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The depression remains over Tongking.

Local Forecast:-S.E. moderate; fair generally.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST

THE "GREEN STAR” AT

·OXFORD,

4,

1930.

News and Views

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Chi Mi Su, a Chinese Government Blying student at Kelly Field; and Cadet Oscar Harris wore seriously injured when their aeroplane made a forced landing at Sommerest last week.

"The Krone Circus at Budapest has been dogged by misfortune. An Arab conjurer has died, a Ger- man dancer has broken a leg, Cossack was fun over by lorry, and a performing scal, valued at £1,000, has been stolen.

Mrs. Mariam Ferugson, wife of

"A chemist at South-end-on-Sen ex-Governor "Jim" Ferguson, and was handed a piece of paper con- taining the cryptic words: "1/- Mr. Rose Sterling, Houston capital-O Dick Alone." He concluded after

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A bridge over the River Drave between Hungary and Jugoslavie was recently re-opened to traffic for the first time since the Armistice.

Tus will be a busy week in the famous old university town, where

A profound sensation was caused An epidemic of infantile paralysis delegates from all parts of the world are assembled for the twenty- at Berlin a few days ago in labour, is spreading rapidly throughout second Universal Esperanto Con-industrial, and political circles Alsace-Lorraine and already affects gress. And it will be no "dry as when the Siemens works which nearly 300 infants. dust" assembly, but an up-to-date employ about 70,000 people in

A deputation from the Labourist, appear to be winners in a field deep refication that it was intended affair, even to the inclusion of Berlin alone gave formal notice of

Esperanto-and even a "talkie"! cinema-pictures with captions in dismissal to ten per cent. of their Party's executive committee, the of nine candidates for the Demo- for a bookmaker, and inquired of employees. It is, however, believed general council of the Trade Unions cratic gubernatorial primary. By his sporting friends if a horse of the arrangement previously made, that name was running. He found As further proof of the elasticity and adaptability of this inter that arrangemente will be made for Congress and Labour's parliamen- the two highest candidates will meet later that the message meant One "run-off" election and the shilling's worth, of eau-de-Cologne." national language, performances the re-engagement of at least part tary group called on the Chancellor in a

winner of this will be Democratic will be given ef

of those dismissed on the basis of of the Exchequer, Mr. Snowden, "Charley's

candidate for governor. Senator Aunt," so nobody can say that the

a new wage-scale.

last week to protest against reduc- Morris Sheppard is far ahead of his Esperanto Congress will be a dell

tion of armaments since is would opponents in the Senatorial contest. affair. A local paper has had the...Giving evidence before the Royal unfavourably eact on the state of enterprise to arrange for the pub Commission on the Civil Service, employment in the shipbuilding, lication every day during the con- Sir Hubert Montgomery, assistant iron and steel industries. Mr. ference of a page of foreign and Under Secretary of State in the Snowden replied sympatheically and local news written in Esperanto for Foreign Office, apropos of super-promised careful investigation. the benefit of foreign visitors to annuation legislation said that only Oxford who may not be acquainted a limited number of officers in the

Hundreds of thousands of people "HANDS OFF!" POLICIES with England. During the week Far Eastern Consular Service reach-

attended the funeral of the 40 there will be a number of addresses ed the retiring age of 60, owing victims of the recent bridge catas delivered by well-known Esperan to the unhealthy climate. The trophe which formed such a tragic tists of various nationalities, and Foreign Office and the Treasury climax of the Rhineland evacuation there will be sectional meetings for were agreed on the need for a festivities. Throughout the Rhine- delegates specially interested in earlier retiring age, but amending land the shops were closed and all legislation had been deferred pend-over the Reich the flags were on such subjects as New Thought, "Science, Catholicism, Freemasonry,

ing the report of the Royal Commis the

Rotarian movement; steno- graphy, teaching, police adminis tration, and the Peaco Movement.

The outward and visible sign of an Esperantist is a five-pointed green star-an emblem which may

HONG KONG, AFOUST 4, 1930..

THE news from Toyko regarding the official attitude concerning Communist outrages in China Vat indicates that Japan is adopting

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IN N Accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUSI- NESS on MONDAY, 4TH of AUGUST

THE FIRST MONDAY IN AUGUST)," " Hong Kong, 28th July, 1930. [9693

NOTICE..

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BE TRANSFER BOOKS of this Company will be CLOSED From SATURDAY, 9TH AUGUST. 1830. To « SATURDAY, 18г¤ AUGUST, 1930,

Both Days inclusiva -

By Order of the Board of Directors,

D. L. KING, Becretary. Hong Kong, 17th July, 1930. (9652

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a policy of watchful waiting There is to be no "brusque diplomacy nor any "sabre-rattling" --if such a military expression may be applied to naval demonstrations.

sion.

In an article in the June number of Indian Affairs, the editor, Sir Albion Banerji, expressed his con- viction that a royal gesture similar to that made in 1811 constitutes the

half-mast. Representatives of the Reichspresident and of the Gavern- mert attended the funeral

Commodity prices in 32 cities of Hundreds of families living on the the United States show that the river banks in both countries took consumers" dollár purchased 2.18 advantage of the re-opening to visit relatives living just across the river, per cent. more during the past

whom they had not seen for many. month than in December. Food prices declined more than anything

years.

*.. else,. this decline being, given as 6.14 per cent. Fuel and light weat down 3.3 per cent, Rents were re- diced 1.5 per cent.

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NARROW ESCAPE OF FOREIGNER:

LIFE SAVED BY DARING LEAP:

The textile dealers association in Bombay comprising 44 firms have

Hankow, July 24.-A very seri- decided to suspend business inde finitely as a protest against what ous accident occurred in the ex- they call oppression by the German Concession at Hankow at The authorities in Bucharest have British authorities. Furthermore, p.m. on July 23, as the result of it is announced that the majority which Mr. Ilyin, of the Customs, institated a search for the persons or organization who nightly plaster of the cotton-mills will close down, sustained a broken arm and other Mr. Ilyin was riding his bicycle placards giving the full text of the work. Both decisions tare inter-

A small destroyer, fotilla is in be observed occasionally in this only means of winning back the the walls in the capital with huge throwing tens of thousands out of injuries.

should be seen.

Esperanto is a

I readiness to leave its base for the Colony, but not so frequently as it heart of India. He suggests that speech made by King Carol when preted in Bombay as showing that near the kerb when a large motor means of bringing men and women to his Indian Dominions and cale.he ascended the throne and wherein the prospects for an early truce in

Yangtsże, but is not likely to be ordered away unless the situation becomes worse. Japan; we are told, fully understands the difficulties facing the Nanking Government,

the King should pay a second hisit

of different races into close friendly brate the 20th year of his reign by contact by providing them withholding another Durbar at Delhi means of exchanging ideas which and exercise the royal prerogative to vouchsafe India Dominion status is not limited in its range as any national language must be. Es within a definite period, subject to peranto gives those who acquire a the necessary safeguards for minor- knowledge of it a key for "conversies. ing and corresponding with people

hitherto remain unfulfilled." It is he "made many promises which India are extremely bad. believed that the placarding' is also connected with the anti-Semitic riots which the Government's mea- sures have so far failed to check.

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car swung out of a side street at such a pace, that it failed to make

a quick turn and was carried near- ly across the road. Seeing his dan- ger of being crushed to death, Mr.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison received the John. Scott Medal at West flyin made a spring and landed Orange, New Jersey recently in re on the hood of the car. cognition of his "outstanding con- He would have escaped from this tributions to science. The award precarious position with a few Several volcanoes in Southern was conferred by Mr. Owen 3. bruises if the chaffeur bed applied of a score of different nationalities. The Parliamentary committee in Chile are becoming active. Out Roberts, Associate Justice, who, his brakes, steadily, but instead of The famous farce which is to be stituted to consider the possibilities pourings of ashes and smoke, to with a small group of Philadelphia doing so he allowed the car to crash presented this week will bring on of an electoral reform has broken gether with heavy rumblings, are citizens, called upon the inventor at into a wall and by so doing in- the stage two Germans, one French-up, its chairman; Lord Ullswater, alarming the inhabitants and many his laboratory for this purpose. A flicted the serious injuries from man, a Hungarian, a Pole, reporting to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald have started to leave the affected cash bestowal of $1,000 accompanied which Mr. Flyin is now suffering. Spaniard, and four English people that it had been found impossible districts for fear of a great volcanic the award, which was instituted in 1816 by John Scott in a 84,000 beu with the Hungarian as producer to reach an agreement. This deve outburst.

quest to the City of Philadelphia. „and” stage-manager Imagine the fopment will probably react on the

confusion if the cast of "Charley's relations between Labour and the A wild flaming gas

well is Mr. Edison was visibly stirred by Aunt" each delivered the lines in Liberals whose support of the threatening to destroy the town of the pilgrimage to his workship, and their own mother-tongue, with the Labour Government was not unin- Refugio. The community is within reply to Justice Roberts' tribute unfortunate Hungarian vainly try-fluenced by the bope that they out water supply but is planning to to his life and achievements, said ing to explain to them what post- would thereby purchase a reform pipe in water from the river. Fric the bestowal was "most gratifying" tions to take up on the stage, and of what they consider an obsoletetion is believed to have ignited the to him and voiced deep thanks to how to comport themselves! The election system. thing would be too ludicrous even for

and is sympathetic' accordingly, though it is expected that effective protection will be given to Japanese subjects, and compensation 'made for such leases as they may sustain. All this, of course, is just plain com monsense. It is the attitude which must be taken by all the Powers affected. They look to the Chinese Government for proper protection for their nationals-but if such pro- tection is not forthcoming, and the Powers are in a position to render assistance themselves to foreigners exposed to danger, that assistance must be given. Britain and Japan are in the best position to render. "Charley's Annt," but Es- such aid in an emergency, but he-peranto makes it easy for people of six cationalities to learn their lines and rehearse together and-- we hope present a highly credit- able performance.

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yond such humanitarian, efforts their policy is " hands off"

COVENT GARDEN'S NEW COMPETITOR.

I'the committee.

Local Notes and Events

H.E. the Governor has appointed Mr. D. O. Russell to be a Justice of the Peace for the Colony of Hong Kong.

HANKOW OFFICIALS

FALL OUT.

THRASHING AVENGED BY

BODYGUARD,

One night recently Greek met Greck at Hankow and a tug-of-war ensued which continues to. have its repercussions. Names shall be sup- pressed.

A small official was returning home at three m. in his car, and bris chauffeur in turning into the passage leading to his house just missed a pedestrian. The pedes- trian expressed his view on the matter and the official ordered bis

servant to thrash the bumptious obiector.

The forthcoming wedding is an- of the Company's affairs since nounced of Mr. Alan Prismall, No. 1970-a period of 33 years. In 1875.

This was done and the pedestrian 378, The Peak, to Miss Jessie when the Company was practically

reconstituted, Mr. Ray was a telephone and ordered his body. departed for the nearest available Elizabeth Harris-Walker, No. 55, pointed its first secretary, and that guard to come to him at once. On The Peak.

position he held during the succeed their arrival the tables were turn- ing 28 years, until forced to relined in a drastic style. The police Charged with being found in un-guish office through a complete and bad to turn out in some force be

fore the combatants were separated. lawful possession of one automatic deplorable breakdown in health and the two officials are now try Hong Kong Daily Press, Augusting to patch up a peace through pistol loaded with a round of am-

4, 1905.

the agency of mutual friends. munition, a Luger pistol, five spare

Looking Back 50 Years. magazines, and 700 rounds of am- It is a most unfortunate feature munition, Ma Man Shing was of the present local Administration brought before Mr. Whyte Smith that the Departmental machinery at Kowloon. Magistracy on Batur-had never worked smoothly since day. On the application of Detecthe advent of His Excellency Bir tive-Sergeant Kellett, the case will John Pope Hennessy. His pre- be heard on Friday afternoon by thecessor, Sir Arthur Kennedy, laid two Magistrates. The other Magis

Very interesting, too, is it to fearn that the Japanese newspapers -usually very well-informed upon Chinese affairs-are sceptical as to the real redness of the Reds."

FLOWERS picked in Egypt on a It is doubted whether there is any Saturday morning are now being"

It is notified that the rate for

direct connection' between the shown in London shop-windows-

limewashing in Hong Kong and armed mob which has captured which may not be so sunny-on the Kowloon shall be $3.80 per floor control of Changsha and the Third following Tuesday morning. They for the year, starting October 1, Internationale. Consequently, the

are sent by airplanes operating| 1830.. over the Imperial Airways India international significance of recent air-mail line. The cost of flowers There has been added to the list CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME savage events is considered by by airplanes is said not to exceed of medical practitioners the name Japanese observers to be less than the cost of growing flowers in of Dr. Yu Chiu Kwong, of 46, was the case when Bononix was in England in hot-houses. The great Bonham Road Dr. Yu is

variety of flowers grown in Egypt, Bachelor of Medicine and of Sur- China, directly engaged in organis-

and the seasons during which they gery of the Hong Kong University ing definitely Communist agitation. bloom, appear to provide more The only "international signific: than a theoreties) ground to assume

Table E in the Schedule to the trate, it is understood, will be Mr. ance" attaching to the present that weekly consigaments of flowers Merchant Shipping Ordinance, H. R. Butters. trouble on the Yangtze and at

from Egypt to 1899, has been further amended by Changsha is the proof it provides

the addition of the following re

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Los Angeles, July 26-M, Henry down as his policy that of non-Didot, the French Consul here, an interference with the heads of Denounced to-day that Mr. Rufus partments so long as he knew that Berabard von Kleinsmid, the emin

ent psychologist now resident fa he bad good men and believed them Los Angeles, has been awarded the to be worthy of trust. The present Legion of Honour. The decoration Experiments in transporting gulation: 1 No launch or Looking Back 25 Years.

Governor meddles with every De will be formally bestowed late in of the weakness of the Government's fewers by airplane is a growth of motor beat shall be used for pur Many

September. Many of our readers will regret partment, and takes away the res power and authority. Seeing that the transportation of Egyptian poses of prostitution or for the to learn of the death of Mr. W. H. ponsibility from the officials by the qucation of surrendering treaty-cabbages, "green tomatoes (which conveyance of women within the Ray, which accurred at Atlantic showing them how to do their work rights is about to be discussed are subsequently ripened in Lon- limits of the harbour for such pur-City, New Jersey, U.S.A. Mr. Bay His finger finds its instrusive way

don), bananas and apricots, Fruit poses." again between the British

was long identified with Hong into petty details of administration has been arriving in London from

Kong. He came out here in 1885, that have hitherto been left to the Chinese

current Egypt for the past three months," HM the King having been when he joined the now defunct discretion of the head of Depart have a very im- and importers of produce, sent by pleased to approve the appointment firm of Messrs. Heard & Co. He ments, and the result is that few PRESS, LTD., and the HONG portant international significance. airplane from Alexandria say it ar of Sir Joseph Kemp, O.B.E., KC, afterwards joined the Chinn of the Departments work harmon- “KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through

rives in perfect condition. One to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Traders Insurance Co., with which iously. It may be right for a their London Office, at 63. FLT The hands off" policy on the part firm manufacturing strawberry jam Court in succession to Sir Henry frm he was connected until be left Governor to look a little more Sefid sa prepared to sink down her bengeteg Subveribery and "Vielfare-advice- regarding accommodation available. China's domestic affairs suggests fresh strawberries from the Con-Governor has, under instructions his services this Compary, at the well-beloved and easy-going Sir motoring facilities, suitable shop

results are, after all, the best test ing allowance or 2000 a year. The his policy was productive of better Chairman of the Company, Mr. F. working than, and certainly equal Goete, in recommending this, stated efficiency to Sir John's Hong that Mr. Ray had been in charge "Kang Daily Press, August 4, 1880.

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HE HONG KONG DAILY eventsents,

and

Mr. Kleinsmaid, born in Illinois, studied both in the United States and in Europe, taking many honor- ery degrees and teaching in De- Pauw University for many years until he became President of the University of Arizona⠀⠀ in 1914. relinguishing, this post to assume the presidency of the University of Southern California in 1922.

He has been associate superin- tendent and director of research at Indiana reformatory, working out menus for the study and reforma bear by the Drug Addition Bintan tion of criminals, has been Pieni. is honorary Vice-President of the Medical Research, has worked in child conservation activities and has been prominent in many other social and sociological activities. - Mr. Kleinsmid in author of many": monographs upon education, ap plied psychology and criminology.

If, when at home, they will the appropriatéricas of a "hende tinent. The berries arrive at Croy from the Secretary of State for the annual meeting held on December | Arthur, but, judged by results-and California Society for Promotion of

ping centres, etc. are plent

or telephone to the above address,

all off" policy in reference to the don during the morning, are trans- Colonies, appointed the said Sir 15, 1003, granted Mr, Ray a retir.

they will receive the utmost assist claim for the immediate surrender sure and the latest available infor

mation on all subjects of enquiry of the protection enjoyed by will be placed at their disposal ■....

foreigners under the Treaties.

ferred to the factory, and by four o'clock the same day are made into jam ready for sale the next morn Þing in London shops.

Joseph Kemp to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, such appointment to take effect from August 1, 1930..