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No. 27,335 HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1929. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

LAST MATCH OF CRICKET SERIES

MALAYA FAILS BEFORE COLONY'S

BOWLING

TEAM CHANGES

--

tired

12

PERHAPS ITS EYES!

Let us examine your eyes to see t they are the reason for that tired feeling.

LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician. 13, Queen's Road, Central Telephone Mr. Cooper C. 2203 for

appointment.

FALSE ALARM OF OWNERS AND MINERS THE SOVIET MENACE JAIL FOR DANGEROUS SHIP THAT SHOWED TO THE EMPIRE

PIRACY

SIGNAL TO C. M. STEAMER IGNORED

A TEMPORARY SCARE

A wireless message was receiv

DISAGREE

NO PROGRESS MADE AT CABINET PLEDGE TO OVERTHROW THE

COMMITTEE MEETING

SERIOUS VIEW TAKEN

London, Yesterday.

Mr. Ramsey MacDonald was inter-

KING'S GOVERNMENT

DRIVING

POLICE WITNESS WHO WAS ALMOST KNOCKED DOWN

VERY BAD RECORD

+

NO PORT LIGHT

COXSWAIN AFRAID IT WOULD BE SMASHED BY LAUNCH OFFICERS MUDDLE DATĖ

THE CONSPIRACY TRIAL

Meerut, Yesterday. A Chinese was this morning! ed by the Water Police at 5

An unsuccessful plea was entered o'clock this morning from the vened to-day in meetings of the Cabinet General of Police, who was the last Grantham, at the Central Magis-launch

Mr. Horton, the Deputy Inspector charged before Mr. A. W. G. H. by a Chinese coxswain of the steam master of the 8.9. "King Yuan" Sub-Committee with the cool owners

"Tagawa," Јиралеве tracy, on four counts of (1) driving vessel, at the Marine Court this (Butterfield and Swire), reporting and miners on questions dividing them of 320 of the prosecution witnesses motor car without a licence; (2) morning, where he appeared In an that at 10 p.m. (standard time) over working conditions. The Sub-In the Meerut conspiracy trial, dangerous driving: (3) disobeying swer to yesterday, as his vessel was in Committee met the parties separately cross examined, declared that he Police signal; and (4) driving the exhibit regulation lights on Thurs- a charge of falling to 22.50 latitude North and 116.26 but Router's lobby correspondent longitude East, she passed a China understands that no progresa was was not charging the Soviet Guy-car without the permission of the day last (Nov. 7, whilst under-

made in either discussion.

ernment as auch with boing a mein- Replying to the first charge, de- that the light in question (port way in the harbour. The plea was The owners declined to agree to a ber of the conspiracy, but he was fendant said that he did possess a side) was placed on board, for fear He signalled to her but receiv- ed no reply, and was unable to Joint conference with the miners, and convinced that every member of the driver's licence. He admitted the that it would have been amashed by

The vessel tion that reduced wages must accom- the Russian Communist Party

apparently will adhere to their conten-Soviet Government is a member of other threa charges, unless it be the uncertainty of was then steering a course 3. 27 pany reduced hours. The Government bound by its decrees and by these Magistrate that defendant did have

Traffic Inspector Nicola told the the police launch when the latter Hong Kong had Malaya fighting with their backs to the W, which is in the general direc-meeting with the Miners' exocative of the Communist Internationale, ja licence,, but it was taken away

made fast alongside accused's vessel.

EARLY DISASTERS SETTLE THE ISSUE

For some inexplicable reason -** the game --- walls at an early stage of the last match of the triangular Interport cricket which began at the H.K.C.C. to-day,

It was the 12th excounter between the two places. i.e., including those between Hong Kong and "The Straits," as the teams from the South used to be called before. Hong Kong leads by six victories to five.

Not only is Malaya attempting to even the score, but also to wipe out defeats here in 1927 and 1924. It was in 1920 that they last beat Hong Kong up here. Malaya went out to give of their best particularly as they had test to Shanghai last week after holding commanding lead: and Hong Kong has beaten Shanghai. After losing six wickets for 68 runa, Malaya's "tail" wagged and the innings closed just before two o'clock for 148. The later batsmen indulged in hard hitting and profited by lapses on the part of some of the Hong Kong fieldsmen.

THIS MORNING'S PLAY

Disappointment was.

مرا

felt when

it was learned that Dick Hancock, who has led Hong Kong for some years, would not

able to of doctor's orders. play because This is the second time in recent years that he has had spectator at an Interport cricket mateh, the same, allment having occurred a few seasons ago.

reserves,

to be a

Accordingly.. Tam Pearce, who has been skipper here and on tour, undertook the duties of captain. Lt. A. II. Musson, one of the who played against But Cap- Shanghai, is on duty. tain J. R. Reynolds, whose place Musson took, was available, hav- ing returned from camp. Lt. W. A. H. Maxwell, of the K.O.S.B.. was selected to all the vacancy caused by Hancock's absence.

Braddell relied on the team that did so well and yet lost by a wicket to Shanghai last week, but he changed his batting order, Knight, who had been No. 11, dis- placing. Evan Wong as No. 1, with Wynch,

Teams:- Malaya:-R. B. L. Braddell (captain), A. J. Bostock Hill,

R. G. Gibson, Dr. H. O. Hopkins.

to the

Merchants' ship.

ascertain her name.

tion of Bias Bay.

(which submitted the Government

owner.

At 10.30 am, another message proposals to the district for decision. Therefore, the Soviet Government from him following a serious con-

Sergt. Hudson, prosecuting, said was received stating that the re- but meanwhile are endeavouring to ob must be pledged to overthrow the viction, and the C.S.P., had since re: that while partalling the harbour, port of a piracy on a China Mer- tain improvements therein) was ad Government of His Majesty the fused to return it to him.

he saw defendant's launch proceed- journed till tomorrow. chants' ship should be cancelled.

ing with a lighter made fast to the The Government take a serious view

Sergeant W. McLeod told the Ma-starboard side. He could not how- to introduce a Bill based on the pro-

the situation, as they are anxious INCREASE IN WAGES gistrate that the offences occurred aver, see any light on the port side.

HONOUR FOR PEACE

PACT DESIGNER

GRAND CROSS OF LEGION OF HONOUR FOR MR. F. KELLOGG

HIS WORK FOR THE WORLD

Washington, Yesterday,

In the presence of representatives of the original signatories of the. Kellogg Pact, Ambassador Claudel conferred the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour on Mr. Frank Kellogg in recognition of his efforts jon behalf of world peace.-Reuter's

American Service.

SEVERE FIGHTING EXPECTED

NATIONAL ARMY WINS BACK MHSIEN

TROOPS DESERT CAUSE

of

posals which, in an amended form, have a reasonable prospect of meeting acceptance by the industry-Reuter.

National Agreement

King-Router.

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REFUSED

COTTON MANUFACTURERS REJECT APPLICATION

Rugby, Yesterday. The coal industry negotiations as- sumed a new phase to-day, when, for RISE OF 2/6D IN THE £ ASKED the first time, the Premier took part in them. This morning he and mem-

FRESH AND FINE

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: The anti-cyclone has extended North Eastward, pressure being highest over Koren.

Fresh monsoon will prevall along the S. E. Coast of China

Going Slowly

near,

The

at 3 a.m., on November 7. Whilst Hovering

the prosecuting the witness was on duty in Caine officer finally boarded the defen- Road he saw a car coming towards dant's launch, when he noticed that him, travelling east to west. It was the port light was burning, but it going rather slowly,

had been shipped inboard and lay Witness stood in front of the car on the forward hatch cover. when it was about 100 yards from starboard light was showing. him and put up his hand as a worn-

A Wrong Date ing to stop. The driver of the car Sergt. Olivier gave corrobora- sounded the horn four times and tive evidence. London, Yesterday, The Cotton Spinners and Manu- then accelerated, driving straight, Curiously enough, both the police facturers' Association and the at witness, who had to jump clear. officers in evidence, gave a wrong Federation of Master Cotton Spin-

"A Crowd In It"

date in which the offence was alleg- ners' Associations have refused the

Replying to the Magistrate the led to have been committed. weavers' application for an increase the car because "there was a crowd Olivier went so far as to say that Sergeant said that he tried to stop said it was the 8th, and Sergt.

Both

in wages of half a crown in the pound and 7/6d. weekly per loomit"

Thursday inst was the 8th. Defendant said that the speed he payment in the case of operators was travelling was between 14 and the uncertainty of the date, and His Worship remarked against minding fewer than the normal four 15 miles per hour. The cars was demanded to know the right date. looms each-Router.

originally taken out by the car Sergt. Olivier then agreed that cleaner, whilst witness was asleep it had been the 7th, and not the

and over the Northern China FRAU ZOUBKOFF

Sea.

Forecast-N.E. winds; fresh and fine.

The American Consulate- General has received the fol. lowing typhoon warning from the Manila Observatory:-

AT

in it and was unaware of the lat-

8th.

DEATH'S DOOR

EX-KAISER UNABLE TO VISIT HIS SISTER

CERTAIN OBSTACLES

Defendant's Case

ter's prank. When the car got to Garden Road it stopped dead and then the cleaner woke witness up gave his version of the case

and asked him to attend to the car,

Too Scared To Drive

Accused in denying the charge,

from the witness box. He said

Lal Singh was sent in firat wicket down. The first ball he received from Bowker be played toward extra cover and F single, sending the 10 up after 15 minutes' play altogether,

Diaplaying fine footwork, Lal Singh appeared at home many deliveries

outside the off stump put down by Wyatt. The Sikh youth square cut the Colonel for one and then freed Bowker off whom he made nn on-drive along the ground for four-the

Hankow, Yesterday. initial boundary of the match.

It is officially reported that Mihalen He also took another single, to has been retaken by National troops the off this time, off Bowker. and this has been confirmed by in- Lal Singh scored a single off dependent sources. It appears that, the

and it is understood that he intimal upon Traffic Inspector Nicols pro- he stopped 28 be understood Wyatt and Wynch did the same. Kuominchun defenders were formerly bera of the Cabinet

to Coal Committesed that he would like to visit his sister, duced the accused's record which he it be 蟲 signal for him SECOND WICKET GOES under the command of the ex-Fengite met representatives of the coal owners but certain abatacles prevent him.described as "very bad," the uc-to stop. Two police officers board-

| Liu Chen-hus, who is now for the Gov-and this afternoon they received mem- Reuter.

cused having once before drivened his vessel, and one which he re- Then Wyatt bowled La! Singh. ernment, and Liu's emissaries bers of the Miners' Executive.

wers The bateman appeared to move persuaded to turn over to the Govern- The chief diffealty confronting the forward, change his mind and ment side. The National armies are Government is the contention of owners jump back late what time the now pushing to Tengfeng, where fur-that it would be impossible for the ball had broken in and removed ther sovero fighting is expected.—Reu-hours to be reduced from eight ta the bails-Two wickets „down for ter,

18 runs in 25 minutes; Lal Singh made eight. Hong Kong had be- gun well,

Nov. 12, 7.15 p.m.-Typhoon in about 117 degrees Long E., 12 degrees Lat. N., moving W.

seven and a half without a common- Counter Attacks

surate reduction in wages.

Another difculty is created by the Shanghai, Yesterday. Counter-attacks were mada by the insistence of the miners on a national Owners state that National troops at Mihsien, and after Wages agreement.

Next man in was Bostock Hill, Serce engagemento the Kugminchun, they will under no circumstances de- who drove Wyatt for a single and who had surrounded the troops of Wei Part from the present practice of dis- flicked Bowker to log for one to Yih-san, were forced to withdraw, triet agreements.

20 on the board after with small losses to the Nationals, put the half an hour's play.

ANOTHER DISASTER Malaya had bad luck. One of their soundest bats in

CHINESE NAVY

Bostock A Naval Investigation Hill had the misfortune to play Party to Visit Europe on to his wicket from Bowker. The ball pitched on the off stump."

[From Our Own Correspondent)

The Premier and the Cabinet Coal Committee are making strenuous effort -. to overcome these difficulties.

It is understood that they discuss ed with the coal owners to-day the question of setting up a National Board

Bonn, Yesterday. All hope has been given up of Frau Zoubkoff. The ex-Kalzer is in fro quent communication with the hospital

He (accused) restarted the car that on the night in question he was and then wanted the cleaner to proceeding with a lighter in tow. again take charge of it, but the lat- from Yaumatic to Wanchal. He ter was too scared to do so had his lights showing, both on the and asked witness to drive it as he starboard and port side.

approach of was more experienced.

police launch, The Magistrate convicted, where- which blew its whistle twice

a

On the

It will be recalled that the mara motor car without the permission coguised as the first witness pointed riage of Zoubkoff, who has been des- of its owner. On that occasion to the port light which was lying cribed as the impoverished scion of a accused drove a car from the stand inboard, and accused the defendant Russian noble family, to Princess in Chater Road, lost control, and of not carrying his light. De- Victoria created a world-wide sensa ernahed into a shop window. tion, especially in view of the fact went to jail for that. that the Princess was a good many years his sonior. Zoubkoff, at the of six months' hard labour on the police launch la making fast to his The Magistrate passed sentence would have been crushed by the time of his marriage, was penniless.

he

He tendant explained that he had

carried it inboard for fear that it

On November 2 it was reported that charge of dangerous driving and vessel.

had been served with divorce one month on each of the other papers on behalf of his wife and three charges, the sentences to run that the proceedings would begin at concurrently. Born on November 22.]

GENERAL STRIKE

Refused To Increase Spinners' Wages

[From Our Own Correspondent.} Shanghai, Yesterday.

A general strike was declared by

YOUTH & HORRORS

OF WAR

DUKE OF YORK ON SETTLING OF DISPUTES

RIGHT UNDERSTANDING

Rugby, Yesterday. The Duke of York, the King's second

for the mining industry as an alterna- tivo to a national agreement. It is. suggested that the National Board. A. S. A. Janaen, P. N. Knight, Bostock Hill tried to block it but

would be comparable with the Nation- W. A. B. Smith, Lal Singh, Evanit glanced from the inside of his

al Wages Board alrendy existing for Canton, Yesterday, the railways which is working very Wong, W. A. D. Wynch, Lt. M. bat to the ground and thence Admiral To Si-wa, under the satisfactorily. It would be in the na- Waring.

his leg stump. Three wickets Instructions of the Nanking Govern- ture of a tribunal, to which appeals Hong

Kong: T. E. Pearce

down for 21 runs of which two ment, left Shanghai by the "Shang-could be made in the event of the hai Maru" on November 10, on owners proposing a reduction of wages (captain), D. J. N. Anderson, W. belonged to the last batsman. Brace, A. C. I. Bowker, E. C.

On arriving at the wicket. Dr. miral is accompanied by his secre

naval Investigation tour. The ad-tio of hours-British Wireless Service. the employers to increase the wages Downing Street, and Miss Ishkel Mac- in any district consequent on a reduc Shanghai, owing to the refuml of friendship throughout the churches. Fincher, Lt. W. A. H. Maxwell, Hopkins made a heavy drive off tary, Mr. Tung Hafen-kang, Com-

The meeting was held at Number 10, H. Owen Hughes, Captain J. R. Bowker between the covers for mander Ma Wel, his chief of staff

of the men. Reynolds, A. Reid, J. E. Richard-four to make the total 25.

Donald presided. son, Lt. Col. F. J. C. Wyatt.

President Chiang Kai-shek has ordered the gunboats "Yuen-yuen" and three others to patrol Wu-han.

BRADDELL WINS TOSS

For the second time in the serios, Braddell won

toss.

the

As the wicket in the other two matches had played well, he right ly decided to bat.

Wynch and Knight went in to open. The former scored a single

Tung Hsien-chi and

others, num After having a knock of half bering ten. After visiting Japan an hour, Wynch had six He took the party will proceed to the United two singlea from Wyatt and pull-States. and then Europe. and be ed a full toss from Bowker to the absent for about a year, when they leg boundary to reach double return to re-organise the Chinese make Malaya 80 up in 85 minutes. figures and, at the game time, navy.

CHANGE OF BOWLING

When the score was at 84,

(See article on page four.)

off Bowker, the fast bowler, who am Pearce made his first the visitors their first 50 runs in did duty from the Dockyard end.change in the bowling, putting an hour.

Wyatt then bowled a maiden. A bye was run-in 'Bowker's second over, which was a maidan. In Wyatt's second over, Knight open- ed his account with a single and Wynch made a second.

two

on Reld (left-hand medium pace)

1929 rainfall:.69.18 inches · Average

Deficit

81.21 inches

12.03 Inches

ALLEGED JEALOUSY IN AIR SERVICES

In place of Bowker. Wynch scor- Wynch and Hopkins were making

Scoring had been slow but ARE

ed a smart single, to fine leg, the first stand of the day after off Reid...

At 88, Brace went on for Wyatt

at the Law Courts end. His

early disasters.

SETBACK FOR MALAYA Another tragedy befell Malaya.

second bail Hopkins turned sharp Just when Hopkins had caught up

The Stop Signal

Questioned by the Magistrate, accused said that he understood that two blasts of the whistle meant

the atop signal. The prosecuting

officer denied having blown the whistle, but said that he hafled the accused to stop.

Accused said that he was pro- ceeding from Yaumati to Wanchal when stopped. This, the pro- secuting officer said was het car- rect, for in truth the accused was proceeding in a westerly direction.

A fine of $15, with the altor-

the workmen of the Yuet Wa Cotton on, addressed a meeting of the World native of 2 weeks hard labour, was Spinning Factory at Paotung. Alliance for promoting international imposed.

*

GAMING CHARGE

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Magistrate On Printing Davidson (ex-Archbishop) and Lord |

of Lottery News Parmoor were present.

A number of students and work of the Alliance. He said that who- The Dake paid a tribute to the work

For using the second floor of 198, men distributed anti-Government ther or not peace or war in future Third Street, West Point, as a common pamphlets in the Chinese city of was to be, the means of settling dis gaming house, and grinting po più lot Hankow; several persons bean arrested by the police.

THE IDLE LIST

· Rugby, Yesterday

WAS ASTEN

have putes must depend on the way in which tery announcements, twy Chinese were the youth of the world is educated. this morning Abed $10 each by Mr. The contemplation of the horrors of T. M. Hazlerigg at the Central Magis- the last war to the generation now,

The alternativo tracy. growing up was rather the same as days' hard labour each. In letting off older people might look upon the Ceir the accused so lightly his Worship said mean War. It was not the horrors of that he could not take a serious view. BRITISH HAMPERING EAST that it is stimated that on October the problems which faced us that differentiate between the printing and The Ministry of Labour states the past but a right understanding of of the case because it was difficult to INDIES SCHEME

there were approximately would achieve the result which we se distribution of the results of a po plu 10,229,800 insured persons ageddently desired. British Wireless lottery, and the publishing of winning from 16 to 64 In employment In

Bervice.

sweep numbers in the newspapers! Great Britian. This was 48,700

INDIAN MAIL" DEFECTIVE

The Hagus, Yesterday,

21

Mr. George Baldwin, well-known

Knight took another single off ly to leg for four to put his own Wynch in his score (18 each), tes in England and India, actuated On November 4 there were 1,252, Shamal, where he will go hunting less than the month before but Peltalho-resident, recently passed Wyatt and Wynch pushed score-into: double figures (after Brace affected a separation, by jealousy, are placing dimculties In 000 unemployed. This was 17,612 south of Fangchow. Mr. Baldwin The accusation that British authori- 260,100 more than the rear before, through Peking on his way to alightly shorter one to leg for

16 minutes batting) and the total Wynch being caught by Pearce the way of the Holland East Indies air more than the week before but goes on regular shooting exped). into the forties (after 60 minutes behind the sticks after the hats service was made by the Liberal 97,776 less than the year before. Hona. He is a retired district in play),

Hopkins cut a four, off Rald be the off. Four men were back in astra in the second chamber. He said da man had barely touched a ball on Knottenbelt, in a debate on foreign

British Wireless Service tween Brace and Owen Hughes pavilion with only 51 raised that the Dutch services were working the ball travelling just out of Wynch's 18 was a patient effort Well while the British reach of both men but it seem which lasted an hour. He defender were still defective, and sugge

y od that the Imperial "Air"

FIRST WICKET DOWN Bowker seemed to find die nity in getting his length but he drew blood in his fourth over Knight turned hit him

the ball the on

for nin fruns of «claimed thres.

leg

d to have been barely a possible ed soundly and scored his 18, hi Australle was chance of catch. Wynch copied einding one boundary, in an hours

the stroke but the ball shot along His partnership with Horking for the ground this time, for one

single by Hopkind gave!

(Continued on Pare-9)

Flication on the

might

PRINCE GEORGE ILLE

Rugby Yesterday,

fa confined to his chill and has cadcelle

spector of the Salt Revenue Depart

ment of the Chinese Ministry of Finance, and has lived in that coun- try 55 years having come to China

for the first time to join the Cus- toms service in September 1874

"Mr. Baldwin declares that there is hay, amount of wild piz, deer and

leopard to be had in Sha

STOP PRESS

Malaya

2.30 pm

Hong KongOne for eight.

2.45 p.m.

Hong Kong

one.