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PACKARD. PLYMOUTH. CHRYSLER. DE SOTO

Motor Cars.

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Thursday, December 12, 1929.

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大英十二月十二號 禮拜肆 中華民國已巳年拾一月十弍

25 cts.

HONG KONG,` THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1929.

CONVICTS MUTINY IN THE NAVAL PLOT TO SMUGGLE

U.S.STATE PRISON

ILLUSTRATED.

25 cts.

BASE

ARMS TO CHINA

A DRAMA OF THE FROZEN NORTH

GOVERNOR & WARDERS HELD NO NEW ORDER FOR

AS HOSTAGES

TROOPS RESTORE ORDER

Auburn, New York, Yesterday,

A serious riot has broken out in

Auburn State Prison. The convicts

STOPPAGE

BETTER OUTLOOK-

BROKEN CASES BETRAYED GERMAN EX-OFFICERS

HEARD IN CAMERA

Berlin, Yesterday.

Four merchants and two ex- officers are on trial in camera at

are reported to be in complete can- AIR BASE AND DOCK Kiel on a charge of attempting to trol, holding the Governor in hostage. Police, firemen and troops are rushing to the scene.

Later.

Three convlets and one warder have been killed and one warder wounded. The outbreak is one of the most desperate for many years.

A gang of long term convicts

mutlnied and shot the head kceper and seized the Governor and seven warders as hostages, whom they threatened to shoot dead if they were not granted the freedom of the prison.

Telephone wires have been cut, so, It is impossible to communicate with' the outside world, but eventually hundreds of State troopers, police, and National Guardsmen, equipped with the full panoply of war, "were brought up and quelled the outbreak after four hours desperate fighting.

This is the second outbreak at Auburn in six months. In the i course of the mutiny last July four warders were shot and two convicts killed-Reuter'a American Service. I

Twelve Dead

New York, To-day, 7 It is unoffelally estimated that twelve 'are dead in the prison mutiny, six of whom were killed by machine guns.-Reuter's American [Service.

DRIZZLE OR MIST ·

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states:-

A feeble anti-cyclone is "central over the Sea of Japan and a shallow depression over S.W. China.

Moderate to light variable winds over the N. China Sea with coastal fog.

Forecast:-E. or variable winds, moderate to light, gen- erally overcast; some drizzle or mist.

TO-DAY TO FRIDAY

NOT AFFECTED

London, Yesterday.

In the House of Commons to-day, answering questions, Mr. Tom Shaw stated that the War Once had followed the Government's policy and had been slowing down and suspending work on the Singapore

Degrees Temperature, 10 a.m., to-

day

.67 Temperature, 4

yesterday

68 Humidity, 10a.m., to-

day

88 Humidity, 4 p.m., yes-

terday

76

p.m.,

smuggle 8,000,000 rounds of am- munition Into China in violation of, the law prohibiting the export of war material, The case of ammunition, which came from the old Reichswehr stores, which were to scrapped, were placed aboard a steamer at Kiel, marked "machin- ery"

The plot was discovered owing to the case breaking and revealing its contents-Reuter.

DOMINION STATUS

Rugby, Yesterday. · In the House of Commons to-day the Under-Secretary for the Domin- ions Mr. D. Luna,

was asked whether any change in the status of the Dominion High Commission- Не ers in London was proposed. assume: that the question related to the functions to be performed by the High Commissioners in rela- tion to the Government here. This was a matter for each of the Domin- ion Governments concerned. His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom were most willing THE FLOATING DOCK

to accord to the High Commission- Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord, era in this respect whatever post- said that the new floating dock at tion their Governments might do Singapore base had been utilised.sire they should occupy-British It was not proposed to move it to Wireless Service. | some other port during the suspen-.

Base. No new orders had been given, and the work was retarded or suspended where possible.

WILLIAM

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NO R.M.S.P. DIVIDENDS HALF YEARLY

ATTACKS ON COMPANY RESULT

IN HEAVY LOSSES..

AUDITORS' REPORT

sion period. The decision to sus required for the completion of CHINA LIGHT AND pend work on the base did not facilities, providing they would involve any transfer or discharge serve not on'y local defence, but the or the disbandment of any personnel maintenance of British

air com- directly controlled by the admiralty,munications in the Far East, shore No notice of suspension had been trade, and the repair of equipment given to the contractors, but the of air units allocated to the naval Admiralty had been communicating forces in those waters. The with them in regard to slowing strength of the air forces, which SURPLUS PROFITS $100,000 down. The decision to suspend would be normally maintained at work on the Singapore base did not Singapore, as at present contem- The Board of Directors of the

London, Yesterday. Involve the closing down of anti-plated, would be one squadron of China Light & Power Co. (1918), The Directors of the Royal Mail Malaria measures in the neighbour land machines and one squadron of Ltd., have resolved to recommend Steam Packet Company have re- hood of the base.

flying boats, excluding any flect air at the annual meeting of the Com- solved not to pay half yearly arm units which might occasionally pany to be held on December 21, ❘ dividends, Preference stocks or London Later.

be disembarked there. No change a Anal dividend of nine per cent. an interim on ordinary stock. Mr. Mortague stated that so far would be made as a result of the in respect of the financial year The notification adds that Lord £270,000 had been spent on the air decision to suspend work on the ended September 30, 1929, making Kylsant, the Chairman, informed base at Singapore. £300,000 was Naval base--Reuter.

a total dividend for the year, in the Directors that the attacks mado cluding the interim dividend of on the Company, and the publicity per cent. declared last March, of they had received, had resulted an fourteen per cent. A final divi-heavy fall in the market value of dend of 9 per cent, will represent shares and debentures.

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THE AIR BASE

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a return of 45 cents per share on -The auditors, Messrs. Price the "Old Shares and 10.73 cents Waterhouse, Company; have been per share on the 1929-Issue Shares instructed to examine the position, allotted on July 5, 1929.

and have now reported that the profits of the group in 1928, after payment of debenture and other interest, exceeded £3,400,000. The results of 1929 are expected to be very similar.

After payment of a final divi dend of 9 per cent. the surplus, profite, including the amount brought forward from last year, will amount to about $100,000.

A HEATED SCENE

French Premier And

Splitting Hairs"

Paris, Yesterday.

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Reference is made to the, ample provision in respect of deprecia. tion, also the reserves, which ex- ceed £7,000,000. A trade facilities loan of £2,550,000 to the R.M.9.P. Meat Transports.. which the R.M.SP. have guaranteed, is re- payable in the autumn of 1990, and, A heated scene occurred in the as public, attacks have at present Chamber during debate on the War rendered the Issue Impracticable, Ministry estimates. M. Tardieu application. Is to be made for an denounced the Left opposition for extension of the period of repay- hair splitting, and declared "If you ment. Suspension of dividends, want a battle, we accept it," on a meanwhile, has been decided In subsequent division which the order to conserve cash resources. Premier said was made a test of There has recently been a very confidence. The Government had a severe fall in R.M.S.P. stocks. majority only of 32.-Reuter,

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