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12 Queen's Ron Cana

The only Furopean Optician in the Colony,

The

Hongkong Telegraph

No. 12.639

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER

POUNDED 1881 五拜禮 新四十月登十英港香

TIMBER YARD FIRE. STEAMER SEIZED.

HONGKONG · BEAT · SHANGHAI.

A CLEAR

INNINGS VICTORY.

A PLETHORA OF

LEGS BEFORE".

The first of the Interport Cricket matches, camo to an un- expectedly early conclusion this morning, Shanghai being dis- missed in their second innings for 106 runs, Hongkong thus winning by an innings and five runs.

BIG BLAZE AT SHAUKIWAN.

Fire broke out in a timbor yard at Shaukiwan at half past nine o'clock last night, and completely burnt out the place as woll as a structure situated on the site and used as a general merchant's shop and office.

Troops from barracks in the vicinity turned out to help the Brigade at their task, but the his third ball, firo raged with groat intensity, On the first innings to the given out, at

This was indeed dis-and efforts to save the structure Intorport Cricket match which, b. w.

were without avail. The property opened yesterday botwoon Shang-astrons. hai and Rongkang, Hongkong Four wickots for 18 runs, at was not insured.

Toad of 111. 10.54 a.m.

The extent of the loss is not finished with a

yet disclosed. Shanghai had boon all dismissed in the morning for 109, a score surprisingly low according to provious expectations.

with

CAPT. BARRETT'S "DUCK".

D. W. Loach went in to partnor Hong his Captain, and, again, bad luck stoppad in. Barrett was playing to Bowker, when an appeal for 1.b.w. against him was sustained by. Col. Robertson, Barrett ro- tiring with a duck."

Five wickets for 18 runs, at 10,58 am

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange 28. 4. 11/16 Lighting Up Time 5.41 p.m.. Barometer 2 p.m. 30.11 Temperature Humidity

2 p.m. 2 p.m.

73. 36

kong's innings did not open 100 woll, Pearce and Hancock, failing to make a stand. R. E. A. Wobster, Lieut.-Com. 61, and Hargreaves, with 59, saved the team, and with threa other players making doubla figures and "Mr. the Extra' contributing 30,

A. J. W. Evans was next in. Hongkong innings closed at 220- more than double the score of the Leach knocked Bowker to the off visitors. This was unexpectedly boundary and the 20 wont up on gratifying to local supporters and the board just at 11 o'clock. well justified the choice of mon Hongkong'o fiolding was again made by the Selection Committee.koon and good, no chances being

Hongkong had played really given. Leach then hit a four off hit out, obviously with the well in the field and had proved Bowker, whilst Evans stole aides of saving an innings defeat.

star"single at the expense of Roed. that, evon apart from the

Precisely at noon. Wilson's batemon, we had a reserve score-

Thirty now registered wicket fell a victim to, Bowker's making capacity. A Shanghai

but runs were coming very slowly, bowling, after bo had made but Dr. O'Hara had player told a Telegraph ropro- sentative inst ovoning that his forty minutes play only produc- three runs. side were still confident of victory, in 25 runs to add to the over-made 26 "not out." although their first innings bad night score. been so unproductive. Ho pro- dicted big scoring to-day.

When etumpa word last ovoning, Shanghai started their second innings and had lost one wicket (Clifford) for

nine runs.

drawn

Hongkong's first innings score] yesterday was:~-'

HONGKONG.-1st INNINGS R. E. A. Webster, .b.w. Carr 16

Roy E. K. Quick, c Rawsthorno

↳ Carr

II. Owen Hughes, i.b.w. O'Hara

T. E. Poarce, c Rawsthorne, b

Quayle

R. B. Hancock, b Quayle A. W. Kamsay, b.w. O'Hara A. C. I. Bowkor, e Clifford, b

Loach

Lt.-Com. Hargreaves, e Bar

rott, b Quaylo

...59

Q. M. S. Stripp, e Rawsthorne,

b Loach...

Rev T. B. Powell, 1.b.w. Quayle E. B. Rood, not out.

WAS

Leach was playing himself in nicaly and made some beautifní Forty cuts to the boundary. went up at 11.15 a.m., and in the very ext ball to one which Evans four," Bowkor had sent for a elean bowled him. Evans bad

contributed 15.

Six wickets for 46 runs, at 11.17 8.13.

LEACH OUT FOR 23. D. C. Burn was next in and

3 broke his duck" with a single.

ALL OUT.

CANTON GOVERNMENT'S · ACT.

CHILEAN IS AG HAULED DOWN.

OPIUM SMUGOLING ALLEGATIONS:

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Standard $249,530. Special.

88,730.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

Tolophons Central -1245 or 1241...

HINDLE OUFT 19 U33 Wong Nel Chung Road. Happy Valley.

14,

$34 PER AKÜM 1924 BA+AT

DR. SUN DEPARTS.

LABOUR WELCOME IN HONGKONG.

Goes North by Japanese Liner.

GERMÁNY'S HOPES AND FEARS.

DISAPPOINTED WITH CERTAIN POWERS.

Berlin. November 13.,

In a spooch at Dortmund. Horr Stresemann tributed the spirit of understanding and conciliation which had dominated the London Conference, aspecially the negoti ations with Fronch and Belgian.

which had borno At daylight to day the Chinese statesman, Kunboat Wingfung, with Dr. Bun fruit and justified the confidence Yat-sen on board, steamod quietly that those countries would full into the barbour escorted by a thoir obligations. He declared nogotiations large number of launchies, con-that commercial taining membere of Labour with Britain were proceeding Local coastal shipping cirolos Unions and others, which were with good prospects of leuc are somewhat mystified by the Awaiting ai the ontranos. The coss. unusual situation in which the transfer of Dr. Sun and his staff

Hodenied that Germany small trader Hok Canton has to the Shinyo Maru was affected found itself, in being seized and on a T.K.K. launch specially would shortly flood foreign coun held by the

at assigned for the purpose and the tries with German goods and out keep out foreign goods by pro- Canton. There has been much proceedings were carriod. hibitivo tariffs. speculation au to the reason for quietly excepting for the

which САПО Ho expressed dissatisfaction this action but it is thought that strainod ohoors

tho lauchos contain with the response to Germany's only a grave cause could have from induced the Canton authorities ing the labour representatives memorandum regarding her entry en the apponratice of the visitor. into the League, and assorted to tako such a step.

few Powore had' The noteworthy point about A police launch hovered in tho that only a

replied to the memorandum, the case is that the Hok Canton vicinity during the morning.

Governmont

ro-

Herr Stresemann.

JAPAN UPHOLDS CHINESE CLAIM.

Is undor Chilean registry, By alght o'clock, Dr. Sun bad whilst not all of them had fulfilled. although Chinese-owned and installed himself in a special expectations.--Renter. manned by a Chinoso skipper suite on board the Japanese and crew. When seized, she was liner, proparing himself for a flying the Chiloan flag, but this sories.of interviews and receptione was taken down and in its plaoo which occurred almost as soon the Chinese flag was substituted. as he was on board. Meanwhile Until a fortnight ago, the the Wlogfung. which had steamer had put in a regular brought the party from Canton, ASSERTIONS AND DENIALS AT OPIUM CONVENTION.

Geneva, Novombor 13. appearance in Hongkong, being slipped her anobor and left the operated on the run to the French harbour, roturaing to Cantonas.

At the plenary sitting of the Oplum Conference, various dele- port of Kwang Chow Wan in quietly as she had come in.

gations described the optam smoking, measures of their respective connection with the poultry and Three of the launches contein- territories, The Japanese delegate mentioned the great decrease of live-stock trado. Nothing of an ad something like a hundred smokers in Formosa. Sir M. Delevingne (England) spoke of the unusual nature has happened officials and representatives from conditions prevailing in Hongkong and the Straits Settlements. The during the trips she has made the various Labour Guilde British and French delegations announced that they were prepared on this route. During the last and federations. As was to be to draft conventions on the subject of the traffic in oplum. voyage from Kwang Chow Wan, expected, the Bosmen's Union Mr. Campbell (India) described the system of registration, and however, she was usxpectedly took a load in this matter and it rationing in Burms, and said that the bossibility of extending the Shanghai's inning closed at intercepted and chased was one of their officials, Choisystem deponded largely on local conditions. He was of opinion

Chinese gunboat, and taken] 106, Hongkong thus winning the

asdroil bearing felicitous was tending to increase smuggling. match by an innings and five under armed oscort tá Canton Tak-fan, who handed to Dr. Sun that prices should be gulates; as the increase in the price of opium address. There was very little A British draft convention proposes that the importation, Hoarty applause awaited where she now is.

It now develops that the gun-time spared for each of the nu-manufacture and sale of raw

or propared opium shall be solely rune.

Provisions shail their return to the pavilion. Capt.

Government monopoly. Barrett boing the first to con-boat responsible for this act is merous interviews, and the scroll conducted under a Kratulate Hancock on his team's none other than the Wing Fung, was left unread, being merely be made as regards retail sale, and export shall be prohibited from Dr. Sun's fagship, whose my handed over to Dr. Sun, who the territories. Instruction shall be given in schools to discourage sterious absence for a time from

exprossed his thanks by "Lopium smoking. The number of retail shops shall be limited, and Canton, previously noted in the handshake and a few words.

it shall be laid down as an offenco to engage in opium transactions newspapers, aroused considorable

Crackers festooned from the outside the jurisdiction of the respective Governments. The Gov- speculation. The whole affair ia still cloaked in mystory, but it is side of the launches were not ernments shall facilitate the exchange of information tending to said that the capture of the fired until the Shingo Maru was assist in the suppression of illicit traffic. This convaution is not

Geneva, November 13... vessel had to with an allegation under way at noon, when the latended to apply to the importation for medical purposes.-Reuter. of opium smuggling,

launches again followed her as

The upshot of to-day's proceedings at the Oplum Conference is In the course of enquiries, a far as the exit from the harbour. Telegraph reporter learned that The address to Dr. Suo from the that China omorges unscathed, though the debate will be resumed the Hok Canton was intercepted at Seamen's Union stated that Sur to-morrow. The curatiel feature of the French convention for the point on the South China Coast Yat-son was going up North to control of the sale of opium is the limitation of opium dens, the pro- botwood Kwang Chow Wan and unite his wisdom and strength bibition of the traffic in dross, and the suppression of smuggling.

The most noteworthy feature of this afternoon's sitting was the Hongkong. There was a chase with the "heroes" of the North,

victory.

SHANGHAI-2ND. INNINGS. W. C. G. Clifford, b Quick

L. Rawatborne, e Hargreaves b Bowker

4

474

10

6 Scoring went along slowly with. G. Barnor, 1.b.w, b Roed... out incident, save that the feature Capt. E. I. M. Burrett, 1.b.w., 6of play

the manner in WOR

Bowker

J. A. Quayle, L.b.w., b Roed D. W. Loach, b Rood

A. J. W. Evans, b Bowker

1. C. Burn, c Bowker, b Reed Dr. W. E. O'Hara, not out

Carr, e Quick, b Bowker ... T. W. R. Wilson, b Bowker... Extras

4 which Hongkong's mon word 11 saving runs by alert fielding. Loach was doing most of the 5 scoring and at 11.23 had 20 runs

to his crodit. Barn was

Also playing steadily and the 60 went up on the board at 11.27 a.m. 18 Bowker was bowling in really 17 good stylo, but Reed appeared to Obe somewhat erratic and 4321-

However, exactly at: 30 cortain.

11.30 he sent down one which 220 broke right in from the off sido

and took Leach's wicket when Bowker

Rood that player had scored 23.

Seron wickets down for 65 Quick

Extras

Total

BOWLING.

O. M. R. W.

O'Hara

20

3 58

runs.

Wilson

7

1 29

0 Shanghai then sent in Dr. W.

Carr

9

32

2

10,2 1

33

4

E. O'Hara, who knocked a two off the first ball sent him.

Loach Rawsthorne

8

1. 28

R

2

10

Quayle

Seventy went up on the beard

Total

...

BOWLING.

ย

23

15

15

261

5

3

3

*

lasting for six hours before the and referred to the political situ-Japaneso delegate's taking up arms on behalf of China, with a resolu. Hok Canton was overhauled and ation, in coping with which it tion expressing confidence in Mr. Sze'e statomonts, and expressing the compelled by a shot to heave-to, was nosessary for Dr. Sun to hope that political circumstances would render amicable co-operation A crow was put on board from exert "ten thousand cattios of by China in the suppression of this scourge, fruitful: also proclaiming ... 106

the gunboat, which then escorted strongth." It deplored the lack unalterable fidelity to the principle of non-intervention in China's the steamor to Canton where her of moral stability in the political internal affairs..

Some beat was engendered following an amendment submitted w.cargo, comprising sixty hoad of field, and expromed the hope that

"

0. M. R. ...17.2 7 56 ....16

SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES' CHOICE.

LABOUR AT BOTTOM OF POLL.

cattle, was landed. It is sald with Dr. Sun's participation in by the Indian delegate, regretting "the enormous illicit oplum pro- 5 that the owners of the Hok Can- the affairs of the nation the duction in China, which finds its way to other Far Eastorn countries, of the Revolution rendering control very difficut!".. Mr. Szę vigorously combated the -1 47

4ton are being accused of having principles 1 1 น

been concerned in the smuggling would be placed on a durable amendment, and Mr. Sugimura eventually withdrew the rosolution.

conReuter, of opium into Canton on a largo foundation. The address COMMENTS.

scale, and that a colossal fine cluded with an expression of the Shanghai's display with the bat amounting to $2,000,000 bas been hope which the Seamen's Union' was unexpectedly weak. True, a imposed on the Captain, com-placed in his sympathetic attitudo lot of hard luck was experienced, pradoro and crow on this charge; towards them, and offered the 0 Stripp was a tower of strongth especially in the plethora of further, that in anticipation of Guild's congratulations to Bun in hohind the wicket, and Hongkong's1.b.w.'s mannor of diamissal this fine nat boing mot, the Can- the splendid opportunity now

London, November 13. fiolding was above reproach.

seldom perfectly satisfactory. It ton authorities have taken down extended to him by the situation

The final election of the Scottish Combined Universitles, with was Bowker's splendid bowling, the Chilean flag and run up the up north.

In the party which acoom- together with that of Reed's, Chinese flag in its stoad.

It is not known locally panied Dr. Sun from Canton tree seats, resulted in the return of Sir Henry Craik, Conservative which contributed more than

allegations of opium off, wero the "Red" Civit Gov-determine whether Sir George Borry, Conservative, will obtain the anything else to Hongkong's whether there is any truth in aboard the Wingfung, to see him and Mr. D. M. Cowan, Liberal, while a recount is being held to The cloction was by proportional representation. The Royerend victory, for none of the batamon the wore at any time comfortable. emuggling, but the seizure on ornor, Liu Chung-toi, the Com-quota necessary for bia return.

Latór. Hongkong's team work was of the high seas and the hauling missioner for Foreign Affair J. M. Munro, Labour, was at the bottom of the poll-Renter. An exceptionally high standard. down of a foreign flag and Foo Ping-shaung; the Ministar

The recount has added 2,748 votes to Sir George Borry's total, thofieldingoftenovoking applause. substituting of a Chinese flag in for Foreign Affairs, Dr. C. C. Wo;j Hongkong's team may well bo its place, has brought about a Sun Too-yan, a prominent mili

FINAL POSITION OF PARTIES. of the Bureau of Public Safety: aummed up as a collection of good, situation suggestive of interesting tary offloor; Leo Kes-tong, Chief and 35 to the Rev. Mr. Munro's, therefore Sir George Berry is clected. keen oricketers-none porhaps dovolopments.

The Hok Canton is a small as well as a number of military

The declaration of the Scottish Universities poll.completes the very brilliant but all of them wall

vossel of 300 tons nat, built in officers. worth their place.

Malaya's team is reputed to be England very many years ago, exceptionally strong in batting, but she was reconditioned and Southera loador to Shanghai, and but on the woak side with the refitted in Hongkong in 1915. amongst his personal entourage ball, and it will be interesting to She was formerly commanded are his Soorotary, Wong Ching- 800 how they. fare against Shang- by a British Captain, but inco wel, General Ma Seung, and his hai to-morrow. Malaya will have her transfer to Chilean registry personal bodyguard chief, Cohen. It is of interest to note that the to play very good orickot indeed the vessel has buen commanded

TO-DAY'S PLAY.

at 11.37, the scoring thus being Promptly at 10:30, the Hong. at the ratn of less than one a kong side took the field, Webster, minute for the morning. Dr. who had sprained his loft wrist O'Hara "let up" at a ball from yesterday appearing with a band-Rood, and put it nicely to the boundary on the off side. The ago.

Col. Robertson and Liout, Col.ecoro was 80 at 11.40. Matthews.wore the umpires.

BOWKER'S FINE CATCH.

Reed opened Hongkong's bowl- ing from the Law Courts and, Bowker, fielding at deep cover, Barnes being content to allow a then brought off a catch that maiden over. Bowker took the earned for him the hearty ap ball at the other end, and, except plause of all. Burn had bit at for a stolen byo, alea kopt the visi. Jono from Read and Bowkor, who had to run with the sun in his tore scoreless.

The wicket was extremely hard oyes, just got to it in time and and fast and the bowling difficult hold it. Burn had then scored 15. to play. Rowethorne square cut to Eight wickets down for 84 runs, the boundary off Reed, following at 11.45. which Bowker bowled a maidon. P. Carr joined O'Hara, both Sooring was slow indood, only six playing a careful and cautious runs doruing in 17 minutes, play game.

Conservatives Mrs. Sun is accompanying the membership of the Hause of Commons, which is now made up of:

if they wish to beat Hongkong by a Chinose skipper. Her dooal Wingfung was built in Japan provided the local team plays up agents are the Hong On Company. along with her sister ship the When last seen from the "- Wingoheung in 1918. Sho was The first wiokot to fall oame Ninety was "tolographod" at to its form of the opening two days.

Raws-ton minutos to noon, O'Hara Hongkong now takes the load ton steamer Fatshan on Wedges one of the squadron commanded in Bowker's next over.

over Shanghai in the list of In-day, the Hok Canton wae by Admiral Wen, Shu-tak when thome hit to square log where, bitting one for four just after. Hargreaves brought off a smart

At 12.04. p.m., Carr was dis-terport matches. By its win this lying alongside the Wing Tubs the latter sallad South to join Bun Catonewatborns had scored. 10. missed, being caught in the slips year, Hongkong has twelve wine opposite, the Cement Works The at Canton In 1923, She has

kunlike the British Bloope Hokste down for 16 runs. by Quiok. There was some doubt to Shanghai's eleven, one match Chinese flag was sililer for stern tonnage of 1600 gross and

and considerable gro aptain, E. I. M. as to whether the ball had hit his boitig drawn,

witnoskidy KJORTO rtnered Barnas, bat or the ground, but the umpire next apoll was gave him out," Ho had scored

five ruhe.

Hot | The Malayan team, which have for 16 runs, at Nine wickets down for 96 runs, been having net practice at t

O'Hara had now made 20, and K00 this morning <will begli bafollowed when W. R. Willon want their match iNGER,

To-morrow's Match..

the impitition: wang bện

Labourites

Liberals

Independents

413.

151, 44

PHENOMENAL HUMAN RUNNING.

FIFTY MILES IN FIVE AND A HALF HOURS.

London, November 13.

The South African amateur athlete, Arthur Newton, aged forty to-day ran from London to Brighton, a little over fifty-two miles, hours, fifty-three minutes, and forty-thras seconds: breaking Steur and professional records, including his own time of 8 hraj

19/5 sega, made on October 3rd, last; 4ARA

- the roads to-day were.

5l run beat the fiftyar

time being