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MINDEN DAY.

K.O.S.Ú.. OBSERVANCE AT SHAMEEN.

Shamcon, Aug. 2.,

The anniversary of the Battle of Minden, fought on the 1st

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1928.

REPAIRING BRITISH CONSULATE.

DR. C. T. WANG, ANNOUNCES CONTRACT.

August, 1769, in which an Anglo- NANKING OBLIGATION. Hanoverian Army under the Duke of Brunswick' inflicted a vory

severe defcat on the French. was obsorved here yesterday by the officers and men of the Canton Detachment of the 2nd Battn. of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, a regiment which took a very

active part in the battle.

Naval wireless messages received to-day report that Dr, C. T. Wang Minister for Foreign Affairs, has stated in a conversation that ro- pairs to the British Consulate at Nanking are to be put in hand im- mediately. The contract for the necessary work has already been

An excellent sports and enter-signed. tainment programmo was arranged

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UNRULY SOLDIERS.

FRACAS AT SHANGHAI STATION:

Another confllet between soldiers" and members of the Shanghai- Hangchow Railway. Gendarmerie occurred last Sunday morning on a train at the Shanghal South Station.

59th Battalion, 32nd Army Corps, It appears that a soldier of the (which is commanded by Gen. Chien 4-chun, the Gendarmeria Com- missioner), tried to board a train and, when one of the gendarmes asked to see his pass, he refused to produce one. The gendarme accord- ingly prevented him from entering the car. A quarrel began and the soldier was detained. Shortly after- wards, a military captain came to the station and the soldier called out to him. The gendarmes approach- The Shanghai vernacular Pressed the captain and explained the reports that the Nationalist Gov- situation, whereupon the soldier o crument has ordered, the sofzure of caped. After about 20 minutes, Je ammunition consigned to Liu was acen in company with a score of Hsiang at Chungking.

other soldiers who ran up and on- gaged the gendarmes in a fight.

ditions restored; 2:

Reports from Changsha show for the afternoon and a cabaret that Liling and Pingkfang, which show in the Canton Club Theatre were captured by bandits, have Dow in the evening.

The first event was a swimming been recaptured and normal con- relay race at the Canton Swimming Club baths. Three teams entered, Machine Gun Section, No. 10 Platoon and No. 11 Platoon. This event, over four longtha, was won by No. 10 Platoon.

At 5 p.m. there was a Fancy Nanking messages state, that Dress Parade, followed by a comic there are considerable movements One of the latter was seriously in- fancy dress football match, "Theof troops from. Pukow by rail to jured and had to be given surgical Bung Club. The Remainder. Shanghai. Other troops aro-mov-treatment. "The Bung Club" won the matching by steamer to Klukiang.

and prizes for best fancy dress were awarded to Private Webster, Private Bathgate, and Corporal * Frame.

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There were then several rounds of Tug-of-War. Eight teams of men ench entered for this ovent. The Machine Gun Section, sailors from the U.S.S. Sacramento, No. 10 Platoon, the French Police, No. 11 Platoon, II.MS. Moth, Shamere Civilians, and Marines,

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final went to the sailors of the U.S.S. Sacramento after a very tough fight with their friends the Marines from the sume alip

Newspaper Suppressed.

Shanghai, Aug. 2. The Nanking Government has ordered the suspension of the Chinese newspaper Kun Sin, on the ground that it is an extremist pro paganda organ. An unconfirmed report anys that the paper is owned by Mr. Chan Kung-poh.

Canton-Hankow Railway.

Shanghai, Aug. 2. Mombers of the Wuchang-lan- kow Branch Political Council have Hent a long proposal for the China Communications Conference, which is to be held in Nanking in the near future.

The matter was reported to the military, authorities who are con- | ducting an inquiry.

BRITISH TARIFF CONTROVERSY.

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der that the House of Commons might be restored to its constitu- tional position as the taxing author- ily,

mittee is directed to Mr. J. H. UXBERRY, Proprietress.

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The Tug-of-War was followed by three boxing matches, each of four une-minute rounds. In the first fight, Private Gardner was dis- qualified at the end of the second roun1 for striking after the gong: Private Murray was the winner. The second fight was won by the matelot Bienfalt, of the French gunboat Argus, who showed him- self easily superior to Corporal Frame. The third and best fight was won by Private Carney over a Bailor of the U.S.S. Sacramento, Private Carney showed himself very fast and gave a really excel- lent display of boxing,

The last event was a relay race entered for by the Machine Gun Section, No. 10 Platoon, No. 11 Platoon, Shameen Civilians and two teams from the US.S. Sacra- mento. The event was won by No. 11 Platoon, with the U.S.S. Sacra-

mento second.

At the conclusion of the sports, the prizes were presented by Mrs. Batchelor.

Hankow proposes to complete the construction of the Canton-Hankow railway within six years by the issue of $50,000,000 Government treasury bonds and by requesting Britain to assign part of the Boxer Indemnity Fund for the purpose. It is also urged that a big wireless station should be erected at Han- kuw, and that commercial aerial communications should be establish ed in Hupch and Hunan connecting the two provinces with, North China,

Amoy Agitation.

Amey, Aug. 2,

"in agitation. Anti-Japanese Amoy, resulted in a serious affair on Tuesday evening when Chinese dealers of Japanese products were

stoned by crowds of rowdies.

Nanking Decree.

Shanghai, Aug. 2.

How System Works. Under the Government's system, the Board of Trade is given power to appoint a committee to investi gate any complaint by an indus- substantial importance try of which makes out a prima facie case for an inquiry, and the com- report whether foreign goods of the class to which the application related are being imported into and retained for consumption in the United Kingdom in abnormal quantities; whether the foreign goods so im- ported are being sold or offered for sale, at prices below those at which similar goods could be pro- fitably manufactured or produced in the United Kingdom; whether to be employment in likely seriously affected by this competi- Lion; and whether such excop- tonal competition comes largely from countries where the condi- tions are so different from those in England as to render the com- petition unfair.

If the committee considers that a claim to a duty has been made out, and if the Board of Trade and the Treasury both concur in their recommendation, the pro- poard duty is to be inserted in the Finance Bill, to be imposed for

In the evening the Carbarel In the name of the Nanking Show in the Canton Club Theatre Government, Marslial Chiang Kai- was much, enjoyed by all. High-shek has issued an edict saying land Fling, Foursome and Eight- that since there are many Sino- some Reels and various other foreign incidents which need anja limited period. Scottish dances were performed, carly solution, Chinese authorities Mrs. Clementa delighted everyone all over the country must restore with her beautiful singing and the order and peace and do their ut Company presented several good termost to protect foreigners and sketches. Major Lako made an ex foreign property. The edict con- cellent speech thanking the real-cludes by ordering that all anti- | dents of Shameen for their hos Japanese and anti-foreign placards pitality and the evening concluded and handbills be prohibited. with community singing. Our Own Correspondent.

"THE RED MILL.

1.

Ousting the Enemy.

WIRELESS-CABLE DEBATE.

(Continued from Page 1.j suspicions, and affirmed that it had heen clearly shown that there was Shanghai, Aug. 2. Nationalist troops are rapidly no possibility of the Dominions Go- advancing against the former vernments participating in an Chihli-Shantung forces within the inter-Imperial and inter-Govern- Great Wall, says the Kuo Min Newa ment-owned unitary system.

Signor Marconi sat in the Dis MARION. DAVIES AT THE Agency, which adds that Chiang

Strangers Gallery QUEEN'S.

Kai-shek has telegraphed to his tinguished generals that while all the Chihli- during the wireless and cables de- Marion, Davies, the popular little Shantung troops within the Great bate.

Marconl Announcement, blonde star, takes the role of a Wall must be completely exter

The Marconi Company have an- Dutch milk-maid in "The Red Mill minated within the shortest time, which heads the current picture attention must be paid to the pronounced that it is hoped to form programme at the Queen's Theatre. tection of foreign residents and the merger company between the their property, specially in Tang Marconi Company and the Eastern "A hard-working and hard-worked

and Associated Cable Companies servant at the tavern of a brutal shan and Lwanchow-Reuter.

as soon as the necessarily protract- uncle, she is a pathetic but Chu Chao-hsin in Shanghai

ed legal fortalities can be carried whimsical figure who, between mo

Shanghai, Aug. 2. out. ments of drudgery, finds time to in-

Chu Chao-hsin has arrived from The new

Merger Company dulge in romantic, dreams all cen-

make an offer tring round a dashing young Irish-Hongkong and is leaving for Nan-will man. Her meeting with the Irish-king this evening to assume the shareholders of the Cable com- man and the subsequent episodes Vice-Ministership, of which bring out his true nature are Affairs.-Router, the natural incidence of the story, there being the conventional ending in the happy reunion of the lovers, Marion Davies has always been a popular star with local fans, and her work with Owen Moore in a characteristic role in this picture will appeal to the discernment of cinema-goers.

Supporting them are a number of other well-known stars, Including Louise Fazenda and George Siegmann.

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Foreign-panies and the Marconi Com-

Rallway Offices Move,

Shanghai, Aug. 2. The Kuo Min News Agency states that the head office of the Tientsin- Pukow Railway is being removed from Tientsin to Pukow-Reuter.

Yen Asks Sick Leave,

Peking, Aug. 2. Yen Hol-shan has telegraphed to

pany to acquire their shares in ex- change for shares in the Mergor Company-Reuter and British Wireless.

LORD BIRKENHEAD'S MISSED DINNER.

MEAL ALONE THOUGH BANQUET GUEST.

Lord Birkenhead (whose absence from the United Club's dinner, at which he was to have been prin. elpal guest, recently, caused much

Preceding the main picture, is Nanking from Taiyuanfu request- an M.G.M. hewa reel, a clevering a week's sick leave on the business world In the last century Inkwell cartoon, and a hilarious advice of his medical attendants. was the Increasing employment of comedy entitled "Holy Mackerel.". While there appears to be no University, men in business.

It Is to be noted that the film pro-doubt that Yen. Hal-shan la surprise and comment) actually Especially was this noticeable in gramme is screened only at the seriously ill, his movements are dined alone at the Carlton Club!

Interviewed later, he explained America. As long ago as 1890, 35 earlier sussions. At 9.20 p.m., causing considerable speculation WORLD'S BIGGEST FIRMS IN per cent. of the Traduates

of Long Tack Sam and his Company here. It is reparted that he does how the error arose, and expressed THEIR CONTROL

Haryard went into business.

In 1910 that proportion had cinema

will appear, in place of the usual not intend to return to Telping his profound regret to Sir John entertainment, with ato reassume his duties of Com- Ganzoni,.M.P., the chairman, and Some remarkable facts were dis- risen to 55 per cent. The same variety of vaudeville Homa. mander-in-Chief of Peiping and other members of the club, closed recently when the Duke of applied to all Universities in the

Tientsin,

"It is the daily practice of the Abercorn received the degree of United States.

India Office," he said, "lo send Weight is given to this report every night to my house a list of LL.D. from Queen's University, In Germany in 1924-25 the num- Belfast.

ber of students receiving business sole Hospital, has informed the by the fact that large numbers of my engagements for the next day. "I could obviously not carry all Lord Londonderry, the Chan-education at University level was police that Chan Sik-tain, a young Shans troops are returning to that cellor, said that the most remark 15,900. In Britain the number nurse employed at the Hospital, province, it is reliably reported these in my head,

was yesterday found in a serious that ten diyisions are returning "By some unaccountable omission able change that had come over the was 905.

condition in her quarters, suffering to Taiyuan leaving only three divi-the first in nearly four years from morphla poisoning, suspected sions to garrison Peking and this engagement was not entered to have been solf-administered. || Tientsin.--Reuter,

on the list.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by ALFRED MORLEY, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.

Dr. R.F. Ashton, of the Nether-

ROMANCE-ADVENTURE-LAUGHS

MARION DAVIES

With

OWEN MOORE,

LOUISE FAZENDA,

GEORGE SIEGMAN,

KARL DANE.

A great star's maddest, mer-

riest romancel

RED MILL

PLOTS and counter.

· plots. A glel in tulip- land and two biys. from old Ireland. Imprisonment for Tlan and a gasping. thrilling rescue vla the whirling wings! of the Red Mil!!

Complications! Laughs Marion ... Davies at her vary. best!

Produced by William Goodrich from the ,big stage biti

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At 9 20 p.m.-LONG TACK SAM'S WONDERS

THROBS OF ROMANCE!

Heart beats mingle with the drum-bests of war in a picture of thousand thrilla. And through it all runs the fine love story of a man, of wealth for a beautiful gypsy maid!

HEAVEN ON EARTH

With

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Orchestra 5,15 & 9.20.

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW Interpreter 2.30 & 7.15

NORMA SHEARED

AFTER MIDNIGHT

A thrilling romance of an irresponsible, pleasure

seeking girl in a gay after midnight: world of desire, folly and passion!

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