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WEATHER REPORT.

stated -

The Tokyo police were so shocked by a dramatized version of the German novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" that they censored 70 passages and three whole scenes before they would allow it to be presented by the Tsujiji Little Theatro

While looking thus into the future, . DEKORRA finds time to Yesterday's weather report, fore-express qualms about the American cast and remarks, issued by "the" invasion" of Europe going on at

This colonisa Royal Observatory at 6.05 p.m. the present time.

tion of Europe is going to lead to "The a reaction," he contends.

Company. Remarque's financiers are still the only ones to understand exactly the means by famous novel was translated from which we are being put in a state German into Japanese only a fow of dependence upon America.. As months ago, and already has gone soon as public opinion; becomes en-through 35 editions. The novel as lightened, that opinion will not re translated not censored in

The position of the depression or typhoon is still uncertain. It is probably about 400 miles east of Saigon, Moderate to fresh man- toon may be expected over the S.

China Sea.

Local Forecast --N.E. winds, moderate, fine...

Editorial and Business Offices: 11, Ice House Street. "Tel. Central

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main indifferent. Perhaps then 2 Japan either in the English or veritable union will take place Japanese version.. among the people of Europe against so intransigeant a creditor." will be noted that DEKOBRA evident

It

ly regards American arguments re-

SERIOUS TROUBLE IN NANKING.

BRITISH WOMEN TO LEAVE.

WARSHIPS SENT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGRAI, December 7. Three regiments of Government troops have revolted at Changchow,

on the Shanghai-Nanking Railway,. between bere and the capital.

TERRIBLE STORMS IN BRITAIN.

LIFEBOATS TO THE RESCUE.

SHIPWRECKS ON THE SOUTH COAST.

(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]

Another

ROBY, Déc. 7. violent storm; with

the

London Office: 21, Bride Lane,lating to the settlement of war-loan in our last issue, we regret that a and as one of the results, delegates South of England last night. It

Fleet Street, E.C. 4.

The Daily Press.

Hosa Kosa, DECEMBER 9, 1929.

rible to proceed.

In reference to the unfounded and have cut the telephone wires winds of hurricane force, accom- panied by lightning and thunder rumours relating to the National City Bank of New York, mentioned

The railway service is suspended, and torrential rain, struck to the Provisional Court Confer is reported that over the Scilly Is lands the wind reached a velocity of ence, who were scheduled to go to

over 100 miles an hour. It swept Nanking this evening, are now un-

up the English Channel, causing damage to shipping caught in the heavy seas, and to life and pro-

1 small Rotterdam steamship, Merwede was driven ashore near Newhaven and a lifeboat went to her assistance, but owing to the sens was unable to approach. A rocket apparatus was requisition- ed, and after some exciting incid- ents the crew were brought ashore by a breeches buay. The ship was frequently obscured by seas during the operations.

H.3.5. Suffolk leaves for Nan. king a to-morrow morning to authorities. The word between in-evacuate the British women and Perty in coastal towns.

verted commas should have been "no." The Bank, as a member of

obligations as the expression of unfortunate typographical error in opinion by an avaricious "Uncle the paragraph conveyed a totally A kindly wrong impression. It was stated Shylock" rather than

Uncle Sam." It seems clear, too, that the Bank was subject to official that he looks forward to the day inspection, and that there had been "one" suck check-up by the when France will be in the happy position of being able to "squeeze at she considers she has been squeezed by perifidious Albion and Greedy America! We can only MORE CRYSTAL-GAZING.

hope all these pessimistic Parisians KELLOGG are false prophets, and that the ALTHOFG the Paris or Pret is supposed to have "out- trend of world affairs will be more lawed" war, and made hostilities in line with, the hopes of those op- are convinced that between signatories of that agree-timists who ment almost impossible, there are international relations taken by still many people who seem to and large are in fact a little more derive some amount of satisfaction cordial than they were fifteen years Hong Kong Art Club will be bad

News and Views.

Four cases of small-pex and one) of diphtheria, were reported on Friday.

from speculating about the "next"ago. wor. Anglo-American efforts at reaching an agreement between the Great Powers for restricting their navies appear to have no more effect upon these political crystal- gazera than the diplomatic machinery designed to 'delny-if not complete

A short ly prevent-hostilities. time ago we quoted some very The second annual daney of the pessimistic opinions emanating Hong Kong Ladies Hockey Club from Paris, me relating to the will take place at Lane Crawford's future of labour in France, anden Friday, January 10. "

children.

Unconfirmed reports were cur

the British warships in port, with the exception of two cruisers, had

the Federal Reserve System, is sal-rent in the Colony last night that ject to inspection, and the fact that no such inspection has been con- sidered necessary is a complete an swer to the unfounded reports which Bare reached Harbin,

Art Club Exhibition.

The Apnual Exhibition of the

been ordered to sail to-day for a Northern destination.

H.M.S. Hermes and the seaplanes will accompany the other ships, it is stated.]

•

Saving the Nation.

PEPINO, December 7.

Eight Hours' Work. at Queen's Road, 1st floor' (above

A news agency belonging to Tang

Shoreham and Selsey lifeboats the Mercantile Bank) on December Seng Chi issues the text of another responded to

signals that the 18, 19, and 20. The Exhibition will circular.telegram from Tang Seng Budapest steamer Honved of over be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. ad Chi, wherein he states that he has 4.000 tons

was drifting mission 30 cents. This annual pic assumed command of the Fourthwards the aboro. A cable ship ture show "always attracts a good Route Army for the salvation of which was in the vicinity later re- dent of attention, though by no the nation, and the protection of ported that the Honved was holding means alf it deserves: The exhibits the Party, by orders of Wang Ching her own and that she was standing represent the work of a large groups | Wei.

The same source states that Han of artistic men and women of the Colony, and pre mostly water Fu Che has issued from Kaifeng a colour, drawings of local scenes. circular telegen endorsing the There are besides a certain number recent circular telegrams by Tang

the other to the future of humanity Mr. Francis Mende, A.R., Saní-of of paintings, drawings, "photo-Seng Chi and Shih Yao San.

comes

Haelf-declared to be doomed to extinction by, super-insects! Now tary Inspector, resumed duties as aphs, and arts and crafts. Nearly news of another French Inspector of Factories and Insper-all the exhibits are for sale. The A chance of tor of Juvenile Labour on Novem-exhibitions offers phantasmagoria. In. the next war,

securing at a low price charming we are told, America and Britain ber 1, 1929.

little pictures which will be a per will fight side by side, with Japan

A meeting of the Conneil of the manent memory of the beauty spots as the common foe. France will “stand by,” and sell guns, muni-HK Football Association will be of Hong Kong, and are tions, and bonds to the Allies, and held in the Association Offers, 4th suitable for presents to shew friends floor French Bank Buildings at 5,39t Home the surroundings in which afterwards dictate terms for repay.

we live. pan. on Tuesday. ment 1

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MAULICE DEKOBRA, widely. traveled French author and a "best seller," in the authority for this prediction in the trend of world affairs, and since DEKOBRA has always something interesting to sa to back up his assertion, his ex planation is worth attention.. He

H.E.the Governor has been pleased to appoint Captain Richard M.C. Somerset Clive Strachey, Light Infantry, to be one of his Honorary Aides-de-Camp.

Is Excellency the Governor has sage, in short, that the idea of a len pleased to appoint Dr. Keneim Hutchinson Digby to be a meinber United States of Europe, as CCT1. ceived in the fertile brain of of the Medical Board for a further ARISTIDE BRIAND, is utopian. The term of three years, with effect from

Optóber 10, 1929. American standardisation of people and things is tending toward a

general mediocrity, endangering the

Mr. C. Meh. Messer, O.B.E. has intelligence of the civilisation of resumed duty as Colonial Treasurer, Europe. Ethnologically similar, Collector of Stamp Revenue Assessar America and Britain will unite in of Rates," and commissioner to carry common cause-in the out the provisions of the Estate

Duty Ordinan CE,

time in a

CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDOetruggle for the Pacife against the

SIAM. STRAITS CHINA. SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS INDIA, BORNEO, THE PHILIPPINES, Etc.

This Largo Volume of approximate ly 2,000 Pages gives, in addition to the Usual Lists of Fis, an Alphabetical List of Residents in the Far East containing the Names of early

20,000 FOREIGNERS.

expansion of the Japanese. In the event of such a castrophe, France will remain neutral. It will be her turn then (DEKORRA bitterly con- tinues) to enrich herself while others fight. She will make loans to both

FLE. the Governor has been pleased to appoint Major Douglas Gordon Chayne, O.E.E., M.C., R.A.M.C., to be a member of the Sanitary Board for term of threr years with effect from December 3,

1029.

by the

local Portuguese

com.

the United States and Britain, and A garden party largely attended thus replenish her treasury. France munity, was held at the Club de will be able in due course to make Recreio, Kowloon, on Saturday the Yanker dollar dance to the afternoon, in humour of HE the tune of the French financial piper.Governor of Maçao and Mme. Tamagnini, who are returning to Dex in his political crystal; Maeno frum furlough in Portugal. gazing sees further than a gigantie Later H.E. and party left for the the Portuguese, Arranged, with the initials as well grouping of English-speaking pen. sister Colony un

geabout Macad. A Surnames in strict alphabeples. Since he considers a United tical order so that any name

Thirteen million Russian roubles, States of Europe unrealisable-- can be found instantaneously.

everyone knows how the Italians few years ago worth more than $6,300,000 gold, were recently sold immersion of by auction in Shanghai for six taels. would resist an Latinism what the French, author The purchaser was Dr. G. Caract, notes away in a truck, after the believes likely to happen is an President of the Oriental Trading Co. of America. He took his paper

auctioneer had vainly tried to get higher hids by picturing the yachts, automobiles, and airplanes which the roubles would buy-if they were worth what they used to be.

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THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST PUKOW.

CHIANG KAI SHEK STILL CONFIDENT.

با

(THROUGH RECTER'S ACENCY.]

NANKING, December 7.

to-

by, although it was too rough to pass a tow-rope to the Honved. The Shoreham lifeboat returned after eight hours, but the return of the Selsey lifebout was further delayed by the weather.

The Boulogne to Folkestone cross- channel steamer had to be diverted to Dover, and was only able to make harbour after lying outside. the port for an hour Channel services however, were run as usual this morning.

Rockats In Action,

#

The steamer Largo Law was out.

A military conference was held of control owing to a damaged this morning, when Chiang Kai steering gear off Dungeness this Shek is reported to have expressed morning. The crew of a tug which his confidence in the Government's went ashore near Dover were rescu- ed by a rocket apparatus. The ability to suppress the rebels in the

British steamer John Charlton' immediate future. He is planning

weut ashore near Newhaven but the to use 70,000 troops in the campaign crew were saved. A ttg this morn- against Pukow. It is also reporting responded to calls of the

1st Prize (Motor Car), ticket No.ed that Government forces have Spanish steamer Allonzo Perez, whose steering gear was damaged 1457 (Mr. A. Marcel).

recaptured Anking.

in a storm off Great Yarmouth. Tang Seng Chi's headquarters The Italian steamers Casmon and here are closed, and his bodyguard | Johnny, both off Land's End, also summoned assistance owing to has been disarmed. It is now damaged helm engines and pumps. officially stated that the cause of Several shipping easualties involv the Pukow mutiny is.the demand of ing trawlers and other small craft

are also reported. the soldiers for back pay, and dis- content.at being ordered to Canton, all of them being Northerners.

The suggestion is scouted that the

a pre-arranged plot.

Looking Back 25 Years.

The foundation-stone of a new

Was

Protocol Approved.

Alarmist

Some damage was done by lightn ing during last night's atorm but most of the havce was wrought by the wind. One woman was killed and another injured owing to the blowing down of a wall in East-

In

church at Kowloon will be laid mutiny next Tuesday. The inscription is Honan and Shantung have debourne. Many injuries were caus- 125 follows: This foundation-

ed through pedestrians being blown against moving motor cars. stone was laid by Rt. Rev. J. Cclared themselves loyal. Hoare, D.D., Bishop of Victoria, reports are stated to be aufounded. London, windows were blown in, December 15, 1904. The church Chiang Kai Shek is quite calm, and and telephonic wires brought down.. erected and presented to the Colony is remaining in Nauking.

Some roads in the suburbs were flooded, notably at Wembly, where by Sir. C. P. Chater, C.M.G." The Government gave a free grant

owing to the depth of water in cer- of 67,500 square feet for the church,

Torxo, December 7. Lain places traffic was stopped. the site being in Robinson Road, Kowloon, next to the school pre-

A message from Nanking states Although last night's rains increas- ed the volume of water in the sented to the Colony by Mr. Ho that approval of the Sino-Soviet Thames, there is no immediate dan Tony. It is to be erected at a cost Protocol is officially-confirmed. ger-of-flooding in the London of $40,000, and named St. Andrew's The National

Government hasaren. Church. It will be built of red

appointed Tsai Yun Sheng 18 Fears for Argosy " Ship. brick, There will be sitting ac commodation for about three hundr- Plenipotentiary and delegate for

A Reuter messago states:— ed persons. At each corner of the formal Sino-Soviet Negotiations. The thoughts of the whole country western elevation there will be an

The Government this afternoon as to-day with those at sea, whose entrance, the Baptistry being on

is plight emphasised by the one side, and a tower on the other, officially issued a mandate ordering | bondcasting stations, who are in- of marble, the dismissal and arrest of Tang terrupting their programmes to send The columns are Hong Kong Daily Press, Dee. Seng Chi. Looking Back 50 Years.

1004.

brate St. Andrew's Day by giving

The Scotchmen of Shanghai ecle-

Waverley. Ball. There appears to have been present about thirty ladies and seventy gentlemen, all nttired in the costumes of charac ters taken from Sir Walter Scott's novels. The affair is pronounced by the Shanghai papers to have been a most brilliant and unquali- fied success, but, if we way take the liberty of doing so, we think

PASSENGER TRAIN DERAILED.

ACCIDENT NEAR HARBIN.

(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.}

HARBIN, Dec. 7.

A southbound passenger train

out verbal S. 0. 9. messages ou be- half of distressed steamers.

"Lifeboats, for many hours' impot- ent, finally abandoned all caution, and performed valorously, here tow- ing in crippled ships, and there landing shipwrecked crews.

The South Const is etrewn with wreeks. The 2,000-ton steamship Radyr disappeared on the Devon coast with a crew of 25.

The Merseyside is stormbound, and incoming Transatlantic liners are not attempting to land passeng- So far, the usual daily wire-

would arrange themselves in one solid block, consisting of France, Italy, Spain, and the Latin ele ments in the near Balkans, while the Germans would form another

An international pageant present group with the Slavs. (What the ed by the Shanghai Women's Asso Russians, the Scandinavians, the ciations, with World Unity as the Greeks, and a few other races would central figure, lost its Russian per

from Harbin was derailed last ers.

less has not been received from the MAPS & TREATIES)... $12 do is not revealed by the seersonnel at the last moment because the lavish hospitality dispensed by night one kilometre from the Sun-Leonardo da Vinci, which is bat

those in charge used the Soviet our Scotch friends of Hong Kong This would leave the rest of the banner instead of the old Russian the more graceful celebration of the gari Bridge, owing to the points thing the elements somewhere in the Bay of Biscay, with inestimable world more

or lem free to be Bag of Taarist days. The Russian two. A fancy ball must necessari- man shunting the train on to a

treasures. Whites," and ly be confined to a comparatively temporary Hae.

The arrangements to bring the divided between the Japanese and participants were

at the last rehearsal they presented few.. At the same time, of coursC,

King'a contributions to the Italian the Anglo-Saxon peoples. Where an ultimatum which the committed no one has any right to dictate to

from Windsor, China would figure if ata

at all-in did not accept, so they withdrew the hosts what entertainment they

Art Exhibition Castle to-day, were cancelled owing? ENTS THArcting struggle is apt-vis DICK Hong Kong, Daily closed.

in the show.

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