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NAVAL HOSPITAL COLONY'S BUDGET WAR CONTINUES SHANGHAI STREET | NOVEL CHINESE

FUTURE.

EXCHANGE OF LAND POSSIBLE.

FORMER WAR MEMORIAL SITE

MENTIONED.

MATTER CONSIDERED.

Enquiries made by the Tele- graph to-day indicate the possi- bility of an exchange of lands between the naval authorities

READY.

!.

OVER $23,000,000 FOR COMING YEAR.

HIGHER THAN LAST.

The Colony's Budget is to be in- produced at the meeting of the Legislative Council on Thursday, when the Hon: Colonial Secretary will move the first reading of a | Bill to apply a sum not exceeding $23,365,335 to the Public Service for the year 1931,

IN HONAN.

NANKING TROOPS

-ATTACKING.

MANCHURIANS' PROMISE OF

· PEACE TO CHIHLI.

TAX REMISSIONS.

MURDER.

FILIPINO STATED TO HAVE ADMITTED CRIME.

THREE DETAINED.

EXHIBITION.

OLD PEOPLE MEET IN CONTEST.

TELL JUDGES SECRETS OF LONGEVITY.

PRIZES & PENSIONS.

LOCAL BRANCH.

WAR ATMOSPHERE DISSIPATED.

FAREWELL TO THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR.

LONDON SPEECHES..

London, Sept. 29.

The Secretary for Foreign. Af- fairs and Mrs. Arthur Henderson gave a farewell luncheon yester

Phally,

Peddar Bldg.

THE EMPIRE'S AFFAIRS.

OUTLINE OF ITEMS FOR DEBATE.

MR. J. H. THOMAS ON THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK.

Shanghai, Sept. 30. Three Filipinos have been detained in connexion with the murder of the Filipino. Garcia, who, as reported yesterday, was

day to the German Ambassador THE SINGAPORE BASE. fatally stabbed in the early hours

and Madame Sthamers who are Shanghai, Sept. 29. of Sunday morning after leaving

leaving London this week. The Wuchow, Sept. 27..

London, Sept. 29. Since Thursday..four Nation-a cabaret in North Szechuen Rond.

Prime Minister and other mem. The main issues before the Im An event, unique in its way bers of the Cabinet and alist Divisions, consisting of attacked by a gang of rowdies.

when he was alleged to have been

their The total expenditure budgetted 20,000 men, have been launch-

as being the first of its kind to ladies were present, and the other perial Conference, which opens One of the nien, Ramon Tobias. happen in South China, if not in guests included Lord D'Abernion on Wednesday in the Reception and the Hongkong Government. for represents an increase of overing assaults against the Kuomin-musician, has confessed to the all-China, has been registered in and Lady D'Aberzon, Sir Austin Room of the Foreign Office, a result of which the latter a million dollars as compared with chun defenders at Chengchow, might warrant a plea of self-chow. It was no less than an and Sir Horace and Lady Rum-terview by the Dominions Sec crime, under conditions which the municipal history of Wu- Chamberlain, Lady Chamberlain were, discussed to-day in an in- will come into possession of the the provision made for the present along the Lung-Hai Railway, defence. According to his state- Royal Naval Hospital and its year. The 1930 Budget estimate

Mr. Henderson said they were Thomas, who is one

retary, the Rt. Hon. Mr. J. H. grounds, whilst the site original was $27.268,515, but included in where the Kuominchun contin- ment, he, with some friends, left exhibition for the most robust bold.

of the ly selected for the War Memoria! this sum was $1,364,076 for. Pab-gents under General Sun Lin-his place of employment, the old people resident in the port.

The exhibition took place at the bidding farewell to an Ambassa- United Kingdom delegates. cabaret in question, and the party Hospital, above Stubbs Road, lie Debt and $3,865,560 Milzung are situate in the outskirts were jostled by ricksnas in which new Chung San Memorial Hall, andor who, in the course of his At the outset he emphasised will be made available for the tary Contribution. Deducting of the city.

deceased and his friend La Frank imposing brick building of Ameri- tenure of no less than ten years it was a family gathering, Walle purposes of a new Naval Hos-these sums, for which no compara-

tive figures are given in the new place on Thursday while the arrival a filthy name, using it repeatedly, on the summit of the Pak-san Hill,lishing many firm and lasting separate interests, all were work- Several miner encounters took were riding. Deceased called him can architectural design, situated of his post, had succeeded in estab-it was true each colony had its pital.

Budget. the total comes to $22.- The matter, we understand, has 38.870. as against the $23,365,43% of two fresh Kuominchan divi. and then jumped out and attacked overlooking the town and the con- friendships. He recalled the difi-ing together in the common inter

Suence of the West River and the cult circumstances in which Dr.est and the

Fu River. The Hall, which has a Sthamer had first assumed his ideals. The delegates, therefore seating capacity of two thousand duties, and said he and Madame came into the conference to ex people, was filled to overflowing. Shamer would carry with them change views, to consult, together among whom the military ele in their retirement the good wishes and to try to work out together, ment was predominant.

of all who had come into contact to mutual advantage, solutions of with them during their official Prizes and Pensions.

mission to London.

various problems confronting them..... Dr. Sthamer, replying amid plau- For some weeks past, the com- dits, said he regretted that the relations, the broad principle of "In the field of Inter-imperial munity was advised of the coming pleasant personal and official re- constitutional status has already show by the local Press and bylations established in London were been settled. The Imperial Con- notices written on long rectangu- coming to an end. He was fully ference of 1926 set out the defini-

been under consideration' for some considerable time, but it appears that at the moment it is held in abeyance, although the scheme) may eventually go through.

now to be budgetted for.

current

It is noteworthy that Public Works Extraordinary have been cut down in the new Budget, the figure being $2,500,000, compared The naval autorities have for with $3,840,750 for the several years past realised the year. Pensions have risen from desirability of a change in the $913,000 to $1,228,000. There' are situation of the Naval Hospital, increases under most of the other and as the War Memorial Hospital headings. due, of course, largely site has long since been abandon to salary increases. ed for the purpose for which it was prepared, the idea of effecting exchange of land suggested

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itself.

Change of Site.

The sum required for the com- ing year is allocated as follows: His Excellency the Gov-

vernor

sions on Friday caused a renewal of severe hostilities. The Knomin- chun defenders are erecting strong fortificatiors around Chengehow.

Nanking Claims. Commenting on the Nationalist state that the Nationalist comman attacks, Hsuchow Headquarters ders have disbanded over 1,000 Kuominchun troops and taken 700 prisoners,

Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang was with his troops at Chengchow dir- ecting operations on Saturday, 666,221 while General Sun Liang-cheng

was at Kihsien and General Chung-lin at Loyang.

344,113 916,050

$ 155,890 Cadet Service Senior Clerical and Ac-

counting Staff Colonial Secretary's Be Junior Clerical Service

partment and "Legisla

for Chinese

The site nutrinally abesse for the War Memorial Hospital is situate near Blacks Links, and it was laid out at considerable cost' to the Government, which also Secretariat built

An acress road thereto. Affairs After consideration, however, it Treasury

ture

was decided that the site would Audit Department

District Office, North

he inconvenjent of access both to District Office, South patients and visitors, and even-Post Office tually a site for the War Memorial Wireless Telegraph Ser- Hospital was chosen at Mount vices Kellett. 'This

Imports and Exports Office. Harbour Department Air Services

Was

acquired

Was

in 1928, and the contract let the same year. The store-lay ing ceremony of the Hospital took place in April of this year..

The Black Link site has since remained inoccupied. although standing practically ready for building purposes.

The naval authorities have been in occupation of the present Naval Hospital at Wanchal for many years, the building having appar

Peking Politics,

accused During

JUVENILE COURT PROPOSAL:

Resolution at Council Meeting.

SEGREGATION IDEA.

fight

in pursuit of common

lar white cloths hung across conscious of the fact that his mis- tion of the position and mutual re- streets. Much interest was mani-sion to London had attained the (ested in the affair; for old age object for which it was under-lation of the group of self-govern- ing communities composed of trusted to him the work of trying

At Thursday's meeting of the from time immemorial has always taken. His Government had enGreat Britain and the Dominions

Legislative Council. the following Lusolution will be proposed by the

Hon. R. Hotewall:

That In the opinion of this Council steps should be taken by this Government to institute Juvenile Courts where offen- ders under the age of sixteen. can be separately. tried with-a view to the early establishment of some training institutions where such offenders can be se- gregated after conviction.

been given an honourable place in Ching. For the first time, how ever, there was public recognition in the way of prize-giving and an- nual pensions to the oldest and strongest members of the com-

munity.

tion."

to tide over the atmosphere which in terms which are well known. the war had created, and he was The report of that conference also very glad to be able to say to-day made it plain how vital was the that his efforts in this respect had princípio. of co-operation if the not been unsuccessful. A friendly positive ideal, and it further plac British Empire was to believe its atmosphere had been created, and Mr. Au Fong-pu, the progres- he was looking hopefully into the ed on record that there were certain points arising out of the present sive Mayor of Wuchow, in open future. ing the exhibition, expressed his

To his mind, the best way and legal position which appeared to satisfaction at seeing such a large the most effective means for secur- require further detailed considera gathering whose presence he ing lasting peace had been the considered an encouragement for policy of patience and concilia. other cities to hold similar ex-tion which would for ever be con

Out-of-Date Restrictions. hibitions. The object of the ex-nected with the name of Dr. He recommended that a special. #NEZLANECAZENZIIehibition, Mr. Au explained was to Stresemann's policy, which had body be set up to consider these promote hygienic living among the led to the Hague Conference and questions. Accordingly, last au people, with the view to attaining to the first step in pacification of tumn a special Conference health and longevity.

the world by freeing Germany consideration of Dominion legisa- After the conclusion of his ad-from foreign occupation and con- tion

Shipping dreas, a number of judges were trol. He added that Great Bri-legislation, was held Briefly, the called upon to examine the candi-tain might be assured that this object of the recommendations of dates for prizes, these comprising 15 old people eight men and policy would be continued unalter- that special conference is to re- seven women-whose ages ranged and would contribute to the bring- exist, or appear to exist, on the ed by the German. Government, covar pertain restrictions which from 80 to 102 years.

ing about, step by step, of the legisative powers of the Dominion pacification of Europe and would Parliaments, on the ground that help, at the same time, still für-such restrictions are now consti were put ther to improve the relations be-tutionally out of date. them 35 to their habits of tween other nations, British living, the kind of food they ate. Wireless. smoking and 'drinking, and finally the reasons to which they attri buted their old age.

60,625 In an interview with Chinese pressmen at the Peking Garrison 19,529 Command,

General Yu Haich 54,635 zung, the Commander-in-Chief of 72,60-1

the Manchurian expedition to 24.317

Peking, said yesterday that the 12.340 408,105

Manchurian Government was contemplating doing away with 149,961 some of the excessive taxes re- 871,194 cently imposed by the Shansi re- 1,164,394 gime for the purpose of accumu- Royal Observatory

154.568 lating war funds.

Tobias is said to have struck 71,012 Fire Brigade

General Yu reiterated the state-Garcia at least three times with a 326,479 Supreme Court

ment that the Manchurian expedi- knife, one thrust going close to: 173.354 Attorney General

47,226 tion was for the preservation of the heart. Crown Solicitor's Office

60322 peace in China and in this con-

Tobias is detained at the Oficial Receiver

18,631 nexion the Manchurian regime in American Land Office

Gaol, and appears

Magistracy, Kowloon Magistracy, Hongkong

36.154 Peking would endeavour to stop before Mr. Krisel, the U. S. Com: 2,399 the present strife in Chihli and missioner, to-day.Our Own Cor Police Force"

2,190 Homan.

respondent. 2,710,962 Prisons Department

713.369

Along the Peking-Hankow Rail- Medical Department

way, the Manchurian troops with 1,446,585 be stationed as far as Paoting. Department

954.270 and Forestry

near the Shansi frontier, and in Department

119,587 the southern section of the rail- Education Department 1,729,708 way the Manchurian troops will Public Works, Recurrent 1,536,150 Public Works Department 2,038,928 occupy Tingchow. Public Works, Extraordin Kowloon-Canton Railway Volunteer Defence Corps Miscellaneous Services Pensions Charitable Services

ently formerly belonged to Messrs. Sanical

Jardine. Matheson and Company. Prior to that, the Navy had a small hospital of its own elsewhere, this having been erected as far back as

1843.

Matter Dormant, Enquiries made this morning in official circles showed that the suggestion for the exchange of sites between the Government and the naval authorities has been considered, but that the matter is, at the moment, dormant.

The suggested site for the new Naval Hospital is Crown land, and the occupation. of it by the

2,500,000

BOBBY JONES "FED UP" WITH GOLFING!

Protecting Chihti.

naval authorities would therefore GETS A GREAT OVATION ON frontier, to ensure peace there.

take the form of an exchange. How soon, or how long, it would be before such A transaction would be effected, no official. inti- mation could be given.

REACHING HOME.

LORD BIRKENHEAD'S CONDITION.

RECURRENCE OF CONGES- TION IN ONE LUNG.

London, Sept. 29,

- Habits of Life.

Questions

An Aged Candidate,

to

THE LEAGUE GRAVELY CONCERNED.

SUPPRESSION OF TRAFFIC

IN NARCOTICS.

and Merchant

for

The present terms of their recommendations will form one of the main issues for consideration at the forthcoming conference.

He felt in some regards that the

presence of these legal forms af ford an obstacle to true constitu- tional development, and that, in order to secure free and full co- operation between equal partners in British Commonwealth, it is desir- able, first of all to make it quite clear that all Dominions are in form as well as in fact in no way subordinate, to this country.

Defence Considerations.

It is worthy of note that the ma. 947,547 Along the Peking-Suiyuen

jority replied that they went to 103,660 Railway, the Manchurian troops.

bed and rose early that they lived 1,490,955 | will take charge us far as Nankow.

Lord Birkenhead's condition is mostly on vegetables, meats form: 1-12,295

General Yu Haleh-zung said that again reported on in a bulletin ising but a small part of their diet; 1,228,000 the Manchurian leaders would sued to-day, which states that and that they seldom smoked and

advise the warring factions in there has been a recurrence of the always refrained from liquors:

Geneva, Sept. 29. North China to spare Chihli from congestion, in one lung, accom- further internecine strife. It is panied by a considerable rise of

The Fifth Committee of the League of Nations has concluded the intention of the Manchurian temperature. His general condi-

Old age of itself was not suits labours. It has passed a tion remains good. Government to atation a strong

ficient to win maximum marks: resolution, that it is gravely con- garrison on the Chihli-Shantung

It will be recalled that he was health and mobility of the limbs cerned with the enormous illicit first reported to be suffering from were also qualifications for prizes, traffic in narcotics, and instruct-

The next broad division of the The Manchurian C.-in-C. told lung complications towards the end The oldest candidate was a woman, ing the Secretary General of the agenda covers questions connected the newspapermen that as long as

of August, but his condition was She walked with a heavy stoop, League to write to all the Govern Under this heading the conference with foreign policy and defence. the Manchurian Government was

stated after a few days to be much which she explained was due to uments who are members as well as will no doubt consider what fur no civil war there. controlling Chihli, there would be improved-Router.

fall during infancy. Her sight those who are non-members of ther advance can be made in the in- London, Sept. 29. was good, but hearing defective, the League, to complete their

ternational field towards securing New Appointments,

bulletin concerning Lord and she appeared to have lost her.

measures for the suppression of the general peace of the world. Birkenhead, Issued this afternoon, memory, even in regard to her

such traffic-Router. Practically all the administra-states that there has been a recursurname and age. On the latter tive officials of the Peking and rence of the congestion in one point, her neighbours came forth Tientsin Governments are being lung accompained by a consider to testify to her age, for she was suggested by General Chang able rise in temperature. The known to the people of two or three ernment has signified its consent mains good. The bulletin is sign- Hsuch-liang, and the Nanking Gov-patient's general condition regenerations in Wuchow. while the military commands ined by three doctors-British Wire- the two cities have long since ar- ranged to hand over the adminis-

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less.

Some Winners,

SHANGHAI'S WALKING

CONTEST.

ARRANGEMENTS MADE

This is our prime object, to which the efforts of the present Govern- ment have been directed since they. took office; but means of developing

Atlanta, Sept. 29. Bobby Jones' homefolk gave him an ovation on the conclusion of the Future of Naval Hospital. greatest trail of golfing adventures As to the future of the present that he has ever hud. His wife Naval Hospital, should the trans- amid the din of motor horns and and baby son greeted him first, ference take place, no informa train whistles. tion could be gleaned. A sugges- tita that it might be converted in-

Jones looked tired and admitted

the use of arbitration instead of. to police quarters was not confirm that he was fed up with golfing,

war, as instanced by the adherence ed, and was, in fact, regarded as He said he must henceforth attend

to the optional clause and by the ap most unlikely. It was pointed out to law practice, though he would

FORproach to disarmanent, as instanced The following are some of those that the necessity of changing the not abandon golf,

DECEMBER.

in the negotiations of the London present Naval Hospital accommo- The Golfing Association has given tration to the Manchurian Gov

receiving prizes and pensions :-

Naval Treaty of this year, dation is the presence of tenement him custody of the. Walker Cup for ernment. Among the notable ap-

Llang Lo-sze, female, age 102:

Shanghai, Sept. 30.1

Naturally in this great question houses which surround the build-a year. This is the first time the pointments is the selection of

Average marks" 97.05, awarded The annual International walk-it is of vital importance, in the fo ing, and this would probably also cup has been kept outside the of General

scrolls from General Chan Chai-ing match will be held this year terests of the British Common- prevent the site, being used

as fice of the Association.-Reuter's younger brother, Chang Hsuch-

tong, General Lee Yang-king, and on December 7.

wealth of nations, that separate, police quarters.

American Service!

Mr. Tom McKenna was elected members should move forward as: The Royal Observatory reports Mayor Au Fong-up, silver sou ming, as Superintendent of the that the anticyclone remains to the venirs and cups from other donors, president, and Brigadier General they have so far moved forward, Peking-Hankow Railway and con- nerth, Korea but has weakened. The and an annual pension of $100 MacNaghten vice-president, in hand in hand, and rdovcover, the currently as Chief of the Tientsin typhoon is situated to the south-from the Municipality; Police Force. The list of new cast of the Bonins, moving N. E.

connexion with the arrangements influence which such joint action Hu You-chang, male, age 87..

last evening at the Rubicon

The route is to be over a dis tance of 17 miles. Our Own Correspondent.

It is not without interest to note that, according to a statement made to a Telegraph representa- tive, the existing Naval Hospital was formerly owned by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Although

HOME FOOTBALL."

no actual date can be ascertained, LUTON SCORE THREE GOALS

it appears that it was taken over from thie firm

many years

ago,

IN DEFEATING EXETER.

Chang Hsuch-liang's

OCCASIONAL RAIN..

officials for the two cities has been A depression remains over Tong-Average marks 86.57. awarded for the event, at a meeting held on their part can exert greatly ex-

submitted to the Central Govern-king. The local forecast is, scrolls from General Chan Chat ment by Mukden.

or variable winds, light, to moder Aeroplanes from Nanking, and, ate; cloudy, occasional rain. Hauchow visited Shihchiachwang yesterday and manoeuvred for however, to drop bombs. The some time, making no attempt;

tong, General Lee Yang-king, and Mayor Au Fong-pu, and other pre sents, besides an annual pension of $50 from the Municipality,

Wong Tan-sze, female, age, 95- Average marks 83.72, awarded with scrolls, as above, other presents,

London, Sept. 29. There was only one match play-

A lecture on "Some functions of The resolution to make provi- to-day, between Exeter and Luton, taken the visit with the full know, delivered by Mr. M. A Cooper, and an annual pension of $20 from

ed in the English Football League Nanking planes must have under the Commercial Banker, is to be sion for a vehicular ferry, which in the southern section of the Third ledge that Marshal Yen Hal-shan B.Com. (Lon.), on Thursday at the Municipality. was postponed from the last meet Division. The latter were at home was conferring at Shihchinchwang 8:30 pm, in the Union Assembly Ho Lee-sze, female, age 87 ing, in to come before the Legisla to Exeter, whom they beat by 3 with some Kuomintang Leftist Room of the University. All in-Average marks 82.00, awarded tive Council on Thursday.

politicians.

terested are cordially welcome scrolls from the C.-in-C and Mayor

goals to one. Router.

ceeds the influence which can be

exerted by any one of them acting alone. The Conference no doubt. therefore, will find one of its' chief; tasks la discussing the next steps to be taken in the cause of security and disarmanent. Au Fong-pu, and other presents be- and the Municipality, an sides an annual pension of $10 from Economie Questions.

The rest of the old folks received presents, but no pensions in ac cordance to the marks obtained by then-Canton News Agency,NING

To turn now to the economic which we go with a Parliamentary Conference, It is not a conference to oily to be pursued at all cost,