SAVE YOU? BYBS FZIM
SUN GLARE!
the best protection for the tropics in the tinted-Sin WILLIAM OROOKES LENS »
We have the GENUINE lenses and can make them up without optical power or to your own prescription.
LAZARUS
The only European Optician
in the, Colony.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED TEBI No. 21,569..
END KITAAN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1925. BETIAA
Packard
Present prices of the SINGLE-SIX 7-passenger PACKARD MOTOR CARRIAGES are as follow:
Sedan................ G. $2,785 Touring......... G. $2,785 Sedan-Limousine.. G. $2,885 Demonstration, descriptive litorature and complete information on ‘request, THE DRABON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
19 WONG NEI CHUNE AD. "HAPPY VALLEY
HONGKONG'S NEW GOVERNOR.
FORMER ASST.
COLONIAL
SECRETARY APPOINTED.
SIR. R. E. STUBBS FOR JAMAICA.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
INDIAN "CONSTABLE "MURDERED.
An Unprovoked Attack. An unprovoked attack on Indian constable by two Chinese,
un
in the course of which the Indian was first deprived of his revolver hot with it, the and then appearance in the dock at the Criminal Sessions this morning of a Chinese charged with the mur-
He pleaded not guilty." The case for the Crown was conducted by Mr. H. K. Holmes and Mr. C. Addis defended.
The long-awaited news regarding the appointment of a successor to Sir Reginald Stubbs as Guvernor of Hongkong and the future of aur present Governor has been received in Hongkong this morning, throughder of Abdul Khalik.
a Reuter's news telegram: The following are the "appointments announced:-
Sir Reginald Stubbs, Appointed Governor of Jamaica, Mr. Cecil Clemently Colonial Secretary of Ceylon, appointed
to succeed Sir Reginald Stubbe, as Governor of
Hongkong.
Sir Graeme Thomson, Governor of British Guiana,
to succeed Sir Hugh Clifford as Governor of Nigeria. Şir Cecil Rodwell, Governor of Fiji, to succeed Sir Graeme
Thomson as Governor of British Guiana.
Our New Governor,
ד'
The Crown Solicitor outlined the facts of the ease, mentioning that the deceased was on duty in
way
ONCE BITTEN.
"BUT JAPANESE MASTER NOT SHY.
MAXIMUM PENALTY.
A small Chinese steamer stealing slowly through Capruimun shortly before midnight last evening was called to a halt by a police launch stationed in the vicinity.
The steamer was the s.5. Kia Lee, the master of which was yesterday fined $1,000 by the Harbour Master for carrying
was he
passengers
on
AINGLY, ODPY_10 CENTS $36 PER AUDŲM
SHAMEEN "MASSACRE.” chine-gun posts at various points
ALLEGATIONS OF KUOMINTANG.
Soviet Envoy Appealed To.
Peking, Aug, 11,
along the creek facing the city.
JUMPY NERVES.
LOUD BANG BUT
NO BOMB.
A SENSATION.”
During the morning of Tuesday the 28rd it was noticed from Shameen that motorcars passing long Shakes Street-the street on the Canton side of the creek separat. Ing the island from the ele were distributing circulars and leaflets, which later on proved According to the Rosta News to be imflamatory pamphlets call- Agency, M. Karakhan to-day circu-ing upon all and sundry to rise lated to the heads of the Foreign against the foreigners and drive Daily Press appears a somewhat sensational story of what was Missions in Peking a letter from
The procession commenced supposed to be a bomb cutrage the Canton administration, embody ing the findings of the investigation shortly after 2 o'clock, and I per which occurred in Douglas Street,
ring on June 23rd, commission regarding the Shameen sonally watched the demonstra-
numerous
them out of Shameen.. J
In this morning's issue of the
tion from the verandah of the in the central part of the town. The letter states that the com-"Victoria Hotel," facing Shakee last night. Later Investigations by
the beginning and was
the police, however, reveal that no mission, which was composed of from eighteen persons, including judicial therefore an eyewitness of all and police officers and representa that happened. The procession such explosion took place and that or unusual vessel which had no passenger tives of the labourers, farmers, was headed by. mounted and dis- nothing alarming
merchants and educators, after mounted police, and then came or occurred. The whole incident. license.
The master was" questioned and examining
witnesses, in sections consisting of various Kowloon, near the No. 3 til he told the officers that all passen. found, tager alia in the Shameen. ferent schools, labourers, boy nerves of residents in the vicinity. found, inter alia, that the ring was units comprising students of dif. seemingly arises out of the jumpy when bridge
Douglas Street runs from Des approached by two men who gors had been disembarked, but machine guns being freely used by scouts, and a sprinkling of girl asked him the way to Kowa rapid search revealed silk-coated the Shameen forces, the bullets students, all waving dogs and loon. City. They
suddenly gentlemen taking up temporary re-being of the dum-dum and soft-banners and shouting towards Voeux Road Central to the Praya, Shameen. One of the last units and the corner was at one time attacked him and his revolver was
nosed kind.
The Nationalist Government was headed by a brass-band of occupied by the Mercury Garage, When the garage business *WER demands that justice be done and small boys, this being said to be that redress be given. for this the Canton Christian College stu
removed to othor premises quite "infamous massacre." It respect-dents. fally requests M. Karakhan's good. Up to this time the procession recently, a number of packages of offices in the matter-Reuter. was perfectly orderly and just emery powder were left In, and resembled any ordinary similar around an old stove which had been political demonstration in Europe,
snatched away and he was shot sidence in the bunkers, a few others from close range in the body and hidden in the forepeak and in a leg. One of the men was carry locked atoreroom, were
found Councils, and in the latter yearing a dagger. The prisoner was
caught the same day and when twenty women and children. received the Cuthbert Peck award charged with attempted murder The master was charged at the of the Royal Geographical Society.said he had nothing to say other Marine Court this morning with He left Hongkong in 1913, being than he came down from the coun-carrying 52 passengers without try just before and did not know appointed as Colonial Secretary of the laws of Hongkong. If he had a Reense. He pleaded guilty.
The evidence of the police show- British Gulang, which office he held known, he said, he would not have until 1922, having administered the shot the Indian policeman. ed that when all persons on board! were mustered, 135 were counted.
-Hongkong's new Governor, Mr. Cecil Clementi, C.M.G. 1916; M.A., F.R.G.S., M.R.A.S.; is no stranger to this Colony, having for nearly 14 from 1899 to 1913, served
years, In the local Government. The news of bly appointment will come Government on several occasions as a pleasant surprise to very many during the course of his service. of the older residents among whom He was appointed Colonial Secre- he is alrendy well known. He has had a 'distinguished and interesting career and will bring to his new post here, the wisdom of ripe experi ence in the Colonial service.
tary of Ceylon in 1922, which office he has held until his present appointment,
Murphy and
ed out the accused as the man
in fact so much so that I remarked discarded by a street, hawker and to.a bystander on the orderly be- which was reclining against the
But at haviour of the crowd.
wall of the To To Sin Restaurant, this point, the aspect changed.
Just after 11 the Christian After
College in Douglas Street.
a procession demonstrating against parently of labourers gesticulated were a number of panicky residents the existing treaties and extra-meen and yelled fiercer than their believe anything. the foreigners for the abolition of more threatening towards Sha- in the neighbourhood ready to territorial rights.
predecessors; and the next I saw
*
YESTERDAY'S TRAM CAR INCIDENT.
REPORT BY DANISH CONSUL.
We have to-day received from the Colonial Secretary, the following report by the Royal Danish Consul, Later, after the Indian had died and he was charged with the
at Canton, on the subject of the students had passed there was ao'clock last night there was a capital offence, he said that an Eighty-three of these were register- Chinese demonstration which took gap in the procession of about a series of very loud reports which other man forced him to snatched as crew.
The passengers were place on 23rd June, 1925:- hundred yards, and then came a the revolver from the officer. He hidden in all sorts of places.
By the present I have the honour unit flying a huge red flag and a actually was the back-firing of a did not like to, but the man threat-
to report on what took place here red flag with a yellow star and near-by motor car. Thinking that ened him with the dagger.··
Mr. W. R. Hilifer, boarding of on the afternoon of Tuesday the seythe: (said to be the Soviet ban-bombs were being thrown, there
This unit consisting ap- An Iridian inspector gave evid-ficer, Harbour Department, said 23rd inst. when the Chinese held ner). It will be well remembered that ence that an identification parade that both the master and agents
was held in the No. 1, ward
Therefore, the Mr. Cecil Clementi was married in the G.C.H. when both Inspector were cautioned against attempting Inspector Pincott to take away the passengers when Born on September 1st., 1875, St. John's Cathedral in April, 1912.
To start with it is as well to was that a fully armed military stove and the black powder, harm- Hongkong's new Governor is the to Miss Penelope Eyres, who was were present. The deceased pick the vessel cleared for Whampoa. son of the late Colonel Montagu the eldest daughter of Admiral who was with the one who go. The agent made the suggestion that mention the events leading up to force with arms at the slope and less waste in both cases, were
the unfortunate affair on Tuesday led by mounted officers followed invested with thoughts of outrage. he (witness) might go on board the 23rd.
in their rear. "When these had
The police were notified and there Clementi, Judge-Advocate-General Cresswell John Eyres, then the him.
An. Witness said he acted as inter-and see the passengers with a On the 6th June a battle started reached up to the corner of the was a very prompt turn-out. in India. He was educated at St. Commodore in Charge of Hangkong.
preter when the dying deposition
blind eye and declare her. 'free, between the Canton Government lane leading Into the city from Investigation of the stories and Paul's School and later at Mug-There is one yon und three of the deceased was taken. The
troops and the Yunnanese, who had Messrs. Li and Fang's I suddenly premises soon led to the discovery en-saw the Chinese crowd of specta of the real facts of the case dalen College, Oxford. A brilliant daughters of the marriage, constable told how he was approa-He was promised a present.
occupied Canton city in an classical scholar, he gained
he The master in answer to His deavour to overthrow the existing tors stampede in wild panic, na More emery powder was found in k Our new Governor's principal ched by the men and said
could not explain why He was Worship said that he ordered the red Government headed by Civil if being warned of danger, and what had been the garage, and it number of honours and prizes, recreation in his younger days was attacked. He had made no at- compradore to send all passengers Governor Hu Han-min. The Yun- simultaneously the soldiers got was obvious that the powder had among them being: hon. mention travel and he the author of a tempt to stop them. He went on ashore. About eight o'clock the nanese were defeated and driven their arms from the slope, cock-been thrown away as useless and Hertford School, 1896; 1st, class volume of Cantonese Love Songs; to describe how the revolver was was feeling unwell and went ashore out on the 12th Jane, and the ed rifles and the first shots rang that the disused stove had been Bullets were flying all over selected by the coolie as good taken away and said that two until eleven o'clock. On his re- Canton Government proclaimed that out. mods., 1896; hon. mention Ireland a Summary of Geographical Obser-shots were fired at him within an turn the compradore told him that peace and order would now be where I was standing, and I leap place in which to stow the packages. There was no bomb explosion and and Craven School, 1896; Boden vations taken during a journey from interval of about one second, all passengers had been landed. restored for the benefit of the ed for safety in through the hotel
Harbour Master: Did Sanskrit Scholar, 1807; prox. acc. Kashgar to Kowloon made in 1907- Both men ran away to the hills.
you go people. However, towards the end window where I had to take cover there was no damage to a wall. Gaisford (Greck Prose), 1897; and 08; and The Chinese in British Inspector Murphy said that at round the ship?-Yes.
of the following week it was clear behind pillars against the rain of 2nd class lit. hum., 1898; he Guiana. He is a member of the the identification parade another The Harbour Master said that the that student agitators were busy bullots aimed at the hotel. The graduated B.A, in 1898, and gained Athenaeum and Royal Automobile suspect was included but he was master had received very difinite fomenting a strike against the fire was immediately returned by the prox. acc. Chancellor's Latin Clubs..
not picked out and subsequently instructions. He could have no foreigners under the pretext of the British and French naval essay in 1889. He was made MA.. HE's New Appolniment,
was allowed to go.
possible excuse and the maximum sympathizing with those killed in machine-gun units posted along The news of the appointment of Dr. D. J. Valentine, in charge penalty would be imposed.
the Shanghal affair of 30th May, Shameen followed by the Sha in 1901,
Being appointed a Cadet in the Sir Reginald Stubbs, K.C.M.G., as of the Government Civil Hospital, A fine of $5,200 or six months' and on. Saturday the 20th the usual meon Police force in the Police Colonial Service in October, 1899, Captain General and Governor-in- said that he regarded the case imprisonment with hard labour British river steamer from Hong Station and Hotel, and was aimed Mr. Clementi arrived in Hongkong Chief of Jamaica, will come as ans serious as soon as the deceased was imposed.
hong failed to put in an appearance, entirely at the attacking military "In December of that year and was surprise to Hongkong residents, as was admitted. A bullet, had
the crew having gone out on strike forces across the creek, which
be the Whampoa on a tramcar in Des Voeux Road, attached to the Colonial Secretary's it was generally expected that Sir passed right through his bolly
in Hongkong. At the same time were said to
their Russian it la reported that remnants of topee office. From February until July Reginald would be transferred to on the left side, and another had
rumours got about that all Chinese cadets under
leaders. The procession proper were found, and from this It is sur "In the following year he studied: the Colonial Office at Home. In passed through the man's thigh.
servants employed by foreigners on Cantonese in Canton, passing his his new appointment Sir Reginald There were superficial cuts on the
Shameen would cease work the had when firing started reached mised that the man's topes was used final examination in December. Stubbs will succeed Brig.-General band.
following day, and on Sunday morn- the English bridge, and was there to cover the package whilst the fuca The was being lighted up with the burns. Herbert Wilson, For the best part of 1901 he was Sir Samuel
ing the 21st at 9 a.m. all servants fore out of the danger zone, M. BRIAND SATISFIED. left their employ. On Monday all actual firing took place between ing end of a cigarette.
The force of the detonation was crews employed on foreign owned the French and the English bridge London, Aug. 11, motorboats and launches walked and was kept up by the Shameen confined to a very small area, and A brief formal communique out, so that by this time the Island defenders for about 10 minutes, no serious damage was done, The while the troops on Shakes kept only casualty was a Chinese tallor, Issued on the conclusion of to-day's was entirely deserted of Chinese up, intermittent sniping from the a gecond class passenger in the conference between Mr. Austen and the foreigners practically cut
a half after Shameen had ceased juries to his face and knee from Chamberlain and M, Briand states off from communication with the house tops for about an hour and tram, who received but slight in A Chinese, named Li Kuk, was that the conversations are proceed-outside world. On Monday it was
The French firing.
gunboat fragments of flying glass. Captain-General and Governor-in-sentenced to two years' hard labour, ing satisfactorily.
further known that the Chinese stationed off the French conces The service of cars is running a and Clerk of Councils, later Chief of Jamaica is given as £5,000, at the Criminal Sessions this morn- M. Briand, Interviewed by students and others intended hold sion participatel with about 8 usual to-day, so far as native" Huming duty
Sir Graeme Thomson. Assistant 85
ing, when charged before Mr. Reuter, was similarly reticent, ing a procession the following day shots from their heavy artillery, patronage is concerned. Sir Graeme Thomson, K.C.B., Justice Wood with highway robbery, remarking: "We have not yet as gistrar General. In 1908 he was
demonstration against but these I was later told were seconded for famine relief work in C.B., who succeeds Sir Hugh Clif- On another charge that of being finished, but I am quite satisfied the foreigners, and it leaked out blank.
оп the Shameen 'aldo Kwangst province and in December ford as Governor of Nigeria, has a returned banishee, a further and hope to return to Paris on that at a meeting held at the ties
that year was made a member been Governor and Commander-in-sentence of two years was passed, August 18th.". Mr. Chamberlain Kwangtung University the agitanumbored one French civilian-kill- of the Land Court, New Territories, Chief of Britisk Guiana since 1923, the sentences to run consecutively. to-night banquetted M. Brland and tors were determined to enter ed outright, and two British civi and appointed Police Magistrate in prior to which he was Colonial Sce- The evidence showed that three his colleagues, when the American Shameen and/or would create lians wounded. As to the casual- charge of Land Office. He con- retary of Ceylon. A barrister, he women were walking in single file and Allled Ambassadors and other an incident for propaganda pur- tles on the other side the figures ued in this office until 1906, in entered the Admiralty in 1990, was neur a place called Chi Shi Liu, diplomats were present.-Router. poses. H. B. M. Consul-General are very conflicting, but must have which year he passed his final appointed Director of Transports between Kowloon Tong and Sham-
been heavy. examination in Pekingese. On his in December, 1924, and was Direc-shuipo, when the middle one was foturn from leave in 1907, he was tor of Shipping from 1917-19. He seized by a man who appeared to Colonial is the holder of many foreign de-havo sprung out of the hedge and appointed Assistant Secretary, and two years later hecorations,
she was robbed of a wrist watch, attended the International Oplum
gold bangles and a ring. The man, Six Cecil Hunter Rodwell, who carried a dagger and threaten- Conference at Shanghai.
all to October, 1910, he was K.C.M.G. who now succeeds Sired them If they made any noise, ran pointed Private Secretary to the Graeme Thomson as Governor of away. The chase was taken up by cer Administering the Govern-British Guiana, has beon Governor two young men who happened to
Acting Assistant Colonial Secretary K.C.M.G., K.B.E., C.B, R.E. It will be remembered that prior to his ap-
id Clerk of Councils, later in the
The case is proceeding,"
1.
unr being appointed Assistant pointment as Governor of Hong HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Registrar General. In 1902 he was kong, His Excellency was Colonial
seconded for special service under Secretary of Ceylon, so that Hong-
the Government of India, returning kong will soon have had two suc.
Crown Colony. The salary of the
to Hongkong at the end of the year
cessive Governors from the premier
and taking up his former position
of Acting Assistant Colonial Secre-
From
Sir Cecil Rodwell.
RETURNED BANISHED
. SENTENCED.
ANGLO-FRENCH MEETING.
#
MOROCCO WAR.
on hearing, this immediately warned the Secretary, for Foreign Affairs that any attempt made on Sha
FRENCH JOIN SPANIARDS.
Paris, Aug. 11.
forcea.
rounds.
The casual-
NO SERIOUS RESULT.
Regarding yesterday's explosion
WOOD STEALING.
DAMAGING PLANTATIONS.
Stating that they had not visited the Government plantation at Kow- Later in the afternoon whon loon City with the intention of cut- meen would be met by armed firing had coased T observed from ting trees, but had gathered a the Shameen Police Station how the Chinese collected a large num quantity of fallen wood and ware arrested on leaving the plantation, Preparations to meet any emer her of dead bodies stripped of
ten women and a young boy, wero gency were already made during their clothes in a small side street fined $10 or 14 days hard labour in the previous weeks fighting by the Municipal Council of the Bri- opposite and brought a pho default each by Mr. E. W. Hamilton. tographer along to photograph the A message from Wezzan Boys tigh Concession of Shameen by
fluous to enlarge on the purpose. Folles duty, and the actual defence for this action. of the Island was in the hands of British and French naval forces, who had erected sand bagged ma
nt in addition to his other duties of Fift and High Commissioner of be in the vicinity and he was caught that two French detachments com calling up Volunteers for Special scene: It is, of course, super at the Kowloon Magistracy this
Assistant Colonial Secretary. the Western Pacific since 1918. from 1911-12, ho was Acting Prior to that he was Imperial Sec- lonial Secretary and a member rotary, South Africa, to which post of the Executive and Legislative, he was appointed in 1924.
with the articles in his possession. bined in operations for reproviston The prisoner, who had pleaded ing the post at Zitouna, and effect not guilty, said he had nothing to ed a junction with the Spaniards on
the River Loukkos-Reuter,
BAY.
(Continued on Page 63
morning.
The forest guard in evidence was positive that the defendanta had been cutting and damaging the trees,