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PERILOUS JOURNEY TO - CANTON, *
BRUSHES WITH PIRATES.
| (From Our Con Correspondent,į
Pakkai. Kongmcom, April 6. Attacked by three different gangs jot pirates in a journey of much under a day, a tow-bont retaliated with such effect hul it reached
Cen. Its destination. Batle the worse for its adventures..
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ALLEGED EXCESSES OF STRIKE PICKETS.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1926):
BOULDER CRASH.
CHINA POSITION.
EXCITING EXPERIENCE, ATË
EUROPEAN RESIDENCE.
SHOPS REPORTED “SEIZED." |SERVANTS" NARROW ESCAPE.
Broadwood Road Residents. Move Out..
Great prominence is given fi Chinese business. circles to a report that labour pitkets in Ciston have forcibly seized two plecegoods shop in the elts.
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REFERENCE IN COMMONS.
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CARGO COOLJES STORM RIVAL GUILD.
FREE RIDE DISPUTE.
(From Our Own Correspondent,);
Pakka Kongmoon, April 6, Missing the servants quarters The House of Commons Invited Representatives of twa. coolia One message refers to the action of No. 12. Ventris Road (behind Captain J. G. Pairfax (Conserva-guilds which originated in Hong- Le Calvaire, the Roman Catholictive, Norwichy to make a state, Kong have been engaged here lo us unprecedented".
On the afternour of April 12 institution at Happy Valley), ament in regard to the situation in determined campaign against
each other. Monday a batch of picketa alleged huge boulder measuring 12 feet China..
The Tung Tak is the shore. to have been sent by the piecegoods by 10 and estimated toyreigh 40- The "Lo Yuen left Kongmoon employees gudd armed with wen-tons now lies in the garden at the tary of State for Foreign Affairs, coolies' guilt, whilst the Chap
said that this was impossible use Jombenees the employees of sletės, for Canton, towed af is always the pons, moved to a shop in the busi-back of the house.
The rock descended almost from fully at the present juncture since dores and other Harbour workers. rase by a steam inch.
mess centre and turned out the the foot of the pillars supporting was not yet possible to forests dispute as to the right of land When near 10 Tong fnos ar master and men Not even private from this port she met the first effects were allowed to be taken, it the rulled roadway which provides the resaft of the present contesting coal from fighters for the gang. The second right took place being stated that the pickets occu- access to the European residences for Foxing. There was no reason Sunning Railway Co. led to a at Eroadwood Road and at a point fot present to anticipate danger to pluched hattle being fought at the ut Chan Tau-shan forty and the pled everything. third of Kamehah fighthouse,
The same procedure is said to below "Murrville towards the British lives or property, Legiti-Pakkad station. The Tung Tak mate undertakings could be carried men stormed the Chap: Yiro guill A number of passengers were have been repeated at another shop.botom of the hill
To its career down the ravine-on except in the province of headquarters, and 'completely wounded, mostly by ricochet bullets, Both names and addresses of the but the bow of the lameh was shot shops are given in the vernacuara distance of about 100 feet the Kwangtung where there was an un-wrecked the place.
boulder smushed trees, broke aft-British boycott. "The Diplomatie Note:Both the Tang Tak and away by'a chinnon ball
Representations have been made nullah, and settled down in the Corps had made representations in the Chap Yin guilds were pro- Fow-boat traffic between Canto various mercantile and official garden after crashing through the regard to Peking on April 6 inminent in Hongkong during the
Iwall
[consequence of the fighting there 1922 'seamen's strike.]| The house in question is one of abouts.. a row of European flats occupied by Mr. B. G. Wallington, and so terrific was the crash that Mrs. Wallington was roused from her sleep at 2.30 yesterday morning.
Numbers For Safety.
and the three up-edwaḍry ports of Sancheting. Chekhom and Kun- stick, has been pesuned for the first Bine siner China New Your. Free bouts put out w the same time with two specially armed Faunches in the convoy.
Belentes have Been sent frons Yanping. Heiping, and Sanwai" to Kongmbon to discuss mensures for stamping out piracy at Saam Kong ap, where truding launches have been, blown up by the outlaws" nuines,
papers.
Bodies.
ERRING YOUTH.
SUCCESSFUL. INTERVENTION BY FRIENDS.
י, י.
CASE DROPPED: "
A house boy was also awakened by the noise, but the servants sleeping in the immediate vicinity of the place where the rock set-. Tuled down were ignorant of the Jünger through which they had passed motil they wake up when investigations.. were started to ascertain the cause of the crash.
The swerving of a few feet to the left in the course of the RENT RESTRICTION. fer the prosecution by the S.C.Adesant of the rock would almost department. The Magistrate (fr. certainly have resulted in the kill R. E. Lidell) agreed to the ling of the servants. CHINESE TENANTS, TO DRAFF" withdrawal, as he said he had re- The boulder which came down
PETITION,"«
THE LOCAL ORDINANDŲ
Steps are being taken, it is re. #ported to prepare a petition to the
Government in connection with decision to allow the Rents he strictions Ormance to lapse expiry at June 30, 1926.
As everybody is, probably aware, the Kerts Ordinance has been in: torre for some years now. Baler this year, the Government formally notified that the Ordinance would) not be extended after the date mentioned, is there ir 10w (imple supply of houses,
The Hongkong Tenants" Protec- tive Association has convened a rass meeting of tenants for Ap 18 when the wording of the peti- tion will be decide upon.
Prior
to that the Association Committer is due to hold a meeting 48 the frst step. Subsequently, sign itunes and chops, will be solicited,
It is stated that the Association may ask that, if it is deemed in- advisable to retain the whole Or- dinance, certain parts of it be kept in opération after June 30,
This Association has previously. presented petitions to the Lugigla-
kure.
HARBOUR OFFENCES..
Several cases came up before the Marine Magistrate (Lt.-Com. G. F. Hole, R.N.) this morning, when fines were inflicted: follow
As the Central Magistracy this morning. Mr. L. D. Turner ask ed permission to withdraw from a case in which he was assigned
S.CA. to the same effect.
MORAL FIBRE.
INJURED BY HOME-MADE INTOXICANTS.
HUMOROUS INTERLUDE,
(Reuter's American Service ).
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Train Fired, At... Pakkak Kengmoon, April 10. Four village guada cf Sunning eity were arrested by the railway iguards for refusing to pay their fares. On the village guard head- qunrters sending a despatch, the four men were released. -
On April 7, a train from Tau- shan approached the east rite. About 300 of the village guards are alleged to have posted themselves in position and to have fired at the
Washington, April 14. The Wets at the Senate Comtrain. A native lady passenger was killed, and a ticket collector mission of Enquiry into Prohibi wow wounded tion recalled General Andrews, the The train continued on its way Chief Government Enforcement till it reached the westgate, where Agent, who conceded that the home report was made to the Railway manufacture of intoxicants was Co.'s head office. As there has been seriously "ing the moral Shreno settlement, the trains have stop- ceived a communication from the was part of another and smaller of the nation. He was of opinionped running, the last one on April one which now stands at a pre- that enforcement would be facili7 arriving here at 9 p.m. (five hours curious angle. With bas of a tuted is the Government manufac-late). part of the rocks forming the sup-ture and sale of liquor wefe legalis- It would however. be 1 ports for the road foundations, ed. this part of the road is in danger disaster to return to the saloon. of collapse...
Senator Reach the only "Wet" re- Residents of "Murriville" im-presentative on the "Committee, mediately above it were, hastily provoked smiles among the audience vacating the premises this morn-owing to his intimate knowledge of ing fearing that a collapse of the distilling intricacies. He enden- road would affect the foundations voured to emphasisei by questioning of the house:
The case was heard in private, defendant being a Chinese youth Who is understood to have been concerned in a serious offence.
In discharging the youth. His Worship said he should consider himself lucky that influential friends interceded on his behalf
DANISH FLIGHT.
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TXO MACHINES, REPORTED AT CANTON:
A "Canton "Press" report conferas the "China Maif's" publiention tim yesterday's issue) that the Danish aviators have now reached. Canton,
It says, however, that two aero- planes arrived there, although it ulso mentions the fact that one of the machines had to make a forced flescent at Rangoon, .
BEDDING ABLAZE.
ROBBERS IN COURT.
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MEN ARRESTED AT CHINA BUILDING
A COMMITTAL CASE.
General Andrews, the enormous jextent of home manufacture. He said that it was as easy to make whiskey as bread.
RUSSIAN TREATY.
REPORT OF NEGOTIATIONS,
WITH GERMANY."
BRITAIN NOT SUPRISED.
(Router's Service.)
London, April 14, The report that Germany and Russia are negotiating a treaty has not surprised Eritish authoritative circles in London.
NEW HOLT SHIPS.
FIRST BUILT FOR EASTERN TRADE,
MOTOR VESSELS..
(Rouler's Service.)
London, April 15.
The "Orestes," the first of two motor ships for Alfred Holt's Eastern sende has been launched at Balfast
The vessel is of 476 by 68 feet and its displacement is 15,000 tons. Its, speed, čupacity is over fifteen knots.
The two Chinese arrested early
The hulls of the new vessels are yesterday morning by the phucky
similar to the "Meriones" and act of an accountant of the South
other Holt's véasela already in com China Restaurant on the top floor ¡of China Buikding were brought be
mission with the difference that fore Major C. Willson at the Central
the "Orestes" fand its sister ship Magistracy shis morning and
"Idomeneus," under construction) jcharged with attempted robbery
are motor ships whereas the ear and violence.
geared It is understood that assurances hier ones are driven by Des-Sub.-Inspector Fallon in-have been received in London and turbines. formed His Worship that he was
The new ships will have "appro- other European capital's 'that any asking for a committal of the two such Treaty as contemplated does ximately 2,000 tons of refrigerating accused and applied for time, to not contain anything incompa-space suitable for meat or fruit. prepare his evidence. The accused tible with the covenant of the They are expected to come out at were formally remanded in police League of Nations or the Locarno the end of the year. custody for one week.
Agreements.
Mr. J. N. Gutierrez, living at No. 42, Pilken Street, woke up at about o'clock this morning to find his bedding in flames. The fire was extinguished by the inmates." g The first accused is described as. message having in the meantime of no abode, while, the other was been sent to the Fire Brigade for employed as a waiter at the res assistance.
A lighted cigarette end is be- lieved to have been the cause of Motor-boat "Tak Hing Shun" the Bre The damage to bedding $20 for obstructing the police pier.and clothing amounted to 350.
at Yaumati; and $20 concurrently
for being alongside the pier.
Steam-launch"Lee Hong" $10) for failing to produce the licence
of his craft and falling to obserye The supply by street fountains In the rule of the road.
the rider main districts of Hong- Motor-boats "Going"
and kong will be discontinued and the "Kwong Fook" $5 each for failing rider mains will be brought into
joperation after Saturday next.
to produce licences.
Steam-launch" "Tung Fat" $5 "Seang for going alongside 3.8. Bee" when two other similar boats
taurant.
STILL MORE RAIN,
More rain is predicted. weather forecast till r003 morrow reads:-East winds, moder. ate; overcast, rain.
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The
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This year's rainfall, as recorded;
CUBAN CRISIS.
PLAN TO REDUCE.THE SUGAR CROP
ANXIETY RELIEVED.
(Reuter's American Service.)
Havana, April 14 The Cuban Cabinet hag accepted by the Royal Observatory, is far plan for the sugar-growing in- in excess of the normal in the terests to reduce the sugar crop by 24 hours, ended at 10 ani, to-daten per cent. as the outcome of the another 1.74 inches fell! The total unsatisfactory position of the in- since January 1 is 18.25 inchesdustry," which culminated in the
recent run on the banks. against the average of 8.41 inches It is believed that the
PARIS RIOT.
DEMONSTRATION BY CIVIL SERVANTS.
(Reuter'a Service.)
Paris, April 14, Rioting occurred here in conae- quence of attempted demonstrations by Civil Servants, who are claiming salaries on a allding Scale..
A crowd of several hundreds. mostly Communists, defied the pre- fectoral prohibition to demonstrate, and tried to force the police barrier in order to raid the promises of an electrical undertaking. Fight- Governing then ensued, one policeman be-
were already in that position:urn comprised only one case pf. The noon weather report saya, ment's decision will greatly relieve lng seriously injured and
anxiety. The anti-cyclone is
motor-boat "Canton" for the
Yesterday's local health re-for the period. small-pox, the patient being a inter alla:
trict.
same offence alongside the ss. Chinese from the Kowloon dis moving eastward into the Sea of "Albert Vogler."
Steam-launch "Elsie" $5 for being under way without a cer-
Japan. The depression remains unchanged over Indo-China.
tificated engineer.
A Chinese woman was sent to j A cargo coolie "working on the Two cargo boats for being the Government Civil Hospitals.8. "Apogy" accidentally dropped alongside s.s. Kiangau" when for treatment yesterday follow into the hold of the vessel yes- five other boats were already there.
ing a bite by a dog at Wanchai.terday and was injured. The animal was owned by was sent to the Kwong Wah European.
Hospital.
Mariners who use the port of Shanghai have been asked to steam dead slow on the Whangpu when near the wreck of the
The dismissal of Mr. Au Ling hap, district magistrate of Sanwul has been reported (says the "China. Mail" correspondent at Fakkal), and Mr. Ng Chit-sang has been sa. Tungshing, as blasting
named as his successor,
operations will be undertaken.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.
He
GREAT. FIRE.
A CATHOLIC ORPHANAGE
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GUTTED.
NO CASUALTIES.
(Reuter's American Service.)
St. Johns (Newfoundland), April 14. The Mount Cashel Catholic Orphanage, housing 180 boys, has been gutted.
two slightly injured.
Three hundred arrests were made, but only twe were detained...
DUNLOP'S RECORD.
PROFIT MADE LAST YEAR OF £2,890,000,
(Reuter's Service.)
London, April 24. The Dunlop Rubber Co. made the record net profit for last year's operations of £2,896,000..
The Directors recommend a dividend on the Ordinary shares The closing rate of the dollar, The loss, is estimated at $200,-of 15 per cent the first since on demand, to-day was 2/218/16.000 (gold).
There were no casualties.
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