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Hongkong Telegraph.

T.L. C.209

FOUNDED 1881

NO. 13,065

三拜體 號一廿月八英港香 WEDNESDAY..

SMART SALVAGE AMERICAN WOMAN

ACHIEVEMENT.

REFLOATING OF THE

"LOK SUN."

TOWED INTO PORT AFTER RELEASE FROM ROCKS.

PILOT KILLED,

AVIATION RACE MARRED BY TRAGEDY.

JUMPED FROM PLANE.

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New York, Aug. 20. The tragic death of one of the forenjual women pilots is, the United Statos. Mias Muriel Cros- son, noted for her achievements TO BE BROKEN UP. in altitude flyby, has marred the so-called "Powder Puff" neriat After being given up as a total Derby, namely, the women's trans- loss, the steamer Lök Sun,

cantinental aviation marathon,

Miss Crosson ed on the rocks off Samun Island after her machine had been report was found dead

strand-

towed to Hongkong.

The Lok Sun was bought at

OFFICER'S TICKET

SUSPENDED.

ABSENCE FROM SHIP DURING VOYAGE.

LOST WALLET GIVEN AS THE EXPLANATION.

COURT OF ENQUIRY.

Mr. W.C.C. Becks, formerly Chief Oteer of the ss. Kwong when it safled for Kongmoon on Fook Cheong, who missed his ship

pended for three months.

935 PER ANNUM-

AUGUST 21, 1929. BETAŁ SINGLE CUP 20 DENTS

1929 model T-10 0,1,0, Truck

Chassis have 4-wheel brakes-58 B.E, P motor-4-speed transmis- –8,000 lbs, straight rating.

127-3/4" chassis

145-3,4* chakels

HK$2,500.00 HK$2,650.00

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephona Cantral 1946 oz 1247.

33 Wong Nal Căung Rend............. Happy Valley.

LARGE HONGKONG HONOURS EVEN AT AMMUNITION DUMP

ESTATES.

FORMER RESIDENTS LEAVE

OVER $500,000 EẠCH.

OTHER LOCAL WILLS.

it

Mr. William Dunbar, retired flour merchant, formerly Hongkong, who died at 1002, Rochdale Avenue, Victoria, B.C.. on June 23 this year, left local estate of $546,900. Probate of a will made on February 27 and affecting only the local estate has been granted to Henry Ray, shipbroker.

Mr. Edward

the Hongkong

Under the will, equal shares of

property

are

THE OVAL.

BRILLIANT BATTING IN

FINAL TEST.

SUTCLIFFE'S FEAT WITHOUT A PARALLEL,

HAMMOND'S HUNDRED.

EXPLOSION.

GARRISON OF HUNDRED GET THROUGH UNSCATHED.

OFFICIAL REPORTS.

Bucharest, Aug, 20.

It is feared that terrible tragedy has occurred at a big munition dump and fort at Demmesti, which to only twelve miles from the capital.

The ammunition dump blew up to-day with a terrific explosion, London, Aug. 20. which was probably due to the The Final Test wound up at the excessive hent in which Rumania Oval today with 11 feast of has been sweltering for several glorious batting and honours even. days past. All night long the 1: South Africa trounced the shattering sound of explosions

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Society of Canton, the Hongkong were drawn stood at 264 for the Corporation, the Union Insurance Hammond and Satellite, and other local concerns, as well na

the English total when slumps und Whampon Dock: Co., Ltd., loss of one wicket!.. et in lanks.

The number of casualties

DRAMATIC TURNS AT THE HAGUE.

GERMANY REQUESTS

EXPÉDITION.

SNOWDEN AND BRIAND TALK WITHOUT FIREWORKS.

JAPANESE MEDIATION,

The Hague, Aug, 20. The efforts to bring M. Brland and Mr. Philip Snowden together for a friendly discussion of the issues at stake havo succeeded pair to lunch together at the in ster falled to materialisc. navitation of the Dutch Foreign Mini-

yet be estimated, but it is learned the result of the accident cannot

Mr. Snowden and M. Briand met. from oficial sources that only subsequently, and had a long pri Afty out of the hundred troops vate discussion, at the headquarters forming the garison have so far of the Japanese delegation, through : been accounted for.

the mediation of Baron Adatchi, Later.

the head of the Japanese representa-

since July 14, has been refonteded missing. Her body was found August 2nd, was this morning given to the wife of deceased an English bowling it a manner continued and the damage is though the arrangements for tha by the Sun Fat Company and wing in the midst of a pile of deemed by a Court of Enquiry, to his son. The local estate consists shocking to our pride, the bowling stated to be enormous.

brushwood, while her machindhave committed an act of miscon of shares in the stock of the of the Springboks had no terrora completely wrecked, was nearby. duct, and his certificate' was Bus

it was evilent from the position) auction, by the Sun Fat Company of the corpse that Miss Crossus, following:-Commander G.F. Hole, The Cirt was composed of the on July 29 for $11,900, after a fire who was the holder of the women's... retired, President), Lieut. kud ravaged the wreck, destroying altitude record of 23,996 feet, had Commander L.G. Addington, D.5.C., the vessel amidships and burning an endeavour to save herself.

Jumped from the Falling plane in R.N., (H.M.S. Tamar). Capinin out the bridge and upper works.

The wreckage was found in the B. McKay Thomson

of Shanghai and Hongkong, left Mr. Edward Shellim, late of 16, RT. Hughes (8.8. Tyndareus). Capt. Second Avenue, Hove, and also The ship's wireless and the coil | virinity of Wellon in Arizona. stand and Captain C. R. Benstead in her hungrs were not included

(8.8, San Nam Hoj).

estate in Hongkong to the value in the purchase,

Captain Perritt said that at 659 $539,100. Mr. Shellim diet an pan, on August 2, the sa. Kwang December 1928, at or

Devil's Dyke, Brighton. Under Fook Cheong deft Hongkong for

the will. his wife, Mr. Edward Koogmoon and when they hnd pro- reeded 103 #me distance he discovered that Mr. BeckstmATED was not on board. Mr. Beens sign- ed on the articles im July 8, as Chief Officed and hat, no permission to be absent.

Unfavourable Prospect," When the Sun Pal Company bought the ship, it was the generd opinion that she would never leave the works off Samun Island, save) in sections, which might he brought to Hongkong and gold. hat evidently been decided that the vessel would not repay. the expenses of refloating and rebuild- ink, and it appeared unlikely that the new owners would attempt the tust.

The Sun Fat Company, however, evidently had their own ideas ou the subject, and a week.ngu they

There are eighteen other col- petitors in the race, which in- solves a flight from Santa Monica, Californía, to Cleveland, Ohio, tm. prizes being valued at £5,000,

woman to fly the Atlantic in an Miss Amelia Earheart, the only aeroplane, is among the rarers. Renter's American Servier,

FEARS FOR SWISS

AIRMEN.

STILL NO NEWS OF LATEST ATLANTIC FLIGHT.

Master Fined,

The sequel to the incident was on August 12, when witness was suns anned before the Marine Mugi- strato and was fined $15 for leaving

without a chief officer,

Mr. W. Hoeitstadt, chief engineer, said that he did not see Mr. Beck during il trip t dist him when the Altip

sot to work with 80 men, and four | RESCUE VERY REMOTE.eturned to Hongkong, Witness launches, to shift the vess

Dytinmite Used.

The tack Sun's bows were firmly jammud on the rocks, and some require had to be effected in this direction before the ship could

dout.

Now York, Aug. 20. safety of the aeroplane, Fears are entertained regarding Young Switzerland," piloted by a'

Swiss airman named Kue ser, which started out at 7.18 a.m. Monday from Lision on an at- with tempt to reach New York.

This was, dose, and pay tions of the rocks below the ship

We249 then blow dynamite.

.'

The hint, which is a Farman

In the latter process, the bottom Jand plane, of 236 horsepower,

of the vessel was badly damaged, † capable of a 50 hours', dipht at 96,

Raw

that Mr. Bechs bin was locker and thought he was pro- ably sick. Witness did not him- Beeks was on board or not. self actually find out whether Mr.

The President explained the Court procedure to Mr. Berks, who elected to make a statement, in proference to giving evidence in the witness box.

M. Beck Statement, He said that he was on board

Ir-

near

SERIJAYOBAZARAKANCSÓ LENNARLEINE". FASCISTS & SOCIALISTS IN CLASH.

Three Killed & 300 Injured In Austria.

A CIVIL WAR FEARED,

Vienna, Aug. 21.

Great excitement prevails in Austria ns the result of a elush between the Heimwehr (Pastists) and Socialists at Styria on Sunday, in which three were killed and 300 in- jured.

There is talk of a civil war, The Pascists are reported 10 have considerable supplies of arms. and the Socialists fear that the Republic is en- dangered.

Troops and police have beei oidered to be ready for even- tualities-Reuter

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second three-figure inuings in the match.

In the course of the day. 473

parallelled in the history of inter-extent of the disaster at Domnesti

une were scored and only four Sutcliffe brought off a feat un- wickets fell, while Herbert

rational cricket by scoring his has been to some extent exag-only a British Treasury'export and

It is officially reported that the | lives."

In addition to Baron: Adatchi, gerated. The immediate vicinitya French interpreter were present, of the ammunition dump is a shambles but the fort, in which Router, that the reparations pro- It can be regarded as certain, says the majority of the troops were quartered,

blems were the subject of the con- damaged.

seriously versation, the object of which was to dissipate Anglo-French rulsun- None of the garrison have beenderstandings, and to show that Mr. either killed or injured.-Reuter. Snowden la not "France's enemy" as has been asserted by the French newspapers.

Feat. Without Parallel, The record lies in the fact that it is the second time the famous Yorkshireman has made a century in each innings of a Test Match, the previous occasion being against Australia at Melbourne je 1924-25, when he made 170 and 127, and was on the field for the whole of the game, 27 hours, 52 minutes, except for 80 minutes.

To-day's superlative cricket en- abled Sutcliffe to obtain' two separate hundreds in one match for the fourth time in his first- class

career, in all matches. Only Russell of Essex has previ Lously scored a century in each in- nings of a Test Match against South Afrien. Hammond, who also made a century to-day, is the only English player who has equalled Sutcliffe's fent of searing two hundreds in a match against Aus- tralin.

To-day's Play.

The South Africans, continuing their first innings, this morning, scored at a brilliantly fast rate and had completed 492 for the loss but the temporary repair; miles un home, was last reported the ship on the afternoon of August

of eight wickets, when II., G. previously made kept the atto as passing over the Azores land, and that ut about half past

Denne applied the closure. part of the skip afont,

Levening. Almard besides Kaeser three Captain Peritt gave him (Mr.

Hobbs and Sutcliffe naturally Berks his wages for July. The came the most difficult and are navigator and a mechanis, we that time and four o'clock Howard, of Hongkong, and Mr. opened the Innings for England, dangerous part of the whole altair, both Swiss, It was necessary to apply a con The Young Switzerland" has to the ship at about six o'clock when, bay, are

234 runs be went ashore. He was returning | David Sassoon Shellim, of Bom- who were

in arrear. siderable force to entirely lift then been sighted for 24 hours he reached the Harbour Office, An application by the Hon. Mr. trafat, but Hobbs gave a nice dis-

appointed executors.

Sutcliffe played with great res- Lok Sun from the racks, and reg She should have arrived at the he suddenly realised that he had W. E. L. Shenton for the revealing play and made 52 before he fell a this purpose dynamite was again Rogevelt Field Aerodrome at New lett his wallet at a tailor's shop of a certified copy of probate of victim to Vincent.

York this afternoon.

in Queen's Road. He returned to the will has been granted. Dense fogs are reported along the shop where he found his wallet

This was South Africa's only the North Atluptic coast, and this and stayed there talking for some

Виссеяя, When Hamond joined fact adds to the anxiety felt for time, after which he set out for the

Sutcliffe a few minutes batting re- the airmen's safety.

ship.

Mr. Alastair Cameron, a mer.vealed that he was in his brightest The tiers have inflatable rub- When he renched the wharf it chant, formerly of 122. Leaden-form, and he scored with such de her suits and a collapsible canoe. was a few minutes before seven had Street, London, and late of lightful freedom that it seemed be but their chances of being rescued, ie tried to catch the s.. Paul Benu | Nice, who died at the latter place Yorkshireman, however, batted de o'clock and the ship was not there, the Riviera Palace Hotel, Cimiez, would catch Sutcliffe up. The If forced down, are regarded as remole-Reuters American Ser which was just leaving but missed it, and as there was no other ship pice.

going to Kongmoon that night he could do nothing more.

*Dised.

Anxious Period, This period was a mosi anxious our for the men controlling the salvage party,

the risk of further damage to the badly crippled ship was enormous.

KIN

Every precaution, however, coupled with very care- fal handling of the week, we vented any inishap, and after the ehaige had been exploded the Lok: Sun was afloat.

· Return to Harbour.

Although the worst part of the

ANOTHER BRILLIANT FLYING FEAT.

Other Wills,

on February 3, left local estate of lightfully once defent was ab $153,400. The gross value, of solutely out of the question and the the catate is £339,658. An appli-pair put on runs rapidly. Deune cabion by Mr. Marcus Theodore tried no fewer than seven bowlers- In reply to questions by the Johnson for exemplification of the "gainst them without success. Court, Mr. Becks said it took bin probate of the will and codicil to At the close of play, England from 6 p., until just before be resealed has been granted.

were 30 runs on with only one seven o'clock to go to the tailor'

wicket down, The late Mr. Cameron appoint.

the score-boord shop and back because be stayeded Mr. II. W. Johnson, and Mr. showing 264, to which Sutcliffe there talking. He also had an M. K. Johnson, of, 24, Austin had contributed 109 not out and

salvage work was now over, there FLYING OFFICER ATCHERLEY idea in his mind that the ship | Friars, London, (and his partner Hammond 101 not out.

still remained the task of bringing

the Lok Sun back to Hongkong.

The work was completed off Samun Island on Monday evening,

AT PRACTICE.

London, Aug. 20 and so carefully was the ship Officer Atcherley, in the course of a The famous R.A.E. pilot, Flying handled that she was lying in trial of a Super-Marine Rolls-Royce Hongkong Harbour shortly after seaplane, one of the British Schnei- I a.m. the following day. At der Trophy entries, remained in the present she is anchored off the air for a parter of an hour, and is Kwang Cheung Hing Shipyard at belleved to have reached, if he did Chung Sha Wan

England Teleg

J. My Trible, e Qulun, le MisMilina .............

W. Hammond, at, Cameron, 1, Vineerd

G. Geary, not wat......

was leaving at seven o'clock as all Sir William Crawford Currie, to the other night boats on the Kong- be his executors. Under

the moon route left at that time. He will, a trust fund is erented for. Hatcliffe, e Owen Balth, Vincent had not been long on the ship. his wife, who receives £10,000 Weder, ht. wkt; b Vincent immediately upon his death. Be-9. Wyall. Deane, & Vincent Court's Finding.

quests of £1,000 are made to the A: W. Cam, Morkel, b McMillan M. Leyland, 1 Vincent i executora and managing trustee, Ames, Michell, MacMillan All guns, motor cars, motor A. P. Preman, e Cameron, l Quin accessories and personal affects clark, is Quinn go to his ten-year-old son.

Mr. John McConnell, late of College Green House, 66, Botanie. Avenue, Belfast, who died on March 10, 1928, loft local estate of $21,200: Resealing of a cert! Mothe fed copy of probate of the willing

After a short adjournment the Court returned the following fid- ing:- not setually succed in beating, the "We find that at 6.45 pm, or To Be Broken Up,

speed attained by Flying Officer August 2, 1929, the British 8. Woghorn yesterday, namely, a40 Kwong Fook Cheong, official No. If not the object of the Sunmiles an hour.

152,106 of Hongkong, of which Fat Company to re-build the Lok It seems likely that Britain will be Mr. Wiliam Peritt (certificate of Sun, but to break her up and sell represented in the race by Flying competency as master No. 001820 her. In addition to the $11.900 fleer Ackerley, Flying Officer of Glasgow) was Muster, left paid. for the ship, tile company Waghorn, and Squadron Leader Hongkong on a voyage to Kong- has been granted to the Hon. Mr.

Orlebar Reuter, have expended a further $8,000 on the salvage work, but even with this addition they should make a handsome profit on their deal.

The Lok Sun went ashore on the morning of July 14, with 750 passengers on board; all of whom were taken off without injury. She is a steel screw steamer of 1,781 tone gross, and 1,044 noit, She was built in 1902 by Rickmers, Bremerhaven, and is 251 feet in length by 87.2 feet in heim,

The vessel was formerly known as the Andree Rickmers, Gulfport and Commercial Scout.

FLOOD DISASTER.

THOUSANDS HOMELESS IN

PERSIA

Teheran, Aug. 20.

drowned and five thousand houses A hundred people have been have been destroyed as the result of disastrous floods in the region of Tabriz.. The damage is report ed to be enormous,--Reuter,

muon.

1.

"That Mr. William Claude Cyril Becks, who was on the articles of the sald ship as Chief Officer, and who holds certificate of com- potency as first mate (river trade

W. E. L. Shentan, ·

PREMIER AND EGYPT.

not

AMERICAN TENNIS

PRODIGY.

MRS. SHEPHERD-BARRON LOSES TO 16-YEAR-OLD.

BRITISH SUCCESSES,

New York, Aug. 20. Britain's Wightman Cup players, competing in the American women's tennis championships at Forest Hills, continue to meet with success, their only failure to-day being the defeat of Mrs. Shepherd-Barron by a B. C. aixteen-year-old American tennis prodigy.

An official communique says: "M. Briand, accompanied by Mr. Snowden and Buron Adutchi, had a general exchange of views pending the report of the technical experts, with view to bringing their re spective standpoints into closer agreement."

"We had a nice cup of tea, there was no lightning, no thunder, no earthquake, and the conference continues," Bald M. Briant smilingly, after hik tall with Mr. Snowden which lasted for two hours. It is understood that the financial problems, thoroughly thraxited

Avere

out.

Miss Nuthall, Mrs, Covell, Mrs. Watson, Miss Holen Wills and Miss Helen Jacobs all won their the events at the Blague has buen The latest dramatic turn in

games with the greatest of ense. produced by results in the second round

Germany. Dr. The following are the principal Stresemann, the German Foreign

of Minister and bead of the delega the singles:

tion, has addressed a Note to the Mrs. Covell (Britain) bent Mrs.eaders of the five Big Powera

Endicott (US.A.) 6-1, 1-2.

requesting them to expedite the Mrs. Watson (Britain) heat of the near approach of Septem, work of the Conference in view Mrs, Lamme (US.A.) 62, ber Int.,

6-0.

Mrs. Michell

(Britain) Bent Miss M. Palfrey (US.A.), 6-4, 6-3.

Germany's Commitments, Dr. Stresemann is doubtless

Mrs Mallory (U.S.A.) beat #nxious to ascertain under which Mrs. Taylor (USA), 6-2. Plan, the Dawes or the Owen. Young, Germany will be expected

6-1.

Miss Helen Jacoba (U.S.A.) to pay her reparations after beat Miss E. Goxs (U.S.A.), September 1st, and ulap what Es 6-0, 6-4.

to happen with regard to the Miss Betty Nuthall (Britain) | evacuation of the Rhineland, on

beat Miss 0,

which Britain has expressed de- Dwyer

elded views in Germany's favour, (U.S.A.), 6-3, 6-1. Miss S. Palfrey (US.A,) heat!

Mrs. Shepherd-Barron (Bri- tain), 8-10, 6-0, 6-4, Mias Wills (U.S.A.) bent Mrs,

Chapin (U.S.A.) 6-0, 6-1./ -Reuters American Servier.

30

104

Woolley 12yland

40

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t

10

16.

18.

England 2nd Innings.

J. B. Hobbs, e Mitchell, & Vincent II. Sutcliffe, not out...

10

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W. R. Hammond, not out

Extras

EXITAN

Tojal

Bowling Analysis,

0, M.

16,7

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20

20

Vincent

ID 103

7

78

Owen' Smith

4

0

18

Booth, Africa-lai Fakings,

R. 11. Catterall, 5 Carr, & Clark

1. J. Beidle, b`Geary

H. Mitchell, & Geary

H. W. Taylor, & Amen, b Clark

I.. G. Deate, e Woolley, & Writi

only) No. 3691- of Hongkong, did LONG TALK WITH NEW HIGH. Caeron e Freeman, Gary

misa, the ship without sufficient cause and not having previously obtained leave of absence from the Master.

COMMISSIONER.

London; Aug. 20.

W.C.C. Becks committed an act of stoner for Egypt visited Lossle "We find that the aforesaid Mr,cantly appointed High Commis- Sir Percy Loraine, who was re-

misconduct and we therefore ad-mouth to-day and had a long judge that his certificate of com- private conversation with Mr. potency aforesaid be suspended Ramsay MacDonald, the Prenifer. for three months.”

Router.

D. P. D. Morke), v Arras, ↳ Cuck

H. G. Owen Smith, Westley

Q. Molton, not out

C. '. Vincent, not out

Total '(8. wkur, deca) N. A. Qutun did not bat.

Bowling Analysis.

Clark

Genry

རྫོབམན་

Total (1 wkt.)

52)

Dr. Stresemann also requested In his Note that an early meeting of the six Powers should be held to "clear up the entire situation." The five creditor Powers, Bri- tain, France, Italy, Belgium and Japan, have acceded to Germany's request and have arranged for a meeting At 5.30 o'clock to- morrow afternoon.

Italian Statement, Signor Mosconi, the Italian

Finance Minister, replying to the 109 assertion that Italy has secured 101 inexplicable advantages under the

264

2 Young Plan, has issued a statement

in which he states that Italy de aires no unfair advantages. He. emphasises, however, the unanfail

Bowling: Morkel, o for 43; Quinn,

ty of the, Committee of Experta at

O for C1 MoeMillán, 0 for 39; Vin-the Conference in Parls, and also

cent, I for 42, 'Mitchell, 0 for 17 Owen Smith, 0 for 42, Catterall, for 18..

The Averages,

Frank Woolley, the Kent left hander, heads the final Test aver ages, with 126, Sutcliffe being a and with an average of 84 and Maurice Tate, Sussex is third with an average of 60.

II. W. Taylor heade the South 492African 1st with an average of 55.. The best of the England bowlers are Larwood with 8 wickets for 186 rubs, and Freeman with 22 wickets for 547 runs, this last match hav. Ing, cost him heaylly-Reuter

the unanimity of the creditor. Powera, Great Britain excepted, regarding the Young Plan..

He concludes: "This is not a Party, but of Britain and Italy question of Fascism or the Labour. trying to reach an understanding jointly with other countries in or- der to co-operate in the work of European reconstruction."

Treasury Experts Deadlock.

It is reported that the Treasury. Experts appointed to examine the proposals submitted by the other creditor Powers to Britain,” have (Continued on Page 7),