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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1925.
DR. SUN YAT-SEN.
日四初月元乙次歲年四十國民津中
NATION'S SAFETY.
ALLEGED IRISH REBEL PLOT.
SECRET EVIDENCE."
Woman Who Acted As a Post Office.
Following close upon the heels of the dramatic "Mr. A." case, comes a sensational trial involving the national safety. "
NAVAL SECRETS:
(Router's Service.)
London, January 26. O'Leary and McGough were to-day remanded at Bow Street until to-morrow.
Mr. Travers Humphreys, Senior
Counsel to the Treasury at the Central Criminal Court, prosecut- .ing,
sent to McGough under cover via! a woman living in London who appeared to have acted as a sort of post office for these people. Rear-Admiral Hotham evidence that the publication of a statement in the letter with regard to the naval experimental' tank at Haslar would prejudice
the national safety."
gave
Mr. Mark Payne, Superintendent announced that during of the Admiralty Experimental Admiral Hotham's evidence, he Works at Haslar, said the state- would ask that some evidence bements in the letter with regard to heard privately on the ground that the secret experiments in 1924 publication would prejudice the were substantially accurate.. national safety."
The arrests of five men and one woman alleged to be members One of an Irish. Republican organisu
tion concerned with a plot to blow up warships had a sequel at Bow Street last week, when two of the
NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE.
Condition Critical.
OPERATION" DISCLOSES CANCER ·
OF THE LIVER.
(Reuter's Service.)
Baking, January 26. Sun Yat-on was taken to the Peking Union Medical College Hospital this afternoon.
It was stated that two letters were found on McGough. bore the stamp of the Irish Republican Army. No. 7 Area of Britain, and was dated January 14. It was headed "Intelligence men were remanded, for a week. Department," and addressed to Jeremiah Joseph O'Leary, a dock-a "The Intelligence Officer in yard shipwright from Portsmouth, Britain."
was charged with communicating. This letter related to experi-information about Haslar dock- ments at the Haslar Dock and yard to Cyril McGough, a civil aboard the warship "Monarch" servant, of Lendon, who was also. It contained statements charged with receiving it. The relating to most important and woman and, the three other men secret matters which would be were released.] prejudicial to the national safety. The other letter was a similar communication from No. 1 Area of the 1.R.A. and was dated January 11.
Documents were found in O'Leary's room at Portsmouth. showing that O'Leary was the i writer of the first letter which he
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(Reuter's Service.)
London, January 26. Reuter's, Agency learns that the British Government is pre- pared to accept an impartial com:.| mission, to investigate opium con- ditions in Britain's Far Eastern possessioris,
It is stated that financial con- siderations will not influence the British Government in the least and measures will be enforced to: reduce opium smoking in Bri- tain's Far Eastern territories.
em-
It is understood that he will immediately he operated upon for abscess of the liver
THE COLONY'S LOSS."
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MR. H. A. CARTWRIGHT DEAD.
VICTIM OF TYPHOID.
His Public Services to the Colony.
The death took place in the French Hospital this morning of Mr. H. A. Cartwright, Managing Director and Editor of the "Daily Press."
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Mr. Cartwright was only forty- daughters who are at school id even years of age and has thus England been cut off in the prime of his Mr. Cartwright had an inter- life. It is only a few months esting career "and thoroughly since he returned from a long learned his success. After spend- vacation in England. He came ing his childhood in the South of back in the best of health, with England, he entered journalism the prospect of many useful years at an early age, and worked his of life before him.
way through the hard school of Three weeks ago to-day Mr. Provincial newspaper work. Cartwright was taken ill, and was After serving with several Home- removed to the French Hospital, land journals, he came out to the Causeway Bay. About a fort-East in connection with a book night ago his case was diagnosed issued by Lloyd'e Publishing na typhoid fever, and his con-Company, called "Impressions of dition was seen to be moving to the Far East," of, which he was wards the crisis. His heart the Editor. began to weaken and when the This was followed by a trip, to crisis was reached this morning Buenos Aires where he took 'finally gave way under the terri- charge of an influential news- ble strain.
paper, after which he returned to Mr. Cartwright was well-England for a short spell before known in Hongkong, both in coming to Hongkong about ten social life, and as Managing years ago as Managing Director Director of the "Daily Press." of the "Daily Press." His death this morning will there- Besides proving himself an fore come
as a shock to a wide table newspaper administrator, circle of friends and business Mr. Cartwright took a strong in- acquaintances. The sympathy will be felt for Mrs. affairs. He was conceded in deepest terest in the Colony's public
Cartwright, who is at present in official circles to be a keen and |Hongkong, and for his two young fair critic" of the Government, and his work in connection with more than one local reform will not soon be forgotten.
His condition de serious..
CONGRESS HONOURS FORMER PRESIDENT'S MEMORY.
HONORS VE
This photograph shows Dr. Edward Alderman, President of the University of Virginia, delivering the memorial address at services in honour of the late President. Woodrow Wilson, held in the House of Representatives in Washington, attended by President Coolidge, the Cabinet, members of the Supreme Court and high dignitaries. Members of Mr. Wilson's Cabinet were seated behind the Supreme Court justices. President Coolidge sat at the left. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was seated in the gallery with Miss Margaret Wilson.
WAR AGAIN,
End May Be Seen.
CAPTURE OF WUSIH ON (By Courtesy of Daily Bulletin.)
MONDAY.
STEAMER FIRED ON.
(Reuter's Service.) "_t
Peking, January 26. Sun Yat-sen, this afternoon, was taken from the Peking Hotel on a stretcher to the Peking Union Medical College Hospital...
[The second opium.conference opened with a long speech by Lord Robert Cecil'in which he express- ed the strong views of the British Government in favour of practical conclusions. Lord Robert Cecil declared that Britain desired to end opium-smoking and phasised that the derivatives of opium were the most serious aspect of the problem. The con- ference would be a failure if it failed to deal with this aspect. Lord Robert Cecil stated that opium-eating in India was purely a domestic question and not a matter for international inter- ference. The control of opium in India was effective and Indian
Shanghai, January 27. opium was not used for the manu- Fighting broke out again at facture of harmful drugs. Lord Wusih on Saturday, with the re- Robert Cecil paid a tribute to the sult that by a flank movement Lu past efforts of China to restrict Yung-hsiang captured Wusih onsed will live, cultivation of the poppy, as also Monday, causing Chi Haich-yuan's had British colonial, administra- troops to retire to Socchow. tors. Lord Robert Cecil offered
An exploratory operation on The Kiangkin fort is also re- Sun Yat-sen disclosed cancer of that the British Government ported to have fallen. would undertake to
the liver, which was ao advanced abolish Six shots were fired on Sunday that it was decided that it would opium-amoking in British Far evening from the Woosung, forts be useless to operate. Eastern territories in which at the steamer "Hwalce" from smoking was temporarily author- Tsingtao. One of the shots went will be fatal shortly..
It is expected that the disease ised within a period of not more through the captain's cabin, kill- than fifteen years from the date ing the cabin boy:
A Canton telegram of January 21 stated:-Mr. Sun Fo, son of Dr Sun Yat-sen, who returned
on which effective measures. by
Rusalan Help.
The patient was looking very iH. He had been trying to evade an operation, but it is now regarded as inevitable.
It is not expected that Sun Yat-
Later,
TROOPS IN THE RUHR.
ALLIES' RIGHTS
JOINT NOTE TO GERMANY.
(Reuter's Service.)
Mr. Cartwright was a member of the Committee of the Constitu- tional Reform Association, and was one of the most energetic, organizers of the "petition to the House of Commons for popular représentation, Both as Manag- ing Director of the "Daily Press" and as a private citizen he took a leading part in the campaigns for improving the status of the mui tsai and for bettering the conditions of child labour. He was also very active in the rais- ing of large sums for charity.
At the last annual general meeting of the Hongkong "St. George's Society, Mr. Cartwright I was elected a member of the com- mittee of that body. He was alsp director of the Hongkong Development, Building and Say" ing Corporation which held its. Arst general meeting last week,
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Mr. Cartwright was prominently associated with the Freemasonry movement and held the following offices-District. Grand Pur- suivant, District Grand Lodge of Hongkong and South China; Past Master, Perseverence Lodge; 2nd. Principal, Cathay Chapter; 1st. General, St. Mary Magdalene Chapter, and member of the Masonic Benevolence Fund Cor- poration,
The funeral takes place this afternoon, passing the Monument at five o'clock.
COUP D'ÉTAT.
(Reuter's American Service.)
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Jan. 26. For the purpose of conciliating the Navy's attitude towards the 'coup d'etat,. ft. has been decided that the Government shall be a triumvirate consisting of a general, an admiral and a civilian,
The Constituent Assembly has been convoked.
BERLIN, January 26. The British French Japanese Ambassadors, the Belgian and Minister, and the Italian Charge statedAs a result of the over [A cablegram of September II,
Luther a joint note with regard to ing a memorial from the officers of d'Affaires have handed Hor throw of the Government, follow- the evacuation of the Ruhr in reply the Army and Navy, the President to the German note of January 6. has resigned and has been granted Lord d'Abernon, the British six months leave of absence. A Ambassador, stated that a third junta, comprising General Alta- Note with full detalls will be sent miraro, General, Beriet, and Ad- to the German Government as mirai Neff has been formed, and soon as possible.
will dissolve Congress] Herr Luther expressed dis appointment that the Note did not contain the detalls on which the non-evacuation of the Cologne zone" was based. He urged that the
be'soon ended.
China to suppress cultivation had (By Courtesy of Daily Bulletin.). \ here from Peking some time ago. / present state of suspension' should in Norfolk. A stanin while play-
reached a stage where there was
Shanghai, January 28.
no danger of smuggling from The attack by Lu.Yung-hsiang China Into.
those territorica. appears to have been of the nature Lord Robert Cecil proposed that of a general advance along the this stage should be decided by a whole line, League commission whose deci-
Lu Yung-halang's Russian alon should be final. The speech troops are said to have 1889 was warmly applauded.]
largely responsible for the capture
of the important strategical point The marriage of Mr. L. Kiangyin
about 100 wounded soldiers
Everett Butler of Tolor BW
One of a very famous family of sportsmen, Edward Thomas, Garnier, died suddenly at his home! ing cricket was the "primary cause. decided to re-visit Peking by DISCUSSION BARRED. of death, though the doctors did Way of Shanghai, sailing from Hongkong on the 23rd instant on The Allied Note to Germany serious consequence.
LATER not apprehend auch sudden and board the 8.8. Empress of mentioned earlier says that it la Gabada.
It is reported that he not intended at pressur to enter be accompanied by a German Into a discussion with the German stor, who was Dr. Sun's, physi- Government nor to deal with the pears to misunderstand the import while he was in Canton.] allegations which could to nowins (of Articles 428 and 429 of the Treaty, be accepted. The Allied Govern-It a for Germany by folilling her ments will at the earliest possible obligations to enable the Alles to moment communicate what romains restrict the occupation in the to be done by Germany under manner contemplated by Article Article 429 of the Treaty of 120, the provisions of which the||
Versailles
Allies intend, scrupulously to
Estate, and Miss Irene Yoemans reached Shanghai this morning a day or two ago. was performed at St. Mary's, from Wusik, and a special train Church Kuala Lumpur on has been sent up to bring back Chi includes Soochow where It is Chl Badeh-yuan's front line now January 2
Haleh-yuan, who went to Soochow believed he will make a stand.
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