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BRITISH RUBBER'S FUTURE.

AN INTERVIEW.

MR. ORMSBY-CORE ON HIS TOUR.

EDUCATION & RESEARCH.

London, Yesterday.

On his return from his tour of

pro-

China Mail

No. 25,917

THE LATE DR. SUN'S SECRETARY.

OPTIMISTIC.

NATIONALIST OFFICIAL ON, PEACE PROSPECTS.

"COME TO STAY."

Manila. Yesterday.

China has found valiantly for

1STABLISHED

184 6

HONG KONG, MONDAY, JULY 9, 1928. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

TORNADO STRIKES SHANGHAI.

$60,000 DAMAGE. BUILDINGS AND RIVER CRAFT AFFECTED,

CLAIMS AGAINST THE

“GORJISTAN.”*

OWNERS IN MADRAS.

1

DOCK CO. & ASBESTOS CO..GET JUDGMENT.

PAINTER'S BILL OF $6,368.

Three more claims against the

Eastern

$1,125.

FATHER DID NOT APPLY.

A CORRECTION.

ECHO OF THE FOK CHUNG YUEN CASE.

-

SOLICITORS' ASSURANCE,

In our issue of July 4, 1928, it

account. We are informed by

GENUINE SIR WILLIAM CROOKES

(English Made)

LENSES

Are the ONLY PROTECTION against the ♬ trople sun-they absorb the ultra violet and infra red raya en dangerous to the

cyra.

Many Imitations-the genuine from

LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician,

AN EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR.

CONSTABLE SET ON.

ATTACKED, ROBBED AND WOUNDED.

SERIOUS CONDITION.

They

THE COST OF U. S. A. GOVERNMENT.

$4,642,293,897.

"STAGGERING" APPROPRIATION FOR FEDERAL USE.

DEFICIENCY BILL

Washington, July 7, The cost of federal government

a four and a half billion dollar

public debt, leaving $3,263,540,- 162.04 for carrying on the active

how.

ficiencies which occurred this year,

NO LIVES LOST.

Four desperadoes attacked; Shanghai, July 9. The Eastern District of Shang- British s.s. "Gorjistan" were suc was stated in an account of the robbed and wounded Chinese con-

cessfully pressed in the Supreme Ceylon, Malaya and Java where he hier national life, won the battle, hai was hit by a tornado at noon Court this morning when the arrest of one, Fok Chung-yuen, stable No. 15, attached to the has gotten back to a better than Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan, and his subsequent appearance Water Police in Waterloo-road, basis, the Seventieth Congress hav- investigated agricultural and is now heading slowly but yesterday.

surely toward a future of pros- The damage is estimated at Kt., C.B.E., K.C.) gave judgment at the Police Court on charges of Homuntin, on Saturday night. Ating appropriated the staggering gress and research in the Tropics, perity and political calm.

Such $10,000 but owing to Sunday be- for the following:-

forgery, etc., that his father had the time of the attack the con-total of $4,642,299,897.57 to carry public health development and is the optimistic forecast of

Ah Chack, painters, of No. 25,

plication was refused. The alleg All Saints' Church in the com- for this year by $627,304,961.17.

This exceeded the appropriations education systems, Mr. Ormsby China's future made by a man ing a holiday no lives were lost Chiu Lung-street, for $6,368.10. applied for bail but that the ap- stable was walking near the new on affairs in the next fiscal year.

Hong Kong and Whampoa ed unsuccessful application by Reuter, high in official ranks of that coun- and no one was injured. Gore, interviewed by

Of the grand total $1,888,753,- Shao, erst- The tornado took off part of the Dock Co., Ltd., for $24,203.15. the father for bail was subse-pany of a Chinese lady. singled out the Javanese sugar try-Yuan-Chong

Asbestos Cu. for quently again referred to in the were suddenly approached from 735.53 will go to cover annual fix- industry as being, probably the while, general secretary of the roof of a cotton mill and demolish- best conducted industry in the Nationalist Government's Centraled a godown.. The debris was

There was another claim, for Messrs. Hastings Dermys and behind by the men, one of whom od charges, such as interest on the tropics. He expressed the opin-Committee and for many years fon that the public health work secretary to the late Dr. Sun Yat-blown 10 to 15 yards away and about $1,900, hearing of which Bowley, Solicitors for Mr. Fok was armed with a dagger. of Malaya was outstanding, but sen. Mr. Shao arrived in the city then hit a weaving factory, de-was adjourned on the application Kam-chuen, the father of Fok The constable was searched and departments and agencies of the

of Mr. C. G. Alabaster, O.B.E., Chung-yuen, that the above relieved of his money, police government. Of this sum, that the Dutch East Indies were last Tuesday aboard the round-molished a couple of buildings K.C., because one of the witnesses statements are entirely untrue and, whistle and helmet, but the lady ever, $200,930,668.02 represent de-

liner "President and then blew off the roof of n definitely ahead of Malaya in the the-world

was ill.

that no application for bail or ap- was not molested. matter of agricultural research. Polk, and upon presentation of sugar factory.

His Lordship discussed with He found vernacular education in an official letter at the bureau of

It then swept across the river counsel legal aspects arising out plication of any kind hus.been The constable put up a strug, the urgent deficiency bill having Malaya excellent, but that Eng- customs from the Nanking Gov in the shape of a terrific water- of the proceedings-baing ex parte, made by Mr. Fok Kam-chuen on gle when seized whereupon he failed in the filibuster which mark- We un-was stubbed in the abdomen. In'ed the close of the last session of lish education needs development. erument has been granted per-

spout.

Emphasis was laid by His Lord behalf of his son. The educational development of mission to stay in the city for an

Taxes Slashed. Finally it appeared over Poo-ship on certain points because de reservedly accept Mr. Fok Kam-spite of his injuries, the constable, the Sixty-ninth Congress.

Ichuen's denial and apologise to was able to return to the Yaumati Ceylon, particularly the Govern indefinite period.

Despite this increase in expendi- The visiting Chinese official hus tung where a number of vessels fendants were not present nor rehim for the false statements, the Police Station, where he collapsed,

When, ment Training College at Colombo,

later, His

insertion of which we much re- He is now in the Kowloon Hos-tures, congress has slashed federal placed Ceylon in the foremost occupied several important posi-had a very narrow escape, includ-presented.

the Merchants s.s. Lordship learned that, there were

pital in a serious condition. Up taxes $222,495,000 for next year, rank of British colonies. tions in the Chinese Government in tn, which had her stan- agents in Hong Kong for the gret.

to this morning no arrest had which corporations getting the bulk been made.

lof the reduction. This sum is Mr. Ormsby Gore was gratified From 1909 to 1919 he was pri- by the facilities given him by the vate secretary to Dr. Sun Yat-chions and davits bent and her owners, he continued in the ordin-

boats tossed aside. The massive ary course.

slightly in excess of what Secre- Dutch Government at Java, and sen. after which time he started anchor and davit snapped and the

Order to Paint.

tary Mellon said was a safe reduc- said that he was convinced that on a trip to study conditions in awnings and frames were ripped Mr. Alabaster (instructed by

tion based on present estimates of as regards the future of rubber the United States and several in pieces.

revenue, plus the added costs that that with the new developments, countries in Europe. He return

must come with the working out of particularly of bud grafting tied to China Just in time to be

the Mississippi river flood control plantation, British possessions, present at the death-bed of Dr.

Three thousand employees at the

programme, extending naval con- had has good a future in open Sun Yat-sen, on March 12, 1925,

struction and other added govern- competition

ment activities. as ever they had and was one of the co-signers of Sansing Cotton, Mill are idle as the under artificial restriction the Chinese leader's last will result of the Tornado.

Three years ago he occupied the Reuter.

post of general secretary of the Nationalist Government's Central

SHIP ON FIRE.

S.S. "CARMARTHENSHIRE" BEACHED IN THAMES.

PASSENGERS RESCUED.

London, Yesterday. The Royal Mail 8.8. "Carmarthen- shire." outward bound for China was discovered to be on fire when proceeding down the Thames. She was benched at Erith and all the passengers were landed by tug and, taken back to London by: char-u- banc.

trol.

Before the fire бл

port side cabins, while it burned

of water into the vessel, while burn-

3,000 Mill Employees Affected.

Later.

The damage is now stated to be $60,000-Reuter.

Committee, and is at present H.M.S. "DAUNTLESS." secretary of the Canton Political Council. Mr. Shao is represent- ing this body officially in his pre- sent travels for the purpose of studying the politicnt and econo- mic systems of the countries he will visit,

SHOT DEAD.

UNRULY SOLDIER MAKES MUCH TROUBLE.

NO RAIL TICKET.

soner:

Shanghai, To-day.

SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN FULL SWING.

MAY BE REFLOATED.

Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton) appear-

FAIR WEATHER.

+

S. winds, moderate, fair, is the officlal weather forecast noon to-morrow.

"BREMEN " CREW.

EX-KAISER VISIT RESENTED BY SOCIALISTS.

NO OFFICIAL WELCOME.

Gologne, Yesterday.

The Trans-Atlantic fliers, von until

Huenefeld and Kohl, were not wel-

Pressure is high to the east of Japan and low over China. It is also low between Guam and the Philippines, where a typhoon muy be forming.

ed for Ah Chack. In reply to His Lordship, Mr. Alabaster said that he understood the owners were in Halifax, Yesterday.

Madras but the agents in Hong Salvage operations are still Kong were Messrs. H. M. H. being carried out on the "Daunt-Nemazee.

-Reuter.

SCHEME FOR OVERSEAS WORKING.

THE NEW PLAN.

was arrested on June 1. Repairs.Done.

A number of tugs spouted tons interfered and released the pri- WIRELESS & CABLES. structed by Mr. M. H. Turner) ap-

The railway' police fired ing oil gave off overpowering fumes, and shot dead the prisoner. and great volumes of smoke issued The soldiers detained the train, from holds and portholes. Ventila-holding up the traffic for two. tors belehed smoke like furnace hours, and made prisoners of two chimneys.

ticket inspectors, also two of the military police aboard the down train. The inspectors

KNIFE ASSAULT.

SCHOOLBOY BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE.

CASE ADJOURNED.

"His hands were covered with

The appropriations by depart-

comed with an official civic recep-blood, and there were a few drops menta made during the session in tion on their arrival from Holland,

the regular supply measures were:

It is said that this was because they of blood on his garmenta" said In-Agriculture

did not advise the authorities of the spector Fallon (referring to defen-District of Colum- time of their coming, but commondant) at the Kowloon Magistracy gossip has it that the Socialists dia, this morning when giving the facts approved of their visit to the ex- Kaiser at Doorn and compelled the of a case in which a young Chin- Interior cancellation of the official festivi-ese student, Lau Sik-wun, of the Legislative

Peninsula School, 511 Nathan-road, State, Justice, Com-

ties.

Navy.

.$ 139,188,793.88

bla

97,625,208.00

Executive and in- dependent offices

527,693,111.00

272,656,089.00

17,746,893,26

862,445,812.00

89,820,597.80

1,061,342,060.00

308,617,221.50

merce & Labour

A big crowd nevertheless gave a charged with committing bodily hearty welcome to the airaten-harm in an assault against another Treasury and Post-

student, named Yeung Lai-luen. office

Reuter.

NAVAL TRAGEDY.

LOSS OF LIFE ON CHILEAN TRANSPORT.

FURTHER DETAILS.

has now swollen to 292.

It appears that on July 5, at re-War ..... cess time (11 a.m.) the defendant First Deficiency and complainant quarrelled and the Second Deficiency former challenged the latter to a fight.

Total

200,936,668.02

146,017,757.74

.$9,253,540,162.04 -Associated Press.

MARSHAL FOCH.

EQUESTRIAN STATUE. UNVEILED.

less," and it is now hoped that Mr. Wong Yuk-hang of Ah Chack's gave evidence to carrying she may be refloated and repair-out the painting work and to get- ed in the local dry dock. Salvage ting acknowledgment in triplicate vessels are removing her guns from the captain and chief off-

The complainant did not wish to The fire had gained, a firm hold

and other armament, and air eer. The charges were fair and of the coal bunkers before it was A soldier of the 69th Division compressors are endeavouring to reasonable. Debit notes had been

fight and ran up-stairs to Class room No. A. The defendant fol- discovered, but the River Fire who boarded a first-class compart-pump out the flooded compart-presented to Messrs. Nemuzee's who had not disputed the

lowed him and rushed at complain-| Brigade eventually go it under con-ment on a north-bound train for ments.

Santiago de Chile, July 7. amounts. The order to paint the

Com- Chenju yesterday afternoon with-

Jant, hitting him on chest. Boats are standing by to take "Goriistan," he said, was given

The Chilean naval transport plainant states that the blow hurt, the out a ticket, was challenged by off the fifty men still aboard if by Messrs. Nemuzee's in Dec. "Angamos" has sunk in the Gulf of and he at once noticed some blood "Carmarthenshire" was mastered, it the railway police. He became the weather threatens to com- 1927.

He did not know! spread through the decks to the batrenerous, was arrested and plete the breaking up of the ship. Mr. Alabaster said that the ship Arauco. 156 of the crew were on his jacket.

bound for the purpose of being

Cassel, Saturday. drowned, and only five are reported with what defendant truck. him.

He went to the Kowloon Hospital, M. Poincare has unveiled an to have been saved out the starboard side, doing exten-handed over to the military police at Nanking, but at the Nanziang sive damage.

Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., (in- The death roll on the "Angamos" and Dr. Newton at once notified equestrian statue to Marshal Foch

the police of the affair. Station more of the 69h Division;

head- at Handes, Marshal Foch's the quarters at the beginning of the The cruiser "Venteno" and the Inspector Fallon visited peared for the Dock Co. whose' claim was for $24,203.15, for re- destroyed "Williams" quickly arriv-school and found the defendant war.

Lord Allenby represented the ed on the scene of the disaster, but with spots of blood on his garments pairs done.

Evidence was given by Mr. E. no trace of the "Angames" was to and his right hand covered with British army, while Marshal Foch blood. He also had a cut on one and his family, M. Painleve, Cock, M.B.E., Assistant to the

Cause of Disaster.

Marshal Petain and hosts of his fingers. Chief Manager, that the Dock Co. The cause of the disaster is un-

The defendant was then taken generals were present.--Reuter. had for years past effected re-known, but there had been a violent The "Morning Post" states that pairs for Messrs. Nemazee's for atorm in that area during the last to hospital and his hand attended

to under a scheme to be submitted to other limited companies. On Dec.

TWO ESTATES. ships which are now owned by two days.

An ordinary pocket pen-knife was the Governments concerned for 23, 1927, the "Gorjistan"

The "Angamos" carried a crew of

found in his possession. the future working of overseas handed to the Dock Co. and re-ter including many women and chil-only a glancing blow.

CHINESE WHO DIED IN THE was 215 and eighty passengers, the lat- Mr. Schofield: Evidentally it was

COLONY. wireless and cable communi-mained there until June 20 when dren. "SWATOW "REDS.” cations the governments will she was taken to a buoy, by order

Inspector, Fallon agreed and stat-

$22,000 AND $9,800. It is believed that the captained that the complainant was detain- their cables outright for of the Court, subject to the Dock committed suicide on the bridge be-ed for a couple of days at the Kow-

for a definite Co.'s lien.

Probate of two wills of Chinese cash and lease

loon Hospital. The school author who died in the Colony have been number of years the beam stations

Previous Claim.

Four survivors have been found. Ities did not notify the police of granted as follow:- while the Post Office will retain the Mr. H. G. Sheldon (instructed by operation of the wireless and tele- Mr. L. R. Andrewes) appeared for all of them conscripts.

Mr. Leung Ngo-cho, a native of It is learned that the "Angamos" " The case was adjourned till Fri-Taileung, Shuntak, who died at No. phone service.-Reuter

Asbestos Co. whose claim of $1,125 was for repairs rudder was broken in the storm, day afternoon when Dr. Newton 31, Caine-road (ground floor), on

she drifted helplessly on to the will give evidence. Mr. J. Finlay Miller, the Co.'s rocks and rapidly broke up, foun. Superintendent, testified the dering. at idnight on Friday off a.

lonely, coast, seven miles south of

Passengers and Baggage.

were re-

The passengers took all cabin leased yesterday evening by or baggage they were able to carryders from the Shanghai Defence It is believed that nobody was in-Commissioner.-Reuter. jured.

The fire on the "Carmarthen-

shire" was finally subdued at 5 this morning, but so many thou-

sands of tons of water had been MANY RECENT ARRESTS &

pamped into the liner that when she

was floated in the early morning she

was very deep in the river. She will

be towed back to the docks.

EXECUTIONS.

ANTI-JAPANESE FEELING.

Swatow, Yesterday. The damage to the ship and the

Recently there have been a valuable general cargo ia serious.series of arrests and executions Great damage was done to the of Communists here. The local structure amidships, where some of authorities have been displaying the officers' cabins were badly considerable activity against Red burned and the junior engineers suspects.

lost most of their clothing. Part At present, however, the of the wireless room was also dam- situation is quiet. aged. Reuter,

Apart from an effective boycott

sell

London, Yesterday.

the Eastern

AUSSIE'S" CENSUS. done.

827,000 INCREASE SINCE 1921.

OVER 6 MILLIONS.

Sydney, Yesterday.

work done.

to

cause he was unable to save them.

As in the other cases, leave was Bebu. given to proceed ex parte.·..

The four survivors swam ashore, It will be recalled that claims and many bodice have been washed totalling $26,605.18 were heard up on the beach, but the storm is last month and judgment was given hindering the search for possible The population of Australia on for Capain 3. W.

Riddoch (the survivors. the Glen Line of which Messrs, there does not appear to be any March 31 was 6,262,000 thousand, master), the offkere and crew for

Survivors' Story. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., are anti-foreign feeling. -British an increase of 827,000 since the this sum. local agents, was due here on Naval Wireless.

census of April 1921, or slightly.

(The 8.8. "Carmarthenshire" of of Japanese shopping and cargoes,

August 20, and was to proceed [Note: Swatow comes within over two per cent, per annum

north to Shanghai, Japanese porta the eastern command of Kwang-Reuter.

and Vladivostok.]

Oil Fuel Experiment.

tung province and is under the

5th Nationalist Army of which

Latér

the occurrence.

OPIUM "EGGS.”

KWANGSI CHINESE TELLS HOW HE GOT THEM.

came

$3,000 FINE.

·

of

Aug. 4, 1927:-to Leung. Loo-shi (the concubine of deceased's elder brother) and Leung Chan-shi (his widow). Estate sworn at $22,000. Mr. Wong Yuen-wo, formerly of No. 6, Lee Tung-atreet (ground floor), who died at the Yeung Woo Nursing Home on April 27, 1928: -to his widow, Wong Li-shi, alins A new opium smuggling dodge Li Fung-yee, who le sole executrix the estate of to light, in Mr. R. E, and beneficiary of

|$9,800.' The "Angamos" was coming from Lindsell's Court at the Central Puntaarenas, the southernmost city Magitracy this morning, when a in the world, loaded with coal and Chinese, who said that he had come mark of some well-known dealer In passengers, mainly, labourers and from Kwangel, was charged with preserved eggs.

The accused said that, on the their families, travelling at govern the unlawful possession of 180 ment expense.

taels of raw ron-Government ship which he boarded at Wuchow, Lifeboats filled with people optum.

A he made the acquaintance of a fel- Now that General Yang Sen has

Revenue Officer Grimmitt exhibit-low passenger who, because he was been marching up the Upper Yong-launched after the wreck, capsized

touched the ed in Court a basket of black pre-seasick, asked him (witness) to taze River for some time against immediately they General Liu Hsiang who holds the water, owing to the dreadful seas. served duck's eggs ("Fel Tan") In look after his basket of egga.

survivors, who The four

are which the oplum was concealed. After the ship passed Suihang be Treaty port of Chungking, 1,400 miles from the sea, a British Naval conscripts, tell a terrible tale of a The drug was in the exact shape found his friend had disappeared. wireless despatch says that a re-struggle for lifebuoys and places in and size of the eggs, and covered and not suspecting the eggs he port has been received from Chung- the boats, even for handholds and with clay and coke, several dozens brought them down to Hong Kong

ing to the effect that General Liu bits of floating wreckage of these dummy eggs were cunning- with him.

TO HIT BACK.

the commander in General Chui COURTNEY'S FLIGHT.

MINOR WAR ON THE UPPER YANGTSZE

HAMPERED BY FOG.

The British Wireless report saya King-tong.]

that the fire occurred in bunkera and had gained a firm hold of the

fuel when, a few minutes after ENDURANCE RECORD

grounding, the River Fire Brigades arrived.

65 HOURS, 26

MINUTES.

Horta, Yesterday.

Capt. Courtney left here for Montreal this morning. The sea was dead calm, and there was a slight southerly breeze.

The vessel has hitherto burned coal but, as an experiment, one of her bollers has just been converted

Dessau, Yesterday. for the use of, oll fuel, Dense The Junker pilots, Ristics and

Returns to the Azores, smoke from the burning off greatly Zimmerman, have established a

Later. hampered the work of the fremen, now air endurance record of 68 who conducted the salvage work hours, 26 minutes, covering in Courtney has returned owing from twelve taga.

that period 5,000 miles. Reuter. to fog-Reuter.

Hsiang will launch a counter- attack on. General Yang Sen

Liu Hajang has nominal Nation alist backing and sympathy, ph

Chilean naval vessels and tugs,ly mixed with genuine eggs" and The Magistrate imposed a fine of. zummoned by wireless, found carefully arranged in the basket in $8,000 or six months", fail, and nothing on their arrival-Reuter's neat layers, each egg being wrap-ordered the confiscation of the American Service,

Iped up in thin paper bearing the oplum.