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NATHAN-RD. FREE FIGHT.

'BUS INCIDENT.

DRIVERS AND CONDUCTORS AGAINST EUROPEANS.

NUMEROUS CASUALTIES.

China Mail

No. 25,944

TABLISHÈD

1846

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1928. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

FIRST DIPLOMAT AT ANOTHER AVIATION $70,000 STOLEN FROM

NANKING.

DANISH MINISTER.

ELABORATELY ENTERTAINED BY

NATIONALISTS..

STAY IN PALATIAL HÖSTEL,

Nanking, To-day.

SMASH.

PILOT CRASHES.

FRENCH ACE PREPARING ATLANTIC FLIGHT.

1 KILLED: 3 INJURED.

Paris, Yesterday.

GERMANY'S STERN FIGHT.

AT AMSTERDAM.

WINS WATER FOLO FINAL

ATFER REVERSE.

THE BOXING INCIDENT.

Amsterdam, Yesterday. Germany beat Hungary in the

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PEKING POSTER DISPLAY.

ANTI-FOREIGNISM.

GRAPHIC KUOMINTANG PICTURES,

PLASTERED ON PALACES.

Péking, July 23, anti-foreign posters,

Violent

Optometrist (Canada) F.LO. (London).

ON THE FIELDS OF FLANDERS.

BRITISH PILGRIMS.

IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT MENIN GATE.

[PRIMATE-ELECT'S ADDRESS.

A SAFE.

MYSTERY OF A LOCK.

SUNNING RAILWAY STATION ARRESTS.

ADMIRAL CHAN CHAK'S TOUR.

A sensation was caused yes-

Pakkai, Kongmoon, Yesterday. terday evening in Nathan-rond Į The Danish Minister to China, The famous French pilot, Mystery surrounds the skilful

London, Yesterday. when a fight took place between Mr. Henrik Kauffmann, is being Drouhin, while preparing an theft of $70,000 in silver and bank-final after extra time by five showing by pictures and cartoons among the 11,000 British Legion Deep emotions were touched a number of European and Por-elaborately entertained here as the Atlantic flight and testing his notes from a safe in the offices at goals to two.

first Minister of a foreign nation machine, crashed. He was ser- Sunning of the Sunning Raliway tuguese residents and employees to visit Nanking under the Na-ously injured as were also two Co.

China's domination by the avari-pilgrims, headed by the Prince of At half time Hungary were clous and rapacious foreigner, have

Wales, at the service of remem- leading by two clear goals.

brance at the Menin Gate had been untouched: The lock board diving finale, capturing the places In Peking.

America did well in the spring appeared suddenly in all public memorial at Ypres to-day.

The impressive two minutes first two places. A Japanese several years, in which foreigners ailence so affected the multitude are alleged to have massacred help.that women sobbed and men had Japan set an Olympic record in less Chinese, are depicted graphi-difficulty in keeping back tears. the 200 metres breast stroke race. cally from the Kuomintang point Beside the Prince of Wales on A Filipino was third.

of view.

the platform by the magnificent Americans, Britons, Frenchmen ruin of the old Cloth Hall, there and Japanese all come in for their were present at the service Prince share of blame for China's present Charles of Belgium, Admiral Lord wees, in these posters, which are Jellicoe, President of the British splashed on the walls of imperial Legion, and a number of dis- palaces, on the lovely porcelain tinguished French generals. 1 pilnus in the old Manchu pleasure The service, which was

of the Kowloon and China Motor tionalist regime.

others, while a fourth occupant 'Bus Companies, as a result of an! Mr. Kauffmann is staying at the was killed.-Reuter. alleged act of carelessness on the Foreign Ministry's palatial hostet,

Later. calling, on members of the Na- Drouhin has, died from his in- part of a bus conductor.

tionalist Government and sight-juries.-Reuter. secing.-Reuter.

The affray took place at the junction of Nathan-road and Jor- dan-road, at the base of the in- eline, and opposite Leys Build- ings.

was over.

Lasting some twenty minutes it ended as suddenly as it began. The police did not arrive until it As a result of the fight, all motor traffic was held up and the 'buses placed out of schedule, The ambulance from the Kowloon Firé Brigade station arrived, but was not called upon for service.

How It Began.

The trouble, as witnessed by

Treaty Revision.

Nanking. Yesterday. The Danish Minister has arrived here and interviewed Dr. C. T. Wang (the Foreign Minister) in- formally regarding treaty revision. The German Minister is expected shortly-Reuter.

5TH PLENARY,

The Only Business at First Sitting.

Nanking, Today. Thirty-four members of the Cen-

NEW LINKS.

'PHONE SERVICE BETWEEN ENGLAND AND ITALY,

MAIL TO S. AMERICA.

The

London, Yesterday. Postmaster General an nounces that a telephone service will be established between Eng. land and Italy via Switzerland. Communication will be available from all parts of Great Britain but will be restricted initially in Italy,

to calls to and from Milan. Air Mail Service.

a number of people, began as the tral Executive Committee and the result of a careless and no doubt Central Supervisory Committee of unintentional act on the part of a the Nationalist Party were present nounces that a new air mail service The Postmaster-General alsó an bus conductor. The 'bus in queat yesterday's sitting of the fifth has been established with Brazil, tion was a China M. B. Co.'s vehicle. It had stopped at the plenary session, including the five Uruguay and Argentine via France. usual terminus situated at the members of the Extremist or so-

The service may be used in addi-

base of the incline, and among called Cantonesc. clique (Wang Fation for correspondence addressed the passengers was a Portuguese chun, Chen Shu-jen, Wang Loto Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile. gentleman. An amah

British Wireless Service.

with a

ping, Pan Yuen-chao and Mrs. Liao

child in her arms was in the aet (Chung-kai).

of stepping off, when the con- Feng Yu-halang (the "Christian ductor blew his whistle to go. As General") is to attend the next CARVALHO'S ARREST a result of the sudden motion, the sitting to be held on Aug. 10.

amah temporarily last her hold, The only business put through and the child fell from her arm.

yesterday was the decision to re-

The 'bus at once stopped. but had move the tomb of Dr. Sun Yat-sen it not been for the timely action (father of the Nationalist Party)' of the Portuguese gentleman, the from Peking to Nanking and to child might easily have been kill-hold the burin! there on July 1, ed.

The gentleman was then 1929.-Reuter.

menced.

For Consideration.

Nanking, Yesterday.

$250,000 FROM H.K. GOVERNMENT.

EXTRADITION QUESTION.

The safe was left as though it

Admiral Chan Chak,

securing the door of the building in which the safe was placed was, how- ever, slightly broken.

was ninth.

SWIMMING.

200 Metres Breast Stroke.

Tsuruta (Japan)

Rodemacher (Germany)

L. Defonso (Philippines)

Time: 2 mins. 48.4/5 secs.

Incidents for

con-

2 gardens, and in the public parks, ducted by Dr. Jarvis, Chaplain-

3 obviously by official permission. General to the Forces, was beauti- One large picture shows several ful in its simplicity and contain- Won by a yard; two yards be- tions, with the American particu- that of the triumph over death.

flyures representing foreign na-ed no note of triumph beyond tween second and third.

Tsuruta's time constituted an glasses, riding in a crude cart larly evident by his horn-rimmed Olympic record.

Reviving Memories. which is going over recumbent by Dr. Lang Archbishop of York It concluded with ari address Spring Board Diving. Chinese lying under its wheels.

Desjardins (U.S.A.)

Galitzen (U.S.A.)

Points. Another shows British

and Archbishop designate of ... 185.04 French soldiers ruthlessly shooting meet here to revive memories and Canterbury). Ile said: "We

and

and

Simaika (Egypt)

174.06 down Chinese men, women 172.146 children--the Chinese conception place for ever sacred in the hearts the spirit which have made this Takaschina (Japan) was ninth of the Shameen. incident in 1926. of the British race. Yet when with 189.78 points.

Another shows a great fat man, The Boxing Incident.

labelled "the Foreign Imperialist," youth and treasure and precious we remember the sacrifice of The President of the United astrida a fence, with a Kuomintang blood poured out on the fields of States Olympic committee has re-drawn bayonet to finish him.

soldier advancing bravely with France and Flanders the question fused the boxing manager's' ap plication to withdraw the team in than their share

The Japanese come in for more Was it all worth while? Here, at springs unbidden to our minds. conséquence of the decision of the with pictures of alleged atrocities ing in answer. Yes, a thousand of the posters, this gate, let there be no falter- referee in the Miller-Sarto's bout mentioned yesterday. Reuter.

Fin Shantung, Japanese soldiers times, yes. The spirit was active bayonetting. Chinese women, and and menacing which used war or one shows a large Japanese on the threat of war as a normal in- wooden clogs dragging after him strument of policy. It has been a cur dog labelled Chang Tao-lin. laid low and dethroned in the very. ENGAGED TO MILLIONAIRE'S Posters crying "Down with the un-lands where once

equal treaties"

It seemed to have appeared reign. It will soon be renounced everywhere."United Press"

in a solemn and deliberate pledge by all nations, who ten years ago A GOOD TIME, were locked in the throes of war. Through the sufferings and sacri- ALLEGATIONS AGAINST fice of war there has been won, as never before in human history, the settled will to seek peace and ensure it.”

With hardly a clue to follow up,- the authorities are somewhat at a been detained ou suspicion. loss but more than ten men have

ADMIRAL'S VISIT, Admiral Chan Chak, commander-

NANKING RAPE.

GENE TUNNEY,

DAUGHTER.

New York, Yesterday. Gene Tunney's engagement to

Josephine Lauder, is announced.— Reuter's American Service.

Shanghai, Yesterday. A Chinese named Carvalho, or seen to walk up to the conductor

alternatively Wong Pih Chun, was. and hit him on the face. The

arrasted this afternoon on a charge Intter at once blew his police!

that he had defrauded the Hong The inaugural ceremony of the whistle, and a struggle com- Nationalists' fifth plenary aes-Hong Government of $260,000. He in-chief of the Kwangtung Navy, the millionaire's daughter, Mies

sion was held this morning, the will be brought up at the Provi- Great Excitement.

sional Court to-morrow morning presiding officials consisting of Blowing his whistle and gen-Tan Yen-kai, Yu Yu-ien, Marshal when the question of procedure, In erally causing a great uproar, the Chiang Kai-shek, Ting Wei-feng view of the absence of extradition conductor,

arrangements with Hong Kong will was joined by the and Tai Chi-tao. driver of the 'bus, and both "went Among the subjects on the probably be brought up-Reuter. for" the Portuguese.

agenda for consideration were Crowds soon collected: Euro-the suspension of the rights and

UNLUCKY FLIERS. pean and Portuguese residents privileges of ex-General Cheng living in the vicinity ran out of Chien, and the fixing of the date their Bats and joined in the fray, for the National People's Conven- helping the single-handed gentle. tion.

DEL PRETE'S LEGS MAY BE AMPUTATED.

man. The road became blocked Yesterday the secretariat of

"RIO" SHOCKED. and buses were held up, the driv- the fifth plenary session tele- ers also joining in the fight. graphed to General Feng Yu-

Rio de Janeiro, Yesterday. As many as twelve drivers and batang, General Yen Hai-shan and conductors were

It was Del Prete who broke his soon fighting. Admiral Yang Shu-chwang, noti- with about the same number of fying them that they had been legs, which may necessitate both: residents against them.

granted full rights of regular being amputated.

As sudden as it began the fight members and were privileged to The whole city is shocked by the Both parties apparently submit proposals for considera-accident. Crowds gathered out-

ended. desired to go to a police station. tion.

All the while the fight lasted police whistles were being blown will attend whenever his pre- Reuter's American Service. by quite a number of people but sence and opinion are requested. no police officer arrived on the Yang Shu-chwang attended the scene. Some ten minutes later, first meeting this morning and is three Indian constables were seen expected to partielpate fully in roving around the out-skirts of the subsequent meetings. the crowd. An European Inspec-

Three Committees, tor arrived soon after.

side the hospital and all social func- Feng Yu-hsiang replied that he tions have been suspended-

GIVING NOTICE.

BARBER MISUNDERSTANDS

LANDLORD.

Sir Sidney Barton and the Agreement.

Shanghal, Today,

the. British Consulate at Shang- hal, Both went to Nanking last night where the formal signature is expected to take place to-day.

Sir Sidney Barton in leaving for England on Saturday.— Reuter.

[The Nanking Rape and the suggested terms of a British Settlement are commented upon in the Leading Article to- day.]

•

TROPICAL STORM. MOUNTAINOUS SEAS AT PALM

BEACH.

Palm Beach, Yesterday.

Untold Damage.

YOUTHS.

TWO SHANTUNGESE,

The Archbishop added: Ter Ya Yuan-ahing (20) and Hau Tsang-high purposes, full of hopes for a Two young Shantung Chinese, years ago 'our hearts were full of

tral.

WAS

A representative of the for-

huan (18), both employees of the better and a happier life for all eign ministry from Nanking

Yee Tai Hong of No. 166, Wing Lok- our people. What has come of and Sir Sidney Barton negoti-

street, West, were on Saturday, them. How do they meet the ated on the Nanking incident

A tropical storm on the Florida August 4, entrusted with the sum of Challenge of insecurity of em- agreement all day.yesterday at-ricane disaster two years ago.

coast revived memories of, the hur-$14,226,01 to deliver to the Shun Uployment or depression which

Enormous seas throughout the

Bank at No. 183, Queen's-road Cen-ies like a blight upon the Indus- day pounded Palm Beach, and the money, the two youths were alleged

trial north of England, from Instead of delivering the famous boulevard was momentarily to have misappropriated the whole of life of the British Common-

which I come.".

He declared that the bettering expected to collapse. Streets. were flooded and the city deprived of amount and converted over $2,000 wealth was a cause for demand- light and power-Reuter's Ameri-

to their own use.

ing sacrifices no less real than Information can Service.

given to the those which were offered in the police by the youths' employers stress of war. when they failed to return to the The last scene of the ceremony Jacksonville, Yesterday. shop after the elapse of a reason-was the march of the British Untold damage to property fol-able length of time. Inquiries were legionaries past the Prince of lowed in the wake of the tropical immediately set on foot by the Wales, which occupied over' an storm, which is now believed to be police with the result that the hour. howling acroas, South and Central youths were arrested within 24 Some of the legionaries limped Florida, after clearing a path of hours with the best part of the on crutches visited old friends and admirers destruction down the East Coast.

and others were money in their posseanlon.

armless. here on his tour of inspection to

All wore medals. Acting on information received, The damage is estimated at detectives visited the second floor of the southern part of the River delta, HAD TO BE "CASH DOWN." He flew his flag on the gunboat $5,000,000. At Port Pierce, Vero No. 155, Hollywood-road at 10 p.m.. Haig, widow of the late Field

Prince's Gracious Act, The Prince noticed that Lady "Kong Kung," and there were two hourses have been unroofed, cropa the two youths and a woman. The forces to victory, was marching

Beach, Stuart, where hundreds of Misunderstanding over

notice other gunboats and an exceptional have been destroyed, communica-youths had established themselves with the women pilgrims. He at on August 5 and there they found Marshal who led the British ted to hospital last night, and At yesterday's preliminary led to a case in the Summary Court

given by a tenant to his landlord ly fast motor-boat In his retlaue. that one has been detained suf-meeting three special com-this morning.

A few years ago, he had his base tions and publie utilities are crip in the flat in style with new furni once asked her to join him on the fering from rather severe mittees were created to consider wounds.

here. He was largely instrumental pled, trees- have been uprooted and ture which included a gramophone platform and share salute, I Mr. A. el Arculli appeared for in providing a football ground at shop windows shattered. Reuter's and 40 records, and the machine was a gracious and spontantous the resolutions presented to the Hang Kwok-hing, of No. 211, Praya Pakkai, the port of Kongmoon, on The feature of the fight was fifth plenary, that every conductor and driver

East, ground floor, who sued the which teams from the British Navy The first will study the pro-Tung Fat barber shop of No. 103, play when they are here. He la

was playing merrily, when the polico action, which was particularly seemed to be armed with some.

arrived. The woman was decked appreciated by the wives and sort of implement.

and popular movements;

The second will deal with for a month's rent of the ground

ground floor, for $106, half being association.

which her admirers had bought for been no difficulty.

In the afternoon, the Prince, resolutions concerning the re-floor of No. 109, Whitfield, and the

Chopped Canton notes are new her, whilst the youths bad not accompanied by General Sir lationship between the Party other half being for a further

6 per cent, higher than sliver sub-neglected to buy themselves same Fabian Ware, visited the come- and the Government in regard month's rent in Bleu of notice.

In order to reduce local adminisaidiary coine and unchopped notes trinkets also. A search was made teries in the neighbourhood. to their respective functions;

tration expenses and thereby eut .5 per cent. below.

and over $12,200 in cash was re Defendant said that he offered down taxation, the people of Kong-

His Royal Highness returns to The third will take up the re- to pay half a month's rent and moon city are petitioning Canton date 13th year of

Silver 20 cent pieces bearing the covered.

London to-night-British Wire- solutions concerning political give half a month's notice and that for the abolition of the Mayor's are not accepted here as the majori.

This morning the youths found less Service, and military affairs.

this was accepted by the plaintiff. office and its substitution, in Heu, ty are bad. to the first, second and third the condition that the half month's powers of trial (ie, a "tong"),

The resolutions were referred Plaintiff said that he accepted, on by a Police administration with

O.B.E, at the Central Magistracy charged on two counts of (1). Jarceny of the $14,226.01 as ballees,

Yen Hai-shan is not attending, This morning the "China Mail" but has requested his representa- learns that quite a few of the tives to submit several proposals Chinese contestants were admit- on his behalf.

H.M.S. "WARSPITE."

NOW READY TO JOIN THE FLEET.

Malta, Yesterday. H.M.S. "Warspite" has been re-

paired and is rejoining the fleet

American Service.

posals concerning Party affairs Wing Hing-street. Causeway Bay, still a member of the local soccer if chopped by the Bank, there hus with some very fine new jewellery įmothers among the pilgrims.

U.S.A. CAR CO.'S.

STUDEBAKER AND PIERCE ARROW AMALGAMATION.

DEVELOPMENT.

themselves before Major C. Willson, the Republic"

WAGES REDUCTION.

MAJORITY VOTE.

London, Yesterday.

HOME RAILWAYS. at Argostoli and accompany it to committee, respectively. Reuter. rent was paid "cash down": and A water supply laid down through foreign currencies cannot now be the money.

HEAT WAVE. Malta on the 24th inst. prior to

Hong Kong banknotes and other and (2) Joint misappropriation of ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN'S going to England.-Reuter.

that this had not been done. De pipes at both Kongmoon and Sanwul used as media of business but they [A telegram from London,

fendant rejalped that if he had city has been proposed..

Each accused had separately to dated July 18, stated:-The Ad-

known, he would not have stayed Banwul city is now definitely can be changed by bankers and face a third charge au follows: miralty reports that H.M.S.

during the period covered by notice committed to pulling down the city one shops. Aa edict to arrest Converting to his own use the "Warspite" has struck an unchart-

but moved cut forthwith; in any walls and erecting roads in their anybody violating this rule has sum of $13,226.01 in the case of ed obstruction near the Island of

caar, he had intended to pay at the.

been fasued, GA

Yu Yuen-shing, and conversion of New York, Yesterday.

place. Sklaphos in the Aegean Sea,

end of the half month. Plaintiff's]

The Conference of the Asso A fairly large number of small- $1,000 to his own use in the case ciated Society of Locomotive En- where the chart showed from 67 A virtual amalgamation has been submission was that the mutual ar- - MONEY MATTERS, Dox cases have been reported from of. Heu Teang-huan.gineers, and Firemen, by a major- to 67 fathoms. The vessel is affected between the Pierce Arrow entitled to as for a month's Chinese public offices must be in the outbreak was attributed by the mating, manager of the Yes Tal Hong, reduction agreement.

rangement having failed, he was At present payments to all the Pakeha of Kongmoon. The Evidence was given by Shih Foo Ity vote, has accepted the wages slightly damaged and has her Motor Car Company and Studebaker notice three double-bottomed compart-Corporation, making the combina

dan banknotes of the Nationallat Cen- tives to the spell of abnormally hot. Case proceeding The question whether the pre- ments flooded. She will probably tion the fourth largest manufactur The Pulene Judge (Mr. Justice tral Bank which were previously at weather about 94 degrees in the de have to return to Maita to being group in the United States.tiff on his claim and costs of the Since the system of the Govern reduced the heat somewhat Our a vast crowd at

P. Jacks) gave Judgment to plain. considerable discount.

sent agreement should be termin- ahade but the recent rain has Belgrade, Yesterds There was ated will be brought up at the an docked.7

Reuter's American Service. A Faction,

funeral of nual Assembly on May 1929- ment's accepting these notes at par, own correspondent,

Beuter

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