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AN OPERATION ON AMBUSHED IN THE DIGGING FOR DEAD BANDITS ROUTED OUT TEN MEN AND TWO GERMANY'S TRADE TWO ARRESTS ON A
THE KING
DESERT
SUCCESS REPORTED FRENCH DISASTER
DIFFICULT STRUGGLE AHÉAD
SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT NOTED ÎN CONDITION
London, 8 p.m., Yesterday.
A
British Wireless message
staten:-
BODIES
TRAGIC FIRE
GENERAL, STAFF OFFICERS AND BIG OUTBREAK IN CHINESE
OTHERS KILLED
PART OF CITY
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR
Paris, Yesterday,
A. TWO-HOURS' FIGHT
A fire which resulted in at leasti one person being burned to death,
AT LAST!
WOMEN
KU TAU MOUNTAINS FORGERY CHARGE CAPTORS POISON VICTIMS TO WHERE "DUD" H.K. BANK NOTES
SPITE TROOPS
WERE FOUND.
RIVER. PIRATES HELD AT BAYİ
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
CASE OPENS
WITH CHINA OFFICIAL REPORT STATED TO EXCEED PRE-WAR FIGURES
RESTRICTIONS ELIMINATED
Berlin, Yesterday.
MURDER CHARGE
AFTER 10 MONTHS ECHO OF OUTRAGE ON STUDENT
IN. KENNEDY - ROAD ·
THE CRIME RECALLED
The echo of the foul murder in
Hearing was begun by Mr. R.-E. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy General Clavery, commanding the
Pakket, Tuesday.
The Foreign Affairs Committee of Kennedy-road on the night of this morning, of the casa in which Ainsefra District, along with Staff occurred in the early hours of this
Hundreds of casualties on both ten Chinese men and two women the Reichstag has ganctioned the February 22 last of a young Chin- A bulletin issued this afternoon Captains Pasquet and Debenne, two morning. in Upper Station-street, a sides, unfortunate captives done to are charged in connection with the Germano-South African trade and ese student, pained Fung Man-chiu,
also. the states that a slight improvement non-commissioned officers and a narrow thoroughfare in the Chin-death, and many of the outlaws recent discovery in Hong Kong of shipping agreements,
was heard in Mr., R. E, Lindsell's killed in combat was, in brief, then quantity of forged $50 banknotes the Panama and the German-Court at the Central Magistracy
agreement between Germany and in the King's condition, noticed party of foreign legionaries, while ese section of the city, which runs result of the Canton Government's of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Chinese trade agreement. this morning, is, maintained. returning from a tour of inspection from Hollywood-road to Taiping- grand assault on Ku Tau moun- Banking Corporation (1923 issue).
this morning when two Chinese,
Some purulent fluid round the in Algeria were ambushed in the de-shan.
tains, the pirate and bandit strong- Mr. F. H. Loseby appeared for
The Government spokesman point- both described as blacksmiths, were
buse of the right lung was remov-sert 10 miles south of the Colomb
hold which has shouted defiance at the first five accused, including one ed out that all restrictions as to charged with the murder of the
Germany's position compared with of the women. Mr. Lee d'Almada, | ed by puncture this morning and a Bechar Railway terminus.
inw and order for several decades.
Plans for the campaign were an- senior, was for one of the other men other countries in trade with China youth..
The accused were Leung Fong further drainage will be necessary.. After a fusillade. 16 horsemen
nounced recently in the "China (No. 8 accused); whilst another had been eliminated, The bulletin is signed by the five dushed forward and attacked, the
màn (No. 12) was represented by He said that Germany'a post (19), and Kam Lou-kwai (20), About 2,000 men from the 12th Mr. E. J. L. Grist. doctors. Hewelt, Whitby,, Buzzurd, general's, car; the, general, staff
The remaining war trade with China had exceed- Rolleston and Lord Dawson of officers and one non-commissioned
officer were killed immediately.
Penn.
There was a more hopeful feel ing at Buckingham Palace to-day,
were
How the fire started is not known at present, but it originated at No. 20, Upper Station-street, the ground floor of which is occupied by the Yuen Hing joss paper shop.
The outbreak was discovered at
Mail."
the
figures. The value of the goods address in Hong Kong is given as | exchanged with China, in 1927 had No. 29, Wing Fung-street, second
surpassed that of 1913 by 48 per floor. cent., and the first six months of 1928 had already reached the total figures of 1913.
Detective Inspector Lane, who had charge of the case, applied for
week's formål remand.
2 a.m., and the alarm was sent division of the Nationalist Army, accused were not legally represented, since 1925, all pre-war trade both natives of Heungshan, whose through to the Central Fire Sta- under Major-General Heung, Hon-ed tion from the fire alarm post in ping, supported by a dozen river!
Crown's Case It is believed that five legionaries Sai-street, which is the next street gunboats, took part in the attack.
་ Matshed Barracks
The case for the Crown was con- also killed. One is missing. running of Hollywood-road.
wae ducted by Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, Three of the wounded were brought"|
The surrounding country It is understood that anxiety in to Colomb Bechar
Six Engines Six fire engines turned out and guarded by detachments of local Assistant Attorney-General. not o
He explained that the 12 accused continues, but that it is
Corps (formerly Clavery's promotion from his the fire was promptly tackled with Defence
The trade to Germany in both marked as during the week-end. roloneley had only been gazetted to six deliveries from three pumps Volunteer Miftin), who blocked all were all under the general charge years exceeded the trade to China
of conspiracy to utter, uttering, and by a hundred per cent-Reuter. avenues of escape. - The rally mentioned in bulletins
and from two hydrants in Holly Step by step, the regular soldiers attempting to utter certain forged wood-road and at the top of Upper is stated to show the wonderfull
Station-street. Every point of drove back the defending, robbers, notes of the Hong Kong and Shang-❝SAY "THANK YOU ’” strength with which His Majesty'
vantage was used by the fire-fight- In the centre of the highlands, the hat Bank, is still fighting his illness on the Clavery's assailants and machine of the street, it was for some time,
Air force members tracked downers, but owing to the narrowness troops found huge matsheds con-materials such as inks and other
GIVE A RICSHA COOLIE
TEN DOLLARS 22nd day of its exhausting course.gunned them.-Reuter.
An Operation
day,
Assailants Tracked
Later.
difficult effectively to reach the flamey.
Houses Nos. 18 and 22 on either
The eyeuing bulletin augs that an operation on the King for the Duchess York, H.M. the Queer and side of No. 20 were soon involved, drainage of the right side of the Princess Mary were the first to whilst the flames also lept across chest has been successfully per- hear the glad news of the opera- the street and Ignited house No.
"formed this evening and that the tion.
7. Both Nos, 7 and 20 were burn- ed condition of His. Majesty is satis-
out, whilst the neighbouring To-night there is an air of sub-houses, Nos. 18, 22 and 26 suffer- .factory.
dued optimism in the Royal housed some damage. Both the first hold.
and second floor, verandahs of No.
Router states:— .
"Satisfactory"
-success-
effusion of the infection, which operation," had been had become localised in the rightful, and the condition of His hung. *
Majesty was satisfactory. ·
able to arrange
to-night.
"
The operation couldn't be per- formed had the King been unable
and contents were thrown into the
Dead Bodies After a couple of hours' strenu The surgeon was Sir Hugh Rigby, break was got under control and
the night.
Prince George
to maintain his strength despite that Prince George, the King's It was officially announced to-day
the attack of the disease. The
{youngest son, who is in the Navy, is lower temperature, mentioned in
įcoming home. the morning, was the first sign)
that the infection had again beertiser "Durban" for New York, He left Bermuda, to-day in the come localised.
where he will embark in the Cunard
ous fight with the flames, the out-
the public mortuary.
BOLIVIA DISPUTE
TELEGRAM SENT AS TO AMICABLE SETTLEMENT
+
FINE, CLOUDY
N.E. winds, fresh, fine to cloudy, la the forecast until noonTM to-morrow.
The anticyclone remains central over S.E. Mongolin... Fresh monsoon may be ex- pected along the B coast of China and over the China Sea.
reached the heights.
River Now Safe
The Magistrate inquired how the arrest of the two men occurred After all these months..
Inspector Explains and possession of
Inspector, Lane replied that. it things which could be used in the
was partly brought about by in- production of notes of one of the
formation received by the police, Chinese Banks,, and possession of AND WALK OFF WITH MONEY! and partly by the recovery, of an printing press which could be used for the purpose of printing forged notes.
:
was followed.
article of jewellery in a pawnshop.
Fung Man-chiu (20). was a stur- dent of St. George's School, Holly- wood-road.
เ
་
He was walking with a young
If an argument put forward for This is believed to have formed the other side were correct, Mr. part of the property stolen on the In addition to the general charge, C. A. S. Russ claimed in the Sum-night of the murder and robbery. the first male accused was also mary Court this morning, it will be charged with the unlawful posses-possible-following the argument Inspector Lane said that the lady Replying to another question, sion of a pistol, 13 plates bearing to its conclusion for a man to in the case was now, in Singapore," figures of notes of the Central Bank draw $700 out of a Money Loan but the police had sent a télegram of China, materials from which Association, accost the first ricsha for har to come down for the pur- The operation followed the find- The Prince of Wales, the Dukes were partly burned. All the
forged notes could be printed, paper coolle he sees, give him $10 and pose of the case. ing of pleural fluid, some of which end Duchess
which could be used for the pro- then put him up as the substitute: of York left the houses involved had three storeys, cealed from view. These hads duction of forget notes, paper lines, (of the drawer) for repayment, possible for the lady to identify The Magistrate asked if. it was was removed by puncture in the palace after the operation but res and the floors of Nos. 7 and 20 were used by the bands marks and devices such as are used say "thank you" and walk off with the murdered youth's assailants, morning. The fluid was what the turned at 9 o'clock to dine with the collapsed and all their occupants barracks, doctors were seeking when they Queen.
in the making of Central Bank of the money. Two or three hundred people held China notes, and also possession of Mr. F. X. d'Almada, who defend- there was a conducted the exploration by needle]
and Inspector Lane replied that ground floor, where only charred in captivity after having been
vague description, and X-ray examination on Friday, A bulletin issued at 8.45, signed remains
a printing press.
ed in a part-heard money loon as-given by her at the time which Then they were unable to find any by six doctors, stated that theling wore to be seen this morn-kidnapped for, ransom were liber-i
"Prime Mover* ated by the victorious troops.
sociation case, submitted that there might prave useful. No. 2, who according, to No. 1, was no Unfortunately, a large number had
contract; also that the The accused were remanded in been killed off by the bandits beis his wife, is charged with posses- lability of repayment had been police custody for a week.
a well-known tea- I spread generally throughout
fore the first wave of light infantry ston of certain plates found in the transferred to
cubicle which she occupied with house which had since gone. bank-
A Student the body and it was this which| The Prince of Wales, and the it was an hour later before it was
Gunboats Open Fire
No. 1 at No. 19, Queen's-road East, rupt, and in which the head of the caused the grave, anxiety of the Duke and Duchess of York were extinguished,
Some of the robbers' prisoners Nos. 3, 4 and 5 are charged with Association was a partner. paat two days
with the Queef while the opera- Then the work of digging the had been released before the cam- aiding and abetting a man named
Unusual Course The King's rally last night fol- tion was being carried out, “ debris for dead bodies (there were paign. Their relatives had become Chan Wing who was apparently, the lows what is described as
The unusual course of putting in It was officially stated at 11.30 rumours of several people being anxious and had increased their prime mover in the plot to distri-as documentary, ovidence books lady friend when they were accost- "mirneulous" return of localised in-that the King's condition so far missing) was undertaken by the offers; on the other hand, the out-bute these exceedingly good for which had been in the custody ofed by two armed robbers who, not fection instead of general infee- continues satisfactory.
firemen. Soon after 10 am, the laws had accepted anything in geries and who, unfortunately, had the Official Receiver for some time satisfied with robbing the couple tion.
The Prince of Wales, who had a charred remains of a Chinese wo-reason, for fear they might get not been arrested. This is regarded as a good sign, long talk with the doctors, left the man were dug out and removed to nothing at all. News has been re-
[of their' valuables, killed the youth
as it meant that the doctors could palace at 11.15..
Mr. Fitzroy commented that the
a chance to This was after the Pulsne Judge without giving him carry out active treatment.
The doctors, who were almost in
Another victim of the fire, a man celved, however, that some of those only flaw he could find with the Mr. Justice Jacks) had decided to put up a fight for life.
One of the rumours which was This they did this morning with constant consultation since the named Lee Kap (52) of the first set free before the storming of forged notes was a slight difference reserve Mr. d'Almada's points and the happy result that they were afternoon, departed at 11.30, except floor of house No. 20, was admit their prison have died of poisoning, in the length of the enclosure of expressed a wish to hear the evi: prevalent was that the murder was for an operation Sir S. Hewett, who remained for ted to the Government Civil Hos-believed to have been administered the name of the bank whilst the dence for the defence before giv committed for a motive other than robbery, and the valuables were pital at 3.40 am., suffering from by the bandits to spite the attackers. colour across the centre of the note ing a decisiost
The division lost a number of appeared to be darker.
taken from the victim The writ bears an imposing ap companion to put investigators off and his severe burns to his legs, hands and men. The bandits had a large Proceeding, Mr. Fitzroy said that pearance. neck. He is in a serious condition. number killed; and small batches Nos, 8, and are also charged derlined in red ink and all but one Amendments were un-
the scent are still at bay.. facing the pos-with the possession of the printing, line in the statement of claim-
The Crime sibility of being starved out.. press found in the cubicle they covering the whole of a foolscap The story as told soon after the cupied at the same house. This sheet-was so underlined. Names murder to the Police by the only Ejected from their hiding places, press, however, No. 1 had claimed of parties had been added, but only eyewitness, MiB But Pul-feng (19), the bandits took to fight. Simul- as his own and said that he had for nominal purpose, namely, those a.apinster of No. 350, Praya East, The operation was finished byliner "Berengaria," which salla for
taneously, the gunboatæppened fire. placed it in the middle cubicle. of seven co-members as co-plain-was as follows: 'THE SOLEMN PLEDGE Pirate gangs have also been dis-j
tiffs and one co-member as co-de- England on Friday.
lodged and traffic on this part of the
About 8 o'clock on the night of The "Berengaria" is due Inl
No. 6 (the other female accused) fendant. London, Yesterday.
West River immediately began to is charged with possession of 40 The afternoon bulletin, was a Southampton
The head of the Association is in the company of deceased, Fung Feb, 22 she was in Kennedy-road The Council of the League of Na-display signs of confidence. More complete surprise even to many in which is Prince George's birthday. tions, at Lugano yesterday, decided than ton tow-boats were added to wife of the may Chan Wing, the 143, Connaught-road West. He is Wanchai after a stroll. When they forged notes. She claimed to be the Mr. Fan Ngoi-nam, trader of No. Man-chlu.. They were returning to the Palace. The accret, of a minor He will be 26.
after two secret sessions to dispatch the -Kongmoon-Canton-Suncheong prime mover. operation to remove the fluid had The Duke of Gloucester, third to the Governments of Bolivia and run within the last few days.
the principal plaintiff. been well kept. Five.doctors were son of the King and Queen, who Paraguay-both countries being A battalion is encamped near
Responsibilities with the King for an hour before is on his way home from South members of League-a telegram in"Parrot's Beak" junction to pro- two people who pointed out to the Principal defendanta are the East, they stopped to rest. They the bulletin WAS issued. Dr. Africa, is expected to reach Lon-reference to the frontier lacident tect passing craft because waters police where the notes were, under a Asia Cafe (formerly the Seck Yuen had been talking together for Whitby, the bacteriologist, ́ealled don on Christmas Eve-British that has arisen between them. here are shallow and narrow and. a pile of wood at Jardine's-bazaar. shortly before the others.
The telegram was sent in the name pirate fair le not far off. The notes were wrapped up in or. Cafe) and Mr. Kwan Yun-feng, couple of minutes when they sud- The officials at the palace are
- Medical Report
of M. Briand as Acting President Present Intentions are that the dinary, Chinese newspaper and just managing partner, of: Nos. 251 and denly became aware of the fact
243, Des Voeux-road Centrák ( that two men were behind them. reluctant to comment upon the
of the Council, and gives the text Ku Tau mountains are to be ex-shoved under the boards.
The amount claimed is $800 plus! bulletin but mention that mainten-
As the couple turned round,' the An official statement as to His of a resolution unanimously adept-plored and then farmed out for Fitzroy commented that the gang costa anca of the improvement is un-Majesty's illness, dated at 3 p.m. ed by the Council as follows:-
two strangers pounced had chosen a safe place to hide" the plantatión.
on them. Proceedings this morning includ- One of the men caught hold of the doubtedly a good sign,
yesterday, with reference to an au- "The Council expresses its full
notes in, as no one would have thorised publication by the medical conviction that the incidents which
thought to look for them thero.dence by some of the co-plaintiffs, bangle and a neck-chain worth $51
ed argument by both sides, evi-girl and took from her a gold press says: "
have. pccurred between those two
No. 7 is charged with being in questions by his Lordship as to the Deceased was not given a chance Dr. Francis E. Shipway was the General blood Infection and texas members of the League of Nations
possession of the 40 forged notes, customs of money loan associato put up a fight. He was seized anaesthetist at the King's opéra-•
Jointly with No. 6, and with aiding tions, the responsibilities of heads by the other ruffian who immediate-f Ho is the Inventor of the mia were prominent features in will not become serious. It does hot
and abetting Jn the procuring of the abd. the relationship between In-ly stabbed him in the left side of, Shipway areasthetising apparatus. the first fortnight and which at one doubt that the two states which, by
Great Ta on Strength
aftering of the notes, time caused grave anxiety. More-signing the convenant, have sclema-
HMS, "Kent," the flagship of
dividual members, and evidence by the back with what the girl saw The operation was a great tax over, the characteristics of typically pledged themselves to seek by
"Not Very Strong
Mr. Leung H-po, manager of the was a sharp instrument. Bhe was pleuro-pneumonia are not present. pacific means a solution of the dis- China Squadron, returned to Hong
No. 8 is charged with the posses Asia Cafe. on His Majesty's strength, already A week ago the evidences of genutes arising between them, will haly Kong yesterday afternoon when
sure that it was not a daggAT, Impaired by 22 days' illness, buteral infection were leas prominent recourse to such, methods -as would the customary salutes were fired,sion of one of the forged $50 noteà ||
A Lonely Spot the fact that the King was in a Nevertheless, as original pleurisy be in conformity with their Inter- H.M.8. "Berwick a sister-ship, which was found in his person to position to undergo the operation involved the diaphragm a careful national obligations and would ap- which also went on a Japanese, gether with, $19 in genuine, notes.
The blow entered deceased'e is regarded as remarkable, and a watch was kept for the formation pear in the actual circumstances to cruise, arrived in port to-day. There was originally another No. peared to be connected with the heart and he immediately collaps a wonderful tribute to the strength of fluid between the lung and the be most likely to ensure together
ed. His murderer then bent over Another 10,000 tons ship, H.M.S. 9. accused charged with joint posses-gang. of his constitution.
diaphragm and its extension to the with the maintenance of peace a "Buffolk," has left Wossung (the sien with No. 8 of the one forged No. 18 admitted that he tried to his body and took a gold ring worth Those in touch with the Royal posterior pulmonary surface. There settlement of their disputes."
port of Shanghai) to go up the $50 note, but he had been discharged get rid of one of the forged notes at $10 from one of his hands, and circle are therefore hopeful.of.the were signs that this develop
the request of a man named Chan then both the murderer and his The members of the council pre-Yangtze River to Nauking, the by his Worship,
The present No. 9, whom Counsel, Yi-ing, but he did not do so. HM3: Somme" and "Seraph,?
mouth-path. both of the 8th Destroyer Flotilla, ventence, is charged with uttering Mr. Fitzroy them proceeded to deal She ran about aimlessly at a left Hong Kong yesterday for one of the $50 forged, notes, with the circumstances leading up to loss as to what to do. The spot Anxiety at the Palace" the infection is so anxiously anti- Washington, Yesterday.
Shanghal.
The case against Nos. 11 and 12 the arreat of the gang.
where the murder had occurred fs: There was a tense air of anxiety cipated it makes direction and ad- Bolivia has decided to continue
hende was not very strong. They are He said that the police became a very lonely one and people sel- in the palace during the operation, vance more defined and more hope to participate in the Pan-American
charged with conspiracy, and alding, aware that certain forged notes were dom pass "it at night. Eventually, for which preparations were made ful, but there is still a prospect of conference. This volle face is due. TO DAY'S DOLLAR and abetting because they had often in existence in the Colony and that however, she found her way to a throughout the afternoon. The a long, and difficult struggle-Reu-to Mr. Kellogg's efforts-Reuter's The closing rate of the dollar on bost vialting Chan Wing at No:114
house in the vicinity where she Prince of Wales, the Duke and ter.
American Service.
émand, to-day was 2/0 8/16. Des Vœux-road Central," and "sp-
told what bad happened.
7.50.⚫
- Complete Surprise
tion.
The Anaesthetist
on December 20,
Wireless Service.
FLAGSHIP BACK
TWO DESTROYERS GOING
NORTH'
Claimed to be Wife
This woman and No. 7 were the
Mr.
got to the top of Monmouth-path, which leads down to Queen's-road'
uitimate result, though they realise ment in the morning accompanied sent included representatives of present capital of China. would refer to as No. 10 for con- Before Arrest companion, ran away down Mon
that a long and difficult struggle is increased leucocytoale and the Chill, Venezuela, and Cuba. British ahead.-Reuter.
drainage now to be performed. Wireless Service. Though this pleural localization of
(Continued of Page 14.).