1926-05-25 — Page 7

Y, MAY 25, 1926.

TUESDAY,

PIRATES BUSY.

NEW FORM OF TERROR ON

HIVER

DRESSET AS PICKETS..

From Our Own Correspondent.)

GERMANY TO-DAY.

"STEEL HELMETS!!!" "ARMY REVIEW

650,000 WAIFS.

APPALLING CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA.

THE CHINA MAII.

MOTOR FATALITY

FATE OF" TWO SINGAPORE: RESIDENTS

COMMUNISTS' PARADE.

(Reuter's Service.)

TERRORISED INTO SILENCE,

(Reuter's Servise.))"

TRAGIC EMPIRE DAY.

(From Our Own Comespondent.)

Riga, May 24.

Singapore, Tuesday.

Berlin, May 24.

Pakkak Kongmoon, May 16. An offshoot of the picket avil

The German Communist Party has now been developed to an ex- and the extreme Nationalist or tent by which it has become a real ganisation, the Stahlhelm or "Steel terror. Men are going abeet with Helmets, held reviews of their re- strike-pickets, uniforms and hold-spective "Armies yesterday Ing up vessels to robbery. Seven the former in Berlin and the late boats have been molested so far.ter in Duesseldorf. The passengers have suffered heavy The Communists are estimated Леляев:

Unlike the "professional to have numbered 30,000 and the pirates, these outlaws do not take Stahlhelmites 50,000. the passengers into captivity for purposes of ransom),

OBITUARY.

·FORMER LOCAL MANAGER:

OF COOKS.

MR. DE WIVELESLIE ABNEY.

It is with regret that we have to record the death which took place at Home on May 22, of Mr. Evelyn. Edward de Wiveleslie

There are no fewer than 650,- Mr. H. W. Kernick, of the Abney, formerly manager of the 000 waifa and strays in Russia, Singapore Traction Company, Hongkong Branch, of Thos. Cook many of them living under ap- and Mr. Percy Lowndes, consultand Son. palling conditions, according to ing engineer, a well-known Mr. Abney, who had spent many revelations at a sitting of the Singapore resident, were killed in years in the Far East, was for- Council of the People's Commia-a motor accident yesterday. merly with the Peninsular and sars presided over by M. Rykoff

Oriental, Steamship Navigation and reported in the Izvestia.

Company and had been stationed at Manila where he was married. „It was in 1001 that he entered the service of Thoa, Cook, and Son

It was started that Government. Institutions are already housing. Large forces of police, includ-850,000 and the Council decided ing mounted constables, were pre. Up-country merchants are form-sent, but the proceedings were ing small transport companies, orderly, with bout rading between Macao) and the following: ports:-Chiu: Lin, Ngol Hol. Muk Chow...te.

Troops On More.

Pekka Konmoon, May 36 Over 2,000 Canton, sekery (who were sent Trêm Shithing to say pey the pirates pwo Tong) are ataying ad Pakku. They had for Canton, at midnight last night. learn that they are best sent to the nan border to join the Northern Expedition

On hearing of the arrival of the troops, pirates in this vicinity in mediately mobilised at La Nok Fopposite Kangmoan) and prepared to resist.

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Leung She. She notorinus pirate

......

MOROS RIOT.

OUT.

to offer inducements to other in- FIVE FORTS STILL HOLDING and when he left in 1924 he was stitutions and to artisans willing to take homeless children as ...ape. prentices.

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CONSTABULARY INVOLVED

(Reuter's Service.)

Manila, May 25.. Forty Moros were killed and One of

The Communist review was held in a large park in Berlin in the The Pravda reports that in the presence of thousands of curious Tala district horrible conditions. spectators. The "army" was are experienced by children in arrayed in semi-military uniform some "Government homes. The and performed military evolutions children terrorised! into with commendable celerity, whilst silence as regards the brutal the buds played revolutionary treatment and immorality practwo forte taken by the Constabu afrs. Many speeches were made tised by the managers of these lary at Tuguya Lanao denouncing anything andrevery-establishments. body, including the British Trade Union leaders "betrayal" of the workers. The assembly then dis- persed with bands playing and banners flying-singing songs in- cluding the Communista" latest favourite: "Mather, the policë- man killed your child."

Two police aeroplanes circled 68 the Ku Tan Shaa, has been overhead during the proceedings,

making a clean sweep the south-

· vestern part of the Canton River

celta, attaching villages and river tundle every day, o

order

4.

When he mobilisation wenmal, the Kongmoon tow-boat

"Lee Yuen" immediately left shia port for Centon for fear of being commandeere for, tinap' transport. Passengers had to be transferred to Konzmoon by rail or by boats. General Notes.

The employees of the Sunning Radway have now, beer embodied ja a guild!

Nalive hankers at Sanwal elty have refused to neeept the Canton Government treasury notes. T

Airmen of the Kuomintang have established a branch nero clob at Kongmon

Because of alleged incompetency im collecting revenue, the district been magistrate of Shantak has removed.. He is Túng Kong: "a staunch supporter of General L

Took-lum..

PEACE

MOVE.

ABD-EL-KRIM MAKES- OVERTURES.

UNDER CONSIDERATION.

(Reuter'a Service.)

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CONSUL INJURED.

OUTRAGE BY PICKETS IN SWATOW.

(Reuter's Agency.)

Peking, May 24.

While removing Communist pon- ters from the walls of the Consul ate on May 29 the British Consul at Swallow was assaulted by seven. pickets.

The Consul defended himself with a stick and retired into the compound. The pickets, observing that other foreigners were there, did not enter.

A LITTLE REVOLT.

NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENTS

SUCCESS.

BLUEFIELDS RECAPTURED

(Reuter's American Service.)

the constabulary is dead and nine were wounded.

The Constabulary were com manded by Colonel Stevens and Provincial Governor Johnson..

Five other Moro forts are still holding out. The fighting is seri- ous.

Twenty-eight of the Constabu are involved in the killing of civil- lary at San Fernando, Pampagna,

Jans. The Municipal Police: diş- armed them and lodged them in jail on a charge of murder.

A detachment. of twenty Con The recapture of Bluefields by stabulary from Malolos have been the Government troops is regard-sent to San Fernando to preserve ed as marking the end of the re-order.. volution in Nicaragua,

Managua, May 24,

UNION JACK,

·

SOUTH AFRICAN BILL. CREATES STIR.

(Reuter's Agency.):

London, May 24 The Union of South Africa., is greatly agitated over the Govern ment's Flag Bit, which provides for the introduction of a new na- The Consul subsequently sum-

tional flag, from which the Union moned an armed guard from the

Jack. is omitted! The Rand and British gunboat in the harbour and

Natal are particularly Indignant, informed the Chinese Foreign Com- and protest meetings are being held missioner that the guard would re-

In many parts of the country. main until he received an offelal

The Union Jack is flying every (apology and an assurance that nowhere, outside shops, on motor-

more posters would be posted on the walls of the Consulate.

The Consul also demanded that the offenders should be punished and pickets prohibited from landing on that Hide of the harbour."

LI

Manager of the Hongkong branch. Mr. Abney, acting on medical, ad- vice, did not return to Hongkong. but became associated with the Far Eastern Department of Cooks at Pall Mall.

The news of his death came as a great.ahook to his many friends in Hongkong. Much sympathy will be felt for the widow and young daughter of the deceased

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”

May

Entertainments.

25-26 Queon's Theatra: The Shren of Seville"; Mr. R. H. Salsbury presents "No No!!! Nanette, at 9:15 pm

..

May 26-26 Star Theatre: Manila Vodavit Co. and "The

Eternal Thred.”

It appears that two native

May 27-Queen's Theatre: Mr. officers commanding the detach-R. H. Salisbury presents "The mant involved in the riot were absent, attending darices in other towns when the shooting, began.

VOLCANO ERUPTS.

SERIOUS DISASTER IN JAPAN.

120 PERSONS MISSING.

(Reuters Service.)

Quaints," 9:15 pm.

June 6 Dancing display by Mias: V. Capell's pupils at City Hall, 9.30.

p.m.

June 9 The pupils of Miss Violet Capell will dance at thor City Hall, at 5.15 pìm: -9

...

Sports.

May 25-British billiards pro- fessional meata the, Colony's cham- pion at Club Lusitano, 5.30 p.m..

May 2G-Exhibition billiards match: Falkiner v. Leung Kam- kong, at the Chinese Club, at 9 pm.

May 28-Exhibition billiards: C. Falkiner v. S. C. Kwok at the South China Athletic Association,

Tokyo. May 25. With a tremendous roar, which was heard 20 miles away, Mount Tokachi, Adormant volcano. in Hokkaido, suddenly erupted yester-9 pm day afternoon

According to despatches from Sapporo it is reported that 60 houses were buried in lava and that 120 persons are missing, mainly. miners, faside the local sulphur

cars, and in people's buttonholes. Some of the leading Labour Min- istere have threatened to resign if the measure is proceeded with,

There likelihood of Colmine. Hertzog. postponing the further

"

The inhabitants of Miye a town

The Consul le not seriously in-stages of the Bill in view of the at the base of the volicano, are jured.

EGYPTIAN POLL

ZAGHLULISTS COALITION

London, May 24 Apparently new pence móve is being made in Morocco. Officia quarters in Paris confrm a report that a parent member of the Red" Cross missibu in Riff has arrived in Fez with letter from Abd el Krim for M. Steeg, the French Resident. The French Council of Ministers will discuss this demarche to-mor-three

row,

WAR DEBTS.

BITTER FIGHT COMING IN US. SENÄTE..

(Reuters American Service.)

Washington, May 24.

The House of Representatives Ways and Mouns Committee has approved of the French war debt Nettlement. The Chairman expects the Bill to pass the House with little opposition, but that there will be a long and bitter fight in tha Senate

BIG DRUG CAPTURE."-

CHANDU ON "TILAMBA."

Penang, May 17.

A record haul of chardu was made by a search party from the Government Monopolies on board the "Tilamba" on the vessel's ar- rival at Penang from China porta via Singapore.

ap-

Under some matting in the match store was found proximately 6,000 tails of non- Government chandu, valued at about $54,000.

A

A Cantonese passenger and cook were arrested in connection with the seizure,

A further search of the vessel - was made and an additional 269 tahlls, valued at $2,382, was found,

This is the largest seizure of non-Government chandu ever made in Penang.

PROGRESSING.

(Reuter's Service.)

Cairo. May 23.

The election returns up to now,

intensity of feeling..

· AIR DISASTER.

TWO JAPANESE PILOTS KILLED.

(Reuter's Agency.) -

Tokyo, May 24, During a practice fight this including those returned unopposed, morning two Army aeroplanes show 88 Zaghlulists. 19 Liberals, collided in mid-air at Noyori, near

Nationalists. Ave Indepen-Nara. dents, and one Ittehadist.

One machine burst into fumes The first three constitute a bloc, and the other broke in two. Both

pilots were killed.

"There are 21§ neata.

Minister Defeated.

Cairo, May 24, According to the Zaglu list returns of the election. there. have been BO far 142 Zaghuliste 21 Liberala. 4 Na- tionalista, 2. Independents, and one: Ittehadist returned. There are 48 respits outstanding. Certain Independents are included among the Zaglulists as they telegraphed promising their adherence to Zaglul Pasha after the election.

PASSENGER LIST.

ARRIVALS..

List of passengers arrived by the R.M.S. "Empress of Russia" on May 25:-

Mr. SK. Chin, Mr. and Mrs.: J. C. Hewe, Mr. H. T. Williams,

All Praha Maher, Minister of | Mr. J. Van, Rijin, Mr. and Mrs." Education, has been defeated,

"FLYING VISIT”

NEW YORK TO BUENOS: AIRES.

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G. Curzon, Mr. and Mrs. D. - Ci Daniel;., Mr.: G.. C..., Fua, Mrs. Suan Yan, Mius K. West, Miss B. Lilly, Miss D. H. Doe, Miss. 8. Lennox, Miss P. Jumes, Miss E. Erskine. Mr. J. H.. Mueller, Mr. Tah Ong, Mr. R.. B.. Salisbury, Mr. H. R. [Sliegh; Mr. F. Penrose, Mr., C.-S. Thu. Mr. C. Wood, Mr. G. Rennie, Mr. G. Boolšen, Mr. V. S. Giles, Miss M. Malkey, Mr. T. F Pettinger, Mr A. Asudoma), Mr. V. Alobog, Mr. E. Franciscon, Mr. S. Monzon, Miss J. R. Morriss, Mrs.

(Reuter's American Servios.)

New York, May 24. Senor Cernardo Duggan, wealthy Argentinian, and two.com- panions, started this morning on a fight to Buenos Aires. The first. stop will be Charleston In South

Carelina,

Duggan Descends.

New York, May 24. Senor Duggan was forced to dea- cend in Assateague Harbour, near

Capo Charles,

A BOY AND HIS STOMACH. THE boy, who sats whatever, when

ever, and as much as he pleases sure sometime to need very suddenly Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. It stops almost instantly agonizing stomach and bowel palna, hot weather cramps and weakening diarr hou. Should be kept in every house hold Sold and recommanded every- whare,

H. Mueller, Miss V. Escobar, Mr. R. Lam, Mies C. Ramirez, Mias

Morales, Mrs. F. L. Whechel. and infant, Miss. M. Calloway, Migs. A Morales, Miss C. Morales. Misa Creme, Mias F. Calloway

M.

Miss F. Domingo, Mrs. D. Domingo, Mae E. Sanchez, Mrs. N. Valdez, Mr. and Mrs. R. Reynolds Mr. P. Jonguin, Mr. A. Lopez, Mr. J. Parungao, Mr. D. Chuan, Mr. S. N. Daugh, Mr. L Zubat, Mr. GA'SI MacDonald, Mr. K. Nakal, Mrg, M. Nakai, Miss M. Nakai, Mr. J. A.R

fles, Mr. 0. M. Mezaniani, Mr. A. Levett, Col. J. Brooks Nichols, Mr. G. C. Schlobohn, Mr. A. H, Talt Mr. and Mrs, H. P. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. J. Weinstein, Mr. J. Young and Mr and Mrs. CM Shuman.

fleeing in confusion as the place is seriously endangered; whilst the train service has been auspended.

DUTCH OIL..

"

RAISING LOAN OF 72 MILLION GUILDERS.

(Reuter's Servicď.).

May 29-Opening, Baseball match of this season Between South China (champions) and, Japanese Base- ball Club.

June 6-Third Race Meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club, at the Race Course, Happy Valley..

"Auction.

May 28 At the premises of Messrs. G. P. & H. A. Lammert, Bank of Canton Building, 2nd floor, Des Voeux Road Central, office furniture, etc., 13 a.m.

Company Meetings..

May 28-Fifty-third Meeting of Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd in Union Building, 11 a..

A portion of the verandah on Amsterdam; May 24.

the third floor of No. 188, Des. pany, a subsidiary of the Royal 11 pm pesterday. No persons The Bataafsche Petroleum Com Vaux Road West, collapsed at

Dutch Company, is issuing on were injured by the fall of the June 1 24,000,000 guilders at 42 debris. per cent. in debentures at 792 of which 6,000,000 gallders is al- ready privately placed..

This issue is part of a loan of 72,000,000 gulders, of which 24,000,000 guilders was issued in January.

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A Chinese entrusted with cloth- ing, and an electric fan, total value. $122, by the wife of a Chinese actor to deliver at the, Ko Shing Theatre, is reported to have absconded with the goods.

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