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一拜疆 號九十月一十英港香
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1928. BAWAT SINGER COPY IS DENTA
$30 PER ANNUM
BAD BUILDING IN LEE HYSAN LEAVES TRAGIC AFFRAY-IN DOUBLE TRAGEDY | HURRICANE TOLL
THE COLONY.
ARCHITECTS VIEW ON
RESPONSIBILITY.
NECESSITY FOR REGISTERING
CONTRACTORS.
NEW BILL UNOPPOSED,
Commeuis On the important amentiments to be made to the Pub Hic Health and Buildings Ordinance 1908, were male by a locul architect
$2,716,400.
WHOLE ESTATE BEQUEATHED
TO WIFE.
CROWN GETS $217,000.
HARBIN.
POLICE FIRE ON MOB OF
NATIONALISTS. "
GRAVE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST MILITARY GOVERNOR.
The Hongkong estate of the late Mr. Lee Hysan, who was shot dead when entering the Yuc Kee Club, at the junction of Queen's Rosi Central and Wellington Street on April 30, amounts to $2,716,400, all of which is bequeathed to his HUNDRED CASUALTIES. wife, Mrs. Lee Hyen, (uce Wong Fan-fong). residing at No. 74, Kennedy Road, to whom probate has been granted.
Nanking, Nov, 19.
It is semi-officially reported that more than a hundred persons were
ON SLOOP.
MURDER AND SUICIDE BY BLUEJACKET.
STARTLING AFFAIR AT TWO O'CLOCK IN MORNING.
NAMES. OF VICTIMS.
IN ENGLAND.
TWENTY KILLED AND MANY HURT.
TWO STEAMERS WRECKED AND NO LIVES SAVED.
THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK.
The 1929 Model Buicks have new ventila- tlon-new- widbr seats-new despar cushions-new interior lighting-naw Increased headroom-new adjustable front seats-now dual windshield wipers -new stearing wheels-new controls.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Telephone Central 1848 or 1247. DE 3s wasr Noi Chuan Road D... Happy Valley.
ARMED · SHANGHAI |“DISGRACE TO THE
KIDNAPPING.
REMARKABLE FEATURES OF LATEST CASE.
WITNESSES' APATHY..
Shanghai, Nov. 18. Cases of armed kidnapping are so frequent in Shanghai that the public as a general rule is taking
The following official statement GALE SPENDS ITSELF. little interest. The latest crime was obtained from the local Naval authorities to-day In connexiou with the tragic double-shooting
H.M.S. affair on
Cornflower during her voyage from Nimrod
to-day who was asked to give a/pro executrix, and the will briefly killed or wounded during a clash Sound to Hongkong:
*fessional opinion, an the proposals whereby Government responsibility
15 reduced.
"We ran have no quarrol with the proposed amendments to the Ordi-
Mrs. Lee Hyenn is the sole directs that all real and personal
estate shall go to her.
Hongkong estate actually totals $4,401,145.85, but there are de- ductions which amount to
mure," said our informant, "but we $1.714,751.30, leaving the balance could wish that provision had been made for the authorisation of build-stated above, on which estate duty. at eight per cent, amounting to ing contractors."
$217312, plus interest, must be paid. Court fees total $1,132.40.
The opinion was expressed that
the changes in the law were
Particulara.obtainable show that
primarily designed to control the total value of the deceased's architects who had not reshares hath in big local businesses ceived proper training. and private concerns amounts to was pointed out that students, $1,200,000, while landed property having obtained a B.Sc. deermints for $285,440. gree could go into an architect's An amount totalling $2,583,173.- office for a few years as principal | 98 is recorded as being due from assistants and later become tu the Lee Hyman Estate Company, thorised archiiteels, despite the fact Limited, and further sunts are due that they were not necessarily fully under promissory notes. qualified.
Insuficient Training. Four years of training in this capacity was insuflicient, and it was j probable that the conendinents were designed to cover work emanating from sources such an this which might not be of the standard from more qualified architects,
Our informant also considered that the Increased fines to be im
|UNIQUE PARADE OF
OLD CARS.
RELICS OF PAST IN RACE TO BRIGHTON.
posed for contravention of the Or- PRIMITIVE BUT STOUT. dance were excesive.
The amendments provide for a. fine not exceeding $500 for con- travention of the auction dealing with blasting.
Maximum lines of $100 and $200 are increased to $1,000 and $2,000 for contraventions of the sections
Landou, Nov. 18
Parly-three motorers, all of
them over 25 years old; took part today in a strikingly unusual run from Landon to Brighton to cele brate the thirty-second anniver- ary of a simile run held in 1890,
between Police and demonstrators in Kirin a day or two age.
Full details are not available, but it is stated that the Manchurian Police opened fire on crowds which were demonstrating at Harbin, Changchun and Taltsihar.
According to the reports re
colved, the mob were agitating in favour of the Nationalist Govern- ment, and holsted the Nationalist flag in the three elties mentioned.
Order To Fire.
"Vory little except the bare facts of the tragedy is known with regard to the shooting affair on board II.M.S. Cornflower. These facts are as follows:
"Able Seaman R. O'Hara went on watch as bridge sentry at 2 am. on November 15 and in this tapacity he was armed.
WOB
London, Nov. 18. It is now clear that the number, of deaths attributed directly or indirectly to the great storm which swept England and the Channel on Friday, was under-estimated in early reports.
The loases at sea it is impossible at this junction to state with any certainty, but it is learned that twenty persons were killed ou land, and a very large number in jured..
of this nature, however, posSE88E8 certain amazing features, which have created considerable excito- ment.
BRITISH FLAG.” ·
RIVER SHIPMASTER CRITICISED.
-ENTRIES IN LOG OF THE S.S. ANJOU.
SCATHING COMMENTS.
Scathing comments on the me- masters, were made at the Marine.. thods of certain rlvor steamboat
Court this morning by Lieut. Com- car stopped outside a shop in an Captain A. N. Senton of the 3.3 Four armed Chinese in a motor-mander J. B. Newill, D.3.0., when Anjou answered three summonses important thoroughfare yesterday, entered the shop and forced the with reference to entries in the
ship's official log. wealthy proprietor to enter the automobile.
"You have shown puro neglect On the other side of the road and slovenliness," and the Marine was a ten-shop where four shop Magistrate. The way that some assistants and ten Chinese taking of you masters run your ships is 100 Miles Gale.
lea, were eye-witnesses of the a disgrace to the British flag." whole affair. Yet they maintain- Captain Alexander Nelson Sea- Officials of the Meteorological ed a complete apathy and allow-non, was summoned for three Department of the Air Ministryed the desperadoes to escape with offences. Those were that (a) he have records of guste' of 90 miles out'raiping an alarm in spite of did on October 27, neglect to de- hour at Cardington and 81 the fact that the motor-car was liver a full and truo account of an miles an hour at Croydon, while delayed in starting for over ten wages due to John Copeland, First Mate, to the propor unofficial reports state that on minutes by engine trouble, and some places along the English that the Central Police Station authorities when that officer was Channel, gusts.exceeding 100 mlles is within two minutes of the unfit to proceed to sea; (b) that an hour were experienced. scene of the crime. Our Own on the same day when proceeding to sea, he neglected to record the Correspondent,
draught and extent of clear side In the offeinl log: (c) that on the same day he neglected to have an entry in the official log signed by
"At 2.68 am, shots were heard in the starboard battery and he was seen coming away from the hammock of Able Senman G. B. Lloyd, who
subsequently found shot dead,
"At the moment he was seen, The Police tore down the flags, O'Hara was in the act of placing He and melces ensued. It is stated a pistol to his own head. that General Chang Tso-kaiang, fired, killing himself instantly.
It is many years since wind of the military governor of Kirin, "The enuse of this double full hurricane force has been re- was responsible for the order to tragedy la a mystery. O'Hara ap-corded over wide areas in Eng- fire into the crowds.-Renter: peared to be perfectly nomial on land, and it is somewhat fortun- The Telegraph has received re-taking over the watch shortly ate that the casualties have not
been greater. ports from Chinese sources, giv-after 2 a.m. and also in the course ing further details of the serious of a few minutes' conversation outbreaks in Kirin, and stating which he had with the quarter- that the number killed outright master at about 2.30. A Court of totala forty.
Inquiry into the matter will be held at an early date."
"
Fifty Shot in Harbin,
The Telegri understands that both O'Hara and Lloyd were The most violent incident occur single men. The former appears red in the city of Harbin, where a to have had certain financial big crowd of Pro-Nationalists, troubles, but these were not at jailered up. It is believed, by agita- | ] of a serious unture and it can tera, marched in procession along only be supposed that be tem- to hoist, the National flag in the the main streets and endeavoured porarily lost his reason. centre of the city,
The Police Intervened, and the
Aerial services were brought to a standstill and the cross-Channel steamer services suffered heavily.
Channel Combat, .-
THE SALT GABELLE INTERFERENCE.
INTERESTED POWERS MAKE POSITION CLEAR,
CHINA RESPONSIBLE.
the mate or other member of the crew, as required by the Merchant Shipping Act. Captain Seaton pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Harbour Office Visit.
Mr. G. W. Coysh, Deputy Ship- The Folkestone-Boulogne steam-
ping Master, stated, in evidence er ventured the Channel crossing
that on October 27 at about 11 on Saturday, and it fought the
a.m., Captain Scaton came to the gale for over eleven hours, reach-
Shipping Office and signed on, Mr. ing Boulogne in the early hours
Shanghai, Nov. 19.
Hutchence as First Mate in place of yesterday morning after seven The British and French Mints-of Mr. John Copeland, who had unsuccessful efforts to make harters and the Japanese Charge been taken to hospital. The mag bour.
D'Affaires have issued a statement ter was instructed to return to his Passengera on the Ostend-regarding Mr. T. V. Soong's recent ship and make an entry in the offlelal log for endorsement and Dover steamer had exciting ex-statement on the Salt Gabelle. periences. After many fruitless They state that they have noted also to make out an account of skipper decided to anchor for thement, and then go on to say that Anjou sailed on the same evening, night off Dunkirk, and the pas "from this it appears that the without an endorsement, while no sengers therefore spent the night Minister of Finance had made a account of wages was delivered to at sea in extremely rough weather. fundamental alteration In the the Shipping Office.
The ss. Anjou returned to Hong- The vessel reached Dover yester functions of the Chief Inspectors day morning when the full force of the Salt Gabelle as laid down kong on November 1 and again on in the Reorganisation Loan agree- November 5, etf without official of the gale had spent itself.
ment of 1923, and we are Instruct-entrics being made or
deading with information of build. When it became no longer necen-mob got out of hand, attacking th/MANY BODIES FOUNDfforts against terrific sens, the the contents of Mr. Soong's sinto wages for Mr. Copeland. The s
Inges supplied to the Building Auary for a man with a red flag to Police, who were 'forced to open thority and the submission of plans, de motor-cars using the Eng. fire. A number of policemen are
Hish highways?
said to have been badly Injured, It was pointed out that the new
and the number of demonstrators Compared with the modern mo-killed and wounded is placed at provisions would require archi- tects to take on more care thandels, the cars in to-day's race, few
Arty. of which were fitted with - wind- greens, looked extremely primi- tive.
is nor exercised, But it was gathered that the amendments will not meet with any consider- able criticism on the part of the profession..
Registration of Contractors.
DUMPED.
PROBABLE SEQUEL TO THE
SMALL-POX OUTBREAK,
No fewer than eighteen dead Nationalist Allegations, ·
bodies were picked up by the palice was at least thirty-five years old,
The dest car in the procession
At Changchun and Tsitsilnr authorities over the week-end from similar incidents occurred and, arious parts of the Colony. The early cars were evidently the opinion is expressed that the It is feared the sudden change stoutly bulit, however, in fact,pro-Nationalist movement in all in the weather is to some extent ac- The only criticism made is that still in use almost daily.
many of those on exhibition are three cities on the same day was countable for a large number of the result of organisation. The deaths among the poorer classes, the amendments will s153 teave ex-
Some have their original spark-Police are said to have fired on whilst it is just possible that the dumping of bodies of those who isting loopholes as regards buiting plugs and but few of them the mab in these places also, but have died from small-pox, a practice Ing contractors. At the present have undergone any extensive full facts are not available. not uncommon among the Chinese, time, an uchitect's client may take mechanical repairs. One two- the matter of builing entirety out cylinder car was still using one Peking yesterday, accusing Gen-ed up.
A protest meeting was held in may have added to the number pick of his bands and proceed
tyra, with which it was, equipped eral 10 arrange matters
The majority of the bodies were himself.
Chang Hsueh-liang and The work may be given out when purchased-British" "Wire-General Tso-hsiang of ordering picked up on the mainland, whence
leon,
the police to fire upon the crowd the majority of the recent small- in the event of any attempt being pox cases have been reported. made to hoist the Nationalist
to ย contractor with little or no standing-probably a man previously engaged as a foreman who undertakes to supply material and provide builders. In cases like this, the arebiteet, although really responsible for the work, is placed in an unfortunate position.
An overscer may be appointed, but there is always the possibility of “squeeze" being made and ar chitects are sometimes unable to provide their own overseers for the building work. It is suggested that the authorisation of builders would
BANKNOTE FORGERY
flag.
ARRESTS.
Before or After?
In well-informed circles this WOMAN AND TWO MEN TO atatement is not entertained, and
BE CHARGED.
seems certain, from all reports, that the fring dki not take place until the Police were attacked in tearing down the flags.
A series of raids were carried out by Criminal Investigation De partment Officials over the week- It is understood that a protest end, as a result of which a Chin-is being lodged with the Man meet a long-felt want and remove ese woman and two men were churian authorities.
A
case
was
a point of grievance with local ar- taken into custody, one after the chitects. In the case of faulty other, on charges of being Impli- workmanship or collapses, the ar-cated in the trafficking of forged chitect is held responsible.
banknotes of a "face" value of cited where over $6,000. during construction of houses The notes were forged to repre- *tho vorandaha collapsed by sent the old $50 denomination - reason of the fact that the gue of the Hongkong and Shanghai concrete "shuttering" was re-Bank, which is now being replaced moved in four days instead of re-by a new one bearing a water- maining for fourteen days. This mark.
was done by the bullding contractor On enquiries to-day, it was because he was disinclined to pro- stated that the prisoners will be vida more than one lot of shutter-charged before the Maglatrate to- ing, and took his ono supply from morrow. the concrete in order to make pro- gress on the floor above,
Prices and Time Cut.
The point was also stressed that there is competition between con- tractors not only as regards price, but as regards the length of time for the completion of work, "Hole and corner" contractors are some- times prepared to cut both the price and the time required for building, resulting in unsatisfactory work, for which the architect can now be
held responsible,
GENERAL BOOTH'S
ILLNESS.
NO IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITION.
LABOUR GAINS IN AUSTRALIA.
FEDERAL ELECTIONS NOT COMPLETED.
'r
Melbourne, Nov, 18. Many seats at the Federal elec-
tions are still in doubt, but it is anticipated that the ultimata state of the parties in the House of Representatives will be Minister. ialists (consisting of a coalition of the Nationalists and the Coun- try Parlies) 44, and Labour, which ferma the Opposition; 31.
HUICHOW COLLIDES WITH JUNK.
NO LIVES LOST IN MISHAP.
The 9.8. Huichow arriving this
has
a
on
Ship Broken In Two.
ed by our Governments to inake it account being rendered. On the clear that it must not be implied latter occasion, there was no sign Many shipping ensualties are reported including that of the that these Governments accept the of the master and the ship's clear- British 8.8. Eltham, a small Dublin scheme as a satisfactory alterna-ance was delayed. The First Mate 10.30 am, with the ollicial log, steamer of 678 tons, which crashedive to the arrangement described arrived at the Shipping Office at "If the National Government but was told to find the master. on the rocks off the Cornish coast the Loan agreement. and was found later broken in two varies by unilateral action the The master arrived at the Shipping
So far, the crew is unaccounted terms of international agreements, Office at about noon and for, and it is not clear when the the responsibility for any con- Inspecting the oficial log, witness vessel went aground. She teen pounded by heavy seas til sequences which may flow from found an entry with reference to Auch action must reat on their Mr. Copeland (who had since dlod), but this had not been signed practically broken up.
shoulders,
"In particular, they must take by the mate or other member of full responsibility for liquidating all the loans secured thereunder, whether the scheme they propose to bring into use proves successful
or not."-Eeuter.
the crew.
No Entries of Draught,
Fruitless Quest. Four East Coast life-boats were lout almost all day yesterday in search of a ship reported to be in distress on the Scroby Sands, but in producing the requisite revenue showed that there were no on-
apart from a few pieces of wreck- age, they found nothing. It is feared that a disaster has occurr- ed, with the loss of life of the
whole crew of the unknown ship.
Although, examination has re-
of action
Further inspecting of the log
tries of draught or the extent of clear side on proceeding to sen on or subaquent to October 27. As a matter of fact there had been CHINESE OBJECT TO no such entires since the articles wero opened on June 24, 1928, Since the ship had returned on this occasion, full entires had
"GRACING."
morning from Tongku and Weihai-vealed that 344 main trunk tele- wel, reports being in collision with phone lines are out the fishing boat Wang Sang Fu of owing to the storm, alternative PATRONS WORSE THAN DOGS been made in the official log, which Ningpo, at 10 p.m. on November roulles have been established be- 15, two days after leaving Wei- tween London and all the provin- haiwel. No lives ware Inst, clal towns.-British Wireless, according to the Harbour Office
report of the vessel.
The same vessel gives the post- tion of this derelict craft, which was abandoned one hour after the collision. The bout is about 25 feet in length and was last seen at a point whero Video Island was bearing N.W. five miles distant.
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CHINA'S OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER,
SPECIAL 20,000TH EDITION, THIS MORNING.
Shanghal, Nov. 19.
LONDON'S £2,000,000 FRUIT MARKET..
OPENING BY HIS MAJESTY ON THURSDAY.
London, Nov. 18. Tho now market at. Spitalfields,
which the King, accompanied by the
Queen, will open next Thursday, will be the finest fruit and vegetable market in the world,
Built at a cost of £2,000,000, it will embody under Ita roof every known improvement in market met- hods.
AND PIGS."
Shanghai, Nov. 19. The strenuous opposition of certain sections of the Chinese community to the introduction of greyhounds into Shanghai, was exemplified this morning when the Chinese Ratepayers' Association, following the inauguration of a new course in the French Conces aion, circulated scandalous posters denouncing the promoters.
Incidentally, the posters atig matiso the patrons as worse than dogs and pigs if they continue to
now
support the three courses
in Shanghal being operated -Our Own Correspondent.
` TINE WEATHER.
appeared to be entires copied from the ships' log (produced). The account of Mr. Copeland's wages had also been received.
Cross-examined by Captain Sca- bon, Mr. Coysh admitted that lo remembered the owner of the Anjou coming with defendant to the Shipping Offee on November 5 and that in witness's presence, Captain Seaton had asked for an account of Mr. Copeland's wages.
His Worship-Do you not know how your officers stand in relation to wages?
Captain Seaton.-No.
No. Knowledge.
Do you mean that your officers go to the office and get money with out your knowledge?
Yes. The crew are the same." Thoy go to the affice and got an Ten and a half acres of slum To-day's observatory report advance or a loan when they wish.. The Ministerial parties have
The oldest Chinese daily news-streets have been cleared for the loat eight seats to Lubour, who are paper in China, the Shun Pan is-sits of the market, the former in-states:- The apex of a V-shaped. I don't know how much money they also expected to gain a few seats oued its twenty-thousandth edition habitants being re-housed in new Japan. A feeble anticyclone in It is an obligation on your part
depression lles over south-west get this morning.
resident blocks elsewhere. Round
in the Senate. ·
Voting for the Australian elec-
Mr. Chang Yung-ho, who has the market itself, narrow alleys central over the Yangtaza Valley to know. Your ship is under the.. London, Nov. 18. General Booth, the head of the vealed that. 97 per cent recorded last 25 years was the recipient of but further work in this direction continue over the China sea. The British linas. You are under the tions is compulsory and it is re-been editor of the paper for the have been made into wide streets, Moderate to freeh monsoon will British ensign and must bo run on Salvation Army, has had a restless
a vote in some of the districts, felicitations from many sources. has alill to be done. British Wire-forecast till noon to-morrow is: day, and his condition remains un-
-Our Own Correspondent.
Less.
North winds, moderate; fine, changed, to night.—Reuter.
Reuter.
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