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OWEN HUGHES HITS ANOTHER GERMAN COLONY SHORT OF ANXIETY ON WALL SHANGHAI SWEEP

A CENTURY.

HONGKONG'S BIG SCORE

AGAINST MALAYA.

PRODUCE LAST FOUR WICKETS

OVER A HUNDRED RUNS.

DOMINATING POSITION.

CAPTURED.

REDS AGAIN ATTACK.

KAYING CITY.

DEFEATED & COMPELLED TO MAKE RETREAT.

BANKNOTES?

POLICY OF NOTE ISSUING BANKS CRITICISED.

TRADE HAMPERED, Criticisms of the note-issuing Banks were voiced by a well-known banker in an interview with a Tele- graph representative this morning.

STREET.

DISASTROUS DAY ON STOCK EXCHANGE.

FEARS OF FAILURES AMONG BROKERAGE HOUSE.

The root of many of our dif- GOVERNMENT ACTION? ficulties lles in the fact that the banks will not Issue a greater supply of notes," he said. "The note issue re-to-day is practically what it was 25 years ago, and in that interval the fade of the Colony has increased ten times over.

POSITION OBSCURE.

Swatow, Nov. 12. The latest news, to hand garding the situation at Kaying shows that a second attack has been made on the city by the Communist force under the

DISPUTE.

JOCKEY REFUSES TO AGREE TO REDUCTION.

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LITIGATION LIKELY,

Shanghal, Nov. 14. A dispute tas arisen here in re- gard to the first prize in the Shang- hai Champions sweepstake in con- nexion with the Klangwan Race Club,

prize that might be won.

SINGAPORE BASE DECISION.

EXCITEMENT IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.

WORK TO BE SLOWED DOWN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

OPPOSITION ATTACK.

London, Nov. 13. The Conservative side of the

House of Commons buzzed with excitement this afternoon when, In answer to questions, Mr. A.. V. Alexander, the First Lord of

Mr. Day, the Secretary of the Club, approached on the matter, New York. Nov. 15. explained that he sold the winning Another sensational slump number from his own lot of five occurred on the Stock Exchange hundred numbers, a condition be to-day and Wall Street is growing that he should share in any ing really anxious for the first | Mr. Koo, a prominent jockey, re. "You cannot have trade without a time. Even the most powerful- fuses to accept a reduction of $80,- medium. We are a trading house-ly supported stocks have suffer-000, and has lodged a complaint the Admiralty, announced that that is what the Colony really is, ed enormous losses in face value, with the Stawards of the Race Club the Government proposed to It is noteworthy that the real slow down work on the Singapore up the Market have completely

wealthy Singapore Chinese,

who after the five-power, naval con- failed up to the present.

reluctantly purchased the ticket

ference in January. after persuasion.

well-known leader, Chu, and that a business-place. We are here to and frantic attempts to bolster holder of the ticket is Mr. Sih, a Base as much as possible until

Hongkong were in a dominating position at the close of although the attackers did not play against Malaya this morning, being all out for 303, and succeed in entering, they cap gaining a lead, therefore, of 155 runs. The side was dismissed shortly before the tiffin adjournment, the four wickets remain-tured another member of the ing overnight adding 125 runs in 110 minutes. The last wicket Basel Mission. partnership between Bowker and Owen Hughes was the most profitable, putting on 42 runs in half an hour.

The Mission premises are avaąt Owen Hughes earned himself the highest distinction" mile outside the city, and the by making a century, the first scored in an interport story goes, with what truth is not match since Captain E. I. M. Barrett, of Shanghai, slogged yet certain, that the Communists. Hongkong's bowlers for 146 in 1927.

The effort was one of the brightest seen on the Hongkong ground for some time past. He went in this morning 29 (not out) and made 79 out of 125 by superb cricket, hitting all round the wicket and giving no chance. He went in fifth wicket down, a critical time, and was last out, his 108 being scored out of 183. In the course of his knock, he sent the ball to the boundary on fifteen occasions, his chief scoring strokes being huge pulls to leg from the Malaya slow bowlers.

Malaya's only effective bowlers were Hopkins, Smith and Lal Singh, though Hopkins got only one wicket, that of Ander son, when the young Varsity player was getting settled down,

THE SLOW BOWLERS PUNISHED.

in retreating." passed the com- round and succeeded in capturing a German missionary whose name is stated to be Mussig.

The Capture. According to reports of the incident, the missionary went to the door of the compound to watch the troops passing, but did not realise who they were. He is said to have asked whether Chu had been defeated, whereupon Chu's men took him captive.

With an army, in retreat, his lot will be an unenviable one, unless in the disorder which at times.is

Bostock-Hill took the ball at the runs having come in the last ten likely to arise he can make good Supreme Court end when the game minutes. was resumed at 10.40 this mornin

in dull weather.

He sent up some

very slow stuff and though Owen Hughes was watching him careful-

20

Anderson Bowled. Andergon fell a victim to Hup- ly he twice found opportunity for kins after making twelve runs, in- opening his shoulders and swapt cluding two fours. He played in him away to the leg boundary on side a ball which broke in sharply each occasion. Eight runs in the from leg, taking his middle stump

(213-7-12. firat over!

Wyatt was not long in breaking Anderson shaped confidently against Smith, the fast bowler, his duck, turning Hopkins to leg a single. Owen Hughes scoring a single.off the first ball for he received, and a moment later, 'smacked a loose one by Hopkins Lo after Owen Hughes had brought the public stands, bringing his off.a similar stroke, he banged a total to 56, Hongkong's top score.

Lal Singh sent down some loose Full toss to the member's tent, a

stuff to Wyatt well off the wicket, perfectly-timed offort.

but the Colonel failed to get huld of it.

One hundred and ninety appear ed on the board after only five minutes' play. Owen Hughes had inate eleven and reached forty,

200 Reached.

Two hundred and twenty

A peared after 190 minutes, 42 in 49 minutes to-day.

Wyatt Caught. ̧ Ten minutes from the start. three runs to Owen Hughes pul Wyatt, hit Lul Singh for four, 200 on the board, Twenty two but was out next ball. He just runs had been added in 10 touched a fast, one with his gloves

minutes!

his escape.

This makes the fourth Basel.

to be Mission member

taken prisoner in a few months, three who are still unreleased having been captured by local munists in August.

trade with China, and we cannot do this effectively without money.

"There is absolutely no reason

in the hands of the Government," why the note issue should not be he continued. "The note-issuing

INTERPORT SCORE

"BOARD.

Hongkong, Makes Top Score of the Series.

OWEN-HUGHES CENTURY...

engkong made 303 runs in reply to Malaya's total of 148, Owen-Hughes being bowled after making 103,ga quarter of an hour before tiffin. The position at tiffin time, was as follows!

MALAYA—148 (Hopkinė, 47; Evan Wong, 31; Bowker, 6 for 34).

HONGKONG-1at Innings,

E. C. Fincher, b Lal Singh

15

J. E. Richardson, b Smith

Smith

2.

2

+

Capt. J. R. Reynolds, b

Smith

52

Com

W. Brace, e Wong, b

Smith

36

Lt. W. Maxwell, b. Lal,

Singh

21

H. Owen Hughes, bal

Singh

108

T. E. Pearce, b Smith

7

D. J. N. Anderson, b. Hap-

kins

12

The Second Attack. Regarding the second attack by Chu's forces on Kaying, it appears into that after their first entry the city Chu's men retired from it hastily, before the advance of the Swatow troops under Com- missioner Chen," and in retiring was split up.

A section got away to Kiangsi, but a band of some three thousand strong remained in the neighbour- hood. When the "pursuing forces went through Kaying on their track, they were misdirected as tol the direction by which the com munist army had gone, and teft them to one side while they went up to a place called Tala-kang. after deciding, to leave it alone, Once they had passed, the three Neither bowler was being and was caught behind the.wicket. thousand returned to Kaying to spared, but Bostock-Hill was, af-224-8-6.

bleed it a second time. They fering the heaviest punishment.

Owen Hughes Square cut Hop-were, however, held by the Govern Owen Hughes reached 48 runs, 19 this morning, with a splendid fullkins, but Reid made no attempt to ment troops, of whom a small score off the next three balls, elforce had been left to protect the to lag.

Anderson cocked one up when viously being under instructions city, and their ammunition giving to keep his end up. Owen Huges out they were defeated and cam- facing Smith, but there was no

The wirket kept the bowling by singling of pelled to retreat again. Ther felder within yards.

went south to the border of was playing remarkably easy and Lal Singh's last ball..

Kaying and Fungshun districts, ari established themselves in a h fastness, mid-way between the

we district alties.

was ood for plenty of runs, as Owen Hughes Fine Batting.

the start indicated.

Anderson offdrove Smith to the Queen's Road boundary reaching double Agures after fifteen *minutes.

Bowling Change,

Knight replaced Hopkins at 220, and Owen Hughes sent his first ball to the leg boundary, putting [230 up' and bringing his total to

Kaying Perturbed. Kaying city is In a state of much 63, two runs better than his experturbation, and many have fled cellent effort against Shanghui. The trouncing of Bostock-Hill Lal Singh was the only bowl from it. The Swatow Army, the

led to an early change. Dr. capable of making him feel uncom- Hopkins taking the ball. Owen fortable, and a maiden sülted|

ing Smith to leg for one run. He four na then made a single off the bad been batting for 65 minutes next ball. all told, had given no chance and

Four runo

G1st Division under General

Col. F. J. Wyatt, e Wang,

h Lal Singh

A. Reid, 1bw b Bostock

Hill A. C. I. Bowker not out

Extras

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Total

Fall of wicked:

11

27

303

1 for 8; 2 for 27: 3 for 115; 4 for 120; 5 fe: 165; 6 for 177; 7 for 213;, 8 for 224; 9 for 261; 10 for 303,

Bowling" Analysis.

0. M. R. W

Jansen

Knight

Hopking Smith

4' 48 Besteck Hill 19 1 67 1 Lal Singh 18.1 3 614 42 0 0 32 0

1

13 18

2 26 1

1

IN

7

.2

Smith bowled Knight no-ball,

The Wall Street situation is becoming rapidly a matter of Pre- national Importance. sident Hoover is now taking a perecnal interest in the matter. and a

the conference on position has been held at White House.

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The market has broken time after time when signs of improve- mont showed themselves. Stocks have been dropping all this week, and it was generally expected that they would hold firm at their pre- sent levels. Instead, another "dis- astrous day Was experienced. All the leading stocks were quoted at new, low levels; and some of them, such as United States Steels, have dropped nearly a hundred points in the past three weeks or ao of frenzied selling-

Fears of Failures.

Fears are now entertained, that some of the big brokerage houses will be unable to stand up agaitist the pressure, and special pro- cautionary measures have been takon.

No failures have occurred. up to: the present time among the broker- age houses, but the Governors of the Stock Exchange are daily tightening their requirements, and have now instructed all the Members of the Exchange to file daily "a detailed return of their position.

This is a measure which has not been considered necessary since the hectic days of 1917,

$50,000,000 Bid!

Later. Something of a sensation was caused during the afternoon when it was learned that a bidder, whose nume was not disclosed, had bli for a million shares of the Stan- dard Oil Company of New Jersey at $50 per share. This particular stock elosed at 50%.

Traders, though. lacking any re- Hable Information, presume that the bid was for the Rockefeller interests.

The report did not get into cir- culation until after the close of the Stock Market, but it caused a | late Blurry on the Cotton Market, which shot up nearly twenty points in the last quarter of an hour.- Reuter's "American Service,

Washington Conference.

Washington, Nov. 13. President Hoover, Mr. Andrew Mellon, the head of the Treasury Department, and Mr. Roy Young, the Secretury of the Federal Re serve Board, conferred to-day on the Wall Street situation.

The dispute is being keenly fol- lowed, and it is likely that litiga tion will take place before the issue is finally decided.-Our Own Cor. respondent.

The Torles fired question after question at the Minister regarding the announcement, demanding particularly to know the attitude of the Dominions, In the course of the lengthy

ARSENAL “FIND" IN discussion, Mr. Alexander pointed

HOTEL.

300 MACHINE GUNS AMONG OTHER ARMS,

SHANGHAI MYSTERY.

out that the Labour Administra- tion in 1924 decided to abandon the base at Singapore, and 'sald that directly they came into power again they gave attention to the continuation of construction work.

New Situation

They found that the action of the Conservative Government "in Shanghai, Nov. 14. the Interim has altered the post- A miniature arsenal has been tion very materially. A floating discovered in a store room of the dock had already been provided at Yuan Kee Hotel, and the find has heavy expense and in September, given rise to all manner of 1928, a contract was signed for the rumours as to the purpose for building of a large grating dock which the arms were to be used. at a cost of approximately 24,000,-

In all, no fewer than three hun-000.

Moreover, the bulk of the. dred machine-guns, several hun- dred stols, and other weapons expense had, up to the present. have been unearthed so far. time, been met by the contributions On the discovery being made, from Hongkong, the Federated the Hotel Manager in a stats of Malay States and New Zealand, fright, notified the authorities, and which to the end of the present he was able to give some informa-financial year amounted to £2,119,. tion regarding the manner In000, together with the free gift of which the arms reached the hotel. the site by the Straits Settlements.

According to the Manager's statement, a mysterious Chinese youth, wearing a black patch over his eye, brought the weapons to the hotel. The black patch indi- cates that the man is a member of a secret Revolutionary Society.

The police now have the matter in hand and are doing their utmost to get to the bottom of the matter, Visits are being paid by the pollce to other Hotels, in a search for similar dumpa.

Meanwhile, the matter is, arous- ing much attention locally.Our Own Correspondent.

PRIME MINISTER OF IRAK SHOT.

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CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH NOT REVEALED.

Conference Effects?

The decision of the naval coo-. ference in January, however, might materially affect the ques tion of the use to which the base could be put and under these circumstances the Government had decided that the work already contracted for at Singapore was to be slowed down as much as possible.

new

All work that can be suspended is to be suspended and no work is to be embarked upon pending the decisions of the naval conference..

Asked whether the Dominions had been consulted regarding the decision, Mr. Alexander said: "Yes, they have been notified (Opposition cries of "Oh!") and there was no reason to suppose that the nature of the answer be had given was out of harmony with the Bagdad, Nov. 13.

immediate view

of the A sensation has been caused by Dominions. the discovery of the body of the Prime Minister of Irak, Sir Abdul Muhain. Death was caused by a gunshot wound for which, at the moment, there is no explanation.

Reuter. wide;

215 p.ni. Score:-Malaya 35 for 1 wicket. (Wynch, b. Reid, 19; Knight, not out, 11; Evan Wong, not out. 5).

Chieng Kwong-nai, who is himself nadadası Cinz

In Command at Sambo on the Han

No statement has been issued, but great importance is attached in ashington to the conference: Beuter's American Service.

DEAD SEA SALT CONCESSION.

DRAFT AGREEMENT UNDER. CONSIDERATION.

London, Nov. 13.

String of Questions.. A string of questions followed Mr. Alexander's announcement.

Commander Kenworthy (Lab.) suggested the possibility of a "break clause" in the construction contracts to allow for possible eventualities.

[Sir Abdul Muhsin Beg si Sa'dun first became Prime Minister in 1922, holding the office for a year. In 1924 he succeeded Yasin Pasha, taking

Mr. Alexander said he would office again on June 26, 1925. In the following month the first Lrak Parila require notice before making a

ment 'was opened by

King

Feisal In

1926 Sir Abdul Muhsin was displaced statement of Government policy in by Jafar Fasha, but again resumed this connexion, but he stated that the office about the middle of last the question of compensation year. He was also Minister for would undoubtedly arise. Foreign Affairs]

SAFEGUARDING CREWS OF SUBMARINES.

APPARATUS FOR USE WHEN CRAFT SINK,

London, Nov. 18. "

Replying to Mr. Graham White (Liberal), the First Lord of the Admiralty Bald, that no steps had Scan taken involving the fortifica- tion of Singapore.

"False Pretences"

Qrsoner pressed for the View of the Dominions, and Mr. Alone comphead that they had been notified several times,

Eventually he cold: "I should

Hughes singled off his second ball, from the youthful Skies River, will do its best to hold and Banks have never told' Rs the but Anderson was a trifle uncom- over.

hem in the force.

amount of notes that have been lost fortable. Hopkins was getting

Refl, who had been in for 15 quite a lot of pin on the ball.

In this there is every likelihood since they have been in circulation. at If the Government issued notes, Owen Hughes reached his 50minute without scoring, Fulle

his shoulder for that they will be successful, and put 210 on the board by turn-Knight over

least to the extent of keeping it then notes lost, or destroyed, would from the proxiality of Sehen profit, to the Colony. Chachofu, and probably of "Until this is done not only bank- Highpa to Owen

Kityang; but, they may be unable era, but traders of every kind in In the House nf: Commons, Mr. and made 21 runs in 20 minutes three of them off Lal Cing. put to prevent its escape into the the Colany will be dependent on the w, Lunn, Under-Secretary for the since the resumption this morning. 240 on the board after an hour bills of Fungsbun, to join the note-issuing Banks for the right to Colonies, was asked whether the

At 212, Lal Singh came on atto-lay and 150 minutes ye.sertlay.

Communista ugainst whom 45: trade"

Traft agreement with Mr. the Naval Yord end. Anderson Owen Hughes reached 70 uit:

abortive campaign was carried on Another banker Interviewed dur- Novamesky for the Dead Sen,con- cut him equicly for a single off batting for an hour and the last month, Although they afe in ing the morning, questioned recessions, whose terms were given Sir. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of wa't a little longer befor

considerable numbers they are garding the fractional rise in the in a White Paper issued three the Admiralty, sald arrangements giving a finite arever, due Hopkins had radically changed Jansen cams on with the total only partly armed, numbers being dollar yesterday, pointed out that deze before the dissolution of the were being made to purchase suffiorative onera Jer his bowling tactica since the first at 212, and bowled a maiden, without guns, and they are report many banka are now getting short late Parliament, had now been clant rets to equip all officers and mass know whether the co

men in submarines with 'apparatus tribu na from other parts of Innings of the Shanghai match. though the ball once went for two ed to be short of ammunition. of cash, and that it is necessary for ratified. Then he was endeavouring to ex-byes.

The fact remains, however, that them to buy T/T for cash from Mr. Lunn replied that a pre- which should afford individual meme the Empire were being spent under plolt a leg theory. To-day, he had

more remains to be done in clear other cities.

Ilminary agreement was signed on bors of the crews a fair chance of falettences and whether the three slips and four others on the

ing them up than seemed likely on "So far as I am aware," he add- May 22nd. The final draft of the escaping from sunken submarines, Government's policy was not affolde.

the first news of the events at ed, "there is no other possible or concession was now under con- and reaching surface British "onny wide, pound foolish.

No answer was given Reuter. Kaying-Our Own Correspondentplanation of the increasedderation. British Wireless.

his last ball.

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The bowling changes had reduce ed the scoring rate, only three

quarters.

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Two More Boundaries,

Owen Hughes straight drove Knight for 4, followed with an- (Continued on Page 28)

In the House of Commons:

Wiralaus,