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CANTON ITEMS

MORE RECREATION GROUNDS

PROJECTED

C-IN.-C.'S RESIGNATION

Canton, Saturday. In order to provide for more) recreation grounds for the public,| the Bureau of Public Works is now! Jaying out plans for the opening of parks in the precincts of Canton within easy reach of the centre of the city.

Reads in Harian

The construction of highways in Hainan Island was originally under the direction of the Bureau of Re- habilitation in the island. But as the Bureau was lately wound up. General Wong Keung, the Defence Commissioner, has been instructed by the Canton Government to at- tend to road construction in conjunc- tion with his other duties.

Up-Country Floods

China Mail

PIRACY ON AMOY WEDDING WEST RIVER

CEREMONY AT THE AMERICAN CONSULATE

No. 27,219

*HONG KONG, MONDAY,

$150,000

"BOBBY ON

IN

EXTRA

LES

THRILLING

GOLF

"PLAYED

TOW BOAT LOOTED

75 PASSENGERS CAPTURED IN HEUNGSHAN DISTRICT

JOB FOR THE MAGISTRATE;

Canton, Yesterday,

PUTNAM-WHEELER

[From Our Own Corralondant

Amoy, June 21.

At half past four o'clock yester- day afternoon a brilliant wedding took place at the American Confe sulate residence, Kulangan. Miss After tiein On June 26, a piracy occurred in Doanda Risley Putnam, the beauti-sional, Al En the district of Heungchan, in the ful and charming daughter of Mr. (the famda t West River delta, the tow-boat "We John R. Putnam American Consul, the play Fat" having been attached by Amoy, and Mrs Putnam, was golf champi pirates who captured loot of more united in the bonds of matrimony pires that he dev that $150,000, besides taking 75 to Lieutenant-Commander Charles finishing on passengers as captives for ransom. Mr. Lee Luke-chiu (the Magistrate) has issued an order to his local constabulary to see what may be done in the case.

Julian Wheeler, U.S.N., Aide and round of the comp Flag Lieutenant to the Commander that he threw in Chief, 'U.S. Asiatic Fleet.

away, and the played The spacious drawing room of the racking game, tide to f Consular, residence

was beautifully other day. In Heungshan, there are not go and tastefully decorted for the cc-His first rounds was. many bandits дож as before the casion. A large bank of ferne, He lost the lead inst making of Mr. Lee's jurisdiction a interspersed with a delicate touch of when playing in "mo fan yuen," or a model district. pink hydrangia and white frangf-score for the ta Latest figures indicate that there pani, formed the altar where the again the best and are but 2,300 known culprits still bridegroom and his best man, both gan the fourt with a

Although Hong Kong is suffering ing from a severe shortage of water, Kwangtung is now threatened with floods in the East River, which active for Mr. Lee's constabulary in full dresa naval uniform, awaited strokes. From

to cope with.-Nan Chung Kuo the bride. News Service.

waterway has riser from 7 to 8 feet The dykes, protecting the villages la Kit-tou, Ma-sze-lur and other vil lages, numbering over ten, have broken down, and the water pene trating through the openings have

fooded the rice fields, so that the autumn harvest is considered prac- tically lost. The loss estimated so far already runs to several lakhs of dollars.

Wuchow Conditions

Navy's Duty

Canton, Saturday.

River. Canton

News

Dr. E. J. Strick officiated at the four from the abscotla

the familiar lenger (Eapinnad organ, rendering

Heart-Breaking Putt "Wedding Mendelsohn's

March

At the end offende

our Eyes Are Safe With

PRICE $3.00 Per

WATER SCARCITY RETI

REVISED RESTRICTIONS ON

TUESDAY

· FOUR HOURS SUPPLY

JAY OF ROYALTY

FINE CEREMONY

HORSES WITH SCARLET BLACK

AND TOLD TRAPPINGS

PROCESSION TO DAY

on Tuesday the

in the city and

will be closed:)

following

am- to 8-RT

pm to 8

"On Tuesday and

after the of

strest

g

to

closed

in which have been es immediately south of Queen's road will be opened during the above hours

The supply to the Peak will

don will pppor

y ceremo neighbourhood of Buckingham Baco to town from. Wh

Their

As Kensing

be

Severn-road (Eastern Section only), Barker-road, MagazineGap nchai Gap district 6 to.

to 5pm. Remainder of the Peak 6 to 9 the

enter an operat song chorses, while soldie

192831

ZAR

will centre mainly

all publication of a 1 bays of the Japanese Gov

and gold trap-vestigations into the

June 1928, aulted shal Chan Teo-lin

was

be-

FIGHTING OVER WATER of

Trouble" at Tank in Eastern

and

werd. This mbi

hvorled,

be

the Central

ver water at the tank

The Police said that doe

the

Guards Royal Staudade

21 Miles Proces

price

indire

strict on Saturday.

In view of the recrudescence of Leaning on her other's arm, outlawry Admiral Chan Chak has radiant with youth and charm, (ie, the 12th note of the fourth recalled two monitors from dressed in a period gown of white Kwangsi, where the fighting is satin covered with white tulle, and last rougly with six more coming to an end, to patrol the carrying a bouquet of white mag holes to go), Bobby Jones was six batants got into the fra West

nolia frangipani, and ferns, with strokes ahead of Al Fapinosa. He mer, and but for the timely Agency.

veil of white tulle and orange blog was hailed as vor, but he threw of the Police he would have cause

aerious Injury to the othe

Three of the accused alleged a soma, the bride was a picture of away his lead the 16th hole (of When the Cantonese entered "PEACE AND WORK"loveliness as she came forward to the fourth with seven the first man start the troubles

strokes, followeak live at the getting fit front

had awaited their sur 16th hole.

Then he Sload Be the home! This man denied the alleg green with a heart-breaking, putt that the others were the pals of 12 feet to do der to make attempted to tealarna

The Magiflate his score

Iman that hestas:

hopeful.

task

LABOUR PREMIER'S HIGH IDEALISM

-----

the altar. The ceremony Was solemnised by the Frank Eckerson, of the American Reform- od Church Mission.

round

and there believed the others statement that

had “butted in2. then labor. All our necused

He risorderly

Crowd Groans

from the

A

Rock":--

ZEALAND

NORMAL MANIFESTATIONS

for

the renacement withou

the bead

Faulting the Home Government.

Publication of this important

Wellington, Yesterday.

cluded that the recent earthquakes are merely a normal manifestation

A conference of experts has con-report was expected for to-day but

has been postponed indefinitely.

It in Intimated that such post-

LINK THE NULLAHS

Flow Turned to Some Practicals

Purpose

writer, publishes this in "The

"Last month I find a kind of inde should and could be trapped This and nothing exceptional in Cheng the Minister for War, General Shirikawa che strongly opgiones time again I started dreaming, but my mens, Geologically considered. dream took a more practical turn. The scheme which I dreamt is, this stresses were relieved over such a preter Secks Advice

The opinion is expressed that the the proposed punishment of the

officers concerned I suggest it here. Perhaps, it has al-wide area that major disturbances ready been thought out and accepted, or in the immediate future along the

Provincial Political Council, so that any Government has ever built for charming Matron of Honour, dress- a final lazy turn, the ball disapnite dream that the nullah water of their lease of the Earth's stresses/ponement is due to the attitude of s

he might be able to give full atten- the tion to military affaire. But the latest information from Nanking is that his resignation has again been rejected.

Preparation First

To-day's rainfall 0.35 inch 1929 rainfall..14.72 inches 39.00 inches Average the

Deficit.....24.28 inches DON'T WASTE WATER 1

it has been thought out and rejected,

From this it might be inferred

for reasons best known to the persons same fauts are unlike Reuter.that the crisis in the Cabinet is as concerned. Any way here it is..

"Why not down on the level reaches

POLICE RESERVE

Wuchow, they found the general conditions of the city very deplor able; the communications had been interrupted and the currency of the: Kwangsl notes had depreciated to

THE NATION'S "RISK"

The Reception next to nothing The Cantonese au-

After the ceremony, a reception (against Espino thorities" immediately set to

London, Yesterday, work to improve conditions, The Prime Minister, in a speech fast was held at the Consular residence. by tie. with the result that.com-night, outlined the purposes of the new About two hundred friends of the Bobby Jones munications have been restor-Government "Pesce for the World and popular couple were present to greeting under a gre ad and the currency has been some Work for the Unemployed "

them on this happy occasion, movõll, his_cl Later, he clezred to the enthusiam Lieutenant Commander Theodore Exmouth, stampe what stabilised. Recent travellers

om Wachow report that the city with which Mr. J. Thomas Chandler, U.S.N., acted as toast grase and took was beginning to resume its normal Minister entrusted with the problem; master and proppsed a toast wishing "Calamity Jane when Saspects and business is looking very was attacking the initial stages of hie the newly married couple health, as famous as himself,

"Another big section of our work is happiness, and prosperity. Then, caddy, to play the stroke in tense Chan Chal-teng's Resignation "international peace." Right up to the with her husband's sword, the bride silence. General Chan Chai-tong (Com moment that I left Downing Street to cut the wedding cake.

The bride's mother wore a beauti-The ball rolled towards the cup. mander-in-Chief) was previously re- come here I was engaged in trying ported again to have sent in his to lay the foundations of what willful frock of powder blue lace. In an, anguished voice the crowd resignation as a member of the be the finest and fairest fabric that Madame Richard Cousturier was the groaned "He'd missed it" but, with

delight, honour and comfort of ed in a picture frock of pale pink Labour, for which it is responsible.

organdie, which was offset with a beautiful bouquet of rose pink We are wasting. no time, but we are not going into peace conferences cadena d'amour. The pretty brides- without such a preliminary preparation maids were Misses Betty Brown and

Strick, respectively Broadcasting Instruments R will avoid the failure that attended Jean

There must daughters of Mr. W. Russell Brown, Since the installation of broad-the conference of 1987. casting instruments at the Central be preparation before there is demon H.B.M. Consul; Amoy, and Dr. E. J. Park in the city, there have been, stration and we are not going to de: Strick. Miss Brown was dressed in many inquiries at the Bureau of monstrate before we have something to

a picture frock of pale mauve

of the city, link the mullahs in groups demonstrate about. Public Utilities regarding the pur-This further I want to say: "The organdie, and carried a bouquet of peared into the cup, releasing the of two or three, and direct, the flow chase and installation of receiving peace-maker has to take risks as well yellow lillies and ferns. Miss Strick pent-up hysteria in the pavilion. into subterranean tanks excavated let outfits.

wore a similar frock of pale yellow It is not tha inten- as the war-maker,

This was one of the greatest us say, where the street tanks are now? tion of the Bureau toar When we bave accomplished our matched with a bouquet of orchids. strokes which ever holed out and About a foot or two below the level exhibition oflio work we are going to give you a Lieutenant-Commander Theodore it was one of the most thrilling of the street have a large exhaust vent

The following opening into the harbour. This would issued by the Hon There are risks of E. Chandler, U.S.N was the best moments of the tournament. and instruments on its lance of cholen

I

automatically keep the water in the man. The ushers were Lieutenants premises for the purpose of demon-mance as there are risks of war.

Another was at the 8th green tanks at a certain height, and so pre- Acting Captain stration to the general public. It is am banking upon the risk of peace H. F Newton and JM. Sweeney, goile out after finth (f., in the vent fooding. The tank itself should

and, if a natio is to take any risks reported that Chinese and foreign at alle oing to ask it to take and Ensigns T. J. Flynn and D. W. Fourth round, or the 62nd hole of be completely covered over with a firms will loanarious kinds and the risk of pesce rather than the risk Latimore, all of the United States the tournament) when Bobby covered opening of, Bay, two feet types of radio Instrument to the of War namon that will take the Navy.

Jones took seven strokes like a square, which need only be opened in Ping-fai, hap exhibition, which he Bureau is now risk of peace will gat pesce just as in

An Arch of Swords

duffer handling a club for the first time of stress. Through this opening, strength of the Company as getting ready to open within a few the past the nation that took the risk The hide's going away costume time

in crises ke the present, the water from June 25, days-Canton News Agency

of war has got wär "British Wireless was of shid georgette with hat to

Final Superiority

could be drawn by means of buckets, Squad DrillAll recruits of the The flow of the mullahs would then be Chinese Company will attend at the Chang T-lin was killed by match. she and her husband - «Now, York, Yesterday,

bomba isdeath created a pro- turned to some practical use instead of, Company's Headquarters tomorra at left the Consulate, an arch of swords .......... Over the same course, the playas at present, being, for the most part, 5.30 pm sharp for squad drill fader was formed by the naval officers off (36 holes), wat played to day. Just Another point in favour of the Sergeant 148, Te'oa Chi-en. "Dress - present, which included the best Bobby Jones winning by 23 scheme would be that the water could Mutu

Indian Company man, the hers, and Ensign R. R. atrokes, the score being eloquent be drawn instantly by bucket or can,AL De Wolfe, U.S.N.testimony to his superiority and the interminable waiting caused by

New Commander The honeyitioon, will be spent in

1a 2nd 3rd 4th the system now in vogue would be dian Company will attend at Ceritral p

Lieut-General Hata, Command Formosa and Japan.

999 total svoided. There would be no need to Police Station to-morrow at 5.30 p.m. 3538-39 141 close the present channels to the sea sharp for squad drill under Sergeant the First Division,

tipresnted Commander of the pan- gates the sluices being closed in time Parade. All ranks of the Indian escererrison Kwantun 16 40 20 164 The could be provided with slafest Condon. Dress-Muttl the end for me first round of water shortage, and left open dur Company Will parade at Police Bead-ents, South Manchuria, ins

by 12 strokes. Ing heavy rain. Such an arrangement quarters on July 9 for drill under Ser

slor to Lieut-General Mara grat 9 to his would seem to obviate the danger of geant Coddon Fall in at 5.80 m. monent's 39, of the other street flooding, and, at the same time, sharp. Dreda White uniform, belt and Exchange Down Two Points

to Espinosa CUS

would ensure the trapping of the water cap with white cover. No member may failing unexpected developmen ratter fact, Espinosa in spells of continued drought. I do be absent from this parade without the Cabinet is likely to resign durst good hang ho second give the idea for what it is worth. plave co- not of the game ne pretend to be an engineer, so I leave from the Company. Commandering the next few

range set

an

Swatow Picking Up

Swatow, Saturday. Business in Swatow is beginning to return to normal. The local; market is showing confidence in Barton by accepting the Central B of China notes at 47. For a time, no one would accept the notes, ander any circumstances. Nan Chung Kuo New Service.

IN POLAND

WHY CZECHOWITZ'S TRIAL

HAS BEEN POSTPONED SE

TRIBUNAL'S ACTION

ARTIFICIAL SILK

WHAT THE DUTCHSENKA HAS

ACQUIRED"

GLANZSTOFF PLANTS

Jonest

Ashville, North Carolina, Yesterday: APOLOGY TO COURT Espinosa

Times' learn that the Dutch

Enka has acquired control of the

Glanzstoff plants, which have a daily. A DEFENDANT WHO SENT HIS output 130,000 lbs.Regter.

[A cablegram from Amsterdam, dat- ed-May 28, atated

At the annual meeting of share Holders of the Netherlands Artificial Warsaw, Yesterday..

Silk Company "Enka it was announe The State Tribunal have unsafed that negotiations proceeding mously postponed Czechowitz's trial vourably for the fuse to the utmost until the Diet is furnished with the possible extent of the mpany's inter Lests with those of the Vereinigte Glanz estimated amount which is alleged toff Fabriken of Elmerfeld.] to have spent without being au- thorised

Reuter.

SEA FRONT ACCIDENT

REPRESENTATIVES A

Mr. R. C. Lee, who was BUIN- moned on Friday for leaving his car unattended in Percival-street after

did not attend Court but sent a 18 holee, Jona presentative Instead, He ap than in the mo Peared personally before Mr.

W

Hamilton at the Central. Magistracy on Saturday

Addressing the defendant, his play Worship salti “When a Magis-N

CHAPTER OF MISHAPS –

· A Chinese rosiding, No. 70) Holly- An accident on the sea front or-wood-road, was on Saturday removed to enrred on Saturday, when a number the Government Civil Hospital suffer

attend.

access

of workmen were engaged in transporting from injuries received when a bam- sence, ing bags of sugar from a Jank along 500 fell on his head while he was pass Aide the Sai Kong wharf to warehouses ng No. 59, Hollywooder

on the PraynRMANY

One of the workmen, 59 years of age,

Leung Katactook (8) was injured as the

fisherm

wad severely injured when a bag of plodm waist he was

Enger fell from a derrick and crushed

him to the ground. He wab removed

to the Government Civil Hospital

10,0003# [yrolese.

summons you, it is a direct Outstandi

his Court

apologised plaining for him

Kowloon Docka

was very sorry for

Defendant then pleaded

to the summons against him and was fined 10.

Bo

Hid even better and sustain-

CAR ACCIDENT

watched the UROPEAN THROWN OUT OF

RICSHA

professional,

Burf Dathe along

ORDER FOR THE CURRENT

WEEK

serious as is believed The Army made by approves of the stand General Shirakawa, wherefore if he resigns, it will brobably be difficult for the Government to find e successor as the Warportfolio is always held by a military officer.

The fact that Baron Tabaks (who is both Premier and oreign of Minister) visited both Marquis Bonji (the only Elder statesman living) and Admiral Suzuki (the

King

tent

Police:

Chinese company Strength Constable R98 Chan

Me teken, on the Grand Chamberlain, epparently for advice, is considered as a further Indication that the situation is serious.

Squad Drill All Termite of the In

Flying Squad

found sensation and, it was

legs e, certain Japanese geret societies had a hand in the mystery The assassinati ecurred in the Japan aie railway some.]

lays. It is sted

Strength Comble R848, E, Camp in well informed circles that the real bell, has been taken on the strength of basis of the trouble is the dissatis the Flying squad as from June 28 and faction in very high quarters byer posted to the Kowloon Section

Baron

huiling of the The fortnightly patrol of the Hông

Manchurian

dent and the ratin Kong Section will take place on Thurs cation of the anti-War (Kellogg)

the Central Police Pact.

515- om, sharp.

Drezi-

*he next..." ortnightly patrol of the road in a ricsha, a motor Kowloon Section will take place

3. Chineseowner,Fly Pull m

at the Fire Brig

Hotel sharp

Who Was

ard, heavily atrag

leg besides receiving

which did

lawn bowl

Week

alled

persona

of the position abers of this reflected in the Specke

rite of the 'en exchan

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that

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