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COAL SITUATION.
EMERGENCY FOWERS HILL CHALLENGED.
NOT PANIC LEGISLATION.
NEGGER'S COMPLAINT.
FUTILE REFUSAL TO GO TO JAIL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
A beggar was this morning charged before Magistrate Orme with untry fully assaulting Lance-Sergt. Andrews in Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, yester day.
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The as. "Hydrangea," Captain: Drummond, 561.toma, arrived - this morning at 6:45 am, from Swatow | TEE Dodertigued here mostred instrooi with 420 tons of general cargo. *-
The ss. *Toba Maru,” Captain Furukawa, 4,283 tons, arrived this morning at 7.35 am, from Singapore with 254 tons of tin plates, general cargo etc.
-The as. West. Henshaw," Captain The defendalt, who assumed a de Evans, 3,529 tons, arrived this magni- Fant air in the dock. standing withing at 8.10 a.m., from Manila with his hands on his hips, and refusing to | 40 tons of general cargo. remove them when told to do so by the interpreter, said in a lond voice in reply to the charge, that as the Ser-
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geant struck him first he struck back."" The sa. Tatada." Capt, Harvey, Inspector Spear, who prosecured, sailed for Shanghai at 11 am, said that the defendant was a profes-to-day with 150 tons of general cargo. sional beggar. La Canton Road yes-
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terday the defendant refused to allow : The 86 "Havana Maru," Capt: Lance-Sergeant Andrews to examinema, sailed for Yokohama via Shang-Serviettes, a parcel he was carrying. When the hai at noon to-day with 570 tons of Sergeant insisted the defendant struck | Reneral cargo. him. The Sergeant had much diffi- |-- culty in removing the defendant to the station.
Lance Sergeant Andrews said that as soon as he spoke to the defendant. the latter "few at him, **** him by the throat." The delenda LONDON, October 25.
struggled violently, and witness had In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law, replying to Messrs. Adamson (to štrike him in order to get him to and Thomas, declined to defer the Emergency Powers Bill mending the ter go. The defendant refused to go result of the strike negotiations, the Government being of the opinion that the 10 the station, and it was not until Bill was necessary. Subsequently, Mr. Bonar Law moved the second read-Sergeant Stimson came to his aid that ing of the measure. He denied the assertion that the Bill was an attackiness was able to take the defer on the trades unions. The Bill was only to be operated in the event of dant into custody. Witness was action being taken or immediately threatened calculated to deprive the community of the essentials of life when the measure would empower the Government to control all food in the country.
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Mr. Bonar Law denied that the Bill was provocative. Although segotiations had been reopened they had net reached a stage when it was possible to say anything about them.
Mr. Adamson moved the rejection of the Bill which he described as panic legislation.
LABOUR MOTION DEFEATED.
LONDON, October 25. .The House of Commons defeated the Labour motion for the rejection of the Emergency Powers Bill by 257 votes to 55, The Bill passed the second reading-//--
NEGOTIATIONS STILL PROCEEDING.
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uniform at the time.
The s. "Hunan, Capt. Byers sailed for Shanghai at 2 p.m. to-day with 380 tons of general cargo.
The
5.5
"Kwangtah," Capt. Stewart, sabed for Shanghai at 4.30 pin. to-day with 1,300 tons of general
cargo.
CLEARANCES.
The 33. "Bombay Maru," Japan cleared to-day and will sail for Robe via Shanghai at 7 a.m. to morrow.
The defendant: He struck me on
Thess. "Loksang." British, cleared the head first. He had no righx toto-day and will sail for Haiphong via
hump on me" as he did, in the Hoshow at 10 am. to-morrow. middle of the street. If he had any’- - taken me to the station. thing against me, he should have The ss." Bujur Maru." Japan, cleared to-day and will sail for Keelung at noon tomorrow.
The Magistrate: He wanted to examine the contents of your parcel, and you should have allowed him o do so.
The defendant: He might steel some of the contents of the parcel, and I would have had no witnesses to proceed against him.
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The Magistrate: You must take Team is open for fixtures fog Table and Chướng đưDinar
that risk.
The defendant: I don't want to. The Magistrate: The Sergeant was in uniform. Surely, you recognise the police uniform?
The defendant: I thought he was bogus constable, who wanted to rob
me.
LONDON, October 25, The Miners' Executive, after considering the result of the leaders' conference with Mr. Lloyd George to-night, adjourned until the morning. The Secretary, Mr. Hodges, stated that up to the present nothing bad happened to cause a discontinunance of conversations with the Government,
LONDON, October 25. Coal strike negotiations are proceeding hopsfully. After an hour's conference between the Premier, Sir Robert Horne, M. Bonar Law, Mr Bridgeman, Secretary of Mines, Mr Duncan, Coal Controller, and the repre- sentatives of the coal owners this morning, the miners' representatives
· conferred with the Premier at Downing Street for nearly two hours, after which the delegates proceeded to consult the Miners' Executive. Mr Brace stated that the miners' representatives will meet the Premier again at 8tained by the police in February last a'clock this evening. »
NOTEWORTHY.
The only official statement made up to the present was the statement of the Premier in the House of Commons this afternoon that he hoped negotiations would avoid the necessity of establishing a tribunal to inquire into the best means of increasing coal production, but it is unonicially stated that the coal owners have assured the Government that they are ready
to co-operate "fully in Increasing output, whilst the miners are prepared to do their best to reduce absenteeism and stipulate that if output is materially increased their wages will rise beyond the 2s." claimed." It is understood that it is proposed subject to these con- ditions, that the 23. increase should be granted immediately.
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It is noteworthy that the Miners Executive has been empowered to call off the strike if the Government subunits acceptable suggestions.
KING OF GREECE DIAD,"
FATAL BITE FROM PET MONKEY,
FLECTION OF REGENT.
LONDON, October 25.
The King of Greece is dead.
[King Alexander of Greece was bitten by a pet monkey, and thought nothing about it, but intestinal complications and jaundice have set in The last cable from Athens stated the King had entered a very acute phase of cerebral crisis and his condition was most most critical].
„ATERNI, October 25.
Replying, to the Magistrate, Ser- geant Andrews said that he had not seen the defendant before. The de- fendant had a tin is his hand, but witness did not actually see him beg ging for alms.
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Inspector Spear told the Magistrace that the defendant was known to hăm
as a professional beggar. He was de-
for the possession of a plate, and vas assisted back to his native village. He admitted at the station yesterday that he had come back sbow two
months ago.
The Magistrate: He is an undesir- able character?—Yes.
It is intended to send him away again What will the police do with him?— after your Worship has dealt with him.
The Magistrate: Twenty-one days' hard labour.
The defendant: I refuse to go to jaif. It is not fair ---
He was about to say some more but Sergeant Stimson grabbed him by the wrist and dragged" him" out of Court.
AL'EGED PICKPOCKET.
CHARGE DISMISSED.
WATCHMAN'S STORY DISBELIEVED.
the act of attempting to pick a pocket Alleged to have been arrested in
in Manwah lane yesterday morning, a supposed suspicious Chinese chat- Parliament which was dissolved will be convoked as speedily as posscter was this morning charged before sible for the election of a regent. Admiral Coundourioti's election is a Magistrate Smith with having" been foregone conclusion. Elections for the National Assembly will possibly in the lane with intent to comunit
felony. be postponed for a week.
The defendant alleged that the watchman who had hij arrested had fabricated the charge in order to satisfy a grudge becluse defendani had refused to give him $2 as “tea money," "The watchman had already had hira charged before Magistrate Ome with offering a bribe, but the charge had been dismissed.
HOME RACING ABANDONED.
LONDON, October 25, All racing this week, including the Cambridgeshire, has been abandon
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The Magistrate discharged the -de- "Glendalough, were present, Mr. Fendant and told him to apply to the Rees said the "Dorothy Talbot had station for his $2 which was being been instired for £41,000 and that hay kept there.
ing had so much trouble with her she would be better lost. Something was sald about another vessel which
would be lost by jamming her steer ing gear, and putting her on a rock.
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When the Board of Trade inquiry was resumed at Cardiff into the He (Capt. Hall) afterwards told wreck of the wooden steiner Capt. Pitimmer he would have noth "Glendalough," stated to be vained sting to do with sinking ships.. £19,000 and to have had total insuri In a letter to Capt. Hall while the ances on her of £81,800, evidence Dorothy Talbot was, at Hall with The Director of the Royal Ober- wan: given by Capt. Hall master of engine trouble, Mr W. J. Jones, Izatory sends the following interest the steamer Dorothy Talbot, which was stated, wrote: You must making information regarding the total was formerly owned by the Talbot one note on your log book of wind calipse of the moon which will be Steamship Coy. The "Glendalough," him and engine defects to the effect visible in Hongkong to night. At which belonged to Mr. W. J. Jones, that same were caused by storm in 724 this evening the moon enters of Stranaca, stranded on the N. E order that we may claim fee com the penumbra, passing into the pensation from insurance people umbra at 826 p.m. At 9:29 the total Cast: Hall mid that os January, 32, in another letter Aire Jones-wrote: linge will begin, the middle of the --'in a hotel bedroom st Whitby York- *You must Payer put into pact either eclipse being reached at 10'11' md
akire, si in intervnagar which Mr. for defects or for bad weather, deci al: 3054. Rees, secretary of Talbot Company, Burst your boilers before doing task and Capt. Phimmer, master of the The inquiry was adjo
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Will ur clubs still having free dates kindly communicate immediately with The Cricket Secretary, c/o The Hoxe xona CRICKET CLUB.
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CRICKET WEEK.
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kong Club,
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