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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1926.

RETURN TO CANTON.

CHINESE GRADUATE FROM AMERICA.

DIPLOMACY AND, FACT,

An interesting passenger by the 8.x. "President Pigree" which ar rived in Hongkong this morning is Dr, Tsun Kit-wong, a native of Canton who for eleven years has been away from his native and

studying law in America.

HEROIN TRAFFIC.

SEIZURE ON FRENCH MAIL STEAMER."

JAPANESE PLEADS GUILTY,

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"WENT TO SLEEP.

BRITISH SUBJECT FOUND ON SHIP.

"LOOKING FOR UNCLE,"

As a result of the raid by re- Venue officers on the French mail steamer "Angers" yesterday, a Victor Simpson, a British sub- Japanese passenge, on the vessel ject, was charged this morning

THE CHINA MAIL.

COAL CRISIS.

VIOLENT STORM.

DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS IN THE AIR.

LIGHTNING'S HAVOC IN

OWNERS' ATTITUDE.

Rugby, Sept. 1.

LONDON.

TRAMCAR ON FIRE,

Rugby, Sept. 1.

Although no fresh move in the A brief but violent. thunder"

was charged before Mr. R. E. before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at the corl dispute is to be expected until Lindsell at the Central Magis. Kowloon Magistracy with having after to-morrow's delegate confer tracy this morning on two counts had a free transportation" from once. further interviewsstnok place under the Dangerous Drugs Or. Shanghai to Hongkong without today with a view to facilitating dinance"

the consent of the owners or mas-direct negotiationa

lost.

storm, which broke over London this morning, did considerable damage. There were many nar row escapes, but no lives were Jonejiro Tanaka 37 years of ter of the ss. "Linan" of the The Miners' Executive met in the The strecta in the low-lying! fage, described as a tailor by pro-¡ China Navigation Company his departure, Dr. Tsun Kit-wong fession, pleaded guilty to charges The defendant; in relating hiscussion. with Mr. Ramsay electric railway service between

In an interview.reproduced in an American newspaper. prior to

is uredited with having stated

bused on the American constitu- tion are being firmly rounded.

of unlawful possession

of 8,200

found in seven cabin trunks in

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morning and later had'a long dia- localities were fooded, and the

story to the Magistrate, said that MacDonald and other leaders of the City and Kew was disorganis-] that "militarism in China is dying ounces of heroin and imparting to Hongkong vin Shanghai with nothing tangible emerged, import-off through the flooding of the he came from Tsingtao en route the, Labour Party. Although ed owing to the current being cut a natural death and the Demo- the drug. cratic principles "of Government This record quantity of heroin.

$500 and on arriving at Shanghai ance is attached to this meeting in track. Full his packed in cardboard boxes, was him. He made several attempts appeal to the miners to formulate elementary school buildings and money was stolen from view of Mr. Winston Churchill's The buildings struck included

ten houses. The military leaders in China are the baggage room claimed by the to see the British consul ab Shang-fresh proposals. fast losing their power while at defendant, who had booked from interview several times, while he gard 20

hai, but the latter postponed his No report has ben issued in re- the same time the diplomatie Gov-Marseilles to Kobe.

Two tramway cars, of which the interview of Mr. one was set on fire, were erament of Cunton is becoming

Churchill and other members of struck, and owing to the floods it At the Home market price. the ran short of funds. stronger every day. In a very seizure would be worth more than

He sold some of his personal the Government with the coal became necessary temporarily to few years Cantor will be the seat $700,000, but out here about continued defendant. To continue ment's decision-that the claim of services--British Wireless Ser- belongings to support himself,owsers' organisation. The Govern change the route of certair. bus of a Chinese diplomatic Govern-three times as much. ment based on the American

Mr. J. D. Lloyd (Superinten-ed to the second officer of the is reasonable so long as the latter

his trip to the colony, he appeal the miners for national negotiations vice. form."

deat of Imports and Exports) steamer who asked him to wait. are prepared to advance helpful

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"Dr. Taun Kit-wong came America with the idea of carrying! back to his people the methods of

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with the owners.

A Bar?

The same paper states that asked for a committal of the de- according to the defendant, he suggestions as a basis of discus- fendant to the Sessions on both was so tired that he went to sleep slon-was, it is assumed, discussed | charges.

underneath a life-boat while The case was fixed för hearing waited for the second officer.

he Government which have made at 11.30 a.m. on Saturday.

He this nation one of the world's

'did not wake up until the next

On the owners behalf it was re- greatest. His ambition is to

morning when the steamer was cently stated that their central draft such a Constitution to which

already sailing. A

ganisation had no longer power fo ant he has devoted much study

quired what he was doing on the discuss wages and conditions with ship and reported the matter to

the Miners' District Assuciations, the master.

having taken back to themselves

Seen This morning by a "China"! Ma representative; Dr. Thun Kitowong stated that it was -11 rodiely, new C'hija to which he was returning. He had not studied the political situation suf ficiently to express an opinion but". it had come as a great surprise

to him to lear that on returning after eleven years to visie his father in Canton, so many difficule ties in the way of passports from various powers in necessary.

Canton werd

J.

PAPER THEFT.

sailor. in-

NANYANG ACCOUNTANT SENT conclusion, defendant told

TO PRISON.

for the

Wireless Service.

also

GREEK CHARGES.

REORGANISED BY GREAT BRITAIN.

NORMAL RELATIONS.

Rugby. Sept. 1. The British Charge d'Affaires

in Athens has been informed that he may establish normal relations with the new Greek Government of General Kondylis,

|Service.

MAN MISSING.

PASSENGER ON "PRESIDENT POLK."

the responsibility for such negotia his Working "I am looking for os. It is not yet known whether my uncle named William Simpson this will constitute a definite bar BOOKS FALSIFIED.

who is staying in Hongkong and

toproceeding with efforts to secure

The Note of the Greek Minister I want to find him

n national settlement. Investigations into the books of posed to lock after me."

as he is sup

Meanwhile the miners are return-in London notifying the Foreign Sanyang Brothers Tobacco The master of the "Linaning to wank in increasing numbers Secretary that Admiral Coun-

in the Midlands, and it is reported

douriotis Compas vented further gave evidence, corroborated the shat Lancashire and Cheshire cat Greek Presidency and that a new has reassumed the regularities committed by a Chin-festimony of the defendant as towers have invited the reen to Government has been formally accountant of the firm who the cirsmstances ander which he discuss a local settlement. British acknowledged.--British Wireless pfended guilty before Mr. R. E. was found Lindsell last week to larceny of 70; His Worship, in passing sen- la Dr. Tsun Kit-wong's inten, bales of glassine paper.

tence, informed the accused that When the case was called this the "regular" penalty tion, once, having visited his!, father, to go to Shanghai where morning, Mr. D: L Streffet charge against him was imprison- he intrals setting up in practice. de four other charges of lur-ment. but that he took ince consi- He graduated from Canton High glassine paper and san deration his age (defendant was other charge of making false scarcely twenty) and gave credit School and went to America in 1916, entering the Stockton High Mr. E. S. C. Brooks, for the de- therefore send him to jail.

entries in the accounts.

to his story, and would not School. He graduated from the!, Baldwin-Wallace College,

fence made a strong plea for a conclusion His Worships and finally from the legal depart-leniency, pointing out that the said I therefore order you to be ment of the De Paul University deavour to raise money in Canton pending inquiries, "which

defendant had made every en-detained in the Detention House the to make reparation, but failing in police will make as to the where confession.

Defendant was sentenced to one released.

your uncle is found, you shall be, month's imprisonment on each of the Rve charges of larceny and to three months' imprisonment on the charge of falsifying the accounts eight months' hard labour in all.

of Chicago."

THE

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QUAINTS."

MISS DORIS WOODS IN INDIA.

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HOW OLD FRIENDS FARE.

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Hongkong theatre-goers will be pleased to learn that

our old friends-Mr. R. B. Salisbury's "Quaints"-are going great guns: in their present tour of India.

as

SOVIET CUNNING.

SIGNS A TREATY WITH AFGHANISTAN.

NON-AGGRESSIVE PACT,

Moscow, Sept. `1.

A KOBE JOURNALIST.

Shanghai, Sept. 2.

that he cam back and made a full abouts of your uncle.... As soon as ceremony at Pagman, the Sum-from,, Hongkong. on the "President |

ALI BABA.

BOBBED HAIR,

CRAZE ENDED IN BERLİN.

A Russo-Afghan Treaty of! A message from Manila states nectrality and mutual non-aggres that Mr. Eric Young, a Kobe sion has been signed with "great journalist, en route to Manila, Mer residence of the King of Folk," has been missing since Afghanistan, by M. Stark, the Wednesday morning.

It is believed that he has fallen Soviet Plenipotentiary, and the

overboard. Afghan Foreign Minister.

It provides for neutrality in the event of an armed conflict between either and third Powers, mutual non-aggression and abstention from entering into hostile agree ments with third Powers, and Berliners, like gentlemen, "prefer mutual non-interference in home blondes."

affairs.--Reuter.

This is shown (writes the Berling

INDIAN'S STORY OF GEMS & correspondent of the London "Daily

IDOLS OF GOLD.

CAVE IN REAL LIFE,

Miss Doris Woods, the popular teacher of dancing, who joined the company here, has proved great success, Her performance Sue Smith in "No. No. Nanette," has been described as

New York, July 22-A weird really splendid." In other parts story of a cave fled with idols She has also made a naïne. A big

made of the purest gold comes from "hit was scored by Miss Doris in Mexico

Chronicle." urder date of June 10) by the fact that Berlin has chosen "blondine" as the city's "Summer Queen of Beauty." She la Fraulein Grete Reinwald, a pretty young firm actress.

Fashion journals are more in- tercated in the "fact that the

"The 'Quaints' as themselves." ir It is related by the director of "queer" has not bobbed or shingled which she introduced, many new the National Museum in Mexico hair.

City, who has commissioned a party features.

Agra.

Quite a number of Hongkong ites will be pleased to see, "Quaints" return.

the

fair sox of Berlin..

FATAL FIRE.

NEGROES CUT OFF IN A TENEMENT.

LEAP FOR LIFE.

His wife is in a state of nervous collapse.--Reuter.

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COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED MISA'S NATURAL DRY SHERRY.

IN THE MAIL."

Entertainments.

September 2-Queen's Theatre; "Kinge of the Turf" 515 and 7.15 p.m.

September 2-Star Theatre: "Richard Barthelmess in "Fury."

September 2-World Theatre; "Can Explain,"

September 20-Concert in Aid of the Alice and Affiliated Hospitals.

September 24-Promenade Con cert by the H.K.V.D.C. Infantry Co.. on the Parade Cround at Cor Headquarters.

Sports. September 4-Second Aquatie Fete of the Victoria Recreation! Club.

New York, September 1.

September 2-4A. Strok presents Little more than a year ago the

Five" negroes are dead and on Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn ai The company of mirth makers of explorers to seek for the cave, short hair craze renched here. missing as the result of a fire in the Dennishawn Dancers at the with be

in India till December, which is situated somewhere in the Almost in a night it captured the a five-storey negra tenement, the Queen's Theatre, 9.30 p.m. their itinery including Calcutta, Santa Clara Mountains.

The director says that some time Bombay, Poona. Karachi, Quetta,.

occupants of which were cut off September 2-Benefit Concert a 12 was exceedingly unpopula from escape owing to a deep trench Royal Naval Theatre in aid of the Lahore, Meerut, Delhi,

ago un old Indian visited his office with the male population. Callous which was

cut in front of the late B.Q.M.S. Juzobs dependants Simla, Rawalpindi, Peshawar. and offered to lead him to the employers dismissed their women building for a new underground 8.30 p.m. Cawnpore, Lucknow, Allahabad ysterious cave. The man explained secretaries, clerks and, typists for rallway, which prevented the fire- and Jubbulpore.

that he was a charcoal burner, and no other reason than that they had mer hoisting ladders. while seeking shelter from a storm of engagementa happened to come upon the treasure bobbed or shingled hair. Hundreds Many of the negroes jumped must have been from the windows and were more Entering a long tunnel, he sand broken off for the same

reason for less seriously injured.—Reuter. denly found himself in a cave. Yet," for weeks, there were queues Miss Aileen Due Back..

which was lighted by a ray of light outside the barbers' shops. Miss Aileen Woods, sister of from the roof. Miss Doris, is due back in Hong-

But Fraulein Grete's election a The ray, falling on kong next month. She has been fidols, caused them to shine as the doabt that she was chosen because two huge a sign of the times. There is little away for over three years and is un, and at first flied him with she had conting back to carry on her terror..

not yielded to the "-" sister's dancing tuition until Miss

womanly and un-German fashion." The cave, which was of large The reaction against short hair Doris's return.

dimensions (so the man continued), has set in with that impetus with This is what the "Times of was filled with gohen images and which the new fashion originally Ladia" say about the "Quaints"-armour of gold, set with precious conquered Berlin. Actresses and

Few theatrical parties touring stones. the East today enjoy. the popu-

are flocking to lonely On leaving the cave the covered holiday resort determined to An extraordinary general meet-Building & Savings Society, Lati larity that belongs to Mr. R. Be the entrance to prevent its redis- come back capable of playing ing of the Farben Industrie Coma City Hall, 3 pm. Salisbury's "Quaints." That popu-cover, and had journeyed to the Juliet or Marguerite without false pany, namely, the Chemicals Com- September 3-Meeting of sub- larity is fully deserved, and this capital to enlist the assistance of hair. talented Company received a most the muscum director, whom he Though the burber laments that the Company's capital from Jockey Club Rooms, Hongkong, Club.

the "ladies' salon" is now almost 640,000,000 marks to 110,000,000 Annexe, 6.15 p.m. The director was unable at the deserted, he has begun to de'n roar marks.

September 6-Annual meeting of "No. No. Nanette" has long time to accompany him. When ing business in hair restorers!

The Chairman said that the past local Hockey Club in Volunteer since gained a world-wide populater he sought the Indian he found

year had been favourable for the Headquarters' lecture room, 5,80 larity because of its tunefullness that the old man had died.

business and financial progress." pm. and witty quips, and "quibbles."

The Company, which had hitherto

cordial reception from a large and offered to lead to the spot. enthusiastic house.

Few changes have been made in the cast but Doris Woods as Bue Smith

Was really splendid.

Gordon Rennie, and R. B. Salis-is bury make much capital out of the long succession of humorous

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LAST MONTH'S RAIN.

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AIM OF GERMAN CHEMICAL COMBINE.

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Berlin, Sept. 1.

October ---Fourth race meetingi of the Hongkong Jockey Club at Happy Valley.

Meetings.

September 2-Meeting of credi-[ tors of the Hongkong. Development

bine approved of an increase of scribers to the Fanling Hunt at the

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vory dainty as a task."-Sir Alfred Mond. 6th 61: 61h 22: 7th 45: 8th 95: "Nanette." She sang and danced.

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