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1845

"A MERRY XMAS”

N. LAZARUS,

The Optician.

RALPH A. COOPER, Manager.

ABLISHED

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HONG KONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1928. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

MURDERED

WELLS”

A REBELLION

TROOPS AND AIRMEN IN PURSUIT

DEPOSITS WITHOUT AN UNRULY SOCCER POLICE INSPECTOR PIRATE ON “TAI LEE” $2,000,000 ESTATE IN "POISONED ALL THE KING GRADUALLY

EXCEPTION

· CROWD

CHINA LIGHT CO.

IN SHANGHAI

AGREEMENT WITH GOVT. FOR BAMBOO FENCE BROKEN AND

NEW TERRITORIES

FIELD RAIDED

MANY INJURIES

Shanghai, Yesterday.

ARRESTED

SHOT BY A "FRIEND" HID IN A BIG BASKET

[From. Our Own Correspondent]

Pakkai, Kongmoon, Saturday,

HONG KONG

HUMBLE ORIGIN

DOST MOHAMMED'S Į LAPSE

Basrah, Yesterday.

+

GETTING STRONGER

'VERY, VERY SLOWLY HIS DOCTORS MORE HOPEFUL

ENTICED TO CANTON SUBURB POINTED OUT BY AN OLD MAN MR. CHAN SHEK-SHAN'S SON FROM HONG-KONG

AN EXECUTOR

OF FAVOURABLE TURN AT NIGHT

PASSING OUT OF DANGER 'CAPITAL OUTLAY NEXT YEARį

KILLED BY HIS OWN WEAPON FLED AFTER HIDING HERE MONEY MADE IN SHIPPING

How a fortune of over two mil- the motive

London, Yesterday, 8 p.m. That all new customers, without

Mystery enshrouds

Serious news lion dollars wis built up by the

is to hand of a A British wireless masage An ugly incident marred the for the murder of an inspector of exception, will have to pay deposita

soccer match between the Shanghai the special police guards in Canton,

In an alleged confession to the business sagacity of a Hong Kong rebellion, led by Dost Mohammed, atates:

In accordance with the statement was announced to-day at the tenth (Shanghai Recreation Club) "Recs" who was enticed to a lonely spot in local military authorities, a man is Chinese of humble origin is re-n notorious tribal leader in the

made in last night's bulletin, no annual meeting of the China Light and Lob Hlwa, the strongest local the environs of the suburbs and

stated to have admitted being one called by the granting of double Persian Baluchistan States.

Troops and two aeroplanes from bulletin regarding H.M. the King & Power Co. (1918), Ltd,, held in Chinese eleven at the Stadium this shot down, in cold blood.

of the notorious Ku Tau mountains, Probate to one of his sons. The inspector was in charge of pirates and that he and two com- Mr. Chan Shek-shan died on Dec. Kerman and. Meshed are pursuing was issued this morning. the head office, St. George's-build-afternoon.

The fact that for the first time An hour before play the crowd.ja station at Tai Ping south-road. pan ons fled from Hong Kong when 16, 1924 at No. 33, Connaught-road the rebels across the Great Desert. ing. Interest at 4 per cent. will be

Probate was granted by Dost is alleged to have poisoned, in four weoka His Majesty's doc- paid on deposits of $50 or more, estimated at 25,000-a record for On the morning of Dec. 21 a friend they felt themselves to be in dan-Central.

Shanghai-packed the stands to informed him that a gang of bad

the Supreme Court on May 28, 1925 all the wells to a point 120 miles tors have thought it unnecessary to it was added.

fasue two bulletins in one day is and the gates were characters, including disbanded | So it transpires, after all, that to Chan Leung Shi (widow), Chan south-east of Kerman-Renter. An agreement has been signed for capacity

greeted with the greatest satisfac- the supply of current to the New closed. A large number, though soldiery, bad assembled at Nam- the cordon placed around the Ho Shi (concubine), both of No.

refused admittance, were not turn-chien, in Honam, that part of Can- jed away and then the Stadium ton on the south side of the Peart British 8.8, "Tai Lee," on her ar-133. Connaught-road Central, and OFF BY AEROPLANE tion. It has been pointed out also that last night's bulletin bare r rival here from Hong Kong on the Mr. M. K. Lo, solicitor, Alexandra-

building.

more favourable complexion than it He officials summoned the police as the River, opposite the city proper.

morning of Dec. 21, was not fruit-

The estate was then valued at

would seem to do. That night the inspector set out less.

It was stated Ho crowd took on an angry mood,

When the Loh IIwa players arrivwith his friend, lending the latter. An old man, on boarding the "Tai $2,067,300, consisting mostly of

there was no change in progress to Tung, Mr. J. P. Braga, Mr. A. Hed the crowd stormed the gates, a firearm and a suit of uniform. Lee" at Hong Kong on Thursday moneys on mortgage, and partiy of

report, but the word "progress" White, Mr. J. H. Taggart, Mr. C. A. ' the crush two Chinese Accompanying them were another evening, saw this outlaw louder and property and shares.

was used instead of the word "condition."

Territories, shareholders were in- formed.

Mr. R. G. Shown presided. was supported by Si: Robert

subordinate."

ger.

da. Roza, Mr. A. H. Compton (diree women were soriously injured and friend of the inspector's and ajat once sent word to Pakkai, tora), Mr. N. Braga (secretary), between 30 to 50 slightly hurt. Mr. C. Strafford (acting works! Finding themselves locked out, a manager). Shareholders present section of the crowd tore down the were Captain C. B. Riggs. Messrs. bamboo fence at the back of the

A. Keith, J. Toppin, A.-A. Botelho, Shields, H. The Tsan-tai, A. L. Dreyer, Tang Hung-ka, John Dick.

Extensions

Cherchez la Femme After crossing the River, the

Stadium and streamed on the field. party of four proceeded towards The match eventually began and the spot indicated when, suddenly, the informer drew his pistol and resulted in a' scoreless game.

No foreigners.

injured fired point-blank at the inspector. The subordinate thereupon closed also fired at and seriously wound- led.

were

The secretary read the notice, though a number helped to rescue convening the meeting and the re- children from being crashed with the assailant and was, in turn, port of the auditors. The report Reuter. and accounts were taken as rend.! The chairman then said:

The net amount, after payment of the Interim Dividend amount- ing-to $140,781.95 and including $57,649.39 brought forward from for distribu- last year, available tion is $199,262,62, which we re- commend be appropriated as fol- lows:-

THE SERVICES

AMENDED PROGRAMME FOR "BERWICK"

"KENT" AT SANDAKAN.

The inspector succumbed to his wounds the next morning.

Inquiries were immediately set nfoot by the "regular" Police who have arrested the "friend" charge of alleged murder and caus- Ing grievous injury, and also two

on #

The programme for HMS, "Bermen and a woman, the latter being

embarking.

At first it was gathered that no Arrest was made.

Half Administered

The uradministered estate Was then valued at $917,412.39, that is

WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT KABUL

160 MILES' JOURNEY

"On or about

Power was reserved for granting

London. Yesterday. Hid in a Basket

probate to four sons as executors,

The "Sunday Times" makes the, All the women and children from When the "Tai Lee" arrived here, on attaining the age of 21. These

were Chan Kam-yung, Chan Wing- the British Legation at Kabul were optimistic statement, on what it police and other armed men were

while the King's progress to re- Cham-yung.

aeroplane to, Peshawar. placed. on duty at the gate to the yung, Chan Chiu-yung and Chun safely evacuated to-day by British describes as high authority, that wharf, examining all passengers dis-

A Victoria aeroplane landed with covery is slow it has reached a stage the consent of the Afghan Govern-at which the physicians in attend- On Dec. 29, 1928, double probatement at Sherpur aerodrome, two ance have strong hopes of being

granted to Mr. Chan Kam- miles from the legation. But one cap, was

It tookable, to announce, yung, the eldest of the four sons. off, at 10 o'clock this morning, with Christmas Day" that His Majesty the women and children and reach- has definitely passed out of danger. to say, about half of the estate haded Peshawar safely at 11.30, hay. It is added, with truth, that nothing been dealt with in accordance with ing covered the distance of 160 would add so materially to the glad- ness of yuletide in the British Em- miles in an hour-and-a-half. the will which provided for a num- ber of family bequests, etc.

The women and children num- pire as a confirmation of the doe The deceased, Mr. Chan Shek-bered twenty, and included Lady tors', hopes. ahan, was interested in a large way Humphreys, wife of the British The effect of the King's illness or Minister at Kabul) Mrs. Gould and, the Christmas celebrations is known in the business of stevedoring,

and to have been a matter of deep con- shipping and transport of goods two children, Mrs. Stranger ashore and afloat. He i reated his child, Miss Pulford, the wives and cern to His Majesty and the Queen. built up a huge fortune.

FINE WEATHER

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

wick" has been amended. This, one/suspected of being implicated in tare was effected subsequently, tie savings in property mor. Ages and children of Indian officials and It is learnt from a source competent

To pay a Final Dividend of 5 of the five new crusers, is to leave per cerit, making 10 per cent for Hong Kong for Shanghai on Jan. the year $141,695.00; and carry 12, calling at Santu Inlet and forward to next year's Account Nimrod Sound en route. $57,577.52; total $199.262.62.

H.M.S. "Kent," the flagship, ar- The working account shows a rived at Sandakan yesterday from gross profit of $630941.25, against Iong Kong, $478,688.41 last year, an increase

H.M.S. "Sterling" and "Storm-

of over 10 per cent. Units sold, cloud," of the 8th Destroyer Flotilla, during the year have risen by 11 arrived at Hong Kong from Shang- per cent.

hai yesterday.

the affair.

CHRISTMAS

BIG RUSH OF HOLIDAY. MAKERS AT HOME

"UNPRECEDENTED STIR"

London, Yesterday, Public relief at the improvement

Distribution System: The expen-¡

II.M.S. "Suffolk," cruiser, arrived in the King's health was manifested diture has been heavy owing chiefly at Shanghai from Nanking on Satur- by an unprecedented stir on the eve to the large amount of renewals, day. to verandah mains, etc., which H.M.S. "Foxglove," a sloop, arriv. of the Christmas holidays.

were in a faulty condition, and to ed at Wel-hai-wei from Chinwangtao

the extension of our underground on Saturday.

WOMEN IN PLOT?

American Celebrations.

New York, Dec. 21.

man in custody having been found hidden in a big goods banker.

He was recognised by the old man, who states that he was robbed by the pirate and taken into capti- vity, during which he had many Lopportunities of making himself familiar with the pirate's appear. lance.

w

Two Others Missing

TWO WEDDINGS

SOLEMNIZED AT UNION CHURCH

Indian maid servante.

None was the worse for the air voyage. British Wireless Service. The Court

to reflect the Queen's views on this matter that Her Majesty has ex-- Pressed the hope that her example in fulfilling her private and public It engagements will be followed. New Delhi, Yesterday.

is her desire that the customary The official version of the state of

observances

at and celebrations affairs in Afghanistan le that the Christmas should be carried out. Afghan Court has removed to Kan-wherever reasonably possible."{ dabar for the present. It is impos- For the first time for ten years Bible to tell what kind of Govern-all the royal family will be at ment exists, though it is practically Buckingham Palace on Christmas certain that King Amanullah is in Day, and it is probable that the The contracting parties in the nowise "down and out." On the King's sisters, the Queen of Nor-

MISSIONARY MARRIED

In reply to questions at local mili-į The Union Church, Kennedy-road, tary headquarters, the captured was the scene of two pretty wed-

inn said that he had fled to Hongdings this morning... Kong after the Nationalist Army's

SHIPPING RATES

THE NEW YORK-HAVANA SERVICE "WAR"

road.

Very, Very Slow

Reuter states:-

It is authoritatively learned that' nothing has occurred to Interrupt British Legation in Danger the King's progress which, however,

The grand assault on the outlaw strong-first were the Rov, M. Marsden and contrary he is engaged recruiting way and the Princess Victoria, will hold of Ku Tau mountains. Dur- Miss Elsie Bottomley, Mr. Marsden support for his Kandahar Party also be of the party. The Duke of rush to the country came to a climaxing the last few days he heard that is of the London Missionary Society, The women and children from the Gloucester who is returning from during the last two days when huge his identity had been disclosed and, and Miss Bottomley had just ar-legation numbered twenty and were Africa on the "Balmoral Castle” is system; but the demand from the HM's transport "Neuralia" left crowds left the principal London accordingly, sought sanctuary cleerivad here from England. The brought back in a troop-carrying due in London to-morrow.

where, preferring to return to the area under supply continues to Hong Kong on Saturday for Shang-

"No Bulletin❞ Stations. To give some idea of the interior of the Sze Yap districts reception was held at No. 6 Bonham-plane and four other aeroplanes; not grow, and will necessitate further bai.

In an airship.

No bulletin has been issued so rush eleven heavily laden expresses rather than risk further ventures

Later. expenditure in the current year to

Later Mr. Phillip Gillieple was left King's Cross for Scotland yes-abroad.

far to-day. It is learned that satisfy consumers' requirements.

The report that Amanullah has nothing had occurred to interrupt terday night. The "Flying Scots- He also said, according to the united to Miss Christina Miller Gill, Change of Voltage. This work

man" has been duplicated daily military, that two companions left there being quite a number of transferred his Court to Kandahara the course of the King's progress." ía preceeding rapidly, and about|

MANY ARRESTS AT

since Tuesday.

Hong Kong with him on the "Tai friends present at the church. The are not generally accepted in Pesha- CONSTANTINOPLE 50 per cent. of the Teim Tsui aréa

Fourteen main, line trains from Lee" and is unable to account for bride and bridegroom and wedding war, though it is believed the Queen is completed. In Yaumati about:

Euston had to be duplicated and their escape despite the precautions party proceeded by cars to No. 123 and Queen Mother may have gone 75 per cent. is finished, while at

Constantinople, Yesterday. Kowloon City the area known as Owing to rumours of the exist- the trafße to Ireland' has been so exercised at Pakkat on receipt of Wong-nei-cheong-road, where the to Kandahara.

reception was held. Kau Pui Shek has been changed tence of 題 secret organisation heavy that extra boats had to be the news from Hong Kong..

[For earlier news,see page 3] The bridegroom is a warder of the over to the higher voltage. Sev- against the Government the police run in all services.

Hong Kong Victoria Goal and Miss eral Isolated places, including the have arrested a number of persons,

Gill, arrived in the Colony yester North and of Kowloon Tong, have mostly, of the poorer classes.

day by the P. and O. B.8. "Kalyan also been changed over, while over Several have been provisionally re- America is expected. to celebrate 900 fans and a large quantity of leased but kept under observation: Christmas according to its uanal

The Rev. F. C. Young officiated at both weddings. heating and cooking apparatus Nine were detained in custody In-fashion, only even

In have been rewound.

cluding two Mohammedan women, fact this is to be the most sumptu For the current year we estim- sisters named Kadrieh, who are beous Christmas on record. ate that Capital Expenditure on lieved to be plotting against the

Money is circulating like the Nils Land and Buildings, and on Dis- life of Mustapha Kemal. One of in flood. For Stock Exchange and

New York, Yesterday, tribution, Cables and Meter De- them is stated to be the ex-wife of Banking employees share Following the announcement of partments, will amount to some an Egyptian doctor.

total over 226,000,000 the Cunard Company's intention to $300,000, and we expect to expend Thirty-seven person of the lower amounting in many cases to an put the steamer "Caronia" on the a further $50,000 in connection classes were arrested at Broussa additional year's salary.

New York-Havana Service, the with the Change of Voltage, but it officially stated this is not

The best mince meat and plum. Shipping Board has put the steamer Consumers' Deposits connected with the arrests at Con- puddings are being made with "President Roosevelt" on that route Mr. Sun Fo (Ministry for Rall-destroyed by shell fire. Reuter.. Show Room. This was finally stantinople.-—Reuter.

brandy imported from England. and the Ward Lane has reduced ways) received a cable from Gen- closed at the end. of February.

Scotch whisky is obtainable clan their passenger rates by 25 per eral Pel Chung-hsi stating that the Consumers' Deposits.

destinely at fifty shillings a bottle cent.-Reuter's American Service. careful consideration, the Direc- tors have decided to collect cash!

and "champagne" manufactured in deposits from all new consumers, without exception, but interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum is allowed on all deposits of $50

or over.

After

bonuses

more 80.

the

counts as presented to the Meet-

California at £12 a bottle. ing be adopted and passed, and

For Large Families in France that a Final Dividend of 5 per cent, on the paid-up Capital of

Paris, Dec. 21, the Company be and is hereby Large families in France will en declared in respect of the fin-joy a happy Christmas as a result With reference to the item of) ancial year ended September 30, of the bequest by a childless million "Typhoon damage on plant not 1928, and that the undivided aire of Cognac and his wife setting covered by insurance 15,659.54," profits of the Company amount-aside a large sum of which the this covers damage to properties ing to $198.262.52. less such terest is distributed annually. which the insurance companies do

Final Dividend, be carried for- The Academy.has just announced not accept for insurance.

ward to Profit & Loss Account that 290 beneficiaries are receiving Altogether, Gentlemen, our pros for the financial year 1928/1929." £30 to £200 each. Most of the re- pects for the present year are, Mr. A. H. Compton seconded, No cipients consist of families of nine good, and I may tell you that we question was asked and the resoluto fourteen children-Router. are now on the eve of closing an tion was carried unanimously, agreement with the Hong Kong:

Other Business

Government for the supply of elec-! Other business transacted by the tricity to the New Territories. We meeting comprised;—

SEQUEL TO CUNARD MOVE GIVING THEM BACK

SALVATION ARMY

CONTROVERSY AS TO THE LEADERSHIP

per dag. New York, Dec, 22.. Miss Evangeline Booth, the pro. minent Salvationlet, accompanied by her personal staff, secretly sailed under an, assumed, name, to attend. the High Coupell of the Army at Sunbury-on-Thames on January 8.

It la understood, that the Ameri-

NATIONALIST ARMY AND THE RAILWAYS

ECHO OF GREAT RETREAT.

Nanking. Yesterday,

latter is returning the rolling-stock belonging to various railways which have been used for military transportation: The quantities

Are:-

Lines

Peking-Mukden Rall-

way Peking-Hankow Rall- Tientsin-Pukow Rail-

way

way

*(freight cars).

Loco- motives Cars

17 . 251

6

186

25*

Reuter.

of the road for the British Legation

It is now known that the opening continues "very very slow."

Sleep and Nourishment to the aerodrome, which enabled the The bulletin, issued at 8.45 refers women and children to be rescued by to the King's progress following a aeroplane, was due to the Govern- favourable though slow course, and ment forces driving back the rebels that the amount and quality of the for some distance.

sleep is satisfactory and there is Prior to this success the Lega- leas disinclination to take nourish- tion was continually endangered and ment. caught between the fires of the Gradually Building Up Afghan troops and levies on the one To-night's bulletin is. regarded as side and the rebels on the other. favourable and indicates more, de- The danger to those in the Lega-finitely than the last one of the two tion is shown by the fact that the bulletins that the King's Illness house of the military attache was is pursuing the course which, his

BANK MERGER

FIVE HUNDRED MILLION

DOLLARS.

AMERICAN COMBINE

New York, Saturday.

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doctars had hoped and anticipated. for long. As progress, however, is slow, it can by reported that the as well as King is going on might be expected in the circum- starkes

The reference to nourishment. and sleep is very important and satisfactory and the feature of the bulletin means that the King is now beginning gradually to build up

Another $500,000,000 bank mer-strength by sleep and nourishment. ger is pending.

Negotiations are being carried

Canada's Loyalty

• Ottawa, Yesterday:

on for the merger of the State! Mr. Mackenzie King, the Premier, Bink, the Manufacturers Trust in a message to His Majesty, de- Company and the Inter-state Trust, clares that as an enduring expreg Company Union. These three.com-sion of the feeling of devotion to (Noter General Pel is one of prise the tenth largest banking in His Majesty the King and of the

can delegation propose to appoint the Kwangsl military group. He titution in America Reuter's nearness of the relationship be Miss Evangeline head of the Salvated the expedition against the American Service. tion Army in place of her brother, Northern remnants. The locomo- General Bramwell Booth-Router's tive, and cars were removed by the Northerners and Manchurian in their great retreat.]

New York, Yesterday.-North American Service.

do not expect that this can provej Re-election of Sir Robert Hạ Tung River district. wàs lit up by a [The High Council at Sunbury

U.S. TROOPS IN CHINA

Washington, Saturday.

tween Canada to all the other parts of the Dominions, the Canadian Government has devided that on Christmas Day they will re- Paria, Dec. 21.-A. well-known store penny postage on communica- politician, M. Fachot, was attacked tions from Canada to all the other to-day and seriously injured by a parts of the British Empire-Reu- mat named Charles Benoit who atter. once surrendered to the pollee. On

a paying proposition right off, as and Mr. C. A. da Roza as directors, spectacular fire last night which on-Thames is to decide whether the population of the New Terri-proposed by Mr. A. Keith, seconded gutted the stone church being erect General Bramwell Booth, in view of tories is a scattored one; but we by Mr. Tang Hung-ka.

ed by Mr. Rockefeller, junior, at his recent serious linees, is able to think that in time it will prove a Re-election of Messrs. Lowe, ja cost of $2,000,000. The Park contique as head of the Army, profitable' source of revenue. Bingham & Matthewa and Messrs. Avenue Baptist Church carillon There have been rumours of dia- The Sixth Regiment and the En-being interrogated Benoit said that

There is nothing, I think, in the Linstead & Davis as auditors for which Mr. Rockefeller bought from scnsion at Headquarters and of gineer Corps of the U.S. Forces, he was an "Autonomist" and his The "Manchuria Dally: News" Accounts before you that requires the current year, proposed by Cap-England as a memorial to his opposition to the further claims of stationed at Tientsin, comprising purpose was to save Alsace notes that Mr. B. G. Tours, HM. any further consent from me, and tain C. B. Rigge, seconded by Mr. mother has not yet been removed the Booth family, Mise Evange- 1,000 men, have been ordered to Lorraine. A report that M. Fachot Consul-General at Mukdem, I therefore bag to propose the fol- J. Toppin,

from the older building and there-line Booth Is the seventh child of leave for America at the end of was dead has been corrected and he quite recovered from his slight II- lowing resolution:-

Dividend warrants can be ob-fore escapod.-Reuter's American the late General Booth, the founder January-Reuter's American Ser-is stated to be somewhat better." nosa of the past few days and s "That the Report and Ac-tained on application.

Service

of the "Army""]

1vice.

-Reuter.

able to be out again.