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RACE SELECTIONS

FOR TO-DAY.

First Hurdle Race for

Many Years.

CAN APOLLO WIN ?

[By "Wombat."]

1st Race.

2nd Race.

Starters Apollo, Rayal Flush, Boxing Eve, Elliot Bay, Hiawatha, Chesapeake Bay, Christmas Chimes, Majestic Hall, Piccalili, San Francisco. My pick here is

APOLLO ***

.. 3rd Race, Starters-African Eve, Young Pretender. Christmas Frolic, Pickle, Four Clubs, Crown Prince, Imperial Hall. My tip is AFRICAN EVE.

No. 27,664

LIBERALS DENIAL.

NO PACT MADE WITH THE

GOVERNMENT.

THE TORY MENACE.

Rugby, Yesterday,

the Government should be defeat-

Earlier News.

London, Yesterday. Mr. Lloyd George in a speech at the National Liberal Club denied the existence of a Liberat-

Labour Pact.

ESTABLISHED

1846

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1930.

WITNESS SOBS AT LOCAL BANK SHIPPING

R.101 ENQUIRY.

Colmore Determined to

Take No Risks.

DOUBTFUL POINTS.

“RUN”

NATIONAL CITY RUMOURS.

NO

FOUNDATION

Interviewed by a China Mall re- presentative, the Bank Manager, The survivors Leach, Disley, Mr. F. McD. Courtney, admitted and Cook, were recalled to clear that there had been a "mild zun" up doubtful points, including how the airship behaved as the disas- ter broke.

Sir John Simon stated that it

Most Competent.

was important to say that there was not the slightest apparent He said the Liberals were deter was caused by a breakage of {reason, to suppose that the disas- termined to get electoral reform. the control wire, which expert and if unable to obtain propor- tests showed had occurred after tional representation they ought the disaster. to accept the alternative vote and thua secure the defeat of protec-

The R101 enquiry has concluded, tion, unless a majority in the Sir John Simon said that the Court country really wanted protestion.had clearly come to the conclusion 4th Race.

it is noteworthy that Mr. that Flight Lieut. Irwin, (the Com- Starters-Armony, Christmas

MacDonald announced in the

mander) and all the officers aboard, Belle, Bridge Hall, Diana, City

House of Commons yesterday Hall, Tonbridge Hall, Monk, evening his intention of Introdue for the job undertaken.

were in every way most competent Mount Elburz, Pagoda, Shanghai ing the Electoral Reform Bill be unable to say when the report would He was Beau, Cream Cracker, Sonny fore Christmas. -... Boy, Done Again, Discord. Look out for

STRIKE OFF.

Scota Miners To Resume Work On Monday.

London, Yesterday.

A conference of Scottish miners to-day unanimously decided to resume work on Monday-Renter.

Rugby Yesterday, Negotiations with the owners will follow on the "spread over" proposals. British Wireless Service.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 172 1⁄4.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

HELD UP

BY FOG.

Tender Fails to Locate Her Låner.

VESSELS DETAINED IN PORT.

Early News.

CLASH WITH POLICE

HEDWIG WRECK.

STORY OF VOYAGE TO THE

PRATAS.

AN ANXIOUS TIME.

по

Dainty Eyeglasses.

N. LAZARUS

Ophthalmic Optician 18. Queen's Road Central.

DYARCHY TO GO IN

INDIA?

Discussed at Round Table Parley.

PROBLEM OF BURMA.

Rugby, Yesterday. Further progress

was made to-

London, Yesterday.

The crew of the ill-fated schoon-' Rugby, Yesterday, We shall have seven runners in

Wing Commander Colmore's In view of the recent rumours

Fog in the Channel to-day serier Hedwig, who were brought to the November Handicap, which is that the Liberal Party had agreed determination not to run any risk

DEPOSITORS RUSH al interfered with shipping. Hong Kong by H.M.S. Suffolk yes- day with the committee work of the Boats from Ostend and Calais terday afternoon, includes the fol- Indian Round Table Conference. the main event at Happy Valley conditionally to support the Gov-on the anticipated difficult return this afternoon. Sitting Bull ernment, the speech by Mr. Lloyd Journey of the R.101 from Indla

FOR MONEY.

could not make port and this even-lowing foreignera: Captain S. The Federal structure sub-com- should win. He won his

ing 'were still at anchor. Ship-Ypma (Dutch), Chief Mate Richard mittee completed the work of the race George to Liberal candidates to was a feature of the evidence of quite easy at the Eleventh Extra day was awaited with interest. the twelfth day's sitting of the

ping at Tilbury is at a standstill. Watson (Canadian), Second Mate provisional classification of subjects this is He said that there was no pact

R.101 enquiry. Meeting and, although

There was a sensation in busi. A number of liners is detained at H. Jennings (American), Chief En-which might be regarded as federal half a mile shorter to run,

Įgineer William Mercer (Canadian), and then began the consideration of Squadron Leader Nixon, inness and banking circles of the Southampton." he to announce. He was there to ex- looks to be a cinch here. pound a policy. He criticised the testifying to this point, was very Colony this morning, when it was A tender with passengers for and Second Engineer G. H. Brow the component elements of federa

Apollo should run away with Labour Government but said that affected in replying to Sir John rumoured that there was a "run the Hamburg-Amerika liner New ning (Canadian), and nine North- tion. Discussion on this was pro- ceeding when the meeting adjourn- the Middlesex Handicap "A" Class an election might mean a Conser-Simon's questions, used his hand-on the National City Bank of New York, which had anchored off Spit ern Chinese.

kerchief and almost sobbed. He York's local branch. A constant Head, could not locate her and After Mr. M. J. Van Schreven, ed till Monday, when two meotings event, and the last race of the vative victory involving Protes said that Colmore declared that stream of depoeltors, mostly Chin-had to return to dock. For the Vice-Consul for the Netherlands, will be held. The Provincial con- day should be accounted for by tion for a generation. Therefore, even if Lord Thomson brought esc, was to be seen entering and first time for 12 months incoming had interviewed the members of the stitution sub-committee had a fur- Mongolian Stag.

ed only on an issue vital to the pressure to bear he would not-risk emerging from the Bank, and in-air liners could not reach Croydon Hedwig's crew on board the Suffolk, ther meeting. The general dia- Starters-One Third, Blue Boy, nation. The Government would a return if Major Scott were not side there was

a phemonenal and had to land passengers at they were brought ashore and con- tussion, with particular reference satisfied that the conditions were scrimmage. November, The Goods, Marquis need Liberal good-will and help favourable. Colmore a long time was working at top speed in or plete the journey by train.-Bri-remained for about an hour during ing left no doubt that such course The clerical staff Lympne, where they had to com- ducted to the Consulate where they, to the abolition of the dyarchy, hav- Hall, Target, Fernleaf, Grey and urgent problems must be

which time they were interrogated was favoured, the sub-committeo Dawn, Country Club, Good and tackled and the electoral reform 80 urged the construction of der to attend to clients before tish Wireless. Service.

by Mr. M. J. Quiat, Consul-General, proceeded with the consideration of Hot. A very good tip heré is carried through. Questioned later, intermediate mooring towers at the closing hour.

"ONE THIRD

Mr. Lloyd George repeated that to meet with emergencies.

Bagdad .or Basra, also at, Malta,

after which arrangements were for questions that grose if the prseti.. Rugby, Yeaterday.

their accommodation here. there is no pact and no deal.—

eability of abolishing the diatine- British Wireless Service.

tion between reserved and trans- Captain Reticent. The worst fog this Winter was

Pressmen who made an effort to ferred subjects were accepted. experienced in the English Chan- get a story of the shipwreck from

The Sub-committed particularly nel during last night. Conditions the master of the Hedwig on his addressed! Itself to questions of were also very bad in the Thames leaving the Consulate, found him what in such case were to be the (estuary.

reticent. Other members of the constitution and composition of the A fog of varying density ex- crow were more inclined to speak, executive, what are to be the powers tenda over the London area and however, and from them it was of the Governor vis a vis his execu most of England.........

learned that the Hedwig- left tive and legislature, and what, if any, Shipping round the coasts gen- Shanghai in July, and after provisions are necessary to safe- erally were delayed, and twenty spending about four weeks in the guard the administration of law vessels leaving London yesterday vicinity of Cocos Island, where they and order and the rights of min- were unable to proceed beyond were engaged in pearl fishing, orities. A useful note was struck Erith, where they are now anchor- they made for Hong Kong in during the discussion as to the dis ed. Incoming traffic is also held ballast, and had been 90 days at sea tinction to be made between statu up-British Wireless Service.

when disaster overtook them on the tory provisions regarding essentials Pratas Shoal..

and the growth of conventions re- It occurred at about 1.20 a.m., on garding matters of secondary Im- Tuesday, (December 2) as the Hed-portance, wig was running parallel with the When the Burma sub-committes rest. She was suddenly lifted on held its first meeting to-day the to the edge of the reef on a fat Chairman, Lord Russell, explained keel

Wireless messages were im that the terms of reference pre- mediately sent out. and the craw cluded the principle of separation: had a very anxious time for the reat He emphasised the desirability of. of the night, expecting the vessel encouraging in every way the pro Bombay, Yesterdaybreak up at any moment. She spect of contfonal cordial relations wild rumours concerning the Two hundred and twenty-nine was gradually pushed further into between India and separated Bank's finances. Some of these in- BY THE LEAGUE..

credibly false statements were to people have been treated, at the to reef as the tide rose, and eventu Burma. After a general die the effect that the General Mana-hospital, of whom 123 were deally settled down about 100 yards cussion on procedure, it was agreed the loud cheers when Sir Herbert)

BACTERIA BANNED!

ger in New York had "shot him-tained, and 16 seriously injured, from the edge of the reef in two or that the statement of heads of the Samuel afterwards tersely defined

Bef," and that the head office had following a collision with the three feet of water. She was now subjects for discussion should be the Liberal policy as hearty co-

Geneva, Yesterday. "Yalled."

Police while demonstrating in de-safe.from the heavy breakers, but circulated for the next meeting on eparation when the Government The Disarmament Committee Starters-Osiris, As You Like adopts measures in

These rumours, Mr. Courtney fiance of the Police ban on the oc-her bow was frequently buffeted by Monday-British Wireless Service. accordance has adopted the draft of a con- declared, were, of course, abso-casion of the end of the seventh the surf. The engine room was Sunming, with the Liberal policy, but ether-vention, consisting of 59 Articles, lutely absurd and baseless. The month of Gandhi's imprisonment. now two feet ander water but the APPOINTMENTS. Billiards, wise frank opposition and the which provides for the absten total assets of the

selec-maintenance of Liberal Indepen- tion from gas and bacteriological over £825,000,000, and there was

Bank. were-Reuter.,.

engines were kept going to pump the water but. dence under all circumstances. warfare.-Reuter.

not the slightest likelihood of a CONSPIRACY TRIAL.

Naval, Assistance. Mr. Lloyd George's allusion to

Menace to. Security.

failure. He had quite sufficient

The crew were considerably re- olectoral reform is interpreted to The draft convention covers capital at the Hong Kong branch, Bay, ed to include in the new Bill the war materials, and provides for heaviest calls that might be made.

mean that the Government offer-land, sea, and air armaments and he added," to meet even the DEATH SENTENCE ASKED FOR Heved when H.M.S. Stormcloud Ralphs, retired, with effect from

was sighted on the following morn ALL ACCUSED.

The King's Exequatur, empower- Fair alternative vote, which Mr. Lloyd the establishment of a permanent

ing (Wednesday). She was riding There was no doubt that these My George does not like but is will-commission to watch over the rumours had been given -emphasis

a heavy ses, however, and could not ing Mr. Douglas Jenkins to act as the United ing to accept for want of some execution of the present conven- by the reports of recent failures of

PROSECUTOR'S DEMAND. render assistance and left in the Consul-General for

evening..

States of America in Hong Kong thing better.

tion. This provision is consider-small deposit Banks in the United

Moscow. Yesterday. The

H.MLS. Suffolk came along on has received His Majesty's signa- announcemented to be the crux of the conven- States, which were Premier's

often called that he hopes the Electoral Re-ion, Pepper form. Bill will formally be intro-

"National" Banks, but had no con- During the trial of the eight Thursday morning and at about ture.

Mr. Alexander William George corn, New Year's Eve, King'a duced in the House of Commons above in case of a temporary aus. nection whatsoever with the Na-Professors and engineers here to-/noon a moter boat and a wbaler

I think before Christmas

tional City Bank of New York, day, charged with conspiracy put out from her, or the lagoon Herder Grantham has been ap has created ipension of the convention by These rumours had spread like wild-jagainst the Soviet and anti-revo-side, and started to make the peril [pointed to be District Ocer in the great political interest, because of party in the event of any menace are throughout the South of China lutionary propaganda, the Publicous 12-mile journey across the Southern District of the New. tween the Government and the down the procedure of dealing to expected, was a bit scared. its bearing upon the relations be to its national security, and lay and the email depositor, as was only prosecutor demanded the death lagoon, well studded with hidden Territories in addition to his other sentence to be passed on all the rocks, to the reef. The crew of the duties, with effect from Decomber

8. with complaints of violation of the

Hedwig immediately prepared a Mr. Courtney, who remarked that accused.--Renter. -

Mr. Chu Ki has been appointed a lifeboat and a raft on which they The Liberals strongly favour convention-Reuter.

he had sent a letter to a Chinese

placed their belongings, and wading Public Vaccinator, vice Mr. Ho vernacular. paper denying the FORCED TO RESIGN. the shallow water over the reef, Long-hyn resigned, rumours, added that he had not

pushed them for two miles into the, "raised his hair a bit." They were just a little basler than usual,

lagoon.

CHRISTMAS BELLE

5th Race.

be issued. Reuter.

·Listeners Lukewarm There: wan

lukewarm enthu- sisem during Mr. Lloyd George's NO GAS IN NEXT WAR

was addressed to speech, which

антычны

Starters President Hall, Sit-Liberal candidates and Common- EVERYTHING NICELY ARRANGED

ting Bull, Wisdom Stag, King's ers. Colour, Peppermint, Mike, Christ- mas Chimes. My tip is

SITTING BULL.

6th Race.

It, Mongolian Stag, Noukhail, Tenchit,

Henceforth, Thracian. My

tion is

OSIRIS.

7th Race. Starters - Lobster O'Moon, Little Thunder, Sport, Fifty Fifty, Pickle. tip is

FAIR SPORT.

8th Race.

Starters The Tiger,

Counsel, Silver Queen. the winner will be

THE TIGER.

9th Race.

This was in marked contrast to

Starters Osiris, Mongolian Liberal Party. Stag, Duke of Milan, Happy Day, Shiny Pearl, Arabian Sen, The Jamalca, Kirribilli, Andantino. The winner should be

MONGOLIAN STAG,

BELECTIONS.

1st Race:--

One Third. November. Blue Boy. 2nd. Race:

Apollo. Boxing Eve. Royal Flush. 3rd Race:4

African Eve.⠀⠀ Christmas Frolic. Pickle.

4th Race

Christmas Belle. Mount Elburz." Diana.

5th Race

Sitting Bull

President Hall, Wisdom Stag.

6th Race:

Osiris. Noukhall. Tenchit,

Fair Sport

Gébuter: Bay

Tiger.

•

electoral reform, and the Govern mant's decision is considered by many newspapers as an indication that the Government will still be Assured of an adequate. measure. of Liberal Parliamentary support Ter a considerable time to come.

The articles also cover the

'QUAKE IN JAPAN,

OSAKA, KYATO AND KOBE AFFECTED.

NO DAMAGE DONE.

The Labour organ, the Daily Herald, states that details of the

Osaka, Yesterday. rocasure are still the subject of

Early this morning a slight conversations between 'the Govern- ment and the Liberals Reuter earthquake occurred at Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. The seismic and British Wireless Service.

lage was done~Router,,

PORCELAIN EXHIBITION.

An exhibitiod of famous porce lain, manufactured by Messrs. William Rae, in Kobe, is being held at Messrs. Komor and Komor's Art Gallery, St. George's Building for five days, commencing on Monday.

The exhibition will be open from 9 am to 5p.m. each day, and should prove most attractive, Din- ner services, tex sets, and all other porcelains of view, are of the latest patterns, worked in with ex quisite designs.

The prices are very moderate, and. we understand, orders for any de alyns or monograms will be exécut- ed with promptness.

MUKDEN MARKHALA

centre was near Osaka. No dam-

CLEARING LATER.

port was received from the Royal Observatory this more ing-ANY

on the Bank by small depositors. It had been started in Canton by small-coin manipulators and spe culators,

engineered

who

that was all. He confidently er- pected that the position would be normal by Monday."

POISON BELT OVER

MEUSE VALLEY.

SORE HEADS FOR GANDHI'S

FOLLOWERS.

DEFIANCE OF BAN.

MINISTER OF JUSTICE GIVES UP HIS POST.

PARTY OPPOSITION,

The Suffolk whaler came ahead of the motor boat and took the

Mr. Arthur Robert Sutherland has been appointed an Inspector at English Schools vice Mr. Edwin August 14, 1930.

SEDITIOUS PAMPHLETS.

Appearing before Mr. Butters, marooned crew of the Hedwing on at the Kowloon Magistracy board. Some were then trans- yesterday afternoon, Cheong ferred to the motor boat, and the Chinese charged with pos”. Berlin, Yesterday. 12-miles journey back to the cruiser, scanion of seditious pamphlets. President Von Hindenburg_has across the perilous lagoon was once at Yaumati... on November 19, accepted the resignation of Herr more undertaken and they got was discharged. At the conclusion Bredt, Minister of Justice. The through safely, after three hours of the evidence for the prosecution

leader, had insisted that he But the return trip was much ence given was consistent with the should resign, owing to his Party's easier than when going out to the story for the defence, and discharg- opposition to the Bruening Hedwig, because the boats were ed the defendant. Cabinet-Reuter.

Baslated by a strong breeze, v Un- fortunately, the Hedwig's boat and tithe rescue party from_H.MS. raft on which the crew had placed gufolk, and also for the atteinpt

Mysterious "Fog" Kills Economic Parts of which he is and a half of constant anxiety. Mr. Butters remarked that the evid

50 People in Liege

Brussels, Yesterday, Fifty deaths which have occurs The following weather food for the past 24 hours in the Meuse Valley, between Liege and Namur, are attributed to a mys- terlous asphyxiating "fog.** Cattle are also dying. The authorities are investigating the possibility of fumes originating from large dumps of ammunition and other war material in the alghbourhood of Liege fortress.

Reuter

The anti-cyclone is central to the North of Koren The typhoon fs about 150 miles to the N.N.W. of the Bonina, moving E.W.ER

Strong to fresh mons prevails along the of China and over China Sea

Forecast:

first.

ASSESSMENT RATES:

MARSHAL CHIANG, OPERATIONS AGAINST BANDITS

AND REDS.

be

their belongings bad - to abandoned All were taken board the Sufolk and she returned to Hong Kong.

Balvage Possible.

made by HM.S. Stormcloud, which

arrived at a time when a heavy gale was blowing with the reef constant ly washed by breakers. 15 to 20 feat in height. The officers were also"

Nanking, Yesterday, ....... One of the offers of the Hedwig unanimous that the Chinese Crew Chiang Kai-shek left for up-is of the opinion that the vessel can of the wreck behaved "splendidly river to night aboard the gunboat be salvaged by dragging it across throughout and gave the Europeans Yung Sul, In order personally to the reet into the lagoon. But the every assistance

M direct operations against the ban task would be a strenuous one be, Two of the European officers of all and Communists In Hupeh,cause I would be necessary to the Hedwig were Injured as the re Honan and Kiangol

lighten har by removing the sult of the ship wreck, Mr. Watson's

Hie left atop will be Kluklang engines, tanks and ballast. New left hand being bandaged, due to With reference to Government after which he is proceeding to paper, men were told at the Nether burned Angers, whilst Mr. Mercer, Notification No. 721 and purgant Hankow and then Changsha landa Consulate General that Cap who was thrown heavily on board,

82 (2) of the Baling Beaters

tain Ypma will remain - here until fractured one of his ribs. Both riinance, 1901, CHISTE

sach time as it can be ascertined if received medical attention on board rwarded from here by there is any chance of salvaging his the Suffolk and declared that this

arrior has fixed January 31. date for the coming into

the Empr the

Russia on November 12 ship.

York (St. John's The oken on December 3, undnin

were feeling much-

were others