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IN
MOUNT ETNA'S ® ERUPTION
U. S. PRESIDENTIAL K.O.S.B. PRIVATE & CHATER - RD. MOTOR RUSSIAN PRINCES'
“LANDSLIDE”
BIG VICTORY
REPUBLICANS CARRY THE DAY
SOLIDLY
WOMEN ELECTED
New York, Yesterday.
SERGEANT
SERIOUS CHARGE
ALLEGATION OF STABBING ABOARD TRANSPORT
HIGH SEAS AFFAIR
Private James Boyle (28), of the The newspaper comments rafer King's Own Scottish Borderers, la
to the unprecedented, political land- at present in police custody and will
slide and to vote.
CLASH
PROPERTY
SCRAMBLE IN PUBLIC VEHICLE STAND
I'LL BREAK YOUR CAR MORE INJUNCTIONS 100 ART OBJECTS PREVENTED FROM BEING AUCTIONED
WILFUL DAMAGE ALLEGED
"Indian devil, I'll break your car!" In the witness box in the Summary
SEVERAL SOLD
THREE EDITOR PRISON.
ACCOUNT OF A RACE "UNPRECEDENTED” "DISRESPECT" TO OFFICIAL'S¦. BEEFY THIGHS,
PAPER PUNISHED FOR 15 DAYS
Disaster has befallen three editora Encouraged by the success of of a Canton vernacular paper which
Bela, Yesterday.
GREAT BRITAIN'S PARLIAMENT
MORE FERMENT.
VILLAGES AND FARMS BEING | LABOUR PARTY MAKE ANGRY
WIPED OUT
PROTESTS
POPULATIONS EVACUATED
THE "COMPROMISE”
London, Yesterday. The Java which has reached The House of Lords, yesterday
Catania, Yesterday.
an unusually dry have to face a serious charge of the Court this morning, Gulam Mohamed. Prince Cotrò Many other Russten made the mistake of saying that a Mascali, has destroyed houses, fas- evening agreed to the Address,
straw and now threatens Giarre several days..
Mr. Baldwin's motion that the
high Government official ran ignobly attempted murder of a Non-Commis owner and driver of public motor refugees to-day sought and obtain in a race in the 11th Kwangtung, ed iron on the railway bridge like which the Commons will debate for The "World," the leading democra- sioned Officer on board II.M. Trans-cars, said that those were the words ed an injunction from the Berlin provincial atheltic meeting. tic organ, wishes Hoover "health, port "Somersetshire" whilst the veš.
a Chinese driver used when the lat-Court to prevent the auction of a General Wong Shin-hung, head of from which the authorities have!
the Kwangat Government, was the strength and good fortune" and "con-sel was on the high seas.
The "Somersetshire" arrived here ter wilfully backed his car to cause hundred objects which they claim winner. The race was for officials, ordered evacuation together from Government should take up all pri- gratulates Smith on his gallantry |
as their property," which, therefore In Its account on Friday afternoon last with drafts damage to that belonging to him, will be withdraws, except certain in Chung Fo" referred to Mr. The principal lava stream has was adopted in the Commons to-day on Saturday, the four of the surrounding villages. vate members' time until Easter against insuperable odds."
The democratic "New York for the 2nd Batt. King's Own Scot-Gulam Mohamed.
articles already sold, including Wong Chit, the Commissioner of destroyed the war memorial (just by 174 to 136 votes, after angry Times" admits Hoover's remarkable tish Borderers and the Royal Artil- ability as a practical politician and lery for Hong Kong, also a number The Indian was suing Mr. Kwok furniture made for Eugen Beau- Education, as being handicapped by unveiled) in the parish church and opposition and protests.
of Officers, and the 1st Batt. the Lam-ying, of No. 363, Des Voeux- harnale and bought by an English an abundance of flesh accumulated several houses in Mascali and is Mr. Ramsay MacDonald especial- portunity to prove that he is not 'Norfolk Regiment, on passage from road Central for $65 damages, being dealer for £3,000 and six Gobelin through preference for study over, threatening the railway bridge be-y protested against the Govern
evercise! merely a practical engineer but a Egypt to Shanghai, where they join $30 for a new mudguard, $15 for re-tapestries sold for 45,000.
pairs to axle and $20 for loss of hire The auctioneers. deposited the full-rounded man equal to the the North China Command.
money received therefor In Court that he took part at all.
Mr. Wong Chit, however, denies great tnak laid upon him at home! Both Private Boyle and the injur- on three days.
pending the final decision as to
The report complained of also ed N.C.O. Sergeant Kerr, were in
contained sketchy references to The Republican Herald and the draft sent out from. Home to
ownership.
beefy thighs and running shorts, join the K.0.S.B., here in Hong the election Я "triumph of reason over emotion" Kong. The affray between Private and says that Smith's gesture to- Boyle and Sergeant Kerr was alleg wards prohibition reform was seen ed to have occurred on October
suggests that he now has an op-.
and abroad.
Tribune", calls
"Never Again"
Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios was for plaintiff and Mr. Frank X. 'd'Almada for defendant.
Leading Cases
Mr. Remedios explained that de- fendant was sued as owner of car about one day out of Colombo. 120 when the "Somersetshire" was No.. 497 which was driven by defen-
Police In Charge
dant's employee. Two well-known
to be only a gesture, and that the injection of a religious issue into
leading cases, were quoted by Mr. the campaign by the Democrats It has not been possible to ascer-Remedios to support his contention was an egregious blunder.
tain the cause of the trouble, but that the defence could not plead that from what could be gathered from defendant's driver had gone beyond In announcing his expectation the local police, who are now inter- the pale of his employment in will- never again to compete for public rogating witnesses, Private Boyle office, Smith declared: "I am happy was alleged to have stabbed Ser- and content to conclude overageant Kerr, who was so seriously In quarter of a century of public fared that he had to be taken ashore
life."
fully causing damage.
The case for plaintiff, who called other drivers to support his version, was that at 2 p.m. on Aug. 28, hie at Colombo and immediately rushed car was fifth in the public stand in Women Elected
off to hospital. Private Boyle was Chater-road, outside the Hotel New York City has elected a placed under restraint on board the Savoy. Defendant's occupied fourth
on to Hong position. woman for Congress. She is the troopship and taken Republican, Miss Ruth Pratt. Kong.
In accordance with instructions Mr. Hanna McCormick, of Chi- On arrival of the "Somersetshire" of the Traffic Department, each car engo, was also eleced t for Con- here on Friday afternoon, Private moved up as its predecessor obtain- gress. She is a daughter of Mark Boyle was brought ashore and deed a fare. Hanna (Ohio) the senator who is 'tained by the Military authorities un-
Question of Priority credited with having made til yesterday when he was handed)
The third car, plaintiff alleged, McKinley president in 1896, by his over to the police, who now have left the rank. Car No. 497 (belong- political ability.
charge of the case.
ing to defendant) then manoeuvred Mrs. Ruth Owen {Democrat, It is learned that latest informato get into third position and plain- Florida) daughter of the Inte tion received here from Colombo tiff also moved to get into fourth. | W. J. Bryan was also elected to gave the gratifying news that Ser- At that time, car No. 874 came up Congress,
geant Kerr was now out of danger from Wanchai and was beckoned by of losing his life, and is in fact re- defendant's driver to annex fourth The stock market on the first covering rapidly. He should be able position. Accordingly, plaintiff, after election session opened with, to make the trip to Hong Kong maintaining that defendant's driver had given up his priority to the new arrival, moved his car (No. 102). into third position,
an
Market Sound
advance of practically all soon.
stocks.
"Staggering"
The Intest results confirm staggering proportions, of Hoover's majority.
The auction was concluded, and realised over £100,000.—Reuter.
ICE HOUSE STREET SENSATION
The subdued excitement evi- dent among the stock and share-broking habituees of Ice House-street during the past few days is now, in part, ex- plained.
It appears that a prominent ,broker was committed to prison on Monday at Victoria Joll failing the satisfaction of a judgment antimons against him.
He was released yesterday. Startling developments are ‚foreshadowed g
The debtor was Mr. Harry Odell" and the creditor: Mr. Felix M. Ellis. Judgment for about $70,000 arose from trans- actions dating back to the big slump in the summer of 1925.
The matter was settled by a set-off, the debt having been satisfied through assignment to Mr. Odell of another 'large debt, due by Mr. Ellis" to a party in Macao, who transfer- red his papers of claim to Mr. Odell,
This, plaintiff also alleged, was the Governor Al Smith sent to his sucresented by defendant's driver who
cessful rival, Mr. Hoover.
used the threatening words mention- For the first time since Grant Raskob has issued the statement ed his car (No. 497) on to plafa-
Smith's campaign manager, Mr. ed and then twice deliberately back- DR. TO YING-KWAN took Richmond, after the Civil War, Florida and Texas and per gallantly and cleanly for the prin-age complained of.
that "the Democratic Party fought tiff's front, thereby causing the dam- LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
* GRANTED haps even Virginia have abandon- ed Democratic allegiance.
ciples in which it believes. The landslide has likewise crush verdict of the people has been given, ed the so-called "Farm Revolt" by and in accordance with Democratic carrying away every North-West-principles we cheerfully accept the ern State over the whole agricul-will of the majority."
The
The case is proceeding.
VAGRANCY
LOCAL ESTATE OF $16,800.
Arrest at Restaurant
tween Catania and Messina. The ment taking days for such bille as other stream, advancing upon An-that of the Wireless and Cable, nuntiata, has wiped out several which he described as of supreme importance and upsetting the old farma.
national policy that the nation Likely To Continue
should control the means of com According to seismological ex-
munication, especially imperial.. perts the eruption of Mount Etna, Mr. Wedgwood Benn resumed the However, the article appeared on which started mildly on the 5th debate on the Address, and demand- Saturday morning. On Tuesday Inst, has now gained unprecedented information as regards Britain's afternoon, a dozen detectives lay in ed proportions both as regards obligation towards France. wait at the entrance of a restaurant violence and quantity,
Debate In The Lords. whither three of the "Yin Cheung eruption is likely to continue, with In the House of Lords, Lord Po's" Editors had been invited to much damage to the countryside. Thomson (Labour) proposed a take refreshments by a man who Many townships have been evacu-motion to the effect that the Anglo- "wished to avail himself of their ated. Mascali has been totally des-French Naval Agreement constitut- great influence in publishing a troyed, but ita 10,000 Inhabitants ed a grave setback to the cause of were evacuated. Giarre with 20,000 disarmament, and demanded what small magazine."
The lava
STOLEN GOODS
THE CASE AGAINST A RECEIVER
The Editors were arrested and de- is seriously threatened.-Reuter. tained in custody. Bail was not granted even on the application of the Chief Editor.
About ten o'clock the same night, while the literary staff were engag- jed in bringing out the next morn- ing's issue, Police visited the. paper's premises to announce that publication was prohibited for fl teen days as punishment.
"The "Yin Cheung Po" was for The merly noted for its tirades against the "China Mail" and its English contemporaries in Hong Kong,
were Britain's commitments to France.
Lord Cushendun denied conceal- ment or secrecy in the transaction, as Japan, Italy, and the United States had been notified two days after the agreemont had been reach- ed. He admitted that If the APPEAL TO MAGISTRATE
"malicious rumours and innuendos" regarding British and French Earlier this week Mr. R. Intentions could have been fore- Lindsell sentenced a Chinese to five seen, the text would have been pub- months hard labour for receiving lished but in his opinion the state- stolen property-over 500 lbs if ment were so utterly wild that tin foil-from thieves who stole they would soon be forgotten. the metal from the Hop Yik Fac- Therefore, it was decided to await tory, Causeway. Bay.
the views of other Powers. He Two of the thieves were sen-declared that there were no commit tanced, on October 25, to two ments of any sort with France and months and three months hard there never had been: We are Inhour, respectively, whilst a third under no obligations as regards the man who was charged with them French view anent trained reser was discharged because of insuffivists, which is also the view cient evidence of receiving, It be of practically all military nations Wan Kwal, a contractor living ing shown that this man was mere of the Continent. We find it per- at No. 3, Kal Yoe-road, reported ly the convicted receiver's em-fectly hopeless to try to get them
the police that at 4.10 this ployee. morning he was awakened by the
ito
DARING THEFT
THREE ARMED ROBBERS' EARLY CALL
open.
PROPERTY STOLEN
The United
to adopt our view that limitation When the receiver, Wong Yan-of land armaments must be very door of his house being forced cho, was sentenced to five months' partial probably ineffective unless
jall, he collapsed in the dock in a trained reserves are included.
The replies from Italy, Japan and As he got up to investigate, three swoon, and his olicitor, Mr. Leo
secured stay of the United States were all court- men rushed in. One of the in-d'Almada, sen., truders brandished a dagger, 'a execution of the sentence for the cous and friendly, second carried an iron bar, whilst purpose of considering an appeal States suggested keeping the door
open for discussions, which sug-. the third had a. revolver.
against the sentence. He was seized and ordered not This morning when the case was gestion Britain had been consider- Dr. To Ying-kwan, the well- to move. He struggled, however, again called before Mr. Lindselling since the Naval compromise had
failed. known medical practitioner of No. whereupon he was struck on the Mr. d'Almada said that he had
We are back to the status quo ASKS POLICE FOR A BED FOR 15, Babington-path, who died at the head with the iron bar and stun- been instructed by the accused's and therefore there is no setback The Republican victory, entailing
family not to proceed with the apto disarmament but failure and dis- THE NIGHT
Lage of 46 on Aug. 21, left estate ned,
in Hong Kong sworn under $16,800. Then, together with two fokis who pest. However, he asked leave to appointment. 5 More Votes for Smith
presentation, means that Hoover as A British subject, named John $16,300.
were sleeping on the premises, address his. Worship on the sen Some other way must be found. He left no will. Letters of ad-Wan was bound and gagged, and tenes passed on his client, which It the compromise had succeeded It now appears that Rhode Is. President will have the support of a Roberts, was this morning charg land, with five votes, should be Congress controlled by Republicans, ed before Major C. Willson, O.E.E., ministration have, accordingly, been they were bundled into a cubicle Mr. d'Almada suggested was very the Washington Agreement would
granted to the widow, Mrs. To (nee where they were held prisoners. Bavere.
have been "extended and therefore. credited to the Democrats bringing and Coolidge's small majority of 86 with vagrancy.
According to a report, Roberts Liu Heung-nug of No. 2b, Dragon- The robbers carried out a· Bys- up the total to 65 and correspond- will be augmented sufficiently to
He pointed out to Mr. Lindsell there would have been increased tematic search of the place, re- that there was no tittle of evidence, diearmament. ingly reducing Hoover's total to permit Hoover to dominate both the went to the charge-room at about terrace, Causeway Bay.
Senate.
MR. C. F. NICOLAS
'Lord midnight last night and asked for
maining for about 20 minutes. to connect his client directly or in-
Thomson withdrew -his Re-sealing of probate of the will¦ Then a neighbour knocked on the directly with the robbery... The motion and the House of adjourned. Hoover "Saluted"
a night's lodging. When he was}
only evidence that had been-Reuter... Mr. Hoover received his first searched, he had only $1.50 on his of the late Mr. Charles Frederick door.
Nicolas, of No. 66, Whitworth This frightened the robbers, who brought against the accused was Presidential salute at Paloalto last person.
tural "west.
So far, Hoover has 217 million votes and Smith 12% millions,
402.
The final electoral voto will probably be approximately 444 for Hoover and 87 for Smith.
Republican Control
a largely increased Republican re-
14.
Franklin Roosevelt. (Democrat) 'night, when an aeroplane hired by Roberts, who did not disclose Crescent, Bitterne Park, Southamp-hurriedly departed leaving the that the goods had been taken to and Ottinger (Republican) are still Stanford University students new where he had come from told the ton, who died on April 29, has been house by the kitchen door. They, him at & ar on October 18, and ways arose was that but for re- ceivers larcenies would be fewer. contesting the Governorship of over his house and dropped twenty- Magistrate that before coming to granted to Mr. T. L Christie of had, however, collected property he had bous. ft. New York State, the former hav- one "bombs." These bombs explod- Hong Kong, he had arranged to Chartered Bank of India, Australia and money valued at $825.50, which It was true that he had paid as Therefore the law required that a
& China, Hong Kong, attorney of they carried away with them, ing a small lead, and is expected ed in the air while Hoover, who had stay with a friend in Garden-road the widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Nicolas,
tow as only 40 cents per catty of receiver should be regarded as a the metal and had afterwards re- bigger offender than the thief.. win.-Reuter's American Service. come from his bed on to the On arrival here, he went to the the executrix. *...
sold it to the Talching firm at Yau- However, in view of Mr. London, Yesterday. verandah to acknowledge the con-house and found it empty...
Estate in Hong Kong has been America's tradition "from lag gratulations of the students, was Not knowing where to find his sworn under $6,900 Deceased water, two bedrooms, and kitchen, even so, when. It was considered port of that plea, he would reduce Houses containing a bath, hot mat! at a much high Ögure but, d'Almada's plea and Mr. Lo's aup- cabin to White House" is maintain-thanking the youths, who were friend, and not having anywhere left net personalty in Britain
with a garden, let for 65. a week that the two convicted thieves were the sentence to three months' hard ed by the election of Hoover, the carrying torchlights and accom-to go, he left his luggage at the valued at £6,847-13-2, Quaker and austere prohibitionist, panied by a brass band for their Bay View Police Station and then
Inclusive,, are being provided at only sentenced to two and throa labour, Carlisle for tenants from slum months, respectively, Mr. d'Almada Mr. d'Almada asked that the sen- respectfully submitted that the tence be dated back to the time of penalty meted out to his client was accused's arrest, remarking that
Le was a very feeble man. severe,
who started life as a 'newsboy and well-meant demonstration.
became a very successful business- man, standing in Republican eyes! for a continuance of prosperity.
Changing Fortunes
"knocked about Wanchai! Falling |
STRONG · REPRESENTATIONS. MADE TO PORTUGUESE
STATEMENT IN COMMONS
London, Yesterday.
areas,
to meet anyone he knew, he decid- SEVERE SENTENCE In New York State Smith was ed, when it got late, to come to leading at an early hour, but later town and ask the police for a bed
He added that he was being sup Mr. Lindsell decided to date the - It is generally conceded that the Hoover gained the advantage. When for the night. women's vote was largely respon- Hoover finally carried Smith's home The Magistrate asked why
Lobito Bay, Portuguese West Africa, ported by Mr. Hing-shing Lo, coun-, sentence from October 25, the date. and regarding the severity of his sel for the prosecution, in his ap-on which the two thieves were sen- sible for the aweeping victory and state, his victory became a certainty, Roberts did not try to get accom
sentence, which was 360 days implication to the Magistrate to make tenced, was at least due to the popularity and even the leading Democratic modation for the night in a board-
prisonment and a fine of £18 or a such reduction of the sentence as on the question of return of the of college-bred Mrs. Hoover, whom paper, the "World," conceded it to Ing house, a bott Hoover met when both
further 60 daya' imprisonment,
property to the Hop Hee Factory, were him. Mr. Charles Hills, a Re- Roberts replied that he had got
he thought fit." A question was asked, in the House Mr. Lockor Lampson, Under-Secre Mr. Lo said that the syidence no Mr. Leo d'Almada, Jun, at the students at the university, he pay-publican National Committeeman, into difficulties in Hong Kong dur- ing his way by selling newspapers telegraphed congratulating Hoovering the 1925 strike and owed money of Commons, as to what action the tary for Foreign Affaire, replied doubt justified the accused's con- last hearing opposed on behalf of and acting as laundry agent. on ble election when this result be to both the Seamen's Institute and Government were taking with the that the British Ambassador at viction, but in spite of the rule the Talching firm, an application
The completeness of the victory came known, hi
the Sailors Home, consequently he Portuguese Government regarding Lisbon had addressed strong repre- that if there were no receivers by Mr. Lo for an order for the re- is indicated by the respective Other Democratic strongholds, could not get accommodation at the delay which had taken place in sentations to the Portuguese Govern there would be no thieves, be would turn of the metal to fils clients
Mr. Brower,
ment on the 3rd instant, and the associate himself with Mr. without payment to Taiching numbers of the electoral votes. As such as Virginia, Florida, and either place. He added that he holding the trial of
amship “Clan Portuguese Government had promis- d'Almada's plea for one reason. This morning, however, Mr. the votes of the electoral college, Texas, also transferred their sup was sure he would be able to second officer of the
Immediate Investigation by tele- That was the fact that the accus- d'Almada said that, he had con- total 681, Smith has established a port to Hoover, though at an early secure accommodation with friends Lamont,
ed had had a good record asidered the matter and had advis new low record in the number of hour Smith was ahead in the coun- during the course of to-day, and
Lampson aded that as member of the Force for
ed his « clients that the Democrat votés polled-Reuter. try districts of Texas. While the naked to be given an opportunity
the first few days
therefore would. majority of the fanfe's Democratic to try. He promi
the rest, was detained in
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