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THE HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY

1928 Issue

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THE HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY

1928 Issue

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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1928.

POISONED BULLETS IN CHICAGO.

GANG WARFARE.

"GANGSTERS RESORTING TO METHODS OF THE JUNGLE."

WORSE THA¦ DUM-DUMS.

Chicago, July 11,

Poisoned bullets are the latest thing in gang warfare here.

The police, while searching

THE UNINVITED GUEST.

AN EPIDEMIC.

LONDON “BACHELOR” WHO BROUGHT A "WIFE"

SOCIETY.PERPLEXED."

London July 11.

An epidemic of uninvited guests

LOADED REVOLVER

AS SPARE.

SPEED TEST.

CAPT. CAMPBELL'S IDEAL VENUE

IN SYRIA,

HOSTILE ARABS 7

London, July '11.

Captain Malcolm Campbell, In- |

is perplexing Society hostesses. terviewed by Heuter to-day, in re- The Countess of Ellesmere order-gard to his Intention to create a

the Syrian Desert, said that he

the house of a well-known guned three women from a ball at world land speed motoring record in man, found a silk glove in each Bridgewater House on July 9. finger of which was a bullet filled with poison.

The Countess states that 300 of failed to find a place on the coast

A high police official said: "The the 1,500 guests were not known to

her. gangsters are resorting to the

She found that a man who had methods of the jungle. These bullets

a bachelor had dum-been invited as

brought a wife. RECKLESS DRIVING.

are worke than

dums."

A $20,000 FINE.

IN UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF

OPIUM.

Chief Preventive Officer Clark, this morning, charged the master!

ITALIAN FINED $50 AT MAGISTRACY.

EXCITED DEFENDANT.

Mr. J. Giovanni. engineer in

of Great Britain or Denmark suit-

able for letting his car "Blue Bird" "all out."

Sir Sefton Brancker had discover- ed for him the "ideal venue" in the out an expert to report in regard to Syrian Desert and he was sending

ite suitability, but he was sure that he had finally found the right place.

He was told that there might be. danger from the hostile Arab tribes,. but if attacked he would give them a warm reception, for n iended re- volver would be one of his "spares." French Escort.

of a fishing boat, before Mr. R. E. charge of the Fiat Garage, was this Lindsell, with the unlawful posses- morning summoned before Major C. gion of 378 tncis of prepared non- Willson, O.B.E., with ta alleged

The "Daily Mail states that, on Government opium on board his reckless driving of motor car No. the suggestion of Air Vice-Marshal craft in the harbour early this 77 in Stubbe-road on July 10. Sir Sefton Brancker, Captain morning.

Explaining the nature of Malcolm Campbell is taking his car The C.P.O. said that when stop- Giovanni's alleged offence, Traffic to an area of sunbaked clay in the ped, the boat was coming from the Sub-Inspector Alexander said that a Syrian Desert, 200 miles east of direction of Wanchai. The opium large Repulse Bay 'bus (No. 308) Damascus, where he will attempt to was contained in a large sack and owned by the Hong Kong Hotel regain the speed record. was attached with a long rope to Garage Was proceeding down

French soldiers armed with ma-i a heavy stone and a float, and had Stubbs-road, and was near a bend chine guns will escort Captain! the appearance of having been in the vicinity of "Huntington." At Campbell. taken out of the water. There was the same time, two private cars, also an attempt to throw the stuff Nos. 225 and 990, were going up overboard on the approach 'of the Subbs-road and also approaching revenue boat.

the same bend. Suddenly car No. Defendant who said that the 77 passed the 'bus and cut in be- opium was transferred from an- tween it and motor car No. 225 other boat at Aberdeen, was fined which was leading No. 990 up the 320,000, or, In default, 12 months' road. Car No. 225 had to jam its hard labour. The opium and the brake hard to avoid a collision, and fishing boats were ordered to be No. 990 also had to pull up at short confiscated.

notice.

COTTON COMBINE.

HUGE- MANCHESTER PROJECT TO CONTEMPLATED.

100 MILES.

FRISCO SALLY LEVY

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London, Yesterday. An extensiva combine aiming at Defendant entered, a plea of "not the more economical working of U.S. MARINES.

guilty."

companies spinning American cot- Colonel J. S. Bostock, R.A.MC, ton is on the point of formation in driver of motor car No. 990 was the Manchester. It is stated it will LARGE NUMBER LEAVING

- FOR AMERICA.

first witness called. He said that control 100 rails and 6,000;000 at about 12.40 p.m., on July 10, he spindles. The board will consist was driving up Stubbs-road about of businessmen drawn from every Shanghai, To-day. Orders have been received to suddenly the driver of the latter prehensive plan of action has been 20 yards behind car No. 225, when section of the industry. A com- reduce the U.S. Marines in China from 3,800 to 2,600 by evacuat-pulled up hard and the witness had elaborated, including the purchase to do likewise. A moment later he of cotton on growing Aelds, ginn- 1,200 from ing

Tientsin to America shortly.

Baw the cause of the action of the ling on plantations, direct shipment

225. car No. It is understood that the order driver of

It was to Lancashire, a forward policy of At 2.30 & 7.15 p.m.-The Chinese Drama, "Chang Wen Ziang." is the result of Admiral Bristol's Giovanni's car overtaking a large salesmanship, thus bringing the recommendation on the China vehicle on his wrong side of the consumer and producer into more situation which at present does road and at the bend.

not require the maintenance of U.S. Forces at their present strength.-Reuter,

Replying to the Magistrate, Colonel Bostock said that Glovanni's{ | speed was reasonable.

Glovanaf suggested that Colonel Bostock was not driving car No. TRAINS WRECKED! 990, and claimed that he saw a

INDIAN STRIKERS SUSPECTED,

Madras, Yesterday.

youth at the wheel.

direct contact.-Reuter,

WATER TROUBLES.

STATE OF DROUGHT IN ENGLAND.

16 RAINLESS DAYS.

London, Yesterday.

This Colonel Bostock denied, and told the Magistrate that he was the only person in the car.

The next witness was Mr. Lam

As a result of the continuous hoti Strikers are reported to have Wing-kam, of Mesars. A. Lung and weather which at present shows no wrecked passenger trains at Kodai-Co., motor car agents and garage signs of a break a state of drought kanal and Tuticorin. There were proprietors. He said that he was is officially declared, 15 days bav- casualties in both cases. No de- driving car No. 225 on the day in ing passed without rain, tails are to hand. Reuter.

STUDENT & WOMAN.

TRAGEDY IN BLOOMSBURY HOUSE.

TWO DEAD.

London, July 9.

question, and corroborated Colonel London's sources of water, how- Bostock's evidence that Glovanni's ever, make the capital safe from car cut in between the 'bus and the any danger of a water famine witness' car. The witness eating though its normal consumption of ated Giovanni's speed at between 25 water is 260,000,000 gallons per and 80 miles per hour when he day-British Wireless Service. committed the alleged offence.

Signal. To Pass.

STAMP DUTIES.

NEW CLAUSE INSERTED IN BUDGET.

Asked if he had anything to say, Giovanni told the Magistrata that the driver of the bus signalled him Manmathanath Sanyal, aged 80, a to pass, and he did so. At the time Bengal medical student with an both his car and the 'bus were ave Edinburgh University degree, was meters (over six yards) from the

London, Yesterday, found dead in a Bloomsbury board-[bend on the road,

On the Government's initiative Ing house on July 7.

Proceeding, Giovanni said that It the House of Commons has agreed Alongside the body was found a was difficult for him to explain the to the inclusion of a new clause Welsh woman, who died on the way position of the cars, and invited his in the Budget granting relief of to the hospital.

Worship to go to the scene.

certain stamp duties in connection Hypodermic syringes were found

This was Interpreted by a man with company reorganisations in on a table in the room.

from the Italian Consulate, but order to meet the wishes of tho Sanyal came to Kensington re-the. Magistrate misunderstood the American section of the Cotton Interpreter and told Giovanni that Spinning industry which, Mr. A.: H. as the case was remanded from last Samuel declared, was seeking to re- week, be (Giovanni) has had a week organise Itself and its finances. In which to prepare his defence and Reuter.

cently from South Wales.

MORRIS CAR.

COMPROMISE BETWEEN BRITISH & U.S. TYPES,

I call his witnesses,

FOUR TO DIE.

ESPIONAGE TRIAL AT

RIGA.

Giovanni's...."request to visit the scene was repeated by the inter- preter, whereupon Major Willson London, July 9. remarked that that was not neces Mr. Morris, the British motor, sary as they all knew the place. car manufacturer, is planning to A fine of $50-was imposed.

Rigas, Yesterday. capture the Empire markets with a Appealing To Consul. car which has been designed, as a

28 persons tried by a Military. Giovanni, speaking Italian, was compromise between the American understood to say that he would not Court at Ryelitsa on a charge of es- big-bore engine and the British pay the fine, claiming that he had plonage, on behalf the Soviete, small-bore type.

not been given a proper hearing, four, Including two chiefs of Lat

The new model is capable of high When our reporter left the Courtylau frontier posts, have been sen- speed and has a bigger wheel track Giovanni was still in the building tenced to death, four to imprison and ground clearance. It is suft-making an effort to get into touch ment for life and nine to varying able for the roughest going In with the Italians Consul by tele terms from five to 15 years

Reuter.

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