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HONG KONG. THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1928. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

No. 25,890

LOCAL TOMMIES.

DERBY LURE.

THE SWEEP STAKE WINNERS.

A LUCKY

LADY.

Receives Winning Ticket As Gift From Employer.

DETAILS OF CALCUTTA & STOCK EXCHANGE DRAWS.

To-day we have to record items of news in connection with the Derby which are awaited with as much interest as the actual result of the race. These items have to do with the lucky people who possess winning sweepstake tickets,

Up to the time of going to press the holder of the Felstead ticket

in the Calcutta Sweep, worth more than a quarter million sterling, has not been revealed. First prize in the Stock Exchange Sweep, however, went to a lady clerk in Barrow-in-Furness, to whom it was presenteil by her employer.

Fairway, the unplaced favourite, was drawn in the Calcutta Sweep by a Police Commissioner in West Africa. Luckily he sold half of his interest for £27,000.

Gen. Luard's Report to Whitehall.

"NO DISCONTENT” HERE.

Spirit of Men in the Garrison Excellent.

London, Yesterday.

his command and that the spirit of the troops is excellent. Reuter.

[Note: Questions were asked

in the House shortly after the outbreak of the window-smashing epidemic here a month or so ago.]

RATES EXEMPTION.

Black Watch, by coming home third, brought about £50,000 to NEW BILL INTRODUCED INTO

a Glasgow widow and £20,000 to n Leicester cobbler.

Further new details regarding the race are published below.

A GLASGOW WIDOW.

Sir H. Cunliffe Owen's Felstead

COMMONS.

LABOUR OPPOSITION.

London, Yesterday.

HARRY THAW.

Receives a Surprise at Southampton,

DEBARRED FROM ENGLAND,

Action Brought Under "Alien's Restriction Order."

STILL FINE.

N.E. winds, moderate, fine, is the official weather forecast until noon to-morrow.

The anticyclone remains over Japan. Depression is still shown to the S.E. of Pratas.

ampton, that he would not be per- mitted to land in Erigland.

The decision is based on the

In the House of Commons Mr. Provision of the Allens' Restric- Neville Chamberlain (Minister of tion Order, under which a person Health) moved, the second reading is only allowed to land if he has of the Rating Valuation Appar-not been sentenced in a foreign tlonment Bill, outlined by Mr. country for an extraditable crime. Churchill In this budget speech on Reuter. April 24.

JAPAN'S STRIKE.

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A NEW FIGHT?

Shipowners and Seamen The Nationalist Allies

Meet.

MEDIATORS APPOINTED.

Strike Unlikely To Last Long Though Spreading Somewhat.

Maji, June 6.

requisitioned and the ships pro- hibited from joining the strike.

Reuter.

.

VILNA DISPUTE. ·

LEAGUE COUNCIL'S INTERMINABLE TASK.

Quarrel.

PEAK TRAMWAYS.

Dividend Increase by 3 Per Cent.

TRAFFIC, RECEIPTS UP.

PRIZE OF TIENTSIN.

Coveted by "Christian General" for Chairman's Review at the Annual

Himself.

Meeting.

per cent.

Special Repairs. The chairman then presented his review as follows:

London, Yesterday.”

Kobe, June 6,

Peking, To-days- "AT"ÍNCTENSO"uf "three In the House of Commons, re-

Harry Thaw, the central figure

Representatives of the ship Official foreign reports state dividend and of about $25,000 in plying to Mr. E. Thurtle (La bour), Sir Laming Worthington-in the Stanford Wilte shooting owners and seamon met this morn that friction in developing, be traffic receipts as compared with

ing and nominated five mediators, tween the Nationalist allies, Gen-the year before were Evans (Secretary of State for drama of New York in 1906 was representing the owners and men, eral Yen Shi-shan of Shansi, and to-day at the annual meeting of emphasised War) said that he had received dumbfounded when the Home Public officials generally believe General Feng Yu-hsiang (the the Peak Tramways Co., Ltd., held from Major-General C. C. Luard Office, In an intimation, conveyed that it is unlikely the strike will "Christian General") of Honan. In the Hong Kong Hotel. C.B., C.M.G., the General Officer to him as he was descending the continue much longer.

It appears it was agreed Mr. Henry Humphreys (chair- Commanding at Hong Kong, a re-gangway of the 8.8. Aquitania" According to reports reaching that in case. Nationalist port stating that there was no discontent among the troops in from the United States At South- the Union headquarters there are triumph, the "Christian General man) presided. He was supported altogether about 160 ships held up. addition to Honan, Shenal and Stewart and Mr. M. H. Turner was to have Shantung province in by Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. A. B. Osaka, June 6 The scamen's strike ja spreading while General Yen Hsi-shan was (aecretary). Shareholdera presont Kansu which he already holda; (directors) and Mr. G. Rapp to a few small coastwine vessels, to control the metroolitan pro- yere Messrs. C. Bulmer Johnson, owned by the Osaka Shosen Kalaha. vince of Chihli as well as his own S. F. Chubb, F. W. Stapleton, D. E It is anderstood that the wages Shansi,

Clark, J. A. Tarrant and J. M. paid to the crew of these vessels

Owing to the Japanese imbro- Wong. are below the minimum demanded glio, Shantung has ceased to be a The secretary read the, notice by the Union.

desirable prize.

convening. The directors' report, Hence, the "Christian General" statement of, accounts and the audi- The "Seizan Maru" with munt- is wanting the Treaty port of tora report for the year ended tions aboard, is being held up here Tientsin (in Chihli) in order to April 30, 1928; were taken as read. | but... Union Headquarters at Kobe have a good port for the import

announce that the crews have been of ammunition.

Northerners to Fight? General Yen Hsi-shan's agents

On comparing the accounts this have cabled to Nanking, the Na-year with last you will notice that tionalist capital, protesting traffic receipts are up $25,107.60 against the Kuominchun (the partly due to increased traffic, but "Christian General's"

army

moatly to increased prices of breaking faith and pushing on to

The item special Tientsin, hoping to occupy it be-monthly tickets. fore the Shansi troopa arrive. repaira $5,111.93 is for special Meanwhile, the Tientsin work such as relaying new rails, situation is further involved shifting the points and flattening owing to the problem of the the curve at the points. The work Geneva, Yesterday: Northern troops of Chihli and is not yet completed, but will be The League Council has been oc shantung.

in about two months time and the Cupled in the interminable Polo- According to latest reports, charge upon our next account in Lithuanian dispute. A feature of three Northern leaders, Generale this connection will be between the discussion was Sir A. Chu Yu-pu, Sun Chuan-fang, and $2,000 and $8,000. This work may Chamberlain's serious warning on Chang Tsung-chang, at a confer-be regarded as non-recurrent, since the lines of the statement he made ence at Tientsin, decided to hold nothing further will have to be to Presamen yesterday. He con- it under the five coloured flag (of done of a similar nature for many cluded by urging M. Valdemaras the old Peking Government) years to come, special repairs DC- Inmates, the French Sisters not to throw away the Council's against the Nationalists. These count should automatically Mr. P. Snowden. moved a Labour and other members of the staff of sympathy and by moving a resolu- Northern troops are taking up after the year ending April 30, This is his first classic success. amendment on the ground that the St. Paul's Hospital (better known tion practically ordering that nego positions in the vicinity of Peit-1929. Sir H. Cunliffe Owen is chair-proposals were bound to create un-

General Reserve. man of the Imperial Tobacco fair discrimination in enterprises as the French Convent Hospital)tiations should be terminated in sang and Yangtsun.

September. Company and has spent large and localities and increase the bur-were alarmed last night when a

The credit to rents is less by M. Valdemaras objected and the| sums in breeding bloodstock. He den upon householders and shop-fire broke out on the roof of the resolution failed to secure unanim-hoisted the Nationalist flag to Peak terminus formerly let is now Most of the Peking universities $1,261.76 as the lower flat at the There was bright sunshine at gave his trainer a free hand.

keepers. Epsom and a very large crowd,

day, and a number of other build- occupied by our assistant superin- building. A Lady Clerk.

It is contended that the raton including the King and Queen and

Miss Helma, who is a clerk at constituted no burden..

The same fate befel the amendings have done likewise. * A. quantity of tar became ed resolution submitted by M.

The Committee of Public Safe-tendent. In future years we pro- the Duke and Duchess of York, Barrow-in-Furness, drew Fel-

The burden was the unfair in-ignited, but the blaze was exValdemaras whereupon Nineteen horses went to the start-stend in the Stock Exchange eidence of rating and the increas- tinguished by those on the spot Chamberlain proposed and

Sir A. ty in Peking has appointed Gen- Pose to charge the rents of both Derby sweep in which the first ed.burden due to increased rates before the arrival of the Fire Council (Valdemaras, dissenting) tendent of Folice. He held this

theeral Wu Ping-hsiang as.Superin-flats to wages and credit rents with prize was £125,000,

since 1913 on output under the Brigade. Flamingo ticket in the point of five per cent.

adopted a resolution that the ques-post, under The

the late President|

SHANGHAI STRIKE. Central fire station received the tion be placed on the agenda of Yuan Shih-kai and has been out| same sweep is owned by a client

The House adjourned.--Reuter. call at 10.40. p.m.

of office for many years. Stock Exchange. [of a member of the Johannesburg

9,000 Silk Filature Workers Affected.

It provides for the entire exemp tion of agriculture from the rates

The Prince of Wales

was (II Wragg) 1 tumultuously greeted and had to Sir Lawrence Phillip's Flam- fight his way through the crowd

ingo

.(Elliott) 2 with the help of two policemen. Lord Lascelles and Princess Mr. L. Neumann's Black Watch

(Smerk) 3 Mary were also present,

Felstead was more heavily and industrial premises, primarily FIRE ON THE ROOF. Lady Richardson's Fernkloof

backed than was anticipated. He used for productive purposes, from (Perryman) - 4

is a son of Spion Kop.

Sir H. Cunliffe Owen had a bet and docks are also relieved of rates

three-quarters. thereof. Bailways ALARM RAISED AT FRENCH - Warily (S. Donoghue) 5, of: 100/1 with the bookmakers conditionally, the railways to pass

HOSPITAL. Lord Rosebery's Camelford but it is not clear how much. on relief to the coal, iron, steel (J. Leach) 6 Flamingo was also heavily sup-trades and agriculture, the Govern- ported although not so much as ment thereby hoping to diminish,

the margin between prices and Gang Warily, "Steves" mount.

Mrs. G. Drummond's Gang

19 ran.

Won by one and a half lengths; six lengths between 2nd and 3rd.

Time: 2 mins. 34.2.5 secs. S.P. Felstead 33/1, Flamingo 9/2, Black Watch 33/1.

"Sunshine Derby."

London, Yesterday.

E.A.S.M.A. SWEEP.

Following are the Results of the Draw of the Epsom Derby' 1928 Cash Sweep held at the Club Rooms on Tuesday:-

Names of Horse.

Ticket No.

Wragg, the winning jockey, is costa. Sheffield man,

The winner of the Stock Ex-1 change sweep, Miss Nita Helm, is aged 95. She received the Fel- stead ticket as a gift from Colonel Thompson for whom she acts as confidential secretary in a wine and spirits firm in Barrow.

"I have no idea what to do with

all that money," said Nita when

She

declared she intended to carry on

She had

sold a quarter of the ticket.

The holder of the Felstead ticket in the Calcutta Sweep has not yet been traced.

Advocate

3181

Black Watch (3rd)

6014

Bubbles II..

9099

Camelford

2160

Constant Son

7819

Cyclone

154

she learnt of her fortune.

Fairway

1123

Felstead (1st)

6028

with her present job.

Fernkloof

G235

Flamingo (2nd)

4348

Gang Warily

9202

Grange View

4449

Luvaneran

2308

O'Curry

9081

Palais Royal II

1071

Porthole

4576

Ranjit Singh

3176.

Royal Crusader

1038

Royal Minstrel

3407

Scintillation

7770

Sunay Trace

155

The Wheedler

1235

Yeomanstown

2099

The Field

2695

ing post. The tapes were broken

Police Commissioner Griffith, of

a remote 'district in West Africa, drew Fairway in the Calcutta Sweep and sold half the ticket for £27,000.

£50,000 For Scotland. The Black Watch ticket in the Calcutta Sweep will bring at least 150,000 to, Scotland. Thomas

McEwan, of the Union Bank, Mill- port, Isle of Cumbraç, obtained the lucky number for his mother,

a banker's widow living at Glas- gow.

A quarter of the ticket was sold for £600.

A Leicestershire boot repairer,

three times, but the actual start Mr. L. S. Screaton, who has been was fairly good, except that cobbling all his working life, won Crusader was left. Flamingo set-about £20,000, He drew Black}

tled down in the lead, followed by Watch in the Stock Exchange Ranjit Singh Porthole, Royal Sweep and sold half. Minstrel, Felstead and Sunny

Trace.

A foreman printer, and a to- bacconist's wife in Rhondda

After going half a mile Flam- Valley jointly drew Bubbles in Ingo still led with Sunny Trace the Calcutta Sweep and sold half second in front of Ranjit Singh for £8,000-Reuter.

and Felstead. Rounding Tatten-

ham 'Corner the order

Quick Work.

Flamingo, Sunny Trace, Felstead, E.E.A; and China Telegraph Co Fernkloof, Black Watch, Gang Ltd., writes: Warlly, Royal Minstrel.

was The Superintendent of the

--I-have; been authorised by my

About a quarter of a mile from London Head Office to inform you home Felstead drew in front of that the result of the Derby was Flamingo and, making the resignalled over the Companies mainder of the running, won fair-

ly easily by one and a half lengths, systems in the following times

*Record Crowd,

The "sunshine" Derby attract

ed easily a record crowd, estim- ated at 60,000.. For the motor. cars parked on the Downs 'as much as £10 was asked for park- ing space.

BRIGADE NOT NEEDED.

Seconds.

Egypt & S. Africa". India & 8. America Australia R Straits

Б

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80

420

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winner of

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ity:

MORE RESOLUTIONS.

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the September meeting-Reuter.

this picture 1. Weston-

Nationalist Flag Up.

Prisoners in military prisona, most of whom are imprisoned for crimes in the army, attempted to break out this morning, but Gen- eral Pao Yu-lin (who is in charge. until the Nationalists take over) suppressed the attempt and several prisoners weres hot sum- marily.--Reuter.

cease

Shanghai, To-day. Nine thousand silk filature workers in the International Settlement struck this morning owing to dissatisfaction over the sentence, of eight years' imprisonment inflicted on a policeman of Chapei (Chinese territory) who was responst- ble for the death of a filature worker last March.

Silk filature workers of Cha- pei are expected to join the strike-Reuter.

A Significant Move. There is considerable signi- ficance in the following report:

Shanghai, To-day. General Yen Hsi-shan has de- cided to return to Shansi, in a day or two and, in the interval, not to enter Peking in person He has instructed his subordin ates to assume charge of the Na- tionalist administration in Pek- the same amount, it will make no Ing.

difference to the net profits, but it General Yen also gave in-will give a clearer exposition of structions that the Nationalist the state of affairs, Government of Nanking's or- The increase of 8 per cent. in the ders must be obeyed; and that dividend will doubtless be appre- no body be allowed to act ciated and I trust you approve of against such orders. "Wah the transfer to general reserve of. Keung Po.",

$10,000. This reserve will the [The inference is that Yen stand at $160,000. Hsi-shan is confident that Nan-

I have no further remarks to king will forbid the "Christian make, gentlemen, but after the ac- General" taking Tientsin from counts have been duly seconded I him hence the must obey, and shall be pleased to answer any nobody be allowed to act against," questions shareholders may like to etc.]

ask to the best of my ability.'

(Continued on page 6.),

SINGAPORE CASE;

· THE SENTENCE ON WANG TECK-CHAL

COMMONS QUESTION.

London, Yesterday.

The chairman then formally pro- posed the adoption of the report and accounts. Mr. F. W. Staple ton seconded.. No question asked. The proposal was carried unanim- ously.

Other Business Other Inisiness transacted by the meeting comprised

Ro-olcetion of the Hon. Mr.

C. G. 8. Mackie, Sir Robert Ho

In the House of Commons, re- Tung, Sir Elly Kadoorie, K.B.E.. plying to Col. Josiah Wedgwood Com. Leg. Hon., Mr. A. B. Stewart (Labour) with regard to the and Mr. M. H. Turner as directors recent sentence on Wang Teckproposed by the chairman, chat of Singapore to penal seconded by Mr. S. F. Chubb.ndali servitude for life, etc, for Re-election of Messrs. Lowe, possessing materials for the manu- Bingham & Matthews and Mesars. facture of bombs, and seditions Linstead & Davia 25 auditors for literature, Mr., L⠀⠀⠀ 8." "Amery the ensuing year at a fee of $250 | (Dominions* · Secretary)," said that for each frm-proposed by "Mr. he saw no reason to ask the local J. A. Tarrant, seconded by Mr. |Government to abolish such punish- J, M. Wong.

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be

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