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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1926.

CANTON'S PICKETS.

BRITISH CONSUL'S REPRESENTATIONS.

Mr. Eugene Chen's Attitude.

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CHINESE POLICE TO CURB WHARF

INTIMIDATORS.

Aw the request of Mr. J. F. Brenan. H.B.M.'s acting Consul-

TIGER CAPTURED,

PRICE, $3,00 Per Month.

ALL CORRECO BUT THE GLASSES) ·

Ho was going to make an important enl Shoo, guit, collar, tiu, ots were splendid yet. sonisthing marrad the whole affect. The glasses! They looked cheap, were surelessly fition and did not become him." Good Glasses Pay--and wa make good glasses which will give you overy eye conifart and satisfaction, and help, not hinder, in expressing your personality, N. LAZARUS.

STOLEN PYJAMAS. EMPIRE AVIATION.

Caught Alive by Farmer AMERICAN SEAMAN CHARGED " All Red Routes in the

at Shatin.

A NEW TERRITORY TRAP.

Animal's Log Entangled in a

Steel Vice.

IN COURT.

INTOXICATION AS EXCUSE..

Arrested after an exciting chase shortly after 7 p.m. yesterday, William E. Atkin, electrician on the 8.8. "President Cleveland," › General in Cantch. Mr. Eugene Chen (acting Foreign. Minister) "has,

was charged before Mr. R. E. instructed the Commissioner of Pubile Safety to prevent intimida-evidence has been forthcoming to tracy this morning with the thefi It is some years since material Lindsell at the Central Magis tion outside the wharves of the Hong Kong. Canton & Macao Steam boat Co. Ltd. at Canton.

From peaceful picketing. agita- tors had extended their activities to assault and open intimidation. Earlier this week. the "China Mail" told how traffic on the Steamboat Co.'s vessels was being affected and that an attempt had been made to "get" at the rews, the alleged instigators being members of the Seamen's Union. That

pre-strike. UTYT

uced for the mischief.

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Air.

FAR EAST PROSPECTS,

Speeches at the Imperial Conference.

Rugby, October 28.

the

Great technF

confute the sceptical in the mat- of two silk pyjamas, vahed at imperial air communications at In opening the discussion on ter of the presence of tigers in $37, from the Swatow Drawn today's meeting of the Imperial certain parts of the New Terri Work Company's store at the Conference, the Air Minister, Sir tories hence a-reliable report from junction of Wyndham Street and Samuel Hoare, pointed out that al- Between 2 and 3 p.m. each day, police quarters of the capture Queen's Road. the boats arrive at Canton. By alive of a small tiger of 40 catties

though he would deal with about 5 p.m., sampans and coolies is of particular interest.

A shop assistant stated in matter from the civil rather than stop work. Before Hong Kong

evidence that defendant asked to the military standpoint, both as- Observing a tiger being carried be shewn some silk pyjamas and pects were inextricably connect shipments have been landed, cargo in a cage to Shatin railway staten suits were placed on the coun-ed, and the development of Im from Canton is placed on board on yesterday, a police officer ter necessitating over-carriage of the made enquiries as to the manner sober and worked out on a piece of plane or airship, was a vital factor Defendant appeared to be perial air lines, whether, by aero- Hong Kong lots till the next trip. in which it came to be there.

paper the exchange rate in the problem of Empire defence." Surtax Gladly Paid.

It appears that a farmer resid-between American and local dol Reviewing the present position, Such activity is an encouraging ing at Cheung Tam Hill, about lars. At that moment witness he remarked that since the last ployees were desirous. of securing sign of the times. Cargo is mov. 400 yards, from Cheung Lok Mal was called away to the telephone, Conference the mileage covered by old positions was the reason ading freely, with the exception of village (Shatin district), set a another man relieving him at the the regular air routes of world had

piecegoods and Chinese mer- trap for catching deer and on counter, and on his return found more than doubled. chants have confidence in con- visiting the locality on Tuesday he something bulging out from the cal improvement was to be noted in tinuation.

found the trap missing. Follow-defendant's coat, On being queathe machines, engines, wireless. Were martial law not in existing the track, leading from the tioned defendant. bolted from the and meteorology. The machines ence on the River and night boats spot he was amazed to come upon shop, discarding two suits in the had become more powerful more run instead the volume of traffic a hole four feet deep into which street.

dependable, and more comfortable. would be greater.,

"An Indian constable who arrest. As to safety,, for five million miles Led the defendant at the "Star" flown by British services there had Put Up for Show?

ferry wharf after a chase from been four fatal accidents, and one The farmer immediately sumQueen's Road said that defendant million miles had been flown in moned the villagers to the scene would have got away had he Australia with only one accident. to survey his strange find which kept running straight along Con- The results achieved, seemed to was incepacitated from doing in-naught Road instead of turning show that after years of research. Native traders are making no jury by reason, of its injuries. into the wharf where escape was experiment, and adventure, a stage Highly Commendable Attitude.. complaint on the score of these! With their assistance he was able cut off by a number of people ob of development had been reached

surtaxes but paying as a matter to secure the tiger and arrange strycting the entrance. for a cage to be made.

Apparently, it was the farmer's intention to sell the tiger, possibly. to some menagerie, but the police report does not carry one further as to the destination of the cap- tured animal

But it has become plainly abundant that the attempt was. June to influence Chinese against patronage of the British steamers, as distinct from the so-called Chinese vessels.

Both

the China Navigation the Preventive Service is on duty. At Canton, the outdoor staff of Co.'s "Fatshar" (left at & a.m.)

Practically all cargo-whether and the Steamboat Co's "Taifor import or export-handled by shan (at 3 pm) carried com-Chinese is now subject to the paratively fewer passengers and less cargo than before the settle. ment on Oct. 10;

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The agitators are not connected with the Government Preventive Service but are believed to be ex Latrikers and/or ex-pickets. Coolies were prevented from work. ing the Taishan" (the only night-boat on the run) when she arrived there yesterday.

special taxes.

of course.

BOYCOTT POWERS.

Delegates to the "Severance" Association.

On the other hand, the, rush"

a tiger, whose leg was entangled with the steel trap, had fallen.

Incidentally, the weight of the tiger (just over 52 lbs.) pointa tó

Inquiries in Hong Kong con- firm the report that representa- tions have been made by the is also attributed to the anxiety it being either a young and small of native dealers as to the power one or, possibly to a istake hav

Steamboat Co., leading to. a. pro- test by the British Consul-Gen-that will be granted to the "Asso- Feral

ciation for the Severance of Economic Relations with Bri- tish."

The English version is not avail Fable at the moment. From the Chinese report it is evident that the Nationalist Government has taken up a very reasonable and highly commendable attitude.

An official despatch has been published, from Mr. Eugene Chen to Mr. Li Cheung-tat, the Chief of Police.

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To Protect Commerce, The Chinese wording attributes to Mr. Eugene Chen. the expres sion of Views that the Canton Government wishes to protect commerce and preserve communi-

cations.

The last meeting of this body has fixed November 1 as the day after which transactions with the British will be forbidden.

Difficulty has been met with.in finding suitable premises for headquarters in which to conduct investigations.

Each guild is to nominate one delegate to the committee of this

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GEN. CHANG KAI-SHEK.

come

An official denial has down from Canton in connection with the reported "death" at the Kiangsi front of General Chang Kai-shek. commander-in-chief of the Nationalist Armies.

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Association. But the piecegoods ing been made as to its species. guild will have four and the The. weight of a panther mecals guild three as they are cheetah would correspondent more

concerned than to that of the animal captured. more directly those engaged in other lines.

Previous Records, Others Prefer to Wait.

In connection with the presence A resolution has also been fram- of tigers in the New Territories, for consideration by the body of it may be recalled that in May nominated delegätes.

of last year a party of local sports

From the Chinese despatch it appears that there has already been "verbal intercourse on theed matter. It is claimed that the identity of the pickets has been established as being unemployed

(Beamen..

Interference. with would-be passengers and shippers of cargo is attributed to the Canton police officers being, hitherto, on duty at the wharves for only one hour before and after arrival of the steamboats.

It is also pointed out that. be tween 6 and 7 a.m., when passen. gera, and shippers are going on board, agitators have used in- timidation.

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Described as Пlegal.

The Police Department is re- quested to provide detectives or police to be on duty to prevent such acts, which are described as illegal.

Police Headquarters in Canton la thought to have passed on the instructions to the station con- cerned.

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From another source "the China Mail" learns that the re- presentations indicated have taken effect. By the week-end at the latest, it is surmised that the present pickets will have been made to withdrew and that the

Chinese police protection will be ample,

TOO MUCH CARGO,

Boat Which Had to Refuse Shipments.

This week's incidents have had the effect of influencing an abun- dance of passengers and cargo, particularly the former to the

Tung On," "Sal On," "Kwong. Tung" and "Kwong Sal.”

A Hong Kong shipper told a "China Mail" reporter last night that the Tung On Co. had now to refuse all cargo every alternate trip as it was not possible to clear all freight in the limited time.

from which they could look for Sub-Inspector Field said that ward to progress altogether out of when defendant was brought to proportion to anything that had been achieved in the last few years. Reducing Distances.

BISHOP CAPTURED.

Outrage by Roving Outlaws in North China.

Shanghai, Oct. 28:

The "China Press" correspon- dent at Taianfu, Shantung pré- vince, reports that a roving band of cutlawa have captured the Rt. Rev. Bishop T. A. Scott of the Society, for the Propagation of the Gospel and the China Inland' Mission-Reuter.

Note: The above telegram is published as received. Bishop Scott is, of course, the Anglican Bishop in Shantung, which dio- cese is maintained by the S.P.G.

The Rt. Rev. Thomas Arnold. Seott D. D., who was educated at Christ's, College, Cambridge and Leeds Clergy School, was ordain ed in 1902. He Arst came out to China under the SPG. In 1908. 1. 1913, he was appointed Prin cipal of the Church of England School, Peking, being raised to the episcopate in 1921.)

There was to-day no technical or operational reason why London should not be brought by aeroplane or airship within a fortnight of the' furthest territories of the Empire. There was no technical reason why the journey to Canada should not

LOCAL, CARTOONS.

Two cartoons will be published in to-morrow" China Matt" In one, Stan Hill "hits of" last Saturday's star raccer match to great effect, The other is" by "Cornsta: k" whose subject is the nimble Hong Kong dollar an affected by Exchange fuetun tions.

A number of topical local photographs will also appear.

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be reduced to two and half days: to India, five days; to Capetown Bix days; to Australis eleven days; and to New Zealand thirteen days.

Hitherto, whilst certain British and European services had been safety and punctually operated-for

It is proposed to fix one month men spent an all-night vigil in a

several years there had been ad e.. up to November 30) as the remote district in consequence

civil air service flying betv. een ong interval in which all British goods of reports of animals having been

part of the Empire and another, must be cleared.

mauled and tracks found pointing The piecegoods and metals deal-pretty conclusively to the presence

In the Middle East however, an air route of 866 miles between Egypt ers in Canton are said to be op of a tiger in the neighbourhood.

and Irak had been regularly flown posed to the idea and will-it is One of the party spent an uncom-

by military machines, carrying fortable night perched on a pile the charge room he was sober and mails and official pasangers, for of atcnes with a gun whilst the answered questions intelligently, Ave years. It was now proposed to tiger is reported to have prowled but a few minutes later acted as substitute for this military service round the vicinity of two goats if he were dazed. When the a regular civil line between Cairo. placed as bait, but the party had charge was read out to him in the and Bagdad and Cafro and Karachi. to return without securing a morning he answered: "I have no

To the Far East. "bag."

knowledge, of what happened.” It was hoped that a saving of Carried in Triumph.

In answer to His Worship, deseven or eight days would, thus be Residents of some years stand fendant said he came ashore at erected on journey the from Britain ing will remember the body of the 1. p.m. and had drinks at the to India, but the real significance tiger shot in the New Territories Hong Kong Hotel bar and tiffin at of this development lay in the fact by Dr. D. Burlingham being car-a cafe. He could not remember that it was the first section of the ried through the streets and the what happened after 3.80 p.m. great Empire air route to the Far cast of the impression of another Mr. Lindselt: And yet you were East.

MANILA 'QUAKE.

Residents Rush Into the Streets.

BUILDINGS ROCK..

Manila, Oct. 29. A strong quake was tell here at eight o'clock this morning. All the buildings rocked.

- An American bardware build- ing near Escolta was damaged.

Many residents rushed into the streets.

The Observatory states that the centre of the gunke ls some dia- tance from Manila-Reuter

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tiger's pugs being exhibited able to bargain for pyjamas and It was for the Conference locally. The skin of the former work out exchange between consider whether other sections animal (which, had killed Sergt. Hong Kong dollars and American could not be completed, and i Goucher and an Indian) dollars?!

through air route created of in- was sent Home to be stuffed with Defendant: I was intoxicated, calculable importance for both the object of having it placed in Sir.

military and civil communications, the museum but the ship on Evidence was given by Mr Would it be possible for the Govern- which it was returning to the G. H. Wilson, a fellow electrician ment of India to consider the ques- Colony was torpedoed and the on the vessel, that defendant came tion of extending the service" to specimen was lost. A photo on board at 5.30 in a he pleas con- Bombay and Calcutta and for the stated propose an amendment by graph taken shortly after it was dition to relieve him in his watch. Burma Government to carry it a a local Witness had never seen defendant stage further to Rangoon? Might which members of the Association shot is still on view in

in that condition during eighteen it not then be practicable to link will not be allowed to deal in photographers,

Again, the presence of a tiger months they had worked together with the civt! Ine the experimental British goods after all stocks have been cleared, irrespective of date on the higher levels on the Peak on the vessel and did not think it flights of the Air Force flying There is no reference to articles was reported by a well-known re- safe to hand over his duties. De-boats that it was intended to of export, as sold to British firms, sident once when he was lying off fendant was told to go out again, station in the Far East; and might Mount Kellet in his yacht. About enjoy himself a little more, and they not, again, join up with, ocda- the same time, "puge" of a tiger return. Witness heard of defen{atonal service fights of the Royal

A or cheetah were reported in a dant's arrest from a sailor at 8Australian Air Force from Aua garden in that locality and, the ex-p.m. and visited the Central Police tralia?

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News has also come down that panation put forward was that Station. With the permission of London to the Cape. the Nationallat Government has the animal had swum across the Sub-Inspector Field, witness en- So also with Africa. Just af appointed officers to take harbour from the mainland at tired the cell and tried to wake there must be an Empire air coute charge of the Preventive Service: some particularly parrow spot. defendant, who was asleep, but to the Far East stretching to Aur-

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