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HONG KONG HOTEL

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SERVICE FOR

R.101

VICTIMS.

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Large Crowds File Past the Tattered Flag.

INTERNATIONAL HOMAGE

were

Rugby, Yesterday.

present in

accom-

No. 27,616

EMPIRE TRADE.

VALUE OF PREFERENCE AND TARIFFS.

DOMINION VIEWS.

Rugby, Yesterday.

The third meeting of the Com- mittee of the Imperial Conference

further formal con-

ISHED

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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1930.

TO-DAY'S

'DOLLAR.

The

closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/30/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

AUSTRALIA DELUGE OF SELLING IN REVOLTING

FLIGHTS

5 FLYERS ENGAGED IN RACE.

ONE GIVES UP.

AFTER HINKLER'S RECORD.

WALL STREET.

"

Find

"Old Stalwarts

New Low Levels.

STOCK EXCHANGE PANIC.

New York, Yesterday,

CRUELTY

MISSIONARY'S HEAD HACKED OFF.

"DOUBLE TEN.”

ого

Dainty Eyeglasses.

N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optletan 13, Queen's Road Central.

"RED" PAMPHLETS HANDED

OUT IN COLONY,

OFFENDERS ARRESTED,

The "Double Ten" festivities yesterday was taken advantage of

SHOCKING FATE. by a number of Chinese to distri-

bute "Red" pamphlets in the Colony.

As usual the Police were ready for demonstrations and, had men posted in likely spots:

Within half an hour, from 1 to

BRITISH CRUISERS STANDING BY.

Rebels Dominate Whole of Brazil?

** TERRORISTIC RUMOURS."

London, Yesterday. The Admiralty announces that the cruisers Dolls and Dauntless, which are stationed at Trinidad

The Minister of Marine has order-

"

A deluge of selling, the like of "AMAZED AT OUR H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, re-on certain aspects of inter-

which has not, been seen in Wall: Imperial relations was held this;

Street since the slump of last OWN COUNTRYMEN." presenting the King and

Autumn, swept over the Ex-

1.30 p.m., yesterday five Chinese and Kingston, Jamaica respectively, panied by his brother the Duke of afternoon at the House of Lords,

change this morning, sweeping

Foochow, Yesterday. were arrested at different points, have been ordered to stand by in York, took part in the memorial ser. under the Chairmanship of the

hundreds of millions of The progress of five long-away vice to the victims of the R101 dis-Lord Chancellor. An exchange of

dollars and quoted values, and

The British Consul, Mr. Martin, in that area of Queen's Road be-case they have to go to Brazil tó tween Wing Kat Street and Aber-

protect British intéreats, aster at St. Paul's Cathedral. The views took place on certain ques-distance flights is reported to-day. gonding auch old market stalwarts

Rio de Janeiro Yesterday. Prime Minister, with his two daugh- tions referred to the Committed,

Electric, and the Missionary Society, have returned ed to have distributed pamphlets ters, and almost all the Members of including questions relating to the Captain Kingsford-Smith has ar as the United States Steel and and the Rev. Sills, of the Church deen Street. They were all alles- after several to passers-by, and it is under- rived at Athens, on the second General the Cabinet and several ex Cabinet issue of Exequaturs to Foreign stage of his flight to Australia, Standard Oil of New Jersey, to from Kienning

armed with guns to co-operate with ing something like panic. But to release the ladies. They reveal the papers were found on certain Ministers and their wives and men- Consuls and the form and rat whilst Captain Boyd, the Cana-new low levels for the year, caus-weeks' strenuous and futile effort stood that when arrested some of ed several merchant vessels to be

months' cap- of the men. dian airman, and his companion, the afternoon market reacted that after three

No Resistance,

the warships. bers of Parliament attended. The fication of treaties.

Buenos Aires, Yesterday. no resistance They offered These matters raise technical Lieut. Connor, of America, have strongly and there were many tivity in a Communist lair in the Dominion Premiers and other de

The Brazilian revolutionaries legates to the Imperial Conference points of procedure in which, arrived safely at the Scilly Isles net advances from two to six mountains of north Fukien, the

ly cold-blooded brutalities and marched them up to the Central claim that their forces dominate the vice. The generally speaking, questions of after crossing the Atlantic. Cap-points-Reuter's American Ser-ladies were subjected to unusual-when seized by the Police who abody.

mental anguish, being allowed no Station without trouble,. although| French Air Minister. M. Laurent principle are of minor import-tain Cunningham has abandoned

No Lurice.

liberty, exercise, or privacy, and they were followed by a usual whole of Brazil, except Rio de and Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Amazonas. at least four brigands, armed to youngsters. If anything, the at- They any that the fleet is powerless, being guarded night and day by crowd of gaping coolies the teeth, and constantly suggest-titude of the crowd seemed to be ing the horrible doom that was one of amusement at the "Pink's" as the insurgents contral the wire-

less system. impending. The ladies were taken plight!

New York, Yesterday. The five men were formally out to a lonely house on a hill-

appears that the loyalty side and beheaded following on a charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell It rival band's attack on the Com-nt the Central Magistracy this munist headquarters ten miles morning and remanded on the ap- of the Brazilian Navy, which factor for the plication of acting Detective-Sub-1 is a very critical Authorities Indifferent. Inspector O'Donovan for the pur-Government, hangs on the thinnest Miss Harrison and Miss nose of having the pamphlets thread.. It is reported that at least Nettleton left Chungan, north translated.

one cruiser has hoisted the Red flag Fukien, (where they carried on

(The their work of mercy for several The nineteenth anniversary of the and gone over to the rebels.

"Double Navy consists of two battleships, years) on June 26 and went to Chinese Republic, Foochow, travelling by boat on Tenth," was marked by celebrations three cruisers, and a number of

After 15 on the Minkiang River.

a more elaborate scale than

The daylight craft). miles the Communists made pri- heretofore, yesterday.

Washington, Yesterday. soners of the ladies and carried was observed as a general holiday,

crowds thronged the streets The Brazilian Embassy declares them off to the mountains in the and north-east. The Chinese officials from early morning up to a late that the Federal Government is in

his fight to Australia, whilst Eynac. the Italian Air Minlater.sideration was given to-day to General Balbo, and the Belgian economic problems by the Con-Major Pickthorne and Chabot, Minister of Communications Mr.ference. The position regarding and Flight-Lieut. Hill, are all re- Lippens, came specially to London them is that certain suggestions parted to be safe.

to attend the service as, did Dr. have been placed before the Con-

Eckener, one of the pioneers of nir-

ship travel in Germany.

The Honoured Flag. The simple service was broadcast

ference.

Petrol Tank Leaks.

London, Yesterday.

Wheat Marketing." The Plenary Session on Wed- nesday indicates in particular the Captain Erroll Boyd and Lieut. views of the Dominions on the Harry Connor, who left Harbour one possible method of improving Grace, Newfoundland, on October throughout the Empire and was re-Empire- trade, namely by means on a trans-Atlantic flight in layod by all the German stations of tariffs and preference. These the monoplane Columbia, landed

requelm A solemn

miss was and other proposals on the same safely in Tresco, in the Scilly held at simulataneously

West subject, some of which were in-Isies, ut 4.30 p.m. to-day. It is rainister Roman Catholic Cathedral. dicated in the preliminary agenda understood that they had trouble After the service at St. Pauls large

the Conference, are being with the petrol tank. The airmen crowds fled past the scorched and closely examined.

hope to reach Croydon on October tattered flag of the R101, which was Regarding preferences, there is 11. They were sighted off Ireland

some experience to work upon in carlier in the afternoon.

their (The Columbia is the machine Scores of thousands of people these examinations and paid a tribute of respect to the effect and value, and the desir-in which Chamberlain and Levive victims of the R101, whose bodies.bility of continuing or extending flew to Germany in 1927. Boyd in coffins covered by Union Jacks the system is one of the subjects is a Canadian and served in the Force during wartime. JAnother question Air and surrounded by wreaths and of study. lowers, lay in state throughout which has been taken up is. that Connor, who is from the United! to-day at Westminster Hali. of wheat; and conversations are states, is a naval pilot and an Special police arrangements were actively proceeding between the expert "blind flyer."] necessary to control the traffic in the delegates interested in producing noighbourhood, which, particularly and marketing wheat.-British |

drapped on the altar.

in the late evening, became very Wireless Service.

congested. By permission of the

King, Westminster Hall remained

open til ten o'clock to-night and a

constant stream of silent mourners

EMPIRE CRUSADE.

continued long after dark-British LORD BEAVERBROOK INTENDS Wireless Service.

Tremendous Crush.

London, Yesterday.

A total of 90,000 people filed past

the 101 coffins in Westminster

TO FIGHT.

FOREIGN GOODS DUTY.:

London, Yesterday,

Relatives Delighted.

Toronto, Yesterday.

The news of the safe landing of the trans-Atlantic flyer, Cap- tain Boyd, has delighted his father, mother, wife and four young daughters.

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Capt. Boyd, who is 38, has had He a very adventurous career. participated in the raid on Zce- brugge, when the engine of his Lord Beaverbrook in a state-aeroplane was put out of action He descended Hall, which was originally arranged ment in regard to Mr. Stanley by direct hits. to close at 9 pm. It was kept open Baldwin's declaration, says that 12,000 feet and landed inside the to the public till 3.05 a.m. The the Empire crusaders must con- Dutch borer. He tumbled from crush was so great that mounted tinue to fight until they know his aeroplane unhurt. police wore frequently obliged to that what Mr. Baldwin intends to Capt. Boyd crashed in New ride among the crowd and clear the submit to the people includes York two years ago from a height duty on foreign foodstuffs- of 800 feet and was unhurt. He was previously fired on by bandits, Reuter.

(Mr. Stanley Baldwin stated in Mexico, and his aeroplane was Shanghai, Yesterday. The Royal Air Force Association recently that the Conservative riddled by bullets, but he was not placed wreaths

way for traffic-Reuter.

R.A.F. Wreaths.

R101 victims.

Athens, Yesterday.

TO-DAY'S RACING.

Ponies. You Mast Follow.

"Wombat.”] [By There are four handicap events in to-day's offering and some good racing should be seen if ponies are started where they have been select- ed by me. 1st Race:

Pagoda. Grenadier. White Stars.

Zod Race: $1-

Dynasty. Sonny Boy. Cream Cracker.

3rd Race:--

Young Pretender. Huntington. Empress Hall.

4th Race:-

Pride of Tsingtao.

- Zorhan.

Black Beauty,

5th Race:-

Mr. Cave.

Mr. Worrall. Mr. Stanton.

6th Race:

Peppercorn. Chesapeake Bay. Marquis Hall.

7th Races-

Christmas Chimės. Christmas. Frolic. Fifty Fifty.

President Hall. Carnival Eve. Black Beauty.

8th Race:

I

on the Cenotaph Party will be guided by the views harmed. Boyd has also been a EXPORT OF HELIUM. this morning in memory of the expressed at the Imperial Confer-motor salesman, manager of al

ence, and will formulate its own grocery store, and a song writer. ENCOURAGED BY THE U.S.

Kingsford-Smith.

GOVERNMENT.. One-wreath was laid by Messrs. Proposals for carrying out the J. D. E. Shotter and W. A. G. Price, principle of Imperial Preference both of whom were associated with and submit them to the people at the late Major Scott in the air ser- the next election for their foal

and definite assent.]. vice. Mr. Shotter was An en gineer officer, in the R34 in her Atlantic light, and is the sole aur- viving trained rigid-airahip officer of His Majesty's wartime airship service....

Another wreath was laid by Mr.

FRENCH BUDGET.

RISE IN COST OF NATIONAL DEFENCE.

V. J. Palatra,, a brother of one of TAXES NOT INCREASED. the victims, Squadron Leader Paistra (Australia).

Paris, Yesterday,

away.

in Kienyanghsien were infořemed hour.

Chinese En Fete.

the

Cinemas and restauranta but were at first indifferent. were crowded, and Chinese National Later, on July 21, they definitely flags were much in evidence.

Official Reception. promised the British Consul to take steps for the immediate re- During the morning the Chinese lease of the ladies and troops were Members' of the Legislative Council actually sent to the Red area, but gave a reception in the City Hall no strenuous endeavour was made on behalf of the Chinese com-

munity. to release them.

The promise was renewed on His Excellency the Governor (Sr K.B.E., C.M.G.). August 10, but nothing was done. William Peel,

the re- a position to stamp out volution, and has warded Brazilian not to belleve "terroristic rumours.” -Reuter's American Service.

FRESH AND FINE.

The following weather re- port was received from the Royal Observatory to-day:-

A strong anti-cyclone is cen- tral over north China.

The typhoon appears to be about 600 miles north east of Manila, moving EN.E.

Local forecast-North-cast winds; fresh; fine.

Lu Hsin-pang's troops were sent H.E. the General Officer Command- to Chungan, where the Com-ing: (Major-General J. W. Sandi- munists were holding up the lands, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.0.), Rear- bohea tea crop, and routed the Admiral R. A. S. Hill, C.B.E., the Communists. They were then Acting Colonial Secretary (the Hon. E. R. Halifax, C.M.G.,' ordered to return to Kienningfu, Mr. escorting 6,000 Chinese refugees C.B.E.), the Secretary for Chinese and a quantity of tea, for which Affairs (the Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood) the refugees were compelled to were among the guests which includ- pay $170,000. Lu Hain-panged officers of His Majesty's Navy, made no effort to release the the Army, beade of Government ladies, for whom the Communists departments, the Consular Body, Chinese Chamber of Commerce, gave the an "At Home" in the afternoon, the were demanding

of and leading residents of ransom

Colony. $100,000

After strenuous endeavours the! H.E. the Governor, accompanied gathering including Sir Shoa-son Rev. Sills obtained a go-between, by Capt. T. A. H. Coitman, A.D C., Chow, Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, and · After the who reached the Communist head-arrived at noon, being met at the the Hon Dr. S. W. T'eo, quarters on August 29, and re-sutrance by the hosts, the Hon. Sir

6. He reported that no com- Kotawall, C.M.G., LL.D., and the tional Anthem, the gathering faced turned to Kienning on September Shou-son Chow, the Hon. Dr. R. H. band had played the Chinese Na- munications had reached, the Hon. Dr. S. W. Tso, O.B.E., LL.D., the Kuomintang flag, and solemnly ladies and graphically described and on. entering St. Ceorge's Hall bowed three times. A short address how Miss Harrison and four the band of the Confucius Society was then given by Mr. Li Yick-mui, Chinese prisoners on September played the British National Anthem. the President.

Sir

Diocesin Boys' School. Captain Kingsford-Smith, the EFFECT OF R101 DISASTER. 1 were brought bound to the There was a gathering of about 500

execution ground after five hours' persons in the main hall,

There was a large gathering at the famous Australian airman, who

farcical trial, standing unprotect-Shou-son Chow proposed the toast of celebrations held in the Diocesan Washington, Yesterday..

Following this H2). recently flew the Atlantic in his 'plane Southern Cross, has arriv President Hoover stated that ed in the sun. The Communista "The King."

The toast being the head master (the Rev. W. T. Featherstone), Mr. Law Lok- ed here on the second stage of the American Government is en-shot one Chinese and clumsily be the Governor gave the toast of the Boys' School, those on the platform The was duly honoured, the hand playing tin, Mr. Teal Ching-li, Mr. Kam Fo- his flight to Australia, in a new couraging rather than hampering headed, three, and reprieved Miss Republic of China.

The law Harrison for a fortnight.

chi; and Mr. Kwan Hok-lam. machine christened "Southern the export of helium.

Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Featherstone, welcoming Cross Junior." He hopes to beat expressly provided that the Gov whole go-between returned to the Chinese National Anthem.

The President and members of the those present, recall that Sun Yat- the time record set up by Bert ernment might at any time issue Kienning with a demand for ran- Hinkler in 1927. It was in a licences to export the gas. Every so of $100,000, falling which larger machine and with com- application for licences after two Miss Harrison's head would be (Continued at foot of next Column himself was for a short time a ed, the earnest hope that Britain' and panions that be achieved his years would be granted. Reuter. Bent to Kienning. If this failed

to produce a big sum Miss Government trouble in inter-day boy at the school. He express- Nettleton's head would follow, national affairs", A third wreath was from the Bri-The Budget for 1981 is estim-wonderful trans-Pacific flights

adding, that if the Church or the A leter written by the Com-China would work together to do tish Women's Association--Reuterated as follows:

from San Francisco to Australia.

and for the world in general. Revenues, 50,251,000,000|

Fliers Detained.

equipment includes a collapsible foreigners were unable to pay, munists, after the murder reads: the best they could for each other CABINET CHANGES. francs: expenditure, 50,145,000,-

fabric boat inflated by a hand then either the local or the Nan-"We have the power to take you The speaker further rotorred ta foreigners and hold you in ran the great developments he had [000 francs. Taxation has not

Bagdad, Yesterday.

king authorities must.

Power of the Bandita, Bom and kill you."-Reuter,

noticed during recent visits to Can Major Pickthorne and Flying pump

Memorial Service.

ton. He reminded his hearers that MINISTRY IDENTICAL WITH increased, but the cost of national

defence has risen by 748,000,000 officer Chabot, who are also hop The officers have divided the Based on the best available

London, Yesterday.

this programme of reform could also THE LAST.

france Other expenditure has in to achieve a new record for route into nine stages, of which Chiness advice, the go-between

The memorial service to Miss he extended to up-country areas, returned to counter-offer $10,000, been drastically cut Reuter the fight to Australia, arrived at the longest to 1,500 miles.]

Harrison and Miss Nettleton, the where conditions at present were far which the bandits scorned. Lingah this afternoon. They have been detained by the

Basrah, Yesterday. was decided to pay $50,000. The murdered missionaries, held at from ideal pa

Speeches in Chinese were then Persian authorities. (They had Flight-Lieutenant Hill, al co-between returned to the Cor-St. Bride's Church, Fleet Street, amishop when starting, their though delayed at Constantinople munists to arrange the method today was attended by relatives made by Mr. Kaw Lok-tin and Mr. the Tsui Ching-li. The speechmaking machine: burying Its nose in the through the sodden condition of of remitting the random and representatives of ground)M

the landing ground, has reached After their departure from churches of all denominations. Bushire, having flown solo from Klenning, Mr. Martin and the Those present included two to was followed by a most enjoyable

Other Functiona lah Britain in the record time of six Rev. Siils learned that the Chin- presentatives of the Chinese days He also is out for a new lese were helling the contents of Minister, Dr. Sza, and Bishops record to Australla, Reuter, the Jadles boxes on the streets Lander and Mowl. The Rev. At the Chinese Y.M.C.A., there of Chungan,confirming the re-Wilson Cash, General Secretary was a rathering of over 1,000 Fight Abandoned,

ports that the ladies had been of the Church Missionary Society, pupils from the school cuttar Yesterday killed and the cruel conduct of the in the course of his sartoon, said Kang, who took part

ham has aban Comminnists. They write "We that the two ladies stood as the brations at which the Chinese

Australik, are amazed at our own country, bulwark of Christianity against National Anthem was sung.

The members of the Compre He mental is our conviction that the tide of Bolshevism. Their wE4 of misadven the motives were tical, the sacrifice would not be in vain Association also held an

Communists hoping

the Reuter

THE NEW PREMIER.

Bucharest, Yesterday, The Cabinet has been recon stituted, with MMironescu as Premier and Foreign Minister, It is largely identical with M Mantu's ministry, being of a pure national pensant complexion. Renter

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Party who rbrough

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MEXICO ATROCITY..

PEASANTS INCINERATED IN

CHURCH.

RELIGIOUS ENEMIES.A message of October

stated An attempt to est Yesterday; a new Britain, to Australia

record was begum

M.

New York A message from

that religions,

when' Flyi 80 peasants in a church Major Pick

the State of a De Hav

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over the

during the

they hope to

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Bill at Bushire.

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