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1 No. 25,987

HỒNG KONG FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 1928.

LIONS FOR SHOW 10 VILLAGES LOOTED

PURPOSES

BREAK FREE

BY TROOPS

NEAR GREAT WALL

MOTOR COMBINATION & CYCLE MAUL MANAGER AND DASH INTO CHANG HSUEH-LIANG SENDS

IN. NATHAN-ROAD

"DETAILS OF NEGLIGENCE"

WOODS

- SENSATIONAL CAPTURE .....

Del Monte, Cal., Yesterday. The perils of raising Hons for the the cinema and other show pur- pases was shown, yesterday when three lions en route to the exhibi- tion park broke from their travel ling cage and bit the manager of the "Lion Farm" so badly that he had to be taken to hospital in à very critical condition.

Two British employees of the Hong Kong Government were parties in the Summary Court this morn- ing, in which negligence in motor cycle riding on Nathan-road was alleged on both sides.

Mr. F. Brett, Land Bailiff of the Land Office at Pingahan, in the New Territories, is the plaintiff. He was represented by Mr. Horace La. He sued Sergeant MoLeod of Central Police Station for $88 damages to lassooed.-Reuter. his motor-cycle combination.

Mr. C. A. S. Russ, who defended for Sergeant McLeod, applied for¦

a week's adjournment and an order by the Puiane Judge (Mr. Justice P. Jacka) for "particulars of the negli gence" alleged. His Lordship grant- ed the adjournment and made the necessary order.

The lions escaped into the woods. Two were shot dead and a third was

THE S.S. “BAUNE"

HER MOVEMENTS CAUSING

MUCH SPECULATION

NO MANIFEST

Batavia Yesterday:

RELIEF.

GIVES $5,000,000 TO SCHOOLS

Mukden, Yesterday.

JAPANESE ROYAL WEDDING

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g:

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SEVEN YEARS JOB

London, Yesterday.

seven years Reuter.

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MASTER OF NAPIER'S NATIONALIST GOVT.'S

STATUS

WEDDING

ST. JOHN'S CROWDED AMERICAN OPINION

ELITE OF HONG KONG AT A BIG “NEW TREATY? IS DE FACTO

SOCIAL EVENT :

RECOGNITION.

MURRAY BARRACKS EN FETE MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE:

|Commanding the Troops (Major-

The elite of Hong Kong, includ- News has been received here that In Grilliant Munshine, « Prince

The Admiralty has accepted the ing HE the Officer Administering the remnants of the "Northern" Chichibu, heir presumptive to the tender of Sir John Jackson, Ltd, the Government (the Hon. Mr. Army looted ten villages in the Japanese Throne, proceeded to the

new W. T. Southorn, C.M.G.) and Mrs: vicinity of Yungchen, inside Shan-palace, where, under simple but im for the construction of the haikwan (the Great Wall), Le., in pressive Shinto rites and before the dockyard at Singapore. The con- Southern, H.E. the General Officer the north-east of Chihif province sacred shrine, he was united in wed- tract is timed for completion in General C. C. Luard, C.B., C.M.G.) close to the Manchurian frontier. lock to Miss Setsuko Matsudaira.—

On receipt of this news, General Reuter. Chang Haush-liang, head of the Manchurian Government (who has practically come to terms with the Nationalist Government), Imme- diately despatched a commission provided with funds, foodstuffs and clothing to relieve the sufferers in those ten villages,

IN RUSSIA

COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY BODY'S INTENTIONS

TERRORISM

Moscow, Yesterday.

Further Detalis

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and Mrs. Luard, were present at to-day's wadding in St. John's in the Colony for some time. Cathedral, the biggest social eventi

The contracting parties—both of appearance ware distinguished

Legal advisers of the State Department (which handles

: foreign affairs) in the Governos

ment of the United States are

of the opinion that America. has accorded official recogni- tion of the present Nationalist Government of China.

Needless to say, recognition will be of momentous import- ance to Nanking, and China generally, and should pave the way to recognition by all the Powers. The news is convey- ed in the following cable

Washington, Yesterday,

An official British Wireless says The works will be situated on the old strait dividing the Leland of Singapore from the mainland. The entrance will be from the east and the Master of Napier and Miss a few miles up will be a large float- Violet Muir Newnou. The bride- ing deck with, abreast of it, a small groom is also known as Lieut. the General Yang Yu-ting (chlef of

basin in which ships can be berth Hon. W. F. C. J. H. Napler of the staff in the Manchurian Army) is

ed alongside the wharf to unload King's Own Scottish Borderers, the The view that conclusion of the expected to arrive at Mukden A counter-revolutionary organ- into godowns. Beyond the basin 2nd Battalion of which is in Hong China - America Tariff Treaty (capital of Manchuria) to-day, with isation of students has been dis-will be the dockyard proper with a Kong. If the festivities be any amounted to de facto recognition General Fel Chung-hal (commander covered at Krasnodar, in Kuban graving dock to accommodate the criterion, to-day was a red letter of the Chinese Nationalist Govern In making his application, Mr.

of the Nationalist Expedition Province.

largest ships and a wharf outside day in the annale of the battalion. ment by the United States of Russ pointed out that plaintiff's The mystery Norwegian steamer against the Northernera), who la The organisation is headed by the where vessels can remain afloat at The bride only came out from America is confirmed by legal ad- writ mentioned:-"By driving on "Baune," which anchored at Walvis visiting. Chang Haush-liang for the sons of ex-officers and officials and all states of the tide.

Home a few weeks ago but she is visers of the State Department, the wrong side of the road, and Bay in August and then disappear-settlement of important questions is alleged to aim at conducting ter

Modern Equipment

to be resident here after the who interpreted the signing of the through his (defendant's) neglig. jed, anchored here this morning. regarding the Railway between roriatic acts against Soviet repre

It will contain a generating sta-

honeymoon.

Trosty as "constituting full re- He wanted to know The Habour Master was at first Peking and Mukden and also re-sentatives and also to blow uption, workshops and all equipments

Five Bridesmaids between buildings and other subversive acts essential to a modern naval docked with guests, with a large It is learned that when the cognition of the Nationalist re what that negligence was and claim refused permission to board, but was garding the territory

St. John's Cathedral was crowd-gime.". ed that he was entitled to know so "subsequently allowed to do so. Luanho and Shaphaikwan (former-Reuter.

yard. that he could meet the charge. The captain of the "Baune" de-ly mentioned as having been get

sprinkling of uniforms represent- Counter-Claim

clared that he was en route from aside to constitute a buffer state for

The naval part of the Singapore ing the Royal Navy, the Army and American Consulate at Nanking is Rotterdam to Port. Arthur with a

[the Northern remnants). A ..

scheme is estimated to cost £7,760- the Royal Air Force. The decorare-opened in a few weeks, the General Chang Hauch-Hang has

000, for which provision was madations had been carried out by Lady of the occasion to deliver a fitting cargo of machinery, but had no

United States will take advantage donated another $5,000,000 to primary schools in Manchuria and the committee in charge of the dis- position of such funds is discussing how to invest the money in the most profitable way-Reuter. Peking, Yesterday. [Note: The Young General in An outbreak of cholera at Tienherited a large fortune from his tein has been reported, 2

fatter, who was assassinated some

ence......"

Mr. Horace Lò replied that plain. tiff's case was that Sergeant McLeod was on the wrong side of the road and also generally negligent. It was difficult, he added to put the matter in words.

Mr. Russ drew his Lordship's at. tention to Mr. Lo's allegation that there was negligence other than. being on the wrong side of the road. And if Mr. Lo did not know how to put it, how was he going to open his cage before bis Lordship later on?

Mr. Lo then said he would write to Mr. Russ giving the desired in- formation.

TROOPS WITH CHOLERA

OUR PICTURES

Several interesting, features will appear to to-morrow's China Mail," among them a full page of Jiggs Adventures, the usual full-page Home-side ser- vice (including, scenes, ut Deau- ville and on the Scottish moors, also of a Naval fete, etc.) and the local pictures, s

All cases are among the Chitime ago and this is his second pase soldiers, one occurring in donation to education, given out of. Among the last-named are pos- the native city and four others in the estate.]

ed photos of two very "popular the military camp outside the

local boxers of the championship city. Reuter..

TARIFF AUTONOMY class, a wedding in Kowloon, the

Mr. Russ also mentioned that he might ask for leave to file a counter manifest. Investigation revealed claim as he alleged not only neglig nothing suspicious and the "Baune" ence, but gross negligence, against is proceeding on her voyage. Mr. Brett. He was going to give

The last heard of this ship was "full and exact" particulars in that counter-claim which, he added, would on August 9, when a cable from

London' gave the following account:

· CHINESE MINISTER'S

STATEMENT

PLANS READY

Nanking, To-day. Mr. T. V. Scong declared there is

welcome to Koo Ying-fan, a meating the Filipino baseball champions and the Mys tery Nine, and others, also a fur- ther・・ Instalment of Dr. A. Cannon's series Illustrating his travels through Kwangal-Photos by K. Fujiyama, contributors,

be for $255, 'for damages suffered of her Budden disappearance from intense interest throughout the readers and Chinese studios.

by Sergeant McLeod.

Walvis Bay

country on the immediate accom- plishment of tariff autonomy,

• The Writ The statement of claim na filed by Mr. Horace Lo for Mr. Brett stery ship" comes to hand from new tariff schedule which has been

reads as follows:

A

A MILLIONAIRE

An astonishing story of a "my- Reuter's representative at Walvis drawn up by a specially appointed Bay, South-West Africa, who states tariff commission is now being ex-

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In 1928 in the Naval Estimates, -

The figure does not include the cost of the site which was presented to the Navy by the Government of the Straits Settlement

Contributions to the cost given, as promised Include: the Federat ed Malay States, £2,000,000 New Zealand $1,000,000 and Hong Kong: £250,000

All the projected works were de signed at the Admiralty under the superintendence of Mr. L. H. Savile, civil engineeet to the Admiralty."

SHIPPING STRIKE

*STRIKERS BECOMING MORE) THAN EVER ROWDY

VIOLENT ATTACKS

Melbourne, Yesterday. The infer-state Maritime and

THE DAILY DOSE

message to the Chinese people Reuter's American, Service.

Step by Step:

"Kintang reports having been The China Navigation Co.'s a.. fired on from both banke Upper Yangtze River at Win, In the cast of Szechuan province. The firing on British ships has now become a daily occurrence but H.M.S. "Gannst has arrived 'at Wushan" (where regular troopster to China). ^*****

have been fighting with bandits). Prior to this Treaty notes were

The new Tariff or Commercial

was negotiated by Dr. C. G. Treaty between China and Ameri- Wa who went to Washington. It was signed in Peking by Mr. T. V Soong (Finanong nieter), who communicated var. C. T. Wang (Foreign Minister) and Mr. J. V. A. MacMurray (U, S. Minis

OBITUARY

Tokyo, To-day.

The death was occurred of Vis-

Beuter.

"On July 22, 1928, at about 8 pm that speculation is rife concerningamined by the Finance Ministry and SIR W-COCKERLINE AND He dispute, has decided to ask the Misses Holly Mahony, Luard/count General Hisanao Oshima

the defendant, when driving his

a vessel which arrived off

the will shortly be submitted to the Gov-

exchanged between General Hwang Fu(the then Foreign Minister) and Mr. MacMurray to settle the | Pollock, the wife of the acting At- Nanking Incident of 1927, as be-

torney General

www|tween China and America. The Very Rev. Dean Swann off- ciated, assisted by the Rev. G. F. Stopferd and the Rev. F. P. w. Alexander of the Royal Army Chaplains Department, and also by Transport Union Conference, which the Rev. H. V. Koop.

There were five bridesmaids (the has taken charge of the dockers"

MacLaren, Clarke and Jean Victorian Premier to withdraw thế INCOME TAX RETURNS

police from the wharves. The con- Mackie) and two pages, Miss. Betty ference declares that the ship and Master Victor Comyn, the BIG SUM INVOLVED S

owners are locking out the dockers children of Lt-Col. L J. Comyn, yellow, white and green, suggested The Finance Minister added that

and the police are protecting the C.M.G., D.S.O., the officer com- by a border of yellow lilles and tubs London, Yesterday. driving a motor cycle combination. She is believed to have departed the manner in which the new sche-

men who are illegally replacing manding the 2nd Batt.. K.0.3.B.'s. of palms. dule will be enforced is being care- The Hullatipendiary magistrate them,

Made Sir Percy Wilson Newson, Bart.. On a platform above the steps As a result of the said collision the for Batavia.

The shipowners declare that they gave his daughter away, having

large wedding bell plaintiff's motor cycle combination.The steamer concerned is named fully studied and a proposal that has refused the application of the ⚫skidded for some distance and final: the "Baune" and flies the Norwegian advance notice be given to the Pow Commissioners of the Inland Re will not enter into negotiations for come out with Lady Newson

under which the couple stood ly overturned and was thereby dami

venue permission to withdraw the the settlement of the dispute until specially to attend the ceremony. the bridegroom in the full She anchored outside the ers might be adopted. aged.

three mile limit and signalled for Although it is freely said the new prosecution against Sir Walter the arbitration, award has been Subaltern Groomsmen Idress uniform of bis regi 70 tons of fresh water which was schedule will be enforced on Octo. Cockerling, the millionaire ship accepted in all Australian ports: Lieut. J. G. Shillington, Adjutantment to receive the guests as they Reparairing lamp and fitting

ber 1, it cannot be officially pro-owner, who was summoned for mak. Even the workers will only be re- of the 2nd Batt. K.OSE.'s, was walked up under the coloured roof- new glass

taken on board. 4. Supplying one Lucas bright

The steamer had no manifest but mulgated until the reorganised gov-ing false income tax returns for sumed through the labour bureaux "best man." Seven other brother tag of flowers.

over. 14 years involving £107,000, and volunteers will be given prefer subalterns acted as groomsmen, Tents were set up in the grounds: the captain declared he was "carry-ernment is functioning,

According to Chinese reports the The prosecution was ready to ence. ing machinery in cases from Poland to China" and expected the neces- United States, Britain and Germany withdraw the case, owing to the Thrashing Volunteers

motor cycle along Nathan-road, by British Settlement in the evening érnment council for approval and driving on the wrong side of the road, and through his negligence, of August 6 and vanished at official promulgation.

collided with the plaintiff who was

and dim lamp

Taking oft,

straightening

and painting the side-car

mudguard

Straightening the framework

of the hood.

Re-covering hood

Straightening chasals of side-

cer

Total

$2.50

2.00

| dawn on August 9.7%

flag.

those being Lt.-W. G. Mattingley, to accommodate the overflow from Lt. H. A. Kelly, Lt. J. Scott Elliot the Officers' Mess,

5.00 'sary documents to reach him at will support Chins's request for the serious state of Sir W. Cockerime Two thousand waterside strikers, Richardson, L‡ J. D. A. MacLaren (the Philippine Islands Sir Percy

Port Arthur.

Port Adelaide, Testerday. Lt. F. M. V. Tregear, Lt. C., W. P. The honeymoon is being spent in armed with sticks, lumps of coal and Lt. A. B. S. Clarke. and Lady Newson will stay, until and metal, this morning forced the The bride wore a picture gown Oct. 10 when they sail for Home. the $107,000 for the duty paid chasing out and thrashing the fine lace of slightly deeper tone, The United Families

of of parchment and a

enforcement of the new tarif-Reu- health 1.00 The British authorities Instructed ter 12.50 the Captain to report for clearance papers but when the foggy dawn 16.00 had cleared the "Baune" had dis-

appeared.

ASLEEP ON DUTY

WHILE A ROBBERY WAS BEING $38.00

A cablegram from the captain of COMMITTED "The plaintiff claims $58 and the steamer to the reputed owners

of the “Banne" fu Norway has been INDIAN GUARD SENTENCED returned to the Post Office marked "Undeliverable."%%%

Commenting that the accused, after signing the ship articles, should be sober and wo It now transpires that the captain per manner Comm of the "Baune" finally-allowed the Newill, D.SO., R.N., police to inspect the holds, after denying that munitions were aboard.

PIONEER PLANTER

DEATH OF SIR HENRY WICKHAM

WONDERFUL CAREER

Off Again

London, Yesterday. The police, however The death is announced of Sir several cases of Henry Wickham Rester, coal

Sir Henry Wickham, who was The police retur born in 1846, is described in "Who's bour, where Who as being been some time police aboard commissioner for the introduction "Banne".

of the Pera (Heves) Indian Rub "Bau

ber for the Government of India." Tore the polic

He was also Inspector of Forests,

Commissioner of Crown-lands;

Acting, District: Commissioner, and JP Colonial, Service; emplorer and pioneer

The

Later

It is sald that Cockerline has paid

earlier in the proceedings se volunteers. The police were power-

The magistrate, however, decided lass to deal with the outbreaks. The with a long train of parchment As has already beep related in that the case must go to trial. volunteers fled in all directions, satin trimmed with the same lace the China Mail, the Master of Cockerline pleaded not guilty and The agitators then forced theff Her long tulle vell was secured by Napier was in command of a de was allowed ball in the sum of way aboard the steamer Nardana bandeau of pearls and diamante tachment of K.0.5.B's which 2,000 on his own recognisances and stoned and hattered the volun- The creation was by Fam of Bond. escorted an "Empress" Uner from teers. They did not board the street, London. On the corsage Hong Kong to Shanghal. His bride steamer, "Hanau," as the officers was the orange blossom worn by was on the "Empress which next left Shanghai and he, of course, were armed with revolvers and the bridegroom's mother (Lady commanded the escort on the trip truncheons, but they bombarded the and

ho is the

back to Hong Kong

Renter

Inpro GERMAN SHIPYARD

Mahomed, Indian Goard

card the

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that 8.30: up from his

prosecut on Sept and new

30,000 WORKERS AFFECTED' WE FROM MONDAY AN

USUALLYARDS INVOLVED:

The Master of Napier de 28 He

volunteers on the "Hanau deck, daughter of Lor Belhaven and fen of whom were seriously Injured Stanton)t her wedding. Other | by the flying missiles.

gifts from Lady Napler and the eldest son of the 12th Baron, The Union leaders

Ded the Ettrick were a handkerchief edged Napier and Eftrick After being police to restore order and all the with Brussels Lace and wedding educated at Wellington and Sands volunteers, were taken to the olt

service book bound in white kid, Own Scottish Borderers and arrived hurst he was gawetted to the King's

with the 2nd Battalion for garrison duty about two years,

Hamburg. Yesterday.

A message from Canbe

which she carried as he German yarda.will be that the new Transport == 'orkers side the book are inso

will apply to zeamen if they red Lady Belhaven and Stanton: to between fuse duty Renter

daughter and the

Ettrick) and, from her in turn, bont:50,000

the bride of eldest son,

BIG SUGAR CARGO

SHIPMENT:FOR BEITAIN

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