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THE CER. DISPUTE LABOUR PLAN FOR KWANGSI TROOPS DEPORTATION LAW ARMS LAW BEING

WHITEHALE. ANTICLIMAX.

MUKDEN'S SURRENDER | SEEMS CERTAIN.

WANG'S DENIAL DOES NOT FIT WITH LATEST NEWS.

EVENTS IN MOSCOW.

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ADVANCING.

NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICES

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TO ADD TO DIGNITY.

London, Nov. 29. Plans to erect new Government Buildings in Whitehall are in con- templation, It is learned.

The Government. will take a de- cision on the proposals within the next month and the work will then be undertaken in seétions in order

While Dr. C. T. Wang, the not to interfere with the business Nanking Foreign Minister, has of the departments concerned. daniod, as anticipated; the re- It is intended that the buildings port of direct negotiations be-shall be on lines designed to add tween Mukden, and Moscow, to the dignity of the famous strect there appears to be little doubt of Government offices and although of Chang Hsuch-liang's pusil- the cost will be great it is con- tended that there will in the end Janimous surrender.

bora saving because staffs will be

CANTONESE GIVE UP

SHIUHING.

WITHDRAWAL PENDING MORE REINFORCEMENTS.

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AMENDMENT.

AMENDED.

MORE POWERS FOR THE 'GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL."

FEWER-PERSONS TO BE EXEMPTED.

FOLLOWS HOME ACT.

The Gazette contains the draft |SHIPS IN PIRACY ZONE MUST of a Bill to amend the Deportation Ordinance of 1917.

The object of this Ordinance is! to amend section 3 (2) of the De portation Ordinance, 1917, so as to poke it agree with the form of the Aliens Order, 1920, which is in the United Kingdom. In forco

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A wild-oyed Scotsman, found on We understand that the amount the slopes of Taimoshan in full of whisky in storage at Kowloon evening dress at dawn to-day, to-day is considerably less than it explained › that - he was merɑly was 'yesterday.

planting thistles!

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For men, "talls" were the thing it's so open that, nothing stays in

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"Soviet Offensive," says a news-

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One thing that's worse than paper heading. Seems

NEW YEAR CHANGES.raining cats and dogs in Hong- description of Russia's activity in

keng is halling a bus in Kowloon."

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There is shortly to be introduced

OFFICIALS HOPEFUL. News received in Hongkong to- day regarding the invasion of future the sub-section will rend: the Legislative Council an Ordi- (2) The Governor in Coun nance to amend the Arms and Kwangtung by Kwangsi forces

any time summarily Ammunition Ordinance, 1900.

Explanations attached to the is to the effect that the Can-cil may, at tonese troops have evacuated issue a deportation, order against Shiuhing, and it is expected that any person who in his opinion till state that Section 2 amends ducive to the public good that munition" In the principal Ordi- the invaders will occupy this an alien, if he deems it to be con the definition of the term "am- West River port very shortly.

such an order should be issued.nance The main object of the This information follows car- It has been held in various cases amendment, is to include gas am- thehoused together which are atlier news that the advance troops that the Secretary of State when munition, but the definition is

present distributed over London.

The bulldings will be on the of the Kwangsi forces reached making a deportation order under made more comprehensive in other eastern or river side of Whitehall Lukpo, fifteen miles above Shiu-the Aliens Order is not required to ways also. and will extend from the Cenotaph hing, yesterday morning, and justify in a court of law his rea- not bound to hold any inquiry or to a point opposite the Horse that the Cantonese forces had one for making the order, and is even to give the person concerned The scheme will involve the retired to Shiuhing.

an opportunity of being heard demolition of Montagu House, the

In Ex parte Brossfer (1924): 88 famous old home of the Dukes of

J.P. 89 (C.A.), however, the Court now the

of Appeal expressed the opinion Buccleuch, which is Ministry of Labour-British

that it is desirable that the depor Wirdess.

tation order in such a case should contain a reference to show under what particular statutory provi- sion it was made.

A Note to Russin from Nanking fiovernment has been rejected by M. Litvinoff, who describes it as valueless

as Chang Hsuch-liang has already accepted the preliminary condi- tions of settlement."

In-London, it is stated that it is impossible to get a real idea

of what is happening, but it 18 certain that feelers have been put out for direct negotiations,

The Soviet carried out two serious bombing raids yester- day, and it is possible that these I have been ordered to further impress upon Chang Hauch- liang the extent of Russia's power and to avert any possi- bility of his relenting his deci- aion,

Soviet War Feeling.

Muscow, Nov, 29.

Guards' Parade.

GOOD CUSTOMER OF BRITAIN.

HUGE ORDERS FROM. THE RHODESIAN RAILWAYS.

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Canton, Nev, 29. 1.M.S Tarantula arrived safely, in port last evening, coming down from Wuchow. This appears to die pose of the report that the West River had been extensively mined Alute quiet rules, in Wuchow. Large numbers of Kwangai troops aave passed through on their way down The West River.

Bomb Incident.

It is reported that very few troops have been seen along the river banks and only one incident worthy of of malice has pecurred, this being when a Cantonese aeroplane drop-

This point is dealt with in the new Form No. 7A inserted in the principal Ordinance by section 5 of this Ordinance. Sections 3 and 4 of this Ordinance deal with the same point.

London, Nov. 20.. In view of the Importance that is attached to the expansion of ped a bomb on a large village. The COLONY'S BALANCE British trade with the Empirebomb fell on the edge of the village Overseas, especially as contribut-near the river bank.

The recent warfare in Man-ing to the reitef of unemployment churia who refurred to during in this country, the following speech by M. Rykur opening the announcement from the London Fession of the Central Executive office of the Rhodesian Railways la printed in London with such hend- Committee of the Soviets to-dny.

M. Rykoff said that the Soviet lines an "A good customer:"

Far During 1929, the Board of the military authorities in the East had been forced to take more Rhodesian Railways has placed resolute mensures to repulse the orders with British Arms valued at provocative attorks of the Chinesy £1.473,883, including £251,580 for Troops and the White Ruksian twenty-one passenger coaches and guards on Soviet territory, and to four hundred and ton defend the civil population on wagons.

Tenders are still under con Soviet territory,

The striking superiority of "the sideration for engines and trucks orders for the Soviet

the making the intal army testifled that Soviets bad refrained from war year nearly one and three-quarter not because, they were afraid to millions sterling.

The Board points out that it is tight but because they were unwill

maintaining its policy of playing ing to fight.

all its avders in Britain. British Wirele

No Object Except Pencé. "mist emphatically declare that the Soviet purses no other

bjects in China except pence.

"We do not desire to seize a single metre of Chinese territory,

The Red Army is displayed

a high degree of organisation and discipline and has maintained !most careful attitude towards the civilians population of China....

Nonking's efforts to secure the intervention of the Powers testify to the attempts to dis rupt the direct negotiations pro- posed by the Mukden Goern; meni.*

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There is no change to report i

Absolute con- the situation here. fidence is still the note in clut circles. The city la entirely quiet and business, is proceeding as usual.

Admiral Chan Chak, Commander- in-Chief of the Kwangtung Pro- vincial Fleet, left Canton this morning for the West River.

Canton Defence' Line,

INCREASES.

SUBSTANTIAL RISE SHOWN

IN AUGUST.

LAND SALE REVENUE.

Section 8 amends the definition of the term "arme" in the principal

Ordinance, 80

to include weapons Intended for discharging gap ammunition

Limiting Exempted Persons, Section 4 amends the definition of the term "exempted person" in the principal Ordinance. The list of exempted persons at present is very large, and the result is that theer are a great many firearms in the. Colony of which the police know nothing.

No doubt many of the persons exempt at present keep with the greatest care any firearms which they may possess, but others may be more careless, and their Are arma may be stolen and may gel into the banda of armed robbers

Manchuria.

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We have heard of a Kowloon For the Christmas sales, local man who snores so much that he storekeepers are finding that a awakens Jiimself. He should sleep pretty saleswoman is n first-class

counter, attraction. in the next room.

□ □ Curfew tolls the knell of purting in Shanghat. In other words, it's There seems to be a share crisis. day;

o'er the lea.

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The lowing hord winds slowly becoming difficult to settle up for

the Settlement in the Settlement.

០ ០ "Latest Movements of Offeers," To tell his usual lies to you and sava a heading. Maybe a réfer-

ence to physical jerks.

The Fanling golfer honteward

plads his way;

me.

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There is no truth in the rumour that Singapore has offered to buy our goat-track by way of a friendly gesture.

Give a flapper an incli thene

days; and whe makes

a now

dress out of it.

It seems that Sir John Aird has never aird of the piracy mennee.

and other criminals. The control are

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Many people dia-

now

Why not brighten up our broad- eastine by switching on to a mess and hear how some of that soup is, consumed in A. fint?

Heard last night: Heavy- Footed Dancer: May I have the last dance with your

Pretty Partner, (who has just weathered emo-brdeal) == You have just had it,

hundred

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Some people will aceuse ✡ servant of any- thing. Que in Kowloon has been suspected of stealing A Kaxaphone.

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If you trive bargain to

Ket # second- hand car, you'll probably din. cover, later that you haven't one.

No man is as"

bad an he looks "before" brank-

funt.

of firearms is very strict in Engcussing whether land now, and it seems desirable they should buy that we should follow. that ex- the through” ample here.

teket which The new list of exempted" per- they didn't last. Isops will be a very restricted ouc.

February and except of course that members of the naval, military, air, volunteer, won't next. police and district watch services will be exempted in respect of the

An orchestra of armis and ammunition used by mouth-organs has been formed in of pithy headlines having to cope about the on the same day with news items them in connexion with their Kalamazon. That's fht distance away.

relating to the Kowloon British School Former Pupils' Association and the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services,

duties, Foods

AMERICA SHIVERS WITH COLD.

FIRST TASTE OF WINTER A SEVERE ONE.

New York, Nov. 29. An Icy gale from the west at a temperature of twenty-two degrees has given New York its first taste of winter.

The temperature is below zero in the north-west and central States

The Cantonese armies are now supposed to have completed a line of defence from the West River. little above Samshui, right across the country to Tsing Yun, on the North River, thus defending Canton from attack both by the Kwangsi troops from the West River and from the Ironsides from the North River.

This line of defence is from about 35 to 60 miles west and north-west of Canton.

Many rumours have been in .ir- culation here during the last few days. One heard yesterday, was

A substantial increase in the Colony's credit balance is revealed in the financial statement made up 10 the end of August. This shows that the credit on August 31st was $10.615,619. compared with 39, 966.218 at the end of July.

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Anti-Piracy Precautions.

A golf club in the States has a Section & amends section 4 of kind of ritun through which all the principal Ordinance in order players have to go before becoming polley of members. They're probably sworn la curry out the same The total revenue for August was greater restriction in the number in.

០ ៨. less than $2,270,560, which com- of persons entitled to possess fire.

The Penk may have its fora, but pares with $1,831,937 for the same arms. The section deals inter alia month last year. The principal in-with the question of firearms on for many lads to-day, Kowloon has

меннен. The present its hazy recollections! creases were in licences and inter- board nal revente not otherwise specified general pravision on this subject ($1,946,583 against 31,190,996) that the owner or master. 01.

Genuine Scotch thistles have and land sales (456.440 against any vessel may have on boardbeen discovered on the Peak. It "such arms and ammunition as are $100,337)',

reasonably

The outgoings for the month were

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Two Aberdonians were heard carnostly discussing the banknote shortage in "Auchtermuchty" last night.

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Overheard last night:-"You can usually bank on a man with money in the bank."

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Some men are flatterers. Others

atterer's.

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A ladies' wrestling 'club hne been formed in London. You have to learn how to defend yourself when you go to a dance nowadays.

Children aren't the only ones' frightened now by bear storico- since the recent Wall Street show.

necessary for the is believed that these grew from are husbands.

air-borne seeds inadvertently acat-. to the effect that Marshal Chiang-$1,621,169, compared with $1,443.-protection of such vessel." Kai-shek had arrived in Canton 685 for the same month last year," Sub-section (9) of the proposed tered from a declimatised bagpipe

heurd recently. For the first eight months of the new section will take out of this by aeroplane from Nanking! This, however, is not believed. year the income was $15,643,896, exemption vessels which regularly Our Own Correspondent.

against $15,432,801 last year whilst include in their poria of call any the expenditure was $13,119,911 as place on the East Coast of Asia against $12.919,758 in 1928.

tween Vladivostok and Singa- pore, or any place on any river flowing into the sen on the Enat

A 'London doctor asserts that Coast of Asia between Vladivostok and Singapore, or any place in Christmas puddings are rich in Formosa, provided that the usual | vitamins. McWhirter says he extreme trading limits of such broke a tooth on one last year. Vessels do not extend beyond the

Artillery Arrive. Chinese reports state that 'out- "assured wardly Canton is more with the arrival of two artillery! brigades of troops of the Third Nationalist Division. These arriv-

of America, while freezing weather here last evening at six o'clock

in being experienced as fur south us Georgia.

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and it is expected that they will

EXPLOSION OF WRECK OF "CELTIC.”

leave for the front some time to-Į THREE KILLED AND SIXTEEN day.

BADLY INJURED.

Heavy snowfalls have occurred in It is also learned that

Over 10,000 Kwangsi troops are

London, Nov. 23: German Ambassador, Von Dirksen, the Rockies and many other places, to-day handed to M. Litvineff, the especially along the Mississippi | moving down the West River under

A terrific explosion occured the supreme command of General acting Foreign Commissar, a Note Valley. Several deaths have

Wang Shao-hang and they are re-this morning on board the wreck ported to have occupied akhing of the White liner Celtie, as the from the Nanking, Government,curred in the Great Lakes are ow- dated November 14th, referring to ing to intense cold.--Reutør.

without opposition. Fighting is result of which three workmen the Chinese Eastern Railway dis

imminent, despite the continued were killed and sixteen seriously pute and making certain

retreat of the Cantonese troops to injured. avaid encountering the Kwang- it appears that the accident was Hi and Ironside rebels until due to the explosion of a com- a more opportune time after the pressed air tube during the opera- arrival of all reinforcements from tions on board the liner for break the North.

ing her up.

Nug-

gestions regarding a settlement of

the affair.

It is to be noted that the Nan- king Government's communication Is dated three days prior to the opening of hostilities in the north Manchuria...

M. Litvinoff, in reply to Yon Dirksen, refers to General Chang Hauch-liang's accep- tance of the preliminary, con- ditions of settlement (the re.. sforation of the pre-conflict situation on the Railway and the reinstatement of the chief Ruslan officials) and says that the Nanking Government's proposal can only have tue effect of prolonging the c

It is, therefore, Value- flct. less-Router

London, Nov. 29.

NOTED OBSERVATORY DIRECTOR.

FATHER FRANCIS TONDORF PASSES AWAY,

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Refugees in Canton.

Canton Washington, Nov. 20,

It will be recalled that she went ashore at the entrance to Queens- neroplanes yesterday town Harbour in December last The death. hng occurred of flew over Takhing and Shiching and that all efforts to refloat the Father Francis Tondorf, the dropping pamphlets, advising the great ship proved unavailing Director of the Seismologicst people to withdraw in view of the Reuter: Observatory at Georgetown Uni- coming conflict on the West River. Hundreds of refugees, porticu- versity.

His most notable achievementlarly the rich residents, from Tak- was locating the terrible Japanese bing and Shishing have arrived in earthquake of 1923, hours before Canton during the past few days.

The Commander of the Third

NOBEL PEACE PRIZES.

TREMENDOUS FIRE IN BOSTON.

ENORMOUS DAMAGE IN GALE DRIVEN BLAZE.

places specified above.

Such vessels will not be allowed to carry arms while within the

waters of the Colony except under lleenee from the Inspector General fo Police, which is to be the new title of the Captain Superintendent of Police. The vesacin in queation are those which trade in regions where the risk of piracy exists.

This control of the arms on vessels trading within the piracy zapes will not be a new thing, na it was applied during the currency of the Piracy Prevention Or dinance, and gave rise to no in- Junks and other convenience. similar vessels have a special pro- vision to themselves. They are allowed to have their arms and Ammunition on board if such arms and ammunition are enumerated in the licence or clearance, and are reasonably necessary for the

| protection of the vessel. Type of Ship.

We understand that the local Scottish gentleman who lost his haggis last night In now looking for his sporran partner.

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The honeymoon is over when the something for husband wante

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A stray bat from the belfry: "How can you prevent a rubber of bridge, stretching so far?"

An Aberdonlar who's got a wireless set, but didn't attend the breakfast the bride hasn't ordered Ball, wants to know why they didn't relay the haggis as well as from the compradore.

the dance music. -

The sound of the haggis is heard

on the hill; The pfbroch and marching of

men,

And if you can hear 'em you've

sure had your fill,

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Of the stuff that's distilled in

the glen.. For those who on haggis and

whusky do feed, Will read this small verse in

their bed; Show thom a haggis, or ask

"Hoo's yer held t And you'll know what it le ap

see red1

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Speaking of racing, Hongkong's stable industry is not without its upsets, "

It seems that thistles are some- thing of a thorny problem.

0.0 Perhaps one of our local cur- rency experta will be persuaded to give a broadcast lecture on "The Great Silver Rush."

It was oncially stated this week that "moat is now cheaper than pork." We always thought that what was one man's poric was another man's meat]

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New York has taken up a new fad, the bride and bridal attend- ants appearing without rouge. Everybody knew the bride wasn't blushing, anyway,

There is no truth in the rumour Many restaurants in London ara Section 6 amends section 8 of

having" klower baths the world became aware of the Nationalist Division, General Chen

the principal Ordinance by the sub. that in view of the threatened in now catastrophe. Reuter's American Kai-shing, who orived in Hongkong

stitution of the word "similar" for vasion of Kowloon this social installed. Another method is to Service.

from Shanghai yesterday, WAR

the word "Chinese" in the third season, natives of the mainland have grape-fruit for lunch.

propose to hold community tag line. The section in the principal dances on the Peak by way of We read that an entirely new among the passengers leaving for

Boston, Mass, Nov. 29. Ordinance deals with the case of Canton last night on the ss. Lung-

material is being used for the Arecrisal.. Five excursion steamers, a pier, arms or ammunition found.on

latest evening gowns. Probably shan, accompanied by a number of his staff officers General Ch and a dozen buildings were des- Board "any steam launch or motor

We sympathise with the Scots the stuff that dreams are made of. statd that General Ho Ying-ching, troyed by a tremendous fire at the boat, or funk or other Chinese man, who, awakening in the Penin the chief lieutenant of the Nankis summer resort, Nantasket Bench, vessel," and it throws, a certain sula Hotel's refrigerating plant A patent medicine is being Oslo, Nov. 20.

also leaving Tho flames raged almost un-onus in that event on the master carly this morning, couldn't under--advertised which will is szid, The Nobel Committee of the Generalissimo, is ported British, Japanese and American demarches and the sug. Storting has decided not to award Shanghal shortly for Canton to dir- checked for several hours last and other persons on board. The stand how he had got back to his cure more than forty allments. gested Russian and Chinese pro- the Peace Prizes for 1928/29ect the operations against the Iron-night driven by a gale-Reuter's amendment is made because it is

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The position regarding the re-

Reuter.

sides.

American Service,"

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inkes a lot of swallowing.