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Modern Sanitary Appliances

Such as-

BATHS, LAVATORY ·BASINS, FLUSH TOILETS, SOAP AND SPONGE HOLDERS, TOWEL RAILS, MIRRORS AND TUMB- LER HOLDERS, Etc.

C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD.

China Building,

Tel. 20269.

FINE OF $250 FOR OVERLOADING.

“TAI LEE” MASTER PROSECUTED.

ISSUE WHICH HINGED ON

TWENTY MINUTES. *

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HOW LIST CHANGED. Whether period of 20 minutes was sufficient time in which to change & ship's list from starboard to port was one

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- LAAF MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1930.

DUCHESS AND THE ANXIETY FELT AT

PRINCESS.

NO SPECIAL TREATMENT ADMINISTERED.

EVERYTHING NORMAL'

London, Aug. 24. Various statements parporting to give the weight, height and names of the infant Princess are entegorically denied from Glamis Castle. It is ofhoially stated that the infant weighed 6 lbs. 11

ounces,

TIENTSIN.

NANKING SPIES ON

THE SCENE.

MARTIAL LAW FOLLOWING BOMB-THROWING.

CHEKIANG MUTINY.

Tientsin, Aug. 24. The appearance of Nanking

clothes troops

Sir Henry Simpson denies a newspaper report that the Duchess plain

WAS

near

BETTY NUTHALL CHAMPION.

WINS AMERICAN SINGLES AND DOUBLES TITLES,

MRS. HARPER BEATEN.

Forest Hills, Aug. 24. Miss Betty Nuthall won the American Championship to-day when she defeated Mrs. Anna Mc- Cunne Harper of San Francisco. Miss Nuthall won the first set at 6-1 and carried off the next at 6-4.

In addition she won the Doubles

Championship with Miss Sarah Palfrey. They were opposed to Mrs. Harper and Miss Edith Cross

80 PER ANNUM"

BOLS CUPT 10 CENTS

Miss Amy Johnson

used

DUNLOP

TYRES and WHEELS

on her Moth machine

Pedder Bldg.

Tel. 24554.

CHANGSHA ACTION AMERICAN CONSUL COUNSEL PUZZLED

EXPLAINED.

CLOSURE OF BRITISH CONSULATE.

WARSHIP RISK IN THE LOW WATER SEASON.

:

BUSINESS CONCERN.

Shanghai, Aug. 20.

AT GENEVA.

MR. PRENTISS B. GILBERT APPOINTED.

NO POLICY CHANGE,

Washington, Aug. 24.

Mr. Prientiss Gilbert, head of the Political and Economic Informa- tion Division of the State Depart- ment, has been appointed United

States" Consul in Geneva with a view to having there a competent observer of the activities of the

BY BOOKS.

EXAMINATION PROVES FUTILE.

OPINIONS DIFFER IN THE LAND CASE.

DEFENCE EVIDENCE.

The entries concerning a sum

A decision of extreme impor-League of Nations. It la of $20,000 in books concerned

Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) has been decided that the Renter's American Service,

Mr. Prentiss Bailey Gilbert was in the Supreme Court this British Consulate at Changsha, born at Rochester, N.Y. on the capital of Hunan province October 3, 1883. He was educated morning, were again discussed which was recently raided by at Rochester University and Yale by counsel. The difficulty arises Communist troops, will be and later studied at Columbia over a number of entries-con- closed during the low water and Cebu, Philippine Islands cerning a sum of $20,000, in con

tance to British commercial in- emphasised that no change of with the land dispute action, of the points raised at the emphasises that everything was section of the Tientsin-Pukow 3-6. They levelled-up matters in by the British authorities. It indicated by the appointment.which was resumed before the

given twilight sleep and Tientsin and along the northern and went down in the first set at terests in China has been taken policy towards the League is Marine Court this morning when normal and continues 80.-Reuter Railway, together with the the case in which Capt. R.

London, Aug. 24. Elvidge, master of the s.s. Tai The following bulletin was departure during the week-end Lee, was summoned for allowing The Duchess of York continues officers back to Taiyuanfu, has issued from Glamis Castle to-day:

of many prominent Shansi his vessel to be overloaded on

to make normal August 15, was continued before Her Royal Highness had another among

convalescense. caused much apprehension Commdr. J. B.. Newill, D.S.O.. excellent night's sleep and so doubts the inability of the the populace, which had the baby Princess." British Shansi troops to defend Tientsin. Later on Friday evening, the Garrison Command at the native city was attacked by plain clothes Nankin troops, who threw a bomb which exploded and wounded two

R.N.

Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jr., who| Wircless. represented Capt, Elvidge, entered a plea of "Not Guilty."

Prosecuting, Mr. D. G. Cairns, of the Harbour Office, stated in evidence that about 6 pm on August 15, he boarded the Tai Le and examined her load-line marks, finding the disc awash. At that time, there was a lighter alongside the Tai Lee, and bags of flour were being loaded on to the

steamer.

Master Absent.

On making enquiries, witness. found that the master was not) aboard at the time. Witness then went back to the Harbour Office to get Mr. Cooke, another Boarding Officer, and together they returned to the Tai Lee at åbout 6.20 p.m.

London, Aug. 23.

Shansi soldiers.

Their Majesties, accompanied by Prince George, arrived at Aberdeen this morning. The Lord. Provost, the City Magistrates and an unusually large crowd were present at the station. The King,

Martial law was proclaimed im- wearing Highland dress and kilt,mediately and the Shanai troops smilingly accepted the Provost's had a busy time in efforts to track congratulations on the birth of a

down the invaders. grand-daughter-Reuter.

London, Aug. 23. Their Majesties have arrived at Balmoral-Reuter.

London, Aug. 23.

Lull Continues,

With the Nanking, troops con- tent to make a slow march along.

Castle this morning states that A Bulletin issued at Glamis the Duchess of York and the in-solidating their fant Princess are both doing very well.

the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, and all ground north of Tsinanfu, con with the Shansi troops abandoning

The Duke and Duchess continue

a

to receive congratulations from all parts of the Empire, and large number of messages have already been received by the King and Queen, who arrived in Scot- land this morning from Sandring- ham.

They examined the marks again and found the port disc six inches above the water and the centre of the starboard disc submerged to the extent of 14 inches. The, draught, at the time was 9 feet 6 inches and 10 feet 4 inches. When, witness and Mr. Cooke

Rejoicings over the birth of the were examining the disc, the mas little Princess were continued in ter got back to the vessel, this Glamis village until late last night. being at about 6.30 p.m. The officers-British Wireless. then informed him that the ship was overloaded. At 6.55,, the maa- ter examined the disc himself, and on the way down to do so, the officers noticed that flour was being discharged into the lighter. Later, all three examined the disc again, the port disc then being entirely submerged and the starboard disc clear of the water. The draught then was 9 feet 3 inches 'and 10 fect,

Water in Tanks? Cross-examined by Mr. mada, witness admitted that he had not seen the water tanks of the Tai whether Lee and did not know

FORD PLANT FOR CHINA.

THE MATTER DISCUSSED IN

The

NANKING.

Detroit conferred with

Tehchow, a lull prevails along the position at

Tientsin-Pukow Railway.

fought at Tehchow, an important The next big battle will be

strategic position on the Chihli frontier.

Wounded Men Mutiny.

at

Betty Nuthin!!

the second, however, which they in the third which was eventually took at 6-3 but had a sterner fight

won at 7-5.

season

-1916 he

and which starts at the Between 1911. beginning of December and lasts travelled in Europe, the Orient, nexion with which the character Australasia, Oceania and Central "repayment" is used with some for about four months. The America and organised and and "deposit" with others. Mr. closing of the Consulate will became first director of the School H. G. Sheldon, counsel for plain- | take place about December 1. of Extension Teaching. University tiff, contends that all the entries

The reason given for this action of Rochester.

refer to the one sum, but the is to be found in the uncertainty He served in the Philippines

of the situation at Changsha since during the Spanish American War defence cast doubt on this by the Communist raid. Hitherto, it and became a major on the reason of the different charac has been the custom to station & General Staff daring the World ters.

shallow draft gunboat at Chang. War. After being appointed chief Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., and Mr. sha throughout the year to afford of the Combat Section of the F. C. Jenkin, for the defence, protection to British interests Division of Military Intelligence examined the books over the week- he became chief of the Division end to see if they could satisfy there, but the present situation of Political and Economic themselves as to the matter, but renders this step inadvisable

Mr. Jenkin owing to the disturbed conditions Information, Department of State, this morning

Washington. In 1923 he com-announced that they had been which might conceivably result in manded the Officer'a Reserve unable to find anything that would. another Communist attack on the Corps of the U.S.A. He is a throw any light on it. Mr. city.

then member of the Loyal Legion, | Sheldon

called further Military Order of Foreign Wars evidence on the point. and the United Spanish War In making the position of the Veterans.

defence clear, Mr. Jenkin said that 'their examination of the books had failed to throw any light on the apparently conflicting.. entries. They had been unable to find any- thing that explained the matter in any way.

Risk to Warships, When the water is low a gunboat cannot be moved away, a danger

months.

TURKEY APPROACHES PERSIA AGAIN.

..

The Same Item.

+

The finals should have been play- ed yesterday but they were post- rain-Reuters American Service, which was realized during the poned until to-day on account of

For the first time for ten years recent evacuation of foreigners there was no prominent favourite from the city, and the British in the American women's cham- naval authorities have decided pionship. Mrs. Wills-Moody, win-that they will not risk a war vessel ner of six of the last seven cham-at Changsha during the winter A. mutiny involving over 2,000 pionships and Miss Helen Jacobs,

NECESSITY OF MILITARY wounded Nanking soldiers Kashan, in Chekiang Province, competing.

No. 2 in the national list, were not

The British Legation at Peking

CO-OPERATION.

Mr. Sheldon pointed out that resulting in the city being looted,

has decided to withdraw the

the defendant had had the books A late message states that Mrs.

Constantinople, Aug. 24.

over the week-end and had not occurred this evening.

"deeply Consul from the city during the Chaos Helen Wills-Moody.is

The Turkish Government has sent been able to find any explanation domestic affairs in low water season and is notifying a new Note to Persin insisting on of their mysterious $20,000. His prevalls in the city at the time of engrossed in writing.

California." The favourites in the British firms with interests at the necessity of Turco-Persian Lordship would appreciate that It is believed that the thousands tournament were Miss Nuthall, Changsha to this effect. British military co-operation against the plaintiff had not been able to of wounded Nanking sent back Miss Edith Cross of San Francisco, firms are also being advised to Kurds. The Note also urges that examine the books during the from the front were discontented Miss Ethel Burkhardt of San withdraw their representatives, the rectification of the frontier is week-end and had only been able with the treatment accorded to Franscisco and Miss Penelope An- the indication being that con-Indispensable and claims that the to look through them during the ditions at Changsha are too un-Turkish military operations in the last half hour. He bad as a wit- them by their officers. The angryderson of Richmond, Virginia.

safe for foreigners to remain region of Mount Arrarat are legi-ness Mr. Chun Heung-pak, scere- mob got out of control and com-

there without adequate naval timate defensive measures. menced wholesale looting. The

tary of the Chinese Chamber of damage done to the city must be

The last Note received from considerable.

Persia declared that the Govern Commerce, who would say he had: Much Perturbation

ment could not in any circumstan-satisfied himself that all the ez- This decision is arousing much ces consent to military co-operation tries including those described as perturbation owing to the fact with Turkey against the Kurds in "repayment" and "deposit" referr- that for some years the business of Persian territory. The refusal was to the same $20,000. He had this district, which is one of the regarded here as being inconsis-not had an opportunity to wo tent with Persia's recent assuran- richest in China, has been picking ces of friendship.-Reuter. up after years of stagnation. The total foreign trade of Chang- sha in 1926 was over Tls. 1,391,000

Casino Tournament.

over

protection, Newport, Aug. 24. Shanghai, Aug, 21.

In the final of the Casino invita- possibility that an assembling plant of the Ford Later in the evening, Nationalist tion tournament here Tilden repeat- Motor Company will soon be erect-officers from Tayhu arrived and ed his Wimbledon success D'AL-

ed in China foomed to-day. suppressed the rioters, arresting Allison, winning in five sets by 6-1, Mr. William C. Cowling of many of the ringleaders. Many of 0-8, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.-Reuters Ameri-

the the wounded soldiers have desert-can Service. Finance Minister Mr. T. V. Soong, ed after plundering the place. and the Foreign Minister, Dr. C. T. Wang of the National Govern- ment. He announced that their

The Nanking Finance Ministry attitude is hospitable toward has issued $50,000,000 short-term the expansion of China's trade. foreign capital which would aid in Treasury Bonds secured by

there was water in them. He had only heard from the master that water was being pumped out from the tanks, but did not see for him- self.

Mr. D'Almada:-I put it to you. Mr. Cairns, that he did not say that?

Mr. Cairns:-He did.. Mr. D'Almada pointed out to his Worship that in any case, what the witness said about the water tanks was only hearsay evidence as he himself had not seen that water was being pumped out from the tanks, and it therefore could not be used as evidence.

came

on

Mr. D'Almada:You board when flour was being loaded?

Mr. Cairns: Yes.

Are you sure that it was not being unloaded?—Yes.

Change to Unloading.

Canton's Burden.

the

Mr. Soong and Dr. Wang told revenue of the Maritime Customs Mr. Cowling, he said, that they and it is understood that Canton would welcome a Ford assembling has been assigned $2,000,000 of and manufacturing plant which, it these bonds, which its merchants is understood, is seriously con- templated.

PALESTINE EVENTS

REVIEWED.

OFFICIAL REPORTS TO APPEAR TO-DAY,

London, Aug. 24.

must accept.

GIRL KNOCKED OUT OF RICKSHA.

DEATH IN HOSPITAL IN SHANGHAI.

but the following year, owing to AMERICAN BASEBALL

the disturbances in the district caused by the Nationalist-or- the then Cantonese--expedition against the northern militarists with Hankow is the immediate

RESULTS.

NEW YORK GO DOWNTO

CHICAGO.N

Chicago

National.

3 New York

6. Pittsburgh

2 Pittsburgh

9 Philadelphia

the

through the books and it might be necessary to ask for a short adjournment later,

Mr. Potter said that in order to save time and money, he was prepared not to make any more of the point as they did not want in any way to extend the case. ·AI- though he had been unable to satisfy himself about the entry he would maintain complete silence on the point for the rest of the case.

Mr. Sheldon replied that in spite of Mr Potter's kindly attempt it did not help him at all, but if Mr. Potter would say that the $20,000 referred to a payment and not to a deposit it would be of 2 assistance.

9

0

4

6 Philadelphia. 4

American.

Shanghai, Aug. 25. · Marguerite Castro, a nineteen objective and the other cities in

New York, Aug. 21 The Government announces that

year old stenographer and the turn, the foreign trade figures

The following are the results of the four-fifth of the bonds have been adopted daughter of Mr. G. Sadler, slumped to less than Tis. 150,000.

played in Since then there have been signs baseball matches accepted by the Provincial trea was knocked out of a ricksha on suries. The Nanking Finance Saturday when a motor car, driven of a recovery of its former trade National and American Leagues to

day: Minister, Mr. T. V. Soong, is visit- by a Chinese chauffeur, collided position, and British commercial ing Hankow in an attempt to with it. She reported to the circles consider this decision a secure loans from Chinese bankers. General Hospital, walked to bed formidable blow.

and made light of Injuries to her

Cincinnati Business Circles Concerned.. Big Counter-Attack.

Cincinnati left eye, mouth and side.

Her condition was not consider-

British business, circles are St. Louis Tientsin messages state that the

ed serious, but an unusual change understood to view this decision St. Louis Kuomintang Commanders have agreed to throw in three divisions was noticed in the afternoon and with some concern. Two British The general report of the per- of over 15,000 Kuominchun troops examination had revealed.Internal steamer services with Changsha, New York

the girl died after an X-ray

maintain companies

regular New York In answer to further questions, witness said he could not be sure manent Mandates Commission to from the Lung-Hai Railway tohemorrhage."

the Council of the League of Na-penetrate through the Nanking chauffeur is under deten-via Hankow and the Tungting Washington tions dealing with events in fortifications and assist the Shansition, awaiting trial. Our Chen Lake and communications are Detroit Palestine last August and Septem- troops along the Tientsin-Pukow Correspondent.

continued even during the winter Boston the 20 minutes he was on board ber, will be officially publised to- Railway.

or low water season, the Tai Lea before the master got morrow and at the same time the

Owing to the failure to complete back, witness had not noticed that official text of the British Govern-

the Canton-Hankow..

Railway, loading was changed to unloading, ment's comments

on the report

Changsha has never developed as nor did he know what time un- will be issued in London by the

a great centre for foreign trade as Colonial Office-British Wireless. loading commenced. -

it was at one time hoped. With a line connecting the Yangtazė Val- ley with the southern port, there is

of the exact time when the master returned to the ship, but it was about 6.20 or 6.25 pm. During

Witness continued that from the time he examined the disc to the time the master returned to the ship, it changed from a list of 14 inches to starboard to a flat to port.

Witness denied that he had ever told the master that there was no necessity of further discharging eurgo. At 9 p.m., he went back to the Tai Lee again and told the master, that the ship was all right. He left the vessel shortly after that.

List to Starboard.

Mr. D'Almada:I put it to you that there was never at any time (Continued on Page 8)

GERMAN'S ATLANTIC

FLIGHT.

THREE STOPS ON EAST TO WEST TRIP.

ACROSS AMERICA BY AIR.

Shansi official reports state that the Kuominchun allies have ap roached near Taining and will shortly combine with isolated groups of Shansi troops at Fei- ching, Taian, and the combined forces will then launch a big- NEW JERSEY YOUTH BEATS counter-attack against Yencho.

THE RECORD.

Shansi Reinforced.

Peking, Aug. 23.

Bostori

5. Cleveland

2 Cleveland

Philadelphia

5 St. Loals 2 Chicago 4" Chicago Reuter's American Service.

MUKDEN ATTITUDE TO NANKING.

Shortering the Case.

Mr. Potter stated that frankly he could not say that, or that the various sumas mentioned were one and the same. The use of the word "deposit" might be a mistake or something of that sort but un- leas his Lordship was going to base is judgment on it, then be (Mr. Potter) would not say any more about it

His Lordship remarked he could not say at the moment on what he was going to base his judg- ment.

no doubt that the city would GENERAL CHANG SAID TO BE bly call one more witness, this

as

have become of extreme impor- tance, since it stands in a position a clearing house for goods coming from the western and

BE LOYAL

Nanking, Aug. 25.

Replying to his Lordship, Mr. Sheldon said that he might possi

being the widow of Lau Siu-cheuk, New York, Aug. 24.

who would formally say that she Eddie Sneider, an eighteen year

was satisfied with the manner in According to foreign reports old Jersey City airman, landed at the Nanking forces have not ad- Roosevelt Fields this afternoon parts of the southern districts of The arrival of Mr. Wang Chia- which the estate had been adminis

ching, Vice-Minister for Foreign

tered vanced northward of Tainanfu, after breakding by about an hour Hunan and Klangsi provinces. Affairs, here this morning with his Mr. Petter said he would as- New York, Aug. 24.

thus giving the Shansi troops more and a half the junior record of In low water, it is simpler to family, from Mukden, is regarded sume her evidence in order to accomplished by the German air organise their forces north of the The record was established by Changsha than by any other route. Hsueh-liang's attitude.

A trans-Atlantic flight has been than a week to reinforce and re- 28 hours 18 minutes for the west to reach Changtch on

as an event of political significance, shorten the case. He did not east trans-Continental flight.

site of the Tungting Lake from demonstrating General Chang think it mattered very much in man, Gronau, who landed at Yellow River.

law whether the lady said she the late Frank- Goldsborough who Queensport Harbour, Nova Scotia Rival claims of victories on the crashed in the Vermont Mountains to-day. He flew a flying boat from Lung-Hai front are discounted in last month, and died without re-

When the Water is Low. The Vice-Minister, who is a Man- was satisfied or not, He added he churian nominee, declared that could not admit it as it might be Germany, stopping at Reykjavik, reliable foreign quarters, where it

Golds-

When the water is low in the General Chang is a loyal supporter used against him in any follow- gaining consciousness. Ivigtut and Greenland Reuter's is believed that the ground is too borough was 10 years of age. Siang River, the smaller middle of the Central Governmenting action,

th American Service.

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the other.