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THE HOYA KONG $ DIRECTORY

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HONG KONG. FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1928.

SOVIET REPLY.

M. Litvinoff Refutes Criticisms.

MODERATE TONE.

GERMAN DRUG.

Poisons In Astrophan Preparation.

COAL TAR EXTRACTS.

Russia Willing To Co-operate On Doctor Says Disease Usually Follows

One Condition.

Administration.

MOSCOW TRIAL.

High Officials And State Funds.

42 ACCUSED PERSONS. Government Suit For Six Million Roubles.

Moscow, Yesterday. Geneva, Yesterday:

London, March 8. Before the Disarmament Com- A drug known as atrophan,

The trial has opened in the mittee M. Litvinoff made a long said to be a German preparation High Court of two of the biggest statement in moderate tone and used in caser of rheumatism, private mutual credit societies in endeavoured to refute Lord gout, neuritis and similar com Moscow on a charge of unlawful- Cushendun's criticisms.

plaints, was mentioned at an in-ly receiving State funds for pro- He dwelt on the Soviet's efforts quest at Southport.

fiteering operations. Thore are in the cause of peace and con-

A doctor gave evidence that 42 accused persons, which include cluded by intimating that he death was due to Reute yellow the chairmen and directors of would continue to co-operate with atrophy of the liver, Atrophan the societies, a number of officials the Committee if the Committee was administered shortly before of the State Bank and the People's declared its acceptance of the the onset of the disease. principle of total disarmament.

Spain to Rejoin.

It is announced that Spain has decided to rejoin the League of Nations.

France Seconds,

M. Litvinoff eited the Soviet's voluntary co-operation with the committee as evidence of its good faith, but that did not imply that

He was unable to prove that the drug caused the disease, but the disease usually followed the ad- ministration of the drug, which had to be most cautiously admin- istered as it contained coal tar extracts, which were apparently poisonous to certain people

CHINESE SENT TO PRISON.

"RED PICKETS."

Commissariat and Finance De- partment who allegedly helped to obtain State credits.

The necused are being sued for Rules. 6,000,000.-Router.

SING-SONG HOUSE.

MURDER OF A CHINESE EX-PREMIER.

the Soviet had undertaken to sub- SEDITIOUS PAPERS.

Tientsin, Yesterday, mit to any of the rulings of the

It subsequently transpired that League. The Soviet would only!

ex-Premier Chung Shou-tseng consider itself bound by the acts

was invited to a sing-song house drawn up by the committee and

and was assassinated there. the Disarmament Conference. He

Chang Shou-tseng's son mar- cited the reservation of the

ried a daughter of the "Christian United States delegation that it!

General" Feng Yu-hsiang. His! could not accept the jurisdiction

daughter married ex-Marshal Wuj of the League in support of the When n Chinese named Mok Pei-fu's adopted son. In view of Soviet's attitude to the League Chun was this morning charged be- these afiliations, it is believed and described the Zinovicff letter fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Cen-that there was a political motive as a fraud. He also referred to tral Magistracy with the unlawful to the crime, although Chang the intervention of Britain in possession of a printed slip and has outwardly not participated in | China and Persia.

five red posters of a seditious char- the politics for some Baron Clausel (France) second-acter, in Des Voeux-road West on Reuter, ed Lord Cushendun's proposal to March 11, he gave the excuse that submit the Soviet, scheme to the he had picked the papers up in the consideration of the various Gov-street; as he had a profound res- ernments.-Reuter.

pect for written matter, he thought|

OPIUM HAUL. THREE CHINESE FIREMEN CHARGED.

it his duty to rescue the papers from the refuse heap. It was his intention to deposit them in the'

.

years.-

JUNK PIRATED.

AN OLD GANG AT. WORK?

waste paper basket. He was half. The report of yet another pir-

· blind and unable to read, so he didacy on board a fishing junk has not discover that they were sedl-been received by the police.

In this instance the crime oc- tious papers.

curred off Tamkonshan, in Chin- In connection with the seizure Police evidence was that the ac-

ese territory, just outside British made by Chief Preventive Offi-cused was stopped in the street by Radia Telegraph Services are now in operation as follows:--

The junk, a local one (No. Ships at Sea, Europe, American Continents, Hawaiian Islands, Dutcher Clark and Revenue Officer Chinese district watchmen, and waters in Yatmun Pass.

very reluctantly allowed the 4195-HA) was returning from East Indies, Dutch Borac, Philippine Islands, French Indo-China, Province of Ward, on board the s.s. "Hai-he Yunnan. British North Bernen, Sium. Canton. Swatow, Kwongchowan, Fort hong" of 3,600 taels of prepared watchman to examine a bundle of the fishing grounds at 10 p.m., on non-Government opium worth papers which he was carrying Wednesday, when she was fired It is notified for information that the vin Wireless rate to Europe has over $68,000, three Chinese fire-under his arm, and when the been reduced to $1.65 per word.

Ito heave to. Many pirates Rates and further particulars un application to the Radio Counter, 1st men of the ship were charged be-watchman Invited him to accom- pon by a large junk and forced fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the pany him to the police station, the boarded the prey, and after driv- Floor, Government Building.

Telegraphic Addresses--Persons and firms having correspondents in the Central Magistracy this morning accused offered him "tea money"ing the crew into the hold where places muned above should in order to avoid delay to telegrams received by with possessing and importing the to let him go.

they were imprisoned, the free- radio register their telegraphic address immediately.

drug into the Colony,

Communists Busy.

booters ransacked the boat and! Mr. Leo d'Almada, Sen, who Sub-Inspector Andrews, of the stole $66 in money and fish worth appeared for the second accused, Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, $54. asked for a date to be fixed for said that the printed slip contain- The police are of the opinion hearing of the case, remarking ed a sentence to the effect that all that the pirates were the same! that he understood that as the who joined the movement would gang who earlier in the evening "Haibong" was due to sail on be promoted from "Red Pickets to attacked two other fishing junks Tuesday, he understood that the Red Terror Comrades." The In-just inside British waters. C.P.O., would ask for the hear-spector was of the opinion that

From

INWARD MAILS.

Per

SATURDAY, MARCH 24.

Europe vin Nagapatine Letters only London,

23rd Feb.

Shanghai

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai Amoy

.Eurylochus .Soochow ...President Adams

Takliwa

SUNDAY, MARCH 25.

Europe vin Negapatine. Papers London, 23rd

ing of the case to begin on Mon- the posters were intended to be ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. day. As he (Mr. d'Almada) knew pasted up in the street, as it was that his Worship had a mans-Sun Yat-sen's birthday, and Com- laughter case on Monday, he was muniata were busy. in every dis- prepared to relieve the defence of trict of the island and on the main- the necessity of calling the ship's land.

Feb. Straits and Calcutta

Shanghai

Manila

..Lahore Takadu Mirzapore MONDAY, MARCH 26.

..Empress of Asin U.S.A.. Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai .... President Cleveland

TUESDAY, MARCH 27. Japan and Shanghai

.Porthos FRIDAY, MARCH 30. Shanghai

.Mantua MONDAY, APRIL 2. Australia and Manila

.Arafura THURSDAY, APRIL 5. Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai Empress of Canada

TO REMAIN IN SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS.

London, Yesterday,

For

OUTWARD MAILS.

Per

FRIDAY,

MARCH 23.

Fukuju Maru Tai Hing Sunning West Hixton

4 p.m.

4.30 p.m.

5 p.m.

5 p.m.

Formosa Sam Shui and Wuchow Shanghal and Europe via Siberia Japan ..... Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles-due Mar- seilles, 22nd Apr. K.P.O. Regis- tration 4.30 p.m. Letters (Mar. 24th) 9 a.m. G.P.O. Registration (Mar. 24th) 8.45 am. Letters (Mar. 24th) 9.30 a.m. Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa and Europe 'vin Marsellies-due Marseilles, 21st Apr. Parcels (Mar. 23rd) 4.90 p.m. Registration (Mar. 24th) 9 a.m. Letters (Mar. 24th) 10 a.m. G.P.O. Parcels (Mar. 23rd) 5 p.m. Registration (Mar. 24th) 9.45 am. Letters (Mar. 24th)

10.30 a.m.••••**•.•.

SATURDAY.

Hothow and Haiphong

Saigon and South Africa

Swatow

Kashima Maru

Karmala

MARCH .24.

New Mathilde

Hawaii Maru

Kwangtung

*Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.

8.30 a.m.

9 a.m. 10 a.m.

BRITISH CRUISERS.

TWO CHINESE JUMP INTO HARBOUR.

A Chinese woman named Li Tam-

officers to prove that his client When searched at the police sta- was on duty as a fireman at the tion, another slip of paper was ze (32) living at No. 13, High- time the opium was found. found in one of the accused's poc-street, West Point, attempted to The Magistrate accordingly, fix-keta. This convened a meeting to commit suicide yesterday by jump- Jed hearing of the case for 11.30 take place in the evening on the ing into the harbour from the jon Tuesday morning next. ·

third floor of No. 76, Cross-street, Shamshuipo Ferry wharf. She was Vanchai,

rescued by boat people and the As the result of the discovery police took her to the Government of this paper, Detective Sergeant Civil Hospital. Whelan visited the Wanchai house An unemployed Chinese man who and seized $6 printed slips like recently arrived in the Colony from the one found on the accused, 629 Shanghai also attempted suicide copies of the "Rod Flag" which al-yesterday by jumping into the har The British Admiralty have re-though not seditious was Commun- bour at the Praya near Western- cently arranged for two cruisers istic, and 79 other Communistic street. He was also rescued to be present in South American documents in which one line was taken to the hospital. waters during the major part of seditious. That was the only men-

the year. It is probable that one tion of the British on the docu-

of the two cruisers will spend most mente.

and

OPIUM AROUND WAIST.

A ship's carpenter of the 8.8. as to his "Tong On" was charged before Mr.

of her time on the west coast of The accused who could not pro-

the South American continent and duce anyone to speak the other on the east coast. They character, was convicted and son- R. E. Lindsell at the Central to three months hard Magistracy, this morning with the

will continue to be based with the tenced remaining ships of the squadron on Bermuda. British

Service.

labour.

Wireless

Charged With Possession.

unlawful possession of 12 taels of prepared non-Government opium. In connection with the raid on Eight taels were found tied round the third floor of No. 76, Cross- the man's waist, whilst in each After four months' tour, the only street, Chinese man and

a pocket of his coat two taels of the British pantomime company which woman were charged with posses. drug were found. A fine of $900 has toured Canada arrived home sion of the documents found on or six months' jail was Imposed.

the premises. after playing in 43 towns.

After evidence had been heard,

The Rev. Thomas Smyth, minister thé Magistrate decided that the

of the second largest Presbyterian man could not be convicted of pos- when she left the house at noon. congregation in Belfast, secured the session of the papers as it could When she returned homo in the majority of nominations for the not be proved by the prosecution evening, the police were there.

He After some discussion with the' Moderatorship of the Irish General that he lived in the house.

might have been there for an un-police, the Magistrate said that it Assembly.

lawful purpose, but, that was all. appeared to him that the person responsible was the woman's hus- Whether women can do the work He was discharged. of relleving officers was debated by Evidence was then called to band, who could not be found. Northampton Guardians, who de-show that the woman was the prin Mr. Lindspil discharged the cided by 18 votes to 6 to restrict the cipal tenant of the floor, but she woman and ordered all the papers application for a vacant post to denied all knowledge of the papers, found in the house to be destroy-

saying that they were not there ed,

men.

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