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QUO TAI-CHI RECEIVED

AT BUCKINGHAM

DISCUSSES CHINESE AFFAIRS WITH HIS MAJESTY

London, To-day.

Mr. Quo Tai-chi was received by the King at Buckingham Palace to-day, introduced by Sir John Simon. Mr. Quo Tai-chi told a representative of Reuter that he was delighted with the recep- tion. He said: His Majesty is a most charming and well-informed

man,

The King recalled he had visited Shanghai 50 years ago and was most interested to hear that conditions in Shanghai were return- ing to normal and that the general political situation in China was settling down.

EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1932. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

SUSSEX HELD BY KENT

HUGE TOTAL INDICATED

IN CONVERSION PLAN.

WoWik Fort DUNLOP

class

COLD FACTS COUNSEL CRITICISES AT OTTAWA

POLICE METHODS

Notts Beat Lancashire £1,600,000,000 Believed Amount AGREEMENT WILL BE

At Trent Bridge.

SURREY VICTORY.

England Cricketers In Good Form.

London, To-day.

Sussex, who are making a bold bid for the County Championship, received

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check at Hastings yesterday when they gained only major points against Kent after establishing a lead of only 2 runs on the first innings. The Larwood-Voce combina».

Lancashire at Trent Bridge and enabled Notts to record their tenth win of the season...

Mr. Quo Tai-chi stated he was not surprised by the resignation proved very effective against tion of the Chinese Cabinet. He knew Mr. Wang, Ching-we did not sympathise with the passive policy of the northern military men in regard to Manchuria, but he was sure no effort would be spared to urge Mr. Wang to remain in office and harmonise his national policy with the measures to be taken in northern China, - Reuter.

MRS. BRUCE AGAIN SEEKS RECORD.

Endurance Flight Recommenced.

TWO CO-PILOTS.

Hopes To Stay Aloft

Full Month.

London, To-day,

MOLLISON'S GREAT ADVENTURE.

Prepares For Long Ocean Flight.

NEW YORK AND BACK..

Surrey beat Middlesex in the London "Derby," and Somerset followed up their rùn of successes by beating Essex by the narrow margin of one wicket in a thrill- ing finish. Northants registered their third success of the season when they beat Hampshire on the latter's ground, Vallance Jupp scored 90 and took 7 for 69 to play a true captain's part. The players chosen for the tour in Australia this Winter. fared as follow:

Batting

F. R. Brown 212 v. Middlesex, Sutcliffe 182 v. Derby, Ame 133 v. Sussex.

R. ES. Wyatt 131 v. Leicester. D. R. Jardine 126 v. Middlesex

Bowling. Voce 6 for 57 v, Lanes. Larwood 5 for 42 v. Lans.

London, To-day. Escorted by his wife, the for- mer Miss Amy Johnson of Eng- land to Australia flight fame, Capt. J. A. Mollison, famous Bri tish airman, set off from Stag The Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce, Lane Aerodrome for Portmar with her two co-pilots, went nock, Ireland, this afternoon dlesex. aloft again to-day and recom- from which place he will fly New menced her flight which she across the Atlantic hopes, will better record. for endurance

the

York.

existing

flying. beginning of the intrepid avis Mrs. Bruce and her two com-tor's adventure. He will land in *panions expect to remain in the New York, according to plan,

air a full month.

hand over his machine to me- To-day the "City of Ports: chanics for a refueling and test- mouth," Mr. Bruce's amphibian ing in all parts, snatch a few endurance plane, took off from hours rest and a hearty meal, Portsmouth but flew at once to and rush away again for Eng

land. He hopes to complete in Ipswich in order to obtain more this fashion the first double At favourable weather conditions.

lantic crossing. The failure of the last flight to last more than 15 hours was

(Scores and Table on Page 5).

FOR PEACE.

Briand-Kellogg Pact Interpretation.

:

Of Renewed Loans.

London, To-day.

In the absence of any off- cial announcement as to the progress of the Govern- ment's War Loan: Conver- sion Scheme it is interesting to observe that last week's' revenue and expenditure re- turns include an item "cash bonuses, £15,708,000" where- from it is inferred that nearly £1,600,000,000 has been converted already by

· bond-holders. Renter.

ter.

DRASTIC LAWS TO STOP TERRORISM.

Germany Plagued By Disorders:

BOMB OUTRAGES.

Special Courts And Heavy Penalties.

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(Continued on Page 7.)

BRITAIN SEEKS TO CUT FOOD BILL.

REACHED FINALLY.

But Dominions Unlikely To Be Satisfied.

TARIFFS QUESTION,

Canada Sensitive Of England's Trade With Soviet.

Ottawa, To-day. The hard reality of facts is considerably dampening the op- timism which pervaded in Dom- inions circles during the opening week of the Ottawa Conference.

There is little doubt, however,

that an agreement will be reach

LACK OF CO-OPERATION IN MURDER CASE?

CHENG REMAINS STOICAL

ZIMMERN CALLED TO WITNESS

STAND AFTER DETECTIVE.

The suggestion that there was a lack of co- operation in the Hong Kong police force during the investigation which followed the murder of ed between the United Kingdom George Fung, on March 24, was made to-day by Mr. it-is-most-unlikely that Domin FC. Jenkin, K.C., who is associated with Mr. Eldon fon representatives will go home Potter, K.C., as defence counsel, in the trial of fully satisfied.

and the various Dominions, but

The Anglo-Canadian Agree Cheng Kwok-yau in progress to-day before Sir ment, which was originally

thought to be the most easy to Joseph Kemp, Chief Justice,

achieve and which was expected

to furnish a model for the rest of

Fung was shot in the back, allegedly by hired

the Dominions, is proving the gunmen, while he was walking with a young most difficult nut to rack as the woman along Village Road. Cheng, police charge, Canadian proposals have shut-

The new

Berlin, To-day. tled for the last several days be incited the crime. Presidential Decree tween the United King-

The court was again crowded,, assembled at the corner of Yick Yam issued to-day imposes the death dom's "and" the Canadians the European element being Street and Sam Kwong Road

a process continues both sides more pronounced than at pre- penalty upon anyone, killing

Hysterical Girl, political opponent, causing death repudiate the intention of hag-vious hearings. Throughout the The girl, Lai Ming-fal Was. by arson or other criminal gling.

morning Cheng listened atten- there, "and" as she was. in Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who suffer- tively to the evidence, through an hysterical condition, he sent method, or of killing a soldier or policeman. Anyone seriously in-ed in Britain for years under the an interpreter, and his gaze was her away for assistance. He juring a policemanße participat accusation of being too easy constantly on the Bench. He then went up the stairs of ing in disorders is hable at least when he arranged the debt settle did not look in the direction of the first house in Yick Tam to ten years' imprisonment. ment with America, is, however, un-Lai Ming-fai, jealousy for whom Street, and on the first floor, he F. R. Brown 5 for 51. Mid. Anyone injuring an opponent ikely to play into the hands of his was the motive which prompted found Fung hanging on to the knob.

with a weapon

or injuring a political enemies by over-lightly his alleged hiring of assassins. of the door. LOGAN policeman in a political brawl, is sacrificing the free importation on

Witness At the commencement of this liable to 10 years hard labour. basic products like wheat, and meat morning's proceedings, Mr. H. G. and with two other men got Fung tested assistance, That first. crossing is only the AMERICA'S BULWARK: Special district courts are to be and thus incur the obloquy not only Sheldon, for the Crown, asked per down to a car and took him to the" formed against whose decision of Labourites and Liberals but also mission from the Chief Justice, to Yeung Wo Nursing Home. There there will be no appeal. Reu- of British holders of over £1,000, put Dr. S. C. Ho in the witness box, be carried out an examination and 000,000 investments in the South before the defence proceeded with found a wound which appeared to American countries whose export the examination of Sub-Inspector R. have been caused by a bullet under trade to Britain would be corres- Rozeskwy.

Fung's left shoulder blade, ・There pondingly. restricted-Reuter.

Replying to Mr. Shelden's ques-was also a bruise on Fang's chest. Ottawa, Later.

tions, Dr. Ho said that at 8.80 p.m. That was at about 8.45 p.m., and 'Canada is particularly sensitive

on the night of March 24, he was at Fung was then dying. He passed on the subject of British importa- the Yeung Wo Nursing Home. London, To-day.

He away at about 9 p.m. tion from Russia and request strict created by the speech of Mr.

A profound impression

control regarding the import of timber as no preference is sufficient Henry L. Stimson, United States

to enable Canada to The westward flight, which Secretary of State, in New York

compete against the Russian product, has claimed so many lives, Capt. last night. The press welcomes

The Monetary Committee has Mollison estimates, will take him the statement that the Briand- about 23 hours, on account of Kellogg Pact necessarily car-

proved practically abortive and is not expected to formulate specific the adverse winds which prevail rise with it the implication of

London, To-day.

proposals, but will largely confine at this time. The homeward consultation" between the signa- Experiments in preservation itself to recommending interna Lieut. J. E. W. Pugh and journey will be shortened, in all tories when faced with a threat of flavour, freshness and vita- tional action in order to secure the Flight Sergeant McCleary are probability, by these same winds. of violation.

min value of food under refri-raising of price levels-Reuter. Mrs. Bruce's companions in this, Mrs. Mollison will fly on the This implication, Mr. Stimson geration, and their importance to her third attempt on the record. first stage of the journey with said, has not been fully appre- the United Kingdom whose im- The present record was set up her husband, will watch him out ciated by those anxious to see ports of food still cost £1,000,000 by the Hunt brothers, American to sea and then return to Dublin the Pact supplemented by a for- daily, are dealt with in the re- airmen, and stands at 23 daya..

Mrs. Bruce is being attended

to await reports of his progress. mal provision for consultation, port for 1931 of the Food Inves- by two aeroplanes which work from her base of operations in Cowes, Isle of Wight. The total cost of the fight will probably exceed £9,000. -Reuter

caused, in part, by the inability of the refuelling plane to find "the endurance fliers, owing to a

dense fog.

BRITAIN S.

-S. AFRICA TELEPHONE

Service Inaugurated

With Colony.

London, Yesterday.

Reuter

BELGIANS REJECT

•..

STRIKE PLEA.

Brussels, To-day,

Was

Imports Still Total £1,000,000 Daily.

PRESERVATION'S SAVING.

and added that this interpreta tigation Board of the Depart tion would become one of the ment of Scientific and Industrial

great permanent policies of the Research.

United States.

Acceptance of The work is being aided by a Mr. Stimson's interpretation of consultative group of representa- the Pact must constitute a valu- tives of the Dominions, India, the

general strike has been rejected Wireless Service.---

by the National Committee of the Commission Syndicale Bel-

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heard a shot and later the sound of a police whistle, and went to In vestigate.

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CREASELESS SILK AND COTTON."

Revolutionary New Process.

Londyn, To-day."

Sub-Inspector Roseskwy then took the stand, and was examined by Mr. Jenkin

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Witness said that on the night of the crime he was absent from the district, but he was summoned from Kowloon by telephone at 10.10 p.m.. and arrived at Wanchai Police Sta- ¦tion.at, about 10.80. Inspector McLelland was in charge of the dis trict, and he (witness), was next in rank

When witness arrived back at. No. 2 Police Station, Chief Detective Inspector Reynolds was there, and the Central Detective: Department A discovery of revolutionary had been called in Only Sergeant importance to the cotton and Kennedy and the C.D.I. were on the artificialalik industries is an scene of the crime when witness British Empire 94 Pts.nounced by the spokesman of a arrived.

In Arrears.

big meeting of industry inter- "Did Central draft any Police into ests at Manchester. Successful the district, that night?"I have treatment of these materials no idea," witness replied. whereby they are rendered

able strengthening of the world's Colonial Office, the Empire Mar- NEW METHOD FOR SCORING. security and the international keting Board and Shipping Increaseless, is the secret dis- Perdue, Director of Criminal: The coal miners demand for a architecture of peace. British terests, and £50,000, the yearly Los Angeles Saturday covered by experts.

equivalent, to the cost of one The team standings to-day In hour's Imports of foodstuffs to track and field events at the Tenth already on the market.sure but it was before midnight.. the United Kingdom are being Olympic Games after twenty-three spent on research which covers events had been run of in the first fruit, meat, fish, dairy products week were as follows and canning.

UNITED STATES FINLAND GREAT BRITAIN GEBMANY..

gique, in which 26 unions are CRUISERS TO ATTEND affiliated with a membership of more than 500,000 workers.

The strike of the coal miners themselves has not been success-

Telephone service between ful. Many refuse to leave their

London and districts around Pre work.

toria and Johannesburg was in- The dispute arose over wages augurated to-day when Post-Reuters, depart master-General · Siri Kingsley 2

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Wood exchanged greetings with General Hertzog, Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa

The charge for the newser. vice lanthe same as that from morto Capt. Town, 26 for the and r£2 for

"DANISH FAIR.

Under Patronage Of Two Princes and

Experiments show that trans port to the United Kingdom of unsmoked mild | cured bacon from Australia and New Zealand dis impracticable ander existing London, To-day commercial conditions but fro Budina 2. The Admiraltyrannounces that zen pork can be successfully ship- WIRELESS CONTROVERSY.the British cruisers Dorsetabire ped and used as park or

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Witness then went on to say that.

Intelligence, arrived on the scene, "The first of these goods are. What time cwas that? ~ kam not

Reuter

Mr. Perdue arrived first and Mr.. London, To-day. | Murphy„soma, after. The discovery of creaseless

Men from Central? vi cotton was announced in Man- chester to-day.jenju, was stated Did they bring any detectives that the new process is the result with them from Central71.do not of two years research and ex- know, all

penditure of £75,000 on elabor. Under you at Wanchal Station did ate Investigations by Tootal, you have a number of Chinese detec- Broadhurst, Lee and Company, tives? Yes, six detectives

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