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GERMAN "MISSIONARIES.
RELEASED..
RANSOM OF $11,000 RAISED.
According to the vernacular Prens, the thres German mission- arica who were kidnapped by bandits in Muihsion some months ago have been released. Following the incident, energetic action was taken by the authorities and the garrison troops but without result.
Meanwhile, the missionary body in Muihsien started a fund for the
ransom of the captives. A sum of $5,000 was raised locally and 80,000 was obtained from other places.
ROBBERS LOCKED IN
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CURIOUS TALE BY JUNK.
MASTER.
THE HONG KONG - DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 19 Y
At about 8.43 p.m. yesterday, Police Station by a junk master to report was made at the Water
the effect that four men, armed with revolvers, raided the boat and stole jewellery, but that three of the nien were subaquently locked up in the bold, while the fourth got away. The arms, alleged to have been car Tied by the gang, were reported to have been thrown overboard.
A party of police immediately vent in a launch with the informer to the junk, which was said to be in the vicinity of the Macao wharf. Apparently some bangles were stolen, but full details were not available, as investigations were Four suspects were taken into still proceeding a late hour.
Of the total amount of $11,000, 810,000 was paid as ransom and an additional $1.000 went to pay for the captives food while under, ceten-gustody. tion. The money having been hand- "ed over, the kidnapped missionaries
were, released.
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RIOTING AT VINCENNES.
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MISFIRE AT POINT-BLANK U.S. NEW CHIEF JUSTICE.
RANCE.
SINGAPORE DETECTIVE'S
ESCAPE.
encounter between detectives and a Singapore, Feb. 10--An exicting
Chinese gunman was witnessed in Singapore's Chinatown last night.
A Malay detective, Ibrahim, and & Chinese detective were on rounds in Hill Street shortly after soven
13.m.
when their attention was
MR. HUGHES' APPOINTMENT
A "CONSPIRACY.”
Washington, Feb., 10-By a roto of 10 to 2, the Senate Judiciary Committee to-day approved Presi dent Hoover's nomination of Mr. Charles Evana Hughes to succeed the late Mr. William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supré- Ind Court.
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vieve E. George, Mr. Arney F. Henry, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Katz, Confirmation of Mr. Hughes by Miss Elizabeth B. Kayeer, Mr. A. the Senate is expected to take place J. Kennedy, Mrs. Miyo Matsukata, without any considerable difficulty. Miss Annie McPhee, Mr. William Carolina refused to permit unanim-Smith, Mr. George W. Simmie, Mr. McGibbon, Mr. W. Narsindas," Mr. Senator Coleman Blense of South John R. Rowland, Miss Helen R.
ous consent for the Senate to cor- Arm Charles Evans Hughes a new Chief Justice of, the U.S. Supre me Court when the name came be-
Senators Norris of Nebraska and drawn by the suspicious behaviour Blaite of Wisconsin were the two of a young Chinese.
They followed the man, who saw them and turned into Hock Lam Street, where he took to his heels.
The detectives pursued him, and,
seeing that he was being overtaken, he suddenly turned, drew an au- tomatic pistol and fred.
Ibrahim, who was only a few paces away, had a most fortunate
Y: Taniguchi, Mr. and Mrs. Clar W. Warren. ence B. Wardie, and Mr. Edward
VIOLENT FIGHTING ON RACE escape, for the weapon misired, afore the Senate following favour- Burnett, Miss A. C. Bell,
though the gunman pulled the trigable committee action. ger three times.
This gave Ibrahim time to draw his revolver and fire, and the gun-
and thigh. As he fell he threw away his weapon,
So serious was the rioting at the Vincennes race-course on The Dutch tourist vessel, s.8. February that police reinforceman fell with wounds in the arm Opten Noort, arrived here-yester.ments were rushed from Paris.
day afternoon from Batavia with 500 tourists who are on a West "Indies tour. The vessel in docked at the Kowloon Wharves alongside the 1.6. Empress of Australia, an- other tourist vessel. This is her first visit to the port, and she leaves on Wednesday, January 10, for Manila and Southern porta.
The rioters were in full posses ion of the field when three lorry. loads of armed police arrived. The police charged the mob repeatedly and there was violent fighting all ever, the course. When order was restored, the stewards announced that the entrance money would be returned.
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Inspector. Cower, of the Central division, arrived shortly after wards and sent the Chinese to the General Hospital, where he is now under police surveillance.
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His automatic contained ïounds, three of which had misfied,
JOURNALISTS TALK.
CONVERSATION BETWEEN SYDNEY AND SCHENECTADY.
[United Press.]
Senator Blease said that he be lieted William Howard Taft, who
recently resigned the post on plen of ill health, is not as ill as has been reported, and announced his intention of obtaining a me dieal report.
Opposition Allegations.
The following passengers arrived here by the s.5. Katori Maru from Singapore on February 16:-Mr.
Miss H. Chung, Mr. J. C. Cook, Mr. J. C. Cook, jr., Mr. R. O. Comer, Miss C. F. Bieber, Mr. T Dekker, Mrs. C. Dekker, Mr. J. F. Elder, Father R. P. Gomez, Mr. L Kirschbraan, Mrs. L. Kirschbraun, Little, Mrs. E. P. Mook, Mr. E. J. Mr. J. W. Jackson, Mr. A. C. McCombie, Mr. O. II: Rasumssen, Father J. D. Rojo, Mrs. S. Roche, Mrs. M. Roche, Father J. D. San- chea, Mrs. A. L. Young, Mr.K. Young, Mr. V. S. Nixson, Mr. T. M. Little.
In this connection it was learned that Henry Doheny, oil magnate,
The following passengers arrived had sent
a letter to the Senate here by the 8.8. Rakuyo Maru from Judiciary Committee opposing the Valparaiso and way porta yester Hughes confirmation and charging Chia, Mr. Chiang Man Fong, Mr. day: Mr. Y. Yano, Mr. Arturo C that a small group of men had en-Sun Chiock Fay, Mrs. Sun Li Si, tered into a plot to take over all Miss Rosa Sun, Miss Melchora Sun, ranches for the Government,
Ms Felicita Sun, Master Gorge Appointment of Mr. Hughes to Sun, Mr. Chian Nam Chiock, Mr. the Supreme Court Chief Justice Alfred Kong, Mrs. "Julia Li de ship, Eccording to Mr. Doheny, Kong, Miss Maximina de Kong, was a part of the conspiracy.
Master Alfonso de Kong, Mr. Feli- pe Polo, Mrs. Polo Chung, Master Luis Polo, Master Jose German, Polo, Master Domingo Polo, Master Raymundo Polo, Miss Rosa E. Polo, Mr. Federico Chungien, Mra. El- A group of American newspaper-
vira Changten, Miss Lola Chang- men gathered here conversed, over
ten, Master Clatorio Changten, short-wave wireless, through a re-
in committee, Senator Norris of Master Federico Changter, Miss lay at Oakland, California, with
Nebraska contended that the up- Ana Maria Changten, Master Rup- newspapermen in Sydney, Aus-pointment made a "political foot-erto Changten, ir. Jon Yan Man, ball" out of the Supreme Court. Mrs Domitila Dejo de Many Mr..
Senator Blaine of Wisconsin de- Ricardo Law Jam.. clared that the appointment struck. the fundamentals of Govern- at ment.
Schenectady, N. Y., Feb. 11. Journalism in America was linked with that of the Antipodes by the magic of radio to-day.
tralia.
In Schenectady it was cold; in Sydney it was hot; weather accord- ingly furnished a major topic for the two groups
Mr. Ross Hill of Sydney said that it was DO degrees in the shade
and that he wished there was a little snow,"
The Americans described the cold weather prevailing in their part of the world.
Throughout the connection, the conversations came through clearly. There was no blurring or difficulty in understanding what was said at either end.
MORE OPPOSITION TO MR. HUGHES.
BORAH'S ATTACK. ON NOMINEE TO THE CHIEF JUSTICESHIP.
[United Press. ] Washington, February 11-West ern opposition to the nomination of Mr. Charles Evans Hughes to succeed Mr. William Howard Taft 1.8 U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice is growing.
Senator William E. Borah took the floor of the Senate this after- noon and voiced vigorous opposi- tion. In the course of his speech the influential chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Commit- tee said that Mr. Hughes' economic views on natural resourses render. ed him unfit for the proposed posi
tion.
The Senate later adjourned with out taking action on the Hughes confirmation, which has been ap- proved by the committee in charge. Debate will be resumed on this sub- ject to-morrow.
MENINGITIS IN THE UNITED STATES.
HOW DISEASE IS SPREADING.
[United Press.]*
Mr. Doheny added that he was Also opposed because Mr. Hughes had once resigned from the Supre me Court to enter política.
The committee did not consider the latter, however.
Voicing opposition to Mr. Hughes
Mr. Hughes' connections with big businces are self-evident," ad-
ded Senator Blaine
SOVIET MINISTER TO MEXICO ARRESTED.
ALLEGED COMPLICITY IN „ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE
the
PRESIDENT.
Moscow, Feb. 10-Great indigna tion has been aroused by the news that the Soviet Minister in Mexico has been arrested by order of the Mexican Minister of War on charge of alleged connection with
to recent plat the President of Mexico.
The action. by the Mexican Gov- ernment is described here as an un- precedented breach of diplomatic privileges as practiced between civilized nation."
Departures.
The following passengers left here yesterday by the as. Katori Maru for Japan vid Shanghai: Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ronald Douglas Wil- son, Mrs. A. Hifu, Mr. S. C. Wang, Mr. S. P. o, Mrs. Harry C. Gett, Mr. James Gilman, Mr. S. Ayano, Count G. Ohtani, Mr. M. Yamamo- to, Mr. K. Fujimura, Mr. T. Kimu- ra, Mra. D. C. H. Brewer," Mr. and Mrs. Th. Dekker Hissink, Mr. M. I. Aronovsky, Miss D. AroaOV- sky, Mrs. T. Aiba, Master H. Aiba, Miss N. Aiba, Mr. A. E. Barban- son, Mr. L. Bosmer, Mr. M. Baba, Mrs. E. M. Dunk, Master P, M. Dunk, Master J. T. Dunk, Mr. E. G. Dave, Mra. E. E. Ellis, Mr. 0. L. Frailey, Mrs. M. L. Frailey, Mr. S. W. Frailey, jr., Mr. B. Goto, Mr. J. W. Hood, Capt. A. A. Hytten, Mr. T. Horikoshi, Mr. R. asanssinate Hills, Mr. K. Hayashi, Mrs. Fumiko Hayashi, Mr. J. Jarvis, Mr. J. Jordan, Mrs. La Jordan, Mr. W. Katz, Mrs. N. Katz, Master M. Katz, Miss R. Katz, Mr. K. Kaneko, Mr. K. Kato, Mr. T. Ku- yama, Mr. E. J. Lassen, Mr. E. Mikami, Mrs. M. E. Milner; Mas- ter J. Milner, Mr. M. Nakajima, An employee of the Soviet Lega- Mr. K. Nishimura, Mrs. T. Nishi- tion at Mexico City reported on mura, Master Y. Nishimura, Mas February 10 that the Legation had ter E. Nishimura, Mr. K. Nishi- been entered and plundered immekawa, "Mr. G. Nakamura, Mr. G. diately after the departure of the E. Petty, Mrs. D. Petty, Miss P. Soviet Minister, Alexander Maker. M. Petty, Mr. N. Scoworoft, Mrs. The Minister'e departure was a P. Smith, Mr. F. Sato, Mr. B. result of Mexico's recent action in severing diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia. Foreign Office statements held Moscow responsible for a series of communistic de nonstrations outside various Legs tious, Embassies and Consulates of
Mexico.
"
The Ministry Raided.
Sakoh, irs. I. Sakob, Mr. U. Takimoto, Mr. K. Takechi, Mr. E Tanaka, Mr. S. Uyehara, Mrs. V. Uyehara, Master H. Uyehara, Mr. W. Ward, Miss M. Walton, Mr. P. A Wright, Miss F. O. Young, Miss P. Young, Mr. S. Sugimura, Mr. S. Goto, Mr. E. L. Rocas, Mrs. E. This was denied by the Soviet. L. Rees, Mr. F. T. P.. Waterhouse, Government but relations were Mrs. E. L. Waterhouse, Mr. K. nevertheless broken off
Magata, Mrs. T. Megata, Mr., Y. Tamaki, Mr. N. Kuraishi, Mr. T. Sano(, Mr. H. Kawasaki, Mr. K. Taurushima, Mr. J. Wada, Mr. E. A. Francois, Miss. J. Gawler, Mr. K. H. Paterson, Mr. T. Takeyasu.
ATTEMPTED MURDERS IN
BALTIC STATES.
ESTHONIAN AND LITHUA- NIAN OFFICIALS IN DANGER.
Riga, Feb. 10. Two attempts at murder from political motives are reported from the Baltic States.
THE SPRINGFIELD DEMOCRAT.
NOTABLE WIN IN
· MASSACHUSETTS..
[United Press.)
Chiengo, Feb. 11.—In a special ar- ticle prepared for the United Press, Dr. Morris Fishbein, editor of the When the Esthonian President Journal of the American Medical Mr.. Strandamann, drove in his Association, describes the wide motorcar to Warsaw University in apread of meningitis and declares order to receive an honorary de- that cases began to increase marked.gree conferred upon him, a man the first time in history, it appears ly carly in 1929 when the rate be called Siedzinaki jumped on the that a Democrat has been elected to runningboard of the President's the House of Representatives from
eame highest sincs 1918.
Springfield, Mass., Feb. 11-For
"
William Granfield, for successor to
Dr. Fishbein said that apparent automobile apparently with crimin- the district in which former Presi ly a new strain of meningitis was al intentions but fell off from the dent Coolidge lives. introduced into the country with board and was promptly arrested The Democratic candidate, Mr. the entry of Oriental steerage pas-by the polica. sengers afflicted with the disease. According to a telegram from the late Representative William Since then, meningitis has Memel unknown persons fired so Kaynor, seems to have a plurality. spread eastward and is now parti-veral shots into the house of the of 7,836 over the Rpublican can- cularly noticeable in the Middle Foreign Minister of Lithuania didate, Frederick Griggs.
at Kovno. Fortunately, nobody was hurt. An investigation start ed by the police has, so far given no clue as to the perpetrators of this crime.
West...
No vaccine or serum can be gener. ally administered as a preventa tive, according to Dr. Fishbein, but serum can be used in treatment.
Mr. Granfield carried Hampston by 31,048 votes.
The election was a special one, caused by the death of the former incumbent.
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