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"DOUBLE" MURDER.
FOUNDRY MASTER AND
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AN INFURIATED GANG.
A gruesome double murder was committed by armed robbers at 2 o'clock this morning at the home of the master of a Chinese foundry at Keelung Street, Shamshulpa..
The inmates were taken by aur prise while they were asleep, and
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WAR IN NORTH.
KUOMINCHUN TROOPS CUT OFF.
TRIUMPH FOR WU PEL-FU
(Reuter's Service.)
Hankow, Friday.
Sir Charles Blot who has left.
The old dodge by ricaha coolies Japan, where, he had been British of imposing on strangers succeed- Ambassador since 1919, landed ined in one instance, but failed in Hongkong this morning, the Goythe other when the thief was ernor's launch "Victoria" being caught and convicted by Mr. R. Et le reported that Wu Pel-fu sent to the s.3. "Kashima Maru" Lindsell at the Central Magis troops have captured Pengchia
wan station, cutting off by which ship be is travelling to tracy this morning, o
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A rald carried out by the police blown in the street by one of the et No. 454, Shanghai Street, Yau- inmates who made his escape un-inati, yesterday, resulted in the ohherved by the robbers.
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tion for fighting and won many mat and scholar looking rather in-Magistrate this morning was that contests in Manila..
firm in spite of the vitality of Mr. J. Hemry Oakes, quartering them mind which gives no sign of abat master of the ss. Empress of Sinyangchow is now completely ing was met by the Governor's Scotland' engaged defendant's in Wu Pet fu's hands. afde-de-camp Capt. Stople. M.C., riesha at about 9pm. yesterday: who accompanied him to GovernAlighting at Praya East, he was
GERMANY'S ENTRY, ment House:
feeling his pockets for the fare H.E the Governor, and Sir when the coolie snatched a wallet
MOMENTOUS DIPLOMATIC Charles will find many kindred in-containing a small sum of money terests, both having made a parti and private papers from the inner cular study of the Chinese lan-pocket of his coat and bolted down "guage, the latter having devoted lane. A Chinese constable saw a great deal of time to this whilst the thief running away with the he was Vice Chancellor, of Hong-complainant in pursuit, and caught kong University (1912-1918). Ahim."... few years ago, Sir Charles Eliot After a report made at No. 2: According to theDaily. received the Honorary Degree of Police Station, Sergeant Rozeskwy Telegraph'a" diplomatic correspon- LL.D. and the Hongkong under-visited the scene with the defendent, Germany's application for graduates carried him in triumph dant and picked up some photo-admission to the League, entailing from the Great Hall to Govern-graphs which were in the wallet, for her the possession" of a per- The ricsha was found on the other side of the tram lines.
Defendant made a total dental and was sentenced to three months hard labour
The lights were switched on after the robbers had escaped and the master and his son were found Brought before the Kowloon ying on the floor in pool of blood. Magistrate this morning, ko plead They had both been stabbed, jed guilty do two charges of unlawment House, m
The robbers left behind two possession of the oplum and. knives, a "pointed instrument, a was given the alternative of a fine number of gags and wire. No of $9,680 on the two counts of 12 property was baken.
months' hard labour,
A report of the murder was made at 5 o'clock this morning and the bodies were taken to the mortuary..
Robber Hauls,
Two small piracies by armed gangs have been reported to the police.
Near Shataukok, in the New Territories, six men entered a boat belonging to a rice merchant and stole a sum of $100:- They escaped in the direction of Chinese territory.
A fishing boat at Mirs Bay re- ceived a visit from three men Armed with revolvers. Property amounting to $60 was taken..
3.
SLAIN COURIER.
SOVIET SEEKS SATISFACTION FROM LATVIA.
A DISTINCT THREAT.
(Reuter's Service,)
Riga, Feb. 11.
Before he came to Hongkong he had held very important diploma- tic posts and he left to become FLM.'s Commissioner in Siberia, the appointment to Japan follow- Ling
Sir Charles leaves Hongkong to morrow morning.
SAILOR IN TROUBLE TRAM CAR PROPERTY SMASHED.
DRINK NO EXCUSE,
M. Borkusevitch, the Soviet re- presentative at Riga, has handed
"Being under the influence of the Latvian Foreign Minister a drink is no excuse for damaging Note protesting against the failure tram car property," said the Cen- of the Latvian Government to reply tral Magietrate to A. B Barnes. to the Soviet demand for Soviet re of H.M.S. "Iroquois," who, was presentatives, to participate in the charged this morning with smash- investigations of the murder of ing five panes of glass on tram the Soviet courier.. M. Nette;
'GALLANT RESCUE.eusing the Latvian Government cars..
of unwillingness to clear up the entered two cars near the Naval It was staat defendant circumstances of the attack; and Canteen, and deliberately put his declaring that, unless a Soviet rest through the glass screens. presentative is given every facility
Defendant was fined $5 and
tion for the damage.
SMALL TRAWLER SAVES NORWEGIAN CREW.
RESCUERS VETED,
rescue
manent seat on the League Council. has led to a momentous diplomatic atruggle.
France is leading the movement in favour of an increase in the' number of permanent seats on the Another Thefi.
Council from four to eight by the Instead of taking him to the addition of Spain, Poland, and, Star's ferry as ordered, a ricsha Brazil, besides Germany, and an coolie gave Mr. H. M. Grossmeyer, increase in the full League Council third steward of the s.s. "Pre-including elected as well as per sident Pierce, ride from the manent members, from ten to Hongkong Hotel to a quiet spot in fifteen, with the object of securing Des You Road last night. an anti-German majority on the Dropping his shafts near a lane, a Council confederate, appeared on the scene It is felt in London that there is and deprived the naval man of $10 ||a danger that Great Britain's posi- in American money. The ricska,} tion in the counsels: of the League and its puller disappeared down might thus ultimately be weaken- the street and the other maned and the original character, escaped in the opposite direction, structure, and purpose of the
Council transformed
VILLAGE FIRE.
$3,500 DAMAGE IN NEW TERRITORIES..
A fire took place at Pak Shu Lung village in the New Territories last night and completely destroy-
to investigate the affair, the Soviet ordered to pay $16 as compensa-fed à ene-storey house, occupied by
will draw its own conclusions and act accordingly.
1-
BOXER INDEMNITY.
a Chinese widow...
at
The damage is estimated $3,500. The building was not covered by insurance
It is pointed out in connection with the proposal that the British Dominions are all members of the Assembly and should be entitled to a seat in rotation in any en larged Council but objections would immediately be raised to any such proposal.
Statement in Commong
London, Feb. 10, Arising out of the reported" moves inspired by France in con- nection with Germany's applica tion for admission to the League of Nations, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald (Leader of the Opposition) in the House of Commons invited a stato- nient from Sir Austen: Chamberlain,
THREE CHINESE FOR THE PETROLEUM SEARCH. Secretary of State for Foreign
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
NAMES ANNOUNCED.
(Reuter's. Service.)
AUSTRALIA TO ENCOURAGE PROSPECTORS.
Affairs."
Sir Austen Chamberlain sald that the application, as was prob- ably inevitable, had opened the whole question of the composition (Reuters Service.)
of the Council. It had led to The Foreign Office announces The Senate has passed the Gov heard it was impossible to reach Melbourne Fab. 1. claims from other quarters, but until the arguments had been ernment's Bill encouraging prosa final decision regards the pecting for petroleum,
London, Feb 17.
(British Wireless Service.)
It was reported on February 5, Rugby, Feb. Th
that when the Moscow-Riga train The story of another gallant was sixteen miles from Riga three at sea is told to-day. At desperadoen at six o'clock in the imminent peril to their own lives morning descended to the sleeping the crew of the Grimsby trawler car, where the Italian and Eptvian Irene Wray (216 tons) saved couriers and others were asleep. the brew of thirteen of the Nor. The Russian couriers, Nette and wegian steamer Imica (664 tons). Machmanstal, were dressing and The Imics left Blyth bound for engaged in a revolver duel with Norway. She encountered a heavy the robbers. The conductor, on gale. Everything on deck was hearing the shots, arrived and swept away, and the steamer found Nette and his two assailants Apranga leak. She began to sink, dead, Machmanstal was not, serious- and drifted helplessly. She was ly wounded in the stomach. The that Drs. Hu Shih-tze. V. K. Ting sighted by the Irene Wray, which Latvian Deputy Foreign Minister (Ting Wen-ching) and Chin Chan immediately attempted a rescue has personally apologised to the Wing have accepted the invitation though she had herself suffered Soviet Minister. The latter proof Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secre
A Melbourne message of course that would beat serve the interests of the Council and the January 16 stated-The Govern-: by the gale,
tested against the inadequate protary of State for the Colonies to ment has introduced two Bills in Leagu Two lifeboats were lost, but the tection of couriers, and reserved serve on the Advisory Committee
He would make a further state- Norwegian crow got off in the third, the right to demand further sati na regards the utilisation of the the House of Representatives pro- ment before his departure to at and were taken on board with faction. "
fands of the China Boxes Inviding for £40,000 to encourage tend the Council in March, 11 pos great difficulty. Soon afterward
good deal of difference of opinion sible, but he thought that as"&
must at first exist it would dafest. the whole object of the forthcoming meetings, and destroy the League's usefulness and influence if the re-
vance by rigid: Instructions which would render a common agreement impossible.
the Imica sank
The trawlor: then made for
demnity
Biographical notes relating to the foregoing are appended to the Pan-
Stavanger, where she landed the WHEAT FOR JAPAN.nouncement, which says that it is
Norwegians. The British seamen were enthusiastically feted.
BRITISH PLUCK,
HEROISM BORN IN THE BLOOD,
(British Wireless Service.)
Bugby, Feb. 11.
HEAVY SHIPMENTS TO EVADE TAX-
(Reuter's Servics.)
London, Feb 11. Yesterday 21,000 tons wer clar. tered on the Baltic exchange to carry Australian wheat to Japan
It is reported that a further 40,000 tona- will be required to be delivered in Japan by April 1, when It is understood that Japan will impose a tax on imported wheat
bravery is recalled by the pres A remarkable family record of
sentation, reported yesterday, of the Royal Humane Society's Stanhope Medal for the bravest deed of the years to the Grimsby fisherman, Duncan Souter, who dived off a steam trawler 90 miles off the Iceland coast in: heavy seas and rescued his mata in circum stances of the utbet, peril
His father and his brother both the hold medals for distinguished zen
daring the war, and
a matter for congratulation that they have accepted the invitation.
prospecting in precious metals in Australia and £60,000 to encourage prospecting in petroleum
It is hoped in due course that they DIPLOMATIC CORPS. presentatives were bound in ad- ¿will come to Great Britain, and attend the meeting of the full Committee.
HELD UP.
TROUBLES OF A DIVORCED
COUNTESS
NEW, MINISTER FOR SIAM
(Reutar'a Seroica,)
The only addition which Str Austen Chamberlain was willing to make to the foregoing: statement was that more than? Fother London, Feb. 11.
Powers had applied for His Majesty the King has sp the Council
eats on proved of the appointment of Mr Germany Vle head of the Far Eastern Depart Sydney Philip Waterlow C.B.E
mant of the Foreign. Once, – ar Minister te, Siam in eaccession, to Mr. Robert H Greg, who has been ork, Feb. 11 transferred to Roumania.
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