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Hong Kong. Tuesday, March 20, 1928.

THE ZINOVIEFF LETTER.

vanced in the course of moving that a new inquiry be held. The Premier emphasised that the Zinovieff revelation did not lose the General Election for the La- bour Party; that their general policy vis-a-vis Russia was re- sponsible for their failure at the polis. He also emphasised that Zinovieff himself had admitted that the Letter was sent to the Communist Party in England, and that its authencity, therefore, was not in question."

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incorrigibles and bad characters has abated. For an almost in- definable element of security, the

TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1928.

THE. O.S.K.

BOOKLET.

SCENES EN ROUTE.

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The Osaka Shosen Kaisha have

OPIUM IN CASSIA.

REVENUE OFFICERS'

FIND.

TWO COOLIES ARRESTED,

Yesterday morning Ch. Prever-

public is indebted to one and all | AN ATTRACTIVE DESCRIPTIVE in the Colony's administration, from His Excellency the Governor down to the most humble official whose duty it is to preserve law and order. It is here again that the entente with the Kwangtung Government has brought bene-issued an attractive booklet which tive Officer Clark and Revenue Acial results. For this and much gives descriptions and illustrations Officer Ward, accompanied by a more, we should be truly thank of places visited by their ships and search party, boarded the s.5. "Tal of the ships themselves, including Sze Ma" lying alongside the Tal- ful!

those on the run between the Amer-hing wharf, on the lookout for con- Ican continent and Japan and Japan traband. to Formosa and other oriental The places where such things porte,

were usually found on board a ship The descriptiona of various were searched but without result. beauty spots it la possible to visit Then the Revenue Officers turned ivher touching at porte of call, their attention to the cargo. with particulars of how best to get This was thoroughly searched, there and how moat profitably to and when a bale of cassia was open- fill the time will be extremely handyed some opium were brought to This light concealed amongst the cassia. for impending travellers.

Another nine bales were then coch one yielded a appiles particularly to ports in Japan to which is devoted much opened and

quantity of illicit oplum. Alto- gether the ten balea of cassia con- space in this convenient outline.

tained 8,190 taels of raw and 440 taels of prepared non-Government oplum.

LOCAL WEDDING. LIEUT. PEYTON & MISS I. M. THORNHILL.

CATHEDRAL CEREMONY.

A wedding attracting considerable local interest was celebrated at St.

Boon,

John's Cathedral, yesterday after the parties being Miss Iris McCoan Thornhill, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Thornhill, of Hong Kong, and Lt. Richard Anthony Peyton, R.N., of H.M.S. "Argue," youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Peyton, of Pinner, England.

CHINESE Y.M.C.A.

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE IN

SHANGHAI

INTEREST TO HONG KONG.

The raw opium was contained in 53 separate parcels whilst the pre- pared drug was in one-tael tins well concealed among the casala.

There was a large attendance at the Cathedral, consisting of friends of the bride and the Thornhill! family and brother officers of the bridegroom. Among those present were H.E. the Officer Commanding, Major-General C. C. Luard, G.B., C.M.G., Capt. A. R. Palmer, of H.M.S. "Argus," Wing Commander C. R. Maude, Flight Commander H. J. Hope and Squadron Leader R. E. Munday, D.S.O., A.F.C.

The Very Rev. A. Swann officiat-of activities, owing to the very to be fixed for the hearing of the

ed, supported by the Ray, Ulyat, of H.M.S. "Argus."

The bride was given away by her father and was charmingly attired In a medieval dress of brocaded georgette over 'flesh, pink georgette, with train, tulle veil and orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of illies.

Attending the bride were Miss Thornhill, Miss Marjory Parsons and Miss Marigold. Sorby who wore pretty pink taffeta picture frocks

with lace caps and carried bouquets of pink roses.

The bride's mother was attired in powder blue georgette and lace with grey picture hat and carried a bouquet of tea roses.

Lieut. A. A. Murray, R.N., of H.M.S. "Argus" was best man and Lleuts. H. A. J. Grant and R. K. Silcock, also of H.M.S. "Argus," were groomsmen.

Two coolies who were in the act Success of the membership and of removing the bales of cassia This morning they were produced financial effort of the Chinese ashore were arrested. Y.M.C.A., just completed at Shang- hal, is reported in advice to hand. before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the This is the 28th year of Y.M.C.A. Central Magistracy charged with

drug. work to Shanghai. During the past possessing and importing the illicit Mr. C. A. 8. Russ who appeared two or three years there has been some difficulty in securing the re- for both accused applied for a date sources to carry out the programme

сана.

Replying to the Magistrate, the

unusual economic and political con- ditions. The Chinese workers had some anxiety this year and they C.P.O., agreed that the accused had put forth special efforts to make nothing to do with the ship. They shop in Des Voeux-road West to their work well known and to secure claimed to be coolies employed by a the needed support.

take the cargo of cassia ashore.

The Magistrate fixed hearing of the case for noon on Thursday next.

Captains of Teams. Of an annual operating exponse of $100,830, it is secure in members' fees and gifts of business men, the sum of $36,000.

necessary

to

To accomplish this, ten teams were organised and an appeal was made

in cash.

$5,813.

"TRAFFIC TIME.”

EUROPEAN MOTORISTS

FINED.

A like penalty of $4 was imposed. Hong Kong. Encouraged. At the closing dinner, Mr. Z. H. The Chinese driver of public. Tong (General Secretary of the motor car No. 68 admitted a aum- Shanghai Chinese Y.M.C.A.) said: mons for reckless driving in Stubbs- "This great success is a pretty road.

Lieut. and Mrs. Peyton left later good indication both of the con- Mr. J. Gould who appeared as a for Fanling where the honeyraconfidence of our friends and of witness for the prosecution told the is to be spent. On March 24 they Shanghai's gradual return to Magistrate that whilst he was driv- leave for England. The bride's normal business conditions. By ing from Repulse Bay to town, as travelling, dress was a grey two-the generous gifts of both Chinese his car got to the end of Stubbs- hat, shoes and European business men and road, a motor lorry approached piece sult with grey and stockings to match.

firms we are now assured that we round a bend about 80 feet away. Among the guests were.-H. E.

may go forward with our work Behind the lorry were two or three Maj. Gen. Luard and A. D. C. (Lt through another. year."

public cars containing tourists This word from Shanghai has from the ss.. "Caledonia." Car No. Richardson, K.O.S.B.), Capt. A. R.

Naval Offi- encouraged the Hong Kong Chinese 68 which was in front of the others Palmer, R.N., (Sentor cer); and

H.M.S.Y.M.C.A. in its preparation for the suddenly "nosed" out from behind "Argus," Engineer Commander local campaign for $30,000 which the lorry and overtook it. After Stoneman, Paymaster Commander is to begin on Saturday of this passing the lorry car No. 68 ap Cockrem, Commander H. E. Snepp week and will continue until April proached the witness's car head on, (H.M.S. "Thracian"), Commander 11. Plans are well in hand for the and but for the fact that his driver and Mrs. B. Littledale, D.S.C., R.N., opening meeting at the Y.M.C.A. on immediately pulled up there would (H.M.S. "Tamar""), Major and Mrs. Bridges-street on Saturday evening. have been a collision. The defend-

and Miss-Contributed. Westendarp, Mr., Mrs.

Groseman, Dunbar, Mr. and Mrs.

officers of

Mr. and Mrs. Crapnell, Mr. and Mr. Taggart, Lieut. and Mrs.

ant zig-zagged along and just man- aged to get through between the lorry and the standing car.

in a campaign which lasted from to the community for this amount Feb. 25 to March 16. On the

At "traffic time" at the Central closing day, it was announced that

Magistracy this morning, Mr. D. total of $36,301 had been secured. Some of the teams that secured Thomson of the Dairy Farm apel· the largest results were led by men peared before Major C. Willson to known in Hong Kong, among them answer a summons for leaving his being Mr. S. K. Ing (Manager cycle No. 116 unattended in Des on March 18. He ad- Chow Tsu Kong Co.) $5,000; Mr. Vœux-road A. T. Wong (of the British-mitted the offence and was fined $4. The bride and bridegroom passed American Tobacco Co.) $4,675; Mr. Mr. Cooper, also of the Dairy under an archway of the swords of W. S. Hong (Attorney-at-law) Farm was summoned for a similar regard to motor the bridegroom's brother-officers on 84,106; Mr. N. L. Han. (Manager offence, with leaving the Cathedral and their car of National Transport Co.) $8,967; cycle No. 71. Mr. Thomson plead was dragged to the Hong Kong and Mr. T. T. Woo (Manager of ed "guilty" on his behalf and told Hotel by a party of Air Force and Shanghai Portland Cement Worke) the Magistrate that the two ma- Naval men from H.M.S: "Argus."

chines were together. At the reception at the Hotel a Coming to the publication of the document, the Premier relat-large number of guests were enter- tained and the health of the bride ed an interesting account of how and bridegroom was drunk with

London business man obtained acclamation. copies and then forwarded them to a Government department and to the Press. This individual categorically denied that he had obtained assistance from anyone employed by the Government or that he had received payment of any nature for disclosing the con- tents of the Letter. From the As a result of the Labour Party manner in which the Premier refusing to observe the maxim made his statement and from a about letting sleeping dogs lie, consideration of the informant's further disclosures have occurred antecedents, there is no reason to - or question his sincerity of motive. in regard to that famous what some would term infamous That he rendered a tremendous -document known as the Zino-public service is admitted by all That its publica-phases of political opinion except vieff Letter. tion most adversely affected the the Labour Party. The pity of it General Election of 1924 so far as ill, from their point of view, is the Labour Party was concerned that the Letter was published on is now generally admitted; and he eve of a General Election.

FIVE SMALL-POX CASES. since then Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald and his followers have

Last week's return of notifiable disease in the Colony; as reported to consistently attempted to keep

Because such an occasion is so

the Medical Officer of Health com- the matter before the public, de-

prised seven Chinese cases, as fol- manding the while the production rare and also because it is grati-

About 1 o'clock yesterday morn { low:-- of the original Letter. It may be tying, we quote the words of Mr.

Five of small-pox from the Kow-

At 8.80 o'clock last night the taken for granted that the Justice J. R. Wood at yesterday's ing, a fire broke out in premises oc- original, if it still exists, is in safe maiden" Session at the Supreme cupied by a tea dealer on the second loon registration district, one of en-

floor of 223, Des Voeux-road West. teric fever (typhoid) from the city, police raided No. 5, Wai Taf-lane, seizure more especially to

of twelve .88 Smith Wesson ·re. keeping and is not likely to see Court, ".

the theatre discovered the outbreak | the city.,.

From Influenza (which is notvolvers and 1,200 rounds the light of day. Hence the cry the Police department who are A foki who was returning from one of cerebro-spinal fever from Tsimshatsui, and made s of the Labourites. Recently the responsible for the maintenance and immediately raised the alarm.

of law and order." Sir Joseph The house was emptied within a notifiable) two deaths were reported munition. An unemployed Chinese found on the premises was arrested. Zinovieff Letter received in- cidental mention in the course of Kemp, the Attorney-General, sald few minutes. Above the ten shop during the week.

"... I might pay a tribute to was a seamen's boarding house, and

Colonel John M. Boyd, Mr. Mr. the people sleeping here escaped by the Francs. Scandal, in which

he Police whose work in the sup climbing to the roof of the house. Fung To-sang, Mr.. C. S. Gubbay Baroness Eather Sadoine was one Mr. O'Malley, who negotiat pression, detecting and punish- The ground floor was occupied by Mr. J. S. Gubbay, Dr. Halang ed with Eugene Chen the notori-ment of crime is so important." sundry goods, rice and oll dealers, Ching-fang, Mr. & Mrs. H. W. of the passengers who landed at ous Hankow Agreement, was in We respectfully agree with the and calising the danger of the Lester, Mrs. V. Mackenzie, Miss Hong Kong yesterday on arrival of volved. Upon the strength of this entiments but, at the same time, Irmes reaching these premises, the 7. S. McGilvray, Mr. E. W. Mead the "President Lincoln" from the "disclosure" the leader of the La-point out that to other factors in firemen worked hard to confine the and Mr. H. W. Young were among North. bour Party moved in the House of our administration is also due a blaze to the tea shop. In this they the Hong Kong passengers on the wore successful, and the outbreak "President Lincoln" which arrived We do not was eventually suppressed after an yesterday from Seattle, Japan and

Shanghai. Commons for a further inquiry measure of praise.

propose to analyse the problem of hour's hard flight. The tea shop into the affair..

The B.B. Mr. MacDonald's motion, as the whether the Police should prevent and the boarding house were com or detect crime. The blank calen-plately gutted, whilst the two floors

the world: Mr. cables tell us to-day, was defeat-lar at the Session does not neces- below, and, the floors of the neigh-voyage 16 outward, arrived at Hong ing Mills Co., Seattle) and Mrs. ed, no other result being expected:sarily denote that there was no bouring houses suffered damage by Kong yesterday afternoon with 50 Allen, on a business and pleasure

abin and 49 steerage passengers trip around What was not expected, however, crime. It means that there are water.

no cases. On the whole, however, was the very informing state- there is no denying the fact that ment by the Premier making pub. the general tone of life in the lic the means by which the cop-. Colony has improved substantial- tents of the Letter came to the ly during the last month or two. The wave of disorder in the neigh- ear of the Government and the bouring province has subsided Press First of all Mr. Baldwin somewhat so that the influx of

No Crime.

3. de B. Walles, Miss Johnson, Miss COLONY'S HEALTH. Pakenham Walsh, Miss Sutherland and Mr. and Mrs. V. Sorby.

TEA STORE FIRE.

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PREMISES IN CENTRAL GUTTED.

Mr. H. W. Ray of Hong Kong Amusements. Ltd. returned to the Colony yesterday by the "President Lincoln" after a business visit to Shanghai.

NOTIFIABLE DISEASE LAST WEEK.

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The defendant's excuse was that the lorry was carrying a load of lime. As it was rather windy and the lime was bowling

on to the tourists, he passed the lorry.

Sub-Inspector Alexander having satisfied the Magistrate that the defendant had "not too good a re- cord," a fine of $25 was imposed.

ARMS HAUL.

of am-

Hong Kong passengers on "President Lincoln" which arrived yesterday from Seattle via Shang- hal included Mr. W. B. Allen "President Lincoln," (assistant manager of Fisher Flour-

the

for local discharge. In transit are Malcolin H. Smith (a Calcutta mer- 24 cabin and 8 steorage passengers chant), returning to Calcutta after for Manila. For local discharge a trip to Japan; Mr. Denis C. here are 1,250 tons of general Walmsley (general manager in the cargo; in transit for Manila 4,100 Far East of John Dickinson & Co., tons of general cargo. 750 bags of Ltd., Singapore), now bound for. mall for Hong Kong, and 1,675 bags Singapore, and then going on holi- for Manila.

day to Liverpool.