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INDIANS CAUSE "SENSATION."

LABOUR MEETING.

DELEGATES OPPOSED TO... LABOUR PARTY'S ATTITUDE.

CHAMAN LAL'S ATTACK.

London, Yesterday,

TO TAKE CHARGE AT CANTON.

WONG SHIU-HUNG.

INVITATION TO THE KWANGSI WARLORD.

CURRENCY MATTERS.

IMPOSING LOUVAIN CEREMONY.

A DEDICATION.

NEW LIBRARY AND CLOCK-

· FOR UNIVERSITY.

AMERICAN GENEROSITY,

It is learned that General Wong

London, Yesterday, The Indian delegates have Shiu-hung. of Kwangsi is complet-

Cardinal Vanroey, in the pre withdrawn from the Common-ing preparations for a visit to Brabant, the Diplomatic Corps sence of the Duke and Duchess of wealth Labour Conference as a Canton. Owing to the recent and an enormous crowd, dedicat- protest against the attitude of reorganisation of the Provincialed the new library and carillon: British Labour towards the Government, there

clock at the University. are many Simon Commission and the questions on which his advice is Whitney Warren, of New York, The Library was built by Mr. methods of procedure adopted at sought, and he has been invited the carillon clock being presented the Conference.

to come to Canton to partake in by Engineering Societies of the the discussions. Since Marshal United States in memory of hun- This sensational action is a Li Chai-sum was asked to attend dreds of their members who fell sequel to leader Chaman Lal's the Conference in Nanking, Gen in the War.-Router. presentation of a resolution re-jeral Wong Shiu-hung has been affirming the opinion of all con- urged to take charge in Canton stituent bodies of the Empire at for the time being.

the preceding Conference (in 1925) in favour of the grant of immediate self-Government to India.

Finance Commissioner.

Mr. Huang Chi, Commissioner of the Department of Finance in Kwangsi, arrived in Canton from Nanning on June 30.

ORIGIN OF SPATS.

FIRST ISSUED TO THE BLACK WATCH.

The resolution condemned the appointment of the Simon Com- mission as not meeting with In-Huang paid a visit to Marshal Li Immediately after arrival Mr. dian political aima.

THE "RED HACKLE." Chai-sum and Mr. Fung Chuk British labour members con-man, Commissioner of Finance in tended that the Conference was a Kwangtung.

Spats were first introduced in Mr. Huang visits 1826, when they were 'issued to the deliberative. body only and was Canton on an important mission Black Watch, to commemorate the not intended to record resolutions in connection with the reform of endurance of the Highlanders in the whatsoever, and this point of financial matters and the re- retreat to Coruna during the Pen- view was adopted by 5 votes to adjustment of the currency sys- insular campaign. three with one obstention.

tem in the provinces of the two .Chaman Lal then attacked the Kwangs. He has also to confer of Sir John Moore's army which at-

The "Black Watch" formed part] British Labour Party's general with the Canton authorities on tempted to drive the French from attitude towards India. The de-the various proposals that it is legation subsequently left-Reu- intended to be raised at the forth-unable to cope with the vastly su Spain. Inadequately supported and coming financial conference con- vened by the Central Government, perior forces sent against him, Sir These proposals, when decided John was compelled to fall back to upon, will first be submitted to the seacoast, and on Christmas Day, the local Branch Political Coun-1808, he commenced his disastrous (cil for approval.

but masterly retreat. Gen. Hau King-tong.

The exhausted British troops General Hsu King-tong, Com-made their way for 250 miles along Mrs. Barber, 50, wife of a mem-mander of the 5th Army, and roads deep in snow and mud, over ber of a firm of haulage contractors, Rehabilitation Commissioner for mountains and through narrow de- of Mitcham Junction, showed re-the Eastern Region, arrived in files, harassed continually by the markable pluck when a motor lorry Canton over the week-end. Gen- enemy and almost destitute of the caught fire in the yard of the eral. Hsu is one of the Com- nocessaries of life. Transport was garage. Crawling under the burn-missioners of the Provincial hopelessly deficient, supplies were ing lorry to protect a petrol-filling Government.

lacking, the roads strewn with

ter.

A WOMAN'S PLUCK.

AVERTING FIRE TO PETROL

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pump. from the flames, she lay on General Hsu is accompanied by broken waggons; dead horses and her back holding the rubber tubing, Madame Hau. It is learned that dead men. By day and by night, and was in the greatest danger Madame Hau is interested in mile after mile marched the army from dripping petrol. She escaped soldiers' welfare, and is planning through driving storms of rain, injury, but is now consigned to bed to open a hospital for military sleeping in the mud and eating when

patients. Her campaign for they could.

with shock.

The lorry had just filled up at the funds in Swatow netted over Boats worn down, many a man petrol pump, and when the driver $80,000, and it is reported that marched barefooted, his feet bruis- started the engine it back-fired, and she will initiate a similar drive in ed and bleeding. The Highlanders, the lorry immediately burst into Canton.-"Canton Gazette.” suffering severely, tore their shirts Alumnes. Mr. Barber's son atecred

Into stripe to bind their lacerated

the vehicle into the roadway,

oil-soaked clothes caught alight, DIRT TRACK CRASH. feet, and spats were the oficial re-

and he had to jump into a pit of

sand to extinguish the flames, but

escaped with scorched hands, legs,

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AT THE

The "Black Watch" are distin-i gulabed by the "Red Hackle" wórn

Mr. H. R. Oswald held an in-on their bonnets. They were re- and eyebrows. The Mitcham, Arequest at Chelsea on Charles Henry warded with this unique badge for brigade was called, and extinguish-Biddle, 19, a mechanic, of Pindock-their gallantry in Flanders in 1795. ad the flames.

mews, Malda-vale, who crashed on Twelve decades later they were the dirt track at Stamford Bridge back in Flanders serving their recently which, so far as his father country with the was aware, was his first day on the spirit. race track.

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same splendid ACOMICAL, piquant, and daring French farce based on the

Demobilised in 1919, a number of Evidence was given that Biddle fex-officers and men set themselves and a friend had ridden six laps, the task of producing a spirit) South Shields,-At the county- and the former said he would do worthy of the regiment. After ex-) court recently, judgment for agreed one more before finishing. During haustive teats by exports, "Red damages of £378 was given against this lap Biddle's front wheel got Hackle"! Whisky was produced, and nearly 1,000 miners for breach of Into a wobble, Biddle throttled is now sold entirely by men who contract by laying a pit idle for down, and then shot over the side of served in France.

three days.

his machine, falling on his head. "Red Hackle" has all the. essen- Counsel for the owners said that He was wearing a crash helmet.tials of a perfect whisky. Distill a pernicious outside influence was He died In St. Stephen's Hospital ed in the Highlands from home- at work, posters urging the men without regaining consciousness grown barley and pure mountain to undermine their leaders and

from heart failure following pneu-water, its delicate flavour and ex- destroy the industry by which they monia, accelerated by savere con-quisite bouquet delight and satisfy. were employed having been found cussion of the brain.

Messrs. W. R. Loxley and Co. are at the pit-head.

William Huntington Wells, of the local agents. It was further stated that the Great Portland-street, W., the company's actual loss was £760, clerk of the course, stated that they and that 100,000 tons of coal had took every precaution to safeguard

to be sent elsewhere for shipment, riders. He told Biddle to go

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slowly. The fastest lap he did was thirty-three. miles an hour. He appeared to be a good rider,

4

SCOTTISH JUDGE.

PASSED.

"TRIALS" SUCCESSFULLY

Mr. Lilley (representing the re-. Intives): What causes a wheel to wobble?-Track fever,

In Edinburgh last month Mr. that is Alexander. Morrice Mackay, K.C., nervousness on the part of the rider, was installed as a Senator of the

Berlin, The Board of Directors or a loose steering-gear.

of the Interessen Gemeinschaft Recording a verdict of accidental College of Justice, in place of Lord Farbenindustrie Company (the big death, the coroner said, that motor-Ashmore, resigned, and took his German dye trust) has decided to cycling was a dangerous occupation. propose to the general meeting Young people would take risks that

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seat on the Bench as Lord Mackay. The Installation ceremony, at which the Lord President presided, was at- tended by all the judges and a large representation of the Ear and gen-

Two men who were alleged to eral public. The net profits total 100,812,000 have attacked two Chinese girls at According to his Majesty's letter marks, as against 68,718,000. Kowloon City-road, near

the Bominating Mr. Mackay, the new year ago.

Leather Factory, on the afternoon Judge had to undergo trials before

of June 20-and robbed one of them admission. The trials consisted of Signor Mussolini gave a dinner of, a gold bangle, was charged with hearing three cases debated and de- party in Rome in honour of the highway robbery before Mr. W. Hvering judgment on them. The members of the Institute for the Schöfeld yesterday afternoon. The Lord President announced that Mr. Unification of Private Law. Many case was adjourned, after having Mackay had successfully passed his well-known Italian and foreign per been outlined by Inspecter Fallon, trials, and he was thereafter insta волярев него present

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