TUESDAY, APRIL 24 1923
COURT: MARTIAL,
CHARGES AGAINST
PRIVATE.
Private Edward Smith of the 2nd
CANTON CONFLICT.
ANTI-SUN TROOPS" IN FLIGHT.
ATROCITIES COMMITTED.
Battalion of the King's Regiment (From Our Own Correspondent.)
SKIRMISH WITH SENUSSI.
ITALIAN ATTACK
SUCCEEDS..
THE CHINA MAIL.
ARRESTED PATRIARCH.
ALLEGED RUSSIAN TORTURES.
RIGA, April 24,
only,
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
FROM NEW YORK
(Router's Service to the China Mail) It is rumoured that the Cheka is
trying to extract a recantation from ROME, April 23,
the Patriarch Tikhon by torturing appeared this morning before a Dig-
A communiqué states that three him by means of electricity, trict Court-Martial, charged with
CANTON, April 23: detachments of Italian troops of-
A more refined form of cruelty T Steamship, drunkenness and striking his super- ·Fighting has slackened consider-cupied the headquarters of the consists of allowing the "CITY OF BIRMINGHAM"" ior officer, a lance-corporal in ably. The Kwangsi resistanco is Chief of the Sentissi at Aghedarin Patriarch, to receive Bolshevik having atrived, Conalgaces of cargo by charge of an escort, Major Wright smashed and their troops are re on the morning of April 21, and newspapers,
especial hor ato informed that all goals are being treating in disorder. The troops put the enemy to fight. The ly those containing accounts landed at their risk into the hazardous was President,
The accused pleaded guilty to the previously at Ebiukwan have com Italian losses were four coloured of the recent ecclesiastical trials sadier extra hazardoue Godowns of first charge and not guilty to the menced moving away in a north-soldiers killed and 25 wounded, and the demands for his own death. Helt's Wharf, whones delivery may be accond.
westerly direction, bound either for The enemy losses were apparently"
Lobtained. Lance-Corporal Hewitson alleged Kiangul of Kwange, Without hav-heavy.
The action was decided upon as to the assault. Another Lance-Cor. ing to giro battle, the Yunnanese- poral said he had called an escort to Cantonese "allies" are consolidat- as a result of the Chief of the place the prisoner under arrest, ing their gains and marching north- Senussi at present in Egypt ac The witness said that accused was ward along the Yach-Han Railway. cepting the title of Emir of Tripoli and Cyrenaica from the rebels and Yuan Tam, the temporary head-becoming leader of the opposition quarters of Shun Hung-ying has to Italian authority. úlso been vacated, the Kwangsi-ites retiring on Ying Tak. Shiuhing is entirely clear of Kwangel troope and the West River is free to water transport.-
(Until 1912 a Turkish vilayet, Tripoll has since then been an Italian colony, extending from the Sahara Desert to the Mediterranean.
It has an area of about 400,000 sq- miles and a population of 1,500, The coast was formerly infested
very violent, two men being nooded to arrest hint, though eventually he went quietly to the guard-room.
Lieutenant H. A. Redding up peared as "prisoner's friend.'
The second witness for the pro- scention was Lance-Corporal Hewit son, who stated that the accused Reports of atrocities committed had struck him in the face with his by the vanquished in their line of list. Accused was drunk at the retreat have been received. Their with Barbary pirates. Cyrenaica time. When asked by the Court misin object scoms to have een is also in North Africa.] where he had met the accused wit- plunder but many were unscrupul- ness replied "I did not meet him. ons as to what damage might be Ho, met me in the face with his catscil. In one district, several fist." The witness denied that he villages sent their combined grands was on bad terms with nerused,
After a brief skirmish, the Corporal Foster was called next fleeing troops surrendered and wero and gave evidence that he saw disarmed. They are now confront-... accusand with, fl ogort and that with the sule choice of having to accused was under the influence of join the robber-bunis in, the neighed out.
bourhood. liquor at the time.
Private Sandiland told the Court
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MIDINETTES.
PARIS LOCK OUT DECLARED.
PARIS, April 23. The midinettes have been lock
The midinettes employed by the Sang Hi-can, commander-in-Ruc de la Paix dress-makers went how his haut hevig warned to escort chief of the Yunnanose troops, iron strike last week demanding a the accused to the gail-room on reported as buying established new 40 per cent. increase of wages The lay in question thought he had hesturtera at San Kai.
not seen the prisoner strila. Jamen- The gumboate sent to assist in the Corpora Hewitson. Private Turner operations at Shiching are still at was called by the Court to hear out that port. the evidence of this previous witnes as to having been warned for the
esport.
This led the case for the pro- ration. The accused derdimai to give evidence in his delguro or in call any witness.
The decision will be prauulgated in due cou
YESTERDAY'S COURT
MARTIAL
AHD FROM WO PEI-FC. .
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CANTON, April 21. Alvien was received this morn ing to the effect that a portion of The Kwangsi inops-those who were hot sent south lat renmined
making a scale ranging from 150 francs a week for first-class hands to 32/44 francs for apprentices, a 48-hours week and half-holiday on Saturdays.]
LOYAL SIKHS KILLED.
INDIAN POLITICAL MURDERS.
LAHORE, April 23.
The Government believes the
BOXING EVENT.
MCTIGUE TO FIGHT CARPENTIER.
No claims will bo adnikted aftor tho Goods have left the Gúdowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered oftar 30th April, 1923, will be subjqet ta rent.
All ollos against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 7th May, 1923, or they will out be recognised.
NEW YORK, April 24. Tex Rickard, the boxing promoter, announces a match between Mc Tigue and Carpentier, for the All brokon, chafed and damaged world's light heavy-weight cham-Goods are to be loft in the Godowns, pionship on July 14 at New York, where they will be examined on any McTigue, as reported elsewhere Toosdays and Fridays between the in this issue, recently defeated the hours of 10.45 am, and Noon, within black boxer Sikil
the Ires storage period of one week.
CURZON'S FEELER.
GERMAN OFFER COMING?!
BERLIN, April 23. There are indications that the Government is considering the advisability of-making-a-definite reparations offer in consequence of Earl Curzon's speech the official | version of which the Cabinet are deliberating upon in the aftemoos,
EARL CREWE BETTER. {
PARIS, April 23. - Earl Crewe has completely re- covered and returas to Paris from Cannes on April 26.
GERMAN DISCOUNT.
-- BERLIN, April 23. The Reichs Bank, has raised the discount rate from 12 to 18 per
at Shinkwan-one entrenching at Six loyal Sikhs have been Wan Shek. It is added that three murdered during the last few cent. thousand Northern troops de patch- weeks for political motives in the ed by Wo Pei-fu have entered Hoshiarpur and Jullundur districts Kwangtung from Kiangsi in autof the Punjab by persons dressed endeavour to e-operate with the as Akalis. owing to a regrettable madver, undefeated portion of the Kwang murders are the work of a revolu I que our report of the comt martial
The Kwangsi-ites expelled fromtionary gang. A monher of arrests held yesterday gave Pie. Smith as the name of the neem. The but the poi-Sun troops are not pur- Shining are returning to Wnehow ldive actually before the Costing them, this being probably due was No. 375738Pte. Jola Wilde, to lack of ammunition.
DETAINED WITNESS.
MR. JENKIN'S PROTEST.
CRIMINAL COURT INCIDENT.
COMPANY MEETING.
MACKINTOSH & CO., LTD.
The tenth and meeting of the shareholders in Mackintosh & Co.. Before the trial of five Chinese Ltd., was held on Monday, April charged with the unlawful posses, when after paying an interim sion of arms aboard a junk began at the Crimi nd Sessions before the dividend of $1 per share, a final Phisne Judge is morning, dividend of $1.50 per share
Jeukia, who declared making a total or $2.50 per appeared for 11:0 defence, stars for the year 1929/23.
Mr. F. C.
said that the case would be attend-
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Since the formation of the Com- ed by rather peculiar circunstances, pany in 1913 it is made' stendy One of them was that this moraing progress and now,ranks as one of the police directed a witness of his the most enterprising businesses of named Lau Sui, whom he found its kind in the Colony. here early and asked to retura to in commemorating its tenth an- his shop until sent for, had been niversary a Tailoring Department detailed by the police. He had has been added which is expected had no sotice that they intended to have a very promising future and in detain him as a witness for the help it to reach the “Summit" of Growa. "And," added Mr. Jenkin, prosperity.
"the last thing I desire is, that the
pulice should have anything to do
with him whatever." Counsel
asked that the man should be released.
Mr. Dyer Ball said in reply to the
F
ITALIAN CABINET.
Puisie Judge dat he had heard of POPULAR PARTY MINISTERS
this man in connection with the
case but he, personally, was not
RESIGN.
going to call him as a witness. '(Reater's Service to the China Mail.), The police did, however, mention
him and therefore he (Mr.
ROME, April 24.
Dyer Ball) had instructed the police Signor Mussolini, the Premier, see that he was in Court in case has accepted the resignation of he was wanted.
popular party, Cabinet Ministers belonging to the
The Paisne Judge said he had no doubt Mr. Dyer Ball would take the neccsssary steps to have the man pleased and Mr. Dyer Ball under- took that this should be done.
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS.
IN "THE NUT."
PEKING PARLIAMENT.
WANT OF CONFIDENCE VOTE.
PEKING, April 23. The question of a want of confi- dence in the Government came up in the House of Representatives this afternoon.
The Government's supporters "The Nut," his latest comedy proved too strong for the vote, on which is being shown at the the question, and finally the House. passed a resolution referring the Coronet just now, wears..more:
As is but fitting since he plays the title, Douglas Fairbanks in
fashionable clothes than anybody matter to a committee of the whole would have credited him with House, which may be considered
as shelving the motion. possessing All told, he appears
INJURED STUDENTS.
Ja a dozen different suits, each the acme of its particular style. and it
-PROTEST.
is said that these are what he had The House also, passed a resolu made for his recent boneymoon.tion requesting the Government to Doug. takes the part of an eccentric lodge a strong, protest with thei young fellow whose. hobby is Japanese Government through the invention. He is deeply in love Charge de Faires with regard to the with a girl who lives on the floor alleged -treatment of Chinese above himin Greenwich students by the Japanese police Village apartment house. Having during the recent anti-treaty laid siege to the fair charmer's demonstration in Tokyo and also heart, he invento ways of pleasing requesting the Government to remit her and then has to invent ways money for the students' medical and means of extricating himself treatment in connection with the from the difficulties caused by his injuries they received-Courtesy inventions.
Daily Bulletin,
(have been made.
RUBBER COMPANY,
£200,000 CAPITAL SOON SUBSCRIBED.
LONDON, April 23. The Lambak Rubber Co., Ltd. formed with a capital of £200,000 to acquire a rubber ustate of 5,529 acres in Central Johore at £88,280 in cash, has issued £145,000 shares at par. The capital has been fully subscribed and the lists have closed.
TRAINS COLLIDE.
FRENCH. SUBJECTS KILLED
PARIS, April 23.
A message from Duesseldorf states that a French guard was killed and two French soldiers were killed .d two injured in a collision "between- passenger and goods trains at Euskirchen on Saturday night.
[Euskirchen, a Rhenish Prussian town with 10,500 inhabitants, is near Cologne.]
MARKS RELAPSE.
LONDON, April 23.
Marks have relapsed to 133,000, $135,000,
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TI-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
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