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THIRD TEST MATCH.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1930.

NOVEL TAXATION FATAL JOY-RIDE AT SHANGHAI TRAMCAR

SHANGHAI. WORKERS' STRIKE.

SCHEME.

WOODFULL WINS THE TOSS: BRADMAN'S | PENALTY FOR WEARING

BRILLIANT INNINGS,

TATE TAKES JACKSON'S WICKET EARLY ON, BUT„ BATSMEN PLAY WELL TO WEAR DOWN-BOWLING. “

ARITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, July 10.

Intense interest has been aroused in the Third Test Match which begins at Leeds to-morrow!

Weather Favourable and Pitch Perfect:

The weather prospects at the moment are favourable, and ex- perts declare that the pitch prepared for the match is perfect.

Sutcliffe, Geary and Larwood, who were excluded on account of ill-health, hava returned to the team, while Tyldesley and Leyland have also been included.

The Australian team has not yet been selected, although it is certain that Fairfax's illness will not allow him to play.

[THROUGH EZUTER'S AGENCY.]

Ponsford Unable to Play.

LONDON, July 11. Mr. Kelly, the manager" of the Australian team, has an nounced that Ponsford will not be able to play in the Third Test Match, to be commenced "to-day.

Ponsford became indiaposed yesterday. His doctor diagnosed his illness as a mild "attack of gastritis. He was examined again this morning, when he was pronounced as being unfit to play.

Australians Win the Toss.

LATER The Australian team is as follows:-Woodfull. Bradman, Old- field, Wall, Grimmett, a'Beckett, Hornibrook, Kippax, McCabe, Jackson, Richardson, and Hurwood as twelfth man..

Australia won the toss, and went in to bat.

LATER The weather was fine and the wicket firm when Jackson and Woodfull opened Australia's innings in the presence of 25,000 spectators.

The attack was in the hands of Larwood and Tate, and in attempting to hit the latter's Afth delivery, Jackson was caught by Larwood at forward short-leg.

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Loud cheers greeted Bradman as be made his way to the wicket to join his captain, and he at once settled down to bright cricket.

Woodfull played a dour innings in contrast to Bradman's dashing play, and the young New South Welshman went about collecting his runs at such a pace that he accomplished the rare feat of scoring a century in a Test match before the lunch in- terval

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The batsmen got the upper hand and treated the bowling with scant respect, though Woodfull was somewhat slow in getting his He had scored 29 runs and was still not out when play was adjourned for lunch, while Don Bradman's share was 105,

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The scores up till then were:-

Australians, First Innings.

W. M. Woodfull, not out

29

A. Jackson, Larwood, b Tate D. G. Bradman, not out Extras

105

Total (for wicket).

130

FOREIGN CLOTHES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, July 11.

Sung Zau Kung, who lives in an' obscure alleyway, has submitted an ingenious scheme to the Kuomin tang Executive by means of which taxes ranging from $30 to $100 annually could be imposed on Chinese who wear foreign clothes.

An allowance of 20 per cent.

discount is suggested in the event of anyone wishing to pay the tax five years in advance.

The plan includes an elaborate gradation of the taxes, which are applicable to suits, hats and shoes,

etc.

Sung Zau Kung is willing to

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DIPLOMATIC EQUALITY.

CHAUFFEUR CONFUSED" BY FRENCH POLICE FIRE ON REASON FOR DR. WANG'S

BLINDING HEADLIGHTS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, July 11.

A sing-song girl was killed in the course of a joyride on Hangjac

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MOB.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, July 11.- The French police fired several

DECLARATION.

(TEXOUGH PROTER'S AGENCY.}

CHIANG EMPLOYING WHITE RUSSIANS.

TWENTY CAPTURED AT LUNGHAI,

[TAROCOH RÄUTER'S AGENCY,)

PETTING, July 11.

Chu Ao Hsiang, in the course of his weekly interview, declared that

Road. when an automobile coming tram-car strikers who were stoning Diplomatic Corps speaking on 'he: several thousands of White Rus

in the apposite direction with blinding headlights confused the chauffeur, resulting in a collision.

Two other girls and two male companions were injured.

LONDON NAVAL PACT.

organise à department for the pur-INTERMINABLE DEBATE pose at a salary of $1,000 per

month.

HONG KONG. SWATOWTM TRADE.

SUSPENSION OF SHIP.

MENTS.

(Wah Tea Tai Pao.)

It is understood that Chinese merchants in the Colony have re-

ceived telegrams from Swatow advising them to suspend shipping goods to that port: No reason is given for the suspension.

U.S. SENATE.

{REDTEE'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

IN

the ears

and smashing windows, injuring five and imperilling others.

"The strikers are resorting to a

PEIPING, Jul 1 Chu Ao Hsiang commends Dr. volleys on a mob of infuriated C. T. Wang's declaration against the practice of the doyen of the

half of the Corps. He regrets that he did not say it two or three years ago, but he suggests that Dr. Wang had only taken this action now as an excuse for rejecting the Diplomatie Corps'. Note concerning the 'imposition of the double duties arising from the Tientsin Customs question. He had tremendous dit ficulty in answering it, as the !! action was contrary to the treaties, so he found it easier to return it without an answer.

campaign of violence, following their failure to intimidate the Com- pany into conceding their demands. A mob boarded the tram-cars and wrecked the seats, electric lights and other equipment.

The tram-service-has been..sus- penued.

The bulk of the rioters-escaped into 'Chinese territory.

WARSHIP OF NEW TYPE.

WASHINGTON, July 11. There has been an interminable debate in the Senate, in which the opponents of the ratification of AMERICA'S NAVY CHIEF'S the Naval Treaty have done their utmost to compel the administra- tion to publish the so-called "secret" documents connected with

the treaty, which, according to Senator Robinson and Senator Reed, "are merely the coded cable messages between General Dages, Mr. Stimson and President Hoover, many of which referred to person-

RUBBER RESTRAINT.alities and delegates..

HOLLAND NOT YET DECIDED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

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AMSTERDAM, July 11.

a question in Com- Replying to mittee regarding the intentions of the Government anent rubber re- striction in the Dutch East Indies, the Minister for the Colonies said that the Government were giving the closest attention to all in- formation; and it had not yet decided upon its attitude.

FRANCE'S NAVAL CONSTRUCTION.

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE NEW YORK BROKERS GESTURE TO ITALY DURING

OFFENDERS.

OVER FOUR THOUSAND

CONVICTED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SIMLA, July 10.

In the Council of State & Govern-

SUSPENDED.

INFRINGEMENT OF EXCHANGE RULES.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New. Yong, July 10. The Governing Committee of the ment spokesman stated that be New York Stock Exchange has

NEGOTIATIONS. ·

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]*

PARIB, July 10,

3. Briand has informed the

Italian Government of France's intention to suspend naval ship- building in connection with the 1830 programme until December.

This, he states, will ensure the

STA

SECRET.

BATTLE OF GUNS.'

A new type of warship was bint cd at, recently, by Mr. Adams, the U.S. Navy Secretary.

He was giving evidence before the Senate Naval Committre...

This new ship would, if adopted, facilitate the development of the aeroplane arm of the naval service, and would replace the 8-gun

cruiser.

Mr. Adams' possible "new type of vesel" came into the discussion of the London Treaty provision that 23 per cent. of the cruiser ton. page allowed might be fitted with landing platforms..

According to the newspapers, the State Department'e reason for not publishing them is that, Genera! Dawes in these documenta most candid and most vigorous and had discussed the peculiarities and idiosyncrasies of certain foreign

He returned an evasive answer diplomats at the London; Conferto a request for particulara, but ence..

The controversy ended by the Senate, by a majority of 53 votes to 4, passing a resolution leaving it to President Hoover to decide the question of publication.

It is expected that President Hoover will offer the documents to the Senate under strict confidence.

FRANCHISE IN THE COLONIES.

THE VOTE REDRESSES

· INJUSTICES:

1THLOTGE BEOTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 10. Labour and social conditions in

he said, the idea and the proposal were "strictly American."

"As Secretary of the Navy," he added, 'I am clear the Treaty in advantageous to our country."

Asked whether the exemption from limitation of submarines an- der 600 tons was not. dangerous, Mr. Adams answered:-

"TIMES" SUGGESTION IS CONSIDERED INOPPORTUNE

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PEIPING, July 11. The Director for Foreign Affairs for the Northerners declared that the suggestion of the Times that the Legations should move from Peiping to Nanking could not have been made at a more inopportune

moment, as such a transfer would' convey the impression that the Powers, were taking sides. against the allies in the civil war in China.

NIGHT LIFE REVIVAL.

SCORES OF NEW CLUBS

OPENED.

SPECIAL WATCH BY FLYING

·SQUAD PATROLS.

Scores of new night clubs have been opened in London during the last three months, and it is under- stood that Scotland Yard is taking a keen interest in this revival of night life.

sians are fighting for Nanking, and that 20 were captured on the 5th and 6th inst. on the Lunghai front. They confessed that "they were

formerly in Chang Tsung Chang's army.

HAN'S TROOPS FIGHT SHANSI FORCES:

[TROUGE REUTERİŞ AGENCY.]

PEIPING July 11. Foreign sources report that fight- ing between the troops under Han Fu Chu and the Shansi forces com- menced on the 7th inst.

cess

Han Ft Chu met with slight suc

at"first and advanced from Tzeho, but afterwards he driven sack,

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It is reported that the Shansi

forces occupied Tsingchowfu.

The garrison commander at Tsingtao is reported to have re- fused to allow Han Fa Chu's armoured cars to enter the Tsing:

too area,

TIENTSIN CUSTOMS:"

REDUCTION OF STAFF.

(Wah T Tat Pao.)

TIENTSIN, July 11. In an interview with Pressmen, the Vice-Commissioner of the local Customs stated that the number of": Many old premises which have the staff' was "formerly over 500, ̈ ́ been raided and closed have been but at present there are 300, and started again under new names. the number, though having de-. Groups of special détectives, at- creased by two-fifths, is adequate tached to the Flying Squad, have to function. Admiral Wm. V. Pratt, Comman- been patrolüng the night-club arens der of the Battle Fleet, proved a for the last few weeks, watching bluff and terse witness.

"No. Not dangerous. If any nation wants to waste its money on them we have not the least objec tion."

A But Admital.

He admitted he had changed his for infringements of the licensing mind as to the value of the eight-hours. inch guds. He had a very definite reason why he now prefers the six- inch gun."

But he will only divulge it in private.

Still Admiral Pratt has said something about these two guns. His expressed view is:-

The six-inch gun suits me. "I say that knowing that if we had any fighting to be done, I'd bave to do it

These detectives wear evening attire, and they are mostly young men of good education:

It seems, however, that they are known to the night-club, queens and their managers. Recent visits to clubs in the neighbourhood of Shaftesbury Avenue and Regent Street have failed to produce any evidence of infractions of the law,

Dancing Girls Return, Hundreds of dancing girls who Let the six-inch get into action lost their means of livelihood when will eat up the eight-inch.

the Colonies were discussed at the Colonial Conference to-day when

The eight-inch gun can only fire Dr. Drummond Shiels said he about three shots a minute. The thought it was important to see six-inch gun can get in 10 or 12 constitutional means provided for shots in that time.

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He added that many of the old staff members requested to resume their duties, but their service is

now no longer necessary.

PENANG SOCIETY WEDDING

SOLEMNISED IN LONDON.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, July 11... The marriage of Mr. Eric Beres- ford to Misa Violet Phillips, daugh- ter of the managing director of the Penang Gazette, was solenn-

Kensington...

tween April e and June 15 a total suspended for three years Sutro maintenance of the status quo dur: the voicing of the inevitable de-about nightfall, or in a fog. She the police raids of a year ago closed ised to-day at Holy Trinity Church, of 4,377 persons had been convicted & Company, one of the largest ing the Franco-Italian negotiations. mand in all Colonies for a higher in connection with the civil and longest established brokerage disobedience movement throughout houses, but in no way connected India......

Gandhi Not Likely to be Invited

to Conference,

He added that clearly Gandhi 'could not be invited to the Round-

standard of life.

Ha regretted the restricted fran- chise in Colonies which had elected

with the international brokerage SIR WILLIAM HILARY bodies, as the vote was the simplest

house of Sutro Brothers' & "Com- pany; for infringing the rule re- lating to transactions with a client. Sutro & Company state that the a single

Table Conference, while the untransactions related to constitional movement of which he was the chief author was pro-client only. These originated at a gressing.

branch office in charge of a partner. who recently resigned.

Decline in British Cotton Imports.

The total of cotton goods importe ed from England in April and May decreased by 233 per cent. compared with the corresponding period last year. This was chiefly owing to the Nationalist boycott against British goods.

TRADE UNIONS GOING TO BERLIN.

REMOVAL OF HEAD. QUARTERS [TEROVOU REUTER'S AGENöt.]

STOCKHOLM, July 10. The International Trades Union Congress, by 35 votes to 30, has decided to transfer the headquarter- tors of the Trade Union Inter- Amsterdam to national from Berlin,

FEDERATION OF EUROPE.

POLAND WILLING TO PARTICIPATE

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WABBAW, July 10

WORLD'S LARGEST AND

FASTEST LIFEBOAT.

[BRITISH WIRELESS,"SERVICE."]

Radby, July 10.

and most effective method of re- dresting injusticeà....?)

| ECONOMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL

(BRITIBO WILELESS (BELVICK]

H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, at PRIME MINISTER PRESIDES. *Dover, christened the world's lar gest and fastest motorlifeboat, naming the vessel "Sir William Hilary," after the founder of the Lifeboat Institution, who, during his life, was concerned in saving 305 lives."

The President and the Secretary of the French Lifebont Society attended the function,

The Prince of Wales, in a speech,

Ruany, July 10. The Prime Minister presided to day over a meeting, at his official residence, of the Economic Advi sory Council, which was set up in January to co-ordinate the work of departmente concerned with economic and industrial matters and to advise the Government on trade, matters generally,

In addition to leading members

"You don't have good visibility down nearly 75 per cent. of the on the Pacific," remarked Admiral night resorts, are at work again. Pratt, winding up his cryptic re- marks to the committee about the Great efforts are being made to Bin, and Bin. guns.

VALUE OF WIRELESS TELEPHONY.

USED BY BLUE FUNNEL

AGENTS IN JAVA.

Where facilities for wireless tele- phony exist modern businesa men are finding this means of communi- cation of, increasing value. A con- versation of even three minutes, expensive though it may be offers an opportunity to give and receive 2 large amount of information in an easier and quicker form than is possible with cabling,

There is a wireless telephone ner- vice between Java and Amsterdan and we understand Blue Funnel Line agents in Holland and, Java respectively make regular use of

popularise these centres.

One club, which has always rigidly followed the regular licens ing hours for the sale of drink, bas been giving away expensive favours to its guests.

BOYS STONE POLICE IN EGYPT

(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOY.

Chizo, July 10 Canaries in cages, expensive "Nineteen policemen were injured French dolls, and elaborate paper and 75 rioters arrested at Tantah costumes, are being offered to the women who come early enough to to-day when a crowd stoned the dine or take supper.

police station is a protest against Expensive dance bands have been the action of the authorities in the hired, and elaborate cabaret pro- disturbance it Mansourah ductions are being staged to add to the attraction of the night clubs.

But there is no doubt that the The demonstrators, who were night life public of London is fright- ened. There have been too many youths of ages ranging from 10 to raids. Too many visitors have 21, numbered 2,000. found themselves lined up to`give All is now quiet at Tantah. "names and addresses by smil- ing and courteous but determined. police officers.

London's newest night resorts all this facility with great advantage.start by serving drinks according to In addition we understand wire the hours prescribed by law, and

Poland, in common with Spain, said the boat stationed at Eag-of the Government, including the Houmary and Ftly bar rotifed land's gateway to the Continent: Chancellor of the Exchequer and less enthusiasts in Hong Kong with the police do not interfere.

July 8.

OBITUARY.

on

The President of the Board of other imptation? to Genghis GENERAL VON BERNHARD!

her adhesion to M. Briand's memo Wae to guara agamit unsubicies Prade, several distinguished econo- Wireless

manngger" "grown", me vendiny z randum advocating the organisa steamship and aeroplane trac. mists and noted industrialist ara ing, between London, & Australia, patrons are not satisfied with the Amsterdam & Java and Indo-China reply, "Too late, gir" when they tion of a plan for a Federation of Speed was essential in responding members of the Council,

An Imperial Sub-Committee of & Paris Montreal & Sydney are give, their orders: special conces Europe...

to calls for help from aircraft the Council was appointed some also frequently heard conversing sions are made, the profits mount which came down in the Channel,

together. This is doubtless but the rapidly, and the old order of drinks forerunner to similar services to

at nog hour soon returns.N and in designing the new bost these

So far the police Have been com special requirements were borne in

and from Hong Kong in the not distant future.. mind,

pletely baffled

Poland expresses willingness to participate in a conference in this connection and suggests that this should be held in Beptember.

months ago under the chairman

of the well-known steel ship magnate, Sir Arthur Balfour, who is a member of the Cot buil

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

BERLIN, July 11.

The death is announced of Gen- eral von Bernhardi, the author Germany and the Next War."