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THURSDAY, EIPTEMBER 28, 1922.

LIBEL ACTIONS.

CLAIMS AGAINST TWO SHANG-

HAI NEWSPAPERS.

COULD NOT DREAM TRUE.

TOUCHING PLEA THAT HE MIGHT SLIP OUT QUIETLY,

*

Damages to the umount of $200 000

Lying sleepless night after night, are being claimed by Dr. Tang Chieb- Captain Ralph Lester, aged thirty. tea in connection with reports which seven, of the Indian Army, living at have appeared in the Chiness and Braden, Northants, dreamt that the foreign press concerning the death of morrow would bring him the work be a Chinche girl clerk employed at the ao ardently desired to keep up bis office of the Shanghai Journal of end among his fellow-men. Commerce.

when morning broke he found that he still belonged to the army of the unwanted.

But

The deceased young lady committed euicide by hanging, in a room at the office of the Shanghai Journal of He visited London, and with a Commerce, and at the inquest Service revolver shot himself dead in statement was made that she had the Mall.

A dread of been troubled by the loss of $5,000, Insomnia, d'espair, handed to Dr. Tang for investment in crowds and the feeling that he was a Chinese stock exchange, which not wanted in the great army of the world's workers were the causes which prompted Ralph Lester, captain in the lodian Army Reserve of Qficara, to slip out of life by means of a revolver builat.

'tailed.

Following the inquest. certain com- meat appeared in the Chiaren press, and this comment is the subject matter of the action now being brought by Dr. Tang.

Behind this tragedy lies a haunting Two claims have been filed yesterday pathetic story of a man who did his in the U.S. Court on behalf of Dr. Tang bit nobly in the Great War, and later by Mosers. Fessendes and Holcomb. vainly searched day after day for em- One is against the Chinn Press, and ployment.

oyed at Braden, Northampton- the claim is for $100,000 for having pablished a certain article dealingshire. Formerly he was a rubber with the case, on September 14. A planter in Ceylon. So far as can be similar claim has been filed against ascertained there was no love tangle the Sinanpao, also in the U.S. Court, in his life, only the soul-blighting des this newspaper being an American pair which cames as the result of day corporation as well as the other. after day of being "turned down." (N.C.D.N.)

WHEN YOUR JOINTS CRACK

Look out for Rheumatism.

As rebuff followed rebuff, the thought no doubt came to his mind that in the country's hour of need be bad done his bit and now the country had no need of bim.

PLASKETT

A NEW STAR WHICH DWARFS THE SUN.

:

A now ster has been discovered and It has taken ten thousand years for the light of this star to reach the earth. It is called the Flaskett, after Mr. Plaskett, B.C., who made the discovery.

THE CHINA MAIL.

ALLEGED MENACES.

SING SONG GIRL'S POLIOE COURT STORY,

Two Chinese were charged before Mr. B. E. Lindsell this morning with having demanded the sum of $100 by menaces from a 15-year and sing on girl living with her grandmothers.

SMUGGLING RING?

$20,000 BAIL IN MALAYAN

CUSTOMS CASE. I

ALLEGED EVASION OF CUSTOMḤ.

EARLY MORNING FIGHT.

DETECTIVE SHOOTS VIOLENT FROWLER.

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· WEATHER REPORT.

September 28d: 0h. 20m-Warning to Hongkong Coast Ports, &c,1--- Typhoon of unknown intensity within 60 miles of Lat, 18 N. Long, 124 E., moving N.

Wounded in the coate of a struggle with a Chinese detective in

September 234 8h. 30m.-Warning The Kuala Lumpur Supervisor of the small hours of the morning of to Hongkong Coast Ports, & j Customs is appassing in a cuss against September 20, a Chine was yester-Typhoon of unknown intensity within Soo Choot Wee, who is charged with day discharged from the hospital. 00 miles of Lat. 21 N. Long. 123, Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared for the attempted evasion of Customs Duty He was charged before Mr. E. W moving N.N.W. defence of the first man. The other in respect of 1,224 gallons of arrack. was not legally represented.

uncle at No. 604 Queen'e Road West.

in ↑

the

to avade arrest.

The detective saw the defendant

An anticyclone is central to the N.E. of Tokio-

At 0 a.m. this morning the typhoon

E., moving N.N.W. was in about Lat, 21 N. and Long, 122

The wind is freebaning considerably

against an average of 76.04 inches...

Forecast for the 24 hours ending al noon on September 29, 1932.

The Plaskett is 52,660 millions of

September 28d. 11h. 10m.—Press miles from the earth, and an aeroplano

It was said that evidence would be Hamilton this morning with

of burglar's ure has decreased considerably ever travelling at 200 miles an hour would

Formosa and moderately at Aparri tako 30,000 million years to reach this The girl said that she was singing given that the accused waan member unlawful possession

of a smuggling ring operating in the implemen and with having It is decrossing at Hongkong. in the Sam Yuen teshouse on star.

In its distance from the earth lies September 22, when the defendante F..B., one of whose sims was to assaulted the detective in an attempt our safety, because, being more than accosted her and demanded the spirit away prosecution witnesses | should proceedings be instituted. Last five times larger than any other known money, enying that if she refused

prosecution arising would kill ker. The Fear, heavenly body and 160 times more they massive than the sun, the light it defendants gave. Do reason for the from the same consignment which walking in Turgman Street at 3.45 charge, one of the chief witnesses for manner, looking up to the verandahs emita and the heat it generates would demand, and. she did not sek them farms the subject of the presents.. He was soting in a suspicious

reason. She bicame very instantly shrivel the earth into ashes the

were in passassion of information houses in the street. The detective ending at 10 am to-day, 000 Incb. Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours if it were in the position occupied by frightened and left the teahouse. The the prosecution disappeared, and they and peering into the doorways of at Amoy and Foochow

men followed her out. She did not Mara.

The Plaskett belongs to that class ece the man again until she identified showing that the sum of $5,000 was therefore seized bim. A stiff fight fol-Total disco January 1st, 1101116-

offered to get that witness out of the lowed. Badly injuma, the detective of star known as the early types them at the Police Station.

Sub-Inspector Lano explained that way. The suggested release of the pluckily refused to release the defend- double star each revolving round at

if he did not stop struggling he would common centre of gravity. Its im the first defendant was arrested on accused on bail was likely to impede ant, warning him several times that mense size may be gathered from the information received by a district the course of justice,

Mr. Hastings, for the defence, be abot. The defendant paid no houd, fact that these twin bodies take over watchman on Tuesday. The girl was characterised the application for the and ultimately, getting the worse of fourteen days to cavolva round each in the station when the man was refusal of bail as a highheaded action, the fight, the detective drew his re- other at a distance of seventy million brought in, and immediately identified net a matter for the discretion of the volver. Fitiog low, he wounded the miles apart. Their density is believed him. The second defendant to be one hundredth of that of water.streated at Wanchai and was iden- Scientists are unable to say when these tified by the girl at an identification vast bodies of vapour came into parade yesterday.

a letter produced by Shown "The Plaakett star," said an as- Iaspootor Lane, the girl said that abu tronomer to a Daily Express repre-received it on September 19. It asked sentative, "must have twinkled like a her to take$100 to BlakePier and hand diamond in the sky acons and seons it to a man who would met her there, before man's first ancestor walked but she did not take the demand

seriou-ly. this earth.

existence.

He served in the Army from 1914 in India and Aden. A bave soldier, "In comparison with such a period ho nevertheless possessed sama carious of existence, man's allotted span of characteristics. For example, he suf-three score years and ten passea fered from the strange complaint quicker than a flash of lightning." known as agoraphobia, which means Dr. Plaskett's discovery opens up a dread of crowds. He who had seen new conceptions of time and space,

It is not only while he questions you or feels your pulse that the ductor is finding out the cause of your suffering when you go to him. He is a trained „observer of everything which can giv him a hint about you. Sometimes ha will suddenly get you to stand up. That is because he wants to bear whether ached a stage when to him a con. heavens still hold undiscovered won your joints crack when you bend them suddenly. omething that you have gregation of people became a living dere which science has yet to bring to

light,

so much of life's ruch bad cow re- and shows that the depths of the

said makes him think that your blood terror.

bas rheumatic poison in it. The sound

REMARKABLE LETTERS.

The story of the tragedy was told

in your joints confirms h's suspi ion You have told him that you are stiff and sometimes have sharp pains: dapp or wet has got at you. You think that is by the captain himself in some re-herror of being in a crowd, where

firat cuuso.

DREAM FANCIES.

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the cause of your pain. But it is not the markable letters. As the catoner cannot slip out at any time ubsecu.

Will you please let me slip out now Your blood was already who held the inquest upon his impoverished, and needed something to

remarked, as quietly and unnoticed as the cir- feed and purify it, making it rich and body at Westminster healthy.

he wrote like a perfectly sans man. cumstances allow 3. "Yet," he added, "the effects of the war and depression, and particularly sleeplessness, had a serious effect on the brain in the case of a sensitive, self-centred, introspective man, and he was, perhaps, not entirely normal." In a letter Captain Lester addressed to the coroner, he said :-

To keep what is called "fit," you ought to take Dr. Williams pink pills at this time of the year. They are a safe and belpful lomestic medicino. acting directly on your blood and nerves, increasing your power of resistance to fatigue and changes of weather, building you up, so that you can face the strain and burry of life, and to always above par. Do not wait for poor bloxi to tell upon yell as soon as you feel a littlo run down. "off your feed." and tired at night, get a supply of Dr. Williams' pink pills, and protect yourso'f before illess Con)01

Now is the time to begin Dr. Williams' lok pills. Get a supply from any araler; ar direct from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co, 90 Szechuan Road, Shanghai, price $1.80 pu, betilo, 88% for

hottles, post free.

FREE. A fre book of health will be seat to any reader who writean po tearl

asking frit to the abɔo aches.

MIDNIGHT FIGHT.

WOMAN, BANKER, AND, -

ALLEGED BLACKMAIL.

A midoight disturbance in a woman's cabin stateroom in the Canard liner Berengaria”Lad a sequel in the courts at Atlanta Georgia, when Mrs. Sarah Byfield, wife of a motor car dealer, aued Mr. Walter Candler, an Atlanta banker. for $25,000 damages for injuries alleged to have been inflicted by bim.

On July 16, Mrs. Byfield status, ebe and her husband feft New York for a tour in Europe in the company of Mr. Candler and his two young daughters. They were travelling ng Mr. Candler'a guests, Mrs. Byfield baving under- taken to look after the children.

She and her husband went to their stateroom about 11 p.m. to retire, but

Mr. Byfield, changing his mind, re- turned to deck. After he had gone, Mrs. Byfield alleges, Mr. Candier came

to her cabin when she was in bed and attempted to attack her. While she waa struggling with hima Mr. Byfield returned. A fight ensued, which was stopped by the ship's officers.

As a result of her experience. Mrs. Byfield stated, she had been forced to remain in bed most of the time since the alleged assault, her condition rander ng an operation neccesary.

Mr. Byfield is involved in an action brought in another court by Mr. Caudler, who seeks to restrain Lim from negotiating a note for £6,000 which, it is stated, he gavo Mr. Byfield with £1000 in cash after the *Berengaria" incident. Mr. Condier all ges that bo is the victim of a

blackmailing conspiracy.

“FACTS ABOUT RHEUMATISM. 7 here are many things still unknown about rheumatisms. Tut one fact is acknow'odged by all medical writers, and that is that the blood rapidly be comes thin and poor when the thoumatia poison invades it. The best way to provent or curo thogonalism is to build up the bloo with Dr. Willisme pink pills, for the new rich blood mažo by these pi is onables the auft ror to throw ff the polions of this painful ailment. Read the article on this, pake, 'When your joints crack."

Then in another communication to his brother, he complained:

What has finally broken me down is that nightly I have dreamt I had an appointment and wakened with the idea that at last I could bring cheerful news to breakfast. There is a limit to this sort of thing.

And in a third letter he asked for the cheapest coffin to be found and cremation," and he gave full direc- tions a to the disposal of his pro

There simply arc ao billets for people like me, unless someone elev is turned out. My one desire since I am not allowed to be of any more use in this world, is to be allowed to leave it with as little fuss as perty. possible.

Such are the elements of this For ecme time past, when I have pathetic tragedy of the Mall. Very gone to theatre or concerts, I have sympathetically Mr. Ingleby Oddie always insisted on having a seat next summed them up, and returned that the gangway, or, when in a church, most merciful of verdints-suicide en sitting by the door, as I have a while in a stats of unsound mind.

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ANCHORADE

SULPHOR CHANNEL

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STONECUTTERS ISLAND

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Asked about a cbit containing five Chinese names, the girl aid that it was handed to her by the second defendant in the teahouse. He told her when she paid the money, to hand it to anyone of the five men mentioned on the chit. When the mon fellowed her out of the teahouse, the girl added, second defendant told her that

his name was Lan Wan.

Court

Bail was granted in $30,000 in two sureties.

MACAO AFFAIR.

WHAT CANTON WANTS.

Commissioner Lau Yook-lan, of the Canton Bureau of Foreign Affairs, has been bren lusking into the cit cumstances surrounding the recent affair at Macao. The Canton Timer states that the terms of settlement fixed by him include:--

1. The Portuguese Government Chinese Government and the Kwong should tender her apology to the

tung Government.

2. To have all the boundaries clearly indicated.

3. All guilty pereuns should be severely punished.

4. To compensate the wounded and the dead. Ta fature the people should not be unreasonably treated.

5. To compensate the Chinese merchants for their losses,

By Mr. Leo d'Almada. The witness earned about 85 cents a day. She

mother and took none for barself. gave all her money to her grand Sometimes when she went out singing her grand mother would accompany her, but oftener she want alone. She was alone on the 22nd when the defendants accosted her. When she received the latter, her grand- mother told her to take it to the police, but she did not do so until after she met the defendants on the 7. All Portuguese subjects should 22nd. Second defendant did all the not go beyond the boundaries for talking during the interview with hot..thing. First defendant merely stood by, but | Commissioner Lau, add the Canton said nothing. She reported the ficat Times is determined to have the defendant also because he was in Portuguese Government submit to these terms and will not listen to any secca defendant's company.

other suggestion.

The Magistrate pointed out to Mr. d'Almada that the first defendant's name was the first on the list which was handed to tLe girl.

M. d'Almada (to the girl): When you saw the Grat defendant at the station, the police pointed him out to you and said "This is MA Hang?""

Witness: Yes,

YAUMATI EAT

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ANHORAGE

(SOUTHERN FAIRWẤT

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RANBOUN

OFFICE

HONGKONG HARBOUR SHOWING MOURING BUJY

KWORM A LUNG

SLIP AND WORKS

COSMOPOLITAN DOCK

YAGMATI

SHELTER

1-21.25

MAN OF WAR ANCHORAGÉ

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6. All labour union shoud ba te- established.

At this stage & remand was given until October 3.

First defendant was allowed bail in the sum of $500 and second defendant $1.000.

KAULUNG

defendant in the right leg.

In the course of the struggle, the defendant's cap fell off revealing a length of wire which could be und for picking locks. Defendant also had a obieel stuck in his girdle, and ar electric torch was found in one of his pockets.

Two convictions having been proved in 1917 and 1920, the Magistrate passed rentence of three months' hard labour on the first charge; and a fino on the charge of as multing the de- of $200, or a further four months' jail, tective.

| Caruso's Wealth.

The property left by the famous

1-Formosa Chanto'. Cyclodio gales. 2-Youth coast of Olime hatment. fongkong sad Usmonks. W. winds,

frecheaing considerably.

3 -Hrazkong

74 Rock. W.

winds, moderato to froth; 500 to cloudy.

+-Soath co1 of Unina botwani Hongkong and Estava. W winde mederate to froib; fine teloudy.

ROYAL OBJENYITORY,

HONGKONG.

DAILY WEITHER REPORT.

SEPTEMBER 98, 1929.—3.m.

station.

Txchl

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Barometer

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tenor, Caruso, in the United States and raivostock 6 - 30,05 00 Italy, amounts to over äfty million omaro 6.30.24 francs (about two millions sterling atkodate... 30.19 normal exchange). He had a wonder- Tokio ful collection of Renaissance bronzes, Yasakl... mony of which had been purchased bl. from Mr. Pierpont Morgan, and these, together with some priceless Limoges enamels, and a quantity of antiqus furniture and valuable glass and china

Naha....

31.16

30.10

30.02

30.00

+ 99.48

» 29.83

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23.67

**_* 29.91

Wiad

Humidity-

Directioa.

Forco.

blma .. is... Sonia Talani 20,09

butwel are all in his house at New York Ons chang

Eiskliny small bronze Madonna, which was Jangsha.. Caruso's special favourite, has been banghal - » 90.03 brought to Italy, to be placed in the Jatalall chapel erectedover his tomb at Naples, arp P7 29.78 80

Amoy...... $29.00 82 83 Caruso possessed a collection of slow postage stamps worth forty thousand alboku 1.62 7992, pounds and this he has left to his wife. Falcha Caruso's rights in gramophone recorda ashan..... bring in half a million dollars a year. Pasadoras, Shortly before his last illness he com- pleted a contract for twenty-four recorde, and after his death they could not be reproduced fast enough to

the pablic satisfy One of these recorde is placed every day on the gramophone for bis little daughter; Gloria, so that she may

demand.

never forget her father's voice.

CENCHT

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+ 29.41 77

20.42 77

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29.48 BL

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29.74

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1930 29.79 77 88 xxw Wachow Pakhol... Haibor Phallos...7. farano. CBLJ Lostri..... Digupan... Haoils

86 98 48 56 82

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Larsspl.... 20 76 79 82 Tacloban 29.1) 77 02 follo 20.80 75 98

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Tuam

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4.47 29.65.-

-- KNE 1

Weather.

Laban

6 120.81 80 95 x 3 b

Q. W JEFFRIES, Director. Alongkong Observatory, fapt: 29, 1923,

HONGKONG REGISTER.

Prations Ondula at O

dziest

CAN.

pe ca

Baromoter...

29.75

1.2

Temperature.

84

73

Humidity... 70

91

55

Direction of

Wind

WAT

Force

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1

2

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Bighaat open air Temperature on the 21 85

Low open air Temperasure on the 7th-29

T. F. CLAXTON, Director.

Hongkong, Observatory, Sept. II, 1922.

P. cay,

HONGKONG TIME BIONALE.

The Time Ball on Kowicon Signal Hiз is dropped daily at 10 am, and 4 p.INL., except on Saturdaye when it is dropped at 10 a.m. and I p.m., and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped at jo

$.14,

The Ball is hoisted half roast at 65th minute sad full mast at the 67th minute. Should the ball fail to drop at the correct time it will be lowered az 5. mioutra pset the hour and tho-ordinary. routing repented at the following hour. if possible.

Should the Time Ball be out of order the above routine will be carried ear with the Dag "Z,” en the Storm Sign?" mast.

Time Signals are also girai at night... by means of three white lam a moun er vertically on the Obervatory wireless

mast.

Trong ba là tui phi Thi lon

| extinguished memontarily at the arró

|seconds, except at thỏ fnd, 25th, 6062

· Band, and 54th of sich minute.

-The hours refer to Høggtung 8 andard-

[ma (8 hours Est of Ornenwich.)

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