by Micine CHONIE,
Expertly prescribed glamms will bring back their former beauty and brightness
LAZARUS
13, TA' ROAD COPPELL
museum Optician at the Coleen.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1889
M 15-828
登辨畫 第十三月十英洋
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30,
THE POSITION IN ITALY.
Fascisti Apparently in the Ascendant.
Signer Mussolini Invited to Form Ministry.
fhenter's Service.)
London October 2
INTERPORT CRICKET. SMUGGLING OF ARMS.
The news from Italy is somewhat conflicting. The Italian Embassy in Paris announces that the situation in Italy is tranquil. the It is privately reported in Paris that a new Italian Ministry has been formed with a majority of Fascisti; but, according to the Gurnole 'Italia, Signor Salandra has been requestet to form a Cabinet and has asked time to consider bis reply.
Meanwhile, Signor Mussolini, who is at Milan, has issued a proclamation that the Fascista military command has assumed the direction of affairs. Signor Massolini declared his readiness to form 1 Cabinet if called upon by the King.
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1922. 日堂十月九
EUROPEAN LADY ATTACKED.
SINGLE DOFF: 10 CTIL 135 PER ANNUM
THE BRACON MOTOR CAN GR., L7% 3PM
S-passénzer Dodro &'Essek Toneing Coraz Running Time, *-*-* $5.00 per hour." Waiting Time, --- $1.35 per hour.
5-pesenger Essex Sedan (closed) Cars:
Running Time, —
Waiting Time,
$6.00 per hour.
7-passenger Chandler & Raigon "Touring::
Running Time,
Waiting Time,
Telephone:
$1.50 per hour.
$7.00 per hour.
$1.75 per hour.
Central 482 or 3558–24, Des Vœux Road, Kowloon 246
26. Nathan Road.
THE DRACON MOTOR CAR GO., LTD.
ALLEGED FORGED CONSULAR ORDERS.
Robbers Steal Wrist Watch. A Portuguese in Trouble.
HARBOUR FIRE.
Big-Junk and Cargo Destroyed.
Eight Hongkong Men The Palace Hotel Case.
Selected.
In convection with the dis
A large freight junk sa well as When walking in Wonguei- A case of false pretences was The following have been chosen covery of arms made at the Palace up to date by the Selection Com-Hotel, Kowlood. the two men chong Gap yesterday, Mrs. Black-disclosed by the arrest of Nicols 1,300 bags of rice aboard were mittes to represent Hongkong in arrested in the case were a more encountered three men who da Rott, a Portuguesa, at the destroyed by a fire at an anchor- Interport match against separately before the Maraton left a bench at the roadside au instance of the American Consul agradi the Prays. Wook lata laak
this morning.
Chat Kwong-chai, a well which they had been sitting and General. Da Rosa is said to bave night. Some sparks from a chatty used the Consul's name in issuing which was being used to boil water Shanghai ****
The robbers stole a gold wrist forged orders on Japanese must have been communicated to dressed Chinese, agains: whom seized hold of her, possession was alleged of co watch, with clasps, valued at $90, tailor at the Frays East for an inflammable part of the vessel, revolver and 300 rounds of
supplies of clothing for distressed for the fire blazed up with
suddenness which precluded any ammunition, was remanded after and made their escape.
American seamen,
hopes of saving the vessel by the the formal charge had been
Nakamoto, the tailor, it was preferred. The police slate that
stated by Sub-Inspector Shaftain time the fire-fighting apparatus. he
was brought round. “As a matter fallowing W& artesind
at the Police Court this morning of fact, very soon after the re holds a standing order from the American Consul to supply dis- ceipt of the alarm at the Fire Brigade Headquarters, at 11.36. tressed American sexmo with
R Hancock T. E. Pearce. Capt. Davies. Capt. Olliver.
E. B. Beed.
L. J. Davies. G. R. Bayer. C. Stapleton.
The Matin's correspondent at Milan reports that martial law
The remaining three places will has been proclaimed at Milan, and that all meetings are forbidden, all permits to carry arms cancelled, and a number of Fascisti from be filled after cest Saturday's outside arrested for illegally carrying arms. Motor traffic has stopped, game.
The Interport match will be bat the trams are running a restricted service. Public services generally have been suspended, and the stops are closed. The city played on the 10th. 1ta. and in calm. The Fascisti have taken possession of the office of the 13th. November. Popolo d'Idia, where they have installed their headquarters and have erected sandbag barricades around the building. They have also taken over the Polytechnic and the Bersaglieri barracks. Military forcas have been placed with machine-guns at strategic points. Troops! of Carabinieri are guarding the approaches to the Central! Squate, where all trafte has stopped. Royal Guards and Carabinieri¦ are guarding the Via San Marco, where the Fascisti headquarters are situated. All troops, except those on day, are confined to barrarks. The Fascisti claim to have taken possession of several towns,
Salandra Refuses to Form Cabinet.
Rome. October 29.
A MACAO FRAUD. -
the discovery of his THE EUROPEAN RUN. on a parcel addressed to him at the Palace Hotel. Mr. Leo d'Almada, defending, asked that
to
him 2.
200
SC008,
yards.
and
the
condition
been сопоец-
en-
Following the refusal of Signor Salandra to form & Ministry, jsum of $10,000 reaches us from other prisoner in the case, has to between Hongkong and European for them by the American Consul-water and the occurrence of
King sked the Fascist leader, Signor Mussolini, to form a l'abinet. Fascisti Leader's Plan.
Later.
Rome. Outer 200
of
A NEW COUPON.
the
News in To-day's New Advertisements.
according to the police, the proft of the junk having The prosecuting police officer
that came to bim did an sarly hearing be arranged for. Accelerated N.Y.K. Servicc.articles of wearing apparel, bat cae of the floats was on the replied that the polies expected We are informed that, com-
muck realised, efforts were to make a third arrest in the mencing with the a.a. Suwa Maru, appeal
be bad rated only on saving another junk whose foremast had been case, and asked for an extension which sailed hence on the 25th, as a scheme which of the time.
fast. for Europe, the N.Y.K. are devised for getting rick quickly. Bet alight by sparks carried by His Worship remanded the initiating a quicker mail, passeng. To those seamen who could be the strong easterly wind from the case until Friday, pointing outer and freight service between found responsive to his overtures, um of monoy-*
It was hard work bringing the charge of the defendant if the hitherto maintained. This should receive a
Ings than the value Counterfeit Coin Swindle, that he would order the dis the Far East and Europe than he arranged that they should first jook over a distance of 200
police were not then ready with be gratifying to passengers and much
of the clothing they required-float alongside. Mr. -Moss, the
Station Officer, reports shippers. News of a very ingenious fraud their case.
Formerly the duration of voyage instead of the clothing ordered countering a rough stretch of carried out at Macso, involving a Owen James Smyth, who is the
He would usually get them to answer to two charges, namely,Parts was as follows:
very strong breeze which put our correspondent there.
endorse the orders they brought the position of the other junks It appears that a Chinese roade that on the 24th. instant he was Hongkong to Marseilles 32 days from the Consal, and would later moored to the west of the rice the acquaintance of a compatriot in possession of four revolvers, Hongkong to London to days.)
present them to the Consulate
considerable danger. in a club frequented by persons an automatic, and 2.412 rounds Marseilles to Hongkong 31 days and obtain the value of the However, with the exception of
junk in Signer Mussolini refuses to participate in any Cabinet, but of doubtful character, and was of ammunition without a permit London
to Hongkong 39 day clothing which they had not the junk mentioned, they all apparently, is willing to form one himself, keeping the portfolios of informed by the latter that a good from the 0.5.P., and that be sided
Under the present sccelerated received. How the defendant get cleared out in time. The arrival the Icterior and Foreign Affairs in his own bands, and distributing business could be done in counser- and abetted one William Pitts,
various parties. including
the time ports. the remaining portfolios among
is as police could not say, but, at any the Catholics. It is expected that when Signor Mussolini is format feit Chinese 20-cent pieces at s not in custody, to import into the service, with the same stops at to know of this understanding the of the second fire float enabled
discount of 15 per ceni. He Colony 41 revolvers, nine Mau-ay
rate, he did hear of it, ami on his better supplies of water to be ly entrusted with the formuation of a Cabinet, possibly to-day was informed that these coias sers, a Savage rifle, and 2,380 follows:-
fost oa sither side, the firemen were 30 cleverly made that corresponding rounds of ammuni- Hongkong to Marseilles 30 days own part devised a scheme that pumped on to the junk. With a
Cross to double there will be no further Fascisti setion. In order to supply the
38 days. was
got a good head on the flames, it was impossible ID detecttion. He was remanded until Hongkong to London
Roza is alleged thousands of Fascisti troops camped around Rome. Fascisti lenders
which were blazing fiercely. At their spurious nature. but Friday. Bail of a thousand dol-Marseilles to Hongkong 29 days, tailor.
have presented' from requisitioned all available motor converances, including bases:
to Hongkong 37 days.to business could only bears was fixed in his case. "As he London
146 a.m.-the vessel listed to one tailor's plying between Rome and the surrounding country. These vehicles that
side and seak The crow bad can be seen leaving the city full of sacks of tread, without interfer done on the basis of $10000 was unable to put this up, he is All steamers are now scheduled time to time, at the
worth being taken up at a time.being held in palice custody. to leave Hongkong on a Wednes-shop, order the forged signatures time to clear out of her before ence by the police, whose attitude is sympathetic.
and to which successfully deluded the Friday, Approval of the King's Action.
It was added, however, that as In connection with tastesse.day instead a beginning atrial could be
xe anderstand that no rid was steamers of the Kama Maru type tailor who was under the im-the blare had got under way. All the newspapers eulogise the King's refusal to sign the made in a smaller amount, and carried out by the police. but that will omit cailing at Malacca. martial law order. The city is normal in appearance to-day. Trams the man making the proposal said the arms were discovered by a There were some dishe was willing to 20 shares "boy" employed at the Hotel. and other vehicles are circulating as usual, turbances directed against the premiers of anti-Fascista new-papers in the purchase of $30 worth of who reported the matter to Mr.]
the coing as a trial. The other J. H. Oxberry, the proprietor. Widespread Supports for the Fascists. Hitherto the Fascist uprising has been almost entirely bloo less, man agreed and $255 in genuine The latter telephoned for the was subscribed in equal police, who came in answer to bis The successes waich have given momentum to the movement are coins atributable to widespread support, including the greater part of the shares by the two men.
The so-called counterfeit c›ins Army and Navy. The fascisti claim control of Tuscany and I'mbria.
were easily disposed of, and then and are now encircling the town in: Basilicata and Calabria.
The Admiral Line 5.8. Edmora. Disregarding the militars order, the Fascisti continue to wear it was agreed that a further trial
has arrived, and consignees will and the usual notice on Page 5. uniforms in Rome, where a parade in the street was seclaimed by purchase be made of $1.000 worth. These also were easily got rid of. the populace.
The World Theatre's current The Fascisti headquarters were later returned to the owners The first Chinese, seeing that the
Rozs, at the Police Court this attraction is "The Sleeping Lion."
man named anidst frantic enthusiasm. Trams and buses have restarted to das.coins were so easily being passed,
-Page 12. You need not guess the whole morning, blamed a and the city resumed its normal aspect until the afternoon, when then agreed to buy $10,000 worth.
"Sanshine Alley" is being Iten matches correctly to win the Burton for involving him in the bodies of the Fascisti conflicted with Communists resulting in one but on this occasion the other
he unwittingly shown at the Coronet and the 1$50. The prize goes to the com- frauf, which being killed and several wounded. Telegrams from the provinces men declined to join in the pur
chase, saying he bad not suffi A very pretty wedding was report further seizures of public building, but no further fighting,
him one day and asked him to Kowloon Theatre-Page 12.
The Star Theatre is featuring When Rome awoke yesterday morning the only signs of imrient money. However, the former solemnised at the Peak Church Petitor sending in the biggest committed. Burton came up to Russian Follies are appearing at
The result of last week's Com-present an order at the Japanese pending excitement were the cessation of trains, trams, and all accompanied the latter to a house, on Saturday afternoon, when number of correct forecasts. tests of locomotion, while the bridges uniting the var os quarters taking along with him banknotes Miss Dorothy Acgelus Hume.
who arrived here by the Empress petition will be announced in tailor's, in retora for which he Fred Stone in "Johnny Get Your were closed with barbed-wire. Cavalry, artillery, and armoured to the value of $8,500. After &
money he would receive in The next term at the Diocesan cars dominated the strategic points of the city, and troops cerepied few words with the occupants, of Asia, was married to Mr. S. C. to-morrow s "Telegraph." Buy would get a fee of $3 out of the Gun."-Page 12.
return from the tailor. When Boys' School begins on the 2181. Wilson, Manager of the local a copy and see how you fared. жете passed over the Fascisti headquarters. General Pugliese jeaned & proclamation these rotes
discovered the
he November.-Page 4. forbidding gatherings and processions, also the wearing of uniforms, and a number of biz rases were branch of the Mercantile Bank
bad been duped, defendant said, execute further Astonishment reached a climax when the proelsination of a state of produced. On these cases being of Indis. The bride is the third siege was posted up. but was shortly rescinded on account of the opened, they were found to con-daughter of Mr. and Mr. H. D.
commissions of this character, and King's refusal to sign it, on the ground that such measures were tain rolls of paper, and whilst an Hame, of Vancouver, B.C., and LYNDHURST TERRACE be refused to
the bridegroom the second son
Burton suggested that they should antiquated, and he was averse from taking ang step oblizing soldiers examination was being made, a
get some American seamen to to fire at other subjects.
number of people came in and of the Very Rev. Joba Skinner
carry out the trick instead. Thousands of Fascisti and Nationalists in characteristic uniform declared that they were detectives Wilson, D.D., and Mrs. Wilson, marched in military formation to the Quirinal Palace, where their come to seize counterfeit coins of Strathtay. Perthshire.
The bride, who was giren away spokesmen thanked the King for his action, His Majesty replied and arrest those on possession appreciating the demonstration of loyalty.
theroof. The two men denied by Mr. Harry Hancock, was being the owners of any spurious attended by Miss Nancy Hornell
Arising out of a visit to No. 46, coins and were allowed to make as flower girl, whilst Mt. B.
Ross Wes best man." The Rev Lyndhurst Terrace. Quarter: their escape.
master Sergeant Alfred Ashwell Later, the man who had hand-V. H. Copley Moyle officiated.
After the ca. smony, recep-was charged before Mr. E. W. ed over the banknotes again visit- The first interview with M. Lenin since his illness is published ed the house, but could find no- tion was held at 109 The Park, Hamilton, at the Police Court this
one there. On examining the lat which Mr. and Mrs. Wilson by the server from its Moscow correspondent. who says that cases he found that they were received the congratulations of morning, with assaulting a house-
INTERVIEW WITH M. LENIN.
Friendship With Britain and France Wanted.
London, October 29,
message.
WEDDING AT THE
PEAK.
Wilson-Hume.
Mr. and Mrs, Wilson left to-day
spent at Baguio.
pression that they really emanat- ed from the Consal. Sams of money obtained from Nakomoto is that manner are alleged to have amounted to $420, though the actual amount of the orders came to much more than this. When the counter-frand, ës On Page 4 of this issue appears practised by the defendant came fresh Football Competition to be exposed, a trap was laid for Coupon for ten of the League the defendant, who was arrested games to be played on Saturday one night in Spring Garden Lane by Sub-Inspector Shaftain
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next.
Entries close at noon on Satur-himself. day, November 4th.
VISIT.
Quartermaster Sergeant
Charged.
J
A statement was heard from
the houseboy to the effect that,
boy, named Leung Kan, who Leain appeared to be full of life and health. Lenin declared that filled with bricks and store many friends. the Soviet aimed at the friendship buth of England and France, and wrapped in paper. It later tran-
alleged that he was injured on the if Russia and the federated states were not allowed to participate inspired that the coins purchased by the President Pierce for arm with a broomstick. the Near East Conference it would spoil the possibility of peaceful for the two trial experiments Manila. The honeymoon is being development in Europe. The limitation of Russian participation to were genuine.
be question of the Straits would inevitably lead to economic friction The hich might hit France and England in the very near future. Frussian programme included the satisfaction of the national aspira- tions of Turkey, the closing of the Straits to all armed ships in peace as well as in war, and full freedom for commercial shipping. The Soviet opposed the League of Nations controlling the Straits.
SOUND IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE.
Descriptions of the Experiment.
Amsterdam, October 29. Oldebroek The explosion at
(See Earlier Telegrams) The clouds occurred under the most favourable conditions.
was a alight were high and the atmosphere clear. There frost and no strong wind. Fire thousand kilogrammes off ammoniam per-chlorate were piled in a crater three metres deep and exploded by means of an electric wire. A column of fire and smoke shof up to a great height with a noise like a thunderclap and lasted for several minutes. Not a tree or plaat was left atarding in an ares of 150 metres round the crater, which is now bine metres deep.
Paris. October 29.
FRENCH RAILWAY DISASTER.
Ten Killed; Thirty Injured.
Paris, October 29.
Ten were killed and 30 injured in a collision between the Breat express and a goods-train at the station of Chatelaudren, ja Cotes Da Nord.
THE NEAR EAST CONFERENCE.
Romania's Representative.
Bakharest, October 29.
te
way
His Worship: Why did not Burton Eimself take the order to the shop?
Defendant replied that Barton: who had this question put to him, said that the tailoc knew him.
The case wasjadjourned until to-morrow.
In
DAY BY DAY.
Consignees of cargo by the motor ship Malays are reforced to the cotice on Page 5.
LISTEN!
It is newspaper adcertising a joh tu keep business moring.
motor
00
Lammert Bro. are selling the
Peewit launch November 14th., and are dispos- ing of bousehold furniture on the 3rd. instant.--Page 4.
Messrs. A. S. Watson have just › received a consignment of high- class English and American con- factionery.-Paze 6.
The Panama Maru has arrived. and consignees are referred to the notice on Page 4.
Lane, Crawford. Ltd, havE S accordance with orders special show of sil-metal re without any provocation, he was
the French Municipal Trigators.-Page 6. assaulted by the defendant from
The Chinese Telegraph Admin- whilst lying asleep early yee- Police at Shanghai, keepers of terday morning in his quarters lottery shops in the French Con-istration advertise in creased rates
He ran out cession are closing their doors for telegrams. Page 4 on the ground floor. of the house by a side door and Already more than 30 of these Inter saw defendant being brought places have gone out of busi back into the house under custody ness, and their total losses, are
estimated at $250,000, of a constable.
The Hongkong Hotel Company's Christmas and New Year. 30- nouncements appear on Paga 3.
Another servant from the samme establishment said he did not see the actual assault, but saw the General Wu Kuang-hain. 8og- house-boy being chased through in-law of Marshal Toan Chi-jai the house into his room by the deand one of the leading members fendant. This statement was in of the Anfa Club, is reportel to direct contradiction to that of the be in Shanghai recruiting troops houseboy, and in dismissing the and purchasing large stocks of uhardons bla Worship said to the arms and ammauition to be taken defendant:-"I don't know what to Foochow for service. Wa| sort of a fool you made of your who was formerly. High Inspect perat self, but you know as well as I doing Commissioner of Hunan and discharge you. I am not satisfied oral Hru Sha-cheng (Little Hen)
The Foreign Minister, M. Duce, will represent Rumania at thewhat actually happened. I will Eupeb, is said to be joining Gen-
Thousand were ou the qui rice yesterday afternoon for the Near East conference. Oldebroek explosion but nothing was heard, even the marat delicate instruments being unaffected..
(Other Early and Special Telegrame on" Pages 2 and 3.)
To-Day's Exchange. The closing rate of the dollar on ¿ demand to-day was 2u. 5.11/158. The Weather. 2.p.m. Barometer:-29.95. Tez-
38.. Humidity's Lighting Up-Time.
with the evidence of there and siding the latter in his efforts | Lighting-up time to-day.
p.tn. to form a new government. people,