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SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1927.

PICKET SHOT.

£1,000,000.

REVOLVER FUSILLADES IN WILL OF A MILLIONAIRE

QUEENSLAND.

Brisbane, July 5. A message from Innisfail states that after receiving a message about eight o'clock last night, that shooting had occurred at Wangan, Inspector Murtha and two constables immediately pro-

after admission.

UNCLE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

GAIETY OF ROME.

EVADING THE FASCIST CURFEW.

GREAT DISCOVERY.

TO ERADICATE TRACHOMA IN

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Det of the will of Mr. Wilhan. Fox Tibbitts, Sheffield's millionaire solicitor, who left the bulk of his estate to his niece, Miss Henrietta Sarah Fisher, of Tunbridge Wells, are published.

Mr. Tibbitts, who lived in the ceeded to Wangan (situated mid. slum district of Sheffield, owned way between Innisfail and South large blocks of property, in the Johnstone) where they found that city and held a controlling inter- a man named John Hines (42), a est in many industrial concerns, cane cutter at present on strike, has left property valued at was badly wounded. The man had £1,522,687, and the death duties two bullets in his body, one on the will amount to between £500,000 right side and another in the left and £600,000. The testator gives leg. The wounded man was im- to his clerk, William Knowles, mediately despatched to the Innis- £1,000; to his housekeeper, Ann Elizabeth Knowles, £300; to his fall Hospital, but he died shortly foreman, George Knowles £100: From what can be gathered it and to the Sheffield Infirmary appears that Hines was one of a £500. The residue is left to his party of five men who had been

niece. doing picket duty on the road When it was reported that Miss from Wangun to South Johnstone. Fisher was likely to become a About eight o'clock a man ap-

millionairess through her uncle's peared, and one of the pickets will she said that "I do not want challenged him and walked to- to talk about it." wards him. The stranger sang out,

Miss Fisher has lived in Tun- "Look out-go back, go backbridge Wells for four years and and accompanied his words with has interested herself in Conser a fusillade of five or six shots, but vative work. She became pre-ments that were often settled by mostly children, develop each year. at Sales Room, 5.15 p.m. none of the bullets found their sident of the Broadwater town mark. The manner in which the branch of the Women's Conserva- words were spoken gave the im-tive Association. Miss Fisher, it pression that the stranger was a was stated, mentioned at a meet- foreigner. The man then went to-ing that she might soon be going wards South Johnstone, and soon! #why. disappeared behind some stunted

Mr. Tibbitts died at the age of 85. He lived in an old-fashioned growth on the roadside.

It is said that Hines, against house in a poor district on back- the counsel of his mates, followed to-back dwellings. He lived the in the direction of the stranger, life of a poor man and for recrea- and a few seconds later another tion took penny tramcar rides. fusillade rang out. The gunman He had travelled extensively on appeared to be crouching behind the Continent, but gave up this a bush and to have a revolver in recreation because in his views each hand, firing as quickly as hotel charges had become too possible. In all 12 or 13 shots high.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”

Entertainments. Rome is not at all a city of| Without some explanation, the somnambulists.

tremendous enthusiasm displayed August 13-Queen's

Theatre; Foreigners go to Paris in order by great gathering of eye "A Kiss in the Dark.” to be up and doing all night, but specialists at Washington, when August 19 World Theatre;

of in Rome duty urges every good 1,000-

them Impulsively "Rose of the World." and cheered the dis- tourist to spend his day rushing rose

August 13-Star Theatre, Kow- through dusty ruins and airless covery of a Japanese doctor, may loon; Our Cabaret in "Tally Ho,"

appear strange and almost foolish. 9.30 p.m. "The Denver Dude," 2.80. museums. When night comes he The isolation of the long sought to 6.30 p.m. drags himself to his hotel and germ of trachoma means little to August 13-Grand Concert collapses so thoroughly that it the man in the street; but the fol- City Hall, 6.30 p.m. would take a great deal to rouse lowing brief extract from Dr. August 22-Social Service for him to any further activity. Harvey J. Howard'a intensely In-Service men on the roof of St.

The majority of actual citizens teresting work. "Ten Weeks with Peter's Y.M. Chib work all day, take a stroll, and Chinese Bandits," shows that the October 1-H.K. & W.G. & dine late, often after nine o'clock, discovery will be of untold benefit M.C.L.'s Fun of The Fair, Lee Then they smoke, read their to millions of sufferers in China, Gardens.

Sports. paper, and settle down for a and probably also to those in alter comfortable evening at home.

Eastern countries,

August 19-Baseball: S. China The women of the family potter famines, floods, and disease are Around Chinese of Honolulu v. Dr. Howard says: "Whilst Tigers v. Club de Recrelo; All- about in the house or do some rampant in Chino, the most devas Far East (Chinese-Filipinos-Japan- needle work. So that after ten tating of these three is disenac. eae), 2.30 p.m. and 4 p.m. o'clock the streets are far from And of all the diseases the one August 14-Hong Kong Baseball crowded. Summer is, of course, rausing most misery and economie Club v. S. China "Dragona;" All- another matter.

distress is probably trachoma. It Around Chinese of Honolulu v. All The cafes are scarcely ever fulllis found all over China: It affects Hong Kong, Happy Valley Din- in the evenings, with the ex-. nearly every home and all classes mond, 2.30 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Lammert's Auctions. ception of those in the centre of of society, From statistics I had

August 15-At Sales Room Dud- the town, such as the old Cafe gathered, I had come to the con- Aragno, renowned at one time for Chinese people have trachoma, and 11 a.m.

clusion that fully 100 million of dell Street, one bale Khaki, Drills, political discussion and argu- that probably a million new cases, August 16-Sale of 2,500 stamps a stand-up fight. All these cafes 1 and estimated that not less than September 15 Valuable pro- close between eleven and twelve. one million Chinese are blind in perties in the New Territories, at Bars remain open and each of both eyes, and that three or four Messrs. Lammerts' Sales Room, 3, these has, according to the hour, millions more are blind in one eye; Duddell Street, 3 p.m. a clientele all of its own.

further, that not far from 20 mil-

Meetings. August 18-Meeting of Creditors lions have had their vision so much There are dozens of prosperous impaired by inflammation and the of the Hong Kong and Kowloon cinemas. The films are for the formation of scar tisane, due to Taxicab Co., Ltd., Liquidators most part good, and the public trachoma, that they are able to eke Office, 3, Queen's Road Central, does not sky at high prices. When out only the barest kind of exist-H. K. noon. a new picture is released the ence." more pretentious picture theatres, such as the Corso and the Super- Cinema, announce a gala per-

were heard, and two lodged in In place of a car he owned a Hines's body. When his mates motor-cycle. combination. He saw that Hines was badly injured, never married.

un umbulance was summoned and everything was done to make him comfortable, but one of the bullets appeared to have pierced a lung.

A search was made immedinte- ly for the gunman, and a party managed to trace him to n creek, which crosses the road, but here darkness and bushes enabled him to ¿lude his pursuers; and no trace has since been found. The police; party failed to locate the man, and the search is being continued. The police are confident that the stranger cannot escape. It is be- lieved that he was not alone at the time of the shooting.

Strangers Manhandled.

Brisbane, July 5. News of the shooting incident has created a stir among the strikers. When the Innisfail train arrived at. South Johnstone this morning two strangers alighted, and it is understood that they were on the way to seek employ- ment at the mill. Some of thei strikers, who were visibly in- censed over last night's happen- ings, started to manhandle the men, but the police and strike officials intervened and the men were protected against further violence.

The funeral of the victim of last night's shooting. J. Hines, took place this afternoon. It was most impressive, more than 100 men marching abreast followed the hearse, behind which were twoj^ union officials carrying a large: banner inscribed “Comrade Jack}}· Hines, murdered last night whilst doing duty as strike picket.'

of some charity or institution. At show, and are determined to do formance, usually for the benefit-and an important half-of the the final performance of this, what they can about it. beginning at 10.30 p.m., the most impressive crowd turns up, be- decked as for a genuine premiere,

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Clubs.

August 22-Meeting of Share- holders of M.Y. San Co., Ltd. (in Ifquidation), to confirm resolution passed Rt previous meeting,

meeting of members of the H.K. Queen's Road, Central, 2.30 p.m.

August 26-Fortieth annual

Football Club, in the offices of Mesars. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Lfd. (top floor), 5.30 p.m.

Miscellaneous. August 18-Moonlight bathing plenic under the auspices of St: Peter's YM, Club,

A law has been passed lately] to close dancing places and tabaring, but whoever has time and money to spare can always find something to do. In the big

August 18-Night fete at Vic- hotels dancing always goes on in torin Recreation Club, when first class Australian stars passing the evening after ten o'clock, and once or twice during the week August 14-Short Organ Recital, through to Japan will also compete. there are "special" evenings, at St. John's Cathedral, 5.40 p.m. which a lot of Romana and for-; August 21-Band of the 1st-1 eigners turn up. Some "danc-Queen's Royal Regt. will play at ings" have been converted into evening service at St. John's places, where you can look at a Cathedral.

variety show as you quaff a glass! August 26-Whist drive at St. of champagne. Then there are John's Cathedral Hall. several private clubs..

One of the most amusing places in which to spend the even-.

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is scooped out some few yards Major-General Seely said the after below the level of the street, effects of the war on the purchase among the old walls. Here of certificates was still felt, and Bragaglia puts on first plays, there had also been a falling off in original plays, and those belong the rate of progress, attributable to ing to some particular school of the Industrial troubles of 1926. the ultra-modern. From time to Nevertheless £40,000,000 Savinga time he also organises concerts, Certificates had been sold during exhibitions, poetry-readings fu- the year, which, while less than in turist lectures-anything unusual factory in the circumstances. The the previous year, was very satis- that will draw.

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repayments were also heavier, but Until a few months ago one not so heavy as might have been would go down there after the expected, considering the great show, during the hours before amount of unemployment. Includ- dawn, to eat, drink, dance (the ing interest, the amount at the cre- band was one of the best in dit of investors in Savings. Certi- Rome), and talk over the latest fentés is £10,000,000, which is kings and

the year newest cabbages. £18,000,000 more than

before. A satisfactory There was

a typical crowd of sion of the movement has journalists, authors, flappers of been made in doubtful age and reputation, world, and as the result of the work artists, and-a-few foreigners, of a committee which has been sit-1 either of the Roman colony or ting for some months it is untici-|| shining with jewels and brit tourists. Bragaglin refused to be pated that they will be able to snuffed out when dancing was make 1 much larger extension A good many foreigners come banned, and in its place organ-amongst employes, in industry. Speaking in dollars, there are brother living in the Gayndal for were in 1925, the year for which to these shows. If It is a ques-ised variety shows miming

"scrata di gala tableaux vivants, miniature Rus-į the figures are given) 207 mil- tion of a lionaires in the United States. 96 patriottica" the thing is brighten- sian ballets, and so on. It is of these being in New York State. ed up by representatives of the surprising what he has done, in

The service at the graveside also was most impressive. De- ceased was unmarried, and had a

district.

Demonstrations by Strikers.

Brisbane, July 5.

U.S. MILLIONAIRES.

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NOTICE.

MINISTERING CHILDREN'S

A message from Innisfail states This is a jump from 75 in the pre- Government, national anthems, spite of the limitations of space; HONG KONG WOMEN'S GUILD & - that considerable excitement was

vious year. No fewer than and rounds of applause. When for the stage is lilliputian and caused late this afternoon by 4170.000 individuals were called Italians feel patriotic they like the audience clothed almost on three or four hundred industrial-on to pay tax, and their average every one to know it.

the top of it. income for taxation was £1,050. In

on.

Prices.

LEAGUE.

"FUN O' THE FAIR.”

ists, the majority of whom were spite of this jump in very big in-

Over and above the typical The cinema has now become "osteric," where food and wine strikers from South Johnstone, comes, there has been a decrease of quite an institution as part of who demonstrated in the streets 1.1 per cent in the total net incomes the night amusement of the are alike delicious, and the char. In connection with the FAIR an of Innisfail. The men had attend in comparison with the preceding capital. The prices of seats are Basilica Ulpia type, where you held. for which prizes of the value. acteristic restaurants of the Arts & Crafts Competition will be ed the funeral of Hines and year. Seven persons have incomes marched in a body back to the of £1,000,000 or more. It is.evident as high as those of the theatre. can get drunk on historic mem-{of $10.00, $5.00, and $2.50 will be town carrying a banner and red from the returns that quite two. They are raised, if, in addition to ories, good wine and purely given. flags. They paraded the streets thirds of the wealth of the United the usual films, some music-hall Italian music, there still exists in Auy, handmade article of any singing the "Red Flag" and finally States has its home east of the number, a dance or a song is put Rome a unique locale which every kind may be entered provided that demonstrated outside the office of Mississippi. During the year

Until summer begins, a fair |

It is the bona-fide handiwork of foreigner should know. the Innisfail District Cane Grow-just under 147 million sterling was

the competitor and that the Like Bragalia's it is under materials used, which may be of ers Association, the occupants of paid in income tax, of which 22 per number of theatres are always

cent, was paid in New York State.. open; the opera, three or four in ground. It is called "Bibliotece any kind, do not cost more than which (including female typists) | A considerable portion of some of which drama and comedy, are del Valle," the Library of the 50 cents. were greatly alarmed...

the incomes is derived from divi played, one or two for musical Valle. The Valle is the name of Entries to be sent on or before During the din and uproar Mr. denda upon securities. which are G. E. Hudson, who is a director exempt from taxes, so that the comedy, two or three music halls, the theatre hard by and also of 15th September to

MISS F: C. WOO, of the South Johnstone Milling figure of income tax given hardly players. There is much talk of Biblioteca. Down there, spread- and several companies of dialect the admirable restaurant over the

St. Paul's Girls' School, Association, appeared at one of reveals the true wealth of the coun- the "crisis" of the theatre, but ing over eight or nine rooms, la a

Macdonnell Road. the windows to address the men, try.

when companies of established library of a new kind-its walls and must be accompanied by a of "Who issued revolvers to

fame are playing, and appro-covered with thousands of bottles detailed statement of the materials scabs?" He narrowly missed

priate plays are chosen, the pub of aqua di Trevi, a very delicious used and their cost.

wine that has had no com- Pearson and Mrs. R. H. Kotewall.

Entries will be judged by Mrs. J. being hit with stones, which ing they suspended in front of lic turn up in good numbers. struck the wall of the building the building the banner which Rome often entertains foreign merce with Bernini'e fountain.

The articles will be sold at the A trio of blind musicians is-"FUN OF THE FAIR" on October only a few inches away. At this they had carried in front of the actors, M. and Mme. Pitoeff, for stage two officials of the strike funeral procession, with a red flag instance, recently scored a won-pense discreet harmonies to the 1st. committee came forward and on either side of it. The strikers derful success. The auditoriums guests gathered round the many stood near the window, and this then marched to the Hotel Grand of the older theatres are often red tables a very mixed crowd, put an

end to stone-throwing. Central, where they made a fur- very charming. The stage effects ranging from smart society Mr. Hudson again made an effort ther demonstration until the are of the poorest imaginable, women to ardently unwashed to address the men, who, however, hotel closed its doors. The men the acting of the best. The pub-young painters from the Via refused to listen. The position for then marched to the railway sta-lic is critical, alert, intelligent, Marguta. Every now and then a a time was very ugly and it was tion and boarded a special train feared that there would be a seri- for South Johnstone VINA oua result.

The position appears to be very Eventually, however, the crowd unsettled and feeling is running. again formed up and before leav, high:

but was met with yells and cries

though sometimes, from the party of students of German Anglo-Saxon point of view, a tourists troops in, so radiantly trifle too exuberant in its man- pleased with life that every one ner of expression. The Italian feels inspired to join in their public realise that they are half hearty songs and shouts.

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