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AT SINCERE'S

AN EPIC of the WEST

THE WIND

starring

LILLIAN GISH

AT

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

U.S. BASEBALL.

LEAGUE MATCHES AND STANDINGS.

New York, June 0. Yesterday's baseball matches re- sulled as follows:

National League.· ́

Now York

R. H. E. 57 2

St. Louis

Boston Pittsburgh

Philadelphia

4 11 1

2 6 0 ◊ 2

4

2 0 1.

R. IR. E. 9 12.0

Clacinnati

0

Brooklyn. Chicago

G 13 3

8 6 3

American League,

Cleveland

New York

15 14 0

9 14 0

5 14 S

7 10 0

..... B 7 1

St. Louis Philadelphia

Chicago Boston

Detroit

Washington

7 12 1

B 0

National League,

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1929.

PREMIER'S VISIT TO AMERICA.

(Continued from Page 1)

THE TEST TRIAL AT LORD'S.

(Continued from Page 1.)

Earl De La Warr, the Under- Having scored 229 for 6 wickets. Secretary for War, is the ninth in their second innings, Northants earl. In 1924, he was Lord-in- declared, and then dismissed Waiting to H.M. the King, During Surrey for 175, Clark taking 6 the war he served in the Navy. Howickets for 52 rune.. succeeded his father in 1915.

Mr. Emanuel Shinwell, Financial Secretary to the War Officer, is national organiser and Parliamen tary Agent of the Amalgamated Marine Workers' Union. In the last Labour Government he was

Parliamentary Secretary to the Department of Mines.

Dr. Drummond Shielo, the Under-Secretary of State for India, has been. Labour M.P. for East Edinburgh since 1924, and is an ex-President of the Edinburgh Fabian Society, Ho has had a distingulehed medical and career. He was a member of the Special Commission on the Ceylon

Constitition in 1927,

war

;

HARDINGE, 6 for 9. Warwickshire Defented by

Nine Wickets. Although owing to rain there WIS no play ΟΙ the Arst day of the match at Tunbridge Wells, Kent defented Warwick- shire by nine wickets.

Kent were dismissed early on the second day for 193, G. N. Foster taking 5 wickets for 39

runa,

Essex Wins.

Essex best Glamorgan by ten wickets,

Glamorgan batted first and compil- ed 138; Essex replying with 252, to which O'Connor contributed 109, Jones taking 5 wickets for 89.

Glamorgan's second knock pro- duced 128; and Essex, without losing a wicket gathered eight runs, to win.

COLONEL & COURT MARTIAL.

(Continued from Page`1.)

"In a Muddle."

Ho had not bon able to traco any provious correspondanes relating to the four bills, as thore was no correspondence filed and such papers as there were, were in A muddle.

At the time he took over the P.R.I. there was no account of the stock Later, he discovered there was a book purporting to contain an account of the stock. This book was inaccurate and did not "properly account for the stock.

The value if hose tops was: shown as $5.65, whereas he put the value at $357. The value of the permanent passes was shown as $1.30, whereas he found it to be $05.72.

The value of the silk stockings was shown as $27.75. Ho found it to be $107.30 and as regards the buttons and titles the value shown He found it to bo' was $20.10.

· Witness checked the stock some time after and said that, so far as he know, no new supplies of hose tops, permanent passes, alik In reply, Warwickshire, could stockings, and button and titles ber 30, 1928, and the date he made not make more than 89, the in- had been received between Septem ninga being "distinguished by a

his check. For the period from splendid bowling performance on the part of Hardinge, who took September 30 to October 10, he based his answer on the records. 6 wickets for 0 runs! A Self-Educated Man.

Warwick followed on, this timeFrom October 19 onwards, he was Mr. Frederick Montague, Under-scoring 178. Kent scored the 75 personally in charge. Secretary for AT, is self- runs needed for victory for the educated and has been successive-loss of only one wicket. ly a newsboy, shop assistant and free lance journalist. Ile even- The League standings are now (tually became a political organiser as follows:

and Parliamentary Agent of the Labour Party. He served during the war in France, Belgium, Egypt and Palestine. "He is an Alder- man of Islington Borough Council.

Dr. Christopher Addison, Parlia mentary Secretary to the Board of

8. Africans Beaten. Agriculture and Fisheries,

Lancashire beat the South Africans formerly a Liberal M. P., having entered Parliament some years by aix wickets, ago after a distinguished, medical career. He has held various Liberal ministerial posta, including that of Minister of Munitions in 1916-17, previously being Parlia mentary Secretary to the Muni tions Department, the first to hold this post. He has also been Min- ister in Chargo of Reconstruction, first Minister of Heahh, President of the Local Government Board, Parliamentary Secretary to the Bourd of Education, and Minister without Portfolio. He joined the Labour Party in 1923, but was de- feated in the 1924 General Elec- tion.

Pittsburgh St. Louis Chicago New York Philadelphia Boston Brooklyn Cincinnati

W. L Pct. 26 15 .634 28 18 608 25 17 595 22 18 .550 21.20 .612 16 26 .380 15 20 365 15 28 .848

American Lengur.

Philadelphin New York St. Louis Detroit Cleveland Washington

Chicago

Buston

W. L. Pct. 13 10 767 25 17 .895 .686 .... 27 19

26 24 620 22 22 .600 16 28 280 17 30 302 30 302 ... 13

LOCAL FOOTBALL

ASSOCIATION ASKED TO TAKE CHARGE OF ZAGUE.

The proposal that the Hongkong Amateur Football League be wound up and that the Hongkong Football Association be asked to take over the management of the League was pass of the ed at the annual meeting League held in the club house of the Chinese Athletic Association yester day evening.

Mr. C. G. Ammon.

wus

The tourists batted first for 186, Lance. replying with 191.

South Africa's next innings pro- duced 150, and Lanes then knocked up 145 for the loss of only four wickets,

Bowlers Do Well...... Gloucestershire beat Somerset by 64

runs.

Batting first, Gloucester scored 184, Wellard taking 6 for 82.

Somerset replied with 144, Goulds- worthy taking 6 for 47.

230, Wellard this time capturing Gloucester's eccond venture resulted

6 for 93.

Somerset compiled 212 in their second innings.—Reuter.

EXCURSION TICKETS.

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Mr Charles George Ammon, Fln-

INJURED HOLDERS BARRED ancial Secretary to the Admiralty, wan a telegraph messenger as a

FROM COMPENSATION. ・・ boy and served in the Post Office.

London, May 15. for 24 years. He was Chairman

The Court of Appeal held yes- of the Post Office Sorters' organi sation until it was amalgamated terday that a passenger travelling not Office by an excursion train was with the Union of Post Workers. He was also General entitled to recover from the com- Secretary of the Docks, Wharves pany damages for personal injuries. This decision was arrived at by Mr. G. T. May was in the chair and Shipping Staffs' Association supported by Mr. W. E. Hollands and organising secrotary of the the Master of the Rolls and Lords (Hon. Secretary) and Mr. Ip Hau-ko Civil. Service Union. He was La Justices Lawrence and Sankey in the appeal of a Mra. Thompson, (Hon. Treasurer), among the others bour Party whip in 1923, and In of Darwen, from a decision of Bromont being the representatives of the last Labour Government was Commissioner Sir W. Kya Taylor, most of the football clube in the Parliamentary Secretary to the who held that she was not entitled Colony.

Admiralty.

to recover $176 108. awarded to her by a jury against the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

Mrs. Thompson had travelled to Mancheater by excursion train, and in getting out injured her leg On the back of the ticket was

After the minuten of the Annual Mooling of 1928 were read by the Secretary, the Annual Report and Balance Sheet and the Auditor's re- port were submitted. by Treasurer.

Miss Susan Lawrence, Parlia- mentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health, was educated at New-- ham College, Cambridge, is a mem- ber of the London County Council and of the Poplar Borough Coun-

$47.65. So far as he knew, his rate of valuation was the same as that calculated before. He had satisfled himself that the. P.R.I, was responsible for the items and for them being included in the balance sheet.

Cash Transactions.

He found cash transactions inj the P.R.I. account which were ac- counted for in the ordinary cash book. There was no petty cash! account, or postage account. The postage was not accounted for.

Corporat Hendry was handling

the cash when witness took over

after he took over, duties as P.R.I. About three weeks he issued orders to Corporal Hendry that he (witness) was going to take charge of all cash.

The Court is still altting.

SMALL-POX CASE NOT NOTIFIED.

CILINESE FINED AT THE

MAGISTRACY.

As the result of a foki having aled from small-pox without any report being made to the au- thorities, a charge was brought 11 Chinese at the Contral Magistracy this morning batore Mr. E. W. Hamilton, of falling to report the case. The defendant was described as the principal

38, Tung Man Lane. tenant of the ground floor of No.

-Evidence WAB given by a Sanitary Inspector to the ofect that he found the body at the house and reported to Dr. Fawcett, who gave authority for its removal to the mortuary. Dr. Cannon issued a certificate which stated that the man died of small-pox. Mr. G. T. May said that the Man-cil. She is on the Executive of the reference to the excursion bill, agement Committee at their meeting Labour Party and was organiser which made it a condition of the defendant that a doctor had not Witness said he was told by the held on August 20, 1929, recommend- ed that a besus of 200% be voted to of the National Federation of Wo-issue of the ticket that the rail-bcon in attendance and he had

men Workers from 1912 to 1921, way should not be liable for per-made no report. the referees on their fees for the sea-

She was Deputy Chairman of the sonal Injury. son. The resolution was passed.

Honoraria,

F

The Management Committee fur ther recommended that an honorarium

of $400 be voted to the Hon., Treasurer and the Hon. Secretary but some were

of the opinion that an honorarium of 6200 each was quite sufficient. This was put to the vote, resulting in that aum being voted.

The full resolution with regard to

20.

the Ministry

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In answer to the charge, défen- London County Council in 1926- The jury found that the railwaydant admitted he had rented the company had not taken reasonable floor for a worshop, but stated that Parliamentary steps to bring that condition to he did not live on the premises.

the Commissioner held that there of of the passengor, but The dead man, who was a foki,

was no evidence on which they could come to that conclusion. Against this Mrs. Thompson ap-

Earl Russell, Secretary of Transport, is the second holder of the title. He was educated at Ox ford and besides being a barrister is an electrical engineer. He has largely interested himself in social qucations, is an agnostic and a member of the Fabian Society.

pealed.

The Master of the Rolls sald- Two things are plain. Any per-

SHARE PRICES

TO-DAYS QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day

Banks,

Hongkong Bank, 81245 8. Chartered Bank, 419) H Mercantile, & B £33 n. P. and O. 49 p. Emat Asia 3901 D.

Insurances.

Canton In...$655 Union Ins., $330. North China, Ins, Tis. 160 Yangleze Ins, $50 n. China Underwriters, $2.20 China Firon, $285 b. H. E Fire Ins., $775 .

Shipping

Douglasos, 827}

.

H. K.Steamboats, $25) H. K. Tuge, $2.00 s. Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $70 n. Union Waterboats, $22 n. Mining.

Benguets, 83. Kallase, 63/9 n. Langkate, Tle. 14 n. S'hal Explorations, Tis. 2.75 8.- Raubs, $6 25 n.

- Tronohs, 17/6 n.

Docks, etc.

B

Kowloon Wharvos, $130 Whampas Docks, $35 b. China Providenta $410 8. Hongkews, Tin 168_n. Now Engineerings, Tla. 5.85 b. Shanghai Dooks. Tle. 125.

Cottona,

1

Ewo Cottons, Tis. 12.75 8. Orientals, The, 2.10 b. S'hal Cottons, Tla 70 (old) b. Lands, Hotels, etc. H. and 8. Hotels, $8.70 H. K. Lands, #621 S'hai Lands Tis. 141 b. Humphreys, $14. 8. Realios, 47.35 B

11.

the

Public Utilities. Tramways, $18.45. 6. Peak Trame, (old) $11.80 b. Star Forrios, $661 m. China Lights, (Old) $13.90 h. H. K. Eleotrios, $55) b. Macao Electrics, $264 n Tolophones $7. b, China Buses, Tls. 14. b. Singapore Tractions. 11/3 .

Industrials,

11.

China Sugars, '80 11. Malabons, $27 Canton Tous, $1.80 b. Coments (Comb.) $8.10. Ropes (Old) $7. * United Asbestos $5

Stores, sic.

Dairy Farms, 819. n. Watsons, $12. D. Dor A. Wings, 80 b Lane Crawfords, $2 s. Mackintosh, $18 bi Sinceros, $11.80 b

Miscellaneous.

Amusements, $29k b. .Constructions, $1.50 ·

B'quo Ind. O. Bonds, 67%. H. K. G. Loan 61% 8. Prem.

and lived there and defendant was TOO MUCH GOVERNING, under the impression that he was suffering from another dizesse. He said he did not know small-por

WAS MR. SELFRIDGE FLEADS FOR

His Worship, in imposing a fine of $50 or one month's hard labour,

known it was small-pox.

the winding up of the Hongkong His heir in the Hon. Bertrand Rus-1 son who takes this ticket is shown said the defendant must have

Amateur League in as followst

Bell

Britain to Ratify,

that there are some conditions on which it is issued. Secondly, the ticket is priced at a figure far Geneva, June 11.

below the ordinary price charged Mr. Wolfe, the British Govern- by the. railway company. After ment delegate, announced amid that it is a more sequence of enthusiasm to the delegates of the thought that you do not get from International Labour Conference the railway company everything that His Majesty's Government has they provide at the higher figure. decided to take the necessary steps Lords Justices Lawrence

"That the League Management Committee are of the opinion that the Hongkong Amateur Football As- |sociation Lengue as at present con- siitated should be wound up and that they ask the Hongkong Football An- sociation to take over the Manage ment of the League, subject to the consent of a general meeting of both bodies."

to ensure ratification of the Wash-Sankey concurred, The resolution was passed unanim-ington eight hours convention as

soon as possible.

ously.

After the meeting, Mr. W. E Hol Mr. Wolfe stated that the

lande dwelt on the service rendered by Mr. May to Hongkong football and asked that the appréciation of the League of his work should be placed

on record..

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The proposal met with ṛapplauzo,

AMERICAN GOLF.

OVER 900 COMPETITORS IN AMATEUR CONTEST.

Government also proposed short ly to ratify the minimum wages convention, and the regarding seamen's agreements

Reuter.

convention

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Trouble With Miners?

London, June 11. The possibility of trouble ahead for the Labour Government in con- sequence of the miners" bitterness

and

SHANGHAI PONY PAYS ITS LONE BACKER $15,193.

STOP-GO SIGNALS.

FIRST OF NEW SERIES FOR.

GARDEN ROAD,

BUSINESS FREEDOM.

"I feel that all over the world we are over governed,'::soid Mr. Gordon Selfridge la hla:presiden tial address at the annual-meet- ing of the National Association of Trade Protection Societies.

"Gentlemen are appointed to certain pasta," Mr. Selfridge con- - tinued, "and begin to get busy and control those who know just as well as they do what is best."

Mr. Selfridge said that, in Amorica, every business man was happy when the Government had adjourned for the moment and left him to do as he chose.

The first of the six new Stop-Go signals to be erected in the Colony in connexion with traflo control is to be in operation on Thursday moru ing at the end of Garden Hond WORLD'S RECORD DIV. The foundations have already been faid and all that is now necessary is the erection of the signal, whioli will consist of a flashing light sigillar "I think that country is hap to that of the Pedder Street besion, | plest which has the least unneces and sign boards bearing the words Bary government. Constantly in Stop in red and Go in green. these old countries we find them clogged up with laws. In Ameri by the traffle officer by means of ca, they tell me, there are one and and a quarter million have been. a half million laws of which one- forgotten, and two-thirds of the remainder are no good at vall!! (Laughter),

These sign boards are manipulated

Shanghai, June 11. A world record for pari-mutual dividande was established this after Robledo came in first, paying $16,193. arranged that only one of the boards noon at Klangwan-racecourse, when handle, the mechanism being so

There was only one hacker, the at their defeat at the hands of the jockey. Mr. Billy Tingle, who is is visible to each stream of traffic at coal owners three years ago, is athletle fartmeter, to the Public Pne time. already a subject of discussion. School for Boys-Reuter. New York, June 11.

The miners are strongly repre- Over nino hundred golfers are Bented in the new House of Com Government must have a chance,

BIG BOND ISSUE BY engaged in the American Amateur mons, and are elated over the dact since. It will not have a clear

NANKING. Championship qualifying competi- that all the candidates put up by majority. tians, involving nineteen cities, stret their Federation were successful.: It is noteworthy that Mr. Ben ching from coast to coast.

The district coalfold agreements Turner is known as a "Man of SECURED ON THE CUSTOMS Among the striking fallures are reached under the coal stoppage Peace, and is a strong bellever

SURPLUS. Jesse Sweetser former British and settlement expire in November in settlement by negotiation.: "Ife'

Nanking, June 12 American champion; Jesse Guildford, and December, and undoubtedly was mainly responsible for the The Ministry of Finance has fermer American title holder the Federation will then renew the agreement between the Trads published regulations governing Watts Gunn, runner-up Junoa in the American championship

ampionship demand for a national agreement. Union Council and Lord Melcketts the issue of $40,000,000 815 per In 1925; and 'Chick Evans, fariner Mr. A. J. Cook in an article on group of employers, in the "peace cent. bonds, secured on the Cus- holder of the Open and Amaten The Miner is confident that the in industry discussions. He is toms surplus.

--Beuter's American. Servios,

THURS DAY ME QUEEN'S Ciarapionships in the United States. Labour Government will not be persona grats with the miners' The bonds are.redeemable with

THE

tray their trust, but admite the lenders-Router.

In Ave years.--Reuter.

Mr. J. Gibson Jarvie (manag Ing-director of United Dominions Trust Limited) eald thousands of houses in this country would never have been built but for hire purchaso

Alderman Cheverton-Brown (East

Riding) mentioned one factory where 9,000 girls were employed and said that among them they lowed a firm £20,000 for articles obtained on the hire purchase sys téma