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No. 19,855 HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1926.,
MOTOR ACCIDENTS.
SCOUTS' WORK. »
POLICE CYCLE AND HOTEL" 'BUS COLLIDE.
DISPLAY BY THE HONGKONG TROOP.
SIR H. GOLLAN'S INTEREST.
Challenge Cup Prosented for
Annual Competition.
BONHAM ROAD MISHAP.
"Divisiopal Inspector Peter Grant. n No. 7 Police Station, West Point, met with an accident while driving a motor cycle combination in Bon- ham Road shortly after noon yes. terday.
BOYCOTT PARLEY.
SIGNIFICANT FACTORS NOW REPORTED.
EXPECTED PROCEDURE.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month,
COAL CRISIS.
ENTERING ON THE LAST ·
PHASE?
PREMIER'S OPINIONS.
Rugby, July 16. The Prime Minister, in a letter wishing anecors
Mr. Sam Howard, the Conservative candidate more
Canton's "terms" are revealed a Until, what are best described an
prediction as to the prospects of the pence conference can be no
than guesswork but several impor tant features hate become evident.
The No. 4 Hongkong Ellis Kadoorie School) Troop of Boy Scouts gathered at the School hall In king the turn near the Yog at Sookumpoo yesterday afternoon Wah Celluge, the side car raisuä.
The so-called Labour representa- to welcome Sir Henry Gollan, the The machine skidded and collided asking, if not pressing, for the terms tives, and the Strike Executive are Chief Justice, who has shewn with a Hongkong Hotel motor bus keen interest in the movement by which was just then coming-rounde submission to the conference.
to be broadcasted in Cauton) prior presenting a challenge сир for the corner. inter-patrol competition annually.
Another struv in the wind, which The Inspector escaped with In the awarding of the cup to slight injury to his Tot knee, but
may mean much or nothing is the the winning patrol special atten-he was able to get bout thla
change in the delegation. tion will be paid to efficiency. at morning. tendance and conduct.
Sir Henry Gollan was met at the School gate by a guard of honour and proceeded to inspect the Troop. He then visited the Troop room and signed his name in the book.
The party, which consisted of the Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood" (Director of Education), Mr. F. 4. de Rome Headmaster), the Rev. G. T. Waldegrave Scout Commissioner). Scoutmaster T. K. S. Leung, Assist) ant Scoutmaster Yo, and masters of the School, adjourned with Sir Henry to the hall where the Seputa gave a display in signalling, and ambulance work.
Mr. de Rome..thanked Sir Henry Gollan for his attendance and in- terest in the Troop and spoke, to the Scouts on the value of main- taining the efficiency of the Troop..
Sir Henry Collan then addressed the gathering and presented the challenge cup. This was followed by a short speech by the Scout master. The Scout Commissioner in a speech traced the history of the Troop, which was a good one, and commented on the Scout move- ment which was not only local but world-wide.
The various speeches were inter- preted by Mr. K. S. Lam, who has just retired from the Scoutmaster- ship of the Troop after several years' good servjed
Cheers were then called for and the gathering dispersed after the singing of the British and Chinese national anthems."
THE TYPHOON."
LATEST REPORTS, OF MOVEMENTS.
DIVERGE NORTHWARDS?
This morning in the harbour there were indications of antici- pations of the "arrival of the typhoon which is slowly moving in the direction of Hongkong, ál-- though it is thought that it may curve northwards in the direction of Swatow before it arrives here, The rescue tug was. to be
Damage to the motor cycle was small, but the dy of the motor 'bus had the part work scraped off and the heats were also damaged.
Stubbs Rond Collision. Another accident occurred at Stubbs Road yesterday forenen while Miss Stewart, of the Repu Bay Hotel, was driving a mook car, but the occupants" escaped in- jury.
Miss Stewart's car collided with another car coming in the opposite direction and was slightly damaged? |
NARROW ESCAPE.
TOWED CAR CARRIED OVER INCLINE,
DRIVER INJURED.
Mr. W. Curtis, of the Duro Garage, had a remarkable escape from severe injury yesterday when travelling in a car which was being. towed from Talpo after a break- down. A Chinese driver who was with him was seriously hurt and was conveyed to the Kwong Wah Hospital.
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The accident was due to the tow ing the car over the edge of the rope: breaking, the impetus" carry-
road down the steep incline on to the foreshore (at the straight. stretch of road running parallel to the sea front at Shatin). The car to the descended with force on rocké below and Mr. Curtle and the driver were thrown out despite the fact that the hood was up.
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At the last minute (as reported in the "China Mail"). Mr. Kee Mang-yu substituted Mr. Chan Kung-pok. By virtue of Mr. Hoo's position in the Canton Government,
A BY-ELECTION.
ELECTION OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR,
OFFICIAL NOTICE:
It is notified in the Govern- ment Gazette by command of His Excellency the Governor that an election by the Just- ices of the Peace of a Justice of the Peace to serve on the Legislative Council, during the absence of the Hon. Sir Henry Edward Pollock, K.C., will take place at the Regis try, Supreme Court, on Mon- day, July 26, commencing, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
The ballot box will be closed at 5.30 p.m.
Justices of the Peace who ere Governant. Officials are not entitled to take part in these proceedings.
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Every candidate must be nominated in writing by one Justice and seconded by another and the nomination delivered to the undersigned not later than 4 pm.. on Thursday, July 22.
Forms, may be obtained at the Magistracy.
A breakdown gang which went out later in the day to salvage the car found it impracticable in view of difficulty of access," the "income tide and the damage sustained, to do other than retrieve certain un- Chang Kai-shek damaged parts.
his close association with General (commander-in-
chief), and a report that Mr. Koc Upon enquiry at the Kwong Wahs said to be General Chang'a special this morning we were informed that choice, native marchants place con- the
progressing siderable significance of his joining
the official deleration of Canton.
Inspired by Chang?
driver
favourably.
WAS
ALLEGED ASSAULT.
:1
INDIANS SUMMONED BY LADIES..
pbserved with steam up and ready Complaints of the behaviour of for emergency this morning and certain people in the Happy Val- the funneless H.M.S. "Ambrose," ley district which had led to undergoing its annual overhaul disagreeable circumstances were was moved to the buoy for greater security:
The Chinese cruiser "Hai Yung" which was to have left for Pratas yesterday at 1 p.m. with Hongkong officials aboard is still
Mr. Koo is believed to have been fully instructed by General Chang as to what "demands"" the Canton Government will frame. The "re port goes that Mr. Koo drafted the terme," with General Chang's approval, and then submitted same to Mr. Eugene Chen, who finally revised them.
Chen to announce what terms the Government will tabulate.
First of all, the Strike Executive referred to at the Central Magisla stated to have asked Mr. Eugene tracy yesterday when A. Harteam, of 11 Tai Wong Street, Wanchai, and H. M. Ismail, of 13 Sharp Street, were charged with assaulting two Chinese laries.
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MORE RED TAPE?
THE PRESS MUST NOT PHONE: OBSERVATORY.
GOVERNMENT RULE.
Why Should Information Be Withheld?
For the first time in three years
has
Hitherto, the, "China Mail" given the forecast on Saturdays, same being obtained by telephone to cope with printing hours,
in the by-election at Wallsend, reas far as the "China Mail is fora at length to the coul stoppage, concerned-the weather forecast. He recalls that the Government pro- for the first part of the week-end of the recommendations of the posed to give effect to the whole cannot be given owing to some Government blunderpor red tape, or Royal Commission's report, provid- | both... ed that the other parties also re- cepted the report and that this pro- posal was viewed with approval by the leaders of the Trade Unions Congress.. Unhappily, the ad- herence of the miners' leaders to their polley of refusing to consider any concessions had prevented their accepting the Government's offer and the Government consequently had had to proceed along other lines.
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Because the No. 1 typhoon signal: was hoisted the Kowloon clerk-in- charge said that we must refar to the manager. The manager ulti- mately told us that the Government had supplied them with a list of people who may ring up the Obser- vatory when the typhoon signal is But it was still engaged in mak-up. The "China Mall" is not" on ing many of the recommendations that list. of the Royal Commission'operative. The Prime Minister expressed the hope that some reduction of costs might be affected by the various reconstruction schemes which were recommended in the Royal Commis- sion's report and were being assist ed so far as the Government could do so by the Mining Industry Bill. But these re-organisation schemes. could not have full effect for some
Readers who are in two minds.. as to pienics, recreation, excursions, sailings, cargo-working, business &c. will have to remain In the dark.
The reason for this withholding of vital information from the public must be made known.
time, and meanwhile the Royal Com- TRAFFIC CHANGES.
mission had definitely recommended some sacrifice.on the part of the
men,
Temporary Sacrifices.
The Prime Minister concludes: "When once I get any indication from those who have authority to speak on behalf of the men that they are prepared to consider such temporary sacrifice on the part of better paid men I can assure the electors of Wallaend that the Government will do all it can to obtain a full discussion of any rea sonable proposals, and it is my sincere hope and belief that the crisis in the coal industry may be solved before much more time has elapsed, on the basis of mutual in- terest and goodwill."
This last sentence of the Prime, IMnister's letter is regarded as sup- porting the opinion which is generally held in the Parliamentary lobbies that the struggle is now entering upon the last phase,
ICE HOUSE STREET OPEN
TO. MOTORS.
pages 617 to 655 of the Regula- The regulations set forth. on tions of Hongkong, 1844-1925, under the heading Vehicles and Traffic Regulation, are amended as follows:-
(1) by the addition of the follow
Ing paragraph to and at the 'end of regulation 54-
"Ice House Street, south
of Queen's Road Central, is open to motor traffic upwards, that is to say, from Queen's Road Cen- tral, but motor traffic 'downwards, on such portion of Ice House Street, is prohibited,"
(2) by the substitution
in
Schedule D of "Ice House Street between Des Voeux Road Central and Queen's Road Central Note-As .10) restricted traffe in Ice House Street, south of Queen's Rond Central see regulation 54" for "Ice House Street, south of Des Voeux Road Central"
Church Intervention. the miners Executive left London. Meanwhile, however, members of this afternoon for their districts. One of them, before his departure, expressed the belief that there would" be, new negotiations next week, but he thought that if these came about it would be through the intervention of the Bishops and the Free Church leaders. He declared that the Miners' Executive had ac- cepted the proposals of the latter. ROBBERY ATTEMPT. The principal of these proposals are that work should be resumed on the conditions existing before the stoppage. for another four months, whilst the negotiations go op, the Government continuing the subsidy and the two sides, agreeing to leave outstanding matters to arbitration.
SCHOOL GIRL ROUGHLY HANDLED.
The
'ASSAILANT CAUGHT.
One dieulty in the way of these A Chinese was charged before. proposals is that the Government is Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central unlikely to continue a subsidy for Magistracy this morning with charge of £10,000,000-British son Road yesterday in an attempt Wireless Service.
to steal,
It was stated that the defendant seized the girl by the neck and her screams attracted people in the vicinity. Defendant ran away with a ricsha coolie and others in pur- sult and was eventually caught while coming down the steps of Peel Street by a police messenger who happened to be there.
...Defendant was remanded for one
Then when the report was eur- rent that Mr. Koo was framing, the terms, they made another request in harbour, wireless messages The incidents deposed to took for Information to be given before having been "exchanged between/ place on July 7 as the two Chin- the terms were Anally approved and the period which would involve a assaulting a school girl at Robin- the vessel and Pratas as a result ese ladies were walking back from handed over to the Hongkong off- of which it was decided that it the path leading to the Monument cial delegation for consideration. would be dangerous to attempt to having accompanied their mother
"The Next Step." make the shoal for the present, part or the way home after her A telegram to the Wali Taz Yat The typhoon had not, at the time visit to them at their home in Po" etates that the agenda has begu Rond. Three decided upon, and that both mill- of the message, reached Pratas Leighton Hill but seas were very high and wind Cyclists were alleged to have been Ftary and the police are guarding the force 5 and increasing. Pre-involved in the assault which conference chamber (in the Foreign
hamber (Ja liminary arrangements are that consisted of catching hold of the Office). the party which is to witness the ladies as they passed and squeez It is known that the conference. inauguration of the wirelessing them.
Frat again, at 1080 a.m. yesterday. in response to the girls' But it is not known definitely if the screams, it was stated, the terms will be presented this week, brother of one of the ladies or next appeared on the scene and knock-
station on the shoal will leave on Tuesday next
If the typhoon does not, diverge from its present path it is expect ed here on Sunday.
re-
RACIAL___FEUDS.
CASUALTIES IN CALCUTTA RIOTS.
Calcutta, July 15 Eight persons were killed and 107 injured in to-day'a rioting, Sixty | week. Mr Eugene. Chen's opening ad- were arrested, mostly Mohamme
ed one of the cyclists from his dress is given elsewhere in this dans. also made an appearance.
· machine."A" Chinose constable isque,
The American Consulate ceived the following from Manila
Opinion now is that the nature last night
The shop from which the cycles of the terms will be disclosed in a 6.55 pm, July 16-Cyclone in were and it was stated that the gates will ascertain if such can be
were hired was communicated | day or two and the respective dele Lat. 19deg N, Long 119deg. E three men who had taken the piade to form a basis of discussion. moving N.W
cycles had erased their names. A This preliminary over, the next step Later. 8.30a.m. 17th, typhoon in
faki of the cycle shop was called will be the actual negotiation of about 116deg Long. E 20deg. that it was the second, defendant
to give evidence, and he stated the "terms."" Lat. Noving W.N.W
This morning No. 1 signal gave in cross-examination the t
who had erased the names tou
His Excellency the Governor
place to No. 4 signal which means plainants denied that all that hap has appointed provisionally and that a gale (s expected from the Rast of the Celony, the gale is likely pened was that they were pushed chole to come towards the Colony from
out of the way by the cyclinta the End R
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Botanical and Forestry Depart ing were fourteeen dead and 126 Carr, Assistant Supervisor in the
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