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THURSDAY,

CHINESE "RED" AT EASTERN NEWS IN

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JULY 24, 1930.

By arrangement between the Chi- noso Telegraph Administration and the Cable Companies in Shanghai, a considerable reduction will be made from August 1 in the Press rate to Europe when it will be re-

Gold Francs 0.83 per word, the latter being equivalens at the pre- sent exchange to 67 cents Mex.

COMMUNIST CONFERENCE PARS FROM EVERYWHERE. duced from Gold Franes 1.25 to

HELD IN SINGAPORE.

Arrested at the Naval Base, Seletar, by Chief Inspector Prithvi Chand of the Special Branch of the Singapoe Criminal Intelligence Department, two Hylams were sen tenced last week to one month's rigorous imprisonment each by Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore Crintia Al District Judge, on a charge of being in possession of seditious literature.

The accused were Sua Chiang Kuan and Pang Kia Teow. Mr. Gatfield, of the Chinese Protector: ate, stated that translations were made of the documents found on the accused. One of these wa record of the Third Conference of the South Seas Communist Party," held in Singapore during April last. This document also contained the agenda for that meeting:

General Sir G. M. Kirkpatrick, who was commander-in-chief, Wea tern Command, India, from. 1993 to 1927, has been placed on retir- ed pay. He was G.O.C. British troops in China in 1820-21.

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A Telegram has been "sent to the Ministry of Finance by the Na tional Associated Chambers Commerce for the restaurant, pró- prieators in Canton, requesting A Peiping telegram to the Chin-the Government to abolish or at ese Press says that the various for. least reduce, the feast tax" in the eign Ministers have again advised southern city on the ground that their repective nationals not to sell the tax amounts to as much as 165 any more munitions to the Chiness per cent., a financial burden which militarists so that fighting may be the restaurant proprietors in Can- brought to an early end.

tan can no longer bear.

Mr. E. G. Wabamaki, the Fin- nish Charge d'Affaires in Shing- hai has left for Nanking to re- quest the Chinese Government to effect the immediate release of a Finnish lady missionary, who was kidnapped by bandits recently..

To prepare for the construction of a naval base at Weihaiwel upon the taking over of the administra tion from the British Authorities, the Ministry of Navy is sending a number of engineers to make preliminary survey of the harbour.

Mr. A. E. Phillips and Mr. H. E. Hopkins have been elected: mem- bers of the committee of the Bri tish North Borneo Chamber of Commerce to fill the vacancies caue ed by the resignations of Mr. C. B. Brewer and Mr. J. K. S. Mal-

Describing the arrest of the ac cused Chief Inspector Prithvi Chand said that he headed a party of detectives to the Naval Base at about 1 p.m., on June 8 and made his way to the servants' quarters attached to No. 2 Mess. As he ap-colm. 4 proached. Sua Chiang Kuan was seen to throw a bundle of papers ́out of the window.

When this bundle was retriaved it was found to be a copy of a well-known Chinese Communist newspaper published in China. The other document relating to the Conference was found in possession of the second accused, Pang Kia Tcow,

We have nothing to say," was the reply of the accused when ask ed if they wished to say anything. On Mr. Chand giving the Court to understand that the accused would be banished from the Colony, bis Honour said that possession of these documents was presumption of membership and passed sentence of one month'e" rigorous imprison- ment cach

General Dillotte, cominanding the 3rd division Colonial Infan try, has been appointed to cam- mand the Indo-China troops at to General Hanoi, in succession

General Dillotte has seen Aubert. service in France, Morocco, Syria and Poland.

To promote the adoption of the new phonetic system for the No- tional Language, the Ministry of Railways has instructed the Shang hai-Nanking Railway Administra- tion to but up signboards bearing- the name of each station in the new simplified characters along the entire line.

:

SINGAPORE WEDDING.

MR. J. A. WORSWICK AND MISS DOROTHY DICK.

:

The wedding of Mr. J. A. Wors- wick, of the Union Insurance Society of Canton Sourabaya, and Miss Dorothy Dick, who recently arrived from Homs, took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral on July 14.

The 'bride wore a white satin moiré picture frock, with a fitting bodice and a skirt falling in folds to the ground. She had a white georgette coatee to match and a Her bou- large white picture hat. quet was of white carnations and

Mrs. G. G.") Honolulu creeper. Franklin, the matron of honour, wore a navy blue georgettä dress with a pleated skirt and hat to

She carried a bouquet of match.

red gerberas..

The Rev. J. V. Westlake officiated. Mr. G. G. Franklin gave the bride. away, and Mr. S. M. Garrard was

best man." After the ceremony a reception was held at Nassimo Lodge, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin.

EUROPEAN DROWNED IN

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YOUNG MINE ASSISTANT FALLS OFF DREDGE.

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Was

It is reported that the date for

Mr. J. L. B. Kemp, aged 23. n the convocation of the Sino-Sovict conference has been fixed for assistant with Sungei Way Dredg August 1 Preliminary negotia-ing, Ltd, Kuala Lumpur, tions are continuing between Mr. drowned on July 12 when he fell Mo Terhai, the Chinese plenipoten- overboard from the dredge. tiary, and M. Karakhan, the Soviet delegate and assistent Com missar of Foreign Affairs.

"Malayan" Communist Party." An elderly Hylam lorry driver,

His body was not found until the named Tan Kuan Sao, said to be a member of the Malayan Com-

next day, when it was taken to Klang hospital, and later to the munist Party, was also sentenced to one month's rigorous imprison-

manager's bungalow, from where ment by Mr. C. Wilson, the Singa The Shunpad says that the Sino- the funeral took place to Cheras pore Criminal District Judge on Egyptian Customs Tarif negotia Road cemetery. The service, which was taken by the Rev. Fergus Fer- a charge of assisting in the man- tions, have been brought to suc- agement of an unlawful society. cessful conclusion in London and guson, was attended by the mine Mr. Gatfield of the Chinese Pro- that an agreement has been enter-staff and the staff of Petaling Tin. tectorate and Assistant Registrar ed into between China and Egypt Many wreaths were sent. of Societies, said that on June 2 whereby Chine recognizes Egypt's As a mark of respect the Sungei Chief Inspector "Prithvi Chandnew import tariff and her exports Way dredge, stopped for eight handed him several documents to Egypt, particularly tobacco leaf, hours. which were translated and found will enjoy the privileges of the clause. to relate to the Malayan Com- "most favoured nation" munist Party........

This agreement, the Shunpao says, will expire next year.

Examining the translation his Honour remarked that all these societies were na bad as other clubs whose members would not pay their bills.

A Malay named Abbas bin Daud said that he was a coolie living at Veerasainy Road. On June 1 at about 2 p.m. he was near his bouse when he saw a Chinese detective holding a Chinese near a drain The detective called him and ask ed him to look in the draic and he found a book and other papers. In his evidence the accused said that he picked up the documents from the road in Jalan Besar and after looking at them threw them into a drain. Just then a... detec tive came on the scene and arrested him.

His Honour: You are not member of this society-No, Sir, I know nothing about it.

His Honour passed sentence of

month's rigorous imprison ment.-Accused will be banished.

one

BRIDE'S TROUSSEAU: CAUSES BATTLE.

1,000 NATIVES FIGHT WITH ARMS AND ASSEGAIS.

Registration of all religious or- ganizations in the country, is to be enforced at an early date. The Executive Yuan in an order to the various Provincial and Municipal Government, instructs that an in- vestigation be made into the num her and names of the religious or ganizations now functioning in the territory within their respective jurisdiction and a statistical, cord compiled so as to facilitate the work of registration in near future...

Mr. Kemp came from Tayport, Fifeshire, where his relations now. live.

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A condemnation of bars for wo- men in public-houses und of the re-State liquor trade in Carlisle was heard by the Royal Commission on the licensing last month.

Alderman T. Rogerson, of Car. lisle City Council, who said he The suspicions of the water police spoke for the Man in the Street, at Yaokongkow, outside Woosung declared that it was common know were aroused last week by a junkledge in Carlisle that the quantity carrying a red lamp. The police of liquor brought into the city for ordered the junk to heave to, but,

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most objectionable. In captured by the water police, who these there were no seats. discovered many chesta of opium on board. Both the vessel and the smugglers were detained, pending further investigations

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"At busy times on Friday and Saturday nights these bars are TJIKARANG ... S'HA crowded with women who have to ́TJILEBOET

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Mr. Tsar Pei, chief of the Navi- gation Department of the Ministry of Communications, in an inter- view with the Chinese Press, says that Ching is not prepared to be. The postponement of a native come a signatory to the Interna girl's wedding because her trous-tional High Sea Safety Pact at pre- "It is the policy of the State to Beau was not ready is now known sent because, although the pact has increase facilities for drinking by to be the cause of the tribal fight in direct bearing upon the interests women. Women can be seen drink TJIKARANG the Valley of Thousand Hills of shipowners of every nation, ing in separate rooms not only in TJISALAK Natal. A thousand natives fought China is not expected to benefit the evening, but in the morning, with assegais, rifles, and revolvers,

very much from becoming a algna and I have no hesitation in say two being killed and many injur tory to the pact in view of the facting that this special accommoda. tion gives encouragement to drink- that her shipping business is not A girl of the Mapepateni tribe

of Government on the Inanda side of the Umgent river, was marrying a man of the Nyuswa but after it was discover ed that her trousseau was not ready

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a plan of resistance and non-co- men' bars an inducement to Licht offered the customary grass of over OPITATION correction to drink

The father later started a dance, American rule in the Philippines during which & stone was hurled He argued that since the Filipinos from a sling by one of the bride-were making no headway in their groom's party, and immediately a demands for independence from fight began.

The tide of war flowed from one side of the river to the other, until the bride's-warriorg were routed by rifle and revolver fire.

Alderman Rogerson. They do not need any inducement.

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Representative we are fed up with thig scheme in. "Alonso's proposal.

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