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RESENTMENT.

OVERSEAS CHINESE PERTURBED BY COUNTRY'S REJECTION,

RESIGNATION URGED.

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HONG KONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1928.

"MY BOY FROM THE THEATRE DISASTER IN

KAW COUNTRY.”

AN " ADOPTION.”

WHAT CHIEF PLENTY COOS TOLD HIS BRAVES.

MADRID.

A CONFLAGRATION.

HUNDREDS BELIEVED TO HAVE PERISHED.

EXITS "CHOKED."

Madrid, Yesterday.

China gever relations with patterned after the Panama Paci- Geneva owing to her failure of fic liner "California," a 22,000- re-election to a seat in the League tons ship, but will be finer, cost- Council.

Jing G$7.000,000 each. Dr. C. T. Wang, Foreign Captain Dollar said that the Minister, declined to discuss the two new liners may be followed when he was eight, the Kaws The theatre, together with a matter to day but stated that the by an entire fleet of electrically were attacked by the Crows. "You whole block of surrounding build- Government had received a cable-driven ships, like the "California," scared the life out of me then but ings, was gutted. gram from Chinese delegation at for the Oriental service. He said I am glad to shake hands now."- There were numerous casual- Geneva urging China's with that the enactment of the Jones- Reuter's American Service. ties, but at present the number is drawal as a protest over the re- cent League action unbarring

Heavy Casualties. China from the Council.

Tan Yen-kai, chairman of the Political Council is quoted in the newspaper "Sinwanpao" as say- ing: The aim of the League of Nations is to preserve world peace and work for the blessings of humanity, but the actual fact is that the League has become an organ of imperialistic govern-| ments and is used as a weapon of oppression of small and weak na- tions.

unknown.

Later.

It is feared that several hun- dreds have perished. Over 200 are

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Indications" of a Typhoon.

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BOY BLACKSHIRTS BUSY.

COLOMBIAN OL CONCESSION.

A DISPUTE.

of the concession.

L

DEEP

THINKING DEATH.

A DISEASE.

LETHARGIC ENCEPHALITIS WHICH ATTACKS THE BRAIN,

GROWING ORDER.

· WASHINGTON'S “INTER- YOUTHFUL FASCIST'S MOVE-

FERENCE" RESENTED.

'MENT NOW IMPORTANT.

THE LATEST PHASE.

·600,000. ENROLMENTS.

A QUICK ENDING. HAND-SHAKING CEREMONY,

Washington, Yesterday, Billing, Montana, Yesterday.

Rome, July 28, Shanghai, Sept. 17.

Manila, Sept. 19. San Francisco, Sept. 18.

The Balilla, The possibility of China's re

The Novadades Theatre, an A United States note to Colom-

or "boy black- Lethargic encephalitis, a dis- Captain Robert Dollar, pre- Venerable Chief Plenty Coos of

that attacks the brain signation from the League of sident of the Dollar Steamship the Crow Nation has ceremonious ancient structure in the midst of bia expresses surprise that the shirta' movement in Italy, which ease

latter has failed to anwer the began as a kind of Fascist boy because of overwork or deep Nations is indicated in the flood Line, announced to-day that they adopted Senator Curtis, the the most populous quarter in the question regarding the contro-scout association, has taken on an of telegrams received in Nanking company would build shortly two Republican nomince to the Vice-city was the scene of a frightful versy arising over the Colombian importance which was perhaps not thinking, has again shown sign from overseas Chinese in all parts turbo-electric liners for trans- Presidency, into the tribe.

fire, which broke out on the stage authorities" cancellation of the even foreseen by its founders. of life in the city with the dis- of the world, demanding that Pacific service. These will be He told his braves; "Anything

we can do for my boy from Kaw and spread to the packed audi- Barco concession. This is a five There are now 590,000 "ballias" covery of the first case yesterday million acre oil exploitation grant in Italy, and when the figures for by health officials, causing no Httle country we must do."

torium.

to an American company. Senator Curtis, who is a great- The panic-stricken audience

next year are published, the total The Colombian Government ob-will show a further large increase, concern to the medical profession. grandson of the "white plume choked the limited number of jected to the State Department's due principally to the passing of Within 24 hours after the dis- chief of the, Kaws," recalled that exits.

energetic intervention in defence the Catholic boy scouts into the covery of the disease, the victim

National movement.

succumbed. According to a pro- The Senate Support.

An association of boys which has minent official, of the Philippine Bogota, Yesterday.

grown from 100,000 to nearly health service, lethargic encephali- The Senate has recorded its 600,000 on three or four years, and tics shows life once in a while support of the Government's re- which has been the cause of pol-during a certain season of the fection of the diplomatic inter-emics and diplomatic considerations year. vention of the United States in between Church and State is obvious- It is said that up to date, there the Barco controversy.

ly an important one.

is no known therapeutic for the The Foreign Minister declared that by international law diplo-is not generally known outaide Italy, patient can find no hope of re- The origin of the word "Balilla" treatment of the disease and the matic intervention could only be

The word derives from the nick-covery once the sickness is deter- admitted by a sovereign state in name given a heroic Genoese boy mined as lethargic encephalitis. case of "denial of justice." He who incited his fellow citizens to However in mild attacks, the pa- also said that the present dispute drive the Austrians out of Genoa, tient may survive but neverthe was entirely between the Govern-in 1746, when Piedmont and Liguria, less, he will not regain the same ment and a private corporation organised solely to use the re-heavy and the road difficult the Aus-grade of intelligence of which the trian domination. The Austrian patient was in possession before sources. of the country under

soldiers were dragging" some guns Colombian

ic attack, lawa. - Reuter's

into Genos, and as the artillery was American Service..

The known symptom of this heavy and the road difficult the Aus disease is acute headache in the trians, ordered the Genoese to lend back part of the head towards the a hand. With blows and cuts from part where the medulla oblangata riding whips,, the Austrians forced 18 located. Another thing rare in the local people to help haul the his disease is that the patient artillery along, much to the exas-from the time he is attacked of peration of the Genocas. A boy of the disease, he will not regain con- Chinwangtao, Saturday. the city called Giovanni Battista sciousness and he will be in a Lanhsien was looted on Sept. 19 Perasso, filled with rage at the sight, sleeping condition, it was explain- and 20 by the Northern troops who picked up a stone and hurled it at A Sunday Audience.

were: evacuating the city. •¦..

the officer in charge of the artlilery Composed of six tiers accom- It has been officially confirmed detachment hitting him in the eye modating 8,000, the theatre (the that both, the Northern and Man-and crying out "Long Hye frem

S.S. “YUNGSHIN.”' largest in Madridy was packed charian armies suffered heavy losses Genoa!" For his act the boy re with a typical Sunday audience during the fighting in the Anshaned the pet name of "Balila." REACHES FOOCHOW SAFELY including numerous children. region. Reports from this district Counter Attack Victorious, AFTER TYPHOON SCARE

The curtain, on rising on, the indicate that fighting has now The local office of the Dollar LEAGUE SANCTIONS GRANT last act of a popular play, burst ceased,

His courageous action was the the Nationalists having eignal for revult. The populace and

Shanghai, Saturday. In addition to the foregoing, Line was not in a position to con-

into flame, which appeared on the transported troops over the Lan focal troops began that day a coun- Anxiety felt here over the fate the Chinese Chamber of Com-firm the report as word had not

stage, which was involved with River and occupying the heights on ter attack on the Austrians which of the Ningshno S.S. Co.'s steam- merce at Shanghai to-day receiv-been received from the head

appalling rapidity.

the east side.

ended in their withdrawal from the er "Yungshin" has now been set éd a cable from Hsai Chia-feng, office.

The orchestra pluckily con A further advance of Manchurian

at rest. She left Shanghai on former member of the League

city. The "California" is one of the

Geneva, Yesterday. tinued to play but was inaudible troops is stated to have taken place secretariat now in America, who new American super-comfort pas

The League budget committee above the shrieks of the audience in the vicinity of Changli, where

There is now a statute to Glo- Sept. 10, two days before the recommended that Chinese com-senger liners, but it cost nearer has sanctioned a grant of 100,000 as it stampeded, to the doors, three Northern armoured wine vanní "Bella" in Genoa commem-typhoon struck Shanghai, bound

act, for Foochow orating the boy's valiant organisations should G$7,500,000 than G$7,000,000 to Swiss francs towards the ex- hopelessly blocking staircases, have been captured.

the Nanking build. bring pressure on

and the world has since been used to She had not been heard of penses of the enquiry into opium whereon large numbera were. The mining areas of Chinwangtao signify boyish heroism.

until to-day when it became Government forcing withdrawal The Jones-White Act created a smoking in the Far East. As the trampled to death.

and Tongshan remain quiet.—British

The calling of the Fascist boy known that she had reached Foo from the League...

fund whereby American ship expenses will probably exceed Several hundreds were in the Naval Wireless. Vernacular newspapers discuss-

scouts by the name "Bella" differ- chow safely. ing the subject, allege that the builders and shipowners can bor- 200,000 francs, Britain has offer (upper tiers, and they had not the

entiated them at once from the boy The "Yungshin” had a Chinese row money for construction worked 60,000, asking that the Powers remotest chance of escape. ELECTION FIGURES.

scouts of other nations giving captain and crew. Although she Japanese are responsible for China's failure to obtain a seat be about 21 per cent., it having the enquiry shall contribute the by the influx of horrified sight- SWEDEN'S 2ND CHAMBER'S which has since increased.

at very low interest, believed to whose territories are included in

them a certain military character was fitted with wireless she did not carry a wireless operator.— seers congesting the narrow

Reuter.

Appeal to League,

"When the Tainan incident oc- curred last Spring, I appealed to the League for a fair decision but the League did nothing. Owing to the size of China's territory and the extent of China's popu- lation, China is entitled to per- manent membership in the Coun- cil but China has been turned down.

Captain Robert Dollar,

"As a result of the League's de- cision, overseas Chinese are de-White merchant marine act made manding our withdrawal,-hence possible the building of the two the question is likely to be new liners.-Associated Press.. brought up at the next meeting Govt. Encouragement. of the political committee.”

mercial

due to Japanese support of Persia's application, the Persian vernaculars alleging

Japan's

that

purpose was

to prevent China from arising the Tsinan and Shantung situations,

SIR JOHN SIMON.

STARTING UPON SECOND TOUR IN INDIA.

been decided to encourage con- struction of tonnage.

U.S. S-17.

REFLOATED. AND PROCEED. ING TO PORT.

New York, Sept. 21 It is reported that the Ameri- can submarine, S-17 which went aground at Juan Point, Almirante Bay in the Panama Canal Zone, has been refloated and is pro- Sir John Simon and his col-ceeding to port under her own leagues, on the Statutory Commis power-Reuter's American Ser-

AWAY SEVEN MONTHS.

London, Yesterday.

alon on Indian reform will leave London on Thursday for their second tour in India.

The Arst, which took place in

vice.

1

CODE WIRES.

DECISION.

OPIUM SMOKING.

FOR INQUIRY.

BRITAIN'S OFFER.

balance.

The Japanese and Chinese are opposed to the grant--Reuter.

The Vote.

Geneva, Yesterday. The fifth Committee has approved by 14 votes to 2 the report of Dame Edith. Lyttleton with regard to the enquiry, Italy and China being in the minority, with six abstentions. -Reuter.

BANDIT OUTRAGE.

ENGLISH WOMAN MISSION- ARY CAPTURED.

,

NEAR CHINPING.

Peking, Saturday,

It is officially announced that

N. E. winds, fresh, fair, is the forecast until noon to-morrow.

Pressure is highest over south Manchuria.

There are now no Indications of a typhoon in the China Sea. A rough of low pressure tends from Annam to the Loo choos.

being treated at ambularice sta tions.

The fire brigade was hampered

streets.

The Rescue Work... Police reinforcements and A

CITY LOOTED.

-NORTHERNERS EVACUATE

LANHSIEN.

RESULTS.

Stockholm, Saturday. The final results in the elec-

regiment of infantry were sumtions of the Second Chamber are

PENALTY FOR YAWNING.

Novato, Calif., Sept. 22. A man kere yawned so hard that his jaws became locked and it required the efforts of a phy- sician and a hospital staff to get the bones back in place-United Press.

moned to clear the neighbourhood and help in the work of rescue.

Meanwhile, the flames reached-

as follow:

Social Democrats

Conservatives

Liberal Prohibitionists Agrarians Communists Liberals

ONE OF A GANG.

SEQUEL TO LOCAL CLOTH THEFTS.

4 MONTHS' "HARD.”

"It is quite evident you belong to

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27 a gang of thieves," said Mr. W.

8 Schofield at the Kowloon Magie-

ed.

MUCH 'WANTED' MAN

CARVALHO YEO BEFORE THE COURT TO-DAY.

FORMAL REMAND.

Carvalho Yeo, who was "want-

4 tracy this morning when addressing ed" by the Hong Kong Govern-

The Conservatives gained 8 a Chinesa. who was charged with re- ment in connection with the al- seats, the Agrarians 4 and the calving stolen goods, "

leged fraud upon the Treasury, Communists 4, respectively. The theft took place on Saturday was brought up before Mr. R. E. The Socialists lost 15. Other last. when a quantity of cloth, Lindsell at the Central Magis- parties showed no change.

bound in rolls, were stolen from a tracy this morning.

The defendant was charged The Prime Minister, M. Ekman, tailor's shop in No. 619 Shanghai- who is a Liberal Prohibitionist, street. Defendant was arrested with six counts: (a) forging a was re-elected.

sometime after the police had re- check for the sum of $86,965,35 The Liberal Foreign Minister, ceived a report from complainant's payable to the Katz Co. on Dec.

Router.

the stolen articles were recovered for the sum of $78,800.41 payable from different pawnshops.

to the Mintak Co. on Jan. 5, 1927. It appeared that the defendant (c) forging a check for the sum Sub-Inspector Dick, gained access Manly by climbing over a wall and enter-

February and March, was in the THE BRUSSELS CONFERENCE an Englishwoman, Miss Tobin the adjoining old buildings which M. Loefgren, was defeated. shop regarding the theft. Most of 30, 1927. (b) forging a check

nature of a preliminary explora-|

tion of the ground and no formal sittings were held for the record

Brussels, Saturday. of evidence...

The Telegraph Conference For the purposes of this final which has now ended has decided tour, the commissioners will be ab- by 40 votes to 8 that the charges sent from England for about seven for code telegrama should be two- months and, when they return at the thirds of the ordinary rate out end of April, all material for the side Europe and three quarters formulation of their conclusions for the European zone. It was will have been collected-British also decided that code telegrams Wireless Service.

should be marked CDE instead of COD as originally proposed

MEXICO'S PRESIDENT Reuter.

TAKES OVER OFFICE IN DECEMBER.

Mexico City, Yesterday. Only formalities remain to be completed before Emilio Fortes GI, the Minister of the Interior, as- sumes the Presidency on Decem

IN LONDON:Z

PRIME MINISTER AND LORD CUSHENDUN HOME AGAIN.

London, Yesterday. Mr. Baldwin, and Lord Cushen

ber1 He will hold office till dun have arrived in London, the February, 1930, and will support former from his holiday in President Calles religious polley. France and the latter from

-Reuters American Bervice.

ITALY AND GREECE.

Home, Xesterday. Bignor Mussolini and M. Vent zelos have signed Pact of Friend- ship and Conciliation. Reuters

Geneva-Router.

ALBANIA'S KING.

Tirana Yesterday, Britain has recognised the new taken refuge at the Chilean Lege- Albanian king-Reuter.

a worker of the Church Missionurnt like tinder,

area near Chinping en route from trated on recovering bodies, FAMINE IN RUSSIA and two others not in custody, said of $92,141.19 payable to the n

The Chinese and British authorities are taking steps to secure her release. Reuter,

AUSTRALIA.

·FEDERAL PARLIAMENTARY SESSION ENDS.

EFFECT OF UKRAINE CROPS" FAILURE.

Riga, Saturday.

should be amended

Co. The remaining

The firemen, impotent to con- ary Society, has been captured

trol the conflagration, concen- by bandits a mountainous Canton to Kweilin

Eleven were found in a heap, in a Miss Tobin's companion, Miss burnt out corridor, Watkins, was not detained.*

General Primo de Rivera and

ing the flat next door. There they charges referred to the uttering several Ministers were early on

made a hole fa the partition of cheques "knowing them to be the spot directing operations. In consequence of the failure the one they were in, and thus stole

{false,"A aeparating complainant's shop from

The defendant stated that he Apathetic spectacle was the numerous children outside the of crops in Ukraine, the Soviet number of rolls of cloth from a was a native of Amoy and that he understood; the Cantonese dialect. ambulance stations awaiting Government has decided to or-shelf within reach.

ganise the feeding of 800,000 Defendant pleaded gufity. He He also stated that he was able news of parenta

Hitherto, over 20 bodies have people and has allocated $1,000,- said that the cloth had been, given to speak English. been recovered, eighty are in-000 roubles to provide food, him, but he had ngt stolen it. The The defendant was remanded jured seriously, while the number cattle fodder and seed grain in magistrate then remarked that the in custody until October 1.

afflicted thebruciuarters of 200,000 tons charge show to received from Mr.

Mr. Hugh Beck, engineer, Jar of grain, recently purchased in A sentence of 4 months' hard dine, Matheson and Co, son of America have already been dis-labour was imposed.

Mr. Hugh Beck, of the Straits Co., tributed for winter sowing, but in

* Singapore, and formerly of some districts hungry people have Ho Suet wu, an unmarried woman Greenock, Renfrewshire, will be mar- eaten the seed grain and demand living at No. 1 Hap Sanwel Village, ried to Miss Mary Carrie Middleton, fresh supplies.Reuter. A

* Aberdeen, reported to the police daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barry that at 180 this morning while she Middleton of the China Bugar Co, JAG SARWAT PASHA"

was sleeping in the house with her at the Union Church on October 18. younger brother and her mother, Paris, Saturday, she awoke, by the noise of someone A Chinese woman (54) is believ The-death Blog annou ced of talking. Later, she saw three men to have atte

Ide on of enter the cubicle. She and

her mother were prebied into an. pos expply Icle. Fort mother

ELECTION OPENS.

Canberra, Yesterday.

of victims under the ruins cannot be ascertained-Reuter.

The Parliamentary session has shape ended and the election campaign SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN will open immediately-Reuter

REVOLUTION.

CHILEAN GENERAL SEEKS

› REFUGE AT THE LEGÁTION.

IN BOLIVIAN

SAYS HE IS "AS FIT AS A

OFF TO CALIFORNIA.

Panama, Saturday, “Sir Austen Chamberlain Is leay" Sarwarze ing for California aboard the Pre-Egypt Re Santiago de Chile, Yesterday.eldent Adams" after inspecting the There has been an abortive, re: Panama Canal day an volution at La Paz General Sir A. Chamberlain declared that, Blanco, the alleged instigator, has apart from his scuties he las tion-Router's American Service. -l'At us à Oddle."—Reuter.

aped from the window the police. The

The closing rate of the dollar on thieves, demand, to-day was 1/11 15/18. blankets and $6

stole wo