FIRE SERVICE EQUIPMENT
FIRE APPARATUS
C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD.
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"Hongkong Telegraph"
for The South China Morning Post, Ltd., 1 & 3. Wyndham Street, Hongkong.
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Hongkong Telegraph.
Tal. C. 289.
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KLUALXWF TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 25, 1928. HIPAA
POLICE CENSURED THE SALT GABELLE FARTHING A UNIT | MADRID THEATRE
BY BENCH.
WITNESS FOR DEFENCE INTERROGATED.
"PERFECTLY OUTRAGEOUS ACT" DEPRECATED:
CROWN INSTRUCTIONS.
Extradion proceedings against. Thang Yu, who is wanted by the
DISPUTE.
SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT REPORTED REACHED.
REGULAR PAYMENTS.
Shanghai, Sept. 24.
ELECTRICITY! ..
SPECIAL TREATMENT OF COAL.
VAST SCHEME FOR BRITISH CO-ORDINATION.
The North China Daily News learna that the Nationalist Gov- ernment has made arrangements whereby the service of Loans [secured on the Salt Gabelle will, BIG CONTRACT PLACED.
in future, be met regularly.
The above newspaper, in mok. ing this announcement, that
London, Sept. 24.
has reason to believe that these The vast electricity scheme
DISASTER.
CHILDREN'S MIRACULOUS
ESCAPE.
STAIRWAY COLLAPSE.
Madrid, Sept. 24. It is now ascertained that the fire extinguishing apparatus in the Novedades Theatre did not func- tion when the fire broko dut, and that there was no fire curtain.
It is most reliably stated that the theatre had been reported upon to the authorities seven times by
Canton authorities on a charge of arrangentens are satisfactory to south-east of England is definitely ties on account of its instability.
kidnapping, were continued bofore Mr. R. E Lindsell at the Central Magistrney this morning.
on
LİMİZƏ
INDIAN ASSEMBLY TUSSLE
GOVERNMENT WHIPS NAPPING.
PUBLIC SAFETY BILL LOST ON
CASTING VOTE.
630 PER. ANTEM SINGLE COPT 10 GENER
THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK.
ON SHOW TO-DAY
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Telephons Central 1246 or 1267.
33 Wong Nai Chung Rosé .......... Happy Valloy.
BRITISH VESSELS ATTACKED.
FIRING FROM YANGTSZE SHORES CONTINUE.
KINGWO UNDER FIRE.
Further cases of British vossels being fired on from the banks of the Upper Yangtze are to hand in Naval wireless messagos re-
MESSRS. ULLMANN VICTIMISED?
SALESMAN ALLEGED TO BE MISSING.
ENTRUSTED WITH STOCK VALUED AT $8,000.
LETTER TO HIS FIRM.
According to a report made to the Police authorities yesterday, it is stated that Messrs. Ullmann and Company, the well-known jewellers and watch-dealers of Alexandra Building, Chuter Road, have sus- allegedly dishonest net on the part tained a serious, loss through an
of one of their salesmen.
all parties concerned-Renter.
moving towards fruition, cign loans which are secured on to-day disclosing that the Central The most important of the for announcement, having been made the revenue of the Salt Adminis-Electricity Board have placed con- Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, Asals-tration is the Five-Power Reor tracts amounting in all to about tant Attorney General, prosecuted ganisation Loan of 1913, under $1,000,000 for the construction of taken refuge and stayed all night prove accoptable to the Assembly carried by all steamera passing valued at over $8,000 the man was and Mr. F. H. Loseby, of Messrs. which the arrangement was made one hundred and thirty-twe 1000-
for the setting up of a special Russ & Co., répresented the fugl-Salt Inspectorate with foreign tive.
members on the staff. The prin- At a previous hearing, the ciple and Interest payments have long since been met entirely from fugitive told the Court that at the the Custome funds, which were time of the kidnapping he was in equally hypothecated for this pur- Hongkong and was actually cook-pose.
The Crisp Loan of 1912 had the lag in the house of a lady in salt revenue as security, and the Stanton Street, The fugitivo's | Anglo-French Loan of 1008 was wife also substantiated this part of secured on a large number of mis-
the story.
Counsel's Complaint.
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cellaneous revenues the principal | of which were the salt taxes of Chihli, Hupeh, Chekinng and Kiangsu,
.
When the Court sat this morn- ing,ir. Loseby, addressing his
The Hukuang Railways, Loan of Whip, said that, before they 1911 was secured on the salt taxes theof Hupeh, Hunan and Canton, and proobeded any farther in hearing, there was a matter which the only other obligation secured ho must bring to the notice of the on tho, Salt Revenue is the, Chineso Magistrate. Je (Mr. Loseby) had Government Loun for the purchase made enquiries and he believed he of the ex-Japanese salt properties had been informed correctly that at Taingino under the Agreement the fugitive's wife, aluce she gave of 1922. evidence in court, had been sent for by the polico, This Mr. Lose- by described as unique.
As a matter of precaution, the fugitive's wife went to see Mr. Loseby, who sent his interpreter with the woman to the police. There, she was informed that she was not wanted, but that the police desired the presence of her mistress, the woman who lived in Stanton Street,
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EUROPEAN LADY AND BAG-SNATCHER.
INCIDENT ON STEEP STEPS
OFF WYNDHAM ST.
Mrs. Sherry, the wife of Mr. J. P. Sherry, Manager of the Hong- kong Telephone Company, had an unpleasant experience when shop- ping in the city yesterday.
Mistress Questioned. Mr. Loseby, continuing, unid
Leaving her home at No. 119, that he was told that the police The Peak, Mrs. Sherry was in had since sent for the Lower Albert Road at about 10.30 mistress, who had been closely in the morning, when with a view cross-examined, the police makto crossing into Wyndham Street, ing very careful and detall-she availed herself of the short cut od Inquiries from her. Mr. Loseby provided by the steep flight of concluded by saying that the step steps next to the Dairy Farm taken by the pollee was a serious offices. muiter.
While Mrs. Sherry was walking
volt transmission lines in the area. The Central Electricity Board, it will be recalled, was established under the Electricity Supply Act which passed through Parliament last year.
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Vast Output, Increase,
The Commissioners in formulat-
ing their plans have assumed that the output in Great Britain will
CZERNIECIBANAIMOTEUS
YANGTSZE STEAMER PIRATED.
French Vessel Looted In Upper Reaches.
PASSENGERS ROBBED.
Brief details of a piracy on the Yangisze are given in a Naval wireless message re- ceived in Hongkong this morn- ing from Iehung.
The message states that the 8.3. Fook Yuen, a steamer fly- ing the French flag, waa » boarded at Wanhsien by eight
pirates, who fol- lowing the usual custom, went on board in the guise of passen- gers. They later held up the ship, presumably according to now well established practice, and proceeded to rob the pus- sengers. Their haul consisted of $600 and the pirates disem barked before the vessel reached Ichang.
The Government had moved
now
tho
VICEROY'S NEW MOVE.
colved today which state that Simla, Sept. 24.
bandits are again active-in the Although it is fairly certain that vicinity of Wushan. The Jardine the Fire Brigade and other authori-the Public Safety (Removal from steamer Kingo and the Chink India) Bill will ultimately pass the Legislative Assembly, a somewhat wang, belonging to the Asiatic The majority of the deaths were astonishing position was created Petroleum Company were both staircases. Two small children the part of the Government whips. fired on in this region yesterday, due to the collapse of one of the to-day partly through slackness on were found in the morning unhurt The Bill, in its amended form, the fire being returned by the in a lavatory in which they had which; it was thought, would armed guards which are Until the date when he is alleged to have disappeared with 'goods The Are is not yet extinguished was shortly debated to-day, after as the surrounding houses are still which a division was taken, and through the area.
employed as salesman of the Hong- This is the second time within akong branch, Chater Road and was burning. The work of cleaning the Bill rejected.
vested with a large measure of ro- that the Bill be considered as few days that the Chinkwang has sponsibility in conducting away the debris is continuing.
The exact number of dead will amended by the Select Committee, been fired on. The Butterfeld wholesale aldo of the business. probably never be known as in and the result of the division was
In this capacity he had for many many cases only portions of disa tle, 61 members voting for and and Swire a.a. Kintang was a years taken up large consigriments- membered bodies can be found.
61 against.
victim less than a fortnight ago of goods to Canton from time to The President, Mr. Vithalbhai and it is notable that the firing time, and as regularly, turned in There Javerbhai Patel, recorded his cast in every case has been directed corresponding payments.
from the region of Wushan. Some had been, within a long period of times the bandita havo attacked service, no break in this order of at routine until the end of last week from below the town while others the firing has been about when he failed to return as expect- ed with the money ho was belfoved ten miles further up the bank.
None of the measaros received to have obtained from customers in
Canton on a valuable consignment. during the past fortnight concern- ing the firing on British steamers Letter of Apology. have made any reference to casualties and it is therefore pre- sumed that the counter-attacks by the armed guards on the vessels have stopped the firing before damage was done,
Huge crowds of mournors' and
sightseers are still surrounding cordons of police and soldiers. the theatre, which is guarded by
Router.
SECOND THOUGHTS TOO LATE.
SPEEDING MOTOR-CYCLIST IS FINED.
Mr. C. D. Wright, a motor cyclist who drove without a side-car light along Stubbs Road on the 8th instant, was fined $3 by Major C. Willson at the Central Police Court this morning, after pleading guilty to the offence.
Mr. F. H. Blundaon, who was charged before the same Magis- trate with reckless driving, in Morrison Gap Road, was fined $15. Sergeant Kelly said while enter- ing the Valley on his machine on the morning of the 6th, he en- countered defendant going up the incline of Morrison Gap road, in the opposite direction, on a Harley Davidson solo. Blundson' was travelling at a speed estimated by witness to be 30 miles an hour, and he did not sound his horn while negotiating the curve at this place. After having admitted the offence and being fined as stated, Blundson later reappeared in Court and argued that Sergeant the spot if he was speeding.
EOERISME MAIN
BRITISH LADY IN BANDIT HANDS.
Troops. Now Pursuing Mies
Tobin's Captors.
CHINESE OFFICIAL ACTION.
The Chinese authorities are making every effort to secure the release of Miss Tobin, ac- cording to Naval wireless messages received to-day,
Miss Tobin, of the Church Missionary Society, (as report- ed in the Telegraph yester- day) was captured some days ago by bandit operating in the district between Wuchow and. Kwelin.
The Kwangsi Government has now, despatched troops in purauit of the bandits while the magistrate at Chinping has been ordered to make. overy efforts to secure the re- lease of Miss Tobin.
GERMANIACIARENKCYJNENIORENC
LEPER BEGGARS IN THE COLONY,
A delay of a day or two would not in the ordinary course of events, have occasioned any surprise in view of the confidence he had eata- blished in long, servico with the firm, but for the receipt of a letter by the Company yesterday.
Purporting to have been written and signed by the missing salesman, the communication was addressed to Mr. L. D. Walch, the Manager of Mesars, Ullmann's and the writer. is said to have confessed that he
THREE ARRESTED AND SENT had run away with the goods, and
TO CANTON.
Threo malo mendicants who were taken into custody near the Western Market the other day, were found to be lepers. They had come from Canton, and have been returned to that City under a polico escort.
to have expressed his sorrow that circumstances should have forced him to take such a stop.
An examination of the envelopó shows that the letter was posted in Hongkong, the salesman apparent- ly having left it to be sent after his departure for Canton,... No Insurance.
The presence of lepers in this Colony has been continuously Enquiries by a Telegraph re- guarded against by the authori porter at Mossra. Ullmann's store tles. Those taken into custody at Chater Road this morning, bave during the frequent collections of confirmed the police report while beggars from the streets, who are establishing the fact that the goods, 'suspected of suffering from the comprising watches and lenses, ing yote against the motion, which dreadful malady, are segregated were not insured. It was also dia- was accordingly rejected amid a and sent back to Canton after they closed that the missing salesman from the Opposition.
In reply to his Worship's in- down the steps, a Chinese sudden double every eight years and that Kelly should have stopped him on tumult of applause and cheers have been certified as lepers by the has not left money behind with the
quiry, Mr. Fitzroy stated that the ly snatched at her handbag. Mra. at the end of 1941 about 460 units fugitive's wife was sent for and, Sherry however, was not totally per head of the population will on realising that they had made unprepared for the act and the
a mistake, the police had sent firm hold which she retained on
be consumed.
His Worship pointed out that there was nothing further to be The standard voltage for the said as Blundson had already her away again. Mr Fitzroy ad- the article, foiled the thief's at-rid transmission network, which pleaded guilty and he had been
it is proposed to establish, has fined. been Axed at 132,000 volts, and secondary system of transmis-.
Ился contemplated operate at 32,000 volts.
mitted that as regards the mis- tress, who had been mentioned in the former evidence, the police.had questioned her.
"An Outrage." Mr. Lindsell remarked that he had never heard of such an outrage as the questioning of per- sons prior to their being called to give evidence. "It is perfectly outrageous," said his Worship "and I hope you will draw the altention of the Captain Super- Intendent of Police to the matter,"
woman..'
tempt to obtain possession. then ran away.
Ho
The police were informed of the incident, but the culprit had made good his escape,
AUSTRALIAN STRIKE ACTIVITIES.
#
MOVE TO INDUCE MEN TO RETURN TO WORK.
sion
Scottish Success.
will HIGH TENSION CABLE
CUT.
The opinion was expressed by
Government medical officers.
firm as accurity.
The occurrence represents a com- plete loss to Messrs. Ullmann's of
to enact extraordinary legislation, ATTACK ON AIR SPEED over eight thousand dollars.
r. Patel as a reason for his action that the Government, in desiring
should do so by a majority of votes. Whips Caught Napping. ́
The division lists on examina- tion showed that the Government whips had been caught nap- ping, for Sir James Simpson
arrived DOCK EMPLOYEE'S DARING
THEFT,
RECORD.
BAD WEATHER PREVENTS
TRIAL FLIGHT.
London Sept. 24.
Mr. Walch said that the goods now reported as being irrecover- ablo, wore handed over from time to time to the salesman until they Ahad accumulated to the very big
figure stated.
a minute too Jate *British plans for an attack on the to vote, and Mr. Lamb, the Euro-world's air speed record, at present pean Unofficial Member from held by the famous Italian flfer, Burma, was calmly taking some tea Bernardi, are still held up by bad three minutes away, unaware that weather conditions.
division was likely.
The first scheme adopted by the Board covered an area of approxi- mately 5,000 square miles In Scot- land, and included Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dunder and Dumbarton. Mr. H. ("Kid") Marriott in- South-east England, the area for stigated proceedings against a which contracts for tranmission boiler-maker of Kowloon Dock, lines have now been placed, before Mr. W. Schoßleld at the Viceroy to Exercise Powers. Melbourne, Sept, 24. Includes London and has a total Kowloon Magistracy this, morning Mr. Fitzroy explained that his
The Viceroy's Executive Council The conference of Maritime and area of 8,828 square miles with a when a charge of atealing two held an emergency meeting in the instructions to the police were to find out all they could about the Transport Unions has decided population of 11,500,000.
it is proposed to reduce the red against the employee, who duce the Bill to-morrow by the ex- pieces of cable wire was prefer- evening, and decided to re-intro- strongly to urge the waterside
to resume number of generating stations pleaded guilty.
ercise of the Viceroy's special Mr. Lindsell: Is that not Invit-workers in all ports
It was stated by Sub-Inspector
powers. Ing the police to question her? I work under the Arbitration Award from 135 to eighteen, and by a think it was quite improper and on the ground that their present system of overhead lines to convey James that defendant was search- attitude is inimical to Union soll-current at a pressure stated above, ed on leaving the docks yesterday entirely deprecato such action. durity.
His Worship concluded by re-
Big Price Reductions,
afternoon and the wire was found. Telegrams have been gont to all
It was part of a high tensión elec marking that the police had no
It Is cstimated that when the tric cable and had been cut and right to do what they did until porta urging the men to offer them- after tho witness had given selves for work 'to-morrow' morn-scheme is in full working order, the rubber removed.
the average cost of electricity. Defendant was fined $20, with evidence.
A Committee was also appointed which now varies greatly in the the alternative of one month's The fugitive's wife, who had given evidence in the witness box to negotiate immediately with the dimont localities will be reduced hard labour in default, to support her husband's story of owners-Reuter, an alibi was then called.
The case is proceeding.
OCCASIONAL RAIN,
To-day's roport of the Royal .Ob-| servatory states that a moderato anti-cyclone covers China and an- other of less intensity is situated to the east of the Bonins.
Fresh to strong, monsoon
be expected along the Coast
over the North China Sen.
ing.
SUDDEN DEATH OF SARWAT PASHA.
to 1.25 pence per unit.
Some very interesting announce-
ments having a distinct bearing on
1,500 Watches,
Those particulars derived from an asacesmont of the stock, are as follows:
1.518 watches of various kinds, valued at $7,372,
Flight-Lieutenant D'Arcy Grieg, 72-ordinary field-glasses, $472, the officer chosen to make the at-
38 prizmatic binoculars, 8402; tempt, intended. to make a trial making a total of over $8,000 worth fight to-day, but the weather was of goods now reported as being most unsuitable, though in spite of stolen.
and after a long engine test, did the conditions, he took the Super marine Napier seaplane S-5 out,
some fast test runs on the Solent.
Licut, Greig did not rise into the It is considered that the As-air. The machine responded well. sembly's verdict will then be upset to all tests. British Wireless. - The Bill as originally designed has been amended by the Select
particulars.
Committee in very important
Important Alterations. The decisions of the Select Com- mittee limit the life of the Bill to five years, and exempt from the
NEW ITALO-GREEK TREATY.
ITS MAIN PROVISIONS OUTLINED.
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The brgent feature, however, is scope of its operation Europeans the price of electricity were made likely to be the discussion on low and British subjects who have been to-day when the World Fuel-Con- temperature carbonisation of coal living in India for at least five ference opened in London,
and the use of the resultant solld years, who have a stake in the The Marquess of Reading pre-fuel under boilers in the electric country, or are engaged in busi-Treaty has been published and it Bided and there were no fewor
super-power stations, than forty-seven countries re- presented.
TWO GLASGOW CUP RESULTS.
SOUTHAMPTON'S SOCCER
SURPRISE.
London, Sept. 24. 'The Glasgow Cup, from which the Rangers have already been eliminated provided some keen tusales in Glasgow to-day, a hugo crowd witnessing Celtic's failuro to defeat Third Lanark. A replay. Rome, Sept. 24. The Text of the new Italo-Greek is necessary.
Three League matches woTO provides that cach party pledges played, the results being: The outstanding amendment, its neutrality in the event of an however, is concerned with the unprovoked attack on the other by Blackburn
2 Newcastle right of appeal. The original any third party. It is stated that the value of the clause stated that no removal order. Each party to the Treaty also
Division II. byproducts obtained by this shall be called in question in any promises political and diplomatic | Port Vale 1 Southampton The British Government havo It is announced that 107 papers treatment is so great that the cost court or by or before any other support in the event of the other
Scoffish League. conveyed by telegram their sym- have been prepared on subjects of fuel in the generating stations authority whatsoever but this has being an object of attack.
Abordeen 2 Kilmarnock
Glasgow Cup,
BRITISHI GOVERNMENT'S
SYMPATHY.
London, Bopt, 24.
Important Papers.
Farthing Per Unit! ·
ness.
Division I
may pathy with the Egyptian Govern- ranging from "Drying Feat," will be almost negligible, rousing been altered to read that any ag- If their mutual interests are and ment in the loss of the eminent which is the most primitive form hopes that ultimately the cost of grieved person may appeal against threatened the parties agree to
atatesman, Sarwat Pasha, who died of fuel to "Pulverised Fuel electricity will be no more than a his removal before a Tribunal of act in concert as regards the Queen's Park 2 Clyde The forecast is: "N.E. winds, suddenly at this Paris Home on Firing" which represents the farthing per unit-British Wire three Sessions Judges and a Judge measures to be taken for their Third Lanark 2 Celfie
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