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MANUEL QUEZON IN. HONG KONG.
A P.I. NATIONALIST.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION INTO PHILIPPINES..
MET HERE BY FRIENDS,
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HONG KONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1928.
No. 25,947
ON THE IRAQ FRONTIER.
"TEAN" CALLS FOR POLICE.
THE CONFERENCE,
TOY PISTOL.
ARAB TAXI DRIVERS HASTILY SCARE ABOARD COASTAL SHIP
RECRUITED.
SENT AS PATROL.
AT HOIHOW.
A CHINESE SUSPECT.
HE KNEW HOW TO HIT.
AN EJECTMENT.
CUT LIPS, BRUISED CHIN, PERHAPS BROKEN JAW.
FIGHT IN MANILA. -
2 Manils, Aug 7.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
ATTACKED IN THE DESERT:
CONVOY'S FATE.
BANDITS AMBUSH THE IRAQ MAIL.
BRITISH DRIVER'S PLUCK..
Baghdad, Yesterday.
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CROATIAN PATRIOT'S OLYMPIC GAMES END
FUNERAL.
200,000 PRESENT.
CONTINUES FROM 10 A.M. TILL 5.15 P.M.
KING SENDS WREATH.
Belgrade, Yesterday. Over 200,000
IN GLORY.
CLOSING CEREMONY.
FANFARE OF TRUMPETS AND BOOM OF GUNS.
[ROYALTY GIVE AWAY PRIZES
Amsterdam, Yesterday." London, Yesterday, The discovery of a toy pistol on Mr. Manuel Quezon, the well-
gathered at The ninth Olympic Games Manuel Eloriaga, sergeant-at- The attack on the desert con-1 known Filipino Nationalist. left The uncertainty following the Chinese passenger who board-
arms in the house of representa-voy occurred 10 miles from the Zagreb on the occasion of the closed to-day after Her Majesty Shanghal on Saturday far Hong breakdown of the Jeddah Confer-led the Butterfield and Swire B..
Stephan Raditch, the Queen of Holland had dis- Kong on board the ss, President ence is a source of serious ex-Tean" at Hoihow gave rise to atives, and Jose Topacio Nueno, an Iraq side of the Syrian frontier. funeral of
The bandits first stopped the which lasted from 10 a.m., when tributed the first prizes to each to the Iraq Ministry of piracy scare, which in view of the uttan and councillor-elect, for pense Met By Merchants. Defence which is preparing de recent attack on the ship, caused Manila, were taken to the Philip local convoy, killing one and the body was removed from the winning country, the Prince Con- Messrs. Jacob Rosenthal and fensive measures in the event of some nervousness amongst those pise General Hospital shortly be-wounding two Mahomedans, after political headquarters of the Pea-sort handing out the second F. II. Nasmith, well known Manila trouble at the Iraq-Nejd frontier responsible for the safety of the before 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, which they ambushed the Iraq sants' Party till 5.15. p.m. when prizes and the distribution of the
tery. Arab taxi-drivers were vessel.
Latour (President of the Inter- merchants, with the Hon. Jumes force,
The toy pistol was discovered for treatment of their injuries mail convoy which was travelling, the crowd quietly left the ceme third prizes by Count Baillet
sustained in # fight
which a few miles behind.
There was a number of peasant national Olympic Committee). Ross, a prominent jurist, are here hastily recruited and sent as a
They seized the mail car but just occurred
outside
of the
Count Baillet Latour then de- to meet the Hon. Manuel Quezon, patrol to the southern frontier by one of the four Indian guards searching passengers
lower, the British driver of the six delegations, attired in national the session hall Philippine under, Captain Goring in Ford whilst the President of the Senate who came by the "Presi- lorries and armed with machine-boarding the vessel at Hoihow.
Since the last piracy on board the chamber, in the course of the dewheeled passenger car, though costumes and bearing flags; every livered the epilogue closing the his headlight was shattered by a lamp-post was draped with crepe Games. He invited the youth of dent Pierce this morning on his guns-Reuter.
"Tean" the practice of searchingbate on the Belo bill passengers has been strictly ob-confined in the hospital at a late bullet, turned sharply and dashed Elaborate police precautions were every nation to assemble at the into the desert, bringing the pas- made and there were no incidents. next Olympiad, to be held four Among the numerous wreaths, years hence at Los Angeles, Cali- a long stay in the United States.
one was of silver laurels, in-fornia, in the United States of Writing on Thursday last a BEQUEST TO C.M.S. served by the guards and the at-hour last night and according 10
mosphere became electrified when information, they may be compelled sengers safely to the Rutbah
post-Reuter. Shanghai correspondent said:
to remain there for same time. (An earlier Baghdad telegram scribed in gold, from King Alex- America. the pistol was brought to light.
The final anthem was sung and The owner of the pistol was The councillor-elect sustained cut stated that the Trans-desert civil- ander and another was made with made a prisoner on board the ship lips, bruised chin and possibly an transport convoy had been at- thorns tied with the Croatian na amid a fanfare of trumpets and tional colours to which was affix-salvoes of artillery, the Olympic and brought to Hong Kong where broken jaw, injury to his teeth, the tacked.}
ed the bullet which killed Raditch. he was handed over to the Water effects of a straight right-hand blow
-Reuter delivered by Mr. Eloriaga. Police as a suspected person.
way back to the Philippines after'
Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippine senute, is arriving here!* aboard the "President Pierce" and: Chinese officials and civilians are planning an elaborate series of functions in his honour.
LADY WHO NURSED IN
PLAGUE OF 1894.
HOLDER OF GOLD MEDAL.
A sum of £200 and a gold medal
Wireless Message. From the moment the "Tean"
even-
In addition to sending a welcom-which she received for nursing in. ing party to greet him upon the Hong Kong during the plague boat's arrival. local officials, Goa-outbreak of 1894 has been left Hoihow, there was uneasineas bequeathed to the Church on board the ship throughout the Missionary Society by Alice trip to Hong Kong, and Mary
Jones, who died intually, for the sake of safety, a sent was message Old Hastings House, Hastings. wireless Sussex, on March 13, 1928, and through to the Water Police here Jeft estate in this Colony sworn to meet the vessel outside the at $50,500 and estate outside the harbour. Colony valued at £10,610 168, 3d. The Water Police immediately Re-scaling of probate has been did as requested, and at 9 o'clock granted to Mr. D. J. Lewis, at- this morning a Police launch torney of Emily Marshall (sole sighted the "Tean" off Cheung executrix), of The Elms, No. 6, Warham-road, South Croydon, Surrey, which is also the address fof the decensed Indy. The will
was made on Aug. 13, 1925.
The Hon. Manuel Quezon.
Το .. her nephew, Mr. C. S. Baker, the deceased lady bequeathed £1.000: to her niece. Vera H. Clarke, £600: and to H. T. H. Ellis £200! the balance going to the sister who is acting as executrix.
CHIANG RETURNS.
| NATIONALIST LEADER OFF
TO NANKING.
PEACE IN CAMP?
Shanghai, To-day.
eral Chien Ta-chun, the garrison commander of Shanghai, Mayor S. Z. Chang Ting-fan and Wun King, foreign commissioner, are
Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and giving him a dinner at the foreign Mr. T. V. Soong. (Nationalist bureau to-morrow night while the Finance Minister, who came to Chinese merchants and bankers Shanghai yesterday morning), are leaving to-day to return to Nanking.
and industrialists also are planning|
a separate party.
"Nothing to Say.".
from
the
They are accompanied by Mr.
Shih-tseng-Reuter.
Mr. Quezon wirelessed to news-Chang Chiang-kiang and Mr. Li paper correspondents steamer this afternoon stating:!
[Note: Towards the end of "Nothing to say," but the Chinese last week, Mr. Chang and Mr. Li, officially undoubtedly are planning two of the leaders of the Nation- an unofficial discussion with Mr.alist moderate politicians, left Quezon pertaining to certain out-Nanking with three car-loads of standing questions relating to documents to express their dis- Chinese immigration in the Philip approval of Chiang Kai-shek's flirting with the extremist (or so-
pines.
PRINCE GEORGE.
Dr. C. T. Wang, the Minister of called Cantonese) clique at the Foreign Affairs, of the Nationalist fifth plenary session.] Government, informed the "Tri- bune" correspondent that he plon- ned to see Mr, Quezon but disavow- ed intention of discussing any diplomatic questions which. Dr. Wang declared, must be discussed with the State Department at Washington,
Immigration.
OFF TO JOIN H.M.S. "DURBAN."
London, Yesterday, H.M. the King's youngest son,
George, sailed from
Both were
Cul With a Knife. Mr. Eloriaga was wounded in the upper portion of the left shoulder and a small cut in the wrist of his left hand. The injuries were in-l flicted by a big fan-knife in the His injuries hand of Mr. Nueno. are not considered serious.
Mr. Nueño and Mr. Eloriaga are under the personal care of Doctors Franco and Jose Reyes, respective iy.
The direct eause of the fight was
CAPT. E. P. HISTED, commanding the s.8.. "Tean," which was the victim of a piracy scare at Hoihow. Full story is published above,
Upon his arrival in Shanghai Prince Senator Manuel Quezon said that Southampton yesterday for Quebec Chau Island. The launch imme- |-
to the councillor-elect to abstain
he planned to hold no convorsa- on the Canadian Pacific liner "Em-
Nationalists con- press of Australia" to take up his diately got alongside and the the order by the sergeant-at-arms tions with the
15 interpreter in police boarded the vessel.. ccruing Chinese immigration to the appointntent
The "Tean" was taken through from smoking within the session Philippines, reports to the contrary French to the American and West notwithstanding.
Indies station and attached to the harbour to the quarantine room of the house., Mr. Nueno was off Stonecutters occupying a seat in a reserved scc- He declared that the insular H.M.S. "Durban."-British Wire-anchorage legislature was not authorised to less Service.
Island, where the police carried tion of the room, in company of two, out a thorough search of all pas other councillors, Jose Guevara, and consider the matter and that
sengers and their property; as Segundo Agustin, and Miguel Washington was the proper source Stimson's administration and that well as every likely place on the Gozon, secretary to the city, board. with which to take up the revision the prospects of continued her ship where arms could be con- of the immigration laws sought by mony were good.
Told to Stop Smoking. Discussing the American prest-cealed, but nothing was found, Detalls to Others.
dential campaign, he said he felt
Passengers Held. Senator" Quezon appeared to be that both parties nominated their
However, it was decided to de-
the Chinese.
He was seen smoking a cigar by:
NATIVE STATES.
THE HARCOURT BUTLER COMMISSION.
IMPORTANT REFORMS.
A LEGAL POINT.
COUNTER-CLAIM CANNOT BE "SPLIT."
PUISNE JUDGE'S DECISION. London, Yesterday. Simultaneously with the Símon
Basing his decision on the find- Commission's enquiry in regard to British India, it is possible that the ing of Mr. Justice Gompertz, Mr. claims of the subjects of Native Justice Jacks (Puisne Judge) gave his decision in a Summary States may come into prominence. Court case this morning on a A committee headed by Sir legal point involving the splitting Spencer Hurcourt Butler, establish of claims.
ed to investigate relations between Mr. A. el Arculli appeared for| the Princes and the Government in Tsang Shing. trading as Tsang India, made its investigations in Shing Kee, sub-contractor, of No. India and returned to Britain in 14. Fook Sau-lane, who sued the | April..
Wing On Lung contractors, of
A number of the Princes later. Na. 29, D'Aguilar-street, for left for Britain to submit their case ($861.30, for balance for work to the Commission in London. done. Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for
It is now announced that an All- the defence.
+
India States Subjects Organisation Mr. Lo counter-claimed for
fe sending In September a deputa- damages alleged to have been
tion, composed of Dewan Bahadur suffered by his clients through the flag was finally hauled down and Ramchandra Rao, Professor Abh-sub-contractor_breaking a verb-handed, over to the Burgomaster The total damages of Amsterdam for safe keeping yanker, Amrit Lal, and D. Sath, al contract.
which hopes to obtain a hearing by were put at $1,559.20 from which, until 1992.
the Butler Commission on certain when Mr. Areulli's client's claim The Games were carried out of $861.30 was deducted, the with the minimum of regrettable
subjects.
It is anxious that it should be counter-claim was put at $697.90- incidents and the friendliest
an essential part of any rearrange- ment between the States and Gov- ernment of India that the States which have not fallen into line with
Part Waived.
spirit.-Reuter.
In other words, Mr. Lo wished (Continued on Page 7.)
to set-off Mr. Arculli's claim by and then deducting $861.30 claiming $697.90. Mr. Arculli the popular reforms carried out in argued that Mr. Lo would then be SLAP FOR LOCARNO ! British India should be compelled counter-claiming for $1,559.20, an
to do so.
amount exceeding the Summary Meanwhile some of the most im-Court limit of $1,000. Mr. Lo portant States, including Mysore, differed. His contention was Baroda, Travancore, Cochin, that having used a part of the al- Hyderabad and Rajkot, have deteged damages as set-off, he was clined to support the movement counter-claiming for less Headed by the Maharajah of Patiala $1,000.
than
GERMAN VIEWS OF RHINE
MANOEUVRES...
HUSSARS & FRENCH ARMY.
Berlin, Yesterday. "A slap in the face of Locarno"
pressing the claims of the. Princes His Lordship quoted Mr. Justice is the description given by the before the Butler Commission-Gompertz as saying, in a similar "Frankurter Zeitung" following the
Reuter.
AIR TRAGEDY.
MACHINE LANDS AMONG SPECTATORS.
FOUR KILLED,
Amsterdam, Yesterday. Four persons were killed at an aviation display near Maastricht, when a machine landed among the spectatora-Reuter.
FAIR WEATHER.
TYPHOON MOVING ON JAPAN.
W. or variable winds, moderate, to light. fair, is the official fore cast until noon to-morrow..
ease, that a counter-claim cannot report that the Huasars are to par- be split so that a portion is used ticipate in the French Rhineland as a defence to the original claim manoeuvres.
(by way of set-off) and a portion The "Preussische Kreuz Zeitung" as the counter-claim.
says the incident "appears to jus-
His Lordship suggested that tify those who see in the Anglo- Mr. Lo, to put himself right, French naval understanding more could waive any amount of his than an agreement connected mere- counter-claim (to bring it within ly with sea warfare."-Reuter. the Court's jurisdiction) or bring
a fresh action against the sub-tion was at Inland Lot No. 694, contractor.
Police Called In,
Western-street, where plaintiff did some masonry for the contractor. Mr. La. replied that subject to The price was $3,400. Work reserving his rights, he was pre-began on Oct. 13, 1927. Flaintiff pared to say that he will defend was to be paid from time to time on the sub-contractor's (plain- and there was to be no time limit. tiff's) claim by itself. If he fail- Defendants
were to provide ed, and His Lordship found materials. Plaintiff also worked against him, judgment would be certain extras, said Mr. Arculli. given against the contractors He proceeded. until April 17, 1928. (defendants) for an amount in Then he was not paid according to respect of which there would be the contract.
Further, masonry.
no set-off. He, accordingly, waiv-
The typhoon which is now ed the sum of $559.20 in his work in a back lone valued at $7 of Naha moving E.N.E., severe. is less than 100 miles east counter-claim and, asking for no could not be done by plaintiff A de-set-off, he would counter-claim because water-pipes were being laid pression is shown over S.W
and plaintiff was thereby obstruct- for $1,000. China,
It will be recalled that at the ed. Plaintiff therefore stopped work.
The Figures, previous hearing Mr. Lo made
Mr. Arcull added, tor had "struck" work and forci-balance due, the sergeant-at-arms. The latter rooms. He was roughly and bodily allegations that the sub-contrac- Defendants refused to pay the bly prevented defendants from and, on April 23, aaked the Police went over to his beat to inform him thrown out of the door.
Outside the session chamber, the engaging another sub-contractor to drive plaintiff's man AWAY to the Secretariat in good health, but said that he strongest man and he indicated tain four passengers who were that smoking was prohibited. To felt tired. He said that ho would that he believed that religion was unable to give a satisfactory ac- this, according to information, Mr. two grappled and blows were freely to carry on, that defendants had Plaintiff went not enter strenuously into politics destined to play a big part in the count of themselves, and these, Nueno replied that there were exchanged. After being struck in to incur considerable legal ex- for Chinese Affairs but no settle-
were also the chin, jaw and mouth, the coun- upon arriving at Manila. He plane campaign, despite the statements together with the man who caus- others near him who
guards to eject plaintiff's work-present action. to consider party and legislative of the leaders to the contrary,
Independence. matters generally, but will leave
ed the scare with the toy pistol smoking. Among these were a re- lllor-elect, it is stated, whipped out pense in seeking armed Policemant could be arranged-hence the were taken ashore for inquiry.
prosentative and an American bé-a knife and blindly wielded it men, and to pay $189.20 for, the cording to plaintiff,was as fol-
He was, services of the guards.
|lows: detalls to others.
He expressed a bellef that, ré-
Work done
$8,898.00 The toy pistol, a "China Mail" Jeved to be an officer on the stiam against his adversary.
Plaintiff's Case. The Quezon party was met at gardless of who was elected, the
Owing to a misunderstanding Extras the boat by representatives of the Philippines were destined to re-reporter was informed this morn ship "Sandviken. They were toldest thrusts due to the quickness of Nationalist Government.
(ceive within three years a definite ing, was one which could be used of the rules by M. Eloriaga, who, Mr. Elorlaga. Mr. Eloriaga receive on another point, hearing had}·
Mr. Arcul for firing blank cartridges, and after having to done, approached
was awarded costs of the ad-Less amounts pafd (in--- to Manila, will urge the Filipinos He held that, despite the Democrato all appearances looked like the once more My Nucno with the ordered the wound as he was backing been adjourned.
that he stop smoking, an
Other employees in the house and because he had been cluding $71.20 for rice to continue the co-operation he tic plank declaring for indepen- real thing.
Throughout the voyage to If appears that Mr. Nueno pro companions of Mr. Nueno Intervent Jourrent buy a letter from supplied by contractor pledged at the time Governor-Gen-dence, Smith, if elected, would be
to plaintiff). eral Stimson was appointed. He unable to carry it out because Hong Kong, special precautions Yoked the sergeant-at-arms who ed and prevented what otherwise Mr. Lo said he felt that the islanders were public opinion at present is oppos were taken to guard the bridge evidently losing hid temper, forcibly might have proved a very serious
froin any attack.
efected Mr. Nueno from the session-clash. "highly satisfied" with Governor-od."-Associated Press.
Senator Quezon, upon his return statement as to their future atatas.
however, unable to land his hard-
against a wall,
In opening his case to-day, Mr. Arculli eald that the work in quesil.
The account, ac-
149.50.
$1,542.50
2.681.20
Balance claimed
861.80