CANTON. STUDENTS,
THE LATEST TROUBLES.
In addition to labour troubles, Canton is now faced with student difficultles.
THE HOTEL INCIDENT.
PROFESSOR TO PAY
COMPENSATION.
The students of Kwong Wan Medical College, a privato Incorpor- ated institution, supported by Chin-tracy this morning, све practitioners of Western medicine, are still clamouring for the dismissal of the Dean, not- withstanding the standing of the Board of Directors that the power of appointing or removing members of the teaching staff belongs to the management.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
PRATAS WIRELESS,
NEW STATION OPENED.
The inauguration of the wire- The case in which Professor loss station on the Pratas Shoals Langaner was charged with assault- Hotel, was concluded before Mr. R. the arrival there, of the Chinese. ing the head boy at the Ilongkong took place on Monday, following E. Lindsell, at the Central Magis craisor Hoi Yung, with an official Mr. Lindsell remarked that it was party, which, besides the Com- quite clear that there must have mander of the First Chinese been some misunderstanding, as the Squadron, Rear-Admiral C. L defendant and complainant did not understand each other's language, Chen, and the Director of the He thought the Professor actually Chinese Coastguard Administra- did push or hit the boy so that he tion Rear-Admiral C. C. Hou, also
ell. He would record a conviction on the assault charge; the Profes-included four representatives of sor would be bound, over in a bond the Hongkong Chinese General of $50 for a period of six months 1 Chamber of Commerce, and, the The students have declared to keep the peace," and would have Commissioner of the Maritime Cus- a boycott of the institution to pay $10 compensation to
Hotel boy. and are preventing new
Evidence was given by M. Regad, students from seeking admis Professor Langaner's secretary alon. The attempt of the Col-who stated that they went to a table lege to re-open, without tho deserted students, may be impos- sible, as pickets are posted around the promises to oppose any person Strying to enter the institution.
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near a verandah when the boy had told them they could not have curtain table. The boy stood be hind the Professor's chair, and, al- though told to go away, several times, he refused to do so. The Professor rising slightly from his chair, pushed the bay and the lat
The Pul-ching Baptist Academy in Tuhin, Canton, will have to continue its senior middle school ter fell.
Mr. Wadeson submitted that on
toms for Kowloon, District, Mr. N. R. M. Shaw. Pressure of work, brought on chiefly by the weather conditions of the previous week, prevented many Hongkong officials
from attending..
Squally conditions, attended by rains, for some time obscured the view of the shoals from the cruiser, and they had to be ap prouched with enation, after many hours of careful reconnoit- ring. However, a landing was effected at last, and the ceremony throwing Pratas. wireless station open was performed on eciat the same day, with much and to the accompaniment of appropriate speeches.
of
on account of the "demands of the In reply to Mr. R. A. Wadeson, students. The Academy lately who was defending, witness said he found that the number of students saw the Professor threw an order in attendance and the financial re-book on the floor. sources It has in. its possession do Professor Langener said he had not warrent the continuation of its another witness, who had not come senior middle school classes and,o Court. therefore, decided to suspend them, The Kuomintang authorities, how account of the Professor's un- ever, appear to hold that "once a governable tempor he had knocked school always a school," and the the boy down, and, from his point Pui-ching Academy must operate all of view, he had been so badly trent- its classes, reasons which existed that the remainder of the "ser- its classes, despite, reasons which vants in the Hotel refused to wait since returncil to Shanghai. The may exist for discontinuation. on the defendant, and it was only cruiser is, still in port.
EMPIRE SETTLEMENT.
THE PROBLEM OF AUSTRALIA,
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with considerable difficulty that They were persuaded to do so. asked for a fine, and compensation.
ATTACKED WITH CHOPPER.
· ALLEGED ASSAILANT.
COMMITS SUICIDE,
The party returned to Hongkong yesterday, the Hoi Yung leaving the Shonis ut nine o'clock of Monday night and arriving here at |2.30 yesterday afternoon.
Rear-Admiral C. C. Hau
IODINE BELOW STRENGTH:"
LOCAL CHEMISTS FINED..
has
As the result of some tincture of iodine from the China Dis- pensary being found to be below the regulation strength, the Chin- ese manager was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindbell, at the Central Police Court, this morning.
Mr. E. I Dovey, Government Analyst, said there should have been 1025 grammes of iodine in one millilitre, which was 1/28th part The lodine which of an ounce.
Rugby, July 27. Mr. Amery, Secretary for the Dominions, atated in the House of Commons that during the year ended May 31st last, 8,536 men,
A double tragedy is reported 6,826 wemen, and 11.086 children, from Kowloon, where, apparent making a total of 26,398 personsly, after seriously wounding, & were assisted under the Empire Chinese with a chopper, his aa- Settlement Act to proceed to Aus-sailant committed suicide by tralia. The numbers of emigrants jumping on to the road from a to New Zealand assisted during verandah. the same period, were 2,587 men, 2,445 women, and 3,760 children, or a total of 8,797 persons.
Coincidentally, in a speech at employed at the Kowloon Go- which was a deficiency of nearly the annual meeting of the Empire downs, has been sent to the Kow-20 In England, a margin of Parliamentary Association, the loan Hospital suffering from 10% error was allowed, but the des Prime Minister made a declaration head injuries of. a very serious ficiency would not greatly affect that "by far the most important nature, which, it is alleged, were the efficacy of the iodine. thing for Australia. for the peace inflicted by A man named Lan Examined by Mr. ES. C. Brooks. of the world and our own neo is Kang, with a chopper at Hai-who appeared for the defence, that there should grow up there a phong Road, Kowloon, at 11 p.m.witness said he had examined community larger than at present yesterday.
many samples, and in one other exists—a community of pure-bred Lau Kang then apparently cam- case there was a déliciency of five stock from the British Isles." mitted suicide by throwing blm- or six per cent.
Speaking from
According to a report måde to, the police, a Chinese hamed Lau was analysed was found to con- grammes of iodine, Mak-po, forty-five years of age, tain 0203
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previous prosecution
Mr. Baldwin added that he thought self from the second floor veran-memory, he believed, there had the forthcoming visit of the dah of No. 3, Haiphong Road been Delegation of Empire Parliamen- tary Association to Australia
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against the firm.
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The defendant, giving evidence,
would do an immense amount of CONSTABLE CHARGED. said the tincture of iodine came
.good. It had always seemed ta him, there was a real difficulty in
understanding problems that had
HAD TO TELL LIES.
from England in large bottles, after which it was put into smaller, ones. It had not been tampered" with, and, as far as he knew, was
to be faced, even by men of our own blood, living on the "other Alleged to have stolen a watch the same as when it was sent from
side of the world. It was only by from a prisoner arrested for England.
close personal contact that we breach of the Opium Ordinancé, a "A fine of $50 was imposed.
could really ·understand ́ ́and sympathise-British Wireless.
Shantung constable attached to - the Mongkok Police Station was charged before Mr. J. H. B. Nihil, at the Kowloon. Magistraëy this RELIGION IN MEXICO. morning, with larceny, and alter- natively with misbehaving himself ne a police constable by telling lies.
CATHOLICS ACTIVE AND
ANXIOUS.
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Mexico City, July 27.
In answer to the first charge, the defendant pleaded that took the watch from the arrested Catholic churches throughout man whilst searching him, but he the country are most active in had no intention of stealing it. view of the fact that the usual Regarding the second count, the defendant said that he was obliged forms of worship will cease on Sunday when the Government's to tell lies to the Inspector, as he
had lost the watch.
religious régulations become
His Worship, entered a plea of effective. Masses are being said
not guilty on the first count and half-hourly by crowded congrega- tions and thousands of children guilty on the second. are being baptised. The Arch-1 bishop is most busy instructing the priests from the country districts with regard to their
The case was provisionally fix-
ed for to-morrow for hearing.
MINING BILL PASSED.
LABOUR MOTION DEFEATED.
London, July 27.
The House of Commons by 812 votes to 125' agreed to the third reading of the Mining Industry Reorganisation Bill, a Labourite motion for rejection "being defeated-Reuter.
EXCHANGE RATES.
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Paris Brussels Amsterdam Berlin
conduct during the crisis. It is ALCOHOL POISONING. Copenhagen
believed that the majority of them will be taken into the families of catholic laymen" and that they will don mufti and pursue lay occupa tions until permitted to resume religious duties. -
A MURDER CHARGE ENTERED.
Vienna Helsingfors Lisbon Buenos Aires Shanghai Yokohama New York.
Buffalo, July 27. The District Attorney has Geneva:
Milan
Government officials defend the directed a murder charge to be Stockholm action of President Callos in entered against the person alleged Olso, enforcing the Constitution and to have desit in the liquor which Prague Madrid declare that catholic reactionaries resulted in the wood alcohol have been trying to participate in Poisoning fatalities.
and control politica in Mexico aver Other sources of the deadly since Mexico's independence from trame are, belag followed up.- Spain-Router's American Service, Router's American Service.
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