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China" Mail

No. 25,892

NORTHERN THREAT.

BRITISH MINISTER'S REQUEST.

TONGSHAN AREA.

Foreigners at Peitaiho May Go to Tientsin.

SHANSI ALLIE NOW HOLD PEKING.

Important developments overnight have materially changed the whole outlook in North China. The British Minister has had to make an official request to the Northern Army to take special 'pre- cautionary measures in the Tongshan mining area, where the troops intend to entrain. British locomotives have had to be kept out of the way and all foreign women and children in that zone have been evacuated. At Peitaiho, the British community has been given the option of going into Tientsin for safety.

From a political point of view, the most surprising report is the one which says that Chiang Kai-shek has forces at Machang, which is only 30 miles south of Tientsin. Peking has been definitely taken over by the Shansi allies of the Nationalists. The "Christian General," however, has men hovering near, and other units making for Tientsin where the Northerners are preparing to make a stand before retreating...

A STAND AT TIENTSIN?

Peking. Yesterday. !

Where the Fighting Is.

Tientsin,-Yesterday. From the Tongshan mining dis-*

The fighting which is going on trict (of the Kailan Mining Ad- ministration), It is rumoured that at Koku, 18 miles from Tientsin, a part of the Northern armies on the Haiho River, is accom- (other than Manchurian) which panied by intense rifle firing. with Tangku have sought shelter near Tientsin Communication are to entrain there to move on has been severed. elsewhere.

The Northerners have placed Thre is a possibility of trouble artillery to the North of the city, at Tongshan. Accordingly, Str indicating that they are making Miles Lampson-(the-British-Minis- a stand against the Nationalists. ter) has requested the Northern A report from Tangku states leaders to take special precaution, that General Chang Tsung-chang azy measures for the safety of for- has consolidated his position on the north bank of the river and eign lives and property there.

firing has ceased.

Women and Children.

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1928. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

CHAMPIONS HELD UP.

Northants Give Them a

Fright.

BOWLERS' DESTRUCTION.

Effect of Rain in County Cricket Programme.

WM. POWELL'S.

Annual Meeting Held To-day.

REDUCTION OF CAPITAL.

RIVER PERILS.

Jardine Ship Attacked This Time.

FIRE FROM BOTH BANKS.

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Add Coming Events: immaculate finmersion.

Poor fish."

The

The Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. takes pride in the fact that it; only needed 60 seconds to send the Derby result to Chinn......It took us even less time to know that our sweep tickets were no good.

The Indo-China 6, N. Co.'s ́5.6. Lancashire, the county cricket

The annual ordinary general champions, were checked on visit "Kingwo" (for which Messrs. Jar-meeting of William Powell; Ltd., ing Northamptonshire, one of the dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. are was held to-day.. more humble competitors, whose agents) reports having been fired

Mr. M. Manuk, the chairman, Mr. Kay said that Mr. Robert Ho Tung, Inr., wreaked vengeance on bowlers were in destructive mood. upon by men on both banks of the delivered the following review of

That the champions had a Upper Yangtze River, when be the company's trading —

him by making him propose the

"Invisible, Fish," howls a head- fright can be seen from the fact tween Litu and Soochow

The report and accounts having health of the bridesmaids...... line. They must be those which This fellows the attack, reported been in your handa for some days, Revenge would have been sweater "just got away." that they were made to follow on. When three wickets had yesterday, on the China Navigation I will, with your permission, take had he forced Mr. Kay to marry. fallen in the second innings, they Co.'s "Kintang."

them as read. were still behind.

The net result of the year's work- If the non-winning

Both incidents have come short-

Reuter says that. It was a sun- Rain prevented a number of ly after the supposed removal of

Derbyshine. Derby.....That did not help. matches from being completed. obstacles and the resumption of ing, after allowing for depreciation sweepstake tickets which came to Sunny Trace, though. Its effect on wickets may have British calls to Upper Yangtaze on fixtures and fittings, writing off Hong Kong were placed end to 'bad and doubtful debts, and pay-end the wind would blow them helped the trundlers, a number of porta,

ing directors' and "auditors' feen, away.

News Item: Sir Harry Lauder whom took 7 wickets in an inn-

etc., amounted to $6,628 which, you ings. Freeman.. the little Kent

arrived at Waterloo on Wednesday. bowler, claimed 11 victims in two

will observe, has been carried for And if they were placed one on and gave one of his well-known ward to the adjustment account, top of the other bottom one would smiles. innings. Details follow:-

This result, though by no means a not be flatter than the top. satisfactory one, is better than last year's working...

At the Oval.

London, Yesterday. Rain fell all over the country. No result was reached at the |Oval, in the first clash of the sea- son between the Gentlemen and and the Players. Scores:

Gentlemen 421 runs for 7 wkts., declared (D. R. Jardine of Surrey 193).

Players 250 runs for 3 wkts.? Lancashire's Match.

At Northampton, Northants

led Lancashire on the 1st innings Scores:~~

Northants 298 rums. Lancs. 101 runs (Thomas 7 wkts. for 44 runs) and, following on, 126 runs for 3 wkts.

Hants Lead Yorkshire, At Southampton, Hampshire led Yorkshire on the 1st innings. Scores:

Hants 391 (Hosie 155, Mead 118) and 70 runs for 8 wkts.

Yorka 318 runs.

Kent's Victory.

runs.

At Folkestone, Kent defeated It is strongly rumoured that a Gloucestershire by 114 The Northerners have taken over U.S. plane was shot down whilst Scores: control of the Tangshan railway, flying over the scene of battle but Kent 223 runs (Sinfield 8 wkts. and are removing locomotives. the report is unconfirmed. for 69) and 187 runs... The Kailan Mining: Administra-, General Sun Chuan-fang-leftGloucester 100 runs (Freeman,|". tion's engines are to be put on for the north yesterday. Reuter. A.P., 5. for 28) and 196 runs sidings.

All foreign women and chil- dren have been evacuated from] the Tongshan mining area.

The K.M.A's-foreign ployees remain, however.

em-

At Peltaiho (on the railway to' Manchuria), the British commun- ity has been given the option of moving into Tientsin for safety.

Peking and Tientsin.

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"POCKET VETO.”

EXERCISED BY PRES.

COOLIDGE,

Washington, Yesterday. President Coolidge, exercising his

Shanai troops (allics of the Na-prerogative and "pocket veto," fall- tionalists) have entered the city of ed to sign the Muscle Shoals Bill. Peking and are taking over con--Reuter's American Service. trol.

of Manchurian

(Freeman, A. P., 6 for 62).

Essex v. Notts,

At Southend, the match be [tween Essex and Notts was aban- doned and does not count in the championship as no result was reached on the 1st innings. Scores:

Essex 221 runs. Notts did not bat.

Sussex Lose.

runs (Parsons

RUBBER.

MINIMISING EFFECT OF

DEPRESSION.

RUBBER GROWERS' PLANS

London, Yesterday.

"What makes the car move Cobham is perhaps the most along?" asked the visitor. Most famous air male..

motorists ask the very reversa.

Rental Too Heavy. Your directora have carefully With a view to minimising the considered the situation and are depression likely to result upon the satisfied that it would be in the immediate shipment of large ac-interests of the shareholders to sportsmen, does Hobbs train on sleeping ander a fan you have only

CONFUCIANISM.

With reference to the diet of our If you catch a cold through

yourself to blame... That's scold comfort..

close down all the departments which are showing a loss and to

Ovaltine?

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A gossip writer says that Dame

un ice.

| carry on the tailoring and the Suggested Dally Teaser:When outfitting department on premises will the number of cars in the less expensive. With this object in Colony increase out of ratio to the Nellie Melba was made famous by How many of our European readers know anything about the view, we have rented premises, as population to extent when

That's funny: it has al how from August 1 next, at a reason- drivers will complain that they ways been supposed that she was teaching of Confucius:

have not sufficient targets to hit? many of them could talk for five

made famous by her singing.

minutes to a circle of friends in the homeland about, the ethics and influence of China's greatest go? Yet no one can pretend to know aught about China and the Chinesa unless he or she knows apmething about Kung Fu Tse, who has exercised a greater influence over China than Christ has over Europe.

The "China Mail" has been

fortunate in obtaining a copy of a paper on Confucianism read to the study circle at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, by Mr. Lo Tung-fan, B.A. "Mr. Lo, who is at present

able rental

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Your property known as Powell's- building has been disposed of for: A paper reports, "Money was. În the full amount, less $80, of the very plentiful supply yester two mortgages, namely, $566,000, day." We did not notice it. thus leaving a net loss of $304,000,

The Interest on the mortgages, less

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manding, in bis report to the War H. E. the General Officer Com-

Office, added that the spirit of the troops is excellent.....We didn't Lord Derby's Fairway may have know there were any rum »rations rents collected, constituted too started favourite in the Derby but going now. heavy a rental for the business we it didn't get much fairway in the were doing moreover, it was ap race. parent that we should have to effect extensive repairs in the near future which we could not afford. It was Chancellor of stealing from Mr. Lloyd George accuses

Road Fund. A surface gain?

therefore considered advisable to dispose of the property, and the sum of $566,000 was the best we could get from the Land Invest-

in London studying Internament Co., which was accepted. tional Law, is one of the most

On the Credit Side. brilliant graduates turned out by the University of Hong Kong, and is well qualified to write on the subject of Confucianiem. As Mr. Lo's essay is somewhat long for complete insertion we shall publish it serially next week.

The garrison troops which remained behind to NEW BRITISH DUTY. 109. Tate 7 for 80) and 269 has circularised its members re-

keep order has evacuated peaceful-

ly.

General Yen Hei-shan (comman- der of the Shansi Natíonalists) has. officially assumed responsibility for the maintenance of law and order.

ON IMPORTED DOMESTIC HOLLOWARE.

London, Yesterday. The Commons resolved by 226

At Brighton, Sussex lost to cumulated stocks of rubber in November following the removal of Warwickshire by. 98 runs. the regulation Scores:-

on rubber exports, the Rubber Growers' Association Warwick 225

commending as far as possible the spread of the export of their "unexportable" stocks, existing, on October 31, proportionately over the

porting between Nov. 1, 1028 and

A. E. R. Gilligan 7 for 68).

Sussex 170 runs and 286 runs.

M.C.C. v. Derby.

Over 20,000 replies were received in, connection with an essay.com

the The real answer must be: Because the petition: "Why Do We Live?"

they posted their MSS. Instead of delivering them personally,

to

Mussolini has given orders Italians to praise bread. Shall we now see more loafers?

Numbers of RA'e were hang month, while there a.re

A number of motor-cars in the Colony aqueak loudly......Trying to emphasise the narrow ones their drivers have had?

"The Time Signal." Was it le- sued by the Watch Committee?'

Forthcoming Weddings:- Giving

to vacate the premises on August By the terms of the sale we have

81 next. Under the circumstances last we have to sell the major part of many others who ought to be our fixtures and fittings and to dis- pose of the stocks held by the de-

With so many weddings taking partments which are to be closed place these last two weeks, the down. With this in view you will bachelors will be thankful for an Notice of A Peal. observe, on. referring to the ad- arrow escape from Cupid's darts. justment account, that

we have treated the following reserves.

For depreciation of

stock....

For depreciation of furniture and filt- tings

$75,831.10

10,000.00

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Harry Thaw, according We now hear of a "demand for Reuter, was dumbfounded as he home railways." Not that anybody stepped off the "Aquitania," when has been offering a cheap line. that liner arrived in England. ........ Other men have been more than The "Boy" Emperor was forced dumbfounded when refused admit- to leave Tientain with his family, tanca into a place where a drink saya a cable to the "China could be got. Mall.” ..That's nothing. Many

At Lord's, the M.C.C. defeated Derbyshire by seven wickets: following six months, namely, exto which must be added the 108 men have left home without their Scores:-

Only 5,000 Shansi troops are 10 votes to 84 upon the imposition for 101, V. W. G. Jupp 7 for 80) and than the output preceding the the loss carried forward from last)...

be quartered in Peking at present.

"We are too apt," says an even- ing paper. "to think of the Royal "Determination of Sex is the Academy ze being a collection of of a book. And we know pictures," Yet the sculptors often

Derby 853 runs (Worthington April 30, 1929 no more monthly on property, namely, $804,000 and families. 6 years of a 25 per cent, ad valorem 125 runa. Communication between Paking duty on imported enamelled domes-

month plus one-sixth of unexport Year, namely, $30,996.60, thus mak

of the Haiho te holloware, which is chiefly River which runs from Tientsin German, Belgian and Dutch-Reu-

and Tientsin is severed.

Along that part

down to the sea at Tangku (the port of Tientsin), there has been fighting between the Northerners and the Kuominchun (the "Chris- tlan General's" Army), the latter being resisted in their attempts to cross the river.

Navigation between Tientsin and Tangku is suspended.

ter.

FIRST FLIGHT:

FROM USA. TO AUSTRALIA.

"SOUTHERN CROSS" ARRIVES.

Brisbane, Yesterday. The "Southern Cross”, has arriv- Peking and Tientsin is as fol-ed, thus completing the first flight from California to Australia-

How They Stand.

The latest military disposition of

lows:

To the north and west of Peking Reuter. ure five Shanai divisions;

To the south of Peking are two Kuominchun divisions.....

Neither of these two armies is Interfering with the departure by railway of the Manchurian garri- son of Peking, which is nearing completion.

COMET DISCOVERER.

PASSES AWAY AT

· CAPETOWN.

CC, 355 runs (Hearne 110) able stocks existing on Oct. 31-gal loss of $420,628 to be title

provided for out of existing re-which sex has it most, don't we? cat a fine Algure."

and 124 runs for 4 wkts.

..Oxford v. Leicester.

Oxford University drew with Leicestershire. Scores

Leicester 340 runs and 144 runs for 2 wkta. ̈·

Oxford 256 ruse (Shary 5 for 149).

-Reuter.

CALCUTTA SWEEP.

INDIAN HOLDER OF PRIZE

TICKET? A:

A BOMBAY REPORT,

Reuter..

Herrn Kloppenburg's Plan.

The Hague, Yesterday..

serves. Y

27.

Magistracy......He le now aware

On the credit side of the same

The "Southern Cross" flew For showing "chook" to Traffic Herra Kloppenburg has now sub account you will notice that the through wind, rain, thunder and Sergeant Baysting, a Chinese mitted his plan officially to the sum of $225,000 has been provided lightning. But not through the youth was fined $80 at the Kowloon companies interested in London and out of General Reserve and Equali- air7 The Hague and has therefore insation of Dividend Account, thus formed the. British Dominions' leaving, after deducting the profit

And we have known man to fly Secretary (Mr. L. S. Amery) that for the year, namely, $6,628 a debit down to office from the Peak in the scheme is no longer confidential balance of $180,000 to be carried similar conditions without getting forward to the current year's ac Reuter,

count.

"Li Chung-yin's”, weekly arti cla・ on" "Chinese affairs---War- lorditis appears on page 11

MARINE COOKS.

THEIR STRIKE. CAUSES SERIOUS UPHEAVAL.

Melbourne,Yesterday. the result of the prolonged

practi

Bombay, June 9. According to the Bombay Evon- |ing News". Ibrahim. Dawood: Kazi, timber merchant and racehorse owner of Bombay, has received a telegram from Mr. Webb that Kaif Capetown, Yesterday, has drawn Felstead in the Calcutta The "Christian General" has his The death is announced of the sweep. It is understood that Kas! headquarters at Holdenfu, south of famous astronomer and discoverer purchased the ticket from Webb. strike of maxine Peking.

of comets, - Mr. William Reid — —Renter.

reall, Interstate rahl --[A” message from Calcutta, yer-

serv „to”Tasmania is terday stated

He has despatched two divisions Reuter

to Tientsin, but Nationalist forces under Chiang Kai-shek are report

ed to be at Machang, 80 miles south NAVAL MANŒUVRES

of Tientsin.

The Northern units under Gen- erais" Chang Tsung-châng and Sun Chuan-fang (having been "dia- "owned" by the Manchurians), are crossing to the north of the rall way between Tientain and Peking (Le retreating away from Tieri- tain, owing to the approach of the Kitominchun “and Nationalista) *—** "British Naval Wireless, ha

6 MARINES KILLED AND

24 INJURED AT KIEL

A mine exploi

It is now definitely understood that Mr. W. H. Webb, aged 50 Anglo-Indian member of the sta of Meners, Turner Company here, dren the Calcutta Sweep

He is now at Colombo and Sir

killed and four | hiz

wounded)

abet

LDIER CHARGED.

ALLEGED THEFT OF

WATC

of the fact that lips are not the only things that cost money.

"Preserving open spaces." stop prese news?...

a mention by Reuter.

Reduction of "Capital,

We are told that the Calcutta Immediately after this meeting Sweep-in conducted in a way, that

Climbing Wyndham-street in the your directors have called an ex- is above suspicion. – This is what summer from the foot to the Dairy. traordinary general meeting of is meant by making a clean sweep Farm...It's a long lane that has shareholders, when the proposal of it."

no churn in it. will be submitted for your ap

prorval: to write down the value of After reading about the foreman the company's shares from $7 to printer in Rhondda Valley who had for the Brat time France has beaten Wales at Ruggor. How $2 and to reduce the company's a share in the third ticket in the Gauting! present issued capital from Calcutta - Sweep, a "China -Mail"! $294,000-to-,884,000 by similarly compositor gave the age of Mias writing down the Jasued shares Nita Halm, the Barrow-in-Furness from $7 to 32. This reduction will clerk, as 95: provide us with $210,000 to be dealt with a

Write off loss

forward

Refund 60 cents per

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violent storn The wave of un-

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