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No. 27,249 HONG KONG

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MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1929.

DAME FAWCETT

PASSES AWAY AT RIPE OLD AGE

45 FEET YET TO GO

CHINESE MERCHANTS MUDDY JAMBOREE TYTAMTUK LEVEL İs

IN WUCHOW

HEAVILY TAXED

SUPPORTING AN ARMY THAT IS MUCH TOO BIG

KWANGSI POLITICS TO-DAY

RAINY WEATHER

WOOD CHLORINATION TANKS REMOVED

20. MILLION GALLONS GAIN

London, Yesterday. On the fifteenth anniversary of Britain's ultimatum, boy scouts, sons of the men who then butchored one another, etood, side by side in Wuchow, Saturday.

Arrowe Park worshipping as This morning Tytamtuk reser- Chinese merchants in Wachow, brothers in thanksgiving services voir, the biggest in Hong Kong more than $8 per cent. of whom conducted by the Archbishop of Island, was only 45 feet 2 inches are Cantonese, are being taxed Canterbury and Cardinal. Bourne. below overflow. Because of the freely for the support of an army

Lord Baden Powell stood by the intermittent rain, water continues which is to-day several times side of the Archbishop who asked to pour in from the valley side. larger than the province of the Almighty's blessing for this There has been further talk about Kwangsi can support.

worldwide company, in which Lord, the possibility of resuming service There is now

under movement to Baden Powell's dream had been, into houses, а

restriction, unify all military commanders in fulfilled.

through the rider mains, but a de- order to put the Government in a

cision has not been announced yet. position clear of military dômina.

An absolute deluge swamped the The Chinese members of the Legis- tion or even the threat of such, fields and many of the boys collaps-lative Council, interviewed by ver- and this may be done through the ed. But there Was } thrilling nacular papers, declare that they union of all rivals for the control climax when the scouts, bareheaded will approach the Government this of Kwangsi.

and with upraised hands, gave the week. At the same time, they ask scout promise to do their best. all landlords to inspect their tapa |

so as to ensure that there will be The mud was so deep that ai caterpillar tractor was

needed to no wastage. drag the Archbishop's car along the road.--Reuter."

Mr. Yu Tsok-pak, Chairman of the Kwanga Administrative Coun cil, is applying to the Left Wing, or the extremist section, of the Kuomintang Party, for assistance in order to maintain his position.

It is said that the extremists will support him as soon as Mr. Yu and his following will, at their earliest convenience, show sym-, pathy to the Leftists instead of loyalty to the National Govern ment.

Boys Collapse

CHINA AND RUSSIA

A CONFERENCE FOLLOWED

BY RUPTURE?

Total Storage The emergency chlorination tanks in Wellington-street, built of wood,

through which water from Glenealy ravine was "tapped", "have now been removed. It will be recalled that shortly after recourse was had through fountains (bearing the notice "must be boiled") to ravine and nullah water, the supply was disconnected for fear of impurity. Then came the sets of wooden tanks A message from Manchuli says $1,000,000 a month from Canton the Russo-Chinese negotiations are through which such hillside water for July and August as a reward threatened with rupture, the Soviet passed before reaching taps in the street, As the fountains.connect-

$1,000,000 Asked For

Mr. Yu has been asking for

SOVIET TERMS REFUSED

Tokyo, Yesterday.

to check the old Kwangsi "rebel" demanding the right to stationed with the mains are now open for Army from interfering with troops along the Chinese Eastern Kwangtung.

Railway to share the guard with the 12 hours a day-officially deemed to Kwangtung has not been paying Chinese. It is understood. the So-be the minimum adequate supply- Kwangsi regularly the last two viet Contends, that the Chinese there is no further need for ravine months and the Kwangsi leaders; undertaking to restore the previous water. led by Mr. Yu Tsok-pak, Generals position is valueless without such a Li Ming-shui and Yeung Teng-fai guarantee. decided to appeal to Nanking for

It is reported that Mr. Tsai assistance.

Yun-hsiang (China's Commissioner

Whether or not the leaders are to hold on in Kwangsi depends on the amount Nanking will be able to remit to Kwangsi in the future. -Nan Chung Kuo News Service.

During the week-end, the reser- |voirs “gained" (Le.. received after deduction the 41⁄2 gallons or so consumed daily) between 20 or 30 for Foreign Affairs at Harbin) has lion gallons, bringing the total referred the matter to Mukden, and in storage to about 1,230 million has been instructed to refuse the gallons.

demand.

Nevertheless, both sides are re- ported to be preparing for the

MACAO'S WATER

[Other political news on page 12.1 formal conference at Chita shortly. COMPANY OBTAINS A SPECIAL

WAR DEBTS

EX-SERVICEMEN OF MANY NATIONS TO TAKE ACTION

THE HAGUE CONFERENCE

London, Saturday.

-Reuter.

Series of Talks

Tokyo, Saturday.

CONCESSION.

PETITION FROM RESIDENTS

PROLIFIC WRITER

London, Yesterday. The death is announced of Dame Millicent Fawcett.-Reuter.

THE DOLLAR.The closing rate of the dollar on demand, on Saturday was 1/11 3/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

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RAILWAY THEFT GOLDEN "LILY-FOOT”

SCRAP COPPER TO PLAY

- WITH

P.W.D. COOLIE CHARGED:

MEMORIES

FORGOTTEN NOW?

CHINESE WOMEN WHO SHINE IN

WORK ABROAD

A temporary coolic of the P.W.D. was this morning at the Kowloon Magistracy, before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, charged with the theft of some scrap copper, the property of the DELEGATES AT CONFERENCE Kowloon-Cantan Hall Represented the Nothing more impressed those of K.C.R., said that accused was arrest- us who, as representative women of ed by a watchman at the Hunghom sta our countries, foregathered at the tion. He was employed by the P.W.D., Pan-Pacifie Women's to dig a trench for laying a cable, and than the advance made by the wo

Conference the K.C.R. employees were also work-men of China-and a rare oppor ing there, removing oid copper stays.tunity was afforded of seeing in high After work on Saturday accused pick relief the national characteristics

[Dame Fawcett, who was born in SON RESCUES FATHER 1847, was the widow of the Rt. Hon. Henry. Fawott, Postmaster

Ostend, Yesterday. General. She was regarded as an Two pleasure steamers collided authority on political, economy on and 15 persons have been drowned. which subject, she wrote much. She It is believed that all the victims also wrote on many other matters, are Belgians. including "The Life of Queen

Further Details Victoria," and other biographies.]

It is ascertained that only nine were drowned and 20 slightly ined some up and put them in his pocket. jured. All were Belgians.

BANK HOLIDAY

REPORTS FROM BRITAIN OF

ROAD CASUALTIES

UNLUCKY TRIPPERS

London, Saturday.

Later.

The collision was between an ex- cursion, steamer and a motor boat,

The latter, with 50 aboard, sank immediately, but boats raced to the

rescue.

The skipper of the motor boat was rescued by his own son, who

boat.-Reuter.

Thousands of motor cars, motor was in charge of another motor coaches, and motor cycles, with hundreds of special trains. tcok seaside and countryside yesterday. millions of holiday-makers to the

Already casualty reports are coming in, which describe the in- evitable road accidents. There was a spectacular crash Southend Kursaal when a "flying at the

boat attached to Я whirling roundabout, became detached, and shot the occupants into the crowd below. Twenty-three people were injured. Reuter.

· RECORD FLIGHT

CANTON TO NANKING IN SEVEN HOURS

LABOUR TROUBLE

His Worship: Were you trying to and personal qualities of most of clear the place for tidiness?--No. the races that dwell on the shores

Then why did you take the copper?-washed by the Pacific Ocean. I wanted to play with it!

Mr. Smith remarked that the copper was of little value whereon his Wor- ship. fined accused $5 or eight days' hard labour.

By common consent the Chinese delegates, Dr. Me lung Ting and Miss Bae-tsung Kyong, were ac- claimed as two of the most interest-

Ing delegates. Close association with them in those wonderful days in

$200,000 BAD NOTES Honolulu and a study of much of

FOREIGN COUNTERFEITERS

UP-COUNTRY

MOST SERIOUS CRISIS SINCE MONEY CHANGERS DEFRAUDED

GENERAL STRIKE

MISS BONDFIELD'S VIEWS

Canton, Saturday.

the recent literature on China is the reason, or excuse, why one who has not yet had the privilege of

ing on the new woman in China. visiting the Flowery Land he writ

Swinging Gracefully

In a contribution entitled "Chi-

A party of foreign tourists, con- sisting of three men and a woman nese Women Entering a New Era," London, Saturday. who claimed to be of Swiss nation. published in the report of the con- The Master Spinners' Federationality, arrived recently at Kong-ference proceedings, Mrs. Herman bare appointed a special committee moon from Hong Kong and travell. C. E. Liu summarised the chief for the purpose of securing aed by rail to Toishan, breaking the qualifications of an ideal Chinese general reduction in the finishing journey on the way at different woman in these words: charges, which means that the cities. It is reported that en route. Swinging gracefully her body on bleaching, dyeing, printing and they exchanged Hong Kong notes the "golden lilies'; walking forward packing trades are asked to modify for Central Bank new and old without turning her face around; their charges so as to bring the notes, which they afterwards con- talking sweetly to others without price of cotton goods down. verted back to Hong Kong notes. lifting up her lips; considering

13,000 More "Out”

No suspicion was entertained by household care her aple purpose in The most serious labour crisis the money changers, seeing that life; warrying an unknown person since the General Strike, namely, the party were foreigners, but in obedience to her parents and Nanking, Yesterday. the stoppage of the Lancashire cot- when the Hong Kong notes which through the agency of middlemen; The Yunnanese aviator Liu Peh-ton mills, which has now lasted a they received from the foreigners obeying her father, husband-and chuan, in his plane the "Golden week, shows no signs of settlement. were later sent to their agents in son when the two former had passed Steed," arrived at the Nanking thirteen thousand more cotton Hong Kong, the notes in question away; cutting off her flesh to be aerodrome at 1 p making a re-workers are affected by to-day's ex-were found to be counterfeit medicated for her sick husband; cord non-stop flight from Cantonpiration of wage reduction notices The total amount of counterfeits mourning for life and committing of less than seven hours. Kuo by the Cotton Waste Spinners' in which the foreigners allegedly autchie to show loyalty to her dead Min, via Reuter.

succeeded in passing on to un-

THE "GOLDEN STEED"

BROKERS AFLOAT

NY. STOCH EXCHANGE AND LINERS

New York Saturday.

KING'S PROGRESS

Manufacturers' Association.

Several Nottingham lace mann-suspecting money changers and master." facturers have placed big orders merchants is said to be over women of China to-day can be Nothing more remote from the for cotton yarn abroad. $200,000: The money changers Miss Margaret Bondfield, Minis-have since telegraphed warning to ter of Labour, In a statement to the their district agents. Press, said she was convinced that;

CHINA STATION

"NEW SENIOR OFFICER ON THE YANGTSZE

Army of Kwangsi

imagined.

What Numbers Tell Education outside the home for

From Harbin (in Manchuria) it is learned that M. Melinikov, It is now learned that the new

the unemployment and insurance. The Kwangsi troops having been girls began with the establishment hitherto the Soviet Consul-General water-works scheme being carried

The Stock Exchange has given

machine was faulty, both in completely re-organized, the in- of mission schools as far back as at Harbin, crossed the border from out at Macao, mention of which was permission for two meribers to mechanism and working, so she inspectors despatched by General Li 1844, but it was not till 1887 that a Siberla into Manchuria on the night made in, the "China Mail" a few operate branch offices aboard the tended to introduce a new bill- Ming-shul to the different sectors girl's school conducted and financed of August 2. He subsequently con-days ago, Fifteen years ago the Empire ferred with Mr. Taai Yun-sheng.

is in the hands of a liners "Berengaria,"

Reuter Leviathan,"

in Kwangsi have reported to Pro by Chinese people was opened. The was breathlessly awaiting the

Chinese concern promoted by Mr. "Paris" and "Ile de France."

vincial Headquarters.

Empress Dowager-ordered the sequel to Britain's ultimatum to Manchuli, which is just inside in the Portuguese Colony,

This conference took place at Vong Chiu, a well known merchant The brokers will have regular

According to these reports, it is school to be closed in 1859, but two Germany. To-day, the British Chinese territory, aboard a train

offices, with boards upon which

said that the total number of the years later an edict was issued per- Legion and ex-Services' Welfare heavily guarded by Chinese troops, special concession from the Govern they are

The company has obtained a stock quotations will be posted as

troops now re-organized is 18,000 mitting the opening of girls schools. Society are urgently appealing for.

and that the military equipment This is the third of a series of ment and has succeeded in sinking streat-Reuter's American Ser- wirelessed from Wall-

In 1916, five years after the funds to help ex-servicemen, and parleys at the border which began a number of wells in the Monghavice.

consists of 19,600 long and short establishment of the Republic of on Tuesday delegates of thirteen on July 80. It is understood that district to supply water to residents

· REAR-ADMIRAL MACLEAN

rifles, 78 machine guns, 25 quick China, the number of scholars (not nations meet at The Hague to try a virtual agreement has been reach- there. When the supply became

firing rifles and 41 mountain guns, including those at mission schools) finally to settle the problem of ed to withdraw the troops on both sufficient for distribution on a

London, Saturday

Bullion for Central Bank ·· was: Boys, 3,801,780 giris, 172,- War Debts and penalties..

sides, as a guarantee of peace, and large scale, the wells were turned

Since the Finance Minister, Mr. 764. Rear-Admiral MacLean is leaving T. V. Soong, decided to maintain est of Chinese womanhood widened, Thus was the sphere of inter- The biggest delegation will con- also to resuras early the interna-into reservoirs for the storage of

for Shanghai by the F. & 0, the credit of the local Central and ere long girls as well as boys. sist of about seventy Germans. It tional trains along the Chinese water. The supply from his source,

"Macedonia" from London on Sep. Bank, the Central Government went abroad to study.______ is anticipated that Mr. Philip Eastern Railway-Reuter.

tember 6. He will succeed Rear Mint has remitted a large quantity Legacy of Bls Admiral Tweedie as Rear-Admiral

of silver to Canton. As previously and Senior Naval Officer, Yangteze reported, the first lot of bullion are making steady progress and are In medieat work Chinese women Reuters [Rear-Admiral Colin Kenneth Mac amounted to 900,000 ounces; and devoting much attention to pre- Lean, C.B., C.V.O., D.S.O., reached his the second lot of 8,000,000 ounces, ventive measures. In her foreword ther sacrifices.

ed when Soviet troops open-

present rank on July 2, 1927, and was according to a cabled despatch, it is to an address on "The Status of By the Young Plan the British cd fire on a Chinese steamer on facility from the Government to ex-much routine business during the was appointed to the Yangtze River, has sent a representative to Hong some most interesting facts con- His Majesty has attended to promoted Captain in 1916. Rear expected to arrive-on August 10 at Health Work in China" Dr. Ting Admiral Hugh Justin Tweedie, C., Hong Kong. Mr. Chow Man-cher told the Pan-Pacific Conference Empire will receive an average the Amur River. The vessel was pedite the work and has lost no annual sum of £20,450,000. Instead seized by the Russians-Reuter. time in laying maine for the supply continues satisfactory-Reuter.

past few weeks, and his progress which is a part of the Chira Station,

on Aug. 19, 1927. He was promoted Kong to take delivery of the bul-cerning that great land of infinite [The Amur River to partly of water. The work of laying mains

Captain in 1914 and reached flag rank lion, on March 2, 1926, The Yangtze flag the boundary between Manchuria and

is flown in H.M.S. "Bee," z gunboat.]

RIVAL GANGS

CONSERVANCY COOLIES AT

Snowden (Chancellor of the Ex- chequer), who will lead some forty British delegates in addition

Trouble on River

Harbin, Saturday. Chinese officials here allege two Chinese paasengërs

to Dominions delegates, will in- that

sist that Britain cannot make fur- were killed and two wound-

of 228,000,000, the sum previous-

according to a certificate issued by the Government Medical Bureau, has been proved to be the best drinking water available.

Laying Mains

The company is receiving every

ly provided under the Dawes navigable and, in places, constitutes from the reservoirs to the Hong

Plan.

Siberia, the Chinese holding one bank Kong and Macao Steamboat Com London, Yesterday and the Soviet the opposite, Two or pany's wharf, a distance of about Mr. Henderson (Secretary for three other incidents" in connection two miles, has now been completed. Foreign Affairs), Mr. Snowden with Chinese shipping on the Amur

and Mr. Wm Graham (President

of the Board of Trade) have left

for The Hague-Reuter.

International Coinage

Buenos Aires, Saturday.

The League of Nations Soelety here has decided to suggest to the

have occurred since the crisis.]

PEKING IN D

FLOOD MAY BURST RIVER BANKS

Hague Conference that the Inter- LARGE AREAS UNDER WATER

national Bank, proposed in the Young Plan, use its own, inter- national gold coinage: Reuter's American Service.

A petition is being presented to

the Government by residents re- questing permission to be granted

EARLY DEPARTURE FOR SANDRINGHAM

London, Saturday.

distinct possibility that the King will be able to pro- ceed to Sandringham within a fortnight..

There is a

DUTCH POLITICS

FAILURE TO FORM AN ADMINISTRATION

The Hague, Saturday.

DOCK ACCIDENT FATAL

LOGGERHEADS

French Tax on Sik

(a) An uneducated people of 400,000,000;

(b) A large foreign debt, ap proximately 400,000,000 dollars;

"country without-com- munications except for a few thou- sand miles of railways ***(d) A staff of corrupt officials;

“(e) A volume of unilateral treatita

potentialities. She said.

To understand any phase of the In view of the fact that the present status of China, one must French authorities in Indo-China review & little of her background have raised the import duties on China suffered the misrule of an aliers Chinese silks over 1,000%, and race, the Manchu dynasty, for two and that the silk trade in Canton with was overthrown in 1911 it left Chins a half centuries. When this dynasty the French Colony has suffered at in a pitiable condition, which can be cordingly, the silk, merchants have summarised thus: jin DIVISION OF WORK

sent a petition to the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs for transmission Mr. Hin-shing Lo appeared be to the Foreign Office in Naaking so fone Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the that this question can be dealt with Central Magistracy, this morning, directly by the Government and and pleaded guilty on behalf of the (French) Indo-China Govern- four Chinese men and one woman, ment, with the object of securing a all conservancy coolles, who were reduction in the daties in Record- A coolle employed at the Kowloon charged with disorderly conduct on ance with the spirit of the Treaty Docks was removed to the Kowloon Saturday night. Hospital on Saturday suffering from Mr. Lo said that it was a quarrel Canton News Agency

between Indo-China and China — a fractured skull and injuries to the over two rival gangs over the divi back and arme, as the result of sion of work, and suggested that it fall from a height of 80 feet whilst was a case which should be referr working on the hillside at the ended to the Secretariat for Chinese of the No. 1 Dock He died in Affairs. He also submitted that the hospital that same night..

case would be met if the Magis trate bound the accused over to be of good behaviour for six months, Twenty-seven nations, including Mr. Hamilton bound them over were represented in the sum of $100 each, to Leen the

Congre of peace for 12 months.

Swim

DANGER to the company to lay other malus Count Rays Van Beerenbrouck in the city district. There is every has failed in his attempt to form beller that the Government will give an administration from the Right

Parties Reuter. the necessary authority. The com

financial backing, it is understood, pany responsible bas very strong

and has decided to build three re- Peking, Yesterday servoirs for water storage. One Continued very heavy rains are was completed in June and work reported to have caused the Yung on another is now well advanced A tingbo (Hunho) which runs from water tower will soon be erected ROBBED ON TRAMCAR the Western Hills past &. W. Pe- while filters are on their way from

king, to change its course for some abroad to Macao, Hon Chuk ting, a merchant, living distance, causing very serious When the entire scheme is com at No. 60, Wellington-street, report flooding.

pleted Macao will have an up-to ed to the Police yesterday that at Enormous areas south and weet date water systemCommunicated, about 8.30 pm, whilat travelling in of Feking are like an inland sea.

a tramcar from the Western Market Hundreds of villages are inundat

to the Taiping Theatre, someone cut ed, and there are many thousands

on the right of refugees. It is believed tha

open his coate

hand side an

containing

pocket book numbers have been drowned, bat

and two no statistics are available

The right bank of the river has

promissory biotes-of

total value

gone in several plac

Ting

the left bank, whic king, is holding: continue to rise

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TRIP

A HOLIDAY TO

rday:

During the last seventeen years the young Republic of China had to face in- tricate problems from within and heavy pressure from without In such condín tions as these, preventive medicine INDIAN MURDER CASE

could not find a place in our country. What little health work has been done.. has been initiated by individuala, who The case in which a Chinese is were interested in health measures." charged with the murder of an

Who the Delegates Are Indian Constable in Austin Road on

Dr. Ting herself is recognised as the night of July 11, was again one of the foremost medical women mentioned this morning at the Kow- of China and is medical director of loon Magistracy, when Mr. T S the Peiyang Women's hospital at Whyte-Smi granted another Tientsin. The two Chinese de week's form remand on the aplegates at the Pan ific Wome plication of Det. Insy, Faller

Conference were wo tives of the women Following his repra

Peking new China, from Shanghai and Nanking, the the medical woman, app Belgian Chargé d'Affsher is quoted

Chine within

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