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REDS' THREAT TO THE WORLD

EXTENSIVE RISING

TO-MORROW'S SHANGHAI PLOT NIPPED IN THE BUD

GENERAL STRIKE ORDERED

Shanghai, To-day, As the outcome of a series of well-organised raids this week, the Police of the French Conces- sion, Shanghai, bave arrested 300 suspected Chinese Communists, of which number 55 have been de- tained, including 11 notorious leaders.

The French Police also seized a quantity of ammunition and a ton of Communist literature purport- ed to incite violence. The Police also came into possession of de-i tailed plans of the sectional Cora- !

The

Quniett

Managing Direcipe

China Mail

大英七月十一 ·禮拜三日 中華民國已巳年六月廿五日

No. 27,245

HONG KONG,

MONEY-LENDING

BORROWER RUNS AWAY AT SIGHT OF BAILIFF

DENIES HIS OWN SIGNATURE

"He is one of the signatories to this promissory note, and he had been in my office several times he fore I advanced the money to him," said Sapooran Singh, prin- cipal partner of the Oriental Loan Association, in the Summary Court this morning,

The

ABLISHED

1846

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1929.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/11 3/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

MUSICAL CHAIRS IN ADMIRAL TYRWHITT KEEPING BIAS BAY IN

CRICKET

LEADERS DEPOSED

TWO OUT OF SIX HOME TEAMS SUCCESSFUL

HARD LUCK FOR AMES

HONOURED

CHINA SERVICES

SIR O. BROCK TO BE ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET

TWO CAPTAINS PROMOTED

عني

London, Yesterday.

CHECK

RADIO AND PATROLS

ALSO A SMALL DETACHMENT

"Your Eyes Are Safe With Us*.

N. LAZARUS Hour Kong's Only, European Optician

Established Over Forty Years). Manager: RALPH A. COOPER,-

Registered Optometrist by Canadina Govt Exam. F.LO.. (London) (Personal Attention:),

OPIUM RING

SMALL GIRL BUT A BIG. LIAR

A PATERNAL MAGISTRATE

The little Chinese girl who, when OF TROOPS

produced beforo, Mr. E. W. Hamilton on Monday for carrying illicit opium, was described by Revenue Officer Grim- UNCEASING VIGIL KEPT

mitt as very sly for one so young, and Only two of the six county ericket

a big liar, made another appearance. Unceasing vigil is being kept by at the Central Magistracy this morn matches concluded at Home yester-

The Grand Cross of the Order the present Canton Government to ing day were won by teams playing of the Bath has been awarded to prevent piracies being committed in It will be remembered that she was Oriental Loan Association before their own supporters, the Admiral Sir Reginald Yorke Tyr- Bias Bay. on the south coast of arrested in Connaught-road Central on were the plaintiffs in an action other four home XI's either losing whitt, K.C.B., D.S.O., in recognition Kwangtung (about 40 miles north Saturday with 36 taels of prepared heard before Mr. Justice J. R. outright or being checked on the of his services as Commander-in-east of Hong Kong) the hinterland on Government opium in her posses- Wood, and the defendant in the let innings.

of which has been a veritable "no sion, and told the Magistrate en Mon- case was K. U. Leung.

day that she had just arrived from, the man's land" for years. was for $540, of which $500 was

country and knew nothing about opium. mentioned as the sum borrowed by

A wireless station was installed The stuff was given to her by a man during the Kwangsi regime under to carry and she could not find his the defendant and $40 represented interest for four months.

Li Chai-sum. During the campaign now because he had returned to the Neither party was legally repre

between Kwangtung and Kwangsi country. sented.

provinces, the installation was hastily removed for what was deem- ed more a pressing requirement elsewhere, but has been replaced since.

The claim

The results are such that the counties have had a game of musical chairs. Kent, the leaders, because they lost to Surrey at the Oval, drop

to fifth berth.

Yorkshire were checked when re-. ceiving Leicester. Gloucester suf- fèred likewise when at home to Somerset. So that Yorkshire and become joint third. Gloucester, hitherto joint second,

Signed by Three Persons The note was said to have been munist organisation operating in signed by three persons. the French Concession area toware Fung Shiu-bay (care of They

'cause disturbances on August 1. Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co.. These plans include the bolding, Ltd.), K. U. Leung (care of the

Lancashire & Notts tor procession along Nanking Hong Kong Rope Manufacturing who won the day before) at the Lancashire won and join Notts road, one of the principal Company), and Li Kim (care of. thoroughfares of the International Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co.top, but Notts have two matches in Settlement, Shanghai, in an

hand. The first named defendant

en- Ltd.).

deavour to create an International was said to have left the Colony,

incident.

International Settlement The Police of the International Settlement have also been very busy in connection with eventual- itles arising out of the Commun ist meeting planned for August 1.

CHINESE SEIZE BANK

Control of the "Far Eastern" at Harbin

Moscow. Yesterday.

at

It is announced here that the Chinese authorities Harbin have seized control of the (Soviet) Far Eastern Bank and ordered the Bank's off- cials to hand over the keys.

Instructions have been cabled, it is learned here, by M. Piatakov (Chairman of the State Bank), to the Chairman of the Far Eastern Bank in Harbin, to liquidate the Far Eastern Bank's activities- Reuter.

and Li Kim was said to have al- ready consented to judgment and had now been declared bankrupt, leaving K. U. Leung to be sued."

Sapooran Singh, in evidence, stated that defendant was one of the three men who had borrowed the sum of $250 from the Oriental Loan Association. Following the usual practice they were asked to sign for $500. The note was aign- ed in his office in the presence of his other two partners.

P

Fight Shy of Balliff

further ground through going under Derby, at one time leaders, lose

to Middlesex.

Somerset's five points take them away from the ignominy of sharing the bottom rung in the ladder with Glamorgan, who lost the previous day.

There were only four centurious, but quite a number of bowlers ap- pear in the honours list.

Results at a Glance: Surrey defested Kent by 8 wickets. Gloucestershire conceded 1st innings' points to Somersetshire.

Warwickshire lost to Lancashire by 10 wickets.

Leicestershire.

Yorkshire lost 1st innings' points to

Derbyshire last to Middlesex by 78 runs..

Leading Coanties

Mr. Jesse Wiltshire, Head Bailiff of the Supreme Court, said that he had served writs on the defendant on previous occasions. On May 6, he was accompanied by Sapooran Singh to No. 6 Belcher's street in Northamptonshire defeated order to serve a writ out the defend-by 6 wickets.. ant. The latter was sitting on a chair just at the entrance of his house and when he saw witness and the Indian, he at once ran away. through the back door. Witness recognised the defendant as a per- son known to him under the name of Y. S. Ling.

A Complete Denial Defendant denied having signed the note. He said that he had

$68096800DE9461840s never seen Sapooran Singh or any

The Chinese authorities of the Chinese parts of Greater Shanghai have proclaimed regulations for the suppression of Communist agitation. Reuter.

Central

Loan

(4) Notts (5) Lancashire (2) Gloucester (2) Yorkshire (1) Kent (7) Sussex

(8) Leicester

(6) Derbyshire

Essex

Chief of the China Station.

Admiral §12 Osmund de Beauvoir

of the Flest Brock has been promoted Admiral

Not So Innocent

CONDITION OF TYTAM RESERVOIRS

BYEWASH FILLS UP.

WHAT IS DONE WITH SHING MUN

RIVER SUPPLY

WORK BEGUN ON A NEW DAM

Hong Kong's reservoirs had 1,017 million gallons of water in storage this morning, which is 15 million gallons more than yesterday, al- though no rainfall was recorded in the reservoir areas. during the 24 hours ended this morning.

Tytam Byewash, which is receiv- ing the overflow Tytam reservoir, is not full yet but will be to-morrow even if no more rain falls in the interval. After Tytam Eyewash, the surplus will flow on into Hong Mr. Grimmitt had a different story Kong's largest reservoir, Tytamtuk to tell, which showed that the girl was (which is only about a quarter full not a new comer here and hardly so in at present, on account of the recent nocent as she pretended to be. Whilst prolonged drought); but there will Two Chinese Gunboats

she was in custody on Saturday, be very little water for Tytamtuk if Grimmitt promised to help her out if Guarding the station is a detach-she would take him to the house to more rain does not fall. ment of "King Wai Kwan" (or which the man had told her to take the military police on special service). opium. Watch is maintained over places The gitt led him on a wild goose where pirates, after capturing con- chase, going to two fictitious addresses trol of merchant vessels in the past, before finally taking him to a house have met confederates from shore in Chinese-street where on inquiry it and landed with loot and also, pos- was learned that the girl had been sibly, prisoners to be held out for known to the people at the house for some time. They believed that she had ransom

no parents and, taking pity on her, had Co-operating with the base on allowed her to have her meals there. land are two gunboats of the Canton These people did not know what the girl Navy which, it is gathered, are also did during the day or where she slept fitted with wireless, so that constant at night. communication is kept up. While one of the gunboata is out on patrol, the other is standing by.

Impish Brother

Kowloon's Facilities About one-third of an inch of rain was recorded in the Kowloon reservoir areas in the 24 hours end- ed this morning. The total water in storage in the mainland is 415- million gallons, a "gain" of 16 mil- two days. The lion gallons in position is normal, and a normal supply for the public has been avail- able for some time in Kowloon.

The level at the main dam of

OCCASIONAL -RAIN

This morning's weather re- port states:

A weak anti-cyclonic area. covers S. Japan and extends to the. Bonins.

Pressure is relatively low to the east of Luzon..

A depression lies over Tong- king

Forecast:-S. winds, moder- ate; cloudy; occasional rain.

This story was also doubted by Mr. Grimmitt because when he and the girl Although other agencies are also approached the house her little brother continually at work, the absence of was playing in the street outside, and piracy at Bias Bay for some con-e bolted as soon as he saw his sister with a "foreign devil." He was caught siderable time must be credited to later and questioned, and turned out. Captains A. Carpenter (Zee the efforts of the Chinese auto be as much of a liar as the girl. brugge Victoria Cross) and K.G.R.. thorities.

Mr. Hamilton then decided to refer Dewar (of "Royal Oak"` court-

Samun. Island

the girl to the Secretariat for Chinese martial fame) have been promoted Rumours were current earlier this Affairs, and gave a remand of 48 Rear Admiral and retire.--Reuter. week that the stranded as. "Lok hours.

This morning Mr. Grimmitt report- Sun" might have received the atten- $6304559301tion of pirates when she caught fire.ed that the S.CA. had not been able In this connection, it has to be noted to get anything more out of the girl, To-day's rainfall 0.04 inch

that Samun Island, where the "Lok Leung Kuk for two days.

although they had sent her to the Po

1929 rainfall...36.50 inches

Sun" ran aground, is further from

What to do With Girl Bias Bay than Hong Kong, lying to Mr Hamilton asked what he should .51.56 inches

the south-west of this Colony, do with the girl.

Samun is in the China Sea, Mr. Grimmitt suggested that his 15.06 inches outside the southern Himits of Bri-Worship place her in the care of the

tiati waters. Revenue officers ven- S.C.A. DON'T WASTE WATER! turing out hitherto to isolated places.

Jike Samun have been met occasion-

Water is carried, of course, from *********D*EOC639200 ally with surprising and vigorous

But I thought that you were arrang- the plentiful Shing Mun River in fire from the inhabitants who took ing this? cannot arrange that, but the New Territories through a SOVIET FLAG the Crown launches to be piratical when I took her away this morning. I tunnel to Kowloon reservoir. A craft; but the preventive units have told them that she would probably be certain amount is brought along in HOISTED OVER FRANZ JOSEF always been welcome because their brought back. The S.C.A. can find out this way but it is not as much as is presence has meant temporary im- better than we can if she has parents desired. The volume from Shing munity from marauders. Times

Mun will be increased when the new The Magistrate: I am going to dis have changed, however, and a rather charge her, and will suggest that you Kowloon Eyewash dam, on

which long interval has elapsed since the refer her to the S.C.A.; you will have work has just commenced, is ready. last attack on one of the group of to do the rest yourself. inlands situated to the south of

The reception reservoir at Kow- Hong Kong

Mr. Grimmitt said that he thought loon is also "fed" from Shing Mun, there would be difficulty.

and this reservoir has been overflow- Mr. Hamilton: Tell them that if she ing for a few weeks now.

Matches Points 8000

Played Gained

18

106

20

106

19

103

103

101

92

88

19

Average

Deficit

(10) Middlesex

.18

25

[Figures in brackets denote posi-

tion last Saturday.] Four Centurions

118

109

azd. 99

104

102

of his witnesses before. He had Hobbs (Surrey) never called at the offices of the Ames (Kent) Oriental

Association, and alleged that the signature on the Woolley, C. N. (Northants)

Young (Somerset) nate purporting to be his was in fact not signed by him.

[A message from Moscow via Ber- His Lordship asked Sapooran lin last week read:-The

Singh if he could call L Kim to Executive Committe of the Soviet kas passed a resolution urging Com-give evidence in order to clear ap manists in other countries to hold a that point. general strike on August 1 as a pro-

denotes not out.

Best Bowling Figures

6 for 92 and 6 for 101

Peach (Surrey)

Worthington (Derby)

Parker (Gloucester)

Sapooran Singh said that if his

J. C. White (Somerset)

test against "Imperialist steps taken Lordship desired it he could sub- against Russia, for example, the con fiscation of the Chinese Eastern Rail- poena L Kim and could also call way."

expert evidence in regard to the As a precautionary measure against signature.

Bowes (Yorkshire)

Clark (Northants) Macdonald (Lancashire)

d for 71

and 5 for 83

#

5 for

88

and 4 for 74

LAND

INCORPORATED IN UNION

His Worship: Will they have her? I think so, if your Worship will write

a chit.

or not.

Moscow, Yesterday. Acting upon Government orders 8. for 77 the Soviet Arctic Expedition has 50 hoisted the Soviet flag over Franz- 72 Josef Land "as a token of the In ROBBERS AT WORK just released she would undoubtedly. 5 for 104

.

A for

6 for

B. W. V. Rubins (Middlesex) 4 for 29 Corporation of these islands in the

the threat of Communists to hold a His Lordship adjourned the case N. Haig (Middlesex) gigantic, world-wide demonstration on until Friday afternoon. August 1, the Sofia Police raided ex- tremist crganisations there.

Thirty-

three persons were arrested, and the

pended publication.]

A Moth aeroplane noise-dived on

.... 4 for 50

Surrey v. Kent

London, Yesterday.

Soviet Union." Reuter. A

(Franz Josef Land is an archi. pelago in the Arctic Ocean, to the north of Nova Zembla. It was dis-: At the Oval, Surrey defcated covered in 1873, by an Austrian ex newspaper "Rabotnitcheskdelo" sus July 3 at Bendigo, Australia, and Kent by eight wickets, the lasers pedition, and named after their Em- the pilot and passenger were killed lacking the services of Woolley peror, Franz Josefe lands atend

According to While digging for water-pipes at

and Freeman, engaged in more to a distance "as yet undetermined." Yesterday. Kertch, Grimea, workmen discover important duty at Manchester.

The winners A mass patriotic demonstration ed two tombs and a pottery works of

did not have against Russia has been arranged the Roman era,

Sandhamn, who was 12th man at for August 2 at Kongmoon city.

Old Trafford. Scores:-

Chinese Demonstration

Pakkai, Kongmoon,

Our own correspondent.

The first anti-Soviet demonstra-hatang, Military Governor of Kirin tion of note was held in Canton last province (part of Manchuria) and week.]

MT.

China's Plenipotentiary

quent settlement of the Chinese

tions with Russia, in an official Eastern Railway problem by peace statement here, asserts that the Soviet Government has shown its.. ful means-Nan Chung Kuo News

willingness to enter into negotia tion with China for an amicable Bettlement.

He adds that he will proceed to Mukden to-morrow in order to discuss certain matters with Gen eral Chang Heneb-liang, the head of the Manchurian Government and to investigate into the latest developments.Nan Chung Kuo News Service.

Service

of

Meetings Prohibited

Shanghai, Yesterday, The Chinese authorities Shanghal are taking precautionary measures to guard against any possible riot on August I which

+

Surrey (1st innings) 415 runs ings) 180 runs for 2 wickets. (Hobbs made 118) and (2nd ion-

Kent (1st Innings) 256 runs

wickets.

may be caused by Communists. Warwick v. Lancashire

17 DAYS UP

END OF ST. LOUIS ROBINS

FLIGHT A

7

AN AGED CHINESE COUPLE TERRORISED

SMART DETECTIVE WORK

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Kowloon reservoir was, this morn ink. I fout 9 inches below overflow.

Mr. Henderson's Return go back to her old ways, as probably some of the gang is waiting to pick been received by the Hong Kong Telegraphic communication has her up again.

Magisterial Solicitude

Government, from the Secretary of

Addressing the girl the Magistrate State for the Colonies to the effect said that he was satisfied that she had that Mr. R. M. Henderson, Assistant were the victims of a robbery at therefore he was discharging her but ceeded to England on temporary An aged Chinese married couple worked for a gang of opiume smugglers, Director of Public Works, who pro- Aberdeen at about midnight last he would not release her. She would duty in connection with Hong Kong night.

have to go back to the S.C.A.. who Government's projected water They were a hawker named Farweld probably put her in the Fo Leong schemes, may be expected to return Mun (71) and his wife Ng Tai

to Hong Kong on September 16, and His Worship added: But whatever that the first consignment of cross (70). The couple were asleep in happens, remember, no more smuggling harbour pipes (for the line to Hong their matabed below the Chinese If you are caught again you will go Kong) is due here toward the end Permanent Cemetery at Aberdeen to prison.

Kuk.

months?No.

Then don't do it again.I won't dare tol

All right, go.

Kowloon Cases

The case

when they were awakened by the Do you like to go to jail for six of September. sound of someone cutting away the New York, Yesterday. matting at the back of the shed. The St. Louis Robin landed at 7.35-Reuter's Arberican Service. vestigate and he was promptly seized Yau Mun got out of bed to in-

SEARCH FOR AN OWNER The St. Louis Robin, piloted by and bound by two men who entered Fung Yee (27) of 82 Wai Ching Inspector Frost charged Ng Sze-fat, in which Sanitary Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brien through an opening which they suc-street was this morning charged be started at Culver City at 7.17 am ceeded in cutting. Ng Tai then fore Mr. T. 8. Whyte Smith, at the of No. 242, Tai-Nam Street, with on July 19]

atruck a match and saw two men Howloon Magistracy with the unlaw failing to comply with a summons whom she recognised as customers ful possession of eight teels of raw issued for the repair of his yard, who had visited the matshed the opium without a permit and mine taals was this morning withdrawn at the previous evening to make

of non-Government prepared oplum, Kowloon Police Court, owing to the also without a permit. purchases, en

fact that Ng Sze-fat had gone to Revenue Officer Thomas Tallon prose Singapore and that he was not the [cated.

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the Russian Counsel at Changchun (Ames 109; Peach took 6 wickets This negotiation is believed to have for 92 russ) and, following on Peking, Yesterday. Cha Shao-yang, who has reached a degree of understanding (2nd innings) 338 runs (Ames been appointed by the National whereby the Russian and Chinese 99; Feach 6 for 101).

forces are to keep to their respective Gloucester v. Somerset Government as special delegate to enter into preliminary negotia garrison areas, pending the subse

At Bristol, Gloucestershire con- ceded 1st innings points to Somersetshire. Scores

Somerset 288 runs (Young 104; Parker 5 for 88) and 183 runs 77) and 164 runs for 4 wickets. for 5 wickets, declared (Parker 4 declared for 74)

Yorkshire 177 runs and 116 runs Haul of $98 Gloucester 168 runs (J. C. White for no wicket.

The two men seized Ng Tal, 5 for 50) and 154 ruus for 2 Derby v. Middlesex

On the first charge accused was fined owner of the flat, although the Land struck her and demanded to know $240 or one month and on the second Office records bore his rame. At Derby, Derbyshire lost to where she kept her valuables and $100 or three weeks, the sentences to The Sanitary Inspector said that | Middlesex (who were without money. When she refused to speak, be served concurrently, as me he would find out the real owner, as Hendren) by 78 runs. Scores they bound and gagged her also and The second oplum case was against he had already seen the landlord of

Middlesex 217 raus (Worthing then thoroughly ransacked the Li Ng-mui (36), charged with the un- the house. ton 4 for 71) and 190 rans shack. They eventually departed lawful possession of two taels of non- (Worthington 5 for 83) with money and jewellery worth Government prepared opium.****

Derbyshire 145 runs (R. WAX $98.

Evidence given by Revenue Offlcer Robins 4 for 29) and 184 runs Immediately after the robbers had p.m. yesterday he carried out a raid months and on the other $1,080 or, in

Tallon was to the effect that at 12.15 Yoe, on the first charge $240 or thread (Nigel Hale 4 for 50)

left, the couple made their way to at 82, Choing-street, and discovered default, six months' hard labour; if un-. the Aberdeen Police Station where the opium in glass jars at the foot of able to pay the fines bath sentences tar they reported the robbery and gave her bed, and some more in a cigar box ruh consecutively, a en descriptions of the two men con-In Another room were six men smoking Revenue Officer Young charged Wong Sin with the unlawful possession of Yorkshire Leicester E88 185 runs and 267 runs

ives were immediately sent Accused denied the charge, saying eight taels of splum which was con- Korkshire (who

(72)

Scout to take up Track of the that the owner of the flat (3rd floor) cealed in a bag. The officer also found TUTE for 8 fugitives, and it spesie wel for was He Yee, and that sho: (accused) a bottle in his cubicle. On the

more or less did not stay in the cubicle of preparing the opium defendant was And 286 rung-for, their abilit two suspects were where they discovered the criam, fed by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, #200 olley CN arrested within an hour. They will She added, that she hired out the or one month's hard labour and for pos made 102 be prade at the Central Magis cubicle to men to smoke, in It. sesion he was fined $100 or three

tracy in due pourse.

Accordingly His Worship ned Ho weeks The orium was confisented

Orders have been fasued by police At Birmingham, Warwickshire authorities forbidding all labour lost to, Lancashire by ten wickets. unions, and other public bodies to The losers had Wyatt engaged in hold any kind of mesting. This the rest and the winners gave will be in effect for a period of Duckworth's services to England. seven days from August 1 Scores

Meantime, the Palice are mak Lancashire 459 runs and 12 ing every effort to discover Com- runs for no wicket. ave withdrawn to a munist haunts in co-operation Warwickshire 249 runs and At Northampton Northampton- 70 miles back from the with the Municipalities of the following on, 219 runs (Macdonald shire defeated Essex by six

border, & in Russian French Concession and the Inter 5 for 104)

national Settlement.

Peacefal Inclinations

den, Yesterday. The Soviet troopa stationed at Sulfer

the south-east

The Chinese forces in that section Anu

of Communists on

A wiekets. Scores:——

we also relaxed their vigilance whose persons a quantity of com- who were without Sutclife and

said that the sudden Improve-mistic literature were found

ment in the Sino-Ru

fork betreen Gurezal

eltuation

Beyland)

en arrested and placed in points to Le

tody Nan Chung Kuo News Geary Service.

wes 8 for

197

cerned

opium