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The only European Optician in the Colony.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
BORDER PICKETS. BANKRUPTCY COURT.
ARREST OF RAILWAY
WORKERS.
(PUONDED JEKL
No. 21,89
六拜禮 ·號二十月九英港香 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1925. tent
MOSQUITO, EVIL.
CANTON REVOLT.
HOME CRICKET.
RECENT INCREASE
RUSSIAN OFFICER KILLED.
HOBBS PASSES OWN SEASON'S AGGREGATE.
THIS MORNING'S, CASES.
There were 18 cases before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) in the Bankruptcy Court this morning, ton of which were now
EXPLAINED.
A Typhoon Wanted!
Numerous complaints have been
ORDERS RESENTED.
A revolt by Chinese Cadets fi
Some Big Scoring.
London Sept. 11. The match between Yorkshire;
SHOTS EXCHANGED..
Last evening, after Chinese applications for the making of re-heard of late, regarding the preva- labour pickets had arrested an coiving orders. The majority of Jence of mosquitoes, and, owing to engine-driver employed
on the cases had to do with Chinese the recent death of two prominent attitude of a Russian commander" and M. C. C. at Scarborough was
Shutnukok-Fanling Railway, as well | dobters."
as other members of the railway In the case of the World Thoo staff, Bring took place between the tre, Mr. J. M. Hall, on behalf of pickels und British police, resulting the petitioning creditor, said that in some of the former being wound-the asects wore estimated at ed. The firing was started by the $20,000 and the liabilities at about
$45,000, plekets,
#."
It appears that between five and six o'clock last evening, the train had come into Shutnukok station from Fanling, and, as is customary, It remained there pending the return to Fanling" about an hour later, During the intervals the engine-driver, Aremen and other workers went into an eating-house Just inside Chinese territory, and here they were arrested by the labour pickets and hustled, away.
The incident was reported to Sergeants Knowles and Clarke, of the Hongkong police, who were on duty nearby, and, learning that the
drawn. The scores were:
Yorkshire, 460 (for wickets), and 53 (for wickets).
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MR. W. SINCLAIR'S
ACTIVITIES.
The many friends in Hongkong of Mr. Walter Sinclair, who was the inspiring genius, of so many fine amateur dramatic productions in. this Colony, will be interested to hear of his plaps for the future, following his appointment as Di 10 rector of the Hart House Theatre, Toronto, which institution 3 allied to the University of that Canadian city.
Writing to the Telegraph under
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SHANGHAI RIOT.
SIR HENRY GOLLAN ON ENQUIRY,
BRITAIN'S CHOICE.
The following Reuter's telegram has been received this morning:
London, Sept. 11.
The Government has appointed Sir Henry Gollan, the Chief Jus- tice of Hongkong, 15 Britain's representative on the public jud!- clal enquiry to be held into the Shanghai ridt which took place " on May 30th-Reuter.
Canton against the over-bearing
residents from malignant malaria, resulting in the latter being shot there is a belief that this disease dead, is reported in a story which has been more than usually wide-renches us from Canton to-day, spread this year. In an endeavour The Cadets concerned belong to to ascertain the facts, a Telegraph a battalion stationed at“, representative has been making Kwan (East Gate), and it is said enquiries and although some in- that eight of them have been ar teresting Information has been rested following the assassination. made 171, Rhodes 53 and Kilner date of August 12th, whilst on
It is stated that on Thursday 100,.not out. Against the M. C. Chis way from England to take up Gollan will be received with gene-
The Official Receivor remarked that the Government was going to rosume the land, Mr. Hall then gleaned it is considered doubtful in explaining that the assets wore
official circles whether 1925 has furniture and fixtures.
The-receiving-order-wus-made, men a greater number of cases their
EUROPEAN CASES.
usual.
Tung
afternoon, whilst the Cadets were resting after their routine dri}!, their Russian commander came
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Marylebone, 161. In Yorkshire's first innings, which was declared, Sutcliffe)
batsmen, Macaulay took fivd wickets for 32 runs.
drawn.
The appointment of Sir Henry
his now post, Mr. Sinclair sayral satisfaction in the Far East, he-haa had a most interosting and he has proved himself, during busy' time in Londen, where he
his lengthy career in the Colonial made arrangements for the Hart House Theatre's coming season. service, a man of marked ability, These included the appointment with a keen judicial mind. His of Miss Fredman (formerly Se- early career was spent in North- cretary to the Stage Society 'and
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Mr. Tennyson's XI, 415 (for now running the Renaissance ern Nigeria, where he became At- six wickets).
Society in eonjunction with J. T. torney General and later Chlef
London Greier) as
represents Justice. Whilst serving there, he
Mr. Gilingan's XI, 384.
In the innings of the frative, who is a very capable and received the thanks, of the Imper
gifted woman.
Hobba New High Mark. The match at Folkstone; be In the case of the petition of So fa as the Sanitary Depart-up to them and ordered them to Musgra. G. P. and H. A. Lammert for a receiving order, Mr. A. H.ment is concerned, the anti-get ready, without delay, to move tween Mr. Tennyson's XI and Mr.
Gillingan's
XI, was Blake appoured for the debtors. mosquito work consists of each ever to Honam in order to take up The Official Reciver suppported district Inspector spending one that as the instructions came from
their duties there, it being added Scores.- the application and the order was half-day per week going round his General Gallent, the chief Rus granted.
Mr. Blake also appeared in the district finding qut likely breeding-sian commander, they must. case of Messrs; W. Humphreys and Co. for the petitioning debtor notice is at once served on the
places. If any are discovered, a obeyed at once. and a receiving order was made
One of the Cadets is then said) owner or occupier and the nuisance to have spoken up, saying "We named team, Hammond made 120, The Theatre of which Mr. Sin-ial Government for preparing the without opposition.
has to be abated. For a short are under the direct command of Bowley 120, and Mead 88, whilst clair has the direction is to open Northern Nigerian Criminal Code while during the strike this work General Chang Kai-shek; if the for Mr. Gillingen's team, Hobbs early in October with Ben Ami and for chippling Proclamations. had to go by the board, and even order is from him, we will start
(America's great Yiddish actor) captives would be taken to Shum- MOROCCO FIGHTING. now there is still a shortage in the immediately, but not otherwise, made 64, Sandham 69, Peach 53 in Tolstoi's "Redemption:" then Subsequently he was appointed Department's staff and not quite To this the Russian officer replied and Tate 55. Parker took six "Outward Bound," played at Hart, Chief Justice of Bermuda, where so much anti-mosquito work is in Cantonese that Chang Kai-
House last year, will be revived. 'he prepared the Courts Consolidat- possible as formerly. As regards shek was alad under General
Immediately after that, Mr, Sin-f ing Act, for which he received the rural districts, there is work Gallent, adding You are all paid By making 64, Hobbs has sur-clair makes his debut with "Tur-
the thanks of the Secretary at constantly going on, but it is and fed by the Soviet Govern passed his highest aggregate in andot," a Chinese study which is with all the hillside breeding places. not?" obviously impossible to do away ment; will you obey the orders or any one season, this being the in Rheinbardt's repertoire, on the State, and he later became Ati 2827 runs which he made in 1920 original costumes of which Mr.torney General at Trinidad, from Holes are filled in, and oil is used.
Reuter does not give Hobbs" actual Sinclair has an option. This will
+
FRENCH LAUNCH TWO ATTACKS.
chun, they went ahead of the party, { keeping on the British side, with the object of intercepting the pickets and their captives. They then took up their position at a Mossages from Fey state that a
Paris, Sept. 11.. point named Lin Ma Hung, the use terrific artillory preparation of of the road at which point, is permit- twenty-one hours was a prelude to an attack launched a two ted to either party by a Convention between Britain and China.
of men
$1
wickets. for 101.
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Even in town, oil has often been have shouted in a body: "Are ginning of which he stood tenth it is contemplated to employ tiger a similar capacity. In March last The Cadets are then stated to figures, for this season, at the be-be a big spectacular show, in which which place he went to Ceylon in o'clock. in the morning on the two would require to employ an army be dog-fed by the Soviet?" Realis-individual aggregates in any one kong people will be interested to Chief Justice of Hongkong, Tar- put into gully traps. The Colony we Russian slaves? Are we +3 in the list of players making high cubs and parrots as actors Hong-year, Sir Henry was appointed wings of the' French northern The British police officers had not Terual on one side to Tafrant en eneral carelessness on the part of stated to have whipped out his ly first, The other one season who wrote the music for Mr. Sin-In October last..
to do away with alling the mutinous spirit amongst season. Tom Hayward's record know that Mr. Norman Peterkin, front, extending from beyond
mosquito-breeding, there being such the men, the Russian officer is of 5,618 runs made in 1906 is casi a former resident of the Colony, riving here to take up his post to walt very long before they saw the other. The communique a body of pickets approaching with states that the attacks are deve-householders, builders and con revolver, but the men are reported aggregates higher than Hobbs clair's production of "Kismet" the railwaymen in custody, the toping satisfactorily and a numbor tractors, etc. The large amount of to have forestalled his move by are: R. Abel, 3,309 in 1901; C. P. here, is writing special music for latter being tied with ropes. When of posts have been occupied building in progress, the excavations shooting him, three shots passing Mead, 3,179 in 1921; T. Hayward, this play, and with his knowledge
and reclamations allend to make through his body,
3,170 in 1904; K. 5. Ranjitsinhjl, of Eastern motifs this should be pools for the breeding of mosquitoes, and it may be that the
the pickets act nearer, they opened Renter. fire on the police, which was re- -turned by the latter, with the result
that two or three of the pickets | were wounded.
During the firing, one of the railwaymen managed to escape, but the pickets succeeded in getting away with the other prisoners.
ATTACK EXPLAINED.
Paris, Sept. fith.
court martialled,
South Beat North.
Playing at Blackpool, the South beat the North by 96 runs. Scores.-
A little later, troops sent by 13,159 in 1899; C. B. Fry, 3,147 in very fine. Mr. Peterkin, it may be The object of the attack launch-pestiferous little insects have been the Garrison Commissioner arrived 1901; K. S. Ranjitsinhji, 3,065 in mentioned, is now entirely.. de- ed this morning was the
in voting his time to music, work- more plentiful in the urban dis on the spot, and these together 1900; J. T. Tyldesley, 3,041 re-
with the police, arrested eight of 1901; and E. Hendren, 3,010 in ing in London for the Oxford occupation of outposts north of tricts than usual,, "
the ringleaders, who were sent to 1923. There is always a certain amount Worgha, which were abandoned earlier in the year. The situation of malaria reported from the rural the Garrison Headquarters to be at noon was reported to be most districts where the anopheles ig favourable.. The Fronch had at-known to exist. Some Bttle time) The remains of the Rusalan tuined all the above objectivos, age there was an extraordinary commander are säld to have been only encountering resistance at a incidence of malaria at Shataukok, later removed to the Canton Hos- fow points. The rebels, under where the new road is being cut pital. SHOOTING ACCIDENT. aeroplane and artillery attack, through from Fauling. Several retreated north of Bibune.-Reu-doctors went out-h little commis- ter.
sion of enquiry-and as a result Paris, Sept. 11.
the police and other Government General Lyautoy has doparted
servants crè
with now issued on his return to Morocco, where he will co-operate with General Patain in the political exploita tion of the nilitary operation which the latter directs. Reuter.
'COOLIE KILLED IN NEW TERRITORIES.
A fatal accident occurred yes terday whilst a party of Portuguese were out snipe-shooting in the Ping shan district, in the New Ter- ritories.
A Chinese boy, said to be one of the coolies employed in retriev, ing the game, got into the way of the sportsmen and he received the ¦ full discharge from a gun. The Injuries he received were of a Katai nature and hodied, in spite
JOHN QUINN' AGAÌN.
DISCHARGED WITH A CAUTION,
ADRIFT WITHOUT
FOOD.
PLIGHT OF SEAPLANE'S
CREW.
bamber oil for spraying around the houses and for personal use, this all driving the" mosquitoes away. Other measures have been taken) and the incidence in this locality! has fallen off. So far as the police force in urban districts is concern- ed, there has been no greater per-
New York, Sept. 11. centage of sickness due to malarial The occupants" of the rescued this year than normally.
seaplane were without food for! The opinion of one expert was five days. They drank water that during the past few weeks caught in a piece" of "fabric tors Hongkong has been unfortunate from the wings They picked up A charge of being drunk and the matter of mosquito-breeding wireless messages sent out by the of the securing of immediate medi-incapable was proforred against facilities.
There has been just searches, but were unable to reply cal attention.
John Quinn, of Glasgow, before enough rain to keep the pools and owing to the transmitting appara Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kow-water-holding places auflciently tus being under water. They loon Magistracy this morning. filled for mosquitoes to breed, 'and had drifted 450 miles whon Dofondant pleaded guilty and there has been nothing to interefere rescued. The men accepted. food asked his Worship to give him with the breeding. What is wanted from the submarine, but remain a chance, as he had prospects is a periodical heavy deluge of ed aboard the seaplane, which was of obtaining employment on board rain which will wash the eggs and nearly wrecked when near home a ship leaving for Manile this larvae out of the pools, and also owing to the breaking of the
His Worship said he did not all those mosquitoes which have vice.
a strong wind which will blow away towline.--Reuter's American Ser wish to obstruct the dofondant in getting work and discharged not previously found the shelter of houses. Typhoons in the summer him with a caution. Now, York, Sept. 11.
NEW YORK'S CHINATOWN.
CLEAN-UP DECIDED UPON.
afternoon,
gave an
The United States District At- torney, after A conference with
The Broadcastors" Hip Sing and On Leon-tong, the Readers, has announced that all other excellent show at the Thea. Chinese in New York who have no tre Royal last night. They con- proof of legal admission into the clude their season to-night. United States, and others with criminal records, will be deported Immediately..
Honolulu, Sept. 11. Commander Rodgers, of the are not altogether an unmixed evil rescued seaplane, has been appoint- for the heavy rains and high winda ed Assisstant Chief of the Navy's' destroy countless mosquitoes. Bureau of Aeronautics.--Reuters There has been no such retarding Anierican Service.
factor this year.
خوب
COOLIE'S DEATH.
FOREMAN SEVERELY
CENSURED.
Press and Publishing Company.
After, this play,, Mr. Sinclair will go on with "The Ship." by St. John Ervine; and Leave afternoon, of the Coroner's enquiry At the conclusion, resterday It To You," with which he hopes into the death of a drainage depart to repeat his Hongkong success. ment coolie, who was asphyxiated South,, 227 and 194,
For Christmas, he will produce in a sewer manhule in Pak Hot North, 215 and 110.
"The Rose and The Bing," a de- Street on July 26th, the Chinese In the South's first imings, ligtful operetta by Harris Deans, foreman in charge of sewer Russell made 64 and Geary took with music by Robert Cox, from ing was severely censured. six wickets for 81 runs Russel Thackeray's fantasy, the settings. had made 57 in the South's second and designs being by Aubrey knock when he had to retire hurt. Hammond. Then Hart House will Coroner, expressed the opinion that For the North, Hallows made 132 revive its annual "Cheater Mysed in order to cover up the fore- three of the witnesses, Chinese, had in the first innings. Root taking teries," and Mr. Sinclair will open four wickets for 79 runs. In the the New Year with Arthur Symon's man's negligence. He felt sure second innings, Fender took four beautiful. "Toy Card" (or The that the manhole in Canton Road, wickets for 43 runs and Rest three Earthenware Charlot") from the order to give ventilation to the one which should have boon open la wickets for twelve runs, Reuter, Indian, which is a glorious piece in Pak Hoi Street, had been left of writing. After these playa,"
COIN AND NOTES.
1.
Mr. E. W. Hamilton, who sat as
no lamp wAS will come "At Mrs. Beams," "Ad closed; and that vertising April," "The Angel in lowered to test the atmosphere at the House," "Too Much Maney" the latter spot before the coolle EXPORT EMBARGO RELAXED, "The Magic Flute (Edwarded on his having risked his life in (Zangwili), "The Pigeon, and was sent down. While censuring the foreman, the Coroner remark- Dent's version, as done at Cam- Under & regulation made by the bridge, which he has kindly given and on the bravery of Police Ser an endeavour to save the coolie, Governor-in-Council on June 2nd Mr. Sinclair for his own) geant Murphy and the district last, the exportation "of certain ar- whilst the season will end with a ticles was prohibited except by licen revue, which will be a revival.
foreman, Shun Kam, in rescuing ea from the Colonial Secretary. It is
SHIPPING TROUBLE.
now notified in the Gazette that this Sinclair is now heart and soul in coolie to the top.
It will thus be seen that Mr. the other man and bringing the regulation shall cease to come into theatrical work, and in view of force, no from the 10th instant, as for his undoubted, talents his many as it concerns the exportation of the friends here will watch, his future following..
with deep interest, at tite same (1) Gold coin...
time wishing him every success (2) Silver coin; except (1) Hong
kong silver coin, (b) British in his new sphere of activity. dollars (as defined in the Bri- tish Dollar(Chopping) Or dinanco, 1805,and (g) Moxican dollars
(3) Gold and silver linin
(4) Bank-notos, excp Hongkong bank-notes issued, in Cho Colony
BRITISH COMMERCE.
POLICE CLASH WITH STRIKERS.
Sydney, Sept, 11. Strikefs and police clashed as Malaria is not a notifiable digeaso
CORRECTED IMPORTS
the central railway station. The and statistics are not available.
sirikors mobbed and spyérėly AND EXPORTS. Enquiries would seem to show that.
handled as couple" of detectives The Observatory returns show
who were taking a prisoner to tho His Excellonoy the Governor there have been more mosquitoes
telegram received from the British imports during August off the rioters with revolvers.
London, Sopt, 11.police station. The police drove This move has been taken to end Secretary of State for the Colonias various causes as shown above) 92.8 on the 28th, and the lowest yesterday says Typhoon in 261,037,000, showing decresses of prisonment have been awarded
has received information from the in the urban districts (due to that the average menn temper
aturo was 82,5, the highest being Manila Observatory abp.m. were the murders in Chinatown, where of the appointment of Mr. R. C. and, in the opinion of at least one 75.6 on the 19th. There were about 127 Long. E, and 19 Lat. £7,012,000 and £3,788,000 respec-strikere at Melbourne and Wels £1,740,000 and exports Numerous further terms of ime rival tongs have been engaged in Tredwell as Consul General for medical man, there has been a con- 226.4 hours of sunshine and 5.62 N., moving NW oyelone or tively as compared with July kun and hatchet battles-Router's the United States of Americs in alderable increase in the incidence inches of rain. The average, typhoon aast of Guam, direction Reuter American Service.
Hongkong.
of malaria,
humidity was 79.
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