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REPULSE BAY HOTEL

DINNER DANCE ATTRACTION Saturday, 31st August, 1929. NINA and JACQUES dancers

assisted by an augmented orchestra will give Exhibitions of the

very latest dances.

The Argentine Tango, Dance to Death, The Latest Blues and Ballroom Dances.

Dinner $4.00 per head..

also at

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

Roof Garden

MONDAY, 2nd SEPTEMber 1929. Tables may be booked at the Hongkong, Repulse Bay, or Peninsula Hotels and by telephone Central 776.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

BALLANTYNE

BATHING

SUITS

TO CLEAR

To give place for Autamm and Winter goods."

PRICES GREATLY

REDUCED

There is still time to swim, and a new costume will add" to your personality and happiness.

Make your Selection át once;

THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

THE HONGKONG EMPORIUM.

The Greatest Bird Act of the Century!

TORCAT'S ROOSTERS

A "troupe" of 60 game fowls in a riot of comedy, eccentricities and · acrobatics!

With

"COCO"

The only rooster comedian in the history of the stage!

COMMENCING

SUNDAY

AT THE

Queen's Theatre

At 7.15 and 9.20

SPECIAL MATINEE

SUNDAY AT 2.30 p.m.

SLIGHT INCREASE IN PRICES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

U.S. BASEBALL.

BABE RUTH HEADS LIST

AOF ROMERS:

17

New York, Aug, 26.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1029.

SEAL OF SUCCESS AT

THE HAGUE.

(Continued from Pape 1.)

Plans, agreed to renounce the sum Babe Ruth regnined the major of Mks, 5,000,000 of her uncon- league home run leadership by get-ditional ampuity in favour ting his thirty-fourth and thirty- Germany.

of

Afti homers of the season against Britain thus received an uncon- Stewart, of the Browns to-day.ditional annuity of 91,000,000 League results were as follows:

Jnarks, or 1,650,000, instead of £4,800,000 in the agreement reach ed with the other creditor Powers.

·Evacuation Plans.

Chicago Cincinnati

1

G 10 L

LDK

•

0

ą 0

National League.

R. H. E.

Chicago Cincinnati

3 8 0

(First game)

10 14

(Second game)

7

1

5 11

3

10

9

0

4 11

0

0 4

St. Louis

Boston

Pittsburgh

New York

Philadelphin Brooklyn

Amertens League,

Philadelphia

Chiengo

Boston

Cleveland

R. H. E.

4 0

3 70

4 11

5 10

0

(First game)-

Boston Cleveland

12 0

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Washington Detroit

New York

2 6

St. Louis

(Second game)

11

2

11 0

R 1

No others. The Lengte standings are now as follows:

Chicago

Nut not Lengue.

Pittsburgh

New York

St. Louis

Brooklyn

Cacional!

Philadelphia Boston

W.

Pet.

HO· 37 .683

547

50 .570

6

GO

50 609

5-1

· 66

150

GP

..120

28 72 100

52

American League.

Philadelphia

W. L. Pet.

New York

69 19

24 3R .689 582

St. Louis

65 68.534

62

59

54

57 15 469 瞄 2448

Cleveland

Detroit

Washington. 553

Chicago'

• Basten

119 73 400

43 78 356

IN CRASH.

Lady Mary fleath, the well- Andwa British aviatrix, who, according to to-day's rables, has been seriously injurdd in a crash at Cleveland, U.S.A.

CHILD KILLED BY BOMB.

ANOTHER INJURED IN SHANGHAL

J

It is learned that in the course of his report to the Political Com- mission, Mr. Henderson said that the evacuation of British troops would begin within the fortnight.

Germany, he said, bad wisely waived her claim to damage caused in the occupied area. He neked The Commission to recommend to the interested Powers, the es- tablishment of Frango-German and Belgo-German conciliation commissions, to settle any dis- pules. between the respective governments, subject to the reser vation that the Powers of investi-, gation of the League of Nations Council and Assembly should re main intant-Renter.

HOME PAPERS' PRAISE.

A Definite Triumph for the Government,

London, Aug. 29. The newspapers offer a chorus (of approval of Mr. Snowden's

victory at the Hague.

The Times declares it is a very definite triumph. for the Govern- inent and particularly for the pertinacious, clear-headed York- shireman who hore by far the largest share of the burden of get- lement. Admittedly it is a com- | promise, but Mr. Snowden, who was abiy supported throughout by Mr. Graham and Mr. Hender- son, could hardly be expected to, obtain the last farthing of his de mands.

The Daily Express says that Mr. Snowden has put British prestige | in the eyes of Burope. on a pudeg tal higher than it has occupied ained the Armistice.

The Daily Mail remarks that Mr. Snowden will receive the earnest, congratulations of his country-

men,

The Daily News says that no rử

HATS!

ADVANCE SHIPMENTS

have arrived of the latest Millinery Modes for the coming Autum.

THERE ARE DELIGHTFUL SHAPES

IN--

WHITE and

COLOURED FELTS

ALSO

DAINTY EXAMPLES

OF

SILK RIBBON HATS

THE EARLIER YOU CALL-THE BETTER TAE SELECTION.

ELITE STYLES

BRUCE LOCKHART DENOUNCED.

¿Continued from:Puge L.)

sponsible economist will pretend very unfortunate method of ex-

A.P.C. BUILDING.

ROYAL SANITARY

INSTITUTE.

HONGKONG EXAMINATION

RESULTS.

that the Young plan in its pre-pressing an apology, I see 130 At an Examination in Sanitary Funt form is the dual word. objection to the withdrawal, as it Science as applied to Buildings and There must be further revisions, is done in open Court. The Crown Public Works, held at Hongkong. concessions and uncrifices until America in her mercy and wisdom decides to cut the knot once and for all.

The Daily Herald states that a good case, backed by unswerving effort, triumphed. Mr. Snowden received tremendous support from Mr. Henderson and. Mr. Graham.

Tel. C. 2432

THORNYCROFTS TO TRAIN CHINESE.

FIVE YOUNG MEN GOING TO ENGLAND.

Shanghat, Aug. 27, Five Chinese students, all of

Advocate moved for a rule isi and on May 22nd and 23rd, under the whom are graduates of the Naval i issued one, calling on the de-species of the Royal Sanitary Construation College in Amoy will fendant, to attend here to showInstitute, vix candidatea preaquted sail for Southampton to-day by the themselves. The following five'. & 0. S. Kashmir to obtai why he should not be attached. Mr. Wing has dealt in a very able candidates antisfied the examines practical experience with the firm of Messrs, John I. Thornycroft & way, and also a very ingenious passed the examination:

George William Gunn, Hong- Co., Ltd., engineers, skipbuilders way, with the argument, he had to

kong.

and motor manufacturers. These present. He divided his argument

John Tryeman Lacey, Hongkong. youtig men are Messrs. H. Chen, into two parts, one being that it

Henry Lane Lockhart, Hong- draughtsman in the engine office of The Morning Post Baya that was criticism of a particular Fang

the Klanguan Dock & Engineering rough speaking and hard bargain- rentenge, and the other that I

Denis William Philips, Hong-Works, Shanghai: IF. Chow, ing disturbed the atmosphere t was an attack on the judge. I say kong

draughtsman in the hull oßer of the Hague. "Let us put all this i was an ingenious argument be- Charles. Strange. Hongkong. the Klangan Dock: T. S.. Mår, ' behind us and allow it to be awat-cause later, when preased for ag

At an Examination for Sanitary assistant to the yard master, Gov- explanation as to how he could Inspectors held at. Hongkong, on ernment Dock & Engineering explain the apparent contrast be May 22nd and 23rd, 13 candidates Works, Mamoi, Fukien, J. P. Wang, tween a very humble pology for presented themselves. The fallow assistant to the foreman of the his attack on Judge Wu, in which ing eight candidates satisfied the machine shop, Kiangnan Dork: the defendant admits that bla xexaminya as, to their competence and Y. S. Yang, assistant to the pressions were improper, intem. to diecharge the duties of a Sant- foreman in the boiler shop of the perate, and angentlemanly, whilst tare Inspector under the Publie Klangnau Dock, and they will ob in face of that he still inserted Health Act, 1875: par. 3 saying that he was always of the opinion that the sentence was vindictive and unwarrantsble and could only have been passed by a Chinese Court, though, he

lowed at a pulp in an agreement which the conference Was sunt moned to achlove."

The Daily Telegraph considers that Me, Snowden, dasisted by Mr. Grabar, has done far better that appeared pomible.---Reuter,

AMERICAN STOCKS.

"

CABLED QUOTATIONS FROM sill maintained his views, he

NEW YORK.

entirely withdrew the words that had puzzled me in par. 3.

Intemperate Attock

tain experience, respectively, in Arthur Wilfrid Taylor Allan, turbine engines, hull construction, Shanghai.

yard management, internal com Albert George Martin, Hongbustion engines and boilersji kaug.

Vincent John Mezger, Shanghai. Perry Stracey Page, Shanghai. Elias John Sluis, Shanghai. Eugene Tacodore Sundblad, Shanghai.

Arthur William Thomas White, Hongkong.

Herbert John Woolley, Shang- haj.

The following quotations as at the etuse of the mürket on Thursday Juve been reerived from their corres So we have this position, that pondents Messrs. Hayden, Stone and as far as Judze Wu is concerned. Co., of New York, by Messrs. Swan, he has apologized and he has also Culbertson and Fritz, Sassoon House, withdrawn entirely any criticism Shanghai, (euble address: "Swan-

Government passengera leaving) stock, Shanghai), who are not rea-pon the sentence. To turn to for Home on Saturday by the s.s. ponsible for the cable mutilations, the article itself. I think it is Kashmir ure Sgt, R, C. Fairburn The quotations are subject to

difficult to see how in any way of the Police and Mr. J. S. Logan firmation.

eun.

All five students are nalives of Puklen and have worked in the Kiangnan Dockyard since their graduation from the Amoy Nuval Construction College two years

go.

STEAMER HITS ICEBURG.

it can be justified. It is entirely and family of the P.W.D. Mr. A. E. ADMIRALTY VESSEL TAKES Previous Latest an infemngrate attack on Judge

Price.

Anteonda Copper.... 12h Bethlehem Steel..... 15 Baltimore and Oki.. 140 Chrysler Gorp. (Com.

mon) Generally, Ry, Signal 122 Goodyear Tyre and

• Rubber Granley Consolidated

pl Criment

118

(Common) ... Liggett and Myers "B" 92 Missouri Pacille (Com-

mon)

Nevad

4. Copper

Consolidated

Price. Wu, a judge of the Provisional Wright, also of the P.W.D., will

125

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Court, and now I understand Chief leave for Home on the Antenor on Judge, though that fact does not September 4,

140

115

༄ བ དྷ ༄བྷ ཟབསྐྱ ཧི

ལླ ངོོ ྗ ཚེ ༈ ཙྭ; ཝཾ

ulio Corporation of

eric (Common) 26 New Yark Standard O Co. of One child was killed on Sunday Southern Pacific

Jersey morning and another is believed Texas Corporation

Shanghai, Aug. 27.

affect me. It is not a criticism

HER IN TOW.

New York, July 23.

For the first time for aften nor an attemut at criticfem, but Court has been critized. can years, since the lee patrol was simply seurrilous abuse of They that I have been criticized and established, £ steamship has judge.

some of that criticism has done collided with an iceberg off the ne good, whilst other criticisms 1 Grand Banks, Newfoundland. His Lordship then quoted exten-have not appreciated, but that has Hively from the article, and eon-teen honest, genuiné criticism. She In the British, steamer tinued: These are highly Intem But what right Bas any BellaVineira, with a cargo of all, perate words and I do not think object to use words like those inbound for Glasgow from New Or that the defendant is in such this artfele of a Chinese Court? lenns. position as to be able to judge the of what value is It?

According to the patrol Chinese as it race. He finishes

eutter Modoc, she has disabled her Knowing that I am a judge in steering gear and has suffered with an attack on the whole an extraterritorial Court, my first other damage, although no one is 47 Chinese race. It is an attack on impression undoubtedly would be, hurt.

the Chines race, but there is also fit there had not been 93 another

humble that is called apology, that I would have sen-| "yellow" and which goes amongst tenced the defendant th a noi In- wards Halifax, apparently under The Vimeira is proceeding to canalderable. term of Imprison- tow, although this is not explain- ment. He has clmbed completely fed in Modoc's despatches report- down, he makes his sincere anding the mishap.

race

Oil Co. of

45

73

45 the great Powers of the world.

Absolutely Ecurrilous.

147

150

71

LETTE

254

258

125

120

23

23

to have been fatally injured when United States Sieel

a bomb, with which the children Vacuum Oil

were playing exploded in the West. Willys Overland ern district near Connaught Road,

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It is an absolutely ecurrilous, spectful apologies, and he has improper and intemperate article withdrawn that very unfortunate Messrs. Gow, Harrison'and Co., and it is worse still that it should par. 3. If he had not and he still.) of Glasgow, owners of the Vim. have been produced in Chisin, ho-showed any contamacy, though eira, state that the collision took cause in this country we still have very reluctant to do so, for I hate place nome time on Sunday last,

As the bomb is not of military playfellow of Master Yao-who extraterritorial rights and they to ruin any man's career, though about 500 miles east of Cape manufacture, the police are at a was killed-lived. Picking up an give us privileges. Equally it is I do not allow any sentiment to Race. The Vimetra sustained loss to ascertain from where innocent looking cigarette in from the duty of all British subjects to sway me, it would have been Amay damage to her bows as wolfina canie, although they believe that it some debris, the youth attempted consider the obligations they have, Rond Gaol for the defendant, and to the propaller, but her cargo is may have been discarded by some to open it, but failed in the ut- I ask what good an article like this if there is any repetition I will intret. The owners understand member of a gang which has been tempt. He smashed it on a stone does. Of what value it fa? The deal with him severely. This time that she le under tow of the intimidating wealthy Chinese with and the bomb went off. Master value, if anything, would be to will impose a fine and not send steamer Olna, belonging, to the threatening letters.

Yao was instantly killed and his make the Chinese authorities fall him to prison. There will be a British Admiralty. The Vimeira companion received injuries which out with British subjects. This fine of $200, which must be paid is an oil tanker of 6,278 tons, and it fa believed will prove fatal.

There and now.

carries a crew of about 40,

The children were playing in front of the house in which the