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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1934.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

CURRENT

NEWS

FROM CHINA

CONTRACTS

CTS WITH CHINA

FIGHTING IN KIANGSI

CANTON NEWS AND NOTES

THE ITALIAN CONVENT

CLUES

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Across-1, Carries. 4, Long Buf- Down-1. Title of honour 2, Ap- fering. 8, Dependent on. 8, Un- portion. 3, Defamation. 4, Flower suitable. 10, Renowned. 11, To ease. leaves. 5. Entity. 6. Resilient. 7, 13, Compass point. 15, Inn. 17, Giant... 12, Particular, 14, Indian Builds. 20, Cognomen. 22, Obse-coln. 16. Dare. 18, Utterance. 19, quies. 24, Shake. 26, Morel. 27, Large bird. 28, Ghost. 29, Stringed instruments.

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Yesterday's Solution-Across:

Manchester Chamber And New Wording

(Special Air Max Service)

London, Oct. 13. The revision of the Shanghal, and Hong Kong contracts was reported upon by the China and Far East Section of the Manches- ter Chamber of Commerce at a meeting of the directors of the Chamber yesterday. Mr. Richard Bond, the president, presided.

It was observed that as regards' the Shanghai market the work is now almost completed "and there remains only the question of the formal acceptance of the revised wording by the appropriate in-

Long cuts. 21, Arbour. 22 Actuallt-terests on the other side. les. 23, Mechanical figure, 25, Thorny plant.

bating. 14, Arterial. 15, Throstle. 16,

Ably. 4. Tre. 3. Ob1. 8, Aloe. 7, Sued. Isobars, 8 Chamber. 9. Episode. 13.10, Punished, 11, Shipmate. 12, De- Martyr. 17, Heed. 18, Ennul. 19, Stir. 20, Plan. 21, Opossum: 22. Arts. 23, Axis, 24, Tithe, 25, Baal. 27, Dredge. 31, Algebra. 34, Cluster, 35, Deg- 15

Down: 1. Scum. 2, Fair. 3, rade.

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ADULTERATED BRANDY

Witness Rebuked By Magistrate

Strong comments On the way in which the Police had handled the prosecution and oh

tained evidence in their prosecu- tion” against two Chinese · males charged under varlous counts of possession and the sale of adulterated liquor, were made by Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones, at htt Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. when after one of the principal witnesses for the prosecuton, a Chinese detective had been cross examined at some considerable length by His Worship. he was. "ordered to "stand down, His Wor

ship remarking. "Get down, I can't belleve a word you are saying, this is a most disgraceful business.

The tharges

of arose out prosecution by the Iniports and Exports Department, conducted by Mr. H. A. Taylor, in which Ng Chuen, 35 and Mak Kin, a car- penter were charged with posses-

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Reporter, 25, Band. 26. Agog: 28, Rout. 29. Duty. 30, Earl. 32, Boa. 33, Ace.

SCOUTS IN CAMP AT YANGCHOW

The contract with Hong Kong is designed to embrace tråde" in' yarns as well as piece goods. There are still one or two clauses on which there is not unanimous agreement between the Hong Kong and the home. Chambers of Man- chester and Bradford. The yarn section of the Manchester Cham- beris collaborating with the China committee in regard.tó those parts of the contract which concern trade in cotton yards.

A summary of an authoritative survey

of the most-favoured- nation clause in commercial treaties, made by the 'Economic Committee of the League of Nations, was presented

and the

Official Report Of Casualties

(From Our Speciál Correrpendent?

Canton."October, 28.

The big air carnival at the Hal Chu Reclamation Grounds just of the Bund was opened to-day as an effort to impress on the public the recessity of air defence. The big matshed tent offers a variety of entertainment. As the fair was declared open, military, planes of the Canton Air Force circled

From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, October 29,

Southern Kiangal,' en omcial re- Concerning thé fighting in

port stated to-day that one com- pany commander and several platoon leaders were killed. The overheat. total casualties to the Third Regiment of the First Division are

ANNUAL CHARITY FAIR.

in ch

NOTICE.

A

PPLICATIONS are invited for the post of Assistant Store- keeper, Police Department, ata On the 3rd and 4th November, the salary of $1,500 per annum, rising by Italian Convent will hold their annual incrementa of $100 to $1,800 Aanual Fair on behalf of the poɔr i per annum, and a rent allowance of and invalida; the orphans at Shauki. [ 4240 per kbnúm. win; the creches at Sacred Heart and Namtao; the free hospital at 23 years of age and must posses● ► Applicants should be not less than Walchow; the blind girls at Honey knowledge of atorekeeping and Ville-Mt Davis, Pokfulam and the accounts, together with a knowledge free schools at Hung Hom, Aberdeen of the Cantonese and Hindustani and Mosque Street.

dialects,

It would interest the public to know that the ticket holders will be months probate in the first The appointment will be on siz entitled to draw their own prises, instance and the successful candidate Air defence is very expensive among which are hand-made will be required to deposit $1,000. In and money for the purchase of marts, embroidered and painted

caah ha security, and a large variety of useful and pretty articles.

over 100, the report said, while anti-aircraft guns, pursuit planes, cushions, scarves, haitted appare Applications must be in the can

the Communist losses are 1,000.

over

"All is now quiet on the Kiangm front," stated another official re- port. "The Reds are retreating to their old lairs in Tatuh and Hwelchang. The Communists really do not want to give battle to the Cantonese troops, as their objective is to go to Szechuen.” -

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sound detectors etc. is to be secured by imposing one month rent on landlords. This tax will yield millions of dollars. In order, to lighten the burden of property owners, the tax is col- lected in two instalments.

The Ten Men League is trying to raise funds by subscription for this

purpose, but the quickest and most efficient way of obtaining money is by taxation.

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Our Special Sale Department will offer a great attraction to those wishing to buy dainty and hand-made articles for their personal use and for their homes. interesting and amusing games

In the Side-Stalls there will be

home made confectionery luscious imported fruits to satisfy all and tastes nd a varied xsortment of toys. ALL ARE, QBTAINABLE; AT VERY LOW PRICES.

Entrance free All Welcome. (From 10 am to 8 pm.)

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From reliable sources, it is learned that over 20,000 Reds | have succeeded in escaping to

Memorial Service Southern Human oh their way to A memorial service in honour of Szechuen Cantonese

the late Mr. Koo scouting

Ying Fan, planes observed the Communia | founder of the National Govern- retiring westward by way of Nan- ment in Canton, was held this king. However. the Reds move

at the morning

Chungshan After a brief mostly at night in order to avoid Memorial Hall, being attacked by bombing planes, ceremony, officials and Kuomin-

tang workers proceeded to Quoting an officer who füst ré-

Mr. turned to the front, the ometal Koo's graveyard and paid respects ST. PATRICK'S SOCIETY "Man Kwok Yat Po" stated to-

OF HONGKONG. day, that reports of terrific strug- gles as mentioned in Hong Kong Chinese papers are greatly exag-

Boys and Girls Do directors decided to supply all serated. These newspapers stated

Well

Yangchow, Oct. 15. October 13 and 14 were days set apart for the annual camp of the

District.

boy scouts of the Third Kiangsu For convenience the scouts Wele divided into four divisions. The largest of these,

the Third District Division, held Its camp at the Wu Tal Shan fort Just outside of the northeast cor- ner of Yangchow.

Saturday morning the prelimin- atyreview was held on the grounds of Mahan School, Ameri-

can

Church Mission. "Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning the

scouts were examined. In all kinds

members of the Chamber with coples of the full text,

The following resolution on the decimalisation of the pound was adopted on the motion of Mr. H, Allcock, seconded by Mr. F. J. West:-

That following its earlier repré- sentations and arising out of the unanimous" confirmation of Is views by the Federation of Cham- bers of Commerce of the British Empire, the Manchester Chamber of Commerce now urges his Majesty's Government to appoint an appropriate committee charged with the duty of selecting the most suitable method of complet ing, the decimalisation of the Pound sterling at an early date.

It was also decided to forward to the

of scout-craft at their encamp a copy of the resolution ment outside the city wails. Rope-Chancellor of the Exchequer with knotting, bridge building, fire Hght- a letter directing his attention to ing and other contests were held three alternative methods of Sunday afternoon representatives securing the object suggested by from Scout Headquarters at Nan- Mr. Allcock. king, the District Magistrate, te- presentatives of the Central Gov-

that

the

Second Independent First Division Brigade and the Reds and were in danger of com- were enveloped at Anyuën by the

plete annihilation.

to the departed leader.

* Mr. Koo died In Canton three years ago to-day, when a National Government was established here. He was largely instrumental in drawing several national leaders to Canton and in establishing an Independent regime.

Loan Bonds

didate's own handwriting and should be addressed to the Inspector General of Police and marked "Assistant Storekeeper ". [2968

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY - CLUB.

THE TENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY OR: SATURDAY. Srd NOVEMBER, 1984, commenting at 2.00 p.m.-

The First Bell will be Bung at 1.89 p.m.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

THE Fifth Annual General Hong Kong, 28th October, 1984,

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Meeting will be held in the Jacobeau Booth, Hongkong Hotel on Tuesday, 20th October, 1834. at 8.80 p.m. to receive the Report and Statement of Accounts for the: ten months ending 80th Septem- ber, 1934, and to elect Officers for SERVICE TO READERS the ensuing year.

B. H. C. HALLOWES

Acting Bon. Secretary.

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Owing to the amall demand for A Nanking official report, con- the 82,000,000 loan bonds floated firmed the capture of Ningtu, aby the Provincial Department of Communist town about 40, mités Finance, application for the bonda, above Julchin, the Soviet capital | which was to have been closed on October 9, 1s extended to Decem- The only way open to the Reds is to dee.to Bzechuen..

ber 7. The extension is to give mere opportunity to dispose of these bonds for up to now only HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB. about $300,000 were subscribed by

SALT STRIKE AT YANG CHOW

merchants and tax "farmers."

Unfavourable business condiNOTICE is hereby given that the tions are the cause of the slack following Debentures were demand for these government | drawn at the Pavilion on bonds, although they are secured Thursday, the 25th day of October,

1534 after three months with ten per Nos. Nos. No Nos. Nos. Nos cent, interest a month.

Opposition To Plans by the business tax and repáld

Of Inspector

Yangchow, Oct. 20. The strike is on, but the trouble

is not over! It started a year or so ago, reached one climax when several hundred protesting boat-

sion of duttable liquor, selling the ernment, the Provincial Govern- AVIATION NEWS men who had gone in boats to-

same without

an

appropriate licence and aiding and abetting in the sale of adulterated liquor

which bore a false trade mark purporting to be Hennessey's Three Star brandy.

Mr. H A Taylor assisted by Sergeant Whelan appeared for the prosecution, while Mr. F. G. Nigel was for the Agents of Hennessey's brandy in the Colony.

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ment and local organizations were present on the reviewing stand.

Altogether there were 1,864 troops, 102 patrols. It is to be scouts present, consisting of 36

noted that in this article the word "Scouts" includes both boys and girls, as little official distinc- tion is made in local circles. The

girls showed up every bit as well as the boys in the marching, the Ід answer to the charges against him, Ng Chuen, the first sporting endurance of the ex- defendant admitted the first two tremely inclement weather condi-

charges of having been in posses- sion of one bottle of dutiable "liquor on September 15 and with selling intoxicating liquor, without

wards Nanking to protest against the closing of shiherwel on the Yangtze near the mouth of the

Nanning Kweiyang Grand Canal, were turned back

Trial Flight

Canton, Oct. 29. The trial flight on the Nanning Kweiyang Une will take place to- morrow. Preparations are now in

by Chinese gunboats. Another crisis came lart Wednesday when a general strike was Ceclared in Yangchow as a protest against the transfer of the headquarters of seven salt companies from Yarx- chow to Panpu. The Huaipe!

(North of the Hual River) District

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THE AUTUMN REGATTA

Shanghai Oarsmen Preparing

Shanghai, Oct. 26. Entries for the Shanghat Row- closed and a glance at the list of ing Club's Autumn Regatta have those entered reveals a wealth of

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formal exercises, and even in their full swing, according to the South-Inspector and concurrently Liang numbers among the grin. and Hong Kong, 26th October, 1934.

tions.

people to whom he had sold the

west Ariation Corporation."

If the trial flight meets with success, passenger service will be started early next month.

It is learned that service on the Canton-Hainan-Nanning line will.

home he brought back three Nanning-Kwetyang line is bottles which the first defendant (augurated- had sold to his wife at No.. 177 | Central Press. Taku Street:

junior caramen, in contrast to

Husi (Northern and Bouthern Hual Districts) Balt Commissioner. the comparatively sparse entries Mr. Miao Chin-chieh, to Yangchow of the seniors. The biggest com..

carrying out of certain plans pre- their intention of competing in with a view to Instituting the petition will be seen in the griffin classes, five orewa having signified

a licence to Wong Ho of Taku bottles and later when he went also begin at the time when the posed by him and certain other the fours and no less than Beven

Street.

Defendant denied the charge that on divers dates he had been dealing in adulterated liquor.

His Worship after cross- examining the witness said he was not at all satisfied with the man- Der in which the case "had been run and said that the police were to blame. He thought the man- ner of the prosecution was very unfair.

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There were no serious disturb- ances during the day of the strike in the pairs, apart from twa ila Launches and other boats did not the light-weight pairs. Next mi leave: the bus service was partial enthusiasm are the juniors, whe ly curtalled; the larger stores on have four crews in the fours an the Important strests half closed six in the pairs. Recent years their doors; there were processiors have shown added keenness in of students, but of only a minor these classes and, though the To Be Relieved By Flagship celved and the usual posters and setting a record for the number of ity; delegations were sent and re-Spring Regatta was regarded as

entries received, this autumn's has, eclipsed it.

H.M.S. CUMBERLAND

Mak Kin, the second defendant pleaded not gulity to the "charge of selling four battles of in- toxicating liquor to Yip Kwai and to alding and abetting the first defendant in the sale of adul- terated liquor on which the trade mark. Hennessey's Three Star brandy had been falsely applied

Mr. Wynne-Jones: Did you see Detective's Evidence Lam Kwan, a Chinese detective the accused sell thes: four bottles

to your wife7.

Witness: No.1 Leard it from when near Hunghom Market he my wife later on met the first defendant with His Worship: As for this man's Cheng Chim, the latter was carry-evidence, I can't accept it and a short visit to Japan. HMB ing a paper parcel in which was that disposes of four bottles, a bottle of some liquid.

said that at about 7.30 p.m. on September 15 in Wuhu Street änd,

In answer to His Worship, wit- ness, sald there were six bottles at the Station when Bergeant Alexander marked the bottles." Witness said the bottle he received from the accused was kept separate and "handed over to IBA 246

His Worship: Where is LSA 21 Sergeant Whelan: He is at the station."Your Worship and "as there are only two of us, one had to stay back on duty.17 DE

His Worship: The case on this bottle is then lost.

Witness said that the first de- fendant then took him to various

doesn't it?

Mr. Taylor: am sorry Your Worship!

Shanghai, Oct. 24. Coming to Bhanghai for a visit cruiser, is due this morning from of three weeks, H.MS. Cumberland. Welhalwes. Cumberland is to be

ber, by HM.8. Kent, which came relieved, in the middle of Noven

up the Yangtze to Woosung on Monday, prior to her departure for

Cornwall, of the same class, bas made a telp from Wethalwel to Tsingtao and back during the past few days

pamphlets were put up and distri buted Bat in spite of the slight bess of outward manifestations,

Of primary Interest are the the cisturbance has its roots international trial faces, with com the livelihood of many, but even and England in the fours and matters vitally affecting not only petition from Germany, Scot

Wise counsels and mutual for fairly short period of raming the prosperity of the whole city eights. The crews have find a

bearance and helpfulness are and, though the standard of row- necessary in order to effect a Ing is not up to that or the crews settlement which will not only not participating in the last aplent Injure many but will promote the races, considerable improvment best interests of the majority,

has been noticed in the recent Nickna

week's training. The Germans are still favoured to emerge victorious, having commenced their training well before the others. They met with solsfortune when some of their crew fell ill, and last week several changes were made in the

HMS. Falmouth, sloop, left the Hawk supply ship, and USA To witness: "Get down, I cant British Naval Buoy yesterday Pecos Rall for Hong Kong on believe a word you say, this is a morning for Nanking. Or the October 28, followed the next day most disgraceful business. I supriver gunboats, H.M.8 Falcon has by the destroyers, bound for the pose we had better carry go to completed her rent and gone back same port morrow afternoon when I shall to the Yangtze, while HMB want to hear the evidence of Scarab has just arrived. HMS LA 24, and I do hope that you Gnat's refit is not yet finished. will set me a witness I can get The US. Asiatic Fleet now have something out of

no ship left at Chefco ar Tsingtao, The Italian cruiser. Quarto wi while the USB Asheville is the which arrived in Shanghai a fortat less present station ship in Shanghai, night ago and proceeded

exp The sweepers 1.88 Buttern and nan Dock, on Monday Finch, leave Shanghal to-day for rive the usual the south. The USB Blackmoorings

There is only one American river crew. They commenced training gunboat undergoing overhaul in with the inclusio Shanghal at the moment, the Junior varsmen

USS. Lazon

The defendants who were on ball of $250 each, had their bait reduced to $100 and the hearing was adjourned until this arter noon at 2.30 pm.

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