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ORIME IN PARIS WEALTHY MERCHANTS WIFI ARRESTED
Panin, August 4th...
After the Landru case and the epidemin
of taxi-esh tragedies that has broken out
MONDAY HEPTEMBER 1
KEMAL'S NEW MOVE.
THE SENOUSSI ARMY
ly published feport that Must-
ats under the name of
authority appeal to powerful, fetammedan see which is not afraid to have its difference with the
lately Paris is to-day discussing another Nationalist sensational crins that recalls the famous the Senoumi army is vot without signi Gouffe of many years ago and Seance It may possibly be an eleventh the Monte Carlo trunk murder of more hour attempt to bolster up recent times. On Monday morning the which is on the wane by chauffeur in the service of a wealthy Paris merchant named Bemarabe informed police that his employer who had pland 200,000 francs in the bank on Friday, had hate. Sayed Mohammed, the founder of the failed to turn up at renderrous he bad mouser sect, who was born about 1800 made for Saturday morning, and had not caused considerable stir in orthodox circles been seen since. He added that Madame
Besacabo on Saturday morning surprised by the crusade of reform which he preached him by stating that her husband had gone in the Saharan regions of Algeria. As his away till Monday, and subsequently refus
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ing his own services and taking a taxicab, influence increased he became more and in which she and her daughter left for the more suspect in Cairo and Mecca, and was Grow on Hongkong us to accom
ODOWN on Hongkong side, preferably station, carrying with them a large and finally removed by the Turks to the small modsto about 4000 to 4000 tons Merchandise. heavy trunk
The chauffeur explained to the police that
of Jarabub, ia view of his Anyone interested in the leasing of such Bessarabo and his wife were on very had evil influence with the true following length of lease, rental, louation, eto, Godowu, kindly mply giving full particulars terms, and that he was afraid something ers of the Caliph Under the régime to had happened to his employer, Inquirie
Care of Daily Press Office.
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made by the police showed that Madame of his son, bowever, the movement Bessarabe and her daughter had left Paris still continued to spread. It extended from for a villa which they own in the suburb Fez to Constantinople, from India to of Montmorency. Pol
Damascus. In the Hedjar it became espe Madama Besarabo informed the police cially powerful. Over and above, this "the that her husband had been obliged to go now Sheikh, El Mahdi, although there is away on business and that she had accom no evidence that he claimed to be the panied him on Friday afternoon to the Cars fahdi, was without doubt so regarded by du Nord Later in the day, she stated, she many of his failowers. bad, at his request, taken a large trunk That the Benoussites were always capable containing certain compromising papers of being transformed into fighting organi and despatched them to Nancy from the sation was made apparent during the late Gare de l'Ext. Telegranes were sent by the war. Arms and ammunition could easily be police to Nancy, where & trian. lying unclaimed at the station. On being opened, this trunk was found to contain the body of a man, since identifier Bokserabo, who appeared to have been
strangled.
in Bled into
the most elaborate precautions. The force of which the Grund Sheikh Sayed Ahmed was the nominal head kept our troops engaged on a wide and difficult front for over a year, and had the Turks succeded in growing the Canal Caliph and Sanqussi Madame Bessarabo denied all knowledge would no doubt have succeeded in compos of the crime and suggested that her husband ang their differences to their mutual satis might have been asasinated after they faction.
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BRITISH CONCESSION,
SHAMREN-CANTON
FOR SALE LOT No. 62. immediately
behind the Bastian Consulate, with an
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Kowloom, about 16,945 square
AND at Kokonale position for
had parted at the Gare du Nord. Accord. It is hardly surprising that. Mustapha ing to further statements made by the Kemal has turned to this mysterious sect women, the dead man, although a natura with all its latent posibilities. The lised Frenchman, was of Argentine birth Senoussites, it must be admitted, were She alleged that he had squandered some war. Sayed Ahmed was not a man capable Western - leading to Coast Boats berths, and originally bore the name of Weissmans, handled clumsily by the Sheikh during the As of 12.645 square fest, mearing 90 1041 fact, frontage to creek which is adjacent to xvrn or eight thousand Francs of her ar of dominating a great movement. He Shamshni Railway and Grand Trunk Line to riage portion and had been systematically never had the personal' magnetism of the Bakow, now in construction, unfaithful to bet, Both Madame Bessarabe Mabdi. the influence of Oeman Digns or and her daughter have been arrested."" of Ali Dinar. He was only laduced to
HERBERT DENT & CO. ZAMAN CAB MYSTERY BOLYLD.
enhark on an Anti-British campaign by the Last week the body of a man believed assurances of Nouri Bey, Enver Pasha's to have been murdered was found in a half-brother, during his stay in Tripoli. ditch at Longchamp. The mystery has been Possibly Mustapha Kemal'e "mobilisation"" solved by the deposition of an Algerian jewel of the Senous army implies some further who formed the tampering with the Grand Sheikh, who, it police that he had made an appointment in will be remembered, disappeared into the the Rue Royale with a man nabed Beyer wilds of the Rahars after our anecenatal for the purpose of purchasing jowels from deal on Shite 47: 1917. Kimal is no doubt him.” Beyer drove up in a lasi, Ee stated willing to stilise any movement "that will that he had not brought the jewel, hut strengthen his position, în Asia Minors. We after ascertaining thác Djstalli had fifty know that last year he went three emissarien thousand franes upon him, said he would to Bokharn and to the Ardebil district of drive to Lubeuil to fetch them. The chant Persia to furter his Par Immic and Pan- fear, who, it appears, was an accomplice of Teranian campaign. But those are move- Boyer's, pretended not to know the way, ments which have lost some of their javonT Beyer accordingly sat beside him, Djitallis view of the passive attitude of the Cali remaining inside. After the lazi had gtine phate. An appeal to the Senoussi secto a short distance the door was flung open and another of the gang, named Barret, jumped inside, covering Djitalli with are volver and shouting our money et jour life.
especially if it have any backing from the Grand Sheikh-is well worth trying in spite of its counteranging of unorthodoxy. The infinence and missionary wal of the Senous sites are still great. They are members of Djitulli managed to thrust the revolver Moslem secret society stretching all over aride, the ballet smashing the glass and the Mohammedan world. Its influence in passing through Beyer's neck. Then teign, the Hedjaz has probably, is view of recent ing to be mortally hit, the Algerian drew events in Syria, been well weighed in the. his own revolver and shot Barret dead, balance by Kemal. It is at any rate, a Djital then jumped on to the pavement, weapon in the band of a mischief-maker. injuring himself severely recent
The men ontside the car thought, the result of the ring wis that Barres had
shot Djitalli according to plan. When the ROMANCE OF A WOMAN SPY, reached Anteuil they were horrified to find the body of the Breomplice inside They LIZZIE WERTHEIM DIES IN A decided not to tell the ponce, and drove to Longchamp, where they hid the body is a ditch
CRIMINAL ASYLUM. Scotland-yard has received news of the
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COMPOSITE BARQUE
CHIN PU
FOR SALE
(American Registry)
BOWERN & CO., Auctioneers, MEMBERS, INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SHIPBROKERS
(London)
Ao, 8, Museum Road, Shanghai,
AVING been favoured with instructions
Ho the US. Marshal for Chums, to rell
by public auction ithm thair ofices on MON-
DAY, September 27th, at 11 finless dis posed of privately before that daze) the com pouts barjur “Chin Pu." (Late Baron Osiria) in Amsterdam, Holland, in 1874, iron, sheathed with 4 teak wood and heathed with copper sheathing from keel to abere load line and said to be copper bolted.
harbour of Shanghai with all faults and errors
not guaranteed to be correct
of the vessel of description
any. These parti
OLD AND SURPLUS"! NAVAL STORES, &c. &c., Comprising Life Bouts (wood and stool Dingles, Whalers, Gigs aboones, Rice Boilers Cooking Stores, Ships Fistings, Iron Bed Mat tresses and Fittings Fables hair Sideboards, Ice Chorts. Steel Tanks, Life Rafts, Electric Close Wood Ladders Carpet, Blankets, Fans, Anchors, Intrines, Porcelain Water Counterpages, Eleotrio Cables, Canvas Hoses, Bags, Old India Bubber, Old Leather, Old Iron, Cor Hawedra Contage, Paperstuff, Canvas Brass Gan Metal and Steel, Coal Swoke, Fire- wood, Unused Stol Boiler Tubes and Boiler Gear. Davits, Iron Blocks, Lamps, Wood Der ricks, Navyphones Searchlights, Steel Qil Casks 25 Gallons, de to.
Lots may be inspected on Tuesday, Septam ber 14th, 1920.
ALSO
Sale of Old and Surplus Vitalling Stores at Kowloon on MONDAY, September 20th cou menging at 9.30 AM. and comprising
BLANKETS, SHAMES'S CLOTHES, PROVISIONS, ko, &c. -Tzus of Sale deuiled on Catalogue.
HUGHES & HOOGE, By Appointment Auctioneers to the
Admiralty
PUBLIC AUCTION:
HE Undersigned have received instruction
To
sell by Public Auction.
On MONDAY,
September 20th, 1920, commencing at 9.30.
at The NATAL DEPOT, KOWLOON, OLD AND SURPLUS VICTUALLING STORES,
Comprising
Blankets Table Linen, Sheets, Bed Covers, several lots Electro-plate, Hardware, China. Glas, ko Enamelled and Copper Ware, Hem nanta, Serge and Duck, Great Costs, Dufle and Winter Clothing, Weighing Machine, Hair Beds, Mattresses, &c.
On" view" "SATURDAY, Beptember 18th, from A.M. till Nous
#UGHES & HOUGH By Appointment Auctioneers to the.. Aduxirsity
A. G. DA ROCHA
AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND
GENERAL BROKER.
Queen's Bond Central, Telephona Na. 2892. WEEKLY AUCTIONS.
TUESDAYS -
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS.
THURSDAYS:-/ VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. SATURDAYS
HOUSEHOLD
EXCELLENT
ACE FURNITUREIS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Both Bayer and the driver Kaye now been death of Lizzie Wertheim, at the criminski. The vessel will be sold: as', she 'lien afloat in the arrested, Beyer having been tracked by thematic asylum at Broadmoor. bandago round his neck. The whole Blair world of romance, Lizzie Wertheim was ways are given si carefully as possible but are VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
took place in the centre of Paris, between the Place de la Concorde and the Avenue de Marigny,
THE EXTRAVAGANCE OF BUREAUCRACY,
HOW THE MONEY GOES
Behind this bald announcement lies
B
Length, 189, feet, 9 inches. Beam 41 feet, 7 inches. Depth of Hold, 20 feet. Registered Tonnage, 1423 tors.
Situtate at Kowloon in the Colony of Hongkong
one of the most striking figures of the espionage service during the war. She might be described as Germany's chief woman spy in Great Britain. She was the companion and accomplice of Reginald Rowland, who was executed at the Lower in 1916. Wertheim possessed an attractiveweight capacity. 2.600 tons.com. 22 feet personality, good taste-in short, all the sttributes of the woman spy of romance, steam winches and boiler accommodation Samuel Ebenezer Groen" trading, sa Banker &
Two decks, wood -"tweendecks partly fald. 2 She might have succeeded but for fatal crewm house on deck, saloon on deck aft for incaution.N
master and officers, mil löcker and store, room
Car
Be
amazement) that are spending outcome of an introduction by a Dulcando of the Tea Coshimmediately on
to be sold in pursuance of an Order of the Supreme Court of Hongkong made in Action No. 99, of 1920. Original Jurisdiction: Between The Bank of Canton Limited, Plaintiffs and
Co., Defendant.
Menors. LAMMERT BROS. Anctioneers
The Government's White Paper, obvi
OD MONDAYPA ously intended as a reply to the demand that Rowland and Lizzie Wertheim first having recently been disasted in a typhoon the afternoon by
It was at a little fat in Hammersmith ander poop, anchors and cables, the vessel the 27th day of September, 1920, at 3 o'clock in for the cutting down of expenditure, at met. The aquaintanceship, which was there only remains the foremart, mizzenmaat, tracted immediate attention Wilen issued destined to end in the Tower in the one case fibloom and bowsprit. Inspection roadly. The Daily News notes (with and at Broadmoor in the other, was the obtained on application to the Auctioneers. £11,546,850 more this year on the Minis spy.
Terms of Par try of Munition, than we spent in 1914 "Bowland
against transfer with bill of st their Auction Loon Duddell Street, Victoria, on the British Navy, at a moment when learn the secrets of the Grand Fleet, immediately the auction and/or private, unla is
been sent to England, to is to buyer. Vessel to be at
buyer riak
Hongkong. at was faced with the unbroken might of Lizzie Wertheim elected to help him. The confirmed from that date de dato The property consists of the German Navy
We are spending £2,350,383 more this confidence of British 1
plos consisted of an attempt to gain the year on the Ministry of Shipping than we Wertheim with her attractions was a pawn Dayal officers. Lizzie spent on public education before the war in the game. Rowland and his woman We are spending £1,114,473 more on confederate frequented the most fashion- the Ministry of Labour this year than able hotels, and mixed freely with the it cost us to fun the whole of the Post guests Ulica Lore the
Then the woman was sent to Scotland to Were spending
more ou learn what was paying at Scapa Flow works, and public buildings this year than she lived luxuriously and entertained we spent on old
dage pensions before the minor indiscretion revealed her motive.
lavishly But she was watched, and are spending £200,209 more on the In her anxiety to acquire information Stationery Office alone this year than it about battleships and destresors als naked Loose us before the war to run the Stations too pertinent question which excited
y Office, the Foreign Office, the Colonial uspicion. Then
Office and the legal and judicial depart, hand, og sand)
ments combined.
E
brought to
路
While the Admiralty had a staff of 4,400 Rowland va also picked up. The pear to administer the prewar Navy with a protested their innocence, but Rowland personnel of 145,000, 1 now has a staff of betrayed his mission and identity under 12,827, to administer smaller Navy with severe cross-examination at Scotland-yard. & reduced personze of 132,000. Both were tried at the Old Bailey. Wer- While the Army to-day is not quite thaim was sentenced to penal servitude and twice the size of the pro-war Army, there Rowland was sntenced to death are now four employes at the War Office Howland made complete confession. where before the war there was only one His
The Ministry of Munition to-day cowardico which distinguished his activities and was inglorious, and reflected the employs six time as many people he the in England He broke do, and led to War Office did before the wat
be carried to the execution bed.
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OUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG
B WEEKLY PRESS, Tarinery to June,
1920.
With ITIL, Price $7.5000
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