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SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DISTRESS IN HAMMOND SECOND INTERNED ROLLING WAR CLOUDS BEGIN A SENSATION AT HIS MAJESTY'S

POLICE

HIGHEST

·REPRIMANDED !

Mr. L. H. C. Calthrop, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Kowloon,

reprimanded by the Chief |

Was

MINING AREAS

STOCK IN CHINA -

GOVERNMENT, STEPS ENGLAND 519 FOR 7

M.P.'s QUESTIONS

EXPLANATION

"NO REPRESENTATIONS".

F

TO GATHER

BOLIVIA-PARAGUAY

FORT RECAPTURED

NOT CONTINUED

"SOMEWHAT RESTLESS"

London, Yesterday, 8 p.m. A British Wireless message.

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LAHORE

HEALTH

ACT OF REVENGE SLIGHT SET BACK. - CALLS CHIEF JUSTICE "YOUR AN ADDITIONAL £1,700,000 TO “ INNINGS SUPERB IN EVERY SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN'S MANY OFFER, INCLUDING THE TWO POLICE OFFICIALS SHOT PROGRESS OF LAST FEW HOURS

WORSHIP"

BE VOTED

RESPECT"

.. POPE TO MEDIATE

DEAD RULES OF IDENTIFICATION £1 FOR EVERY £I SUBSCRIBED . FOURTH DAY'S, PLAY

SEQUEL TO STREET RIOT London, Yesterday. The question that everybody has

London, Yesterday.

Buenos Aires, Yesterday.

Lahore. Yesterday, In the House of Commons, re-been asking to-day is whether W. R.

In the House of Commons, In The Paraguayan cavalry has re- Saunders, Assistant Superinten- Justice (Sir Henry Gollan, Kplying to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Hammond, the Gloucester profession-answer to questions, Austen captured a small fort after eight dent of Police, and an Indian clerk states: Bach, C.B.E., K.C.) this morning. Mr. Baldwin said the government the second highest score in Tests Majesty's Government had made no and several soldiers were killed and

al, is out. He is, but he has made Chamberlain stated that His houra fight. Two Bolivian officers have been shot dead. Mr.. Calthrop was the first wit-would ask Parliament to authorlee between England and Australia, has representations to Japan with regard one Paraguayan officer and 11 men

Three successive bulletins 10- Later: ness called in the first case at the special measures to deal with the beaten the best put up by an Aus-to the rolling stock of the Tientsin-killed.

A great sensation has been

garding the King have now struck December Criminal Session which distress in the mining areas. He tralian, and stands next only to Pukow Hallway which was interned

created by two youths shooting

& hopeful note: opened to-day,

It is generally thought that war dead Saunders while cycling home mentioned a

The morning bulletin yesterday This is not the first occasion that added that the Budget estimate in R. E. Foster of England; who made between Tainan and

the broken is inevitable.

from his office, also the police clerk, the evening bulletin noted that slight improvement; his Lordship has had to comment this respect would be exceeded by /287 at Sydney in the tour of 1903-4.1bridge on the Yellow River, since the

At the lunch interval

Offers of Mediation

who participated in the pursuit of this improvement had been main- adversely on on-adherence to re- £1,700,000 and there would be an fourth day of the Second Test Match

material in question was the 'pro-

London,. Yesterday,

the assailants, who escaped on tained and this morning's bulletin gulations in the holding of identi- immediate special vote of £100,000 at Sydney, to-day, England's score and British interests were only in-peaceful solution to the Bolivian perty of the Chinese State railway Efforts are being made, to find a

motor cycles. fication parades, to the detalls of to assist the families. The Govern was 619 runs for 7 wickets, 99 runs directly concerned.

The crime Is believed to be an

stated that it had continued. which his Lordship lays great im would ask 'Parliament to having been added during the morn that the Japanese authorities would

He was sure Paraguayan dispute.

act of revenge for the death of afternoon, after a second visit. by It was again officially stated this

portance.

It is reported from Washington Laj. Patrai, who the Swarajists Sir Stanley Hewett and Lord putting Australia 266 russ in arrear. trade carried on over the railway a willingness to accept the proffer-received in the riot.at Lahore on ment continued.

Two Wickets Down and that this rolling stock will be fed mediation of Pan-American con- the arrival of the Simon Commis- this morning's bulletin that the The mention 'in There were 5,000 spectators when put into circulation as soon as pracference.

Mon.-Reuter. played resumed this morning, states tical considerations would make this

King had had some natural sleep Reuter. The weather was brilliant. possible.-Reuter.

is a very important feature. The wicket was fast.

was taken to mean that is Majesty had been hitherto having sedatives. This view was confirm- ed this afternoon by the Lord Mayor of London who, speaking at a meeting sald:

ment

on the

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Describing how a prisoner was grant a pound sterling for every ing for the loss of two wickets, and not desire to hamper international that. both countries have indicated allege died as the result of a blow Dawson, that the slight improve-

picked uut in Yuumati police pound subscribed to the Lord that Mayor's Fund, £150,000 to be paid station, Mr. Calthrop said complainant pointed at the man on account immediately.--Reuter. and said some words in Chinese.

His Lordship thereupon Mr. Calthrop if he knew Chinese. Mr. Calthrop replied that, he did not speak Cantonese.

asked

Mr. Calthrop addressed his Lord- ship as “your Worship," where- upon his Lordship replied: "I am. not your. Worship." "

His Lordship then said: "Be careful, Mr. Calthrop. You ought to know enough of the-law of evi- dence. You can't give evidence of this kind without knowing what is being said."

Then his Lordship asked if com- plainant actually touched prisoner, as laid down in the rules, Mr. Calthrop-replied that he was not prepared to wear now that com-) plainant did actually touch pri- aonor; but complainant (and here Mr. Calthrop described by move- ments what was done) deliberately pointed at prisoner and said sinnar | The Rules

His Lordship pointed out that Mr. Calthrop was again referring

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PIRATES EXECUTED

Hankow, Sunday. The three leaders of the pír- ates who robbed. the British river s.8. "Shasi" (China Navi- gation Co.) were tried and executed to-day.

This concludes the trial of men arrested in connection with the piracy.-British Naval Wireless,

[Note: Others were execut- ed previously and some re- lensed]

CLUB'S WINES

HANKOW S. A.. D. 3 OPPOSES

TAX BUREAU

NO CALL FOR INCREASE

Hankow, Sunday, The Hankow Wine Bureau to-day

Hammond (201) and. Larwood' (37), the overnight not out's, bat- ted. Larwood was caught by Ryder, the Australian captain, off Gram- mett, when 12 runs had been added, of which Larwood made half.

Geary then partnered Hammond. By glorious off-side hitting, Ham- mond soon beat Australia's highest individual score, that of 211 by W. L. Murdoch at the Oval in 1884. Hammond's partnership with Geary realised 64 runs, of which Hammond claimed 44. His total Was 251 (including 30 fours), made in 7 hours, The innings was superb in every respect, adds Reuter. He batted on three days, saw the score from 65 to 496, and

finally played on.

Tate then partnered Geary and these two added 23 between them, Tate being responsible for 221

No extra was conceded during the morning's play.

Australia-1st Innings

FINE-CLOUDS

N. E. Winds, fresh, fine to cloudy, is the forecast until noon to-morrow.

The anti-cyclone is central near Nagasaki. Another has formed over North China. The Guam typhoon is stationary or Alling up..

Asuncion, Yesterday. Besides "the offer, of mediation from the Pan-American conference, Paraguay has also accepted an offer of mediation from the President of Argentina.

Washington, Yesterday,

The Pope and King Alfonso have offered their good offices to settle the quarrel.

Mr. Kellogy is doing his utmost to restore peace.

Home, Yesterday. According to "El Tribuna" the Pope has summoned, to Rome Mon- thesigner Chiralo, the new Papal nuncio

at La Paz, with a view to urging) that Bolivia agree to á peaceful solu- tion of the dispute.

Fresh monsoon may be ex- pected along the south-east coast of China and

over China Sea.

The following telegram was received from the Manila Ob- servatory at 9.30 a.m. to-day!--- 6.00 p.m. 17th; Cyclone or ty- phoon N.W. of. the Ladrone or Mariana Islands, moving N.

GEN. CHENG SAFE

"SPIRIT OF CANTON" LANDS

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to what was said. The rules are demanded to inspect the wine stock W. M. Woodfull, l.b.w., b Geary 68

of the Hankow Club. This action v. Y. Richardson, b Larwood. perfectly clear, his Lordship of the local authorities in Hankow A. F. Kippax, b Geary observed. And the rule, says that is in direct contravention of the w. H. Ponsford, retired hurt a witness has to touch the man.

Tse Lam-fook was indieted on a Government at Nanking.

ruling of the Chinese National H. L. Hendry, b Geary..... coust of "robbery by two more."

J. S. Ryder, 1.5w, b Geary The Wine Bureau officials were 0. Nothling, b Larwood. The allegations were that he and informed that the premises could w. A. Oldfield, not out. three others not in custody, at about not, be entered without a warrant C. V. Grimmett, run out 1.15 am, on Nov. 12, on Prince and Police of Special Administra-D. D. J. Blackie, b Geary Edward-road, robbed Mr. Ngtive District No. 3 (i.e., the former H. Ironmonger, e Duckworth, b

Shung-hon, of the British-American British Concession) are now guard-, Candy Store, of $38, a wrist watch, aing the premises against possible pipe, a silk handkerchief and other intrusion by officials of the Wine Articles..

Bureauu-British Naval Wireless.

The case for the Crown is that Mr. Ng had supper in Yaumati that night and engaged a ricsha to take

FLAGSHIP'S CRUISE

him home to Kowloon Tong. He "KENT" TO VISIT JAVA AND

had not gone far when four men jumped at the ricsha, overturned the

BORNEO

"HERMES" RETURNING

H.M.S. "Rent" (flagship of the

Larwood

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AT NANCHANG

Madrid, Yesterday. Primo de Rivera has announced} that Spain, as the "mother of both countries and the indisputable head of the peoples of the Spanish race," should be approached by the Bolivian and Paraguayan Govern ments in the, interests of a peaceful settlement.

The Presidents of both Republics have replied expressing profound

thanks.

JUROR FINED $50

Mr. Im Pak-hi, one of the common jurors summoned to attend the Supreme Court this, 'morning for the December Criminal Session, did not res pond when his name was called in the Chief Justice's Court.

His Lordship (Sir Henry.. Gollan) announced that Mr. Ip was fined $50.

U.S. PROHIBITION

THE AMENDMENT NOW ELIMINATED

NO CALL FOR $270,000,000,

Washington, Yesterday. The Senate, on the second day's reading, eliminated the amendment to increase the Treasury Depart- ment's appropriation for prohibition enforcement to $270,000,000,

The amendment was submitted by the anti-Prohibitionist Senator

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"1 anw the Prince of Wales 'this morning and he said that he was very pleased that the last two re- ports were so much more favour- able and that for two nights the King, had had sleep without hay- ing any sleeping draught."

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The Lord-Mayor added that the Prince seemed very much hopeful that in a day or two more favourable bulletine, might be given,

Chances of Recovery In medical circles the opinion is expressed that the chances of re- covery appear to be much better than they were a few days ago. Natural sleep goes far in building up strength of a patient and the tendency to improvement Indicates clearly that the heart must be a

little stronger.

The new ray therapy or ultra violet ray' treatment,

which was carried out for the first time dur- ing the week-end, is being carried out again to-night. Its purpose is to reinforce the strength through

STARTING AGAIN TO-DAY

Paris Conference General Cheung, Wal-cheung la

Geneva, Yesterday. The League's Secretary-General, Word has reached the "China Sir H. Drummond, accompanied by Mall" that General Cheung, the first the Director of the Political Section, Bruce, merely in order to start a the heart and to resist the exhaust- 41 cross-country, aviator of China, in Mr. Sugimura,, is leaving for, Paris debate on prohibition, and the first ing effects of general infection.or g his Ryan monoplane, the "Spirit of this evening to confer with M. reading was unopposed because the Canton," alighted .at Na Briand, who is President of the Senate was anxious to proceed with League Council, regarding mea-other business-Reuter's American eures to be taken in view of the Service. 16 Cheung was on his return from Bolivia-Paraguay dispute."

Shanghai to Canton, after having called at Hankow, Peking, and Muk- den.

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conditions. General

Fall of wickets: 1 for 51 runs (Richardson), 2 for 65 (Kippax),!

It is presumed that he made a $ for 75%(Ponsford), 4 for 162 successful landing at Nanchang, (Woodfull), 5 for 159 (Handry), 6

the capital of Klangai province, an for 171 (Nothling). 7 for 192 proximately half way between (Ryder), 8 for 222 (Grimmett), 9|

Shanghai and Canton for 251 (Blackie), 10. for 259 (Ironmonger).

BOWLING ANALYSIS,

vehicle and attacked him. Two of the gang were, apparently, armed with fruit knives. Mr. Ng was wounded. The coolie was chased for Commander-in-Chief, China Sta- some distance by one robber button) is to Icave Hong Kong escaped Mr. Ng was then taken to-morrow for Sandakan, in North Larwood ...... under a street lamp where he could Borneo. Later, she will

see the three men holding him up. Makassar, Sourabaya,

visit Tate Batavia, White

Hammond

He identified prisoner as he on who Labuan and Kudat before return-Geary held him by the throat.

ing herc.

roe Doctrine.

FIGHTING ON PRAYA

THE "CHONGS" AND THE "WONGS" HAVE A SCRAP

BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE

Questions in House

London. Yesterday.. In the House of Commons, in the course of questions in regard to the Bolivian-Paraguayan dispute, MI. Gratton Doyle asked: "Had the League of Nations any jurisdiction: Big Flight Next Year

whatever in any part of America in The "China Mail" also learns

view of the provisions of the Mon- the Tung Tak Coolie Guid, pleaded that it was General Cheung's inten- Sir A. Chamberlain replied: "Yes, "guilty" before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, tion to leave Nanchang at 8 am there were Wte-day.

In that event he should

many clauses to the at the

Central Magistracy this Breach Canton by mid-day.

League Covenant which enjoined morning, to a charge of disorderly Meanwhile General Chan Hing upon the Council the duty of offer- conduct by fighting on the Praya at wan has reached Hankow in a sea-ing its friendly offices to the States 5 plane from Canton

and he did not think the action of West Point. In view of the achievements re. the Council could be thought in any Inspector Bloor told the Magis- corded, the Canton Government has quarter to raise or challenge for atrate that the guild was divided into decided on a non-stop flight from moment the question of the Monroe two factions the 'Chongs' and the 40 Canton to Mukden, to be carried Doctrine. Sir Austen deprecated Wongs.'

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blood poisoning,

It is considered that the natural sleep mentioned in the bulletin was Induced by the new ray treatmont. The Warnings

Last night's bulletin bears out. the warnings which have been re- peatedly given by those in close touch with the King's condition, that optimism must be guarded and restrained. Anxiety has never been absent during the past few

Four cargo coolies, members of days. Though last night's report has not unduly increased. the an- and it is hardly to be expected how- ever progress be uninterrupted; and too much discouragement should not be felt when improve- ment ceases for a few hours.

xiety it, nevertheless, continues

Two of the defendants

Progress Not Maintained

ed from Buckingham Palace this The following bulletin was issu-

evening:

0 18 On the morning of Nov. 13 (the H.M.S. "Hermes," the aircraft. England-let innings next day) a Chinese detective (PC. carrier, left Manila yesterday and J. B. Hobbs, c Ip Chim) saw prisoner in Yaumati ia due to return here, from her!

Oldfield, b Grimmett with a pipe In his hand. On being southern cruise, to-morrow after H. Sutcliffe, c Hendry, b searched, prisoner was found to have nuen.

out in February by an aviator, Mr. further queations from Mr. Gratton

H.M. the King has this after- 11 Ding, with a Mr. Yeung

noon been somewhat restless and 38 Doyle and added he was certain no were 'Chonga" and the other two the progress recently noted hea "Bluebell" is due here W. R. Hammond, b Ironmonger 251 mechanic. A wrist watch was pawned by the from Takao to-morrow..

D. R. Jardine, run out

The flight is expected thing that the League would do Wongs The trouble was over the not been continued during the last man but the man at the pawnship

28 to take 22 hours. On the return, could in any way offend the United working of cargo at a certain sec- few hours.

It is hoped to call at Peking and States. Blackie ...

a silk handkerchief on his person.

failed to identify prisoner.

H.M.S.

Ironmonger

H.M.S. "Seraph" and "Somme." E. Hendren, c Richardson, b of the 8th Destroyer Flotilla,, left

In the course of evidence, Mr. Ng Shanghai yesterday to go up the Chapman, Ryder, b. told how he fought his four attackers Yangtze River.

but was overpowered. by the olds."

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Blackie

H.M.S. "Concord" (Capt. A. J.

H. Larwood; c Ryder, b Grim-

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After the robbers: had released him Robertson, M.V.O.) is due to arrive G. Geary, not out and bolted, he walked home. It here on January 9 with reliefs for M. W. Tate, not out was when be pushed open the gate ships on the station.

to his house that he felt blood on

his trousers. He had been, stabbed

on the left buttock he said, and in ence, telling how he did not dare look

the back. A

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Tatal (for wits.) .519 | back when fleeing, because he was Fall of wickets: I for 87 runs Dr. Kwan King-deung described afraid.

(Sutcliffe), 2 for 65 (Hobbs), 8 for

the nature of the leg wound as hav- The jury convicted. His Lordship 148 (Jardine), 4 for 293 (Hendren), ing been caused by a sharp instru- passed sentence of five years' hard 6 for 841 (Chapman), 6 for 432 ment" and characterised the marks labour and 20, strokes of the cat. (Larwood), 7 for 499 (Hammond). on the back is scratches.

His Lordship.concurred in the ver- To bat:-J. C. White, G. Duck-

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A bloodstained pair of pants and a diet Prisoner had committed an worth. pair of trousers with a mark were impudent robbery, he said. shown to the jury.

could not prevent people taking part The feature of yesterday's play Mr. Ng said he did not know he in robberies, he added; but he would had been wounded until he reached make thep realise, when convicted, Hammond, the Gloucestershire pro-

Was the double-century the gate; and he felt no pain until that it would not be worth their fessional having 201 to his credit he reached Mongkok police station while. (about an hour and a half later),

when stumps were drawn Inst In the course of the trial, his night. England had then secured after he had bathed the wound him-Lordship drew attention to the In- 420 for five wickets, Hammond and self.

sistency of spelling in Chinese names Larwood being at bat. Hendren; His Lordship explained to the and directed that more care must be during the day made an aggres- Jury that there was nothing extra-taken in future. ordinary about this, because it is Mr. Somerset Fitzroy (assistant Chapman went, for 20.

sively-complied 74, and "Skipper" 'commonly known that people mach Atorney-General) directed the prore were thus 167 runs ahead with five England exercised are unaware of pain until ontlon. Det. Inspector C. F. Fallon wickets in hand on the first inn- the excitement passes.

was in charge of the Police case. Inge when play opened this morn- The ricsha coolie also gave evid- Prisoner was not defended.

ing.

Above, the "Spirit of Canton," a Ryar monoplane, which came down at Nanchang yesterday. Be- low, centre, General Cheung Wal-cheung, the hero

of the flight.

tion of the Western Fraya. Former-

Signed: Stanley Hewett, Hugh

ly the Chongs had this job hut Rigby, Dawson of Penn, latterly it was given to the Wongs.

The King to-day lost some of the

The latter resented, this and about ground gained during the preced- 20 of them, armed with bamboo ing, 86 hours. It is hoped that the poles attacked the 'Chongs, who setback is temporary.

used poles in the fight.

Heads "Cracked"

The slight Improvements noted

in previous bulletins have not been marked and it cannot be said that

The result of the fight was that reak or steady progress hus been

two men had their heads "cracked." These two, with their heads band-

imode,

aged, were among the defendants again carried out to-night by Dra. The ray therapy treatment was in Court, and the Inspector sald Woods and Howitt, who were in that they were the respective fore the palace for half-an-hour in the min of the rival factions. Of the; large number of men who took part in the fight, the police were able to secure only the four defendants--two "Chongs" and two "Wongs" and

evening..

New Year's Honours Publication of the New Year honours Hst has been postponed on

from the injuries received by the account of the King's illness. two, foremen, the honours in the "battie" appear to have been even.

Among those called to the Bar at. Addressing the foremen, His Wor-the various Inns of Court on Nov. ship said that as the leaders of the 19 were Chin Yin-kok, of the Vic- coolles, they should have exercised toria University, Manchester: (Lin their influence to prevent trouble colns Inn), and T. Okamoto (Inner and not taken part in the affray, Temple).

These two were fined $20 each;

whilst the other awere mulcted in the A party of British engineers who sum of $5. each. In addition, all are specialists In port management four defendants were required to is shortly arriving at Gdynia, aign bonds in the some of $100 each Poland's new port at the invitation to keep the peace for 12 months, for the Polish authorities.