THE HONGKONG
KUOMINTANG BAN REVOKED.
HEAVY RAIN AIL OVER EUROPE.
TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1931.
DARING SWATOW
INTERNATIONAL TENNIS SUSPENDED.
THEATRE
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW ONLY
at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
ASSURANCE GIVEN OF NO INTERFERENCE.
MATTER EXPLAINED.
The
the
which reasons
caused withdrawal of the ban
ROBBERY.
DOCTOR'S SON KIDNAPPED. WITH ANOTHER.
HOUSE RANSACKED.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
BRITAIN V. FRANCE.
London, May 17. Czectio-Slovakin beat Greece by on the Kuomintang In Malaya four matches to one in the second were recently explained
round of the Davis Cup. "In the
Swatow, May 14. meeting of the
Straits concluding games at Athens
A daring robbery, in which two Settlementa Legislative Council, Ludny, Hecht beat Zerlendi, 6-2. boys wore kidnapped, was carried Ordinance, was introduced by the bent Garangloti (Greece), 6-1. the Kakchioh side of Swatow Secretary for Chinese Affairs, 6-3, 6-1.
harbour last Sunday night,
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EPIC of FAR-FLUNG BORDERLANDS!hen a Bilt to amend the Socfetles 6-4, 3-0, 6-4, and Menzel (CS) out by a band of armed, men on
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As a result of that action re- At Oslo, heavy rain throughout| The attack was made on one of presentations were, made by the the day prevented a continuation a group of houses nestling into a Chinese National Government and of the contest between Poland and cleft of the hill on which this policy was also the subject of
Norway. which Poland has compound of the American discussions between the Foreign already won by three elean Baptist Mission is built. The Office and H.M. Minister In China. matches. It was later decided band of men, variously estimated In January of this year Sir Miles that the remaining matches will at from twenty to seventy, hid in Lampson paid a visit to Singapore not be played.
the hills until dead of night. when the rattor was considered with representatives of the Malayan Governments. On his return to China the Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. C. T. Wang exchanged notes with him on the subject of Kuomintang activities.
On Apr., 2, Dr. Wang wrote to Sir Miles Lampson and said it was never the latention of the Chinese National Government to interfere in the domestic affairs a foreign Government, and such conduct would never be countenanced by the Chinese National Government.
Sir Miles Lampson replied that the Malayan Governments had no objection to anyone being a mem- ber of the Kuomintang so lang na he did not engage in activities ini- mical to the interests of the local! Governments and provided that no attempt was made to establish branches in Malaya.
Peralstent rain in Paris prevent They then got together, and, el further play in the inter- according to an account inspired national club tawn tennis mniches by the police, took captive two between Britain and France, the policemen who were on duty, thus match thus being regarded as a preventing them from giving the win for the British clubs by six alarm.
matches to five on the result of They attacked the house, nud the rat day's play,
though there was much noise, and, The closing singles in the Davis it is said. shots were fired, Cup contest between Italy and were uninterrupted, As doubt- Holland at Turin were also aus- leas nonc of the neighbours pended owing to rain, wud ns dared to come out. The Italy has trendy established house belongs to a prominent winning lead, the Dutch, players Swatow banker, and rehted to decided not to play off the remain- ja Chinese ship's doctor who is at der Beeter
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CANADA SHOWS FINE SPEED.
present away on duty, and whose Tamily Is in refuge lo Swatow from the Communist-ridden dis- trict of Yun-thin, in Fuklen.
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At the time the raid was made. there were no men in the bouse. The doors were forced open, and the little son of the doctor, a boy for These notes, the Secretary
of 11 years of age, was taken. together with a schoolboy of Chinese Affairs continued, um-
years. The house was rigd. bodied the settlement which ng
Victoria, May 13.
One account says that a micros- now been reached between the Governments of Malaya and the The Empress of Canada to-day cope worth $100 and about $40 in taken. A newspaper Chinese National Government, established a record of len days, cash were
loot as being The Kuomintang is not an Illegal 23 hours and 51 minutes for the account gives the Rociety in the Colony so long as run from Yokohama to Vietoria worth $3,000.
The robbers got away to it in organised
outside via Honolulu. wholly Malaya and that no branches are She made the run from Hone-waiting boat, and only when they maintained in the Colony. In the lulu to Victoria in four days, 12 were safely out of the way ald the They interests of good relations between hours and 21 minutes, which is at neighbours give the alarm. Malays and the Chinese Nutional least 30 hours faster than any then rang the bell of the Theolo mark, She Government it was desirable that previous
averaged gical College in the American 21.47 knots on this run.
compound. and the two police- this overture should meet with a
From Yokohama to Honolulu men now released, went to prompt and generous response,
the police station. By which was being met by the pre- she set a record of six days, 11 rouse
hours and 30 minutes.
then it was too late. and sent Bill. The settlement had re-
tho is not yet known where ceived the approval of the Foreign
robbers went, nor what terms Office.
The speech was greeted by loud. applause and the Bill was read a first time.
il
The P. and O. .s. Karmala, from they intend to demand for the two unfortunate Hongkong, arrived at Lundon on 17th ransom for the
baya. May at 9 a.m.
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