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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1924,

ALLEGED ROBBERY.

WOMAN VICTIM ON HIGHWAY,

TWO MEN CHARGED.

PROHIBITION.

KING OF SIAM,

THE CHINA MAIL

THE REAL RUSSIA

ON HIS FIRST TRIP ABROAD, TERRORS OF BOLSHEVIK

· VISIT" TO "SINGAPORE),

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Singapore, September 26. The King of Siam arrived hero

RULE

SOCIAL DEMOCRATS ATTITUDE.

LAW SUIT IN U.S. COUNT.

(Reuter's American Scrvice.)

Now, York, September 25. The Neptune Association, con At the Kowlogh Magistracy,sisting of American deck officers yesterday afternoon, a case of has filed a suit in the Federal alleged highway robbery. was District Court, which will be heard by train from Bangkok, after auditions existing in Russia under heard by Mr. B.. W. Hamilton on September 30, to test the con- inspection of the Blamess pad The names of three men appeared stitutionality of the Angio Malayan Railways, in the abarga shoot. but, as the American liquor Treaty and Mr.J Police offered no evidence against Weeks injunction, and to prevent one of them, he was discharged.

the Cunard Line from bringing Opening the case for the prose liquor within the United States cution, Inspector T. Murphy said jurisdiction. The suit requests the that the victim in the case was a Court to compel the seizure of ali woman who, with her two children, liquor aboard British ships regard had only recently arrived in the less of the Treaty, which is Colony from Rangoon, where she described as violation of the

was born. She came to Hong-Eighteenth Amendment and the Kong with her.husband with the Prohibition Act. The complaint; intention of leaving the children alleges that in consequence of the here to be educated and then Cunard ships being allowed to return to Rungoon again. They carry liquor, passengers prefer to stayed at No. 1. Tai Nam Street, travel thereby between Amerien Shamshup. The woman was in and Britain instead of on-American The lubit of currying her money vessels where prohibition and Viayables in, a cunvAK helt forced and makes the operation of around her waist.

American vessels unprofitable, ..

AED-TO-A-FREE

Sh RYPORT MADE

colleagues,

is en-

"FLOOD" IN RUSSIA-

RISE OF NEVA.

SEVERE HAVOC CAUSBI),

(Reuter's Service,) -

Lenengrad, September 25. Hitherto nineteen deaths are

He starta on his homeward journey vin Kumla Lumpur and Penang on Monday..

This is the first occasion he is left Siam since his accession to the

throne.

ANGLO-GERMAN TREATY

BREAKDOWN NOT FINAL...

(Reuter's. Service.)

YM.C.A.

COMING EVENTS.

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S.S. FOOK ON.

SUCCESSFUL TRIALS.

MAIDEN TRIP SUNDAY.

appointed, having accommoda saloon, 56 second saloon and 700 tion for 18 first saloon, 44 Chinese

deck passengers.

her owners.

QUEEN'S 'THEATRE.

10%

Yesterday the motor vessel "Fook: On," bullt for the Hong. London, August: 5-AnTM III-'

kong Wuchow trade, ran uminating account of the con very successful trial trips over the usual measured course, developing the Soviet régime was given by a speed of 13 knots. The trials Mr. A Baikaloff at the annual turned out to the complete satisfac- conference of the Social Democratic

tion of all concerned. Federation, held at the Manchester The Fook On to driven by Hotel, Aldersgate-street, Mr. W.

a British Navy" submarine-chaser Cluse, M.P., presiding The Bolsheviste, sald Mr. Baikaloff, the Navy Yard some years ago, engine, which was purchased' in were a danget, not only to Russia, Possessing very clogant fittings, but to the whole of Europe. They this vessel of some 650 tons, is well.. were doing everything to prevent an agreement on reparations or the pacification of Europe. A delegate to the conference said they in England were Indebted to the Bolshevists for their "experiment." who is well-known on the Wachow Captain Alexander Campbell, without considering the outrages run, is her captain and the On Tai they had committed; but another S.S. Co. are owners." The "Fook retorted that Bolshevism was an On" starts her regular run on outrage, and that the Bolshevists Sunday, (September 27) and will were only bindering the cause of soon become a popular unit of the the workers. Before the discussion ended, the chairman declared that Hongkong-Wüchow fleet the federation would carry on its vessels. It is interesting to note On the 8th, inst. she left, her Homie-with-her-two-children-who-

propaganda against Bolshevism that the "Fook On" was built by

Mr. A. Baikaloff said he was thankful to be given the opportunity were suffering from skin disuase, and was laking them to Kip

of putting the case for Russian Shek-mi utahat 10 o'clock, in the

Socialism before a gathering of moring. When they had reached

English Socialists. In Russia con- apat not far from the neighbour-]

ditions had not improved since last "THE FIVE DOLLAR BABY.” hood-whero-na-Indian constable

year, and 55 per cent, of the work. shot Chinese recently, she took

shops and factories remained the tava/children up a valley about

***The Five Dollar Baby," starring closed. Wages were low, and were half a mile from the road to bathe

rendered worse by the high cost of charming Viola Dana is to be seen them in a small stremn. When

commodities. Housing and sani- here for the first time to-day, at the It is a screen she arrived at the water, she found recorded in the floods caused by

London. September 25. tary conditions were more horrible Queen's Theatre. that a number of coolie and gone the rise of the Neva which are the London that the breakdown of the worse, 25 per cent of the workers story in the *Saturday Evening Reuter learns authoritatively in than ever, and unemployment was version by Metro of Irvin S. Cobb's there for the same purpose, The cit disastrous since the great men later left and when she her floods of 1824.

Berlin is

All the human appeal of not being unable to obtain work. He Post." conversations ut Serious damage

The conversa-believed that they would soon read the book story has been taken into self was in the set of leaving timees been done to factories, the regarded as final. came up to her. Aning them electricity station, the centrations were of a preliminary charac in the papers of the horrors of the film.

Miss Dana was seldom more The enable the respective another Russian famide. was the first defendant, who was

of Socialism and mirth-provoking. As a rough and identified as one of the men who queduct, telegraph office, zoologi-ter to produired a dagger. The second cal gardens, the university, the representatives to prepare a full principles

report on the possibilities of draw democracy were being trampled ready child of thirteen, brought up defendant was not identified either he death roll is comparatively

htons house and theatres, -

final Anglo-German under foot, and the people by a Jewish pawnbroker who commercial treaty. Neither side were deprived of the rights which comes by her as a babe in most by the wamm Eerself or by all owing to people living been in mathority to plodge ita Govern-were essential to a civilised unique circumstances, she is very the other witnesses, One of the warned and taking timely refuge in

country. The Socialists were amusing in the earlier scenes of ment-to any particular course. robbers produced a piece of string, the upper storeys of their houses, and tied her hands behind her back į

Mr. Fountain, the Assistant being more bit erly persecuted the play. When she is eighteen, Troops. Firemen and the with the other end of the cord students' corps are participating in Secretary of the Board of Trade, under the Soviet Government than her guardian is called upon to fastened to a tree. Two of the salvage work. The electricity.proceeded to Berlin last Saturday they had in the time of the Tear return her as a pledge on which men probed daggöra, while the

to Hemist the British Thousands of Socialists were in Interest has always been paid-for The conversations prisons and concentration camps, $5, the sum originally lent, plus Bird kept gird over the two telephone and telegraph services merely

jave been restored and a partial Ebassy.

not and the Soviet seemed determined interest. How the old man children. The two men removes homway service is numing. The began on Monday, and 'vere her girdle and then disappeared up milway service is normal.

Free expected to list more than three to exterminate Russian Socialism. contrives to keep the girl he has The Bolshevists were selling the come to love better than his the hill side.

four Kitchens for children have days at the outside.

resources of Russia to the highest money-bags and now the girl | been opened.

bidder. They were a danger not assists him, makes a very touching After the other robber had The Nevi is a river about 40

only to Russia, but to the whole story, brimful of interest aud followed

the miles long flowing from Take

of Europe, and they were doing surprise. Woman was releasedl by her Tagoda to the Bay of Cronstadt, in

everything to prevent an agree children. She went home and the Gulf of Finland, passing

ment on Reparations or the nothing happened till the following through Teningrad. It carries to night. The husband, wlai bud left the sea in enormous volume of the house and gone to Hongkong water. Its width varies from Resolved, That War is Unneces-month of June fifty-nine persons not a shred of sympathy with on the same evening as the rob 4.000 feet to 180, and inplaces say and that All Disputes Between were sentenced to death, and in Bolshevist methods. bery, returned the next day and the navigation is embarrassed by Nations be Settled by Arbitration seventeen days of July thirty-five Mr. Bajkaloff remarked-that-the- the woman made a report to him. reefs and rapids. It is frozen on will engage the attention of the people were similarly sentenced. Socialist Press was being "doped" English Debating Club of the There were 50,000 Socialists in by the Bolshevist propaganda. On the 13th the police received an average from the end contain information from a man Noveipher to the middle of April. Y.M.C.A. at its inceting this even Rissian prisons, and 200,000 had "They have plenty of money to do it with," he said, "while we are who was charged “În conïcctión

ing at 7.15 o'clock in the social been deported and exiled.

Replying to questions, Mr. as poor as church mice: Four dealers will argue Baikaloff said that most of the with the robbery bui discharged at

The Chairman said that the pro and con and others may part death sentences had been carried Socia! a previous hearing. This man

Democratic Federation cipate. All English-speaking out, but some had succeeded in would continue to made a statement and produced a

carry on its jacket and one of the rupees stolen.

young_inen are invited. Acting on the information of the

Volunteers Conference Allscaping on appeal. The people propaganda against Bolshevism. who were being executed were which bad been their policy since Association committeemen and accomplice, the police sided un

intellectuals, business people and the war. (Cheers) other volunteer workers are reworkers, and few of them be- mmunibered house near the Taipo

The Executive Committee Road. On entering the house. the

quested to attend the conference longed to the old possessing brought forward a resolution especially for thein to be held classes. The principal charge urging the Government to prepare police found, both the defendants İhere. The second defrudunt was

The case in which seven Chinese to-morrow afternoon at Mr. Hobrought against these people was at once a statement of construc-

residence, found ring on a bed behind the ware charged on remand with Wing-cheung's

G1 espionage; and the Bolsheviks tive policy with regard to unem When the defective stealing 110 bags of singur Trom the Robinson Road. The time will be had invented a crime-ployment, in which agriculture, went in the man is alleged to have Chiru Sogar Refinery Co., and from 2.90 to 6 o'clock. Important economic espionage. He under housing, afforestation, and deve

matters concerning the work of the stood that some of the put his mands. into one of his alternately with feloniously resciation will engage the atten- munists had protested against be taken in hand by the State, not Com-lopment of electric power should pockets and taken out sever one reiving the sugar-knowing-it-to- hundred rupes notes and put them have been stolen or unlawfullyThe

Tion of this workers.

these atrocities.

only as a means of organising the Bible and National the obtained on August 22, when being Growth will be the subject of & the Soviet Government has made a step towards providing the A Delegate: We are told that labour of those out of work, but as detective seized. The chief tenant landed from the .jikarang. special address to men in the a of the house would say that the which brought the sugar from auditorium

wonderful Improvement in country with important national second defendant was the only lava, was resumed at the Central 27th, at 7.30 o'clock by Mr. 1.

to-morrow evening, education. Is that so?

utilities which would be of the Mr. Raikaloff: They have done greatest service and benefit to person who slept on the bed. The Magistracy before Mr. R. E. Bush. This presentation of litern-it on paper. first defendant was found in the Lindsoll, yesterday afternoon,

(Laughter.) The future generations. hack of the house, and.

Iture's masterpiece should be heard fàct Is that the number of people Councillor Killip declared that Mr. R. A. Wadeson prosecuted. by all of our members. was rested. Together with the MT8 Linse appeared for with any regard for all that is increased enormously. The works being given in relief in West Ham, No man who cannot read or write has by the size of the grants that were defendants about ten others were the first, second und sixth defen highest and best in life should of Tolstoy and other great writers Poplar, &c., a new parasitic class taken into enstody but had since dants.

ignore the Bible, the Word of God. are taken out of the libraries and was being created. (Cheem.) If been released.

Mr. Leo D'Almada represented On the afternoon of the 13th the the third-fifth and seventh defen-Mr. Busts is a Hongkong business burned, and only Communist the Labour party were prevented

of formerly editor police, ding on information fur-dants.

the literature is allowed.

by the Tories and the Liberals from nished by the necomplice, tried to Mr. D. H. Blake conducted the of many affairs, an extensive tra-

"A GREAT EXPERIMENT." "Peking Leader," a deep studenti

putting the unemployed problem locate the woman who was vic-defence of the fourth accused.

Mr. Maclean (Burnley) said that on a sound and scientific basis, timised, but without

veller and an able speakers, the Bolsheviks had made a great they should take their courage in success. Leung Mui, mistress of cargo Every endeavour was made and boat No. 1881, in the witness box. Classes for both boys, young men, were indebted to them without country. (Cheers.)

Gymnasium and Swimming experiment, and they in England both hands and appeal to the they went as far as to post notices! Hated that she was at Hoa Tak business, men and students are considering the outrages they had

The resolution was carried. to the effect that a robbery had Wharf on August 22, when a shop, beginning their schedules thus committed, If the Bolshevik ex- been committed and the police coolie came up to engage her boat week in the physical department.periment falled, it would show were soarching for the complainant. Its convey 39 bags of sugar to A Special lessons for non-uwimmers that the bold step the Bolsheviks

It was not till the inorning of ship in harbour, the name of which will be held in the pool during the had taken was right: the 15th, when the husband went she had forgotten. By the time next three Tuesday evenings from out to consult a friend as to what all the sugar was loaded, it was 7.30 to 9 o'clock.

Councillor Kilip (West Ham) steps he should take he himselfhout 5 p.m. The shop coolie said cannot swim are urged to join this out as heing a stranger and not knowing it was too late to go off to the ship class. Entries for a swimming opinion from the meeting. the customs of the Colony-that As the weather was bad at the test for both boys und man will be Bolshevism was not an experiment; he saw one of the notices, and time, she suggested to the shop received at the office until October it was an imposition. (Cheers,) acting on this he went to the coolie that they should proceed, 6. Any member may take part in These people were only hindering police.

with the cargo of sugar to Cause this test. A boxation contest for the cause of the workers. It should way Bay for the night, to which both boys and men will take place go forth from that meeting that the The woman later gave the police, the shop coolic agreed. a list of the articles she had lost sugar was on board, when the on September 20 and continue on no liking for and no desire to be The in the gymnasium at 7.80 o'clock Social Democratic Federation had and produced a letter which bore police came later that night. She October 3 and 9. Whether or not associated to any possible way, a chop identical to that

on the did not count the number of bags you class yourself as an athleta political or social, with the Com rupee notes.

At the identification parade one, hout, but about 30 to 40 bags were baxathlon

of sugar, that were loaded on her von are invited to take part in the of the boys evon picked out the conveyed to her boat in two trips informer de having taken part in by two trucks. the robbery, A

Evidence was then called,

front "door.

the hed

These.

INVORMER'S EVIDENCE.

THEFT OF SUGAR.

VIVE ACCUSED POUND GUILTY

TWO ACQUITTED.

of

Į

A Debate on the question

room,

man.

pacification of Europe. In the from that conference that they had

new

All men who said he hoped that would not go

expression

Anti-Opium.The war against "the use of opium for other than After further statements bad medical purposes in being waged

an

of

munist party in Great Britala or with the Soviet Republic. (Cheers.) Mr. E. J. Pay, National Organiser, observed that he had suffered more from malevolent and irre the Communists and Bolshevists

been heard for the defence, the throughout the world wil the levant criticism from adherents of

The informer maid that he was Magistrate found five of the seven Anti-Opium Society is planning a than anybody to the Socialist Gov- present at the robbery and saw defendants guilty. everything that took place.

active campaign for China The Wits The first was found guilty of churches and all Christinu fordes ornment The Social democratic noas kave & rupes and a jacket to larceny and sentenced to three will concentrate next Bunday, in Fedoration should let it go forth.

Chiness detective. Another ronths hard labour. The second, presenting to the public come

a

man, Tang Fat, gave the jacket ir and fourth were convicted of expressions why everybody should

to Him He paid 10 cents to receiving and wore Bentspeed to help exterminate this great evil. Atverybody Usen It... certain man for the rupee. The three months hard labour. The 8 o'clock that evening in the That's one great thing about: Cham. first defendant took an active part fifth and sixth defendants were dis Y.M.C.A., Association auditorium berlaina Cough-Ramad every user la in the robbery, but the oond charged. The seventh was also special meeting for men will be a friood, and is glad to tell her neighbor defendant only appeared to be found ginity of receiving and held to discuss the question of all about it. It is certainly great for watching. Witnom took no part in sentenced to two months hard opium. All of our nimbers are porghs and molds, for group and any the robbery

labour. The boate will be invited. Dr. Chau Wai-cheune dod of cough that hits either the young After farther evidenca, the case returned to the defendants after and Mr. Sung Hok-pang will or the elderly people. Bold and wis adjourned.

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