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AN-ADJOURNED CASE CONCLUDED.

TAMPERING FRUSTRATES A RECENT TEST.

DEFENDANT FINED. The adjourned case, in which a Chinese named Leung Sui-po,

The defendant related a long

story of the set being given as a present to his six-year-old son who had erected it, and that he did not know anything about it.

FIRST

t

3# VETAŁA WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1930.

STRENGTH/

FORT

FORT

DUNLOP

The Tyrs of Rugged Strength

Fadder Blai

日八廿月六

130 PER ANNUM

stad OOPT 12 UEATS

LOCAL BRANCH. -

AIR RACE NEW KUOMINTANG QUESTION ON THE LEGAL ARGUMENT INCREASED WATER RAIN INTERRUPTS FATALITY.

AIR CRASH.

GERMAN MECHANIC STRUCK BY PROPELLER:

BRITAIN LEADING.

London, July 22. The mechanic of the German acroplane piloted by Von Oertzen in the air race round Europe met 'with a terrible death at Heston

control point to-day. He sprang out of the machine with the Inten-

Miss

PARTY.

TO FORM A RIVAL GOVERNMENT.

MOST LIKELY CONSERVATIVE

IN POLICY.

5

M.P. SEEKS INFORMATION ON

THE REGULATIONS.

SAFETY MEASURES.

ON PROPERTY.

CASE CONTINUED AT

FULL COURT.

MR. POTTER ON VIEWS OF THE OTHER SIDE.

SUPPLY,

WEEK'S RAIN ADDS 577

MILLION GALLONS.

BEST FOR THE YEAR.

"

Last week's rains have caused a big addition to the Colony's water supply, the total increase for the week ended on Monday being no less than 677 million gallons, of which over 463 million gallons is in re- spect of island reservoirs,

CRICKET.

FIVE COUNTY GAMES ABANDONED.

ANOTHER FINE DISPLAY BY DULEEPSINHJI.

London, July 22. The air disaster which occurred yesterday at Meopham, nent, when six. persons were killed, was the PEKING ACTIVITY,

subject of a question in Parlia-i

LOCAL PROCEDURE,

UNDEFEATED AT 185. ment to-day. The under Secre Shanghai, July 22. tary for Air, Mr., F. Montague,

"If my friend's arguments Concrete suggestions regard was asked to state what control are right, the results will be of

London, July 22. of 14, Star Street, was charged tion of recording the arrival of ing the formation of a

The total now in storage, both

Rain seriously interfered with new the Air Ministry exercised over such a revolutionary nature and by Mr. L. R Andrewes, Assistant the plane when he was struck on Kuomintang Party, independent passenger

cricket matches carrying aircraft, will come as such a shock to the on the mainland and the island, is the County Crown Solicitor, with having in the head by the propeller and from the Nanking Central Kuo- whether such machines were sub- Colony, that I would like them greater than at any time since De- which started on Saturday, five his possession an unlicensed fatally injured.

mintang Executive Committee,ject to periodical inspection, how placed in Your Lordship's notes" cember of last year. The position being abandoned owing to bad crystal wireless set, was heard.

Meanwhile, the leaders in the and a new Northern Govern- often such inspections were made said Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., is outlined in the following official weather conditions. The other three matches were decided on by Mr. Lindsell this morning, race are now between Paris and ment, with Marshal Yen Hsi- and if he was satisfied that the when addressing the Full Court statement issued, to-day: the defendant being convicted Spain. Mr. Alan Butler, Mr. S. A. shan as President, have been

this morning.

The total storage in the island the first innings and produced regulations were carried out in and fined $25.

batting per- Thorn and the Frenchman. Pinat, drawn up by the Kuomintang

reservoirs on the morning of Mon- some notable In the course of his address he day, 21st July amounted to 1,689.92 formances. Duleepsinhji, who such a manner as to reduce dealt with the effect of the million gallons, showing an increase will again figure in England's Leftists co-operating with the arrived at Pau in the Pyrenees politicians of the Western Hill accidents to a minimum.

the forenoon.

arguments put forward by Mr. H. of 463.57 million gallons during the Test team at the week-end, made during

Party

Mr. Montague, in reply, said it G. Sheldon, in respect of the past week; and the Peiyang Spooner and Lady Bailey left Paris militarists.

was difficult within the compass appeal made by Tsang Cheung from streams being 516.61 million against Essex.

the amount collected the fine score of 185 not out in the morning.

of Parliament to summarise the (defendant) against the decision gallons. Many other competitors who have been mentioned as a possible scribed by the Air Ministry in found respondent (Li Fo-kwai, ed to 73.48 million gallons which August 15th or September 1st very elaborate regulations pre-of Sir Henry Gollan in which he delayed yesterday are still complet date for the formal inauguration order to ensure the safety of paa alias L Kan, plaintiff) was entitled includes 20.44 million gallons from The week's consumption amount- ing the English portion of the of the New Government and exten-senger carrying aircraft. Briefly to land and buildings free route, A Spaniard and a Polesive invitations have been extended the Air Ministry required such

of the Shing Mun supply. have officially retired while anto Kuomintang politicians all over aircraft to be inspected within Tsang Cheung's mortgage

The in the main- other Spaniard is reported missing. the country asking them to proceed twenty four hours of each flight, 525,000, it being alleged by land retervals on the toring of

plaintiff that to Peking to participate in the the inspection being undertaken

the mortgage Monday 21st July, amounted to was fraudulently put through by 504.30 million gallons, showing an The Spaniard who was formerly Kuomintang Plenary Session.

by a competent ground engineer his son, Li Nga-ching, who cannot increase of 113.43 million gallons reported missing in the air race

who was required to provide a has now been located at Calais

certificate in writing. where he spent the day. Fifty-

during the past week. four of the sixty machines which started from Berlin have now passed the Heston control point. Mr. Alan Butler arrived at Madrid in the afternoon. All the other Pau during the course six British. competitors arrived, at of the afternoon. Peuter.

At the last hearing of the case,

Mr. Waterton, Inspector of Wire-

less and Telephones, was asked to

test the set again.

Aerial Tumpered With. Mr. Andrewes said,this.morning that, when the set was tested. It

was

found that strong Morse elgnals sent out locally could be heard weakly. The set was seized on July 10th, and as the case was adjourned, they had reason to be lieve that the aerial had been tram pered with, and thus the object of the test had been partly frustrat ed..

Mr. Waterton said that he

carried out the test, and found the set to be in iperfect working order, when he tested it with the aid of a pair of cheap telephones, in his own house, but when he took the set to the house of the de-f fendant and tested It there, he heard only strong Marse

Later.

STILL NO TRACE OF HOOK.

Feng's New Post,

new

The inspection covered not member of the Northern Peiyang engine or engines. The person in For many years an influential only the machine but also the military school, Marshal Feng Yu- charge of the aircraft had to hsiang has been nominated by the satisfy himself that the various Peking politicians to be the coming requirements had been met. Minister of War in the

Whilst he was not in a position regime.

to make any deite statement ja Mr. Chu Ao-hsiang will pro-regard to the machine that crash- bably be elected as acting Minis-ed, until the investigation of the ter for Foreign Affairs, while Air Ministry into the accident was Marshal Yen Hsi-shan's Secretary, complete, he was in general Mr. Chao Tai-wen,

may be satisfied that the regulations were nominated as. Minister of Interior. most strictly applied and every Influential Shansi leaders are to thing possible was done by those be given posts in the Ministries responsible for the air service to

Industry.

minimum.

signals from a local transmitting¦ PRACTICALLY ALL HOPE NOW of Communications, Labour and reduce the risk of accident to a

musical pro- no

station, but

grammes. 1.

Signals Picked Up.

From

GIVEN UP.

Rangoon, July 22. No trace of Hook, who together..

now be found.

for

Mr. Sheldon's argument, pointed The week's consumption, not in- estate, whether created through a million gallons delivered to water out counsel, was that equitable cluding Hongkong supplies and 1.98 written instrument, or whether it boats at Lai Chi Kok, amounted to did not depend on # written 29.71 million gallons. instrument, unless it was, regis- The yield from the Shing Mun tered under the Land Registration River and streams during the week Ordinance, was destroyed and of was 165.56 million gallons. no use.

Attractive Argument.

HEAVY RAINS IN CANTON.

Results in Brief,

Notts. won the first innings against Middlesex at Lords,,

Essex won on the first innings against Sussex at Brighton, innings v. Kent at Maidstone.

Gloucester won on the first

abandoned owing to rain, each

The following matches were

team taking four points:

Lancashire. v. Surrey at the

Oval.

Derbyshire V. Yorkshire at Chesterfield.

Leicester v. Somerset at Leices-

ter.

Warwick V. Hampshire at Coventry.

Glamorgan v. Northants at Peter, borough

The Honours List,

Bowling.

135 178 *165*

123

30

4 for 47

5 for 00

and

-4 for 77

4 for 43

5 for 107

As regards the interest it did and his friend said that it was not depend on a-written document,

The following are the principal batting and bowling performances . THREE PEOPLE INJURED IN your misfortune if you have a written interest, 25

during the last County matches; - It was

HOUSE COLLAPSE. destroyed. It was an attractive

Batting. He took the opportunity on

argument from a lawyer's point

Canton, July 22. Abolition of Yuans.

hehalf of the Air Minister, Lord of view, and Mr. Sheldon in fact

Duleepsinhji (Sussex) Very heavy rains were Thomson, and himself of convey-quoted from an Irish Bank case perienced here over the week-end. Walker (Notts.)

ex Russell (Essex) The Legation authorities. are ing to the relatives of those who to show that it was, not He went up on the roof to see with a companion called Matthews paying keen attention to the poli- had lost their lives an expression a misfortune to take those inter- o'clock, a house collapsed, three of Payton (Notts.)

only On Saturday night at about 11 Pope (Essex) if the aerial had been to any other object, and counted crashed while attempting a flight tical movements in Peking, and of profound sympathy in their ests, but that it was done at one's the inmates being very seriously of the wires attached to the chin- from England to Australia, has made in connexion with the return House would wish to be associated

interesting speculations are being bereavement, and he was sure the own peril.

injured. The house was situated ney. The insulator was also miss-been found. It seems impossible of many of the Peking Government with it.-British Wireless.

He (courisal), would give a in the Wong Ka Hong in Canton Voce (Notta.) that he has survived in view of leaders who are ready to launch ing from the support strut.

House of Lords case from Ireland city and collapsed suddenly without Bowley (Sussex) the appearance of the neriai, he the appalling weather conditions, out on a new political experiment

that disposed of the whole argu- any warning, presumed it was not many days but searches are being continued, by seeking co-operation with the old. It was raining at the time. Matthews took the news of the Kuomintang Leftists. the test was carried out, and if plight of Jook to a place where While the Kuomintang Leftists there was no insulation on the help could be obtained after theyin Peking are advocating the prin- ends of the wire, they would have had wandered for days in theeiples of the late Dr. Sun Yat-seni, become directly earthed, and only jungle. When the spot at which it is the consensus of opinion in: powerful signals could have come Hook was left was reached last North China that when the new through. The Morse signals, week by search parties, no trace Government is established it will which were of greater strength of the airman could be found, but be the intention of its President, than ordinary musical signals, it was rumoured that Hook was Marshal Yen Hsi-shan, to restore were therefore heard. If the ter- being cared for by natives at a minals of the aerials had been in near-by village.--Reuter, sulated, he would have been able to receive the musical programme, He asked the defendant whether the aerial had been touched, as the wires appeared to be new, and

defendant had replied that the newness of the wires was due to

BRIDGE COLLAPSE

HORROR.

AMERICAN BASEBALL

RESULTS.

PITTSBURGH TROUNCED BY

PHILADELPHIA,

New York, July 22. the Cabinet system, disregarding baseball matches

The following are the results of the played in the the five yuans now exercising the National and American Leagues to- functions of the Nanking Govern- day: ment.

..

In short, the foreign Powers can

expect a conservative Government New York if Marshal Yen Ilsi-shan comes in- New York to power, despite the Kuomintang Brooklyn Leftist advice in the formation of Philadelphia this new Government. The

the fact that they had been in- FRIGHTFUL SEQUEL TO RHINE foreign policy of such a new Gov-

stalled only ten days previously.

No Licence.

CELEBRATIONS.

National.

4 Chicago

6 Chicago

1 St. Louis 1 Pittsburgh

American.

ernment would be more or less Cleveland

New York сп the same lines as that of Cleveland 10 New York previous Peking Governments, al- Detroit though it is not certain whether St. Louis

8 Philadelphia there will be à Parliament.

8 Washington Chicago

3 Boston -Reuter's American Service.

Battle at Talan.

Coblence, July 22. Li Chung, assistant to Mr. Wa-

There was a frightful sequel to terton, said that he went to the the Rhineland evacuation celebra- defendant's house on June 14th, to tions when an enormous crowd make enquiries. He had seen the was crossing over a pentoon bridge serial on the roof. He asked de- on the way home after a firework fendant's wife to produce the display given in honour of Presi-Tientsin-Pukow Railway are fight- licence, but it was not forthcom- dent Hindenburg's visit, ing.

The Shansi forces along the

The set was on a table in-

ing with renewed energy on the The bridge collapsed and a hun-arrival of their Commander-in- side the bedroom, and it was con- dred people were thrown into the chief, Marshal Yen Hsi-shan, and nected up by wires.

river. In the darkness many serious warlare has broken out On July 10th, witness accom-struck the falling bridgework and near Talan Railway Station, be panied Mr. Waterton and seized scores perished. So far twenty-tween the opposing armies since the set. On July 13th, he visited four bodies have been recovered.- Sunday evening.

a friend, who lived opposite de-Reuter, fendant's house, and noticed that the bamboo aerial had been taken down, but when he visited the house on July 16th, the aerial was up again. On his first visit he had noticed a strut sticking out of the window, preventing the

GOVERNMENT GIVES BANQUET.

wire from touching the coping, END OF THE PARLIAMENTARY

but he saw that it was missing on July 16th, and the wire was touch- ing the coping.

CONFERENCE

Casualties on both sides have been registered in thousands. The Shansi forces are adopting the offensive.

over

HEAT RELIEVED AT NEW YORK.

ment to show that equitable in- The injured were an old man of Nichols (Essex) written instrument did not come and a girl of five. These persons Parker (Gloucester) terest which did not depend on a 70, and two children, a boy of six Freeman (Kent) within the Irish Land Registery. were all in bed at the time of the White (Somerect) He was quite certain his friend collapse. had not noticed that case, or he immediately notified of the accident The police and Fire Brigade were would not have put his argument and an ambulance was rapidly on before them.

5 for 43

6 for 50

6 for 43

Mayer (Warwick)

Notts v. Middlesex,

Notte. had things largely their the spot, the injured being removed I own way in the match at ́Lord's, to the Municipal Hospital-Dur | but the playing time was reduced Own Correspondent.

by rain and they were unable to press, home their advantage. Notts.. declared at 348 for four

SALE.

Point Illustrated,

Dealing with the notice of trust of title deeds, Mr. Potter cited as an illustration of his point the SHANGHAI TELEPHONE case, which was constantly recur- ring in Hongkong of a partner- ship which had land property in Hongkong. Everyone knew that the partnership owns property, 5 but it was never put in the name of the partnership, "John Smith and Co." and never in the name

0

&

of all the partners, which may 8 number twenty.

5

wickets in the first trnings, a fine stand being made by Walker and Payton. The latter was gent back when he had scored 90, but Walker carried his bat for a fine

CONSULAR BODY REPLIES TO 165.

NANKING PROTEST.

Shanghai, July 23.

Middlesex were dismissed for 174 runa, Voce taking four for 47. Notts went in again to make The Consular Body has replied thirty for one wicket before the in fir n but friendly tones to the game ended.

It was put in the name of one Nanking Government's protest re-

went to their

Essex v. Sussex.

Essex won on the first Inninge

Essex

1 man and why? That man pregarding the sale, of the Telephone Bumably had a desire to obtain Company. It is explained that bank facilities for loans on the the sale was effected by British at Brighton, the match being property, and it was found that if Company law and that the Council, characterised by some excellent the trust was held by the whole responsible for the administration bowling performances, partnership, no man could pos of the Settlement, acted properly made 362 in their first knock, 301 sibly lend money to a partnership in agreeing to grant a franchise to of the total being made by lust without consulting all the part the LT.T. Co. nors. If a man

two batsmen. Pope and Russell The Consular Body refutes the were the only two batsmen to Lordships and said he wanted to idea that the existence of the make anything of the bowling and borrow $20,000 on the mortgage franchise will prejudice future they were associated in a lengthy of property he supposed the first discussions on the status of partnership which gave Essex first question would be, security. New York. June 22,

"Oh, I am a registered owner, Shanghal-Our Own Correspon- innings points. Pope made 123 The yearnings of New York the man would reply. residents were gratified this after- "What about deeds?" you would noon, a torrential rainstorm fall-aak, and if he could not produce Ing in the parched Metropolitan them, you would not produce a area in which at least twenty penny. The deeds might be held deaths yesterday were attributed by the bank as a security on an to the heat.

overdraft. A

TORRENTIAL STORM IN THE CITY.

A similar number of horses dropped dead in the street.- Reuler's American Service.

It is estimated that well 40,000 Nanking troops are engaged in the fighting near Taian and shan is directing four Shanai Kufow, while Marshal Yen Hsl

Divisions, 25,000 men, to meet the Nationalist at Talan, making Tsin. London, July 22. anfu their Headquarters. The International Parliamentary Conference closed to-day with a tion prevails in Tsinanfa in view son forces, together with

A precarious and critical situa- The defendant Buid the eet Government farewell banquet at of the serious fighting now in sudden appearance of thousands had been presented to his son which the Lord Chancellor presid-progress some thirty miles to the of leaflets issued. by a relative, who had taught ed. Six hundred guests were pre-south of Tsinanfu. his son how to work it.

The sent. sot was erected by his son and The Conference has been at- some other boys. His son was six tended by five hundred delegates, years old.

Defendant's Evidence.

Title Decds,

dent.

VENUE FOR INDIAN

CONFERENCE, SES

and Russell 178, the other bats- men falling largely when facing Bowley, who took five for 90 runs... Sussex went-in to make 210, Nichols taking four wickets for 43 runs. Essex knocked up 279) in their second innings when Bowley took four for 77. Sussex, want in again to make the big score of 802 for three wickets. This was largely compiled by defeated after a fine innings which Duleepsinhji who was still un- added 185 to the scora.

ST. JAMES' PALACE OFFERED BY THE KING. If the deeds, added counsel,' could not be produced after the conveyance had gone through, you It is announced that, by permis

London, July 22. the might just as well tear them up. sion of the King, the forthcoming

They were valueless.

Indian Hound Table Conference will Dealing with the hardship of by a certain section of the Whampao Military the appellant in a case where he be held in St. James Palace.

Gloucester v. Kent. College students denouncing Mar-wished to raise money on his pro-cent London Naval Conference, It will be recalled that the re

Gloucester batted first and shal Chiang Kai-shek, have onused perty, Mr. Potter cited

A case which was attended by the five prin-made, 299, Freeman taking five for where Mr. Jenkin, desirous... of much uneasiness. Strike conditions in the French representing thirty-one Parliamenta Defendant said he was under of the world, and including Prince Settlement and the activity of ware printed by a few hundred Cason best known to himself and naval armamenta, embodied in the match ended with Gloucester's It is believed that the leaflets purchasing property but for some cipal Naval Powers and reached an 107. Kent could only total 223, agreement on the limitation of Parker taking five for 63. The the impression that the act was Tokugawn of Japan. It was the Communists in Great Shanghai, cadets not in working order, as it had 26th meeting of the Inter-Parlia- taking advantage of the absence College by the Nanking authori- owner of the property, might have St. James Palace British Wire four,

dismissed from their trusting to the beneficence of the London Naval Treaty, was held in second inning's score at 188 for (Continued on Page T.).....' mentary Union.—Reuter.

of the majority of Chinese Garri ties.

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Shanghai Tension.