+
(ur BUMPERS ae built to eatre and hy do make safety sure. Large tock on
and suitable for all cars,
Prices, fitted, f om
$35
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Telephone Central 1246 or 1247
33. Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley
China Mail
LIST
Wishing all our customers the compliments of the
season.
N. LAZARUS
RALPH A. COOPER,
Manager.
WHITEAWAY'S
•FOR
FOUR DAYS
ONLY.
A
SPECIAL
SALE
TOYS,
OF
GAMES,
CRACKERS,
Etc., Etc.,
JUST TO CLEAR
ODMENTS
No. 19,689
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1925.
TWO BIG FIRES.
"REPREHENSIBLE.”
CANTON BLAZE AND MACAO POLICE ACTION IN MURDER
EXPLOSION.
MANY LIVES. FEARED LOST.
CASE.
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S COMMENT.
BAG SNATCHING.
EUROPEAN
LADY
ROBBED,
THIEF GETS - AWAY.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
FATAL LANDSLIDE.
KENNEDY ROAD MISHAP.
FOUR COOLIES KILLED,
XMAS WEDDING.
LAST OF THE “KHYBER " BRIDES.
SHANGHAI BRIDEGROOM.
Four coolies were buried atise A wedding not hitherto record- Many lives are believed to have After a hearing extending over} A Chinese youth of about 15
ated is that which took place at St. been lost, at Canton and Macao, a week and a half, there are signs years committed a daring theft under thirty feet of earth through devastating conflagra-that the trial of a Chinese for the from a lady at 6.25 p.m. yesterday Kennedy Road shortly after 2 John's Cathedral on Boxing Day, tions breaking out yesterday.
A fashionable shopping centre, murder of an Indian constable is and effected his escape. The haul o'clock yesterday afternoon, and the parties, being Mr. David was a substantial one, the handbag their bodies were dug out after Dalgliesh, Civil Engineer, PW.D., in the elite western suburb of drawing to its conclusion. It is which he got away with contain-|
Shanghai, and Misy Lola Charlotte Canton-Cheung Sau Main Street probable, however, that the Chief ing a sum of $200 in bank notes considerably more than one hour's Burdett Taylor, of Harrow on the --was involved in a fire in which Justice and jury will have to sit besides some private papers. there were several casualties. Two large, well-known firms into the evening if it is to be com- were gutted.
pleted to-day.
OVER 100 INJURED. Molor buses had to be requisi-
tioned in large numbers in Macao to convey to hospital the many persons injured through a fatal explosion yesterday morning in
Масао.
work by members of the Fire The victim was Miss M. Braga, Brigade, Sanitary Board, Police who lives at No. 37, Robinson and the P.W.D. who were engaged Road. She was walking along in rescue work.
eymour Road when the thief
Prisoner's wife was examined
The coolies along with others. and cross-examined this morning. coming from behind suddenly were working under a bank at a She maintained throughout that snatched the bag from her hand building site when the landslide the first she heard of the murder and ran down the road. The thief occurred without any warning was after the arrest of her hus- was chased for some distance, but Besides the four who were killed, bond and that the reason for her he eluded his pursuers by making two others were rescued and sent Several hundreds of workers, husband's going to Chinese terri- his escape in the direction of to the Government Civil Hospital. All the coplies lived in a matched of both sexes, are employed in a tory was that he was going to dig Bridges Street. large firecracker factory in ana grave. She had heard passers-by
A description of the thief has on the site and were working for outlying part of the Colony.
talking of a murder, but it was not been furnished to the Police, whoa Chinese contracter, Fanned by the strong blow, the until the return of her son who are now making efforts to trace The scene of the accident was fire raged for several hours.
had been detained by the police! him.
above the wash-bouses near the early estimate places the num- ber of killed and injured at. about 300,
An
HON. MR. FLETCHER.
When the announcement of the Hon. Mr. Fletcher's promotion to the Colonial Secretaryship. of Ceylon was published on Monday a general desire was expressed by members of the General Chamber of Commerce to entertain Mr.
Monday, Dec. 28th Fletcher to a farewell tiffin. This
TO
Thursday, Dec. 31st.
25%
TO
50%
Discunt
WHITEAWAY,
LAIDLAW
& CO., LTD.,
JONGKONG.
POBERTSON
ASBESTOS
PROTECTED
METAL ROOFIN
Sole Agents:
DAVIE, BOAG & CO., LTD.
Bank of Canton Building.
Mail Order Letters & Methods for every Bookailler who wante greater prefits, quick clutreace of stock, bagfuls of ordera, troope of pressing custozjers and a broad, big ende over bis balance-shert.
has accordingly been arranged in the Roof Garden of the long- kong Hotel on Wednesday, Jan. 6. H.E. the Governor has accepted an invitation to attend.
LOCAL CRICKET.
CIVIL SERVICE HOLIDAY FIXTURES.
We are asked to state that the friendly cricket match between the Civil Service C.C. "A" and the Royal Navy "A" will take place on the home ground, commencing at 11 am. to-morrow, not Saturday as erroneously stated. On Saturday the Civil Service meet the Royal Artillery in a league match.
671
The following will be the C.S.C.C. representatives at to
1926
Wishing You a Happy New Year Thru 1926,
morrow's game:-E. W. Hamil- that she first heard her husband ton (Capt.), H. G. Wallington, was suspected of the-crime... F. E. Lawrence, F. Raker, H. E. With regard to the son kept by Strange,
H. F. Harper, F. E the police, the Attorney General Booker, H. F. Westlake, B. D. said that he did not propose to Evans, C. Sara, E. A. Bastin.
FOOTBALL TEAMS.
cross-examine on that point. The police action was reprehensible and if the prisoner's story about a severe beating was true, that also was reprehensible. But it was not
10
The following have been select-material to the case. ed to play for the Hongkong Three witnesses for the defence Football Club in the match were still to complete their evi against Scuth China on Saturday dence when the adjournment took at 4 p.m.--
Bishop;
Rodger: Summers, Mair, Stewart, Watson; Brodie, Forsyth, Howard, McBride, Key. Reserves: Johnstone, Stewart, Morrison.
The Kowloon Football Club, re- presentatives in three league matches on Saturday will be:
1st XI v R.G.A. at 4, p.m. on
place.
ASYLUM VISITOR.
A DODGE THAT FAILED.
a
DAGGER IN WAIST.
SUCCESSFUL WEST POINT SEARCH.
PRISONER CONVICTED.
Royal Naval Hospital end of
Kennedy Road.
tions.
H
The bride was one of five who left Home by the s.s."Khyber" but the others met their prospec- tive bridegroonia at other ports.
The bride was given away by Dr. Bennett, of Shanghai, and wore a fawn costume, hat, and shoes and fur to match. She carried a bouquet of roses.
Keye
The best man was Mr. Reginald
The Rev. T. B. Powell, Chaplain.} officiated, Mr. F. Mason being at the organ.
The bride and bridegroom left) after the ceremony for their honeymoon, to be spent at Repulse| Bay.
NOT WANTED.
ABD-EL-KRIM'S ENVOY IN PARE,
CAPTAIN CANNING. YUNORED.
(Reuter's Service.)
Paris, Dec. 30,
In the Chamber of Deputies, replying to the Communist, M. |Cachin, in regard to the visit to Paris of the British subject, Cap- tain Canning, as envoy of Abd-el- |Krim, with whom M. Briand re- fused to treat, M. Briand at great length explained his refusal.
He said that Captain Canning had no official mandate to be sent to Paris at the very moment that the French authorities had secur ed possession of bundles of bras paganda which were intended to stir up 器 revalt among the Moslems against France and against Spain, who were 'en- deavouring to bring about real peace.
The situation in Morocco had considerably improved. The Moroccans themselves were polic- ing the frontiers. Ten thousand families had returned to their
allegiance in order to escape from
the terrible cruelty and tyranny of Abd-el-Krim, who was in no Mr. D. Burlingham (D.S.P.) and other Police and P.W.D. WAY qualified to speak for the tribes, particularly the Djebalas officers were on the scene during nd Riffins, with whom France and the progress of the rescue opera-Spain preferred to negotiate and hoped to arrive shortly at a satisfactory solution.
[An earlier Paris message stated:---According to the news- papers, M. Briand is informing Captain Canning that is impos- sible to have any relations with him.]
SCIENTIFIC TRIP.
ARRIVAL OF PARTY AT
SINGAPORE.
While Sergeant F. Dungey and party of searchers were on duty at Queen's Road West at 9 p.m. yesterday, a Chinese walked un- suspiciously into their midst. On realising the position the man was at first taken aback and then attempted to get away. He was soon in the clutches of a detect tive Others of the party clasing (From Our Own Correspondent.) in on the man found a dagger hidden in his waist.
Charged at the Central Magla tracy this morning with unlawful possession of the weapon, the man pleaded guilty and was fined A Chinese made an ingenious $100, or three months' hard
LATEST POLICE CAPTURE.
the Sookampoo "A" ground-attempt to gain possession of a labour. Vickers; Wheeler, Urquhart; large sum
of money which he Turner, Sims, McKelvie; Taylor, knew was among the belongings McBride, Linaker, Reed, Hayes. of an inmate at the Lunatic
Elkins,
Asylum.
NO NEW CASES. UNIQUE RECORD AT THE MAGISTRACY,
POR DUTCH NEW GUINEA.
Singapore, Thursday.
A scientific expedition, equipped with an aeroplane, has arrived here from America.
It
is proceeding to the un- known interior of Dutch New Guinea to study the pigmy and other tribes, landing by aero- plane. They will also visit an unexplored lake at an altitude of 12,000 feet.
SHIPPING MISHAP.
JAPANESE SHIP BREAKS TAIL SHAFT.
DRIFTING NORTHWARD.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, Dec. 30. It is reported from Berlin that the Japanese steamer "Baltimore Maru" has broken her tail shaft. Her position at noon yesterday was 17.12 degrees North and 40.49 degrees East. She is
WHITE GLOVES FOR MAGISTRATE. WEATHER FORECAST drifting northward.
all the more remarkable in that it
Reserves v. R.A. Reserves at 2.30 p.m.
on the Kowloon Walking into the Asylum build- ground: Rasmussen; Gucat,ing yesterday morning and Knight; Street, Pasco, Oliver; claiming to be a brother of the Morris, Brown, Caveille, Miles, inmate, he asked for the dis- Eastman.
charge of the man and the sur
A record unique in the Police "B" team v. Surreys Drums render of his belongings. Those Court annals of the Colony was for the first part of the New Year Hongkong's weather forecast Res. at 2.30 p.m. on the Sookum in charge were not to be so easily established yesterday when the holiday (till noon to-morrow) is poo "B" ground: Samples and particulars on application, Spary, Bliss; White, Hast, Hed-examination in which he proved Lindsell found that he had to N.E. winds, fresh; overcast, some Nicholls duped and put him through an Senior Magistrate, Mr. R. E not very favourable. It reads: ley; Jordan. Ross, Thomson, to be a hopeless failure, *UGUOQQU$$#googagajoo Duncan, W. M. Mason, Reserve:
fresh cases to deal with in the drizzle or mist. The man is now in police morning. He appeared on the BANERJEE'S
custody and will shortly be bench later and disposed of some For the Formosa Channel it is: brought before the Magistrate for renwand cases. The distinction is N.E. winds, strong.. the final examination.
The weather report also says has come soon after the holidays that fresh to strong monsoon may during which the hearing of be expected along the coast. cases is partly interrupted..
To mark the occasion of the From the Standard Oil Company happy result, Mr. Lindsell was to of New York the "China Mail" has have been the recipient of a pair received as excellent calendar of white gloves from Mr. P. PJ | desk pads neatly bound in leather Wodehouse, CE (Captain These are among the most useful Superintendent of Police), thle that have been issued in the morning. Unfortunately Mr Colony this year, a separate Lindsell did not attend the Magls| memorandum sheet being devoted tracy and the presentation had to Messrs. J. M. da Rocha & Co., to each day, with the date in the be postponed. SPE send the "China Mail" a handy Gregorian calendar, the date in little wall calendar in colours the Chinese calendar, and the issued by the American Insurance calendar for the current month, Co., of Newark, NJ, for whom along the top. Altogether a most they are the local agents,
welcome and serviceable gut.
DEST SELLER. CHEAPEST PRICE
WAITH TOB LITERATURE AND
EDDETRY BOOK DEPARTMENT
22, Shambater Bridge Road,
BUS IN A RIVER
FIVE, PASSENGERS DROWNED.
(Reuter's Service.)
Amsterdam, Dec. 20. It is reported from Tholen that GALUUTTA.
Opreco porco a motor bus fell into the Scheldt,
five passengers being drowned.
HALJINE GAME, KANG, MILE, JASNE DING DONG DAN PUÉRJEM MANJJ
MRS. MOTONO.
ELECTRIC MASSAGE
312, Wyndham St., 2nd Floor,
3
SOCONY'S GIFT.
SIRDAR'S MURDER. TWO EX-MINISTERS SENT
FOR TRIAL.
(Reuter's Scratce.}
Cairo, Dec. 30. The parquet has decided to send before a committing magistrate Ahmed Effendi Maher and Mahmoud Effendi Nokrashi, ex- Minister for Education and ex- Under Secretary for the Interior 9 in the former Zaghlul Cabinet, in connection with the investigation. of the murder of the late Sirdar
POLICY IN CHINA.
DENMARK.APEROVES OF
THE TREATY
(Renter's Scrpice.)
A Chinese youth pleaded guilty at the Contral. Megistracy this Copenhagen, Dec. 30. The Danish Government has morning when he was charged with notified the United States that the theft of a fur overomit which Denmark subscribes to the Wash had been left out to dry at Sharp ington Treaty with reference to Street The aricle, worth $30, The closing rate of the dollar, the policies to be followed in mathad been pawned for $5. He was on demand, to-day was 2/4 5/16. Itere concerning China.
sent to prison for one month,
TO-DAYS DOLLAR.
MACKINTOSH'S
ANNUAL"
STOCK CLEARANCE
SALE
THREE DAYS · OKLY JANUARY 4th, 5th & 6th
Only our regular geeds are being offered, there- fore the genuine
MACKINTOSH QUALITY
throughout is guaranteed.
From 3 to off current prisen represents the saving which can be made.
MACKINTOSH
& CO., LTD.
Men's Wear Specialists.
Alexandra Building,
Der Vmax Road.
AIR PRICES
INE QUALITY AITHFUL SERVICES
TABAQUERIA FILIPINA
FOR SALE.
Wonders of the Fast Animals of all Countries Chlidren's Encyclopedia Household Encyclopedia. World's Library of BELG
Books
Great Books in Outline
LEE YEE
No. 12, D'Agullar Street, HONGKONG."
LEE KEE
Agont for
HENRY RICHARD TILE CO'S.
Wo hàve à larg'a stdek of White Glazed Wall Ziles, Oclour Glased Wall Tiles, Usramic Mogale Ziles, Geomotrical Enomatie Floor Tiles, Tile Fire Gratum.
Inspection Lavitne,
Showroom: 21, Welling
TANG YUK, Danrur. the late STED TING. 14 D'Agullar Ble 100
THEME VHEY KODUMARE