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SIX LIVES, REPORTED LOST.
[China Mall SPECIAL]
$10,000 MOTOR CLAIM.
PLAINTIFF CROSS-
EXAMINED:
THE “Cilkento" WAVE
FRIDAY MAY 1078
“KUMSANG " STRANDED.
ASHORE OFF PHILIPPINES,
PASSENGERS SAFELY REMOVED.
LINCHENG OUTRAGE
AMERICAN MINISTER
INTERVIEWED,
ARMED INTERVENTION. USELESS:
WHY THE ATTACKING, TROOPS
· HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN.
'SHINGHAI, May 11.
Both sections will TOTALLY DESTROYED. want to be garrisoned in and around Conton and both cannot be there MALAY STATES COASTAL at the same time. There is a well- known Chinese saying One moun- tain cannot provide a home for two
The Dutch steamer "Van Cloon," tigers and this expresses the situa-
Hearing was continued in the bound from Swatow to Hongkong, tion most clearly,How events will
Supreme Court before the Chief yesterday morning picked up an turn out nobody can safely predict.
Justion (Bir William Roes Davies; "S.O.S." signal to the effect that but stulants of Chinoso politică will,
SINGAPORE, MAY ID, K.C.), this morning of the case the 5.s. "Kuhsang" was stranded agree that as long as Sun has to The 8.8" Yugata was totally in which Mr. Jacob Julius on the north-west of the Philippines, Thorman, a Causeway Bay motor and required assistance... The depend on a military backing to burnt at Singora, fa
The American Minister, Mr. Six lives are reported to have engineer, claims from Mri abd message received by the "Van retain his position, Kwangtung will
been lost.
Mrs. Eles van Quatricum, Cloon" was immediately conveyed Schurman, arrived here yesterday never be free from the longer The value of the cargo was formerly of 87, The Peak, $10,000 to Messrs. Jardine Matheson and evening from Tsinanfu Interview of impending strife. Imoking $50,000.0
damages for bodity injuries, loss of Co. on the arrival of the steamer Led by the North China Daily News
in Hongkong.
regarding the Linchong outrage, he further, it will be seen that Wu Siagora is a port on the Malay income, and injuries to his motor
The Kumsang" was on the said he could not see what possible Pei-fu is not likely to fake his penisum settled at the beginning) cycle caused by a collision with rear Améy-Manila run and left the first good drmed intervention would do of the 19th century by Chinese driven by Mrs. van Castricum, and mentioned port on the afternoon at present. In fact that was one of defeat without attempting to from Amoy who went under Siam owned by her husband, in which of the 7th inst. with some 300 the prime causes for the delay in retaliate. He has already sent l'ese protection.]
the lady was alleged to have been passengers on board. Through the release of the captives. several thousand Northern troops
guilty of negligent driving. The the courtesy of the Naval Yard The American Consulate had re into Kwangtung and there is little
nocident took place on the 11th officials the General Managers ceived a letter written by Major March of last year on the road bo were able to wireless the news im- Powell at the bandita" request stat- to prevent him from organising
tween Repuloo Bay and Abordoen,mediately to Manila and the ing that all the prisoners are well, another invasion on a large scale.
near the Golf Club;::*
assistance of the United States but asking that the Chinese attack- Replying this morning to ques Consul was also invoked.
ing troops be withdrawn as soon as tions put to him in cross-examina-
Telegrams received yesterday possible.
Mr. Schurman said he had re tion by Mr. F. O. Jenkin who, in morning stated that a destroyer structed by Mesara, Deacon, Hans was leaving Olongapo for the scene quested the provincial military West River steamers ton and Shenton, is appearing for of the stranding, while Messrs. authorities to cease firing on the Talming," Chung On, Kwong the defence, the plaintif said that Butterfield and Swire, agents of bandits as they were likely to drive Hung" and "Shing Ping" are prior to the day of the accident he the Ocean Steamship Company the bandits further into the hills, leaving Hongkong to-day. Their had not practised motor cycling for wirelessed the Blue Funnel ss. causing great hardships to the destination is. Samshui and W three years. He had intended to Atreus, which steamer left for prisoners. The military authorities chow, if possible, which indicates that the river as far as Shamshui is buy the machine be was riding and Manila yesterday to proceed to hed acceded to this request.
wanted to try it out over on the the assistance of the Kumsang," Mr. Schurman concluded that he now considered safe.
Kowloon de bocause the roads and during the afternoon a reply had little doubt the prisonem re there were easier for an unpracticed was received that she was lease would be effected as soon as hand and he had only been around going in accordance with the renegotiations had been concluded the island once as a passenger in a quest made. The General Managers regarding ransom-Reuter. car. The owner, however, under were relieved to hear later in the took to take the machine out to had been landed and that, if it was afternoon that all the passengers Aberdeen and let him try it there. He said he shut off his gas when he the ship and proceed on board the necessary, the crew would leave saw the defendant's car; just prior U/S. S, destroyer already referred to that he was going at 10 or 12 to. The master of the Kumsang"
The Other Fellow's Pasture.
It is usually taken as an accepted fact that Asia is universally over crowded and that China's teeming millions" have no alternative but to migrate to counties like Australia which, though it can boast but 1.5 souls to the square mile, is deter
ained to maintain a dog in the manger policy on the subject of Some bold Asialic immigration, Ltd. situsted has the
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moral right to do this. That Asia, as long as it has a large fertile terri- tory undeveloped, has no claim to unrestricted emigration to Australia or anywhere else is a view less com- monly held. It is, however, the opinion formed by Professor J. W Gregory, the famous explorer and geologist, who paid a visit to South Western China not long ago and summarises, the fruits of his observations in an interesting article published in the April issue
WEST RIVER TRAFFIC:
STEAMERS, LEAVING
The
HONGKONG/
800IAL AND PERSONAL.
A telegram to the Daily Bulletin states that the resignation of Liu En-yuan, Minister of Finance, is likely to be accepted..
|
mailes an hour.
has informed Manila by wireless Mrs. Van Castricum is alleged to that the ship is leaking and it is His Honour Sir. Skinner Turner have failed to keep a proper look understook that arrangement wili
་་
SHOTS IN HOTEL.
SOVIET ENVOY-KILLED WHILE DINING.
LAUSANNE SENSATION.
left for Shanghai with Lady Turner out, and to have negligently waved be made to send a salvage steamer (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) and Miss Turner by the P, and Ober loft, hand over the side of the to her assistance.
s.s. "Sardinia" yesterday.
a
of the Empie Review. Ho points La Morrison Street yesterday, out that in Upper Barmth and ricsha coolic had both his feet across the Chinese frontier to the badly crushed through being run east there are large areas of good over by a truck loaded with rice.. country still inadequately peopled while the broad basins to be found Queen Olga of Greece, who has in the mountainous districts of been staying in England for some Yunnan itself contain large troots time on a visit to Queen Alexandra with soils, of first-rate quality which at Sandringham Hall, and a Marl enjoy a generous rainfall. The borough House, has left London for other fellow's pasture, however, Paris. always looks the greenest and Pro-
Colonel Sanford, of Nynehead fessor Gregory hits the mark with his conclusion that most Chinese Court, Somersetshire, who died would prefer to settle as market last month, was the head of au gardeners in the suburbs of a large ancient family, among which were Australian city than in a remote many leaders of the old Whig valley in Yunnan; but they would Party in that county
The China Mail.plish this is to mete out the sternest and the waste epacts of inuer
"KEUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE"
HOKOKONO, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1923.
justice. Yesterday's amendments, closing hitherto neglected loopholes, will make it vastly harder for the guilty to escape that sternest justice.
SINISTER PROBLEM.
MORE STRIFE YET. The illicit traffic in arms is the very root of the crime evil. True of
Dr. Sun Yat-sen's troops are now most places these turbulent post-winning on all fronts, and Marshal
or are seized in the possession of Northern element will have been
their own amply wastern valleys. Australia far as attractive than
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Shareholders of the Hongkong Hide and Leather Coy, Ltd. are reminded by an advertisement that the adourned meeting of April 30 is being held next Monday, May 14 when the extraordinary resolutions
with thousands of people passing Kwangsi-ites it is difficult to believe An advertisement in the
car, leading the plaintiff to believe, that she wished him to cross over
The "Kumsang" is a steel screw,
LAUSANNE, May 10. Mr. Vorowsky, the Soviet envoy, steamer, 3,237 tons gross, 2,078 net, to his right hand side of the road, built in 1899. She was at the time was shot in the Hotel Cecil and and then after he had started to of the accident under the command two other Russians named Ahrens cross the road she suddenly turned of Captain Grant, senior officer in and Dimitricff" were wounded. her car to the left, and so brought the Company's service. The vessel The assallant is supposedly about the accident. Mr. Jen-was on the Amoy-Manila run, Fascist kin questioned the plaintiff at for which she had only recent- PRIVATE VENGEANCE.
LAUSANNE, May 11, some length about this wave ly been fitted up. No reason at the
There is considerable doubt Garrod the "I so you wave. presence of two typhoons in the was in collusion with the local Perhaps, Mr. Jonkin humorously vicinity of Northern Luzon may Fascisti. It is now reported that suggested, as Mr. Marcel is the have been the cause of abnormal the act was one of private vengeance on-account of the real witness to it we may call it the conditions of wind and side.
murder of Conradi's father add Marcel wave.
The Chief Justice pointed out to VESSEL STILL ASHORE.uncle by the Bolshevists, He is aged twenty-eight and was born at the plaintiff that it was not disputed that the lady was waving to some On enquiry at Messrs. Jardine, Petrograd. gentleman whom she knew To Matheson's office just after 2 p.m. The deed created a stampede this the plaintiff replied that if if to-day, a China Mail reporter was and panic in the dining hall of the The King has been pleased to had been the waving alone he would informed that although further hotel. approve the appomument of the not have taken any notice but the news had been received regarding Lord Elphinstone to be Lord High car moving to the right made him the wreck of the s.s. "Kum Sang, Commissioner of the Church of igo across.
it was of no interest to the public Schtland in succession a the Duke
and would not be given out to the of Sutherland retired,
press. The reporter was informed, however, that the vessel is still ashore and that the crew are still on board.
whier he said he called the moment can be assigned for the "Cheerio" Wave and Inspector accident, but it is thought that the whether the perpetrator, Conradi,
Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Fellows, whose death at the a, 95 has removed the oldest office off the retired list of the Navy, aw his first active service in Crimean War.
:
THE DEFENCE.
Mr. Jenkin opening the case for the defence, took the attitude
POLO.
HONGKONG'S INTERPORT, TEAM CHOSEN.
at
Conradi fired quite a number of shots, one version says ten. He remained perfectly cool afterwards and called for the police and quietly surrendered.
Ahrens was hit in three places, " Vorowsky's secretary, Divil- kovsky, and not Dimetrieff, was severely wounded. Ahrens ill probably recover,but Divil kovsky's. condition is grave.
VENDETTA FULFILLED.
LAUSANNE, May II
have
SZECHUAN WARFARE
FURTHER HOSTILITIES
EXPECTED.
the plaintiff was entirely Tolame for the accident. Mr, Jenkin dwelt on what took place yesterday when the spot, where the Capt. Casper B. Ballard, who was accident had taken place, was visit war times, that ja doubly true of Wu Pei-fura protege Shum Hung-of which they have already been last employed in command of the ed by the Court and jury. It was Hongkong. Senrely a day passesying is withdrawing his men. In advised will be proposed.
light cruiser "Durban" on the China not suggested that the car, Core but arms are used by robbers short time it is hoped that the
Station, has retired from the Navy. after the moment of impact, ever.
It is reported that Conradi ex- In connection with the recent In addition to his services in the blocked the road in such a way as The team to represent Hong claimed, when surrendering, from Hwangtung, and people part in the South to prevent other cars passing. Mr. kong in a series of interport have avenged my father and ancie Bevington's evidence fully proved matches to be played in Manila and I have rid the country of sible to suppress the, trade wholly will begin to talk of settling down Junk off Lantau Island by their fokis African War.;
this. The car was moved further shortly has been chosen, compris Bolshevists." who afterwards ransacked the boat. A marriage is arranged, and will towards the side of the road, after ing Lieut. Davies, No. 1, Mr. W. Ahrens, one of the victims, is Even if our vigilant police had the once more. The recent campaign, and stole several hundred dollars, good fortune to capture every single it must be remembered was the out two men alleged to have taken part, take place in London next month the accident, merely with a view to H. S. Dent, No. 2, Mr. C. C. Boyd reported afterwards to
have been detained in Macno, while between Lieutenant-Commander, giving more room for any carpasse (Captain) No. 3 and Capt. Fisher. declared the crime was the result. of confusion created over the actual firearms smuggled into the Colony come af selfish motive, the desire to have been been rested in Hong the Hon. John Bernard Bruce, R.Ning. According to Mr. Bevington, Beither C from abroad, they would still have rule Canton for what the city was kong. The two will be brought son of the late Earl of Elgin and there were no skidding marks; Neither Capt. Neville nor Mr. I. position of the Russian delegation Jo tackle the steady flow of weapons worth. Since the Yunnanese were back for trial here.
Kincardine, and Helen Rachel, Counsel suggested that Mr. Bartholomew can get away and at Lausanne coupled with the want daughter of Mr. and Mrs Henry Bevington was too occupied to their services will be greatly of precautions on the part of the from China's robble armies. And
Feilden Rawstore, Roche Court, notice them. On the other hand, missed. However, a good combina“ police. • anco the professed allies of the
Fareham, Hants..
Mr. Marcel was most positive tion has been chosen, having It appears that Ahrens tried to about the skidding marks. He performed creditably in a number draw his revolver but collapsed and repassing between Hongkong
vernacular papers says that the and the mainland every day, whole that they sided with Sun out of number of wounded troops in Several changes have taken place asked the jury to come to a fair of practice matches. Capt. Fisher, owing to his wounds.
ale searching, if not actually im- patriotism. Recalling Chinose bis- Canton hospitals is over 1,500. Co in the F.M.S. Medical Department, decision as to who was really to and Mr. Dent played possible, is a staggering task. tory since the Revolution of 1911, operating with a committee in since the return of Dr Dowden blame for the accident, after al-Manila a year ago and Mr. Canton is £ body of from leave. Dr. F. E. Wood, who lowing for the slight discrepancies Boyd's capabilities are well-known. Consequently the chief remedy lies one cannot help believing that the leading Chinese merchants in was P.M.O., has gone to Perak is in the evidence for the defence, Lieut Davies will play, his first
who are in the severity of the law's deter-Yunnanese went over to Sun to Hongkong,
zsking S.M.O. Dr.-W. V. Hart, who was which, he pointed out, was to be important match and is confidently
We expected to do well ont. Offenders when caught must avoid being assigned a minor posi- for subscriptions for the hospitals. acting S.M.O., Perak, has gone to expected in such cases.
Six or seven diatches on the ceive sentences that will serve as tion, if not being actually disarmed, The local committee includes the Negri Sembilan to act for Dr. D. J. Mr. Elias van Castricum, the
Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, Mr. Ho Skeen, who has gone on leave. second defendant, in the witness handicap system will be played-in telling examples to others already by the Kwangsi-itcs.
box, stated that she had driven Manila. As the mounts used in The same Kwong and Mr. Wong Kwong-tin: |·
Princess Mary and Lord Lascela motor-car since she was 16 years Manlia are bigger and faster than engaged in trading arms or likely to applies to the detachment of succumb to the lure of quick profita. Kwangsi troops under Lau Tsun- At the conclusion of the pre-les are to visit Glasgow on Tuesday, old and had been driving a car in the China ponies, the Hongkong Having emphasized this view wan stationed along the East River. sentation of medals to the police at August 7, when HRH will open the Colony for about.wo years players will be at a disadvantage. before times without number, we Sun has never seen eye to eye with.M. Nayal Dockyard yesterday, the extension of the Municipal (mostly on the Island) before the The team sails on May at, by the
Commodore H. E. Grace, on behalf Buildings Princess Mary accom- accident on March 11 last. She ow welcome the Government's the militarists, baving been in turn of the Hongkong Government, pre- paried the King and Queen on kitew the road to Deep Water Bay action in strengthening the arms discomfited by Mu Yung-haien and sented Sub-Inspector Mir Alam their visit to Glasgow on July 7 Deliance Nominally the amend Chen Kwing-xing, not to mention with $100 in recognition of his 1914, when in Majesty lald the The evidence of InspectorGarrod, capture of an armed robber. Chan foundation stone of this extension, who stated the witness" was a fast emente carried yesterday are ama!!
driver, a good driver," was men- At St. Andrew's Cathedral, tioned by Counsel at this stage. enough, merely repairing certain any others. Henca, there la no| Man, who fired at Messrs, Kerrison
the Witness considered aspector: minor defects in the 1919 additions guarantee that his present following and Andrews while being chased
in the Wanchai district. At the Singapore on April 18, ancroaming the penalties, but actually may not af sama futuro date disagree March Criminal Sessions Chan Man marriage was solemnised be- Garrod was an export in the Shiry will have important results, with him. Indeed it is safe to was sentenced id, 20, years hard tween Mr. Maxwell R. Holgate, of matter: On the day of the accident Dunedin, N.2, at present seufor witness had knocked down a since it is impossible to assess the asume that Sun is fully aware of labour and 18 strokes of the cat.
master of the Malay Training Chinese boy and had compensated cided over the antiual meeting of this and will take, every precan-
College, Tanjong Malim, Perak, him by giving him a dollar. alue of anything that will help to Comterset what the Attorney-Gention to counteract anything portond. In the Summary Court yester formerly a master of Raffles The case le proceeding zal called the present unfortunate ing a ring Sun still has his day afternoon, before Mr. Justice Institution, Singapore, and Mise Gompertz (Pulsne Judge), the Alys Isulfan (Eassic) Maw, only gorovalence of arms crimes. Offences former Nerthorn Expeditionary hearing of the case in which the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Maw, against the Ordinance are, so the troops under Hau Shung-chi but Cheong Lang Firm of 37 Kl Lung of Singapore Governor said, dangerously common these have failed to return to Can Street, Shamshuipo, is sufag the Chan Wing Kee Firm-of. 133 Port- and it is, in his words, essential for ton, in spite of numerous annonce-land Street, Mongkok, to recover The public interest that the law mente to the effect that they bad courts should have the utmost started. The question confronting
daal with there - Ban after 1
The anistor armor traffic will be how to dispose of his
not be wholly suppressed, for fluous troops. He wil
the ressons we have already given, Yunnanese claiming
but it can be reduced to the mini mum. And the only way to socom
Canton while bis
troops will be clam
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PENANG TURF CLUB.
FINANCIAL RESULT OF: LOTTERY ABOLITION:
The Hon. Mr. B. Voules pre-
PRKING, May 10,
A recurrence of hostilities in General Hsiung Ke-w has ad Szechuan appears to be imminent
thrown his forces between General vanced from Suining, and ha Liu Tsun-hou and Chengtu, in which a state of siege was declared on May 2. Both forces are 30,000 strong.
General Yang Sen is reported to have left for Yungchuan with the.......... intention of defeating the opposing forces, and later assisting General Liu Taun-hou at Chengtu.
Reinforcements for the two latter the Penang Turf ClubThe profit have arrived in Szechuan fruma for the half-year was 17,961, Hupch. Courtesy Daily Bulletin. against a loss of 7,770 for the previous half year.
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