1926-06-14 — Page 7

MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1926.

ARMED ROBBERY.

SENSATIONAL AFFAIR IN

HANKOW,

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(Reuter's Service.)

Hankow, June 12.

CANTON'S WAR.

COMPANY'S LUCK.

THE CHINA MAIL.

INTERPORT BOWLS.

TROOPS, VONCENTRATING ON MILLION FLORINS FOR PETROL INVITATION TO HAND FROM.

HLANGSL

(Reuter'a Service.),

Hankow June 12.

A sensational armed robbery It le reported from Human that yesterday evening culminated in General Tang Seng-chi has been the killing of two and the wound-atrongly reinforced from Canton ing of five Chinese policemen und that General Yeh Kal-shin has One of the wounded is not ex- been forced to retire. pected to recover.

About ten o'clock three men in military uniform held up an ex- change shop in the German Con- cession, securing, 3300;

2.

The proprietor raised the alarm and the robbers fled to the French Concession, where they killed one policeman, and wounded two other police who were attempting to intercept them.

"They then entered the Russian Concession and killed another con- stable..

Next they again entored the German Corcession and wounded two constables. wounding anotherį in the Japanese Concession, and finally escaping into the Chinese. "city"

The robbers were armed with revolvers.

All the Police were unarmed. Yesterday was the anniversary of last year's trouble and the shooting created considerable ex- citement till the facts were known.

"MEDICAL STUNT."

BRITISH SEAMEN AND U.S. PROCEDURE.

(Reuter's Service.)

COMPANY.

ROYALTIES IN ADDITION.

(Reuter's Service;)"

SHANGHAL

ACCEPTANCE PRORABLE.

"

HOME RUNS

IN BASEBALL GUN

SATURDAY,

VOLUNTEERS DEFEATED...

The Hon. Secretary of the local. In the earlier game of baseball. Lawn Bowls Association (Mr. C. J. at the Happy Valley diamond Tacchi) has received an invitation on Saturday, the Japanese Baseball The Hague, June 18. -

from Shanghai for a team repre- Club met and detouted the Undor an agreement which hassenting Hongkong to visit there Filipinos in a close encounter by

eight games to six. been reached between the Porlak in the Autumn Patrol Company and the successors. So far no reply has been sent, Certain Hupeh units have been of the late Mr. Emila Deen, in but it is anticipated that the in- ordered nearer the Human Border, regard to the carrying out of avitation will be accepted. but whether this is a preparatory judgment of The Hague Tribunal advance to Yeh 'Kai-shin's aasia-which went against the latter, the tance or

Company will merely a procaution Perlak

receive against the invasion of Hupeh is 1,000,000 forins and part of the not ret certain.

Koltof royalty, which at present exceeds 160,000 Aarine annually.

A large part of the Cantonese Northern expedition" is concentrat- ing on the Kinngst border.

Meanwhile news from foreign states that Kweichow purces troops have invaded Western

Hanan.

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BRITISH TRADE.

BIG REDUCTION IN IMPORTS.

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(Reuter's Service»)

London, June 12, "

A big reduction in imports is the feature of the Board of Tride returns for May, the figures beings,

Imports £91,190,000.

Exports $45,765,000. These show reductions of £21,292,- 000 and £6,984,000, respectively. compared with April

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The Porlak Board of Directors will recommend the shareholders to approve of a proposed revision of the trust deed whereby 25 per cent. of their share capital will be rolmbursed.

COAL CRISIS.

MR. COOK AS ADAMANT AS EVER.

WILL ABIDE BY BALLOT,

(Reuter's Servios.)

London, June 14. While Mr. Cook, the Mibers'. Secretary, in as adamant as ever h support of the slogan "not a penny off the pay and not a minute on the day" twice during the week-end has he directly hinted that he is pre- pared to abide by the miners' ballot The figures for this year are as under

which has long been stated to be Imports. Exports. one of the Government's proposalk £117,629,000 260,380,000 for ending the deadlock.

Mr. Cook declared at Penzance: 96,845,000 62,814,000 106,864,000 66,399,000" may be called upon soon, per- 102,492,000 52,748,000 haps sooner than some as expect,

81.199,000 45,765,000 to sign an, agreement, but it must be with a signature on behalf of A million men. If the men want an eight hour day or are prepared to work for lower wages, they must May so."

London, June 12. Seafaring circles are most in Jan. dignant, according to a statement Feb. of the Nation: Seamen's

and Mar. Union at the latest Apr. Firemen's American medical stunt." The May statement says it appears that the crews of the "Majestic" and the "Berengaria" were compelled to undergo the indignity" of an extra medical examination, sirallar to that of the crew of the s.s. "Paris."

The statement points out that all British crews sailing from the British Isles

medically. examined by the Board of Trade and also examined at the Quar- antine Station a New York? off- eers and stewardesses "being, ex- empted from the latest "freak examination," which, it is contend-

ed,

'are

ise cherofore useless.

The

statement adds that a petition from the seamen, protesting against the exurilnation, and urging the Bri- tish Government to take up the

matter, is being extensively sign

ed.

SHANGHAIED?

CHARGES AGAINST RUM- RUNNING CREW."

(Reuter's American Service.)

Washington, June 12.

The British Government. hás bẹ-- Kun extradition proceedings with a View to having 12 members of the crew of the British schooner "Eker" returned go the Bahamas to answer & charge of shanghaiing. a negre constable named George Prinder. The "Eker was recently euptured on the Hudson River with a hage cargo of liquor.

Prinder, who had previously Kone ashore at New Jersey, told the United States officers that he was taken aboard as a prisoner on April 10. The "Eker" was in harbour where he had been detail ed to watch the schooner.

20,000 YEARS

INTERESTING DISCOVERY AT

GIBRALTAR.

(Reuter's Service.)

Gibraltar, June 12. Mias Garrod, a student at the

Institut Paleontologic Humaine, Paris, and Oxford University, has diacovered" a frontal bone and other portions of a human skull belonging to a youth, embedded in very hard tuft with typical Mou-

sterian implements.

and containing similar implements Lying under twelve feet deposit.

in a skull of the same age and type as the Gibraltar skull discovered by Forbes in a quarry in the 1840's It estimated a not less than 20,000 years old...

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SHIPWRIGHT HURT.

STRAY SHOT ON BOARD H.M.S. WIDGEON.

(Reuter's Service.)

Peking. June 12,

During the lighting between Yang-sen and. Yuan Tau-min at Chunking on May 22 a shipwright, named Henry Onion was severely injured on board His "Majesty's gunboat Widycon on which he was working at a forge.

The Monacacy and Widgeon were anchored close together in the neighbourhood of Chunking.

There is no suggestion, however, that he is ready to initiate a ballot and opinion prevails, rightly or wrongly, that unless, such a ballot be talten secretly, under Govern- ment supervision, it la bound to be "rigged." or at any rate abortive, owing to the tactles of the Extrem-

NO LABOUR VOTE OF. CENSURE.

(British Wirelesa, Service.)

Rugby, June 11.

It is now stated that the Execu. tive of the Parliamentary Labour Party has abandoned the idea of moving a vote of ensure on the Government for its handling of the coalsitpation." It has beer agreed that the debate on the sub- "ject, for which next Tuesday has been set aside, shall take place on the Estimates.for the Minez-Depart ment. There will consequently be no need for the Labour Party to frame a motion of any kind." It has heen realised that any motion which might partake of the nature of a vote of censure might lead to recriminations and bickerings which would not make the task of

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easier.

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Soviet Money.

Rugby, June 11. In reference to the money re ceived from Russia for the pur- pose of the recent general strike, a remonstrance has been sent to Moscow, and will be communicated Many foreigners residing on the to the Soviet Government within The American authorities are adjacent hills had very narrow es-the next few days on behalf of the 'holding the crew of the "Eker" to capes during the heavy Indiscrim- British Government.

answer a charge of rum smuggling.inate firing, as a result of which,

Onion was wounded. His condt tion is still serious.

COOKS STRIKE.

SIXTEEN: N.Y.K. LINERS AFFECTED.

(Reuter's Service.)

Tokyo, June 13, Owing to their demands for higher wages being refused the cooks of all the N.Y.K. liners at Yokohama struck this morning. thus delaying the "Tanye Mara and Shenyo Maru, which were one to Hail this afternoon, Sixteen vessels are affected..

Later The N.Y.K. strike has been settled. Sailings were not delayed.

FRENCH ACE.”

PROGRESS OF FLIGHT TO TOKYO.

(Router's Service,)

Moscow, June 12,

D'Oisy, the French firman, who

is on a fight from Paris to Tokyo,

has arrived here from Warkuw.

Teaves Kazan. V

Moscow, June 189 'Olay has left Karan on further ataga the fight

Tokyo.

FOR AUTONOMY.

COMPLETE SEPARATION OF

. MOROS.

(Reuter's American Service.)

..

The Cabinet is still considering questions which are raised by the receipt of large sums of money from various organisations' in, Russia for purposes of the Miners' Federation, in connection with the present coal dispute.

PROTÉST.

(Reuter's Service:).

London, June 12. Washington, June 12. In connection with the British Complets separation of the Moro Note to Moscow with regard to the provinces in the Philippines from Soviets offer of money to the Trade at Udon Congress during the General the present administration Manila and their future administra-Strike, the Trade Union CongresR

K.C.C.

IMPERIAL CONCERT PARTY NEXT SATURDAY.

S. Hachiuma for the winning team and Zafra for the losers both bit bome runs, the latter parking the ball at the race course end by a beautiful hit through left field, Both qualified for free seats at the Queen's Theatre and satiated the Thontre "boy" who stood through with a special notice board.

The teams were

Filipino:

Cruz. Kitchell..

p

Francisco.

rf

Dulgado.

cf.

Tecson.

с

ib

3b 2b

Zafra. Leonard.

G. Sancho.. ! Rull.

The entertainment committee Japanese. of the Kowloon Cricket Club are Honda arranging another of those Jolly Yokol evenings, for which they are acs. Hachiuma well known. The services of the. Yokoso Imperial Concert Party have been Takotami“ secured for Saturday, June 26. Y. Hachiuma and this charming combination of Murata talented artistes should provide tahimatsu one of the best shows that the Koga KC-C has over put before the The Japanese batted first and public. Every one looks forward opened the tally with two runs by to these popular concerts, and Yokai and S. Hachlums brought those responsible are to be con- about by slackness in the field. Francisco and Cruz gradually came gratulated on their enterprise..

home on their own efforts and equalised, Zafra's addition by get ting safely home from third, being ruled out owing to Tecson being. out' at first.

U.S. BASEBALL.

MAJOR LEAGUE WEEK'S RESULTS.

(Reuter's American Serviss.)

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New York, June 12 The following. were the U.S. "Major league baseball results since

last Saturday

National..

Saturday.

New York 1, Brooklyn 0. Boston, Cincinnati 1. Philadelphia 0, Louis 4, Philadelphia 4,. St. Louis 7. American. 3

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Cleveland 15, New York 3.1 Detroit 4, Washington 8. Chiengo 8, Boston 2.. St. Louis 1. Philadelphia 10.

'Sunday,

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National

New York 15. Chicago 3. Brooklyn B, Pittsburgh 0. American.

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Cleveland 5, New York 5. St. Louis 2. Philadelphia 0. Chicago S, Boston 4,

Monday,

American..

Cleveland 5, New York 2, Detroit T, Washington U. Chicago 10, Boston: 6. St. Louis 2, Philadelphia

Tuesday, National

New York 1, Chicago 2. Brooklyn 3, Pittsburgh 4. Boston 8, Cincinnati 7: American.

Detroit:9; New York 11. Cleveland 5, Washington 4. Chicago 1, Philadelphia 0. St. Louia 8, Boston 5..

Wednesday:

National.

New York 2, St. Louis 4. Brooklyn 4, Cincinnati 3. Philadelphia 7 Pittsburgh 9. Boston 6, Chicago S American..:

Detroit 3. New York 4. Chicago 4, Philadelphia 1. Cleveland 11, Washington 5. St. Louis 6, Boston 4.

Thursday. National.

New York 2, St. Louis 3. Brooklyn 3, Cincinnati 4. Philadelphia 13, Pittsburgh 9 Boston 8, Chicago 4.. American.

Detroit. L. New York 8. Cleveland 3. Washington 5 Chicago 8, Philadelphia 8. St. Louis 3, Boston 8.

Friday,

National."

New York 2. St. Louis 10. Brooklyn 6, Cinefanati 8. Philadelphia 18, Pittsburgh 11. Boston 6, Chicago 7. American.,

Detroit 8, New York D. St Louie 4, Boston 8,

INTERNATIONAL GOLF.

(Reuter'e Servios.)

London, June 12

Smart-work between second and first blanked the Japanese in their second inning. Léonard added a' creditable run and gave his aide the jand.

In the third inning, S. Huchiuma struck along the left line and gain- ed a home Fun, preceded by Yokai who had walked to first. The Fil pinos were quickly dismissed by and smart throws by short stop pitcher to first. Their third man was struck out.

Both sides failed to add runs in the fourth, but Ishimatsu gave his side the lend by two runs, only to see Zafra lashing out for a pretty homer with Crus ahead.

In the sixth, Yokose bagged two with a hit to centro, and errors brought him heme and Tukotam to third Murata helped the latter home und was himself assisted by Koga. This gave them the lead by three runa.

Zafra in the last inning walked and stole to third, and was sent home by Sanches hit to left Reid, The side went down with a dollcit ́of two›runs.

Score by inning:

Japanese Filipinon

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

02-01-30-8

2 1 0 0 2016

H.K.B.C. v. H.K.V.D.C.

The meeting between the Hong- kong Baseball Club and the Hong- Kong Volunteer team, who made their first appearance, proved dis- appointing, the latter being beaten by 19 runs to seven. The teams were H.K.B.C.

H.K.V.D.C.

C Ralph.

Ns Bowker.

p Owen Hughes.

Shanke

Hines

1b Wheeler.

Ransom.

Cockey

Davla

Daley

Thompson

Major

Rankin

If Wales,

ef Lammert.

3b Eager,

rf Remington..

2b A. K. Mackenzie. Owen Haghee, as pitcher, was:a poor substitute for Ramsay, who, was absent owing to illness, Bow- ker who was put on in the sixth Inning gave a better display. They had new men in Wales and Remington.

Batting first, the Volunteer's open- ed with two runs by Ralph and Mackenzie. The Baseball-Club started a procession by bringing six men home.

The Volunteers added three rune In the second and two in the fourth, - Their opponents scored four runs in the second, a five-gun inning, and two two's.

In the third inning. Ransom was denfed u home run from a hit to right by being out just at the plate,

Score by inning

H.K.V.D.C. H.K.B.C.

1,2 3 4 5 6 7 12 3:0 2:00 07 16.4 2.0 5.2.0-19

GOLF CHAMPION ILL,-

(Reuter's American Service.)

New York, June 12---

tion as a separate dependency is has sent a letter to Mr. Baldwin At Moor Park, in en interna- proposed in a Bill tabled in the denying they ever received money tional four ball golf match, W. House of Representatives. If pro- from the Soviet Government and Hagen and Bobby Jones (Amer. vides for the formation of a strongly protesting against atica); beat Abe Mitchell and Cyril The triumphal reception ar- Government headed by a Governar tempts to misrepresent the efforts Tolley (Britain) by 4 and in ranged on Jesse Sweetser's return and Cabinet appointed by President of the Russian Trade Unionists to eighteen Holes: The Americans from Great Britain on board the help the British workers to pursue led through the match from the Cunard liner Aquitania had to Coolidge,

legitimate Trade Union vitles, first hole, the Britishers only and use them in such a way as to holes being the ninth and be abandoned when it was learned andangor seriously the relationship fourteenth,

4,000 IDLE.

GENERAL LOCK-OUT AT DUNKIRK,

(Reuter's Service)

Paris, June 12

between His Majesty's Government [Jones and Tolley are amateurs, and the Union of Socfajist Soviet the others professionals:] Republics."

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European TUL on the Peak has reported Arising out of a wages dispute to the polle the theft of $15/TOM

Trung on rost reports the loss of his box,

6 general lock-out has been de

clared in the port of Dunkirke

Four thound.. men are now which contamed $76 in money and

on arrival of the steamer that the amateur golf champion was suffering from preumonia and will not be able to play again this year. It transpired that Sweetser aufe fared from a sovere cold during the championship at Muirhead and did not sleep during the night Osmund. (034 | before the final w

Mitchell

PALACE HOTEL BILLIARDS.

To-day's matches:

[An earlier cable stated: Jesse Sweetser, the winner of the Kests (owe 70) amateur golf championship of C. Barnshaw (ow Great Britain this year, is in hos

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