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No. 19,354 ###A-TANT-BAT- HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1924.

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Windham Street.

$30,000 OPIUM HAUL.

REVENUE SEARCH PARTY'S FIND.

STEAMER'S SECRET CAVITY.. :

Hundreds Of Small Bags Of "Dope."

On one of the incoming boats from the South this morning, Revenue Officer Lanigan and a party of revenue-officers, effected a seizure of opium probably worth $30,000.-

After finding secreted cavity, covered by a piece of metal said to be screwed in, the search party drew out hundreds of small bags

of "dope"

A Government department launch took the opium back to the Imports and Exports Department. It is estimated that the seizure amounts to about 5,000 taels.

U. S. RADIO WEEK.

WEATHER CONDITIONS NOT FAVOURABLE.

WIDESPREAD INTEREST SHOWN.

(Reuter's American Service.)

NEW YORK, November 26. Bad atmospheric conditions somewhat cramped the start yes- terday of the ambitious "later national radio weck," consisting of official and also amateur tests for the purpose of jovestigating the problem of international broad casting.

Good For Pittsburg. The only American station that picked up Britain was Pittsburg.

European stations arranged to Co-operate, while not merely the United States, but Canada, Cuba, Porto Rico interested themselves.

Arms Haul.

While the foregoing seizure was being effected, a returned Chinese emigrant was arrested and charged with being in possession of a false-bottomed trunk in which were hidden several firearms and several dozen boxes of ammuni- tion.

BANDIT OUTRAGES.

LEVY OF TEN THOUSAND

DOLLARS DEMANDED.

A HUNDRED MURDERED.

(Reuter's Service.)

HANKOW, November 26. The Sichwan correspondent of the "Central China Post" states that the Reverend A. Ande, the Norwegian Lutheran missionary who was captured by bandits near his station at Sichwan (Honan) on

November 18, has been taken, to

an

inkdown destination: He

adds that more than 100 people have been murdered.

A Mission school girl has been demanded by the bandit chief in exchange for Mr. Ande.

the English missionary at Tsekwan The correspondent states that (Rev. Mr. King) has been ordered A British amateur yesterday to pay a levy of $10,000 under beard Bocnos Ayres; another pain of death and a threat of burn. amalcur in Buckinghamshire succeeded in establishing "two-ing the station. Way" communication with

Australia.

Ambassador Takes Hand

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26

The British Ambassador, Str. Esme Howard, broadcasting an address on the tests, urged the! eaching of American history and geography in English schools and the development of travelling in view of the acquisition of greater knowledge of the United States and in the cause of world peace.

Many amateurs heard pro grammes from Aberdeen, New- castic, Bournemouth and Madrid. At New York amateurs picked up programmes broadcast from London and Paris, also Rome less distinctly; while a Chicago amateur heard items from Plymouth, Manchester, Birmingham and Lyons,

SANITY RETURNING.

ANGLO-GERMAN TREATY NEARS COMPLETION.

U.S., AND AUSTRIA.

(Reuter's Service.)

LONDON, November 26. Router's Agacy learns that agreement has been reached on all the more important points of the Anglo-German Commercial Treaty negotiations.

The only outstanding matters refer to the 26 per cent. réparations tax, which probably will be settled this week.

A cable from Washington states that Mr. Haghes, Secretary for State, has concluded a tripartito agreement with the Austrian and Hungarian Govérámenta, adjusting claims arising from the war

EGYPT AND LEAGUE.

CAIRO PROTEST RECEIVED SPRAAT GENEVA.

JAPAN'S FINANCES,

MR. HAMAGUCHI OUTLINES FUTURE POLICY.

(Reuter's Service,)

OSAKA, November 26. Speaking at the Bankers' Con- venten, Mr. Hamaguchi, Finance Minister, said the recovery of the yen must rest on a more favourable turn in foreign trade, but that takes time.

(Reuters Service.)..

GENEVA, November 26, The Egyptian Parliament's protest has been received at the League Secretariat. The lattor however, is it circulating it to members of the Legue; because documenis emanating from any odles other than Governments Fare never circulated.

ANOTHER BATCH.

ROUNDING UP OUR MENDICANTS.

Ordeal Of The Bath.

POLICE VAN'S FURTHER TOURS.

This morning, Hongkong's "Black Maria", was out again collecting mendicants of whom not less than sixty-one were ship ped away to Canton last night.

China Mail," Sergeant Nolloth As mentioned in Tuesday's of the Police has been told off to take charge of a special campaign to remove these unsightly figures from the public highways.

Assisted by an Indian sergeant and the police motor van, he tours the streets stopping at all places where mendicants are accustomed to beg for alms. The beggars are given a joy-ride back to Central Station where a square meal and ing they are assembled and sent a bath awaits them. In the even

back to Canton,

Recently there has been a large influx of beggars into the Colony. As the chairman of one of Hong- kong's leading benevolent associa- tions remarked to a "Mail" repre- sentative, they must come here since their patrons, the rich

a sanctuary.. people, have fled to Hongkong for

From as far North as Klangau and Anhui,, unfortunate people! whose homes have been desolated by

the lust campaign,

have

migrated to Hongkong but those from Canton and across the border are more numerous.

This morning's vernacular papers report the deaths of several street sleepers whose bodies have been picked up in the morning. to have been brought about by Death in most ceais, believed

exposure.

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FRUITLESS HONGKONG SEARCH.

Curious Story Of Intended Steamer Trip.

A bobbed-hair Chinese girl with high explosives in her possession has been sought by Hongkong's police during the last few days.

With the departure of the down to sail on the "Sardinia." Sardinia" from Hongkong, the Other details are that she had her Criminal Intelligence Department hair bobbed and was easily distin-

with bobbed-hair, who was sup- eye. has just ended a painstaking guishable in a crowd because of a effort to round up a Chinese girl prominent birthmark above one posed to have been trying to pass through the Colony with a large quantity of fulminate of mercury,

During the week-end and up till Tuesday night, senior officers from the Central Detective office have seen to the scrutinising of passengers arriving by the Canton steamers.

Curiosity was expressed as to the identity of the person they as it had been hinted that Naval were on the lookout for, especially

officers from the Station had been co-operating with the police.

The girl was said to have with her as much as several pints if not quarts, but this is possibly an exaggeration of the original

rumour.

Information is supposed to have been sent down to the Naval Authorities to the effect that this young person might be coming

PARTNERS' DISPUTE.

DEFENCE OPENS IN SUPREME COURT.

"AMAZING" CONDUCT.

the Supreme Court this morning, Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., in

described as perfectly amazing the action of the plaintiff in the partnership dispute case which las for two days occupied the attention of Mr. Justice H. H. Gompertz.

Mr. H. S. Fitzroy, on behalf of the Puk Shing Lee firm, usks for a declamation that Lan Ping-nam is a partner in the firm of Mee Sang Soap Factory Company; now in liquidation. Chinese

THREE MONTH'S JAIL

FOR BOY.

HIS SECOND APPEARANCE.

A thirteen-year old boy was brought up at the Central Magistracy this morning before Mr. J. R. Wood, and charged with larceny.

The Magistrate, addressing the youthful offender, said this case had been carefully considered, but Meanwhile the as he had appeared before the Government intends to take ex- Court for a similar offence previous pedient and effective measures to ly, he would not be let off this time, stabilize exchange. The measures He would be punished by being contemplated include the use of detained in prison for three months spede held at home and abroad. with hard labour.

Mr. Hamaguchi stated that the Government would not interfere with the introduction of foreign capital by private concerns, provid-' ed they were able to pay interest on the principal, and if such capital was deemed necessary, it was to be used for the development of industry and commerce.

XMAS MAIL.

self.

The rumour also goes that she got this large quantity of very powerful explosive from a Russian source and was trying to take it down to Singapore, whence she was likely to travel even further,| possibly to Bangkok,

At any rate the detectives lid not relax their efforts till Tuesday night. The "Sardinia" was to have sailed yesterday but was outside. She left at eleven o'clock delayed on account of bad weather

this morning and prior to her departure a close watch was kept, but no trace of any such girl was found.

[According to the dictionary, fulminate is a salt of fulminic acid. Fulminates decompose readily, and explode when struck or heated. (2) A mixture con- taining such a salt; used to pro- duce an explosion.]

KOWLOON

SHOEMAKER.

WHO DID NOT STICK TO HIS LAST..

TROUBLE OVER GUILD.

Kowloon Magistracy this morning, before Mr. N. L. Smith, with using violence to another of his profession.

A shoemaker was charged at the

་་

Complainant in his evidence stared that, on November 17, ha was accosted on the road by the defendant and asked to join a guild. On refusing to become a member, he was attacked by the defendant. A complaint was lodged at the Police Station and the man was arrested yesterday.

The Magistrate sentenced the defendant to one month's hard

BAD WEATHER.

GALTS.

Mr. Alabaster, representing the defendant, opened ús case this morning, The plaintiff, he said, labour. Lad ahtained judgment for a thou- sand doifars against the firen ju which he knew well three of the partners. He did not choose to mess his order against two of the LOCAL STEAMERS REPORT partners because they were his par- ticular friends, but rither to press a case against another man who held With the last Home (paper) mail that he was not a partner, He late it is not strange to hear that thus entered into what would neces several incoming ships have met

arily be expensive proceedings, with had weather. It was impossible to believe, saili Captain J. W. Clark of the Holt Mr. Alabaster, that this was an Line "Diomed" on his trip from action brought by the plaintiff him. Iloilo, reports strong gale, very

The only conclusion that high sea" could be come to was that it was the action of the Chin's (two of A "China Mall" reporter who the partners in the firini. made enquires this moming as to The two documents on which when the Xmas mall for Hongkong | the plaintiff relied for their se The Norwegian steamer "Dovre," from England closed and when it had been described by His Lord Captain E. Berg, from Bangkok Speaking at the Bankers' Club, was due here learned that the letter ship, continued Mr. Alabaster, as had to put in at Tourane for the ex-Finance Minister, Mr. mail closed a week to-day and most extraordinary, the like of bunker, having encountered ad- Inouye, declared that the Govern would arrive on or about December which His Lordship had not met verse weather en route. ment's proposal as indicated by 20.

in the course of his very consider- The "Van Cloon" met a strong the Finance Minister for lifting The parcel mail closed on Novemmable experience. They were, N. E. monsoon, force 7, on the the gold embargo would be a berg, and is due at Hongkong by claimed Mr. Alabaster, redolent of way here from Belawan Deli, and serious blunder at the present the Es. Macedonia on December fraud and the book on which the Singapore. juncture while exchange rates were 12. so much against Japan. He sald the Government lost the logical opportunity in 1919, when Japan's spede holdings were very large..

Mr. Inouye's Criticisma.

TOKYO, November 26.

OPIUM CONFERENCE.

PLENARY SESSION IS POSTPONED.

(Reuter's Service,)-

WHEN LETTERS_AND PARCELS WILL ARRIVE.

MOTOR COLLISON.

CHINESE BOY, BADLY

INJURED

collision between a Kai Tack mator bus and a stationary motor lorry at Kawloon City. Road,' yesterday afternoos, resulted in a Chinese boy, a second class GENEVA, November 26: The plenary session of the passenger on the bus, being re- moved to hospital with a fracture second Opium Conference has of the left leg. At the time of the been postponed until tomorrow?! This is due to the inability of the accident another motor bus is said business committee to reach an to have been overtaking the one agreement, regarding procedure, pentas

which ran into the lorry. until this evening.

INTERNATIONAL SOCCER:|

|ENGLISH ́ ́ ́TEÄM

DEFEATS

AFRICANS

(Reuter's ServiCE,)

FOUND DROWNED.

VESBODY OF WOMAN-

RECOVERED.

•

palintifa based their case to a very great extent was one which could be bought at any time in any stationer's-shop.

(Caso proceeding),

TOO MUCH BUSINESS..

TUG AND LIGHTER CO. INCREASE FLEET.

NEW ORDERS FLACED.

From Shanghai, via Swatow, the Indo-China s.s."Yatshing." (Cap tain H. W. Chandler) notifies 'strong northerly gale and fairiy rough ses."

WHARF OBSTRUCTION,

BOAT MASTERS FINED IN MARINE COURT,

Complaints having been made to the Water Police about difficulty in getting alongside Wing Lok (the Steamboat Co.'s Maçao) wharf, prosecution of seven boat masters, by Inspector E, Bond, took place at the Marine Court this morning.

They were charged with ob structing the approach to Wingi Lok Street steps and pleaded “not guilty.""""After evidence had been given, HisWorship (Lleut-Com- The "China" Mall" has been mander, G. F.Hole, RN) imposed Informed that the Hongkong Tug fines of $5 each that w and Lighter' Co., Ltd. has been Defendants pleaded that they kept very busy during the past were discharging wood from the three months, being unable to cope. s.s. Sun On..

with all the business offered 'them;"

To meet the demands made"on" When Drendad Group Comer them by various arms, the comthing of dread, that comes inte A Chinese Woman living at pany is building a motor lighter of nights without warning tuathork Pokfulam village was found 800 plculs capacity for the quick metalls cough, a choking, gasping for LONDON, November 263. Crowsed to a deep pool last even-handling of small parcels of cargo breath, tres pofflations. Chi ti At Tottenham to-day an amateur 10g below. Mr. Tez Oliphant's to or from vessels in the harbour, relief of knowing that there is association football match as bungalow the Delp Barat Six lighters are to be added to honestly footh

of. Chantoglaln'a, Coogh-Ramsly la the played between England and the Breulsas, Tha discovery was the present fleet and the company oboring this store the hosts wong ka South Africans The English made by villagets, and the body hopes to have them ready for and brugen and sleep, to the tale team won by 3 goals to 2.

was removed to the mostjary! -service in the next few monthik,

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