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KOWLOON WATER CRITICISMS.

MR. BRAGA'S LETTER TO THE EMERGENCY COMMITTEE.

SUGGESTIONS MADE.

The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, han to- day forwarded the following letter to the Secretary of the Water Emergency Committee:

Sir, The erection of the two

Kowloon, for storing the water from the well in the Homuniin Cemetery is the subject of crit cism by Kowloon residents. It is fair that the criticism be brought to the notice of the Committee.

SOVIET INTRIGUE IN CHINA.

STARTLING JAPANESE

ALLEGATIONS.

U.S. AND JAPANESE "SEALS" FOUND AT HARBIN.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

large tanks on Waterloo Road, RUSSIAN CONTENTION.

Shanghai, June 10. Japanese despatches, from Har bin state to-night that Itusso- American and Russo-Japanese re-i lations may be affected as a result of the Chinese raid on the Soviet consulate at Harbin on May 27.

Summarisel, the criticisms are to the following affect:

(a) The tanks are fur too large; doubt is expressed that the well ni Homuntin Cemetery contains enough water to fill even one of

these tanks.

It is alleged, that among the seizures, have been found Japanese oficial envelopes, while papers bearing the seals of the American and Japancae consulates were also found,

(b) It will take between

one and two hours to pump the well dry. After that, of course, BEU-

It is conjectured that the scala page will take place and the well eventually return to its former were used for forging passports ar level of water. As it is not effecting communications among possible at present to say what the the communists or for breaking. correspondence rate of seepage will be, one can- and re-sealing

not tell how long it will take for between American and Japanese the water in the well to be restored consulates and their home governs

to laval.

iments..

(e) There is a pond on the side

Soviet officials contend, accord- of the naliak opposite the well, ing to the Japanese, that these from which a large number of alleged articles found within the Chinese draw their water at all

Soviet consulate were planiral"

May Sever Relations.

hours of the day and night. This by the Chinese prior to the raid, pond could be minde a supplemen... tary feeder by means of an addi- tional automatic electric pump ami connecting pipes.

Japanese press despatches from. Nanking regarding the Chinese shouldi be Bo Harbin Soviet consulate raid state (4) There difficulty in pumping the water that a spokesman for the Chinese: from these two sources of supply foreign office interviewed, said direct to Mongkok and Yaumuti, "regardless of what attitude the All that would be needed is the Soviet takes, China cannot allow extension of the pipe-Ilne down the the matter to drift so long da nullah along Waterloo Road and Soviet consulates in Harbin and under Nathan Rond. The water elsewhere continue their Bol. could be delivered from stand-shevist propaganda pipes in convenient localities, say, activities aimed to cause on Nathan Road and Shanghai in Chinese territory, Street. This would obviate the long trudge for the thousands of people travelling distances over a mile or more from Yauniati, Mong kok and Taikoktsuni to reach the funks put on Waterloo Road rear the Hoinuutin Cemetery gate.

and other unrest

"Therefore the Chinese govern-) ment upon examining the seized dorinents intends either to sever

MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1929.

STANDARD OIL MAN CEMENT FACTORY GENERAL ELECTION

ATTACKED,

SERIOUSLY INJURED BY A FILIPINO EMPLOYEE.

HIT WITH IRON BAR.

Manila June 14.

* STRIKE.

SHANGHAI STOPPAGE MORE SERIOUS.

EIGHTEEN DEMANDS.

INCIDENTS.

THE KING AS HEAD OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY!

LABOUR PROTESTS.

are

The strike of several hundred

London, May 29, Mr. Felix G. Sutter, native of workers of the Lungkwa Cement Lord Thirlestane, one of the Switzerland, superintendent at the Factory, Langkwa, has become Conservative candidates ot Pandacan plant of the Standard more serious following interyen-Southampton infuriated the local Oil Company, lay near death last tion on the part of the Shanghai Labour Party by a passage in his. injuries received when he was the Bureau of Social Affairs of to ask ourselves whether we are night at St. Paul's Hospital from Special District Kuomintang and speech, namely: "We have got struck over the head with an iron the Chinese Municipality of Great-going to support a party, headed bar by a Filipino employee of theer Shanghai, the workors now by our beloved King, and followed company whom he had previously having submitted. 18 demands by our great friend Mr. Baldwin." dismissed.

which have been approved by the Mr. Sutter is still unconscious. two organizations.

The Labour Party of Southamp ton telegraphed to the King at His right eye was removed by attending physicians yesterday. Hea meeting of representatives of "Members of

This action was taken following Windsor Castle RS follows: has a fractured skill and a fractured the strikers with officials of the Labour Party

the Southampton right check bone, and if he liven his Kuomintang and Bureau of Social subjects and beg to other eye may be seriously impaired, Affairs, which was called by the against Lord Thirlesiane's state- your loyal prolest according to the physicians,

Kuomintang for the purpose of Calle Industria, is under arrest, by the strikera. An official of the against Mr. Baldwin's use of the Amado Hermoso, (24), of 261 discussing the resumption of workment that Your Majesty is the head of the Conservative Party and charged with the infliction of Burenu presided at the meeting.

As the result of the meeting it Royal arms on the Conservative was decided to demand from the leaflet." femployers a compassionate grant

Another Protest. of $7,000 for the relatives of a worker who was recently killed. The appearance on Colonel The deceased was an officer of the Grant-Morden's platform of the union of workers. Another demand French Deputy M. Haye has Im- for $1,600 for funeral expelled the Brentford and Chia- wick Labour Party to protest to The workers, encouraged by the the French Ambassador in London Kuomintang and the Bureau, also on the ground that the interven- demand that the manageing-tion of a member of a Foreign director of the cement factory be Chamber in British domestic discharged and other officials en-politics is contrary to international gaged. Other demands follow: practice and may mischievously That the union of workers affect opinion between the friend-

ly nations.

OBITUARY.

The late General Bram- well Booth, until recently head of the Salvation Army, whose death occurred yes- terday.

WAS penses,

be recognized.

2. That the Company pay each worker for the period of the strike. 3.That all discharged workers be reinstated..

That the working hours be limited to eight per day.

5. That a general increase' of: 20 per cent. be accorded all work

ers.

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M. Hare's "invidious" selection of the Conservatives as friends of penen, it adds. offends both Liberals and Socialists who are pledged to international peace and, disarmament.

The party asks that the protest should be conveyed to the French Minister for Foreign Affairs.

"Trivial Personalities,"

6. That holidays he given on Sundays and all other general, holidays and that double wages -paid to those who work on holi-

The Court of Chancery of the dayn.

Duchy of Lancaster has refused the interim injunction prayed far 7.-That the factory 'bo fully responsible for the safety of all by Mr. Geoffrey Watson, Conserva

tive candidate for the West Tox- bo Leth Division of Liverpool against

workers.

every worker

Sino-Russian relations or restore serious phyalent Injuries. Ac-1 8. That them to normal, subject to definite cording to the story told to the gramed three months leave of Mr. Joseph Gibbins, his Labour

police, Mr. Sutter dismissed Her-absence, with full pay, every year, opponent, who mogo from the plant for negligence.

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in the performance of duties about

assurances from the Soviet Chinu The Toregoing eriticum are

"Taking into consideration the worthy of consideration and if the f Buggestions, which appear feasible, remarkable

change of Anglo-empty gasoline cans.

the place. He was employed to fill

could be adopted, it would rice Russian relations and other inter-

The

Early yesterday morning Her

plant

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

an

published alleged libellous leaflet containing "I was never on active service."

Mr. Watson alleged that the additional words in the latter, namely, "on any military fron had been omitted from the circu- lar, and he claimed to have served i in the Calcutta Light Horna throughout the war. Indiana, has been pressed into ser-neas to justify the leaflet.

The Colver Milltary Academy,

Mr. Gibbins expressed his rendi- {

The Vice-Chancellor in vice as the background for some

SHOWING.

dis-

the labour of the people out for national states of affairs, China 10x was seen about the procuring water in the neighbour-does not intend to bring pressure carrying a large piece of lead. I. ENTERTAINING FILM NOW hood of lomuntin to a minimum. on Russia at this juncture nor is said that he attacked Mr. Sutter was it China's ambition to take from behind, striking rim. on the I An informed that enrrying out of the suggestions.

over the Chinese Eastern Rail-back of the head and again on the need not involve any very large, way, though she is determined to right side of the hend before Mr. sum of money.--1

Youra demasid that Russia contine her Sutter dropped unconscious. faithfully.

activities within international law (88.) J. P. BBAGA,

11 is said that after the assault spirited play is the film "Prep and missing the application for an And justice."

Termose ran amuck, looking for the Pep," now showing at the Queen's injunction anid that the question substitute that had been hired in nis Theatre. place.

Hollywood producers would have to be determined must have run somewhat short of when the action was heard,. ideas when they have to repent, in Ho regretted that an election this picture, the theme so often should turn on trivial person- utilised in similar stories of College alities. life, that of the youth who from the state of a dunce or dud, Is sven

IRON HAND IN JUGOSLAVIA.

CROAT LEADER ARRESTED,

Berlin, May 20.

Anal

Proceeding Carefully.

119.

Candidate's Twins,

Later. With reference to the raid on; the Harbin Soviet consulate, Dr. WARSHIPS IN PORT, C 1. Wan Minister fur Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist The following is the disposition Government,. stated that the of warship now in port:

| blossoming forth into a full-flegged Dr. Brook, the Labour candidate government is proceeding "eare-

Basin.M.S. Tamar, H.M.S.hero, and this through the inspir-for Balham and Tooting, became The outward tranquility on the fully," awaiting particulars from Bruce and Submarines L15. and ing influence of patriotism and love, the father of twin daughters and surface of Jagaslav political Life Harbin and also the seized docu-

David Rollins, as the hero, is promised the electors if returned North Arm-ILM.Ships Brige-seen doing almost impossible feats,that he would name the helpless since the coup d'Etat in January ments allegedly showing Com-

one of which is, of course, the re-infants "Balham" and "Tooting." was suddenly disturbed yesterday munist nelivities going on within water, Sandwich and Thracian,

West Wall by tin arrest in Belgrade of M. the Soviet consulate.

Dock.-I.M.S.scue of the lovely heroine from a

The Liberals provided a remark- Somme. Months ago the government;

perilous position in which she had able woman candidate, Mrs. Zella Svelozar Pribitchevitch, the joint

No. 12 Buoy.-H.M.S. Sirdar, ne right to be. lender of the former Peasant- sent out nation-wide instructions

Foreign.-U.S.S. Gold

The picture should make light en-Hoffman who claims to be a des- Star, Democratic Opposition, now off forbidding Communist activities. U.S.S. Canopua and submarines tertainment in this warm weather cendant of Anne Boleyn, born and ctally dissolved.

After the murders which took Government was responsible to and French gunbonts Vigilante and

therefore the. Nationalist 538, 540 and S41, U.S.S. Mindanal when one is not inclined to demand bred in the United States, but now i

Loo-strict Interpretation of re- Britlah subject with a London pince in the Skupstinn last June that extent for the Harbin ruid, Alerte.

house. M. Pribitchevich had withdrawa although the search was not made to Zagreb, the Croatian capital, Jas a result of speciße instructions. where he nectively continued his The Foreign Minister is inclined opposition to the Belgrade Govern- to treat the matter as a local ment. In the course of a speech Harbin affair and said he hoped of bitter Invective delivered to a that it would be settled locally. party meeting in Qctober he de- The Government is not desirous of clared that he would never return doing anything resulting' in com-i to Bolgrade and the Skupahlina, plications with Soviet Russia. It On January 4 fast, however, he is only interested in preventing was among the leaders who were communistic netivities in China, consulted by King, Alexander with honce it is studying the situation regard to the crisis then rapidly clonoly before taking further maturing, and he advised the King action.

to ensure such constitutional re- forms ns would accord to the Beveral cultural and historical units in the kingdom the enjoy ment of an appropriate measure of self-government.

Two days later came the pro- clamation of the Royal dietator- ship and M. Príbitchevitch again withdrew to Zagreb, leaving his family behind in Belgrade. Last Friday night he unexpectedly ar rived in Belgrade for the purpose, as he said, of regulating doreste affatra and visiting his sick wife.

the Croatian people, which dev clares that the present conditions will continue in Jugoslavia until, the harmful effects of the previous) regime of politicians have been completely overcome, and appeals to all Serbs to support the King in his endeavours for the good of the land.

forms a dramatic climax to a che

The arrest of M. Pribitchevitch quered career. He is a Serb, born in Croatia, who before the war Internal in a Village. was one of the pioneers of Serbo- Cront "rapprochement," At the Yesterday afternoon at four end of the war he was one of the o'clock he was arrested and, 10- founders of the new Triune king- gether with his wife, transported dom, became the first Minister of to the village of Brus, in Central the Interior, and for some years Serbia, about 100 miles South of played a leading part in Jugoslav Belgrade. His intimate friend, M.politics as an ardent adherent of Grigorije Boshevitch, accompanied centralised regime in Belgrade. him voluntarily in order to guard. More recently, however, he made. him against possible violence, a complete change of front, and, No Jugoslav newspapera are becoming reconciled to the late permitted to publish a word about M. Stephan Raditch, formed a close the arrest and internment of M. alliance with the Croat Peasant Fribitchevitch. This event ap- Party. Since the death of M. pears to presage the application of Raditch he has been the foremost.

a stronger hand in Croatia, and champion of the Creat Opposition, follows closely upon the Royal The apecific grounds for his sud- manifesto, recently addressed to den arrest are not yet stated.

afities.

UBLIORTS

TEAL GOBITS.

1925, DY HIA BÈRVÝCH, Mc. wo us ki ore.

"He said they weren't imaginative enough to make good true atorics,"

POPPY DAY MONEY.

LADY HAIG AVERTS A DEADLOCK.

London, May 21. Considerable discussion took place at the annual conference of the British Legion at Queen's Hall, London, yesterday, on a resolution that post and pre-war ex-Service. men should share in the bonefit of Poppy Day donations.

When a deadlock appeared to have been reached, Countess Halg,, who was on the platform, rose and Baid: "I should like to tell you what I know my husband would have felt. I know that homonut. all funds to go to those who fought in the Great War. (Applauso).

"My husband saw-and I have seon a great deal of it since he passed away-the terrible distress among ex-Service men who fought In the war," she added, "and no money should go anywhere else." (Applause.)

The resolution was withdrawn. The National Executive put for ward a resolution that, in view of the fact that the amount available Tor Christmas cheer was very limit- ed, the distribution of suma for Christmas cheer by the Council be discontinued.

The resolution was defeated, but it was decided that grants should be made according to the needs of individual areas, instead of bas- ing them on the general unemploy- mont returns..

The conference, adjourned til Ito-day.

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