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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1922.

TO-DAY'S

CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

OPIUM TRAFFIC EVIL,

ASSEMBLY ADOPTS REPORT.

CHINA COAST.

LATEST SHIPPING CHANGES.

Mr. I. Gibbs, chief officer, "Ngonkin," has gone chief officer, "Lutonyi."

Mr. F. 11. Tanner, second officer Woosung." na gone second officer, "Changsha.":

Mr. H. Stephen, second officer, Sonchow," is on reserve, Mr. P. L. Green, second officer

GENEVA, September 19. The Assembly of the Langue renamed discussion of opium: The Chinese delegate inclared that his government was strictly conforting to the Haguo convention, but had to contend with the contraband traffic in narcotics bec use neighbouring stater favoured production and traffic in opium.

The Icdins delegate made a speech describing the sacrifices that sup-Taming, has gone arcand officer pression of poppy growing would entail for. India.

Sir Arthur Stoel Maitland (New Zealand) declared in favour of co- operation of the governments. He asserted that consumption of morphine and occaico ought also to be restrictel. Colon-) John Ward (Britain) declared that the British authorities had always tried to prevent abtece.

The Assembly unanimora'y adopted the report of the Opium Com mission cabled on September 18 arping all governments to adopt the import and export certificate system without delay,

HOME COTTON INDUSTRY.

SHORT TIME VOTE RESULT.

Losos, September 19,

**Tatshan."

Mr. L. St. J. Mumby, recond officer, "Faishan," has gone second officer, "Taming."

Mr. R. Kettel-, chief Ticer, "Fonchow," it on Erserve.

THE CHINA MAIL.“

SNATCHER ESC.PES.

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STREET ROUGHS ATTACK PEDESTRIAN.

POLICE COMPOUND INCIDENT.

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How a snatcher was aided to escape after robbing a man in Bonham Strand East, yesterday afterron was related to Mr. T. W. Ainsworth this morning when two Chinese were charged with assault or in the alteron- tive, assault with intent to rob,

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

PEAK HOSPITAL.

NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

as from the 30th instant the interest and responsibility of the undersigned in the above concern will cease. All accounts due to and owing by the Hospital at that date should be referred to the undersigned for settlement.

By Order, PEAK HOSPITAL CO, LTD., per O. MARRIOTT, Secretary. Hongkong, September 19, 1929.

PEAK HOSPITAL,

NOTICE.

NOTICES.

YOU MUST EXERCISE.

KEEP FIT BY USING

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A Chinese restaurant keoper from Canada had $8 picked from Sia M Touth whom he Mr. A. Glendenning, chief officer, Pcket by

He snat "Linan." is on reserve. Mr. B. L. immediately grabbel. Hurley, from reserve, has gone chief ched the money back and a officer, Linnn."

struggle followed,, and a number of rongly suddenly appear and p oced. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to assault the complainant. Aabove concern will be taken over by Chinese detective who went to the the Hnogkong Government man's, assistance arrested the two de-managed by a Special Committee fendants, whom he alleged he saw appointed by the Government, All striking the com, lainant. The sunt accounts due to and owing by the Hospital as, from that date should cler pot away.

referred to the undersigned for settlement.

By Order,

Mr. O. W. Williams, second officer, Linan," has gone acting chief officer, **Foschow,"

A ballot of Lane ishira fitte spioning American cotton resulted in 751|gons arcoud oflicer. "Linon." per cent voting in favour of short time, 16 per cent against, and the re- mainder neutral.

Communication has been opened with the neutrals and if 41 per cent of them agree to short time curtailment of production will be compulsory on mumbers of the federated firms. About 90,000 operatives are affected.

HOLLAND'S PARLIAMENT.

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REFORM MEASURES OUTLINED.

THE HAGLE, September 19. Myr. Beerenbrouck, opening the States General, said that mea ures for revision of the constitution raust first be considered. Rigorous restriction of expenditure was essential, The department of agriculture would be. amalgamated with that of public works. Revision of the labour contract law was contemplated and the electoral law would be amended with a view to introducing proportional representation in the First Chamber. Measures would be introduced to amend he administration of eclonics and modify the fiscal regime.

LIQUOR RUNNERS DISILLUSIONED.

· COURT'S 3 MILE LIMIT DECISION.

BOSTOy, September 19. The Federal Court, sustaining the seizure of the British schoo.er "Grace and Ruby "six miles off shore in Mar., he'd that the rum runners were ast immune from seizure merely bazau e they were beyond the 3-mile limit.

DANISH BANKS AFFAIRS.

GOVERNMENT MEASURES.

CONAMES. September 10.

The Minister of Commere intro luzed a bill authorising the Coveronicat

Mr. C. C. Rusal, from 1eserve, has Mr. J. E. Porter from reserve, Las gane chief nilicer, "Taskwo."-

Mr. J. E. Harvey, acting chief officer, "Taekwo," has gone" encond officer same ahip.

Mr. F. S Hollingsbead. acting scond oflicer, "Tuckwo," has gone sup'y second officer, same ship.

1. J. P. Spacing, from reserve, has gone second officer, "Kungwo."

Mr. A. Franklin has been app:inted sup'y second officer, "Lucaho."

Mr. H A. Houben, chief officer, Mausang," is on reserve. Mr. B. Castello, acting master Mausang."Las gose chief officer, same slip.

Captain P. R. C. Cuming, of the Longsang,"

P bas gone master,

Mausang." Captain P. Jowitt, of the "Ming- sang," has gone muster, "Loongsaug.' Captain D. W. Ritchie, from reserve, has gone master," Mingsang."

Mr. W. W. Hipkin, sup'y second officer, Migrang," is rarest rve.

Mr. J. W. Fisher, third engineer, "Pausang," is on reserve.

Mr. W. P..McAllan, second officer, "Wo.ang." hins gorn second officer, !

"Kronshing.".

Mr. L. T. Ellis, from reserve, has gone second engineer, Taksung." Mr. F. F. Chark, cond engineer, "Tak- song,"

"is on reserve.

Mr. D. N. Vernient sup'y second officer, "Kwangping," has signed off. Mr. P Wilson, acting accent officer, "Kanngping" Las gone sup'y second,

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The Magistrate said he thought the have some dif detective would fitulty in ♫ big стои Eto who ac.ually #truck the omplainant. He could not convict on uncorroborated evid nce, therefore the defendants must be discharged.

One of the men was allowed to de-

part, but the other was followed out of Court by a Chinese detective, Evid. enly e. sing arrest and possible dportation the man made a bol for freedom. However escape was hopeleas from the Crutral Station compound. Da hing wildly into a Und Jane be kind the police arters, be was Generel and marched away to the detective allice.

STRANGE SUICIDF..

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PRISONER HANG? HIMSELF

WITH TROUSERS.

WAITING FOR DEATH.

D. K. BLAIR, Secretary & Treasurer, FEAK HOSPITAal Committee, Hongkong, September 19, 1922.

LOST.

OST.-Young Fox Terrier Bitch

Answers to the name of Spot. Reward all white, except right eye. offered. Mr. McCubbin, Gas Works.

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DARTICULARS and Conditions of tho lotting by Publis Auction Sale, to ba hold on MONDAY, the 25th ring of Sptember, 1028, at 3 p.m., at the Offers of the Public Works Department. by Order of His Excellency the Officer Adia nister. ing the Government of one Tins of CROWN LAND at Victeria Roul in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75. years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Real to ho fired by the Surveyor of Remanded by Magistrate Lindsell | His Majesty the Ricg, for one further yesterday morning on a charge of term of 10 years, Pealing a ladder from the Kowloon Theatre a prisoner with a previous e nviction acainst him, connnitted suicide at 4 p.m., by banging himself in the

dot ntion at the Water Police Station, Timsbaten.

Standing on an apturned bucke', Mr. J. W. Doyle. from leave. has, the man tied the legs of his trousers gone sreonil oflicer, “Kwangping."

to subscribe 40,000 kroner towards preference shures in the Landmann: Bank.officer, same ship.

The Minister of Justice iztro luced a bill to appoint a commission to in quire into the bank's affairs,

AVERICA'S SOLDIERS.

BONUS BILL VETOED.

WASHINGTON, Septend er 19.

President Harding has vetoed the soldiers' baus bill on the gruan i that

it failed to provide meats of paying the bonus,

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Rua. September 19. Vinovielī kas and unce that fen n is retuming to his duties shortly.

HEAVY WEATHER.

AND BIGH WATER.

MURDER MYSTERY,

SANITARY COOLIE FOREMAN SHOT DEAD.

to the bars of the ventila. tor above the cell" door, and then placing his neck in the looy kicked the bucket awar. He hung fect frem the ground within easy reach of the cell door until he died.

CPIUM ON OIL TANKER.G

ORIENTALS WHO STOLE

SHIP'S LINEN.

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A Chinere constable Fad passed the cell only a few minutes previous to was then quite all right. the finding of the body. The prisoner

A Chinese steward named Chi Chong, who is employed or the Anglo- The man's neck was not broken, Saxon Petroleum Co.'s oil tacker and thern W59 no strangula. "Marinula," was charger at Liverpool tion mark around it except Police Cour, with being on unlic nsed!, 21

faint braise extending person in possession of 51b. 14oz. of (from ear to ear across the front of the raw opium, and further with having threat.

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stoln about £12 with of lizen ool. Easily able to free himself hal he other goods belonging to the company.wished, the man must bare possessed There was alen & charge under the very strong will power to have hung Customs, bu, whin the man was con on for a slow d'ath Indeed, the victed on the charge under the whole circumstances suggest the iden Dangerous Drugs Act the Customs that the suicide was a case of nuto. authorities withdrew their charge. angg-stion,

Chong pleaded guilty to being in possession of ball the quantity of opian, namely three packets but denied that he knew anything of a M.B.K. VESSEL DISABLED. kurther but which a purventive officer said he dropped on the deck when be

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Sundry Valuable Housaka'd Furnituro, And

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A Fine Collection of Postage

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The linvy' weather that is being experiencedeu'side is making itsell frit

A coole foreman employed by the in the hart our and also in some of the i low lying parts of the new Territories. | Sanitary Board, named To Yuen, wa An unusually high tide and a fairly murdered under mysterious circum strong North wind combined to prostances in Bowrington Road last duce choppy little waves inside Lye Mun, while onteide, accord-night. He was on his way to his

Last night the Riso Maru," Jaw witnces coming aleeg, ing to reporta

home in McGregor Street, when a from Gap

The facts in-th case which he ad chartered by the Mitsui Bushan Rook, a full gale is raging and high shot came from the gloom on bis left mitter were that alter the officers of Kaisha to carry ore from Christmas Terms --Cash on delivery, seas are running. Along th. Prays hand cide, a little in front of him. the Customs had only their search of J'and to Yokotama, seat out an 8. East the water rose to within a foot Thn bullet went clear through his the ship's officere quarters, and when from a position atont 200 ur two of the edge of the sen wall and heart. He collapsed and died almost the second officer was at breakfast, (miles South east of Sigor. Her prisoner, who was offi cre' atenard, propeller shait had been broken and went into his room, using a pass key. she was drifting. Apobec, M.B.K.

immediately.

rushed up Bowrington Capal, nearly filling it to the top. The reclamation acheme appears to have been in A detective who was in the imme. When the occupant returned he found beat, tan" Atsata Maru," picked up terlent with Emiously. The track dist: vicinity of the shooting, arrived Chong in the net of erecting some the igral and went to her sesistance. The Atsuta Marubas now along which tricks of earth are run on the scene less than half à mioutoopiani among bis belongings, at the through Bowrington Canal to the Biter, but although his searched every bottom of a drawer under his bunk.

wirelered that she is): cesitting-the little peninsula that is bing built likely put in the vicinity be could The Stipendiary. If it had been disabled vessel which, it is thought, cut from the Praya Wall is submerged find no trace of the mysterious mur-left there it might never have been the will most probably tow to Bingo and secure or eo of trucks aroį durer. maiooned. The water this morning wan lapping away hungrily around

the edge of this peninsula and the ses

for quite a distanco was discolour, d

by the earth that was being washed

The villagere at Sha Tiu ray that

away. The foundations of seviral of they have never seen the water to

the matcheds that have been erected high since the 1906 typhoon. They

discovered, for your room had already pore.

been examined by the Customs ?

Witness.-I do not know, but it is had been discovered. I would have been the one who would have got into trouble,

LAWN TENNIS.

room there was brought to light a bain

During the search of prisoner's GARRISON CHALLENGE OUP.

fu connection with the work, appeared are guatly concerned about the effect of linen, and other goode belonging to

also to be in danger.

Competition for the above cup

including come rate war stampa (Full particulura from catalogue) On view from Friday the 22nd inat

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

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WEDNESDAY, Sept 27, 1987, commencing at 11 mm,

6e their Salos Rocms, Daddell Street,

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Terms: Cash on delierry,

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imprising of each. charge, any day the semi finals will be played at ALL preliminary notices of forth recommended on both charges for 30 tn, and the finals is 4.15 p.m. deportation.

of it upon this year's rics crop as the abipping company, and for these takes place on October 2, 3 and New Territory residents who pareed any of the paddy fields between the prisoner accounted by saying t at 4 The semi finals and finals will be through Sha Tin this morning state road and the railway line have been

: they had been left aboard by two played on Wednes ny, October 4. TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND that the water was washing over the laundated with salt water.

The No. 1 typhoon signal which men who had deserted at Tampico. Play will commence on the first, two OTHER INSTITUTIONS, road at several points between Mr.

ile was sentenced to three monthis days at 2.30 p.m. and on the third Ho Wing's bone and the railway had been shown since Sunday was station. As it reseded, the water was taken down this morning at even carrying away the locs stones and o'clock and replaced by, the No. earth. leaving only the gravel, and it signal which indicates that a galo is was thought it this process continued orpected from the North. Both of for long it would make the roa i high-the typhoon shelters aro crowded. ly uncomfortable for motorista. At A typhoou waining received from several points small fish had been Manila at 2.50 p.m.

a to the road way, and Gyelose or typhoon over Ni Chita wanded up on

Sen moving WN.W. wernlying about in the puddles.

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Another Chingar reamen from the

samo vertel was found guilty of stealing certain articles belonging to

coming meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for insertion in

– Pumpmann, The news columns of the China Mail are charged for at the rate of $1 each. The Couton Authorities have an announced in May and June of the company, and being in unlawful dari ed to inn a thin bakee Road last year) providing that they do not ecoupymore-than-four-lines-In poron-of-blue-and-on-both be 14,000 feet long. They bave elen tuzue if this space is exceded they was sent to prison for a month and decide to hung on the work owing will be place in the advertising recommend for deportation.

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