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CHINA WAR.

A PERT POSTER.

(Reuter's Service.)

Tukyo, Dec. 16. An official

mesenge from Mukden states that Chang Tso- lin's troops ratresiting from Sin-"! minfu and Mukden are looting. Foreign residents stricken...

ure

MBER 16, 1924.

MARS FROWNS.

INORTHERN. RAILWAY ZONE! THREATENED.

JAPAN'S ATTUICDE,

(Reuteria Surplae).

THE CHINA MAIL,

CUP THAT CHEERS. CORONER'S I ENQUIRY reported to have committed the

THE INCREASED PRICE' OF TEA.

(Router's Sorpica;)

HILLSIDE BORDER INCIDENTS

RECALLED "AR"

reported robbery.

.

Why He Fired.

The Caroner: Why actually did you treat them?

Witness I thought they would

BARNEFT KÖMMTUN. re at me. 4.

The Coroner They were run- iling away

Witnes Yes, but they would

#rmed.

Bred?

London, Dec. 15.

The shooting of two Chipesé by In the House of Commons. Sub-lgspector D. W. Barnett on Tokyo: Dec. 15. The Rokua agency ut Mukden gosted that the recent rise of Sd. vards from the border on the Bri: The Coroner. But what would replying to a quastioner who sug the hillside fear Sheung Shui, 250, not stup, and I thought they were reports that with a view to main ab. in the wholesale price of tea tish side, formed the subject of a have happened if you had not laining strict neutrality the South was due to the restriction of voroner's enquiry yesterday, this

to supplies, Sir Cunliffe Lister pru-being adjourned. On a later view of the situation Manchuria Railway refused in Manchuria the War Office an- cumpara timu. Ku Sung-lingmised to ask the Food Council to

It is reinquire into the nounces its immediate intention to krops from Nowchwang.

causes of the bring up the garrison to full ported that the Company's policy is increase. strength by sending a thousand to fees to transport, soldiers of troops from Koren, following with either gay anless they are disp 25.000 from Kurume.

to

BENTON].

When the latter arrive, the Foreign fion. ivices from i original"thousand will return Muklón indicate that Kuo Hang ling's terms to thang Tso-lia are for immediate accoptillée, •

Korea

The commander of the Kwanz tung garrison has renolife the warning generals that no fighting will be allowed within gun range of the railway also near the Japanese zone interests.

News from the front at Tien tain is of the scantiest, but appar ently Li Ching-lin is now past Yangtson.

The only is quiet and most shops have posters with down with Fong; down with the Bolsheviks,”

TRAM WRECK.

SERROR'S Mesdow ARCIDENT.

Peter's Nerelec.).

Moscow. Dec. 16. Seven: Wie killed and 12. seriously, injured in the durable ment of à tram euer which awdeck- ed a house

MOSUL QUESTION.

SETTLEMENT IN SKFT

An davay from Koo Sung-hing vistol Bướm “Studsharti yesterday H. A understood that inter alia Jages well be requested to continue la neptminty whatever, happens, which pans willing to do, po yard this honing win

milway zane,

IRAQ MANDATE.

THE BRITISH OBLIGATION,

-Witness: They would probably have got me if they had been

armed.

Mr. R. E. Lindsell, sitting with jury, conducted the proceedings at the Central Magistracy and

In reply to a further question. opening the proceedings said there was evidence to show that the the witness said he fired at the Inspector had feceived informtamen to prevent them either firing Con- at him or from escaping. tion that a robbery had been com- mitted that day by three men and tinuing, he said that, after wait- that these men were members of aing a couple of minutes, he crept strike picket over the border. It up to the men hinking they were was for the jury to decide when their he is and knees and he shamming dead. They were still ther the firing of these shots war round he hit each man on the justified.

Dr. J. T. Smalley, Government od both and founti no arms. On right side the head. He search- Geneva. Dec. 15. "Mudies Other in charge of the the first man he found u pocket| understood that Sir New Territories, said that on book with Chinese 'documents. Austen Charberian has assured Decemper 1, at the Government

It is

years.

(Reuter's Service.)

the us that Britain is willing Mortuary. Kowloon, he examined ds and two copies of a photo- to extend the mandate to Iraq 25 the decrised. Both had been shot pocket book. Each had a little graph. The second man had a through the head. The bullets were probably fired at a distance of 25 yards. "Witness fully des cribed the wounds..

TESLAGEN MUT PRbors, Trongin pressing the Govern

He pointed out that this period int to renters. The non, it was the maximam and there was seems more than probable that the nothing to prevent Traq entering Seynim, anu diegt Yousand Kade', The Languer earlier, thus, shorten-

power, them. Dr the British obration.

punya ponEN

tu denetand that dar

Sest trees on the Targharen Meditar neste only ju s imagarides of the Phgavpils, who and fryangon hapne The Baternnandi

21:

$1 each trans Wan (affione "That owing to the ammnent danger

Pesadfing thean the' amval of a desi Richingent en Kaw. Sung hing's troops at Sangleren, de the rulway zeke,† Blu Poamquander of the Kwaadgang Aru's wil probably bear a second

AMERICA NOT TO V

ENTANGERD

THE BRUSSELS LU

eltende

(Reuter': Sermar)

marea Sepe

CAPTAIN BLOOD.

TRAM ISTIC FILM AT VEENS

RALA PRORENS VISSENT RA,

HABLE TAPPS,

The former: I would appear From the position of the wounds that the bullets were fired. on from behind and one from the

side?

Witness: Yes. Sub-Inspector D: W. Earnest, in charge of Sheung Shui Station on December 1. gave evidence that at

arms but could not!

vicinity for money, Witness searched the find any. Later a green badge three Weihaiwei men and some was picked up. By this time the of the villagers had appeared on the scene.

every severely wounded and

Both men appeared 16)

||vere unconscious. Witness went to.Sheung Shui and returned with Landages. He found both men still alive and bandaged their wounds as well as he could.

A

8 o'clock on December 1 he was elhalwel constable found two- at Sheung Shui Station and re-orner badges. Witness then had

ceived a report from a ricsha the men carried to Sheung Shui cane to the effect that while One died on the way, and the other

luiso suw that man had a revolver

A longhay rragend and expectant bringing a sick Indian constatale later on. He telephoned to Taipo

from Ta Kuling to Sheung Shui for Dr. Lük. andaren find every available, shuts were fired at him, near the corner in the Queen's Treadre yes Do Fong Cap. He turned out witness said when he first saw the In reply to the Coroner, the terday adfurnoon to pass judgment, three Weihaiwet ronstables, told men they were from 400 to 500 or the sewer version of story of them to arm themselves and gaveyards on the British side of the

They lay is ford Mahastui. "Cap them certain instructions. He es a story of harmless reported the matter by telephone

border. The shooting took plure MONROE DEUTRINE. venture in which the hero au to the C.S.F. at Hongkong all the about 250 yards from the border

dysgoes nu asopishung series of to To Ko L. ¿

on the British side.

My fire. uk Iris

Cheung Fat said he followed the Shortly a ter sending the three deqantiates as a dortor practising Weihaiwei constabies on aheart,spector hoping to help to inter- Wit- da null own an England as the witness followed them on his cept three armed robbers. (tuellous daya When The Stourts bicycle. On reaching San Ukes saw one man run away, and wwwys fopter dheir calling, where he could not get any in his hand, but did not see him od on around of 16, thy and information about the robbery, ne fire it. From below witness saw left word for the Weihaiwei men the other two men on the top of Geneva. 14. 15.

bas pa the In Connel of Foreign dead by the "bangun padge" of follow him on to Ta Ke Link. the hill facing the inspector. He

Witness remounted his bicycle Matters appear to be sharing in las pusly deaded de fer alot and had riiden about 200 yards saw the men dodge back and then towuriso a settlement of the ob-

of the Huet Bassing exceed, is odd das when heard shouts and the saw Sub-Inspector Barnett shoot stinately contested Mosul panuse de and country's food de 1. the West luties.

Relor lg blowing of a whistie. He return. The Coroner adjourned the in- tion between Britain and Turkog. "sents of two tu maly been stron MoveTher of land met a villager. who told

Conferences are, proewing, i peren Propra political nagar Jamaica and mines the danger him that three men had snatched quicy until Friday afternoon at and general runmug Dear, out, was per motell i Anneris at: ht

of the increolerad Bishop, things from women and that they the anticipation that the Brussels tory. "We will go to the best who bad purchase him: body and wore running over the hillside to- line will be adopted as the fron- Pigs of yonible coque for CB, he be arily wards the border. Witness coul tier, with persible economic and Nale perpes, but not renous and ecos defeater as a not see anyone in that direction. cognout ourselves for the Pampean sort of gentlemanly parale, sinking Witness rode towards the Man

Wagr

of allies and coolster vergy Spatuad and Frenchman. he Kang To ferry, which crosses the adidase to maintains the

encounters. These tight at sea are Shun Chun river at the border off Wogged in a ment remekable man-British Territory. nee. The realistic effect was much

justments

DAIL AGREES.

LONDON ATHELMENT

PASSON.

(Reuter's Service.)

London. De 16.

New York, band. 15. Ne Retkog, terained ab

bng f

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i ol

that exutinent." Winding the limitations of its pohey The United States cooperated in every way in solving the great pe Bleis confrontang Burope, macur- “jaging and assisting,obiomie red-

abanaction.

11

Monmouth, he

Preto ti

lightened yesterday by skilful leading of the orchestra, the offers

The Meeting,

them.

12.15.

H.E.'S HELP.

PROMISE TO TUNG WAR HOSPITAL,

YESTERDAY'S' INSPECTION.

Paying a visit of inspection to Proceeding on font along a path the Tung Wah Hospital the 1 Synchronising admirably with what on the West side of the hill there, leading Chinese philanthropic in- was taking plice on the screen he saw three Chinese running stitution) yesterday, H.E. the This was particularly the rase when towards, the frontier. Witness Governor (the Hon. Mr. Cecil

.

Belend events justified the hope two goodly vessels were blown sky crouched down on the hillside and Clementi, C.M.G.) promised that misund Huropean distrust may high and descended in clouds of waited for them with a drawn every possible assistance and the

The music revolver. When about 150 yards sympathetic Freally this replaced by mutuad of debris and splinters.

support of the The Dail has passed all stages fidence, with: - conciliation and Tulfo specially arranged for from him, the three men turned to Government for the efforts of the

a the right, i.e., Easterward, and public-spirited! the occasion, contributed not

Chinese Com- of the London Agreement, after arbitration. eight hours' debate and several

J., disappeared! Witness made for munity." The bamo oranference was a litle to the general result, divisions all sections of the standing accomplishment,

Warren Kerrigan as the lucky and the ridge. When near the top he His Excellency referred to the Bill, but the Government major- | He denied that the tied resourcefna pirate governor, who is heard a shot from behind, and, Tung Yuan Hospital, at Wan- ily averaged over 30,

one of the three chai, now under construction, and States imposed harsh terms on its never taken anawages, is so digni- turning, sew deblors and sund that se regards fied that he makes us think the Chinese who thereupon fired a predicted success for it.

shot at him. Witness replied by Accompanying His Excellency Post-Armistice loans, the United character quite plausible. Stala had given

more generous realistic reconstruction of an ad discharging two rounds at the was the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall. running man, His shots took no Those at the Hospital were the terme Ban any other entilor, while venturus story, it amply merits all effect. The man disappeared into Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son, the as regards pre-Armistice debts its that can be said about it as the; a gully behind a bank. Just then Hon. Dr. J. B. Addison, Pr fessor witness saw the other two men, J. Anderson, Dr. G. H. Tuoinas, Ferms had her as liberal as thosewonder fun of the year, joffered by any other country. Can-

who emerged from a hollow about Mr. Wong Kwong-tin and Mr. festation of the debts was impos

40 yards away. He shouted to Ma Chui-chiu (chairman). sible

them in Chinese "Mo Yuk" [=

BILL PASSED.

SAFEGUARDING BRITISH

TRADE,

(Reuter's Service.)

London, Dec. 15. The Safeguarding Bill has pussed the Committee stage with- eut alteration.

+1

The Gum typhou is reported this morning lo be approaching the „Bolow Tulunda from eastward-Until noon to-morrow the wither forecast

is (Fornos Channel N.. winds, strong; (Hongkong and cost) N. winda, fresh to strong faiz, oxoler,

GOOD FRIENDS.

As a

HUMAN SACRIFICES. HONGKONG AND TARIFF

INDIAN GOVERNMENT'S ABHORRENCE.

RELEASE OF HLAVES.

(Reuter's Sérvice.)

Rangoon, December 15.

AUTONOMY.

CHINERE MERCHANTS MEET.

MARINE FNCINGER.” GUILD OF CHINA

.HONGKONG BRANCH.

| ("Don't move?”), They did not stop, but retraced their steps. Witness repeated his order, at the same time firing one round, low, in their direction. The men turn- ed and ran up 'hill again. Witness rushed forward and, when about AN ORDINARY (ENFRAL MEETING will be held at 25 yards from them, fired two Of the many items on the shots at them in rapid succession. HOME WEST

The GUILD OFFICE SAILORS' agenda of yesterday's monthly He took aim, but fired quickly and FRIDAY, 18TH DECEMBER POINT On meeting of the committee of the had not the remotest idea of kill- Hongkong

Chinese General ing them. Both shots took effect

1925, at 5 O'CLOCK P.M Chamber of Commerce, one

BUSINESS... related to a suggestion by the and both men dropped. Witness Chinese Banking Exchange that thought the men were armed. He connected them with the three

the local Government be re-

A small official expedition has despatched to effect there of all slaves in the Hakawang quested to make allotments under valley.

the Trade Loan more freely. Arrangements have beru made. Mr. Li Yau-tsun (chairman) generously to compensate stove anid that applications would now Nearly 4,000 letters have owners... been received at Australia House

be considered more quickly. The expedition will meet at Naga. A letter was read from the from MP's, private individuals The chiefs express the Indnin China National Chamber of Com and traders, promising support | Government's abhorrence at human merce. The meeting concurred for the Australian fruit-growers' sacrifices and it in anticipated that with the sentiments expressed campaign, to induce British housewives

the expedition will result in supplies that the writers solely wanted

bu Be Australian of sielims for merifice from this de tariff autonomy on a co-operation currants and raisins in making of the frontier being completely basis and not an indiscriminate Christmas puddings. Managers

of big London and provincial pro

Icut off.

vision stores are to inake attrac the_window=displays More ONE EVER ONS HATS

than 5,000. grocers in Lancashire, Paris, December 16M. Briand Cheshire and parts of Yorkshire and M. Chicharin held yesterday have agreed to hold Empire weeks another conversation which, scord during the next two months, in Ling to the Petit Parisien did which Australian dried fruits will not deur solely with the debts quen be given thecial prominence Lion, m

increase of duty on Imports, such increase possibly prejudicing | foreign friendshipz-

ed to broadcast telegrams deny- ing malicious rumours in places where overscas Chinese resided, rumours having been circulated that banka in Hongkong had sus pended payment:

The Chamber was also request-

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