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BRITISH EMPIRE AS PROMOTION FOR THE
ECONOMIC UNIT.
No Desire for "Socialism in Our Time."
EXTREMISTS DENOUNCED.
London. Yesterday. Mr. John Beard, in a Presiden- tial speech at the sixty second annual Trade Union Congress at Nottinghura, said that to make a fetish of 100 per cent. free trade was as foolish and impossible as to declare that tariffs were a cure for all industrial ills.
PRINCE.
Vice-Admiral, Air Marshall & Lt.-General,
ALL SERVICES HONOURED.
London, Yesterday. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales has been promoted Vice Admiral.
"
Later.
WAR TO END WAR?
Nanking Plans The Biggest Drive."
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WHY THEY LEFT UGLY MOB SCENES IN
SINGAPORE
BUDAPEST.
Rubber Slump Blamed for an Offence.
"VERY QUIET THERE."
remark
made
Police Forced to Open Fire on Rioters.
SHOPS AND HOUSES LOOTED.
Budapest, Yesterday.
HOW CAPTAIN ASHCROFT DIED.
Official Story of Battle
2.
with Tribesmen.
SHOT IN THE BACK.
near
That the slump in rubber in
Rugby, Yesterday. Singapore has been the cause for A general strike has been pro- The extraordinary circumstances the return to Hong Kong of many claimed by the Social Democrut attending the recent clash be Chinese through poverty, was a leaders as a protest at the failure tween the Government forces and a large armed party of Hathikhel Detective to deal with unemployment. The Wazins, which occurred by Sergeant P. Kellett to-day before authorities prohibited processions Domel in the Bannu District last. Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, when two sued, a crowd.estimated at 10,000 ment of India's weekly apprecia- and clashes with the Police en-week, are described in the Govern- Chinese pleaded guilty to having shouting "Bread." "Work." and tion of the situation issued to- arrived here from Singapore as "Down with the Bourgeoisie."
night. It appears that a mixed- The mob swarmed through the force of regular infantry, Fron- stowaways on the s.a. Cremer.
Mr. H. F. Steenbergen, second principal streets and stoned shop tier Constabulary, and police had
found mixing with the passengers charged with drawn sabres and ground where a meeting under the officer, said that the two men were windows, passing motor cars, and moved out from Bannu in the tram cars. The Police then early morning to occupy the
Mr. R. E. Lindsell made this Besides being made Vice-Admiral remark to the driver of a public the Prince of Wales has been pre- muted Lieutenant General and Air car who was to-day charged be-
A fairly large list of English Marshal. The Prince thus passes fore him with negligent driving at over the ranks of Rear-Admiral, Whitfield,
played near the Bay View League matches was
yesterday. Major General and Air Vice-Mar- Police Station. nhal, and also passes the rank of
Wednesday visited Aston Villa Traffic Sergeant Brown said and went down by a couple of Air Commodore, It is understood Referring to the possibility of
that the three promotions were an- that his motor cycle combination goals, the visiting forwards fail- the organization of the British nounced together in order to honour was outside the Police Station ing to find the net." Empire as an economic unit hell the services simultaneously.when the defendant attempted to draw at Leeds on Saturday by Portsmouth followed up their said that the matter should be Reuter.
pass a tram car on the right taking full points from Blackburn, explored in consultation with the
12 hours out from Singapore. Dominions, and said emphatically
When he saw another vehicle com-Rovers on the latter's ground.
Arsenal scored their second They had no money. that there was no evidence of a
ing in the oposite direction, defen-win on foreign soil, their latest desire within the Labour move-
Very Quiet in Malaya. dant swerved to the left and tried victims being Bolton Wanderers. ment for "Socialism in our Time."
The two men pleaded:-"It is to pass between the tram and Grimsby, who lost at home on There was at present no
witness's cycle. Had he (the Saturday to Chelsea, held very quiet in Singapore, and there organisation capable of work-
Sergeant) not driven his cycle Huddersfield to a draw on the is no work there. We don't want ing a change from capitalism:
away immediately there would latter's ground.
to stay there and become robbers; without tremendously dislocating
have been a jam.
Leicester accounted for Bir- because we will be thrown into the social and economic life of)
mingham by a narrow margin, the nation. He concluded by de-f
whilst West Ham United trounced prison if we are caught. We had nouncing the Labour extremists
Liverpool by 7-0.
rather go back to our country and for attacking the Government.-
In the Second Division Charlton try to become good citizens." Reuter.
for the licence on August 1. On went down at home to West The Magistrate said that even the very next day he was in- Bromwich Albion, whilst
under those circumstances they volved in an accident which re-Southampton could do no better
not entitled were
to steal a sulted in a conviction being re-than draw with Notts Forest, a
A fine of $60, or one passage. corded against him.'
similar result attending Stuke's month's hard labour in default on On that occasion the defendant encounter with Bradford.
The each, was imposed. was turning into Gilman Street "Spurs" followed up their 7-1 from Des Voeux Road when he cut win over Reading on Saturday by the corner so sharply that the car licking Burnley by B-1. knocked over a rikisha which was Only one game was played in standing on the pavement. Ser-the Southern Section of the Third geant Winslade happened to be Division, Fulham and Coventry walking on the pavement at the drawing.. time and the rikiska struck him on the shoulder. The defendant laughed at the Sergeant and drove on.
Free Trade Theory.
Rugby, Yesterday. The attitude of the Trade Unions to tariffs was discussed by Mr. John Beard in his Presiden-i tial address to the Trade Union! Congress at Nottingham to-day, Mr. Beard 'said he did not think there was the slightest likelihood that the movement would ever adopt a policy of all round protec- tion. On the other hand, the Trade Union movement had not tied itself to any special doctrine! regarding the free trade theory.
He continued, "To make the issue of free trade and to main- tain that at no time and in no circumstances what is at most a principle of 100 per cent. free trade be questioned is, in our view, as foolish and impossible as
Nanking, Yesterday.
It is reliably learned that the Government forces will start on September 5 a general offensive on the Kinhan 'and Lunghai fronts. Heavy troop concentration is going on at present all along the Lungbai front, which the Government's crack division are being rushed from Tsinanfu,
By September 5 an army of 400,000 will be massed at the Kinhan and Lunghai fronts, ready for what is forecast as "one of the biggest drives in the present war".
Liu Shih, who directed the.
to Government... advance Tsinanfu, has been appolated C. in C. of the Government troops nt Kinhan, and ex-C. in C. Ho Chen-chun is proceeding to Liuho to assist Chiang Kai-shek--Reuter,
it would be to declare that tariffs TRAFFIC OFFENCE.
are a cure for all our industrial
fls. But that does not mean that
we have declared in favour of a DRIVER FAILS TO APPEAR AT
iariff, policy. The oppote of
free trade is not tariffs. The op-
posite of free trade is regulated
COURT.
BAIL ESTREATED.
Previous Conviction. The defendant's record showed that he had held a driver's licence for only one month, passing out
The Magistrate imposed a fine of- $25.
DEEP SEA TREASURE
WRECK OF THE LINER EGYPT LOCATED:
HOARD OF GOLD INGOTS.
The
COUNCIL MEETING.
PIERS FOR VEHICULAR
- FERRY.
ADVANCE OF $100,000,--
Barrow, in the Northern Sec- tion, held Accrington to a draw. Home teams to lose were Crewe,
At the meeting of the Legislative Doncaster, and Hartlepools, whilst Council on Thursday the Colonial home winners were Halifax, Secretary will move Lincoln, Stockport, and Tranmere. (a) That this Council approves the
Results, as cabled by Reuter,
are as under:-
FINE TO CLOUDY.
To-day's weather report, from the Royal Observatory, states:-
Pressure remains high to the north of Japan.
A trough of relatively low pressure extends from Indo- China to Guam.
Forecast:-Light southerly or variable winds; fine- to cloudy,
Rain
Rainfall to 10a.m. 5-day nil. Rainfall since January 1, 66.50 inches' against an aver- age of 66.81 inches.
Temperature.
The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock was imm
Temperature.
79
Hong Kong
-Magao...
70.
·Pratas Island →.
792
Manila
79
Foochow
8B
Amoy
26
Swatow
79
Chefoo Shanghai
69
74
hostile Mullah Fazl Qadir bad been advertised and to effect the arrest of the leading agitators.
Mullah and his adherents ap- peared with a large gathering of armed followers and sent a mess- age stating that they were pre- pared to surrender their leaders for arrest but only under the con- dition they were permitted to march with their armed followers first to the place of meeting and thence to Bannu Jaol, where they would give themselves up. A Magistrate and a political agent were sent to parley with the lead- ers, but the hostile Lashkar, of Mullah, following meanwhile, (continued its advance towards an jadjoining hamlet.
There they came up against a platoon of infantry which moved out to stop the Lashkar's advance, Captain Ashcroft, who was with the platoon, was attacked by one member of the Lashkar and, while attempting to defend him- self, was shot dead from behind by another.
Hand-to-Hand Battle.
A general engagement at close quarters with hand-to-hand fight- ing took place. The Government construction of Piers at Jublice
casualties were nine killed, includ Street and Jordan Road in con-
ing Captain Ashcroft, and 10 nection with the institution of a
wounded, and the hostile casual- Ferry service which will include
ties were 42, killed including the transport of vehicles at an also opened fire. Some of the Mullah Fazl Qudir, and 30 wound- estimated total cost of $1,800, shops and houses were looted. ed, and more than 80 captured. 000.
Armoured cars are now patrol-The situation was cleared up.
The report states that Pesha
Aston Villa Blackburn ¡Bolton
Huddersfield Leicester 2 Birmingham 1(b) That this Council authorises ling the streets. West Ham
Paris, Yesterday. Italian Salvage ship Artiglio claims to have located Barnsley Charlton a the wreck of the liner Egypt
Second Division.
trade, and there are many ways] of regulating trade and, therefore, Ho Yat (44), described as many methods of establishing coolle living on the ground floor which foundered in the Channel Southampton
economical relations with other of 99, Whitfield, Bay View, failed nations besides methods of tariffs. Denial of Right.
First Division.
2 Wednesday
1
Portsmouth
2
1 Arsenal
4
2 Grimsby 2
7 Liverpool
0
1. Swanser
0
0 West Brom.
4
Notts. Forest 0
Stoke
1 Bradford
1
Tottenham
8 Burnley
1
The
2 Millwall
0
Third Division (South).
move
Fulham
0 Coventry
0
be
Third Division (North). Barrow
0. Accrington Crewe Doncaster Halifax. Hartlepools
0
1 Darlington 2
8 Gateshead
0 Southport 2 Wigan
• 21 0
The crew seven years ago. have started work piercing the
Wolves to appear before Mr. R. E. Lindsell deck and hope as soon as the sen
this morning when his name was is calm to reach the strong room "In considering such links we shall listen to any case that may called to answer a charge of driv-in which gold ingots valued at
£1,600,000 are reputed to be put up for tariffs just as much Ing a motor lorry without
stored.-Reuter.
Д
as for any other method. There-driver's licence at Shaukiwan at 8 fore, to tie ourselves in advance or only to discuss matters on free a.m., yesterday.
trade lines is a direct denial of Trame Sergeant Brown asked our own right to interfere with that the man's bail of $25 be
economic conditions.
the
Liner Almost Intact:
Brest, Yesterday: Divers declare that the P. and O. liner Egypt is not greatly Lincoln damaged on the result of geven
Stockport Trade estreated.
years immersion. She is lying Tranmere.. Unions cannot and will not do His Worship Inquired why on an almost even keel at a depth that. Let us examine the case accused was given such heavy of 360 feet. An Italian tug is en for and against every suggested bail. proposal. Let us judge each case: Both Get A Ducking.
the
be our guide, and not some ab- public dispensary at Salwanbo and stract principle which may have backed the car over the seawall in- no relation to the actual facts to the harbour. He and another. and problems with which we are man both got a ducking. No other faced.""
damage was done.
"Mr. Beard deprecated the loose Magistrate: Do you want a phrase about "Socialism, in our warrant? No. time," and said there was no kind.
There is no farther charge that
Iroute to the location of the wreck, with explosives with which divers
Hundreds, Injured.
the sum of $100,000 out of the The demonstration ended in the war district border remained quiet said sum of $1,300,000 to be afternoon, the casualties being and the area of hostile activity charged to a future loan and one killed and 50 injured.moyed south towards the Fochi Banctions дл advance of this Reuter.
Valley. The situation is well in sum of $100,000 during the
hand, but contains serious possi- financial year 1980 from the
Following on yesterday's riot- bilities. surplus balances of the Colony, ing and bloodshed the city is in Reference so made to terrorist
will Colonial Secretary
a state of siege, armoured cars activity in Bengal has been and machine-guns heing posted already reported: The Legisla- That the by-laws made by the everywhere.
tive Council, by passing the Bex- Sanitary Board under section 15 There were at least two persons gal Law Amendment Act, re- of the Public Health and Build-killed and hundreds injured, many (cently furnished an Act with ings Ordinance, 1903, on the 15th believed to be fatally. Two Polie-special powers to deal with the 2 Rotherham $ day of April, 1980, be adopted. men were seriously injured. movement. It is hoped that their
The Colonial
Secretary, will
.
The number of demonstrators vigorous use will bring it under O move
is now officially estimated at from effective control, but the difficul That the by-law made under 16,000 to 20,000. Nearly 200 ties of preventing isolated out- section 16 of the Public Health were arrested.
2 New Brighton 0 2 Carlisle
LEAGUE TABLES.
Division I..
Goals,
00 "8 10 48
0
on its merits. Expediency in the The Sergeant replied that the will blow a hole on Egypt's deck
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pia. broadest sense of that term must accused reversed outside
for the purpose of recovering the Aston Villá.
West Ham 2 2 0 0 9 1 + gold.Reuter.
6 3 Arsenal
2 Months of Search,
Portsmouth Rigby, Yesterday, Leicester After long months of search Birmingham
Chelsea divers have located the wreck of Belton... the Peningular and Oriental liner Wednesday Egypt, which sank after a colll-Liverpool sion with the French steamship Leeds Un. Seine about 25 miles off Ushant Bunderland
Derby Co. eight years ago. The Egypt Ifes. Manchester C at a depth of 400 feet. She had Huddersfield over a £1,000,000 worth of gold | Grimsby ... aboard.The weather will prob-
Newcastle ably preciade efforts, at salvage Blackpool until next season.-British Wire Mchester less Service.
Blackburn Middleabra'
of organisation in Society capable can be preferred against him?
The ball was ordered to
of effecting a change over to non- No.**** capitalist production without a tremendous dislocation to the.so estreated.
cial and economic life of the BOMB OUTRAGE.
nation. He compared the taak of the Labour Government to that of rebuilding a rond without stop- ping the traffic, and he appealed for loyal Party support for the Government and its head, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald. British Wireless Service.
BALLOON RACE,
INTERNATIONAL EVENT OPENS IN US;
"ALL THE FAVOURITES."
Cleveland, Yesterday.
ARREST OF WELL-KNOWN BENGALI GIRL.
: AFGHAN BORDER RAIDS.
Calcutta. Yesterday.
be
ed in connection with the recent bomb outrages here.
dency to invade our borders" of certain Afghan tribes, in spite of
U.
(Cimtinued in Page 8.)
the efforts of the Afghan author STOP PRESS
Sobharani Dutta youngties-to-restrain them Reuter Bengali girl, related to a former
Peace Taika Fall
Chicago, Yesterday. Allahabad, Yesterday. Yet another serious accident Presidency Magistrate, and five Bengali youths, have been arrest- Following the Interview be--has occurred during the air
tween layakar and Sir Tovbakadur and the Sapru Nehrus the peace talks are believ The Governmert of India's ap-ed to have failed-Reuter preciation of the situation up to August 80 says that generally
Troublesome Tribes.
More Mills, Clone.
Bombay, Yesterday. *
The International Gordon the enthusiasm for the civil dis. Six more cotton mills hays Bennett Balloon race had started obedience movement is waning, closed, making a total of twenty- at the Municipal Aerodrome "but as its failure becomes more four since the civil disobedience The favourites includi iglans, pronounced the activities of those movement started Germans, Americans, and French favouring iolonce are likely to Bixty thousand workers are by
It mentions "the ten now Involved. Reuter.
men Reuter's American Service increase.
races Captain Arthur Page, of the United States · Marine Corps, whilst flying at the rate of 205 miles an hour in the Thomann trophy race, crashed in front of 60,000 spectators. Capt. Page, was rushed to Hos pital, where his condition is very dangerous, Reuters American Service.
He
0
It has been the rages are considerable. and Buildings Ordinance, 1908, worst disturbance in Hungary| The report mentions that the on the 18th day of May, 1930, be during the past decade.-Reuter. educational boycott is losing adopted.
The Attorney-General will move. the First reading^of “a bill to pro-i vide for and regulate the employ ment of pilots."
The Attorney-General. will move 3 the second reading of a bill to amend the Fire Brigade. Ordinance 1928."
ELUSIVE DEBTOR.
HID IN ROOM TO EVADE BAILIFF.
MONEYLENDER WINS,
AID FOR PILOTS. HELPING THEM TO IDENTIFY TOWNS.
ROUND ITALY RACE.
strength, and picketing at Allaha- bad University had been abandon- ed, owing largely to the opposi- tion of students themselves, but the boycott of foreign goods still continues and remains the main success of Congress. The conse- quent distress of many thousands of Indian dealers is increasing. The report expresses the view The Hague, Yesterday.
that generally enthusiasm.for the The International Air Confer-civil disobedience movement is ence has decided to ask every declining, but as its failure be town of over 10,000 inhabitants to comes more pronounced the acti show a sign, according to a vitles of those who favour system to be determined later, violence are likely to increase. whereby pilots will be able to British Wireless Service. identify the town over which they
At the Summary Court this morn-are flying. E ing before the Acting Pulsne Judge,
Bacci won the round-Italian air
Reuter.
Favourable Comment.
Mr. Justice P. Jacks, an Indian race, Miss Spooner being fourth. moneylender sued Chan Lo and Cheng Wah for the recovery of $100. §.
Plaintif sald that he lent $50 to Chan Lo, and in accordance with the
Rugby, Yesterday. Miss Winifred Spooner, the only
usual practice, the borrower made British competitor in the Round-
out
a promissory note for $100. Italy Air Rize, was placed fourth The first defendant sald that his in the final award of place. Her name was Chan Foo and not Chan fight over a strange course In
SPEEDBOAT RACING. HARMSWORK TROPHY WON BY GAR WOOD;
MISS CARSTAIRS FAILS.
Detroit, Yesterday, Commodore Gar Wood won the
Lb and that he had not signed the competition with the best Italian Farmsworth Trophy race to-day promissory noted airmen and many from other successfully, defending the title Evidence was given by Mr. H. countries is the subject of very for the world speedboat champion Millington, Head Balls, who said favourable Italian comment. The ship, averaging 77.89 miles an that when he went to serve the writ winner was the veteran Italian hour over a 30 mile course. on the defendant, he was informed Ace, Colonel Sacci-British Wire Wood's brother, George, finished by come one else in the house that less. Service
the defendant was absent. Later
he discovered him hiding inside room. He was brought out and answered to the name of Chan Lo.
Judgment-wad accordingly, given against the defendant.
Hallo, where have you been?!!
To the station to see my wife
Becond. The only British com- petitor, Miss Carstairs, thought her boat would stand a better chance if driven by Bert
off for a month's holiday", y Hawker, but the change was uni- "But how black your hands are 1" successful Routers American "Yes, I patted the engine.
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