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HONG KONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1928. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

HIS MAJESTY'S AUSTRALIA ALL OUT NEW YORK & RUBBER MARSHAL LI GOING

HEALTH

FOR 397*

"GREAT WEAKNESS" ENGLAND 47 FOR 1

SHARES

NEW SCHEME

BUT NO CAUSE FOR INCREASED DON BRADMAN & E.L.A'BECKETT, FAR EAST STOCK MAY BE

ANXIETY

MAKE THE RUNS

"MORE HOPEFUL VIEW"

MAY

London, Yesterday, 8 pm

7

:

QUOTED

BE FAR-REACHING

New York, Yesterday,

REPORT

CONFLICTING NEWS

SAID TO HAVE BOOKED BERTH FOR SHANGHAI

ARRIVING HERE TO-MORROW?

Marshal Li Chai-spm, the "prin cipal leader of the Canton Govern- ment and one of the Pig Fap

of

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STATE OF AFFAIRS IN INSPECTOR - GENERAL S.S. "PAUL LECAT”

PARAGUAY

BIG LOAN

RESIGNS

CUSTOMS SURPRISE

ONE HUNDRED MILLION PESOS DUAL CONTROL OBJECTED TO

FOR NATIONAL DEFENCE

BILL FOR CONGRESS

Asuncion, Yestorday. The President of Paraguay hasi introduced into Congress a bill au- thorising the flotation of a loan įthe. Kwangel military · group, is

for 100,000,000 pesos for the pur- stated in several local reports to poses of national defence.--Reuter's have booked passage on the 8.8. American Service.

d'Artagnan" for Shanghai: *-

The reports are that Marshal L It is believed that shares of a is coming down here from Canton,

THIRD TEST:"SECOND DAY

At the close of play in the Á British Wireless message Third Teat match at Melbourne

A scheme is being worked out to slates:

on the second day (to-day) England establish a special department of of the were 860 runs behind Australia on the Stock Exchange for trade se- A more hopeful view King's-condition is now taken in the 1st innings, with nine wickets (curities in rubber, companies. palace circles and apart from the in hand. Fortunes fluctuated twice The scheme tentatively provides for the listing of British, Dutch and fact that recent bulletins have en-to-day. couraged a restrained optimism Two Australian batsmen were other stocks at present not dealt with on the exchange or the curbi there are several reassuring in-out cheaply. dications that anxiety has to some! Then Bradman and A'Beckett market. extent been relieved.

made a stand of 86 runs for the seventh wicket.

Then the last three wickets fell; for 24 runs,

Last night's bulletin..which stat ed that the King had had a quiet day and that the slow Improve ment noted in the morning con-1 The cricket was very quiet, states -tinued, added that po...bulletin Reuter.

would be issued this morning. Between the resumption of play} This was regarded as a favourable and the lunch interval, Australla sign.

added 61 runs for the loss of two The public also placed a similar wickets which fell cheaply-but the announce-Bradman and A'Beckett, the new- interpretation on ment that Princess Mary, who had comer, made a stand. been staying at palace for nearly

Two Good Analyses

continued runs for

Washington, Yesterday. The Paraguayan Legation has announced that Paraguay has a cepted in its main lines" the Pan-!

From Shanghal protocol, but would like to suggest in New York-Reuter's American he is to go on to Nanking, the slight modifications in its wording

BY MR. EDWARDES

"GAVE REPEATED WARNINGS"

Peking, To-day.

?

ABLAZE

TOTAL LOSS

CONFLAGRATION IN MAR- SEILLES DRY DOCK

FRCS. 50,000,000 DAMAGE

Marseilles, Yesterday," Mr. A. H. F. Edwardes, off The s.s. "Paul Lecat," one of the ciating. Inspector-General of the best known passenger steamers of Chinese Maritime Customs, has the Messageries Maritimes Far officially informed Reuter that Eastern service has been com- his resignation was handed this pletely burned out in a daylong fire. morning to Mr.

All the Internal fittings have T. V. Soong, Minister of Finance in the Na-been destroyed and only the shell, tional Government of China. plating and frames have been saved. The translation of Mr. Edwardes' She was in dry dock.being over- despatch to the Finance Minister hauled when the fire occurred.

The cause of the disaster is un- "The first essential in the efft-known.-Reuter. cient working of a service such

Later.

great many out of the 1,500 com-'either by special train or 'by gun-American Conference's conciliation (18 given by Reuter as follows:--

panies producing rubber in the Farj East will be avalable for trading boat, to embark.

Service.

+

FIRST BLOOD

PROGRESS IN SZECHUEN WAR

SEVERE FIGHTING

General Lou Hsiang, the aggres.

steadily sor in the latest war in Szechuan province, is reported in a, Royal Naval communique, to have won the first battle against the other Generals who have been holding Chungking, the Yangtsze Treaty port 1,400 miles from the sea. General Llu Halang is advancing | up-river, westward, on Fowchow.

a month felt justified in leaving Tate's fine bowling was a fea- London yesterday afternoon to ture of the morning's play and juin Viscount Lascelles and their White bowled very two sons who have spent Christ- throughout. mas at Harewood Hair In-York- Rydur (111) and Bradman (26), shire. The movements' of the the overnight not outs, Prince of Wales also indicated that with the

score at 276 anxiety had been somewhat reliev four wickets. ed. He was cut hunting yesterday. The attendance was 55,000. The with Belvoir Pack, and on receipt weather, as on the first day, was of advices from the doctors at brilliant and the wicket continued Buckingham Palace he changed to play fast. his plans for returning to London

in the afternoon and remained for the week-end at Melton Mowbray

"The Reverse the Case"

Severe fighting is believed to After aix runs had been added, have taken place and a ship load- Ryder's long innings had come to jed with wounded has been seen. an end. He Wag caught by At present Chungking does not Hendren, fielding at short leg, off appear to be threatened and the Tate, having scored only one of situation there is; accordingly, the six runs. The fifth wicket, more, satisfactory. therefore, fell for 282 runs.

Sixth Wicket Down

It is not clear, the communiqué

national capital.

as the Chinese Maritime Customs -Reuter.

Hope of controlling the fire has is loyal co-operation and discipline been abandoned and the vessel is Reports also add that Marshal Li

among the personnel of all ranks regarded as a total loss. has decided to attend the national CONCLUDE TO-DAY? and, for the maintenance of such The damage is eestimated at conference of the Nationalist'

General Li Tsung-jon, whose gunboat was stranded.

The reports which have appear- ed that the King has been uncon- scious for long periods are very misleading at this stage of the ill- 'ness. Instead of anxiety being in- Ryder's 112 was compiled creased since Thursday the reverse, three hours and 40 minutes. is case. Sucess ja laid, however, played a great innings, a on the fact that the King's condi- ter, his forte being driving, He A later despatch Indicated that tion remains one of great weak- hit a six and six fours, having no further development, occurred ness and this is the chief cause seen the total increased from 57 over the week-end. of anxiety.

to 282 at a critical stage of the

adds, whether General Yang Sen, Party, the date for the opening of in the stormy petrel of Szechuan, lajwhich had been fixed for to He engaged or not, or which side hemorrow, New Year's Day heu-la suport.js.

The question of blood transfa-match-and had contributed 112 A PERSONAL DEFEAT sion, it is authoritatively stated, out of 225. put on while he was has not been considered.

batting. His fifth wicket partner-

64

It is understood that measures ship with Bradman realised decided on Friday for increasing runs. No wonder the crowd cheer- the King's gendral strength relate

ed him.

to a new course of medicine.

A Quiet Day

The following bulletin, issued at

8.30 p.m. to-day, states:

The King has had a quiet day

His Majesty's condition.

Oldfield, "the wicket-keeper, then went in to bat in place of His captain.

M. POINCARE AND THE SENATE

Paris, Saturday. The likelihood of a serious politi- cal crisis in the near future is being discussed by political obser- Bradman had collected five runs vers as a result of differences be with Ryder. He got two with tween M. Poincare and the Senate

There is no change to report in Oldfield while the latter scored over the proposed inereuse of the three. Then Oldfield played on asalaries af Senators and Deputies. Signed: Stanley Hewett, Hugh ball from Geary, providing the M. Poincare was opposed to Rigby, Dawson of Penn."

bowler with his first wicket of the an increase at a Cabinet meeting The Ray Treatment Reuter states that the Ray Thera- match. Six wickets down for 287 this morning but was in the minor-

py treatment was again to be ad-: minered last night.

Earlier Bulletins

London, Saturday. His Majesty passed a fair night and his condition is much about the

dame.

1

rune.

ity later in the day. Dockworth Injured

The Senate by 140 votes to. 107 Finance Two wickets had fallen in the adopted a, clause in the morning with only 11 runs added: Bill providing a salary increase, thus inflicting a personal defeat Bradman's con-

Jon the Premier-Reuter.

to the board. tribution had. reached 33.

. A'Beckett was sent in to part- ner Bradman and scored, at first, faster han Bradman.

The batsmen were applauded when the total'. reached 300, (having Bradman then being 86

with A'Beckett) and added 3 A'Beckett 10.

innings had then lasted 14 hours.

Dooft

It is pointed out that although Marshal Li will not reach Nanking in time for the opening ceremonieś, the real discussion does not begin until Friday.

On the other hand, it has to be noted that doubts have been express-

BOGUS DOCTOR

Judgment was, delivered by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Cen- tral Magistracy this morning in the case in which Wong Sing-poon, a Chinese herbal- lat, was charged with practis ing medicine for persónal gain without being registered. He was found guilty and, fined $100.

ed whether, on account of party political differences, the conference will begin to-morrow,

Although Marshal Li has been

"ANKING" PIRACY CASE AT SESSIONS

**

discipline, It is imperative there francs 50,000,000.-Reuter. should be an individual head of A Havas telegram says that there the service recognised and dealt were no casualties. with as such by the entire service and by the Government,

The Lost Vessel

The s.. "Paul Lecat" was a vessel

→

SGT. GOLDSMITH'S FIND

"I have repeatedly warned your of 12,989 tons (gross) and 7,546 Indications are that the Anking Excellency that conditions which tons (net). She was built in 1911. piracy case" at the Criminal Ses-have been allowed to grow up in at La Ciotat, France, and was a Shanghai, during the past year steel twin screw vessel of 1,140 slóns will conclude to-day,

have resulted in a form of dual N. H.P. This morning Lance-Sergeant control of the service which is des- She had four decks and was one W. E. Goldsmith of the Water troying the fine traditions of eff-jof the fincat passenger vessels call- Police described, in evidence, how ciency and discipline which have ing regularly at Hong Kong. he arrested prisoner, Yeung Ping-characterised the Customs service kwan, on board a "Hoklo" junk eh- during the past seventy years.

(Continued on Page 12.) tering harbour, which had been searched.

Paper money of Java, the Straits Settlements and Hong Kong and silver coins were found in accused's vest pocket, said Sgt. Goldsmith, and a packet of jewellery on a shelf in a hold of which accused was the only occupant.

GERMAN STRIKE EMPLOYERS & EMPLOYEES REJECT AWARD

50,000 INVOLVED

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Berlin, Saturday. The employers and employees of the North Sea Baltic porte, where a strike has existed for the past three months, have rejected the award of the official arbitrators.

MRS. M. B. GROVES

PASSES AWAY ON SATURDAY

AT KOWLOON

The "Paul Leca" arrived hera from Yokohama and Shanghai on November 20 last and cleared on the same day. She had 309 passen- gers with 74 tons of general cargo for Hong Kong and 731 tons for ports beyond.

The "Paul Lecat" was, according to schodule, to leave Marseilles for

The death occurred at 4 p.m., on the Far East on January 11. Saturday of Mrs. M. B. Groves of No. 62, Nathan-road, Kowloon.

UNUSUAL CASE

The deceased (the first European small-pox victim during the present outbreak), was the widow of Groves, formerly

CHINESE FROM HAIPHONG BEFORE COURT Mr Thomas of the Scottish Oriental Steamship Co. and was a native of New)

LACK OF DETAILS Zealand. She first came to Hong Kong some 28 years ago, shortlyAt the Central Magistracy, this after her marriage. Subsequently morning, Mr. R. E. Lindsell again she returned to New Zealand for a had before him the Chinese named long period, and returned to the Chan Hung-chuen, charged, that he Colony in July this year to stay unlawfully and without lawful ex- with her sister, Mrs. Spittles, widow cuse did receive or have in his of Mr. Spittles of Messrs. A. S.possession in the Colony on Decem ber 27, 1,293 plastres and $1:60 in

It is probable the award will Watson and Co., Ltd.

Mrs. Groves, who was 68 years Hong Kong currency, the same hav- become obligatory.

50,000 men are involved. Reu-of age at the time of her death, ing been stolen outside the Colony leaves a son who is with the Godown from the Wing Hing Mao firm of Co. here, while a younger son la Rue Chinois, Haiphong, well know- at school in New Zealand. Hering that the money had been stolen brother, Mr. H. D. Munro, lives in on December 28,"",

tar..

HAVANA SUGAR

CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ARE ABOLISHED

*Havana, Saturday.

restrictions

on

Dunedin, New Zealand. Much sym Mr. F. H, Loseby appeared for pathy will be felt by a large circle the defence, whilst Mr. H. C of friends for the relatives In their Macnamara was for the prosecu- [ bereavement...

tion.

The latter said that his firm,

Messrs. Deacons, had received a cable that morning from French so-

At 4 pm., yesterday, the funeral A Presidential decree abolishes, took place at the Protestant Came the forthcoming tery, Happy Valley. sugar crop, and not only rescinds The service at the graveside was Hcitors of the complainant firm in regulations affecting planting, cut-conducted by the Rev. Horace John Haiphong asking that application

be made for the accused to be held. ting and grinding, but allows shipston, pastor of the Union Church, here pending the arrival of a wit- Blood Transfusion

BANDIT EXECUTED Following a suggestion that blood

pers greater freedom in marketing Kowloon.

ness to prove the case against him. ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP US. might be transfused

Mr. Walter M. Groves, the de: This man was understood to be into His

sugar abroad without the super- AMBASSADOR Majesty dozens, telephonically and

vision of an export commission. ceased's son, was the chief mourner; leaving Haiphong immediately.

New York's sugar prices have while others present were Messrs. otherwise, offered their services but,

Discussion followed as to whe- according to the Secretary of the

succncied by General Chan Ming eased slightly following the fore-Ringshaw, Braley, Seddon, O'Sulli-ther or not the accused should be Mexico City, Saturday.

van, Deacon and Waddington acting admitted to ball.. Blood TransfusionService of the

The Insurgent leader, Vigueras, shu as chairman of the Frovincial going announcement.-Reuter." Bradman reached his 50 through has been captured and executed. Government, he retains the chair-

jas pall bearera, and Messrs. East- Red Cross, there is not the slightest

Mr. Lindsell agreed with Mr. possibility of anyone outside of Duckworth not taking the ball He was charged with attempting to manship of the Canton branch of

man, Weller, Jennings, Anderson, Loseby that the position was diffi- HELP FOR MINERS- cleanly because his left thumb was kidnap the United States Ambaa- the Central Political Council, which

Ormiston, Overy, Crapnell, Smith, 'cult as at the present moment Court circles being required.

•Very Slight Improvement painful, having been "put cut" on sador, Mr. Dwight Morrow.-Rou- is a higher institution.

London, Yesterday.

Johnson, Griffiths, Butler, Mr. and although in an earlier cable which A bulletin issued at 11.80 stated Saturday when stopping one on the ter...

Contributions continue to pour Mrs. Ballantyne, and Mr. and Mrs. led to the accused's arress there was He Is still commander-in-chief of Bradman's

Flagg. Wreaths buried with the an allegation of embezzlement by that the King had a quiet night leg side from Geary.

the 8th Route of the Nationalist into the Mansion House in response DISARMAMENT COMMISSION ` and that there is very slight change

Army, which comprises the units in to the appeal of the Prince of coffin were those of the sous and the accused of $80,000, the French Kwangtung and Kwangs. He is, Wales, broadcast Christmas

police have not given any, intima- Geneva, Saturday,

Wreaths were sent by:-Maxinetion to the local police that extradi the latter had 23. Extras 6-none The preliminary commission on

concurrenty, Chief of Nationalist night for gifts for Lord Mayor's

Vi and Hilda, Joe, Marjorie, Honry tion proceedings. would follow, A larger than usual crowd having been conceded in the morn-disarmament which has not met General Staff with headquarters in Miners Distress Fund.

Gifts received yesterday included and her loved ones in New Zealand, neither, as far as he knew, had awalted the posting of the bulletin ing-and the total was, therefore, since May 1927 has been convoked Nanking

a second donation of £1,000 from Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Oraig, Messrs, there been any communication be- outside Buckingham Palace.

387 runs for six wickets.

to meet on April 15, 1929, The

the City of Norwich and £1,200 from A. W. Smith. D. Mair, J.P. Robin-tween Government and Government. As regards the reports that the Tate's excellent analysis for the United States has accepted an in-

Woking.

son, A. Urquhart, F. H. Crapnell, Ultimately his Worship, adjourn King has been unconscious for long morning was 9 overs, C maidens, vitation to attend.-Reuter.

The fund has reached a total of F Bunje, F. E. Green, J. Ormistas, ed the case until Saturday, without periods, it la pointed out that such 11 runs, 1 wicket, White's figures, statements at the present stage of for one period were 10 over, 7

346,000. British Wireless Service. W. H. Kelly, Ballantyne, Young, bail, and gave an undertaking.

Brown, H. 8. Rouse, D. Harvey, Mr. Losely that should no, intimą-- "the liness are very misleading, maldens, 7 runs, no wicket.

J. E. Hansen, B. Pasco, 8. Jen- tion of extradition proceedings, be There is still great weakness but

| (Richardson), 2 for 15 (Woodfull); - Australia-1st Innings

nings, A. W. Ingram, Kelman, B.received in Hong Kong by Saturday anxiety is decreasing.

8 for 67 (Hendry); 4 for 218 (Kip-- When Marshall last returned W. M. Woodfull, e Jardine, b

conference has been postponed Thomson, J. Sanderson Smith, he would deal with the case as It pax), 5 for 282 (Ryder), 6 for 287 from Nanking, he intimated that he Tate..

until Jan. 1

Gibson, Annette, E. Butler, L. J (Oldfield), 7 for 873 (Bradman), 8

now. stood. for: 888 (A'Beckett), 0 for 394 national capital. His departure on

[This date has to be noted in Cave, F. W. Stapleton, P. Vichars, would leave Canton again for the

connection with the latest news P. J. Jennings, W. Old, J. W. (Grimmett), 10 for 897 (Oxenham). this occasion, whether it be to

about Marshal Li Chal-sum of Beattle, J. E. Anderson, Mr. and Canton, who works very closely the Misses Heron, Mrs. E. D, Shank, morrow or later, is of considerable

with General Li Taung-jen.] Mrs. Capell, Mrs. A. Hopwar, Mrs. It is reported that the hope of B. Dunnett, Mrs. E. 0. Murphy,

for the better.

"Not Even Considered"

Later.

He then got runs, more quickly | · than A'Beckett, reaching 80 when

Blood, transfusion has not even been considered. Friday's refer V. Y. Richardson, e Duck-

ence to now measures being, adopted are related toa

new course of medicine.

SCHNEIDER CƯP

London, Yesterday.

worth, b Larwood

H. L. Hendry, ċ Jardine, b

Larwood

A. F. Kippax,

Larwood

c Jardine, b

7

28

100 Larwood |J. S. Ryder, c Hendren, b Tate 112. Tate

D.Bb: Hazamond ..

Entries for the Schmelder Trophy W. Adeld, b Geary seaplane race from Germany as well E. L. Aukott, c Duckworth, as from America are now expected b_White

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

315 4 88

46 17.87

.79 Geary

S Hammond

White

41 Jardine

15

9

64 19 :.57 30 64 1

Canton's Denlai Saturday's "Canton Gazette" re- fers to Marshal Li's "multifarious duties and emphatically denies the previous reports that he has decid

ed on any date to leave for the North as: yet.

10 10,01%

on

sister.

FOR EDUCATION

New York, Saturday. G$10,000,000, the residue of the

0. M. Bw. importance because, it means, "Im 3 pliedly if not directly the com .87 8 127

mencement of an orin Canton this conference is to reduce each Mrs. E. W. White, Mrs. T estate of the late Charles Hall, the

Messrs. Blacklock, Father of Aluminium" will be die without his presence and his closer Nationalist Army by 80 per cent, McCormack;

by mutual agreement attention to affairs in Nanking.

Ringehaw, O'Sullivan and Waddingtributed to 21 of the higher educa Should this be carried out, up tan of R. F. A. Fortol, Messrational institutions the Far East 20 Per Cent Reduction?...-

Nanking, Yesterday.

wands of a million soldiers will be up Costello, H. Overy, W. G. H. Including the American College of affected, General Li Taung-fea-(who is

Deacon, T. Seddon, H. G. Howard, Madura and the Allahabad Agricul- The England XI: A P. also one of the Kwangel big four how to go down the Yangtze River T Bradford, A. W. Eastman, following institutions in China

General Id Tonng-son fit Han- Ge B. L. Johnson, A. W. Greaves, tural Institute in India and the 6 Chapman, J., C. White, D. R. Jar-and ls, the leader at Hankow) land on the gunboat "Chu Tung" which CE Holmes, A F Braby, Oberlin Shansi Memorial Associa

dine, J.B. Hobbs, H. Sutcliffe, W. Red here at noon on Dec. 28 from went aground-near Christmas, Is Maher; Staff of the Hong Kong and and the following five universities

tion, Harvard Teaching Institute"> Hammond, E. Hendren, G. Geary, Hankow. He was delayed en route land. She was not refloated for Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com-Lingnan, West China Union." M. W. Tate, H. Larwood, G. Duck through his gunboat going two days, hence the delay in Gen-pany: No. Platoon M. G. Com 897 worth

aground,

Nanking, Fukien and Christian Fall of wicketa: 1 for runs

eral Li's arrival at Nanking-Bri-pany H.K.V.D.C., Committee and Accordingly, the disbandmenttish Naval Wireleer.

Members, Kowloon Football Club Shantung Reuter

by the Royal Aero Club. The lists R. M. Oxenham, b Geary... close to-morrow.

CV. Grimmett, c Duckworth, Entries have already been re- b Geary ceived from France and Italy, each D. D. J. Bla-not out.

of which is sending three seaplanes. Extras

British Wireless Service.

The race takes place in English

"waters in 1929.]

Total:

[Barlier report on page 9.1