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TWO VESSELS IN COLLISION
OFF MOJI
JAPANESE FREIGHTER SINKS INSTANTLY
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Tokyo, Yesterday. The Japanese freighter "Koyasan Maru" instantly gank off Moji at dawn to-day in collision with the British steamer "Glenupp." The latter is safe,
The crew, including the captain of the "Koyasan Mara" were res- cued at a critical moment.
Salvage work, started immediate ly after the accident, which, it is eported. will require 10 days on account of the violent current at the spot.-Reuter.
$28,900 IN FINES
OPIUM TRAFFIC YIELDS GOOD "REVENUE"
1845
MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1929.
SNOWDEN'S CLAIMS "GRAF ZEPPELIN'S "
WHAT THE FOUR POWERS NOW OFFER
ITALIAN CONCESSION
The Hague, Yesterday.
It is learned that the delegates of the four Powers now believe that they can satisfy Mr. Snowder to the extent of 75 per cent of his claims. It is understood that Italy is prepared to give up. 500,000 of her inconditional an
other Powers are nuities whilst prepared to surrender £1,300,000
of their share of annuities.
Earlier News
The Hague, Saturday.
In response to Mr. Philip Snowden's intimation that his patience is becoming exhausted, M. Jaspar (Belgium), on behalf of the four Powers, visited Mr. Snowden and made further suggestions, į with which Mr. Snowden is dissatisfied, but the four Powers hope to submit alore proposels before Sunday.-Reuter.
TERRIBLE DEATH
COOLIE CRUSHED AGAINST SIDE OF SHIP
At
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DETAILS OF GERMAN AIR LINER'S FLIGHT
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San Francisco. Yesterday. The "Graf Zeppelin" was sighted Farralone Jalands at 6.02. (Pacific time).
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New York, Yesterday. A telegram from San Francisco states that the "Graf Zeppelin" at 2 o'clock this afternoon was about 300 miles west of San Francisco but was expected to land at Los Angeles before Monday morning.
Over San Francisco
New York. Yesterday. The "Graf Zeppelin" passed over San Francisco at 6.45 (Pacific Time).Reuter's American Service. Earlier News
Tokyo, Saturday. The "Graf Zeppelin" has radio- ed that her position at 4 p.m. (Greenwich Mean Time) was 36 N. and 151 E.
Nearing Kamchatka
Later.
WUCHOW PASSENGERS
Revenue Officer Grimmitt had
A coal coolie met with a terrible several opium cases" before Mr. death yesterday afternoon.
Central about 4.15 p.m., he was on a lighter The Ochishi wireless station E. W. Hamilton, at the Magistracy, this morning, when passing coal into the bunker of the has picked up a radio message giv- fincs amounting to $28,900 weres.s. "Hupeh" alongside the seawall
ing the Zeppelin's position at imposed.
of the Taikoo Docks, when he 10 o'clock (Tokyo time) as 39.20,
In one
case,
a man who was slipped and fell between the ship north and 16.126 east, 730 miles arrested on the Wuchow boat was and the lighter. Just at that moment south of Kamchatka and 1,190 miles. charged with the unlawful posses-the ss. "Korea Maru" passed, and from Kasumigaura. sion of 26 taels of prepared non- the wash created by her caused the
Another Message. Government optum.
lighter to roll, with the result that
The Ochiishi Station heard of the the coolie was crushed to death "Zeppelin" at 12.45 (Tokyo time) of the "Hupeh." in position 40 North, 168 east, against the side The body has not yet been flying at an altitude of 850 metres, recovered.
The Officer said that accused tied two taels round each leg, and the remainder he carried in biscuit tins which were among his luggage.
A fine of $3,000 or 12 months' jail was imposed.
Another
Chinese, also from Wuchow, who had 16 tacle of prepared opium tied round his waist, was fined $1,900 or nine months' jai.
170 taels of prepared opium were found in two cigarette boxes includ- ed in the luggage of a Chinese who was searched on the China Mer- chants' wharf on arrival from Shanghai.
He Why fired $20,000 or 12 montha' jail.
man was
Arrested on the Hing Kee wharf with a small quantity of opium in his possession, another fined $1,200 or four months.
The last defendant was a sampan woman. She was arrested at Praya East, and had 96 taels of raw opium in her possession.
In this case the fine was $2,800 or 12 months.
"DEPARTED SPIRITS"
RICSHA COOLIES' ANNUAL SACRIFICE
PROCESSION THROUGH CITY
"Hoklos" (mostly natives of Hoi- fung district, where a local Soviet Gov- erament prevailed for a time last year), wearing brand new singlets and white pants, carrying banners and paper offerturies, marched along Queen's-road from Wanchai this morning to the up- per levels beyond the west end of the city.
The occasion was their annual sacrl- fce to departed spirits'
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Temperature, 10 am., to-
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SHIPPING BREVITIES
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Forecast of Weather
San Francisco, Saturday.
The marine wireless station at Marshall (California) established direct two-way communication with | the Graf Zeppelin at 9.20 last night.
The Weather Bureau announces hat a fog belt lies in the airship's course, in addition to which she will encounter moderate to fresh | winds. Reuter's American Service.
Tokyo, Saturday. The Graf Zeppelin radioed at 6 p.m. (Tokyo time) that her position was 43.20 north, 170 degrees east. ---Reuter.
New York, Yesterday. Among the ships in harbor to-day
The "Graf Zeppelin" at 1.25 a-m. is the J.C.J.L. 8.8. "Tjiliboet"
eastern standard time was ap- mooring at one of the A Buoye. proximately 1,700 miles off the This vessel, it will be recalled, was Californian coast, which the air- the one which had a new fore part ship is expected to reach this even- added on to her by the Taikoo Docks ing, making eighty miles an hour. last year, when she lay in the South, Reuter's American Service. ern Anchorage for months without!
San Francisco, Yesterday. The "Graf Zeppelin reported at Large ships in harbour to-day 10 a.m., G.M.T., that her position include two President liners, one was Latitude 43.30 N., Longitude Japanese ("Korea Maru") and the 148.30 W., speed 70 nautical miles C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of Asia," an hour, all well. which has just arrived from Van- couver via Japan and Shanghai, and is berthed at No. 5 wharf, at the Kowloon Godown.
a bow.
BATHING PAVILION THEFT
Comdr. Eckener has abandoned the trip to Seattle. setting a course for Cape Mendocino, California.
The crew and passengers are in excellent spirits.
It is expected they will reach the Californian coast on Sunday even- ing.-Reuter's 'American Service.
PLAYING FAN TAN
BANKER UNABLE TO ESCAPE FROM POLICE
Chan Wai-ying (22), married woman, living at No. 9, On Lan- street, reported to the Police yes- terday that some, time between 9 and 9.50 p.m., on Saturday, whilst
A Chinese employed on one of she was swimming at North Point the lighters of the Kowloon Go- the procession, one man in each batch a thief forced her attache case in a down was at the Kowloon Magis- donning the regalia consisting of cubicle of the South China Athletic
tracy this moing before Mr. multi-coloured puttees and a sash.
Fageantry was the main feature of
The majority were ricsha coolies tak- ing the day off and one of them were a pair of white shorts, sports belt and
rubber-soled shoes.
Association's bathing pavilion and S. Whyte-Smith charged with stole a purse containing a diamond ring worth $150, and $2.75 in small
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His Worship fined defendant $2. He ordered the 85 cents to be put in the Poor Box, and the stores to be returned to the Building Authority, P.W.D.
THEFT FROM MATSHED
Two Chinese appeared at the Kowloon Police Court before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith this morning.on charge of larceny of seven picks, a felt hat, and a pair of cotton trou- sers to the total value of $6 the property of Cheung Yan, of the Tung On contractor's matshed in Ola Kowloon Tong.
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