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THE GOVERNOR'S TOUR.
HIS EXCELLENCY TO VISIT
ANNAM'S KING.
According to advicos just 10- coivod, His Excellency Sir Ed- ward Stubbs, who has arrived in Indo-China, will pay a visit to Huo, the capital of the Anname Kingdom, in the course of his tour of the country, and will also take the opportunity to call on Mr Khai-dinh, the ruler of
the country.
and transferred on board the launch
caverns
The
Hongkong Telegraph
FOUNDPD JOEL
No. 12 765
三拜禮 號五廿月三英港香
WEDNESDAY MARCH 25,
1925
ANOTHER SNATCHER. NO MORE WAR.
PEAK LADY'S EXPERIENCE.
AN ATTEMPT WHICH FAILED,
How a robber was foiled in an attempt on Mrs. Hunt, of No. 10, The Poak, was told in a roport received by the police from the lady yesterday.
arroated.
BRITAIN'S NEW CHANCE.
GERMAN PROPOSALS.
London, March 24. In the House of Commons dobato on foreign affaire Was
RABIES SCARE.
DOG BITES THREE PEOPLE.
A black mongrel dog at Wol-
lington Barracks yesterday at- tacked and bit Lance Corporal
日二初月三
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SITUATION AT SWATOW.
FOREIGN MARINES
LANDED.
CEBU RIOTS, “.
EXCITING ELECTION
Manila. March 24. The Cobu police broke up Jolaction riots on Saturday, in
which houses were stonad.
Two shots were fired late tho
LATE DR. SUN.
McBride, and Chinsee Sergeant | Becauso a certain quantity of
Poking, March 24. Major of the native sappers, as a consignment of wire nails had According to foreign dospatches well as a coolio, before he was become rusty in transit, the Sun from Swatow, the Cantonese mob by the son of a formor shot by the former.
Cheong Yat Co., of Hongkong, authorition, following thoir 00- Socrotary for the Interior,_but opened by Mr. Arthur Honder were such as might have been the Supreme Court this morning, tempted to assumo control of the Bulletin.
As the symptoms displayed refused to take delivery, and in cupation of the city, have at-without any casuality, Daily
son, who said the Government expected from an animal suffering before Sir Henry Gallao, they local Salt Administration by had takon a very serious step in from rabies, the caronss of the dog wero suod for breach of contract nominating an inspector without declaring against the policy of has been sent to the Government by the China Agency and Trad-reference to Peking. the Genova Protocol and en Bacteriologist for oxamination, ing Company, the claim boing for The Consuls of the interested couraging the return of the dis- whilst those bitten are being $7,933.13, the differones between Powers have protested, and they credited and dangerous policy of treated, the Sergeant Major and the contract price $17,709.67 and have also taken charge of the andertakings. (Opposition choore). takon to the Military Hospital the sale of the nails by public Marinos-Daily Bulletin. soparate, limited alliances and Lance Corporal McBride being, $9.770.54, the not sum realised by arobivos and landed a forve of
Mr. Auston Chamberlain in and the poolio to the Government auction. reply recalled that the Mac Civil Hospitul. Donald Government had rejooted! the treaty of mutual assistance proposed by the Longue of Nations
said
the
constituted a new
Mr. F. C. Jonkin (instructed by Messts. Hastings, Donnya and Bowley)appoarod for the plaintiffs and Mr. Eldon Potter, K. C. (instructed by Mossra, Wilkinson Grist) represented tho and
defendants.
keg.
כן
EMPRESS TOURISTS,
RESPECTS BY CABINET MEMBERS.
Mrs, Hunt, was walking along Lower Albert Road, usar Govern Sir Edward, who is accom-ant House, yesterday, when the panied by his A.D.C., Captain was accosted by a man who Noville, arrived at Along Bay showed her a chit-book. Thnking Inconstant which then thatho was soaking to be directed cruised about the innor passages to an addross, Mrs. Hunt took of those waters to enable His the book to see what it was, and
. Peking, March 24. Excellency to view the grotanque
Tuan Chi-jui did not carry out formation of rocks and stalactive it was at this moment that the
his announced intention of pay- which aro a die man quickly reached out for her on the ground that the guarantees war would harshly judge the
ing his respects personally to tinotivo feature of this part of handbag. The strap broke, and, therein were insufficient to justify statesmen who failed to take
DEPART FOR SHANGHAI. Sun Yat-gon's coffin to-day. the Indo-Chinoso coast.
How failing to obtain possession of it, that the treaty would never have been prevented.
the Stato in reducing its army timely measures whoroby it might
It is explained that a special then taken up the delta to Hai- phong from which point he was the thief abandoned all further sitato an increase in the British
After a four-day stay in the meeting of the Cabinot prevented British influenco had lost to have entrained for Hanoi, the offorts and ran down a path lead.navy.
Mr. Jenkin said that a contract Colouy, the Empress of France him this morning, and he was Ho said he feared the something owing to hesitation
was entered into botwoon the world Labour Government had not ap- and inconsistency but the German parties for the supply of 1,650 morning, when the big liner do-fore, was nominated Tuan Chi- tourists left earls, this lightly indisposed this afternoon. Boat of administration of the
The Minister of Interior, there- whole of the French Protectoratoing to the Cathedral, 1
plied the same tests to the Pro- proposals It was intouded that after fulfill.
On enquiries from the polica wotocol. The ideas of M. Herriot chance, for the British Empire, kegs of wire nails at $10.60 por parted for Shanghai, the next port ing a number of social and official learn that the man had not beon and Mr. MacDonald with regard detached from Europe by the goods in question ware aurvayod sojourn here was marked by do- progooded to the Contral Park After their arrival, the of call. Unhappily, the visitors jui's poraonal delegate, and ho to security wero Polos asunder. Dominions and linked to Europo
this afternoon, accompanied by by these islands, could do what by the official surveyor of the aidedly inclement weather, but, the members of the Cabinet, and Mr. Chamberlain
no other nation on the face of the Hongkong General Chamber of notwithstanding thin fact, every- Labour Government's idea was earth can do: and from the East Commerce, Mr. D. W. Munton, a body was delighted with Hong-paid respecte to Sun Yat-son's the supersession of individual and the West alike came the or gentleman who had had a great kong and carried away the most remains. Dally Bulletin. paots and regional agreements by. It was in the haude of the Empirey yours oxperience
recollections in pleasant and buying
solling of Colony. nails in his capacity as manager The tourists had nothing but of the machinery department of praise for the excellence of the A LIBERAL CRITICISM. Mossra Showan, Tomos. Ho arrangements made by the Cand- found that in some of the kegs dian Pacific Stoamships, Ltd., Mr. Lloyd Goorgo criticised the the nails on the outside had boon and they spoke in the highest A Chinese woman, living at No. but on the contrary regarded the
Praya East, yesterday made Protocol as something which Protocol, which he described as affected by surface rust, but terms of the fine ship on which roport in which she says that must be followed by special sub-a booby trap for Britain, baited was of opinion that the nails they have the good fortune to with arbitration. He urged he were absolutely saleable as wire travel. The courteous servicol on the 20th instant, the promisos
The Protocol displayed lack of Government to take the meal nails.
thoy received from the local offico were entered in the early hours"
of the Company, and the enjoy- hy five man who produced revel-appreciation of the implications lead in Europe in setting
Continuing, Mr Jenkin said he ablo dinner dances both at the An intorosting excursion vore and carried out an armed for an Empire such as ours, scat-mora general arbitration treaty. arranged for His Excellency is robbery in which she was victim-tored all over the world, based for the purpose of settling inter-had been fortunate enough to Repulse Bay Hotel and the Roof The national disputon by more offect-secure as witnesses two dealers Garden of the Hongkong Hotel, that to the famous rains of ised to the ortont of $2,130, this primarily on
in wire nails who had actually were also subjects of bigh apprec- Saigon, whore His Excellency jewellery kept in a box. At the Angkor, which will be made from amount reprosanting money and whole of the terms wore framed vo methods than war. is expected to arrive from Dalat time, a younger brother was on the 31st instant. A whole slooping on the same flor, and, he was bound and week has been sot aside for this like her, purpose. The party roturns to gagged. She says that she was Saigon on the 8th April, when trioked into oponing the door by the last of the official functions one of the men, who called out of the visit will be discharged.
that he was a night-soil coolic. Sir Edwards embarks on the The delay of five days in 10th April aboard the Mesangaring the report is noted. ios Maritimes linor Andre Labon
functions at Hano!. His Ex- cellency was to again untrain for Central Huo, the capital of Annaw. The date fixed for his arrival at the latter place was to have boon the 24th (yostorday). After two days spont thero in paying an official call on Em- perior Khai Dinh and viowing the intorsoting Imperial monu ments and Court, Sir Edward will proceed to the health resort of
Dalat, where are located a num bor of palatial villas including those of the Governor-General and other Government function. aries.
to roturn to Hongkong, arriving here on the 13th.
PAKKOI NEWS.
CHAN'S SUPPORTERS
LEAVING.
ALLEGED ROBBERY,
DELAY IN MAKING REPORT.
ono vast, universal scheme of that there intornational insurance; but that (Choors). was never the policy of foreign Governments, which had not meant to abandon local alliancón,
sidiary agreements.
Hoa-power.
with land forces, who wore anxiousj
bo no
viero war
the
of tho
HOME FOOTBALL.
SCOTTISH MATCHES.
London, March 24. The following aro Scottish · Longus results :--
Coltic 2, Morton 1. Hibernians 2, St. Mirron 0.
--Reuter.
CODE.
for the special purpose of State Protocol, anid that what was es auction. They would tell his Lord.
Mr. MacDonald, defending the purchased some of the kogs at theiation.
Next year, the Empress of BENGAL CRIMINAL regarding their frontiers. Britain, antial in Europe was to try and ship that one bought 300 kage at Scotland (the Company's biggest like the dominions and India, was change the military mentality of $6.30 and the other bought 300 liner) will be here with an even unable to sign the Protocol bu-allianoss as the basis of security at cause she did not think it would into a new habit of thinking of promote security and disarma-arbitration.
Ten years of the Protocol would mont. The United States had not mak-made an official declaration on load thither. He feared that more the matter, but so far as he know will would arise from honest the trend of American opinion the attempts to carry out different Protocol would be viewed thoro interpretations of the League as a possible cause of war rather Covenant than if the parties had
bonn anomies for years.
| TENNIS FOOTFAULTS. than as increased socurity for
NEW RULE INTRODUCED.
poace.
GERMAN EFFORTS.
of
the British
$6.35. They would also larger number of tourists than tho say that owing to the glut of party from the Empress of Franco wire nails on the Hongkong and preliminary arrangements market, (speculators had sent big fare already being made to assure
of nails which they tao visitors of a happy tour. cargoes thought they would have boan able to unload in Japan) the price for apot oargo of the highest quality was round about $7.00, and yet in the ensuing month they sold all the mails they bad bought at the auction and at a
Mr. Baldwin, replying to tho |dobato, said the Government wore
now waiting to see what possibil profit. ity thore might be of tho intorast-
THE EGYPTIAN PARLIAMENT.
Delhi, March 24, Lord Reading has cartitied the Bongal Criminal Law Amena- mont Bill, as ossential to the tranquillity of Bengal Presidency,
The measure will be presented to the Council of State to-morrow, with the Viceroy's recommenda- tion to pass it as originally framed -Reuter.
BRITAIN AND OPIUM.
London, March 24.
NATIONALISTS NOT Mr. Chamberlain added that od parties coming together. The Mr. Munton was the first
FAVOURED. London, March 24. Tho English
the Gorman Government were Government were trying to flad witness called and he said that Lawn Tonnis
Cairo, March 24, sincerely and honestly attempting an agreement, but it was too aftor examining the whole of the Association's report of the Inter-
better stato to produce a national Federation meeting in affairs. thoroforo
Ziwar Pasba, in a letter to arly yet to say what might, kegs extornally be picked out
he considered to be King Fuad tendering his rosigna-' A Pakhoi correspondent, writ- represented (including Clarke of cussed their proposals, which not say who would come into it.. Paris, where sixteen nations were Government had seriously dis happen. They did not mind how what
inclusive & pact was. They mould the worst looking ones and tion, mentions that ho resigned Ho after tho oloctions, but his ing under date of Friday last, South Africa and Slavell of Aus- amounted to the fact that Ger- The only thing clear was that thoroughly examined 16 of thom Majesty had obarged him to!
tralia) announces that Austria, Pun-ying's Eouador, Hungary, India and voluntarily what hitherto sho bad however inclusive the pact was, and found alavan porfectly cloan.form a Ministry, and says that plying to Viscountess Astor, troops, supporters of Chan King-Ireland have boon alootod mom. only accepted under compulsion diroot or mutual guarantee -bo. had been affected by surface rust, of the election of Zaglul Pasba as/Government as at present advisod
opium of a treaty, namely the status queyond what was indicated. Thoy In the centre of all the kegs the director is a calamitous policy, as certainly intended to ratify tho
saya:-
Gonoral Tang
ramovod and taken
roads outside the town
attacks.
BG
Yunnanoso troops are expected to come here at an early date, from the Kwongsi boarder, aorth
of Pakhoi.
the rule
the basoline."-Reuter,
many was prepared to guarantee
an
it
WID
able,
thom oponed
up,
conventions. ---
THE SIRDAR'S ASSASSINS.
have now
boon
In the House of Commons, ro we should not undertake any The others contained nails which the proposed dissolution because Comdr. Locker-Lampson said the ming, are preparing to loave this bors. territory. From the now mint,
On the proposal of America, in the west. She was prepared did not want to extend Britain's nails wore perfectly clean. started here some three months seconded by Britain, the footfault to eliminato war both cast and
Ho the proaidont of the Chamber has racont ago, all the machinery has boon rule was amended by the insor-west, as
sphero in that way, although would have taken delivery of the rovealed a hostile spirit towards Router. engine whereby on board tion of three clausos. After de-altaration to the treaty position found possible to bring into an
whatever countries it might be consignment with the allowance the assembly. Therefore it is junks in the harbour. Outposts fining the position the sorver was obtainable, though she was inclusive past they would wel
of $1.50 por kog.
impossible for the Govorament to fulfil its duty towards the have taken up positions on the should take up, which is unaltered, not prepared to renounce the come them if it provod practio- Patter, the witness said
Handad a rustry nail by Mr.country. It is understood tho reads: Thereafter, hope of eventually modifying
that Government contemplatos intro- precaution against surprise until the service in dollvorod, the parts of the eastern frontier by
was a fair oxample of what he ducing a nów alectoral law before sarver shall, (a) not obsnge his peaceful moons, position by walking or running,
OVERSEAS CONSULTATION.] found in the damaged.kogs.
the next elections, the promulga. tion of which will involve the
Cairo, March 24. (b) maintain contact with the signal advance, and
The proposals constituted a
Mr. Baldwin said the Govern- Captain Douglas of Mosers postponement of the date fixed in With a further arrost to-day in ground, (c) koop both foot behind ennontial that they be carefully mont throughout was kuoping in Goddard,
and
Birdar's Douglas, said yesterday's decroo,
connection with tho Thoro have boop Sovoral hands of soldiers havo
abortivo Assassination, it is opined that it examined in order to ascertain very close touch with the Do- that on behalf of the insurance what advantages could bo drawn minions, and hoped eventually company, he chose at random attempts at demonstrations in is not unlikely that all the alleged broken away from Pakhoi with
to make them the basis for real that the issues would be compara- 10% of the whole consignment overal parts of the country. Cairo participants their firearms during the night.
tively so simple that it would bo and to recommended $1.50 por is quite calm, but the studenta rounded up.-Reuter. Three nights ago whilst one of A RECENT MISSION.curity and peace.
Any arrangement into which possible to negotiato with the kog na being reasonable propor ara nomo what rostive. theso bande was leaving the town,
tion of damage. Of the 185 koga one soldier was shot dead and
we might enter should be of a Dominions by cable, another disabled.
The Governmont was asking examined he found 124 damaged Early this
purely defensivo oharactor, fram- od in the spirit of the League the dominions to allow thefr re- and 41 O.K.. though in some the morning, 20 more abscondod. A
Convenant, and worked in close presentativos, who would attond damage was negligible. Tho por fow shots wore fired after thom on the outskirts of the town, but Fronch Ambassador to Tokyo, Britain's
Interviewed, M Claudel, the harmony with tho Langue, the assembly of the League in the contage of bad kegs were very
obligations
towards a amn, to come to Britain within small. they all escapod.
emphasised Frange's increasing friendly adjustments should load sufflelent time before the con-
Handed the rusty nail pro- moral influence in Japan and the nations to cultivato friendship, ference at oneva, in order to Japanoso sympathies towards if they once got away from the confor together and endeavour to viously referred to, the witacas STRAITS GOVERNOR. Franco, as evidenced by the send- atmosphore of yesterday and turn go united to Gonova-Router.stated that it was in a
condition that any he OND ing to Indo-China of a mission ad to the attitude in the future. A LORD'S OPINION.
There headed by Princo Yamagata, the It was orsential to such an agroe-
across in the barrels.
porhaps might
Lavo boen most prominent Japanese statos- ment that Germany should water
the League, taking a place in tho In the House of Lords, the one or two as bad as that which ho did not see. The nails Indo-Chios's pesco and pro- Council on a footing of equality, Lord Chancellor expressed; the Moscow. March 24. sperity had caused on the mission. Both as an obligation and other opinion that the Geneva Protocol were all useable, and merchant After seventeen hours' dali- the doopost impression. The wise.
had created new offensivos, and able, beration, the High Court has tour had resulted in glving the Unless we got away from the suggested sanctions which might He would not, said witness in given Judgment that the Sinclair Japanese an unbiassed opinion atmosphere of fear and suspicion easily lund to wear.
anewer, to Mr Potter, expect any oll concession in Sakhallen is about Indo-China's conditions, and the attitude of an armed He thought too little attention one to take the nails without null and vold, and has decided and the reaching of very full camp, Europe would ultimately had been paid to Mr. Chamber, an allowance for the damaged that the two hundred dollara accord as to oustoms duties and be given up to a new struggle, lain's alternativa suggestion of deposit be returned to the questions interesting bola oyun- and the generation having so per regional arrsulmohenis für purely
SAKHALIEN OIL.
CONCESSION CANCELLED.
JAPAN AND INDO-CHINA.
mark.
Mardoillon, March 24,
London, Marob 24.
WOIBO
It is understood that a mooling of the Nationalist executive com- mitten has decided that Nationalist party boycott next elections.—Router.
EXTENDED TERM.
the
tho
London, March 24.
H. M, the King has approved of] the extension of the term of office
of Sir Laurence Nanas `Guillo-) mart as Governor of the Straits Bettlements and High Commis- loner of the Federated Malay States. Satha sisof period of the exten-
HOLLAND'S TREATIES.
The Hague, March 24. The Second Chamber bas' ap-. proved the treaty of amity with Turkey; and also the trade treaties with Latvia, Eathonia and Canada. -Reuter.
·TO-DAY,
Closing Exchange S«. 3. - 1/16 Lighting Up 2