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Modern Sanitary Appliances

Such as

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

C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD.

Chica Building.

SWEEPS TO BE LEGALISED.

Tel.-20269.

ONLY ON HORSE AND PONY RACES.

LIMITS SET TO CLUBS' COMMISSION.

SALE OF TICKETS.

The Hongkong Government has decided to introduce a Bill into the Legislative Council legalising sweepstakes on horse and pony races, provided certain conditions are fulfilled, one of

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Hongkong Telegraph

for The South. Chiba, Morning Post, Lid,

1 & 3. Wyndham Street, Hongkong.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 183ĦE

NO. 21,187

AMERICA ADMIRES

SHAMROCK,

FIRST YACHT RACE NEXT SATURDAY.

CRAFT COMPARED.

London, Sept. 6. The first of the series of races for America's Cup in which Sir Thomas Lipton's challenger "Shamrock the Fifth" will compete with the American "Enterprise," is due to take place on Saturday week.

PER ANNUM

MAALENT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1930. ROL OF CINTA

INDIAN DEMANDS NATIONALIST SPY

IMPOSSIBLE.

WHY PEACE PARLAYS FAILED.

RIGHT TO SECEDE FROM THE EMPIRE WANTED.

SHOT.

FOREIGNERS INVOLVED IN STRANGE AFFAIR.

"NO DEFINITE PROOF."

Peking. Sept. 6.- A communique from Kaifeng states that Ting Tao-li, the Special Commissioner in Western Honan appointed by Marshal Chiang Kai- WILD PROPOSALS.

shek to create disturbances in the rear of the allies, together with Poona, Sept. 6.

four accomplices, was caught and Meanwhile the greatest interest Correspondence connected with shot at Chengchow. Ting Too-li is being taken at Newport Rhode the abortive peace negotiations was formerly on the Faculty of the Large sums Island, in the rival craft and shows

Nationalist Whampoa Academy. "Shamrock" has received much ad-leaders laid down no solution as of money were also seized.

Two foreigners, said to be miration from America. The two

cognised that India had the

that

the

BIG SLAUGHTER OF "REDS.".

OVER FOUR THOUSAND KILLED.

GOVERNMENT VICTORY NEÁR CHANGSHA.

MANY PRISONERS.

Bulls

LOCAL BRANCH.

Podder Bldg.

and Inners

O O From the Office Butts.

A contemporary refers to a A naturalist declares that the- "chest tournament" held at the common house-fly migrates as Chinese Y.M.C.A. Another sign much as six miles in a day. Not of expansion..

the ones they get in Cheung Chau, though.

.0 The number of "crushing victories" registered. In the Talking of tennis we've seen a Chinese civil war up to the time lot of very mixed doubles in of going to press is:-Nation- Hongkong.) alists, 26; Northerners, 1; People, 0.

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[Correspondents have discussed the merita of Eastern and Western

Music hath charms to soothe the

savage breast,

Talking of plastic surgery, music.]: couldn't some way be discovered of transferring bone from an ⠀ Unofficial's head to his back?

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Hankow, Sept. 5. Over 4,000 Communist bandits were killed and 5,000 taken pri- soner after a big encounter with General Ho Hien's forces on singularly appropriate the fact A reader points out as being Tuesday and Wednesday on the that the position of the hands is,

which is that not less than 90 yachts make a striking contrast. satisfactory unless it were re connected with a certain mis-outskirts of Changsha, the capis about the same in holding either per cent., or, in the case of a duralumin mast and below deck right to secede from the British Sionary station in Honan were tal of Hunan Province, when the a harp or a steering-wheel.

Club organising the race, not less than 80 per cent. of the total subscription is devoted to prizes. This is indicated in the draft of a Bill to amend the Gambling Ordinance which appears in the current issue of the Government Gazette.

No General Permission. It is explained that the object of this Ordinance is to give con- the ditional legal sanction to ordinary club sweepstakes con- ducted on horse or pony races which it has hitherto been the practice to ignore though illegal under

Gambling the existing Ordinance..

The "Enterprise" has a towering an impressive display of mechani- cal accessories designed to in- crease her speed, while she pos- sesses also a selection of twelve main sails suited to all varieties of weather. The Shamrock is de- pending on less elaborate method, and below decks she is empty of mechanism. except for halyard winches, while she has only three main sails.

are

Empire.

Оле essentini was a complete

also involved, although no definite Hunan Military Governor scored proof has yet been found."

Chengchow has again been National Government which would visited by Nanking aeroplanes be responsible to the people, the during the past three days. The Government to control the depeople are now getting more skil- fence forces.

ful in protecting themselves from the planes and seem to enjoy the sight of bursting shrapnel.

Newspaper heading:-"How to

a great victory over the "Reds" who were assailing the capital Deal with Money-lenders." from three directions.

A claim was made to refer to an independent tribunal such Bri- tigh claims and concessions, In- cluding the India public debt, as appeared unjust.

move-

The bombs are, killing

The casualties were easily the biggest since the outbreak of war between the Hunan Government army and the bandits, the encoun- fer lasting two days.

1,000 Troops Killed.

The Government defences sur-

at all!

Not

Fishing opened enthusiastically in Hongkong last Monday, one man pegging away with four rods.

- It's kids as well as skids that the motorists needs to avoid.

Talking about sharks in Hong-

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and wounding innocent people and are achieving nothing of military Nevertheless, Sir Thomas Lip-

importance, An examination of The civil disobedience. ton's confidence in her

Isment would be called off if the the brass plates from thirty-three undiminished and

American terms proved acceptable to Bri-aeroplanes destroyed by the allies rounding Changsha proved to be kong, what about a few Scots' life- impressed sportsmen,

by tain, but the picketing of foreign shows that over eighty per cent too strong for the assailing Com-guards. They're good at saving. the way she has moved dur- cloth and liquor shops and there from the United States and munists, and the four Nanking

the remainder from Germany.

Aeroplanes which arrived recently runs. Sham illicit manufacture of salt would ing preliminary

Feeling among the people is from Hankow did very effective rock Mill be taken from the water continue. on Monday for a final overhauling

running high against the countries work in bombing the bandits and talkative people. The sanction is limited to horse before the race. There is spirit

permitting the sale of these generally hindering their move-is just to listen. methods of destruction of innocentments.

The danger and pony races as it is considered of the greatest friendliness be-

re-people-Reuter. undesirable to give a general per- tween the rival officers and crews. mission which may encourage new-British Wireless. forms of sweepstakes.

New Section.

or

The change, is to be effected by the addition of a new section to the principal Ordinance. This rew section is in the following terms: 18-(1) Ordinary social sporting clubs in the Colony, may, with the approval in writing of the Inspector, General of Police, con- duct sweepstakes on horse or pony races provided that the following conditions are observed:

(0) Not less than ninety per cent, or in the case of a club organising the race not less than eighty per cent of the total subscription shall be devoted to prizes for the subscribers.

Sale of Tickets. (b) Except in the case of pari- mutuel or cash-sweep tickets sold by the club organizing the race un the premises of the race course, during the meeting at which the race takes place to persons at tending such meeting, no tickets shall be sold; but, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the chances shall be allocated only to

members or subscribers of the club conducting the sweepstakes, who shall sign their names to numbers on lists in the premises of the club to which they belong. (c) No hawking of chances or advertisements of the sweep- stakes shall be permitted. (2) Ordinary social or sporting clubs in the Colony may with like approval and subject to the like

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ABSURD PROPOSAL BY T.U.C.

ALLOWANCES TO. COST

£100,000,000.

London, Sept. 5. The Trade Union Congress has concluded after unanimously ask- ing the Government to introduce legislation reducing the working week to 4 hours, inclusive of meals, and also urging that pen- sions be payable at the age of 60 years, the displaced workers to be compensated.

Opinion was sharply divided on the question of family allowances. The Majority Report of the Joint Committee of the T.U.C. and the Labour Party advocated allow- ances to children which it was estimated would cost the State £100,000,000 yearly.

"Preliminary" Demands. Other demands were for the lease of political prisoners not guilty of violence, fie restoration of confiscated property, the re-

MORE RAIN EXPECTED IN SHANGHAI.

Weather Prospects Depress Interport Bowlers,

DELAY ALMOST CERTAIN.

Shanghai, Sept. 6. The spirits of the interport Jawn bowls teams from Hong- kong and Hankow were de- pressed this morning as there are indications that heavy

fall. rain is likely, to Our Own Correspondent,

fund of fines, re-instatement of village officers who resigned or

The Minority Report said that who were dismissed, and the re- better results could be achieved by peal of all special Ordinances. the State applying the available

that funds to health and education the

It was further demanded

Round services.

composition of the Table Conference to be held in Report was London and the Indian represen-

The Minority

hands.

MOTORS DISPLACE

TRAINS.

50 BRANCH LINE STATIONS BEING CLOSED.

London, Sept. 5. As a sequel to the rapid develop- ment of the road transport services, over fifty branch line stations on

the London and North-Eastern, and

The best way to entertain

The bandits launching simul- taneous assault against Changsha of youngsters comprised three different bands. thinking they The notorious Chu Tak and Mo are big guns Tsak-tung, formerly of Kwangtung Is that they're and the Fukien frontier, engaged liable to be General Ho Chien's main troops at fired. Hautzeshih, where about 1,000 .D O soldiers and officers were killed.

"Red" Gangs Crushed.

It's reported that Cyril Tol- ley, the British

near

The Communist, gang under golfer, intends Fang Tak-wai and Wang Kung, Hving shih, which recently plundered Chicago. Passi the London, Midland and Scottish Chungsha, attacked from another bly in an effort direction, but there is not the to improve his Railways are to be closed to passen- least doubt that the three groups shots. ger traffic this month.

Trains will be used on the branch had a common objective in view lines affected for the carriage of-that of capturing Changsha and goods and livestock only, and establishing a Communist Gover omnibus services substituted for ment in Hupeh. passengers by railway companies or road transport companies with which the railways are associated. -British Wireless,

AUSTRALIAN BUDGET

BALANCING.

walk

(It also breaks into my needed

rest).

How heav'nly is a chord of

muted power!

(If 'tis not played at an un-

earthly hour!)

The love sick swain who woos

his maiden fair

(I wish he'd hang himself on

her front stair). Exhibits passion which time

never tires;

(I hope her father hits him

when he fires).

And when he lays his bamboo

flute aside

(I offer prayer that peace may

now abide).

The echoes throb into the

silence deep.

(Ahl blessed silence, for I now

can sleep!)

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Mary:: Bess never tells any-` one her age.

Marjorie: Yes, I've noticed that. But her age is begin ning to tell on her.

ៗ ព New Proverb: It's an ill wind that blows a man's own horn.

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The big slaughter of the bandits seems to vindicate the recent state ment made by General Ho Chien that his retreat from the environs,

Men's neckties resembling silk of Changsha was a plan to pe are being made of rubber in suade the Communists to

France. The manufacturers into a trap near the city. Hun- dreds of the bandits were killed Won't miss the chance to adver

tise their styles, as the very and mowed down by machine guns snappiest. manned by the Government troops who lay in ambush in the Chang- sha suburbs.

com-

CABINET ADOPTS PLEDGES OF PREMIER.

Melbourne, Sept. 5.

Disorganised Retreat. The Federal Cabinet has unan-

The bandit gangs have eventually adopted by a show of tation on it should only be de-imously decided to carry out Mr.

disorganised retreat cided after the settlement of the Scullin's pledges to balance the menced a

Budget.

Several financial pro- from three directions, and the The Congress also passed a foregoing so called "preliminary" one were discussed towards this Government troops are in hot resolution in favour of the repeal demands.

end to-day. The Government in- pursuit. The Hankow Chinese: of the Trade Disputes Act.

tends to uphold all its obligations, newspapers announced this morn- not merely as regards its creditors, ing that the Changsha populace In his reply, the Viceroy of but in finding increased employ was greatly relieved by the big India regretted the tone adopted ment for Australian people. Par- Government victory. by the Nationalists and declared liament will be summoned when that no useful purpose would be the measures have been prepared. served by attempting to deal with the suggestions in detail as the proposals were impossible.

Router.

POLITICAL UNREST IN TURKEY.

THROWN INTO HAR- BOUR AT SMYRNA.

conditions provide lists of numbers | POLICE for their members and subscribers as agents for any other approved club or clubs, whether within the Colony or elsewhere.

"EGYPT" 'SALVAGE

CONTINUES.

CAPTAIN'S SAFE BROUGHT TO SURFACE.

Brest, Sept. 6. The salvage operations on the

P. and O. liner Egypt are being pushed on most vigorously in order to profit from the the spell of weather,

Constantinople, Sept. 5. Three hundred people were ar- rested at Smyrna in the course of demonstrations to welcome Fethi Bey,, the leader of the now Turkish Liberal Republican Party.

Viceroy's Reply.

The Viceroy added that if the civil disobedience movement was called off the special Ordinances would be withdrawn.-Reuter.

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Course of Negotiations,

Poona, Sept. 5. ·

Reuter.

RUSSIAN'S THEFT IN SHANGHAL.

The leader of the Commur.ists, Chu Tak, is understood to have been seriously wounded during the retreat. The majority of the bandits retreated in a south- eastern direction, heading from Kiangai.

General Ho Chien is heading an immediate attack against Ping Kiang and Liuyang districts near Changsha, captured by "Reds" not long ago.

STOLE BELONGINGS OF MR. A. E, BUCHANAN.

In a joint statement, Sir Tej

Shanghai, Sept. 6.

"Reds" Executed. The crowd which had been await- Sapru and Mr. Jayakar trace the Nicolai, Stepanoff, a merchant, Ing the arrival of the ship with

course of the abortive negotiations was sentenced to a year and two General Ho Chien has tele- Fethi Bey aboard marched round between the Viceroy and the months imprisonment by Judge graphed to Nanking Government the harbour demonstrating and jailed Congress leaders.

Shen at the Special District Court that he is confident of the total came into collision with the police.

The genesis was an Interview at yesterday on a charge of stealing elimination of the Communists in Three of the latter were thrown Bombay which Motilal Nehru gave a black leather handbag contain Hunan within the next ten days.

The Nanking Garrison authori- on June 20 to Mr. George ing the belongings of Mr. A. E. into the sea.

Fethi Bey, who was the object Slocombe, special correspondent Buchanan from the S.M.R. Whang- ties are continuing a rigid search of friendly demonstrations as the ship passed through the Dardan of the London Daily Herald, as a poo. wharf on September 21or Communists and yesterday the

"result of which Mr. Slocombe Our Own Correspondent.

execution took place at Nanking elles from Constantinople,

of six men and two women, the latter being proved to poses the Government's economic drafted terms with which Motilal policy as being responsible for the Nehru agreed.

Communist accomplices. At same time, five soldier's were shot for deserting from the Nanking Army which left for the front recently.

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The bullion, which is the main object of the expedition is con present acute economic crisis in tained in several hundred pad- Turkey, which is especially affect locked boxes deep down in the ing Symrna'e export trade. Rcu huil, and is inaccessible without dynamiting part of the interior.

ter.

The terms were that if the Im PRIVATE SENTENCED. perial Government was able to give a private assurance that it

RAM.C. MAN'S FRAUD would support the demand for a full and responsible Government

IN SHANGHAL The three divers engaged on the

of India, subject to mutual adjust-

Shanghai, Sept. 6. work are hampered by the intense

ments and terms of transfer, then darkness and the disconcerting of-

Sydney Walter Bourné, a private Motilal Nehru would undertake to fects of hundreds, of congen eels

convey such an assurance to Gand-In the Royal Army Medical Corps, pleaded guilty before Judge King at continually brushing against them.

hi and Jawalarial Nehru, One of the divers yesterday,

SHANGHAL

Gandhi gave the intermediaries the British Court yesterday to two while Inspecting the Captain's safe,

a note for the two Nehrus stating charges of forgery and one of ob- was suddenly shot up to the sur

Shanghal, Sept. 6. that the Round Table Conference taining money by fraud. He was face, the leads attached to his shoes A committee has been appointed should be restricted to a discussion sentenced to six months hard having been displaced. However, to discipline Chinese lawyers in for the safeguards necessary in labour, the sentence to date from the Captain's safe was hauled up Shanghai-Our Own Correspond- connexion with full self-Govern his arrest, Our Own Correspond to-day Reuter

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CHINESE LAWYERS.

DISCIPLINARY BODY IN

ent.

•ents

be

the.

Wang Indisposed. The centre of political activities have been shifted from the war zones, which are experiencing a complete lull, to Peking, where the Kuomintang politicians and the Northern militarists are endeavouring to effect a compro

an understanding of miso and

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Another infamous saying: "Listen boys, no woman. dictated to me."

ever

O O We're waited for a ferry, till

at last, From Home the tidings came the

scheme was passed.-

But the instant jubilation Gave way to perturbation When the votes of Unofficials

were not cast.

Some of these

life insurance

agents

pester

people to death..

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The trouble with Hongkong i's that not enough people. are willing to be led by the "knows."

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A man living

Woolwich,"

has made his

own coffin and.

sleeps in it to be sure it fits. There's a fellow who likes his bier

Better to kiss and make-up, especially if it rubs off.

Perhaps the

who people advocated a low dollar as being good for the Colony's export trade: will be able to explain why their theory is not supported by the latest trade returns.

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One of our contemporaries muat have taken lessons from the local "physical culture experts. It is

quite good at "lifting.”

0. What is the greatest thing about trans-Atlantic flying? "The Costes, of course.

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. ... . Angling Note: The piscatoria! season opened quietly, "rising" not being good, in spite of it again! being demonstrated that the early riser catches the worm!

An invitation to 20 Easter Monday plenie, posted some weeks

It may be that they wish to ago, has just been delivered to the

cogitate

On the estimated revenue or has decided not to go.

rate:

Let's hope they'll be progressive,

recipient. We understand that he

Fashion Note-Striped trousers

So that in the tense possessive, are now being worn by the man We'll praise our modern ferry who failed to see the "Wet Paint"

'stead of slate.

notice on a Kowloon seat.?

To every modern man it is.

unique

That we should tolerate a way

antique;

From Kowloon to Repulse Bay Should be quite a eimple way; And so it should from here

Castle Peak.

to

Sixpenny motor trips are being advertised by a Scottish: fizm. Charabane goes saxpencel

Children's Corner:--Now that lovely lilac is blooming I am sure you will love to know something w about this lovely plant. It only We're up-to-date in quite a lot flowers when in blossom, and gets

of ways; MA

its name from the old" English Our roads the tourists give the word lilac, which means "ilac." The pretty colour known as “iflac" But no wonder they deride us is so called because of its lilac- When they see the sea divide us; like shade, which is just like lilac, If we only had some Israelitish Isn't that a sely thought?

ways!

highest praise.

Judging by the reports of the We'll have to moderniss it, soon many big fish which were "lost"

on the opening day of the local

or late;

So why wait till some very dis- angling season, Kowloon reservoir

'tant date?

There'll be

nothing

demurrage,

must contain some whoppers! for O

The souvenir-hunting craze in So let's have the sense and America seems to penetrate the

courage

L'any rate!

thin coat of respectability, or

To sink the pier foundations what the French airmen might

aptly term the "sou veneer "2. Mr. Roy Chapman Andrews has Don't be bahaind the times. discovered some more fossils in become a Bahal. Mongolia. There is, however, no o

Having board all about Chinese truth in the report that he will next turn his attention to the music, one is moved to ask “What Hongkong Government Service, it music??