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TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1923.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

CANTON SENSATION.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

PRO-SUN SUCCESSES.

GENERAL CHEN LEAVES.

WAR AGAINST OPIUM.

WHAT CONSTITUTES LEGITIMATE USEI

GENEVA, January 15.

CIVIL GOVERNOR "RESIGNS."

THE CHINA MAIL

Events at Canton which ave fast been approaching a crisia have taken

FOOTBALL

INTERPORT TRIAL.

-TO-DAY'S... ADVERTISEMENTS.

TAGNETTHONGKONG BENEVOLENT

The following players have been selected to play in the second Inter- port-Trial match on the Club ground, Saturday January 27.

BOCIETY.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL WOR

ING of the Hongkong Benevolent Society will his hold in the City Hall on TUESDAY, January 30th, at Noon.

A. D. HICKLING,

Hon. Secretary..

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Blue-Hill (Filet Auxiliaris): Gerrard (Clol) and Chan So. (South. Chios) Hudson (Kamar) Stewart (Club) and Barlow (King's): Chur Knong Young (South China) Forsyth Hongkong January 10, 1923. (Club) Jones (King's) Dr. Valentine

China)

At the termination of its session the Opium Commízeion adopted a report a scpentional turo. Io Hongkong (Police) and Chan Kwong Yiu ('Jouth); for submission to the Council of the Lagus of Natious regarding immediate this morning there was keen exeito, measures against the rule of narestirs. It was decided to reneremble at the ment amongst thi Chinese populatica

end of May to formulate inter alia an exact definition of what constitutes the at the news that the pro Sua forces legitimate uso of opium.

ROYAL BUTROTHAL

DUKE OF YORK ENGAGED.

LONDON January 15...

The betrothal is officially announced of the Duke of York and .ady Eliz beth Bowes Lyon,

[Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon is presumably a daughter of the Earl of Strathmore.].

ITALY'S NAVAL PROGRAMMIE.

ROME, January 15 The naval programme submitted to Cabinet increases the xpenditure to fifty: million lire and the total per. onnel to forty five thousand,

It

had got as far as the Western gubarbe of Canton...

SITUATION REVIEWEDA

Conflicting reporte, have been re caid regarding the situating ou the West River an anton It has been establigh d, at the Cauton goverment has put large Purs in Ho Ch trop at Sansui and'ell theartillery :"" could muzu bas kog cam trd.

the Exquale i do oppoetieur boù e „nen.ru), at the evadure, Thanks BE COTE

provides for laying down five light cruisers, twenty destroyers and sixteen nimir of these it. You could

submarines by 1928.

TURKISH OUTRAGT

COLDSTREAM GUARDS MURDERED.

CONSTANTINOPLE, January 15

Turks murderously assaulted tro Coldstream Guardsmen a: Galata yes ter lay evening. One succunibed and the other is recovering.

119H EXECUTIONS

MINIATURE BATTLE IN DUBLIN.

LONDON, January 15.

It is officially aauouperd in Dublin that four men were, executed at Rorerco and one at Carlow. A miniature battle raged in Dublin yesterday evening. The casualties are cot known.

"FOOLISH WIVES,"

A FILM SENSATION.

EXCITING CHASE.

ARMED MEN CAPTURED.

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Last night the Bay View Police were instrumental in arresting two

#Foolish Wives." Universal'e.costly RUNNING FORT WITH REVOLVENS. photodrama of life and intrigue at Monte Carlo, which opened last night at the Star Theatra for a seven daye' run, haa been heralded as the costliest and biggest picture ever zerrened. It Chinese who were prowling about lives up to ita promises. Never has with loaded revolvers. there been auch a kaleidoscopio aray At about 9.30 p.m., a Chinesa deter of beautiful settings and artistic tive was on duty in Shaokiwan Road photography combined with such sdept characterization and careful near Moreton Terrace. He noticed four men walking towards him and recognized noe of them as having been arrested by the Police and put.

direction.

Erich von Stroheim the author, di rretor and star of the picture. has made screen masterpiece. What ever fault it may have, and no pieture is perfect, they are submerged by the force of the theme, by the realness of the a'me phere, and by tla vivid portrayals of von Frohim and his supporting cart

up

for identification in con- action with an armed robbery, Not wishing to tackle the men igle handed, he ran into Bay View Station. Sub Inspector Philips and several Chinese c'etectives came out It is easy to arn where Universal with him and the party set out in the spent the $1.13,736 the picture is Baid to bave cost. Monte Carlo, its direction the suspred men had' principal build a;e, its croyde, its taken. After some time they caught activities and it very spirit have been up with them and two detectives transferred to the screen or "Foolish ecized two of the min. The other Wives." The Bim company admits spending $421 000 alone for te elaborate ses built in California in duplication of buildings, parks, villas and. proinens les at Monte Carlo.

two nien at coce made off and escaped through a lane subsequently forcing up the hilkids. They were chased but not overtakes. The men fired at the P lice who returned the fire, None of the Police was hit and up

claiming that . Yennan alabag repaled and find petrower beyond Shillong. However on West River correspondent, save that the Yuuchia wer still near Sam shni

Every-ling met hinge on whetr Geers Chen has been able to to strengthen the migrate of his promu to repel the invasion. I. mayless

and qu-pment his troops are superior. to the Yunnan hutan fer they have not exhibited their previous fighting] spirit.

This morning, the Hongkong Shun Po issued in extra" to the effecti that the Yunnan troops entered the Western Suburb of Canton in the early houre of this morning and, that] General Chea hos fed.. It has not been possible ta confirm the former atatement, but well-informed circles state that some troops have made their appearance in Sat-kuan, ie, the Western Suburb and looting was reported in a lew cases...

A telegram received this afternoon by the Wol Tse Yat Po-from-Chu- ton, broadly translated reads:-

White Swan Police) at J. T. SHAW

(Tamar) and Wynn (King't Loung Yuk Tour- (South China): Forbes (Police) and MsLaren (Police) : Omar (St Joseph's) Ip Kay (South China) Burnett (King 6) Valentine (Club) and England (Cab

Reserved Silith Caniaty Doncas (Kowloon) BE {Kinz'

178,

J-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTSZE

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PUBLIC AUCTION. .......

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Last night, the Cantonesa troops in the Samahui district, commenced a general retirercent of the East River. Geceral Chen Qljarg:miog,

tha esme; night, catered Sbamrer, entrusting)... the peace of the city to General Li Bing-wing and, Vice Admiral Wen Shu tak (mmander of the Northern Cruiser Squadron

Chan Chik-yu has telegraphed his resigration as Civil Governor, to the Provincial Assembly...

The Coaton-Kowloon Railway has ben damaged by bombs betweed Sheklung and Canton and no trains left Cantun tis porning.

Lanting on a large senle bas been reported from: Fatihan and Sainant..

NEWS. FROM WUCHOW.

"

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Wucnow, January 15. The stormTai Ming" learni na ana to night for Wath w and the " Kochow" i Bur to sắt for this- port to morrow. This an indication that the river is "all clear."

It is eni that the fyhting is now aking place below Sai Nam aliot 8

The colourful settings, the activities if the noted pleasut; resort, are meru. ly backgr u da for the impelling story of Count Sergus Karunziu par atly, the men their excaped. mike from, an-hui on the Manton renegade Rursial captain, debonair

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When searched at the Station, one Rand. If they be nu toeminathan adventurer and consummate villain. of the captures bed a revolver fully. | iustend at the Cu totes etivirus band The role of the bogus Count is played loaded in six chambers while the other the Yau nnese, achos beeg ppervl

von... Strobeim himself. The character is so well drawn that you one also had a revolver which was not they are being driven bak the m bate him-hate him-and rejoice loaded but he had four rounds on bis when he comes to a bad end.

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A PEKING. REPORT.

A draft of 10 relief Falfur troops

PEKINO, January 16, for the Macio Garrison arrived here Hea Shong Chih in reported tobave from Mozambique by the Nemszerent aeroplaned to Hwan and to be 8.6. "Sets an" yesterday. They were preparing to advance towards Kunng

Li Lieb Chin is waiting for a

Au Choy, who was arrested on in the obarge of two Portugues. tung board the President-Malison-Bergeants-and-two Corporals. The move. fiom Hru, Shung. Chih belore by Det. Sgt. Andrewe was charged on troops left for Macao by the Steam acting -Reuler. · remand before Mr. J. R. Wood this boat Company's vereel this morning. morning with possession of six rifle

C. S. P.

H

CANTON SOLDIER: VICTIMISED.

́" SEARCHLD" AND ROBBED,

Lee Yukishan, describing himself

magazines without a permit from the Mr. Frank Bateman who, but for Mr. A. el Arculli, defending, entered his retiring disposition, would be look- a plea of guilty and told his Worshiped upon as the doyen of the Euradan in extenuation that the defendant was community in Singapore, has just a returned emigrant. He had a zife retired at the age of 76, after 36 years in Sooning for bile own protection and of strenuous work without taking he bad brought the magazines er- Icave or being absent a single day pressly for his own use. He had no through illness, except for period of intention whatever of smuggling arms three months some five years ago, as a soldier of the Canton Army, was Into the Colony,

He first joined the Oriental Bank in a passinger to Hongkong by th The Magistrats fined defendant 1806, but when that bank sapped Tai Lee" and reports that at four $250 and ordered the magazines to be payment in 1884, he joined the Hong o'clock this morning when the bip contested.

kong and Shanghai Bank.the-mwas lying alongside the Hou Tak year, from which he has just retired, Wharf, Connaught Road West, Ave ot It has barn decided by the athough he le stili vigorous and as six men came up to him telling him Grand Lodge of England that the hearty as ever. He was the second that they were archers. They masocio peace memorial building and now the only surviving son of one searched him and four of his friends which is to form the headquarters of of the pioneers of Singapore, the lato and took from them one wrist-watch English Freemasonry, shall be erected Samuel Bateman, a land surveyor, and Hongkong and Canton money to on the Great Queen Streetraite and who settled in Singapore from Eng, the total value of 1598. One of the now in the Aelphi. Apparently, land, via Australis, in 1843/ dying so called searchers was armed with o rövolver and angiker had an iron bar. 41,000,000 in to be spout on th thiose at the age of 40 in 1966,

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They Came From the North, fouth, East and West.

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"FOOLISH WIVES

Many fleeing compliments were heard in the lobby as these wise pleasure seekers were going out. They landed Von frolicïfa för his inuivellous production, and the colossal Mentric secs. They praised every artist in the excel- lig called it the flawless production.

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