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remarkable record of 41.44 actual miles per U.S.

gallon of gaseline. The test was conducted as

feature of M tractor show held in that elty. Fourteen drivers entered into the contest to see which could drive The Studebaker Six the far- thest on a measured half gallon of gasoline, The winner achieved 20.72 miles on his ration, others ranged down to 10.3 miles for the half rallon. All texts were made with the same car and the radical difference in mileage-from 41 to 20 miles to the gallon can be explained only by the variation in driving habits. HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong.)

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THE THORBURN AFFAIR & CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION

DEBATE ON INDIA

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£13,000,000 DUE FROM SOVIET TO BRITISH COMPANY.

NEW INDIAN GOVERNORSHIPS.

Sir Stanley Jackson's Successor,

THREE APPOINTMENTS.

Rugby, Yesterday. HM the King Emperor has been pleased to approve the fol- lowing appointments:———

NEWS TABLOIDS.

The **British" Government is seriously considering the gub mission to China of a claim for compensation in connection with | the Thorburn affair.

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Dr. Sze says it is quite impos- sible for him to consider the ap- ointment of a Manchuria Com- mission of Inquiry, unless pro-

vision is also made for the ces sation of hostihties and ämme. dlate withdrawal of Japanese

Sir John Anderson, present Permanent Under Secretary at the Home Office, to be Governor forces. of Bengal in succession to Sir: Stanley Jackson whose tenure of office expires in March next.

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HANYANG PIRACY-THIRTY MEN

COMMISSION OF INQUIRY.

Dr. Sze Issues a Memorandum.

CONDITIONAL TERMS.

Thorburn's Case,

Affairs, Capt: Eden, answered

The King and Queen have re-

Paris, Yesterday. London. Yesterday. in the House of Comnions a ques-

turned to London. Their Majes- A memorandum circulated by Three questions were asked to-tion on the Manchurian situa-1

ties will probably spend Christ-Dr. Sze to Council members says day in the House concerning the tion. He said his information

it is quite impossible for him to mas at Sandringham. Rt. Hon. Sir John Anderson, Thorburn affair. Replying to was that since the occupation of

consider a proposal for the ap- Sir Charles Cayzer, Capt. Eden Tai-Tsi-Har by Japanese forces C.B., K.C.B., G.C.B., has been

A debate on the work of the pointment of a commission of in- Baid, the request of Thorburn's on November 19 no further fight. Permanent Under-Secretary of father that, a claim should be ing had taken place between Staff, Home Office, since 1922. Indian Round Table Conference quiry in regard to Manchuria. unless such proposal also pro- presented to China was being Japanese and Chinese troops. He has not yet attained 50 years may be held before the House vides for the immediate cessation of Commons rises for the Christ-of hostilities and the immediate urgently considered.

The League Council had sat in of age.

mas Recess,

|withdrawal of Japanese forces.

Sir Charles Cayzer, in a supple- Puris for more than a week and mentary question, asked if such were using their best endeavours incidents happened while Britain to find a basis for a solution of had exterritorial rights, what the problem.--British Wireless would happen if these rights Service.. were surrendered.

Capt. Eden stressed the fnet

that the Chinese Colanul respon-

Rugby, Yesterday.

French Import Duties,

Rugby. Yesterday. Answering questions in the

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As soon as circumstances per- Service, to be Governor of Bihar- and Orissa in succession to Sir mit a full public enquiry is to bej Hugh Stephenson in April next. held into the Doncaster colliery

disaster.

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British Government

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sible for the affair had already House of Commons, the Secre-who is now in his fifties, joined

Sir James Sifton, C.S.I., C.I.E., │· He assured been dealt with. questioners that the Foreign try to the Department of Over the Indian Civil Service in 1902, making representations to the Us Trade, Major Colville, and has served for many years French Government in the mut Secretary was fully examining stated that representations were in various of the districts of the ter of the recent discriminatory the matter-Reuter.

increase in French import duties. Indiah Round Table Conference Being made by the British Gov-province he is now to govern,

ernment to the French Govern- The Prime Minister in Purlin-ment in the matter of the recent

Įdiscriminatory increases inj. ment suid he hoped that, before French import duties. British, the House of Commons rose for Wireless Service. the recess, there would be op- portunity for a debate on the work of the Indian Round Table Conference.

tish Wireless Service.

Full History of Case Supplied

Britain in Lee's Report.

Nanking, Nov. 3.

Mr. Michael Keane to be Gov-| ernor of Assam in succession to Sir Egbert Hammond in June next.-British Wireless Service.

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THEIR MAJESTIES.

Court Returns to London.

CHRISTMAS PLANS.

Rugby, Yesterday.

HELD

BELIEVED TO BE PIRATES

SOME

CARGO RETRIEVED

After consultation with His Britannic Majesty's Consul and the Chinese General at Swatow, the Commanding Officer of H.M.S. Sterling embarked a party of Chinese troops on November 22 and proceeded with them to examine the Coast in the vicinity of Namoa Island.

A report from H.M.S. Sterling, received by the Naval authori- ties here yesterday evening, states that the Chinese troops landed. and recovered some cases of the cargo takca from the s.s. Hanyang,, and also have captured 30 men suspected of being implicated in the piracy of the Hanyang.

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During the course of investigations several houses in Namon village were burned down,

YIELDED TO SUDDEN TEMPTATION.

(Kowloon Magistracy.)

Sze To Kan, a houseboy employed!

FACING THE MUSIC,

Bandmaster Gets His Revenge On The Police.

In connection with the piracy of the s.s. Hanyang,

Detective Sub-Inspector Elston from H.M.S. Sterling states, that understood, Their, Majesties will

a report relinquishment of Office, It is prosecuted: 30 men have been arrested in spend. Christmas at Sandring said he yielded to sudden tempta- Defendant, in pleading "guilty" the vicinity of Namoa Island. ham. British Wireless Service. They are suspected of being îm- Mr. Michael Kenne, C.5.1, plicated in the piracy. A quan- E., joined the Indian Civility of the cargo looted from the Service in 1898. He is 67 years vessel has also been recovered. old, and has held administrative positions in

In the United Pro- vinces.

at Savarin House, boarding estab Mr. Anthony, R. Teta is lishment, Hankow Road, was charg-nrinter and a band master in ed this morning before Mr. J. A. New Haven. The police raided' Fraser, with the theft and receiving his printing plant" and found |of a diamond ring, property of Misa 4,000,000 lottery tickets.

Mr. Levasseur, on about November 19;Tata was fined £240. also with the larceny and receiving) Soon after his conviction he was The King and Queen returned of a pair of cuff links a puree and Lasked to lead his 102nd Infantry to London to-day from Sandring- 330 in money, property of Mr.fband for the police drill team, hem: At Buckingham Palace Gremillet on November 22. which was to exhibit its march- the King was received by a num-Both complainants are residents at ing prowess before the chief and ber of Officers of the Royal House-Savarin House. hold upon their assumption or

other police commissioners.

Mr. Teta accepted gladly. Police, he found, were accustom- ed to drill at 90 beats a minute. Everything was ready. Mr. Teta raised his buton and the. tion.

Two months' hard labour was im-drill captain gave the order. posed.

Mr. Teta and his band swung into a spirited murch at 140 beata a minute. The policemen galloped out and whirled dizzily through their, manoeuvres. On raced the music. The drill end- ed. The policemen wilted. Mr. Teta smiled happily.

STAGE TRAGEDY.

Hero Plunges Sword into Villain.

Prague, November 12,

connection with

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the | £13,000,000 due by the Soviet Government to the Lina Gold- fields, Ltd., the British Ambas sador in Moscow has been in-

FRENCH POLITICS.

Prominent Socialist May Secede.

M. Paul Boncour,

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'ECONOMY MEASURES. All motorists are interested in Paris, November 12.

economy measures to-day. It is prominent not generally realised that fast

WINDING-UP ORDER, H.K. Excavation, Pile Driving & Construction

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Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister met his Ministerial col-

A summary of the translation leagues, who are delegates to the Conference, and afterward had a of the report submitted by the series of interviews with the Vice-Minister for War, General leaders of the various sections of Chen Yi, on the Thorburn case

states:- Indian delegates. Lord Sunkey

On the night of June 1 three and the Secretary. for India, Sir Samuel Hoare, were also present. gendarmes patrolling the line! During the day, the Aga Khan, met and challenged a suspicious

structed to make a fresh repre- leader of the French Socialist party runs cause more wear of brakes, WHEN AFRICA IS NOT SUNNY! head of the Moslem Delegation; character hurrying along the

sentation to the Soviet Govern-for over two decades, will pro- more strain on the chassis, more ment for payment.

baly sever Ujjal Singh, the principal Sikhailway track. As the foreigner

his connection with wear of the tyres in fact more delegate; Sir Tej Sapru, Meder-disregarded their challenge. they

the near future, it wear of every part; in addition South Africa normally is, it oc that part in

Marvellous though the climate of ate Hindu leader; Dr. Ambedkar,prouched to investigate, where-

The following Indian appoint was rumoured to-day.

constant acceleration and de leader of the Depressed Classes, upon the foreigner shot down

ments are announced:

M. Paul-Boncour has for long celeration require more petrol casionally has its "off" periode, and and Sir Annipu Patro, Hindu two of the gendarmes. At this

it was during one of these that Mr. Governor of Bengal-Sir John been at loggerheads with the party than keeping up an even speed. moment the express passed and Liberal leader, were received.

Anderson in succession to Sir on account of his moderate views The idea of cutting down speed John Good, who represents Rootes, To-night, the Prime Minister the foreigner escaped. He drop Amateur theatricals in celebration Stanley Jackson (March, 1932), and his session would practically may be repellant to many of the Ltd., in that country, started out is to be the guest of Sir Akbar bed a bag containing a pistol and of Armistice Day at the town of

Governor of Bihar and Orissa only confirm the status quo. He more sporting of car owners, but recently on a journey between Cape Hydari at dinner, and to-morrow cartridges, a knife, a small bottle Hafnerluden, a suburb of Prague,Sir James Sifton in succession will probably join the

Radical- they should.

Town and Durban in 'a Hillman he will meet Mr. Gandhi-Bri-of chloroform and gauze face were marred by the poignant death to Sir Hugh Stephenson (April, Socialist Party and will then be when it comes to a long run, the appreciate that,

Vortic Saloon. From his report he cover, and other articles, He of two amateur performers, it was 1932).

nominated for the chairmanship of man who keeps up a steady 36 ema to have had a strenuous was arrested next day and taken reported here to-day. According to Governor of Assam Mr. the Foreign Relations Committee of m.p.h. to 40 m.p.h. without wast Saturday. 3 p.m., he writes, "we

|trip:-"Leaving East London Lina Goldfields Ltd. to. Soochow where he was exam- the newspapers, the Hafnerluden Michael Keane in succession to the Senate to which the former ing time on unnecessary stops reached Butterworth at 7.45 p.m., Rugby, Yesterday, ined by the Regimental Comman-Dramatic Society was presenting Sir Egbert Hammond (June, Socialist leaders was recently re- often gets to his destination just raining like the devil all the way, Asked in the House of Com-der Colonel Huang. He refused last night an historic drama, for 1992).

turned in a by-election-Trans-na soon as the erratic driver who, and hampered with a thick mist on mons what action Government to say who he was except that which the performers had been sup

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for no apparent reason, covers the mountains. Roads very felliny. proposed to take to secure pay- he came from Shanghai, had no plied with real historic swords in-

several miles flat out and then ments from the Soviet Govern-passport, admitted the bag waa stend of the stage article. ment to the Lina Goldfields, his, and refused to give any rea- This when in the last scene the

potters along at a comparative and badly cut up with deep furrows crawl for the next few miles, rain fell at Butterworth

and pot holes. Over 7 inches of Limited, of the arbitral award of sons for shooting the gendarmes. villain is due to be killed by the

on the approximately £13,000,000 made Colonel Huang in view of suspi-hero, the latter in his excitement

wasting a certain amount of time Sunday we left, but after no end of in favour of that Company in cious circumstances believed pri- tore his sword from the scabbard

in addition to the form of un-ploughing and negotiating strong September, 1930, Captain Edensoner to be a foreign communist and plunged it into the breast of

necessary stops.

and deep currents, we reached said that, as the result of dis- and intended sending him to the his adversary who collapsed on the

Another way in which many Umtata and though the worst was In the Supreme Court, this drivers make their motoring over. The next morning we left cuasions in London with repre- law courts. He desired, however, spot, with the audience sitting sentatives of the Company, the to await the recovery and evid-spellbound at such realistic acting.

morning, the Chief Justice (Bir more expensive ls in their treat for Kokstad, but could get no near- Foreign Secretary had now in-lence of the wounded gendarmes The hero, meanwhile, had realised

Joseph H. Kemp, K.C.) made an ment of a cold engine. A coner. than 40 miles of it, conditions structed the British Ambassador "first.

his mistake and crying out loud.

order for the winding-up of the siderable time elapses after start- worse than before. We got badly Hong dropped beside his victim, dying

Kong

Pile ing up Excavation,

u cold engine, even in bogged about a mile or so from thore of heart stroke,

Driving and Construction Company, Britain, before the lubrication the Rhode Hotel, and I had to Limited.

system becomes fully effective, walk there for assistance: got some The application was made on be the pistons and cylinder walls natives with spades, and managed half of three petitioners, Messrs. being starved until the engine to get through. The only other. Taurutani & Co., Ltd., of Prince's begins to warm up. It should car that made the attempt was hope- Building, Messrs. W. S. Balley & be obvious from this that any-lessly stuck a mile away. The Co., Ltd., and Mr. E. D. Shank. thing but the most gentle treat final do miles to Kokstad took more-

Messrs. Tsurutani & Co., and ment during the first two or than 4 hours: we had, however, Mesars, Bailey & Co., were repre- three miles is bound to cause good run that afternoon, and got ta sented by Mr. H. G. Sheldon (in-rapid piston and cylinder wear. Ixopo. We had chains on con structed by Messrs. Johnson, Stokes The golden rule is to treat a cold tinuously for four days, and did not and Master), while Mr. Leo engine as though it were new take therm on till we reached (instructed by and required ranning in. All Maritzburg. We passed several d'Almada, jun., Messro. G. K. Hall Brutton & Co.) these things seem unimportant lorries and cars stranded and way for Mr. E. D. Shank The in themselves, and so in fact abandoned. The Vortle was really debtor Company were represented they are, but it is attention to marvellous, and stood up to the by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K. C. (In small details that makes all the terrible gruelling it got." structed by Messrs. Wilkinson and difference in the course of В At any rate, it is good to know Grist).

year, and the people who are that there are British cars-capable Mr. Jenkin consented to the order not above attending to them are of tackling the worst of Overseas being made, and His Lordship ac-the people who not only get the conditions successfully, and that in cordingly made the order, without best value for money out of their this particular case it should be an prejudice to the powers of the cars but get the most satisfac-8-cylinder of moderate price is Provisional Liquidator.

ition as well.

especially gratifying.

in Moscow to make a fresh repre- sentations to the Soviet Govern- ment.--British Wireless

vice.

Public Enquiry - Colllery

Ser.

Disaster. Rugby, Yesterday,

Wounded Dic.

On June 7 Colonel Huang When the audience grasped the learned that one of the wounded fact that the drama on the stage men had died and that the other had turned into a real drama, a could not recover. He accord-panic ensued and the police had to ingly interrogated Thorburn be called in to restore order.

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FLOOD RELIEF FUNDS.

A tribute to heroic rescue again on June 8. In the course work in the colliery explosion of this further interrogation near Doncaster was paid in a Col. Huang lost his temper and statement made in the House of provoked by the behaviour, of Commons by the Mines Minister, the prisoner, drew his pistol and Mr. Isase Foot, who said a full shot. Thorburn dead. Colonel

Nanking, November 11. public enquiry into the causes of Huang then realising what he Pursuant to a recent decision of the disaster would be held as soon had done, destroyed all evidence, the National Government to raise as circumstances allowed.-Bri- Including the corpse, and ordered funds for: flood relief, a flood rellof tish Wireless Service.

Manchuria,

his men not to divulge anything, surtax equivalent to an increase of In this way the first investiga- 10 per cent. en 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

The Royal Obervatory's re- port issued this morning states:

The typhoon is about 200 miles North of the Bonins, moving E.N.E.

The new anticyclone ia central over 8.E. Mongolia, moving E.N.E.

Forecast: N. E. winds, moderate fine to cloudy,

Rainfall Rainfall for 24 hours end- ad at 10 a.m. to-day nfl. Total since January 1, 75,88 Inches against an average of 81.73 inches deficit 5.90 inches,

Temperature.

The temperature at certain, specified contres (this morning. at 6 o'clock was:+

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Pratas Island

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Chefoo

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Shanghai Manila Swatow

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Foochow

Rugby, Yesterday, tion failed. Subsequently the class passenger fares will be Im-Amoy In the absence of Sir John true facta were elicited from sub-posed on all Government "railways Simon, who returned to Paris on jordinate officers. Colonel Huang as from November 15, according to Saturday night' to take part in was arrested, brought to trial by an order of the Ministry of Rail. the further discussions of the court martial and sentenced to ways. Freight rates will, however, Council of the League of Nations, 14 years" imprisonment.--Reu-not be affected by the Increase.-- the Under Secretary for Foreign ter's Pacific Service.

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