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No. 21,034
三拜禮 號一十月八英港香
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1926. AMMAŁ
STATUS OF SHANGHAI "EMPRESS THEFTS. COMMODORE STIRLING
RUSSIANS.
RENDITION OF COURT FEARED,
BARRISTER'S STÁTEMENT.
MUSICIAN SENT TO GAOL.
STORY OF SICK WIFE.
Shanghai, August 10.
A series of personal losses-suf- M. Alexander Fishman, a well- fered by various passengers dur The strife among the Labour known Russian barrister here, in ing the Empress of Asia's voyage to Hongkong from Canada, led to Unions-in-Canton-is-still-unabated. despite the fact that troops and the course of an interview with the arrest and appearance before armed police are patrolling the Russian journalist. regarding the Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, of shed. The bitter feelings between
who was charged on three counts
PROMOTED.
·RAISED TO RANK OF REAR" ADMIRAL.
A FINE CAREER.
Information has been received oficially from the Admiralty by
HISTORIC DAY.
FRANCE ALTERS HER CONSTITUTION.
ROWDY COMMUNISTS.
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"PUSSYFOOT" GOING
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MOVEMENT IS ON FOR
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DE WONE NOY CHUNES (10-23", HARPY VALLOY
CHOLERA RAGES.
HUNDREDS DIE IN
streets to prevent further blood Mixed Court, doclared that the Soutos Alvargan, (20), musician, C.B., R.N., Commodore in Charge tional question at the Palace of America and Central Europe. were
the rival elements of the Unions are running so high that on the least pretext men come out wear- ing the distinctive white and red armlets, and a clash ensues. Ey the time the troops or armed police arrive, the combatants have usual ly scattered.
It has, in fact, become rather dangerous to be out in the streets, éwing to the possibility of a street fight breaking out suddenly. Many instances of this kind have been reported, and a few pede- strlans have received more or less serious injuries by being caught in the thick of a fight..
PEACE EFFORTS.
It is said that Malame. Liao Chung-hoi has come forward to mediate with the Unions Delegates Association. It was thought that this Association would lend its ears to her pleadings, because
rendition would give Russians an entirely new and different status.of larceny,
Despite the fact that Russians had-lost-the rights-of extra-terris. toriality, Russians in Shanghal were at present under the au thority of the Mixed Court but after the rendition he "expected that they would be under purely Chinese Courts, subordinate to the Supreme Court at Peking.
THREE CHARGÉS. Charges perferred against the defendant were larceny of (1) one pull-over sweater and one jar of hair ointment, the property of Mr. Thomas F. London; (2) "one safety razor, belonging to Mr. V. A. Pacis; and (5) $45 in Hong kong money and $15 worth of Cook's travelling cheques, the pro- perty of Mr. H. B. Norris.
Mr. L. D. Turner prosecuted on behalf of the Canadian Pacific Company.
a. Fishman declared that the ovement of the foreign Bar had been entirely misconstrued. They hád no selfish motives but desired In answer to the charges, to see the Courts established such the defendant ndmitted
counts but sald that as to bring justice and order. He three
the
utterly disagreed with the accusa- the money in the case of Mr. tions made by an American Attor-Norris consisted of $25 in Shang ney that Britain was bartering the hai currency, and not Hongkong Mixed. Court for her trade with banknotes. China. The British attitude was
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from which Mr. Johnson has just
returned.
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'London, August 10, GREAT FAMINE FEARED. Paris, Aug. 10. For only the third time in his movement and it is going on for "Ours is not a campaign, it is a
'Shanghai, Aug. 10. tory and for the first time in 42 ever," corrected Mr. "Pussyfoot"
The Municipal Health Authorl- the "Naval Authorities that Com-years, the National Assembly met Johnson when Reuter enquired the modore Anselan J. B. Stirling, to-day to deal with a constitu- progress of the dry campaign in ties state that last week there
2,059 Chinese and Versailles, namely, to embody the
foreigners Buffering from cholera,. Sinking Fund Statutes in the Con-
He added that prohibition was of whom 321 Chinese and stitution and thus remove the
During kernel of last week's legislation being enforced in America better aix foreignerą died. from the destructive hand of the than the licensing law ever was this week;
till yto- legislator. The Palace and garWe tave.corruption, but less than
there had night (Tuesday) dens were closed to sightseers before. The
oppoks referendum, evory been 564 more Chinese and eleven during the sitting of the Assembly, about a
is a re more foreign cases, of which 125 which the Government hopes will congressional election conclade in a single day. provided ferendum' and the people have Chinese and three foreign had it is able to forestall the antici-elected a drier congress on three pated notion of the Socialists to occasions since prohibition star proved fatal. profit by the occasion to seck a ed. If I had the power to make to the China Station as a Lieuten-revision of the Constitution to England dry, I would not use it..
of H. M.Naval Establishments at Hongkong has been promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral to date 9th August, 1926..
Admiral Stirling ventered the Navy in 1889, and joined HMS. Nile on the Mediterranean Station, his first seagoing ship, as a Naval, Cadet in June, 1891. He first came
ant, serving in H.M.S. Barfleur, Flagship of Rear Admiral James A.T. Bruce, in 1890, and-was land- ed with the Naval Brigade. during the Boxer Troubles in 1901. He was wounded in the leg during these operations and invalided, sub- sequently receiving a pension for wounds.
..
The proceedings opened with the overwhelming defeat of a communist motion, designed to prevent the Government opposing amendments to the agenda..
The China Press states that the
curtall the Senate's veto over A nation should have the laws it continuous lack of rain and the
wants. If America wants the old excessive heat, (yesterday the tem Bils passed by the Chamber:
system, let her, and then Gcd perature was agaia 101%) is not have mercy" upon her soul."
only causing the spread of the There were nearly 500 European delegatos to the Dorpat Can-cholera But is also threatening a one Japanese and five great faminb.-Reuter: American and they all reported a tendency towards greater sobriety. "The movement against alcoholism is steadily marching towards a universal veto and there is no forcing methods.-Reiter's Amert
A HOLIDAY FORMALITY,
ference,
most of the Untons belonging to perfectly honourable and atraight-appeared to have been an error in June, 1909, and to Captain in De-Senators, Deputies and pressmen, con Service..
'this Association we're formed under the patronage of her lata husband, but her efforts, together with those of the Chairman of the Strike Union, have so far failed.
of their
On the 8th instant, the No. 6 Police Sub-Station was besieged consequence by Union men, in of some
members arrested for disorderly conduct. They were not dispersed until the arrival of armed policemen despatched by the Central Station for that purpose. August 9th and 10th saw no organised fight among the different factio was reported the different factions of workers, in the fight on the afternoon of
the 8th.
forward.--Renter.
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RUM RUNNERS' BATTLE.
BRITISH SCHOONER AND
"COASTGUARD CUTTER
STRIKERS "NEUTRAL" The Canton Strike Committee, the organisation enforcing the Boycott, has formally announced its "neutrality in the present companie, the labour feud.
Mr. Turner said that there the formulation of the charge, The money had not been recovered, and there was some doubt as to its_netual currency.
THEFTS AT SEA.
Giving the facts of the case; Mr. Turner said that the case was regarded very seriously by the company. The Empress of Asia left Canada some weeks ago and before the steamer was long at sen various
also passengers and
money.
personal property, as well as Victims had reported losses ranging from sums of $100 gold to fountain pens, watches and cigarette cases,
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The new Admiral was prompted to the rank of Commander on 30th cember, 1915. He was eminently a "destroyer Officer and served in Destroyer Flotillas, command ing H.M. Ship's Shark, Faulkner. and Saumarez,throughout the War.
He commanded as Captain (D) the 12th Destroyer Flotilla of 18 destroyers at the Battle of Jutland being himself in H.M.S. Faulkner.
Versailles, Aug. 10. The town and palace were bathed in sunshine when special trains conveyed from Paris,
but many, including M. Foincare, motored. Gendarmerie were much in evidence.
The
The white-haired M. Deselves, na President of the Senate, opened theproceedings at 9.30. issue on the vote constitutionalis-" ing the Sinking Fund being assured, the members were in holi- day mood and many in holiday attire. The chief pre-occupation, except by Socialists and Com- munists, who seemed bent on obstruction, was to get through the busincas as quickly as they could, to-day if possible, but the long formalities absorbed the morning" and part of the after-
"BRITISH SUBMARINE
DISASTER.
SIX LIVES NOW REPORTED LOST.
Rugby, Aug. 10.
ANOTHER OUTBREAK,
Coincident wit
the serious news of the Shanghai cholern out- break comes information to the effect that a grave epidemic of the same disease is occurring at Pinglek and Laipo, cities which are situated about a hundred miles north of Wuchow. The. Tele- graphs Nanning correspondent states that native doctors are powerless to deal with the out- break, which is spreading, rapidly, He delivered the most successful destroyer attack with his Flotilla
It is now officially announced so much so that the Laipo Dis on the German Battle Fleet, in-
that six men, instead of five as a trict Commercial Association his ficting considerable damage and
first reparted, lost their lives in issued a circular appeal to various sinking the German Battleship
Suamarine. H29 which sank in the Pommern, is the Fleet were on
Dock Basin at Devonport yester. hospitals and Red Cross Societies and advice. to render help deavouring to escape on the morn-
day afternoon. ing of 1st June, 1916. For his
The cause of the disaster is un-This organisation promisca trans- services on this and other occa
und the Admiralty aportation costs and wages to any known, u Sions during the war he was made The Assembly began by adopt- nounces that an official enquiry qualified doctors who will help a Companion of the Most Honouring the rules which were identical will be held as soon as the vessel the people in their extremity.
Amongst the institutions to able Order of the Bath, Military to the Assembly of 1871 with the has been raised. Division, and decorated with the addition of an amendment limit- Salvage parties were at work which the appeal is addressed is French Legion of Honour anding the number and, duration of throughout the night by the light the Stout Memorial Hospital at Russian Order of St. Anne with the teeth of Socialist and Com-divers made many attempts to en-fafe, says our correspondent, that
speeches.
This was adopted in of flares and searchlights, and Wuchow, and it is the irony of swords.
munist opposition, the Comter her, but in vain,.
the doors of this hospital should munists, as usual, being noisily After some ten feet of water be closed and the foreign, ductors but harmlessly obstreperqus. had been pumped out of the Dock driven away therefrom as a re-
M. Poincare read the text of Basin, it was decided to attempt sult of the foolish so-called · the single Article to be added to to raise the sunken submarine "patriotic" activities of pickets. the Constitution and, after further bodily, and, the vessel is being discussion on points of procedure, slung on wire hawsers. Oficials the Assembly adjourned till the hope to raise her by a afternoon, a Committed of both method which is Housus, meanwhile preparing for
the report on the Bill constitutionalis Wireless, ing the Sinking Fund.--Reuter,
New York, August 10. A message from St. Augustine, Florida, says that two members of officers of the ship complained of Hazel Lee, which is alleged to be of
rum running schooner named the having lost different articles of
British, origin, have been sent to hospitul suffering from wounds they received in a battle with a
The vessel arrived in Hongkong coastgaard cutter which, they dec
yesterday, but on the previous af- lare, fired without warning. The tornean, a Mr. Norris had had his owner of the Hazel Lee, who ac-pocket book stolen. care wounded men ful watch was kept and the ashore, was arrested on a charge defendant was found wandering The different factions of the of drunkenness.-Renter's Ameri- about on "B" Deck, on which-part
of the ship he had no authority to At the conclusion of the War, restaurant workers-those of the con Service.
be. The oflicer who had seen Al-Admiral Stirling was appointed a class catering to the merchanta
virran became suspicious of his Commodore, 2nd Class, as Chief and well-to-do folks naturally Sit-
movements, and, not being satis of Staff to the Commander-in ing with the "anti-Reds" and those
fied with his explanation, he was Chief at Portsmouth, and later existing to serve the coolies and
commanded the large aircraft the poorer classes-are
taken into custody, on suspicion.
carrier Argus, which was the preparing for another battle, and
pioneer of aircraft carriers as at they have not yet returned to their
present known, and carried out jobs. As a result, the proprietors
important experimental work in of the better class, restaurants are losing about $30,000 and the others about $16,000. daily in overhead expenses.
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ONE DEATH.
Tater.
A Savanna message says that still the coastguard cutter mentioned in connection with the above incident has reported there with a member of the crew dead-Reuter's Ameri; can Service.
ARTICLES. PAWNED.
A search was made of his cabin
and various articles were found in his luggage. The defendant, had admitted then, as he had admitted MEXICO AND AMERICA. in Court, that he had stolen the articles found and also various other articles, among which was a gold watch. He informed the officers of the ship that he has already pawned several articles of jewellers.
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE DENIES RUMOURS.
her,
On conclusion of his term of, appointment in H. M. S. Argus, he was appointed directly to com- mand the Atlantic Fleet Destby-
noon.
TUMULT BREAKS OUT, «
Later.
The National Assembly by 671 or Base at Port Edgar in Scot-voten, to 144 constitutionalised the land, which was specially con- Sinking Fund. When the Assem- structed during the war to accom- bly resumed in the afternoon, the modate the Grand Fleet Destroyer Socialists violently attacked the Flotillas, amounting, to over one proposal hurling insults at M.
Poincare. hundred destroyers.
Tumult broke out and the sitting was suspended, but resumed later.-Reuter.
SHOOT TO KILL”. Reports state that instructions from General Chang Kai-shek, the Kuomintang Chief now in Hunan in connection with the Northern
New York, Aug. 10. The Company, concluded Mr. expedition, are to shoot to kill all
a very At his summer camp, near Paul Turner, regarded it as those engaged in street warfare; but so far the Kuomintang troops Smith's, President Coolidge gave serious offence for a ship's
From that appointment Admiral in the city have not resorted to the official quietus to several musician to pilfer the passengers' Stirling was sent to Hengkong as such a course. The Kuomintang rumours emanating from Mexico luggage, thus spoiling what might Commodore in Charge and would Workers Delegates Conference City during the week-end. Pres. otherwise have been a pleasant trip, have completed his two years as Alvarran made a lengthy state- Commodore, Hongkong: at the end. (supported, by the Communist Coolidge's official spokesman státed element within the Kuomintang) that Pres. Coolidge had not had ment in broken English, in which of this year. claims a membership of 170,000, direct communication, with Prosi-he said that he was recently mar-
Admiral Stirling enjoys the dis while the General Labour Union is deat Calles, while the fact that ried to a woman, whom he dearly tinction of having been continuous-Renter.
Mr. Sheffield, the American Am-loved and she had recently been backed by almost equal strongth:
The Kuomintang Workers' Dele-bassador to Mexico, was returning taken ill. He was a very poor man promotion in 1915, an experience gates Conference, in order to turn to the States was explained as and needed money to pay hiswhich few Captains have enjoyed General Chang Kai-shek against being merely the customary vaca- wife's 'hospital expenses.
ly employed as a Captain since his
LATEST FRANC KATE,
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to be trien first time.
British
MR. MELLON'S DENIAL.
VISIT TO ROME. PURELY PRIVATE.
However, medical advice and health circulars dealing with cholera are being sent to the affect ed districts from Nanning, and the outbreak is being investigated from all standpoints."
THE APPEAL
The circular referred to is ad- dressed to the heads of the Wai Man and all other hospitala in Canton; the Sin Lok Yuen Hos- pital, Nanning; the Stout Memorial Hospital, Wuchow; the Red Cross. Rome, Aug. 10. Mr. Andrew Mellon has stated Societies at Nanning, Wuchow and that his visit to Rome was entire Kweilin; as well as to all doctora ly private and he has refuted the and medical research societies. statement published in the French) It states that the Laipo district press to the effect that he had is faced with a serious epidemic. interviewed M. Mussolini and of cholera, which has spread from London, Aug. 10... French francs closed at 171.6 |
Court Volpi and other financial Pinglok, and in most cases the authorities regarding the stabilisa- victims auccumb, after about three- and Belgian francy at 175.8.tion of the fire and kindred mat- hours. In Pinglok, there have
ters: Mr. Mellon added that there] been' instances in which the vic had been no such conversations tims have suddenly fallen down in and he did not intend to have any the streets, and it has been im- during is visit to Europe. possible to open their mouths In
order to administer medicine. GAMBLING TABLE LOSSES. Mr. Turner said that in view of
"We are panic-stricken,” says the circular, and the medical pro the defendant's statement, ho was
It is anticipated that AdmiralDoriet was largely responsible for
fession bare is without any means extremely sorry to have to mention Stirling will continue to serve at the tumult and was several times
of relieving the situation. Every- it, but he would bring conclusive Hongkong for the present until due warned. Finally, the President.
one looks forward to the help of evidence that all the money the for, relief about December, 1926.
A SEVERE DECLINE.. able doctors, just as rain is looked defendant had taken, and the THE LATEST NEWS.
for during a great drought. We money he had got by selling arti-
New York, Aug. 10,- therefore appeal to you to send us cles stolen, had been lost over the Buenos Aires, Aug. 10.
Stocks are most active and there any prescriptions that you may gambling table. The Argentine aviator, Duggan,The defendant replied that he
also hooting and whistling have been wide Ouctuations, cul- have as an effective remedy for the disease. Also, if there are any pro- THE POSTAL SETTLEMENT.
has arrived over the River Plate hail attempted to increase the
Finally, at the President's reminating in a severe decline. -Renter.
Steel dropped five points and fessional men in your district we quest, General Felletier, the one- money he already had, in order
Motors twenty. The shall be pleased to pay all their Temporary adjustments or set- [It was reported on June 20th to be able to remit more to his He arrived in Hongkong on armed veteran commanding Ver- General tlements in labour disputes con- that, Duggan, who had been miss wife, but he had unfortunately December 11th, 1924. in succession sailles, entered with four men and causes of the break are attribut traveling expenses in addition, to cluded within the last few days ing for a week, had arrived safe lost all that he had stolen to Commodore (now Rear Corporal, tapped M. Doriót one to a bear drive and paying remuneration for thele ser include the trouble with they at Visia with his companion.
In the call-money vices As this is a matten of Sentence of six months hard Admiral) Grace, and during his the shoulder and requested him to a risc
MA Postmen's Union. The postmen He is flying from New York to labour was imposed on all three stay here has won much popularity follow, Doriot obeyed ante to five per cent, charity, please give this your
(Continued on Page 16). Buonos Aires
Reuters, American Service. charges.
in the social life of the Colony,b] Reuter.
prompt attention.
the Central Labour Union, is ac cusing non-Kuomintang news- papers of having maliciously at- tacked the Kuomintang Party and that the Central Labour Union is being influenced by the, "counter-
disturb revolutionists to
the penco of Canton in order to check the progress of the Northern ex pedition.
tion-Renter's American Service.
ARGENTINE FLIGHT.
الم
At Versailles, soldiers had to be since the
ruthless roductions called in at the National Assembly which have been effected after the to enforce the ruling of the Presi- close of the war,
dent. The notorious Communist.
appealed to the Assembly to authorise M. Dorict's expulsion, The new Admiral was and the assent, was given. born on the 27th of June, 1875, Socialists and Communists then being the son of Col. J. S. Stirling,se and song revolutionary songs, of Gargunnock, Stirlingshire. He was educated at the Royal Naval School, Newcross.
Reuter.
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