GAMBLING HOUSE RAIDED.
"ROLLING THE BALL" FOR CIGARETTES.
B.A.T. OBJECTIONS.
LONDON'S SOCIAL
SEASON.
BRILLIANT ROUND OF EVENTS FOR SUMMER.
N.Z. TEST CRICKET.
London, Apr. 130. Although the Grand Opera set-
audiences
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY
DISASTROUS FIRE IN BORNEO.
THREE MILLION GUILDERS
DAMAGE.
STEAMER FOUNDERS.
to was
Covent Garden. The event which is generally regarded as the pening of the Loaden sarial season takes place to-morrow, when a private of the Royal Academy viss Summer Exhibition Lakes place at Burlington House,
under
CHINA-WIDE REVOLT AGAINST CHIANG.
(Continued from Poge AJ he did so to prevent them from be ing disarmed in Canton.
Kuomintang officiala in Canton who issued the dechuration of in- dependence, asked General Chan Ming-shu to sign the proclamation but he definitely refused to do so.
1, 1931.
E RADIO BROADCAST
RECITAL AND LECTURE
FROM STUDIO.
The radio programme to be rond- cast by B. W. on a wavelength of 355 metres to-day is:-
Pence In Kwangtang is assured
6.00-7.00 p.m. Chinese Programme, 7.00-18.30 pa European Pre- by the niliance of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, but plans, are afoot for
gramme of Columbia Records kindly to wreat contred ampaign tanan and flupeh. Steam laun supplied by Messrs. Anderson Musie
of
Samarinda, Borneo, Apr. 24. According to n atatement before
Fire broke it in the native the Magistrate (Mr. Scholßeld) to- day. the heal sides of B.A.T, pro-so began on Monday night and quarter here yesterday and gain- ducts have gone down considerably throughout week bus leen attracted such a hold that by the time it contfol damage fashionable owing to misuse by gambling ing tablishments who put up cigarettes
estimated at three million guilders was done.
chew and towboats has been com us prizes.
Iractically the whole of themundeered on the West River, and alive market parter was rained the provisleral government has in- 100 vessels for Government seelution to and much damage was done to structed the Shipping Owners As. BABN private
to bring transportation buildings. Most of the buildings military trai
the large contingents of Castane were not insured.
forces from Kwangsi for concentra. Aretion in northern Kwanglung where was hurning Chinese owned lai is feared that General Chan
Thirty-three Chinese were charge ed under the Gambling Ordinance, in the ease of three with being this keepers
of
gambling cestmon house and in the case of the others with participating in gune of
the bal chance, styled "rolling In the vernacular.
The proceedings resulted from a
under De rald by a police party
157, at tective Sergeant Clark Queen's Rand West, yesterday, Describing the game which he dis covered being conducted, the off. certated t it consisteal est rolling a large-sized marble down a sloping board studded with nails, A man, making u bet, would fool for a win in the marble trickling down through the maze of wails into one of our pockets on which be had placed hic bet
al
Despite the industrial depres sion, all indications polul to a brilliant round of social events during the season, of which the outstanding functions to Mas are the flest two Courts to be held by Their Majestien at Buckingham Palare on the 1901 and 20th. Chelsen Flower Show and the Royni Military Tournament wil as usual also be held during the enning month.
The principal outdbor events nd the sunson, however, take plice In June, tardusting.
others, the Derby atul Asent Baers,
Here the offer carried out a deth monstration with the board which hast been brought in as an exhibitors Show, the Wimbledon how The Court was impressed with the (net that placing the marble the
ut 21 upper
pont marked by a yellow flag, eleve t Clark had the satisfaction of 9 ing the sphere rull into a seijow packet.
Trooping of the colour, thei Military Talton, The International
1.216
is a win," rebuariod. "That "get three parkets of eigur they each worth ten it for the targ cents with whie 1 better.
The value of
the raz
W 0141
varied according to the extra t
1 in
tenus championships, the Royal Air Force Pageant and the fest match between England New Zealand cricket team which arrived" for day. Radesh Wes
And the
SILVER-GOLD RATIO.
Montinued from Pun 1
anil
Minimum Prices,
the hete, in this case wegenlated by ... rehabilitatis counters which the enestopter had river, and only after accomplish- He aklattering that great work would gold he first of all for by. winning
parket
admised to flow out into the world. TRAN rettes, exchange Them again for
the ronniers, 1 FL dus couran, cigaretter became pressed and bruised through mach handling Ers the end someine would have ta smoke them, and without consider. in the true reason, would blune She manufacturers for the terioration.
de
"Since these gambling salurons have start in the Colony the anies of the B.A.T. have gone down considerably," sudil Sergeant Clark, who informed the Magistrate there was a representative of the in- pany present in Court who could make a statement on the position
and
At the same time as the
2
steamer named the Go Tai San.
Ming-shu's Brities now engaging in un anti-t'ommunist expedition In to return may attempt dows the North River.
SERENE JEDENFREIRE SIZE FACE Klang)
"TELEGRAPH" AR1 SUPPLEMENT.
Mony Topienl Pictures Ta-morrow.
Bure sale the. Targraph Ari Supplement UA-ETLOT PONY will contain a large variety of pictures of topical interest.
Of sports events covered will be the opening of the Litt new pavilion, the Command
athlith Area
meeting, Har Inter-School sports, the Ser- Vin V South China football match
tha and
P.W.D. Sanitary Department
necer gaine.
V
There will also be several pic. tores of the annual inspection ut the Police Beserve, a group TY.M.C.A. eam captains al workers in the annual Anuncial drive, and allier group of The ofliers and members. nd the them 141 Arts
Association University
The having of a weath on the Cenotaph by the President
f the St. George's Society will also be illustrated, and there will be a group laken after the wedding of Mr. R. P and Miss E. Mendunen
Brown
"The empire, while it would be a buyer of both gold and allver ata mimum price, would retain samlejentent to cover its hold- ing of silver nud, it necessary, would raise the price of gend ku uo so. This would us an infinitely more effective way of using our gold than letting it slip through wit fingers to be hearded in the
from Sangkulirany to Samarinda. America and foundered when nearing port rentral banks
Six of the 31 passengers. Ad Frances
crow were drowned,
وده
"The mechanism by which this uht be brogit about would be a per bark of the empire, which When the police raided the place would take over by purchase the yesterday, they were informed byxisting stocks of old and silver those who was running it, that the held by the government and the B.A.T. had given them permission | banks That issue currency in Like in the matter. As a matter of fact, empáre, The se -lock would Sergeant Clark sail, no such for paid for in rex. a new money fo mission was piven. When T unify the empire, which, howevez. B.A.T. heard that notice was wondd e only the purely buck-
Monry nnit FU th actually put up in the plars claim piens?
ing the B.A.T.'s alleged interea in rank, invidying no need ot the matter, they at once made porbonne in Phe actual currencies. presentations
down.
have it taken 10
20 tot Ratje,
"Hold would be purchased at
Samarituda is a small town on the east coast of Itateh Borneo i hefes the equator.
Sanyulirant is also was the east const. 150 miles north of Saron rinda.
SUCCESSORS OF THE THIN RED LINE.
«Continued from Page 6) Many of the findings have been
sleep recoming from fact
theories Scopes of There
demolished by the same means,
Were
A man convicted as the kreper | of the place was fined $50, or Four minimam, price of one 'res' for 138 week's imprisonment. Uis two grains of fine guld. Silver wouldade joseinde mnly by the exercise Tokis were each then $25, or two be purchased at. say, on rex for
fact. Wees 2,200 ptains of five silver, weeks. Twelve custom450 cach fined $2, or three days, and fore the value to be imparted to eighteen others forefited their silver would be one-twentieth that at gold, which would still be well bail by not appearing.
thin the production ratio of 11
A sum of $13,80 was wized as gambling stakes, aml this together for 1."
There was the theory that the erah was due to the anapping of the levator wires, which control
the rise and descent of the vessel.
with the eigenrettesi put up as prizos į Mr. Darling explained that the support of this, it was said that were confiscated under an order calas ratio of 20 to 1 had been the bruken ends of the wire were
suggested because it approximates found
from the Bench,
NEW LINER SURPRISE.
CUNARD AND THE BLUE
KIBAND.
The
HOW
men.
the change value of the Intant, roger, now worth ta, td,
7.000.0014*
Uniform Values.
"rex,
to
a
ensiderable distance
This fact, so far fron suppaari-
was not broken in the Bir.
of
their
Chinng's False. Another explanation of the dra mati political changes in South China is afforded by a report that Generid Chan Thai-tong had reason to be shinesatisfied with the assign
Fund Ty the nent of military Nanking Government to the armies in Hwangtung. A month ago Mar. shad Clan Kai-shek, declared a CİLERE Fur rigid disbandment Kwangtong, and ordered that from May 1st
Chal-tong's arms what it fe Peetered expo
It to be noted that the upkeep of the troops will ense no anxiety to le revolting leaders i Kwangtung's declaration of inte perulence means the stopping the monthly contribution to Nan- king Geserament,
01
The Navy's Altitinke. Considerable interest is centred The attitude of the Cantem Navy which, far, has made no indicatius 1mperting the now regime,
L
i
Admivad Chan Chak visites long- kong yesterdax and nas since ...
urned, la Hongkong he hul conterenes with Chan Ming-sho. The bigger Chinese gurbet in- cluding the Chungshan, Hai Bu. Kin du Chung Yuan and Kny Koù are in Cunt in Harbour.
Movements in the North.
Nanking, Apr. 30.
Co.
7.00 p.m. Stock Quotations. 7.02-7.32 p.m. From The Studio. Lecture on "Sunlight and Health" by Profesor W. 1. Gerrard, O.B.E., M.D., M.R.C.P. (Lend.), D.P.JL
6.00 p.m. Local Time, Weather Report, ele.
7.32-8.23 p.m. A Concert. Song The Songe My Mother Sang
(Grimshaw).
Song The Kerr Dance (Molloy).
Doris Vane (Soprano). DX157. Violin Solo-The Phantom Melody
(Ketelbey),
Violin Salo-Algerian Sceno
(Ketelbey).
Albert Sandler, 9863. Male Octette-The Key's Of Heaven
(Cheshire Folk Song are, Button). Malt Ortette-Studies In Imitation
(Hughes).
London Male Voice Octente. DX39. Pianoforte Sole Caprice Chinola
(Scott). Pianoforte Sola-Pensoro (Scott).
Cyrif Seutt. DD4L Song-Tom Bowling (Dibdin), Song-The Bay of Biseny
(Cherry and Davy). William Heseltine (Tenor). X70. Cello Solo-Menuett (Haydn-Moffat). "Cello Solo-Chanson Villagroise
(Popper)
Gasper Cassado. Dicia, 8.23-9.07 p.m. Orchestral, The Clock and The Dresden Figures
(Ketelbey),
Wedgewood Blue (Ketelbey). In A Chinese Temple Garden
(Ketelley).
Albert W. Kezelbey's Convert Orchestra. DX27. Silhouettes (Arensky).
The Eastbourne Municipai Orchestra. 9740. Norwegian Rhapsody (Lała).
Orchestre Symphonique Of Paris, $707. The Merry Brothers (Gonain). Echoes Of The Valley (tiennin).
The Bournemouth Municipai Orchestra, 1821. 9,07-9330 p.m. Oelets. A Venetian Barcarolle (Willoughby) Rhapsody No. 2 (Liszt). Scene De Ballet (Bishop and Seur).
3. 11. Squire Celeste Octel, DX211, 9494, and 9825, 9.30-10.00 p.m. Pianoforte Recitai by Miss Your Gullor, from the studio,
Sonata in C Major (D. Scarlatti), In Tendre Nanette (Couperin), Les Tourbillons (Dandrlou). Mazurka (Chopin). Prelule (Chopin)," Tanga (T. Atheniz). Daner Runne-(Petrouchkn-T.
Gen. Chang Hauch-liang arrived here by air from Tientsin at 2.35 this afternoon and proceeded im- mediately to temporary headquar. ters in Mr. T. V. Soong's residence. He will be the guest of honour at a dinner at Marshat Chiang Kai-Maritara-Vocal Gus. shek's residence this evening. Renter
Return of Wu Pei-fu.
Stravinsky).
10.00-10.30 p.st. Operatic.
Clara Serena, Francis Russell, Dennis Noble, and Chorus. 9872. Song-Don Giovanni-Batti, Battl
(Mozart).
Miriam Licette (Soprano), 9011. Fredrien-Solections (Thur),
London Theatre Orchestra. DX132. Othello-lago's Creed (Creo). Harold Williams (Baritone). DX158,
10.30 p.m:
Close Down, Pan Recital
Nanking. Apr. 30. The re-emergence of the famous warlord, Wu Pel-fu, in the pali- teal arena.
after a long retire- ment, now appears certain.
The Commander-in-Chief's head-
A special feature of to-day's pro- wired to various quarters Bas Generals cancerned, to afford program will be a short pianoforte tection to Wu Pei-fu during his recital by the distinguished Russian impending journey to Nanking planist's name is already familiar to from Szechuan.-Router.
many people in Hongkong, as she aroused much enthusinsta with her two Helena May recent recitals at the Institute, given under the auspices of
Hanków. Apr. 30.
Wu Pei-ru, ex-Premier of the Peking Government, is expected here on Monday. He will visit Nanking to see some Nationalist leaders
fof Repulin.
NOTED FOOTBALLER AND HIS WIFE.
plonist, Miss Youra Guller.
This
the Hongkong Musical Society.
Miss Guller has a very high reputo. theton in Europe, where she has given recitals and played In the lending orchestras. Among others she has played with the Philharmonic Orches tras of Buiapost and Vienna, the principal Plan Orchestras, and with Sir Henry J. Word nt the London Queen's all. She has been one of the solaists engaged by the Pianoforte Society of London for their seasonal subscription concerts, and has twice although been engaged by them,
pianist to she is the only womna
As figure on their list of artistes. Was Guller leaves the Colony on
with the Shanghai Municipal Orches- Sunday, her next engagement being tra on May 10th. the Hongkong have been Broudensting Committed
services. fortunate in securing her
WHY SHE STRUCK HIM.
Join Alexander Mackie. the
was summoned
It is to be hoped that the artist will not be handicapped by the unusual conditions of a broadensting studio,
GENERAL BAIRD'S DEATH.
To set such a plan in moting the argument in the minals of the scientific experts, loui 1+ its Mr. Darling calculated, "world r
destruction. # was found that gaire 20.000.000 "rex" (pur the broken gas of the wire hore chase the initial stock of gold in evidence of having been subjected the empire. The purchase of the 73,000-ton "us-initial stock of silver held against Kat heat. and that the market former Arsenal player, and now of
were the same in each cases. From Hush Atlantic liner-known as Indian currency notes would take this it was deduced that one fame Portsmouth, “No, 54”... being built at Clyde- | 87,000,000 "rex.” Thus, in lieu of
had strned through the wire, and. Mortlake for failing to maintain bank for the Canard Steamship gold and silver, the issuers of cur-since the five did not begin until his wife and two children. Co. has not been designeil 10 Fracy would hold among them in
after the airship struck the ground.
Mrs. Mackie Baid that she had wrest back for Great Britain the the empire's superbank balances it was established that the wireinen in Portsmouth Hoveral times Blue Riband of the Atiable, now aggregating
this season for money, but got held by the German vessel, Brewhich would become the initial
The precise fwist of a piece of none, her husband saying that be lasis for the currencies of the en-
almost hurnt metal, the position of had either spent it on beer, lost This surprise statement Wits made by Sir Percy Bates, chair pire.
parts of the machinery, the condi-it at the "dogs, or forgotten. tion of the instruments in the air. man of the company, at a meeting
The manager of the Portsmouth ship. the switches, all told of the shareholders at Liverpool.
The value of the "res" would be
ows stories to the experts.
team, who had helped them with "Pretty Ornaments"
money, found them a house, but "Blue Ribands are pretty orna uniform, whether created by gold
1 balances Amazing Experiments, when she arrived with her two sick "but their, by silver, and ments.", said Sir Percy.
children she said she found it locked. When the full story revenue value is indirect and would he transferable to any part
MOTOR-COACH DRIVER SENT the The assistant trainer got in comes within the field of adver- of the empire. Gold and silver experiments carried out in con-
FOR TRIAL. tisement. If would be easy to de- could also be purchased from the nexion with the preparation of the through a window and gave her buy food. Her husband what
effect settlements sign a faster ship,
rupertank to
arrived at 11.45 with FIL yourg
Healey Walior Seller, a motor- board has had continually in mind outside the empire, or for any Report comes to be written, it will money
chapter of real romance. woman.
coach driver, of Bournemouth, was Winchester A four-foot model of the R #01 la regularity of service in all wen other purpose, payments being
committed by the thers, combined with the last wordmade in Prex."
was built at the National Physica! Mrs. Mackie said she was so it County Bagistrates for trial at In safety and comfort for the
In addition to 250,000,000 "rux" | Laboratory, at Teddington. Mid-furiated that she struck him, but Salisbury Assizes for the alleged sengers. Number 534' may win a
in gold at the outset, Mr. Darling diesex, where it is posable to re-he only laughed. She asked for
manslaughter of Brigadier-Gene Blue Riband, but her speed is no
ral A, W. F. Baird. secretary of for her times there would be an addi-produce all the weather conditions money and he said he had none. greater than is needed schedule;
be notional annual supply of 60.000.000 to which the wrecked vessel might Next day the manager told her, the Cariton Club, and of Miss her size wil greater than is necessary to make "Tex" from the mines at the pre-have been subjected. The must she said, that he had paid Mackie Andersen Pelham, on the London- ferocious gate can be worked up in the previous day, and added: "Southampton road, on February Rent rate of production of new
mine would 20. the "air-tummals”—long, fat pipes he was a son” of her a paying ship."
Dealing with the future of ship-gold.
with a powerful fun at one enit. horsewhip him."
General Baird, it was ping, Sir
The gas-envelope of the little Cause of the preseņi
model was smashed in at one side! Mackle said that he had a home was driving a small car from Lon- Was the main Kested that fear trade sickness. This emotion is
In jumping off a muter lorry while to test one theory; the elevator for his wife, but she refused to don, and this was not confined to individuals," he was still in motion, a coolie, Pang was phi out of action to test ant- live with him. He explained that collision with a motor-coach which said;
"It extends to nations, per-Cheung-siu, of 21, Stone Nullah Lane,
tackle standing in the road at haps to most of them. The plain who was travelling on the vehicle in other. The model was "crashed" the athor woman had called with had just passed some threshing
Bradley Micheldover. fact is that the world cannot run Hennessy Rond, near Fleming Road, and buffeted in artificial gales, him to fetch an autograph book.
He was ordered to pay 83 a week The defence was reserved and on fear and these fears must be yesterday, suffered injuries to his head until the experts, after weeks of
WAR taken to the experiment, were
and £3 3a. costs.
bail was granted. exorcised before. a new flood tide and legs and
exact conclusions.. of real prosperity can be expected, Government Hospital for treatment.
Fercy
but
Pits-
form
able to form
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smashed In
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for
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OF
PICTURES
by the foremost Artists of Japan, opens on WEDNESDAY, April 29th.
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Please note that early comers have the first choice and pictures sold can be taken right away.
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CINZANO
MADE
ID BOTTLED IN ITALY
MERMO
INTERCRIMAL, AT"VER,
Some ways of using it: PLAIN: It's not too sweet and
not too dry."
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Vermouth is used.
AS A LONG DRINK IN SUMMER:
with mineral water.
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"GIN & CIN"
I DRY GIN, ↑ CINZANO VERMOUTH,
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SHANSI MILITARY
LOAN.
TO COVER DISBANDMENT
EXPENSES.
Peking, May 1. The Shansi Divisional Comman-
dera
www
represented by General Shen Chen have signed an agree- ́ ment with Tientsin bankers, hero for a loan of a million dollars to cover disbandment expenses In North-Western Chinn,
The redemption of the loan has bean fixed for sixteen months Reuteṛ,