FRANCE AND HER FINANCES.
THE RATIFICATION QUESTION.
NOT TO BE SUBMITTED BEFORE RECESS.
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS. August, 9th.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 196
BRITISH SUBMARINE DISASTER.
FIVE LIVES FEARED LOST.
BODIES NOT YET RECOVERED.
(THROUGH RECTER'S, AGENCY.]
LONDON, August Sth. The Admiralty announces that Sub- marine HC sank in Devenport Basin while refitting.
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SIR MATTHEW NATHAN. FAR
TO SUCCEED LORD STEVENSON.
HEAD OF RUBBER COMMITTEE.
"(THROUGH" "REUTER'S AGENCY, ji
LONDON, August 9th.
EASTERN CABLE A TREACHEROUS CLANSMAN.
NEWS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.),
THE LOSS OF THE "TAI YUEN
MARU!
A Reuter's message states that S DEATH ROLL 30: LOSS ESTIMATED
a former
AT $500,000. Matthew Nathan, G.C.M.G., Governor of Hongkong, has been ap
The Government has decided not to A Chief Engineroom Artificer and four pointed Chairman of the Advisory Rubber Committee, in succession to the late Lord submit for ratification the debt agree-civilian workmen are missing.
Stevenson ments to Parliament before the recess.
A MYSTERY.
LATEX
The Government's decision regarding
Mystery surrounds the sinking of the debts was announced by M. Franklin' Bouillon, presiding over the Foreiga Ho. Within a few minutes the Com- Anairs Committee in the morning. Un mander-in-Chief arrived and took charge. doubtedly, Clemenceau's open letter Special equipment, was rushed to the to President, Coolidge fell like a bolt quayside to raise the vessel. from the blue and affected the situation.The submarine had just returned_from It was apparently not a merè coincidence tests and the hatches were open and the that the letter was published os' the eve propeller had not stopped when she came of a Ministerial Council which was to alongside and suddenly tilted and sank make a definite decision as regards rati- within ninety seconds. fication.
Bouillon stated that the Government did not propose to make any immediate statement regarding the debts either to the-finance-or. Foreign Affairs Committees of the Chamber which would-be-free-to- adopt the procedure they thought best.
The basin is comparatively small and pumping operations ought not to occupy many hours.
BODIES NOT YET RECOVERED. LONDON, August 10th.
The bodies-of-the-victims-of-the H23. are still unrecovered. Nightlong pump-
ATTEMPT TO BARTER, LITTLE BOY.
THE TYPHOON OF 1923.
GOOD WORK OF THE "BOWES CASTLE."
MR. GEORGE JENKINS DECORATED
GAULED FOR SIX MONTHS.
BY THE KING. How a Chinese paid two visits to a clansman at To Kwa Wan, in the Kow. At Buckingham Palace, on July 13th, loon City district, and enticed a ten the King decorated Mr. George Jenkins, Fear old boy from his home with the Formerly third officer of the s.s. Bower tention of selling him was stated in the Gastle, with the Board of Trade silver outlining of a charge of kidnapping pre-medal for gallantry in saving life at sea.
HANKO, August 10th. The Tai Tun Maru's casualties, fromferred against him by Det.-Sub-Inspec burning and drowning, are estimated attor Shaftain before Major, C. Willson
at the Central Magistracy Festerday. fifty, all of whom are Chinese.
Two other men were involved in the charge, but they were stated to have taken no active part in the affair.
[Sir Matthew Nathan, as is well knowa;
The monetary loss of the vessel and was Governor of Hongkong from 1903 to
cargo are in the neighbourhood of visited the Colony in November last, on 1907, and it will be recalled that he ro relinquishing the post of Governor of $500,000, which largely covered by insur. Queensland, to which position he was appointed in July, 1820. Sir Matthew is a member of the Privy Council.]
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE,
MORE HEAVY TRADING.
DEMONSTRATIONS-CONTINUED.
NEW YORK, August 9th.
ance.
GANG ROBBERY.
YOUNG STRAITS-BORN CHINESE SHOT DEAD.
BROTHER OF DR. HANNAH TAN.
Another very serious-case-of-gang- robbery, which resulted in a young
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Both the father and mother of the boy denied that the first defendant had obtained their permission to take the boy out, as alleged by him.
A woman from West Point gave evi- dance of the boy being brought to her house by the first defendant who offered to sell him for $950. She made counter-offer of $100, and questioned the boy as to where he had come from when he was bastily taken away.
Denfendant said he took the boy out for a walk and met the two other men
On August 18th, 1993, Hongkong was struck by a violent typhoon. The s
Loong Sang, lying in Kowloon Harbour, dragged her anchors, and, being without steam (her main engines having been opened up for survey), foundered after colliding with another vessel. While the typhoon was at its height the crew of the 3.
Bowes Castle_observed men in the water clinging to wreckage. A lifeboat was thereupon launched in charge of the Chief Officer and manned by Mr. Jenkins, an apprentice, and four Chinese seanien. raging sea and blinding rain "two sur- After about 5 hours work in the vivers from the Loong Sang were picked up. Very great risk was incurred in rendering the services owing to the high
With heavy trading throughout all Straits-bern Chinese, the son of well to on the Hongkong side. He denied hav. gegsions, remarkable Stock Market dedo parents, being shot dead, occurred-ining visited the woman's house and offersen, violent wind, and blinding rain.
As regards the consideration of the ing operations ceased this morning, owing monstrations continued to-day as General Neil Road, Singapore, on August Ended to sell the boy,—— --- · ́` `------
debis, M. Bouillon was of opinion that Berenger, Ambassador to America might not
to Washington at present,
return
THE FRANC.
The frane opened at 160 and closed below 167..
COAL MINING DISPUTË.
MEN DRIFTING BACK TO WORK
LONDON, August 9th. One hundred more miners have resumed work at Cannock Chase where 4,3121 miners are as present working... There are undoubted signs that the men are steadily drifting back in South Derbyshire and there has been some resumption in
Leicestershire.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
DISORDERS REPORTED IN. THE RED ARMI.
Riga, August 9th. Despite the Moscow official denials of disorders, travellers from Moscow report decided excitement and uneasiness in Kremlin circles owing to disorders in the Red Army-consequent upon the dismissal of M. Lashevich from the post of Deputy Commissar of War and his expulsion from the Communist Party simultaneously with the dismissal of M. Zinovie on July 25th. M. Lashevich and 3. Trotsky were close
to
a wall
AN ADDITIONAL CASUALTY.
Motors and Steel-Common continued their about 3 p.m. to presence of other vessels in the basin.cket-like course. General Motors which Dr. Hannah Tan, a Straits-born Chi- Two feet of the conning tower are now
went up ten points in Saturday's short nese lady, who is an assistant surgeon visible, but the submarine is fastened to
Session, opened four points high with gnat Kandang Kerbau hospital, was sitting initial transaction of 12,000 shares while in a front room of 58, Neil Road, when Steel Commons rose nearly four points on six Chinese, all armed, suddenly entered. the day, at one time making a new high Five immediately commenced to ransack level of aver 155. There was some scat- tered profit taking at the close, especially in General Motors, as traders realised their profits preparatory to the expected reaction after Thursday'a meeting of the Directors, at which it is currenty rumour- ed, a stock dividend of 50 per cent, will be declared, plus an extra cash dividend, may be, of four per cent."
The Admiralty announces that an addi- tiozal life was lost on the Es, namely, that of the engine fitter, who was aboard when the submarine sunk. He must have been killed.
دا
[BRITTOR WIRELESS SERVICE] ELECTRIFYING SOUTHERN
RAILWAYS..
Rroar, August 9th.
At a cost of about £3,750,000, a further portion of over 100 miles of the Southern Railway's surburban system now served by steam trains, is to be electrified forth with and 12 single track mile of existing electric railway, operated by overhead electric equipment, will be converted into a third railway system which will tr future be uniform over the whole South- ern Railways suburban lines..
These new electric services will give an annual train mileage of 7,636,000 miles, It is as against 4,416,000 at present. anticipated that the present scheme wil be completed by the end of 1928.
REUYER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.].
TENNIS "STARS. "
friends and both were most popular in ANOTHER ALLEGED $100,000 OFFER. the army and therefore M, Stalin's fol-
NEW YORK, August 10th. · lowers are unable act rigorously.
It is reported that Miss Ryan is con- Hence there is an electrical-atmosphereidering an offer of one hundred thousand Friends criticise M. Stalin for failing to come to terms with the Opposition. This dollars to turn professional and meet explains the postponement from this Mlle. Lenglen, when the latter comes to Autumn till the Spring of 1927, the Con- grees of Soviet Republics and the Soviet elections owing to fear of an absolute party split.
ABASELESS REPORT."
Moscow, August Sth'' Reports from America that M. Stalin has beer assassinated have caused much amusement and are declared to be en- tirely baseless.
the house whilst another," pointing his pistol at Dr. Hannah Tan, signed-to-her- to be quiet. There were several other persons in the house at the time, who were treated in a similar manner.
SEARCH FOR VALUABLES.
He was found guilty and sentenced to six months' hard labour. The other then were discharged.
LAUNCH AND BOAT MASTERS PROSECUTED.
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1will be remembered that the Chinese members of. the crew were decorated with silver medals by Sir Edward Stubbs, at
meeting of the Legislative Council. last year.
A COURT IS NOT A THEATRE.”
AN APOLOGY VALUED AT 12.1
CASES AT THE MARINE COURT,
don't know what you people think A series of prosecutions took place at
this place is It is not the Po Hing Marine Court yesterday, before Theatre, the
said Mr. J. H. H. Nihill, the Lieut.-Commander G. F. Hule, RN, e-Kowloon Magistrate, to a Chinese woman lative to small craft going outside the who had been found smoking at the rear Harbour limits.
of the Court.
In the case of certain launches and motor-boats, those are not provided with'
"I am sorry," said the woman... "Well, that is very nice of you," re-
life-saving appliances because the regu- lations do not apply to them. But theplied Mr. Nihill, the usual fine for such an offence is 35, but because "you have licence precludes these boats from going apologised, I reduce yours to 8"
Meanwhile almirahs were upset, clothes strewn all over the house in a frantic search was made for jewellery. One of Cotton broke at 73/80 with a bearish the robbers whose face was covered with outside the limits of the harbour. Government tendency. The condition of the yield is causing extensive liquidation and Southern selling, but the decline was checked by trade buying and local cover ing, due to small ginnings and private reports of heavy shedding in the Texas helds on account of high temperatures.
To avoid the danger involved in their handkerchief, came from an upper so doing, the Police have rounded up a room with a knife in his teeth. He hand-number of coxswains.
ROMANTIC - MARRIAGE IN THE GOBI DESERT.
Several of these appeared at the ed some jewellery over to the Chinese Marine Court charged with committing who was keeping watch. Another handed a breach of the conditions of their over a small box. The whole of these licences, by being outside the harbour operations lasted about half-an-hour, and
limits.
The masters of the motor boata it was just as the robbers were about to Moonraker and San Wu Fat were fined leave that the murder was committed. $15 each for being at Jünk Bay Int Seaton Bay respectively; while the SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD. master of the steam-launch Diana was fined a similar sum for being at Rc. The brother of Dr. Hannah Tan was
pulse Bay. returning home, and as he came near to
The master of the steam-launch, NULLITY SUIT IN PARIS. the door, the Chinese who had been keep-Standard was charged with a similar
ing watch, suddenly whipped the door offence in respect of being outside th
Harbour limita at Junk Bay. FRENCH COUNT AND AMERICANopen, and shot him dead, the bullet pass-
GIRL.
ing through his brain at close range. The deceased could not have known what was A romantic marriage in the gr
great Gobi desert of Mongolia, twenty years ago, going forward, and could not have given between two explorers, Count Jacques any cause for such action. Hearing the Pouly de Lesdain, Viss Mabel Bailey, an American girl,
Frenchman, and shot, many who lived nearby rushed out has been occupying the attention of the to give assistance, and the police, under French Courts in a nullity suit brought Inspector. Mecten, were soon on the scene. by the husband.
The robbers, however, made good their
When the Count de Lesdain started on escape, leaving only one trace, a hand- his journey across the desert he was unaware of the identity of his companion, kerchief with a peculiar design, in red who wore male costume and looked like a cotton, in one of the corners. America:
handsome youth. It was only when the| Miss Ryan refuses to comment upon the party was far from civilisation that Miss
matter.
THE MEXICAN RELIGIOUS WARFARE. SECOND 'WEEK OPENS QUIETLY.
MEXICO CITY, August 10th. Tranquillity has prevailed everywhere at the beginning of the second week of the religious deadlock, but no move, '10 far, has been made to nationalise the few Government churches in the country, notwithstanding the Government's pro- claimed intention to deal with the pro- textant churches similarly to the Catholic.
MEXICAN OIL PRODUCTION.
ITALY AND SPAIN.
A SURPRISE TREATY.
Rove, August 10th The announcement that Italy and Spain bad signed a Treaty of friendship and arbitration in Madrid has come us a com
MEXICO CITY, August 9th. plete surprise. The negotiations, appar-
President Callea has issued a Decree ently, were conducted with the utmost secrecy, and the text, of the Treaty, so regulating oil production in order to pre. vent the exhaustion of cil resources by immoderate exploitation. Thus, the mari far, has not been published.
Fascist newspapers rejoice in the deve-mum production of any well way be fixed lopment, and emphasise the importance adjusting the valves on them and the
placing of an official seal. of the Treaty in the Mediterranean.
THE DAWES SCHEME:
WHAT GERMANY PAID LAST YEAR.
HAIPHONG HARBOUR,
THE QUESTION OF CONTROL.
& Paris telegram to According to The Agent-General for Reparations"Lloyd's List," a decree just isaxed sets that Germany has paid Until now no fixed rule had prevailed in a. now régime for Haiphong Harbour.
announces
Paris, August 9th
93,023,000 gold marks for the second year
of the Dawes scheme which ended on July
31st.
引
ROBBERY IN LAVENDER STREET.
Bailey's identity became known. It is stated that, at first, the Count was very angry, but finally he fell in love with his beautiful companion and they became engaged. As the party Was months' journey from civilisation, as re Presented by the Peking legations, the entered a bouse, held up the occupants couple took advantage of the chance pre- and got away with $200. sence of two Belgian missionaries to get married. There is one child of the mar- riage.
Lavender Street was the scene of an other similar outrage. Eight Chinese, many six of whom were armed with pistols.
Laspector to the Ulster Division of the B.N.V.R. at Belfast. He last served afloat as navigator of the cruiser Durban
This contravention of Court etiquette was the more aggravating and made the Magistrate very indignant in view of the fact that only half an hour previously, a a Chinese constable, who had seen him young Chinese was brought before him by spit on the floor of the Court. He was
fined $2.
The Chinese are lamentably ignorant of the rules of Court etiquettë
LOCAL CINEMAS.
"CIRCE THE ENCHANTRESS."
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Circe, the Enchantress," an original story for the screen written specially Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, who appeared for Mae Murray by Vicente Blasco for the defence asked for an adjourn Ibanez and produced by Tiffany Pro- ment to prepare his defence. Mr. L H. ductions under the direction of Robert V. Booth (assistant Harbour Master) Logard at the Metro-Goldwyn... who appeared as complainant, said that Mayer studios, will be the attraction at it had been brought to his notice that the Queen's Theatre to-day.
licence which were ultra wires.
the
endorsements had been made on His
Worship therefore dismissed the case.
THE "NAM WAH."
"The product of the combined efforts of these three famous people has been one of the most widely discussed films of the
Benson.
Senór Ibanez acquired world-wide fame through the circulation of his novel The Four-Horsemen of the Apocalypse," His works include of Sand," "Enemies Women," The Shadow of the Cathe dral," and "Mare Nostrum.” Prob- ably no other modern author has been The s.s. Am Wah, a local Chinese translated so widely or has had süch steamer, dying, the Portuguese flag is to big sales,
For to-morrow, Friday and Saturday, be auctioned under a Court order at Tourane on September 2nd. The Nom Gloria Swanson will make, a re-appear- th. it will be recalled, formed the ance, after a long absence from the
which · Was "Manhandled," subject of negotiation some time ago local screen. She will be seen in a film after being towed in by a French vessel, called to be ultimately"" scized for towage adapted by Frank - Tuttle from the. expenaca. A dispute arose and involved Saturday Evening Post story by Arthur
Swanson is given litigation over a period of six months, Stringer. Miss and this has only ended by the decision wide range oes, and appears to auction the vessel. The auction is at her, best. being held to satisfy the claims by a French arm arising from the salvage of the veESCL
TO BE SOLD TO DEFRAY SALVAGE Blood and
CHARGES.
The Nam Wah had her engines com. pletely disabled in December last when about fifty miles from Tourane when on
The Count asked for a decree of nullity
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. on the grounds that, under French law, a marriage abroad had either to take place before a French consul or a diplo-
Lieutenant-Commander C M. Stack on matic representative or according to the July 12th took up the post of Officer ordinary laws of the country. "Marriage law in Mongolia, it was argued, stipulat ed that a woman should either be captur ed or, failing that, purchased from her parents for an agreed number of camels the flotilla leaders Adventure and Later a French liner towed the Num or sheep. Twice as many sheep had to Seymour. be paid for & widow as for a young girl. As these formalities had not been observ. cd, the Count's counsel pleaded that the ceremony was invalid.
The Court accepted the contention and granted a decree of nullity with the re servation that, as the marriage had been contracted in good faith, its civic effect would continue to the profit of Miss Bailey and her child...
MR. A, J. COOK SAVAGELY ATTACKED.
BY FRENCH AND GERMAN MINERS.
PARIB, July 23rd. the management of upkeep and improve- The International Miners Committee meat works, funds being occasionally concluded with a private conference provided by the general estimates, or the which merely confirmed the decisions of Chamber of Commerce. The harbour will the Ostend and Brussels Conferences with France receives 43,300,000 gold marks, henceforth be largely a self-governing regard to the coal stoppage in Grest and the British Empire, 17,416,000 gold entity along the lines provided, for Britain, confining its support of the marks, including 15,716,000 gold marks French harbours by the Law of June, miners to verbal sympathy.
1920, of which Bordeaux and Havre have under the Beparation Recovery Act.
availed themselves. Dues and other in- Since the inception of the Dawes come for the harbour's fund will be Scheme, the British Empire has received managed by a local authority, consisting 390,842,000 gold Karks, and France of a general manager and a board of 683,820,000 gold marks.
directors
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THE "STAR", THEATRE.
At the Star Theatre, Kowloon, for Prodigal Judge," and "Too Much to-day, there will be screened "The Business."
in China, and during the war navigated a trip from Tourane to Hongkong. For to-morrow, Friday and Saturday,
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EXCHANGE RATES. ·
[BEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Meddling Women
and "Three Wal back Tourane. The Compagnie des Chargeurs Reunis, to whom the Agee" will be the principal features in Approval has been given for H.M.S. French Liner belonged, refused an offer the programme. Plover, used as a huil at Gibraltar, to of 84,000 as to the equitable value of be placed on the sale list for breaking the salvage work, and a dispute arose, up. For many years the Plover har bern the French Company claiming 835,000, employed on harbour service at Gibral- putting this sum as a fair computation taz. She was one of a class of gunboats of the expenses entailed by the divering launched in 1888 at Pembroke, and at the of the resone vessel over a considerable beginning of the century was serving in distance, and also the value of salvage. China Although of onyl 755 tons, the The Nam Wah agents refused, this claim, Plover mounted six 43in. guna.
and stated that the value of the Nam cover thia Wal clone could hardly amount.
The claim was afterwards reduced to $25,000, but the officials of the Tai Sing Navigation Company, agents in Hong- kong of the Nam Wah, could not meet this claim.
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Commander A R. Smithwick, D.S.O., who began duty in the Department of the. Director of Navigation on in July week, commanded the sloop Bluebell in China "for two years prior to February last, and during the war was navigator of the cruisers Sappho and Roxburgh and the battleship Malaya.
The following appointment was made by the Admiralty on July 10th: Engy Lieut. F. W. Jones to Despatch (on relief).
As stated, the auction of the Nam Wah is to take place on September 2nd at Tourage.
The upset price is quoted at $18,000 in Indo-Chinese currency, and the pur four hours of the sale. chaser is to make payment within twenty-
The Nam Wuh is a steel-planted. The following appointment was made. by the Admiralty on July 9th: Lieut. vessel, of 817 tons gross. She is now on Mr. A. J. Cook, interviewed by Comdr. L. J. P. Jones, D.9.C., to Pre- the roadstead at Tourane, having as a Humanite, complained of the attitude sent, addi. for duty in Naval Intelli- matter of fact been seized and laid up of the French and German delegates; gence Dept., Admiralty (July 27th), and at that port since December let.
who savagely attacked us for accepting to Hawkins, add (August 10th), and cogines are said to be still in the same
towed. money from Moscow. The Americans as Senior Officer (L), Hongkong (un- disabled condition as when she was alone supported us in this matter."
-inted).
Her
"Paris
Brussels Amsterdam Berlin Copenhagen Vienna Helsingfors
Buenos aires Shanghai
RUGBY, August 9th
167
174
12.111
20.42
12.83
34.37
193
2.17/32
45.7/10 2/01
Yokohama
1/11.17/32
New York
4801
Geneva
25.15
Milan
1444
Stockholm Oslo
18.16
22.20
104
21.78
Prague Madrid. Hio
Bombay Hongkong Silver (spot)
Silver forwa
7.9/16
-1/0.29/22
2/11
28.13/16
29:1