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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES, <(THROUGH RKUTER'S AGENCY.] PROPOSED 'REVISAL OF U.S.A.

TARIFF,

STAGGERING INCREASES TO

CONSUMERS.

WASHINGTON, August 20th. The revised draft of the Tarif Bill pass ad the Seasto by ds votes to 95 and will be sent to a conference of both houses, The Bill, sit now stands, is almost-com. plete,"

The Revision Bill, which emerged Erom the House of Represstatives, ""the mandments number over two thousand, of which the great majority represent a substantial increase over the rates passed by the House. Notably, in the base of Sasic wommodities such as wool, cotton, sugar, steel and chemicals, the Govern

ment experts calculations show the "fui- lowing average:

ad, palorem rates on

cotton manufactares, 65 per cent.: silk manufactures, 59 per cens; wool amuu factures. 75 per cent,; glasswar, per cent.: reücal sugar, 68.5 per cent.

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THE RONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2230, 1929.

ANOTHER GLIDER RECORD. AMERICAN RADIO SERVICE FAR EASTERN CABLE STUDENTS FROM CHINA.

EPOCH-MAKING FLIGHTS.

Loxtos. August 90th.

The epoch-making chimeter of the | nights achieved by motorless neroplanes, or sailplanes, in the Rhoen Hills of Germany, is clearly shown by the details received. Hentan, a young engineering student, accomplished. "'his

two hours' fight in one-ilecker sailplane, the largest machine at the "meeting when competing for a prize of 100,000 marks offered by the Geruan aeroplane in: dustry. He cruised in all directions, at a height of six hùndrexl feet, for an hour and three-quarters. passing the starting point repeatedly and then flew over six uiles in a straight line, eventually making a perfect landing. Another pilot few over an hour.

These planes, describable as air yachts, are slesigned to utilise the wind for ascruting, descending"and advancing with }

or against the wind,

Hentzen subsequently declared that a longer fight was tot now a matter of the machine, but of verve, on which a givat strain is put.

KARLIER CABLES,

BERLIN. Atigust Serb.

(Intercepted by the U.S.S. "Trary,·

da August 19th, 1932)

AMERICAN LBACIVIL,

St. Louis, 5; Philadelphia, -8. Detroit, 6-1; Baston, 1-0 Chicago, 5; New York, 13.,

Cleveland, 3; Washington, 1.

NATIONAL 'ŽBAGER

New York, 1: Chicago, Boston, 42: Pittsburgh, 18. Brooklyn, 4 Cincinnati. 9. Philadelphia, 5: St. Louis, 7.

THILADELPHIA

Williams made a home run in the thirty-first of the first game of double- made his thirty second home run in the header against Philadelphia, He also

second game.

PHILADELPHIA,

Tillie Walker was a home run in the pitcher in the first game of double header twenty-ninth off Shocker, of St. Louis, the with one on.

THE DEMPSEY-BRENNAN FIGHT,

INDIANAPOLIS.

Governor Mel'ray has sent a letter to the Sheriff of Anstis, Laporte County, declaring the Dempsey Brennau bout at Michigan is a prize fight and therefore prohibited by law.

PATRONAGE WITHDRAWN,

INDIANAPOLIS.

The Michigan post of the American Legion, under whose auspices the Demp sey-Brennan bout was planned for Jabour; A pilot manœuvred a motorless glider Day has notified the Governor that it would "withdraw its patronage from the over the Rhoen Mountains for over two affair

There represent staggering increases over the Underwood Tariff, and it is cons puted "thai the, duties, if they ever fully operate will mean an additional cost ta American consumers. of about hours, $3,000,000,000, Bat, it is more than, doubtful hether the Bill will reach the Presidens, Joc signature before the November Slections.

LIKELIHOOD THAT BILL WILL QUIETLY DIE

Many Republicans privately hope that he Bill will quietly die in eonference and in any cas, if the conference discussion

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LATEST CABLES,

HUNGARIAN LABOUR

DISPUTES.

>STRIKERS RANKS AUGMENTED..

INTERNATIONAL ATHLETIC MEET- ING FOR WOMEN.

NEWS.

(THROUGH ARUTEE'S AGENCY.) "PLOT TO MURDER GENERAL WU FM FU.

FOLLED BY ADJUTANT'S PERSPICACITY,

BRITAIN'S OPPORTUNITY."

The following was recently published in the London Daily Telegraph as “From Correspondent":

AGE OF THE YOUNG MANH

BUT NOT IN. SHÄNGHAL

The N.-C. Daily News, alter briefly sketching the modern young man ab Hono as now indeed the heir to all eternity." contipuss:-

From time to time there are echoes" With this picture of the Home-side in the British papers of a gradual in young man so constantly impressed on crease of Chinese students in this coun- our notice, it is something of a "shock to try. These convey little to most meders, bo asked by one of our readers why the yet we seem to be on the eve of vast most and the best of Shanghai sportis PERING August 21st developments, and Dr. Alfred Sze, the played by the older men The North China Star says, the men Minister to Washington, who entertains tames of young men," between eighteen and why the came to General Wu Pei Fu's yamen, at with the belief that China will at no re absent from practically all of our sport broad views on the subject, is credited and twenty-three, are conspicuously. Loyang, three days ago anil asked to see moty date send abroad 100,000 studenta ing reports" But a moment's reflexion We Pei Fu"on urgent business, stating work and scientific study so that they can truth in the question. There are, 20 to devote themselves to every branch of shows that there is a great deal of sharp that they came from the Ministry of War, return haine fully equipped to take in doubt, exceptions even while we write, them: but, when Wa Pei Fa was sp This stateulens obtained a hearing for

band the remodelling of their native two quite young men are contending with land.

championship. But oven in lawn tenuis two not much older for the lawn tennis prouched he said he was too busy and than a few years ago. Many have com is the men of thirty and upwards who": dispatched an Adjulunt

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At present there are in this country only sume 150 students, a' ouraber much less

thar

the here and left disappointed for Germany, are the best known: and in other sports of the affairs of the Ministry and pro-2,300 Chinese students in the United in cricket the leading names are still visitors. The adjutant knew something while the lure of the United States draws it is more the men of “upwards

many thither, At present there are over

of thirty who fill the eye. For example ceding to question them, soon saw that States, and more at Columbia University Barrett, O'Hara, Moule, Billings, Offer the men knew nothing about the Ministry, than in all Great Britain today, or, in dessen. Quayle, Allison and Morrel. In This armed the Adjutant's suspicious mark was reached in 1914, when there Elmore. In riffe shooting there is a host deed, at any time since the high-water tonals we hays Parbury, Tonsaint and and making an excuse, he left the room were about 250. Plans are on foot vastly of names, Collaco, Lambert, Ilbert, Hod- anil sent back a group of armed soldiers fore it a bill to remit the second half of besides others, all comparatively elderly

to extend the number. Congress has now gts, Lancaster, Luthy, Sauer, Ransom, with orders to search the men. On the the Boxer Indemnity in order that the and certainly in clay pigeon shooting arch being effected a revolver was found money so released may be used to pro-another veteran, H. H. Read, easily standa on rach mea.

mote the flow of Chinese students to first. Golf is not now the old man's game. America. Both Houses individually have that it was once deemed; but in Shanghai CHANG TSO LIN ACCUSED OF "passed it, and it has now but to pass then it is still the veterans who lead, Ferrier, collectively an easy task. Canada has Dewar, Marr Johnson, Peebles, Marshall. PLANNING THE OUTRAGE,”

realised the value of these students, and Beath, Crewe-Reed and other coevals. In Later, they were induced to confess that it is now representing to Great Britain yachting the same owners that were pro- they had been dispatched by General its Boxer Indemnity for much the same Lintilhac, Davis and Stewart still lead that it also should remit the balance of minent fifteen years ago, Byrne, Mellowe, hang Tao Lin, who had also sent fire purpose. When the war started the an- the wa humired men-armed with revolvers and al payment of the Boxer Indemnity to older jockeys, Burkill, Morriss, Hill, In racing the triumph of the skilful in the use of that weapon-to expire this year. and the British Gor conaricuous, and there is as yet hardly a Britain was remitted for five years, which Springfield, Moller, etc. is even more. strategic points inside the wall, in order ernment insists on payment. The Cabinet sign of any junior to compete with them. k make attempts on the lives of im- the Prime Minister in sympathetiche all well on the wrong side of thirty. has considered the matter, and although

Again in polo, the prominent players are portant men belonging to General Wa contends that there is no sign of an Dallas, McMichael, Hickling, Patterson Pei Fu's party. These men were posted Sir John Jordan is a warm advocate to Billinghurst and so forth. And it might public support of the proposal, of which Seventy-sevPTI women athletes, repre Senting five countries, viz: the United at Hankow, Pactingfu, Loyand, Peking devote the money to educational pur be mentioned that in a recent tournament States, Czecho-Slovakia, France, Switzer and Tientsiu. Three men have been exe-poses. Som manufacturers realise the of push ball-that excessively arduous lund and Britain, will compete in the

importanen of the problem to them, since First Women's Olympiad" on Sunday, ab

the Manchester Chamber of Commerce has Pershing Stadium.

passed a resolution in favour of this policy, and those who know best assert that in five years' time we shall begin to feel the effect on our trade of these armies of students all returning home their general abilities much longer than Men keep young, in the Far East in with American sympathies, American ex- they do in Europe, and we trust that the perience, American ideals, and attach gentlemen mentioned will not be offended. ment to American trade and manufactur at being dragged into the limelight in

In the United States every ers

con- the character of veterans-which fadred ceivable facility is offered these students, they would be deemed elsewhere and Not only do they often hare a university which they certainly are in comparison placed at their services for their annual with the eighteen to twenty-three met gatherings, but batches of twelve or more tioned, by our correspondent. And the will be employed in one district learning latter concludes his letter with this bitter stand in great need, while on the main how to make roads, whereof, China will

comment:-t lincs, such as the Illinois Central, plenty they are welcomed. Yet in Great Britain of learers may be found. In factories exactly the opposite policy prevails.

PARIS

WELLINGTON, New ZRALAND.

BrusPEST: August With.. Further serions labour troubles have occurred, as the 49.000 metal workers now,

The House of Representatives has rati en strike. have lyen "joined by a bargeted the Washington Treaties. number of men employed in the building farade and flourmills, Trops are being

is protracted beyond October 15f, it is safe do predict this will happen. INDIAN GOVERNMENT LOÂN, [hold in readiness,

LIBERAL RESPONSE INDICATES

PROSPERITY, »

FEDERATION OF COTTON

زاد

| TRADE UNIONS ABANDONED,

Lobos, August Mita. The attempt to federate all the Cotton Trade Unions his feen abandoned.

ENVER

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EARLIER CABLES,

REPORTED

PASHA'S

DEATH,

Centra. August 9th, The fact that over £20,000,000 has been pulmerihed, to the Government's six per cent." Rupee Loan,, thus relieving im mediate financini auxieties, indicates that the country is not so poverty-stricken as depicted by the extremist journais. The total constitutes a record for State hor rowing in lodis for any" single your. Jadia's response to the Government's dawend for ions in the past six years | Pasha's death, the newspapers publish a axcels £137,000,000.

AMERICAN STRIKE

SITUATION.”

SETTLEMENT HINGES ON SENIORITY QUESTION.

NEW YORK, Angust 20th.

· One hundred and forty-eight members the Railway, Executives Association mert here on Wednesday to vote on the mediading committee's proposals for end- ing the strike,, The proposals hinge on the question of the men's retention, of seniority rights and the strike will nu- questionthly he ended if the executives

pprove of the proposals. TWO YEARS' RUBBER SALES CONTRACT.

Ir

THE PROVERBIAL NIKE LIVES?

BERLIN, August 20th.". With reference to the report of Enver

statement from Moscow that he was killed while fighting near Novo-Petrovsk, west of the Caspian; but it is rumoured in Moscow that he was assassinated by Bail. shevist emissaries. Meanwhile his death') is still unconfirmed. Enver's wife, who is, living at Tierlin with their three children, has no news of her husband's death apart from what has appeared in the Press. SERIOUS CHARABANC ACCIDENT AT HOME. VICTIMS DROWNED IN A DITCH

charabane.

TENNLS.

THE WOMENS NATIONAL SINGLES,

cuted.

SERIOUS CYCLONE IN BAY OF

BENGAL

SEARCH PARTIES DESPATCHED.

CALCUTTA, August 20th. There was's bad cyclone in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday. Search parties ara being despatched.

CHINESE EXPELLED FROM HOLLAND..

FOREST HILLS. Mrs. Mallory has retained the Women's National Singles Tennis Championship, by defeating Helen Wilis, of California, OVER 200 BOUND FOR HONGKONG. in two straight sets. 6-3, 6-1,

THE WOMENS NATIONAL DOUBLE.

AMSTERDAM, August, 20th, As a sequel to the raid on the Chinese FOREST HIZ.S. colony here, mentioned in a cable message Helen Wills and Mrs, M. Z. Jessup, of dated August 8th, two hundred and seven Wilmington, Delaware, defeated Mrs.expelled Chinese have sailed for Hong-student. The annual allowance, paid Mallory and Mias Sigourney of Bostom in kong aboard the s,s. Ambon. the finals of the National Womens' Doubles Championship, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3.

U.S.A. COMMERCE RETURNS.

WASHINGTON.

The Department of Commerce has stated than 890,000,000 in the United States that there has been a reduction of mors

favourable trade balance for July, as com July figures (last year) 835,000,000. pared with June figures 333,000,000 and

13.3.A. GOVERNMENT MONTHLY' EXPENSES.

CANAL.

WASHINGTON.

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ence.

THE SHANGHAI WATER- WORKS:

SHIP ACCEPTED.

gume it was a team of veterans who won, and they one man short. Even billiards.

game which might appeal to the decrepit young, is known by its Porter, Johnson and Barrett.

Moreover, if one makes a round of the the young men sitting about and "chaqing sporting clubs one finds large numbers of up" while the older men are usually at some sport or other. The young men are usually dressed up in the intest ties and socks and are a darned sight too fond of tea-dances for my liking.

I may be quite wrong but I can't fini a single young man outstanding at any sportar even trying to and I think they want ebaking up.

LORD

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MIDLETON AND THE "MORNING POST."

"A VILE INSULT."

Lord MIDLETON said he and Lord Desart had failed to procure a withdrawal of the paragraph or an apology from those res. ponsible for the imputation. He and bin. friends deeply resented the imputation of a responsible journal, put upon them in a way quite unworthy

It is not costly to maintain a Chinese either by the Chinese Government or by private Chinese, will probably soon be only £100, since this can always be sup REINFORCED CONCRETE.

plemented in the United States by the well-established custom permitting stud TALLEST BUILDING IN U.S.A.

ents to devote themselves to various forms of labour during the holidays. Here it According to Concrete there has just States, but here is little chance of adding is not more costly to live than in the storey building in reinforced concrete, and the Continent for students, and in most been compicted in New York an eighteen to one's income. Laving is very cheap on known as the Hide and Leather Build-places scholarships are fairly plentiful. This constitutes the tallest build- An annual half-milion, derived from the ing of its type in the Jaited States of Boxer indemnity, would not only keep a America, and provides a notable example large number of students, but would help Lords was provoked recently, by Lord A lively interlude in the House of of concrete both as a structural and us to send our own professors to China Midleton's protest against a statement in architectual building material.

From basement floor to root the total turned students will be the great advoclared that a vast bulk of Southern Trish for mutual benefit. Que day these rof the Morning Post from Dublin. This de height is ft. The building square in cales of everything-especially trade-in men, from the Midletonian Anti-Parti- plan of 75ft. side, and is divided into the country which trained them. When we tionists to Rory O'Connor's Republicans, The Treasury Department states, the bass each way of about ISft, square. The reach the day of the 100,000 we shall be went about their business when Ficid-Mar- Government monthly running expenses for gallon water tank on the roof, embodies now. It has not escaped attention that as if the empire's greatest soldier had been whole structure, which includes a 10,000 more hopelessly outdistanced than we are shal Sir Henry Wilson was assasinated. July at 157,000,000 dollars less than Jalyne structural steel or brick. Situated on all the three Chinese negotiators at Wusha blind beggar ran over by a cab, adding last year.

what is known as The Swamp, ita ington were American-trained, and that that "the whole race is steeped today in foundations are of especial interest, the experts attached to the delegation the infamous doctrine that killing is no These are of the "Protest" type, selected as the only possible, in view of the factly comprised as a very few English murder when the victim is an Orangeman TRAFFIC THROUGH SUEZ that the bearing strata consisted of 100ft trained men. There are so few in exist or a Loyalist," LONDON, August 20th.

of sand of varying qualities underlying Eight were killed through the over-

strata of muck and peat. In this system turning of a charabane near Hasting.ing yearly through the Suez Canal is thus by hydraulic pressure

The increase of the total tonnage pass sectional procuat concrete piles are driven Several of the victims were drowned in referred to in the annual report of the programes,

as the building ditch, into which they were pinned by the Company presented at the recent meeting stages as the weight upon them increases, The piles are driven in in of shareholders-The Duial Line, Bird and only attain their final position when PRINCIPLE OF MUNICIPAL OWNER Line, Union Line, Rotterdam Lloyd, and the frame of the building is complete. Rubattino Company have each added one Their efficiency depends upon the bulb vessel to their fees: the China and Japan of pressure," that is, the portion of the Line, the Russian Line, and the Austro-atrata which actually carried the load. It the Municipal Gazette:

The following announcement appears in Hungarian Lloyd each two vessel; the is found that if points of equal pressure and the P. & O. Company each three the cohesion of the particles of the mate works Committee unanimously recorded Lord Bathurst, husband of the pro- Anchor Line, Ocean Steamship Company, are Joined the shape is that of a bulb, on Monday, July 31st, the Special Water never an outrage so grows. He understood

Members have noted that, at its meeting vesels; the Orient Line and the Ligue rini of which sustains the loud. It is approval of the principal of municipal Prietress of the Morning Post, accepted The following companies announce that,

Francaise, connecting Micseille wild the rice that piles which have successor ownership of the water supply and that some responsibility in the matter, but the after allowing for restriction, they have Mr. H. Edwards, of Wrexham, moted vessels, and the British India Steam settle when much smaller loads are later confined itself to matters of principle and one of sack-cloth and ashes for what of Africa, ench four withstood certain test loads will often in recording such approval the Committee only attitude that should be assumed was contracted to sell to the General Rubber to protest against the injustice of reduc Navigation Company five vessels. A new applied. Success depends upon the main did not concern itself in any way with amounted to a vile insult on respected Company, the following monthly quanting the pensions of those who by the postal line connecting England and Spain teannce of the bulb once it is formed.

exercise of thrift have been able to save with the Philippine Islands has been out of their small earnings.

To carry out the system shallow pits. financial considerations, which were "con-members of the House. started with five shipm. A great trade are excavated at the locations of walls aidered or it to be a matter for the Mr. J. H. Thomas said it was not only moverent bus sprung up between Russia and columna Cylinders of steel casing.

This strong language, was loudly unfortunate but amazing that the prin- and the Colonies of the Amoor and the 3ft. long and in diameter, are grouped regard to the fact that the Waterworks speech, and said at the outset that if what

Council's concera.

cheered." Under these circumstances and having ciples embodied in the resolution wens island of Saghalien,

There are

Earl Baraunar put in an explanatory fifteen tons; Baturata, ten tons; Sumatra parties as well as their own. The returus traffic independently of the National ed by wood blocks to the height of the the matter, it is suggested that, instead to be untrue an apology would be insert- not wholly accepted by other political nome twenty vessels enrrying on this new filled with concrete. They are surmount Company is pressing for a decision in was stated in the paragraph was found

now as may be required by the final load, and Proprietary, ten tons. Prices are based of the friendly societies, savings banks, Fleet, which has also augmented the underside of the future concrete can or of waiting for the Committee's formal ed.. un the monthly average at London, with great inass of our people lived in dread thirty-right steamers last year carried placed in position, and the creation of payors, to whom the report would have Lady Bathurst and said that if the writer He declared that Lord Midleton. and cooperative societies indicated that the number of its ships. Two hundred and column footing. These taps are then report and the decision of the Rate trembling with excitement, had called on, of the rainy day. We should be the the Far East; fifty-seven carried rails time while the foundations are being mitten, the Secretary should now draft & Lord MIDLETON interrupted with a cor-

coal from England to different ports of the building proceed with, thus saving authorizing the appointment of the Com-tain circumstances have shot him.

to be submitted in terms of tho resolution had been Lord Bathurst he would in cer- could be taken away from a man that in and railway material to Kurracher, and finished. The cylinders are then jacked letter to the Company apprising them of rection:What I said was that if the happiest people in the world if the fear the event of misfortune those whom he petroleum passed through the Canal stages as the building proceeds, further and inviting negotiations with a view to 100 years ago I would have called him two vessels from New York laden with down by hydraulic rame in successive the conclusion reached by the Committee certain circumstances had been those of loved would not be provided for. It was There, were also "thirty-five vessels from sections of easing and concrete being the sale of the Company's water supply out and shot him."

monstrous and cruel injustice to Australia, two of which were laden with added to maintain the continuity of the undertaking, and this, of necessity, with penalize those who had exercised thrift only possible solution to this sort of thing ducts bound direct for New York and upon it through a hydraulio ran-is-thes the Council by the Waterworks Agree Mr. Chandler, of Cheltenham, said the seven with Chinese and Japanese pro- position, the preasure which is already out formal exercise for the present of the fresh nent preserved in ice, twenty-pile. When the pile has reached its final was the overhrow of the existing racial twenty-six vessels which passed through in transmitted through an I bear cut to ment of 1900.

powers of compulsory purchans vested in institutions. Another delegate said he ballast to receive cargos awaiting them length and wedged in between the pile far enough. Mr. Thomas advised them British India Company, have created a pears to be the only one which could bare oppused the motion because it did not go at Indian ports. Since January last the and the concrete cap, This method ap to keep on the ground and not soar to the regular service between England and been adopted, and be building, the first

Queensland, and all the great regular all-concreta akymapor, will probably be a of the Mark Bonevolent Fund a record At the fifty-fourth-annivers festival lines have sent vessels to the traffe forerunner of many more of the same type, I sum of £10,118 was subscribed.

ANNOUNCEMENT BY FOUR SUMATRA COMPANIES.

LONDON, August 20th,

tim of first-grade rubber, för "two years Frum October 1st. United Sumatra,

twenty tones "Sumatra Consolidated,

A minimum of 80. per lb. and a maximum af is d, per lb.

BRITISH WORLD FLYERS

WHEREABOUTS?¬

£

NO NEWS FOR THIRTY-SIX HOURS,

CALCUTTA, August 20th,

Anxiety is felt for the safety of Major Blake's, colleagues, of whom there is no news since they, left thirty-six hours ago Zor Akyab.

MR. THOMAS ON JUSTICE FOR THE THRIFTY.

At the Conferences of the National Union of Railwaymen, at Bradford, on July 8th, the question of old-age pensions

was discussed.

Ikies.

The resolution was carried.

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The LouD CHANCELLOR, stapping aside from the woolsack, agreed that the para- graph was astonishing. He bad witnessed constantly growing license in the press during the last fifteen years, he said, but

Lord Baragast rejoined that that show

is disbelief, that the paragraph brought ed the state of excitement under whirl Lord Midletou was labouring. He added any personal chargo against Lord Midle- ton-or his friends be

The discussion was closed by the Fabr the attitude taken by Lord Bathurst co or Carwe expressing disappointment at this painful occasion,