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NO 2,957

BRILLIANT BATTING HONGKONG BANK

BY MALAYA.

RAPID SCORING ON AN

EASY WICKET.

OWEN HUGHES AGAIN THE BANE OF THE SOUTHERNERS.

INTERVIEW.

·FACTS CONCERNING NOTE ISSUE.

WHY GOVERNMENT CANNOT TAKE IT OVER.

IRAK PREMIER'S SUICIDE.

DUE TO TAUNTS THAT HE WAS A TRAITOR,

A FAREWELL LETTER.

Baydad, Nov. 14. It is revealed that 'Sir Abdul Muhsin Beg al Sa-dun, the Prime Minister of Irak, whose tragic death was reported yesterday, com- mitted suicide. The city has been [tremendously stirred over the dis-

covery of his body,

PUZZLE OF LAWS ON GAMBLINGTM“

SWEEP LEGAL BUT", A LOTTERY NOT?

BEYOND COMPREHENSION OF MAGISTRATE.

EIGHTH WICKET STAND. Hynes, Chief Manager of the of the house, which over to the Central Magistracy this morn-

Some of the brightest cricket, of the Interport Festival was seen this morning, Malaya making a wonderful effort to pull their match with Hongkong out of the fire. When finally Bowker bowled Lieut. Waring with a yorker, Malaya had added 120 runs to their overnight total of 174 for 7 wickets, leaving Hongkong to get 140 runs to win, a position which seemed highly improbable at the close of play yesterday.

Braddell and Jansen did the damage. They batted as though Malaya were on top instead of fighting against long, odds, their stand for the eighth wicket putting on 83 runs in 65 minutes. The partnership was broken when their enterprisé. was being richly rewarded and when it seemed that nothing could check them.

Owen Hughes was the cause of their downfall. He got Braddell out (bw in his first over, and took Jansen's wicket in his second. Whatever happens now, this will be Owen Hughes' match. His century yesterday morning, his dismissal of P. N. Knight and Lai Singh in a single over yesterday afternoon, changing the whole complexion of the game, will be remembered against him in Malaya "for along time to come. His four wickets cost 36 runs, the next best for 46 by Reid.

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GERMANS IN RUSSIA..

Berlin, Nov. 14.

A sensation has been caused in political circles following the dis- closure that an important despatch from the German Ambassador In Moscow has been stolen from official archives by Communists.

the Foreign Office..

THE WALL STREET CRASH.

FEARED REACTION IN BUSINESS WORLD.

BANK RATE AND INCOME TAX REDUCTIONS.

OFFICIAL MEASURES.

While it is stated that there

LITTLE DIFFERENCE. MR. HYNES EXPLAINS.

"I am afraid there is a great The Government is prosecuting It appears that the family tried In reply to a statement publish- ed in yesterday's Telegraph, in to secure the revolver with which danger of people saying there is strict enquiries into the theft of has been no sign of business which a prominent local banker the Prime Minister shot himself, one-law for the rich and another the letter, which was a confiden- claimed that the note issue from when he was seen with it in his law for the poor," said Mr. T. M.tial despatch, addressed by the depression in the United States local banks had not increased in possession on the previous even- Hazelrigg, when he was dealing German Ambassador in Moscow to as the result of the disastrous crash on the Stock Exchange, 25 years, the Hon. Mr. A. C. ing. He ran out on the verandah with po pui lottery cases at the

The letter has since been some apprehension has been felt

in official circles and measures: Hongkong and Banking Tigris, and shot himself

ing. Не again expressad

published in the Communist

are being taken to head off the Corporation, said this morning through the heart.

newspaper, the Red Flag.

danger. Sir Abdul Muhsin left a letter difficulty in distinguishing be- that the note issue had, in the case

The conference be The German Ambassador dealt tween President Hoover, Mr. of his Bank, been practically addressed to his son in which he tween such a lottery and a

sweepstake, and it was on in his despatch with the position Mellon and Mr. Roy Young on. quadrupled during that period.

Mr. Hynes refered the Tele-account of the small margin of of the German peasant settlers in the alarming Wall Street situa

difference that he made the

tion resulted in important statement.

simultaneous announcements to- day.

graph's representative to figures in the Government Gazette covering the note issue, and which, he said, proved that in addition to the in-

crease in the Hongkong Bank's issue, the issues of the Chartered Bank had increased almost propor-, tionately.

The figures referred to are as follows:

usais tintsk

H. & N. IL C..

Charter Bank

Det. J. 1908 Oct, 31.1929 $13,044,183 $10.673,709 2390,749 18.280,076

413,520

National Bank of Chinn

Mr. Hynes also pointed out that in the period October 31 to Novem- ber 14, 1929, the Hongkong Bank made a further issue which their total úp to $52,768,000. The National Bank of China is, of course, no longer functioning.

brought analysis

In seventeen minutes, before the tiffin interval, Hongkong scored five runs without loss.

BRADDELL AND JANSEN HIT OUT.

of the

Fairly heavy rain overnight led bat Braddell reached 40 off his to speculation regarding the state third, pulling him to leg. of the wicket when play was re- Bowker was given the ball at the sumed this morning. The down-Naval Yard end though in view of pour seemed to have been effective the slow wicket, some ly absorbed except in the immediate bystanders thought him likely to vicinity of the wicket, where sawdust was early in demand, both prove expensive. Jansen hit his Grst ball hard to the boundary and bowlers finding it batsmen and

became respectful for the rest of difficult to get a sure foothold..

the over, though snicking a single The wicket seemed to he playing off the last bill. fairly easy, however.

Reid continued the aver which he'

started yesterday afternoon, send-

F

More Boundaries.

Jansen obtained two boundaries

"On these figures," commented Mr. Hynes, "it is ridiculous to assert that we have not.increased our note issue in 25 years."

Dollar for Dollar. “

Mr. Hynes said that the Bank paid a tax of one per cent, to the Government for the privilege of They were also the note issue.. required to back their notes dollar for dollar.

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Regarding the taking over of the issue by the Government, Mr. Hynes said many people gained a false impression that this was an easy matter, mainly because it had been done in Singapore.

Hynes "In Singapore," Mr.

"currency pointed out,

is established on a gold basis, and securities. Here it would be im-

are secured in reserves

gold

possible for the Government to take up silver securities, and they could not put reserves into gold without exposing themselves to serious exchange risks." A pull to leg by Braddell nut

Regarding the one per cent, tax 250 on the board after 45 minutes payable to the Government by the

lag up a full toss to begin with, off Reynolds, a pull to leg and Jansen hitting it for a single and thus scoring off the first ball he re-square cut, making his score 36, ceived. Braddell also got Reid away for one run, while he played Wyatt, at the other end, with con- fidence, while getting only one.

Jansen was shaping well and he put eighty up by hitting Reid hard to the, aff.

Braddell treated Bowker more severely, netting two boundaries and a single, Jansen also getting

one off the same bowler.

76 of them this morning. Brad-Bank, Mr. Hynes said that it

Kraddell reiched his twenty, pull-dell had reached 51 and he became really worked out at a larger por ing Reid to the leg boundary, after top scorer for Malaya by hitting centage, as the tax was, paid being in for 35 minutes all told. In Reynolds for three more.

Wyatt's next over, Braddell got

his second boundary of the day,

Braddell L.B.W.

monthly.

At one time, said Mr. Hynes, the banks were not required to

hitting well out of the reach of mid-At 257, Owen Hughes took the pay tax or one-dollar notes, but ball at the Supreme Court end. this was a privilege that they had Three

men fielded on the leg surrendered.

on.

Good Seering.

Two more scoring shots put 190

on the board after 180 minutes, 16 runs in ten minutes. "

boundary. Their services were

not required, however. Braddelf

257-8-56,

4.

Lost Banknotes.

"It should also be pointed out

THE INTERPORT SCORE BOARD.

Remurkably Even Batting By Malayan Team.

HONGKONG'S EFFORT.

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At tilin to-day, Hongkong needed 135 runs to beat Malaya with all ten wickets intact Malaya-batted bright- "ly this morning, and the remarkably even nature of their batting will be seen from the scores appended: MALAYA-1st Innings. 148 (Hopkins, 47; Evan Wong, 31: Bowker, for 31)

Second Innings,

W. A. D. Wynch, b Reid

P. N. Knight; .b.w., b

Owen Hughes

Evan Wong, b Brace

H O. Hopkins, c Peirce.

b Reynolds

Lal Sing, b Owen Hughes

19

51

27

10

A. J. Bostock-Hill, b Reid 32 R. G. Gibson, Lb.w., b

Brace

R. B. L. Braddell, L.b.w..

b Owen Hughes

3

36

A. S. A. Jansen, b Owen

Hughes

18

W. A. H. Smith, not' out

18

Lelut. M. Waring,

b

Bowker

"Extrax

G

Total"

291

Fall <if wickets:..1/30; 2/67: 3/103; 4/125; 5/126; 6/143; 7/174; 8/257; 9/273; 10/29-1.

Bowling Analysis.

X

Bewker

O. M. R. W. 16.1 1 55 1

Wyatt

"Reid

Brace

9

21 4 50 .0 14. i 46 "2 15 ? 48 2 .0 to 1 2.36 "4

HONGKONG-1st Innings.. 303 (Owen Hughes, 108; Capt. Reynolds. 52; W. Brace, 36).

Reynolds Owen Hughes 11

Second Innings. 1

E. C. Fincher, not out

J. E. Richardson, not out 18

Extras

Total at 2.15 p.m. .

40

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He said he knew that the police were in a difficult position. The Executive suid they must pro secute in such cases as those before him, but that they need not

now

Russia, thousands of whom are leaving Russia and .en- deavouring to reach Canada.

The letter informs the Foreign Office candidly that there is no prospect of the Soviet Govern ment abandoning its policy of socializing agriculture for the sake action against Any

of a few hundred thousand Ger- organised sweepstake. He could man colonists or for the sake of not personally discriminate beRusso-German relations. Reuter. tween the two.

take

an

Why the Difference? "Later, he said he disliked that kind of case, and remarked that gambling went

every on in country. It was done as much in the open in England as it was in Hongkong.

He was also rather puzzled as to Macao lottery was why the penalised; while the Shanghai lottery was not noticed. It was always beyond his comprehension.

Regards Case Seriously. The first case the magistrate had to deal with was that of a Chinese girl, age 12, who was charged with being in possession of po pui lot- tery tickets to the value of $168.

The Magistrate' asked the police if they took the case very seriously against a girl of 12, and they re- plied "Yes."

The child pleaded guilty and said she was given the tickets by another person. 2

His Worship said that she had already been one night in the cells, and he would therefore discharge her with a caution..

A Second Case.

Three men were also charged

DUTCH AIR SERVICE COMPLAINT.

LANDING GROUNDS WHICH CANNOT BE USED.

The New York. Federal Reserve Bank has reduced the hank rate to four and a half per cent. Mr. Mellon is recom- mending to Congress consider- nble cuts in the income tax.

Washington, Nov. 14.

It is learned that a cut in the. income tax has been recommended by Mr. Andrew Mellon, the head of the Treasury Department, The proposals will probably be sub mitted to Congress shortly.

New Rates.

The rate on the first taxable four thousand dollars, it is under- stood, will be reduced to one half per cent. on the second $4,000 the rate will be two per cent, and on the balance, the rate will be four per cent,

The Hague, Nov. 14. Meinherr Van Blokland, the Foreign Minister, referring in the Second Chamber to the complaint of Meinherr Knottenbelt regard ing the Dutch and British air ser vices, said that the landing The reductions represent a loss grounds at Calcutta. Akyam and to the Treasury on the old basis. Victoria Point could not be used of approximately G$167,000,000, during the wet season. The Raj, but the Government does not however, was planning to improve expect that the revenise from in- them during the next dry season. come tax will be reduced as the

indications

that business The Member's complaint was that the

British authorities in profits and wages in 1929 wille England and India were actuated considerably exceed those of 1923. by jealously in placing difficulties in the way of the Holland-East Indies air service-Reuter.

TILDEN AND DAVIS CUP MATCHES.

with printing po pui lottery tickets; NOT TO PLAY FOR AMERICA and pleaded guilty.".

The prosecution stated that the men were discovered in a house actually printing the tickets. Some were for 50 cents and others for a dollar, and they made a total value of $174. The tenant of the house was bed-ridden, and the prisoners must have taken advan- tage of this to print the tickets.

The Magistrate:There are no doubts as to their bona fides?

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Draw for To-day. The Police: No. They are quite genuine and the tickets were to have been drawn' to-day,

The Magistrate said that the men had not the same advantage of youth as the girl, and they would cach be fined $25 or 14 days in default.

at

An elderly Chinese living No. 35, Main Street, Kowloon City, appeared before Mr. T. 3. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning on charge of being in unlawful pos Bession of 17 po piu lottery tickets. The defendant admitted! the charge and was fined $50.

stopped in front of his wickets | " "As for the statement that the and was given out leg bofore.hanks have never issued a return The rate of scoring kept up. The ball caught him fairly well of lost notes," said "Mr. Hynes. Jansen smacking a no-ball by Reid up, but the umpire revealed no "how can we do so? It is mani- to the pavilion boundary, and he doubt. He had made 56 runs in festly impossible for Ա to reached double figures with a single 85 minutes without giving a estimate the number of notes in off Reid after batting for fifteen chance. He hit eight fours. circulation which have been lost. minutea.

So far as we are concerned they Up to this stage, only Gibson had

The partnership had put en are in circulation, and we are failed to reach double figures in 83 runs in 65 minutes!

Hable to be called upon to pay ...Malaya's second innings.

Smith, the newcomer, scored a them Braddell sent the 200 up with a four off Wyatt. The exact total single off Owen Hughes and soon was 203, 29 runs having been put after Jansen put 260 on the board. that the Government "profits from

14 Malaya were it, this stage over lost notes, as the tax is still pay-anid that the Irak people believed on'to-day in 15 minutes.

Brace rekered Ried, who had a hundred runs ahead and locked able on them. The tax is payable him a traitor to his country and a beer. severely punished, and like exceeding Hongkong's total on every note in circulation, and servant of the British.

He added that he had endured, Braddell cut his first all for one on a wicket which was dead easy. the only way in which we could run, reaching 30 in 50 minutes, Two hundred and seventy an- possibly profit from lost notes.is if all kinds of insults and taunts as 17 in as many minutes to-day. peared after an hour's play: 06 we went into liquidation. In that a reward for his efforts to secure case the receiver would announce the happiness for his country- Brace's next over cost eight runs in an hour! runs, the biggest hit being a four Both Jansen and Smith began to that notes would be paid until a by Jansen, who timed a ball on the hit freely, the former getting a certain date, and, of course, the lex beautifully and sent it flash- huge drive at Owen Hughes which lost or destroyed notes would be

of advantage to us." Ing into the stand. 210 appeared found the region of the screen. after 25 minutes, and 220 after 28. Braddell and Jansen both got boundary hits, the latter reaching hia 20.

Bowling Changes.

1:

Jansen Bowled

BANK OF ENGLAND

GOVERNOR.

London, Nov., 14.

Reyter.

· COTTON EXCHANGE SPECULATION.

LONDON COMPANY

FAILS.

RESULT OF FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS, "

London, Nov. 14.

·

AGAIN.

are

Labour Office Report,

On this latter point, it is in- teresting to note that the monthly Bulletin of the Department of Labour reports that the financial upheaval on the Stock Exchange has not disturbed industry and has' not caused a reduction of employ- ment in the United States.

This is regarded as self-evident proof that industry is fundamen- tally sound.

The bulletin adds that the London, Nov. 14.

the decreased employment In "Big Bill" Tilden, the world-motor-car industry is auribatable fambus tennis player, who is now appearing on the English stage, definitely stated to-day that he will take no further part in Davis Cup matches for the United States.

to seasonal causes and that the iron and steel mills have been affected in consequence

Conditions in the cotton textile industry have improved but it is It is understood that Francis still spotty. Increased, employ- Hunter, Tilden's doubles partner, ment has been registered in other has also retired.

industries.

Tilden expresaed surprise that Mrs. Mallory has not been includ- ed in the official fist of Wightman Cup possibles.--Reuter

BELGIAN CABINET

"CRISIS.

TEMPORARY POSTPONEMENT

· REPORTED.

Brussels, Nov. 14. The Cabinet crisis, of which mention was made yesterday, has been postponed, at least temporari ly.

The Catholic Deputies have re quested M. Jaspar to defer a deci- alon on the language question pend- ing the plenary meeting of the Catholic Right, called for the 19th instant.-Reuter,

JAPAN AND GOLD

EMBARGO,

MAY BE LIFTED IN JANUARY.

The banking firm of J. Horstman and Company, Ltd., of Bishops- gate, has suspended payment, it U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE TO being officially stated that it is in consequence of very heavy losses incurred in a serice of fraudulent transactions by certain Conti

Tokyo, Nov. 15. nental correspondent's trustees. It is learned that this morning's

INVESTIGATE.

Bank Rate Cut. An important announcement was made in New York to-day, believed to have followed Pre- sident Hoover's discussion with Mr. Mellon, Mr. Roy Young yester day, reducing the re-discount rate of the New York Federal Reserve Bank from five to four and a half per cent.

The lowering of the bank date, coupled with the reduction in the income tax proposed, are both re- garded in financial circles. In New York -43

of a general part campaign to head off financial depression in the business world, which might result from loss of confidence following the Stock Exchange crash.

Loan Figures. Anothed favourable symptom from the Market point of view is the decrease that has been record- ed in the amount of broker's loan. This week a reduction of G$710,- 000,000 has been recorded as against only $656,000 fast week. Loans held by the Federal Reserve Bank, now total the eriormous figure of 000.-Rexter's American

MarketImp

New York, Nov. 14.

A sharp sustained rally on the

Jansen aurvived a .confident appeal for leg before when facing Bowker.

He was not to profit by his det

Washington, Nov. 14. ball of Owen After half an hour to-day, the off. The first

The Senate has passed a The Company's capital is Cabinet conference decided to score was 224, 60 runs having Hughes' next over beat him com-

pletely, taking his off stump. He Bank of England has agreed to Agricultural Committee to in- been issued. The directorate of within one week regarding the directly to the proposetion of The Court of Directors of the resolution ordering the Senate £1,000,000, of which 2659,000 has make a preliminary announcement Stock Market to day is attributed been added without loss..

tax cuts and the appearance - Reynolds came at the hit at it, playing inside a ball recommend the re-election of Mr. vestigate "speculative activities" the Company consists of seven date of lifting the gold embargos

on Supreme Court and and maintain which broke in sharply from leg. Montagu Norman as Governor of on the New York, Chicago, and men of British nationality of Well-informed circles are of the large bids for the lending stocka, ed four men on the boundaries. His knock had been a very bright the Bank, a position which he has New Orleans Cotton Exchanges, which three are of foreign origin. opinion that the date will be about The Market closed strong.

-Retler's, American Service. He sent up a couple of nice balls!

the middle of January-Reuter. Reuter's American Service.

(Continued on page 7.)

held since 1920, Reuter.

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