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LIVES SAVED.

China" Mail

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LISH: 45

HONG KONG, MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1928.

No. 25,893

MUKDEN BOMBS.

30 MORE “KOCHOW" SURVIVORS.

OWNERS' REPORT.

Captain and Crew Remain in Locality of Disaster.

CHINESE INVESTIGATING SALVAGE POSSIBILITIES.

"Mostly Thrown at Japanese."

NO CASUALTIES.

Chinese Police in Walled City Scared, and Flee!

Shanghai, To-day.

ANTI-WAR.

U.S. and French Negotiations.

AN UNDERSTANDING.

Mr. Kellogg's Two Original Proposals Upchanged.

The

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

RAILWAY SMASH.

Disaster To German Express.

22 DEAD.

Train Plunges Down Embankment Dragging Coaches.

GENUINE SIR WILLIAM CROOKES (English Mado)

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Are the ONLY PROTECTIÓN against the tropic spn-they absorb the ultra violet and infra red, rays se dangerous to the eyes.

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RIVER PERILS.

British Ships Attacked Again.

TROOPS THE CULPRITS.

Both Jardine & Taikoo Companies Affected.

Nuremberg, June 10, For the third time in a week, Fifteen have been killed and 4 British craft have been subjected seriously wounded as a result of to an attack when on the upper the Munich-Frankfurt express run- reaches of the Yangtze River.

PLEADS GUILTY.

Prison For Hong Kong Bank Employee.

$40,000 INVOLVED.

How a Swindle was Worked in Office.

Arrested after a lapse of over

four years, Fung Chung-lim, alias Fung Fau-saag, described as 4

Nevi York. Yesterday, Japanese reports from Mukden "New York Times" Wash-i state that a number of bombs ington correspondent declares were thrown in various places in that a basis of understanding has the walled city of Mukden on the been reached between Mr. ning off the rails outside the The latest victim is the China former employes in the Com- evening of June 19.

Kellogg and M. Briand for a Mul- Siegelsdorf Station early this Navigation Co.'s "Kanting" (for pradore. Department of the Hong Apparently, most of the bombs tilateral Anti-War Treaty, in (according to the same reports) which Mr. Kellogg's two original were aimed at Japanese offices proposals are unchanged con- demning was as an instrument of

morning.

which Messrs. Butterfield and Swire are agents). She was fired Kong and Shanghai Bank, who was Death Roll

upon at Wushan and, according to last week remanded by Major C. Nuremburg, Later. The death roll is now 22. Many the armed guards on her retallat the Magistrate this morning, when a British Naval wireless despatch, Willson, O.B.E., was again before

Thirty more survivors of the British river steamboat "Kochow" have been accounted for, materially decreasing the first estimates of lives lost. In fact, the owners go so far as to state that the num-land residences. ber of those who perished is less than ten. On the other hand, an. There were no casualties but it 'national policy and pledging the were scalded to death by the escaped.

is stated that Japanese residents contracting powers always to unofficial statement by the Police-based upon the word of two de were terrified, while the Chinese seck a pacific solution of their porices-places the number at 110!

police became frightened and dis-difficulties.-Reuter, Captain Morgan, the other two British officers and eleven Chin-appeared.-Reuter. ese members of the crew are remaining at the locality where the "Kochow" sank at about I a.m. on the night of June 9-10, namely, off Wangmoon white light.

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[Note: The walled-in city is the Chinese part of Mukden, al- though there are Japanese there.

AN EXPEDITION..

It is two miles from the railway INHOSPITABLE RECEPTION IN station. Then there is a Japanese TIBET RESENTED IN U.S.

Preliminary investigations as to whether salvage will be pos- settlement and a so-called foreign! sible are in the hunds of a Chinese syndiente.

NUMERICAL DISCREPANCIES.

On inquiry in official sources,. the "China Mail" 'was informed that the stipendiary-Marine- Magistrate will not decide whe-

quarter where the Consulates and the foreign club are situated. Mukden is the capital of Man- churia.]

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HOUND RACING.

FIRST ESTIMATES.

Compradore's Account of the Disaster.

A START MADE IN SOUTH

_AFRICA._..

ther an inquiry is necessary or Survivors who arrived in Hong nut, until Captain David Morgan Kong yesterday in a pitiable con- returns to Hong Kong and is in-dition were uncertain as to the terviewed.

number of lives lost, placing the figure at anything up to a hun

Mr. Chan Sik-cheong, principal

of the Chuen Lee S.S. Co., owners of the "Kochow," told the "China Mail" that there were about 210 passengers on board and that the crew numbered about 90, making a total of about 300 souls. The

number accounted for is made up as follows:-

220 brought down "Kong Ning."

by

the 011

ing the three British off- cers), 294 total.

Salvage Hopes.

It is believed, however, that there

considerably less than the original

belleved smali."

HUGE CROWD PRESENT.

Durban; Yesterday. Greyhound racing-began in South Africa yesterday night when

AN INVESTIGATION,

Calcutta, Yesterday.

It is reported that Professor

Roerich has received a cablegram

ing steam from the locomotive Last week a B. & S. ship was he pleaded guilty to two charges. which plunged down the embank-attacked on another part of the of fraud, as follows:- ment dragging four coaches with Upper Yangtze.

(1) obtaining the sum of $40,000 - it-Reuter.

The "Kingwo" Incident, from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Further details are to hand Bank on January 31, 1924, by concerning the Indo-China Co.'s means of a forged cheque; and (2) "Kingwo" (for which Messrs, larceny of the money as a servant Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., of the Bank.

BATTLE ROYAL.

'COOLIES' "SCRAP."

JUNK CREW AND CARGO fire from both banks of the Yang- Murphy, told the Magistrate that are agents). She met with rifle Chlef Detective Inspector T. tsze when between Litu and Soo- the accused chow. It now transpires that the with another man concerned in the culprits were rival troops and that

COURT SEQUEL.

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was on good terms

the armed guard did not return fraud, and whe was not in custody the fire.

The two worked in conjunction in

At the Central Magistracy this from America that the Commission morning, Mr. Horace Lo ap- General Yang Sen and Liu Helang forging of the signature, all of The opposing armies are under the fling of the cheque and the of three representatives of the New Peared for one of six Chinese respectively, who are striving for which was believed to have been York Corporations, which financed charged with causing grievous

tsze

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his expedition, are coming to India bodily harm to three other Chin-the mastery of the Upper Yang, to Investigate the behaviour of the ese in the course of a fight at Tibet Government to the expedi-

West Point yesterday. tion.

Detective Sergeant Whant, The cable adds that the entire trate that the fight occurred on who prosecuted, told the Magis- American Press is most indignant the Praya at Connaught-road, op- about it:

posite French-street. It involved

dred.

the South African Coursing Asso--A A few steerage passengers are clation staged the opening event known to have lost their lives at Chairwood. through being pinned down by bags of rice or cases

There was a huge crowd of speci of other tators.--Reuter, cargo. These included

returned from emigrant

the

TWO DEPORTEES.

Their Version as Given to the

Police.

OVERCAST.

THE WRONG SIZE.

DISPUTE ABOUT AN OFFICE CUPBOARD.

JUDGE'S GREAT CARE.

done at the bank.

Then the accused, using his post- tion ag an employee of the bank, took the false cheque with the forged initials 'indicating that it had been passed through the books, to the paying-out shroff, who, as everything appeared correct, paid the $40,000 to the accused's accom- plice who departed with the money. Soon afterwards, the accused

A cable of May 25 stated: a number of cargo coolies and the

telegram has been

re: crew of a cargo junk.

The junk was moored alongside Meticulous care was exercised by the Praya wall. There was some Mr. Justice Jacks (Paisne Judge) also disappeared and was not seen trouble over this craft getting in the Summary Court this morning again until his arrest in Canton out to permit another cargo junk in explaining the legal aspect to a the week before his first appear to unload the incoming cargo pute related to the dimensions of breast of the affair. cargo coolies, who were waiting duct, his case in person. The dis- the accused had made to get alongside the Praya, The Chinese plaintiff who chose to con-ance in Court. Since his

junk, became impatient and threw

overcast, is the official weather S. Winds, moderate, generally forecast until noon to-morrow.

Pressure is high over N.E. Japan and low over China. The Oshima depression has filled up.

the

safe

.in Northern

India

wife and son.

arrest

0 clean

the view to hastening its depar-David-house, were sued by the Lee of the two counts, the terms to rum stones Into the other junk with an office cupboard.

The Magistrate passed sentence Messrs. R. Johnson & Co., of of six months' hard labour on each

ture.

Instead, the junk people be- Sang, carpenters of No. 72, Stanley-consecutively. came incensed over the stone street, for $55, being the contract- throwing and, going ashore is a ed price of the cupboard. body, gave battle to the cargo Another One Costs More.. coolics. In the fight, poles and

Extension of time-had-been

TWO STORIES,

Malaya rubber plantations and in 1st-class cabins, were aroused his son. The emigrant's wife by the crew who had to smash in the saw her husband and son perish the doors and lead them out.

together. 30 who remained

Mr. Chan Pek-lam, the ship's Wangmoon Customs hulk compradore, states that there and a junk and were brought were between 190 and 200 pas 40 Hong Kong by the sengers on board, and that the "Kwong Ying."

officers and crew numbered be-l

calved announcing Shekkl. tween 80 and 90, making a total

The only reference to the "Ko-val 30 landed by junk at held of about 290 souls to be accounted chew" disaster made in this of the expeditor hended by Profes other-weapons were used. When granted. The cupboard was de- MAGISTRATE LINDSELL MAKES

Hor

morning's police reports was the sor Roerich, accompanied by his the fight was eventually stopped livered to defendants without the Cargo Topples Down, following paragraph:- He thought that all 1st-class Two Chinese deportees, Tse

the six defendants were arrested,

HIS CHOICE. passengers were saved, that two Wai (45) of Macao, and Ling Ho pedition since April of last year, ed as complainants in Court, aliviously gone to

This is the first news of the ex- and the three injured, who appear-shelves, their manager having pre- of the 2nd-class (a sick aged mer- (33) of Ching Yin, who were when a Moscow telegram said it with their heads bandaged, were shop and pointed out that it was Central Magistracy this morning the carpenters Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the chant and an old woman) lost banished for ten years to Wu- was about to start for Mongolia. is a discrepancy in the figures. It their lives and that about ten on chow and left the Colony at 5.30

removed to the Government Civil not up to dimensions. Requests Mr. C. A. S. Ruas defended the Chi- The expedition has had various Hospital. is practically impossible to take a the steerage deck perished p.m., on June 9 on the s.s. "Ko-adventures, having been attacked

were made subsequently to plain-nese driver of public motor car No. complete account of the number through the cargo falling on chow," reported to the police at by robbere, but the superiority of

Joined In....

tiffa to remove the cupboard. In- 178, who was charged with touting rescued as some went away them them.

Central Police Station at 12.30 the expedition's firearms prevented geant said that No. 1 (Mr.. Lo's had, in the interval, got another last night.

Of the six defendants, the Ser- cidentally, Messrs. Johnson & Co. outside Lee Theatre at 11.10 o'clock selves and others went to Shekki When the "Kochow" left Hong p.m., yesterday (June 10). bloodshed. or Kongmoon. The casualties are Kong on Saturday afternoon, she The men stated that they were

[client) was a member of the carpenter to make a cupboard,_ac- had about 150 tons of general shipwrecked at 10 p.m.; on June the Tibetan authorities. It suffer- were all cargo coolies.

The expedition-was-stopped-by junk's crew, whilst the other five cording to specifications, for $105. ed was that a man approached the

Mr. Russ-sald-that-what-happen-- estimate of 60. The Naval author cargo, including salt-fish, dried 9 at Tapmun, in Chinese waters, ed considerable hardship, living in injured, two were cargo coolies, manager and by Mr. W. Schack and him $1 to take him to Kennedy- Of the Evidence was given by plaintiffs' defendent in his cor and offered. ities say "loss of life unknown, but fruit, peas, rice, etc., worth They were rescued by a Chinese the winter-time in summer tents at whilst the third was a trader who a Chinese clerk of the defendant road. The defendant

about $20,000 in all of which the launch and later transferred to an altitude of 15,000 feet. rice made for $14,000.

was friendly with the cargo firm. the

demanded 3.9. "Kongning" which Coherent accounts of the dis- brought them to Hong Kong, ar-sent to America by the expedition, along the Praya and, on seeing Over 250 paintings have been junk's crew. He was passing

$1.50, but when the would-be pas- There seems little doubt that the The report adds that at the "many observations with regard to junk people. aster were not forthcoming. riving here at noon yesterday.

Arbitrator Suggested. senger walked away he called him whilst reports have been made of the fight, joined in the side of the When invited to cross-examine, Defendant was arrested after he back and agreed to take him for $1. Kochow" struck a sandbank time of the disaster, the "Ko-Buddhism."] hear the well-known bar at Wang-chow" carried 400 passengers, out

The Sergeant said that he had plaintiff, suggested that his Lord had called out to the passenger. moon, known to the Chinese of which number 110 lives were These will be pro-

ship appoint an arbitrator to ixes- charged the six defendants with:

A Chinese detective said he saw. vided by the Woo Hing syndicate as Laanshan.

causing grievous bodily harm, be sure the cupboard. His Lordship defendant follow a Chinese family cause, at the time the three injur-explained that it was for plaintiff which had come out of the theatre, IN Dital, their condition was con- size. At length, his Lordship said fendant conducted the party to his ed men were admitted to the hos evidence that it was of the correct along. When eventually the de- to prove his case by presenting bargaining with them as he went

man was reported. to have sus- that he would not argue with car, the witness arrested him. The tained a fractured skull. Happi- plaintiff. ly, it afterwards turned out that

Magistrate believed the detective Judgment was..given for de-and fined the defendant $5. the injuries suffered by the com- fendants for $55, and also for $50. The fourteen of the crew stand so the cargo on the lower deck

Budapest, Yesterday.

plainants were not so serious as at on a counter-claim for damages in-1 ing-by will endeavour to co-operate fell over, pinning down or crush-

first thought, and he would, of curred by having to get the cup- HYGIENE TEACHING. most terrific storm In with the divers, After a report to ing a number of passengers who

living memory raged on Satur-to a less serious one.

course. have to amend the charge board from another party, at 籍 the owners, it will then be known had got in the way. The other ly. at the Kwong Tak Cheong district of South Hungary. All The "Kochow" was built local-day afternoon in the Pecs

higher price; also coats on both QUESTION TO THE SANITARY Magistrate's Suggestion. if salvage operations will be under-steerage passengers made a mad yard 18 years ago. She is of 504 telegraph

claims. The Magistrate suggested that rush for the upper decks, adding tons gross and 301 tons net and cut, so that details cannot be street fighting, he would bind all

are if Mr. Lo would admit ordinary defence.

Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones was for the to the confusion.

she flies the British flag. She obtained, but two have been killed the parties over. The ship's lights went out has a Hong Kong passenger certi and two struck dumb in one vil $32,000 with the Hong Nin Co., sheets, of rain, it was very dif- four cabin passengers and carried, ed and damage is believed to be that in any case he would have

early.

In the darkness and ficnte for 500 steerage passengers, lage. All crops have been destroy-geant Whant interposed to say Mr. Lo demurred, whilst Ser- Her normal valua was placed at ficult to see anything. about $75,000.

Latest advice showed. the "Ko- chow" to be with her top awash,

but parts of the funnel and masts

showing. The owners have not

given up hope. Divers and others will be sent up, to leave Hong Kong this evening.

which, a few years ago, effected the surprising.If unorthodox floating of

the "Heungshan," after she had

Mad Rush for Decks.

lbst.

The report concluded with the

TERRIFIC STORM.

After the impact, the ship heel-statement that "further details ENORMOUS DAMAGE DONE ed over. .The passengers are not yet available." been disposed of for the proverbial stampeded. They were asked to [Note: The Police estimate is The end to that adventure stand back, in the hope of the based on the deportees' version.]

song.

was the bad times which caused the syndicate to forego most of the anticipated profits.

taken.

Pince Well Known.

The "Kochow" was insured for

"Kochow" took in water from the vessel righting herself, but the impact and soon sank.

As the ship listed to one side,

SHIP'S HISTORY,

Pirated as Recently as Last September.

The

SOUTH HUNGARY.

CROPS. PESTROYED.

and telephones

of the crew made for the water D. Morgan, Mr. W. C. Becks Passengers and some members three European officers, Captain but others clung on.

a crew of about eighty including enormous Reufer,"

(Chief Officer) and Mr. Higham EGYPT'S POLITICS. (Chief Engineer).

Cairo, Yesterday.

sidered to be serious. In fact, one

SIR B. THOMSON.

OF SLAM

to ask for a remend as another TO REORGANISE THE POLICE man had. since been arrested, whilst another injured man had gone to the hospital after the fight and was still being detained

London, Yesterday,

BOARD.

At to-morrow's meeting of the Sanitary Board Dr. WV. M. Koch will ask:-

"Can the Head of the Sanitary Department ascertain in how many. From other sources, it la learned

Schools, Government Grant-in-aid that H.M.S. "Nesaus" was the first

and Vernacular, the subject of hygiene is taught; what proportione to respond to the S.0.S. but "On-

S.0.S. Answered, slaught" soon came

do these bear to the total number of up and also Fortunately, the officers man- rendered valuable assistance, aged to discharge three distress of No. 7, New Market street, are

schools; is stress laid upon the The Chuen Lee SS. Company MORE "LIVELINESS" IN THE for treatment,

Bir Basil Thomson has been ap application of hygiene to local con- -Wangmoon ls known generally rockets, bringing to the scene two the owners...

CHAMBER.

pointed to re-organise the police of ditions; and is any test practical. for the Chinese Maritime Customs of His Majesty's armed launches, This ill-fated vessel was pirated

As these were all mixed-up in SiamReuter. station there, also the navigation "Nessus" and "Onslaught.”

the fight, he wanted a remand so

ior written applied to ascertain the marke It is where the Hong Kong A fairly large number

early in September last year on

that these men could be, charged is the son of the late Archbishop ically during the year?"

[Sir Basil Thomson, C.B., K.C.B., results of such instruction period- steamboats enter the West River rescued and put in junks which Black, the chief engineer, was perienced in the Chamber last The Magistrate accordingly was Assistant Commissioner Metro-

were the Wuchow run, when Mr. R. Further "liveliness" was ex-with the others,

of York, and was born in 1881. He delta. After going along the pas had been brought to the scene by shot dead. sage from Wangmoon, the boats for the armed launches. Survivors

night when a motion, intro- gave a remand until to-morrow politan Police from 1918 til 1919 Kongmoon branch off while those were put on the Customs hulk at vessel, the following notification rules of the House and widening $10 each.

Owing to the sinking of this duced recently amending the morning, fixing ball in the sum of and Director of Intelligence from for Wuchow and West River ports Wangmoon. On the "Kwong has been posted at the Harbour the powers of the President again

MEDIATORS "STANDARD 1919 till 1921. Is a barrister/and continue.

Ying" and "Kong Ning" passing, Office

* SCALE” ACCEPTABLE. was formerly in the Colonial Ser Navigation is difficult there and brought down to Hong Kong.

they were put on board and "S.S. 'Kochow sunk and la The majority desired to discuss The master of motor boat vico. He acted as Prime Minister Osaka, Yesterday.

came up

many a vessel has been la difficul-

dangerous to navigation in the the question forthwith where Binyo Maru was fined $10 at of Tonga. He was Governor of The standard-scale-of-minimum- Two deportees from Hong Kong approximate position Wang upon the minority consisting the Marine Court this morning. Dartmouth and also of Wormwood wages, formulated by the media- back and they reported them (Magnetic) left hand edge of and Watanists walked out of the D.8.0. RN, for leaving the Colony several volumes of a miscellaneous owners and seamen on the Kochow" were brought moon Light south 8 degrees east mainly of Liberals, Ittehadists before Commdr. J. B. New Scrubs. He is the author of tore, has been accepted by the ship- Sunday morning, rendering rescue selves to the Police work extremely difficult.

Six women passengers asleep (Magnetic)."

Cliff Island south 12 degrees east Chamber, which was adjourned on June 5 without a clearance. The nature, one of them entitled The The strike is thus ended. Reu

for day-Reuter,

Diversions of a Prime Minister," ter.

....

ties there but has been re-floated.

A strong current was running on

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accused pleaded guilty.”

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