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MATATAME TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1928.

四月九

THE ZEPPELIN LANDS SAFELY INTERPORT GOLF

INTERPORT GOLF SHANGHAI STRIKE CHRISTIANITY IN

DETAILS:

HISTORIC ATLANTIC FLIGHT HOW HONGKONG WERE

ACCOMPLISHED.

ARRIVAL CREATES TREMENDOUS

EXCITEMENT IN U. S.

DEFEATED.

MARTON CREATES EXCELLENT IMPRESSION.

AVERTED.

POSTAL WORKERS DELAY THE DECISION.

AUTHORITIES READY.

Shanghai, Oct. 10

As anticipated by leading postal officials, the threat of the Shang- hai postal employees to strike again, and to bring out workers at the Riverside electric power ata. | tion, did not eventuato,

NAVAL MEN STILL PEEVED. give detailed accounts of the In-said that the new strike has been

the Atlantic in 108 hours.

CHINA.

CHINESE CHURCH NOT DEVELOPED.

GREATER PLACE NEEDED FOR WOMANHOOD.

IN_PER ANNUM

HINDLE OOPT: 10 CINTA

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD,

*** Telephons Central 1240 or 1267,

35.Wong Nai Chung Road ..... Happy Valley,

SCATHING DENIAL OF "3RD DEGREE.”

PICKED UP FROM THRILLERS AND CROOK PLAYS.

COMMISSIONER'S VIEW.

London, Oct. 15. - Sir William Horwood, the retir Ing Commissioner of Police, giving evidence today at a public sitting of the Royal Commission enquire. ing into police methode, with Lord Leo of Fareham In the chair, doni- ed absolutely all allegations of "third degree" methods by the Bri. tiah Police..!

:

PIRACY ATTEMPT FEARED.

"SEPOY" PROVIDES AN ARMED GUARD.

PROTECTS $760,000. BULLION ON THE "TUCKWO.”-

ON HANKOW TRIP.

Shanghal, Oct. 12.. When the Jardine steamer Tuck- He declared that he had never wo arrived in port from. Hankow found a single complaint of this nature to be justified and added yesterday it became known that, that it was the fashion nowadays" on her last trip to. Hankow, eg a at the Old Bailey to make this al- rosult of the presence on board of legation.

SINGLES DISASTERS.

· FUTURE PROSPECTS.

It cannot, however, safely bo Shanghai newspapers to hand

Shanghai, Oct. 12. The annual meeting of the terport golf contests in Shanghai, averted. A meeting of the Union National Christian Council of where Hongkong suffered a marked was held yesterday but it broke up China opened here vesterday without a decision being reached. morning, with a large attendance Four days, fifteen hours and thirty-five minutes after defeat.

"The foursomen were played on the Another meeting is to be held to- and with Dr. David Z. T. Yui In leaving Friedrichshafen, Germany, the giant "Graf" Zeppelin made a safe landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, last evening, first day, when the most interesting day. It is thought that the on-the chair

match of the morning was that beployees will realise that the au-

The session was opened by Rev. ,This creates a record for continuous flight. The R34 crossed tween Malcolm and Pilcher and thorities will stand no nonsense. T. C. Bau who stated in the The idea had probably got into more than 100 Chinese whose ap

Dodwell and Lissaman, there be- Marshal Chiang Kai-shek person devotional period that as a result the public mind from rending de-pearance was suspicious and gave Experts consider that airships are still too susceptible ing little difference in skill to be ally directed a message to be sent of his attendance on the meeting tective thrillers and seeing crook rise to fears of a piracy attempt, a to weather conditions to warrant the commencement of a noted on the run of their play. In to the postal workers advising regular trans-Atlantic service, though it will be left to the the afternoon, when it became ob- them to obey the orders of the of the International Missionary plays emanating from America.

Council at Jerusalem he had come Sir William said he did not re- Britisk naval armed guard was new British craft now under construction, to determine the vious that the two Hongkong play-Government.

to see. that a vilal Christianity call a single murder case in which taken on board at Nanking and es. Mr. Ritchie, the Shanghai Com-centred in a personal appreciation the allegation had not been made. corted the vessel up river. comparative values of dirigibles and heavier-than-air-machines, ers could not hope to catch up the

He declared that the Police never The Zeppelin circled over Washington, Baltimore and steady Shanghai pair, Interest auto-missioner, declares that the au- and apprehension of Christ.

The reason for this precaution Philadephia on her way to Lakehurst, creating considerablematically transferred itself to the thorities are determined to main-

The main features of the day's questioned a prisoner without first excitement and admiration. At the aerodrome, the crowd was fine fight between those low on the tain the service in any event, sessions were addresses, by Dr. administering the usual caution was that when the Tuckwo left utilising soldiers, scouts and plain- David Z. T. Yul, the Chairman, and unless he wanted to make a Shanghai for Hankow on Thursday, smaller than that which was disappointed on the previous day.

Dr. C. Y. Cheng, the General statement, Secretary, and Dr. H. T. Hodgkin.ry for women police" and declar-bullion totalling $760,000 rich He also referred to the "popular October 4, she carried a cargo of ad that he favoured their reduc-prize for any pirate gang. tion because there was not suf- Dr. David Z. T. Yui referred toficient work for them to do. He

Armed Guard Provided. the improved prospects of China as seen in national unification and also said that women police are

of carrying & incapable the beginnings of a Contral

through.

EXPERT OPINIONS ON MERIT.

teams,

clothes Chinese and Russians.

Hongkong Do Well.

It is considered unlikely that the Dension end Cumming had a poor postal workers will decido. at to- morning. Though, on the surface drets meeting to resume the strike, they appeared

good as since the wages Increases are their opponents, the visitors regarded 08 antisfactory.OBṛ always managed to lay their Own Correspondent, ball just inside their oppon-

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one up

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SINGAPORE FLOATING DOCK.

SUCCESSFULLY MOORED AT THE BASE.

New York, Oct. 15. elty and on the ships in the Harents; and at the end of the 18 The giant Graf Zeppelin eruis- bour. Thousands of workors holes, were threw up. The position ing serenely at slow spoed over rushed from offices and factories was changed or lunch, however, when a certain wildness went out the concluding stages of her ad- to gaze at the airship,

of the local representatives' play, venturous journey across the At

New Record Set.

and they steadily reduced the lend lantic, landed safely at the naval aerodrome, Lakehurst, New Jer- President Coolidge sent a vire in the nine holes out. At the turn

home they were scy, at 537 p.m. this evening, less message to the Zeppelin cond three hours sooner than the re- gratulating Dr. Eckner and Preal-gradually increased their lead, be

coming dormy two on the 16th dent Hindenburg on the success green. The matter of a nicely sunk aulaad estimate.

London, Oct. 15. She was first sighted off, the of the venture.

The first sociion led the new putt on the seventeenth green gave American cosat

Capo from

It is stated that the Graf them the victory, three and one, floating dock, which entered the Charles, Chesapeake Bay, at 9.45 Zeppelin has easily beaten the Malcolm was easily the steadiest outer roads of Singapore late on atating that she expected to reach established by the British airship, and Blinks were erratic off the Lee, moored at the Base by sunset on a.m. and sent a wireless message world's record for sustained flight of the Shanghai team. Both Budd Friday night, was successfully Lakehurst at sunset.

R4, in her flight across the though each was responsible for Saturday, Instead of proceeding direct to Atlantic westwards in 1919.

some wonderful recoveries, Pil- Arriving in Johore Straits at Lakehurst, the great airship visit- The Zeppelin reached the Lake cher played a good, almost bril dawn on Saturday, it was towed ed many important cities, includ- hurst naval aerodrome at 5.10 p.m. liant, game most of the time, but through 3 tortuous channel ing Washington, Baltimore and and landed safely 27 minutes several times was guilty of bad between fishing stakes, being at Philadephin.

stroken which spoiled the high times ao close in shore that the standard. Denison was worried coco palms and the hurts of rubber Fuel Running Low,

Landing Scenes,

by his putter during the morning, plantations With rations running low and

Lakehurst, Oct. 16. but had mastered the club by the leernible. fuel rapidly decreasing the vessel A huge crowd, many persons in afternoon, as ho showed by some The task of placing the section had to fight her way to safety dur- which had been waiting patiently fine work on the greens. Cum-in position, which was outlined by ing the morning in the teeth of since early on Sunday morning, ming was steady, giving only an buoys, was a most delicate opera- the arrival of the occasional stroke away towardson, the structure having to be fresh north-easterly winds. She witnessed made progress at approximately 25 Zemelin. As the airship approach the end of the match.

slewed completely round.--British Wireless. miles an hour.

ed, the wind blew directly into her The magnificent ship of the air hose and her bows swayed up and had been forced continually from down.

later. Reuter.

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Marton's Impressive Play.

Of the visitors Marton was the

her course ever since she left Landing parties walted on the Friedrichshafen and It was ground as she hovered three hun-most impressive. He has been thought that she could not pos- dred feet overhead. Motora drove regarded as Budd's chief rival in sibly rench Lakehurst before nine her nose slowly towards the ground Pelock at night.

Lakehurst Crowds.

and a party of thirty men seized the rope hanging from the bow and dragged the rose completely to the Despite the disappointment ground.

The airship sank slowly till the of the huge crowd of over 100.000 which flocked to Lakehurst car touched ground when a party yesterday, thousands more were en of men seized the siderails and the route from an early hour to-day, mooring was completed at 5.37 and many hundreds slept all night P

the aerodrome.

were decidedly disgruntled in con- sequence of the Zennelin's refusal to answer requests to give her posi- tion yesterday. One officer in an interview said that this was a thorn in the side of the Navy which would rankle for a long time.

Naval Criticism.

the amateur championship which comes off over the week-end, and for this reason the amateur critics present devoted a lot of their time to his style and manner..

He is a beautiful golfer, with a stance rather bent over the ball, giving the impression that he may

he is generally known to be. Dod-

were exalty

dia-

WORLDWIDE DUNLOP ORGANISATION,

HAS CAPITAL OF FONTY MILLIONS.

MADRAS.

Better Prospects,

caso

It is learnt that a number of Buspicions-looking Chinese boarded Goverment and efforts at political On the other hand, Sir William the vessel at Shanghai and also at emerging period of reconstruction tional men

could be given regarding most o and soolal reconstruction. In this Horwood suggested that G00 addi-Chinking, and that no account them. When the Tuckwe reached he felt that the Church in China

Nanking, the Captain immediately should adopt the spirit of the

communicated with the British Con Jerusalem Meeting wherein had

sul-General, and it was decided been combined the scientific atti-

that an armed guard was essential tude and the Christian spirit.

In view of the valuable nature of the vessel's cargo.

In China, as at Jerusalem, there should be therefore a recognition of the realities of life and a deter mined effort to get rid of its un- The Christian move- realities.

were required' for police work. The altting adjourn od-Reuter.

U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

As a result, an armed party of 15 naval ratings in command of a Heutenant

obtained from

Was

explode the unrealities of its pre- ment in China should aim to MARKET PRICE SHOWS ODDS H. M. S. Sepoy the destroyer sent situation and explore all regions of Chinese Ife not yet

jences.

Changing Conditions.

stationed at Nanking. The guard OF 3/1. AGAINST SMITH.

went on board and whon the Tuck- Now York, Oct. 15. we returned to Shanghai at 10 am, yesterday it was reported that the The Proaldential election is bullion was delivered safely to Han.

claimed for Christ.

In short, Christianity in Ching creating strangely little excite kow.

A Clash Feared. must touch and influence allment and betting on the result is phases of life such as war. "pro- very light in all the States, At tection" and international represent, the odds are heavily in lationships. There is needed also favour of the Republican arcumstances dictated the demand to

A combination of suspicious cir a practical Christian fellowship didate, Mr. loover, but there la appeal for naval pretection at a which can rise above all racial, considerable variation in different time when the lower Yangtze has cultural or denominational differ-parts of the country.

been free from "incidents." When The number of wagers compared the Tuckwo left Shanghai on Oc with previous elections has been tober 4, the compradore reported Dr. C. Y. Cheng spoke on the remarkably fow, while the amounts to the Caplain that he had on board

are amall. subject, "The Effect of Present

The New York market price is they were the new compradore staff Changing Conditions on the Chin-about three to one against Gov and were replacing the old staff on сво Church." Liko the other

ernor Al Smith, the Democratie the vessel.

Objection was raised to this ar speakers, he looked at its present nominee. aituation, and its future possibilf-

Governor Barith to-day visited rangement because the compradore ties in a spirit of hopefulness, the log cabin on the hill-top about feared there might be a clash be Dr. Cheng felt that the People's Movemen had included political fifty miles south of Louisville,tween the wto staffs, although in- staff had been properly engaged at and fill other movements which Kentucky, enshrined as Abraham Vestigations showed that the new have marked the life of China Lincoln's birthplace, and deposit since the Republic was establish- od seventeen years ago.

Dr. Cheng pointed out, first, the negative effects of the changing conditions on the life of the Chin-" cae Church. He asserted that the

a staff of 60 Chinese, who claimed

Shanghai, ed a wreath-Router.

RETURN OF ROLLING. STOCK.

An inspection followed and it waS found that, as a matter of fact, the number of the new staff had been under-estimated, and it comprised 80 Chinese, and they showed an ugly temper owing to the fact that the old staff was also functioning until the end of the trip.

Ottawa, Oct. 15. Sir George' Bebarrel, managing go "off" at any moment. He gets director of the Dunion Rubber Co., good distance from the tee, and, if has announced that the Company The Zeppelin was then lying at his performancos in the morning has acquired control of properties in cars parked in the vicinity of right angles to the hangar so that are anything to go by, possesses in Canada and Japan which have

Chinese Board At Chinklang. American Naval officers on duty became necessary to turn her an almost uncanny accuracy with hitherto borne the Company's narne Chinese Church is as yet neither

in order to allow her to run into the the putter. Time and again he but been operated independently, fully organized nor fully Indepen- MUKDEN PROPOSES BUFFER

ZONE. hangar on a trolley-line-Reuter's sank long shots from all parts of

As a result, the Company will condent. Its mistakes, which Inevit

Further brooding suspicion was American Service.

the green.

trol a worldwide huge organisation ably have been numerous, have been due in largo part to a lack

Shanghai, Oct. 15, crented at Kowan boat station, be Ferguson, his partner yesterday, with a capital of £40,000,000.-

of understanding of Christianity London Listens-In.

Renter's correspondent at Tien-low Chinkiong, when 29 Chinese was a little uncertain in his short Reuter,

and a failure to take Christ seri- London, Oct. 15. game, but otherwise as sound as

ously enough. Its growth, furtain quotes a report from Japanese passengers boarded the steamer for sources to the effect that as a re- Hankow, and is this, was an un- The Landing of the Graf Zeppelin

thermore, has been, viewed as a at Lakehurst was broadcast from wel proved a steady player with a THE GOVERNORSHIP OF whole, superficial, forced and un-sult of a meeting between General usual number, and complicated the América and relayed to 2LO, the good control in iron play. Lissa-

balanced.. Some of its members Pei Chung-hsi and General Yang situation involving the new com- and workers have lost their heads Yu-ting, rolling stock totallingpradora staff of 80, grave fears "Anyway," he added, "she is far famous London station. The whole man was steady and accurate,

somo of them become tired, and 260 locomotives and 3,200 cars are were entertained by the Captain as too long in getting here.... the proceedings were clearly hard by while Redmond and Stark played

athers have lost faith in God. to be returned to the Peking-Muk- to the mafety of his bullion cargo. Tho decision was reached to ap delayed arrival is a serious blow at listeners-in in England despite good golf until near the end of

Most of them are wondering how den Railway and other linos on or

ply for naval assistance" and "at the argument in favour of some interference by atmospherics. their match, when, with their The voices of an announcer at opponents, they foozled soveral

to apply Christian principles to about the 20th instant.

Nanking the British naval party Mukden proposes a buffer zone went on board and cocorted, the dirigibles."

the hangar and of another at a dis-more shots than should happen' in

China's 'Bocial and political pro- Meanwhile, the Graf Zeppelin was tance were easily audible, the latter. an interport match. This may

London, Oct: 15.

between Luanho and the Great steamer to Hankow without any Wall.-Reuler. With His Majestys approval, the blems. making excellent progress and she mentioning that the voyage. ec- have been due, of course, to the

incident. was sighted at Washington at 12.21 cupied a record time of 111 hours, strain they had been put to, and in Secretary of State for India haa p.m. By wireless, a formal request 5 minutes, compared with the pre-meant ns no disparagement of Invited Vlacount Goschen, who will waa made for permission to fly vious record of 108 hours. The their abilities as golfers, which complete five years tenure of the over Washington, Philadelphia and record of 108 hours was set up by were proved heyond a shadow of Governorship of Madras on April

the R34 in her crossing of the doubt Baltimore, which was granted,

The streets of Washington were Atlantie, so that actually she ac seething with spectators, who grew complished the trip in quicker most excited as the dirigible pass time. The Zeppelin's record Is ed low over the streets.

that of sustained fight-Reuter.

Police Charge Mob.

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President's Interest.

Even President Coolidge left his

Later.

The Lending Foursome, Tho play is best described by the scores. Putta were not al- ways holed out and in estimating a side's total, when the hole is lost, one stroke has been added to their opponents' score, save when A. II. Ferguson & O. E. 0, Marton;

#desk and went into the garden, Only 5,000, a fraction of yester-more were actually taken.

atanding bare-headed, gazing -fn- cinated at the shimmering bulk rid- day's crowds, gathered in the open ing sorenly overhead, After cir- spaces to watch the Zeppelin land, Over five hundrod men, assisted cling over White House, the Zeppe

in headed for Baltimore, escorted by hundreds of attendants hung

by a dozen Naval aeroplanes.

on to the countless sandbags on The Zeppelin passed over Balti. the rails of the airship, .. more at one o'clock in the

When she was secured, ground- afternoon, the whole elty ex- men, lifted her and walked her, hibiting great excitement. The crew, passengers and all to the Airship was welcomed by the blow- hangar. ing of hundreds of. elrons in the (Continued on Page 12.)

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4 4 8 4 0 2 4 4 4

594 504 4 3 5-p.m., 74-148

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M. W. Budd & A. R. Blinko:

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5 5 4 4 0 8 4 3 3-p.m. 74103

(Continued on Page 4)

VISCOUNT GOSCHEN TO -

REMAIN.

next, to continue to serve in India till the autumn of 1929. Viscount Goschen has consented to do so British Wireless.

ITALY'S FLYING FORCE.

NEW CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF.

Positive Fruits,

Dr. Cheng asserted, however, that these changing conditions have produced certain positive fruits which promino much for the future development of the Chin ese Church. Growth in hum und self-examination have created a fear of self-complacency. To- wards the values in other religions there has developed a growing spirit of tolerance.

SIMON COMMISSION BEGINS.

FIRST TASK OUTLINED BY CHAIRMAN,

London, Oct. 15. The Commission on Indian Re forms, under the presidency of Sir Other religions in fact are now John Simon, joined by Committees seen not to be the worst enemies of the Central Legislature and of

In the opinion of these who travalled on the boat to Hankow the guard was a necessity, not only from the point of view of a possible piracy but also regarding the pos alpility of a clash between the rival compradore staffs. The new staff remained on board the steamer at- Hankow and was returned to Shanghal yesterdays. M

TAKING THE CURE.

of Christianity in China These the Provincial Legislature, held its DL. STRESEMANN'S VISIT TO

are materialism and atheism, first public sitting to day at Poonn, There has also been a growth in to take evidence. appreciation of China's spiritual 15.

Sir John Simon declared that the Gen-heritage and in the desire that first task thrown upon the Cam

the principles of Jesus might sion was to give to the best in Its ponetrate every aspect of Chin power, a true description of the ese life. With this has gone wording of constitutional mat

(Continued on Page 4) chinery-British Wireless,

Rome, Oct. Gonural do Pinedo succeeds eral Armani as Chief of the Aeron- autical General Staff.

General Armani has rosigned owing to Il-health-Neuler.

WIESBADEN.

Wiesbaden, Oct. 15.

Horr Stresemann, the German Foreign Minister, has arrived Fore for the cure. He is staying for a month-Peuter.