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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1928.
A GOVERNOR'S LIFE. TRAIN WRECKED.
Alleged Plot Against Mr. J. McNeill
DETECTIVE GUARD.
Scotland Yard Receives Message From Dublin.
Dublin.
London, Yesterday.
President Cosgrave's Escape.
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AN OPEN SWITCH.
Note of Presidential Party Injured.
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LOSING VENTURE,
America and Southern Nations.
· A WRONG TURN.
Mr. Hearst Condemns Govern
ment's Policy.
his chain
ConOttawa, Yesterday.
New York, Yesterday? News of an alleged plot against sident Cosgrave, from Montreal of the United States Government The special train, carrying Pre
Strong criticism' of the policy James McNeill, the new Governor-
at Casselman and an appeal for the co-operation General of the Irish Free State, was wrecked who is to be installed at the Vice through running into an open of the English-speaking nations regal Lodge on February 1, is
|of the world is contained in a atated to have been received by
It is officially stated that Mr. signed article published by Mr. Scotland Yard from the police of Cosgrave's car was derailed but w. R. Hearst, the leading United
remained upright. None of his States newspaper proprietor, inj party was injured. Armed detectives have been
of newspapers, con- It is unofficially reported that demning the Government's policy immediately entrusted with the the driver and fireman were kill-in participating in the Pan- task of protecting Mr. McNeill, ed.-Reuter.
American Conference, which he who is at present in London and
declares is a losing venture for special precautions are taking The permanent way foreman the United States. place for his safety when he was the only fatality, the driver crosses the Channel to take up and fireman being aerlously in- for the weak Latin-American na- Mr. Hearat says it is natural residence.
jured. Four cars were derailed, tions to combine against the Strict watch was kept by the but President Cosgrave's car re-powerful Anglo-Saxon Republic of police at Mr. McNeill's house in mained on the metals.
the North, and the conference Kensington all night long. A large crowd, including mem-only emphasises the fundamental Several motor-cars arrived at the bers of the Cabinets and a mili- differences which those of race house at 8 o'clock this morning.tary guard of honour waiting at suggest. Three contained detectives and the station to welcome Mr. Cos- The United States, he says, the others luggage guarded by grave, in whose honour a series of should turn to the Northern detectives. When Mr. McNeill important functions have been boundary rather than to the reached Euston Station detectives arranged to-day by the would-be Southern as a great opportunity escorted him to a special coach in welcomers, dispersed, but a for the welfare of the world lies front of the train where the plat- special train was despatched to in the co-operation of the English- form was barricaded and only bring the party to the capital-speaking nations. bearers of Scotland Yard permits Reuter.
I
were allowed to enter.
Mr. McNeill, who was very cheerful, declined to receive
The article is significant as it follows a similar appeal publish-| ed by Mr. Hearst a year ago, which created great interest
pressmen. Detectives accompaniMACAO & HONG KONG throughout the world. Reuter's
ed him in the train to Holyhead. -Reuter.
Unperturbed.
Many detectives and police awaited Mr. McNeill's arrival at Kingstown Pier. Mr. McNeill told Reuter at Dublin that he declined,
PORTUGAL'S APPRECIANON OF RECENT VISIT.
LISBON PRESS COMMENT.
| American Service.
duces the report with the remark that "we have already alluded The mails from Lisbon and briefly to the visit of the Governor to take the report of the plots "tos Oporto arriving at Macao last of Macao, Sr. Tamagnini Barbosa, seriously."Reuter.
week brought a bundle of news to the British Colony of Hong Kong he received effusive papers published in Portugal with! where
respect and very extended translations of the manifestations of
from the British reports published in the Hongympathy Kong newspapers of the visit of Governor and the leading repre- |sentatives of the Chinese and Por-| Excellency Senhor Artur Tamagnini de Souza Barboaz and tuguese communities." Mme. and Mlle. Barbosa to Hong
SIR HENRY POLLOCK.
RE-ELECTED TO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
CHANGES FORESHADOWED.
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The daily enjoying the largest Kong in September of last year. circulation in Oporto-"O Primeiro The translations are supplemented de Janeiro"-reproduces the pic- of the official landing at by reproductions of photographe ture
In directing its illustrating the landing of the Gov-Queen's Pier. ernor of Macao at Queen's Pier, readers' attention to the illustra with Sir Cecil Clementi in the fore- tion the paper says: "The recent No nominations have been
ground, the inspection of the Guard stay of Sr. Tamagnini Barbosa, of Honour and other scenes
Governor of Macao, at Hong Kong, ceived for membership of the Legis nected with the official Portuguese was characterised by a very kind lative Council against that of Sir visit.
reception accorded to the repre- Heary Pollock whose period of office
It is noteworthy that, all news-sentative of Portugal on the ac- had expired and
As the required papers, regardless of their politicasion of his visit to the Governor period fus passed, Sir Henry will be cal creed, made favourable edi- of the English Colony, Sir Cecil reappointed.
torial comments concerning the Clementi. Our illustration shows Sir Henry was proposed by the visit and were fully appreciative of Sir Cecil Clementi in the act of in- Hou. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard and His Excellency the Governor of to the high military and civil off- the reception given the visitors by traducing Sr. Tamagnini Barbosa seconded by the Hon. Mr. A. CHong Kong, and the British, Portu-
cials, liynes.
Another Oporto journal is "0 guese and Chinese Communities in It is understood that Sir Henry the Colony. Non-political as well Commercio" and, as its name Im- will deputise as Attorney-General as the partisan Press were in uni-plies, represents commercial in- when Sir Joseph Kemp goes Bon in praise of the visit and tion is expressed in the following
torests in Portugal... its apprecia-| Home leave shortly and, in that gratified at the entente cordial event, there will be a temporary was not a single discordant note.
which the visit denoted. There terms: "The visit which
Tamagnini Barbosa, Governer of vacancy on the Council us Sir Iuary
Macas, made to Sir Cecil Clementi, will become a temporary Official
Result of the Visit..
Governor of the British colony of ember.
The December volume of the Hong Kong, was crowned with the "Bulletin" of the General Agency greatost success and was charac- Another vacancy, it is stated, will of the Portuguese Colonies" con- terised by the utmost affability be be caused by the impending detains a full report of the visit illus tween the visitors and the visited. 8.45 p..
parture of the Hou. Mr. D. G. M. trated with two full-page pictures. The reception, truly exceptional, 4.80 p.m. Bernard to take up au appointment A copy of the "Bulletin," we under which 4.30 p.m.
In the London office of Jardino, stand, has been presented to Sir Governor at Hong Kong, may be given to the Macaol Matheson and Company in succes- Cecil Clementi by the Governor of judged from the report which fol- sion to Mr. David Landale. It is Macro. Concluding a long arti-lows, The report extended to possible, in this event, that Mr. W. cle, the "Bulletlo" says:—e
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A. Cordial, Reception.... The "Republica, Partuguesa”, is to Hong-Kong not only for the high the organ of Sr. Barbose's political consideration we hold towards this high functionary a truly out party and, as such, accorded the re- standing figures in the Portuguese its lasne of December 2 fast,
port of the visit pride of place in
It! colonial civil service--but also for writes of the visit as "a cordial re the good results that this visit, so ception by Hong Kong." Refer- intelligently conducted, will ac crue to our colony in the Far Easting to Sr. Barboss, It says editori ally"Our esteemed friend: 'and The Diario de Noticias," the valued co-religionist, Sr. Artur A sneak thief was this morning Lisbon equivalent of the London Tamagnini Barbosa, most distin 8.80 a.m. soatenced to nine months bard Times, gives prominence to the
labour and 20 strokes of the birch report in a double-column heading colonial officials who, for the
the guished among at the Central Magistracy for snatch- and comments thus: The cap- second time, with sound judgment ing a handbag from Miss Sylvia tivating manifestations were of Keigh in Queen's Road West yes an extreme and unsurpassing kind- uncommon inteligence and great terday.
ness. These manifestations are an is exercising the authority of first patriotic and republican devotion, expression of incontestable sym- magistrate in that Portuguese pathy with the Portuguese, nation Colony in the Far East, found in and respect for our prestige in the Hong Kong on the part of the au- Orient. The Press accentuates thorities and of the British, For- well what is so worthy of note, tuguese and Chinese residents, vir, the ability, the considera, tion and the respect of which the very king and affecting reception Before Major C. Willson at Chiness community gave evidence ation and esteem which surround
unequivocal proof of the consider traffic time at Central Magistracy in the various functions, among him and the justified appreciation this morning, the driver of public, which must be mentioned the re motor car No. 418 was charged with ception in the Chinese Merchants which is held there of his work in
the administration of Macao.../ Club to Senhor Artur Tamagnini speeding between Wing Lok fitrent Barbosa, who, a Governor of Catholic Opinion and Centre Street at 12.40pm on Macao, has improved materially the
The · Catholic orga—-— Á A OZ — [January 34 and was fined $20. financial situs don of that colony devoted consideráble space, to a re-
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