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IT IS A DREAM!
AMERICAN BANK MERGER REPORT.
MANAGER'S STATEMENT.
"It is agirean There is no truth in it as far as I know," emphatically declared Mr. D: M. Biggar to a "China Mail" man yesterday afternoon, when he
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referred to a Peking (via Shanghai) report purporting to have emanated from Hongkong, that a huge American banking merger was.planned to start this Colon
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Feking, July 14. According to advices from Hong- keng. three American Banks e- sisting of the London and Paris National Banking Corporation,
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1926.
TYPHOON COMING?
ACTING GOVERNOR.
TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT AT MACAO.
BAD WEATHER PREDICTED FOR HOLIDAY,
EX-GOVERNOR'S VISIT.
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AMATEUR PROPHET.
News has been received by cable Present Position: When Signals
Are Expected. from Macis that Admiral Lacerda (Chief of Barbour Warks) has been
Governor appointed Acting" ki Macao
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of
HE. Senhor Mala Magalhaes firing Governor of Mizzo, will be met on his arrival in Hongkong on Sunday by the Portuguese Consul, Presidents of the Club Lusitano,
with
As long ago
as Monday, a "China Mail"" reader predicted that the typhoon signals would be hoisted to-day or Saturday and that a bad weak-nd was prob- able.
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RAFFLE RUMOUR.
NO HARD AND FAST LINE OF ACTION.
BEST TO CONSULT,
THE BUSINESS MAN AND HIS GLASSES-
He demands service and satisfactión
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CANTON POSTMEN OUT ON STRIKE,
NEW STOCK OF
OFFICIALS MEDIATE.
A rumour has been current in
Canton, July 29, the Colony that a raffle, in which
Practically the whels of Canton's The prize wir a motor-car-for-atmen are out or strike, cycle) has been suppressed by the Police authorities,
There are no details beyond "asked Mr. Sun Fu (Mayor) to 12- belief" that the promoter, or munications.. vendor. was in the Government service.
On inquiry at Police Head quarters, a "China Mail" man was informed that, as far as was known, such a raffle as mentioned in the rumour had not been dealt with as stated. During the last month or so there had been no case which Atted the "rumour."
With regard to raffles, the
PRAYA SHOOTING. CONSTABLE ON A SERIOUS CHARGE.
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The Postal Commissioner had
tervene and thus preserve com-
Because of the Northern Expedi- ton and the necessity of heaping mails open between different parts of the province, the Canton Gevera
ment is using its good" offices in the matter and it is thought that an curly settlement will be made.
Another report says that othe strike on pustmen intended to August 1 and that the present step may be premature,
General "Chang Kai-shek left 01 Thuraday and arrived at Lok Cheong to-day. "He Shiukwan will leave for Horan province by boat.
The Canton Government 4} Exending a number of Warships to -the-Boecu-Tigrisatulion:Wah
Taz Yut Po.
Glub de Kerrein, and Sucrarros Actual indications at the mo- Mitans and prominent members ment of writing are that Saturday the local Portuguese community.
His Excellency will say on board may be a clear day; but hopes the "Republica" anti: Monday even-re poorer for Sunday and Mon- ing; when he will go on board the day (August bank holiday); is President Van Buren, which la sail-expected to be wet, if no worse. Ing at 8 ah. the following morning. At 9.45 a.. to-day, the Royal
On Monday, the Portuguese Observatory hoisted the signals Police have not interfered except Anglo-California Trust Co., and Consal and prominent members of which rend:-Typhoon of un- when they were not satisfied as to the Equitable Bank of New York, the Portuguese community will known intensity within 120 miles everything being bona fide.
raffle comes within the scope of will jointly establish a banking lunch with His Excellency, on the of Lat. 18 N., Long. 125 E.,. Corporation in Honggong, capital "Republic and in the after-moving north-westwards, radius lottery and promoters should
noon, a very prominent member of unknown.
always consult the Police first. ised at gold $140.000,pon with a view to monopolising the banking the Peguruese community
Similarly a cable was received. business in China, the Straits Set-probably give a garden party
eral at 10.30 a.m., stating:- lements and South Sen islands.honour of His Excellency, although the American Consulate Gen nothing definite nas get been arCyclone or typhoon to the north- The scheme as being pushed on
On the evening, of the
Least of Aparri, moving to north- serretly by intuential members of ranged. the apnilighted concerned.
same day, the Portuguese Consul
west, The hames mentioned in the re- wild give a dinner in heaour of His
How Things Stand." Excellener, at his residence, where
HEARING NEXT WEEK. port are misleading.
Aparri is in Northern Luzon, in speeches will be delivered:
A-Chinese constable made hig souvent will be presented to His the Philippines group. The posi- tion mentioned is further out in
SOME FATALITIES. Excellency, given by the Club the Pacific. approximately 800 fourth appearance at the Central Lusitano. Club de Recreio,
Magistracy this morning, before miles from Hongkong.
Rochester (New York), July 29, Soccorres Mutos, consisting of ar
The last typhoon came along Major f. Willon on a charge of
Prohibition headquarjers expecially designed silver cixar from that direction, travelling manslaughter, the case arising out box.
about 000 miles, at 13 miles an of the verdict at a death inquiry |nounce that the food of "poisonous, hour (ie., the speed moving for- into the shooting of a pig dealer liquor, which for the past few days has affected-some cases wards and, not the wind velo-en a sampan off the praya.
people His Worship informed Divisional fatally-nearly 6fty Leity.)
From the present position to a inspector Grant, in whose district Western New York, has reached spot between Hongkong and the incident occurred, that Mr. here.
Asistant Half a car-load (40,400 gallons) Swatow
is just nearly North-T. M. Hazlerigg, the West.
If the present typhoon Crown Solicitor, would not be pre-of wood alcohol has been seized The case would therefore but the remainder has not been curves. at all, as, did its predeces-sent.
There is no London and Paris National Banking Corporation In San Francisco is the Anglo- London, Paris National Bank, but the message does not necessarily refer to this concern.
The Anglo-California. Trust Co. has' offices in San Francisco.
As to the "Equitable Bank of New York," Mr. Biggar is Hong- kong manager of the Equitable Trust Co. of New York, and of the Equitable Eastern Banking Corporation of New York, with. local offices at No. 6, Queen's Road Central.
Mr. Biggar remarked that he knew where the "dream" origin. ateth He hinted that something had been mooted, as concerning the Anglo-California Trust Co. and the two Equitable affiliated institutions, but nothing would happen, he added.
But the addition of a third com pany to the report made the "advices from Hongkong" nothing more than a dream
"OUT OF CONTROL.
TRUCK DRIVER'S ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE.
PEDESTRIAN INJURED.
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How an empty hand truck got out of controlat Broadwood Road through the alleged 'carelessnews of those in charge and injured a. Chinese was related at the Cen- tra Magistracy this morning by Divisional Inspector Blackman, in charging two Shantung coches of the Netherlands Harbour Works with driving without a licence and negligence.
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The injured man being in hos- pital, defendant was remanded until Monday morning.
独
OPIUM IN WAIST.
SUSPICIOUS WALK LEADS TO ARREST.
YOUTHF HEAVILY FINED...
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Shortly after 8 ay yesterday, district watchman, accosted a
Chinese youth who was walking a suspicious manner at Praya East, near the No. 2 police station. On
a search being made several flat bundles of raw opium were found tied round the waist.
The youth was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsel at the Central Magistracy this morning with th
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POISON FLOOD.
MORE VICTIMS OF WOOD ALCOHOL.
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in
sors and as is the case with the be heard to a conclusion commenc-accounted for two men were sud- majority of cyclones in this parting on Tuesday afternoon.
On Page 9 pe section) will be found a rezort on the possibility of the local racing season being interfered with us a result of the recent deluge.
CIVIL AVIATION.
BRITISH AIR TITANSPORT IMPROVES.
The
gress
"JOYRIDE" FLYING.
Rugby, July 29.
the report
civil aviation of year
on
pro- for
ended. March 31
·lawful possession of 55 tuels of of the world at this time of the the illfeit opium, He tendered the year-it is possible that a bee-last shows that the number of usual excuse that he was employ-line will be made for Hongkong. passengers carried by the British
ed by an unknown man to vary the drug.
A fine of $1,000 or six month hard labour in default was imposed.
CAFE
CASE.
APPLICATION MADE FOR
RE-HEARING.
NOT SUCCESSFUL.
MEXICO DIVIDED.
RESULT OF RELIGIOUS LAWS.
Taking the average rate of the Air Transport increased from typhoon's advance, it should have 13,478 to 14,675. The weight of approached the fringe of our 300 cargo transported. amounted to radius. to-morrow. The 456 tons, which is less than the miles amateur weather expert thinks previous year, but an increase that signal No. 1 (gale expected over any earlier year. in 24 hours) may go up by tou Other flying for hire or reward.
morrow evening.
After that, if i which
consists mainy
denly taken ill after drinking at a local "Speak Ensy-a special kind of illicit drinking place.
The officials are appealing to the people to refrain from liquor ati least until the present situation is cleared up. They urge that this j not Prohibition propaganda much, as an endeavour to save lives. -Reuter,
RECTOR'S WIDOW.
.ON TRIAL FOR DOUBLE MURDER.
DX-MAID'S STORY.
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Somerville (New Jersey), July 29. In American society a sensation has been created by the news that
Mrs. Edward Hall. the wealthy of widow of a rector of the fashionable
the typhoon maintains its course, "joyride" flying, again showed a church of St. John's, New Bruns
and the wick, "has been arrested for other signals will follow, and the remarkable increase. 500 miles can be covered in just number of passengers carried charge of the murder of her hus under 24 hours.
during the year in this branch of band and Mrs. Eleanor Mills, "a aviation was 67,329, being the beautiful choir singer, in Septem-
bér, 1922. The reader, adda that he "dis-largest on record. likes" the heat and humidity, the
Rending Signs.
Cross-Channel passenger traffic The prisoner declares that the visibility and the appearance of the has continued to increase uninter- charge is ridiculous.
In In reopening the case, in which water in the barbour (muddy when ruptedly from year to year.
Till noon to-morrow, the official
weather forecast is
former
An application before Mr. Justice The second defendant was dis. Wood for re-hearing the case in- charged when the other man stated volving the Cafe Parisien manage. that he was in charge of the truck. ment and Mr. and Mrs. Taylor (int high tide). In all these he sees the year under review the pas-connection the Grand Jury after an signy lurking. He has also been Rengers carried numbered 11,163-investigation, in 1922, took no This man said that the truck be-respect of which judgment was informed by a marine expert that by British Aircraft and 10,331 action, the sequel being a divorce longed to his employers and it was given in Summary jurisdiction yes out in Lima Channel last night, the by foreign aircraft, the British sult by the husband a
maid employed by Mrs. Hall, who not customary for the coolies to terday) was made in Chambers
water was very smooth on the sur-share representing 52 per cent. He was un-to-day by Mr. M. M. Watson, re-
face, but a big, lazy swell came up be grunted licences.
The value of goods imported alleged that his wife deceived him the whole night, and from the South and exported by air by British and that she concealed her relations able to account for his failure to presenting Mr. Taylor.
The application was not granted here, another portent. apply the brakes fitted to the
and foreign aircraft combined also with the dead rector, declares that
truck.
sets a new high record. The his wife received $5,000 for her combined imports and exports of silence in connection with the mur-
merchandise reached der-Reuter... Hongkong to Gap Rock, and coast general between Hongkong and Hainan: £1,973,000 against £1,328.400 in Light, variable winds, freshening the previous year." slightly from the north-eart er Bullion and specie, which are north-west later; Ane to ploudy. not included in this total, are be Hongkong to Lamocks and Foring conveyed by air in rapidly Channel: Light. variable increasing quantities. During winds, freshching from north-east the year under review the value carried totalled £11,329,000, near- At 16,50 a.m. the Royal Obserzy at being exports. The lower lory reported:-
insurance rates for air transport, Preskure has decreased moderas compared with ordinary trans- ately over N.E. Japan and alightly port, are particularly favourable from N. Luzon to Formosa. It has to such freight as precious off increased slightly over the Visayas metals. and from Guam to the Boning.
Depressions cover China and N.E." Japan. A typhoon has formed to the E. or E.N.E. of Aparri moving. apparently. NW,
"PEAK WATER.
COMPLAINT IN "ISOLATED CASES."
HIGH LEVEL DIFFICULTY,
Upon enquiry as to whether the whole of the Peak was getting the benefit of the full supply of water during the announced hours elicited the Information that "35 per cent. of the houses on the Peak were getting water during
those hours."
It was only in a few isolated cases of houses at very high levels that difficulty had been experi- enced.
HONGKONG & HOBBS.
Hongkong is sending 210 to
BOYCOTT STARTED.
New York, July 29, A report from Mexico City states that a boycott by Mexican Catholics, particularly women, is The sales of already operating. one of the largest atores in Mexico City have already been reduced by 50 per cent
In Mexico City the division of the nation on reilgique lines is be- coming daily more marked.
The Confederation of Labour has issued a manifesto supporting the Government and stating that it has taken steps to frustrate the threatened economie boycott.
Meanwhile the Catholics are proceeding with plans for the formation of a League of Defence of Religious Liberty and the boy. J. B. Hobba, England's best bats-cott in spite of the arrest and sub- equent balling out of the mem- bers of three successive organis
man together with a telegram conveying good wishes. See page 9 (sports section).
ing Committees. Reuter's Ameri
can Service.
later.
COBHAM'S FLIGHT.
ARRIVAL REPORTED IN SINGAPORE.
"
From Our Own Carrespondent.]
Singapore, July 29. Mr. Alan Cobham has arrived here on his fight to Australia:
VESSELS SINK.
THREE CAUGHT IN A STORM.
- BODIES WASHED "ASHIRE,
San Domingo, July 29, Three schooners bound for the Windward Islands sunk in a torn
Suona luland: Forty-four bodies have been washed ashore-
A very satisfactory position has Reuter. bean attained with regard to free-
Hurricane at Nassau.
Miami, July 29.. dom from accidents. In the past year no accident resulting in A wireless message from the death or injury occurred in either captain of the steamier Munamar, air transport flying or other fly-lying at Nassau, indicates that ing for hire by British machines. eight persons were killed in the Since 1919 British Air Transport tropical hurricane at Nassau fying, amounting to 4,563,000 Monday, which damaged property milles, has been carried out with valued at four million dolları---- only four accidents causing the Reuter.
death of passengers. British Wireless Service..
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