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THE CHINA MAIL.”-
mention the result of the coroner's inquiry.
ATTEMPTED. MURDER ALI.EGED.
VICTIM'A CLOSE SHAVE.
STRAITS GOVERNOR.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE RECEPTION.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1922.
SMALL BOY.
AND "HIS MOTHER'S HUSBAND."
CHARGE OF INTIMIDATION,
Three Chinese were charged bafore II. E the Officer Administering Mr. T. W. Ainsworth this morning the Government invited a DUM-
For this libel on the British authorities hate there is no excule. Mr. Yinson Lee, il correctly reported, must have known that his statements Mr. T.W, Ainaworth commenced the wero damaging untruth. The paper, afternoon, of a cass in which a Chinese hearing at the Magistracy yesterday
which
itself * bosets
Sydney is e arged with the attempted murder leading evening journal, shouli bave of a paint contractor, named Wan ber of local residrats to meet H.E. with having intimidated a Chinese known that its report was glossly | Kol.
Sir Laurence Quill mard, the Straits engineer of the sa, "Kongning," and misleading. Even if it had not' An attempt on the contractor's Governor at a dance given at Govern with having in their possession 15 followed China events with sufficient life was made on the sight of ment House last night. His Excellency rounds of ammunition. intelligence to remember that the August 20 at the junction of Abor: firet: of all entertained the General
deen and Staunton Streets, when a Officer Commanding, the Bishop of Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the first strike took place at Hongkong, it man fired his baad at
defendant and pleaded not guilty. should have bad enough, schoolboy alone
TO: 60 from behind, The
Inspector Appleton aid that knowledge to know that an "89-mile prisoner was arrested on the apot Those invited to dinner were H. E. according to the third engineer of the walk" from Shanghai to Canton was with a revolver in his pass ssion.
Major-General Sir John & Lady ship, who was the complainaut, ten The first witness called yesterday Towler, The Rt. Rev. the Bishop of m.n hoarded the ship and asked him palpably absurd
was Dr. D. J. Valentine who deposed Victoria, F.H, Sir William & lady that the complainant was admitted to Rees Davies, Commodore & Mrs. what club be belonged to. Goverment Civil Hospital with Grace, Hou. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher, replied that he was a bullet wouad io tho back Hon. Bir. & Mrs. Kemp, Hon. Mr. Trat of
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
-
Victoria, the Members of Council and some others to dinner.
of the head. From the appearance mon, Hoa. M:& Mrs. Halifax, Hon.
When he
A member
the Bramen's Union,
CHA GCHUN CONFERENCE,
COMPROMISE NECESSARY.
CHANGCHUN, September 13. The cafcrence was resumed to-day. The Japanese reiterated that agree- meat between Japan and the Far Eastern Republic on the basis of the Dairen draft agreement should ba
first discussed.
The Russians insisted on concluding a general trade agreement between Japan and all Russia.
The delegates finally agreed to ment tomorrow to endeavour to effect a compromise.
LIKIN MEETING.
SHANGHAI, September 14.
A misunderstanding has arisen in Shanghai regarding the Poking One case of plague and one of of the wound the shot must have Mr. & Mrs. Perkins, Hon. Mr. & Mrs. the men said that that was not good me.sage of September 13 owing to small por, both Chiness, were notified bean fired directly from behind. The Lang, Hou. Mr. & Mrs. M. Ede, H. H. enough, and he must join their club. Confusion between the Tarrifi yesterday.
man did not lose consciousness. With Mr. Justice & Mrs. Woad, Sir William The engineer consulted with the c.m. Revision Commission and a GOD- the aid of the X-ray he discovered & Lady Brunrate, Hos. Mr. & Mira. pradore god the latter arference at Peking on telegraphs.
will
The Italian cruiser "Calabria" ehortly arrive here from Italy. From China she will return to Italy American porte.
that the bullet had broken up into Irving, Hon. Mr. & Mrs. Parr, Hon. Anged the terms of membership The Tariff Revision Conference re- small fragments, which were scattered Mr. & Mrs. Bird, Hon. Mr. & Mrs. and later the engineer paid over $25 commending abolition of likia in a via all over the muscle at the back of the Chow Shou Son, Aon. Mr. Ng Hon. to two of the men. When the ship body meeting at Peking consisting of hrad. None of these fragments passed Taz, Hon. Mr. & Mrs. Lowe, Mreturned to port a small boy, who representatives of all the ministries through the skull. None of the Bernard, Mr. Young, Lieut. Comm. turned out to be the first defendant's and Chinese chambers of commerce Mc. A. Seitert, manager of the fragments had been removed. It Worthington. Mr. Dudley Hall, and 801. came on board and delivered a which the Government asked specially Banque Industrielle de Chine in Sing-would have meant a very tedious Lieutenant Fisher, A.D.C. Besides letter to the third engineer. The to go into the question. whether apore, has been mide an officer of the operation to have done so. The man His Excellency, Mrs Severn & hor Captain who had heard of the re-abolition of likin was feasible. Oder of the British Empire. was now out of danger. The Doctor mother Mrs. Bullock, and Captain vious transaction, informed the expressed the opinion that the wound Neville, A.D.O, and Mr. Rice, Private Secretary for Chinese Affairs. IIa hat been caused by a soft-nosed bullet. Secretary, were present at dinner.
(the Inspector) was stat GB Further hearing of the ease was A small dance was held later in the The latter took the Inspector to No, Loard and arreste 1 the boy. adjourned.
evening to which a number of additional guests were invited.
Tan Orchestra of the Empress of Canada" was in attendance at the dance. The Ball Room wandecorated with banging baskets of pink and
A new F.M.S. stamp has been
issued. It is of 25 sente depomina-
tion (the new minimum charge for telegrains) and is carmine on yellow paper, of the standard size and design.
Mesare. Thoe Cook & Soo, the well known tourist agents have been appointed official transportation agents for the World's Sunday School
Convention 1921 which is to be held in Glasgow during the latter half of June, 1924.
A Chinese recently arrived from America, was fired $15 by Mr. T. W. Ainsworth, this morning, for the pay. Fession, without a permit, of 57 rounds of ammunition, which were found among bis luggage when searched on board the 8.8. Kwongying" yesterday
afternoon.
While carrying a bag of rice ou his shoulder from a junk to a godowa in the Prays Kennedy Town, yeater. day afternoon, a cargo cuntie was run into be tramar No. 6, and severely injured. He was taken to the ho apital in no ambulance, but died on the way.
DES VOEUX ROAD ROB-
BERIES.
FIVE MORE MEN ARRESTED,
tion, five more meu bave been arrest- As the result of police investiga-
white flowers.
THE FATSHAN" TRAGEDY.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. THOMAS SPAFFORD.
The funeral of the late Mr. Thomas
CHINA'S PREMIER.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 13. 350, Queen's Road West where the
The bill to nominating Tong Shao-yi three defendants were found. A has already been sent back to the search of the made and 39 rounds of ammunition Chung-busi is expected soon.
promises was Cabinet and nomination of Wang
Iapped up in paper wero discovered hidden behind a cupboard; another round, was found at the back of a clock, while five more n. unds, which were contained in an envelope, were produced by the first defendant, who alto admitted to him that he hat written the letter which the boy bad delivered to the complainant.
next.
OPIUM IN THE PUMP.
PEKING POLITICS.
WHOLE CABINET RESIONS.
PERING, September 14. Wu Pei Huang, chief of the Tele- graph Department of Chiaotungpa has been appointed chief secretary of the Cabinet and assumed the post this afternoon. Reuter:
SALT GABELLE HEAD DEAD
in Yaumati on suspicion of having | been concerned in the sensational and
PERINO, September 14. Road on the night of Sun loy, S.p daring armed robberies in Des Voraz
It is understood that in accordance cember 3, when three honses, in close
The 14 year old boy admitted de- with the usual procedure, following livering the latter but could not say the rejection of Tang Sha? Yi's proximity of each other were simul-
if it was the one produced in Court, nomination for the Premiership by aneously raided by a large gang of
as ho did not real it.
Parliament the Cabinet has formally haul of money and valuanhs wrth Spafford Chief Officer of the China was to him, the boy said: He is robbers soon after 8 p.r, and a
Asked what relation first defendant | resigned ca blóc this evening. — Reuter. over $10,000 was made. The live Navigation
Company's Canton my mother's husb.nl." arrested men were brought to the steamer Fatahan," whose tragic
APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED. Contral Police Station where an iden death was reported yesterday, took No, my step-father.
Magietrate: Not your father?-
Two of the robbers, it will be remem- Happy Valley, in the eveling. tification parade was held yesterday. place at the Protestant Cametery, A remand was given until Thursday bered, were arrested immediately after The Rev H. Clouston Pozri officiat- the robbetice, after putting up a stiffed at the graveside whore wasgathered fight for freedom in which they a number of ships' officers, including were both injured and had to go all the officers of the "Fatshan," and to the bospital. One of the then repre-ntatives of the Chinese Coast who was overpowered by being Ofligers' Guild. Many focal Freema knocked on the head while strugging sout wese also present to pay their Another delightful programme, After a tour pl b's native land, Mr. 8 submitted by Kaai's Royal with Mr. Mattarai, whom he stabbed last tribute to is very old member of
Hawaiian Troubadours in the Theatre in the head, has heen discharged from the craft. Vision Leone of the Mandarin Royal last night. Both music and the Magistracy by Inspector Appleton grave by Capt J.T. Ritchie and thres of Imports and Exports.
hapital and was formally charged at The cofio was lowered into the
PEKINU, September 14, Mr. N. L. Smith, Superintendent class in Chion," had some intersting dancing
The British Legation was informed warmly
and remanded. Mr. Martarni and others of things to any when fe returned to appreciated. The company
the deceased's fellow moned the
owner of ths and by telegraph from London to-day of Sydney, where he has been in bun assured another cordial reception this she other prisoner who was wounded Masons.
ss. "Kochow," before Mr. R. E. the death of Mr. W. R. Strickland. maoy beautiful nees "for year." Addressing the evening when they give their third in the thigh with his own revolver in
floral Lindsell this morning to answer acting Inspector General of the Salt the course of a st.uggle with Revenue tributes sent included those from a charge of having allowed the ship to Gabelle, by drowning while staying in Officer Ward, a ship's officer anlathe widow, Mr. and Mrs. J. de be used for the transportition of Ad-Men's Club, be said that "white performance.
The Hongkong Courts have been Chinese derrotivo, who had all their Gonzales (son-in-law and daughter), illicit opium. Australia" had nothing to fear from China whose industries were being or threshing out the question What work cut for them to retain their the District Grand Lodge of Scottish is a brok-r?" The Singapore Free hold ou the powerful man sud-Free-Masonry in Hongkong and South, ganized on a vast scale by sign Press Topicist rush to the aid of prevent him from using his revolver, capital. with the result that she had the Court: "A broker", he says, "is a are still receiving treatment for their work enough for all bar 450.030.030 curious animal with a damp hido injuries at the hospital. people. Then he turned to the re- caused by an insatiable passion for Cent falk of anti-British feeling." rucning up and down stairways trying This feeling he declared was not the to find someone to hold the baby." fault of the Chinese people.
4
This week,thiricen Norwegian ara- men arrived here. They came from Saigon where they had been left. stranded
the ship which by had brought them from Europe.
- His reasone? The Sun, the, Sydney Why they came -bere is
to Perhaps the Franch Paper, which reported his speech shall not stated.
give them. port so few Norwegian ships, or perhaps again its authorities consider
they have enough worries. Anyhow, the thirteen seamen came here onder
or lers from the Saigon Norwegian
Jnspector conaal.
Marks made that clear in the local police eourt yesterday. Then, as "DO provision had been made for them here," the lackiers thirteen were stranded again. Why no provision was made for them here is another deep mystery. However, they were taken to court, charged with being vagrants, and the Magistrate seat them to the House of Detention- until "« ship is available to take them home."
again were
00
Bre
Lifeboats arranged deck they can be
on raile, so that
run that part of the ship:
from which launching is possible,
A feature &re
"A SAILOR-MADE MAN."
TO DAY'S HAROLD LLOYD COMEDY,
The
RIVER STEAMER OWNER SUMMONED.
sum
Mr. M. K. Lo, who appeared for the
defence, said that these prosecu were brought only when the circum- tions, unless based on special grounda, stances of the case would lead to the
Canada--Reuter.
A LESSON IN ETHICS.
When a saloon boy of the 5.5.
China, the R.W.JI. and officers of Lodge Naval and Military, 818, S.C Messrs. Butterfeld & Swire, the Ship ping Department of the China Navi- belief that proper precautions had not "Empress of Canada," was charged gation Co., Ltd., the Superintendents been taken by the owner or his offi- before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning of the China Navigation Company, cers. It was for the pros.cution to with the theft of soms solder from the Officers and Engineers of the s.s. furnish defendant with the circum. the ship's stora, a cook employed on "Fateban "Capt. and Mrs. Ritchie, the stances of the case to enable him to the ship volustered the statement Captain and Officers of the s..prepare his defence. TheCaptain would that he had found the lead on deck "Heungehun," the Captain and Things have altered, and consider Officers of the 88. "Kinshan," the bave to show that he had taken the and had given it to the defendant.
Prease by the Magistrate, the wit- the Zeeland ably for the better, since the days Officers and Engineers of the would have to prove the contrary.
nsoessary precautida, and Mr. Smith
neas admitted later that he had tiken "He cited the recent justibable Jo's new steamship "Mecklenburg" when the biggest ball of a cinema "Kingyuan," the Wharfingers of Can- strike" of Chiness scamen at Shaug- claimed to be the last word in safely omedy removed itself into an abeard ton Wharf, the China Coast oficers' the circumstances of the case, Chief thought it was not an offence to take Asked by the Magistrate to state the lead from the storerom. Ha hai. The seamen, having no work ships. She bac just made her maiden sort of obstacle race in waich the Guild, Naval passengers, travelling on
a little. and comedian, knocking down everybody the .. "Fatehan" on the night of that as the result of information dant for receiving stolen property and
Preventive Officer Clark said to do, started out on an 80-mile trip between Folkestone
The Magistrate convicted the delen- and everything that got in his way, 8aptember 13th, Walk to Canton to their wives and Flushing.
the European received, he searched the eagins passed santance of 3 weeks. He was pursued through a thousand icet Revenue Officers, and the Saloon boys room, When the cap on the air pump ordered Sab-Inspector Grant to charge families. The British Government-
The master of the Chinesa atsam'r or so of film by aninfuriated mobmade of the s.s. "Fatahan," A large num eaw fit to send troops after them. Ewang Tah" has reported to the up of all the other people in the bar of the wreaths bare Do card,
was unscrewed, 34 taels of prepare the witness with the thelt These troops shot down hundreds, Harbour Office that on September 11, picture. Nowadays a comedian has While auchored in Bullock Harbone, to go to work differently to win of these defenceless seamen, many his ship encountered the centre of a laughter from his audience. He has
of
of them in front of their wives and severe lyphoon at about 0.30 p.m. to content himself with just each a children. Naturally feeling ran After the ship had left Bullock Her very high but now the moderates bour the sea inside Namki Joland was on both sides are healing the found to be littered with small wreak
age and upturned and overturned juaka...
breach,""
- Tho statement bristles with some merely absurd, untruths, others harmful. First, the strike was
situation as any ordinary person might find himself in and his success is measured by the amount of ingenuity and droll efeverness he is able to dis- play in getting out of it..
Of this now cult of comedian there
TICKETLESS TRAM TRAVELLERS.
ANOTHER ONE FINED.
| opium were found inside the pomp. The cap was not screwed on tight, appearing to have been, recently re- moved and put back in haste.
Mr. La then applied for a remand which was given until Tuesday next.
A SAMSHUIPO ROBBERY.
TRAIN SPLIT IN TWO.
PASSENGER'S FALL ON TO THE LINE.
ร
An accident, stated to be unique in De Jews Hawke's residence, No, are few more potable representatives Inspector Hammond of the Tram-
the history of railways, occurred re- 88B, Bonham Road, was entered last than Harold Lloyd, the man way Co., charged a Chinese before.
While a Samshaipo family wara cently at Baling, on the Great Western night by a burglar who climbed on to with the horn-rimmed spectacles, Mr. R. E. Lindaell this morning, with having their evening meal on the line. Meanwhile the Hongkong taxpayer Hrgkong's wisiort na, not Shang the verandah by the water spout and who is already a firm favourite, having ridden in a ramar at Whit ground floor of their house, No. 135, A long-distance outward bound presumably bears the burden of keep hai'e. Talk of an 80-mile walk to catering the doctor's bedroom by the with Hongkong picture goers. In his held this morning, without paying bit Kibung Street, about 7 pan., yes- train from Paddington had just start- ing thirteen Norwegian seaman Canton was therefore sheer idiooy. audal door, which was left open, latest picture "A Sailor Made Man" fare.
tarday, five men, two armed with ed to leave the station when it broke Defendant said he had just come revolvers and the others with daggers, in halves, two coaches being separated stranded fire in a Franch Colony. The "troops which the Britiskle $170 ia notes from the pocket of which comes to the Coronet this This pleasure the Colony
a coat which was hanging near the afternoon, he appears as an idle young from the country and did not anddenly rushed in. Three other men by the sudden breaking of a drawing Government exw fit to send after the bed. The doctor was not disturbed, plutocrat who, under the lash of his have any money. He was coming to kept guard outside the door. When rod. enjoys semingly because the Norwegian samen were a mere handlal who and did not discover-bis loss until the prospective father in law's contempt, town with a friend who was going to the master of the bouse asked the 'It was a corridor train, and a man consal at Saigon had sufficient attempted to turn a mob over 2,000 morning.
goea long and joins Uncle Sam's pay his fare. There was a crowd at intraders what they wanted, they who was at the moment passing from pavy. Afterwards, when he gets an the waiting place. He ancosoded in said that they had come to search one coach to the other fall between anterprins to send his curated to strong. They did not shoot down
Mr. Fung Kwan, of No. 8, Maiko invitation to join a world yachting boarding the car, but his friend was the house. -Two of the men them on to the permanent way. Hngkong. Strange Stranger still, "hundreds of these defenceless sea-Terrace, Robinson Road, was pro- cruise with his fiance, he goes back left out. As soon as he saw his friend caught hold of the master and Luckily he fell flat, without striking however, the local police magistrato me." They fired four shots (in.ceeding down Caine Lane at 7.20 to the recruiting office and announces was not on board, he alighted, demanded his keys which he handed either coach, and although a little seeme to have seen nothing unusual juring twelve people and killing two) a.m., going towards the Western that he has changed his mind. The The Inspector said when he over.. The men want into his cubicle bruised and shaken; he was later able after repeated warninge had been Market, when he was attacked from authorities, however, decide that he boarded the car at 8.00 a.m., and opened up asvatal boxes, but did to continue his journey, to Corsham, Only a few months ago the Colony ignored. Furthermore, these ses behind by, two men and robbed of has joined up for three yours and so defendant was standing at the first not take anything. Returning to the Wiltshire.
$50 in notes. The man acized their he has to go through with it. His clase end of the third class compart sitting rooms, the robbers relieved the The breaking of the diswing cuz hai the burden of keeping four men, who were mostly house victim and pressed him to the ground, experience on the rolling susin and meals. As soon as he saw the witness, master's wife, his nephew's wife and also snapped the vacuum connection Chinese stowaways hound from one boys and cooks with no real interest Mr. Yung straggled violently, where especially his adventure is an Or difendant jumped off. The witness his nices of their bangles and other between the coaches an automștical- foreign country to another in a foreign in the dispute, ware breaking the law upon one of his assailat te stranke him lonial, pobruteto's: hargu, gire Hilm chased and caught him. He searched ornaments worth 18, and then ly stopped the te in. I have never
ip. Yes, Tory Mocommodating is Mr. Vinson Lee apparently did noty blow on the bed and render ample opportunity for the display the defendant, but he did not have aj departed. The viplama immediately known such an aesident before Hongkong in some rampeots, indeed's think it worth while to mention that came to, about five minutes later, his which Harold Lloyd has made his
ed him nacpnscious. When Mr. Fung of those whimsical, absurdities with cent in his pocket.
gave the alarm, but did not dare follow railway official told Daily Mast vacy home from home,
Neither did ho think it worth while toseilan is were gone; also his money. name and tamo.
A fino of $10 or 14 days was the robbers, who got sway before the raporter. "Is might occur only once imposed.
'police arrived.:.:
in a hundred years."
in the idea.