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四拜禮 七上小小英港香 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1929. · 花十九

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BASEBALL.

CHILD SLAVERY IN GERMAN HERO OF

HONGKONG.

THE WAR.

WOMEN LIBERALS LODGE A STRONG PROTEST.

RESOLUTION PASSED.

GUEST OF HONOUR AT LONDON DINNER.

GEN. SMUTS, EX-ADVERSARY, TO PROPOSE TOAST.

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PANDEMONIUM IN SENSATIONAL U. S. WIDOWS PENSIONS BRITISH ANTI-WAR

PRUSSIAN DIET.

STERN WARNING TO ENEMIES OF REPUBLIC.

WEAPONS EXHIBITED:

** Berlin, Oct 16. Trays containing a remarkable assortment of revolvers, daggers, knuckle-dusters, corkscrews and other weapons, Baf to have boen

Nationalists in Berlin were "ex- hibits in the Prussian Diet when a stormy debate followed the sub- mission of a Nationalist motion of non-confidencs

BRILLIANT RALLY IN WORLD SERIES.

PHILLIES SCORE 10 IN 7TH TO SMASH 8-0 DEFICIT.

SCHEME

LABOUR GOVERNMENT'S NEW

BILL PUBLISHED.

GESTURE.

FAVOURABLE REPLIES TO INVITATION,

| FRANCE, ITALY AND JAPAN TO COLLABORATE.

DEFENCE OF RAILWAY. strongly protesting against the EAST AFRICA EXPLOIT. taken front party meetings of the CUBS BATTERED OUT. lished to-day, extending the pro- NAVAL DISARMAMENT.

Hankow, Oct. 16. Foreign advisers are destined to play an important part in the war between the Kuominchun and Marshal Chiang Kai-shek accord-i ing to information gathered in Hankow to-day, to the effect that elaborate plans are being laid out for the defence of the Peking- under the advice of the foreign Hankow Railway and Hupeh, Advisers who to General Ho Ying-ching's staff.

General Liu Shih, Ku Tse-tung, Chiang Ting-wen and Hisia Tas-yin, together with nine mino generals, have issued a circular telegram pledging their support to the National Government, denouncing the Kuominchun and declaring war against the rebels.

are

attached

Defensive Measures.

In the meantime, troops and supplica are being sent up the Peking-Hankow Railway .with every despatch, and it is learned that the foreign advisers of the National Government, are mainly responsible for the measures for defence which are being taken.

News of the movements of the Kuominchun forces is lacking, but it is believed that they are con centrating at Loyang and its vicinity. Indeed, it is stated that some minor engagements "have already occurred in the Loyang region."

Hankow Strongly Guarded.

Part of the Sixth Division which arrived at Hankow from Anhwei is remaining here to act as garri- son in Wushang, while General Hsia Tao-yin's forces are being recalled from West Hupeh, also for garrison work in the Wuhan

cities.

The situation in the Wuhan cities for the present, continues quiet-Renter.

Shanghai, Oct. 16. A big scale engagement between the National Government troops under General Ho Ying-ching and the Kuominchun is believed to be imminent.

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London, Oct. 16. The Executive Committee of the Women's National Liberal Fadera- tion, to-day passed a resolution.

continuation of the mui taai system in Hongkong; and calling upon the "Government to insist upon the carrying out of the pro- mise of the abolition of the system given by Mr. Winston Churchill in the House of Commons on March 21st, 1922.

London, Oct. 16.-

power

London, Oct 16, Government's invitation to a five- Favourable replies to the British

naval disarmament con- terence to be held in London in January, have to-day been received from the Italian, Japanese and French Governments.

The United States Government

EXTENDING 1925 ACT.

London Oct. 16.' Half a million more, widows than now recolve pensions will be entitled to ten shilling per week, under the Labour Government's Bill, the text of which was pub

visions of the Act passed by the Philadelphia, Oct. 12. Conservative Government in 1925; tional: seventh inning, rallies ever men who come under the State Staging one of the most sensa-giving pansions to the widows of

over the dissolu-seen in a world's series, baseball | Health Insurance.

game, the Philadelphia Athetics The new bill has a retrospective to-day copped the fourth game of provision grunting the pensions to

Chicago Cubs 10 to 8, the 1929 classic, defeating the widows between the ages of fifty

five and seventy of men of the in- The Athletics thus have three sured class who died before the victories in the world's series Act of 1925 came into force, or one triumph for the Cubs.

who were over seventy on that The Cubs to-day used virtually date and therefore no longer came every pitcher on their staff

At the age of seventy, widows still they were unable to stop the rampage of the Mackmen. Until are to receive the old age pension pleted the proposed exchange of that riotous seventh inning, which automatically without any dis-viewpoints on the matters to be reduction for dealt with, between the British ten runs qualification or and ten hits, the Cubs seemed to means, residence or nationality as Government and the Governments

hitherto.

of Japan, Italy and France. have the game safely in the bag.

Optimism Prevails,

General von Lettow-Vorbeck, veteran of the Boxer campaign in

The dissolution was carried Into China, but famous for his ex-tion of the "Steel Helmets." plofts as commander of the German" Forces in East Africa during the cialsit Minister of the Interior for effect by Herr Grzesinski, the So- Great War, has accepted an in- Prussia. President Hindenburg is vitation to attend as the guest of the honorary president of the or- the evening, a dinner in London on

and under Health Insurance, "I desire to make it clear that December 2nd, for all who served

in the East Africa campaign.

General von Lettow-Vorbock was in East Africa at the outbreak

The assurance given by Mr. thing in precision: Churchill on that date lacked no

both the Governor and I are deter- mined to effect the abolition of the system at the earliest practi cable date, and I have indicated to the Governor that expect the change to be carried out within a

of avar, and won a great military reputation. He held his own year."

against his opponents and at first Lady Simon, moving the resolu-succeeded in inflicting several tion, anid that the expected report defeats on them. from Sir Cecil Clementi, the Governor of Hongkong was await- ed most anxiously.

The resolution will be sent to Baron Passfield, the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Reuter,

LABOUR AND COAL

INDUSTRY.

NATIONALISATION OF THE MINING ROYALTIES.

REDUCTION OF HOURS.

London, Oct. 16.

The recent negotiations between the Government, the representa-

Miners' Federation, have reached a definite atage.

tives of the coal-owners and the

Yielded after Armistice.

When later the combined force of British, French and Belgians be- came too strong for him, he retired fighting his way step by step, and when finally all German East Africa had been occupied, ho ber.. took himself with his troops into

Portuguese East Africa and

escaped 'capture."

Only when the news came that Germany had lost the war in Europe did he offer to yield. He surrendered to the British on November 25th, 1928, his force having dwindled to a handful of Europeans and about 400 Askari peans were specially accorded the with machine-guns. The Euro-

honours of war, being allowed to retain their arms.

Admired by Enemies.

admiration even of his enemica. Von Lettow-Vorbeck excited the

No other German leader was so resourceful or determined. Even when he had lost two-thirds of the Colony owing to the constant reg

exerted by superior forte, when the entire const and the chief towns na well as the two railways were lost to him. he con- tinued to struggle undismayed and displayed most brilliant military qualities.

The Government sub-committee has informed the miners that it has been decided to reduce the working day by half an hour early sure in 1930 without a reduction in wages, while a further reduction of half an hour will be effected later in the year if this is considered possible.

ganisation.

The appearance of the exhibits provoked a pandemonium in the Diet, and the Speaker was forced to order a temporary suspension.

When the Diet resumed its sit- ting. Herr Grzesinski warmly de- tended his drastic action, which he Sald was taken on the ground that

YUGO-SLAVIA IN A FERMENT.

Masa Protests Against

Italian Action.

SERB STUDENT TO DIE?..

.

Belgrade, Oct. 16. The death sentence passed at Pola by a special Italian tribunal, on a Serbian student., accused of aring upon voters at the last general election In the village of Pisino, has inflamed public sentiment in Yugo-Slavia.

Mará meetings were held in Zagreb to-day, and the police had to intervene and break them up.

The students are preparing to launch a worldwide gam- paign through the medium of the Press and Universities against the action of the Italian tribunal:

Four other students, aged seventeen, were each sen- tenced to thirty years' impri-" sonment by the same tribunal for participation in the affair Router.

saw the Athetics" score

to

Widows under 55 who receive a pension for children are to draw them until the youngest child is

having concurred in the terms of the Note issued by Mr. Arthur Henderson, and having formally an- nounced its intention of participa- ting, there only remains uncom

When the Athletic went to bat in their last half of the seventh frame the Cubs were leading 8, to 0. It appeared almost impossible for sixteen instead of fourteen and there is little likelihood of a repeti- them to lose the game.

n

A "Hit Spree."

Then started hit spree by the Athletics which threw even

the staid Philadelphia fans into veritable frenzy of excitement. The mad seventh inning, which produced 10 runs, was featured by home runs from the bats,of AI Simmons and George Haas.

Things looked mighty gloomy for the Mackmen at the beginning of the second half of the seventh inning. Al Simmons was the first man up. He lifted a good long

In half as now. The cost of the measure to the State will be about eight millions sterling yearly- Reuter and British Wireless.

COTTON COMBINE

PROPOSALS.

ENCOURAGING PROGRESS IN

LANCASHIRE.

A feeling of optimism exfats, and

tion of the Geneva failure.

The text of the Italian Govern- ment's Note accepting the invita- tion, has been released for publica- tion to-morrow,...

The Note says that the Italian Government has given most serious consideration to the invitation and proceeds. "The attitude of the Italian Government on the problem of disarmament in general and naval disarmament in particular, is too wellknown to the British Gov- ernment.to require statement...

"It has been clearly expressed on repeated occasioris, and lastly, in the

home run onto the roof of the left CORPORATION PLANS. Note addressed on October 8th,

London, Oct. 16,

1928, to the British Embassy, in Rome in reply to the British Gov- ernment's communication on the Sir Kenneth Stewart, the Chair-subject of the draft of the proposed man of the Lancashire Cotton Cor Franco-British naval compromise poration, in the course of a speech agreement of last year.

on the problems of the Lancashire cotton industry at Liverpool to-day

Italy's Hopes.

field stands and at last the Mack- men had scored a run, Simmons' homer appeared to have put new life into every man on his team.

Jimmie Foxx, who followed him to bat, put a single into left field. Ed Miller then proceeded to single and so did Dykes, Dykes scored said that between fifty and sixty Foxx. Raley singled to right field, spinning mills were definitely de-collaborating in any step proposed "Being desirous, as always, of scoring Miller and Dykes went to cided upon joining the corporation, with a view to eliminating the third base on the play. After and that many more are in negotia-dangers and disadvantages of ex Burns, who was batting for Rom-tion. mell, had died out, Bishop singled

It was proposed to combine as through the box, scoring Dykes great a number as possible of the the hope that British Initiative in Boley got to third base.

spinning mills, to organise them thoroughly and after that had been dono, to take over the weaving The next step would be the in

The Big Parude.

**

cessiva armaments, and cherishing

sult in substantial progress towards arranging the conference may re-

a solution of the general disarma- ment problem, the Italian Govern ment gladly accepts the invitation of the British Government

to

"The Italian Government notes that the British Government intend

Then there began the big paradmills, of Chicago pitchers. Charlie Root The Government spokesman de clared that the owners had begged

After December. 1916, when

had started the game and had done troduction of the standardisation participate in the London confer- excellent work until this riot be of cloth, which would involve mer-ence. Nanking Army Leaders, that there should be no decrease General Smuts called upon him to the organisation has undoubtedly gan. Art Nehf went in to replace chanting on a very large scale.

in the hours of labour, which surrender. innumerable attempts been training a fighting militury Root. Hans stepped to the plate The Corporation, he added, was Appointments have been an-they said would have a demoralis were made to envelop him and his force... nounced as follows: General Feng ing effect now that the coal in-army, but though often in im- He uttered a stern admonition to

and the first thing he did was sock also anticipating the co-operation to communicate to them their views Ting-ying to command the dustry is slowly recovering. minent danger, he never fell into the enemies of the Republic, day- Bishop ahead of him. That was provide, a nucleus around which the cussed at the conference, and while ahoma run, scoring Boley and of finishers and merchants, to regarding the matters to be dis- First Route Army, General

It had, however, been resolved a trap and proved as wily as the 'ing that "those who refuse to heal the end of Mr. Nehf. "He was or whole trade could rally. Liu Shih

awaiting such communications, they to command the

my warning must feel."--Router.

dered to showers by Joe McCarthy, "The export trade must be re- will, for their part, acquaint the Second Route Army, General Han by the Government that a reduc- notorious De Wet himself.

manager of the Cubs, who by this stored to its old dimensions, if the British Government with their own time was tearing his, hair and cur industry is to be made prosperous views on the subjects." INTERNED RUSSIANSsing his men. After Nehf had to both masters and men,"

Sir French Rejoicing. walked Cochrane, Fred Blake Kenneth concluded.-Reuter. HUNGER STRIKE.

went to the mount for the Cubs. Simmons singled to left field and'

to command the Third Fuchu Route Army, and General Tang Seng-chl to command the Fifth Route Army. The leader of the Fourth Route Army has not been appointed.

The Armistice found him in

tion of half an hour should take Northern Rhodesia at the head of effect early in the new year."

It was also stated that the a small but tried force which was Government had not yet had a confident that it could hold out for sufficient opportunity of examining at least a year. the owners' plan for co-ordination in the district marketing schemes, which though a step in the right direction would probably prove in- Ho-sufficiently wide or representative

of other interests.

Loyang Position, The situation in Loyang in nan is tense. The Kuominchun and troops under General Tang Seng- chi are both taking up positions

In the course of his protracted resistance, he again and again baffled the best laid plans of hla adversary, while deating them shrewd blows and covered thou- sands of miles..

The French Note accepts the Bri- tish invitation wholeheartedly.

Foxx singled to ventre field, scor- EMPRESS OF CANADA. The French Government is pleased ing Cochrane as Simmons went to third base. Finis for Mr... Blake.

to participate and rejoices that Britain and the United States have.

He was relieved by Pat Malone. OIL TANKS DAMAGED IN HER found in the Pact of Peace signed

2,000 IN PROTEST AGAINST CHINESE TREATMENT.

Harbin, Oct. 17. The Governinent has definitely The great interest in the dinner,

A hunger-strike, by 2,000. Ru decided to nationalise mining to be held in December will liesinna interned near here, which -opposite one another in the vicinity royalties. The reorganisation in the fact that General Smuts, his started on Sunday as a protest of Loyang, which seems destined scheme would be subject to legis old opponent, will preside, and will against their ill-treatment, con-Burns fanned. to become the main battle-ground lation operative on January 1st.propose the toast of General vontinues. of the Nanking, and Kuominchun Renter. armies.

Marshal Yen Kai-shan's, attitude Is still obscure. A message from Taiyuanfu `states that he has replied to the cable sent him by the Five Yuans of the National Government urging him" to assist the 'National Government in flight- ing the Kuoninchun,

Marshal Yen expresses his.in-

THE SOVIET UNION.

TADJIKISTAN ADDED TO MOSCOW TERRITORY.:

Moscow, Oct. 16.

ability to intervene and says it is At an extraordinary congress, Impossible to meet the Kuomin- the Soviets of Duchombe proclaim- chun.

Lettow-Vorbeck.Reuter and I.B.S.

AFGHAN TRIBESMEN BADLY CUT UP.

́NADIR KHAN CONTROLS SITUATION.

Simla, Oct. 167- A wireless message from Kabul ed Tadjikistan, hitherto a part of Marshal Yen sincerely hopes for the Uzbek Republic, will hence confirms the capture of the capital the early unification of China and forth be merged in the Union of an October 10th, and reports The strongly desire to

Socialist Republies. bombardment and fall of the citadel,

Soviet Anve the

Reuter.

country from further turmoil.

Well-informed cireles in Tat. yuanfu say that the Kuominchun

bellove that the sooner hostilities ACCORDING TO PLAN report that he had been surrir fer-

break out the better for the Kuo- minchun; The effort to force, an early war is designed to prevent Marshal Chiang Kai-shek trom mobilizing more of the Provincial Government armiles.

FRENCH EVACUATION OF RHINELAND ZONE.

The Chinese Garrison Comman-

Cologne, Oct. 16. der of Greater Shanghai, General!

The inhabitants listlessly watch- Halung Shih-hui, is leaving Shanged the beginning of the French hal for the Lung-Hai Railway to evacuation of the Second Zone on assume command of Nanking the Rhineland, which is being car

ried out according to plan froops against the Kuominchun, Reuter

According to Soviet sources, the strikers demand a public trial and the release of all not indicted, es- pecially women and children, and an improvement in their treatment, which is described as worse than In an ordinary, prison..

It is reported that the detention camp is without light or heat, and that those interned are not permit ted to read or to see their friends --Reuter.

PRAYA ACCIDENT.

COOLIE SUSTAINS LEG FRACTURE.

Malone hit Miller with a pitched ball and the bases were full. Dykes

MISHAP? doubled to left field, scoring Sim- mons and Foxx. Boley fanned and

Vancouver, Oct. 16. The Canadian Pacific liner "En- That was the end of the seventh press of Canada" has been moored but oh! what an inning It was. in dry dock at Esquimalt.

5 Runs on 5 Hits.

last year a valuable element reaching an understanding..

The French Government wel comce Mr. Henderson's Invitations to a preliminary exchange of views thereby giving France an oppor tunity of defining, its attitude in

Japanese Reply.

All her cargo and boats were re-regard to the points aimed at moved without damage. Some of The Cuba got in most of their the fuel-oil on board the ship waB dirty work in the sixth inning lost, presumably as a result of when they nicked Old Jack. Quinn damage to her tanks:-Router, for five runs and five hits, "It all started when Hornsby singled through the pitcher's box. Hack

A message from Tokyo states that Japan's reply to the Naval Conference invitation, which it is understand will be an unreserved acceptance, was telegraphed to Mr.

Wilson followed, Hornsby with a GLASGOW CUP FINAL. Matsudaira, the Japanese Ambassa single to right field. Kiki Cuyler

got to bạt and he singled to right

BY 4-0.

dor in London this afternoon,

It is possible that informal con- versations between the British Gov- ernment and the representatives of ~ Italy, «Frânce and Japan," will be held in London before the confer ence site in the third week of Janu- ary next-Reuter and British Wireless."

field, scoring Hornsby as Wilson | RANGERS BEAT THE CELTIC- wont to third base. After Stephenson had singled through Max Bishop and had scored Wil-,

London, Oct. 16." in which Habibullsh took shelter.

Bon, George Walberg went in to three days later.

relieve. Old Jack Quinn on the The replay of the Glasgow Cup It also appears that Habibullah

mound for the Athletics. Grimm Final between the Rangers, and | bunted, 'acoring Cuyler made good his escape, and that the

from the Celtic, after a gonilasa draw on An unnumbered motor lorry, in second base and Stephenson from Saturday, resulted in an easy vie ed to Nadir Khan's troop was in the charge of an unlicensed driver first base. all because Walberg tory for the Rangers, who scored AMERICAN "SHIPPING." correct.

caused serious injuries to a coolie whidly threw the ball into right|four goals without reply -Reuter. Various towns and areas have yesterday. The man was knock- feld submitted to Nadir Khan in the ed down as the car wher being That was the end of the scoring last two or three days. Nadir moved for shipment to. Cantor at but it got the Cribs off in the best tell down and the ball rolled past Khan was expected to reach Kabul the China Merchants Wharf, Con-start of the series. If they hadn't him, letting Hass make a circulf yesterday. It is understood he naught Road Weat

At the Central Magistracy this exploded in that seventh frame run and score the boys ahead of The Shipping Board has approv proposes to call a National A

z éden-loan" of: G$11,700,000 for the Bembly to choose a King," "\", morning, the driver was formally they would have tied the series him stay

The Kohistant forces, supporting remanded on a charge of being

Whom The score by fangs foflows construction of two new passenger Chicago":"000205 100— 8 and cargo steamers for the Habibullah, were attacked on their unlicensed, Inspector Bluur, Hosa in the seventh inning was way to Kabul and badly cut up stating that he was in hospital. just a roller. But Hack Wilson

Philadel the coolle had trắc-

Oceanic Oriental Company Reu - phía -2010 0,0 0 0 0 10 0x-10, der ́s American Service,

Reuter.

score

The devasting home run of

LOANS FOR TWO PASSENGER

AND CARGO SHIPS.“

Washington, Oct. 16.