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POUNDED 1831 六拜道三號三月八英港香 SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1929. 日八廿月六

Tol. C.262

NU. 22,056

MOSCOW WARNING GRAF ZEPPELIN IS KIDNAPPING LAWS

TO MUKDEN.

CHANG HSUEH-LIANG'S LETTER ANNOYS.

SITUATION. FRAUGHT WITH

GRAVE PROSPECTS.

GOING STRONG.

ALREADY PASSED THE AZORES ON ATLANTIC `FLIGHT.

WEATHER IN FAVOUR.

London, Aug. 2.

The Graf Zeppelin is reparted to be making excellent progress in horsecond fight across the Atlantic, and it is estimated that INCREASED TENSION. by midnight to-night the giant air- |ship had completed more than half the journey from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst Field,

Moscow, Aug. 2

TIGHTENED.

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PROTECTION FÖR MUI TSAI PROVIDED.

EMPLOYERS EMPOWERED TO

PROSECUTE.

50-YEAR-OLD PROBLEM.

The Gazette Eontains the draft of an Ordinance to amend the Offences against the Person Ordinance, 1866, which is shortly to be introduced in the Legislative

The somewhat startling dín- closure that Chang 11such-liang.. A wireless message was picked the leader of the Manchurian from the Zeppelin by the Government, has been endentar-Cusblanca station at 12.30 this The message slated ini personally to negotiate afternoon. settlement of the dispute over the that the craft was then approxi

It is explained that Section 46 Chinese Bastern Railway with tee 600 miles due west off the Offences against the Person Moscow authorities, is made by Ginaltar and that all was going Ordinance, 1866, Ordinance No. 2 the Foreign Commissariat, which well,

To-day publishes the Reply sent by Al nine o'clock Greenwich Mean M. Khakhnn, the Vice-Commissar, Time, the New York station pirke lo a letter from Chang Hauched up messages from the Graf linng vereived yesterday,

Zeppelin showing that at that time Chang sel-liang's hiter con the hat afready passed' San Tained cortin priznals for the Mixnel, in the Azores, and was settlement of the CER, dispute.

"Going Strong,"

Change of Front Alleged. M. Kaakhan note that the letter completely omits an earlier Proposal by Mr. Tsai Tiny-kan. The Chinese Foreign Minister, That The Soviet appoint the manapen and the assistant manager of the Chinese Eastern Railway, and instead, contains a proposal for the legalisation of the present situation eroated by the violent seizure of the line.

M. Katakhan declares that the Mukden Government's new INT posals are an obvious violation of The Peking Mukder Agreements and, its own suggestion of July

26th.

Another: Waruing.

show

Meteorological reports that the weather over the remain ages of the Atlantie light ishonli be good. --Renter.

MOSCOW ON LONDON RUPTURE.

BRITISH GOVERNMENT

CRITICISED,

Moscow, Aug. 22. “A repetition of what Sie Ans

For ten Chamberlain maintained two years" summarizes the Soviet Pres comment on the ruptor of the Landloŋ negotiations. (..

Council.

COLONY'S CREDIT BALANCE.

$10,000,000 REACHED AT END OF MARCH.

BEST FOR SOME YEARS.

For the first time for several years, the Colony's credit balance at the end of Murch was over ten million-dollars. This fuct in re- vealed in the statement of 're- vonue and expenditure up to | March 31st, which appears in the

current issue of the Gazelic.

The actual balance at the end of March was $10,303,441, as gainst 39,856,402 at the end of February.

The revenue for March totalled $2,057,806, as against $1,770,546 for the same month last

year The biggest neronse was in Mis- of 1865, makes it an offence to take | evilanema Recčipts, which showed away a child under fourteen, by an advance from $101,781 to $174 {force or fraud, with intent foi de-0-99.

prive any parent, guardian, er The month's expenditure came other person having the lawfu? to $1,618,767, which comparea care or charge of the child or of | with $1,576,955 'for Marek, 1928. the possession of such child. For the first three months of In cases where a mi Isai has the year, the income was $6,000,- been enticed away from her em-Sat 185,790,255 in 1928) and the ployer, and where the authorities expenditure. $795,051 ($4,323, have been satisfied that the motive 8-19 in 1928).

of the kidnapper was not a bene- volent one but the desire of gain, the prosecution have sometimes

MESSAGE.

been met by the argument that the THE KING'S JAMBOREE section does not apply because, the mistress of a wii tsai cannot be considered as having the lawful (care or charge of the child.

Unsound Argument.

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*The Government hus been advised that this argument is not sound, and that, though the en- ployer of a mui tsui has no right whatever of retaining

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of the girl as against the girl's

28:334||||RANÇES SANTORO LEBATNY RESERVOIRS STILL FILLING.

The Forestin ways that Mr. Hen- | „amo le derfares that Chang Haueli-derson made more determined dis lang's proposals disrupt a settlemands than those acompanying ment of the dispute, which can recognition in 1924. only be effected through the The Pravda expresses the pinion acceptance of the Soviet proposals that Mr. MacDonald's and Me of July 25th.

(Baldwin's policies are identical.--

This crentes a situation fraught | Reuter. with the gravest possibility, the entire responsibility for which rests with the Mukden arad Nanking Gloves unient, -- Reader,"

Safe Conduct.

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THE MEDITERRANEAN

BATTLE FLEET.

SUBSTANTIAL, REDUCTION

NOW DECIDED ON.,

London, Aug. 2.

Harbin, Aug. 2. General Chang Isuch-Hang has informed the Nanking Government that as the result of an understand- ing between Mr. Tsai Yan-hinng asl the Soviet entissary at A substantial reduction in the Manchili, the Munchurian Gov Mediterranean Battle Fleet is an erament

Five nounced by Realer's has agreed

correspon. facilities to

Soviet dent at Malta, whe states that the those Consulate officials still in cities in battleships Queen Elizabeth, Bar- Manchuria who desire to return to | kam, Valiant and Malaya will join

the Atlantic Fleet in November. Moscow..

The Chinese delegate was AN- The Warspite will then become sured by the Soviet Consul at Man- | the flagship of the Mediterranean chuli that the Soviet Government Fleet.

Another Manghuli Meeting,

Harbour is congested and that it

Over Hundred MIlion Gulluns Yesterday,

TOTAL OF 1,200,000,000,

The island reservoirs, bene- Gtwo to the extent of over a hundred million gallons as the result of yesterday's heavy rains, which averaged about inches in the reservoir

area.

The total in storage this morning was in excess of 1,200,000,000 gallons, and it j anticipated that this will be 'inereused over the week-end,

as the intakes are still running -- freely,

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COMING GENERATION AND PEACE OF THE WORLD,

London, Aug. 2. Addressing the great Inter national Jamburre of Boy Scouts

Arrowe Park, Birkenhead, to

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COUNTY CRICKET WASHED OUT.

30 PER ANNUM

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

ROUGHLY TWO HOURS'

PLAY AT OVAL.

NOTTS FORGE AHEAD IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

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SOME CURIOUS PLAY.

Although the weather periences on different grounds have varied considerably, heavy rains all over England have

interfered with seriously county ericket programme, and only two of the eight matches commenced on Wednesday were brought to a decisive result.

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From the Office Butts.

Reuter:-(M. Poincare's) opera- Lawn Bowler:"You say your tion is (on the) prostate gland. opponent' cheated. The trug Sunday Herald:-Mr. Poincare'a sportsman doesn't atoop to that operation is for the state of a sort of thing. grand.

"Some husbands give 'too much That's the worst of knowing a little Dog Latin: but you see the credit to their wives," saya a And so do some, shop- difference between the Hongkong writer.

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papers.

Now Definition :-"Supersedes" mean the kind that come up like the pictures on the packet.

into favour in Scotland, we read, Push-bikes are again coming No doubt free-wheeling is a faeter.

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There's a rumour that the "dry" British Embassy in Washington is to be renumed "I'm Alone."

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In the match between Surrey and Gloucester, expected to pro-

An Aberdonian visitor to Lon- duce an exciting struggle, no wicket fell and. Surrey did not the parks that he doesn't like. don says there's something about. lat. Notts strengthened their Probably the man who collects the by an innings, the outstanding hold on the leadership, winning tuppenées for big chairs: feature being the magnificent bow- ling of Voce who took 14 wickets for 43 runa!

A. T. Barber, the Oxford Blue, turned out for Yorkshire, and made his first century for the

county.

The principal individual per- formances were: ./

buildings, things are beginning to What with all these new, tall

look up in Hongkong.

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A men's wear specialist suYH the opera hat is thel, All the same, it'll prob- ably spring cups again.

Batting

Oldroyd (Yorkshire)

113

B. Mitchell (S. Africa) Mond (Hanta)

127

A. T. Barhor (Yorkshire)

102* 100

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It

Bowling.

day, the Prince of Wales read the Q. MacMillan (S. Afrien) following Message from his Ma- Vnce (Notts) jesty the King:

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"This is a unique assembly, re- presentative of the youth of all the 'great nations of the world, I task them to remember it is chiefly apon the coming generation that the future peace of the world depends,"

Router,

MORE MONEY FOR THE

BOY SCOUTS.

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8 for 50

... 7 for 20

7 for 23

1. A. R. Pechies (Middlesex) (1, for 57

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MATCH ABANDONED.

Gloucester's Opening Pair in Form.

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According to New York banker, k plays no part in business; can't be on the phone.

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Local tennia players cont- plain that the umpires are always finding, faults.

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☐ ☐ We understand that a Peak resident sat on his safety razor the other morning. Doubtless the result of a local store selling two for a dollar,

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now he polished and dry-cleaned Last year's bridge prizes should

ready for in-circulation during the coming social season.

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"Fotofan:" We do not object to moonlight bathing beauties-but the job must be left to the moon- liglit.

"Addicted:"The best way to disguise hiccups is to repeat

"outons" until the attack has subsided,

Why not call it the cross-har bour pipe of peace?

They were talking'abunt mod- ern music and dancing,

"I don't like dancing to jazz," said the girl. "It's nothing bal hugging act to music,”

"Well," naked the man, "what is there about that do which you object!!

"The music," she said.

Among the newer fushions for men are red shoes, Probably Qila is meant

to match the vague in nones. ☐ ☐

Tennis rivals, we read, are not always compli- mentary to each other. Fond of back banders, as it were.

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There's a die- pate as to who invented the shingle. We have an idea i was Delilah.

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At the Oval, the Surrey v. His Majesty congratulated all Glancester match was abandoned, the workers of the Jamboree, ad- though some good cricket WAN ding that it has given him the seen in the short period available A man advertises in the papers We console with the Kowloonite greatest pleasure to mark a signal | for play.

for a girl who is domesticated, who decided to purchase #baby event in history by conferring a Gloucester's opening pair, no:- [pretty, loving, economical and car when married and l'errage on the Chief Scout - | mally Dipper and Sinfield, batted, good natured, with the idea of changed his mind in favour of a

in confident, style and they put marrying. Some fellow is appar- prant together, 122 runs without being ently planning bfgamy? separated. Rain intervened and

If it is really true that "MAR An ordinance at Nancy, France, derives certain characteristics | no further play was possible.

forbids the use of the saxophone from the food he eats," sheep's after 10 p.m. That country cer- brains must be a popular dish with tainly is progressing.

some people we know,

☐ O' "Smartle:"We do not neeopt jokes about naval disasters. Try the Sunday paper,

☐ ☐ The China Mail, in a leading article, remarks:-"Some day per- haps some Russian will be strong enough to overthrow this frothy bubble of a Soviet." Hence the term, those who are not for us are a Guinness.

PERTHSHIRE RESIDENT GIVES SUM OF £5,000.

A KEEN FIGHT.

Worcester Upset Middlesex Calculations,

More than three innings were

possible London. Aug, 2. Mr. T. Whitehead, of Porthshire, has handed to Lord Buden Powell, the Chief Scout, a sum of £5,000 for the Boy Scouts' Association of Britain.

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Ziegfeld says the public is no longer interested in his The trouble is, you can see his where revues free on the beaches there

days.

៨ ៦. We're so clever that we never

really ban. Our intelligence creates a lofty

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Zone.

To improve the local pictures, We can offer caustic strictures, We know everybody's business—

But our own!

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at Worcester Middlesex gained major points for a lead on the first innings, Middlesex endeavoured to force à in return will assure protection to Reuter urns oflleially that the

victory on getting a small advan the Chinese Consulate officials who iden is to give the men more Home parents or as against the girl her-

tage, but Worcester put up Intend to return to China from servicen.

This gift follows that announced spirited resistance in their second self. yet her care and charge of Russia.

is is pointed out that Malta the child is not unlawful and may yesterday in which Mr. Mortimer innings, and-If further play had provides the men with insufficient be treated as a lawful rare and 14 Schiff, of the well-known Ameri- been possible, they might have

charge for the purpose of preceed-can banking firm of Kuhn, Loeb gained the day.

Worcester took first knock and and Co. handed to the Prince of Mr. Tsai Yun-ksiang says he is recreational facilities.-Reiter,

ing against the kidnapper. to confer for a second time with

Unfortunately, so

Wales a cheque for £10,000 to compiled 148, I. A. R. Peebles known, no decision has ever been establish a fund for promoting taking 6 wickets for 57 given by the Courts on the abort international friendship amang Middlesex replied with 180 for the the baby's rash is worse, and the 4 shop in Wyndham Street on, loss of eight wickets and declared. garden hose leaks. But it doesn't Thursday last. They'll soon get argument, because the ense has heys.-euter.

Worcester then gave an ex-mean anything now our reservoirs over that if they advertinel always gone off on some other

cellent batting display, scoring are filling nteely. ground. No apprehension is felt

268 for 8 wickets (declar- the

M. Meinirok, who is now awaiting.

instructions from the Moscow CHINESE MINISTER IN

Government. This second meet-

ing will take plare to-morrow morning, and in the evening Mr. Tsai will leave Manchuli for Hur

HONGKONG..

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bin to report the result of the WIFE A DAUGHTER OF LATE by the Government that

meeting to Mr. Chu Shao-yang. Nanking's emissary, who is now in Mukden.

DR. SUN YAT-SEN,

courts would hold the above defence to be a good one, but there appears to be an Impres- "Arriving here last evening by the|sion abroad that the defence is In addition to a demand that all 4. President Lincoln was Mr. a good one; and some officers Communist propagands works in E. S. Tai, Chinese Minister to may be under the impression that China muet cense, it is understood Brazil, accompanied by his wife. it would be useless to prosocute

Mrs. Tai is a daughter of the in such a pase. the Chinese terms will include the

The position is release of all Chinese steamers late. Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and the much the same with regard to and Chinese immigrants seized by couple are making a pleasure trip adopted children. Soviet troops on the Amur, and into Hongkong. Russion ellis.

Mr.

They will leave here for San that if the Francisco on the ss. President. It is understood second meeting between Mr. Taul McKinley, and will then journey Yuu-hejang and M. Melnivok to their destination in Brazil. proven to be. Huccessful Chu Shao-yang will visit Mon- cow at an early date to negotiate ofcially with the Moscow authori ties. The final settlement of the dispute will, it la hoped, be reach od there.

REDUCING COSTS IN LANCASHIRE.

ELECTRIC CONCERNS

LINKED.

AMERICAN CAPITAL FOR A GERMAN FIRM.

of

runs.

The

word "Stationary". Was

It's too hot to sleep these nights, chalked on a notice board outside

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Plants make a noise when grow- ed). When stumps were drawn, Middlesex who played on the de- ing, a scientist reveals. For that fensive, bad made 67 runs without matter; so do children.

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Hampshire made 180 to. which Kent replied with 299, Kennedy taking 6 wickets for 94 runs.

Over a hundred runs in arrears, Hampshire's position was critical, but Mead mide 102 not out, and | hopes of a victory faded. Hants had made 208 for 3 at the close of play.

KENT GET POINTS. Berlin, Aug. 2, Fine Display by Philly Mead, A working agreement applicable

Kent defeated Hampshire on the to all parts of the world has been first innings at Bournemouth, and concluded between the Allgemeine but for a great effort by Philly Position Mude Clear.

Elektriztaets Gesellschaft and the Mead were hended for complete In order to dissipate this im-" General Electric Company pression, and also to place the America, whereby the G.E.C. legal position beyond all possible acquires thirty million marks doubt, it has been decided to worth of shares in the German amend the acçtion soins to muko | concern.-Router. the point clear. Accordingly, paragraph (e) of section 2 of this Ordinance provides that for the purpose of section 46 of the principal Ordinance, ie, for the purpose of proceeding against the kidnapper, the adoptive parent of a child under fourteen and the London, Aug. 2.

employer of a child ander four- MINOR DIPLOMAT APPOINTED The Master Cotton Spinners teen, including the employer of It is estimated that since the Federation has appointed a special mu fant under that age, shall be had the lawful development of the Soviet-Chinese committee for the purpose of deemed to have dispute, the number of the securing a general reduction in care or charge of the child. Japanese forces has been increased finishing charges, which means that nothing in the sub-acetion in The paragraph also provides (a) by 13,000,

the bleaching, dyeing, printing and The Nanking emissary, Mr. Chu packing trades are asked to modify question is to be construed as Shao-yang, arrived at Blakden this their charges so as to bring the affecting any rights of guardian. price of cotton goods down. ship vested in the Secretary for (Continued on Page 7)

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Japanese Precautions.

It is learned from an authentic

source that Jajan has further in-

creased her troops in Manchurka.

EMPLOYERS INVESTIGATING FINISHING CHARGES.

Reuter.

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AMERICA AND HAGUE CONFERENCE.

GLAMORGAN IN FORM.

AS OBSERVER.

Excellent Batting at Cardiff. Glamorgan gave a.sound batting Washington, Aug. 2.

exhibition against Essex at Car- It is announced that Mr. E. C. Wilson, the First Secretary at the diff and fully deserved their firat Paris Embassy, will be the Ameri-innings points. They sent Essex back can observer at the conference at for 205, and then hit up 216 for the loss of 4 wickets and declared. the Hague on reparations.

The first meeting is expected to Essex had scored 66 for 2 when

rain stopped further play. be held on Monday or Tuesday.-- Reuter's American Service,

(Continued on Page 12.)

Judging from the criticisms,

"The Baby Cyclone" appears to

have been a kind of depression.

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[In a recent Police Court case, a Chinese stated that on being asked,

given a punch on the nose.] far repayment of & debt, he

Said Wang to Wong: "A word

with you;

"It's time-you paid the sum

that's due."

He had a hunch

Wong's nose to punch: That's why it's called black

J.O.U.

· ១ ២ "Moscaw Iefuses to Talk," KYB That's newspaper heading. something new, anyhow.

៨ ធ ZBW's got a new baby grand, Perhaps later on it'll haven its dog days.

nice band.

Then we shall want some tip-

top singers: The sort you can call the real

hum-dingers,

Solos, trios, and quartettes, too, Saxaphone blowers to blow till

they're blue

Any old sort of a noise will do, So long as our programmes are

really new. "Faro Message" anya the sign

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on a local barber's shop. A sort of tell-tale expression, we suppose. ព ជ

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Kowloon Tong is experiencing

The Volunteer classes In piping have nothing to do with the next water shortage..

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The sponsors of a Seaplane Club ought to have the support of the Colony's high flyers...

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That rain-making experiment has placed Hongkong further in the public eye, Sonte of the "dust" scents to have got. In as well.

០ ៨ London dress reformers urge The only objection to the pro- posed Seaplane Club is that it that mon discontinue wearing

a responsibility on the fog. might make some of our flappers trousera. That's placing too great Teven more flighty.")

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"Lok Sun Looted," says a head- ing. Couldn't have had the locks

on.

We hope the Mediterranean fruit fly overlooks the nice crop of peaches on the beaches this year,