FOREIGNERS' FATE IN MANCHURIA.
CONSULS TO INVESTIGATE ABSENCE OF NEWS.
stant (to-morrow),
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1929.
CANON STREETER ANTI-SOVIET CRUSADE. TREASURE SHIP IN WOMAN MARKET
IN HONGKONG.
THINKS SCIENCE & RELIGION COMING TOGETHER.
a
WIDELY SPREAD ORGANISA-
'TION. IN RUSSIA.
Riga, Nov. 12.
The Soviet Press prints details. of the trial of the 32 "crusaders,” at Voronesh.
loans...
their
THE GALE.
CARGO OF FAMOUS PICTURES ARRIVES SAFELY.
BULLY.
HEADS ORGANISATION OF GIRL HAWKERS.
little
A SMART SENTENCE.
"People who teach children to break the law in this way are going to get a very heavy W. Schofield at the Kowloon penalty in this Court," said Mr. Magistracy this morning in fining a woman $25, with the alternative of dix weeks' hard labour in de- fault, for, alding and abettin
AN OFFICER'S STORY. LEAVING TO-MORROW. INTERVIEWED. TO-DAY,
These crusaders went about)
London, Dec. 11. Shanghai, Dec. 12. A distinguished visitor to the
The Italian art treasure whip, Considerable fears are enter Colony is Canon B. H. Streeter, declaring to the population that
Fellow of the British the last days of the Soviet regime the Leonardo da Vinci, which has tained for the safety of foreign D.D., residenta in the region of Man-Academy, who is the guest of the had come, and that soon
patron, the Archangel Michael, come through the thick of the furious gales of the past week, ar- chuli and Hailar affected by the Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Victoria. recent Soviet invasion.
Canon Streeter is returning from would appear, followed by a
Flags were dipped in salute of Router's Tokyo correspondent the Pacific Relations Conference great host of fighters on white rived at Gravesend to-day. ** has received an announcement at Kyoto, and is spending two days Horeca, who would exterminato
shrieked their welcome... from Harbin to the effect that for in Hongkong, after which he will all the Communists in the country the craft and hooters and syrens
One of the officers, in an inter-10-year-old to sell vegetables
without a licence. the purpose of ascertaining the visit Canton before leaving for and rid the land of all evile.
The crusaders affirmed that the view, stated that the voyage was
It was given in evidence that the. situation to the west of the Khin- England. During his stay, the gan Mountains, especially the con- Cason will give two lectures in origin of the Soviet Government terrible, the weather being among girland woman were standing out- dition of the non-Chinese fesi- Hongkong, one will take place this came from Anti Christ, and that the worst he had ever encountered,de the Yaumati Market with a dents, from whom no reliable, news evening at St. John's Hall, when the Soviet collective agricultural but all the pictures were safe and basket of vegetables between them.
the Canon will deal with the results system and other Communist the crew unhurt.. has been received for over a
He added that a tug should institutions was a work of the month, an international train, of the Kyoto Conference, and
"American, British, public lecture will take place to Devil. They therefore exhorted have piloted the Leonardo de carrying the Japanese, "French, and German morrow at the Cathedral fall. At the population to ignore the Vinci during the voyage, but the Consula is scheduled to leave far- the latter meeting the Canon will Soviet power, to prevent their vessel was obliged to go off in bin for Manchull on the 13th in deal with the "Problems of Pain children going to school, and to answer to an S.0.S. call from a
as the Great Difficulty to Belief in refuse to subscribe to Soviet distressed ship.
Our anxiety in battling with "God". Mr. Tsai Yun-sheng left Pogra-
Canon Streeter granted an inter-
The crusaders had secret signs such a.gale was the, greater be nichnnyn for Kabarovsk at four view to Press representatives at the
among themselves, and bore cause we knew that the cargo was o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. Bishop's residence this morning,
on perhaps the most precious that and outlined ie bellefs with respecial marks of distinction
their shirts. On their clothes any ship had ever carried. London, Dec. 11.
Canon, his they also bore the sign of the "Even during to-duy'a voyage, Questioned in the House of Comard to religion and science.
Broadly, said the
we had fierce Lides against us," he mong to-day, Mr. Arthur Hender-policy could be defined as a belief Holy Cross.
When the G.P.U. mnde a search concluded. won said he had received ne ofli-in the fact that the conflict between
The vessel IR remaining at olal reports of raids by Chinese religion and science is coming to a at the crusaders' headquarters troops or aircraft over Soviel ter-close. The cause of human pro-reports state that they discovered Gravesend to-night and proceeds old Imperial Russian flag, to-morrow to the West India Dock, gress demands both. During the an last ten to fifteen years there had which bore the inscription of where an official reception will be been in Great Britisha notable the first words of the former held.
The Italian art treasures OR movement by the leaders of both Russian National Anthem and these human idealisms towards also the words, "Our hope and board, destined for the forthcom- mutanl. comprehension. This should strangih abide in Prince Michael." ing London exhibition, are valued lead to a harmonious co-operation, The crusaders, it is declared, at £14,000,000,-Reuter. resulting in a new view of the awaited the advent of the Grand world, as well as combined practical Duke Michael, the brother of the effort to make it a better place.
Czar, whose fate is uncertain. Asked if he intended to add to his long list of well-known worka by a book on China and Japan, Canon Streeter said with a smile leave that to that he would people who had been in. Chinn for
shorter period than he had! The Canon's best
Reuter.
ritory,
"
According to his information, the Soviet troops advanced to Chalainor, Soviet jrunboats' raided Fuchin, and Soviet aircraft bomb ed Foketu.-Retuer,
....
KOWLOON DOCK THEFT.
MAN WHO STOLE COPPER CABLE SENTENCED.
#17
even
A charge of theft of six pounds of copper cable from the Kow-known work, "Reality," is now loon Docks, was brought against
in the ninth edition and has had
The crusaders' organisation was large widely spread and had a number of followers.
NEW O.S.K. MOTOR LINER.
SYDNEY MARU HERE ON
MAIDEN TRIP."
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PRISON PUZZLE FOR POLICE.
NO EVIDENCE AGAINST MAN IN GAOL
On mention being made before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, of the Case in which a Chinese was charged with robbery and kid- napping, os board a junk off Ching Island in May, 1928, it was stated was certified
a Chinese before Mr. W. Schofield an enormous sale in England and at the Kowloon Magistracy this America. Another of his works, morning. Mr.."Kid" Marriott pra- "The Primitive Church", was re- socuted on behalf of the Company,cently, selected as the religious book
The defendant pleaded guilty. of the month in the United States. Only just completed, the new It was stated that the defendant Canon Streeter is the author of O.S.K. motor vessel Sydney Maruthat the defendant
Yokohama Dock Co.'s us unit to appear in Court, was arrested leaving the yard just many other volumes, dealing mainly left the
The defendant was orginally before five o'clock yesterday with with religion and education.
yards some weeks ago and arrived tho cable concealed in his girdle Canon Streeter was a member of Hongkong on her maiden voy before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, and in his hat. He was carrying the commission appointed by the age at daylight to-day. She was when part of the evidence was a pair of wire snippers and had two Archhishops in England to deal berthed alongside Kowloon Wharf taken, and was remanded 11 this
large morning for consideration apparently stolen the cable from with the problems of religious and was inspected by a
education. He is also Lecturer umber of visitors during the certain matters of evidence. the electric store. He was not an employee of the Dock and was be lieved to have smuggled himself into the yard with the workmen in the morning when about 2,000 men passed through the gates,
His Worship (to defendant) ;---- How long have you been here?
Defendant:Since 1887.
A fine of $10, or 14 days' hard labour was imposed,
RETURNED BANISHEE
AS THIEF.
ORDERED BIRCH AT THE
"KOWLOON COURT.
Arrested on a charge of larceny of eight iron bars from a shed at Kowloon City, a Chinese who ap. peared before Mr. W. Schofield at the
Magistracy this Kowloon morning was also charged with re-
at Queen's College, Oxford, of which he is a Fellow.
LOCAL CRICKET.
UNIVERSITY DEFEATED
BY HERMES.
A team from H.M.S. Bermes paid. a visit to Pokfulam and were oppùsed by the University second eleven. The Valting batsmen showed form and win easily by a margin of seven wickets, after dismissing their ope. ponents for the small total of 84 runs. ScoTA:
University.
S. R. Kermani, e Cross, b Bennett ja K. T. Loke, b Bennett
A. Chan Fook, e Laslett, by Swann A. Rodriques, e Cross, b Bum-
phreys K. P. Gan, b Bumphreys H. E. M. Adams, b Humphreys
Candah, b Trusler
turning from banishment, having. L. Tan, c Hammond, b Laslett been, deported, for ten years in 1925.
The defendant admitted both charges. and intimated, in reply to the second, that he had returned. to Hongkong to work,
His Worship remarked that the defendant had been twice convict
ed
of Inrceny, one
conviction
being for pocket-picking while the other was simple larceny.
G. E. Yeoh, b Trusler A. T. Normanbboy. A. A. Aziz, not out
Extras
Tatal
Trusler
Bowling Analysis.
O. M. R
Lantelz
0 2 22
Bennett
G
17
A 1 16
2 13
11
On the present charge, the de- Swan fendunt was Hentenced to one Bumphreys month's hard labour with a fur-Trader then eight months' imprisonment and 15 strokes of the birch on the banishment count.
A second man who was arrested together with the defendant was fined $10 or fourteen day's hard labour, he having no previous con- victions.
MORE CRUELTY TO CHICKENS.
BAD CASE DEALT WITH
AT KOWLOON,...
That he had had three chickens
H.M.S. Hermes,
Sq. Ldr, Bumphrey's, e Gan, b
Chan Fook Lieut. Wright, Lhw., Aziz Lieut. Stevenson, retired Marine Trusler, e Chan Fook, b
Normanbhoy
A. D. Laslett, retired ..... E. R. A. Greliam,c Loke, b Yeoh Stoker Cross, b Chan Fook E: R. A. Hammond, not out-
Extras....
Total (7 wkls.)
1
10
morning
of 5,300 gross tonnage with a feet, bent of length of 380 54.5 feet and'a depth of 34.2 feet. Osaka is her port of registry.
of
The girl was seen to sell a quantity and hand the money to the woman. When an Indian constable tried to arrest the couple, the woman ran away, but the girl was caught, Others in the vicinity, together with the defendant, attempted to, was not relcase the girl and it
constable drew his until the baton that he succeeded in taking. her to the Station. Later, the wo man was arrested by Sergeant Barnicle.
After his Worship had register- ed a conviction, Sergeant Barnicle, who prosecuted, intimated that the defendant was in charge of an organisation of small girls who are licences, The defendant was describ- were sent out to hawk without ed as one of "those market bullles."
His
that Worship remarked people who taught little children to break the law would be heavily punished and imposed a fine of $26 or six weeks' hard labour.
After issuing a warning, Worship cautioned the girl.
SHOOTING IN THE SETTLEMENT.
his
(Continued from Page 1) posed to invite the Nanking Gov- erament heads, as well as all the commanders and politicians of the opposition party, including Mr. Wang Ching-wei, and General, Tang Seng-chi.
The conference will be confined to a discussion of the quarrels among the leaders and a means to put a stop to further civil war in China.
mediately after this conference the Fourth National Kuomintang Conference will be held, attended by all members of the Kuomintang Detective Sub-Inspector Dor-
Party, in which the reformation of She is a steel screw motor vesselfling, who appeared" for the pro- the political machinery and ad- :
secution, said he
had been in-ministration at Nanking will be con- structed to say that the police sidered. would not offer any further evidence against the defendant; and he was asking his Worship to discharge him accordingly. If, however, the defendant was sul in gaol, he did not know what the position was whether he would have to be remanded until such time as he was dit to appear.
This new motor vessel has been placed on the Japan-Australia run, calling at Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, etc., and will gail for Manila to-morrow afternoon? «
over
DRIZZLE OR MIST.
over
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His Worship handed the cer- tificate to the officer and asked whether he would like a short remand to consider the position.
The case was accordingly re- manded till Saturday morning.
To Fight for Kankow, '
Shunghal, Dec. 11 The position as far as can be gathered here appears to be that the Government leaders at Nan- king, after deliberation, have de- elded not to give up Hankow. without fighting, us had previous- ly been thought necessary, but will leave what they consider sufficient troops at Hankow to defend it against Tang Seng-chi.
The Government's position up- The Royal Observatory reports
pears to be somewhat improved, at that a feeble anticyclone és central
least for the time being, partly the Sea of Japan und shallow depression over S. W
owing to the fact that Ho Chien, China. Moderate to light variable On their failure to renew their who is controlling Hunan with
will prevail 2 winds
the licences, two store-keepers appear twenty subordinate generals, has circular declaring for 13 North China
coast-fed before Mr. W. Schofield at the issued a Sea, with
forecast fill Kowloon Magistracy this morningnence. This presumably means olal fog. The
is-East or and were each fined $10 for having that he will remain neutral, and variable winds, moderate to light; kerosene on their premises without will not join in the attack against generally overeast; some drizzle or permission from the Captain Su- Hankow.
perintendent of Police.
noon
7
19
mist.
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Nõhutõ Zä.
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Lieut. Magray, Eng. Lieut. Bennett and Stoker Ewann did not bat.
Bowling Analysis.
In a round basket with a tray on top Chan Fook
of them, and then two chickens and Aziz
two ducks on top of the tray, was Normanbhoy the manner in which a Chinese Candan was stated to have caused cruelty Tan
·Yooh
to the fowls. Mr. W. Schoßfeld, Leke
the Kowloon Magistrate, before whom the, man was charged this morning, was also told that the chicken had had their legs tied together.
The defendant was fined $5, A-woman, who was alleged to
have overcrowded ten-chickens in
0. M. R.
W.
9.2 1 47
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LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.
Here is the solution to the
a basket, which the police consi-puzzle on another page.
dered was only sufficiently large
BLUE, FLUE, FLUX, FLAX,
to carry four, was also fined $5, FLAY, FRAY, GRAY.
to-marrow
KEGUS PATOFF.
TOCK EXCHANGE
"Hello dear, you haven't bought that coat yet, have you?”
Alan Chen Tiao-yun is still ad- hering to the Government and sending troops to the southern Shantung border to prevent Shlb Yu-san's rebels from entering Shantung, and the Nanking Gov- ernment claims that Chen Tino- yun Intends to attack Shih, Yu-
aan in the rear.
Shanghai continues quiet. A. thousand loyal troops of the 5th division arrived yesterday but the authorities are taking precautions. British troops, while not confined to barracks, are not allowed fur- ther out of town than the race- course-Neuter..
All Quiet in Hankow,
Hankow, Dec. 11. The situation locally continues very quiet and confidence is being strengthened by nasurances of loyalty being received from vari- ous minor Generals in Honan.
It now seems that Tang Seng- chi's defection will not prove a' serious embarrassment to the Gov- crnment, and it is declared that Tang is already seeking a some promise.
The Ichang situation is gradual-. ly returning to normal, and the rebels have been driver fat in- Jand-Reuter.
Warrant Engineer Charles H. Wilson has been appointed to the overflow ship Ambrose, of the Rosyth Destroyer Reserve. He was promoted to warrant rank in July 1926, and since served for. two years in the Frobisher, when flagship of the Firat Cruiser Squadron on the China and Mediterranean Stations,
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