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Cormation

MILK

"From Contented Cows"

THERE'S CREAM

IN

EVERY DROP.

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The dollar, on demand, closed to-day at 1/8 1-2.

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STRIKE PICKETS MENACE NATIONAL GUARD IN SOUTH

DEPUTY SHERIFFS RUSHED TO GREER

WAR DANGER

STIRS TIMES"

TO COMMENT

RUSSO-JAPANESE "FERVID HATRED"

NEUTRAL NATIONS ANXIOUS London, To-day.

If two Western Governments be- gan to register hatred with such fervour and publicity, the peace of Europe would be exposed to obvious and imminent danger, states "The Times" in a leading article on the Russo-Japanese dis- cords.

It says that the recent inci- dents have admittedly caused anxiety in neutral countries where recent change from mere ill-temper to real anger in the voices of the two parties has been noted.

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Yet it is hard to believe that the Japanese, who have an im- ahead in Manchu- mense task

kuo, wish to increase their finan- cial burdens and administrative

Darkest Africa has been dark indeed for Mrs. Martin Johnson. She has just been brought out of the jungle by plane after. having been seized with an ill- nean which necessitated her go- ing to America for an opera- tion. The noted traveller's wife is shown with a jungle ac- quaintance.

AUSTRIAN UNREST

responsibilities by attempting to FRONTIERS ARE

conquer East Siberia next year,: or that the Russian oligarchs, who are threatened with the usual famine, and do not dare to mobilise extensively the peasant

to attack al masses, propose great military and naval Power over 3,000 miles from her own factories and arsenals, the jour- nal adds. Router.

WHEN GERMANY

INFRINGED U.S. “U” BOAT PATENT SENATE PROBE REVELATIONS

ARMAMENT CONCERNS IN LEAGUE

Washington, To-day. Striking revelations in regard to the building of submarines were made yesterday by Mr. Henry] Carse, President of the Electric Boat Company, when giving evi- dence before the Senate Committee of Enquiry into the relations be tween the United States arma- ment manufacturers and large foreign firms.

REINFORCED

ITALIAN TROOPS ON MOVE?

Vienna, To-day. Troops throughout Carinthia are prepared for an emergency owing to reports of suspicious movements among the Aus- Irian Legion, who entered Yo-

TEXTILE WALK-OUT ONLY 50 PER CENT. EFFECTIVE INTIMIDATION CAUSES THOUSANDS

TO CEASE. WORKING

FAILURE CLAIMED

NEW YORK, TO-DAY.

MINOR OUTBREAKS OF VIOLENCE HAVE OCCURRED IN SEVERAL STRIKE AREAS, PARTICULARLY IN SOUTH CARO. LINA, WHERE LORRY LOADS OF DEPUTY-SHERIFFS WERE RUSHED TO GREER FOLLOWING REPORTS THAT PICKETS WERE "OVER-RUNNING" THE NATIONAL GUARD.

The President of the Colton and Textile Institute, Mr. George Sloan, has announced that the latest figures indicate that at least 250,000 cotton operatives are working and that thou sands more would be working except for intimidation.

THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF SILK WORKERS CLAIMS COM. PLETE SUCCESS IN THE SILK INDUSTRY SECTION OF THE STRIKE-

-REUTER

NAVAL OFFICER'S FATAL FALL

LT. WALKER KILLED AT MIRS BAY

SON OF FORMER COMMODORE

100,000 Strike At

Pennsylvania

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SPORADIC VIOLENCE

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra-" phic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Re ceived September 5, 8.39 à.m.)

Washington; To-day.

A United Press survey shows that the United States textile Lt. A. R. H. Walker, of H.M.S. industry, strike is 50 per cent. Whitshed; a son of Rear effective In connection with the Admiral A. H. Walker, former walk-out the heaviest figure in Commodore. in Hong Kong, sus- any district is 80 per cent.

At Pennsylvania, 100,000 work tained fatal injuries when he

fell during a rock-climbing ex-jers struck while 60,000 refused. pedition at Mirs Bay yesterday In North and South carolina only

225 out of 750 mills have closed. evening.

(Continued on Paga: 12.)

Lieut. Walker went ashore from H.M.S. Whitshed at Ngo Kau Bay, near Mirs Point, at 4.30 p.m. yes-

FEAR OF SPREAD New York, To-day--Financial

goslavia after the fighting terday, with a bathing party of authorities consider the inaugura-

in July.

Some troops have already, been dispatched to strengthen the frontier defence. Uncon- firmed rumours are current that Italian troops have mov- ed in the direction of the Aus- trian frontier.-Reuter.

about 25 men.

After bathing he decided to climb

Following close on the heels of general strike which originated at San Francisco the textile walk-out Involves over half a million workers. The photograph shows citizens of San Francisco, imperilled by a food famine and a shotdown of other business establishments, staging a mass meeting to protest against the general strike.

ANTI-NOISE CAMPAIGN

Gandhi May Withdraw

Differences Reported

Madras, To-day. Mahatma Gandhi has decided to unnsuccessful, afthough withdraw from the active leader-

tion of the textile strike moder- ately

a nearby hill, and had reached fearing that it will spread.-Unit- ship of the Indian Congress due to ed Press, per 3. E. Levy and Com-differences with Mr. Malaviya and three-quarter of the distance

to

the top when he slipped and rolled down some 100 to 150 feet, falling into a pool at the bottom.

(Continued on Page 7) The funeral will take place this afternoon.

N.R.A. AGAIN HELD| TYPHOON WARNING

RESPONSIBLE

Retail Solid Fuel Code Resignations

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAFL.

ceived September 6, 8.53 a.m.)

Moving Towards Colony On Present Path

jpany.

Japan May Nip In During Strike

MR. SLOAN'S WARNING NOTE

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

other leaders, according to the correspondent of a Hindu news- paper in a message from Warha.

ing

RAILWAYS GIVE

CAROLINA

GOLF CLUB MURDER

DASTARDLY

CRIME DONE

LAST NIGHT

Deaf Tractor Driver's Head Almost Severed

CADDY MISSING AFTER QUARREL

THREAT TO KILL

A murder of unusual ferocity occurred be tween midnight and a.m. to-day, when Fu Fit, 48, tractor driver and green cutter at the Happy Valley Golf Club was attacked while

asleep, his assailant in- flicting terrible injuries to his head. When found Lä this morning, by

SUPPORT TO NEW Kwai-fan, a small boy

PINS PATA

BRITISH MOVE employed at the Golf Club, his head was al- most severed from his body

SPAIN'S

EDICT

TAXI-DRIVERS STRIKE

London, To-day. The railways have adopted the anti-noise campaign, and have instructed engine.. drivers to reduce whistling and to shunt more quietly at night time Platform lug gage barrows are being al ted with rubber tyres.

In Madrid, the success of the London silence zone has inspired

He states that a decision has authorities to emulation, but the

ed

Fu, who has been in the can- ploy of the Golf Club for some 10 years, was accustomed to sleep. on a camp bed outside the locker house at the Valley: He had ap- parently gone to sleep when his assailant crept up and attacked him with a chopper, identified za belonging to the kitchen of the Club. When discovered, his body was lying on some boards near the locker house, a few feet from the bed...

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been made announcing the next Spanish police system of fining NOTED BANKER meeting of the Congress Work- malefactors on the spot infuriat WARNS TRADERS

taxi-drivers, who drove Committee at Warha around the Home Office square next Saturday after which Mr. tooting continuously, and kept Gandhi will undertake an all-India the Minister awake all night. New York, To-day. tour to push on a constructive pro- Mr. Sloan, in a statement, de gramme. Reuter. clares that there is no danger of an

of shortage

textile

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phic Messagse Ordinance, 188%. cetved September 5, 8.30 am)

A typhoon is situated to the immediate

ON FOREIGN

Several hundred summonses were issued, whereupon a taxi strike was declared and the streets strewn with nails to ham-' per "blacklegs." Reuter,

MERCHANDISE LORRY AND TRAM

south-east of Bashi Channel, about materials. He said that the indus-CANTON TAX (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra 350 miles east-south-east of Hong try had a four weeks' supply on phic Afessages Ordinance, 1894, Re-Kong, moving north-west or north- hand.

north-west, according to the wea- He pointed out that should the He stated that his company

Washington, To-day. ther report issued by the Royal strike continue beyond that period, and Messrs. Vickers Limited di- The entire retail solid fuel Code Observatory this morning,

there is a real danger of Japan vided the world into exclusive authority, consisting of seven mem- Thie typhoon is moving in a seizing of portion of the American areas for the sale of submar-hers, has resigned. It is claimed general direction towards the Co-textile marketUnited Press, per ines, and interchanged patents that the N.R.A. has emasculated the lony, although no new signals were S. E. Levy and Company.

hoisted this morning. applying to ship construction. Code and left only the skeleton,

Mr. Carse festifled that Sir The members also contend that A warning issued by the Manila Basil Zaharoff, the multi- General Hugh Johnson is not au- Observatory at 11 a.m. to-day indi- millionaire armaments magnate, thorised, on his own initiative, to cates that the typhoon is moving in had been paid commission at the impose Arbitrarily Code amend-the direction of Swatow, and on its rate of 5 per cent. on work done mente. United Press, per S. E. present course will pass north of by his company for the Spanish Levy and Company.

Hong Kong. Government.

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STOP PRESS

Flying from the Junker factory

Duke Of Gloucester Sets Out For

Australia To Open Centenary Fete

London,, To-day. From Marseilles to Australia he H.R.H. the Duke of Glouces will travel in H.M.S. Sussex, which; at Dessau, Germany, the giant ter yesterday afternoon began on her arrival in Australian waters, Hansa tri-motored monoplane of his journey to Australia when will be attached for some months to the Eurasia Aviation Corporation he left Hendon Aerodrome in the the Royal Australian Navy, left Handl to-day at noon, dying Prince of Wales" "Dragon Moth"

direct to Canton,

aeroplane for. Le Bourget, Paris.

The plane left Germany on The Duke said that he was look- August 29 and has 7 passengers on ing forward to a good time in the board,

Dominions.

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WEATHER FORECAST

TOKYO TRANSPORT STRIKE

Municipal Employees Man Tramcars

NO DISORDER OCCURS

Tokyo, To-day. More than 11,000 Municipal tramcar and motor-bus em ployees struck here early this morning, partly paralysing the services, but a reduced num ber of trams and buses, are running manned by 600 Muni- cipal electric bures clerks and 750 other Municipal em ployeed

for that the

Fine to cloudy, with moderate Bo far, there has been no Through the courtesy of the mill He will spend over two months

and

rpected tary authorities, the machine will in the Commonwealth, visiting all west and south west land at the Tin Ho aerodrome, In- the six states, and will then proved ening later, was the stead of the usual airport at Shek for five or six weeks on a visit to cast 10 to-day, as issued by the

Royal Observatory this morning Pil

New Zealand.

IN COLLISION

Tram Badly Damaged

Outside Bank

May Yield Over $1,000,000 Monthly

DUMPING PROTECTION

(From Our Own Correspondent] NO SUSPENSION OF SERVICE

Canton, To-day. Although the Provincial Depart-|

An accident involving lorry ment of Finance has announced at: No. 3837 and tramcar No. 18 special protection tax on goods occurred this afternoon at from foreign countries and other

2.15 p.m. outside No. 5 gate of Hong Kong and the new Shanghal Bank building in Des Voeux Road

provinces, no date has yet been fix- cd for collecting the tax.

It was learned last night that the Custome unthorities have received

AGAINST JAPAN ASPIRING TO FAR EAST MONOPOLIES-

CHINESE LOANS IN PARLOUS STATE

Berlin, Te-day.

Chinese State loans must be gen- erally regarded as being in dis tress, declared Mr. Franz Uchig President of the German Asiatic Bank, speaking at the general meeting yesterday. ... He said that the greatest control must therefore be observed in new transactions with the Chinese Government.

The boycott in China of all Japanese goods has recently been greatly relaxed, he continued, and businesstaen should not ignore certain, monopolistic pa pirations on the part of Japan in The lorry, which was laden the Far East

no word concerning this new tariff.with sand, was backing across Mr. Urbig expects that the ex- Therefore, it is believed that the the tram lines to go into the ports of silver from China wil tax will not be collected by the gate when the tram, travelling have an unfavourable reaction on Customs authorities but by the Pro-west, collided into the back of it the international silver market. vincial Department of Finance.

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BEAR RAIDS RESPONSIBLE FOR STERLING "BLUEP

£30,000 FOR OXFORD: UNIVERSITY

The control lever of the tram-Reuter was turned off, but the brakes had not been applied..

The tram driver was very lucky to escape injuries as the front of the car was badly damaged, the London, To-day A bequest of New York, To-day Bankers, dis control box being driven in. No- £80,000 to Oxford University, to he expended for the promotion of Ox- believe that Great Britain is de body, however, was hurt. liberately depressing sterling, inter Prompt action by the Tramway ford Medical education, has been preting the decline in pounds as Company officials caused no suspen made under the will of the widow the result of bear walds United sion in the service, the next tram of the late Dr. Charles Williams

British Wireless Service. Preas; per S. E. Tavy and Company, towing it back to Happy Valley?