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China Mail

No. 26,004

HỤNG KONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1928.

ASSERTIONS

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S.S. "BORNEO'S" FATAL COLLISION OF MORE PROFITABLE STARTLING SESSIONS A RUSSIAN PRINCE'S THE SOVIET'S LATEST STRANDING

AN INQUIRY

EVIDENCE TO-DAY AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE

· INTERESTING PARTICULARS

A Marine Court of Inquiry met

at the Harbour Office at 10.30 a.m.

TWO SHIPS

ONE SUNK OFF TAKU

FROM 50 TO 70 BELIEVED TO HAVE PERISHED

THAN PASSENGERS

LIFE & DEATH EPISODE ON THE

ECKENER'S OPINION MURDER ATTEMPT ?

"GRAF ZEPPELIN'S" CAPTAIN SEEKING A LOAN

PROPOSED AERIAL TOUR

New York, Yesterday.

LIBEL ACTION

MORAL" VICTORY

EX-PREMIER KERENSKY SUED IN PARIS

WORRY

A BOOT FAMINE

18,000,000 PAIRS DECLARED TO BE SHORT

STATE COBBLING WORKSHOPS

Riga, Yesterday. The Soviet of Russia is suffering from a boot famine.

GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR MONEY

P.W. LOAN

$2,000,000 BALANCE TO BE ISSUED AT $103

WATERWORKS DEVELOPMENT

The balance of $2,000,000 of the Hong Kong Government 6 per cent. Public Works Loan of $5,000,000,

S.S. "LUNGSHAN

16 FRANCS DAMAGES! DOUITS ABOUT IDENTITIES

EIGHT YEARS OLD GRIEVANCE 1

Parle, Yesterday. Tientsin, Yesterday.

Startling assertions were made The China Merchant Steam Navi Capt. Eckoner. (of the "Graf at the October Criminal Session The Ibel action which Prince to-day to inquire into the circum-gation Co.'s .. "Heintal," going Zeppelin is organising an aerial, this morning, on the resumption of Yussupoff raised against the mana-

It is officially estimated that the floated in 1927, is to be issued, as stances attending the atranding of from Taku to Shanghai, collided tour in the Middle West before re- normal work at the Supreme Court

with and sank the same company's turning to Europe and will take as following the end of the long vaca ger of the local Russian "paper,

Dui Kerensky, ex-Russian Prime number of pairs of boots which it announced when the 1020 Supply the British .8: "Borneo,"

8.8. "Yunghsing," which was bound many passengers as possible, charg- tion yesterday.

Ing adequate area,

Chan Yik-cheung was charged Minister, owing to the allegation will be possible to manufacture In Bill was introduced in the Legisla- The Court consisted of the fol-from Newchwang to Tientsin.

He intends to interview capital- with attempted murder on August that the prince took an important Soviet Russia this year will be tive Council on Sept. 20, but the The collision occurred 20 miles off lowing officera:-Commander J, B.

ists and seek a loan of probably 29, on board the British .. Taku.

was the case when the first $8,000,- Ten of the crews of sixty out of G.$14,000,000 to build four super "Lungshan," in the Canton River, part in the participation of the 18,000,000 pairs short of the num-price will be 103 Instead of 100 as

conspiracy to assassinate Rasputin,|ber required. Lt. Commander L. J. Pitcairn Jones, three hundred passengers aboard airships and terminals here and 40 miles from Hong Kong.

in Europe.

Evidence was given about a life has resulted in Kerensky being fined Owing to the shortage of leather, 000 was placed on the market. II.31.S. "Kent"; Captain C. Isbister, the vessels are reported to have He believes that when a regular and death episode on the well- '16 franes and ordered to insert the new boots are practically unprocur. Conditions are the same as here- muster of 8.8. "Kiangsu"; Captain been drowned.Reuter. AW. Hall, muster of 8.8. "Telema- [Note: The China Merchants Co., Trans-Atlantic service is establish- known river steamboat, in which

an announcement on

page 8 of chus"; Captain E. V. Bishop, the biggest Chinese ship-owning con-jed it will be more profitable to the prisoner, la alleged to have seized sentence 10 times in his newspaper. able. Fifty State cobbling work-tofore and information is given in

shops have been opened in this issue. corn, has an office in Hong Kong, carry letters at 50 cents aplece a young Chinese woman, Sin Fook-Reuter. master of Ms. "Chak Sang".

which informs the "China Mail" that than passengers at G.$3,000 each. mul, and tried to throw her over

Leningrad alone to attempt to deal The list will open on Wednesday, there is no ship in the fleet by name --Reuter's American Service,

with the situation, and the open- Oct. 24 and close on or before. Ing of others everywhere in Saturday Oct. 27. Applications planned.

must be accompanied by 10 per cent.

Newill, D:S.O., R.N., (President);

Mr. Hugh Jones appeared for Captain J. H. van den Berg and chief officer Morgan, offlcers of the 8.B. "Borneo."

of "Haintai." "The "Hainkong" may |

be meant, as will be seen below.

But the "Hsinkong does not call¦ SERVICE WEDDING

here.]

Chinese Version

Says the "Kung Sheung Yat Po" In a special cable from Shanghai:—

Captain J. H. van den Berg was the first witness called. On examin- ing by Mr. H. Jones, witness stated that at noon on Oct. 1, he left Hai-

The China Merchants Co.'s 8.4. phong for Shunghat. After passing "Hsinkong" left Taku at 4 a.m, on Chilang Point, the vessel met a galo October 16. for Shanghai. On the with heavy seas brenking...

voyage, ahe collided with and sank

LT. COMDR. S. K. HORN AND

MISS P. MALLINS

AT ST. JOSEPH'S

St. Joseph's Church in Garden- Under such circumstances, the the 8.8. "Yunghsing" (the other road was the scene of a fashionable this morning, vessel, however, could not steamship also mentioned by Reuter). Service Wedding ahead even at full power, and as a About fifty persons were drowned when the attendance Included a matter of fact, she was falling and about fifty saved. The "Hain- large proportion of Naval officers. off from a point to a point and a kong" is undamaged.

The bridegroom was Lt. Comdr. half.

The wind was blowing from [Note: The "Yanghaing" is also Sydney Keith Horn of H.M.S.

the N. to N.N.E. Furthermore

stated by Reuter to be a China Mer-"Magnolia," the son of Mr. and Mrs. Breaker Point could not be seen chants ship but this is denied by the T. Horn of Nithsdale, Bethune-road,

local China Merchants office.)

London. The bride WILE owing to sand storm off the shore.

Mins Phyllis Mallina, youngest daughter Witness contended that to heave

MISSING FOKIS

of the late Captain F. Mallins, and Mrs. O'Connell FitzSimon of No. OF 31, Pembroke-road, Dublin.

to would have endangered the ship, |

Being in a position where there| ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT

was no alternative, she took, a course for Haimum Bay, the nearest

safe anchorage, altering half a

point at a time to prevent damage.

On arriving, the west point of

LARGE SUMS

AN ARREST

Two cases of alleged embezzle

The Rev. Fr. G. Byrne, S.J., off- ciated, assisted by the Rev. Father A. Riganti, rector of St. Joseph's, Commander. A. E. Buckland, D.S.O., D.S.C. gave the bride away. The bride wore a dress of belge

board..

In his defence, prisoner referred to events eight years ago in Annam (Undo-China), as the result of which he is supposed to have harboured a grievance against a girl.

"Tried to Go Himself"

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy (Assistant Attorney-General) prosecuted. Sub-

STILL FINE

N. E. winds, fresh, fine, is the official forecast until noon to-

morrow.

The anticyclone has increased: in intensity and now covers the whole of China and S. Manchuria.

The typhoon appears to be moving north eastwards. It 18, probably situated more than 500) miles to the southwest of the Bonins A fresh monsoon, may be expected along the coast and over the Northern China Sea,

BIG OIL CONCERN FORMED BY ANGLO-PERSIAN

AND A.P.C.

NEW COMPANY'

NAVY COMPROMISE

Purposes to which the loan is to applied are as stated when the loan was first mooted, namely:-$3,500,- 000 to waterworks, development, $1,000,000 aerodrome and harbour. development, $600,000 other public works.

The Soviet Leather Syndicate deposit and balance due on allot- blames the Government for the ment must be paid by Nov. 1, 1928, crials, with the dealers and the The Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank special measures taken by the Gov-ng Corporation receives subscrip

tions. London, Yesterday..

ernment, which compelled private) The Anglo Persian and the Asia- traders and tanners to liquidate tle Petroleum Companies have their stocks.-Reuter, formed a new company--the Con- solidated Petroleum Company Limited, which will acquire the in- stallations and distributing facili ties belonging to founding com- panies in South and East Africa, Egypt, Sudan. Palestine, Syria, Red Sea and Ceylon and operate such distribution on folat account with the founding companies, which will have equal shares and equal repre- sentation on the Board.-Router..

SINCLAIR OIL CO.

CONTRACT INVALIDATED BY

U. 8. GOVERNMENT UN

Washington, Yesterday.

MORE ABOUT THE STOLEN DOCUMENT

HORAN'S ATTITUDE ·

“Embarrassing. Bu

H.E. the song Administering the Government (the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn C.M.G.) commented on the embarrassing, ease with which the first $9,000,000 was raised.

At the outset, it was anticipated that $5,000,000 would more than cover the cost of the then approv ed portion of the Bhing Mun Val- ley water scheme and the Aero- drome and Harbour development:: schemes.

Paris, Yesterday.” A Qual d'Orsay communique in reply to the alleged misleading déclarations of Horan asya that Hearst on October 8 signed-an admission at the Prefecture of

· | Police that he charged de la Blan- que to obtain the text of the Haimun Peninsula was sighted ment. by fekis of local Chinese

Franco-British compromise, promis bearing North and was steered for firms, were included in this morn-

ing a reward, which de la Blanque That estimate has, however, In the meantime, lead was kept ing's police reports, the sums of lace which was matched by 4 Inspector K. W. Andrew was in

been incurret owing to the Im going giving.soundings of 5 and 6

poyil Government not contribut fathoran, Anchor was let go in 4 money involved in the two cases georgette coat trimmed with fur, charge of the Police case. Prisoner The Government has dealt an expected to amount to Fes. 10,000.

also a picture hat of silk tulle fa was not legally represented.

other blow to the Sinclair: oll De la Blanque obtained two docu-

ing more phan £100,000 towards amounting to $9,000. fathoms with 6 shackles out and

of pale When asked to plead, prisoner interests when the Attorney General ments from a Ministry official and

the Bost of the Aerodrome. engines run off.

In the first instance, a warrant belge. Her bouquet was

pink roses...

said: "I was not attempting to invalidated the contract made by Horan handed them to Hearst,

As Hter the Shing Moa. Fall when he was Secretary of the whom he informed how they were Orders were then given to the en-has been issued for the arrest of a

H.K. Hotel Reception murder her!! gineer that the ship would probably Chinese named Yim Kit-yuen (85),

The Misses Yvonne and Averil

Outlining the case to the jury, Interior and the Sinclair crude oil obtained. Hearst Instructed Horan scheme, $3,500,000 will more than get underway at 6 o'clock on a native of Hop-shan."

He was alleged to have abscond- Davenport Browne, bridesmaids, Mr. Fitzroy said that the woman purchasing company for the sale to telegraph one to America and cover the expenditure exclusive of the next morning, if the weather

the cost of supplying water to the

abated.

ed on October 6, taking with him were in pale yellow organdie and was a second-class passenger, sit of the Government's royalty oll get it featured."

Horan has asked the Prefecture Hong Kong side, viny Soon the chief officer who was the sum of $6,000, the property of they carried baskets of rosebuds. ting in a deck chair, inside a large on the Salt Creek Field. This

A further sum of $678; 124 will then on duty, reported that the ship the Hung Kat native bank of No. Master Michael Davenport Browne open compartment, with some re-adjoins the Teapot Dome in for clemency for himself and an

latives near her.."

Wyoming and is one of the most assurance that his revelations will be required if the cross-harbour pibe had bumped. Witness however could 78, Wing Lok-atrect, where he was was the page-boy.

Prisoner was alleged to have approductive all reserves possessed not be used in the punishment of and garden service reservoir are not believe this but proceeded to employed.

Lt. C. A. Jenkins, also of M.M.S.

proached her, telling her that a lady by the Government. As a result of the persons he has denounced, and carried out verify compass bearings.

The second case was reported to "Magnolia," was best man.

was outside and wished to speak the Attorney General's decision all these conditions were observed The cost of Harbour develoS Witness also gave orders to sound the police yesterday by Lam Tsol-

Mr. H. Davenport Browne was with her. Outside was: the narrow oll deliveries to the Sinclair.com-until Horan requested publication la estimated at $547,916, that of the

pany have

stopped. Reuter's of the essential terms of the de- Aerodrome at $1,588,467 making an round the ship and also to examine wing, cattle dealer of No. 111,

deck and railings three feet high... The reception was held at the The woman went out and saw no American Service.

position. M. Briand Intimated that excess of $587,888 over the amount bilges with the chief and second off. Belcher-street, Kennedy, Town,

He alleged hat his shroff named Hong Kong Hotel. The honeymoon body. Prisoner Invited her to step

the papers in the case. had been provided by the Loan. cero. Soon the chief engineer · re- ported that the ballast tank was Chan Mow-chung (80), a native of is being spent at Macao and Canton, two paces forward, said. Mr. Fitzroy.

handed to the judicial authorities. Had the Imperial Government -Reuter. making water and on investigation Holhow, absconded with $3,900 the bride going away in a pale grey This she did. Then prisoner seized three feet of water was found in which he had collected from sev- georgette tucked frock with a grey her and, apparently, put one foot on the Chief Officer to bring up the man and, accordingly, instructed eral of Lam's customers between travelling coat and a velour hat to a rail as if he were trying to go over who had caused the disturbance. Realising the position, witness April and October this year.

A Sequel gave orders to the chief engineer to

This morning's police reports also have steam ready in case serious contained a sequel to the case of damage had been sustained.

embezzlement reported in yester-

the tunnel.

Keeping close to the land, witness day's "China Mail."

decided to proceed to Swatow and

The paragraph was to the effect

left Hafmun Bay at 3.45 am, on the that Wong Lau-mun, master of the

next morning. At 6.45 p.m. she ar- Kai On Import and Export firm of

on Oct. 4.

After transhipping the cargo, the vessel docked for repairs.

matron of honour.

tone.

-MEAN THEFT

DASTARDLY ATTACK. ON A HAWKER

A highway robbery was report-

:.

over

SHIPPING STRIKE

paid three-quarters of the cost of the Aerodrome, as was hoped, this excess would not have occurred.

Loan works have been finaisoed re- GIVÉ-cently from the Colony's surplus

balances.

WATERSIDE WORKERS

UP THE STRUGGLE

RESUMING THEIR JOBS

Melbourne, Yesterday, The waterside workers have de- "Prisoner threw his arms around me," she added, "and I became cided to apply for licences and re- uunconscious. When I came to Isume work.

Stevedores". Stand

Bydney,

Further Finances

The balance of $2,000,000 is being fasued now and the works will have again to be financed from surplus balances until it is decided to raise further loan funda,

This year, $440,000 has been taken from surplus to carry on the was leaning on the side-rails. Pri

Harbour development and Aero- Boner was still holding the coiffure

drome works next year $145,000. the back of my head. I had

The stevedores handling overseas will be required. never seen him before then."

vessels have rejected the proposal In any case, however, the $5,000,- In cross-examination she denied for resumption on the ground that 000 loan will not be sufficient for the

board and take the woman with him.')

"I Became Unconscious" "Intended · Suicide Cries of "save life" were heard and The complainant, Sin Fook-muf, some of the crew Intervened. Pri- then gave evidence. She said she was soner was arrested and; on arrival travelling with her sister-in-law. here, handed over to the Police, When prisoner approached her, she walked out on deck with her sister- Mr. Fitzroy observed: "It appears in-law. to be an extraordinary thing for a rived and anchored off Bell Island. No. 30, Bonham-strand, West, re-ed to the police by a hawker yes-

man to do." There they were expecting a pilot to ported to the police on Tuesday terday afternoon.

When charged at the Police sta come on board but after a short stay that about a fortnight ago he en The hawker, who lives at No. tion, prisoner said that some years and finding none the ship left and trusted two of his fokis (Choi Ping 116, Old Main-street, Aberdeen, ago, about 1920, he was working in arrived at Hong Kong at 2.45 am shing and Wong Chuk yu) with the stated that at 11.30 am. yesterday, Aznam. He saved $400. He knew sum of $1,750 each to purchase he was returning from Wanchai to the complainant, who was his cou- goods for the firm in Swatow, and Aberdeen, over the Wanchal Gap, sin and gave her a large proportion the men had not been heard of sluse. when near a bridge he was stop-of his money to keep for him. His

The sequel was the polic an-

amounted to $720 when she suddenly girl in Annam. She was born in the licensing scheme, but the from him.

the following:-******* Macao, he said, and had never lumpers on interstate. vessels are Suddenly one of the men seized vanished.

applying for licenced up Cost of Bhing Mun water

archeme. The Melbourne stevedorès – are his carrying pole and struck him His loss, the statement continued, been abroad.

so preyed on his mind that he was Witness gave her present age as with it. The hawker ran away timately dismissed from his em 20: Hereupon the Chief Justice holding a secret. ballot on October Cost of Harbour develop leaving his baskets and pole be bind. When be returned, some ployment. He ran out of money and (Sir Henry Gollan, O.E.E., E.C.) ob 18, but the Geelong stovedores have

served that if she had started to resumed work. Hime later, he found that the four pawned his clothes. men had disappeared, and on ex- On Aug. 29, he was coming down care for prisoner's savings in 1920 waterside werkers from Canton with the express in (as alleged in prisoner's statement), the volunteers are

she was then 12 years old. Prison- mining his baskets, found that the sum of $7.68 had been taken from tention of committing suicide.

er disputed this and said that her Normal Man one of them,

present age fa 280mm

It was then discovered that dam-

age was only, done to the port side [nouncement this morning that the/ped by four men, who bought cakes cousin kept the money until If that she had ever been a singing volunteers receive preference under projects in hand as will be seen by ""

of the ship, with two keel platea man Wong Chuk-yu bad, according torned up for the length of two to information received from Swa inches and an A plate also buckled. tow, been arrested in that City, and The cause of the damage could not the money entrusted to him re

covered. My

be ascertained.

In reply to the President, witness

Chol Ping-shing, the other man, stated that the draft of the ship. on has so far not been traced. leaving Haiphong was 19 feet for ward and 19 feet and 11 inches aft. She was carrying coal at that SMALL ARMOURY

WHAT A PASSENGER HAD AS LUGGAGE

time.

Witness told the Court that the cost of repairs was, he understood, $7,500.

The Court next drew the atten- An order was made by Major C. tion of the witness of the China Willson, 0.1.E., this morning, for Coast Pilot to the effect that the the confiscation of a Thomson three Winchester Haimun Bay was not stated as a machine-gun,

safe anchorage, son rifles, three, automatics and over

..

POSTAL WORKERS

SHANGHAI MEN. DISAGREE ON STRIPEARHEA

Shanghai, Yesterday.

Witness replied that on various 1,000 rounds of ammunition, which At a meeting of the Postal Work provious occasions on other ships were seized, on the waterfront on ers' Union at the Post Office build- which he was not in command, he Tuesday afternoon by polices on ing, the chairman, in a

bad happened to anchor in the Hal-search duty,

mun Bay

In reply to Mr. Jones, witne

that there was no other an

avallable under the

chart of

posed the

This "small armoury'", was found that an appeal be gaid in the luggage of a Chinese: pas-tral Kuomintan rage penger who had booked

KOD

Alth Just

On board, he suddenly saw the complainant (although, Mr Fitzroy Interposed in reading the statement, the Crown has every reason to be Heve that he had never seen her before and mistook her for somebod

else

“Dons Great Wrong N

8,800,000

ment

647,916

the Colony's share of Aero

drome cost.

700 Licences Issued

Melbourn

1,589,467

$5,587

?daya

Cal- lumpere

decide to

umption make

Seven hund

was complain-ready been issued evidence was to here and if the

affect that he asked prisoner, morrow in favour

tried to throw ble (witness) of work the shipowners wire overboard and prisoner had

a general mov that witness wife was

dona

ing the inter, Stm a passenger CATRO

cousin and that she had services. Reuter

Bat wrong "in;

CONGRATULATIONS

soner was

usband said, he stat

made

The firm

the

#ful identification

when invited

To which might be added. fere cross-harbour pipe and garden service reservoi

678.124

$6,268

an excess of $1,268,507.

"FOX MURDERER”,

the made, the own

not-found on

Strike Comm

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