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五井道 號九十月十英港香

BIG CONTRACTS FOR U.S.A.

GRAVE FEARS FOR OCEAN FLIER

DARING EXPLOIT COME TO GRIEF?

LT. COMMDR, MACDONALD HOURS OVERDUE:

NO NEWS LAST NIGHT.

London, Oct. 18.

ENGLAND'S. DEBUT IN AUSTRALIA,

DRAMATIC CRICKET AGAINST WEST AUSTRALIA.

JARDINE'S CENTURY.

London, Oct. 18.

England made a most dramatic

recovery front a poor start on the Porth cricket ground to-day where! the M.C.G. team which is touring

SCHEME TO REBUILD NANKING.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1928.

PROPOSED DEEP WATER PORT AT WHAMPOA.

七初月九

GRAVE SHANGHAI THE TRADE MARK

CRIME WAVE,

FOREIGNERS WARNED,

MURDERS IN SETTLEMENT FREQUENT.

Australia mude its debut, playing HUGE SUMS INVOLVED. Settlement and eine

against Weitern Australia.

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CAPTAIN MURDOCH LORD BIRKENHEAD

CRASHES.

PLANE DESTROYED IN THE BELGIAN CONGO.

UNLUCKY TRIP ENDED.

Capetown, Oct 18. After adventurous journeying, including, his arrest at Pretoria, and a galling delay through engine

Murdoch's fight from London to the Cape and back, to-day came to a

RESIGNS.

FOUR HAPPY YEARS IN INDIA OFFICE.

CORDIAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH MR. BALDWIN.

trouble near Captown, Captain TRIBUTE TO PREMIER,

disastrous end.

been dogged by fil-fortune,

Londou, Oct. 18. "It is officialy announced that

Cabinet.

It is understood that “F.E,” will take up an important appointment

In a letter to Mr. Stanley Bald-

RIGOROUS MEASURES,

Shanghai, Oct. 19. The serious wave in the

LEGATIONS' WARNING. where in Shanghal, of which the At the end of the day's play,

murder of Miss Thompson Is one It is revealed in Shanghai newa- England had made 300 runs for

Shanghai, Oct. 13. the loss of six wickets, though at

Mr. Sun Fo, son of the late Dr. of the worst features, continues papers to hand that the foreign Yat-sen recently elected to preoccupy the foreign Munici-Legations in Peking have made a While air experts are still hop one time, it appeared that they Sun

determined protest to the Nation- An officer in the Royal Air Lord Birkenhead, the Secretary for ing for the best, the gravest fears could not achieve anything like Minister of Rallways, of the pal authorities.

Nationalist Government, bas just Following the recent warning nlist Government in regard to the Force, Captain Mardoch set out India, has resigned, while publica are now expressed that the daring this total. attempt of Lient. Commdr. Mac- Four wickets fell rapidly, includ-returned from America where he to foreigners not to walk in the time-limit set for fresh registra from London on July 31st, with ion has been authorised of most Donald to cross the Atlantic in ing that of Suteliffe, for only 105 inferred with business mun and more remete roads of the Settle inn of trade marks already regis- the object of flying to the Cape and cordial correspondence dealing Big aeroplane, has come to grief.rans The anateur, D. R. Jar financlers pertaining to China's ment after dark, a notißention tered with the Peking Bureau.

At eleven o'clock this evening dine however, played brilliantly reconstruction. He announced to has been posted at all hotels warn- The time-limit, according to these back in eighteen days. He reach with his withdrawal from the there has been no news whatever from the time he took his place day that a number of contracts had ing ladies to protect their hand-reports, expired yesterday (Thurs: ed Southern Egypt within a week, of the British naval officer, since he at the wicket, and when joined by already been awarded to American bags and to deep to the main day), but to far to intimation of and Bulawayo two days later, but took dff at five o'clock yesterday Ernest Tyldesley, the famous Individuals and coperations in streets, not wandering into alley- Nanking's attitude is forthcoming.from that time onwards, he has afternoon from Harbour Grace Lancashire batsmen, they put involving reconstruction projects in ways in the shopping districts. So far back as in August, 1927, On arrival at Pretoria, he was in the City almost immediately. Newfoundland in his small Moth entirely different complexion on China

several They are also advised to take the Nationalist Government gave notified that he was under arrest amounting Lo 80 h.p. aeroplane.

millions of dollars.

special note of the numbers of any

An Intimation of what must have rickshas, they may engage (the He was expected, if all went well, the game.

been in its mind by opening and must explain to the Chief of win, the Prime Minister, Lord Tyldesley was sent back after an

Nanking Reconstruction,

are often pullers of which

even-ingly grateful to you for having.. in trade marks bureau in the French the General Staff why he had over-Birkenhead says: "I am exceed invaluable contribution of

Concension; but at that time it was stayed his leave. He was

an earlier date than we discussod he had not put in an appearance, Hendren going out to join Jardine, Amang the projects, Mr. Henry league with robuors). though no particular anxiety was who was still batting strongly. K. Murphy of New York, architect. The Municipal Council also not generally supposce that Nantually allowed to continue the released me from my obligations at

fight.

He started on the return journey some months ago. I should not felt at this time since it was point,dardise eventually had the honour has been appointed adviser in notifies that the manufacture, king intended more than to give. ed out that he was steering along a of scoring the first century for the connexion with the plans for con- aale, possession, or wearing of expression to its proclaimed ro

English team in Australia. He struction of the new capital 'at |

pudiation of all that Peking did. on August 14th, but experienced have asked you to do so had not route not followed by ships.

batted faultlessly"for" 109, when his Nanking, including government | sitemSKONNA CERCA In the spring of this year, how trouble and was held up until some balance of private conven

you, intervened. Wieket fell

ever, a new Trade Marks law was September 12th, when he again fence, which I have explained to

ventured the trip.

"Still less should 'I have done Hendren was also in great form

announced by Nanking to become

To-day his machine got out of

been the slightest The British Air Ministry reports and when amps were drawn he

operative on June 19. This was control at Kaffenga in the Belgian sa had there that although the weather round had geared 65 Got out). The

ultimately extended to August 18

Congo and crashed The machine prospect that I could have remain- London has been extremely stormy.

was destroyed but Captain Mur-ed long enough at the India Office the conditions for the flight haveckel was extremely bright in the

to take part in the discussions and elosing, Lages, the improvement

doch had a miraculous escape.

decisions which the' roport of the been excellent.

On July 14 last a notice appear-fe was unhurt-Reuter.

Simon Comm'esion will require. Lieut. Commidr. MacDonald would from 105 for 4 to 306 for 6 being

od in Chinese papers, but up- have had a wind of at least thirty splendid work.-British Wireless,

parently not in any foreign, thut miles per hour behind him almost

not only all trade marks register- all the way across the Atlantic,

ed with Peking but those register- ed in the Nanking Bureau (pie- sumably at Canton) would have to be registered afresh and all fees paid again for them.

to reach the west coast of Ireland this afternoon, but at four o'clock

Favourable Conditions,

GG,

and with a cruising speed of 80 ANOTHER HANKOW milca per Bour, iL WIR thought that the 1900 miles

fron Newfoundland to Ireland; might have been accomplished in

a tle over nineteen hours.

He had a moonlight night for the journey and the visibility should have been excellent throughout..

.

Irish Storms Disuppear. Queenstown, Ireland, reported

clouds and rafn prevailed along

BLAZE.

BIG OUTBREAK STARTS

N.K.K. GODOWN,

bailings and the city planning <rheme.

missionary colleges in China.

Mr. Murphy built a number of

Whampoa Port,

Mr. Ernest Payson Goodrich, consulting engineer of New York, formerly of the United States Navy and later connected with the Bush Terminals, hus been appointed adviser of the project to construct à deep water port at Canton which would be located at Whampoa,,in order to enable ocean, going ship- ATping to call directly at Canton in- stead to transhipping at the British port of Hongkong.

NEAR CONSULATE.

Brief details of another

MB-

Big Reclamation Project.

the West coast during the morn-Balrous fire in Hankow are contained struction of a ing, but this later changed to naval wireless messages received

in Hongkong this morning. brilliant sunshine, and the opinion

CERTAIN CURE FOR LEPROSY?

Successful Treatment of Esthonian Lepera.

GOLD PREPA,ATION USED.

Riga, Oct, 18...

Four lepers have been re- Jeaned from the Esthonian Leper Asylum on the island of Oesel us completely cured,

They were treated with a gold preparation, which has been called "Solgana!" and which was prepared by Dr, Feldt of Riga, who has been experimenting with this pre- paration since 1914.

In addition to the foregoing. Mr." Sau Fo announced that a contract! amounting to $5,000,000 for con- canal to Tientsin had been awarded an American firm, the work being undertaken in conjunction with the American-Feldt in now working at the Kork Institute for Infectious in order to provided labour for 100,- China Famine Relfef Association

Diseases in Berlin-Renter.

The fire broke out on Tuesday in expressed that the weather overnight at the N.K.K. godown, the Ireland must have cleared up e-thames spreading rapidly into a big fore MacDonald could have reach-binze. Although the godown is in 000 famine refugece during the

the British Con-

ed the coast.

St John's, Newfoundland, re-close proximity to trus dote le the ports that in that district there latter building.

was considerable rain and fog The Municipal Police maintain

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It is claimed to be effective in practically every case. Dr.

con

coming winter. The work involto a reclamation scheme preventing

bullet-proof vests is prohibited the flooding of Tientsin area in Chihli province. during the night, and that bearons ad perfect control of the huge crowd were kept ready at Harbour, Grace which gathered round the scene of

Mr. Sun Fo also announced that except by llcence.

These vests are generally used In the event of his turning barks. the outbreak.

the Nationalist Government had It is, however, thought that Lieut.

The previous fire disaster occur. made a contract with Professor by the Bolice in raiding houses in Commdr.

Edwin Walter Kemmerer, econo- search of Chinese kidnappers, and Macdonald was well red about three weeks ago when u clear of these local conditkuns before they arose and that he had straw but in the vicinity of Cheng-st of Princeton University, who it has been found necessary to is bringing a staff of experts to prevent their gale to the kidnap tenglse caught fire. The flames no reason for considering the do spread with great rapidity to other Chiná next January for the pur-pers and armed robbers,

similor dwellings of which about a pose of assistine Mr. T. V. Soong, thousand were destroyed before the finance minister, in plans for ire was got under control. Six currency reform and Ananeipt or people lost their lives in this out-ganization. Prof. Kemmerer pre Flourly did similar work in the reak

Philippines.

sirability of returning,

Many Hours Lite.

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Before he set off on his daring venture, the airman was, advised by the Meteorological Department of the Air Ministry to follow a more northerly route than usual.

If he followed the route indicat- ed, he should have reached the coast of Galway at one o'clock this afternoon, and would have been due at Stag Lane Aerodrome,, to which he hoped to fly, by about SPECIAL COMPANY FORMED have been confirmed by the Na-durs, six attempted murders, soven

Heavy Payment Made.

PARIS BUILDING DISASTER.

Considering that firms that had BIG BLOCK COLLAPSES WHEN

a large number of marks to regis- ter had paid as much as $20,000, possibly even more, to Peking for registration only within the pre- vious 12 months there was an in- mediate uproar

UNDER CONSTRUCTION,

WORKMEN BURIED.

Pairs, Oct. 18.

A terrible dianster occurred: at Vincennes, East Paris, when a six storey building in course of con strution collapsed, resulting in twenty, workmen being buried in the ruins.

Foreign Consulates protested strongly against the injustice' of the step, especially as all the Pak. ing records, with the possession of the capital, had come into the Na- tionalists hands. The advice given to British merchants by the Consulate was that they should The bodies of three Italians have support the protest made by their been recovered, whilst five other oficial representatives, by not re-workmen have been rescued. gistering. Americans and other nationals were given similar, ad

vien.

Muddled Records. Since August 18 the matter hae remained in an inconclusive stage. One interesting piece of information obtained is that the records in the Peking Trade Marks Burent are in In view of the prevalence of such a state that no one can make kidnapping and robbery in the head or tail of them: in fact many French Concession, the Chinese merchants have paid for registra Merchants Federation is urging tion and have never received the the French authorities to permit certificates. This might be ground the organisation of a Chinese of registration and payment of a Voluntary Corps to cope with the nominal fee, say a dollar a mark; to Projects Confirmed,

bandits. A similar organisation this we belleve merchants would not Mr. Sun Fo said tentative ar- is in existence in the International object, says the N. C. Daily News. But the notice of the time limit for rangements were made when he Settlement. was in America last summer and

It is noteworthy that seven mur-registering and full payments anew to expire on October 18th came as that the various projects since

a bombshell.

The British Legation has sent tionalist Government. With the rearmed abductions, and fifty-one ference to the plans for recou-armed robberies occurred in the an extremely strong note to the International Settlement during Minister of Foreign Affairs. This struction, Mr. Sun Fo stated: New York, Oct. 18. "China will require large sums September, while 29 Chinese, des- would have been delivered at the "At the moment it was announe;

purposes and peradoes were arrested at various beginning of last week. tion of the hazarduos adventure.

for reconstruction but his failure to maintain an ed that Lieut. Commndr. MacDonald ordinary schedule, is now causing had started on an attempt to fly America is the logical place to ob-times by the Settlement Police and anxiety.

the Atlantic in a Moth aeroplane, tain them since the best terms may executed by the Chinese author two Wall Street banking houses he had there. While the contractsities-Reuter, ̧· published details of an issue of already made are preliminary, we

six o'clock this evening.

The wind and weather are still.

in favour of a successful comple-

Pletity of Petrol.

AMERICA TO BUILD MOTH PLANES.

FOR PURPOSE.

His machine has not been sight- Moth Aircraft Corporation Stock, realize the whole thing is up to ua. If we are able to stabilize our goy- Alr which has already been sold... ed by any ship at sea.

This company has been formed ernment and political situation, and experts, however, still hope for the best. They point out that he has for the manufacture and sale of reduce our army, the rest is easy sufficient petrol to keep on flying Moth acroplanes in the United because financiers and busincas men until four o'clock on Friday morn States. The planes will cost of the United States, ne well as those of England and Germany, are ing, and point to the possibility about £900 each. that a strong south-west wind may The President of the Company interested in our problems and are have blown him out of his course.timates that some 300 machines of ready to co-operate If China does the famous De Havilland Moth her part," "Chicago Tribune" cor- Landed.In Remote Spot? .

type will be built in Americn In the respondent.

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JAPAN & CHINA.

HOPES OF A FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Unwarrantable Demand. This note, after recounting all the circumstances of the previous registration in Peking, dwells on

Happiest Years of Life,

"I regret greatly leaving an office where I have spent four of the happiest and mot interesting years of my life,

"The merit.or demerit of my work there can only at present be known to the two distin guished Viceroys with whom I have co-operated, to my collea- gues in the Cabinet whom I have kept closely informed of every, im- portant decision, to my Council and to the admirable stail of the India Office, to whose real ability and prudeneq I have owed so much."

"For the rest, one can only wait for the time, one day to come, when the India papers of the last four years will be published.

Leaving Once and For All, The foreman in charge of the

"I do not wish to leave the pub- construction and a miraculous clic stage with anything in the na- cape. lie anys that he ascended

to the fourth floor and was sudden ture of self-praise. ly called down by a workman., As he reached the road, he saw the building shake, make an almost quarter turn and then collapse.

The contractor was subsequently taken to the Police Station, where he attempted to commit sufelde by shooting himself with a revolver.

will only, therefore, say that after spending

cellor, 1 do not believe the. Inst four years as a Law Offeer, and very nearly as long as Lord Chan- four years will be ultimately pro- nounced the most unfruitful of my life.

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"I am leaving official politics: The cement is being tested. once and for all. But I leave, as This disaster recalls one which you know, in the fullest sympathy occurred last Tuesday at Prague, with you and your colleagues. I am not without hope that both int where a five-storey building in course of construction collapsed the House of Lords and occasion-. without warning, no fewer than ally in the country, I may be per- fifty workmen being killed.mitted to offer some unofficial

help. Reuter.

DUTCH DISPUTES WITH BELGIUM.

Band of Brothers,

"The moment of parting is al- waya sad. Your own personality! has converted a Cabinet, which, as- sembled upon a crater of some.bit-

NEGOTIATIONS TO BE OPENED ter and recent memories, into a band of brothers. I leave them "AFRESH,

and you with emotion, and, if I' may be allowed to say so, with affection.",

The Hague, Oct. 1.

Belgian and Dutch experts will

Mr. Stanley Baldwin replied on Wednesday as follows:

by

For

the unwarrantable mature of Nan- It is officially announced that king's new demand, and says plainly the Belgian and Dutch Govern that insistance on merchants havements have agreed to open fresh

"I have received your letter with Ing to incur the heavy expense of negotiations for the settlement of profound regret, 遇。 regret new registration will expose the outstanding questions between the which will be shared Nationalist Government to the two countries, including the con- all of our colleagues. charge of repudiating a solemn and troversial problem of the naviga-four years, your council in the reciprocal obligation entered into -Shanghai, Oct..19..

Cabinet has been favaluable. Marshal Chiang Kai-shelt, the by the Chinese Government with a ton of the Scheldt,

"In the dark days you were a President of the Nationalist Gov-friendly power. The Nationalist crament Council, has had a satis-Government are urged accordingly meet in February next to work tower of strength and you have Formerly in Manila,

factory conference with Mr. Yada,o, consider the unwisdom of their out the basis of the resumption of been a generous colleague and a

the negotiations-Reuter,

loyal friend, makanan

"It is too early yet to catimate Notes of a similar tonour have Dr. Edwin Walter Kemmerer, the Japanese Consul-General, ne present attitude.

the value of your work at the professor of economics, Princeton cording to reports from Nanking.

India Office, but I am confident United States, the Japanese and University, who has just been con- Following this acting. Marahal also been sent to Nanking by the

historians of our time will do It New Secretary for India.. tracted by the Nationalist Govern Chiang appointed Dr. C. T. Wang other Legations.

Justice, Thore for the moment the matter, ment in China to assist in their with full power to negotiate with

Premier's Good Wishes.. plans of currency, reform, is the the Japanese Consul-General on rests. It is understood that a Lord Birkenhead's place at the man who installed the present cur-outstanding questions between the verbal assurance has been given by India Oluce will be taken by. Vis THREE KILLED AND MANY rency system in the Philippine 18-Nationalist Government and Japan. the Chinese odletels in Shanghat count Peel, the appointment with every good wish for many

INJURED.

Mr. Wang and Mr. Yada are at that a trade mark registered in Pe- having been approved by His years of happiness and prosperity Professor Kemmerer came to present conferring at the realdence king would not be made to suffer by Majesty, Viscount Feel has been in the new sphere of life upon Moscow, Oct. 18. Manila to salst in the Insular Gov- of the Nationalist Foreign Minis- not being registered anow in Non-Firat Commissioner of Works which you are entering Yours and daring of Lleut, Commdr.

Three people were burnt to ernment finances in 1004. He reter. The Japanese Consul-General king, but there is so far nothing since 1924, but the elevation is not very sincerely, Stanley Baldwin.. His Majesty the King has únexpected as he was Secretary MacDonald exploit, and are death and nine seriously injured mained about three years and dar- told Nonlding press representatives in writin to that effect...

approved that Lord Birkenhead bo Meanwhile merchants are urged for Indin from 1922 to 19243 19 hanging on the news In the hope in a fire at a sugar ronnery nearing that time made a thorough that the negotiations are pre- that his safety will soon

The Marquess of Londonderry appointed Knight Grand Come be Belgored in the. Veronesh district. vestigation and recommended the greasing and it is expected that all to continue to support the protests announced-Reuter and British Twenty horses also perished in passage of laws which made the outstanding questions will be made by their respective represent becomes First Commissioner of mandor of the Star of India,

atives by not realstering. present currency system possible. settled. Nam Chung Fan.

Works-British Wireless,

(Continued on Column 8;) Wireless. *

the conflagration-Reuter...

He may have landed, on some first year-Reuter's American Ser- remote island on the west const of vice; " Scotland, or there is a possiblity that he may have allghted in some isolated region in Ireland, Hohns no wireless and in the event of his having to come down where there Is lack of communication, he would not be heard of for some little time.

In the meantime, the world has

boon captivated by the courage.

DISASTROUS FIRE IN RUSSIA.

lands,