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CHINA TAKES ACTION "DISGRACE TO THE HEAVIEST FALL IN GEARY TAKES ALL GLOOMY PROSPECTS.

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60.000 TROOPS ORDERED EUROPEAN SERGEANT

SIX

TO BORDER.

RUSSIAN MARINES KILLED IN SUNGARI BATTLE.

INVADERS DRIVEN OFF.

SENTENCED.

POLICE OFFICER GETS ONE YEAR'S HARD LABOUR.

TWO YEARS.

OVER SIX INCHES OF RAIN AT THE OBSERVATORY.'

EARLY MORN STORM.

TEN WICKETS.

PONTYPRIDD..

BRILLIANT EFFORT AT BRITAIN REMAINS IN MINORITY OF ONE.

The heaviest full of rain f❘ ONLY EIGHTEEN RUNS HIT OFF

any 24 hours during the past two

and a quarter years was registered at the Royal Observatory for the period ending at 10 am, to-day, as

TEST BOWLER.

| ACCEPTING “SQUEEZE." | " *esult of the storm experience NOTTS BEAT WARWICK,

during the early, hours of AHRS morning.

London, Aug. 15. George Geary, the Leicester and England bowler, inspired perhapa

the description used by Mr. H. which 4.86 inches fell in the tweby the news that he had been select-

That he was a disgrace to the Colony and a disgrace to the country that gave him birth was Somerset Fitzroy, before Mr. T S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, when

No less than 6.54 inches were recorded during the 24 hours, of hours from 2.30 to 4.30 a..

The highest fall in any one hour during the rains, which began at

to replace Tate in the Final Test wickets this afterans for 18 on Saturday, took all ten Glamorgan

Manchurian frontier, and the repeated acts of war, the Nanking Prosecuting Lauri Sergeant John a.m. and stopped at 8 am, was The fent was the more remarkable i

Apparently stirred by the Russian aggression on the

Charles Woolton, of the Xu, D.

Government has ordered General Chang Hsuch-ling to sendPolice Launch. 60,000 fresh troops to the harder. Thirty thousand are going .to Manchuli under the Sino-Japanese War veteran, Marshal Wang Shih-chen, and thirty thousand to the region of Sulfenho. The Russian Marines who invaded Chinese territory along the Sungari River came into collision with large Chinese forces and hurriedly withdrew, leaving six of their number dead.

Both Russia and China remain bellicose. A Nanking Government spokesman says that China will not give way to any of the Russian denuits, adding that military leaders all over China are rallied in support of the Chinese Government's firm attitude.

In Russia, there is high anti-China feeling and it is officially stated that volunteers are enlisting in the Red Army in increasingly large numbers.

SOVIET PLOT IN HARBIN REVEALED.

Mukden, Aug, 16. of airships and tanks, while voinn- Acting under instructions re-teers are enlisting in the "Red ceived from the National Govern-Army" in greatly increasing num- „ment at Nanking, General Chang bers---Heater.

Haneb-H. the end of the. Manchurian Government, Tast night ordered the, despatch of 60,000 ashlitional Eengtien forces to the Siberian border,

Harbin Red Plot,

Tokyo, Aug. 15.

It is learned from Harbin that the pres ban on the details of a The former Premier and Minis-serious Communist plot has been ter of War, Field Marshal Wang lifted.

Shin-Chen, has been placed in It is offeindly panounced that a

The defendant was originally charged on four counts of accept ing bries and one of misconduct. ing himself as a public servant, but when the case was mentioned morning. Mr. Fitzroy, as Public before Mr. Whyte Smith this

Crown, handed in six additional Prosecutor, who appeared for the

charges.

ain.

2.74 inches, hetween 330 und 1,30 This is not by an means & record for one hour, as there have been five orensions on which it has been exceeded.

as, Leicester were in an extremely dangerous going in requiring only 84 runs position, to win. They were dismissed for Glamorgan

68.

The 6.54 inches for the 24 hours Geary has done some rare bowl- sent year, as well as for 1928. In-England in Australin, but on this easily boats, any fall for the pre-ine in his career with Leicester and 23rd, 1927, when 7.25 inches were Glamorgan player showed any. deed, we have to go back to May occasion he surpassed himself. No highest fall in any recorded, to find it exceeded. The capacity to take him, he was simply one day in unplayable, on rain affected turf 1928 WHE 4.10 Inches, on May and his analysis came out as fol- 29th."

lowe: The record fall for any one The full list of charges was a- | hout, ís 3.965 hiches, on July 19th,

-0. M. R. W. follows:

7926. Other occasions an which It is the first time that Geary has to-day's fall between 330 and 4.30 accomplished The a.m. have been exceeded

performance, May 30th, 1889, 340 fuches; June class cricket.

are which is exceptionally rare in first G.O. Allen brought

The Charges.

A. For that Sug Inner Serkennt. Joha Chati Wootten, helpg" public morvant, mulowfully die heeepy 'w bribe of 128 frams

use Cheng Yau-ting, unter of Fishlog has onduct un such pubiz, servent, at Kowloos Day in the waters af tux Culony un the 7th

No. 4104 With a view to Influence your

Inst.

H. For that you Lance Sergeant Jobs

Charles Woodtrin, betog a pubile servasi, 11930 Infully did neerpt a bribe of $20 from abr Chen Shlog, master of Fishing Boat No.

162w with view to influente your con hurt or pubile servant at Kowloon Bay in the mates of this Colony on the 7th Jnal,

For that you at Bergeant John Charles Wooltres, bečng n public servant, un- Jawfulty did neret bribe of 2 from the

your comfort na wir's public servant at Shan. kwan Harbour in the watery of this Caliny on the 5th inst.

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15th, 1925, 3.16 inches. October it off at Lord's in June, but only 31st, 1923, 2.82 inches; and Sep-three other boilers have been tember 19th, 1926, 3.12 Inches. exually successful since 1921.

The rainfall for the

present

year now totals 49.80 inches, against an average of 59.71:

The extent of the fall in the reservoir areas on the island last night and this morning is, unfor-

Cha Yut, faberiman, with a view Induce tunately, not available, Mr. Purves, of the Water Office, informing us at noon to-day that he did not have any figures just then. We learn unofficially, however, that at Tytam about three inches fell, in the Triam Tuk aren a little over two fuches, and in other parts of the island varying returns down to about que inch.

cite, state of Piling Bost 2.

D. For th you Lature Sergeant Joht Cimple, Wootton, being a pabile servant, un- lawfully serrat a bride of from

4200W, with a view to influence your rutulurt much polle merch at Chai Wan Tiny Ins the waters of this tong on the SLE. int

For that you Leave Sergeant Jala

yourself una polies constable on the 6th, of the Celany.

the 7th days of August, 1999, in the waters F. For that yon John, Pharles Wootton on the fth August, 1929. in de waters of this along, baiting atole $5.50, the poverty of Cheung, Kunschat, quanter of falling lunt

Pod of 30,90 troops which gang of Russian Communists plot-charks Wohltes, anbefally def misogint are going

to the western freated to blow up the Chinese Eastern with headquarters . Man- Railway icon bridge over chull Field Marshal Wang Shih-Sungari and to destroy the lot chen is a veteran soldier, who dis- fshipyard, tinguished himself in the Sino- The plot was to have materialised Japanese Wur

Jon Sunday, the 11th, but the in- trigue was sipped in the bud by the police, who scented that miss chief was afoot in the nick of time,

The command of the Pastern front, with headquarters at Sul- fenho, has been entrusted General Ho Yu-kwph.

The landing party of Soviet Marines, who occupied three villages along the Sungari

River after a heavy demon- stration bombardment, were attacked by Chinese forces hurried to the scene and driven off. Brisk lighting tock, place between smail panties, and the ensuin{1}es included six Russian killed. The Chinese commander etates that only two Chinese Holliers were, killed.--Renter.

Kanking Delinal.

Bembs and Machine-Guns,

In the course of a series of raids Jun Red headquarters subsequently [carried om, no fewer than eleven

machine-guns

were confiscated, while larve quantities of hand

muls were discovered.

The conspirators are reported to bave escaped.

Russians Being Rounded Up.

The round-up of the malcontent Soviet employees of the Chinese Eastern Hallway is being carried on relentlessly by the Calnese au- thorities.

The number of Russians arrested n this pretext in Harbin number 200, at Bailat, 80 arrests have been made while teu or ture have been detained at each of the other sta tions on the western section of the

. E. R.

Nanking, Aug, 16. Commenting on the recent acts) of war by Russia on the Manchur-Section have been concentrated at Those arrested an the Eastern jun border, the spokesman of the National Government 10-day de Harbin for deportation via Man- a makeshift detention crap zi clared that China will maintain a chili-Reuter. strong attitude.

No. 1963.

Si For that your Jabar Charles Weoltanta

fore, demanded 120 from Kwok Shop, the this Cotong, tebenhourly, witle nunares or by water fishing boat Na KGW with intent nly to ateal this ap

the 6th August, 1929, in the water if

B. For that you John Chorlos Wootton das Colony, stole a and b a the 7th Aust, 1929, Junk Bay in the watete the perty of Leung Fo, master of Boldog

). For that yen Joku Charles Waoston un the 4th Augant, 192, at Junk Bay in the watery of this Colony, by mentes or force, denuded #10 from one lang Fo with intent to feloniously steal the sk1 #10.

5. For that was John Charles Walton ah the 7th August. 1920, a Kowloon Bay In the Water d This Colony, faluniously with mikres or fulve

$10 from Re Cheung Shing with intent then feloniously to steal the mone

K. For that you John Chrios Woutten on the 6th August, 1529,, a Cha Wan Boy In the waters of the Colony, feloniously, with ene foren, demanded $10 from one Chook Sky W with intext then feloninsely to when the same

Plen of Guilty..

added this morning, were first The last six charges, which were read out to the defendant, and, plea of guilty. in reply to ench, he returned

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Mr. Fitzroy intimated that his Worship need not worry about the original indictments. There was no need whatever to proceed with them.

If these figures are correct, it will be seen that Kowloon ex- perienced a very much heavier fall than Hongkong,

THE DISARMAMENT PROBLEM.

Another Fent Miszed,

A

A

BREAKDOWN OF HAGUE PARLEY IMMINENT.

NO PROGRESS

LIKELY.

Hopes of a reconciliation at The Hague are dwindling rapidly, and it is now feared that a complete deadlock of the Reparations Conference is inevitable.

Mr. Philip Snowden maintains his firm determination that the Young Plan must be modified in favour of Great Britain, but the remaining Powers, France, Belgium, Italy and Japan are equally firmly united against Great Britain.

Things have reached a pass where it is stated that Mr.

• Snowden, as is natural, will leave the Hague to-morrow unless the other Powers present a satisfactory formula promising a settlement.

Certain proposals were submitted to the principal British delegate by M. Franequi (Belgium) but they were declared to be inadequate. M. Louchour (France) is now taking up the, attitude that the Young Plan cannot be altered without the consent of the United States. ¿

The prospect is exceedingly gloomy,

MR. SNOWDEN 'READY TO LEAVE

achievement of another rare fent, Geary only just missed the

London, Aug. 15. that of taking 17 wickets in

of the integral 'adoption of the The statement has been given match. He took 6 wickets in wide publicity that Mr. Philip

Young Plan. Glamorgan's first innings.

Hitherto, it is added, no pro-- Snowden, the British Chancellor Saturday. The French, Bolgian. can be expected before

Leleraler defeated Glamorgan

Arosk

by 15 runs in a most exciting of the Exchequer, has taken a Italian and Japanese delegates are game, at Pontypridd,

The visitors went in first on onto the statesmen of the principal Reuter.

dramatic step in writing a letter meeting again to-night to continue uncomfortable, wicket and were

their study of the altuation. all out within a couple of hours wickets for 38 rans, or so for 102 runs, Ryan taking 45

creditor Powers nt the Hague, asking that his proposal for the revision of the Young Reparations | Ping shall be denlt with without! delay, and adding that he cannot wait much longer for a decision.

Glamorgan's Lead. Glamorgan gained a lead of 68 runs on the first innings, making 160 by fighting cricket, Geary Laking 6 wickets for 76 runs.

Reuter says that Mr. Snowden's | When Clay (5 for (3) and other dramatic action answers the ques Glamorgan bowlers brought about then which yesterday agitated the

the dismissal of Leicester for 141,

a second victory in auccessive Hague, "Is Mr. Snowden wenken- matches for the Welsh countying or not?" seemed certain but Geary then

IMPORTANT CONCESSIONS BY V

GREAT BRITAIN?

AMERICAN RUMOURS.

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London, Aug. 15.

them an exceedingly had time, the last wicket falling at 68.: Notts Beat Warwick.

Real Facts.

The facts as stated, however, are not quite necurate. The Bri- Staples and Voce, supported by that the letter in queation was Some fine bowling by Sumtish delegution at the Hague statea good hatting on the part of

com-

to M. Jaspar, the Belgian Premier, Notts took first knock and piled 311, Walker compiling, a during Wednesday's session of the

plendid 133 not out,

Financial Commission. In his Warwickshire

first innings showing 71, Voce expressed before the Commission, score-board at the close of their note, he used terms which he later

collapsed, The

took 4 wickets for 21 runs and namely, that he hoped the private Staples took 5 for 34.

negotiations Following on, the home county

gave

DOW In

Walker, enabled Notts to defeat in the nature of a personal note According to a New York tele-Warwickshire, at Coventry, in two which Mr. Snowden passed solely gram, Britain, in order to secure days. an Anglo-American agreement, Is offering concessions, the most im- portat of which is to build new cruisers totalling only 30,000 tons, of fifteen British cruisers which to replace 70,000 tons, comprised are approaching the scrap heap,

It is also intimated that, instead of the "yardstick" 21 simpler, method of reckoning parity on a "ship by ship" basis may be

progress an improved display but would permit of early action on his adopted.--Renter.

they were unable to avoid the resolution for the creation of a card to the naval disarma-innings defeat. Staples was much sub-committee to revise the per- ment question, it understood that

more severely punished, ala Kirin Incident.

His Worship then formally pur preliminary negotiations between four wickets costing 76 runs, centage and anhusty clauses of the first four of the original London and Washington are pro Warwickshire innings closed st

while Vore took 6 for. 76, The the Young Plan.--British Wireless, counts to the defendant, who ceeding sutisfactorily, and it is, Shankhai. Aug. 16. plended guilty to all of them. Latest Kirin telegrams state

presumed that further progress 172, Notta thus winning by an The fifth charge, that that 700 Soviet troops crossed into misconduct,

of will be made next week, when the innings and 68 runs. Chinese territory on Wednesday, read to the defendant, it being Dawes at Elgin, Scotland, for a was not, therefore, Prime Minister meets General but were subsequently withdrawn, alternative to the first four.

continuance of their converan- following warning by the Mr. Fitzroy romarked that the tions.. Chinese authorities.

last six charges were the most The Kirin Provincial Govern important ones. None of them, The Government has circularis-ent has ordered all garrison he said in reply to his Worship, ed. local authorities forbidding forces of the seven Districts along was alternative.

demonstrations an the the castern frontier to prevent ground that they mug, possibly any further invasion

The National Government will not yield a single one of the Soviet demands.

Numerous

He added that the Governant has recently received telegrams from prominent mili fary leaders all over the country, pledging their fullest support of Government'a Im stand

the against Russfii.

masa

lead to disturbances. Reuter,

Moscow, Aug. 15.

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by Soviet troops-Nam Chung Pao,

Peking Opinion.

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Mr. MacDonald hopes to be able to visit America during October, and it is likely that while he is there the advisability of proponing a conference of the five Naval Powers towards the end of the present year will be considered.

British Wircleen..

AMERICAN BOXING

CONTEST.

HEENEY KNOCKED OUT BY ARGENTINIAN.

"Most Serious," Describing the facts of the various incidents, Mr. Fitzroy said According to the Tass (official)}

the case was most serious. Agency, protest meetings have

Peking, Aug. 15. was one of the most serious thal bean held all

Opinion in diplomatie efreies in they had ever had in the Colony. over Russia against the alleged persecutions of of the extreme tension at

Peking la confident that in spite The defendant had joined the Russians in Manchuria.

the Police Force in January last and moment, war is not likely to be was given a position of trust declared between China and Ras to see that the laws of the Colony The meetings passed resolutions tlations will be resumed in the

sin. It is not expected that nego- were enrried out. requesting the Government to take near futurp, but it is felt that this stances under which the crimes In referring to the circum- strony measures to defend the lees not mean that no opportuni- were committed, Mr. Fitzroy said frontlers.

ties will be found for arranging a that on August 6, with all lights Argentinian, Victorio Campolo, In a 10-round boxing match, the The Tass Agency says that collections are being organised

Bettlement.

out on his launch, defendant knocked out Tom Heeney. throughout Russia to provide of Russian

The local clashes as the result steamed out of Lycemun. Pass to

demonstrations are the other side, where, finding ninth round-Renter's American The knock-out, occurred in the funds for. the construction (Continued on Page 12.)

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Russia Bellicore.

Service.

New York, Aug, 15.

At Headquarters. Another two-day match resulted from the meeting of Middlesex and Dasex at Lord's, Middlesex winning with six wickets to spare. Essex made 152 on batting first und Middlesex replied with 107.

The visitors did little better in their second venture, compiling 166, I. A. K. Peebles again proving Jimself the most useful man in the Middlesex attack by taking 5 wickets for 56 runs.

Requiring 121 runs to win, Middlesex hit up 123 for the loan of four wickets. Reuter,

MRS. BUNDY BEATEN BY A GIRL,

Rye, New York, Aug. 15.

Belginn Go-Between."

Paris, Aug. 15.

Breakdown Inevitable?

The Hague, Aug. 15, A breakdown of the Confer- ence is now regarded ne almast Inevitable.

M. Francqui submitted cer- lain propezals to Mr. Snowden which he hoped would satisfy the British claims, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer declared them to be inadequate.

The tour, Powers met again, >

they remained united against Britain, M. Loucheur (France) declaring that the Young Plan could not be re- drafted without the consent of the United States.

but

It la believed that Mr. Snow- den will leave the Hague for London on Saturday unless the opposing Powers suddenly decide upon a satisfactory com- promise.-Reuter.

Bank of England Denial,

London, Aug. 15.

of England has arranged with the Heartling the report in the New- York Times, stating that the Bank Federal Reserve Bank of New York. for special credit facilities of £50,- 000,000, to meet the situation arising over the distribution of German Indemnity payments, the Bank of England to-day authorises It is learned that Mr. Snowden's the statement that there is no truth No arrangements dramatic letter" was handed to in the report. M. Jasper, the principal Belgian have been made with New York for delegate, and that it intimated credita at a few hours' notice. of views on the subject of British for American credit to the Bank of desirability of an official exchange

Similur reports of, negotiations claims before August 17th, If the England started a fortnight ago conference was to avoid deadlock, when Mr. Montagu Norman, the Governor of the Bank of England Consequently, M. (Belgium) had an interview with

Franequi was leaving New York for England. Mr. Norman said to-day that he Mr. Snowden this morning.

knew nothing about the alleged credit.

The Havas correspondent says that it would be unwise to deduce

Report Discredited. from the intervlow that France, Belglum and Italy have already. The report is completely dis accepted Mr. Snowden's demand1credited in City circles, where it is for a revision of the Young Plan, pointed out that no credit has ever or hls proposal to appoint a sub been necessary to support atarling commitice to consider révision.

exchange except on the occasion of the return to the gold standard in 1925. Even then, the credit secure. was never used. [

No

Progrcau,

Furthermore, there has been an

The correspondent adde that! In the Eastern Turf Court Ten- these three Powers are endeavour understanding between the Bank of

nis Championships, the sixteen- ing to find a formula which England and the Federal Reserve Palfrey beat Mra. Bundy (former Britain and the views of the other might at any time draw upon Now year-old Boston girl, Miss Sarah will reconcile the views of Great Bank since 1928 that the former ly Miss May Button) 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 States, who are strongly in favour York-Reuter.

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