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EXCITING YACHT

INCIDENT.

RACING CRAFT FIRED ON BY JUNK."

LA CIGALE FIRST HOME IN MACAO RACE,

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838 FER ANNUM

T-1, C. 269

FD DAN YŁBAZ+XT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1928. † LOOP 10 UNNTE

27.

TWO NOT YET BACK.

An exciting incident occurred to one of the yachts taking part in the annual race to Maeno and

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CONTINUES.

LAST NIGHT'S PALACE

BULLETIN..

A suit dealer, of No 20 Tea Mi HIS MAJESTY STILL MAKING Alley, West Point, was victimised

by four armed robbers who visited his shop yesterday at 7.15 p.m.

According to his report to the police, the fokis had stopped busi-. ness for the day and were in the rear of the shop when a man enter-

SLOW PROGRESS.

QUEEN AND CANADA,

London, Dec. 26.

The bulletin issued from Buck

stafas:

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back, when the crew were areded and enquired for "Ah Leung."ingham Palace to-ulght at 8.16 p.m. upon with rilen from a Chinese At the time, the street door was jank which was guarding sonte

elused, but not locked, and since the fishing stakes.

shop master's surname was Leding, there appeared nothing strange in a man asking for "Ah Leung".

The shots were red when the craft, believed to be the Wanderer, approached close to the fishing stakes, but the Chinese crew of tile yacht succeeded in allaying the fears of the guards by shouting after which shouting ceased. It is understood that there were no casualties.

The fokis then left the rear por- tion of the shop to attend to the stranger. At the time, three other men entered the shop, two of whom covered the inmates with revolvers. They then bound and gapved them Of the ten yachts which started and' after marching them and the from Murray Pier at half-pastshop's safe, the robbers decamped seven yesterday morning eight had with 363 worth of clothing and returned by timin time to-day, money.

"His Majesty has had a quiet day. The slow progress in the general and local condition 'is maintained. No further bulletin will be issued until to-morrow," "

(Signed) Stanley Hewett, Hugh Rigby, Dawson of Penn.

THE WINTER,

"COLD CAUSES LULL IN KABUL OPERATIONS.

SOVIET SLANDERERS.

New Delh!, Dec. 20.. Although R.A.F. planes are still effeeling rescues of the foreign women and children in Kabul, it would seem from information available to-day that there is no further need for serious alarm.

Very severe wintry conditions have descended on the country, and the position at Kabul is undoubted ly clearer thereby, the cold having caused a considerable number of the rebel forces to withdraw at least temporarily.

KIDNAPPED.

CANTON EXTRADITION

REQUEST.

SEQUEL TO ARMED RAID ON TEMPLE.

PROCEEDINGS OPEN.

Proceedings were commenced before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Central Police Court this intrning, for the extradition of a man named Lo Tsui,

CLOUDS PASS.

PANEL OF NINE JUDGES TO DETERMINE CAUSES,

SIX MONTHS' STUDY.

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Washington, Dec. 26.. There appears to be no further question of an outbreak of hostill- tles between Bolivia and Paraguay, both eldes being perfectly willing to submit the problems involved to Pan-American arbitration. The Conference has been giving close consideration to the situation, and are submitting their recommenda- tions to the countries concerned for approval.

FOOTBALL.

MOST XMAS RESULTS REVERSED.

LIVERPOOL'S EIGHT AGAINST BURNLEY.

-A CHELSEA DOUBLE.

With the majority of teams play- ing their third match in ive days, ed many surprisda. Several de- yesterday's football at Home provid- A message from Asuncion states fences gave way under the strain, One of the clan who inhabit the that the Government, having assent-mitable instance being that of village of Shek Tan in Kwanglunged to arbitration, has decided to Burnley, who after beating Liver- Jemobilise the reserves who were pool before their own supporters, on Christmas Day, conceded eight called to the Coloure.

goals yesterday without reply.

The probable continuance of the severe weather will cause a lull in the accused is charged with kid- the operations and afford King napping the village doctor and Anianullah an opportunity of deal-holding bi fur anaum, which is ing with, the disturbed areas piece stated to have been paid." nical.

In detailing the case for the Crown, M: Somerset Fitzroy said that the affair occurred on August 20 of this year.

The French, German and Hallan Governments have appealed to the British Government to assist In eruring the safety of their women

In the village of Shek Tan, and children, and Royal Air Force Bar e Kan Man the care

taker of the joss-louse, was re- have already landed. planes safely at Perhawar a second partyquested by Le Tso to hand over from Kabul, consisting of mem-the keys of the temple and to come

ning. hers of twenty families, including round himself the following mer sign, meaning that little ellange hus the nieces of the French Minis- occurred in the King's condition beter, and relatives of French and yond the slow progress, which has German professors and engineers, been going on uninterruptedly for nearly a week, as anticipated.

The bulletin is regarded in Palace circles as favourable and ronssuring. The fact that the King's doctors It is understood that if the rob-consider it necessary to issue only "La Cigale Finishes, l'irst, bers hat made a more thorough bulletin to-morrow is a good Those yachts which have Bhish-search they would have found a good ed the course so far are as follow: deal more money on the premises, there being several hundred dollars in notes hastily hidden away by one of the fokis when he realised who the intruders were.

Finishing time

3.56,36 3.21.43

La Cigala

2

U. and ad I.

3.

Norseman

8.13.25"

4. Typhoon

8.23.14

5. Queen Bee

8.32.20

6. Laly Jean

7.

Azumu.

8. Feathers

8.62.00

11.09.50

1.23.07

returned

Those that have not Set are Curlew and Wanderer.

The corrected times are not get available, but it is understood, sub- jeet to confirmation, that the above will be winning order,

20 miles,

FRENCH FORGERY

ALLEGATION.

EX-SENATOR RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS. ACTIONS.

Hopeful Course.

As long as the doctors are able to report even the slightest improve- ment in the daily bulletins it can be Laken that the illness.is following the course for which the physicians have been hoping.

Her Majesty the Queen has addressed a lengthy reply to the goodwill message of Mr. Mackenzie King, the Canadian Premier, in which the loyalty of Canada was

SPECIALISTS' REPORT, betokened.

This followed an announcement

Profoundly Touched. ̧

The Queen says that the message will be highly valued by the King] when his progress towards recovery

receive it personally. has sufficiently advanced for him to

Armed Men Seize Temple,

A

Meanwhile, Soviet agents are

On his arrival, the caretaker most energetic in circulating the found armed men in possession of myth that the British are the temple, and as he left he also the saw the village doctor being taken systematically instigating

into the place by another nián. Afghan rebellion-Reuter.

Peshawar, Dec, 27. R.A.F. planes to-day brought 22 women and children from Kabul, namely, the families of the Italian, Turkish, German, Perslan, and In- dian employees of the Afghan Government.

Also among them was the wife of an American tourist, who is still in Kabul-Reuter.

SOLDIERS CELEBRATE

CHRISTMAS.

ATTACK CHIEF JUSTICE'S GARDENER,

From that hour the doctor was not seen again.

The caretaker was induced to keep allence as to what he had seen at the temple, and nothing was known as to what had happened to

the doctor until his, wife received

letter from a gang of kidnappers demanding money for his ransom.

Ransom Negotiations.

A nephew of the kidnapped musn then commenced negotiations, un interview being arranged and car- ried out the following day, in the neighbouring market towallp of Yim Po, with a man who gave his name as Loo Kam.

of a

A Protocol of Conciliation has been adopted by the Pan-American Arbitration Conference Committee, which has been submitted to Bolivia

It proposes the creation and Paraguay for approval. panel of nine judges to determine the cause. and responsibilities in connexion with the dispute. Two members of the panel will be ap- by the Arbitration Conference. pointed by each disputant and five

The panel will be allowed for at lenst six months to study the con- troversy and suggest an amicable means of solution.

Lincoln City acured saven goals against Hartlepools, and Bulton,

terfield all found the net six times. Sheffield United, Exeter and Ches

Bolton were the only side in the First Division to gain four points from the holiday matches, but in Division, Chelsea, the Second Middlesbrough and Notta Forest Watford, Crewe and Bradford City did the trick, while Charlton, scored double victories in the Third Divisions.

OF

It will deal only with the im- mediate causes of the present dis- pute and will not touch the larger problem of boundary relations.--no Reuter's American Service,

SZECHUAN CIVIL

STRIFE.

GEN YANG SEN. ORDERED TO

REMAIN NEUTRAL.

POSITION OBSCURE.

Nanking, Dec. 26.

.

Astonish Supporters, Blackpool who won at Grimsby Christmas Day could do butter than share the their own ground, points on while South Shelda whose matches were against Ashington had a similar experience.

Notts County lost heavily to Southampton, but retain their lead- ership of the Second Division, while the first four clubs in the Third Division (South) were all on the losing side.

Reading defented Tattenham, thus gaining three points from the London club. Reading's advance récently has been somewhat remark- able. After securing alx points from their first fourteen games, they have gained 13 from the last A Nationalist Government apok-eight, winning five and drawing esman attribules the present civil three.

The Christmas Day matches not strife in Szechuan to a recent plot and counter-plot by a group of disabled yesterday, resulted as follow:

politician, militarists Wednesday 4 Manch. City

1 Rotherham 0 appointed and excommunicated Kuomintang Stockport,

Both winning teama drew the re- extremisis, who are said to have

created turmoil, to turn matches yesterday. deliberately

The Boxing Day results, ON further their own ends.

cabled by Reuter, are as follows:

Division 1.

A

"

Arsenal Villa

1 Sunderland

B Portsmouth

A good start was made within 10 to 16 role of gunfire. With a

Parth, Dec. 26. fresh breeze from the east of about

Three mental experts who have Force 3-4, the boala got away with spinnakers set to starboard, eight examined M. Klotz state that he is of the fleet going to Caps!mun;

A sum of $2,000 was demanded while Curlew and Norseman elected entirely responsible for his actions, On It will be recalled that M. Koliz

"The expressions of love and de-

by the kidnappers and after $600 to take the southern course. passing through Capsimun, the recently resigned his Senatorship, voilon of the Canadian people and

That the Christmas celebrations had been offered and refused, the

matter dropped. wind had a considerable amount of thus relieving the authorities of the knowledge of their payers, and

On October 12, negotiations were southing in it, which necessitated a gybe, and, with spinnakers off to necessity of ruining the question of sympathetic solicitude during the were not everywhere of a merry past anxious weeks and your and peaceful character is revealed port, some craft were able to hold his Parliamentary inmunity In message's note of joy and thankful-in a police report issued this morn resumed and, on a sum of $1,000

The Government yesterday Issued ordering peremptory decree Macao, a run of rather more than view of his imponding prosecution, ness to God for the hopeful con- ing to the effect that the gardener being paid, the kidnapped physi- dition of the King, touch me pro- of Sir Henry Golian, of 207, The clan was returned to his family,

pending further instructions from by the President of the Senate to the foundly, and on this Christmas Penkt, was sent to Government Civil the kidnappers taking the precau

stage of his journey home. Injuries to his face and head.

Nanking, feel that a request had been re-morning, my children and I thank Hospital on Christmas night with tion to blindfold him at the initial General Yang Sen to remain neutral it might be inferred from the

Arrest in Hongkong.

Szechuan dispatches state that it

Bolton ceived from the Public Prosecutor you from our hearts,

"I look forward to the day when above that the gardener was cele-

Cardiff Information was recently recely-is most likely that General Liu for authorisation to institute pro-

on the Ring will be cheered and brating Christmas rather wildly,

Derby ceedings against M. Koltz

Leleoster allegations that he uttered cheques strenghtened by this testimony but this is not the truth. Je bad ed that the accused, who was pre- siang will shortly abandon Chung-

Liverpool with insufficient cover in connexion that the heart of Canada is with the misfortune to encounter three sent at the conclusion of the nego king, as the troops of the other drunken soldiers on the Peak Road tiations, had fled to this Colony. side, under Lai Hsin-huci, are said

to be approaching.

Manchester with the payment for a motor car him in weal and woe."

on the night in question an it is He was arrested and identified by

Naval wireless messages received Newenstle and that he forged the name of a.

alleged that these three set on him the caretaker of the village temple in Hongkong to-day state that con- Sheffield U. business man as an acceptor of a

Mr. Fitzroy mentioned that atditions In Chunking are apparently and rendered his condition such as bill of exchange.

the present moment he had been quiet, but the military situation is unable to get the kidnapped man very obscure. II.M.S. Torm arrived down here. The Crown had been at Chunking on Monday from Blackpool Informed by the Canton authorities that he was sick, but it was hoped that he would be available in a day or two, as it had bean pointed out to the Chinese authorities that his evidente was very essential to the

The case was adjourned..

Fast Run Out, · Towards Mucao, the wind became much lighter, and, on the mark boat being picked up, it was found that the two craft which had taken the southern passage had made a very good course. La Cigale rounded at about 148 p.m., being closely fol- lowed by Norseman, which, in turn, led Wanderer. Then came U. and 1., Queen Bee, Feathers, Curlew and Lily Jean. The last bont of the fleet was judged to be round the mark at not later than five o'clock In the afternoon.

|

e."-Reuter,

A Quiet Chrisimua,

London, Dec. 26, M. Koltz, apart from his political Like thousands of other fami- a passionate cam-es all over England, the Itoyal activities, was bler.-Renter

Family spent a quiet and happy

Wanhalen. Later,

Christmas together.

there 1 second

At the Macao mark, the fleet Counsel representing. Senator

demanded found light and fickle airs, which Klotz has were chiefly from the south, and, in opinions as regards the accused's consequence, they made little promental condition.-Renter xress against the strong ebb Ude. The change of fide came at about four o'clock in the afternoon and this enabled the boats to work to the Queen Bee and Norseman sailed a very free course and moved quickly but were naturally carried up by the strong flood. La Cigale, U. and Wanderer and Curlew held more

eastward.

to the south against the flood.

At about six o'clock in the even-1 ing, it was observed that all boats

two leading yachts, La Cigale and U. and I., as they ultimately met the commencement of the flood when coming up the harbour.

The Competitors.

The competing yachts with their crews were na follow:

La Cigale, Mr. F. P..Lenfentey

had their anchors down. From and Mr. N. V. A. Croucher.

this point the fleet became scatter-

U. and L., Mr. H. S. Rouse, Capt.

ed. "La Cigale worked away to the A. W. Davison, Capt, Aikman, Mr.

south while U. and I appeared to be P. Sinclair, Mr. J. L. Adams, and

moving up on the flood, working presumably on the idea that sho would be brought southward on the strong ebb which was due to start at about nine o'clock.

Shooting Incident:-

It is reported that one of the com- peling yachts, believed to be the Wanderer, on approaching close to some fishing stakes, alarmed

Mr. E. B. Reed.

Norseman, Mr. C. L. Edwards and Mr. H. G. Russell.

Typhoon, Mr. Gandy and an officer of HM.S. Hermes.

Queen Bee, Major Miles, Lieut. Commander Illingworth RN., and Mrs, Illingworth,

Lady Jean, Mr. H. J. Pearce and the crew of the guard junk who Mr. R. S. W. Paterson,

to necessitate his removal to hospi- tal

Not long after Sir Henry's gardener was attacked a Chinese youth made a report to the Central The Queen and all five of her Police Station to the effect that he children attended service in the also was assaulted by soldiers at Palace chapel in the morning. Brewin Path. No details of this The great occasion was the family case are available, excepting that reunion at the Christmas dinner the youth was not badly injured. table, at which Sir Stanley Hewett, The police are of the opinion that who has practically Ilved in the possibly the same three soldiers who Palace since the King's Illness, attacked the gardener on Peak Road was a guest.

was responsible for the assault on the boy in Brewin Path.

During the day, the Queen and her sons and daughter paid brief visits to the sick room to see the King.

The holdiday was observed, nt the Palace were quietly, but hap- ; piness and relief prevailed, due to the improvement in the King's condition-Reuter.

NANKING MILITARY CONFERENCE, ·

www.

OPENING POSTPONED FOR

FEW DAYS......

Nanking, Dec. 27. The Disbandment Conference has been postponed, its opening being tentatively fixed.for Janu-

fired at the yacht with riffes. A Azuma, Mr. J. D). A. McLaren, ary 1st. considerable amount of hailing by Mr. J. S. Scott Elliott and Lleut.

the Chinese crew of the yacht in Commander Abel Smith (H.M.S.ticipate are Marshal Chiang Kai- question, however, brought about

n cessation.

At about 10.30 last night, the wind commenced to freshen from ES.E. and gave the bouts a good piece of beating back to the Club. Most of the craft succeeded in saving the tide through Capsimun But were not as fortunate as the

Hermes).

LOANS OFFERED TO YUKO-SLAVIA.

DUTCH BANKING CONCERN INTERESTED.

Case.

Barnsley

Bristol C. A Hankow message states that Chelsea

were considerable troop Notta F. movements there on Christmas Day. Oldham There is no change in the eituation Port Vale on the Upper Yangteze.

CANTON AVIATOR'S

FLIGHT.

"PEARL RIVER” LEAVING FOR CHANGSHA.

Preston N.E. Reading Southampton Swansea

0 Birmingham 2 Leeds

5 Bury

1. Huddersfield

8 Burnley

C.

2 Wednesday

1 West Ham

Manchester U. 1

Division II.

2. Clapton

1 Grimaby 2 West Brom.

3 Stoke

2 Wolves

4. Millwall

2 Middlesbro

1 Hull C.

4 Tottenham

4 Notts C.

8 Bradford

Division III (South),

Brentford

Charlton

Palace Exeter

Gillingham Northampton Norwich Southend Swindon Torquay Watford

5 Brighton

8 Coventry

5 Bristol R.

6 Bournemouth

2 Plymouth

4 Walsall

8 Luton'

5 Morthyr

2 Queen's P.R.

I Fulham

8 Newport

Division III (North),

MOTOR SPEED ATTEMPTS.

RENEWAL OF THE STRUGGLE FOR RECORD NEXT YEAR.

There promises to be a renewal

Shanghai, Dec. 20. early next year of the struggle for It is understood that the Canton the world's land speed record, plane, "Pearl River" piloted by Col. which iB

at present held by Chan Hing-wan, left Hankow on the Amerien.

Chistmas Eve for Changsha, Hunan. Major H. O. D. Segrave la It will continue its journey from Belgrade, Dec. 26,

leaving England on February 13 Hunan to Kwangel and then back to It is reported that the Yugo-Slay in the Majestic with his glant car, | Kwangtung. Minister of Finance la received, the "Golden Arrow," which has through the Foreign Minister from been built to attain a speed of 240 Details of the motor collision on Chesterfield an important bankine concern in miles an hour, and Captain Camp the Shaukiwan-Stanley Road, re. Darlington Amsterdam, the offer of a loan of ball has just returned from an ported yesterday, show that the car Hallfax, 65,625,000 Dutch florins.

aeroplane tour of the Suhara, de- was driven by Mr. Carl Shank, Lincoln The conditions have not yet been sert in search of a sand track whilst Mr. Tong was driving the New Brighton

there, Ho discovered a track, Harley-Davidson motor-cycle and Rotherham The same Bank has offered the

straight and flat.

cyclists were badly hurt and they Wrexham Municipality of Belgrade a loan for over 30 miles in length, dead Mr. Leang riding pillion. Both the South Shields

He has brought back samples of were conveyed by Mr. Shank's car municipal works-Reuter.

the surface, which consists of to the French Hospital. round polished stones of various

decided.

sizes, to submit to tyre experts, to

The discovery of the murdered

FINE TO CLOUDY.

To-day's Observatory reports the disadvantage of being about recalled at the Kowloon Magistracy

see whether they can build tyres body of a Chinoso in King's Park,

to stand up to it. The track has at the beginning of the month, was

Doncaster Bradford C.

2 Nelson

4 Accrington * Southport Barrow Carlisle

7 Hartlepools 2 Crowo

@ Stockport ◊ Ashington

Rochdale

DISBANDMENT PARLEY.

112402OREHO

Among those qualified to par-

shek, Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang,

Nanking, Dec. 26. Feathers, Dr. Nicholson and Marehat Yen Hal-shan, General

Li Chung-yon, Admiral Yang Shu- states that the anticyclone le 150 miles from the nearest out this morning, when two men faced

General LI 'Chung-yen and Gen-- Capt. Payton Reid,

the Navy), Marshal Li Chai-sum, monsoon may be expected along Timbuctoo. This would make the charge. Inspector Lane proscuted arrive here come time to-day on (Commander-in-Chief of central over 8.E. Mongolia. Fresh post, and about 800 miles north of Mr. B. W. Hamilton on the capital eral Chu. Pel-teh are expected to General Ho Ying-ching, Mr. Tan the B.E. coast of China and over expense of taking the car there and asked for a week's farmal Chinese gunboat. They are at Yen-kai, Mr. Chuo Taiwan, Mr. the China Sea. The forecast till very great, especially as it would remand. The defendants were tending at the Nanking Military T. V. Boong, Mr. Wang Po-chuo noon to-morrow le-NE. winds, be necessary to establish a large accordingly remanded Hl nert Reconstruction, and Disbandmant

Curlew, Major Greig, E., and Mr. Martin, R.E..

Wanderer, Mr. C. E. L. Grist, Mr. F. Nicholson and Mr. G. G. S. Thomson.

chuan

and Mr. Sun Fo-Reuter.

Crosh; Ane to cloudy,

camp on the site,

Thuraday.

Conference.