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Threatened Witness
MAGISTRATE TAKES
GRAVE VIEW
Commenting on the seriousness of the charge and that he would make an example of the defendant, Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Mngle- tracy this morning passed sentence of six months' hard labour on Leung Kau-tal, 23, unemployed, who was charged with intimidating Yuen Luk, of 1092 Canton Road, to make him from giving evidence against refrain Leung Fuk, charged with larceny from the
person.
Was i
ZEPPELIN SERVICE TO CHINA
HUGE NEW SHIPS PLANNED
CIRCLING GLOBE
(9pecial to "Telegraph")
Berlin, Nov. 20.
It is announced that the Goc- man Zeppelin company intends to build a fleet of dirigibles for a service which will circle the globe.
Detective Sergeant Hendridge stated
(By" Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphis blas that Leung Fuk was brought before
sages Ordinance, 1881. Roosiced, November the Court on Tuesday and Yuen Luk
witness. The prisoner collapsed ja In the dock, however, and the case was adjourned.
The complainant, Yuen Luk, was walking along Reclamation Street near Kansu Street after the court, when he was met by the defendant
The first of the new ships will who took him by the shoulder and said, "You better not prosecuto my be put on the North Atlantic and brother or
I will stab you." Defend- South Atlantic service, and ong ant then displayed an iron hook tucked of them is already nearing com- in his girdle.
The complainant ran pletion. A sister ship will be back to the police station and report-built Immediately the first one
ed the matter.
It was mentioned by his Worship that Leung Fuk had been operated aii for appendicitis and was progressing favorably.
GOLD FLOW SLOWER
BANK OF FRANCE STATEMENT
Paris, Nov. 20. The Bank of France statement in respect of the week ended No- vember 14, which is being issued to-morrow, is expected to show a gold drain totalling a milliard
francs.
The exodus has been decreasing, however, since the bank rate was
raised from three to four por cent.. and is not expected to exceed half a milliard francs during the cur rant week.
Faced with the double concern of defending the frane and foreign affairs problems, the Cabinet in- tends to check the tension between political groups by prohibiting all public meetings calculated to endanger Jaw and order.- Reuter.
FREE EDUCATION
FOR POOR
STREET SALE OF FLOWERS
takes the air.
It is officially announced. that the zeppelin service will be extend. ed to the Far East as well as to North and Soach America
United Press.
FLYING TOWARDS POLE
New York, Nov. 20.
Still Work
For Peace
BRITISH EXPERT
LENDS AID...
London, Nov. 20.
Mr. Maurico Peterson, head of the Abyssinian Department in the Foreign Office, who several weeks ago visited Paris and had conver- sations with officials of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a view to establish-
details ing technical
of the Abyssinian problem as a basis to which any proposals for settle- munt of the Italo-Abyssinian con- flict might be referred, is return- ing to-morrow to Paris to assist the British Ambassador, Sir George Clerk, in his discussions with the French Government of various matters arising out of the Italo-Abyssinian dispuit.."
It will be recalled that at the time of Mr. Peterson's former visit, no proposals which gave any prospect of fulfilling the condi the British and tions which
Governments consider French
sonance
essential, namely, that they are acceptable to the Ethiopian and with the apirit of the Italian Governments and in con- League Covenant, were. forth-
thero ara coming. While grounds for supposing that such proposals are now available, a're- quest made by the League Co- ordination Committee on Novem-
The New York Times and Northber 2 that the French and British American Newspaper Alliance, in Governments should work in the a copyright story, announced to-
name of the League for a re- day that Lincoln Ellsworth and Herbert Holick Kenyon took off establishment of peace" makes a continuation of the from Dundee Island on a 2,500 desirable mile non-stop flight across the technical survey of the problem.
British Wireless, Antarctic Sen to Littlo America.
They intend to map territory and claim new lands for the United States.—United PresN.
HUGE AERODROME,
Alameda, Nov. 20. Mayor Rocbeke anid to-day that the city would transfer 1,000 acres to the Navy Department for the construction here of a seaplane base at a cost of $1,000,000.- United Press.
CORRESPONDENCE
Bank Failures
(To The Editor.
Hongkong Telegraph)
for
Sir,-While apologising
1 readers, troubling your
will calcem it a favour if you can grunt space in your paper for the inser. tion of this letter which is intend-
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San Francisco, Nov. 20. Chief of Police Quinn has assign- ed experts to what is known as the "Bi-carbonate of soda mystery, It is a case in which the ugly suspicion of a mass murder plot has been aroused.
Newspapers to-day warned the public that 800 purchasers of bi- carbonate of soda had packages containing death:
Three barrels of the "doctored" bl-carbonate of soda were seized in two were a warehouse here and found to contain traces of arsenic
used as trioxide, commonly Insecticida.
The discovery of the barrelled
ed to air a matter of momentous poison, which was being retailed to The Confucian Society, formed public and general interest. I the public, was made after several some 27 years ago for the purpose of refer to the closing of certain local cases of poisoning had baffled the
police.-United Press. promoting the doctrines of Confucius banks which I understand_were and providing free education to the permitted to operate under Gov children of the poor and needy, has, ernment authority, and am led to through the efforts of its committees, been able to maintain seventeen free enquire whether the affairs have schools, located in various parts
of been Investigated by the Official the Colony, and accommodating and Receiver or other Public Trustee? educating total of over 2,000 poor The failure of any business children,
and.
since its formation, concern which has received Gov-
have
trade de- students
been ernment authority to some 30,000. educated from its schools.
mands investigation if only to It has been found for the first time determine whether there has been
in its lengthy history of good work rash speculation, and to ascertain to be at present in urgent need of funds
the
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Copenhagen, Nov. 20..
Continued activity by Communists
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Germany was admitted by Herr A FOX MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA an interviews a reader in a Berlin
newspaper.
Police President of
for the schools, Lius necessitatasets as well as liabilities. To devising of means of raising investigate all such failures in money to cope with the pressing order to protest and inform in- In The newly-elected Chairman, Mr.vestors, as well as to restore the Chan
Kam-por
and the committees this may be possible, is a duty have now decided to appeal to the which the Government owes to a a hundred thousand Communists, of public for donations through the sale confiding public, for after all a of flowers. Permission ins been kind-
paternal. Government is for the ly granted by the Hon. Inspector General of Police and the Hon. people. Secretary for Chinese Affairs,
It is understood
the sale will Good that
I venture to enquire whether such failures could have occurred be held on the morning of Novea in England without an outcry and ber 23, and many school girls have subsequent limelight Investigation, volunteered their services on that especially when so many have lost date. It is expected that the Hong- their all.
donate freely to kong public, will such worthy cause,
Aside from the flower sale, cheques made payable to the Confucian Society and crossed will also be welcome. The address of the Society is at 124, Hollywood Road.
OVERCROWDING EVII.
Horr Helldorf said: “We still have whom ten thousand are most active." Ile also declared: "My next great problem is to prevent Jows getting work Foreigners call us barbarians, fortune." Renter,: but the Jews have been our
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London, Nov. 20, There has been a still further im- provement to-day in the condition' of the Hooded areas, but many roads both in the Midlands and the South
The Official Receiver, assisted by a few banking experts, if con- aidered necessary, should be de tailed by Government to conduct an inquiry, and so ensure as much care in the sifting of evidence as obtains in our law courts. Thus all loans, mortgages, and other credits would be called in, лай credited as assets for the unfor- London, Nov, 20. tunate depositors who would be The Minister of Health has notified convinced that they aro recolving the local authorities that the survey consideration. under the Housing Act passed this
are still impassable. An investor does not take to summer to determine the degree of hoart a loss if he has the asstir- overcrowding, with view to its abate- mont by the provision of necessary
yanco that the loss is due to gen- new accommodation, must be com- uine
unforeseen circumstances, ploted by April 1 next and reports on and that all the cards are on the the results must reach the Ministry table. by June 1, These reports will be followed by proposals by each au- thority of necessary tehousing schemes, and these proposals aro to be submitted by August 1British
At 2.30, 5.20, 1.20 & 9.20 p.m. Wireless,
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CHARLES BUTTERWORTH, UNA MERKEL.
TRADE BARRIERS
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Houston (Texas), Nov. 20, Declaring that the world's trado nunt ba liberalised and freed from discriminating practices, Presilent
Enclosing my card,
DEPOSITOR
VISCOUNTCIES FOR MINISTERS
ADMIRALTY, AND AIR
CHIEFS
London, Nov. 20,
The Thames. `rono another two Inches this morning and was over two feet above the normal Winter lovel. Minny riverside arons are in- undated, and the private grounds of Windsor Castle
Con- are flooded. tinued rain in Southern districts is forecast British Wireless,
SHIP HELD UP
San Pedro, Nov, 20. The crew of the Oregon a few minutes before sailing refused to weigh anchor, asserting that ac ceptance of a bonus seemed mor conary United Press.
Roosevelt, in a message of greeting The King has conferred Vis-
WORLD CHESS CONTEST to the National Foreign Trade Coun-countcies on Sir Bolton Eyres. ell Convention, said: The only
Amsterdam, Nov, 20. fleable way to assure American trade Monsoil, First Lord of the Ad- protection from injurious trade bar-miralty, and Sir Philip Cunliffe contest, Dr. Alokhine resigned in the In the world's choas championship riers abroad is to join with foreign Lister, Alr Miniator.
21at game. The scores aro now:-a countries in a concerted effort to re inco excommive trade restrictions."- Reuter,
Both retain their positions in Alckling, soven; Euwe, seven: with the Cabinet-Beuter Special... soven drawn-Reuter Speelai.
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