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China" Mail s

No. 19,629.

CHANGE OF FRONT.

BETTER CANTON LANDING FACILITIES.

MILITARY CONTROL.

ESTAI

LISHED

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1925.

LOCAL SHARES.

THIRD EXCHANGE" ISSUES QUOTATIONS.

RE-OPENING FOR BUSINESS.

STRIKERS KILLED.

MERCHANTS REPULSE

PICKETS.

TAIPING INCIDENT CLOSED!

With an armed escort and sup-

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

SWATOW WAR...

NO NEW DEVELOPMENT

REPORTED.

ANTI-REDS. SHORTEN LINE.

·Conditions at Swatow have, pre-

no direct report to the Colony of any development.

As from Monday of this week, official share quotations have ported by soldiers, new strikesumably, not changed, there being been issued by the Share and Real pickets have entered the port of Estate Brokers Society of Hong-Tal Ping (near Bocca Tigris, at kong (known sometimes as the the entrance to the Pearl River

delta) and assumed digy. third exchange).

an O.P.C

NELSON'S FAME.

TRAFALGAR DAY VEREMONY.

WREATH AT CENOTAPH,

Trafalgar Day was observed The "China Mail reported n few days are that facilities rather

locally by the laying of wreatha than difficulties were being placed

fon the Cenotaph and Wanchai memorial, the arrangements for in the way of passengers wishing to land in Canton from the

From a semi-official Chinese this observance being in the hands source it is gathered that the Reds of the branch of the Navy League. "Honam.": From later reliable

As previously retorted, have not made any material ad- When a "China Mail reporter

Thore present at the cere- reports it would appear that this change of front is due to the inquired of one of the members squabble broke out ove trade in vance since the capture of Wai-monies were: The Hon, Mr. P. H. action of the military authorities this morning, he was informed saltfish and the local merchantschow but they may be making Holyoak, Sir Henry Follock, K.C., who in this and other directions that to all intents and purposes are alleged to have killed four of fresh dispositions to start another Mr. W. A. Dowley, Mr. B. Wylie, are evincing their determination the Society had re-opened for the the pickets and wounded thirty-offensive. Although the anti-Red Lieut. Commander Ingham, Mr.

F

troops have suffered a reverse E F Aucott, Mr. A. F. Exel and to curb the activities of the transaction of public business as sever in a pitched fight,

Since then the trouble is stated they are still an integrate fighting Mr. L. M. Whyte, strikers, as the exercise of power before.

to a to have been patched up, hence force and the initial defeat has The conditiona. obtaining of the latter since the absence of The speaker, in answer certain troops has incurred dis-query, stated that the other ex- the despatch of new pickets. been counter-balanced by their ground the Wanchai meril favour and is looked upon with changes, the Hongkong Stock Trade between Tai Ping and Can-shortening the line and joining were again the subject of com- suspicion.

Exchange and the Hongkongton has resumed.

The bodies of the four dead The supervision of the craft Sharebrokers' Association, con which are now actually placed at templated following suit in a few strikers were conveyed with ritual to Canton and the wounded were the disposal of passengers wish-days.

the Canton Labourers' assent to

Hospital for treatment.

as

ing to land is now in the hands of Stocks of most interest, the military-Whampoa cadets-fquoted in to-day's list, are

follow:- and although nothing definite can be ascertained as to what trans Hongkong Banks, $1,140 sellers,

£182 (London) nominal pires when passengers from the "Honam" and "Fatshan" are once Douglases, $40 sellers. ashore it is certainly a fact that Steamboats, $24 buyers. no actual charge for transporta-Hongkong Tugs, 84 sellers, tion is being made. Prior to the Star Ferries, $57 buyers. handling of disembarkation by China Sugars. $35 buyers and

the military, a.visit to strike headquarters was necessary for the purpose of payment of money for the privilege of landing. It is

sales.

sales.

Wharves, $142 buyers and Docks, $64 sellers. Hotels, $9 buyers, $0% sales,

together:

"Heavy losses" are admitted by the "Canton Gazette" of Monday, in its description of the assault on 'Walchow, a part of which reads-

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ment:

GOODS CLAIM.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT.

SALESMEN OR PARTNERS? -

bility for acceptance of an order

"The defenders of the fortress). BITER BIT.

certain of ultimate victory, dis played considerable bravery. No "From Our Own Correspóndent.) sooner would the artillery Are cease than the defenders would Macao. October 16,

creep out from their hiding. How strikers' drmed launches places and keep up a deadly A. dispute regarding responal- carrying pickets were defeated in machine-gun and rifle fire against or electrical fittings to the a running duel with a Chinese

our attacking troops. Twice Passenger vessel is related by a were the 21-foot walls being value of $280.80 occupied the passenger who admits that he hid scaled by our Kuomintang troops attention of Mr. Justice Wood in in galley of the merchant steam-and twice they were repulsed with the Summary Court this morning. er and lay flat while the shooting heavy losses. Thus a comman being no longer in, existence, Mr. The firm which gave the order der of a Kuomintang regiment Having left Macho for Kwong was killed, several battalion com- E. S. C. Brooks, on behalf of the Hoi city, in the Sze Yap districts, manders were wounded or killed. firm which supplied them used China Lights, (combined) $22% the s.8. "Ng Tai Chow" (meaning a warning not to distinguish be- two men whom he claimed were

"Five Great Continents") was tween officer and soldier in battle partners in the concern.

Mr. C. A. S. Russ, for the two buyers challenged in Chinese waters by insofar as uniform is concerned.

armed launches. Pickets from The means employed by the de- defendants, claimed that they Canton had already forbidden the fenders of the fortress were those were salesmen for the firm and not ship to run as it was alleged that of the middle ages, mixed with partners, and were therefore not passengers had travelled by modern weapons. Cotton soaked liable for taking over and paying roundabout routes to get to in inflammable liquids and thrown for the goods. Macao.

594 sellers.

ing was going on.... head.

thought that a small sum has now to be paid at military quarters instead!

The military have also taken centrol of outward bound passen- gers from Canton and greater

facilities are thus available, al

though a charge in excess of that

paid by incoming passengers is said to be levied on them. As the strikers pickets and the military are still at loggerheads over the matter, most of the sampans bear- ing putward bound passengers go alongside at night, but the greater freedom which is being exercised in the matter of the issue of passes is evidenced by the number u passengers brought from: Can- ton by the Honam" yesterday afternoon-150, a record number since the run was re-established between, the two ports after the outbreak of the strike.

Lands. $69 sales, $70 sellers. Cements. (combined) $16

sellers.

4.

sellers.

Providents, (old) $9%

and sales.

Electrics, $56 buyers, $57 sellers. Ropes, (combined) $40 nominal. Tramways, $27 sellers.

$3,301 IN GIRDLE.

AMAH'S LIFE SAVINGS

IN JEOPARDY,

AN EXPORTING CHARGE.

at the invader, Blankets soaked in the same liquid used to light up the approaches to the fortress at rightStones, boiling cur, '& sort Greek fire, machine-guns and rifles, even artillery."

As the "Ng Tai Chay" ignoped the strikers she, so the passenger states, was fired upon. But the strikers ckoned without the arsenal carried by the merchant- man. The fire was returned and the picketà retired, defented. Sub- An elderly Chinese. amah was charged before Mr. S. E. E.sequently the quarrel was patched

up and the Ng Tai how return- PUBLIC FAREWELL. McElderry at the Central-Magised to Mucho. tracy this morning with attempt- ing to take away from the Colony a sum of $8,801 in bank notes. ·

Defendant was arrested at the RETAINING WALLS. Wing Lok Street wharf yesterday

TO-MORROW'S COUNCIL

QUESTIONS.

REGULAR INSPECTION.

prior to the sailing of the Macao bout when the money was found in a girdle round her waist by a

MOTOR ACCIDENT.

CHINESE COOLIES, AND

A TABLE.

(Case proceeding.): YOUTH'S OFFENCE.

THROWING STONES AT A BUS.

PORTUGUESE BOY FINED,

The furewell address to HE. the Edward Xavier, 10, was Governor from the British and charged at the Kowloon Magis- Foreign Community, which was tracy this morning with throwing extensively signed some months a stone at "a motor 'bus geur the ago, when the departure of Sir junction of Nathan Road and Edward Stubbs was first officially Jordan Road at 9 p.m. on Monday, announced, will be presented at a Defendant denied the offence gathering to be held in the Theatre and claimed to have been sur- While, proceeding along Fedder Royal at 4 pm. on Thursday, prised when he was caught while Street from Des Voeux Road to October 29.

he was in the company of other Queen's Road on Monday after-.

At the same time the address boys. noon, a Chinese suddenly came, in from the Chinese Community will the way of a motor car driven by be presented.

A conductor stated in evidence that he saw the defendant throw

female searcher who was acting under orders from Detective Sergeant McEwen. It was alleged At to-morrow's meeting of the that the defendant reluctantly Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr. yielded to the search, stating that P. H. Holyoak will put the follow-the girdle contained only paper. Mr. G. & Thomson, of the Hong- Sir Edward Stubbs will also be the stone at the vehicle which ing questions:--

A Chinese, woman who gave evi- kong Electric Company and was asked to accept, on behalf of Lady struck a glass pane and broke it. 1. Will the Government statedence was cross-examined by Mr.strack down by the mudguard..

Stubbs, a handsome ring which lad He alighted from the vehicle what steps have been taken since D. Turner, appearing for the The man escaped injury, but a the gift of the ladies of the Colony, and caught the defendant, who the Po Hing Fong disaster to pro. defence. This witness stated that table which he was carrying at vide for the regular inspection of she intended to go to Macao and engaged the defendant to carry. her luggage. Defendant was not going to Macao, and when she was arrested witness cancelled her trip as the defendant had got into trouble in trying to assist witness,

old retaining walls?

2. Will the Government indi- cate the expenditure, if any, neces sary or contemplated in respect of retaining walls on unleased Crown Land?

The Hon, Colonial Secretary will move the second reading of the Budget estimates for 1926.

Governor's Farewell.

.

witness box.

The proceedings will be brief, was with a group of other boys. the time along with another was and as this is the last public fune- conductor on another "bus ther damaged.

tion in which HE the Governor posed to having seen a stone being will take part after the trying thrown, but he did not notice by events of recent months, there whom, it was thrown. will doubtless be a large attend- ance of the public.

TO-DAY'S SALUTE.

ACTING G, O. C. VISITS "HAI YUNG.”

H.E. The Governor,

Describing it as a youthful but dangerous offence, the Magistrate imposed a fine of $5 and payment of $1.50 as compensation for the damage done.

LOCAL AUTHOR.

**

His Worship desired to have some reasonable explanation for

Last night H.E. the Governor, the presence on the defendant's

On the occasion of an official attended by his A.D:C. and person of such a large sum of visit paid to the Chinese Admiral Private Secretary, dined with This meeting of the Council money, and she was put into the Lee Ching-hsi on board the Lieut. Col. F. S. Montague Bates being the last which H.E. the money constituted the savings of the Acting Officer Commanding

She said that the Chinese cruiser "Hai Yung" by and the Officers of the 187. Bn.

The East Surrey Regiment.

The Rev. H. Copley Moyle, Governor, Sir. R. E. Stubbs, 27 years and she always carried the troops in China (Col C.

The following guests were also Senior Colonial Chaplain, at pre- K.C.M.G., will attend, it is anti-it on her person. She was not cipated that a farewell address going to Maeas, and had not heard Russell Brown, D.S.. the cus present: Commodore A. J. B. sent Home on furlough, has writ- Stirling, R.N., Sir Claud, Severn, ten a book on "Hongkong and will be made and replied to on of the regulations regarding morning.

tomary salute was fired this

Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Lieut. China." Its publication is expect behalf of members of the Council.export of money,

Churcher R.N., and Captain Johned shortly and copies of it will ba ston.

awaited in Hongkong, with con- siderable interest."

MALARIA MENACE.

POOLS IN NEW EXCHANGE BUILDING.

|

Mr. Turner submitted that on the evidence it was clear the defendant had no intention of leaving the Colony, and in any case she would not be so rash as to risk

·losing the savings of 27 years by attempting to get away with such a large wad of notes which was sure to attract the notice of the searchers.

SHARE MARKET.

COMMISSION'S REPORT COMPLETE.

PUBLICATION TO-MORROW?"

The Commission appointed by the Goverment to go into the matter of the conduct of shares and steck Transactions locally has completed {its report: "

MISPLACED COAL,

ALLEGED "THEFT AND ABETTING.

TEN MEN CHARGED..

At the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, a Chinese junk master was charged with alleged theft of

AIRSHIP CRASI,

A COURT MARTIAL SEQUEL

(Reuter's American Service.)

Washington, October 21..

CONTRACTORS FINED.

Before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest the Central Magistracy this morn- His Worship considered that the ing the Hongkong Engineering defendant had made an attempt to

A court martial has been con- and Construction Co., Ltd. were export the money and reserved.

vened for October 28 for the trial. summoned by the Sanitary De-his decision until to-morrow morn-

It is expected that this will be coal and nine others with aiding of Colonel Mitchell for violating" partment for allowing pools of mig. Meantime an order was made placed on the table at tomorrow and abetting. Four of the latter service regulations. water to accumulate on the floors for the defendant's release.

The court martial will consider Legislative Council meeting and were from the junk and the others. of the new Exchange Building in

A Billy Lakong... Des Voeux Road Central and thus During the hearing of this case, that it will consequently be made from the steam launch "On Fat his statements in connection with Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios the loss of the Shenandoah that lukong seated on a side wing Public to-morrow.

appeared for the five men, from the result is almost due to treason the junk and Mr. F. E, Nash de-able and criminal conduct on the Neatly mounted photographs offended the launch men

the part of the War and Navy

providing breeding places for

Exceeded the bounds of Court

| mosquitoes."

The Company was, represented behaviour by laughing and wrig [ by Mr. D. A. G. Alison.

gling about in his seat. This was In imposing a fine of $40, Hlas observed by His Worship, who Worship said that he viewed the promptly turned the man out and offence as a serious one in view drew the attention of Inspector of the prevalence of malaria in the Lanigan to his improper conduct. Colony," - He held the Company

to be directly responsible in this matter, if the workmen who com- |"mitted the offence were under Its

Fcontrol.

TO-DAY'S "DOLLAR:

The closing rate of the dagar, off derhand, fo-day was 2/5/8/12/

Hongkong with locally designed Sub-Inspector Andrew said that Departments outside cover and seasonal greet the men were arrested on Mon inga form an attractive Christmas day at Yaumati when the launch missive which would be moet was alongside the junk at the prevail along the

cceptable by friends at Home time and the coal was found in- The photographs are clear and alde the Junk

| representative of, Hongkong's - The case was remanded Bill an beauties. They ke arranged and Friday, ball, being allowed on kor sold by Menyra, Brewer, Pedder #2,000 for the defenday

3850 for the others

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