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PRESIDENT TSAO KUN AS
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DARING THEFT.
PEARL STOLEN AT
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A daring theft occurred in the Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Peking, August 11.-The China Central Magistracy, yesterday International Famine Relief Com Australian Pavilion at the British afternoon, Wu Chul, & seaman on mission and the China Rod Cross has Empire Exhibition when a pearl the .3. "President Polk was tus eceived a letter from His worth £1,250 was removed from brought up off remand on a charge Excellency, President Two Kun in its case by a well-dressed man, of being in possession of three which he expresses his sympathy who walked off with it in front of revolvers and 300 rounds of with the sufferers in the recent a crowd of visitors, several of ammunition without a permit oil disasters and consents to whom saw him take the pearl, but from the Captain Superintendent become the Honorary Chairman of imagined that he was an official or
the National Flood Relief Drive an attendant at the stalli of Police on board the s.s. Presi which is being organized
The pearl is the property of Mr. dent Polk" on August 17.
Telegrams from Hongkong and
T. C. Wailasten, of Adelaide, who Noor Mohomed, Sergeant Major Paoching, Hunan report very of the ship's guard; stated that heavy rain during July and disse has £20,000 worth of jewellery in about 10 p.m. on August 17 he trous floods at the beginning of the mining section of the Pavilion. and nine other Indians were sent August, it being estimated that ten Miss Lynette Wollaston was in on board the s.a. "President Polk" thousand people were drowned. charge of the exhibits at the time which was anchored off Wanchai, Tn Hungehow, the water has sub- of the theft, but her attention was en search duty. About 5 a.m. on merged all the city gates but one, attracted to the other end of the the morning of August 18 he saw and practically all the houses are stall by two men who were appar. defendant coming up the com-washed out, the inundation being ently interested in some opal rings. panion gangway and make as if to even worse-than-that-which.oc While Miss Wollaston was show
What the losses ing them some jewellery, a man go ashore. He shouted to guard curred in 1894. No. 209 to stop and search defen-incurred will prove to be is difficult stretched his arm over a showcase, dant with the result that one to say, but a conservative figure opened a panel, and extracted the revolver was found tied round places them at fifty million dollars, pearl from among others less defendant's left leg and another Fresh reports from a member of valuable.
At least three women saw the round his waist. Defendant was the London Mission in Shantung carrying a parcel, containing 300 only serve to confirm the serious robbery and could describe the nature of the flood which has man, but unfortunately Miss occurred thero consequent on the Wollaston was so surprised by breaks in the dykes of the Grand
rounds of ammunition.
Defendant deposed that he was
women if they will come forward and assist in identifying the thief.
paid $10-by a passenger on board Canal. A large area to the north./what had occurred that she omit- to carry the arms safely ashore west of Tanchow on the Tientsin ted to take their names and
addresses. to a boarding house named Kwong Pukow Railway is under some six A reward is offered to the Tai Loi, from thence the passenger to eight fect of water, and the was to take them to his own coun- crops here are absolutely ruined try for protection against robbers. with the result, that famine is Defendant made acquaintance bound to ensue in the coming with the passenger whilat he was winter months. en route from America to Hong- kong.
JAPAN.
POLITICAL APPOINTMENT.
"The "Southern Cross" pearl said to be worth £10,000, is in a case only a few yards away from that which contained the stolen pearl. The police were immediately in. formed of the theft, and are pur- suing inquiries. * *
TU-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
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Further news us to the floods in Kiangsi comes to hand in a report Sub-Inspector W. Pincott cou-Trom Mr. WR. Johnson of the ducted the prosecution.
Methodist Episcopal Church at Defendant was committed for Nanchang, who says that he has trial at the next Criminal Session recently inade an inspection trip on September 18.
along the Ken Tiver for a distance of some eighty-li In this stretoli there were six breaks in the main dykes, through which the river had poured over all the low-lying coun try to a depth of some thirty feet. When the first flood subsided, it} left several feet of and on the fields, thus grently injuring the Tokyo, August 11.-The appoint chances of a late crop heing. ment of Parliamentary Under-planted, the more so in that it was secretaries and Councillora, which very uncertain whether the river
by Public Auction to be has been at a deadlock for some would not miss again very rapidly time, will be definitely decided if further rain should occur.,-
hold on MUNDAY, the 4th day” of upon at to-morrow's Cabinet meet- The Provincial authorities ap- August, 1924, at 8 p.m., at the Office. ing. The ratio of officials to be pear to be doubtful of the possibility of the Fublic Works Department, by Orrier of Elif Excellency this Governor of one Lot. appointed from among the mem-{ of ruising enough inoney locally to CROWN LAND at Conduit Road bers of the three Government enable them to rebuild the dykes in the Colony of Hongkong, for a berus of parties, namely, Kenseikai, Selyn.this year, and the Kiangai Cou- 75 years, with the option of renewal kai, and Kakushin Club is 5:4:1.mittee are therefore most anxions at a Crown-Beat to be fixed by the The personnel has been unofficially that help should be obtained from Burveyor of His Majesty the King, for decided upon as follows:-
or through the C.J.T.R.C.
Home Affairs. Mr. N. Kataoka, Parliamentary Under-Secretary; and Mr. F. Suzuki, Councillor.
Finance-tfr. "S. Hayami, Par liamentary Under-Secretary; and Mr. B. Miki, Councillor.
A report has just come to hand from Canton sent in by Mr. Tipton of the China Baptist Society, in which he says that Kwangtong has just experienced one of the most destructive floods in the territory affected by the West River that Agricultural and Commerce.has ever been recorded. Although Mr. C. Mitsuchi, Parliamentary the water level did not quite reach Under-Secretary; and.Mr. Y. Hort that of the flood of 1915 the effects giri, Councillor.
have been far worse owing to the Communications. — Mr. Kfact that of recent years the dyke Kojima, Parliamentary Under-repair work has been neglected. Secretary; and Mr. E. Uyeharn, Practically all the crope in this area Councillor..
have been destroyed and the suffer- War. Mr. W. Seki, Parliament-ing this winter will inevitably be ary Under-Secretary; and Mr. K. very great unless prompt relief can Kawasaki, Councillor.
be provided.
Navy. Mr. T. Hata, Parlia- mentary, Under-Secretary; and Mr. D. Sugawara, Councillor.
Justice. Mr. N. Kumagai, Par- liamentary Under-Secretary; and| Mr. K. Iwasaki, Councillor.
Railways. Mr. M. Tawara, Par- liamentary Under-Secretary; and Mr. K. Furuya, Councillor.
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abare Exchange. : Jury at the Criminal Sessions ing of the party leaders was con Abraham, Kara. yesterday afternoon in the case invoked to discuss a communication Alvas A. A. which Chu Shiu-kang was charged from Gandhi to Nehru proposing & Bagrani J.T.. with kidnapping a boy from his
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