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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1929.

BRITAIN'S MARVEL THE SCOTTISH CUP MANY INDO-CHINA

AEROPLANE.

MAY FLY FROM CAPETOWN. TO SCOTLAND.

TO BEAT ALL RECORDS?

London, Jan. 23.

DRAW.

2

PROBLEMS.

RANGERS AND CELTIC BOTH CHINA LIKELY TO MAKE

AT HOME.

SEVEN DEMANDS.

SENIORS. IN FAVOUR. | PARLEY TO COMMENCE

Experts in aviation to-day view- ed, at Cranwell aerodrome, an aero-East Stirling plano which has been designed to bent the long-distance feats of any aircraft yet built, whether heavier or lighter than nir.

It is a new Fairey monoplane, built for the Air Ministry. This machine will probably be taken out to Capelown very shortly.

At Capetown, it will fill up with a full load of fuel and will attempt a non-stop flight to the North of Scotland. Even if the plane only reaches the south coast of England, "it will have costly beaten the world's long-distance record, at present beld by Italy with a flight from Rome to South America. "

London, Jan. 28. In Scottish Cup re-plays to-day, defeated Allon Athletic by 2 goals to 1, and King's Park, who drew with Dundee on Saturday, gave a poor showing before their own supporters, los ing by 5 goals to 1.

v. St Mirren.

v. Partick T.

The draw for the second round of the Scottish Cup has been made, resulting as follows: Third Lanark Rangers Murrayfieki Aberdeen Clyda Bathgate Albion Rovers

Kilmanock

Brockin

It is the first monoplane ever Breadalbane or built by the Fairey Company and bears a strong resemblance to the Celtic Fairey 3F biplanes, high speed Cowdenbeath bombers, over one hundred of which Fraserburgh are now in use by the Royal »Air | Queen O' South or Force. The engine la a special Inverncon C. Napler developed from the Napier Stenhousemuir Lion, as used in Schneider the Ayr United Traphy racing machines.

The object nimed at is to bring every part of the world within 120 hours of England.

Shanghai, Jan. 24.

It is officially reported that! the Sino-French negotiations will formally commenco almost im- mediately between the Nunking Foreign Minister, Dr. C. T. Wang. and the French Minister at Peking. With the French Minis. ter will be the Governor of Indo-China and a high official from the French Legation.

It is understood, that the Nan- king Government has suggested the following demands:

1. The Chinese Government to be given the right to buy over

Belth or Raith.the Haiphong-Yunnanfu Railway.

Dunkeld or

Clackmannan.

v. Arbroath,"

v. Queen's Park

v.. Hamilton.

V.

V.

v. Bo'ness,

v.

Dundo.

v. East Stirling.

Y

Airdrie,

v.

Dumbarton.

Falkirk,

Y. Dundee United. v. Armadale.

2. Chinese in Indo-China to be freed from all taxes which are considered harsh and unrenson- able.

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3. Chinese In Indo-China to be freed from the poll-tax,

4. The reform of medical examinations in case of Chinese emigrants.

5. To abolish finger-prints in the case of all Chinese emigranta. St. Johnstone Y. Motherwell.

6. To Improvement for cargo Matches to be played on Febru-transshipment facilities between

Indo-China and Yunnan. ary 2nd.--Renter.

Luck of the Draw. The favourites, the Rangers

7. To establish a Chinese Con- sulate in Annam.

It is also understood that the French will demand the establish

It is anticipated that this now monoplane could, under favourable conditions, transport any impor-and the Celtic, are both drawn atment of a French Consulate in

tant person or document to any part of the Glebe, in three stages, in five days.British Wireless.

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HUGE DEAL IN REAL ESTATE.

home, the Rangers with the more difficult proposition, that of beat ing Partick Thistle.

The draw generally favours the First Division sides, for even at this stage of the competition, they

Yuunan and the right of domicile in the interior of China-Nam eling Pao,

are only drawn in opposition in TELEPHONE CABLE

six of the matches down for deci-i sion.

It seems probable that twelve of

LAID DOWN.

AMBITIOUS PROJECT BY J. D. the First Division cluba will be TO CONNECT NEW HONGKONG

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among the last sixteen in the com-

petition. Airdrie, conquerors of & KOWLOON EXCHANGES.

the Hearts, go to Cowdenbeath, while another match of great in-

HEART OF MANHATTAN terest will be that between Third DONE IN HALF-HOUR.

Lanark and St, Mirren, the first pair out of the hat.

New York, Jan. 23. The greatest real estate deal in the history of New York has just been concluded, the leading per-afterwards, at 3.40 a.m. Witness sonality in the transaction being Mr. J. D. Rockefeller, Junr., who, it is understood, plans to construct a magnificent Opera House in the heart of Manhattan,

The properly deal, which has created much interest in the city, involves a sum of over £50,000,000. Nearly eleven acres of buildings in the heart of the Manhattan district will be razed to the ground to allow for the erection of the Opera House.

The new cable, which arrived here

by the 8.9. Cardiganshire from Home, consists of 100 pairs and is to be used for junction working be tween the now Central and Kow- loon exchanges when the automa tic system is installed.

The task of laying the new sub- marine telephone cable across the harbour was successfully accom- plished by the Hongkong Tele- said he could tell she had ground-phone Company this morning, the ed because she became stationary, work being carried out in the re- began to swing, and sent out dis-markably brief period of half on treas algnals in the shape of hour. rockets and flares. Witness tried to get into communication with the ahip by means of a Morse lamp, but there was no answer.

Witness stated he estimated that the vessel had struck a more or less submerged fat rock that was known as Table Rock, which

The work began at 7.35 am, and abatted on the most northern point was completed by 8.06 a.m. As can of Waglan. It was a very dark be imagined, it involved a consi- night but it was clear, other light-derable amount of preparatory and house lights being visible and also testing work by the Company's en- junk lights. The light at Waglangineers, who are to be compliment- was burning as brightly as usualed on the expedition with which the The ship would have been able to job was carried out. see the Waglan light all the time Over two hundred houses will as there was nothing to obscura be pulled down, and, if an agree-it.

The land covers three blocks, exten ling from Forty-Eighth Street to Fifty-firat Street, and it been leased at an annual rental of £600,000 for 87 years from the Columbia University, by Mr. Rockefeller.

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Continuing, witness said that aile-Reuters after he had failed to get a reply.

from the boat he endeavoured to ket Into communication, with the Radio Telegraph offico at 3.42 a.m. By means of telegraph cable he started to tap out a message, but

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HSIN WAH INQUEST.

(Continued from Paga 1.)

jackets had been ripped open, and the cotton wool was protruding as it was handled about in Court,

Mr. W. F. Hast, Government lighthouse keeper in charge of the Waglan Light, stated:

=

THE BRITISH BOXER INDEMNITY.

FUND ACCUMULATING IN

SHANGHAI BANK.

A White

London, Jan. 23 Paper giving an

the operator at the other end fail-account of the China Boxer In- ed to understand and kept on ask-demnity Fund for the year ended ing witness to repeat words.

Time Wasted,

When he (witness) saw that the other operator could not grasp the message, and realised that time was being wasted, he tapped out a message aking to be put on to the Supervisor of Government telo-

"On January 16, at 3.16 nm. I was on duty with my assistant, when I noticed a steamer coming phones,

March 31st., 1928, shows the balance to be £2,353,000.

re-

The Comptroller-General's port is included and it remarks that no legislative action has yet been taken in connexion with the proposals of the Advisory Com mittee.

In the meantime, the fund con- tinues to accumulate in the bank.

Shanghal-Reuter.

up from the East, with only mast- tion on the telephone but found.

Witness then gained communica-al head and port lights showing. I had expected to see her further himself connected to the othor radio operator. Witness, trled to

Mr. Hast.

Shanghai, Jun. 23. Before Assistant Judge King and out in the centre of the Channel speak the message over the phone a jury at the Supreme Court As far as the lights are concerned, but the operator again kept on to-day, the jury after an absence the indication given by them were asking for words to be repented of five minutes brought in a verdict that she should pass clear of Waglan, to the north end of it.

of "Not Guilty" in the case of and 'apelt. "Coming down the const she

Again realising that time was Frederick Chaplin, a Shanghaf would be about three miles south still being wasted, witness said he Municipal policeman, who was became angry and asked again to charged with manslaughter in eon- out of the ordinary course," stated be put on to the Supervisor of nexion with the death of a Chinese The Coroner: From the posi- Telephones. This time he was coolie in the Ward Road canteen tion, would you think she was In successful and obtained direct on January 12th. The coolle was any danger?

communication with the Sub-shot dead when Chaplin's automa- attic went off accidentally-Reuter. Witness-Not from the lights Inspector of Lighthouses then showing.. I thought she Green Island, to whom he made would pass clear, but very close. a report without difficulty. That steamed or drifted clear, very We watched her from the time she message, haid witness, was got slowly, to a position about a was passing us, until she had through at about four o'clock, quarter of a mile to the North- passed the north end of the Island about 20 minutes after the ship west of Waglan. on which the Lighthouse is.

We had grounded. watched her going to the north end of Waglan, and when she got opposite to the north end, the starboard light came into viow as well as tho.poft light. She turned first and struck after.

In reply to a question from the Coroner, witness said that since

Took Twenty Minutes, Mr. Lindsell: It took you about 20 minutes to get the message

ough?—Yes;

At 4.17 a.m., the Sub-Inspector of Lighthouses rang up on the tele- phone to say that the message had been passed on to the Harbour Offics and the other, authorities concerned. The Sub-Inspector also Witness continued that he then stated that desistance was being went outside and burned blucent and that the Talkoo Dock tug

had been notified." lights. During the 20 minutos

Witness then gave instructions

the steamer brought her starboard that had elapsed, while he was for ropes, lights and lifebuoys to light into view as well as the port, getting the message through the be taken to the landing stage of It seemed to indicate that she had ship appeared to be still in the the Island and other places in the altored

to COUTER

near Rame place and was still sending event of any beats of survivora pass D'Aguilar to make for the western out diatross signals. At that reaching any part of the island. entrance of the harbour by pass-time she was swinging and ap ing to the south of Hongkong. He peared to be stil! aground..

The ship was sinking but it was When the vessel first grounded 4.42 a.m., witness stated that he still well afloat at that time. At had that Impression when he saw the starboard light, but whether she appeared to swing right round called up the Radio Office again she was going so or not he could as though, she was pivoted on a

and sent through an official not say.

As it was, the steamer | rock. As she swung back she was bow on direct to the laland. appeared to strike again. Short The Inquest is being continued

message. The vessel grounded shortly ly after four o'clock she either this afternoon.

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