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No. 12.503
五拜禮.
號六月六蒸港香
FRIDAY
JUNE
6.
1924
IS IT PEACE 7.
AMRITSAR AFFAIR RECALLED.
DRAMATIC VINDICATION OF POLICY,
LIBEL ACTION AGAINST INDIAN WRITER.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, Jund 5..
NEW PEAK TRAMWAY. KOWLOON TAXICABS
SURVEY NOT YET COMPLETE.
SERVICE SOON TO BE STARTED.
LATEST CANTON TALK.
It is reported from Canton that Not a fow who live on the We learn to-day that it is prominent members of the Kuo- Magazino Gap side of the-Peak hoped to have the now garage of mintang Party, In view of the aro wondering what is happen the Hongkong and Kowloon Taxi- trouble, vis-a-vis the commanders ing rogarding the nehome, out-cab Company, in Salisbury Road, of the forces of other provinces, Uned by Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Kowloon, opened some time next and also in view of future uncer
*****tainty regarding their own 'post- during the Budget debate in wook. An Important libel suit, the hearing of which has occupied no October, for construating a tram-
It is intended to operate a floot tions, have decided, following fewer than 25 days at a cost of twenty thousand pounds sterling, way from Garden Road, near of twenty taxis in Kowloon, the secret mooting, to despatoh to persuade ended to-day, when Sir Michael O'Dwyer, former Liontenant Murray Barracks, to Magazine taxi stand being situated outside respresentatives Governor of the Punjab, was awarded the verdict against bir Gap. Mr. Fletcher than stated the Railway Station. It is not General Chan King-ming and his Sankaran Nair, a former member of the Government of India. The that the Government, was in possible to state yet the exact followers to agree to a conipromso damages agreed upon were fivo hundred pounds sterling, and coats. communication with the Poak dato on which the taxi service and co-operate with Dr. Sun's Sir Michael O'Dwyer complained that Sir S. Nair in his book Tramway Company. with a will be put into operation, but it troops in the proposed Northern "Gandhi and Anarchy" accused him of resorting to methods of view
Expedition. to running
line will be sometime this month,
It is stated that if General terrorism to obtain recruits for the army in wartime, and of being from the bottom of Garden Road
Chan consonits to negotiate, a responsible for the alleged outragen at Amritsar and elsewhere in to Magazine Gap-a line which
settlement should presont no the Punjab. Plaintiff's counsel contended that Sir Michael was would open sites all the way.
difficulties. opposed to coercive measures in recruiting. General Dyer's action Thero would be no overhead in firing on the mon at Amritsar in April, 1919, was justified, and squipment, and although tho Bir M. O'Dwyck was not responsible as martial law had beon pro-jtramway would be operated for a claimed and the military had charge of the situation.
short distaneo by the rack and The Judge in summing up, expressed the opinion that, Gon,pinion method it would for the Dyor had acted rightly, and had been wrongly punished by the rest of the way bo oporated on Secretary of State for India.
smooth rails,
The dr.matic effaracter of this vindication was'enbunced by the fact that it was announced in the course of the trial that General Dyer was dying.
FRENCH PRESIDENT CHALLENGED.
PREMIERSHIP REFUSED IF HE REMAINS.
Nothing further was heard of the suggestion for some months, and in March, a Telegraph repro- | sentative was informed by Mr. Pietcher that the work of survoy ing the proposed line was still bu ing proceeded with.
Enquiries made to-day have elicited the information that the survey is still being carried take M. Herriot has declined the Premiership, because M. Miller-out, und will probably and rufù-ed to resign the Presidency.
four Laree or
Paris, June 5.
to
mouths M. Millerand summoned M. Herriot to the Elysee, and offered complota. A prost deal of work him the Premiership. M. Herriot raised the question of the Presi-is involved and it has not been dency, and M. Millerand declared ho was determined that the con- possible to make greater progress stitution should be respected, nuding that he had resolved to remain as President to form a Ministry; and President Millorand continues his cupultations with other statesmon.
GIFT OF LYCHEES TO KING AND QUEEN,
PRODUCTS OF SIR ROBERT HO TUNG'S FARMS,
London, June 5, Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung and Miss H. Tung attended the King's levar, and wore presented to their Majostios by Lord
Oliviar.
Their Majesties accepted gifts of d∙ied lychoes and silk hosiery, products of Sir Robert Ho Tung's farm.
RAILWAY STRIKE PROSPECTS.
LOCOMOTIVE SECTION STILL WORKING.
London, Juna 5.
FLYING PERILS.
With the scheme, in such a preliminary stage, there is littlo likelihood of the project mater- ialising for sono considerable
ne yet. It will only be after' the survey is complete that the approximate cost can bo calculat- od, and it is not yet known whether the schema is practicable. from the cost print of view of not, At the moment, thorofore, it is Impossible to state more than that surveying is still going on.
CRUELTY TO DUCKS.
TWO PLACED IN BOILING WATER.
FIRE AT HOLT'S WHARF.
THE LATEST FACTOR. An urgent official report from the magistrate of the Yung Yuen district, on the North River.
OUTBREAK DEALT WITH states that three ragimantal com-
IN TIME..
manders who wore formarly un- der General Chang Chi-ping in Fukien have arrived there with Frantic blowing of police their forces, composed, of men whistles about ten o'clock this from Fukien and Kiangsi, nun- morning attracted the at:ition bering altogether about 6,010 of passer-by to Holt's strong. They have taken up Wharf, and it was seen their quarters, near the boundary that, columns of, black smoke about 130/ifrom the city declaring word arising apparently from that they are oboying Dr. Sun's coul which had caught fire spon-orders in coming to Kwongtune. They demand a daily supply of taneously.
The Kowloon Fire Brigado 10,000 cattios of rico. turned out, but the staff on the pro- mises already had the outbreak
The magistrate says that thei district is n very poor one, the
in hand, and the fire-onging soon Treasury having been emptied 10 put an end to all risk of a more moet demands, and if the troops surious conflagration.
are to be fed there will soon boa rico famine.
NEW MOTOR ROAU.
TROM PAKHOI TO LIMCHOW.
Our Own Correspondent.)
An official despatched by Hsu |Sung-chi with a sun of money i now on the way to Yung Yuen. to meet the Fukion troops and raquest them to remain where they are panding further orders.
PAKUOI NOTES.
Pakhoi. May 31. The great event of the past month has been the opening of
(Our Own Correspon len!) - the new motor-road from Pakhoil to Limehow. Up to the present
Pakhoi, May 31 only two care have been running,
Somo alarm WAH felt in but others-have-hoon delivered or Limehow recently-at-the- aeroplane
an appearance of
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THE WANCHAI MONUMENT.
Before the Clean-Up and After.
These two pictures give a vivid Illustration of the effect of the clean-up of the Wanohai Monument site by British and American bluejackets. The top one shows the manner in which huga quantities of rubbish was permitted to be dumped on the spot, whilst the bottom photograph shows the sito after the naval mon had finished thult self-imposed task and placed a wreath on the
monument.
A LOCAL CAUSERIE.
[BY "IMPRESSIONIST."]
the arrival and departure of the anything, and Bubsoquent tentions of mon of the stamp of
not
more than
The road
TO-DAY.
Closing Exchange 28. 4. 13/16. Baromotor-2-p.m.-29.74. Temperature
2 p.m.
81 Humidity 2 put.
61
Lighting Up-Time 7.05 pc.
High Wator 10.36 « m. Low Water 624 p.m.
are on the way, and the Instant success of the first two shows lying very high overhead. It was The acquisition of woulth somo, that the service will be a popular thought that it might belong to times has its disadvantages. I one, and will supply a long-falt Sun Yat-sen's army and have wonder how many of our wealthy There were no fower than six nood. The crowds that assembled hostile intentions. However, it Chinese friends can claim im-
wors at each end of the road to witness The possibility of an immediate strike of the locomotivu mon casos in which Chinese
without doine munity from the blackmailing at- has been rulol out owing to a moating of the Incomotive delegates prosecuted, beford Mr. E. W. conference deciding to take a ballot in the event of the companies', Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magis-cars, are only just beginning to comparison of dutos, suvgests Wong Ng, whose letter to Sir reply boing unsatisfactory,
tracy this morning, for cruelly diminish, after a
that it was probably the French Robert Ho Tung bas caused some have in mind the case of a con- transporting and ill-treating "nine days wonder."
had much labour aviator, D'Olvy, passing from comment here? It is within temporary police officer whose general knowledge that quite a unhappy lot it is poriqdically to feathered Croaturus. In most has
¡Hanoi to Canton.
Owing to the shortage of number in the past have been receive those anonymous throats. EPSOM COURSE DAMAGED.cases the defondants pleaded expended on it to make a` por-
ignorance of the Hongkong re-manent surface, but gangs of rainfall, the people of Limehow made recipients of these threaton-
mon aro kupt constantly employ are having processione, to gulations.
tha ing communications, but be it said
Mr. Tse Tean-tai's offarts, and
Result of Wet Weather.
A Chinese from Kowloon Cityed in repairing it, as the surface various temples to pray for rain to their credit that they have paid was fined $10, or 14 days, for is so soft, though in some places to the accompaniment of much but scant attention to these mis- the discovery, which has finally cruelty
125 ducks, which were small stones are being rolled in. London, June 5,
The farmers little stone rollers banging of songs, A Httle rain Fives. Very little loss of sloop has come to reward his persisterion, would-be blackmallors have been in the New Territorios are matters So badly won the Epsom course put in six crates.
Fince ranging from $15 to $5 are being used for that. For has fallen lately, but much more been suffered as a result, and the of limestone in workable quantities eut up at the crous roads by:
about half the distance from is needed by the agriculturists.
Since the flight of Ganoral financially little better-off from of deap interest for this Colony, dopondent as our development le Parachute Saves Pilot's Life.
heavy traffic on the sodden and were imposed on three other Kotak onwards, the new road Wong Ming-tong last August, bis their overtures.
an a cheap supply of, building. runs on, or closo boside, the old unlinished mansion on the out muddy ground yesterday, that Chinese.
materials, It has often boon London, Jun 5,
racing to-day was only possibla In one case, in which a Chinose one, and two old stone bridgos
Whilst Sir Robert's is thus not thought that one of our biggest Two Air Forco Boroplanes,
and isalsted caso, on the round track. Two raves was find $5 for carrying seven had to be widened. The widens skirts of Pakhai has been in process of graduaį demolition, all
oan enterpriacs, the Cement Works, flying at Grantham; collided and had to be postponed until to-ducks by a piece of string tied to ing was done as cheaply as who would, going there and tear- caught fire and crashed, the four morrow. Occupants being killed.- Reuter. | pút back half an hour while an accuting Inspector said that the for anyone to stand on the bridge frames, etc., for firewood! Oo.from eorinus thought, thore, le joupardy from having to be on- The programme was to their wings and legs, the pro-possible, and there is no rooming out floor.boists and window therefore be dismissed instantly a placed in a position of some another view to be taken of tirely dependent on outside San Antonio, Texas, June 5. attempt was made to repair the cacaling of the ducks drew his between the car as it crosses and casionally soldiors have been certain anonymous communios sources for its supplies of the raw Colliding in midair, two army main course, but it
was found attention to the cruel manner in the parapet on other side. Neat stationed in it temporarily, but tons. Differing from the fore-material from which coment is aeroplanes coueht fire and fall impracticable to
ing Limehow the road has struck now the authorities koom to have it which they wero.b ing carried. on thiricon hundred feot.
PEASANT KILLED BY FALLING PLANES.
They Reuter.
buried a Mexican, poanart boy who was working in a cotton fiold. One pilot was killed whilst the other mado a sensational desoont in a parachute.-Renter's American Service.
South AfriCA VS. YORKSHIRE.
Home Side's Good Showing.
ΓΑΡΟ
TILDEN TO PLAY.
His Worship:-I am not
an
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out an entirely new track, as taken it over altogether, and it is going in that they aim to influence made. Rumours in the past have expert with ducks, It looks cruel, of and at a bigher level than the said tha a Mint is to be started the free notions of the individual caused shares in this concern to to carry a rabbit by the cars, but old one, in the hope of avoiding in it. Altonly small furnaces by the conveyance of throats, drop more than once when it was that is apparently the right way. summer floods, if possible, but it have boon built there and a lat of these have been found to hard feared that these supplios" would has bean made much too narrow machinery has been installed, in-weight with some folk. Within fail, but there had never boon any His Worship was then inform-and winding for safe and spendy cluding sinall prosses, lathes, eto this category may be placed the real ozuso for thin, aa a suffilolont ch that the proper way to carry running. There are some ory. It is to be hoped that a sound letters received by two or three reserve has always been kept in ducks was to carry them by the bad "S" bonds which necessitato coinage will be turned out, and Councillors. In one case it Company is receiving all it needs of our past Chinese Legislative stock ard at the moment the very low speed.
his disinterested service quos- tloned in the communication, caused the recipient, who had from four different firms.
to
resign from his position A rogular supply of limestone in sheer disgust, and in another used to come down from Yingtsk, it helped materially to under-up river, but this souros ip, for
THE MOSUL NAG. mine, as probably some are the moment, closed, owing te far
!
Turks Object to League
Arbitration, Constantinople, Juno 5.
A Player-writer Compromise. logs.
That he wantonly and cruelly The larger car of the two in of not a depreciated one: but the ex- New York, June 5.
ill-used two dusks by putting the omnibus type, very similar to Prience of other places does not Tilden announces that ho is thom into boiling water before the ones running in Kowloon,ncourage such a hope. withdrawing his realgnation from the American Davis Cup lawn they were dead, was the charge, and holds 16 passengers, six first tennis team under a compromiso preferred against a market coolie, class at $120 faros, apd 10 arrangement, whereby a player Defendant dented the charge second-class at 80 cent far-s Landan. Juno 5.
writer is permitted to write and said that he had only put The distance is less than 20 miles
aware, the req plent's health, said to internal disorder. Now and the time, taken for the
Thus is publle sortico rewarded, much of the bigh-grade dement On the continuation of the tools articles' provided he does the ducks on the ground.
Journey is just under one, bour, Bergoant Kingdom Kave An extension of the road lo
It le not to be wondered at under which reaches the builder brandą. Match hotween Yorkshire and not uso his name or title in the
ally reports of tournaments inļovidonea to the offact that whilst Shekhong is alraidy *baing
the circumstances, that amongst foriginates from limestone quar South Africa at Sheffield the
the laro number of public-spirited at Kwongyen, in "Tonkin, and.. ...weather was fine, and five which he is competing, Reuter's on duty near the market in surveyed and it is hoped that it
Battery-Strout yesterday he saw will be in uno this summer, d
od Chinese gentlemen resident in I brought to Hongkong by way thousand attended. It was American Servica.
defondant with 16 or 17 ducks The new road is under military The Mosul conference has our midst, of whose open-handed piger Haiphong. This source drying wicket.
tied by the legs with a piece of protection, and a fow soldiers sro broken down. The Turks refus benefactions to the less fortunate fel said to be inox haustibl string. Accusqd*illed all but two stationed at fatervals to deal with ad to agree to the terms of of their race we have had but it would be much SWISS "SOCCER" SUCCESS. and put them all in a pan of any brigands, who might com reforemos suggested by the ample evidence from time to time, better were, there always
bolling water The ducks were along. That this précaution in British under which the dispute there should be found to-day nearer and dependable sourse to takon gut and hung up. The not unnecessary is seen by the was to be submistad to the expressions of bitterness at the fall back upon in oase of needi necks of the two in question were fact that a village quite olors to League of Nations The Turks way their actions have been and the valuable help of Mr. The Macaulay 4 for 47, Yorkshire, In the third round of the then out
Limehow, on the Shekbong rom suggested there be further distorted. Perhaps to these gentle- to aid the Colons in gen going in amin, scored 149 for 3, Olympic "soccer" conte Bwit His Worship imponed a fine was looted by robban qulyaw low negotiations with a view to the men some comfort may be had by the local Cement Comp Buteliffe contributing 67, not out. zorland boat. Sweden bydrosa of $25, with the alternative of days ago,verything the belection of another arbitral the thought that they do not particular --Rakter.
to one-Reuter.
thren wasks hard labours,
> Yorkshiro compiled 230, Blanckenbar taking 4 for 59 and
Pegler 3 for 61.
The South Africans roplied
with 111. Commaillo nooring 24.
with Kilner taking 4 for 30 and
Paris, June 5.
stand alone in thle monot p: Los Tigranyell
deservinh