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THE PEAK FIRE.
House Gutted before Brigade Arrives.
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $50,000.
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S CAPTURE.
Detective Uses Revolver
A brist, report appekring recently in connection with the arreat of a burglar in the ezziy hours of the morning of the 20th, instant was to-day substantiated A disastrous fire occurred at]by aridenas givan in the Polles the residence of Mr. W. Sinalair, Court by the Chinese detective they can bang on their assurances Owing to a shipping delay of Mesars. Raise and Co, "Bang-who was responsible for the jla jike” men Exas Trade Ustoniam “The Powder Puffs” will not be anr." No, 7. Mount Kellet Road, capture.
will mean higher wages and less opening their season here until The Peat, shortly after four Mr. E. W. Hamilton
Monday.
o'clock yesterday evening. The informed that the suspicions work, and they know also that }
house was gutted before the Fire movements of the man in the dollars will come freely The Canton Police Department | Brigade could arrive on the scene looking up at verandaha? and enough when, under special intends to prohibit the employ-and the damage is estimated at peeping into the staircases of
them.ment of waitresses in restaurants $50,000.
houses in Tang Mao Street, an pleas, they ask for
and hotels.
The Brigade at Centrs) Station, alles masing Into Queen's Road Amounts small
in
Queen's Road, received the Central, betrayed him to the A timber company with two warning
minutes watching officer who suddenly fout. aggregate, and thus it is that we million dollars capital is expected past
Two engines emerged from the darkness, of immediately dispatched another staircase and faced the hear of Union leaders, who a few to be formed in Canton very soon were
ing uso of the new motor road. and eventually the prisoner was years ago were poor men, rolling to work the forests in the King to cent of the disaster, mak-barglar. There was a shortchase. Another aggins was sent to the submúsive scough to allow the lower Peak Tram Station. Here detective to are fitted with Yale resols of their crafty schemings. Yesterday's health
run though his the firemen alighted and took out packets. In these sa well as the cases of entério
the hosas. The engine returned sip the man Was Weering The trouble is that the Chinese shows three
skeleton key, Indian), one of diphtheria [dividual, and he takes a long (Eurasion) and one of cerebro- and the boses went up the Paska file,
the. a chisel and tímto see through these spins! fever (Chinese).
in the trar. Arriving at the top, latest fad în electric torches, ons they commandeered ricksbás andļin the form of a fountain peo scandalous operations. But the
took the hoses on by that the light of which is switched on light is gradually dawning De Amongst the passengers who method.
by pressing the clip. When him, as the Macao revelations arrived by the Empress of Russia
It was a stiff journey for the questioned za to where he obtain- to-day were Mr. B. F. Mattingly, longines on the new motor road led these burglarious implements. clearly shoe.
Mr. S. T. Williamson, Mr. C. E and some half an hour elapsed the prisoner said he was going Warren, Mr. D. L. Keith, Mr. J. before they arrived at the can aboard a steamer to meet a NR. Allan and Mr. V. M. Hast.Dagtation. Even then more diffi- friend. He begged the detective culties had to be faced. Between to give him a chance, as be con-
Night-latches he can't
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get inside. The word workman is rather a trustfut in. I fever (two Chinese and onto the Fire Station and the men ware found; a
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Mrs. 1. D. Logan and family beg to thank all friends for their Lind expressions of sympathy and floral tributes in their recent sad bereavement
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 28th Sept. 1922.
one of na can
Labour in the Orient.
Captain Nowby. master the road and the burning boase fessed he was only just out from The Trade Union Congress in mariner, living at the Sailors was a valley and it was impos-serving a term in gaol. Tears London has appofated & commis Home, has reported to the polices.ble to got the pogines nearer baring no effect, the man sud- sion to intasticate conditions in that a pair of binoculars and than about three hundred yards denly changed his tono sad the principal; Onental industrial centres, in order to ascertain the base brea stolen as well as $70 space was too far to pump water life. "Only
pair of ielescopes valued at £25, to the fire. The intervening threatened to take the detective's effect of such expetition upon in cash from his bedroom.
satisfactorily and it was practic-emerge with his life from Western standards". Apparently
ally impossible to take the hoses] this Tray," he asid special attention is to be paid to India, where, according to the
News has been received here to the house along the pathway. he played a nasty trick on the However, a hose was connected detective, who WL.S caught Congress, the workers are subject that Mr. Charles Sation, who, to rigorous repression, and are with his wife, lest Hongkong fat up to the hydrant oa Hoant unawares. Though enduring con forbidden to organise. This is & Australia on the Yoshico Male Kellet, about four hundred feet siderable pain, the detective.w somewhat startling Assertion committed suicide aboard the way, and the fire fighters com- able to push the man off and as the latter made to close la on Among India's hundreds of vessel whilst at Sydney, shooting menced to attack the fames.
By this time the house was him again,' the officer warned millions much wretchedly-paid himself in one of the ship's cabins.
practically gutted. Inside the bia that be" would use his labaar is doubtless to be found.
building was * raging forasce.ravolver. The caution passed Geasral Chan Wing-son, Chief Part of the roof bad fallen in, the unheeded. particularly among the unskilled. The inference that there is no of the Water Forces in Canton, is floors had given way and the extremity the detective stepped organised labour is, however, evolving new plans to suppress whole was just a blazing mase. back about four paces, levelled misleading. The cotton-millpiracies. He intends re-establish- workers have demonstrated that ing the sub-station at Kong Po, and after playing on the names which wounded the man in the
The water pressure was good bis revolver and fired shot they bare acquired considerable in the Namhoi district, with for about balf an hour the con- righ: Irg. Then, holding bin power, and there is some sort gunboat patrols, and to establish Bagration was got under control.gainst wali, with one ..Chinese workers are apparently of organisation among the steel another station a: Chaucheno. The engines returned to Central band, the officer with the beginning to realise that Trade workers, whazte-just now engag-
Fire Station about half-past five, other took out his whistle and Union leaders are rather more ed in fighting, the zrest Tatal
The following will represent but a number of men romained sounded the signst which brought inclined to look after their own works. Admittedly, the Labour the police in their friendly match on the spot all through the, night up other policeman. The prisoner.
movement is in its infancy. The with the King's Regiment at the and interests than those of the Union same remark applies to Chinas so Hongkong Club ground to-morrow was told that there were ment was put into an ambulance and a Telegraph representative who by this time bad tamed down.
members. That is true of some far is modern trade uniodism is afternoon :-Swan; -Mair and still on duty there when he made conveyed to the Government of the ex-strikers in Macao, at concerned. In Japan the more McWalter: Watt, McLaren and inquiries this morning.
Civil Hospital Ho was dis- ment is more advanced, but is D. Clark; McEwen, Watson, aay rate, as the news which still young. Notwithstanding Forbes, Valentine and Alexander walls and some outbouses are into the Police Court to stand his Practically nothing but the charged this morning and brought
we published yesterday clearly this, if the commission rends
now left. The outbuildings awa Įtrisi.
FLEECING THE CHINESE WORKER.
and AS. A Int
proved. These workers are coo-delegates to the Far East, they Mrs. Bromley, wife of Mr. T-Į their safety to the fact that the There were two charges pre- treating their lot with that of the things that will surprise them. Tomas and Co., has been removed direction. With the exception of Grant against the prisoner, one of will probably find one or two. Bromley, of Messrs. Shewan, wind was blowing in the other ferred by Detective Inspector John members of the Strike Committee, For instance, bey will have an to the Government Civil Hospital a few articles of furnitore Mr.being in possession of burglarious the latter living in luxury whilst opportunity of seeing that in from her residence, 3 Canton Sinclair's seven valuable dogs, implemente, and the other of the strikers (whose subscriptions Japan and Chinese workers are Villas, Kowloon, suffering from nothing was saved. Mr. Sinclair having committed an assault on have helped to fill the leaders following suit-it has become an incised wound in her throat. bad a local reputation for bis in-the detective, with a view to arad
common for the strikers to stip. Her condition is said to be not terest in art and “ Bangour" was ing arrest. On the firstcount, Mr. pockets) bave been suffering late for payment during the period serious.
said to be one of the must beauti. Hamilton, who referred to the hardships of a particularly severe of suspended work, and at an
fully furnished residences in the prisoner's bad record, imposed a character. & pound of rice, with enhanced rate.
two certs for vegetables, hast
been the daily Union grant to Cricket v. Baseball.
the bedroom
FAMOUS DANCER
A barglar who entarec the Colony. All that remains of this sentence of three months'. On the residence of Mr. H. S. Hill, artistic home is now four ugly, second, an additional sentence of No. 12c Lugard Road,
smoke-blackened wallsand a mass four months" was given, in default the early hours of yesterday of smouldering debris.
of the payment of a fas of 8100. the strikers, whereas the strike Intermittent attempts. 65 morning. stole from
**Bangour," which in a five- table B leaders have been living on the Americians or under American
jewellery roomed house, was built only Txt of the land, their pocketetbe Old Country
inspiration, bave been made in of the value of £10, six, 21 about a year ago. It is extimated To bet P Australian banknotes and '80 that the damage to the building
COMING.. always full of money. What is baseball as a rival to cricket Hongkong money. It is pre-itself is somewhere in the neigh worse, it is even alleged that During the season is ended, sumed that entry was effected bourbood of $35,000 and the con-
another such endeavour W23 these leaders have converted to
teats were worth about $15,000. With The Powder Puffs.” by the back window, which was made. It met with no greater left unfastened."
It is understood that the house their own use funds raised by success than its predecessors,
and contents were partly insured One of the principal features of with the New Zealand Insurance "The Powder Puffs” programme. Chinese abroad for the relief of if as much. Whichever be the
Co., Ltd. the strikers.
when they open their season at No wonder the ner game-and the respective votaries would never agree that
A big fire on the Peak in so the Thestre Royal on Monday. workers are beginning to distrust the other merited this distinction
rare resident who has been will be the appearance of the the glib-tongued Guild officials. -it is clear that old King Willow eighty-first birthday. In return for here for thirty JOATS does famous Polish dancer. Edward
to
Many presents have been sent to General Chan King-ming on the occasion of his mother's
the compliments, General Chan bas distributed a gold locket to
not remember
reigns supreme among Trade Unionism, as the Chinese till
even one-that, De Kurylo, who was at one time English followars of summer
although it most take a coo-dancing partner to the great are now learning, can easily be sport. It is almost unthinkable each of those who have sent pressiderable time for the Fire Brigade Pavlovs. He will, in conjunction distorted and abused for the that a day could come with ents, on one side of the locket is stationed in the town to reach the with Mise Susanne Verney, the benefit of the officials, su long as Lord's and the Oval cccupied engraved General Chan's mother's scene of any disaster which may principal dancer in the big Lon- the workers are content merely to by the armoured exponents of photo and on the other the names | occur, the only provision made don Pavilion success, "The Fun baseball instead of the familier of the General and his brother. is a number of dispatch boxes, of the Fayre." give exhibition bail, provide the funds for the agita dancelled figure. Apparently Chan Chiung-poi
An officer of the Fire Brigade room dancing which is at present, tors. These professional leaders John Bull and Uncle Sam most
whom a pressman saw this morn-the rage of London, in addition All the agree to got heir own ways William Chang. & clerk eming recommended that all houses to which he are expert grafters.
will give in this respect. "Ball" in fact, ployed at the P and O. offices, should be equipped with small number of solo dances which are work they accomplish is done has appealed to little to the was this morning complimented fire extinguishers. They can be absolutely new to the East-The with their months; they are Englishman that not only does by the Magistrate, Mr. E Watowed away out of sight, they Times of India ssys that Edward usually fine talkers. They batten be refuse admit it as Hamilton, on what his Worship are said to be easy to manipulate De Kurylo sad Busanne Vernay on to the poor workman and a rival, still less as a successor, termed as the commendable ac- and the officer assured the regare the finest exhibition of live on what they manage to indifference.
to cricket, but he regards it with tion of the citizen in assisting in porter that they can be kept for dancing ever seen in Bombay.
One of the chief the capture of pick-pocket in twenty years and will still give The other members of the Com- squeeze from him. The sums considerations upon which base Queen's Road Central yesterday, good service:
pany come with excellent éraden- they secure are very substantial, ball supporters ground their case Chang modestly replied that be
ffials so big bouses" should be appears to test apon a mis was doing a duty which every
the order during, their stay in too. By the process of special apprehension. They are fond of citizen was expected to perform.
Hongkong. The tour is, under. levies, in addition to ordinary describing cricket as "slow." If
the direction of our old friend, subscriptions, they get a fine you compare the period cccupied The
President Lincoln
Mr. Jimmy Young, who a: faw picking from the running of by a baseball match with that wailed from San Francisco on
years 420 conducted all the over which a county cricket September 23rd for Hongkong,
The telegram qucted below was principal, companies through these Unions. That much has match extends, the latter certain-vis Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, received by the American Con- Indis and the Far East, including been disclosed in regard to the 15 takes far longer; but to put Shanghai and Manila, with s fall sulate General Hongkong, from Bandman's No. 1. Co. Henry, activities of the Seamen's Union forward this circumstance as the complement of cargo and par- the Manils Observatory at 9.30 Dallas Company and the officials both bere and in Shang. Criterion is surely's fallacious sengers. She is expected to s.m. to-day
wor Matheson Lang: Company. proceeding. It natural for arrive at this port about October Typhoon in about 125 deg bai recently..
cricket to take longer. A three- 21st. The as. President Wilson Long. E, 18 deg. Lat. N, moving There can be nothing but con- day match may be exciting all arrived at Manils Testerday N.N.WA demnation for the unutierably through. It would be as sensible afternoon and she will probably. The following telegram was
to call a drama "slow" because if sail for Hongkong at 5. ceived at coon sim mean and low-down measures to occupies tan times as long as the the day. This should bring her Typhoon in about 122 deg which these Union leaders re- few minutes in which a musle, fata, port daylight on Saturday, Long E., 21 dèg, hat. Na sort in fleecing relatively ball sketch is run throughé poor
INW the 30th instant.
TYPHOON WARNING.
STEAMER AS SORE
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Steamers arriving in Bhanghat from the Yangtus report that the ett. Fukyuon is sébora four Allan :
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