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Rugby. Jan. 23...
ASSAULT CHARGE.
SEQUEL TO TROUBLE ON .
SHIP
MAGISTRATE'S DECISION.
FOOCHOW RIOTS.
(Continued from Page 1.)
The Wenshan Girls' school,,be. [tween Nantai and the City, has not yet been touched. Soldiers from The case in which a Chinese the 17th Army (former The transatlantic telephone ser quartermaster on the s.s. "Ning Northern troops who turned over vice, which ap to the present has Hai," a Butterfield and Swire to the South on the arrival of been confined to London and New York was yesterday increased in Vessel, summoned the 2nd. Officer those forces and who have been range so as to include towns within the ship, Mr. J. Kirkpatrick, only too eager to participate in a radius of 110 miles of London and for alleged assault was concluded tooting) were on their way to the several eastern American States. at the Central Magistracy. this institution when a party of sol-
The first convérnation over the ex-morning.
diers from General Ho's forces
tended sevice was between the Pre- In giving his decision in the (General Ho Ying-yam is the sidens of Harvard University and the vice Chancelier of Cambridge above case, Mr. Linduell also dealt Southern General in control) in- University, who exchanged mes-with a cross-summons issued by tercepted them. The girls from the the school, however, hearing of sages of goodwill and congratula-Mr. Kirkpatrick against
A quartermaster, and tion.
second the approach of the looters, had! The service worked with perfect counter-summons, involving the already left, clearness. Among others who made question of discipline, issued by General Ho, the Southern lead- juse of it was Mr, Lloyd George who the master of the ship.
er in control, has at present few spoke with the governor of Mas- The quartermaster was repre-forces at his command owing to
sachusetts at Boston.
Mr. Lloyd George said that every sented by Mr. Somerset Fitzroy the despatch of forces to Ningpo application of proetical science (instructed by Mr. F. E. Nash) (Chekiang province) to fight which facilitated, the intercourse be- whilst Mr. M. M. Watson repre-against the retreating Northern- tween nations was a boon and sented the Captain and 2nd ers. He is consequently unable to control the 17th Army of turn- promoted the caure of peace. That Officer.
was especially important when it Addressing counsel at the com- coat Northerners, at present in brought into closer touch the most mencement of this morning's pro-Feochow. powerful communities on earth who were committed to the principles of pence based on justice and right British Wireless Service,
Americans Evacuate, -...
ceedings, Mr. Lindsell said:"In
As a result of consular repre- the case of the first summons, I am drawn irresistibly to the con-1sentations made to him an exam- clusion that there must have been ple was made of three soldiers some sort of assault on the part discovered in the act of looting. ef the 2nd. Officer, but I find that They were shot and their bodies
THE LIBERAL PARTY. he acted under gross provocation. left lying in a prominent place
NEW ASSOCIATION BEING
FORMED..
DROPPING MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
London, Jan. 20.
I therefore impose a fine of $20. for foreigners to see. Since then, "I dismiss his counter-sum-however, there have been further nons in that, having been in the acts of looting. The soldiers of the the 17th Army are being used, it, right, he put himself in wrong.
is stated, by the students to "At the same, it is clear that cover their own acts of violence the quartermaster deliberately and of incitement to violence.
Many foreigners from the dis-
It is announced that a new atso-picked up the stool and threw it
in the at the 2nd Officer, which action trict are now on their way to eiation of Liberals is now process of formation. The frat 1 consider to be a serious breach Hong Kong. American mission- meeting of the new body is likely to of discipline on any ship. He will aries in the interior in. territory be held shortly.
be fined $50. Viscount Grey will be the Presi dent, and the association. it is understood, will be known as the BISHOP OF LONDON.
Liberal Counell and will
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to eye with Mr. Lloyd George.
It la gathered that members of the body will not dissociate themselves from the official Liberal Party but will act irrespective of the policy of Mr. Lloyd George.-British Wireless Service,
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LUMPUR.
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Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 14. The Chief Secretary, the Hon. Mr. W. Peel, and Mrs, Peel gave an At Home at Carcosa last evening in honour of the Bishop of London.
The function was a brilliant one and included over 700 guests from all parts of the country,
under the control of Nationalist forces have been directed to re- turn to the coast. Many women and children and some men have already been taken off at Foochow
by an American gudboat for Manila.
MALAYAN FLOODS.
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Singapore, Jan. 22. The unprecedented floods which recently swept over' Malaya, caus- As the guests arrived they woreng much damage to property, have introduced to the Bishop. Re- now subsided. Communications. freshments were served "On the have been restored in most parts. Lawn.
The rivers rose 70 feet in the East Shanghai, Jan. 22.
Bishop to-day visits Kapar Coast States and swept away 'shops The An encounter between the tram and to-morrow attenda the Selangor and houses, but there were way strikers and police took place church fete. this evening in Nanking Road; when His Lordship will celebrate Holyprisingly few casualties.
The Government housed and fed the strikers attempted to block a Communion on Sunday morning at street intersection by pushing a St. Mary's Church. He is leaving numerous refugees from the afflict- tram without current there. Kuala Lumpur on Sunday night. ed areas. A public relief fund was liberally subscribed to The Gov- ernment is utilising the construc- tion of temporary dwellings. means of the re-employnient of the junemployed.Reuter.
-Reuter.
PHILIPPINES RUBBER.
The police appeured on the scene' dispersing the tramway strikers with a baton charge in which szy- eral atrikers were injured but not B. Haldane-Duncan, a New seriously.
York banker, representing other The situation at present is quiet bankers interested in rubber
Bus Men Join Strike.
growing on American territory Shanghai, Jan. 22 has reached Manila. He seeks to The tram workers who have complete arrangements, whereby been striking for four daya were the Rio Grande Rubber Estates, to-day joined by three hundred now owned by Thomas Wolff, will motormen and conductors of the became the nucleus for a vast Shanghai Omnibus Company, who rubber-growing state that they have been in timidated by the tram strikera
Foreign volunteer drivers have been obtained and a few buses were running this afternoon.→→→ Reuter.
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with assaulting a Chinese youth away, Laidlaw's store is charged was again before Mr. Lindsell at project in the Central Magistracy this Mindanao. He and, his associates morning, when Chief Det. Inap. Bookbinders. are willing to accept the land. Murphy informed his "Worship THE "CHINA MAIL", laws unchanged and feel the that the youth would be able to binders, labour situation is perfectly matle leave hospital at the end of the No. 5, Wyndham Street. factory.
week. His Worship ordered u The Bio Grande Estates would further remand of seven days. be merely the starting point for bail in $250 being allowed as the work Mr. Haldane-Duncan previously. seeks to initiate. He wants to grow, in the Philippines Islands,
a substantial part of the rubber consumed by the United States.
TO-DAY'S WEATHER,
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auction".
on FRIDAY,
the 28th January, 1927 commencing at 2.45 p.m.
Ragby, Jan. 23. The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of 4 p.m. the City of London conducted by Lord Crewe, the British Anibansa- 10.80 a.m.dor, were yesterday received by the ..... 10.30 a.m. President of the French Republic.
The Lord Mayor subsequently
Til noon to-morrow the official placed a wreath on the tomb af weather forecast for all local dis- the Unknown Soldier.-British tricts IsN.E. winds, Wireless Service,
cloudy.
At 11,40 a.m. to-day, the Observa- tory report as follows:-Pressure has increased considerably over ten-f tral Japan, moderately over N.E. Japan and slightly from Vladi- vostock to S.W. Japan. It has de- Round Rocks, Texas, Jan. 23.
Dining Room Suite (made by Wm. creased moderately over China and Baylor University basket ballslightly over Formosa and N. Luzon. Powell Ltd.). Teak Bedatenda, team, travelled in 1 chara- Meteorological observations at 6 Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, banc to Austin to play Texas Uni-là.m. to-day :-barorocter 30.14; tem- Dressing Tables, Dosk, etc., etc. versity. The driver ran towards a perature 40; wind N.N.W.: force 2:] railway crossing as a train arrived. weather overcast.
Empress of Canada Shantung JANUARY
2 p.m.
0
TRAGIC CHARABANC SMASH.
He swerved on the track and tried
to raen the train so as to avert a 6 p.
collision, but the train hit the 'bus. Eleven of the basket ballers were 10.30am killed and 11 seriously injured.
5 p.m.
26.
10.80 a.m.
Chaksang Tjikembang Kotau Maru JANUARY 27.
Szachuen Tilsondari AKO President, Jackson JANUARY 28.
Haining
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The case in which a Straits Chinese was charged with ab- sconding from Singapore with a quantity of jewellery, the pro- perty of his employers, was for Mexico City, Jan. 28-The Do-mally withdrawn at the Central 8.80 .mpartment of Industry states that all Magistracy this morning, Chief 11.30 am. but 22 out of 147 oil companies Det. Insp. T. Murphy informing 3.30 pm operating in Mexico have adopted Mr. Lindsell that the accused had
the now petroleum lawa. It hopes that the resistance of the 22 will agreed to waive his extradition gradually disappear. Reuters Tights and to return voluntarily American Bervice
to Singapore:
1 p.m.
at No. 10, Kennedy Road A Large Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD..
Comprising
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