HANKOW SENSATION.
ROBBERS REVOLVER BATTLE WITH POLICE.
SEVEN CASUALTIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HANKOW, June 19th.
A sensational armed robbery yesterday evening culminated in the killing of twa and the wounding of fire Chinese police- men. One of the wounded is not expected
to recover,
About ten o'clock three man in military
uniform held up as exchange shop in the German Concession, securing $300.
THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESE MONDAY, JUNE 14ra, 1920
FRENCH LABOUR DISPUTE.
4,000 LOCKED-OUT AT DUNKIER. (THROUGH RAUTER'S ADENOT.]
PARIS, June 12th. Arising out of a wages dispute a general lock-out has been declared in the port of Dunkirk,
Four thousand men are now idle.
SKULL 20,000 YEARS OLD. LADY SCIENTISTS DISCOVERY AT
GIBRALTAR.
GIBRALTAR, June 19th. Miss Garrod, a student at the Institu!
Paleontologie Humaine, Paris and Ox ford University, has discovered a fronts!
CONSTABLE SHANGHAIED. FAR EASTERN CABLE BOYCOTT AND STRIKE VIEWS. MADE PRISONER ON VESSEL HE. WAS WATCHING.
NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GOÖKS' STRIKE,
WASHINGTON, June 12th The British Government has begun extradition proceedings, with a view to having 19 members of the crew of the TROUBLE ON JAPANESE VESSELS
AT YOKOHAMA. British schooner Eker returned to the Bahamas to answer a charge of shang- haiing a negro constable named George Prinder. The Eker was recently captur- ed on the Hudson River with a huge cargo of liquor.
Prinder, who bad previously gone ashore at New Jersey told the United States effcers that he was taken aboard as a prisoner on April 10th. The Eker was
The proprietor raised the alarm and the bone and other portions of a human skuliin harbour where he had been detailed i
robbers fled to the French Concession. where they killed one, policeman and wounded two other police who were at tempting to intercept them.
belonging to a youth, embedded in very hard tuft with typical Mousterian im- plements.
Lying under twelve fast deposit and They then entered the Russian Cances-containing similar implements is a skull sion and killed another constable.
Next they again entered the German Concession and wounded two constablca, wounding another in the Japanese Con cossion, and finally escaping into the Chinese city.
The robbers were armed with revolvers. All the Police were unarmed. Yesterday was the anniversary of last year's trouble and the shooting created Comdorable excitement till the fasts
wére known.
(THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY. THE "RUSSIAN MONEY.” T.U.C.'S PROTEST AGAINST
GOVERNMENT'S ACTION....
LONDON, June 11th.
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The Acting Charge d'Affaires of the Soviet Embassy has issued a statement denying the Home Secretary's declaration that the Soviet Clovernment has sent
eral strike.
of the same age and type ns the Gibraltar akull discovered by Forbes in a quarry in the 1910's. It is estimated at not less than 20,000 years old.
ROYAL DUTCH OIL, ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1995.
AMSTERDAM, June 11th. The annual repors of the Toyal Dutch" Petroleum Company states the prodar tion of the Royal Dutch group in 10 amounted to 12,300,000 tons, as compared
with. 13,442,000 tons in 1824. The report refers to the remarkable production of the Dutch Indies Oil Company at Djambi, and says that new hopes are founded on Bills which were submitted to the Dutch Indies' Peoples Council in December last aiming at, the development of oil fields of several, thousand acres within the sphere of the Dutch Indies Oil Company.
The report cites the proposed explori money to Britain in support of the gen- tion agreements with the Netherlands Colonial Oil Company (a dependent Company of the Standard Oil Company) ns proving that the Royal Dutch sincere- ly advocates, the open door policy.
THREE AND A HALF MILLION ROUBLES.
Moscow, June 11th.
The Soviet Trades Unions have up to the present contributed 3,620.000 roubles 'to the Miner's Federation of Britain...
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]:.
OFFICIAL REMONSTRANCE.
EcoBT, June 11th."
In reference to the money received. from Russia for the purpose of the recent general strike, a remonstrance has been sent to Moscow and will be communicated to "the Soviet Government within the next few days on behalf of the British Government.
TO HELP FRANCE. CHINESE STUDENTS' GIFT TO NATIONAL FUND.
to watch the schooner,
The American authorities are holding the crew of the Eker to answer a charge of rum, smuggling:
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. SEAFARERS INDIGNANT AT AMERICAN STUNT."
Losos, June 12th. Seafaring circles are most indignant, according to a statement of the National Seamen's and Firemen's Union," at the
"latest American medical stunt." The statement says it appears that the crews
of the Vajestic and the Berengaria were compelled to undergo the indignity of an extra medical examination, similar
to the crew of the s...Paris.
The statement points out that ail British crews sailing from the British Isles are medically examined by the Board of Trade and also examined at the Quarantine Station at New York, officers and stewardeses being exempted from the latest freak examination," which it is contended, is therefore use- less. The stateinent adds a petition from seamen protesting against examination, and urging the British Government to take up the matter, has been extensively signed.
THE DEPORTED DOCTOR. MEXICAN AUTHORITIES EXPLAIN REASON FOR DECISION.
MEXICO CITY, June 11th. The official explanation of the deport ing of Dr. Cole says he was guilty of violation of the recent Insurance Law by acting as medical examiner to insurance companies which had not complied with
the law.
PARIS, June 11th. Chinese students at the Franco-Chinese Institute at Lyons have subscribed 1,100 tranes towards the voluntary fund for
A previous telegram stated :-The the redemption of the National Debt. Mexican authorities have ordered the de- In a letter to the Director of the In-portation of a Canadian doctor, named William Cole, who has been practising stitute, the students my that the sum is at Torreon for 16 years. Cole appeared in the local Court and secured a stay of small but a proof of their sympathy and
execution for 72 hours The British Vice- The Cabinet is still considering ques gratitude to France. They recall the Consul at Terreon has telegraphed to the British Minister bere, drawing attention tions which are raised by the receipt of Chinese proverb that: "If from one
to the case and assuring him that Cole large sums of money from various" or-thousand paces one sends a feather, the
is an honourable man, and declaring that ganisations in Russia for purposes of the gift is light but the friendship benvy," the deportation order should be revoked.] Miner's Federation in connection with and conclude that is exactly our case." the present coal dispute
(TÜRoton REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TRADE UNION PROTEST:
LONDON, June 15th.
MONUMENT TO FASCISM. HUGE SKY-SCRAPER IN ROME
PLANNED.
ROME, June 11th.
In connection with the British Note to Moscow with regard to the Soviet's
His Holiness the Pope has given "an offer of money to the Trade Union Con-
audience to
"Buenos Aires architect gress during the General Strike, the Trade Union Congress has sent a letter named Mario Palanti, who bas come to to Mr. Baldwin denying they ever re
Rome to submit plans for the building ceived money from the Soviet Govern- ment and strongly protesting against of a sky-scraper, 44 stories high, and attempts to misrepresent the efforts of intended as a monument to the Fascist the Russian Trade Unionists to help the
régime. British workers to pursue legitimate Trade Union activities, and use them in such a way as to endanger seriously the relationship between His Majesty's Gov- erament and the anion of Socialist Soviet Repablics."
THE FRENCH FLIGHT. PELLETIER D'OISY ARRIVES
AT MOSCOW."-
Moscow, June 12th. D'Olay, the French airman, who is on a fight from Paris to Tokyo, has arrived here from Warsaw.
[BRITISH WIRELESS - SERVICE.]
THE COAL DEADLOCK. VOTE OF CENSURE, ON GOVERN- MENT ABANDONED.
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RUGBY, June 11th. It is now stated that the Excentive of 'the Parliamentary Labour Party bas abandoned the idea of moving a role of censure on the Government for its handling of the coal situation. It has been set aside, shall take place on the subject, for which next Tuesday bas
The building will contain an hotel of 3,000 rooros and auditorium seating 12,000 people, Roman baths and churches, which will be the highest in Rome.
(LEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] FUR WORKERS' STRIKE. PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT: WORK TO BE RESUMED.
New York, June 11th." Committees of the Furworkers' Union and the employers have reached an agree ment, subject to ratification by both sides, granting a 10 per cent. increase in wages and the 40 hours week to be in. creased to 44 hours during the busy
geason.
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It is expected that all the employees. will return to work within a few daya,
It is also estimated that the strike bas cost the workers and employers $29,000,000.
BRITISHER'S . DEATH."
CATHOLIC CONGRESS.
NEW YORK'S WARM WELCOME TO CARDINAL O'DONNELL.
NEW YORK, June 11th. Thousands lined Broadway and gave a rousing welcome to Cardinal O'Donnell, Primate of Ireland, who is attending the Chicago Eucharistie Congress.
TOKYO, June 13th. Owing to their demands for higher wages being refused the cooks of all the N.Y.K. liners at Yokohama struck this
morning, thus delaying the Tenyo Yart and Shunyo Maru, which were due to sail this afternoon. Sixteen vessels are affected. A SETTLEMENT,
The NYK. strike has been Sailings, were not delayed.
LATER.
A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS. MR. W. W. HORNELL INTERVIEWED. MOTOR CYCLE AND TRAM COLLIDE.
There was a series of more
or loss LOYALTY OF HONGKONG UNDER-alarming accidents during the week-end.
- GRADUATES.
Yesterday afternoon, about 5.15, 40 accident occurred near the Supreme Mr. W. W. Hornell, Vice-Chancellor of Court, involving trap car No. 66, being. Hongkong University, arrived in Shang-driven at the time in an easterly direc hai on the 8th inst. en route from tion. Just as it reached the bend by the Hankow Mr. Hornell, according to the Cricket Club ground a motor-cycle, rid- den by a Chinese, came from the opposite. N.-C. Daily News, is visiting the centres where the Hongkong University's Matri-direction and a collision took place. The culation examinations are held.
motor-cycle was badly damaged and the rider sustained somewhat serious injuries to bis leg and also internally. He was immediately removed to hospital by motor-ambulance.
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In conversation with a representative of the N.-C. Daily Sews, Mr. Hornell said that he personally did not think that it would ever be the case of the boycott
and strike being called off on a definite day. The forces that kept it going wero too many and various. Of all the em- settled.ployees who were called out from Hong- kong a year ago, it is estimated that about 4,000 remain in Canton for whom there is now no employment. The others, have gone back to Hongkong. The remain-
A Chinese girl, aged 6 years, who was knocked down" in Queen's Road Central by a motor truck on Saturday afternoon," was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from injuries to her right leg.-
Another Chinese girl, aged 4 years, who was also knocked down the same alter,
THE CANTONESE WAR. KUOMINTANG CONCENTRATION ON ing vacancies thern have been filled upon was sent to hospital with an injured
KIANGST BORDER.
and these 4,000 now find themselves leg. stranded. Naturally they are against A private rickaba puller was admitted
hospital
afternoon any making of terms with Hongkong to
on Saturday which would not include handsome" re-
suffering from slight injuries received as the result of a collision with a taxi-cab muneration for themselves."
in Des Voeux Road Central.
Apart from this Mr. Hornell said that, as far as he could learn from Canton, it
HANKOW, June 19th. It is reported from Hunan that General Tung. Sesg Chi has been strongly rein. forced from Canton and that General Yeh Kai Shin has been forced to retire.
Certain Hupeh units have been ordered was fear that kept the boycott going Beater the Hunan border, but whether The city generally was sick of it; the chief men would undoubtedly like to have this is a preparatory advance to Yeh Knit over; but the Government were afraid Shin's assistance or merely a precaution of the strike pickets and General Chiang against the invasion of Hupeh is not yat Kai Shek himself, it was generally be
certain.
A large part of the Cantonese Northern expedition is concentrating on the Kiangsi
border,
Meanwhile noirs from foreign sources. states that Kweichow troops have invaded Western Hunan
SHIPWRIGHT WOUNDED.
STRUCK BY STRAY SHOT AT CHUNGKING.
PEKING, June 12th." During the fighting between Yang Sen and Yuan Tsu Mia at Chungking. on May 22nd a shipwright named Henry Onion board. Tik was severely injured on Majesty' gunboat Widgeon on which he was working at a forge.
ate.
hieved, was afraid of his troops..
Meanwhile Mr. Hernell said the boy. cott had relaxed to a small extent and he thought that it would gradually evapor- But shipping was suffering badly. To all outward appearance the life of Hongkong was now going on as usual, and business was being done in varioas ways. Losses had undoubtedly been severe, but people did not talk of them and were facing the situation with energy and resolution."
UNDERGRADUATES IN THE TROUBLE. Mr. Hornell paid a deserved tribute to the absolute loyalty of the Chinese undergraduates, in Hongkong University through all the troubles last year. There hau never been the slightest, difficulty with them. Over 10 of them lived in Kwang tang province, and, when the long vaca. tion was over, it was in many instances. The Montcacy and Widgeon were an-
at actual peril of their lives that they chored close together in the neighbour-came back to the University. But they hood of Chungking.....""
Many foreigners residing on the ad. jacent hills had very narrow escapes during the beavy indiscriminate firing, na a result of which Onion was wounded. His condition is still serious.
"MR. LLOYD "GEORGE ON HIS
LAND" POLICY.
SUNLIGHT IN THE TOWNS AND HOPE IN THE VILLAGES."'"
Mr. Lloyd George, summing up his land proposals in a speech in London, said: Men want a prospect and a hope, and our villages are without hope. You want sunlight in the towns and hope. in the villages, and that is the land pro- blem." The question of the land, he
came."
There are now. 350 undergraduates and Mr. Hornell does not favour vast cxtea- sion of numbers. Along that road, he says, lies indiferent training and a big output of youths who are spoiled for a business life and unfit for a profession The evil of auch a system is seen in India to-day and, it might be added, all over Chins. Meanwhile the different "schools" in Hongkong University are very good, in particular e medical degrees, which are recognized by the College of Medicine of Great Britain, and there appears no difficulty in finding good employment for
the output...
CANTONESE AND OVERSEAS.
While going up Garden Road on Saturday morning the near side front wheel tyre of taxi No. 1934 burst, near the Feak Tram Station. The driver got ort and commenecd to push back, his car to the side of the road, when the taxi ran away from him and crashed into a wall, carrying several feet of it away.
The car was also damaged.
A FREE PARDON. SEQUEL TO BIG HOTEL "THEFT."
When a Chinese was recently sentenced- to four months' hard labour by Major C. Willson for the alleged theft of $10,000 in banknotes from a resident at a leading Chinese hotel, Mr. D. McCallum, for the defence, applied for a case to be stated. The defence had argued that the defea- dant was a personal friend of the com
steal plainant, and had never intended. the money..
A statement was filed by the Magis- trate and when it was considered by the Attorney-General, it was indicated that recommendation would be made to HE the Governor, to grant a free and uncon- ditional pardoa to the man in prisons The pardon was granted, and the man is now at liberty.
PROBATE JURISDICTION.“ The following items are from the current issue of the Government Gazette: In the goods of Chin Len Hing, "alias Chan Jock Jam, alias Chan Chuk Jam, merchant (deceased), the Court has made late of No. 153, Connaught Road Central, an order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above, estate on July 5th.
In the matter of the Companies Ordi- nances 1911-1925 nad in the matter of the Chinese Merchants Bank Limited. In Liquidation).
A first dividend of 25 per cent, has been, declared in this matter, and may be received at the office of the liquidator on June 15th, or on any subsequent week day; between the hours of 10 am and
4 p.m.
In the matter of the companies Ordi- nance, 1911 and in the matter of H. A. Castro & Co., Ltd. (In Voluntary Liquidation),
A general meeting of the shareholders. of the Company will be held at the regis tered office, Prince's Building, Ice House. Street, on Monday, July 12th, at 4 p.m., to pass the final accounts of the liquidator."
Mr Hornell.concluded by dwelling on the native ability of the Cantonese and their far-reaching influence, which it A Municipal launch brought the Car-said, entered into all our social and dinal to the Battery, where he was met economic problems. It concerned such seemed to him people in North China A similar were too prone to overlook. by officials of New York City and many questions as housing, the health of the Catholic delegation. Archbishop Hayes people, employment, the security of our accompanied a flotilla of steamboats By-shores; it catered into the question of mistake had been made in India in under. einl balances. Of the population of ing the Papal pennant of greeting from food, and even of trade and our finaarating the Bengali No settlement of Cardinal Bonzano, the Pontificial Legate; Great Britain over 10 per cent. were in China's troubles would be effective that Cheung Shun Yeung, by his next friend: conditions which were officially recog- did not take full account of the Can nized as overcrowded. In Birmingham, one of the greatest cities in the Empire, people lived in houses classified as un- healthy Of London's food, four-fifths came from обстведа, We purchased £100,000,000 worth of food from across the ocean which could be produced in this country. We had the largest market in the world for food, and yet we pro- duced only half of what we could pro- duce if we used the soil of this country.
at the quarantine station. Cardinal Bonzano in staying in New York till Wednesday, when he will proceed to Chicago in "a Cardinal's Special" painted red, each Pailman being named after a historical figure of the Roman
Church
MOROS IN PHILIPPINES." U.S. BILL PROPOSES SEPARATE
DEPENDENCY..
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WAENINGTON, June 12th. "Complete separation of the Moro Provinces in the Philippines from the present administration at Manils and
administration their future separate dependency is proposed in a Bill tabled in the House of Representa tives. It provides for the formation of a Government headed by a Governor and Cabinet, appointed by President Coolidge.
TACNA-ARICA" DISPUTE. THE AUTHORITY OF PLEBISCITE
COMMISSION.
VISION AND FORESIGHT.
"We
tobese.
He also spoke highly of the overseas Chinese, the men who have made huge fortunes in Singapore and elsewhere. In his experience there men were as ardently Chinese as any; they took and would con- tinue to take a keen interest in the wel- fare of their country; their money con tributions in southern affairs had been enormous and one man at Singapore was building and equipping, single-handed, a complete university at Amoy.
Action No. *120* of 1822 between_Tong Fu Yip Tong, alias Tong Shek Kwan, Cheung Yung Chi and Cheung Yung Chi (plaintiffs), and Hui Chik Wah, aling Kwong Yue Tong, alias Kwong Lai Tong, alias Hui Po Hee and Luk Tak Tong (defendants).
Pursuant to an order of the Supreme Court made in the above action the creditors of the Shing. Chai Tong Kee firm, which formerly carried on business
druggists at No. 160 Queen's Road Central, and was dissolved by a judg ment in the above Action dated March 24th, 1928, are required to serve on John Hennessey Seth of No. 6, Des Voeux Road Central, the Receiver appointed in this action. notice of their names, addressed and descriptions, particulars of their claims, # atatement of their accounts and the nature of the securities if say, held- CARGO BOAT RAIDED. by them within fourteen days from date.
default thereof they will be peremp- CREW IMPRISONED IN THE HOLD. torily excluded from any benefit in the distribution of the assets of the said Still another Hongkong cargo-bost has firm. In the matter of the Companies been raided by armed men, and all its Ordinances, 1811-1921, and in the matter.
of the Canton Knitting Company, Limit cargo stolen. Details are contained in aed. (In Voluntary Liquidation). report made to the police on Saturday night.
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If the unemployed were engaged on the land there would be a ready market for their produce." We have capital with which to develop it," he added. have about the best soil in Europe and as good workmen as in any land under the B All you want is a system which will enable you to develop the resources that Providence has placed at your dis posal here. For 40 years. I have realized that the land question was of vast im portance to the strength, to the security, the prosperity of the nation. During those years it has become more
A meeting of the creditors of the Com nany will be held at No. 13, Cheung urgeat and not less. The population is WAXINGTON, June 12th.. inezeuing, our dependence on foreign
The boat, with's crew of four, anchored Lok Street, Yaumati, at 3 p.m. on Satur day June 28th, 1928, for the purposes State Department officials are inclined lands for our food is becoming accentuat
near the village of Leung Ku Tan on prescribed in Section 181 of the Com to the view that the Plebiscitary Comed. The production of our own soil is
What was Friday evening. A few hours later four panies Ordinance. possibility of holding a plebiscite on the wanted in dealing with the land was Tacna Arica dispute, which authority cau little vision and foresight. Our present armed men came aboard, and imprisoned lent Transfer of Businesses Ordinance, be exercised any time before, during or system was antiquated, and was not the crew in the hold. They removed the No. 25 of 1923, the business of the Bang after the ballotting,
adapted to modern times. The business cargo into a junk, and robbed the mem Lee Wing firm, carried on, st No, 42, of all men, and wemen, whatever their bers of the crew of their belongings. Lower Lascar Row (ground floor) was party, was to see that the fulness of the Amongst the stolen property were ten transferred on June 2nd, by Chân Shiu,, land, which was the gift of the Lord,
The total | nɛrs thereof, to the Hop Shing Tong, of Pans, a watch and clothing.
No. 42, Lower Laskar Bow.. should be distributed fairly amongst H pigs, rattan' tables and chairs, cooking Chan Sau Ting and Chin Yin Tin, part value of the loss is estimated at $235.50.. children.
been set aside, skall takt place on "the COMPENSATION ON ACCOUNT OF mission are authorised to declare the im- going down year by year."
MAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
WASHINGTON, June 11th. President Coolidge. ban signed, the Bill
estimates for the Mines Department: There will consequently be no need for the Labour Party to frame a motion of any kind. It has been realised that any motion which might partake of the unauthorising compensation on account of. This conviction seems to forecast the ture of a vots of censure might lead the death of a British subject named rejection by the arbiter, President of recriminations and bickeringa which Williamson, who was accidentally shot by Coolidge, of any appeal from Chile from would not make the task of finding a set-
East St. Louis, Illinoisy in July, 1981,
policeman whilst pursuing a bandit in the decision that the plebiscite is im-
possible. tlement any the easier.
Pursuant to Section 3 of the Fraudu