1929-06-25 — Page 12

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IS IT A JOKE?

EX-CAB DRIVER, EX-POLICEMAN, AND LABOURER APPOINTEES

A STRIKING CHANGE

GEN. CHEUNG WAI-CHIANG TO COMMAND

TRANSFERRED TO NANKING

FIST."

RETALIATION

Canton, Yesterday DEATH AND DEPORTATION FOR

General Cheupg Wai-chiang, head

MURDER

ANTI-RELIGIOUS SEQUEL

of the Aviation Bureau in Canton, is leaving Hong Kong on June 26, by the ss. "President Madison" for where he will assume

Moscow, Yesterday. Nanking, London, Yesterday.

The Supreme Court of the Re- With the appointment of the ex-control of the National Air Force." cab driver. Ben Smith and the ex- He will be accompanied by Mrs. public of Usbek (Central Asia) have policeman and leader of the Police Cheung and two secretaries.-Nan sentenced to death nine persons for the murder of the well-known Strike, John, Henry Hayes and a Chung Kuo News Service.

to Usbek writer, Hakimade, whom the Glasgow labourer, long unempicyea, "[Note: General, Cheung came named Thomas Henderson-as Hong Kong as one of Marshal Li Chai-local ecclesiastical and feudal lords Treasurer of the Household, Vice-sum's staff on the occasion of the official killed because they resented the Chamberlain and Comptroller of the visit to Sir Cecil Clementi last year. anti-religious campaign which he conducting by order of the Household, respectively, the Labour He made the first cross-country flight was Ministry is now complète:

These positions will bring their holders into close contact with the Court of St. James. Reuter.

[The above mentioned posts were, by both Liberal and Conservatives, gen- erally reserved for scions of the Bri- tish aristocracy.}

OIL SCANDAL ECHO

ONE MORE CONTEMPT OF COURT SENTENCE

JOINS HIS' CHIEF

New York, Yesterday. Henry Mason Day, Vice-President of

one of the Sinclair Oil Companies, has joined his chief, Harry Sinclair, in the District of Columbia Gael.

to four

Day has heen sentenced months' for contempt of court for his jury-shadowing activities during the Sinclair-Fall conspiracy trial-Reu- ter's American Service.

SIR M. SINGER DEATH OF GREAT INVENTOR'S

SON

in China and gained high distinction Government at Schachimardan, a

in support of the Government in the re-place of religious pilgrimage: cent campaigns in Kwangtung.]

Seven of the other accused, were imprisoned and 19 expelled.--Reu-

KWANGSI WAR

ter.

Degrees Temperature, 10 am., 10.

77 day Temperature, 4. p.m.,

yesterday Humidity, 10a.m., to-

day

82

89

GUNBOAT HIT BY SHELL

Humidity, 4 p.m., yes-

terday

74

CONFLICTING NEWS ABOUT MOVEMENTS

Narning., June 20 National forces, sald to be some'

Li Ming-shu 8,000 strong under

THE N. Z. 'QUAKES and Yang Teng-fei, have succeeded

ENTIRE CITY'S POPULATION EVACUATED

AGED REFUGEES

"Wellington, Yesterday. The remaining population of Murchiston have been removed to Nelson, owing to last night's re- newal of shocks.

in of

Practically all the settlers some the outlying valleys, whom have been travelling "con three days, and been almost sleepless since Mon- day, have been rescued.

London, Yesterday, The death has occurred of Sir Morti.tinuously for mer Singer, son of the inventor of the Singer sewing machine, and himself a pioneer in cycling, motoring, and fly. ing.--Reuter.

DRIVER TO APPEAR

A "representative", who appear- ed for a driver of a public car charged with dangerous driving and with failing to produce his badge,

was instructed by Mr. Central E. WHamilton at the Magistracy this morning to pay $5 on the second charge and to tell the driver that he must come up rext week to answer the charge of dangerous driving.

His Worship said that that as he amount was not sufficient was thinking of imposing a fine of $15 for the reckless driving!

The case was accordingly re- manded until Wednesday next

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"CLAWING" WOMEN

in getting up the West River beyond Wuchow as far as Konghon, with the support of two Cantonese gun- "Kong Tai." boats, including the

Seven Kwangsi troop transports have been taken by the National navy and these are being used for the

of National transportation forces.

So far National troops have not passed beyond Konghou and may take some time to reach Kweiping.

The Canton gunboat "Kong Tal" was the other day disabled some- what by a shell from the Kwangsi, Army which hit her funnel.

The Yunnanese (National) troops. A party of old people were under Fan Shek-sang assisting the brought in on a direct line across campaign against Kweiping have the hill country, over a track cut begun their

return to Human.—

through the bush by younger Nan Chung Kuo News Service.

men.

The party included an invalid, who was carried in a chair all the way. Router.

SHANGHAI RAID

HEAVY SENTENCES IMPOSED BY PROVISIONAL-COURT

MANY INVOLVED

Liuchow Changes Hands

Canton, Yesterday.

It. now transpires that, as pre- viously reported, Liuchow was cap- troops, tured by the National Hunanese, under the command of Ho Chien, during the latter part of last week, and that later the city militia, acting in conjunction with the Kwangsi reinforcements coming from the direction of Chumehow, suddenly turned on their captors, consisting of less than a battalion of men, and succeeded in driving The Provisional Court has in-them out. It is reported that Na- flicted fines aggregating $87,000 tional soldiers are being despatched and jall sentences totalling 3,295 forward from Wuchow to reinforce days on the employees and patrons the Hunanese, and a combined at

be launched against of the roulette wheel in Yates-tack will road which was raided last week. Lluchow. -Reuter.

Shanghai, Yesterday,

Chumchow Objective Conflicting reports are received in regard to Chumchow, which was

Inspector McWalter this morning MELBOURNE STRIKEst week reported to have fallen

charged three Chinese women, be- fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton, with dis- orderly conduct by fighting in Lan kwai-fong last evening, ་་

The officer said that when he got to the scene he found the women rolling on the ground, hitting and clawing at each other.

NOW SETTLED

Melbourne, Yesterday.

into the hands of the Nationals. The latest report in official circles is that although Chumchow city is not captured, it is, however, prac The timber strike in Melbourne, tically surrounded by the National after some weeks of protracted troops, who are being continually negotiations, has been settled-reinforced by-units coming up from Reuter.

the lower West River. According to official opinion, the fall of Chum-

The Magistrate convicted all three. He remarked that he had been lenient with street fighters re-

It is stated in American film chow is a question of a few days, at cently because of the water short- age, but they were becoming worse circles that Mr. John McCormack, the most, although the besiefged commanders may hold out stubborn- and worse, so he must "put his foot the famous tener, is to receive they, as they may realise that the fall down." Accused were fined $10 sum of £100,000 for taking part each or 14 days' jail.

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ASSAM FLOODS

ENORMOUS DAMAGE TO THE TEA ESTATES

JUTE CROP SLIGHTLY DAMAGED

Calcutta, Yesterday.

The recent Assam floods caused enormous damage in the law-lying country, mostly among the cultivat ed tea estates. But the damage to the Jute crop was only slight- Reuter. B

No Death or Starvation Neve has been received at the Indis Office that there were no deaths owing to the floods or star vation in Assam, though many cat- tle died and there has been aride- spread damage to cropa-Reuter.

The memory of Florence Night- ingale was honoured in a proclama tion made by Mr. Roosevelt, Governor of New York State, de- ereeing that May 12 the 109th anniversary of her birth, shall be

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