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EFFECT OF WATER RESTRICTIONS.

TWENTY PER CENT, SAVING IN CONSUMPTION.

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RAINS PROVE USEFUL.

The weekly official communique on the water shortage states that the total storage in the island reservoirs on the morning of Mon- duy, 13th May, amounted to 300.64 million

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NAVAL ACTION OFF- SAMSHUI.

(Continued from Papo 1.)

near Samshui, and immediately opened fire on them.

TORY USE OF CIVIL SERVICE,

MORE ACCUSATIONS BY MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1929.

FIRE BRIGADE WAGES.

IS HONGKONG STANDARD TOO LOW?

At to-morrow's meeting of the Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr.

ENGLAND-INDIA IN TWO DAYS.

DUCHESS OF BEDFORD TO MAKE ATTEMPT.

Two enemy towing motor boats were seriously damaged, and over 20. junks carrying provisions, fire MRS. BALDWIN'S PLEA. J. P. Braga will ask the following SEEKS WORLD RECORD,

wood and military equipment were captured.

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The Kwangsi gunboats Chin Kang and Yuin Kang surrendered to Admiral Chan Chak-Canton Publicity Bureau. ›

Only Suburbs Held, gallons," showing decronse of 2.08 million gallona Although confirmation of the during tho. plast week. The reported fail of Samshui, a atrate amount collected from streams is, xic point on the West River, has therefore, nearly equivalent to not been confirmed, the opinion is the week's consumption.

held in well-informed sources in week's

Canton that a Kwangsi force consumption amounted to 30.67 million gallons, numbering about 7,000 men has and includes 1.68 million gallons entered the suburis, the city itself brought across the harbour from being in a state of a siege, The Kowloon to tanks on the water-Buccess of the Kwangse nimy in front, and 0.97, million gallons partly due to the services of the from the Taikoo Refinery supply, Kwangal Navy, comprising six or The restrictions in force have) Roven small gunhouts which effected a saving in consumption are now operating between Sam- shui and Tsingki, to the west of of about 20%

Samahui.

The total storage in the main- Inud reservoirs on the morning of Monday, 13th May, amounted to 125.34 million gallons, showing an increase of 3.69 million gallona during the past week.

Rather more than the week's consumption has,, therefore, been

collected from streanis.

The week's consumption, includ Ing supplies to water boats and Hongkong, totals 25.07 million gal- los. The normal full supply has been reduced by nearly 20% due to the restrictions.

"SQUEEZE RING" CASE SEQUEL.

The Kwangli district, to the west of and very near Samshul, was taken by Kwangsiotroops on Monday morning after a brief en enunter with a small number of Canton troops. After the occupa

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Kwangsi troops penetrated the of Kwang, some 7,000

Samsha suburbs and skirmishes with the Canton forces have since been taking place.

Trains which were to have left

questions--

1. Has the Captain Superfiton- London, May 14..

dent of Police hind his attention

London, May 14. The general election campaign drawn to the leading article in the

The Duchess of Bedford, it" la now in full swing.

to attempt Hongkong Daily Proms of May 7,

understood, intende Mra, Stanley Baldwin to-day alleging that the standard of to fly to India in two days, her issued a Message to Women efficiency among the rank and file ambition being to surpass, if Voters, in the course of which of the fire-brigade is low because possible, the great accomplish- Conservative's domestic policy, leave the service every year by dis Williams and Flight-Lleutenant the Premier's wife recites the nearly 60 per cent. of the forcement of two Royal Air Force officers, Squadron-Leader Jones concluding:

missal, resignation or desertion, Jenkins, who reached Karachi in and is that statement accurate? "During the War in the night; 2. Is it considered that the watches and pursuing our daily wages offered to firemen are such avocations, we women prayed to as to attract suitable recruits to God to send us peace. Then came the service, and have any the strikes and again we prayed plaints regarding the wages paid for

peace. Let us keep the been brought to the notice of the Government which has worked authorities? for peace and has maintained peace."

50 hours and 38 minutes. and

just failed to break the world's non-stop long-distance record.

con- the

3. Besides the question of salaries, what other grounds, f Mr. Ramaay MacDonald, speak any exist for dissatisfaction with ing to a large crowd at Hamil- conditions of service in the Fire Brigade Sub-department of bon, referred again to the Govern- ment's White Paper on unemploy-

the Police? ment, a reply to Mr. Lloyd George's manifesto.

He said that the matter was more serious than it originally appeared to be. Not only had electioneering, but he now learn public money been useil for Tory

ed that members of the Civil | Service had been enlisted to sup- plement Tory hendquarters staff. The Government, he said, had thereby done the greatest injury public confidence in the Civil Service, Reuter,

Samshui for Canton on Monday morning were suspended, and the coaches employed for the trans- portation of about a thousand Can-¦ ion troops to reinforce Samshui,

The former Hankow military| PROPOSED NEW RULES leader, General Pei Chung

FOR NAVIGATION. "

hsi, is leading the Kwangsi troops fighting near Samshut And it has been definitely

north-west of Samshui and Taing- ki, was taken on Sunday.

CURIOUS CHARGE OF FALSE established that Szewui, to the

PRETENCES.

An amusing sequel to the "squeeze ring" ease was contained in a charge preferred against Chinese before Major C. Willson this morning.

The man is accused of collecting money from a number of hawkers. on the pretence that he was doing so for the benefit of Chinese con- stables on hawkers' supervision

duty,

The charge was dented by the defendant, who said that in trulli the money was being collected on behalf of the constables concerned, He admitted to having thus obtain-

As the ease promised to take up a lengthy hearing, hin Worbsin decided to adjourn it until to morrow morning.

Defendant was pollen custudy,

Navy In Action.

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SOME INTERNATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS.

London, May 14.

SCHOONER IN THE FAIRWAY.

DEFENDANT SAYS HE HAS

DONE IT BEFORE,

Charged at the Marine Court this morning before Cant, T. W. H. Hosegood, the Asalstant Harbour Master, with causing an obstruc Lion by anchoring the motor sehooner Bonon Maru in the Cen- |trál Fairway, Ko Wan-tang, a Yok! of the schooner, stated that it was not the first time that he had done

NO.

Asked if he knew the harbour regulations, defendant answered in the negative and hin Worship Imposed a fine of $20 or three weeks' imprisonment at the same time saying that it was the defen- dant's fault for not looking up the

A series of proposals are set out It is stated that during the in a communique issued by the In-regulations, operations around Samshui on Mon-ternational Conference on the Safe- day, a number of Kwangai guploats y of Life at Sea, which has been co-operated with the infantry.

in session in London since April 161).

arrival of the Chung Shan, the One-report siya that the timely

Hoi Fu and, two other Canton gunboats, under the command of Admiral Chựa Chak, resulted in the sinking of one of the Kwangai ven-, aels and the dispersing of the rest of the enemy gunboats,

Where is General Chan?

ed uni of $3.40 from four. Though many of the lesser different hawkera,

offeinis in Canton. have left the sify for Hongkong or Shameen, it is said that the C.LC., General Chan Chai-long, is still in the city. There have been reports apisairing in Chinese newspapers to the effect that General Chan has chartered the ss. Tieu Yat, a former Hongkong-Canton vessel, ready for use in leaving Canton Ishould this be necessary,

remanded in

LANCASHIRE COTTON INDUSTRY.

Another report is that General) Chan Is hiding somewhere in Shameen. There is, however, no

ANOTHER MERGER TO‘AID IN confirmation of this rather sen-

RATIONALISATION,

London, May Id.

It is understood that the proposed i

merger of the Egyption spinning {

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The statement announces that the special committee on navigation is considering the inclusion in the Convention of 1914, new provisions for the collection and distribution of meteorological data designed to give warning of gales and burri-

canes.

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CANTON BOY SAID TO

· BE KIDNAPPED.

BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN BROUGHT HERE.

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The attempt will be made in "Princess Xenia," in which near- big Fokker Monoplane ly a year ago Captain Barnard and Mr. Allicott, with the Duchean India in four days. an phasenger, attempted to fly to

They were forced down at Bushire, Persia, by engine trouble and were

stranded for several сена.

Captain Barnard will be the ilot for the new flight, which, it is understood, will start in three. or four weeks' time.-Wireless British.

LADIES' GOLF.

SECOND ROUND RESULTS.

London, May 14,

cloudy for the second round of the At St. Andrews to-day it was Ladies' Golf Championship.

Mine Enid Wilson beat Miss Gar-

diner (Royal Portrush), 5 and 4.

Miss Glenna Collett, boat Miss Bryant (Ashford Manor), and 2.

Miss Joyce Wethered, who has not appeared in the Championship sinco winning in 1025, beat Mrs. Madil, of Hermitage, 8 and 7.

Miss Hollins beat Miss Ramsay (Almaoth), 4 and 8.

Miss Boothby (America) beat Mrs. Bell (Littlestone), 6 and 5.-Reuter.

OBITUARY.

VETERAN WALKER DIES IN AMERICA,

New York, May 14. The death has occurred, at the age Edward Payson Woaton. of, 91, of the well-known walker,

and in 1883 and 1884 walked five He several times visited England, thousand miles in a hundred days, under the auspices of the Church of Ebgland.-Renter's American Ser.

Police in the Colony are search ing for the whereabouts of a Chinese youth who, it is reported, The same committee has agreed has been kidnapped by a gang of to recommend the universal adopkidnappers in Canton and sent by ton of an international ende, na boat to Hongkong. follows:,

The boy, whose name is Hovice. Firstly, a compulsory accond Wing-lan, has been missing from white masthead light on all steam-Canton for some days, reports his ers over 150 feet long.

aunt, one Woo Si, living at 3, Secondly, a permanent fixed stern-Peking Road. light on all except the very smallest | His parents In Canton, are cop- vessels,

vinced that he has been kidnapped, Thirdly, a spreint day signal for and brought to Hongkong, and the sailing vessels fitted with auxiliary aunt has sought the assistance of motors.

the Hongkong police,` Fourthly, special fog signal for towed vigsel,-Router.

sational report, which goes on to Kwangsi to participate in the say that he has taken refuge in anti-Kwangs) expedition-Reuter, the Bank of Taiwan.

Convoys to Wuchow,

Following the Notice to Mariners

Fulden Assistance,

Nanking, May 14.

milk in several districts in Fan sued by the Harbour Master, the It is stated that Chiang Kai- enshire is nearing completion. Hon, Coremdr. G.P. Hole, R.N., toshek has telegraphed to Chung

The Boards of Directors of the companies concerned, have pro- visionally agreed to the terms of the amalgamation.---Reuter,

the effect that a convoy will leave Fira Cliff at 5.30 am. to-morrow, live vessels on the Hongkong-Wa chow 'run have, signified, their in- The merger involves 15 miles being the Kang Ning, Kong So, Tai tention of joining this convoy, these with a total spindlenge of over Hing, Chung On and the Kwong, 3,000,000, and the introduction of from £2,500,000 to £3,000,000 new money, a substantial amount of which will be enr-marked for working capital-Router.

Ying,

These vessels will leave this after- noon at 5.30 p.m. and will · rench' First Clit shortly before 6.30 a.m to-morrow when they will all pro- ceed to Wuchow under escort.

Despite the fact that she was told

NEW BRITISH CONSUL.at she would be sailing entirely

MR. G. S. MOSS ARRIVES AT SHAMEEN.

Shameen, May 14. Mr. G. S. Moss, M.B.E., arrived here this morning from Foochow via Hongkong to take up, his new appointment as British Consul General in succession to Mr. J. F. Brenan, C.M.G, who went on leave at the beginning of last month.

Mr, A.A. L. Tuson, who has been ucting Consul-General since the de- parture of Mr. Brenan, is leaving here on Thursday for Foochow where he has been appointed Consul. -Our Own Correspondent,

SENATE GOES AHEAD.

at her own risk, the x.s. San Ning left for Wuchow Inst Monday under the command of Capt. A. W. Best, who, before he left, was of the Spinion that all British vessels would be safe if they did not in- terfere with Chinese affairs and 'did what they were told by the Chinese authorities. Capt. Best's opinion in apparently correct as, Insofar a can be gathered, no news has been received here of her having been molested..

Hunan Successes Reported. Reports from Wuchow state that the situation there is quiet.

Pingle have been captured by It is rumoured that Kweilin and

Ilunan froops without any fighting,

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Hunan Thrust,

Shanghai, May 14, message from Changsha

PRESIDENT & LOWER HOUSE states that, under the pursuit of

PASSED OVER,

Washington, May 14.

The Senate has passed the Farm | ›

Relief Bill embodying the Export

Debenture Plan, to which the House

Hunian forces, tho Kwangelites have retreated to Tachunkiang, near, Kwellin-Reuter.

Threat from Yunnan.

Nanking, May 14.

of Representatives and President It is reported from Yunnanfa Hoover nre upposed.--Reuter'a that Lung Yun, with twenty thou- American Service.

sand men, is advancing - towards

LONDON'S NEW WHEAT MARKET.

CONSIDERABLE TURNOVER ON FIRST DAY.

London, May 14. A new Commodity Market was Tseng, the garrison commander in inaugurated in London to-day, to south Fukien, to advaner to deal in wheat futures. Kwangtung to assist in the anti- The turnover on the first day was Kwangsi expedition.-Reuter.

|75,000 quarters.--Neuter.

Cration

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"Who do I think will win what-pennant?"

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A CHICAGO MERGER.

RESOURCES TOTALLING OVER £40,000,000,

Chiengo, May 14. The directors of the National Bank of the Republic and the | Chicago Trust Company have ap- proved the amalgamation of the two concerns with total resources of G$200,000,000.~Router's Ameri. can Service.

MANCHESTER MOVE.

COTTON YARN ASSOCIATION TO WIND-UP.

London, May 14.

At a meeting in Manchester of the Cotton Yarn Association, the members pussed a resolution in favour of winding-up the Associa- tion-Renter.

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

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The following warships are at present in port:

Basin.-H. M. S. Tamar.

'S. W. Basin.-H.M.S. Seamew.

E. W. Basin. II.M. ships Brace

and Stirling.

North Arm-HM, ships Sirdar and Somme..

N. W. Dock-H.M.S. Cornwall,

In Dock.-H.M.S.

L.16, L.20,

Marazion,

No. 1 Buoy, HM.S. Hermes. No. 18 Buoy.-H.MS, Storm-

cloud.

Foreign.-French

Árgus,

gunboat

OCCASIONAL RAIN.

The Royal Observatory reports that pressure is highest in the Pacific to the East of Japan and relatively low in a trough extend- Ing from Indo-China to the Caro- lino Iglands.

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The forecast till noon to-morrow is:-East OF variable winds, moderate; cloudy, occasional rain.

The rainfall for the 24 hours end-t ed at 10a.m. to-day totalled 0.06-) Inch, making the year's total 9.19 inches, against an average of 16.16 inches.

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