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.President Madison
Kalyan Kashmir
ESTABLISHME
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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1928.
“WINNIE" AND "JIX" RAILWAY SMASH IN
CAUSE A STIR.
ISCAL FLUTTER.
FREE TRADE v. PROTECTION ISSUE?
"INDISCRETIONS."
London, Yesterday.
An alleged Government split over
GERMANY.
TERRIBLE HAVOC.
EXPRESS AND GOODS TRAIN COLLIDE.
14 KILLED: MANY INJURED.
Berlin, Yesterday.
Fourteen persons have been kill-
POLISH AVIATION TRAGEDY.
·OBSERVER KILLED,
TRAGIC INCIDENT ON LONG "NON-STOP."
NEAR BAGHDAD..
Baghdad, Yesterday.
The ambitious attempt in a non- stop flight from Warsaw by the ed and over 20 injured in a collision Polish Lieut. Kalinaas pilet and|
observer, ended
the fiscal issue is agitating political circles, following discordant speeches by Mr. Winston Churchill with an express from Saarbrucken Lieut. Czalas as and Sir William Joynson-Hicks. and a stationary goods train be-tragically.
The former, in the House of tween Ulm and Augsburg owing to Commons upheld the virtues of the points falling to function.dad and Cairo and back to War- free trade while the latter, subse-Reuter. quently at Romsey, intimated that
in view of the benefits conferred on NOTES EXCHANGED. the smaller trades by the safeguard.
ing policy, the Government would, CHINESE-U.S.A. COMMERCIAL before next election, have seriously
to
Meanwhile
TREATY.
EXTRALITY NEXT TOPIC?
Shanghai, Yesterday.
The Intention was to fly to Bagh-
saw in a Fokker monoplane Btted with three Wright whirlwind en- gines:
The roar of the engines at the conclusion of the non-stop from Warsaw was heard at Baghdad at 2 a.m. Flares were lit at the B.A.F. Aerodrome at Hinaldi, but the pilot circled the city postponing the landing till dawn."
Caught In A Sand Storm.
consider. an extension to the mujer industries like Iron and steel. Mr. Baldwin, hitherto silent, Is.re-
At 5 o'clock he crashed on the ported to be very annoyed at his colleagues' "indiscretions" which
The American Consul-General aerodrome's flood protection bank. will divert public attention from the Government's monumental rating from Mr. J. V. A.
has released the following Note Czalas was killed and Kalina and a mechanic alightly injured-Reu- MacMurray schéme.
(the U.S. Minister) to Dr. C. Tter. memorial, signed Wang #
(Foreign Minister) from the representatives of basic acknowledging the receipt of the A party of French officers in industries, has been forwarded to "undated telegram wherein you thred aeroplanes, flying from Syria, the Prime Minister arging the Gov-communicate to me directly the in a courtesy visit to the 55th ernment to seize the opportunity English translation of the Note, Squadron of the R.A.F. at Bagh-
a dad encountered dense sand provided to report at the interna- the original of which you advised |
storm. tional Economic Conference to sup-me was being transmitted to me,
Two of the machines crashed in port a movement in the direction of through other channels, in re landing but the aviators were un- International free trade, declaring sponse to a telegram dated the that no
country is so dependent 24th inst., wherein I convened to upon the free exchange of goods as you the Note of that date from Britain, whose great industries can Mr. Kellogg. Since the time that only hope to recover their pre-war your Note was written you have of their no doubt learned of the signature prosperity by a revival
to the Treaty regulating. Sino- overseas markets.-Reuter.
American tariff relations.
18 YEARS' SERVICE. MR. KHAWAS KHAN RETIRING
ON PENSION.
INDIANS' RECEPTION,
injured.
The third arrived safely. The R.A.F. have located the stranded party and salved the en- gines.
The Frenchmen burned the dam- aged machines.-Reuter.
"In the conclusion of that' Treaty the United States Govern- CHASE IN GARDENS. ment acted very promptly and
completely fulfilled what had been BORNEO DEER AT LARGE
FOR 45 MINUTES. offered in Mr. Kellogg's Note. In
order, therefore, to avoid the pos-
sibility of a misconception as to 30 MEN NEEDED IN THE HUNT. the purposes of my Government
On the occasion of the departure under the present circumstances More than thirty employees of to-morrow. of Mr. Khawas Khan, I must point out that whereas the Botanical and Forestry De- the Indian members of the Hong your Note to me refers to "nege- partment answered the urgent Kong Government Service are hold-tiations soon to commence," it is summons to the Botanical Gar- ing a reception at the Hotel Savoy now the fact that such negotiu-dens yesterday afternoon when a tions as the American Govern-Borneo deer escaped from its Mr. Khawas Khan, one of soveral
ment had in contemplation have cage and was "hunted" for up- illustrations brothers who have already been satisfactorily con- wards of three quarters of an served the Crown in many places included."
hour before being recaptured.
this afternoon.
the Empire, has eighteen years' Dr. C. T. Wang's Note is not The "China Mail" understands work to his credit, being in the available but it is believed that I that an animal keeper failed to Supreme Court general office and suggested opening negotiations in secure the gate to the cage after acting as Interpreter for some con-connection with the abolition of feeding hours. The deer ventur- siderable time until recently.
American extraterritoriality. Jed out and then careered into
Dr. C. T. Wang's Reply.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
several parts of "new garden," which is that section of the Botanical Gardens between Albany-road and Glenealy.
Mr. Sirdar Khan, his brother, la Reuter. Chief Clerk in the Harbour Office, Another brother. Mr. Hashim Khan, was formerly in the Post Office; he was honoured, with the rank of "The Nationalist Government The birds, as many may know, Khan Sabib and is now a Magis feel much gratified to be apprised are in the old garden. The Empress of Canada trate in his own district in India. of the deep and sympathetic in-animals-comprising the way. Yet another brother is Khan terest with which the American ward deer and another quadruped Sahib, this being CaptainAjab Government and people have been from Sumatra-are housed in Khan, who was, the Imperial Gov-watching the recent developments cages near the Albany-road of ernment's diplomatic representative in this country, and of the readi-new garden.
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in Arahin during a critical period ness of the American Government; An eye-witness of the escapade and has a large number of brilliant to enter into negotiations at once says that a number of children achievements to his credit.
for the purpose of concluding a were alarmed by the antics of the Mr. Khawas Khan holds an im-new treaty," declares Dr. C. T. deer but there was no danger to portant position in the Hong Kong Wang in reply to Mr. Mac-them,
Police Reserve, Indian Company.
RICE THIEF.
CLUMSY THEFT OF 100 CATTIES.
For stealing 100 catties of rice from a shop at No. 6 Amoy- street two Chinese were each sen- tenced to 3 weeks' hard labour,
1
Murray's communication of the 24th inst, transmitting Mr. Kellogg's Note regarding treaty revision. Dr. Wang, added that he hoped negotiations will result SIX in a proper settlement of all ques- tions in need of immediate solu- Įtiori-Reuter.
Fifth Plenary,
Nanking, Yesterday. The inaugural ceremony of the
A DAGGER.
MONTHS' HARD LABOUR
FOR CHINESE.
A Chinese named Lau Tak was brought before Major C. Willson, O.BE, this morning for being in possession of a dagger without a licence.
by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Cen- Nationalist fifth plenary confer The defendant, said the dagger
arrested on
tral Magistracy this morning,
ence will be held to-morrow morn-had been brought back by him According to the prosecution, ing at the Assembly Hall of the from the Straits. defendants went to the shop and Central Party Headquarters.
According to the prosecution, ordered 100 catties of rice. The
Owing to the fact that a num-defendant when foki of the shop then carried the ber of members have not arrived board the Star Ferry at Tsimsha- rice and proceeded with the defen-in time for the opening of the tsu, at about 7 o'clock this morn- dants. The rice was taken to a session only preliminary meeting, said the dagger had been sampan while the first defendant ings will be held from August 1 brought back by him from Java ordering the second defendant to 3 for an informal exchange of four months ago, but defendant and the foki to wait for his reviews. The first formal session had since returned from Canton. turn, aniled away with it. He did will be held on Aug. 4. At pre- Sentence of 6 months' hard la- not return, though the others rent 26 members of the Central bour was imposed. waited for a few hours. Subse-Executive Committee and .8 of
quently, the second man tried to the Central Supervisory Com-that he received emergency treat- escape but was caught by the mittee have arrived. Reuter,
foki and handed over to the police
The first defendant, arrested two days later at Yaumati, ad-
Air, Conference.
Shanghai, Yesterday,
ment for appendicitis at Yuan- shih-hsien and afterwards pro- The National Aviation Confer-ceeded to Shuntehfu where his mitted that he had sold the rice ence will open at Nanking to condition was found to be serious.
for $6.
morrow under the chairmanship The Magistrate, in passing sen-of Chang Ching-yu, Commander tence, ordered the return of $4.20 of the Nationalist Air Force- found in the first defendant's
pocket, to the complainant.
¡Reuter.
A woman named Ip Lo-kui, aged
Yen Hsi-shan,
Peking, Yesterday.
-Reuter. *
No Naval Clash.
Shanghai, Yesterday, Reuter has been informed by the Commander-in-Chiat of the Italian naval forces in the Far East, that the report of a clash
26, living at No. 1 Eastern-street, It is officially confirmed that between the cruiser "Sebastiano was admitted to the Government General Yen Hel-shan is suffering Caboto" and a Chinese warship at Civil Hospital at. 8 p.m. yesterday, from appendicitis at Kaoyi, north Newchwang, Manchuria, early on after falling from the verandah and of Shuntelfu.
July 28, is without foundation.- Injuring her bead..
The "Peking Leader reports Reuter.
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