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Hongkong Telegraph.

Tal, C. 269.

FOUNDED 1881

NO. 2

XAM TEASANT SATURDAY, JUNE

U. S. DEMOCRATIC SENSATIONAL PLOT

CHOICE.

"JOE" ROBINSON FOR VICE-PRESIDENCY.

FIRST SOUTHERNER FOR 60 YEARS.

SMITH STILL “WET.”

Houston, June 29. Senator J. T. Robinson of Arkansas has been nominated by the Democratic National Convention as Vice-Presidential candidate.

Senator Robinson, who is popular ly known as "Joe" is extremely popular. Aged 56, he was once an Arkansas farm-boy, being the son of a country doctor, and Leader of the Democrats in the Senate.

He is the first Southerner to figure in the Presidential election for eight of the big Parties during the past sixty years. He is an ardent "Dry," and supportera of Governor Smith look to him to gain sympathy in the South and West,

AT SWATOW.

ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP OFFICIAL CONFERENCE.

MANY ELECTIONS.

Swatow, June 24. A sensational plot was discover- ed during the meeting of the Con- ference of executive officials here..

THE WIMBLEDON TOURNEY.

FOREIGNERS STILL WINNING.

BRITISH LADY SURPRISES U. S. STAR.

$36 PER ANNUM

30, 1928. BE+AI BINOLE OOFY IS GENTS

DARLINGTON TRAIN] FREE HITTING AT

TRAGEDY.

46 CHILDREN MOTHERLESS IN SMALL VILLAGE.

OVER 20 WOMEN DEAD.

London, June 29,

A Guy Fawkes attempt to blow up the whole Conference was planned, a daring project which, if MISS WILLS' TRIUMPH. others are in an extremely critical carried out, would have disposed at one stroke of all the leading mill- tary and civil officials of this part of the Province.

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It is said that two ving of troops were involved, including the actual guards of the Conference.

London, June 29.

The death-roll in the Darling- ton excursion train disaster is now 25, two of the victims having died in hospital to-day. Several

condition,

As reported yesterday, the most Glorious Bunshino prevailed poignant feature of the tragedy today for the fourth day of the lies in the fact that the majority Wimbledon tournament and thereof the victims are wonen. was a very large crowd present

Thirteen wonen and one man, whose names are among the dead, belonged to the Durham mining village of Hetton-le-Hole, most of them being members of the Mothers' Union, f

THE OVAL.

FINE STRUGGLE AFTER 617 BY SURREY.

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The Ferryman's word of good A Wanchat policeman, raiding cheer "Sticket plenas." Wygambling party, was knocked out by a ukulele, Maybe that's the Laat week two cata wanted a well-known blunt instrument the home, this week three, next cub reporters talk about.Vigo KENT AND LANCASHIRE BOTH Week-1. There's, sure to be a

Scloned now has produced; catch somewhere.

mechanical man that [ talks. WIN AGAIN.

The Government is seriously Pahaw! That's nothing. Wait considering the eradication of until this Grand Tattoo senario tai ticks at Talpo. Local watch re- fixed up..

២.២ crime in the district is normal. A rationalist is a man who has. FIREWORKS AT DOVER. patrere are uneasy, otherwise

serious doubts about Pharaoh'ä? A splendid illustration of the

Radio fans in the Colony, will daughter, and her story about find handicap of championship matches was given at the Oval, where over be exposed to the following by ing Mosás in the bulmistos.

A headline we may yet live toy 1,200 runs were scored in a match Government broadcast this oven- of free hitting between Surreying: Children's Hour: "The Sleep- and Oxford University.

ing Beauty," a stirring tale of days read:-"Army Officer Caught Spit ing Episode:. Sentence to be Pro Surrey's huge total of 617 for in the Colonial Secretariat before ting in Queen's Road: A Disgust

mulgated in due course." wickets seems to indicate a de- newspapers began to cheek back. cided weakness in the Oxford attack. Sandham made 198 and two other centuries were scored, while the Freshman, R. W. Skene, and A. M. Crawley contributed Both Kent and Lancashire, the valuable centuries. The victims were exclusively Championship Table leaders, were In the Kent-Hante gins, it was again left to Britlah of Mr. William Henry Gough, a match, it was curious that both players to provide the most thrill-solicitor of Hetton-le-Hole, and his sides scored 277 in their second tors. This also prevents sndring, the wrong time.

when H. Cochet met the Argentine Davis Cup player on the Centre Court in the first match of the day. Cochet won easily.

No public announcement has been made of the affair, and the details of the plot are only partially known but there have been many arrests,

At one time in the course of the whilst two batches of those implien-

and Brugnon, it appeared likely ted have been executed on succes-game between Gerald Patterson Six were oxocuted one day, and that the Australian would give a sive mornings at dawn. eight the next. The executions at kard struggle, but after taking the dawn comply with the new regula eccond set at 7-5, ho fall away and Lions that executions should not be was soundly defeated. witnessed by the public. Among

The foreign visitors winning

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It is also revealed that of those killed, twenty-one were women, while three men and one boy also died.

where the voters are traditionally those shot were twe women, one of their matches by.comfortable mar working class, with the exception successful,

-opposed to the Roman Catholic and

"Wel element in the East, which Governor Smith represents.

Smith on Prohibition. 7

whom is said to have been a pro-

minent leader of the movement.

So daring a plot and one involving such serious consequences shows vigorous underground activity by In the meantime Governor the Communist Party, and it is un- Smith, despite the plank in the satisfactory in the extreme to know Democratic platform favouring the that the troops are so vulnerable to enforcement of Prohibition, has propaganda. The seed, however, telegraphed to the Convention was sown some years ago if, as is reiterating his belief that there reported, a proportion of the 5th should be a fundamental change Army is made up of ex-Hongkong in the present Prohibition regime. strikers. The plot being disposed Governor Smith's telegram to of, the Conference was able to pro- the Convention declares that com-ceed to an orderly close.-Our Own mon honesty compelled one to ad- Correspondent. mit the corruption among the Prohibition Low enforcement officials and that bootlegging and lawlessness aro.prevalent through- out the country.

While he believes that saloons should always be defunct institu-: tions, he was sure that reai tem- perance and respect for the law could be secured by the application of the Democratic principles of local aulf-government and States' rights,

£30,000,000 MOTOR MERGER.

PIERCE-ARROW TO JOIN WITH STUDEBAKER.

HOLDING COMPANY.

Senator Robinson received 1,032 votes out of a total of 1,039 cast.

Buffalo, June, 29. *. Hls nearest rival was Major:

A £30,000,000 merger is reported General Allen, former Commander between the Pierce-Arrow Motor

of the American Forces in the Car Company and the Studebaker Rhineland, who eccured 21 votes. Corporation.

ing encounter of the day. occurred in the first round of the

NAVAL PROMOTIONS.

Three New Commanders on China Station.

ONE NEW CAPTAIN,

London, June 29.

The Admiralty announces that Lieut.-Comdre. T. W. Pawsey, of HMS. Aphis; William S. Bardwell, of H.M.S. Cockchafer; and Irving G. Glennie, of H.M.S. Wishart;' have been promoted Comman-

ders.

Commander E. K. Boddam Whetham, lately commanding H.M.S. Witherington on the China Station, has been pro moted Captain-Reuter.

wife, both of whom were killed. It

Business at Hetton-le-Hole is at a standstill, everyone caring for 46 children who have been render- ed motherless by the terrible ac- cident, and some of whom have not been told of their bereavement.

and

-Router.

NEW LANDRU' CASE SENSATION:

"WANTED" MAN: ARRESTED

IN ALGIERS.

MAN OF MANY ALIASES.

Marseilles, June 29.

A sensational development in the ghastly Marseilles villa crime has taken place, a man having been arrested in Algiers who is said to answer the description of Jerome Prat, the man "wanted" by

inninge.

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Austin appears to have been the Nimble One at Wimbledon.

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Again we appeal to the sports man who toura Kowloon with his Reuter informs us that a lady cut-out open to call, upon Mr. doctor on a Soviet steamer wears MacWhirter when he will hear

something to his disadvantage. trousers. H'mi

0.0 "Ratepayer:"Yea, Civil Ser- "Reader: It has been stated. vanta are supposed to keep their that a libel is the exact truth pub mouths shut on confidential mat- lished about the wrong person at

been argued in "person" is has

Court this week.

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口口 Yorkshire wore complling a The question terrifio. acore in their match of what cliffe and 'Leyland had freely. hit against Glamorgan, but after Sut the Glamorgan bowling, the rain came down and did not permit a resumption of the match, which does not count in the champion- ship since there was less than 6 hours' play.

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RESULTS AT A GLANCE. Middlesex defeated Somerset by

188 Tuna Surrey v. Oxford University.

Drawn, Lancashire defeated Essex by

ten wickets, Kent defeated by 128 runs. Derby v. Gloucester. Drawn. Yorkshire v. Glamorgan. Less

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than 6 hours play. Notts won on the first innings

v., Worcester,

Leicester won on the first

innings v. Sussex.

ELEVEN CENTURIES.

The principal individual per- the French Police in connexionformances are apponded:

with the murdera...

The Chief of the Algiers Police Men's Doubles when C. H. Kings-

Woman's Two Votes.

The merger involves the forms-low and Gregory (Britain) met the has advised the Marseilles Polico that he has effected the arrest of a tlon, of a holding Company, in Colonial players, Spence

man, described as Pierre Rey, Seven other candidates for the which the Studebaker Corpora- Lycett,

Spence and Lycett took the first alius Jerome Prat, or Jerome Vice-Presidency were proposed, tion will acquire a substantial in- Including Mrs. Nellie Rosa, ex-terest-Renter's American Service, two sets casily but Kingsley and Gallaird. -Governor of Wyoming, who, how-['

New York, June 29. Gregory suddenly produced their ever, only received two vobis.

The Supreme Court has refused real form and by spectacular play There was

an amusing scene an application by a minority of took the third set at 6-3, the fourth when the Chairman of the Misels- stockholders in Dodge Brothers at 6-2, and, in a hotly contested sippi delegation rodo down the for an injunction to restrain the fifth set, took the honours at 6-4.

The only surprise was the de- crowded centre aiale of the Con- proposed amalgamation with the feat of Miss Anderson, the Ameri- vention Hall astrido à diminutive Chrysler Corporation.

He left in a motor-car and was donkey, the traditional symbol of The joint capital of the new or can Wightman Cup player, who the Democratic Party.

ganisation, whose car production who eliminated from the singles carrying a sack in which it is be- The Convention his adjourned will rank next to the General Mo-by Miss Trentham, a British lady.lieved was the body of yet another sine die-Reuter's American Sertors Corporation and Ford's Fac- Miss Anderson gave a capital die

vice.

10,000 Telegrams!

play,but Miss Trentham rallied strongly after losing the first set, and some brilliant passing, shots gave her victory.

Men's Singles. Fourth round: H. Cochet

tories, will be $500,000,000.

The deal was concluded a month ago between the principals of the two firms. Mr. Clarence Dillon, of New York, June 29. Governor Smith, on arriving at Dodge Brothers, and Mr. Walter his office to-day, found his desk Chrysler. piled with flowers, as well as ten They locked themselves up in a (France) beat Boyd (Angentine) thousand telegrams of congratula- hotel suite for three days before 6-4, 6-1, 6-8, tion from all parts of the United calling in lawyers and accoun- J. Brugnon (France) defeated States and Canada, also from tants to complete the arrange- G. L. Fatterson (Australia) 6-3, England and Ireland,

ments.-Reuter's American Service, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2,

AMERICAN WORKERS'

QUARREL.

Governor Smith's personal popu-}·· larity is testified by the kindliness with which the Republican news- papers refer to his nomination. They point out that this is the first time In American history there has been a Roman Catholie candidate for the Presidency. FIVE MEN SERIOUSLY SHOT Reuter's American Service,

that

Governor Smith Nominated,

Houston, June 29. Governor Smith has been nominated as the Democratie can- didate for the Presidency.

Governor Smith polled on the :second ballot 849, votes.

Hennessey (U.S.A.) defented Frenz (Germany) 6-4, 6-1, 6-8.

Ladies' Singles. Third Round: Senorita D'Alva- rez (Spain), defeated Miss Colyer (Britain) 6-4, 6-4.

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Miss Elleon Bennett (Britain) defeated Mrs. Colegato (Britain) New York, June 29. 6-5, 6-2. A message from... Minden

Misa Trentham (Britain) defeat (Missouri) states that five mien ed Miss Anderson (U.S.A.) 8-6, 6-4, were seriously shot, and several

6-4, others injured during an affray be

Fourth round: Miss Helen Wille tween non-Union workers at the (U.S.A.) defeated: Mias Harvey Western Tunnel and Mining Com pany's mine and Trade Unionists (Britain) 6-2; 6-3.

Miss Ryan beat Miss Boyd who have been protesting against the employment of non-Unionista (Australia) 6-0, 6-2. below the Union rate of wages.--- Reuter's American Service,

GOLD FOR FRANCE.

Men's Doubles.

First round: C. H. Kingsley and

Sixty years of age, Jerome Prat disappeared from the villa on June 15th, after neighbours' screams of a woman, who subse- attention had been attracted by the quently was found strangled to death in one of the rooms.

woman victim of his dreadful crimes.

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The case is described as a naw❘ "Landru" case, the Police suspect Ing that many other women hava been murdered in addition to those whose bodies have been found.... Reuter..

LORD TERRINGTON IS

FOUND GUILTY,

SENTENCED TO FOUR YEAR'S PENAL SERVITUDE.

"London, June 29. At the Old Bailey to-day, Lord Terrington was found guilty of fraudulent conversion under the Larceny Act while practising as a solicitor in the name of Woodhouse and Co., and was sentenced to four years' penal servitude.

Sandham (Surrey) Loyland (Yorkshire) Storer (Derby)

Ask any Peak lady.

Batsmen at Home Dow favour soft felt hats. They get

a bit tired of bowlers,

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The role which a pet... cal candic plays often depends on the roll he pays.

Dear Mr Editor, can you

tell me why my sweetheart always closes her eyes when ale kisses me?.. E D

"Famous American Busts to be

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We suppose

women usually take care have good hats? and shoes bez cause they ar anxious to maki both ends neats

Rain in Eng land is making cricket' one of the most aban donad games ever invented,

According

the Chairman oʻ Barclays Ban

Free Trade Goodenough.

Beauty Notes-Lysol delicately Viewed," says a headline. Looks applied with a nail brush should 05 If the "Dry" law needed alter your complexion. enforcing.

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• In view of their high score!

A naval officer was struck by a against Warwickshire, we supposes roll of money thrown by a villager. "Notts" is short for hot-oute."- MacWhirter, he says there is no sich animal.

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"A wise husband never criticises.

Expectoration produces asperation.

his wife's clothes," says a writer, The Canton railway engine which arrived in Britiah territory withant driver or fireman evident

Of course not; he generally has to make allowances for them,

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Batting.

108 189. 107

A. M. Crawley (Oxford U.) 162 Sutcliffe (Yorkshire) Shepherd (Surrey)

147

142

Bradshaw (Leicester)

121*

Hardinge (Kent)

Livsey (Hants)

114 109*

A stray bat from the belfry:- You can't feed a dog en trombones.

Gregory (Surrey)

107 105

R. W. Skene (Oxford U)

* Not Out.

Bowling.

Macdonald (Lancs.)... 7 for 89 Durston (Middlesex).. 6 for 20 TERRIFIC SCORING AT THE OVAL

Five Centuries in the Oxford Match.

ly didn't know the way home,

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New definition: A cynic Isa man who asks when the invalid

As the Republicans nominated a port is likely to become convale mining engineer, it was only scent

natural that the Democrats should

choose a Smith.

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What this Colony most needs the moment is more inspiratib and less perspiration.

This notice about unmuzzled dogs on the bathing beaches will probably offend some of our young

Motor-ear tooting may be a 7nuisance in Hongkong, but thank

goodness we don't have any chara bangu.

0.0 The trouble with some of our pups. golfers.is that they rarely find the "

Interviewed, MacWhirter ne ball where they putt It.

dignantly denies that he is respons Some of the brightest cricket of

"Enquirer:" No; varishing sible for the amount of Scotch in the season was seen at the Oval, where over 1,200 runs were scored cream is the stuff they put on the Tattoo, scenario. He is no

eclatra.

giving any more away.

O for the loss of 21 wickets.

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"Ceylon Turf Club Bans If they had make it wet enough victory for Surrey looked pro- Sweeps," anys a heading. The Governor Smith might have been brilliantly in their second innings, President of the Chimneysweeps able to wade in. total, Oxford University batted Trade Union is believed to be brilliantly in their second innings,

Singers are wanted for Tattoo We know a couple and had nearly equalled Surrey's preparing a protest. score when stumps were drawn.

"Loco:"No, Railway Guards high-powered six-cylinder A feature of the match was a

Guards Association.. brilliant century by R. W. Skone, are not eligible as members of the ranos capable of carrying

Freesham, in Oxford's first in- nings when the wicket was dan-matter, neither are blackguards or

mudguards... gerous. The scores were:

For that

distance.

This wook's cinema sub-titl Attempts to convert the radio to "These are they that came out

great perspiration." Oxford U.: 273 and 331 for 5

the cure of disease by raising a wickets. Surrey: 617 for 8 wickets fover in the patient are being Talking about Kowloon, it's made. Some of these broadcasters 411 wind that doesn't blow, some (decd.)

the

these cycle tyres, a can raise a fever. among Oxford batted first, but found listeners now without half trying the Surey bowling difficult to play.

R. W. Shene, a Freeshman, was A new method of treating rub the outstanding player; he scored ber makes it last thirty-five years. 106 in a capital display.

We are wondering whether it's to

Lord Terrington faced 21 charges, involving about £70,000, but it has been stated that the amount of his defalcations were considerably more than this.

He was extradited from France in April after protracted proceed J. Grégory (Britain) defeated P. ings, partially due to his state of D. Spence and R. Lycett, 8-6, 2-6, health, which doctors in France Surrey laid the foundation for be applied to tyres or steaks

trounced Telephone poles are ingenious declared would not permit of his big score on Wednesday and on

Thursday, thoroughly

Sandham devices designed to assist the removal.

Lord Terrington improved suffi- the Oxford bowling. ciently to meet the charge but ball cent with two of his double motorist in getting quickly into would make fine trombone play

century before he succumbed. His. was refused-Reuter.

6-3, 6-2, 6-4.

Second round: Jean Borotra and R. Lacoste (France) beat Boussus and Landry (France) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4,

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spikes, but a Kowloon bowler

Hey, move over, Got your cu pidoré yet?

Indian fakira may lie on beda

lle anywhere, jak p

MacWhirter, he says some,”

They let things slide so.

There were eight candidates and It seemed early in the proceedings that the anticipated landslide in favour of New York's Roman Catholic' "wet" Governor would be fulfilled, as State after State voted solidly for hira. But the figures of the first ballot showed that ho secured 724 votca, or nino less than Was necessary for

198 was scored in delightful style. hospital. his nomination. This was dus to

W. T. Tilden and F. T. Hunter

Gregory end Shepherd carried on unexpected changes in the voting

New York, June 29.

the good work, the former making What do you suppose was the This place le getting so that of a certain State. When the

About $28,000,000 more gold (USA.) defeated Scroope and

107, while Shepherd's contribution nationality of the man who adver doctors will soon be orderins

tised: "Purse lost, containing $10 out of the Colony to the seaker WAS 148. MA second ballot began the delegate from the $100,000,000 recently O'Callaghan (Ireland) 6-3, 6-3, from Ohio rose and announced earmarked for the Bank of France 6-2

Oxford made, a a great fight to note valued as keepsake?"

00 Now that optranc that his State wished to change its is leaving New York to-night, thus

"Chris:"Be careful. Peaches stabilised wear that Sco The Observatory forecast up to avoid an innings defeat and thanks vote and allot Mr. Smith 48 votes increasing to. about $257,000,000 tralia) beat L. A. Godfree and

ides of swimming the Channel previously given to Senator George the total shipments to France since Wing Commander Grieg (Britain) noon to-morrow is? South-west to A. M. Crawley, who made 162, his have been known to have worms in are no longer attracted by

64, 8-6, 7-5, 86, Reuter,

moderate; fair to showery. (Continued on Pagę 10.). September. last-Reuter,

ANOTHER BIG SHIPMENT. FROM NEW YORK.

6-4,

Cumming and. Moon (Aus

“FAIR TO SHOWERY."

(Continued on Page 10.)

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