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In Lots of not
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to
ner ton. Delivered Bowen Rand and Lawa» Levels, $21.00
berton.
to
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ver ton. Delivered tn Kowloon, $19.00
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or
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THE CHINA -MAIL.
STRIFE IN NORTH
FATAL MISTAKE
Advance Contemplated Medical Student Sent to
on Hankow
NO FIGHTING YET
Peking. Yesterday.
Jail
RECKLESS IMPRUDENCE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1930.
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
Have You Heard?-
Opening Daily Official Quotations 18th February, 1930.
STOCK
Buy-Sell- ៥៧-៧
Sales Nom.sar
Fin
ended
DIVIDEND
PAID
Teacher "Why did you stay at home this morning, Katie?"
Small Girl "Please, miss, mother had to take her leg to the hospital. nurse She's had it ten years."
-
Manila, Feb. 13.
· Reliable Sources heré declare
Encouraged by woll-wishers that Fang Yu-hsinng is still at mostly classmates at the school of Chienantsan, outside Taiyuanfu, nursing, Philippine General Hos- The leadership of the Kuominchun pital, Juan Lazo, student is at present vested in Lu Chung-of the hospital, yesterday started Ha, who appears to be active Inserving a sentence of four months A speaker at a Burns supper told the region of Tungkunn.
and a day imprisonment, after the Incident of the young fellow who While hitherto there has been pleading guilty to the charge of was at a party and was asked by no declaration from the Kubmia-homicide through reckless im the hostess "Do you play the chun, they seem busy taking ad-prudence before Judge Pedro Con- violin?" vantage of the prosunt situation, cepcion of the court of first in- and contemplate advancing wards Hankow.
to-stance.
The minor Honad leaders, Wang the death of a child at the general The charge came as a result of Ching-yu, Wai Yi-san and others, hospital following an injection of have nent representatives to Kal-morphine administered by Lazn. feng, placing their forces under the control of Han Fu-chu. Liu Chen-hua is also reported to to against Nanking.
"I really don't know" was tha reply "for I have never tried,”
Two Scotsmen, after having dined in a London restaurant, sat on for hours after they had finished the Three other children who had been meal. First they talked, but later pofaoned in the same manner won silence foll between them. recover from the effects of the Suddenly one of them rose, and hospital yesterday. morphine, it was stated at the going to the telephone, asked for a number, and then said:-"Hello, is that you Maggia? Dinna wait up fur mo; it looks like a deadlock.”
No fighting has yet occurred, as more than twenty miles separate
A Quick Warrant the Government forces and the rebels on the Lunghai railway-the filing of the complaint by As- The prosecution of Lazo, from
Reuter.
sistant Fiscal Francisco Albert,
Preparations Progressing to the pronouncement of the sen-
Shanghai, Yesterday.
A Japanese semi-ufficial message reports that war preparations are progressing throughout North China.
"Yes," the captain admitted. "what will you have?"
The golf club's best grouser at the nineteenth hole was complaining tence by Judge Concepcion was of the worm casts on the greens and only a question of a few minutes. through the fairways. In strolled Hardly had the complaint been the captain, to whom the grouser fled and the warrant for Lazo's turned and said, "By the way, Jsn't arrest been issued when the de this the time of year to treat The Shansi and other Northern fendant showed up in court and worms?" forces are mobilised and are mov- gave himself up to Fiscal Albert. Ing southward against Chiang Appearing without counsel, Lazo Kai-shok.
announced that he was prepared to plead guilty to the charge.
The conjurer made a frantic Asked if he wanted a lawyer, search through his clothes, turning Lazo said he saw no need for one, his pockets, inside out and bringing adding, "I am sure I understand forth, among other things, a rabbit, the complaint." He then pleada top-hat, three Union Jacks, s ed gulity and Judge Concepcion, drum, seven eggs, the ace of spades, on recommendation of the fiscal. bird in a cage, two guinea-pigs. three silk handkerchiefs, and a bowl imposed the minimum penalty.
of goldfish.
The message asserts that fight ing occurred on February 15 near Kweitch, on the Lunghai railway: -Reuter.
EDDA TO' WED
Announcement Thrills
Italy
Rome, Yesterday. The engagement of Mussolini's elder daughter Edda who is twenty-one, and Count Clano, aged twenty-ɛeven, the Secretary of the Italian Embassy to the Holy See, has thrilled the country Generally.
Edda is passionately devoted to her father, whom she greatly resembles, is fond of all sports and is an excellent dancer. She speaks French and Eng- Bish fluently and visited India two years ago.
In the detention cell at the Luneta Police Station, where he is temporarily confined, Lazo ad mitted to a few loyal friends who had followed him there that he had "made a mistake" when he administered the injection.. How ever, how he made the mistake
was still a mystery to him.
·
Work of Fate
me.
"There!" he exclaimed triumph antly to his wife, who had been I told you I was positive I had watching him with grim suspicion,
posted your letters this morning."
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$980
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H. K. Fire Ina, .......... (860
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Mining. Bengurts... $52 Kailan Mining Ad. 1/- Langkat (Comb.)...Ts. (Single) ...Th. S'hai Exploration...Tis. Loans... T. Raub ........
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Cotton Milla.
Exo Cortons .......Ts.
A visitor to an asylum was 5'hai Coton (old)..Th. 88 approached by an inmate who beg
" (cew)..The. ged that his case be laid before a
Zoong Sings...Th. Magistrate and his release obtained. necessary steps. The visitor promised to take the
"You will not forget?" said the
was patient.
I have no complaint," the youth "It was the work of Fate and said with tears in his eyes. "The work of Injecting children Her fiance has travelled widely in routine with In the long Brazil and China. He was formerly a period I had been doing the work journalist and book reviewer. His I always examined the instrument father is the Minister of Communica- and the substances I used. Last tions. The wedding is expected to take Tuesday, however, was different. place very soon, Reuter,
I think I was not myself and something went wrong."
CHICAGO CRIME
Round Up of Suspects
Chicago, Yesterday.
in
While the principal actor the tragic drama was thus start ing to pay his penalty at the Luneta detention cell, other chap- ters of the tragedy were being en- acted elsewhere. At the Philip- pine General Hospital, doctors
save the lives of the thred. chil-
"Oh, no."
Landa, Hotels & Bulidings,
H.K. & S. Hotels...$
... 1120
H. K. Landı.....................$ 651*
You are Bure you will not Shanghai Lands...Ta. forget?"
"Certainly not."
Dec. Interim 20 centavon aƒe 1929... Dec.
Pisalo Ta
Mar. Interim 1/ajo year 11·8-80 Dec. 12, 19 Dec. 4. Ioan tax Coupon No. 91... Sop. BQ, 39
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Mar, 15, 29
Apr.
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Batur Tis.
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and
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Oct, 11, 29
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Oct
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Juns! *.0-80 for your 203-5-19,
8.65 Dec. Interim 80 cents al 1920
12.00
Dec.
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JA
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As the visitor turned to go he received a kick that laid him in a heap a fow feet away.
Public Utilities. "That," sald the patient, "is in H. K. Tramways case you should forget!"
Peak Tram (old)
EXCHANGES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
On London-
•
1/6% Lazo. Bank, on demand... 1/6 3/16 announcement Boak, 30 days' sight
Continuing the recently-inaugurand nurses were still working to ated policy, another wholesale police round-up has brought in 1,124 dren who had received the mor- Bank, wire ...... suspected criminals.
Up to now, 4,100 suspects have Later in the day
phine Injections from been arreated,
Mcet of the suspects have subse-was made at the hospital that the Bank, 4 months' sight 1/6 % quently been released, and none the effects of the poison, although
three children would recover from Credits, 4 months" of the well-known criminal leaders
hitherto been arrested.- Reuter's American Service.
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION, has
Head Office:TIENTSIN.
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Hong Kong.
ÁLL OVER THE WORLD! Evans Pastilles are prescribed regularly, by Doctors the World overfor reliev ing Coughs, Colds, Catarrh, Huskiness, Weak Chests and Sore Throats. The vapours *penetrate info innermost parts giving instant relict.
EVANS Pastilles
ANTISEPTIC. THEQAT
Made in England and sold by Chemists Doniyohara.
HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
to be held at the CHEER O CANTEEN
at 11.15. a.m.
MONDAY, March 3rd.
PROMPT REPAIRS
AVIATOR KILED
Washington,
A naval aviation Lieutenant, W. G&Messer was killed.
tanamo
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I
1/7 % they
ale may
of bronchial Documentary, 4 pneumonia of which they were
months' sight..... 1/7 suffering when taken to the hog-
On Paris- pital.
On demand
942%
1017
Bight
At the home of her parents at Credits, 4 months' 614, Callejon Ramirez, little
sight Maria Murillo, who succumbed to the poison administered by the On demand.......
On Berlin- student nurse, lay in state.
On New York--- On-demand Credits, 60 days'
Bight
FATAL EXPLOSION
Reading, Penn., Yesterday. Two persons were killed and seven injured in an explosion at an "alcohol cooking plant" and Illicit atill, which blew to pieces a large three-storeyed building..
Both the people killed were pass-the ers-by-Reuter's American Service.
́CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
Ahmedabad, Yesterday.
Death Only Hastened- The post-mortem examination of body of the girl showed that the morphine injected Into her only. contributed to hasten
her Wirs death as
she would have died On anyway.
This, however,
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744
H. K. Goyt, Lone...$81%.
+4
Interest half yearly.
The Congress Working Commit-solation for the mother, Teodors On demand... 1014
On Singapore-- tco has authorised disciplinary Decina, who refused to believe
that her daughter would have On demand ................. 6531⁄2 action against Congressmen who
· On Manila- have not resigned from the Legis- died of the disease. lature in accordance with the Con- "My daughter was strong be-On demand greas decision, or who seek re-fore the injection
On Shanghai- was adminis-
On demand "She was election after resignation. Reuter, tered," she insisted,
playing, with little bell, but im-180 day's sight (private
paper) mediately after the Injection was administered, she shivered, closed on demand
On Yokohama ---- her eyes, and was still-
Gold Leaf, 100 fine
(per tael) Sovereigns (Bank's
MYSTERIOUS MINISTER
Peking, Yesterday.
Mr. Nelson Johnson, the U.S. Minis ter, today cancelled his social engage- ments, and it is learned that he is leay ing for Nanking by Wednesday's train. The reason for his hurried departure is not known, the Legation stating that it in a routine matter-Reuter
KASHMIR SILK STORE
for
EXCLUSIVE STOCKS
SILK
esterday
Guare
und
SILK GOODS
pult from the deck of the battle ship: Novada
Hitherto compressed!
"I screamed and called for help, saying that my daughter had been poisoned. The other thres
children who had received the in-silver (per oz.).
buying rate).
Jection were In the same condition all weak and apparently sleepy. Their mothers also wero desper ate and there was commotion in. the ward
Dr. Abad, who answered our call for help, made inquiries and xamined the children. He ad mitted that the children had been. soned with morphine-Manila Bulletin."
BULGAR ELECTIONS
Sofa, Yesterday, The Bélections to the communal marked by diarders
12.55 20
Bar Silver in Hong
Kong 1% prem, nom, Copper: Cash
Nominal-": Copper Cents ****** 8% prem. Bate of Native Interem ali
at
Chineso Sub. Coin. 28% dia. Hong Kong Bub Coin 4% dis VIA E VANDIFnos LONDON EXCHANGES
Parts
New York
Brussels
Crepeva
Lisbox
Athens...
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Bucharest Riodiv
818
Buenos Aires
Bombay
6:16/82 42% 1757
Shanghal
- Hong Kong
Yokohama
Silver Spot
Silver Forward
2/07-
20-
197
*Sales to Shanghai, ji
1/11 1/6 6-
British Wireless Service.
The Daily Herald says that half- empty prisons are to be vacated, their cccupants being sent to other Jals and the unwanted premises sold, bring- ing the number of British prisons to the lowest figures in modern- klatory" The number now in use is "kalf that which were considered necessary at the beginning of the century, but Me. Clynes, in an Interview, saya The fact has been confronting the prison commissioners and myself" that the population of our prisons is dedlining/ so considerably that more of), Cheno "places are becoming unnecessary. The
result will be that a number of them. will be sold off. “Wo are able to get rid of the prisons partly because we have fewer wrongdoers, and partly because
Toss: Itambaclutely necessary.
Short former Me Edward Secretary, commenting
on the report said the country was becoming more law abiding, and the law was increas-- ingly disinclined to send people to Bon for small things of whần thứ be likely to benefit, more 'from „has fuckdob ta, makam sabe Land: guidance. Within reem
nations fin the tumber of twenty-four prisons have gone out of
British Wireless Service
12/12 Substantial Reduction in we keep people out of such places an
Number
LOWEST IN HISTORY
Rugby, Yesterday,
The Homa Secretary Mea Obres, with the concurrence of the prison cot
London, Yesterday,
4.86 1/16 84.905 25:1082
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