 1924.
IRISH FREE STATE RATIFIES.
Closing incident.
Mr. Ernest Dobenham, a Direc- tor of Lloyd's Bank and Royal LONDON NAVAL TREATY NOW
IN FORCE. Exchange Assurance Corporation,
Sir Richard Gregory, the noted
With Mitchell's score; at 111, Professor of Astronomy of
London, Dec. 31. Siedle was splendidly taken by Queen's College, and former pro- The King's Instrument of Rati- Chapman, fielding at mid-on, off J. sident of the Royal Metereological fleation, In respect of the Irish Free O. White. Siedlo had obtained-141- Society and many other societies. State, of the London Naval Trenty in 298 minutes in a sterling display, He has written several toxt-books of 1930 was deposited to-day at his total including thirteen bound- on physical geography, physio- the Foreign Office by the High ary hits, graphy, experimental science, Commissioner for the Free State Nupen joined Mitchell and in the in: London, and the Treaty, la, last eight minutes, they put on physica and chemistry.
Sir George, May, Member of the therefore, now in force.British twenty additional runs Nupen
claiming twelve of them. s Council of the Institute of Ac- Wireless,
Washington, Jan. 1.
was slower. Although Mitchell tunrics,, Secretary to the Pruden- tial Assurance Co. and a Director proclaimed the enforcement of the tive display of batting, completely President Hoover has formerly than Bledie, he gave a most attrac- of the British Overseas Bank.
Mr. George Roberts, who under. Landon Naval Treaty Reuter's without ahance, the pseudonym of “Audax” pre-, sented a hundred thousand guineas
American Service.
The scores are appended:
8. AFRICA 18T INNINGS.
to the King Edward's Hospital HINDU CASTE FEUD AT Mitchell not out
Fund in March '1920 ́ ́na, thank offering for His Majesty King George's recovery from his long illness.
Privy Councillors.
Now Privy Councillors are blog Sir George Perley, a former
JALGAON.
FOUR UNTOUCHABLES ARRESTED.
Jalgaon, Dec. 81..
The Untouchables at Jalgaon this-
Bledle, e Chapman, 'b'White Nupen not out voi
Extras
„Total (for 1 wk£)
In the third round of the Inter- moro,, therefore, we must stand the Vico-Chancellor has during of sales is the highest for many High Commissioner for Cañada morning resumed thbir passive re- WINDFALL FOR LADY
as a united people, resolutely de- the seven years in which he has Years British Wireless. tational Chess Congress at Haal-termined to and and follow the preside over the destinies of the ngs, a sensation was created by sure road which will lead the University made himself inmonaly
and Minister of Overseas Military sistance, tactics, squatting at the Forces of Canada. He is now a entrance to the All-India Caste Minister without portfolio in the Hindu Conference.
he defeat of the famous ax- Empire to instinst peace and pro-nopular in Hongkong. He has U.S. MARINES KILLED. Canadian Government. world champion, Capablancaj
This notabio performance waK achlovod by an Indian, Sultan Khan, the champion of Britain, in alxty-five moves.
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In the course of the game, Khán
asperity-Reuter.",
THE DOLLAR DECLINE.
"FIGHTING BANDITS IN
** NICARAGUA.
Washington, Janal,
The police were again summoned Mr. Thomas Kennedy, the chief and on this occasion, four of the Labour Whip: He was the Scot Invaders, who had succeeded in tish Labour Whip in 1921-2, and foreing an entrance, were placed 1028-5 and has been Chlef Whip under arrest. Reuter since 1927. He has represented Kirkcaldy in Parliament since 1921
moreover, come into contact with, all sections of the community by nasocieting himaolf...with various. local organisations, and has done mich in the concord movement to bring Europeans and 'Chinese- Macrificed his queen for two rooks.
together, yet This la the first game that
The sterling value of the Hong- His devoted work to the In Eight members of the United and is General Secretary of the Capablanca has ever lost in akong dollar showed a further detorests of the Univoralty needs States Marine Corps were killed Social Democratic Federation and decroo Surnament in England, while clino this morning, the opening fate little emphasising. He has paid to day in a ferco encounter with Parliamentary Secretary to the authorising ther Khan Je hitherto the only player being 18. 0.7/8d. This represents vialts to North China and Malaya bandits if the mountainous re- Treasury at Hastings who has won all as a drop of 1/8d. as compared with with view to extending knows gions of 4 Nicaragua➡Reuters. Mr. Horbert Morrison frames — Reuter,
Said Wednesday's quofationise
Anteticas: Servicske a
Buenos Aires Ten,
to-berem
1.3.
MARGARET HALL,
MAGNIFICENT GIFT BY MRS
HARKNESS.
Mrs. Edward Harkness, of the founder of th Trust of £2,000,00
lagued 285,000 for the
buildings to not to Lad Marga
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