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RICSHA MAN'S "CHEEK."

Tientsin. August 14.

Paris, August 13...

FIVE. PERSONS ARRESTED.

Armed with a search warrant, That after refusing to take party of Police under Sub-him as a fare, a Kowloon ricsha Inspector F. Shaftain paid a visit coolie hid behind a tree and jeered yesterday to the second floor of at him, was the allegation made.

The Yuta mill, which was The Boulogne express travel- 47, Yu Chau Street, Kowloon, by Mr. J. P. Robinson, the well- which was suspected to be har-known resident and cricketer.wrecked, is owned by Japanese.ling at full speed was derailed. bouring suspicious characters. before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the The Paocheng mill, where the near Amiens.

The raid proved successful as Yaumat! Police Court this morn-strike atarted, is partly wrecked Nine people were killed' and 50 two revolvers. 69 rounds of ing when the coolie was fined $10 and is Chinese owned and Ameri- injured.

can managed. No further dis-} ammunition, and a quantity of or 14 days. gold watches and other jewellery

turbances have taken place to-day. were found on the premises.

A number of workmen presented themselves at the mills, but it will probably be months before the Yuta mill is working.

"Concerning a wife eloped to China with her lodger and Subsea quently wrote in a repentant vein to her husband, a curious story was told in the Divorce Court, says the "News of the World" dated July 10... "Petitioner was Mr. Percy Laight, painter and decorator, of Beaconsfield Road, Stoke, Coventry. He alleged that his wife, Mrs. Eva Mary Laight, has committed misconduct with Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ, a soli- citur."

Mr. Cotes-Freedy, K.C., explain- ed that the parties were married in 1904, and there were three children. When petitioner return- ed home from military service in 1920 he found that Mr. Sutherton Russ was a lodger in the house. He had then no suspicions that there was anything wrong be- tween his wife and co-respondent.

As a sequel to the discovery of the arms and jewellery, three men and two women were taken into custody on suspicion that they had participated in an armed robbery at Hunghom on July 30.

H.M.S. HERMES.

PLANES LANDED AT TORPEDO DEPOT,

FLAGSHIP ARRIVES.

"In August, 1921, however, Mr.. Laight received a letter from a firm of Coventry solicitors. with Having landed at the torpedo whom Mr. Russ was then employ thepet some of her 'planes in order ed, and on going there was in- to allow of more room aboard, formed that his wife had accused H.M.S. Hermes proceeded yester him of cruelty, and that he must day from the Kowloon side to the enter into a deed of separution.man-of-war anchorage. In the presence of his wife and Mr. Russ, Mr. Laight was per- suaded to enter into a deed of separation.

H.M.S. Hawkins, flagship of the China Squadron, arrived in the Harbour this morning from Wel hai-wei. She is to replace H.M.S. Cairo, which is proceeding North,

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RENT INCREASE.

COURT KEPT BUSY WITH DISTRAINTS.

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"Afterwards Mrs. Laight and co-respondent left the house, and then it was that the husband's suspicions were aroused. He heard nothing more of his wife until he received a letter from her i from Hongkong, in which she expressed her sorrow for being so wicked and heartless and saying

HARDSHIP ALLÉGED. she guessed petitioner had heard with whom she was. Later, Mr Without expressing an opinion Laight learned that Mr. Russ had one way or the other, writes a obtained the steamship berths for correspondent to the

"China respondent and the youngest son, Mail, there is certainly some dis. whom she had taken with her.tress in the matter of payment of Mrs. Laight further wrote that rent during the last few weeks she was a very unhappy woman, matter to which attention has constantly thinking about the two again been drawn by the report sona she had left behind, adding, in yesterday's issue of the latest I was not mistress of myself, and action of the Chinese Tenants' asking her husband's forgiveness. Association.

"In support of his contention that Mrs. Laight's letters from Hongkong inferred that she and Mr. Russ were living together, Mr. Coles-Preedy read a letter she had written to a friend, in which she stated:

"In two years' time we shall be rich, as we have these shares which will finish in 1925. Then we shall get £10,000, and there la Mr. Russ's business."

"Counsel added, with regard to the deed of separation, that Mr. Laight entirely repudiated the allegation that he had ever been cruel to his wife.

"When Mr. Laight was giving evidence as to the deed of separation, Mr. Justice Hill asked: Is your wife much bigger than

Every day, the writer main tains, the outdoor staff of the¦ Supreme Court is busy attending to applications for distraint for rent. Being engaged in legal work he says that he knows for a fact that in normal times these applications seldom number more than four or five a day but the number has now risen to about twenty a day...

A shroff, who is connected with the correspondent's chent, has been to Court every day this week taking out distraints for rent in different parts of Hongkong.

The correspondent attributes

..

On Mr.

A detachment of special gen- darmerie, sent from Mukden by Chang Tso-lin, has arrived.

It is stated that a number of students and strike leaders have found refuge in the Foreign Con- cessions.

FURTHER DETAILS.

Later.

it is known that 12 were killed and 80 injured.

The engine driver has been arrested.

The train was unusually full of mostly third holiday-makers, class, going to the seaside.

The train was due to stop at Amiens, but entered the station at full speed.

The charge was one of refusing to accept a fare. Mr. Robinson came out of the Palace Hotel about 1.45 p.m. yesterday and hailed the coglie, who, sitting in his ricsha, refused. Robinson's going over towards him; the coolie backed away, shouting, and pointing to the Hotel, indicating that he was en- gaged by a patron who had gode inside and was still waiting. Mr.

The engine jumped the points Robinson then went inside where Twenty rioters and nine police and dragged off the luggage van there was only one visitor who who were wounded, have been ad-and seven third class coaches, said that be did not have a ricsha mitted to hospital in the native which telescoped and splintered. waiting in the road. Mr. Robin-city. Five of the former are re- M. Briand, returning from son then insisted that the coolie ported to have very little chance London, was held up as a conse- should also go into the Hotel of recovery, whilst some of the quence of the accident, causing when his statement could be dis- police are not expected to live. rumours in Faris that it was his proved but he hid behind thee It appears that many of the tram that has been derailed.. and jeeered. He way handed wounded were carried to the coun- Actually M. Briand's train ar- over to an Indian police officer. try. fearing arrest.

His Worship found the charge proved and imposed sentence as

stated.

Bad Language Lised,

Lieut. Col. E. D. Matthews, secretary of the Golf Club, suc cessfully prosecuted in another case, the ricaha coolie being fined $5 or 7 days for using, bad language,

in

Many false reports have been circulated among Chinese, which foreigners are blamed the trouble.

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FATE OF MR. ABBOT'S MANILA PURCHASE.

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rived few minutes after the disaster and was delayed outside Amiens while casualties were re- moved from the wreckage, which was subsequently hauled slowly to another track at Amiens station, showing horrified passengers, the results of one of the worst. accidents in France for a long time.

Total Casualties:"

Later. Latest details of the rail smash show nine killed and 150 injured, of which 71 are serious, three not expected to survive.

TO MEET STORAGE CHARGES. Giving evidence, Colonel Mat- | thews said that he engaged The Curtis biplane, which Mr. defendant's vehicle at the Kow-H. W. Abbott brought from toon "Star" Ferry wharf at 1 p.m. Manila in March of this year and on August 4 to go to Humphrey's has since been lying partially sub- Building. In Mody Rol defend merted off the Empress wharf at

Excessive Speed ant went very slowly and weathe Kowloon Godowns, war sold as base dered from one side to the other by auction this morning on the in appears that the driver, of of the road. Witness told him to structions of the Pacific Mal the wreckeltran entered the Faitee" (Hurry Up!) where Steamship. Company, which is station at 56 miles an hour, in- upon defendant turned round and winding up its affairs here. Instead of the usual 26 after which used the words complained of. atructions for sale were given in be applied the brake too suddenly.

Defendant denied the charge,order to defray cost of storage.

Heartrending cries emerged His version was that when his The biplane was the one which from the smashed timber and fare told him to get a move on, he broke from its moorings at tangled ironwork, from which turned round and answered "Ho" Manila and was recovered slightly mangled corpses were extricated.

(Good),

damaged after many hours drift. The horror of the scene was in- His Wardhip (Mr. E. Wing out to sea. Mr. Abbott, who creased by three coaches catching Hamilton) said that defendant was in Manila at the time, bought fire, which was extinguished, was lying as there was all the it with the intention of demon- thanks to the splendid work of the difference between the monosyllstrating the practicability of in- Fire Brigade. abic "Ho" and the epithets which stituting a passenger and mail Colonel Matthews had heard. : service between Hongkong and His Worship also remarked Shanghai, but since its arrival it that it was lucky for defendant has received no attention; and, TURKISH SENSATION. that the Colonel had taken his although the fabric showed little number and applied for a sum-signs of deterioration at the sale mons otherwise he (defendant) this morning, the hull and other might have been worse-off.

(ATTEMPT TO SECURE REVOLVER,

this abnormal state of affairs to A "CRUEL MURDER.” the hardship entailed by the poor eat classes of Chinese who are hard put to live when food is so high. The number of instances "Petitioner: 'No, my lord.'

where principal and sub-tenants "His Lordship: 'I was wonder-have absconded wholesale will be surprising. With conditions as ing why you did it.'.

you?'

with the damages."

cent.

JUDGE'S CONDEMNATION.

parts were not in, the best of con- dition. Since one of the recent "blows the machine has remain. ed partially capsized.

PRESIDENT DIVORCES

WIFE.

RESULT OF MODERN TENDENCIES.

The chief value lay in twin 12

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Constantinople, August 18... for the plane was designed to Mustapha Kemal, President of, carry sixteen or eighteen. These the Turkish Republic, has inform- motors will naturally be very ex-ed the Government that he has pensive to run

divoced his wife, Latife Hanoum, The sale of the plane this..

Later, The jury found that respon- they are it is only to be expected After a retirement of half an L.E. Lammert, of Lammert Bros. the President having decided to morning was conducted by Mr. An official statement says that dent and co-respondent had com- that landlords have to take steps hour's duration, the jury found Mr. Rowe and Mr. A. Wing, the separate from his wife, issued a mitted misconduct .... and' fixed to recover back rent. "It, then," damages at an agreed sum of 5400 continues the writer, "the poor guilty of murder & Chinese latter of whom salvaged the decree of divorce as from August "His Lordship therefore krant cannot, pay hack rent, how engainst whom it was alleged that Heung Shau, were the only hid-15 Reasons are not given, but Fed a decree, nisi to Mr. Laight. they pay the increase of 15 per in conjunction with another, manders, and the price advanced from rumour has been busy for some he had caused the death of an $550 to $650, at which figure the time. The step is attributed in Yesterday the "China Mail" re- Indian constable. According to plane was bought by Mr. Rowe come quarters to a tendency of ported that the Chinese Tenants the dying statement of the Indian The sale was subject to the re-masterfulness and a desire to Association had decided, to pati constable, the prisoner and austrictions on removal from the participate in matters outside her tion the Government with a viewer man, with a view to obtain Colony in connection with which sphere on the part of a young to deferring the enforcement off ing possession of the revolver he permission will have to be ob-wife who has been educated in the new rents law whereby an in- Camed, had stabbed him and then tained from the Superintendent of England and France, and was crease of 15 per cent on the shot him with his own resolver. Imports and Exports leader of the Turkish Women

His Lordship before passing, standard rent is permissible. T

Emancipation prior to the mar "Wah Kiu Yat Po" yesterday re-sentence of death, said the evide ported that a number of land-ence against prisoner was very exten led to a charge being framed lords had been atated as having and he was fully in accord of the against a Chinese youth before waived the right to increase, for

with the verdict, which had Sen Yat Mr. S. B. B. McElderry at the the time being.tv im

given Pris

and form LTD. Central Magistracy this morning. To-day if le mentioned that guilty

Outlining his case, Sub-Inspec- legal advice is being sought in tor H. Shannon stated that the drawing up the petition. accased came from Macao by the

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POLICE ALLEGATION ABOUT A LEAFLET.

INCIDENT OF THE WHARF,

Possession of a seditious leadet

Bui Tai on Wednesday even. On inquiry, the ing, and that the document was found in his pocket on being

learns that the numb searched on the wharf. The Inspector alleged that an unsuc cessful attempt was made by the accused to destroy the leaflet by snatching it from his hand It had been handed bo

sergeant of the search part case was fixed

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