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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1929.

FAMOUS WRITER'S U.S. “INVASION" OF

DEATH.

SIR VALENTINE CHIROL PASSES AWAY.

FAR EAST STUDENT,

London, Oct. 22.

The death ia announced of Sir Valentine Chirol, the, well-known traveller and journalist, who, has written extensively on Far Eastern affairs-Renter.

The late Sir Valentine Chirol was associated during the greater part of his career with the London fimes. He was the son of the Rev. Alex. Chirol and was born in 1852, Exluented chietly in Germany, and France, where he took the degree of Buchelier-es-Lettres, he was in Paris in 1871 when the triumphant German Army marched in. It was a fruitful initiation for a man who was to devote his life to observing and recording events. All the horrors of the Commune, the burn ing of the Tuileries and other stir ring episodes of that period oe- curred around him.

HONGKONG.

GOODWILL SHIP DUE TO-MORROW

BUSINESS FOLK & SOCIETY

LEADERS IN PARTY. -

OVER 300 ABOARD.

RUBBER CONTROL

PROPOSALS.

MOST PRODUCERS AGREE TO CREATE RESERVE.

DIFFICULTY ARISES.

Amsterdam, Oct. 22:

The scheme for rubber control next year was thoroughly discuss- ed to-day at a hieeting of the Committee of the Rubber Pro- ducers' Association.

"Mr. Sanders, the chairman, said It was anticipated that many rubber, enterprises would be un- able to declare a dividend, and it was, therefore, desirable that International .co-operation should be secured.

He said that the scheme. for a central selling organisation-would exist for a year only, as an expëri- ment.

Hongkong will to-morrow be Invaded by over 300 American business men and women and Society leaders who are making a goodwill tour of the Far East, under the auspices of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, aboard the Matson Line's giant flagship Malolo. The party is due here to-morrow and will remain The Committee was only just until Saturday morning." During beginning its task, he said, adding the stay there will be the usual that it was quite erroneous to sur- sight-seeing programmes,

gest that the proposals were «"To spread the fame of San inspired by an unfriendly spirit Francisco; to renew old acquaint-towards American manufacturers, Returning to England in 1872, ances and make new friends, and Mr. Sanders emphasised that co- for four years he endured the unto cement cloyer the already cor-operation between producers and pventful routine of a clerkship in dial relations existing between consumors was the only possible the Fureigu Omlee. Then for San Francisco and the countries basis, of equality. years he roamed about the world, of the Pacife."

After a general discussion, the visiting all parts of Europe, the Those are objects of the voyage, Dutch

by rubber producers, large British Empire, Persia, the Far according to Mr. Charles C. Moore, a

majority, declared East and the United States, during one of San Francisco's best-known their readiness to accept, in which period he wrote his impres-citizens and the man who headed principle, the Committee's pro- sions of history in the making for the Panama Pacific International posals for the creation of a 45,000 the newspaper with, which he had Exposition, another great monu-tons reserve, to be controlled by n allied himself.

mental work of goodwill, in 1915.centrul selling organisation..

to

„Not a Pleasure Tour,

"It's not exactly a pleasure tour entertain members of the party." Mr. Moore said just before sailing. "It is a plan to entertain

residents of the countries we will

These ant also more personal matters are recorded in his books "Twixt Greek and Turk", "The Far Eastern Question."""The Mid- dle Eastern Question", "Indian Unrest". The Egyptian Problem," "India Old and New." and "Fifty Years in a Changing World." This last volume was published early in 1928 and recounts many of his early experiences with deductions

The Craise party will return to which subsequent events have led San Francisco December 20, after him to draw from them. There visiting 18 ports in 14 countries were few eminent persons in the and witnessing some of the most realm of contemporary world-colourful historical scenes in the history whom he had not met.

Far East and Australia.

visit, and to spread the fame of the city by the Golden Gate in far

way Innds."

director of the foreign department

In 1899 he accepted the post of The Malolo comes here from at the Tintex in succession to Sirapan and North China and will visit the Philippine Islands, D. Mackenzie Walluce. In 1912 he retired and in the same year he received a knighthood.

ATTEMPT TO STEAL LEATHER.

MAN CAUGHT AFTER A CHASE.

An almost successful attempt to steal a roll of leather from a shop in Shamsuipo was made by Chinese who was charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith. at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning) with larceny..

It was stated by Sub-Inspector Houre that the defendant went into the shop, which made leather bags, and asked the price of a purse. Whlist the fok! had his at- tention directed elsewhere, the de- fendant took a roll of leather from the counter and put it underneath the counter with one' end protrud-} ing into the street.

The defendant then intimated that he would return for the purse at a later date and left the shop. When outside he secretly extract- ed the roll of leather from "under the counter but was seen by hawker nearby. The alarm

was raised while the hawker chased the defendant, who, on being, caught, put up a struggle.

On the arrival on the scene of an Indian Inspector, the defendant was placed under arrest.

Defendant was sentenced to one month's hard labour,

NAANZINAONDATIONERY COOĻAUNALA

WOOLLEN INDUSTRY

STRIKE.

Key Members of Mill Stafs Prepared.

OPPOSE WAGE CUT.

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London, Oct. 22, The first step towards the threatened stoppage in the wool textile industry, as the result of the workers rejec- tion of the proposed wage cut, has been taken by the Execu tive Committee

the Managers and Overlookers Soelety, of Bradford, which is instructing its members (who. hold the key positions in the mills in which they are emi- ployed) to cease work during the week ending November 9th--Reuter.

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French Indo-China, Sigm, Straits Settlements, Java, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji islands, Samoan

lands, and Hawaiian islands:

Million Dollar Tour. · Passage money paid by the 325 tourists will run close to seven, figures, to say nothing of the ex ponse of operating the ship with fts crew of 541.

One passenger paid. $22,500. For a double suite. One paid $19,000,

YANGTSZE COMMAND. and another panger paid

· REAR-ADMIRAL McLEAN

TAKES OVER.

Shanghai, Oct. 22. Real-Admiral McLean assumod the duties of Rear-Admiral und Senior Naval Officer, Yangtze, to

day.

$17,000 for the exclusive occu paney of one of the de luxe suites. Prices range down to $1,500 for a single passenger with another in the same room, and a minimum of $1,800 for one alone in a room.

Later,

It transpires that the majority at the meeting of the rubber pro- ducers represented only 30,000 tons out of a fatal Dutch produc- tion of 65.000 ton.

All the members present repre- vented a produclive capacity of approximately 41,755 tons.

The committee intentle to try to secure. additional Reuter.

.support.

ANOTHER RAID ON SQUATTERS.

THREE ARRESTS MADE AT WONGNEICHONG.

on

Another of the periodical raids carried out by officials of the Public Works Department squatters' settlements at Wongnei- shong Valley occurred yesterday. Just below the Tytam Road, a small hamlet had been established with all the aqualer attendant on a native village. Within a few minutes after the raid; the huts were dismantled, and the pants, a man and two women, were taken into custody, being charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton this morning with tresspassing on Crown land.

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A. P.W.D. bailiff informed the Court that all the defendants had been warned at one time or other, but had proved themselves to be persistent squatters. Of the male defondant, witness said that he was seen smoking opium on all the occasions that they visited him.

Defendants were fined $10, or 14

days.

A man and five women from 'a squatters' settlement that had been formed below the ridge of the hill behind Taihang village, Causeway Bay, were, also charged ment had been heard of the objec with trespassing. After a state- tions which the P.W.D. took against the site, the defendants were each mulcted in a fine of $5. or eight days.

unlawful possession of four sacks Convicted of a charge of being in without being able to give a ren- sonable explanation, n

Chinese

was sentenced to three months'

hard labour by Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistraci this morning. The defendant had two previous convictions for larceny, one being in April last when he received a sentence of three months' hard labour.

McQueaten, member of the Many Leaders,

Washington state legislature, club Leaders in all lines of business and fraternal leader; John C. in the bay distṛlet are among the capitalist; Mayor Oscar Robinson Robinson, Spring-field, Mass... With them are leaders from of Colusa, Calif.; John R. Russell, almost a meore of states, social Detroit engineering expert; James W. Coffroth, San Diego, sports- favourites and debutantes.. re- presentatives of medical, engineer- man; C. E. Schaff, railroad direc- ing, literary church and fraternaitor and family; Arthur S. Somers, New York Capitalist, and many others.

Real-Admiral Tweelic embarked passengers. aboard the s. Kalgan for Home tony-Nurul Wirelene,

HABIBULLAH CAPTURED?

Allahabad, Oct. 22.

It is reported that Habiballah has been captured at Konidaman, and that he is being brought back to Kabul-Reuter.

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A robbery on board the Em-

groups.

Mr. Charles C. Moore, chairman of the cruise committee, is himself leader in many lines of endeavour in the bay district, an outstanding figure in the Intellec tual life of the area a national vice president of the Boy Scouts of America and the English Speak-. ing Union..

Prominent Namen,

More than 100,000 meals will be served to passengers and more than that number to the erew during the tour,

.

The requisition covers Rome several hundred odd items, includ Ing rare fowl, delicacies, 100.000 pounds of potatoes, 35,000 pounds of poultry and game, 30,000 pounds For beef with more to be taken aboard-in' Austrālis, 26,000 pounds

press of Asia, has been reported to the police by Mr. W. H. Ingits, Among the prominent passen-of sugar, 10,000 pounds of fical sixth engineer of the bout, who Kers from without California are butter, 10,000 pounds of onions, tates that between and, 8 a.m. Warren E. Brown, Wichita 4,000 pounds of cabbage, 15.000 yesterday he discovered that some financer, and family; J. B. Fish-dozen egga, 12,000 pounds of ons had stolen, from a drawer in burn, financior of Roanoke, Vag tomatoes and there's no end to his cabin, a camera, a cash box, R. W. Higbic, New York capitalist. the staggering figures in the books. verticate, personal papers and a and wife; Charles H. Hyde, The poultry list includes a wide bank pass book, the total value of Jantzen of Portland, the man who up in the Orient. One of the most Tacoma grocery prince; 0.. C. variety of rare fowls to be picked which was $03. He suspects his made bathing suitz: famous, and expensive items is 250 pounds of own room boy, who left the ship family; A. Jordahl, New York cavire, coating in excess of $1 after arrival In Hongkong.

captain of industry; Mra. Idn pound.

STRAIGHT THROUGH THE ROARING RIVER OF FII.

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RENEE ADOREE CONRAD NAGEL Michigan Kid

REX BEACH

and into the valley of death! They were trapped in a frail canoe be- tween narrow walls of fire from which only a miricle could save them, yet but you must see this tremendous drama of the North Country to get

big thrill!

AT THE

QUEEN'S

AT THE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30, 5:10, 7.15 & 9.20.;

BOHEMIAN LOVE

Adapted from the famous French Novel"

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Continuous Performance

From 1:15 to 11.15

Somerset Maugham's Startling. Drama.

GLORIA

SWANSON

SADIE THOMPSON

With

LIONEL BARRYMORE

All the world against her except

one man and bis falih never wavered

Frisco out-

The vivid story of cast girl in the South Seas

Produced by Raoul Walsh who made What Price, Glory 7!!

UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

STAR FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 5.30 & 9.20.