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THE ART OF THE CAMERA.
Y.M.C.A. PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION."
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SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1926.
KOREA'S LATE EMPEROR.
SCENES AT THE FUNERAL.
-Seoul, Chosen, June 10.
CHINESE MILLIONAIRE
SUED.
BANK CLAIM FOR A HEAVY MORTGAGE.
A sult to collect P.866,160.24 An excellent collection of pho-
It is estimated that more than from Mariano. Velasco and Com tographa, many of them dealing, with local subjects, was on view 100,000 persons swarmed the hill-pany, Inc, and Mariano Velasco y at the European Y.M.C.A., Kow-top where the late Prince Y of Cla, by the Philippine National Bank, Manila, was filed on the loon, on Thursday night when the Chosen was buried to-day and 11th inst. in the court of first in- Camera Club held its first exhibi- watched the picturesque
The plaintiff also asked the court to sell in a public auc- tion of prints. The photographs mony..
mortgaged Frequent riots during the day on the were notable for their general ex-
case they fail to pay the amount in 90 days.
cellence, and the many attractive
Chinese subjects showed members had found interesting studies In the highways and byways of the Colony,
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rests. Crowds began to gather before dawn and anti-Japanese
The complaint alleges that on agitators were present in great numbers endeavouring to take ad-July 27, 1925, the defendants bound themselves to pay P.352,- vantage of the situation.
242,51, which amount was secured by mortgage of personal proper- ties, mostly dry goods. Under the agreement the defendants were to It was pay P.15,000 quarterly. also agreed that failure to pay any of the amounts falling due make the whole demandable, at once. The defendants failed to pay the quarterly instalments of P.16,000 each corresponding to October 27, 1925, January 27 and April 27, 1926, the plaintiff avers.
Mr. R.J.B. Clark had one of the best exhibits, showing some beau- The funeral procession from the
offcets tiful Home scenie
and pulace to the hill on which rests Luimal studies. Two landscape the mausoleum of the late Prince views were particularly attrac-Yi Tai, was a stupendous spectacle. tive. Mr. F. Kilburn had a good Twenty thousand troops escorted show of local subjects, Mr. H. J. the Imperial casket and a line of Fountain and Mr. T. V. Harmon soldiers extended on both sides of also exhibiting local subjects. the rond as far as Koryo where the The latter had some effective procession ended. views of Chinese processions.
Mr. J. Petrie had a delightful display of views of Colombe, Singapore and Hongkong, and Mr. J. H. Austin also showed Chinese subjects; while Mr. W. A. Thorpe had another pleasing exhibition of miscellaneous prints. Messrs. G. II. Garrod, S. O. Gregory and others also had their collections on view, Mr. E. G. Woodford had a particularly noticeable view of Plymouth Hoe, and Mr. J. H. Hunt's subjects dealing with Malta made another very attrac- tive display.
The exhibition was followed by a talk on photography, by Mr. E. R. Dovey who gave some in-! teresting details of photography in Hongkong.
During the final ceremony, when vast throng surrounded the man- soleum, a large body of students attempted to break up the proced- ings by shouts and pushing, but were suppressed by the Police. -United Press.
T
TOLL OF TUBERCULOSIS.
PRISONER DIES IN HOSPITAL
Chronie Opium Smoker.
The death of a prisoner in the Government Civil Hospital formed the subject of an inquiry at the Central Magistracy yesterday. TACNA-ARICA DISPUTE. It was stated that the man, who
SOUTH AMERICANS “AROUSED.
Santiago de Chile, June 18. Deputy Matte, addressing the Chamber, was, Cheered when urg ing modification of the Monro doctrine, and adoption of the slogan "Latin America for Latin Americans.
Deputy Estady declared Chile should do her utmost to remove the discredit thrown upon her by General Lassiter. who moved the resolution adopted by the Tacna- Arica Commission, that a plebis- cite was impossible owing to in- timidation and abstention of volers 12: *The disputed territory.- Reuter's American Service.
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MOTOR SHIP SINKS.
FOUNDERS WITH CARGO OF COPRA,
One officer and two passengers were drowned when the motorship Lim Bonzing sank on the 8th inst. off Napacio Point, in the muni cipality of Anda, Bohol, P. I., "ac- cording to a telegram received at Constabulary headquarters from the Provincial Commander of Bohol. Several peraons were injured. probably during the rush to get into the life-boats.
High waves caused by near- typhoon weather around the island of Bohol were responsible for the sinking of the motorship which, at the time, was on her way from was 35 years of ago, was committed Jagna, Bohol; to Cebu. She car- to prison on March 22 this year.ried 550 sacks of copra and other Found guilty of an opium offence, merchandise, besides 60 passen- he was fined $43,700 or six months gers. It is believed that all the
in default. From Victorin Gaol he was, transferred to Laichikok, and later to the Government Civil Hospital, apparently suffering from typhoid.
Medical evidence showed that the man was a chronic, oplum. smoker. His condition varied from the time he was admitted to hospital and he died on Thursday from tuberculosis. A verdict of death from natural Causes Was recorded.
IN THE NORTH.
POWERS' PROTEST REGARDING SALT REVENUE,
Washington. June 18. Ex-President Alessandri, uholli- cial spokesman of Chile, declares
Shanghai, June 18: that the Taenn-Aries Commission's
The measures for settlement of rusolution that a plebiscite is im- possible, insults Chile, which has the Peking trouble will be carried fiad no justice or fairness hitherto.cut according to a specified plan. He has devoted his efforts in the Dr. W. Y. Yen will hold a Cabinet sice of Pan-Americanian, and meeting, and then issue a circular the el sest relations with the telegram announcing his retire- Chang Tso-lin, and Wu United States, but henceforth le ment. wil pach in aposition to the Pei-fu will then be welcomed to Mourne doctrine, “Latin America Peking to fix the new Cabine".
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Americans."- Reuter's American Service.
KEMAL THREATENED.
THE DISCOVERY OF A PLOT.
Constantinople, June 18.
A plot against Mustapha Kemal has been discovered at Smyrna, and several arrests have resulted.
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passengers, with the exception of HALL, LAW & Co., Ltd. two, succeeded in getting into the life-boats Before the ship finally plunged to the bottom.
A BURIAL AT SEA.
INTERESTING LITIGATION
FOLLOWS.
New York, June 18. The Supreme Court has given a decision practically sustaining the. age old custom of burial at sea. in a case against the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company for damages of $10,000 each to Mrs. Katherine Hoff and five relatives, because her husband was buried at sea without her consent.
Mr. Huff, according to the evi- dence, died on an ocean voyage Officers taken for his health.. testified that there was no other alternative but burial at sea.
The jury disagreed, and the case was dismissed. Reuter's American Service.
The Commanders of the Feng- PORTUGUESE AFFAIRS. tien allied forces met up the 17th to discuss the plan to attack Nem- bau.
The Extraterritoriality Commis- alon has decided to meet next week to draft its reports
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED.
Lisbon; June 18. Martial Inw has been proclaim- Dr. Wellington Koo hog handeded, and Cabecadas has agreed to
resign the Premiership. the protest of the British,
Salazar has resigned the Finance Japanese and French Minister? Ministry in favour of General against the detention of the salt Cordes. Major Camara takes the
evenue to Wu Pei-fu. Chang Tao-Ministry of the Interior.
in, Sun Chuan-fang and Yim Sik- Da Costa, Cordes, and Camara san, requesting them to maintain form a triumvirate. The other de international credit-Wah Kupartments are to be run by Under: Yat Po..
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