10.
LAUNCH FOUNDER'S.
TENDER POSEIDON HELPLESS
AT CAUSEWAY BAY.
RESULT OF TREACHEROUS
TIDE..
The latest additing to the list of harbour casyfities is the steam. lausch Poseidon of the Bae Funnel Line, which is lying helpless in Caseway Bay, ppposite, the China Seg Refinery.
The launch is completely sub merged except for a small portion f the stern and the funnel. En- aviries by 24 Daily, Přes represen. ative pesterday showed that the Foldering of the launch had
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[BY HUMANIST."]
It appeared as if the defendants and the summons forms in tr cases had got slightly sixed.
What is your name demand. ed the Magistrate.
ant.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1929.
Hoo." replied the first defeat.
You," snapped the biak." : **Hons, repeated the "defendant.
That is his mome, Your Wor ship interposed the interpreter
nervously.
ENTERTAINMENT BY SOVIET IN CHINA.CHINA AND RUSSIA.
GIRL GUIDES.
IN AID OF HEADQUARTERS
BUILDING.
LETTER FROM LADY BADEN
POWELL.
UNUSUAL DIPLOMATIC
SITUATION.
RUSSIAN NEWS AGENCY ACTIVE.
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SOVIET'S DISPLEASURE.
{"D.P," Special Service.]
Towy, July 7
Talk of armed conflict between China and Russia as a result of the diplomatic differences which have arise, to lowing the raid on the Russian Cordinate-tieneral in Har- in by Chinese police early in June is sheer nonsense in the opinion of
Tokyo.
Russians make no secret at their Government's displeasure regarding the state of Sino-Russian relations, which have been thaormal ever
The Second Kowloon Company of Chel Guides gave an entertainment Peping, July 7.---One of the most yesterday in the bail of the Diocesan | unusual "diplomatic situations on Girls' School.
record is causing much thought and Mrs. Southern (Commissioner) worry to the political chiefs at Nan-Russian and Japanese etheials in was present and also many friends king and Moscow. Despite occa- Mrs.sional farries, with rumours of war That what is the name of the and relatives of the Guides.
Southern addressing the assembly and intrigue, bath countries appear other masked, His Worship,
But the interpreter wasn'thay-fore the entertainment said that willing to les well enough alone.
si had been very ploïsed to hear ng any "
that a concert was being got up in ail of funds for the headquarters of the Guide Movement at Home. Most of her hearers had never seen the existing hendquarters which she described as being a rabbit warren, arall, dark and gločiny. The Guide
very gradual, and was the sequel! to zrnuading incident on Monday Lakt
•
E up pe Spelt.
a penchant for A Siamese with From various accounts gathered. | watching ladies' handbags was sen- To would se
that the Pottenend to six monthsFard" for „Mas emerged-in" towing a number borrowing a handbag from Miss of Fighters alongside the China Jorge as she was walking near the
| Colonial Dispensary. It is quite movement was so liig that it was The depth → Later Befinery, sen-wall.
The Chinese Government is in the anomalous situation of having broken off relations with Soviet one part of unified Russia in
China while they are still on apparently good terms with the Soviets in another,
リ
since the present National Govern- ment of China emerged from the break at Hankow two years ago which resulted ur distrissing of the former Russian advisors to the Kuo
nintang, but they are certain Mos. cow has no intention of going to war about it.
Alleged Raid,
after outside the refinery is ter possible that he would have Roc/essential to have a pleasant heteibly expelled from South and Russian Consulate at Harbin, but
Leon dialoged mangh for vessels of the of the ameishish, but owing to {1 rid being high," the claswain. de led to ebance it and suecensief |
inging the fighters alongside. On towing the lighters away
away
1091
upon it...
No details have been rectived More Propaganda,
here about an alleged raid on the Russian Consuls have been for Chinese Consulate at Khabarevsk in retallation, for, the raid on the with it had he not been arters, to which Guides from Central China, and the Consulates Russian officials are not inclined serious interpretatio. grabbed by promptly
alertersens or the country districts of closed. Bat in North China the to place a
England could come, and in which Consuls still function, and the Con- Europeal.
Japanese officials scout reports The prisoner grinned cheerfull the steres could be kept properly.sulates do business as usurd.
about Russian 'mchilizations on the It was typical of the Guide move situation persists, having been in
frontier of Manchuria, and point out that, auch rumours frequently grin quickly faded when a hard. / ment that they had not waited for effect for more than a year, and have bean circulated in the past. basted pober the sector informed the money but had already started
often by White Russians in Man to. pull down the old building, consulates at Tientsin and Harbin, the churia. and always have proved fident that the funds would roll in Chinese appear disposed to permit generally is convinced of the desire unfounded Japanese alheiadom
when he heard his sentence but bis
ag in later in the day, abat i 14 Mr. Eamilton that he was a return. th Poseidon went aground, and
dani-e. So did it, improve attieagh the tide was still fairly | hiqf, "he could not be got off. "The atters, where he was concerted, lighters which were being towed when he Mazistrate sentenced him were released in order that the to a further twelve months' impris
Boutent for that offence.. ved might be free to MEDIAVIE
o the Poseidon stuck fas
When the tide receded the jammel: Book a dangerous list, and one of the lighters went alongside to act as a sort of boy far the laundr
in
The Chief Guide's Message.
A letter which she had just re- from Lady Baden Powell ran as
This
except raids upon Soviet Can
it to continue.
of the Russian Government for In Peping, the Soviet Consul, loutine troops movements General continues to occupy the old huria and Siberia frequently, are along the frontier Between Man- Czarist Embassy grounds in the
exaggerated as "mobilizations,” 1217. Legation Quarter, and from this Army official said. "It is ripping of you all tã hẹ centre, the official Soviet newa
It is understood here that efforts For
Jolly and enthusiatic about our | agency (Task) issues daily news 're- great adventare and of course. I ports from Russia to Chinese andre being made in both Sanking
and Moscow 20 know Hong Kong would be th ushureign newspapers without any diplomatic relations between the Fordan Rond and colliding with a
regularise the le ridden by a delivery coolie, and have a small tager in the pie charge. This news report consists.SR, and the Chinese Republie this disturbing him from his day of our new headquarters. It doesn't almost entirely of oficial Soviet and it is hoped that eventually
rantter how small it is as long as documents and utterances. Yesterday morning at high tide.
dreams, a lorry driver appeared becomes, and you are able to feel ately has contained denials of all
and these efforts & be crowned with
There Lucgess. Tare Mr. T. S. Whyte smith at Kow.
no inmediata the launch, which was then lying at
that you joining in with every ne the charges of Soviet intrigue inoper of a sett.cment. however. China. The Chinese authorities an angle of 45 degrees, began to fill.oo. Furthermore, he was charged else. ¡
have not interfered with the Consul tween the two countries. Japan je as nang points remain at issue be- and by noon, when a Daily Fressor failing to have two independent that ght the raising, of armes al or the news agenes here.
It is all the greatest fun and never
not reetly concerned in these "Whise. Russians in Harbin are differences and has no intention of constantly sending ent reports of interfering. Her own relations with Soviet invasions of Chinese soil in Russia are on a satisfactory basis (Mongolia and Manchuria, but none and tend to become better with the
of these reports have proved will. | passage of time.-f'uited Press.
The Soviet offcials here founded, state Moscow has no intention of such an invisiin, no matter what the Chinese do.
(brakes in good" working order on the Thery. For this "offence he was
fined *0.
representative 'went to the scene, the whole vessel was submerged except Foga pantion of the stern, a small
The eyele and the coolie are as part of the poop drek. and the funnet. Europeans and Chinese! Well as can be expected, thank you!
om the Taikon Deck were engaged
In the work of salvaging the launch. A powerful pump has been in
on the lighter alongside, and pamping put the water in the engine-room and hold. The work will necessarily prove slow, and the European who was in charge of the old our representative that
in his opinion the launch would re- raai in her prescut position for so time.
Diving Operations,
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But that, t
↑ be linked upon in such a way, but it is really most encouraging to realize how kech every one is about ff, and I am quite optimistic about it nf."
On Suffrance.
The Soviet authorities in North China are well aware that they re main in China on saffrance, and every indication points to the fact that they are keeping very quiet and are not attempting propaganda or seeking an alliance with Chinese restricted by the present Chinese Government.
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They needed optimism, continued Mra, Southorn, for £74,500 wILE FI- Hoy On is a firm believer in the quired in all. It was hoped that saying that a fool is born every Hong Kong might provide a window or a door! Mrs. Southorn conclud- minute. He goes one further and d by saying that she regretted that pines that, in China, there is one she had another engagement which would prevent her from staying to born every second.
enjoy all the entertainment. She course, is merely Hop. On's opinion.. was most grateful and offered her Nemean conjurer, he persunded best wishes for their success and two other Chinese that he could wished to thank Miss Sawyer for having allowed the entertainment to increase any given sum to twice its take place in the School. She was prove it,"Very pleased that Miss Sawyer had value and, in orde! tá " he placed a dollar note under ansented to be District Commis-
sioner for Kowloon, bowl, muttered the mystic wordi
The Entertainment. * Cumbaw" two or three times
The entertainment, which was As the Daily Preat representative and--io, the $1 note became entirely arranged by the Guides, we baxing he saw another party Charmed beyond description by this men approaching the foundered heat, his companiona banded him aunui une of whom said he was
all that they possessed to be the wing down to see if the Poseidon subject of his skill. had been holed. If she has been, Hop Ou secured..a gold ring, 24 the damage will have to be patched, twenty-cent pieces and 3) from dp before she can raised, a process one man and $150 from the other. which will occupy a few days. The It was only with great difficulty that Bene man explained that the list they resisted his pleading to, put "of the launch was probably due to their shirts on it.” He tied bandles. 'The fact that she was resting en supposed to contain the valuabies, sane"rocks, and owing to the shape "around their waist and impressed of her keel, had çanted.
upon them the necessity for not The Poseidon is the biggest opening them until a certain time Inuuch of the Blue Funnel Fleet,' had elapsed, and is used as a sort of tender. 'She
Later, when the 'bundles were was the object of much wonder to opened, they were found to contain those who could see her from waste paper and a few coppers. the Wanchai Reclamation, and the Hap On, who had "hopped off''- peculiar circumstances of her but not far enough--was sentenced foundering gave rise to a number to one month's hard labour by Mr. of weird stories along the water-T S. Whyte Smith. His two front.
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SHANGHAI, July S.. John Marshall, University of Chi- age student who is devoting 41 months to a de luze vagabond tour victims bad the satisfaction of of the world without expenditure for Groundings are not uncommon in knowing the way to suck eggs. the harbour, and but for the fact that the Poseidon took a heavy list Mr. Hamilton refused to sym- ment issued a pass over its railways when the tide receded, there would pathise with a coolie who told when Marshall explained he was not have been any notice taken of the Paysche-like beauty of
him he had been bewitched by
an going to write a book. the accident.
undraped young lady outaide the Marshall has already crossed the The plen of bewitch-Atlantic, travelled over the United City Hall. ment" fell on deaf ears. Instead, the coolic was sent down" for States from coast to coast touch- two months for stealing the ing Canada and Mexico en route.:
One rumour was that the captain of the Poseidon, a Chinese, had ab- sconded after the incident, but in- quiries from the launch crew re,) vealed that although the captain vamp." the metal mascot of travelled on the Malolo to Hond-
was not on the scene, he had not. by any means, absconded.
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im" for curing bewitchment.
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Now he is picking up his trail at Yokohama again after a year of journeying to Australia, Java, Singapore, Manila and China. M.C.L. DAY ON JULY 15.
While up the Yangtze he WAN ast day of term, in their thought nicked by a Chinese bullet when Belilios Public School are in the for others, by holding an MC.L.Foldiers on shore fired on H.M.B. midst of examinations this week, day. Work in their congested area Tern near Ichang as the ship was and despite the hot weather, the is anything but ideal in this trying escorting four merchantmca.
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i had a balletten be traveler zest
The School is looking forward to where they can indulge in recrea thus far at 50,000 miles. the breaking-up for the summer tion. or show their prowess in to put in the same amount of time holidays on July 26, and as in pre games but they eagerly look for in travel. ex be had previously vious years, is ectting aside the ward to the day when Belilior canepent-at-the University of Chicago..
-United Preis. (Continued at foot of nert column), boast a playing-field of their own.
He intends
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The Soviets still have important interests in China, entirely apart from their alleged desire to pro- Their trade pagate Communism, with China is still comparatively large, and they have a large busi- ness group in North China, whose interests are served by the Soviet Consuls. All Russians are subject to Chinese law, na they were com pelled to abandon extraterritoriality fights.
Not only did revenues increase by upward of $2,000,000 over the previous year, but they were mark ed gains in ither respects. Total plant value of the municipal sys tems has increased from $10,081,189 in 1913 to $70,264,500 in 1928, and the total assets from $11,907,826 to 309,313,385. Liabilities have not increased in the same proportion as the assets, rising from $10.488,351 to $47,163,564.
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