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MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1928.
Cheung Chiu, a truck coolle, who TROUBLE IN NORTH, was run over by a motor car last wook-end, died in the Government Civil Hospital yesterday.
A motor bus suddenly caught fire last night at the Star Ferry Kowloon Wharf. Fortunately, no one was hurt and the fire was promptly put out,
DEFEATED.HORDES MENACE_
THE MINES.
WEEK-END DEVELOPMENTS.
Tientsin, Saturday. It is believed that 400 men of While painting the front wall of the East Yorkshire Regiment now in Tientsin are also going to No. 49, Das Vœux-road Central, a man accidentally sell from a ladder. Tongahan-Reuter. He sustained injuries that neces- situated his removal to hospital,
A Chinese named Tang For, 19 years of age and living at Ma Wai village, was drowned when attempt ing to cross a bridge. His body WAS removed the Kowloon mortuary.
to
A Spanish leather wallet, stamp ed "Cuten," was reported to the police as stolen yesterday evening from one of the cubicles, in the matshed on the North Point bath ing beach,
A Chinese passenger jumped overboard of the a.a. "Kinehan" on the morning of June 23, when the vessel was en route to Canton. The
would-be suicide was, however, dragged out of the water and taken on to Canton,
www.
Northerners' Threat.
Tongshan, Saturday. The situation has become worse by reason of the actions of General Chang Tsung-chang's 'Te- presentative, who has threatened to give the area over to his troops if an indemnity is not paid him by the Chinese merchants,
Chinese armoured trains are reported to be patrolling in the Lutai, Tongshan and Kuyeh
areas.
It is possible that a Nationalist attack will be directed towards
Tongshan and Lanchow.-British Naval Wireless.
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Situation Easier.
MUSICALE.
MRS SUITER AND HER: PUPILS.
A SIMPLE PROGRAMME..
Those who were fortunate en- ough to be there-and admission was by Invitation only-thorough- ly enjoyed the very successful musicale given by Mrs. M. Suiter of No. 31, Ashley-road, Kowloon, and her puplis on Thursday after- noon.
A very simple programme was presented as follows:-
Humoresque: Dvorak
B.. Woods.
Simple Duet-C. Salter. A.B.C. Melody and Duet- D, Tollan.
Love's Sweet Longing: C. B. B Clarke-B. Pestonj!.
Minuet and Duet-J. Paterson. An Indian Love Call: Rimsky- Korsakow-L. Tollan.
Study: Heller-B. Bickford. Minuet in G: L. van Beethoven- J. Paterson.
Tientsin, Saturday. The situation in Tongshan is slightly easier in view of the pay- ment by the Chamber of Com-Beethoven-K. Chester. merce but it is still regarded as serious and full of possibilities.
Value (E. Minor): F. Chopin- B. Woods.
Farewell to the Piano: L. van
2nd Valse; B. Godard-B. Pes- tonji.
Rondo in A Mozart-B. Bick-
2nd Minzurka: B. Godard-L
A small fire broke out at 11.20 It transpires that the ultima- a.m. yesterday, on the roof of tum from the Shantung horde ford. the Wing Hing Hong Godown, at gave the Chamber of Commerce Connaught-road Weat. It is be- no option, in view of the impossi-Tollan. lieved that the tar stored on the bility of rushing a protective roof caught fire. It was extinguish-force to the scene, and the atti-
tude of the soldiery. ed before the fire brigade arrived.
Messrs. Dodwell and Co., Ltd. announce that the new twin screw motor vessel, "Greystoke Castle." is expected here to-morrow. On Wednesday Capt. R. L. Hughes, will be at home on board from 4 p.m. to receive friends of the Company.
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Gipsy Rondo B. Woods. Simple Duet T, Suiter. Jonquils E. Wood.
A MERRY EVENING.
ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CLUB.
"THE SPARKLERS."
Last night the situation was tense owing to a squabble be- tween the soldiery regarding a division of the spoils and it is re- treat; and matters must
ported that an armed guard was placed on the money throughout been made very much worse
the night. It is also said that a certainly for the unfortunate in-
new demand will be made to-day. habitants-by the fact that by
The next crisis will be the A varled and well balanced pro- the time Tongshan was reached
For trafficking 18 taels of opium, feeding of the residents in view gramme of entertainment was pre- large number of the Northern ticket collector of the Yaumati of the difficulty of transport and sented at St. Patrick's Catholic forry was brought before Mr. R. E. in view of the fact that the vicin- Club, Garden-rd, on Saturday night Army seems to have been prac- Lindsell this morning. The defen-ity is saddled with so many by a troupe of local amateur artistes tically in a state of mutiny. The dant, who admitted the charge, was troops.
who go under the appropriate name: in default; 4 Foreigners in the district num- of "The Sparklers." On acount of reports, so far, have been much fined $1,000 or,
ber about fifty, the majority of the uncertain weather, the attend- too meagre to enable us to know months' hard labour.
them being British. The women ance was not so good as it might precisely what happened. By the
The police have received a report and children evacuated to Chin-have been. fact that the British authorities from the occupants of No. 10, Old wangtao early in June and the The programme opened with the have found it, necessary to des- Balley, ground floor, that some time American force was withdrawn at swinging, cheery chorus "Come to the Show" by the entire troupe, and pach a battalion of infantry, fully between 3 and 5'a.m., yesterday, a the same time to Tientsin.
Rumours of looting in the dis- then followed numerous items, all thief entered the premises and equipped it would be observed, to stole two platinum wrist watches trict have not been confirmed, but of a high order seldom.seon among guard the mines, It is evident and a quantity of clothing, worth it is regarded as most likely that amateurs, and each one à regular
$142.
looting has taken place. The for- "taker" with the audience. that this valuable property must
eign authorities have already In a programme packed full of have been and probably continues
Chan Kin, a coolie working with wired to General Chang Tsung- good things, it is not an easy task have bean and probably the Dairy Farm at Wyndham-chang placing on him entire re- to pick any particular turn for continues to be seriously street, reported that at 4 p.m. on sponsibility for any incidents at special mention, but what seemed
June 23, a man named Lam Wel Tongshan-Reuter. One of the menaced.
obtained $11 from him under the Reuter telegrams states that dis-pretence that a relative of`com- orderly soldiers-30,000 are men-plainant's had died and that money tioned demanded $100,000 from was needed to buy a coffin. the local Chamber of Commerce,
Chow a. cut
trouble while under the influence of taken · ashore In
British Protection.
This measure,
The Nationalista.
Peking, Yesterday.
да
Humorous Side.
to go down" best were the ane. duet "Dawn of to-morrow by Mrs. Bowles and Mr. Wilkinson, Peking, Yesterday,
the concertina solos by Mr. Potts, Reuter has been authoritatively who "gave the lie to the apella- informed that it has been decided tion of the "wheezy gadget." which to despatch British troops to and threatened, in the event of re-widow, who resides in an unnum protection of the lives and pro- very fine bayonet swinging diaplay
Lo Kan, 30 years of age, Tongshan immediately for the one so often hears applied to that..
much abused instrument, and the fusal, to destroy the mines. Evid-bered matshed at Lung
perty of British and foreign by Mr. Bowles... employees of the Kailan Mining wound on the head, the eyebrow Administration. THE TONGSHAN INCIDENT. ently the Chamber very wisely Chang, is suffering from
concluded that discretion would
and on the right cheek, reported to which it had been hoped to avoid, The humorous side of the pro... be the better part of valour, and have been inflicted by a Chinese has now been forced on the Bri-gramme was in the capable hands It was hardly to be expected that
paid up.
who tried to force her to join a tish authorities by the action of of several versatile members of the gociety,
and the Northern Army's retreat
the senior officer of the Northern troupe-Messrs. Sculthorpä It is, however, deplorable that
forces in demanding money from Tomkins who presented a comic would be carried out without some
Sounding four blasts on her the Tongshan Chamber of Com- duet "Oh Sarah," and later appear- incident occurring of a more or such menaces had to be complied
funny the screamingly
Maurice," Mr. less serious nature. Soldiers in with; and they certainly would siren as she entered the harbour on merce under pain of turning loose ed such circumstances, particularly not have been successful had for- Saturday night, the 3.8. "Fatshan" his soldiers on the town. As soon "Horace and
caused quite A sensation on the as the menace to life and property | Docherty in his comle song "Oh, I when, as is the case in China, they eign soldier's been at hand. It is, waterfront, as four blasts are re-is over, the British troops will do 'ave a Norrible Time," and
humorous monologue "The wreck of are by no means conspicuous for unfortunate, that the American cognised as a signal for assistance. inmediately withdraw, Reuter.
Tientsin, Yesterday. the good ship 'Gluepot," by Mr. discipline, are never inclined to be infantry which until recently A police launch immediately put off
to the river boat. When · officers The situation in Tongshan is Bowles.
The Beds. and Herts.
"Oh, Doris!" over-gentle when they wish to get were in Tongshan' or its vicinity boarded the "Fatshan," it was quieter. their own way. And that often were withdrawn some little time found that the cause of the alarm Regt. arrived this afternoon from
Besides the opening chorus, three- It ago, and it seems equally regret was that one of the Indian guards Weihaiwei-Reuter.
other acceptable concerted items happens on such occasions.
were presented by the troupe was doubtless a bitter pill for the table that, in the circumstances was understood to have been giving
These were "Drive Your Troubles Fengtienese to trek homewards and particularly in view of the liquor. He was
The vernacular papers state Away," "Oh, Doria, where do your that General Yen Hsi-shan of live," and the finale "Good night."" after all those many months in fact that the lives of the many the police launch.
Shansi intends shortly to return The troupe also gave fine support Chihli during which time they foreigners at Tongshan and the
to Taiyuanfu "for a rest." Many to Messra. Sculthorpe and Goater occasionally had good reason to considerable amount of foreign
are of the opinion that he is dis in their concerted "Meanderin" believe that the realisation of the property there were almost cer-
appointed because the Nauking which made a "hit" with the audi- ambition of their "lord and mag-tain to be jeopardised, that every
Charged before Mr. R. E. Lind-Government has not recognised ence ter," Chang Tso-lin, would inevit precaution was not taken to guard sell, at the Central Magistracy on his appointments to various posts, Two excellent solos were pre- ably lead to much improved con- against such an eventuality as Saturday, with trespassing on mill-but has put in its own nominees. sented by Messrs. Goater and The delegate of the Sinkiang Wilkinson, the former sang "Just has happened Tongshan should tary grounds ditions for his army, individually!
are that he was on a walking expedi-long stay in Nanking is leaving pan." They both posses- and collectively. At worst, they not have been left without for Chinese affered the explanation tupan, Yang Tseng-hsin, after a Once Again," and the latter "Sam were, for the most part, probably eign troops when once it was tion to Macae and had lost his for Sinkiang. It is expected that sort of pleasing volees which they having quite a pleasant time in known that the Fengtienese in-way! When the police went to the the Nationalist flag will shortly know how to use to the best advan- Chihli and
until tended to evacuate Peking. The barracks, following a summons by be hoisted at Sinklang-Reuter. Shantung
the military authorities. they found
Shanghai, Yesterday. Shansi's "Model Governor de result has been that $1,000,000 the accused locked up in the cook's Marshal Chiang Kai-shek left finitely decided that his interests have had to be handed over to the room. It was alleged that while for Nanking on Friday night. would be best served by throwing marauders, and it is not yet there the accused had stolen $2 Reuter. in his lot with the Southerners, known what happened before that from the pocket of the cook's boat. Earlier developments are re-
For, trespassing, the accused was ported on page $] That was virtually the beginning regrettable step had to be taken aned $6 or seven days, while for
Fine features of the entertain- of the end so far as concerned the Very probably both foreign life stealing the $2 from the cock, he
ment were the pretty sceneries on rosy hopes of the Fengtienese and property were very much at was sentenced to three weeks' hard
labour.
the stage and the clever: lighting- the mercy of the horde of des troops.
"When a Chinese, who admitted to effects, all of which wore in the cap The news that has reach Deradoes, who seem to have been
Mr. R. E. Lindsell that he was able hands of "Captain" Thirlwell, destitute, was charged at the Cen-who stage-managed the "show". ed us since these warriors at last permitted by their officers to do
tral Magistracy on Saturday with with quite a professional touch. p. found it necessary to pack up and just as they pleased. The whole
When a young Chinese was, on the unlawful possession of five No report of a St. Patrick's con- leave Peking has be
has been of the
Saturday, charged before Mr. R. E chickens, he said that when he cert can be complete without à men- cantlest but, as stated, it is very reading matter for foreigners in Lindsel, at the Central Magistracy, awoke after sleeping the night on tion of the breezy door attendants, probable that in their trek north the Far East as elsewhere, and it with climbing to the first floor the reclamation at Priya East, he "Chris Columbus and his chum,.
ts to be hoped that adequate dress will be Insisted
'affair⠀ makes very unpleasant
eastwards they, very literally, made their presence. felt Tong- shan, with its general prosperity arliest possible time. caused by the flourishing and aplendidly conducted coal mines owned by the Kailan Mining Ad ministration, was sure to like magnet to as
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HOW HE FOUND THE CHICKENS.
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Mention must be made of the orl- ginal pugilistle, sketch by Messrs. Sculthorpe, Bowles, Goater and Wilkinson, In which the "Duko' of. Hong Kong" and "Cherry Blossom, the Battling Wondor, were the "game cocka,"
verandah of No. 51. Water street found the chickens In a basket, Punkey Martini, who were at 230 in the moralug for an un close to his sleeping place. As again on the job," trying to "do" lawful purpose, he said that being there was no-one in the vicinity to everybody who came in their in poor circumstances on account claim the chickens, he took posses clutches, in spite of which they are of his unemployment, and not hav sion of them: Sentence of 14 days quite likeable chaps.
clothing suitable for the hot hard labour was passed, weather he had climbed to the verandia with the view of helping himself to a white
which was hanging out to dry. The Mazle trate passed sentence of six weeks
hard labour.
In Carligie's historical pageant, railwaymen will be the Roman sol dlers, and me of the Border Reg ment the Picte
A seaplane alipway is to be con- structed at Kowloon City and reclamation work is to be put In hand at the Hal Tack Air Port In Kowloon City.