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1922 AUGUST 28,
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DOCKERS' STRIKE AT HAVRE,
Serious Street Fighting.
(Bester's Service, i
Order Restored.
Rain.
Harro. August 27. In vidition to six strike leaders, the police have rounded up and arrested numerous agitators, including worden. Mestings have been prohibited. Order has now been restored.
CANTON GOVERNOR-
SHIP.
A Rowdy Meeting.
PISTOL FIRED DURING SQUABBLE.
Exciting incidents are reported
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. THE WATER SHORTAGE.
SPCA Inspector
Interviewed
No Hope of Restrictions Removal.
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BURGLARIES,
The Latest Cases,
stolen. N
Mrs. Stinggo, of No. 2 Uambrai AN IMPROVEMENT London, August 27.
Those people who have untar-Villas, reports that her house was ALREADY
tained ideas that the recent rains entered in the early hours of The strike of six thousand dockers at Havre for higher pay ac
a lifting of the Saturday and a jewellery case This morning, a représdulativo) would lead to
valued at $5, sontaining a sum of companied by interference with traffic and sympathetic twenty-four hour strikes of seamen and other workers, led in serious street fight from Canton by our correapons of the Toleyrash had an interesting present water supply restrictions log. The strikers stoned the police, who fired. Thres were killed dent there in connection wish the chat with Inspector Fisher, of the are due for a disappointment $5 in small cofne, a silk handbag. and 37 wounded. The strikers fortified the strike committee's head Civil Governorship. The report S.P.CA, regarding bis observa-This much was ascertained this and a sum of $5 in notes were Profese: Minton, Na. 3, Uni- quarters with barbed wire and barricades of telegraph-poles and tree-that Mr. Chan Chik-yue bad bean tions during the period since his morning by a Telegraph repres sritats, tore up parements, and dug trenches. The police this morn-appointed to the post was pre-appointment. Much of the cruelty entartva, who called on Mr.
o'oleck yesterday morning`a bis ing occupied without bloodshed building held by the extremists, mature, as a bitch occurred at the 10 animals in Honakong, said them. Mr Henderson, af the Water city Pali, stáles that at “é glar untered his bedroom by who were driran cut after six had been arrested. The troops oc-st moment. However, the ques-Inspector, was no doubt the result Authority cupied the railway-station, enabling the departure of trains.
tion will be definitely decided of ignorance and thoughtlessness, P.W.D.
forging open the typhoon shutters Taking Hongkong first, the and stole jawellary of the fois! forcements of troops and police are arriving.
to-day, and it is generally expect- except in the markets and in sha ed that Mr. Chan will be elected. handling of pige. "The ordinary amount of water in storage this value of $75. In oscaping, the The Provincial Assembly first Chinese of the poorer class," he morning was 945 million gallons, burglar dropped a silver hæodbag, "appear to be much kinder an against a total stomge capacity which was picked up by tha
The pollos outside the house. discussed the matter on Friday, said, when, owing to the fact that some toa umals than the market people of 2,165 million gallons.
Scaffolding outside the residence of the members demanded cash These latter throw fowls about present rate of consumption is payment for arrears of salary, che | Without a thought of the crualty 6 million gallons per day, but ii) of Dr. Kwan Sam-Yuen, No. 40,] appointment was held in abeyance. they are inflicting and many of the restrictions were taken off, the Caine Road, enabled burglars to On Saturday, another meeting bem plunge the poor birds into daily consumption would jumpap limb up to the second floor and
scalding pans beforethey are quite to over eight million gallons. sffect an was held, and at this there was dead. Then, I have found a gen are nearing the end of the wat day morning. One of the rob great excitement, culmiasting in a disorderly scene and the firing/Bral absence of water for the fowserson and very much more rain bers, who had gone in, passed the |
and a great deal of overcrowding cannot be hoped for before the dry haul through a window to con of a revolver shot. It appears
announced at this and also lack of mating in the winter spellsets in. If the present federates who were hanging on to that it was
bottoms of crates. All these peo rate of consumption is continued, the
outside. poles London, August 7.
meeting that a sum
Colony bas only five
Ithe doctor woke For the first time. two first-rank Powers appear in opposition was
distribution ple have been warned and bad the ready for
the regulationsexplained to them months iupply in hand-it
made before the League of Nations. The issue concerns Tunis and amongst the members as All esutions are entered up in a would need
storage of the scene, the robbers hastily Moracco, regarding which Britain has placed a motion next on the Brat instalment towards
The British complain that the French have no right to ir arrears, and that during the register kept for the purpose. 1.600 million gallons to carry the slid down the scaffolding and took to their heels. Sergeant Lannon, pose French nationality on British subjects born in Tunis and discussion some of the members and our policy is that when Colony through the next eight there 15 persistent cruely the months, which is the normal Morocco, which are not French Dominions but merely Protectorates accused the Vice-Chairman of
Britain bas frequently protested that British subjects of Maltese having received & big bribe, none offenders will be prosecuted. We duration of the dry spell. This he came up on his beat, fired a origin have been handcuffed and compelled to join the French Army of which be distributed to his do not prosecute without first time last year the reservoirs were the effect of bringing the fugitives tull to capacity and our water to a sharp ball. They submitted France contends that she possesses sovereign rights to impose fellow members. & quarrel theriving ample warning."
Inspector Fisher said he had officials zre naturally asking to arrest and gave no further France refused ensued, and a pistol shot was noticed that the crusity nationality on foreignere born in the Protectorates.
was themselves that if we are so badly to submit the dispute to arbitration, whereupon Britain handed over fired. All the members ded in much more pronounced in the off now sa compared to then, how tracble. The stolen property was the dispute to the League Council which is meeting on August 30th disorder and the meeting abrupts central district then in the out-serious might not our position be recovered and this was shown to
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BRITAIN AND FRANCE.
A New Dispute.
IRISH TREATY-UNAFFECTED.
Lindon. August 27.
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The death of Mr. Collins and Mr. firiffith, the retirement of an- other signatore to the treaty, and the desertion of a fourth in no way
affer the status of the Treats.
Mr. i'burenil, telegraphing to Mr. Cosgrave the foregoing, added. that, on the contrary, both sides will feel is all the more a sacre I duty to carry at the Act of reconciliation.
terminated.
of $49,000
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CHINESE POLITICS.
inalode. number of surgical Dert year if we appliances. Five men who are It has now been decided that lying markets. That might be this time
accounted for by the fact that the experience another dry spring? alleged to hays been the persons another-meeting will be held to-
Central Market people Fire The nicest pains byspel it had the graced the burghey, day (Monday) for the purpose of busier and logicusõelulit (en desol potponing even further before. Ir. E. W. Hamilton this definitely deciding the appoint
morning and were remanded for a Communications Between Colonial Secretary and Free Statement of a Governos, & gathering on which they should to the restrictions, nothing bat
fowls. At Kowloon Citere ceptionally heavy typhoon reins
week. having been bell yester day in connection with the shoot-fowls were sold the shopkeepers can save the Colony a conting ance ing incident, some of the members provided bambos troughs which of the present restrictions right arging that the guilty person be were kept filled with water and through the winter.
food all day long.
As regards Kowloon, the posi-i prosecuted.
"I think it can be said.tion is somewhat the same. This marked Inspector Fisher, that there has been a distinct morning there were 216 million Mr. Cosgrave replied that the Provisional Government will!
The meeting of public men round improvemens since I have alios in storage as compared M.P.'s and the Presidency. been going round to the various with a total capacity of 370. The
daily rate of consumption inj A Paking telegram states that answervingly adhere to its programme of string fall effect to the called by General Chan King markets and warning the stall-Kowloon is just over one million eighty-eight of the M.P's who
Iming to-day. to, consider tue,
holders against cruelty. For ex-
gallons per day, giving abous recently arrived from the South affairs of the Province, has created
ample. I hardly ever now go into interest
the people.
Iident Li Yuan-hung to resign Soldiers were picketed along the market and find a pen without eight months' supply with the decided at meeting to ask Preg full service were given, the con- and to wire to the Provincial road leading to the Mint and water being provided for the Present restrictions in force.
fowl and ducks. What is more, every one knew that something the crates are being finst very sumption would jump up to two Assemblies of the vations pro million gallons daily, decreasing inces to secure public opinion is important was taking place.)
In to who should be appointed in his Many of the officials strending much more than they were."
One suggestion which the Ir-the supply to four months.
Treaty.
REPARATIONS COMMISSION.
Decision on Wednesday.
Paris Anand 27.
Tos Reparations Commissios met this morning, but
Under date of Saturday, 簉 Canton correspondent writes as
follows:-
35
Major Hinke.
who has decided to abandon his flight rodad the world.
Capt. Mac Millan, pus of Major Blake's com
been panions who・・ bas admitted to hospital suffering from exposure.
WAR MEMORIAL HELD UP. Owing to the contractors' in- ability to secure a block of grante for the 12. column, Llangollen War Memorial Committee aro. grable to secure the erection of the Celtic cross on the site pre-
the meeting came in motor cars.; spector made was that the Gov. View of the fact that we are place.
entering he dry season, it would The members of Wong Ching-pared a year ago.
mak- The weather was showery and the;
ademision till Wednesday. It has informer the Reph that it can pickets must have been drenched ernment might well mair a bye by suicidal to increase the sup wai's Cabinet will tender their
orite and then if it wishes.
WORLD'S AVIATION RECORD.
Claimed for Italian.
less
law providing that no fowls shall;
the The Civil Governor-hip enn-
amount in storage has vastly tones to claim the public atten. be sold at the markets unless the ply until such times
increased. tion, and Mr. Chan Chik-rue purchaser brought a basket to ac
Summing the water situation i is said to be the most likely commodate the birds. He said man to gel the past. His reputed this would prevent a deal of seed.
cruelty caused through up as it stands to-day, it can be weaith seems to please the comi mon people, and the thoughtful carrying birds by the wings or said sbat the Colony's, residents among them are asking about the legs. He had a specimen bastret must reconcile themselves to a of supply restrictions. large sums of money he is report whist could be bought for fire winter Turin, Aug 1st 27.
bundred times for the carrying of just now will be increased or! The famous Italian airman. Brakpapa, in a Fit R700 aeroplane, jed to be willing to invest in the cents and could be used fully a Whether the restrictions in force
There can be no
lightened all depends on the rain-| few measured hilometre at the rate of over 20 miles per boor, Government.
doubt that he and his family have couple of fowls, which is claimed to be a world's record.
Our representative was given fall for September. After that been very successful in business:
ither Harly and Sperial "Telegram. wn Pape
MACAO STRIKE.
CHARITY FOOTBALL.
South China v. King's.
resignations on Monday.
SOUTH AFRICAN GENERAL.
News in To-day s New Advertisements.
The second yearly drawing of 20 dabentures of the Hongkong Club takes place on September | 3uth.-Page 4.
batskillin themoney-making artistospector Fisher's daily diary to moath little raio can be hoped for whilst motoring. of the Hoo:place on Sept. 4th.-Page 4.
man for the post.
More Unrest.
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
A Contractor Shot.
What appears to be another the stallholders, attempted murder in connection local labour troubles,
Dies Whilst Motoring.
Johannesburg, August 27.
An extraordinary meeting of The death occurred suddenly, the Hongkong Jockey Club takes Lieut.-General Sir L. J. Yan The name of the Campagnia Deventer, who served as second Ganeral d'Extreme-Orient bas in command to General Smuts in been
Compagnie changed to the South African War and was Generate Francaise Pour Le Com-
in Commander-in-Chief East merce and L'Industrie.-Page 4. Africa from 1917 to 1919-Venter. We. Powell, Ltd., advertise Saxone boots and shoes-Page 7.
CEYLON'S BUDGET.
LISTEN!
1
No matter if you have the best goods in the world, you cannotkeep on selling them unless you keep on advertising.
(From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, Aug. 28. The Ceylon budget provides for Tinned vegatables are advertis-
import duties, especially oa motor Page 6.
"The Forbidden Thing" is being shown at the Coronet to-night whilst at the Kowloon Theatre "The Devil to Pay" is being screened.-Page 12.
The Admiral Line advise con-
not necessarily criterion for the look through, and this served to art of government and leadership show the tremendous amount of work which the inspector is doing Mr. Chan's father has made a large fortune in the sugar canel every day. It indicated that he had paid frequent visitstonolewerthan plantations at Honolulu. One of! his brothers is the compradore of thirteen markets and that every the Douglas Steamship Co., and market in the Colony, with the Teahouses Opening To-day. another brother is the Director of exception of those at Aberdeen and Samsbulpo, had been visited the Canton Mint. If Mr. Chan correspondent Chik-sne can administer the Gov. and the requirements of the faw In aid of the Swatow Relief Our Mecao
explained to Fund, an interesting football states that all the teabouses are ernment of a Province as well as match was played at Noskuapoo being reopened to-day, and it is ex-be has conducted bis basiness Apar: from these market visits, with
a good Inspector Fisher has done a deal occurred yesterday afternoon at Heavy Taxation Increases.
of work on the streets and the five o'clock, when a contractor, on Saturday, the event having pected that other businesses will affairs, then be will be
was on his way home, ground he, bas covered may be who been arranged by the South China follow suit almost immediately.
Many threatening letters have Athletic Association. The teams
imagined when we paint and that was shot in the bead. When were South China and the 2nd. been received by the employees The unsettled state of the monkeys, peacocks, dogs, pigs, taken to the Government Civil Balta. King's Regiment. Unfor- of the teahouses, in consequence western part of the Province is cattle, fowls, ducks, etc., have all Hospital, the bullet was found to
have entered one side of the head heavy all-round increases io ed by Lane, Crawford, Ltd----- tunately, the inclement weather of which the proprietors have causing soxisty, even in Canton. come under his notice. kept way many who would have agreed that if any who resume The Man-Kwan (People's Army). Here, in summary, is the result and remained in the skull.
assassinated been present and also made good work are
their ander Wong Ming-tong, continue of 27 days' work accomplished by Wong Ko, the injured ms, is care and laxaries, which will pay football dificult. However, families shail be paid $500, to defy the Central Govern-the inspector-Cautions to stall-a contractor with a shop at No. 30, twenty per cent, Railway rates "apital game was witnessed, the whilst any injured in such a ment." Woog Keong, who was holders in markets, 106: visits to Aberdeen Street. The shooting od harbour dues are increased military men, who have been manner as to render them unfit instructed by Chan Kiar-ming to markets. 33; cases of ignorant occurred at the junction of this the tes export duty is increased playing right through the summer. for work shall have their suppress them, was not strong cruelty corrected (carrying fowls street and Stauntob Street where from 1% to 3 per cent, and the winning by three goals to one. medical expenses paid and be enough, with only fifteen hundred by wings, etc.), 32: visits to Dogs he was walking on his way home. rubber tax decreased from 3 to South China first scored. In given a pension for life. It is troops, to do so. It is reported Hare, 7 visits to cowsbede, 13; The alleged assailant, whogsys his 22 per cent entailing a sacrifice Kau netting, but before the inexpected that other businesses that several other detachments cattle seen re cruelty in landing, name as Wong Kun, was arrested terval the soldiers had equalised will follow the same procedure of soldiers have been sent from 43 head; cattle seen re cruelty in by a coolie of the. Central Police .through Burnett. There ware regarding their employees. various points to disperse Wong export, 56 head; pigsesen re cruelty Station, with the assistance of a Ming-tong's forces, and take inexport, 26 bead poultry landings, Chinese constable, and was found many exciting moments in the second half, but the military men
charge of the Lim-chow and Yam-17; crates lined in 14 instances; to be armed with an automatic. were on the whole superior, and
South China.→ Lau Hing chow Districts for the Government visits to bird shops. 6: wilful from which one ballet is said to they added two more goals, both cheang: Chan Soand Fung Tai; The foreigners in Pakboi con-cruelty, 2 cases (one prosecuted be missing. being registered by Jones. Cheung Wing-shing. Leung Tai: frm the ostive reports of bordes and one arrested); no linings In
Chief Defective Murison took The teams were as follow tong and Leung Yuk-tong: Lau of "braves" moring from placelerates, one prosecution: do water charge of the case and produced King's Regt-Cpl. Blacos: Cpl. Tak-chung, Woug Sui-wah, Wong to place, causing disorder antin duck penn, one prosecution; the prisoner, before Mr. E. W. Wynne and Pte. Williams: Cpl. Pak-chung Ip Kau and Chai suffering whereever they go, and ill-treatment of dogs, one case cor- Barlow, Pt. Hodgson, and Sgt. Kwong young.
now that opposing forces are rected; visits to poultry depots, 7. Hamilton this morning, a formal Newton: Pre. Beott, Cpl. Cart, Mr. F Smith was the referee coming, the people are bound to It will thus be seen that the So-week's remand being given.***
The condition of the injured Liedt Jones, CQM.S. Burnett and Messrs. Newton and Wood have a bad time till. one side or city'sInspector is doing a splendid and Pte. Lamoot..
msn the linesmen.
the other is beaten.
work which is bearing good fruit, man is critical
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of Rs.450,000.
RUBBER.
American Scheme Dropped. (Our Own Correspondent).
Singapore, August 28. Official representatives of the British Rabber Growers Associa- tion have turned down the Ameri- can Corporation obene
signees of the arrival of the .s. President Madison-Page 4.
To-Day's Exchange, The closing rate of the dollar on demand to-day was 28, 6.11/168. The Weather. 2 p.m. Barometer:-29,62. T»x- perature:-82, Hamidity-80
Lighting Up-Time. Lighting-up time to-day, 642
D.to.