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Kowloon Cricket-Glub's Success-

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Shanghai Lose After A Thrilling Finish

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1929.

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SUCCESSFUL TESTS MADE AT KOWLOON-DOCKS

LIFE-BUOYS FOR CHINESE

The new life-saving rafts fitted on the "Golden Star" at the Kowloon Docks successfully passed tests car

The case against the assistant com-COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF SURE OF pradore of the "Anjou" charged with trafficking in illicit opium, was re- sumed this morning before. Mr. E. W.CRUSHED WITHIN A MONTH"ried out. by Governme, Marine Hamilton at the Santral Ungistracy.

Mr. F. C. E. Rendall appeared for the defendant.

woman searcher sald that she

Washington. Yesterday. The Shearer enquiry has been ad- journed indefinitely. Little, came searched a Chinese girl, on September Yesterday afternoon the Shanghai lawn bowlers had their first out at to-day's proceedings. ex-20 qt. 1.45 p.m. She found two taels `real encounter against a local team when they visited the Kowloon cepta: Shearer admitted that he of optum concealed in the girl's jacket Cricket Club, losing by the narrow margin of two shots after a. thrill-owners "to get more business." He that he told the girl that if the would

went to Geneva on behalf of ship-pocket.

Revenue Offeer A. W. Grimmitt said

ed him. He had been paid £400 ₫

PROBLEMS

DIFFICULT TASKS

MR. THOMAS DESCRIBES HIS EFFORTS FOR WORKLESS

LESSONS FROM CANADA Surveyor yerbermişken Hankow, Yesterday.

ངན་པར་ནི་ཏི The Star Ferry Co., Ltd. are fit According to local official re-ting all their boats with these rafts Addressing the Labour Party

London, Yesterday. ports Hunanese troops under Gen- in compliance with the rule issued Conference to-day Mr. JH. als We Shan and Li Pao-ping by H.E. the Governor in Council on Thomas stressed the difficulties of

siderably. It is learned that the are, following on the Ironside's April 12, 1929, in the "Government tackling the unemployment pro- heels and harassing them con- Gazette."

"40. Every launch motor boat the Labour Government, the real,

Despite the flattery heaped

ing finish. There was an impression that the visitors gave their said that since the shipowners sack-give the rame of the person who had National Government is sending when plying or used as a ferry, shall

"Probables" for the Interport on Saturday a try out, in which case they gave nothing away, seeming capable in many heads of doing much better than they did.

REMARKABLY LOW SCORING

After the rain of the previous evering the green was in very fine condition, and a tribute to the care with which Mr. Charles Burford has tended it all through a very strenua ous season. The game was natur- ally not played on the rink reserved for the interport itself on Saturday, and it was inclined to be frieky. There wama fair attendance of spectators at the commencement, the number being increased, especially by the indies, about five o'clock.

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the position thereafter was · un- changed,

Dorrance Again

Jessiman lay a beauty with his firat wood. Phillips got in a second, but Fraser-drove and smashed up everything, giving his side a couple. Dorrance, however, got the shot with a touchar.-One for Shanghai.

In the next head Jéssiman beat Gibson, but Fraser trailed the jack and Silkstone did as he was told- kept out of the wet-One for the K.C.C.

Jessiman got a toucher for shot in the fourteenth head and was never shifted,

Gibson put his first just behind jack and then with his second trail- {

Mr. Shearer

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asked her to carry the dope, he a considerable number of troops be equipped with life-saving appll- would recommend the Magistrate to up river-Reuter. discharge her..

The girl took him to a house at No. 81, Bonham Strand East, where there was another woman. She was also placed under arrest He and the girl then went on Loard the "Aufru" where the latter pointed out defendant to him. The defendant was in the com- pradore department, and when asked! about the oplum, he admitted that he had asked the girl to carry it ashore

for him.

Mr. Rendal! said that his client, a shrot, was about to leave the ship for the benefit of his health and the two tacks of oplurs were for, his own con- sumption. The girl was mui tani and she had been sent to the ablp by de fendant's wife to, get some money. De- fendant, who was bury at the time, had merely asked the girl to take the opium home

R.O. Grimmitt said that if the de fendant was an oplum addict and wanted the dopo for his own use, he would at least find an opium pipe and other paraphernalia in defendant's house, but he found nothing.

His Worship said that he must take

Transfer of Troops

Canton, Yesterday.

ances consisting of standard, life! buoys, standard life-belts, and stan-j dard life-saving rafts, sufficient for in an address, at the weekly not less than 50 per cent. of the Memorial Service, the Commander-persons the vessel is licenced to in-Chief, Chan Chal-tong said in carry...... part that the disbandment and re- organisation scheme

The rafts will consist of a total was an im- of eight in all, and will be fitted to tant matter to China, and that the roofing of the ferry boats. the military inspectors were sent Made locally by the Hong Kong and to the provinces to see to the ful-Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., they are capable of holding 128 persons, namely eight each.

OCCUPATION OF WUCHOW

Americans To Be Evacuated

It is anticipated that the ac- cupation of Wuchow will take place in the near future by Cantonese forces.

A ladder will be fitted at fore and aft from the top deck (first-class | passenger's deck) to the roof, to enable one to get the raft.

A release rope to each will over- bang the roof, and one pull of this will Immediately send the raft aliding Into the water. Special seamen will be trained for the pur- Hostilities are not expected.pose, but it is simple enough for the at present.

passengers to learn the "nack" of

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it.

The American Consul has been advised to evacuate all American women and children from Wuchow-British Naval Wireless.

In the first head the No. Ones gave promise of an afternoon's duel, which promise was kept as there was seldom much difference between the two. The first four woods 'senti up on a long head were.quite good, Jessiman just getting the advan-ed the juck and lay a couple. Dor-month by the Hearst Newspapers a serious view of the case, as it was tage. Phillips got a toucher, but rance and Malcolm tried hard but for a campaign against the World common knowledge that people who unfortunately gave away the shot.

were unlucky and the locals scored Court, Pacism, and international had any connection with steater Hyde Lay was 'steamy with both two more.

jam. Hearst sacked him when the have imposed the maximum fine va were abusing their position. He would wooda, but Dorrance knocked out

Senate "enquiry began.-Reuter's the defendant, but he had to take into the K.C.C. shot. Fraser got one

American Service.

consideration the Act that defendant -right in front and could not be

Clumsy, Absurd Forgery**** shifted.One for the K.C.C.

had at once admitted the drugs to be filment of the the orders of the Dis ...Washington, To-day. his own. He would therefore-fine dei bandment Conference. The trana- Sir Willium Wiseman, who tendant $750.

fer of troops from one province alleged to have signed

to "another was not A Scotland' Yard

an unusual document

matter, and there was no reason

away but redeemed himself with his second wood-one more for the K.C.C.

2.

Jessiman had a toucher with his second wood, but was taken out by FIRSCT. Then Dorrance knocked up one of his own woods for shot.

The next head was colourless, but for once Hyde Lay had the credit of the winning shọt.

is

Shearer,

which UNITED CHURCHES UNWILLING CONGREGATIONS

Twą More for the Visitors referring to Phillips was the first in the picas produced at the Senate ture in the next head and his effort enquiry, says that the document is was well supported by Dorrance. clumsy and absurd forgory-

Reuter's American Service. Two for Shanghai.

Senate Inquiry

Washington, Enter

The next head saw real bowls, for after the locals had built, up good head Malcolm sent up a rear Shanghai,

In connection with the Shearer

enquiry, the Senate has rected the

TO RECEIVE £25,000

DUKE OF YORK, PRESIDES

London, Yesterday.

why Chang Fat-kuei should refuse

to obey the orders of the Control

blem..

Mr. J. H. Thomas

All the five years, that the seven attack, he said, was coming on the ferries have complied between Kow. unemployment issue, when Parlia loon and Hong Kong nothing assment re-assembled.. has happened to any of them.

Mr. Thomas emphasised that pro Additional life-buoys will also be gress was being made with the supplied to the Chinese passengers

Įmunicipal road and Colonial the lower decks of all the schemes, which were producing re- sults. It was not merely paper talk. but was actually providing employment.

ferries.

'COUNCIL MEMBER

EXECUTIVE

Government. His revolt against DR. KOTEWALL APPOINTED TO Nanking was influenced by the Communists. and

reactionaries, aiming to "create" trouble T-the country. Chang Fat-kuel was a reactionary and his defection from

"His

and

SFR S:5. "CHOW'S HOLIDAY

►

British Coal

Mr. Thomas Jatec divulged-that The took a shipload of British pale. with him on his recent visit to Canada which the Canadian rail. ways tested. He encountered op- position from the Nova Scotian colliers, but brought back samples of Nova Scotian coal, in order to demonstrate that a blend of British

fit Canada.

of

-Extra Long Head Another extra long head. Gibson was short with both woods and Jesiman sent his first in the ditch. With the secould he lay just, jack high. Hyde Lay was steamy twice and Phillips's first bowl went to the ditch. His second lay second. Fraser grazed the lying woods with- out any change and then Dorrance pushed fh Fraser and gave him the shot. Silkstone next gave the shot gem and trailed the jack-Four for Senate Judiciary, Committee to en- of Scotland and the United Free motivated by: a desire to frustrate C.M.G., LL.D., has been appointed and Nova Scotian coal would bene-

The Assemblies of the Church the Contral Government was The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, The 20th head was the shortest of lobbying-Reuter's American Serburgh separately for the last time tion scheme.

quire into the whole question of Church of Scotland met at Edia the disbandment and re-organisa- a member of the Excutive Council, the whole game, both sides playing vice.

He also interviewed steel Import- military Hong Kong, la place of the Hon. much better. Jessiman was the firet to lie until Fraser took him out PIECE GOODS_TRADE monies to-morrow.. The Duke of him are far superior in numhe Jefferson" for Japan.

prior to the union which is being strength is however weak, and the Sir Shou-son Chow, Kt, who left, and secured a promise consummated with elaborate cere national troops now sent against yesterday ол the "President orders, which he had not so far and then Malcolm knocked up a

announced, with a view to prevent- second K.C.C. wood.

York, accompanied by the Duchess, and equipment." And, in the Dr. Kotewall will serve during the Americana jumpfits into the presided at the former.

opinion of the Commander-in-Sir Shou-son Chow's six weeks market, and offering to undersell. At the United Free Assembly, Chief, the defeat of Chang is in holiday.

This is the first time benefit from his Canadian trip, He hoped that Lancashire would Dr. R. G. Drummond explained that evitable.

that Dr. Kotewall take a seat on inasmuch as the British cotton In- 33 minority. congregations were

To Suppress Bandits

the Executive Council. On the dustry had been hampered by Cana- not entering the Unton, and had

The Commander-in-Chief

Legislative Council-and A local Chinese firm of piece accepted £25,000 as; a settlement minded his audience that the more so on the Executive-It has conditionally upon 60 per cent, of much dian Imperial Preference, given goods dealers has falled with of clalma relating to property. Hiabilities, so far as at present as would take the name of the Unit- Central Government and subjecting appointment" toe made, an British. This condition was impos- It Kwangtung troops were under the not been always usual for an "act the labour used in an article being certained, between $10,000 and ed Free Church of Scotland-Reu- to its orders." $20,000. The door of the promises ter

The reactionaries regards Unofficial members, for sible, as raw cotton was mostly pur- and the bandits could be suppress- has been closed-the Chinese sign

chased outside the Empire. of ceasing business.

In the third head Jessiman was

two yarde short and then a yard

behind. Gibson went wide with his first and then got a toucher, Phillips's first was a yard shot, his second going through and refusing to bend. Hyde Lay knocked in Phillips for a good second shot but was wooded the next time. Dorrance W28 steamy on both occasions. Fraser's first wood got timber but the second was a toucher, for the shot. Both of Malcolm's went to the ditch, whilst Silkstone mado no change. Two shots for the K.C.C.

Malcolm'a Hard Luck

In the last head of all Phillips got a touchef with hle first wood and could not be removed-one for Shanghai..

Final score:

K.C.. Shanghai

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16

14.

No. 2

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Dorrance Malcolm

No. 3

Skip

Scores at a Glance Shanghai

Kowloon C.C. Jessiman No. 1 Gibson Phillips

Hyde-Lay Fraser Silketone

1.

2

8.

In the fourth head, play was, rather scappy. When the skips went up the locals were lying a couple of shots, but Malcolm knocked out onu and had hard luck in not doing even more damage-One for the K.C.C..

The fifth head was also a poor. one, Gibson getting in a shot. early and never getting shifted.

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10

Gibson In the sixth head lay, close to the jack but Jessiman went closer. Hyde Lay was first wooded

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10

12.

10

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and then was wide. Phillips sant up one in a good place behind, but bis second got timber. Nothing of note happened, till Silkstone shifted the jack, but made no change Ore for Shangbal

14.

11

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10.

13

17:

114

18

24.

10.

14

20.

14

2 16 In the seventh Faad Gibson was lying, with Jessima very close, Welcoming the visitors and inviting when Phillipe Came in to lie the them to make full use of the Kowloon C.C. and grounds, Mr. Erra

-NATIVE FIRM OF DEALERS' FAILURE

BIG COMMITMENTS LEFT

The Arm has committed itself to the purchase of more than a hun- dred' cases of plece goods, with delivery, at certain periods-stated in the contracts. The goods thus contracted for exceed $80,000. In value, it is estimated. On these

there will be to direct loss to the firms which Imported the goods but when the time for clearance comes, unfavourable differences in priées (on account of market fluc tuatione or otherwise) will have to be borne by the respective com pradores..

A week's celebration of the union of the Church of Scotland, and the United Free Church opened on Mon- day at Edinburgh.].

ARAB WISDOM

PROPOSED PROTEST, STRIKE. POSTPONED

VISIT TO.COMMISSIONER

22,

1

To-day's rainfall 0.02 inch 1929 rainfall Average

Defirst

.67.99 inches

76.16 inches

4.17 Incites

4

re-

ed within three months if the London, Yesterday.

military officers were full deter- The proposed #Arab strike bas mined to do their utmost of a delegation of the Arab Exe- been postponed, pending the visit

In conclusion, General Chan

a few weeks,

Sfr Shou-son Chow is the Senior

Mr. Thomas hoped he would be Chinese member of the Legislative able to say definitely that raw Council and the first, Chinese apmaterial would thenceforth be ex- pointed to the Executive Council. cluded from these conditions. He confessed that he was disturbed by' the increase of the Bank Rate, which, moreover, was not likely to achieve its object-Reater.

PROHIBITION

LAWYER APPOINTED TO STUDY, CHANGES

TRANSFER FROM TREASURY

Washington, Yesterday.

Mr. Thomas's Mission

London, Yesterday. In the course of his speech on un- employment problems at the Labour Conferenda Brigh to-day, Mr. J. H. Thoma, Minister of Employ-: ment, dealt at considerable length with his visit to Canada. Describ- The difficulty lies in other deal cative to the High Commissioner Chang Fat-kuef, was weak, com-cisco lawyer, who is a neighbour sumers to buy coal and steel from Chai-tong declared that since Mr. J. L. McNab, a San Fran- Hing his efforts to get Canadian con- ers having, probably, made their

pared with the number of troops and friend of President Hoover, Great Britain, he pointed out that [After meetings at Haifa, Jaffa arrangements for coming seasons, and Jerusalem in protas agains: the opposing.him, he (the Commander has Been appointed to study the very 300 tons of coal would pro- thereby not being in a position to sentonces on Arabs In connection with in-Chief) firmly believed that changes necessary for the trans-vide work for 12 monthy for a Bri make any purchases until next the recent disturbances, the Arabs day within one month's time Chang fer of prohibition enforcementtish collier and enable him to keep signs will have become "old" year when, as is possible, the decided to close all their establishments would be cruslied, or else would from the Treasury to the Depart his wife and family. It would also..

in Palestine and to cease all work resign from his post. Cantonment of Justice-Reuter's Ameri- provide work for railwaymen,

The Rev. John Thomas Brabner

shot. Dorrance knocked out Phil-Abraham Vice-President) said that lips and lay with his own wood, only Shanghai had an uphill fight in which Smith, aged 69, a native of Leeds, for Fraser to displace ImOne good bowling was seen. They made a has died at Chicago, where he for Kowloon

Gibson was

wonderful recovery towards the end, directed the secular publications of getting and there was enough excitement to the Methodist Church. one shot for the kcal the eighth make it anybody's game. He then ask head, and Submons, later added an-el Mrs., Fraser, wife of the Bowls othe

More för Shang

Convener to present silver spoons to

-Reuter

on Wednesday)

LOST AIRMAN COSTES BELIEVED TO HAVE FLOWN ON WRONG ROUTE

COMPELLED TO LAND

Moscow, Yesterday,

News Agency.

The "Red Spears"

can Service.

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port workers and a hundred and one other trades, It was far be ter in dealing with the unemploy ment problem to get a permanent

Chefoo, Yesterday, Military operations were recently Chlen ter against Danda of "Red Sig (one of the centres of the of providing work. He had succeed- undertaken by troops under Liu

villages which were linked up with trade than to adopt artificial means Spears in the district between burned, some worse than others.

Had Spears movements), were all od in getting the Canadian Pac- fic Railway, the Canadian National Hwangbelen the visiting layers as mementors of Join In cheers for the winners The

and Tengchowin, At Sigla it is reported that even Railways, and the Canadian Steam- south of the Chefoo-Welhsien motor w the secado cheers following the pre-responds was so hesrly that he

road-se defied to the cornfields, were cut to of which, unknown to many of his women with babies in arms, who ship Company to test British coal marked he hoped there would be an

Many conflicting reports are sur- Captaing Tribute... many friends on his dide next Satur. 10 have lost his way while y lages and killing of Inhabitants date It is stated that altogether could stata definitely that one The Airman Costes is believed rent as regards the burning of all pieces by soldiers. The operations colleagues, he took a shipload to thanked of Abraham day! BELYSESSA

apparently are not yet over. To Canada. In regard to steel, he ing over Siberia. We flew northa Iti ih known, however, that the eighty villages have been more or of the biggest firms in Canada ittee of the, Club for the Tolday a Gome

extended to his team Craigengewer. Cricket Club are re Novosibirsk and was bean by two interviewed Llu

werde instead of eastwards from Senior Consul on September 26, esa burned, or the houses looted was now going to order from K.CO. on their calving the visitors to-day in the people on War Tery credit second official rame, F... Naves (No Hirenak.

saten a@repre- 1) Bud (No 2) W. Bright

His suppo was compe and U. M. Oma (Skip) Rescue measures are

to land teain selection NCLE *The watch still be followed by a dir

mo.are the

foon over questing that he humanit near Taiga, Fenila

the

rë,

Reuter

City Bombarded

...Mukden, Yesterday.

Britain steel that they had pot. ordered before. When he return ed to England he called together. coalowners and representatives of An official communique Issued, by the steel industry, and there was General Chang, Tao-halang reports a fall and frank discussion.

that Bulyuan City, on the

owners and steel ma

River was bombarded and

the Russian fest on