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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1928.
U. S. PRESIDENTIAL FRENCH DEPARTMENT DUNLOP'S FURTHER
ELECTION
THE BETTING.
NEW YORK PRICE 3 TO 1 AGAINST SMITH
THE GOVERNOR'S TRIBUTE
Louisville, Kentucky, Yesterday.
Governor Smith visited the log cabin at a hilltop, 60 miles to the aduth west of Louisville, enshrined as Lincoln's birthplace and de- posited a wreath.
How The Wagers Go
COUNCILS
THE ELECTIONS
WHAT THE POLLS OF THE COUNTRY REVEALED
05 MISSING RESULTS!
The elections of Department Councils took place yesterday throughout France excepting the Seine,
There were elected
Conservatives 56,'n loss of 3. Republicans 308, a loss of 1.. Left Republicans 194, a loga of 10. Independent Radicals 181, a gain of 10.
Radical Socialists 398, a gain of
Socialist Republicans 41, a guln
Now York, Yesterday. · The betting in connection, with the election is of the lightest throughout the States. Odds 16. hitherto have been heavily in favour of Hoover but there is con-of 8. siderable variation in different! parts of the country. The wagers, compared with previous elections, have been not only few in number) but also small in amount. The New York market price is about
United Socialists 82, a gain of 13.) Communists, 7, a loss of 1. 65 results are missing. Second ballots will be necesanry for 229 seats.-Router.
3/1 ugainst Smith. Reuter's NAVY COMPROMISE
American Service.
CHEFOO UNREST
LOCAL GENERAL EXECUTES EMISSARIES
QUESTION OF JOB-KEEPING
ELUCIDATING THE HORAN MYSTERY
THE DOCUMENT
DEVELOPMENT.
NEW CONTROL
PROPERTIES ACQUIRED IN CANADA AND JAPAN
£10,000,000. CAPITAL
Ottawa, Yesterday. Sir George Beharrel announced that the Dunlop Rubber Company have acquired control of properties in Canada and Japan, which have borne the Company's name but have been operated independently. The Company, will in cousequence now control. a worldwide and huge or ganisation with capital of £40,000,000,--Reuter.
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HUENEFELD FLIGHT
HOPPED OFF FROM, CANTON AT DAWN
NOW IN SHANGHAI
Canton, Yesterday. Baron von Huenefeld, the famQUB German Atlantic flier, hopped off from Canton for Shanghai at dawn this morning. He is due in Shang- hai in the early afternoon.
Later. Von Huenefeld arrived at Shang- hai at 5.25 p.m.
Paris, Yesterday. It now transpirea, in further elucidation of the Horan mystery, Chofoo, Yesterday. that M. de Noblet, aged thirty, who While on the surface the situa-joined the French Diplomatic Ser The "Europa" made safe tion here is quiet, there las con- vice in 1921, and is now attached landing on the Lunghua parade siderable under-current of uneasi- to the Press Bureau at the Qual ground, ten miles from the Settlo- neas. Since Liu Chen-nien, a d'Orsay, was the source of supply ment. After examination of their former adherent of General Chang of the Anglo-French paval docu- papers by the Chinese military au- Tsun-chang, hoisted the Nationalment by an accident.
thorities, Baron von Huenefeld and
Asg, attempts have been made by It appears that he communicated his comrades arrived at the German Nanking to Install their own the document to his friend, M. Country Club in the International nominees in political positions, but Roger de la Planque, a French Settlement at 8.45 p.m. where a re- Liu Chen-nien has retained his own journalist on the "Intransigeant,"ception was held. The aviator told men in the civil and military posts. who also worked for the Universal a Reuter representative that the On October 10, seven men were News Agency. De Noblet, who was journey from Canton was made found murdered, their faces' belog only temporarily in charge of the without incident, but the landing most horribly mutilated. Well Press Bureau, was not aware of his was a lucky one as there were only informed persons belleve the connection with the American a few yards to apare. Future plans victims were Nanking emissaries agency.
are uncertain" för the time being.-
FENG YU-HSIANG
and that they were assassinated by M. de la Planque states that he Reuter. orders of Liu Chen-nien. Since later dined with Mr. Horan and then there have been seven more allowed him to peruse the docu- assassinations and over thirty exe-mont, stipulating that he did not cutions-Reuter.
publish it "in extenso." He denies that he received money from Horan apart from his usual £6 a week.
News Confirmed
Peking, Yesterday.
It is reliably reported that Feng There is no question of M. de Yu-belang (the "Christian Gen-'Noblet having received any money eral") intends to take strong mea- for the disclosure of the document.
TO BE VICE-PRESIDENT OF EXECUTIVE “YUAN”
Shanghai, Yesterday. The "Kuo Min" news agency's
sures against Liu Chen-men in It is semi-officially explained that Nanking correspondent states that Shantung. A delegation from Gen- the document was normally cir- according to information from off- eral Fong Yu-hsiang called on Liu culated to the Press Bureau, whose cial sources General Feng Yu-helang Chen-nlen on October 10. Liu Chen- business was to receive journalists.will assume the position of Vice- nien arrested and shot them on the
President of the Executive "yuan" The "Intransigeant" announces
following day. Sixteen of Feng that M. de la Planque has been dis- in the National Government. Yu-hsinng's delegates approached missed.-Reuter. Liu Chen-nien and the latter arrest- ed them and shot seven of them.- Reuter..
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New York, Yesterday.
In an interview General Feng Yu-barlang declared that he ap proved the appointment of General Chang Hsueh-Hang of Manchuria as a member of the Council of State. "We cannot ignore him, especially at the present moment," he said, "when our relations with Japan' are ¡in a critical condition.
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It is announced that Mr. Eldred is no reason why he cannot be taken Johnson, founder and ex-President into our fold and be regarded as The prize-winners in the motor, of the Victor Talking Machine Com- one of our faithful comradee, if he parade at the Grand Tattoo were pany, who lives at Morristown, Now is loyal to the Party."-Reuter. as follow:-
Jersey, has purchased Lewis Car Trade Cara:-1, Standard Oil roll's original manuscript of Alice Company Model Service Station in Wonderland with two copies of car; 2, A. Lung & Co.'s "Chrysler", the first edition of Alice for Galleon; 8, Asiatic Petroleum Co.'s $150,000. "Products" Exhibits.
Mr. Johnson intends to keep his Private Cars:-Mr. C. R. Ham's treasure at Morristown and declares "Amil" Car decorated as a Dragon that he will never dispose of it— pursuing the moon. (only one Reuter's American Service. prize given in this Class)
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Motor Cycles:-1, The Sincere Co.'s "B.S.A." Exhibit, decorated as a Crane's Nest; 2, Mr. Sond's "Morgan" decorated as Gold Fish.
National Cars:-No prizes were offered for these cars but a suit able memento will be presented by,
CASE RE-HEARD
FORMER SENTENCE
RESCINDED
At the re-hearing of a case, in which a Chinese was fined $250,| jon each county on charges of be- and
ing in possession of tickets. N. Z. TO SYDNEY
KINGSFORD SMITH'S BIG FLIGHT
AERODROME IN DARKNESS
Sydney, Yesterday.
of keeping a common gaming house, Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, rescinded the sentence. «MAN
Mr. Hin-shing Lo, barrister-at-
| law, appeared for the defendant, On re considering his decision,
the Association to the ladies parti At the conclusion of a terrifying the Magistrate ordered defendant to elpating..
twenty-three-hour flight from Now sign a personal bond of $100 against The prizes will be distributed at Zealand to Australia, in which he being involved, in po piu lotteries the annual dinner, dance, which, was buffeted by gales and harassed future.
will be held at the Peninsula Hotel by for, Capt. Kingsford Smith ar-
on Friday, December 14,
DISORDERLINESS
· TWO CHINESE ABUSE INDIAN- (SOLDIERS.
Irived to and the aerodrome in com- plete darkness qwing to the failure The Secretary of State for the of the electric current Colonies has recently made the Ho circled the aerodrome while following appointments: - Straits hundreds of motor cars, hastily Settlements. Miss M. A. Bulmer driven to the soclosure, lit up the
COURT PROCEEDINGS and Miss N. A. W. Lennox to be arena by means of their headlights Nursing Sisters. Federated Malay which, aided by a big are lamp, en Two Chinese were yesterday States-Captain P. H. Martin, B.M., sbled the exhausted airmen to land charged, before Mr. W. Schofield, B.Ch., etc., to be Pathologist at the safely 20NOM PA with behaving in a disorderly man- Institute of Medical Research: Mrs. Their arrival was boisterously ap- nor in Reclamation-street and with M. Colbert to be Nursing Sister: plauded by 25,000 people who had abusing two Indian soldiers whom and Mr. R L N. Horward and Mr. been waiting for hours in drenching they attempted to assault TG. D. A. Cooper, to be Costoms rain. Router. probationers. M
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here the second defendant was fined the $10 or 14 days hard labour" In de-
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