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HONGKONG TAKES GERMAN AIRLINER REGISTRATION OF HISTORIC DINNER

FIRST KNOCK.

NEW STAMP DUTY. LEGISLATION.

Buick now prosents the new MAR- QUETTE-designed by Bulak engineers and bullt in Buick factories. In the balance and poise of this new car you will see exporenced engineering--and in performance that anal standard by which all cars are judged, you will and the Marquette leading its price class by an impressive margin.

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XAM -†EUF SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1929. A+ SINGLE COPY 10° CENTA

13 PER ANNUM

MUI TSAI

Bulls

and

Inners

INQUEST OPENED ON THE SEVEN VICTIMS.

BRACE PLAYS ON WITH 17 ON BOARD.'

FINCHER BATS BRIGHTLY

AT THE START.

DISASTER.

CALCUTTA MERCHANT.

"London. Nov: S. The inquest on the bodies of the seven persons who lost their lives in the disaster which befell the German air liner in Surrey

on

PROCLAMATION MADE

BY GOVERNOR.

LAW TO TAKE EFFECT ON DECEMBER 1ST.

TO 320 V.C.'S.

TO-NIGHTS FUNCTION IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

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NO DISCRIMINATION.

London, Nor, 8. There will be a historic celebra- tion in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords to-morrow, when H.R.H, the Prince of Wales will

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COMMITTEE PROPOSAL

ADOPTED.

PASSING ON OF DIVIDENDS. PROHIBITED:

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complaints

"Slave Raiders." Raid slavers! Judging by the

about barking dogs, Thorpe Manor Judging by the criticisms of the residents don't like living in euch Colony's gaol accommodation, a snappy locality. another little clink wouldn't do ús any harm,

☐ ☐ Somo local anglers use gold-fish da bait. So you see there's bound to be a catch somewhere. -.

It's no good aspiring to social poise unless you've got a good bank balance.

0.0 Compradores prices are rising. So are the tempers of the cus-

Prestaria dinner to holders of MUST BE REGISTERED.Ding, says a leen instruc- tomers,

PEARCE CAUGHT OUT. Wednesday, was opened to-day at WAGES STIPULATION.he Victoria Cross.

Twenty minutes, play

In the interport match between Hongkong and Shanghat this morning pro- duced seventeen runs for the loss of one wicket, that of Brace, who had the misfortune to play on to his wicket from his pads after making six rams.

Caterham.

in

blinded. mon.

are

are

tor, "smartens people up." Yes. and we've helped to keep some of them up, too,

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It was stated in Court this week that Hongkong is a very smoky place.

The B.AT. are no doubt

It was adjourned for a fortnight

The guests, who

being order to enable Lieutenant-

Following the recent in- gathered from all parts of the

It is disclosed in the draft of a Commander Glen Kidston, who is struction from the Secretary of world, number 320 out of the 467 Bill published in the current issue

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of the Gazette that the Govern- the sole survivor and who was State for the Colonies, it is surviving holders.

Only two of those

ment intends to legislate on the announced that Part III of the injured, to give evidende,

ance, dealing with the registra-Free facilities have been afford-Stamp Duties Committee. Female Domestic Service Ordin-living in Britain will be absent basis of carrying out one of the type of bomb.

owing to illness,

recommendations of the recent."

tion of mui tsai, will conie into eat to many V.CIS scattered operation on the 1st day of throughout the Empire to enable December, 1929.

them to attend.

victims will be taken to Germany The bodies of the German for burial as soon as arrangements can be made.

They were identified as Breeno the first pilot, who Hongkong mustered only a hand- Rodschinka, ful of spectators when play opened was in charge of the machine, out this was not due to lack of in- Heinrich Niklas, wireless operator terest. Opinion generally favours Wilhelm Ulrich, mechanic and the prospects of the Hongkong side Prince Eugenezu Schaumburg | consent of the Exécutive Council, agnst Shanghai, being less con-Lippe, the second pilot,

The date has been fixed by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Çezil Clementi, with the advice

and

and Proclamation to this effect dent regarding the match with One of the three British pussen; has been issued. Malaya In spite of their defeat yes-gers, whose bodies were identified, terday.

The Teams

Hongkong made one chaomně from the selected eleven. Theut. A. H. Musson coming in for Cep tain Reynolds, who was unable to got away. Donald Leach had vay good reason to rely upon the team which defeated Malaya.

The teams, therefore, are: Hongkong. H. R. B. Hancock | (Captain), W. Bruce, T. E. Pearce,'| D. J. N. Anderson, E. C. Fincher, H. Owen Hughes, Lt. Col. F. J. Wyatt, J. E. Richardson, A. C. I. Bowker, A. Reld, and Liéut. A. H. Musson,

Shanghai: D. W. Leach (eap- 'tain); L. F.-Stokes, O. G. Strapson, F. E. T. Marshall, P. Madar, 5. W, Howard, W. E. O'Harn, 'H, E. Orr, | T. W. R. Wilson, T. L, Rawathorne, and E. G. Barnes.

The sky was overcast, but con:

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Mr. Joh Black Whyte. merchant, whose home was Calcutta.

Medical evidence was given to the effect that the death of Prince τύλιο Eugenezu Schaumburg-Lippe,

caped from the burning aeroplane, but succumbed last night in hospital, was due to extensive burning and shock.-British Wire lens,

CHINA'S EXTRALITY

AGITATION.

BRITAIN WILLING TO DISCUSS" MATTER.

New Regulations, Accompanying the Proclamation are a number of Regulations mude by the Governor-in-Council' as; follows:

1. Registration may be effected at the offer of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, or at the office of the District Officer at Tal Po, or at any police station. The regla ter shall be kept by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

2. The particulars required on registration shall be those speci- fied in Appendix A, so far as they can reasonably be ascertain- ed, and the finger prints of the mini tuai shall be recorded in the register.

3. The registration form, when London, Nov. 8. Reuter understands that the Bri- filled up, shall be read by or to the tish Government has informed the employer, or shall be interpreted Chinese of its willingness to send to him if he is unable to read or representatives to a meeting on No. understand English sufficiently ditions were fairly favourable.vember 15 to discuss extraterritor-well, and shall be signed by the The new wicket rolled out well, it rights. the mid-week rain haying Itin proved it rather than otherwise, and it was expected to play airly "easy.

Hancock Wins Toss.

Donald Leach was again no- successful in the spin of the coin, "Dick" Hancock elected to bat

first, and the innings was opened almost promptly to time, Bruce and Fincher facing the bowling of Wilson And O'Hara.

Brace made no attempt to play any of the first five balls from Wilson. which were pitched' well} up and backed by a fair speed, butį touched the sixth out of the way and stole a single, again obtaining the bowling.

a fine shot..

At the same time it is pointed -

that the British Government considers the present system should

starlards.

employer.

Identification Tickets.

4. As soon as may be after regia-

the

continue until the Chinese legal tration. identification tickets, in code is on a level with Western English and Chinese, for the pur- Other interested Governments pose of "facilitating future re- have made similar communications.ference shall be given to

Femployer and to the mui trai, and Reuter

the sold tickets shall be carefully preserved by them and shall be produced by them on the occasion of any subsequent application or report. The ticket given to the

BIG EARNINGS OF SHIP PILOTS.

LONDON-MEN AVERAGE QVER £1,000 A YEAR.

London, Nov. 8. London are disclosed in returns

The big earnings of the pilots of. issued to-day,

arc

Brace Out.

Misfortune befell the 'home side, however, when Brace faced O'Hara and played on to wicket.| ANTI-FASCIST ACTION

IN NEW YORK.

Holders of the coveted decora- tion will head the procession of x-Servicemen at the Cenotaph on Armistice Day,

In order to ensure avoiding, so- cial distinctions not in keeping with the occasion, the seating ars rangements for the

The Committee, it will be recall ed, was,appointed by the Govern- ment, "to consider the amendment of the. Stamp Ordinance with a view to preventing evasion of the stamp duty on share transactions and of the estate duty on shares forming `part of the ́estates of deceased persons."

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The only thing a Kowloon mari has got so far out of his new car is a summons.

We trust that these harbour pipe-layers will live long enough to exceed their allotted span.

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As was expected, Cochet laid Lo low.

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The large gathering at His Excellency's lecture on Tuesday showed that there was quite a thirst for knowledge.

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Statistics show that the average woman eats about the same amount "Yen, The Mysterious," says a as the average man. This Just newspaper heading. So's the dollar. goes to show how figures can lice.

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Two proposals were recommend. dinnered by the Committee. The first, A local restaurant the other In America a baby was recently

BITTER FEELINGS IN BELGRADE.

Hot Words and Blows in a Fashionable Hotel..

ITALO-SERBIAN STRIFE.

Belgrade, Nov. 8.

In the course of a quarrel at a fashionable hotel in the Yugo-Slavian capital, to-day, between the Italian Air Atta che, Colonel. Cassona and a Sert, Colonal Cassonu, accor ding to reports of the incident. struck the Serbian, who. re- taliated by striking Cassona in the face.

The affair has caused great excitement, and the Italian Minister, Signor Galli, called on the Foreign Secretary, M. Marinkovitch in connexion with the incident. It is feared that it will further embitter. relations between the two countries, already tense as the result of the sentonées recen- tly passed on Serbian students by the Italian authorities.—-” Reuter,

employer and to the mui tsai shall magETİNKAYNANTIANAKISINSKENLAIKIUOCU be in the form given in Appendix B.

5-(1) The employer shall make and sign a report, upon:-

(a) the death of the mui tsai; (b) the disappearance of the mui, tsai;·

(e) any intended removal of the mini taai. from the Colony whether temporarily or permanently;

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referred to as the dividend pro- evening had "poached garouna" posted by air mail. This may lead posal, should, it was stated, tend on the menu. A similar confes. to a mass, Indignation meeting of

storks. to encourage the registration of sion might be good for the sole. transfers at the time of ench

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declaration of dividend, and the If we are to second proposal should make it judge from the casier for the Estate Duty Com-bills coming in, missioner to ascertain whether last month was shares standing in the name of a

Shocktober. decensed are part of his estate or not. The second proposal also embodied a provision auxiliary to

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Now is the

the first proposal, as it made n time to cut one's deceased's estate liable for con-out according traventions of the dividends to the moth. section.

Government Decision.

This is the time of the

The Government is now legisla- year when you ting on the matter by further try to lift your amending the Stamp Ordinance of

topee by the 1921, and in addition to carrying crown-and-raise out one of the Committee's recom- mendations the opportunity is also your felt hat by "being taken to make certain other the brim.

amendments.

Section 6 of the amending Ordin- ance introduces a section unanim

ously recommended by the Com- mittee. It is intended to prevent the passing on of dividends to an. registered shareholders and reads as follows:

26A(1) No person shall be entitled to glaim, directly or in directly, the payment of any divid- end, or of the amount or value of any dividend, on any share on a share register which is by law required to be kept within the Colony, unless (a) such person is the registered owner of the share in question at the time of such have been determined by hallot.

claim, or (b) such person was the Thus "officers of high rank may registered owner of the share in find themselves 'sented alongside question at some date subsequent men who served as privates, and to the declaration of the dividend one result of the draw is that the in question, or (c) such person is Prince of Wales, who will pre-untitled to be paid auch dividend side,, will have as his immediate under a bona fide declaration of Gort and trust in favour of a specified per- neighbours Viscount Sergeant Burman.

sor or firm, or otherwise Since the war, Burman has been bann fide cestui que trust, or (d). engaged as a chauffeur.

euch person has bona fide lent The only names not drawn for money on the security of tho share were those of the severely injured in question and is entitled by the nen; who can only move with dif- express written terms of the loan ficulty. These have been allotted agreement to claim such dividend. special places.

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Demand Not To Be Made.

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Lancashire Lad: from a cotton town. Fair Flapper: that by your suit.

I come

I can tell

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Some of these cricket kings seem to have power behind the thrown.

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a circus owner, the secret of taming lions is to keep on the

right side of them. The out side?

Some of our

doctors seem to

have a fine sea-

side manner. 口口

"Battleship Sent to Jaffa," says A housewife wants to know the

newspaper heading. That's difference between lamb and mut-

nothing; think of the oranges that ton. The prfee. are sent to Battersea.

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With the close of the hot weather and the baseball season. the fans are about to shut up.

☐ ☐ There's Interport Cricket, And Interport Bowls; And Interport Swimming as well. Though why the wives stick it, The long-suffering souls,

Is more than mere husbands can

tell.

There's Interport Tennis, And Interport Chess,

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If a man's money burns a hole in his pocket he will never be able to lay up cold cash.

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"Bakers in conference," saya a newspaper heading. Wise Men of the Yeast.

In the matter of prizes, Hong- kong's lady tennis champion seems to be tottin' 'em up!..

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The China Light Company is

And Interport Football each issuing new shares. More power

year;

This Interport" menace,

Ia no more nor less,

Than excuse for the husbands

to clear.

So Interport Wives, Just listen to me

And your brows will no more

wear a ridge.

Just make husbanda' lives; A térror to be

Till you join them for Interport

Bridgel

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to them!

"With the advent of the talkics" and particularly "The Singing

Fool, local haberdashers report

an increased sale in handkerchiefs, 口口

We never knew Hongkong had so many unemployed until we went round to the cricket ground yes- terday.

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Jimmy Walker has been re-elect- od Mayor of New York Johnnie Walker is also very popular there.

[A suggested test to be applied. cards the end of the Interport Cricket Dinner.]

Should a cricket critic criticise.

Brace had a narrow escape from being bowled in Wilson's second over by a ball pitched well up.

Pilots pumber 155 and of these, Wilson was making the ball swing away awkwardly. The first boun-seventy-six are Channel pilots, and

(d) any change of address of the dary of the day came when Fin-their average earnings are £1,342

Cinque mui tsai or the employer; cher pulled O'Hara to leg, and in year. Sixty-nine

Channel (e) the intended marriage of the same bowler's next over, Pin-Porta pilots, 48 North cher again drove him to the ring, pilots, and two home trades pilots the mui taai.

and their average in each case is (2) Any such report may be over £1,000 a year--British Wire-made at the office of the Secretary Teas,

The directions on a bottle of for Chinese Affairs, or at the

Fifteen more Canadians arrived

medicine purchased in Hongkon office of the District Officer at Tai

(2) No person shall, orally or recently read:--"One teaspoonful Po, or at any police station, pro- in London yesterday for the din- vided that if no identification ner, including the youngest hold in writing demand or request, or every two or three hours when Sergeant accept, directly or indirectly, pay-suffering in half a glass of water." ticket is produced any such reporter of the decoration, must be made at the office of the Ricketts. A large party of Irishment of any dividend, which

It would add a touch of realism Secretary for Chinese Affairs. V.C.'s will reach London to-day under the provisions of sub-sec-

tion (1) he is not entitled to claim. to the Interport cricket if one of Change in Employer.

(8) No person ahali, directly or our dentists were entrusted with indirectly, pay any. dividend, or the task of drawing stumps.

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newspaper heading. Which "re- The days when a married man minds us that we have never seen the amount or value of any dividend, on any share on a share register, which is by law required could go to the cinema to escape any that would take a prize at a to be kept within the Colony, to the "talkies" now seem to be beauty show. any other person unless (a) such numbered.

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With the local boom in shares owner of the share in question. or This should be good news for cricket week, brokers have decided The golf season has begun. coinciding with the interport (b) such other person was the registered owner of the share in young man searching for diggins, to close down during the after- question at some date subsequent

noons to enable their clerks · to clear up, accounts.

Fincher was 10° not out at stage.

Later.,

this

MOB DRIVEN OFF BY THE POLICE.

New York, Nov. 8.

6. Any report as to the change.

Reuter and British Wireless..

"Tam" Pearce joined Fincher und opened well with a fine drive to the boundary ofF O'Hara, 24 runs hav Ling been registered in the first half.

In the actual employ of a mui taai, NEW YORK EXCHANGE half.

A mob of about two hundred by reason of the death of the

DEALINGS. Fincher was a little faulty in his anti-Fascists demonstrated outelde former employer or for any other timing, but gave no chance. Scor the Italian Consulate in New York reason, may be made at the office Ing brightened when Pearce pulled to-day.

other person is the registered They were eventually of the Secretary for Chinese O'Hara to the square leg boundary. In the same over, however, he hit riven off by the police, who Affairs, or at the office of the wildly at a short ball and was easily effected the arrest of nine men District Officer at Tal Po, or at caught by Stokes at point.

and two women-Reuters Ameri- any police station. The mui tsai The score at 11.10 am, was an can Service. follows:

must be produced on any such report...

Remuneration of mui tsai.

to the declaration of the dividend Perhaps the reason why Manx "in question, or (c) such other cats have no talls is that the big person is entitled to be paid such motor cycle races are held in the dividend under a bona fide declara-Isle of Man. tion of trust in favour of a specifi

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A critic's cricket week;

Or criticize a critic's size

Of cryptle-writ critique?

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"Giant Junkers Plane" says a

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We saw 'somebody on the ferry just after midnight who looked as though he had been on a thorough- ly wet wicket.

REDUCTION OF HOURS ALL NEXT WEEK.

New York, Nov.8. As the principal, "brokerage houses are all inundated with mass of unfinished business, which has continued to pile up as the 7. Every mul trai af or over the result of the recent frenzied sel- age of 30 years and under the ling on the Stock Exchange, the ed person or firm, or otherwise as The Yacht Club wante more age of 15 years shall be entitled to Committee of the Exchange has a bona fide cestui que trust, or coaches. That's nothing so does wages at the rate of one dollar per decided that the Steek Market (d) such other person has bona fide the Canton-Kowloon Railway, month, and every mui tsal of or shall be opened for business only lent money on the security of the

0.0 We regret to hear of the death, over the age of 15 years shall be between the hours of ten o'clock share in question, and is entitled 29 which took place at the Peak Hos-entitled to wagos at the rate of in the morning and one o'clock by the express written terms of feelings of the birds they shoot. We note that three lady M.P.8

A render suggests that local will be harvest bé? nital this morning, of Mrs. Stuart-one dollar and fifty cents

sportsmen should they Smith, following an operation.

per in the afternoon during the whole the loan agreement to claim auch

dividend. of next week.

all day

Hongkong lat fnnings.

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LOCAL LADY'S DEATH.

W. Brace, b O'Hara ..

E. G.. Fincher not out

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T. E. Pearce, c Stokes,

O'Hara

11

MRS. STUART-SMITH PASSES AWAY IN HOSPITAL.

Lt. Muason not out

Total (for 2 wickets)

11.45 Score:-46 for 6 wkts. Fincher, not out, 17; Mas- son, 1.b.w, 4; Owen Hughes, 1.b. 1; Hancock, 7; Ander- son, not out, 0.."

Tiffin Score:-85 for 9. (Fincher not, 35).

Tho deceased lady, who was the nother of Mr. W. Stuart-Smith, manager of J. R. Michael and Co., was very well known in the Colony, and her death will be much regret ted.

month.

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"Wu Pel-ful Crops Up --Agato,”. Bays a newspaper heading. When

In other words, take a bird's sich were among those successful in

If there fe one thing better than a film that talks it is a cinema-goer who doesn't

Production of mui tsai.

The Exchange is being closed] (4) For the purposes of this view of the matter.

to-morrow Reuter's section, notwithstanding any des 8. The employed of any mui tudi, | American Service.

claration of trust or agreement whenever called upon by the

whatsoever, no unregistered bene Becretary for Chinese Affairs to

ficial owner of any share shall be The funeral la taking place to do so, at any place and time

The local weather forecast up to deemed to be entitled as a cestui morrow morning at 11 o'clock at specified by the Secretary for non to-morrow is--North-enat que trust to be paid any dividend the Jewish cemetery.

Chinese Affairs.

winds, fresh cloudy.

(Gotninued on Page 7.);

the ballet--for seats on thé R.101. These flighty women!

A contemporary, referring to the purchase of a rare place of jade, says that its peculiarity is Heart In Kowloon Tests sweet small." Yes, we'vei know her, but not to sheikh, to. noticed them about that size too.