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SINISTER HUSBAND.

THREE ATTEMPTS ON WIFE'S LIFE.

POISON FIAT FOLLED BY

CHILDREN.

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FOUR STOWAWAYS MADE TO WORK AS FIREMEN

AND THEN JAILED.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SEAMEN'S STRIKE. UNION OFFICIALS RIGHT TO

MARKING TIME.

SOME NEW RUMOURS.

There was very little going in the way of strike news this morning, probably because the holiday has meant a suspension of activities on both sides. The shipowners met on Friday night to consider the new proposals of the Seamer's Union, published in Friday's China Mail, and subsequently Mr. R Sutherland issund the following athcial statement:

GO ABOARD.

AN IMPORTANT RULING,

SHACKLETON'S DEATH.

GREAT EXPLORER'S FINE RECORD.

It has been decided by Magistrate

Sir Ernest Shackleton, whose death Wood at the Police Court that Union is recorded elsewhere in this issue, officials have no right to board was the greatest of living Antarctic vessels with the intention of inducing travellers. He had had his full share the crews to leave the ships. Ho

gude this pronouncement on Friday of arduous adventure in the interior in connection with the case in which of the Southern Continent. Two a Union official named Chan Chrak magnificent failures have been his.

"Ningpo Hing boarded the 8.5.

and Having with Captain Scott without permission.

There had been a deal of legal Dr. Wilson in 1902 opened the argument in connection with the casa way to the South Pole, he stood and the Magistrate had held that if a seven years later within 100 miles of man went on board with the object it, with no obstacle but sheer starva- of breaking the law then be must be tion between him and his great convicted. The point debated on

The reply of the shipping com- panies is that they are willing to meat any delegates that may be sent to the Colony to discuss the preliminaries of arbitration, which must be confined Four Chinese were charged befor to the question of wages, no other Magistrate Lindsell this morning with matter having been under discussion. having stowed away from Balik.

There were rumours this morning

arrived in port on Saturday.

Defendants said that they were joined in the strike. Inquiries use by fortner French Minister at Peking nude to work as tiremen, and were ■ China Mail reporter showed that it port in China uz til her return to Ross Scn. He failed once more, but been revealed by the arres: at feignir, as he was trying to cross the border nto Belgium, of M. Lucien Boppe, a high offical of the Forestry Depart ment of the Ministry of Agriculture. ng the charge of attempting to mur der his wife.

The martyrdom and self-sacrifice of Pappan by the s.s." Tjibodas "whies that the cargo and coal coulies had on January 7th. This contract could

a woman married to the brother of ai

M.

Mlie. Susan Derange, as she was until ber marriage in 1906, is the daughter of a professor at Nancy Liniversity and piece of the French Academician, M. Maurice Barren Boppe is a wealthy man with a big country house, the Chateau Montbois, near Nancy, where the newly married couple went to live and where a son and daughter were burn.

For a time all wont well, but accord- ing to letters now as the hands of the police M. Boppe fell in love with a beautiful woman, who, it is stated, desired him to regain his freedom and marry her.

M. Boppe is alleged to have made three attempts to kill his wife. The

of iL.

promised they would not be charged. Inspector Spear sund that the ship left. Balikpappan on the 21st and the defendants were found in the coal bunkers the following day.

Asked why they did not havé pass- ages, defendants said they could not get enough to eat so it was useless to jalk about buying passages.

was more likely that those men who bad ceased work were merely taking their customary New Year boliday, On some hosta, at any rate, coolies working right throughout

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the morning.

It was said this morning that the seamen would he resuming on Inspector Spour said that generally February 4, but Union officials merely these people went to Balikpappas ou smiled and shook their beads when year's agreement. Afterwards they they were approached about it. "We were not re-engaged. Left stranded can't tell you." they said "we have without money, they had to returno news yet to Chuta somɑhow.

Sentence of fourteen day's hard iabour each was pased.

LONDON HOSPITAL.

FORTHCOMING CANTON CONCERT.

FILIPINO CREWS.

TESIR POSITION DISCUSSED.

Piscussing the position of Filipino crews who have been brought from Manila to replace the strikers the Philippine Herald ways:—

Friday between Mr. D. J. Lewis (for objective. He failed then, but be the plaintiffs) and Mr. W. B. Hind found the track by which Captain (for the defence) was as to whether Scott made his tragic way to the Pale, the defendant did actually go on board to break the law. The ship's where the Norwegian colours had articles were produced and Mr. Lewis been planted a month before. Again, "Endurance," he planned stated that the men were engaged on in the A four months' agresinent, dating to land far south in Weddell Sca, from September 7th and terminating and thence to traverse the 1,700 be extended if the ship was in any miles of Antarctica its other side at Shanghai. In this case the "Ningpo", gave us an epic of heroism in the had arrived from Hongay and as Hongistory of the drikk on the ice to open kong was a port in Chins the Captain water, the 800-mile voyage in an was perfectly justified in retaining the crew until the ext stage of the open bost to South Georgia, and the journey was completed-Hongkong, rescue of the party left behind on Hongay and then to Shanghai.

Elephant Island.

Mr. Hind contended that Hong- kong, being a British port, was not a port in China.

The Magistrate: Hongkong is not a port in China?

At the age of forty-seven, twenty years after be first came under the Antarctic spell, Sir Shackleton went Bouth on his tourth Antarotie venture. Mr. Hind: I mean that by going His little ship the " Quest" which is into any port in China the contract making 30,000-mile voyage, is so small can be extended, but if the vessel that without masts and funnel she gues into any other port outside China could be stowed away comfortably the agreement crunot be extended. in one of the smoke stacks of the The Magistrate: No; I do not "Aquitania." Alongside other Ax- agree. Hongkong is a port in China in tarctic explorers-Discovely. Herra | the geographical sense of the word. Nova, Aurora, Nimrod or Scot the Japanese porte are noi ports in China: "Quest," of less than 200 tona, is a for the purpose of these articles. On midget craft, and those who know no January 7, she was in Hongkong, better have their doubts about her her next port was to be Hongay and fitness in the mountainous seas and then Shaughai. I don't agree with grinding icepacha for which she is

bound. you.

Asked whether he thought it worth while to argue further on the right of the crew to leave the ship Mr. Hind

point you are flued $50.

An entertainment is being arranged "The Filipino erew going to Hong first was when be sent his two children by the ladies of Canton, under the kong to man the "Bay State," of the to take some tea which he had pre-patronage of H.B.M. Consul General, Adinirui Lins and the "Honner State." pared to their mother. She was Dr. J.W. Jamie son, C.M.G., on similar of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., are about to drink it when she offered ties to the one held last year, to aiduot 'strikebreakers," derlare Union

The replied:---If you find that these any evidence that you spoke to the some of it to them and they replied of the London Hospital, which is Leaders and Shipping Officials. that their father had made them promote than ever in need of funds to so called strike of Chinese seamen is people left the ship a quarter-of-an- crew would have sent you to prison, miss that they would not touch say carry on the good work for which it not recognized as such, and the hour after the delendant left the ship/ bat as there is no evidence on this: is noted. It will be remembered that Filipino Headien are not in accord then be wonid be guilty, and if your last year's entertainment was satis- with the principles underlying the Worship finds that because of sume- factory in every way, mainly through action of the Chinese Union. For this thing be said the crew left I have international goodwill, and the gen- reasou, it is stated, the Filipino sea-nothing further to say. eral support which it received. The men are glad to give their aid, as an Committee again appeal for co-expression of their views on the re- operation, and it assures all who will lation between capital and labour.

Filipino seamen, it is stated, favour belp by subscription, and or the purchase of tickets, that they will any move destined to better the living receive a good return for their money conditions of labour, whenever such is on the evening of February 28 at the practicable, but they do not approve Canton Club Theatre.

of a "strike" which savours of political intrigue.

The mother's anapicions were aroused and she sent the tes untouch ed to be analysed. It was found contain cyanide of potassium. The wife wrote to her husband telling him of her discovery, forgiving hits, and appealing for his love.

A second time the husband is alleged to have attempted to aducis ter poison to his wife when, its a state of inslancholy, she lay in bed. A eister who was nursing uer discovered the plot in time and threw the

mixture away.

During the night of June 7, 1920, M. Hoppe is alleged to have entered his wife's bedroom by the window. Starting up in bed, Mme. Buppe saw ber husband level a revolver ut ber

A good Concert Programme-- dances and a variety entertainment is already assured. Details will be published later.

During the first three months of

The United States Shipping Board, and the other shippers in China are not opposed to the action of any body of men which is taken with a view to bettering their conditions, and the

The Magistrate pointed out thatį the man s own statement to the Chief Officer, to the effect that he would not leave the hip until the crew went off with him, was sufficient.

Mr. Hind: I don't see that your Worship can convict. The letter that the defendant had in his possession clearly states that the crew were to give 24 hours' notice,

The Magistrate: The letter never went to the Chief Officer. It remain ed in his pocket.

Mr. Hind: It states clearly 24

the detective.

The Magistrate: But he did not act in accordance with that letter.

In giving his decision the Magistrat.

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KING'S EVIL GENIUS.

URGED TO DISASTER BY HIS WIFE.

d stressed royal couple. But, as disclosed by the secret reports, Whether the popular disapproval ex Queen Zita urged her fiokle hus- of the sending to Canton, under band to return, and attributed the arms, of one of the Hongkong and failure of the first attempt to the fact Canton Steamboat Company vessels, that she did not accompany Carl. would have been less pronounced il

The White-book also publishes code Owing to the continued attacks of the adventure had bees, lese futile, is reports from the Hungarian represent the ex-King Carl's followers the Gov.

ative in Prague about a question we shall never be able to

mobilisation of the Army and ernment have issued a White-book anewer with any feeling of certainty conferences with Dr. Banes, the containing a secret document on Carl's

know we

is

Premier, who made the Hungarian recent fight for the Hungarian throne. the The book is intended to justify Admir Government responsible for

onsequences. Similar reports came from a representative in Belgrade.

Following the advice of the British Charge d'Affaires, Mr. Hohler, the

All that

that

it did no good, that it aggravated the tension incidental to the strike, and that it is generally and freely criticis- d. In these circumstances it is only

posible for it should not want to Interviewed on Saturday afternoon

share the blame for it.

Government refrained from counter-

ensures on the Czech and South Slav was rushing off to another conference the advancing Carl. Before the battle

oriat

al Horthy's attitude as Regent during the critical times which led to Carl's banishment to Madeira.

Confidential reports of the Govern“ ment's spies in Switzerland advised

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the current financial year (October,status of the situation on the China hours. He handed this letter over to natural that people in no way re- November and December, 1921) the coast at present is, that the men may and fire. Struck in the head, she

has been a shortfall of revenue in return to work at former wages, and suk back to the pillow and tried to

of K. the matter of increase will be die Ceylon slightly excess hide beneath it, put her husband

2,000000. The Ceylou Government cussed and if necessary submitted to

board of arbitration.

said: The decision of this Court is a China Mail reporter, just as he borders and collected troops against Budapest of several preparations by thrust the muzzle of the weapon Lad astmated that the three mo.che against her head and fired a second would yield Ra. 18,976,000, but only

It is further stated that many of that you have committed an offence. with the shipowners, Mr. John Arnold, began Admiral Horthy Beat a letter! Carl to return to Hungary. These at- thee. Then, Binging down the R 16,872,000 has been collected.

the Chiness seamen have come to The charge is that you went on board the secretary of the Hongkong and to Carl and, alluding to his mental tempts were frustrated through the Your Majesty's Swiss authorities being informed in understand the true courses which led without permission of the master. it Canton B. B. Company said that their struggle, said: vulver, he fled trom the house. The

advance will provoke civil war, W08 "practically com- aid to be that pistol he used was

A fire broke out in a small room their officials to call the walk-out, and appears to me that your object was bost

mandereed." The company itself but I cannot withdraw. If your

Admiral Horthy wrote several letter with which Mus. Boppe's brother

on the staircase leading to the dome that they have declared themselves to induce the members of the crew to leave the ship forthwith and I find

to will have consed committed suicide when he was

as to Carl imploring him to remain in of St. Peter's, Rome. The gravity of against the policy of the leaders.

enterprise so much criticised, did not Every Filipino in the crews which that if they had followed your advice was in no way responsible for the Majesty enters Budapest, Hungary

re accession would Bat.

the situation rendered necessary the

would have broken their

suggest or originate it in sny way. an independent Stato." The letter exile events who rushed in found me.lery.ncon el police commissioners, go to Hongkong in a Union man, and they

was unheeded, and the battle began, inevitably lead to the annihilation of ад offence Boppo anconscious, but an operation who entered

and should not be blamed for it. with they go with the entire sanction of agreement. That is che Basilica

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and the Carlists were defeated. The Hungary by the Little Entente Or- saved her life and, permetentored

Royal Guards and their leaders. The seamen are said under

documents are making a great im- (Rumania, Czecho Slovakia, and South- distigared, the returned some monthe Carabineers though this is strictly to be displeased at the intimation that dinnace, which states that it is

pression in Parliament, where the Slavia). Carl's pecuniary embar- later to her deorried bome, illegal, as the church, being part of they are strike breakers. In a cable an offence for any seamen to violate

immunity of the arrested Carlist rassment is clearly seen through the using to denounce her would-be the faticau buildings, eajoys the to the U. 8. Shipping Board, the his agreement.

A tale that is told of some of the deputies is still causing storms and disclosure of negotiations with his The wounds, she band, charged shows that

er of Chinese affairs at Hongkong you were going on board to commit an steamers that got away last week where Count Apponyi declared confidential representative. Dr. Gratz, stated yesterday that in his opinion evil action and any one who goes on with crews from an unknown source that Carl is still the crowned King of who asked for subsidies. Also a few weeks before the bid for the throne. she was bauding a revolver,

the coming of the Filipino crews for board to break the law can be assumed is that among the ea lors and stokers Hangary, Relatives persuaded bar to bring a

It is stated that the Government the Premier, Count Bethlen, agreed to the Shipping Board bout would to have gone on board without of the navy, due for home leave, a Bust or depuration, and the court

great moral effect ap permission. The maximum penalty eall was made for volante rs, and that are trying a reconciliation, and will soll some of the royal properties

the

of the royal olmen M. poppe to attle £24,000 on his mistress fell into the hands of the have

Public Prosecutor and icd him to lon the Chinese seamen's att for this offence is a fine of $50. It twice as many offered as were wanted. probably pardon Count Andrassy and and the two chudten and to pay £720 a

in the misunderstanding also states that you can be imprison-This, if true, probably applies to one his associates under a promise that vineyard. retaining the capital in yew. their maintenance. Then lot apply for a warrant on a charge of tudo

which resulted in the walkout. ed without option. If there had been ship only,

they will withdraw from politics.the country to pay the interest to the the watch M. Boppe had written to attempted murder.

tuur.

were caused by an accident whe

"Law of Guarantees" of 1871.

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The offence with

HOW THEY GOT AWAY.

wines

BRINGING

UP

FATHER.

MAGGIE HAS ME

CLOTHES HIDDEN

OR I'D BE ABLE TO SNEAK OUT THE WINDOWĘ

I HATE TO MISS

THAT PARTY AT

OINTYS

DID YOU

RING. MUM?

YES-JAMES-SERVE MR. JIGGS SUPPER IN HIS ROOM - HE MUST NOT LEAVE

HIS ROOM-

YOUR SUPPER--

SIR-

IT WUZ A SHAME

WELL BRING IT.

IN-

TO DO IT BUT I JUST HAD-TO-GIT OUT

TONIGHT-