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KOWLOON

FIVE LOCAL NAVAL OFFICERS REACH ENGLAND IN TAIMOSHAN

SANDHAM

201 NOT OUT

GREAT RECEPTION

AT THE OVAL AT DARTMOUTH

Record Second Wicket

Stand Against Tourists. TOWED UP HARBOUR AMID

SURREY 372 FOR 3

London. To-day.

Further evidence of the weak- ness of the Australian attack was] provided at the Oval yesterday| when Andy Sandham (201 not. out) and Gregory (116) broke aj second wicket record by adding

242 runs for Surrey to total 372, for 3.

Sandam, who with Jack

LOUD CHEERS

VOYAGE

TAK ES ONE YEAR

London, To-day.

Exactly one year after leaving Hong Kong, the five British naval officers from the China Sta- tion have arrived in England on the tiny yacht, "Taimoshan." They made successful crossings of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

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Hobbs has been associated in 65 three figure first wicket partner- A great reception was accorded the party at Dartmouth, ships. played magnificent all-yesterday evening, A launch from the Royal Naval College, round cricket, hitting a six and where the voyagers were once cadets, met the yacht at Dartmouth 21 boundaries in his undefeated Castle and towed it up the harbour, amid cheers. They were es

corted by several parties of college cadets in gigs. knock for 201, scored in 330 minutes. This was

the first double century scored against the tourists, and Sandham's first century of the season.

Gregory, who is also a very useful slow bowler, hit 16 boundaries in his 116, which represented his second con- tury of the achson-Reuter.

*NOTE BY CRICKETER' The Banter cable stated that, 242 runs constitute a new secund wic- ket record, beating the 191 put on!" by F. Hearne and M. Read for the

THE "TAIMOSHAN'S" VOYAGE FROM HONG KONG TO ENG- LAND WAS MADE ENTIRELY UNder ЯAIL, THOUGH THE KETCH WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUXILLARY ENGINE-REUTER.

CHINESE ACTOR

CLUBBED

Mysterious Attack After

Performance.

"NO 'APPARENT MOTIVE FOR LOCAL 'CRIME

The "Talmoshan" left Hong Kong on May 31, last year, man- ned by Lt. Comdr. Sherwood, of

R.M.S. Hermes, Surgeon-Lt. C.! Ommanney-Davis, of H.M.S. Bridgewater. Lt. R. E. D Ryder, of H.M.S. Olympus, Lt. P. C. Francis of HM.S. Otus, and Lt. G. S. Salt, of HMS. Oswald.

REPUBLICAN

OPPOSITION TO

SILVER BILL

Filibustering Is Commenced.

"SPECULATORS MEASURE"

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Teingra skic Messages. Ordinance, 1881, Re-1 ceived May 31,*8.27 a.m.):

Washington To-day. Opponents of the Silver Bill have resorted to filibus- tering, led by Representatives

Lamneck, Fiesinger.

and Reed, of New York. The latter characterised the Bill as a spe- culators" measure, which pro- longs the depression for a de- cade.

Advocates of mandatory legislation broke with the Ad- ministration as the Republican opposition developed.

The Administration, how-

ever, passed the gag rule by 214 votes to 71, limiting the debate to three hours.---Unit- ed Press, per S. C. Gold Bar Co.

Although pencé reigns in Austria at the moment, the Heim- wehr Guard, which quelled the recent Socialist revolt, in being kept Here is Prince Starkemberg in readiness-Jost as a precaution. (left) reviewing a detachment of his warriors at Pressbaum, near Vienna.

DISARMAMENT DEBATE

OPENS AT GENEVA

ROOSEVELT

STRIKES BACK

AT CRITICS

Selfish Sectionalism Condemned.

NO PLACE IN AMERICA'S NATIONAL LIFE

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By_Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phie Messages Ordinance, 1891, Rev |ceived May 31, 8.23 am)

Gettysburgh, To-day-

President Roosevelt has urged a new effort to end sectionalism in the United States. He struck back. at the "New Deal" critics and | warned that political animosity and selfish and narrow views must be surmounted if progress shall be real.

He said that those who are the chief hindrance to progress are:

"Firstly, those seeking to stir poll- tical animosity and build a political advantage by distortion of facts.

"Secondly, those declining to fol- low the game and who seek an un-

BRITISH MEMORANDUM STILL BEST fair advantage over those who do.

BASIS FOR DISCUSSION

"Thirdly, those few who still dwell inside their narrow spheres and still represent the selfishness of section-

A stirring speech for international accord on Disarmament with alism which has no place in our na the British draft convention as a basis, since it was indicated that the tional life.-United Press, per S.C.

*Gold Bar Co. best chance of success lay therein, was made by the British Foreign

All members of the crew STRIKE MENACE Secretary, Sir John Simes at the meeting of the General Commission, FRENCH SYMPATHY

are on Service leave.

The trip was made via Japon,

the United States, and Bermuda, a The well-known Chinese actor. direct Atlantic crossing of 2,670 South of England at Gravesend in Chiun Li-kwai was the victim of miles in 28 days being made from 1886, but this can only refer to, a mysterious, unprovoked attack the last named stopping place. gumes against visiting Australian outside the Ko Shing Theatre in

teame,

‹ Continued on Page 5) Scores as cabled by Reutre were: Surrey: 372 for 3 (Sendham 201 not

Hut, Gregory 116).

KAILAN MINING

DISASTER.

Death Roll Still Mounting.

Tientsin, To-day,

The "Taimoshan" was designed the early hours of Tuesday by Mr. H. S. Rouse, Vice-Commo- morning, when he was struck dore of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht! over the head with a spanner by Club, nasisted by Mr. E. Cock an unknown assailant.

Chief Manager of the Hong Kong

At the close of the perform-and Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd., who jance on Monday night at 12 constructed her.

'o'clock, Chiun Li Kwai was com- Except for aporting guns, the ing out of the Wo Fung Street tiny vessel was devoid of weapons. entrance when he was struck on On a seven-ton lead keel, with a

the head and fell to the ground. displacement of 23% tons, the The assailant struck him another "Taimoshan" has an overall length blow, and then fled.

of 54 feet, with a 42-foot design- Mr. Chiun's Injuries were not,led waterline. Her draught is however, serious and he was re-feet 6 inches, and she has a sail moved to the Ko Shing Theatre. area of 1.040 square feet in ketch

An

At the time of the attack he was on his way to his rest-

The Are which broke out in underground electric winchroom at! the Kallan mine at Tangchiachwang, i has proved more serious first believed,

Of the 112 workmen

than at

who

were

rescued, 32 have succumbed.

dence at the Nam Ping Hotel,

Des Voeux Road, Central.

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rig. Her extreme beam is 12 feet!

the 21⁄2 inches, with a beam on waterline of 10 feet 11 inches.

The log of the "Talmoshan's":

Many theories as to the motive journey was as follows:

May 31 Left Hong Kong. June 5: Keelung.

of the attack had been advanced by 1933. local Chinese papers. The theory of robbery was discarded since nothing was taken from him, al- The situation is at present under though at the time he was carry. control and the fire has been localls- ing a bag, in which were some Im-

portant documents.

ed.-Reuter.

BORDERER

ARRESTED IN

MURDER CASE.

Chiun Li Kwai is well-known in southern China as a first-class ac-! tor, having played in America.

June 9: Left Keelung. June 20: Yokohama. July 10: Nemuro, Hokkaido, August 21: Dutch Harbour, Alas-

ka.

September 12: Vancover, B.C. November 2: Left San Pedro,

1934.

January 8: Panama Canal.

AMERICANS WINNING February 3: Left Jamaica.

The soldier who has been held by i IN DAVIS CUP the police in connection with the Police murder of Special Indian

guard, Mohamed Din, is named Pri- vate Clogg, of "B" Company. South Wales Borderers Regiment, Murray) Barracks.

Mexico Lose Opening Singles Games.

Baltimore, To-day,

America won

Private Clogg was arrested yester- day afternoon at 2.30 p.m., but no matches against Mexica in

the two singles

their

particular charge has yet been made Davis Cup North American Zona

against him.

Mohamed Din WEB found shot through tho hend in a nullah Bowen Road on May 22.

[ Final encounter here yesterday.

Sidney Wood, who replaced Frank

of Shields, beat Esteban Reyes 6-8,

6-2, 6-2, while Lester Stocften

Mohamed Din' was found by, beat Richards Tapia 6-2, 6-3, party of South Wales Borderers, 6-1. his service revolver was missing. and has not yet been located.

WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy, with east winds, and somma

le-

February 13: Ashore on Crooked

Teland, in the Bahamas. floated. Repaired at Nassau. March 23: Left Nassau. April 2: Bermuda.

May 1: Left Bermuda,

at Genera, yesterdayyooowooden placenta

SPREADS IN US.

Cotton And Textile Rupture.

IRON, STEEL AND TIN IN SIMILAR POSITION

Washington, To-day.

!

A general strike in the United States cotton and textile industry, effective from Monday, was ordered yester- day evening by Mr. Thomas F. McMason, President of the United Textile Workers Asso- ciation of America.

Associa

The Amalgamated tion of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers has announced that a general strike will be called unless the steel industry ac- corded them the right to choose their spokesmen for collective bargaining-Reuter,

[ELEVEN INJURED AT

SAN FRANCISCO.

700 Clash With Police.

San Francisco, To-day, Eleven people were injured in a battle between the police and a mob of 700 men and women, alleg ed to be communists, and water- front rioters,

He stressed the terrible results which must inevitably follow the failure of the Disarmament Conference, and reviewed the difficulties that stood in the way of an agreement.

Loudon, To-day. Germany was prepared to accept and The prospects of the Disarma-which included the concession to ment Conference were frankly heavily-armed Powers that there reviewed by Sir John Simon, should be no Disarmament for the when, during the debate of the first five years of the 10 years' con- General Commission of the. Con-vention.

FOR JAPAN 2

Death Of Admiral Togo Deplored.

"GLORIOUS MEMORY."

Paris, To-day. France has joined with the other nations of the world in ex- pressing condolences with the. death of Admiral the Marquis

ference at Geneva yesterday, he 4. The efforts made to ascertain expressed the views of the Bri- whether there were any conditions Heihachiro Togo, Japan's naval tleh Government on the present in which this combination of pro hero. situation.

If speeches in the debate were to be useful they must, he said, deal with the realities that now faced them, and he proceeded to mention some of them.

posals could be made agreement.

a basis of

The Minister of Marine has telegraphed to the Japanese Minister of Marine, Admiral M. GRATEFUL TO AMERICA

what Mr. Osumi, as follows:- He was grateful for

"France is profoundly moved Norman Davis, the American dele-:

He recalled that during the lastgate, had said as to the value of these by the news of the death of the six months' since the work of the efforts, but they had not produced illustrous Admiral Togo, whose glorious memory will aways be Conference was adjourned to permit a new basis of agreement, and, as

Reuter.

of parallel and supplementary efforts the President had pointed out on cherished by every sailor." being carried on, the British Govern Monday, "In view of the opinion ment had been very closely associat expressed in the French memoran- ed with these efforts, and he refer-dum of April 17, it seemed that! red, in particular, to:

1. The United Kingdom randum of January 29.

COLONY CONDOLENCES

-

His Excellency the Governor, in

diplomatic negotiations between the memo-powers could hardly be carried on

a letter to the Consul General for [any further." 2. The visita of Captain Anthony

Dealing with circumstances in Japan, has conveyed the deep gym- Eden to Paris, Berlin and Rome.

which these diplomatie negotiations Pathy of this Colony with the Ja panese nation in the great loss 3. The statement texturally ap-were entered upon, Sir John Simon which it has sustained through the proved by the German Government, recalled that in November, the con-death in which Britain had obtained modi-ference had found itself unable to

Togo, fications in the memorandum which proceed to a second reading of the draft convention with any solid hope of thereby reaching a universal agreement,

URGENT HOUSING

PLAN IN U.S.

The mob stoned the police and phic Afessages Ordinanes, 18p. Re- tried to drag them

from

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra their ceived May 31, 827 am.)

Washington, To-day.

that President They were finally quelled by the Roosevelt has placed the housing WATERLOO BRIDGE free use of truncheons and tear programme, involving extensive con-

May 81: England.

TO STAND.

As Result Of House

Vote...

London, To-day. The doubles match, in which The House of Commons by 194) George M. Lott and John Van Ryn votes to 169, yesterday rejected the will represent America, will be play-plan of the Labour majority of the ed to-day,

Frank Shields, No. 1London County Council to demolish ranking player, in the other mem-Waterloo Bridge and build a new ber of the American team,

Jone-Reitor.

horses.

gas,-Teuter,

14...

FRENCH AIRMAIL PLANE CRASHES.

Two Killed.

London, To-day, A`French niragall, plans struck the wireless mast at Croydon aerodrome, to-day, and crashed.ja

The winning team will proceed to If Waterloo Bridge had of been rain was the weather forecast, Issued Europe; as- Brazil and Feru- have pulled down, traffic would have beenThe two occupants, a pilot by the Royal Observatory this morn-both withdrawn from the conteststopped for six years--apart from

ing.

'Reuter,"

the temporary bridge.

and mechanic, were killed.-- Reuter

It is announced

struction and modernisation, on the must legislation list-United Press, per S.C. Gold Bar Co. NEW.U.S. STEEL CODE APPROVED.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL-

(Continued on Page 7.)

STOCK EXCHANGE CONTROL BILL.

Sections Re-worded By Conferees.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By _Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra. phie Moorages Ordinanas, 1804 Re ceived May 81, 8.23 a.m.) ·

of Admiral The

Marquie

REAR-ADMIRAL RETIRES.

Saw Service In Boxer Rising.

London, To-day.

announce The Admiralty that Bear-Admiral · Cloudesley V. Rollason has been placed. on the retked list at his own. request.

Captain Cecil N. Reyne has been promoted to Rear Admiral and Washington, To-day, placed on the retired list--Router The conference report on the Rear Admiral Boblasen joined Block Exchange Control Bill has H. M. B. Britannia in 1897, and been submitted to the Senate was a midshipman on H. M. B. Or Quick action is anticipated. The lando during the Boxer rising in; Bill then goes to the House of 1900, when he was landed for Ad- miral Seymour's expedition to Pok- Representatives."

A major change is that the coming. After service in the Great ferees have re-worded sections War, he was appointed Captain-ine It is announced that President and amendments to the Bill, Ughts Charge at Bingapore from 1921 ta Roosevelt has approved the amended oning the lability of "persons in 1928, and from 1926 to 1929 wall steel Code. Details will be an- charge of issuing new securities” Naval Attache to His Majesty's nounced laterUnited Press, perUnited Press, por 8. C. Gold Bar Embassy; at Tokyo and His Ma

jesty's Logation at Peking. 18.C. Gold Bar Co.

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telagra phie Menager Ordinance, 189, R Jorived May 21, 827 a.m.)`'•

Washington, To-day.