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THE BOGNOR TRIP SUCCESSFUL
KING IMPROVING
CONDITION CONTINUES TO BE SATISFACTORY
"NO UNDUE FATIGUE"
London, Yesterday.
An official message states that the King had a quiet day and that
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FIVE FIRES DURING ITALY'S GOVERNMENT ARMED ROBBERY H. R. H. AND HIS BRITISH 10,000-TON
NEW YEAR
DUE TO "JOSSING”
VOLUNTEER CORPS STABLE INVOLVED
INCENSE STICKS DANGER
& THE VATICAN
HISTORIC TREATY
SIGNED BY MUSSOLINI AND
GASPARI
SEQUEL TO-DAY AT THE CENTRAL MAGISTRÁCY
SEVEN CHINESE CHARGED
The armed robbery at No. 78, DEEP INTEREST MANIFESTED High-street, West Point on Thurs day night when several armed men Five fires occurred in the Colony
Rome, Yesterday. during China New Year and a disas
Despite cold and rain, an immense raided the house and got away with trous blaze broke out in Canton caus-crowd gathered in the square of St. jewellery and other property worth his condition continues to be satis-ing damage to fourteen houses. John Lateran Church, facing the an- $1,060, had a sequel in Mr. R. E. factory.-Router.
cient Lateran Palace of the Popes, Lindsell's Court at the Central where Cardinal Gasparri, on behalf of the Pope and Signor Mussolini, on Magistracy this morning when ex behalf of King Victor Emmanuel, Chinese men and one woman were connection with the signed the historic treaty which charged in settles the so-called Roman question affair. that has kept the Fontiff a self-im- posed prisoner in the Vatican sle 1870,
Invigorating Seaside Air No bulletin Was fasued at
Bognor, Craigweil House,
this morning, but it was officially stated that the King had had good a night, and that his condition was satis
His Majesty was given factory.
as much rest as possible yesterday to enable him to recover from the effects of the journey. Only the Queen and officials of the house hold, in addition to two doctors, saw him during the day,
in Kowloon,
Three of the local outbreaks were At about half past eight last night, two Fire Brigade engines proceeded to Tai Hang (near Causeway Bay) to attend a small cutbreak at the matshed stables of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.
The fire is believed to have been due to carelessness on the part of) people worshipping in the immediate vicinity.
Only a minor portion of the roof was 'damaged.
Kowloon Verandahs
The Queen sat with His Majesty The Mounted Section ponies are for a considerable time. The day in the New Territories. The only was, for the most part, evercast and two In the stable belong to Major there was a considerable amount of R. A. Wolfe-Murray, the Adjutant, rain, but at infrequent intervals and these were not Injured. the sun succeeded in breaking through the clouds, and every ray was trapped by the special sunroom in which the King is lying.
Already it is possible to state that His Majesty is feeling the tonic effect of the invigorating seaside air, for the change of scenery and environment are having their ef- fect.
The King has slept better than at any time since his illness began. -British Wireless Service.
-Saturday's-News-
London, Saturday. His Majesty the King left at 10.34 a.m. for Bogner, in a motor
ambulance.
His Majesty, as he emerged from Buckingham Palace waved his hand to the huge crowd in res ponse to a storm of cheering.
Touching Incidents
At 1.45 a.m. yesterday, the Kow- loan and Mongkok detachments were called to No. 184, Shanghai-street,
Students of the Propaganda Col- lege, from all parts of the world- China to Peru-ned both sides of the entrance of the Palace, friars, monks and even nuns were conspicuous among the crowd,
and
Gasparri, whose robes concealed a thick mantle, as he was suffering from a cold, warmly welcomed Mussolini, who wore a frock coat and top hat and was accompanied by Fascist leaders..
Three instruments, the texts of which were in Italian, were signed, in Yaumati, where firecrackers and namely, a Political Treaty, definite joss sticka had ignited articles ac-ly eliminating the Roman question; cumulated on the verandah of the a Concordat, regulating the condi. first floor.
tions of religious worship in Italy Damage to No. 63, Wat Ching- and a Convention adjusting the fin- street, whence a call was paid after [ancial relations of the Holy See and an alarm at 3.84 a.m. yesterday, was the Italian Government. assessed at only $5. The trouble
The announcement of the signs- here was also on the verandah of the -first-floor--and, again, due to Newture was greeted_in_the_square_by_
Year "lossing.",
Although the Kowloon Brigade at- tended the second floor of No. 882, Nathan-road, at about nine o'clock on Sunday night, their services were not required because the servants had put out a small fire in the pre- mises caused by burning incense. The alarm was put through from the call box in Austin-road.
Great Enthusiasm.
students alnging the Te Deum and the Facist Militia chorussing "Eja Alala for the Pope and Mussolini."
Many women wept and Gasparri and Mussolini, on leaving the hall, received an ovation.-Router.
SÁNDINO'S HOPES
NICARAGUAN ONLY TEM- PORARILY RELIEVED'
ANTI-IMPERIALISTS' HELP
Washington, Sunday..
The accused were:-
Li Kul (25), hat maker; Le Sul-wing (87), unemployed; Mak Kwai ((26), shop coolle; Chu Yui-nam (28), unemployed; Kung Kam-wai (33), shop-
keeper;
Au Wun (33), unemployed; and Shui Fung (29), married
There
WOIDAD.
HUNTERS
NOTHING DEFINITE
"ALL DEPENDS UPON STATE OF
· KING'S "HEALTH”
MAY HUNT NEXT SEASON
London, Yesterday.
CRUISERS
TO BE BUILT
NO LONGER REASON FOR FURTHER DELAY
THIS YEAWS PROGRAMME
London, Yesterday.
Optometrist (Canada),,
FLO. (London)
BOMBAY RIOTING
SUBSIDES
A FEW ASSAULTS
FURTHER PRECAUTIONS BEING- TAKEN IN CITY
MILL-WORKERS LEAVING........
Bombay, Yesterday.
It is learned that the decision of In the House of Commons, asked There was no risting to-day and The foast the Prince of Wales to give up whether the Goverment had de only sporadic assaults. point-to-point racing and sell his cided to postpone indefinitely the of Ramazan starts this evening hunters at the March sales is not ir- construction of two cruisers in this and precaution is being taking in revocable and does not indicate that year's programme which had not the city.
There are short supplies and re- the Prince will not resume hunt yet been started, Mr. W. C. Bridge- ing next season. All depends upon man (First Lord of the Admiralty) fase is accumulating in the streets. The stations are thronged with the state of the King's health. replied by roferring to the stato- Reuter.
ments he had made on December 13 mill hands leaving the area.
Earlier News and February 7, namely, that pro-
Bombay, Saturday. "ROMAN QUESTION "vision in the estimates of 1928 was
The troubla previously reported. on the basis of ordering ships of was due to malicious remours, and February and March 1928, and that flared up without any warning in the arrangements were proceeding-practically all centres of the pre- The allocation of the programme vious disorders.
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SIGNATURE TO TREATY POSTPONED
was Portsmouth 1 cruiser, Devon- PARLIAMENT TO APPROVE
The severity of the outbreak was port 1 cruiser and 2 sloope; Chatham accentuated by the fact that fra- Rome, Sunday.
1 submarine and 1 submarine de ternising Hindus and Moslems The signature to the Vatican pot ship. The remaining ship will mixed freely and fell on each other, Treaty has been postponed until be built to contract.
mercilessly. Monday.
It is learned that the two cruisers
The military were reinforced by were altogether four Brief Summary Promised mentioned by Mr. Bridgeman in the armoured cars, and moved continu His Highness the Pope has been House of Commons wil be, contrary ally among the fighting throngs. charges in which various of the accloseted with the secret section of to expectation, 10,000 tons each and They fired several times and once cused were concerned, as follow: the Vatican printing house and will be the first 10,000 tonners laid used a Lewis gun.
(1) against ell seven accused: Un- finally corrected the proofs of the down by the British Admiralty since
The casualties are mostly stab- and the September 1927, lawful possession without a permit Treaty between Italy
bing cases, which quickly filled the It appears that in view of the hospitals. from the C.S.P.,of four revolvers, Vatican and the Concordat,, which
The outlock is most depressing, one dagger and 60 rounds of am- are destined to solve the historic adoption of the American program-
"Roman Question," which will be me the reasons which induced the both sides being embittered by the ceremoniously signed by Cardinal Admiralty to suspend the building conviction that their opponents are Gasparri and Signor Mussolini on of 10,000 tonners no longer apply.-guilty of breeaking the truce. Monday instead of Sunday as ar- Reuter. ranged.
DRIZZLE OR MIST
"N. E. winds-fresh, overcast, sone drizzle or mist," is the ~forecast-(till:soon-to-morrow) for Hong Kong and the adja- cent coast.agFor Formosa Channel it a "N. E. winds, strong."
At 11 a.m. today the Obser vatory reporThe anti- cyclone has dispersed and an- other has formed over China. The monsoon will freshen along the south-east coast of China and over the north China Sea.
Neither of the documents will be published until they have been ap→ proved-of-by-Parliament, but~a
CHINA NEW YEAR
brief summary will be issued after NO NEWS OF LOCAL BUSINESS the signing.
It is understood that Signor Mus- solini intends immediately to ap peal to the country to subscribe to the "Loan Conciliation" and pay 2,000,000,000 Hire indemnity to the Holy See.
Indemnity Reduced
BOMB OUTRAGE
ESCAPE OF THE MEXICAN PRESIDENT
TRAIN INCIDENT
DISASTERS
FORMAL GATHERINGS
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Disorders Everywhere
1
At two y'clock this afternoon disorders were occurring every" where.
In the morning six Moslems were ked, and... slaven -wounded, the | military firing, at Kalbadevi and
Pydhownie.
Terrorism Increased Alarmist rumours current in the
The strain of the week's anxiety. has affected the publle morale, and week-before-Cuma New Year have suspicion pervades the city caus not been borne out. A comparative-ing any small group assembling in
harmless.
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A few minor modifications at the ly small number of Chinese business the street to be regarded with acute The crowd at Buckingham Palace
Junk on Fire
last moment of the Treaty between firms not houses of first Import-nervousness until it is seen to be to see the King's departure was Junks No. 3,728 (which had been
Italy and the Vatican include a re-ance-failed to meet obligations on The terrorism that followed the most representative of rich and purchased by a new owner for $400
duction of the Indemnity to the the last day of the old year, and truce fiasco yesterday was intensi- poor, some arriving in luxurious a few weeks ago) was ablaze at
750,000,000 lire cash plus $1,000,- motor cars and others ragged. about midnight on Sunday night.
munition, on the first floor of No. 12,000,000 lire in Government Bonds, some of these were due not so much fled this morning by disturbances.
all over the city. There were middle-aged women, Only two caretakers were on board who had made long journeys and and they were awakened by the
The Nicaraguan Legation has Gough street, where the arrest was both payments to be made immedi to panic in commercial circles but
The military were compelled to to extravagance on the part of prin-fre at Kalbadevi where a Mosiem great sacrifices to reach the Palace smoke from the combustible cargo announced that it has been off-made during a police raid during the ately. Reutar.
cipals or partners.
shop was broken into,`twe Moslems -for instance, there was the wife they carried. One jumped into the clally informed that the rebel Gen-week-end.
The length of strings of fire being killed, also at Pydhowale, crackers in Nam Pak Hong was die where the rioting was very serious. tinctly encouraging during the last A Moslem mob fired at a Hindu's three days a very sound reflex of shop, but the military quelled the returns, expenditure being in ratio trouble, killing four persons and to the year's profits.
wounding eleven others. Restaurants opened their doors Mexico City, Sunday, yesterday and, on the whole, receiv. A bomb exploded under a trained much patronage as did the places carrying President Proteagil be-of amusement. ing to the newspaper "El Sol," that (4) against the woman alone:tween Comanfort and Rinconcillo. "Long Life"
Sandino is connected with an "in-Aiding and abetting the first, second, The locomotive and two coaches; Cheung Sau (Long Life)-street portant group of anti-Imperialists third and sixth accused, and others were turned over the fireman killed. was the scene of a disastrous out-in Mexico and South America, who not in custody, in the armed rob- The President was not hurt. break in Canton yesterday morning, have offered him aid. In the form bery at No. 78, High-street. when fourteen houses were damaged of war material of every kind."
The Woman in the Case Four cars followed the ambulance by fire and the contents of another The newspaper adds that conveying, respectively, Lord Daw-damaged by water. The blaze did Sandino still hopes to oust the
The Magistrate inquired how it son of Ponn, Sir Stanley Howitt, not last long but had spread rapidly Moncada Government; form a new was alleged that the woman had aid-en executed by a firing squad equeries and nurses, and ambu-before the Fire Brigade succeeded in autonomist Government in Nicara-ed and abetted the robbers, and lance men. A spare ambulance extinguishing it.
gua and exile all Americans.— Reuter's American Service.
of a Durham mining official, who harbour, but the other remained on eral Sandino, and his bands of in- (2) against the first, second, third told a Pressman that the love of the the stern. Both were saved by a surgents have left Nicaragua and and sixth accused: Armed robbery, miners for His Majesty was inten- Police launch. Their cries of "save that peace has again been estab-with others not in custody, at No. sified by the noble actions of H.R.H. life" attracted a crowd to the Praya lished everywhere.
78,High-street. the Prince of Wales in touring the the junk was alongside at the foot Apparently, however, the Nicara- (3) against the second, third and coal fields.
of Eastern-street, in the Salyingpun guan Government is only tempor- seventh accused: Receiving stolen The people bared their heads district and police whistles were arily relieved of the presence of property, to wit, a pair of diamond when the King passed. There was blown. Three fire engines put out Sandino. It la reported from earrings worth $500, and a scarf a murmur of surprise when it was the blaze, but a part of the junk was Tegucigalpa (Honduras), accord-pin worth $7. seen that the binds of the ambul damaged. ance were raised. A pale and wan figure, propped up in the narrow bed, amiled feebly and waved his hand in response to the cheers.
Ideal Weather
brought up the rear.
Her Majesty the Queen left the
Chinese merchants in Shanghai
Palace five minutes later, taking an have officially been advised to com- other route so as to arrive at Bog-ply with the provisions of the Stamp nor earlier to greet the King. The cheers of the crowd were renewed
at alght of the Queen.
The
"
· Royal Highnesses the Duke
Law.
of You, the Duke of Gloucester and greetings all along the journey, Prince George bade farewell to which he stood well.
their father, H.R.H. the Prince of -A vast concourse gathered at the Wales is spending the week end cross roads at Aldwick. Although at the Melton Mowbray Hunt.
the ambulance passed quickly, a When the ambulance left, the glimpse of the King'a face, with the Royal Standard was lowered from familiar beard less changed than
might have
thought
WAR RENOUNCED
FIVE STATES NOW SIGN PROTOCOL
SOVIET'S MOVE
Obregon's Assassin
Jose Doleontoral, the young art-
is assassin of General Obregon, has
Reuter's American Service.
TURK REBELS
TRIAL OF CONSPIRATORS
ENDED
SECRET ORGANISATION
Chamber of Commerce Formal gatherings have been held
Taxis are being held up and the drivers assaulted.
Forty persons were admitted to one hospital, this morning..
Fire wae reopened in the Kama- tipura district early this afternoon. Up to the time of cabling eighty ar
by the leading Chinese institutions reats have been made In Kamati- In the Colony.
pura and vicinity, these being most-
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The situation
Mr. Li Yau-boun (chairman) pro-ly Moslem rowdies.
st the Hong Kong
Heavy Casualty Lista aided
An official report states that 85 Chinese General Chamber of Com- merce yesterday when festive greet-persons were killed and 193 ad- |ings were exchanged." Among those mitted to hospital since noon yes-'- Detective Sergeant Connor said that
present were the Hon. Sir Shou-son|terday, Street traffic is practical- the woman was alleged to have taken
Chow, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, ly nt a standstill, and most of the a basket containing the arms, gags
Q.M.G., LL.D., the Hon. Dr. S. W.jshops are closed. and wire to the vicinity of High-
Teo, O.B.E LL.D., Mr. Wong is very serious, street and handed it over to one of
Kwong tin, Mr Tang Chi-ngong, Mr. Further Trouble Expected the robbers at a washerman's place.
Tang Shlu-kin, Mr. Li Jowson, Mr. Then she waited antil after the rob-
An official report says that 55° Li Yik-mul, Mr. Leung Pat-yue and mills and railway workshops were bery when the man met her at the
working this morning. The tram same place and handed her the basket
Constantinople, Sunday. Mr. Chan Heung-pak.
A similar function was held at the service is disorganised. Hackney The trial of 86 men, who were containing the "swag" and arms, etc., and she took it to the house in charged with forming a secret Chinese Merchants' Club on Sunday, cabs are not plying for hire and Moscow, Sunday. Gough-street.
oganisation with the object of kill the first day of the new year. there are very few taxis to be seen Rusela, Poland, Roumania,
Mr. Ho Kwong (chairman) pre-in the disturbed parts. Further Asked if there was direct eviding the members of the Government Estonia, and Latvia have signed the ence of this, the Sergeant said that and overthrowing the present re-sided yesterday at a gathering of trouble is expected. Litvinoff Protocol-Router.
Five of the the Twenty-four Commercial Guilds
The Governor received the Pre- they were trying to get this evid-gime, has ended.
sentenced to be Association. (A Warsaw cable of February 4 once, and would require a week's accused were
sident of the Municipality and the reported:Poland and Lithuania formal remand in order to carry out imprisonment; and the others were Mr. LI Yik-mui (president), Mr. suggested the closing of all liquor |hanged; sixteen to various terms of
J Confucian Society
Citizens' Peace Committee, who severe illness, could have agreed to the suggestion from further investigations. In London the weather is regarded be dean, together with the Soviet Government that they formation they now had against the
acquitted.-Reuter.
LiPo-kwal (vice-president), Mr. Lo shops, the rounding up of had s ideal for the journey, as sun-feble waving of the patient's should sign the Protocol relating to woman was from a statement made
Chung-koe, Mr. Chow Tung-shang, characters, shine on the Surrey Hills and the hand-a sign of his weakness, but the Kellogg Fact for the renuncia- by one of the arrested men.
dispersing of
Susp
Mr. Ip Lan-chuet, Mr. Foo Sik and groups of Ave and over, and using" also of his courage and happiness tion of war. It is learned from downs is soon reached.
shouts he Reval, that Russia has, fnvited the Shitly after the Palace was left on hearing the loyal
many others were present yesterday more troops. All these sugges- at the Confucian Society where tions are being enforced immedi the blinds of the ambulance were had not heard for months.
ately. drawn.
greetings were also exchanged. Her Majesty the Queen was al-Esthonian Government to sign at
the same time.] Special constables and motor-ready waiting at Craigwell House, scouts were posted along the route where the Royal Standard was to help the Police in regulating the broken immediately the King enter- trafe not merely to secure the ed. King's comfort' but to minimise the inconvenience of motorists. A pri- vate police car, fitted With an 'House says that the King travelled pertal, preceded the ambulance without undue fatigue and that tils journey and the motor-cyclist Police general condition la satisfactory. were half-an-hour ahead.'
the roof of the Palace.
In spite of a slight fog and froet after his
3.24.
Safe Arrival
M: 60 Miles of Cheers The Londoners rousing dend-off to His Majesty the King was merely
been
No Undue Fatigue
A bulletin issued from Craigwell
A Good Night
London, Sunday.
SPANISH PLOT
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FUTURE TROUBLE
A DRASTIO ORDINANCETM
Madrid, Sunday: A Royal Ordinance orders the
The King arrived at Bognor at A bulletin lasued from Craigwell arrest of all who publicly predict a House at Ga.m.states that the calamitous end to the present King had a good night and that his regime or damage the authority and improvement continues.
prestige of the Ministers; orders the Prince's Increasing Dutles closing of all Cialis where politics a foretaste to the 60 miles of chears The "Daily Express reports that are discussed; orders the compila
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales Ima tion of records of all officials decided to give up hunting and special reference to those who have
t-to-point racing and to dispose expressed hostilicy, to the dietát his fifteen hunters, «dka thé | ship; and orders all offées conna apid ynincreasing duties darolving | with the Patriotic Union to con pon him in consequences of the s black flat of local" politich
and flag weving through the towns of Burrey and Sussex, where the crowds were on the tiptoe os ex- olbement immediately they new, the Police motorcyclist with the white art on the handia bare, Keban
The remand was granted. Aged Victim Dies
.The in-
The death has occurred at her re- aldence, No. 10, Lower Castle-road, off Caine-road, of Mrs. Wong Leungtze, an elderly lady of over | 70 years of age, per
It will be remembered that the de- cossed, her son-in-law and grand daughter were vietinis of an armed robbery on the afternoon of January 81, when four armed robbers raided their house and got away with pro- perty and money worth over $42,000
Her death e attributed to the shock she received at the time of the with the robbery. In connec robbery, elx men and e now in police chabod
mand of a week! Bell; last week???
vice
AMERICA'S NAVY
MODERNISING OF TWO
BATTLESHIPS
SENATE PASSES VOTE
the
At the Chung Sing Benevolent The rowdles stacked and set Association, Mr. Tsang Foo (honor fire to bedding, books, bicycles sry president) prealded, support which they looted, and then at Washington, Sunday.ed by Mr. LI Hin-leung and tacked the Fire Brigade, which was
Curfew, Order
A Bill authorising the expenditure othem, for the official #tuan bal? called out five times In the after- of $14,000,000 (gold) to modernise ceremony
Mga pa noon. The troops fired to protect the battleships "Pennsylvania" and Mr. Ho Kwong meo presided at the Bremen. "Arizona" has been passed by the the gathering of the Sugar Mer Senate-Reuter's American Sar chants Guild,
The curfew order, ··forbidding **The bankers and exchange chops loitering between seven o'clock in of the Chiuchow district held a dín- the evening and six o'clock in the her last night in the Kwong Chow morning is most effective, the restaurant, West Point,
streets being deserted at midnight. (Continued on Pars 18.)"
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NAVAL MOVEMENTE
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