BRIGADE OFFICER
INJURED.
FALL FROM A BLAZING BUILDING.
NOT BADLY HURT.
The almost total destruction of a large building at Cheangshawan, housing the candy-making, equip- ment of the Kwang Shing Long Confectionery Соттрану, WITH brought about by a subler out- break of fire in the early hours A small of yesterday morutox. quantity of stock was destroyed. And this, together with the struc- tural damage, has caused a Jom of over $1,840, which is understood to be well covered by insurance.
In the course of fire-fighting operations, the European Assist ant Station Master in charge of the Mongkok Division. Mr. Ailert Cash, suffered a fall from the road of the building. He trad a markable ཐཱ**!¥ah! fujuries, being only bruised and shaken.
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THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, APRIL
COUNTERFEIT COIN COLLIER RAMMED AND MANY AMERICANS
PLANT.
TWO MEN GET PRISON TERMS.
police
SUNK OFF WOOSUNG.
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life boats. The terror of those on board increased as the boat began to lurch downward,
FEARED DEAD.
EXTRA MARINES LAND IN NICARAGUA.
SANDINO TRUCE OVER.
20, 1931.
GIRLS' STRANGE STORY.
"IMPRISONED" BY MEN
IN LONDON.
TRIP TO
FRANCE.
First Boat Overturns, U.S. SILVER DOLLARS.
The first at was jammed with
Puerto Cabezas, Apr. 14.
London, Mar. 23. Arald encried out by
shouting mass of humunity as
Three hundred Marines from the
Two Brighton girls who had been since offers at a house of the Shankl-
Rond reunited
in the dist swung over the side. The falls wan
and fouled and the boat was brought U.S.S. Ashville, of the Caribbean missing from their homes nf counterfeit silver envers American dollars, all the materials to a halt with a jerk. It swung Squadron of the United States Tuesday wore to-day found, and implements for their making, side to side, dipping water with Navy, have landed here to quell according to the story told by one
who have been slachtering and perience. and the arrest of two men, both of each sway, and at length turned the netivities of bandit Insurgents of them. have had a terrifying ex- pillaging for several days in the It is stated that they were pre- whom appeared before Mr. Justice over.
small settlements adjacent to Paereally imprisoned by two Wood at the Criminal Sessions.
whom they met on Brighton front, to Cabezas, this morning.
in two homes in London, and that it was proposed that they should all go to France together this morn
Li Chi, who admitted two counts, one of making the coins and an- other of possesion of moulds, was years' hard sentenced to five
on each count, the RED labour téares fo run concurrently.
The commanding officer of the
men
Frightened men, undaunted by the misfortune of the first bout, fore the covers from the second and third and crowded into them. Ashville and the Marine Corps.com.
chocks for recent from their
Americansing. fighting four boats When the crew tried to raise the manders have found that in the swinging over the side, they found were killed and three are missing
One of them, Muriel Beard, aged The dead include Captain Harlan 14, returned to her home In Little them to heavy. Those in the The sevenil prisoner, Wan San. honts refused to leave their seats | Pelfey of the United States Marine George-street. Brighton, in a dis- even for a moment, fearful that Corps who led a detachment of tressed condition inte on Saturday the information from serious the Gist count after the second they would not be able to regain Marines and National Guardsmen night, and, on
into action in a effort to repulse which abe was able to give,
police yesterday found the second had been withdrawn against him. there. sentenced to nice mouths'
An hour after the collision the the attacks of the brigands,
Meanwhile, the seriousness of the girl, Vern Moore, aged 155, Whe
Tah Hwa drew alongside the Dah situailun has increased by the de-house in Vauxhall Bridgeuroad, S.W. har labour,
The second girl and a man were Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, who apChong and passengers and claration in Mexico City of General peared for the Crown, in prosecut. Were transferred without mishaP-| Augustino Sanding, exiled Nieur taken to Gerald-road police station.
n
who was tried and convicted un
Dah Chong
not WAR
Shortly after, the lurched, and dived to the bottom Passengers Stary.
ing Wan San, who pleaded guilty, explained that found on the first flour, together with Another m, and, hidden away, four of the coins were dis
When toured, prisoner and the other man werk lying on separate beds. Various keys were found,
The Dal Chong, cross tonnage
1件 carrying six findred of coal from Haichaw
21:4
1.
stated that
nt
the
OB
A smbatantial structure, measure ing 80 feet by 40 feet, the Con- fectionery premises vergied an isolated building silunted on
gaan insurgent leader, that the and later by the Brighton police to truce he declared after earthquake | Brighton. sunken lot between the Castle
she The
and fire hat devastated Manusia, Murid Beard Penk Road and CL
is cancelled. His followers in could identify at any time the two nearest Fire Station is Mongkok, which answered the rall received
Nicaragua now are under orders young men, whom she and her com- to attack the forces foyal to General pankon met at Brighton and with shortly after a quarter past two
envormd. T ૫ search bring 1224, by the dispatch of two engines,
As Jean Marin Monendo the President whom, as pillion passengers mode, dies, moulds, neids, charenal tous ed later by two other
Shanghai. The Tah wa carried for Nicaragua,
cycles, they went to London. neers, and all the articles neres from the rain Station
Fenerall
The Marines from the Ashville sary to make the coins, were dis-200 passengers and a
"Men Became Frightened." at Tsimshatsui,
cargo of three hundred tons from will remain on patrol duty in the Shanghai earoute to the Chusan Puerto Cabezas areR until the
myself," she Apparently. The blaze onplanted covered in the second floor,
"Both Vera And from a pile of bags stored in the
islands.
Nicaraguan National Guard reins
kept practiently. said, lower of the two tours. By the
Miss Isabel Hughes, a passenger freements which have been ordersprisoners in two houses close to time fremay arrived on the perte,
each other in a roul, the name of the whole building was already
m being for the door af the the Tah Bin and eye-witnessed to procred here arrive:
unders 11 is feared that
1h which i don't know. The only way involved. Shouting through the
nearly The Government swiftly regains control can identify it is that arrond door. This loy was found to the tragedy, described intervening
among these aboard Baur
thelastween the sheet and mattress of layer
of the situation the followers of opposite, is a motor shop. The flames reached a point where sôine
General Sanding will again plunge blinds in the houses were closely 18 bags of sugar were stored viti
this troubled country into bitterdrawn, and we were not allowed to one side of the upper door. Vers
Ko near the windowe, soon this sugar was reduced to is sizzling ass from which speare E dame shut up towards the roof. It was white directing a hun from the rest of the bailing that Mr. Cash fell and had a narrow Fin escape from sermus injuries, foot ernshed through the eaves which overhung Che road, and using his balance, he dropped m to the rond way. On account of its being raised above the site of the building, the mad here was not more than ten frot ledow the through which Mr. Cash
The fire
control by five o'clock, and shortly after wards the engines returned to Their respective Stations,
dropped
1174M ander
The cause of the fire is believed to be a lighted vigarette-end esire. lesd thrown amonest some emply bags the previous evening. J'12 building was unoccupied when the fire brake but.
BRITISH CENSUS.
120 TONS OF SCHEDULES TO BE COLLECTED.
London, Apr. 11. Preparations for the census of the population which will be taken in Great Brittin and Northern Ireland at midnight on Apr. 26 are now early complete.
Forty thousand enumerator: are being instructed by the dis- trict registrars and, in some of the large urban areas, classes 420 being held for them,
Abin fifteen million schedules, of which ten million are for house- | holds, have been issued.
There are separate forms for the Army and Navy and forms. have been printed in Welsh for those parts of Wales where Eng
fish is nul used.
the land on which the other manah Chong. was sheeping.
*Prendfal panie among the Dah fontinuing Mr. Fitzroy said Chong's crew ensued immediately strife.
Miss Hughes 1t the crash.**
no feared that other "On Thuraday I noticed several that prisoner claimed na his owa jatter The passengers, though Amerian casualties than thuse policemen outside the house watch- windows, and I found by the Ashville's commandering the various
that yesterday wireless mes: |tion at the first opportunity. Pages sent f
(14
weren
arket drawer in the roop, and suit.
the when it was opened two of the terribly alarmed, stayed un
dzvit;trw Punterfeit
fond beat, but their pries were dreadful
heart. This Tab wa. inside, together with staff which to was ward for
did the coints and cleaning side, and take off the passengers Cristobal
and crew, many of them bysterical al their deliverance. with jay i These were put ashort at We
The Tab ifwa being slight by damaged returned to Shanghai."
purpose of some time was able to get atter to-day will be revealed. It is re-made up my mind to attract atten-
thent
After evidence had been taken, during the course of which the coat of possession of moulds was withdrawn against prisoner on the ground of suffelent evidence, the ury returned a animous verdiel of guilty against prisoner. on the count of making the rains, In dealing with Wan San, his Lordship satil
had prisuurr explained that he was employed; by first prisoner and bad assisted him in cleaning. the talse coins,| Hecause he was a servant, and because of his youth 129 years of ages his Lordship said he would sentence of the 201 impose
meted wwwt 10 first severity
After warning prisoner prisater. That it would be very serious for him if he were found engaged in the same trade again, his Log-i
hin ship sentence i
to nine enth hard labour.
The Sessions
song.
A
DEAD WOMAN AS SHOP OWNER.
SON'S SECRET IN RAUD CHARGE.
Charles Stephen Dilly, of Old Queen-street, Westminster, S.W. was charged at Westminster on 39 summonses which specified various offences, including fraud and for- gery, in connexion with claims for relief of income tax in respect of a dead person.
I said,
Panama City and "On Saturday afternoon we were reported 25 Americanli together in One house-Vera, send in the Puerto Cabezas fighting myself, and the two men.
Aowrican and an un- Eleven
I am going tu call attention in the Enown number of British subjects roadway." The men became frigh- have been killed be the Nicaraguanened, and one of them said. 'Let insurgents advancing on Puerto her gu'
He gave me money, and Cabezas, according to reports retold me to get a return ticket to ceived by the Standard Fruit and Brighton, and if my mother did not Steamship Company here.
want me back I was to return to the same house, and we would all go abrand, as had been previously arranged."
LOCAL RADIO.
PIANOFORTE RECITAL FROM
THE STUDIO. Ta-day's radio programme to be broadcast by Z. B. W. on a wavelength of 365 metres,
She described the man who gave her the money as aged about 28. and one of the tallest men she had ever seen.
The men said," she stated, "that they were going on a cycling tour I never wanted France, and they wanted us to accompany them. 5,00-7.00 pm, Chinese Programme, to go France, and I said I would 7.00-10.30
European Pro-get away as soon as I could. The gramme of Victor Records kindly men tried to persuade us to wear supplied by Mesers. Tang Fuck boys clothing and have our hair Piano Co.
p.m.
cut short. I did not wear boy's 7.00 pm. Stock Quotations. Mr. C. W. Miller, prosecuting,
clothing, but Vera put on a pair! said Billy was a principal in a
7.02-7.13 p.m. Concert Items.
Inf boy's breeches, and I believe she dairy business which was former-Instrumental Tria-The Prince.
was going to have her hair cut afternoon, were adjournedly carried on by his father. About Testrumental Trio-la Sarcila,
Saturday Victoria Trio. 68926, short. On wine die. pending the hearing of 1900 he began to assist his mother
about six o'clock, the men let me She died in 1916. Song-Solveig's Song (Sunshine the Empress of Russia murder in the business.
go, and 1 came to Brighton by Song). ease, which was adjourned from leaving the business to Dilly and
motor coach alone, intending to tell just, month's Sessions,
three others,
the police about my friend.
HARBOUR CASE NOT PROVED.
EVIDENCE OF HAWKING INSUFFICIENT,
woman.
1
"One of the men told us that he was a Spaniard, and that we should 1226. be all right with them abroad, be cause he had toured before. They 1005.said that we should be hack in about 15 months. The object of the tour was to get money for a story of their experiences on our return."
Lucy Isabelle Marsh (Suprand), 4014. Violin Sol-Slavonic Dance No. 3 (Dvorak and Krolaler), No notifintion of her death was! made for estate duty or other Violin Solo-Indian Lament
(Dvorak and Kreisler). purposes, and for 11 years, it was
Fritz Kreisler. alleged, fetious returns of bust-Song-The Hazel Dell (Root). ness profits were furnished in her Olive Kline with Mule Quartet. name to the authorities, all pur-Violin Solo-Ave Maria (Schubert
and Wilhelms). porting to be signed by the dead
Mischa Elman. 7103; 8.00 p.m. Weather Report, Local It was part of the case for the Time, etc.
Variety. the
7.33-8.15 p.m. figures of The mistress of a sampan wast prosecution that
Commur. J. profits supplied for taxation pur-Piano Solo-Sweet Savannah Sue. charged before Nowill, D.S.0., R.N., at the Marine puses
were purposely false. For Fiuno Solo-Ain't Misbehavin',
Thomas Waller 22108. It is estimated that the total Court this morning for aiding and example, the profit returns sent in Chorus-Evenin
The Revelers. 21807. weight of the schedules, when abetting the selling of sundry for the years 1917, 1918, and 1919)
Talma, were £500, £907, and £1,184. The Harmony Whistling-Swanee River,, they are collected together in Lon-goods on board the s.4.
Bob MacGimsey. V22. real profits shown by the account- which was lying at Buoy A 2. don, will be 120 tons.
£1,648, £3,240, Hawaiian Guitar-Minnehaha.
Sam Kuu West's Harmony Boys. Sgt. Willeox stated in evidence ant's return were
and £5,511.
21763. that when cruising around the Talma yesterday, he saw a
In June 1925 Dilly was asked Chorus-Etiquette Blues. lowering a small basket from the whether he was a parter in the Chores-Where Did You Get That ship to a sumpan lying alongside. business. Be.said that he was a The defendant, who was the mis-salaried manager for His mother.
It was not until 1927, when cer-
· BRITISH MINISTERS LENGTHYtress of this sampan, pui some
thing into this small basket, which '
Lain information was received by DISCUSSION,
was hauled up by the man.
the authorities, that Dilly wna Witness
asked for the date of his mother's went alongside To continue the extrality discus Talm, and, on seeing him the death. He then admitted that it sions with Dr. C. T. Wang, Sir
and occurred in 1916, nn pulled up the basket
EXTRALITY TALK CONTINUES.
Nanking, Apr. 19.
31281
the
Upon his own figures it was caÎ-
derpaid in income-tax over a series
Name.
The Happiness Boys 21707. Piano Solo-I'm Yours. Piano Solo-If I Could Be with You
One Hour To-Night.
Hurley Kaylor. 22570. Song-Cowboy's Lament,
Harry McClintock. 21701. 8.15-9.08 p.m. Orchestral. Variations Symphonique (Franck).
Alfred Cortet and The London Symphony Orch, 0734.
Boston Symphony Orchestra. 7143-7144. Spanish Song (Mendelssohn). Beautiful Night (Offenbach).
International Concert Orchestra. 35830.
Miles Lampson, the British Mini- quickly disappeared. In the bus- ster to Peking, arrived yesterday ket, witness found a quantity of calated that £13,000 had been un- Daphnis Et Chloe (Ravel). and held a lengthy conference goods. with Dr. Wang in the afternoon which lasted four hours.
WHB
1 answer his Worship, witness of years. Of this sum in August
1929 he paid £10,000 on account. Nationalist officials are reticent admitted that he could not prove concerning the result of this meet-that the man on board ing.
hawker. He said, that the man Nanking, Apr. 20. was obviously not a member of the MILLION DOLLAR TAX.From The Rhine To The Danube- Dr. C. T. Wank, the Foreign crew or else he would not have Minister, conferred with Marshal run away at his approach. It was Chiang Kai-shek yesterday on the always very difficult to apprehend extrality problem at submitted the people who committed these report of his negotiations" representatives of the Powers now visiting Nanking--Renaha.
with offences.
His Worship remarked that as the prosecution could not prove that the man who lowered the bas ket was a hawker, he could not convict the defendant, who was accordingly discharged.
FOR OVERDUE SALARIES OF CHICAGO POLICEMEN.
Medley (Rhode). Gerhard Hofman's Orch. 60000, 9.00-9.30 pm. From The Studio. 1. Gavolte with Variations Pianoforte Recital by Mr. Harry Ore.
(Rameau). 2. Sonata No. 32 First Movement
(Beethoven)
3. Fantasy Infpromptu (Chopin): 4. Movement (Debussy). 5. Javanese Song (Soellg).
HAIR LAW FOR MISS 1931,
CHOICE OF ELEVEN NATIONS.
*
11
After two days' discussion Berlin, hairdressers from 11 coan- tries, including Great Britain, have decided that in the women's hair fashion for 19:1:
The parting must be in or near the middle;
Hair at the sides must be some- what longer and thinned out;
Hair at the neck to be slightly cut;
And the water-wave, in com- bination with the permanent ware, is to be regarded as the outstanding feature of a beauti- ful and fashionable coiffure, This decision, to be communicated through their respective organisa- tions to hairdressers all over Europe, is a compromise between two extreme views.
One favoured the maintenance of the bob and the other a return to
the long hair fashion, a`
Song-Bobemlan Girl-The Heart-Bow'd
Down (Balfe). Claronce Whitehill (Baritone). 6732. Orchestral-Margarethe-Potpourri
Chicago, Apr. 18. The city's finances are still suffering the affects of the past lax administration. A warrant for a million-dollar-tax has been rushed by aeroplano to Miami Beach, where the new Mayor, "Tony" Cormick, Is recuperating from his lion of Cruelty to Animals" by, one of Lee Huguenots-Noble Sirs I Saluto electoral exertions so that he can its Membern.
6. Shepherd's Hey (Graingor). 9.30-10.30 p.m. From The Stadio. A talk on the "Society for Preven
Mail has been received at the American Consulate General for the fallowing persons.-W. 0. Arnold, L.' Bruce, W. W. Cadbury, P. Dry, L. H. Garlington, T. F. Ilaskell, D. G. Hosp,
The annual general meeting of the Mrs. S. E. Johnson, D. Kanley, G. II. Koster, II. A. Lane, G. S. McPherson, Hongkong Society for the Prevention A. M. Martin, L. C. Mollet, C. B. of Cruelty to Animals will be held in sign it, and enable 8,000 police-Song-Mignon-I'm Fair Titanin Olivarius, Miss R. Pressinger, C. Sika, the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, men and firemen to be paid Mrs. H. Stark, Mrs. S. E. Stauffer and Matheron & Co. Ltd, on Wednesday, their overdue salaries.-Reutor'n
American Service. II. H. Winburg.
April 22, at 5.15 p.m.
10.00-10.30 Operatic.
"(Thomas),
Madam Amellta Galli-Curel (Soprano). 7110.
(Faust Belections)
Gounod and Weber). Marck Wober and His Orchestra. 68006.
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The story is that a fairly wides spread movement aiming at creat- Ing a state of anarchy and revolu tion Is being formed. Warning lotters have been sent to Govern ment offelals not to "co-operate with the Government if they do not want to be shot,
ANARCHICAL MOVEMENT IN TRANS-JORDAN?
The Prime Minister, according to Jerusalem, Mar. 15.
Trans the report, has been shot at, butt Disturbing news from Jordan with referance to the wound-cacaped unhurt. Not the least im
portant news, If correct, is that commanding, the Ing of a British officer is publish- Captain Draper, ed by the local Hebrow paper, "Doar now mobile desert motor patroly Hayam," from its Beirut correspon has been shot at and wounded
No official confirmation of this Beniamino Gig (Tenor), 789. dent.
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You (Meyerbeor), Sigrid Onezin (Contratto), 7140. Martha-Like A Dream (Flotow).