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No. 26,001

DEATH OF A CHINESE

SCHOLAR

BABE DANIELS ENGAGED

MR. FUNG YUK-SHUM NEW YORK SURPRISE

FORMER JOURNALIST: EXPERT TO MARRY "TOMMY" HITCH- ON CLASSICS & ART COCK, WEALTHY SOCIETY MAN

A.P.C. COLLEAGUES' ESTEEM

FAMOUS POLO PLAYER

of its Hong Kong has lost one

New York (By Mail),--Miss) most studious Chinese residents in Babe Daniels, the famous film the person of Mr. Fung Yuk-shum star, is engaged to marry (also known as Fung Yuk-chan), "Tommy" Hitchcock jun., the well- the senior member of the Chinese known American International polo staff in the head office of the Asiatic player.

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1928.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

HONG KONG, MONDAY OCTOBER EN

"VERITABLE BATTLE” THE GRAF ZEPPELIN'S A HIGHLANDER'S

OF REVOLVERS

· LIVELY" BULGARS

SANGUINARY ENCOUNTER IN CENTRE OF SOFIA

POLITICAL "CONTEST"

Belgrade, Yesterday. Details of a sanguinary

Sofia GN

en.

PROGRESS

LATEST NEWS

MESSAGE STATES "ALL WELL"; PLENTY OF FUEL

SERIOUS DAMAGE

Washagton, Oct. 14.

WEDDING

VERY OLD CUSTOM

PIPERS PLAY "THE LADDIE I LOVE BEST”

Your Eyes: Are Safe With Us.”

LAZARUS

own

Hong Kong's Only European Optician. Do not experiment" with your eyes. Our lenses are ground accurate in our workshop, and are of finest quality,Charges most-renammable. "Under Persona). Supervision oft RALPH A. COOPER, Registered · Optometrist (Canada) F.IO. (London).

THE EX-KAISER BUYS 4 BRITISH NAVAL

A CASTLE

ON THE FRONTIER

PLANES

COMING HERE

13TH CENTURY STRONGHOLD OF · DUE TO LEAVE SINGAPORE

COUNTS OF BERG

SOLD BY MANUFACTURER

Cologne, Yesterday.

ON NOVEMBER 1

STOPPING ·AT. MANILA BASIN FOR THE KING

Pipers of the Queen's Own

Manila, Oct. 11, The Navy Department has ro Cameron Highlanders, the bride- It is reported that the ex-Kaiser Four British amphibian uir- counter in a crowded centre of the "Graf Zeppelin" stating that Laddle I Love Best" as the bridal, frontier within a short distance of June, will leave their Singapore base ceived a wireless message from groom's regiment, played "The has purchased the castle of Heeren- plance, whose projected tour of the berg, near the German Dutch Orient was announced early in the 12th instant, are the weather is rough and the air- filtering in and show that a ship has damaged her port horl party left Pitsford Church, Emmerich and the Rhine, recently on November 1, it was learned to- Petroleum Co. (South China), Ltd. The announcement of the en-"veritable battle" of revolvers was zontal. Redicalare being effected Northamptonshire, after the mar- in the possession of a textile manu day from authoritative sources. facturer and built in the 18th cen- Flight Captain, Cave-Brown-Cave, Mr. Fung was only 39 years old gagement has caused a sensation freely contested between factions, and she is proceeding at a reduced riage of Mr. John Houlson

for the Macedonian Revolutionary speed of about 50 knots. Her posl- Mr. Hitchcock la a member of Committee,

tion is 33deg. N-45deg. W., or 1,100 Craufurd, son of Brigadier-general try as a stronghold for the Counts British ace, is in command of the who one of the wealthiest and moat Mihailoff and the aupporters of that a vessel in the vicinity will shire, and Irene Marlow, daughter support. Ivan_miles east of Bermuda. She requests J. A. Houlson Craufurd, of Ayr- socially prominent families of the exclusive Long Island colony

AT 1 AM. General Protogueroff.

follow her course. Westbury.

Ten were wounded including the The Navy Department has order Turkish Military Attache and also ed all light cruisers in the Hampton Sedgbrook, Pitsford.

the Party of Albania-Reuter.

and he leaves a wife and seven in New York society circles. children to mourn his loss.

In 1911 he joined the A.P.C.

For

a few years he was associated with the Hong Kong Mercantile Co. Ltd., on the liquidation of which he was again employed by the A.P.C.

at

The Hitchcock home within a

of Mr. and Mrs. John Marlow of

"

of Berg-Reuter.

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expedition which numbers ten men including several well-known filers.

It is understood that a new type of amphibian plane with a long cruising radius is being used for

The bridegroom comes of an old TWO K.OS.B. PRIVATES OVER. this Far Eastern light.

Mr. Fung was a journalist in his few miles of the famous Meadow. Major Traikov, one of the heads of Roads and a squadron of destroyers Scattish family who were given

younger days, being connected with the "Chung Kwok Po" of Hong Kong, one of the first organs of the predecessor of the present Nation- alist Party of China.

Literature & Art Educated at Queen's College, Mr. Fung counted as one of his best friends Mr. A. H. Crook, M.A., the present Headmaster. He was also highly respected by the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kolewall, C.M.G.. LL.D., Mr. Li Yau-taun (chairman of the Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce) and many other leading Chinese residents.

Very well versed in the Chinese classics, Mr. Fung had a great knowledge of art and literature. In the A.P.C. his post until his un- timely death on Saturday was In the translation and publicity depart- ment.

Funeral To-day

1

brook polo field is one of the show places of Long Island,

Mr. Hitchcock was a member of AUSTRALIA'S T.U.Ċ. the fashionable group who enter tained the Prince of Wales when he stayed for three weeks at the neighbouring town of Syosset, Long

RIVER PERILS

British Steamer Fired On

Shanghai, To-day. The British steamer. "Wan- tung" with Sir Frederick and Lady Whyte aboard, was fired on in the Yangtaze Forges by pirates. No damage was done.— Reuter.

DESCRIBED AS A LOT OF COWARDS

UPROAR NEAR MELBOURNE

Melbourne, Yesterday. There was great uproar at a de- monstration at Yarrabank when Mr. Crofts, secretary of the Australas- ian T. U. C., declared that victory was hopeless.

He was howled down by a section of the crowd who described the: T. U. C, as a "lot of cowards."

Police Rewards

An earlier telegram stated: Despite the offer ward of £500 for the detection

of a re-

at Charleston, South Carolina, to be ready to leave immediately in Braehead by James II of Scotland case of need.

*

TURN RICSEAS

on condition. that the owner and

his successore should present to the

BEFORE THE COURT

Privates J.. Grant and

hande.

Reports that the British fliers would, hop off from Singapore on first of next month give rise to the bellef that they can be expected

J, in Manila about. the middle 01

Damaged Stabiliser · The message states that there is King when he visited Holyrood no cause for alarm as the damage Palace a basin in which to wash his Heggarty, of the 2nd King's Own November. Although detailed sche- to the airship's stabiliser is being. Last year the bridegroom assist- repaired and speed has now beened his father to perform the old- reduced to forty miles an hour.

time ceremony when the King visit- The naval air station at Lake ca Holyrood.

FINE"

E. winds, moderate, fine, is the forecast untR noon to-morrow.

The anticyclone is central over N. Japan. The typhoon is situated more than 150 miles N. W. of Guam, moving W.N.W.

Moderate monsoon will prevail along the China Coast to the south of Foochow and over the northern China Sea

EARL BIRKENHEAD

DEFINITE STATEMENT AS TO

HIS RESIGNATION

GOING TO FLEET STREET

London, Oct. 14. Reuter's Agency is informed that Lord Birkenhead, Secretary of State for India, is definitely leaving politi-| cal life and taking up a position in the City.

NANKING. INCIDENT

Joint Commission Is Appointed

dules of the flight Itinerary have not been made public, the tour, ap- parently is slated to cover the route contemplated in the advices of several months ago Singapore to Hong Kong and Shanghai; thence to Manila and probably two other stops in the Philippine Archipelago. At Manila, the port authorities The Chinese-British joint

already are planning for the recep- commission to determine Bri

tion to the acrial visitors and are tish damages, ав the re-

considering the reservation of a cor- ault of the Nanking, incid-tain area within the breakwater to ent of March last year will con- accommodate the flying craft slst of Messrs. George Combe, A. G. Mossop, Crown Advocate, Shanghat, Clarence Kuang-son Young and Wu Chin-Reuter.

the Consular Service and was a Geo. A Combe, C.M.G., is in

captain' in the Chinese Labour Corps in France.

- Noteworthy Flight

that the United States Naval offi

It was learned unofficially to-day

ciala here have a co-operative plan in mind whereby all of the project- ed three ports of call in the Philip of the bombers a further outrage hurst, New Jersey, has received a

His resignation from the Cabinet

|pines will be marked, with mooring occurred inst night at the house of later wireless message stating that

buoys for the convenience of the West temporary bypairs have been effect will take effect immediately the

Allers. The other ports aside from "atevedore foreman. at Brunswick,

ed and assistance is not needed at King accepts Lord Birkenhead's re- The building was partly wrecked present. Reuters American Service. quest to be relieved of his Minis- Scottish Borderers ware, this morn- Mania are believed in beharr

ing. charged before Mr. R. E.Puerto Princesa. “Arrangements are No Cause For Worry

terial responsibilities. but there were no casualties.

De Berlin, Oct. 14.

For the time being, pending the Lindsoll, at the Central Magistracy, being made for the additional land-

bled in the danger areas, and

Mr. Fung was held in esteem by laland, during his American tour all his British and other coleagues three years ago.

This is

the first occasion on who considered him as even more than a good friend;, and all and one which society and the films have regret his lost. The hong flag was been linked in romance. since the flown at half-mast to-day out of marriage of Miss Constance Bonnett respect for him.

to Mr. William Plant, scion of an The funeral takes place to-day. aristocratic New York family, early Police protection has been- dou- Herr Duser, the constructor of appointment of a successor, Earl with behaving in a disorderly meanings and the necessary fueling at The cortege leaves the house, No. 6, in 1926. Miss Bennett subsequent Ying Fal-terrace at 4.15 p.m.,ly retired from the films.

the police are urging the Govern- the "Graf Zeppelin," says there is Winterton will act as Secretary or ner near the Post Office at 1 o'clock these stations,

this morning by over-turning ric- Manila's inclusion in this note- passing the Monument at about 5 "America's Funniest Womarı" ment to increase the reward to no cause for worry over the damaged State for India.

It has been known for some time shas.

worthy flight is bound to be of 'ns- p.m. and the remains will bo in- Miss Daniels, who has played | £2,000.—Reuter.

port horizontal as the steering is

Captain P. Perfect, K.O.S.B., oe-tional interest since it is but the that influential men in City Com- in no way hampered. The port terred in the Roman Catholic Ceme-overy kind of part--she has been tery.

horizontal is a fin used as a stabi. mercial circles and certain big cupled a seat on the bench with the second important aerial achievement in which the city has figured. Aside lizer and directs the vertical move-, newspaper Interests have been com- Magistrate, ments.

Both defendants pleaded "guilty," from the official ceremonies which peting for Lord Birkenhead's ser- It is placed at the rear." Heavy clouds, a head wind from vices, and it is now believed that and the police handed the man's are expected to attend the visit here of the British fllers, social affairs the north-west, low temperature and the latter have won, and that the recorde.

After reading these Mr. Lindsell will figure preminently. possible rain are the conditions ex-Minister's new sphere of activity

remarked that Grant bad had two) which the Zeppelin will have to face will be in-Fleet Street-Beuter.

previous convictions in that Court) on the mainland of America.-

this year. Reuter.d

THREE LOCAL FIRES

FIRE BRIGADES HAVE A BUSY TIME

leading lady to Valentino and a PRINCE OF WALES partner of Harold Lloyd-has (writea a film critic) establish- LEAVES NAIROBI FOR ed herself as America's funniest

UGANDA woman.

SURPRISE CHAT

London, Yesterday. The Prince of Wales left Nairobi Kenya, to-day for Uganda. The

Prayers For Safety

New York Oct. 14. The "Graf Zeppelin" at 7 o'clock

She began her screen career when she was eight years old, and became later one of the Mack POLICE REPORTS

Sennett bathing girls. She is now 27. For the last five or six years All the Fire Brigades of both Hong Kong and Kowloon, and the she has been turning out farcical Fire Floats had a very busy time comedien set in various phases of leave-taking was informal. A few this evening was 1,140 miles from It is, therefore, more than usual-miles out of Nairobi the train stop- Lakehurst, for which place the com ly interesting to find that her ped at the station and the Prince mander. intends to make immediate-

last night when they were called out

American athletics.

to attend to three fires. One out-

te"

in midstream, the second at

U.S. POLITICS

COMMUNIST CANDIDATE MYS. TERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS

New York, Oct. 14. Mr. Benjamin Gitlow, Communist

Grant: Yes, sir.

Mr. Lindsell: You were fined in February and sent to prison in April

Heggarty admitted one previous conviction this year.

Addressing bath men,

STARTLING STORY

GERMAN AGREEMENT WITH THE SOVIET

SECRET LETTER

Berlin, Saturday. Mr. The moderate socialist deputy,

break was on board the ss. "Cheng" future husband has made a re alighted, taking by surprise the ly. In the meantime.silent prayer candidate for the Vice-Presidency Lindsell said that he understood Franz Kuenstler, publishes in the putation as one of the finest polo group of people waiting to see his are being offered at all the theatres of the United States, has mystery from their officer that the militaryVerwaerts" a secret letter which

Yaumati and the other in Repulse players in the world..

Bay.

This morning's police reports of

the outbreaks follow:-

Capt. C. F. Gambrill' of the 8.8.

SERIOUS CHARGE

"Chengte". reported to the Water ARMS AND PRINTING PRESS

IN A FLAT

BEFORE THE COURT

Police at 2 o'clock this morning that|

at about. 12.30 a.m., whilst the ves

ael was tied up to the No. 1 buoy in

the harbour, an alarm was raised

that fire had broken out in the No.

Armed with a warrant issued for

1 aft lower hold. On investigation, the unlawful possession of arms, the

It was found that the cargo in this police raided No. 892 Roclamation- hold was well alight.

street, Yaumati, yesterday, and found

train pass.

He chatted with them on Broadway for the Zeppelin's ously disappeared. Communist

Wireless Service.

for a few minutes, before resuming safety, while religious services are, headquarters announce that he left character of both was "indifferent," General Von Seeckt, Commander-in- of three Chief, sent in August 1924 to Pro- his journey to Uganda---British broadcast and. bulletins of the San Diego, California, on October 9 and passed sentence

flight continuously issued.

for Phoenix, Arizona, to deliver a months hard labour on Grant and fessor Junkers urging him carry "Complete Silence"

campaign speech but he has never two months on Heggarty.

out "his agreement with the Soviet The "Graf Zeppelin,” maintains arrived at his destination and there

Proceeding, his Worship said for building aeroplanes for the Rug- complete allence. Meanwhile the

that may be the defendants thought glan and German armies", indicat The police at Phoenix suspect that that by getting into trouble with ing a secret German-Soviet air al- huge crowds that invaded Lake- hurat Field in the early morning in Benjamin has been kidnapped by the civil authorities and getting lance. thousands of cars are still waiting the Ku Klux Khan Reuter's eentenced to civil imprisonment, Kuenstler says the chief of the and hoping, despite bulletins, that, American Service. the craft will appear, at any moment.

U.S. TARIFFS GOVERNOR SMITH ON CUSTOMS DUTIES

"BUSINESS PROBLEM" .

Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 14.

business and

Many were prepared to camp over

Message Picked-Up.

is no clue to his whereabouts.

"CHRISTIAN GENERAL”

Nanking, Saturday. Feng Yu-hslang (the "Christian General"); arrived here this morn- ing-Reuter..

The alarm was sounded on the in the fat a recess for arms but Governor Smith, in a speech re- night and officials are keeping an ship'e siren and the ship's hores also a printing press for the print-ferring to import tariffs, urged that all night vigil with lights "turned were brought to play on the flamen. Ing of lottery announcements. Rolls the question of: Customs duties out at full power, we a Soon afterwards Fire Floats arriy of cloth and other articles, reported should be removed from politics ed and the firemen took charge. ed to have been stolen from shops, and treated as

New York, Yesterday. Cargo in the No. 1 aft lower hold within the vicinity of the flat were economic problem.

The message picked up by the was of a general nature and consist-aleo unearthed.

He would refer any changes of Navy Department places the post-i ed of rice, sea grass; case goods A Chiness arrested, appeared at rates to a tariff commission. He tion of the Zeppelin at noon at 80 and tea. The flames spread to the the Kowloon Magistracy charged declared that no revision of rates miles north east of Bermuda.

that she intends changing her No. 1 fore lower hold where the with printing lottery announcements which interfered with the American

course, making direct for Lake- cargo consisted of gunny bags and and with having a printing press, standard of living or took five cents The message added that the airhurst. It is learned meanwhile at case goods.

without a Hoence.

off a workman's wages would be ship was running south-west in Lakehurst that the damage to the Fire in 2 Holds

Defendant pleaded guilty to both approved by the Democratic party, order to reach favourable winds as airship is greater than was at first It is impossible at present, to as- charges, and was fined $50 or a certain the cause of the outbreak and month on the first charge, and $100 the amount of damage done to the or 2 months on the second. the cargo in the two holds involved. | ---

Captain Gambrill added that the Slight damage by water was also ship was loaded throughout Sunday done to Nos. 51 and 57 on either until 10.30 p.m."

side of the burned premises.

A Fire Brigade report added the

The cause of the outbreak and the

Reuter's American Service.

U.S. TO SPAIN

TELEPHONE SERVICE OF 6,500 MILES

Washington, Yesterday,

"All well"

FlyDirect. Communfention

they would get out of the Army. Soviet air force came to Berlin and They were very much mistaken: negotiations, which were prolonged, They would not get their discharge were concluded in 1923 which from the Army in that way, and stipulated that Junkers should they would find that when they establish works near Moscow and came out of jail things would be build yearly 240 machines for the harder for them in their Battalion. German army and 60 for the Soviet,

the German Government to give n' subsidy of many thousands sterling annually-Reuter.

STOLEN UMBRELLA

COOLIE AND SCHOOL GIRL'S

*PROPERTY

SIX WEEKS' HARD

*

FRENCH "SUB LOST

MYSTERIOUSLY. DISAPPEARS OFF PORTUGUESE COAST

48. LIVES: LOST :-

Paris, Saturday:" How the submarine "Ondine".

repairs. A

It appears the submarine was

It was desirable in view of a neces thought

A coolie, employed at St. Maryla mary reduction of speed all were Further Details

|School, Chathamn-road, was hirin well aboard and there was aufficient New York officials at Lakehurst morning charged at the Kowloon fuel pepper are somewhat piqued by the per- Magistracy with the theft of an um-

The Zeppelin hitherto declined to bistent refusal of the "Graf brelle, the property of one of the disappeared with 3 officers and 40 men is described in a report by the answer enquiries as to her where Zeppelin to give details of her students. abouts on the ground that she was position and progress and the first According to the prosecution de-captain of the Greek steamer while she herself was damaged in the bow too busy to send press messages," direct wireless from the airship to

fendant was, yesterday afternoon, but if the foregoing is accurate she | Lakehurst was prompted by a curt information that the Nos. 1 and 2 extent of damage done has not yet The new telephonic service be--has scarcely progressed #12 hours message sent out from Lakehurst een by, a Chinese detective scram/and is now docked at Rotterdam for Fire Floats attended the outbreak.been ascertained on

tween Spain and the United States presuma wing to adverse winds, that the officials had been on duty school. He had an umbrella in his running on the surface in the

bling over a well surrounding the After a stubborn fight the flames Hillside Blazer has been inaugurated, President

for many hours and required rest were got under control at 2 am, At 8 o'clock last night, the Hong Coolidge and King Alfonso con-li

York Yesterday. It is estimated that 70,000 were band. Falling to give an appropriate steamer a path close to the Portu and was finally extinguished half-an- Kong Fire Brigade received a call to versing over a 6,600-mile wireless

guede coast when there was a sud hour later. NAMM fire on the hillside at Repulse Bay and cable circuit between Washing from the Graf Zeppelin to Lakehurst arrival. They were thrilled and

tion waiting at Lakehurst the airship's reply, defendant was arrested. R

In the charge roomt, defendant den and violent Impact, as the. On arrival it was found that the ton and Madrid,

Naval Air station saya the craft awed by the message reporting how said that he found the umbrella steamer's prow crashed into the there be the young son of Captain Eckener wrapped in paper on a flower bed submarine & stern. The Captain. and five other volunteers risked Police records showed that defen immediately ordered a search and their lives when they swung in dant had two previous convictions wirelessed to vessels in the vicinity midair to repair the port horizontal, against him. In 1921 he was sen- but the submarine had vanished,

The plight of the passengers may tenced to 8 months for possession of leaving no be Imagined from the report that oplum, while only last year he was the airship struck 2; squall and fined $50 or 4 weeks for theft. rocked and kicked bronchowise, and Defendant admitted the previous COLLAR

that all the crockery on the tables convictions, and was senter The closi rate of the dollar on was amashed Reuters American weeks with hard labour on dumand, to-day was 2/0/5/16)/ Servi

The first direct comm

The alarm of the Yaumati fire was received at the Kowloon Fire Sta fire was amongst some grass on the President, Coolidge's voice was will prob tion at 8.40 p.m., last night hillside, nearly 700 feet beyond the conveyed by wire from Washington fore Monday

The outbreak "originated on the cone tower

to Long Island, by wireless across third floor of No. 55, Watching The area involved was some 1,200, the ocean to Cupar Fite street, in premises occupied by the square feet in an almost inaccessible thance over the British Man Shing Paper Dybing Co. spot some 250 feet above sea level, and Spanish telephone lines > The flames spread to the third The fremer, assisted by the police. Alfonso's voice was returned, by a foor of house No. 58, and both these, had difficulty in getting appliances similar arrangement" through the floors were gutted. The ground, first up the hill, and it was some time] wireless_stations; "at" { and second floors of both Nos: 63 before the flames could effcctually | Houlton, Main-Rou and 55 suffered damage by water.: be dealt with:

Serv

arge

The news

tention to of the dies [of the

marine

Dérs, are" drawing at..

mysterious features and an did the and sak why the was "the sub-s