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WEDNESDAY JUNE 25 1924.
PORTUGUESE FLIERS.
INTERPORT CRICKET.
THE CHINA
EUROPEAN ROBBED.
M
THIRD AVIATOR ARRIVES. SHANGHAI AND SINGAPORE. ATTACKED IN CHAIR NEAR
THIS MORNING'S DEPARTURE,
ARMISTICE WESK LİKELY.
Invitations have been sent to both Shanghai and Singapore to participate in interport cricket matches here. A definite date has not been fixed but it is con- fidently believed that the week in which Armistice Day, November 11. falls will be most suitable.
ST. JOHN'S.
BLUE FUNNEL ENGINEER
MAIL.
VISITING LONDON.
HONGKONG CITIZENS
GUILTY MUST SUFFER
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PREMIER MUSSOLINI'S FIAT.
Acute Political Tension.
Rome, June 24.
In the Senate.. the President, Sr. Tittoni expressed indignation at
HONOURED.
"KNIGHTS OF JERUSALEM. Mr. Alexander Forsyth, second engineer on the s.s "Telemachus"
London June 24. reports to the Police that while he
As Sovereign Hend of the was being carried in a chair to the Grand Priory of the Order of St. the murder of Sr. Matteotti and lower station of the Peak Tram ways on the 21st he was attacked John of Jerusalem, the King heldepugnance at the motives of self- interest surrounding the crime. Buckingham He affirmed the Senate's deter- and robbed by three men who investiture at rushed at him from near the St.alace of knights, ladies and mination that the Tuil penalty
associates of the order.
should fall on those responsible. Shanghai have not officially John's Cathedral,
Mr. Forsyth states the attack Besides the 150 candidates for accepted Hongkong's invitation
Sr. Mussolini, in a long speech, The investiture there was a numerous associated himself with this deter- but it has been stated that they occurred about 10 p.m. are getting up a team and a visit chair coolies suddenly dropped assemblage in the ball-room of the
mination and reiterated from our Norther rivals is the chair when they saw the three Puluce.
extreme regret and horror. About éleven this morning all more than likely.
The ceremony was attended by Singapore men appear. Mr. Forsyth got out-
but was seized the Queen, the Prince of Wales, the first to condemn. those res- He declared the Fascisti aborig three left by the Portuguese has not promised yet. However, of the chair gunboat "Patria"
Alferos Mancel Gouveia, the third of the Portuguese aviators, arrived in the Colony yesterday afternoon by the "Van Cloon." from Singapore to join Captains Brito Paes and Sermento de Beires who arrived here unexpectedly last Friday night. Gouveia was left behind at Jorhpur when the gallant airmen's original plane crashed.
his
for Macao word has been received that with miniediately by the robbers. the Duke and Duchess of York. Inonsible and justice would be where they are first to make an the added interest of being able to During the struggle which ensued and the Duke of Connaught. meted out irrespective of persons.
official call on the Governor,
From Senhor Albuquerque e Castro, Consul-General for Portugal, it was learned that the proposed flight from Hongkong to Macao, so highly desired by the residents of our sister Colony, has had be abandoned as it has not been possible to purchase a suitable aeroplane locally. Asked what obstacles were in the way, the Consul replied that the aviators werc the only ones competent to decide whether a machine was suitable for their i project or not.
Present arrangements are that! the programme of reception at Macao is to be gone through as intended after which the Biers will return to Hongkong. As will be seen from an announcement in to-day's issue, the Consul is con- vening a meeting of the Portuguese community in Hongkong at the Club Lusitano at 6 pan, to-morrow tu discuss plans for a reception. From this advertisement it will be seen that Captain, Brito Paes and Captain de Beires are styled as Majors and Alferes Gouveia asaj Lieutenant.
meet Shanghai on neutral ground, every effort is being made to get
up a team.
Hongkong will certainly look forward to the matches as keenly as cricket enthusiasts in Singapore and Shanghai. It is thought that the Shanghai stalwarts will make very strong bid to retrieve the ashes so enllantly, brought home by Tam Pearce's elever last year.
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WATER, WATER.
"NOR ANY DROP TO DRINK.“
SOMETIMES.
RATIONING TO LAST. A POORTNIGHT.
!
his shoulder was dislocated. Among those invested were Mr. When he called out for assistance Ho Kom-long and Sir. Robert Ho the assailants made off in the Tung who received silver badges. direction of Lower Albert Road, taking with them, Mr. Forsyth afterwards, found out, a discharge hook, his engineer's certificate ard $20. He took a taxi-cab and went to hospital for treatment for his injured shoulder.
BOMB OUTRAGE.
GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S INQUIRIES.
A. Merlin, the Governor General of Indo-China, has sent;wireless messages from the "Chantilly" to The somewhat amoulous striDF Casabianca and M. Beauvais, of athairs has, arisen, heavy rain with solicitous inquiries as to the having caused pationing of the condition of those wounded. supply of Water for the Colony. According to latest information the restrictions are likely to be in forced for about a fortnight. Thus there. is "water, water everywhere" but at times not a drop to drink.
The reason for the rationing is} that die volume of water in the
It is also reported that the Bowen Road conduit proved too
WATER POLO.
HONGKONG LEAGUE
MATCHES."
The "Polo League" match to
aviators inspected a machine yes- much and a burst occurred which have taken place on Tuesday, June terday but the negotiations are has necessitated, the bringing into said to have fallen through. use of the rider mains to-day and
17 between the V.R.C. "A" team and the K.B.S. "B" team, was
There is another report that twe a two-hour supply of water to each stored on account of the Club's
cases of spare parts, &c. have arrive
Tank not being ready for use.
·MO ROM TONGA
Sr. Mussolint said the Govern ment would stand fast but this did not mean it might not be recon- structed in order to enable it better to achieve national pacifica tion. There was no question of his clinging to office but he would re- gard himself as the most cowardly of men if he shirked his moral and political responsibilities at a diff- eult moment. He refused to agree to dissolution,
Fascism had certainly received a blow but it had already profited and would continue to profit there- from in getting rid of the bad elements in Fascism, He would refuse to bow to" the storm of re- proach. The incidents, at Bologna
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TIPS, WAFÈRS, SPOTS.
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BILLIARD, SNOOKER AND PYRAMID
BALLS.
SPECIAL TERMS TO CLUBS.
were indicative of the moral and anemoneİTOLTO|||O||DUCHOUQombme
political tension which had reached
its maximum, particularly in north and central Italy, where Fasciam |was not strongly represented
Everything must be done to pre- vent the situation becoming worse.
off.
SIXTH TIME.
GOVERNMENT AGAIN
DEFEATED.
Setback Not Serious,
London, June 24.
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The novelty attaching to Gov- d in the Colony for the fliers district according to the time-table
On Wednesday. June 13. the
ernment defeats in the House of and that these will be taken to previously in force."
with League commenced
the
Commons is somewhat wearing Kowloon Docks, there, so it is sur
The damage to the flume o.B.S. "A" playing the Navy. In
For the sixth time the mised, to refit the machine brought curred at 10 o'clock yesterday spite of the former team showing
Government received a setback back from Samchun. A rumour morning and a further landslide superior tact in the use of the Ball, The Order of St. John of to-night when an amendment on still exists that the aviators have durred later as a result of which and pressing hard on their oppon- Jerusalem had its origin in the traffic bill was carried by 195 in a mind a projected visit either part of the servants' quarters of ents goal, the latter managed to Jerusalem and Acre, as an inter4 to 168 votes by the Conservatives to America or Europe but this has Braeside" were damaged, also the score the only goal in the first national lay confraternity for the and Liberals. not been confirmed.
lower part of the verandah.
half by a shot from the half way relief of crusaders; and was later
The amendment pressed the From Macao comes the news that both the Portuguese and.
The China Mad Jeuraa from en-line. However in the second half sovereign in Rhodes and in Malta, Transport Ministry to adopt a cer- K.B.S.. showed their where its Knights kept galleys and tain arrangement for submitting looking forward to the aviators it is hoped to complete the repairs superiority by adding four goals galleons, to attack the Barbary regulations to Parliament which Chinese communities are keenly quiries made at the P.W.J). that the arriving there in an aeroplane by 18 days at the outside, but to their credit, the first of which Corsairs and to prevent the spread the Minister objected would ham-...4 4 4 0 MM MOTO G SOON MIN MANSON490TL Keen regret has been expressed that is will-in-all-probability be was scored by "George" a member of Turkish rule in the Mediter-per-his Department's work. The that the elements prevented land, fortnight before everything of the "B" team in fine style, the ranean, from 1540 till 1789. The defeat is regarded as unimportant. ing when the plane was over made secure and in working order remaining points were added by work of the British Order is the Macuo last Friday. Apparently, and the full supply will not be Rasmussen and Railton The control of the St. John's Ambul- Macuo will have to make the best available until then.
team appeared to be in fine fettle ance "and Brigade, and of, the of things in view of the latest
LATEST, FIGURES AND FORECAST. at the conclusion of the game. British Ophthalmic Hospital,
Paris, June 24. reports.
After recent figures there were On Friday, June 21, the K.B.S.Jerusalem. Sovereign_Head and
In the 20-rounds light-weight 0.26 inches recorded at the Obs-"A" team played their second Patron, H.M. King George V.; championship of Europe, the vatory Royal between 10 pau. match in the League against the Grand Prior, H.R.H. Duke of Con- Frenchman Fred Bretonnel beat yesterday and an. 10-day will Surrey's "B" team. The game all naught and Strathearn; Secre- the Englishman Danny Frush in appear quite paltry. Yesterday's through proved a one sided affair tary-General, Major-General Sir the eighth round when the latte: heaviest shower was between 8.30 and ended with the former team Geoffrey P. T. Fielding, K.C.B., retired. and 4.30 during which period, 1.3 winning by 10 goals to 1. The K.C.V.O., C.M.GI, D.S.O., Chapter- inches were recorded.
The latest forecust from the Observatory is "fair to showers,'
THE LAST STRAW.
CANTON SUGAR TRADE REVOLTS.
TUO MANY TAXES.
from Our Special Çorresponden!!)
The sugar and four trade, in Canton is suspended for the time being as a protest against the extra }, –
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CHINA'S G.O.M. LATE DR. WU TING-FANG.
MEMORIAL SERVICE IN
CANTON, A
scores were made by Duncan 4, Generul the "Knights of Justice,"
Grace"
sen 2.
}
of "Knights
BOXING.
George 3. Railton 1 and Rasmus- and selected "Chaplains," Much sympathy has been ex- and pressed with Mr. and Mrs. A. B. On Thursday, June 20, the "Esquires." -There are also Ramsay of No. 3 Stanley K.B.S. "B" team played their first "Ladies of Justice," "Ladies of Terrace. Quarry Bay, in the loss of match against the A.D.P. "B" but Grace" and Esquires. These die their daughter, Jean, who passed suffered a defeat, on account of tinetions are notified in the "Lon- away on Monday. She was an one or two of the members being don Gazette, but do not confer only child and was three years of ill consequent on the team losing any rank or title.]
its support. The game however proved interesting and at times.
exciting as the winners fought
age.
war x of two, and one-bulf per The large hall of the Higher hard in their endeavour to add the AGAIN HONOURED BY THE KING cent, add valuṛqui our sugar and five Normal College was crowded on winning goal to their score which per cent, on flour Dr. Sun Yat-Monday, afternoon when, accord-made the total 4 against 3. sum teing greatly pressed for ing to the "Canton Gazette," a Yesterday, the K.B.S. "B" in fund by his mercenaries but is service was held in memory of the their second match in the League unable to raise any more except late Dr. Wu Ting-fang, the second met the Surrey's "B" and defeated through special and extra taxes in anniversary of whose death them by 10 goals' to nil. It was trade. Practically all classes of occurred yesterday. On the plat- quite evident from the start that regular taxes and contributions form which contained a large the game would prove a walk over buve been intercepted by the mili-framed photograph of the veteran for the K.B.S. tary unthorities stationed in Republican leader, surrounded by On Friday, June 27, both the Canton and district, The sugar masses of flowers sent by former K.B.S. "A" and "B" teams oppose and flour merchants have taken colleagues and disciples, repre- each other and a keen tussle ought joint action in order to strengthen sentatives of the family acknow-to be witnessed as each team has Aboir induence and position and, as
ledged the respectful greetings of shown splendid form up to the the same time, invite sympathy the assembly. The muster of cere- present. from the bakers' union and temonies read a long list of messages house guilds, the greatest
sent by well-known persons and stigers of these two products. The societies and scholastic institu-
tionu.
B
SENT TO JAIL,
EUROPEAN MANAGER'S
OFFENCE,
traders in sugar and flour term the Two eloquent addresses were extra taxen exorbitant and annoy delivered by Mr. Lin Fu, former! ing, accuse the Government of
Civil Governor of Fukien province, I trying to kill an already depressed and Mr. Wang Ching-wei, the (From Our Own Correspondent.) | business, and mention that they famous Revolutionary leader. have now a mmber of taxes to
Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the Generalis-
Singapore, June 24.
pay without this additional levysímo, was represented by Mr. Hu Leslie T. Johnson, European The trade guilds in these two pr-Haz-min. There were also present manager of the Perak Rubber ducts are now paying customs duty Civil Governor Liuo Chung-kai, Assizes of the forcible abduc- on import or export, inland transit Mayor Sun Fo, General Te-chen tion of a Tamil woman from the Hiltins, local Canton liking, spol Wu, Messrs. Quo Tai-chi, Eugene coolie lines and was sentenced to Bale likins; forwarding likes, and Chen, George Bau, Chen Chi-voon, a year's rigorous imprisonment. the fort and ordnatice like, two Ma Chiu-chun, etc. Numerous special taxes levied in the old days memorial scrolls and wreaths were but still kept up by present sent and exhibited on the walls oficials. The sugar and flour and platform.
traders also refer to the present Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wu, Mr. Fu Dusettled conditions in the interior Ping-cheung und Mr. Ho Chia-yu which have cut down business to were in attendance as representa-
MIN RIVER FLOOD.
HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST.
Shanghai, June 25. The "China Press" learns from
the minimum. Pincy and brigantives of the family of the late Roochow that the Min River bas alaga on sen and land have made Dr. Wu.
trade impossible, they assert. The
risen to unprecedented levels, and that Foochow is threo-quarters
Hundreds of lives have been lost,
traders are surprised that the Gov- According to our special corres-under water... ernment, instead of taking men pondent Mr Chan Hing-hon, Hures to relieve the present business until recently Managing Director while property, damage amounts to
of the Kwangtung Section of the millions of dollars..
The rice and ten crops are prob of unemployment, has decided to occupy a similar position in the ably ruined. cause further suffering to the Chinese Sections of the Canton Heavy rains are still reported people,
Kowloon Railroad.
Repression and solve the problem Canton-Hankow Railroad, will
Reuter,
Sir Robert Ho Tung, lending Hongkong citizen, who has been invested with the allver badge of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem at an investiture held by the King in Buckingham Palace yesterday.
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