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HONG KONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1927.
TRIBAL OUTRAGE.
Four Trippers Captured.
A MOORISH AFFAIR.
Reported To Be Held An War Hostages,
Paris, Yesterday.
"FRUIT FUSILLADE.
Oranges And Apples Hold Up Riffs.
SHIPWRECKED AMERICANS,
Graphic Story Of Wreck Off. Const Near Tunis,
London, Yesterday.
DEAD SEA MINERALS. AT THE
British Company Gets Concession.
FOREIGN COMPETITION.
Survey of Area Reveals Valuable Deposits. ....
London, Yesterday.
The "Sunday Times" states
Four members of a hunting A "battle" between a party of party, M. Yves St. Eeg, who is shipwrecked Americans and a that a concession for reclaiming a nephew of the Resident-General, body of Riff tribesmen who were the vast mineral resources of the his wife, M. Jean Maillet and wife kept at bay by fusillades of ap. Dend Sea, including an inexhaus- have been kidnapped by Moorish ples and oranges is described by tible supply of potash, has been tribesmen. The first indication the crew of the American steamer awarded а British of the affair was the discovery "Nile," who arrived at South- which is a subsidiary company syndicate of an abandoned motor-car in the ampton aboard the Australian of Imperial Chemical Industries, forest at Doura, 125 miles south- Commonwealth liner "Moraton Limited after a prolonged strug- east of Casablanca, in which were Bay", which rescued them when gle with American and continen- two dead dogs, scattered hairpins, the "Nile" was stranded on a tal interests, whose tenders have a broken pearl necklace, a car-rocky shore east of Tunis on a now been rejected. Reuter. tridge case and other signs of a rainstorm on October 16. They
-Untapped Riches. violent struggle.
sent out an S.O.S. in response to
London, Yesterday, It is hoped the tribesmen are which the "Moreton Bay" rush- It is reported that a subsidiary aware of the identity of the kid- ed at top speed to the scene from company of the recently formed napped people and will not kill a distance of 250 miles,
Imperial Chemical Industries them but hold them to ransom. Prior to the arrival of the Limited, of which Sir Alfred. Troops have been called out."Moreton May the Riffs tried to Mond is chairman, has secured a rush the ship but were driven off concession for reclaiming the by showers of apples and oranges. mineral resources of the Dead
The "Moreton Bay" took off Sea, It is understood the conces-i most of the crew, leaving the sion has been awarded after nego-f skipper and others aboard with a tiations existing over many British naval vessel'standing by. months. The Colonial Office and
Reuter.
Reuter.
War Hostages.
Paris, Yesterday. The ladies captured in Morocco with Yve St. Eeg and Jean Maillet, nephews of the Resident- General, are Mesdames Prokovoff and Steinheil. All are reported to be held as war hostages in the mountains.
Volunteer Searchers.
NOT RECOGNISED,
AMERICA AND AN EX-PRESIDENT.
Washington, Yesterday.
the Governments of Palestine and Trans-Jordania have conducted negotiations with British, con tinental and American applicants for the concession..
Rabat, Yesterday, Volunteers were quickly forth-
The "Sunday Times" which an- nounces the award, says the con- coming to search for the kidnap-
tract has not yet been signed, but pers of the four Europeans. The
The State Department bas ad- an official announcement may be head of the Intelligence Service) has gone to the scene to organise vised Senor Chamorro, ex-Presi-expected shortly. The area repre- of the world's most a search, which is expected to dent of Nicaragua, who is at sents one take some time as the tribesmen present here, that the United valuable stretches of untapped Expert examiners, in- have apparently withdrawn to States will not recognise him if riches. their mountain fastnesses. The he is elected president at the cluding those of the Palestine territory wherein the car was forthcoming Nicaraguan elec- Government, have estimated the found is unsubmitted territory. tions. He is held to be ineligible quantities of salts deposited in The fact that the tribesmen who under the Nicaraguan constitu- the Dead Sea as follows; potas- dominate the region are divided tion-Reuter's American Service. Bium chloride, 2,000,000,000 on the question of submission is expected to make the negotiations for release more protracted--- Reuter.
IN THE NEWS.
ITEMS FROM TO-DAY'S POLICE
REPORTS..
metric tons; magnesium bromide, 680,000,000 tons; sodium chloride, 11,900,000,000 tons; magnesium chloride 22,000,000,000 tons; cal- cium chloride, 6,000,000,000 tons. For practical purposes it is said the supply of potash may be con- The two cars which fell into the sidered inexhaustible. RED ALLEGATIONS. harbour. during the week-end have
Imperial Chemical Industries been hauled out. They were both Limited was registered last De- REPORT OF SOVIET none the worse for their "plunge."cember with
capital of TRIALS.
£65,000,000 and amalgamated Suffering from injuries as the with Brunner Mond and Company,! -Moscow, Yesterday.. result of a fall down stairs from Nobel Industries, British Dye- The official Tass Agency, des- the first floor of No. 4, Village stuffs Corporation and the United cribing the proceedings at the Road, Wongnelchong; ~a Chinese Alkali Corporation. British espionage trial, says that Vladi-woman was yesterday removed to. Wireless. mir Prove declared that from 1922 the Government Civil Hospital. he supplied information obtained
a
by spying to Mr. Charnock, of the A Chinese merchant living in THANKS TO BRITAIN.
British Commercial Mission in Room No. 14 Great Eastern Botel Russia. He wished to cease this has reported to the police that some espionage work in 1924, but in time between 11 am, and. 2 p.m., view of Charnock's threats he yesterday, during his absence, some abandoned the intention. Cyril one entered the room and breaking Prove stated that he had been on the lock of a suitcase atole $600 in gaged in espionage since 1925 and banknotes. gave Charnock information with
HUNGARIAN MINISTER'S
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London, Yesterday. Dr. John Hud, Finance Minister of Hungary, states in an interview that his present visit to England was prompted by a desire to express regard to Russia's armaments and Mr. J. Hall, of the Hong Kong to the leading Treasury, banking forces. Both brothers declared and Shanghai Dank, who is putting and financial people here his coun-' that they had regularly received up with his wife at the Ladies' Golf's appreciation of the practical. money from Charnock-Reuter.. Club, Fanling, has reported to the ciers Britain has displayed in the
Interest which through her Anau-: Reported Confessions. police that some time between 8 and restoration of Hungary's economie The official Tass agency adds 9 pm on Saturday a quantity of condition. Hungary is, he that Kerepanov, who married into clothing worth $216 was stolen deeply indebted to them for advice 4.80 p.m. the family of Prove, who was a from their room at the Club-house and assistance, and he added that 3.45 p.m.former
millionaire, confessed
The bad not come to London to nego-
Fvice.
says,
6 p.m. 5 p.m.
after meeting Charnock at Prove's A collision occurred at 1.20 this late a loan.-British Wireless Ser- house he regularly supplied morning at the junction of Whitty 5 p.m.
Charnock with secret military in Street and Queen's Road West be- AIRSHIP IN FLAMES. 8:30a.m. formation. The accused military tween private motor car No. 1,844 Noon
་་ officials, Fodrezkoea and Panov, and public vehicle No. 897. Both 1.30 pm. confessed they communicated were damaged, the former to the secret information to Prove extent of $60 and the other $15. dealing with aviation, for which The drivers, of both vehicles were they were rewarded: Reuter.
uninjured.
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THE SMALL POWERS.
ONE OF THE CREW BADLY
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Tokyo, Yesterday. The airship N.8, while partici- The false pretences base in which forced to descend at sea, off the pating in Naval manoeuvres, was two Chinese recently returned from Izu Peninsula, owing to engine Mexico figured as complainant and trouble. defendant, was, concluded in: Major
She burst into flames on touch- CWillson's Court at the Centraling the water. The Hague, Yesterday. Magistracy this morning, when de The crew was
HOLLAND AND THE LEAGUE.
rescued but one
A report of a Committee of the fendant was sentenced to two was seriously injured. The N.& Lower Chamber on the Budget and months hard labour for obtaining was recently purchased from Italy. policy, pays a tribute to the attitude $180 by faisaly, if representing
of their Foreign Minister
He was able to secure a visa on the
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