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HONG KONG,

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1929. PRICE $3.00 "LONDON" HAMMOND & JARDINE WELL-KNOWN IRISH COMMISSIONED

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GRATITUDE

HANDSOME GIFT

GIVES £22,800 TOWARDS MEDICAL EDUCATION

FOR HOME INSTITUTIONS

London, Yesterday. Some time ago Lord Beaverbrook, the London newspaper proprietor, met with an accident while motor.

SIGNALMAN WALK, R.C. OF S. INJURED

SKID ON ROAD TO CAMP

AT PORTSMOUTH

STILLE IN

ESTABLISH RECORD

Signalman F. D. Walk, of the WILL BE FLAGSHIP OF FIRST ENGLAND 226 RUNS AHEAD AT

South China Command detachment, Royal Corps of Signals, Wellington Barracks, broke his arm when the motor-cycle which he was riding, carrying, despatches out to camp, skidded on Talpo-road yesterday and crashed into a tree.

LUNCH TIME

A MODERATE CROWD

AGITATOR

DE VALERA

ARRESTED ON ENTERING

NORTHERN IRELAND --

-IN BELFAST GAOL

London, Yesterday.

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SUICIDE THEORY

WOMAN HUNG TO WINDOW OF A CHURCH

MISSING FOR TWO DAYS

The body of a Chinese woman was found hanging from the neck by a cord to the back window grille of St. Stephen's (Chinese) Church, below the University, by the West Point Police yesterday. It is be

HOOLIGAN RIOT AT COLOMBO

SEVERAL KILLED

SCAFFOLDING AT POLICE HEAD- QUARTERS `ABLAZE

POLICE FIRE AT MOB

Colombo, Yesterday.

At least three persons were kill

CRUISER SQUADRON

EIGHTH OF SAME NAME

London, Yesterday. After the superb displays of A British wireless

De Valers, while travelling from lieved to have been a case of sui- message Hammond and Jart yesterday,

there was but a moderate crowd Dublin to Belfast was arrested at side in Aurion of toollgam who set states

The woman, it has since beer His Majesty's Ship "London," at Adelaide this morning to see Goragh, near Newry, by Royal certained, was 44 years of age. Her ablaze scaffolding surrounding police" Ing. As a mark of gratitude for the

14.000 ton cruiser of the 1925 pro the Englishmen further punish the Ulster Constabulary.

commissioned

Australian bowling. The weather, attention which he received in hos-brought into the Military Camp grammys. was

Portsmouth to-day by Captain

however, was brilliant and the pital, he has placed at the disposal

wicket, says Reuter, was on the of the Premier (Mr. S. Baldwin) a

The vessel la going to the Medi-

fast side. sum of £22,800 with the desire that

where she will be the terranean

The undefeated batamen played this should be distributed widely for

The accident occurred in the Sheung Shui district and he was

Hospital at San Wai Camp.

Signalman Walk unly recently ar-Rogers. rived in the Colony.

dron.

name was Chan Yee Yip. She headquarters and also the first fire Later.

is a returned emigrant from Bata. engine to arrive.

Armed police arrived aboard the De Valera was travelling to Bel-via, as is her husband, who lived fast to open the Gaelic League with her at the Toyshan boarding second fire engine and fired a hun- Bazaar.

hause, No. 128, Connaught-road dred rounds. He was detained at the first sta- Central.

She had been reported missing

the benefit of medical education. It COUNT'S TWO LOVESlagship of the first. cruiser aqua cautiously throughout the mornton after erossing the border, un-

"London" was laid down at Porta-ing and were still at the wickets er an old order forbidding his entry for two days. mouth in Feb. 1926, and launched when the luncheon Interval came. Into Lister, and, transferred to Bel-

DANCE DISPLAY

is now announced that the Premier, has selected twenty-one medical in- stitutions to which the gift will be allocated.

They include the Royal Society of I Medicine, Royal College of Physi cians, Royal College of Surgeons and the medical faculties of fifteen uni versities and the Cancer Hospital.

The Royal Society of Medicine will receive £2,800 and the remain ing institutions £1,000 each.

The grant is to be applied in each case for special purposes beyond the capacity of the ordinary income of the institution, for instance, for studentships, research and contribu- tions to scientific equipment.-Bri- tish Wireless Service.

PENNY POST

MR. CHURCHILL GIVES A FEW DETAILS

STRIKING FIGURES

London, Yesterday.

PASSIONATE LETTERS TO

The score was then 261, which In Sept. 1927.

Lord Ebbisham has collected 50 means that they put on 55 during fast Gaol. Prints Illustrating the history of the course of the morning. Their

› go crowds of those about to

Further Details Another telegram states that 15,000 harbour, railway and other workers struck suddenly and march- ed on to police headquarters but most resumed work.

Serious disturbances broke out in

which were stored.

Jahips bearing the name of "Lon-big achievement, howarer, lies in wesome him had assembled at Bel- INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION the evening at police headquarters

MARRIED WOMAN

POLICE COURT STORY.

London, Jan, G. don," which are to be given to Count Joseph Ernest de Senna the new cruiser. Fernandez, of Portland-court, Great The suggestion has been made Portland-street, W., was summoned that "London" should visit the at Marylebone by Mrs. Francis Thames as near the City of Landon | Latt, of St. Mary's-square. Pad- as possible for presentation. dington, for the maintenance of her two children.

Mrs. Latt said that she was married in England in February, 1908, to a Burmese barrister, and they lived at Rangoon until 1914, when she and her four children re- turned to England.

directory.

The new cruiser is the eighth ves- sel of the name "London."-British Wireless Service.

to:

BRITISH. NAVY

PREMATURE REPORT AS

TO CRUISERS

NOT CONFIRMED

DRIZZLE OR MIST

N.E. winds, fresh, overc st some drizzle or mist, is the official report until noon to- merrow.

The anti-cyclone over China has again weakened slightly. Fresh monsoon may be expect. ed along the S. E. coast of China and over the China Sea.

fast, and were mystified by De Valera's non-arrival.

They dispersed upon learntog of the arrest-Reuter.

[Do Valera was the President of Sinn Féin from 1917 to 1925. lis father was Spanish, his mother Irish and he was born in New York In 1882.]

COTTON PRICES

THE UNSATISFACTORY MARGIN

REDUCED PRODUCTION

ON FEBRUARY 23

FOR CHARITIES

An Inernational Dance Display will be held at the Club de Recreio, Kowloon, on Saturday, February 23, starting at 4 p.m.

The police charged with batons thrice.

Ten of the police were injured and several people were taken to hospital.

There have been numerous arrests. The situation is dangerous and the police are arming.

The patronage of His Excellency There has been a tramway strike the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, for some days, marked with rowdy- K.C.M.G.) has been secured for theism and collisions with the police.--- function, and it is hoped that His Reuter. Excellency will be able to find time

to be present.

The object of the festival is the FOR THE VATICAN bringing together

the various

nationalities in Hong Kong in a re- union where the dances of the coun- tries represented by the various unlts will be staged.

ITALIAN GOVT. MAKES

OFFER

:

"TEMPORAL POWER"

a new

In 1918 a doctor introduced the

the fact that Hammond and count to her at a bridge party. He

Jardine have established a record subsequently lived with her, and

Londen, Yesterday. third-wicket partnership. This oc-

London, Yesterday. children were born in 1020 and

That the unsatisfactory margin Government circles do not con-curred when the Gloucestershire 1924. The count left her after a firm the "Daily Chronicle's" cruiser professional had secured 121 and between the price of raw cotton quarrel. By chance she recently found his address in the telephone report. It is understood to be un- the Surrey amatear 82. The score and yarns is to a minor extent dus

The idea originated with Mrs. likely that any. immediate decision was then 232 for two wickets--and to keen and sometimes insensate will be reached as regards the 211 for th hird wicket partnership competition to secure restricted W. T. Southern, wife of the Hon.

Rome, Yesterday. He was a company promoter, and building of the two cruisers. -thus be ig the record put up by trade is the opinion given in the Colonial Secretary, supported by It is stated that under In the House of Commons, reply had told her he paid £1,000 a year

Following is the report referred Brown ar Ward at Melbourne in annual report of the Federation Mra. H. T. Creasy and Mrs. Wyatt, agreement between the Vatican Ing to the Labour Member, Mr. for his flat at Portland court, that

the 1894- our

of Maater Cotton Spinners Asso- whilst the services of Colonel Car and the Italian Government the Robinson with regard to the desir- he had a car and paid his chauffeur

Landon, Yesterday. At lunch England were 226 runs ciation. It says that a conservative dew has been secured as musical latter has offered the Vatican ability of establishing a Ponny £4 10s. a week. He registered the The "Daily Chronicle" reports ahead with eight wickets in the estimate of reduced production due director.fermen

2,000,000,000 lire as compensation. Post for letters throughout the children in his name."

that the Government has decided to second innings in hand..

to depression is about 30 per cent. Miss Daisy O'Keefe with her tal-for the wrongs suffered by the Empire and the cost thereof, Mr. The count, giving evidence, said postpone indefinitely, construction Crowd's fronical Cheers but concludes that foreigners' mar-ented group of pupils are also tak-Holy See by the loss of temporal Churchill said the proposal was to he was entitled to the title, but he of the two cruisers that should be

The batsmen soon settled down gin of advantage la apparently ing part in the display, and will power. had no property, He was a com-started this year, thus foregoing to wear down the bowling, Router waning.

stage some exceedingly pretty The Pope has decided to devote mission agent and the £400 a year all three cruisers of the original adds. Hammond, with a drive past

dances.

the Indemnity to support missions flat belonged to his wife.

1928-1929 programme, as one was cover for four off Blackle, sent up The Bolton Masters' Association The Chinese community are also abroad. Signatures are expected of inland postage. He added that Mr. Bingley, the Magistrate: abandoned last year-Router.

the 250 in five hours and 32 recommend that Egyptian spinners coming to the assistance of the or- to be affixed to the agreement on minutes.

curtail their output by one-thirdganisers of the festival, thanks to February 10.-Reuter. Blackle tried the leg theory and A ballot is being taken.-Reuter. the crowd was ironical in cheer. ing Jardine's refusal to be tempt- led by Grimmett.

be considered only in conjunction with the suggested reduction at a cost of some £6,000,000 in the rate

the separate cost for Britain in establishing the Penny Post to the Empire overseas would be about £200,000 annually.-Reuter.

BOGNOR TRIP

HIS MAJESTY TO TRAVEL BY AMBULANCE

Wife! When were you married?... In 1905.

THE CUNARD LINE

What do you mean? In 1918 you were living with Mrs. Latt?-I left HEAVY COMPETITION FROM my wife to live with her and then returned to my wife..

Mr. Bingley: She is a very ae. commodating person.

AMERICA

TWO GIANT LINERS

Washington, Yosterday.

Du- The Shipping Board has

Jardine took an hour and a half to add 17 runs to his overnight score of 78 and bring his total at lunch to 90 not out.

Bolton Proposal

RECORD FLIGHT

FROM LOS ANGELES TO NEW YORK

FINE NON-STOP EFFORT

the good offices of Mrs. R. H. Kote- wall, Mrs. Ho Leung and Mrs. Ho Ki, who have shown themselves keenly interested in the success of the dis- play..

+

MURDER CHARGE

PEDERSEN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

THE PRISONER'S STORY

The various other nationalities in Hong Kong, through their consular The count agreed that he

representatives, have also been invit- wrote letters, described by Mr.

The morning's score of 55 runs is

ed to take part in the festival, and Hingley as passionate, to Mrs. Latt thorised a loan of $6,525,000 to the amazingly slow batting and Jardine

New York, Yesterday.

have graciously responded to the in- 'NO DATE YET FIXED

The preliminary hearing of the and that he added to one of them: Ward Line for the construction of has been in for five hours and 27 Captain Frank Hawks, piloting & vitation. These include. American, murder charge against Louis Feder- "Loveland kisses to the kiddles." (two 16,000-ton passenger and minutes. That is the second stow-Lockheed-Vega monoplane, estab- French, German, Japanese and vari-son, of the American ss. "Royal London, Yesterday,

Mr. Bingley: Have you a car? cargo ships for the New York-est rate of acoring in the history lished a new record for a non-stop According to the latest roport, I had one until to-day.

Arrow," who is alleged to have kill- Havana service to be ready by of Test cricket,

flight from Los Angeles to New ous others.

As to the Portuguese section, ated a messman named Zetterberg on issued from Buckingham Palace,

Have you lost it?-Yes, I cannot November 30 next.

Hammond added 87 to his scors York in 18 hours, 21 minutes-Reu- H.M. the King will make the jour-afford to pay for a new licence.

an early stage in the organisation board the ship at Lalchikok, by These will compete with the of 105, making it 142 and "extras" ter's American, Servicë.” -

of the display, Mme. Tamagnini, the bitting him on the head with a full ney to Bognor by ambulance.

The count was ordered to pay £1 Cunard Line-Reuter's American accounted for one. Lunch Interval a week for each child until they were Service.

wife of His Excellency the Governor bottle of beer, was concluded by Mr. aged sixteen, with £8 88. costs.

BOMBAY RIOTS of Macao, was invited to assist and E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon for some time now she has been or-Magistracy yesterday afternoon, ganising and rehearsing a group of when the accused was committed for helpers who will come from Macao to trial at the next Criminal Sessions. take part in the festival.

The prisoner's story was that he, the deceased and the witness Bern-

No date has yet been definitely fixed for the journey, and whether the King will make it on Thursday depends largely on the state of the weather.-British Wireless Service.

CHEFOO TROUBLE?

BRITISH WARSHIP NOW STANDING BY

EXODUS OF OFFICIALS

U.S. CRUISER BILL

IS ADOPTED BY THE SENATE

PRESIDENT'S DECISION

Washington, Yesterday. The Senate has adopted the Cruizer BI .

The Bill was passed by 68 votes Motor and telephone services, at Lungkow and Weihsien ceased yes to 12. terday morning.

President Coolidge has intimat The garrison at Lungkow is with-ed that though he is still opposed drawing to Hwanghsien and the 4th to the retention of the time clause division is said to have joined with this does not mean necessarily that the brigands for an attack in Che he will veto the bill. He had, he foo.

Acores:

ENGLAND 1ST INNINGS TRADE WITH RUSSIA J. B. Hobbra, c Ryder, b Hendry 74

BRITISH DELEGATION TO INVESTIGATE

London, Yesterday.

H. Sutcliffe, st. Oldfield, b

Grimmett ....

W. R. Hammond, not out

Lb.w D, R. Jardine,

Grimmett ..

At a meeting of prominent manu-E.

Hendren, b Blackle

facturers and others interested in A. P. F. Chapman, e a'Beckett, the extention of the export trade to b Ryder

Russla it was unanimously decided G. Duckworth, e Ryder, b Immediately to instruct a represen- Grimmett tative delegation to proceed to Rus-B. Larwood, b Hendry in not later than March 8 next-G. Geary, run out...

M. W. Tate, b` Grimmett J. C. White, c Ryder, b

Grimmett ..

Extras

Reuter

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119

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13

30

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THE LATEST LIST OF CASUALTIES

Bombay, Yesterday.

Macao Group

Three days' commonal ́free

The Macao group will present the Bou were drinking together in the fights between Hindus and Pathans vera National Dance of Portugal ellers' cabin where the tragedy oc- have so far resulted in 18 Pathan, and scenes representing the provincurred. Accused denied the allegd- 5 Hindus and one European.police-

0

11

C. V. Grimmett, b Tate

Total

334

Fall of wickets:-1 for 148 runs

D. D. J. Blackie, not out

Extras

3

Total·

369

·

man being killed, while 104 were cial features of a bit of Portugal Intian made by Bernson that he (ac- injured.

China. The ladies and gentlemen in cused) hit Zetterberg with the bot- Later. the Vera Dance will be dressed in tle. He also denied that he had European Police Deputy-Inspec- provincial National costumes, and claimed that he was a good boxer. There was a quarrel between tor Priestley has succumbed in we understand that the music will

The hospital to injuries from a stone also be provided entirely by the Zetterberg and Bernson over the lose

of some money by Zetterberg. U.S. CRUISER BILL

Portuguese. flung by a Pathan.-Reuter.

latter accused Bernson "straight The Portuguese Consul-General of out" of taking the money, and Bern- Tokyo, Yesterday,

Hong Kong and Mme. D'Albuquer-son said, "I have not got the money." Commenting on the press reports

que have also been invited to help, They talked about this money con said, requested that the decision that the American Senate hae ap-

and it is pleasing to note that Mile, tinuously from 5.80 to 9.30 p.m. Chinese officials and their families as regards the time of construction proved the Cruiser Bill with the

D'Albuquerque will also take part Most of the time the witness was at Chefoo are now leaving the place. De left to presidential discretion time clause, the naval spokesman (Hobbs), 2 for 143 (Sutcliffe), 8

in the programme on the 23rd last. sitting on a bank, and -British Naval Wireless.

but the bill only empowers the gave as hie opinion that this would for 149 (Jardine), 4 for

was still Under the direction of Mrs. J. M. there when Zetterberg, who was All the places mentioned, with the suspension of building in the event not affect Japan's present pro- (Hendren), 5 for 240 (Chapman),

Fall of wickets: 1 for 1 run da Rocha, wife of the President of very wild," suddenly picked up exception of Weibelen, are in the of any international disarmament gramme, though it may possibly 6 for 283 (Duckworth). 7 for 210 (Woodfull), 2 for 6 (Hendry), 8 for the Club de Recreio, the children of bottle off the table, and that was all

American affect her building plans after 1981, (Larwood), 8 for 808 (Geary), 19 (Kippax), 4. for 145 (Ryder), 5 north of Shantung promontory. agreement, Reuter's Weihsien is on the Shantung Railway Service,

It is said that much will depend for 812 (Tate), 10 for 384 (White) for 227 (Bradman), 6 for 287 members of the Club, and others that he (accused) knew about the on the outcome of the conference

(Jackson). 7 for 928 (Oxenham), who are cheerfully assisting will affair. He did not know of Zetter (which runs between Tsingtao and

which is due to be convened to re-

W8 for 386 (a'Beckett), 9 for 866 present a "Contra-Danca," with bory tried to throw the bottle, at Tainan) and, from Welhsien, a road

44 (Grimmett), 10 for 369 (Oldfeld); music provided by the lads of the Bernson or not, but the bottle hit runs eastward to the northern coast'

local Portuguese community. This witness on the forehead and be was BOWLING ANALYSIS.could be an attractive fouture kicked unconscious.

of the Shantung. promontory,

Position Explained.

Chefoo is a Treaty port where there are a number of foreigners and some schoolchildren in the China Inland Mission School.

THE WORKLESS

BOWLING ANA"YBIB;"

vise the Washington agreement, and a'Beckett The number of unemployed on when the spokesman was asked if Hendry January 28 showed a decrease for the date of convening was likely to Grimmett the week of 81,520, the total being be accelerated he replied that it Oxenham. 1,894,000. It was 225,159 more was impossible to tell. However, he Blackle than a year ago.

thought that both Britain and Ryder

HEUGHAN CONCERTY.

The chairman of the Naval and

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A. Jackson, Lbw b White HL Hendry, e Duckwort

Larwood AF.. Kippax, b. White 8. Byder, 1.b.w.

The Lord Mayor of Newcastle Japan would probably welcome an AUSTRALIA 1ST INNINGE. has sent a letter to the Prince of earlier date, for the purpose of W. M. Woodfall, c. Duckworth, Trouble has been brewing in the Wales expressing on behalf of the making future plans-Reuter." Shantung promontory for some time people of Northumberland and and, recently, soma troops at Lung Durham their gratitude for his tour kow mutialed. The Japanese sent of the distressed mining areas. His two destroyers for protection of Royal Highness, he said- had wit their nationals but these were not messed some tragic scones, but had Military YMCA announces that needed. Ex-Northern elements are left behind him a ray of hope and through the kindness of a local rising against the Nationalist happy memories which would cheer resident, a concert under the authority established some months the people for yester The letter auspices of the Naval and Miltary

concluded: We calute you, Sir, YMCA la being given by M HMS. "Magnola," a sloop, left as our price indeed and a greater William Haughan and his compan Welhalwef yesterday and arrived Britleber British Wireler Ser in St. George's Hall on Saturd at Chefoo this morning.

next at p.m. to Service, mon. vice

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10. M.

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ENGLAND AND INNINGS

Oldfeld; b

Oldfield,

Hendry

H Sutcliffe,

(Hobbs

of the show.

Grand Finale Tableau

Accused did not regain conscious- news until some time afterwards

5 If arrangements can be completed when be came to In his own bunk

as at present designed, a tableau as in the sailors' quarters. It was then

a grand finale will be staged, depict that be learned for the first time

Ing all the nationalities taking part that Zetterberg had been killed. in the display. This also should be

a delightful and spectacular group-

ing on the stage ASEAN

The organising committee are ar Display, Mrs Wyatt, No. 22, Pesk ging for tea to be served during Mansions; the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, the val; and this will be Inclad- No. Iar Chater road; or Messrs.

cost of the admission Moririsk.

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201

run can be

which will be priced at $3. The profits of the display will be These devoted to Charities, and it is hoped rubile will lend its full sup

the Hon