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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
A shroff employed in a shop at
SWATOW DISASTER.
No. 79, Wyndham Street, has absoon- BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL. |ded with $100 which he had collected
on behalf of the firm.
The total output of the Kailan
HONGKONG RELIEF."
is
CANTON SITUATION.
SUCCESS FOR CHAN.
Following the captura of Tazeheng on the 515, Sun Yat-sen's Northern
Expolitionary Army under Genoral u Sang Cui le now reported to have
forced to evacuate the City. Over 1,000 suffered anoth reetbook at Nambung, where they were anvuroly defeated and
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1922
TO-DAY'S
CABLES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mait.)
PORTUGUEST STRICE MOVEMENT.
Lisnow, August 8.
of Hai's men were killed, and about as for a fortnight with the object of limiting the strike movement.
The Chamber has approved of the suspension of constitutional guaranteer
That the Hongkong Government Mining Administration's mines for the not slow in endeavouring to alleviate weck unding July 22, amonated to 80,755 tous and the Bales disaster at Swatow is shown by the 1922, the suffering caused by ibe terrible during the period to 39,047 tons, fact that already it has chipped to that port fifty tons of rice, a large quantity of biscuits and four bags of were captured, Ilui and the bread, while telegraphic information remainder of his men, about 8,000, Government can render further aching from Hasan on the south to tas been sought as to whether there reported to have fled to the Mui
liang mountains, a long range stret- sistance in the way of supplying Uafel, and dividing Kwangtang from materials for building matabede or in Kinngai. Chae Kwing-ming's troope any other manner. Relief work is
Two girls were born on the p.6. Shinyo Maru" during the voyage from rapor ed that a woman way mizeing San Francisco to this pott. It is also between Ionolulu and Yokohama.
The remains of a 10-year old Chinese girl living with her parente on the Kowloon Godown's No. 49 lighter, who was reported missing from the reasel on Saturday, were recovered from the harbour yesterday,
A cont, in the pockets al which was contained jewellery and money worth $228, was reported to have been stolen from a shopkeeper's cubicle at No. 249, Des Voux Road. yesterday. There is no clue as to to identity of the thief.
A Chiness b xin: in tr 'or was admitted to the hospital during the week-end suffering. from a knife wound in the abdomen. He wa
demonstrating to a class of pupile how Ltd. to swing knives when be accidentally wounded himself. His injury is not sezione.
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BIRTH.
DOVE-On July 26. at Blackheath, to Mr. and Ms. W. G. Dove of Shanghai a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
BIRD-MCINTOSH-On July 28.
at Shanghai, the Rev. Joho Good Bird A. of C.M.8. Chukihsien, to Maud McIntosh, of Sydney.
DEATHS,
Armed robbers entered No. 16, Newman Lane and made a baul of jewellery, money and clothing worth $106. All the inmates were driven into a cubicle where one man with a dagger stood guard while two o bers ransacked the place, breaking open
verything in the house.
also being orgained by the Hongkong are in possession of a fort 12 Branch of the Swatow Chamber of miles from Nambung, and are on- Commerce, who state in a circular contrating on a final attack against the that already its
invaders with the object of driving members have
them entirely out of Kwangtung. It subscribed a sum of $25,000. The
is not Chan's intention to invade Chamber has appointed a Committee to interview businca -ms with a view Kiangsi. Heavy fighting is expected to raising subscriptions. The circular 2000 in the vicinity of Lokoheung further states that 28,000 bodies of where there is a large body of funs the victims have been recovered and eza troops which are reported to be that the Benevolent Societies are endeavourrg to cope with the work of giving them decent burial.
in favour of Hni.
General Li Leb-chun, another of
SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
SUSPENSION DURING WINTER.
RIGA August 8.
It is feared that the Siberian railway will be suspended during the winter as no wood whatever has been stooked up to the present.
GERMANY'S FLOATING DEBT.
BERLIN, August 7.
The floating debt of Germany increased during the last ten days of July to from seven and a half milliards of marks to 300 milliards, and increase of thir y-six milliards since April 1,
Sun's supporters is also reported to baro been heavily defeated by DIGNIFIED CELL ESCAPE. General Chai at Kiangchau, and has retired south with his men, evidently.|
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LAWYER,
with the latention of joining forces MAN WHO POSED AS HIS OWN with General IIui. Chai is reported to be all out to prevent this, and is following up the defeated troops into
the mountains.
Sun is reported to be seriously ill
A prisoner escaped from Rome re cently, not in the usual romantic way
Shipping business is still at a stand- still owing to the breakdown of facili- tics for storing and bandling cargo.
The district around Swatow has been devastated by the tidal wave. Ngi Shs, a town with about 10,000 inhabitant was flooded and it is believed that most of the people were lost and the same must bave happened in other villages which were inundated. Fears are expressed that the state of famins which is rapidly approaching and the unhealthy state of the city will lead to an outbreak of diseatu.
The Asiatic Petroleum Company's installation at Swatow has fortunate only sustained minor damage The
Following Chan's euccess the Company's launch: has been sunk and Canten notes which had stood at a their smaller boats erattered over the 48 per cent discount during the past
As the prisons were taking A Chinese received three weeks'.d. Part of tur jetty has been cat-weet, bave risen to 56 per cent, and jail this morning for the theft of a ried away.
there is a possibility of a further rise their daily walk in the courtyard ehicken which he said Ee bad taken to
within the next few days. The total Silva with assured step left his cell, million dollars. An association bas been appointed to maintain the valus and tucked a lawyer's case ucter is of the issue-and-authority his boen arm. He passed unnoticed until he given for the raising of a loan of five reached the outer door, where the million dollars.
guardian asked him where he was
Rprts to that Company state
HOME TRADE.
Messrs Marreau and Spiegelberg, Manchester, report under date July 6, 1922:-
Cotton. The issue of the American Bureau Report on July 3 caused a
on board the cruiser "Wing-fung," acrcas walls and ditches but in a wild jump in prices in Liverpooli and and has been attended by a Japanese dignified manner. Armand Silva, New York. New York was closed- docter. There is a strong rumour current this morning that he died imprisoned for bloodshed, had always yesterday, but prices in Liverpoot last night, but this had not been refused to mix with other inmates of advanced ad per lb for spot. confirmed with the arrival of the the building, and as his case had not Liverpool prices American F.M. train from Canton at noon.
yet come up to be judged, he still wore
Spot July Aug. Sept. his civilian clothes, which he cared for Yesterday..13.9 13 39 18.27 13.09 meticulously.
Last week..13 06 12.49 12.41 Lgyptian Sakellaridis F.G.F. Yesterday..20 25 19.10 19.20 19.30 Last week..19.75 18.20 18 35
Yaras-Prices are higher with the volume of business done is re tristed by the bigher quotations...
eat. Inspector Aris said that the that the damage done during the of these cotes issue is returned at 16 after having put on a pair of glasses advances in the raw material, but the
defendant also bad a pared of rice in his pass ssion, and some feathers were sticking to his girdle, as if he had tacked the chicken under it to avoid detectior.
A Chinese woman living at. No. 114, Dee Voeux Road Central was admitted to the hospital during the week-end suffering from burns on the face and body caused through acid bing thrown on her by an unknown man as she was descending the stair caso. She was unable to identify her meter is the fairest and most equitassailant owing to the staircase being able; and it was in the nature of andark. oversight that any other system was
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ever permitted anywhere. The local Filip Auzuelo, the Filipino who Chinese, or some of them, are opposed was found under suspicious circum- stances in the offices of the Pacific
to it, probably because it is for them Mail 5.8. Co., on the night of July 31,
no
earthquake is infinitesimal compared with the havoc caused by the ty phoon No buscar is being done ow ng to the difficulty of obtaining 1bour, most of the coolies being employed in colleating up the dead.
The
B.A.T.'S GIFT.
British-American Tobacco Company has it was accertained this afternoon, wirelessed its agents in Satow to donate $1,000 towards the relief funt. The Company also pro- poses to sead down a shipment of rice.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS,
The Colonial Secretariat advises
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Cloth. The closing of the American Cotton Exchanges on July 4 left With a view to making Sua's defeat
Liverpool as the only market avail- complete, General Ip-kui is reported going.
able yesterday. It remains to be "What! would you wish to dela'n seen will be the figure at which prices to be now prepared to lanach bis at- tack ag inst Sun's cruisure at Pak-mei I am Silva's Lawyer," drowing | will settle down after a few more days motam. Sun is 'sa'd to have taken from his ess 1
lawyer's card oil of full trading.
big protective measures by driving permission to visit a porasn detained. It'e meantime, the bulls consider pilos into the river between bis oruisera and land, and has drifted rafts in the river to hamper navigation of Ip's bosta.
MORMON CHARGED.
The guardian was profuse in his apologies and, bowing, opened the door. So far, the police have bean unable to trace the falso lawyer.
that the crop will not exceed It million bales, and they have hatrow ing reports of the ravage of the boll wrevil. The bol weevil is certainly very much talked of, and written about just now.
Those who consider that quotations cannot be maintained at these £gures
ONE-TENTH OF A SECOND argue that cocaumption is restricted by fliese high prices, and consider that the weevil menace has been ovar-es'imated.
WIDE.
Stocks of cloth both hire and
MAGISTRATE AND POLYGAMY,
Scenes at a Mormon meeting at an innovation, and their mental habit was again before Mr. E. W. Hamilton that the following communication is to dislike innovatione. This would this morning, when the hearing of the was forwarded to day to IBM:3 Hyde Park led to the appearance of William Thomas Hawkes, 47, grocer,
Quotations have been raised in not serve, of course for a printed case was fixed for the 15th fast. The Consal at Swatow.
In a fascinating article in Forld's accordance with the advances in Cot Magistrate told Inspector Grant that
Bir.-I am directed to forward the of Fairview-road, South Tottenham, argument, so our contemporary cast in the meantime he would like to enclosed copies of wireless telegrams N, at Marlborough-street Police Work and an equally brilliant article tan and Yarns, but the increased rates about for other reasons for opposing. inspect the offices of the P. M. S.S. which were sent to you on the 5th, Court ca a charge of using insulting in The Times, the story is told of the have put the brake on business.
words.
wonders of wireless and its future de-
Buyers overseas and merobante in One was that a meter system will not Co.. and asked him to make arrang: 5th and 8th August. I am at the
same time to acknowledge the receips Constable H. Gambrill stated that velopment. The Times says that over Manchester
are for prevent waste. That is quite true.ments with the manager,
the most of your message of the 7th August, Hawkes, addressing between 300 and 800,000 sets of wireless telephone part marking time" The It is to be feared that nothing will, except perhaps a water famine. But Saikung village last night.
A small fire broke out at No. 3, transmitted by H. M. S. "Magnolia". 400 people on Mormonism, said, have been sold to private persons i dustry as a whole is fairly well The to the effect that the threatened food "I may say that I am one of in the United States since the begin engaged and trade has been good for PIDGE. On July 28, at Shanghai, it helps and tends toward obecking house which was owned by the sud water lamine appealed to have 150,000 who are affiliated to this ning of the year; thus bringing thom two or three months. There is not Church and I was bred and bora is into communication with the world. much short time in either spinning or Mary Crocker, baleve and only of waste. The installation of a general Roman Catholic Mission, was occupied bren averted for the present
2. His Excellency the Officer Ad. Londen, and I am going to hold this The World's Work describes the world weaving sectione. The grossly child of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Pidge, meter system cannot be regarded as by a Chinese woman, and the fire was
The crowd as bow "Just one-tenth of a second inaccurate Report of last year aged 11 months. TALBOT.-On July 28, at Shanghai, supply, and
a step towards improving the supposed to have originated by an oil ministering the Government asks that meeting at all costs."
lamp upsetting and setting alight a you will be so good as to express to was very hostile and there were cries wide," and it adds:"If wireless has undermined the confideas of William Joseph, second surviving that
Ons supposes pile of dried grass which was stored the Swatow authorities on behalf of of. Why don't you go back to had been in use in their day, Rob's Lancashire in the Bureau R3, orts. our Government son of Star and Emily Talbot, in
would in the back portion of the house. The this Colony its most sincere sympathy Utah"What about Joe Smith son Crusoe, on his lonely island, bis 13th year.
40 regard it. It is, however,
fire brigade turned out early and suc-in the appalling disaster which bas be- and his eight ives?" A scrimmage Columbus in his caravel, Caesar in abroad although largely decreased are
have heard CRUICKSHANK.-On July 29, at a necessary step whether the supply ceeded in extinguishing the fire with fallen the part and district, and if you took place in Iront of Hawkea's plat Britain, even Dante in the re-still a factor in the situation.
There are plenty of offs in handř Shanghai, John L. Cruickshank, be somehow angmented at once or estimated at $50.
a minimum of damage, which was will at the same time acquaint this form and Hawkes was arrested for motest hell, could
Government of the nature of the as-, hol ing a disorderly meeting. the gossip of London, the weather from India, China, South America and late Chief Engineer a.a.“Kweilin," | whether it stay as it is for a while.
sistance which is most immediately. Mead, the magistrate: I don't report in Genos, the chariot-racing The Lovant bat the bide are all too China Navigation Co., aged Where our contemporary “gave the Mr. R. E, Lindasli had the novel required.
think there is any ground for charging results in Rome, and the voice of the low. I'am, Sir,
him with insulting behaviour. He is lost Beatrice. As it is, boys in New There is no doubt that the cotton HARLEY-Ur July 30, at Shanghai the head of the family pays no atten alleged stowaways were produced be- show away" was in reminding us that experience of holding an open air
now charged with delivering an ad- Jersey are talking to boys in Scotland; supply of the world is barely sufficiens Court yesterday, when 53 Chinese
Your obedient servant Everest Scott, the beloved and
dress of an unlawful character. If milady at her breakfast is receiving and would be decidedly inadequate (8d.) A. G. M. FLEICHER, only son of Mrs. G, H, Parkes, tion to the domestic habits as regards fore him. There was no room in the
what the officer says is true you were word of the morning's bargains at the | could trade be opened again with aged 20 years.
water, its use or abuse.
Colonial Secretary. advocating polygamy. (To Hawkes): emporiums; farmers pause in the Central and Eastern Entops on a "The dock for all the prisoners and the case servants," it said, "are responsible, had to be called outside the Court. A The copies of telegram enclosed in You know what that means?--Yes.
furrow to get from the air the market sound basis. Mr. Mead That is against the law report from New York; formera' Berlin exchange has collapsed again, and it would be unfair to make the two days remand was giren. The the letter were as follows:- Wireless
of England. You were advocating wives at their evening fireside knitting marks falling to 2026 per £1. Thero head of the family pay for wastage scarcely out of their teens, were found
pasaners, many of them mere isda Message.
From Officer Administering Govern- that the people should adopt poly listen to grand opera in Chicago is no special reason apparent for this by his servanta." That is a delight on the Norwegian steamer "Proment.
trainmen talk to despatchers many fall excepting heavy sales of markest ful admission which the Government vidence" when the police searched
Prisoner: No. I deny that I was miles away; explorers, a year's travel from Germany which is said to be das giving an address of an un'awful distant in the Antarctic, hear to the instability of internal politics. will probably make a note of Who the vessel prior to her leaving port on 5th August, 1922, ...
character.
Bordeaux telling Melbourne that the { ACEONG TUESDAY, ÄCHST 8: 1912 should look after the servante if not wanted to go to the Gilbert, Teland, and British Consul, watow. Begins. cognisances, Mr. Mead said, "the
Saturday. All the prisoners said they 8.8. "Kwai Bang": Following for
Remanding Hawkes in his own re- Pope in Rome is dead.” the master Who should be, as in some of them alleged that they had 88. Haibong" sailed from Hong charge of insulting behaviour still law he is, responsible for their acts, if paid various sums of money to so-kong to-day 6 p.m., with 100 Baga stands as well as the other." not het As a bit of social service, called "passage agents."
240 lbs. each Bice and 133 Bage, done as an uprewarded duty, he
baskets and packages Biscuits and 4
42 years.
The China Mail.
*ROTE. JUSTICE, POBLIO Brayton."
WATER WASTE.
To H B. M. Consul, Bustow."
gamy.
KOTERRENY OF 'STELKERI.
BIG ARMS HAUL,
SUCCESSFUL WHIST DRIVE.
Oas of the Chinese newspapers should devote a little time and atten- connection with the armed robbery Long Government for the deatitate at Ho Bo, one of two men arrestal in Bags Bread contributed by the Hong-
A very success'al Whist Drive took' published here, a very fair representation to correcting any waste suspected at No 17, Des Voeux Road West at Swatow. Hope to send 367 mere
Five Chinese were awarded a year's place on Monday evening at the tive of Chiasse public opinion, com- or known; and the bill ha gets as a 9 am, on July 21, when over $800 Bags Rica Sunday. Please make your pom for this port on Ang. 8 at 6 s.ir.R. E.-Lindsell this morning for the was somewhat affected by the drive TeR 40.16. Novara "loft Sings jail apiece at the Police Court by Mr. Catholic Men's Club. The attendance pletely" gives the show away" in the result of the meter reading is a worth of property was stolen, was relf responsible for proper distribution with the outward Engl sh Mails, and is unlawful possession of a huge quantity that was bold on the "Tamar' on the matter of water wasts. Speakers at practical way of calling his attention W. Hamilton this morning. This is required. Severn. Ends,
committed to the Sessions by Mr. E. and telegraph what further assistance dus here on Aug. 13 at about 6 * m. « recent Chinese mecting, not to it. If be still ignores the waste, it man who was artes'ed by the
of revolver (118) and ammonition same evening. Mr. Hall in a fow (16.300 rounds). It appears that well chosen words thanked the min proper mass meeting, it is true, but a is obviously fair that he should pay police at the Chung Lok-yuen gar Administering
Captain Jensen of the President bore and friends for their presence the Government. there urgent need of matched poles Grant" caught them lowering this and announced that that was the first den, Yaamati, the day after the rab Honkong. To F. B. M. Consul, and other materials for construction small armoury into a sampan from his of a series of fortnightly dives they bery, was identified by three witnesses Swatow, August 6, 1922. For British of temporary buildings and are more ship. for the prosecution. Mr. RE. A Consul. 8.8. "Kwai Sang," Gwalow, food atally wanted ? Webater appeared for the pri 307 bags rice shipped per 8.8. "Klang. The Colonial Secretarisi states that for relief purposes the Secretary for Chiness Affairs and
hole and corner ada'r for which the Secretary for Chinese Affairą seems to havd bean partly responsible, vehemently proteated agalust the ouge
for it.
Wireless Massage From Officer
gestion that the Chinese wants, water, to make propar enquirica before taking. The other man, Le Kwai, who was Severn.
Charged with negligence by failingsoner und me, Le-Kwai,
intended having and that they hoped to have them arrangcil an as not t: clash with those of the Tamar." Mr. C. Oullivan the M. C, was the the Superintendent of Imports and ̈For the benefit of members of life and soul of the uwombly.. The Chinees Commercial-News-admits fa quantity of clothing in pawn the arrated on information given by the Wieleen Message from Officer Ad Exports have been asked to keep in the Jockey Club who want to subs The winners wrong, that they do, in the course of accountant of a Wenchal pawnshop prisoner who alleged that he was the ministering the Government, Hong- touch with the Chinese Community cribs for subscription griffin's for the Ladi-s-let Misa. Beck (104); argumente against the meter! who pleaded that he had no suspicion man who supplied the arms for the to H.B.M. Consul, Swatow. Date 8th with regard to the general question of 1925 annual o morting lists have 2nd Hes Hat 156); Booby
because the pawner was an system. Waste or no waste, the customer, was remanded by Mr. B. E. of insufficient evidence, as he was not
old coup, was discharged on the ground August, 1923. --
the relief required and any enquiries been posted at the Hongkong Club, Mr. Hant (139) Gestli muen --- system of charging for water by Lindsell until Thursday.
Ficas talegraph whether farther or suggestions should be addressed to the Jockey Clah stables and the | lat Mr. Irvine (18.)) 2nd Mr. PoáróES | identified by any of the shop people, immediate assistance is required. Is them.
Racecourse.
(158); Booby Mr. Langlo (123.)
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