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WEATHER REPORT. that Japan knows very much more about this tragic affair on a rail Yesterday's weather report, fore-way-bridge guarded by Japanese ezat and remarks, issued by the troops than has been admitted Royal Observatory at 5.25 p... There will be a fierce outburst of stated

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The Victoris Diocesin & Mis- Now that Barcelona has the Anest sionary Association is holding an athletic stadium in the world it will At Homo at the Heland May vigorously compete for the honour Institute on November 20. Ten will of staging the Olympic Games of Barcelona has sought the he served from 130 to 3.15 anxi from 13 6,16 to 6 pm. Professor L. Forster games in former years, but it feels will give an address on

that it now has every essential for the encoesalul staging of the games, and an energetic movement is on foot to have the Olympiad after the

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The anticyclone is stationary over N. China and B. Manchuria. The daring to drag this affair before the ligious factor is Education? depression to the coast of Hokka do is moving eastward into the Pacids. Fresh monsoon will coa- tinue along the S.E. coast of China and over the N. China Sea.

Locat Forecast: N. winds, fresh to moderate, fine.

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HONG KONG, NOVEMBER 2, 1929.

Craigegower C.C. are holding their lawn bon closing day this afternoon.

Beveral rink games

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In connection with the recent aviation accident in Hong Kong harbour, whas Flying Officer Ward met his death, the following tele- grams have been exchanged between the Acting Governor of Macao and the Governor of Hong Kong: "To Governor, Hong Kong-1 re I send gret aviation disaster. sincere condolences in my own name and also in that of this Colony ACTING GOVERNOR, MACAO." To this message the following reply was sent: To Acting Governor, Macao. On behalf of this Colony and the Royal Air Force, I thank Your Excellerey and the Colony of Macao very sincerely for your me

of endolence.-GOVERNOR, Hồng Kong" sage

and abundant locker and shower facilitica. Furthermore, the stadium was built with an eye for beauty as well as usefulness.

Diocesan Boys' School

Commemoration.

RENT COLLECTOR ROBBED.

DECOYED TO A VACANT

collected

HOUSE

According to his report, he was. in Graham Street when a stronger- came up and said he wanted to rent the second floor of house No. 43 and asked to see it. They found the door open and entered. The prospective tam ant bid a look round and want to see the kitchen. It was here that two of his confederates. armed with revolvers were waiting

A roat collector in the employ of Kyoto Conference, and some of the

the Sincers Insurance Company most indignant will be the very

was the victim of an armed robbery men who attacked Baron TANAKA 10

will be played with visitors from one in Los Angeles celebrated there.

at 3.30 p.m. yesterday. He way. bitterly for not disclosing the fuil other Clubs and prizes won in the The new stadium seats 65,000-per- facts of this extraordinary affair. various competitions during the sons, and has every facility for decoyed to an empty flat in his It is to be hoped that the season will & distributed at the track and field athletics, football, charge and there forced to surren-

elose. A similar function takes Japanese Government will not be place at the Taikoo Recreation tennis, and other sporta, besides in-der the money which he had. Editorial and Business Offices: 11, stampeded by any angry demon- Club, junior longue and Spey Cup door gymnasiums, swimming pool,

Ice-House Street. Tel. Central|stration into taking action which winners this gasOBL Night Editor (Wanchai Office); will make Sino-Japanese relations

Tel. Central 4511.

still more difficult. Negotiations London Office: 21. Bride Lane, fraught with the greatest import

Ficet Street, E.C. 4.

ance for the future of relations between the Republic of China and the Japanese Empire are to start in Shanghai and Nanking early next month between the Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. C. T. WANG, and the new Japanese Minister to China, Mr. SADAO SABURI. They are for the proposed CHANG TSO LIN'S GHOST. revision of the Commercial Treaty

the basic agreement between the two THE placid proceedings in the Powers. Mr. SARTRI visited Dr. pleasant city of Kyoto of the WANG in Nanking about a fort-

Proof that middle-aged people are Institute of Pacific Relations have night ago, and reached a tentative been rudely disturbed by the sudden agreement to begin the serious not too old is learn to By is pro- appearance at the Conference of the business of treaty revision in vided in a statment issued concern November. The Chinese Minister, ing the activitice of the Hanworth Flying Club in England The first ghost of CHANG TSO LIrs. This spectro was largely responsible for it is understood, proposed that the ab initio member, Miss Sale Barker the fall of the TANAKA Ministry, negotiations should be started at excepted, wu Dr. Petit He is 45 years of age, and his performance in the air is a complete reply to and, now it reappears to make once. but Mr. Sanuni' refused, de-

myth. more trouble. Although the ques-claring he had only just arrived in the too old to fly at 10 tion has been repeatedly raised China and needed some time to Another member of the same age Exmar, who is the Government during the past twelve months and study conditions on the spot be who is taking instruction is Mr. fore plunging into what are certain Advocate of Burma, and is qualify- more, nobody but those directly

to be a series of véry controversialing as a pibt with the intention concerned really knows even now

of establishing a Burmese Bying club on his return to the East later conversationa. exactly how the Marshal met his

in the year death, beyond the bare fact that it was the reult of an explosion. The Chinese celegate at the Kyoto Con. renew it, classing it as one of the *! inequal treaties "which the National Government of the Re public is pledged to abolish. An interim plan between the Powers finally was agreed on, and has been the governing force in their rela- tions since that time. The Japanese

The Treaty expired more than a Fear ago and China refused to

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Too Much Water Used in London.

Sir William Prescott, chairman

The Sixtieth Birthday commemor- ation of the Diocesan Boys' School is to take place to-day. As usual comprehensive programme of re- ligious observance, sports and speech | for their victim. madeing has been arranged," and doubtlem the day will prove 5 pleasant as a former years. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G., will address the school and the guests during the ceremony in the Hall, and will be followed by the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotowall, C.M.G. (an old boy of the stool) who will speak in Chinose. The birthday festivities all entoad until November 5, when there will be an." At Home" at the School from 7 p.m. to midnight, the entertainment on that occasion in cluding & Chinese concert, gymnastic display and a dance. On Sunday; November 3: there will be & special service at St. John's Cathedral at 11 am, and on November 2, 3, 4, illuminated at night. and 5, the school buildings will be

The Bank Rate.

We regret that by a very un- fortunato alip in yesterday's issue the change in the London bank-rate wae represented as an increase imstend of a reduction. The rate stood from February to September

The rent collector was easily over, powered by the gang and after gagging him and binding his hands. and feet with wire they tied his to an iron bar. Á sum of 8085.20" which he had collected during the day was taken by the robbers who hastily withdrew. Later he remov of the gag and raised an lam A report giving the description of which brought the police to the flat. the robbers was circulated to the various stations. No arrests were reported up to a late hour.

"Going Up.***

Fuk Lung Street, Canton AE much perturbed the other day when a kly rushed down this decarous thoroughfare shouting. hat she was on her way to Singapuro by acro- plane! As she had divested herself. of at her garmenta, the police rapidly drew a cordon round her. An interested crowd was kept at

mantal hospitali Cricket Nurseries.

ference made a reference to the series of unilateral agreements of the Metropolitan Water Board, at 5 per cent., but on September ay and the lady taken to the

in statement jesued last month, was raiscal to 6 in the hope incident-and ta other curious

said that be restrictions Imposed of checking the steady drain of happenings in Manchuria-to which

on the use of water must be kept in gold from Britain. It has been

Apropos Mr. R. Abbit's notes in force until the necessary security is now reduced to 8 per cent, while Japan's representative took strong

achieved. There is a real need,

our issue of yesterday, a correspon- the New York rate taas been brought dont writes: May I point out exception na being opposed to the

he states, "for the strictest economy down to 5 per cent. London cables that the Diocesan Boys' School is spirit of the Conference. Possibly

to be exerted, especially in that indicate that the change came de a

cricketers Queen's College has al Mr. Zumore thought the raising of

served with Thames water at the come one Reuter also tells us that waye been very much to the fore in portion of the northern area not great surprise, though a very wel-ot the only local nursory" for sach contentious issues at a meeting to discuss pacific relations between Minister, it is understood, takes the present time. It is abundantly it was believed the decision was

position that treaty negotiations clear from the board's statistics taken as the result of co-operative the school cricket world, and a zen that, although the public responded action with New York, and subse of Queen's A. A. Ramjah, ha nations was calculated to destroy and control, af "the anti-Japanese in some messure for the first week 'quent nows indicates that such was represented. the Colony in these: Interport contests. He played of rather than create harmony. movement by the Chinese Governor twe to the board's appeal for the case, the Federal Reserve Bank the Shanghai ground as far back as China's spokesmen now-a-days, howment are inseparable, and that economy, the supply has again in having reduced its rate to 3. Per 1920 and is still a very good all- ever, are very quick to make use of revival of anti-Japanese activity by creased to almost the July figure. cent. That the Bank of England round man Other QC. products the societies existing in China for notwithstanding the restrictions. should have raised its rate was national grievances, nor need they impending any and every opportunity to voice that purpose will greatly retard the This fact causes the board to feel unlikely, but there has been so much include such me as A. H. Madar, conversations. Anti-that the restrictions are being wide mystery of late regarding inter- S. A. Ismail (probably one of the best stumper in the colony to-day), Japanese feeling was rife in China ly disregarded, and once again we national monetary affairs that any- and a host of others... It might be blamed for so doing. They have after the Tsinan incident of May, feel compelked to ask the public to thing seemed possible. It is evident truthfully be said that of the a case to argue, and they now fully 1928, when Japanese troops in Shan- co-operate with us in conserving the that influences other than the twenty-two mon who represent the realise the tremendous value of tang province clashed with Chinese resources of supply as far as prad

of the gold Indians in the 1st and 2nd Divi publicity. They can recall how they soldiers advancing to capture ticable. The northern district com standard are working especially sions of the cricket league, at least between London, New York, and fifteen are old QC. 8. · And as the Peping from CHANG TO LIN. This prises, the whole of the area north were out-maneuvred at Versailles feeling expressed itself in the of the River Thames and east of Berlin In fact, it has been sug College, Mr. J. O. Fletcher takes a gested that there is a sort of " gold lot of pains with the present pupils. by more skilful propagandists, and formation of many anti-Japanese Camden Torn."

enten be," and special consideration are determined not to be chaght societies which enforced a partial boycott on Japanese products, and

is being given to the Bank of Eng-At one time or another, Messrs. W napping again. Hence the re-

caused huge losses to Japan's export

land by American and Germany, F. J. de Rome, R. E. O. Bird

-one of the best bowlers that repre financiers. However that may be seated Hong Kong in interport appearance at Kyoto of CHANG Tao trade. LIN's ghost, and the pointing of

it is good to know that conditions in London are such that it has been sand H. G. Wallington have possible to reduce the bank rate, spent hours coaching the boya.”

prosecution and so make mancial conditions easier for the business,

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Some of the works of Gorki, Gogel, Toliai, Dostoevsky and Jack London are considered propaganda accusing fingers in directionably represented in the coming by the Italian Government. The which mored Japan's representative negotiations Mr. BABURI is con- Ministry of the Interior has nd sidered one of the most brilliant of dressed a circular to all, prefecta to maks an ineffective protest to the younger Japanese diplomats, regarding a warning recently issued and bas served in Washington, to certain publishers and book

Mr. E. C. Wilks, of Messrs. Wilks the Chairman, himself a Japanese,

London and other posts. He was sellers about the sale of these

&Co., is constructing another A Curious Ceremonial. Whether it was polite to raise the Chargé d'Affaires in London prior authors The circular says that

motor-launch, designed for harbour question of CHANG TSO LIX's death to the arrival of the present while the prefects must watch care-

When the Bank of England work. When Mr. Wilka was in Ambassador, and had served carlier fully the phenomenal sales widely at the Kyoto Conference is a ques-in many posts. Dr. Waso's bistory carried on by means of handenrts changes its discount-rate it snakes France recently he bought a motor- tion which can be answered only is well-known. Since assuming the and at the cheapest prices of the the amouncement in a most silent car which he ran for eight or nine when we have seen the full reaction Foreign Office portfolio in Nanking works of Russian and American and curious manner. At the con- months in the country, covering K tall pink-liveried teen thousand miles. From this to this disconcerting appearance of he has had a brilliant record and authors shose reading might be clusion of the meeting of the Bank during that time sixteen or seven-

already has succeeded in improving harmful to the Italina people, the Governors, the Mashal's spectre. Some months vastly the treaty relations between prefects will exceed their authority messenger issues from the confer experience he formed an opinion if they confiscate the books. It is ence-door. He holds over his head that there was a great future for ago after wearisome agitation in China and a majority of the Powers. Japan for an official explanation The work awaiting these two very understood that Jack London's a neatly printed notice in large petrol (refined petroleum) engines, Iron He is one of the books letters, stating whether the bank-which was confirmed when he saw able diplomata will not be expedited

at Southampton, steaming 18 knots of a "certain incident" in Man by the appearance at intervals of in question. The prohibition only rate has been changed or remains motor-launches, both in France and.

officers CHANG" Tao Lia's spectre, but if applies to the sales of such works the same. He does not speak a

ED' hour. On returning to Hong churia-several military

to "disciplinary.

that spirit persists in haunting the at almost under cost, presumably single word before departing with

The spectators are Kong he built a 40ft-long, 20 hors were subjected

conference-room, the fault will be for propganda purposes. Ordi- the nation.

When the bark power launch, driven by a Daimle punishment for negligence in mak- with Japan for not having taken nary editions are not affected, but likewise silent..

the prefects will have difficulty in rato "was changed last Thursday, motor. She is a 10 knot boat, and ing it possible for some person or one of the many opportunities pre-aciding when to prohibit and there were probably hundreds of is now running in the harbour excellent results long when to permit. ~

persons waiting outside the door. giving persons unknown to place explo-sented far exorcizing it.

That silent notice would send them Eng Daily Press, November 1, sives on the bridge across "which

Plausible windler Bentanced. al scurrying to the nearest tele- | 1904. the Marshal's train was to pass.

"This'tan is undoubtedly one of phones and to their offices in one More than this remains still a

the clevest and most unscrupulous of the madest wildest dashed in

We are glad to note that the" mystery-in fact, the circumstances

forgers and swindlers the police aginable. Half-an-hour before the have had to deal with. He is weekly notice, is expected, people Government of South Australia have become more mysterious, for

tucated man and has wonderful begin gathering in the lobby. For will not entertain the idea of in- one of the Japanese officers punish

business capabilities." These Te the most part they are top-batted posing a poll-tax on Chinese in ed made a public speech in which"

marks were made by a polion officer messagers and runners from the migrants into the Northern Ter at the Old Bailey when the Record various financial houses, A strangerritory. They have the sagacity to ho bitterly described how. CHANG The Hoga Kong Baseball Associa Tso Lar had tried, his best to ob- tion has arranged an exhibition had before him Rex Campbell in the Bank of England is bewilder see that the resources of North struct Japan in every possible way, game betwear this season's tham Rennie (), who pleaded guilty to ed by the winding passages, and Australia can never be developed to defraud and with endeavouring where the announcement is made. Asiatic labour must be utilised in This Japanese officer niso declared ions, the South China Athletic forging agreement with intent must be directed into the log by white sctthere alone, and that

Association, and The Rest of the

to obtain £1,250. by means of it. The lobby is broad sad high, but order to bring about the prosperity the future. The that the military clique" in Man- Lengue The game will start The police officer added that Rennie nos very long. Mahogany doors hoped for in

promptly at a p.m. on Sunday, churia prevented the execution of November 3, at the Navy Field had several times been sent to penal of great character and polish glare Chinese have a firm friend in Bir the notorious Sino-Japanese Agree Mrs. Roger Culver Tred well has servitude. He had been a school out on the lobby, Behind their William Jervois the premat master, and in 1003 obtained posses--gloss and severity sits the Court of Governor of Bouth Australia, who. ment of 1915, and to crush this kindly consented to distribute the son of s school post by represent the Governors of the Bank of Eng has a high opinion of their industry

prizes.

ing himself to be a Master of Arte. land. Tradition rula that the and thrift. There is, we believe, a opposition would be child's play for

Dressed in the gown of an Oxford hundreds of messengers who gather great future before the country at. Japan Strange talk this for the

Lieut. G. H. Poyuting, RE., has M.A., he lectured to the scholars in this lobby every Thureddy must present knors as the Northern Territory, of which Port Darvin Senior Staff Officer of the Japanese reported to the police the loss of and their friends on his experiences remain silent. They do tiot even

Some day-not Mund at the Bociety's Hoom,

Kwantung,

in the Boer War, though he hnd say anything when the tiveried is the capital Garrison "in

"tem-jewellery and a Kodak chimera, GITT HALL, EVERY MONDAY and porarily suspended" as a mark of total value $273. A thief entered never seed in that campaign He messenger issues from one of the perhaps very remote railway bis residence, :4, Aimai Villas, Kow- was also said to have conducted a dear bearing aloft the bank rate will connect Port Darwin with THURSDAY at 1000 to receive official disapproval of his conduct from, bosreen 1 am, and 8 a.m. yes- beauty parlour which did little or natics If a change is announced Adelaide, and whenever this be GIFTS of BLANKETS, Part-worn Olothing, etc.

in connection with the "certain terday, by climbing a drain pipe at no busines. The Recorder sentenc there is a mad rush; if not they comes an accomplished fact, a great ed Rennis to five years penak ser-silently depart. When the bank part of the commerce of Australia affair" in Manchuria Is it to be the rear of the building which gave

access to the bathroom. The jewell-vitude, aying that the defendant rate was changed in February the with India sod Chim must dow wondered at that the idea still to the base subsequently was a plausible swindler and a old rate had been in effect for near through Port Darwin-Hong Kong

ly two years.

Daily Press, November 2, 1870, danger to the community. persitis in some Chinese minds recovered.

LAM CHI TONG 40, Bonham Strand West,

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D. A. PURVES, Prince's Building, Ice House Street. (8492

THE TIME FOR BLANKETS

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HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOULETY.

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One British case of diphtheria was notified on Thursday.

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