1930-07-03 — Page 9

"ALL SQUARE."

A "TEST" OF RECORDS.

CHAPMAN'S BRILLIANT

CENTURY.

(THROCAR REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 2

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1930.

"CABLES AND FENG YU HSIANG CHANG SITS ON THE

WIRELESS" SHARES.

FALL IN VALUES CONTINUE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)

LINDON, July 2 The recent pronounced fall in "Cables and Wireless," the great

less shares. received a fresh im

COUNTERATTACKS.

[THOUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]

FENCE.

MANCHURIAN

WARLORD AND WARRING FACTIONS.

PEPINO, July 2 Independent reports indicate that FENGTIEN TROOPS MOBILIZE. Feng Yu Hsiang is counter-attack- ing.

The Northern amics' line at pre- sent is believed to run from some

Lunghai Railway southwards to

Chinese cable advices from Peping indicate that Yen Hai Shan has

visional government at Peping.

PEPING CUSTOMS.

SHANSI TAKING OVER SHORTLY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON NAVAL

TREATY.

TRENCHANT CRITICISM BY LORD BEATTY.

[BRITISH WIRELESS, SERVICE.]

Recor, July 1.

PLDING, July 2 Chinese reports indicate that the Shansi authorities intend to take

In the House of Lords, Admiral over the Peping local Customs Lord Beatty raised the matter of

WIMBLEDON TENNIS RESULTS.

WOMEN MONOPOLISE

PROGRAMME.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 2

After the men's monopoly of yesterday's programme at Wimble-

Australia has won the second holding concern of cable and wire-miles eastward of Lanfeng on the resolved to form the proposed pro- shortly, but the Customs so far the proposed Naval Treaty result. doa, the women took the limelight,

Test by a margin of seven wickets, and at the moment, matters are

"all-square" between the two lead ing cricketing countries, England having won the first match.''

petas on the Stock Exchange to slightly westward of Kihsien and The outlines of the organisation arg.continuing to function normally ing from the recent Naval Confer when the quarter-finals of the

day when it was learned that no be paid on the dividend was to £29,000,000 ordinary capital.

The A shares (seven and a pe" cent. non-cumulative) half which were 90 last year, slumped The "B" shares (which to 30. rank after), which were 104 last year, are quoted at 17 only.

The five and a half

per cent. cumulative preference shares, upon which a dividend has been paid, nevertheless' weakened.

Referring to the last day's play ia the match just concluded, there was no interval for tea when it was seen that the game might be brought to a debnite conclusion,

When play was stopped for the luncheon interval, Chapman was 52 not out, whilst his partner, G., O. B. Allen, was two runs ahead of him, also undefeated. However,

The factors which have adverse the latter got his foot in front of

ly affected the Company have been a straight un from the Australian the Wall Street collapse last Octo slow bowler after he had added but her, and the British Government's three runs to his total," and was decision to conduct the overseas sent marching back to the pavilion wireless telephony through the Post with 57 runs to his credit. The

Office instead of the Imperial Com- half-century was the result of amunications, Ltd., beam stations, very good innings, and although the Middlesex man failed it bowl ing, he justified his inclusion by a very good kacek.

Typical Captain's Innings, Chapman was not worried by this state of affairs, and went along merrily to play a typical captain's innings and incidentally scored his first Test century. The rest of the side did not give him a lot of sup- port, but still England did well to avert an innings defeat.

,

Set to get 72 runs for a win,

Australia knocked up the required total for the loss of two wickets- Ponsford being out when the total stood at 16, and Bradman only ona roa later.

When McCabe joined his captain, the batsmen began to hit out, and the "newcomer leg-glanced Hamn= | mond for the winning hit.

Carried to the Pavilion. Immediately after this, Woodfull made a beeline for the pavilion, but he was caught when he had

still half the distance to do, and the crowd "carried him for the rest

of the way,

Infront of the pavilion a crowd gathered and were cheering wildly, Woodiul and Bradman appearing in the dressing-room balcony, wear- ing smiles on their sun-tanned faces smiles of a great win this

time.

The third Test is scheduled to take place on July 11-15 at Leeds, and while it is doubtful whether there will be any changes in the

The Imperial Communications, Limited, anticipate a sharp con- traction in their profits for the current year. The net figure is sat expected to exceed £600,000, or less than half the 19289-rate.

Reorganisation, accompanied by substantial working economies, are proceeding...

The Marconi Company accounts, which have also been issued, show that the shareholders in the Com- pany who refused to exchange their holdings for Cable and Wireless considerably in

beneft

shares dividends..

IMPERIAL COMMUNICA

TIONS, LTD.

SINGAPORE-HONG KONG

WIRELESS.

(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]*

■

-LONDON, July 1. The report and acebuuts of Im-

perial Communications, Ltd., were adopted at the first general meet- ing of the Company.

for the past 21 months and the A profit of £2,023,000 is shown dividend of 5 is equivalent to 638.

6. per annum.

The report deals with the main- tenace of certain non-commercial cable circuits, to which it hopes the Imperial Government will make a financial contribution, and says that the Company is consider ing the advisability of erecting a wireless station at Singapore for

Taikanghsien and south-westerly have been drafted, and it is re- towards Yencheng,

REBELS FLEE TO TINGTAO.

(Wah Tr: Tat Pac.)

SHANGHAI, July 2 The Military Headquarters bare received a wire from General Chen Tiao Yuan to the effect that the rebels under Shih Tu San in West era Shantung launched another offensive on the Government forces between Liutungchich and Kaoti- chuan on Sunday.

They were eventually beaten and fled to Tingtao.

ported that the Government will consist for the time being of the Ministries of Finance, Communica tions and Foreign Affairs.

Among the members selected for the committee of the government are Wang Ching Wei and Chang Hsueh Liang, but the latter has shown no inclination to accept, the post.

..?

Chang Hsueh Liang has not yet stated whether his sympathies are with the Nanking regime or the Northern coalition, but a Mukden report states that he has ordered five divisions of his Fengtien troops

to mobilize. Two of the divisions

will be conveyed to Tsingtao by gurboats, while the rest will strike

and without interference. -

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF

COMMERCE.

CLOSING DOWN IN PEPING

[UNITED PRESS.]

The United States Department of Commerce in closing down its office in Peping, and distributing the Americans employed there between Shanghai and Tientsin.

The American commercial attaché, Mr. Julean Arnold, who has spent about thirty years in Chipa is making his permanent headquarters in Shanghai, which has been select

Tungming was captured by the down from Peping along the Tiend because it is the business centre victors.

IRONSIDES' FUTILE COUNTER-ATTACKS.

(Wah Paz Tat Pas.)

HANKOW, July 2 The Kwangsi-"Ironside " troops made several attempts to counter- attack the Government forces, but they were beaten on each occasion. Chiang Kai Shek has instructed the Cantonese troops and the Hunanese troops to remain in Hunan to exterminate the rebels.

Chiang Kai Shek has, ordered the Kiangsi troops to withdraw to Kiangsi.

General Ho Ying Ching will re- turn to Hazkow as soon as General Ho Chien returns to Changaha.

FOREIGN JOURNALISTS- VISIT LUNGHAI FRONT.

(Wah Taz Fat Pac).

NANKING, July 2. A number of foreign journalists have proceeded to the Langhai front to inspect the situation there.

Before their departure, they were entertained at a banquet held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs und the Military Headquarters.

CHINA MERCHANTS' CO.

TIENTSIN BRANCH

COMMANDEERED,

(Wah T Tat Pao.)

TIENTAIS, July-2. The authorities here have been

telegraphically instructed by Yea

tsin-Pukow Railway.

According to Shanghai cables; there has been no fresh develop ment in the military situation on

all the fronts...

General Offensive On Esuchow.

"

of China. The assistant commercial

attaché, Mr. Bland Calder, is also moving to Shanghai.

The Department's property in the Legation quarter here, which in-

clades offices and a house for the commercial attaché, will probably

A military conference was held at be rented, or turned over to the Tainan by the Shansi troops on Legation.

For a number of years. Mr. Monday, when it was decided to order a general offensive on the Arnold has divided his time be Tientsin-Pukow Railway with Hsu tween Peping and Shanghai, but chow as the objective. Yen Hai has made his headquarters in Shan has received a wire from Peping. Feng Yu Hsiang requesting hirt to leave Taiyuan for the front to direct military operations.

Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has also instructed the Nauking troops on this sector, and those under "Han Fa Chu on the Kinochow-Tsinan Railway, to counter-attack on the Shansi forces, and to recapture Tsinau.

While there has never

been much business in Peping, the Department of Commerce kept its office here because it wished to keep in contact with the Government of China and the other Legations.

ence.

Lord Beatty said this country, I which was the only nation to whom sea-power meant its existence, was the only Power to make any dis armament or any reduction, and to "this extent the Naval Treaty had rendered us impotent and incapable of maintaining effective control over the connecting links of our far-flung Empire.

As

Comparative Effects of Treaty. Continuing, Lord Beatty said that

result of the Treaty, the United States was increasing her cruiser tonnage by 233,000 "tons; Japan was increasing her cruiser tonnage by ten per cent., or 40,000 tons; and France and Italy were not in any way restricted.

France had the intention of having 12 10,000-ton cruisers and

Italy was not likely to be behind her. The reduction of our cruiser programme from 70 to 50 was one of the most inexplicable things of

our time.

Life" of New Warships. Lord Beatty criticised the ar rangement whereby our new ships were to have a life of 20 years, whereas foreign ships would have a life of 18 years.

Singapore Naval Base a Protection.

Referring to the Singapore Base, Lord Beatty said that was not yet fir.ished, but without it, we should be hopeless to protect our Empire and trade in the Far East and India.

By 1933, France would possess 21 submarine and flotilh leaders of 2,200 to 2,500 tons, with 5.5 inch guns, whereas we should have only 10 of 1,050 tons with 47 inch guns. In destroyers we should have practical equality.

What possible chatce, asked Zord Beatty, should we have of main tnining our food supplies and vita! commodities against such strength possessed by a Power 1..

The government went to Nanking more than two years ago, and Mr. Arnold has spent most of his time in Shanghai during that period.

The Department has covered". The Shansi troops advancing the port of Tientsin from Peping. It will now open an office in Tien- along the Kiaochow-Teinan Rail-tsin, with a trade commissioner in way have had occasional encounters charge and a considerable staff. Tele. Until recently, Manchuria also, was with Han Fu Chu's army.

"covered" from Peping, but a graph and telephone communica large staff has now been established tions between Choptaun and Tsing-in Mukdeny where close touch may be maintained with the actually cheng has been interrupted.

Mary Japanese residents have independent Government of Man-ment left Taingcheng for Tsingtao. The Japaness Consul in Tainan has re- quested the Northern troops not to seize Thingtas.

The situation on the Lunghai front remains unchanged. The Nanking troops under Mo Ping Wen claimed to have again heated the rebels under Sun Lien Chung and Poag Ping Hauan at Kihaien

Hsi Shan to take over the control on Monday. The rebels made sev

churia.

MORE TROUBLE IN MEXICO.

CHIEF OF SECRET POLICE

KILLED.

[UNITED PRESS.]

Mediterranean

Lord Jellicoe Agrees. Admiral of the Fleet Lord Jellicoe expressed the fullest possible agree

with Lord Beatty

Government's Reply. Lord Parmour, replying for the Government, said they had just as great care and anxiety for the security of the country as any other Government. The Treaty bad re- ceived the unreserved support of the Dominions Governments.

Changed world conditions were, said Lord Parmour, sufficient to ex-

singles were decided,

The greatest interest was natur- in Miss Phyllis ally manifested Mudford, the young Sussex player, who stood up valiantly against the champion, Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody, on the geatre court.

Miss Mudlord won the first game, then Mrs. Wills-Moody reeled off six games in the first set, The English girl improved in the second. set, taking the second and the sixth Wills-Moody's games, but Mrs. wonderful cross-court drives, as usual, wore down the opposition, and the American ran out winner, 6-1, 6-2.

Another American, Miss Ryan, obliterated British hopes when she defeated Miss "Betty Nuthall 6-2, 2-6, 6-0.

Miss Nuthall, in spite of the con- fidence engendered by her sweep ing victory over the hard-hitting Mrs. Meliqubam in the fourth round. suffered from over-anxiety,

and she could not control her shots. Miss Ryan, on the other hand, was impeccable and most forceful. She took advantage of the slightest errore, except in the second set, when Miss Betty Nuthall asserted herself.

The American's performance wis most creditable in view of the fact that her first appearance at Wini- bledon was in 1913.

Madame Mathieu (France) "quick- ly followed up and eliminated Mias - Joan Ridley 6-2, 91.

The following were the results in the third round of the women's doubles:

Women's Doubles.

Miss Cross and Miss Sarah Pal. frey beat Mrs. Mayne, and Miss Montgomery 74, 6-4.

Miss Betty Nuthall and Mr. Fearnley-Whittingstall beat Miss Colegate and Miss Tyrrell 6-2, 62.

In the quarterfinals, Mrs. Wills Moody and Miss Ryan beat Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Lycett (England) 6-2, 6-G

Miss Feltham and Miss Heeley beat Mrs. Haylock and Miss Dix 4-6, 7-5, 108.

Men's Doubles,

In the third round of the men's

land)

doubles, Tilden and Timmer (Hol

beat Bell and Mangin (America) 7-5, 9-0, 6-2.

Gregory and Collins (England) beat Sharpe and Wheatley (Eng lami) 3-6, 6-0, 6-5, 6-2, 7-5

Doeg and Lott (American) beat Poland and Malfroy (England) 76, 26, 1-12, 6-3.

In the quarter-finals of the men's doubles, Allison and Van Ryn (America), holders, beat' Austin and Ollif 69,5-7, 7-5, 7-5,

Doeg and Lott (America) beat plain why 50 cruisers would give an Hopman and Willard (Australia) efficient 1930 security for which 7064, 62, 46, 68, 86.

cruisers were desirable in 1927. He'

El Paso, Texas, June 25-Tele- believed the great mass of people phonic messages from across the of this country desired this Treaty

י.

Mixed Doubles,

In the fourth round of the mixed

Australian XI.,. it will be interest communication with Hong Kong, Merchants' Steam Navigation Com-eral futile attempts to break the Mexican border to-day brought and the policy of the fullest under doubles, Cochet and Mrs. Fearnley-

ing to watch what alterations. there

will be in the English team.

Record Breaking Test.

Bangkok and Rangoon.

The Company expressed its will ingness to take over entirely the The second Test may well be Government wireless services there.

remembered as the "Record Break-

ing Test." First of all, "Duleep "

made 173 runs in the first inninge

to put on a new individual record --før Anglo-Australian Test records at Lord's. Then Bradman broke Murdoch's record (set up in 1884) | for the highest individual score in Test matches played in England. More was to follow, for the visitors went on to make 729 runs for the loss of six wickets to break Eng land's record (of 36 runs in Syd- ney, 1920) for the highest aggregate in all Test matches, but perhaps

many people feel a trifle sad at the thought of the last record broken, which is Chapman's record as an unbeaten Test captain.

"BOLIVIA'S NEW

GOVERNMENT.

PROVISIONAL MILITARY

CONSTITUTION.

THROUGH REUTKE'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 1. The Bolivian Legation here has received a cable from the Govern ment announcing the formation of a military: provisional Government.

GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT.

of the branch office of the China

pany and the Chi Ya Company.

DEATH OF WANG SHIH CHEN.

(Wah Ti Fat Pao.).

PEPINO, July 2. Wang Shih Chen, former Minis- ter of War and acting Premier of the Peking Government, died here

line of the Government forces and newg of a fresh State Government standing with the United States, Whittingstall, beat Collins and Miss upset, with Manila Tessus Etrada and they were prepared to feel proclaimed as governor of Chilua-

Joan Fry 6-2, 6-2 secure so long as they knew no hua in succession to General Al-step was taken except under the nadu, who is at pressent here. advice of expert advisers for and A riot followed the proclamation, on behalf of the Board of Ad- according to the messages. In the miralty.

of the fighting, Gabriel Jiminez, chief of the accret police, was killed..

Feng Yu Hsiang has dispatched reinforcements to co-operate with them. The Nanking forces are re. ported to have been pressing upon Kaifeng.

NAHAS PASHA'S CAMPAIGN. | at the age of 70 years, after a brief Naoking armies cla

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Cairo, July 1. Fifteen thousand people altended the first meeting in the Provinces of Nahas Pasha's campaign against the Government,

aggressors.

It

ZAMBESI BRIDGE..

illness.

EAST AFRICAN UNION.

QUESTION TO REMAIN IN OBEYANCE.

:

(TÉROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 1. In the House of Commons, the

Africs.

EUROPEAN CUSTOMS'

course

to

*A General Killed.

Previously the military comman With regard to the situation on der had promised to give protec the Peping-Hankow Railway, the tion to members of the Chamber

certain vic of Deputies if they decided tories.

Official reports published depose General Ahmada, by the Hazkow Military Headquar- ters state that Chang Wei Sai, a Kuominchun major general, was kill- ed in action during an encounter. with the Nanking forces under Esu Yuan Chuan. The latter have re- ceived the sum of $30,000 as a reward for their bravery.

NAVAL CAPTAIN FOUND DEAD.

FAREWELL LETTERS IN HIS

BATHROOM,

(THROUGH NEUTER'S 'AGENCY.] " "Naval Protection a Thing of the

Past,

MAN OPERATES ON HIMSELF.

STOMACH SLICED WITH A RAZOR.

Louis Capetin, aged forty-two, the owner of a pastry shop in the Borough, New York City, died last month in Lincoln Hospital from peritonitis, following an effort to operate on himself with a razor for appendicitie

LONDON, July: 1. "It will be a shock to the coun- try when it awakens to the fact that Naval protection is a thing of the past," declared Lord Beatty during the debate in the House of Lords on the Naval Treaty.

Capetta recently became ill with Condemning it as a great and deplorable blunder, he stressed a pain in his stomach, which his the vulnerability of Britain's trade. friends told him was caused by ap-

He refused to consult a doctor, saying that he could cure himself by removing his own appendix, and thus save a surgeon's fee.

reutes and inadequate cruiserpendicitis, #trength and concluded by saying: If we are without money for national defence, let us at least show commonsense and keep free and untrammelled of a Treaty of this kind."..

Lord Jellicoe expressed entire agreement with Lord Beatty

Lord Thomson, replying for the Government, justified the Treaty as providing a genuine attempt to solve one of the country's major prob-

He cut his abdomen with a razor, but desisted after a short incision, and the wound then healed."

The pain returned, however, and Canetta operated again,

Unruly supporters attempted to rush the platform Bilbeis Station, contrary to police ordere, Prime Minister stated that it had

When HLM.S. Champion was to and seriously injured two officers

General Sang Koon Yun Helong have left Portsmouth for gunnery and two soldiers.

now been decided, in view of the also claims that his troops have practice at sea last month, her The police shot dead two of the short time remaining, not to seek captured 2.000 rebels at Tunghau, commander was missing. Search

the appointment this session of a

was made, and Captain Richard joint committee to consider the which place they captured after Martin Welby, h.N., was found question of closer anfon in East several hours' severe fighting. behind locked doors in his bath- They also captured ten machine- room, hanging from a cord attach- guas, several field pieces and over ed to a book in the ceiling.

The surgeon-commander tried 1,000 fifles.

artificial respiration, but without lems. Reports regarding the situation success. in Hunan state that the Govern- Two letters, which are" said to

contain farewell mengen, ment forces have captured Chang found in the room ning, and the Kwanggi rebels have fled to Yungchow and Chiyang, 45, was married, his home being at RECORD HUNDRED METRES. few hours later that he left his bed Governor Ho Chien is directing the Stoke, Devonport. campaign at Leiyang. The Hunan- ese have received lately a sum of $300,000 from the Nanking treasury for war expenses.

SCHEME TO COST THREE MILLION STERLING:

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)

LONDON, July 1 Replying to questions in the House of Commons, Mr. Philip Snowden, Chancellor of the Ex chequer, said the total estimated cost of the Zambesi Bridge scheme, including railway extensions, was a

little over £3,000,000,

The British Exchequer was re sponsible for £2,500,000,

UNION,

UNITED STATES OF EUROPE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PAEIE, July 1. The congress of advocates of the European Customs Union discussed M. Briand's recent Memorandum, and unanimously passed a resolu- tion that the objects of M. Briand's plan would be best attained by the agreement of smaller groups of countries with an amalgamation of the groups later.

A Hankow message states that the handful of troops under Wu Pei Fu in Szechuan have become very active, and that troops have

been rushed to deal with them.

were Captain Welby who was about

He served as a lieutenant in the Grand Fleet in 1914-15, afterwards held independent commands and was promoted commander in 1927, becoming captain in 1928.|||

Cantain Welby had been in com- mand of the Champion, which has several times appeared in film atories, since October last,

PEDESTRIANISM.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

This time he cut through his stomach wall without any anesthe tic, and, despite intense agony, seized an intestinal strand, believ- ing it to be his appendix; cut it off sewed himself up with an or dinary needle and thread, and went to bed.WATE

The pain became so agonising a and went to Lincoln Hospital in A taxicab, requesting the doctors to examine his surgical operation."

It was found that the wound had become infected, and although VANCOUVER, July 2

everything was done to save him, Eddie Tolan, the Michigan rua-he died in hospital

The doctors then found that he ner, did the hundred metres in ten and a fifth seconds, which is world's record.

was not suffering from appendicitis at all, but from hernia.