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MAJESTY'S CONDITION NOT SERIOUS
PROGRESS SLOW
STRONG ENOUGH TO RECEIVE THE PRIME MINISTER
A QUIET BIRTHDAY :
London, Yesterday.
saw
It is officially stated at Windsor Castle that His Majesty the King had a good night and a comfort
with considerable able day. periods of restful sleep.
Warning Against Optimism
Later. Lord Dawson of Penn, Sir Stan- ley Hewett, and Dr. Martyn His Majesty the King this evening. It is understood on good authority that the King is strong enough to receive Mr. Stanley Baldwin, but it is emphasised that the progress in the King's condition must be alow and any changes must be very small. The abscess is still being drained, and the process is bound to be tedious, but His Majesty's condition is not serious and does not cause undue anxiety.
Message to Londoners
London, Yesterday. liis Majesty the King whose con- dition to-day is reported quite satis- factory, has sent the following tele- gram to the Lord Mayor of London in response to birthday greetings which Sir Kynaston Studd on behalf of the citizens of London, addressed to him:
Gratefully remembering as I
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FENG'S FUTURE
LEAVING CHINA OR WILL
HE FIGHT?
YEN FREPARING TO GO
HONG KONG,
K.O.S.B. OFFICER
COURT MARTIAL
IN
-MAJOR OGILVY
REGIMENTAL INSTITUTE FUNDS CASE SEQUEL
TABLISHED
1845
TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1929.
AID FOR FARMERS
MARKETINIG OF THE WHEAT SURPLUS
FURIOUS BPYING
Chicago, Yesterday. Reports that the Government is coming to the aid of farmers with
marketing of the wheat surplus caused the wildest opening the wheat market for years."
These
Shanghai, Yesterday. General Yen Hsi-shar of Shan-f si is en route from Talyuanfa to Yuncheng, in south-western Shan-NO LEGAL REPRESENTATION | a $100,000,000 fand to aid the si, in order to meet General Feng Yu-hsiang to prepare for their Major G. M. H. Ogilvy, who was joint tripteroid. It is remirted some time President of the Regi- however, that Feng has not as yet mental Institute of the 2nd Batta- started for Yuncheng, but has lion the King's Own Scottish Bor-
faced a
General ordered an attack on Han Fu-chäderers,
Court his former Martial which and Ma Ting-shang.
was opened in the subordinates who turned against Officers Mess, Murray Barracks, him in Honan-Nan Chung Kuo this morning. News Service.
A
few
The charge is a sequel to a recent Court Martial in which Corporal A Mere Pretence
Charles Hendry, also of the 2nd Shanghai, To-day.
K.O.S.B., was tried on 16 counts of Feng
Yu-baiang's circular alleged embezzlement, in connection days with the Regimental Institute funds telegrami, isqued
announcing his age
retire-totalling about $1,350, he being con- ment has been
be victed on two of the charges ând sen- a pretence in order to create an op- tenced to 80 days' imprisonment. portunity to deal with Chiang Kai- shek. He not only has no intention
proved
to
During the proceedings the point was brought up as to whether an
to go to Yuncheng, in South-Western officer, the President of the Insti- Shansi, to meet Feng Yu-hsiang for tute, was negligent or not in allow- a joint trip abroad as. previously ing Hendry to handle cash. reported, but has decisively exerted every effort to maintain his military position, which has been impaired by his deserted subordinates.
A Misunderstanding The previous Court Martial began on April 30 and closed on May 13. As was the case on that occasion, He is now at Hua-shan, west of Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, barrister-at Tungkwan, directing operations. law (Assistant Attorney-General in is reported that Feng's officers are the Hong Kong Government, was still deserting him. Among them is Judge-Advocate to-day, he sitting Cheng Tai-cheng, a division com- with five officers of the rank of mander who has joined Han Fa-chu Major and upward. against Feng and has declared alle- Solicitors conducted the case for do the affectionate sympathy evid-giance to Nanking. The main de-both sides in the first Court Martial enced by the citizens of London serted forces e-coneentrating at but legal representation was not in- during my long illness, their Chengchow, while Feng's loyal forces voked this morning. greetings, which I have received are forming a defence line in West- through you, my Lord Mayor, are ern Honan with Tungkwan as the more than ever welcome on the an-base of operations-Nan Chung Kuo niversary of my birthday. Please News Service. express to them my grateful ap- preciation of their renewed assur- ances of loyalty and devotion to me and my family."
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales and H.R.JI. Princess Mary visited the King in his sick room during the
day.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
King Receives Hundreds of. Greetings
20.
General Advance
·
Major E. C. Miles, D.S.O., M.C., is defending Major Ogilvy.
а
Owing to misunderstanding, Pressmen were not admitted when the trial opened so that, at the time, the personnel of the Court and the nature of the charge against Major Ogilvy were not known.
sccused's
Hankow, Yesterday. Nationalist headquarters here announce the receipt of a tele
Captain G. H. R. Abbott, who Han F-chu statiny gram from that his troops, together with commanded one of the Companies in those of Ma Hunt-kwei, occupied the Battalion, was one of the wit- Chengchow (in Honan) on May neases called by the prosecution.
Important Point Cross-examined by Shih Yu-shan's troops, who are also pro-Nanking, have reached"friend," Captain Abbott said that Hsuchow on the Peking-Hankow he did not (at the time) know in Railway. Meantime, troops from 1928 the difference between an Flags were flying on Government Hankow have occupied Sinyeh, in "order" and "bearer" cheque offices and hundreds of other build-south-east Honan and
He agreed with the defending offi- a general
cer that it would be fair to say that about to com. ings to-day in honour of the King's movement seems 64th birthday.
mence to hedge in the pro-Feng during the whole of 1928 "it was fair to say that practically all che- A Royal salute of 21 guns was Kuominchun troops.
ques from his (witness') Company fired in the long walk at Windsor,
to the President of the Regimental not more than 200 yards from the
Belated reports reaching here Institute were made out payable to King's room, by the King's bom-state that Sun Liang-chen was bearer"; and that in 1929 instruc bardier who has performed the duty severely defeated by Fong Chen- tions were issued to make all che- for 28 years.
wu at Tangshan, on the Lung-Hai ques out to "order" and crossed. Railway, and that he is now en- Neither the Company's standing
The King spent a quiet day with his family..
Hundreds of telegrams of greet ings were received at the Castle all day long.
H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and Viscount Lascelles were present at the trooping of the co- lour at the Horse Guards parade at Whitehall in the morning.-Reuter. Trooping of the Colour In mail week the "Daily Tele- graph" said:
Discussions are proceeding as to the arrangements which should this year be made for holding the King's Birthday Parade, more popularly re- ferred to as the Trouping Colour.
of the
Notwithstanding the undoubted pro- gress made by the King Loward re- covery of his strength, It is fairly obvious that he will not be able to be present on parade in person on June 3.
In these circumstances there is some divergence of opinion as to the proper course to follow.
of Wales has been invited to take the parade, but one gaters that he is not anxious to do so, recognising that he would not be the senior Colonel of the Brigade of Guards
3 pre- sent,
Feng's Men Lose
WAR
outburst au furious buying, lifting the price nearly nine cents a bushel.
Bunners A
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
STANLEY BALDWIN RESIGNS
SEES KING TO-DAY
DECISION FOLLOWS MEETING OF
THE CABINET
"AUSTEN" NOT FOR MADRID
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HARRY SINCLAIR
SIX MONTHS ADDED TO HIS SENTENCE
CONTEMPT OF COURT
bella della
PROSPECTS FOR THE DERBY
COURSE PERFECT
LUCKY DRAWERS OF HORSES IN BIG SWEEPS
LATEST BETTING-
Washington, Yesterday. Harry Sinclair has been sentenc ed to a further six months' im- prisonment for contempt of Court. Sinclair and Albert Fall were yes- terday brought up on a charge of
Epsom, Yesterday. alleged compiracy in conjection The Clerk of the Course states spite of rumours of hard with the leasing of the Wyoming that, in sp Oilfields to Sinclair. The case, how going, the Epsom Course will be in ever, suddenly ended, the jury dis perfect condition for the Derby on charging Sinclair, but he was sub- Wednesday. sequently sentenced for contempt of Court on the allegation that private detectives in his employment impro-
Two Scratchings
It is authoritatively learned that of Mr. Stanley Baldwin will not de- eide before to-morrow but the im- pression is strengthening that he will then resign
London, Later. The Government has decided
London, Yesterday. to resign.
Macnab and Engelberg were The Government's decision to re-perly shadowed and inquired into scratched for the Derby at nite sign followed a meeting of Minis- the antecedents of the jurors in the
case. Reuter's American Service. ters in Downing-street.
A Washington cable of May 7 re- ported:-
Conditions, however, steadied later and the market closed with an advance of 5% to 6% cents above Saturday's quotations. Router's American Service.
TYPHOON COMING
No. 1 Signal Hoisted This
Morning
This forenoon the No. 1 signal was hoisted.
The official report from the Royal Observatory at 12.20 states:-
Pressure is highest in the vicinity of the Bonins. A ty- phoon developed yesterday to the west of N. Luzon, at 6 o'clock this morning it was situated about 120 miles south- east of the Pratas, moving N. or N.N.W...
Forecast: N. to W: winds, moderate, freshening consider- ably, fine at first, cloudy, with rain ister..
Manila Reports
The following telegram from Manila have been received by the U.S. Consulate General.
June 1, 12.20 pon.-Cyclone or Typhoon E. of Balintang Channel moving E.
June 1, 12.20 p.m.-Cyclone or Typhoon S.E of Naha mov- ing N.E.
June 3, 3.05 p.m.-low pres- sures are extending from China sea to East of Balintang and Bashi Channels; a circular de- pression may be forming in it to the N.W. of Luzon.
June 4, 10 a.m.-Typhoon in about 119 degrees Long. E. and 20 degrees Lat. N. moving N.
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NAVAL STRENGTH
AMERICA'S CRUISER BUILDING PROGRAMME
"WAIT AND SEE" POLICY
Washington Yesterday.
.
deavouring to push westward and (banking) account nor another ac- effect a juncture with the Kuo-count were audited by the Regimen- Hoover does not contemplate any It is annunced that President minchun in the Tungkwan vicinity tal Audit Board, Captain Abbott modification
ter
RAID ON SOVIET
ALLEGED PROOF OF HELP FOR FENG
RUSSIANS REMOVED
SHIELDED ANOTHER!
A Chinese youth appeared before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, Acting First Magistrate, this morning on a charge of stealing 11 combs from No. 124 Des Vieux-road, and also of receiving stolen property.
power.--Reuter's
vice.
1929 rainfall
Average
Deficit
sea
American Ser-
Mr. Baldwin will place the re- signation of the Government in the hands of His Majesty the King at Windsor Castle to-morrow.
o'clock to-day.
Calcutta Sweep
'Six London workmen, namely, a
Mr. Harry Sinclair (the American bricklayer, a sub-postmaster, a oil magnate) surrendered at the gaol, painter, a postman, a building trade last night, arriving by motor car employee and a Borough Council from New York, preceded and fol
employee, it is reported, share one lowed by other cars.
in
It is learned that in consequence of the Government's resignation Sir Austen Chamberlain will not go to a crowd of waiting photographs as cutta Sweep.
Scores of flashlights exploded from of the tickets on Kopi in the Cal- Madrid for the meeting of the Coun- Mr. Sinclair alighted, and stumbled
Bombay, Yesterday. cil of the League of Nations affected, and then disappeared inside.
across the pavement, obviously most A Briton named Mr. Webber re- June 10. It is reported that the
This final act of the drama, which siding in Bombay, has drawn an- British Minister at Madrid will re- began when Mr. Sinclair, after his other ticket on Kopi. present Great Britain at the Coun-sentence, exclaimed, "I don't expect
Johannesburg, Yesterday. cil meeting-Reuter.
to spend one day in gaol or pay one Mr. Arneil, an overseer dollar fine." has been watched most Krugersdorp Municipality, and Mr. interestedly by the whole country.
The newspapers print. in. imnical Munate, Chief Health Inspector, juxtaposition, photographs of the Dis- Krugersdorp, jointly hold one of the trict of Columbia gaol, and Mr. tickets on Hunters Moon. Sinclair's million dollar mansion at
London, Yesterday. Long Island.
Mr. H. Butterworth, of Liverpool, In connection with the Teapot Dome oil senndial inquiry, Mr. Sinclair holds one of the Calcutta tickets had been sentenced to three months for Mr. Jinka. imprisonment for contempt of Court.
Before Cabinet Met
London, Yesterday. Mr. Baldwin, Prime Minister, who returned to Downing-street this morning from The Chequers, his official country residence, called a meeting of the Cabinet for tive o'clock this evening.
Political correspondents state that at this meeting it was expected that Ministers, in view of the result of the General Election, would place their resignations at the disposal of the "Prime Minister and that a dis-i cussion would take place on the pro- cedure which Mr. Baldwin will adopt, namely, whether he shall place his His resignation on the hands of Majesty the King immediately or whether he shall meet Parliament:
Among many Conservatives the view is growing that there is no
Mr. G. L. Brill, a young Leeds out- fitter, has drawn Walter Gay. A London Syndicate offered him £6,000 for a half share. tion of industry and crush the
Mr. James Deuchar, a North revolutionary and national liber-Country brewer, has drawn Re- ating movements in the Colonies flector. and Dominions."-Reuter.
ANOTHER RESULT
Independent Gain in English Universities
•
London, Yesterday.
prospect of the Government remain- The result of the election for ing in office with Liberal support, two members of Parliament repre- English combined even if Mr. Baldwin were prepared senting the
... 4,329
8,394
Two out of three tickets on Crag- adour are held by Messrs, N. O. C. Marsh and H. Cleghorn, respective.
both of Calcutta.
One ticket on Barbizon is held by Mr. J. W, R. Simpson of Calcutta, One ticket on Engarde is held by Cavallero, an assistant in a Calcutta restaurant on behalf of himself and the other assistants.
您好
The other ticket on Hunters Moon eld by Mr. Beadsmore, an se- tant in a Sheffield steel firm.
Betting Last Night
The betting on the Derby to- night is:
A syndicate of Swansea pilota to accept such a position. These Universities of Durham, Manches has drawn the favourite, Mr. Jinks, Conservatives assume, from the ex-ter, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, in the Calcutta sweep. pressed views of Liberals that if the Birmingham, and Bristol was an- Government remains and meets Par-
nounced to-day as follows:- is liament it will be defe-ted imme-
Sir Martin Conway, Conserva-
tive diately on a "no confidence" vote Miss Eleanor Rathbone, Indo-
pendent by the Labour Party alone, with the Liberals abstaining from vot-Professor Connav, Libers! ..... 2,281 Miss Rathbone's success in ob- It is not considered likely, how. talning the second seat ever, that a final decision on the substitutes an Independent gain from Government procedure the Conservatives. Miss Rathbone will be announced yet, Much de- is a member of the League of pends of course on the attitude of Nations Commission on Traffic in
and Women the Liberal Party.
Wireless Service,
State of Partics-
Labour
ing-
ject of the
COE-
8 to 1 agst Mr. Jinks . & 0. 8 to 1 agst Cragadour t. & o. 17 to 2 agst Hunters Moon, o., 9
to taken.
t.
Children-British
10 to 1 agst Kopi t. & o.
196 to 9 agst Cay Day o., 25 to 1
25 to 1 agst Walter
25 to 1 agst Le Voleur, o.
122 10 1 st, Trigo, o.
25 to 1 agst Reedamouth, o.
33 to 1 agst,
gst. Osiris, .
33 to 1 agst.
83 to 1 agst Posterity, 0.
33 to 1 agst. Rattlin the Reefer, o.
33 to 1 agst. Reflector, o.
agst, Montelair, D.
40 to 1 agat. Horus, o.
40 to 1
to 1 agst Barbizon, o 40 to 1 agst
40 to 2, 0.
to 1 agat.
0.
.287
a meeting of the will be held this
Conservatives Liberals
.255
37
Independents
9
40 to
1
Total
608
Results still to come
7
Net Gains
Labour Liberal
122
14
50 to 1 agat. Bosworth,
Independent
2
Net Losses
Conservatives
.158
Earlier News
London, Yesterday.
40 to 1 agst
Peartree, o.
60 to 1 agst. Engards,
50 to 1 agat. Cavendo.
50 to 1 agat. Leonard.
50 to 1 agst Golden Rain.
50 to 1 agst N.P.B.
50 to 1 agst Aristotle.
Earlier Betting
London, Yesterday.
Liberal Council To Meet Mr. Lloyd George has discussed on the American but the way is barred by Han Fu-continued in answer to a question.cruiser building programme,
the situation with other Liberal At chu.
The President thereupon remark-least until an
agreement has been leaders, and
Liberal Council Trains are now running on the eed to the defending officer: "That reached by the principal Powers
week. Peking-Hankov Railway as far asia an important point. I am glad for actual reduction of their Sinyang and
Mr. Lloyd George is expected to it is believed the you brought it out” Railway will be open
speak in the course of the week at as far as Trial proceeding.
Rugby, where the election has been! Chamatien within a week-Reu-
postponed owing to the death of the Labour candidate, and, it is under- .10.18 inches stood that he will take that onnor- tunity to make a pronouncement re- 25.35 inchesgarding the intentions of this Party. In spite of the uncertainty that 15.17 inches still exists regarding the political situation and also the fresh indis-
Week-end reflection on the part position of His Majesty the King the of political commentators has pro- Stock Markets were quiet from to-duced a definite hardening of opin Club. call-over is as follows: day and prices improved as the day inn against any course provoca- advanced, though there was a cóm-| paratively small turnover of con tive of another General Election in
8/1 Cragadour offered, 17/2 takın. the near future. but it has not Government securities were yielded any consensus regarding
17/2 Hunters Moon taken and offer
e.. notably strong-British Wireless
probable early developments,
19/2 Kopi`offered,' 10/1 taken. Service.
The police guarded the gates of 100/8 Gay Day taken and offered. The Chequers to keep off inquisi- 100/6 Walter Gay offered.
25/1 Le Veleur taken and offered tive callers from Mr. Stanley
and Reedemouth offered. Baldwin, who is within discussing
33/1 Trigo taken and offered... 33/1 Osiris offered, 40/1 taken. the problem with the Conservative
33/1 Posterity taken and offered and
Rattlin the Reefer offered. 28/1. Reflector offered, 40/1 taken. 40/1 Montclair. Horus and Barbizon
offered, 50/1 taken. 40/1 Briens offered, 50/1 taken. 40/1 P.D.Q. and Tom Peartree, offer-
ed.
Shanghai, Yesterday. According to an official report
The lad pleaded that he did not steal the combs, but another boy did. He had only shielded the other.
Don't waste water:
AL AL AL ARANETASCHE LAND
issued by the Feastien authorities boy by standing between him and the GREECE'S PRESIDENT
last night, the fact that the Soviet
ing ammunition and other sup-
passer-by.
The Magistrate remarked that, as
has appropriated about 350,000 The Frince
roubles for the purpose of offer- accused had admitted he knew the combs were stolen, and that the con- plies to General Feng Yu-haising table who made the arrest testified was revealed from documents that accused had the combs on his seized in the Russian Consulate-person, he would convist him on the Unquestionably it wou'd give gen- General in Harbin during the re-charge of receiving and dismiss the cral satisfaction if the Duke of Con-
cent raid made by Chinese police.other charge. naught, Colonial of the Grenadier
General
A sentence of six strokes of the Hsueh-liang, senior Colonel of the Guards, and regiments comprising the Brigade of head of the Manchurian Govern- cane was imposed. Guards, were able to take the placement, has ordered the transfer of of the King.
The Duke is at present in the South of France, but he will be back in England before June 3, the date of the King's birthday, and it is ver- tainly possible, should his health per- mit, that this will be the course ul- timately followed.
Although the presence of the King
in person has come to be regarded
as an essential part of the splendid
old ceremony of the Trooping of the
Colour, it is, in fact, only within the
last generation that this procedure has been followed after a lapse of fifty or more years.
LAICHIKOK BEACH
the
It is officially. notified by P.W.D. that the Laichikok Bathing Beach will be open to the public,to- morrow.
Chang
the group of Russians who were arrested to be removed to Liuning
for safe detention-Nan Chung Kuo News Service.
WORLD THEATRE THEFT
MAJORITY FOR ADMIRALTY CONDOURIOTIS
Athens, Yesterday. Admiral Condouriotis was 70-
ncos.
MORE SOVIET VIEWS
and Baldwin-
elected President of the Grecian No Difference Between MacDonald Republic at a joint meeting of the He received Senate and Chamber.
There were
259 out of 309 votes. forty blanks-Reuter.
Chairman, Mr. J. C. G.. Davidson preparatory to a meeting of the Cabinet today.
Riga, Yesterday. Commenting on the British Elec-
The newspapers assert that the tions the Soviet Press expresses the Cabinet is split on the subject of FORD CARS FOR RUSSIA opinion that there la no difference immediate resignation, but Minis-
between Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and terialists are completely silent. For the theft of electric wires, the
New York, Yesterday. Mr. Baldwin. Both are defenders of Mr. Lloyd George is also "think- property of the World Theatre, a
The Soviet has signed a contract bourgeoisie interests, and a new ing things out" at Churst, Surrey, Chinese was this morning sentenced with the Ford Motor Company pro- period of power by Mr. MacDonald where he was visited by the Mar- at the Central Magistracy to serve viding for the purchase of thirty- will only be a fresh blow to the ausss of Reading a term of three weeks' jail.
million dollars worth of Ford cars illusions of the proletariat.
Sir Herbert Samuel, Sir John. The accused was arrested in the and parts during the next four The "Pravda" emphasises the few-Simon, and other Liberal leaders Gascoigne-road, Kowloon, yester early hours of this morning in Jer years and the construction of a neas of "sensible" workers who sup- are all similarly silent. day, three robbers aprang on a man vois street by a Chinese detective. Ford car factory in Russia. Reu-ported the Communists and de named Yuen Fat, 189 Hollywood-The wire was found concealed in a ter's American Service. rosd, at 11 o'clock, and, threaten- sack.
ARMED ROBBERS. BUSY
Near the Club de Recrefo in
ing him with two knifes, stole A representative of the World
wrist watch valued at $18.
Angered at such a slight haul,
the men stabbed him, injuring him on the left cheek, left shoulder, and neck.
....
The injured man was sent to the Kowloon Hospital.
Theatre said that the wire was stolen from a wall dr the theatre.
CHILE AND PERU-
Lima, Yesterday. The Chilean Peruvian Treaty, A portion of the Donetz industrial whereby Chile receives Arica and district of Russia has been a Peru gets Tacna and £1,200,000 has undated by overflowing rivers, and been signed. — Reuter's American same works have closed down. Service
Labour's Claim
..
For the Derby the Victoria
15/2 Mr. Jinke,. taken and offered.
50/1 Engarde taken and offered, and Bosworth and Cavendo offered, 68/1 taken.
50/1 Leonard offered, N.P.B. taken
and offered...
66/1 Golden Rain taken and offered and Roberto, Aristotle and the Cathaginian offered, 100/1 Empire Builder and Grand
Prince offered,
Reuter.
London, Yesterday.
clares:
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, however, A pseudo-Labour Government, in an interview by a representa- apart from a few insignificant re- tive of the "Daily Herald", stated NO VACCINATION RESTRICTIONS forms, public works, increased that Mr. Baldwin ought not to lose unemployment dolea, and making any time in telling the country what such pseudo-pacifist gestures as he is going to do. He claimed that the re-establishment of diplomatic Labour was the only alternative relations with the Soviet will in- Government. “It holds the initis erease armaments, continue the tire and means to keep it" course of capitalist nationálisa- (Continued on page 16.)
The Southern Railway Company announce that all vaccination res- trictions för British visitors to France will be removed on Wednes- day-Reuter.
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