1935-08-19 — Page 7

ONG TELEGRAPH. MON

SIR JOHN ROSS SATURDAY'S

PASSES

CRICKET SCORES

Fierce Fire Threatens

Local Plant EX-LORD CHANCELLOR

ONE MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED

QUICK WORK BY BRIGADE

OF IRELAND ·

(Special to "Telegrapb")

Landon, Aug. 18, The death has occurred of the Right Hon. Sir John Ross, who was Lord Chancellor of Ireland In 1921-22, at the age of 80 years. Sir John, who was an Irish Privy Councillor, was Conservative M.P. for Londonderry City from 1892

OPENING DAY IN COUNTY GAMES

MANY CENTURIES SCORES

HONGKONG TRADE

AUGUST

REPORTS BY IMPORTERS FOR!

PAST FORTNIGHT

The following reports have been aupplied by Importers to the Hong- kong General Chamber of Cominerce:

Cotton pleco good and fancy Sotton goods. The following reports

have been received. The dealers aro

endeavouring to dispose of some of their stocks In

poplins, but better class Ensore, principally otherwise the market for British

stagnant. manufactures is

Appreci ablo quantities of Japanese goods, many of which are of extremely low many quality and price are Anding their London, Aug. 17. The following were the scores in goods would appear to indicate that way into China. The quality of these County Cricket Championship the purchasing power of the buik of play 10-population of South China has reached

to 1996, and Judge of the High the nt the close Court of Justice In Ireland, Chan-matches

day:

very low ebb indeed. Woollens-Clearances have not yet commenced; and since the insignifiennt 114)-bookings from Europe are not likely to be increased, it remains to be seen to what extent dealers' requirements

KENT. LANCASHIRE

At Dover-Kent, 340 (Todd DERBY. WORCESTERSHIRE

ERADIO BROADCAST

Violin and Pianoforte Recital from the Studio

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME

From Z. B. W. or a wavelength of 366 metres (845 kilocycles):

5-8 pm. European programme. 5-7 pm. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

7-7.15 p.m. Selections from Musical Comedy.

Rose Marie (Friml),

A Bedtime Story (Rainger).

7,15-7.46 p.m. From the Studio. A Violin and Pianoforte Recital by Mike Ruby Waldon and Miss Ottilia Derwin..

7.45.7.50 p.m. "Tunes with Pep." 7.50-8 pm. From

With smoke poaring densely from eight upper windows of the San Yuen Fat paper dye works at 268, Portland Street, and a badly burnt man lying unconscious on the roof of the adjacent building.ery Division, from 1890 to 1921. there was fear of a big conflagra-He was Commissioner of Charlin- tion, with attendant tragedies,ble Endowments and Bequests in when the Kowloon Fire Brigade 1898, Chairman and Governor of received a call at 7.51 am, today, the Royal Drummond Institution The Hongkok and Kowloon ap-in 1899. Commissioner of National pliances were carrying out their Education in 1906, daily drill at the railway station Knight of Grace of the Grand send 1801) Derbyshire, 406 (Town-wire be, or have been, made up by "A Cinema Review" by Silhouette. when a stranger put through first Priory of St. John of Jerusalem. intimation of the outbreak. Two Mongkok appliances and an am- bulance left immediately for the kcene under Assistant Station Ofeer R. H. J. Brooks, and found-Reuter Special. smoke and flame issuing in In- crensing volumes from the upper part of the building.

the

The San Yuen Fat is half of a block of building freing on to a thickly-tenanted Brea, but rent danger existed to the adjoin- Ing King Sun Knitting Factory which contains a large quantity of valuable machinery.

The workern at the paper fac-1 tory live on the first floor and they had slept soundly while the fire gained ground. It was 1101 until a passer-by who saw the

Amoke curling wisps of

from several windows and from the roof and was prompted to sound his police whistle, that they be came alive to their danger. They immediately vacated the building and roll-call revealed that apparently no-one WIS left be hind.

BIG BLAZE

A

The firemen atincked the build- ing from both Rides and, as a precautionary measure, summoned another appliance from Kowloon, Deputy Superintendent G. C. Moss was on the scene and took charge of operations. Firemen entered the upper floors to find masses of smouldering paper. The interior of the floor was burning, but fortunately the roof was en- tirely of concrete and there was.

He was created a Baronet In 1919, and is succeeded in the title by his only som. Mr. Ronnid Deane Ross, MLC., MP, for Londonderry.

LATEST "LIDO" ATTRACTION

DIVING FLOAT SOON

IN COMMISSION

What should prove L great attraction and an added source of Amusement to the patrons of the

Lido is the Repulse. Buy divine float, which la merrini completion at Kowloon Docks.

new

The flout has a white hulk, and its length is about 100 feet by 20 feet, with

flush teak decks the

On

At

wicket.

NOTTS GLAMORGAN

AL Worksop.Glamorgan, Vece 6 for 41): Nott, RI for

wickets.

SUSSEX. LEICESTER

Metals-Home prices are steadier, but local market in weak. There considerable tonnage appears to be

of Bars, etc., being sold under "forced" 201{ conditions, and well below replacing two cost.

Flour.--Stock: About 180,000 bags. Market: Quiet,

At Eastbourne.---Sussex, 186; Lei- cester, 155 for nine wickets.

SOMERSET . SURREY

At Yeovil.- Somerset, 149 (Gover 6 for 37); Surrey, 176 for pine wickets.

HAMPSHIRE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

At Bournemouth--Northants, 120 (Kennedy for 45); Hampshire 10

for no wicket.

ESSEX v. GLOUCESTER

At Southend---Engex, 317; Glouces-

81 for two wickets.

YORKSHIRE. MIDDLESEX

At Leeds-Yorkshire, 272 for six wickets Hutton 131). Renter

four EARL OF HAREWOOD

whole length. Forward there is a dummy bridge about 18 feet off the edge of the water, where high diving can be indulged in. the main deck there are spring boards, with necessary step ladders on the side of the vessel giving easy access .from water to the deck.

Over the deck, which is about two-thirds of the entire length of the float, a double awning in erected to ensure protection from the sun. if required.

At the after end there is foot chute, which should prove to

BEREAVED

DEATH OF BROTHER REPORTED

PICKPOCKET GAOLED

TWO MAGISTRATES SIT AT KOWLOON MAGISTRACY

last.

|

8 p.m. Time and Weather; Stock Quotations.

8.03-11 p.m. A Relay from the Po Hng Theatre (Chinese).

11 p.m. Close Down.

Z.E.K. Programme

8.30.10 p.m. European Programine From 2.E.K. on a Frequency of 840 kilocycles.

8.80-8.35 p.m. A Relay from

England v. South Africa. A run. ning Commentary by Captain H. B. T. Wakelam on the second day's play in the fifth Cricket Test Match. Relayed.

Cricket from the Oval

Ground, Kennington, London.

8.35-9 pm. Concert Waltzes. Tales

Woods ales from the Vienna

Strauss), The Grandiera Waltz (Waldteufci). morning, Acclamations Waltz (Waldieufel).

was My Darling Waltz ("The Gipsy

Baron") (J. Streves),

Appearing before Mr. Wynne-Jones and Mr. Thomson at the Kowloon Gagistracy aumloyed, Leung Shin-ker, sentenced to two years" hard labour and two years' police supervision on a charge of stealing 40 cents from the person of a Chinese male at Jordan Road near Nathan Rond on Thursday

"Detective-Sergeant Dowman, pearing for prosecution, slated complainant was standing at Jordan 1.20 p.m. on Thursday

Road ከጋ

car Nathan Rand looking at some advertisements, when defendant came up and stood next to him.

Defendant was seen to put his hand behind complainant and take his pocket. The in- something from cident was seen by n district watch man who went up to compininant and asked whether he had lost anything Complainant falt in his pocket and

tlust about

በነነኛ

(3,

9-9.15 p.m. A Relay of the Daven- try News Bulletin. (Copyright by Reuter).

9.15-9.43 p.m. A Variety Program-

Song--Humpty Dumpty, SongThe Sunshine Cruise.

Cicely Courtaulder (Comedienne). Intrumental-Rock me in a Craille of Instrumbiini-Maybe it's The Moon.

Kalun

Frank Ferra's Hawaiian Trio, beards Veal Dugt-Let's Lay our hie left

together ( Derling").

"Prances Day and Arthur Riseon, Orchestra-Black Eyes (arr. Igor). Orchestra-Gipsy Longing (Kemper),

De.

had lost 40 centa. said that he fendunt was then

arrested. Defendant pleaded guilty and admit.

London, Aug. 19. ted five previous convictions, includ The death has occurred of Brevet | ing four for larceny from person and Major the Hon. Edward

Cecil one for causing bodily harm in 1930. Defendant further admitted having brother Lascelles, ..., M... husband of the Princess Royal.

Maurice Igor and bis

Nomad Orchestra.

Piano Solo-1 am playing farewell to

you.

Piano Solo--I have a heart for Lovely

Women

9,13-10

.

Fred Stein. p.m. Garde Republiemine Band of Fratice.

no immediate danger of a collapse, be a grent attraction as it will be of the sixth Earl of Harewood. I been kept under police supervision; Clarinet Concerto No. 1 (Wober).

the first of its kind in the Colony

The Boat should be in com- mision in a few days.

Shortly after eight o'clock, fre- men who had mounted the roof of the Knitting Factory found a Chinese lying there almost un- conscious from extensive hurns to the body and head. He had only time to atter his name, "Shing POWERS FAIL TO FIND 1915 was married to Joan Eleanor

The docensed, who was the second son of the 5th Earl of Inrewood. was burn on July 28, 1887, and in

Campbell, second daughter of the

Laly Frances Balfour.

ffing," before he fainted. He was | KEY TO ÁFRICA CRISIState E. J. A. Balfour and the late taken to Kowloon Hospital where

he was found to be suffering

from shock and burns. “At the ***** Tebatiuited from "Page 13 moment he lies in a serious con- dition.

the League of Nations, she is very Half a dozen hoses were play-bath to endanger the arwly found ing on the building from all friendship with Italy which is s0

was valuable to her in Kurope. angles and another attack directed from the roof of the knitting factory. four hydrants| Aloisi will go to Rome to-morrow

and a motor pump being used.

By 8.45 in. the fire fighters had gained ascendancy and short- Jy afterwards the fire was entirely subued. Considerable damage as yet unestimated was done to The factory.

BOTANICAL CONGRESS

CANTON DELEGATE TO

AMSTERDAM .

(Special to "Telegraphi")

Canton, Aug. 19. Mr. Chow Lu, Chancellor 01 the Sun Yat-sen University, has delegated Professor Woon-young Chun, Director of the Botanical

Institute, 40 represent the University at the sixth Internn- tional Botanical Congress, which is scheduled to be held Holland from September 2 10 September 9.

It is expected that Baron

discuss the situation Signor Mussolink-Benter.

with

NO SURPRISE

Rome, Aur. 18. There is neither Surprise nor regret here at the failure of the Paris confernce.

He served throughout-- The European War, being mentioned in despatches and awarded the D.S.O. and M.C. decorations. He Mister of the Brambam Moorį Foxhounds--Reuter,

CHINA'S TRADE

IMPORTS' AND EXPORTS BOTH DECLINE

Shanghai, Aug. 18. According to official report issued It is stated here that the last by the Chinese Maritinu Customs it isunderstood that the total imports thing that Italy desires is a come

into Ching during the first seven promise. The Government is months this year amount to $345,925,- determined un, a campaign and 959, which is $30,819,108 less than for | resounding victory which will give the corresponding period last ye To fiuly both economic and political The total exports from China Control of Abyssinia, backed by a daring the first seven months this powerful Army of Occupation.

yeur amount to $148,113,335, which is The League meeting of Septem-$7.983,673 less than the corresponding

perind last year. ber, it is expected here, will have

The unfavourable balance. for the no better result than the Paris

this year ik seven months cumference, and may have a much $197.920.634-Wok Kin Yat Pi more serious outcome.

The fact that Italy realises that Britain is intent upon trying to provent WIP makes Italy's resignation from the League more likely than it was a month ago.

The invasion of October is regarded as almost a foregone conclusion whatever the League or Britain may din.~~

In Reuters

Professor Chun left Hongkong

Abyssinia in

ONLY HOPE

Geneva, Aug. 18.

first

MARSEILLES STRIKE

LINER FOR FAR EAST HELD UN

since September Inst year.

KWANGSI RAILWAY

WUCHOW AND HOHSIEN TO

BE CONNECTED

Air Vario sur

theme Suisse (Mobe). 10 p.m.

Reuter Press Bulletins. 10.03 .. Close Down.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

""Canton, "Adg. ̈ ̄18." In order to develop the mehigh; follows: minerale in Kwangsi, the Kwang-

Government is considering a plan for building a small railway running from Hohsien, in eastern Kwangsi, to Wuchow.

Surveying work bas licen the carried out by engineers of 4th. Group · Armies along the the whole line betwaca Hohsien and Wachow. As Wuchow is an Important port on the Kwangtung and Kwangsi border, it is a good point to be linked up with a rail- Way running into the interior of future, mineral Kwangsi. products may be transported the nearest outport from the interior by this projected railway, It is understood that the plán for this railway has been Ap. proved by Mr. Wong Kok-tso, Chairman of the Kwangsi Gov- comment and the military' officials. ·

-Wah Kiu Yat Po.

RIOTS IN AMERICA

to

IRATE FARMERS PREVENT SALE OF LAND

Maysville, Mo., Aug. 18. Marseilles, Aug. 17. Two hundred farmers led by The departure of the French liner the leaders of the Plattsburg Patrin for the Far East was delayed affair beat J. Lyman Andrews and hy a lightning strike of the crew in sympathy with the kitchen boys 42. Earl McKissick, representatives of nunds for higher pay.

a mortgage company, and blocked The crew are refusing to embark a foreclosure farm sale.

Passenger Disembark

mission of evidence for the Platts

on Saturday for Singapore where The breakdown of the Paris con- he will board a Dutch air liner, veraations have not caused sur until the demands are met.Heuter.. Not concerned over the which, is due to arrive at Amster-prise. Their usefulenss was die dam on Angust 29, in ample time counted from the beginning. for the opening of the session.

Marseillen. Aug. 17.

This Evening's Broadcast From The German Short-Wavers

fipmolal... peruu T BINATAN ..tor Far Eastern Beten will be broadcast from Zerven as

SOUTH ASIA ZONE (each Bal Zone, Broadcast from DB. (18.74 metres) and 1}N (81.46 metres).

1. DJR 18,74 15,300 ke 4.45-8.13 p.m. DJN 31.48 mm 9,840 k€ 4,45-8.15 p. DIR 10.74 m 16,200 be 1 p.m.-11.30 s.m. 4.45 p.m. DIN, DIÙ Announcement (Germ..

Eugi) German Folk Sang. I'm Kramme Purecast (German, Eng. tisht.

5 p.m.

5.30 p.m

5.45 p.m.

4.43 p.m.

10.7 13.200 kê 1.200

Miter Youth - Frogramma: A Vill

to our Parents at their Werk,

Newa in Engilak, `

Popular Orchestral Music,

Nowa In German.

7 pm. Concors of Light Amair,

3 p.m. News in English.

1.13 p.m. Cisse dawa D39, DIN. (Geren...

Engl.) -

EAST ARIA ZONE

Eat Ava Zune 'broadcast through DJQ sa 10.67 metres (18,280 k.e.) 1.10.3 p.m. Concert, news at 2

p.m. 30. Diņ Announcement (Germ..

Engl) German Folk Bang. Fro gramme Forecast (Germ, Exel.) 9.15 p.m. Ítitler Youth Programmer A. Visit

to our Parents as their Wark, 9.45 p.m. Nowe in English on DJQ and

la Dutch on Ju

10 p.m. "Contemporaries..." A Mulea!

Caterie by Gertrud Runge. 19,30 pm, Centret of Light Masin 11.15 p.m. News In Germèn on B3Q and

DJB.

11.30 p.m.

Sports Review, 1.5 .. Dance Music. 12.15 ..

12.30 .m.

News In English on 870 and In Dutch en DJH.

Clone down 14. DJB (Germ› Engl),

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

To-day's Broadcasting From Four Transmissions

The following wave-lengths and frequancies are observed by Daventry.

Call Bizn

Frequency Wavelength 6.430 k.. 48.59 metro

7,510

K 9.365 kr.

21.46 mothe

$1580 metres 12.58

matron

14.28

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GAC

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13,750

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11.645 kr.

sub-

GEF or

15.100 1.c.

19.81 metre

17.790 k..

JEJE meczen

GAH

(23.478 kr.

18.97, metres

GRE

26,26 k.

∙19AF' zuttrod

·CAJ

21.840 k.. 13,3 mlr

GS1

and

A score of passengers of the Patria,urg nasault to the Federal grand It will be recalled that Professor hope of avoiding war is through step-daughter and her children, die streets shouting, slaging,

It is now clear that the only including ex-President Doumergue's jury, drunken rioters roamed the League action, which will possibly embarked and have icen quartered caning passers-by-United Press. result from the debate in the in local hotels temporarily Reuter. Council next month.

Chan also attended the last Con- gress, held at Cambridge, Eng- land, in 1930. He has been A pointed a Vice-Prisident in Systomatic Section of the present Congress.-Reuter,

the

WITHIN THEIR RIGHTS.

Polping, Aug. 19. Commenting on China's protest

League oficials are convinced that something more than talk will: bo necessary to bring about a de finite result, buit none knows whether anything more than talk will be forthcoming.-Reuter..

WATER LEVELS.

FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

for

The River, Conservancy Common Mestra. Benjamin & Potts have re Kwangtung Province Species: the following re- against frequent flights of Japan-ceived the following buying and sell-port on water levels, in Kagilah fees, for the

their 050 Army planes over the Pelping ing quotations from

Manila West, North and East. Biversi

Wheat Lowest and Tientsin areas, Col. Takahashi, Agents this morning:-Bengust Con- military attache of the Japanese solidateds, 1210-1220; Antamoks, Embassy, declared that the action 70-80; Baguio Golds, 25-26, Gold For Japanese planes in the Pelping | Rivers, 5=0.

and Tientsin areas was entirely

in accordance with the provisiona

of the Tangku

The P. and 0. Hiner Ranpura is duo.

од Aus. Aug. - record

171 13.6 31.6

Place

of Obserration

Wat River

W. La W. La

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at Shhublox

North Hire

Cat Tolnayvon

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110 ke. 4938 matres Transmission 5

(0.50), and 0.8.C.). 7.m

PHILIPPINES PREPARE

1,42

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ISLANDS INAUGURATION ATTRACTS VISITORS

Washington, Aug. 18. Approximately 100 members of Congress, their wives and news paper men are planning to attend the Philippines. inauguration.

Big Ben, A Programme of Light British Music, The II.B.C. Empire Orchestra.

"Summertime at Ilame, No. Di The Garden" A talk by Eric Parker.

Greenwich Time Bignal at 19 Midnight *.. A Haman Catholle Berrics.

4.15 a.meWeekly Newsleifar, and Sparta

Ha

9,3 m. Clake' down, ma

Transmission 6

11.m

Big Het Groelp Kourth Edition. Compiled and rempared by Cell Madden, consisting of novelties, ridtors, charmeturo, muule, and

CYPRE

- Gremwich Tiny Bignal at 339 gas. 1130 130. A Plansferts Recital by Cyril

114 m. Weekly Newsletter and' Eperts

Summ17. 11.5 p.m. Close down.

The majority of the delegation, Including the Vice-President Mr. J. Garner and the Speaker of the 11.9. 11. House, Mr. J. Byrna, are sailing

from Seattle by the President' 2004 Grant on October 18-United |--Tak

Agreement.hers from Singapore with the English wrth Tres PMI Prest.

-mails at 6 a.m, on Wednesday,

-Transmission 2

Big Boon Sporte Talk. p.m. › Barin–Emed-and- his -Band- (Continued on Page 5.)

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Įrenumed on September 1.

Two new giant passenger keros planes of the latest "stream line". type, recently bought by the 'Cor poration from the United States will be used on the run. They are three motored, and each has accom- According to the local office of modation for ten passengers, and the China National Aviation, Cor. | is capable of carrying one thousand poration the Canton-Shanghai. Air pounds of mails and luggage, ba- Service, which has been suspend sides the crew and ten parengeKT.

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ed for three months, la going to be