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No: 12. Ba
四拜雞
·號四月六英港香
THURSDAY
JUNE
4, 1925
日四十月四間
HANGHAI CRISIS PENNILESS BARBERS. RECENT PIRACY.
AIDS ON COMMUNIST CENTRES.
BETTER OUTLOOK.
(Our Chin Correspondent.)
"Shanghai, June 4. The authorities sharply con entrated their attention this orning on Communist centres,
FAIL TO PAY RAILWAY
FARE.
Mr. W. Cuff, Traffic Inspector of the Kowloon Canton Railway, appeared before Mr. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magistracy this moralag, to prosecute two Cainese! barbers who were charged with
"CHINA" PASSING PLANE CRASHES.
GUARDS' SPLENDID
NOTED LINER BEING BROKEN UP.
LOCAL AVIATION MISHAP.
RESISTANCE.
PILOT KILLED.
Further news is now to hand regarding the pirating of the
the West River.
BUMPERS
SINGLE: COPF 10 CENTS THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY. LTD.
136 PER AANDM
STA
STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.
OLD BOYS GATHER AT
/ SWATOW.
A successful dinner was held in the now Keng Tien Restaurant, Swatow, on Saturday evening, by
UNEASY
CANTON
MUCH ACTIVITY BY TROOPS.
FIGHTING FEARED,
Affairs in Canton appear to be,
College, Hongkong. The heads break of hostilitios. A Reuter's old students of St. Stophon's again drifting towards an out
IN KOWLOON BAY. PILOT DISAPPEARS.
With only a fest of sorap iron The ill luck which has dogged showing above the water, there the Abbott School of Aviation travelling from Sha Tin to Kow motor launch Louise Malm on is now passing out of existence, from the beginning stil persist the table were occupied by telegram states that all three by the way of the ship-breaker, The final chapter of its" viools- loon without paying their fares.
The defendants pleaded guilty. The launch loft Wuebow on the old. s.s. Chins, & vessel that situades appears to have been Messrs. Teo Yoo Swee (Hook train servicos entering: the oity onducting a series of raids, and stated that they had intended th May at 2.45 a.m. Unknown for close on 36 years was one of written when the only aeroplane Choung Co., and Jao Hein Nia have been suspended, whilst large (Manager, Bonk of Canton,) Lee gravo.. Fightings, says the Particular, a hundred police walking from Sheklung to Kow-to the other passengers, there the most popular on the Pacific. It could use at the moment (Harbour Office,) and others pre movements of troops are proceed om Louzs Station, assisted loon and from thence they were were eight pirates on board, wha. Over in Kowloon Bay the work crashed down at Lokmachau en cont were Messrs. Fung Man Suling and the situation is very Corps, to proceed to Shangbai. They employing the usual ruse of a of breaking up is being carried Tuesday night and became Kok, Kwok Lap Keung, message, believed to be imminent. surprise attack, oponed fire on out by Chinose, and the romantio hopeless mass of twisted spars Kwok Lap Hoi, Kwok Lap Hang, Some anti-foreign feeling is dis- V the Volunteer:
vaded the Shanghai Univer were penniless and on arrival at the passengers aft, on the pilot career of a famous ship is fast and metal.
The circumstance attending Lin Pah Heng, Sek Pah Ying cornible, and it is reported ty flatterly styled the Teo- Sha Tin they could not walk house and on the guards simul- olosing.
this latest misfortune make some, and Lee Hing Sum The Rev. that the Coneuls have advised thros taneously. There were
Built as long ago as 1889 by le's College), making numerous any further. Arrozte and seizing huge His Worship imposed fines of $5 guards on board, big strong Messrs. Fairheld and Oc., Ltd what interesting reading. Mr. and Mrs. E. Martin were present their nationals to remain in Bha
Abbott, we ascertain, is absent from Hongkong. uantities of alleged inflam each, with the alternative of seven Manchurians, ox-soldiers, who of Glasgow, the 8.8. China was from the Colony, and it seems
The Chairman, Mr. Too Swee, meen as far as possible. Our atory literature. This rather days" hard labour in default. had been specially selected "for one of the great linere of hor day-likely that in this fact a Coinose in his speech, said that Swatow.correspondent, writing on the the work. Those three men, as of over 5,000 tons gross registry, pilot or mechanic' saw. bis op. old boys regretted being abgent situation under data of Tuesday,
retentious Seymour Road insti- ution, possessing a low scholastic oputation, and admittedly sub- idized by Communist money From the Peking radiçal branch f the Koumintang and TO- arded by the authorities as the buntala head of Communiet Activities, is now turned over
NEW BRITISH AMBASSADOR.
London, June 3.
Sir John Tilley, the Am the control of gum chewing baseador at Rio De Janeiro, has igarette-smoking, matter-of-fact been appointed Ambassador at American sailors, belted with Tokyo.-Reuter: 15 automatics and carrying rifles with bayonets fixed.
Burlington Hotel was also visit- d, resulting in ond arrest-name- ya Russian who is admittedly a Bolshevist and who is being held.
extensive
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Strikes are spreading slowly But are not as
anticipated,
with sunshine prevailing.
PACIFIC MAIL.
CLOSING OFFICES
IN ORIENT.
LAST BOAT HERE.
the from the farewell dinner recently machine from the shed where it given to Archdeacon Barnett in
is very unusual with Chinese the vessel had three decks and a guards, offerod a heroic resistance
promenade deck, was 440 foot in portunity to take out ed several,
and
is
WRITER'S SCURRILOUS-
VAPOURINGS."
OSAKA QUAKE.
HONGKONG RESIDENT'S
EXPERIENCE.
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The Yunaaneso now patrol tho
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House-to-house search partios
now being conducted by the troops and yesterday about off twenty mon were led
to
probable execution; thesa captives seemed to be of better class and were probably spies or traitors.
Last night spasmodic rifle fito was to be heard in the distanqu and up to the present no newa has coms through as to where tha
and killed one pirate and wound- ljongth, 48.1 feet wide and 32 was housed at Kowloon City, and Hongkong but they wished him city with squads of well die- feet deep. Hor appointments and make a surreptitious flight in it happiness and longevity in ciplined soldiers. Machine guns THE ATTACK. ··
fittinge were the latest then is motives are under polics in England. Many of them had are stationed all over the City at known in marine furnishings. The pilot, taking heart when and she was turced out from the vestigation at the moment, but it been students of St. Stephen's stragetio points, mostly on cross he saw the resistance offered by Clyde yard for the Pacific Mail said that he intended to take College in its infancy and all of roads, while all the entrances the machine to Canton where it them were proud of the position and approaches are strongly the guards, shut himself up in Steamship Company with much the most worth its weight which their College had now guarded with artillery
attained. the pilot house and stoored the pride.
in gold to any of the military, ship from Yan Wo Hin, where
An interesting circumstanos in factions embroiled in the present the piracy first commanood, fur, ther up the river towards a place connection with her early days dispute in that city. At any where he knew that there was a was that, although owned by an rate he had not flown far before military station, and at which he American firm with head offices it came down at Lokmachan, hopad he might get assistance. in New York, the vessel. was which is a border district, at a However, the ill-fated little placed under the Hawaiian flag point about 30 miles from Kow- Vessel never gat so far. When At that particular time, the laws loon City,
As stated, the flight was made Disorder generally has been
she came abreast of a village of the United States were that co
and uelled, with many shops again
called Tong Fo Hong 200 pirates foroiga-built abip could be placed the night before last, pening and an indication, since
(this is the Chinese passenger's vader American registry without an hour later the police from he general strike has not de-
report but the number is believed the payment of heavy fees, and Lakmachau Station were called
predicted that fighting will take veloped, that the backbone of the
to be exaggerated) opened fire so the owners of the ts. Chins to the place where the aeroplane STRANGE EFFECTS, fighting took place. It is now place this week and that in all ituation is perhaps broken, with a
from the bank of the river and registered her at Hawaii, which had crashed down. The drop brobable oarly restoration of
the pilot at last hove his vessel to was then independent but which must have been a comparatively A British resident of Hong probability it will be cross-river botaken slight one, for although the tong, who has just returned from fighting, with the Cantonese on ormal conditions."
It will be learned with not and brought her to the beach was agitating to The disorders to-day were lit le regret that the Pacific Mail when all the pirates clambered on over by America. When the machine was smashed the pilot a holiday in Japan, was present Hosam and the Yannanore at islands were later takon over escaped unburt and he soon took a in Osake when the recent earth Canton. If such is the case the only sporadic. With the for-Steamship Company has decided board.
by the United States Govern- motor car to return to Kowloon. quake occurred, and he related whole river traffic on the front bign defence units unrelaxing to close down all its offices in the
FIVE MURDERED. ment, the vessel automatically He has now completely die his interesting exprience to reach will be paralysed.pr their efforts. the Settlement Orient and to withdraw from
becamo Que of American appeared and efforts made to trace Telegraph man who had a chat
Kuomingtang armed launcher uthorities are prepared for every operation on this side of the
In the meantime, two of the Pacific. emergency.
We were in a taxi," he said, arely.ng equidistant around Ho nam. Whether this is for defenca learned of this decision to-day, even wounded in the leg and would have been necessary a few
A Telegraph representative Manchurian guards had been registry and thus, was saved the his whereabouts have hitherto with him to-day. overpowered and killed and the payment of the heavy fees which proved unavailing.
The aeroplane in question is a" on the fateful morning, making or a probable means of escape small two-seater and is the one for the railway station, where remains to be seen. the heads of the various Far rendered hora de combat. The Fears earlier.
Business in the city is af a Eastern agencies having received pirates then broko open the
The Pacific Mail Steamship from which Mr. R. Earnshaw wo were due to catch the 11.15
standstill in view of the grave The weather is much hotter, instructions from Amories to dis-wheel house and killed the pilot, Company operated the vessel; met his death in a parchute train for the country.
Buddenly I saw the tramway rumours of impending conflict. band their staffs and withdraw because he had tried to escape together with others, for some descant on Chins New Year's Day.
standards begin to wave like The Kuomingtong Party hero Peking, June 2. from businesa,
from them with the vessel. Two years and it was during those
palm trees in a stiff breeze. I now seem in the minority, All A Note, dated June 1, though, With the arrival in port of
my eyes, and looked classes throughout the city can- handed to: the Italian Minister the ss. President. Wilson, the of the passengers were also killed early daye that the Chipa enjoyed
and ton wounded.
such popularity. The vessel was GOVERNOR'S REBUKE, rubbed
again; and sure enough the posts not speak in foo barch terms of his afternoon, says m
last of the big "535" vessale,
The people' takon away were later sold to the China Mail
were moving. Then the ground the way they have tried to govern "I have the honour to draw the which were recently purchas- the compradore's staff, consisting Steamship Company, which had
seemed to fall away, and cume the city and Province; very fow United Statos
up again, so that our taxi was of them now remain, they having most serious attention of your od from the
one woman paasenger regularly on the Pacific rus until
bumped up in the air. We all gone over to Honam, leaving Excellency to the unhappy, facts Shipping Board by the Dollar of three men, 20 passengers also bought the 8.8. Nile, and was following, which occurred on May Company interests, passes out of kept on board for examining the liquidation of the owners,
Strong comment was made thought the bottom was coming the city in the hands of the Yuus 30 in the International Concession, the operation of the Pacific Mail female passengers. Twenty tons some two years ago. Owing to
nanose, who have the whip hand Shanghai. Following the arrest Steamship Company, and, in the of cargo were taken away, only bad times generally; the China at this afternoon's meeting out of it.
Council Our driver stopped, and we go for although they do not ad the Legislative of students and acts of violence absence of the purchase of entire the less valuable things being left Mail Steamship Company was of
to statements out and walked to the station, minister, they have control of all board. on
The passengers' unable to meet its obligations and in reference
further move- towaids Chinese workers, soverally new ships, the Company is
the Financial Departments and China was forcibly made in an article headed There were no of whom were wounded, a certain closing down bere. It operates luggage, worth over one thousand the 6.0.
Random Reflections" published ments then, tut the alarm was collect all the taxes from different naturally also detained, in harbour here under number of students from the very extensively on the Pacific
general. The train was deserted, sources. different universities at Shang- Const of America and, with removed. The machinery and an order made by the Supreme in the Daily Press yesterday,
The Hon. Colonial Secretary most unusual thing for Japan,Another correspondent writes hai proceeded on the afternoon probable developments,
bull is damaged by the rifle fire, Court on the application of a of May 90 to the Police Sta-future successful existence of and it is estimated that it will number of creditors. The s.s. Nile said that the remarks were and the station master explained as follows: There was a good in reference to the that the intending passengere deal of activity among the troops tion of the International Con- the Company is assured.
take three thousand dollars to was detained in San Francisco made
in Canton on Monday, which adopted by the had cleared out at the first The passing of the Company
vessel. Fifty per cession
and as a protest
repair the
got into seemed rather inconsistent with At one time it seemed likely procedure made speeches. The armed in from the Far East is to be re-cent, of this is covered by insur-that the se. China would be Council with regard to the shock. tervention of the police led to gretted on sentimental grounds,
acquired by a Chinese syndicate, telephone resolution. They re compartment, and sat there the rumour that the various but it was found that to refit the ficcted on the conduct of an for a considerable time, whon fastions had come to terms and more than 40 students being as the Company is the aldost merchant marine killed outright, six seriously American
ship and to instal the now boilers honourable member in ait dawned on the station author that peace was assured. The wounded, of whom two succumb-organisation. It was founded as
On the 30th May, the motor which would be required would manner which might give rise ties that the clocks had stopped movement of soldiers from one od a little while afterward, three long ago as 1848 and it was the
back trans-Pacifo launch was
again in be too expensive sa undertaking. to misunderstanding, and the with the quake; So eventually of whom, however, died later. pioneer of the
In the countryside itself there general post of the guards who are protecting the headquarters On learning with emotion of the service, having inaugurated a Wuchow with her skeleton crew Thus it has come about that the writer stated that the Senior we moved off, decidedly late, place, to another looked like a above facts, I beg to remark that service between San Francisco and reported the occurrence. On vessel lay in Kowloon Bay Unofficial Member acted wrong-
the following day, the comfor many
montre, awaitingly in seconding the resolu was little evidence of the earth of the respective Generals. In
the tion, as he was interested quake. whatever might have been the and Hongkong in 1867.
pradore's runner (clerk) was sent the settling up of
the streets and thoroughfares Our informant left the follow any case, by eight o'olook at night proposed company. back to Wuchow by the pirates affairs of the owning Company in the to state the amount of ransoms A short while ago she was sold It was por fectly true that the ing night. We were slongside lending to the military hoad- asked for. The total sum the to Chinese for breaking up, the Hon. Member was to become a the wharf", he said,
asking aggregates s.8. Nile meanwhile having been director but he was also the another shook came. The wharf quarters were strictly guarded by disposed of in San Francisco for Senior Unofficial Member and seemed to recede about three feet, troops, and traffic was stopped the Chairman of the Cham- and then come back, and it hit and only allowed to pass after a similar purpose.
Like most other things, the bor of Commerco. He was the ship auch a blow that I inspection by those in charge of life and ourǝer of a ship must therefore requested by the Gov- thought the side would have the sentries. The people are ap-
which are essentially condemned proceeded
roco studente, this afternoon. PRINCE IN DURBAN come to and sometime, but to ernment to express the views of boon, stove in. A fow minutes prehensive, and fear conflict few ships is it given to enjoy the Chamber. It was most desir-later, the wharf was crowded with between the rival forces fa the such a popular or honourabloable that such attacks in the Japanese, men, women and existonoo as that enjoyed by the public pross should be immediate- children, in sloeping attire. They wore ready to board the ships in "Consequently, I find it absaw their representatives., Ho
H.E. The Governor said the case of need.". solutely necessary to address to pointed out that the Government HAS A GREAT RECEPTION: old vessel which now lies in ly rosisted.
Kowloon Bay, a skelotón ruin of
In the course of his holiday Hon. Colonial Secretary took a your Excellency the most explicit ad already lodged a protest
Durban, June 3. its former self. protests, while reserving the with the Powers and had sent!
mom. pessimistic viow than he our informant revisited Yoko- The Prince of Wales had a very right, when further reports giving Commissioners to Shanghai,
did. Ho had far too high an hama and Tokyo, after eleven complete details are received, to The students then stated that onthusiastio reception in Durban
opinion of the intelligence of years. It was striking, he said, formulate all claims which may they desired to parade through City, which was olaboratoly and MAGNATE'S DEATH.the public of Hongkong to to observe the effects of the big rasult from this deplorable in- the Legation Quarter, and after charmingly decorated.
suppose that they could be earthquake of 1923, still so much influenced by the sourcilous in ovidence, and to find old cident, for which the authorities a discussion they sent four de-
slauderar... vapourings of an anonymous familiar landmarka gone.
character of the demonstration
by the students, who are young 7
men of good families and full of
WAS dollars,
the
ance.
RANSOM DEMAND.
$120,000.
patriotism and unarmed, they ourrence of similar incidents" pirates are should not have been treated Daily Bulletin. as ordinary malefactors, but instead of calming them by STUDENTS TURNED DOWN.
appropriato means, the police had
recourse to extreme measures,
by humanity and justice.
Paking, June 3.
to the Waichiopu wharo Minister Shen Juai-lin
Scords of thousands of yelling
of the Concession are ontirely legates to soo doyen. The main and cheering spectators crowded responsible.
body, in the meantime, had the roads, windows, balconies, ANXIETY FOR LOST SON. I further bag your Excellor oy gathored outside the East Gate and roofe
Romo, Juno-3,-** to bring what has preceded to the of the Quarter, which was closed, The ceremony of welcoming the
The American coal magnato knowledge of the Ministers of the hammering on the gate and Fringe was hold in the square in interested Powors, and to give clamouring for admission. A front of the town hall, and was Mr. Ellsworth, who financed the urgent necessary instructions to hose was brought up, but it was marked by almost continuous Amundsen flight, has died at the Consular authorities at Shang- not used...
obooring and singing of "For Ho's Florenco. 5 địn
It is believed his death is large- bal to sut at liberty all those who On learning from the delegatos a Jolly Good Follow." have been arrested, and to act in that permission to enter the The march past of battalions of ly due to anxiety at the dis concert with the special Com-Legation Quarter could not be the notive Cilizon Force and a appearance of his son, who was naval battalion was a suporb accompanying Amundson in hie missiondrs for Foreign Affairs
flight to the North Polo.-Reuter. eight-Router.
thors to prevent an eventual re- "(Continued on Page 7)
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We
when
A SUCCESSFUL "SOCCER" TOUR.
Bydney, June 3, The touring English20coor team defeated the Metropolia by 3 goals to one.-Reuter,
near future.
SEARCH FOR AMUNDSEN.
INTERNATIONAL EFFORT,
Osló, June 3, Systematic plans have been drawn up for the search for Amundsen,
Two Norwegian naval aeID= planos are being equipped with wireless, to operate from. Spits bergen towards Last Greonland."
The French explorer Charoot. will probably be requested to Boarch the east coast of Green land,
The Macmillan expedition will work from Cape Columbia or Etah. Reuter.