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WEST POINT FIRE.
RUSH FOR PIGS.
COLLISION WITH R. & S.
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BUILDING AND CONTENTS DESTROYED.
EARLY MORNING. DISASTER.
REPORTED CASUALTIES,
One or two men are said to A building of three floors was destroyed by fire curly this have been drownrd ran Sunday morning at Wing Lok Street, night, following a collision in the which was the scene of a similar harbour, but the Chinese reports cccurrence soon after the big
of fatalities, are contradicted by Hotel Fire on New Year's Day.
The structure was one measne the clab statement
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CANTON SUCCESS.
HOW HAINAN ISLAND WAS
TAKEN.
LOCAL OFFICIALS FLEE.
No Opposition. Met.
The rumour (British Wireless Service.) ·
that a Chinese The campaign of the Canton had been arrested in connection Government against Chan Kwing with the big urglary a theming's remnants in the south of Rughy, Jan. 25,
Popular Silk Store, a full report Kwantang province and the At the meeting between repre- which appeared in the "China island of Hainan is now almost sentatives of the railway com- Mail" yesterday, was confirmed complete. panies and of the National Union fun inquiry in official circles this the
A description of how, after of Railway men, which was held morning. It is understood, how-crossing the Hainan Straits, the over, that the man had been Canton forces took the island is discussion of the objections raised arrested an auspicion and no de-given below. by the men to the award of the velopments have eventuated. provisions, The first foer was Local "Ïans" (wholesale depots) National Wages Board. An ex- Further inquiries show that the Fused by the Lee Yuen Loong,commission stevedores to take de plained in previous messages the thieves effected an easy entrance medicine shop: The upper floor livery of live pigs, consigned to men object to the finding of the to the first floor. In the majority formed the class rooms. of the them, on the arrival of incoming National Wages Board that men for local burglaries, it is generally (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kwok Kwok School
The fire is believed to have had eumers. Those who bring in thereafter joining the railway se accepted that where It is difficult {
vice and not promoted shalt its origin in the rockloft of the first let from a ship get an extra receive only the basic wage of the thieves throw a bamboo pole The Cantonese soldiers that
to gain access to an upper floor
Holbow, Jan. 27. ground thirty rents per pig as the loon hose grades to which they are near the place planned for the landed in Hainan on Sunday night unity to secure goods from flour and to have rapidly worked tanded earlier command the best appointed without cost of Eving {burglary during daylight and (Jan. 17) arrived in Kiungehow) bonus, and they ask for an assur climb along this in the night and Hoihow this afternoon. There ppwards after it had secured a hold on the stairenses.
ance that the railway companies hours. In the present instance There were, it Few Chinese
will accept the basic rates ak WON
dur through was vacant and it the first floor where the thieves had remained so for a long time A staircase at the back of the building gave free access to the om which had once been used as n fiting room.
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provision store on the
sleeping on the premises, mostly jan the Hest flowe, and they were
roused from their sumbers when the building was well light. They made their excmpe by scaling aking the verandah into the next" building Bamboo scaffolding put up for repairs here assist the
men in reaching safety,
Central Fire Station received first news of the outbreak at 3,4
his morning through the potent
fire ware at Wing Lok Street, Jand simultaneously with the de- parture of two engines from Here appliances were also tailer up From Kennedy Town and Wan-
hai
sale:
As the "Chiobua" was intering
hierbone about 10 p.m. on Sanday two sampans, both showing fares, tried to make fast while she was under way, nene "Creem Isitad
Words passed in Chinese. It is believed that those in the sampans learned that the ship resting from Bangkok, via Floihows had no pigs
irreducible minimum. The exact tenor of the railway companies reply has not been announced.
At a conference of railway men's delegates this afternoon two resolutions were moved. One resolution was for refusing to
It was also to facilitate access accept the award and declaring direct from the ground floor that strike next Friday. The other was for acceptance of the award By a very narrow majority the One of the sampons gut in the resolution accepting the award war. There was a collision, etwas adopted. It would appear The sama be therefore that the railway crisis to star endi on enme a total wreek. A boat was is over. put off in very quick time from
DIF board.
"thinkua" in charge of a European ollieer but according to On arrival it was found that the abatement Esp those o
the The ground and first floors were the other samjern
Occu- welt" alight and the upper floor pants of the damaged beat bad
thebe picked up. that also been taken in by Espreading flames. Two motur After it had bera ascertained pumps were brought to work and that there was abbody else in the hoses directed from the verandahs water, the steamer proceeded. of the building opposite yieldedi
For this morning's vernacular Jeffective results. The sen
papers it is stated that one at the falsu tapped auk a hose was drawn staredores has not been accounted
up to the roof of the nouse, ad- ¦ rör. inixing the burning building. Af sort job was thrown on
mes from this vantage point. The stoji signal was given after minutes strenuous work by the Pre-fighters.
was
the
Extensive Damage. The damage as far as the build- jing. is concerned has not been Jarressed and it is not known
whether it is covered by insur- face. The roof and umper floor
were completely burnt out. first floor was also badly damaged hy fire, but did not actually col- lapse. However, there was very
little left of it.
The
The provision dealer lost Hically all his stock through Jage by both fire and water. The i
centents of the first floor also destroyed It is understood that the stock in both these floors
ITALY SUCCEEDS.
DEBT AGREEMENT WITH BRITAIN.
COUNT VOLEY'S ADMISSION. “
Bruder's Reinier ) ·
London, Jun 26.
An agreement has been teached pracalour bread dines for the foaling dam- j of the Halian debt,
The drafting Committee meets to-morrow to settle the points in detail.
Terms Not Disclosed. Both sides are silent on the of the British-Italian debt settlement.
were
was insured with the Phoenix and other Insurance companies for a total of $12,000.
SHORT.
LOCAL $11,000,,CLAIM.
agreement
well-informed circles are of opin-
had been very little fighting as the as many soldiers, were not trained local men, although having twice and put up the white flag as FOO as they made a start at fighting. On Wednesday (Jan. 20) the local officials heard that their "braves" were 'surrendering and that the Cantonese were having a triumphal march to Kiungehow flame Flint. before she vacated and Hoihow. General Tang Pun- the shop now occupied by the yan and his assistants were great Popular Silk Store, put in a stair-ly put out and decided that the was made for this when the floor out as fast as possible. This they ruse from the attic. Allowance best thing for them was to get was put in and no concrete or ex-decided to do and during the panded metal was used on this night they all faded away. This part. The opening had been morning there was not an officer Felosed in with planks and mortar. to be seen and it was not long be
Knowing the wonk, part in the fore there were no soldiers. The toor the thieves. found no dif- exit was so sudden that
culty in boring through.
guns and much ammunition were The theory is advanced that the left in the house above the pity thieves were the same or part of gate that had been occupied by Crifical exciations between the gang that carried out a series soldiers. The ammunition factory representatives of the railway of during burglaries from a Euro-worked up till last, night but it is were pean and two Chinese stores one said, that not even bed-boards forpanies and the N.U.R.
opened at Euston this morning in year ago. regard to the Union's demands.
Several Branches of the Union. have already adopted a resolution!
THE CRITICAL STAGE.
TALK OF NATIONAL STRIKE."
Reuber's Service.)
London, Jan. 25.
L
in favour of a national strike AN ILLEGAL FIRM.
the Union's demands are refused. At the rondlusion of the nego- liations the companies submitted a memorandum which the dele- ¡gates' conference of railwaymen
will consider.
COMPANIES FIRM.
London later.
WHAT IS THE POSITION OF PARTNERS,
AN INTERESTING CASE,
A chim respecting an admitted- by illegal firm was heard in the
many
were left this morning. Some soldiers wanted to give their arms to foreigners in Haihow, and when the offer was refused, threw them into the river. There was a little looting in a few abops in Kiungchow on Wednesday night but the turnover was so sudden that the local thieves did not even have a chance. There was scurce- ly any looting in Hoihow.
The Cantonese troops presented very good appearance and be haved very well as they entered Kiungehow and Hoihow.
The
At to-day's negotiations the Summary Court this morning.
Under the local Ordinance, a railway companies declined to concede the points raised by the firm is not entitled to the status local people, from past experi- Railwaymen's Union. They point of legal recognition if it has more fence, feared that the in-coming troops would loot and many ed out that they accepted the find-than twenty partners and in the ings of the Wages Dcard, which particular case, in question there women and children left the city to seek refuge. They were soon u second were more than this number. the Union 'repuciated
The firm was formed for the able to return to their homes in me after the Union's representa- Lives had signed the report. The purpose of building a house at peace for the new soldiers scat- companies intimated that if the Swatow and the partners were tered handbills saying that they Union persisted in this attitude called upon to pay sums averaging had come to save Hainan from their oppressors and that they they would be obr.ged seriously to SF,000 each. 'consider their attitude toward The only two partners who up. would not take anything they did the Wages Board machinery peared in court this morning said not pay for and that the people which was being rendered "futile that they had seen nothing fur- had nothing to fear. The men and farcical,"
י,
PASSIONATE SPEECHES.
*
ther of their capital or interest, were as good as their word and Count Volpi, interviewed by
The scheme had gone forward did not enter private houses but Reuter. admitted that an agree-
and the house had, in fact, been paid for everything they needed. London, later. munt had been reached
built. A witness in giving evid-I hear that proclamations have on Passionate speeches were fundamental points, but tactfully
de-lence said that he had looked after been posted forbidding gambling PROPERTY FALL, vaded the question whether the livered on both sides at the rail-the bocks and there had been and opium smoking and promis- waymen's conference in debating $8,000 profit which had beening that no unjust taxes will be Hatisfactory to WHN
ruleed. The banners of the Italy and also how it compared the motion for a definite strike on handed to the defendant who had soldiers stated that they were the MORTGAGOR WHO WAS STILL with the American settlement, but Friday, which was ultimately re-sponsored the scheme.
jected by 41 votes to 30. The
Plaintiff (represented by Dr. anti-imperialists and the posters ion that annuities of four and outcome is regarded as a triumph D. McCallum) claimed for the re- said that they had come to fight half-million sterling will begin to for Mr. J. H. Thomas, who turn of the money he had invest Tung, "the tool of foreign im- be paid immediately.
throughout strove to uphold the fed.
perialists." It is to. be hoped now prestige of the Wages Board.
Mr. J. A. Gordon Lensk held that they are in power they will that as the firm was an illegal attempt to put down the bandits one there was no legal responsibi- and give peace and justice to the people of Hainan. There are lity for the return of the money Hull, one of the ancient Guilds, of invested even if the scheme for several Russians in the army and quite a number of Hainanese the City of London.
which it was formed had gone students. Lord Revelstoke, the well-known through. He further held that banker, in proposing the health of plaintiff should be non-suited as Count Volpi, expressed the convic he held that His Worship had no tion that the negotiations on which jurisdiction in such a case. hia Excellency was engaged would
Judgment was reserved. result in strengthening and cement- ing the friendship and amity which for 80 many generations had united Great Britain and Italy.
P
the Having sold property on security of which he had Sent- $25,000, the mortgagor was still $11,119:50 short and this morn- ing, in the Supreme Court, claim- ed through Mr. Elsley Zeitlyn, the balance,
The property concerned was in Elgin Street, Hongkong.
Ng
EXPERTS MEET.
Traditional Friendship.
(British Wirelcia-Service.)
Rugby, Jan. 25. Mr. Winston Churchill, Chan- King-po was the plaintiff and Ip cellor of the Exchequer, and Chu, the defendant, the latter not count Volpi, Italian Minister of being represented.
Finance, accompanied by their
noon.
Plaintiff gave evidence of hay-respective experts, met this after he could not tall what would be
Count Volpi, replying, said that MISSION TO CHINA ing advanced the money for six months, interest to be $10 per An official communiqué states the conclusion of his conversations WORK BOUND TO IMPROVE XXXXXXXXXXxxxxxxxxx |$1,000 per month. A clear month that they discussed all outstand with the British Chancellor of the
TANG YUK, DENTIST.
Bacoor bo
the Late STEN TING,
14, D'Aguilar Stres.
Consultation Fron
I
RELATIONS.
CHINESE MINISTER'S VIEW.
(Reuter's Service,
was to be given for the calling in ing questions in regard to the Exchequer, but the outcome, could and of principal and interest. Notice settlement of the Italian War not be other than a fair was given on May 18, 1925, asking Debt.
mutual recognition of their respec- for payment by June 28. To this drafting committed, will meettive actual situations, illuminated TERMS VEET LUDERATS no reply had been received. On to-morrow morning, and a. Further
“by the traditional -fripodship beri June 29 another notice had been meeting of the Ministers will take tween two countries.
London, Jan. 251 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX sent together with an intimation place in the afternoon. There is. CONSIDERABLE ADVANCE.
The Chinese Minister, at a fare that the property would be sold every confidence, says the com-
An earlier wireless message well luncheon to Dane Anderson 0000000000000xxooooor within a month if the money was muniqué, that an agreement will from Ragby stated, inter alia and Professor Soothill (two of the
not paid. In August, the property be reached.
Matters are understood to have members of the Boxer, Indemnity was sold to the highest bidder.
been considerably advanced in the Mission) said that public opinion Mr. H. K. Woo, plaintiff's solici Friendship and Amity.
last few days. Further progress in China would support any de- tor, gave evidence of the drafting Count Volpi and the other mem may be made to-day in view of cision reached by the Mission,! and delivery of these letters. bora of the Italian Debt Funding communications that have passed whose work was bound to improve Judgment was entered for plain-Commission were entertained at between Count Volpi and his Goy-relations between Great Britain tiff, with costa,
luncheon at the Merchant Taylor. "Jernment at Rome.
and China
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It is reported that the Custom's} houseboat was coming in from the Japanese warship with a guard of Japanese soldiers when the new Cantonese soldiers stopped the boat. They disarmed the Japan- ese but their guns were after- wards returned to them and I. suppose the incident closed.
No word has been received from the interior but it will not be many days before the entire island is in the control of the invaders. It remains to be seen what will be the attitude of the government towards trade with |HongkongSome de "not"""expect? as much trouble as in Canton for there are no factories here and the labour unions are not very active.
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