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FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT.

ONE KILLED: THREE INJURED.

DRIVER COMMITS SUICIDE,

A party of Chinese ladies and gentlemen who were returning from

Repulse Bay yesterday night were

HEAVY FLOODS" IN AND NEAR CANTON..

'MANY. FARM HOUSES WASHED AWAY,

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

CANTON, July 1. Owing to the continued torren tial rains the Pearl River is a

is swallen to such an extent that parts of

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1931.

SOCIALISTS ON LAND TAX.

BAD TIMES ON RAILWAYS.

PLANES TORPEDO A CRUISER.

EXEMPTIONS DEMAND BY † £6,000,000 DROP IN 1931.

TRADE UNIONS,

RECEIPTS.

LIBERALS, TAKING. FRIGHT?

NO CHANGE IN RATES YET.

Mr. Snowden will have difficulties

Although none has attained its in his own household, as in that standard revenue, the amalgamated

MOCK WAR IN MORAY.

FIRTH

Cromarty Firth, - Competitive Battle practice with 18-inch and 4- inch guna took place in the Moray Firth to-day between the Repulse. and the Renown.

involved in a motor accident in | Canton are submerged, especially as the Land Tax. clauses of the before the Railway Rates Tribunal Treaty the Tiger has been scrapped

Stubbs Road which resulted in one death.

The driver of the car took the injured to the Government Civil Hospital for treatment. Ho then went to his boarding house and drank a large quantity of Lysol, His friends on secing he was in great pain took him to the Government Civil Hospital where ho died shortly" after admittance...

At a late hour last night we were

in Henam, opposite Caulon preper, where scores of streets and alloy ways are under"

derwater. In some places the water, ensures more than four feet deep, so that people have been forced to where.

of his Liberal relatives, as Econrailway companies in Britain put

sion in the Commons, writes the tion of charges. Finance Bill come up for discusso proposal for a general modifica London Morning lost.

The serious position of the com, panics was indicated in evidence by Sir Ralph Wedgwood, chief general manager, L.N.E.R., and chairman

As a result of the London Naval

in her prims, leaving the Battle Cruiser Squadron consisting only of the Repulse and the Renown. though the Hood rejoins in July ou complation of her reit

From the after control position.

of the Rates and Charges Commiten the tripod mainmast I had an excellent view of the proceedings, writes the News, Chronicle Naval correspondent.

Trade Union Sties, Socialist proposals are intended move else to exempt from the tax, land owned The Bund, the busiest thorough.by. Trade Unions societies tee, who aid fare in Canton, is not yet sub- ties, and Approved Societies. If merged, but when the tide as at these were carried the proceeds with it. its height the water is almost level of the tax would be largely re

A large portion of the suburbs duced, adjacent to the river in Saichuen and elsewhere are completely sub-

The Friendly Sovjeties alone will

unable to get further details con merged. Walking is opossible, Pay, under the Bill, about £240,000

cerning the accident. A list of the “unfortunate victims follows:-:

Mr. Lau Hung Lun "finternal in-

juries, died in hospital).

Mr. Tai Hon Lam (minor bruises, not detained in hospital). Miss Tong

Sau Ying (head wound, fracture of the thigh, detained in hospital). Miss How Lai Wan (eut eyelid,

not detained in hospital),

Wong Ka Chi, chauffeur (com

mitted suicide).

VICTORIA GAOL UNREST.

EMERGENCY SQUAD ON DUTY

PASA PRECAUTION,

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Special precautions have been taken by the Victoria Gaol authori. ties to maintain discipling and deal with any emergency which might arise during the working hours of the prison. Recently there have beon cries from the cells at night. time pointing to a feeling of unrest

and travelling has to be made by boat.

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a year and the greater Trade Uniona own extensive buildings on very expensivo sites.

During the current year up to date the receipts of the four com panies show foerease of (52) million pounds on just year,

On the fire gong's sounding our Competition of all forms of guns opened fra with an almost transport has become, keener." continuous serica of car-splitting

I do not think there is any-crashes. thing to show that a revival in

· The guns fring wore six 15in. in trade is in prospect

The time might come when the three double turrets, the shells railway companies would find weighing 1,020, and 17 4in. guns, that the new ordinary Inres were the shells weighing 30lb. being so little used that they would have to sweep them away. The tribunal met to review the

standard and exceptional charges of the amalgamated railway com panies, in accordance with the Rail- Ways Act, 1921.

Companies' Letter.

In an exposed position such as the after control it was necessary to remove one's cap to avoid its being blown overboard by the blast of the guns.

The battle practice target, 96 fect long, was quickly obscured" from low as huge inaayos of water, half

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The North, East and West Rivers are similarly swollen, inundating hage urens of land alongside their

Mr. Snowden cannot possibly banks. A large portion of the track accept these "amondments; though of the Canton-Hankow Railway under Cabinet pressure he may above Yuan Tam station is sub-

to certain modifications. merged. At Lingkong How station agree where the permanent way cuts From the same quarter, as from the through a hill, landslides, occurred rest of the House, he will have to last Monday. The track was cover. ed for many feet with fallon earth. meet demands for the exemption of In consequence of this; coupled playing fields, recreation grounds, with the subinerged area, trains and other varieties of open spaces. have been able to go up only as for a Yuan Tam station. Repair-

Trouble from his Liberal ollies is, ing gangs have been hard at work perhaps, more serious. Mr. Snowpeared for the railway companies, clearing the permanent way. den has declared that his scheme read a letter sent by the companies Through service to Shinkwan is expected to be resumed in the asserts the right of the community to the secretary of the tribunal, course of the next two or three to the ownership of the land this in which they stated :-- days, unless the downpetir con is too strong ment for the Liberals an directed by my committee. tinnies,

Much damage has been wrought to swallow; though in 1900 they to say that as none of the companies by the torrential raine. Rice crops did have a song, God gave the has attained its standard revenue, and fruit trees being especially Land to the people." "What they the provisions of Section 35 of the affected. Many farm houses have really want is a complete valuation Railways Act, 1921, appear to im been washed away. At Shiuhing three big sampans loaded with and a tax on undeveloped land pose upon the tribnal the duty of valuable cargoes capsized and sank very different thing An amendmaking such modifications in the while on their way to the Cantonment to secure this has been draft standard and exceptional charges market,

ed by the Land Values Committee as they may think necessary to en- of the Party,

able the standard revenue to be earned.

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CANTON REPORTS. ON PEIPING POSITION.

On this, as on some other amend monts, many Ministers are not dia- inclined to listen to argument; but

among the conviets. This was one MORE FOES FOR CHIANG RAI Mr. Snowden insists on the scheme,

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CANTON, June 30. According to the Central Press, which is inspired by the Canton regime, tho pouring of the Feng- tien troops into Peiping and Tien-

of the features of troublo' some

the whole scheme, and nothing but months back which culminated in

the scheme. So there may be a wholesale refusal by the convicts

trouble aband for the Government; to carry out their tasks. Certain

Conservative Activity;" concessions were then granted in the way of diet and the prison sin stirs up many rumours regard to the Bill give proof of the care The thirty pages of amendments routine gradually became normal.ing the movement of the Mukden with which it has been examined

During the Isat three, woaks troops. Although these two cities there has been evidence of unrest there seem rather nervous and rest-members of the Conservative Party are as quiet as usual the people by Mr. Chamberlain and the other among the convicts, and emergenc less.

easures were taken by the pro-

Committee to which it was remitted General Pino Xu Lain, the Com- vision of an armed squad. Four missioner of the Public Safety of for consideration, teen Indians, each armed with a

the former Capital, goes out to Greener gun, and under the charge Peiping with several of the police patrol along the thoroughfare of of two European officers from the men every night. Palien Emergency Unit, are on duty throughout the day. They are posted at points overlooking the workshops and keep a close watch on the intantes as they move about their tasks or are being mar. ched around for exercise.

What is bohind the movement which has set the prison in a state

of continuous unrest for about a year new no one seems to know. It is stated that the fresh trouble. which is now evident is due to the transfer, to Victoria Giol of a number of convicts who were prov- ed ring.enders in the recent dis-

turbance at the Laichikok Gaol.

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were hurled into the air by the fall! of the shot.

Attack from the Sky, This afternoon, while steaming at full speed-for a limited number of hours owing to the notessity of eco- nomising in oil-fuel-nine ághter acroplanes from the Aircraft Car rier Courageous swooped down over the bridge appearing to miss the rigging by inches. Each in tura dived at a speed approaching 170 miles an hour.

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THE TWO-MILLIONTH TELEPHONE."

Theoretically their machine guns are capable of doing serious execu- tion in the absence of special armouring over the bridge, but one of the country, the companies are must remember that in war the doubtful whether a general, increase barrage of the ship's anti-aircraft of charges: of the present time | guns would exert a certain measuro would result in any material im-of protection, irrespective of prob- provement in their financial posi-able counter air attacks. panies' revenue is not such as to wore attacked by nine torpedo-car- tion, while the ppaition of the com Immediately following this we enable thera to propose reductions.rying aeroplanes, which, descending desira to lay any proposals before released one 18-inch torpedo to run

The companies do not, therefore, close to the surface of the son, each)

the tribunal for a general modifica at right angles to our course. tion of charges; but I am instructed In spite of rapid alteration of the In respect of the earlier clauses to emphasise that this must not be helm, the Repulso was torpedoed Opposition to restrict the tax reliefing forward proposals for increas an attempt will be made by the taken to preclude them from bring- twice. Martial law has been declared in on motor-cycles to machines of ing charges when in their view cir- Tientsin and the hotels are search British or Imperial manufacture. ed by the police. Genoral Chang and to amend that part of the Randcumstances justify such a course. Hauch Ming, the Commissioner of Traffic Act of last year which has Mr. Bruce Thomas. said that no Public Safety in Tientsin, is remade it impossible for owners of company in any of the three years mediately in view of the prevailing lead them for the free conveyance been in operation bad obtained its quested to return to the city im- motor-lorries and like vehicles to in which the standard charges had GOLDEN INSTRUMENT AT rumours in the city.

of players and spectators to, village

·BUCKINGHAM PALACE.· According to report from sports.

standard revenue, with or without Tsinan, the quadruplo military The Council of the Chartered allowances for additional capital alliance between Generals Shi Yu Surveyors' Institution has sent to

Londça, June 22-The rapidly San, Sua Tin Ying, Han Fu Chu the Cabinet a memorandum on the raised in respect of additional ex increasing use of the telephone n and Ma Hsiung Kuei has been Land Tax proposals. The matters penditure incurred since the date Britain has been commemorated by the installation of an instrument secretly formed. It is learned that dealt with have not, in the main, when the charges were first fixed. of the Intest typo for the King's these four Generals will soon start escaped Parliamentary criticism

us in Buckingham Palace. an anti-Chiang Kai Shok campaign already; but the objections of a the not revenue of 1830 were com in the north,

non-political and skilled profes pared with the standard" and hears a decorative plate surmount- It is finished in cld gold and Chiang, making a last effort to sional body should carry great appropriate allowances, the deod by a crown with this inscrip offers the chairmanship of the ernment.... gain over General Ma Hsium Kuei; weight even with the present Gov

ficiency was somewhere about tion: This instrument: installed Langsha Provincial Government to It is pointed out that a now prin- £3,750,000 sterling. On the other for His Majesty, King George V,

is the two-millionth telephone cen- General Ma provided no, should ciple is involved in an annual tax hand, if the average-mas: revenus nocted with the Post Office system, forgo bi military alliance with on a capital value; that improve of the past three years were com- June 1991. General Shih Yu San and other ments made by the owner instead Northern Genorals."

of being allowed as deductions will pared with the standard and ap But Chiang's offer has been re-actually increase his burden; and propriate allowances the deficiency, jected by General, bío.......

that the incidence of the tax will was just about £3,200,000. The de These are objections in principle; ficiency, was not due to lack of many of detail are set out in the efficiency, nor was it due to lack of memorandum.

economy in the management. In the current year there would be a adbatantial deficiency.

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Mr. S. E. Wong.

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Mr. Mok Wing Tue

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CARTON, July 1 There is absolutely no truth in the report that some Nanking troops have appeared in the north- ern borders of Kwangtung as stated in several Hong Kong papers, de clared a high military officer who was interviewed by the Central Press to-day.

Mr. Lam Dore.

Mr. Chu Chung Hin

Mr. Lai Yet Chan

Mr. Ho Man Hon

Mr. Au Yeung Fung Pak..

Mr. Mok Hing Kiu

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Jatud koostis Pa amalgamated companies for 1930 was £13,124,000. A comparison of" the average" net revenue with the standard charges and allowances left n total net deficiency of £9,607,000. The deficiencies were. certainly not due to inefficiency of management or through neglect to effect all possible economies,

Bir Ralph added that the com panies ́estimated that over a full Sir Ralph Wedgwood, called as a year the effect of the decision of witness,

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Pedernas fight months, but to judge annum They had followed up the t It is impossible for Chinng to Nanking, June 23.—Dr, Li Shu. from the experience the companies dreision of the National Wages o send even a regiment to Kwang fan, the noted Hong Kong sur-had had during the current year,

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steel industries, but were powerless of Awangtung Central Prese Kai-shek to Kiangsi:

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