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六拜疆 龇五十月二十英港香 SATURDAY, DECEMBER
Owing to the appearence in the Colony of a number of irresponsible und newspapers, with libellous binckmailing tendencies, the Go- vernment has decided to insist on the provision of a cash security of $3,000, which will be available for
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14, 1929. #♬¬† strous cOFF 10 GRETS
TAKING A HAZARD CANTON'S VICTORY FOULS AND FIGHT NANKING TENSION
IN MANCHURIA.
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INTERNATIONAL TRAIN ON WAY NORTH.
DIFFICULTIES AHEAD.
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Tokyo, Dec. 14.
An international train left Hari bin at 3.40 p.m.. yesterday for thei scene of the recent Sino-Soviet fighting with the object of getting into touch with foreign Yesidents of Hailar and Manchúli, of whom no reliable news has been received since the Russian troops crossed the border.
hard the train were the American Vice-Conan, M. Leunard Lilliestorm and fourteen others, including the Japanese, sula and American and Japanese correspondents.
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COMPLETE.
"IRONSIDES" IN FULL RETREAT.
RAILWAY BRIDGE OUTRAGE UNEXPLAINED.
ALL TRAINS STOPPED.
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FIASCOS.
STRONG ACTION BY NEW YORK COMMISSION.
PORATS SUSPENSION.
New York Dec. 13. The New York State Athletic Commission has decided to *uspend Otto von Parut inde- finitely for his foul on Phil Scott, the British heavyweight champion, on Monday night. The foul was All serious danger to. Cantona particularly bad one, according on removed by the crush-to the evidence of Jack Dempsey several the referee,, and the ing defeat of the Ironsides on judges. It occurred in the second Wednesday. Latest informa-round and Scott was carried out tion shows the rebel forces to of the ring in agony.
The State Ceminission has also be in full retreat, with the
committing foula on their op ponents shall only be paid according to the number of rounds fought before the foul
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SOME TANG SENG-CHI TROOPS REVOLT.
JAPANESE IN CHENGCHOW TAKE REFUGE.
Some drive this new Buick. Head
for the road you ordinarily avoid an
too rough for comfortable travel.
Test the "hew featurer of comfort
which make the new Buick the
easiest steering car in its field.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Talaphoes Cantri). 1268 or 1987A.
53. Wong Nal Chaay Road... Happy Valley,
Bulls and Inners
From the Office Butts.
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"I want Hongkong not to be Talking about golf, by the way, hypercritical
but just to what happened to the Fanling come and be as tolerant and Intel- addict who set out last Spring to ligont as ever," states the producer cure his slice? of "The Geisha." Now who saya ... · that we possess an inferiority com- plex?
number
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still.
This allven
currency remains a weighty matter.
Before the wedding it's kisses by the bushel; afterward it's pecks.
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The only newspaper man we know who is well off is the ong
A stray bat from the belfry:
It is said that a yery large who married a rich widow.
of labour members
口 of Parliament, play golf. It lo really surprising what a number "How does one hear a ginger of jokes are made against the snap?" labour party,
. ធ According to Professor. Shell- shear, some interesting pottery has LOTIENCHEN LOOTED. been discovered in the vicinity of
Gin-drinker's Bay. Bola? Events in the danger,zones along the Yangtsze in the past twenty-four hours have been entirely favourable to the Nan king Government, and tension shal Chiang Kai-shek has the has almost disappeared. Mar-
the arrival of a very large number of troops at Nanking yesterday illustrates that the
18 Generalissimo proceeding cautiously for the time being.
At chang, where the rebellion (after Pukow) occurred;
payment of fines or damages award- British, French and German Can Cantonese troops following them adopted a rule that in future boxers situation well in hand, though!
ed in actions, for. llbel.
The payment of this deposit in mude a condition of registration, and the sun is to bear interest at per the rate of four per cent. annum whilst it is under the can
trol of the Registrar newspapers,
When any money has been paid out from this deposit. the Registrar may in his discretion suspend the registration of the newspaper con- cerned until a deposit bus been made with him, in respect of the newspaper concerned, equal to the amount paid out under his direc- tion, and daring the period of auch suspension the newspaper shall be deumed to be not registered..
~Change Explained.
These provisions are to be nude! by un amendment of the Printers and Publishers Ordinance of 1927. and in explanation of the change, the following Objects and Reasons
MAJESTIC HOTEL SALE CONFIRMED.
Purchase Price Exceeds
T. 2,200,000,
On enquiry at the Houd Office of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., this morning, we were informed that confirmation has been received of the sale of the Majestic Hotel, Shanghai to a Chinese syndicate.
The price realised is over Tls. 2,200,000.
cause no actual recourse to the pro-
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According to a. Rengo Agency message from Harbin, the party is provided with winter clothing and fod sufficient for a long journey because difficulties are experteil when once the train passes beyond The Khingan Mountains.
It will be necessary for the train to pass both the Chinese and Soviet military zones,
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The Commission, there is little
doubt, was influenced by the two fiascos in Europe on 17th and December 7th, in the
November
The Chinese Eastern Railway Administration declines to accept responsibility beyond Chalutun K.C.R. Railway Outrage. while there is no assurance of a
Canton, Dec. 13. friendly reception from the Soviet
The railway bridge at the 32nd military, who control the railway zone between Bailar and Man-mile mark from the Tul Sha Tau, vhuli.Reuter,
Canton, terminus of the
It is learned that the followers Kowloon Railway was blown up in of boxing in Britain are urging the early hours of this morning that strong action be taken. and both the railway line and the Romer. Lelegraph line suffered considerable | daninge.
Canton
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"Is Hongkong, a Dull Place?” It's about time China held a dia asks a contemporary, and pro- armament conference of her own! ceeds casually to mention that
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"Ariopagiticus may delight the tastes." We We notice an advertisement man of simple concerning a "Flat on motor road." should hate to have to prescribe In America they call them "Jay for the man. of extravagant Walkers,"
Ideas!.
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In Hongkong you're not get. ting on" well' until you well off.
are
This is the season of the
up, if somewhat lackadaisically, Chang Fat-kwei may be able to reorganise his forces sufficiently to launch a fresh attack at some time in the future, but it is generally the opinion that such a venture could not succeed. No fighting of any impor. tance has taken place in the contests between Young Stribling, the situation is quiet, according in law and order-provided they cut-glass bowl in a local store was inst two days, though a few the American fighter, and Primo to reliable sources. It is stated
Cainera, the Italian giant.
that the rebel forces have de can lay down the law and give the very annoyed when he was charged.
the upset price.. stragglers have fallen into the
in the first contest in London,finitely given up the attnek in hands of the loyal troops.
view of the superior numbers of Stribling was disqualified for a
Wo hear of aloen! Aber- foul on Carnera.. In the second the Government forces and are meeting, in Paris; Carnera was trying to join "other rebels in
daniun who disqualified for fouling Stribling, other parts of the country.
Another attempt at demonstrar only laughs at peoples' both contents proving utterly un-tion was made by Communists in other satisfactory, ・・
Shanghai: yesterday, but the cul- expense. prits were mainly students and the ៨ ព police of the International Settle The hunting men soon put a stop to the affair. season 'Is A thousand troops of the Third | hand. Have you ̈ Division have arrived at Shanghai | noticed how the from Nanking.
ladies are going' *. after furs? D We forget how many more to Nanking, chaotic conditions Many residents of the have been shocked to learn of the
TOVAL at Chengchow, the head shopping days quarters of the Tang Seng-chi there are until death of Mr. James Bell Macluch-
rebels in Hanan Province. The Christmas. cable states that troubles develop-Anyway. lots lan, who passed away at his rosí- dence, No. 2, Kimberley Villas,
ed on the 11th instant and that too many, Kowloon, this morning, at the
In any case there are no rebel
CAUTION IN LONDON. the residents are panic-stricken in of 50 years. The de- Kre
view of the threat of looting by A British Colonel has lectured at From a local film 'critique--- troops in that district at present
the rebel troops. rensed gentleman
home about the snakes, etc. seen "Thence we are led to the land of **ንጊያ about and as the blame cannot be laid on
London, Dec. 13,
Japanese residents in Cheng-in Kowloon when the Shaforce was sherbert and camel bells: heat last the war operations in the Province, usqul yesterday, and
· It is believed that the floods in chow have taken the precaution of evening was enjoying # game though of course it might have'
Some people, are of howls at the Kowloon Bowling been done by an isolated rebel gang, the Thames Valley have now living in a big Japanese hospital. The place must have been beating with love in the perched reached their worst. No further until the disturbances are ah-
rain is expected in the dued, heavy
៨ ឆ to report that Mr. C. Graham
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RESIDENT'S SUDDEN
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DEATH.
PASSING OF MR. J. B.
MACLACHLAN. ·
Colony
It has not been possible to run
the trains through to-day and tele- graphic communication with Hong- kong is also interrupted, except of course by wireless.
attributed to The disaster "in bandia, though it is difficult to see the reason for nia sabotage..
Isolated Rebel Gang?
Green Club, of which he was a with the idea of disrupting_com- member. His death, therefore, munications as far as possible. was most unexpected, and the ut-
most sympathy will be felt for als widow und daughter. Mrs. A. Hyde Lay, both of whom are at present in the Colony.
The Chief Engineer of the Rail way (Chinese Section) has gone out to view the seene of the disas- ter and examine the extent of the damage; he has not yet returned, it is not possible to learn any de tails or to predict how long the and Kowloon will be interrupted:
Brief Skirmish,
Apart from this it is reported anather brief as clerk of that there
WAS
FLOODS IN THAMES VALLEY.
BELIEVED TO HAVE REACHED THEIR WORST.
Trouble in Chengchow.
Nanking, Dec. 13. According to urgent dispatches
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"I hear that Ella has eloped with Mr. Brown
year when many people ride ponics, on and
aft.
Perhaps the congestion
the Fanling golf. course would-bq' relieved. if they:
Har her
mother forgiven them?"
made the 19th
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"I don't think she has gone to live with them."
hole G bigger,
bit
mess!
Shanghai mothers are insisting" immedinte future and it is expect- Nanking is somewhat puzzled by that all dances ahould end at 3 a.m ed the position will begin, to im- the reported critical situation in What's a girl to do between then
Apparently a part of the army under Tang Seng-chi, mutinied,"
Regimental Commander Ful
prove to-morrow...
In
Chengchow.
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and bed-time?
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desert."
easily led!
A local contemporary "is pleased
Perdue, “Assistant Director of Criminal Intelligence, is getting on
In Hongkong, some men chew as well as can be expected in the
cloves-others are Kowloon Hospital."
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Some Hongkong people are This red that you see on Kow- always trying others, very.
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This is the view taken by the are attached to the amending Bill: Section 13 of the Printers and
The late Mr. Maclachlan came
Thames Conservancy after a study Publishers Ordinance, 1886, Ordin-out to Hongkong in 1912, joining
of the levels and the flow 10-day. Fung-ho was ordered to be shot cinnamon or the upper reaches of the by General Tang Sen-chi yester- single. River, down to Maidenhead, there day, on account of pro-Nanking ance No. 4 of 1886, required that the staff of Taikon Dockyard, railway service between Canten the printer or publisher of every where he was employed for many
has been a fall of from one to leanings and his fallure to comply newspaper should enter into a band years. On leaving the Dock, he
five inches. Between Maidenhead with an order to proceed down the loon flappers' lips is fast,
☐ ☐ in the sum of twelve hundred dol-was for a time with Messrs, W, S.
"The Water Supply: Big Drop lars, conditioned for the payment Bailey and Co., whilst recently he
and Teddington there has been a Kin-han railway..
"Philm Phan:"-Yes, Mary and rise of from one to five inches, of any fine or pennity imposed on had been engaged
Doug have a fine record. We in Island Storage,' says a news- any conviction" for libel, and fur works in connexion with the erer- engagement in the early hours of but this in the normal result of
At a conference of the Nanking understand that in Hollywood if a paper heading, We want lots ther conditioned for the payment tion of several new buildings in yesterday morning and that once the easing of the situation higher
☐ ☐ of any damages and costs in the Colony. He was a quiet and again the Cantonese troops scorad up, and it is believed that little Divisional Commanders at Hankow marriage lasts a month, the couple more of big drops yet, though.
on the 12th instant, it was decided expect their friends to regard it
There is no truth in the rumour action for libel published in the unassuming, man, of sterling ehar- an easy victory, pushing back the if any further rise will occur.
The Thames at Windsor is still to launch attacks on General Tang as a sort of Jubilee.
that the reduction of four cents a. newspaper. This provision was
the Seng-chl at Hauchang and Chang- not reproduced in the Printers and eter, and will be greatly missed Ironsides all along the line.
Enquiries in official circles to-five feet six inches above
over chow. with the 13th Nanking China may have the biggest gallon in local petrol prices is a intended to popularise standing Army, but it seems to move. Publisher Ordinance, 1927, beby all who enjoyed his friendship.
A keen lawn bowls player, Mr day reveal that there have been no highest point reached for
The latter body has arrived at spend most of its time moving cigarette-lighters: amongst local
Scotsmen, visions of the section had been Maclachlan took a prominent in further engagements of importance, twenty years. Hopes are enter-Division serving as vanguards.
Sinyangchow on the Hupeh-Honan about. made for very many years, and itterest in the game, having played but the Cantonese trops are said to tained of an ebb later to-day.
☐ ☐ be following up their victory and The Eton College Authorities border, where they await the was thought that the section was in First Division League games pursuing the enemy, who is report-have decided to close term next arrival of three further brigades "Reckless Motorists Age," anys We agree with Casion Streeter
for the Taikoo Recreation Clubed to be fleeing in a northerly dirce Tuesday instead of Thursday, of the 11th Division, one regimentu
newspaper heading. On the that science and religion are a Recently, however, a number of and the Kowloon Bowling Greention.
owing to the floods, which affect of the 6th Division and one con-other hand, reckless pedestrians good combination, especially if the Irresponsible
with Club. As a mark of esteem to hin Bewspapers"
the College ground on three sides. (ingent of the 9th Division before don't get a chance to. Jibellous and blackmailing tenden- memory, the Closing Day of the cles have appeared. disappearing | latter Club, which was to have
"An official watchful eye is to be again upon the sign of any trouble. been held to-day, has been post
kept on the Thames in London this week-end. A very thorough poned to a date which will be
of all the survey
embankment announced later.
At Lo Tien Chen, which is some walls have been made and, all 25 miles from Shanghai, some alarm necessary repairs In the way of was caused by the sudden appear: re-filing cracks and strengthen-ance this morning of a band of 400 ing weak points have been made "bandfle," who attempted a whole- A precautionary inensure sale looting of the district. Whe against the spring tides next week. ther this was an attempt of the anti-Nanking rebels to create dis- turbances is not known, but when news of the trouble reached Shang hal, the Garrison Commander sent the other day for throwing the A great thought for the gift troops of the 16th Regiment, which furniture out of the window. It's in the afternoon succeceded in pretty hard sometimes to find those
collar buttons. subduing all the bandfls, i
unnecessary:
Value of Deposit. Prosecutions and actions for libel are no real remedy in such case because the newspaper censes and the promoters disappear when any action is threatened,
It is thought that the requirment: of security from every newspaper will, check the rise of such undesir- able newspapers, while placing no burden on reputable journalism.
The present Ordinance therefore requires a security from every newspaper, existing or future. The cash security to be required is three thousand dollars, but the Registrar of Newspapera is given discretion to accept instead of the cash deposit a bond with one or two aureties,
Use of Money,
The, funeral takes place this afternoon, passing the Monument at 4.30 p.m.
HAICHING PIRACY.
THREE SUSPECTS MAY BE CHARGED TO-DAY.
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Situation Eased.
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In Canton the situation ja -
consequent
hanged, though the atmosphere is somewhat less tense,
on the defeat of the rebel troops. Business has continued uninter ruptedly throughout the while period of the enemy movements, hough communications have been difficult in the city owing to the commandeering of all motor traf-
fees.
a
British Wireless,
Martial inw is still enforced at night, but the city remains very quiet, and an untoward incidents INTERNATIONAL DRUG have been reported.
The Canton Canard,
After the attack on your cortes-
TRAFFICKERS.
HEADQUARTERS OF GÅNG IN
BALE RAIDED.·.
Bale, Dec. 13.
Three of the passengers and two members of the crew of the pirated ss. Halching were discharged pondent by the Canton Gazette from the Government Civil Hos-their issue of the 10th insant, owing pital this morning, where they to his having twice affirmed that have been undergoing treatment one of the Cantonese aeroplanes for injuries received during the crashed. at Samshui about two weeks Acting on information secured jiracy,
ago (which "The Canton Garette by the Egyptian Customs, the Bale The Telegraph has been inform-emphatically denied), it is very re-police to-day raided a laboratory
probably
the Central Magin pearance in tracy sometime to-day.
minke
an
ap-
moving further.
"Bandily" Near Shanghal.
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One thing about the ukelele, it takes a lot of pluck to play it.
The curfew is now in force in Canton. A sort of bye-bye law!
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Have you seen the new cigaretto Just the thing for lighters? grandma's birthday.
A man was arrested in a hotel
Hint for movie scenario writers: Try a ifttle work in the garden once in a while. It may help to change the plot.
Tang Seng-chi's Regrét.
Bhanghai, Dec. 13. A message from Hankow, dated December 11th., says that it is officially reported that General Tang, Seng-chi has despatched numerous telegrams, both to the stepped on Wuhan cities and Nankint petitioning for Government for-
patient has a good nurse.
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We understand that the dis- appoarunce of the Golf Club's starting list,, is the only occasion on record of the Secretary having been well and truly bunkered.
Praise "Lord Allonby's Fine," states a headline in a con- temporary, He must have been to West Point at one time..
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Queen's
season-give a pair of Bally shots f
Suggestion Theatre title:Blupin" to Con- quer.!"
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A number of local residents belleve they would like Samoa,
What's in a name? A Trinco Borromeo is said to be about to marry an American banker's z
The live wire is too seldom
៨.០ Some people try to make their daughter..
lighter work....
The deposit, or the money secured od that three auspected pirates freshing to read in to-day's Issue which proved to be the head-deploring his rash revolt and work lighter and others their
of the Canton Gazette the following quarters of an international gang ...none of the Cantonese and of drug traffickers, with branches National planes moet with any In Italy and Germany,
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by the bond, will be available for will the payment of the following:
(a) any fine imposed on the pro- prietor, printer, publisher or editor of the newspaper, efther under the Printers and Publishers Ordinance or in respect of any matter appear ing in the newspaper; and ·
(b) any damages awarded in any
newspaper, and the costs of any such action.á
Observatory returns for Novem- ber show that the average mean temperature was 67.7, the highest being 79.5 and the lowest 66. There
a forced landing two weeks ago at
giveness.
It has, however, been decided
Overheard at recent manoeuÝNDI | First War Correspondent:-
I can put everything, la a nut-
Rival Ditto:-"Reminds me of
damage at the hands of the enemy The gang, it has been revealed definitely to suppress Gen. Tang A radio song helped a sick boy," or accident of any kind, with the by the raid, dealt chielly in heroin and an expedition is being launched says a newspaper story. Some of "They call me the Colonel, because exception of one plane which made and, cocaine derivatives. the aerodrome at Samshui with ing that of a German chemist.
Three arrests were made, includ- from three directions towards those songs would get anybody out
Chengchow, which is Tang'a of bed, do
700 very slight damage
principal base. The attack will Drugs valued at £40,000, were be along the Lunghai railway
The Chinese prisoner who Jally What actually happened was that seized, while much correspondence
day fe now doing a stretch in (Continued on Page 16.). Reuters
or
a Dup we called the Lieutenant! everyone moved.
action for libel published in the were 189.7 hours of-sunshine, and in landing one of the aeroplanes fell into the hands of the police, from Honer and northwards along leant against the dock last Tues, because he stayed behind, when
1:87 inches of rain. The average humidity was 64. -
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