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FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 1924

DEATH AT HOME.

COMMANDE

COMMANDER BECKWITH,

R.N.

FORMER HARBOUR MASTER,

SHAMEEN STRIKE.

CONDITION OF STALEMATE,

SERIOUS CHARGE.

CHINESE ON “SALEM” WITH ARMS...

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

There is no change to record'in the Shameen strike situation. Reports are current that media- | For firing, or attempting to'fice General regret will be felt at the tor ure still active but it reming revolver, which he believed to be nows of the death, at Home of to be seen whether their efforts loaded, at an Indian police con- Commander Beckwith, B.N., will bear fruit. A prediction has stable when arrested on Wednes which was convoyed in a cable re been made that either side may day aboard the a.s. Saleza, Sin ceived hete

to-day, modify its stand before the week, a Chinese, was committed at 21000

to the Criminal Bowsions for trial, Death took place yesterday at TEs in out,

when he appeared before Mr. E. Cottage, Thont, Tisbury, Wilte.,

W. Hamilton at the Kowloon where he and Mrs. Beckwith have been living in England.

Magistracy, this morning.

Commenter Beckwith was in- vulided out of the services in Feb. this year, after 18 years in the Harbour Department. Before his departure, he was the recipient of handsome silver rose bowl from the Barepan and Chinese staffs of the Harbour Ofice and the sibsidiary departments connected with it,

Hongkong Genem Cham tor of Commerce, before he loft, sent a letter of appresintion of the work he had done for the Colony. Since Commander Beckwith left Ire, his friends have heard from bnu regularly, vànd, although, binį health had been not of the best, his letters were always so hopeful that the cable to-day came as a shok to many.

His Career.

י

Alleged Student Activity.” (From Our Special Correspondent)

THE CHINA MAC.

COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

U.S. BANK.

RE-DISCOUNT RATE." (Heuter's American Serpico)

New York, August 7, The Federal Reserve Bank has lowered, its re-discount rate from 31 to

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YARN MARKET REPORT..

Floods Cause Stagnation.

cotton and yarn brokers, write Messrs. Polishwalla & Kotwall,

under date of August 7 as follows

record a period of stagnation and Again, it is our painful duty to

our report, on June 28 last. utter dullness. since the issue of

MORE ARMS.

CORSICAN CHARGED WITH POSSESSION.

FINED 1500.

Twe men with their heads close together--the one a Corsican aroused the suspicious of Sergeant Simpson who boarded the 8.8. "Azay le Rideau" yesterday after- noon. He walked towards the mch whereupon the Corsican produced a revolver and attempted to throw it overboard. It hit the deck rail, and the, greaser struggled for its however, and whilst the Sergeant possession a Chinese, detective, accompanying the Sergeant, pick- ed it up.

in the recent robbery from the A further charge, of complicity polie quarters of the Cosmopolitan Sindent in Canton are unable Dock, will be heard this afternoon. to assist the Shumen strike com The Indian constable said that mitte en masse in the work of when on duty aboard the s.a. agitating for against the foreign concession, as side the Cosmopolitan Dock, bo a complete boycott Salem," which was lying aloog

Kowloon Magistracy this morning The greaser appeared at, the all the schools are now closed for noticed the defendant and asked

charged witn unlawful possession the simmer holidays. The Young him what he was doing aboard in the whole history of the yarn Domenique Damjani and said that We cannot recall any like period of the pistol. He gave his name as People's Division of the Kuomia- The un said that he was a boiler trade which was such an absolute he was a French subject although tang Political Party including maker and was attending to the many students. as informally boilers. Shortly afterwards, wit blanke für as Indian yarn sales a Corsican. He said he had been assured the Committee of its support.

nese noticed the tash in the Chief are concerned, as the one now with the Desangeries Maritimes under arrest. When taken to the Officer's cabin and placed him under review,

Co. for 40 years and had never The dealers, who are, of course, been mixed up in similar trouble that the man had no right to be porters by the present state of chief boiler attendunt it was found equal sufferers with the im-before,

Mr. E. W. Hamilton said that on board; and witness took him affairs, attribute this

absence of demand to the heavy his good character and this would entire his ship's officers had certified to floods that have been experienced be taken into consideration. De- Even fendant would be fined $500 or

labour... must undergo six months' hard

i:

The strike and boyrols are not so much pti-foreign as anti- British and anti-Foch, and the offer of several students in Sacred Heart College (French) and Holy Trinity College (British) to assist the proposed moment and the hesitation of the boys from the Conander Beckwith, who was Canton Christian College and other in his 54th year, had been in American-dominated missionary in harge of the Harbour Department stitutions to participate in the long enough to carry out many im- agitation bear this out. provements, which have réfited) Temporary Policeman. The Harbour and helped tis raise

A Carton correspondeat writes the port to the advanced position to the "China Mail" to say that i now occupies.

being Commander Beckwith joined the natives of Swatow are Navy in 1805 from the Mercantil employed in Shameen as police Mating, and served as navigating pro tem and the strike leaders have

attirer om HM:S., ** Dindent** tha hinnation under Admiral Sir Gerard Noet.

Polowing on the great typhoon ni 186; which caused the death of the Harbour Master. Capi Birnes Dawrence, Sir Matthew Nation, the Governor of the Fotoey me that time, asked for It. las hi then was) Berkwith's ser- vies as a prictical officer to take) ekarge of the diffent situation which the typhoon had left the :: Ar Department to face. Commander: Beckwith's services!

drawn the special attention of their pickets to the fact. He also adds that attempts were made to induce them to leave but the men being mostly Hates Cantonese fraternising.

the re

was

not no

U, S. GOB" FINED.

MERRY TIME COSTS TEN

"BUCKS.

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were eit by the Navy, and he he- An American sillor. named came acting! Barbour Master. He Clayton Shampoa, appears to have was freegi with an mindensés, task, had a riotous time in Spring for in addition to the 5,000 lives Garden Lane last night.

down the gangway with the inten- ion of taking him to the Dock

in the interior districts." office and informing the police. witness continued, the man broke en cotton have scarcely caused a At the bottom of the gangsoy, the violent fluctuations in Ameri- from his grasp and producing a ripple on the surface of the pre volver, pulled the trigger. The vailing dullness. hammer fell but there was no te port. Defendant pulled it again with the same result.

Wilness grappled with him and, on officers from the ship going to hie asslit- ance, the man was secured and the police communicated with.

Bombay were changed and have On the other hand, prices in

moved upwards:

Unseld stocks 8,800 bales. "Bargains in Chinese hands, 1,100 bales. !

Shanghai-Market is reported following the trend of the Ameri- a tae or two higher, probably

PASSING US BY..

MAJOR ZANNI'S PLANS.

Major Zanni, the Argentinian Bier, who left Allahabad yesterday,

·Stolen Revolvers. When searched by the Folie

attempt to encircle the globe, will not call at Hongkong in his other revolver was found, this

'can cotton,

according to Mr P. D Murphy, faving been tied between his logs.

Japanese Yarn-After its re-who left by the ss.. "Azay le Both had been stolen from the Chief Officer's cabin.

cent heavy fall, this yarn has to Rideau" this morning for Shanghai Mr. E. W. Hamilton, Magis-some extent made a fair recovery, to complete preparations for Major trate, said that he would not an and some moderate business was Zanni's arrival there.

Quotations:-No. tence defendant on the charge of put through. theft until the charges of unlawful 20. at $251 to $256, No. 108. at possession and firing at the con- $224 to $228, No. 168. at $219, stable hind been heard at the No. 20s. at $258, No. 208. at $247 Supreme Court.

to $253, No. 108. at $229, No. 203, at $259, No. 208. at $258, No. 128. at $242.

FLOOD RELIEF.

had been lost in the typhoon He was charged at the Central CANTON STRIKERS MAKE

there were ships to be raised all Magistracy this morning with wer the Harbour and outside, and doing damage to four

CONCESSION.

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the loss of almost all the lighters doors and a gas lamp (From Our Spedal Correspondent.) made the working of cargo a very fitting and also with disorderly ditult matter. By the xrenuous conduct. dfans of all concerned, everything

dermanlished.

"A chat time Capt. Basil Taylor

He admitted that he was drunk at the time and said that his 'ship was the U.S. destroyer Ashvila - asestum Harbour Master, buf The charge of disorderly con- - away in England. He was duct was withdrawn and the de- appointed to the position of Har fendant was ordered to pay $10 femr Muster. and Commander compensation. Beckwith was appointed) assistant Harbour Master, a position which be held for 14 years. During that lane, however, he was noting Har Ir Master for pericis amounting

early nine years.

During The War,

TABLES TURNED.

TEN DOLLARS FOR TELLING LIES.

on him in rather a

Raw Cotton. No sales,, nor stock. Quotations: Bengal $55 to 56 per picul, Chinese $68 to $66

per picul.

HOME TRADE.

Messrs Moreau and Spiegel berg, Manchester, report as follows under date July 7 ---

Cotton. The market shows little change and opentors are his

Mr. Murphy said it was scarcely possible for Major Zanni to call here as his machine is not amphi and from these he proposes to gd bian. He expects to call at Cariton on to Foochow and Shanghai, then to Seoul, Korea, and over to Japan. Owing to the impossibility of gett- ing a British machine, Major Zannik flying a Fokker, with a Napier engine of the same type as

that used by Squadron Leader. Maclaren. This he has used all the way from Amsterdam, but when he reaches Tokyo-he will

discard it in favour of a hydroplane, which will take him and his colleagues to Canada. There Major Zanni will have a third machinean zeroplane for

The Flood Relief Committee in Canton has received further con tributions in money and food stuffs from the Hongkong Chinese. The Tung Wah Hospital and the posed to stand aside until the making the Atlantic crossing

look is more certain one way of

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Given

Accompanying Major Zanni on Chinese General Chamber of Com-the other.

the flight is a second pilot and merce in Hongkong, in addition to the $20,000 remitted a fortnight sents no new feature of activity, far they have made excellent pro Yaras-The yarn market pre- navigator, Lient Thomas Nelson Page, and Mechanic Beltrame. So ago, bave up to the present sent and the holidays in the American gress, having covered over 5,000 3,000 sacks

of rice, costing section are having a depressing miles within a formigat. The $32,500. There are other supplies effect on turnover. en route, which include gifts from

flight was started from Amsterdami 1'5 Cloth-Towards the end of last the Confucian Society and the week a number of important Lyons was reached the following

on the morning of July 26, and [☀ Chinese postal employees of the markets began to enquire for Mun- day. On July 30 the aviators were Hongkong Post Office. Since the chester goods. For this enquiry at Constantinople, and Aleppo was At the outbreak of warn 1914 A man who appeared at the 5th relief expedition the Kwang to develop into actual business, reached on the 31st. August Commander Bockwith was an Kowloon Magistracy this morning early volunteer to join the fighting to prosecute for the theft of a tung Merchants Volunteer Corps certain measure of price stability found Zauni and his companions at forces, bat Sir Henr, Aisy decided blanket, found the tables fum has been joined by the Tung Wah is required. Before new crop col- Bunder Abbas, and on the 2nd

tou can reach the mills, however, they got as far as Karachi. the Hongkong) sur-Hospital and that he could not be released. | ed

He persisted Chinese General Chamber of Com-there is an opening for a consider favourable. weather conditions Later on the Harbour Master, prising manner.

able, volume of trade The holi- they should reach Canton within a Capt. Basil Thylour, was released in his statement, that the defen- merce, The Volunteers are" nowday season

dant was carrying the blanket planning their 9th expedition. slightly alleviate the pressure to

now in progress may fortnight. for service, and was away from when arrested, in spite of police has been announced that the first buy.

Supplies of "Shell" lubricating 1915 till the end of the war. Com-evidence to the contrary, four trips of the new steamship The bulk of the business under at all landing places...

oil and benzine have been placed mander Beckwith acting in his Eventually he admitted that he "Tung On" sailing, on August 9 negotiation is on Indian account. stead during that absence.

had been telling falsehoods from Hongkong, will be operated Bombay and Calcutta The war brought à large amount and was fined $10 or

Bro both must for the benefit of the relief fund. offering, with Calcutta the of work to the Harbour Depart- undergo 14 days hard labour for All freight and passenger receipts prominent: Madras, Rangoon and most ment, and Commander Beckwith perjury.

will go to the relief committee. ItKarachi are also mentioned. assisted in drafting rules regard-

is understood that a large part of The bids from China are more ing the movements of ships at

the cargo now coming from Shang, presentable, and offers are being The local strike of moulders, it; night, and also became master of

hai to Canton by British ships inade for shirtings and sheetings will be remembered, was due inter the Prize Court. He had charge

consists of supplies for flood relief, A small miscellaneous trade isalia to Chinese and foreign èm of all prizes that came to Har-

and in consideration of this and by going through for Java and the ployers refusing to accede, to the Jur during the the war. In addi-

request of the General Chamber Straits. Isolated transactions only men's demand for an increase of tion, he became coaling officer for

of Commerce of Canton, the com are reported for the Near East, pay. It is now learnt that the the Government and, the military,

Mr. Edward Harris, a European mittee in charge of the Shameen though inquiry for stock lines is Chinese employers will accede to and was successful in breaking up a coal ring which was formed in living at Leighton Hill Rord; strike will permit the stevedores fairly general on behalf of Egypt the demand for an increase of pay, Japan. He secured between 70,000 appeared before Mr. R. E. Lind to unload these ships on their and the Persian Gulf.

Printing and finishing styles are providing other demands are with and 80,000 tons of coal at a saving sell at the Central Magistracy this arrival at Canton,

in request for Bouth America, but drawn.

the whole business is very of nearly $800,000 on the market morning as the result of a sum- price of coal at that time.

patchy,

Greys are being purchased by the Continent::

ALLEGED ASSAULT.

WING ON EMPLOYEE

AS PLAINTIFF..

mons for assault taken out against. him by a foki in the employ of the One thing which Coinman-Wing On Company. der Beckwith will be always re-

Mr. H. L. Dennis appeared for membered for is the buying and the foki. Mr. Harris was not relaying of the commercial buoys legally represented.

in the Harbour. In 1916 he was No evidence was given and the asked to form a Committee to con- case was fixed for hearing on Hider the purchasing of all buoys Tuesday,

FLOATING CARGO,

ANXIETY FOR STEAMER.

"BARIE BORNEO'B'' FATE.

in the Harbour. With the growth The feki was delivering goods (From Our Own Corresponitent.)

of the port's shipping the old at the time that the alleged assault system became impossible to work was made.

successfully, and led to congestion

at some anchorages, while others

were unoccupied. The Committee sons in Hongkong it is the ship' was formed by Commander Beck-chains that give, and not the with, Mr. R. M. Dyer and Mr. D. buoys. MacDonald. As a result the buoys

The Strike.

in the Harbour were all bought for.. The strike of 1922 proved an-' the total sum of $200,000, and they other arduous time for thè» HY- were all rafald to suit the various bour Master, and it was no doubt parts of the Harbour. Later the a good thing that it did not occur number was increased to 56 and in the typhoon season, for a NUM- this number now forms the com- ber of ships were left in Harbour mercial anchorage, which is prob- with only their officers on board ably the most effective and cheap | Every part of the Harbour Wulch | est in the world. This may be a could be utilised for mooring ships high claim, but it will be remem- was used, and Junk Bay became a bered that in the record typhoon kind of branch officer (the war of August 18 last the "Empress bour Départhibat, the film thêm: of Australig rods out the terrific selver being used such storm at buoy No A3 without its making out of clearance papers for moving a yard. In typhoon sea vessels going out.

Bingapore, August 7. Portions of cargo found Hosting indicate that the local steamer,

Sarie Borneo has been lost. The vessel left here bound for Bornes and nothing bas bént heard from her since her departure.

SINGAPORE INCIDENT.

STUDENTS APÓLIC

APOLOGIZE (From Our Oil Correspondent.

The incident at the Medical

College, arising by the 'studie

gaing to tend the distribution t prizes, han hen settled

The students apologized? (dr.thair ehaviour sunilü»råterned”) tis-Chan £3) studios.

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MOULDERS: STRIKE.

OUTLOOK IS BRIGHTER.

A meeting was held yesterday afternoon sad attended by repre sentatives of both parties, but with what result is not known.

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