TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1929.
ENGINEER'S CONGRESS NATIONAL TROOPS
OPENED
PRINCE CHICHIBU WELCOMES DELEGATES
AMERICANS PREDOMINATE
Takyo, Yesterday.
a the presence of a distinguish-
LAUNCH ATTACK
CAMPAIGN EXPECTED TO LAST A MONTH
THE CHINA MAIL,
COLONY'S WATER
SUPPLY
SUPPLY NOW DECREASING STEADILY
ON ISLAND AND MAINLAND
SHADOWS BEFORE,
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN "CHINA MAIL”
Social Functiona
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TO LET
To-day-Tea Dances at Hong TO LET-With immediate occupa Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, tion, a fully furnished bungalow at 4.80 p.m.:
Repulse Bay. For particulars apply Queen's Road Central. Mears. Wilkinson & Grist, No. 9,
ENEMY DRAWN FROM BASE
Nanking, Yesterday. The "China Mall" is officially in Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, To-day-Dinner Dances at Hong
-
the
Д
Oct.
11-Hallow'pan
NOTICE.
Chiang Kai-shek left for Han-formed that the total ea gathering Prince Chichibu this kow this afternoon. by the gunboat in
atorage island
$8.30 p.m. reservoirs on murning opened the world en-1"Yangui,” He was given a routing Monday morning, amounted
To-day-Dinner Dance at Repulse to gingering congress- in which 28 send off by a large gathering of 1,749.50 million countries are participating. The Government officials.
gallons, ahow-Bay Hotel, 8:30 p.m. ing
decrease largest overseas delegations are:
of 44.70
Reunion Inunediately upon his arrival at milion gallons during the past week. Dinner,
TAROM the beginning of next year Volunteer Headquarters, American, 133; British, 53; Chin-Hankow the
we intend publishing a Quar- offensive The amount collected from streams8 p.m.
· general ese, 46; German. 37.
against the Kuominchun will com- was 9.59 million gallons.
Nov. 2-Diocesan Boys' School Naturalist."
terly Journal, "The Hong Kong Approximately 800 papers by mence. Ho Ying-ching is at pre- !
The week's consumption amount-Sixtieth Birthday Commemoration, more or less popular recount of the Our aim is to give a some of the world's most eminent sent in Nanking, but is expected ed to 54.29 milion gallons. engineers will be laid before the to leave shortly for Honan to direct
In Kowloon
Oct. 31-Tea Dance at Helena gother with its climatic and physical flora and fauna of the district to congress, which ends, on Novem-operations on the Lunghai front. The total storage in the mainland | May Institute, 5 p.m.
The Nationalist Government has reservoirs од Monday morning, An elaborate programme of en-issued
a mandate appointing Yen amounted to 514.61 million gallons,
Today Queen's Theatre; tertainment has been prepared by Hsi-shan Vice-Generatissimo of the showing a decrease of 26 million "Honeymoon Flata." the Japanese hosts.-Reuter. Chinese Forces.
gallons during the past week.
To-day Star Theatre; It is not announced, who will act
The week's consumption amunted "Lovers." as Chairman of the Government to 27.19 million gallons, not includ-
World Theatre;
'ber 7.
CZECHOSLOVAKIAN CRISIS
ELECTION FORCES CABINET
RESIGN
THE PEOPLES' PARTY
3.30 p.m.
Entertainments
To-day
during Chiang Kai-shek's abience, ing 1.76 million gallons supplied to "Love Me and the World is Mine." but it is believed that Chao Tai-shipping from Lalchikok.
(Continuous performance from 1.15 wen, President of the Control The yield from the Shing Mun to 11.16 p.m.).
River and streams during the week was 28.60 million gallons.
Storage.
Yuan, am! Yen Hsi-shan's
repre-
TOsentative in Nanking, will be ap-
Prague. Yesterday: As a result of the elections the Udrzal cabinet has resigned.
Big Losses
pointed to the post.
Operations Commence
The following shows the amount in storage (million gallons) on the dates named:
Hong Kong Mainland
Later.
Ho Ying-ching to-day stated that the Nationalis: forces are commenc- ing an offensive to-day 21 fronts, with Loyang as the immedi May
all
ate objective.
April 22
20
6
326.38 138.81 327.28 117.44 311.72 121.65
13
300,34
125.34
D
Chiang Kai-shek, before his de The outstanding feature of the results so far. in the Parliamen-parture, declared that he expect- tary elections in Czecho-Slovakia fed to complete operations within June
one month. The delay in ordering the offensive was due to the plan 1
20
283.97
116,00
27
261.03
102.18
9
297.90
87.06
10
212.71
25.81
"
17
192.75
80.51
24
177.62 100.28
1
"
Aug.
175.54
114.27 157.79 105.52 352.07 207.31 460.22
*11.00 903.80 397,04 1,251,86
433.58 1,350.84 442.30 1,615.86 452.35
Sept.
1,878.13
are the heavy increase in the Social Demnerats and Agrarians'
votes, and the big losses of the drawing the Kuaminchun from July
Communists.
Among the defeated Deputies is Professor Bala Tuka, whom the Slovak People's Party put up in his old constituency. as his sen tence is not operative until his appeal is derided.—Reuter.
was re-
their base.
Ho Ying-ching is
leaving this evening for Ionan, and it is stated that Tan Yen-kai will act as Chairman of the Govern ment during the absence of Chiang Kai-shek.-Reuter.
[Professor Bela Taka cently found guilty of maintaining an espionage bureau "on behalf of ed Hungary, and sentenced to 15 ly,
imprisonment. years
The caused sensation, and there was serious friction at the trial between police and the professor's adher exts.1
Advised to Retreat
Taiyuan, Yesterday, General Ten Hsi-ahan visit-
Feng Yu-hsiang advising him to
recent- notify
1,789.09 401.41
467.90
1,914.62 495.71
1,906.81 496,35
1,881.01
501.32
ག
1,884,24
513.80
1,880 13.
$14.98
14
1,939.04
615.09
21 IP
1,704.29 514.87
28
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саяс the North-western generals of Oct. cially to cease all military activi Loyang, to await for the re-organi- zation and disbandment funds.
Democrats Strong Over 7,000,000 electors palled yea terday. The Bourgeois parties generally maintain the position, but the Communists lost 190,000 votes. The most important success was of the Czecho-Slovak Sucial Democrats, who are the second strongest party, In the Chamber after the Czecho Slovak Agrarians.
General Feng was apprehensive that his subordinates would not ac- cept his advice, but he consented, however, to dispatch them a letter. Hence, the cry for peace is not al- together subdued in Shansi.
1,749.50 514,61 Consumption
To-day — Majestic "The Conqueror:"
Theatre;
Meetings To-day Craigéngower Cricket Club Meeting, 5.30 p.m. Club Meciing, 6.45 p.m.
To-day Royal Hong Kong
|
featurea.
supplemented by line drawings, re A number of the articles will be
productions of photographs or other types of illustration.
The cost of each number will be about $1.50 er 35, post free, to an- be put on sale until the annual sub- nual subscribers. Copies will not
scribers have been supplied.
We invite all who are interested in the Natural History of tha Colony to give their hearty support and co-operation, If after a year's Yacht trial we find that the Journal is not receiving sufficient support the publication will be discontinued. Intending subscribers are quested to send their subscription A. C. Herklots, ($5) to Dr. G. Biological Department, The Univer- sity, stating the address to which the Journal should be forwarded.
Lammerts Auctions To-morrow---At Messrs. Sennet
Freres (York Bailding), the whole of the surplus stocks of high class jewellery, etc., 10.30 am.
Nov. 2-At sales room, Duddell Street, valuable household furni- fure, 2.30 p.m.
Oct.
Miscellaneous
31--Grand Minstrel Con- cert at St. John's Cathedral Hall, 9 p.m.
OUR POSITION IN THE PACIFIC
(Continued from Page 1.)
Canon Streeter,
K. Prof. H. Webster, Arnold J. Toynbee and others.
Jerome Greene, New York and Boston banker, of the firm of Lee, weekly consumption (rolllion gal-man of the American group, and The following figures show the Higginson and Company, is chair- tons) on the dates mentioned:--
April 22
among his colleagues are such men
Hong Kong Mainland as Prof. George H. Blakeslee of
$7.56 30.70
29
37.59
29.63
May
6
33.03
27.17
13
30.57
25.07
20
F
31.03
25.08
"
27
33,88
26.08
Gen-
June 3
27.48
24.86
10
27.37
10.59
is
TC-
17
30.18
14,04
27.14
11.03
27.21
20.71
The Present Trouble In order to settle the present trouble between the Central Government and hte Kuomin- Dr. Benes party of National So-chun by peaceful means. cialists and the German Socialist eral Yen Hsi-shan Party also increased their votes.
ter.
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ported to be daily keeping com- All ministers and lenders of pany with General Feng Yu-hsiang. July parties have been returned.-Reu- who is showing signs of yielding to the former's council. Owing to the opposition of the public bodies, General Feng's subordinates have restrained their activities.-Canton News Agency.
VALENTINE DODD
(Continued from Page 1.)
The managing partner said that
he had formerly been employed as
COMING TREAT
coolie by Messrs. Jardine, Mathe-Ruth Van Valey Revue
son & Co., Ltd. for 26 years, his
wages rising to $19
$ month.
About three years ago he and
others purchased
Next Week
The Ruth Van Valey Company, who
the fish stall, made such a decided bit during their
his share-being $1,000, which he previous visit here, will open an en-
BY
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મૃત્યુ 19,91
17.87
29.28
20.77 25,32 31.53 22.R1
$1.88 25.17
Aur.
3LBI
91
38.27 26,23
19
"
39,86
25.80
51.47
Sept.
26.01
50.86
27.62
51.47
24,49
27.29
57.25
20.25
28.20
58.41
28.07
57,20
28.09
Oct.
54.90
26.70
65.16
25.07 64.86 28.02 54.20 27.10
had saved during his employment.gagement of a short season commenc- NEW PUBLICATION
About $50.000 had been ad- ing Monday, November 4, at the Star vanced by the firm to Ashing Theatre.
To Be Given Trial
junks which brought their catches! Miss Ruth Van Valey, who was sud- "Hong Kong Naturalist” to the stall to be sold; of this denly taken ill and could not perform, amount, a little over $20,000 had with the company as she has now fully will positively make her appearance heen lost because some of the recovered. Miss Van Valey sailed from junks had been damaged by a ty- Shanghai by the 8.5. "Kateri Maru" phoon or "had never come back." and is due to arrive in the Colony on
"All of them?" Mr. Agassiz Friday. asked. "Quite A number," the The Company is at present
at
bankrupt replied pathetically. Manila, playing to packed houses and The only assets were the stall's are meeting with the same meritorious book debts and these had been applause there as they did here and sold for $4,000. Because the par-at every place that they have perform chaser, who carried on now, did cd. not know the junks, he employed and the Star Theatre.
Booking is now
open at Moutrie's
-It is advis.
debtor to assist him in collecting able to reserve seats well in advance the outstanding accounts.
so as to avoid disappointment.
EXTRAORDINARY!
At one stage his Lordship said to Mr. Agassiz, in regard to the purchaser taking over the stall in
the market and the Sanitary De parment not recognising trans- fers: "Isn't it extraordinary that people will take over something' without title"
STOKER MISSING Fears of a Drowning Accident
*
Harvard; Wallace M. Alexander, business man of San Francisco; Prof. James T. Shotwell of Colum- bia University; Archbishop Hanna' of San Francisco; Ivy Lee, noted publicity expert of New York.
Canada
Newton W. Rowell, former mem- ber of the British Empire war cabinet, is chairman of the Cana- dian delegation, while the Austra- lian group is headed by F. W. Eggleston, holder of four portfolios at various times in Australian ministries.
Dr. Z. T. Yut China's representatives will be led by Dr. David 2. T. Yui, general secretary of the national committee of the Y.M.C.A. of China. The best known of his associates will be Dr. Chang Po-lin, president of Nankai University, Tientsin; D. K. Lleu, editor of the "China Critics": M. J. Bau, author of several-books-
of Canton Christian University. on China; Y. L., Lee, vice-president
The Philippines
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A. H. CROOK. G. A. C. HERKLOTS. Hong Kong, 20th October, 1929.
FLETA'S
CONCERT
TO-NIGHT
CANCELLED
Owing to the Illness of
Miguel Fleta, it is regret-
ted that the concert
ranged at the Theatre.
Royal has had to be
cancelled.
PUBLIC AUCTION
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction
ON FRIDAY, November, 2, 1929, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Room, Duddell Street..
A Large Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
The small Philippines delegation will be headed by Judge Camus, lawyer and jurist of Manila, ag chairman, and Conrado Benitez, The announcement, in our adver- lawyer and "adviser to tisement columns of the forthcoming Filipino missions to the United Beveral publication of a natural history quar- States. terly for the Colony will be welcome. Intelligence for many residents, and small group of observers who sit Especial interest attaches to the
Kong after many years of residence. may interest many who have left Hong in the conference sessions but not There has long been a need for journal of this sort. Here we are in Levergne of France; Dr. Manuel Comprising:——
as delegates. These are Edward a beauty-spot of the Far East. Trees, Gamio of Mexico; H. R. Curaming flowers, and ferns surround us; a bril-and S. Aoki for the League of Couch
Chesterfield liant and varied assortment of butter Nations; G. A. Johnston and Dr. Cabinet, Silver Ware, Cameras, whilst birds charm us with their songs Labour Office
Armchairs, Glaso flies and motha gladdens our eyes, Louis Varlez of the International Gramophones, Cottage Plano, Pic- and insects with their mechanical chirp probably D. Noomirsay of Soviet Ruga, Curios, Porcelain Ware, etc.
at Geneva, and
tures, Wireless Sets, Carpets, inge. They are all part of Nature's Russia, wild Hfe that, clothing and populating
Teak Dining Tables, Dining the countryside, helpe to make Hong Kong the attractive spot it is.
Chairs, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cut- Ice Chests, Kitchen Utensils, etc. lery, Dinner Waggon, Sideboards,
Brass, Teak and Iron Bedsteads, Wardrobes," Dressing Tables, Washstands, Toilet Crockery,
Yet
Teak
Hatstand,
and
Language Used Although English will be the what do most of us know of these language of the majority of the plants, flowers, insects, and animals? | talks and discussions, Japanese has Very little; in many cases not even
been made the second language of their names. The fear is entertained in Naval
We deplore car ignor the conference, since many of the circles that Stoker George Cornwell, of heart and would willingly know more,China,and: Pacific problems. are Blankets, Chests of Drawers, Side H.M.S. "Tarantula" has been drown-but are helpless without a guide.
ance, for we are all naturalists at leading Japanese authorities on
unable to use English. The "Hong Kong Naturalist" pro- Beyond a general indication of
Tables, etc.
and
A Quantity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
On View from Thursday, Novem-
Catalogues, will be issued..
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers
Mr. Agassiz explained that the title, in theory, does not vest, be- ed. cause, the stall is held on a
In a report, made by the Naval mises to be just what is wanted. With the subjects to be discussed, the monthly tenancy from the Sani- Authorities it was stated that Stoker ita coloured plates and drawings to help programme of the conference has tary Department; but in prac Cornwell went on shore leave on Sunt us we shall be able to name the old not been definitely fixed in advance, tice, market stalls are being con-day. He was supposed to have return- friends of our walks and from the text but the programme committees of stantly transferred for large ed to his ship at 11.15 p.m. that day, endounts.
but when the roll call was made the habits and modes of life.
we can learn something of their the various national, councils have ber 1, 1929. It was also revealed that the following morning, he was found to be bankrupt's name still remained on
missing.
The journal is to be published on been meeting in Nara from October the licence issued by the Sanitary serted the ship and the presumption ite Inception is appreciated, and that sessions.
It is not believed that he has de- it will appeal must hasten to show that agenda and subject matter of the trial for a year. The many to whom 28 to 27 to define more clearly the Department although the purs, therefore, that he must have been substantial support for its continuanes chase of the business was sup-drowned. posed to own the stall.
Diving operations were accordingly
will be forthcoming. The examination of all three carried out yesterday and this morn partners was subsequently closed, ing, but the body has not been recover-
Ed
Another case of harbouring was ve
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JEW STABBED Serious Boycott Riots in Jerusalem
mentioned at the Kowloon Magis The "Sinwanpao" says that the tracy to-day before Mr. T. S. Whyte Sino-Japanese Commissioners ap Smith, when Ngai Yik-chin (85) d pointed to investigate the damage carpenter, living at 188 Saf Yeung suffered by the Japanese during the Chof Street, was charged with Nanking outrage are expected to All the shops here closed and
Jerusalem, Yesterday unlawfully receiving or hbouring meet again. Some day, perhaps, pante prevailed in the old city *@* girl of 16 years of age, with sometthing may be paid. And to yesterday, following the boycott wut the consent of her parents, British claimants The younger er's attack of a Jewish shopkeep Hi Worship Axed for Saturday generation may be reminded that er. The latter was stabbed in the morning at 10.80 for the hearing the and outrage happened more neck and sent to hospitalRea of the case. ADES
than two and a half years ago.
ter.
Hong Kong, October 29, 1929.
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