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MAHANUT MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1929.
日一初月七
156 VER ANNUM
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NO #7,851
SWATOW PIRACY TYPHOON STRIKES JAPANESE QUAKE DEATH OF FAMOUS U.S. IMMIGRATION
RAMPANT.
· BIG FERRY LAUNCH RAIDED.
ARMED GANG OVERAWES THE GUARD ON BOARD.
COMPLETE SURPRISE.
HAIPHONG.
-CUSTOMS CRUISER CARRIED
OUT TO SEA.
NO TRACE DISCOVERED.
News his just reached the Colony telling of grent havoc éaused by a typhoon which visited the Indo-China port of Haiphong last Monday.
DETAILS.
BAD FRIGHT FOR MANY
PEOPLE.
ONE KILLED & FIVE HURT ON BATTLESHIP.
ABSENCE OF FIRES.
SUFFRAGIST.
DAME MILLICENT FAWCETT PASSES AWAY:
A BRILLIANT CAREER.
London, Aug. J. The death is announced of Danie Millicent Fawcett,-Reuter.
RULING.
AFFECTS FAR EAST
TRAFFIC.
PROTESTS BY DOLLAR CO, AND CANADIAN PACIFIC.
TRADE BADLY HIT.
Manila, July 29,
Milliecht Garrett "Fawcett, the suffragist and eduentionalist, was born in June, 1847, un' the seventh Tokyo, July 27. child of Newson. Garrett, In Shanghai newspapers to hand | 1867 she married the, economist, │· Emigration of. Filipinos travel- give details of the severe earth- the late Right Hon. Henry Fawcett, ling steerage class to the United quake which was experienced in subsequently Postmaster-General States
has been practically the Tokyo-Yokohama area on the and during her husband's life was strangled as a result of a quarun-
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ZEPPELIN ACROSS
ATLANTIC...
SIGHTED AT LAKEHURST STATION.
CHANGE OF COURSE,
A
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Washington, Aug. 3. Tire Graf Zeppelin has established direct wireless com- munication with the United States. At 7.05. p.m. Washington time she was 90 miles south of Pico, Azores.-Reuter's American Service.
MANILA CONSUL'S PROTEST.
BREACH OF COURTESY, ALLEGED.
"SLAVE GIRL" WHO WAS SENT
TO HONGKONG.'
CABLE TO NANKING.
Manila, July 20. The Ministry of Foreign Af- faira of the Nationalist Gov. trnment of China s going to lodge A formal protest with Governer General Davis for an courtesy, it was officially revented
Unpremred for the visitation, which appears in have been a Swntow, Aug. 17
südden me, the shipping of the That banditry and piracy stil port was taken completely by sur
prise, and in the commotion, as flourish as boldly and as uncheck vessels were scattered about, a ed as ever in the Swalow region Customs cruisey, the Spadon, broke was abundantly illustrated two from her moorings and disappear- days ago, when the launch plying ed out towards sea, with over 20 between here and Chao-Yang was persons on board, ineluding four morning of July 27th. Below are closely associated with him, his tine service regulation which went adversed winds. She is now in alleged breach of International
attacked by bandits almost within sight of the latter place, and its passengers robbed of all their money.
French Customs officiala.
At the time, there was a strong south-westerly gale, which must Chao-Yang Hes about nine miles have carried the unfortunate craft from Swatow on the southern side so quickly out to sea that she was of the bay, and the two towns are out of sight before attention could connected by a regular launch, be drawn' to her plight,
service.
from Japan on the subject: some of the messages received
The earthquake shock experi- enced this morning was one of the most severe since the terrible catastrophe which occurred in
As soon as the news was re- Two days ago, the launch had veived at the Port Office, an imme-1923, but owing to the absence of diate search was carried out while any outbreaks of fire the damage all vessels were surged to keep a look-out for the missing cruiseg.
just left Chao-Yang with a fall: load of seme two or three hundred passengers, when if ran aground
a mind bank, und was tem pararily stranded. Almost as if the affair had been pre-arranged and they had only been awaiting a signal, a bid of eight men put off from the shore in a sampau, and approached the lunch.
Knives and Grenades,
It was supposed at first that they were coming mit to give a
helping band with the relenting of the vessel, but as they drew near the passengers saw to their may that the rescue prty" were armed with long knives and hand grenades, though they had no viños ar revolvers,
Fire_marauders quickly boarded the launch and relieved thei passengers of all their portalije valuables and ensh, and then made off again. The ingenuity of the affair lay, in its simplicity and In the element of complete sür- prise, for all such launches entry an armed military guard th repe with just such emergencies.
No Resistance.
ras...
A whole work has been spent has been no trace of the vessel. on the search, and so far there fit la believed that if she had survived the worst phase of the storm, and was still afloat, she would by this time have drifted Lo the south-west a Hainan Island, a distance of three miles from Haiphong.
done was very slight.
Adverse Whnids.
London, Aug. 4. The Graf Zeppelin has been struggling for a long time against
Mr. H. K. Kwong, Chinese con- a general in the Philippines WIK subpoenned -by AlfonsO Felix, city fiscal, to appear in preliminary investigations on a criminal charge of kidnapping, in which the Consul had been made
blindness making him very depen-into effect a week ago last Thurs-mid-Atlantic. Weather conditions
day.
are improving but it is calculated | last night. dent OA her. She produced The regulation which affects that she will not reach Lakehurst various books on
before Monday,-Renter, economies, all Orientals entering the United including "Political Economy for States, either directly or indirect
New York, Auk. 4. Beginners" (1870). "Tales in ly, provides for a cut in the The Naval Air Station at Lake with her husband a volume of Political Economy" (1875) and steerage bookings of 75 per cent.hurst received notice at 12.45 Formerly a serrage passenger (New York time) that the Graf "ssays and Lectures."
was allowed to every 120 cubic Zeppelin hending towards Cape feet of space, while the new May, Philadelphia, owing to ad- regulation provides that ouch verse weather.
Later, steerage passenger must have. 180 cubic feel of space.
■
Reduced 75 Per Cent On the face of the new order it would appear that the migration of Orientals has been reduced by 75 per cent. It is a fact, however, that as long as the regulation re- mains in effect the migration of of Orientals into the United States
Where It Was Felt, The shock was felt in Tokyo, Yokohama, the famous health
in Kamakura and the Tokaido as far as Shizuoka, but Hongkong during the week-end, Osaka, Kobe and Kyato were Women's Suffrage Societies, Mrs. will be reduced by nearly 100 per
absolutely unaffected.
A
felegram was received in
requesting shipping along the probable - area the vessel's drift to keep a sharp-look-out for her.
KOWLOON FOOTBALL
CLUB CONCERT.
She had for many years been interested in the higher education The Observatory announces that of women and in their economic the seismic centre was, approx and political future and was one Tokyo, while the maximum, ampli-suffrage, becoming more promin nately, 30 miles south-west of of the early workers for wanzen's
tude was 30 millimetres.
ent in the cause after her hus- bund's death in 1884.
Various small societies had of grown up for the purpose farthering women's suffrage and in 1896 These were amalgamated the National Union a Fawcett in 1907 becoming presicent. dent of the movement. This A partial interruption of the
the telegraphs occurred in Tokyo and was for some years Yokohama, but this was not suf. only important society of its ficiently serious to interfere with indd and most of the pioneera of The movement Belonged in it. But in 1908 the Women's Social and Political Union was formed, pledget to work by
opposed tp
resort
business.
"Trains in Tokyo, Yokohama and on the Tokaido Railway were
short time stopped for a whether
damage had been 16113 done to the railway-bed by the IMMENSE SUCCESS OF FIRST 'quake, hut, normal traille was soon
FUNCTION,
have been ordered in advance.
resnine.
methods,
N.UW.S.S. in 1919.
militant. constitutional
The Hawaiian Sugar Planters'
1.
The Graf Zepplin has decided not to make for Philadelphia, en view of the unfavourable winds prevailing there. She is 310W heading for Lakehurst, and con- ditions have improved.
Lakehurst, later.
The Graf Zepplia has been sighted.—Reuter's American Ser-
rice.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN PHILIPPINES.
the defendant.
Not Responsible.
The Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, it was learned, will pre- test on the grounds that Consul Kwong cannot be held criminally responsible for anything that was dene by orders of the Chinese Kovernment, and that In such a case a conclusion can be arrived at only after international negotia tions between the governments of China and Philippines..
For the first time Inst and coming Saturday surprise to the public, the city of Manila was acquainted with the fact that the Chinese consal general in the Philippines
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Association has arrangements with the Dollar Steamship Line where by about 240 steerage passengers 11209 to be taken on each liner MAN KILLS WIFE AND THREE had been charged, with kidnapping
leaving Manila en route to the
United States via Hawall. Shee Hawali comes under the restriction Imposed by the new regulation,
CHILDREN.
a 12-years old girl. Subsequently announcement was made by Fiscal Felix that all charges against the consul had been found to be falso was in in- nocent of the charge, and that the consul
Embarrassing Situation.
Manila, July 27. the number scheduled to sail for Christian, killed his wife and In a fit of anger, Anutallo Zafrn, Hawali will more than consume three children the space available. Automatical-Lanan, yesterday, according ta Al Nunangan. this restricts any passenger telegraphie reports received at en route to the United States.
Constabulary headquarters from the provincial commander.
Constabulary soldiers in turn The Canadian, Paeide liners shot and killed Zafra when he re-national complications, were re an average space for 340sisted arrest. He was shot three vented last night by the Chinese
they times and died' instantly.
Other Figures.
have
steerage
passengers.
}{
41750!
the
passenger, United States, route is indirect,
even
for if
What are said to be complete. proceedings in one of the most intriguing caser ever investigated by the fiscal's office and one that may yet have embarrassing inter-.
consul.
Д
Mr3. Faweell was Atrongly opposed to its tactics and disso- ciated her society from any Big Area Affected,
sympathy with such procedure Favoured by delightfully fine
in shower own plans included an al- And cool weather it mildt almo Reports now trickling
that the earthquake in Eastern lance with the Labour party in the alfresco concert given by the Jan, which occurred at 7.38 this 12 by which the society agreed 10 this
however, the Kowloom Football Club on Satur-morning, affected at unusually to support Labour candidates in guard were taken adawares, und day- zvening was #splendid wide are, contring 25 miles south preference to Liberals when the latter proved unsatisfactory, on evidently devised that dizeretion sucess, surpassing every expecta- | west of Tokyo,
the suffrage question. She re-accept was the better part of valoar, for tion. An ideal wight.. n perfect
According to the Constabulary Consul Wong was charged 11 was fit at Nagoya to for west
two weeks ago by a man they reports, It is believed that the some they offered a resistanes at all setting and a highly appreciative and at Sunniya is the math, hat signed the presidency of the the
The booty estimated at audience seemed le offer Jeaniranost severely in the Yok..ham, In 1912 she produced her work are required to reduce their steer was mentally deranged. Two whose name is given as Yu Chong- $10,000, but this is probably antion to the artistes and a well Yokosuka and Kamaran districia
as the line usually has 200 or 300 was examined by the district 12-years old girl by the name Yu exaggeration. So far, all efforts varied programme came to an end where telephone, telegraph and "Women's Suffrage" and her other age passengers in 170. Inasmuch days previous to the killing. Zafra inn, with having kidnapped
declared Kim Po. The case-was presented to trace or capture the bandits all too soon, though the hour of pacer lines were interrupted, caus-books include lives of Queen Vic Orientala from Hongkong, Shang-health officer, but was
to Fiscal Felix, who ordered the.. have proved unavailing, although midhlight had struck,
iny A suspension of conimicatoria (1895) and Sir Wm Moles-
preliminary Investigations to be one continues to hear
The Club was a blaze of releur-tims and of tran-car and train worth (1901), and "Five Famous bai and other ports scheduled for sine.
Canada alone, They will be forced At midnight on Thursday the made. Gregorio Aranetu, well- Frenchwomen" (1906). stories of what is going to be ed lights, and these showing up services for a short time
to eliminate passengers for the Constabulary was notified that known Manila lawyer, was the Her sister Wis the faments United States. done in the way of roanding up Bags and hunting decorating the
Zafra had killed his wife. A attorney for the plaintiff. Hortor Mrs, Garett Anderson the thieves and bandits now that the tennis courts to their best niy tar
In other words the Canadian' patrol was sent to bis house but.
"During the preliminary. In- Kwang war is over.
tage, the scene was pecudzy
A telephone message from Yokn-first woman mayor in England. Her effective. A miniature Stege had
Carret Pacific liners can carry 640 pas. Zafra barricaded his house and vestigation" Consul Kwong said, child, Philippa states that one workmen only
held the soldiers at bay for nl- "it was discovered that the girl to Vaneuver if all had been erected and so well was very aka
distinguished Hengers a
most two hours. The soldiers had been. brutally maltreated by detail considered that different engaged in the task of recondition. Fawcett,
Newnham College, route to Canadian points. If tion ammu? the troops stationed in onto the stage at will.
There are rumours of disaffee shades of colour could be turned ing the battle cruiser Kongo was career
shaken from his perch and has died Cambridge, where in 1890 she was they accept the passenger whe heard the screams of children in her owner, who alleges that he is Swatow and in the surmugdhug The entertainment catred, ty from the injuries he received. bracketed equal to the Senior intends to enter the United States side the house. They broke their her adopted father. The girl one district, and a general se
Ms. Cairns gave Three other workmen and two Wrangler, being in fact ahead of the total number of steerage Bas-way in but were too late. The day escaped from his house and were da svrionsdy him. In 1906 she became principal sengers has to be reduced to 170, three children were lying deal on presented herself at the Chinese is fat int
every taste, military
delightful renderings of Westinejarkets
Assistant in the Education Officer's
The same principle that Tects the floor. Zafra, who was heavily consulate, where she related to the Dollar Line and the Canadian armed, tried to resist arrest some the treatment that she had Country songs, while Mr. K. MeA. [hurt.
A warehouse at Hachioji col department of the L.C.C. In 1920,
been receiving for some, time. Kenwn's powerful bariloge voice was heard to great advantage lapsed. In Tokyo the damage was Mrs. Fawertt was made a justice of Pacific liners also affects the the soldiers had to shoot him.
the peace and on Jan. 1. 1925, was negligible, but the people
British Empire. She also received frightened and thousands ran out created a Dams of the Order of the an hon. degree (LL.D.) from St. of doors.
Andrew's University,
strea!
Trouble with Troops,
· UBensiness circles.
031
in the still night'air.
What the exact trouble is, it is not very easy to discover, for very stric! measures are being taken by the authorities to prevent any
The fun-merchants, Mr. V. C. lenkage of news, and all Chinese Jetters
beiner opened and Labrum, Mr. A. L. Jeeves and Mr. 0. B. Good, a doubiful per sonality, kept the audience in high good humour.
censored in the post offices,
Anti-Soviet Move,
The Aloha Serenaders providel
2
Buttle Cruiser Shaken.
Wepe
The official report states that the quake was the most severe that has occurred in this district since
1928. May,
The selmograph showed that oscillations continued for half an hour-Reuter.
It has been suggested that the something new in the way of en- Sino-Soviet dispute isnt the tertainment. They achieved in bottom of things and that an at-
at.nt sürers with their first. plece tempt to spread communist
Hullway Line Blacked.. pro- and at the close the audience paganda is feared.
were extremely reluctant to let
Particulars of the influchce of Swalow, as usual following the them depart. The dreamy Hawaiian Canton lead, is, plastered with music from steel guitars was in this morning's severe earthquake posters and banners deuncing keeping with the pace of the at- are being reported from various the Soviet Government, and calling mosphere and the surroundings, directions in different forms of upon all patriots to help sweep and when they burst into song damages.
NINE BELGIANS DROWNED.
PLEASURE STEAMER & MOTOR BOAT COLLIDE.
SON RESCUES FATHER.
China clean of Russian influence. with neat harmony, they On the Tokaldo Railway line, One of the posters depicts a "brought the house down." They concrete walls of the main plat- Nationalist soldier with a broum, responded to frequent encores form at Ofuna, Station collapsed sweeping from under Russian with series of popular Hawaiian and blocked No. 1 railway line, gentlerin the stool on which he is suties, concluding with the "Fare- The debris, however, was clearedded, and it is believed that Afteen gallting-Our Own Correspondent, well," apparently on the principle in the afternoon and regular traffic people
that the best shall be last. They resumed. were given a most enthusiastic reception.
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The greatest interest was taken in the appearance of the Bruns- wick Band, which is composed of
The following warships are now Mr. Sequeira and his seven sons.
in port:
Basin. H.MS, · Tamar and H.M.S. Stormcloud,
North Arm.-H.M.S. Sandwich. West Wall Dork.-H.M.S. Castor. In Dock,H.M.S. Clcala Submarine L19,
and
N4. 13 Buoy.-H.M.S. Bridge
water
Foreign.-U.S.S. Mindanao and Fronch gunboat Vigilante..
A goods waggon was overturned nt Atsugi station on the Odawara -Takyo express tram-line..
Fuji Crater Affected. The most remarkable result of
Was
Ostend, Aug. 4. Two pleasure steamers have col-
were drowned. All Are
Later. It is now ascertained that only nine people have been drowned, whilst twenty have been alightly injured. All are Belglans.
The collaton wna
stated to be Belgians.
Bailing
aro
from
steamship lines Manila and other Oriental ports Nippon Yusen Kaisha and other
to the United States.
Applications Drop.
The new regulation also affects passengers booking from Manila, Hongkong or Shanghai for Cuba, South American points or other places where they are required to pass through the United States. The liners now carrying this trade will be forced to turn it down In
the future, .
Even in the short time the new
Cause
new
| regulation has been in effect there has been a decided decrease in the number of Filipinos who have ap- plied for transportations. The
of this is that the regulation provides
that steerage passengers 'must go into quarantine for 14 days prior to sailing. In addition to being costly, this practice also is con- venient.
are
FRENCH CONSULAR
CHANGES.
SEVERAL MADE IN THE FAR EAST.
Parks, Aug. 4. Several Consular changes are notified consequent on the raising of M. de Martel to the rank of first-class Pleifipotentiary.
M. due Courtial, Consul. In Singapore, is appointed 10
Fort Sald.
3. Sudreau, 1st Dragoman at Bombay, is to be In charge of the Consulate at Singapore..
Now in Hongkong.
"I ordered her to be sent to the Chinese General Hos pital, whero she stayed for some time until she was order- ed to be deported to China. She left Manila on July 5, 1920 aboard the Empress of Asia, bound for Hongkong, where she now lives in a charitable institution. Following the departure of the girl her alleged adopted father fled the complaint against me, alleging that I had kidnapped the girl.
"It later developed that the girl had been sold as a sieve in China, brought to the Philippines and had been held here until her de- portation to China.
Lo
"However, bofore the girl came me the Bureau of Customs M. Cholant, 1st Dragomán út ordergil her to be deported to China Bangkok, is to have charge of the on the ground that, her entrance Consulate at Bombay,
papors were, faulty, and owing to somo trouble over her entrance M. Meyrier, Consul at Shang- bond secret service men hal, becomes Consul for Tientsin. ordered to the hospital to arrest
M. Levi, Consul at Tlentsfir, Is the girl and deport her."
Cabin
also passengers affected by the regulation but not appointed Assistant Consul at between an ao.seriously. They are not requir-Shanghal-Havas, They played three times in the the quake was found on Mount excursion steamer and a motored to be confined in a quarantine course of the evening, and were Fuji. The old volcano mountain boat. The latter, which had fty station but are required to undergo deservedly applauded.
on bird, sank ini- somewhat disfigured at a passengers The concert
was one of the
mediately, most largely attended functions of point of the Hoyeizan crater, a
Boats in the vicinity soon raced its kind seen in Hongkong for part of which collapsed by severe many a long day and the Foot- shock, and the many mountain- to the rescue. ball Club are to be congratulated the vicinity of
climbers who happened to be lo The skipper of the motor boat the crater, were was rescued by his own son, who on the all-round excellence of the
panic-atricken, but no, one was was in charge of another motor arrangements.
hurt.-Tolo.
boat-Reuter..
Plended for Time.
wero
Coneul Kwong pleaded for time, he said,' until she could' re. cover and the girl stayed for one more Week in the hospital. have Following her recovery, and by orders of the Bureau of Customs, the girl was ordered to be de ported.
A physical examination before theying that they have sent protests are accepted as passengers.
| to their principal offices against the Protests Sent.
Neither new regulation. received replies to their protests,
Both Mr. Cavender and Mr. Show admit that their business is R. Shaw, agent for the Canadian badly affected as a result of the Pacife, both announced last even-regulation-Manila Bulletin, ··
Mr. H. M. Cavender, local agent for the. Dollar Line, and Mr. John
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