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September 1, 1921, T.mperature 31

No. 18,352

四拜體 號一月九年一十二百九千一英

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September 1, 1920, Temperature 79.

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TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

BELFAST BITTLE CLIMAX.

GUNMEN HOLD CENTRE OF CITY FOR HOURS.

MILITARY TAKE CHARGE.

THE DOLLAR.

day's closing rate 2.8 1.8 o-day's opening rate 2'8 1 S

REAL HARD LUCK.

A PASSENGERS DREADFUL

EXPERIENCES.,

LONDON, August 31.

One of the hardest luck stories the The battle in Belfast, which has been proceeding with brief intervals China Ma has had recently is told since Monday, culminated today when gunmen held the centre of the city by a man now in Hongkong. He for hours. Thirty persons were sent to hospital for injuries in the morning, booked in Coleutta a first class passage four of whom died. Shooting was renewed at noon, the gunmen advancing to Hongkong on the steamer Fook- boldly into the open and firing indiscriminately. Volleying took place down | wang, paying £25, in return for which the principal street, Royal Avenue. There were continuous duels between he was entitled to first class accom-I police in covered cars and the gunmen. Ambulances and motor cars were very busy in carrying the victims to the hospitals. The centre of the city

I was panic-stricken and business was suspended.

It is estimated that eleven persons have been killed and 74 injured since Monday.

LONDON, AUṛust 31.

In response to the Lord Mayor's appeal for additional protection the military took charge of the situation in Belfast this afternoon.

MORE FATAL SHOOTING.

One man was killed and many wounded during two hours' shooting in the streets of Belfast this morning on the workers proceeding to the ship yards.

LATER

lution and the services of a fully! carrier an Indian doctor, who when qualified surgeon. The steamer

inent of a queer eruption that he this passenger weat to him for treat-

gets in hot weather, told him he had! the secondary stage of a dreadful disease. He raust not use the bath. rooms, saloons, etc.. but be more or loss isolated. Knowing that it was merely a perspiration" rash, a sort of aggravated prickly heat, and not syphilis. Mr. A. B. appealed to the Captain, who, tot unnaturally, pre-

So as far as Perang the passenger was treated as an infections case. with separate diet, and refused the usual accommodations. On August

The Belfast casualties are now 14 killed and over a hundred wounded.ferred the opinion of the doctor.

FAMINE RELIEF WORK

MANY NATIONS REPRESENTED ON INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE. 6th they reached Penang. where the

PARIS, August 31.

The international commission of relief in the Russian famiac has decided to send a sub-commission to Russia to ascertain the needs of the population. It will consist of one representative each from France. Britaic, Italy, Belgium, Japan, and America. A second sub-commission will be appointed to co ordinate voluntary efforts.

AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE'S POSITION.

PARIS, August 31. Mr. Brown, representative of the United States on the international commission for refief in Russia, has announced bis inability to submit to a central allied authority like the commission and that he would only

cooperate in the famine area frself, reserving liberty of action in the

administration, of reli-f.

DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

passenger hoped to convince the ship's doctor he had 'made a' grave mistake. Alus! The Port + Doctor. after the most cursory examination, diagnosis. They urged the passenger confirmed his Indian colleague's ↑

to leave the ship and go into Penang lupital. Indeed, Mr. A. B. sys they ordered him to do so, and we can understand that they would wish to be rid of him. This point has to be mentioned because the ship's agents at Penang, who refunded part of the passage money, in writing to the head office of the management at. Hongkong were careful to say that he left the ship of his own-- accord." as if that were humanly- likely. This was to oppose his re-

the passage money, which he says the Captain promised. Perhaps it be had been a better bluffer, and de- manded damages for insult and loss diagnosis, he might have got more of reputation, owing to the mistaken

AMERICA DISFAVOURS SOUTH CHINA'S PRESSING APPLICATION. quest for the retum of the whole of

LONDON, August 31.

Advices from Washington indicate that the pressing application of South China to be admitted to the disarmament conference is not likely to and favour with the American administration which is disposed only to recognise an established government.

GERMAN REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION,

REMARKABLE DISCIPLINE PRESERVED IN BERLIN,

than he did. But this is to inter- rupt the story. Arrived at the Penang Hospital (a Government in-1 stitution) he was seientifically ex- amined by two European docters. who certified that he had no such disease. Meanwhile, the Fookwang had gone on. It musts money to stay several days in Penang, and the £10 refunded him by the Penang agents would not last long. They

BERLLY, August 31. Remarkable discipline was preserved on the occasion of the demonstra tion of loyalty to the republic. Two hundred thousand people assembled at the Lustgarten which was dotted with repablican red flags. The con- fidence of the authorities who left the maintenance of order to the organisers referred him to the Hongkong office of the demonstration was amply justified. The throng listened to numerous orators without the slightest disturbance.

INTERNATIONAL LAW ASSOCIATION.

MARITIME LAW AND BILLS OF LADING DISCUSSED.

THE HAGUE, August 31.

for the balance, and wrote the letter

before mentioned. When he reached here, the shipping office recognized no clain, and the legal firm to which his consul sent him advised him that

he bad nane, Then he came to us, and we sent him to another lawyer, who also advised against legal proceed- ings. Incidentally, we have seen u Dr. Koch, The conference of the international law association continued its certificate by our own proceedings at the Palace of Peace, dividing into three sections to discuss which declares that the man shows no signs of the disease of which he maritime law, the League of Nations, and the treatment of war prisoners was accused. It was clearly a case respectively, The question of bills of lading was dealt with in the first for compassionate consideration by named section, while in the second the papers read included one on the] Mr. R. Sutherland or somebody, for Monroe Doctrine in relation to the Covenant of the League. The Da man would care to suffer such an municipality of the Hague entertained the delegates in the evening at a j concert and a great military tattoo.

INDIAN LAC INDUSTEY.

SMALL CESS ON EXPORTS TO FINANCE RESEARCH WORK.

SMA, August 31.

The Government has approved a proposal to impose small a cesson lac exports in order to finance research work in connection with the lac in- dustry.

undeserved ordeal as this passenger has done. If the law cannot help him, as it seems it cannot, and those who could will not, it is indeed a case of hard luck.

COMING MARRIAGES.

PUISNE JUDGE TO WED.

The following forthcoming marria [Lac is a red resinous substance produced by an insect, Coccus lacca,ges have been announced :-- mainly upon the banyan tree from which are made shellac, sealing wax, varnishes, dyes, etc.]

Ada K

AIRSHIP SHED FIRED.

AMERICA'S LARGEST DIRIGIBLE DESTROYED.

NEW YORK, August 31.

A gasolene explosion set fire to an airship shed at the Rockaway paval station destroying Dirigible D6, the largest American aircraft of its kind, also a kite balloon. One man was alightly, injured,

POLAND AND THE LEAGUE,

GENEVA, August 31.

Mr. Justice J. R. Wood and Miss Gladys Frances Kember, of No. 153 The Peak.

Mr. L. Y. Xavier, of No. 11, Ashley Road, Kowloon, and Miss Alzira Maria Alvares, of No. 20, Ashley Road.

Mr. A. A. d'Azevedo, of No. 2, Belilios Terrace, Robinson Road, 'and' Miss Lucilla Maria da Luz, of No, 2. Peace Avenge, Homuntin.

Perak revenue for 1920 aounted to $37.681,352 as compared with $36,181,719 in 1919. Zawo is rose from $43 millions odd to nearly $544 Foland has sent a message to the president of the council renouncing | tallions. Whilst sugar imgbran fell her intention of taking any advantage in the present case of the Covenant ractically 30,000 picuis; the value provisions permitting a member of the League to be represented on the increased just on a million dollars. council whes matters affecting such member's interests are belog discussed. $136,335 313.

Exports rose from $124,733,232 to

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