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FORD 六拜禮 號十月九英港香SATURDAY,

FATAL FIRE IN A :

WAREHOUSE.

FLIERS LEAVE.

OPINION

AROUSED.

SECOND CANADIAN |FLIGHT

ABANDONED.

PRIZE NOW

AMERICAN

MONEY WITHDRAWN.

LONDON GIRLS TRAPPED BY BLAZE.

EXCITING ESCAPES.

EARLY START FOR SHANGHAI.

OFF BEFORE 6.30 A.M.

Leaving the Kal Tack aerodrome! at 6.25 this morning, the round- the-world aviators, Meaars. Brock and Schlee "hoped off" for Shang- hai

A NEW ANTI-PIRACY.

BILL

ABOLITION OF GRILLES ON SHIPS.

BUICK 1928-

Initial shipment due soon.

THE DRAGON MOTORCAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.

35, Wong Nel Cheng Read.

Happy Valley.

Bulls and Inners

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From the Office Butts.

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Aspiring (and perspiring) After the exhibition game of writers of Bulis are reminded that bowls played at the Star Ferry- all efforts must be addressed to on Sunday night, the management "The Collectoreador" c/o Hong- may perhaps lay a atrip of graas kong Telegraph.

on the pier so that no time be lost,, between" practice matches.

NEW REGULATIONS.

The abolition of grilles on ships

☐ ☐ London, Sept. 9.

Opponents of the greyhound Four were killed in a fire at the

for anti-piracy purposes and the

Kowloon Note: The Mayor of short- complete repeal of the 1914 Piracy racing craze naturally, assert that Film Waste Products, Limited, at

The full story of the arrival Is Frevention Ordinance and all the the whole nation is going to the Kowloon Tong we believe

ly to lose the services of his dogs. St. Pancras. The back of the build-

secretary. Interviewed, the ing faces Regent's Canal into which told on page 2, and It only needs regulations in force under it is

Attention is drawn to a split Mayor refused to speak for publi the girls whose clothing was afro be added that the tired aviators foreshadowed by the publication sent a night of quiet rest as the

official is B poor letter. We trust that this will not aforesaid sprang. Some were rescued by a guests of the R.A.F. officers at the in the Government Gazette to-day infinitive in Mr. Lanepart's last cation but it is surmised that the

aerodrome.

of a new draft Bill which it is tend to widen the breach between swimmer or, alternatively, the air of the district has proved too Very early this morning they

to introduce into Theosophy and Rationalism.

strong. were astir and the engine of the proposed machine was given a short trial the Legislative Council on Thurs- run after which the aviators took day next. breakfast and prepared to depart.

GERMANS WILL NOT TRY. passing barge.Renter.

Owing to the number of fatalities attending the trans-Atlantic

and other flights, public opinion has been aroused in Europe, the United States of America, Canada and Australia, and the general opinion is against these hazardous attempts being made, at least until the weather improves.

The second flight from Canada to England has been abandoned in deference to the urgent requests of the backers," and the German airmen who were planning crossing from Europe to América have postponed the attempt until next year. The Canadian Prime Minis- ter foreshadows legislation against these fights.

In an interview, a prominent British air official declares that there is no likelihood of legislation preventing these attempts. He expresses the belief that for long distances the airship will be found the most practicable. He condemns the striving after achievements in flying at a period when the limit of human and mechanical effort has probably been reached for the time being.

There have been efforts to persuade the American millionaire, Mr. Levine, to abandon his project for a flight from England to America, but he declares that he will try it in a few days, with a British pilot, if the weather improves. Meanwhile, an American money prize for an east to west flight has been withdrawn.

MILLIONAIRE REMAINS STUBBORN.

Germans Give Up.: St. John, Newidid., Sept. 9. Following the disappearance of

Berlin, Sept. 9. "Old Glory," and the "Sir John

Various German airmen who Carling" the supporters of the "Royal Windsor" have advised the have been preparing for months airmen not to take the risk of past for flights to the United starting their Atlantic flight. In States from Germany, have decided the meantime the airmen have to abandon their attempts this returned to Harbour Grace to pre- year, in view of the unfavourable pare to fly over the ocean at the weather-Reuter. spot where "Old Glory" is believed

to have descended.Reuter's: Ame

rican Service,·

New York, Sept. 9.

Official Canadian Action.

London, Sept 9. With the loss of the aeroplane The "Royal Windsor flight has "Sir John Carling," with the Eng been abandoned.--Renter's Ameri- lish men Captain Tully

Lieutenant Medcalf aboard, no can Service.

fewer than three aeroplanes with their occupants have met with disaster during the past week in

Nineteen Victims.

London, Sept. 9.

and

were

A Good Start.

It's not all beer that shandies,

We understand that, following

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Piracy Ordinance, 1868, power to Hon. A. Lyttelton was the only Two heads are better than one.

After but not if on the top of quart jugs.

C.D. McWhirter says the way some Hongkong talpana break out, you'd think they'd got mental measles.

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"A Ball of Flame."

It's grand weather for Chinese There were fourteen men and girls in the premises burned at

It is explained that "this bill is Generals-it blows hot and cold.

O O It was at about quarter past six one of the measures decided upon

Now that some of our regiments St. Paneras.

Six girls were in one room when the pilots of "The Pride of in consequence of the report of the singing at their work and winding Detroit" boarded their plane and "Sunning" Piracy Commission. have gone, we are looking forward the example of the Philharmonic films, when, in the words of a there were several R.A.F. machines It repeals the Piracy Prevention to several auctions of plum and Society, the Glee Singers attached to a local recreation club intend presenting a sketch entitled "On survivor, "a ball of fame like a also "tuning up" on the ground. Ordinance, 1914, and all the re-apple.

gulations in förce thereunder.

According to the Telegraph, the the Precipice." "It inserts in the Suppression of

☐ ☐ great football seemed to burst, It had been arranged to give the pliment to them on setting out for flames." filling the room with a mass of fliers a send-off escort as a com-

Two of the girls near the door Shanghai..

make regulations for searches of wicket-keeper to howl with success escaped, but the others

Vessels and persons, and any other against the Australians. It was at 6.28 a.m. when the regulations which may appear de- committing this bowler the com- their bodies were trapped in a back room, where

afterwards plane made a perfect get-away and sirable for the purpose of prevent positor responsible was bowled found.

sonred up over Kowloon Bay. The ing piracy. These regulations will out. Clouds of smoke poured out of escorting R.A.F. machines also all relate to things to be done or the windows and flames shot up went up and, after the "Pride of suffered within the territorial wharves were filled with hay, gaining the required altitude she sent scheme of bonds for the ob- cussing to the sky. As the adjoining Detroit" had made a circle in limits of the Colony, and the pre- felt in India. They are now dis- straw, and timber, it was feared turned her nose to the north and servance of Various regulations outside the limits of the Colony the whole street would be involved, Gisappeared.

The distance from Hongkong to will thus disappear. but 20 fire engines quickly arrived on the spot, and soon controlled Shanghai is just over 850 miles and the fters ought to make the the blaze.

The flames and fumes nearly northern port by about 9:30 this overpowered workers in an adjoin-Jafternoon, ing studio, belonging to the firm of Nogi, a Japanese lacqnerer. They managed to scramble out of the windows and down a drain pipe. Some landed on the deck of a barge which boatmen pushed the alongside when they saw flames. Others swam the canal Six were injured and sent to hospitalReuter. ".

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EGYPTIAN COTTON

CROPS.

FAVOURABLE REPORTS.

Cairo, Sept. 9. The percentage, compared with normal of the cotton crop is:

In Lower Egypt 92, in Middle Egypt 110; and in Upper Egypt The crop is ten days in advance

101.

New Regulations.

The Far Eastern upset is being legislation against

Chinese yaras.

Darwin's home is being pur- chased for the nation. This news will be ape-preciated at the Zoo.

A Kowloon boarder tells us that the summer has been so hot that his landlady had to change his. towel twice.

"You can't put an old head on young shoulders." Oh can't you? You watch out the next time you go motoring on a moonlight night.

A draft of the proposed regula- The wife of a local chess player tions to be made under Ordinance complains of her husband having Future Plans.

That noise heard on the radio According to plana when the shortly. It will be acon that they

No: 1 of 1868, will be published a knight out this week.

from Canton the other night must aviators left here, they will contain nothing to require the direct from Shanghal to Tokyo, provision of grilles or any other

The Post states that Mr. Tacchi have been the dollar falling. and from there will make the long provision frangement in any was "ship at a recent bowling

"The compositor must. We've had no serious wash-outs hop to Sand Island, in the Midway

this year. Let's hope we wont Islands, which is a distance of ship.

miles. From

have one when the Budget is de Midway The recommendations of the have been on the Fort tack.

bated. 2,450 Islands they will fly direct to "Sunning" Piracy Commission re-

ᄆᄆ Honolulu, a distance of 1,400 miles; lating to guards are still under whence they will fly to San Fran- consideration, cisco, which is another long and hazardous hop of 2,400 miles.

AUSTRALIAN LABOUR

TROUBLE...

RAILWAYMEN SUPPORT

1:

STRIKERS.

GOVERNMENT'S FIRMNESS.

match.

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Talking about reservoirs, what

and being done with it?

The club member who was tell- ing how he used to walk teri Clause 3 of the bill proposes to miles to work every morning and repeal four sections in the Sup- thought nothing of it, has a son about making Haper Valley one pression of Piracy Ordinance, who never thinks of it either.

DO 1868, which appear to be unneces

This week's stray bat from the Hongkong, McWhirter

belfry: "Should landlords drink nowadays has no great men. Tennants beer?" Modesty can go no further,

sary.

|BROADCASTING TO THE EMPIRE.

B.B.C. TO EXPERIMENT.

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saya

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Following Palmolive's lead, it is Scots wha hae wi' Wallace read, rumoured that the Standard Oil may do sò again, commencing on will give away a car of a certain Monday in the Telegraph.

type with every can of gasoline purchased.

ធ ជ An airedale is reported to have bitten a chair coolie on the Peak.

The "futile" loss of gallant lives attempts to fly the Atlantic. The of last year owing to the highously following the developments in the establishment of world-wide that there is a beri-beri large num-'appears to be a trying proposition,

in trans-oceanic lights is promin- other two machines are the Bri-humidity and heat

tish aeroplane "Saint Raphael,"

a Labour dispute in Queensland broadcasting, "particularly to the

. ព. According to the Daily Press,, the Philharmonic Society are to Brisbane, Sept; 9. The British Broadcasting Cor-A rather inconvenient place too. The whole of Australla is anxi-poration in a statement says that

Harbour Office reports indicate produce: "Trial by Jail." It

Contrary to the general policy of co-operation · against piracy. The poor American cotton fore-arising from the railwayman's re- Dominions and Colonies, has been bar of deck passengers affected by

O a cardinal factor in the B.B.Csleeping sickness. ently featured in this morning's with Colonel Mincoln, Captain casts are raising the prices of fusal to handle goods consigned to

a sugar mill at South Johnstone,policy for the past four years, but An intelligence test for Hong several government officials are papers which print photographs of Leslie Hamilton, and Princess Egyptian cotton. Reuter.

where a strike is in progress.

kong : Make a statement which associating themselves with one nineteen recent victims of Atlantic Lowenstein Wertheim, and the

The Labour Premier, Mr. Me- there are difficulties still to be

will make everybody laugh with which is planned, to take place en and Pacific flights.

American aeroplane" "old Glory,"

Cormack, has ordered the dismissal

A new series of experiments will out causing someone to run to a 1st October. of all the members of the Railways Union who have declined to sign a be attempted in October. The in- lawyer. new undertaking to obey the inauguration of an Empire service structions of the Railway Commis- will depend on the results of these. sioners, and the result of this is Reuter, that the rallways in Queensland have come to a complete stand- still.

The well-known aircraft manu with the airmen Lloyd Bertaud and facturer Mr. A. V. Rue, in a letter to the Times says that in the near Hill, and the journalist Payne.

In view of this record, it is be- future huge metal flying-boats will traverse wide stretches of water ing strongly urged, both in Europe with no risks, so why take risks and America, that no more at- now when a pilot can render greater tempts should be made to fly the Atlantic this year, particularly as service in other directions.

The Manchester Guardian de- the chances of favourable weather the have practically disappeared with mands an amendment of anomalous regulations under which the coming of September. Messrs. the Air Millstry is empowered to Wood and Schiller, who are now at do no more than ascertain that a Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, machine is not overloaded. Reuter. have been appealed to by their backers and others not to go on with their project to fly to Windsor, Australian Legislation.

England, Ottawa, Sept. 9.

Mr. McKenzie King, the Cana- Mr. Mackenzie King, after a dian Premier, has intimated that Cabinet meeting, foreshadowed the legislation is likely to be intro- early introduction of legislation to duced next session to prohibt stop hazardous air. fight flights across the Atlantic from publie Reuter's American Service..

Prize Withdrawn.

Boston, Sept. 9.,

A puraa of G$25,000, which was

tors.

28.

The trustees assign reason the unseasonable weather.

Reuter's American Service.

Levine Determined.

He believes Canada.

opposed opinion is hazardous risks.

A British Opinion.

to such

PERSIAN FINANCES.

NEW ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTED.

overcome.

FRENCH DEPUTY

ARRESTED.

New York,. Sept. 9. The New York World learns

The Australian Prime Minister, that Mr. William Poland, the Mr. Bruce, in a speech in Mel- American director, has been aphurne, expressed the opinion that pointed the Administrator General the crisis was due to a compara- of Persia's finances, replacing Mr.tively few extremists, mostly for INCITED TROOPS TO MUTINY. Mill Spaugh, who recently refused- eigners, battening on the Austra to renew his contract owing to alian workers: He foreshadowed curtailment of his powers. by legislation to prevent disputes ex- the Persian Parliament.-Reuter's tending beyond. the industries

In which they originated. American Service,

LEAGUE MANDATES COMMISSION.

Paris, Sept. 9.

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"Motoring is no longer a luxury"..

contemporary.. With We are invited by advertisement states a

cars it's little short of to inspect Moody's lingerie. Tut, some

punishment. tut.

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We are informed that the meat

One thing about modern girls. balls, 60 of which were consumed. They're more wrapped up in them-

by a New Jersey truck driver at selves than clothes.

one sitting, conformed to the maximum size under hotel rules.

Doctors are

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Husbands may have their better halves, but judging from a May not entitled to Road flat, bachelors appear charge wealthy patients more than have better quarters, poor ones, says a recent legal.

will, In The newspaper heading "Clab M. Duclos, the Communist De- ruling. Millionaires

made 118 wonder puty who was recently sentenced future, be, subject to complica- Problems"

whather any Esama member could The strike now shows signs of by the Court of Appeal to eight tions. collapsing, owing to a split in the months imprisonment and a fine

In spite of the fact that English tween two pinta? ranks of the railwaythen, several of 500 francs, for attempting to in- xredes deciding to resume work-cite troops to mutiny, but has not girls are now taller, they don't

served his sentence, has been arlast any longer: Reuter.

rested at Tarbes.--Router,

SCHNEIDER CUP

MILITARY FUNERAL

LAST RESPECTS PAID TO THE LATE COL. CHARLES HILL.

define the shortest distance be

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With all these crossings, and

attempted hops, some enterprising

"Have ye seon the pipers?" ask- policeman is bound to think out "No: Is a scheme for fixing white lines on ed the Cameronian." there any newa?" replied the the Atlantic. Cockney.

....

It may be that this Nanking- Though stockings are always Hankow reunion is not a political purchased in pairs, they seldom Wang-le, run that way.

...

· Lord Thomson, who was form- to have been given to the first

A GERMAN MEMBER.

CONTEST. fliers to land at Boston after a erly British Secretary fid Mir, to- trans-Atlantic "hop" from Europe, day gave his views on the subject

Geneva, Sept. 9. has been witdrawn, and the money to the London Evening News. He

At a private meeting of the AMERICA NOT TO returned to the original contribu- said, "I cannot see that anything

PARTICIPATE. ia to be learned from further League Council, Herr Ludwig

had another ៣ ០

They have flights at present. It has already Kastl, a prominent German indus.

Washington, Sept. 9.

Motto for Hongkong: ""Bigger lightning strike in Colombo. This been proved that men are brave trialist, was appointed an addi-

is the kind of lightning that -but we knew that before. It has tional member of the mandates The Navy Department atates that

Shanghai, Sept. 9.

and better, except the taxes,"

strikes twice in the same place. OO been shown that a plane can fly commission; on the proposal of the Lieutenant. Williams has been ad-

The funeral of the late Colonel

0.01 vised that it will be impracticable- three. thousand miles without stop Netherlands delegate.-Router.

tests Charles Hill, of the U.S. Marines, An ode to Kai Tack: "There,. adequate London, Sept. 9.

to complete

his embarking who shot himself on Monday last little rubbish pile, don't you ery, Minkade, the technical ex- ping but it can do it just as easily

ar took place this afternoon with very You'll fill a landing field, bye and of so many millions but apparently Venice in time to part of the Wright Aeronautical above land." Corporation, has left London for Lord Thomson considered, how-

rive to qualify for the Schniel-impressive military ceremonies, bye." New York, after a final attempt to ever, that Atlantic flights could

der Cup-Reuter's American Ser- The body will be taken aboard the President Jefferson to-morrow for persuade the millionaire, Mr. hardly be stopped by legislation.

vice,

transport to Seattle-Router, Levine, to abandon his trana- Men deliberately courted danger. "I do not think land planes should Atlantic flight this year.

He refused to give Mr. Levine a be allowed to make the attempt at eertificate of airworthiness for the all. They do not give the filers a "Miss Columbia," on account of chance if the machine comes down the unfavourable weather.

in the ocean. Every trans-Atlantic

OIL WELLS IN ARGENTINA.

TO BE NATIONALISED.

Buenos Aires, Sept. 9.

to

for

warrant

London, Sept. 9. The contest for the forthcoming Schneider Cup seaplane races at Venice will be an Anglo-Itlian duel, The Chamber of Deputies has as it is officially announced at Mr. Levine, interviewed, said plane should be a seaplane.. Wire-voted a Bill for the nationallaation Washington that Lieutenant Wi- that if the weather cleared by less should be compulsory..

·Reuter. September 15, he and the British sacrifice all wireless equipment of the petroleum wells, which willliams; the sole United States repre

Reuter's American Service.. altman Hinchcliffe would start the only way of calling for help he worked oxclusively by the State. sentative, will not participate. their flightReuter

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То

TO-DAY.

Dollar on demand 1/11 9/16 Lighting-up

6,92 p.m.

They may settle this Canton levy

it is not every official who can bank on it. ☐ ☐ Motoring note: The A B C of 0 safety: Always Be Careful.

With Booklaw winning the St. Leger, the poster writer who "Render" No, Homer has been named the race The St Ledger." dead for some time. You are was perhaps wiser than he knew. probably thinking of Babe Ruth.

Morning interchanges. about the

A Kowloon Tong man wants to cold snap of Wednesday, resulted sell his Ford in exchange for 100 in a number of ladies saying they hens. Evidently seeking quietude. couldn't bare t