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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1926,
GENERAL STRIKE.
NATIONAL FOOD SUPPLIES REGULAR..
YESTERDAY'S POSITION..
Nasty Scenes Reported In Dock Land.
AVIATOR FOUND.
MISSING SPANISH FLIER'S SAFETY.
COMING TO HONGKONG.
Engine Trouble Causes Forced' Descent.
Anxiety regarding the missing
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ASSAULT ON GIRL
SEQUEL TO A MOTOR ACCIDENT..
EUROPEAN SUMMONED
SHOT IN THE NECK
Connaught Rodd West was the Mr. F. PR James, of the scene of an exciting chase earlyW.D., was summoned before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central this morning, a police officer find-Magistracy this morning for fall ing' it necessary to fire at a man fing to report an accident and with
A review of the events of the first full day of the general strike at Home shows that milk and fish trains are arriving in London on scheduled time The London underground railway and omnibusea.Spanish aviator has been dispelled-running from the premises of assaulting a ten-year old Chinese are being run by volunteer workers. In the provinces railway ser- A forced descent was made in frm which had been robbed. The girl living at No. 6, Prince's
Terrace.go) akinia vices are at a standstill.
Chinese territory, about half-wayman in question was shot in the The complainant in the assault between Hanoi and Matuc, and he neck and was taken to the Govern-symmons was represented by Mr is now reported to be coming to ment. Civil Hospital, in a serious McCallum and Mr. Abo
O'Donoghue defended in both Hongkong from the Portuguese condition.
charges. Colony.
Nisty scenes were witnessed in dock, and, East London.. hooligans coming into contact with, the Police, who were reinforced and made several truncheon charges..
To counter-act the dislocation of the Press the Government has issued a penny, paper-the British Gazette--to keep the public fully and correctly informed of all, developments and to guide them in their action.
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Volunteer Services,
(Reuter's Service.)
London, May 4.
An oilleial broadcast message states thas the London milk trans port service is "working according to scheme, and that long-distance milk and feh tonins have arrived nccording to schedule.
The London Underground Ball way and Omnibus Combine notify that they are endeavouring to operate their services with volun- tury labour. The extent of work ing will depend on the number of
volunteers..
The trunk rufway companies į hope to run passenger trains dur ing the days..
Meantime reports from the pro-.
The "Gazette's" circulation will be raised by means of the unlimited resources of the State until it pro- vides a sure and sufficient reeans of information and a guide for the Luction of all British citizens.
The "Gazette" urges the nation to "Be strong; quit yourselves like men”
Foolscap Times.
4
Last Saturday, Captain Gallarza and Captain Lorigu left. Hanoi feach with their own mechanics) in unfavourable weather conditions Captain Gallarza for Mucuo. arrived but. Captain Lorign did not
turn up.
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search was instituted, the Portuguese gunboats "Patria" and Macao" and the motor launch London, May 4, "Demetrie Cinati aking part The fast, strike time edition of a They were reinforced by HMS regular newspapers to reach Rea-"Marazion" and the submarine 15, ter's office was a diminutiva copy
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Prosecuting in the traffic caNO; Sub-Inspector Alexander said the accident took place at Caine Road at 2:30 pm on Thursday, but a letter reporting it was only re- ceived the following morning.
The shop in question is at. 35, Connaught Road West, business of importing, and exporting drugs. and pharmaceutical wares being carried on there. It is thought that the value of the goods stolen The accused explained from the is somewhere in the neighbour-witness box that he wrote the hood of $1,500 from the ground letter at 4 o'clock the same after- noon and gave it to the chief floor and the value of goods taken clerk to send to the traffic office. from the first floor has not yet but the coolie had instead been ascertained-
made calls on the way and did not deliver the letter until the follow- A foki of the firm was arresteding morning. Mr. O'Donoghue by a Chinese constable in Queen's said that he was supplied with a Roady Central
copy of the letter shortly after it The visit to the firm's premises cumstances His Worship held that
was written. Under these cir of the Times ccnsiating of a single from Hongkong. The. "Marazion" sheet of foolseap with typescript returned to harbour to-day just be-of men who were stated by the charge could not be maintain on both siles, ut the price of two, tore tin..
the foki to be relatives is thoughted and the summons was dismiss- pence. containing the briefest pos- The French Coned General at to have something to do with the ed. 19 : sible digest of yesterday's develop Hongkong (who is also in charge of
In the assault case... ‹ Mr. menta
robbery: Shelter was given McCallum said that the accused Spanish interests) reached a cate them for the night at the request was riding a motor cycle and there from the French Consun Canton of the foki and it is alleged that was an accident. A little girl was this morning. It stated that Cap-
Accused followed her there and Tung in the southern part of Kwangtung province, and near the French Colony of Kwong-chow wan), that he had landed at Tien Pak (a port on that part of the coast) and was safe. There had ly have got away but for the been engine trouble, and he asked action of one of the bound tokis for assistance as his rotor needed who extricated himself from his repairs whichheld not carry bounds and gave chase to the man out by himself who was eventually shot in Hillier
Accordingly, the Hongkong Street.. Consul immediately sent a radio Four of the gang which entered
Paper Office Protected-
London, Later. About forty constables and Morning Post offices all night Tong..
vinces show that the services are special constables surrounded the tain Loriga had wired from Stithese men participated in the badly hurt and ran into a shopi
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practically non-existent. The principal stations in Manchester are picketed, but' one orjuwo traine managed to leave London tërmíní.
Hundreds of railway cleiks and employees in supervisory grades Eight London theatres resumed their ordinary duties in been closed down. Hull after telegraphing to the Executive disapproving...of the strike action
The warships Barham and Ramil Hies are landing food supplies at || Liverpool.
News From the provinces shows that the strike is being observed
Trade Union Congress order, but
have
Clerks Unload Liner.
Southampton, May 4. The combled clerical staff of the Cunard and White Star Lines unloaded! the Mauretania in
robbery in collaboration with a gang which early this morning gained access to the premises and bound and gagged the inmates.
The robbers would undoubted-
smacked her on the face for laughing at him. He thought it was unfortunate that. acting: probably in anger, accused should have assaulted the little girl who was already suffering from the
reaction of the accident...
in the industries embraced in the Southampton on her arrival from message to Kwong-chow-win ask-were armed with revolvers and rushed across the road. Het work is proceeding in others, in-America. Passengers for Londoning if the French authorities could others with formidable knives, eluding the "Clyde and Sunderland were conveyed in a fleet of chars
shipyards, the Northampton boot factories and the Leicester hosiery Factories..
A' number of potteries Have atopped owing to the lack of coal
Belfast business is being zairied on as baual
Prince 'Flying, Back,"
Paris, May 4. H. R. H. the Prince of Wales le proceeding to London by aeroplane |to-night.
a-bage.
Nasty Scenes.
London, May 4. Nasty scenes occurred in doek land, East London, by the hoqligan element interfering with suspicions. road transport early in the day. | They became more reckless in the evening indiscriminately stopping and disabling lorries and other vehicles,
The Police were reinforced and tharged with their truncheons
several times."
A score of people had to be conveyed to hospital
Half a dozen persons arrested.
were
London May 4. The Prince of Wales arrived by aeroplane at Croydon from Paris and quietly motored to Londor.
A Firebrand. Saklatvala, the Communist M.P
U.. S. Labour View. was remanded at Bow Street Police,
Washington, May 4. Court til Thursday on a charge of Mr. William Green, President of making an inflammatory speech at the American Federation of a May Day demonstration in Hyde Labour, stated that the Federation Park, in the course of which believed that the British minere according to a detective shorthand were justified in their demands for writer, he incited the Army to re-a "decent living wage" and that volt and refuse to fight. He spoke their grievances, should be speedily contemptuously of the Union Jack. redressed, He hoped that "those Sir Travers Humphreys, prose-qualities which characterise the cuting, said that this being the first British people in ovory crisis will cuse in the present aftuation, the so assert themselves as to effect an | prosecution' only required accused immediate settlement.
to enter into recognisances to be of
Germans', Action. good behaviour.
Saklatvala was released on bail in two sureties of £100 each.
British Gazette.
London, May 4 The Government is publishing a penny newspaper called the "British Gazette."
:Dra.
blank.
do anything. As far as the Consul (Mons. Dufaure de la Prade) knew, there were no aviation facilities at Kwong-chow-wan, but ships of the French Navy might be able to sendi help..
This morning, the Spanish Do- Iminican Procuration (at Hongkang) | received a telegram from Maeno,. indicating that Captain Loriga had joined Captain Gallarza there; and that they were coming to Hong- kong to-day to inspect the ground.. They would then decide whether they would make their next hop from Macao, or Hongkong, and to Manila, or to Formosa.
As far as is known, the aviators did not arrive this morning by the a.3. "Kinshan" or the "Tung On.""
In Macab it was mentioned that the aeroplane at. Tin Pak would-be brought to Macao by a Portuguese gunboat. Last night, the gunboat "Macao" was observed to signalling and her searchlight was at work. She put out during dark, As it is unlikely that the aeroplane (not being a seaplana) is to be "towed!": to Macao-as one source put it it is surmised that the machine was left at Tin Pak, with a guard
ONE PROPELLER.
STEAMER DAMAGED NEAR MACAO.
STRUCK A WRECK?.
After the evidence of the girl accused made a statement from the witness box. He said that he was proceeding at about ten miles an hour when the girl suddenly
tried to avoid the accident. by swerving, but she was hit by the front wheel The girl got up and rar into a shop and he also went there to make inquiries. She then grinned at him and he merely ficked his fingers saying she had done nothing clever. He said that his fingers merely touched the girl's head
by
Under cross-examination Mr. McCallum, accused admitted that he wrote a letter to the girl's guardian claiming damages and Believed to have struck some that he also received a reply, fol- wreckage, the s.s. "Tung On" re-lowed shortly after by the sum- geived damage to the tail-shaft mons. Answering another ques yesterday when on her daily run tion he said he would have been from Hongkong to Macao;
justified even if he had assaulted She left here as usual at 2 p.m. the girl, as the accident was caus- About an hour or so out fromed by her neglect. He had hurt Macat (half way between Macao himself, "torn his clothing and and Half-Way Point), the incident damaged his machine. occurred and she reached port, on, Mr. O'Donoghue submitted that one propeller.
the case was very trivial and This morning the "Tung On" there was no evidence for a con- left Macao at 8.00 but did not ar-viction. He thought the sum rive till nearly 1 p.m., on reduced mons was an attempt to extort speed. It is stated that she will money by a mild form of black- have to go into dock.
mail.
STEEPLECHASE RACES."
Mr. McCallum strongly resent- ed this suggestion and said that the accused did not cut a good figure in the box. -
His Worship held he was satfe from the "Macao," which took Owners are reminded that en-fied that the accused deliberately Captain Loriga (and his mechanic)tries close at noon on Monday, May smacked the girl and fined him Essen, May 4 to Macao, and that the gunboat was 10, for the steeplechase meeting to $25. Tho Uation of Transport Workers going back to look after the plane be held on Whit. Monday, May 24, and Dock Lebourers, and the seal it could be taken or flown away by the Fanling Hunt. men's organisations have leaned manifestoes. ordering their members to cease work on ships trying to take coal to Britain.
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Dr. Pierce Grove, Alexandrs Building,
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"FAÏR” WEATHER."
to-
The forecast until noon. morrow for Hongkong and coast. is north east winds, moderate to light; fair, fog later.
At 11.20 this morning the
has increased moderately over N. Japan. It has decreased moderate |ly from central Japan to the Yangtze Valley and slightly over the Loochoos. Formosa, and Indo The following residents left the China. It is nearly stationary over of the delay in the mes Colony to-day for Home by the a.a. China and the Philippines. The sage getting through to "Patroclus Mr. and Mrs. A. Lanticyclone has moved into the Canton. The district and sur-Terry Mr. J W Worswick, Mr. Fació and a depression has formed
over Tangtze Valley, rounding territory is under the G. E. Watton, Mr. and Mrs. T control of the Canton prov cial Oliphant, and child, Mr. F. Smith, overnment and there are Customs Mrs. H. Anderson and Miss Jean establishments at various points. Anderson.
Mat
To fly from Hanol to Macao, one goes almost due East, following the from const-line of Kwangtung most of the way, After Kwong-chow-wan Steamers Held Up.
The course will be available for would come Tien Pak and other training until the Saturday before The first issue to-morrow will be The strike has already affected Kong is another of the better known any time necessary to close it on Observatory reports that pressure
Berlin, May 4. -
ports and then Macao, Yeung, the races but should it be found at distributed in the whole London German ports, and vessels scheplaces in the territory where Cap account of the condition of the
Number ons of the British duled to sail for Britain have.
tain Loriga landed. cancelled their departure In view Gazette," not exceeding 700,000 of the impossibility of coaling in
Some of the parts are linked up coples, published. by His Majesty's
land-line telegraphs but, the work- Britain.. Stationary Office, consists of four Several British steamers
ing during the last few years, had IDUYURUNODRASLEkinnon sheets, the Inside pages being held up at Hamburg and Bremen. been very unsatisfactory. Therein The German-American liners are probably lies the explanation It explains its objects as a reply omitting Southampton from their to the strike makera plan to paralyse public opinion. ⠀⠀⠀ "Nearly
French Sympathy." all the newspapers have been silenced by a violent and concerted
Paris, May 40 action, and this great nation is The General Confederation of momentarily reduced in this respect Labour has convened a conference to the level of African natives, de of minera, railwaymen, dockers, pendent only on rumours carried and seamen to discuss support for from place to place the British strikers: No definite It adds, that in a few days, if decision has been reached, but the this is allowed to continue, rumours French Uniona have assured the will poison the air, and raise panics Britian workers of their sympathy and disorders and carry us to and promised to contribute to the depths to which no sane man of success of the strik any party, or class would care even
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