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MONDAY - JULY 14, 1924

SEVEN CORPSES.

GRUESOME MACAO

>> DISCOVERY.

FLOATING IN

HARBOUR.:

BULLET-RIDDLED BODIES TIED

TOGETHER.

SEAMEN IN COURT.

FRICTION ON S.S. "TEAN."

OGIA RÓJKP 212 JUL

THE CHINA MAIL.

CANTON'S BURDEN.

MORE SPECIAL WAR TAXES.

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LEAGUE TENNIS,

CORRESPONDENCE.

SCOTTISH AND ENGLISH BRAINS,

- LR.C. (B) v. CCC (B)4) (From Our Special Correspondent.) Disobeying the commands of the

Playing away in the 2nd master of the s.s. "Tean" while On the afternoon of July 11 four Division of the Hongkong Tennis [To the Editor of the China Mail] that ship was in Taikoo drydock of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Yunnanese League, the L.R.C. (B) beat the on Saturday, was the charge premercenaries entered the office of CCC (B) by 83 games to 15.

Sir. With reference to the (From Our Own Carrespondent.) in the Marine Court this morning Pad, Canton, and demanded of the sumbhoy (I.R.C.); beat Modi and, Pop goes the Weasel" which the

ferred by Captain Harris Walker the Canton Wo-Ping Po, at Tal Pat

Scores:

F.M. et Arculli and J. A. Cas-on Mr. T. W. H. Crosland's book article in yesterday's China Mail against four quartermasters and anager at least $15,000 and slao Summers 10-1, beat Souza and writer concludes by saying that MACAO, July "12.

eight seamen,

the appearance of the Editor, Mr. Hyder 8-3, beat Xavier and Mr. Crosland (ovidently he was Seven corpses of Chinese men, tled together with rope like the Walker, in the witness-box, ex-lock himself Inside, his private

Describing the occurrence. Capt. Kwok Wai-mit. Mr. Kwok had to Cordeiro -2 (27-6).

ross" when he wrote iliis book float of a ship's raft, and each plained how the boatswain had office and call for help by tele-Hussein (I.R.C.), beat Modi and might as a student of psychology

S. A. G. Mohamed and S. S does not body riddled with bullet-holes, been dismissed on Thursday On

seem to like the Scot, were found floating in Macao's Friday the boatswain refused to

phone.

Summers 10-1, beat Souza and and a Scot-suggest that what inner harbour this moming.

The latest war tax in Cantor is Hyder 10-1, beat Xavier and Cor Mr. Crosland is suffering frome is It is surmised that the bodies leave the ship although his wages stamp fee of one half a cent on delto -0, (31–2.)

A. Kitchell and S. A. R. Bux confess that one of the charges. jou lousyjealousy of the Seor {

Souza and Hyder 6-5, beat Xavier Seot does contain an element of and Cordeiro 9-2 (25-8).

truth Seot is slow to recogitime ability in others-Yes, even in his own countrynen. But I venture to say that this characteristic of the Seat is not altogether a defect. It is rather the result of that spirit "B" gained a victory over the nounced in the Scot, at spiru The Chinese Recreation Club of independency which is so pro- Craigengower "A" in a match in which fers to our superiority the second division, played on the fund which has done much to bring 10th They won by 55 to 44the Sept to the top in almost every Scores: Ng Kam-chuen and Choy sphere of life. Ping-fan beat Leonard and Howard must confess that the empacity to Nevertheless I 65; beat Howard and Gourdin 7-4, recognise ality in others is one beat Zimmern and Summers 9.2. of the most atinimble claracteris

Ip Kau and Wel Kim-ying lost ties of the English, and were it. to Leonard and Howard 2-9, lost not that are inclined to think that to Howard and Gourdin 5-6, beat this characteristic is the result of Zimmern and Summers 10-1.

Cheng Chi-wing and Choy Ping sum lost to Leonard and Howard

certain laziness and dislike off

1922 more than $3,000,000 werth of matches were shipped to ports outside Canton, in spite of the in- fancy of this industry, as far as China is concerned,

Pending the settlement of the question of sugar and match taxes, the Canton authorities will pro- ceed to the collection of two dollars from each sedan chair.

Notwithstanding the threat of Dr. Sun Yat-sen to arrest all sugar merchants as political opponents, they have decided to continue their

C.R.C. v. C.C.C.

DIVISION 11.

have floated together down from were proferred. Witness alleged every package of 12 boxes of (LR.C.) beat Summers 10-1, beat Mr. Uroslaid brings against the Chinese territory, having entered that defendants disobeyed his matches. The match manufac the harbour from the river which commands and refused work un- turers say that they will not pay. runs from the district of Heung less the boatswain was reinstated. There are 41 match factories in shan, past Macao, out to sea. Sub-Inspector Richard Banigan Canton and vicinity, and a strike When first noticed near the corroborated a statement by Capt. against the stamp duty will in- Chinshan wharf-a little further Walker as to hearing defendants volve more than 100,000 women up the harbour than where the refuse to obey orders, Mr. W. Jind girl workers in this line. In Hongkong and Canton steamers Mackenzie, chief officer of the ship, tie up, the wharf being named also gave evidence to this effect. after the place in Chinese territory Defendants said they refused close-by, to which ferries are run work with a new boatswain be from Macao-the corpses were more or less decomposed but there charge" each of them $2 a week cause the latter was going to was little difficulty in ascertaining that death in each case was due to for the privilege of serving under shooting.

him. Capt. Walker was recalled Reports have reached Muco and said he had heard no com during the week-end of fighting at plaint in this respect nor did he a place called Sheung Ma Kok,know anything of it. At any rate, above Chinshan. Deceased are defendants were wrong in making believed to have belonged to a this allegation as the new bout faction of the soldier-bandits who swain was not on board at the were defented. This brutal method time. If such a demand had been suspension of trade in sugar in 3-8, lost to Howard and Gourdin of disposing of the corpses is made he would certainly have order to protest against the extra 5.6, beat Zimmern, and Summers attributed to a shortage of wood stopped it. previously defendants for coffins, even houses having had worked under witness when he been demolished for the value of was on the "Linan"; they were a the timber contained in them. good crew and he never had to Considerably deepening the make a complaint against them till mystery is the discovery made Saturday, yesterday of the dead body, of In reply to the Magistrate another Chinese man who appear (Lieut.Commander Conway Hake, ed to have met a death by foul play R.N.R.) defendants said they as there were several deep cut wished to be paid off in preference wounds on his chest and body.to resuming duty, His Worship Nothing is said to have been found made an order for them to be paid on any of the eight bodies to off, each man to be fined two days' assist the Macao Police in their pay the sums to be deducted from inquiries. What further compli- their wages.

cates matters is. a": rumour, hitherto unconfirmed, brought i down by natives of Chinshan, that there has been another duel at sea between Chinese &

Customs cruiser and a piratical launch in which the latter was completely routed and over forty captures were made. It is difficult to associate this rumour with the finding of the raft of human bodies.

NORMAN BOWLER. SENT TO GAOL FOR THREE MONTHS.

POSSESSION CASE. VERDICT FOR TENANT.

war tax of 24 per cent. In Can-8-3. ton there are more than 100 firms dealing in wholesale sugar busi- ness. Many also carry flour and A sea food at the same time with this article. But at least 15 firms carry nothing but sugar.

UNDESIRABLES. CONVICTED TENANTS NOT WANTED.

PROPER EPIDEMIC."

SIX WEEKS' SENTENCE.

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competition on the part of the Anglo-Saxon, I would attribute it to a broadness of mind of which the average eat is incapable.

But to say that the Scotis a wrangler, a back-biter, a whisperer, Fund ejob-smutcher," is-and I think even aliens will agre with me here!-goss libet on the Scot. Incidentally the latter part of this question from Mr. Cros That pickpocket cases in Conland's book throws an interesting naught Rond West are becoming a Scotch complex.'

sidelight this gentleman's "proper epidemic was-the-state is evidently suffering frun firstly, Mr. Crosland ment of the inspector in charge of jealousy of the Scot, and second-

On

a larceny case at the Centrally, fear of the Scot-fear that the Magistracy this morning.

Scot will do his countrymen, and

That he was unaware of his pavement, felt a movement in his Certainly if Mr. Crosland writes A rice dealer, walking on the perhaps himself, out of a job 1 concubine's name because he had right hand pocket and found many new books like "Top goes only married her a little time ago another man's hand there. A the Weasel" I should think it and he addressed her by the ejaculation "Wel, Wei" was the wallet containing $200 in bank bigbly: probably that his fears as rather startling statement made by notes was half out of his pocket. regards his personal welfare will

giving

The accused was sentenced to 6 be realized, for no true Scot would waste a "buubes" on such litera. ture ! .

a defendant whilst When giving evidence on sub-evidence in the Summary Court weeks' imprisonment.

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RAN AMOK.

CHINESE INJURES HIS ́ ́`·

BROTHERS.

Pr

But if English brains as.com- pared to Scotch bruins are indeed as sunlight, unto, moonshine, and as wine unto water, why should Mr. Crosland worry about the invasion of England by, tho. Scot?} Can it be that Ee lacks, confidence in his own convictions?

Yours etc.. "SCOTS WAE HAB.”.... Hongkong, July 12, 1924...

poena in the Summary Court in before the acting Puisne. Judge another possession case this morn-(Mr. Justice A. Dyer Ball). this ing. Mr. A. E. Wright." Building morning, Authority, explained that he was He claimed to be the sole pro not present in Court in his official prietor of the firm of Hau Tak, capacity and remarked "It is a dealers in Singapore cloth, nuisance being called to give evi- eucalyptus oll and red-flower, oll," dence in private "disputes." He tenants of the second floor of inquired as to whether he would

No. 18, Wing Lut Street. be paid a fee and Mr. E. S. C. This firm was sued by Li Ran, early hours this morning and laid A Chinese, who ran amok in the Brooks, solicitor for the tenant, sion of

the owner, who claimed posses about him with a chopper has been replied that his client would'very

the flat, $45 rent detained by the police. Before he and" Norman Bowler; according to a likely agree.

mesne " -profits. Plaintiff, could be secured he had inflicted for whom Mr. E. S. C. Brooks wounds on his two brothers with message from Shanghai, was sent

Chow To-tin and Chow Choy-appeared, asked that the ten-whom he lived in Wo On Lane. to prison for 3 months on charges vim, landlords, of No. 41. Queen's. ancy be determined by a of false pretences. He was tried Road West, were represented by notice to quit given on April 9 and All of the men are hawkers. by Mr. G. W. King in the British Mr. Leo d'Almada.

expired on May 14, in consequence The accused man is apparently Police Court. Bowler put up a Mr. Brooks' defence was that of some persons residing with the insane. His brothers have been to-day was of letters brought by The Europe mail delivery at 12 very plausible defence as regards the landlord's notice, to quit was defendants being convicted on taken to the Government Civil the P. and O. liner "Mirzapore the charge of obtaining a motor bad as it stated that the intention March 30. of using the flat for Hospital.

which arrived shortly after 10. car on crédit, but the evidence on was completely to pull down and illegal purposes." the other charges was too strong, entirely rebuild whereas the party- His defence was riddled under walls were to be left standing. cross-examination, according to the "N.-C. Daily News."

WORLD

FLIGHTS.

FOG DELAYS BRITISH.

AMERICANS NEAR VIENNA.

(Reuter's Service.)

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BUCHAREST, July 13. American world-fillers landed at Bancass and departed for Vienna this morning.

In the witness-box, Mr. Wright said that the reconstruction was sufficient to make it a new build ing within the meaning of the Ordinance but at the same time, it was not being entirely rebuilt.

His Lordship (Mr. Justice A. Dyer Ball) intimated that he had previously held most clearly that where party-walls were left stand- ing, it was not sufficient to war- rant the statement (in a notice to quit) that the building was to be entirely rebuilt. Judgment was entered for the tenant.

Outlining his case, Mr. Brooks said that occupiers' were convicted of two crimes viz., of allowing the premises to be used as a brothel (fined $50), and that of gambling on which charge two of those their bail estreated, and four fined. arrested were acquitted, six' had

Mr. D. McCallum who appeared for the defendant finn, based his defence on the assertion that those convicted were sub-tenants and were, therefore, not residing with defendants.

Evidence was given by defen dant and this sub tenants and the proprietor "made, the statement referred to in the course of cross. There was a cross-action in examination. At the tiffin interval which the tenant sued for damages is Lordship adjoumed the case for alleged unlawful construction till this afternoon... The American airmen would of scaffolding in front of the pre- have left this morning but themises and partial removal of the Turkish authorities insisted on a roof.

TURKS INTERESTED,

CONSTANTINOPLE, July 12,

delay in order to allow them to After the tenant had given évi- examine the machines, which were dence as to the putting-up of "ten visited by several Turkish aviators poles" in front of his shop as a and military officials:

consequence of which his monthly

VALE.

PORTUGUESE AVIATORS LEAVE TO-DAY."

Although the engines are work-turnover had decreased from The last official celebrations by ing splendidly they will be replac-$1,000 to $600 His Lordship their fellow countrymen in the ed by new ones at Hull, and floats decided to visit the premises. On Colony in honour of the Portuguese will replace wheels before the his return he gave judgment to aviators were Altantic passage is undertaken.

the tenant and awarded damages In the afternoon the airmen were

FOG IN JAPAN.

PEKING, July 13, in the sum of $200. Squadron Leader MacLaren arrived at Minato at 3.32 p.m. to-day.

TOKYO, July 12,

Owing to trouble with the cool.

ing apparatus MacLaren soon re-

to clear.

A GAMBLER.

held on Saturday.

received by the Fanling Sporting Club. In addition to friends from Hongkong there were present a number of visitors from Macao.

THEFTS FROM LANDLORD. The airmen were met by their

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miniature golf course there was a

BRAZIL.

HOME MAIL

CIVIL WAR CONTINUES,

REBELS CONTROL SITUATION.

GOVERNMENT SEAT TRANSFERRED,

(Reuter's &merican Service,),

BUENOS AYRES, July' the situation at San Paulo and new are marching on Santos. The According to a telegram from Santos, the rebels are masters of Governor of the State of San Paulo, in a proclamation, states that he has been obligeditemporarily to transfer the seat of govemment, ka General Yitdoro Lopez, the rebel leader, declares the movement is, directed against the Federal Government.

DASAT

"

STATE OF CIVIL WAR. IN

hosis at the residence of the For- "It is a most disgraceful thing tuguese Consul General at Kow- turned to Kasumigaura and Is that you should stop with com-loon and conveyed, to Fanling by expected to re-start to-morrow plainant and show him your grati-motor car. morning...

tude in this manner" said Mr.I After the airmen had been MacLaren was caught in the fog C. D. Melbourne.to a Chinese lad shown over the Club House and between Kasumigaura and Minato this morning. and had to land twice, finally off

"The above map shows where the fighting is taking place between The young man had been lodg-convivial gathering round the tea the Brazilian Federal forces and the rebels. A march is now being Soma (Fukushima prefecture) where he is waiting for, the faging with a second hand clothes to howlook by way of the Castle

cups and the party then returned made against Santos dealer and had been carrying on a Peak Hond, the landing place of series of thefts. He admitted the the English and American fliers thefts and stated that he was being pointed out to the aviatore. confirmed gambler and that he had pawned the articles to pay his debts. quotations ruling on the Shanghal Magistrate that he would redeem Defendant's father, told, the market this mostly all the property

Langkats

18 Buyers.

Complainant said he would be KWOS ......

104 Buyers, quite satisfied with this course, Shanghai ... Docks 101 Buyers. In binding the young man over New Engineerings 6.34 Buyers in the sum of 3500 Mr. Lindsell

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A virtual state of civil war between the revolutionaries and the Federal Government exists, At Sao Paulo the censorship is very strict: but official communiques from Rio de Janeiro indicate the bomband- The Broken propeller blade ofment of Sao Paulo la progressing. The Federal, troops, which, were the aeroplane in which the flight earlier reported as being within the city, have apparently retired and at a lunced the Club Lusitano communique states that the Loyalista nie al vancing and concentrating was made was put up for auction the rebels control the city and the surrounding.country. An official in the ovening. It was knocked the fire on Asain points ofan Paulow cutisfactory results. down, to an anonymous bidder for

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