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No. 12E11
五拜雞
號九十月六英港香
FRIDAY
JUNE 19,
1925.
日九廿月四脚
BINGLY; COPY 10 CENTS
· 936 PER ANNUM
PORTUGUESE IN TROUBLE.
CHINA UNREST.
TRIKE RUMOURS GETS BACK SAFELY. CANTON NEWS.
GOVERNMENT'S
TTITUDE EXPLAINED.
S. C. A.S ADVICE.
CAPTAMUNDSEN'S
DRAMATIO RETURN.
New York, June 18, According to an unconfirmed report, A message bas been rocoived at Spitzbergen from Captain Raold Amundsen saying: foreign resident Am every
all right." Reuter's ows, the air is full of rumours American Service. d statements regarding the Nossibility of a
"atrike" among
¡AS
rtain bootions of the Chinese in
Now York, later. Capt. Amundsen has returned
REPORTED) DECISION TO STRIKE.
VIEWS DIFFER.
(Our Own Correspondent.).
Canton, June 18.
MAGAZINE WHICH DOES NOT EXIST.
DEATH OF RM. LA FOLLETTE.
DRUG CASE.
HOME GOVERNMENT'S MINORITY CANDIDATE FOR EUROPEAN GETS NINE
STAND.
vice,
U. S. PRESIDENCY,
New York, June 18.
|MONTHS.!
BEDSTEAD HAUL
од
A young Portuguese,' aimed
The death has occurred of Sen-: "NO WEAKNESS.” Joaquin Maria Gutierrez, appoer-
ator LaFollatte, who was a can- ed before Mr. E. W. Hamilton,
didato at the last Presidential Matthew Tonkin, 37, morohant, at the Kowloon Magistraby this
Shanghai, June 18.
alection. Reuter's American Ser-native of England, and Moses morning, charged with obtaining The Chinese enquiry commis.
Sansanovitch, 52, native of the sum of $172.33, from Chan sion entrains to-night. The whole
New York, latör. Brazil, appeared
romand Yuk-man, partner of the South question therefore goes back to
Sonater La Follette's death before Mr. S. B. B. MoElderry It is reported that at a meeting China Knitting Factory, on the Peking,
It is understood that the Chinese resulted from heart failure, in- at the Central Magistracy this is Colony in sympathy, with to Spitzborgen.-Reuter's Ameri-held yesterday in Canton by 16th inst., by false pretences at
etrikore in Shanghai. It is can Service.
through bronchially attempting to import into the Union leaders, a general strike Mongkok. Defendant is alleged delegation to day presented the duced by his general breakdown morning, on charges of unlawful
licenco, was decided upon. A meeting to have collected the money in whole of the thirteen original
large quantity of drugs, to wit, is to be held to-day to decide respect of an advertisemont to be demande, including the rendition asthma.-Reuter's American Ser-Colony, without a
the Merchant of the Mixed Court, dismissal of
2,622 ounces of heroin. in what way this resolution shall inserted in be carried out.
Mazagine, whereas in realty no tha Secretary of the Municipal Mosers. Jardine, Matheson such magazine is said to have Council, and & Municipal franch-
ise for the Chineso.-Router... and Co. have received a notifica oxisted. tion from their stevedores to the
LYING VERSIONS. affect that they will cease work
Hankow, Juno 18. on the 21st. inst.."
moured that market workers, usehold servants, industrial orkers and others intend to ase work during the course of e next few days. Time will ove whether these forecasts are rrect or not, but in the mean- me it is interesting to note that e Becretary for Chiuosa Affairs he Hon. Mr. D. W. Tratman) s granted an interview to a hinese reporter on the question the Government's attitude" wards a strike here. Most of o leading vernacular news- pers published that interview is morning, the following free anslation being from the Wuh Jue Yat Po
Capt. Amundsen.
A feature of the local situation, which remains quiet, is the un- checked publication of grossly misrepresented reports regarding Shanghai and other places by the Chiness papers.
In answer to the charge, dofen- dant pleaded guilty to receiving the money, but stated that ha It is reported that the Govern-owned a magazine, which had ment is divided on the subject not yet been published. He bad and that one half are in favour every intention of publishing the of a general strike while the paper, but had in the interim other half is strongly opposed to spont the complainant's money.
His Worship said that unless it. This latter half is being, sup-'
Two students have arrived from ported by Sun" Fo and Wu To- there was evidence to prove the cheng, while the former is said defendant had no intention to Shanghai, their intentions includ- to be led by Wu Hon-man and it publish the magazine, he was not ing an attempt to promoté a boy- is reported that he is being urged guilty of false pretences. He cott. About ton student agitators on by M: Borodin.
would grant the prosecution an have also arrived from Poking. adjournment for the addition of a An interview between the Con- further charge or the amendment sular body and Tupan Hsiao Yao- of the present charge.
nan is to be held this afternoon.
MERCHANTS DISAPPROVE The city is quiet and many merchants are of the opinion Replying to the Bench, do-Router, that the strike can be and should fandant stated that he had re- be averted. These are dead coivod advertisements from other against it, as at the present time quarters but had received pay there are not large food istocke ment from the complainant only. in Canton and any strike at the
New York, Later. Information received here is to the effoot that all six of the mem- bors of the Amundsen expedition have returned safely.-Reuter's present time would hurt the Chi-one week, on $200 bail. American Service.
nose populace more than the foreigners.
The
Oslo, June 18. Government has tele-
The reporter asked, in view of e fact that many Chinese pro- e were afraid thero was going be a strike and were buying provisions, what measures the overnment proposed to adopt in ie event of a general strike. A Ptice had already been issued Uling the people to continue ork as usual and not to be raid, but many wanted to know e Government's attitude. Ly Mr. Tratman said it was truo
A noticeable fact is that all at students and labourere were ing induced to strike, supposed graphed to Amundsen:-"Con-importations at the present time in support of the labourere in gratulate you and your brave are foodstuffs, and merchants hanghai. If the workers went companions on your wonderful are in a hurry to complete their Welcome home contracts and gat foreign cargo: atrike, they could not expect journey. eir wages and they could not pect food. Should a strike take ace, the Government would not tempt to keep anybody in longkong, as it did on the oo05- on of the seamen's 'strike, but ould let all who wish proceed to anton. As a matter of fact, the overnment would possibly send dom away, as workmen who Jould not do their work were erely loiterers and should go Kok to their own country.
Hongkong workers should re- ember, continued Mr. Tratman, at it was useless for them to rike on account of what had ken place in Shanghai. The hanghai matter was one to be salt with between the British
Reuter
ITALY'S DEBTS..
REPAYMENT TO BE. CONSIDERED.
Washington, June 18.
&
The Italian Ambassador, Signor
away.
The foreign naval flotille has been increased by the arrival of the Argus, bringing the total] now up to eleven, H.M.S. Moth
tbe meanwhile,
"CHINESE,
Defendant was remanded for!
SOLDIER'S DESERTION.
A PLEA OF GUILTY,
Ja
FOREIGN SECRETARY'S
STATEMENT.
of 'health
vice.
Senator La Follette.
An earlier message announced that Bonator La Follette WAS seriously ill with bronchial asthus,
R
Outling the case, the "Assistant Superintendent of Imports and Exports (Mr. H. A. Taylor) stated that the seizure was offocted last Sunday on the steamer Glentara. Sixteen cases of bedsteads, in regard to which delivery was being attempted, wore opened and were found to contain this drug, which was conosaled in tubing inserted in the bed lega. Enquiries were made, when it was discover, ed that the defendant Tonkin was endeavouring to take delivery of the cargo through a firm in Hongkong.
Mr. O. Lyson, who defended, naked for the discharge of the second defendant, Sansanovitch, on the ground that the prosscu- tion was offering no evidence against the man.
Mr. Taylor replied that this was so," and Sansanovitch was discharged.
In regard to the case against
Born in Wisconsin in June Tonkin, evidence was given by 1855, the late Robert Marion La Revenue Officer Grimmett of a search made in the defendant's Folletto was just 70 years of age. Taking up the study of the Law, room, at the Hongkong Hotel,
WAS
NO WEAKNESS OR HESITATION.
London, June 18. In the House of Common: answering a question, "What is the British Government going to he was admitted to the U.S. Bar which failed to disclose anything. do ?' in the course of a debate, in 1880, and was District Attorney until it was repeated, when two initiated by the Labourite, Mr. of Dane County from then until bills-of-lading relative to the He entered Congress in bedsteads were found in an at Having just completed a 'sen- C. P. Travelyan, an the situation 1884. tence of 120 days' detention for in China, Mr. Austen Chamber-1883, and was a member up to tache case, and also two blank dosertion, Pte. George Francis lain said that in common with the 1891, and took a prominent part forms. Previous to this second having gone down to the delta in Webb, of the 1st Batt. East other Powors interested the in framing the McKinley Bill. In search, the defendant had sug Surrey Regiment, deserted again, British Government would pro 1896 he was a delegate to the gested to witness to make a search this time taking three Webley tect the life and property of Republican National Convention, of Sansanovitch, but nothing of pistols with him on a trip to British subjects in China. and He was Governor of Wisconsin an incriminating nature WANTED IN ENGLISH. Canton. He was charged at a hold the Chinese Government for various terme, and was elect- taken in this search.
Mr. Lyson pointed out that District Court Martial this responsible for all injuries or ed a U.S. Senator in 1905.
an incriminating Among movements in which he nothing of morning, with desertion and with damage wantonly inflicted, either
yielded from search made have nomination of all candidates the
of the De Martino, has notified Mr. COULDN'T UNDERSTAND stealing public property, and he on British subjects or British took a leading part were those to nature was
property. pleaded guilty.
Tonkin and Kellogg that Italy is willing to
'his
enter inte formal negotiations
Major R. S. S. Paton presided. There could be no weakness or by direct vote, to tax railway defendant with a view to funding her debt
and the members of the Court hesitation. It was tho funda- property by the same system and effects, and went on to state that British at the same rate as other property, Tonkin had come down from Stating that he did not under were Capt. O'Leary, of the 2/5th mental duty of every to America.-Beuter's American|
stand Chincus and that the Punjabi Regiment, and Lieut. Government, which any British and to control railway rates by Shanghai to establish business connections which were not in Service.
Government must discharge. It Stato authority. language was not part of his final Cottier, of the Royal Artillery. Rome, June 18,
Lieut. A. E. Oottam prosecuted. was not a remedy for the situation
In 1908 he received 25 vates for any way connected with the The Italian Government has examination, Mr. C. A. 8. Russ
The prisoner, who was arrest-but a necessity of the outrages Presidential nomination at the bedsteads. He was merely asked linister and the Chinese Govern- formally intimated to the British complained to Mr. Justice Wood,
Republican National Convention to take delivery of this cargo in ent. It was nothing to do with Government that it is ready to in the Summary Court this morn-ed by a Shamaen police officer on which had occurred.
OTHER OPINIONE,.. in Chicago. Later, he took up Hongkong, as the situation in the probable Jongkong, which was a British
Labour interests, and in the Shanghai, with olony. When there was a strike enter into definito conversations ing that when he had asked Mr. May 13th, said he had nothing to D. McCallum for particulars of a say in mitigation of punishment. for a friendly arrangement cop-
Lieut. Cottam said that the certain claim those particulars
The debate was opened by Mr. election last year opposed both affects it might have on shipping are between the seamen and the cerning its debts.
and hipping companies, the Govern-
had been supplied to him in prisoner had been convicted of Trevelyan, who laid stress on the Democrats and Republicans. His arrangements, had made the Following conversations at
military offences on eleven alarming gravoness of the con- attitude during the late war gain-matter of the delivery Chinese. hent had something on which to Washington between the United
Mr. Ruse said that the action occasions since he joined the dition of China. He agreed that od him much adverse oriticism. egotiate, but if there was a States Treasury and the Italian
alementary need of the rike here in sympathy with Ambassader, Signor Mussollal was called on last week when an Army and in January of this year the Manghai there
was nothing has formally notified the United order was made for particulare was tried by Court Martial on Government was to protect the hich the Hongkong Government States Government that Italy is to be supplied. He did not ex-charges of desertion and of lives of fellow citizens, as to ould settle. The students and prepared to open official negotia pect those particulars to be in losing his equipment by 'beglect which he promised Labourito bourere should understand that tions for the Bottlement of her Chinese.
He was then sentenced to 120 support, but he contended that the Powers in China we could able opportunity came, whọn it Mr. McCallum said that the days detention and the Court or-the origin of the trouble was help to pilot the country through might be reshipped up North. In particulare were very long, but dered that £12.19.10 should be industrial, while the climax camo tho difficult transition period and short, Tonkin realised that he had through unjustifiable shooting, establish a government on firm been made a oatspaw of by the they could be translated if his stopped out of his pay,
The sentence of the Court will He asserted that Britain was foundations of equity and justice, friend. friand cared to bear the cost.
using her forces to back up↑ MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S " They had been supplied in their be promulgated in due course..
capitalist exploitation. present form in order to save
Mr. Austen money, and it was more or leas
that the roplying, admitted the practise to do se.
industrial conditions were not
debt.-Reuter.
uite clearly...
He knew there were some mon
Washington, June 18. eady to throaton and force athara
The State Department an- ato striking, but the Governnounces that the conversations aerit, lo accordance with its regarding the Italian debt settle. romi in 1922, would protect
will begin
on
June 25th.
nd compensate any who were Reuter's American Service.
jured or molested simply be- ause they were pursuing their eaceful avocation. It was the luty of a Government to stamp
Mr Russ. My application in that the particulars should bo
LAWN TENNIS.
HOME CRICKET;
London, June 18th.
JI
supplied in the official language BOWLERS BEAT BATSMEN. ut evil and protect the good. prosent out of 350. This roof this Court-in English...
In reply to questions by the forence should have been' solely His. Lordship adjourned the reporter, Mr. Tratman said that to the upper classes and not to case for another wook and order- people wore foolish to buy up & the College as a whole, theroed the particulars to be supplied.
ot of food. Such an action only being practically a full attendance a English. put up prices and even the people in the lower shool. The position who bought the ford did not yesterday was that, including 67 know whether they had bought students from the upper classes, woro about 290 boys Rough Who England was at thore war with Cormany 'no-one know in, attendance at the Collego. In when the war was going to und, other words, some 250 students at all the people managed to get from the upper classes were food. Ho could say quite frankly absent without leave. hat if there was a strike. horo, To-day, the position in the
London, June 18. ben, the Governmont would upper classes is about the same brohibit the export of food, and as it was yesterday, whilst there At Eastbourne, Britain beat ad there was no reason for the are about tan more absent from America, winning 3 matchos to
pople to worry?.
the lower school than was the Hennessey beat Wheatley, 7-5, Caso yesterday.
The authorities are 'taking Gilbert buat Casoy, 9-7, 9-7, 6-3.{ action in the matter by issuing Renter, notices in the vornacular
QUEEN'S COLLEGE.'
The position at Queen's College, newspapers and also communicat- where students of the upper ing
BRITAIN WINS AT EASTBOURNE.
|6-2, 4-6, 7-5.
AND AT ROEHAMPTON. London, June 18,
2.
with the parents and lasses have gone on "strike," is guardians of scholars, requesting Playing at Roohampton in the brastically unchanged to-day. that the boys return. If this is international ladies lawn tonnis There was a slight mis-statement not effective, it is most likely contest, Britain boat the Austra
Wimbledon team by 5 in our report of yostorday, which that a timo-limit will be set for lian atated that only 67 boya woro, their return,
matches to 3.-Reuter
and
Chamberlain,
disposal of those bedsteads
uncertain. For that reason Tonkin was asked by the friend
to divert the cargo in Hongkong and land it here until a favour
His Worship stressed the fact
that in the first search made of the defondant's room he had not
VIEW. Mr. Lloyd George in the course revealed his possession of the the ideal, and the British Government of the debate said he hoped all bills-of-lading relative to was doing and always had done, interests in China would be re-badatends. His Worship said he a best to effect improvement, presented at any conference. He took a serious view of the case in but the trouble was much deeper declared that there was not a view of the obligations of the seated. He referred to the dis-singlo Chinese on the Shanghai Colopy under the Internationgl Municipality, although the Drug Convention. He sentenced Playing at Nottingham, Notts (satisfaction and discontent in tuo richest ratepayers were Chinose. defendant to nine months hard defeated Worcester by seven almost incoberont and govora- wickets. Worcester baited first, montiese congerio of countries He declared that the uso Am- labour and a fine of $2,500, or a making 161, to which Williams forming the Chinese Empire, orica bad made of the Boxer in further three months in default, contributed 56. Notts replied with which, notwithstanding the good-dernity, though well intentioned, both terms to run consecutively. 178, Root taking six wickets for will
international co-bad disastrous offects in educat 77 runs. In their second innings operation promised at the ing young Chinese in Western Worcester could only compile 110 Washington conference, prevent-ideas and sending them back although Higgins scored 50. Ined, the Powers doing little more with nothing to do that was the bowling, Staplos took four than stand and watch. He adequate to the education they wickets for 29 runs and Larwood denied that the order to firo was bad acquired; consequently they three wickets for 19. Noit then given precipitately. On the con-were apt to become leaders of went in to make 100 runs for the trary, the action was not takon discontent.
He hoped we should not rapoat until the "police station was loss of three wickets-Reuter.
endangered, with the arms it the mistake of the Boxer represe. contained...
ion, and demanded that we should Mr. Chamberlain further do not get entangled in an isolated noon, the case was concluded in which Mr. H. T. Warschkul clared that the Government was movement in China.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald agreed was charged with the furious
of driving anxious to do its utmost to facilitate stabilisation in the that the position was not due to country, and proposed to consult any riot or temporary disturb at Repulse Bay and causing bodi. the other Powers and facilitate anco, nor was it the work of merely harm to an Indian watchman. Mr. 8. B. B. McElderry found very prompt convocation of the mischief makers. Ho urged that Chinose tariff conference, foro- a firm hand should be accompaní, tho charges provod and sentenced shadowed at Washington. Holed by a very generous under- Dofendant to two months hard
labeur. hoped that with the goodwill of standing.-Reuter..
FLOOD PICTURES.
Attention is directed to our Picturo Pago today, which contains some strik- ing photographs of the, damage caused at Happy Valloy by the recent foods;
WERSCHKUL CASE.
DEFENDANT SENTENCED,
At the Magistracy, this aftor
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