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AND
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ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL.
Telegraphic Address:
"CENTRAL SHANGHAL”
HOTELS
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In`association with the Grand Hotal
THE" HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,"
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1928.
CAPTURE OF LADY BRITISH OIL FIRMS BOOT FAMINE IN
DISAPPROVED.
COMBINE.
TWO BRIGAND. BANDS BREAK WITH CAPTOR.
REPLY TO THE U. S. EXPORT. ASSOCIATION?
RUSSIA.
A SHORTAGE OF EIGHTEEN MILLION PAIRS.
NEWS OF MISS TOBIN. THE A.P.C. INTERESTED GOVERNMENT BLAMED
News from our Wuchow corres-
Riga, Oct. 17. → London, Oct. 17. pondent, received this morning, The Anglo-Persian Oil Company Soviet Russia is suffering at pre- gives a good deal of information and the Asiatic Petroleum Com- sent from a serious boot famine. pany have amalgamated and form- regarding developments which oced a now company to be called the
It is officially estimated that the. curred prior to the brigand chief Consolidated Petroleum Company, number of pairs of boots which it rosponsible for the capture of Miss installations
Limited, which will acquire the will be possible to manufacture in
and distributing Tobin, the British missionary, facilities belonging to the found-Soviet Russia this year will be agreeing to meet a representative ing companies outside Britain. 18,000,000 pairs short of the num of the Chluping Magistrate
The new organisations branches ber required. Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms for the purpose of negotiating hor | Africa, Egypt, the Sudan, Pales new boots are practically unpro |
extend through.South and East
Owing to a shortage of leather, tino, Syria, the Red Sea, and Cey Jon.
curable,
Des Wagons Lita, Peking.
KING... EDWARD HOTEL.
newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Bods, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone,
TEA DANCES;
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 5 to 7 p.m. Hotel Imunch meets all atoamera.
1828 for thirty Tiffin Tickets can be had at the Office of the above Hotel). Dinner Dances Tuesday and Saturday 8 to 12 a.m.
Tel. Add:-"Victoria.” Telephone C. 878
HOTELS OF
J. H. WITCHELL,
Manager.
DISTINCTION
release.
As stated in yesterday's tele- being reached to-day,
gram, there is hope of a settlement The new. company will operate the distribution on the joint account of the founding com-
on
the Board of Directors.
It appears that on October 5th, panies which will have equal an interview took place between shares and equal representation the Chiuping Magistrate and mili- tin leaders regarding co-operationReuter. to secure Ass Tobin's release, but this proved fruitless. On the fol It will be remembered that lowing day, a apy from the brig-Reuter's New York representative ands stronghold was caught and yesterday gave details of the on him was found a lotter asking organisation of an American asso- that the Torees operating against ciation for the purpose of effecting the band should be withdrawn he-economies in the export trade. fore negotiations were commenced, The Standard Oil Company of To this, the Magistrate did not, New Jersey, the Gulf Coast Com-| hawever, agree.
pany, the Atlantic Refining Com- pany, Roxana Petroleum Company, and various service Companies in big cities are actively participat- ing in the project.
The Chiuping authorities have been doing their best to secure Miss Tobin's release, and in this
METRÓPOLE–SAVOY-BOA¡VISTA connexion it is interesting to note
PALACE
Tel. Kowloon' No, 3,.
HOTEL.
Tol. Address: "Palace."
UNDER ENTIRELY. EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT:
that two bands of brigands who were associated somewhat with the man who captured Miss Tobin have shown their disapproval of his netion by severing all connex-
The new Association is likely to start functioning on January 1st, 1929.1
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have been opened in Leningrad Fifty State cobbling workshopa alone to attempt to dea; with the situation, whilst others ace plan- led to be opened all over Rusais.
The Soviet Leather Syndicate blames the Government for the crisis. Under special measures taken by the Government, private trailers and tanners have been compelled to liquidate their stocks. -Reuter
SHIP BATTERED BY HEAVY SEAS.
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A Arat-class Residential and Tourist Hotel with all the convenloncesion with him. It is not known whe-NATIONAL UNION OF vessel was docked for repairs,
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KOWLOON..
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Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of
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ther these bands later co-operated with the Chinese troops engaged in the search..
About ten days ago, it was es Lablished that Miss Tobin was still in the hands of the same bandit chief who captured her, and that the gang was still in the San Teeng diatrict.
The latest development, prior to yesterday's cable, was that the brigands demanded from
the Magistrate that they should be Incorporated into the Army if they released Miss Tobin, but it is not at present known whether this has been agreed to.
SEAMEN.
MR. HAVELOCK WILSON TO REMAIN PRESIDENT.
London, Oct. 17.
and after a siny,. It' was thought better to make Hongkong.
Hongkong худе reached at 2.45 am, on October 4 and after cargo had been discharged, the
which were completed this morn-! ing. The damage sustained was on the port side only, with two keel plates turned up for the length of a few inches and an A plate also buckled. The cost of repairs was approximately $7,500.
Not Safe Anchorage? It is understood that in his Conference of the National Union Berg stated he was carrying coal opening address at the annual Questioned, Captain van den of Seamoh to-morrow, Mr. Havelock and that on leaving Haiphong, his Wilson will announce that he has draft had been 10 feet forward and reconsidered his decision to retire 19 feet 11 inches aft. He could from the Presidency. He has re- not ascertain the cause of the solved to accede to the general damage, as the bottom was soft wish of members and remain on mud, but thought it might have the bridge during what is regard. been due to a large anchor or the ed no the critical perled in the maet of a sunken junk. The tide history of the Union.
at the time of the occurrence was Mr. Wilson's decision has been half an hour after low water. largely influenced by the expulsion The President of the Court of the Seamen's Union from the called the attention of witness to Trades Union Congress and the page 18 of the China Coast Pilot, [Continued from Pape 1.) Consibility of an effort being made in which it was stated that the to organise the seamen in another charts "should not be considered Union. British Wireless.
as infallible off a rocky const and every precaution should be takon to avoid possible dangers" and also to page 48, where under General Information it Anid: "Haimun Bay is not recommend- ed as a safe anchorage."
STRANGE STEAMER
INCIDENT.
Giving evidence, the complainant said that when firat asked by the prisoner to go outside, she refus- ed and said the Indy should come inside. When he replied that she would not do so, the (complainant) went outside with her sister-in- law. She explained that when the prisoner seized her she became unconscious. When she recovered, she was leaning on the rallings and the prisoner was holding her hair. She denied that she had ever seen him before.
Never In Annam." Replying to questions put the prisoner, witness denied that
by
ANOTHER PIRACY
MURDER?
ATTACKED JUNK REACHES
CHEUNG CHAU.
Brief reports have renched Hongkong of what appears to be a piracy attended by murder and probably kidnapping.
In reply to Mr. Huch Jones, wit- ness 'said that there was no other anchorage available under the clr- cumstances,
Bay Often Used. Captain van den Berg informed the Court that he had anchored in This conjecture la dus in the Haimun Bay on many occasions, appearance of a junk at Cheung once in the 8.8. Asin, ex H.M.S. ported that she had ocen bourded 20 feet when half loaded and also Chau early this morning which re- Alacrity, which drew more than she had ever been to Annam, say-by armed men off Pingehau. It is in the a.. Salmun, besides other ing that she was born in Macno stated that a woman meraber of vessels at various times when he and had never been abroad. She the crew had been shot dead and was not a singing girl in Annam that there was also a wounded man the mastery of old China Coasters. was not in command, but under
In 1920. She was now 20 years of
nge. I
on board, who has since been removed to Hongkong for medical His Lordship pointed out that attention. If the complainant was now 20 The only report so far received years old, she must have been a by the police here is to the effect child of only 12 In 1920,
that the Cheung Chao police are The prisoner said the complain-attending to a case of "armed rob ant was now 23 years old,
bery and kidnapping.”
The complainant's husband, who was also on board, after speaking about the disturbance, said he asked the prisoner why he bad made the attempt. To that he replied that the girl was his cousin and had done him a great wrong in Annam.
Wrong Identification.
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TOWAGE.
THE ADMIRALTY OFFERS CONGRATULATIONS.
the advisability of holding on the course so long, when according to the chart, deeper water could have been found further out, but wit- ness pointed out that in the post- tion indicated, he would still be 'subject to the heavy sens.
Lieut. Pitcairn Jones questioned
Captain van den Berg replied to other questions by members of the Court on the subject of compara tively shallow soundings in view of the swell which was running, by expressing the opinion that the vessel was in perfectly safe an- chorage under the prevailing con- ditions. The sca was running London, Oct, 17.
from the North West and the swell Later, continued witness, when. The firm of Swan and Hunter, of was smothering. In an Easterly in fetters, he said: "I beg your Wallsend, have received a message direction. He had used the same pardon. I have made a wrong from the Admiralty extending con- spot before and could not possibly gratulations on the safe arrival of improve on the bearings, which Asked whether he wished to ask the floating dock at Bingapore, were it dead right angles. Wit- witness any questions on the last The mospage expresses high apneas produced his chart which was remark, prisoner kuld he was preciation of the efforts made by a 1928 edition, corrected to date, seized by several persons and did all concerned in carrying through not know what he was doing, the towing operation successfully. the Court adjourned until 10 a.m. This concluded the svidence and "Perhaps I did say so. I cannot-British Wirclesa.
to-morrow to consider ita Andings.
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MACAU,
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WOMAN TEACHER
WINS.
TO RETAIN HER POST
DESPITE MARRIAGE.
Leigh, Sept. 20.
LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.
Here is the solution to the zle on another pago.
PRIZE PRIDE, BRIDE, BRINE, There was an unexpected develop BRINK, BLINK, CLINK, CHINK ment in the dispute over the ques-CHINS, COINS. 4ion of married women teachers at
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Other witnesses, comprising food sellers and passengers on the puz-Lungshan, were called by the
|MADAME SUN YAT-SEN. Crown to corroborate the evidence previously given.
report To-day's Oliservatory The prisoner elected to give creased in intensity and now covers
etatos: The anticyclone has in RETURNING FROM MOSCOW evidence, and, in the main, repent the whole of China and South Man-
TO CHINA. ed his statement made when churla. Lolgh to-day, when a letter was re-tember salary.
charged. Ho said he solzed the be moving north-eastwards. It le The typhoon appears to
Shanghal, Oct. 18. ceived from the Leigh Director of The Leigh Education Committee girl with the intention of going probably situated more than 500 Madame Sun Yat-sen, who has It is som-officially stated that Education stating that Mrs. Bent's has also withdrawn the notices overboard with her,
miles to the south-west of the been at Moscow for salary, which had been withheld for given to three uncertificated The jury, after a brief retire- Bonins. Fresh monsoon may bo August, would be paid with her Sop-Iteachers who have 20 years service, ment, brought in
AT THE A verdict of expected along the coast and over months in shortly returning bo “Guilty," and the Chlef Justice the Northern China sea. To fore- China, and that she has sent a sentenced the man to eighteen cast till noon to-morrow. is: N.B. telegram to Mr. Sun Fo to this
winds fresh, fine.
effect-Nam Chung Paos
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