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CAR IN HARBOUR..

MOTOR SMASH NEAR BLAKE PIER.

A SMART RESCUE

BAD JOSS."

SHIPS AFTER CHINA'

NEW YEAR,

CANTON RIVER PIRATES.

The water front near the 'Blake (From Our Own Correspondent.); Pier was the scene, of some excite ment at about 6p.m. yesterday when two motor cars on public hire

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

MR. R. STUART AGAIN.

CLAIM AGAINST PINGUET AND CO.

SAMPLE SALES.

Mr. James Royston Stuart, des- cribing himself as merchant,, and traveller was the claimant this morning in a Suminary Court case,

and Co2 DAN

In the House of Commons.travelling in opposite directions China New Year, stoppage, four the defendants, being P. M. Pinguet

after calling attention to the fact. that many questions affecting the interests of Hongkong can only be dealt with by the Canton authori ||tien, Mr., H. W. Looker (Conserva- tive Essex, South-East) asked whether the Government would sanction direct communication be tween the Government of Hong kong and the Chinese authorities: in' Canton,

olded with one other and one of them fell into the harbour.

Apparently the driver of the car travelling along the sea walk found that a collision was imminent and kept close to the edge. The other car, however, struck it and toppled it over

Pakka Kongmoon), Feb. 28. Out on their first trip after the

tow-boats plying between Canton and the up-country ports of Kuns vick, Suncheong and Chekhom were pirated..

due for wages in Hou of notice, Mr. Stuart claimed $100, money commission and trouble resulting to plaintiff through an alleged breach

of contract.

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CHINA'S WARS.

PLANS OF COMMANDERS: REVEALED.

TIENTSIN MENAGED.

(Reuter's Service.)

Peking, March 3 According to. Kuominchun cir- cles Lu Chung-ling who com 20,000 of the Third Kromichumac mands 35,000 of the First and including cavalry and artillery, on the Tientsin front, has com pleted preparation for an early Mr. Stuart, In the witness box, attach against L "Ching-lim referred to his engagement by Pin-Thus both sides are apparently guet and Co. on Feb. 6 and to an ready. agreement drawn up. under which Lu Chung-lin has been ap--| each party could give two weeks painted Commander-in-Chief of notice. Three days later, in an the Kuominchun forces at Tien- been interview with Mr. Pinguet, the tein and Shanhaikuan. He re- terlatter "got excited with regard to turned to Tientsin yesterday, in-

the forces at Luanchow

At present there is no conmunt eation to those places by river Only two boats pass this port every two days, viz., one to Canton and one to Chinshan (near Macao). The driver jumped out of his seat H.M.S. "Moorhen" and "Moth" into the water before the car aankhave left for Canton. and he was rescued by a European The cold snap has also Police officer. A sampan lying near manifested here, the lowest

terday.

Prices of rice and oil are rapidly.

the falling car, but the occupante were not injured

The car was hauled out of the water this morning:

rising

Mt. L. S. Amery. Secretary of State for the Colonies, replied that he did not consider that such ar- the: son wall, was badly damaged by parature being 48 degrees F. yes-sales which he alleged he (witness) tending a hurried inspection of | rangements at present were neces. sary or desirable: He added that fund, when the negotiations to Iterminate the boycott are resum- Fert. His Excellency the Governor jot Hongkong (Sir Cecil Clementi) will doubtless suggest the best menner to facilitate them,

12

PEKING RESPONSIBLE..

But No Effective Control Over Canton.

Kowloon Smash.

had been doing retail and suid wit

On a pre- nees was, to clear out.

A message from Mukden says vious occasion he had said some that. following the Military Cón- thing like this and the matter: had ference, the Tupang of Hellung- LOCAL JUNK SEIZED Been dropped," said witness, so heklang and Kirin returned to thought he would get it in writing. their Provinces on Tuesday, A motor bus with a load of pas. sengers was following close behind!

In a report to the police here He wrote Mr. Pinguet a letter ask whilst the Civil Governor, Wang a Police motor van from the ferry (Hongkong) it is stated that, fishing for a written decision. As he Yung chiang, has resigned. ap- station at Kowloon yesterday morning junk with a crew of five mon get no answer he carried on as a parently as a protest against the Ing. The van turned into Canton and carrying a cargo of dried fish salesman and canvasser for the firm war programme which the con- Road and was struck lavthe side By

was seized-by pirates last Thurs. Under an agreemant, his allowance ference adopted. the bus. The latter had the worst day at Sha M in Chinese terr-was to be $100 a month and com- of the collision, the damage being tory. estimated at $50.

Other Accidents..

Mr. P. J. H. Hannon (Conger- A motor cyclist knocked down a vative Moseley) asked whether small boy at Praya Enst yesterday the Government holds the Pekingafternoon. Slightly injured but Government responsible for the satisfied with a $1 note promptly Canton boycott, and able to re-tendered by the cyclist as compen Istrein it?

sablon, the boy walked away.. Si Austen Chamberlain, Secre- A Chinese pedestrian was knock

mission."

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ly,

The Munden plan is, apparent

to attack simultaneously Six men appreached the boat in Mr. Stuart claimed that there was Shanhaikuan and Jehol "fronts. a sampan. At the point of the re-a verbal agreement that he was to

The Fengtienities intend to volver, they forced the crew of the be paid $25 weekly and that in con- drive out the Kuominchun from fishing junk to proceed to Sha Tau sequence of the second instalment the Jeho region, and consolidate Chung. Arriving here, two of the not having been received their positions, while at Shanhai- crew were released with an order the admitted receiving one sum of kuan they hope to smash the to go back and report to the owners $25 on the day he was engaged) his Kuominchan, and advance tú“. that the boat had been seized.

landlady had turned out himself, wards Tientsin in co-operation The value of the junk is esti-wife and child and he had been with the Shantung forces en

tary of State for Foreign Affairs, ed down by a tram, car at Waimated at $200; but the amount of obliged to take rooms at the Hotel route to Tangpu by land, and enumerated the British Govern- Point and received slight injuriesProperty on the vessel is unknown, Metropole where his bill had been sea, and eventually to co-operate

He was not detained in hospital

⚫ment's representations. He could not see any useful purpose in con-

On the reclamation area at Sham- sidering whether the Central Gov. shulpo, a coolie pushing an earth ernment is technically responsible truck was accidentally injured in He was sent to the since in practice it is notorious. the head. that it at present does not exercise Kwong Wah Hospital. ^« leffective control over Canton,

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WORKERS IN RIOT.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Pakkai (Kongmoon), Feb. 28.

Dad business owing to present conditions has resulted in half the native banks at the important cities of Saul and Kongmoon closing down since the China New Year settlement.

Thousands are out of work Shopkeepers allege that the terms insisted upon by labourers who be long to unions are much too harsh for business...

No. 2. police station at Kongmoon was 'mobbed and broken down by workmen alleged to balong to gulida. The well-known agitator and ring leader. Lui. Tong, was arrestedoin the riot. After the trouble, no police ventured out on duty until two days ago when the station was re-established. Police are now out on patrol, in strong squads, and with rifles.

PAGODA

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HARBOUR FREAK.

SHIP BREAKS 'PHONE. CABLES.

THE "LING NAM"

CLAIM FROM ARRESTED

SHIP:

$45, His claim was made up of with Li Ching-lin thie sum, $50 for a fortnight's allowance from the firm in Heu of (notice and" $5-commission for d

Peter Pan" gramophone he had

Exold

A message from Chefoo 'says. that Pei Shou-cheng left for Dairen on Monday evening.

Han Ming has commandeered the Chinese merchant steamers detained at Chefoo. pending transport of troops to Take

Mr. F. G. Vaux, for Pinguet and Co., admitted summary dismissa but claimed that there had been sufficient grounds. Samples hadi

Kaffeng Evacuated $1,711 FOR PAINTING. been sold in respect of which speci

Kaifeng, Feb. 27, fic instrustions had been given not. (despatched from Shanghai, Another claim in respect of the to sell and there had been sales to

March 4) s.s. "Ling Nam" was heard in the private individuals when claimant General Chin Yun-ac has com- Supreme Court this morning, the had been instructed that his busi missioned Li Chen-piao to protect claim being in respect of work doneness was to be wholely wholesale.Kaifeng, which is quiet, and materials supplied by the firm The $26 given to claimant was be- The Second Kuominchun army LINES THREATENED.

of A Hong, painters."

cause he had told Mr. Pinguet he has completely evacuated Kaifeng The ship, which was a landmark was on his beam ends and had" A yesterday. Telephone communication be when it was on the slipway at tween the island and the main-Aberdeen, has been held in arrest lagd is, threatened by damage to since the writ issued by the Hong- four out of the seven cross-har-kong, Whampoa Dock Company on bour telephone cables,

May 4, 1925 Other claims have Residents going over the water been heard in respect of the ship, by the "Star ferries this morn judgment having been given. The Ing had a good view of the ship itself was withdrawn from U.S.S. Jason, which is out-auction recently when the upset standing because of her unique price was not realised build From a distance she re- sembles the skeleton of a big matshed and her "architecture from short range seems very striking.

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Upon the marine superintendent who had acted for the Chung Wah SS. Company, which owned the vessel, giving evidence that the work in question had been done on This instructiona, His Lordship made an order in favour of claim- ants, amount being referred to the Registrar. $1,731 was the amount elaimed,

Officially she is described as a fuel ship. One message calls her a US. Naval oil tanker and another describes her as aircraft carrier. A harbour ex- pert accepted a via media, by pointing out that she had deck flying space and maintain ed that it would be correct to Bay that she was a seaplane de- pot ship which only carried EARLY DECISION CANNOT BE spare parts for flying.

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CHINA'S TARIFF.

EXPECTEDŰZ

QUESTION" IN THE COMMONS.

wife and child for whose lodging he was unable to pay at that time

The business claimant was to carry out was the sale of office stationery, typewriting carbons, etc. In spite of his instructions, claimant had sold, samples to in dividuals, and, it was claimed for Pinguet and Co., even below the prices which Mr. Stuart had got on Pinguet's price list

In addition to claiming that Mr. Stuart's own, business (he stated this morning that he traded under the name of Stuart and son in similar articles to some of those on Pinguet's price list) was prejudi- cial to the interests of the firm that had engaged him, Mr. Vaux held that Mr. Stuart's other business matters were not in a satisfactory state and that this had a bearing on the case...

His Worship, however; ruled out questions on this latter point. Cross-examined with regard to samples which had been sold and not returned Mr. Stuart said that ne told Mr. Pinguet he would not return them until he had been paid. He also said he could not. get them back as he had, not the. money. He did, however, give in

On throwing out her anchor. HOSIERY. to swing round (and tie up to No. 1 Admiralty buoy), the cross-harbour, cables were foul- ed. It is understood that the two Government telephone cables were damaged and that In the House of Commons, restructions to the persons to whom

ALLEGED TRADE MARK. INFRINGEMENT, .

MAGISTRACY SUMMONS.

#Router Boice.) F

E/L&dth? March 8,

The allled troops are passing through the city to Chengchow, where the Second Kuominchun army made a final stand They were disorganised and completely collapsed, being badly officered and poorly equipped. They lost more than two-thirds of their artillery and general equipment.

Gen. Wang Wal-wel asserts that passenger traffic between Lung- hat and Suchow will be restored The first train is immediately. expected to leave this afternoon.

The allied troops seem well supplied at Tainpu with engines and coaches.

(A Tientsin message of February 24 stated: The combined force of Chihli and Shantung troops have" defeated the 2nd and 3rd Armies of the Kuominchun, as far as Taangchow, and are now holding their own against the Kuominchun troops in the district between Huayuan and Tsangchow. The 1st Army of the Kuominchun are now being transported to Huayuan to render assistance to the 2nd and Srd Armies.]

NORWEGIAN VAGRANTS TRIP

TO KOWLOON:

two of the Telephone Co. were plying to a suggestion that the he had sold the samples, to hold LOOKING FOR WORK. Blso involved. This is about the British ropresentatives on the them in readiness to deliver theni The Mutual Watch and Optical biggest mishap to the cables that Tariff Conference in Peking up Company, of No. 1, D'Aguilar has occurred for a number of should be impressed with the His Worship, found that there Street, were summoned at the years. Central Magistracy this morning for an infringement of the "Pagoda" trade mark, the pro perty of the China Cotton and Silk Works, Ltd., of Shanghai, and represented locally by Messra, Mustard and Company,

HOME MAIL.

A total of 219 bags letters (Lon Mr. H. J. Armstrong (of don, February 4) and 166 bags of Messrs. Deacons) representing parcels from London comprised the the complainants, said that the mail which arrived, by the P and defendants advertised the sale of "More" to-day."," "Pagoda Brandhostery at Delivery of the letter mail was price which aroused the susproceeding this afternoon

picions of Messrs. Mustard and

Company A purchase was made.

of an inferior quality of cotton

or silk bearing a forged trade MOVEMENT OF STEAMER,

mark or trade description closely

resembling the "Pagodamark

as to be calculated to deceive, n The C.P.S: RMI

Evidence was given by the

manager of Messrs. Mustard

and Company and the case was al

adjourned to hear the defence.

necessity of expediting a dect had been sufficient grounds for sion on the interim tariff pro-summary dismissal but found for posals, Sir Auster Chamberlain, claimant with costs in respect of Secretary of State for Foreign $5 commission Affairs, alluded to the complexity

of the points at Issue and the Fobscurity of the situation in

Pekings there

day, an imported case of

is small-pox and a case of enteric He thought that an early deci- fever, both Chinese, were notified. son could not be expected, and pointed out that thirteen Powers were represented at the Confer chce and the decisions did not Messru rest in the hands of the British S delegation, alone, Agile,

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