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HONG KONG. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1928.
POISONED?
American Man In Manila.
· MERCURY TABLETS. Allegations That Drug Was Self Administered.
Manila, March 14.
.Frederick Johnson Stotta, an
CIVIL AVIATION.
Where Britain Is Ahead..
MINISTER'S CLAIMS. Air Service Reliability Put At 96 Per Cent.
London, Yesterday. The House of Commons passed American employed in Novaliches, the Air Estimates after rejecting Rizal, was brought to Manila and by 217 votes to 90 a motion by Lt.- admitted to the St. Paul's Hospital this morning suffering from the effects of five large tablets of bi- chloride of mercury, self-adminis- tered.
The case is under the care of Dr. W. H. Waterons, who entertains hope for the patient's recovery. Mr. Stotta said this morning that he had! been unable to sleep for several days and wanted to die.
Frederick Stotts first came to the Philippines on August 1, 1920. In February of the following year he went back to the United States, but returned here last October. Since then he has been employed by J. Levy at Novaliches, Rizal.
Mr. Stotts is Kansas City Missouri..
relative
an aunt, known Miss L. J. Johnson, of Oakland, California..
а
native
of
His only
TIENTSIN DIASTER.
25 PERSONS DROWNED IN PEI HQ.
CARELESS BOATMAN,
Famiel
"RED LIGHTS:"
May Glow Near Navy. Yard.
CAVITE PROPOSAL.
Naval Authorities Seek Protection For Men.
Manila, March 14. The establishment of
a "red light" district in the vicinity of the Cavite navy yard is being seriously) considered by insular authorities.
Naval Authorities, it is under- stood, if favourably disposed to the the scheme as a means of protec- tion for their men.
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The question of establishing district of this kind under govern- ment supervision has popped up from time to time. Councillor Re galado was the most enthusiastic sponsor of a measure legalizing such step.
This is the first move, however, that is understood to be intended primarily for men of the navy- "Manila Times."
ZINOVIEFF LETTER.
MATTER NOW REGARDED AS CLOSED.
London, Yesterday. The consensus of opinion is that! the Zinovieff letter will not be further discussed in the House of Comdr. Kenworthy to reduce the Commons after the revelations of vote on men by 100 men.
last night, which have effectively Sir Samuel Hoare, replying to disposed of allegations that a leak- the debate, claimed that from the age occurred through the Civil Tientain, Yesterday..| viewpoint of reliability and the Service.
Ministerial mostly economy
of the Chinese,
Members of the administration Twenty-five women and girls, were drowned we were definitely ahead in civil Benches regard the matter as
a when last night
ferry-boat aviation, compared with any closed. straddled the hawaers of a dredger where else in the world, and that Though some Liberal members in mid-river and capsized.
we were making better progress support the demand for an enquiry, It appears that some 40 Chinese, than any other countries in mak- none voted with the Labour mem- bers. Nevertheless a section of the workers of the British Cigarette!
Labour Party this morning whe still Company were crossing the river
unsatisfied and wanted to know the from the ex-Russian Concession
identity of the friend who gave. Mr. when the boatman, through neglect,
Imthurn the information. ran the boat across the hawsers of the dredger. Fifteen were saved, including the ferryman, by holding on to the hawsers, but about 26 were drowned.
The ferryman la reported to have bolted--Reuter.
NORTH POLE FLIGHT: ITALIAN PREPARATIONS IN HOME.
Comdr. J. M. Kenworthy, Labour member for Central Hull.
was no
Mr. Imthurn, in an interview with a Reuter representative this morning, said that there doubt about the authenticity of the Zinovieff letter. He considered that the matter should be dropped and buried. There were the strongest reasons why it was impossible to disclose the name of his informant. -Reuter.
TRAGIC SECRET.
AMERICAN SUBMARINE
SALVED.
:
Boston, Yesterday. The secret of the ill-fated Sub-
Spezia, Yesterday. The steamer "Citta de Milano" which will serve as the base-ship for the semi-dirigible "Italia" in which General Nobile will attempt! a flight to the North Pole left for King's Bay, Spitzbergen, where It will remain during the expedition.
The departure was witnessed by ing civil aviation self-supporting, marine "S.4" was finally revealed The reliability of the British to-day by the Board Investigating a number of distinguished people. air service was now 96 per cent. the disaster. They entered the sub- Premier Mussolini sent a letter to
here, and saw the bodies of six: the captain of the ship. which compared with 75 per cent. four marine, which has been dry-docked
years ago. Reuter.
of the crew who were imprisoned in saluted the warships in the far-
Singapore Accommodation.
torpedo compartment and bour-Router.
Sir S. Hoare said that so far as the Singapore was concerned the ac-whe a tragic messages, laboriously MADRAS AGITATORS. commodation there was part of tapped out with a hammer, aroused
the general Singapore scheme sympathy throughout the world.
In- The position of the bodies SWARAJIST NON-CONFIDENCE and assuming that Singapore was
VOTE REJECTED.
to be a big naval base, there ob-'dicated that all died in their bunks viously must be accommodation from whence apparently they for an air force operating on land washed out later. All the bodies The Legislative Council by 69 to and co-operating with the fleet, were heavily coated with mud and none wore shoes. Evidently the 46 rejected a Swarajist motion of Reuter.
men had used gas-maske. non-confidence in the Ministry.
Madras, Yesterday.
The Swarajists severely attacked the Chief Minister for flouting the Council's mandate to boycott the Simon Commission..
AUSTRIAN DEBTS.
AMERICAN FUNDING PROPOSALS.
The Chief Minister thought the Commission took precedence over al
Washington, Yesterday. boycott vote in the House, which he,
President Coolidge has forwarded interpreted not as a censure to his attitude but as a lend to the coun-a message to Congress asking legia lation to fund Austrian debts to try.--Reuter.
the United States on at least as THE COLDSTREAMS.good terms as Austria's European have received. This creditors would allow Austria to float an International loan.-Reuter.
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Everybody in Hong Kong is talking about this screen masterpiece A picture as remarkable as any yet screened in the Colony !
7TH.
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JANET GAYNOR & CHARLES FARRELL.
The wonderful romance of a little Paris waif and her lover who climbed from a sewer to the stars!
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Amazing drama-wonderful acting-beautiful gowns-sociely splendour!-
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The romance of a poor girl's rise to fame as an opera singer-
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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY.
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SIX MONTHS.
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BANISHER WHO RETURNED TO MOTHER.
Washington, Yesterday.
The two Chinese men and one A Chinese was this morning President Coolidge has recom mended Congress to appropriate woman who are charged with the charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell $200,000 to enable the Navy De- unlawful possession of seditious at the Central Magistracy with re- partment to investigate and expert- literature at No. 7, Cross-street, turning from banishment after he were again before Mr. was sent away for five years on ment in safety devices for sub- Wanchai, marines-Reuter's American Ser-R. E. Lindseli at the Central Magis- July 5, 1927.
tracy this morning.
The accuséd who admitted the Detective Sergeant withdrew the offence said that he came back to charge against one of the men, in- look for his mother.
Sub-Inspector Cargill, in charge forming the Magistrate that the police had no evidence to offer of police records, told the Magic- against him. This accused was trate that the accused served two: terms of imprisonment laat year accordingly discharged.
With regard to the other accused, for breaches of the Opium Ordin- the Sergeant asked for another re-ance before he was banished.
Sentence of six months' hard mand, explaining that the tranela- Earl Balfour spent a good night tion of the documents seized in the labour was passed.
EARL BALFOUR..
CONDITION CONSIDERED
SATISFACTORY.
London, Yesterday,
The 2nd Batt. Coldstream Guards; "ROYAL OAK” AFFAIR and his condition is considered house had not yet been completed.
arrived on the s.s. "Assaye" from China and will be welcomed on dis- embarkation to-morrow by Lieut. General Codrington, Colonel of the Regiment.-Reuter.
ONE ARMED RED.
ARRESTED AS MURDER SUSPECT.
Berne,. Yesterday.
The Italian one-armed Commun-
lat Pavon, auspected of compliefty
in the murder of Savorelli, has
SUCCESSOR TO ADMIRÁL COLLARD.
London, Yesterday.
satisfactory-Reuter..
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The Magistrate fixed hearing of [A mésange received yesterday the case for 11.30 on Friday morn stated that he had cancelled all en-
ing.. gagements owing to a heart at tack.1
Rear Admiral William M. Kerr
A cable from Bangkok announces has been appointed to the First Battle Squadron of the Mediter the death of the French Minister to ranean Fleet in succession to Rear Stam, M. Reau, who had been ill for
some time. Admiral Collard.-Reuter.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. The clearing rate of the dollar
been arrested near Basle-Reuter on demand, to-day was 2/0 3/15
The marriage arranged between Mr. William A. Gibson, of Bedford; and Mentakab. F.MS. and M Margaret LSirgaf 56. Ash- burton-road, Croydon, will take: place in April at Kuala Lumpur.
DANGEROUS HABIT.
Sam
A Chinese named Leung (26) living at No. 112, Tai Shek street, Bhaukiwan, was yesterday: removed to the Government Civil Mr. W. J. Brindley, engineer-in-Hospital suffering from serious waterworks at head injuries received through a charge of the Lubok, Kundong Dong, has died at fall in attempting to alight from a
moving tram cara) the Durian, Daun bospital.:
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