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In spite of vague rumoury.

The O.S.K. office in Hongkong other China New Year has been received a cable this morning that. celebrated in Hongkong in time the wa "Suma Maru" on the honoured style.

There was no doubt that tight-most run had gone ashore on what Hongkong-Swatow, Amoy, For.. Hess of money was a big factor for is known as the Good Hope Cape the annual "settlement" on Friday (12 miles from Swatow), but, so far at least, it has yet to be

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FEBRUARY 15, 1926.

USED TO IT!

JEP WHEN UNDER FIRE

FROM PIRATES.

*1

ITISH SHIP'S RESCUE

Series of Attacks In Canton

River.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

BANG BANG!!

LAW OPENLY FLOUTED AT

WEEK-END."

EVIL OF "CRACKERS,!"

LAZARUS

Hongkong's Only European Optician

Established Forty Years

12 Queen's Road Central,

Branch Offtes-Shanghai and London

COUNTESS BANISHED.

STILL IMMURED ON ELLIS ISLAND.

EARL OF CRAVEN ANNOYED.

(Reuter's American Service.)

Commencing with a perliminary bombardment from Friday after- noon to midnight to see the old

currence to him, the "China the holidays and are still in occups still immured on Ellis Island, the

Having become an everyday oc-kept up a continual barrago during year out, the Chinese community

New York, Feb. 14:

Mail's" Pakkai (Kongmoon) cortion of the Colony to-day. In the officials of the Labour and Im

With the Countess of Cathcart respondent relates how he merely subsequent assaults comprising migration Department in Wash- rolled himself up to sleep when intermittent sorties to herald in ington are faced with the neces under fire during sensational the New Year on Saturday; an ex- piratical attack.

nsity of deciding one of the most tended series of fusillades lasting unusual cases that has ever In his latest report he blandly from midnight Saturday, yester- students returning to Formosa terest to record, Leyond a few Fer-the

On board were 60 Japanese says that there is nothing of in-day evening to "open the New arisen under the present immigra

tion laws. Chinese were still were singideant empty patches Tuikwa Maru" which was on the as routine events by residents in were the efforts of ubiquitous boys fact that the Earl of Craven was and these were all taken off by the piracies, which are now regarded victorious. Added to the foregoing

learned that the big "ernshes" pro Late on China New Year Eve, it semed that everybody hud dene his best and the spirit of festivity was entered into thoroughly. There

mised have come off

the bazaar, showing' what trades had been affected by the boycott in

that there was a restriction on ex- posts from up-country). Flowers considered to be of "joss" sig- were at a premium that is, those nifeance, and faney prices were. glady pai

The Suma Maru" left Hong- kong on Saturday, deputising as a substitute bout on the Swatow run

for the "Kotsu Maru"

Way from Swatow to Hongkong. The Talkwa Maru" turned back and took these students to Statow

the accident. and then returned to the scene of

The "Suma Marul" is taking water fast into two holds. The Saturday and yesterday, the first prospects of getting her off were days of the year, were given over not indicated in the cable to the ⚫to visits of formal character. One offices of the OSK

still wished-without thinking of The "Suma Maru" is a small the supposed shortage of money-boat of only 919 tong net register. all good luck for a friend during the current year, and then in the same breath suggested a game of

•"peh kau" with which to de the opposite to the sentiments. "Kung Hay Fat Choy,"

ot

Trams, motor-cars, vieshas and ferries carried load after load of gubly dressed Chinese Bent

on)! pleasure. offering felicitations tig Friends and retires, and on show ing true holiday spirit.

NAVAL MEN APPEAR AS COMPLAINANTS.

• A COOLIE CONVICTED

that pórt.”

His letter, dated February reads:

Respect For "Moorhen."

4

The affair is complicated by the

on holiday, sniping away at all admitted into America in Novem- hours of both day and night,

ber without question and is now Notwithstanding the publication living quietly with his wife at her of regulations, the law was openly uncle's residence in New York.. fouted. Definite hours and certain The Earl of Craven was annoyed Not unt HMS. "Moorhen" districts were laid down but few, if when an army of Pressmen, invad- came out of the harbour in re-any, took heed." sponse to an urgent request for

ed his apartments. He declared Every China New Year season that he knew no more than any- help, did four pirate launches has its sequel in a multitude of pro-jone else about the case. There desist from their sustained secutions for infringing the reguh-was no reason why any relation- attack on, the Canton-Kongmoontions but these generally relate to ship should be presumed to exist toy-boat on February 2, which offences in the neighbourhood a od between him and the Countess of they followed right up to the port

the Government Civil Hospital. → Cathcart except an Impersonal It is not so many years ago that one. All he wanted was to be Mimits.

Sir Henry Pollock put some pertin-allowed to live in peace and quiet

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THROWING STONES. An armed junk and an armedent questions Council follow with his wife.

faunch were escorting the boating a motor car catastrophe at which was coming to Pakkai. West Point on China New Year

Laws Unfair, Near Chiulin the pirates hove in Day when several persons lost sight and opened fire. The only their lives through a chauffeur against the apparent unfairness There are many protests thing for me to do was to roll being hf in the eye by a cracker of the immigration laws.. myself up in a cotton quilt and lie and thereby loriag control of his example, nine prominent New For Five seamen from British gun-down on the floor.

charge. Boats and a Surreys prizate gave As soon as fire was opened, on

York women telegraphed to Mr. evidence in two separate cases of us, the armed launch proceeded man has been anroyed by having inmigration, protasting against MACKINTOSH

Many a Chinese lady or gentle-James J. Davis, Secretary, for disorderly conduct at Wanchai on ahead to obtain help, leaving us to holiday attire spoiled by erackers the Saturday. The defendants were escape as best we could. At Kohrown at them from verandaha.women. coal coolie and a rattan maker. Sa near the harbour limit, the accidentally in the most cases, but

It was

stated that the com- British gunboat was sighted: Fir- nevertheless, annoying. Those who plainants "were struck by stonesling ceased and the cutlays turned VG thrown at them by the defen- tail! A Chinese lady passenger lighted up by the younger genera uling against the Countess of dunts, the Surrey's man asserting was seriously wounded and con- tion are still more numerous. that the real coolie was

Cathcart is foolish and the special throwing stones the whole day."portends the severance of traffic there is room for much more to be

seen veyed to hospital This attackshows laxity everywhere. However, United States ridiculous.

Admittedly the police have not Board of Enquiry is making the Defendant was fined $100 or six between this port and Canton, at done, and it is felt that nothing been remarkably reticent, but the weeks...

The newspapers so far have least until after the New Year short of arrest-meaning ignomint comments made cre all sarcastic. The ether man was discharged Pholidays. for want of evidence,

suffered from

the

freaks

The Philadelphia Public Ledger,

in an editorial, declares, that the

To-day the shird day of the years, is not considered a good, diy for visiting the ladies assoriating with it a superstition of gossip and petty Rauarrels.

To-morrow is another "good day," when the more religious who have [toured the Colmy's temples during the week-end wilbatart their calls

A gradual geborn to business will also enimmence tomorrow and the holiday spirit wil practically be ver by the seventh day (Friday). Kiddies in Europeah, families who Save received the "lacky red pane

with

«Aye wem pigen inside) ||

bol of aripucial patrol that are From the Paok or amah. may stil!

New York, later expect to be favoured with this PENDANT SNATCHED, the Kongmorn-Taimoor, tow-boat, risk of offending a hul vrd tile, core of the Countess of

and Cathcart has taken a new turn: -having heard of the latest attesting many pointemen tack-did not dare to leave for officers on bents should be given

Mr. Henry H. Curran, Commis. strict instructions to take Taumoon by herself. She had mustody all those

into sioner .01 Immigration, Ellis. Barred junk as an escort, not un-vackers during prohibited hours sent immigration inspectors to re- who let off Island, has announced that he like the vessels of Elizabethard in prohibited areas. No pun-quest. the Earl of Craven to come times but she decided that it

form kupena: alate as the

ifteenth day of the art moon.

The restaurants at West Point were open last night and the theatres played to "capacity houses. ♦ }Amendince, at either will pro

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The daughter of a Chinese resi would be best to sail in the wake what is too much for those to his office for further inter- EcoCoppBEDIO who, wilfully or talpably dent in Hollywood Read was robbed of the boat leaving for Kungyick crackers at others "just for the dress at which the Earl said he

rogation. They called at the ad-) of a gold pendant, value $40 on

When near Laan Tu Suen (at run of the thing," or because the Saturday afternoon.

the mouth of the Kongmoon victims is not in a position to re- According to a report made to fereek) the whole fleet was attack-taltate or seek redress.. the police by an amah, she was fed by hundreds of pirates on both walking with the girl when a thief banks of the river. "The Kung- came from behind and snatched the fyick tow-boat fought through and pendant. Hy made his escape in Fran the gauntlet successfully. The the direction of Wellington Street. Taumoon boat struck a mine. Her

FOUND HANGING.

DISPENSARY EMPLOYEE'S:

DEATH.

LOW-DOWN RUSE.

BLIND CHINESE WIDOW

ROBBED.

VISITING A FRIEND.

tow. (the launch) and protector (the armed junk) stayed behind! to fight and fight they did to the The National Medical Associa

last. Ultimately the tow, launch, tion of China, consisting of a mem-

and armed junk were all burned hership of more, than five hundred

down to the water's edge, after Chinese doctors trained in the arts

having fought from 10 am till 3 A Chinese employed at the pim. The sailing and gun crews and science of Western medicine, will hold its sixth biennial confer-King Edward Dispensary in stood at their, posts till all am ence in the Chinese Infectious Dis-Queen's Road was found hanging munition was expended and not eases Hospital No. 545, Thibet at 5.45 a.m. yesterday from a one escaped alive. There were made to the police. Road (Shanghai) on February 16-beam in the kitchen at the rear of many casualties on both sides. 24, inclusive, during which quat the premises.

fed physicians from a parts of The police were called in and: China will gather in Shanghai found life extinct. where they will be given the rare

It is believed that the man com- opportunity in which to Intermitted suicide owing to private change ideas, knowledge, and ex- worries. perience for the advancement of medical science,

This conference, though directly, possessing greater significance and importance to the medical profes alon, is by virtue of its scope and nature, perhaps equally important

J. R. Wood as Puisne Judge has The appointment of Mr. Justice

been officially "gazetted:"

J

Famous Leader's Death. On the same day (February 3) the famous ex-pirate leader, Leung Kwok-fun, alias Leung Yan (of the Ku Tau. mountains), who had Eachieved fame as commander of the Gaemoon Fort (after sur- ties) by holding pirates at rendering to the authorl-

bay, was assassinated by his Own bodyguards in fort. The guards then mutinied, took all the guns and ammunition

the

to the Chinese general public The next Criminal Sessions will inasmuch as it will help to en-be held at the Supreme Court on lighten and broaden the minds of Monday, February 22 at 10 am and abducted the dead man's wife the Chinese publie concerning the

true value of scientific medicine. A total of five motor accidents In the endeavour to utilize the were reported over the week-end. conference to draw the attention The injuries in each case were of the public to the progress which not serious. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Western medicine is making each TANG YUK, DENTIST. year, is hoped to create a favour-

the late SIEN TING,

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Mr. Curran declared that he would press the case against the Earl of Craven regardless of the outcome of the Countess of Cathcart's appeal

Countess Interviewed.

New York, later. The Countess of Cathcart, on being interviewed by Pressmen on Ellis Island, was cheerful: -and talkative.

She said that she was her own She got herself

How a partially blind Chinese widow living at Second Street was worst enemy. imposed upon by a stranger and there by telling the truth, "so, it robbed of her money on Saturday does rather put a premium on afternoon was given in a report lying." She asserted that adul-

Posing as a herb specialist for tery was not a crime in Britain disease, a Chinese induced the If it were all the British nobility woman to go with him to attend a would be put in jail, and if Bri- friend who was ill. She was taken tain had the same immigration to a vacant fat at Kwong Fung laws as America, she did not think Terrace where a confederate was that many American women waiting. While one held, the woman. would get in. the other took a sum of $280 from: her girdle.

ARMED ROBBERY.

A SMALL HAUL AT

SHAMSHUIPO.·

She declared that she was being wonderfully well treated on. Ellis Island and had received hundreds of cablegrams of sympathy from her friends.

FEWER CARGOES.

BLAMED FOR THE SHIPPING DEPRESSION.

RECORD LOW LEVEL.

(Reuter's Scrotec:)

London, Fel: 14, "The depression in the shipping industry continued and deepened during the past year" is the open-. Chamber of Shipping of

for purposes of ransom. Gaemoon four men armed with

A sum of $110 was taken by Fort is now without weapons of and knives from a grocery shop

La revolver! defence and the stoma staff in the Shamashulpo district last there has been withdrawn.

night. They bolted away when Merchants' Money Saved. police whistles were blown.

An inmate of the shop received On the morning of February 4 1 cuts in the hand while struggling was awakened by the sound of with one of the men. guns. With an opera Class I saw a launch being chased by another. Mr. G. S. Kennedy-Skipton has Both were "dressed in gunboat Cyclone or typhoon warning been appointed an assistant to the style. The fugitive stopped in the Kongmoon merchants to bringing sentence in the report of the received to-day indicated its cen- Secretary for Chinese Affairs and front of the Customs while the back money collected at Canton United Kingdom. tre as the Balantine Channel. Its as a Deputy Registrar of Mar. other tried to take her away Near Chiulin she met four black direction is unknown

Volleys were fired by soldiers launches but successfully evadedentinued existence of more

The depression 18 attributed A small fire broke out yesterday

end-guards on the shore at the heavy fire and reached the harships and fewer cargoes, than be If it fails to obtain a certificate pursuer which fled in the direc-bour. Seeing no Chinese gunboat are the war. Freights, which among a heap of charcoal at No to start business within two tion of Ngoi Hoi H.Ms armed in port, one of the pirate craft were at a record low level, were 7, Burrows Street, Wanchai The months, the name of the Hong-launch "Don Juan also cleared ventured right into the anchorage below pre-war prices outbreak was extinguished by the kong Industrial Society Associa for action inmates before the arrival of the tion, Ltd., will be struck off the

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Bubsequently I learned that the British Naval vessel before she register...

firat launch had been chartered by gave up her quest

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