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liong Kong, Monday, June 13, 1927.
" AMAZING."
We have not had long to wait for a formal official denial of the grotesque and "amazing"· as
A SCHOOL MOVES.
ST. PAUL'S GIRLS NEW PREMISES.
"
SEVEN-STOREYED BUILDING
MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1927.
BALKAN'S UNREST.
LOCAL CRIME.
INCREASE IN, FOLICE -
COURT CASES,
YUGOSLAVIA STATES HER CASE:
There was n substantial in-
Geneva, June 12. crease in the number of cases Yugoslavia has communicated The new premises of St. Paul's heard in the police magistrates' its version of the Albanian incl. Girls School in Macdonnell Road, loon in 1926 compared with 1925, tary-General to the League of courts in Hong Kong and Kow-dent to Sir Eric Drummond (Secre were visited over the week end, and a subsequent increase in re- Nations) but does not desire the when the headmistress, Miss Woo, venue. During last year 80,616 matter to be brought before the gave an interesting description of cases were dealt with, against League Counell on the ground that the well-laid out seven-storeyed 26,989 in 1926, and the revenue it does not fall within the scope of structure. The School was start- ed on a modest scale by Chinese Was $233,529 and $211,227 res- article 12 of the covenant.
pectively.
Nevertheless Yugo-Slavia does The expenditure of Interests many years ago, and the Magistracy shows a remark the Council to take up the matter, not object to any member asking now has in the new building 600 able decrease for
1926, only Reuter. students, who were attired in $15,665 being laid out against. neat white uniforms with blue $36,520 in the previous year. The the arrest by the Albanian police [There was a serious sequel to borders when our representative 1926 figure, however, was the of an Albanian named Jurash- called. There is accommodation targest since 1920, when $45,589 kovitch 'employed as a dragoman at for 800 girls.
were spent.
the Jugo-Slav Legation, Tirana, on During 1926, 36,978 persons a charge of spying. In spite of Entering through the gateway were apprehended by the police Jugo-Slav protests, his release was on Tramway Path, we
summoned before
The Yugo-Slav Charge police refused. compared with d'Affaires and the entire Legation escorted through the assembly magistrates,
32,358 in the previous year. For staff then sailed from Durazzo. rooms; past the first floor en-
The Albanian Government has tirely devoted to class-rooms, to offences against the person 313 the business-like' office of the were convicted last year, 1,504 telegraphed the Secretariat of the were sentenced for gambling, its attitude to Yugo-Slavin was most League of Nations declaring that Headmistress, where all the office-work in connection with the 1,552 for offences against proper- conciliatory but all its efforts to studios of the girls is carried out. ty other than predial larceny, induce Belgrade to soften the harsh Above this is an entire floor 22,881 for other offences. Alto revise its decision to recall its re- for opium offences, and terms of its note, to Albania or to which will be kept free for ape-gether 3,689 persons were acquit-presentatives had been in vain.) cial classes, library, gymnasium, ted in the interior Courts.
Fine School Hall.
or
were
and teachers' rest rooms, while
on the seventh storey the resident
6,489
TRADE DISPUTES.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
GIRL CAUGHT IN ACT OF THEFT.
teachers will be able to enjoy an VALUABLE HANDBAG uninterrupted view of the Botani- cal Gardens and the Harbour from their own rooms. Special mention must be made of the fine school hall now being completed on the seventh floor which will be known as "The Lee Hy San Hall" after Mr. Lee Hy San, one of the directors of the School and one of its most generous donors. A small stage is to be erected in this hall.
URGED.
Leverkusen. June 12. While a Chinese lady was in a. The urgent desirability of estab- jewetler's shop at No. 7 Aberdeen lishing international arbitration Street yesterday afternoon, she courts has been agreed upon at the placed her handbag containing $500 British and German conversations. in money and 26 pieces of jewellery It is understood that the conver worth $275, which she had just pursations were very satisfactory from
While she the British etandpoint. chased, on the counter. was examining other trinkets The conference resolved to formu- 19-year old Chinese girl sneaked inte a number of industrial pro- Summer Classes.
in and "ifted" the bag. A foki of posals for submission to the forth- Courses will shortly be ar the shop saw the thief and caught coming international conference of ranged
Stock- shorthand, book- her anter a short chase. The ung chambers of commerce for
was recovered with its contents in-holm. keeping, commercial English, cookery, violin and piano. It is proposed also to have "summer
tact. A policeman was summoned and the girl was handed over..
Peshkoff, who obtained employ-classes" of five weeks for special ment in the Canadian Pacific English subjects during August PIRACY ATTEMPT.
and September. The physical Railway Company's office, but training of the girls is not to be whose previous connection with neglected in this modern educa- the Imperial Russian Navy made tional establishment, as a swim- it absolutely impossible for himming pool is under construction, and tennis will shortly be avail-
CHINESE ARRESTED IN MACAO.
at
The 8-Hour Day.
Later. A difference of opinion an parently exista as regards the uni versal 8-hour day, but it is con- sidered certain there will be legis- lation in the autumn making the shorter day compulsory throughout German industry.-Reuter.
Up to the present there have
ELECTIONS FOR DAIL. to be used in any way whatever able on the school court, while been no local arrests made in as a tool for any British espion- "exercises" are part of the or- the SS. "Chuen Chow," which connection with the plot to seize
London, June 12. age system. Other instances are dinary school curriculum. There
The first returns of the Free given in which it is made quite formed from the girls of the hands of the Macao authorities, conducted
is a full company of Girl Guides runs between Hong Kong and
Macao: The matter is in the State elections which are being clear that the charges of espion- school."
on the propor- system,
age on behalf of the British Mission are nothing more or less than moonshine. That they should ever have been made with any seriousness is simply evid-| ence of Soviet mentality-when in a dilemma Moscow turns round and endeavours to besmirch some- body else's good name and reputa- tion.
||
NECK AND NECK.
THE IRISH FREE STATE ELECTIONS.
who have arrested one of the tional representation boat's sailors and also a number show that the Govern- of other Chinese. The "Chuen ment party has done worse Chow again leaves for Macao than was expected and will prob- to-day, and further inquiries will ably lose one-third of its former take place upon its arrival there. strength in the Dail of Fianna
SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN.
ARREST OF AN INNOCENT WOMAN.
Fail (De Valera's party), the Na- tional League, (Capt. Redmond's group) and to Labour,
MILLIONAIRE "BEGGAR.”
President Cosgrave, De Valera. London, June 12.
and Capt. Redmond are assured The Free State elections re-i
of election, together with the solved themselves into neck to
Vice-President, Mr. Kevin If Soviet Russia has no other neck struggle between the Gov- A Chinese woman was this O'Higgins. The Minister of De- card than this with which to coun-ernment Party and the Fianna morning charged before Mr. fence, Mr. Peter Hughes, was de- ter the rupture of British-Russian
Fail (De Valeran's).
R. E. Lindsell with the unlawful feated at Louth.-Reuter. relations she must indeed be in a and at midnight the state of the in West Point.
There are 153 seats to be filled. possession of 27 cutties of rice She said that desperate plight. The sordid sub-parties was:
she had bought the rice and pro- Paris, May 17-A millionaire ject need not be laboured farther
duced a receipt from a rice shop scrubwoman, who rummages in at this stage.
for $2. Inspector Grant told the garbage cans and begs on the side, Magistrate that the police had no Eas been found by the police. Pri- option but to prosecute, as the vations they say, are killing her.
Her income exceeds that of woman, did not produce the re- ceipt at the station, and refused Premier Poincare. Besides a Paris to take the police to the shop Arras, three farms and some secur- building, she owns two houses in the where she said she had bought ities, all valued #t more than and the rice. Her behaviour was not 2,000,000 francs.
"THE HONG KONG REVIEW."
Government Fianna Fail Labour Independents Farmers National League Sinn Fein ..
they are described in London which has made its first appear- The "Hong Kong Review,” Soviet charges of espionage car-ance (price 30 cents) is some-
These figures show that ried on in Moscow on behalf of the thing new in local periodicals. It Constitutionalists muster 63, British Diplomatic Mission. So is not merely a resume of events the Republicans 32.
of the month, although these are far from such being possible the summarised in compact and reader of the Sinn Feiners was members of the British Missionable form, neither is its purpose ed.-Reuter.
were, owing to the suspicions of the Soviet, quite unable to have any relations with Russians out side their official sphere of duty. They were actually afraid to be seen in the company of Russians! Which is, to say the least, con firmatory of the sinister nature of the Soviet's secret anti-British propaganda and of their anxiety lest that might leak out and frus trate their designs,
solely to edify-the serious stud- ent of Far Eastern politics must look elsewhere for comment on the latest turn in China's affaire for other "burning" topics.
29,
59.
15.
8.
6.
5.
3.
She
that of an innocent person. The When her day's work is done she Miss Mary McSwiney, the lead-accused said that she was a new begs at church ceremonies.
defeat-comer and could not find her way fishes food, clothing and saleable back to the rice shop: She had articles out of the "garbage cans. bought the rice in company of or dawn.
that line Paris sidewalks at dark her mother-in-law who had the She was arrested when she fol receipt in her possession. While lowed a wedding party to the bride's looking at some shops she lost home to beg, but was quickly re- sight of her mother-in-law, and leased. was looking around for her when
STONES AND MUD.
The characteristic feature of Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this she was arrested by the police. the "Hong Kong Review" is its morning a Chinese was charged inspector Grant said that had the humour and the series of articles with disorderly conduct, on Satur-accused said that much to the on everything in general and no-day outside Ianko's Circus at police she would not have been thing in particular with the ex-Wanchai. ception of local life as seen from
charged. The Magistrate dis- Mr. Wanceslau Noronha, assist charged the accused. the humorist's viewpoint to ant manager of the circus, said make interesting and refreshing the accused and others broke reading. Among other attractive down part of the fence and enter- features, there is an ingenious ed the circus grounds. The wit- Nobody outside Soviet Russiscompetition and a "blood-curdl-neas apoke to them in Chinese
ing" serial
PRINCE IN TROLLEY,
London, June 11. The Prince of Wales concluded a brief visit to the west of Eng land by his trip yesterday to the famous alate quarries near Exeter. His arrival was marked KNIFE AND GUILT. by the firing of a heavy charge which blasted hundreds of tons With a previous conviction of slate from the quary walls,, is likely to give these allegations j:
and told them to go away. Ac- Inst month, coolle was The Prince made a tour of inspec- cused picked up a stone and called charged before Mr. credence, but nevertheless no
R. E. tion by travelling in a trolley, "The Knolly Olly Birds," the out to the others "Stone them," Lindsell this morning with the at- with a gradient of almost forty- harm will be done by the detailed regimental concert party of the "Strike them." The witness tried tempted larceny of some beef five degrees down the face of the
2nd Batt. The King's Own to catch the accused but fell into e
being carried by a coolie. Ac- denial published by Sir Robert Scottish Borderers, will make a pool of water. After his fall eused told the Magistrate that he quarry British Wireless Ser- Hodgson, the late British Charge their first public appearance in stones and mad began to rain all was arrested by mistake, but in any vice. d'Affaires in Moscow He cites the Colony on Wednesday even-around the witness whose coat case, the knife he was carrying was three particular instances mening at the Cinema, Mount Austin was badly smeared with mud, not sharp enough to cut beef with.
Barracks: At 8.30 on Thursday tioned by Russia's mouthpiece and evening the party will appear at of 850 or four weeks inil.
The Magistrate imposed a fine shows how fanatical are the the Royal Naval Canteen Theatre, charges, of espionage on behalf By permission of Lt. Col. L. J
Mr. Preston, was approached regarding the very innocent sub fect of the sale of chemicals, but Preston made it clear that if he asked the Russians for the neces sary information he would be
Comyn, C.M.G., D.3.0. and offi
After
A CAD AND A BULLY.
examining the knife the Magistrate sald that he did not Described by Mr. R. E, Lindsell think the accused would have had as a low class cad and a bully, much difficulty in cutting a mouth a Chinese was this morning ful of beef with the instrument. martly punished for assaulting, The previous conviction having!
of the British Mission, A consulcers, the full band of the battal- We are all of us engaged upon the een proved by Inspector Grant, ac woman Hving in Belchers
ton will play at both perform effort to make video up and ances. Reserved seats at $1, and not a liability for the human race-
Sir Samuel Hoare. others at 50 and 20 cents may be booked at Messrs. Anderson's or at Mount Austin Barracks. According to a Reuter cable We from Amsterdam, in the presence Mr. C. C. Larsen and Mr. R. T. of the Queen, the Prince Consort Ilable to be arrested as a spy and Segreat, both bankers of New] and a few Church elders, Princess according to the report of the dergo a further 10 days Jail, In
York, arrived in Hong Kong to Juliang, at the Royal Palace, the day by the President Taft" from Hague, was admitted by the Seattle A New York banker in Court Chaplain to membership of Mr. Casper Gunther, Jr. is bound the Hervormde Kerk The Prin- for Manila on the same ship. cess was condrused yesterday!
summarily executed. He at least had no misgivings as to the of the Russian bear. Then there was a man named
savagery
cured was sentenced to four Weeks Street, West Point. The evid fall. Tengkor T
idence showed that accused "as- aulted the woman, the inmate of REPARATION PAYMENTS. house of evil fame, to Jolitain money. For assaulting Berlin, June 12, the girl accused was fined $20 or, During the nine months ending in default, 14 days hard labour, May $1 Germany, paid 984,000,000 He was also ordered to pay $8 gold marks in reparation paymentes compensation to the girl or un-
rent general administering the Dawes plan. SANT
addition accused was required to The British Empire received sign a bond in the sum of $100 204,000,000 and France's there was to be of good behaviour for 12 617,000,000 Rerter