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Hongkong Telegraph.

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NO. 25,113 EA

EUROPEAN 'FLAT ROBBERY.

FOURTH TIME WITHIN LAST

TWELVE MONTHS.

HAUL OF JEWELLERY.

An unknown thief yesterday entered Mr, H. R. Latham's bed- room in "D" Block, Married Quar- ters, at Kennedy Road, and made an extensive haul of jewellery.

•

In a report made by the victim to the police, It is stated that the loss amounted to $590.

Enquiries, are being carried out by C.I.D. officers.

Bombay, June 10. The intransigent attitude of the Swarajist Press is illustråted by the reception of the Simon Commission report. The Bom-hours bay Chronicle characterises it is an "insult," while the Indian Daily Mail describes it as a rather badly cooked rice pudding strongly flavoured with cinnamon of Diehardism.

the

The more enlightened Indians associated with the Liberal Party

are

scarcely less critical. Sir

Phíroze Sethna, President of the Liberal Federation, anticipates that the Commissioner's recommenda- tions will give India as little as possible and keep England's hold on her as long as possible.

Sir Phiroze, Sethna is a member of the Council of State and chair- man of the Central Bank of India, being also interested as a director in several other companies.

Sir Chamanlal Setalvad, a late member of the Executive Council, Bombay, and an Advocate of the High Court, is equally certain that the recommendations will never satisfy the Indian National aspira- tion...

On the contrary the European Press regards the unanimity of

the report as a good omen, and tributes are paid to the pentrating tomprehensiveness of it.

Lord Irwin, the Viceroy, will probably address the joint session of the Indian Legislature on July 9.--Reuter.

Sir John Satisfied. "

London, June 10.

Sir John Simon, Chairman of the Indian Statutory Committee, inter- viewed to-day, emphasised the

at

TAXXBF WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11,

QUERIED ITEM IN CONTRACT.

TECHNICALITIES IN HOTEL CASE."

LOAD FIGURES ALLEGED FALLACIOUS.

COUNSEL'S CHALLENGE

DEATH OF SIR F. TOONE.

MANAGER OF TEST TEAMS

IN AUSTRALIA.

FINE SPORTSMAN.

London June 10. Sir Frederick Toone, Secretary to the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, and Manager of the last three tralia, died to-day, aged 64. English teams which visited Aus

930 PER ANKTH

1930. 日五十月五 d Cofx 100%RTS

TSINANFU TO BE DEFENDED.

NEGOTIATIONS WHICH

FAILED.

NATIONALISTS HEARTENED BY SUCCESSES.

FIERCE FIGHTING.

to the rebels

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CENTURY IN EACH INNINGS.

TWO BATSMEN SECURE THE HONOUR.

A GLUT OF RUNS IN THE COUNTY MATCHES.

10. Details of the captur Major Farley and Captain and Mrs. Frere on June 7 show that they were treated considerately. Mrs. Frere fainted, whereupon the

BRILLIANT BATTING. A knighthood was given him last "We aren't going to school; we year on his return from Australia

Shanghai, June 10..

raiders seized a passing traveller's have progressed beyond that," with the team captained by Mr.

camel and secured water with Negotiations between the Na- which they revived

London, June 10, ber. Mrs. won back "The tionalist officers commanding the Frere was said Mr. Hacker in reply to Mr. Chapman that Mr. Latham informs us that the Eldon Potter at the Supreme Ashes." The honour was regarded Tsinanfu troops and the Shansi camel's back and, together with

A century in each innings by then placed on the robbery occurred between the

Enthoven (Middlesex) and Court to-day when the latter, as a well-deserved recognition of invaders for an agreement for Major Farley and Captain Frere, Duleepsinhji. (Sussex), double of 12.30 and

1.30 p.m. being at tiffin at the yesterday, he and his family continuing his cross examination his services to cricket.

Sir Frederick Charles Toone the peaceful turnover of the city travelled twenty-four miles to centuries by three batsmen and time. A in the Hotel case, asked Mr. fairly large jewel case, silver Hacker a question regarding re- he was

was born in Leicester. In the '90's

have failed their destination. one of the fastest Rugby on account of a sudden resump- prisoners were well fed. The rai- terised the

twelve single centuries charac- There a goat was killed and the dressing table articles and other frigerating text books. The Union footballers in the Midlands. tion of the heavy bombardment ders demanded a ransom of ten matches which ended to-day. County cricket valuables were later found to have proceedings are before the Chief He played for the Leicester Rugby at Tsingcheng by the Shansi at- thousand rupees, but Major Far The bowlers never had a look in,

Andersen, Club and was secretary of the Lei- tackers. Simultaneously Meyer and Co., Ltd. suing the cestershire Rugby Union for a num- Nationalist leaders have come reduced the amount to five thou: the eight matches being produc

the ley knowing the Pushto language, Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels ber of years before Ltd. for $25,000, being the bal-became secretary to the Leicester fence, of Tsinanfu following the 1.0.0. for this amount, but in the although many innings were not heto a decision to continue the de-sand by negotiation. He gave an tive of well over 7,000 runs ance for work done and mater

abire County Cricket Club ials supplied. There is a big showed such excellent organising Nanking forces along the Lung-rived and the prisoners were, re-

position a

In which

receipt of information that the meanwhile an Afghan official ar- counter claim by the defendants ability that Lord Hawke soon Hai Railway. have claimed many in the action.

persuaded him to accept a similar victories over the rebels. position with the Yorkshire County Club in 1930. In 1927, a testi- monial fund to him realised £3,500.

been taken by the Intruder:

The flat where the robbery occurred is at No. 1 "D" Block, and this is the fourth time within the past twelve months that it has Leen entered by thieves. Many of

VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN

JAPAN.

Asama-yama Mountain Enveloped

in Black Smoke.

NO DAMAGE REPORTED.

Tokyo, June 11.

The volcano at Asama-yama, which is situated ninety miles north-west of Tokyo, violent- ly erupted at 8.15 this morning.

So far, there are no reports

Justice,

Messrs.

Yesterday, Mr. Hacker, the prin- cipal witness for plaintiffs, was cross-examined at great length on the alleged representations made. by Mr. Brearley of the Hotel Com- pany for the supply of water, and of the eventual discovery that there was a shortage of water.

Where Water was Pumped. This morning, Mr. Potter, in

cross-examination, asked witness

a further question relative to this when he said:-You will agree with me that from the time the plant commenced to work what we call sanitation water, it was never, in fact, pumped direct from the

of any damage or casualities-well at all. It was switched off

Reuter.

There are three volcanic ranges in Japan, containing about 200 volcanoes, of which some 50 are more or less active. Nasu, Kirishima, Oshima and Asama-yama are almost perpetually smoking.

after passing through the con- densers and went direct up to the tanks on the Hotel roof? I don't think it could have been. I don't know just what you mean, That the water had to come from the well?

Mr. Potter:-It came from the well, but the water, after it had passed through the condensers, so far as the sanitation water was roof? So far as I know it was. concerned, was sent up direct to the always pumped that way from the

condensers.

Noted Athlete.

he

Nationalists Encourged.

The Shansi rebels under the Division of General Fu Two-yi are Converging at Tsingcheng, where heavy fighting continued through- out yesterday.

The deceased who won the 100- yards amateur championship of Leicestershire in 1898 and 1899,

The Shansi Commanders are retained his interest in athletics and was official handicapper to the is but a matter of one or two confident that the fall of Tsinanfu Amateur Athletic Association and weeks at the most, but the suc the National Cyclists' Union. He was appointed to the Commission for elsewhere have considerably en- cesses of the Nationalist troops the Control of Crowds after thecouraged the fighting spirit of scenes at Wembley when the spec- tators rushed the ground. at the those defending Tsingcheng. time of the Bolton and West Ham match in the English Cup final.

Governorship. Offered.

Marshal Yen Hai-shan, C.-in-C. of the Shansi attackers at Tsinan- fu, has sent an emissary to inter- view General Shi Yu-shan offer ing him the. post, of Governor of Shantung on condition that he will mobilise all his Knominchun troops to attack Tsinanfu within this week.

ACRUZİNDAN RETURN PATENT

MUKDEN SUGGESTS PEACE TERMS.

Chiang's Retirement and Peking as Capital Wanted.

CHANG'S CONDITIONS.

Peking; June 11. The vernacular papers as- sert that Marshal. Chang Hsueh-liang intends to issue .telegram urging peace under the three following con- ditions:

а

That Chiang Kai-shek re- tires;

The capital return from Nanking to Peking; and

That a National Assembly be convened immediately.

Router.

Sir Frederick Toone managed the MC.C. teams which went to Australia in 1920-1, 1924-5 and 1928-9, the last of which brought back "The Ashes". He was very popular in the Commonwealth. During a tour of many months and long journeys with matches keenly fought, it would have been fatally easy for the manager to "queer the Despite the severe fighting at pitch" either by a hasty word or Tainanfu it is generally expected even an irritating gesture. But, that the foreign residents will not leased. The raiders retained only Toone passed through the prolong-be molested by the troops, as the

a few pounds in money and a ed ordeal of three tours.

Nationalist commanders have necklace.-Reuter. At a cricket lunch at Sydney intaken all precautionary measures Feb. 1919, when a presentation was in this direction. made to him by the N.S.W. Cric- ket Association Captain, A.P.F.

quiet. Chapman said:"If I had my own

importance of the fact that the the other quarters have also been seven members of the Commission visited, states Mr. Latham, but no- were unanimous in drafting the fist part of the report of the one has been caught.

After yesterday's robbery, the Commission just published.. Sir

Asked by counsel if he wished to police were soon on the

scene.refer to any more letters that would John Simon expressed satisfaction They took particulars of the loss, establish his allegations that Mr. way, Mr. Toone would be either the prominence given in the bit up to the time of writing to Brearley made certain representa- Sir Frederick or the Earl of York- He considered the plan of produc-arrests have been made.

tions regarding the provision of shire". This aspiration was duly water, as to its temperature, fulfilled, for Toone, who is a Jus quantity and purity, witness said tice of the Peace, received the he wished to mention letters 38, 39 honour of knighthood on the return and 40. In letter 38, Mr. Brearley of the team in April 1929.-British stated clearly that he would supply Wireless and I. B. S. 120 American gallons of water.

Press to this part of the report.

ing the report in two parts, with au interval between, had thereby been justified.

NANKING AND SILVER

CRISIS.

It was evident, he said, that the conditions of the Indian problem would be fully believed in this country and that the British

SHANGHAI EXCHANGE MAY public would thus be able to form conclusions regarding the recom-

BE CLOSED. mendations which are to be put

Shunghai, June 10. forward a fortnight hence in the

Leaders of the Nanking Ministry second part of the report.

of Industry and Commerce are Another personage in close holding meetings daily regarding touch with the Commission said steps to be taken to prevent the the full significance of the un-price of silver from going down animity of the first section of the further.

With a view to stabilising silver report had yet to be realised. The fact that the Commission, which exchange, it is understood that the was drawn from all Parties, had Ministry will officially announce reached a common conclusion was the suspension of the Chinese Ex- likely to exercise a tremendous change here, blaming speculators effect on the future treatment of for the sensational increase in the price of gold during the past few weeks.

the Indian situation. The news- papers, understand that the second section of the report will also be unanimous.

A Great Achievement. Commenting on part one of the

An Hem Queried.

Mr. Potter:-Where does he state "supply"? You infer that?— Yes I do.

PRATAS ISLANDS

DISPUTE.

.

Conditions at Tsinanfu remain

Congress Madness.

1.

completed.

Results in Brief.

Surrey won on the first innings against Middlesex at Lord's.

Essex won on the first innings against Worcester at Leyton,

Derby won on the first innings against Warwick at Derby.

Kent beat Hampshire by 161 runs at Southampton.

Gloucester beat Somerset by eight wickets at Taunton.

Surrey beats Notts. on the first innings at Nottingham.

Yorkshire beat Lancashire on the first innings at Leeds.

Leicester beat Northants by six wickets at Leicester.

The Honours' List."

The principal batting, and bow. ling performances during the matches which finished to-day are set out below!

Ducati) Leyland

Batting

Enthoven (Middlesex)

Duleepsinhji (Sussex)

123

and

115

116

and

102*

.218

211*

M. Lyon (Somerset) Cutmore (Essex).

210

108

Sandham (Surrey)

152

Wyatt (Warwick)

145

Croom (Warwick) Payton (Notts)

.110

109

107

107

107

103

102

102

Allahabad, June. 10.

Sinfield (Gloucester) The Congress Working Commit

Townsend

(Derby) Hunan. Situation.

tee, after a four day session, has Hopwood (Lancs.)- 'decided to call on the country to Nichols (Essex) The Hunan situation remains meet the situation created by the Storer (Derby) unchanged after the Kwangsi Viceroy's recent ordinances pro-Nichel Worcester) allies occupation of Changsha, hibiting picketting and non-pay B. Lyon (Gloucester) the latest messages from which of taxes and the tampering with • Not Out.. state that General Li Chung-yen the loyalty of Government servants, has demanded from the Chinese by publicly disobeying them. Chamber of Commerce there $200,. 000 for war expenses.

The Nationalist forces, with aeroplanes and gunboats, now con- centrating at Yochow, are ready for a big counter-attack against the insurgents at Changsha; at

make a stand at Yochow to pre- vent an invasion by the rebels of the Hupeh-Hunan frontier.

That figure was got from your CANTON ORDERS ARREST OF least, the Nanking troops will own letters?-Naturally, I told Mr. Brearley he would have to get 120 gallona."

Document 19 is a letter from Mr.

EX-MONOPOLIST.

Steamers Held Up.

tween Yochow and Changsha have Communications on the river be been suspended and 11 Nanking gunboats which arrived at Yochow are prohibiting all steamers from sailing to Changsha. An attempt has been made to cut off the food supplies of the rebel troops.

Canton, June 10. An order has been made by the Forbes, which contains an extract Provincial Government of Kwang- of a letter from you? Yes. tung, on the application of the Now it is interesting how that Bureau of Reconstruction, for the letter came into existence. Mr. arrest of Mr. Chow Tsun-lieh. Brearley was going through the

Mr. Chow Tsun-ligh was until contract and thought you had recently holder of the franchise made a mistake about the

eir-issued by the Provincial Govern- culating pumps and apparentlyment permitting him to work the The officials at the Ministry be-wrote to you about it? No, that guano deposits and sea products in lleve that the

is not the way it came into it. suspension of

terests in the Pratas Islands. He did in fact query an item in After the expiration. of the fran

A well-known Chinese news- speculation at the Exchange will partly relieve the silver situation. the contract? Did he not query a chise, it was not renewed to Mr. Anti-Nanking

paper at Shanghai, owned by statement for the original pumping Chow Tsun-lieb,

politicians and contract of 1,600 revolutions per another bidder who offered a higher ordered to cease publication as but awarded to managed by Japanese, has been minute?--Yes.

sum to the Provincial Government from to-day. for the monopoly of the Pratas Islands trading.

The paper has recently published

articles many

criticising the

report the Liberal Star says it is LABOUR CONFERENCE

one of the greatest achievements

in the art of governing that the

world has seen. This remarkable

document will stand for all time.

OFFICIALS.

VICE-PRESIDENTS.

Geneva, June 10.

'

with

"Don't Be Too Hasty."- Mr. Potter: Don't be too hasty It is now alleged that after the Nanking officials who believe that Mr. Hacker. Mr. Brearley was go- franchise expired Mr. Chow Tsun-the journal is pro-Shansi, in its as a tribute to the mind and soul CHINESE AND JAPANESE ASing through the contract and in-lieh, in conjunction

some views: Following negotiations formed Andersen and Meyer of the Japanese fishermen, went to the with the Japanese Consul, the fact that a mistake had been made islande and removed a considerable in the quoting of 1,500 revolutions amount of sea productsOur Own paper le now suspended. ference has elected three vice-letter suggested it should be. 1,800

The International Labour Con- per minute for a pumping capacity Correspondent.

of 85 gallons per minute, and his residents including Mr. Chu revolutions per minute. How do (Japan). Mr. Suzuki is the Pre-Brearley states that he will give (China), and Mr. Bunji Suzuki you come to the conclusion that Mr. sident of the Federation of Labour you a certain quantity of water in Japan.-Reuter.

of a nation that has interpreted imperialism in a new light.

"What use we shall make of it, or Indian opinion will allow us to make of it, remains to be seen, but foursquare basis is therefore a great act of progress und under standing."

FAIR WEATHER.

The Star adds that while the facts enumerate define the difficulties ahead in carrying out the British pledge of the gradus!" development of self-governing Institutions. In India, they do not weaken the pledge. They only The Royal Observatory reports suggest that a call is made on that the anticyclone has weakened every good quality that India and moved eastward to the east of possesses to rise to a crisis" of Tokyo, ""A depression lies over W. vital import to the world-British and S.W. China. The local forecast Wireless.

Is-South winds, moderate;" fair.

AMERICAN EXPÓRT TRADE

HUGE DECLINE COMPARED `WITH LAST. YEAR..

at a certain temperature ?Mr. Brearley knew the condenser eur- face in the contract and it was unnecessary to give his experience with condensers to know that the

Washington, June 10 temperature was just as essential. The returns of the Department as the quantity. He states he was of Commerce show that the export going to furnish 120 gallons per trade of the United States during minute.

April declined by a hundred Referring to the loads and the million dollars as compared with methods by Mr. Hacker in working April of 1929. Reuters American

(Continued on Page 12.)

Service

Foochow Fighting.

Bowling

6 for 35

6 for 43

4 for 49

5 for 71

6 for 107

and

6 for 24

6 for 86

6 for 59

6

5 for

and Tate (Sussex) Kennedy (Hampshire) Worthington (Derby) Larwood (Notts)

Geary (Leicester) The Congress also advises a 80-

and claj boycott of Government officers Leyland (Yorkshire) known to have participated in un-Jupp (Northants) justifiable assaults, and an exten-Freeman (Kent) sion of the area in the campaign for the non-payment of land and Smith (Essex) other taxes.

It also advises that newspapers should be allowed to resume pub lication on the undertaking that they write articles in defiance of the ordinance and disseminate Congress views. Otherwise, the the ban on publication which the Committee will refuse to remove Delhi Journalists' Association has requested.-Reuter.

RUMOUR OF TROUBLE

AT AMOY.

NOTHING KNOWN LOCALLY

G for 79

5 for 77 for 102

Sussex v. Middlesex,

century made in each innings by Middlesex was characterised by a The match between Sussex and

Enthoven for Middlesex and. Duleepsin'hji for Sussex. Middle- sex made 327 in the first innings, Enthoven scoring freely and reach. ing 123 before he was dismissed. The other batsmen failed before Tate's bowling, Tate taking six wickets for 92. Sussex passed their opponent's total when they went in to bat, Dulcepsinhji mak- ing 116 of the total of 354.

OF ANY UNREST. Rumours were current in the In the second innings Middlesex Colony last evening that serious declared at 284 for seven wickets, trouble of some kind had broken out. Enthoven scoring 115. Sussex at Amoy, in which connexion it was again batted strongly the match reported that HL.M.S. Hermes had ending when they piled up 186 for left Hongkong for that port... the loss of only two wickets, `. On enquiry in naval circles this Duleepsinbji being 102 not out, - morning, however, it was stated. that the Hermes left port last

Fesex v. Worcester. Nanking, June: 10. evening for Weihaiwel, and not-

Worcester- made 882 in their Fighting around Foochow has Amoy, and that no news had been, continued for, four days. Yester- received of any untoward happen first innings, Nichol batting well day the attackers were within ings at the latter port.

and making 102 before his wicket twenty lt of the city, and the H.M.S. Thracian left Hongkong was taken. The other batsmen situation is regarded as serious, last evening for Amoy, where she found Smith difficult to play and Luh Sin-bang, who is attacking, arrived this morning, but this he took six wickets for 86 runs. was responsible for the recent was in the ordinary routine of her Essex improved, on Worcester's coup d'etat when several members duties and in no way connected total when they went to the wicket, of the Provincial Government were with reports of trouble.

making a total of 979 captured-Reuter,

Narking Dentals.

Nanking, June 10.. report that Han Fu-chu has Military headquarters deny the

agreed to hand over Tsinan, and

deny that Feng Yu-hsiang has dropped a letter from an aero shek and Feng go abroad to plane suggesting that Chiang Kai-

gether-Reuter/

Of this Cutmore scored 180 and Nichols 108 Worcester failed to show the same batting form when they went in again, the whole Smith was again well on the mark team being dismissed for 200 runs.

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