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五拜酒 號一廿月六英港香 FRIDAY,

JUNE 21, 1929. 日五十月五

SINGLE VOZY TO GENER

We have in stock for immediate delivery.

G.M. C. Truck Chasala with payload

capacities of from 4,000 to 6,000 lbs.

Gross ratings from 8,000 to 12,000-lbs.. Delivered prices from HK, $2,600 to

H.K. $4,925,

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Talajbana Central 1140 or 124T.

33 Wong Nai Chung Rund............. Happy Vallas.

INDUCING RAINFALL IRON MINING CO. FIRE & EXPLOSION FALSE ENTRIES IN KOWLOON BATHERS PIRATE GANGS IN

WOUND UP.

CAN R.A.F. FLIGHTS BE OF A NEW TERRITORIES

PRACTICAL VALUE?

A LOCAL AUTHORITY'S VIEWS ON RAIN-MAKING.

"TELEGRAPH" SPECIAL.

induce rainfall by sprinkling clouds with powdered kaolin is a The failure of the attempts by the Royal Air Force to great fanppointment, but It is urged in some quarters that in the Colony's desperate circumstances we cannot afford to judge. the experimentą too hastily.

ENTERPRISE ENDS,

RENEWAL OF MINING LICENCE

NOT GRANTED.

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COAL COST PROBLEM.

Shareholders in the Hongkong Iron Mining Co., Ltd., this morn-

IN CANTON.

OUTBREAK IN HOSPITAL REPORTED.

P.R.I. BOOKS

PTE. HENDRY'S FIRST LAPSE.

ACCOUNTS.

OVER 100 CASUALTIES.

Varying and somewhat contradic MAJOR OGILVY'S CHECKING OF tory reports arà in circulation re- garding an explosion and outbreak of fire which occurred yesterday afternoon in Canton, but it would appear that, considerable damago was done and many casualties suf- fered.

The Telegraph correspondent in Canton, in reply to a special mess age of enquiry sent this morning,

THE

Soon

WARNED.

FISHERMAN REPORTS SEEING BIG SHARK.

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| DESTRUCTION OF NETS. Kowloon bathers are warned of

a danger duo, to the reported presence of a shark in waters off the coastal rond..

A reader writes In this con- COURT-MARTIAL.nexion to say that last evening ho and a party were about to go into deep water at a point not far from the resumption the Molasses Company's plant when they were warned by a

after

of the General Court Martial,

ing decided to voluntarily wind up cables that official quarters confirm which is hearing, charges. of fisherman not to do so. the Company. It has been the report of explosions having oc sible to obtain coal at suficiently low prices to enable iron in the curred but state that the reports of

Government refused to renew the New Territories to be smelted at 500 casualties are really ex- marketable rates, and this year the Company's mining licence,

nggerated.

Lorday, at about noon, a shark, The fisherman stated that yes- estimated to weigh about 300 lbs., was seen in the waters, and later the big fish destroyed nets which com-had been laid down.

BIG BATTLE.

DESPERATE FIGHT OFF WOOSUNG.

SEVEN REPORTED KILLED AND OVER 20 INJURED.

CHIEF SHOT DEAD.

Shanghai, Juno. 16.

A thrilling gun battle between rival gangs of pirates, in which two negligence against Major G.M.H.

and a dozen or more sampans took large funks, several smaller boats,

Nan Chung Kus News Service

Ogilvy, while acting as P.R.I., of

part, took place of Woosung Inte A report emanating from the Miles, defending Officer,

the 2nd K.0.S3., to-day, Major

on Friday night, according to re- ports reaching here yesterday.

Seven men are reported to have stated that the fire first broke out menced his cross-examination of Our informant suggests that, in been killed including one pirato company was reached at an extra-Hospital inside the compound of

The decision to wind up the in the No. 8 Emergency Military Private Hondry, former P.R.1. the circumstances, it would be chieftain while at least 20 others ordinary general meeting which the 8th Bannerman's Guild Hall, clerk, who was sentenced to im- beyond their depth from the beached, some of them sustaining acrieus inadvisable for swimmers to go are reported to have been wound- immediately followed the annual situated on the East Bund, meeting of the Company, heki in

prisonment and reduced to the near the Molasses Company's plant injuries. the board room of Messrs. Jardine,ed part of the main building and

The fire is said to have destroy- ranks for misappropriation of or, in the adjacent bay. Matheson and Co., Ltd. -

The Hon. Mr. B. I. F. Reith the vicinity, eventually causing the

then to have spread to matsheds in P.R.I., funds.

Hendry said that he was trans- He points out, pertinently enough, that there should be treated at the annual meeting, explosion of twe magazine vaults ferred from the 1st to the 2nd plentiful supply of dust particles during a prolonged drought, Compton and Mr. H. H. HII. Priest-

being supported by Mr. A. located in the compound.

K.O.S.B., Ih Egypt in September, and closes with the remark that, whether foreseen or otherley.directors), and Mr. L. S. were some 400 patients in the hospi- he was told by his company com- At the time, it is stated,, there 1926. Th December of that year wise, droughts can be fought with one weapon only, the intel-Green (secretary), ligent conservation of water supplies,

tal, and some of these had to be mander, Captain Stanton, that he MR. MACDONALD ENJOYS TRIP was in a large launch in Woosung holders prevent were the Hon. Mr. | W. E. L. Shenton, Messra. A. R. Coxon, R. Sutherland, P. Tod, A. Perry, R. E. Macdougall and, 11., A. Rodgers.

As a matter of public interest, and of some importance, the Telegraph invited a local authority on the subject to contribute an article dealing with rainfall and rain-making, and his opinions, supported by those of famous meteorologiats, concede trifling hope of pronounced success from further efforts on the lines already undertaken.

AN ATTRACTIVE IDEA BUT

of the

con-

Chairman's Speech.,

Share

The Hon. Mr. B.D.F. Beith said: --The statement of accounts hav-.

$130MRBENTUK.CO

NE POSITIVE.

"Save Water" is a better motto than "Don't Whate Water."

rescued by the Red Cross, the police, and military assistants.

ing been in your hands the requisitos: number of days, I will, with your permission, take them as read.

The accounts call for no com- mont,

as they are practically

previous year. identical with those of the I shall be going into the position of the Company more fully at the meeting to be held after tilg.

FLYING PREMIER OF BRITAIN.

FROM SCOTLAND,

was to go into the P.R.I's oec. That same day his appointment WOS published in Regimental Orders. He was not told what work he would perform. Sergeant Wylie, retiring P.R.I., clerk show- SETTING PRECEDENT. ed him his duties. He had never been. P.R.I. elerk before. He

1st Battalion. As messing clerk had been a messing clerk in the

he dealt with swill sales.

Bearer Cheques.

Three of the seriously wounded men arived in Shanghai yesterday on a motor, launch and were taken to a local hospital. They have small chance of recovery,

Start of Fight According to a foreigner who

waters at the time and witnessed a part of the battle, the fight start-, ed shortly after 10 a.m., when the' two junka were within a few feet of each other. There was a series of loud shouts followed by a spurt of flame and the crack of a gun. London, Jung 20.

Evidently this was a signal; for... Great Britain," Mr. Ramsay Mac-junks were well peopled and appar The first flying Premier of the battle raged at once. Both Donald, arrived at Hondón Acro-ently all or nearly all the crows of drome at 4.05 p.m. from Losale- both vessels were armed. A power mouth. He flow in a Fairey bomb-ful torchlight flared on one junk, thoroughly enjoyed the journey. ing aeroplane and said he had lighting up the other craft. Sharp

ly outlined against the night sky the British Prime Minister had ever targets for the armed men on the It was the first time that a men on one junk made excellent

flown.

A halt was made about midway

other.

Regular Fusillade.

It is believed that some thirty patients lost their lives, and that recall when Major Ogilvy signed The only occasions he could the total casualties amount to dver ja hundred. A number of firemen

a clieque without seeing the bille, were amongst those injured,

was when a payment was to be The Fire Brigade was early on battalion. The majority of the made to some company in the I now beg to propose the adoption the scene, but owing to the fre- of the Report and Accounts as pre-quent explosions and lack of cheques which passed through the at Catterick in Yorkshire, where sented and when this has been duly water, they were faced with un-He was unaware that a bearer officers of the Royal Air Force and at the same time a number of P.R.I., office were bearer cheques. Mr. MacDonald lunched with Fusillado after fusillado was fired seconded I shall be pleased to an-usual difficultica. swer any questions to the best of Residences in the neighbourhood cheque need not be endorsed. Ile aquadron,

small craft, presumably Alled with Flight-Lieutenant Heslop, the pirates, drew near, the men on some my ability.

were not greatly damaged, but did not think that Major Oglivy Mr. R. A. Coxen seconded, and there was much panic amongst the ever

gave a receipt for cash pilot of the machine, did not make of them firing as their craft neared the resolution was carried unanim- people because of a fear that the without seeing the cash to which straight line from Lossiemouth the junks. All the small junks and ously.

fire might spread.

the receipt referred.

to Catterick. After leaving sampans seemed to direct fire Winding Up Decision.

It is stated that some of the His first lapse as P.R.I., clerk Lossiemouth, he made for the cast against one of the two large junke. coast of Scotland, dying over The foreign eye-witness stated

During the course of a droughtfair and prevented from falling or water shortage the question of carthwards, the fact ruinains that artifelally inducing precipitation in continually ascending mans of variably arises. To those outside humid air, is deprived meteorological circles, "rain-majority of its moisture. making" by methods usually sonic- what spectacular, is an extremely motat air during its ascent to This progressive cooling of attractive iden, so attractive that higher levels in the principal cause the possibility is occasionally as of the earth's rainfall: the amount sumed, in the public mind, to be thus obtained is practically un- the definite results of established limited, for condensation practice.

It would be impossible within the current exsita.

tinues as long as the fiscending Imits of a brief article to investi- gato in detail the possibilities of

Types of Rainfall. the various rainmaking schemes that have been tried at different There are three distinct typen times, but those sullicfently in of rainfall, all of which are pro- terested are advised to consult may duced in this way: they may be of the many excellent text books designated orographie, cyclonic now available on meteorological and thunderstorm rain. Ascend- subjects. Humphreys "Phyalca of ing currents are produced by the Air, Lampfert's "Meteorology" mountain ranges, and the and Humphreys "Rainmaking and is then termed orographic. other Weather Vagaries" are the The rainfall of the Scottish authority for much of what follows. Highlands, Wales, Dartmoor and In order to estimate fairly the the Lake District are illustrations probabilities of any scheme of rain-in Great Britain, while the West making, it is necessary to frst con- const of India and the province of sider the means by which rainfall Assam are notable instances in the in effected in nature, and to keep the East. The extremely heavy rain-1 fact well in view, that the opera-fall of Cherapunji, in Assam, is tions of nature are conducted on the most striking example of this the iron are deposits at Ma On a very large scale, and that any at- type.

tempt to modify them must bej The trajectorles of air in a similarly conceived. This point is cyclone show that the raising of important and will be referred to currents of warm moist air over again.

Condensation.

The extraordinary general meet. ammunition which was destroyed | was when he falsified the Ghoolam Banff to Aberdeen. Skirting the that he saw at least four men fall saying:-The position of the Com-forces in the recent operations in When Major Ogilvy let Sergeant Forth, near the Forth Bildgo.

pany being such as It is, 'your Directors have decided to recom mend that it go into voluntary liquidation and it is to obtain your approval of this proposal that this meeting has been called.

The Company was orginally formed with the idea of working

Shan In the New Territories. The ore may be there, but we have not been able to obtain coal at suf- deiently low prices to enable us colder layers is responsible for to smelt it at marketable rates or cyclonic rainfall, and rising vapour to dispose of it in other ways. is often actually perceptible in Various schemes have been pro current need not of necessity be return, but all have come to vertical, but no other physical pro- nothing. cess can give rise to sufficient The running expenses of the of condensation to produce appreci- Company were reduced to

able precipitation.

In the freo air, water vapour la thunderstorms. The ascending posed to bring in reasonable

condensed by:

Contact Cooling ·

Radiational Cooling

Mixture of air masses

unequal temperature

Expansionul or Dynamic Cool-!

ing due to vertical convection, Contact and Radiational cooling]

Ti

minimum and one expedient in 1924 was to surrender the Crown Lease (for which $2,500

were

Wylie

go, he was satisfied that witness was thoroughly acquaint-

the North River district. know, but although incendiariem ted with his duties,

The cause of the outbreak is un-

has been hinted at, it is thought possible that the fire may have origiunted from A burning cigarette-end,

BRILLIANT TENNIS VICTORY.

BRITISH LADIES SWAMP FRENCH OPPONENTS.

'London, June 20. A team of British lady tennis players gained a remarkable victory in an international match with French ladies at Eastbourne to-day.

ed and fell or were thrown over- Mr. MacDonald obtained a janrd. After about 15 minuta of

vlow splendid

of Edinburgh, continuous fighting one junk mana- After crossing the Firth of Forthged to get alongside the other. Received Money.

the machine crossed the Cheviot Ropes were thrown and men were Every month

Hills and then turned slightly seen to board the smaller junk. the awill con-westward to Catterick. A large tractors paid him for the swill. number of machines met the

Chief Shot. to Death. The first time he packeted this Premier to escort him to the nir

The chief of one pirate gang, it money was on March 10, 1928.

He station. made false entries in the books

was stated, was on board one junk Resuming the flight from Cat- and was shot to death, and his body because the P.R.I., examined them tarick, Flight-Lieutenant Heslop reported to have been thrown over- and he was afraid he would discontinued via the Midlands. The board. cover his deficiencies.

Premier, when alighting in Hen- Tho hundreds of shots fired Major Miles:-You said yester don observed that air travel was created "considerable, excitement in day that he did not examine them. better than any other the vicinity, and one report had it You now say that you had to make Reuter and British Wireless. the false entries because the Major examined the Bye-Products book?-Yes, Major Ogilvy checked the booke every month.

MR. THOMAS LOOKING FOR WORK.

that pirates had boarded a foreign. veese and had engaged in a gun battle with the officers and crew.

According to unconfirmed reports In Chinese circles the slain pirate leader was the brother of the notorious Zung Tac-foo, whose name is held in dread by winsters of | MEETS REPRESENTATIVES OF small Chinese boats operating In

Woosung water, · RAILWAYS.

, In all twelve matches were The Judge Advocate:-Checked played, and Britain won all of them. them, you say?--I do not say he Man's Schemes.

At Queen's Club, where the Lon-checked them, but he looked at

them. Having postulated this, what of paid annually) in exchange for don Championships are in progress, are the principal causes of dew and man's schemes to induce precipita- annum. These Licences however, Wilbur Coen, his seventeen-year-old know that King's Regulations mining licences costing $500 per W. T. Tilden (U.S.A.) defeated Witness said that he did not froat, both phenomena being caption? It will be seen that some are only granted for two years pupil by 6-2, 6-3. Francis Hunter provided that awill enles should be able of demonstration in the inbor neglect the essentials of the prob and thereafter have to be renewed (U.S.) defeated Wilmer Allison by published in ordera cach month, atory. In nature the amount of em, whilst others ignore the sub-ucial permission of the 6-

It is announced that the State water thus produced in comparative- ly amall, but in the form of frost, stantial (and therefore non-econ- Government annually.

Both Tilden and Hunter have now received from Choolam Nabi, fixed for July 2nd.

A receipt for $159, for monoy Opening of Parliament has been can be the cause of much damage,mical) scale on which attempts

reached the semi-final

of the nigned by Major Oglivy was then singles.-Router:

The amount of precipitation induced must be made. The rarity of the

Licence Renewal, Refused,

NEW DISARMAMENT PROPOSALS.

by the mixture of masies of air of essential moist air during droughts In May 1928, the Hongkong unequal temperatures fa also small, is not fully appreciated, the di- Government notified us that unless the result of such mixtures in our fficulty of operating aeroplanes in some actual work (or prospect of atmosphere, being usually limited low-lying clouds la ignored, and it was shown, it was doubtful if

the impossibility of directing any the licences would to fog.

be renewed. It is commoR knowledge that resultant precipitation (If limited) The finances of the Company did increasing height above the to a useful purpose, is not fully not allow of our carrying out any

JAPAN READY TO SUPPORT earth's surface involves a progrei-conaldered.

further development ourselves,

ANY MEASURES. sive degrense in temperature. There are various classifications and we were unable to come to This is exemplified in a moderate of rain-making methods, but of any other. arrangement with way by the reduced temperature scientific or practical methods the our application for a renewal of to-day communicated to President

Washington, June 20, other parties, with the result that The Japanese Government have our licence for this year was IIoover their readiness to support refused.

uy measures for the further re You will therefore no doubt duction of armaments-Router's agree that it would serve no useful | American Service, purpose to continue keeping the Company in existence, and your.

of our hill districts as compared following may be mentioned:

with that of lower levels, and in.a more extreme fashion by the snow- covered summits of mountaing situated in tropical areas.

Temperature Effects,

Forced Vertical Convection.

Cold Barrlers.

Inclined Planes,

Fog-catching Bercons.

Electrical Methods. Tires,ONE

Noises and Explosions. Chemicals.

Directors therefore decided to call "That the company be wound up this meeting with a view to our voluntarily," and when this has

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London, June 20,

Mr. J. H. Thomas, who in "Mini- produced. Witness said that heater of Unemployment" met repre- must have made a very special sentatives of the various Railway excuse to persunde Major Ogilvy companies to-day to discuss schemes to sign it without seeing the bill, of development. Where railways On every occasion except the one have practical schemes merely referred to ho, witness, algned waiting financial assistance Choolam Nabl's receipts himself. Mr. Thomas had asked

Excuse Forgotten.

SIR MILES LAMPSON IN NANKING.

DISCUSSIONS WITH DR.

C. T. WANG,

Shanghai, June 21.

It is reported from Nanking that that Sir Miles Lampson, the Bri all the facts should be laid Minister to China, had a conver- before the Economic Counell sation with Dr. C. T. Wang, yes

Reuter,

Hendry was most closely ques-of Ministers-British Wireless and terday, the discussion consisting

Oglivy. He said that he could tloned by the Judge Advocate re- Karding his excuse to Major. not remember it.

duced you to ask Major Ogilvy to

The Judge Advocate:-What in-. aign the receipt? What did you want him to do it fort mind, Sir.

Witnicer: had nothing in my. The Judge Advocate:-You un- that you received a cheque when you secured the receipt? Yes..

The Judge Advocate (to Major Miles) There is no question or Ghoolam Nabi, himself?. any dishonesty on the part of Major Miles: None, whatever,

Scattering condensation nucle!, going into voluntary liquidation, been duly seconded. I shall be derstand that the suggestion is

It is estimated that the holders pleased to answer any questions to The first four may be regarded of fally-paid shares will receive the best of my ability.

such as dust

A constitorible decrease of tem- perature, materially affects the constititution of some substances, And if a quantity of air that is -charged with water vapour, ba

a considerable height as productive, but without going about 15 cents, and those holding The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, raised to above the earth's surface, the inte detall, they may be pronounc-partly-paid shares about 30 cents seconded and the resolution was water vapour will be successively ed economically worthless, owing per share.

I do not think that thero is any The Chairman announced that a condensed into cloud and water, to the colossal scale on which ap- mors that I can say and therefore confirmatory meeting would be and although such cloud and water paratus must be prepared, may be absorbed again by the

I beg to propose tho resolution: I held on July 12 at 12.30 pm. (Continued on Page 8.)

carried,

Bir.

THE KING TRANSACTS STATE BUSINESS.

RECEIVES NEW BISHOP AT WINDSOR,

London, June 20. H.M, the King to-day transacted some more State business-the first the American Ambassador, last afnce he received General Dawes, Saturday.

of an exchange of opinions regard. Ing Bino-British affairs. The conversations will be resumed to- duy.Nam Citi Poi

EUROPE FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.

HOLDER DEFEATED BY FRENCHMAN,

Paris, June 20.

He received at Windsor Castle, In a bont for the flyweight cham Dr. Bell who did homage, on his plonship of Europe, Huat (France) appointment to a Bishoprie, Bri- best the holder, Pladner, in the tish Wireless.

fifteenth round.-Router.