SHANGHAI TRAGEDY,
HUNGKIW PARK INCIDENT.
SCHOOLMASTER'S PAINFUL END.
WEATHER REPORT.
Aug. 304., 113, 150%,-No returns from! Japanese station.
ending at 10 am, today," 000 fash Total nos January 1st, 81-05 inches, against sa average of 63-62 Inches.
Pressure has increased considerably at Guam, moderately at Weibsiwei, and slightly over the Philippines and the es corst of China; it has decreased H. M. Coroner (Mr. G. W. King) slightly elsewhere. The typhoon pro- continues to more W.N.W.; its ap- opened an inquest at the Mortuary, proximate position at6 m. was lat Shanghai on August 23, with redo N, Long, 1965 E ference to the, death of Joseph Hongkong Rainfall for the $4 hours, Gardiner Moore, aged about 40, one of the masters at the Thomas Han- bury School, whose death occurred ia Hongkew Park about noon-on August 23. His curious manner had attracted attention, and when he complained of being ill, the police ambulance was sent for. Deceased collapsed immediately afterwards, and died before the ambulance arrived to convey Him, to hospital
Mr. W. D. Anderson, of the Thomas Hanbury School, gave evid ence of identification. He stated that deceased came to Shanghai a year igo. Witness fast saw him, definitely, on the Wednesday, when they re-f turned together from Nanking. Hej was poor state of health, and had been worried about his fiancee, who W25 nurse to a Chinese General. She was up in the North somewhere, but deceased did not know, where, and the object of his journey had been to endea vour to find out. Ee expected her to come to Shanghai on the 15th Instant, but when the trouble brake out, she had to go north with the General, and he lost touch with her.
In answer to the Coroner, witness said he had never known deceased to take drugs, but he suffered very much from insomnia.
The Coroner-Did he have any delusions? The Police say that he thought somebody was after him, that something was going to hap-
pen.
Witness-No. Witness added that deceased looked into the school for a minute or two on Friday or Saturday, but he did not speak to him then. Recently, deceased had been drinking ttle more than was good for him. The Coroner-Was be in any financial trouble?"
Witness-None whatever.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 31st.
Giap 1.Hongkong to
Block. S. sud S.E. winds, moderate; Exir.
-Formoss Channel. The same La No. 1. gongkong and lawocks. The same sa Chilin between -South coast of
No. 7.
-South court of China between Hongkong and Hainan. The ama të, so. 1.
ROYAL SMERTATORY, HONGKONG, DAILY WRATERR
AUGUST 30, 1920, -6
Staden.
Barome
Temperatura.
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Hakodate... Tokiom Kochi Sagasaki....... Kagoshima. Decima Nati
zhijima. Bonin Taland Welhalwal Hanko
(chang.... Kiskiang Changsha Shanghai.. Jetzla
The Coroner-Did he ever speak Sharp Pk.... :bout enemies-about anyone wish-Amoy ing to do him harm?
Witness-No.
The Coroner-There is a state- A that someone was looking in at his window a dismissed master from the Thomas Hanbury School "Witness-As far as I know, he had no quarrel with anybody.
The Coroner then adjourned the inquiry.
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ARRIVALS.
The s.s. "Loongsang," Capt. Simp son, 1092 tons, arrived this morning at 3.30 a.m. from Manila with, 1045 tons of general cargo and 5 bags of mail
The s.s." Lake Onawa," Capt. Walton, 1672 tons, arrived this morning at 630 a.m. from Saigon with 3000 tons of general cargo and
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Blongkong Observatory, Aug. 30, 1920.
1. Basswares, reduced to 21 degree
The 's.si "Denel," Capt. Crutch-ahrenheit, on the level of the ama in more, 3465 tous, arrived this morni aches, tenths and hundredths ingat 8 am. from Shanghai with 860 tous of flour and general cargo.
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The sa. Kiukiang," Captain Oudney, sailed for Manila and loito at 11 am. to-day with 2,000 tons of general cargo.
2. TIMPERATORx, in the shade in de crtas Fabrenheft
1. Humidery, in percentage of saturs. tion, the humidity of air sužausted with moisture being 100.
DIKSOTION OF Win, to two polsta. & FORCE OF WIND, according to Beadford Scale.
6. STATE OF WILTan, b' blue sky a fetached cloud, & drizzling rain, Flag gloomy, b hai, 1 Hightning, o overcast faming nhưwen, q sqmail, r rain, y unKOPTE The s..Ningchow," Captain thander visibility w dew, wel Clark, sails
7. RAD 1 inches testbe, and, buz
for New York via
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Manila 5 pa. to-day with 800 tons į dredths. of general cargo.
The ss. Hydrargea" Captain Drummond, 'sails for Swatow at 5 p.m. to-day with 150 tons of general cargo.
CEBERANGEA.
HONGKONG TIDES.
The fide-table given below has been sompiled at the National Almanac Office in London from the result of the annivale of observations taken by means of an Water Folice Basin at Teim Sha Tsul sutomatic tide-recording machine is the
furing the 3 yeszt 1909-9.
The "Yueyingwa," Chinese cleared to-day and will sail for Hoihow at 5.30 am, to-morrow.
The sa. "Taming" British cleared to-day and will sail for Manila via | Chart, which hacfbom found to be 4 feet Amoy at 10 a.m. to-morrow.
The s.a. "Luckow," British, cleared to-day and will sail for Bangkok via Swatow at noon tomorrow.
The s. "Hirado Maru," Japan, -eared to-day and will Di for Kee-
fung at 6 a.m., to-mor
In order that special vigilance may be maintained in Canton, visitors will be allowed to ziske Wan Shan, or White Cloud Monta for the time belog:
All passengers of the trains and T
The zero of the table corresponde with the zero of the sounding in the Adbuiralty
Inches below'mean, sex-leve
To obtain the depth of water on the add a fork 4 Inches, and on the gauge dõe gange at the Violcels Naval Yard si Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet inches to the beight gives, in the table.
August 31 to September 6, 1929,
LOW WATEN
Hongkong
els in Samishui will be subject to sat
t-search by the Canton author- Mel, No boat will be allowed to and between. Samshui and Sainam at night.
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The Honourable Brotherhood of Dhobies of Singapore not being accustomed the lon is their not oms to read this column on a How Saturday morning, the Topicist feels safe in pointing out a few things to those enthusiasts who are urging the
"SAFE IN CANTON."
FEAR OF FIGHTING.
'UNCALLED POR EXODUS.”
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Talagenphie Comtrunication aglan Lighthouse is interrupted.
Begistered and Paron Malls are closed 15 minutes mazlier than the time given below zlem otherwise stated), and where malls are advertised to closs before 5 am registered and pareal mails are
· closed në 5 pa. on the previous day.
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GUILDS' DEMANDS REFUSED.
- NEGOTIATIONS NOW PROCEEDING.
ATTEMPTED FRAUD.
A FORGED ORDER.
TWO MEN CONVICTED.
That there is a crisis imminent Before Magistrate Smith this mom amongst the officers and engineersing, two Chinese were charged with
sent to
Swatow and "Straits Per LINAN, in the ships of the three big compan attempting to swindle the Ying ies seems apparent when it is re- Cheung Wo medicine shop, of No. Japan via Bioji-Per CHOFU MARU,membered the demands that were 86 Bonham Strand, out of $80 worth made by the China Coast Officer's of Chinese medicine by uttering a Shanghai and North Chica Per and Engineer's Guilds for a 50 per forged order purporting to bear the
DILWARA, Liam
cent. increase in salaries all round chop of another medicine shop. They Straits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius
La Marquis, South Africs, Indis has not been met; instead of the both pleaded" not guilty," Tia Dhanushkodi, Egypt and companies granting such a huge Mr. F. E Nash appeared for the. EUROPE
Per ViS SUEZ - increase they have granted, accord second defendant. PROTESILAUS Registration Ing
circular issued by to a
Evidence 1.45 p. Letters 2.30 p.m.
was given to the The Parcel Mail, will be closed China Navigation Company an in-effect that the second defendant on Tuesday, 31st August at crease of 10 per cent. to the went to the shop yesterday, and married officers and engineers who presenting the forged document, have their wives resident in China said that he had been but no increase has been granted to take. delivery of the medicine. the single men which seems some Something about the document what unfair, says the Shanghai aroused the suspicion of the manager Gazette, Many of the single "men of the shop,-and he detained the concerned have dependents and defendant while he telephoned to the because of them they are unable to manager of the other shop, who con. marry but the general impression firmed his suspicion by denying that seems to be that whilst the single any order for medicine had been men by no means begrudge the mar-issued by him. The police were ried men their increase they resent communicated with and defendant being ignored. On the face of it was removed to the station, where, this seems but natural.
when charged, he blamed the first When it is remembered, however, defendant, whom he said had? with regard to the demands made by drawn up the order and given the Guilds for a 50 per cent, increase it to him to
take delivery of in salaries, the altered conditions in the medicine. On this information, shipping since the termination of the the first defendant was arrested. Mr. world war, it seems that the demands Nash submitted that his client should. made have been excessive. British be discharged, as he was obviously shipping at the present day is en- the innocent catspan of the first gaged in as hard a fight against defendant. He did not know that the foreign competitors as has ever been order was forged until his arrest. The *Swatow and Bangkok-Per CHUSAN, the case in the past. It may be Magistrate found both defendants argued that on the China coast guilty of attempted fraud, and passed Switow, Amoy and Foochow-Par HAI- the conditions which apply to other sentence of three monthe" and siz
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SATURDAY, September 4. Shanghai and North China-Per YING-
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PASSENGERS.
ARRIVALS.
on the China coast British ship- TO SAIL ACROSS EUROPE. owners are faced with serious competition in the near future and
GERMANYS CANAL SCHEME. to combat this they will-have-to-use- the utmost business ingenuity.
The Chief Committee of the Reich stag has approved the Government demand for ten million marks as the first instalment for the construction
At the present time we have an enormous amount of American tone Per & Bungaria" today Mr Cnage operating across the Pacific B. Brooke, Air and Mrs A. H. Warnaar. and in Far Eastern waters; in fact it Mr G. Rawlins, Mr Khoo Chee Lee, Mr is a common occurrence at the present of a canal for large ships from the Toch Kar Cheng, Mr Too Fai Hon, and to see several Shipping Board vessels Mr and Mrs Tân Kian Ho.
It-is
Maine to the Danube
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lying in the harbour here.
On the completion of this canal the intention of American shipping there will be a through route for GERMAN - FLAG INCIDENT,{companies to inaugurate a coastal large ship from the North Sea, vid service of vessels themselves operat the Rhine and the Danube, to the ing under the American flag and Black Sea. these vessels, it must be remem bered, will be operated, not by private capital, but by money
"A STRONG PROTEST..
INHUMAN SEA WARFARE.
Hongkong bad a clean bill of
The open-air kinema display at the Clab de Recreio on Saturday was great access and was enjoyed by large attendance. It was under
The s.3. "Ayuthia" which a short furnished by the U. S. Government. health on Saturday. time ago was the subject for pointed To compete with these vessels the comment by reason. of her entering competitive companies will be run. the port of Singapore flying the Gerning their vessels, rot with Gov- man flag, was an object of discussion ernment money, but with capital at a General Meeting of the members subscribed. Opposed to private of the Straits Merchant Service Guilt capital then we have what appears Said the Canton Times in a leader held recently, when the following to be an unlimited supply of Gave the management of Mr. H. W. Ray. resolution was unanimously carried: ernment money and to success-
The total output of the Kallas That the Straits Merchant Service fully combat the issue it can be Mining Administration's mines for saw the departure of more than the Guild desire to place on record their easily seen that the private companies the week ending August 16 amounted usual number of its local residents strong Indignation at the action will have to do their utmost; that is to 97,839 tons and the sales during for Hongkong and Macas, as some of the Goverment in permitting a to say that the vessels being operated the period, to 82,771 tons. lear that there will be danger of war ship flying a German Bag to enter must be done so with a minimum of in the immediate vicinity, A
Previous experience, however, will policy which allows such a thing to
the part, and to protest against a expense.
this morning
Canton during the last few days
-
Of course it is at once asked: Is establishment of steam isnadries us that, mich danger is take place while the brutal and cal- this to be done at the expense of the cent, to the married members of their probable, as no one aiming at the culated inhumanity of Germany at floating staff.? Not necessarily but floating staffs but in view of present here. These gentlenes point se capture or defence of Canton would sex during the late war is still fresh in the face of the changed conditions conditions it is not enough. In other success of the undertaking in Hoag be foolish enough to incur. the disin the minds of all: They consider in the shipping world and the com- words the chief oficer or master of kong but they are devastatingly pleasure of the local citizens by that until Germany publicly and petitive factors involved it appears a vessel out here on his present salary alient when the question is asked, anwise measures. "what does the Laundry charge??
officially expresses her regret for the that a 50 per cent. increase in wages especially if he be married, cannot Just consider for a moment what the by the administrative forces. It will sign was carried out the fings of much
Canton at present is well guarded way in which her submarine came demanded by the Guilds was too live up to his position. With a 10-
per cent, increase he cannot do so. position would be if we were charged take some time before an outside the Allied nations should not be re-
But on the other hand, it cannot It is to be hoped then that the half a crown, or say & dollar, a white force will be able to invade the city, quired to be dishonsured by the Ger- be denied that the cost of living in present unrest amongst the fo suit a week for washing, azy about the present-exodus is therefore man flag being permitted to fly on the Far East has steadily risen dur staffs of the companies be
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thirty dollars a month for the outer uncalled for. garments alone and when it comes
Nine villages near Yeungufulitų, Samahat, have been pillaged by
to the Mem's pretties, Heaven alone “Senfts on August 26. The loss was "EETHING children have more or less known what the monthly cost live. The Malays who used to com ́estimated to be more than $10,000. diarrhics, which can be controlled would be. Of course the laundry plain some years ago that the burial About sixty oxen are said to have by giving Chamberlain's Colle sad Diar might not charge at home rates charges of the authorities were so been carried away by the robbers.
thos Bemedy. All that is necessary is to give the prescribed dose after each but the Tosicist is one of the high, that, it had become too dens to Coperations of the bowels more than old school, and distrusts the theory] die, have the sarial action, if it is way, wowheatgral and then onator oll to cleanse that machinery weaken, things cheap, of finding that the. Tein Prini now USWALLA WALLA” BOL
the system. It is inde and anre, löven On the contrary the more machined find it as dear to live as they do Fare
the most severe and dangerous casra acož Blito Pier for yastr sick. Pusakan bidele by af and civlfeed frumanity, becomes the themselves as Trumy life le a yearful
an equality with them in this or any ing the past few years. The com amicably settled for there is Bitzle other port or harbour of the Em- panies appear to have realised this doubt that the Guilds will be pre- pire.*
admed by granting an increase of 10 perpared to force the issue in the event * of need. It is understood that nee |"gotitutions are now: being carried WALLA WALLA BOATS "The out with a view to a more suitable only European Boats in the settlement re. the former demands-
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