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NANNING SIEGE LATEST.

CANTON AIR RAIDS CONTINUE.

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六拜道 號四月十英港香 21.213

TERRIBLE SUFFERING AMONG POPULACE.

FROM BAD TO WORSE.

Wuchow, Oct. 2. Conditions in the city of Nana ving, which has now been under

siege for several months, are going rapidly from bad to worse. Further appalling stories of the terrible sufferings experienced by the now depleted population and the defending troops are related by another batch of refugees, who have just arrived from Nanning.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1930.

TRADE SCHOOL FOR DINNER PARTY AT AMERICAN BOXER

COLONY.

A COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CONSIDER IDEA.

EIGHT MEMBERS.

PALACE:

BRILLIANT FUNCTION LAST NIGHT.

THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE

DISCUSSIONS.

DIES IN RING..

COLLAPSE IN CONTEST AT

CEDAR RAPIDS.

PARALYSIS OF HEART.

It is intimated in the current issue of the Government Gazette. that His Excellency the Governor has appointed a Committee to report on the possibility of in- ECONOMIC PROBLEMS. the fourth American ring fatality creasing facilities in the Colony for practical technical education, and the feasibility of establishing Trade School. The personnel of the Committee is as follows:

Mr. W. W. Hornell. CIE.. Chairman,

The Hon. Mr. Tao Seen-wan. 0.B.E., LL.D.

The Director of Education. Mr. Chau Tsun-nin. Mr. R.M. Dyer, C.E.E. Mr. A. S. Mackichan.

New York, Oct. 2. Battling Nelson, a boxer of big. reputation. died in the ring to-day at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This is

in a very short period. London, Oct. 8,

The tragedy occurred in the An Empire family party was course of a contest between held ut Buckingham Palace Battling Nelson and Kid Leonard. to-night when in a brilliant set- Noticing that Nelson was groggy ting of white and gold Their at the end of the fifth round, his Majesties entertained the dele-second threw in the towel. gates to the Imperial Conference at dinner in the great ball-room and died with the gloves on, in Nelson collapsed immediately of the Palace.

spite of the strenuous efforts of

No specches were delivered. and

the guests were in semi-State There were 120 dress only. guests, including Rix

Prime

three doctors to revive him.

His apponent, Léonard. was arrested and detained on a charke of manslaughter, but he was afterwards released as a result of the medical evidence 21 the inquest, where a verdict of death from paralysis of the heart was recorded -Renter's American Ser.

Professor C. A. Middleton-Smith. Mr. T. B. R. Shaw. "The Hongkong General Chamber | Ministers. The bombing raids of the Can of Commerce has been Koort

Plenary Session. Called. tonese aeroplanes continue daily enough to place the services of and the damage to life and pro- the Secretary and the use of the A plenary meeting of the perty has been enormous. The Board Room at the disposal of the Imperial Conference is to be held worst feature of the siege, how-Committee,

on Wednesday in the Reception | vice. ever, is the shortage of food

Mr. Hornell is the Vice-Chan- Room, of the Foreign Office, and supplies. The majority of the cellor of the University of Hong- at this gathering general state- poorer classes are on the verge kong; the Hon. Mr. S. W. Tso is ments will be heard from the' of starvation, and are seizing upon the well-known lawyer and mem-delegations on the problems of every opportunity escaping ber of the Legislatíve Council; inter-imperial economic relations. from the city.

the present acting Director of Education is Mr. G. P. de Martin; Mr Chau Tsun-nin, is a Chinese barrister and son of the late Mr. Chau Shiu-ki; Mr. R. M. Dyer is the well-known Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.; Mr. A. S. Mackichan is an architect, being partner in the firm of Messrs. Leigh and Orange

is Professor Middleton Smith Professor of Engineering at the University: and Mr. T. H. R. Shaw appeal to the is the saiban of Messrs. Butter Yunnanese and Cantonese com- field and Swire.

Waiting Game.

The Kwangsi insurgents give no indication of any intention to surrender, while the Yunnanese troops have practically ceased their assaults. being content apparently to play a waiting game while Wang Shao-hung's men are gradually being brought to sub- mission by the food shortage.

The arrival of fresh, refugees followed

an

manders to permit non-

combatants to leave Nanning. This

was done after a 150 citizens had| HOLLAND AND RUBBER bean killed by bomba.

The Yunnanese troops withdrew

their front line temporarily, and hundreds of citizens left.

some

The siege was re-enforced mediately afterwards.

im.

Bomb Drops Among Troops." Most of the tremendous damage done by the air raids has been to civilian lives and property, al though one bomb did drop among a group of Kwangsi troops, killing or wounding over fifty.

The reported coup of the Kwangsi army at Pinyang is still rumoured, but cannot be verified. The re- fugees from Nanning claim that Pinyang is now in the hands of Kwangsi troops.

Regarding the general situation in Kwangsi Province, travelling to Kweilin is too precarious for foreigners at this time, though it is possible to go provided the travel- or is ler is not, too well dressed carrying much baggage. Between Wuchow and Pinglo, the bandits have set up seven toll-stations, each station collecting two dollars per person as "protection fee."-Our Our Correspondent.

CRISIS.

COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY BEING CREATED.

Amsterdam, Oct. 3. It is understood that the Dutch Government is considering the creation of a Chamber of Agricul- ture for the Dutch East Indies.

The Chamber will be asked to

investigate the critical situation in the rubber industry, and also in other distressed industries in the Dutch East Indies, and to advise the Government on the action necessary to improve the situa tion--Reuter.

KING OF BULGARIA BETROTHED,

TO MARRY YOUNG ITALIAN

PRINCESS.

Rome. Oct. 3.

It is officially, announced that. Princess Giovanni, the third daughter of the King and Queen of Italy, is engaged to King Boris of Bulgaria-Reuter,

Few Foreigners Left. Conditions have been so bad in Nanning that practically all the

King Boris lil of Bulgaria, who foreigners have been compelled to leave. It is believed that the only was born in 1894, succeeded to ones remaining are Dr.-Coffin, of the Throne on the abdication

his father in 1918. the Seventh Day Adventist Mis- sion, and number of Catholic priests,

The bombing of the city by Cantonese planes has been kept up for very many weeks, almost daily raids having been made. There has, as a consequence, been heavy, Besides loss of civilian lives. much Chinese property, the Roman Catholic Cathedral has been badly damaged,

As long statements are expect- ed to be made on behalf of each delegation, the session may last. Both in the United two days. Kingdom and in the Dominions

TUTUBAMARITANNIA MATUNDARENTON,

MR. LENOX SIMPSON FAILING.

Little Hope Now Held-for His Recovery.

MIDNIGHT REPORT.

Tientsin, Oct. 1.

At midnight, Mr. Bertram Lenox Simpson was failing rapidly. Doctors informed Reuter that the patient's tem- perature was rising and his speech becoming incoherent.

There is very little hope for his life.

Two specialists who have ar- rived from Peking after a cou ference with the local doctors agreed that it would be use- less to attempt an operation for the removal of the bullet in consequence of Mr. Simpson's very weak condition. Fears for the worst are now enter tained-Beutere

ZAPROSZENIE RAKETESTİLERİ:8031f9INNALAKTO.

the economic problems are regard ed as raising the most important issues

conference. before the Full reports of the proceedings which will be conducted is private will be published.

Downing Street Talks. Meanwhile good progress ja being made with consideration of| other matters. At a meeting of the heads of the delegations at. No. 10, Downing Street this morn-

FRENCH RAILWAY

DISASTER.

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SIX KILLED AND THIRTY: INJURED.

Paris, Oct. 3. Six people were killed and 30 injured as the result of a collision between two trains on a bridge near Gare St. Lazaro.— Rente X.

Later.

It is now disclosed that a train proceeding to Nantes ran lato a number of empty waggons, and a second-class passenger coach. was wrecked. The casualties are now given as five dead and 17 injured.

Reuter.

LADY STARTS ON LONG FLIGHT.

FROM ENGLAND TO EAST AFRICA.

DUNLOP

Reinforced. Motor Cycle Tyros

BETHALT COPY 10 ORTS

PER ANNUM *

LOCAL BRANCH.

Paddar Bldg.

PEACE MOVE IN NORTH.

CHANG SUGGESTS A CONFERENCE.

NANKING INVITED BUT MAY NOT ATTEND.

THE WAR CONTINUES..

bacon!

Bulls and Inners

From the Office Butts.

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We noticed a man

"All taxation is, distasteful," reading Shakespeare the other morning stated. the, Colomial Secretary, with his breakfast. Strangely but it is hoped that Hon. Members enough, he did not toy with his will agree that this ingredient in the medicine we must necessarily take for our condition has been prescribed." Painful It is to be hoped that the correctly newly-formed Yorkshire Society Pills for Pleasant People! will proye of assistance in

☐ O solving the parkin' problem.

Matshed owners who complain of people using their Sheds with-

You can't

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abandon the structure ten miles from home!

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"He who steals what isn't is'n. When he's caught he's sent to

prison."

If he steals a motor car,

That is far too mild by far; Prison bars are not enough

We understand that the sugges- Gut authority have one advantage tion that Bradman should visit the over the car owner. Shanghai, Oct. 3.

Colony was not intended as a re- Suggesting a Rehabilitation nection

00 Iee House Street Conference at Peking,

to be howlers.. participated by leaders of all the political factions in

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However, should the suggestion General Chang Hsueh-liang,materialise, the entertainment addressed head of the Manchurian Armies, committee will doubtless alge a long telegram to arrange a punch and udy show, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek this morning

the urging

-is not surprising that Sir Nationalist Commanders in-Thomas Lipton should intends that he condemned should be, another mediately

military building

Shamrock. : operations and to settle oul After all, he is the last man in standing issues on disbandment the world to admit tannin.

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Market Note:-Neglected, for of movement. some weeks, eggs now show signs

to

cease

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General Chang Hsueh-liang say that in the event of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and other Nun- king leaders not being willing to participate in the Peking confer- ence, representatives can be sent to confer with the leaders of the Shansi and Kuominchan partics.

sources

A mixed bathing party the other evening indulged in formation swimming. The last rows of sum- mer!

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be

Talking about Fengtien Influence.

the new China.

Japanese

state that they certainly General Chang Hsueb-liang has appear to ordered the occupation of all changing their territory along the railway north Customs up in of Yellow River, while an attempt Tientsin. is to be made by the Manchurian. □□ Divisions to link up with the

The only time.

forces under General Shih Yu- some people are shán to the south of Shihchin- |

likely to get chwang.

an illuminated The Shansi garrison troops at Shihchiachwang have been in-address is when structed by Marshal Yen Hsi-shan their house to fall back on Liangtzekwan, catches fire. giving way to the Manchurian forces.

We suppose minus-fours are Peking Appointments,,

the correct Appointments of Ministers for thing for these Civil Affairs, Reconstruction, Min-miniature golf ing and Agriculture, Labour and courses. Industry, and Education in the Chihli Provincial Government have been made by General Chang Hsueh-liang.

The Chihli Government will au- tomatically control both Pexing and Tientsin. Meanwhile

the

To teach this silly, joking tough. What would more appropriate be

To live for ever in distraction. Listening to the hooting faction Who each night with fiendish

devilry:

Imitate Satanic revelry, Then when so weak he couldn't

waddle.

We'd offer him an ancient

model;

And say "Now take another

spin,

"Towards the harbour-and.

then fall in!"*

"My dear, I had a queer dream last night, I thought I suw another man running of with you."

"Indeed! And what did you say to him?".

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A lot of pro mising young men never pay back like they promise.

After the Budget, we shall come to our Census.

O O The cost of living in Eng- Tandis now lower than at any time since the war. We cau easily beat that Hong- kong's is higher-

■

"Oh, I asked him why he was ruming."

than it ever. has been.

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Talking of the concord move- Some infamous sayings:"I ment, one of the best places to know I paid the bill, but I lost hang together is in a crowded the receipt." motor-bus.

London, Oct. 3. Mrs. Helen Silver, 41 young

U O Englishwoman who recently

Now that rewards are offered obtained 22 Bring certificate. departed from Heston Aerodrome newly-appointed Managing Directe troops capturing cities, the this morning to fly to her home tor of the Peking-Hankow Rail-Chinese Army can be said to talk in terms of cash surrender values. way, elected by the Ministry Communications at Nanking, has

The weather is getting cooler arrived at Peking, only to find that

by degrees. the Manchurian Government has already appointed its own man..

ir Nairobi.

She is being accompanied by: her instructor. the well-known pilol, Captain Cameron.

She has reached 'Le Bourget, whence, after a brief stay, she resumed her journey.Renter

THE ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.

INDIAN LABOUR LEADERS INVITED.

War Situation

of

1

While a military lull prevails along the Tientsin-Pukow Rail way, following the Manchurian oc- cupation of the northern sections of the Line, the Nationalist forces are fighting a stubborn battle at Kaifeng, the capital of Honan Province.

Nanking official sources believe that Kaifeng was occupied yester- London, Oct. 3. day, but this remains to be con- ing the preliminary discussion of indian labour

representation firmed. It is known, however, the various constitutional aspects has been secured by the inclusion that the Kuominthun forces are of inter-imperial relations was of two Indian Labour leaders about to give up Chengchow and continued.

among nine additional appoint-possibly Kaifeng in view of the It is understood that must of ments to the Indian delegation to Nanking push along the Lung-Hai

Railway. the time at to-day's meating was the Round Table Conference. JAMAICA OBJECTS TO occupied with consideration of the In the previous list of appoint- Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang's chief working since the last conference ments, Chamam Lal was the sole lieutenant, General Lu Chung-lin, CHINESE.

of the machinery for effecting representative of Indian Labour, has submitted a disbandment plan

between communication

His and he withdrew, despatching a to the Nanking Government ad- Majesty's various Governments letter declining the invitation on vocating the preservation of ten

external respecting

relations. September, 17-Reuters

Kuominchun Divisions under his The form of treaties was also dis-

command after the automatic re- cussed and the committee set up.

tirement of the "Christian" Kingston, Oct. 3. by the conference under the chair-

General. The Nanking leaders say that the disbandment plan will be put before thé coming Re- habilitation Conference at Peking.

DEMONSTRATION AGAINST

IMMIGRANTS.

More than once the capture of the city by Yunnanese troops has here in support of the campaign the more detailed examination of been reported, hut subsequent against further immigration of the form of commercial treaties, news has shown that these official- Chinese and Syrians.Reuter.

former ly-inspired reports

Sir Edward Stubbs, have been utterly untrue. It was stated on Governor of Hongkong, is the September 19th that the Yun- Governor of Jamaica.

A demonstration has been heldmanship of Lord Sankey took over

nanese forces were encamped in villages a few miles from Nan- ning, evidently waiting for the arrival of Cantonese forces.'

MRS. VICTOR BRUCE.

REACHES BAGDAD ON HER FAR EAST FLIGHT.

Bagdad Oct. 3. Mr. Victor Brace, who is cn gaged on a flight from England to Japan, has arrived here, complet ing a hop from Konta, via Aleppo,

Reuter

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SIR THOMAS LIPTON UNDISMAYED.

Officials' Status.“

LEAGUE OF NATIONS ARREARS.

CHINA TO PAY UP WITHIN

TWENTY YEARS.

The status of High Commis- sioners was also, before the meet- ing. On the question of the pre-

Geneva, Oct. 3.. ecdence of High Commissioners, it

The Secretary-General of the was recognised that this was League of Nations was to-day matter for the British Government authorised by the Assembly be to settle and, on their behalf, promise was given that an attempt accept payment of arrears in

China's contributions to to reach an accommodation with Lengue in equal instalments over PLANS TO CHALLENGE WITH the Dominions would be made. a period of twenty years.

Other aspects of inter-imperial relations will be survoyed.

NEW CRAFT.

the

Chihli Floods.

The management of the Pekirig- Mukden Railway has announced that floods are again" occurring, menacing railway traffic. The line. to the east of Shankaiwan has been damaged, necessitating the train which was proceeding to Mukden. to return to Peking yesterday.

The Manchurian Commanders consider themselves most for-

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A girl's race to marriage is done in laps!.

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The Colonial Secretary's assur- ance that the Budget "represents the best effort of the Government after very careful consideration of detail, to fashion its coat ac- Hongkong would be a paradise cording to the attenuated supply of for anglers if the fish bit as often cloth available" was indeed a well-

and the mosquitoes,

the spun yarn! mosquitoes as seldom as the fish.

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"Poeticus:"Your Ode fell into "Hundreds Prostrate in Heat the waste-paper basket of its own Wave," says a Home paper. accord. You uppear to need Evidently one kind which Britain decarbonizing.

does not rule.

New Definition:-Meditation is

One thing about the lift-boy, he

what the taipan calls Idleness if makes a living by running other

people down. he catches anybody else at it.

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[Town dwellers complain that

Night baseball has started in

dark will be sleep.

hire-car drivers now combine touting America. The next novelty after and tooting.]

With a toot, toot, toot, and a

blare, blare.. blare,

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"Men haven't got much on the We rush out and hoot for a modern girl," says an American writer. Nor has the modern girl.

likely fare;

What matter the noise? Oh girls, and Oh boys!- Come for a run, come for a run With a honk, honk, honk, and

a bla, bla, bla,"

*

We wait by the ferry wharf,

known as "Star;" What matters the time?: Isn't touting sublime? It's jolly good fun, jolly good

fun!

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Few married men need to go far from home to experience: what the advertisements describe

as an all-talking her

Bensation!

The "You Know" Series:-You know he's an amateur photo- grapher because he's always "napping at people.

The China Association doesn't With a toss and a turn, and a know we have a currency problem. Seeing that it's largely made up

stified curse,

The townside "sleeper grows of pensioned taipans, why should.

worse and worse;

Why have all this din

Of rubber and tin?

it?

The week's faye pas-Over- Oh, get me a gun, get me a gun! heard at a dinner party the other [All musical rights reserved.] evening.

"Bimetalliam indeed! When we were children it was

•known as stomach-

According to the newspapers, probably the world's gold supply is rapidly ache!" disappearing. Dentists, of

course, have their fill of it.

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One advantage of telling the He was also requested to submit tonate, as the flood interrupts the

truth is that you don't have to. London, Oct. 3. ·· On Monday, the heads of the detailed report on the subject Chihli communications at a time

Spanish Republicans met in the remember what you said. Sir Thomas Lipton arrived at delegations will again meet when to the Council before the next when the Manchurian troop move-Madrid bull ring. It is under- Southampton to-day returning it is hoped that the preliminary meeting of the Assembly.--Reuter.ments have been accomplished stood that there were no bulls The word "music" covers

The last of the Manchurian units from his unsuccessful attempt to review of those questions will

present.

multitude of ding, co capture the Ameries Cup.

then be completed and the mattera

belonging to the expedition to Interviewed by Reuter, Sir raised will be handed over to Lord

China Proper arrived at Feking Prohibition in America is Thomas expressed his intention of Sankey's Committee.

yesterday, and an official report oosening so that home-brew Two mistakes before lunch are building Shamrock VI and again Before the meeting concluded, it

say that the total number is distillers can get more tight than better than one after if the talpan 68,000 men.

has indigestion. challenging for the cup-Reuter. was agreed to establish a com-

mittee on arbitration and dis- armament under the chairmanship of one of the Canadian delegates, Maurice Dupre-British Mr.

ever.