CABLES.
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LATEST CABLES.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-}. \
UNEASINESS IN PARIS.
RUMOURED DISAGREEMENT OF
REPARATIONS EXPERTS.
LONDON, March ¥3rd,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 25TH, 1924
KARIJER CABLES,
LONDON TRANSPORT STRIKE.
CO-ORDINATION SUGGESTED AS A
SOLUTION..
LONDON, March 23rd: · Co-ordination of Tandon' transport facilities wns suggested in the cauri of en- quiry into the tramway strike'as the only
There is some uneasiness in Paris owing way out of the present difficulties, which 4 the return of the British experts, Mr. | are attributed to wasteful eunpetition Reginald McKenna and Sir John Brad-uraler the present system.
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bury, to London following persistent Mr., Bever, expressed the opinion that rubcurs of differences between them and an increase in wages of 8, a week could their French and Belgian colleagues, be granted by adopting a traffic control. especially with regard to what Germany
Mr. Pick, of the London General Om is able to pay during a two or three years' nibus Company, stated that owing to pri- moratorium and for a few years following. vate cupiuses competing with their trams
FAR EASTERN CABLE THE BIBLE SOCIETY,
NEWS.
[TEROUGH RXUTER'S AGENCY.)
PHILIPPINE VOLGANG ERUPTION
BABUYAN ISLAND, INHABITANTS REPORTED KILLED.
Mas, March 24th.
BRITISH. EFFORTS TO RESTORE
ROCAL AUXILIARY'S ANNUAL MEETING
THE TOWERS OF SILENCE- BOMBAY,
[BY R.. W, BARNEY.}
..
The annual aceting of the Hongkong Auxiliary of the British and Foreign
Mr. Barney, a member of the Hongkong Bible Society was held at the Helena University Staff, who recently went home May Institute yesterday. The Hon. Sirin leave, has contributed the following Cland Seven. K.B.E. (Colonial Secre
to the Silver Wulf, the unguzim of the tary), perisideră
Hongkong Boy Sedats' Association ---- ".
ing we crept slowly into Rombay Har In the cold grey light of early morn
CRIMINAL SESSIONS..
[BEFORE HIS HONDEK TALCHIEF JUSTICE (SIR WILLIAM REES-DAVIES)].
SEVEN
YEARS FOR ARMED
ROBBERY. VICMS, GAGGED WITH OLD SOCKS.
A Chinese, Lok Chin, was charged yesterday with robbery at Sham Shui Po on October at last.
The Rev. Dr. Pearce thouorávy seer. The Constabulary have received a retary) having read the report (extracts
Mr. Dyer Ball. in outlining the ense port that the inhabitants of Babugan fun which appeared in these columns the Western Gate of India for the Crown, said it was a simple ac-
land, mostly isbermen, are believed last week),
chilly quist bùng over the surface of the to have been killed by a volcano ere satisfaction to all that the local Auxi them behind, so that it was not until we About I p.m. on October 9th, 1993, Young water, from out of which ghost-like ships count of an armed robbery in which two The CHAIRMAN said it was a matter of appeared and vanished again as we leftmen, and possibly four, were concerned. tion on March 1st. The island is sparsely liary had been able to carry on so
were nearly alongside that we clearly inhabited and lies in the Northern excessfully, and especially se to their ohl wärehouses. Standing on the wharf was
saw the long bleak quay with its line of Kau and his wife, living in a cublete in tremity of the Luzon vulcanis "Area. The friend, Dr. Pearce, to Dr. Sanders, the
a house at Sham Shui Po, were disturbs a group of wealthy Parsees in shiny volcane which burst into eruption is honorary treasurer, to the members of stove-pipe hats, while in another placed by the entrance of two men,, one It is believed that the sudden visit in the suburbs, the Company were com-nown as Stith's Cone!
a crowd of wretched-looking coolies were carrying a revolver and the other a the Committee and also to the Indies waiting' to work the gangways.. Both Londan is due to the necessity for adjust-pelied, to place their bus on the sure
dagger Man and wife were "bound" who make it their business, year- in a groups might be said to be typical of ing the opposing points of view,
sputes, with the result that there were JAPANESE UNIVERSITY'S BOOKS. year unt, to collect a certain sum of Butahay, where a great part of the city and gagged with old socks, and the rob
is owned by rich Parsees, while thebers ransacked the place. Meanwhile, it is reported that M.three services where one "service" would
money for the society. The Society, con swarming, multitude of Hindus work hard took a gold wrist watch and Sto in cash. They only
Paineare has sent the French Ambassador be adequate. „Bogie means of public con-
tinued Sir Gand," was a wonderfn! one. for a bare living wage. No one who took the trouble to discover The usual formal examination of pass-same time later, the female victim re
At a police identificatini parade held » COLLECTION. trol appeared to be the only remely that would enable the Tramway Companies to
what the Society has done in the past about 9 o'clock I set out sight-seeing, cognised the prisoner, Lok Chin, as one ports was over before breakfast so at LONDON, Mardly gard, pay increased wages,
121 years could fail to realise how-deeply taking my camera with Bombay of the roble, A British Committee which is organis the work of Foreign Missions--s far as possesses many splendid buildings, most-
Whilst this affair was in Mr. Ashfield, replying to Mr. Beven, was ing a movement to help to replace the the Bible was concerned-had penetrated us a pleasing touch of coolness to their cubicle on the same floor of the house and built of a buff coloured stone which progress two other men entered another. also of the opinion that the only remedy | English books lost by the Japanese Im-in foreign fields.
stately appearance. Having duly admit took from a woman muted Hui Sai Hui. was complete co-ordination of all transport perial University during the earthquake. Conchuling, Sir Clauid said that 'Dings and visited the Taj Mahal hotel
ed and photographed the principal build- an amount of jewellery, and clothing. faciliths in London under Trafic writes. to the Press stating that the Pearce had cause to congratulate him- which it is said was built the wrong way The prisoner before the Court was tho Authority and charging only such "fares | learned societies and British publishers | self upon the success of the annual meet- about, facing the towh instead of the sea POSITION VIEWED WITH ALARM. as 'would enable the payment of good have already made the most generous fing. particularly in view of the fact that through some slip-of the architect, who is robber get in police custody.
got the North and South mixed up in his
A fishinonger, continued Mr. Dyer. response. The Committee invites cash the Synod was still sitting at Canton.plans and committed suicide in con Ball, would give evidence as to seeing Sir Cland, however, was sorry to notice sequence, I motored to the Victoria gar. Four men, in pairs, leave the house with dens. Although the morning bad been the absence of one who had for many chilly, by this time it had become hot in bundles. He followed one pair, of which years worked with them in the interests the sun and I was glad to rest in the prisoner was one, to two pawnshops, of the Society, J., Dr. Bondñekl
shade. In the gardens there is a fine where prisoner pawbed a wrist watch
in Londer an important communication for. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald again discuss ing the question of the future security of Frane rastern frontier. ☹
The opinion is bell that M. Poincare Desires to make an eventual agreement Laser by broadening the grounds of dis Cission.
LATER.
wages.
BIG GATHERING TO VISIT EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
able works.
A SIAMESE LOAN.
LONDON, March 3rd.
The Botntion of *
Siamese Loan is expected early this week. The amount will probably be £3,000,000 bearing 6 per cent, the issuing price being 031.1
The situation arising out the differ-NATIONAL STUDENTS UNION, donations in order to provide other valus sences of the Reparatias experts, which resulted in the British representatives returning to report to Mr. Ramsay, Mac- Donald, is described here as extremely
LONDON, March 23rd. The National Students' Union are organ- difficult, if not pritical. It is understood that the British experts are of opinion
ising an Imperial Students Conference in that Germany should have a real Meraction with the British Empire Exhi bition, and are inviting one student from torium, whereas the French and Belgians' insist on substantial deliveries in kindach University within the Empire to meet and the payment of ovenpation costs dur-in London on July 18th and spend a week ing the proposed Moratorium. They con- tend that if Germany is unable to finance such deliveries, they should be financed out of an International loan, which would mugan indirect British Kaancial assistance to countries already heavily indebted to a. Comäuy's capacity to pay after a two three years' Moratorium has also bern discussed, at great length. Annual paylents ranging from £100,000,000 to £225,000,000 have been suggested.
SOVIET CLEMENCY. RUSSIANS INFLUENCED BY
BRITISH PREMIER
Losnos. March. n. It is announced that the Soviet authori- ties have lecided to release and expel Archbishop Cieplak. It is believed that representations by Mr. Ray Mac Donald influence this decision. ceedings against Archbishop Tikhon have heen definitely abandoned.
BABY SHAH OF PERSIA.
FATHER.
visiting the Exhibition and in seeing Lon-
PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.
on, and then going to Cambridge, where ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, KOWLOON. probably they will be accommodated in the
The prize-giving for this school took College. Imperial problems will be displace yesterday afternoon at St. Patrick' cussed, and it is hoped that lading mem- her of Parliament will address the con- ference.
LATEST GABLES:
OBITUARY.
NOTED SCOTS DOCTOR DEAD.
LONDON, March Bid. The death is announced of Sir Willian Macewen.
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The Rt. Rev. Bishop L. H. Roots, collection of wild animals-lions, tigers, and some clothing. This witness knew
D.D., Hankow, in the course of a brief fildress on the Society's general activi ties, said that the Bible Society was one of those institutions which belonged to every Christian in China and every Chris- tian in every part of the world. It was
elephants, heais, etc.
In the afternoon I visited what is per-prisoner bit his companion by sight, and haps one of the best known and most when he spoke to the prisoner some time remarkable sights of Bombay, namely, later prisoner admitted he was concerned the Towers of Silence, where the Parsees in the robbery and warned the witness dispose of their dead by laying the bodies in the towers to be devoured by the val that if he said anything about it be would tures, Half an hour's drive along the be shot. Subsequently this witness gave seashore and up a steep hili hrought us information to the police, and prisoner to the entrance, where we left the car and climbed a short nacent to a wide was arrested and soon after, identified gate. Here we were admitted by a por- (as stated above), by the woman who lost ter, who escorted us inside and halted the wris: watch. us before a house from which sued the caretaker, a little old man who, with his clawlike hands, reminded me strongly of hooked nose, bald head, bent back and a vulture. He inspected my pass, which had obtained by toiling un five fights the city, and being satisfied with it be of stairs in the Parsee Punjab Office in
came guide to 'bur party.
doing fundamental work that was why be felt himself privileged to work for the Society and to attend the Hongkong Auxiliary's annual meeting. He was not
· previously aware that Hongkong bal such an active Auxiliary. tion of-native Christians in Chian why After rebarking on the small propor- Hall, the Rev. Father Spuda. Pro-Vicar
are able to read, Bishop Roots referred Apostolic of the E. C. Mission" pressuting to the translation difficulties. The cap the prizes." The distribution of prizes China could not he relinquished until the
pugn for a Bible-reading Church was followed by an excellent entertain-end had been reached. We could not ment "given by the scholars. The large
Christian community in this audience of parents, and friends were Scriptures in its own language and bay and from here a magnificent view country not literate enough to read the Malabar Hill, the highest point in Bom unstinted is their applause. The Director less we had the assistance of such a of the whole city can be obtained. The ́of Education (Me, G. N:"Orme) honour, ngeney as the Bible Soriety we could ed the proceedings with his presence and ever accomplish this end. The work of the Bible Society was absolutely antongst others present were the Very essential. Rev. Father Robert and Chew, Alves "
(Applause.) Bishop Roots concluded with a plen for increased Scripture reading. The Holy Scriptures The Report of the Headmistress stated
would always remain at the heart of the
fi
have a
10-
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These towers stand on the summit of
After the three persons who were robbed and the fishmonger had given con- verdict of guilty firmatory evidence, the Jury returned a
A Prisoner was sentenced to seven years". imprisonment with hard labour.
IMPERIAL WIRELESS
SERVICES:
*
AN URGENT INQUIRY. central part of the grounds in which the
The Postmaster-General has appointed towers stand have been made into a beautiful garden, gay with flowers and the following Committee to consider and larger trees, while the outskirts are less Services so as to protect and facilitate advise him without delay on the policy to shrubs and shaded by stately palms and
be adopted as regards the Imperial Wire Sir William Meeewes, C.B., one of the that the school opened with 225, pupils
wilder with a dense growth of jungle. public interest most distinguished surgeons whom Scot
Church's thought and attention.
Leading us up a path, the old man point- Mr. Robert Donald, LL.D. (Chairman). land has produced, was born in 1848. He and there had been a steady increase The Rt. Rev. Bishop E, D, L DANSON, ed out building some 200 yards away
Mr. F. which he told us was one of the towers,
J Brown, C.B., C.B.E.. Fort was Hon. Surgeon to His Majesty in throughout the years the highest enrol: D.D., Labuan, and Sarawak, said he was
Office. ProScotland, Surgeon-General to the Royal ment being 257 in the month of April speaking in appreciation of the Society's specially reserved for unnatural deaths Sir Drummond D. Fraser, K.B.E.
very glad to have an opportunity of adding that this particular one was
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Professor W. H. Eccles, D.Sc., F.R.S. Navy for Scotland, and had filled the office of Professor of Surgery to filasgow Owing to the relapsing of the Kinder work. Borneo, in the matter of langu such as suicides, murders, etc. It was a Sir Henry H Siesser, K., Solicitor- University since 1892. He was the author
garten Hall, the School was unable to ages, was a veritable Ribel. Services low, whitewashed huilding partly hidden General, with of a variety of works on surgery which
meet the muɛnerous demands for admission hail to be conducted in seven different by the trees. No windows or door show. Mr. W. E. Weston, Post Office, to be were very highly regarded by the medical be constructed.
of new pupils, It was hopel that a larger languages. Without the aid of the Bible ed in its wall, and along the top ran a secretary to the Committee.. TWO-YEAR-OLD BOY TO DEPOSE profession. One of the most noteworthy building will soon be stres by 31. Church workers would not be able to get irregularly battlemented but on looking writes:
The Society he (Bishop Danson) and his dark coping which at Brat I thought was
Our Parliamentary
Correspondent of these was his treatise on Infgetive de Martin, and the inspection proved on Bishop Dansons then gave an in- Sinus Thrombosis, published in 1883.]
closer I perceived that the battlements It is understood that the Committee rynti-factory throughout the classes, teresting account of the Dyaks. A langu were alive-great birds sitting motionless will endeavour to expert its report * the written work and drawings being age had to be made for them in the first gorged with their gruesome meal. Turn- much as possible in view of the fact that specially commended. The University place, and then the Bible Society caneing away, our guide showed us a small,
deadlock has now arisen in regard to the real examinations produced rents by along and printed portions of the Scrip cireplar tower which seemed to be some Imperial wireles, problemt, and that until
In the tures in this new language. During the 15 feet high and about the sanie diameter
this has been removed little in the way of good is evuld be expected. Seuior division three passed, two obdhin past fifty years some of the Dyake had
across. This, we were told, was another development can be
The
bas kucceeded Postmaster accomplished,
together and Mis F Bliss in stenography. In the was more profitable than begi-hanting owned by a certain wealthy family. The
a strong Committee. They had also become acquainted with remaining three towers were for general been for sine years chairman of the Em Junior division seven passed, „Miss__A. Silyn with distinction in drawing. The the blessings of education, and had learn- use and these he pointed out to us, no pire Press Union has already done much NEW YORK, March 3rd. class of First Aid
from a distance, the nearest being some bad been welled to read their language. When they had reached this point the work of the The annual statement of the United attended and the children showed a Bible Society entamenced, and it was we were told, not eveu hisself or the secretary of the General Post Office in
100 yards from where we stood. So one, wireless, Mr.
valuable work. Brown, is the assistant. in the encouragement of PROTEST,
States Steel Corporation for the, scar tion held in December last, the Lagard doing and works among the Peaks in towers or enter, them, except only the age of shine and wireles, profes er SINKING OF BATTLESHIPS NOT ended December 31st, 1923, shows net Scholarship was won by Albertina Gare, garnings of $125.177,000. The surpins net and C. Hyndman carried off the prize income is $34,200,000). The dividends for religious knowledge. The rening classes for shorthand and typewriting had contiqued to be a great success,
Lospos, March 23rd.
A message from Teheran states - that owing to the opposition: shown by the clergy and the public, the Parliament has dropped the proposal to establish a Republic, but have decided to depose the Shah in Invour of his two-year-old son, and to appoint a Regent during the child's minority.
AUSTRALIAN NATIVES' --
OBLIGATORY..
STONEY, March 23rd.
A meeting of the Australian Natives Association has telegraphed to Mr. Bruce, protesting Painst the decision to sink the battleshin Mostrata, on the ground that sinking is not obligatory under the Washington Treaty
GERMAN AIRMAN KILLED, CRASHES IN FIRST FLIGHT. AFTER SIX YEARS.
BERLIN March 23rd.
The famous airman, Herr Linnekogel, who established two world height re cords, on resuming Blying after six years, crashed and was killed in his first fight, near Cassel.
.
LATEST CABLES.
[REFTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
U.S. STEEL CORPORATION.
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR PAST YEAR.
are
Preferred Shares 7 per cent.. kal Ordinary Shares 52 per cent.
INTERNATIONAL CHESS...
NEW YORK, March 23rd. In the sixth round of the International Chess Tournament, Capablanen heat Tartakower (Russia) after fifty-one maves.
EARLIER CABLES.
TILDEN FOR DAVIS CUP?
NEW RULE NOT TO‘OPERATE UNTIL 1925.
ing distincton, Mise M. Rosario in music, progressed; had learned that agriculture of the towers which was private, being in getting ronald, the chairman, who bas
féterest and keenness, At the examina-
"WISDEN" FOR 1924.
WHEN BOWLERS RAISE THE SEAM OF THE BALL.
(Applause.),
seconded by Bishop Roots, the annual On a proposal by the Chairman.
report was unanimously adopted. The Rev. Dr. Pearce was re-elected hon secretary and Dr. J. H. Sanders hon. treasurer, together with a new Committee for the ensuing year.
"HEUNGSHAN
ABANDONED
TO UNDERWRITERS. To cricketers all over the world the annual appearance of "Wisden" in one Steamboat Co.'s steamer
The Hongkong, Canton and Maco of these, events which must be marked in
Fixungshan, red on the calendar. We have just re- which on the morning of February such reived the issa for 1994 of the time struck Junk Rock, near Canton, and was houred publication, and find that this run ashore in a leak condition, has had the sixty-first edition contains all the to be abandoned to the underwriters, A features which have hitherto made it so salvage party from the Hongkong and popular with all who are interested in Whampon Dock Co., after working on the the great summer game. Edited once stranded ship for one, time came to the again by Mr. Sydney H. Pardon, most conclusion that alvage was impossible New Youx, March 23rd. tireless of compilers of cricketing lore. The Heangahau was built in 1800 by Tildey points out that the fawn Tennis the 1024" Wisden contains photographs Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson of Leith Association's new the rule barring players of fire of the foremost County bowlers of Her gross tonnage is 1.914, from writing to the Prom does not operate 102-Roy Kilner. G. G. Macaulay. M. until 1025. He, therefore, in eligible and W. Tate, A. E. R. Gilligan, and C. IL willing to represent the United States in Sixteen fishermen were killed off Alex-the Davis Cup competition this year, contents is "The Laws of Cricket "na | andria by the explosion of a floating mine Tilden says he understands that awimi which had become entangled in the nets. ar rulo adopted by the Olympic Committee operates automatically and excludes him- RUHR TRADE RETURNS. self and several other American tennis
players... Dresszinon, March 23rd.
FLOATING MINE TRAGEDY. SIXTEEN BOATMEN KILLED OFF ALEXANDRIA.
CARO, March 3rd,
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there and lay them inside. These hear special hearers who convey the hodies ers belong to a special family and the right is hereditary, descending from father to sou At present there are about 60 hearers in Bombay" who are paid from the common fund.
Mr.
technical adviser on wireless in of the leading experts in the country on the Post Office, and is recognized as one the subject. Sir Bruinmond Freer is a retired Manchester banker who is ruden- routing to promote trade between Man- chester and Australia, while the inclusion. of the Solicitor General will facilitate the decision of legal questions,
About every two months the
Each of the towers was tired on top with its row of vultures, and others were perchel in the trees around, sitting inationless. Occasionally- one moved its The body is laid in its position, and head or stretched its huge wings. Only as soon as the bearers have, withdrawn, it passed' clase aver our heads so that we work In a couple of hours they have once we saw one flying, and as it chanced, the vultures descend and commence their quite plainly saw its repulsive, naked, finished their feast and nothing remajan leatherless neck and hooked bill. Over except the bones, which are left to whiten hend some kites were wheeling. could easily be distinguished from the hearers enter the towers and throw all
They in the sun. immeure vultures by their long forked the hones down the hole in the centre tails as well as by their much smaller which is some Go feet deep. There they size. Those kites, though carrion feed. lie until the xetion of the sun and rain on account of the vultures, and even the four trains lead out from the centre of ers also, dare not approach the towers have decomposed them. At the bottom cheeky crows, which will often snatch the tower, one froin each corner. food from the basket a runn is carrying water from these passes through two 6- The
kept at a respectful distance.
ters, one of sand and one of charcoal, After showing us the towers, our vener
so that it issues perfectly purified. Farkin. The first feature on the list of CANTON AND BOLSHEVISM.
able guide took us to a model by means
Funeral, the man,toid us, take place of which he explained their structure.
it fixed hours every morning and ́even- revised by the Marylebone Clah in vari-
The top of the tower is open to the sky the gate at there times: The last rites ing, and no visitors are admitted inside ous years from 1884 to 1022 inclusively.
POLICE WARNING AGAINST and is surrounded by a parapet Inside Another interesting item is "Inatrne
"DESCREDITABLE RUM URS.”- tions to. Umpires" from the M.CC. Book
this is a wide, at rim sloping gentle are performed at the house of the de of October 1993, one regulation of which
The Canton Gazeite says:
towards a central circular hole. On the eased, and none of the relations or ever rim which thus forms the top of the the priests are allowed to follow the body In order to check the rumours to the tower are niches "arranged in three con
to the Towers. howler will lift the sonm of the hall in
Strange though this method of diapos-
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The outpat of the Ruhr mines amounts NO U.S. ARMS FOR HONDURAS / reads "It sometimes happens that the effect that the Government here is going centric rings in which the bodies are line of the dead, may seem, it has certain.
to 102 per cent, hnd coke-ovens 82 per cent of the respective figures for 1922. 71,600 railwaymen have been re-enlisted, The February Customs duties and special
·licenses yielded 24 millions of gold marks.. thus permitting an estimate of 300 mil- lions as the total receipt for 1924.--- (Haras)
case
order to obtain a better hold. This not to rulant Bolshevism and will experiment placed. In the outermost ring are the advantages, especially in a hot climate PRESIDENT COOLIDGE ISSUES ANgitimate. The ball, in sub, a
with the adoption of same in Canton, largost niches for men, in the middle The ground is not defiled hy'dead bodies EMBARGO.
should be shown to the Umpire who Geral Techen Wu, the Polios Commis one amalier ones for women, while the should call for another ball and warm thement prohibiting the circulation of such niches is reserved for children. Between fected in obviated. In fact, the corrupt signer of Canton, will issue an announce internat ring containing the smallest
or encumbered by tombs, while the pro WASHINGTON, March 23rd, Captain that the practice is unfair."
cess of decay to which the body fx-kúh- President Coolidge has placed an embar Altogether a thoroughly intereating
discreditable rumours He has instructed go on the sale or shipment of arms or volume, which worthily upholds all the the detectives of the Police Department to shes are narrow paths for the feet thle fosh in thus disposed of very rapisk
of the bearers.To- ammunition to Honduras
traditions of the great cricket annual
fy, and without any offensive smell.or (Continued at foot of next column.) I danger of infection to others, N
keep a close watch for makers of such rumours and will bring them to justice."