THE
NORTHERN SITUATION. THE OLYMPIA MOTOR
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SUN'S POSITION PRECARIOUS.
NANCHANG SURROUNDED BY SOUTHERNERS.
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SHANGHAI, October 21st. There have been no new developments in the local situation during the past twelve hours.
A wireless message from Hankow
states that the local situation is un changed.
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Nanchang is practically surrounded by the Reds, and is likely to fall...
Marshal Sun Chuan Fang's position is precarious. A ship is ready at Kiukiang to take him away if necessary.
Fighting Reported.
SHOW.
GROWTH OF BRITISH INDUSTRY.
At
BIG FORWARD SALES BOOKED,
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Rucny, October 1st. London hotels are crowded with visitors from the provinces and overseas for the annual motor show which opens Olympia to-morrow. The motor show week has of late years become one of the leading festival seasons of the London year, and some scores of thousands of private owners and agents from all parts privatan will, it is anticipated, visit the show in the course of the next few days. exhibition will maintain its reputation as a selling show. The demand for small cars will probably prove particularly heavy. One leading firm, Morris Motors, Ltd., last night completed the signing of contracts for the sale of 73,000 cars in 1997, Of these over 60,000 have been ordered by agents at home, and the re- mainder have been booked for overacas markets, particularly within the Empire. Australia is said to be the biggest buyer. Orders for this make of car represent a sum of approximately £17,000,000..
HONGKONG DAILY FRESS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22ND,
THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
SECRET DISCUSSION ON FOREIGN
AFFAIRS.
COAL DISPUTE.
FRESH DEVELOPMENTS INDICATED,
STATE OF EMERGENCY "TO BE CONTINUED.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Emergency Regulations. Secretary, who was expected to arrive Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Home at Sandringham this morning to attend the Privy Council, was suddenly, sum- moned there yesterday afternoon sted
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EURASIAN'S TRAGIC END.
FALL FROM THIRD FLOOR VEKANDAH.
FOLLOWING VISIT OF POLICE TO
CHINESE CLUB.
ROBBERY AND MURDER.
SEQUEL TO SAI KUNGʻ LAUNCH PIRACY.
STORY OF DARING PIRATICAL ATTACK.
INDIAN GUARD SHOT.
September 13th, with passengers and Leaving Sai Kung for Hongkong on carge, the Sung Kung, the launch which places, was pirated by a number of men maintained a service between the two
bo had concealed themselves among the Passengers, and who suddenly sprang a son, sitting as Coroner, and a jury, held surprise on the Inding guards, crew and an inquiry into the circumstances of passengers when the launch had just left Loong Shun Wan, after picking up Cunningham's death.
The Indian guards were over- cargo. powered and one was shot during the atruggle for a rifle." He subsequently 3tagistracy yesterday afternoon, when, The sequel took place at the Kowloon
Warrant for Arrest. From the evidence given, it appeared formation that Cunningham was to be that the police, who had received in- died.
proceeded there to arrest him.
~ (THROUGH MEHTER'S İGENCY.]
LONDON, October 20th
The shocking tragedy which occurred The Imperial Conference resunded
at West Point on the night of Tuesday, secretly to discuss foreign
Septembar asth, when a Eurasian, named Nothing of Sir Austen Chamberlain HM the King to-day held a Privy as a salesman in the Hongkong offices of RUGBY, October 20th. Alfred Cunningham, who was employed speech will be published, and it was Council at Sandringham and signed Pro-Messrs. Brunner, Mond and Co., met his pointed out in well-informed quarters clamacions declaring a continuance of death under tragic circumstances, was to-day that it would be useless to bring the State of Emergency, in view of the recalled at the Central Magistracy yes. the Premiers from the ends of the earth coal stoppage and summoning Parlia-terday afternoon, where Major C. Will. and not tell them frankly everythingment to meet next Monday, to renew the affecting the relations of the Empire and ence itself decided that the speech must foreign Power Therefore, the Confer be kept secret It is known that Sir Austen Chamberlain's speech will be at lengthy, ranging over the whole feld of foreign affairs and dealing particularly latter his words will be in the nature of a defence as some of the Dominion dele day evening and had to cancel this. gates have strong views against the
In political circles there is some specu speech will probably occupy most of tolation regarding the alteration of the day's sitting, and later there will be a Hanfe Secretary's plans and rumour was discussion on the making of treaties by current to-day that a new move in the the Imperial Government and the Domi- coal dispute is imminent. In any case, it nions' attituds thereto.
is anticipated that renewed efforts will be made when Parliament meets on Mon- day to find some means of bringing the coal stoppage to an end. The cold A little later his dead body was found weather which has set in will undoubted-in the lane at the back of the Club, a ly add force to any such efforts.
drop of about fifty feet. It seems that On Friday, the General Council of the in attempting to evade arrest he en Trades Union Congress assembles in deavoured to drop from the third Boer London.
verandah to the next floor verandah. Members of the Miners' Executive have
He apparently misjudged the drop, and
Already there is a promise that the with the Locarno Treaty. As regards the dined with the King. He and accepted found at Yue On Terrace, West Point, before Mr. J. H. H. Nihill, five men,
An engagement to dine with the Dominions Fremiers in London yester-
policy embodied in those treaties. The SHANGHAI, October. 21st,
Rumours hitherto unconfirmed state that there has been fighting this morning between Kishan and Kashing"
Chang Tso Lin for Peking.
PEKINO, October 21st. Despite former denials it is again widely reported that Marshal Chang Tso Lin will shortly proceed to Peking in order to exercise more control over the
situation.
The Daily Mail states that one large firm of motor car distributors in Eng- few days signed contracts for the par- land and overseas have during the past
chase during 1027 of 222,000 cars invol ving &
The Day's Business.
ErGay, October 20th. The second meeting of the Imperial Street, to-day. Conference was held at No. 10, Downing. Mr: Stanley Baldwin, presided.
the King, thanking the Conference for He read a reply received from H.M.
Going to the third floor of the Tin Tin alleged to be the pirates, were charged appeared. Club they found Cunningham had dis- connection with the affair. The de- fendants were charged with murder and From further evidence, it appeared that robbery, on the high seas. One of the Cunningham had been playing a game prisoners was further charged with being as the Club, and received information
in unlawful possession of a revolver and that the police were coming. He later three rounds of ammunition and another made for the rear of the floor.
with having in his possession two rounda of ammunition. Body Found.
The Story.
Mr. Whyte (Assistant Crown Solicitor) explained that as the story of the alleged opened the case for the prosecution and
piracy could beat be followed by refer- ence to charts, he would submit an Ad- miralty Chart to his Worship. He then. proceeded to relate that the launch,
CHINESE KILLED AT WANHSIEN. powered cars are also, it appears, in yesterday." His Majesty added, "I shall with an-important success, here and therely battered, and he also severe injaries Kung and Hongkong, was fitted wit
sum of £55,000,000. Medium the message of greeting which it seat hemm touring the coalfelds endeavouring, fall. When picked up his head was bad-Sung King, which runs between Sai
GRANTS
PEKING GOVERNMENT'S
TO DEPENDANTS.
PIKING, October 21st. The Cabinet this morning decided to give grants to the families of the Chinese who lost their lives at Waabsien. An appropriate Mandate in regard to this will be issued shortly.
The Cabinet also decided to promul gate & Mandate denouncing the opium evil.
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SEQUEL TO FIRING ON
ALERTE."
FRENCH GOVERNMENT PROTEST.
Pants, October 21st. According to Le Journal the French Government has sent to Peking a diplomatie protest against the shooting at the French gunboat Alerte..
“UNEQUAL TREATIES."
ANOTHER CHINESE NOTE.
门
PEKING, October Sist. A Chinese note yesterday semi-officially stated that the Government demanded a fundamental revision of the unequal points in former treaties. The note which
somewhat paradoxical, is said to have
been couched in strong yet most friendly
terms.
Japanese Minister's Reply.
TOKYO, October glat. The Chinese Minister this afternoon presented Mr. Shidehara with a Note on Treaty revision asking for the aboli- tion of unilateral clauses, making the new Treaty on equal footing To this Mr. Shidehara replied that he approved in principle, but was unable to give a definite reply till the Cabinet bad con- sidered the matter.
term
The Chinese Minister, speaking to journalists, explained that the
unilateral clauses" implied question of tarif extrality, etc.
[THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY. ]
CHINESE BISHOPS TO VISIT »
PARIS.
PARIS, October glat. Le Journal announces that the six
Chinese Bishops, at present in Rome, will stay in Paris on the return trip. The Archbishop of Paris has arranged a series of ceremonies proving that the French clergy are delighted at the honour conferred on the Chinese priesta.
(THROUGH HECTER'S AGESGT.)
TEA PRICES...
"REPORT BY FOOD COUNCIL.
LONDON, September 1st. The first report on ten prices issued by the Food Council; does not at present Bubmit definite suggestions on the general subject of producers organisa tion, but if it appears that their cffect is to raise the price of food to consumers of the United Kingdom to a permanently higher level, the Council will not hesitate to place comments, be-!! fore the President of the Board of Trade. The Council does not consider special action is demanded to limit the oper. ations of buying brokers when operations are strictly confined to their proper function, but it points out that the com- bination of the ordinary business of the buying broker and the jobbing depart ment clearly affords ́ampie opportunity for speculation since it enables the broker to take his profits from the appre. ciation value of tea through tales effect ed by the jabbing department and through sales of the broking department
Avoid risks of depreciation.
TBETTIAH WIRELESA SERVICE. ↑ EGYPTIAN MINISTER'S
DEPARTURE.
RUGBY, October 20th. Barwat Pasha, the Egyptian Foreign Minister, left Tondon this morning. on his return to Egypt..
Mr. Selby, representing Sir Austen Chamberlain, was present at his depar- ture from Victoria station.
heavy demand for overseas. One well known firm of manufacturers has booked orders for about 2,000 six-cylinder cars for the Dominiocs market, Another has contracts for distant markets which re- present an increase of from thirty to fifty per cent on last year's output, and although details are not available from other firms, it is known that their order books are regarded as highly satis factory.
(BRITISH WIRELESS BRAVICE.]
"BEAM" RADIO.
NEW WIRELESS- ERA.
THE SYSTEM EXPLAINED.
RUGBY, October 20th. Short-ware "beam wireless stations, designed for communication between Britain and the Dominions and India, the first of which, as already reported, opens on Monday for communication with Canada, will operate on a wavelength of only 26 metres. The design enables the energy to be concentrated so efficiently along the path of the beam, that the transmitting stations require much less power than is customarily the case and are, consequently, much cheaper to oper- ate. The rate of transmission has ex-
ceeded, in tests, over 20 letters a second, thus enabling an enormous volume of words to be sent in a few hours.
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discussions of those important questions to work. They will be back in London follow with interest and sympathy your to bring out the men who have returned which will come before you and the settle-on Friday and will meet the General unity and greatness of the Common- They will present to the General Council ment of which I trust will promote the Council, of the Trades Union Congress. wealth of British Nationa”
their proposals for an embargo en foreign "Sir Austen, Chamerlain then made a coal and for a levy on the Trades Unions statement on the general situation re- garding foreign afairs. He had not con foregone conclusion. It will
The replying of the General Council is cluded it when the Conference rose at doubtedly be in the negative in view of one o'clock. When the Conference re the statements recently made at the sumed its meeting in the afternoon SiLabour Party Conference by Mr. J. H. Austen Chamberlain completed his state-Thomas and Mr. Ben Tillett, the leaders of the great Railwaymen's and Transport Workers' Unions. They declared that an embargo was impracticable, and that their Unions, as well as other Unions, could not afford a levy in view of un- employment and the depletion of funds which they themselves were suffering Obviously, the General Council of the Trades Union Congress will be concerned only to be ready to asiat in any move for peace
zoeat.
Lord Lloyd, High Commissioner for Egypt, who attended at the request of the Conference, then gave further in formation regarding the tuation in Egypt
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Yesterday's Session.”
BUGBY, October 1st. This morning's session of the Imperial Conference will review economic pro- biems affecting the Empire as a whole. A discussion will arise on the introduc- tory statement to be made by the Pre sident of the Board of Trade, Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister. Great importance is at tached by all the delegates to delibera- tions on various economic questions that will be debated by the Conference, and in view of the technical character of some of them, it is possible that they will be
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| THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Effect on Argentine Industries.
BUENOS AIRES, October 21st. The Argentine is beginning to feel the effects of the British coal stoppage, the scarcity of fuel threatening to impair the operations of local industries and the coastal shipping trade. There is a danger. of partial paralysis of the railways which had large stocks of coal at the beginning
(REUTER'A, AMERICAN AÆRTIC.)
EUROPEAN TRADE. AMERICAN COMMENT ON BANKERS' MANIFESTO.
to other parts of his body. not been at the office since the previous On September 13th at 2.30 p.m. she left Evidence was given that deceased had grills and carried three armed guards under the Piracy Prevention Ordinance. Friday,
Suicide Indicated,
Sai Kung for Hongkong. Mr. Whyte Smith was doubtful whether the regula Addressing the jury, the Coroner hand-tions of the Piracy Prevention Ordinance been written by the deceased to his em- grills were unlocked and on the bridge, ed them a letter, which he said had were observed as, from evidence, the
dealt at great length with certain matters-and woman The rifles were evidently players. This letter, the Coroner said, besides the Captain, there were a man connected with the office, but one pars, stocked in the corner of the grills. ter was received the writer would be a of it indicated that by the time the let dead man.
That, pointed out the Coroner, meant that the jury had two possibilities to consider:
trying to escape to evade arrest.
1-Whether Cunningham actually was 2-Did he deliberately commit suicide. The Verdict. " After considering the points raised by the Conorer, the jury returned a verdict "That deceased met his death by a fall from the verandah while trying to evade arrest by the police."
Major Willson: I quite agree with that verdict.
The jury added a rider that no blame was attached to the police.
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(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]
CIVIL WAR IN NICARAGUA.
The Attack."
A few minutes after leaving Sheh Wan five men rushed to the bridge and attack- ed the Indian guard an duty, Sagara Singh. The guard is said to have seized one of the rifles and to have struck one of the assailants on the head with it. Ore of the assailants who has been identified as the third defendant get hold of the guard's rifle and the two were seen holding on to it. In the struggle that followed the guard fell to the ground. and, while he attempted to get up, the third defendant drew his 'revolver and ared several shots. It was possible, Mr. Whyte Smith continued, that the other defendants fared their revolvers also. One of the shots entered the guard's abdomen and, as a result of that wound, he died in hospital three days later.
Assault and Robbery." One of the owners of the launch, who happened to be on board, had a revolver
and was ordered to be quiet. He saw the men carrying, the arma that were stolen from the guards. The men also took his MANAGUA, Nicaragua, October 21st.. attache case. The compradore was below Although a Peace Conference is pro-at the time, and was only aware of the gresting at Corinto, Liberal revolution piracy when one of the men came up from aries to-day engaged the Conservative behind with a revolver and asked for Government forces near the villages of the keys of the safe, which he handed to Santa Isabel and Santa Rosa The him. 8520 was stolen from the safe, of Government says that the former were which 8300 ware in Hongkong ten-cent badly defeated. The Government is of pieces and $220 in notes. the opinion that the Liberals are being helped by several Central American States.
referred to committees of the Conference of the dispute but which have now be SOUTH AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Pointed at him by the first defendant to prepare a recommendation. In aty to use oil-fael to husband their dwindling event it is probable that this morning's resources. Working Explained.
sessions will merely mark the opening Transmission from the station will be of a discussion which at intervals will operated direct from the General Post continue throughout the next few weeks Udice in London At the moment that during" which the Conference is to sit. an operator there presses his key or feeds This afternoon a statement will be made the signalling tape into a high-speed tele. to the Conference by the Secretary for graph instrument, the signals which he the Colonies, Mr. Amery, in which the is sending, if intended for Canada, are position in regard to the colonies and being recorded in the telegraph office in mandated territories will be reviewed. Montreal, which is connected in similar manner to the Canadian Wireless receiv- ing station. In the same way messages, put on to the transmitter in the tele- graph office in Montreal, are instantly recorded at the General Post Office in London after having travelled across the Atlantic and passed through the beam receiving station at Bridgewater.
on
According to the design peculiar to this system, each station has Ave lattice ateel masts arranged in a straight line and aligned so that a great circle bearing distant receiving station is at right angles to the line of masts. The beam is thus projected accurately in the dires tion of the station with which communica tion is maintained
Overcoming Statics.
Senator Marconi to-day expressed the view that with the beam system atmos pherics would cease to be a serious
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Australia's Loyalty."
past m
الحرة
NEW YORK, October 20th. The newspapers give prominence to the Bankers' Manifesto..
During their stay in London, the dele- gates to the Imperial Conference will Pro-Administration newspapers are in- full a large number of engagements. clined to regard it, as far as the Ameri- The first of these was an official banquet can signatories are concerned, as the ex- and reception on Tuesday night and last pression of a desire to assist in the re- night they were the guests at dinner of covery of Europe and in ncwise as an the Empire Press Union. The Australian appeal for the modification of American Premier, Mr. Bruce, who, with other tariffs, but Democratic.newspapers point delegates, replied to the toast of Our Fobit that the manifesto, many signers of Guests," said that the great principle which are members of the dominant Re had been definitely established that all pulican party, reflects upon the United self-governing Dominions were free and States" tariff wall. independent entities whose destinies rested entirely in their own hands within the Empire. Any restraining or carbing of their liberty would, of course, be re- sisted, but there was nothing in the talk of insuperable difficulties that had to be overcome. If and when it came to a question of the Empire and the British People against any other nation, they in
(THROUGH REUTLER'S AGENCY.].
Further Recommendations.
п
PARIS, October 20th. The Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce has unanimously recommended that steps be taken to avoid ar economic upheaval.
"The recommendations follow the lines
HAVANA STRUCK BY HURRICANE.
TREMENDOUS DAMAGE TO..
SHIPPING.
Escape of the Pirates..
After the robbery, the 'robbers proceed- ed to direct the course of the launc The third defendant, who appeared to be the ring leader, had his revolver pointed at the coxswain whom he ordered to proceed to open sea. The launch passed Loong Shan Wan, near Sheh Wan, when they sighted a Police Launch which_turn- ed out afterwards to be No. 2 Police Launch. The third defendant then order- New Youx, October 20th.. Havana, the capital of Cuba, Bas beened the coxswain to steam to the shore. struck by a barricane, with a wind velo-where there was a fishing boat. The five city of 123 miles per hour.
men got to the fishing boat and went. The streets in the business section ashore. The last that was seen of them were blocked with wreckage, including was when they were going over the telegraph and fing poles. One new steel mountain carrying the attache case. apartment, houses and also the trees in the beautiful Central Park were blown
aver.
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Search and Arrest, On the 13th September, a day after the Virtually all the small vessels and piracy a search was made for the sus- hinderance in working with Canada Australia were determined to be one and of the Bankers' manifesto, and include flaunches in the harbour were wrecked.formation, the police went to Tat Moor pected persons and, acting upon in- any thing proposals for the removal of restrictions that communication with that Continent, that might lead to any breaking up of
on travel, transport and trade, urge freeing ahip Partia and small naval vessel fendant was found in a lavatory in the despite the 11,000 miles distance, "was the great unity which to-day was one of trade in raw materials, the abolition of
were sank A Norwegian steamer waa village with 949 in Hongkong ten-cent even easier than with Canada. He anti-the stable forces in the World for proj all duties restricting exports; the sup-
pression of customs barriere, and suggests side of the harbour and then back again.ed about the same time in a wash house. blown from its moorings to the other pieces. The second defendant was arrest cipated that the ingressed facilities would moting peace. stimulate commercial intercourse,
the creation, under the suspices of the It is believed that the crops in the League of Nations, of a Permanent Cem
provinces of Havana, Matanzas and On the following day, September 14th, mission on tariffs and trade matters Pina del Rio are seriously damaged. search on Seagrass Island and approach- two Taipo Police went to make a further The recommendations will be submitted The damage in Havana was minimised ed a manure hut, calling upon anyone to the International Economic Confer- owing to a warning of the storm's ap in there to come out; as no one came
of the League of Nations.
proach being published in the press so out, a abot was fired into the but and that decks were cleared for action and then the third defendant came forward (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.].
the population well under cover.
The burricane has headed north-east ten and five cent pieces and a few twenty- In his waistcoat 825.30 were found in **INTERNATIONAL` BANKER.” from Havana to South Florida, where
it is expected to-night." POLITICAL ISSUE IN AMERICA,
Beam stations are also being erected TRANS-ATLANTIC PASSENGERS in Canada for direct communication with Australia and corresponding beam. NEARLY $50,000 IN 8 MONTHS. stations are being built at Melbourne.
Statement by Marconi.
LONDON, October 21st.
A new era in wireless communication was forshadowed by Signor Marconi in an address in London describing the suc- cessful trials of the " Ream station, which works on a low wavelength and directs signals in a straight line instead of broadcast.
The Post Office is satisfied with the trials and the licensed stations of Bodmin and Bridgewater will open for business with Canada, on the 26th of this month Other stations nearing completion will communicate with South Africa, India, Australia, and North and South America.
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DEATH OF AMERICAN SOCIALIST.
NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT WHILE IN PRISON,
CHICAGO, October 21st. The death is announced of the Bocialist leader, Mr. Engene. Debs five times Presidential candidate, the last time when serving 30 years imprisonment on a charge of "advising disloyalty."
Ruasy, October 21st.ence Considerable growth in trans-Atlantic travel is shown by the returns of the principal shipping companies for the first eight months of this year. The figures of the Canard, White Star, Canadian Paci fic, and United States Lincs show nearly 28,000 more travellers than during the same period last year, the total being nearly a quarter of a million
NEW AMBASSADOR LEAVES FOR BERLIN.
"RUGRY, October
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Gaol Prisoners Released. WASHINGTON, October 21st.
WASHINGTON, October 20th. How the international appeal for Free Following the warning of an approach Trade, causing a stir in political circles, ing hurricane over Southern Florida, the is likely to form a text for the election Chief of Police, at Miami ordered all the campaign is related by the newspapers police on duty as an emergency precau which point out that though the tariff tion Meanwhile, the prisoners in the will not arise as a major issue, the gaol who are heads of families were res Democrats will probably enthusiastically leased to enable them to protect their Sir Robert Lindsay, saccessor to Lund join the Republicans beating the inter- homes if the hurricane strikes the dis D'Abernon, as British Ambassador to national banker, leading to interesting trict, the released men giving a parcle Berlin, leaves London for Berlin to-implications inasmuch as the sharp to return to gaol after the danger has
teal a cleavage of the parties is tending to passed.
disappear since many Republicans in the (Continued on next Column). North and the East are nowadays bankers and industrialists with foreign commit menta, which modify previous protection irm, whereas Southern Democrats, who formerly were agriculturists favouring a low tariff, now entering industry, have manufactured commodities to protect, but as the tariff issue was not raised before March, it is very unlikely that anything will be done at present beyond
MOITOW,
(THROUGH LEGTER'A "AQENOT.]
INTERNATIONAL SOCCER. ENGLAND AND IRELAND DRAW.
LONDON, October 20th At Liverpool, in fine weather and before 20,000 spectators the first soccer International match of the season was played between England and Ireland the result being a draw of three goals all.
general Condemnation of the so-called international banker.
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sent pieces. The attache case was found. in the but. The fourth, defendant was arrested in the street with 88.53 in: Hongkong money mostly ten-cent pieces... Dr. Newton, who made the post mortem. examination of the deceased guard, then Save evidence & photographer was also called. The anse was adjourned.
Maintainous Wavezi
"LATER in the debris of the collapsed houses but Hitherto four bodies have been found more deaths are expected in a section of the city which was flooded to a depth of 2 feet by montainous waves.
Coupon
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Series C.
Cricket Competition
October 22nd, 1926.