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HONG KONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1932.

FOOTBALL."

SOUTH CHINA DEFEATED.

Lose To Batavia By

LL

2 To 1.

CAREFUL STUDY OF TACTICS RESPONSIBLE.

Second Defeat On Tour.

(Special to the "China Mail.")

Batavia, To-day.", Careful study of the tacy tics adopted by the South. 'China A.AZ touring "football eleven enabled Batavia Selected to inflict a second defeat on the tourists..

It was a close and gruel- ling game throughout, and great enthusiasm was dis played by the large crowd when the local side ran out, winners by the odd goal in three. Wong Mei- shun scored South China's goal.

"

On their last tour the conquering South China eleven beat Batavia by goals to nil, and 2 to nil in the two matches played.

"South China have now lost two and drawn two of their seventeen

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CHARGE OF FIRING EMPIRE IS CLOSELY BOUND FRESH TRADE TREATIES

AT OFFICER.

Chinese Acquitted On Main "Count.

“GUILTY" ON SECOND.

Sentenced To Year's

Imprisonment.

Lam In Chinese was acquit- ted on a charge of shooting at a police officer while attempting to evade arrest, but was convicted and sentenced to twelve months" imprisonment with hard, labour on a second count, that of bur- glary, when he appeared in Cri- minal Sessions before Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice J. R. Wood to day."

The charge of having shot at Sergeant Joseph Harris on July 2. to prevent apprehension, was

taken first.

!

The Jury were as follows: - Messrs. V. C. Labrum (fore. man), Lo In, D. C. Chin,

J. J. C. Bollard, II. A. da Figuel redo, Chak Tai-kwan and A. F. Gladstone.

BY MOLLISON LANDS IN CROWN ENDS

RECIPROCAL PREFERENCES TO STOP FOREIGN INVASION

MARKETS SAFE FROM “DUMPING'

D

CANADA GIVES BRITAIN PROTECTION ON 220

ITEMS OF INDUSTRY,

Ottawa, To-day.

NEW YORK.

Wild Welcome For British Flier.

AN EPIC FLIGHT.

Flew From Halifax in Just

Over 5 Houri.

New York, To-day.

FUNG CASE

Defence Submits

Charge Fails,

ARGUMENT PROCEEDS.

-Zimmern Swears New Oath

In Box.

The case for the Crown in the Mr.JA. Mollison, after a solo Village Road Murder Trial was westward crossing of the Atlan- closed this morning before Sir tic, landed at Roosevelt Field at Joseph Kemp at the Supreme 9.35 p.m., Atlantic Time."

Court. Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C... Two thousand persons desert-who, together with Mr. F. C. ed neighbouring beaches and gal-Jenkin, K.C., is appearing for lopped across the fields, cheer- the accused, Cheng Kwok-yau, plane landing. Mollison was to answer, and it was decided to welcomed by Mayor James pursue legal argument on the Walker, while motor horns and point during the afternoon, when loudspeakers added to the din of the jury will be free. the reception.

Twelve trade treaties between British Empire Governments, signed at the Ottawa Imperialing, as they saw the little mono- said that in law he had no case Economic Conferet.ce, have the effect of binding the Empire in infinitely closer relationship than has been possible in recent years, give Empire manufacturers and natural resources a preference over foreign competitors and close Empire, markets against "dumping" by "outside" nations.

The success of the Ottawa Conference is hailed by British journals everywhere. The far- reaching effects of the trade agreements are unquestionable, and the benefits to be derived from the parties to the treaties are immense,

One sche-

was re

His flight from St. John took During the morning session, Ed- five hours and three minutes. ward Zimmern, one of the prin- The most important treaties are those between Britain and Canada and Britain and South

On Saturday the airman land-cipal Crown witnesses, Africa. The Anglo-Canadian Treaty must adversely affect Argentine, American and Russian

ed near St. John, N.B., and rest-called by Mr. Jenkin regarding a wheat producers; the Anglo-African pact must hurt the American fruit trade with Britain. For- eign competition in the British markets in respect of timber, fish, meat and dairy products, willed overnight, after 24 hours in certain point in the evidence, the air over the ocean. He flew dealing with a statement about be largely removed by the treaties. Preferences are almost prohibitive.

from there to Montreal to at-"the road of death" alleged to Twelve Agreements, that protection by tariff shalling the amounts of preferences tend the Canadian Air Pageant have been made by the accused. Twelve Empire agreements in be afforded against United King-accorded to Canada. Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith appear all were Saturday

He will await his wife, the solutely true "I swear upon signed, dom products only to Canadian dule published later contains 220 and then proceeded to New York. Zimmern replied that it was ab all-ed for the Crown, but the pri- seven by the United Kingdom, industries which are reasonably items showing new or increased former Miss Amy Johnson, in the Holy God," he said.

the New York, and will not attempt Cheng Kwok-yau, who and the other agreements be-assured of sound opportunities of Canadian preferences to soner was not represented.

United Kingdom... Revisions in Addressing the Jury in his tween Canada and South Africa, success.

a return flight across the Atlan charged with instigating the Mr. opening

Whyte-Smith Canada and the Irish Free States, Canada undertakes to create a textiles relate chiefly to linens tic for

He has a little time.

murder of George Fung on said: "Sergeant Harris will tell Canada and Rhodesia, South Tariff Board before which Bri- and major classifications of cot-made history already by crossing March 24, smiled when, his you that on July 2, at 4.20 am Africa and New Zealand and tain's producers shall have full ton and woollen fabrics,

the oean in a westward flight

counsel, Mr. Potter, put forward he was on duty at the junction South Africa and the Free Etate. rights of audience. Canada will of French Street and Des Voeux

An Anglo-Indian trade agree- abolish all existing surcharges The Anglo-Canadian agreement alone, for the first time; and by his submission that there was no The following are the full results from the Sailors' Home in the shall receive a preference of ten diately the finances of the Do- try into Britain, for three years of plane over the waste of water- and goal-scoring list:-~-~~-

Western District. He will say per cent., India to give seven and minion allow. The treaty is, for Canadian dairy produce but the British Government may thereafter he saw the prisoner coming down a half per cent. preference on a five-year period. French Street towards him. As certain motor vehicles

A number of schedules are at-impose a duty if the interests of 'demand it. French Sreet towards him. As other articles, covered by the tached to the agreement detail Britain's producers

The British Government under- takes. to. impose the follow- ing duties: foreign wheat

shillings

Wheat Protected.

matches whilst on tour in Java Road, West, which is not .farment provides that Indian goodson, imports from the U.K. imme-contains provision for the free en-being the first to pilot a light case to answer.

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v. Combined Saigon

6 1

v. Sadec

6 0

v. A. Combined. XI.

4 1

v. Bandoeng

3- 0

v. Bandoeng

23

v. Samarang.

43

v. Middle Java

v. Djocia Selected

y. Samarang

8- 1 4- 2 5 - 8

and on

he approached Sergeant Harris agreement. The preference will noticed that the man's clothes be ten per cent. subject to cer- were bulging, and he stopped tain exceptions and reservations. him and searched him.

The ten per cent, preference will

v. Samarang Europeans 33 started off in an easterly direction

v. Malang, Selected.

v. Soerabaja

v. Soerabaja

v. Soerabaja

v. Bandoeng

v. Bandoeng

v. Bandoeng

Goal-Scorers.

5- 1 40

0 0

10

1 سن3

2- 0

1-2

61-21

Lee Wai-tong heads the goal scoring list with 19 goals to his credit, while Lee Yee-sun (13), Chu Kwok-luen (8), Wong Ka-leung (4), Ip Pak-wah 173. Wong Mel shun (4), Cheng Kwal-leung (4) and Yang Sul-yick added the maining 41 goals.

re-

towards No. 7 Police Station.

Two Shots Fired. "Now Sergeant Harris will say that he had gone about 10 paces when the prisoner tried to escape, and that in the struggle they both fell to the ground with the Ser- geant on top. After one or two seconds the Sergeant heard two shots fired underneath him.

Colonial Empire, excluding sugar,

Survey of Agreements.

DOLLAR WEAKENS

4

ter

TO 1/3 7/8. Spot And Forward Silver Drops 5/16.

grain, two

in per quar-

ton; butter, Afteen shillings per 100 lbs.; cheese, 15 per cent. advalorem; apples, raw, four shil-

Reuter.

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SUNGARI RISES TWO INCHES. Flood Waters Rise Around Harbin.

lings six pence per 100 lbs.; canned,SPREAD OF CHOLERA ADDS

three shillings six pence, in additi- tion to the duty in respect of

He found that the prisoner was be later extended to cotton and wearing four or five quit of cloth real silk goods, with certain ex- ing. He arrested the prisoner and

It is arranged that ceptions. Colonies and Protectorates gen- erally shall extend to India the full benefit of their preferential

A drop in the local dollar and sugar content; eggs, in shell, from tariff and India will grant a pre- ference to staple exports of the in the forward and spot prices of one shilling to one shilling aine silver are features of to-day's pence per hundred dozen, according to the number of pounds; copper, exchange quotations...

The dollar on demand, quoted unwrought, two pence per pound. A rapid survey of the text of this morning is 1/3 7/8, a drop of The United Kingdom Gov. Ottawa agreements, shows that 1/8 over the week-end.

ernment undertakes the gen. they provide a continuance" of Spot silver closed at 17 15/16 -eral ad valorem 'duty of 10 per cent shall not be reduced, seized the prisoner's right hand free entry to the United King- after standing at 18 on Satur-

without the consent of Canada, which was holding his (Sergeant all Empire goods now on the free quoted at 18, a drop of 5/16 since dom after November 15, 1982, of day, while forward silver is

on all kinds of timber, fish, as- Harris's) revolver.

The bestos, zinc and lead. list, but subject to certain excep-Saturday. tions. The Government of the Both London on New York duty on wheat in grain, copper, United Kingdom undertakes the and New York on London cross-

· zinc and lead, may be remov- present general ad valorem duty rates are quoted at $G$8.47,

(Continued on Page 7.) .. on foreign goods shall not be re- of duced without the consent some of the Dominions Govern- ments.

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"Harris wrested the revolver

from the man, and in the struggle the man escaped. and ran away eastwards, but was stopped by an (Continued on Page 12.)

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The Canadian Treaty provides]

WEAVERS TO STRIKE ON AUGUST 27.

500,000 Likely To Be" Affected.

London, Yesterday, The General Council of the Weavers Amalgamation discuss- ed in Manchester the question of an immediate strike but even- tually endorsed the decision of the Northern Federation to withdraw labour from all mills. on August 27, po

The dispute followed the an nouncement of a general red tion in wages and strike ings have be posted affe | nearly 2: 500,000:13 pez

industry. 13mes

TO ANXIETY.

Harbin, To-day. The rains have resumed. The Sungari has risen two inches and the flood waters through Harbin are rising simultaneously, caus- ing further anxiety.

have

Ballasting operations, been resumed on the Harbin bridge a tremendous stry ture which spans the Sungari — and it is admitted that one span is in a precarious state.

Cholera continues to spread. Reuter,

Empire's Brains on Empire's Best Ship

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Bir Philip

Rt. Hon. S culture:zand RL, HOT,

Mr. Edgar Davidson was re- called and replying to His Lord ahip said that when the man Zimmern and his companion visited the lawyer's office, Zim- mern asked him whether it. in certain circumstances, he killed a man, it was manslaughter.

Mr. Jenkin. Your advice was not in any way sought as to how Zimmern or anyone else could swindle anybody. — No.

Mr. Sheldon. What was the real case? He put the case as his own. He had an enemy who had taken his girl with whom he had lived for a long time, and to whom he was not married

and his money. He wanted to

know whether if he killed him abroad he (Zimmern) being drunk, was it manslaughter, or alternatively, if it was done by a man under 21.

Rising to cross-examine Cheung Ka-mo, the tailor, a tenant at

No. 17, Man Chung-fong, Mr. Jenkin, stated that His Lordship would be glad to hear that the Crown's case might easily finish this morning.. Replying to Mr. Jenkin witness said he had known Tsui Yum- sham for many years.

Mr. Jenkin — Were you member of this gang?"

NO

You say that the only sum of money you received was $30 from Taui? That is all. It included the rent of the room and some money advanced to buy food.

It was paid to you at Ah To Nul's place on April ₺ in the pre- sence of Tsui? --- Yes.

Tsui was brought into the Court Mr. Jenkin This man here swears that be paid you between $150 and $200. No, that is, not true:

New Evidence,

Answering further questions wit- ness.said he paid for the furniture and other things. When the rent was fixed, Tail sent around another

man to pay $2 deposit.

Mr. Jenkin That is

dence & way!

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