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HOBBS BATS ON A MR. H. PERCY SMITH VALUABLES FOUND IN CREW TAKEN OFF PRINCESS

BAD WICKET

MAKES 58 NOT OUT

ENGLAND LOSES TWO MORE MEN

FOR 93 RUNS

LARWOOD DISMISSED EARLY

England bas added 93 runs but lost two wickets, one very valu-

able and the other belonging to

the tail ."

LEFT ÉSTATE OF $31,500 IN THE COLONY

S100 TO A FRIEND HERE

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HOTEL RUINS

AND A FEW LETTERS

FROM-HOSPITAL

Mr. Horace Percy Smith, charter. ONE OF INJURED DISCHARGED ed accountant, who until his retire- ment, was senior partner of Messrs, Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, In- CONTRACTORS NOW AT WORK, corporated Accountants, has left $31,49237 in Hong Kong.

10.

A box of valuable jewellery was

STAYED ON ROCK WITHOUT ANY EDOD

THE N. D. L. S.§."GIESSEN"

Shanghai, To-day.

The salvage tug "Saucy" has wirelessed that the N. D. L "Giessen" la submerged fore and

oft.

*** Your Eyes Are Safe With Us”. LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician."

(Established Over Forty Years) ACCURACY SERVICE QUALITY, Manager:

RALPH A. COOPER, Registered Optometrist (Canada)

F.1.0. (London).

ELIZABETH ROPE CO. MEETING

VISITS GRANDPA

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TRIBUTE TO EX-DIRECTOR,

MR. H. P. WHITE

DIVIDEND AGAIN SOON?

The annual meeting of the Hong Co., Kong Rope Manufacturing Ltd. was held to-day at St. George's building in the office of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., the general managers.

The attendance was as follows:- Mr. R. G. Shewan (chairman),

HURLED TO DEATH AT DAYTONA

BIBLE KILLED

SEGRAVE'S RIVAL MEETS WITH TRAGIC END

CINE. MAN ALSO KILLED

Daytona Beach, Florida,

Yesterday.

Lee Bible, piloting the American

AT CRAIGWEIL

GRAND-DAUGHTER PRESENT DURING PARENTS' ABSENCE

ANOTHER GOOD DAY

London, Yesterday. To salvage there is impos

The King passed a good day. He died on July 12, 1928 at No. unearthed by the Sanitary Depart-sible.

Forty-nine of crew are still The weather was rainy, dull and Marine-terrace, Barmouth, ment in the King Edward Hotel Merioneth, leaving his widow, Mrs. yesterday as a sequel to the tragic on Button Rock without food, cold throughout the day, and it was Sir Robert Ho Tung, Kt., Sir Elly triplex car belonging to Mr. White, Ada Mary Smith, two sons, Captain fire on Monday morning. It was Heavy weather prevents their being impossible to take the King into the Kadoorle, K.B.E., Com. Leg. Hon, crashed on the sand dunes when

grounds of Craigweil House. His Mr. J. H. Taggart (directors), Mr. travelling at 202 miles an hour. H. K. Percy Smith of the 10/14th believed to belong to General Chantaken off.

Later.

Coulthart Majesty spent the day sitting in J.

(Secretary)

The pilot wna killed. and taken to-day, the sixth day of the Punjab Regiment, Ferozepore, In- Ming-shu, chairman of the Kwang-

The "Saucy" wirelessed that shehin rooms.

Messrs. Kelly Sayce,

car hit a cinematograph Allan Keith, The Fifth Test Match at Melbourne,dia, and Mr. J. C. Percy Smith of, tung Provincial Government, and

Princess Elizabeth, who arrived F. M. Ellis, A. A. Botelho, H. operator who was also killed. England's 2nd innings score was London, and a daughter, Miss V. K. was handed to one of his staff by has taken off the Gleason's" crew

: the Police.

and that she is bringing them into at Craigwell House this evening, to Dreyer, M. A. Figueiredo, J. Toppin, ill runs for is wickets down. With Peroy Smith of London.

The Accident Very little or no money has been Shanghai-Router.

epend a few days with the Queen F. J. Tavares, J. Dick, and W. G. seven more men to be disposed of. Three executors were appointed

The triplex thirty-six cylinder therefore. England is 139 runs under a will dated June 4, 1927, found during the excavation and the An earlier report of the wreck while her parents, the Duke and Lawson (shareholders).

Duchess of York, are in Norway, The chairman said: Before we was completely wrecked. ahead.

( namely, the second son, Capt. H. IK, Mantity of Jewellery. etc. is small, fing appears on Page 4.1

The machine spun round at the In the post box formerly in the

was taken to see her grandfather commence the ordinary business of Conditions to-day carry parti- Percy Smith, Mr. W. George (a

a number of letters

soon after her arrival. cular inaportance to cricket enthuut- salieftor of Criccicth) and Mr. G. K, hotel lobby, sis. Reuter says:-

Hail Brutton (a solicitor in Hong were brought out, obviously. posted "The weather

cloudy. Kong). Mr. George has renouaced before clearance. They were

Rolled by water. These are now in The wicket was fast. The pitch probate.

Folice custody. was difficult and the ball nipping

When the lunch interval was

This was when play had resum ed in the morning. England's batsmen will find it hard to get runs but there is more than a pos- ability of Australia finding it) harder still..

Most of the bequests are to mem- bers of the family but there is one of £100 to "my friend," Mr. Joseph Young, of St. Joseph's-building, ground floor, "B" block.

Collection of Curios

211

The work of the Sanitary Depart-

OVERCAST

To-day's weather report issued by the Royal Observa- tory stated:-

mant, namely, that of turning over

The anticyclone is now can- the debris in the search for bodies,

tral near Shanghai. has been completed. In official cir

A deep cles it is thought that there are no depression is central over N.E. Japan. Moderate to fresh monsoon may be expected along the S.E, coast of China and over the China Sea.

The bulk of the estate goes to more corpses, making the casualty Captain Percy Smith. An extract, roll ten dead and five injured.

Coroner's Inspection from the will reads:-'I declare it;

The Building Authority's

to be my earnest wish that my said

con-

Qulcker Scoring. Only 4.000 spectators saw the resumption of the Fifth murathonson (Capt. H. K. Percy Smith) shall tractors are now at work, clearing Test. The score was 18 runs for keep and preserve my collection of one wicket (Hobbs 3, Larwood 11, blackwood, porcelain and both not, out).

out the piles of fallen masonry, etc.. other starting from that part of the ground where the foot of the mala staircase used ba.

curiosities which I have collected at

After Hobbs had obtained single, Larwood was dismissed, but should my said collection have

a considerable trouble and expense,

the Australians thereby drawing first blood. The total was then 19

for 2.

Hammond went in next. He and

to be sold, then in that event, it is

London."

MARSHAL FOCH

Kr. E. W. Hamilton, First Magis- trate and Coroner, was observed to

go into the interior of the bullding

and To Chat, a room "boy" who are as comfortable as expected and have shown improvement.

Mr. Enos Seth

Forecast: N.E. winds, mo- derate; overcast at first, im- proving later.

DUE TO-MORROW

THE POET

First Photograph

Later.

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the meeting, it is Atting that I end of the measured mile course should refer to the loss which we and plunged into the sand dunes An encouraging indication of the have suffered through the death of with a terrific impact.

Bible apparently ran near the King's progress is the publication our friend and colleague, Mr. H. P.

up-

in to-day's Press of the first photo-White, who served on this Board for water in attempting to correct the graph of the King taken since his many years. He was a man of fine steering gear. He swung the wheel

ibut

unable to get back illness. It shows him out of doors, disposition, straightforward, In a Bath chair with smiling expres-right and generous-a man whose to the proper course.

There were lndescribable scenes on the way to "yea" was "yea" and whose "may" of panic among the spectators, as ston and obviously recovery-British 'vice.

Wireless Ser-was "nay" and who would always

MEXICAN BANDITS

AMERICAN AND BRITON STILL

HELD TO RANSOM

STATEMENT IN COMMONS

London, Yesterday.

Major Sograve, after the acid- ent, announced that he would not attempt to beat his own record.

give his opinion without fear of cars and ambulances rushed to the

apot. anybody. This room, which has known him for so many years, will not know him any longer. We here will cherish his memory and his memory, I am sure, will be treasured outside by many others to whom he was a friend in need and a friend indeed.

Reuter's American Service.

Major

Segrave Interviewed

London, March 12,

H. O. D. Segrave, the British racing motorist, who recap- tured the world's land speed

Comparison of Accounta Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secre-

The secretary then read the record for Great Britain,, by flying tary for Foreign Affairs, stated notice convening the meeting and along the sands at Daytona Beach my wish that the same be sold in for inspection, prior to the com- SIR RABINDRANATH TAGORE, that the British Minister at Mexico the report of the auditors. The at 231.3 miles an hour, has been City had reported that Mr. John chairman then delivered his address interviewed over the Trans-Atlan- The will was witnessed by Mr.rencement of the inquest to-morrow

Reid, a British subject, together as follows:-

tic telephone by most British Hobbs get going and, with a saick George (the executor who renounce afternoon on Mr. William Woods. from Wall, Hobbs sent the 50 up ed probate) and Leung Foo, who is hotel, who was one of the five in-

Ng Ka-yin, the young cook of the SECOND VISIT TO HONG KONG with an American citizen had bear As you will see from the accounts newspapers. when the innings had lasted only believed to have been Mr. H. Percy Jured persons undergoing treat-

kidnapped by brigands and was (for 1928), the balance at credit of He told them that his achieve- Sir Rabindranath Tagore, the being held to ransom. Both men Profit & Loss Accourt, after ment was a really grim experience 60 minutes,, the rate of scoring Smith's Chinese "boy" who accomment in the Government Civil Hes world famous Indian poet and were employed by the San Nicolas making provision for depreciation and a terrific strain.

The greater having been faster in the two pre-panied his master Home.

pital, has been discharged, leaving philosopher, arrives in Hong Kong mining and milling company in the on buildings, plant & machinery, strain, however, was on his wife, eeding innings.

Probate has now been granted by General and Mrs Chan Ming-shut

city of Durango. The British fin- | ia $104,060.17. and Hammond the Supreme Court, Hong Kong, to Yoeman Andrew Piccioli, U.S.N., Evidently Hobbs

who was present, and naturally was the local

ister and the United States ambas A comparison of the 1927 and most anxious. did not want to waste any time Mr. Hell Brutton for

sador were in communication on the 1928 accounts show that the balanco If his record is not beaten by with the pitch becoming difficult. estate. Estate in Great Britain is

subject. with the Mexican Govern-at credit of Working Account Is the machine of Mr. White, the When the total reached 67 for 2 valued at £2,112-14-1.

ment and the British vice-Consul at slightly better.

|American motorist, he will make. Hobbs had 36 and Hammond 14.

Durango had been instrusted to co- Rent collected during the year no further record-breaking `at- Hammond Gives Easy, Catch

operate with his United States col under review is less by $85,185.83|tempt, but if Mr. White's machine- The Australians were not to be

league in an endeavour to secure the but this is compensated for to a succeeds he will go out again. denied, however. Hammond, in

release of the captured men.-Bri-|certain extent by a reduction of He beltovca, that in ideal condi- trying to cut a raising ball from

tish Wireless Service.

| $20,968.99 in Interest.

tiona hia Golden Arrow will win Fairfax on the off, gave an ensy

the content. eatch to Ryder, the Australian

Overdraft Reduced

Major Segrave is watching this skipper, at second slip. Hammond

Our overdraft at bankers was also evening the attempt of Mr. White's only made 16. The total was then

reduced during the year by $347 machine which will be driven by 76 runs for 3 wickets and Houb's

155.39, most of thich was received one of three drivers whichever contribution at that stage was 42.

from shareholders in payment of the Mr. White may select. Last year The 3rd wicket partnership realis-

final Call, and stands to-day at he chose Mr. Ray Keech who hand- Two wickets had ed 56 runs.

under $50,000.

led the cat splendidly. fallen in the morning for 57 runs.

Mr Enos Seth was a cousin of Mr.

The accounts placed before you

Major Segrave points out that Tyldesley then partnered Hobbs W. M. Woodfull, c Geary, b

102. Hennessey Seth (of Messrs.

show that the company is in the White Special machine is The Committee of Jurists who are sound position and at the present superficially the same as that with 30 Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming) and

of Mr. Harold Seth (the passage i

considering the statute of the

rate of progress should soon be once which he beat the record and put 38 broker). For about 15 years he to-morrow on the s.s. "Naldera". Fermanent Court of International more on a dividend paying basis.

John D. Hum He will stay as the guest of Mr. Justice, have decided to fix the The monthly average of flats un-He has three five-hundred horse- jup 207.66 miles an hour last year. 80 as with Messrs. 123 phreys & Son, Hong Kong. In 1916 and Mrs. J. M. Ruttonjee for a few number of judges at fifteen, and occupied at Kennedy Town during power motors one of which is new.

on to Canada abolish four deputies. 65, he left Hong Kong and went into days and than go

the first six months of the year was Last year, he had practically no

and they stayed together for the remainder of the 90 minutes' play

before lunch.

With a four off Grimmett, Hobbs renched his 60 in 86 minutes.

Then his wicket was thrown down twice in attempting sharp singles for which he is famous.

CONDITION NOW CAUSING "SOME ANXIETY"

Paris, Yesterday. Marshal Foch la, worse and his condition is causing some auxiety. -Reuter.

AUSTRALIA-1ST INNINGS

Larwood

A. Jackson, run out

A. F. Kippax, e Duckworth, b

White

J. S. Ryder, e Tate, b Hammond D. Bron, Thie, b Geary

A Fairfax, 1.b.w., b Geary ..... R. M. Oxenham, e Duckworth,

b Geary

He had narrow escapes but he was W. A. Oldfield, c&b Geary. just in!

The score increased steadily and V. Grimmett, not out the 100 up was announced when T. Wall, e Duckworth, b Geary

the innings had lasted 94 minutes.

Hobbs had 58 and Tyldesley 17| when the interval came.

ENGLAND 1ST INNINGS

J. B. Hobbs, 1.b.w., b Ryder, 142 Ď. R. Jardine, e Oldfeld, b

Wall W. R. Hammond,

b. Wall

e Fairfax,

E. Tyldesley, c Hornibrook, b

Ryder...

G. Duckworth,

Hornibrook

E. Hendren, c Hornibrook, b

Fairfax

M. Leyland,

Oxenham

The body of Mr. Enos Seth, having been recovered from the ruins, was identifled yesterday, His room "boy" recognised a bit of the pyjamas Mr. Sath was wearing on the night of March 10-11 and also

the black cloth lining of his over- coat.

Intimation was received yesterday evening that the funeral will be hold to-day, passing the Monument at 6.15 p.m.

Sir 'Rabindranath Tagore.

HAGUE COURT

WHAT THE COMMITTEE OF JURISTS HAVE DECIDED

IMPORTANT CHANGES

www

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Geneva, Yesterday,

business in London, in the interests and the United States of America. The Judges will be entitled to a ten and during the second six body at all covering or streamlin- 7 of which he returned here recently. It is not yet known whether he will alx months' vacation annually, and months only four. The rents ob Ing the machine but this time be be prevailed upon to speak in if a judge's home is over five days tained, although still much under has built quite a good and well-

from The Hague he will, in addi- what we ultimately hope to get, are designed body around the chassis. tion have six months leave every three years. A more expeditious election of judges has been arrang ed. Reuter.

جيحية

Expression of Thanks For Sympathy

6

98

MR. CHEN MING-CHU.

9

P. M. Hornibrook, 1.b.w., b

White

Extras

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17.

Total

The following has, been received

public this time but, when he honoured Hong Kong with a visit four years. ago, he delivered Bey eral lectured

On the last occasion he was here,

by the "China Mail" with a re- Sir Rabindranath Tagore was on a 491 quest for publication:---

at the

AN EXPLOSION

ITS SEQUEL EXPLAINED IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

"TRITONIA'S" EXPERIENCE

London, Yesterday. “ Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secre- tary for Foreign Affairs, announced

improving.

The American challenger has The premises at Ma-tau-kok were until March 15 to break the re- vacated by the Miltary Authorities cord and if he does not succeed by. in April and stood vacant until then he will have to wait until December. The Royal Air Force next year. Major Segrave has re- now occupy part of the premises at ceived hundreds of congratulatory a fair proportion of the rent former messages on his feat from all parts ly received.

[of the world-British.Wireless Ser-

vica.

tour of China and Japan. An ap- "The Chairman of the Govern-preciation of him written Fall of wickets:-1 for 54 runs (Jackson), 2 for 149 (Kippax), ament Council of Canton Province, time will appear in to-morrow's

"China Mall." 19 for 208 (Ryder), 4 for 203 (Wood-Mr. Chen Ming-chu, wishes to con-

Normal Start The grandson of Prince Dwar- full), & for 386 (Bradman), 6 for ver herewith publicly to His Ex-kanath Tagore, the poet was edu-

The actual quantity of rope sold

Cup and Annuity 38 399 (Fairfax), 7 for

409 cellency the Governor of Hong

is still considerably under what we On his return to England, Major (Oldfeld), 8 for 420 (Oxenham), Keng, to the Consular officials and cated privately and lived at Cal-

would like to see but, considering Segrave will be presented with the 819 for 482 (Wall), 10 for 491 to the public of Hong Kong his cutta at first The degres of Doc

the restricted demand and the very 51,000 gold cup given by Sir c Fairfax, b

gratitude for the sympathy which tor of Literature was conferred on (Hornibrook).

keen and Increasing competition Charles Wakefield for the world's has been manifested towards him him by Calcutta University and he

which we have to meet, we are not instest land speed. He will be the and his friends by foreign as wall was knighted in 1915. In 1918 he in the House of Commons that, altogether dissatisfied with the first winner of the cup, which he As Chinese residents on the occa-was awarded the Nobel Literature following representations which he

túrnover.

will hold until his record is exceed- Prize. He has a large number of had made to the Colombian Govern- sion of his recent accident.

As for the future, we can only led when he will be presented with ment, the captain, officers and crew say that we have started the year a replica. During the period he 5 "He is pleased to express on this works in English.

of the British steamer "Tritonia,"

In a normal way 'and 'are getting a retains the record he will also re- who were detained by the Colombian

quiry into the cause of and the

PER CENT.

that vessel, had been allowed to leave Buenaventura, British Wire- The following telegram was, re-less Service.. driving force for future healthy ceived to-day by the local branch Occident of the Chartered Bank of India,

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BOWLING ANALYSIS.

95 Larwood

Fairfax, b

Tate

187 Geary

0. K .34 7 83 ..02 26 106 ..81 86 105

The

1

0

4 White

.75 -22 136

2

occasion his earnest hope that the

Hammond Leyland

.16 8- 31.

0

15

9

alleviate the suffering caused by

H. Larwood, b Wall

G. Geary, b Hornibrook

M. W. Tate, c substitute, b

Hornibrook

J. C. White, not out.

Total

Extras

8 0 11 ENGLAND 2ND INNINGS

18 J. B. Hobbs, not out

519

Fall of wickets; 1 for 64 runs (Jardine), 2 for 146 (Hammond), 8 for 245 (Hobbs), 4. for 240 (Tyldesloy), 5 for 260 (Duck- worth), 6 for 401 (Hendren), 7 for 403 (Largood), 8 for 428 (Geary), 9 for 470 (Tate), 10 for 519

(Leyland).

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Wall Hornibrook. Oxenham Grimmett

Fairfax- Ryder

Kippax

D. R. Jardine, ¢ Oldfield, b

Wall

H. Larwood, not out

Extras

Total (for 1 wit.)

I now beg to propose that the the sum of £1,000 a year-British

spirit of mutual assistance and of CHARTERED BANK horties for the purpose of infair abare of the business offering. celte from Sir Charles Wakedeld

has become co-operation which vlaible in the general attempt to HALF-YEARLY ·DIVIDEND-14|responsibility for an explosion on report and accounts for the r year/Wireless Service. werkge

the fire at the King Edward Hotel,

will establish itself eminently as a

11 esllaboration between

. 4 and Orient, also in the daliy lite | Australia, and China, from its -----│of New Chins."

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Fall of wickets:-1 for 1 run (Jardine).

J. B. Hobbs, not out...

ENGLAND 2ND INNINGS

D. R. Jardine, e Oldfield, b

Wall...

M. W. H. Larwood, b Wall

A GREAT JUDGE

DEATH OF LORD,

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PHILLIMORE.

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London, Yesterday.

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[PhilUmore-Reuter.

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.49 .8 123 8 W. R. Hammond, Ryder, b The death is announced of Lord

.48 8 142.8 Falfar

.45.1 15: 86

1 E. Tyklesley, not out

$25 11 140

.27. :4 84

.18 5:29

Extras

{Deceased, who was the 1st Baron Phillimore, was a great authority on 9 International He was born in London. In 1845 was a judge of the High

8120 for & wets) 1114arch Division of the

wickets-1 for 1 run

of Italled from 1897 to 1918 (Jardine), 2 for 19 (Larwood) and Lord Junkies of Appest, 1918-10

(Continued at foot of next Column.). for 78 (Hammont)..

Head Office in London:

NO AGREEMENT

STATEMENT BY SIR

CHAMBERLAIN

"NOT SINCE 1918“

ended Dec. 31, 1928 as presented at this meeting be adopted and passed that. $2,828.49 be transferred to credit of Typhoon and Flood At count and $101,726.68 be carried forward to credit of next year's account.

When this has been seconded I shall be plaased to answer questions from shareholders.

ROYAL WEDDING NORWAY'S CROWN PRINCE &

SWEDISH PRINCESS PRE

DUKE AS "REST MAN”.

"At the approaching meeting of- shareholders" Directors will recommend dividend for past halt year at the rate of 14 .pert

Mr. J. H. Taggart seconded. No question was asked and the chair- cent. per annum free of Income

London, Yesterday:"" man's motion was carried unanim-to `Tax and a bonus of 6%. 8d. per

Bir Austan Chamberlain, Secre- qusly. share free of Income Tax,

540,000 set aslide to meet conto a question in the House of Com- tary for Foreign Affairs, replying tingencies.

£186,666 38. 94. carried

ward.

Lang He was the author of a number of

* standard works on legal subjectal den

"TODAY'S DOLIAI

Other Business

London, Yesterday, The Duke and Duchess of York- are travelling to Norway to-morrow attend at Oslo, the marriage of Crown-Prinos Olaf and Princess Martha of Sweden on March 21. Other business transcted by the The Duke will be "best man."

Router for-gns, said the Government had meeting comprised:

made no agreement with any for Re-election of the retiring slirect pigh country since 1918 for mutual tors, Bir Robert Ho Tung and Six defence or for other purpoi of Elly Kadoorde proposed by Mr. «Parliament kna bean Allan Kelti, seconded by Mr. H

which had faut been de Dreyer,

Re-election

Masura Paro