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THE CHINA MAIL.

shown by a cable received to-day reporting that Duesseldorf unem- ployed, unless the Government re- pairs their grievances, will take service with the French. Unlessrit ia empty bluff, that decision speaks volumes.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-morrow the St. Joseph's College Sports will be held at the Race Course: Tea will be served from 4-5.30 p.m.*

SINGAPORE MURDER.

WEALTHY EURASIAN

'STRANGLED.

WEST RIVER STORM.

JUNK FOUNDERS IN HEAVY SQUALL

On Tuesday, the Canton-Shiu The murder of Mr. J. La Halle, ing passenger junk "Luen Wo? a well-known and wealthy young encountered a heavy squall at Kau Eurian at his residence, off Adams Hon, West River, and foundered. Place, Bukit Timah, which was It is feared that of the 300 passen committed in the early hours of

drowned.

FRIDAY, APRIL

NEW FAR EAST LINE.

SPANISH ROYAL MAIL LINE:

STEAMERS TO CALL HERE.22

NEW 20,000 TON P. & 0, LINER.

“MALOJA,” LAUNCHED.

(Reuter's Service' to the China Mail. Messrs. Botelho Bros, agents for the Compania Trasailantica Ade

LONDON, April 19. Barcelona (Spanish Royal Mail The P.&O. liner extending their line to China and Belfast for the Australian trade.

Maloja," Line) advise that this Company are 20,000 tons, has been launched at Japan. Heretofore these steamers

She

will accommodate

654

BEING CREMATED,

LATE MARCHIONESS MAIEDA

yesterday morning, yn the Freegers on board, about 100 were

have made Manila their terminal passengers. Press of the 14th inst., is one of the. most sensational affairs of its kind While anchored at Simshui, the pon but beginning with the S.9.

Mr. Ea 6.5. Sainam" and "Nanning" "Legaspi" which sails from recorded in Singapore. Salle, who boa not, been back very collided during the squall, the Barcelona on the 25th instant, they Two Chinese cases of plague, long from Java, owned considerable"Kwong Foon" broke away from outward and homeward voyages. "Sainam” being damaged. The will touch at Hongkong both on the three Chinese cases of small-pox property in Singapore, including the her moorings and narrowly missed The steamers of this line are fitted and a Chinese case of enteric fever house where he was, so, brutally collision with the other two ships, for the carriage of passengers and

murdered. Were reported yesterday.

The information, was given to the damaged in the storm, wreckage

Many buildings in Samshni were cargo. Valuation lists for the Colony police by a boy natned George Day, being blown into the harbour, for the year 1923-1924 can be who it is believed, together with a inspected at the Treasury for 21.Mre. Ethel Duke, was living with days commencing to-morrow. the deceased at his residence at the

time of his tragic death.

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A man who is believed to be

The house in which the crime was insane jumped into the harbour committed is situated at the top of from the s.s. "Wing On" on the a bill, and surrounded by large open "vessel's arrival from Canton. He was rescued and sent to the Gov-spaces of laud; " well as by areas planted with rubber, fruit trees, ernment Civil Hospital,

etc., while at some distance "from

HELD BY PIRATES.

CAPTIVES BEING TORTURED?

PROPERTY. BOOM.

PUNJAB BUILDINGS SOLD,

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CAMO, April 19,

The remains of the Marchionessa Majeda will be cremated at Pere la Chaise. The Marquis will proceed to Japan with the ashes in May."

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NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN.

LONDON, April 19

Punjab Buildings, the black of houses on Infand lot 542, on Granville Road near the Club de South Wales loan of £6,000,000 at The issue is announced of a New Recreio has been sold. The area

N.CO's of the Army stationed in Originally built to house the Kowloon, the block has, for some time past, presented a dilapidated

appearance.

LARKIN'S ARREST.

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NEW YORK, April 19. and jaken to Ellis Island on a Jim Larkia has been arrested deportation warrant.

A number of letters purporting is about 94,000 square feet. Mr. 42 per cent, inscribed stack. The For carrying sixteen passen- the house, dotted about the estate, to have been written by the com- Fred Ellis, the owner has sold the price is ninety-four. gers in excess of the number are a number of buts occupied by pradore, a clerk, two or three tally-block to Messrs. Yu Kwan-me and The police arrived an men and others of the ss. Wing Chan Tsing-chuen for over $650,000 stated in his licence, the master of squattery. the stead launch Takhing" who the scene to find the place in a tur- Ping" which was pirated some or about $7.25 per foot. had sixteen previous convictions mail, and the deceased lying in his time ago whilst on a voyage was fined $150 at the Marine Court room dead. The state of the room between Hongkong and Canton yesterday. For a similar offence, indicated that a terrible struggle have been received by the ship's The master of the Wa Sun" with had evidently taken place between owners, the Lee Hong Steamship Ltd eleven previous convictions was the deceased and his assailants. Co., of Connaught Road. The letters fined $250, the number of excess There was blood on the floor near to state that the writers are suffering passengers being 24. The master the bed, and more blood on the bed torture at the hands of their of the Tong Yien" was fined clothes. The deceased also had a captors, who kidnapped, them $30 for failing to observe the rule stab wound in the thigh. It is difi- after the piracy, and beg the of the road.

cult to draw any conclusion as to for their ransom. The writers Company to open negotiations tie likely motive of the crime, from mention that they are often ill- 'There are not infrequently the several theories at hand, but it treated and their essential needs stories in the Japanese papers of would appear that the deceased was neglected. The name of the place body-snatching or even murder for attacked by several Chinese and where they are detained is also the sake of getting a brain or liver strangled to death. It seems that given but the company is not told

pirates.

We have a few good! "BELBER"

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for Ladies or Gentlemen which we are offering at.

20% DISCOUNT.

to clear.

These are fitted with "Yale" Locks and of first class finish throughout

Wm. POWELL, Ltd., Hongkong Hotel Buildings.

The China Mail.

"TRUTH. JUSTICE, PUBLIC BERFICE"

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NOW PARTLY SETTLED.

WORKLESS AND FOODLESS.

TWO BRITISHERS ON

THE ROCKS.

Albert E. Jackson and Thomas O'Connor, both British were charged. -before Mr. C. D. Melbourne this morning with being vagrants. ।

Inspector Caygill told His Wor-" ship that defendants, who had come down from Shanghai, gave. themselves up at the Central Sta- tion at nine o'clock last night. They stated that they had no work, no food and nowhere to sleep.

His Worshipa made an order for defendants to be committed to the House of Detention; during their stay there the police will en- deavour to obtain work for them.

*CHEAPER CABLES.

ATLANTIC RATES DOWN.

LONDON, April 19.

The Imperial Cable Company announces a reduction of zda word on ordinary messages, to Canada, New Foundland, and the United States; and Id. a word in the deferred rates to the United States.

SWEDEN'S CABINET.

NON-SOCIALIST MINISTRY

FORMED.

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STOCKHOLM, April 19, The former Chief Justice, M, Trygger, has formed a Cabinet representing non-Socialist opinion inside and outside the Riksdag, on the resignation of M. Branting's Socialist nilaister.

The new Foreign. Minister, M Hederstierna, as Governor- General of Stockholm.

for epnsumption by some person five irmed Chinese wearing maske, how to communicate with the who has some disease of the organ succeeded in gaining an entrance abstracted-a sort of crude organo into the house. One man entered theurapeutics, says the Japan

No direct demand has been made Chronicle. Japanese papers the first, by way of a window at the side to the company bit the owners are other day reported the case of a of the house, and opened the front willing to negotiate,

The "Wing Chinese who, arrested for thefts indoor to let the others in. The arin-Ping "has been taken off the Hong- Nankin-machi, confessed" that dow was barred with thick wooden kong--Canton nun and placed on be had kidnapped two children in bars, and before getting through, the Hongkong-Wuchow. service. Kobe and sent them to Shanghai the man had to cut away one of the for the extraction of their livers to bars. It appears to have been ent make Rokushin-gan, a febrifuge away with a saw. The men at once

The accused attacked La Salle, who was popular in Japan.

bed; -CARPENTERS' DISPUTE. said that he had obtained the dragged him to the floor in the children from another Chinese, and struggle, and eventually over-power- when the police had arrested aed him. They gagged him with a number of other Chinese and got piece of wood, and strangled him to on the track of the supposed death with a piece of rope. The original kidnapper, this original

mon then turned their attention to kidnapper was found to be a person Mr. Duke and the boy Day. Mrs. deceased. The question naturally arises as to why a man charged Duke lies in hospital at the present with petty theft should confess to time, suffering from a broken leg. "A complicity in murder. It is hardly We do not know definitely, how she less relevant to ask whether the sustained this injury; but rumour camily police really believe that when has it that she fell down in trying was Chinese sell to Japanese, medicines to go after the Chinese as they were that they profess to contain human leaving the house. Some jewellery

A Chinese who could speak a liver, they are really so honest as was taken away by the men,1,A should pay them the increase irre little English appeared before Mr

The room occupied by the deceas- spective of the job they were eng-J. R. Wood this morning on a ed-was on the ground floor, and aged upon. The contractors were charge of stowing away on board

LONDON, April 19, Swedish opened direct on to the porch. The of the opinion that on contracts the s.s, Victoria" from Sandakan.

Geographical bed was to the right of the front niade prior to the last agreement Defendant was stated to have been Society, has conferred the Adners door, and it was, through this door which did not allow for an increase discovered concealed under a bed Helsius gold medal on Sir Aurel

Stein for his that the assailants come in, after it in wages they could not pay the in the storage hold.

archaeological had been opened by the man who higher scale..

A cook gave evidence as to find-research in Central Asin first got in through the window. After reference to the Directoring defendant, stating that he was (Sir Aurel Stein, K.G.LE, PH.D., the death at the age of 64, of Mrs. vestigation into the affair. There is for Chinese Affairs, the majority

The Singapore papers announce

Superintendent of the Indian The police are making careful in of Public Works and the Secretary found in the pantry.

That not true; he tell story" Archaeological Survey, is at present Pennefather.

He has made overy possibility of the guilty per- of employers have agreed to pay said the defendant, whereupon doing special duty, sons being secured and brought to the increased wage irrespective of the Magistrate' addressed witness: antiquarian researches in Kastur

"Hiding under a bed you say? Afghanistan, Baluchistan the date of the contract covering

and justice.

the work.but five firms adhere to

"Witness: Yes." their understanding of the clause.

Munich their stronghold. war-cry was needed and supplied. Anti-Semitian' felt to meet the сабе. A

HONGRONO, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1923, Upple formala was framed; The to supply what they profess to be

ANOTHER GERMAN

REVOLUTION:

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

world's capital is Jewish; Marxism supplying. is Jewishi: Marxism and capitaliem are responsible for the desperate straits the world is in. Thereforo Down with the Jews!' The world's salvation depends on the Although Germany's Nationalist destruction of the Jews." This cry leader. Karl Hellferich, hug süd in soon inflamed the populace. Hitler the Reichstag that the Monarchists saw his change and becano the "would not use this moment-the leader. The movement, which Mr. E. E. Chambers has assumed Bahr crisis-to launch a revolu-gained heavy impotas when Musso- the Managership of the Chartered

Bank at Penang. tion," signa, are not wanting that in accomplished his coup, reached the Republic still faces à serious frenzy pitch when the French Mr. Q. C. Taik, of Pudu, F. M. S. Menace. Latest reports from invaded the Ruhr. This pervasive has decided to take up an appoint- Bavaria, the chief, Royalist centre. undness was Ludendorff's chance.ment in one of the schools in

Hongkong. are very disptieting. Matters have Playing upon the popular passion, ovidently beconte acute' when the he glorified the old regins and The Marquis of Worcester, son Jocal authorities feel constrained to openly urged revolt against the is engaged to the Queen's niece, and heir of the Duke of Beaufort, simplore the Central Government to Republic. Hin speeches showed Lady Mary Cambridge,

measures against the that his aims closely resembled auspend Nationalisi leaders, whose arrests!

Mr. S. C. Young will shortly Seemingly he is have been ordered, lest open conflict still making mischief, for yester where he will take up the manage leave Kuala Lumpur for China, reant. This delicate situation' bas

those of Hitler.

arten through the growing boldness day a cables report him taking a ment of a mercantile firm.

review of thinly. disguised

U.S.N., in his seventy-seventh year.

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HOMEWARD BOUND.

Hopes are entertained of a settle ment being arrived at in a week or so in connection with the dispute over the house carpenters' wages, The men complained about the rendering of a clause in the agree were to get an increase of fifteen ment made last year whereby they cents per day. They insisted that the contractors and sub-contractors by whom they were employed

It is stated that representatives of the men are to interview the Director of Public Works (the Hon. Mr. T. L Perkins) on Monday.

OBITUARY.

TELL STORY.”

SHIP'S COOK AND MAN WHO LOST HIS MONEY,

www.

CENTRAL ASIA.

RESEARCH WORKER

The

HONOURED.

Chinese Turkestan. Str Aurel Stein

His Worship: In the pantry?was engaged during 1906-8 on "Witness then altered his state- archaeological and geographical ment to the effect that defendant explorations in Central Asia and was discovered in the steerage West China For this work he hold.

received the Royal Geographical The cook added that he asked Society's Gold Medal. Again in defendant for his ticket, the latter 1913-16 he carried out geographical replying that he had lost it.. and archeblogical explorations Defendant again remarked: in Central Asia and Persia, He "That not true; he tell story,"

has written many books and papers

In the box, defendant; said that about his work.]}

boarded the ship at Sandakan with he had been living at Tarakan and

VALEDICTORY...

MRW F. FINCHER'S RETIREMENT.

WING ON STRIKE.

FACTORY WORKERS"

DISPUTE.

STRIKE AT WING ON'S FACTORIES.

SHANGHAI, April 19 Two thousand employees at Wing On's Yangtszepoo, factories. struck work owing to a dispute be- tween tile focal and Cantonese foremen-Courtesy: Daily Bulletin..

SHANGHAI COUNCIL

Many well-known Hongkong peo- ple figured on the passenger list of sailed for Vancouver yesterday. the Empress of Russia" which

Among them, were Mr. J. H Harris, recently Commissioner of MR. JOHN POLLOCK LOWE Customs at Conlon Mr. Ch

Matheson Barraclough of Messrs. Jardine,

$61.50. It had been his intention There passed away at the General to pay for his, passage, when on & Co Liinited Hospital Shanghai, on the 14th board the ship When he was Swatow, and his wife; Mr. W. Einst., Mr John Pollock Lowe, a asked for his fare, he found that Robert, general manager of the gentleman well-known and highly his pocket had been picked He of Germany's Mussolini, an Aus.

The Evening Standard states that Hongkong Tramway Col, who esteemed in the Far East. Mr. could raise sufficient money in trian house painter and Adolf Nationalist body styled the Reichs- Sir Henry Sharp, Secretary to the goes to England on leave and busi-Love early in the eighties first caune Hongkong to pay the fare.

Whether Hitler with his Government of India, is engaged nasa; Mr. EJ. Chapman, of to the East as an officer connected His Worship oxpressed the Hitler who served during the war flagge.

to Miss. Margaret Armbredenham, Masar Linstead & Davis also for with the then well-known Torres opinion that what defendant said as a simple soldier in the German fanaticism and Ludendorff with his

iron resolve can command large The death is announced of Rear England: Mr. S. H. Dutton, of Straità Line, which was later could be believed and discharged army and tow cominals a very

MessTH, Lane, Crafford, Ltd., who known as the E. & A. Co.'s line. him.. strong following who blindly obey enough numbers outside Bavaria to Admiral Harry Shepard Knapp goes to North China on holiday; In 1829, he joined the China Mer his bidding. This "Tamatie preacher als revolt is not clear. The Rear Admiral Knapp was Chief of Mr. W. A. Eustace, of Lane, Craw-chants and, uafil 1905, when bo of ruthlessness" has defied the Bavarian Minister of the Interior, Staff of the Pacific Fleet in 1907-8 ford & Co., with Mrs Eustace who took over the business of Meters. proceed to England on holiday Thoman Macdonald & Co., he com Bavarian Gayernment. Indeed, be yesterday's cables added, assured

Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson, Mrs. J. H. Taggart, wife of Mr.manded many of the C.M.'s vessels.. has declared war upon it--"war to the Diet that the Government is

Lady Leveson, and their daughter, J. H. Taggart of the Hongkong Mr. Lowe, who was born in the knife-and has announced his strong enough to repress any were received in audience by the Hotel and other compues, who Rothesay Scotland, seventy years intention to “stick at nothing" in excesses, but the last time the Empress of Japan on April 2, makes a trip to the United States ago, was of a kindly and genial order to attain his purposes. These Government took a bold stand it in the Hall of the Phoenix at the and England: Mr. and Mrs. Ezra temperament. He was a member. One of the oldest public servants. Abraham who are making a holiday of the Face Club Lawn Bowls here Mr WE Fincher, of the purposes are perhaps beat indicated speedily broke down and Hitler was

trip to Canada and the States Club, Golf Club and the Masonic Sanitary Depatiment, is retiring on by his adherents' uniform, now a allowed to carry out his programme Mr. W. A. Gibson, general Comdr. and Mrs. Centlie. Mre Club Deceased leaves a widow pension and left this montling for familiar feature in the Munich unhindered. This collapse was aajd manager of Australasian Films, E. B, C. Hornell, Mr. Little, and and nephew (Mr. James Law of this home in Australia by the streets. Organised in storm troops, to have been due to the intervention He is maklag a business tour Bhanghai. Taunt and Counters whom sympathy will be extended in years' residence in Hongkong Ms. Ltd, was recently in Singapore. Mr. R. R. Roxburgh, who go to Messrs Thos. Macdonald & Co.) to Yoshina Maru"During his 30

SHANGHAI, April 19: Ar the annual meeting of rate they wear field-groy with the old of the commander of the Reichs through the East where he expects Elie de Gargnaron were also their bereavement/

Fincher and his sons, have been payers, yesterday, several speakers empire coloms and the swastika, wohr., Bignificant is it, therefore to extend the firm's interests.

very actively identified with the criticised the Municipal Councilfor. Bavarin's recognised symbol of anti-that mambore of the Reichswehr The "Dongola" took away from

game of cricket and as official extravagance... Semitism. Thus Hitler not only participated in the Reichefiagge Singapore a familiar figure in the

The Connell, however, succeed goarer he accompanied the Civil A well-known Portuguese resident match

Service team on nearly every cluding the proposal for the ed in passing all the proposals, in- opposes the Republic but he is also made before Ludendorff. Perhaps person of Inspector Kennally, who goes home on retirement after

Take Care of Yourself. died yesterday, Mr. I. L. Lopes, of The sworn fee of this Jews. His the best guarantee against any long bervice, first in the army and you want a clear head and good the Hongkong Electric Company

Mr Fincher has been acting acquisition of the waterworks as a iti-Semitism (which, incidentally, violent upheaval lies in the hostile then in the Straite Settlements, digestion you must at let you; howels Mr. Lopes, who was about 50 years few years and for a considerable Daily Bulletin..

Inspector during the past, Municipal undertaking.-Courtesy bococe alowed with poisonous waste of age, had been siling for some time, time has been in charge of the drove Einstein abroad) is easily attitude of Germany's working men Police

from the body as is always the same He wee brother-in-law of Mr. O.Sanitary De explained. When the revolution who are watching the proceedings

when you become constirate. Prop

at Kowloon, He. Mr. T. Funatsu, Japanese Consul fond, an updatin Tol unter and plenty i da Bilva, who died a fear wooks go. Moon Faxaria came under the with distret and coton to bein Geser i Stanghal who was Een door excarotten, hun kindrasp your "He has a brother. stray of the Communists. Very into Hitler's mad schemes. That formerly in Hongkong, has been howal cepiles Whes that all p

and however, the reaction began Germany's working men are now Yada, formerly Consul General at

transferred to Mukden, Mr. S. should- takar Ogamber ato)

the many

ide of the Nationalist leaders lika Ludendorf, more anxious for settled conditions San Francisco, and Hawall

Efamily deeply their

12. The fimerni peases the Monument ] i ity, mado

than political upheavals is clearly | subceeds Mr. Funatsu at Shanghai #joraksen

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Imperial Palace.

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