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GOLFING LADIES' SUBSCRIPTIONS

SOME WON'T

LESS THAN HALF PAY THE VOLUNTARY FEE

TO-DAY'S MEETING

Presided over by Mrs. F. A. Redmond (Captain) the Ladies'

China Mail

No. 26,007

JAPANESE NAVAL DISASTER

4 MEN MISSING

TORPEDO BOAT SINKS IN FULL- SPEED COLLISION

SEVERAL PICKED UP

Shanghai, Yesterday.

A telegram from Tokyo states

LISHED

HONG KONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1928. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

DOG RACING FAILS IN ATTEMPT TO CROSS

GERMANY

GIVEN AWAY

ORGANISERS OMIt to get a TOTALISATOR CONCESSION

PUBLIC CAN'T BET

Berlin, Yesterday.

Dog racing, which started with

PACIFIC

DARING JOURNEY

VON HUENEFELD HOPES TO

REACH: SEATTLE ·

VIA THE ALEUTIANS

Shanghai Yesterday.

A telegram from Tokyo says that

TENNIS HOLD - UP IN FRANCE

OFFICIAL THREAT

STRONG PROTESTS AGAINST ENTERTAINMENT TAX

PERHAPS NO MATCHES

Paris, Yesterday.

A serious setback to French ten-

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THE NATIONALISTS AND U. S. A.

RECONSTRUCTION HENRY FORD AND OTHERS INTERESTED

MENTION OF A LOAN

New York, Yesterday,

LOCAL PROFESSORS AT LINGNAN

NEW SCIENCE HALL

OPENING OF WILLARD STRAIGHT FOUNDATION-

SOUND PROGRESS'

Representatives of Hong Kong were among the distinguished

Mr. Henry Ford is likely to take gathering at Lingnan University

Section of the Royal Hong Kong that according to a Navy Office an- two tracks in Berlin in the spring, Von Huenefeld la preparing for a nis is predicted to follow the action the field in international finance, formerly Canton Christian Col.

ing at the Helena May Institute

practising orpedo discharge off owing to the organisers omitting via the Aleutian Islands, this morning, Supporting Mra, the coast of Northern Japan yes the obtain a concession Redmond were the members of the Committee, and there was a good terday at noon collided with the totalisators, 80

destroyer sonami," which like-, been

attendance of members. It was mentioned by Mrs. Redmond, in the course of her remarks, that less than half of the members had paid their subscriptions last year..

said:-

sunk.

MISSING MOTH

HORRIBLE DEATH

TERRIBLE FALL FROM 13 STOREYS

Golf Club held their annual meet-nouncement a torpedo bout while has been a complete failure chlofly flight across the Pacific to Seattle of the Treasury in deciding, in face as he with four other prominent lege), at Honam, Canton, on Friday, American financiers and econom-for the formal opening of the to have The "Europa" is being repaired of considerable sporting opposition, ats are to be officially invited by Willard Straight Science Hall.

Men and women from centres of the public has and Huenefeld is expected to hop to levy a heavy entertalament tax the Nanking Nationalists to assist unable to bet. The off on October 28 or 29-Reuter. on the receipts of national and in their reconstruction schemes. learning throughout China and from Mr. Ford says that he has not Japan were present, as were mem- wise was proceeding at full speed, company which started dog

International tennis tournaments. here The torpedo boat immediately racing

has ceased

yet received the invitation but willbers of the Kwangtung and Kwang- to operate and its 120 valuable grey-

The big winter tournaments are ex-accept it" if it appears all right." si Governments.

Four are

The party from Hong Kong.com- missing, though the hounds, which were imported from

pected to disappear from the pro- These invitations, coupled with England have been away given to

gramme and the Lawn Tennis the appointment of American em-prised Professor J. L. Shellshear In her speech, proposing the remainder were picked up.

The destroyer, which was only farmers. Reuter.

federation has not only prohibited gineers by the Nationalists, are be- and Mrs. Shellshear, Dr. C. M. adoption of the report and state-

all inter-club tournaments but has lieved in Wall-street to indicate Heanley, Professor C. A. Middleton ment of accounts. Mrs. Redmond slightly damaged, searched til midnight but there was no trace

decided to relinquish the right to that Nanking will shortly seek a Smith, Dr. M. O. Pfister and Mrs. hold the Davis Cup final in France loan in the American market- Pfister, Professor C. Y. Wang, Dr.

T. W. Ware and Mr. A. H. Crook. This year for the first time the of the missing-Reuter,

and seek a venue abroad, probably Router's American Service.. report and statement of accounts There is one

Brussels. have been printed. addition to be made to the list of Competitions, namely, a Bogey Com-

, Later, petition for prize presented by Mrs.

The French Lawn Tennis Federa- Fleming, won by. Mrs. Weight. The

tion in a Communique regarding Report I shall take as having been

RELIGIOUS ISSUE

The children were on the roof of its protest against. the Entertain Donald, but several passengers and the Hotel Surrey looking down on tainment Tax, says that all open read and I think we may congratu-

New York, Yesterday, late ourselves on having had a most

members of the crew of the liner to the city and their mother lifted tennis tournaments will be cancelled Governor Smith, in his final cam-.8. "Montclare" saw a strange light the younger boy on to the low for the winter 1928-29. The cover Buccessful season. more competitions than usual and we paign address in the middle west, in the sky at 6.15 on Thursday parapet. feel extremely grateful to all the accused the present administration evening, when the ss. "Montclare" her arms to be lifted up too with alone will be played but the public it Mr. Wilbur, Secretary of the

The other boy tugged ed courts championship of France feel exf the beautiful prizes we of reaction to Bourbonism." was 160 miles west of Tory Island the result that both toppled over. will be not admitted. have had the pleasure of playing for He charged the Republicans with a

off Donegal. The light dropped The mother fainted-Reuter's and again we offer them our sin- lack of policy on many important from the sky with a streaming tail. American Service. cero thanks; and at the same time problems, including "corruption

Despite persistent queries from

we

We have had!

U.S. PRESIDENCY

GOVERNOR SMITH AND THE COOLIDGE ADMINISTRATION

NO NEWS YET OF MACDONALD

WIRELESS MESSAGE

London, Yesterday. There is still no news of Mac-

all the attending the enforcement of pro her baby son about his father's heartily congratulate prize winners. We are proud of Mrs. |hibition."

Tottenham, the holder of our cham- pienship for 1928 she is a very good all round sportswoman and also holds the ladies' tennis champion- ship of the Colony-It is 10 years. I belleve, since anyone has had the proud distinction of holding both championship titles.

Lt.-Comdr. absence,

MacDonald's

Mr. Hoover will deliver an im portant speech at his rivais chief wife is showing remarkable forti- tude. She is the sister of twó stronghold on October 22.

The religious issue continues to famous racehorse trainers, S. H. a prominent matter of con- Darling of Newmarket and Fred troversy, owing to the Southern Darling of Beckhampton. Methodist Bishop. Dr. Cannon, ac- A British official wireless mess-

be

A wireless message from a ship

cusing the Roman Catholic Churchlage, dated London yesterday. stat- of intensive propaganda for Smith es:- The best score for 1927 over the through the Catholic newspapers. New Course was 79 returned by Mr.This body has replied denying that' D. S. Lambert-we are sorry to lose the tenor of the articles has been in the western Atlantic brought this flue player. We also deeply re-so influenced-Reuter's American, news last night that may be con- gret the departure of Mrs. Craw Service. ford who had been associated with

nected with the missing British air. man, Lieutenant-Commander Mac Donald, who left Harbour Grace,

the Ladies Section from its earliest services so cheerfully that it has Newfoundland, on Wednesday in an days and has been our Captain three times. She also did a great been a real pleasure to work with attempt to fly the Atlantic in a dent of work for the Club when she hem. Needless to say the Hon. small Moth aeroplane,

The Men Thanked

MIILLIONAIRE'S GRANDSONS

New York, Yesterday. Benny and Terence Waldman, two grandsons of the millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim who went down in the as, "Titanic" in April, 1912, met a 'terrible death by fall- ing down thirteen storeys of a sky- acrúper.

•

GEARY INJURED

Test Bowler's Nose. Broken

*

Federation's Decision

U.S. NAVY "DAY”

STRONG APPEAL FOR ADE-

QUATE STRENGTH

THE 27TH INSTANT,

Washington, Yesterday, October 27 will be "Navy Day" in the United States, and regarding

Donations by Mrs. Willard Straight and the China Medical Board of the Rockefeller Founda- tion have made the Hall possible. It took more than a year to build and cost about $200,000, including equipment:

The Chief Address · Dr. Y. G. Chen, President of Nan-

king University, sucke on "Science.

and Civilization. HE said:-

"Columbus discovered. 4 new

telescope.

Navy, is issuing an appeal for the Beographic world by the help of a

mariner's compass. If the present altuation is not maintenance of an adequate navy

"Galileo discovered a new 28- modified by March 1, 1920 all the equal to that of any other spring, Bummer and

autumn power," "We are" (he says) "the tranomical world by the use of a tournaments will be cancelled and, largest Importer In the world, the|

"Koch and Pasteur discovered a steps will be taken to approach the second largest exporter and our new biological world by means of foreign nations with a view to the ocean going and coastwise trades a microscope. Davia Cup matches, at present are incomparably greater than any- "Franklin, Oersted and Faraday. playable in France, being played In body's. There is scarcely one discovered a new

one of their countries.

Hope of Compromise The recent failure of the lead ing Paris lawn tennis clubs legal action against the payment of the Entertainment Tax seems to have decided the Lawn Tennis Federn-

London, Yesterday. day of the match between the In the closing minutes yester-

English team and Western Aus, tralia, Gears the glsh bowler, was struck by a rising bail from Halcombe which broke his nose. It is expected, however, thatlon to take action, but there is Geary will be able to take his plenty of time for matters to be place in Test matches. British arranged before the Davis Cup con- Wireless Service..

test and a different Interpretation of the law would doubtless result in the staging of the final rounds in France. All hope has evidently

GREAT INVENTOR

TRIBUTE TO EDISON ON NOTABLE ANNIVERSARY.

INCANDESCENT LAMP

Washington, Yesterday. President Colidgo joined in the

cast on the occasion of the fiftieth

Secretary has had the biggest share was Hon. Secretary. I am sure you of work to do and I should feel un- tishead wireless station states that Lloyd's message from the Por- will all join me in wishing her many happy if I did not thank Mrs. Cas the following message was received happy years of golf at Home.

sidy specially for carrying out her at 6.65 yesterday morning from. onerous duties so thoroughly and so the steamer "Mirach":"Mirach" Again we are most grateful to the willingly.

sighted October 17 at 11.30 p.m. in Men's Committee for all they have After Mrs. Redmond's proposal 53 degrees 8 feet north and

49. done for us in the 'past year. At had been seconded, the report and degrees 42 feet west in bearing | Fanling they have carried out long accounts were unanimously passed, 180 degrees true at a big distance needed improvements in the second

The following office bearers were dressing room and have provided elected for the ensuing year: Mra ghts most probably resembling an national tribute which was broad- showers which are a great help on Ferguson (Captain), and the follow The position indicated in the anniversary of Edison's invention

explosion."! crowded days. At Deep Water Bay ing members of the Committee message is about 500 miles east of of the incandescent electric lamp they not only gave us permission Mesdames.. Gilmore, Maitland,

MacDonald's starting point, and hẹ Mr. A. Mellon, US. Secretary to to make the room upstairs more Biercy, Rowley, Sheldon and Somer would have been in that area at the Treasury, presented Edison with comfortable and attractive but they felt.

11.30 on Wednesday evening. six the Congressional medal struck in kindly gave us a generous grant

The Subscription from the Club Funds for which we

A proposal was carried to raise and a half hours after he left New his honour.

foundland. There could have been The original electric lamp is now were most grateful. I am sure you the subscription from $1 to $3. It will agree that the room is greatly was explained that with a subscrip- no explosion in his acroplane then in South Kensington Museum.

however, as he was seen at 12.30 on Renter's American Service, We are having some tion of $1 it was difficult to make Thursday morning, an hour later, more comfortable chairs made and both ends meet. They were son by the Dutch steamer "Harden- AUSTRALIA'S CRISIS hope the room will be finished by stantly

incurring small expenses berg." the end of the month,

which must be paid, and they found

It is suggested that he had already MORE STEVEDORE'S APPLYING In connection with the furnishing that after this had been done, there found himself in difficulties and was į of this room we are deeply indebted was nothing left for anything else. throwing out verey lights as signals

Mesdames Dunbar, Dunnett, For example, there was the Deep

of distress. Such lights dropped Cassidy, Crapnell, Lewis, Maitland, Water Bay scheme this year, the from a height would be visible at a Parker, Piercy, Potter, Rowley and expenses of which were met by the great distance. The mysterious Stewart for their very kind dona- Men's Committee. Then there were point if this actually happened is tions and gifts and also Mrs. Creasy numerous small comforts which they that he should have been flying an Stevedores have and Mrs. Ferguson for the prizes were unable to get because of the hour later when apparently all was they kindly gave for golf and the lack of funds. Besides, they would well.

licences. bridge drive. We also own our sin-like to give prizes to the runners-up cerest thanks to our Deep. Water in the various competitions, and

improved.

to

Bay sub-committee, Mrs. Ferguson this they could not do with the funds and Mrs. Leggatt, for all the trouble collected from the subscription of{ they have taken in connection with $1. the furnishing of this room,

Another consideration in favour

Subscriptions Wanted

of the raising of the subscription was

You will have noticed that the ac-, the entertaining of visiting golf counts show a credit balance of teams-Shanghai would send one $72.16-this is not as alce

We

FOR LICENCES

THE VOLUNTEERS

American, who would not be seri-magnetic world.

ously embarrassed financially if our sea transportation were interrupted by a hostile feet."-Router's Ameri-

can Service.

CRASH ON LINKS

WELL-KNOWN LADIES SERIOUSLY INJURED

IN MOTH 'PLANE

London. Yesterday.

electrical and

"Hooke and Huyghens discovered. a new world of ether."

Science, sald Dr. Chen, is a ques- It is a tool, a tion of methods. means to an end. That was how new worlds were discovered. The development of military science was a development of methods atid tools.

Professor Shellshear (Dean of.. the faculty of medicine, Hong Kong) gave an address in Swasey Hall in the morning.

not been abandoned as the wooden The Hon Mildred Katherine Papers were read in the class Among those taking part stands in the Stade Roland Garros Leith, half-sister of Lord Bergh rooma. are being replaced by a cement and Miss Cecfl O'Brien, eldest were Professor Middleton Smith, erection.-Reuter,

daughter of Sir Timothy O'Brien, Professor Shellshear and Dr. S. Y. Wong.of Hong Kong University, were seriously injured yesterday

Mr. N. Gist Gee of the Peking So. when a D. H. Moth seronlane, eiety of Natural History, Dr. K. C. which Miss O'Brian was piloting, Chen of Sun Yat Sen University, crashed on the golf Links at Mill Canton, Dr. K. Kishinouye of the RI.

COAL MINING

WHAT BRITISH AND FRENCH,

GOVERNMENTS ARE DOING

are

CO-OPERATION

London, Yesterday.

Mias, 'O'Brien sustained a

EXTRALITY

CHINA PUTTING OUT A FEELER

compound fracture of the leg and Imperial University of Tokyo. other injuries while. Miss Leith was

About the Building. cut about the face and hands.

Willard Straight Science Hall is The smash happened during the 58 feet wide, 172 feet long, and has exhibition golf match between five floors. The exterior walls are- The British Government recent Tolley and Wethered and Mitchell of red brick. The floors and the ly made proposals to the French and Whitcombe, held to celebrate pillars on either side of the central hall which (with the outside walls) Government for a scheme of co the opening of the course. operation between official organisa- The women were taken to hos-carry the lead of upper floors und tons in the two countries which pital and, later, it was found neces- roof are o re-enforced concrete

to amputate one engaged In research work sary

of Miss This makes possible a very flexible

safety in coal mining. These pro- British Wireless Service." directed towards securing greater O'Brien's legs above the knee. arrangement of the interior, parti

tion walls being easily changed as need arises for a different arrange- posals have been cordially accepted! and the scheme is now to be put

ment of rooms, without affecting the strength of the building. The in operation. On the British side

roof is of double tlo, with green technical arrangements will be in

glazed hip and ridge tiles, match- the hands of safety in the Mines

Ing the other recent buildings on Research Board. They will include Melbourne, Yesterday.

the Lingnan University campus. All full interchange of information

Nanking, Yesterday. Fifteen hundred Port Phillip acquired by accident, prevention,

outside outside windows and most It appears that no special note applied for research and experience in the two has been sent by China to the of the interior doors are of steel,

countries including unpublished as Powers regarding relinquishment The shipowners have arranged to well as published reports.

of extrality, but draft treaties have feet) on the fourth floor supplies water for the building. A small employ volunteers at Port. Mel- The respective research organlea been sent to Belgium, Spain, Den-! bourne and at Victoria dock, but tions will mutually agree as to mark and Portugal for their sp ridge supplies water for the fourth supplementary tank under the elsewhere the vessels will be handled which probierns each could best proval.

floor. A lift with a capacity CHINA'S MINISTERS MAY BE by unionlate, thus avoiding possible study alone and which could more These contain an article

provide of 2,000 pounds will dimculties owing to volunteers and effectively be studied jointly, - AMBASSADORS

By follows.

for the movement of boxes from unionists working together. Reu- this means it should be possible to "Any civil or criminal case the basement to the upper floors. Nanking, Yesterday, 'ter.

save money and expedite the work

arising within the territory of A steam boiler in the basement will It is reported that China's re-

There will probably be also an either party, wherein a national supply the steam for some of the accasional Interchange of skilled of the other party is concerned, laboratories, and a motor driven

shall be tried by the territorial Benoid gas producer which oper research workers for work requir ing special experience-British courts in accordance with terri-ates on gasoline (petrol) and has a Wireless Service.

torial law!

capacity of 260 Bunsen burners will Offcial circles, state that an provide the gas needed. The build- Identical article is in the draft ing ls wired for 110 volts, A.C., but treaties scheduled to be sent to some laboratories will be wired in America, Britain, Italy and France, addition for 220 volts, A.C., and -Reuter.

| 110 volts d.c. from a motor genera-

tor in the bafilding,

WORLD'S CAPITALS

The former policy of sending ex-

TOO MANY TROOPS

COLLISION

TRUST FUND

60 INTERNATIONAL LAW SCHOLARSHIPS

$500,000 DONATED

*

RUSSIAN WAIFS

AUTHORITIES STOP MIGRATION

A large water tank (2,400 cuble.

No equipment has been put in yet but the Hall will be for physics, chemistry and biology, with a spare. (fourth) floor.

as it here this year-for which purpose'presentatives in America, Britain, looks for I am sorry to say that they had no money. When the Japan, and at the capitals of other since the books are balanced we Manila team came to Hong Kong re Powers, may be 'promoted Ambas-ONE OF THE NEW 'BUSES

DAMAGED have incurred expenditure amount cently, the Ladies' Section were ask-sadors. ing to over $100 which means ed to entertain the visitors' wives:

shall start the new year and the expenses had to be paid by pertenced diplomats abroad has A private motor car and a bus with a deficit of some thirty the Men's Committea

obviously been abandoned. It is belonging to the Hong Kong Hotel odd. dollars. Our Hon. Tron- A proposal to raise the subscrip evident that only recognised leaders collided yesterday at Happy Valley. surer is to be congratulated on ton to $6 was not approved and of the Kuomintang and the Govern- Fortunately, no one was injured. collecting so many subscriptions-64 eventually the original proposal was ment will be sent to the foreign It appears that one of the 'buses more than last year. We have put to the meeting and carried. capitals-Reuter.

recently put on the Causeway Bay West Point route

was rounding roughly 470 members of the Ladies';

Votes of Thanks Q Section a great many of these are,The meeting concluded with votes

the monument

after hortly

New York, Yesterday of course, absent from the Colony-of thanks to Col. Matthews for valu-

12 p.m..when a private motor car,

l'A trust fund $500,000 to permit but it does seem strange that less able assistance to the Ladies' Bec-

which was being driven from the than half the lady members should tion during the past, year; to the The Hopel (provincial) Govern direction of the Cometery, collided foreigners to study international law at Harvard University has been subscribe. This is a voluntary sub- Belana May Institute for the use of ment, after enquiring from the with the front part of public established by Mr. Chester Dewitt The Moscow authorities have Friday in Swasey Hall. Mr. Wong scription but I do think members their promises for the meeting: to magistrates of the province, states vehicle. The axle of the private Pugsley and provides 60 scholar decided to prevent the annual alt Commissioner of Education, and Mr Ma Chiu-taun, Commis should make it a point every year Mr. D. J. Gilmore for auditing the that the number of troops in Hopel car was best while the windscreen ships, one for each nation of the migration of waifs and strays to to send what is after all only a accounts; to the newspapers for la 500,000 and urges the National and right side of the bus were world and the British Dominions wards the large towns which is now sloner of Reconstruction, represent- trifling sum of the Hon. Treasurer. publishing notloss free of charge; Government to withdraw most of damaged.

along the lines of the Rhodes in full swing and guards have been ed the Kwangtong Government. Mr. I should like now to express my and to Mrs. Redmond, the retiring them as it la very difficult to keep

Scholarships.

placed at all rallways and highways. H. Louis was present on behalt very sincere personal thanks to the Captain, who had done good work them supplied, in view of the Im

The beneficiaries will be appoint to seize children and send them to of the Kwangsi Government. members of the Committee for all for the past two years. Three hearty proverishment of the province,

ly. repre the hard work they have done dur- cheers were also given for this owing to the removal of the capital Ing the year. They have given their lady.

and many years of war-Reuter,

Peking, Yesterday.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR

Riga, Yesterday,

The closing rate of the dollar on the Dominions by the Prime Minia have already appeared in MoscOW. demand, to-day was 2/0 8/16; torRouter e American Service-Reuter.

An Imposing List

A general meeting was held on

Zorneal