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China Mail

No. 27,478

|HOBBS GETS.TURY IN BOTH INNINGS.

MIDDLESEX AND SURREY DROP POINTS,

HENDREN'S OPENING SCORE.

London, Yesterday. Middlesex Look first knock at Leicester and made 196 runs, to which Lee epntributed an invalu-j

GANDHI'S DISCIPLES able 85. Leicester batted stendi-

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ly against some tricky bowling by R. W. V. Robins and led on the first innings by 84 runa, Simla, Yesterday. Middlesex, on batting a second that Sir time, mude a remarkable recovery, isunderstood Horatio Bolton, Chief Commis-scoring 349 for 5 wickets, at which point the lanings was de- sioner of the North West Fron-clared closed, setting Leicester tier Province, is sailing for Eng- the task of getting 266 runs to Jand to-morrow on account of il-win. Lee again distinguished himself in the Middlesex innings, health. He will be replaced by scoring 35 and Patsy Hendren the Hon. Mr. S. E. Pears, Resident followed up his West Indian Bug- of Mysore.

cesses by storing a century in his

[A mesage of April 25 stated: first match in England. He made! Sir Horatio Bolton, Chief Com- 101 and was undefeated when the missioner of the S. W. Fron- closure was applied. Needing 266 tier Police, to-day conferred runs to win. Leicester at the close. with the leading citizens with of play had scored 127 runs for view to the restoration of the loss of half their wickets. peace and confidence. British The home team took the Brat inn- troops are gradually withdrawings' points.

A

ing and volunteers are picket In the corresponding match last ing the liquor shops. The season Leicester defeated Middle- casualties in Wednesday's dis sex by 99 runs, turbances are estimated at fifty.J

More Gandhi-ites Jailed.

Calcutta, Yesterday.

Glamorgan's Big Score.

Surrey were kept busy at Glamorgan and spent the first day

in the field, whilst the home side The chairman and secretary of amassed the huge total of 474. the Civil Disobedience Committer, Bates struck one of his happy

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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930,

ALTHOUGH THE P.WD AND THE SANITARY DEPT ARE TWO OF THE BIGGEST DEPTS: IN THE GOVERNMEN IT WAS NO EASY

MATTER TO PICK →

THE TWO TEAMS

FOR THEIR

TELL ME SIR. AND OKKLY.

HAVE YOU

FOOTBALL

BOOTS!

PLAYERS HAD TO BE CHOSEN

ANNUAL SOCCER MATCH/ WHO HAD BOOTS..

THIS

MATEJ ALWAYS. CAUSES GREAT EXCITEMENT IN BOTH DEPTS: WEEK'S BEFORE THE EVENT, AND NOBODY SEEMS

TO BE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE COMING TO THE MATCH ITSELF. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE IN IT. EXCEPT OF COURSE THE

RW.D

-BUT WE

WERE CENE LAST MONDAY

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TO LIME WASH!

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/6 1/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

ANY

SHORTE?

AND SHORTS,

THE SANITARY DEDT: WENT ABOUT LIME WASHING THE SAME HOUSES

TWICE IN ONE WEEK,

ROAD CLOSED

WHIST OF COURSE ANY ONE POSSESSING BOTH, WAS IN THE RUNNING FOR THE POSITION OF

CAPTHIN

WE HAD THIS ENS OP LAST MEATH

WHILST THE P.W.D. Di "UP WRONG ROADS. 'TUBBY' WOOD THE

PUD. COALIE, IT WAS L A WISE HOVE PUTTING & HIM THERE. BECAUSE ONCE HE WAS COMPORTABLY

SETTLED, THERE. WAS NO ROOM! LEFT FOR SCORING

AND, WITH THE AID OF A FEW FIREWORKS, AGAIN IN THE 2ND HALF.

wito SCORED TWICE IN THE FIRST HALF SANITARY DEPARTMENT AFTER THE ASHES.

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moods and scored 168 and Hills Secretaries of the north, south, also reached the century mark. and central Calcutta and Burra- Surrey. facing the huge task of bazar Congress Committees, getting 324 to save the follow on, alt the

scored 333, thus giving Glamorgan ex-President of

a lead of 141 runs

" on the first

FINAL DIVIDEND. All-Bengal Students' Association, innings. have each been sentenced to one] Jack Hobba, celebrated the open (Mesara. Jardine, Matheson and The report of the General agents year's rigorous imprisonment for ing of the senson by scoring a disobeying police orders.

The characteristic century, making 137 Co.), for presentation to the share- local newspaper

runs in great effort to pass his holders at the 49th ordinary meet- Vishwamitra opponents score. Mercer howling tag to be held at the offices of the hindi has suspended publication. well, took five wickets for G1 runs, company on Friday, May 16, at A Committee of Indian journalists has requested "the remaining terapt were not as successful as

Glamorgan on their second at noon, states:

The General Agents and Consult papers to do likewise.

in their first venture, scoring 205,ing Committee have pleasure

Britain to Stand Firm.

London, Yesterday.

in-

to which Hills again gave a use submitting a statement of the ac- ful contribution that of 53. counts of the office, made up to

Surrey were not in Earl Russell, in a speech at disturbed by the idea of getting Hong Kong currency.

the least December 31, 1929, in sterling and Southampton, referring to 346 runs to win and had acored Gandhi's statement that violence 192 for the loss of only two of an interim dividend of $18 per 1928 Account.-After payment elsewhere was necessary as a re- sult of his non-violent movement,

wickets. said: "If that is the necessary result, steps will have to be taken

Brilliant Hobbs.

share on May 23, 1929, this account shows a surplus of $746,019.40, and Hobbs further distinguished it is recommended that this sum be

to put an end to it." He emphasis himself by scoring 111 not out appropriated as follows:

ed that the Government were not thus getting a century in both To pay a final dividend 'going to be deflected from their innings.

This was his 172nd

the was

fifth

occa-

intentions of dealing quite frankly century in first class cricket. and fully with the Indian ques-and it tion, owing to certain outbreaks sion upon which he has scored a on the part of those who did not century in each ihrings. wish to have it dealt with in that way.-Reuter.

JAPANESE ROYALTY.

and

In the corresponding match last) season Surrey defeated Glamor kan by an Innings and 56 runs.

and

of $27 per share....$270,000.00

To add to Underwriting Suspense Account to

close the year 1928.. 476,019.40

1029 Account The

\"REDS” EXPOSED IN "A NATURAL THING."

NEW YORK.

An Indian Driver and His Stick.

MOSCOW SAID TO BE THE HOME OF STRIKES AND RIOTS.

DOCUMENTS SEIZED.

New York, Yesterday, The Police Commissioner Mr. Whalen, has published a photo graphic copy of correspondence seized by detectives showing that the Communist International of Moscow is directly responsible for fomenting strikes and riots in the United States. The corres pondence contains a repeated re-

SPORTS OF INTEREST.

Results of the Davis Cup contests are to hand.

of

The Americans are betting heavily on their chances winning the Walker Cup. See pages 12 and 13..

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BANDITS TAKE HUKOW.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

REGRETS

GIVING AWAY OUR FLEET.

a

LAYING DOWN OF U.S. CRUISERS.

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London, Yesterday. Lord Bridgeman, in a speech at

Yen Hsi-shan, accompanied by TORY PROTEST. Generals Hsu Yung-chang, Yang Ai-yuan and Liu Chih, arrived at Shinchinchuang on May 1. Feng Yu-hsiang has also arrived at |Shihchlachuang from Chengchow to interview Yen Hsi-shan on military affairs and the formation of a new government. It will be: recalled that on April 24 Yén was reported to have left Taiyuan, Weymouth, said that he very arriving at Pingting on April 22. much regretted the London Naval Nothing further was heard of Agreement, because it did very Yen's movement after reaching little in the direction of economy the latter place. It would seem and gave away the most import that Yen must have changed his ant part of our fleet. It gave us mid about proceeding to Shih- practically nothing in future. chiachuang, as he had intended, "If we are going to make this and instead returned to Taiyuan enormous surrender against the The above report would indicate advice of all the best naval ex- that Yen had left Taiyuan for perts in the country, and if it is Shihchiachuang for the second necessary in the interests of time.

economy, surely they might have got something, cut of some of the other countries equivalent to the

Attack on Mamuchi,

After having received ammuni-surrender we are making?" (Loud tion and rations from Feng Yu-cheers).-Reuter, hsiang, Sun Tien-ying made a

New York, Yesterday. The second attack on Manuchi,

President Hoover has An- National forces adopted the usual nounced that. Rear-Admiral stratagem by refusing battle and William Veazle Pratt, President feigning defeat and thus drew of the Naval War College, who ac- the rebel forces to Mongchung companied President Wilson on bridge where the National forces his trip to France In December, launched a surprise counter- 1918, will be appointed Chief of attack, thereby defeating the Naval Operations in succession to enemy and driving them back to Rear-Admiral C. F. Hughes, 40 lis west of Kweiteh, while cap when the latter's term of office turing over 500 rifles, four ma- expires. chine guns and two cannons.

Washington, Yesterday. Another report states that Sun: White House has announced the Tien-ying assisted by various laying down of the three 10,000. bands of bandits threatened Dogton eight-inch gun cruisers, whose Gulam Mahomed a public motor pu on April 30. The 1st and 2nd construction Mr. Hoover post- car driver, was this morning Training Division of National poned at the beginning of the re- charged at the Central Magistracy forces have been despatched from cent naval negotiations, will be before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham Esuchow to relieve the situation further delayed. The postpone with assaulting a Chinese with stick in Chater Road.

aat Pengpu. It is reported that

President Chiang will shortly pro The complainant, who is the ceed to Hsuchow. chauffeur of Mrs. Ho Wing, sald that he was driving his mistress

Repeatedly Crushed. along Chater Road, His vehicle Having been repeatedly crushed first ships of this type, which had to pass close to the defendant's by the National forces, Sun Tien- have just been commissioned. car because there was another ying has wired to Yen Hai-shau The improvement of the hull de- vehicle on the other side of the for reinforcements. Yen Hal sign is said to be one of the prio- strect. Defendant was at the time shan instructed the Shansi troops cipal alterations contemplated in standing outside his own car, and, under Sun Tsu to proceed from these three cruisers, which are in- without rhyme or reason, the de- Chengchow to the front on April cluded among the first five to be fendant stretched out his hand and 30, in order to participate in the built under the latest naval pro-

campaign along the Lung-Haigramme. slapped him."

The remaining two Complainant came down and de-line. It is anticipated that severe vessels are at present under con- manded to know why he was struck, fighting will shortly break out. struction. Reuter's American

whereupon the defendant seized hold

ment is not said to be connected with the result of the London Conference, but due to contem- plated changes of design in the vessels, as result of trials of the

The main body of the Shans Service. of his stick and began to beat him troops under General Sun Tsu with it. Mrs. Ho Wing came out have assembled at Kaifeng and...

of the car and blew a police whistle are watching the outcome of the General Yu Hsueh-chung; Linyu and Inspector Shaftain came to the struggle between the Kuominchun as the second defensive line under ference to the

Feng General Hup expenditure scene and took the combatants to and the National forces.

Chin-chun; and Yu-hsiang intends to attack Hsu- Shanhaikuan as the third line of $746,019.40 for the outbreake and the sup- the Police Station."

Mrs. Ho Wing corroborated her chow first before reorganising the defence under General Huang port of strikes One, letter bears This season they lost first innings standing at credit of this account is Corporation. The Soviet's official clusion of her statement, defendant the Ping-Han line.

amount the heading "Amtorg Trading driver'e ovidence and at the con-doubtful troops now stationed at Hsu-slang.

Acting on the instructions of points.

$1,912,581.53. Out of this sum, it purchasing agents in America are alleged that witness had told a Minor engagements between General Chang Hsueh-liang, Gen- T.I.H. Prince

The form displayed so early in is further recommended that an also in the lists. The names in-pack of Hes because it was a natural the National Forces and the Kuo-erals Koo Wai-yoh, Fu Siang-ying, Takamatsu left the Colony on batsmen, Hobba

Princess the season by two of our leading interim dividend of $18 per share clude 30 men and women who thing for her to do to help her own minchun took place in the vicinity Ya Chi-shan, and Ho Feng-lin are route to Europe aboard

Hendren, be paid; absorbing $180,000, the

were sent to New York from countryman.

of Sikshan during the last few inspecting the railway lines, pre- Kashima Maru this morning..

gives ground for great optimism balanco of $1,722,591.63 being Moscow, including Delglass, who Defendant said that he did not days. The Kuominchun. have paratory to participation in the with regard to the coming on. carried forward. The Japanese community gave counters with the Australian tour-

is described as a member of the slap the complainant. He only rushed four divisions of reinforcé coming war. them a great send-of, launches ing alde.

Consulting Committee. Mr. A. Moscow Secret Police and ex-gave him a push, and, although he ment to the Lung-Hai line. The Hukow Taken by Bandits, · S. Gubbay reaigned his seat on ac- taking them out to bid the Royal

count of his departure from the personal secretary to Djerzinski, had the stick in his hand, he never Shansi troops under Sun Tou are

Shanghai,, May 1. the organiser of the Cheka,

now massing along the southern Colony...

Hie Worship said that he could bank of the Yellow River and Soviet officials describe the documents a forgeries.

not believe the defendant. The!

Ho Kaifeng. Chairman of the Amtorg Corpora- would have cautioned the defendant tion avers that the investigations if he had not used a stick, but sincs were launched with a view to have to pay a fine of $5 and $2 as he had done so, defendant would prosecuting the fabricators Reuter's American Service.

visitors a journey.

the

127-5

Results at a Glance. enfe and successful Leicester.....280 Aa the liner pulled away from the buoy, occupants of Middlesex .:.196 the launches waved the Japanese.

349-5 dec

flag, and made an enthusiastic de Glamorgan monstration.

Their Highnesses, who were on Surrey

the first-class deck, smilingly ac-,

knowledged the tribute.

TEA MERCHANT VICTIMISED ?

... 474 -

205

.333

190--2-|||

-Reuter.

Australians Win.

London, Yesterday. Mr. Ko Hung-pu. manager of The Australlans. Worcestershire the China Tea Company, reported match has concluded, the result be- to the Police yesterday that on ing that the Australians won by an April 11 a Chine salesman of Innings and 165 runs.

the Sam Hing Import and Export

Worcester were all out for 196, Company, of No. 187, Des Voeux For Worcester, Root compiled® 48 Road Weat, obtained from the and Walters 44. Chiun Ten Company 430 cattles of Grimmett took 5 wickets for 46 tea valued at $120.20. A bill was

runs-Reuter duly sent for payment, and it was then discovered, it is alleged, that the Sam Hing firm had gone out of business.

To-day's Fixtures.

Sir Robert Ho Tung, Messrs. A H. Compton, L. Dunbar, Henry Humphreys, T. E. Pearce and A. H. White retire but, being eligible,

offer themselves for re-election.

Auditors. The accounts have been audited. by Messra... Lowe, Bingham and Matthews and Percy. Smith, Seth and Fleming who,

being eligible, offer themselves for HONG KONG TELEPHONE

re-election.

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Withdrawal of Officer in Charge.

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THEFT FROM STEAM LAUNDRY:

*A* £500,000 DAMAGE.

Chicago, Yesterday, A Chinese, who stole vine pieces

Up to the present 32 people are niversity of clothing from the Steam Laun- dead, including eight women, scores dry, was at the Kowloon Police have been injured, and £500,000 Court this morning, sentenced to worth of damage done was in two months' hard) Jabour, by Mr. tornado which left a trail of destruc- MYCHarold Lancaster Basistant I. S. Whyte-Smith, who also senttion scross nine; states

1866tland Yard, died at another man to jail for six weeks middle

Aeroplanes Hospital, where be, was for stealing a cloth signboard from,

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compensation to the driver.

It is reported that Hukow, on the northern border of Kiangsi, was taken by bandits on April 29, National 'Planes.

but recaptured on the same day by the Naval authorities and the National 'planes is new stationed in the south of Kiangsi, martial

Under instructions of President Marine Police.. Chiang, the 1st Squadron of Due to the activities of bandits at Hankow; the 3rd Squadron at law was declared on April 29 in Sinyangchow; and the 4th Squa-Nanchang, dron at Hauchow.

Owing to the transfer of troops Ammunition for Allled Forces. to the front, it is reported that Yen Hal-shan issued an order on Wuchang is now garrisoned by April 29 to the Shansi Arsenal cadets of the Military Academy to deliver 500 shells for artillery; Canton News Agency, Letters of administration as re- and 120,000 rounds for rifles; in

70,000 bullets for machine-yuna Customs · Revenues. gards the estate of the late Yeung addition to several thousands of Mr. T. V. Soong has issued &

Shanghai, Yesterday. Wal-chow, a student who died in

statement that the attempt by the

MONEY LEFT,

Widow Renounces Her Rights.

the Young Wo Nursing Home, hand grenades. Y Hong Kong, have been granted to Feng Yu-hsiang has sent a Northerners to seize the "addl

Young Tuen-po, deceased's father. order to Japan for machinery in tional" Customs revenues at Tien. The estate amounted to $7,200, and order to enlarge the present Artain constitutes a grave threat to deceased's widow, Yeung Kan-shi, Benal at Chengchow. A large the integrity of the Maritime Prenounced all rights and title in the number of workmen has been endises the interest of all the credi- Customs, and seriously jeopar entate in favour of her infant gaged to work day and night to tors of the Government. daughter increase the present output..

Chang Tin-wal, a Chinese who Shansi Arsenal is now hurry Customs revenues are pledged to He points out that the entire died intestate aboard the sing the production of more rua foreign inderanities and loans. Talthybius at sea, on December 8 chine-guns to meet the require The old five per cent. duty is in- last year, left cetate to the value ments of Feng Yu-halang. In the sufficient to take care of these of $4,000 Letters of administra-operations along the Lung-Hal obligations. Between February tion have been granted to Chang line. Hing-yuen.

and April this year 5,800,000

Peking, May 1 taels had to be withdrawn from Lieut-General Sir E. H. de V. The North-eastern authorities reserve for the purpose of, meet- Atkinson, Master General of Supply have despatched three more diving foreign loan obligations, A and Major-General Hi F. slons of Manchurian troops into further shortage of 8,000,000

retired on: Indian Shanhaikuan, They are reported faels on the five per cent, revenue. 1. for General J. C. to have arrived at Luanchow, and for foreign loans is: anticipated

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