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The

FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

By

C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD. Ghins Building.

Til. C. 209

FOUNDED 1881

TED SYS

AMA VEZANF SATURDAY, MARCH

LIBERAL LEADER R.A.F. COLLISION IN BAHREIN ISLAND

IN FORM.

BIG PROMISES BY MR.

LLOYD GEORGE. ',

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM OF UNEMPLOYMENT?

SOCIALISTS LAGGING?

MID-AIR.

OFFICER KILLED; SERGEANT

ESCAPES IN CHUTE,

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RAREST OF ACCIDENTS.

London, Mar. 1. Flying OMeor Sealy Állin, of the Royal Air Force, was killed in- stantaneously at Kenley to-day, an the result of one of the raresti of mishaps, a collision in mid-air in the course of formation flying.

DISPUTE.

BRITAIN OPPOSED TO PERSIAN CLAIM.

ASSURANCES OF SUPPORT

TO SHEIK.

LEAGUE INFORMED.".

London, Mar. 1.

HANKOW'S DARK OUTLOOK.

RUMOURS OF ATTACK ON THE CITY.

PICKETS FIRED UPON.

Naval wireless: messages re- delved to-day state that rumours are prevalent in Hankow to the effect that an attack on the city is impending.

It is not clear, however, whether this is to be an endeavour by Nan- king to bring Wuhan into line with the Central Government (follow ing the recent attack and capture of Changsha by Wulan), or whether it is merely a change of local commanders.

1929.. 日一廿月正

THE MINERS FUND GROWING.

ADDITIONAL LOCAL DONATIONS.

HOW THE FUND IS BEING ADMINISTERED.

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"EVERY $5 MEANS £1."

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OD PAN KINULA POPT 20 CENTS

THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK.

This radically new and different automo- bile is rolling up the biggest demand ever won by any new quality car. It is focus. ing the attention of the world by quality" standards so new, so advanced and so apochal as to proclude any thought of comparison.

THE ORAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephens Central 1966 or 1847. 33 Wong Nal Chung ........ Happy Valley Road,

Bulls and Inners

P&IP

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OD From the Offco' Butts.

Two Austin, cars were atolon "After the Races-Boxing,"

Quite last week-end. Mora baby snatch, reads an advertisement. Ingi..

appropriate when one remembers the "parry-mutual" aspect of this particular sport1

.00 Battleship grey is the new colour for men's suits, Should be popular amongst Hongkong's big

gUDA.

Lots of Kowloon girls are going from fad to woTER

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It is not correct that returned sharebrokers will hold a Thanks- giving Service for the Statute of Limitations.

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From "Old Bore's Almanack" Next year a man will make lots Latest Afghan news still loaves of money backing ponies, but it

us in doubt as to who is the heir won't be you.

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Sitting Bull Bnt up and

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The Bateman cartoon has yet

took to be drawn depicting the Scots-

It's possible, of course, that he

The cause of the tragedy is not:

The daily response to the ap London, Mar. 1. Mr. Lloyd George's schemes for lin's machine crashed into another,

peale made by the Telegraph on be- yet, known, but Flying Officer Al-

Copies have heen circulated to

half of the workless British minors to the thrown. the rehabilitation of the country piloted by Flight-Sergenut Free members of the League Nations

and their families still continues. and the solution of the unemploy-roan, at a height of three thousand of a

So far, thanks to the generosity of Note which the British

individuals, and various organisa- ment problem were fully set out to-day at a luncheon given in feet, in full view of the R.A.F. Minister in Teheran has handed

The anti-Japanese boycott situations in Hongkong and the out-notice in the Champions. Aerodrome at Kenley. London to the Liberal candidates

over £300, and there is at the forthcoming General Elec- The pilot of the other machine to the Persian Government in tion appears to be getting more ports, we have been able to send tion. The Liberal leader accused when he found he was going dowa reference to the latter's claim to serious, and the Japanese police Home

over the island of were again forced to make use of every indication that this sum will was distracted by the Eve.

口口 substantially augmented by rifle-fire on Thursday, owing to the Conservatives of ineptituite in out of control, scrumbled out of sovereignty dealing with present-itay pro-the cockpit und jumped clear with Bahrein, in the Persian Gulf.

the aggressiveness of the Chinese further contributions. blems, and opgested that the parachute and landed safely on. The British Note deals in de-pickets. recent bye-election

The wine stocks seized from the results re the roof of one of the hangers attall with the contentiona put for-

**word by the Persian Government Hankow Race Club about three vealed that the country wanted the aerodromie," none of the Socialist Party

Flying Oficer Sealy Allin, how-and tranverses them all.

months ago have not yet been re- Lurned, in apite of orders from Mr. Lloyd George further claim-ever, erashed with his machine, the and his body, was extricated From that the Berals were

Nanking that they should be. The only united party in the State. the wreckage, badly crushed.

conditions of return put forward by the Tax Bureau are such as to make them impossible of ceptance.

ed

He denounced the ineptitude of the Government

public danger, and went on to say that the recent bye-elections showed the Socialist vote to have declined,

The Labour Party has won all the contested seats.]

Country Shrinking,

He added that these recent elections showed that the electors were shrinking from entrusting power to a Party pledged to over- throw Britain's commercial and Industrial system.

the

The only Purly competent Lo restore

country'e was the Li- trade and commerce beral; he declared. The Liberals wore historically the Party of com morcial prosperity, and he assured the candidates and the electors

The aeroplanes were carrying out formation exercises over the aerodrome when the collision oc- curred, and it is likely that an enquiry will be held.

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Past Treaties,

The Note also recalls that Britain first concluded a Treaty with the independent ruler of Bahrein in 1920, with the object of suppression of piracy and main tenance of peace in the Gulf.

In spite of his alarming experi- The British Government sub- ence, Flight-Sergeant Freemansequently concluded ather Treaties tools the air again in another aero- plane within an hour of the disas Ter-British Wireless,

DUTCH JOURNAL'S ALLEGATIONS.

BRITAIN AND FRANCE GIVE ASSURANCES.

that the Liberals were ready with AN OFFICIAL'S DENIAL.

achemes for work which can im- mediately be operated to reduce the number of unemployed to nor- mal proportions within a year with out adding a penny to national or local taxation.

Necessary Works.

Berlin, Mar. 1. The latest startling "disclosures” concerning tho alleged secret Franco-Belgian military alliance, namely, the publication by the Utrecht Dagblad of minutes, al- Jeged to be the record of a meeting of military experts in Brussels in Mr. Lloyd George went on to ex- September 1927, hae aroused fur- plain that the Liberals were nother excitement over the affair. proposing relief-works, that is to say, works simply for the purpose of providing jobs for the unem ployed. They had in mint very necessary works for the proper equipment of the nation.

In consequence of the Dayblad'a latest allegations, the British Foreign Ofee and the French French Foreign Office have inform- ed the German Ambasadors in London and Paris respectively that! In the first place, there was an neither of their Governments has Immediate necessity for the rear-done anything to Impair ganisation of the chaotic transport 'system, and the completion of roads that had been started but not finished owing to the detention

of funds.

Rural Revival.

Locarno Puct,

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the

The Qual D'Orsay, in its com- munication to the German Am bassador in Paris, takes the op-

STILLER23:36MENT DURANADAJEJ MUZIKARSKI

DOUBLE CLAUSING TRAGEDY.

Grim Prophecy Which Was Fulfilled.

INQUEST PROCEEDING. ·

Shanghai, Mar. 2. Whilst the inquest on Mrs. Ruth Clausing, who Was burnt to death on Monday, was proceeding, being produc- tive of more Bensational evidence, her hushand, Lieut. John Clausing, who was also injured in the same fire, died in the U.S. Marine Hospital,

His death is attribitute to blood poisoning, according to Dr. Webber, the Marines' medical officer.

The remarkable fact was -related at the inquest that Lient. Clausing after the fire declared to a brother oflicer: --"Ruth always said she would never leave China."--- Our Own Correspondent,,

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Hankow, Mar. 1. Japanese marines landed on Wednesday and put up new barbed-wiring around the Japan

eve Concession.

SOUTH AFRICA AND GERMANY.

TRADE AGREEMENT PASSES THE ASSEMBLY.

MUCH CONTROVERSY.

messes

man at the Racecourse demanding

his money back.

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In accordance with our usual

custom of publishing weekly at.

A man who won nothing at the least one alarming piece of news,

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"A men'e wear' specialist aaya

The suggestion that naval and Raees wants to know by what we learn that our local hostelries

And similar proeCAS military

of reasoning the sweep do not throw away stalo bread,

described organisations might assist the stake figures are

as the proof of the eating being in Fund is bearing fruit, for to-day lucky numbers."

the pudding. we have to acknowledge welcome! subscriptions from one of the

One way for messes and from the Sick Berth staff at the Naval Hospital. These a bachelor to overcome the are much appreciated,

All who assist the Lord Mayor's mother-in-law Fund have the knowledge that the danger is to money is being put to the best marry possible advantage for the relief phan. of the sufferers, besides which the Government is making grants on a£for £ basis.

Sums already received by the Telegraph are as follows:

Already acknowledged $3,298

and 10/-

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by his work,"

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Hays a medical

journal. Extrac

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Sick Borth Staff, R. N.

Hospital

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A woman'a

Totai....10% and ..$3,995

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sant reflection

is often that

caused by n shiny nose.

How Money Is Used

It was stated at a recent meet- Capetown, Mar. 1.

ing of local representatives of the The much-criticised Trade Trea organization administering dis- ty between South Africa and Ger-tress funds in Northumberland, many, which placea Germany on Durham, and South Wales held at practically the same footing no the Westminster that co-ordination British Empire, came before the and co-operation in relief measures Assembly of the Union of South were proceeding rapidly Africa to-day, and a Biļi ratify- smoothly. ing the agreement was passed by 65 votes to 51.

man

and

Many of the overlapping diff culties had been removed, and the Henceforth, the same tariff pre-provision of food, clothes, and for nursing ferences will be extended to Gerboots, and benefits

to British, al mothers, was proceeding. imports as though the agreement does not

In Northumberland and Durham to apply existing proforencés

157,500 pairs of boots had already affecting British Imports. It in

been distributed.. specifically stated in the Treaty that the German importers cannot claim the rates granted under the special preferences for British goods.

Fund Figures.

"You look very miserable." "Yea, three weeks ago

drank too much champagne.”

"You must have got over the effects by now.".

"Yer, but now I have to pay for it."

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black shoes are now

being widely worn. The bigger the feet, the wider.

the

Either Reasons must bo changing

or

else the fighting is starting our- Her than usual in China,

☐ ☐ Adam

may have boon the first man, but

In the Darby ho WOB only second pony.

☐ ☐ "Tasmanians are mand on We ore Assured Christian cricket," says an Australian paper. Scientists enjoy "Bulls and Inners". Sometimes,, of course, Tasmaniacs?

they are Eddyfying, /

00 "Mona."--Don't peater your husband to go to church. He might retort that he's already been there once too often.

៨ ឆ Household Hint-The best way to divide ten potatoes equally between three people is to mash them.

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"The menagerie forms an im- portant factor in the life of the Circus in our midst," says a con- temporary. Now we know the explanation of the cage-work at the Ferry.

DO "Accidents will happen in the best regulated, race meetings,"

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Some women would rather be says our Sunday contemporary. In deferença to Polerkin's owner

two-faced than double-chinned.

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we propose to let this pass with- out comment.

Ford has been refused a radio.

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A news item the other day men- In the House of Commous last

that professor had month, Lord Eustace Percy (Pre- tioned The Measure has been the cause sident of the Board of Education) married a girl after she dropped a of a heated controversy both in circulated the following Parlia-heavy reference book on his toe. permit by the U.S. Commission. mentary reply, in answer to a ques- We can only suppose they now it is rumoured that he intends to England and South Africa.

King "Tome Sweet Tume."

accept the decision as final. nortunity of re-emphasising that

Many protests have reached 'tion put by Mr. Lansbury:

口口 Up to February 1 the total the publications are a forgery.

with the Sheik of Bahrein as an South Africa from England, and

A writer refers to "generous The elose season for beer- Must have been throwing at photographs com- It is learned from Brussels that independent ruler, and consistent some of the Union Government's amount subscribed by the public to Count de Broqueville, who is men-ly refused to admit Turkish, Per- Labour supporters withdrew their the Lord Mayor's Fund was, ap. vegetables."

other claims Secondly, the revival of the tioned in the alleged "minutes" assian, and

to allegiance on the voting, which proximately, £625,000; the amount thinking of good-hearted cab mene to-day.

Great words of little wives:—- countryside was vital to the na- follows: "Seen and approved by sovereignty over his dominions.

showed only a very narrow margin paid into the Fund from the Ex-bages.

chequer was £150,000, and the tlon. There must be better ar- the Ministry of National Defence. The British Government during for the Government.-Reuter.

People who refused to bet on "My husband may stay out late amount paid out of the Fund rangements for the marketing of C.H. de Broqueville," gave an in- that time refused to accede to the

£216,277, divided as follows: the ponies this week' showed horse but he always comes home in good Press representatives Sheik's request that Bahrein

spirits." country produce, und furthermore, terview to

South Wales

... 294,250 8ense., there are immenso areas of water to-day, and he said that "the Min should be incorporated In the

Durham and Northumber- logged land out of cultivation utes are only another forgery." He British Dominions.

Jand denied that there has ever been any which must be drained.

West Riding such conference of the French and

Lancashire and Cheshire .. Netts and Derbyshire .... Somerset and Gloucester- shire (Including Forest of Dean) Cumberland Various approved organisa-

It was essential, he argued, that the rural industries should be re- stored in order that women and children should be enabled to sup- plement the family income,

The third proposal that the Liberal Party had in mind was con- cerned with re-afforestation, tha mines, and the telephones. Big reforms were demanded in these apheres and he Was certain that If the Liberal Party allowed to go head schemes in this

него with their

connexion they would provide work for two years for at least

60,000 men and women.

Attack Singapore Base. Referring to Government ex- penditure, Mr. Lloyd Gearge said It was essential that unprofitable eutgoings must be cut down. He cited the question of naval arma- ments as an instance, saying the the cry of the country was "Post- Tone Singapore until you have attended to England." (Cheorn).

He concluded by saying that the Conservative Government had borrowed £40,000,000 to koop mon

idloness. Surely | in -money could be borrowed for the

Belglan General Staffa-Reuter.

NEW YORK STOCK BOOM.

WILD "BULL” RAMPAGE REPORTED,

New York, Mar 1

Bedlam reigned on the stock market to-day, the public staging the wildest "bull" rampage of the

year.

Six rallion shares changed hands amid scenes of tumultuous American confusion, Renter's Service.

ATLANTIC PHONE.

POPULAR

NEW CABLE TO BE LAID DOWN.

British Support.

It was not until the Trouty of MR.

PRESS MAGNATE'S AIR JOY-RIDES.

Mary has a powder puff,

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Another husband has been skip- ned. Let's hope no more fur coats are required this winter.

78,100

Д City Hall has at last won

7,500 prize,

7,500

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4,000

2,000

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If Government really, wishes to

And when her nose is blue She "goes on" in an awful buff entertain with its broadcasting, And the dab stuff goes on, too. what about placing a microphone

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near one of those Ferry "turn- The man who hid $300 in a stiles? motor tyre had a good excuse for a blow-out.

We notice that "Salt Harms Wo can only presume

២ ៨ MacWhirter, he says that a man's place of mind is often destroyed by a woman's.

van lear BLACK NOW 1861 that the British Government,

IN SOUTH AFRICA, in 'return for the Sheik's under-

Pretoria, Mar, 12. taking to abstain from maritime aggression, war and piracy, ABBUT- Mr. Van Lear Black, the Ameri- ed him, in return; of their support can newspaper magnate, who has

tions**

17,927 against similar aggression, nor till been engaged in a world flight by

Divisional Committees have been 1880 and 1892 that they undertook acroplane, arrived, at Pretoria to-

Bet up to control the operations of unqualified Hablity for the day.

In his Fokker aeroplane, with the Fund' in all the distressed min- foreign relations of that ruler, under which he has now invoked Dutch pilots," he left Croydon Ing areas except the South Midland Roads."

Tho trouble about дл in- their assistance in repelling what Aerodrome on February 11th, and group, the organisation of which that is why the weatorn end of

feriority complex, is that most he not unnaturally regards as has arrived here therefore in will be completed in the near the Praya is in such a pickle.

often the wrong people have it. wholly unprovoked atempt on his cleven days. He is continuing his future. independence by a foreign Govern-he Intends to return to London by operating in distressed districts in sold by auction yesterday, we It was the undertakers' annual

Among “Miscellaneous Goods" journey to Captown, after which Forty-six Local Committees are

ជា ធ the same route, and then to fly to the South Wales area. and 65 in noticed "Keg Pork, Tea, Barley, dinner. The guest of honour was Durham and Northumberland. In Disinfecting Fluid, Bone Meal, speaking and in generous mood. India and the Far East-Reuter, · Surprise Expressed,

coalfields which have more recently Oll, Gunny Bags, Chinese Wine, He said:"Gentlemen, the frat been brought within the area of Flour, Sugar and Hydraulic Moni- person in this company, to die I application of the Fund the formators." This, we believe, when shall bury free.". There was 4 tion of Local Committees Is pro-prepared in equal parts, ap- loud report. On investigation It ceeding.

proximates the recipo for was found that an Aberdontan ́had. Diplomat Pudding,

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A

RISE IN OIL SHARE PRICES:

FEATURE OF LONDON STOCK MARKET.

The Note expresses surprinc that the Persian Government should have referred, in corres- pondence, to Article Ten of the

the Covenant. of League of Nations, under which members of the League undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity and existing political indepen-

London, Mar. 1. |dence of all members of the A feature of the Stock Exchanga League, and that they should to-day was a' sharp rise to the New York, Mar. 1. noemingly Imagine that the terms prices of oil shares, on the au- Because the trans-Atlantic wire of this Article lay an obligation nouncement of an Inercaso of are so on members of the League to 2 d. per gallon in petrol, in con- schemes he had propounded to re- lose telephone facilities

Tele support Persian pretensions to an junction with reports of an agres- move the disgrace and the humilia overloaded, the American tion of unemploymont. The phone and Telegraph Company has island which is separated from ment between the Anglo-American in Persia by the whole width of the Oil Company and Russlan In- Liberal Party, he added, was the decided to apend a vast sum only party capable of executing laying a special telephone cable Peralan Gulf, and over which terests regarding the marketing

·ofl - in this country.--- the Atlantic,-Reuter's Perala has exercised no authority of such a business programane across

for 146 years--British Wireless, British Wirdess. American Service. Reuter.

enforced

I enclose herewith the sum

of $...

as a donation. to

the British Miners' stress

Fund.

Name

Address

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Two Kowloon, gontlemen who MacFuddle says that the Tanel reside within 100 yards of the Chunnel controversy has now be- Forry have a nice now motor car gun in earnest. What he meant, with which they proceed thereto of course, was the Chunnel Tan- and-from. It is rumoured that reli they walk three weary miles to their garage. Peak, can you beat

it!

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A headline wo may yet live to

road: "Police Tragedy; Land-

A Kowloon child went to school lady Pushed In; After Fine.

the other day and proudly an- Struggle,"

nounced to teacher that his father

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had been "Immaculated." - Of A Kowloon owner-driver is at course, what he meant to say was present suffering as a result of "Intoxicated."

congestion of the-traffic.