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RECENT ACTION.

BRITISH WARNING.

(Reuter's Service,)

London, June 14,

on

SUPREME COURT.

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POLICE COURT ITEMS.

SENIOR MAGISTRATE. AS Ä COMPLAINANT",

HARBOUR CHASE RESULT,"

Allegations made at the last

A. Chinese detective from Shauki- "Over a hundred organisations to at the Supreme Court this bration in Canton yesterday, the this morning of a chase in the har- Bankruptcy Court were referred were represented at a mass cele-wan gave evidence before Mr. P. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy

man,

In the House of Commons. inorning, His Lordship sitting in sponsors being the combined Asso-bour and the arrest of three: maon bankruptcy Jurisdiction for a few ciation representing merchants on a dinghy on Sunday night, reply to a number of questions minutes to deal with the case labourers, schools, etc, Pakkai, Kongmoon, June 10. the subject of British-Russian resi which referred to the affairs of This Association is the one that on the men when they were even- Nothing incriminating was found, Three dead men's heads were lations and alleged Soviet activi- the We On Company

submitted a series of resolutions tually stopped.. but they were ties in Great Britain, Sir Austen At the last court it was stated to the Canton Government asking charged with unlawful possession laid on the table at a dinner, for Chamberlain, Secretary of State on behalf of one of the, creditors for the boycots to be ended. decoration instead of dowers for Foreign Affairs, replied that that the trustee whom other

-of-the-boat when Leung She (the notorious in the negotiations with the late creditors had mentioned in con merchants were not represented two of the men, all the defendants

Although" "Hongkong. Chinese

On explanations being offered by bandit chief) invited some "col-Charge d'Affaires he had been connection with the bankruptcy, also in any considerable numbers, the lengues" to dinner to discuss tent generally to state the policy other proposed members

of a feeling was that there was not had remained silent was charged in were discharged, but the third who of His Majesty's Government recommittee of inspection were enough time to bring up many in another case for returning to the specting anti-British propaganda partners in the firm.

time for the festival. He did not consider that any use-

Colony while serving an order of ful purpose would be served by

This morning, Mr. D. W. Trat

From a semi-official source in banishment. His explanation was Official Receiver; detailed protests against partied that he had investigated the gestion may be put forward-as

said Canton it is gathered that a sug that he could not help coming here. lar incidents, but a few days ago allegations and found that the one of the considerations for the as he was working on a fishing Banditry has now been put on before leaving for Geneva-he creditor in question had no real projected peace conference that months" hard labour and 15 strokes junk. He was sentenced to nine a systematic footing.

had instructed His Majesty's grounds for complaint and, no a tax be levied on persons going of the birch. Neighbouring communities have Charge d'Affaires in Moscow to evidence whatever on which to in and out of Canton, from Hong- devised schemes. for mutual pro-inform the Soviet that it was imbase his statement. He there kong, in the shape of a fairly sub- tection, including the lighting of possible for. His Majesty's Gov-fore asked that an order be made stantial passport fee - one pay- Bonfires to warn the countryside,ernment to ignore the action of in terms of his original applicament to hold good for continual signals, etc.. whereby one village the Soviet Commissariat

of tion. helps the other in repelling pirat-Finance in specially authorising.

use. This suggestion, it is stated, His Lordship asked if Mr. J. Tis being discussed by the mer- cal attacks.

Forts and towers the transfer to Great Britain of Prior, who represented the credi chants. have been put up to serve as funds destined to support" antor, had anything to say and Mr. illegal and unconstitutioral Prior replied that he had no In view of expected resistance, general strike- (Conservative alternative to offer. the pirates have banded them-cheers)-as not conducing to а An order for adjudication, ap.: selves together so as to be strong friendly settlement of outstanding pointment of trustee and com- enough to overcome opposition. questions which the Soviet Govmittee was therefore made.". At Nam Po, in the Sanvui disrnment had professed to desire. trict, several outlaw chieftains met and devised the following | system

crow's-nests.

A band of 100 strong or over, to take three shares of the loot ;). 60. strong to count for, two shares; 30 strong, one share."

Pay-Or Death.

Two "prisoners." whose rela tives had failed to pay ransom for, were shot in cold blood by pirates, early in the morning at Ko Sha, 300 yards from the busy railway station at Pukkdi.

gang

CLEAR STATEMENT.

Necessary Conditions for Negotiations?

(British Wireless Service.)

Rugby, June 14.

Other Cases,

Permission to file allotments fout of date was applied for by Mr. H. S. Fitzroy, the shares in cues. tion being those of the Hin Fat Company.

Counsel stated that a firm of brokerage and forwarding agents was originally in existence and a private company was formed in January, 1925The latter had a

SPAIN'S CLAIM.

DECISION ON THE LEAGUE COUNCIL

MINISTERS DISCRETION.

(Reuter's Service.)

Madrid, June 14. The Cabinet has decided not to present Spain's candidature for a

Unwholesome Food.

At 7.30 this morning a Chinese was caught on the praya in the act of cutting up a pig. Examination Surgeon showed that the animal of the carcane by the Veterinary

had been dead a few hours, and the man was subsequently charged for preparing an unslaughtered pig for sale as food.

Defendant explained that he was cutting up the pig to extract the fat out of it and not with the dn tention of selling the meat, He wns Aned $10, or fourteen days...

Thief Jailed!

Major C. Willson delivered, se tance to-day in the case of a Chi... nese who was found guilty yes terday on a number of charges of theft and pawning stolen goods, laese including a gold watch and chain taken from the room of Mr.

Sir Austen Chamberlain replied nominal capital of 320,000 divided non-permanent sent on the League Kelly Sayee. He was given a total !

in the Jinuse of Commons to a series of questions respecting the money sent from Russia to this country

He said that in the conversations which lie had had

into 400 shares of $50 each"

Council...

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It had Also empowered the Foreign Minister to act as circum- dictate; at Geneva:

Ten of these shares were, puid in respect of the goodwill of the old Two more victims were put to death at La Ngok by

rm, stated counsel, the remain-stances whose lender is known as Chau

der being provided in cash. There were only two in the Company, Sui. The bodies were thrown time with the late Russian Charge father and son, and of the remain- into the river. Two more are re-d'Affaires he had elearly stateding 390 shares, 385 went to the ported from Kowkong.

that, anti-British propaganda bers'

from time to

The Naval Department has and elsewhere was one of the mais father and 6 to the son. ordered twelve gunboats to patřol | cbstacles to any improvement in the waterways, which will be British-Russian relations as long

Brazil's Resignation.

Geneva, June 14.

League of Nations has received a The Secretary-General of the

telegram from the Brazilian For-

of twelve months hard labour."

Destitute Seaman

Claiming to be of Swedish na tionality but an"American citizen,. John Qlaon, a seaman, pleaded to be without money or work in ap swer to a charge of "being "ï Vaurant.

before.

divided into sections," as though as it continued. The British Govthe affairs of the National. Com- League of Nations, in accordancs admittance at the Sallors Home,"

they were miniature naval sta- tions. Various strategic, points on the West and East rivers will be regularly patrolled.

From the United States, a telo gram from Chinese residents has been sent back asking for the stamping out of piracy in the (four) Sze Yap districts. (Note: The majority of Chinese emigrants in America are from the Sze Yap).

Kwong Hoi city is suffering from a shortage of food. Shops are closed and things are at a standstill because of the proximity of pirates,

BLIND EVANGELIST.

ELLIS ISLAND OFFICIALS PUZZLED.

J

DETAINED IN QUARANTINE

(Reuter's American Service.)

Bre

Failure to file returns was due to inadvertence

Affidavits in.. connection with. rnment had always felt that the mercial and Savings Bank, Ltd., necessary conditions of success having been filed. His Lordship negotintions wereFirstly--A reptance of the ordinary rules of granted an extension of time to international law by the Soviet file registration of certain mort- gages which had been entered into Government; and, secondly. 1/3 assurance of good faith in theby the Shanghai branch but which negotiations such as would be pre-concerned property in Hongkong. This was an adjourned ense vided by an observance of existing agreements. He bid sought in the from yesterday, Mr. H. G. Sheldon man to state that policy of His making the application. Majesty's Government in its gen- eral terms and had not considered that any useful purpose would be DIPLOMATIC CORPS. served by detailed protests in re- gard to particular instances.

A few days ago however, just before he left for Geneva, he had instructed the British Charge

d'Affaires in Moscow to inform the Soviet Government that His Majesty's Government could not -pase-over-in-silence-the-action of the Commissuriat of Finance in

giving special authorisation for the

transfer to this country of funds. destined for support of the general trike. The Chargé d'Affaires was to point out that the general strike New York, June 14. The Ellis Island officials

was an illegal and unconstitutional puzzled to know what to do with set and one constituting a serious the well-known Scottish blind threat to established order and evangelist, Neil McIntyre, who ar that the special action taken by the "rived from Glasgow to conduct a Soviet Commissariat of Finance in revivalist campaign in the South.it-favour did not conduce to the ern States and was detained in friendly settlement which the Soviet quarantine because nobody came Government professed to destro. to meet him.

Labour Leader's Question.

A special Board Inquired into Mr. Ramsay MacDonald the the Case and decided that Labour leader, asked whether the, Mcintyre must stay on the island money transmitted had been trans- until à guarantee was forthcommitted from Soviet sources or res ing that he would not become a sources or merely with the sanction charge.on the American public: of the Finance Commissariat of the

Soviet Government? *Authe

Sir Austen Chamberlain replied: What is within our knowledge and was the ground of my protest la that the stipulations of the law in force have been waived in order to permit the transmission, of this

legs money in support of an

WEATHER FORECAST.

For the 24 hours ending at noon to-morrow, the weather forecast is East winds, fresh to moderate; generally cloudy, some rain.

A Chinese girl was sent to hosand unconstitutional strike " pital yesterday, suffering from

Firmer Action Wanted.

alight injuries as a result of walk- |;||

ing in front of a tram car, at Mr. Locker-Lampson (Conserva- Connaught Road West,

tive) asked: "That being so, hus. not the time come when we ought

SIR MILNE CHEETHAM FOR COPENHAGEN.

TWO OTHER CHANGES.

(British Wireless Service.)

"Rugby, June 14,

His Majesty the King has ap- proved of the following appoint

ments:

Sir Milne Cheetham, Minister at Athens, to be Minister at Copenhagen."

"

Sir Percy Loraine, Minister at.

Teheran, to be Minister at Athens.

Mr. R. H. Clive, G.M.G., Consul- General at Tangler, to be Minister at Teheran.

THEFTS.

Sub-Inspector Wutt said he be sign Ministry conveying the decieved the man had been in Court He was always missing sion of the Brazilian Government |

his ship and had been refused -to cease thembership of the with article one of the Covenant, adding that Brazil will not parti- cipate in the meeting of the Assembly of the League September.

D'OISY SHOT AT.

J

SOVIET FRONTIER GUARD'S MISTAKE.

NO DAMAGE DONE.

When

(Reuter's Service.).

No damage was.

in

and

House of Detention.

A committal was made to the

Traffic Brenches.

A case in which Mr. E E Lindsell (the senior Magistrates was the complainant was heard" among others. by Major Willson, A Chineze lorry, driver was charged. with attempting "to overtake an other vehicle on a bend at Stubbs Road while the complainant w coming down the road with his enr. He was fined $25,

On each of two charges of fail Ing to notify his change of alldress and causing obstruction with his easy Mr. G. A. Hyder was fined 85, A Queer Cuse,

Warsaw, June 14. Pelletier D'Oisy, the In a case at the Kowloon Magis French airman, was crossing the tracy this morning, a Chinese Poland-Soviet frontier for Moscow woman had to go through a cere Soviet frontier guard fired-on-bismony of burning jose paper and aeroplane, presumably mistaking it. cutting a fowl in the temple In order to establish her claim to three for a Polish one.

pigs. đơ D'Oisy. rapidly ascended out of A Chineso, charged with the lar ceny of the animals, claimed that range.

he bought them. Mr. Leo d'Almada, defending, brought out the fact that a suggestion had been made to the woman to establish her claim by going through a temple ceremony,

SIR H. MORRIS.

DEATH OF WELL-KNOWN.,

SURGEON...

A GREAT REPUTATION.

(British Wireless Service.)

The complainant thought this was unnecessary, as she was sure- the animals belonged to her-The- Magistrate (Mr. Ni) remarked that all pigs were alike. She even- tually agreed to carry out the care- mony, and this being done, she carried away her pigs.

Mr. Simpson, of Hung Fai Ter,

Rugby, June 14. race, has reported to the police, The death fa announced of Sir that he alighted from a ricaha at Henry Morris, the well-known the Hongkong Hotel, leaving Burgeon and one of the founders

POLICE CHANGES. parcel of clothing behind. When of the Imperial Research Fund. he returned the ricsha had dis. So great was his reputation as a The following changes in police appeared..

surgeon, especially for operations administration take effect from on the kidneys, that in 1904 he to-day

Divisional was summoned on a professional

InspectorW. F. visit to Bombay at that time Blackman has been transferred the only European Surgeon who from Central to the No. 2 Polies had ever been called to India to Station. Wanchai, Divisional Ins operate.

pector J. Og taking charge of the Water Police Station.

Divisional Inspector C Arts, of the Water Police becomes. Divi slonal Inspector Central He will also act as Chief Inspector. Ins pector Kent went Home on leave recently.

The loss of two watering cans: valued at $10, from his residence has been reported by Captain CD Armstrong, of Victoria Barracks

A Chinese living at No. 201, Des Voeux Road West, in his report, states that he lost a watch and money amounting to a total of $96 from a Jacket hung near his bed.

On a charge of possession of an to do something more than pro fuence to terminst Automatic pistol and 86 rounds of test?

mmunition, which was not pressed Sir Alfred Mond (Conservative)

by the police, an assistant bosun on asked: Does not the action of the

the Derwent was fined $75 Soviet constitute a direct breach of at the Kowloon Magistracy, this code of the agreement and with the morning

Foreign Becretary not use his in Th

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