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GOLF ANNOUNCEMENT

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Note the new MAX MARKING feature. on this latest Golf production, also the increased "flight."

SERIOUS RIOTS IN THE KUOMINTANG IGNORED TRAFFIC |SHOCKING MURDER

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FOUNDED 1961

NO. 23,224

五拜虚、 號七十月十英港香 FRIDAY.

SINGAPORE BASE

AT OLYMPIA.

HIGHLY FLATTERING TO BRITISH FIRMS.

NOTABLE

THE BALDWIN TURN THE MOTOR SHOW

OF MIND.

LORD BEAVEBROOK'S OUTBURST.

NOT SATISFIED BY THE NEW POLICY.

NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

London, Oct. 16.

No surprises have been produced by exhibitors at the 1930 Inter- national Motor Show at Olympia,

COMMITTEE.

BRITISH

REPRESENTATION.

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE ON ITS FUTURE.

BERLIN.

SHOOTING BATTLE IN THE STREETS.

|POLICE REPLY TO FIRE.

Berlin. Oct. 16.

A large band of Communists re turning from a meeting of the |striking metal workers last night

CONFERENCE.

NEW OFFICIALS MAY BE APPOINTED:

MUKDEN LEADER TO BE REPRESENTED.

MAY FIGHT ELECTION. which opened to-day, but it is un- PROGRESS ACHIEVED. me into collision with the police. WU TE-CHEN DENIAL

London, Oct. 16.

questionably the biggest and the best ever brought to London, the

tween 1896 and 1913. ·

The Imperial Conference has display even including the.queer- already brightened English poli-looking veterans of the period be tics, chiefly owing to the offer of the Canadian Premier to givų British goods a ten per cent preference in Canada in return. for a like preference.

This, according to commenta tors, indsugn for M. Stanley Influenced the terms of and

Baldwin's manifesto issued last evening, which has been described as an election manifesto.

It has received a mixed receu tion from the Press and to-day it evoked, an outburst by Lord Ben- verbrook, writing in the Evening Standard.

Same Old Jig..

Hh declares that Mr. Baldwin is dancing the same old jig, but nothing is going to be dure which has any real meaning. Lord Bea- verbrook says "We can have no

The most striking feature of the the Show British exhibits at is the clever combination

of

Continental ornateness with solid ing extremely pretty and colourful British workmanship, the result be.

models.

London, Oct. 16.

Nanking. Oct. 16. Important changes in the per- sonnel of the Nanking Govern- ment are under consideration by

semi-official

SIGNAL.

EUROPEAN MOTORIST FINED

THIS MORNING.

WEAK BRAKE PLEA.

Mr. R. II. Goodman was sum- moned before Mr. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy this morning, for disobeying the signal of the

pointsman at the junction of Caine

Road and Arbuthnot Road..

The offence was stated to have instant. Citing the case for the occurred at 9 am. on the 7th

driving

AT SHEUNGSHUI.

YOUTH STABBED WHEN LYING ASLEEP.

TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE OF THE COOK.

MYSTERIOUS RAID.

an eighteen-year-old youth dur- The cold-blooded murder of

armed men upon a carpenter's ing a mysterious raid by two

Shots were fired from adjacent houses, and the police replied to A new committee of the Im-the fire, clearing the street. Later. perial Conference, composed of however, the police were again Mr. Ramsay MacDonald. Mr. fired upon from the windows. Philip Snowden, Mr. Arthur Hen-

the Nationalist leaders, and police. Inspector Alexander said shop at Sheungshui is now en- Patice reinforcements • were derson, Mr. Tom Shaw, Mr. A. Vrushed up and they received volleys that there is a distinct possibi-motor-cycle along Caine

circles announce that defendant was

agaging the attention of the Alexander, an extremely power-.

of stones from a large crowd. The lity of confirmation of the ap- travelling east.

Road, police. Another inmate of the ful British representation, and police then charred with barons pointment at the Fourth Kuo- the junction with Arbuthnot Road, was attacked without warning He approached shop. received a scare when he delegates of Australia and Nes time undertaking a search of the Messrs. Koo Ying-fan and Yu Inspector Shaftain was also enter. escaping with

and again cleared the streets, this mintang Plenary Session of at the зате time that Sub-by a man with a butcher's knife, Zealand, has started a general houses, 'Sixty arrests were made. Yu-yin as Chairman and Vice- ing it from Arbuthnot Road, in-

a cut on the discussion on the future of the

shoulder. A message from Cologne states Chairman respectively of the tending to turn west. Singapore Naval Base.

The bare details, of the affair that a number of Communists in Executive Yuan, posts formerly The first meeting of the Com-that city attacked the local branch held by the late

The direction given by the this morning at Police Headquar- are contained in a report received mittee was held last this evening.

Yen-kai, and Mr. Chang Ching-Shantung pointsman was for deters from the New Territories, an- Four-cylinder wars seem to have

Although the Conference bas

Nazkiang, Chairman of the Censor fendant to stop. He paid no nouncing that Cheung Sui-on, an been eclipsed by the sixos, which | not yet reached a 'stage at which

attention, but carried on, and, apprentice-carpenter, employed at constitute fifty per cent, of the ex-decisions are taken, good progress.

when he turned into Arbuthnot the Yee Wo Lung timber-yard, at hibits, though one Coventry firm has been made with the gonsidera-

Road, had just enough

No. 29, Shek Wu Hui Market, was has returned

room. to stabbed to death by an unknown to fours on the tion

avoid Sub-Inspector Shaftáin. The assailant, who entered his quar- of the various, questions

latter informed defendant that he ters, and escaped before round that it is more economical before it. The method of proce- dure adopted is for the heads of

absolutely disobeyed the tance could reach the unfortunate the delegations to discuss the

signal to which the defendant re- questions in a general way and

plied: "No. I did not intend to. then to refer them for a detailed

My brakes are rather weak." --

Bodies are built lower brakes have been improved, frames have heen strengthened and prices ca dused..

30 run.

|

Gear-doxes have cluinied partien. truck with men of the Baldwin lar attention. One of the "babies" turn of mind like the Conservative may be had with tree or four-speed candidate for the South Padding- gent-box, while Armstrong-Sidde-examination and report. ton seat, Sir Herbert Lidiard, whole are fitting self-changing gear-

at the behest of the Central Con-i survative Office, repudiated

boxes to all their models, his volema pledge to support the im- As a

whole the

Exhibition is ost of taxes upon foreign food- very flattering to the Home trade.

stuffa entering Great Britain." the British manufacturers giving

Sankey Committee.

The Constitutional questions affecting inter-imperial relations Were in this way first considered and the various matters were

Lord Beaverorenk says that that the lead in design and workman-referred to a Committee presided ledge secured his adaption by the ship, especially for family ears.--

ocal Conservative Association.

He, therefore, asks South Padling. Reuter,

on Conservatives to write assure

ng him of their willingness 10 support an Empire Censule ean- lidate.

Three Candidates.

It is noteworthy that besides zi Herbert Lidiard, the allicial Con- servative, prospective candidatos lready in the field at South Pad- lington are Miss Doroth Dyane

Labour) and Mrs.

Lewart

- FURTHER BOMBAY

ARRESTS.

SENTENCES ON BATCH OF AGITATORS.

Bumbay, Oct. 16.

ever by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Sankey, which has had several meetings. At its meeting to-day, the Sankey Committee annointed i a sub-committer to examine anel report upon certain technical questions arising on the report of last year's conference on the operation of Dominion legislation. and also referred to a sub-com- mittge a matter resperting the form of commercial treaties,

A further exchange of views Richardson, of the United Empireary of the last War Council, who the members of the commonwealth Aziz Husseinbhny Lalji. Secret-also took place on the position of Party (Lord Rothermterd's organi was arrested yesterday, has been in relation to treaty making.

ation).

sentenced to nine months' rigorous Regarding Lord Beaverink' imprisonment. Most of the others issertion that Sir Hedbert Larrested have received sentences of

three months and six months.

liard's selection was the result of

Economic Issues. Meanwhile the heads of the food tax pledge, it may be noted hat Sir Herbert has been three

Th police raided the new Con-delegations had a further meeting imes Mayor of Paddington aress Headquarters in the Mosiem to continue the exchange of views quarter and arrested two of the c- the suggestions for improving inter-imperial trade. As certain questions of high policy are

or eighteen years

Chairman of

he South Paddington Conserva- " cupants.

ive Association.

The arrest of Osman Sabant, the new Moslem President of the re- constituted War Council, is im- minent:-Router

Yacht Disaster-Recalled.

The bye-election at South Pad- lington is caused by the death of Commodore H. D. King, the Con- ervative member, who recently ost his life in the yachting disus- yesterday morning. er off the Cornish coast, when the

U.S. AIRMAN CRASHES

IN BLIZZARD.

Escorting Naval Treaty Across States.

COMPANION. ESCAPES.

New York, Oct. 16. Lieutenant W. 31. Caldwell, one of two Army piloty who was bringing Japan's ratifica- tion of the London Naval Treaty across the United States by air was killed when his aeroplane crashed during a blizzard near Laramie, Wyom ing.

Licut. Woodring's aeroplane, which was actually carrying the ratification documents, got through safely.

A representative of the State Department will take the docu- ments to the Japanese Am- bassador in London, who will formally deposit them with the League of Nations.--Reuters American Service,

office of the National Socialists. The police intervened and made thirty arrests. Five persons were injured in the fracas-Reuter

LEAVES.

involved in some of these sugges DUKE OF GLOUCESTER tions it was considered necessary for this discussion to take place before the mattera in question are referred to a committec.

SEEN OFF TO, ABYSSINIA BY BROTHERS.

General Tan

Yuan!

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek enter- tained all the high officials of the five Yuans at his residence yester- day evening. After the banquet.

the the procedure. for

coming Kuomintang Plenary Session was considered at considerable length.

Nanking Envoy.

The Nanking political envoy. Mr. Wo Te-chen, in the company of a number of Manchurian mili- tary offcials, arrived at Tientsin yesterday morning, and, when in terviewed, expressed confidence in an amicable understanding be tween the Nanking and Manchu-

had

Defendant, In reply to charge, said the signal was given the

too late, when he was only about 10 yards from the constable, and owing to his weak brakes, he had to carry on.

man...

After Midnight.

uxsis-

The affair took place. shortly son who is able to throw light on after midnight, and the only per it is the cook-boy, Tang To-fat who was himself attacked. but escaped serious injuries.

He has told the Police that he had gone out of the shed for a short time and upon his retarn was confronted by a man who, without a word, bore down on him with a butcher's knife.

rian Governments concerning the Defendant later said that he future of Peking and Tientsin ad-only saw one arm rafsed, where ministrative affairs.'

upon it was pointed out to him that the raising of both arms was not obligatory. It was clearing while shouting "save life."

He repudiated rumours that he was going to assume any post in the Peking Government. Mr. Wa

rough signal for defendant to

Terrified, he ran into the build-

It was at this point that the other

said that his visit to Tientsin was in connexion with installing in the Tientsin Gavern- from Arbuthnot Road, ment of Generals Wang Shu-changship said. and Yu Haich-zung and that he would return to Mukden after the ceremony.

the official stop in favour of traffic coming up fokia of the place woke up to an

The Nanking envoy confirmed the report that the Nanking Govern

Commission in North China ment has appointed General Chang Hsuch liang as head of a Politi-

the northern Provinces recently supervising the rehabilitation of

devastated by the war.

his Wor- alarming situation. They saw their cook-boy running towards 'them, and behind him the un- known intruder, his formidable, weapon held aloft.

A fine of $10 was inflicted.

GERMÁN CHANCELLOR

ANNOYED.

BITTER COMPLAINT REGARDING DISARMAMENT

The man

managed to deal a

stroke with it before being com- pelled to turn tail and flee.

I cut

Second Man's Crime, The cook-boy received where the weapon had caught him Mr. Wu Te-chen concluded his

on the shoulder, but he was not statement by saying that in the

seriously injured, and was able to Berlin, Oct. 16. near future he hoped the Man-

inform the fokis of the existence Herr Bruening, the Chancellor, of a second intruder, who had ap- churian leader would be able to

statement of parently accompanied arrange a conference with Mar- in the course of a

the first.. shal Chiang Kai-shek at Peking ur policy in the Reichstag, was into the building. some other suitable plane.

repeatedly interrupted by Com- Of this second man there was Mukden telegrams say that munists and Fascists.

He said no sign, but grim evidence of the General Chang Hsueh-liang in- the great aim of Germany's inter-dastard purpose on which he was tende, not to participate in the

nal and foreign policy was the re-engaged was provided when the coming Fourth Plenary Session atgaining of national freedom.

body of the apprentice, Cheung Nanking, although the Manchurian Government may send an envoy London, Oct. 16. to represent Manchurian interests. The Prince of Wales and Prince

Manchurian Army, George were among those who were present at Victoria Station to bid пом being

General Chang Hsueh-liang is farewell to the Duke of Gloucester, appropriate

busy with the organisation of the departments of the United King-who left London to-day for Abys-new Third and Fourth Manchurian dom Government), secondly, the sila, where he will represent the Army Corps and is said to be auta system as applied to importa Tafari as Emperor of, Ethiopia. Eastern Provinces. He has sent of Rus enlisting new troops in the Three cularly of wheat, but with possible. into the United Kingdom, parti-. British, Wireless.

telegrams to Generals Wang Shu- accordance with extension to other commodities,

chang and Yu Hsleh-zung and the Treaty. thirdly, bulk purchase and

Mayora of Peking and Tien- The Agrarians have tabled imports boards which are corre-

tsin suggesting the abolition motion of no-confidence in the QUEENSLAND BISHOP lated, and fourthly, a means

of all exorbitant taxation. in Foreign Minister, and the debate whereby British industrialists

Tientsin and Peking imposed re- thereon begins

IN HONGKONG. might take fuller advantages of,

cently by the Shansi Government | Reuter. the opportunities for trade with the Dominions,

by the

Bombay, Oct. 16. There were 250 further arrests Many suggestions have so far: to-day, making a total of 430 since been made and those which are now under detailed examination To-day's arrests include Azizare, firstly, tariffs, with preference Islander" foundered in a storm. Husseinbhoy Lalji (secretary of for Empire products (with The seat has hitherto been re- the last "war council" and a son special reference to the Canadian rarded as a stronghold of Conser of the president of Bombay proposal which is

studied atism. At the last General Elec- | Municipality). ion, Commodore King was The city is observing three days urned, unopposed, as he was also hurtel. New Congress headquar

the election of 1924. The last ters, replacing the offices raided ccasion on which the seat was yesterday, have been opened, in the ontested was in 1923, when the Moslem quarter-Router. abour Party first came into rower, but even then Commodore i King had a majority of over 6,000.

Liberal Conference,

lamentary affairs.

Speaking on a resolution

rec-

THE FLIGHTS TO AUSTRALIA.

wwwww

LIEUT. HILL ARRIVES AT SOURABAYA.

London, Oet, 16.

Mr. Graham Presides.

King at the coronation

WOMAN'S FLIGHT

RECORD.

:

for the purpose of collecting ex- tra funds for the maintenance of the large Shansi, forces fighting in the front.

that.

Manchurian Yu Hsieh-zung, the

He denounced the light of Sul-on, was found lifeless on his capital abroad, which was serious bed. He had been done to death. ly damaging. Germany's credit, with a sharp weapon, presumably and said the country's economica dagger. recovery must be effected at the Nothing appears to have been cost even of most unpleasant stolen, and the murder, unaccom- Sucrifices.

panied by any motive that is ap Herr Bruening bitterly com- parent, takes on an air of my. plained that while Germany had stery. others had not yet disarmed in gation Department have left for been compulsorily disarmed, Officers of the Criminal Investi-

the Vorsailles the scene to make enquires,

to-morrow.

CONSULAR COURT TRIAL.

23

A BROTHER OF JUDGE FEETHAM.

The preacher at St. John't Cathedral on Sunday morning at the Harvest Festival 11 o'clock service is to be the Right Reve- rend J. O. Feetham, Bishop of North Queensland. He will be the frat Bishop who attended the Lambeth Conference to preach in the Cathedral.

At the annual conference of the Intional Liberal Federation which

CROSSES CONTINENT IN pened to-day at Torquay, a re-

25 HOURS. olution was passed re-affirming be complete Independence of the

As a result of their discussion

Los Angeles, Oct. 16. beral Party and renewing its in-

this morning these matters were

The Simpson Case. istence upon its maintenance as Wing Commander

Mrs. Kelth Miller has completed Kingsford referred to a Committee presided a flight across the American Con- Tientsin messages state separate political entity in Par-Smith, on an Avro Avian aero-over by the President of the Board tinent in a flying time of 25 hours following an official visit to the plane, completed a further stage on of Trade, Mr. William Graham. 14 minutes, which is 4 hours and 47 British Legation at Peking by.

EMBEZZLEMENT CASE his England-Australia flight to- con-

This afternoon that Committee minutes less than the record for General

AT SHAMEEN.. emaing the remedies which have day when he arrived at Singapore examined some of the questions women established by Miss Laura een proposed to meet trade de- from Rangoon. This is the eighth arising in connexion with the Hug Ingalls. Reuter'a American Ser who directed the Manchurian ex- Commander-in-chief

Shameen, Oct. 16. ression, Mr. Ramsay Muir urged day of the flight, during which many gested quota on wheat, pending vice.

Ratanchand Jeramdas. Keswani, pedition to Peking and Tientsin, who was arrested in Hongkong, hat the time had come to bring records have been broken. Hink the production of documenta bout an international movementler, who holds the Australia record, which experts are preparing.

the British Minister, Sir. Miles appeared before Mr. A. A. Lthe distinguished South African or the greater freedom of trade took 13 days to, reach Singapore. Three other committees met

Lampson, paid a return visit to Tusson, H.B.M. Consul, in the Judge, at present in Shanghai. nd a reduction of tariff barriers. Flight-Lieutenant Hill, on histo-day. That on arbitration and

the Head Command of the Man- British Consular Court here this in amendment to the resolution own Moth machine, arrived at disarmament completed for the

churian Commander yesterday.

In the course of the official con- bezzlement of suma amounting to

mornings, charged with the eclaring that protection in fav-Sourabaya to-day, which is the present consideration of the ur of one section of the cum-eleventh day of his Australian general act for the pacific settle-

versations, the British Minister about $2,500 from his former em unity at the expense of others flight.--British Wireless.

ment of international disputes.

touched on the recent outrage perployees, Messrs. D. D. Gehimull iolated the principle of national

A number of reservations

petrated by unknown assuflants on Bros., of Canton ustice was adopted.

which; It is suggested, should be attached to the signature were

eeting congratulates, Mr. Lloyd

Singapore, Oct. 16. Kingsford Smith has arrived The annual report of the Execu-here, five days ahead of Hinkler's Ive Committee presented at the time for the journey-Reuter." considered. Disarmament "will

eorge upon the completion of 40

London, Oct. 16. Australian named Oscar lember of Parliament of the Car-Garden left Croydon at dawn to arvon Boroughs.-British Wire-day in a small secondhand plane ss and Reuter.

bound for Australia.-Reuter.

ears of unbroken service as

· An

QUAKE SHOCKS IN JAPAN.

TWO FELT IN KYOTO AND OSAKA.

Osaka, Oct. 17: be discussed by the committee Two earthquakes were felt this to-morrow. The Forestry Com-morning in Kyoto and Osaka, but mittee discussed the training of no damage was done.. forestry officers, The Singapore Base committee met-Reuter and Japan Sea, off Noto Peninsula

The seismic centre is in the British Wireless.:

Reuter.

cm-

Bishop Feetham is a brother of

DUTCH EAST INDIES. LOAN.

OVER SIX MILLIONS:

STERLING

Ir. Lenox Simpson, who assisted The defendant was remanded on the Shansi Government In the bail till Thursday, 23rd instant, in management of the Tientsin order that counsel for the defence Custons, and thus incurred the might have a full opportunity of displeasure of the Nanking going through the complainants'

Amsterdam, Oct. 16. Government. Sir Miles Lampson books, the defence indicating that The Second Chamber has passed Commander to spare no effort to could be given Our Own Corto lasuele Dutch-Indian Loan of verbally asked the Manchurian a full explanation of all amounts Bill authorising the Government trace the perpetrators of the deed, respondent.

MAR 1£6,250,000 Reuter.