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FRENCH REPLY TO GERMANY.
MONDAY,
MAY 7, 1923. 二日式十弍三
GAMES IN STREETS. 4DR SUN AT THE FRONT.
TRAIN OUTRAGE.
Uncompromising Refusal to Entertain
Proposals.
Chinese Bandits Kidnap Foreigners.
A * Breeze" in Police
Court.
→SYSTEMATIC REVOLT AGAINST THE TREATY."
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ROWSON OUTRAGE.
His Wife Visits Hospital Captive's Life in a Cave.
The Nate declares that Germany had not even concerned herself! recently-disbanded Anbuil"breeza" at the Magistracy thinjing. It is reported that Dr. Sun
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THE YACHT *
SHANGHAI."
There arrived in Jesselton an
News in Today's. New Advertisements.
Lane, Crawford Ltd. make a special offer of very fine old matured Scotch Whiskies-Page
6.
The Four Horsemen of the
A Canton paper states that Dr. C.S.P. AND MAGISTRATE.
Sun Yat sen left his headquarters on Thursday afternoon at four Shanghai, April 6-With re- gard to the derailing of the Shang-of two small boys for causing an military staff, and wart to the from our Pakhai correspondent Arising out of the appearance o'clock, accompanied by his Paris, May 6.
hai-Peking express train by ban obstruction in Statue Square by northem front. From Wong-aha, regarding Mr. H. & Rowson, of The French Note to Germany is a voluminous and uncompro foreigners, Reuter's Peking cor tree in their efforts to recover Fan-tam where he started for American Tobacco Co., who was dits and the capture of several flying kites, and for damaging a pecial train conveyed him to the Hoogkong staff of the British mlslog document. It details Germany's successive defaults and respondent says the bandits, num-kite that had got entangled in the the battlefield. The return took recently kidnapped by Chinese April 201b. a 27 ton suxiliary refuses to entertain the German proposals while resistance in the bering a thousand, are believed te branches, there was Rubr continues.
little place at 4 o'clock the next moro-bandits. about reduced obligations when a partial moratorium was granted.
motor yacht under the command morning. Mr. ED.C. Wolfe (Cap- [was well satisfied with his visit The Ministry of Communica-tain Superintendent of Polior) up
Writing under date of the 2nd of Mr. J. H Kjar, a Dane with workers in the Ruhr and polats out that France has spent a hundred Linchang, the scene of the out-rehearing of the cass, on the escort viefted the Canton Harleman are lodged in a cave in voyage from Shanghai, where it accuses Berlin of preventing successful co-operation with the tions has sent a special train to peared to make an application for of other ladies, and military that, according to latest advices, Danes. The 'Shanghai, for such Mrs. Sun Yakeen, with a group instant, pur correspondent states whom are fes companions also milliard francs on Germany's account in restoring devasted regions, rage, to investigate, and has also ground that the penalty inflicted pital on Friday afternoon, leaving hile Belgium has advanced fifteen milliard." Germany's offer is wired to Tsso -Kun and the by his Worship was insufficient, several baskets of biscuits, milk, the hills some twenty miles she was built, to Denmark. She Mr. Rowson and his Chinese is the name of their yacht, is upon insufficient to restore Belgian devastations alone.
The note translates the German offer a quarter of the sum Kiacgeu to take immediate steps in such cases.
Tuchuns of Shantung. Anhui sad if it were to act as the deterrent and sweetmeats for the wounded beyond the spot where he was has called at Manila and Lio-ilo briginally fixed, with a complete moratorium until July. 1927. It to suppress the bandits and obtain concludes that the German Note is part of a systematic revolt against the release of the captives, awing growing nuisance caused by bays
Boldiers.
kidnapped. He bad, apparently, and will in all probability be the Treaty, which, if entertained, would lead to the total destruction to the effect upon foreign re-playing football or shuttle cock Reference was made to the'
been in this cave for several days, going on to Singapore. She wa thereof.
The cave can only be entered by to make a stay of about a wook The Note mentions that France and Belgium are prepared to
sliding in, feet first, through in Jesselton. offset part of the reparations due against Toter-Allied debts. It the morning. The bandite carried officer detailed to check this hia contention. On the question The attack occurred at 2 50 in
ia the public thoroughfares and remarked that he merely small bole, as there is a drop of points out that the twenty milliards offered. if discounted, would be off many passengers, the number
Sergeant
Elston, the police brought up this case in support of There is a wall of fresh spring some feet just inside the entrance. worth only 15,720 millions. It rejects the proposed replacement of of foreigners being unknows Quae, was unsuccessful in of playing in Chinese areas; Mr. the Reparations Commission by an International Commission as Twenty-three Chinese and six first of the two charges of caus offer. A lady passing along, he men standing guard over h
water inside. meaning an abandonment of the Treaty guarantees. It stresses foreigners escaped-Beuter.
securing a conviction on the Wolfe also had some remarks to
There are some thirty armed the vagueness and illusory nature of Germany's intimations regard- ing security and guarantees, and intimates that France and Belgium
The Victims' Names.
ing an obstruction and of damag said, would not like to bave her Rowson, who has his camp bed ing a tree. Shanghai, April 7.-The follow. re not prepared to change their resolve only to evacuate theing are the names of most of the improbable that flying kites in traffic to consider. He had been still bound with cords, and has drees soiled by a wet ebattle-inside the cave and is being quite ecupied territories as pas menta eff:cted.
His Worship held that it was cock, even though there were no well treated. He is said to be Finally, in biting language, the Note sums up Germany's cool raided train, with nationalities Statue Square co an early Sun- little girls carrying loads being developed quite a beard.
foreigners who travelled on the demande like a most-favoured-nation clause, sying: For four where it is possible to give day morning could have caused bumped into by these players of and a half years, the French and Belgian Governments must wait them:-Maverts and wife, Mrabetruction to traffic, and acquit football and abuttiecock. "Your captive are moved about from production is being screened at Mr. Rowson and his fallow | Apocalypse "—a wonderful film baliantly, without pledges or guarantees, until it pleases the Ger- G. D Museo and wife, and Miss ted both defenants on this coust. Worship is not in sympathy with spot to spot at intervals of some the Star Theatre-Page 12. man Government to make an arrangement convenient to it to offer Caralti (all Italians); Mr. A. L. As regards the second charge. the polica, actions" repeated Mr. days, but the movements always in indeterminate or inficitexima! sum, and meat oven evacuate the Zimmen, Mr. V. Haimovitch, Mr. evidence given to
Lammert Brothers will sell Rubr, which was only entered in order to obtain the guarantees Friedman, Mr. J. A. Henley, that a branch of a tree was broken Worship had any motives at all. ness, this being done, apparently, auction on the 10th. inst-Page the effect Wolfe. "I don't know if your take place ander cover of dark miscellesnous goods by pablic and pledges to which we are entitled and which have been refused- Mr. L. Soloman, Mr. and Mrs. off in an attempt to recover a kite, I don't know if your Worship has so that the captives may not and in return for all these sacrifices they will receive once rain Pinger and two children, Mr. J. B. resulted in a conviction, a fine of noticed the danger. I can lend recognise the locality in which loft words ou papar."
Particulars of other important Powell, Major Allen, wife and 50 cents being imposed on sach boy. Jou my car and you could go they are situated. Question of a Joint Communication.
child, Miss L. T. Aldrich, The Caplain Superintendent of the Club; and I am sure you will is Wong, is somewhere in the Land Investment and Agenoy, auction sales are given on page 4. dowa for tiffin from this Court to The bandit chief, whose name
Shareholders in the Hongkong Miss Macfadden, Miss Schenberg. Police, in appearing later, held and two games of football going vicinity of the cave, as messages and the Hongkong Central Betate In connection with the delay in presentation of the France Gensberger (all believed to be with from the point of view of the Bishop's Lodge. It is ex-time. According to
London, May Mesars. F and E. Elias, Mr. Ethat the question should be dealt Belgian reply to the German Note, diplomatic correspondents state Americans); Mr. F. H. Day general nuisance having tentremely dangerous, as there is
Jon near the Diary Farm, just by are sent to him from time to Companies should refer to the that the British Government is of opinion that concerted action by (British); Mr. M. O. T. Sapbiere. created, not only in this particular motor traffic on along this through- was last obtained as to
notices on page 4. he Alles is the only chance of reaching a reparations settlement. I impossible yet to say how locality but also in other public fare. Yesterday there was a Rowson's captivity in the cave,
For Sale 7 seater "Pack. It has been pressing that the Note should be answered by the Allies many of the foregoing were throughfares, in regard to which game in progress in Marrison the bandits were preparing to
Mr.bard" and a super-siz Hadion as a whole. It in understood that the French and Belgian Govern-captured.
Limousine.-Pape 4. menta' altitude is that in view of the bad impression created in
Bumerous complaints had beeb Bill Gap Road. Cars coming France and Belgium by the German proposals they mast reply with line from Shanghai to Paking is Worship was not in sympathy necessarily pull up as easily as
Such an outrage on the main received. He understood his down the gradient could not salesmen to some other unknown m076 him and the Chinese the least possible delay, and France and Belgium as alone occupying unprecedented. The passengers with the actions the police bad the Ruhr are alone qualified to give their reasons for this policy of were all sleeping in their berths taken to deal with this question constraint, but when Germany makes satisfactory proposals the when one of the coaches was or with the trouble they bad taken
on & level. I wish to emphasise epot. Allies must act conjointly.
to your Worship that It derailed and the bandits boarded to keep Status Square clear of Worship is not in sympathy, I is extremely dangerous. If your the train. A scene of great this nuissace. confusion and terror followed
wish to demonstrate this danger
George Walsh in appearing at Mr. Lindsall pointed, out that and I am sura you will agree with
the World Theatre in the film at- while the brigands sacked the Sergeant Elston had admitted in me then and adequate penalties: train and compelled passengers his evidence that there was no may be inflicted to put a stop to
traction entitled "Sink or Swim.“ at the riße point to alight. They traffic at that early hour ooit.
-Page 12 were immediately surrounded and Sunday morning.
The telegram quoted below was Cinaigners are notified of the It is going from bad to received by the American Con-arrival of the se. "Kano Maru.”— A Knock-out in the Eighth Round.
when the train was pillaged most
jworse. of the occupants of the first-class ticular moment.
Mr. Wolfe: Not at that par-in Ice House Street.
Now they play footballsulate-General, Hongkong, from | Page 4. The Captain think that is proper."
I don't the Manila Observatory at 9am. and second-class compartments, Superintendent also In a fifteen rounds contest for the French heavyweight cham-foreign and Chinese, were, accord that it was rather unfortunate they had not prosecuted in cases on Luzon, more than 100 Page 12.
remarked
to-day :- Mr. Wolfe went on to say that
| Anita" Stewart- is the current bionship, Carpentier knocked out Nilles in the eighth round.
ing to report, carried off.
"Cyclone or typhoon W. of feature at the Coronet Theatre.-- The match took place in glorious westher before 25,000 people.
Latest Details.
that no cats were passing at the where the games were carried on Carpentier was somewhat luckndisical at the start. Nilles in the
moment; otherwise he would be in Chinese areas or streets that miles distant, developing."
The Hongkong Hotel's Roof second round got in a splendid right to Carpentier's stomach and Mr. Jacobsen and Mr. F. W.
Later. able to mate bis point, the better were got motor roads. Still even fellowed up with two blows. In the fourth round he landed a hard Fratt and wife. Mr. Geasberger, might be a normal volume of Home.
The foreigners also included appreciated.
Garden programme is given an At 9 a.m. to-day the follow-Page S. that was bad enough. It was afing telegram was received:- eft to the riba, rousing Carpentier into something like his old form;
His Worship agreed that there thing that was not allowed at "Cyclone
For premises to let refer to . as thereupon sent Nilles down to a count of seven in the sixth previously
or typhoon W. of ford and hammered him with left and rights in the face in the French. Mr. Haimovitch escaped Square, but not on the day and conducted their games in back-
Pago 4. mentioned,
The police never in Balintang Channel, moving North Messrs Holyoak, Massey and Was traffic passing through the terfered with the boys when they West. eveath round, knocking him out in the eighth round with a terrific hai-Neaking Railway that the
Reuter learns from the Shang at the hour complained of.
Co., Ltd., have been appointed-- right to the jaw, followed up by a left. Nilles was plucky but bandits selected the time and his Worship considered that fly essential that they should be moving East."
yards of secluded streete, but in 12.15 p.m. to-day Typhoon near Mail Steamship Company, and The following was received at Agents in Canton for the Pacific low. Carpentier was not the Carpentier of old.
Proceeding, Mr. Wolfe asked if public thoroughfares it
WES OF OVER Balintang Channel, Falso for the Ellerman Lind- place when three of the most iming kites should be allowed in stopped. There portant trains pass within three the Square.
Page 4. WAS no doubt hours. They removed the fish-
that football was an excellent His Worship:-Certainly not game. plates and twisted the raila.
He (Mr. Wolfe) was if it sunoy pedestrians. The amongst those who advocated the
CARPENTIER DEFEATS NILLES.
Paris, May 6.4
BRITAIN'S AERIAL REQUIREMENTS.
How Singapore Could be Vulnerable,
London, May 6.
#
our
respondent, when inforrnation
TYPHOON WARNING,
It is presumed that the brilliant ordinance says quite distinctly encouragement of this sport THE HUMAN ZOO beadlights carried by this train that it must be to the annoyance amongst the Chinese, but nos showed the driver that some-of people using the thoroughfare. when it was played in the public thing was wrong and en- abled him to avoid
Mr. Wolfe admitted that in thoroughfares and presented a The Observer states that as long as the British air defences re- only a third-class carriage and marks, but be quoted a specific Worabip would indicate what worse this case there might not he this souros of danger to traffic and catastrophe than the derailing of condition to give point to his re annoyance to pedestrians. If his dain far beneath the one Power standard, and there is no concrete the mail brake van. The bandits case wherein his Worship display-lines the police should purane is siga of our even seeking to approach it, the heart of the Empire removed all the epjoys security only on anfference. It is almost incredible that the baggage. Government should be labouring on a costly dock project for Singa
and ad lack of-sympathy with police removing the danger it would be pore while it permits a situation to continue that would leave Sings was 71, including 33 foreigners. were charged with playing shutile that my sympathy has to some
The total number of passengers came up recently when small boys
The case referred to greatly belpfl bore and all other outposts of the Empire to be consumed by an enemy Latest reports say thatten foreign
His Worship-I must admit s easily as the leaves of an artichoke. Very possibly the dock 18 and 20 Chinese are safe.- scheme is sound enough in detail in any duly proportioned system Reuter.
of Imperial defence, but what would be the good of Singapore if London be wiped out?
FRENCH AIRMAN WINS PRIZE.
Calair, May 6.
maila
RUSSIA & JAPAN.
actions.
cock, and though the defendants extent been for the small boge. did not appear in the Court he Maybe if I had the experience understood his Worship to say at that you have it would be other. the time that if any more shuttle wise. I will consider the matter cock cases were brought into the in the light you have put to it me Court he would'throw them out. The extent of the damage in- His Worship: No I didn't hold Bioted to the tree by the delen- The Recognition Issue.
that. At least I have no recollec-dants came up for discussion, and tion of havin said that Tokyo, April 6.-M. Joffe and
his Worship said that the broken The French airman, M. Barbot, crossed the Channel on a glider od to-day on the fisheries question, ed to was brought up by him three had the branch in the Court.
Sergeant Elston at this point part was not produced in Court Viscount Goto lengthily convers-rose and said that the case referr itted with a motor. He landed at Lympne and returned to Calais, of which the latter urged a prompt or four weeks ago, when he arMr. Wolfe, in further remarks,
Sergeant Elston replied that be. aking approximately an hour each way, tbus winning the Malin's settlement. M. Joffe declared the rasted two boys for playing shuttle-add that small boge were perfect prize of 25,000 francs for the first airman in a motor-fitted glider he could not be officially interest-cock at the corner of Chater Boadly welcome to fly all the kites crossing and re-crossing the Channel without consuming more that ed in that or other similar issues and Statue Square, "Your Worthey liked from the roots of their three litres of petrol.
unless the major question of the ship remarked that in any case houses, but not in Status Square, recognition of the Soviet Govern-you would not convict for her to climb. trees to recover ment was first settled, but he playing shuttle-cook." stated that from his personai,
on them. The trees at this place His Worship: I have no recol were of certain species easily friendship with Viscount Gote be lection of that. You are sure of it? damaged. would be willing to refer the dis At Holborn Hall in the final of the professional billiards cham-recommend a speedy arrangement age I was not in Court. I was in the case. He promised to con
London, May 6.
Sergt. Elston:--Lrecorded His Worrtp remarked that it pute to the home Government and His Worship:-Three weeks was not worth while" to Teupén onship, the halfway scores were: Smith 8,000 and Newman 6,491, whereby the Japanese fishers hospital.
would obtain the necessary per- A suggestion was made to bring Wolfe in the next case coming |
Įvider, the point raised by Mr. mit to proceed to the fiebing up these records for reference, before him..... grounds-Beuter.
but the C.8.P. waived this aside. The matter then ended.
FINAL MATCH OF BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP.
(Other Telegrams on Pages 3 and 5.).
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