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HOOVER LEADING
U.S. PRESIDENT ELECTION '
MANY WOMEN VOTE :
Republicans Piling up Very Significantly
GOVERNOR "AL" SMITH TOP IN NEW YORK
Up to 10 o'clock last night in New York, Mr. Herbert Hoover's election as President of the U.S.A. was deemed imminent "unless an unexpected reversal.occurred."
tremendous whirlpool of ballot papers.
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HOW TO SPITE THE GOVT.
PAKKAI FIRES POLICE TO GO WITHOUT WINTER UNIFORMS ?
100 PEOPLE HOMELESS
Pakkai, Kongmoon, Yesterday,
A. P. C. LADIES AT LOGGERHEADS
T
· ALLEGED ASSAULT MISS GLOVER & MRS. OLLERTON ISSUE CROSS SUMMONS
A DOCTOR'S CERTIFICATE
Arising out of an alleged assault les D.
A grass fire causing damage to on Saturday morning, the extent of $20,000 was caused by Glover and Mrs. J. Ollerton, both
MOPPING UP DELTA
PIRATES
DEFORMED LEADER COMPELLED TO FLEE TO NEARBY
ISLANDS
“FENCES" SHOT,
Pakkal, Kongmoon, Yesterday. General Heung, commander of the
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PIRATES CAUGHT
23 SHASI" SUSPECTS
MERE AMATEURS
Trapped Ringleader Betrays His Comrades
"OUTRAGE" PLANNED IN A HOTEL
á dispute between the local authori-employed in the Cables Department 12th division In the 4th Nationalist of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, Army, has launched plane for a tles and the natives. The grass
Piratically-inclined Chinese on the Yangtze River have much to at the Central Magistracy, this grew on hilly land belonging to the appeared before Mr. R. E. Lindsell concerted attack on the notorious
bandit stronghold of Ku Tau Moun- learn, it seems, from their brothers who infest the southern seas and Government but has always been morning, in cross-summonses. cut by the nearby inhabitants. How-
Miss Glover, the original cém-tains, an area of over a hundred the Canton Delta, for so soon after the outrage on the s.s. "Shaal" jever, the Sanwni magistrate issued
M. K. Lo, whilat Mr. P. M. Hodgson the sea. plainant, was represented by Mr. miles square and extending down to outside Hankow the arrest of twenty-three persons allegedly compli Was for Mrs. Ollerton.
The mighty political currents of 1923 have met at the polls in a an order to the effect that the grass must be left to his men so that the proceeds can provide the police with Reports from all over the country tell a story of unprecedented winter uniforms.
To show their defiance, the people interest in the elections; all previous records seem to have been sur-set are to the grass in an area of 20 passed. Women everywhere were prominent among the forty square miles so that the Govern- millions of citizens who recorded votes. This is computed to be the ment could not profit by the crop.
A Kerosine Lamp largest number who have ever exercised the elective franchise in the history of Democratic Government.
J
POLICEMEN BODYGUARD
Governor Smith accompanied by (addressed particularly to women) his wife, and surrounded by a was similarly wireleased over the bodyguard of 10 policemen, walked continent from the opposite coast,
New Era to the polls followed by the lenders
Speaking in his home
of his campaign to record his vote,
Damage to the extent of $30,000 was caused by a disastrous bon- flagration which broke out one evening here through a kerosine; lamp falling inside a milk hut.
In two hours, more than thirty' huts were destroyed, and the local Customs Surtax bureau and offices of the Texas Oil Co. were gutted. Two shops in the block were in volved.
The local fire brigade was im- town, posed possessing only one or two The popular governor was quick-Paloalto, Hoover declared that small hand pumps. The Kongmoon ly recognised by the cheering crowds women's participation in the elec-city brigade arrived about an hour to whose crles the hooters of taxi-tions had produced "a keener real-after the fire broke out and the cába and motor-ears and also tinisation of the Importance of public Customs pump also rendered assist- drums and mouth organs of the questions and had contributed to ance-Our own correspondent.
the street urchins added a welcoming higher national ideals ..
note.
Early Indications
The weather was very sunny and was popularly supposed to favour the Republicans.
women of to-day are alive more seriously to the effect of the elec- tion upon the home."
He alluded to the momentous may ture of the election, when the nation Hoover, with his customary tack-was entering a "new era of econo- tornity, refused to say 1 word mic and moral action."
PARLIAMENT
PRAISE FOR SIR MILES LAMPSON'S WORK
THE DEBATE
when he, his wife and two sons Smith's appeal followed immedi-
London, Yesterday. ately and he addressed his listeners arrived to vote at Paloalto.
Another notable voter was Lind- In a characteristically cheery and In the House of Lords, in the The address in- debate on the Address, Lord Par- bergh who flew from Mexico City intimate manner. to St. Louis to record his approval cluded an outline of his four terma moor and the Marquis of Salisbury of the Republican nominee. of Governorship of New York State. paid a tribute to the work of Sir
Miles. Lampson.
The bulk of the polling was con--Reuter's American Service.
cluded early, foreshadowing 4 speedy announcement of the re- ault.
It was soon apparent that Hoover
was overwhelming Smith in the
usually heavy Republican precincts i
districts of Texas.
Al. Smith la leading York State.
Votes For Hoover
Shanghai, To-day.
o'clock on Tuesday evening ("New
year.
THE VOTING
How the President Is Elected
3
instance, having two United States state its case, then. Senators and eleven members of the
the
Labour Amendments York Time") showed that Hoover House of Representatives, has a
London, Yesterday. had secured 243 of the electoral
The Labour Party has decided total electoral vote of 18. As there votes. Reuter,
are all-told 96 United States sen- upon two official amendments to the Favouring Hoover
ators and 435 members of the House address in reply to the speech from New York, Yesterday,
of Representatives in the 48 states the Throne, one dealing with un- Indications at 10 p.m. (Tuesday) point to the election of Hoover of the Union, the total number of employment and the industrial situa- Altion, the other with the Anglo- unless an unexpected reversal oc- presidential electors is 631.
The "Compromise" in traditionally Republican majority of these, or 266, is required French naval agreement.-Reuter.
to elect president, as well as a
The British wireless telegrams,
The Electoral College
He summoned a meeting of dele- On the application of Mr. Hodg son, his Worship fixed hearing gates of the Defence Corps of ad- of the case for Tuesday afternoon fecent towns (the volunteer militia next ut 2.16. The charges were having been recently converted into Defence Corps under the adminis Mr. Lo made reference to a doc-tration of the Rehabilitation Com. missioner of the West River region).
denied on both sides."
·
"USE DISCRETION("
cated is reported.
They were all having a good time in hotels, brothels and places of amusement.
An arrested leader, "under pressure," gave information which led to the apprehension of others who, in turn, betrayed further members of the gang. The authorities hope to have all the pirates in
The Defence Corps were asked to safe keeping by to-morrow. The Garrison Commander has charge Act as a second line in a grand of the prisoners, dssault and to guard all avenues of
Lescape while the regular troops
htinted the robbers..
Magistrate Rebabes Anted out boats of the Canton
Policeman
"Use a bit of discretion. If you arrested a few thieves it would be better."
This stern rebuke Was this morning addressed by Mr. RE Lindsell to a Chinese constable.
Navy, "Kong Tal" and "Kong Hung, have arrived with several armed launches to co-operate in the West River delta if necessary.
ALL HAVING A GOOD TIME
Hankow, To-day.
Shortly after these ghastly hap
As the result of smart work on peninge a strange launch came the part of the River Police 23 alongside the stationary vessel and It was also stated that a num- arrests have been effected in con- the pirates transferred the loot into ber of military aeroplanes will be nection with the "Shasi" piracy it, used in the attack.
case.
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Pirates' Complaint of No. 2, Police Station who
Acting on information received, They complained bitterly as to However, word reached the out- charged a Chinese fruit hawker for selling chestnuts contrary to laws, Hunchback Leung Yu, the one of the ring leaders was arrested the size of their haul, which was the provisions of his licence. lander, Bed from his den at Stu in a local hotel and under pressure said to have totalled only $15,000. Mr. Lindsell opined that chest Kong to the islands outside Gaemun gave information leading to the ap to $20,000 in money and valuables. prehension of several others who As soon as the pirates had made nuts from trees, as distinct from where he Immediately began to levy likewise betrayed their comrades, off the skipper had the anchor rais
"safe conduct money" from craft, water chestnuts, were fruits.
The constable tried to justify trading with ports on the southern resulting in a general roundup of ed, turned about, and put into Han-
A number is kow again. most of the gang. himself by pointing out that the coast of Kwangtung, such as Yeung- still at large but it is expected that. Mr. Henvis, the wounded Ameri chestnuts sold by the defendant kong, etc.
all will be in custody by to-morrow. can, was sent to hospital and ac- were cooked,
Two Hours' Battle
It appears that the Piracy was cording to a report his condition Mr. Lindsell retorted that that area an made very little differens dit is, expected that the proposal planned in a hotel in the Three la not considered dangerous.
Well Dressed Gang shipping merchants to con-S. A D. on Friday evening, the then administered the rebuke
strict watch tower at Ngung Kor gang consisting of ex-soldiers, lost? If worthy of note that bir quoted above.
will soon materialise to counteracters and ne'er-do-welle generally Henvis, who is employed by The hawker was discharged.
the activities of pirates in this part mostly hailing from Hunan and Messrs. Gale and Co., merchants
Szechuan,
and
of the Rue engineers, of the delts.
The amateurishness of the pirates Dautremer, French Concession, was A two-hours". pitched battle was is evident from the fact that proceeding on leave to: America for fought at Sze Kau, a town on the all were arrested in hotels, brothels the first time in eleven years. Sunning Railway one night when and places of amusement while en
According to information suppli- two hundred bandits tried to joying their ill-gotten gains instead ed by members of the "Shasi'e" break in.
of seeking fresh fields as more excrew the pirates were well-dressed,
the doctor as a witness.
subpoenaed.
the
tion.
His Worship granted the applica-River has been safe since. Our
own correspondent,
MOUNT ETNA
FLOW OF LAVA RE-STARTS
BIG FLIGHT
"SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA" IN JAVA
LEAVING FOR BURMA
Batavia, Yesterday.
from Haskow:--
returned.
tor's certificate Miss Glover had. Lord Salisbury 'expressed the He said that' immediately after the Government's gratitude for Sir M. alleged assault she went to Dr. Lampson's conduct of affairs under Durran at 11.15 a.m., on Saturday very difficult circumstances. It was last and was given a certificate of
The local Defence Corps résisted perienced raid would have done. impossible to exaggerate the diffi-injuries. This certificate, Mr. Lo
Both sides used modern The prisoners were handed over some in foreign clothes, and ap peared to hail, from various Pro- culties of the situation and the said, he understood that Mr. stoutly. The President of the United great skill with which he had sur-Hodgson was prepared to admit in weapons including machine-guns. to the Garrison Commander for of Massachusetts. Smith was lead-
peradoes are disbanded soldiers as four-year mounted them.
order to save the expanse of calling Reinforcements from neighbouring further trial after which their fate vinces. It is believed the des-
Defence Corps arrived and turned will be decided. Reuter.
a military identification disc was ing in the small districts in States is chosen for a
Labour Leader's Queries.
Quick Work
'discovared on the deck of the ves Georgia,
the tide by striking the robbers on Alabama and South term beginning on March 4 follow-
To Be Subpoenaed During the debate on the address
News of the piracy of the "Shaai" sel after their departure. Carolina, and the candidates were ing the general election, which is
Mr. Hodgson said that he could their rear and flanke.The robbers held in every state of the Union on in the House of Commons, Mr.
Launch Returns Reuter wired running neck to neck in the urban the first Tuesday after the first Ramsay MacDonald asked whether not definitely say that he would fled so precipitately that they had was first received in Hong Kong
Yesterday it was discovered that The Democrats are ahead in the Monday in November of each leap-the Anglo-French Agreement was accept the certificate, as he had to to leave behind their dead- and on Monday, when
the launch used in the "Shasi" alive or had been completely drop- consult his client first. He pro-wounded.
Pirates' Receivers Shot
The China Navigation Company's country districts.
Hoover is apparently leading 3!
The people do not vote directly ped, whether there had been a mised to let Mr. Lo know in good
Captain Mow Yung-ki shot two "Shasi" (Messrs. Butterfield and piracy is the B.A.T. launch "Old
Bill." for president, and in many states, further communication from Ame-time before the case came up for to 1 in Colorado and Kansas.
gentry" alleged to have acted as Swire, agents), which left here at hearing.
The launch was missed from her San Francisco, Yesterday.
Mr. Lo then applied for, leave to receivers of property stolen by 9.80 yesterday evening, was pirat moorings yesterday and. It was the names of the presidential candi rica thereanent, whether a reply had! Hoover is leading in the Middle dates of the various parties do not been sent to the American Note and
appear on the ballot. Instead, the whether there had been further subpena certain people, working in pirates and also to have attempted ed at 10.10 p.m. Just below the presumed, it had been commandeer. West and also in Texas.. +
in New people vote for presidential electors communications with France on the them on he would probably know to obtain the release of captured Seven-Mile Creek by pirates toed by the military but it has now
something of the affair. He under-pirates. Two other "fences" were the number of 82 who were travel- who are nominated by state cenven- subject.
Mr. Baldwin replied that stood from his client that the atti-shot by orders of Captain Mow at ling as passengers.
The Laodah's story is as follows: tions.
tude of these people was that they Kong Mél. Consequently, the pirate The raiders hardly gave the At about eight o'clock on Satur- Each state is entitled to as many Government knew that it was going did not wish to take part, and he gang bas lost their avenue of dis-
vessel time to get clear of the day evening five men boarded the A telegram from San Francisco Presidential electors as it has mem- to be censured as regards the Anglo-thought that, they could not be oral of their spoils and the majority | foreign Concessions before hold- launch, 'which was lying off the ing up passengers and crew at Third S. A.D. and forced the crew atutes that the returns up to 10 bera of Congress, California, for French Agreement, and, it would brought to Court without being fed abroad. Navigation on
the point of pistols.
at the platol-point to proceed. bo-`.
Concession, At the time of the outbreak the low the Japanese skipper, Capt. Archibald Cook, was where about 10 others boarded. on' the bridge with the pilot and Then they proceeded down-river quartermaster. Shots were heard and anchored below Seven-Mile below and immediately a number Creek,
After hours of waiting the "Sha-- of desperadoes rushed the "bridge and overpowered the captain, whom Bi" was observed approaching and they confined in his cabin,.. flashlight signals were interchang-
Capt. Cooke's wife and two chiled with the pirates.
The "Shas" anchored and the dren, who were accompanying him The lave stream from Mount Hurley, in the "Spirit of Avetra- in the vessel, were also bundled into, launch went alongside and took and Texas which normally are De- These 681 presidential electors The debate on the address, in re- Etna has been resumed and is lia," has arrived here and will the cabin, mocratic, and is also increasing his comprise what is known as the ply to the King's speech, opened in flowing toward Mascall. The in- loave for Burma to-morrow.---Reu- lead in Massachusetts, Rhode Is-"electoral college," an institution the House of Commons this after- habitants are hastily evacuating land and New York State to which which exists in name only, as its ᏅᏬᏘ. the Democrats looked for salvation, membera never meet, as a body. In
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Labour On the contrary, traditional Re- stead, the presidential electors of leader, criticised generally the publican states are nowhere in- each state, after having been elected policy of the Government. dicating a change of allegiance. by popular vote at the general elec- gard to foreign affairs, he condemn- tion, meet at their respective state ed especially the reservations re- The Women's Vote
capitals on the second Monday of garding the Kellogg Fact and the New York, Yesterday. The election festivities in New the following January, and cast Anglo-French naval compromise.
Mr. S. Baldwin, in the course of York to-night will be on a scale their ballots for prealdent and vice- unknown since prohibition was in- president separately. These must his reply, said the Government could troduced. All the night clubs are come from different states. Three not reply to an attack on their Transport Somersetshire has booked to capacity at $10 each cover, certificates of the vote cast by, the actions in regard to foreign relations arrived from Hong Kong.
Walhalyel, Yesterday, and the leading hotels are similarly presidential electors are made. Two until they had heard the full case
certificates are sent to the President of the opposition. While they had Transport The betting in Wall Street is of the Senate, one conveyed to heard Mr. MacDonald they had not HMS Stormalond" have salled
Washington, DC, by a messenger heard Mr. Lloyd George. It would for "Shanghai. to 1 on Hoover. The most specta who may be one of the electors, be discourtery to the Liberal Party Amay, Yesterday cular wager in that of the well and another sent by registered mall. to attempt to deal with criticism in H.M.S. "Titania and Submarines
ΕΚΔΟΤΗΣ motor-car manufacturer, - William Derant, who has bethe third certificate is delivered to these circumstances, for L3, L15, L19, L21 and LS3 have $1,000,000 on Hoover against the judge of the district court of Mr. MacDonald asked whether the sailed for Hong Kong British
the United States in the district in Government had no statensen," at all Naval Wireless, $200,000 put up by a group of pro-which is located the atate capital. to make on foreign affairs. minent Democrats Including Mr. On the second Wednesday of Feb
Premier a Reply Raskbb, who is Smith's manager and
ruary month after the electors The Premier replied that motor mariate. Bets of
have met in their respective states Government and publ €160,000:are quite commor
the vote la canvassed at the na- White Paper on the
(Continued on Part 7.)
(Continued on" Pagh
cura
Hoover is piling up very signific-vice-president of the United States from London and dated yesterday,
States.
ant majorities in Virginia, Florida
full
Just before Bmith's final "appeal "Hoover's - last word
stated:-
In Te
HOMES EVACUATED
Catania, Yesterday.
their homes-Reuter.
NAVAL MOVES
SUBMARINES ON WAY TO HONG KONG
The following Naval moves are reported
Shanghai, Yesterday
hire" and
TODAY'S DOLLAR
demand, to-da
closing rate of the dollar on
was 2/06/18
ter.
over 30 pirates with loot and bag- gage. The launch then went up- Ship Drifts. The "Shast," whilst the pirates river, and 80 got off below the [A telegram from Sydney, dated were engaged in their work of pill Japanese Concession on the Han- Nov. 4, stated:-Captain Hurley age, drifted, down the Yangtare kow side.
About 10 left at Buchlapong on and Flying Officer Moir who are with nobody in control. Eventual the Wachang side and the remain- dying from Australia to London ly the pirates released the skipper and back, and hope to make the sufficient time to allow him to ing five at Longwanmlao, on the outward trip in twelve days, took give instructions for the dropping off from Wyndham for Java to of the anchor...
Captain's Story day, bu
R.A.F. FLYERS
Han River.
They are flying a monoplane, the The first officer, who was the According to Capt. Cook, master "Spirit of Australia, equipped only other foreign officer, was also of the ss. Shasi, one hour after overpowered and had no time to leaving Hankow, pirates arrived with a 220 h.p. engine, and the sie offer any resistance, while the with Mausera and attacked the ter-plane of Lindbergh's Atlantis cabins of the four foreign passen bridge from both sides, firing as machine.
gers a French Naval officer, Mr. they came. The Captain was forced and Mrs. Pepper and Mr. Henry into his cabin, in which were his Henvis (the latter three all Ameri- wife and children. The cabin was can subjects)-were simultaneous ransacked and rings taken off his ly rushed.NE
{wife's fingers." The pirates, estim American Shot At
ated to number 80, were armed and The Naval officer and the several, well dressed youths appear, Peppers escaped unhurt, but Mred to be in charge, their ordera be Henvis, on opening his cabin door ing carried out with expedit was fired at at point-blan TAPEU
bona
EN BOUTE TO THE PHILIPPINES
LATEST MESSAGE-
Manilig-To-day.
A message from the four RAF, a bullet shattering a thi Byers. Bring from Singapore wia-In addition a Chinese member of |Jesselton says that they expect to the crew, was kliled by the pirat arrive at Puerto Princessa at noon while anothe
Restar
wounded.
got away with the compra steer chest con
ind valuables to then