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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1928.

COMMEMORATING

THE ARMISTICE

“ A THING OF PEACE

NEW BRITISH WAR MEDAL STRUCK BY MINT

THE SHEATHED SWORD

London, Yesterday.

A medal has been struck by the Royal Mint to commemorate the armistice.

AN INTERNATIONAL QUICKER & STRONGER

· LOAN.

FOR BULGARIA

AIRSHIPS

ECKNER'S VIEWS

BRITAIN, U. S. A., FRANCE, ITALY WHAT IS WANTED FOR PASSEN-

AND OTHERS PARTICIPATING

SIGNED IN LONDON

London, Yesterday,

GER SERVICE

STOWAWAY “PUBLICITY”

Berlin, Yesterday. According to the "Vosaische Zei- and the reprezentatives of the tung," Captain Eckener explained.

The Bulgarian Finance Minister

The mint will issue medals in two Schroeders Group have signed an that unfavourable weather, parti- sizes. There will be a large silver agreement in London to issue a cularly a storm in the neighbour- medal, three inches in diameter Bulgarian Stabilisation Loan at hood, prevented the "Graf Zop- which will be sold at 30 and a 7 per cent. giving a net yield of pelin" from making the expected

speed. large bronze medal of the same size, about £5,000,000.

He added: "This ship, in view $1,600,000 will be issued in Lon- Fat 10/; and here will be a small

bronze medal, one and a quarter don at 96, $9,000,000 in New York of my experiences is finished with at 97; 180,000,000 francs in Paris for any regular passenger service inches in diameter, sold at 1/9d.

The design of the medal has been at 98, while the remainder of the concerned. We must build quicker chosen after competition between issue will be divided among Italy, and stronger airships if we are to several well-known medallists; the Switzerland, Belgium, Holland and take up regular passenger service." Friederickshavon, Yesterday. · successful competior being Mr. Czecho Slovakia-Reuter.

Doman.

Official Statements

An official of the Mint says:-- "We have simply followed the example of other countries which fought in the war. As they had all atruck commemorative medals and- we had not we thought the tenth anniversary of the armistice was a Atting opportunity to issue one. It is new in British history.

Government' were

!peace.

Never

anxious there

OVER A SHIRT

SHOOTING INCIDENT IN COLOMBO

PLEA ACCEPTED

4

After cruising for home houra overhead - awaiting daylight,, the "Zeppelin”: landed safely at 7.10, amid a roar of cheers from the thousands of spectators. Crew Cheered Passport and customs formalities were soon. 'finished and passengers and crew were thunderously ap- plauded as they left the hangar:

The stowaway "Clarence" was

Singapore, Oct 26, The Police Magistrate of Colombo took up for trial last week the case before has such a medal been struck in which Inspector Lloyd, of the handed a provisional passport by charged' Arthur the American Consul at Stuttgart by the Mint after a war." - The Crime Police,

Thomas Bennett, Robert Webster, in the airship's cabin and was then. should not be any jingo or vindic- George William Peklay, Herbert spirited away from a-side door of avoid pressmen, tive air about the medal and the William Thomson and Robert Cox, the hangar to

passengers on the O.L. Osterley Newspaper contracts are doubtless designer has made it a thing

with being members of an unlawful responsible for the determined all- assembly, whose common object was ence maintained by the passengers. On one side is a figure of Great to rescue William Robson from the Publicity "Stowaway" Britain supporting a young warrior lawful custody of the Police, with Terhune was the centre of at- with sheathed sword and broken having assaulted a Police constable traction, but he was mysteriously shackles of war, offering a wreath on September 6th in the Fort reticent owing to an “arrangement of laurels to the memory of the Colombo.

I have 'made' with Eckener.”~~ This} fallen. On the other side is the The case arose out of an incident fact, coupled with the announce- cenotaph surrounded by the in- in a Colombo shop when following ment that Terbune in speedily re- ecripion:-"Their name liveth for a dispute in regard to the purchase turning to America has aroused evermore." The sheathed sword of a shirt Robson fired a revolver scepticism as to the bona fides of and broken shackles of war were wounding a.shop assistant and the "stowaway," who is rumoured suggested by the great phrase Lord ricaba puller.

to have been smuggled aboard for Oxford uttered when Britain enter-

The Police were prrepared to ac-publicity purposes. -. ed the war; "We shall not sheath cept a ples of disorderly conduct

Disaster Threatened the sword until justice has been under section 2. of the Ordinance

The huge crowds.

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swarming

4 of 1841 not being able to prove around the aerodrome impeded the

The proceeds of the sales will satisfactorily that the accused were ground and the crew were caused}

either members of an unlawful as-

Xmas and New Year Parcel Mail for Great Britain will be clos- be devoted to covering the cost of ambly or that they rescued William Zeppelin" threatened to crash' into

ed in the General Post Office at 5 p.m., the 9th November per 8.8. "Macedonia."

If

Robson.

the manufacture of the medals. there is any surplus it will go back

to the government.-British Wire

This mail is due in London on the 14th December. The regular morning mail for Macao will be resumed on Mon-less Service. day, the 6th instant at the usual hour viz. 7.15 a.m..

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SATURDAY,

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CHINA SALT LOANS

JAPANESE LEGATION AWAIT INSTRUCTIONS

an anxious moment as the “Graf

the shed. A Free Fight The Magistrate delivered the fol-javerted. lowing order:

Disaster was narrowly

In 68% Hours

I think it la quite clear that there The noise of propellers at 4.80 is insufficient evidence to support brought thousands to their doors the charge under sections 140 and and windows to see the brilliantly 220 of the Fenal Code, and I dis-illuminated airship Hying low in charge accused under those counts, the morning mist. {The evidence has disclosed the fact Crowds quickly gathered in the that as a result of a shooting in-streets and enthusiastically cheer eident in which William Robson was jed. Thousands streamed to the NOT BOUND BY AGREEMENT concerned a lot of excitement was landing ground.

aroused and that there ensued a The return flight had taken 08 Peking, Yesterday.

Bort of free fight between the mem- hours, compared with 112 hours on The Japanese Legation has not bers of the crew of the Osterly and the outward journey. yét received written notice regard members of the local population. In The airship actually flew 71

or all hours and 10 minutes. Reuter, ing the China salt agreement and that "rough house" some is awaiting the Tokyo Govern of the accused undoubtedly took ment's instructions, but in the part. I think the charge originally meantime has verbally informed laid against the accused falls for the other Legations concerned that lack of satisfactory evidence. The accused have been heavily punished Japan là not bound by any agree for their escapade by being left on ment Mr. F. Hussey-Freke (the

Madras, Sept. 28. Associate Chief Inspector) has, remand for alx weeks:

In the circumstances I am pre- The Police preferred a charge pared to accept their plea of guilty to-day against Mr. Collett, Foreign circles emphasise that to behaving in a riotous or disorder Manager of the Vacuum Oil Com- the 1913 Agreement was not bely manner in a public place.pany, Ltd, in connection with the tween the Powers and China, but I find each accused guilty and motor tragedy on September 22 for between China and the Group fine each accused Rs. 5 the only rash and negligent driving. Banks; hence the Powers are not penalty provided under the Section, likely to intervene in the present arrangement between Mr. Hussey- | Freke and the Chinese Government,

made.

though it in feared that the post- President McKinley tion of the foreign bondholders has

Per

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55 p.m.

Напо NOVEMBER

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Lettery 1 p.m. Haiphong

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Japán

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TRAGIC AFFAIR BRIDEGROOM FOUND GASSED

RAIN OFFICE

MADRAS TRAGEDY

PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN CHARGED

The magistrate issued mona..

4:64m-

Ten persons-two of whom died subsequently were injured as the result of the motor tragedy on Sunday, when a party of banda-

men, :. returning from the Port Staff Club dance in ricshas, were MISSING TWO DAYS. knocked down by a car. Four of the occupants of the ricshas and Manchester-The mystery of a two ricsha coolles were seriously local authorities into paying the bridegroom's disappearance was injured. The vehicles were dam-

funds monthly.

ter.

2.30 p.m.

A PRIZE PICTURE OF THE PRIZE RING!

It is believed, however, that Mr. solved by the discovery at Bolton aged. Later, the car ran into a of the body of Samuel Beaumont, party of Mohammedans, carrying Hussey-Freke had the choice of aged 30, of Hulme, Manchester, an empty bier from a burial making, the agreement on the pre-in a gas-filled railway office, where ground, knocking down all four sent lines or of seeing the Balt he worked. pall-bearera and smashing the Gabelle completely collapse. Ren- Beaumont was to have been bier. Two of the pall bearers died married to Miss Gladys Dyson, of in hospital. Mr. Collett, Manager Beswick, Manchester, at Christ of the Vacuum Oll Co. Ltd., was Church, Bradford, Manchester. arrested on a charge of rash and The church was packed, and the negligent driving. He was re- Bride arrived, but not the bride lessed on bail. At the Inquest, the groom:g Jury returned a divided verdict, A reception having been arrang the majority holding that the The (Chinese) Defence Commised at the Clayton Labour Club, the evidence was unsatisfactory in re- sioner closed down the Shanghal guests went there, some passing ard to the identification of the Labour Union re-organisation Com the time danning, but the hope mittee yesterday.—Reuter,S

PROSCRIBED!.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

Hakusan Maru Melville Dollar Kashmir

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6 pm

BER

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