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FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1929.
JOSS-PAPER SHOP FIRES.
NO DESPATCHES FROM HERE EARLY MORN BLAZES ON BOTH
AT PRESENT.
·SIDES OF HARBOUR,
POST OFFICE ADVICE.] IMBECILE RESCUED.
The Postmaster-General (Mr. N.
Shortly before 4 o'clock this 1. Smith) seen this morning, stated morning. the Kowloon Fire that so far he had received no re- Brigade received a call from ply this request for Information Shamshuipo, where a fire had regarding the possibilities of in-broken out in the ground door of interference with the trans-
a house situated at No. 36, Nam- Siberian railway, which he tele-cheng Street. graphed to the Post Commissioner. at Shanghai,yesterday.
.
The fire originated in the cock- luft above the ground floor, which In the circumstances, however, is occupied by a joss-paper shop. Mr. Smith has decided not to for-Smoke was issuing, densely, frum ward mulls by the trans-Sibering the premises, when the firemen route for the present and has arrived, but prompt action with Issued, the following notice:
a. hose averted disaster, the fre "In view of the uncertainty of being extinguished, the only the situation in Manchuria no damage caused being to the wood mails are being forwarded via | partition of the enckloft, Siberia until further notice.
The fire was started, it is be-
RAISING BRITISH SCHOOL AGE,
IMPORTANT DECISION BY GOVERNMENT.
OPERATION IN 1931.
London, July 18. An announcement of far-reach- ing importance was made in the House of Conimons to-day by Sir CP. Trevelyan, the President of the Board of Education,
-
.
In reply to questions, Sir Charles said that the Government had given most careful enhsideration to the most suitable date for rais- ing the school leaving age of children from fourteen to afteen.
The decision had been reiched to raise the age as from April 1st, 1981, and the Government was now preparing legislation to give] effect to this decision.
Superscribed correspondence in-lieved, by a foki of the joss-shop, ment was seeking the co-operation
tended for to-day's Siberian mail (sa. Malya) will be sent via Suez by ss. Khiva to-morrow.
BOGUS CONSTABLE
SENTENCED.
DEMANDED HRİBE FROM
- STREET COOLIE,
Convicted of charge of assuming the designation of a constable and of demanding 81 with menaces from a street coolie, a Chinese employed 11. the Government Slipway as coal coolie was fired $25, or three weeks' hard labour, on the first charge, and sentenced to three weeks without the option on the second, when he appeared before Mr. T. S. Whyle Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this mera-- Ing.
an alleged imbecile, who was found lying unconscions, in the cockloft, having been overcome by the amoke. lie was rescued by firemen and removed to Kowloon Hospital in an ambulance,
the
In the meantime.the Govern-
of local education authorities and professional-bodies. He hitended to meet as many as possible with view to consultation and assis-
tance.
Certain atutements ધર્મ ! wildi and lucridous nature, which he was heard to atter before being partially sulfounted by smoke, have confirmed the impres.allowances.--Heuter and sion that the man was mentally deranged,
He mentioned that the Govern- ment was also giving considera- tion, in the same connexion, to the form and amounts of maintenance British
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Another joss-paper shop was affected by a fire which broke out of 1,44 this morning, at 314. Queen's Khad Central. The ground floor of this address in ocenpled by the Kwonk Fook Hing joss-puper shop, which also uses the first flour of the building. where the fire broke out, as a store- room and sleeping quarters for its fokis
Wireless.
PRINCE WILL FLY TO SCOUTS JAMBOREE.
50,000 LADS GREETING BY
-- HOWL AND DASH,
It is officially announced that the Prince of Wales has decided to. | flý fron London to Birkenhead on Thursday, August 1, to visit the Bo, Scouts' International
Jum- boyect
Tour appliances were dispatched to the scene upon a report being According to the prosecution, received and the fire was es- the defendant stopped the com tinguished Af an early stage, Į plainant who was rarrying a Very little damage was actually
His Royal Highness will land at Basket in Woosung Street caused by the fire, but a stock at Hooton Aerodrome, to which the Wednesday evening. The defen-joss-paper was ruined by water.public will be admitted, and will dant informed him that he was a The proprietors of the shop have be given an aerial salute by mem member of the Hawkers Depart- I placed the loss of stock at
hers of the Liverpool and District ment and asked the complainant as high as $1,000..
Aero Club. if he did not know what was PX- pected of him.
The complainant intimated that he did not understand and the defendant replied that he wanted $t. On being, told that he did not have the money, the defendant threatened to take the complainant to the Police Station.
• TRIAL OF INDIAN COMMUNISTS.
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party, in order to introduce a A district watchman arrived on | uncleus of Communism among the scene and after learning of Indian students abroad, also the the incident took the parties fo the Police Station,
ROBBERY CASE FALLS
THROUGH.
various methods adopted by them for the delivery of carrespondence throuch fletiotis addresses in order in observe secrecy.
Sakdutvala involved, Continuing his speech; Mr. Janies aid Mr. Bell, the colonial head of the Communist Party in Great COMPLAINANT RETURNS TO Britain, had arranged interviews
THE COUNTRY,
Scouts from all parts of the Empire and from 41 other coun- tries will welcome the Prince, who will spend a night in 'camp” with them. On the Friday the Prince will witness a grand rally from the dals in front of the grand stand in Arrowe Park, Birkenhead..
Pageant of Nations,
In this pageant of nations he will be greeted by 50,000 Scouts from all parts of the world, who, at a given signal, will give the Scouts' Bowl and dash in camp formation towards the dais.
to a standstill in a
At another signal they will come round the Royal dais, and will then semi-circle addressed by the Prince.
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It is understood that he has ex- pressed a desire to dy in order to encourage aviation on Merseyside
between Mr. Saliktvals and a num- His Royal Highness will fly her of returned Indian atudents, Jack to London, on the Friday and showed photographed copies of | evening. Owing to the absence it
the correspondence on the subject. complainant au armed robbory British Communists tried their case which came before Mr. T. S utmost to get young Indian students Whyte Smith at the Kowloon to join their movement and pro-and the North. Magistracy this mapning. The pagate it in India. Their idea was police offered no evidence against to form an Indian group in India, the defendant, who was' agrard. | Counsel then read copious extracts
ly discharged.
from the letters of M. N. Roy and C. P. Dut, whe gave general fa structions to Indian Communists,
Py defendant was charged with being enverned an armed the Legg 27mmitted on board a India whe hot off San Chau Island on July
The next einissary to come to had bad taste, as he came on a false. George Allsson. He
passport as Campbell. He was a' prominent member of the British Communist Party and had also
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OPIUM SMUGGLER'S- TRICK.
DRUG HIDDEN IN HOLLOW »
PUMPKIN,
A pumpkin of calussal dimensions
morning as the latest medium de- vised by smugglers for the con-
eniment of opium,
When the case was called this morning. Detective Sub-Inspertor Dorling informed his Worship taken part in the Communist was exhibited in the Court this that the police were offering no Internationale. He formed evidence against the accused. He labour Swaraj group in Bombay, explained that the complainant which WAM
# Communist had gone back to the country and body, but he could not do much, as there was no likelihood of his he was sent, away owing to his false) returning to Hongkong again,
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HOLDER SUCCEEDS.
CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING BOUT- IN NEW YORK.
New York, July 18.
At the Vaukee Stadium, in a con-
passport,
CHINESE ATTACKED BY DOG.
POLICE SHOOT ANIMAL IN KOWLOON.
A dor belonging to Mr. Eea, of
test for the fightheavyweight cham34. Nathan Road, Kowloon, broke. pionship of the world, Tammy loose yesterday and attacked Loughran, the holder, won
Chinese boy, who was severely
cisia ou points over the challenger,bitten. James J. Braddock. Reuter's Amiviran Service,
After running about wild for
With the interior spooped out, and the cut piece replaced, it form. ed a snug réceptacle for 34 tins of opium, valued at $600.
Carried by a
Chinese on his shoulder yesterday near the Yuen On Wharf, it would not have drawn the attention of revenue officers, but for their having previously received') very precise information. The man was arrested and an examina- tion of the pumpkin confirmed their suspicions.
The prisoner was fined $6,000, or one year's hard labour, by Mr. E. W. Hamilton. Revenue OMeer Grimmitt prosecuting
Loughran dispelled all doubts of some time, it was eventually shot MORE WASTAGE OF
his ability to dominate in
the
by the police who, suspecting
lightheavyweight division by adabies, have removed the carcasa
ministering a sound thrashing to the youthful New Jersey chul- lenger.
The majority of the ringsiders considered that the champion won at least twelve or thirteen rounds. The decision of the judges and re- feree
upanimons.-Renter's, American Service.
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THE KING'S PROGRESS.
London, July 18,
to the Bacteriological Institute for examination.
WATER.
The injured boy is being given | MAN, CAUGHT WASHING FEET precautionary · treatment at the Kowloon Hospital.
BRITISH CRUISER.
ILMS. EXETER LAUNCHED AT DEVONPORT.,
London, July 18, Britain's latest new cruiser of
AT KOWLOON.
Several arrests were made on the mainland yesterday of persons wasting water at street fountains. A Chinese who was alleged to have been washing his feet under the tap which was running con- tinuously was fined $5 on his ap pearance before. Mr. T. 9. Whyte Smith it the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.
He was stuted to have run away It is officially announced from the "City" class, H.M.S. Exeter, on seeing a sergeant approach, į Buckinghum Palace that the WAS launched at Devonport leaving the water to run to waste. Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY King's progress is maintained.-- Dockyard to-day.
Three other men were each 'fined FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Reuter.
The vennel is of 8,400 tons.- $3 for washing clothes within ono Hongkong
Reuter.
hundred yards of a street fountain.
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