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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1925.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO.
Chicago, March 19,
THE KIDNAPPING CASE.
WOMEN PRISONERS ON TRIAL.
The casualties in the tornado are now estimated at nearly a; thousand killed and 2,700 injured. The tornado, after wiping out!
Two Chinese women named Annapolis, Missouri, tore across Mississippi Into Illinois, where it Wong Hing and Tan Kee appeared apparently lifted, with devastating force and spreading until it before the Chief Justice at the
then struck Criminal Sessioan descended twenty-five miles west of the river. It
yesterday to Murphysboro and Deoto laying them waste in the twinkling of an answer charges of conspiracy to
It rushed along the earth to Carmi, Minole, and then jumped threaten a certain to Princeton where it apparently died out. It was so powerful at hurt if she fairled to pay certain Parrish that bodies were carried over a mile. Some places were rann. Both planded not guilty. completely razed or burnt down. A number of school children were Mr. E. K. Hulmes, outlining the kited through the collapse of the school houses,
eye,
it
Pillable scenes occurred in the stricken towna. At present is impossible to gauge the extent of the damage done owing to the disruption of the telegraph and telephone services.
Troops have been sent to many points, and the Red Cross despatching food trains-Renter
ARMS TRADE WITH CHINA.
London, March 19,
is
woman with
ense for the Crown anid a womna
500
Kinds
of
Silk
Just
Here
Wo have just received a baau Jiful assortment of Chinose'
Bilke. All qualities and colours at reasonable prices,
LAI WAH CO., LTD.
Nos. 139 147. Doa Vooux Road, Contra).
named Fong Ming who lived in Canton had a son who disappeared from a Canton street while play
On December ing last November. 11 aho got a feller which domanded $1,000 nad 10 tools of opium for the release of her son. She replied that this was more than she could- pay and another letter telling her to go to a boarding house in Hong- kong where samo ono would most In a speech in London on the possibilities of trade development her to discuss the question of ran in China, Mr. Archibald Rose, former commercial attache in Shang-com. She stayed there some time hai and Peking, said that the people who were carrying on illicit and niter getting soather letter trade in arms In Chinn were enemies not only of the Chinese people went back to Canton. There but of the whole human race. If the League of Nations could take, sho got other letters and wOB up the matter it would be a-great thing for China.
naked to coue There had been a remarkable advance in methods of trade in kong. These letters all contained China during recent years, and the future development of trade threats and demands. The woman in that country depended on its healthy development.
herself was threatened with ra. Various colours. volvors, and other threats wore and sizos. that her son would be killed and
Excellent his limbs sent to her if she did not
The interior of China could supply the world with many things' and could pay for many foreign commodities. Rapid progress in the soya bean industry and in cotton growing and coal mining during the last few years ilustrated that,Reuter,
PALM BEACH HOTEL BURNED DOWN.
Miami, March 19.
An eight hundred roomed hotel at Palm Beach has been barned down. Panic seized the staff and residents. The latter threw out their belongings, gems and clothing, from the windows. There were no casualtieñ.-Reuter's American Service.
GERMANO-POLISH BORDERS.
Paris, March 19.
Tel. C.2800 and 4482.
back to Hong SOUTH CHINA
Hosiery
pay the ransom. In February the Quality. womnu came again to Hongkong | Lowest Prices. and went to the Secretary for Chin- Inspection and Enquiries
ese Affairs. By that time tho
demnals in the letters had dropped Solicitod.
to 10 opening dour nincy and $210 ransom. The "upening door" money was to be first sent, where- upon an article of the boy's clothing would be sent to her,
At the S.C.A. offico a letter was addressed to a certain professional teller writer and fortune teller in Yaunti, named Mak Bang, A
- Speaking before the Chamber committee on foreign affairs M. A $50 was enclosed. The woman Briand outlined the statements he had made at Geneva concerning took the letter herself, followed by district watchman who watched proceedings.
security.
He added that Germany's entry into the League of Nations was possible and even desirable under the condition that Germany accepts all the duties and obligations resulting therefrom, M. Briand pointed out the necessity to maintain the territorial siatu que concerning the Germano-Polish borders---Haras,
MURDER OF THE SIRDAR.
Cairo, March 19.
A railway workshop man has been arrested and has confessed participation in the murder of the Sirdar, also an unsuccessful attempt upun a locomotive manager in March 1922, Also the murder of Professor Rehson, lecturer at the Royal School of Law in December 1922-Reuter.
PRUSSIAN PREMIERSHIP.
Berlin, March 19, Herr Marx, of the 10th inst. declined the Prussian premiership, owing to the failure of his efforts to form a Cabinet, commanding an absolute'majority. The Prussian diet has now proposed to form a so-called business cabinet.--Kenter,
COLLAPSE OF STRIKE.
Rome. March 19.
A message from Milan says the final collapse of the strike is indicated by the announcement that the members of the Federation of Metal Workers are resaming work to-day,---Rentrs,
THE EARL OF YPRES.
London, March 19.
Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, Eart of Ypres underwent a severe operation here this morning-Reuter,
KING AND QUEEN LEAVE FOR MEDITERRANEAN,
London, March 19, Their Majesties, the King and Queen, have departed for the Mediterranean-Reuter,
SHANGHAI ARSENAL
PROPOSED SALE TO PAY BACK LOANS.
Shanghai,
March 19.Han Kwoh-kun, the Civil Gover- Bor of Kiangau, has
i
Concerning the prisoners Me. Holmes said that in December last they took a cubicle in Laichikok Read with a man whose name was unknown. This nas several times employed a street coolio to go to Mak Sang, the letter writer, to nek if any lotters awaited him. Op ono occasion the first prisoner mot the euclie on his retura and said she was the man's wife.
When the mother of the kidnap- pel boy took her letter, the coolie called, and the watchmen followed hind look. The first prisoner mat him but fearing they were watched tahl hire to walk on. He did so and watchmen ulra went in and arrest. she took him íato her cubicle. Tho
the first prisoner with the letter.
The second prisoner was hiter arrested hat discharged. When discharged she was followed and sen to go straight to another let ter writer in Shum Shui Po and got him to write two letters. As
she was posting them she WAN arrested again. Ono letter was harintess but the other contained mustter concerning the kidnapped boy.
The any was still a prisoner. The mother of the boy was called and indentified a large mamber of threats and demands, The Crown letters containing the alleged
solicitor read the letters to the jury and at the conclusion the CASO WAS Indjourned until toslay.
COMPANY REPORT,
The real manger of the Mercin- tile Bank of India, Ltd., bas received Cheliang $20,000,000 was borrow-
1 telegram from the London ullice ed from the local merchants, and advising that at the annual General he proposes that the site of the meeting of shareholders a final divi- Shanghai arsenal be sold by dend of $5 on the "A" """ and auction by Kingsu Province for, og shares was declared (making the repayment of the amount.
Chang T-lin la purchasing 10% for the year 1921 leas Income from Germany the plants for an Tax) that £20,000 be carried to le. ported that during the arsenal at the cost of $3,000,000 serve Fund (raising it to £1,300,000) tilities between Kiangsu and Trun Wan Yat Po.
and that £158,000 be carried forward.
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