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ESTIMATE.

EXPECTATIONS OF A DEFICIT.

NEW POLICE STATION FOR „WANCHAI PLANNED.

KOWLOON PLAYFIELD.

The Colony's Budget, which is to be introduced in the Legislative Council on Thursday, is expected to show a deficit of $2,621,050 for the year 1929. This much is disclosel in the draft estimates of revenue and expenditure, now issued.

Revenue is estimated to produce A sum of $22,278,600, which com- Tares with the original estimate for 1928 d $20,103,390 and a revised catimate of $22,074,410.

The total expenditure, including the Military Contribution and charges on account of Public' Debt, is estimated at $24,799,650.

According to the details of es. timated revenue, there are one or two new sources of income,

New Revenue.

FIRED ON.

„KINTANG'S GUARD REPLIES- TO SHOTS.

YANGTSZE INCIDENT.

After a period of Immunity from attacks from the shore, British vessols on the Yangtaze aro ap- parently once 'more exposed to the danger.

Several cases of Bring on British steamers were reported a couple of months ago, but in recent weeks there has been little interference with British shipping.

CRITICISM.

LABOUR OFFICE VOTE

HEAVILY CUT.

MR. LOCKER-LAMPSON ON

BRITISH VIEW..

OPIUM COMMISSION.

Geneva, Sept. 17. The steady increase in the expenses of the League of Nations, of which Mr. G. Locker-Lampson, of the British delogates, com- Naval wireless message receiv-plained last week, was again ed this morning, however, states stressed at this afternoon's meet that the ss. Kintang, owned by ing of the Fourth Budget Com Monsra, Butterfield and Swire, was fired on about ten miles above Wushan, at mileage 102.

The fire was returned by the armed guard which the majority of British steamers on the Yang azn carry, but no reference is made to any ensunities' or

any damage to the ship.

AUSTRALIAN STRIKE

PROBLEM.

WORKERS AT TWO PORTS HOLD OUT.

mittee.

BATAVIA

REUTER MESSAGE A TRIFLE PREMATURE.

OFFICIAL EXPLAINS.

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AT THE OVAL.

LANCASHIRE BEATEN BY AN INNINGS.

HENDREN AND AMES MAKE 179 IN 65 MINUTES.

Amsterdam, Sept. 17. It has been prematurely inferred owing to a mistaken Reuter- mes

ago from Basra, that a regular air mall service between Holland SUTCLIFFE'S 3,000 RUNS. and the Dutch East Indies haa started.

oplanes forming the first of the cricket season, the

It was slated that four acr Dutch air mall servies to Batavin

London, Sept. 17. As' the final match of the 1928

SPEECH.

HIGH TARIFFS TO BE MAINTAINED.

STANDARD OF LIVING.

Newark, NJ. Sept. 17. Tho maintenance of the present high tariffe and the continuance of. the existing Immigration restric tions were the points emphasised

publican presidential candidate, in aapeech here to-day in connexion with his campaign.

by Mr. Herbert Hoover, the Ro-

Mr. Hoover declared that the duct at the position of industry was highly satisfactory with the possible ex-

TIDAL WAVE.

DISASTERS IN FRENCH COLONIES.

WEST INDIES HURRICANE TOLL INCREASING.

HEAVY SHIPPING LOSS.

Paris, Sept. 17. Official reports of the hurricano havoc, though scanty through the severance of communications be tween different parts of the French Colonies in the Antilles, show that even small schooners and fifteen native boats woro destroyed in tidal wave which accompanied the cyclone.

The tidal wave swept Martiniqué creating fearful havoc.

were due at Bagdad on Saturday Oval between Lancashire, the ceptions of the bituminous caal to pick up mails for Persia, British County champions, and The Rest, India, Singapore and Batavia, but was appropriately enough one it is officially explained by the Dutch Government that the mach!- of the most exciting and sensational The Committee has already passes in question are to remain in of the campaign, reasonable limitation by a reduc-mail service. ed a resolution in favour of the East Indies for a local air tion of the number of conferences,

There is no question at the and recommending that certain estimates should

be carefully moment of starting a regular scrutinised with a view to curtail-Dutch alr line to Balavia. ment.

A fifth machine la leaving Am- Mr. G. Locker-Lampson to-day sterdam for the East Indies on directed his criticians towards the October 11th. This particular expenditure of the International machine will return with mails as Labour Office, and since his speech an experiment of a monthly air was anticipated, a great dont of service in 1929. interest was exhibited, the public galleries being packed to the ut- most, testifying to the interest taken in the struggle to secure a reduction of next year's estimates of the International Labour Office,

League's Prestige, v

trade and the textile industry. must do ita utmost to resuscitate. which he said the Government Mr. Hoover asserted that the American standard of living was Some of the brightest cricket the highest in the world, that the seen in England during the sum-wagen paid to working men were

Throughout the island of Guade- mer was served up for the delec- climbing higher than aver, and loupe, the roads are blocked by fall- en trees, hundreds of houses have tation of a large crowd, Hobbs, that labour had decreased.

He advocated that serious at been ruined or damaged, and all Sutcliffe and Hendren, being the heroes of the game.

tention should be given to foreign communications have been wreck- Lancashire were defeated by an export of the surplus production

markets especially in regards to ed. innings and 91, the match ending of the farmers.-Router's American to-day though it was scheduled to Service. continue till' to-morrow.

These include Tobacco Licences (apart from Tobacco Duties), which are expected to yield $17,000; $3,000 from fees under the new Watchmen's Ordinance; $18,000 from interchange or rolling stock on the Kowloon-Canton Railway;

Melbourne, Sept. 17. and $100 as proft on Central There is still considerable dig Mechanical Worka, Home Line, ou | agreement in the ranks of the the railway. No revenue. is bud-waterafde workers regarding the getted for in respect of the Fanling | arbitration award, and the decision The British delegate declared Branch line, which is now closed- of the Federation that work was that the prestige of the League a source from which $4,200 was to be resumed to-day has not been would

suffer.

If further in- estimated for the current year.

carried out completely.

eroased expenditure were planned.

mentioned The recalcitrant members are to He

that severe

It is interesting to note that land. saics for 1928 were originally ca- timated to yield $150,000, but the revised estimate is now $1,255,000. For next year, the estimate is one

million dollara,

Detalls of Revenue,

The details of the estimated re- venue for 1929 are: Light Dues

Ideencon and Internal Ro- Venue not otherwise

specified

Fees of Court or Office, Payments for Specifle Purposes, and Reimbur semonts in Aid

Post Offico

I

1,930,550 930,000

Reuter,

It is, therefore, early to suggest that the Imperial Airways Limited, has been forestalled.-Reuter,

COCHET WINS U. S. TENNIS TITLE.

THE HON. SIR HENRY POLLOCK.

Hospital Wrecked,

A large hospital at St. Claude was almost destroyed, parts of the building collapsing in the height of the storm. Six persona were killed as the results of the collapse. and many others have been injured." It is impossible to estimate the the official accounts show that it must run into thousands,

The Champion County were out- played from start to finish. Faced by the leading figures in England's Test team, their batting' failed and their bowling was trounced as it has never been trounced before, The Rost declaring after making FRACTURES LIMB AS RESULT tolal death-roll in the Antilles, but

603 runs.

Lancashire won the toss and batted first. The scores were:

Lancashire: 208.

150.

OF FALL.

The numerous friends of the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., net- ing Attorney General, will learn The Rest: 603 for 8 wkle, with much regret that a rather serious accident befel him at his residence, No, 307, The Peak, on Sunday morning.

deed).

Lancashire: 216.

f.

Medical aid was soon secured | Reuter.

Hundreds Killed.

ro-

Palm Bench Wrecked.

New York, Sept. 17. Mengra and Incomplete reports of the hurricane still preventa an appraisement of the extent of the Sir Henry is being nursed in his disaster. Fifteen people are re own home, and there will be a gen-ported to have been drownd eral hope amongst his many Okeechobee, Florida. friends that he may make a prompt and complete recovery,

Twenty-eight were killed when HUNTER BEATEN IN FIVE SPLENDID SETS.

the Commune of Politbourg was completely devastated by the tidal wave." Point Eapitre has been al be foundat Brisbane and criticisms were being voiced in

New York, Sept. 17.

most totally destroyed, the suburba Fremantle.. At. Melbourne, England regarding the way in

After a great game which went Sydney, Hobart and elsewhere, the which the League was spending

Lancashire met with fair success

Sir Henry was in the hall of his being wiped out completely.

Searchers among the ruins have waterside workers resumed this money. The idea was prevalent the full five sets, Henri Cochet, morning under the new award, but that the expenditure of the League the famous French tennis player, against some splendid bowling and house at about 10 o'clock in the recovered the bodies of over three the Brisbane and, Fremantle men in general and of the Internationni won the American National Lawn 296 runs were compiled. No play-morning, when he accidentally sliphundred persons, while several pled and fell heavily on his hip. hundreds have been killed in other have rejected the terms and have Labour Office in particular was Tennis Championship at Forester reached a century. declined to attend the "plek-ups," too great.

Hills to-day, defeating F. T. Hun- England's famous opening pair. The result was a fracture of one communes on the island.

Many factories and sugar Meanwhile the Federation have

ter (U.S.A.) by 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, Hobbs and Sutcliffe, gave a wonder of his thigh-bones quite close to

finerles have been seriously affected. 0-3. Opium Proposal Delayed,

ful display, batting in perfect style the hip. made a request to the shin-owners

and putting together well over 200 $314,000 for a conference at which the At the meeting of the Fifth Hunter gave a capital display runs before they were separated, and the sufferer given appropriate whole matter should be thrashed Committee, a long discussion en- in the early stages of the game. As seema usually with this brilliant treatment. To discover the extent 15,399,150 out, but the owners have replied sued on the British proposal to but after a fierco fourth set, he pair, one did not long survive the of the Injury, X-Ray photographe refusing to consider the request appoint a Commission of three to could not maintain the pace and other, Sutcliffe being dismissed have been taken, and the injured until all ports are working.investigate oplum-smoking in the Cochet won the deciding set with after contributing 139, while Hobbs limb is to be set in splints this

Far East with a view to present-comfort. Cochet was the only was sent back after a chanceless afternoon. ing a report for the Opium Con- French player to reach the semi- ference of 1929.

final stage, but he was the The South African and New Zen- favourite throughout,Reuter's land delegates supported the Bri-American Service. Lish motion, but after further Hunter, despite his eight years a battle which debate, the Commillee found itself seniority, put up reluctant to approve owing to the few of the six thousand spectators expense involved. The vote was believed possible.. The French- adjourned until Wednesday, man needed all his wiles and very ounce of his vigour to hold Britain Congratulated.'

the Amarican and finally took the ascendancy by brilliant volleying Commenting on the report on slavery submitted by Mr. G. Loe and terrific smashing Router's ker-Lampson, the British Under-American Service, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, before the Sixth Committee of the League, this morning, M. Rappärt, Defendant pleaded guilty,

the Swiss delegate, called parti- Mr. A. C. Burford, land baili, enlar attention to the fact that informed his Worship that netion since the last session, slavery has of which is expected to be spent was taken more from a sanitary been completely

abolished in

Kowloon-Canton Hallway

Rent of Government Pro-

Land,

perty,

Houses

Interent

Miscellaneous Receipts Land Sales

nnd,

809,300 MOSQUITO BREEDING

1,310,200 200,000 384,400 1,000,000

$22,278,800 Turning to the expenditure side, there are many items of interest in respect of Public Works Extra- ordinary, under which heading a

*sum of $3,419,005 is set aside.

New Police Station.

It is intended to erect a new No. 2 Police Station, for which the estimate is $300,000, one-hall

UNWITTINGLY.

EARTH COOLIE FINED THIS

"MORNING.'

An earth coolie was fined $5 by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning for re moving earth from the vacant piece of ground at the junction of Kansu Street and Nathan Road, without a permaft from the Public Works Department,

CARDIFF DRAW AT WEST HAM.

The most remarkable cricket, however, was seen when Hendren and Ames came together.

Hendren had been batting stead ly and had made about 50 runs when he was joined by Ames.

TITLES.

By this time the Lancashire TWO BRITISH BOXING bowling had been completely col- give one of the most spectacular lared and Hendren proceeded to hitting displays of his long career.

ALEX IRELAND AND SAM STEWARD VICTons.

London, Sept. 17.

at

The damage at Talm Beach is remarkable, running into millions of dollars. It is stated that there the is not a single building in town which passed through hurricane without damage in some form or others.

the

Latest reports show. that the hurricane swept the Bahamas from end to end, but there is no news from the lalands except from Nassau, which apparently has been badly damaged, thongh no casualties arc reported. Reuter's American Service.

U. 8. Rellef Measures.

Washington, Sept. 17.

60 Runs in 3 Overs!

Ames and Hendren put on no fewer than 179 runs in 65 minutes,

Two British boxing titles were and in one amazing period scored at stake in London and Edinburgh GO runs off three overs!

to-night, when huge crows were Hendren in such a care-free dis-present to witness splendid con-, play was bound to make an error tests. and he was sent back after contri- At The Ring, London, in a President Coolidge has appealed- buting 174, one of his greatest in- twenty rounda contest for the to the nation to contribute prompt- nings. Ames had made 58 not out | lightweight championship of ly and generously to the Red when the declaration was made. Great Britain, Sam Stoward Cross Relief Fund for the sufferers London, Sept. 17. M. Rappart recalled how within

Rico and the Virgin Four matches were played in Lancashire faced with an almost (Lewisham) knocked out Ernie at Porto barely two months of the judicial the English Lengua to-day, the re-impossible task, failed badly, the Rice (Hounslow) in the twelfth Isles.

A reltof ship laden with pro- decision being taken concerning salts being much as anticipated. whole side being dismissed for round. slaves, the Legislative Council draw at West Ham.

Cardiff City did well to effect a 216..

in the coming year. This station point of view. In digging the Sierra Leone, through most effec is to replace the present No. 2 earth the coolies made holes which

Police Station and will be built were filled by rain and thus led to tive and prompt action by the

on the Prays East Reclamation, the breeding of mosquitoes.

The present Station accommoda. tion is insufcient and larger

premises are required.

For the Peak Wireless Station, a sum of $23,000 is allocated for Block "B" and a sunt of $18,000 for Block "C." There is also $22,- 000 to be spent on two 200 feet steel masis at this sintion.

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Governor's Residences,

Alterations and improvements

FAMOUS ILLUSIONIST DIES AT SEA,

CLIVE MASKELYNE PASSES AWAY OF PNEUMONIA.

British Government.

the rights of owners over

in

Sierra Leone voted favour of emancipating all slaves

of

in the Protectorate numbering some 200,000,

London, Sept. 17.,

FOUR HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.

The results. were:

**

Blackburn

Division I. Mr. Locker-Lampson was unant West Ham 1 Cardiff

2 Sunderland. mously appointed Reporter on the The world-famous illusionist | slavery question before the Assem- . Division III (South) and magician, Clive Maskelyne, bly-Reuter and British Wireless,

Northants 3 Plymouth Rawalpindi

Division III (North).

1 Wigan

at Government House aro expected died on board the P. and 0. .E.

to absorb $48,500, whilst a sum of

last night

from

Germany, Displeased. $57,000 Is ear-marked for a road pneumonia, shortly before. the

Berlin, Sept. 17. to Mountain Lodge, the Governor's liner reached Marseilles.

"Genavn Flasco" and "Germany Poak residence. Improvements at Maskelyne was on a voyage to Sold Again" are typical newspaper Mountain Lodge are expected to Indla as a member of a cinemato- comment in Berlin re-echoing the cost $6,500,

graph expedition, which planned deep disappointment felt in political At Government Ilouse it is pro-to penetrate into Thibet and to circles as the outcome of the posed to make an extension to the make a film of adventure,--Reiter. Geneva discussions on the ovacua- Ball Room, a new office for H.E.

tion of the Rhineland.

the Governor, extension to gentle-

men's cloak-room, office for cuato- PERSIA AND KELLOGG dian, conservatory, etc...

The road to Mountain

Lodge

will be graded to allow for motor

traffic and will provide an up-

TREATY.

proach to Mountain Lodge, the ADHERE WITH RESERVATION

Wireless Station and houses on private property.

New Market.

is expected to cost $400,000, of which one-half will be spent in the coming year.

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A new market at Sal Ying Pun

AGAINST RESERVATION.

Teheran, Sapt. 17.

Even the Democratic and Repub

Hallfax

At Edinburgh, Alex Ireland, visjons is leaving for Porto Rico

It is notable that in the course (Leith), the holder of the British immediately. Reuters American

The contest was

Sugar Market Affected.

of the match Sutcliffe brought his and European middleweight cham- Service. aggregate for the season to 8,000 plonship, successfully defended- runs, thus he is the fourth-player his title against Frank Moody 1 to do so, Never before in the his- (Pontypridd).

tory of cricket have four players over twenty rounds and it went made 3,000 runs in a single season. the full distance, Ireland winning sugar crop has suffered a loss of at points after a sterling scrap

0dren, Mead and Woolley..

Averages,

•

0

-Reuter.

SOVIET AIRMEN RESCUED.

can newspapers do not disguise TWO HUNDRED MILE TREK their dissatisfaction that nothing definite has been achieved.-Reutor.

FAIR WEATHER.

OVER ICE.

The final first-class cricket aver- ages in abbreviated form show the following leaders:

BATTING.

D. R. Jardine (Surrey) Hobbs (Surrey).

E. Tyldesley (Lancs.)

BOWLERS.

1.87,15

Reuter.

NEW TO PORT,

GERMAN STEAMER ON HER MAIDEN TRIP,

New York, Sept. 17. It is reported that the Porto Rico

yield as the result of the hurri-

cane.

The announcement has had the effect of making the sugar market firm, the prices closing at from one to four points above the previous closing figures.

The cotton market has been simi- larly affected, and closed casy at net advances of from 12 to 25.

Storm Strikes Florida.

Arriving here on her maiden voy-pointa-Reuter, .82,00

79.57 ago from Hamburg, the 8.8. Hamburg. Leverkusen of the Amerika Line, figured in this

New York, Sept, 174- Refugees who have renched San morning's Harbour Office reports.

The Lovorkusan is an ofl-engin Juan, travelling over almost im-

Larwood (Notta)..138 wkts, 14.51 Moscow, Sept. 17.Freeman (Kent)...804 wkts 18.05 It la confirmed that the six men R Tyldesley (Lanes) 104 wkts 10.00 ed steel scrow steamer of 7,000 passible roads, report that the death tons gross, built by the Deutsch roll in nine places totals 283, and forming the crew of the missing All these players with the ex-Worff of Hamburg in the early that the coffee, sugar cane, citrus "Soviet North" which embarked on a Polar venture recently, are safe. ception of Richard Tyldesley have part of this year. Her dimensions and tobacco crops have particularly are:-Length 460 feet, beam 60 suffered from the effects of the been chosen to go to Australia.

She is storTI. The Committee appointed by the The Royal Observatory reports

Apparently, the machine mado a Barnes was actually listed at the feet and depth 28 foot.

The hurricane yesterday noon Government to examine the Kellogg that the anticyclone is central to forced landing, and the crew were top of the bowling averages, with engined to 1,685 N.P.H. by the Pact has recommended Persia to the North of Japan. Pressure re-obliged to abandon the plane. They an average of 10.25 but ne he had Algemeine Elec, Ges, of Berlin. struck the Florida coast, tearing adhere to the treaty, but not to ad- mains low over the China Ses. walked for over 200 miles of tundra only taken twenty first-class wickete She le commanded by Capt. Hen-off the roofs of several houses, up- here to the conditions and reserva- The forcast till noon to-morrow to the fee-bound coast where they during the season, the honour goes neck, with a crew of b6 Europeans, rooting trees and cutting tele- tions of "certain European govern-jis: North or variable winds, had the good fortune to be picked to Larwood Router and British Mesara Jebsen and Co., are the graphic communications. ments."Reuter.

moderate; fair.

up by a steamer, Reuter.

local agents

(Continued on Pago 18.),

Wireless.