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TIME RIPE?

SIGNS OF DESIRE TO

END STRIKE..

MOVES BEHIND THE SCENES.

Although they are no more than straws in the wind, there are several indications that an ally round feeling exiate in favour of ending the strike and boycott...

Friday is, now stated to have been definitely fixed as the day of departure from Canton of a peace delegation to Hongkong. Over twenty merchants will be included, it la raported. "

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1925.

AFTER 28 YEARS.

MR. GOMPERTZ LEAVES

F HONGKONG.

OFF TO HIS NEW POST.

DANGEROUS.

·RIFER AND DYNAMITE SIIZURE

JUNK MISTER FINED.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

"THREE STRIPES.

SHANTUNG LANCE SERGEANT'S LAPSE

GOOD RECORD BESMIRCHED.

ARMY ♥. NAVY.

TO-DAY'S CRICKET

MATCH,

WIN FOR NAVY.

A representative Navy team met the East Surrey Regiment in a friendly game of cricket at the Hongkong Cricket Club ground this morning.

The scores were:......

ward Capt. Rowe, & Sillitoe, b. Wood-

The master of a fishing junk In all probability it will take After 20 years' service in Hong-

was brought before Mr. R. E three years for a Shantung police tong, during seventeen of which Lindsell at the Central Magis-man to regain three stripes which he has been Puisne Judge and tracy this morning on two charges he is in danger of losing, in addi- also acted as Chief Justice, Mr. of unlawful possession of an old tion to half a month's pay.

This morning the officer was] Justice H. H. J. Gompertz left rifle and quantity of detonators Queen's pier this morning by the and dynamite Evidence of prosecuted before Mr. E W

Victoria," Accompanied by Mrs. seizure was given by Sergeant Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis- East Surrey Regiment, tracy for absence from duty at Capt. Kent, Lb.w, b Cantrell

Capt. Armstrong at Frank Gompertz and a few friends, for Carey.

Pleading gud to the charge of the waterworks station (Kow the as Sarpedon which is to convey Mr. Gompertz to the possession of the explosives, Mr.loon) from 11 am last Saturday: Woodward

16QMS Stripp, Stephen- Yesterday the Hongkong Chin- Federated Malay States over C. A. S. Russ ubated that the till 7.40 on Sunday. Para

and General Chamber of Com-which he is to exercise the power funk occasionally visited the out. Asked to plead, defendant recon, b Woodward

akirts of British waters, but that plied that he had been to Taumati Capt. Carpenter,

Woodward merce held a committee meeting of Chief Justice. which discussed, the details of a Among those who said goodbye the fishing was done in Chinese to procure some clothing The reception for the Canton, traders.

was not complete and he accord Meanwhile representatives of to them from the pier were Sir waters where there was no law tailor informed him that the job

Henry Cowper Gollan, Mr. Justice against the use of dynamite.

A plea of not guilty was ten-ingly stayed the night. Canton's four leading commercial R. Wood and Mrs. Wood Sirdered on the charge of possession Mr. J. Kerr, A.S.P., said he took associations--all designated Henry Pollock, K.C., Mr. A. G. M. of the rifle. Mr. Ruas explained a serious view of the case se de

chambers have interviewed Fletcher, the Hon. Mr PH that the weapon was kept on Mr. Wong Ching-wai, one of the Holyoak, Mrs, and Miss Holyoak, board as an assurance of security principals of the Kuomintang the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy and against possible molestation from Commission of Government and Mrs. Creasy, the Hon. Mr. C. G. strike pickete. The junk, he said, he is said to have lent a favour Alabaster, K.C. the Hon. Mr had as one time been used for the able ear. There is, however, H. W. Bird, the Hon. Mr. D. W transport, od vegetables to Hong. qualification Mr. Wong is quot Tratman, the Hon. Mr Chow Kong From outlying district, ed as having approved a mission

Shou-son, the Hon Mr. R. H. and the far had in fact held a to Hongkong, more for the pur-Kotewall the Right Rev. C. E. permit to try Brearmy" while pose of ascertaining what can be done, than declaring an end to Duppuy, Bishop of Victoria, and engaged on is mission.

Mrs. Duppuy, Mr. C. Dick Mel- the present conditions.

Yesterday afternoon the Steambourne, Mr. E A Nisbet, Mr. boat Co.'s 8.3. Honam came A. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. H. Beavis, Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C. down with about 400 native paar. F. C. Jenkin, Mr. R. M. Dyer, sengers-a record number-who atate that they made their way to Mr. W. J Carrie, Mr. HK the ship, when in Canton harbour, Holmes, Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, Dr. J. H. Sanders; Mr. Déo d'Almada, unmolested by pickets.

Mr. A. W. Hill, and staff of the Supreme Court.

Another sign of the times is a report from Canton that the pre- sent mercantile movement was engendered by the Hongkong. Association of District Commer cial Guilds, also that the sponsors. of the Canton peace delegation, have put out feelers to the Strike. Executive. The strike leaders. on the other hand, seem to be divided. One section is adamant and strongly disfavours any mia- sion to Hongkong. Another party is reported to have declared itself as willing to abide by what the In "majority of the people" say, other words they will be guided by the Canton Guvernment but they will not turn an entirely deaf ear to the merchants and middle class:

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LAST NIGHT'S FUNCTIONS.

H.R.H. Prince George, Matthew Nathan (former Gov- of Hongkong), Vice- Admiral Sir Edwyn Alexander- Sinclair (Commander-in-Chief; Chinu Station) were guests, at A private Chinese banquet at the Chinese Merchants" Club, China Building, last night."

The Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son and the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall were the principal_hosts.

A number of officera from the Army, Navy and Civil Service were also present.*

After the banquet the party proceeded to the Lee Gardens where a special building was set apart for a presentation by Miss Pik Wen-ha, the Northern

Chinese "star" who is now per- farming in the Colony;"

BLIND HOME.

TO-DAY'S SALE OF WORK

A sale of work in aid of the Industrial. Institution for the Blind, Kowloon, opened it, the YWCA rooms, Caine Road, this morning And will be continued till

Useful and skiifully “m articles of knitted woollens,

DAVIE, BOAG & CO., LTD,broideries and other goods

Bank of Canton Building.

ed the tables, and the blind made a striking appes Samples and particulars on application.pathy by singing at futer

Worship convicted on both

charges, aming a fine of $150 for carrying plosives, which he considered was the more serious of the two, and $50 on the other charge.

Bangkok Mas been declared an infected pork on account of

cholera.

HONGKONG MAN'S PROMOTION.

Mr. Justice H. H. J. Gompertz,

fendant was in charge. However, he had a very good record; his three years' service was done and he was recently promoted acting Lance-Sergeant.

L/Cph Clarke, b Cantrell Lieut. Chidson, e Beatty,

Cantrell L/Cpl Petter, b Woodward.. Sgt. Wooldridge, p.Woodward, Pte. Moore, e Hussey, b Wood

B Cantrell

ward

Extras

In reply to the Bench, Mr. Kerr Pte. Burgess, not out- added that defendant, would be likely to lose his rank and that it would be about three years before he again won promotion.

In the circumstances related, His Worship Imposed a fine of $12 equivalent to half a month's pay.

Total

Bowling averages: Lieut.-Col Cantrell 4 for 49, Lieut. Beatty for 16 Pay Comm, Woodward for 40

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The Navy passed this score with the loss of five wickets, Mid- shipman Stephenson batting very

DESERTION CHARGE. well and eventually being given

NORTHERN CONSTABLE

JAILED:

"A FAIR RECORD.”

out bw. Just after the winning hit. The score at 2 o'clock was The Navy.

Lieut. Nicholson, e Burgess, bi

Rowe Pay-Lieut. Hussey, b Rowe Mid Stephenson; b.w, b

Burgess ....

544

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A Wel-hai-wei constable was charged before Mr. R. E, Lind-Lieut, Wauchope, b Burgess sell at the Central Magistracy this Lieut.-Comm. Franks, c Kent, morning with desertion. A h Burgess

According to a record produced Pay. Comm. Woodward Capt. by Mr. W R Scott, 2nd Assistant Lake, Lieut. Col. Cantrell, Lieut Superintendent of Police, the man Sillitoe, Pay.-Comm. Coomber and was sworn in last, September to Lieut. Beatty to bat. serve for three years, but deserted, in July this year. He was 'Br- rested in Yaumati a few days ago. Defendant's conduct, during his short period of service was stated to be fair.

Sentence of four weeks hard. labour was imposed.

HARBOUR NOTICES,

BANGKOK AN INFECTED

·PORT.--

FEIGNED ILLNESS.

SICK MAN'S BOLT DROM HOSPITAL..

QUEER WHITFIELD INCIDENT.

Considerable stir was caused in the Whitfield ares, yesterday when" police asistance was summoned to Ta house there by the blowing of Bangkok has been declared an whistles. A Chinese who appear infectious port on account ofed to be in a state of collapse was okolera:

taken to the hospital while a The Naval Armament Depot fellow clansman who was pointed tifies that a quantity of unseout as his assailant was locked up viceable cordite will be burned at in the Police Station

Stonecutter's rifle range

morrow morning.

SUDDEN CHANGE.

THE LATEST FROM THE. *NORTH:

this

MUKDEN FORCES RETIRE.

(Reuter's Service,

morning for Singapore to take up his new post as Chief Justice of the Federated Malay States.

JAPAN'S VIEW.

BRITAIN'S SUBMARINE

PROPOSAE.

(Reuter's Serviss:):

SOVIET POLICY.

FOREIGN AFFAIRES

Chang

Peking Nov. 17.

to

The alleged assailant way dia charged when he was Braught before the Senior Magistrate this morning on a charge of assault.

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