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No. 25,950

·BLISHED

1845.

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1928. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

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MR. A. K. HENDERSON FOUNDATION OF U.S. TRAGIC DISCOVERY IN WHAT'S WRONG WITH ENGLAND'S COTTON MISS MAUDE ROYDEN

GOES HOME.

32 YEARS OUT HERE. ASST. GENERAL MANAGER OF TRAMWAYS.

BOISTEROUS SEND-OFF.

e! hel

PROGRESS.

in

CANADA.

THREE EXPLORERS.

BODIES FOUND AFTER TWO

· ́`YEARS' DISAPPEARANCE,

BELIEVED STARVED,

London, Yesterday.

COASTING.

THE WEST RIVER.

THE DANGEROUS SPOTS WHICH ARE NOT LIGHTED.

HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS.

By a Master Mariner.] Sufficient time has elapsed

INDUSTRY.

..

HERE

WHAT IS BEING DONE A WOMAN PREACHER

GOING TO JAPAN & THEN

RETURNING..

SUB-COMMITTEE ON THE FINANCIAL POSITION.

VALUABLE DATA.

HER TOUR OF THE WORLD.'

London, Yesterday. Probably the best-known The sub-committee of the Fed-woman preacher of the day, Miss

SINGAPORE'S BIG DOCK.

THROUGH CANAL.

4 p

ADMIRALTY EXPRESSES

THANKS.

"GREAT CREDIT."

PRESIDENT'S VIEWS. WHAT WAS "EXTERMINATED" .AND "ELIMINATED."

"THE PEACEMAKER.

London, Yesterday, Nausau, Wisconsin, Yesterday. Mr. A. K. Henderson, the well-

The completion of the passage. known

highly-respected President Coolidge, an. The disappearance two years Assistant General Manager of address before the State Conven- ago of John Hornby, one of the since the "Kochow" tragedy to eration of the Master Spinners Maude Royden, who set out from of the great floating dock for the Singapore Base through the Suez. enormous dian Hinterland and his two com-a repetition can be guarded to consider the financial position leaves Hong Kong to-day after the foundation of the

of the reconstructed firms in the lecture tour, arrived in Hong age of congratulation from the more than 20 years' association progress in America in the last panions, Harold Adlard and his against.

The "Leung Kwong" disaster American Section of the Cotton Kong to-day on the P. & Q. s.8. Admiralty. with the Colony. He is going on decade was the "extermination of cousin, Edgar Christian, son of

The Admiralty has thanked the retirement and sails on the waste and the waster and the Colonel Christian, commander of of last year paved the way to the Spinners, met privately in Man-Naldera" from Singapore.

She is to stay here for a few Directors of the Suez Canal for "Changte" to Australia, whence elimination of slackness and the the Garrison of Singapore, is re-removal of the infamous anti-chester:

Referring to he is going Home via the Cape, slacker."

the called by a wireless report from piracy grilles which were all along The sub-committee has been

Yokohama, Japan, by the "Pre-ensure the successful carrying A fleet of lorries, trucks, motor- question of national defence, he the Government police post at condemned by navigation experts. carefully sifting a mass of vala-days and is booked to sail for the pains taken so effectually to cars and other vehicles took part said the United States intended Chesterfield an inlet in the What is the "Kochow" to bring able data received from members sident Pierce" on Aug. 21. In through of an exceptional and

of the Federation in reply to a

difficult operation. in a boisterous send-off to Mr. to maintain a moderate Army northern part of Hudson Bay in its wake?

A similar message of apprecia- Henderson this morning. Wher- und Navy based on the require-region that three bodies have He been found in a lonely cabin in

It is sincerely hoped that questionnaire asking for details September (according to present, more will be done towards of individual financial positions arrangements), she will leave tion has been conveyed to Messrs. ever they could secure a foot-ments of National security.

lighting dangerous spots on the berore the boom of 1919-20 and Japan and return to Hong Kong, Swan, Hunter, Wigham and probably to go back to Eng-Richardson, the Admiralty con- hold, workmen of the Tramways alluded to the role of America as the barren lands to the west of

the subsequent reconstitution. land. Co. perched high up on the cars peacemaker, mentioning her suc- Hudson Bay.

sidering that the manner in which Hornby was the son of the shouting and cheering, in the cess in securing the consent of

There are several bad places hopes will ultimately produce a Miss Royden is resting after a the dock was conveyed through ex-Lancashire cricket wake of Mr. Henderson's car. All 14 important nations to the nego- famous, A. N. Hornby, and bro- which should receive immediate scheme which with the assistance strenuous tour of the United the canal reflects great credit on the Chinese in, the procession-tiation of a treaty condemning

attention.

of the banks and the Government, States and Australia.

all those concerned in making the from Bowrington up to town recourse to war. He thought ther of A. S. Hornby. He was a

Guiide lights. for crossing may lead to a reduction in over-

A courageous thinker on social arrangements and carrying them waved flags, the Union Jack pre- that if such an agreement existed nephew of the octogenarian, Sir

Wangmoon Bar should be pro- hend costs and in placing the mills and religious problems, the out.-British Wireless Service. dominating..

in 1914 there would have been no Henry Hornby.

It is suggested that he and his

an an economic level."

author of several books which influenced the At intervals of fifty yards or

friends died of starvation. They GERMANY NEXT ?· It is understood the replies are have greatly Bo, the "crew" of une lorry would

had planned an 800 mile trip fol-

very complete and shewed a' con-younger generation in Great Bri- lowing the waterways from Fort

Treaty Confabs With siderable number of concerns to tain, and associate minister with Resolution, in Hudson Bay,

Nationalists.

be in a hopeless position unless Dr. Percy Dearmer in one of the through country where it is very

drastic action were taken.most interesting churches in Lon- (Reuter. difficult to obtain food.

don the Guildhouse Mins Royden is.. a personality in modern religious acti-

Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd.,tion of the, American Legion, said best-known explorers of the Cana-learn the lessons taught, so that Association, which was appointed London eight months ago on a Canal is the subject of a mess-

MR. A. K, HENDERSON.-The Assistant General Mana-

ger of Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd., who left the Colony on retirement to-day after more than 30 years' residence. He sailed on the "Changte" to Australia and is then going Home via the Cape.--(Ming Yuen).

let off a string of firecrackers to

A telegram from Ottowa on the foregoing adds that ex-Commis- sioner of the North-West Terri tories Bell, at Saskatoon, express. ed the opinion that the three bodies found were not those of the Hornby party, as he had a long telephone conversation with Hornby last year, who was then farming in Vancouver.

Police outposts had been searching for the Hornby party ever since December.

Ottawa, Yesterday.

West River.

The

Shanghai, To-day. German minister Herr. Von Borck and his suite arrived yesterday afternoon. It is under- stood that important results are expected from conferences with Mr. C. T. Wang in connection with the conclusion of a Sino-German commercial treaty...

new

The result the sub-committee

REPRIEVE.

THREE CONDEMNED MEN'S LIVES.

DRAMÁTIC ANNOUNCEMENT.

+

WANTED!

DUTCHMAN TO RETURN TO SINGAPORE.

$9,000 MISSING,

vity. She ін accompanied J. W. H. van Laer, described as by Miss M. Chave Collisson, hon-a Dutchman and 2n insurance. orary secretary of the British agent, who was arrested by Sub- Commonwealth League, who was Inspector Dorling, of the Water responsible for the organisation Polica at 7 a.m., on August 14, on of Miss Royden's lecture tour in board the Mesangeries Maritime Australia and New Zealand, and Company's .8. "Porthos" lying at London, Yesterday.

harbour, was Only fourteen hours before three who is now taking a brief holiday anchor in Victoria

in the East.

again before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at men, convicted of the murder of an

+ HER POPULARITY, the Central Magistracy this morn- vided, similar to those for enter-elderly druggist named Smith on ing and leaving the anchorage at the Brighton front, were due to be Some curious misconceptions Ing. Cape St. James, at the entrance executed, they were reprieved and had to be combatted prior to the

-Reuter.

that the bodies belong to Hornby Indo-China. Such can be placed servitude for life.

Van Laer was arrested on a local

Apparently there is no doubt to the Saigon River in French their sentences commuted to penal tour. The idea was discovered warrant, at the cabled request of in some quarters that Miss the Singapore Police, on a charge and bis companions. Ex-Commis-on Cone Island. The two lights This dramatic announcement Royden might be a sort of "Mrs, of criminal breach of trust of character who $9,000, and on Tuesday was re- sioner Bell fa now of opinion that serving at present are all very created a greater public effect in Macpherson," a he was mistaken, and believes well but they only mark the ap view of an official intimation a few appears to have acquired con-manded by his Worship for one sensa week to await the arrival of the the man with whom he conversed proaches to the Bar and need to hours earlier that the Home Secre-siderable notoriety as a Was Hornby's cousin and not be supplemented by lights for tary declined to interfere with the tional evangelist in America. Identifier, warrant and escort from Hornby.-Reuter.

There was also the cigarette-Singapore, which had been tele- crossing the Bar.

Floating Godowns.

The subsequent reprieve follow-smoking" episode in the United graphed for by Mr. T. Murphy, Too many of the Colony's river ed a visit by Sir William Joyson- States, where some women's club Assistant Director of Criminal In- steamers are treated as floating Hicks to Buckingham Palace, refused to hear Misa Royden on telligence.

When van Laer appeared before “RAIDERS" LOSE HEAVILY ON godowns. Cargo is piled up and where he attended a meeting of the the ground that her views about the Court this morning, Mr. stacked in any old place. As Privy Council and was received in smoking for women were not as considerable sea is often encoun-audience by Hie Majesty,

puritanical as their own. How-Murphy applied for the fugitive's

LONDON "RAIDS."

RETURNING,

ATTACKS SUCCESSFUL.

London, Yesterday.

Ideath sentences.

tered in crossing the West River One of the accused was taking ever, to put the matter as char-discharge, as van Laer had waly- estuary to Ki-ao, such stacks of his farewell of his relatives at Pen-itably as possible, that particulared extradition proceedings here cargo may fall again, or shift, tonville Prison, and the latter were question is still viewed in America and undertaken to return to Sin- Air Ministry, the nerve and thereby cause a dangerous on the point of departure when the as it was in England before the gapore to meet the charge against centre of London's air defence, was list.

Governor appeared bearing the joy- Great War, and it was the least him.

In view of this, undertaking, Mr. of four theoretically "wrecked" by the air To obviate such accidents, ously received news..

important feature months lecturuing and preaching Lindsell agreed to van Laer's dis

The

raidera.

short bulkheads should be fitted

.

In the crime for which the accus-

his face.

The "Eastland" bombers have at- on decks on which passengers or ed were convicted they were found in the United States. This was charge.

When van Laer's luggage was tacked the building on four occa- goods are accommodated. Cargo guilty of attacking Smith so any Miss Royden's fourth visit to alons within the last thirty-six should then be stowed where agely that when he managed to America and her popularity there searched on board the "Porthos" by hours, and at least one "bemb" bulkheads will prevent collapse, stagger home his wife did not re- was shown by the fact that over Sub-Inspector Dorling, the latter four hundred invitations had to found two books of traveller's crashed on the roof before the in- or shifting to the danger of the cognise him and shut the door in he refused in order to keep other cheques issued by Messrs. Thos.

vessel. vaders were repelled.

The agitation against

One Cook and Son, Singapore. The great air attack on the

Stability.

the conviction was based on the engagements in New Zealand.

book contained 50 £5. cheques, metropolis continued last night There ought to be, in every contention that at least two of the A VARIED CAREER.

whilst the other contained 24 £10 liven proceedings. In this man-

a ladderway leading up accused were not present at the Great War. Reuter's American when hundreds of tons of "bombs" case,

A daughter of the late Sir T. and 24 £20 cheques. One cheque ner Mr. Henderson was accom-

were dropped by the attackers, and from the fore 'tween decks in ad-time of the attack-Reuter.

Royden, Bart., Miss Royden was of each denomination appeared to panied to his ship where further Service.

President Coolidge was of the in many cases they reached their

educated at Cheltenham Ladies' have been removed from this book, testimony was given of the popu-opinion that the Kellogg pact holds objectives, which were Hackney, larity he enjoys.

College and Lady Margaret Hall, which did not have counterfoils. Oxford. After social service in Mrs. Henderson is at Home and a greater hope for peaceful rela-the Duke of York's Headquarters,

Liverpool and elsewhere she be the son is at school at Larch-tions than have ever before been Chelsea, Croydon and Wormwood

given to the world." It would be Scrubs.

fenme actively interested in the field, Helensburgh, Scotland.

It is officially stated that there Mr. Henderson came out to too much to suppose that war has Hong Kong in December, 1896, as been entirely banished, yet a new was less fighting over central Lon- third engineer on the Scottish and Important barrier, reasonable don, as the defenders intercepted Oriental Co.'s 9.5. "Phra Chula and honourable," had been created the raiders earlier than on the pre- Chom Klao." He is a native of to bar it-Reuter's American Ser-vious night. Glasgow. Previous to his arrival, vice.

he had served his time with

Messrs. Caird and Co., Greenock.

Mr. Henderson served aboard

Many raiders became casualties on the return journey.

"Lurld" Details.

Later.

FAIR WEATHER.

Another Typhoon Near Naha.

S. W. winds, moderate; fine to cloudy, is the official weather forecast until noon to-morrow.

Typhoon of unknown Intensity within 60 miles of Lat. 28 deg. N. Long. 180 deg. E, stationary various ships of the Scottish WHO KNOWS BEST; HUSBAND the umpires report that though on Japan and low over China. The Pressure is high to the north of Oriental fleet, which maintained

Monday the air attackie on London typhoon remains stationary to the were successful the raidera lost S.E. of Oshima. Kong, Swatow, Bangkok and Some amusement was caused at heavily on returning home, 28 cut when, owing to a misunderstand.of 70 being shot down in the even-

a regular service between Hong

Singapore.

With Tramway Co.

SHUN OR CHAN.

OR WIFE?

the Kowloon Court

this morning

. According to the Air Ministry

or very slow.

WOMAN MAYOR.

FLIES HER FLAG AS PORT ADMIRAL.

OFF TO U.S.A.

women's suffrage movement, and Miss Royden preached frequently, she remains to-day an ardent in addition to lecturing, and she champion of woman's rights and had crowded congregations in London, Yesterday. responsibilities. Though a de- the cathedrals of Adelaide and among other The woman Mayor of South-voted member of the Church of Christchurch,

Although all her public ampton, Mrs. Fostress Welch, England, her religious work and places, safled in the United States liner influence have always extended speaking has a 'religous Inspira "Leviathan" to-day to pay an far beyond the borders of the tion, her lectures and speeches at official visit to some of the prin- Established Church, and from secular gatherings have been cipal American cities.

1917 to 1920 she was associated directly concerned with social

Mrs. Fostress Welch, as Mayor, with the Rev. R. J. Campbell at and international 'questions, and is ex-officio Admiral of the Fort the City Temple, where she be Miss Royden has managed to do [of Southampton and her flag came very well-known to Lon-a great deal of valuable propa

flew from the masthead as the doners, as afterwards during her ganda for the League of Nations vessel left the docks. British ministry at the Guildhouse. She and the cause of world peace.

KAUSAL AND BRITAIN. wrote every week for "Reynolds"

The nature of her addresses and Mr. Campbell has taken. her place during her tour. Her pre-can be gathered from some of the sent tour started in December of titles, such as the following:

In 1900 while Mr. Henderson ing between husband and wife,ng and 15, out of 29, in the night dition to the one from the after Wireless Service.

Twenty-two bombers were des- 'tween decks, so that at least one!

Tuesday in the early is available for passengers to go troyed on inorning. Fifteen fighters, defend up should the other be blocked.

Reuter.

BOMBAY'S MILLS.

The two in question were charging London, were also destroyed.-Passengers forward on the lower BOARD OF INQUIRY TO BE last year, and she spent the, fol- ("Can we set the World in order?"

J

was second engineer of the B.3. there was a short but heated ar "Chow Fa," the Company was gument before Mr. W. Schofield. bought over by the Nord Deuts- cher Lloyd. On leaving the lasted with hawking food without a mentioned company, Mr. Hender- licence. They were found guilty!

(Continued on Page 14.)

and fined $2 each,

The man, when the fine was men-| tioned said: "That sergeant (point- Ing to Sergeant Hargraves) knows what I was hawking. Only some peanuts and a catti of bananas, and I am fined $21

NOT FOUNDED.

A MALICIOUS WASH. AMAH.

CHARGE DISPROVED,

arrest of

|SIR THOMAS CATTO.

NEW DIRECTOR OF THE MERCANTILE BANK.

London, Yesterday.

APPOINTED.

Bombay, Yesterday.

Broome,

SOCIAL PROBLEMS.

J

deck should not have to use the

lowing four months in the United "Sex and Common Sense," "The only exit which is aft. NW

States. She then went to New Morals of the Rising Generation," Notices in English and Chin-

Zealand, where she stayed for and "Peace and the British Em- ese should be posted on the lower

three weeks, and June and July pire" A conference between a mem- have been devoted to a compre

Discussing her tour of America- deck to the effect that sufficient ber of the Bombay Government, heusive tour of Australia, which Miss Royden said: "One thing cargo must be stowed below to representatives of the millowners ensure the vessel's stability, and and operatives, agreed to appoint concluded with a three-days that impressed me particularly that cargo stowed in 'tween decks & Board of Inquiry to investigate flight in a Western Australian was a growing sense of friendlf- Only then was it found that the Sir Thomas Catto, managing must be placed where bulkheads into the circumstances of the Airways machine from Perth to ness towards Great Britain, which ls replacing what I had felt on woman standing at his side was director of Andrew Tule & Co., provided. Passage-ways mill strike.Reuter.

previous visits to America some a Portuguese, his wife.

Ltd., Calcutta, and Yule, Catto & must be kept clear of cargo and The

years ago a certain hostility." Victor Neves, on a charge of in- The women was asked her namo. Co., Ltd., London, has been ap left for passengers, London, Yesterday-The Magis From Hong Kong Miss Royden The United States bad been much decency preferred against him by She replied that her surname was pointed, Director of the Merci vided for stability, notices should examination of Loewenstein's re- to sail for Colombo and, if:posal Joining the League of Nations, Where ballast has been pro trate of Parquet, who ordered the will go to Japan, and return here and unkindly criticised for not wash-amah, Tse Kiu, of 23, Chan, whereupon the man said. Bank of India in the place of Sir

be posted that it should not be mains has given a possible ex-ble, to Persian Gulf and the Mise Royden remarked, but it had Queen's-road, East, had its sequel "No. It isn't. It is Shun." David Yule Reuter.

moved or discharged without pro-planation of the discovery of traces overland route to England. She to be remembered that the Unit Per authority. She of poison in the body. He points hopes to be back in London late ed States had made determined vestigation of the case, the defen- The Magistrate: It appears that the Lord Chancellor's appointment

out that, Capt. Loewenstein habi- in January of next years of efforts from time to time to pro- dant was released, it turning out the woman is his wife, but there as acting Prime Minister, Viscount TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.

tually took frequent purgatives, Miss Royden received in Aus vide an alternative form of peace that the charge was a malicious is some misunderstanding as to Peel has been appointed Chairman

often over-doses, which producs tralla and New Zealand a very pact, and these efforts made by a fabrication on the part of Tze the sur-name, Alpha P

of the British Delegation to Cane- "The closing rate of the dollar on abnormal toxic matter in the or- remarkable reception and over great nation deserved the utmost. Kiu and another woman.

da British Wireless Service,demand, to-day was 2/0 8/16

gans Reuter.

flowing audiences were the rule consideration.

In the Secretariat for Chinese The woman replied. No, my

Affairs yesterday when, after in-

licence states Chan.

The fine was reduced to $1.

London, Yesterday-In view of

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