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TUESDAY JUNE 6, 1922 日雙十月五
BIG BANK ROBBERY,
OUR TELEPHONE SERVICE
CASTLE PEAK.
THE MACAO AFFAIR.
London, June 5,
Rumoured at Half a Million Dollars.
Numerous Independent Candidates.
(Reuter's Service. }
After an hour's conference at Dublin. Mr. Collins and Mr. de Valera issued an appeal deprecating electoral contests, which were
News in To-day's New Advertisements.
How the System Works.
The Government Scheme. More Canton Demands.
Creditors of the Hongkong Our Canten correspondent Mercantile Co. Ltd. must prove Local residents are showing 30|staton that if a meeting of their alaims before July 7th. If The discussion that has been interest in the Government's representatives of various guilds they wish to participate in the
bound to engender bitterness and discord at a time when unity, YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK'S/Proceeding hero and in Shangbai | scheme to plan out Castle Peak and societies bald' to discase the dividend declared.-Page 4.
which the Collins-de Valora pact was intended to promote, was essential.
Later.
BIG LOSS.
:
1
people
were allowed
to
for
relative to telephone? matters with the idea of this popular Macao affair, the following repre suggested a call upon MP. H. 8. bathing place becoming sort afsentations to the Canton Govern- Kowloon Theatre takes place to- They were evidently surprised and alarmed at the growing num-
Bennett, the Manager of the summer resort. A number of spment were made:-That steps be night-Pape 4.
The fox-trot competition at the ber of candidates nominated in opposition to their nominees by the taken place over the holiday to obtaining an insight at first already been sent in and the Macao; that the punishment of West Faralon are given the
A mysterious bank robbery has Telephone Company, wilk & view plications for building sites have taken to regain possession of Farmers' Union, the Labour Party, and other organisations. Over week-end, the local branch of the hand into the operation of the developmentof this easily get at the Portuguese soldiers who did usual notice on Page 4.
Consignees of cargo by the x forty such candidates have now been selected. necessitating contests Yokohama Specie Bank, situated service. in twenty of twenty-seven constituencies.
in Chater Road, having been
able beauty spot may be expected the shooting be demanded; that Clearing Out Sinn Fein Invaders.
Mr. robbed of a huge sum of money. facilities at the disposal of the
Bennett rendity placed to commence in the near future. the officer in command of the taken off Burberry costs laỳ J. T. A 20 per cent discount is being reputed to be in the neighbour-Telegraph representative, who The clearing of the Sinn Fein invaders from the Pettigo-Belleck hood of half a million dollars was shown a complate time-text up is a haphazard sort of way. that an apology be demanded and
The city of Victoria has grown Portuguese troops to cashiered; Shaw for this week-Page 7. salient is proceeding satisfactorily. The British column includes The business section of the town chart exhibiting details of work- In the old days, apparently, compensation be asked for on the with the crew of the ss. Tangue Debts should not be contracted the Lincolns and North Staffs and completely controls the Pettigo this morning was soon agog with ing. area, which embraces smile of Free State territory to prevent Sina the news, and a representative)
scale of a hundred thousand Page Fein harassing their tactics.
dellars *** We givó a 5-sep.serviem," said build when and where they of the Hongkong Telegraph, who Mr. Bennett, sometimes a call pleased, with no thought to the killed and ten thousand dollars English and Australian hams
every Chinese
Lace, Crawford, Ltd. advertise called to sae the Manager of may take eight or bias seconds,bat fatura development of the Colony.
for those wounded; that the Macao Page 6 the branch, Mr. T. Nishiyama, five is our average. A point that is The result is that at the present
Government be asked to guarantee. was givan as much of the facts as probably not adequately realised time when the Government wish that the opium traffic and gam at the World Theatre whilst Fri "Missing" is now being shown that official would divulge. is that the pressure here at load to make improvements, by build-bling be prohibited. The meeting day next will witness the abowing It appears that on Friday time is altogether abnormal. Ining new roads and such like, they also passed resolutions providing of The Lure of Egypt."--Pages as securely lacked as usual Shanghai, almost everybody is erty, with heavy bills for
exact
number killed Kod and contained a small cash box.influenced by the exchange rate,pensation.
wounded.
The Blue Funnel es. Knight of for the fresh water supply from Holt's Wharf. Consignees note. arrange the Garter is discharging cargo at For the winners Diren scored 173 and Freemar: 102, while in War to the value of a considerable issued it has to be communicated and will one day be a town of Dol Chinese in Macao to remove to
At Leyton, Essex beat Worcester by an innings and 99: roos. in which was deposited bank notes bence directly the question is
Kowloon is growing rapidly Lappa to be cut off, to advise all This morning, when the all over the Colony, and the small importance. Castle Peak Chinese territory, to appeal to of cargo by the Kitano Mara that
-Page 5.
The N.Y.K. advise consigneer
COUNTY CRICKET.
A Mammoth Win for Essex.
London, June 3.
At Lord's (Murrell's benefit), Middlesex best Sussex by eight wickets. In the loser's second innings Dursion took seven wickets
for 32
cester's first innings Louden captured seven wickets for 22.
afternoon the bank's big safe such places as Hongkong and have to encroach on peoples' prop for investigations es 30 the 4 & 12.
[sum.
Com-
to
At Derby, Warwick defeated the home team by ten wickets. In bank premises ware opened, it pressure on the lines is very has already gained some prom-Chinese in China and abroad to zoods are now being landed
the winners first innings Quaife scored 107.
SOVIET CONCEPTION OF HUMANITARIANISM".
Shooting Afflicted Children.
Paris. June 5. A message from Helsingfors says that the Soviet Red Gazette announces that the Bolshevik authorities, for humanitarian and sanitary reasons, in one famina district, shot 117 children afflicted with glanders developed through eating infected horse flash.
THE ENGINEERING DISPUTE,
Acceptance of Employers" Proposals Urged.
London, Jane 3
Mr. Brownlie, President of the A.E.U., has appealed to members to vote in favour of acceptance of the employers proposals in view both of the concessions they contain and the Union's financial position. BETTER STERLING EXCHANGE.
Highest Since 1919.
New York, June 5.
The pound sterling has soared to $4.5014, the highest since 1919. It is attributed to England's increased foreign trade, especially with the United States.
DAMAGE DURING STRIKES.
Trade Unions Held Liable.
Washington, Jane
Chief Justice Taft in the Supreme Court, bas held that labour
TOURIST STEAMER SINKS.
Eighty Lives Lost.
Buenos Aires, Jane 3, The Argentine steamer Vills Francia, conveying tourists to the Iguazu River, exploded and szak. Eighty were drowned.
OUTRAGE AGAINST GERMAN EX-CHANCELLOR.
Berlin, June 5.
It is reported from Cassel that a youth threw a toy balloon, be- lieved to contain prassic acid, in the face of Borgomaster Scheide mano, the well-known Socialist ex-Chancellor. The boy ran off and Scheidemann fired at the fuzitive twice, without result. became unconscious for some hours but was unicjured.
He then
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was discovered that the safe door | heavy.” bad been opened, presumably In confirmation of this Mr.across the other side of the har-friendly Powers to see that justice
inence amongst bathers residing help the movement, to with a duplicate key, and the Bennett referred to the figures bour and with the development is done, and to organise citizen selling crab box broken and the notes ou the chart, which covered the of Kowloon will come also the volunteer forces to back up the cables, etc on Friday.-Page 4.
Messrs. Lammert Bros. extracted. The mysterious partwelve houre 8 am to 8 pm. development of Castle Peak. In Government.
submarine telephone of the affair is that there are no Doring the first bar the girls years to come it will probably be traces of burglars, the bank's averaged well over 10 calls each, premises, strong room and safe and the figure rose for the
Hongkong Guild Officials' ja sommer resort for Kowloon. being absolutely undamaged and second hour, while far tikk Abird
Advice. Our Taking time by the forelock,
Macao intact.
correspondant |(10-11 am.), when theĒS dr. Nishiyama, when asked quotations come ald Castle Feat so that when building are not yet open, most of them Penge the Government is planning out states that whilst all the shops the sum which the Bant had lost, answered per girl weldstrend.commegres there will be somer carrying on business sa ust'a), said he preferred not to state by such figures as that at the moment
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To-Day's Exchange.
demand to-day was Zs. 6.9/16d.
The closing rate of the dollar on
The Weather.
To notifyall the Chinese citizens
whilst some coolies and bouse- The affair 269 (in considerint. Ahe Gre
hold servants have returned from
2 p.m. Barometer:--29.57 Tem- was in the hands of the Deac-average it should be rethembered! The schema i progressing well Lappa and tive Department.
resumed work, perature:-83 — Humidity →→B2 that one call does not succeed and those who desire to build Normal conditions are becoming In response to being told that another with automatic can obtain sites almost immedi- gradually restored.
To- our placed the sum at about gularity).
ately.
Rumours having spread that the Wong Woon-ting, président of- Nishiyamos stated that it half Trillion dollars, 3fT. The calls daring the twelve
Government will not permit any-the Labour Federation, will Isad was hours on the day covered by the quite true that the sum was chart aggregated 61,307, and this
one to leave the colony unless hejthe paraders and will approach cocsiderable. You can say it is tor Hongkong alone (ie, not
bas a pass for which $10 must be the Minister of Foreign Affairs paid, over a thousand inhabitants to present their petition to deal less than half-a-million.”
counting Kowloon).
In this connection Mr. Baguett left by the Chuen Chow and the strongly "It is quite an incomprehensible
against the Macao This affords a concrete refuta-entioned that it is a common Sai Tai for Hongkong yesterday. Government. Then the paraders "All the money was in notes and on the part of the staff. matter." continued the Manager. tion of suggestions of slackness thing for subscribers to leave the A general meeting of the will march along the different. we have no record of the numbers
telephone to be attended by a various guilds was held at Lappa maloos and main thoroughfares You will see for yourself that Chinese who can hardly speak Island, which there were pres of the city. Haud bills will be of them. I think it will be very with such pressure there is no clearly, and then they feel sur-the Hongkong guilds. The Hong- tion of the public toward the hard to discover or trace the thief waste of time by the operators" prised if a mistake occurs.
half a dozen words of English ent three representatives from distributed to arouse the atten- Nothing was broken and there must Mr. Bennett said; "and in addi- have been a duplicate key made lion to their time being fally
kong representatives advised important diplomatic affair. without our knowledge. I prefer occupied by the number of calls Bennett are at work daily. round that, unlike the recent
"The testing staff," said Mr.against a general strika, on the Canton's Mass Meeting. not to say too much about it just there are careful supervisory When not actually occupied in.
The Canton Times says the semen's dispute Our watchmen were do plans for preserving discipline taking timas, they are making did not involve the capitalists, cerning the Macao Affair: now.
Hong-following decisions were reached rong, the Macao organisations are liable to damage to property, otherwise than by duty as usual, but they report and maintaining efficiency. The test calls unknown."
question at Saturday's mass meeting con- members during strikes.
that they know nothing about it. operating staff work in teams of
on whom it would be unfair! It is a very mysterious cas8. nine. Each team is in charge of "At the same tirue," continued to inflict unnecessary loss. Dis-Governor and the Minister for To petition the President, the Later. a supervisor. In addition to the Mr. Benceit, "we don't assert that agreement was expressed at this Foreign We learn from the police this force of supervisors, there is our service is perfect. We are view and eventually the meeting national and provincial author
Affaire arging the afternoon that the sum reported force of monitors, which handles endeavouring to do our best with broke up without any result being ities to take stope against the by the Bank to be missing is complaints and assists in remedy the available plant. Plans for reached. The various proposals Macao government; $100,000.
ing any traffic difficulties. Over renewal were prepared as long discussed are to be referred to the To lame circular telegrams to them all is a clerk in charge." ago as 1914, but the war beld Union of Guilds in Canton. the different public organizations "Operators are not allowed to things up. We also need more About three battalions of throughout this country and to converse with one another, or to accommodation for the Ex-Chinese troops, commanded by the Chinese citizens 'ia foreign say anything to phone callers change, and have designed a Captain Wong, have arrived at countries announcing the brutal A Visit to Shanghai. beyond what their duties require. large extension of premises for Chinshan.
treatment of the Chinese by the (From Our Own Correspondent.) are strictly fixed periods, the money, so that we require more At relief times, for which there this purpose. These things cost
The Exodus.
Portuguese government. Refugees continue to crowd Shanghai, June 5, supervisor sees that the new girl capital and attract this the Macao boats. Large numbers in Macao that they leave the The US, destroyer fleet of is in attendance before the retire have had to frame the bare to be turned off at the Colony immediately. eighteen ships is expected hereing one leaves."
scals of charges. Given Macao wharves on exceeding the The meeting also decided to to-morrow from Manila on a two! As a matter of fact," proceed- the new plant and premises, allotted accommodation on these request all Chinese in charge of weeks' atay en route to Chefoo.
ed Mr. Bennett, the percentage we shall be able to provide an steamers, it was related by a communications between Macro of errors is extremely small. As improved service. As the sub-resident returning to the Colony and other outstanding places to & result of very extensive calcula scription is on a sterling basis, we co-day.. In view of the stop-strike in order to cut CEO off tions, they have been ascertained have been beavy losers through page of a certain amount of from all land and sea communica... to be less than 001 per cent the exchange. When this was at provisions into Macao, the autions. fewer than one in a thousand.” its maximum point, WA were thorities there are reported to,
Mr Bennett mentiazed that receiving only a little over $3 to have commandeered all food was there and then organized and A People's Diplomatic Society he frequently makes surprise the £, and I may remark that stuffs, including rice, etc., into a many of those present, joined. calls himself from different places even up to the time of 4 central depot, for distribution The newly formed Socisty will at all hours of the day.
dollar we were providing the amongst the Portuguese inhabit-continue to carry out necessary "Another matter often over-cheapest service in the world.”
ants.
actions cincerning the Macao case looked by subscribers," said Mr. These pofats were detailed Canton Assembly 'Meets. until the matter was settled to the Bennett, "has reference to the to the Telegraph representative at The Provincial Assembly met satisfaction of the Chinese govern- conditions of working hare. The the Company's office, after which yesterday afternoon to discussment and the prople. majority of the girls are Porta- move was made to the switch-the recent affair in Macao, says: Restoration of Macao guese, and some BIG JAPANESE FIRE.
are Chinese board départment in Duddelito-day's Canton Times. The They are examined when they Street Here the interviewer meeting decided that the govern According to the Canton Times,
Demanded.
Silk Factory Burnt Down. Led undergo a three months' train- can testify that Mr. Bennett did measures concerning the seitling despatched by the Mazchanis". apply for a post and if approv-saw the operators at work, and toout should tako drastic on Sunday, a long falegram” was ing course. They must possess not exaggerate when speaking of of the diplomatic affair. The Guild of Chin-ban (Heungshen) Shanghai, June 6-Reuter's a fluent knowledge of altber their activities and the care with Governor has been requested by to President Bun, and Governor, Tokyo correspondent, writing English or Chinese and. Some which the supervisory arrange the Provincial Assembly to pres- Wu to the effect that they re- yesterday. says the Katakurs knowledge of “both. silk filature near Hachioj, bar when
But ments are carried out. Impres-out strong protests to the Macao quested the immediate restors. it is remembered that sions of gossiping and tea-sipping government. been burnt. The loss of buildings the giris ooly bear the ab. vanished on the Instant as the
tion of Macao to China. The To-day's Demonstration. and cocoons is estimated at one scribers voice over the phone, Telegraph representative attempt
telegram slates that the brutál At the recent mass meeting of and lewd acts of the African million yen-Reuter.
not face to face, I think it must ed to take in the moltitudinona the people of the city, says the soldiers of Macao towards the wo be agreed that the errors are few movement of arms and hands on Canton Times, it was decided that mapled to this death and wounding JAPANESE POLITICS. indeed. Farther, some people, the part of the silent and intenta parade be bold today to of a hundred odd victline. These instead of speaking slowly and staff to whom the visit was demonstrate the attitude of the brutal acts of the systemen Problem from the Premier.distinctly, rush off the number entigoly unexpected. Standing people concerning the Macso concerned should be checked ima
it might almost be said gahblait and on to the switchboard, the incident. Several hundred mediately and steps should Party by a large majority endors with the care they would show stimate of how many movements in today's demonstration. The for she immediate restoration of Tokyo, June 5-The Seiyukai at any rate, they do not speak interviewer sought to form some organizations have agreed to jam taken by the Chinese government ed the action of its leaders in if they were ordering something were in progress Storultaneously, paraders will carry banners bear Macao to Chino Kirios in we only leaving the political settlement in at shop, for instance: Botte The bewildering rapidity of these ing characters To PORTUGUESE TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT COMPLETED. the bands of the Premier, simul Chinese again, if they are calling caused him promptly to abandon Sins of the Portuguese-28fch the Maucho regime and the
duoupes the leased to the Portuguese daring Perambuco, June 5. taneously advising recalcitrant ont a four-figure number, “kle The Portuguese aviators have arrived safely, thus completing members to abide by this decision, props to let the first 6guza *
ups and he quitted the Actions Wobs than Britá LED zens-Atlantic flights.
FRANCO-BRITISH TRADE.
Paris, June 5. Trade statistics show that the reduction in importa in 1922 a compared with 1921 was most marked in British goods, which fell off by 53,000,000 francs. On the contrary French exports to Britain increased by 196,000,000 million francs.
SOVIET PERSECUTION OF CLERGY.
SHANGHAI RACING.
Kiangwan Season Ends. (From Our Own Torrespondent) London, June 4.
Shanghai, June 5. The latest list of alleged persecutions of the clergy in Russia The Kiangwan racing season includes nine priests committed to penal servitude in Elizabethgrad, ended with the Whit Monday twelve imprisoned at Simbirsk, Archbishop.Vladimit arrested at meeting. Hoze crowds saw the Pensa, and thirty-three priests waiting trial at Kieff.
last races. The next mosting will be held in the Autumn.
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR NOT RECOGNISED.
Washington, June 4. The State Department announces that it declines to recognise M. Bakhmatieff's credentials as Russian Ambassador after June 30th. It explains that the question of the recognition of the Soviet regime is not affected by this.
NO BEGGARS IN BERLIN. -
Lord
London. Jane 4. As the result of an extensive tour in the Rhineland, Northcliffe is of the opinion that the prosperity of Germany equals that of any country in the world. He did not meet a single beggar in Berlia
U.S. TROOPS IN GERMANY.
Waabington, June 5.
The Secretary for War has ordered two battalions to remain at Coblens after July 1st, the date originally fixed for the complete withdrawal of American troops.
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