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NEW PARTY FIRST. EXTRA RACE

ENDED

.BLISHED

SET BACK FOR THE "SETS."

1845

No. 27,431

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1930.

THE 'SETS' LOST A VERY VALUABLE POINT"

MEETING

AFTERNOON

FAST TIMES NOT LIKELY

MONEY RETURNED CLOSE FINISHES EXPECTED THIS

TO SUBSCRIBERS HEADS DISAGREE MAGNATE WANTED HIS OWN POLICY

London, Yesterday. The trustees of the United Empire Party Fund announce that it has been decided that all donations will be returned.-Reitter.

The Party's Aims

[ny "Wambat"]

Another capital programme le set for decision this afternoon, and if this seasonable weather continues the fixture la sure to be

R success.

2 p.m.-Happy Valley Handicap "A" Class

Boxing Eve should require beat- Ing with all his weight.

Plecalilti on his form at the last meeting is well in the picture.

Young Pretender ran well in the last race of the last meeting.

4

February Stakes

Snaefell is a shifty customer and may score with luck.

Thracian has not won a race yet though placed twice.

Chess Hall is good and may run convincingly.

Happy Valley "B" Class Tarmacadam 19 a good wet course pony and is fast.

Lord Rothermere, in a statement to the Press, says that the work of the United Empire Party, in which 173,000 members of the pubile have so far enrolled, will no means cease with the achievement of one of its aims, namely, the official adoption of Empire free trade by the Con-I Bervative Party, but will strive with all its resources towards the four other objectives in its programine, Lord three at least of which Rothermere believes are even more Important than Empire free trade Arstly, the Immediate imposition of high import duties on all manu- Buster or the Monk are also to factures with adequate subsidies be depended on in this weather. for farming; secondly, ruthless The Ape is a little wild, but a public economy; thirdly, no more surrenders to India: fourthly, no diplomatic relations witth Moscow. He still hoped to see, the Conserva- tive Party come into line in these tenets, and thus the United Empire of the Party would be relieved necessity of adopting fighting policy, including the formation of local associations with Parlia-ing mentary candidates..

Lord Beaverbrook, in reply, Bays that Lord Rothermere's intentions involve a complete departure from the original alma of the United Empire Party, and that Lord Rothermere la now free to develop Lord his own political programme.

Beaverbrook does not go with him In that, but their close personal relations remain unaltered.

APPOINTMENTS

good runner, and may cause an upset here.

First Extra Meeting Stakes Adam will be Mr. Heard'a mount here. and should win.

Majestle Hall in good and the distance is right.

Fair Sport won at the last meet. and should run well to-day.

SO THE PAPERS

DESCRIBED THE MATCH BETWEEN S.CHINA AND THE SOMERSETS~

TO-DAY'S. DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/5 9/16.“

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

A WAS THE

POINTS FUTURE

-MOT UNTIL BUTCHER HAD MISSED THE HOME DECIDED

IT MIGAT

FASILY

HAVE

GONE

AND

LIVED WITH THE

ARMY TEAM

BECOME A CIVILT

ANOTHER BIG REASON

"THE 'SETS". DID NOT

WIN WAS

THE GOALKEEPING

By

S.P.C.A. BALL

Large Gathering at Peninsula Hotel

GAY SCENE

•PAU KA-PING.

PENALTY

STILL

POINT'S LIFE 'S VERY PRECARIOUS

EASY GO

-WHILST THEGGAL MUST HAVE LOOKED SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO

THE 'SETS' FORWARDS

THIS GREAT LITTLE PLAYER STOPPED ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE SHOTS,-.

|YEN HSI-SHAN TO GO

ON HOLIDAY

FLIMSY EXCUSE FOR HIS WAR-LIKE BEHAVIOUR

BRAINY “BOBBIES"

College

GLASSES

N. LAZARUS

13, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong. Tel. C. 2203.

MOVE FOR SMALLER FIRST ACT OF

NAVIES

NO MORE CAPITAL SHIPS

BEFORE 1936 ?

DELEGATES HOPEFUL

London, Yesterday.

VICEROY

INDIAN LEADER SENT '

TO PRISON

"KING GUJERAT"

Hopefulness In regard to the GANDHI TALKS MORE

Naval Conference in general

felt among the delegates. British circles point out that It is now gen- erally taken for granted that there will be no more building of capital ships before 1936.-Reuter.

Determination Displayed

Rugby, Yesterday.

FOOLISHNESS

Bombay, Yesterday,

The prominent follower and dise ciple of Gandhi, Vallabhai Patel (brother of the Speaker in the Assembly), was sentenced at Borsad to three months' imprisonment and The work of the Naval Confer-a fine of 800 rupees, with the alter- ence. was formally resumed at St. native of a further three weeks' James's Palace this morning, when imprisonment, for disobeying an the heads of the delegations survey order prohibiting pubile speech. ed the whole ground and displayed

Ahmedabad, Yesterday. determination to press on with its

On the receipt of a telegram an- work as quickly as possible. Thenouncing the arrest and imprison- atmosphere of

the Conference is ment of Vallabhai Patel, Gandhi favourable for such an advance. said that the news should be heartily Six weeks ago, when it began, there welcomed.

He added that he attending the Conference were free might have to revise his plans for ly discussing whether the limitation marching with the first batch of of the size of capital ships and the volunteers, as he might-giye’march- reduction of their gun callbres could ing orders for to-morrow or Sun- be achieved. The tendency in su- day. thoritative British circles now is to

Gandhi has publicly appealed to- take for granted that, if all goes millowners and mill workers, shop well, there will be no need for the building of new capital ships before keepers and all citizens, to ob

serve a peaceful. "harta!" (completa Again, a quicker scrapping cessation of work) on March 8, to programme than was envisaged by "celebrate the incarceration of the the Washington Treaty is now con-

uncrowned King Gujerat" (Patel). templated.

-Router.

1996.

A definite advance in the work of the Conference is also marked by

Irwin's Regrets

New Delhi, Yesterday.

To Graduate at a Police global and category methods of ledged Gandhi's letter, and regrets he the removal of the question of rival Lord Irwin's secretary has acknow-

limitation from the realm of con-is contemplating setion clearly bound A compromise on this to involve a violation of the law and troversy. aubject is set out in the experts' danger to pubile peace--Router. report and embodies a skeleton table

DEGREES FOR DETECTIVE?

Rugby, Yesterday.

of categories, which went before the A scheme has been drawn up by heads of the delegations to-day. Mr. J. R. Clynes, Home Secretary, The report was in most respecta and adopted in principle by the approved. A communique issued Police Council providing for the e-after the meeting said: "Two tablishment of a Police College closely related questions

DR. SCHACHT

Resigns Post in the Reichsbank

Happy Valley Handicap Duke of Normandy I might

A gay scene was presented at the account for this race, if fit.

Peninsula Hotel last night on the o Amusement Tax is the danger casion of the S.P.C.A. Ball A largo, here, as he can do the distance crowd, the majority of whom were in well enough.

fancy dress, attended...

The function took place in the roof garden, nearly 160 tables being booked riving for the dance and supper that but that he had in recent years beoning ability and necessary quallaca-i for further examination In the light presidency of the Reichsbank.

Zephyr or Piccy are the next beat with a slight preference for the former.

Aberdeen Plate The Tiger should win this race in easy style..

His Excellency the Officer Ad-

Empress Hall has a good danco ministering the Government has here and should win if the former accepted the resignation by Lieu-does not like the wet track. tenant Henry Charles Macnamara Pippin is fit and holds a very

of his Commission in the Hong gond chance here on his running Kong Volunteer Defence Corps at the last, meeting. with effect from February 25.

His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government has

Stanley Stakes

for dinner, and many more people ar

followed.

The decorations were arranged by Mr. Copley, of the H.K. & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., the Hotel orchestra was in jattendance, and carnival novelties and

bulloons added to the gay seane.

HE ALWAYS WANTED PEACE

Shanghai, Yesterday. General Yen Hak-shadleired to Pre- sident Chiang on March 5, reiterating his intention to retire and go abroad. He further stated that his aim to the past had always been to preserve peace confronted with many difficulties which he could not explain to the public.

Situation Improved

Since General Yen Hsi-shan tendered his resignation from his substantive and concurrent posts, the general situation (at Tajyaan has improved. The seizure

One party, consisting mainly of mem- hers of the H.K.F.C. "Rugger" team of ralling stock on the Ping-Han Line and partners, were particularly con- was released on March 7; the traffic on spicuous, utilising club jerseys in an the Tientsin-Pukow line is restored to joriginal manner.

The parade took place about ·10.30, the judges being: Mrs. R. M. Dyer, Tonbridge is a good wet weather Miss Ho Kwang, Sir Shou-son Chow, appointed Lieutenant Colonel pony and should just about win Mr. W. B. Finnigan. The prizes were Charles Duncan Myles, 0.B.E.. hare.

presented by Mrs. W. B. Firmigan. Four prizes were given, Lady Pollock being the donor.

R.A.M.C., to be a member of the Tango will be ridden by a good Sanitary Board for a term of jockey and holds a good chance three years, vice Major Douglas here.

Gordon Cheyne. O.B.E., M.C., Done Again is carrying plenty R.A.M.C., with effect from Febru-¡ of weight; still he is good and is ⚫ary 28.

a danger.

His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government has appointed Mr. Julius Ring to act as Assistant Assessor, with effect from February 28, 1930.

Wanchal Handicap "B" Class

Prize winners were:-

Ladien:

1st-Miss Marshall (Egyptian). 2nd.--Misa Kwok (Page-boy), Gentlemen:-

1st. Mr. Roper (Pirate)..

2nd-Mr. Stock (American Sallor). The success of the Ball was largely

The Jamaica is fit and well and due to the efforts put forward by should about account for this Messrs. W. B. Finnigan (President),

event.

J. D. A. Hutchison (Hon. Secretary), His Excellency the Officer Ad- The Pheasant holds a good and D.. Black (Hon. Treasurer). ministering the Government has chance and is equal to the dis- Others who assisted were Lady Pollock, -appointed Mr. Charles Gordon tance..

Mrs. R. M. Dyer, Sir Shou-son Chow, Stewart Mackie, to be a member

Miss Ho Kwong, and Mr. D. H. Blake. "The proceeds of the dance will be de- voted to forming An Endowment Fund,

Samaritan

or King's Falloch of the Harbour Board, vice Mr. may start and are dangerous. *

with Marcus Theodore Johnson,

effect from March 5.

ROYAL ASSENT

His Majesty the King has not

been advised to axorcise his power

of disallowance with respect to

the following. Ordinances

Ordinance No. 27 of 1929-

An Ordinance to provide for the

Wanchai Handicap "A" Clasi Pickle is in good condition and can go the distance.

Carnival Eve is a good bet as

he is in good condition.

a

Grand Tattoo Eve looks to have

handy chance in this going.

MURDER TRIAL

Incorporation of the Procurator Five Textile Workers

in Hong Kong of the Portuguese

Province of the Jesuit Order.

Ordinance No. 28 of 1929-

An Ordinance to amend the Jesuit Order Incorporation „Or- dinance, 1927.

INTOXICATED DRIVER

In the Kowloon Court, a licens

Acquitted

COTTON DUTY

Japanese Associations Confer

Osaka, Yesterday, Lending cotton trade associa-

tions are holding a public mest- ing on Monday to discuss the proposed increase in the Indian

ed car driver, Robert Chan, was September while travelling on a preference with a minimum of

RACE SELECTIONS

1st Race:

Boxing Eve or Plccalli Young Pretender. Duke of Chantilly.

2nd Race:

Snaefell

What's. Yours. Thracian.

3rd Race:

Tarmacadam.

The Ape. Buster or Noukhail.

4th Race:

Adam.

Majestic Hall.

Fair Sport.

5th Race:

Duke of Normandy. Zephyr.

Amusement Tax.

6th Race:

The Tiger. Empress Hall. Pippin

7th Race:

Tonbridge." Tango. 'Done Again. 8th Race:

The Pheasant. King's Falloch. Samaritan.

9th Race: -

Pickle.

resume

Carnival Eve. Grand Tattoo Eve.

were re-

It is proposed that men of outstand-ferred back to the First Committes

Berlin, Yesterday. Dr. Schacht has resigned from the

tions shall attend a two years of today's discussion, and the few Dr. Schacht's announcement' WAS course at such college and so it remaining matters not settled by the made at to-day's meeting of the direc themselves for the highest posts in report were deemed to be easier to tors of the Reichsbank, to the effect that the police service.

Outlining the scheme in a docu-arrange after agreement had been he had taken steps to resign several reached in regard to figures.". years before the expiry of his contract, ment to the Police Council, Mr.

Limit of Speed

and it surprised the directors and has caused Clyne expressed the opinion that

à sensation in the banking This afternoon the First Com world and stock exchange. more should be known of the techni- cal

He explained that the reason for his and other developments inmittee accepted the experts' report police work elsewhere, and advan-on vessois not subject to limitation, resignation was that his attitude to tage be taken of such developments and it is now ready for submission wards the Young plan was unchanged. The enm-Nothing had occurred since the second by way of experiment and research to the plenary session.

in this country. The Police Coun-mittee has, in effect, adopted the Hague Conference to make him alter up at his views against the plan. He intim- cil is exploring the possibilities of draft regulations drawn the scheme British Wireless Ser. Geneva subject to two changes, ated he was willing to remain in office vice.

namely, the proposed speed limit of until a successor was elected.-Reuter.

FALL FROM WINDOW

Inquest on Lady Typist

London, Yesterday.

vessels exempt has been increased

from 18 to 20 knots, and to the list of exempt vessels has been added small seaplane carriers, equipped with apparatus for launching not more than three scaplanes.

On the question of special vessels which lie outside the proposed

CLOUDY

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

The anti-cyclone is central

to the North-East of Japan. Another is central to the N. of the lower Yangtaze Valley. A fresh to strong monsoon prevalls along the S.E. coast of China, and over the N. China Sea. not the

tonnage Another

Forecast; N.E. winds, strong; N. winds, fresh; gen- erally cloudy.

At the inquest held pa Mra. categories and are not exempt Demart, a typist of the U.S. naval vessels, the report of the experts delegation, who fell out of a win-was in general accepted by the First Committee, bat before it can be dow of her hotel in London, a

sent on, there will be a further dis- verdict of accidental death was

cussion as to whether or returned.

The evidence showed that ahe tonnage of special vessels should be

the total reckoned in apparently slipped while putting some flowers, sent her by Mra alloted to the Powers.

matter for further discussion is in her windowsill.- Stimson, on

to what category future aircraft Reuter.

carriers which fall below the level of the existing aircraft carriers and are larger than the exempt seaplane the body of a Chinese, about 30 years Liaoning to consult with General Chang carriers should be placed.-British of age, outside the Mongkok Cinema. The body bore no traces of stab or gun Hsueh-liung on the present situation, Wireless Service.

Indications wounds, but there were which led the Police to think that the man had been murdered.

General Fang Pan-jen, President Chiang's envoy, will proceed to Shans!: on March 8. to Interview General Yen

Earlier Cables,

SUSPECTED MURDER ?

Early this morning the Police found

-London, Yesterday, Hal-shaa, concerning the peaceful uni-] After the issue of a communique? The body was removed to the Kow- fication of the country.

covering a two hours meeting of the loon Mortuary, and the Police aED NOW heads of the delegations at St. James's investigating the matter,

Troops Withdrawn General Shih Ya-san, who withdrew Palace this morning, who reviewed the on March 5 his troops from Halayip report of the First Committen dealing and Yungching to Kweltah, will send with general questions, Mr. MacDonald his delegate to see General Liu Chib, told pressmen that he was confident the regarding the defence of the Kiangsu Naval Conference would reach, possibly

Honan berder.

VINDICTIVE LEAVES HOME

H.M.3. Vindictive laft Plymouth yesterday for Chins. She in bring before Budget day on April 14, a speci- ing reliefs for H.3.8. Tamar, for the

General Liu Chih has despatched his fic treaty on a five-Power basis. 10th Brigade to Chuchow in Shantung He rebutted a criticism that the con- to assist the suppression of the remference had got into the hands of the nants under Koo Kwel-cho

Admirals; and explained that the treaty

fined $50 with the alternative of lorry which was loaded with three and a half annas per poundments have ceased along the western and Fan Hat-chik to exterminate Koo practical way.ban

one month's jail for driving a strikers.

toxicated condition, during the Gas

Yangtae and for the West gunboats, Petersfeld, Iroquois and Herald.

H.M.9. Vindictive is due in Hong. ong on April 23,

car in Ballsbury Road, in an ins in January of this year," from on plain grey goods, which they in eastern Honan have been wKwat-chu's remnants within the short-THONYA Lendon, Yesterday Jurists and not of the Governments,

early, hours off to-day," anos 20

Traffic Inspector Nicol pointed

out that the defenda

grast, dangar to the.

had be driven whe were streaming out

Jght

New York, Yesterday. › A message from Charlotte, North cotton goods duty, which con- Carolina, states that the five tinues to occupy much attention. Gastonia textile "workers, charged Leaders of the cotton trade de- with murder in the second degree clare that they are prepared to of Mrs. Elis⠀ May Wiggins, have

pay twenty per cent. If it be uni- been acquitted....

Mrs. Wiggins was shot dead last versal. They object to Imperial day, and that on the Lung-Hai line will

President Chiang has telegraphically must cover definite programmes, which on March 8 Military move instructed Genecals Chen Tiao-yuan the delegates were now examining In

report" was only the ́opinión" of the The trial was removed,

section of Haehow, while the troops

est possible data, banja pom

Lord Cecil, the chief British dele-Other opinions would be expressed later 2. Boviet. Propaganda

gate on the committee for harmonising both in the Council and Assembly. Charlotte, owing to feel consider is intended to bar. Japan-drawn by General Shib Yu-san, accord ing to a report from the railway ad”

Listening, Yesterday, the Paris Pact and Covenant of the The Executive Committoo of the ning high consequent upon ase" goods altogether-Renter. ministration.

Soviet plalp-clothes propagandists League of Nations, which concluded its League of Nations Unica and the Na- Incidents arising from

BRACATO Visit Japan

who have made their appearance at sessions yesterday, expressed the opin- tional Council for the Prevention of Peking Yesterday. Manchali and Chalar are addressing on in an interview that good progress, War, have made representations to the The Intention of General Yen Hat the Chinese populace, who are, however, had been made. He approved of an Prime Minister in view of the anxiety an to go abroad appears to be con not interested it their propaganda, amendment proposed by the jurials to which has been aroused among the firmed by the fact that Generale Chow Many of them have Zemoved to other the Council and Assembly, which is on friends of Armaments reduction con Tal and Koo Jen-fat have been appoint places Canton News Agency the original lines of the British sugges cerning the results of the. Naval Con

tions of September last, excluding *|ference, and od to cocomand the Shans troops.

resort of war which under certain elr The League of Natiolis Union execu

the tive urge the Premier to use his great sail within a week for Japan; Mr. According to Japanese despatches, it cumstances is now permitted under CHIA Ching-teh, the thiet secretary, te. La reported that if Yen Hat-than actual Covenant.⠀⠀⠀ MESORT nuthority and Infuence to restore the

Van's dipare ly goes abroad ha will go to Japan Lord Codil pointed put. Hut the de- confident atmosphere in which the com

arst, and that he has already rented halte text of the report containing this forenes began itä lahorra; so that there kenzie. Arlondment: carried explanations with inay be a large allround rédaction of

which he could not fully agree, but the armamenta - Hritish Wireless BarvĪDA

Ave men charged with murylar

In the district.

POLAR TRIPS

gren, Faud; DOW

lets Suspended by Mawson

Expedition

General Xen will, Recording to SpA AAAAwe ALESS

*. house near Kobe for

Reuter

Yesterday