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FOUNDED IREL 1997, 23357

# AXWF SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1930.

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BAMBANGET GIFT 19 ORATH

CHANGSHA IN HANDS FINE BOWLING BY LABOUR VIEWS ON SOVIET AGENTS

OF NANKING.

CITY BOMBARDED BY A GUNBOAT.

HANKOW TROOPS DIŠARMED TO

PREVENT RISING.

"RED" THREAT GROWS.

PEEBLES.

TAKES THIRTEEN FOR

72 RUNS.

COUNTY GAMES DECIDED ON FIRST INNINGS.

DULEEPSINHJI AGAIN.

AGRICULTURE.

BOLD POLICY OUTLINED BY

THE CHANCELLOR-

NEW CORPORATION,

IN U.S.A.

TWO APPEAR BEFORE COURT.

BOOK REVEALS CONNEXION WITH CHINA.

RUSSIA'S POLICY.

New York, July 26.

London, Aug. 1. The Government's agricultural policy was stated in the House of Commona by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snowden, who said the Government had given anxious consideration to the London, Aug. 1. problem with especial regard to Duleepsinhji, Hammond, the desirability of increasing Two men were arraigned to- Peebles and Larwood who employment on the land with good day by Mr. Charles H. Tuttle, have all figured in the standards of living, recognising U.S. Federal District Attorney, Test series this year, put up

that this could only be assured on charges of facilitating smug- fine performances in the County through prosperity in that indus- gling of Swiss watches. cricket matches which finished. A proposal will be submitted Mr. Tuttle said that the defend- to-day. The two batsmen made available for small cultivators and ing that they were secret agents of for making land more freely ants possessed documenta indicat. 188 and 162 respectively, while affording them adequate security the Soviet Government, for which Peebles returned the fine bowling of tenure. 72 runs in the match with Wor-whereby a contribution may be son as a most significant discovery average of thirteen wickets for A scheme will be undertaken reason he regarded their apprehen- cester. Larwood took seven for made to the mitigation of un-

showing Soviet activity in The majority of the employment by the creation of a

America. games were decided on the first special class of allotments and of market garden and poultry hold- innings.

unemployed workers. An Agricul-

Nanking has again secured control of Changsha which was taken by Communists earlier in the week, but it is not clear whether the withdrawal was entirely due to an attack by a Nanking gunboat or whether the "Reds" left on their own ac-57. cord. Nanking states officially that the city was retaken fol- lowing an attack by a gunboat which bombarded the Communist positions Marines were then landed to patrol the streets until the arrival of troops. Shanghai messages state that the Com- munists withdrew from Changsha and that they are now mov». ing towards Hankow.

Results in Brief." Middlesex beat Worcestershire Worcester by 167 runs." against Hampshire at Portsmouth

Sussex won on the first innings

Leicestershire won on the first innings v Derbyshire at Buxton.

Yorkshire won on the first in-

In Japan calm views prevail regarding the Communist menace on the Yarigtsze and there is no disposition to embarrass Nanking by brusque diplomacy. The situation has been left in the hands of Baron Shidehara, whose name is synonymous with a policy of "hands-off". Four destroyers are standing by at Sasebo but they will not be sent to the Yangtsze unless thenings against Gloucestershire at situation becomes worse. Meanwhile Nanking has disarmed the garrison troops at Hankow fearing a rising.

JAPAN SORRY FOR NANKING.

Nanking, Aug. 1. understood to by sympathetic re- The Navy Ministry officially fgarding Nanking's difficulties. announced this evening that wire- less messages had been received from the gunboat. Yungsheng

Destroyers Ready.

Hull

Nottinghamshire won on the first innings. Warwickshire at Nottingham.

Surrey won on the first innings v. Northamptonshire at Northamp

ton.

Lancashire won on the first in- Inings against Glamorgan at Man-

chester.

The Honours List. The principal batting and bowl- The seriousness of the Coming performances, in the matches. which ended to-day are set out

below:

stating that the gunboat had re-munist menace in Central China captured Changsha to-day after a

is lengthily discussed in editorials heavy bombardment of the Com- in the vernacular newspapers, but, munists' positions.

Betting. direct connexion between the Theiressages

added that capters of Changsha and the Duleepsinh (Sussex) marines had been landed and that Third Internationale is doubted Hammond (Gloucester) they were patrolling the streets and the international significance

Holmes (Yorkshire) until the arrival of troops from is considered less than in Boro-E. Tyldesley (Lancashire)

Sandham (Surrey). Hankow.

Bowley (Sussex)

The Government is sending five. divisions of troops to Tsingtao. The 59th and 28th divisions will go from Canton direct and three others will be sent from Pukow,

The Japanese Consul has lodged a strong protest regarding the outrages perpetrated at Changsha and stating that Japan reserves the right to claim indemnification losses. Reuter.

"Reds" Withdraw.

din's time.

Four destroyers now at Sasebo have been ordered to be in rea diness to proceed to China. But they will probably not be despatch- ed unless the Yangtsze situation becomes worse-Reuter.

Hankow Troops Disarmed.

Hankow, Aug. 1. Suspecting

that the 6,000 Nationalist garrison troops in Hankow were working with the Changsha Communists with the intention of seizing Hankow and

simultaneously

- Not out.

Bowling.

Peebles (Middlesex)

and

Boot (Worcester) Larwood (Notts) Langridge (Sussex) Genry (Lolcester) Slater (Derbyshire) Macaulay (Yorkshire) Parker (Gloucester) Mayer (Warwickshire)

188

STRENGTH/

FORT

FORT

DUNLOP

The Tire of Rugged Strength

LOCAL BRANCH,

Pedder Bldg.

Bulls and Inners

From the Office Butts,

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....

We trust that the Retrenchment Someone has sent us a poem. Committee will make a careful about stabilisation We doubt note of the position of officials so very much whether the project that they can be put in their right will be furthered by threats of place afterwards.

that kind. ☐ ☐ These soldiers who hoped to get away with six gold watches, got time instead.

☐ ☐

Lots of people are making cut ting remarks about civil servants' salaries.

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One thing about some of these radio performances-they're not permanent.

According to Renter, there was

We presume it had its sea boots baby typhoon "marching towards Formosa" on Monday.

on.

· Nature Notes:-These are the days when the yellow-hammer, the blue-gimlet, the black corkscrew and the empty bottle are familiar ings up to five acres for suitable Krietz and F. Schafran, according harsh notes" of the corncrake and objects of the countryside.. The

Trusted Agents. The men gave the names Jacob

tural Land Utilisation Corporation to Mr. Tuttle, who said that they will be established to conduct on had 6,000 watches and also badges the one hand large scale farming which indicated that they were with the particular object of managed on, business principles trusted Soviet agents.

Their books, the attorney said, fording to agriculturists practi- indicated that the watches cal training in business, manage the property of Amtorg, the Soviet trading organization in the United States.

GOOD NEWS FOR COLONY'S DOG-OWNERS.

The Muzzling Order Now Suspended.

ABSENCE OF RABIES,

The current issue of the Government Gazette contains an intimation that all existing restrictions in regard to the muzzling and movements of dogs have been suspended until further orders, in view of the 162

absence of rabies in the Colony.

This means that dogs may now go abroad in public thoroughfares without muzzles pr leads, and may be removed from or landed on the island

132. 125* 121*

116

6 for 48 .8 for 24 5 for 33

7 for 57

6 for RG 4 for 32

for 36 7 for 63 6 for 71

5 for €3

of Hongkong, brought from the New Territories or landed on Stonecutters Island.

The regulations now sus- pended have been in force since 1927.

J

were

the bunion-plodder mingle in the summer haze, made dense by the ruddy major and a pair of spotted presence of a purple admiral, a

variations. stockbrokers crying "Fore" with

OB

of long skirts, In these days

a woman who Representatives in China. is all dressed.

up haa Another book contained 25 wear to go in.

Some names of alleged Soviet secret agents in America, China and Japan, Mr. Tuttle said. He de clared that Schafran had admitted that he had connexions with Am torg, saying that the organization owned the watches.

Both men were said to be "of Russian descent."

Some folk go to summer sales from force of grab_it.

According to

a contemporary, Mr. Tuttle said that Krietz pos-"the Australian sessed a forged baptismal certific-8 kipper dug ale purporting to have been issued himself in." by St. George's Church InBut it was the Brooklyn.

bowlers who The hearing has been arranged were lifted out to take place on August 7. Bail of the ground... was set to-day in the sum G$15,000 for each of the defen- dants.

Foreign Policy Unchanged.

Moscow, July 26.

of

That the Soviet's foreign policy

Henry Ford claims that the motor-car has raised the average Intelligence of the people. It la doubtful, however, whether the Street would agree with him. traffic constable on duty in Pedder

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We started in August, That last Test to win; The bowlers used sawdust, The batsmen stayed in. pr. Four hundred for Bradman, Midst thunderous, applause, He slogged like a madman; Then came ten days' pause. The rain swamped the wicket Then out came the sun, "Don" found he could stick it, Six hundred for one. By now 'twas September, (Two thousand for six), No play till December, Another few flicks. At last England batted, Score started to mount; The umpire, the fathend, Collapsed and lost count. Then came the dry season, No more stopped by rain;

But the umpire's the reason—-

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They started again!

Doctor: You must drink a glass of hot water every morn *ing,

Patent I do that now, but they call it coffee in our board- ing house.

"Bowlers On

saya, a heading.

Top Again,”

That's where brokers wear theirs, too. DO At least, iu

these times, we

Can still get

cheap abuse!

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An English clergyman pre-

diets that thero will soon be a between

war

the sexes. We weren't aware that the present one was over. 0.0.

What with Changsha in "Red" - [The Colony's present water hands and the Yellow River rising, storage is the highest since 1928.J many Chinese must now be having We've got more than we've had. the blues.

00

Talking about "howlers," there will remain unchanged and will is no truth that a contemporary continue to be dictated by the is going to give prizes for the exigencies of consolidating the quaint sayings of grown-ups. achievements.of the revolution

and defending them from foreign interference formed the burden of the speech with which the new- ly appointed Foreign Commissary made his bow to the foreign press. Subject to these principles, Commissary Litvinoff continued,

Hush-a-bye, baby, on the top

gear;

The road is a straight one and

nobody's near.

Hand raised against us-con-

stable sauced-

:

Ten dollars poorer and licence

endorsed.

Middlesex v. Worcester.

ment, and on the other hand Shanghai, Aug. 1.

additional demonstration farms It is believed that the Com- Wuchang

the Middlesex secured a comfortable of various types in different parts munists hare withdrawn from Hankow Government

took drastic victory in a low scoring match at of the country designed to secure the Soviets are striving for a moving north-east in the direction disarming all the Hankow Garrison first innings but dismissed Worces-tion of every agricultural improve they frankly recognize the diffia: gazometer, and the Currency Changsha and that they are now measures yesterday evening in Worcester. They made 221 in the a quicker and more general adop- peaceful synthesis of the Socialist and capitalist systems because troops. It is considered fortunate ter for 95. Peebles was in great ment. Shanghai, Aug. 1. that the Government accomplished form with the ball and he took five It is pointed out that the ques- culties involved in establishing Committee's Report. They're

of Hankow-Router.

Chinese Regreis.

Sussex v. Hampshire.

What is the difference between

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for two years; Which is something" in these

days of wanting.

Alloyed are our worries and

fears,

That have been so persistent

and haunting.

If Nature would only arrange, To solve all our troubles 80

peeving, Sho might have 蟲

Exchange,

e

go

at

The dollar's deflation relieving. 0.0.

What our Currency experts lack

is the courage of the other fellow's convictions.

A Kowloon man has bought a runabout. It can runabout like anything, especially with petrol.

Extract from the Wig-Wam's Corner:-"The typhoon had some peculiar effects. It blew away used ice in its place." a prop from Mal-a-prop and they

1

A reader suggests that what Hongkong needs is the elimina- The Hotel Baltmore in New York tion of Government red tape.

Official Nanking circles believe the task without the loss of lives. for 48. Middlesex found Root dif- tion of the condition of cereal and maintaining a Socialist state both very large. Help!... that the Nanking Navy recaptur-

ficult in their second knock and they farmers in different parts of the in the midst of capitalistically ed Changsha this morning follow-

had only made 158 for the loss of Empire will be discussed at the governed nations whose conflict- Talking of currency, an optimist ing an organised retreat of the

Tokyo, Aug. 2

eight wickets when the declaration forthcoming Imperial Conferenceing traditions and ambitions re-is an exchange broker and” a Communists. The continued sus- The Chinese Minister visited the was made, Root took five for 33. with special reference to bulk garding their political economy pessimist is a wage earner.'; pension of telegraph communica- Foreign Minister yesterday and Thanks to Peebles, Worcester were purchase, import boards and the made their united attitude towards tion between Changsha and Han-informally expressed regret at the Bain skittled out for a very modest stabilisation of prices. As soon the Soviets extremely unlikely. kow renders it extremely difficult burning of the Japanese Consulate for only 24 runs, Worcester being Conference are known, the Gov-

If this state of affairs continues, total: He took eight of the wickets as the decisions of the Imperial to obtain first hand information.at Changhaa-Reuter

Community of Interests.

China well soon be down to her In a wireless message to Nan-

dismissed for 117.

last general. After emphasizing that it would

One thing about the summer, erment will undertake whatever be essentially incompatible with

0.0 king, General Ho Chien says he is

Priest Safe.

you don't feel in the pink of con- directing 6000 Nationalist troops

practicable steps can be devised the principles of the Soviet Uniontinually wearing a parachute, he

Now that the Prince is con- dition until you are tanned. to retake Changsha and that his

Hankow, Aug. 2.

to put cereal growing in this counto join this or that bloc, the may as well have stuck to a horse. vanguard has arrived at places Procurator of the Catholic Mission Sussex as a matter of fact, were is foreshadowed which will con- unjust and brutal peace treaties has opened a spacial room for The trouble, however, is that

The Italian Father Giuliobaima, and Bowley marked this match.

Fine batting by Duleepsinhji try on an economic foundation. only six miles from Changsha inat Changsha, is safe aboard the unlucky not to

An Agricultural Marketing Bm Foreign Commissary declared that the aftermath of the war and the tending to commence an assault

Italian gunboat

win. Hampshire template the organisation of two seems that he was not captured taking six for 86.

Carlotta, batted and made 220, Langridge distinct types, firstly of the well-neverthelese made for a com- meditation. Guests will and this before we knew where we were,

Sussex went in known pool type and secondly of unity of interests with the-so- Chinese friends in the native eight

bills. city-Reuter,

wickets. Of

ment problem on our hands, this total more with the craft of marketing tained normal and even cordial whom the Soviet Union main-

口口 Duleepsinhji made 188 and Bowley than with physical control, and relations, which she would take we still have plenty of overdrafts. hasn't yet been decided, excepting. 116. The declaration was made at the handling of product and which,

We may not get typhoons but The destination of The Ashes- 400 and Hampshire went in again after the manner of, a Board of Pains to maintain loyally. est, with some newspaper indigna-dure, the Nationalist Commenders runs to win outright, the Sussex coherent marketing policy for the

In adopting this severe proce- to make 281. Needing only

of course, those which the sani- 102 tion over the burning of the state that reliable information had batsmen failed and their score was one product and carry it into Litvinoff insisted that the Soviet We have no objections so long

Directors, would formulate a

A Shanghai man we know says tary lorries handle. Japanese Consulate, calm views been received

0:0: prevail, especially in official cir arrival of Communist agents from match came to an end.

Reverting to economic matters, "Give me. Hongkong everytime." concerning the 177 for seven wickets when the

If the pedestrian can only sur- cles where there is no disposition Changsha desiring to stir up dis-

Union's Financial assistance by way of Socialist lines entailed the growth won't come back.

reconstruction along we have his assurance that it vive until aeroplanes supersede motor-cars, he should be able to boty long and short term loans of economic relations with the in-

enjoy life a little.

on the Communists at any moment. Japan's Attitude.

Tokyo, Aug. 2. Although Tokyo is watching the Communist gains at Changsha and elsewhere with the keenest intér-

by "Reda". but was hidden by to. pile up 400 for the loss of only the regulatory type, concerned called vanquished nations with most useful just after paying their we should have a big unemploy

Communist Intrigue.

Leicester v. Derbyshire,

effect

Russian Reconstruction.

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to embarrass Nanking by brusque content among the Hankow Garri- diplomacy or naval measures.

son officers and troops. As a result of the Cabinet's de- hoped they would assist the Com-decision by only ten runs: Derby features of the proposed policy ever-increasing market in Soviet the Currency Committee is not It was Leicester secured a first inning's modity Marketing Boards. Other whose products would find an out that in spite of the fact that will be available for these 'Com-dustrially more developed states We think it is only fair to point liberations yesterday, Baron munists from within while the shire batted first and made 134, Shidehara and Mr. Takarabe re- main body of "Reds" in Changaha Geary, taking four for 32. Leices cover the development of agricul- Russia. The isolated attempts to sitting there is no lack of other porting on the situation in China, would seize the opportunity of an ter complied ten more, Slater being the conditions, and housing of with the Soviets were, he as month, the further diplomatic handling uprising of the Hankow Garrison in good form and taking fire for 36.

tural education and research, and wreck the economic relations amusements in Hongkong this of the position was, left to Baron troops to sweep down from the In their second knock Derbyshire agricultural Labourers-British serted, inspired by commercial Shidehara whose name Is-synony-upper Yangtsze to-assail Hankow. made 114 for the loss of mous with a "handa off" policy,

Wireless. Beven

wickets, s

The greatest secrecy was main It is understood that Mr. Shige-tained by the Nationalist mili miteu has been instructed to re-tarists and following a brief orkshire v. G

Yorkshire v. Gloucester. serve Japan's rights for inde-conference with his subordinates, mnification losses already suffer- General Ho Ying-ching decided the match at Hull when Gloucester- Macaulay returned to form in red and to call Nanking's attention late yesterday on the bold shire batted first. The whole to the necesalty of protection in course of disarming the Garrison team was dismissed for a very the future, but official, Tokyo is

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PARLIAMENT IN RECESS.

London, Aug. 1 Parliament has been prorogued until October 28th-Reuter

There was a young man of the

Force. One

Who, faced with a deer on his

course,

Tried to dismantle "er Forgetting her antler, But now she is combat de hors! jealousy but were foredoomed to With reference to the dog which/00 fall.

bit a Kowloon Tong shroff, Finally, the Foreign Commig understand that, as it was not an Airia," by Knott Wright,

we Book exchange: Adverse Hot- sary stated the Soviet Govern Alsation, the animal is believed meat was prepared to support dis. to be an impostor. H armament wholeheartedly art was found in Australian stamen ele Judging England also determined to unmask-the. Suggestion for sponsors of local formidable lot that it was militarist hypocrits who were mushroom associations: How decided tae get Peebles tad throw parading under pacife phrasen.^», about an 'association of ideas?