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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1927.
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OPPOSITION WRITER'S
ORDEAL.
Warsaw, Dec. 24. The playwright Nowaczynaki, who is also a leader writer to the Conservative press against the present regime, was visited last evening by two civilians and an- other man in the uniform of a senior police officer, who produced
SIX ARRESTS IN AMAZING PLOT.
TRADE UNION LOSS.
EFFECT OF LAST YEAR'S BIG STRIKE.
London, Dec. 24.
Paris. The hand of the Soviet
Figures indicating the effect of is stated to have pulled the strings of the £1,000,000 Hungarian bond the general strike and coal-mining plot which is the sensation of the stoppage on the membership and Continent. Six arrests have been finances of the trade unions are made in connexion with the given in a return by the Registrar swindle, which was effected by of Friendly Socleties for 1926. smuggling the bonds out of a warrant showing he was requir-Hungary, where they were dealt The statistics show that there
in on
a.paper money busis, and were 677 registered trade unions, fraudulently stamping them in with a total membership of 4,190,- Paris with the stamps of French 147, in Great Britain at the end and English banks to make them of 1926, compared with a member- negotiable on a gold basis.
hip of 6.981,750 in 1920, when the membership renched its peak. -*
ed at the State Attorney's office.
Nowaczynski entered a taxi and was driven to the outskirts of the city, where he was brutally set upon and beaten with rubber clubs And the butts of revolvers,
His assailants apparently in- tended to throw him into a lake,
The persons arrested are:
Josef Blumenstein, banker, of whither they were dragging him, vienna, of Czecho-Slovak nation- but were frightened by the atten-ality, said to be a millionaire and tions of passersby and made off in taxis.
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a large property owner in Berlin.
The Conservative press, which Bóris. Tobrani, a Rumanian, in- has stigmatised the incident as terested in Paris business enter. "Mexican methods of fighting op- | prises. ponents." has threatened reprisals.
Simon Tobrani, claiming Ilalian;
It has had its Issues confiscated nationality, his brother.. while the Government has an-]
The funds of the unions fell from £12,747,000 at the beginning the year, to £8,650,000.--Reiter.
RUBBER SHARES.
THE LATEST QUOTATIONS FROM SINGAPORE.
Messry. Carroll Bros. have been | advised of the following quotations on rubber shares:
nounced that the affair will be in- Jean de Fallois, à prominent vestigated, and the criminalsParisian manufacturer, who is
have alleged to
vouched for severely punished.-Reuter.
Blumenstein's business integrity.
George de Fallois, his brother, also alleged to have stood guarantee Aver Panas. for Blumenstein,
SHANGHAI TRAMS.
FULL SERVICE RESUMED.
Shanghai, Dec. 24.
Allenbys
Colinsburgh Pierre la Caze, who formerly held Glenenlies San Indragiris French consular posts in Francisco, New Orleans, and in Spain.
Jerams Jimmahs
Tobvani,, according to the Matin, Kedahs
Lunas
Malaka Pindas...
Dividend.-Malayın 3rd. Int. of 7%.
.$ 3.20
12.00
4.30
3.10
11.75
1.80
2.85
4.30
3.30 *
2.75 X.D.
2.76 X.D. Colleries,
"REDS" IN POLAND.
A full tram service was resum-
was an agent of the Soviet Govern- ed this morning.
ment. A persuasive, insinuating Former strikers are now assist- Slav, he made the acquaintance of ing the police to arrest agitators, Jean de Fallois and one day pro. Pajams realising that the risks of reprisalsposed to him what appeared an in-
teresting financial deal. have passed off with the depar-
The idea was to obtain control ture of the Soviet agents, seven-of the majority of the bonds of the teen of whom, including Kovlovski, Russo-Asiatic Bank. This bank, sailed on the Sishan this morning whose capital was almost wholly for Vladivostok.-Reuter. j. French, became owners of the Chinese Eastern Railway, the political, economic, and military
which is importance of
auch that the Soviet Government and its representatives (Rakovsky in
Warsaw, Dec. 24. Paris and Krassin in London) be-
The political police have round- gan negotiations to obtain control of the bank's shares. These ed up Communists in various cen- negotiations fell through, and the tres here. They include Soviet Soviat Government sent a secret ring-leaders and emissaries, one agent, Tobvani, to deal with the being the ex-Commissary Wad- matter.
zicki.
Robberies Also Cease..
Shanghai, Dec. 24. The transport services, "includ- ing electric and railless trams, are new operating..
It is
noticeable that the last few days have scen a big reduction in the number of armed robberies. -Naval Wireless.
BIG ROUND-UP BY THE
POLICE.
Sun: 8th Jan at 7 a.m. COLLISION AT COWES were stolen by the Eolshevists, have been discovered, and tons of Several thousand shares-of-the- Several-secret-printing presses
Steamers,
Sailings.
Yaṭshing.
Fooshing
Kwongsang Chaksung
Tues. 27th Dec at 7 a.m. Bun. 1st Jan at. 7 a.m. Wed, 4th Jan at 7 a.m.
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V. §,MILLIONAIRE'S YACHT INVOLVED.
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Namsang
Kutsang
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Wed. 16th Jan at 7 a.m
{ Fooshing
Wed, 28th Dec at
TO STRAITS & CALCUTTA
{ Fooksang
Sun. 1st Jan at
TO SANDAKAN
8 YOKOHAMA
TO OSAKA via AMOY,
SHANGHAI MOJI & KOBE
TO OSAKA via AMOY, MOJI
2 KORE
TO CANTON
Hosang
{ Suisang
Mausang
Wed. 11th Jan at
Wed. 28th Dec at
Wed. 4th Tan at
For freight or passage apply to:
London, Dec. 24.
and these were fraudulently certi-seditious literature has been con- fied by the Moscow Central Com-fiscated. missariat as belonging to
Copies of correspondence with orners, Many of these shares Moscow have been seized.-Reuter. were sold to Jean de Fallois.
new
At the annual general meeting
of the bank Tobvani, whose plot
The Yacht Crusader, belonging to Had been foiled by the directors, the Antericun oll millionaire race.
8 a.m.horse-owner, Mr. A. K. Macomber, who refused to recognise the share
3 p.m. one of the most luxurious vessels from Moscow, was thrown out by
afloat, collided with the small passen- angry shareholders,
3 pm.ger steam Prince of Wales, goipi
3pm. from Cowes to Southampton, with 60
3 p.m. assengers, in Cowes Roads gester- BLIZZARD IN JAPAN.
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NAVAL COLLISION.
CAPTAIN OF JINTSU TAKES BLAME.
Tokyo, Dec. 26. Captain Mizuki ex-commander of the cruiser Jintsu, is holding himself responsible for the naval disaster of August 24, when the Jintsu and destroyer Warabi collided. The court martial, which, is trying Captain, Mizuki and cthers in connexion with the dis- final verdiet to-morrow-Reuter.
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