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A NEW SOLICITOR ADMITTED.

MR. WAI-CHIU HUNG.

HIS UNCLE IN DEACONS FOR TWENTY YEARS.

CHIEF JUSTICE'S PRAISE.

Mr. Wai-chiu Hung was to-day admitted to practise as a solicitor

China Mail

No. 25,907

HBD

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1928. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

BALANCING THE 1927 THE SEARCHERS OF

BUDGET.

AMOUNT REQUIRED,

BILL IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO-MORROW.

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE.

The main item of Interest in-to-i morrow's meeting of the Legisla-

in the Supreme Court of Hong of Kong.

Receipts.

THE ARCTIC.

STILL VIGILANT.

ONE OF “ITALIA'S" PARTIES

PROBABLY LOST.· ́ ́

LUNDBORG MAROONED.

Paris, Yesterday.

NORTHERN TROOPS'

AVARICE.

U.S. GOVERNMENT

AND SILVER.

A BIG PURCHASE.

LITIGATION AS TO 14,590,000 OUNCES.

SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT.

Washington, Yesterday. The Supreme Court has re-

GENUINE SIR WILLIAM CROOKES

(English Made);;

LENSES

Are the ONLY PROTECTION"against 'the: "tropic: sun--they absorb the ultra-violet and infra red rays so dangerous to the

eyen.

Many imitations-the genuine from

LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician.

NEW MAMMOTH AERODROME.

COST $5,000,000,

FOR TRANS-ATLANTIC LINE OF ZEPPELINS.

SEVILLE-BUENOS AIRES.

New York, Yesterday, -Fox Brothers International

¡five million dollar contract to con-

JS

SHE ANOTHER LANDRU ?

MARSEILLES CRIMES.

POLICE SEARCH LEADS TO "SENSATIONS."

MAN OF "AFFAIRS."

Marseilles, Yesterday........... Another "Landru affair”, has

GET FREE FEEDING.

· KAILAN MINES THREATENED WITH ROBBERY.

WHERE RIVAL ARMIES ARE.

Although it appeared that the The Ministry of Marine has various military forces in and around Peking had sorted them- tive Council is the first reading ordered the veteran explorer, Dr. selves out and that the situation jected the application of the Corporation have been awarded a been discovered in a villa here. an Ordinance to authorise the Charcot, who is preparing to had become clarified, the latest American Silver Producers' Asso-struct an aerodrome at Seville to The finding of the body of a He is a "local" boy and, as the appropriation of a supplementary cruise on the coast of Greenland Naval wireless despatch, indicates ciation to compel the United serve as a base for a trans- strangled woman in the house led States Treasury to purchase Atlantic line of Zeppelins to be to searches by the police who Hon. Sir Henry Pollock said, the sum of $387.599.33 to defray the in his vessel "Pourquoi Pas," to that rival strengths are still nephew of a solicitor who had charges of the year 1927.

proceed immediately to Spitzber-clase to each other.

Feng Yu-hsiang. the "Chris-14,590,000 ounces of silver at a operated between there and been with the firm of Deacons for The total revenue for 1927 Amundsen and Guilbaud.

gen to join in the search for tian General" and member of the dollar per ounce, which would Buenos Aires, where a similar found the bodies of two other twenty years.

Nationalist Government, has his cost the Government nearly seven aerodrome, will be built. Reuter, women buried in the chicken amounted to $21,844,536 being

house and cellar, respectively. Capt. Lundborg, whose ma- main force north of Hokienfu, million dollars as the market]. After giving the requisite in- $337,139 more than the estimate

OIL WAR ENDED? It is expected that other bodies. formation, Sir Henry (as the At- and $212,954 more than the revenue chine overturned after the rescue which is due south of Peking. He price of silver yesterday was 57

of Nobile, is marooned with the has another unit at Langfang, cents per ounce.

will be found as the man is: torney-General) said:"I would in 1926.

The application was based on

"wanted" in connection with like to say that I was one of the Compared with that year there rest of Nobile's party.. He has astride the railway connecting the interpretation of the Pittman three examiners (who examined were increases under all beads ex-asked for spare parts to be drop Peking and Tientsin..

other crimes. General Yen Hai-shan, the law.-Reuter." Mr. W. C. Hung in his final except Miscellaneous Receipts and ped by parachute.

Another Fokker monoplane and Shansi Nationalist occupant of amination) and I am happy to be Land Sales, the most notable being able to inform Your Lordship an .increase of $1,227,784 in also a de Havilland Moth 'plane | Peking, has 29,000 men in the THE "JERVIS BAY.”

will be sent to Spitzbergen, spe- Tientsin area, 11,000 of whom that he not only passed, but also Licences and Internal Revenue. passed with credit."

The increases may be attributed cially equipped for landing on are Northerners who have surren- The reply of the Chief Justice generally to the great improvement small areas of ice. Sir Henry Gollan) was: "In local trading conditions. have very great pleasure in acced- The total expenditure brought to ing to the application made on account amounted to $20,845,066 your behalf. From the way in being $1,469,687 less than the es- which you have passed your ex-timate and $2,679,651 less than the amination, I feel I cannot only expenditure in 1926, express the hope, but the certain- The first reading of three other

ty that you will have a successful bills will also come up to-morrow.

career in this Colony. I accord-

ingly direct that you be enrolled

as a solicitor of this Court."

Mr. Hung: "I thank you, Your Lordship."

Studied in London.

In making the application, Sir Henry Pollock said that Mr. Hung was a natural born British subject, born in Hong Kong in

the firm.

YARDS OF SILK.

STOLEN BY WOMAN IN

SINCERE'S STORE.

THREE MONTHS" "HARD."

A

woman: was sentenced to 1906. His uncle, Mr. Hing-kam three months' hard labour, at the. Hung, had been with Deacons for Central Magistracy this morning twenty years and is a partner in (by Major C. Willson, O.B.E.

Mr. Hung had been According to witness a foki bound to Mr. J. Scott Harston, of the Sincere Co.-at 2.15 p.m. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton and Mr. yesterday he saw defendant H. K. Hung (his uncle), as an loitering about the third floor of articleu

elerk, since Nov. 28, the shop. Ultimately she a 1922. In June, 1926, he went to proached the counter of the silk England to pursue his legal department, wrapped up a piece studies. He attended his prin-of silk and then walked away. He

A telegram to Oslo from the relief ship "Quest" said that the rescue of the rest of Nobile's party and Lundborg is unlikely for 3 or 4 weeks, when it is hoped that the ice will break up suf- ficiently to permit the landing of a seaplane.

The hopes of saving Malm- gron, Mariano and Zappi (the walking party) are fading into air. Reconnaissances are fruit- Icas and the party was only pro- visioned until June 21.-Reuter.

DEMOCRATS OPEN.·

CONVENTION AT HOUSTON.

AMUSING SIDELIGHTS.

Houston (Texas), Yesterday. The National Democratic presi- dental convention opened In - huge hall specially bullt to seat 16,000 persoas.

dered to him..

MORE TROUBLE ON BOARD.

LORD BEARSTED'S

STATEMENT. §

NO CONFIRMATION.

London, Yesterday.

It is alleged that he was engag- ed in marriage swindling and that he was known to have had

At the annual meeting of the Shell Transport Trading Company five "affairs" in Marseilles alone. Forced to Give Chow."

Lord Bearsted announced, that the All five women mysteriously dis- That part of the Peking-Muk-

directors had selected the present appeared-Reuter. As the "Jervis Bay" was weigh-time for the issue of new capital den Railway from Tangku to Lwanchow, is in the hands of dis-ing anchor last night prior to de- because only recently prices in the

eral Cheng Chlen, whose

In the 6th Natiogallst Army) "have rebelled against the Kwangsi faction in Hunan. A striking spectacle was the placards on poles dotted all

over organised Northern troops who

masa of high-powered

Colombo, Yesterday.

parture, a delegate from the en-principal markets in the East had gine-room Trade Unionists ap become re-established. proached Captain Daniels, and de- clared: "We won't take the ship

to sea."

The "Financial Times" construes

the statement to indicate that the oil war has ended.

PEACE AT LAST? -

INDUSTRIAL MATTERS AT HONE.

UNEXPECTED DECISION.

London, Yesterday.

The general council of the Trades Union Congress by 18 votes to 4

Captain Daniels ordered the man

On the contrary the "Financial off the bridge, but the latter pro- News" says that Standard. Oil offl- tested that he approached the cials refuse to confirm reports Captain perfectly constitutionally. from India that the differences The Captain ordered him aft from with the Royal Dutch group are set the bridge and said he would deal tled. The paper states, neverthe with him immediately the ship was less, that opinion is growing that a adopted the report of the industrial. cleared,

settlement will result from far- committee which has been meeting. ther discussions. Enquiries by

a aub-committee of the employers Reuter of all company officials in London have not elicited more than group. The report provides for the a sanguine hope of a settlement establishment of a national indus

trial council of employers the re- shortly-Reuter.

presentatives thereon to be nomin- ated by the National-Federation-of- Employers organisations and the Federation of British Industries. While, the General Council will re- present the Trade Union.

The "Jervis Bay" sailed at mid- night with no further interruption -Reuter.

FOR GALLANTRY.

O.B.E. AWARDED TO LIEUT. COL. STEWART,"

BIG COMBINE.

New Royal Dutch Activities.

London, Yesterday. The Order of the British Em

One of the functions of the In- cipals' firm's London agents, then went after her and asked the auditorium showing the loca- have thirty military and sixpire has been gazetted for gallan-

New York, Yesterday. Messrs. Gibson and Weldon, of her where she had got the piece tion of the delegates from the varl-armoured trains on the sector. Ernest Stewart, ex-Royal Engin-been formed by the Royal Dutch lish, conciliation boards to investi The Colon Oil Corporation has dustrial Council will be to estab try upon Lieut.-Colonel James Chancery-lane, W.C., and worked of silk. She then claimed to have ous States. The ceiling, was with them until returning to bought it, but could not say from

About 16,000 of them occupy the ears, in attempting to trace the Shell Group and the Carib Syndi gate any trade disputes referred Hong Kong in June, 1927. He where. The piece was 11 yards lights interspersed with decorative tai, in which are the Kailan Min-Knowles of the East Yorkshire and stock of the Colon Development lock-out, or strike is declared. The electric area between Tongshan and Lu-whereabouts of Lieutenant T. S. cate to take over the entire capital to them by the parties before a also attended six months' legal long. : studies conducted by the same

Huning Administration's mines. The defendant denied the trumpets and megaphones.

Lutai has been looted by these Regiment in the mountainous re- Company. The new corporatitan machinery is entirely voluntary. firm in London. Since his return, charge, stating that she wanted dreds of electric fans spun to

gions, north-west of Peking will lay a 100-mile pipe line from

Definite Step. he had served the balance of his to buy the silk. The inspector counteract the stifing heat. Over a Northern remnants.

Reuter.

Tarafield; Venezuela, to Lake Mara- The general council at a special term with his principals. On prosecuting told His Worship thousand journalists are attending. The Kailan Mining Administra

caibo, with a daily capacity of meeting defeated by 15 votes to 6" There was much May 30, 31 and June 1, he sat for that the woman had only 46 cents

amusement tion has been feeding the North

20,000 barrels. Thirty wells are a motion by Mr. George Hicks to his final examination and passed, on her person when she was when Houston's famous "grey ern troops to prevent further! The necessary notifications in the searched.

mare" band, formed at the time the looting.

mutineers then left the vicinity completed on the property but are terminato peace in industry discus- Texas continent went to the war, A General Wang, who is under of Tangku with the Russians as capped owing to lack of transport, sions with the group of employers "Gazette," etc., and other require-

paraded in the hall, led by the mare General Chang Tsung-chang prisoners aboard the train.. Ten million dollars of convertible on the ground that they had reach

ments had been complied with.

•

MAGISTRATE.

Mr. W. C. Hung, as is generally DUTIABLE SPIRITS. hersgif, mounted by a beautiful (Commander 71 of the defeated Another Northern armoured debentures to provide funds for ed their limit of useful nese. Such known, is the son of Mr. Hung

girl, followed by a groom, a small Northern horde), is in charge of train, observing the flight, gave development will be shortly offered. a substantial majority was unex Hing-fat, of the compradore de TWO CHINESE BEFORE THE negro dressed in a red tunic. *****the troops at Tongshan The chase but was unable to keep up The Royal Dutch will own the ma-pected, and if the proposal of the

local Chinese Chamber of Com-the pursuit.

jority of the 2,200,000 shares and creation of a national industrial While the delegates were assemerce has paid him large sums bling democratic aira and' Im-

The Russian sergeant in charge the Batavian petroleum Interests council is ratified by the employ- Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins, Assistant promptu dances whiled away the under threat of his releasing his of the train, whose alleged will manage the properties on ers in full conference on July 4 a Superintendent of Imports and Ex-time.-Reuter's American Service.

men (to rob) in the locality, treatment of the Chinese crew. is which twelve million dollars have ports, this morning prosecuted two

However, arangements between stated to have caused the mutiny, already been spent Reuter's General Wang and the Kailan was executed this morning. The American Service. Chinese before. Mr. R. E. Lindsell

Mining Administration are now fate of the other Russian prison- at the Central Magistracy, in con-

satisfactory. nection with the possession of 19 jars of diluted spirits, on which duty had not been paid.

partment Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., West Point, and is one of the best all- round cricketers in the Chinese Recreation Club. His cousin was the bride of Mr. Robert Ho Tung, Jnr.

"FELIX

THE CAT.

IN EVERY SATURDAY'S "CHINA MAIL.”:

-FULL PAGE COMIC.

The antics of this comical

AIR LINES.

REFERENCE MADE AT PARIS. DINNER.

WHAT M. MARSAL HOPES

བ་ བ1

perty totals £10,000 sterling.⠀⠀⠀

What New York Officials Think.

The Police and the Postal Au-

very definite step towards the promotion of industrial peace-will. be accomplished. Nothing of the kind has been attempted since the failure of the Industrial council project initiated by Mr. Lloyd George's government. Up to now the main critlefam has been re- sording employers participating in | discussions not representative ‹ of any organisations or industry. Reuter

LOYAL ADVICE.

THE DISTRICT WATCH COMMITTEE.

ers is unknown.-Reuter

MAIL ROBBERY. Another Offensive?

Governor Superseded. It is expected that all the

Peking, To-day. Northerners under General Chang A special cable from Nanking RIFLED "LEVIATHAN” BAGS · The first defendant was charged

REACH BERLIN. with the unlawful possession at his

Tsung-chang will remain in their states that the Nationalist Gov- present positions until they are ernment there has appointed the retail shop, No. 243; Maln-road,

New York, Yesterday, Shaukiwon, on June 25 of 19 jars

threatened by a Nationalist ad Mahommedan General, Ma Fu- Paris, Yesterday, vance against them, et hsiang, as Pacification Commis- The postal authorities have of dutlable spirits; and with mak-

President Doumergue presided, General Yen Hsi-shan is besioner of Sinklang, which is west learned that two bags of mail have ing and selling adulterated spirit. over several ministers present at a Ask any group of cinema-goers Mr. Hawking said that the spirit dinner to personages directing the

lieved to favour such an ad- of China Proper.

teached Berlin rifled. They con- to name the most popular "comic" contained in the 19 jars was diluted colonial administrations of certain

yance, even though the Nation. This apparently means that sider that this is further evidence feature film appearing on the spirit of wine, nine jars of which European countries.

alist Government at Nanking is Yang. Teeng-hain, who has been in support of the theory that the screen these days and many of the prosecution allege the first de

unfavourably disposed towards governor of Sinkiang since China Leviathan" robbery was carried M. Jasper, the Belgian Primé⠀⠀⠀it»m,

became a Republic in 1911, is to them, without hesitation, will re-fendant had sold to the second de Minister and Minister of the At present; these Northerners be superseded in spite of his out on the voyage, TRENC ply: "Felix!"

fendant as genuino Chinese spirit Colonies and Dr. Koningsborger, are in the extreme east of Chihli hoisting the Nationalist flag some ed if the valus of the stolen pro- Postal Inspectors will be surpris-

black cat, with his Charlie defendant was the unlawful posses- Colonles were the guests honour and Manchuria. There is the pos

The charge against the second Netherlands Minister of the province, between the Nationalists days ago Reuter *****

S.C.A. APPRECIATION, Chaplin walk and expressive char slon of the nine Jars of spirit, on

Changing Peking. acteristics, have made millions which duty had not been paid.

M. Marsal, President of the sibility that if they were pressed

Nanking, Yesterday.

During * 1927 the District laugh. Starting from. Saturday Replying to this charge, second French Colonial Union, in a speech they might attempt to enter Man The Nationalist Minister of next the exploits of Felix" are accused claimed that he had praised the Dutch Colonial ad- churia which might result in their Communications has notified, the thorities are lucllued to think that Watch Committee met on 12 06- going to make readers of the bought the nine jars of spirit from ministration and referred to the being disarmed by the Japanese Foreign Ministry that as the need the robbery is connected with the casions; the average attendance "China Mail" laugh too.

the No. 1, and if duty had not been Dutch Chamber passing a grant for who have undertaken to preserve of a separate Directorate-General mysterious murder of the notorious being 14. The loyal advice, and Every Saturday, in the regular paid on the spirit it was No. 1's a regular commercial air line to the peace in Manchuria of Posts In Peking no longer underworld character, Edwin assistance of the Committee Pictorial Section, will appear a business, as it was "up to him as Far East. He hoped that the air den Railway beyond Lwanchow is of Chinese Post Office will be motor car in broadway on the day question-affecting the Chinese That part of the Peking-Muk exists, henceforth the head office Jerge, who was shot dead in a (which deals with every kind of full page of "Felix" cartoons, to retaller to pay duty on the spirit. lince now being discussed by the occupied by Manchurian troops established in Nanking, and the after the Leviathan sailed from community) continue to be of the gether with an interesting story Replying to the charges against various governments would be who are disciplined and not hos Director-General and Co-Director- New York, it is believed, Because greatest value to the Govern... about the other pat Sullivan him, first defendant claimed that "common to the several nations in tile to foreigners. Some of the General have been instructed to he knew too much or that there ment, states the annual report of creation, "Tours, featuring the duty had been paid on the spirit stead of purely imperial" Heuter. Manchurian units have arrived at wind up the Paking office did re- was some quarrel over the division the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. clever parrot which is always with regard to the charge of mak-Mo

Mukden but the majority are at move it to Nanking. Reuter. ... of loot..

kad just issuedrese causing trouble,

The Pictorial Section, as usual, ing and selling adulterated spirit of Stockholm,⠀⠀ Yesterday,

Queen Shankalk wan, the entrance Mutiny in Hunan.

Terge was a specialist in mall The Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, wine as genuine Chinese spirit, de-] Wilheiming and Princess will contain pictures of local in fendant said that he was under the have returned to after spending a churia.

Juliana from China Proper into Man-Shanghai, Yesterday robberies and an associate

With Messrs. - Lo Cheung shiu, Wong It is reported that the 8th several, adapts in that braz

**or Tu-tung and To Sz-tun's terms of terest, including many exclusive

Hussion Bergeant Executed. ones, illustrated fashions, and impression that the spirit in ques at Abiski, Lapland Reuter

Nationalist Army at Changsha

five years expired and they were tion was genuine Chinese spirit, de Garde our Home-side Picture Service,

Tientsin, To-day. (In Hunan province), which was

re-appointed by His Excellency An armoured train manned by responsible for the Nanking out-

the Governor for a further need containing prints specially and Defendant proceeded to explain

for

off five years, exclusively supplied to the "China to the Magistrate that the spirit Hawkins said that he did not think Northern troops steamed into rages in March, 1927, has revolt Mall by the famous London dis- complained of formed part of the that the case would take long, as Tientsin yesterday and surren ed against the Kwangs] faction

During the by whom (whi tributors, the Sport and General stock of a retail shop at Sham he had conclusive evidence sto dered to the Nationall

(Is in power) Bisnow ching to Kiangat

News Agency.

chbipo which had closed down. He what the spirit consisted- and they were 54 | had bought over the business of the also that duty had not been paid on) "It appear Para Bhamshuipo shop, and had applied it.

The King and Queen attended to the 1. and E. Office and obtained; The Magistrate, decided that,

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a special matines of "Lady Mary" permission to "transfer the Hoexce any case, he could not proosed, with ove

at Daly's Theatre on June 14 în ald and the entire stock to Shaukiwin, the case, and * fixed a bearing for of the League of Meray,ko

Lepblur, to the Magistrate, Mr. 2.15 in the afterno

[Note: Gener in commandi at Nanking, but

satire

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mem

bers; salected from the retiring Committees of the Tung Wah! Hospital and the Pay Leung Kuk who hold their appointments for one year, were Mr. Tam Woon-- tongondii Chau Truc nhu van MF Mà Chải chiu and IT IF Yor mui, whose terms had expired.”