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RIDTING IN BELFAST.
RENEWED WITH INCREASED FURY.
London, August 30, After a short respite, rioting was tenewed in Belfast yesterday with increased furs. Three attempts were made to burn the la dependent Labour Hall. A new feature is that mobs are preventing deliveries of food. Fighting is proceeding. The damage since the beginning is enormous, one claim for compensation alone being £70,000
GENERAL UNREST.
Later.
Rioting continu Belfast with undiminished fierceness. Four 45 wounded today. Considerable damage persona were killed i has been done by stone-throwers. Shops have been wrecked and many basiness places have not opened. Military, with an armoured car, occupy York Street and troops bare forced a passage through the combatants. The military at present control the situation but unrest generally prevails.
SIR EDWARD CABZON'S APPEAL
London, August 31.
Sir Edward Carson has issued an appeal to the loyal citizens of Helfast to assist the authorities in quelling the disturbances, and announcing that peace negotiations are proceeding with the Government, an important statement being expected on Friday.
Meanwhile, fighting continues on an unprecedented scale.
THE DYING LORD MAYOR.
LABOUR APPEALS TO PREMIER.
London, Augus; 30. The Labcarite M. P.s. Messrs. Adamson, Thomas, Bowerman and Henderson, bave telegraphed to Mr. Lloyd George as follows:-- The whole of organised British Labour asks you to reconsider the decision to allow the Lord Mayor of Cork to die. His sufferings are greater than a lengthy imprisonment and his death will make the We have appealed in vain to the Flome Irish solation more remote. Secretary and appeal to you to do the big thing."
JUST ABLE TO WHISPER
London, August 31. The Lord Mayor's sister relates that when she visited bim yesterday he was just able to whisper. He was confident that his teath would do more to smash the Empire than his release,
Enormous crowds gathered at the National Monument at Cork and recited the Rosary.
GLOOME NEWS FROM MESPOT."
HOLY WAR BEING PREACHED,
London, August 30. "Another War Office communique states: The situation in the Muntapik area, namely between the Lower Tigris and the Lower Euphrates, grows more ominous. A violent Jehad is being preached. The situation around Samawah also causes, anxiety. Movements of rebel bands base been observed and renewed attacks are expected. Fifteen hundred attacked Hillah on August 26 bat were repulsed recrudescence of There has been a with heavy shell-fire. sabotage against the Bagdad-Sbergat Railway and it is reported Government oficials have been molested east of Bagdad. The mastruction of blockhouses on the railway from B.glad to Bakuba has begun.
THE STRIKE BALLOT.
MINERS IS FAVOUR.
London. August 39. The miners ballot, the figures of which are still incomplete, total bier 100,000 for a strike and 135,000 against a strike. The requisite two-thirds majority for a strike bas therefore been provide but in view of the reluctance among other trade. Union to upport a strike, there is a possibility that a way out will be found before September 4. when the strike notices will be handed in.
Important developments are expected to-morrow, when the Triple Alliance meets and the Railwaymen and Transpor: Workers will decide the extent of their co-operation with the miners.
FRENCH LABOURITES AND BOLSHEVISM.
A SPLIT IN THE CAMP?
Paris. August 26.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
SOVIET COUNCILS.
ESTABLISHED IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND.
¿ London, August 31.
The new Communist Party has established a Divisional Soviet Council for Yorkshire and the North-East Coast, including the Similar Councils have been appointed in London, the Midlands
Tyne.
and Scotland.
GENERAL WETGAND.
MADE A FREEMAN OP WARSAW.
Paris, August 25.
A message from Warsaw, dated Wednesday, says General Wergand, Marshal Foch's right-hand man, whose strategy, flung back the Bolsheviks, was presented yesterday with the Freedom of the City of Warsaw. The ceremony took place amid such enthusiasm that the General had to leave by a back door through a garden to reach a banquet which was given to the Anglo-French Missions. General Weygand caused some feeling by reading a telegram which he had just received to the effect that the Comman der of a French man-of-war outside Danzig had finally prevailed on Sir Reginald Tower, the Allied High Commissioner, to permit the disembarkation of munitions of war for Poland-Hures.
EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
[From Our Chien Correspondents, a
THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.
Singapore. August 31. H.M.S. Malaya takes the Duke of Couraught to India, arriving at Bombay on 20th. December. She proceeds to the F.M.S. where she is due on 31st. December. She remains in Straits waters until February 1st.
THE STEPHAN WRECK.
Singapore, August 31 Eleven more survivors of the Stephan wreck, picked up 20 boars after the disaster, and taken on to Colombo, base returned to Penang.
JOHORE WEDDINGS.
Singapore, August 30.. Wedding ceremonies at Johore, two of the Sultan's sons marry- ing the daughters of Johore chiefs, bave attracted large crowds. The ceremonies are attended with rich Oriental display. The celebrations are still continuing.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
Shanghai, August 31. In reply to a telegram from the National Assembly in Hosad Province, Li Yuan-bang has strongly declined to be a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic of China.
日九十月七
BOY SCOUTS
ASSOCIATION.
BEING REVIVED IN HONGKONG.
30 many
SISOLE COPT: 10 CTS. $36 PER ANNUM,
CHILD CRUELTY CASE
TIED TO POST AND BEATEN.
Bane
Resuming his crocsaramina tion, Mr. Rowan naked witnesa : -Your father told defendant to tle you up as you waże running away Yes
One night at about 2 o'clock you got up and wandered about Interesting revelations regard-the house, and jumped down
And when you were brought back you wanted to go again, and the defendant said to your parents "Return the $70 to me, take back your girl, she always runs away?"—-—- Yos,
And then your parents told her that they had spent the S10 and that she must keep you —Yes.
About how many minutes did the defendant beat you, or with how many strokes?-A number.
It is now pretty generallying the native custom of selling certain stairs and got into the known that the Boy Scout move children were made this morning street-Tea
And the next morning you ment is about to be resuscitated before Mn E-Q- Hutchison when in Hongkong. It started original the case in which a Chinese were found in your parenta ly the year before the war by a woman was charged with cruelty bouse-Ter
And then for a second time you Troop in St. Joseph's College to her mui-chai was proceeded but, owing to a variety of with. The wai-choi in question, escaped from the dafendant's circumstances, it did not spread mite seven years of age anconi-house at four delock in the beyond that College, and dieding to European calculation, gave morning Yes.
The her evidence in a very intelligent And then your parents ·again a natural death in 1916
MANDAT.
brought you back Yes. war produced a great strain on
After having the oath gravely the Boy Scout movement all over the world, and it was with the administered to her, the little girl greatest difficulty that existing stated that because she walked troops could hang together at all, up and down the verandab, her with so Many Scoutmasters mistress tied her up to an iron called to the Colours, while the post in the rear cubicle of their | formation of new Troops became house at No. 1, Fook San Lane. impossibility. The card used was of the size practical A
of the old produced before the Court (about That Troops, however, were able to quarter-inch in width)and was hold their ground, and even often fastened around her body over to increase their numbers, speaks her arms with a tight noose well for the vitality of the move-round ber neck. During the time ment, and the power it undoubt that she was thus secured, she edly
at infusing wES not able to move, and possesses enthusiasm in those who darate was not allowed to take a rest. themselves to this, one of the Her mistress had no time to And then you reported to the most successful movements of unfasten the ropes before witness' Police that you were beaten? modern times for the improve-mother arrived at the house, but No, my mother came back and
burriedly cut the thongs with a took me to the Police Station. ment of boys.
knife, and in doing so cut ber Dr. Moore, Superintendent of chin. On that day her mistress the Government Civil Hospital, beat her before she tied her up to which the girl was taken for with the rope, first using a small treatment, said that he made an case which she aventually ex-examination and found that she changed for a bigger one of the suffered from marks of the cane. size produced in the Court. She There were five maria -on the was beaten for a long time, but patside of the right arm, about previous to this had never been three on the outside of the loft arm, and about seven on the treated in that manner.
Inspector Willls-I should like back, these latter being con- tiguans to those as the arma. talk about selling her?
swollen with five marks of the cane. There were 12 marks on the right.
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You were then unfastened and you bad your supper about 7 o'clock -No, I did not have sup per that night.
When peace came at last, s of the retrospect w35 situation; steps were taken to reconstruct the existing Troops and form new ones all over the world; and shortly after bis appointment Governor to Hongkong. Sir Reginald Stubbs received a letter from Sir Robert Baden Powell, requesting him to
the resuscitate
Boy Scouts movement in the Colony and to know if her father had 83 1 The back of the left band wa inviting him to be Chief Scout. His Excellency accepted the in- vitation, appointed Colonel Bowen, Commissioner, and the following to act as the
Inspector Willis:-No, your Committee of the local Boy Worship, perhaps she might not Scouts Association:-The Bonbave known it. P. H. Holyoak, President; Mr. B. Hancock. Vice-President: Weyman. Hon. Secretary; Mr. Brawn. Hon. Treasurer.
The question having been pu: Liant to the girl, she replied in the
negative.
Mr. T. Rowan (who appeared for the defence) cross-examined
His Worship:-Was the child's condition serious in any way?— No.
Were the bruises severe -Na How long did she remain at the Hospital?-She WAS dis- charged on the following Yon came to defendant's house | morning.
the girl.
on the 23rd, of last month? Yes. The hearing was remanded
And your parents sold you for until to-morrow afternoon. 8702-Yes.
Then on the next day you went back to your father or to your mother? Yes.
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.
The closing rate of the dollar, on
The Boy Scouts, it may be observed, are administered by the Boy Scouts Association, which has its Headquarters in Victoria Street, London, close to the Army and Xary Stores. The Chief
How did you go when 500 the Empire represents Sir Robert went back?-My mother took me Scoht in any of the Colonies of Baden Powell, and administers back to the defendant's house. I demand, to-day was 46.12443. the Troops through the was then beaten. assistance of a Iccal As And then you ran away again sociation, which has power after two days?—Yes my mother It is said that Yunnan troops have begun to proceed to Pak Sikto obtain Warrants for Troops.sgain brought me back in the
appoint examiners, frame bye-afternoon. district in Kwangsi.
And what did your mother tell The Cantonese community in Peking has passed a resolution laws and raise any fund it may at a mesting protesting against Yang Wing-tai being Civil Governorsider necessary for the de defendant to do? My mother
velopment of the work. Besides did not tell defendant anything the Committee all Scout and ub Then your father took hold of a Masters are ipas factu members very large cane and gave you a of the Association, but any ladies hiding? No, my parents never or gentlemen interested in the best me.
Wu Pai-foo has shown his inclination to accept the appoint- ment of Military Instructor General of the provinces of Chili. Shan- tung and Honan.
of Canton.
In reply to the demand made by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Japanese Minister has declared that the dofu members are really political offenders and cannot be surrendered for any other crimes.
SALES.
FOR THE CZECHS,
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHOPPERS.
movement are eligible for elec- Then your mother did 2-No; sioa. Needless to say, Troops my mother and father are very and the Association are limited fond of me and they never beat to British subjects, though troops me. of other nationalities may, if desired, become affiliated to the Baden Powell Stunts in "fratern- el association".
Did your father ask for a cord in the defendant's house ?-No. Who tied you up?-Ah Yee Koo. I do not know who she is.
Inspector Willis:-I think she in
THE WEATHER.
p.m. Barometer:-29.65. Tam- perature:-85. Humidity ———-12.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Caronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15 P.D.
Hongkong Theatre-5.15, 71 and 9.15 p.m.
TO-KORROW.
Coronet Theatre-5,15 and 9.15 9.3.
Hongkong Theatre-5.15, 7.15 and 9.15 p.m.
-SATURDAY-SEPTEMBER 4:
Theatre Royal-Frawley Com- pany presents "A Pair of Queens" -9.15 p.m.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER. 6.
St. John's Cathedral-Organ
HONG KONG GIFTS. With regard to the appeat| His Excellency convened the which we published yesterday on best meeting of the Committee on one of the witnesses for the defen- Among the ladies and gents behalf of the Czechs on board the the 26th instant in order that dant. clothing establishments of the .. President Giant,
Mr. RowsWhy did she Colony this is the season of sales, pleased
we are steps might be taken for the rais to report that
ing of Troops and the commence tie you up?-At first another There seems a possibility of a split in the Frauch General City has been characterised by large parcels of biscuits, tioned the Schools reopen in September have
and the shopping district of the we have to-day retired several ment of their training as soon as woman-tied-me-up in the way-L
already described. Ab Labour Confederation on the question of Bolshevism. The Secret an unwonted activity these past milk, toys, literator and games after the summer holidays. Ex-Yee Koo afterwards came and ary, M. Jouhaos at a meeting of the Confederation on Tuesday few days.
from our readers, and at the time couraging reports as
to the readjusted the noose round my evening, said:"We recognise the right of none, not even Lepin
Messrs. Mackintosh and Co. of writing the parcels are lying formation of troops both in Hong-neck, as the cords were loose. to interfere in our affairs.”
have to-day commenced a special in our office awaiting collection kong and Kowloon have already When your father brought you.| three days' sale, and, close by, the During the day we have also been received, and there is every back to the defendant's house gents department of Messrs. received enquiries as to whether reason to expect that, with the you caught hold of his cost and Wm. Powell and Co., are also there was really any need to send advent of the cold weather, the said "I want to go home and Recital by Mr. Denman Falln- doing good business with goods parcels of extra food for the training practices will be taken marked a sole prices. Messrs women and children, as the letter in hand with vigour. Yee Sang Fat and Co., in Queen's] which appeared in The South Road, are also disposing of sur- China Morning Post this morning Boy Scouting is intended, as is plus goods at attractive figures, by Major Chismoeck, the well known, to appeal to boys of whilst among the other stores Commandant of the Troops every class, but is most beneficial Messrs. Lane, Crawford and Co., on board, had the effect of perhaps to those poorer classes and Messrs. Whiteway and Laid- establishing a dumb as to the for whom in England and law have been attracting tasny necessity of the people concerned. elsewhere it has done so much ladies to their bargain counters. We could only reply that Mr good. For such the expenditure At Home the spring and Tattle of the TAM QUÁ had asked entailed can hardly be expected Michaelmas sales aze, fi feature us to appeal find land as we had to be met by the bays theursstres, Ware you tied up in the presence 4.A deaf and dúnh man. that the ladies would sadly miss not been in tinch, with him and it is anticipated that for the of your parents?- Ther saw me Chesterfield, and it would seem that we in
provision of uniforms, and equip being tied up
hout the raising of a local fund Did you ask your father to s Hongkong ate going to witness
feach sui
Lbe necessary. The President natis you? My mother prev
Commities would, therefore, fed him from unty in; ma-, and the Boy
(If any ladies and gentle-
MAY UNDERTAKE ANY VOYAGE
London, August 31. The Shipping Controller has abolished the licences on British shipping, thus permitting ships to undertake any voyage.
DEARER COAL.
London, August 31. In consequence of the higher railway rates operating on September 1, the price of coal will be raised between 3/- and 4- ton.
PRINCE AT HONOLULU.
Honolulu, August 31. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales has arrived here."
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then your mother struck you 9.15 p.. with her fist-No, my mother did not best me at all.
Now, did you say to the defendant My mother told me was going to be sold for few daya?"—No. -~
Did you say to the defendant that if she did not unfasten you, you would tell people that she tied you up--No.
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defendant caught bold of a knife and cut the thongs #Mr Rowan ("o his”,
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