1930-09-12 — Page 9

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1930.

WATER CHINESE DWELLERS SHANGHAI

RESIST EJECTION. RATES SURCHARGE.

SHANGHAI RUSSIAN LAD DISAPPEARS.

MUST TAKE EFFECT TO IMPROVE SERVICE.

FRENCH POLICE GREATLY CONCERNED.

STILL IN POSSESSION OF THEIR HOMES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

An

SHANGHAI, Sept. 11

extraordinary

всепе WAS

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, Sept. 11.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE::

LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES INVITED BY VICEROY,

(THROUGH, REYTIR'S AGENCY.)

AIR LINER CRASH NEAR CROYDON.

PILOT AND MECHANIC INCINERATED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).

LONDON, Sept. 11.

A Belgian air liner employed on

WORLD'S POLO CHAMPIONSHIP.

AMERICAN TEAM ASSERTS ITS SUPREMACY.

[REUTER'S ` AMERICAN SERVICE.),

LAWN BOWLS AT SHANGHAI

YANGTZEPOO DEFEAT “

HONG KONG TEAM.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)

SHANGHAI, Sept. 1. The Yangtzepoo Lawn Bowls Club beat the Hong Kong Interport

created when the Chinese tenants Waterworks, replying to the Realty concerned over the disappearance few additions) of the representa-night service crashed in the early less sky, the game blue-clad British players by 29 shots to 20..

of 70, houses belonging to Messrs. E D. Sasscon & Company, who gave them notice to quit the pre- mises for rebuilding purposes. for cibly resisted the attempts "of 900 Russian housebreakers to demolish the dwellings in a Hongkew con gested district, and attacked the wrecking party, loafers and bad characters Resisting the tenants, bamboo poles, stools, iron bars, tiles and other building materials constituting the missiles used.

Outsiders joined in the mělée from the surrounding areas, and a free for all fight ensued. "

The situation became ugly, when the police and the fire brigade ar- rived and ordered the Russians to withdraw.

The tenants are still in possession of their homes, but more trouble is feared to-day.

NANNING HOLDS OUT.

YUNNANESE PREPARING

ANOTHER ATTACK."

The military situation in Kwangsi is as obscure as ever. The Yun- nanese troops (the allies of the Cantonese) are said to be making a third attempt to captare Nanning, the provincial capital. Co-operat- ing with them is a.section of the Cantonese.

The Cantonese air forces are pre-

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The manager of the Shanghai

Owners' Association, definitely re- afirmed that the water rates' surcharge must take effect, as it is essential to improve the service in the public interest.

In the meantime, the public agitation is becoming intensified.

CANADA COPES WITH

UNEMPLOYMENT.

EXTENDED PROHIBITION OF ASIATIC IMMIGRATION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

OTTAWA, Sept. 10: In the House of Commons to-day the Prime Minister announced that among the Government's measures to cope with unemployment is the complete prohibition of all Asiatic Immigration except from countries with which Canada has a special agreement.

The Order in Council even with draws the discretion hitherto given to immigration officials to admit bann fde workers and relatives.

BRITISH MARINES. LAND AT SANTO DOMINGO. {BEDTER'S AMERICAN-SERVICE ]

NEW YORK, Sept. 10. "A message from Santo Domingo states that British Marines and a medical unit from H.M.S. Danae landed at Santo Domingo to assist cops who have been guarding the

SHANGHAI, Sept. 17. The French police are greatly

of the eight and a half years old Russian lad Vladimir Loukomsky, a member of the adventurous trio who recently commenced a sampan trip to Tsingtao, and,, who has not returned home since.

DEATH OF MR. HORACE GULICK.

THROUGH ALUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAL, Sept. 11.. The death is announced of Mr. Horace Gulick, a well-known ex- change broker in Shanghai, where he had resided during the past 11 years.

Deceased, who was aged 40, was native of Brooklyn, New York.

LATE MAJOR FAULKNER.

"I AM GOING TO ANOTHER

SPHERE."

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON, Sept. 10. The voice of Major Aubrey Faulkner, who was found dead at his cricket school at Fulham, was well-known to wireless listeners, for he broadcast a criticism of the last Test Match and more recently took part in a broadcast discussion with Jack Hobbs on.cricketers cricket.

don.

hours of this morning outside Croy The pilot and mechanig were both incinerated.

Laxbox, Sept. 10. The list is issued (subject to a

tives whom the Viceroy invited to attend the Indian Round Table

clusion of the Imperial Conference, Conference in London, on the con-

Those invited comprise the cream

Struck a Tree on Starting. of Indian influence and thought.

EATED. Among the 16 who will watch

Although the pilot and mechanic the Indian States "interesta are a

(both Belgians) were incinerated in number of the best-known Mabara. jab, who are recognised as enlight-Brussels, the mails were saved.

the night mail from London to

ened rulers, along with other The machine was a three-engined distinguished statemen. The Bri. Fokker monoplane, and had just 'tish Indian representatives total

46. sad reflect all religions, taken off. The visibility, which was geographical areas, and classes "of very bad, caused the pilot to strike the community and political views,

tree barely 200 yards from the except Nationalista.

boundary of the Croydon aero drome.

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The most notable include" the Aga Khan; M. A. Jinnah, who was one of the organisers of the anti- Simon Commission boyedtt Cha- manial, a strong Swarajist, who a declined to resign his parliament- ary seat in accordance with a National Congress resolution st the beginning of the year; promin- ent Liberals like Sir Chimanlal Setalvad

Phiroze and Sir Sethna, also Srinivasa Sastri,

and Sir Tej Bahadur. Sapzu and

Bir Muhammed Shaf..

There are two women, Mrs Shahnawaz, the daughter of Six Muhammed Shafi, and Mrs. Sub barayan, who was educated at Ox

ford.

RUBBER RESTRICTION.

CEYLON PAPER ADVOCATES TARIFF ON DUTCH TEAS.

TAKOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Coroxeo, Sept. 14. The Times of Ceylon advocates the imposition by Great Britain of an "import" tariff on Dutch teas, of which, the paper declares, the United Kingdom consumes more than half the output, unless the Netherlands Government co-oper

ates in the restriction of rubber.

The Europeans are Mr. OECAY de Glanville, a criminal lawyer of Burma; Mr. Gavin Jones, an en- gineer Sir Hubert Winch Carr, list. As it at present stands this and Mr. C. E. Wood, of Madras.how contains the names of 16 re. The British list is not yet pub presentatives of the Indian States Lid 30 representatives of British lished.

LATER.

India The four name, added to the list of the Indian Round Table repre- The secretary of his cricket school sentatives include Mr. Jayakar room at nine o'clock this morning.negotiators).

and

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WESTRUBY (L.I.), Sept. 10. Beneath a broiling sun, relent- lessly beating down from a cloud-

The Hong Kong team comprised gallantly last Saturday again Muskett (Skip), Atkinson, Silv polo players who went down

battled for the world's polo cham- and Luz pionship before a crowd of 30,000 people, who saw America win by: 14 goals to 9.

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Guinness maintained the sound- est defence and kept the Americana Distinguished Spectators. guessing. The British goal as The spectators included Sirot seriously threatened despite Ronald Lindsay, British Ambas. the furious battle. At the visitors sador to Washington, Lord and end Roark passed downfield, but Lady Cowdray, the full strength Hitchcock intercepted the ball and of American fashion and Captain passed to Guest who scored Ameri Guest, who watched his son play-ca's sixth goal. ing for the United States.

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Referee and Umpires.

Different National Temperaments. Hitchcock saved a free shot from Roark fouled Pedley

The match was refereed by Mr. Guinneas. L E. Stoddard, chairman of the and Lacey brillianty saved Hitch- United States' Polo Association. cock's shot. The British team again The umpires were Mr. J. D. Nel-attacked and almost scored but a for England and Captain stoppage owing to an injury to White, for the United States. Lacey's poay nullified the attack...

At the end of the fourth chukker Britain Wins First Chukker,

America led by air goal to five, In the early stages of the game The difference in national tem- Hitchcock (America) drove up the perament was illustrated at the field but failed to score, Pedley interval, in which the British team (America) broke up nome fine discussed everything but polo, English passing and scored with while the Americans animatedly a clear held. Shortly afterwards discussed how best to combat their Roark (Britain) received from hard-riding and determined adver- Lacey (Britain), rode off Guest and aries. brilliantly evened the scare.

Britain Leads in Seventh Chukker. Britain re-commericed well and

At this stage of the game Lacey, was playing superbly and he slip- ped by Hitchcock and scored Bri-Balding scored after some clever tain's second goal from a distance combination. Roark then scored of forty yards,

A moment later, after a foul against Hitchcock, with Roark's assistance, Lacey who crossed Gurioness.. The game scored from a nearsider after Bald then developed into a raging mélée, ing (Britain) had manoeuvred Roark and Lacey grimly guarding Hitchcock. Guest was badly wind- Guest (America) out of position.

won by ed in a jam between Balding and: Britain by three goals to one.

The first chukker was

Lacey. At the end of the fifth chukkar Great Britain led by seven goals to six..

caring to bombard Nanning in a the authorities, and to relieve the found him dead on the floor of his (one of the recent unofficial peace Nawanagar, the last-named being a clear, field for Hitchcock to score fino drive from Quest. Pedley,

day or two and the residents have been notified to evacuate the city.

Foreign merchants in Nanning

city since the hurricane.

The office was full of gas and the radiator was turned og. All the windows and doors were shut.

The school, with which Major

recently, wired. Canton requesting FRENCH FRONTIER "WAR Faulkner had been connected for

the military authorities to spare the city from aerial bombardment.

It is most unlikely, however, that

their request will be granted.

ENDS.

EXPERTS CONCLUSIONS.

six years, was largely used for the training of public school boys. Many prominent County cricketers

...

practised there.

Major Faulkner;"who was a great player in his time, was almost As soon as Nanning falls,

Paris, Sept. 4. The mimic war equally distinguished as a coach.

It is understood that he had been general attack upon Liuchow, then the high mountain regions near beadquarters of the Kwangsi forces, the Italian frontier under the direc-in indifferent health for some time tion. of the Military Governor of and had been worrying over busi- will be made.

Lyons, General Serrigny, culmit Bess affairs. A cheque for £200 was

Interesting Personalities Among Delegation.

LONDON, Sept. 14.

ence on India's future-Constitution

Nationalists.

There are e

ties, including the Martia races,

ent that the Americans were not

B

seventh chukker

In view of the pressure by the ated to-day in a troop review at found in Major Faulkner's office, the "depressed classes," a dozen also enjoys the confidence of Hin- chukker saw the score at three goals, Guiness unluckily shipped on an Canton-Yunuan troops, the Kwangsi Modane which had been the centre payable to his wife. There was 80 Skhs, a single Labour representa

forces have decided to withdraw to Hunan when necessary. A section of them under Tung Seng Ming has captured Hengchow in Hunnan.

BANDIT EXTORTION.

of the manœuvres

draw.

letter the general a

in his handwriting, scheme of which was a defensive addressed to his wife, in which he against an attack coming from the said: "I am going to another

and directed sphere," Mont Cenis pass

Major Faulkner first started in against Modane which in the course of the stam war was reached by cricket school at Richmond, where the blue invaders who were later he discovered Peebles. The latter driven back, the battle ending in a and Robins both owe their googly

proiciency to him.

(Major George Aubrey Faulkner, In commenting on the lessons to be learned from these manoeuvres, besides being famous as a cricketer, SHIPPING AT STANDSTILL IN the military experts of the news had a distinguished military career,

NORTH RIVER.

papers declare that the mountain- gaining the D.S.O. in 1918. He ous country rendered the deploy. also possessed the Order of the Nile. He was head of the Faulkner ment of large forces well-nigh im School of Cricket, Ltd., of Farm Taking advantage of the with possible, that the African troops in drawal of the garrison troops, general proved excellent and that Lane, Walbam Green, London.] bandits in Northern Kwangtung, the tanks failed to come up to especially in the districts along the

expectations. Little North River, have become Meanwhile. the manoeuvres in Lor very active. According to passen-raine are still in full swing, their Carton from outstanding feature being the large gere arriving in Yeungshan, the bandits have formed scale employment of cavalry and A number of organisations along the other mobile forces because, as the river to collect the so-called pro- Press points out, the trench war. tection fee, a form of extortion fare of the last war resulted in a imposed upon shipping merchants deplorable neglect of the art of In view of their activities, people mobile warfare. dare not travel and in consequence, nearly all vessels have stopped sailing

The leaders of the bandits have again declared their allegiance to Chang Fat Fui and have assumed the titles of brigadier-generals or colonels of the "Ironsides."

PRESIDENT URIBURU DISLIKES POLITICS.

PUBLIC OFFICE HAS NO ATTRACTIONS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

New York, Sept. 10.

President Uriburu has disclaimed any aspiration to a political career, and says that be has never been politician, and does not intend to start now.

He declared: "After three days in office I am wondering what there is in public office which makes politicians strive for it."

Buenos Aires Tranquil

LATER,

transpires that ex-President Irigoyen was not taken aboard the

cruiser,

He is still lying very ill at La Plata barracks.

The city has generally been trap quil all day long.

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INDIAN BANKRUPTS IN

KENYA.".

"08 PER CENT. ABSOLUTE FRAUDS."

Striking observations Од the "pperation of the bankruptcy laws in Kenya were made by Acting Chief Justice Stephens in Nairobi recently, in the course of a bank

ruptcy case in which an Indian shopkeeper was involved.

U.S. FLYING OFFICER RELEASED.

SEQUEL TO THE PERU UPHEAVAL.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

New YORK, Sept. 10.

A message from Lima states that Mr.H. B. Grow, the American Naval Reserve flying officer, has now been released.

He was formerly acting head of the Peruvian Flying Corps under the Le Guis régime, but was im prisoned when a charge in dicta- tors took place following the recent revolution.

two

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Second Chukker Drawn. Among the former appear such well-known Indian rulers

Early in the second Great Bri-

America Takes the Lead, statemen as the Maharajas of tain took possession of the ball, but

Alwar,

Then Pedley scored simply from Bikaner,

Patiall and Roark and Lacey over-rodo, leaving

a scrimmage and Roark saved familiar to British sportsmen as with a hard forehander. Pedley

Ranji" the famous cricketer. The soon followed with another, and Hopping and Hitchcock then scor British Indian names

are repre- then came a series of short passes ed in quick succession and the end sentative of all "shades of politics during which the British team of the sixth chukker again saw A scrutiny of the names of the with the exception of the Congress missed consistently. Balding play. America leading, the score being

10 goals to 7.. delegates from British India to the Party and All Indien communi ed a great game and it was appar. Later the players could not momentous Round Table Cestion Indian Christians, untouchables, having everything their own way, maintain the torrific first half reveals some interesting personali-the commercial community, the A foul against Britain gara speed. In the ties among the diversity of sections Furopean community with three Hitchcock a free shot from sixty Balding scored for Britain, but represented, including every inter-representatives of Burms, and two yards which Lacey saved magni- Pedley quickly replied, the score ficently. Guinness and Roark were at the end of the seventh being: est and party, except the extreme Indian women representatives.

Among the names are those of putting up a sound defence and 11 to 8 in favour of America.

Despite America's commanding score of Hindus, the Aga Khan, Mr. Jinnah, the crowded the Americans on to the

Boark upset calculations" until including two representatives of prominent Muslim volitician who boards. The end of the second lead, the hitting of Guinness and

dus: Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, the each. Moslems, three Burmans,

other slow shot, allowing Pedloy well-known Liberal politician,

Lacey then raced towards the tive, namely, Diwan Chaman Lel, Sastri, a leading Hindu politician.

gcal, took the ball from the air Union Congress, and five repre-ing Muslim politician.

and recovered to score a clear goal the the founder of the Indian Trade and Sir Muhammad Shafi, a lead- sentatives of the big landowners. Gathering of Immense Importance.

which completely surprised The Right Hon. V. S. Srinivasa

The Round Table Conference will where Balding could not fail to Americans.

Horseman Play Like Demona, Sastri was closely associated with the ex-Secretary of India, the Hon.be a gathering of immense import- score. Later Guinness again took

Both sides were now playing like F. 8. Montagu, in working out the ance. The suggestion that it should the ball up the field. Lacey stole Montagu-Chelaasford reforms. He be held was first made in a letter it away from Hopping (America) demons. Pedley scored again with "Ambassador " to to the Prime Minister by Eir and dribbled it through the posts short drive, and followed this John Simon, Chairman of the In- Roark's demon-like riding com- up by hitting a hopping ball high Its pletely beat Hitchcock but be just over the posts amid scenes of un- Maulana Muhammed Ali, one" of dian Statutory Commission..

for paralleled excitement, the famous "All brothers, was in wide scopo was indicated by the missed. Hopping terned during the war under the Viceroy in his address to the In-America after Guinness had missed score being America 14 goals, Bri-

for England and Pedley followtain 9. Defence of India Act, and was sendian Legislature two months ago, tenced to two years' imprisonment when he said: “His Majesty's Goved up with another goal for Ameri- with hard labcur during Gandhi's crament conceive the conference ca, making the score five goals all frat non-co-operation movement in not as a mere meeting for dis at the end of the third chukker. 1991. He founded the All-India cussion and debate, but as a joint (Continued on next. Column.) Mosiem League, and he now op poses the civil disobedience move ment.

was India's South Africa.

به سیر

Lieut.-Colonel Gidney, President of the Anglo-Indian and Domiciled European Association of India and Burma, represents the Eurasian interests.

assembly of the representatives of both countries on whose agreement the precise proposals to Parliament may be founded

The Conference will thus enjoy the unfettered right of examining the whole problem in all its bear: ing with the knowledge that its lab- Sir Phiroze Sethna is Chairman ours are of no academic kind, and of the Central Bank of India. Ho is a Parai.

His Majesty's Government still hope that Indians of all schools of Sir, H. Winch. Carr and Mr. Gavin thought, whatever attitude that Jones are, respectively, ex-Presi- some have hitherto taken, will be dent and the présent.Vice President ready to share in this constructive. of the European Association, work. I see no reason why from t Sir Ramaswami Aiyar, whom the frank discussion on all sides a Hon E. 8. Montagu described as scheme might not emerge for sub- one of the cleverest men I have mission to Parliament, which would ever met in my life," represented confound the pessimism of those India at the League of Nations' who would tell us that it is impo Assembly at Geneva in 1927. He sible for Great Britain and Indis is a Liberal politician from Madras, or for the various interests in In-

Among the Indian States' repre- dia to reach an agreement." MINORITIES QUESTION IN sentatives the Maharajah of Nawa

Prime Minister Adamant. EUROPE.

nagar is well-known in England st the cricketer "Ranji,

The name, are not yet announc It is generally estimated that theed of the representatives from the Conference will last three or four Houses of Parliament.

The Government have invited the The British delegates are likely leaders of the two opposition par to be few in comparison with the ties to nominate representatives to foregoing..

Berlin, Sept. 4The Popular Party has published a declaration congratulating itself upon the re surts obtained by Germany since her re-entry into the European Con- cert. It also welcomes the scheme for a Federated Europe but regrets. that the project neglects the interests of national minorities."

"I would like a rope to hang GERMAN PARTY'S DECLARA, few of these bankrupts to a peg, he declared."I do not think I' TION ON FEDERATION, have had more than two or three genuine bankrupts during the six years I have been in the Colony. I say without fear of contradiction that 98 per cent, of the bankrupts of the Colony are absolute frauds,"

Referring to the bankrupt in the case before him, the Chief Justice said it would be a good thing if the man could be strung up with aropd unless he told the truth. If a judge bad power to send such a man to prison for a year, and then enquire into the case, it would do a world of good. Later he com- mitted the man for trial an charges of fraudulent bankruptcy

The great majority of the bank ruptcies in the Colony are are those of small Indian traders, and very few Europeans appear in-the lists.

months.

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attend the conference from both Houses But the Premier has mado it clear that, while the presence at the conference of the representa tives of other Parliamentary par ties would, in the Government's view, lead to the removal of difi- culties and differences and would

[BRITISH WIRELZ:35 BERVICE.] All Shades of Opinion.

Rugay, Sept 10. The list in inued of the Indian It is impossible, it continues, to States representatives and the Bri establish European solidarity with- tish Indian representatives invited facilitate subsequent legislation, out a preliminary settlement of the question regarding the minority It states that a complete assimila tion of these minorities is an absolute, impossibility and that the majority will maintain their desire to live their own lives despite all efforts which may be made to prevent them.

by the Viceroy of India on behalf of the Government could not throw off. His Majesty's Government to the constitutional responsibility attend the Indian Round Table and must retain ampleto freedom Conference, which will meet in regarding the proposals they will London in a few weeks time, as the outcome of the conference It is possible that as a result of subsequently lay before Parliament. correspondence still proceeding By permission of the King Em- other damer may be added to the peror, the conference will be beld

(Continued or next Oclums.) in St. James's Palace. **

Five All In Third Chukker. In the third chukker there was a splendid combination in which Guinness took the ball through the entire American side, placing it

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