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The Customs sur-

TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1928.

of art and interest have had to Low Kam, building contractor make way for dusty roads, We has reported that his foreman, La hope that Peking's remaining Wah, absconded after collecting a sum of $98.70 at No. 50, Praya treasure will not be sacrificed on East.

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the altar of political scheming. In any case, is it worth while?

Wonders of Aviation.

The cook of the 8.8." "Lungshan"? | was fined $9,000 or 6 months' im- prisonment by Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning for having in posses- sion of 40 taels of opium.

The telegram referring to the wonderfully successful cruise of

According to a report made to the four Royal Air Force flying the polfee by the master of a boats, which covered 16,600 miles, Chinese shop at No. 50, Fraya during which the schedule was East, a foki of the shop is alleged to have absconded, taking with him followed in detall and the long 90. tour completed without mishap, taken in conjunction with what The Hon. Mr. Edward Warner, has been wired to us regarding wife of Major E. C. T. Warner, the splendid flying display at D.S.O.,

M.C., commanding 2nd Hendon on Saturday, is more Batt. Scots Guards, is leaving to- than ever convincing proof of the morrow for hems by the "Empress marvellous efficiency of Britain's of Russia."

Three cases of stealing from the

aerial science of to-day. As to the R.A.F.'s tour each flying boat weighed nine tons, had sleeping rantsheds at West Point were accommodation, stores, equip: brought before Mr. R. E. Lindsell ment; etc. As stated it covered

POLICE RESERVE.

OFFICIAL ORDERS DISOBEYED

SEARCHING RESERVISTS.

lasued by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C The following orders have been

Wolfe, C.M.G., Captain-Superin: tendent of Police.

Searching of Police Reservists,

The following order issued to the Regular Force by the Hon. C. S. P. is publisher for information of Police Reservists :—— ̈

Memo No. 1029Offelal Badges, Police Reservists. With reference to Memo 165 of Janu ary 81, 1928, dealing with the issue of Official Badges to Polica Reservists on qualifying as fully trained members of the Police Reservp, the C. S. P. notes with regret that his Instructions that every asalatance be granted to auch Reservists is not being car- ried out satisfactorily. The Police are hereby notified that in future all Police Reservists wear- ing such badges will be entitled to exemption from search except by a European Officer.

(Sd.) E. D. C. WOLFE,

Capt. Supt. of Police.

June 29, 1928, Training School.

16,500 miles without the slightest this morning, Two of the culprits mishap and, though it visited 70 were sentenced to 6 weeks' and the ports en route, It kept to its other to a month's jail. schedule as laid down before it left England. The scientific data Mr. Tal Chi-tao, principal of the that was expected to be gleaned Chung San University, Canton, ar- from the tour has been fully real-rived in Hong Kong with his wife Ised and technicians are stated to and daughter by the ss. "Fatshan" have been most agreeably yesterday afternoon. It fa under- astonished by the results. As for stood that he will proceed to Nan-

The weekly classes for. Polioe' the display at Hendon, we read king in a few days.

Reservists at the Police Training that the "actual warfare part was

School, Kowloon, will be held on most fascinating, showing mass manoeuvres against troops and

All members of the Chinese, Indian, Wednesday, July 4, at 6 p.m. sharp. tanka." This clearly connotes a very high stage of that efficiency M.A., and Mrs.

the late C. W. Atkinson, and Flying Squad Companies who which has been striven for for Winifred Mary, elder daughter of Training Course must attend.

Atkinson, to have not yet passed Part 2 of years. If future wars, despite the s. D. Carothers, A.M.I.C.E., and longings of Leagues of Nations Mrs. Carothers, of Hong Kong.

Chinese Company, Advanced men of the Chinese and Anti-War Treaties, are large- ly to be conducted in the air, as

Company to be detailed by the C.C. will parade at the Police Training has often been predicted, it is at

School, Kowloon, on Wednesday,

Lieut. T. K. W. Atkinson, R.N., only The engagement is announced of

son of

A Chinese was fined $20 or, in

plus, the levying of the surtaxes least satisfactory that Britons default, 4 weeks' hard labour by July 4, at 6 p.m. sharp for Extend- and tariff revision are matters are prepared to hold their own Major C. Willson this morning, ed Order and Baton

which must receive consideration sooner or later. And it is with a view to strengthening their hands for that occasion that the Nationalists are now striving might and main to bring the ma- chinery from Peking to Nanking. For years the Diplomatic Body

with "all-comers."

Judge George A. Malcolm, of the Manila High Court,, passed through on the "President McKinley" yea terday from Honolulu.

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Mr. S. J. Carter has been ap pointed second oficer of "Taishan," vice Mr. Lake, who has gone to 8.a. “Lungshan."

the

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for stealing a gold watch and a jacket from No. 13, Macdonnell road on June 80. The defendant was also charged with giving a wrong address at a pawnshop.

White Ensign to the new cruiser Women of Suffolk presented a

"Suffolk," which left Portamouth on June 1, and a message has been received 'stating "All officers and

has handed over the Customs Dr. Rebecca Parish, a Manila men send their greetings on leav surplus to the authority in Pek-physician, arrived here yesterdaying for China, where, assisted by ing. The abortive Tariff Confer- aboard

"President our regiment, we hope to bring fame and honour to the name of ence, it may be remembered, was McKinley" from the North.

Suffolk." held in Peking. If there is any more money coming, either from the surplus or surtaxes, it seems feasible that Peking will get it.

Peking's status must therefore, from the Nationalist standpoint,

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Drill under Inspector Paterson. Dress-Blufti Rifle, Side-arma, and Truncheon to be carried.

All recruits of the Chinese Com |pany will parade at Central Police Station on Thursday, July 5, at

Rifle 5.30 p.m. sharp for Squad Drill and

Exercises under Sergt. Condon. Drees-Mufti.

Members of the Chinese Company to be detailed by the C.C. will at tend at the Kennedy-road Revolver Range on Sunday, July 8, for the advanced Revolver Course under Inspector Booker. Firing will commence at 9 am. sharp. Dress Mufti.

Indian Company. Strength. Constable R252 Y. J.

Khan is permitted to resign as from June 22.

Owing to the high tide prevail- ing, the 8.A. "Kochow," which The Province of Kwangai, foundered at Wangmoon last month, through the Bureau of Construc- has partly re-floated, says a Chinesp tion, has opened a crude office on report.

the 4th floor of the Bank of Canton

All recruits of the Indian, Com-" Building. The office is in charge pany will parade at Central Police Nine Catholic fathers for mis- of Mr. T. Y. Tam, Trade Commis- Station on Thursday, July 5, at 5.39 be drastically reduced. Owingsionary work in the Philippines sioner, who was

several years in p.m. sharp for Squad Drill under were on the "McKinlay", which business in other parts of China Sergt. Condon. Dress-Mufti fo a multiplicity of events, Nan arrived here yesterday from San after having returned from his king's influence in Peking is Francisco and the north,

Flying Squad. | study in America.

The weekly Instructional patrol little more than nominal. Feng

Mr. H. Glover, representative of

of the Hong Kong Section will take Yu-hsiang is the power almost Messrs. Pilkington Bros. Ltd., glass

Members of the Institution of place on Thursday, July 5. Fall in AALL-On June 24, at the

Norwegian Legation, Peking, everywhere in Chihli province manufacturers, leaves to-day on Engineers and Shipbuilders are in at Central Police Station at 5.15

formed that Mr. Walton Schmidb | pim. sharp. Dress--Khaki. .to Chargé d'Affaires and except in Peking itself. That is board the "President Taft"

will deliver Madame N. Aall, a son.

a lecture (illustrated. Sharpshooters' Company.". why the Nationalists are trying two months business trip north.

by cinematograph films) in the The regular fortnightly revolver THORESEN On June 27, 1928, at to make Peking an ordinary city

St. Mary's Hospital, Shanghai,

At the Kowloon Magistracy, yes-Rooms of the Institution on Thurs practice will take place at Kennedy to Mr. and Mrs. T. Thoresen, not even a provincial capital, it terday, two Chinese were com- day July 6, at 5.80 p.m. on the road Range on Wednesday, July 11, a daughter.

having been mooted that Paoting-mitted to the Supreme Court, by subject of "Modern Motor Trans at 5 p.m. Members will assemble Mr. W. Schofield, In connection Portation," Members and their at the range with revolvers,

belts. fu should be the seat of the pro-th highway robbery in Gascoigne friends are cordially invited to be holsters, and

Uniform vincial administration. The road recently.

(Sa) W. KENT, A.S.P question which all Chinese, in-

Adjutant, cluding the most ardent National- ist, should ask themselves is:-Is

Hong Kong, July 8, 1928. it worth while? For a teraporary

SAD FATALITY: advantage, yea. Feng Yu-hsiang will have less chance to thrust

DEATH.

LI-Mrs. Li Siu Shi (widow of Li Po of Heungshan and Sydney, Australia) on July 2 at 37, Kai Tack Bund, Kowloon City, aged

67 years.

Hong Kong. Tuesday, July 3, 1928. himself forward. Yen Hai-shan,

much is apparent the fact of the

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present.

Mr. Wong So, a direator of the The body of Wong Kam-ming, Colony on the evening of the 1st drowned at the Chinese Bathing Canton Arsenal, arrived in this, the Chinese studant who....was It is understood that he is on pri- Club, North Point, on Sunday, was vate business and will return to discovered yesterday afternoon and Canton in a few days.

was removed to the Kowloon Mor- tuary. Owing to this tragedy, the The family of Wong Lum, cont-

Chinese Bathing. Club has decided. prudore of the "Holcheong," to station two more sampans near Wuchow boat, which was pirated in the rafts and to form a trained life Talpingsha, have received a letter saving corps, one of whose members from him. Informing them that a will keep watch whenever swim- ransom of $40,000 is demanded by mers are in the water.

the pirates for his release.

Biow

Chinese have liens on such refe loss Nationalists risk years of age, residing at 36, what is perhaps more remarkable,

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BUS INSPECTOR'S TRAGIC DEATH.

ernment Civil Hospital.

UNEXPECTED TRIP.

HOW A STUDENT CAME TO

HONG KONG

who is not credited with personal

Wong Chuk-hong, an" omnibus aspirations, will only be the com-

inspector, was killed during the IS IT WORTH WHILE ?

week-end as the result of falling off mander of a big city the equal of,

an Aberdeen motor bus. The vehi Money is the temptation under- say, Canton or Hankow,

ole was turning out of Eastern lying the efforts of the National- To effect the change" the Na-

street on its way from Saiyingpun ist leaders to remove the offices tionalists will have to vacate a

Lieut. E. S. D. Fremantle, R.N, to Aberdeen, when the inspector, in Owing to the frequency of West of the Chinese Government from number of valuable and historic Rivor steamers being pirated, the who is to marry Mias Dorothy alighting from the vehicle while it Inland Water Steamens' Guild has Sinclair, of Southsea, of a family was In motion, alipped, on the wet Peking to Nanking.

This buildings in Peking and, if ex-drawn up 15 regulations for the which has been associated with the road and fell under the 'bus~ The from pense which can ill be spared at prevention of piracy. These have senior service since the days of rear wheels ran over him and be traus- the moment, accure new accom- been handed to the West River Nelson. His father, Sir Sydney was ao badly injured that he died for being confined mainly to the modation in Nanking. Another Steamship Federation for discus- Fremantle, and his grandfather, soon after his admission to the Goy-

Sir Edmund Fremantle, the "father revenue-producing departments question which observers in Pek-

of the navy," who was 92% last But complications are arising ing have been prompted to ask Yang Hu, a married woman, 41 month, are both full admirals, and, because people other than the is-Will the

Temple-street, was removed to the are on the retired list together. face entailed in re Kwong Wah Hospital yesterday, Lieut. Fremantle recently returned venue. Otherwise, the question pudiating undertakings given by suffering from a wound in her arm, home from the China 'station, of location of the capital is one responsible Chinese in the past which was reported to be inflicted where he had served two years in

Describing himself as a student essentially for the Chinese. It is as to the method of running these by her husband, Wong Chak-chl. the "Hollyhock." Miss Sinclair is

Her husband. In return tried to the elder daughter of Major W. of Amoy, a young Chinese, was 4 moot point, however, whether revenue-producing administra- commit salcide by cutting lits Sinclair, of the Royal Marines, terday charged, before Mr. W the foreign officers in these de-tions? That, we submit, is not of tongue" and was also removed to

feld at the Kowloon Maglat partments can refuse orders by primary import because the the hospital.

The death has occurred of Mrs. Tisalak." Defendant admitte

with stowing away on the the Nationalists to shift to Nan- chances of China getting a loan

Li Po, the widow of a former well- king. They are servants of the of any magnitude no matter of Sun Yat Sen University and Boy pre-deceased her 17 years ago. Mrs.

Mr. Hin Wong, HA, professor known merchant of Sydney who being on board the ship without

ticket, but stated that vent Chinese Government although what the inducemer may be Scout Commissioner in Canton, Li Po was a lady of the most con board to see some friends off. Sud their position is unique, but a are exceed gly re te Stabil completed his first year's service servative type in spite of her denly he discovered that the ship policy of obstruction will help ity is absent.

with the University last week by family of modern sons and was moving, and then it was But that is no nishing the tests, to the scouts daughters, of whom are Messrs. late for him to ret nobody. - The Diplomatic Body

Nationalists under his supervision. It is under Vinson Li, LI Chor-chl, Li Zee-mira of $15 may be able to make some con- shop

add to the degree at un, stood that Mr. Wong has decided Charles and Duncan Li, and Mrs. antiva of three cessions. Until obligations are

recent visit to resign from the chair of profes- Y. K. Chow and Mrs C. L. Chow, [sorting the College of Arts and the former being a daughter-in- we see little use in ad-

lecturer on Jou to do what is their obvious duty. vancing sentiment us

taliam in the School law of Bir Shou-soil and Lady deleget #gof Law and Political Science at the Chow. The funeral will take place three The Postal Administration and men

Peking University in order to assume the this week-end at the amoll Chris-arr

duty ef

sacretary of the tian cemetery at Kowloon City and strial Exposition to the remains will be transferred be held in Llachow,” Kwanzal, the later to the family grave fir autume of 17

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