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MOB SACK HOUSE OF NEW YEAR HONOURS

EX-DICTATOR.

Said to Have £25,000,000 in London Banks.

INFURIATED PERUVIANS.

RECIPIENTS INVESTED BY GOVERNOR.

IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY.

TABLISHED

1846

HONG KONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1930.

ROYAL VISIT TO GLAMIS CASTLE.

Their Majesties Call to See New Grandchild. CHEERING CROWDS EN ROUTE.

Rugby, Yesterday. Their Majesties the King and

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THE DOLLAR.-The closing į rate of the dollar on dengandi on Saturday was 1/3 13/16.

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PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

INNANKING SAVED.

RELIEF WORK AMONG BRITISH WOMAN

THE "REDS.

Widespread Famine in Russia Anticipated.

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AIR FACE

Terrific Ovation for Miss Winifred Spooner.

VIEWS OF COMPETENT OBSERVERS

MAY LAST FOR MONTHS.

Peking, Saturday.

Thinty Eyeglasses

LAZARUS

phthalmic Optician 13, Queen's Road Central.

MAN IN SHORTS COOL IN LONDON.

But 'Cheek' Shocks Even Covent Garden.

IT WAS WORTH IT! "Obviously he's a lunatic, but he's cool lunatic!"

A simple, but most impressive

COLOSSAL SCHEME. fecremony took place at Govern-

ROUTE OVER THE ALPS.

It is largely believed that the Iment House this morning, when New York, Yesterday.

lull in the fighting is not due en- Syracuse, New York, Yesterday.

Rome, Yesterday. tirely to the floods but it is pos- . According to travellers from His Excellency the Governor beld

Colonel Walter Bell, formerly "La Miss," otherwise the sible that some negotiations are Peru, one reason why the revolu. Investiture for the purpose of Queen, accompanied by the Duke Associated

President British woman, Miss Winifred roceeding at Peitaiho. tionaries are deraining Le Guia conferring honours on

of York, arrived at Glamis Castle Hoover in reliefri in Russia, is owing to the report that he entlemen whose names appeared at lunch time yesterday to seccepted the Sovia Government's Littoria aerodrome at the fourth will yet lost many months.

has announced ho has ac- Spooner, arrived at the second however, believe that the fighting rudging admiration in the man's

Other competent observera, has £25,500,000 in London banks in the last New Year's Honours their new grandchild. No public invitation to begin, a colossal and Jast lap of the international It Is generally considered that Cinema in the Strand and heard |--

Later.

List.

saven

notice of their intended visit had scheme for feeding masses of the air race round Italy. The crowd Marshal

in

Ragia. Reuter's:

American Service

PREMIER IN STORM.

HOUSE IN WHICH HE WAS STAYING STRUCK.

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a

Yes, I think I won. There was

voice when I walked past the Tivoli

belt, cricket shirt, golf stockings with "come-to-the fair" garters, and crepe rubber shoes.

Chang Hsueh-liang, that,

I looked like a cross between neutrality gave Nanking to Fifty-two competitors started, understand that he would view Baden-Powell and Sonny Boy. I Miss Spooner being the only with much disfavour any advance had been to Selfridge's. I felt one British entrunt.

from Tsinanfu on There พงษ

Tientsin.great! I wore khaki shorts and a other woman, Signorina

Reuter. Fumagalli. The four laps included Concentration on Lung-Hai. a 450-mile stretch over the Alps,

Shanghai, Saturday. with ten landings en route. A big concentration of some 20 My orders were to spend the day the first three laps, and a Ger- mination of President Chiang to dump the conventions and dress Many competitors dropped out. tiivisions of Nationalists

on the in London in this dress to discover The Italian, Colonel Sacchi, won! Lung-Hai line indicates the deter- what happens to a man who will man, Lusser, came fourth. Miss effect an early extermination of suitably for sticky heat, writes Rugby, Yesterday. Spooner was placed fifth at the the Kuominchun under the com-, Deais Dunn in the Daily Express. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald had a end of the third lap. The final re-mand of Feng Yu-hsiung, once and nurrow escape when the house at sults have not yet been decided. for all, so as to bring the north-would be chivvied into trousers in I was warned that such a man which he was staying at Catterick Reuter.

ern war. to an early conclusion. the first half-hour, All my eye and However, owing to the recent rise Dr. Saleeby! of the Yellow River, the line on the right flank along Kaucheng, and

The first five minutes were ter- on the centre column along the

rible. When I stepped into the ailway have been inundated to took half a cigarette out of his street a somewhat crude person height of several feet, thus hinder-

«VIOLENT AND VIRULENT"

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The Peruvian indignation againsti Le Guin and others who enrichal Excellency entered, preceded by route from Balmoral did not know famine

Promptly at 11 o'clock His

been given and even the Folice on people with the jar of aeroplanes was terrifically enthusiastic, roar-while desirous of maintaining

in the anticipated widespreading "Bravo, Miss!" themselves under his regime was

two Indian A.D.C.'s and accom that the Royal car was to pass, shown by a mob sacking Le Guia's manied by Capt. T. A, H. Coltman 'residence at Lima, burning his ex-(H.E.'s personal uide), and Mr. Balmoral after lunch and many Their Majesties returned to pensive furaiture in the street and G. W. A. Tufton, Private Secre-people had gathered to cheer setting fire to his house.

tary to the Governor. The party them. The King, who was dress- Ministers Recalled.

made their way to a raised daised in Highland costume with a at one end of the ballroom, and Balmoral cap, saluted several then turned to face the assembled times while the Queen, who was A message from Lima states company, whereupon Mr. Tufton wearing a beige coat with fur that the new Government is read out the grants.

trimming and toque to match, "shaking up" the Peruvian Diplo-

The first investiture was that of bowed and smiled. The Duke of matic Service and has accepted Hill, R.N.

C.B.E. to Rear-Admiral R. A. S. York remained at Glamis. the resignations of the Peruvian escored by the dais by Captain The following

The recipient was

Duchess of York Well, Ministers in Great Britain, Spain. Boddam Whetham and Surgeon-afterwards issued from Glamis Camp was struck by lightning

bulletin was Vienna, and Brussels. The Minis- Captain Myles. ter and Consul-General in France

in Friday's stod and all the have been superseded, and the (Professor) Gerrard, who was has made most satisfactory pro-Lassiemouth by fair, was forced Next came Surgeon Commander very well. Her Royal Highness Donald, who was returning to electric wires fused. Mr. Mac- former ordered him for investiga-escorted

by Lieut.-Colonel tion of his conduct.-Reuter's Robertson and Mr. Ho Kom-tong. Fant Princess is also very well and through bad weather conditions

gress during the week. The In- Mr. Gerrard received the O.B.E. had gathered weight steadily; border and make a landing at to turn back at the Scottish Early Cables.

Honours conferred in connec-Signed Henry Simson, David Lima, Saturday." tion with the Haiching piracy at- Moles." Sir Henry Simson left Catterick. Interviewed yesterday The ex-Dictator Le Guia has tempt came next, two of the Glamis Castle for: London--Bri-he said that the storm was both been imprisoned on San Lorenzo elicers aboard at the time receiv-tish Wireless Service. Island, where he will await his ing the O.B.E., and three others

the M.B.E.

American Service.

trial.

It is the same prison in which Le Guia, when in power, shut up his political enemies.

Officer Imprisoned.

New York, Saturday.

A message from Lima states

Castle: "The Duchess or York is

SHOT BRITONS.

Robert Perry were escorted to the Captain O. H. Farrar and Mr.

dais to receive the O.B.E. by VICTIMS' CONDITION SAID TO BE Lieut.-Colonel Wyatt, together with Commander Parsons.

SERIOUS.

Mr. F. C. Duxon. Mr. A. J.

that an American Naval Reserve Johnson and Mr. A. de Mello fol- officer, H. B. Grow, who acted as lowed, and His Excellency invest- head of the Peruvian Flying Corpsed them with the M.B.E.

WOMAN ARRESTED.

Calcutta, Saturday. Mr. F. J. Lowman's condition

danger either.-Reuter.

ing the progress of the National-mouth and shouted, "Ol-George. ists. Both sides are now pouring cre's one of Mr. Cochran's young large contingent of troops on the

ladies!" line along Tunghau and Chenliu, like a frightened rabbit the ma

And when I bolted for a taxical:

a life

HEAT WAVE.

GIRLS IN BATHING SUITS PARADE IN WEST END.

"LANSBURY'S LIDO."

London, Saturday. violent ad virulent. It lasted The heat wave which extends south of Kaifeng, where some hours. "If we had been up practically over the whole of and death struggle is expected to half an hour later we would have Europe, has been responsible for te fought shortly. got it. It came güddenly."-Bri-nmazing breaches of British con- New Tactics Adopted.

But gradually, as you walked tish Wireless Service.

ventions. For instance, girls in The new tactics adopted by the among other men, with their pulped fashionable Regent Street or rid- fierce attack against the rebels on faces, and that grimly piteous, bathing attire have been crossing Nationalists are first to launch a collars, Black Hole of Calcutta. ing on the tops of omnibuses en the Ping-Han line, aiming at the "when-do-they-open?" look in their route to "Lansbury's Lido," on capture of Hauching and districts eyes, you gained a superb superiori- the Serpentine. A company of along the line to Chengchow, as y complex.

FINE.

The weather reported the Royal Observatory at 11 this morning states:

He

Pressure is high in the North of Japan.

under the Le Guin regime, has At the conclusion of the Inves is causing grave anxiety. been imprisoned and is awaiting titure the band of the 1st. Bat-will be operated upon to-day. court martial on the orders of talion of the Somerset Light In-Mr. E. Hodson is not yet out of the new Dictator, Sanchez Cerro, fantry played the National who alleges that Crow was acting Anthem. on Le Gula's orders and intended to bomb Arequipa from the air.

Constitution Suspended.

Guests who took their seats on the dais were:→→→→

[Mr. F. J. Lowman, Acting Inspector-General of Police, and, Mr. E. Hodson, Superintendent of H.E. Major-General J. W

Police, were shot and seriously Enndilands, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., wounded as they were leaving the Mr. C. R. Hallifax, C.M.G., C.B.E., His Honour Mr. J. R. Wood, Hon. Mitford Hospital at Dacea. Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C.Lowman's spine, and Mr. Hodson

A bullet Q.B.E., Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. Meneer, was wounded in the buttock,

lodged in

C.B.E..

Hon. Mr. H. T. Cronsy.

Both victims will have to

New York, 1esterday.. Further messages from Lima state that in order to facilitate action against officials charged with offences committed under the Le Guia regime, Sanchez C.B... Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood, Hon. undergo an operation. Cerro has suspended the articles Sir Shou-son Chow, C.M.G., Hon.

Mr.

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Both, officers were shot with a

hospital compound.

of the Constitution dealing with Mr. J. Owen Hughes, Hon. Mr.revolver by a Bengali youth in the public rights.

The. Government

C G. C. Mackie. Hon. Mr. E. D. C. announces Wolfe, C.M.G., Hon. Comdr. G. F.

The youth was seized. by a hos-)

Pressure gradient are shal- low over the China Seas.

Forecast:-Light southerly

or variable wind; fine to cloudy..

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SWEDISH VISIT.

LORD MAYOR SAILS FOR STOCKHOLM.

ROYAL RECEPTION.

Rugby, Yesterday.

Mixed Bathing. ̈

said, "You go back and play in the Welsh 'Arp-see!"

that one of its main objectives Hole, RN. (retired), Hon. Dital contractor, but he broke William Waterlow, and the Lady tensity. will be the reform of the civil Wellington, Hon. Mr. J. P. Brag away and escaped, leaving the re, Mayoress, accompanied by several ning was unprecedented and tor- Nationalists, Feng Yu-hsiang has Garbo!"

service.

Hon. Dr. R. H: Katawall, C.M.G. volver behind It is reported that an American LL.D., Hon. Dr. S. W. Too, O.B.E., engineer, working on an irrigation LL.D., Hon. Mr. J. J. Patterson,

Guardsmen, similarly attired, was evidenced yesterday by the trans- I was neat, cool, and comfortable seen marching from barracks to fer of the Nationalists command- and once I graw need to old women. the same destination.

ed by Stang Kuan Yun Hsiang pointing at me with parasola as if from Lung-Hai to Pingban, via to say, "Young man, go home and Mixed bathing has been indulg- Pukow. General Siang was for clothe yourself," I honestly wonder- ed in all night long in open air merly responsible for the righted why previously I had gibed with baths in the Parks at Willesden, flank of the Ping-Han line, fight others at this costume. by special permission of the local ing the Kuominchun, and later be Within half an hour I was not Council, the result being that the cause of his rapid advance, he certain, whether I was Napoleon or baths, which are illuminated by was able to join forces with other the Botticelli Venus! arc lamps, are so crowded by men Nationalists on the Lung-Hai, Restaurants and inne were rather and women that swimming is where he stationed his troops up trying. I sat down quietly (near practically impossible.

to yesterday. According to re- the door) in a famous restaurant Motorists clad in the lightest Fort, more Nationalists are bein just off the Strand. That waiter of clothing are rushing about the despatched to the Ping-Han line, was magnificent. He gulped-just country from London, picnicking with the object of threatening once--and then asked deferentially. in the fields at midnight, and Loyang, via Tengfeng and Linyue. "What can I get you, sir?" I gave dancing and swimming all night in order to cut the retreat of the him my order with a triumphant at Brighton and other resorts. Kuominchun from the front. smile.

The heat culminated last night Realising his precarious position] But I wish he hadn't let me over- The Lord Mayor of London, Sir in a thunder storm of tropical in on the Lung-Hai line on account of hear what he said

to a colleague. The display of light- the pressure of large contingent on He said: "Cold beef for Greta Corporation officials, left London rential rains drove the crowds in repeatedly wired Yen Hsi-shan for "Rotten for the Crowds!" Two Bengali youths were sub-last night on a short visit to London seeking coolness in the reinforcements. It is learned that,

In Maiden-lane a man came up scheme, has been arrested while flon. Mr. Paul Lauder, His Honour (sequently arrested on suspicion.1 Sweden and Denmark. The Party open air to shelter.

Yon may proceed to Chengchow, and said, "What's it like 'really; old attempting to leave Lima by air Mr. P. Jacks, and Mr. W. W.

Mrs. Mehta Arrested...

will arrive by the steamer 8.5. The storm had worked its way in order to help Feng to direct the man?" and has been imprisoned on a Hornell, C.I.E., M.A.

Bombay, Saturday.

Gothenburg to-morrow..

They

movements of this coming final, "What's what like?" I said with charge of mismanagement of

Mrs. Hansa Mehta, a member will then travel to Stockholm,

Premier Held Up.

dignity, funds.-Reuter's American Ser-

struggle but the date of his de-why those Peter Pan clothes," Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, flying parture is not yet disclosed. of the Congress Working Com-where on Tuesday there will be a mittee, and President of the Bom-reception in the Council Hall. The to Lossiemouth to resume his holi- 20

he smiled "Don't the crowds, make An unconfirmed report claims it rotter for you?" bay War Council, has been ar- Crown Prince of Sweden will be day after the unemployment con- that Loyang, on the Lung-Hai line, rested-Reuter.

present. In Copenhagen on Sep-ference in London, was compelled the former capital of Honan, has "bowstring" collar and then back at I gazed at his own thick auft and [All the arrested members of tember 9 they will be received by by the storm to land at Catterick, been in a state of sicgo since, my own joyous ralment, the Congress Working Committee the King of Denmark-British Yorkshire, and finish the journey August 21 by some 50,000 volun- have been

by train. sentenced to six Wireless Service.

"Don't I make it rotten for the teers, who, being loyal to the crowds?" I said. months almple imprisonment.

The Army manoeuvres at Alder-National Government, have been shot were suddenly suspended. able to capture many cities in the and walked off.

"Loopy!" said the man politely Dragoons at Catterick were order western sector of Honon from the Jed to stand by their horses dur-hands of the Kuominchun, the 15th

I am afraid Covent Garden made ing the storm. Two horses and division of which are reported to me feel somewhat nude. They have one trooper were killed by light-have been disarmed by the volun a certain candour in Covent Garden, ning. A pilot on a night.air mail teers. The report went on that the, a rather Saxon directness, if you 'plane flying to London from communications between Loyang follow me. Brussels was unable to get radio and Chengchow have been inter- One colossal porter caught sight directions from Croydon, which cepted, while the Garrison Com- of me and his jaw dropped. He The Sunday Express states heard a terrific crash as his wire mandant Chao Hsou-nien disap said no word, but beckoned to a

Donald are very strained. The Lympne, however. that relations between Mr. Lloyd less aerial was struck by light-peared. George and Mr. Ramsay Maching. He succeeded in landing at

vice.

PACIFIC FLIGHT.

BROMLEY'S EFFORT

FAILS.

DISAPPOINTING TRIAL..

Shanghai, Saturday.

ROBBERY ON SHIP.

CHINESE BUSINESS MAN VICTIMISED,

THIEF SENT TO JAIL

HOME POLITICS.

RIFT BETWEEN LABOUR AND LIBERAL.

GENERAL ELECTION?

from the north.

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A. hardened criminal, named It was reported on August 27 Chan To was to-day charged before that practically the whole Con- Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith with the gress Working Committee had. A message via Tokyo from notes from a Chinese business man Patell, ex-President of the Legis larceny of $200 in Shanghat bank been arrested, including V. J. Kasumigaura states that Harold named Hung Wing Yat, on board lative Assembly, who arrived Bromley (navigator), and Harold the Japanese vessel Sung Shan with others at Delhi to hold a Gatty, failed to-day in a 'specta Yuen Maru

meeting of the Committee al cular attempt to hop off across The accused pleaded guilty, and though it had been proclaimed an the Pacific, narrowly escaping the Police accepted it although the unlawful assembly. disaster. At 5.22 a.m. Bromley complainant: was absent, he being signalled for the blocks to be re- on urgent business up country. six Moslems and six A new Congress Working Com moved and the monoplane, City

mittee has been formed, consist Detective-Sergeant W. G. Hum- of Tacoma, lumbered eastward phreys, prosecuting, said that the Hindus, and three members of Liberal Labour unemployment. Temperature Falls.

across the uneven field,

London, Yesterday,

After rolling 1,800 metres it The complainant with his friends arrested.]

ship arrived here on Saturday, the old committee who were not conference in London on Wednes

He ot

London, Yesterday.

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colleague. They both stared at the Attack on Hauchang

open-mouthed. Then one safd quite In anticipation of an attack on his head, eyed me carefully, and simply, "Fairies!" His pal shook. Hsuchang by the Nationallats, said, "Naw, it's a pershin' nimp!" Feng Yu-halang proceeded there

Then they both joined voices and the erection of defensive workrand and simple truth E holding Pang Ping-haun the full

At the Museumr. responsibility, to guard the city.

There are sever divisions of "I wish I'd got em on, air, straight.”. Yet a point-duty policeman said,

three divisions of which have Street remark distinctly to her Nationalists on the Tain-Pu fronty and I heard a young girl in Oxford

was evident that the plane was was about to leave for shore, when unable to lift the 1,050 gallons of at the top of the gangway he felt

Another meeting is being held temperature in London yesterday gasoline, being handicapped by somebody brush past him. He put

Allahabad, Saturday. next week but its failure is re-dropped an average of 11.5 de Peace in India within a week is garded as a certainty... the soft and uneven runway, to his hand into his pocket and found Pioneer, which learns that the in which case the Liberals will the heat. gether with a cross breeze.

grees compared with Friday when forecast in the newspaper A complete rupture la possible, there were a dozen deaths due to that $200 was missing.. Bromley faced a choice of cras- once seized, hold of the accused, negotiations of the peace makers, foln with the Conservatives to de The strangest scenes were wit ing into some trees 300 metres who threw the money down to a Jayakar and Sir Tejbahadur fent the Government when Parlia-nessed at the League football crossed the Yellow River pursuing escort, "Artbus, now he does look ahead or of dumping his gasoline, sampan below. The complainant Sapru with the Viceroy have pro- ment megte on October 10, there matches. A temperature-of-80-the-retreating insurgents. Genarat cool, doesn't he, and if he has the thus enabling his plate to rise, managed to catch a one hundred ceeded far enough to enable the being general election in degrees resulted in the substitu- Han Fu-chu the C. in C. of the nerve to do it with legs like He chose the latter course dollar bill. Twenty-five dollare former to evolve a formula which November Reuter

The pilot opened the dump of the sum of $200 went into the may reconcile the points of viewers

tion of open-necked cricket, shirts Tain-Pu line has decided to con- that valves of the main tank, and shed harbour.

and shorts for overcoats and muf- tinue the attack against the and was not of the Indian, Government and During the night thieves entered flers usually needed by spectators, rebels in three directions the I ended up at the British Museum, 800 gallons in a few seconds. The covered, but the dampan the Congress leaders. Sapru and premises at Cibplam and Tetter while fees and lemonade replaced centre column by Generals Teal gazing idly at the Elgin Marbles. plane, then rose in a tralling people returned what amount fall on Jayakers arrived at Allahabad ham and in each cass succeeded in the roasted pea-nute and hot- Ting-kal and Chen Cheng; the left was the only place in London plume of white spray, but barely their craft.

from Simla on Friday and to-day breaking open safes, but the entire dogs." topped the grove at the end of the The Police would have asked interviewed the Nehrus, who are proceeds stolen amounted to less Ambulance mon refreshed the and the right flank by General Sun Asiatic mistook me for a Boy Scout Hank by General, Ma Hung-kuel Bat even here most inoffensive where they were shore undressed. Kirield. It circled and returned for a comunttal, but as I was they now back in Naini jail-Reuter, then 580,7 to the starting point were obliged to the Magistrate to

BAR parched spectators with buckets Tung-haun-Canton News Agency and saked the way to the mummies? Bromley was very disappointed dear with E

of barley water. Reuter. and said he was determined to try There was

His Majesty's new sloop Scar Kensington police officers raided a

The moral is this. A man ca again, although a res

which has been built and house in Johnson Street Notting

A British visitor from Canter wear this costume in London with ipped on the Tyne, and retchel Hil Gate, and took Tourison men to Armstrong Siddeley, Air Iner which Ostend police the loss of a gold humoured "Ter-pulling.” And It's All the passengers in a 22-seaterbury (Kent) has reported to the no other annoyance than good- Is ordered to visit Bear Notting Hill Gate Police Station arrived at Croydon from Paris were bracelet set with diamonds, valued worth it. for the Cricket Week, and charged them under the Betting women, the on ving on September 2.

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citizen.

Peace in a Weekday was productive of no result. After the thunderstorms the on August 28, personally directing shouted one word of mighty volume

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another man with the

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men on board Hout a thousand guineas. She bo- Better cool crank than melted

loves it has been stolen.