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TO-DAY'S STRIKE
NEWS.
MARKETS BEING
RE-OPENED.
MORE STRIKERS" DRIBBLING BACK.
The general strike situation to
day is fully in accordance with the
trend of the past two or three days, and there is a distinct improvement noticeable. There are no further defections to report, not a single case of striking having been report- ed during the past twenty-four
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1801 三拜禮 號五十月七英港香
No. 1,850
PANCHO VILLA DEAD, THE THUNDERSTORM
AFTER OPERATION IN.
AMERICA.
San Francisco, July 14. Pancho Villa, the flyweight champion of the world, died in hospital here, following an opera- tion on his jaw-Beuter.
WEDNESDAY, JULY
JUNE SETTLEMENT.
15, 1925. 日五十二月五
ABSENT CHINESE CLIENTS.
HOME CRICKET.
THE LATEST RESULTS.
BOME BIG WINS
COPY 10 CENTE 136 PER ANNUM:
ROYAL ENFIELD MODEL 351,
Model 351.
£55.
THE BRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LTD. Telephone Contral 1246 or 1247.
188, Wong Noi Chung Road... Happy Valley
MANILA STORMS.
THE CITY FLOODED,
UNTERACTING THE STRIKE.
RIDDING THE COLONY OPE
·UNDESIRABLES.
Very little may have been known by the general public of the work
are doing t which the police ar
LAST NIGHT'S DELUGE.
Confirmation. of our statement
With the heaviest storm this An exceptionally violent thun-
RECORDED.
yoar entering upon its fourth day derstorm, accompanied by torren- that the June Settlement is be
to-day (says the Manila Bulletin tial rains, passed over the Colony ing rendered more than uscally
London, July 14,
of July 9) cities, towns and rural yesterday afternoon, bringing with difficult because of the absence
Playing at Maidstone, Yorkshire districts all over Luzon and ales the flooding of the lower levels from the Colony of sea of the and much dislocation of ordinary binose clients involved defeated Kent by 110 runs, Bat- where in the archipelago are loermotion. No serious incident yesterday afternoon torthoing ing first, Yorkshire were all out flooded, transportation facilities
196, Wright taking vir paralyzed, and damage climbing Counteract the strike, and it is not likely that this will be Kent to new heights. Pancho Villa, a Filipino boxer, has been reported, however, and, when a well-known local broker for
Manila, seldom a severe suffer officially made known until after has in recent years £gured very apart from the blocking up of voluntarily informed us that he wickets for 52 runs. prominently in contests. He was many storm water drains by rub- bad just received a letter from replied with 259, Woolley con quite recently in Hongkong. bish and sand, the Colony this the son of one of his Chinese tributing 81 and Hubble 66, or from typhoons, early in the
Waddington took six day was flooded in all low lying the present situation has dofinitely sections, water was steadily rising passed over. In a general way It was up country, and, as there is wickets for 90 runs. Going in with the continued downpour and when he gave some exhibition morning was all the better and clients stating that ble father whilst
may be stated that what the turns at the Star Theatre, and cleaner for the downpour, thon went on to America. The
authorities have done within the There were unusual scenes in at present no means of com-second time, Yorkshire put together the Pasig and other nearby steams message from the Queen's Road, between Wyndham munication owing to the existing $83, of which Sutcliffe made 72, full in the lovel of their banks. " following
state of affairs, he was unable Oldroyd 62 and Leyland 61. Kent's latest Manila. papers to band Street and Ice House Street The to give instructions regarding second venture produced only 160, avalanche of water from its source effect on the mass of the strikers,
Tho Pasig, choked with an past week has had a great moral- shows that he was recently road was flooded to a depth of his father's share transnations of which Woolley made 52. Col- due to heavy rains and a flood suffering from jaw trouble, whichever one foot from the
Astor has now terminated fatally:- House Hotel to the International In the opinion of this broker, lins and Freeman did not bat in tide from the bay over-flowed in and this coupled with the ablo roaring quite a number of well-to-do Kent's second innings, owing to the heart of the city and for the handling of the economic situation Oakland, July 4-Jimmy Mo Bank and there were reaching the Colony from Canton in
first time in yours its muddy has been mainly responsible for epite of the cessation of river trans- Larnin, bantamweight chanipion cataracts of water pouring down Chinese cliente have, owing to Injuries.
Numbers of men have ar- of the Pacific Coast, today won Wyndham Street, Zetland Stret the existing conditions brought Warwickshire defeated Hamp-waters swept into the business the more hopeful outlook of the rived at Shum Chun, on the border, the decision over Pancho Villand Ice House Street. Much mud about by the strike, left theshire at Birmingham by 169 runs. district, laying the Escolta under moment, As indicated by H. E Colony, not because they wish to in their first innings Warwickshire a foot of water and paralyzing the Governor in his recent speech where their entry into British tor-flyweight champion of the world, and debris was washed right
evade their liabilities, and the accred 325, the chief scorer being traffic. ritory is being prevented if possible at the end of the tenth round across Queen's Rond, which was result is that in their absence the Smith (80). Hampshire replied
The evasion Villa's title was not at stake, tendered impassable for some Settlement has practically be with 144, Howell taking nine wic-suffered from the effects of the has set in an intensive campaign
hours. There is, on the contrary
an official report that men are drib
bling back to work, some of them
port.
McLarnin weighing 122.
Before the fight Villa's man-
ime.
..
tall him that
Insular buikings in Manila the Legislative Council, there by Chinese soldiery, of the soldiers has, however, been
One motor car, which tried
come impossible.
cets for 32 runs. Batting a second rain and wieds, requisitions for against those responsible for the accomplished by many and numbers
forced The same broker informed us time, Warwickshire compiled 316 repairs in most building facilities situation and the Colony by this of men have arrived at Yaumati ager announced that the fly. to get through during the height and Kowloon having made the weight champion was entering of the flood, came to a journey from Shum Chun on foot the ring against the advice of his standstill in the middle of the road that another broker yesterday for the loss, of only three wickets having been received from dif. means is being rid of hundreds of (declared), Parsons making 67, ferent bureaus. Electrical wirings its most undesirable characters.
indicate the lines, on which action. through luck of railway fares. physician, that he had a tooth way and was, for a time, aban-afternoon
left the. Colony on Grual enquiries round town this pulled yesterday and was sick all doned by its driver. The tram Chinese client of good stand Calthorpe 72, Quaife 60 not out and became defective and premises At the moment it is inexpedient to
Bates 67 not out." Hampshira's damaged by water.
The subway under completion is being taken, but we hope lator.. morning confirmed the information night. He said Villa, however, cars were temporarily held up in ing
near the Jones bridge with new to be able to give some details of that matters, generally, are easier insisted upon going through with the Whitty Street section, and June 21st, two days, before the second knock" yielded 328, Bowell!
there was much flooding of the due date of the Settlement, and making 61 and Tennyson 139. the fight,
outlet pipes for surface drainage this campaign, protected by a cement wall was
The Markets,
An attempt is now being made by the Food Controller (Mr. N. L. Smith, Head of the Sanitary De partment) to get the markets into 'Tha normal working condition.
that his transactions could not therefore be dealt with. So. far.
Surrey's Win.
streets all along Pancho was a strong favourite lower level
waterfront. Fortunately, over Jimmy McLarnin by "virtue the
as is known, this client bad had At the Oval, Surrey defeated reached by the high water of the of his experience in the ring the downpour did not last long; transactions with at least five Lancashire by 183, runs. Batting Pasig River on Wednesday, A INTIMIDATION CASE.
than twenty thousand otherwise, vory serious damage well-known brokers, who were, in first, Surrey scored 216, Sandham derrick with a special pumping More
would have been done.
| consequence. of bis absenco, contributing 89 and Peach 50, whilst machine was installed to pump people witnessed the fight.
unable to complete the transao-Macdonald took eight wickets for out the water that got into the tione in which he was interested. 86 runs, Lancashire's first innings subway.
THE TYPHOON.
sale of meat, fish und vegetables in the streets has been permitted during the strike through the. non- enforcement of the prohibitive ré-HONGKONG'S FORTUNATE, gulations, but a halt is being called to this practice.
Fork deaters
put up for public auction.
as usual.
This
ly frequented by the lower middle! class Chinese and coolles.
up.
ESCAPE.
the
Correspondent's View.
Hallows produced 189, of which made 4 Shepherd taking four We have received the flowing wickets for 37 runs. Surrey's letter for publication:
second innings Lotalled 194, of! Sir, May I crave the hospitality which Shepherd made 51, Tyldesley of your columns for the publication taking four wickets for 33 runs. of the following lines with refer- Lancashire replied with only 88, Fender taking three wickets for 24
ence to the "June" settlement"?
123
CORRESPONDENCE.
(To the Editor of the "Hongkong
Telegraph.") THE KOWLOON DEPOT.
A CHINESE DISCHARGED.
business being stopped. he (the defendant) being a partner of the firm, would lose his $500 which he invested.
*
During the height of the storm. a tramway pole at West Point was struck by lightning, with the result
The partner of the Mow Ling that the fuse box was damaged and
Restaurant, who was charged. the overhead wires came. down.
before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the The damage was repaired this
Kowloon Magistracy on remand, morning.:
this morning, with intimidating At Happy Valley. The Happy Valley district, the
e fellow partner, was discharged.
Mr. Elsley Zeitlyn (instructed have been notified that they must
The typhoon, for the visitation Race Course and the Football open their market stalls for busi-
by Messrs. d'Almada and Nephew) It may be presumed that I belong runs. Hallows strained #thigh ness, otherwise their leases will be of which the Colony yesterday Ground were inundated by the
appeared for the defence and it prepared, entered the coast near torrents which poured down tha
was established that there was cancelled and the lease of the stall Swatow, and further danger be hillsides, and a large quantity of to the class of "losery and hence and was unable to bat.
defeated Sugaex at
Sir. The letter in your paper friction between the complainact ing regarded as over, the No. 5oose soil has again been carried am prompted to write the follow- Notts
strain, but the fact remains Brighton by 192 runs. Batting of last evening, sont by "A Weak and the defondant regarding the has had a good effect, inasmuch asignal was taken down at about on to the Race Course from the ing quite a number of pork dealers' 10 o'clock this morning,
0 o'clock the moppers to have spot where the retaining wall on that, having considelation to the first, Notts scoret 3550, of which ling," hit the nail on the head Lurchases of stock for the busl stalls were re-opened this morning.
the hillside collapsed during the present stress, unde plight of Whysall contributed 102; Carr 52 "good and hard," and the improve- The slaughter of pigs is still being turned due west after approaching recent flood. How long it will nearly each and evy client, in and Lilley 56. Sussex replied withmont this morning at the Kow.ness. The defendant complained a justice and fairness there is ample 278, Tate, scoring 114. In their loon Dairy Farm was most of being given too little money restricted to about 100 per day the coast and at the present time
to make his purchases and had; after many days pending the arrival of larger sup-it is located about fifty miles due take to get this district into plies. There are plenty of beef north of Hongkong, near Canton, condition reasonably safe against reason that the settled it be can-second innings, Notts, made 322 for welcome,
It is said that the loss of five wickets (declared), of unseemly conduct on the part suggested that owing to the high cattle and the stalls are working and it is also reported to be filling heavy downpours it is hard to celled for good
say, but some serious effort there is 'n difference only of about Carr being responsible for 125. of cortain individuale in rudely cast of living the shop should Public eight millions to be paid, out; if Sussex compiled 207 in their pushing forward out of their be closed. In the event of the
turn, to oateb the eye of those The supply of fresh vegetables The barometer reached its should be made by our
At Swansea, Essex defeated serving. is still a little short and it will poi-lowest point at three o'clock Works Department to carry out so, it may be interesting to know second innings.
It is to be devoutly hoped that sibly be more or less so. until the yesterday afternoon when 29.35 works which will prevent this how much of this is realizable oven Canton river trade is again in opera- was recorded at the Observatory. periodical 'spoliation of Hong-if each and every one of the Chinese Glamorganshire by 38 runs. Essex
Russell contributing The local thunderstorme have kong's principal recreation, cen- clients were in the Colocy, as our made 352 in. their first innings, the improvement mentioned is and not merely a flash in the pan," tion, Prices are still being kept
broker friends would have it. intorfered with wireless com-tre.
Douglas 50, Glamorgan replied but that it will be rigorously at a reasonable level, however..
It is interesting to record that:
be worth while atmosphorica
Also, it may A large number of tea-houses re- munication, opened their doors this morning, being very bad: No news con- the big nullah at Happy Valley closely scrutinising each individual with 280, of which Mercer made 57. maintained, until this so-called FIRE FLOAT COXSWAIN.
Let us then play the game to made 126, Ryah taking seven and this is regarded as a good sign cerning the effect of the typhoon was about 30 or 40 years ago und transaction between the client and in their second innings, Essex "strike" has come to an end.
although it has always been too broker, because, to speak the plain wickets for 53. runs. Glamorgan's each other, and thus assist those eince this class of business is large-on Swalow is yet to hand."
small to carry off a three-inch an truth, a large majority of the second venture yielded 160, Tait who are so ungrudgingly doing hour rainfall, the flooding of thei SHIPPING POSITION. Valley under exceptionally heavy Eenuine cilents have lost as a re-
sult of deliberate inflation and sub-scoring 51. clean rain was but a food of The Tram Service.
water and it was only a matter sequent smashing of the market on There is encouraging news" with
of time until the water subsided.the part of some "big manipula- art of Tegard to the operation of the lower devel tramways. It is reported
way development above Wong Netwise, during the latter that a number of maintenance men,
Chong and Tai Hang the flooding April.
Again, there employed in the repair depot, and The shipping position shows of the Valley was unaccompanied also overhead equipment few signs of improvement for the by serious darnage. With the clients who, in the ordinary course Foster scoring 150 and Clark taking time being, and there was no making of roads and the develop-of business, would not have felt the six wickets for 77 runs. In their movement so far as the hold-up ment of building sites consider-pinch severely, but the present second venture Northants made Kowloon, July 14, 1925. boats were concorned yesterday able quantities of decomposed crisis and dislocatio of business 302 for the loss of nine wickets, W. There wore six arrivals and five granite and red earth have been has adversely affected them, with Timms scoring 114 and J. Timms
72. day hot down the hillsides and, as the result that it would be almost departures, during the amongst the latter being the Blue soon as the heavy rains come, this impossible to find the Funnel es, Troilus which left for is washed down into the Valley funde. Why be so particular about
New York July 1-Harry Home with a small cargo and a where it blocks up the drains and share transactions (which in most
floods the Valley. The present cases amount to gambling pure and ed fair number of passengers includ- ing a number of naval ratings trouble in Happy Valley is un-simple) when every other business Leicester batted first and made 827, Greb was given the decision over relieved from the Iriquois.
The U.S. S. B. Ethan Allen doubtedly due mainly to the fall- is completely paralyzed? Certainly of which Coulson contributed 80, Mickey Walker, the welterweight arrived from Shanghai with a ure of site owners to carry out the cancellation of a few brokers Geary 60, Shipman 62 and Berry 59. champion, last night in one of large cargo of benzine on board their developments in such a man-transactions would not in the least Derby replied with 150, Astill tak-the Bercost and most thrilling Her master mentions in his roport ner as to prevent loose earth being affect the public companies as longing three wickets for nine runs. conteste since the Dempsey-Firpo The Harry Wills-Charlie A ten-minute through service that sovero weather was
ex-washed down. The huge retain as they continue business and pay Leicester, going in a second time, fight here in September, 1923. from Causeway Bay to Whitty perienced between Formosa and ing wall which collapsed a few regular dividends. The Stock Ex-made 188 for the loss of eight Street, a ten-minute service from Hongong,
weeks ago was a private wall change could certainly reopen on wickets and declared; and Derby Weinert bout, on the same card, the Post Office to Happy Valley
The number of vessels in Har-built by a contractor as a dump cessation of the present trouble were all disposed of in their second ended in the second round when
19 and Skelding fivo for 40 This fight was scheduled to 'and
15 rounds. a 15-minute service from bour to-day is 91 and fifty-two of for "spell" earth. It was built and carrying on business in the innings for 67, Antill taking five for Wills knocked out his opponent. Causeway Bay to Quarry Bay is these are British.
to prevent loose earth being wash-usual manner.
'Better a little-sacrifice-if such a Reuter.
DaveSlade toohnically knocked still being maintained. The Com- The Government is now ende-ed dewn, but, unfortunately, it
out Jimmy Slatterly in the third pany is ready and able to put on avouring to reoruit seamen from gave way and precipitated a dis-term can be used in the prosent case on the part of the big mani-
round of a scheduled six round more cats 30 soon as the number the villagers of the New Territor uster.
affray. We learn that It is the intention pulators than the ruin of God of passengers justifies the step. The tea and we understand that quite number of passengers travelling at a number have already agreed to of the Government to reconstruct knows-how many unfortunates who present does not warrant an exten-join the ranks of the strike- the big nullah which carries off are now involved. The iden ex- alon of the service. Saturday was, breakers.. comparatively, a very good day, and
80me
workers and some of the permanent
way men have reported back for duty during the past few days. The Company has posted a notice at the Depot stating that any man away for more than six days after the notice was posted would be atruck off the books of the Company and considered as Alscharged. If any of them cared to apply for work and if the Company required their services, they would be engaged as new servants on the lowest scale
of pay.
it can be said that during the past week the numbers of Chinese pas- sengers have been increasing. The receipts per car are still pretty low, however, and the service will re- main at its present dimensions Latil better patronage calls for an increase.
NO SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT..
FINED FOR DESERTION their best to assist us in this
The maximum penalty of $100 At Kidderminster, Northants de- trying heat, and also not to
forget that all are equal in was inflicted on a Chinese who feated Worcestershire by one
these times, where the purchasing was formerly employed as cox- made 149, to which Northants re of life is concerned. It should a charge of leaving his employ plied with 170; Root taking six therefore be a case of "First come ment without notice. The defend ant, who had been in the Govern wickets for 50 runs. Worcester put first served" wilkent exception.
ment service for over three years, are a good many up 321 in their second innings, M.
Yours etc..
deserted on the 2nd inst. and was FAIR PLAY."
arrested by the police on board sampan. He was given three Fiiontha hard labour in default. Mr. H. T. Brooks, superintendent of the Fire Brigade, prosecuted. ISNATCHER PUNISHED.
Until the commencement of road-/tors", whether brokers or otherwicket. Worcester batted first and of milk,meat and other necessities swain on the No. 2 Fire Float, on
necessary
the term water into the Bowring pressed by a correspondent in to ton Canal, but there is a vast day's S. C. M. Post, of forming & BRITISH ADMIRAL AT amount of work to be done frat, Cilents Association, is a splendid
TANGIER.
It must be remembered that large one and I am confident will meet lots of land which were sold dur with the full support of the majority Gibraltar, July 14. ing the 1922-23 land boom are of the ellents, and the sooner it is Admiral Sir Roger Keyes has just now beginning to be developed formed the batter Yours, etc.
VICTIL left for Tangier abroad the Queen and the present time is, therefore, Elizabeth, accompanied by the one of big development In this
Hongkong, July 15th, 1925. locality. Sloop Bryony Router.
.
Derby's Defeat. - At Derby, Leicestershire defeat- Derbyshire by 218 runs.
MOTORSHIP ASHONE.
6
AMERICAN. BOXING.
EUROPEAN PURSUER
COMMENDED.:
An exemplary sentence of six months' hard labour and 24. strokes of the birch was imposed
loon Magistrney this morning with by Mr. E. W. Hamilton on a Chin~
larceny of a quantity of jewellery
Chinos ese who was charged at the Low-
from the person of female at a house in Portland Street,
Σ
The defendant went into the house and snatched the jewellery from the woman and ran away, London, July 14.
The rate of the dollar on do- Mr. W. Morgan, of the P. W. D
hearing the police whistles, was A Port Sudan message says that
attracted to the scene and chased from a telegram received from Masmond to-day is 28, 3:11 16d.
A foreign resident of Caine the defondant to Gun Club Hill, Bowah it appears that the Italian motor vessel Esquilino, voyaging Road writes complaining of the where he was arrested.
His Worship congratulated Mr. from Trieste to Shanghai, is ashore annoyance osused by hawkers
shouting their wares in normally Morgan on his action and Divi An Italian warship and oighteen prohibited areas, and thinks it slonal Inspector Aris, on behalf dhows have left Massowah to as-ime the authorities withdrow of the C. S. P., concurred in his
Worship's remarks alat-Router
this liberty.
on a reef.A