THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1926.
SEAMEN'S. GROUSE.
EXAMINATIONS ON LANDING IN AMERICA,
BRITAIN NOT TO MOVE,"
(Router's Service.)
MISSING AIRMAN,
DUGGAN'S' WHEREABOUTS A
MYSTERY.
ARGENTINE'S APPEAL.
(Renter's American Service.)
Buenos Aires, June 10.
PREVIOUS NEWS.
London, June 16. Replying to a number of ques- The Argentine Government has tiona in the House of Commons, asked the neighbouring States to Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secre- search for Duggan, the Argentinian tary of State for Foreign Affairs, airman. He was last seen flying said that the examination..of sen-over Cayenne at 9.20 o'clock on mon in New York was held under Sunday morning, 13th instant. the United States Immigration. Nothing has been heard of him Regulations of 1926. He did not since. consider that any useful purpose would be served by making repre- sentations, although "the cuses. mentioned were rather an excep- tion to the usual practice. He Ft, de France, Martinique, June 6, further declared that a-Embourite į Bernardo Duggan, the Argentine suggestion of retaliatory measures aviator arrived here to-day en route would be hardly conducive to from New York to Buenos Aires friendly relations between Great in a seaplano. He hopped from Britain and America.
San Juan, Forto Rico, to Baane Terre, Guadeloupe, this morning and from there to Ft. de Franco- this afternoon.
PREVIOUS DETAILS.
The following cables" on the subject
published last week:-
were
New York, June 10. The
of the crew
steamer "Paris" generally have been re- fused shore leave because after the usual medical examination at the quarantine station they were called on to submit to nhother examination at the pier.
It is understood that the liner officers backed them up. Only 30 out of 743 on the ship's register, who acted in ignorance of their comrades' action, underwent second, examination:
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The imposition of a second examination began a fortnight ago, and has caused much dia- satisfaction among crews of for eign vessels, who threaten to take up the matter with their Labour Unions.
Representations have also been made by the Consuls here and the
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Paramaribo (Dutch-Guiana), June 13... Duggan, the Argentinian airman, has departed en route to Buenok Aires.
FRENCH ACE,
D'OISY TO MAKE A HALT AT PEKING.
(Reuter'a Service.)
Moscow, June 16
LORD OXFORD.
WELL ON THE WAY TO RECOVERY.
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HIS DOCTOR SATISFIED.
(British Wireless Service.)
Rugby, June 16,
It is stated to-day that the Eur) of Oxford and Asquith had a fair ly good night, and that he is now well on the way to recovery.
The doctor is satisfied with his progress, but has prescribed a good, rest.
It was reported on Tucaday Lord Oxford and Asquith, the Liberal Louder, is ill at his coun- try house in Berka. A bulletin issued this afternoon states that Lord Oxford's condition, though not serious, necessitates absolute rest in consequence of a mild attack of angina pectoris following Influenza.]
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THE CHINA MAIL.
SHANGHAI SCOUTS.
GEN, BADEN POWELL WRITES PRAISING THEM.
Shanghai: June 8.-Of particular interest to all those in touch with the Boy Scout and Girl Guide move inente in Shanghal is a letter from Sir Robert Baden Powell that has been made public by Mr. Nool Jacobs, Honorary Secretary of the Boy Scouts Association here. The letter, which was addressed to Scout Commissioner F. C. Millington, follows:
Dear Mr. Millington
I was so sorry that I was unable to be in London to meet you on Friday, but I was lucky just to get a short chat with you when you arrived for the River Moot at the Albert Hall.'.
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I have now had an opportunity of looking through the book photographs which you kind as to bring from the Scouts Association of Shanghai, and I want to thank you-and that most cordially-for it.
Boy
It tells me more than any amount HISTORIC MACAU." of reports what the Association is like and how it is appreciated by
WOMAN'S SIX VICTIMS
MOCKERY AND SINGING ROUND BODIES..
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A handsome, woman of middle age, A nurse named. Sclerri whose cold-blooded murders of six of her patients have horrified France, was at Nimes condemned to death. The death sentence, however, is not executed against women in France, and she will probably be imprisoned for life.
She confessed her guilt in three cases' and the evidence showed hor to be one of the most cruel and Cynical poisoners in the annals of crime in France.
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She polsoned her victims by administering pyralion, a sub- stance containing arsenic. The accusation against her was not only of poisoning six people, but of attempting to murder several others.
Some of her victims had treated her and her child with particular kindness, and for others she had professed friendship. In no in-l stance was it shown that she hadi
any hatred for them, and the ost she ever obtained by any of their deaths was 700 francs,
CONFISCATED BY PORTUGUESE |ita local supporters, and-more en- found by her in the apartments
GOVERNMENT.
A FEARLESS CRITIC.
A book which has been widely read in Hongkong has been the aubject of action on the part of the Macao Government who have confiscated such of the copies (said to be half of the 1,000 first edition) as are in Macao.
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The book In question "Historic Macan," written by Mr. C. A. Montalto de Jesus, some D'Olay, the French airman, hasing fearless criticism of ayetems years resident of Macao, contain arrived at Chila.
A Paris report declares that in obtaining in the administration of the event of D'Oisy's flight to Japan
the Portuguese Colony. being impeded. he" will not proceed. beyond Peking.
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VOLUNTEER ORDERS,
Hongkong Volunteer. Defence
Embassies and Legation in Wash DEFENCE PROBLEMS. Corps, orders by Major R. Melville
ington..
Humiliating!
New York, later. The objection of the crew 'of the "Paris" to a second examiria- tion, is based on the fact that they have to strip. They declare that: they are humiliated by the idea.cf nude examinations.
"We are like one large family on board this ship. There are fathers, sons, and cousins. Think. how embarrassing it will be for different members of a family to strip and run about naked to- gether."
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The French Embassy in Washe ington is trying to solve the pro- blem of reconciling the modesty with the port medical re- gulations.
men's
Meanwhile the crew of another French boat arrived and submit- ted to the examination Hry ado.
PLEA FOR A SEPARATE MINISTRY.
RESPONSIBLE "CHIEFS."
(British Wireless Service.)
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Rugby, June 16.
Was
B recua-
Smith, M.B.E. Administrative Com- mandant dated June 16, 1928,
The Administrative Comman-. cant records with regret the death of No. 475 Sergeant Gilbert Evelyn Falkner, M.C. Reserve Company.
In future all men joining. the Corps will be sworn in at Corps Headquarters in the presence of the Cominandant. Swearing ip will every week if required at 6 p.m. take place on Monday or Thursday
be harded in to Stores at once for All Rifles and Bayonets must overhaul by the Armourer.
Mounted Infantry Company. On Monday, 21st June, 1928. 5.30 p.m.
Spoon Competition on Miniature Range at Corps Head- quarters. 6.30 p.m. Lecture on Mobility by Major FC.. Roberts, V.C., D.S.O., M.C. a Corps Heads quarters.
In the House of Lords. Lord of State for Air in the late Thomson,
:who
Secretary Labour Government, asked the Government whether it had under consideration the setting up fence? He
Ministry of De- advoented Defence with structed Committee of Imperial greater executive Power in regard to policy...
The-Mari-of-Balfour, in replying." said that the essential element in the organisation of the present Committee of Imperial Defence was that, whilst it had every power London, June 12. to examine and initiate' and ad- Seafaring circles are most in-vise, it had no power to order or dignant, according to a statement to command.
The policy of the of the National Seamen's and Government regarding co-prdina- Firemen's Union, at the latesttion was that all three Chiefs of American medical stunt." The Stuff should meet together and statement says it appears that therocin a Committee on their own, in crews of the "Majestic" and the which each would have respened should attend. "Berengaria". ware compelled tosibility, individually and collective-
British Indignity.
without
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Armoured Car Company, 6.30 p.m. on Monday, 23st, June, Parade at Corps Headquarters at
1926. Vickers Gun Instruction un- detailed by Sergt. Bruce at Happy der C. S. M. "Hancock. Drivers as Valley:
bility by Major F. C. Roberts, V.C., There will be a Lecture on Mo- D.S.O., M.C. at 6.15. p.m. at Corns Headquarters, which those intereste
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The following drivers are passed
peelally-how it is now housed in its splendid headquarters:
of an aged couple, both of whom died while being nursed by her.
Taunting Songs,
I am delighted to see that the Girl Guides work in co-operation The Assize Court at Nimes was with the Scouts and to realise that crowded when the trial opened, the
smartness of both tend to uphold the reputation of produced a hush which seemed to must and the appearance of the prisoner the two movements. No doubt be of horror. their example, will go far amongst right with a half-smile about her She sat bolt up- others who see them and spread a mouth while the terrible Indiet. better spirit of discipline, goodwillment was read. and co-operation.
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of the Scouts and Guides of Shang
I shall watch the development hai with all the greater interest eyes, thanks to the excellent photo- new that I have them before my graphs which you have given me.
Please give them my cordial good wishes and best hopes for their future successes and good camping.
Yours sincerely,
Robert Baden Powell.
SUICIDE EPIDEMIC.
1,516 CASES IN 1925 IN 'BUDAPEST:
ap-
The judge, when he questioned then she was, and begged her to Her appeared to be more moved complete her confession and at But she listened without a mur- least to express a word of regret. mur to his recital of her loose life and drinking habits during the war while her husband was at the front.
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It was at this period that she appeared at St. Gilles and" was engaged as a nurse by an aged spinster named Douard.. latter died in great agony and witnesses described how the nurse put her arms' round the dead body and sang taunting songs.
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Mocked Dead Lover. In the case of an old couple named La Chapelle, also under Vienna. A terrible curse:
her care, she confessed that she pears to have fallen on the city gave them coffee in which she had. of Budapest. Nowhere else input"pyralion. She declared that years gone by did people drink the ahe was prompted to do this by cup of pleasure with greater gusto a woman named Rosalie Gire, with
suicide holds the city in its grip. and abandon than in Hungary's whom she was arrested, but who capital, but now an epidemic of has been released. She charged
Gire with complicity in the pol Since the beginning of the year soning of a man named Rossignol, more than five hundred people have and the two women were later" committed suicide. Nineteen men confronted. and women killed themselves this week.
There were 1,516 cases of suicide in 1925 and 1,000 cames in 1924.
From-Servants-to-Mistress
Gire denied that she had ever been intimate with the prisoner, but declared that Scierri had em braced and made a mockery of her lover Rossignol, after she had murdered him.
All classes are represented among the suicides--from servant | dock replied that it was the other The accused woman from the girls and clerka to fashionable, who had suggested the crime. women and captains of industry. The two women screamed insults Most of the auicides are caused at each other until Gire was told
to retire.
cases last letters refer to the by financial ruin, and in some
writers' despondency about fate of Hungary.
the
epidemic is that wonen suicides The most distressing phase of the
preponderate. A characteristic feature of the
new terror of
Among those in court were a number of relatives of the vic tims. One man whose wife died Seierri saved himself only by in anguish while being nursed by chance, and another woman, not yet recovered after taking drink denounce her..
undergo the indignity of an extra by, for the Advice which they pro as fully qualified drivers. No. Sre Budapest is that shooting seems from Scierri, came into court. toj medical examination, similar to posed to give to the Cabinet. The that of the crew of the s.s.existing heads of the three Staffst, Goulborn, V. and No. 3:0 Pte. "Paris."
Of Vitul Importance.
to
L.M. S. Lloyd.
too expensive a method. Most people are unable to afford re volvers, and the greater number of deaths have been by turning ont
caused by veronal.
the gas or taking
Strength. The following is taken on the strength on June 14, 1926 and post- ed to Armoured Car Company. No. 1057 Pte.-T.-W. Southam: * *
Money Inflation Contributes Economic, cause of the epidemic Promotions and Appointments,
aro obvious.. The following promotions
During the first and period of money inflation the truth appointments will take effect from about Budapest's plight was veiled June 10, 1926...
from people, But now that the cur- Mounted Infantry Company: rency is stabilised to a certain ex- No. 168 L/Corpl. T.-W. Doyle," to tent many Budapest be Corporal. No. 560 Pte. A. N. awakened to find themselves. Lucey, to be L/Corporal. No. 399 beggared. Pte. D. B. Peat, to be L/Corporal. No. 4 Platoon: No. 949 Corp.
were already accustomed, so The statement points out that work together sympathetically and all British crews sailing from the with anxiety to put their technical British Isles are medically knowledge into the cominen atack, examined by the Board of Trade and also examined at the Quar antine Station at New York, offi- ment believe this to be that it was So important did the Govern- cers and stewardesses being ex- proposed that there should be a empted from the latest reak examination," which, it is con-Prim Minister-in which the duties" special warrant issued by the tended, is therefore useless, Theof the three Chiefs of Staff should statement adds that a petition be enumerated and emphasised. It from the seamen, protesting would specifically state that they against the examination, and were singly and collectively re- urging the British Government to sponsible for the policy which they take up the matter, is being ex- would recommend.
Wheat Victims. tensively, signed.
They would take office with the full knowledge, 936 Pte. E. A. Remedios, to be whentpit has also contributed to J. S. Rodrigues, to be Sergeant. Speculation in the Chicago thut. ent of their duties was, in- dividually and collectively, to work /Corporal...
the bankruptcy and subsequent to the common end.
U.S. CURRENCY.
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BIG PURCHASE OF SILVER FOR COINING.
(Reuter's American Service.)
Washington, June 16... The Senate has finally approved of the Pittman Bilf authorising the Treasury to purchase 14.600,- 000 ounces of siiver ut $1 an ounce for coining,
OIL POLLUTION.
INTERNATIONAL CONFER- ENCE'S RESOLUTIONS.
LIMIT FIXED,
(Reuter's American Service.)
Seen this morning by a "China
Washington, June 17. Mail" representative, the manager
The International Oil Pollution of one of the principal Banks said Conference has passed a resolution that, howover large à sum it seem recommending the establishment ed, the withdrawal of that amount of a limit of 50 to 150 miles from of allver would not be likely to the coasts of maritime nations effect the local exchange question, within which the discharge of cli at any rate not in any appreciable or mixtures constituting a nuls degree. It only constituted two ance should be prohibited," months supply for India. It must. Each Government should re- be born in mind too that it did not quire ships flying its flags to re- come into operation until thefrain from discharging oil near President' iganture war afixed. the shores of other countries.
in
have
No. 6 Platoon: No. 249 Pte. 3. death of many farmers and millers. Hope, to be L/Corporal. No. 633. The middle classes and the officials Pte. P. M. Stewart; to be of the diplomatic and consular ser- vices with fixed incomes have also suffered greatly.
L/Corporal/
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No. 7 Platoon: No. 569 L/Cpl.
R. K. Hepburn, to be Corporal...
Transfer:
No. 307 Pt. H. J. Armstrong, No. 1 Platoon is granted 2 months leave of absence from, the Corpa from June 23, 1926 to August 22, 1926.
Economic causek, however, do not explain everything. There is."
A mental expert who has had the prisoner under observation de- clares that she is of medium intelligence, but is responsible for her actions.
Shadows Before. COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
IN THE MAIL.”
Entertainments.
June 17-Queen's Theatre: "The Dixie Handicap. "The
Lost World" will be shown at 7.15 only.
June 17-Star Theatre: "The Danger Signal."
June 17-World Theatre: "Black
Gold,"
June 17-Open Air Ballet at Lee] Garden, North Point, 9.15 p.m.,
June 21-Al fresco concert on the Vicarage tennis court, Kow- loon.
Auctions.
June 18-At Messrs, Lammert
Meetings.
No. 827 Pte. W. D. Goodfellow, an important paychological factor. Bros.' Sules Room, household furni M.C. is transferred from No., 1.Hungury has had too niuch excite ture and Carton blackwood, ware, Platoon to the Reserve Company, ment. Bolshevism, the repression etc. 2.30 p.m. us from May 12, 1926.
of Bulshevism, the white terror. Leave.
extreme nationalism as shown".in June 21-Half-yearly meeting of thu frane "forgery can, secret Hongkong Jockey Club members in societies, Incessant, plots againat Jeckey Club Room Hongkong Club neighbouring States, and the sud- Annex, 5.15 p.m. don descent from wealth during the inflation period to the present state of poverty, have proved too much for manyar of an unbalanced mind; in others, In some cases it is the tragedy
the mad desire to squeeze the last leads abruptly to the dropping of drop of pleasure out of life which
Resignation.
Engineer Company is permitted to No. 835 Spr. T, O. Edwards, sign from the Corps, as from May 1, 1926.
-Struck Off
No: 475 Sergt. G. E. Falkner, M.C. (Deceased), Reserve Company Filfe as loathsome 11, 1926,
frequently a veritable is struck off the strength on Jung So when Budapest dances it in death's GE SWINTON, Captain dance for many know that it is
Adjutant, H.V.D. Corps, their last
June 24-Second yearly meeting of the Hongkong Tug & Lighter Co., Ltd. et Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co.'s office, 11.30 am
Miscellaneous....
June 17-Offcial opening of now premises of the Institution of n Governor, at 5.30 p.m. p gineer and Shipbuilders by H.E. the
June 19-Members of St. John Ambulance Brigade will give life Town and North Point bathing zaving demonstrations at Kennedy Forschen, 4 to 5 p.
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