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ATLANTIC FLIGHT ATTACK ON FRENCH WATER SHORTAGE KOWLOON RICKSHA BRITISH AMATEUR

ATTEMPT.

FRENCH AIRMEN ́ ́ GET AWAY SAFELY.

START.

Criminal Investigation Depart- AMERICAN RIVALS CRASH AT ment officials were to-day on. gaged in sifting the facts of what appears to be an attempt to take tho, life of a man by the use of

TORIES REPUDIATED, dynamite,inator of this fiendis

plan proceeded to carry out the London, June 13. deed, while his victim was sleep- At the National Liberal Clubing on a camp-bed in the street to-day, in an address to Liberal in front of his house. The assail- M.P's Mr. Lloyd George, the ant, it is alleged, placed a charge Liberal leader, set forth the of dynamite under the bed, and attitude which would be adopted exploded it with a detonator and by his Party towards the new fuse, Labour Government,

The attempt took place in Tai. He said: "The result of the nam Street, Shamshuipo, shortly alection has elevated our Party to after two o'clock this morning. a position or responsibility for The explosion startled the neigh national affairs second only to ourhood, and tenants rushed out into the street to discover the that of the Governmnt. During victim, whose name is Tang Pal Anel werd in all controversinisering from shock and injuries. Issues between the other Parties which appear to be of a sorious A trail of burn-out fuse showed

the lifetime of this Parliament the

will lie with us, so that the course

nature.

of events in the coming Parlia-how the charge was exploded from ment will largely depend on our action. It

a safe distance in the doorway of жая hever more essential that our

a house. course of

Investigations were immediately

HEADING FOR PARIS:

· POST · REPULSED.

ALGERIAN REBELS HEAVILY

BOMBED FROM AIR.

BIG COUP AT TOUNFIT,

Rabab, June 18, The rebel tribesmen responsible for the ambush of French forces three days ago, ¡with consequent heavy French losacs, returned to

POINTERS.

A READER MAKES A

SUGGESTION.

HOW PUBLIC CAN HELP TO PREVENT WASTAGE. ·

LEAKING HYDRANTS.

COOLIE "WAR.”

ARMED POLICE TO PREVENT DISTURBANCES.

TONG FEUD RENEWED.

GOLF TITLE,

'HOLDER HUSTLES TO DEFEAT.

Strained relations between Chu-TOLLEY AND DAWSON IN THE chow and Walchow ricksha coolies,

LAST EIGHT. on the mainland have been aggra- {} vated in the past, fow days and a disquieting situation has arison,

The long-existing feud between ETIQUETTE INCIDENT. the factiong has been dormant for As intimated on another page, which occurred outside the Penin- some little time, but an incident

Landon, Juno 13. the authorities are doing their ut-sula Hotel on Sunday has occa- Captain Andrew McNair, of the most to supplement the water sup- sioned strong. precautionary East Renfrew G.C., provided the sensation of the British Amateur

the attack in strong force on the 12th instant, besieging the post of Altyncoub. Proposing to follow the "Lind-The small French garrison held bergh Trail" to Paris, three thom off until the arrival of a num French airmen, lying in a glant ber of French aeroplanes, whidi monoplano, the "Yellow Bird" took

KAANGERINESANITATEA BOTEŠKplies of the Colony by opening up a number of wells, whilst nullak SOVIET INVASION OF

streams are being tapped at vari- MANCHURIA.

ous points, with effective warnings displayed to the effect that the water thus secured must be boiled before using.

since

from Old Orchard, Maine, yes- terday morning on the first Trans. atlantic attempt of 1929, when nothing, has been heard of them.

The machine is equipped with wireless, and no alarm in felt,

It was proposed that the fight should be in the nature of a raco against the "Green Flash" but the American machine was wrecked in trying to take off, and French plane continues alone.

the

“Green' Flash" Crashes,

New York, June 13. The proposed raco across the

nction should be the kind which made by the police, and, as the Atlantic by the French aeroplane will be worthy of the high tradi-result of a statement by the In-"Yellow Bird" and an American tion of service rendered by our Party to the nation throughout the jured man, the arrest has been effected of a man who is alleged most momentious centuries in Ita

to have been involved with the history.

injured man in a 'serica of quarrels overn certain woman.

No Pernickely Spirit.

the

machine "Green Flash" was ab- rhptly terminated a fortnight ago owing to mishaps to both planes, was resumed thie, morning. the start being made from Old Or chard, Maine, as before.

The "Yellow Bird" got away in excellent style, reading for Paris nt 10.10 am

The "Green Flash" also attempt.

Khailar, a Chinese City, Reported Captured.

ARMY OF 35,000 MEN,

Shanghai, June 14. A.White Russian report from Harbin states that Soviet

forces have entered Khallar, which is a hundred miles east of Manchull (Manchuria), -Router.

A Nam Chung Kus message states that the "invasion" arines out of the Harbin con- sulate raid, and that the. Soviet army comprises fifteen · thousand men, much alarm having been created in north Manchuria

It is alleged that a stick of "We must not use the power dynamite, a length of fuse and a Kiven us by the election in the detonator were found in country la a pernickety spirit. On possession of the prisoner, when the contrary, we munt interpret he was arrested. He will, in all our responsibility in a largo and likelihood, be charged before the generous way-that is, in a truly Magistrate to-morrow morning. ed to take off, her destination. bai Liberal sense, Liberals to-day The injured man, who is 22 ing Rome, but the machine again word hurried to the scene. The atand between the country and years of age, lives at 156, Tainam came to grief, turning over on her planes bombed the tribesmen out-and out Socialists," Mr. Lloyd George appealed for unity of Street. He has been admitted to nose. The pilots, Captain Lewis heavily, dropping no less than 600 hotion by the Liberals,

hospital suffering from injuries Yancey and Captain Roger Wil-bombs. which include a hand almost liams, escaped without injury.. Mr. Lloyd George added:- blown off.

Six Hours and No News. "The very hour the Ministry tries to become a Socialist

Later. Administration, its career endlu."

Six hours after she had taken Speaking of peace and dlaarma-:

off from Old Orchard, that is 10 ment, the Liberal leader muld hel

say round about four o'clock this felt assured that the Government:

afternoon, there has been no news would immediately, resume diplo-

aero matic relations with Russia, "I also assume they will immediately withdraw our troops from thei Rhineland and urge other Powers

MEERUT CONSPIRACY.

DECISIONS.

EUROPEANS NO RIGHT TO

“JURY- TRIAL

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Meerut, June 13. to follow their example. I assume The trial of the thirty-one they will give their adhesion to Communist conspirators has been the Optional Clause for arbitra-adjourned for ten days, because of The the Moharram holidays. prosecutor has not yet finished his opening speech.

tion in certain cases.

Naval Disarmament,

whatsover of the French plane "Yellow Bird."

Na alarm is felt, however, as the big single-engined monoplane, which is painted a vivid yellow, is equipped with wireless, and is trying to keep in communication with ships en route.

The backer of the flight, M. Armend Lotti, who in on the trip,

measures by the Police.

The authorities do not antict Golf Championship tourney at pate serious trouble among the Sandwich fo-day, by defonting coolies although there le a markT. P. Perkins, the holder, in the cd feeling of diacontent among the fourth round. adherents of the opposing Tongs. Perkins seemed to be upset by This has become very pronounced the incident yesterday when wide during the past few days and discussion followed his refusal. coolies are refusing to convey pas. to allow a following pair to go Bengers to any place outside their respective districts.

through, hurrying his shote ne though intent upon avoiding similar contretemps.

0

Prior to going out for his match

With regard to the use of water from steamers and tankera, a reador says it would be quite fea

The feud between these people sible for vessels to put in at Tytam has been in axistence nince the Bay and get within half a mile, of early days of the Colony and dis with McNair, Perkins gave a the reservior pumping plant. Pipes putes have not been uncommon brief interview to Reuter's repre.. from the vessels, he says, could The last time there was any seri-sentative, saying: "I am natural- either be floated or brought along.ous trouble, however, was somely a little upset by yesterday's bamboo staging. The water could ten years ago, although there have incident, but I have bean assured thus be taken direct into the pump-bances since.

been occasional minor disturby a member of the Championship Committee that I was quite in or- The present development is stateder in doing what I did,"

ing plant and transmitted to the reservoir which feeds such a lorge part of the Colony. No doubt theed to have originated in a dis- suggestion will be taken due note pute between rival coolies outside of by the water Supply Committee. the Peninsula Hotel on Sunday last when one was engaged by a fare to the indignation of the other, who proclaimed that by be longing to the Tainshatsul Tong he was entitled to the passenger,

A Public Duty,

fre

Too Great a Hurry. Perkins and

McNair hustled along to seventh hole and caught up a couple who had started ten- minutes before. They had to wait before they could play their shots there,

It is of the utmost importance at the present juncture that every Įbody should co-operate in the con-

servation of supplies, and in this tween the two sections with the The incident led to a dispute be. connexion we would urge on result that the Chuchow-Walchow his shots, especially his puiting, Perkins was obviously hurrying residents immediately to report to feud broke out anew. the authorities any instances in Members of each party are re-able pults, and as a result he was On three greens he missed hole- which they son water running to fusing to venture outside the res-two down at the turn. waste.

pective districts, resulting in pas McNair continued to give a con- A case occurred yesterday In sengers balng deposited at the sistently good display and be- The rebels were dispersed in con-Kowloon in which water was seen boundary lines. fusion and that situation is now

The Police soon learned of Im-He missed his approach at the came trup at the eleventh. greatly improved. It is understood running to waste from a that the rebels are now returning to hydrant, the valves of which had pending trouble and immediately 12th, Perkins winning, but Mc- their villages.

evidently been interfered with, made arrangements for street Nair took the thirteenth. A European who noticed this at patrols of armed possed. The dispersal of the rebel tribes once made a report to the au- It is thought that this action men in the disaffected region in thorities, and within a very short will have the desired effect of Algeria was materially aided by time the defect was remedied and preventing outbreaks between the bands of friendly tribesmen, who the wastage stopped. This is an tongs, while the greater part of the rebols example that all might follow, were concentrated in the attack instead of just letting the wastage on Altyacoub, carried out a bril-continue in the hope that "some- Hant attack on the rebel strong-body else" may notice it and take

action. hold of Tounfit.

Lator.

Polluting Supplies.

AN ENGLAND "TEST" CASUALTY.

TICH FREEMAN UNABLE TO. PLAY,

They captured the stronghold after fierce fighting. In the course of the fighting, 35 rebel In Kowloon, many hundreds of tribcamen were aldin.

Sixty Chinese are at present taking others were taken prisoners by the water from the nullahs, olther from is deting as the wireless opera-friendly tribes. About thirty the bed of the stream in the

London, June 13. guns féll into the hands of the sand or from the weep holes. It In addition to Hobbs, who was men loyal to the French Govern- was noticed last evening that at injured in the Test Trial, ment.-Reuter.

the nullah which runs through Ho England's Test team for the match Mun Tin, where the water is per- against the South Africans on were to be seen in the bed of the loss. fectly clear at its source, Chinese Saturday, has suffered another

The Fliers.

The plane fa piloted by M. Rene

(or, and M. Jean, Assolant, who has been associated with Lefevre

several ventures in the past. Jean Assolant, who is only twenty-three years or age, was married a few days ago to a New York chorus girl.

"I assume they will also take Mr. Milner White, the special Immediate stops to approach the magistrate hearing the ease, bng tor. United States of America with re-ruled that the Court has full gards to naval disarmament, that jurisdiction to deal with the case, there will be a further extension thereby rejecting the contention of of the provisions of the Washing the defence that the trial ought Lefevre, the famous French avla. ton Conference of 1921, and that to be held in a Prealdeney town En agreement will be arrived at with a jury. which will have the effect of

The Magistrate also disagreed making a substantial reduction in that the European prisoners, Brad cruisers, and, I hope, altogether ey and Spratt, by virtue of the abolish aubmarines.

Constitution of England, had a "If the Government insista upon right of trial by fury in any part of the solemn obligations of the the world.-Reuter. Peace Treaties as to disarmament being carried out, then they can rely upon receiving the whole. hearted support of the Liberal Party. I fully, reallac it has to be done with tact, dexterity and discretion, but there must be no shirking of responsibility because It is unpleasant."

Continental Reserves,

ROYAL DUTCH CO. PRODUCTION.

It is believed that a boy has succeeded in slowing away on the "Yellow Bird" though as no nows has been received from her,

this cannot be confirmed.

Powerful Machine.

WILLEMSTAD RAIDERS ROUTED,

VENEZUELAN MILITARY

OPERATIONS.

Willemstad, June 13:

stream washing clothes and their

Freeman, the Kent midget bow. own bodies, whilst in some instancos they were committing nuisances. ler, will be unable to play owing It follows that for people taking to a strained shoulder, ma supplies lower down the nullah the

It is probable that R. WV water is thus seriously polluted. Robins, the young Middlesex It appears to us that police should amateur, the Cambridge Blue, will be stationed at the sources of the be offered the vacancy-Reuter,

A further defeat of the filibus-larger nullahs, in order to see that Saturday, is reported from Coro, stopped and a clean supply guaran- tors, who raided-Willemstad Inst these objectionable practices are

teed.

Falcon Province, Venezuela, ni The Venezuelan military chief in

WASTE IS CRIMINAL

A. Telegraph representative who visited Yaumati Inst evening ob-

SCHEME TO MANUFACTURE FERTILISERS.

The machine in which theserved that two large boilers have French fliers are making the at- Amsterdam, June 13. tempt is a huge cabin plane, The annual report of the Royal equipped with a powerful single The Government, if it was to de Dutch Company states that the engine. It has a cruising speed- any real good to the cause of

production of oil for 1928 totalled of 130 miles an hour, carries ap- pence must definitely go back on 22,000,000 torio for pared with proximately 1,100 gallons of petro- the undertakings given by the last 16,988,000 tons in 1927, of which leum, and has a radius of 4,500 | Government that, Reserves were not to be computed or discussed the Dutch Indies produced 8,971, milcs,

000 tons.

To waste anything at any time is unjustifiable. To waste water now is criminal,

this district, General Leon Jurado The atores consist of oranges, bus routed the revolutionaries who in any examination of nationa! The Company intends to produce bananas, lemons, coffee and water, attempted to capture Coro. armaments. Those Reserves con various fertilisers and to establish while the airmen have a supply took many prisoners, also cap- General Jurado reports that he stituted four-fifths of the Contin- mls near oflfelds in various of motor-car inner tubes which ental armies war footing, and parts of the world. Its future is they will use as lifebelts in the turing a number of machine-guns their exclusion from debate made described as rosy.-Reuter.

Willemstad is and many rifles, event of a crash at sos.

now completely calm-Reuter, all discussion of disarmament fully.

Mr. Lloyd Georgo also spoke of unemployment. Here the Govern. ment seemed to have made a good -start, and if they tackled this pro-

PROFESSOR GILBERT

MURRAY,

blem promptly, boldly and energe- | PREMIER DENIES REPORTED tically, they would have no more

AMBASSADORSHIP. steady supporters than the mem- bers of the Liberal Party.

London, June 14.

Previous Mishap..

It will be recalled that the "Ye THE KING'S PROGRESS. low Bird" made her first attempt

on May 20th. She took off suc- cessfully, but returned to Old Or NO FURTHER INTERVENTION |chard after a flight lasting exnet-

ly nineteen minutes, the explaná. tion being that the engine vibra-

ANTICIPATED.

London; June 13..

been erected in Waterloo Road; these being fed from wolls in the locality. At the larger of two wells It was seen that there was no supervision what- ever. Hordes of water-carriers were taking supplies, with buckets let down into the well by ropes, and in close proximity to the well thoro was a Chinese garden sump, which must be contaminating the supplies. Steam Laundry Service.

It is a pleasure to note that the Steam Laundry is helping in the supply of water to Chinese. The business, and the management has Laundry uses, well water. for its

been good enough to make ar- rangements' whereby the water is pumped out into the street. Pipes have been carried outside the pro mises, and to these four taps have been fixed. These are being

MR, MACDONALD'S GREETINGS.

EMPIRE PREMIERS RETURN THE COMPLIMENT,

In a flash of good play, Perkins wan the 14th and 16th, thus being only one down at this stage with three holes to play. The 18th and 17th were halved, McNair becom- ing dormy one..

Great Chance Lost.

. McNair pulled his drive at the 18th and failed to reach the home green with hie third. Parkins was two and a half yards from the hole with his third, but missed his putt. McNair'a fourth pltched within two yarda of the pin, and he holed out securing a half and winning the match

Captain McNair was, eliminated in the fifth round by A» J. Evans, the captain of the Kent Cricket Club, who ended the inatch on the fourteenth green after a splendid exhibition.

To-day'a games were played in beautifully, And weather the con ditions being Ideal as the result of rain, overnight. The tournament was brought to an interesting stage, the close of the Afth round leaving only eight players in the tournament.

The Last Eight.

Four of the last night, Cyril Tolley, Bex Hartley, the Hon. Michael Scott and the American, John Dawson, are household names in amateur golfing circles, London, June 18. E. Tipple, A. J. Evans, Major Keith On assumption of office as Prims Thorburn, and J. Smith forming Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald the dark horse" circle. talegraphed greetings to the Prime In addition to Perkins, two Ministers of Canada, Australie, former holders of the titlo South Africa, New Zealand and fell by the wayside, Newfoundland, and the President Wm. Tweddell, who lost to of the Executive Council of the Straker, Walton Heath, himself de Irish Frca State,

feated later in the day, and Robert All have returned the compliment Harris.no ab -Reuter,

THE WEIHAIWEI PARLEY.

TO TAKE PLACE BOON IN NANKING,

Dr.

Edward Kyle, the Malaya cham- plon, Talled to survive the fourth round, in which he was drawn against the front-rank American. playar, John Dawson, Dawson won erally

Cyril Tolley

Cyril Tolley, who is now the „British favourite, and expected to tion had caused a leak in the fuel It le understood that the King's

win kid the rather curious azperi-" In conclusion, the Liberal lender According to the Daily Expreet; tank in the fuselage, releasing a condition continues satisfactory, patronised by large num

Shanghal, June 11. ence of defeating two. Oxford Unl- said he was bound to call attention Mr. Rameny MacDonald, in an quantity of oil. The airmen, on No doctors liave visited Windsorbers of Chinose, and to Bir Miles Lampson, the British versity, captains, 1025 and 1920,

pleasing to note that good to the fact that there was another Interview.. has denied the report discovering the break, decided to Castle since Monday, question which must necessarily that Professor Gilbert Murray is dump their fuel and return, The British Medical Journal order, le preserved amongst the Minister, has wired to Dr. C. T. In one day. In the fourth round he Infuence the general attitude of to be the next British Ambassador The "Yellow Bird" weighs 4% commenting on His Majesty's pro-water-carriers. The Company Is Wang, stating that he will proceed beat RH. Oppenheimer by: 6 and Liberals towards the new Govern- to Washington.

tons fully laden.-Reuter's Ameri-gress, says the abscess has nearly to be commended for its pubile to Nanking on the 20th instant to a :ment, and that was the course of The Premier declared empha-can Service.

healed and there is good prospect spiritedness in helping in this negotiate with the Nanking Go The Prince of Wales followed (Continued on Page 12.)...

tically that this was the first he [A photo of the airmen toll be of his condition clearing up with way! toprovide water for those ernment in regard to the retroces- the match, Tolley turned thres up,

sion of Welhalwel -Non-Chung had heard of it-Reuter.

found on the Back Page.)

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