SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1926:
COAL
STRUGGLE.
ANOTHER DAY OF CONFERENCES,
GOVERNMENT'S OFFER.
STOLEN CHEQUE,
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY'S MONEY.
CLERK GOES TO JAIL.
Loudon, Sept. 17. For the theft of a cheupe from
THE CHINA MAIL.
WAR ON BANDITS.
AMERICA TO AVENGE. A MURDER.
holding a three-party Conference. He pleaded guilty" when pro-turned to apprehend and punish
CLUB CRITICISM.
AT MEETING OF KOWLOON C. CLUB.
FINANCE QUESTIONS.
$500 loss than In the previous year. while our exponditure has increased by over $1,500, On the income sido the bar has not shown an altogether nabisfactory return although our turnover was actually largor than In 1925 In this connection. I will only say this. The job of convener of the Bar Committee is an onerous.
The only other item on the in- come aide which shows a decrense
is the Xmas Draw on which wo made $124 profit only as compared with $471 in the previous year.
REQUEST TO MEXICO.
Washington, Sept. 17.
Criticism at what was termed and thankless one, and should not Mr. F. B. Kellogg, Secretary of the "slackness" of the Committee be taken on by anyone who is not Mr. Stanley Baldwin Prime the Union Insurance Society of Minister, a separately Mr. Evans Canton, Ltd., Jack Chang, a Chin-State, has instructed the United during the past year was passed prepared to devote a great deal of
in at the annual meeting yesterday time and trouble to it. Charge d'Affaires Williams and Mr. A. J. Cook these from Australia, employed in States order to ascertain the prospects of the firm as clerk, was sentenced Mexico City to urge the Mexican of the Kowloon Cricket Club.
The President. Mr R. E. Lind- to three months' hard labolar. Government to leave no stone un- Mr. Baldwin is seeking a ton- porary basis on which work could secuted at the Magistracy this the murderers of Mr. be resumed whilst a permanent morning
Rosenthal, the New York settlement is being discussed. Mr. A. Sommerfelt was present chant.--Reuters American
vice.. Efforts are being manie to produce to represent the firm.
The Police ease was that the a formula combining district settle-;
$60. ments with some form of nacional cheque was made out for Arvement. A demte garante which defendant passed on to a will be given as to the time in which third party, after banking hours. the formula which presumably will for $25 include a kind de national ratifier-1 On discovery of the loss of the tion of district agreements) wilk framed--Reuter:
Arbitration Tribunal
London, Supt, 17.
cheque. the Insurance Co. had notified the Mercantile Bank of India on which it was drawn.
When the third party serit a The Government has offered to brother to the bank to cush the pass legislation establishing a cheque, Des. Sub-Inspector Fallon Step by step, the National Arbitration Tribunal as was called in. soon as there has bein a general case was retraced" and defendant resumption of work through district was arrested. agreumeista unless a national agro-i ment concluded: before, ---Regter.
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The Brustees of the British No Nearer the End.
Museum have revived the office of Wreenwich, Sept. 17. Mr. A. J. Cook. In a sees here.erary, which since 1851 has been combined with that of Frìn» referring to the miners visit to
cipal Liaruniam In the future Benin Street, deeinrod that they
the Secretory will act as assistanı were an marer a al settlement now than on the first day of the the Director and Pansipal Librarian, with the, statusuf'a dispute anfess there was a keeper. The trustges have the negotiation and a national agrointed as Secretary Mr.Arundal ment Reater.
NEW SCHEME.
Better from Prime Minister "for Miners.
J. K. Esdaile. hitheridan Assistan Tint Kieper in the Department of Printed Books. Mr. Jahu Hos phrey Witney has been appli Assistant Secretary, in the addu na ment god M. J: F. Isang
Hugly, Seed, 17. After seeing Mr. Evan Willado President of the coal owners, this wrning the Prime Minister ceived this fear miners deprive Mestars, Herberg, Smith, A., J. Poly Birhardson, and Richards. The 3 arrived at eleven aback, limehedi Wide Mr. Rukhwin, and did not ferves Downing Street - motik meat olely this evening.
At the elise of the proceedings) Mr. Baldwin Buniked def the miners' representatives the following lot
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TOKYO MYSTERY.
OUTRAGE AT BRITISH
-EMBASSY.
of
sell, was in the chair supported by
Vice-President, Jacob the
Mr. E. mer-Abraham, Mr. J. C. Lyal, Mr. S. E.
On the expenditure side a large Ser-Green. Mr. F. G. Herridge and other members of the Committee.
Reviewing the activities of the number of items show, Increases. "Entertainment" is up by nearly past year. the chairman said: Despite the dimeulties of hard times $400 owing to the greater numbers of matches-especially cricket I think we may congratulate our selves on another very successful matches-played, and the decision
Committee your Club year. At cricket our teams
the Club should bear Eplayed a large number of most on-
visitors' tiffins, but joyable matches, and if the let
that
-110-one will grudge this League our Brst Xought to have Anished in the 2nd place but for increase when has merely enhanced a most unfortunate lapse in their the Club's reputation for hos last match. In this connection 1pitality, but at the same time care "Wages" should like to say one word about should be exercised by those in
charge of Pink Chita. No game whether it practising. be cricket, bowls or tennis, can be Bis are up by nearly $400-a sign played consistently well without of the times, and the necessary dis- constant practice and desire to
Tokyo: September 17. This mornin's newspapers give rominence to an incident, which took place yesterday during a luncheon at the British Embassy in honour of the Crown Prince and Princess of Sweden, but as the
purse authorities have request
the Embasy to withhobl & talement bending investigations je impossible to verify the alleged dotais
make an earnest appeal so all! players to make a point in the tom- ing season of getting some practice curing the week. At Baking espectully our cricketers need prać- If seems, however that an un-tice. But for faulty folding cur identified man suddenly appeared place in the leagues would have
arzige om the veranlah, where been higher. Several new mem-! are the Ambestler's son went hors of promise have joined the
to investigato
Club and prospects for the coming season are bright.
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MEXICAN CATHOLICS
PREPARE HUGE
MEMORIAL.
Mexico City, Sept. 11.-The The alleged that the' man blen
Episcopate is preparing, a great nez a dargers at the investigator A regarde Bowls we can con-memorial pointing out this" a amy elsans. But the pecusatgrutulate ourselves on now having majority of the voters of Mexico about the best green in the Colony are opposed to the existing relt- As we marubur pawn hint that and our team on having tied with gious laws directed ostensibly But was an anti-British Chi-East point for at place in the 2nd against foreign intervention in the
CHEESE WEDDING AT CATHEDRAL.
*On September & you wrote to us that you desired a conference wwwith the coat owners in the pre- sence of representatives of the Cinvertiment in order to seek y set- tlement of the present dispute, and you stated that you were prepared Go enter into a discussion, on thự Tesis a relation in labore! Teosts to meet the immediato nemta į of the industry," After tuleb? sideration we decided that thia'offer! constituted a "basis sufficient sel enable us to approach the Boul' Owienst Association and to invite them to attend such conference s you desired But the Conl Owners' Association have now declined in
most emphatic manner to enteri
Group Photo at St. John's Cathedral last week after the wedding of... Mr. Chow Cheng-lam, B.A., and Miss Anti any disetasion with your Federation on the subject of hoursAlice Bernice L., Left to right are:-Miss Hing-tong Lau, Mr. Yung Hin- suen. Mrs. Chow Yat-kweng, the bride- and. wages, to make a natiems room and bride, Mr. Li Chor-chi, Rev. H. Copley Moyle, Miss Alice Chan.
agreement with them I is ev dently not within the power of the Government ku bring about aettlement.
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“However, the Coal Owner. “ Association have declare that this real owners in nl districts" are: willing to observe the main pric diples that a national
Misses, Billie Seu and Billje Mugtes,
AGRICULTURE.
COMMISSION LEAVING POR INDIA.
In front are:-Master Mark Wel, the
affairs of the Mexican churches. but practically meaning the stop- page of religious worship.
Subject to non,interference of the Mexican Government, work- ers will be organised in all sec- tions of Mexico, to obtain names for the petition. "It is alleged by the proponents that the constitu tion provides for the right of pet:-) tion and hence the obtaining of signatures cannot be construed as seditious..
I is believed by those originat- ing the proposal that at least one million signatures can be obtain-| ed for the petition, in view of the| fact that the huge majority of the people of Mexico are Catholics. | and leaders of the movement maintain that they must at heart still be loyal to the Church.-- United Press. ·
Shadows Before.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCEN IN THE "MAIL.”
Entertainments.
September 18-Queen's Theatre: "The Spanish Dancer."
Theatre;
September 18--Star Naximova in "Camilla
September 18-World Theatre: Anita Stewart in "The Great White Way."
September 20-Concert in Aid of) the Alice and Affiliated Hospitals,
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Chevo kludent, but the Embassy, be- League, and I trust that they will 3.15 p.m.
yond uimithing that Same insecure the championship in, the play September 23, 24, 25 and 27—At ghdeat, which the authorities are of to-morrow. We wish them luck. [City Hall, Russian Bullets by, 19 nute investigating, took place, ure At tennis, our 1st team did very artistes.
Hallger to keejs ('nilent converaber well in" losing two matches only in September 24-Promenade Con-l tentur. Rugby, Sept. 17.
the First League, and the annual cert by the H.K.V.D.C. Infantry Co.. would be designed to secure. A
An Authentic Story. The Marquis of Linlithgow.
tournament attracted an excellent on the Parade Ground at Corps satisfactory settlement should even Chairman of the Royal Commis-
Tokyo Sept. 17,
entry. There was, however, unneces- Headquarters. bine districts arrangements with Sion on Agriculture in India, a2-
The British and Japanese officials sary delay in playing off ties which September 24-25--Final perform- national supervision. If the miners companied by Sir Henry Law.are most reticent regarding the has unduly prolonged the tourna-es
in Hong Kong of the are at length ready to Ince thei
Enkursy dagger incident, "but it isment.
Denishawn, Dancers, at the Star. economic facts of the industry and ce, Sir Thomas, Middleton, learned that the authentic, story is
Kowloon, at 9:15 pm. nightly and The Club House. restart work on provisional districts other members of the Commisson
matinee on last day at 5.15 p.m.. With regard to the Club House, settlements, the Government is prei will sail for India by the steamer Tilley's son saw a man's face peer- we all of course realise that it is ters' Grand Opening night at the September 27 The Globe Trot- pared to secure by legislation that Rampura leaving Marseilles on ing round the shatter through an not large enough for our needs but Star Theatre. Kowloon, 9:15 pm, those principles are properly at September 24 plied by means of a national ap-į
October 21-Grand Concert under peal tribunal.
The Commission, including its open window immediately behind I am afraid I can held out no hopes
where the Swedish Crown Princess of our getting anything very much the auspices of the Navy League. Indian membera, will assemble at]
iz
and Sir James Mackenna
the
as fptlows:-
During lunch yestelday Sir John
We therefore place before you Simla early in October and bevin was seated between the British and better for some years to come.
broad outline the enclosed memorandum of what we are pre-its inquiry.British Wireless pared to do and the limita within Service.
which we find ourselves abfu to het. If your members are pre-- pared to resume work on the basis
STOLEN SPECTACLES.
of districts settlements, subject tof Arrested when attempting to the security afforded by those con pawn a pair of spectacles" in ditions, and when work has been Hollywood Rond, a ricsha coolie generally resumed, we shall submit was sentenced to three weeks' those proposals to Parliament in the hard labour this morning on a form of a BIL"
charge of unlawful possession.
Auction.
Sports.
Belgian Ambassadora. The face Several months ago I interviewed September 20-By Messrs. Lam- was momentarily withdrawn, but the Colonial Secretary on the sub-mort Bros. at No. 1. The Albany. next moment he saw the man pre-ject of the tenure of our ground, valuable household furniture in paring to throw a dagger, where- and learnt from him that while, as cluding grand plano by Bluthner upon he leapt forward, intercepting far as could be foreseen, we should and "White Frcat" Refrigerator, the missile, which struck him but probably be left in undisturbed pos- 2.45 p.m.. fortunately hit a cigarette case, thus session here for another 5 years, saving his life.
so soon as prosperity returned to September 18-Peak Church Sun- Although the police were then the Colony, the Military Lands ques-day School sports and tea patrolling the Embassy compoundtion would come up again and that Kellett Crest, 4pm the assassin who was wearing the settlement of that question September 18--Annual
"At foreign clothes, but who is believed would involve our departure to Home of the Chinese Recreation Terms of Memorandum.
to be a Japanese, escaped.
fresh fields and pastures new: Club..
October 9-Fourth race meeting Considerable mystery surrounds Hence it would be obvious folly to The enclosed memorandum pro The offers of the Supreme Court poses, firstly, that as soon as there will be open daily from 10 a.m. to the episode as it took place in broad think of building à 50 or 60 thou-of the Hong Kong Jockey Club at
1 p.m. during the Long Vacation, daylight without the police seeing sand dollars Club-house on any site Happy Valley. has been a general resumption of except on publie and general holl it also the intended victim is uncer on these grounds which we might|
Meetings. work through provisional settle en-
to without
September 22-Annual meeting ments arrived at by local negotit das, when the offices will be en tan. Moreover, the Missise bris have, te vacate whe. I might add.cf the Kowloon Cricket Club, 5.30 tions the Government will pass an when they will be open from 10 a. Brazilian dagger, which was miss however, that a scheme of building p Act of Parliament setting up a to noon, subject, however, to. the ing from the drawing room on the a new temporary Club-house to the tional arbitration tribunal unless an povisions of Section of the prag day-Reuter.
earlier conclusion of a national agreement renders it unnecessary.
Secondly, either party to a pr visional settlement which provides
Supreme Court (Vacations) Ordial ance, 1808. Ho far as it relates to the Criminal Sessions The Long
It is proclaimed by order of His Vacation commences on the 20th Excellency the Governor in Council infectious or contagious disease prevails.
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for working more than the old hour instant, and terminales on October that Amoy is a place at which an/repairs will soon have to be. patIce & Cold Storage, Co., Ltd., 2,
17 (both days inclusive).
Miscellaneous.
September 24-Kowloon Football north of the cricket ground is in Club Meeting at the Pavilion, Kov the air and will receive the earnest loon, 5.45 p.m.
September, 26-Thirtieth meeting consideration of the incoming Com- mittee. As an alternative extensive of shareholders of the Diary Farm
may refer to the tribunal for re-
in haud to this building and poa-Lower Albert Road, noon, sibly an extra wing built. view any matter dealt with by such
During the year, we have lost settlement, being mutter of a kind! which up to July, 1925, was cus-
It is notified that Government several old members whose deaths tomarily dealt with by national set- tlements,
the award and employed in any pit Notification No. 422 (referring to we deeply deplore. Thirdly, the tribunal shall con- which works more than old hours the proposed closing of the extreme firm or modify a provisional settle-will be entitled by the last to re-southern end of North Street) as ment in respect of matter referred ceive wages "in accordance with published in the
Government
to it, and as from the date fixed by the decision-British Wireless Ser-Gazette" of August 13, is cancell- the tribunal every man affected by vice.
ed.
September 20-Club and Service! boutey officials wishing to arrange res for coming season, to meet olunteer Headquartere' facture The Accounts.
room: 5.45 p.m. Turning now to the accounts your Decembar 6--Matriculation, sen Committee regrets this year to have lor and junior local examinations to show a small loss on werking will beglühe Hong Kong Uni-| Our Income for the year. Is some versity
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