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Hanaging Direŭtor,

China Mail

大英七月廿七號 禮拜六日 中華民國已巳年六月廿一日

No. 27,242 HONG KONG,

LORD LLOYD

LISHED

1845

SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1929.

REGULATIONS FOR RESIGNATION OF LOCAL RESERVOIRS

WIRELESS

A NEW LIST

"OUT OF SYMPATHY”

CONDITIONS FOR LICENCES AND DIVERGENCE OF VIEW WITH

ycar:-

1.

CERTIFICATES

SCALE OF FEES

It shall be lawful

FOREIGN SECRETARY

A FRIENDLY DISCUSSION

London, Yesterday.

MAY OVERFLOW DURING WEEK-END

WATER POURING IN NOW

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. - The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/11 5/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

TEAMS FOR 4TH TEST DISASTER ON A

MATCH

CRUISER

"Your Eyes Are Safe With Us"

N. LAZARUS Hong Kong's Only European Optician

Established Over Forty Yoara). Manager:-BALPH A. COOPER.

Registered Optometrist by Canadian Govt. Exam. F.LO. (London) (Personal Attantior).

IS THAT SO?

HAMMOND ABSENT? H.M.S. “DEVONSHIRE" Thoughts Terse, Perverse—and Worse.

Pokfulam reservoir, in the north-ENGLAND SELECTORS WARN 3 BLOWING OUT OF NEW SIX-INCH

west of Hong Kong Island, may overflow during the week-end. | Tytam reservoir, in Tytam valley,

is likely to follow suit shortly, but

of the

MORE MEN

SOUTH AFRICA'S ELEVEN

GUN..

FATEFUL "THIRTEEN"

"One way traffic" in Ice House Street You can only go one way at a time!

No one seems of presenting Mri Sands with a Sand-glass.

"The roof of the building was de- coloured lights."-

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The following regulations have

the surplus from this reservoir will In view of the inability of

London, Yesterday. been made by the Governor in A statement regarding Lord accelerate the Alling up of the big-Maurice Tate (of Susser) and, pos- The Admiralty announces that Council under section 3 (1) of the Lloyd's resignation of the High gest reservoir in the Island, Tytamsibly, W. R. Hammond (Gloucester, seventeen persons were injured Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance, | Commissionership of Egypt was tuk, and not run to waste.

the maker of centuries in Austra- through a serious gun accident an 1926, Ordinance No. 11 of 1926 in handed to Mr. A. Henderson, For- Kowloon reservoir, on the main), who is suffering from knee board His Majesty's cruiser "Decorated with substitution of those made last eign Secretary, yesterday. He read land, with a capacity of 352 million trouble, to play in the Fourth Test vonshire" during firing practice Is That So?

the communication and was

very gallons, is

Match. which begins at Old Traf- in the eastern Mediterranean. also expected to reach ford, Manchester, to-day against for the much struck by the language and overflow level by the end

A report from Malta says that what he believed to be the spirit un month, judging by the present Committee (says Reuter) have in- been due to the blowing out of a garding films!

Fancy anybody thanking Mr. South Africa, England's Selection the accident is reported to have Mancini for his stout protest re- derlying it. He at once asked for

structed Barratt (Notts), Goddard new six-inch gun. a paper to be handed to him going

Heavy rain fell this morning but (Gloucester) and Sandham (Sur- back during the greater part of the the storm had not lasted long when rey) to be present and the team

Malta, Yesterday. time that Lord Lloyd had been High readinge were taken at about. 7 a.m.will be definitely decided on the Devonshire" and 25 injured...

Six men are dead on board the Commissioner.

Even then the rainfall recorded at ground. Mr. Henderson gave several in- Tytam was 2.45, inches for the 24

Latest News Twelve were nominated original- stances where a divergence of view hours. At Pokfulam, however, the ly, with Hendren of Middlesex as

London, Later. The Admiralty announces that had been shown. In numerous in- figure was only 14 of an inch. 12th man. The other nine, besides

Postmaster General (hereinafter referred to as "the licensing au- thority") to grant the following

Heences and certificates,— (a) Ship station licences. (b) Amateur transmission station

licences.

(e) Broadenst receiving licences.

(d) Dealers licences.

(e) Operators certificates of pro-

ficiency.

2. Ship station licences

and

pro-

operators certificates of ficiency granted by the licensing authority under these regulations shall be licences or certificates, as the case may be, of the Govern- ment of Hong Kong within the meaning of any radiotelegraph convention from time to time or at any time concluded with Great Britain which applies to the Colony, and of any regulations made thereunder.

3. No person shall sell, hire, or otherwise dispose of any wireless telegraph appliance or apparatus, į for use in wireless telegraphy in this Colony, unless such person is the holder of a current dealer's licence, or is a licensed auctioneer and the holder of a current letter of exemption granted by the licensing authority.

4. It shall be lawful for the licensing authority to grant a let- ter of exemption to any licensed auctioneer

such conditions upon as the licensing authority may in his discretion think fit to impose.

5. Every licensed auctioneer to whom a letter of exemption as aforesaid shall have been granted shall duly observe and comply with the conditions of such letter of exemption.

6. The grant of every licence, certificate, and letter of exemp- tion, under these regulations shall be discretionary.

rains.

[stances Lord Lloyd was clearly out This is explained by the fact that) Tate and Hammond, were A. W there are 12 deaths on the "De-I

vonshire."

Later. The death roll is now 13-Reu-

Always wars in China: the latest is a war in locusts in Chihli

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To-day's Great Query: Will the Emergency Committee BOON be "dissolved" in a little water?

Home share market sote: British Glues are sticky,

Newspaper

☐☐

"Nadir

heading: Khan Loses His Headquarters Better that than his head.

of sympathy with this object.. Hav-, the rains, carried along by the mon- Carr (Natts) captain, R.E.S. Wyatt ing rend these papers, and having soon, reaches the south-east of (Warwick), H. Sutcliffe (York- very carefully considered the posi-Hong Kong Island first, before fall-shire), E. H. Bowley (Sussex), ́Fi tion, he came to the conclusion that ing on the opposite corner (where E. Woolley (Kent), M. Leyland ter. the Government was dissatisfied with Pokfulam is) and over at Kowloon. (Yorkshire), A. P. Fresinan (Kent). the position as it had obtained dur

The rainfall for the 24 hours end G. Duckworth (Lancs.), G. Geary ing the last three or four years. Heed at 10.30

(Leicester).

Bowes (Yorkshire) a.m. at the Royal made an intimation to Lord Lloyd Observatory, Kowloon, was 1415

Barratt is a bowler and can also T. Arnott (Glamorgan)..

London "Daily Telegraph" hoad- in the following note:

bat;

5 for 87 ing: "Ships Held up in Thames."-- Goddard is a bowler and Major Armitage (Army). Sandham is Hobbs's opening part- Macaulay (Yorkshire) .....

Lt. Hill (Army).

4 for 13 By a string or a chain? 4 for 21 ner for Surrey,

Leading Counties

Matches No. of Played

was

inches. The heaviest hour 7.30 am to 3.30 a.m., being 555

"In the short time at my dis- posal since taking office I have inch,

cere

re-

BES2906SBESESSIEDEAS

NOT COMING HERE

Latest Intelligence About

the Typhoon

Gloucester

Taylor to Play

Yorkshire Notts

5 for 52 5 for 54

Points

301 100

18

100

98

19

98

18

87

19

84

20

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Kent v. Lancashire “

The South Africans will also Lancashire Derbyshire make their final selection after as-

Sussex certaining bowling requirements to Leicester meet conditions. Some of the play- ers who have been casualties: are appearing and the tam (Reu- ter adds) is

London, Yesterday.

In the county cricket champion-

Hobbs was selected, it will be re- endeavoured to review in their The "gain" in Hong Kong broad outline the sequence of poli-servoirs during the last 24 hours fied in accepting and was allowed Kent

called, but he did not feel justi- tical events since 1924. To be was 25 million gallons, making a to stand down. quite candid I feel bound to tell total of 745 million gallons in you that I have been impressed by storage. the divergence of outlook which has from time to time been appar- ent between my predecessor and your Lordship. That this differ- ence of outlook was possibly sin- I do not for a moment doubt, but I confess it appears to me to be very wide. My policy, which will certainly be not less) liberal than that of my predeces- sor, will depend on what can be interpreted with understanding and sympathy by His Majesty's re- presentative. Your views har-! monising with those of eithet my predecessor or myself appear to be remote, and in the circumstances 1 should like to discuss the situa tion with you on your return.” Lord Lloyd arrived if this coun- try this day week. Mr. Henderson saw Lord Lloyd last yesterday-mora-. ing. They discussed the position

7. Licences may be cancelled with each other, not merely with at any time upon such notice by frankness but with friendliness. the licensing authority as he may After they had sat together half an think fit, without compensation hour Lord Lloyd handed him his and without return of any part of resignation.

the licence fee.

8. Certificates may be endorsed

or withdrawn, at the discretion of

(Continued on Page 6.)

ers thereof, of any of the relevant licensing authority, in advance:-

international radiotelegraph

the licensing authority, in case of

breach, on the part of the hold-

For a ship station licenco

$25

For

An amateur transmissioza station licence

$15 For a broadcast receiving licence $5 For a dealer's licence

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gulations, or in case of misconduct

by them in respect of such re- gulations.

For noting the transfer of a wireless telegraphy station to a new address

FLAND

The typhoon is not coming here but is passing towards the south-west of Hong Kong.

At 10.34 a.m. to-day the Ob- servatory reported: "Pres- sure is now highest in the Pacific in the vicinity of the Bonins. The trough remains stationary. The depression

has become deeper and is now a typhoon, situated about 100 miles E. of South Hainan, moving slowly W.N.W."

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-morrow:-

From Hong Kong to Cap Rock and from Hong Kong to Lamocke: S. E. winds, mo- derate cloudy, rain.

Form Hong Kong to Hai nan E. winds, fresh to strong. Formosa Channel: Light variable winds.

EARTHQUAKE-

H. G. Denne (captain), I. Jship, at Maidstone, Kent lost to Siedle, R. H. Catterall, Mitchell, Lancashire by 189 runs. Scores: H. W. Taylor, D. P. Morkel, H. B. Cameron, H. G. Owen-Smith, N. A. Quina, C. L. Vincent, Q. MacMillan or A. J. Bell, (12th man) E. L Dalton.

E. A. Van der Merwe and Duminy have made way for Cameron and Taylor, the latter being South Africa's best batsman with a fine Test record in England. Bell was in the Third Test but MacMillan was not.

MANY SURPRISES

Lanes. (1st innings) 347 runs (Watson made 126; Freeman took all 10 wickets for 181 runs) and

runs for (2nd innings) 805 wickets, declared (Hallows 114).

Kent (1st innings) 235 runs and (2nd Innings) 228 runs.

Somerset v. Notts

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"When found make a note of."- Hence the "ball of paper" found by a Police officer in a motor car be- came a 350 "Bote."

Commercial note.--Headings in Home paper: "Spiers and Pond: Strong Liquid Position."What one would expect from a pond.

From "Dally Press":"A Battle Between Elephants"--It must have been a mammoth struggle!

"Pineapple Bob"-one of the ladies bair dressing styles.--How about the "Banana Crop" or the "Laichee Shingle" ?

13 wind a

With water for twelve hours a day, people in Hong Kong are cat's wash daily! strictly prohibited from having a

*****

Smart assistant in Chinese store thing more you people wantchee? (to European customers) ;---Any-

In another store: "Just wait half an hour, please, thank you."

Says the "China Mall": "Dick Query at the Bar: "Who is Mr.Tyldesley was an agent of destruc

tion against the South Africans."-- Fred X. d'Almada who appeared, The Dick-ons he was? for the defence in a recent Court case, according to the "Daily Presa?"

✰***

After giving streets the honour of prefixing them with "Mr." the local "Telegraph" now refers to the No. Palice Station."-Why not try to get its finger print?

B

Ice

The "Sparrow" found in House Street the other day turns out to be a Crow.

The French airmen visiting Shanghai "have been guests at series of affairs, reports the "Rong Kong Telegraph."-Qualifying to be Charge d'Affaires?

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Those who had most to say re

At Taunton, Somersetshire led garding the "tin and bucket”

Fairy Story in S. C. M. Post". of yesterday: "Sincere's ceased business on Thursday evening."- Is That So?

Holders of tin shares have been put on their mettle.

A Sincere effort is being made to sarve up Sincere broadcasting In the Colony.

DD.

or

Heading, in "Daily Press": "Re- servoirs Rising"--Revolution evolution or devolution?

"Coming and Going": The month- ly salary cheque.

O CO

In futura, a page will be devoted

Notts on the ist innings. system of getting water were never solely for the latest vogues in men's

Scores

by any chance seen in the queues wear, in the local Press!

not in broad daylight at any rate.

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Somerset 411 runa (J. C. White 192) and 159 runs für 9 wickets, declared.

The London "Daily Telegraph" Notts 218 runs (J. C. White 6 has Freeman's 10 Wickets: White's for 91) and

a wedding report headed: runs for Mr. W. V. Bowman and Miss W." Big Feat

wickets.

-and the names of the wedded couple are Dr. Roy Thomas and Mias G. M. Baggard.

150

Yorkshire v. Warwick At Harrowgate, Yorkshire de

Warwickshire by four

Several of those chosen for the Test have shone in matches can-feated cluded yesterday, particularly wickets. Scores :—— ...

Heading in 8. C. M. Post”---- "Tich" Freeman with 10 wickets, Warwick 239 runs and 116 runs "War Guilt"-As 11 years have al- in one innings (thereby joining a (Macaulay 4 for 21, Bowes 5 for ready passed most folk won't select list) and Rowley.

now

52).

At

Sussex v. Derby

ย

-

If the "S.C.M.P." (and Tele- graph," of course) can be believed the whist drives at the Seamen's Institute every Wednesday evening at 9am. have been a great success. In future they may be held every Wednesday morning at 9 p.m.t-

War "news" in heading in North China Daily News: Threatening Attitude of the Soviet Resented by trouble about war guilt till at the Nationalist Government: To least another 11 years.

be Ignored until Dr. C T. Wang Returns the Belief-That's enough to Wang-le another Ultimatum.

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J. C. White "celebrated" his Yorkshire 182 runs and 175 omission by making the highest runs for 6 wickets. score and taking 6 wickets!

Mr. Angel Paragan, was an out- Bowley, however, who is being TOKYO AND YOKOHAMA IN

At Brighton, Sussex defeated ward passenger during the week || persevered with as an England Derbyshire by an innings and 36 Paragon Angel would have been bet-1 A PANIC

At Rochdale it has been found "cap," took 9 wickets in an inn- runs. Scores:-

ter if one can make distinctions be that the combustion of large 9. The farms

ings and 4 in another. of licences and

Derby 324 runs (Bowley 9 for tween angels a la Mark Twain's quantities of coal produces an up- PEOPLE RUSH OUT the forms of certificates shall be

The results were such that five 114) and 183 runs (Bowley 4 for Captain Stormfield.

ward current of hot air which is those set out in the Schedule, with

counties are within three 39). Tokyo, To-day.

probably sufficient to influence the such variations (if any)

Sussex 493 runs

"The Meteorological Correspon rainfall, So that it logically fol- (Harold as the For examination fee for opera-

There was a severe earthquake points of each other. licensing authority may think fit.

Kent, the leaders, lost, but re- Gilligan 145, K. S. Daleepsinhji dent of the 'Observer' confirme the lows that the tons of hot air let off tors certificates of proficiency 5 this morning in Tokyo, the capital tain their position. Gloucester, 118). Without prejudice to the general-For a duplicate licenco pr certi-

of Japan, and Yokohama, the neigh- who were not engaged, skare

view expressed in the Daily Press at the recent Chinese meeting ity of the foregoing words, varia- tificate

when the rain making experiments here caused the heavy rains that 1bouring port.

Glamorgan v. Worcester tions necessary to cause licences

People rushed out of their houses second place with Yorkshire (who 15. The licensee of a ship sta-

Swansea, Glamorgan Jed were proposed." Better to have followed. Can't they have a similar and certificates to be in conform-tion licence shall forthwith dell- and clocks stopped. There was won) Lancashire won and Notts Worcester on the 1st innings. tried and failed (with an insigni- meeting once a week? ity with any radiotelegraph con ver up the licence to the liceDit is believed that the damage was The scores are not only surpris- wickets, declared

some dislocation to telegrams but were checked on the 1st innings Scores

ficant quantity of kaolin) than vention, regulations made ing authority:

506 runs for 8 never to have tried at all!. thereunder, as aforesaid, may be

(Hills 107 not

A big financial combine is being. made by the licensing authority

ing but curious in many respects. gat, J. C. Clay 101 not out).

The P.W.D. perform some formed to construct a pipeline for as well during the subsistence of

Results at a Glanec

Worcester 240 runs (Arnott 5 miraculous work at times, Two the conveyance of natural gas to Kent lost to Lancashire by 189 runs for 54) and, following-on, 273 runs papers on Wednesday informed their Chicago from Panhandle, Texas. any licence or certificate as on the grant thereof.

Somersetshire obtained a lead on for 5 wickets (Wright 116 not respective and respectable readers: Judging by the great amount of

the 1st inpings over Notta. Yorkshire beat Warwickshire by out),

The heavy rains on Tuesday night natural gas emanated by some of four wickets. Sussex beat Derbyshire by an

innings and 36 runs. Glamorgan led Worcestershire on

the let innings. Hampshire beat Esser by 175 runs. Leicestershire beat Middlesex by 99 The Army beat Royal Navy by 10

wickets..

or

10. Licences not sooner deter mined under these regulations or not expressed to be granted for a shorter perfod shall expire on De cember 31 nest after the day of the date thereof.

(a) if the licence has been cancel.

led;

(b) if the licence has expired by

effluxion of time;

(e) if the license has ceased to be

the owner of the ship: (d) if the nationality of the ship

has been changed; or (e) if the port of registry of the

ship has been changed.

16. If any ship in respect of which a ship station licence shall have been granted is absent from 11. Subject to withdrawal a other lawful determination, certi-

the Colony at the time of expiry ficates shall continue in force as of such licence then and in such case the production of the licence

or

long as the same are required by which shall have so expired, or a ans radiotelegraph convention, or by regulations made thereunder copy certified by the licensing as aforesaid.

authority to be a true copy there

very slight-Reuter.

K.C.C. CONCERT OFF

Owing to the inclement wea ther the concert arranged at the Kowloon Cricket Club this even- ing has been postponed.⠀

H47 DISASTER

RESULT OF THE COURT- MARTIAL

London Yesterday. 12. The loss of any licence or of, shall be deemed, until the next

The Court Martial at Porte certificate must be reported by the subsequent return of the said licensee or holder concerned, to the ship to the Colony of Hong Kong, mouth on Lieutenant Keen, watch licensing authority in writing, and to be prima facie proof that the officer of Submarine L12 when she licenace therein named is the collided with H47 on July 9 found

as soon as possible holder of a current licence in like him guilty of negligence In not

18. In case of loss of any. licence or certificate it shall be terms,

Kangogy taking adequate steps to avoid

lawful for the licensing authority, 17. Every licensee and every In his discretion, to issue a dupli holder of a certificate shall forth cate of the licence or certificate with

so lost. Unless and until a dupli of

of a lost licence or certificate

be so issued, the lost leence.

or certificate shall be deemed to

cate

B47. He was dismissed his ship and severely reprimanded. Reu

ster.

with any

uirement

Orde

or certi

KING'S PROGRESS

have been, cancelled" or with wise

The following fees shall be come charged, and shall be paid to the 1923

licensing authority.

regulations Shall operation on October

It is officiall stated Kingchads tinues his

and these two are joint third. Glamorgan

Fifteen Centurions JC White (Somerset)

192

A. H. H. Gilligan (Sussex) 148 Brown (Hants)

(Leicester)

Shipman Major Congdon, R.M. (Royal

**** Navy).

L. Dynes (Army) Watson (Lancs.) Astill (Leicester) Mead (Hlanta)

K. S. Duleepainbji Wright (Worcester): Hendren" (Middlesex) Hallows (Laness); Hill (Glamorga

J. C Clay (Glamorga

denotes not out Best Bowling

Freeman, Kent)

Bowley (Sussex)

137

133

2014

710 for 1131

Hampshire v Essex

runs.

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caused a landslide at the 15 mile-

CAP A

stone on the Castle Peak-road, which our contemporaries over the water At Portsmouth, Hampshire de- had to be closed to rotor traffic at shortage such a company ought to feated Essex by 175

this point. The work of clearing the be a "howling" success in this Scores

road was completed yesterday after-

Colony. noon. Hants 310 runs (Brown 137) and 258 runs for 4 wickets, declar ed (Mead 120 not out),

Essex 192 runs - and 211 runs (Konnedy 6 for 67);

Leicester v. Middlesex

before the landslide occurred!

Some clairvoyancy to clear a road

Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith must be an early riser, indeed. The other morning the Daily Press, which sale about 5.80, told of a

France and Greece appear to be redding up the Reds

The "China Mall," referring to figures and quotations of local and other stocks," says that a cer-

At Leicester, Leicestershire de- is on feated Middlesex by 99 runs. Chinese motor driver who appear- tain little book regarding them is Scores:ed at the Kowloon Magistracy this of incalculable value to "shore"

Leicester 877 runs (Shipman morning-Accused persons may

188, Astill 121; RW. V. Robins justly hope that very early morning investors. All the others presum

6 for 129) and 180 runs (I. A. R.sessions of the Court do not become ably are quite at sea. Is that

a habit. the

| Peebles 6 for 58).

Middlesex 885 runs (Hendren 114) and 128 runs,

The "S. C. M. Post” now talks of |________ The Army_y Royal Navy supplying water through metres,—— At Lord'a the Army defeated A change, anyway, from tina and

| Royal Navy by ten wickets in the buckets! as

annaal three days match.

Scofes Someone suggests doing away 1114 Royal Navy 102 rups (Lt Hill with the tiffin hour-why make our and for 38 14 for 15) and 288 rune (Major young folk feeter than they are. LA. R. Peebler Middlesex) For 58, Congaon, RM. 18: Major Armitage already

set): A for 01 The Army 365 runs (Lt.: Draër

iddleser) 6 for 199.

Colama

Comune

Another,

note: 5127) and 26 runs for no wicket. "Becchan's Plus.. moving stron”.

Benter,

BO?

A swimmer accompanied out to Castle Peak and "more far photographers in a boat, is going

to prove whether sharks really at tack humang,

An ordinary man would hate

Amongst the sharks to swita

To demonstrate hic use as bait

If they should mible him

The consolation

Though while they bits the chare Photographers should also

Prepared to takers.

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