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The inty European Optician in the Onions.
The
Hongkong Telegraph
FOUNDED 1901
No. 13.609
五拜歳 魏三十月六英港香
MISHAP TO AMERICAN FLIGHT LEADER.
Forced to Land on Way to Tourane.
AVIATOR UNHURT: MACHINE UNDAMAGED.
Whilst on the 395-milo flight from Haiphong to Tourano, Liout. Lowoll-Smith, the leader of the Amorlcon round-the-world flight, was forced to descend with engine trouble, and in awaiting the arrival of a now engine from Saigon.
Liouts. Wade and Nelson safely made the whole journey and are now at Tourane awaiting the arrival of their leader.
Wade and
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Tyres, Tubes, etc.
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MR. COOLIDGE CHOSEN.
OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF REPUBLICAN VOTES.
WISCONSIN INSURGENTS BULK.
FRIDAY JUNE
13,
1924. 日式十月五
BINGERY,COPY:10 UTS
938 PÊU ÁRUMN.
LOCAL SHIP ASHORE.
NEMAZEE VESSEL'S
MISHAP.
Aground 25 Miles from Hongkong.
no
ARMS TRAFFIC.
BIG DISCLOSURES EXPECTED.
An Arrest in England.'
Arising out of the seizure of two lots of small arms and ammuni
within the 24 hours, Saigon being Chinese gentleman, ons of the the necessary salvage obtain possession of documente
&
(Reuter's Service.)
2
Clevoland, Jano 19. la a contract involving nearly In the early hours of this tion in the Kowloon Godowns, two million dollars, which has morning in a heavy rain and where they had boon landed from the brief session of the Republican Convention last night, at which A prolonged demonstration in favor of Mr. Coolidge marked just boun signed, for the construc-mist-the s.8. Beistan wont ashore two steamers, disclosures are the platform was adopted, and the planks proposed by Senator La tion of a long quay at North on Hung Kong Chan Island (one imminent of dealings in arms on Tolletteo and the insurgents were rojeted. The Wisconsin insurgents Point
avory extensiva scalo. A representative of the Tele of the Ss Mun group) when third seizure, made on board the and during the demonstration remained silently in thole seate, The refused to participate in voting for the platform or for Mr. Coolidge, The above nows which is the Tourane. He had thus flown graph, who made onquiries this within twenty-five miles of her Carnarvonshire on Wednesday, is ignoring the first to reach here since it was about 365 milos out of the 305 to morning, learned that this con-destination, Hongkong. Sho was stated to bear the same relation the other delegates formed into a long queue and marched round the joors, cat calls and bissos levelled at thom as reported on Wednesday that the to covered before he was forced tract will enable big vessels of holod, though the extent is not to the Base
fight from Hongkong to Haio give up. An excellent motor
hall for a quarter of an hour. The Wisconsin party only rose when BUINO ton thousand, tons to gol
Whoo Choung Shoung-yin, of the crowd sang the "Star Spangled Banner." phong was successfully accom-road runs down the const and it alongside within a few yards of sot known, and a massage which plished, was received by Mr. J. A. must have boon a somewhat godown accommodation, and it reached the Harbour Oflee this No. 67 Wanchal Road, came up on During the dohate of the committer on the platform there was Show, of the Standard Oil Com. simple matter to get into touch the first work of this nature morning states that there are at the Police Court to-day, on a approved after the members committee had been informed that Mr. romand before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, bitter dissension over somo planks. The World Court plank was only pany, this morning. In a lengthy with the leader by motor car. over undertaken in the Colony. aoven foot of water in her No. 1. charge of being implicated in the Coolidge had personally written it. code message, Mr. Shaw has been It is fortunato, that among the
The property involved com-hold. The No. 2 hold is also importation informed that the three avlators sparen proparad for the aviators prises Marino Lots Nos. 430, and
of arms into The Republican Convention practically unanimously nominated · Colony, loft Haiphong at 10 o'clock on at Balgon is a now engine, and 431, lying to the eastward of the leaking, and the vessel is still the
Chief Detective Mr. Coolidge its Presidential candidato, Thoro is at once requested. Hongkong Electric Company's making water.
Inspector Grant said that A Wednesday morning, only make this was
Mr. Coolidgo socured 1,065, votos, Mr. La. Poletts 34, and Mr. ing an overnight stay at Hai- Whether the engine has been installation, and was purchased immediate danger, however, and Home to the effect that the noon, when it will nominate the Vice-Prosidbnt, for which post oable had boon received from Johnson 10. The Convention then went into recess, until the after- phong. By the afternoon only conveyed by motor car or by on the usual long term loase the tug Houry Koawick two of the fliers--Llouts. Leigh an American destroyor, it could about two or three years ago at sen
was police there had arrosted a man Judge Kenyon is a strong favourite, to the vessel's ossistanco and boon onabled in that way to Eric Nelson-had have boon rushed to the spot public auction by a vory wealthy with arrived at Tourano, which is 395
which disolosed very extensive milos distant from Haiphong, 530 miles from Tourano. It is Java sugar kings, Mr. Kwik goor at 9.30 this morning.
dealings in arms therofore. that the Djoen Ens, whose original inton-
The charges Both of these reported thomsolvos is likely.
The vessel, which was on the against the dofondant wero :-
M. POINLEVE v. M. DOUMERGUE. "all woll," and that the leader.loader's machine has already beention was, wo understand, to build the final stages of her voyage Lisut. Lowell-Smith, had been fitted with the now engine and
Hugar refinery thoro. Mr. from Singapore, and Helhow to he unlawfully did import into the (1) That on the 26th March forced to descond between Hub that he is on his way again, Kwik later decided on a sea-wall Hongkong, carried in addition to Colony, por the 8.8. Aachon, 117
OSCILLATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTING. (the old capital of Indo-China) having rejoined his fellow and quay of the ordinary type, and Tourane with engine troublo. aviators.
Paris, June 12. Communication between Hue and Whon the aviators take off him, realised the importance of a 490 pigs and other cargo.
but, on representations made to 68 dock passengers, 80 bullocke Mauears and 13,800 rounds of
corresponding ammunition,
A meeting of the Loft parties in both Chambers for the purpose Tourano was at once opened by from Tourane for Saigon big berthing wharf, and has now Originally the 9.8. Inaaminoka, (2) That on the 24th May be of solecting a candidate for oloction as President of the Republic to- automobile, the massage going ontolographic news will be sent to antered into a contract with the the Soistan was built in 1800 unlawfully did Import into the morrow, rosulted in the ex Promler M. Painleve obtaining 306 votes to state that Lleut. Lowoll-Smith | Hongkong, and we know that all Netherlands Harbour
Colony, por the 8.8. Amur Maru, against 149 in favour of the ex-Premior M. Doumérguo. The auc wishing them well and rio further Company, of Amsterdam, for the She is 2,539 tona ross 421 tons four cases marked K.M. 30/34 cassful candidato- to-morrow must secure an absolute majority of construction of the necessary not and is 106 feet long. Her containing 60. Luger pistole, 120 the votes of the 872 Dopytles and Senators, who are expected to bu work. This company is the one owners are the Namazeo Compare magazines, 61 stocks, 5,696 present. NEEDLESS ANXIETY. at present engaged In the pany and she is commanded by rounds of ammunition, 224 rounds The fact that so many voted in favour of M. Doumerguo is all- Early this morning, prior to harlour dovolopments being car-Captain D. Thomas...
of flat-nosed aminunition; and ditionally significant, because they did so in spite of Mi Doumorgue's receiving the above information, ried out at Macao, and was also
ten enses marked F.V. 30/30 con request that bis candidature should not be submitted to the meeting, The Su Mun, group of islands taining 96 Mauser pistols and on the ground that it was not calculated in present circumstances we were in receipt of two Reuter responsible for the building of the
aro situate between, Hongkong 10,070 rounds of ammunition. messages which threw some Cheofoo breakwater.
to promote a Republican union. M. Palalove's supporters had [doubt on the success of the Mr. Kwik is really acting, on and Gap Rock.
Chin. Fat and Ng Tit-hing, reckoned that M. Painleve would obtain a practically unanimous flight from Hongkong to Hai-behalf of the Cheong Siong Land
It will be remenilored that on arrested at No. 8 Princos Terrace, endorsement, and tho voting means a severe blow to his hopes, as M. phung.
Investmont Company, now in
April 2nd, the 8.8. Frangestan, an- were also charged with being con- Doumergue can count on the support of the moderate elements in Router's correspondent at course of formation and ro- Shanghai cabled that "some gistration, of which he tra other of the H.M.H. Nomazoe's corned in these importations and, both Chambers which were not represented at the meating. M.
Presidency. anxiety is felt here at the failure principal. The contract price is boots, caught fire in the Red Sea similarly to the first defendant, Domergue, therefore, is at present favourite in the race for the
vore remanded formally.
Paris. June 12, of enquiries to elicit news of the $1,950.000, and the work has to when she had 1,221 pilgrims on
It is oxpootod that bofore tho American world-fliers since their be completed within twenty-four board and she was sunk as a usnext bearing the documents from Right vote, the Left parties have requested M. Doumorgue and M. Disliking the prospect of the President being elected with a leaving Hongkong for Haiphong months. When ready it will ac-less wreck two days later by the England will have arrived hore to Poinlove to withdraw in favour of a third candidato. The former Jon Tuesday morning. Seeing commodato four coasters or three
that it was definitely known in big acoun-going vessels of about submarine K.26. The Frangestaneniablo tho police to conduct their had refused, whereupon the Lefter has decided solidly to support
prosecution on more defluite lines, M. Painlevo. Hongkong on Wednesday morn-10,000 tons, drawing from 27 to was of 8,228 tons.
Hongkong residents will
mishaps."
Works
ing that Haiphong had beon 28 foot of water, and those will reached in safety, it can only be be only thirty-five foot from the assumed that Shanghai was godowns, which are to be orected accidentally starved of news. later. Cablos have now been despatchedį Lie ut. Lowell Smith,
Our representative called on giving the latest inforination. Mr. John Duncan, M.I.C.E.,: "has requested & now onging to Another Router's message the Government Port Engineer, be sent at once from Silgon." came to band from New York, by whom the plans and terms From this latter portion of the this rending: "Wireless stations of contract have been drawn up, message it is assumed that both throughout the Far East have and who is, with the assistance the aviator and his nadistant are boen instructed to keep on the of Mr. A. Anderson, who helped in nowis hurt and that the qui Pire for news of the Aniori- to prepare the plans, to be in aeroplane is unduin god.
con liers. Reports are cur-direct control of the work. rent in San Francisco that the
ALMOST AT JOURNEY'S END
It was Lieut. · Lowoll-Smith's
ngine which had to receive
the
information
HEAVY FIGHTING
REPORTED.
CHAN'S TROOPS ROUT OPPOSITION,
GREASER CHARGED.
At the Kowloon Magistracy, this morning, Ip Chung, groasor, was' charged, before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, with being in posses- sion of two automatic pistols and 150 rounds of ammunition board, the ea. Carnarvonshire un Wodnesday.
on
It is alleged that while Reports to hand to-day indicate searching the vessel on Wednes
·LOCAL WAGE DEMAND.
MECHANICS WANTS BIG INCREASE.
ostablishments of
"
COOLIE FIGHT.
FOUR HUNDRED TAKE PALT.
Some 400 cargo coolies parti- The moulders and castors em- cipated in a fight with bamboo polds at noon yesterday in Water that heavy fighting has taken day, revenuÐ officers stopped ployed at the docks and other Street on falling to agree as to Mr. Duncan very kindly ex-place between the forces of defendant, on one of the decks. He cagineering
their respective “sphères" of in- fliers have reached Haiphong, but plained the details of the con- Gen. Chan King-ming and the dropped a Mauser pistol, and, on the Colony have sunt in fluenca. The police arrived to that Lieut. Lowell-Smith has struction which to be carried wrocked his mator in a forced out. There will first bo a seawall Honanese forces of Dr. Sun Yat- being searched, a further Mauser plication representing & per put a stop to the outbreak and When four men appeared bofore attention here and on which a landing at Hus, but both wire from the edge of the Electric Co's son, commanded by General Fan pistol and 150 rounds of ammunt cent increase in their prosent also made a number of arrests.
Chung-son, the result, of which tion were discovered concealed wages. wolding ht to bɔ mada, and it is less companies in San Francisco property, of 120 feet longili, and has been that Fan's troops have in his girdle."
A Telegraph representative-who Mr. R. E. Lindell, at the Police, surmisel task thy fault again aro inolinod to discredit the re-then a frontage of quay wall 1,693
His Worship ordored a romand enquired at the Chinose Me-Court this morning, ou a charge devalɔpad on the flight dowa tho
port and declare that no news of feet long. This wall will bo 800 suffered a reverse with heavy
lossos.
till Tuosday morning.
chanics Institute to-day was arising out of the affair, it was coast, failing when the aviator tho fliers has been picked up feet from the now road to Shauki- It is stated that, Chan' forces
Informed that there were about stated that nit four were soon to was almost, at the ohl of the there for some days." It is wan. Thore will bo A depth
ARMS CONFISCATED. 1,000 man who had identified tako a very activo" part. The day's staça. Hur is 6) miles off obvious that American naval alongside the quay at low water purposely gave way some days ago to the Honanese forcos, which
themselves with the application. third accused was the flercost of Toucans and the mussago says it destroyers have wireleased of 30 foot. The quay will be con-wore about 3,000 strong, and por.
As a sequel to tho discovery No mon engaged in other depart them all. He had a bamboo was batwaen Hue and Tourans
pole, ona ond of which was slatt-.. that Liout structed of sloping masonry mitted them to occupy Litngkang, of arms and ammunition on mants were affected." that the landing was forced. A Lowell-Smith has bean forget to blookwork, each block going This was on the 4th. of the board the 8.8. Carnarvonshire
Officer Lanaigan.
The reason given for the ad with blood, where It had comb study of the map shows ong or land, but there appears to have up to a maximum of 60 tons month. Meanwhile, Chan's forces Reven two large coves in which a land- been some confusion, regarding weight, in some casos, with the oxcouted a ofronlar evomont applied for the confiscation of 14 application was that wages into contact with the fourth
stacks, 18 earned by mechanies here acoused's head, of the journey on minimum weight of a block-be- and an the 8th, un62pectedly at Mauser pistola in Ln-which it occurred. By this time, twoỏn 40 and 45 tons. The face tacked the Honanese-on three automatic pistols, one spare stook compared unfavourably with the E His Worship referred to thay- well-Smith probably landed a no doubt, Amerion is well aware of the wall will be what
ls known as fonder-faced, having place, during which It claimed bafore Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at East, and that the principal gang fights were taking place, a boarding of hardwood, with that 600 Honsness were killed the Kowloon Magistrasy this desire is to bring wages and Imposed fines of $10 each, at here into line with those obtaining the same time binding all four softer, wood for vessels to come and over 100 taken prisoner, the morning.
[to keep the pesco for a year. alongside without" damage.". The rest being forood to retire. Larga In, making the application in similar work at other places men together in a surely of: $100 nature of the bottom, which, ini cidentally, will have to be drods are also claimed to have p.m.
quantities of ammunition and R. Q. Lannigan stated that at 2.90 The average skilled worker in on the 11th inst the local moulding and casting work- ged, will necessitate somewhat bana taken.
boarded the s... Carnarvonshire shops earn $1:10 a day, it waÓ
ON THE ENEMY OF SPORT. exponsivo work, as in some parts The report goes on to stato that at the Kowloon Godowns and stated. Jim Barnes Defeats Havers the firm foundation will not be many of the captival were found during the search he discovered The Segretary says he under
reachiod less than 75 foot down. Gioneagle, June 12. The width of the quay will be 34 to be boxers, having charms the contraband, unclaimed, in the stande that the 15th instant has
ton, June 123 A feature of the first day's foot, with future godowns at that drawn on their bodies or paper Chinese coollon.quarters. been mentioned in the application
as the date fired, for a reply to 2. At Oxford the wicket was His Worship made the neoasa. play for the Glasgoto Herald distance from the water's edge.
saturated
was hoped to thousand guineas professional
The great Importance of the
ary onlar for the confiscation of the demand."
start::
ith South the arms and ammunition,
Atrios our o'clock. Howover, moro rain foll, and the matob waaabandoned for the day Reuter
ing could be made, and the the "leg Cove in which Lieut.
only about 30 miles from of what precisoly happened.
CHINA STATION.
PERIOD OF COMMAND REDUCED.
PROFESSIONAL GOLF
TOURNEY..
▼
Considerable comment has baca made on the fact that the China Naval Command has been reduced from a three years' one to a two years ono, contrary to the usual practice in commands golf tournament, with thirty-two whole scheme is that it is the
bharma.in their pockets.
of it importance. The reason fornmost professionals competing. first big commercial project of its for this reduction is, there aro was the defeat in the second kind in this port with such easy THE FRANC BAROMETER. YET ANOTHER CHARGE. not enough vadanoles in com- round of the British-open chum access to storage space, thus amande to go round among the plon, Havors, by the American, saving transport charges. many officers who rendered such Jim Barnos by 2 and 1. Barnes
magnificent services during the is here for the open championship.
lato war, and give each of them.
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