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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
ROULETTE GAME.
JAPANESE MISSION.
THE WING ON CASE.-
NEW CRUISERS.
SEQUEL TO RECENT POLICE CHINA TRAVELLERS ARRIVE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S NOLLE BRITAIN'S DECISION. NOT
RAID.
PROSEQUI.
Of this number four persona were charged with keeping a gaming house.
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IN' HONGKONG.
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BRITISH FIRM'S GOLD CONCESSION.
WELL RECEIVED.
nro Dominions, and
country danger. Retter,
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of
RICH AMERICA.
HOW THE PUBLIC'S MONEY
IS BEING SPENT.
Of thirty-five people arresto: For, the purpose of developing Messrs. Lo and Lo write, in re-
London, Nov. 13.
Philadelphia, Nov. 18. during a police raid on No. 251 Japan's foreign trade abroad and ference to the case Rex v. F. Chan: The Chairman and Secretary
President Coolidge was Des Vouex Road Central en No-at the same time to come into clo-Having regard to the pubileity of the Navy League write to the
the vember 6, on information reach ser friendly touch with all coun-ziven lu the Piess to themes on the Government's deci- uent of honour, at the Founder's ing the authorities that a game tries in the world, Japan last year Magisterial proceedings which ion not to proceed with the laying Day dinner of the Union League of roulette was in progress, only sent groups of commercial travel- torminated in the committal of the downs of two cruisers voted by founded during the civil war to fifteen appeared before Mr. R. E. lers, to all parts of the world defendant for trial at the Sessions, Parliament. They claim that it promote pro-Lincoln policies. He Lindsell yesterday afternoon to carrying with them samples of we are instructed to inform you will cause grave concern to all warned the country against the face the charge of playing rau manufactured goods. The travel that ive have been notified by the patriotic citizens, especially in dangers of prosperity and said the doctrine of ease was the doctrine lette, the others preferring to lers returned to Japan with the Crown Solicitor that the Hon. the the jump-thefr bail....`
most satisfactory results and this Attorney General proposes to file the opinion that it will result in a of surrender and decay. He re year five other groups are going to a nolle prosequi, which of course hurried emergency building proviewed the rintion's progress, justi- and the effect of putting an end graninie in the future, when the Bed the protective tariffs and different parts of the world.
suddenly realises its urged reasonable taxation to re- They will visit the South Sens to the prosecution.
duce the national debt of $18,000,- region and China, India and East-
000,000, but said the "inancial The prosecution was conducted
situation was so good, that they by Sergeant Carey, and the deern Africa, Egypt and the Balkans, Centrál America And. South
could consider development of pub- fence was in the hands of Mr.
America. The travellers for D. McCallum, who represented all Ohina left on November 10, ar.
lic works, including food control and could "round out the Navy the defendants.
riving in Hongkong yesterday,
with more submarines, and cruisers Giving evidence a Chinese de-
They will proceed to Canton to 2.800 ACRES IN AMUR RIVER
and encourage especially com- tective who was a member of the morrew where a sample fair-will
mercial aviation. raiding party described in deta' be held. After a stay on ten days the various bets which he saw they will return to Hongkong on staked by the defendants. Asked November 30, and leave four days by the Magistrate how he gained later for Haiphong. Their next admittance, he said that he gave call here will be on April 24 next the name of Ah Ho, and was ad-year en route to Manila and Kobe. mitted without question.
In connexion with the despatch The concession, which is for 24 Mr. McCallum put several of of the groups the Osaka Mainichi years, comprises 12 gold-bearing his clients in the box to show that is publishing special supplements districts in the Amur River area the premises were used as a club giving details of the commercial near the Manchurian border and by merchants who had businesses mission and articles regarding covera 2,800 acres. in California. All-Chinese return-Japanese manufactures, ing from America used the pre- nises as their rendezvous
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Mr. McCallum contended that al- though roulette was being played, the men in the premises were not really gambling as no commission was.. being charged. They were playing for a little spread in West Point.
MURDER RE-CALLED.
LOCAL ESTATE OF INDIAN OFFICER.
His Worship discharged four of
Jemudar Gurmukh Singh, an the fifteen prisoners and inflicte officer of the Indian Army Supply fines of $5 on nine of the others. Transport, who was found mur- The remaining two who appeareddered in his bed at Whitfield Camp to be in charge of the premises Barracks in the carly morning of were fined $25 and $50 Pespective June 25 this year, left estate in Hongkong to the value of $1,300. inLetters of Administration have been granted to Mr. H. A. Nisbet; the official.administration.
lv.
The Magistrate mentioned the course of the case that he ob- served the games of several haw kers, brokers, fitters, and a print er amongst those who were absent and he was satisfied that some form of gambling must have been going on.
APPEAL GRANTED.
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT TO BE RESTRAINER
Mexico City, Nov. 18. The Supreme Court has unanimously granted the appeal
of the Mexican
It will be recalled that the un- fortunate oficer was sleeping on the verandah of the officers' quar- tors at Whitfield Camp Barracks, Kowloon, and when an orderly en- tered the room in the early moen, ing of June 25, he discovered that dead, with Gurmukh Singh was wounds in the head.
Kavo
The finding of a bullet rise to the opinion that he had been shot but there was also evid- ence of is leg been attacked with some other instrument.
The circumstances surrounding his death were never discovered, and the assailant is still at large.
11. Petroleum Com- pany, which is American, to re- strain the Department of Industry and Commerce from cancelling certain drilling permits belonging to the company.
This is the first case involving the new petroleum law.'
New York, Nov. 18.
Mr. Guy Stevens speaking on be- half of the American Petroleum
THE PIRACY EVIL.
DISCUSSED WITH SIR CECI
CLEMENTI IN PEKING.
Peking, Nov. 18. Sir Cecil Clement; has discussed
companies which have been fighting the question of piracy in South the new Mexican petroleum law, China waters with the British, declared that the above decision Japanese, French and Italian jestified completely the attitude adopted by most foreign com- panies in Muxico toward the new lawReuter's American Service.
·BANDIT OUTRAGE.
ATTACK TRAIN AND KILL NINETEEN.
Mexico City, Nov. 18.
Ministers and the American Charge d'Affaires in two con- ferences on Wednesday. It is understood that an agreement regarding suppressive measures has been reached and that the Ministers have referred the pro- posals to their home governments.
-Reuter,
FLIGHT TO CAPE TOWN,
"ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO- BREAK THE RECORD.
A large band of bandits attacked' a passenger train between Palmira and Aguas Calientes. A battle ensued in which the commanding officer and eighteen soldiers were
London, Nov. 18. killed and three soldiers and ́six'
Mr. John Carbery, the Irish peer passengers wounded, including one who dropped his title on becoming woman and two children. The an American citizen, left Croydon engine driver and fireman were accompanied by a mechanic in an executed. The train later reached attempted flight to Cape Town in Aguas Calientes carrying the record time, lying a fokker mọn - wounded.-Reuter's American Ser-,
plane.-Reuter.
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British and Norwegian interests are, it is reported, concerned in a big goldfield concession granted by the Soviet Government, says an Oslo message.
A Norwegian- firm involved statos that a British company en-
St Andrew's Ball
November 30th
Washington, Nov. 18. Britain's declalon to lay down only one cruiser wHI not produce any modification of the United States programme for craiser building but will strengthen Pre- sident Coolidge in the inevitable struggle with the big navy group in Congress and the Administra tion.-Reuter's American Service.
President Coolidge referred very shortly to foreign affairs and said the United States was more than ever concerned with the foreign. affairs of other nations-Reuter's American Service,
gaged in gold washing operations in the neighbourhood has offered to participate in the financing of the undertaking and may possibly be more intimately involved in its were management.
The gold districts concerned were acquired by Norwegians in
1916 from Chinese holders, but during the
Negotiations. have been
nationalised Russian revolution. for the reversion going on ever since,
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