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NO 13.24

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KUOMINCHUN LOSE SENTENCE IN FALL BRITISH AIRSHIP

HEISHIHKWAN.

BIG SUCCESS CLAIMED BY NANKING.

BUT CHENGCHOW IS NOW IN SERIOUS DANGER.

CLEVER REBEL RUSE.

Hunkow, Nov. 1.

It is officially claimed that the troops of General Tang Song-chi- have captured Heishikwan and are pushing forward towards Loyang after capturing a thou- sand rifles and a large number of prisoners.

BRIBERY TRIAL.

YEAR'S JAIL AND AMOUNT OF BRIBE AS FINE.

COURT'S CONDITIONS.

TRIALS.

R101 MAKES TRIP OVER SANDRINGHAM.

R100 EXPECTED TO LEAVE HANGER IN FORTNIGHT.

Washington, Nov; 1. Ex-Senator Albert Fall, former- ly Secretary of the Interior, who was found guilty of accepting a belbe from the of magnute. Mr. THE INDIAN AIR MAIL. Edward L. Doheny, after a pro- tructed trial which ended last week, to-day.

came up, for judgment

$100,000 and it was, said to have The allered brite amounted to been paid in connexion with the grant of the lease of an oilfield at Elk Hill in the Naval Oil Reserve.

It is stated that the Tengfeng defence, swore that the money was Mr. Doheny, testifying for the and Linyue, formerly captured not paid as a bribe for anything. by the Kuominchun. are now He admitted that he sent Fall

$100,000 in again in the hands of Nation-through his son, but he declared a "little black bag"

alist forces.

that friendship alone prompted Bandit depredations the Sin the gift.

Tolay. Mr. Pall wis sentenced yangchow yesterday, resulting in

to imprisonment for a year and

London, Nov. 1.

The giant British airship R101 made another successful trial flight to-day. She left her moor ing mast at Cardington just be fore ten o'clock and Sir Samuel Hoare, the former Air Minister, was one of her passengers.

After fireling for about ten min

Bedford, the airship made for Sandringham where she utes over

dipped gracefully to about 400 feet From the ground.

The King and Queen and their grand-daughter the little

PENSION MINUTE

AMENDED.

HOW QUESTION OF "SALARY" WILL BE DETERMINED.

ALLOWANCES POINT.

The Gazette, notifies that the Pension Minute is amended by the substitution of the following clause for Clause No. 12:

In determining "salary" for

SWATOW REGION PERTURBED

COMMUNISTS CAUSING MUCH ALARM.

MAY ADVANCE TO EAST RIVER DISTRICT.

Swatow, Oct. 29. The movements of the Com-

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Bulls and Inners

From the Office Butts.

All this talk about the low dollar [Nine stonebreakers were cautioned reminds us that next week Hong- this week for trespassing on Crown kong cricketers will try to keep the Land, although it was stated that Shanghai tall down.

they were doing the Government a ☐ A

good turn.] Mr. Luz overcame the handicap of his name in the lawn bowls final.

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It's been computed that there must be a thousand golfers in-

seem to be on the first tee when. he drives off.

the purpose of this Minute. the AUTHORITY WEAKER. Hongkong. A novice says they all salary of the substantive appoint- ment held by the officer at the date of his death or retirement will be taken if he has held such office or an office with the sun scale of salary for a period of three years inmediately proceding such inte; otherwise the average amount of pointments held by the office the salary of the substantive ap during the three years immediate-

munist force under Chu and. Mo

The only thing to which most have caused considerable perturba-Aberdoniana will subscribe, is has been necessary for tion up country recently, and it their own opinions,

General Chiang Kwong-nui, to put out Swalow, reassuring, proclamations in

A good turn each day,

Is the way of the Scout, No matter at eve or at morning). But the Government way, Turns this motto about, And instead of Its thanks issues

warnin

Though only stone-breaking. They were doing their best, To aid the P. W. Department. And though they were making The boulders go.west,

They nearly Pot Franks free

apartment!

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Dating old news "yesterday"

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Women don't like being held an as shining examples these days. doesn't make it new. Hence the powder-pulf.

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When the Onium Commission

gets the dope on

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After taking Shanghang the ly preceding his death or retire-force, or some part of it, took the

A Wanchai resident complains comes here, it ment will be taken.

river port of Fung-shi, where all that his cook-boy makes heavy the situation. goods coming down the river have pastry. Weigh down yeast! have to be landed and carried three miles overland to avoid the rapids.

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MacWhirter, he says that the The only tooth we know of that League of Nations ought to deal Before the Communists arrived, didn't hurt when it was extracted with those office plagues who get the place was evacuated of its was, the tusk of a mammoth dug up subscription lists inhabitants. Fungshi" is in Fuklen up in New Zealand.

possible occasions." province, and it was believed that

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the cutting of telegraph wires, fine. of $100,000, the amount of the Princess Elizabeth were on the allowances cquivalent to salary, there would be no serious attempt

prevented the Gentralissimo (Marshal Chiang Kai-shek) from. pursuing his journey nárthward. and he was consequently forced to pend the night at Singunge now.

bribe.

Aneapplication for a new trial was relused,

The Court intimated that if the would be susiended as long as the appeal was dropped, the sentence physical condition of Mr. Pa rening serious.--Reuter's Ameri

It is stated that the bandits were quelled today by General Isia Tan-yin's trips and that the wires have been repaired, so that fear Service. Marshal Chiang was enabled to proceed. It is believed that he is at present at Hauchow, holding & military conference

A further 3,000 troops arrived at Hankow to-day, and are being sent up the Kinlan Railway. It is understood that they are part of the inti-Kwangsi expedition recently withdrawn fróni Ky anaziung,- Reuter,

Nanking Countér-Attack. |

Shanghai, Nov. 1.

Big counterattacks by Govern ment forana it many gisitions near Joying have resulted in vint at

encounte: 4, The Kuondehun have responded by launching offensive on the Nanking' trong about 30 miles from Chengshow Chengehow is again seriously threatened and would appear that unlass, large reinforcements cole to aid the Government army the city is doomed. At the moment Chengchow is the headquarters of The Government forces and its edptured would seriously jeopar- dise the Nunking campaign.

Kunghsien Captured, Another heavy blow was dealt | when- Kuominen plain clothed fiope, several thousand in mumber. sudden appeared near Kunghaian, a city about fifty miles to the west

of Chengchow. The Kuominchun

troops were disguised as famine

refugees,

(famine ቢ

MOTOR LICENCES.

EXEMPTIONS FOR OFFICIAL. VEHICLES. Regulation 7 of the Traffic Regulation has been amended as Tollows:

No Te shall be payable in Pesquet of either vehicle, or

terrace.

Princess Delighted.

King Faised his hand in reply and The crew waved to them; the the little Princess clapped her hands in delight.

The great airship than flew via Cromer and Norwich to Now- market Heath where racing was in progress. She circled over the racecourse and then proceeded to Cambridge.

It had been intended to visit London but owing to a fog, the airship returned from Cambridge to Cardington and was back at her mooring mast soon after three o'clock.

The R100.

The highest air speed reached driver's licence, where fal the during the flight was approximate. vehicle belongs to the Government, ty seventy miles an hour. the Governor, the Naval Com- mander-in-Chief. the General Officer Commanding the Troops, the Commodore, or the Colonial Secretary; or B) the vehicle is the date on which her sister air- November 15th is mentioned as ordinarily or frequently used on ship, the R100, is likely to leave Government service and the owner thereof is the holder of a current trip.

Howden in Yorkshire on her trial certificate, signed by the Colonial Secretary, that the vehicle e su used.

AMATEUR FOOTBALL ON CONTINENT.

LONDON REPRESENTATIVE

TEAMS ENGAGED. "

Paris, Mug, t

The R100 which should have been ready before the R101 but has experienced trouble with her engines, is of slightly different dimensions. The R100 is 709 feet long and has a gas capacity of ap- proximately 5,000,000 cuble. feat.

She is designed to carry 100 passengera ía accommodation almost as luxurious as that of a modern liner, :

Considerable Delay.

Indian Air Mail Change..

to enter Kwangtung..

Some of those

2. For the purpose of calculat- ing the amount payable under this Minute ne pension or other form of retiring, allowance or gratuity, but subject as mentioned in this Minute, there shall be added to the officer's salary any personal

Lut no emolument whatever: Every

folk who dream officer serving on or after the 17th

It is still possible that no serious of the low dollar day of September, 1328, who beattempt will be made to do so; bringing pros- but sufficient advance was made perity to the further down the river to cause serious alarm in Tai-po. The

Colony will place was held by soldiers, and so wake up when month's far there is no authentic news of next its fall; but the civil population in bills come in. large numbers came down the river to Sam-ho-pa and to Swatow. Reinforcements Rushed.

FAMOUS TENNIS PLAYERS.

French Stars to Play in Hongkong

ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON,

Hongkong tennis enthusiasts will be delighted to hear that- the French tennis stars now in the Far East are to play in Hongkong next week.

A telegram has been re- ceived by the French Consul stating that the players are travelling to Hongkong by the.

which Empress of France "arrives here on Monday, and that they have consented to play on the following after-

noon.

The matches will take place at the "Chinese. Recreation Club at 2 p.m. in order to alloy the visitors sufficient time to catch the s. Andre Lébon for Saigon at 530 p.m.

Tickets will be on sale at the offices of the Dunlop Dubber Co. on Monday morn.. ing from 9 a.m.

MERCANESTRACJANSKAZANINE FREE

Before a large er wd of Prens "Soccer fans" to play, the Parla ing to schedule, the R100 would comes entitled to pension or other

Had she been completed accord- Football League met the London have been in the air at the beginn. form of retiring allowance or ing in Honan at the moment) Leauge in a representative, game and they florted into Kung and forced a draw, no goals being months delas, has been caused in if he is either in a class eligible ing of September, but over two | gratuity under this Minute, will, hylen and Szeghuiho, which is scored.

one way or another, largely be for Government quarters or rent about forty-five miles to the A London team was also visit-rouge, of the insistence of her allowance or entitled to free north-west of Chengchow. The ing Brassels. to-day, authorities aughsten and Sze suffered defeat at the hands of everything about her must be deemed to draw in respect of rent, and they designer, Commander Burney, that quarters, but not otherwise, be sbuiho admitted the supposed re-the Brussels team by seven goals perfect before she is allowed fugees without suspicion. They to three-Renter

a personal allowance equivalent leave her hargar.

to salary; such personal allowance entered on Wednesday morning and in the afternoon they swoop-

will be reckoned as equal to one sixth of the salary of the officer, ed down on the unsuspecting de- fenders. Both Kunghsien and

or to £200 a year, in the case of Szexhulho were seized before word

a sterling salary, or to $2,000, "a year, in the case of a dollar salary; can be got to Chengehow for re- inforcements,

whichever sum is less: Provided that no 'personal allowance, which is or may be granted or continued with a stipulation that the same shall not be pensionable shall be so added and provided further that this paragraph shall not apply to any officer whose case is other wise expressly provided for in paragraph 8 of clause No. 1 of this Minute.

Kuominchun Success. Later in the day, a large cul- tingent of Kuominchun uniformed troops arrived at Kunghsien und both cities have since been in the, hands of the Kuominchun,

General Pong Ping-hsun, one of the chlef Kuominchun divisional commanders, then led a large force

BRITISH PREMIER'S

RETURN.

LOOKING FIT AND WELL.

AFTER TOUR.

Tenon. Nov, 1.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald received a warm welcome when, looking at and well, he arrived at Euston Station, London,

He drove amid loud cheers to Downing Street, where later he of Kuominchun troops from presided at a Cabinet" meeting. Kunghsien and Szpahulho After the meeting, he left for his

to as-

country residence Chequers British Wireless.

sault Jungyang, only thirty miles official to the north-west of Chengchow.

Latest reports suggest that Chengchow is considerably per burbed by the arrival of the Kuominichun and reporte of n Aerce battle now in progress ncar Junyang, where the Kuominchun

MISSING EUROPEAN.

The Postmaster General has an nounced that owing to damage to the Imperial Airways marine air eraft on the Mediterranean see tlon of the England-India, air mail route homeward, the Indian air nail which left Karachi on Satur- day, October 26th, is being con- yeyed from Alexandria to Genoa by Steamship and will not reach London before Tuesday afternoon next, November 5th,

This show оn the Praya re- minds us that some Inds in Hongkong can

do quite a lot o! high-flying

The Swatow authorities rushed reinforcements up the river which were to meet at Sam-ho-pa and thence be distributed to Tai-po and Tahlung Kheu, the latter place on the river to Kaying. In order to without the aid find suficient reinforcements, the of a bicycles cadets who were engaged in round, ing up a nest of bandits in the Kit- yang district and the Communists

Fungshun were with drawn and sent post-haste up the river by Swatow and Chaochowfu, with the usual number of bearers impressed into service in Swatow.

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The Swatow headquarters report that the enemy have completely cleared out of the Tai-po district, but until news comes independently from the district itself it is im- possible to know how the situation stands. The fact that Tshiung-. Kheu was open to them led also to considerable flight from there, and there seemed to be some threat to Kaying.

Any

If indeed

advance into Kwangtung Is contemplated it is more likely to be towards Kaying and the East River than towards Swatow.

great from a national or even at

"I declare, Helen, "your dress" barely carers, your body!”.

Well, what's the matter with my body?":

on all

Almost the

first thing that

strikes a new-

comer' to Hong-

kong is a motor- car.

It's sometimes hard for share gamblers to face the bear facts.

៦ . The safety razor is respon- sible for some of the well-cut features we see these days,

C D The other day we met an Aber Judging from the criticism, some" donian who knew a joke but folk in Hongkong are listening as wouldn't tell it because it might they never listened before... give somebody-laugh.

Bad news-Some of these film Marriages, says a disillusioned sub-title readers in Hongkong win Benedict, may be made in heaven. soon be out of employment. but the devil runs the sales de- al partment.

Nature note: Bowler hats muz be seen in our streets within bad for children, everyone wants.

Although everyone knows it's the next fortnight.

ᄆᄆ his to he born rich.

A atray bat from the belfry:- "How does a plane land

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į. ២ ធ have stopped wearing fur neck-

Winter is coming, The ladies water!" pieces and are taking up bend necklaces.

The Jews in America are now making a fuss over the Wailing Wall Street,

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Hongkong heed not remain poor. As we see it, if everyone buys something he doesn't need for a dollar, everyone will be rich.

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☐ ☐ The most unpopular individual in America to-day is the man who used to give advice to investors.

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There is no truth in the story that Cadets may wear cricket shirts all next week.

Life or Death. The significance of the move

mentioned that China, has not yet Sir Robert Ho Tung recently

under Chu and Me is perhaps not, ments of a small force like that

repudiated any of her debts, which provincial point of view. To the regarding the rumours about our twenty-five years ago!

reminds us that we lent an un- A Shanghai newspaper heading repudiated fifty dollars to a man! people of the districts which it Cadets says: "Hongkong Fears terrorises, however, it means life Changes in Colonial Administra or death, and its propaganda tion. But is "fears" quite the seem to be Kaling down. amongst the villages of so many right word? districts as it now reaches is

The

is a moral support for all the bandits of the different districts, salé,"

That famous dispute does not

areating a large area of dis

Some Impressions of Hongkong Week's Puzzle: Why are fleeting. Others are Fleta. content with which any govern- doesn't the law of gravity, keep contend. Moreover, its presence ment will sooner or later have to prices down?

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