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ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION ROUND HARBIN
All three railways in and out of Harbin are «wash for hundreds of miles. Our picture gives an impron- sion of the state of affairs at several points, though it was taken in York- shire recently,
A HITCH AT OTTAWA
CANADIANS AND BRITAIN
(Telegraph. Special)
London, Aug. 9. Canada and the United Kingdom are experiencing difficulty in reaching an agreed system of prefer-
ences.
The next move by the Canadian delegation regarding their pro- posals to Britain are now being awaited with the keenest interests.
It is believed that the original.| proposals, which, nfer a close study, proved to be more unfavourable to Britain than was at first thought, ure strongly influenced by Canadian domestic politics.
It is, indeed, hinted that Can- udian industrialists are seeking 10 force Mr. R. B. Bennett's hand.
REFUGEES FLOCK BERLIN "CO-OP" AND CAT OUT OF
INTO CITY
REIGN OF PANIC, BEDLAM
AND CONFUSION
FLOODS GROW STEADILY MORE SERIOUS
(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")'
Harbin, Aug. 10. The flood catastrophe grows hourly worse at all points of the compass in the country surrounding Har-
bin. Thousands of scared and weary men, women and children, struggling along with bundles of their belong- ings hastily scrambled together, are pouring into the city from the suburbs, adding to the general confusion.
The flood water continue to rise steadily; the "island" of Harbin is still shrinking, and more rapidly; the area under water has been extended to thousands of square miles. Here and there, small hillocks rise above the sweep of water, roofs of abandoned buildings some- times appear; the scene is one of terrible desolation. The great dam at Chengho burst] ing the waters in Pristan were two yesterday and the whole of the dis- feet higher. triet was subjected to n tearing rush of water which caused im- mense damage immediately. The iuhabitants have deserted Chengbo, taking much of their livestock with them.
Their fight resembled n re; treat from fast pursuers. like villagers before a dreaded sol- diery.
PANIC AND CONFUSION.
are frightful. Thousands have
BANK CLOSES
Affecting Hundreds of Minor Officials
(Special to "Telegraph”)
Berlin, Aug. 9.
The Co-operative. Society of Berlin, which has 120,000 mem- bera, chiefly small o officials, has suspended payment
of
The society has, ils pwn chain shops, from which it has been selling goods very cheaply. I also has its own savings bank with an annual turnover of £1,250,000.
The collapse in mainly due to the reduced, purchasing power of the members, owing to salary and consequent dwindung cuta deposits-Reuter,
THE BAG
CONVERSION SCHEME REVELATION
SUCCESS DOUBTS
DISPELLED
London, Aug. 9.
The last doubts of the success of the great war loan conversion scheme appear to be dispelled by a reasonable inference drawn from the Government's weekly return: of expenditure and income.
No official announcement is yet) forthcoming in regard to the pro-i greas of the conversion scheme.
It is, however, more than In-
Christie, an Important wit- new in the trial of Cheng Kwok-yau, anapped at the Supreme Court.
ZIMMERN
STOPPED
ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE
MURDER TRIAL INTERLUDE
LEGAL ARGUMENT PROCEEDING
The jury in Cheng-Kwok-you'a trial did not sit this afternoon. The Court decided to hear purely legal argument on the admissibility of the ovidence of Zimmern and Christie, two of the leading wit- nouses for the Crown.
Before the tin interval, Zim- morn had begun his evidence, but he had not proceeded very far when Mr. Eldon Potter, for the de-
BOON FOR ROMANTICS were te fene and endury
teresting to observe that lastFR. BROWN fence, intervened on the question
SQUEEZE WITHOUT
CREASE
DRESS MATERIAL DISCOVERY
diture, issued by the Treasury Department, includes as item:
AS BATSMAN
THE OVAL
Cash Bonuses....£15,703,000 From this it is inferred that! nearly $1,600,000,000, or eighty per DOUBLE CENTURY AT cent. of the Five Per cent, War) Loan has already been converted, Even if the whole of the remain- der has to be redeemed, the Government
would have nu difficulty in meeting the charge. : Reuter.
London, Aug. 9. A discovery of consider- able and revolutionary im- ment was £1 per cent. portance to the cotton in-
The bonus offered by the Govern-
SUSSEX CHECKED
is
of admissibility of the testimony hoth of this witness and of that of Christle.
The defence attitude is that ovidence of this kind, to prove dellberate intention to murder, is only admissible under three well-known heads, and that these witnesses' evidence does not come under any of these three.
DOCTOR CALLED.
LAW OF FORCE IN the highest score of the match on the night of March 24 he was
GERMANY
DRASTIC NEW DECREE
F. R. Brown, the Cambridge. Surrey and England bowler, emphasising the justice of his in-1
By consent, Mr. Sheldon was clusion in the M.C.C. team for allowed to interpose the ovidence Australia fo no uncertain fashion. of Dr. S. C, Ho when the Court He bowled splendidly in Middle-resumed this morning.. sex's first innings and then hit up!
Witness said that at 8.30 o'clock- The Sunguri is still swelling and dustry was announced at all in the Harbin are in panic, Manchester to-day, when it confusion and fear. Conditions was stated that a new pro-
and the highest of his career, at the Young Wo Nursing Home when he heard a shot and police Surrey were not doing at all well when D. R. Jardine and whistles. He went to the corner been rendered homeless, worklesscess had been discovered to
Brown and without any means of subsis-take the crease out of con-
came into partnership. of Wick Yam Street and Kwan Wonderful hitting by Brown put
Chan Road where a fonce and are forced to sleep in ton goods.
crowd had the open, increasing the menace of
an entirely different complexion gathered. The process is the result of two ¦ the cholera outbreak.
un the game. He Was finally He saw Lai Ming-fay there. years' research and the expendi-
dismissed after scoring 212. Mid-The_girl was in Д hysterical Food prices are rising to im-¡ture of £75,000 on elaborate in-
dlesex required 400 1*25H to condition and he sent her away possible heights, and the waters Vestigations by Messrs Tootal,
Berlin, Aug. 9.
avoid an innings defeat. Hendren for assistance. from Fuchintien, which is now Broadhurst, Lee and Company, the The long-expected Presidential and Sims made this possible. He went to the first floor of a completely flooded, are attack-well-known Manchester firm.. decree designed to enable the Yorkshiro'a hold on the cham- nearby house and
George It is understood to consist of authorities to suppress the out-plonship was ing tens of thousands of tons of cereals stored in the Eighth Dis-working synthetic resins into the break of lawlessenss and violence Sussex's failure to defeat Kent. of a door." With the help of two #trengthened by Fung there, holding on the handle fibre of the cotton and success has which is reaping a heavy daily Sussex had the better of a game other men he took the wounded Bedlant reigns at Newtown where resin into the substance of dye enemies, has been published.
also been achieved in getting the toll of casualties among political which provided 1170 runs for 32 man to his car and brought him the majority of the refugees from The process is cheap and is Japanese sappers, with thousands the low lying districts of volunteer workers were working rentrating. No organised relief shoddy.
It is less severe in some con-plicable to silks, artificial silks and at night building the larricades,forts have been attempted and the
spects than was anticipated, but is it drastic enough. Their strenuous efforts were situation is becoming increasingly practically unavailing. This morn-critical-Reuter,
Meanwhile, the British delėga- tion has asked for certain addition PRISTAN GOING UNDER, to the steel list, requesting Canuda,
Pristan is sharing the fate of, to grant preferential rates. The
Chengho and Fuchiation. Up to Canadians, however, slute that these have not been mentioned pre- yesterday, it had been affected in viously. Renter.
OPTIMISM FADING.
Ottawa, Later.
The hard reality of fact is con-
siderably damping the optimism which pervaded Dominiona circles during the opening week of the Conference.
There is little doubt that an agreement will be reached be tween the United Kingdom and the various Dominions, but it seems very likely that none of the Dominions délegates will go home fully satisfied.
The Angle-Canadian agreement, which was originally thought to be
a minor fashion only. To-day, the flood. hus risen rapidly. The owners of properly there have been erecting frontage barricades with bricks and sacks.
BRUCE FAMILY DICTUM
the most easily achieved and as TRY, TRY, TRY AGAIN
likely to serve as a model for the rest is proving a very difficult nut
Lo crack.
SHUTTLE-COCK.
The Canadian proposals have been shuttled for several days be-) tween the United Kingdom
de-
MONTH-IN-AIR ATTEMPT
trict.
are
Hundreds of Shares Stolen
NOW ON MARKET.
ap-
centuries
was
wickets, but the prolific scoring to the Nursing Home. re-prevented a definite result.
FUNG SUCCUMBS. More than a dozen were obtained in the matches con-j He found a wound under the The decree imposes the death cluded in England yesterday.loft shoulder blade. There The discovery is described as of penalty upon anyone unpremedi-Seven of the M.C.C. tour performa bruise on the chest with some- equal importance to the cotton in- tatingly killing a political oppon-jed prominently, dustry as was the merccrised pro-ent, causing death by arson or cess, and was announced by the other criminal method, or for kil chairman of Totals at their meet-ling a soldier or a policeman. ing in Manchester to-day.
SPECIAL COURT.
# He said that materials had seen
Anyone seriously injuring n made which were absolutely soldier or a policeman, or parti- creaseless and these goods were cipating in disorders shall be already being placed on the liable to at least ten years' penal market. Reuter and British Wire-servitude. less.
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SPECULATORS BUY SILVER
thing hard under it. Witness did ull he could, but Fung died soon afterwards.
Detective Inspector Roweszky was re-called at this stage for cross-examination. He said he was usually in charge of Criminal Investigation work at No. 2 Police Station, Wanchai, but on the night of the murder he was in Kowloon. 'He received a telephone call at With silver considerably up both 10.10 p.m. and returned immediate-
DOLLAR RISES A FARTHING
BUT A POOR HAUL INDUSTRIES FAIR ing a policeman in a political in London and New York, thely to Wanchai. ·
FOR A THIEF
Share scrip in local companies worth thousands of dollars
are
PERMANENT SITE PLANNED
Anyone injuring a political opponent with a weapon or injur-i
brawl is liable to hard Labour.
By that time the Chief Deter- Hongkong dollar advanced Special District Courts are to be
tive Inspetor had been called in. formed against whose decision farthing this morning to la. 34d. Other European officers present London. Aug. 9.
there will be no appeal-Reuter. The local market was quite firm wore Inspectors Reynolds and Mic- Mira. Victor Bruce. the famous:
Lennan and Sergeant Kennedy, legates and the Canadians, and the airwoman, adopting the dictum of said to have been stolen from the
London, Aug. 9.
The Royal Observatory reports that at the opening, but later became Later on, Superintendent Murphy process continues. Both sides reher still more famous namesake, residence of Mr. Wong Chan-woon,
Viscount Chelmsford,
caster, with the and Mr. Purdue arrived. former pressure is highest over the Pacific somewhat contractor, of 62 Tak pudiate the intention of huggling. Robert the Bruce, began her third building
Viceroy of India, has been ap- low over China. The typhoon is leas
to the east of Japan and relatively tendency uncertain.
Witness said he had six Chineso but Mr. Baldwin (who has suffered attempt to create a
Ming Street, shortly after noon
pointed Chairman of a Committee than 100-miles to the cast of Oshima, in Britain for years under
detectives and one sergeant under In London, silver rose 5/16ths, him. They yesterday, for endurance re-fueling flight.
In a report to the police, Mr. to investigate the acquisition of moving northward. Local forecast: the advance being chiefly due to vestigating when he returned.
were all out in- accusation of being "too Casy"
She took off to-day from Ports- Wong states that the lock on the permanent site for the BritishS.W. winds, inoderate; fair when he arranged the debt settle-
to speculative buying and sellers ment in America) is unlikely to mouth in her tri-
staircase door was forced during Industries Fair.-Britial Wireless, showery. ongised amphi-
holding off. After the official blan plane and
the absence of the occupants of
fixing, the market ruled firm on American demand and absence of village Rond accompanied by the the premises, and two baskets con- proceeded
|taining ten pieces of clothing and a gold watch to the value of $76.50, were stolen, as well as the share cortificates.
the
to
play into the hands of his political enemies by lightly sacrificing tho free importations of busic products Ipswich, where like wheat and ment, whereby he the flight will be would incur the obloquy not only of continued, in the the Labour Party and Liberais, but hope that the also of the British holders of over more favourable £1,000,000,000 investments in South weather American countries, whose export tions in this ro- trade to Britain would be cur-gion will give respondingly restricted.
RUSSIAN IMPORTS.
condi.
Mrs. Bruce a bet-
ter chance of ac- hieving her am-
new record
Canada is particularly sensitive bition of remaining aloft for al on the subject of British importa month, tions from Russin and request a
Certificates in respect of the following shares wore stolen --
100 "Old" China Light and Power Co.,
20 "New" China Light and
Power Co.,
500 Yick Ka Co.,
268 Sincere Co.,
210 Sun Co.,
31 Ping On Co.
Mrs. Bruce, made her first at-
130 Hongkong Telephone Co..
NEW PACT OF PARIS
DOCTRINE
NOW INTERPRETED AS IMPLYING
CONSULTATION
London, Aug. 9,
sollers.
VILLAGE ROAD SEARCHES.
Witness" said he went to 50,
C.D.I. and one Chinese detective. Now York reports a_rine of He interviewed the servants thers. 7/8ths, with the market firm. The including Ah Lau, the chauffeur, cross-rate is 3.47%.
who was sick. ·
On the afternoon on the 25th he again went to Village Road accom-
MOLLISON OFF ON panted by the accused and his
FIRST STAGE
aclicitor, Mr. Brutton. Twa Chinese detectives were in the house at the time but they left whon witness searched two boxsa.. After that there were no more de- faced with the threat of violation. AMY GOES PART OF tactives posted at the house.
This implication, Mr. Stimson A profound impression said, has not been fully appreciat-
THE WAY strict control regarding the Import tempt on August 1 but was ob-
Mr. Jonkin:-On, the morning of timber as no preference would get to descend the same
Other documents taken includ-has been created by a speeched by those anxious to see the pact
of that day, do you know that Mr. day.ed the deed of a Hongkong Inland
London, Aug. 9. Brutton and the necused went up be sufficient to enable Canada to On August 5 she again took the lot lease, one share in the Kwong by Mr. H. L. Stimson, the supplemented by a formal provi- Mr. J. A. Mollison, the noted to the Central Police Station and compate with the Russian product.uir, this time with Lieut. Pugh Tak Wing Co. for $3,000 and United States Secretary of that this interpretation would be shortly before 5.80 this evening Witness:-I don't know. sion for consultation, and added fllor, left Stag Lane Aerodrome saw Superintendent Murphy 7 The Monetary Committee has and Flight Sergeant MeCleary in-one Wing On Co. money receipt State, in New York last come one of the great permanent for Portmarnock, whence he will heard about it. proved practically abortive. It is atead of her husband, but was book. not expected to formulate any forced down by a leaky petrol The scrip is, of course, valueless night...
policies of the United States. take off on his attempt to make thei Mr. Jankin:--And when they specific proposals, but le likely to feed. In addition, stormy won to the thief or thieves.
Acceptance of Mr. Stimson's in-first double crossing of the At arrived, Superintendent Murphy. confine itself, largely, to recom-ther made re-fueling in the air
The Press welcome the state- terpretation of the pact must con- Iantle.
was examining a man mending international action to extremely dangerous. Mrs. Bruce
ment he made that the Briand-atitufe a valuable strengthening of Its wife (formerly Miss Amy Zimmern-not the Zimmern of this secure a raising of price levels. refuses to be beaten and hopes to
The P. and O. .. Rawalpindi, from Kellegg Pact, "necessarily carrice the world's security and the inter-Johnson) is escorting him as far case, but his brother? . get calmer weathor at Ipswich.Shanghai fa due
wibitkin: Implication of con- national architecture of rancaga Bublin, fiving her Iason Bey
-machine. Poranter i
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named