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33 Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley.

China Mail

No. 25,969

EVER-READY TORCHES THE OUTBREAK OF

PROSECUTION.

DENGUE.

350,000 CASES. WHOLE ATHENIAN POPULATION AFFECTED.

M. VENÍZELOS NORMAL,

Athens, Yesterday..

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TRADE MARK CASE.

ALLEGED INFINGEMENT IN HONG KONG. WHOLESALE MANUFACTURE Summonses arising out of alleg- ed infringement of the trade; The cooler weather, coupled mark of "Ever Ready" torch bat with the Government's preven

tive measures, has resulted in terics manufactured by the Na- considerable abatement of the tional Carbon Corporation, U.S.A., dengue fever outbreak.

heard before Mr. W. There have been, so far, 350, Schofield, at the Kowloon Magis-000 cases.

Were

M. Venizelos is recovering nor- tracy this morning, when a bar-mally-Reuter.

A recent telegram stated that rister and three solicitors appear- ed on behalf of various parties. the whole population of Athens

had been stricken with dengue.]

A COLLISION.

Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones, appear- ing for the company, said that his clients had been in the marketi twelve years and were known, not only in Hong Kong, but all: over China as well, having sup- plied batteries and hand torches. Tre trade mark was registered in Hong Kong.

During the last year or two, Mr. Hugh Jones continued, a num-

3 KILLED: 1 SERIOUSLY INJURED.

ON DUTCH RAILWAY.

Amsterdam, Yesterday,

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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1928.

CANTON'S FINES FOR A NEGRO NATION'S

CLAN FIGHTS.

$123,000 & RIFLES.

PROTEST.

IN LIBERIA,

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GOVERNMENT DEALS DRASTIC-COERCION ALLEGED IN RUBBER

ALLY WITH VILLAGERS. |BLOODSHED JUST AVOIDED.

CONCESSION GRANTS.

CABLE TO WASHINGTON. Washington, Aug. 31.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

Your Eyes Are Safe With Us.”

LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician.

Careful, accurate work, first “ quality lenses, reasonable charges.

Manager:

RALPH A. COOPER, Registered Optometrist (Canada) FLO. (London).

ROBBER GANGS IN FLIGHT FROM INDIA

PEKING.

AN EPIDEMIC. FANCY TAKEN TO POSSESSIONS OF FOREIGNERS.

DEACONESS HELD UP.

Pelting, To-day.

TO LONDON.

A RECORD: 5,000 MILES IN FOUR-AND-A- HALF DAYS.

IS IT ANOTHER ARCTIC TRAGEDY?

DISASTER FEARED.

RUSSIAN ATTEMPT TO CROSS ARCTIC CIRCLE.

THE "PRINCESS XENIA." ! MISSING AVIATORS.

London, Yesterday,

Moscow, Yesterday. A clan fight, which pointed to

Another Arctic tragedy is fear- The record flight from India to blood being shed in the Western President Charles D. B. King The activities of gangs of rob- district of Canton, has now been of Liberia to-day cabled to Secre- bere in and around Peking has London, namely, 5,000 miles in ed.

The Russian aeroplane "Soviet settled, but not before three of tary Frank B. Kellogg at the increased considerably of late. A 4 days has been achieved by a the leading clans, which parti-State Department, charging that week ago a gang broke in and Captain Barnard and Flying North," in attempting to fly from cipated in the struggle, had been the Government of Liberia had looted two temples rented to for- Officer Alliott, who arrived at Vladivostok across the edge of the fined by the Canton Government. been coerced by the United States eigners in the Western Hills dur-Croydon from Karachi at 8.10 Arctic Circle to Leningrad is Several smaller clans were also in the matter of the Firestone ing the absence of the owners, this evening aboard it e "Fokker missing, and it is presumed lost "Princess in the weates of Northern Siberia, dealt with similarly.

rubber concession.

while last week-end, while an Jupiter" monoplane

--Reuter. According to a vernacular re-

Similar coercion took place, the Italian named Riva was absent in Xenia."-Reuter. port, an order has been issued by Fresident declared, in the case of the Hills, his Peking residence was broken into and $3,000 worth the Government that Shew Hong, the seven cent loans of 1927.

Charges of coercion In these of silver stolen.. the promoter of the fight, is to be fined $100,000 and to be compell-matters were recently made at The American military attache, ed to hand over 600 rifles. Tang the Williamstown Institute, which Mr. Magruder returned this week Ha, another member of a leading just concluded its annual discus-from Chinwangtao to find many clan, is to pay a sum of $20,000 sions of international affairs.-valuables stolen from his house, and hand over 300 rifles, while a United Press.

like penalty has been imposed on the Tang Chung clan. Other

clans, which assisted in the fight,

have been fined $3,000 each.

Besides this, all the clans which

Three were killed and one seri-hired robbers to join in the fight ber of infringements had been ously injured in a collision be- have to surrender to the govern noticed and his clients had been tween a train and a motor lorry ment, while the fines and am- unable to discover exactly where at a lever crossing, Winschoten the goods had been made but Province, Gromingen.-Reuter. they had strong suspicion that

the offending goods were being NOVEL EXCUSE. manufactured in Kowloon. His

BRIDE.

BANISHEE'S LIES.

clients had, in fact, been lucky to AILING MOTHER AND WAITING make certain discoveries and a special representative of the. corporation was present in Court. Warrants had been, issued, and Sergeants Mottran and Brittain: on Tuesday effected certain seizures that could have filled a truck..

Summarily.

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munition are to be handed in within an appointed date..

The government has detained representatives of the clans but has released one representative of each clan so that they may go back and report to the villagers, The rest of the representatives: will not be released until the fines have been paid.

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Defendant's story

reason.

Mr. Hin-shing Lo, barrister-at-sically unfit, could be substituted by witnesses. law, who appeared for the Kwang two months' hard labour. Tung Co., was asked by his Wor- ship whether he would prefer the case to be dealt with summarily or go before a judge and jury. Mr. Lo said he preferred sum- 'mary proceedings.

said

SOME: RAIN. .

West or variable winds, moder- ate, fine at first, some rain later, is the forecast until noon to-

ΣΠΟΓΓΟΥ.

Pressure is high to the east of Japan. The typhoon is filling up to the north-west of Amoy,

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There are still indications of a typhoon in the neighbourhood. of Guam.

BAG SNATCHER. SENTENCED TO 9 MONTHS'

HARD AND 20 STROKES.

anketaste i

In Bonham rodd, Revenue Officer

After parking his cycle, Mr.

HEROIN PILLS.

AN ALLEGED RING OF TRAFFICKERS.

GOOD POLICE WORK.

man who accom→ say that ahother panied the friend into Foon Fung's shop was Leung Ip-chit (second ac- cused). Poon Fung's friend alone, when he called the second time. This was the occasion on which witness carried the black box

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iricluding a silver canteen pre- sented by the Legation at his marriage, while to-day it is learn- ed that two Anglican church. The breaking up of a big ring of for him on the instruction of Poon people, Rev. Porteous and Dea- traffickers in heroin pills

"HIDE-AND SEEK."- coness Frances, were on their way effected by the police at the end of from Peking to Yungching by last month by the arrest of four motor bus when robbers searched

Was

Fung.

their baggage, taking everything Chinese, two in the Western dis-and-seek" with some of the alleged to which they took a fancy, also trict and two in Wanchai. stealing their wrist watches.

Reuter.

YUNNAN AFFAIRS.

LUNG YEN ORDERED TO CLEAR OUT BANDITS.

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MISSIONARY MOVEMENTS.

'Yunnanfu, Yesterday,

BIG CONGRESS.

evidence.

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A description of a game of “hide-

drug traffickers was described to the Court by Detective Sergeant Whant of No. 2 Police Station, Wanchải.

the things..

house.

The accused appeared before. Magistracy yesterday afternoon.

The four accused were charged as The Sorgcant visited Hok Sze- follow:-Yeung Hung-hing, who terrace on August 22. Only Nos. was charged with the possession of 11 and 13 of a row of houses in this. terrace appeared to be occupied. 172,000 heroin pills as well as

The witness kept watch outside. No. 46,000 other pills in the process of

11. manufacture containing heroin, and He had been there two minutes also four ounces of heroin. Further when he saw a man's face appear That he had returned to the

he was charged, under the Pharmacy above some whitened panes of glass Colony to see his alling mother and HIGHLY IMPROBABLE

It is understood that General also to get married, was the excuse

Lung Yen (head of the provincial and Poisons Ordinance with manu-in one of the windows. Witnese offered at the Kowloon Court to CHINESE SENT TO JAIL FOR STUDENTS CONGRATULATED. government) has been given in facturing dangerous drugs at 11. then tried the front door but. Yaumati Raid.

5 MONTHS.

The Sergeant structions. that all brigands have Luk Fung San-street (generally found it locked. Premises in Yaumati were day by a banishee.

The police,

watchman: investigation,

bben fetched a private Mak Wing, who was arrested to be disposed of within the next known as Hok Sze-terrace). searched and it was found that

after a long chase which was three months and, if he can accom- Leung Ip-chit, who was charged who was in charge of the adjoining one floor of a house was being found that the statements were

CONTRADICTORY STORY.

taken up by Romanus Officer Ward plish this, all will rejoice but it with aiding and abetting the first empty houses and instructed this used for extensive, manufacture, untrue.

Defendant's father, who appeared Appearing on Labels were being made in great

remand on on his motor cycle, in spite of will be a big proposition in this defendant in the manufacture of man to ring the door bell whilst he quantities and the process of in Court, said that his son had re charge of attempted theft, at No. which he evaded capture until he province where travelling is so diffi- the pilis.

(the Sergeant) again concealed manufacture was going on. Ten turned because his business, in ga, Austin-road, on Wednesday, a was eventually stopped by two cult, and where there are mountain

Poon Fung, proprietor of a na-himself. types of label and three types of Canton had failed and that he (the Chinese who called a number of University students in Eastern fastnesses which are only known tive drugs store, who was charged The door was opened by Yeung battery were seized in the raid; aon), was in need of money. witnesses who, however, ald not street, was again before Mr. R. E. to the bandita.

under the Dangerous Drugs Ordin- | Hung-hing (first accused). The some were called "Canton city," The stories of father and son corroborate his statements, was Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy Several foreign missionaries have ance, with having in his possession Sergeant's suspicion being aroused Home Chung Wah" and some wore totally different, and the sentenced to 5 months' hard labour this morning, charged with snatch-returned to their stations in the at No. 14, Matheson-street, a quan-by the fact that Yaung's hands were "Electricity." These were not al- magistrate asked defendant if he at the Kowloon court this morning a handbag containing $35, from interior recently and we are ex-tity of heroin pills, and also with stained pink, he expressed his in- leged to be copies of the "Ever was telling any lies.

Mrs. Roggle, (not "Fuggles" as pecting a number to arrive from having in his possession, at No. B,tention of searching the ing. Ready" trade mark but the Cor- It appears that four years ago

stated yesterday) the wife of a Home this autemn. The magistrate, Mr. W. Schofield, warder of Victoria Jail.

Russell-street, certain drugs and a Yeung did not object. On the poration did allege that they were defendant was sent to jail for

The fluctuating exchange still machine for the manufacture of ground floor, excepting for a bottle of the same colours, which was stealing and for unlawful posses-remarked that the story given by

The snatching occurred at 6 p.m. continues to be the chief hindrance heroin pills.

of methylated spirits and a bottle forbidden by regulation. Such sion. He was banished for 5 years, defendant was highly improbable.

He was accused of breaking into on Wednesday as Mrs. Ruggle was to good business and, at present,

Li Sam, a cook employed by Poon of glycerine, nothing of a suspicious labels, however, bore a false trade He returned, however, before the!

on her it is worse than it has been for description in that they purport- legal time, and was sentenced to 9a.shop in Austin-road in the early walking along Park-road ed to have been manufactured in months' hard labour.

hours of the morning. The com-way home. The accused, from be- many years. Yot there was a time, Fung, who was charged with the nature was found. Searching the box containing second floor, witness found the ex- Indian, hind anatched the lady's handbag, when the Yunnan dollar was on a possession of one

hibits produced in Court. the United States of America. When his past record was read plainant, All Aschar, an

The makers, Mr. Hugh Jones to him, defendant admitted every- yesterday gave graphic evidence of and ran down Park-road into Bon-par with the Shanghai dollar heroin pills.

Mr. Hin-shing Lo (instructed by At once realising the nature of added, were manufacturing with thing. A sentence of 10 months the arrest of defendant within his ham-road followed by Mrs. Ruggle. Our own correspondent.

Mr. C. A. S. Russ) defended Poon the paraphernalia he saw, the Ser- the full knowledge that they imprisonment was imposed, in ad-shop premises.

Fung, and Li Sam, and at the pre-geant communicated with Head- were using false trade marks. dition to 15 strokes of the birch,) The complainant was supported Ward took up the chase on his

vious hearing suggested that Li Sam quarters by telephone. Mr. Taylor for which, if defendant was phy-in his statements "by a couple of motor cycle, but the accused evad- ed Mr. Ward by going down some was that he steps at the top of Eastern-street THOUSANDS ATTEND CATHO.. should be allowed to turn King's visited the place and took charge of Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins, who then Mr. H. A. Taylor then deposed had bech arrested for no apparent and then ran towards Hospital- LIC GATHERING IN SYDNEY.

road.

appeared to prosecute for the Im-that the whole outfit found in the Sydney, Yesterday.

port and Export Department, re-first floor was for the manufacture Detective-Inspector Fallon

The Eucharistic Congress is pro- that defendant had told him that Ward was some distance behind his he (defendant)-was, on the night quarry, but he kept the man inviding a constant spectacle of marked that that would sult the of heroin pills. There was a hand

prosecution.

polishing machine in the ground the two stu- ecclesiastical pomp and pageantry.

- KING'S EVIDENCE. in question, returning to Yaumati sight until he saw

foor, and in the first floor, witness by Canton-road, which proved that dents walking in Hospital-road and Strangely at variance with the fore-

When the case opened yesterday discovered 172,000 heroin pills," "Im display of afternoon, Mr. H. A. Taylor, Aasiat addition to other pills at all stages. by being found in Austin-road he called to them to stop the fugi- casts of disorders if processions

The studens succeeded in were allowed is the contradicting his statement. The magistrate agreed, and the capturing the thief, and when Mr. tolerance by both sides: this con- ant Superintendent of Imports and in the process of manufacture, also above sentence was imposed.

Ward got up, he found Mrs. trasts strongly with recent bitter Exports, who conducted the pro- a lump of heroin. A large quan- secution, applied for leave to with-tity of drugs for making heroin Ruggle's bag concealed on the sectarianism. thief's person. The contents were 50,000 paid silent homage to the draw the charge against Li Sam pills, a bottle and six packets of stately procession, headed by the whom the prosecution wished to use heroin, moulds and cutting appara- tus were also seized. The 172,000 Australian Papal, knights, which as King's evidence.

Mr. Lo raised no objection, and completed heroin pills were packed passed to the Cathedral, where Pontifical-High Mass was celebrat, his Worship allowed the man to be in square tins with labels showing ed with splendour unprecedented in removed from the dock and placed that the pilis were made by "The Awakened Lion", and Company, of On September 5, at about 9 a.m.,

Australia. Amplifers carried the in the witness box.

In reply to Mr. Taylor, the wit- Hong Kong. the junk was off Fan-lau Point, CASE AGAIN ADJOURNED.

service to crowds kneeling in the streets.

ness said that he was employed as In the sleeping room in the first Lantao Island, when she was ap-

The theme of the worship due to cook in Poon Fung's native drug floor, the officers also found, in a proached by a large junk with a Appearing at the Kowloon Magis

Mr. Lindsell decided not to taks

locked drawer, a registered letter crew of 18 armed men and two tracy on remand in connection with

A friend of Poon Fung brought a containing a number of documents the murder of Livo Chinese at Wao-the accused's statement into con- the Blessed Eucharist is being dis-shop, No. 14, Matheson-street. women.

black box to the shop on August 24, and also a formula for the manu» Two large seizures of prepared After a chase, the stranger got sung-street, committed early one sideration, and passed sentence of cussed in a dozen National Assem-

It is anticipated that a Car and left it there in the herbalist's facture of the pills. The formula non-Government opium, totalling alongside the fishing junk which morning some three weeks ago, nine months hard labour and 20 biles in a dozen languages. 1,085 taels and worth $8,880, was boarded by five pirates, armed one of the two suspects detained by strokes of the birch.

The two University students dinal's hat will be coming to absence. Later the man returned was in abbreviated English. *** the police was discharged. were made by a Revenue Officer with revolvers and Mausers, on board sampans in Hong Kong Chin and his two fokls were Detective-Inspector Fallon in were then called up by his Wor- Australia after eighteen years, pro-and he wr to carry the bar for the bably to Archbishop Kelly of Poon Fung to the box for the

On the day following the seizure friend. harbour yesterday afternoon. driven into the hold where they formed the magistrate that the ship.

They were Mr. Kom Swan-tay, of Sydney,

Impressive Scenes:

Witness walked in front, and for the black box in Russell-street, The first "find" was made on were imprisoned, the pirates nall-second defendant had proved a

St. John's Hall, and Mr. Lal Nyon-

Later Poon Fung's friend, followed him a Chinese, constable brought the box board a sampan near the Kwong ing the hatch cover over them. The strong alibi.

The magistrate, addressing the foong of Elliot Hall.

In connection with the Congress As they turned into Russell-street to him (Mr. Taylor). It was found Wing wharf, opposite Sincere's. fishing junk was then sailed away.

Addressing the students, Mr. Two sacks were found on board The following day Chin and his second defendant: The police state containing 565 1-tael tins of fokls were released from the hold that they have no evidence against Lindsell said: "I understand that a stupendous outdoor meeting is bo- from a lane, the witness was stop to contain nine sealed tins, each opium worth $4,520.

and found that the junk was off Lin-you in connection with the murder, you helped in the capture of this ing held in the Royal Agricultural ped by a constable. He put down containing 10,000 heroin pills. Both Twa boat men and a woman tatu, in Chinese territory. ⠀ and they therefore ask for your dir-man. You did very well and I con- Show Ground at Moore Park. the box and looked round for Poon the tins and the pills were identical A great altar has been construct Fang's friend, but the latter had with the ones seized in the house a gratulate you both on your excel- were arrested, and they will ap Here the pirates transferred the charge..

ed in the centre of the ground by disappeared. The witness was then at Hok Sze-terrace. pear before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at cargo of dried fish worth $860, An application by the police for lent conduct.

the visiting, clergy, headed by the arrested, and later charged with the At the same time, another con the Central Magistracy, to-mor- clothing and boat tackle, valued at a formal adjournment for one week

Papal Legate, Cardinal Cerretti, in possession of the heroin pills con- stable brought to witness a pack-

tained in the box. When he took ing case bearing the mark T.W. row morning."

$57, to their own craft and sailed was granted. The first defendant landol

position nearby, In the other instance, 520 taels away.

was again remanded in police cus- of the drug were found in a sam As soon as the pirates were out tody till Sept. 14. - pan moored to the Praya wall of sight, Chin and his fokis made There was no one on board when tracks back to Hong, arriving here the Revenue Officers made the yesterday.

JUNK PIRATED.

BOARDED BY ARMED MEN AND TWO WOMEN.

Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for the Cheung Wah Battery Co. and:

A piracy in Chinese waters has applied for a remand. The case against this defendant was fixed been reported to the Water Police for Thursday at 11.45 a.m.

by Chin On-lee, master of fishing Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro ap- Junk No. 258-H. peared for the Pak Hing Co. and

According to Chin, the junk left

tive.

also applled for a remand. The Hong Kong at 7 a.m., on September YAUMATI MURDER. intact.

'case against this' defendant was

fixed for Monday, at 11.80 a.m.

OPIUM HAULS.

$8,680 WORTH FOUND IN TWO BAMPANS.

seizure, y

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The oplum, which was worth $4,160, was removed to the Im ports and Exports Department and will form the subject of an application for confiscation in Court,

4 on a trip to Macao. The craw consisted of Chin and two fokls. The Junk had on board a cargo of dried fish consigned to Macao.

KELLOGG FAGT:

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Geneva, Yesterday,

ONE OF THE SUSPECTS DISCHARGED.

Flight Lieut. D. d'Arcy Greg R.A.F., who next month will try, In a supermarine Napier racing seaplane, to break the

rid's afr speed record of 818 miles an hour. (now held by "Italy),"will"

Lithuania has adhered to the training, says the "Daily Mail" to

PactRenter..

"Guilty."

The accused pleaded "guilty. Inspector Clark aald that there was no record against accused and nothing known against him except what he had himself told the police after his arrest

In progress on the between Blackgang Undercliff dri and Niton, Isle of Wight, has blocked part of the road and appeare likely to sweep away the highway at Windy Corner.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR

The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 2/0 1/16.

the

ANOTHER BIG QUANTITY

The congregation was estimated the box out of the shop he had no on both sides. It contained a num-

ber of things exactly correspo to include 180,000 men worshippers, idea what it contained. who sàng hymns, Bishop O'Doherty, Mr. Taylor pointed out to the to the list contained on an invoice of Galway, delivered a sermon and Magistrate that what the witness seized in Hok Sze-terrace. Further the Archbishop of Sydney pro had told him was that he was being more, three cutting machines were nounced the Bendiction

followed by his master when he was appacked from the case

responded with those seized the arrested.

Replying to Mr. Lo, the witness same address. said that he would not be able to The case was adjourned until to- recognise Poon Fung's friend if he morrow morning when Mr. Lo will saw him now, but witness could open the defence.

The Impressiveness of the Bene diction was enhanced by the switch ing off of a great food of lights and the huge congregation lighting myriads of candles Reuter,