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No. 27,310 HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1929.

A STALEMATE

HOSTILITIES IN CANTON MAY BE AVERTED

BACK TO NANKING

A WIDOW'S ESTATE TRUTH ABOUT

MRS. A. CHRISTIANSEN OF

KOWLOON

GUARDIAN FOR DAUGHTER

Mrs. Allce Christiansen, widow, who died of heart failure at the age of 45 on July 20, 1929, at No. 42, Humphreys-building,

Situation Reported To Be Quiet on Yangtze River Kowicon, left no will. Latters of

A

[By Our Political Correspondent]

stalemate

the Ironsides and having supervened in Canton campaign for more than a week, the defenders have taken such action whereby it is hoped by the people that actual hostilities

in either Kwangtung of Kwangsi will be averted.

administration to her estate have now been granted by the Supreme Court to Mr. Wallace Jahn Hansen, import and export mer- chant, of No. 7, Queen's-road Cen-

tral.

RUBBER EXPORTS

A COLD DOUCHE

RECENT INCREASES SURPRISE THE MARKET

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. -The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/9 1/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month,

tired

2

PERHAPS ITS EYES/

Let an examine your eyes to see if they are the reason for that tired feeling.

LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician. 13, Queen's Road, Central, Telephona Hr. Cooper C. 2203 for appointment.

QUEEN OF THE AIR JAIL FOR KOWLOON

LONDONERS THRILLED BY

R101'S FLIGHT

A VA

A SAFE RETURN

London. Yesterday. The R.101 returned to Carding- ton and safely moored at 4.16 p.m.: First Trial Flight

PRAM THIEF

GOOD POLICE WORK

EUROPEAN LADIES WHO SELL THEIR PRAMS

HARD LABOUR SENTENCE

CANTON ICE CO.

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING HELD TO-DAY

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The annual general meeting followed by the Extraordinary · HEAVY SHIPMENTS

meeting of the Hong Kong and The R.101 left her mooring mast

Canton Ice Manufacturing Co.. There are numerous specula- at 11.20 a.m. for her first trial flight.

Ltd. was held this morning at the Resulting from good police work premises of the Dairy Farm Ice tions with regard to the actual The R-101 afterwards passed over on the part of Detective-Sergeant & Cold Storage Co., when the re capacity for rubber in Malay, and sands of Londoners got

London, flying low.

Many thouw. G. Humphreys and party, two ports and accounts were read and further heavy shipments in fu-vlow.

very clear

Chinese men, named Cheung Tim

passed unanimously. ture are being prophesied.

The airship was escorted by two (20) and Cheung Kwai (21) made meetings

Those that attended both the were:- Mr. and

followed

J. P. the their appearance before Mr. T. S. Warren (Chairman), Mr. R. E.

The August return of rubber aeroplanes,

exports from Malaya administered Thames from Westminster to St. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magis-Coxon (Director), Mr. Ho Kom-

The estate has been sworn for another.cold douche to rubber in- duty at $8.300.

vestors, the total of 50,441 tona The only next of kin is a comparing with 46,454 tons in July duughter, Miss Edna Elizabeth and 40,398 tons In June. Christiansen, who is 17 years of With the exception of January, The aum and substance of latest developments is that the two age. Mr. Hansen has been ap- the latest shipment is the heaviest leading Cantonese Commanders in the field have wheeled about for the Court, to administer the estate that the earlier estimates of the pointed her lawful guardian by of the year, and it would now seem

home. Simultaneously, it is announced that the Northern division for her benefit until she reaches productive capacity

of Malays, the age of 21. sent down oversea by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek to reinforce the Can- tonese is to march back overland to Nanking!

ALARMIST REPORTS REDUCED

Shanghai, Yesterday.

vice against the "Christian Gen-

west.

The situation on the Yangtaze | eral's" Kuominchun in the north- River is quiet. The newspapers (in this part of China) which published alarmist reports a few days ago have considerably reduced their tone.-- British Naval Wireless.

The Present Situation General Chan Chal-tong (Com- mander-in-Chief) and Admiral Chan Chak (Commanding the Nationalist Navy in Kwangtung) both left Wuchow yesterday. Wuchow is on the West River and is the port of Kwangal. The two Chans went up, over a week ago in order to direct operations against (a) the Ironsides if they dared to enter the heart of the Two Kwangs and (b) the "rebel" division of Kwangai troope

BOUND FOR CANADA

CHEERING CROWDS SEE MACDONALDS OFF

AMBASSADORS' VISITS

New York, Yesterday. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Miss lahbel left for Canada to day and were given at ovation by crowds at the station at Wash- ington.

Averting a Crisis Matters in the North are coming to a head although those who make The French Ambassador, on M. it their business to become peace-Briand's instructions, expressed to makers on such occasions have not the French Government at the Mr. Stimson the satisfaction of given up hope of averting a crisis. success of Mr. MacDonald's visit. Just as some of the Kuominchun Mr. Stimson later stated that the units have moved out as If to Ambassador's message was in the threaten the National Government, friendliest terms, and added that i so have some units in the National the Italian Ambassador also call- Army beon mobilised to counter an ed and attack; but an actual state of war as regards Mr. MacDonald's visit, made friendly enquiries

is not yet in being...

but did not deliver any message from the Italian Government. Reuter.

Nevertheless, the dispute in the North has overshadowed the Iron- sides' vonture in the South and less pessimism-if much existed at all— is felt in Canton as to the outcome.

Halifax Naval Base

New York, Yesterday,, Great interest is being taken in] the forthcoming conversations be- tween Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Mr. MacKenzie King at

under Ceneral Li Ming-shui, re- SIR ROBT. HỌ TUNG Kingsmere, Ottawa.

ANOTHER ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE SUGGESTED

SUFFERINGS OF CHINESE

Shanghai, Yesterday. Sir Robert Ho Tung has address- ed the following telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, Yen Hsi-shan, Feng Yu-halang, and Chang Hsueh- liang':-

It is generally believed they will deal with some matter still being negotiated between Mr. MacDonald and President Hoover, which is important to Canada.

It is indeed rumoured that the main consideration at Kingamere will be the dismantling of the Naval Base at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Reuter's American Service.

TO-DAY'S FEATURES

Officer Struck

1

Premier Goes to Canada

1

Pram Thief

1

Rubber Warning

1

Manchurian War

1

Amphibian 'Plane

1

Truth About Rubber Ex-

porte

1

Pacific Liner Aground

1

Rubber Pools

2

Gentlemen:-In view of the dia- quieting news concerning military movements reported In the local newspapers during the past few

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Football

7

Athletics, Cricket

9

putedly sympathetic to the sides.

sympathetic consideration.

SOVIET ACCEPTS ·

PROTOCOL NOW TO GO BEFORE PARLIAMENT

FINAL SETTLEMENT

London, Yesterday.. communication from the

cluded between Mr Henderson

RUBBER WARNING

Selling At Present Prices Dangerous

'It is understood that the com- mittee for promoting the inter- ests of the Netherlands rubber producers, established eighteen months ago, has invited its con- stituents to meet in Amster dam on Oct. 22 to consider a draft scheme.

Although it is too early to place any reliance on the auc- cessful outcome of any suggest- ed scheme. It is nevertheless true that certain sections of the market are rather nervous and covering of short commitments has been in evidence.

In the opinion of a lending. New York broker short selling at present prices is extremely dangerous, and it may be that with an improved state of the money market the price will firm up before the year ends and give us a much more cheer. ful market both in the com- modity and shares. For the meantime, however, shares are quiet and little or no business is passing.

The committee estimates that world production In 1930 will not satisfy consumption, and therefore proposes the creation of a reserve of 45,000 tons or approximately 10 per cent. of the production of British, French and. Dutch rubber enterprises under Europear. control, which will be control!- ed by a central selling organi sation, for release at a price to be fixed later, thus raising the normal price for producers. The committee disclaim a de sire to antagonise American consumera.

days, I feel it my duty to address Soviet has been received in Lon-based on the statistics for May and this appeal to you for your most don accepting the Protocol con-June, must again be revised.

As many parts of the country are and M. Dovgalevsky. Thus, both which occurred during the first eix Following the gradual decline devastated by famine ravages, the Governments have accepted the months of the year, the Increase sufferings which will befall the Protocol, and the matter will now now recorded havo surprised the Iron-people with the outbreak of another come before Parliament. Reuter.market.

internal war are inconceivable, and

Procedure Approved

London, Yesterday.

Minister

After their stay in Wuchow which, to outsiders, appeared abortive, the two Chians left yester-

be

The Norwegian

at

Cause Conjectured

Paul's.

1

over London this afternoon on her hallway of 12, Empress Ledge, on Warren) read the Report and Ac-

The crew comprises 39, and there tracy this morning, being arreated tong (Director), Mr. M. Manuk (Secretary), Mr. A. Stevenson are 14 passengers aboard.

yesterday. It is estimated that half a mil

(Manager). The shareholders The first defendant was charged were represented by Mesars, W. over the week-end to see the R.101 lion people journeyed to Cardington with:- tied to her mooring mast.

Macfarlane, J. F. Grose, Chan (1) stealing a perambulator the Nai-pan, Chan fu-num, and Chan The airship is expected to pasa property of Mrs. Park, from the

Pun-ko,

The Chairman (Mr. J. P. first test flight.

Major Scott, who July 3; stealing another perambu-counts, and it was seconded by in 1919 crossed and rectossed the Atlantic in command

lator, the property of of the R.84,

Mrs. Mr. J. F. Grouse and then pass- is cominanding operations-Reuter. Larcombe, from the hallway of the ed unanimously. He said:

Like a Big Liner

ground floor of 25, Carnarvon-road,"

The result of the year's work- London, To-day.

ing shows & gross proat of on July 3; receiving, knowing to be $19.225.73 as against $19,768.72 'It was a wonderfully successful stolen, one bassinette, the property last year. conclusion of yesterday's five hour!

test of the R101.

fight," declared Major Scott at the jof Mrs. Othen, of 16, Cameron-road. As nothing has been written off The charge against the second de- the values of the Machinery and The ship was in;

Property for the past 7 years your will observe from the Accounts, Directors have decided, As you

to allow for depreciations for the period mentioned a sum amount- ing to $149,039.78.

avery way satisfactory, and cruised fendant was stealing one bassinette, for 68 miles an hour with only value $40.00, the property of Mra. three engines running. The en-Othen. gines were extraordinarily quiet. Passengers took lunch on board under conditions resembling the saldon of a big liner, but with less vibration.-Router.

LINER AGROUND CANADIAN PACIFIC BOAT ON THE ROCKS

ALL PASSENGERS SAFE

First defendant admitted all the offences.

Essential Step

His Worship remarked that see- ing the defendant had pleaded guil-| Your Directors consider that ty to both the charges of theft, such a step is essential in order the charge of receiving would to give a true idea of the .Com- become the more serious. There pany's affairs and. in making these perambulators. Only inst night has been adhered to. seemed to be an epidemic of stealing allowances a conservative figure there was one atolen from Queen's) Gardenis..

Detective Sergt. Humphreys: I'll ask your Worship to make a special Penalty in view of thia.

Your General Managers have not been paid for their services since the faception of the Com- Victoria, B.C., Yesterday.

pany, nor have they been paid any commission on profits as pro- The Canadian Pacific liner "Em press of Canada," from Scotland to

Pointing out that the defendant vided for in the Company's Ar- Vancouver, ran

had two months' hard labour in ticles therefore your Directors on the rocks in Homers Bay, in the etraits of Juan August this year for stealing, His have voted them a lump sum of Worship passed sentence of four, $5,000 to cover above, which you' de Fuca, last night. There was a months jail, with hard labour, on will agree is a very small con- heavy fog at the time.

The passengers were safely land- cach charge, the sentences to run sideration and represents only ons ed, but the ship is hard aground, consecutively, thus making it one year's remuneration without com Reuter.

mtisalón.

year in all.

[The "Empress of Canada" left

Dealing with the case against the I may also mention that your Hong Kong on November 28 las second defendant, the prosecuting Directors have not received any year for Scotland for a thorough officer told his Worship that the overhaul, as a result of which, it only evidence of stealing the bas- will be remembered, her speed was sinette was that of the defendant said to have increased. She left who was already convicted and sen-

Southampton for New York on September 18 und, sailed from the tenced. lattor. port ten days later for Van- The evidence against the second; couver where she was duo on Oc-defendant having falled, His Wor-

tober '13.

Apparently she arrived at Van-ship accordingly discharged him. couver according to schedule and The next point was the restoring of was just approaching Vietarin when the prams to their respective own- ahe ran aground, in the fog.

era. Sergeant Humphreys said that During the period the "Empress the defendant had sold them to of Canada" was in dock, the "Em

press of France" took over the a marine hawker who had later re- Pacific run. She left Hong Kong sold them to individual Chinese) a few days ago for Canada to re-buyers. It was a custom among the turn to the Atlantic service.

European married ladies of Kow- The "Empress of Canada was loon to send their amals out to sell scheduled to leave Victoris on Uc tober 17 for the Orient, being due their perambulators when their on November 6,1-

children got too old for them.

WELL DONE"

AUSTRALIA PRAISED BY "DAILY HERALD"

SENSATIONAL VICTORY

MODERATE TO FINE

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: Pressure is highest over 9. Manchuria and relatively low in a trough, extending from 8. Annam across the Philippines, to the Ladrones. A depression covers Hokkaido.

The depression or typhoon in the China Sea appears to have Alled up-

Forecast:-N. E. winds; me- derate to fine.

•

The following telegram has been received by the American consulate from Manila Obser- vatory,

12.05 p.m.

The 15th Typhoon, in about 126 degree Long. E. and 16 de- gree Lat. N. is moving W.N.W.

fees.

The debit balance brought

Moscow has been notified by the certain amount of rubber was held "Well Done, Australia,” says that stolen or just old ones sold to the $23,904,56 plus the sum of $149,-

Soviet Commisary

of Foreign

089.78 written off, less $12,457.89 Profit without depreciation made for the year gives a net loss of $160,486.40 which it is proposed to carry forward to the debit of next year's account.

It was stated that the peramula- tors exhibited in Court had been sold to Chinese people, and there- fore it would be a fair arrangement if the European lady complainants | would buy back their own prams, and thus settle the matter..

Sergeant Humphreys said that it is almost certain the destiny of

the Chinese who bought parambula- the

London, Yesterday. Chinese Republike will

It is possible, of course, that a

tors from marine hawkers were The Daily Herald," in a leader never certain whether they were forward from laat year viz.: jeopardised.

Words of Wisdom

up inside Malaya two or three Mr. Scullin and his colleagues will day in a gunboat and are due back privilege of conversing with each the British Government, that the piles have now been released in view peace), a

During my recent tour I had the Affairs, for the information of months age in the expectation of bring to a new type of imperial dealer.

higher prices, and that these sup- problem (that of securing world in Canton to-day, where more of you, and your words of wisdom, Protocol signed in London by Mr.of the adverse trend of the.com- mind.

new type of Imperial urgent questions may require their which I heard with deep apprecia- Henderson, British Foreign Secre

A "Financial Times" message tion made me realise more convinc-tary, and M. Devgalevsky,, Soviet modity market ingly than ever that all of you have Envoy, regarding the procedure for Although this, and various other from. Sydney says that Labour's close at heart the interests of the the resumption of Anglo-Russian explanations are being put forward. sensationss victory has caused per country, and the development of her relations, has been approved by the too confident of the immediate out they are not certain how far the PTE. STEWART AND SGT. DOIG agere was reduced by a further Mincing Lane, as a whole, is none turbation in financial circles, as. Council of Soviet Union of 'People's called a council of war in a hotel and then announced that his head have recently taken place is, I be

That unfortunate developmenta Commissaries: -- British Wireless look, and is already prophesying Lew Government will go in pureult

Service.

further heavy exports for this and of the Party's declared financial The case against Pte.. Stewart, of ance of $5,000 still owing out of quarters will be transferred forth-lieve, the result of differences in

policy regarding loan raising, re-the 2nd Batta. King's Own Scottish the original loan of $40,000. .with to a town in re

North River political views which have created,

construction, and the Common- Borderers, for striking a "superior" | * One well-known firm of produce wealth Bank. various misunderstandings.

Salg of Ice officer was decided yesterday. brokers, however, refuses to be confer a real blessing on the Chin-dismayed by the latest statistics, Parliament will probably re-assem District Court Martial on Friday steps have already been taken for A Melbourne report says that Pie W. Stewart was tried by a not been very encouraging but The Sale of Ice in Canton has It is my humble opinion that if ese people by sparing them great and argues that too much import ble between November 18 and 20. last at Murray Barracks. The a wider distribution and we hope all you gentlemen will meet At a sufferings, and save the country ance is being attached to the most-Renter. Now comes also the intelligence round table conference, and engage from the perils of further dieunlon, recent monthly figures. that those Northern troops, highly in a frank discussion of the issues If you will decide now to bring

charge against him was that whilst to show better results next year. Actual Production

being an absentee, he struck. Sgt. During the past year Mosste.

attention.

As to the Northern reinforce ments in Kwangtung, their General

delta.

Ironsides Threatened

trade and industries.

next month,

trusted by Chiang Kai-shek, have at stake, I have no doubt that all about an immediate cassation of Net Malayan exports for the ton MANCHURIAN WAR

BORDER

been ordared to march north (have the knotty problems you are facing hostilities, and in an atmosphere of months since the removal of the ing come south by ship) Into Hunan will be solved by pacific ways.

suppress the Ironsides" and then Lover of Pesce

heart to heart discussions round Restriction Scheme, they say,, have RUSSIANS OCCUPY TOWN NEAR march, back to Nanking.

the table have all your differences amounted to 409,000 tons, and as Being an ardent lover of peace, settled amicably Bome, at least, of the Ironsides without ulterior motives, I have

this includes accumulations - of are already in Kwangsi, so that the always advocated peaceable methods as they do from the bottom of my during this period has been 329,000 These suggestions of mine, coming 80,000 tons, the actual production Northerners will probably find of adjusting differences among heart, I hope you will receive in tons, or an average of 82,000 tons themselves late if they move into leaders of the Republic.

the spirit in which they are offer monthly. Hunan to them

I may recall the fact that my ed, while on my part

of a round table cont

met

bation, and

advanced in cage and

health, it would affo

There would be nothing much to worry about should this wopposition inite prove

500 SAILORS DROWNED

Mukden, Yesterday.. The Russian occupation of the of Labasusu 'on- Sunday is lly admitted.

The Chinese, lost three gunboats

OFFICER STRUCK

IMPRISONMENT FOR K.O.S.B.' PRIVATE

During the year under review the loan from your General Man-

sum of $10,000 leaving a net bal-

Dolg, of the same battalion, on the T. G. Weall and A. B. Stewart

night of June 8. Bgt: Dolg was resigned from the Board on leav Pte. Stewart, had been adjudged Warren and R. E, Coxon were in- then on military police duty.. ing the 'Colony and Messrs, J. P. guilty, and was sentenced to 28 days' vited to fill the vacancies. Imprisonment;

It was proposed by Mr. W. Macfarlane and seconded by Mr. Chan Nai-pan that the retiring London, Yesterday-It is an- directors, Mesars, J. P. Warren noticed that Italy has accepted and Lau Yick-cheuk, be re-elect

without hesitation the invitation ed

to the Five-Power Naval Conference The auditors (Messrs, Percy to be held in London in January. Smith, Beth and Fleming) which were sunk, whilst 500 It is stated authoritatively that she re-elected for the ensuing year, on salloys were drowned ro

is ready to disenss Hmitation of all the proposal of Mr. A. Stevenson

The Russian losses are claimed kinds of

to be about equal,

(Continued on Past