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MONDAY, OCTOBER 31,
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MOTOR ACCIDENT.
OPEN RIFLE SHOOT.
THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.
French Delegation Sails,
(Benter's Spa and b
Havre. October
Paris, October 30. 1. Enevay, Minister of Justice, will take charge of the Premiership and Foreign Ministry during the absence of Mr. Briand. M. Briand's Declaration.
American Sailors Injured.
A car, containg a party of Bearden from ti U.S. flaghip Huron, came to grief on the The French delegation to Washington has sailed on the liner Shaukiwan-Stanley Road rester
day.
"The accident occurred in the vicinity of the new Cape d'Aguilar Road. For some reason which bas not been authoritatively stated, car No. 297, which was taking M. Briand, interviewed prior to the departure from Havre, three American sailors round the declared that he expected valuable results from the international Island, swerved to the side of mobilisation of intel.cis and goodwill at Washington. He agreed the road and fell into a deep with President Harding that it was much better to debate than to ditch. The occupants weretbrown night. It was much better to work in the open. Formerly one tried out, and all of them, with the to divide in order to rule. They would try to unite a goodwill in order to make peace reign.
Japanese- Delegation Reaches San Francisco.
San Francisco, October 30.
The Japanese delegation to the Washington Conference headed
by Baron Kimura, also the trade delegation underViscount Shibusawa has arrived on the liner Shinyo Maru
MARSHAL JOFFRE'S TOUR OF THE EAST,
An Extensive Itinerary.
Paris, October 29.
Wilts Man Wins First
Place
Winner of
ON THE WATERFRONT- THE COLONY INVADED.
Volunteers Field Day.
mountain gunk crossed the frontier unexpectedly and ad- acced Santh along the Railway
Is It Merely Talk 7
The necessity of intensive trade
'At six o'clock on Saturday In connection with the Ride talk with members of the San evening a raiding force, reported meeting of the 2nd Batta.Franciso Chamber of Commerce Wiltshire Regimant, held tould appeal to be exercising to be about 10,000 strong, with the minds of some people In King's Park Range on Saturday. Į the All Comers competition re- Manila if we may believe what we read. The likelihood of a sulted as follows:
1st Sergt. Giles "B" Coy. Manila deputation joining the Taipo. The invading force marched in two columus; on the Empire State in Hongkong and (Gascoigne Cup) spending three weeks on the right they came al ng the coast on the left a column advanced 2nd Sergt. Reares 8 Coy. 63 vessel urging the possibilities of road from Taipo to Shatin, and trade in and with Manila is, it along the track from To-Le- 3rd Maj. Leslie-Smith
62 said, still being discussed. It is Tann-Lead Mine Pass. 22nd. Puni .
felt that this would give the trade Talbott 4th Cpl.
Si delegation from San Francisco EI.3.S. "Cairo "
much insight into the business 5th Pte. Piddock
61 and agricultural prospects of the H.M.S. "CairoTM
The Hong- 6th Pte. Woods "C" Cos 60 Philippine Islands.
kong Office of the Pacific Mailed with haversack rations and Marlsbury 7th Pte.
ten minutes later le't for the 59 Steamship Company bare no in-mainland. H.M.S. Cairo "
The Battalion was: 58 formation, however, regarding allotted the left section, from a car from the Dragon Gar- 8th LC. Caville "C" Coy
RE. Spy Manila deputation joining second S in Pine Apple Pass to with another party of 9th Sapp. Newing sailors from the same warship 10th Sergt. Whitbread "B" Coy 57 the vessel here and, with only a Point 1161, while the section on came up and took the injured 11th Pte. Mead CB Cay 57 few berths available, we are rather the right was held by the Nth men back to the City. The two 12th Cpl. Drew W.J. "D" Cor 57 doubtful whether any Manila Nativo Infanter. The Mounted Straders will join her here after all Infantry left Kowloon Point at injured sailors were taken to the 13th Pte. Morris "C" Loy French Hospital where on 14th LC. Snook "C" Cay examination it was found that 15th Sergt. Sith "D" Coy one of them had sustained a serious injury in the spinal region. The condition of the other sailor! and of the driver, who was taken
jexception of one of the passengers, were injured. The uninjured did what he could to attend to his comrades and the injured Tater driver, until some time
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are regarded as not very serious.
Matshal Joffre will sail from Marseilles on November 11 onto the Government Civil Hospital, board the Porthos, east-bound, to conveg an expression of France's gratitude to the Eastern nations who partook in the Allies" victory.
The mission's object is also to render still more intimate the bonds of friendship uniting France to these nations, and especially to return the Japanese Crown Prince's visit.
Marshal Joffre is to stop first at Port Said, then at Singapore, where he wil, zoard the French Eastern Squadron dagstup Montcalm. which will take him to Saigon, thence to Bangkok, where he is due
abou: December 20
After visiting the Kings of Siam, Cambodia, and Annam and a short sojourn at Tonking. Marshal Joffre is to proceed to Pesis Seoul and Mukden, thence returning to France rig the Pacific and the United States. Marshal Joffre is to be accompar ied by his Chie!) of StaT. Lieut-Cal. Isvaly, and two aides-de-camp #res,
RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN DEBTS.
Soviet Suggests International Conference.
CHINESE NEWS.
instructed
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Passengers.
The Hongtong Volunteer De fence Corps Infantry paraded at Blake Pier at half-past eight yes- terday morning. They were is
o'clock.
Len
ADMIRAL JOSEPH-STRAUSS
The New Commander-in- chief of the U.S. Cnins Fleet at present in Honkong 1 board the V. Š.
flagship Huron.
GOLD IN MALAYA.
"A Modern Klondyke
Reported.
the talk. Meanwhile the Empire nine o'clock and proceeded to the State is at Shanghai, which was vicinity of the Reservoir, vis reached on October 27. and will Mong Kok-Tsai and Taipo Road. leave for Hongkong on November
They
forward. then pushed 33.
observing and reporting on the enemy's movements. The advance guard, Nos. 1 and platoons, dis- Lieutenant-General Sir George embarked Tsu-Wan sod Kirkpatrick, K. C. M. G. with marched via the track Tin San- The above details of the Our Canton accident were obtained by our writes that Li Fook-lum, the Japan by the China on November main body moring off at
correspondent bis A. D. C. s leaving for Tung-Uk-Pine Apple Pass, the representative from an authorita Commander of the 6th. Regiment, in crde: to attend some tive source. As to the cause who has been of the alarming affair nothing prepare for the north, has left for
to Japanese manoeuvres.
Nos. 1 and platoons took P(From Our Own Corresporudent.) further will be known until Wuchow t
Sir William Brungste, vicepositions defending Pine Apple statement can be obtained from
Hongkong, lett by the personal chancellor of the University, of Pass, No. 6 platoon defended Hill Singapore, Oktober 31.
Sile 1161 and the approaches to Fine Asalnabl find of gold bas the driver who is expected to recover within the course of the
yesterday for Shanghai. next few days
Lok King-fo, the Commissioner Mr. G. W. Barton, of Dangles Apple Pass were gcarded by two been made in north Kelantan, fand is described as a molern for Foreign Affairs, has suddenly left for Hongkorz.in, connection Mentor on Saturday. Other from scouts it was ascertained crudely - worked by natives and with the harbeur incident passengers by the Mentor were that the colume previously re-Coincan, yiri-ling two ounces per On 20quiries this morning we Macao.
Dr. and Mr. Aubres, Mrs. H. Aported as advancing on the left ton. Aasays now show that there were informed by the Franch A Peking telegram states that Cartwright and children. Mr. was only a small force acting as are twenty-nine ounces per 2,000 Convert Hospital that the ena-lowing 10 its suspicions, the Eustace and Mrs. Shenton. The Bank guard to the main body of pounds too. Asyndicate has been dition of the sailor who sustained Government bas not acceptedMotor had &4 first-class past-Finvaders on the Coss: Read, now formed with batteries capable of the injury mentioned above is Cheng Jok-lin's proposal to engers on board. extremely serious, and doubts are despatch fagr divisions of Feng Mr. H. F. White and Mr. P. reported as consisting of two in-cresting thirty tons daily.
A SERIOUS CONDITION,
receive
instructions from President Sun
Yat-sen.
The Peking Government is as inertaining To Kwan's opinion as to whether he will accept the appointment of Generalissimo of the forces to punish the south.
Lapraik & Co., returned by the suns of the M.G. Platoon.
From later reports received Klondyke. Hitherto, it has been
races.
China Bakir Light Ceases. The following telegrams have been received from the Principal Port Officer at Rangoon.
ascertained as to the chance oftien troops to oppose Sun Yat-Birkett left by the Monteagle on his recovery. The other sailorses's force from encroaching on Saturday to attend the Shanghai London, October BB. The Soviet has notified Lord Curzon of its willingness to recoadmitted together with him was Kiangai and Hunan.
discharged yesterday. nise foreign debts incurred before 1914. ving to the decision of the Brussels famine relief conference that aid to the starving Russiaos re conditional upon Soviet recognition of such debts. ibe Soviet. however, inades a proviso that it must be given special conditions! and facilities enabling payment of the debts, and declares that an absolute condition is stoppage by the great Powers of all acts menacing the security and integrity of the Soviet and the Far Eastern | Republic. The soviet urges the sunimoning of an international conference to negotiate peace and discuss the debts.
KARL'S FATE.
Allies' Demands.
Vienna. October 30.
ASSISTING CHINA.
French Radical Party's Support.
INDIAN FESTIVAL.
28 10 1921.
fantry brigades, with mountain guns.
BIG BANKRUPTCY.
At mid-dag the Native Infantry were attacked by the enemy. They were driven of after severe öght- ing, but under cover of this attack two of the invading battalions Sugar Speculator's Lasses.
ncceeded in crossing the head of The Cuve at law water. But with From Our Qus Currespondent. the Blank-hires deferding the
Singapore, October 31. passes on line Tates Cairn-Lion
The British Indian
sugar Rock and two sloops, which arriv ed in Tolo Harbour at mid-day,
speculator. Ganee Hadjee Ahmad,
A Shanghai telegram states that a report from Hunan is to the effect that an encounter has China Batir light, white fixed raten place between Li Lit and flashing light, lat 16 dag. 17 A Tale of, Ancient. India. chuen and Sam Hang-ying's min N.. long. 16 deg. 11 min E
forces in Hungebo, Hunan, will cease to be exbibited with sending pinnacs with light guns of Sourabaya has gone bankrupt. The patrons of the Indian and that the latter, after fighting effect from November 1, 1921. A as far as possible up Tide Cove His assets are said to be saven bazaar shops in Queen's Road the whole day, have been forced
once again enjoying the to retreat. hospitality extended to them on We take the following from the
are
the occasion of the annual Deep Cunton Times:-
Wali Festival. Apart from the More than 2,000 chins (1 chin. fsbops being brilliantly decorated 10 square feet) of land in the
black can busy showing a flash
ing light will be placed in lat 15 deg. D7 min, long 96 deg, 05 min, E. approximately." -
there was a fairchance of keeping million guilders and his debts the invaders ont. The right tot 16é million guilders. of the Ntb Native Infantry was withdrawn to the Hills at Point | 29/10, 21. 568 and at 1 o'clock the "With reference to my tele-H.H.V.D.C. Infantry (Less one
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ments will be more than usually appropriated a sum of $2,000 for The Chios Mail steamer China Kowloon Pass.
Deaths on Board.
News in To-day's New Advertisements.
A Note has been banded to the Hangarian Foreign Minister and illuminated some of the First Public Park have been gram of the 28th the buoy which platoon which remained to watch intly by the British, French and Italian representatives at bizzer establishments are follow-handed over by the Mayor to the was to be placed in la: 16 deg. 07 Pine Apple Pass marched via Budapest. It demands delivery of the ex-King to the Commandering the usual custom in entertain-City Educational Department for min. N. and long. 96 deg. 05 min. Smuggler's Ridge to the Reservoir! of the British flotilla at Budapest and immediate proclamation of the ling their customers with refresh the building of a
and from thence along Catch- E will not now be placed." Recreation
water and attacked the right| ex-King's forfeiture of the throne.
ments, etc.. and until to-morrow Ground for primary studente in Disease In Singapore.
flank of the enemy advancing o Strother's and D.xon adviso | night shopping in these establish- the city. The Municipality bas
consignees of cargo that the No, there is no need for alarm;& Apus is in port-Page 4. pleasurable. Last year Messrs. the constaction of the ground and brought 535 steerage passengers Pohoomall Brothers made
Lane Crawford's advertise all a sum of $2,000 will be further from Singapore and 52 first-class. there is not another war and the special feature and entertained appropriated to the annual budget. She reports sporadic small-pox and invaders will never capture Kothe latest in Fireside Ironmong their friends in a liberal manner. of the Municipality for the main- cerebro-spinal fever in Singapore.loon, because they were only aery-Page 3. but this year, owing to the recent tenance of the ground.
myth. The above is an accoun!
Anticipating the changa in Ideath Paris, October 30.
of operations carried out by the of the proprietor. A furniture shop in Honem
H.K.V.D.C. during their field day Heating Stores.-Page 2.
temperature Warren's advertise The congress of the Radical Party at Lyons passed a resolution the late Mr. Gunamal, the firm was the scene of a serious fracas The Sayo Maru from Valparaiso | yesterday. Out of about 150 approving the policy of actively assisting the Chinese people, based has been obliged to forego their between two parties of the (August 2) brought 1,073 toos of available men in the Colony, 65 The Dairy Farm announces a on the collaboration of France with the Allies, notably the United usual hospitality. the period of Cabinet Turners Labour Union cargo to Hongkong ses products, turned up on parade and, on the farther reduction in the price of
mourning not having yet expired. who came to blows over a certain paper, straw board and coal-also whole, it was very successful butter--Page 7.
It will possibly be interesting article of their guild regulatins, 47 bags of mail. She reports four and enjoyable day. Unfortunately Silva-Netto & Co, have removed to the ladies of Hongkong to on Thursday morning. Many deaths during the voyage of there was one casualty, this being to Union Building-Pago 4. learn of the origin of the festival. articles of furniture in the shop three Japanese zud.one Chinese Pre. P. W. Ramsey, of the Scottish *La La Lucille” in the feature which is many centuries old. In were damaged and several passengerü. the Ramayana, the great Sanskrit labourers severely wounded. A
[Company, who accidentally fell on the bill to-morrow night at the Cargoes.
catcb-water and cut World Theatre-Page 4. epic of ancient India (Hinda my larze force of armed police" was thology) the central figure is called to the scene an hour later.
The T.K.K. advise consignees from Manila uis head open. Major Black Rams-Chandra, a prince of the when 10 labourers were arrested brought 2,050 tons of sugar, 90 attended to the wound and the of cargo of the arrival of the contend that Miss Rappe at the time of her death was suffering from Dustada has a son named Bbrat Police Bureau. Incensed at the tobacco.
Mr. Brennen. Arbuckle's counsel, says that the defence will Kingdom of Oudh. His father by the police zod taken to the tons of sapan wood and 2 tons of unfortunate man was taken to Sivo Maru-Page 4. a pronounced chronic malady.
States.
ARBUCKLE'S DEFENCE.
il
Contention that Deceased was Suffering from Malady.
New York, October 30.
VANCOUVER · CLOUDBURST.
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Medical Assistance Despatched.
Vancouver, October 30.
A ship bearing medical assistance has gone to the assistance the districts stricken by the cloudburst (see Earlier Cables),
ZACCO AND VANZETTI.
Motion for New Trial Postponed.
Dedham (Mass). October 30.
The Taming
Hinto
hospital in the ambulance about! balf-part five.
Butterfield & Swire notify con-
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by a second wife and in response drastic action of the police, the The Lee Sang from Bangkok Today we learn that Mr. signees of cargo that the s. to this woman's entreaties sends labourers united again and at had a cargo of 1,700 tona-rice Ramsey is progressing favour Mentor has arrived in port.— Rama to wander over the count.ytacked the police. More than 2,000 and teak wood.
Jably. By bis acts of kindliness Rama labourers gathered at the front The 0.3.K Batavia Maru is soon held in hish esteerd gate of the Police Bureau at brought 60 tons of rattan and by all the people and with his p.m., demanding the immediate 4,200 tons of sugar and general wife, Sita, draws near to the release of the arrested members. merchandise from Sourabaya. Kingdom of Ceylon which is ruled The incident has not yet been over by Ravana, a giant both in settled.
The Admiral Line Contet from
¡cargo.
Manila, bound for Portland via C. P. 3. company, and which will of stature and in ill-doing. Bits is
Japan, carries over 6,000 tons of Probably placed on the Pacific [captured by Ravana, but with the i
ran, is being converted into aid of Vibbishana (a brother of
oil-buruer. She was a Hamburg- A Full Cargo.
American liner, built in 1914 at [Revana) and Sugriva, king of the PHILIPPINE DELEGATES TO THE monkeys, Rams succeeds iD BAR ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE.
The Pacific Mail freighter Lake the Volcan Work, Stettin. She capturing Ceylon and in recover- The Philippine delegates to the ing his wife, Sita. Finally, be Far Eastern Bar Association Con Fardingale, from Caldosta, Bings-is the only ship afloat with is restored to the throne of his ference, which is to be held in pere sud Penang will be here turbine transformers, zh entirely ancestors in Oudh. the day of his Peking on the 26th instant, to-morrow with full cargo, work, invented. by "a Ger-] arrival in bis own city being arrived in Shanghai. by the mostly for transhipment.
To-Day's Exchange.
The closing rate of the dollar on demand to-day was 22, 91áð.
The Weather.
2 p.m. Barometer:—30.06 Tog new type of engine for marine eprature: 74. Humidity --59.
man named Fottingen. Her oficial No is 145,300, gross ton- nage 21,438, registered tonnaga The ex-German liner Tirpitz, tonnage 11,749. She is to be re- which has been secured by the named the Empress of China
Judge Webster has postponed for a week the hearing of the marked with great festivity. The B. M. 8. Empress of Russia. The Tirpitz Re-named, -motion for-a-new trial of Zacco and Vanzetti. --
festival was kept up for three They are Judge J. Abrean, Mr. F. days and its annual celebration Delgado, Mr. R. Bucmers and Ihas survived to this day.
Mr. J. Santos.
(Other Early and Special Telegrams on Page 2).
Lighting Up Time:
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