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CHINA STATION COMMAND.

NEW APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED.

Tel. 20169.

VICE-ADMIRAL W. KELLY TO COME EAST.

BLISHE

Thanke

Manager

"Hongkong Telegraph".

for The South China Morning Post, Ltd.

1 & 3. Wyndham Street, Hongkrag,

The

Dollar on Demand:-1/3.5 Lighting-up Time:-

· High Water:-11.1 Coor Water: 1.28

Hongkong Telegraph

DUNLOP

Reinforced Motor Cycle Tyres

ZL163

FƑ SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1930.

日五十月六 sixQ5 SUP4-10 Us

33 PER ANNUM

Pedder Bldg.

Tel. 24554,

RECORD.

FOR 25.

DEMAND $100,000 BIG VICTORY FOR

FROM BANK.

"REDS" TO ENTER HANKOW IF NOT PAID.

FOREIGN VIEWPOINTS.

Hankow, Aug. 8. It is reported that the National City Bank has received a demand for a hundred thousand dollars from Failing com- pliance the Communists have threa-" tened to enter the city.

NOTEWORTHY CAREER, the Communists.

chibald

to

Admiral Sir

Two Communists were captured

NANKING.

CAPTURE OF TAIAN

ANNOUNCED.

MILES OF SHANSI TRENCHES SMASHED UP.

THOUSANDS KILLED.

London, Aug. 8.

Nanking, Aug. 8, Vice-Admiral William Ar- on the premises of the Light and One of the most fierce and battles along the Howard Kelly. C.B., Power Company: It is alleged that decisive C.M.G., M.V.O., has been ap- they were involved in a plot to dis-Tientsin-Pukow Railway between. pointed Commander-in-Chief of alle the lighting systera and cut the Nationalist and Shansi in- the China Station in succession the telephones. A portion of the surgents concluded yesterday

Arthur K. gendarmerie, together with some

members of the garrison comman-evening, near Talan, when the Waistell, K.C.B., the appoint dur's bodyguard, has mutinied. Nanking forces, with the as ment to date from December The mutineers were disarned but sistance of many machine-gun 12th next-Reuter:

the situation is regarded as crl-and bombing parties, smashed up It is stated that Changteh miles of Shansi trenches and Vice-Admiral Kelly, who is the tical. third son of Lieut.-Col, H.H. Kelly, in Hunan has been captured by barbed wire entanglements and H.M.A.. has been Vice-Admiral Communists.----Rouler.

captured Taian at six o'clock, Commanding the First Battle

Washington, Aug. 8. after terrible carnage in which Squadron and Vice-Admiral Mr. William Castle, Assistant thousands of Shansi troops who Second-in-Command of the Medi-Secretary of State, who recently defended the fortifications with terranean Fleet since April of conferred with the British Ambas-bayonets and big swords, were last year. It is interesting to sador, has issued a communique killed. note that he succeeded his bro-stating that there is no understand- ther, Vice-Admiral Sir John Kelly, now Admiral commanding

The new

D. ing of any kind between the United States and Great Britain as regards China.

NEARING GRACE'S HAMMOND. EIGHT

HOBES REQUIRES SIXTEEN MORE RUNS.

HIS 174 CENTURIES.

London, Aug. 8.

It was expected that the famous England batsman, Jack Hobbs, who yesterday scored his 171th

DEADLY BOWLING FOR GLOUCESTJR.

LOW SCORING IN COUNTY CRICKET GAMES.

century in first-class cricket in CENTURY FOR HOBES.

the match again Sussex, would to- day, in the second invings, score the sixteen runs required to beat, W. G. Grace's record aggregate of runs 54,896.

antici-

Bulls and Inners

口口 From the Office Butts.

The Peakite who misled his wife

Many women manage to keep

into the belief that he was attend their youthful looks-in a com-

ing the function on the "Empress pact!

of Japan" OR Tuesday night, -

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obviously spelt reception" with More ants than uncles go ja "d."

more

plenicing.

Perhaps opportunities in Hong- Flying is not likely to become kong would be

easily popular amongst Cadets, for the recognised if they didn't come simple reason that they are 'com-

pelled to come down to earth! disguised as hard work.

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The new style bathing costumes worn at Repulse Bay cause a lot of back chat,

ៗ ព

"Many cricketers are quite unable to play golf," says a sports. writer. So are many golfers, for

London, Aug. 8. Rain again interfered with the County cricket matches in which Owing to neuritis in shoulder, scoring was generally on the low however, he had to retire from the side. Bowlers again had the field this afternoon to undergo best of matters. the best per-

that matter. formance being that of Ham- pated that he will be fit for play mond of Gloucester who took special treatment. It is

in the final Test match on the

Fashion's Farewell:-"So long". eight Glamorgan wickets for to short skirts. 16th inst.

Australia's star batsman, Brad-125 runs. The series of games

☐ N man. is resting in London, having produced only two centuries, It's often very hard for a woman strained a toe in a match ealier these being made by Jack Hobbs | in-Hongkong to keep young. Of in the week, and the Australian of Surrey and Whysall of Notts. course, this depends a great deal

on the number of the family. googly bowler, Grimmett, is hav- ing a full week's rest before the final Test, which will decide the rubber.-British Wireless."

SHUMCHUN FIRMS ON STRIKE.

SEQUEL TO ARREST OF A MERCHANT..

Results at a Glance. Northants beat Hampshire by wo wickets at Northampton.

Gloucester beat Glamorgan by an innings and 38 runs at Clifton..

The Middlesex-Lancashire match at Liverpool was abandoned.

Worcester beat Derbyshire by an innings and 38 run at Kidderminia-

ter.

Maybe the far-away look we see on people's faces these days is a substitute for Home leave,

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Lightning recently struck o beer-making plant in Japan.

We're more like London every

day:

With trams and cars and buses. For Lido, we've our Repulse

BAY,

And jelly-bugs and cusses. True, London has its night clubs

fast.

Where life is gay and cheery; We had them here in days gone.

past,

MacWhirter called them beery. But London hasa't all the fun, We, too, have special features. When their day stops, we've just

begun

When they're in bed, we have

our run,

We're seven hours older, every

e one,"

We're very "forward" creatures!

The honeymoon is over when Evidently the storm wanted to the wife brings home a $78 china brew.

dog marked down from $118.50. ·

Nanking Celebrating.

the Reserves, in these posts,

Nanking was in jubilant mood No diplomatic conversations in this morning when the Govern-

ᄆᄆ Service in the War.

a telegram from Uis connexion have beer, held withment received

Some of the Kent won on the first innings old hands in Commander-in-Chief ny countries except Japan and Marshal Chiang Kai-shek stating China The United States Govern- that the Nationalist forces had

against Notts. at Canterbury. | the Government entered the Navy in 1886, becament has adhered to its policy of scored a smashing victory In cap-

Surrey won on the first innings Lieutenant in 1894, Commander in

Taian. The Nanking A general strike of all Chinese

service who are and the turing 1904, Captain in 1911, Rear Protecting its nationals

firms as a protest against the against Sussex.

The Leicester-Yorkshire match saving up for next week.

that action of the Canton Government was drawn each team taking four a rainy Admiral in 1922, and Viec-Ad-question of naval and military forces. expect to enter Tsinanfu

Considering

day movements is entirely, in the hands

tax collectors has been inaugurat- from miral in 1927.``

to be of American commanders in the Taian is only. forty miles

points.

appear ed at Shumehun, the. flourishing railway town on the border of the draw, each team taking four points. a flood. Tsinauft and with the Railway in

The Somerset-Essex match was expecting should have no difficulty in New Territories separating the recapturing Tsinanfu, the capital British and Chinese territories along the Canton-Kowloon Rail- of Shantung.

way. According to passengers The best batting and bowling arriving here yesterday afternoon performances during the matches from Canton, many of the Chinese which finished to-day are set out firms have put up their shutters. below:

The dispute originated from a misunderstanding between the

From 1902 to

1904, he served in Somaliland Far East-Reuter's American Ser-their possession, the Nanking forces (medal and clasp), and was Naval vice.

to Attache in Paris from 1911 1914, being an interpreter in French.

Paris, Aug. 8. Commenting on the situation in China the Temps says that if

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek sald Vice-Admiral Kelley was dis- things get worse and it is proved that the defeated Shansi in tinguished early in the Great War that local forces are inadequate to as captain of the light cruiser protect foreign lives and property, surgents retreated back to Tsinan. Gloucester in her chase of the then it is probable that no intest-fu, with the Nanking armies in

battle-cruiser Goeben,ed Power would refuse to co-operate hot pursuit. and in 1917-18 he was Commodore in concerted action.

German

The Timps of the Allied Naval Forces in the adds, however that "at present it. Adriatic. From 1919 to 1921, he seems premature to talk of such

British Naval action."--Renter. was Hend of the

Mission to Greece, with the rank of Vice Admiral in the Greek Navy. In 1923-21 he was Rear-Admiral in the First Battle Squadron. Atlantic Fleet, and he commanded the 2nd. Cruiser Squadron from 1925 to 1927.

League Appointment.

In 1927, he was appointed Ad- miralty representative ព the League of Nations Permanent Ad- visory Commission and look a pro- minent part in the negotiations con- cerning the Anglo-French agree- ment of July, 1928.

Shanghai, Aug. 3. A hundred French marines sailed for Ticatsin this morning, as a pre cautionary measure. Our Correspondent.

Own

HOUSEBOY SENT TO

PRISON.

THEFT FROM SUPERINTEN-

́DENT OF GAOL

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Chiang's Confidence..

The Honours List:

Batting.

Government tax collectors and a Whysall (Nous.) firm in Shumchun early this week. Hobbs (Surrey) In a characteristic remark and later the Government officials Sinfield (Gloucester) Marshal Chiang stated

that he arrested the manager of the firm, Root (Worcester) hoped to participate at the water declaring that he had endeavoured Ducat (Surrey)

in Tehchow, melon season

(beto evade the taxes. The detention Wellard (Somerset) tween Tsinanfu and Peking on the of the merchant caused great dis-i Shantung-Chikli frontier). some content among the Chinese firms.

Bowling. time at the end of this month and The strike has been organised to Lemmond (Giðucester) celebrate the mid-Autumn hring pressure on the Government Jupp (Northants) Moon Festival in Peking. As the and secure the release of the mer-Boyes (Hampshire) Moon Festival is exactly two

chant. months from to-day it seems that the Nanking Commander-in-Chief Is confident of completing the northern campaign very soon and is looking forward to the time when he can hold a triumphant. banquet in Peking with his sup porters.

Great Devastation.

MEETING OF LEADERS IN. INDIA.

been released.—Reuter,

and

And Brooke (Worcester) Mercer (Glamorgan) & Staples (Notta) Mitchell (Derbyshire) Freeman (Kent) Tate (Sussex) Genry (Leicester)

0.0 We under- stand that the saying, "talk is cheap,"

didn't originate with

a barrister,

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The man, who

Lily: My fance erote to say he wanted to be married very soon to the most charm- `· ing girl in the world,

128

106

98

sends his wife

80

away for a rest,

21*

55*

often needs it.

· promising to marry you? ៨ ច

8 for 25

Violet: The wretch! After

Jumping at conclusions. about the enty

mental exercise. some Hongkong

people indulge

.

ធ ព It is better to turn flying over ..in your

mind than turn over with the machine in a paddy field.

to

☐ ☐ The best way throw a

woman off the track is to tell

hor the truth.

A Chinese was arrested in This age is marked by the per- Shanghai the other day with fection of machinery, but you

6 for 17thirty-six watches concealed in wouldn't think so from the number

5 for 74 plus-fours which he was wearing. of times those dial telephones

give you the wrong number,

& for 45

45 Hence the term "bags of time."

With some golfers, a good game

ច ព

is a matter of course!

5 for 49

6 for 30

5 for 64

Motorists who travel at break-

5 for 74

6 for 86

neck speed are liable to.

ᄆᄆ

6 for 93

7 for 55

lads are going to join the Flying

: The trouble with kleptomanis

Club in order to compete in estab

The best substituto for being

There is no truth in the rumoor

6 for 64smart, is keeping the mouth shut. that some of our bright young

Northants, v. Hampshire.

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*

air!

....

necessarily "red"

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NEGOTIATIONS WITH · For the theft of $117 from his employer,

in the houseboy

VICEROY CONTINUE. Marshal Chiang concluded by Vice-Admiral Kelly was married employ of Mr. J. W. Franks, saying that he was conferring at

Low scoring characterised the is that some folk will persist in lishing a re-ginning record in the Bombay, Aug. 8. in 1907 to a daughter of the late Superintendent of Victoria Caol. Talan with General Chan Tiao-

Pandit Malaviya, who

match at Northampton when Hamp taking something for it. was sent to prison for three vuan, former Nanking officer com

was hire batted first. Admiral Sir Edmund Poe, G.C.V.O.,

The bowlers K.C.B. He is the holder of many months by Mr. Lindsell at the manding the Shantung troops.dred rupees with the alternative secured six of the wicket for charged

arrested recently and fined a hun found Jupp almost unplayable and The other day the police "Anti-Bolshie:"-Wa" do not foreign decorations, including Off-Central Police Court this morning concerning the rehabilitation of of fifteen days' imprisonment, has only 17 runs. The whole team was going 35 miles along Queen's dances are

a local motorist with think that the Y.MLC,A. flannel It was stated that the defendant Shantung Province. eer t the Legion of Honour (1911). Commander of the Legion absconded, while in Mr. Franks'

dismissed for 60 and Northants. Road. Now a good lawyer could functions! Allahabad, Aug. 8. of Honour (1917), French Croix de employ, at No. 153. The Peak on

Sir Tej Sapru has returned here went in to make just double this easily have proved "that Queen's Guerre (1917), Officer of the Ita- January 29th last taking away

During the severe battle at from Lucknow and states that it total. Boyes was the most success. Road isn't so long.

With the report that Shake. lian

២ ច Military Order of Savoy with him a sum of $50 stolen from

ful bowler on the Hampshire side,

speare's sonnets may be filmed. (1918). American Distinguished his employer, and a further $67 Taian, the Nanking troops utilised I has not yet been definitely decided taking six for 45. Hampshire did

Another 'summoned for exceed- chances seem bright we shall yet. He many aeroplanes which bombarded whether Motilal Nehru and little better when they went to Service Medal (1919), and Greek previously entrusted to him.

ing the speed limit got off. He hear some good English in the in the the Shansi trenches. Unfortunate. Jawuhrlal Nehru will go to Poona Order of Military Merit, 1st Class was arrested yesterday

central district by Chinese ly, the bombs on many occasions to see Gandhi. He is still com- the wicket again and despite more could prove that he was going to talkies.

good bowling by Jupp carried their the dentist. detective. He pleaded guilty to missed their mark, resulting in the municating with the Viceroy

second inning's total to 153. This private about the proposed visit-Reuter. time Jupp took five for 74. destruction the two charges.

Mr. Franks said defendant had residence and farm-houses. The

Sural, Aug. 8. been a very good servant and he morale of the Shansi insurgents

Needing only 94 runs for victory, A hundred and ninety village Northants left things pretty late.

resigned did not understand why he shouli was badly shaken by the daring officials who do it. He had been in his employ raids of the aeroplanes which, beginning of the civil disobedi- The game ended with their score for a total of nearly one-and-a-while dying at low range, swept ence movement have now with at 95 when they had lost eight half years.

the trenches with machine-gun drawn their resignations. Reuter. vickets. In their second innings Boyes took five of the wickets for fire.

49:

(1919).

Admiral Waistell.

Admiral Sir Arthur Waistell, the retiring Commander-in-Chief, has been in command of the China Station since last year, having suc- gerded Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt. He was invested with the K.C.B. decoration at Govern ment, House, by Sir Cecil Clementi, In January last, and in May of this year he was raised to the rank of full Admiral. During his ser- vice in the East, he has won much popularity.

AMERICA AND THE NAVAL PACT.

RATIFICATION DOCUMENT NOW IN LONDON.

London, Aug. 8. Mr. Theodore Marriner, chief of the Western Europe division of the United States State Department, disembarked at Southampton from New York to-day carrying a small, heavily sealed brown envelope.. In- side it was the American ́instri- ment of ratification of the Three- Power Naval Pact: He will hand

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His Worship inflicted a sentence of six weeks on each charge, both sentences to run consecutively.

SIAMESE PRINCE

HONOURED.

ORDER CONFERRED BY QUEEN OF HOLLAND.

The Hague, Aug. 8. The Queen of the Netherlands has conferred on Prince Damrong'

of

many

at the

BANK RETURNS.

NOTE AND SPECIE FIGURES FOR JULY.

Simultaneous fighting has broken out along the Tsinanfu-

Gloucester v. Glamorgan. Kiaochow Railway where the Nanking alliea under General Han

Hammond and Sinfield were the Fu-chu are launching ably

most prominent figures in the match counter-attack aiming to assist

at Clifton where Gloucester had a the Nanking troops to re-enter

very easy victory. They batted Tsinanfo, and the Lung-Hai Rail-

The 'returns of the average first and mande 230, a good stand way where the Kuominchun forces, amount of bank notes in circula-being made by Sinfield who had the allies of the Shana insurgents, tion and of specie in reserve in misfortune to be sent back to the are marching rapidly towards Hongkong, during the month end-pavilion when he required only two Kweiteh in a gigantic effort to ed 31st July, 1930, as certified by more runs for his century. Mer- Penetrate the Nanking fortifica. the Managers of the respective ter took half the wickets for 64

Banks are:

runs. Glamorgan were skittled out Average!

for only 60, Hammond taking eight Amount

in Reserve of the wickets for "25 | runs, 19,801,315 7.800,000 Glamorgan were forced to follow 86.778,125 65,000,000 on, but they could not avold an in- 3,220,620 1.350.000 nings defeat, being dismissed for --$109,807.963 | 74,150.000 129.

The match at Liverpool between poalled with the Crown Agents. vained as Middlesex and Lancashire was

tions.

The Kuominchun Commanders

of Slam the Grand Cross of the hope to take Kweiteh, the Nanking. Order, of the Netherlands--

Headquarters, and assail the Reuter.

Nanking armies from the centre of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, thus interrupting the Nationalist communicatione.

LORD BIRKENHEAD.

A SOMEWHAT REASSURING

BULLETIN.

London, Aug, 8.

Railway Trouble.“

On account of the suspension of services the Lung-Hai and. Tientsin-Pukow Railwaya have

A bulletin issued this afternoon suffered a heavy loss during, the

BRIK)

Chartered Bank Hongkong Bank Mercantile Bank

Total

Specie

In addition Sterling Securities are de

21,11.800.

† In addition Securities desalted with the abandoned on account of rain.

Crows Azenia and Btralia Government valued at £2.982.618.

In addition Becurities deposited with the

Crown Agenta, vained at £180,000.

Worcester v. Derbyshire,

Worcester put up quite a good. batting display when they opened

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Most unpopular of all Swiss With roaring engine and nose to movements is the substitution of

the wind,

hot coffee for brandy in the A resolute face n'er was firmer. reviving of lost Alpine climbers. Faith in his prowess the Perhaps this is another tariff

multitude, pinned,

(Though they'd more faith in

old terra-firma).

reprisal

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Heading in local contemporary;

Up, up and still up, he steadily"Petrol Ignites." That's the

soared,

Down, down and still down then kind we want.

he glided.

The cheers of the multitude

echoed and roared,

As he banked and he zoomed

and then sided... But when I want air, I'll take it

on land,~~

Not up in the clouds, though you

pay me..

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Let's honour Wynne J, and turn

out a band, Like they did in Australia for

Amy!

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:

*attend rarely

cricket matches," anys a gossip-writer. This rather suggests that he gets all the sleep he needs at home.

"A iporting writer saya English- men are good losers. Well, they get plenty of practice,

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A watch factory has been opened in Russia. It is likely the product will be advertised on the “basis of the number of revolutions

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We sympathise with the local it can make. flying protege who, when asked after his first flight if he would take hors d'oeuvre with his gin, said "Thanks, I'll Avro!"

Some infamous "sayings:-"It fan't the heat, it's the humidity."

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It la reported that last week a taxpayer got out of hand, rushed' into the street and bit a Civil Servant

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If the miserable blighter who spied on Lady Godiva is described

the match at Kidderminster. They' Dry agents raided an Ohio as Peeping Tom, what would be.. compiled a total of 309 of which restaurant and seized 10 bottles of an appropriate epithet for the Root contributed 80. Mitchell whisky hidden in boxes labelled bright young thing" who makes took half the wickets for 74 runs. "soup. That, doubtless, explains rather free use of her field-glasses hai-Hangchow Railway to pay the Derbyshire were skittled out for the origin of the phrase, "From when menfolk on the Peak are

(Continued on` Page 12.). soup to nuta

having their morning shave?

it to General Dawes in London and states that Lord Birkenhead has first half of this year and salaries when Japan's ratification arrives had another restless night, but of the officials and railway the two railways conferred in General Dawes will take it to the there is no extension of the bron-workers are three or four months Shanghai, deciding to secure a Foreign Office where the various chial pneumonia process and his in arrears. This has caused great loan of $100,000 from the Shang- ratifications will be exchanged strength is. maintained, British discontent.

Wireless,

Yesterday the management of wages.

Reuter