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STARTLING CANTON REPORT.
REFERENCE TO JARDIÑE'S.
Eleven well-dressed Chinese,
Mr. M. K. Lo appeared on be- half of five of the defendants whilst Mr. S. H. Looseby repre- aented the remaining six.
REFUSED TO PAY.
A Mutilated $500 Note..
H.K. BANK SUED,
Garment.
SERIOUS DANGER.
CANTON TO RETIRE FROM NORTH?
ALLIES ATTACKING,
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A $10,000 PRIZE. Sweep Won By Police Officers.
LUCK OF TWO INSPECTORS.
Firat in $2 Draw, `Fanling Steeplechase.
By Our Special Correspondent.]: each the proprietor of a murine Pulpy Mass Salved From Washed On Responsibility for Preserving store-keeper's establishment, ap
Canton is now seriously faced Order,
with more than a possibility of peared before Mr. R.. E. Lindsell
having to give up a material part at the. Central Magistracy this
of her conquered territory along morning to answer charges of in-
Is a Bank liable to proceedings the Yangtee valley.
Two senior officers of the Hong fringement of the Marine Store if it dechies to pay out on a note keepers Ordinance relative to the which has been so mutilated that Hwangchow (which had not yet fortunate joint holders of the Fighting broke out again near Kong Police are the exceptionally keeping of books.
although its denomination and Chuan-fang's Allies) and the nearly $10.000) in the special the numbers and date are missing been retaken by Marshal Sun Winning ticket (for a prize of signatures are decipherable? Southerners
fell back after $2 cash
sweep of the Fanling This is the point which Mr. several houra, during which they Hunt decided at last Saturday's Justice Wood is called upon to de- did not attempt to counter-attack steeplechase meeting. Opening the case on behalf of ude in the Summary Court this nor to hold their ground. his clients, Mr. Lo said that he morning, the parties being Lon
They are acting Chief Inspector pleaded guilty to a purely techni-Lee-ahi, a Chinese woman (who is Allies are still moving out slowly
south-west Kiangst. the F Aris and Inspector J... Moss. The number of the winning cal offence. His clients carried on the plaintiff) and the Hong Kong to take up positions vacated by ticket was 5,45%, which was pur y marine stores. Hundreds of tion whom she is suing for, $500. other business than that of pure-and Shanghai Banking Corpora- the Nationalists.
chased by Mr: Aris-and Mr. Moss. Wu Pei-fu is still making spas-together. The exact amount of shops dealt in old iron without;
What Was left 03 the modic attacks on the end of the the prize was $9,537.15. huling, dicences. It could not be note
in question
was ten- Cantonese line, extending north- A Chinese lady living in the within contemplation of the Ordered in a state of pulp after hav. wards from Hankow and claims central district bought ticket No. good, in fact, in many cases, it wrung whilst in the pocket of an dinance for a licence did people no ing been washed, ironed and the capture of Shinyang, which 10,353 which drew the second
the last offensive prize of $2,724.00, did a great dent of harm.
Coming in the nature of a big surprise is a report received last night from Canton that the Strike Committee has forbidden mem bers of a certain labour union to search shops for British goods
The Chinese merchants respon- sible for this piece of news say that the Strik? Committee feels that it is answerable to the amberities for the preservation' of Order in labour disputes arising ¡immediately out of the boycott
settlement.
"Volunteering" for the work of laking stock as all shops where foreign merchandise. is carried his, Union of fokis actually did start to make the rounds untill the order was made by the Strike [Committee, pointing out
Kongmoon Progress,
that
from Kongmoon that the Sürtax Bureau is now in operation and that cargoes can now be shipped
up rom Hong Kong, another re- port says that difficulties
he Kost in
PROPAGANDA WORK.
junder-garment..
.." against him. Pending Consultation...
Mr. H. S. Fitzroy (instructed He did not think that Messrs by Mr. W. B. Hind) represented Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., the plaintiff and Mr. Eldon Potter, held a licence. He would like to K. C., (instructed by Messrs. John Mass Campaign By Canton, in ask for an adjournment for one on, Stokes and Master) appears..." week in order that he might have for the Hong Kong and Shanghai an opportunity for consulting Mr. Banking Corporation. C: G. Perdue, the Assistant Direc-
ble,
BROUGHT TO TAIKOO FOR REPAIRS.
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"It is curious to note that, the race on which this sweep was de- cided (the third of the day) was the only event in which an out- sider won.
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An Outsider." Tool, "Patrol the "China Mail" turf correspondent expressed the opinion that Jambu (the favour-
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suc duties were the work of the Estrikers pin conjunction with the tor of Criminal Investigation was brought in respect of a paid to propaganda by Canton in He also expected Wahkeena to Mr. Fitzroy said that the action The effect of and the attention ite which ran second) was not fit. Committee for the Severance of!
Mr. Perdue raising no objection Shanghai note for $500 which the the present war make unusual beat the winner, but the former Economic Relations).
to the proposal, His Worship ad-plaintiff had obtained, togather reading. journed the case against Mr. Lo's with another of the same de- clients for one week.
From June 19 to July 12 (the nished third through refusing" Tralle has improved and increas
Speaking on behalf of the re-some time in June, 1925,
nomination, from her husband period before the despatch of the fence. The way was thas paved MACKINTOSH
The Northern Expedition) the Kuo-hia more fancied rivals. Congra
for The Golden Pheasant to beat. ed has the under-tone of uneasi-maining defendants, Mr. Loseby plaintiff,
said that he would plead guilty to notes. placed them in the catch materials as follows:-20 kinds of popular officers in their great for-
upon receiving the mintang printed Eness has not been dispelled. The a technical offence but would ask pocket of an under jacket where lithographed charts 3 kinds of tune on drawing the winner.
propaganda tulations will go out to these two principal obstacle is the fear of that His Worship dealt with the they remained for some time. On single coloured mottoes (50,000 running foul of those who, until defendants as leniently as possi- washing day, the woman proceed- each kind); 4 kinds of two-colour-placed starters) went to Chinese. Both prizes of $454.15 (for un- the week-end maintained the con
ed to wash this jacket, unfortuned mottoes (60,000 each kind): 6 One of thear tickets was purchas don around the Steamboat Co.'s)
After hearing Mr. Perdue ately not removing the notes wher kinds of pictorials (50,000 eached on the course and the other be with regard to the number of en-so wharves, und of being found out tries that had been omitted by jacket, the woman proceeded to traits, etc. (100,000 each kind)
doing.. Having dried the kind): 5 kinds of reports, and por-fore the meeting. by the anonymous publishers of each of the defendants, His Wor-iron it and it was not until this 3 kinds of post-cards (5,000 each the street posters enjoining no ship imposed various fines rang-stage in the dottedings that she kind); 10 kinds of pamphlets
ing from $20 to $50.4 interemuurse with a certain na-
became affre of the presence of (30.000 each kind)." vion."
the notes. The iron coming Although news has come down STEAMER RAMMED. against something hard, she ex
jamined the pocket and removed from it a lump of pulpy material. Paid Out on 'One.
ble to integrate by reason of the action of the water and wringing. earthquake at Manila was record- Yesterday morning's severe The United States Shipping paper representing the two. notes what evidence he would be calling Observatory, Kowloon, but the local The plaintiff gave the bunch of His Honour asked Mr. Pottered on the seismograph at the Royalj still Bourd steamer "Cross Keys" was to her husband who went to the and counsel stated that if necessary such that they wouldAITHFUL SERVICES exist. Such, however, are not rammed in Iloilo harbour, Philip Bank where he saw attributed to the boycott, but to a pine Islands by the s.s. "Consuelo" Beveridge. The latter declined to to the general procedure of Banks not be noticeable to the man in the
Mr. sary Mr. Townes would speak as demand by the cargo coolies' guild of Madrigal and Company, the pay out on the notes until they on the points at issue,
latter being a regular caller at had been opened out from their af prohibitive wages, "
That confidence is felt in the Amoy,
lumpy state. The plaintiff's hus Mr. Potter formally submitted the Director, the "China Mail" is uation at Kongmoon is evid On inquiry from Mr. Victor band succeeded in opening out one that according to the Bills of Ex-uble to give the following ent in the announcement of the Smith (Oriental Manager of the of the notes and payment was change Act iss "On Lee" to resume the trip Shipping Board), the "China made on this.
the plaintiffs had The earthquake of Nov. 2 WAB failed to prove their this week.
Mail" learns that
Case, His recorded in Hong Kong as fol Keys" was tied in mid-stream at not in a position to call the hus-Mr. Fitzroy to open his case on
Mr. Fitzroy stated that he was Honour noted this and called on lows: licilo when the s,s. "Consuelo" band of the plaintiff as he was aw., A new steamboat will join the (in charge of the pilot who took in Shanghai. Hong Kong-Canton run in a few in the "Cross Keys") entered port.
What is Legal Tender? Upon His Honour asking if the days under the
Chinese flag. The "Cross Keys" was rammed presentation would be denied, Mr. point as
Mr. Fitzroy then dealt with the This is the s. "Yuet On." built on her port side midship,
Potter said that it was admitted actually was.
to what a bank note locally for the Fook Yuet Co. A representative of the Taikoo chat in respect of the note in ques-Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. The notes of the Yesterday she proceeded from her Deck was sent to Manila for a gen-tion certain pieces of paper which were not legal tender, he said. anchorage at Cheung-sha-wan toleral survey of the vessel. The for the purpose of the case he They were not in the same cate- the Po Tak wharf at the Praya. approximate damage is estimated would assume were those produc gory as those of the Bank of Eng
A representative of the own-at $40,000:
Minor repairs were ed in court, were presented. era is having stated that the boat effected in Manila to make the
Mr. Fitzroy continued that the dollar and British dollar were legal land. Only the Hong Kong silver, A Cross Keys" seaworthy for her plaintiff's husband succeeded in tender bere and a man could not cost about $200,000 to build. German will be in command when trip to Hong Kong.
opening out the note which was be forced to take a note. The "Cross Keys" went into the subject of this action but it notes were not entitled to the ahe sails.
The The following details are also dry dock at Taikoo yesterday was in small pieces. The Bank rights of the Bank of England given: length, 192 feet, speed afternoon and it will probably take refused to pay out when these 18% knots, can take 1,000 pas-a fortnight fo repair her.
notes and he maintained that the sengers and 300 tons of cargo, No damage was done to the gether on transparent paper.
pieces were presented pieced to-same law applied to them as ap Yet another "outside" steamer cargo of the vessel when she was These pieces were produced in alteration of deeds, viz., that if piled to deeds and the accidental court, having been pieced together the deed was altered unintention- run. This is the 8.8. ""Kwong Investigations are now being by Mr. Dovey, Governmentally it was not thereby precluded Wuchow), owned by the Sai Hing of Iloilo. Foon" (formerly on the Canton-made by the harbour authorities analyst.
A New Steamboat,
is joining the Hong Kong-Canton rammed..
S.S. Co. of Hong Kong.
In spite of protection by thoj Canton Folice, there is no increase in the traffic carried by the Steam. boat Co. but intimidation on the West Bund had considerably de- creased,
AMERICAN PROTEST.
Washington, Nov; 2. A new United States protest to Canton accuses the Canton Govern- ment of violation of treaty rights
the "Cross
THE WEATHER.
winds,
vatory reported:-Pressure has
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By courtesy of Mr. T. F: Claxton
TABAQUERIA FILIPINA
Beginning: marked by light microseisms at about probably 7.81 a.m. (locul time).
The beginning of secondaries and surface waves was not dis- tinguishable.
Maxima: at 7.34%
B.. and
7.35% a.m., the amplitude of, both
Hong Kong. being 3 millimetres,
a.m.
Origin: about 600 miles from
The movement died away at 8
"ROSE
WEDDING.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL:
CEREMONY.
FUGGLE-MAYOR.
St. John's Cathedral, which from being given in evidence for was tastefully decorated for the Bank Would Lose. any purpose and that secondary occasion, was the scene of a Mr. Fitzroy, referring to the
evidence as to what was written pretty wedding on Monday after in it Was statement of defence, said that he though the damage was done by Mayor became the bride of Mr. admissible. Even noon, when Mrs. Annie Adu noticed it was the Bank's case the party in whose custody it was, Frank Reginald Fuggle of the that if they paid out on this note such damage, If unintentional and Prisons Department Hong Kong. diced in that they could not obtain inadvertent, was not sufficient to M.A., Cathedral Chaplain, offici. they would be materially preju-|
The Rev. H. V. Copley Moyle, from the Government the $500 make it void.
Mr. Fitzroy quoted many cases
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forecast for the weather is
Till noon to-morrow the official Hong Kong (between Lamocks and Gap Rock); moderate N.E winds, fine.
ated at the ceremony. Hong Kong, south coast to Hai-that note. The "Ordinance, he in support of this and claimed that a becoming dress of heavy white
deposited by them in respect of
The bride, who was attired in nan: moderate E. winds,
Formosa Channel; strong NE Pointed out, said that two-thirds they proved that where' mutila crepe de chine with hat and shoes:
had to be paid up to $20,000,000 tons and alterations were done to match, carried a bouquet of At 11.10 p.m. to-day the Obser, and that after that the full value innocently the party was entitled white roses and maiden hair
had to be paid,Sat
to recover. The note in question fern,... in compelling ships entering port increased slightly over S. China 845,000,000 in circulation.
Mr. Potter: And the Bank has had been by no means vitiated by to submit to examination by officials
the numbers having been destroy-bride away, whilst Mrs. H. Mr. H. Marriman gave the of the newly created Inspection and has decreased slightly in
Mr. Fitzroy said that the deed, claimed counsel. The acciden. Merriman, who wore a gown of Bureau, which is acting. indepen-other districts. The anticyclone fence also referred to the tax of tal reason for this had been peach coloured crepe de China dently of the regular Customs als now shown as a belt of high I per cent. per annum which had given in evidence and there in with hat and shoes of the same ministration-Reuter's American Pressure extending from the to be paid on the average value court, they bad the note bearing shade, attended as Matron of Service.
Yangtee Valley to the east of of the notes out and said that if the signatures of two individuals Honour. [The protest referred to above Japan. The typhoon is about 200 the note was struck off this would empowered to do so and bearing a may have been despatched before miles E. of Manila, moving not have to be paid..
promise to pay the sum of $500. the duties of best man'
Mr. B. Plumb ably carried out Mr. Eugene Chen announced bla W.N.W. or W. Fresh monsoon. This concluding his opening on explanation" published in yeater may be expected along the SE fact, Mr. Fitzroy called the plain
Genuine. Pieces.
After the ceremony the day's lasuc.]
coast of China and over the N. tiff who spoke as to the incidents Potter, said that for the purpose ware present at the residence of
In answer to His Hozour, Mr. Cathedral some thirty China Sea A
leading to the mutilation of the of this argument. he would ad- Mr. and Mrs. Merrima Meteorological observations at notes and said that the absence of mit that the places of paper pro- Wyndham Street, where TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. 6 am to-day-barometer 80.09; the missing part was to be ex-duced in court, with the signatures tion in honour of the
temperature 65, humidity 87; plained by the fact that there were were genuine The closing rate of the dollar, wind North, force 1; weather, piecas attaching to the lap of the
wedded couple was be on demand, to-day was 1/10 13/16] blue sky.
pocket, and others it was impossi
admiredia
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