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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1930.

SHOE THROWN AT DEPUTY MAYOR.

Uproarious Scenes at a Council Meeting.

MAYOR STILL IN PRISON.

Calcutta, Yesterday, There were uproarious scenes at a meeting of the Calcutta Cor- poration to elect a Mayor and Alderman, owing to the failure of the Mayor, Sengupta,' who is at pre- sent in prison, to take the oath. within the statutory period.,

MIXED MONEY.

TROUBLE OVER A LOAN.

COMPLICATED POINTS.

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SERIOUS PROBLEM OF

· GRAIN SURPLUS.

Children Threatened by Scanty Milk Supply,

PIGS FED ON WHEAT.

Complicated points of accounting were presented to the Chief Justice, this morning, In an action in which, Un Tsing-chun, Un Tin-kwong, and

New York, Yesterday. Un Ching-shi, executors of Un: "Nature seems to be solving the Holu, asked for an order as to the problem of the grain surplus." disposal of certain property, upon This remark, by a member of-the which an equitable charge was given Farm Board, indicates the only some years ago.

bright spot in a record drought| Mr. H. G. Sheldon, who appeared throughout almost the entire for plaintiffs, instructed by Messrs. country. Farmers. in the grain The candidates for office at yes-Wilkinson and Grist, in opening the States have begun to feed wheat! terday's meeting were Sengupta case, stated that the action concern- to pigs and cut it for hay, as the and Subhas Chandra Bose, who is ed the aum of $50,000, which was grass is scorched up. The grain also in prison, the leaders of the advanced to them out of the estate brokers estimate the loss of the rival groups of the Congress Party of Lau Ping in August 1914. Lau corn crop for July at 400,000,000 Sengupta's followers scaled the Ping's administrators were his sons bushels, and, by a rough estimate, wall and entered the Chamber and Lau Yu-fong, and Lau Yik-chouk, the total losses due to drought at made nolay demonstrations. A shoe but on September 20, 1927, Lau Yu-$500,000,000. was thrown at the Deputy Mayor, fong died, and Lau Lam-shi became The country's milk supply has! who is a member of the Bose group. his executrix in due course. threatened children in the middle The meeting finally had to be ad-

west corn belt, who are subsist- journed-Reuter.

In December, 1927, plaintiffs re-ing on the meagrest, diet, as the paid the money to Lau Yik-cheuk as cows are dried up for lack of pas the surviving administrator of Lau turage.-Reuters American Ser- Ping. It is claimed that this re- vice.

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Lille.. Yesterday. Strikers repeated their ugly de- monstrations to-day, blocking the roads with obstacles and atoning buses, conveving non-strikers from Belgium. The number of strikers at Roubaix and Tourcoing has in- creased to over 20,000-Reuter.

Strike to End..

Trouble Begins!

payment was made by adjustments

of accounts in the books of the

Kung Yuen firm, in which plaintiffs, PREMIER RETURNS.

under the title of Un Wo Lek Tong. | and Lán Ping's 'estate, under the tong name of Lu Kwong Yue Tong, were both interested:

VISIT TO OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY.

Rugby, Yesterday..... The Prime Minister returned to afternoon from

Lau Yik-cheuk does not appear personally in the present action, but plaintiffs base their action upon the grounds that the sum has been | London this repaid to him in the manner stated. Oberammergau, where he wit- Lau Lam-shi, the first defendant. nessed the Passion play during In reply, states that she had no the week-end. He will leave for direct knowledge of the transaction Lossiemouth, Scotland, to-mor- in question, nor any information row, travelling by air if the upon the matter furnished her, weather permits.British Wire- Previous to the present action she less Service. requested that a proper accounting

Paris, Yesterday. The metal workers strike shows signs of ending. A number of em ployees, at Lille returned to work yesterday. The strike in the metal industry, at St. Quentin has also ended.

A number of workers in other industries who came out in she has not received. She also | F. C. Jenkin,' instructed by Mr. sympathy with the metal workers states that the title deeds of the pro- A. el Arcululi, are appearing for the has also resumed. Employers an-perty covered have never been in her defendants, Lau Lam-shi and Lau nounce that all factories are re- possession.

Yick-chauk. opening to-day-Reuter.

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