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No. 27,350 HONG KONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1929.

RED 'PLANES HONG KONG'S

BOMB YALU

SOVIET STILL AGGRESSIVE

LAWS

DRAFTS OF 4 MORE NEW BILLS

PEACE DOUBTFUL CHINA COMPANIES

NO AMBITION TO HARM CHINA

Harbin, Yesterday.

ARMS, CROWN LAND, & DEPORTATION

Four more new Bills-in addi- A report to the Kenga agency states tion to those which passed their that 19 Soviet neroplanes again raided Buchatu this afternoon, bambing the first reading on Thursday--are to station and the munition, depot. Abe introduced shortly in the Legis- bond struck the powder dump, resulting lative Council, dealing with limit- in an explosion, and ́n bandgrationed companies, arms and ammuni- Another four planes attacked Yalution, resumption of Crown lands,' halfway between Manchuli and Harbin and deportation.

There are three clauses in the

the bombing damaging a passenger

and goods trains. The Chinese forces

are demoralised and are now retreat-proposed ordinance to amend fur- ing.

APPEAL DENIED

London, Yesterday.

ther the Companies Ordinance of.

1911.

The main object is to enable China companies to keep branch The position regarding the reported registers in the United Kingdom British, Japanese, and American de- marches, and the suggested Russian-or in any British possession, al- Chinese proposals in reference to the though they carry on no business Sino-Soviet dispute, is so obscure and in the place where the branch re- complicated that it is impossible to gister is to be kept. This privi- 'ascertain in authoritative quarters any lege was asked for by some very clear and defnite idea of what is hap-prominent members of the Shang- pening. It can, however, be reaffirmeti hai mercantile community and the that China has not sought anyone proposal has been approved by the intervention, or appealed 10 the British authorities in China and League of Nations, but informal dia by the Secretary of State for the

Colonics.

cussions are being held in regard to the possibility of drawing Russia's and China's attention to their obliga- tions under the Kellogg Pact.

ENGLISH & CHINESE This amendment is based

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It is not clear with whose authority section 37 of Ordinance. No. 165 feelers for reopening direct negotin- (Companies) of the. Ordinances of tons between Russia and China have the Straits Settlements. That been put out.

precedent has been departed from "UNWILLING" TO FIGHT

in one respect. The section in the Straits Moscow, Teaterday.

Settlements Ordinance In his speech at the opening session gives power, only to keep a branch of the Central Committee of the Soviets register "of members resident in M. Rykay declared that the Soviet the place where the branch regis-

military authorities had been forced ter is kept.

pulse

It pro-

· SPECTATORS VOLUNTARILY GAGGED ?

IF THE CLUB PICIC ACH TEAMS 'AS' CHINA, WELL

ITS THEIR FUNERAL

PO CHANCE BE BLERK BY A

PESTATOR LAST"

SATURDAY CERTAINLÝ

INFLUENCED THE.

WHEN A CLUB FORWARD

B'S SUPPORTERS. - MADE A GOOD ROM, Pie,

་་་

OB урен The P100

10 te

DID A.

BRILLIANT

¡NEY CHEER?

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.

--The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 1/8 5/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

WE WILL SAY NO! THEY JUST REMAINED

GAGGED

'PLAY

up' CLUB

PIRGE OF GOALKEEPING ?

ONE LITTLE FELLOW NO! WE WILL SAY

DETERMINED TO SUPPORT THEY DID NOT THE CLUB WAS HEARD ~

Sock IM

IMMEDIATELY

HROWN OUT..

CANTON LOSING GROUND

EVACUATION OF SHIUHING REPORTED

KWANGSI ADVANCE

DISCUSSING THE QUESTION OF SILENT SPECTATORS WITH A HEAVY WEIGHT

FINANCES OF THE

COLONY

SURPLUS UNDER 10 MILLION DOLLARS

POSTI ON AUGUST 31

the reserves of the

HE SAID HE WAS ALL FOR IT. WE DID NOT BELIEVE IN PEOPLE OPPONENT "SOCK HIM SHOUTING OUT TO HIS

ONES

TENDERS ACCEPTED BY GOVERNMENT

CONTRACTS FOR REPAIRS TO TWO FIRE FLOATS

LOCAL ROADS MAINTENANCE

headache 2

PERHAPS ITS EYES!

Our careful and up to date examina- tion with modern equipment by fully qualified European optometrist, will diagnose your syesight troubles. Make an appointment to-day.

LAZARUS

Ileng Kong's Only European Optician.

13, Queen's Road, Central,- Telephone Hr. Cooper C. 1295 for appointment.

IS THAT SOP

Thoughts Terse, Perverse-and Worse

An all-round man generally be Hoves in a square deal.

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Light conversation is usually of high scandal power.

Reel romance at lust.-A cotton king has wed his typist.

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Stories about film stars getting married should end with a comma..

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Some Hong Kong people are so honest that they will not even take a hint.

D) ( To ask a woman what she means is just as bad as asking her if she has any.

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Wrigley won the Jasper Clark Cup at Fanling. By gum!

"Avoiding Draughts, Doctor." Perhaps he chess.

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by profers

This slimming craze is said to be dangerous and foolish.--Reduced to absurdity, in fact.

"Jimmy" Saphede thinks that an operetta is a girl who "works in the telephone exchange!

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The Police in U.S.A. are apparent- ly bringing rum-runners up to the last part of their name.

When a man has not a good reason

Charlty covers a multitude of for doing a thing, he has one good eins, but curiosity 80on uncovers

reason for letting it alone. them again.

Some folk wouldn't dream of exchanging a grand new sliver dollar for a New Guinea.

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These are the days when the chief Item of news is either headed "Big Fight" or "Big Flight."

D D “Kwangsi troops have marched in the direction of Dosing."It looks! as though they will be caught napping.

"Pesta on the Road."-With the motor cyclist who carries two pillion in Kowloon as the pest of good fellows.

Wo ask

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's face is described as "athletic." The sort of face, we presume, that runs in the family.

Sir Thomas Horder, the physician, says that his profession is a silent It is the patient who shows his tongue.

one

There is a great demand for footballa on the Gold Coast, which, Indeed, is thinking of becoming the Goal Coast Colony?"

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A Nasty Thought: How dis- jappointing it would be for Atlantic flyers if by any chance their secret flights did remain secret..

a few moments' ellent

We ask a few moments' silent A number of important and in-sympathy to-day for: The Kowloon! teresting tenders has been award man who told his wife that her hat sympathy to-day fer: The stock- ed by the Government Details didn't suit her.

broker who bought some shares on given in the "Gazette" to-day

his own recommendation.

are-A

Hong Kong Whampoa Dock

No. 1 fire float.

O Pam D

Afghanistan has gone through 5. so many kings of late, it would

Abdullas in packets.

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The unkindest cut of all comes to girls from MIE. Burnett Smith, who declares they are "Just the same as ever."

A paper asks "Who Invented the repeater watch?" What we want to know" la who was the first, ex- ponent of the repeater story.

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Canton's forces are losing & Lac ground ong the West River colors of tand at over which their opponents, the Kwang-the ton skillón dollars mark. The This would appear si-ites are following down. There

statistics for July, published re to take more resolute measures to re- to be an undesirable limitation.

cently,

the gave

balanco at the provocative attacks by as it would be difficult to ensure is no news, however, of the Iron- $9,966,218 the first occasion in Chinese troops and "White" guards on that the shares on the branch re- aides who were menacing the Con- several months on which the Co., Ltd-$9,500 for repairs to Burely pay her in future to buy her ultra-modern Soviet territory, and defend the civil-gister should always be held by tonese in the North River area.

figure was below ten million dol ian population. The striking super- iority the Soviet army

testified persons resident in the place

lars. In August, however, re- that the Soviets had refrained from where the regleetr was kept, esites' base, to Canton, is about 150 and expenditure to $1,621,169.30,

From Wuchow, the Kwangsi-

W. S. Bailey & Co., Ltd.-$1,220 What's in a mume:-Mr. E. J. venue amounted to $2,270,669.74 for repairs to No. 8 fire float. war, not because they were unable. Decially as residence is sometimes

Shrubshall has been appointed to hiit because they were unwilling to a difficult question.

miles. On November 27 the Can- so that the balance on August 31

Yeung Fat & Co-for the sup- act as Assistant Conservator of, fight.

Statutory authority is to be tonese

ply of labour and material for Foresta, Johore. still in Takhing, was $10,615,619.03. were "I most emphatically declare that the given to a practice which already which is only 42 miles below Wy-

the Chinese cemeteries in Hong Soviet pursues no other object in exists in Hong Kong and which chaw, and the Kwangsi-ites were months of the year is 315,643,896, year 1980.

Total revenue for the first eight Kong and Kowloon during the Since the annoureement of the China except peace. We do not desire is obviously necessary.

Governor's transfer there has been

We extend our sympathy, "to-day to seize a single metre of Chinese tor- vides for the list of authorised five miles further up."

as against $15,482,804. On the ritory. The 'Red' army has displayed auditors being divided into two

Yeung Fat & Co-for mainten- quite an epidemic of rumour-tism to the individual who sneezed so other hand, expenditure In two days, the Cantonese have "up." The 1929 total (January to is also

ance, etc. of roads, etc. within the in the Colony.

heartily on the Ferry the other day a high degree of organisation and dis

for persons qualified fallen back another 50 miles.August) is $13,119,911; as, against 1930, at 20 per cent. more parte, one cipline, and a very careful attitude to

that he parted company with his New Territories during the year wards the civilian population of China. to audit accounts kept in English They are withdrawing to shorten $12,919,758 in 1928.

than One youth competed with 200 | false teeth. Nanking's efforts to secure interven- and the other for persons qualified their lines (and thereby tighten

the Government schedule of girls at an efficiency typewriting tion by the Powers testify to the atto audit accounts kept in Chiness. their defences) until the main re-

prices.

test-Yet some people say type- tempts to disrupt the direct negotia- It may be mentioned that an inforcements arrive from Nanking tions which have been proposed

Sang Lee & Co.-fer mainten writing affects the nerves. by order of His Majesty in Counell, by sea. Mukden.***

ance, etc. of roads, etc. within the made on July 5, 1929, enables com-Yesterday morning the advanc→

City of Victoria during year 1930, Bowling, we are told, is not so The German Ambassador, Herr Von panies registered in the Uniteded column reached Lukpo, which Dirksen, handed to Mr. Litvinaff the Kingdom to keep branch registers means that the Kwangsl-ltes have

at 20 per cent. more, than the popular a sport as it used to be. It certainly was a great deal more Nanking Government's nate of Nov. in China. This Order in Council progressed 76 miles altogether.

Government schedule of prices.. 14. M. Litvinoff, in reply, refers to was published in the "London The Cantonese rearguard there- Chang Hauen-liang's acceptance the preliminary conditions of settle the "Hong Kong Gazette"

of Gazette" of July 12, 1929, and in upon retired on Shiuhing, an im ment, and says that the Nanking

of portant port 17 miles below Luk- Government's proposal can only have August 30, 1929.

the effect of prolonging the conflict, and therefore it is valueless-Reutor.

RUMOUR DENIED

Moscow; Yesterday.

GAS WEAPONS

Restrictive Control of Arms & Ammunition

po,

FRESH - FINE

The following report was made by the Royal Observa- tory at 11.07 .:

A fresh anti-cyclone ap- pears to have developed over South Manchuria. A moder- ate to fresh monsoon will pre- -vall along the coast and ovar

the Northern Chins Sea,

Local forecast: N.E. wind, fresh, fine.

FREEZING NEW YORK

Icy Gale & Snowstorms Sweep America

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An Irishman' has invented a machine to take 'phous messages. voices being transformed into print, But what about the un- printable language?

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It is suggested that some of the Foo Loong & Co.for mainten-popular in Hong Kong in October..

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Scottish tartans are adapted from anco, etc. of roads, etc. in 'Kow.

The human ear his become much † pottery - designs. And certainly loon and New Kowloon during the year 1980, at 18 per cent. more more sensitive of late Quite a lot some of the weirdest look as if they than the Government schedule of of people in this Colony have been had come from mugs.

able to hear their shares falling in prices.

Shanghai.

DI S DE

Lai Fuk-for maintenance, etc, of roads, etc. without the City of

One good thing about the talkies Victoria during the year 1980, at at the Queen's is that it preventa 38 per cent, more than the Gov- the woman who invariably sits be "ernment schedule of prices. ·

hind us reading aloud the captions to her friend."

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KTT There is a romantic story at- tached to the pheasant, says 'd writer. But it's nothing to the romance the Hong Kong angler weaves about the fish.

Later in the day, the Cantonese evacuated. Shiuhing as well, when it was reported that the occupa- tion of Shiuhing (only 28 milés According to the official Teas

from Samsbut, which is 80 miles Agency, authoritative circles here

by rail from Canton) was expect- The definition of the term "am-ed shortly.... categorically deny the report of the munition" in the principal Ordin-

Lai Fuk-$4,091.50 for widening

"You cannot be unhappy if you Kuo Min Agoney that the Soviet ance (of 1,900) is to be amend-according to one report) having

joining Murray Barracks. In spite of 5,000 Northerners

Garden Road, lower portion ad-

sing," is a big-lettered notice dis- sent through the German Embassy ed by the new Ordinance dealing arrived to help Canton on, Novem

Circular playing cards have been played in a music shop window. a Note to the Nanking Government with this subject. The main ob-

Tung Shan Co. of No. 7, Wood dealgned, so there may be some Quite true, but what about the other referring the conflict to a third Ject of the amendment is to include 27 and the stalemate in the

Road-$886.80, for painting roof chance of our getting an occasionally folk, especially in a Kowloon party for settlement.

Ironsides' sector, the Kwangai-ites gas, ammunition, but the definition are advancing.

of Queen's Pler. It is stated that the German Is made more comprehensive in

Chung Lee & Co.-8 per cent, good all round hand at one of these flat? Embassy has not presented any other ways also; and, in the defini-

more then schedule rates within whist drives, d C D New York, Yesterday. Hong Kong harbour limits; and 30 Note to the Nanking Government. tion of the term "arms," to include restriction in the number of persons

"If a man's worst enemies are -Reuter..

An fey gale from the weat, at a

per cent more than schedute rates gas ammunition.

section deals inter alis with the

the man with the Euclid mind, Section 4 of the now Ordinance question of firearms on board vs. New York the first taste of winter limits for maintenance and re-hen a man's best friend is his Harbin, Yesterday."

amonds the definition of the term sols. The present general provi temperature below zero. In the pairs to sea and quay walls, piers mother-in-law." Yesterday at noon, twelve Soviet "exempted person." The list of slon on this subject is that the ing weather has been experienced construction of minor extensions Residents. in "Cow's Stomach London traffic pointsmen are also

north-west and central states freez and other sea works, including the aeroplanes bombarded Pokotu, exempted persons at present is very owner or masted any vessel may causing a fire in the station. large, and the result is that there have on board "such arms and am-

as far south as Georgia, snowfalls during the year 1980, ** The railway authorities have re- are a great maby firearms in the multion as are reasonably neces... occurrior in the Rockies and many ceived confirmation from two tele Colony of which the police know Bary for the protection of such Yes Valley,

places, especially the Mississippi | |- graph operators, who want to nothing. No doubt many of the sel. A proposed new section will Chalanor and returned, that no persons exempt at present keep with take out of this exemption vessels Several deaths are reported from Soviet troops are now at Chalanor. the greatest care any frearms which which regularly include in their the Great Lakes region, owing to It is expected that the frat they may possuss, but others ports of call any place on the East the intense cold, Reuter's Amer), train will be sent to Hallar to-lay, may be more careles, and their fire-Coast of Asia, betwen Vladivostor can Servicei, Refugees continue to arrive here aruis may be stolen and may get and Singapote, or any place on any from the west.

POKOTU BOMBED

PEACE PROPOSALS

Cycling in the dir, according to Spanish faventor, is not out-

there won't be any overcrowing in the skies. The flying bikes are to cost £200, AUST

weapons intended for discharging entitled to possess firearms. The temperature of 22 degrees, has given outsida Hong Kong harbourse who praise him," reasoned with the bounds of possibility. But

into the bands of armes and other criminals

ut firearms

land now, and

robbers river flowing into the sea on the

East Coast of Asia between Vladi Vostok and Sint

desira

that we should follow

place in Formosa, provid usual, extreme truding

the Attorney

bayo

Street" - (Niu To Tsu) in Peking to act as danger signals--red have decided that the name of this lamps being fired to their backs—- street should be changed to "Big Hong Kong will be wanting more Praying Court." Has the old cow light on the subject before It is been consulted his contente

introduced here.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

Tomorrow being the feast of St. Francis Xavier there will be a bazaar at the Wanchal branch of The United Press correspondent the Italian Convent This barnar somehow glories in the fact that he is eagerly looked forward to by Ilves In Elephant's Nose Hole" the local Catholic community and Not an admission of his being very NCE no

small fry, surely leanaK

IN BANKRUPTCY

A distinctive uniform is ang gested" on wallera. It thus, pro vents the assembled, rue Lingtone

old fellow, didn'

Eton 1

Loud speakers are to be installed at leading French racecourses. It is odds against them being Intro- duced here. Our punters can do all the fond speaking necessary- and then some.

~ Mr. and Mrs. Fortwine" passed through on the "Tanda" from Kobe to Sydney-Me, and Whisky - spent last Feninsula Hotel "guests of St. Andrew's Society.

special

out

Court tha

blinds