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一拜禮 WAXX MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1929.
CARS TOPPLE OVER EMBANKMENT,
MISHAPS ON MAINLAND AND ISLAND.
TWO LUCKY ESCAPES.
K.O.S.B. WITNESS WARNED.
NECESSITY OF CARE IN EVIDENCE.
Sanitary Inspector JH. Hooper, NO QUESTION OF DEPARTING
of No. 1, Cox Road, Kowloon was involved in a moter accident at 7.30 p.m. yesterday.
FROM TRUTH.
ATLANTIC FLIGHT DESCRIBED.
ONLY SAW THE OCEAN TWICE IN JOURNEY.
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Parla, June 16.
M. Rene Lefovre and his col lengues of the "Yellow Bird" light, Jean Assolant and Armand Lott,
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SATISFACTORY TALK ON NAVAL DISARMAMENT.
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED.
London, June 16. After an hour's informal con- versation between Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and General Dawes, the new American Ambassador, at Forros to-day, an official communi- the discussion, which was "most. satisfactory" dealt with the
and Great Britain. present position of nuval disarma- ment as between the United States
TANK SYSTEM STAYS, was driving car No. 2310, was pro-CORRECTS STATEMENT. landed at Le Bourget aerodrome, "IRONSIDES" GO OVER. que was issued announcing that
were
Although plenty of filtered water is obtainable from Shanghai we officially informed this morning that Hongkong will de- pand primarily upon the West River for its additional supplies of water.
According to a report received by" the police, Mr. Hooper, who eceding along the Castle Peak Kond, and had occasion, at a spot between the 10th and 11th mile- stones, to turn his car when it sud- denly backed down an embankment and overturned.
The examination of Lieut. W.
Pyper, Quartermaster of the 2nd K.O.S.B., was continued when the General Court Martial, enquiring inte charges of neligence against Major Ogilvy, while acting as P.-
Paris, at 8.45 o'clock this evening.
There were scenes of tumultous
its
the
the
GENERAL BOOTH SUCCUMBS.
PASSES AWAY AFTER A RELAPSE.
NOTEWORTHY CAREER IN THE SALVATION ARMY.
55 YEARS SERVICE..
London, June 16. Tho death is announced of General Booth, the former leader of the Salvation Army.
Hooper emerged from the accident R., was resumed at Murray away, were hoisted shoulder high. Kai-shek, are reported in reliable negotiations, upon the successful set in earlier in the day.-Reuler.
Falling clear of the car, Mr.
The Director of Public Works unscathed, except for A few and others paid a visit to Wang- brulees. The car was rather bad- moon over the week-end in orderly damaged, to inspect the water in the river, and they were very antisfied with what they found.
Another Mishap,
Barracks this morning
Witness said he was responsible for P.R.J. stocks left for safely in his store. No person could go into the store and touch the stock without the knowledge of the
enthusiasm as their plane landed bearing on the friction in
Twq. important developments half an hour ahead of time. Jean Assolant appeared tired and he al-Kuomintang, particularly in most fainted as he was holated out. connexion with the quarrel be "We both wish to make it clear
The death occurred at his house The three airmen, and the stow tween Feng Yu-hsiang and Chiang that other naval Powers will be ing an unexpected relapse which near Barnet, Hertfordshire, follow expected to co-operato in and speedily engulfed in the human. maelstrom, which the police were circles in Hongkong to-day. powerless to check.
consunimation of which the fate son of the founder of the Salvation William Bramwell Booth was the with the greatest diffienty that the It was only
In the first place, it is reported of the whole world depends." almen were taken to the lianger that Mr. Wang Ching-wel, the General Dawes will refer to the made him a Freeman and educated Tho communique adds that Army. Born in March, 1850, at To avoid running over a dog
where the official reception was leader of the Left Wing, who re-matter at the Pilgrim's Dinner in at the City of London School, he Halifax, Yorkshire (which later It has definitely been decided to which had got into his way, the adapt a fleet of lighters and to driver of a public car taking a
tired from China on the defeat of London on Tuesday, and Mr. became an officer of the force In bring water from the West River party of joy-riders around the hose tops in the store in January, clouds to a height of 3,000 feet for king. The present figure of im-course of a speech at Lossiemouth. was appointed Chief of Staf, that.
The almen, describing their his Party, is returning to Nan-statement simultaneously in the 1874 at the age of 18. In 1880,"he by a constant stream of vessels. island, yesterday afternoon, was
Ramsay MacDonald will make a A large number of lighters will be compelled to swerve his vehicle to required; at least 60 or 70, in order one side of the road. At the same to maintain this regular daily time, he sharply applied the service.
brakes, but this was ineffective, for the next moment the car had tumbled down the bank.
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$200,000 A Month.
By these means, it, is estimated
Three Chinese women seated in that 3,000,000 gallons of water can the body of the car were thrown be brought in daily at a cost out, but escaped serious injuries. estimated at $200,000 per month. The driver and another passenger,
The present consumption on the who was seated beside him, re island is 3,500,000 gallons per day, ceived bruises, but and it will, therefore, he necessary injured seriously. Two private to provide aunther 600,000 gallons ears which were following behind, from other sources. This quantity took the passengers back to town, will be obtained from Tsun Wan
and from Mr. Ruttonjee's stream at San' Cheng.
Tho Laichikok Hupply. nt present being used by the island,
were
not
In a report to the police, the driver said he was travelling at 15 miles an hour when the accident occurred.
An attempt has been made to will be left for the benefit of Kowtow the damaged car back to town, loon residents,
but without 'success.
re-
The West River water will be delivered into the tanka along the Praya, of which as already ported, there will be thirty.
This is considered to be the simplest method of distribution. These tanks will hold the fuli threu | › and a half millions gallons.
The Reservoir Question,
Menwhile, the suggestions for pumping direct into the reservoirs
BRITAIN IN DAVIS CUP FINAL.
HUNGARY DEFEATED BY THE NARROWEST MARGIN.
storeman.
on Saturday that he saw a bale of He corrected a statement made
actually saw was about 000 pairs 1927, and stated that what he of stocking tops. Some were on the shelves and some were in a box which he examined.
Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, the Judge: that he must exercise grenter care Advacate, warned Lieut. Pyper in giving hie evidence.
held-Renter.
fight said they were among the
Atlantic, two or three times, and Wu Han-min, the leader of the the whole time. They only saw the portance in civilian circles is Mr. were only twice able to take their bearings.
Centre Party, who is on very bad They made for the Azores in terms with Wang Ching-wel. order to dodge storms and fog, but
As it is said that Wang they did not see the islands.
Ching-wel is returning on They lost two hours through go- ing out of their way, and this, with an invitation from certain promin. ent leaders, it is suggested that "I am not questioning your in-friction between the leaders of tention,, to be truthful," he told lm, "because I am quite certain
the Nanking Government is cer- that you intended to be truthful."
tata. It is Impossible, according to well-informed circles, that Mr. Wang and Mr. Hu Han-min could mect.on friendly terma-
Truthful Intentions,
Witness: Yes, I realise that. estimate the number of hose Lieut. Pyper said he could only
tops. They were tied in bundles of ten. He had had three and, a half years' experience of quarter- master's work and storekeeping.
Major Miles-Then there may
passibly have been 900, or 1,000
pairs there?
Witness: There might have been 700 pairs, but no more.
Major Milea: Can you recollect how many pairs were in store when you left Egypt.
Witness:--No.
Lleut, Pyper said that he was not at all sure that he saw all of the hose tops in the Quartermaster's store. To the best of his know-
store in Egypt.
and using the mains for distrin DE KEHRLING IN FORM. ledge, hose tops were not in the
tion is not being lost sight of. While the tanks will ensure that no-one will perish of thirst, there remains the problem of carrying on next winter if the summer con- tinues dry.
Budapest, June 16. Britain to-day qualified for the final of the European Zone of the Davis Cup Competition, defeating Hungary by three matches to two in the semi-final.
Invoices Produced. Major Miles produced an invoice dated September 25, 1926, and stated that it referred to 500 pairs of hose tops from the Cawnpore Woollen Mills. It was addressed
THE BETTER WAY.
Don't criticise others. Bo an example to your neighbours by helping to condike the water supply,
Schreiber's extra weight, prevented them from reaching Parls.
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"Ironside" Leader Goes Over. Somewhat more surprising is Chang Fat-kwal, the leader of the the announcement that General
"Ironsides," best remembered for
Schriber's folly in stowing away his anti-Li Chai-aum coup in Can: might have cost them their lives, ton in 1927, has turned over to but the American fillers, Chamber Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang. lain, Acosta and Lindbergh, had Chang Fat-kwai has always
boen so sporting to them that they been an extremist and the report felt it their duty to look after the is given credence, young American-Reuter,
KOWLOON RUBBISH
NUISANCE.
AMAT FINED TO-DAY FOR DUMPING,
who was
Nanking, Jund 16.
It is reported that Mr. Wu Tze-
tho
that post till the death of his father is, second in command, and held
founder's own decision, General of in 1912 when he became, by the the Salvation Army.
"That is intended to be the beginning of the negotiations."
General Dawes presented his credentials to H. M. the King at Windsor Castle on Saturday before
Before he took over the command accompanied by proceeding to Scotland. He was the Army had been working in Foreign, nearly 60 countries. Under his Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, leadership It spread still further the now United States Ambassador. and now its fing is planted in over General Dawca, left London by 80 lands, its message is spoken in train this morning for Windsor, well-nigh where a royal coach was in wait corps and outposts number more 60 languages, and its ing to drive him to the Castle. He than 1,400. In his carly days was received in audience by the General Booth travelled extensive King and three-quarters of an hourly, visiting Europe, the United later he returned to London.
General Dawes hold half an hour's and New Zealand.
States, Canada, India, Australia converantion with Ilis Majesty after presenting his credentiala. This was the first time since his illness. began, sovon months ago, that the King has ToCoived A foreign diplomat-Reuter.
Brilliant Administrator.
He took an active part in the agitation over what was known at the "Maiden Tribute"-a movement which induenced legislation for the protection of girls." General Booth a administrator and
SPLENDID BRITISH could have carned a large story in
MOTOR FEAT.
GRAND PRIX ENDURANCE RACE WON EASILY.
a business house. It was he who bullt up the machinery for the "Darkest England" scheme whose object was to rescue the "sub- morged tenth." The Salvation Army has an elaborate organisa- tion for this purpose. There are food depots, shelters, and hostels for working people; beds and
hui, (Conservative leader) has re- FOUR BENTLEYS FIRST, menle are provided for the home-
colved a cable from Feng Yu- hsiang who strongly denies any
less, and every year work is found understanding with the Soviet
Le Mans, June 16,
in its labour colonies and de- Government, Thero la no men-
British rating drivera scored a pols or elsewhere for about 250,000 tion of his intention to go abroad, French and American rivala in the ceived into training homes and
magnificent BUCCOBS It is recognised that to pump in
against persons, while 9,000 women are re- to the reservoirs and filter beds
Is extensively reported in would be the most satisfactory
annual Grand Prix Endurance about the same number restored Two singles matches were play-to the Omeer Commanding, 2nd
Shanghai and Nanking news (Twenty-four Hours) face, carry to relatives or placed in situatione. In prosecuting an amah of No. papera. method of supplying the Colony, ed, Britain holding a lead of 2-1, Battalion, K.O.S.B., 11.M. Transport 16, Humphreys Avenue, Kowloon,
ing off the splendid trophy with There are also homes for the aged The first idea was to pump into the and each country won one.
and Infirm poor. Von Neuralia, Colombo,
the greatest of ease. Ellot filter-beds at the west end of Kehrling (Hungary) was in excel-
About 100 arrested for dumping
Chiang to Remain.
Twenty-Ave Witness auid that if the consign-house refuse in the atreet, Sanitary
cars, including periodicals are published in many the island, which would be the most lent form and he defeated II, W. ment was put aboard the Neuralla Inspector Roylance told Mr. T. S.
Marshal Chaing has made an entries from Great Britain, languages and the Army han over convenient from the engineering (Bunny) Austin by three sets to at Colombo, it did not come us his Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Important proclamation in Nan- France, the United States and 2,300 officers. point of view, if we could get a
In 1913, Gen. Booth, after a long really considerable supply of water. one. 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.
knowledge. He also said that he Magletracy this morning, that the king, asserting that as the mutiny Italy, started on Saturday, but Gregory (Britain) The Eliot filler bela, as such, Takaes (Hungary) easily conced-st to Hongkong in August, 1927, of nuisance around the European (Shenai is not suppressed he intenda only ten were left in.
defeated had no knowledge of a consignment depositing of rubbiah was a source of the Kuominchun in Honan and after sixteen hours of hard driving estrangement, was reconelled in Now York with his brother Bal- however, are not capable of dealing with 3,000,000 gallons of watering only four games in three sets, unless and until it was placed in his district.
not to resign from the Presidency Five Bentley cars were entered,lington, who had a disagreement per day. It would, therefore, be winning 6-1, 6-0, 6-3.
store, and then, only if the store. It was necessary, he said, that of the National Government, but and their drivers carned for this with his father and had started necessary" €0 clean them In the doubles yesterday, Gre- man told him.
the workmen should keep a watch to continue his work with the British car a remarkable tribute, rival movement. The General's activities included the chairman- out and
Rory and Collins bent Yon Kehri- Regarding a third consignment, throughout the nights as wKuomintang Party and the Go-filing the first four places. Aller beds, but as simple tanks, to ing and Aachner (Ilungary) 6-2, despatched on September 8, 1927, attend to their duties during the vernment with zeal,
The leading car in this team of ship of the Salvation Army Life. rely on chlorination to ensure pure | 4-6, 6-2, 6-3,
which arrived in February, 1928,day.
four, the winner of the race, was Assurance Society and the Re- supply.
witness said that he knew of it.
Regarding the reported pending driven by Mr. H. R. S. Burkin and Hance Dank. In 1920 he made a visit of Chiang Kai-shek to Shang- Captain Woolf Barnato, both tour round the world. In March, hal and Soochow, it is understood famous British racing motorista, 1920, when his 70th birthday was that he contemplates also visiting and I covered over 2,844 kile-celebrated, officers attended" from Yenchow, Hsuchowfu and Pong-metres at an average speed of all over the globe and there was fow on the Tientsin-Pukow Line 118% kilometres an hour, creating and later proceed to Tainanfu in a world's record. Reuter. Shantung to direct and ́ supervise the war proparatione against the Kuominchun. After an extensive
them not
The Dutch Championship. Tytam Problems,
Noordwyk, June 18: There schemes and the schemes In the final of the Men's Singles for pumping into Tytam Tuk are in the Dutch International Cham being examined. The latter iden plonship meeting, W. T. Tilden is not easy. There are three | (U.S.A.) defeated F, T. Hunter reservoirs at Tytám. The Tytam (U.S.A.) 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.-Reuter. roservoir operates purely by
gravity feed and is the one whose
He was in camp at the time. He The defendant, who admitted the did not tell Major Ogilvy of the charge, was fined $0. consignment.
Witness made arrangements with tho P.R.I., to take stocks of balance in his store, when he took over as Quartermaster in Erunt. He also found hose tops in his store. They continued to come and go.
supplies are kept in reserve. The COST OF PROHIBITION. be no necessity to make special ar
Tytam Intermediate has no pump- Ing station, but the water is let down into Tytam Tuk, the lowest of the three where all the pump.: ing is done.
The water is pumped up to the mouth of the Tytam tunnel where- after gravity does the rest.
£42,000,000 IN COURSE OF NINE YEARS.
It has been suggested that the Commissionan
there to assist the pumping. There Service.
of
In answer to the Judge Advocate, witness said there would appear to
rangements to take stock in Hong- keng, Possibly he did not do so.
Purchase of Stockings.
འགྱུར་
ROBBER RAID AT
KOWLOON TSAI
PEPPER RUBBED INTO EYES tour along the Tientsin-Pukow
OF A WOMAN.
Railway he will also visit Hankow le complete his war plans in Hu- peh.
OPIUM HIDDEN - IN PUMELOS.
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wonderful pageant of races. The collection for his birthday scheme for the extension of mission work | ronlined £186,282. The Gonera! wrote a number of books, includ- ing his reminiscences.
His tour was one of 57,000 miles in the Far East in 1926, in the CUNNING TRICKSTER CAUGHT | course of which he visited Hong-
kong on November 23rd.
ON WATERFRONT.
.
Succession Dispute.
have escaped a cursory examina-Instructions was the subject of
A official report. received from Kowloon Tani gives details of a Chengchow Conference. robbery which was carried out in
Sean stepping off the Wuchow Generals Shih Yiu-san and Han the small hours of Saturday morn A conference of company com-
boat, jauntily balancing a purgelo
He had a very severe illness Washington, June 16.
manders In April or May of 1928, ing in a hut occupied by a pig-Fu-chu, the turncoat Kueminchun In each hand, a. Chineso was
divisional commander, have wired
last year, and the question of his Oelal figures compiled by the decided to make purchases of slik dealer and his family.
to Nanking from Chengchow stats searched by a revenue man, and successor began to be discussed. stockings. Witness was asked to Tytem pump should be used to show that the Federal Govern Ogilvy, who was not present at the into the hut. The pig-dealer's king's orders for a general offen-cut and hollowed out, and might by eminent lawyers on his father's
Prohibition, negotiate the matter by Major ten men are said to have broken mans and are only awaiting Nan- Kwangal oplum.
While the family wore saleep, ing that they have completed war the pumelos were found to contain His proposed perpetuption of au- from tankera into ment's expenditure in the ad-conference. He saw him after the wife was attacked by one of the elve against Shanai. pump water
The fruit had been, cunningly in the deed poll of 1904 drawn up tocratic control by an alteration the lowest reservoir, but the ministration of the Dry Laws in eonference and reported to him, as men, who rendered her helpless pumps are some distance from the the past nine years, amounts to he considered the matter fully a with pepper rubbed into her eyes. Han Fucchu urges the holding ton reservoir and there is no tank £42,000,000,-Reuter's
American P.R.I. affair. He did not receive They stole a sum of $120 which she of a military conclave at Chong- The man was fined $900, or nine protest by high officers, This con- any definite instructions to order or had received the previous day from chow and he invites Generals Ho months, by Mr. E. W. Hamilton trol went so far that all property buy; only to negotiate. After mak- sale of pigs.
was held and all payments made Ylao-taao and Fong Chen-wu of this morning. ing negotiations, he told Major
in the name, not of the Army, but Nanking to visit him
at Cheng The Royal Observatory reports chow,
-Eva Booth, his daughter, and USA. RECEIVES À FURTHER
was no record of how many allkpossible that by a careless oversight | nan, along the Hunch-Ifonan bor. Pacific to the east of Guam; do others demanded reforms in the
Nanking troops will attack Ho that pressure is highest in the £10,000,000.
Witnesa mado five Inspections is possible for the Audit Board to Liu Chi being in command of the kaldo the Yangtze Valley, and the idea that the power should bą ders from two directions, General préssious Aro situated over lok-direction of democratic control, annually of stock on ledger charges come into my store and check P.R.I., left flank and General Hu Shao- fall for the 24 hours ending at 10 family being regarded as objec Washington, June 16. In his store. He opened all boxes, stock without my knowledge.
Tongking. The Hongkong rain- retained in the hands of one Eleven foreign Governments, except seated ones, on those occa including Britain, Italy and Bel- sions,
Hang of the right flank. Their -Witness (to the Judge Ad- vanguards have arrived at Sin- since January 1st, 11.28 inches,
a.m. to-day, was 0.04 inch. Total tionable, The question of distilling water glum, have paid war-debt Instal- Witness (to the President):-Ivocate) get receipts for PR.. yangchow, on the Honan-Hupeh against an average of 81.99 inches of the General on the ground that A movement for the deposition for the whole Colony has been ments to the United States totalling say definitely that there was no stock that leaves my store. It is frontier.
£10,000,000-puter's (Continued on Page B.).
Amerian possibility of P.R.I. stocks and my just placed In my store.. I do not
The forecast till noon to-morrow he was undt to command owing to own stocks getting mixed. It is give receipts on its arrival.
A whole division under Fong 18-8.E. winds, moderate; fair to his ill-health: began. The High' Chen-wu has arrived at Penglow. showery.
*(Continued on Page 8.)
are other mechanical dimculties. It would therefore be necessary to bring the tankers close to the dam and force the water up with the tankora' pumps, but there is no depth of water in Tytam Bay and a further difficulty is that the sca off that part of the island is often very rough!
Distilling at Home.
MORE WAR DEBT PAYMENTS.
Service,
Oglivy, as he was under the impres- sion that it was bls affair. There
stockings went to his store...
of the storeman I might occur,
of Gen. Booth.