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TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1929.

HID IN A COFFIN

STOWAWAY FOUND ON A LINER

BOMB AS CURIOS

FRESH LIGHT ON UNNECES SARY SCARE

TRIVIAL "FIND".

That an "unnecessary scare

LURE OF AMERICA

ingenious

of certain of our contemporaries, Jurging that wells should be re- opened for the purpose of supply- ing water for house cleaning, washing clothes and other domes- tic purposes, and if boiled, for consumption even. We are asked

ап Using rather to give credence to the idea that "it would not be difficult to im- had been caused" was the com- method in an effort to obtain a the s.s. "Pre- press upon the drawers of water ment made by Chief Detective free voyage on from these wells the necessity of Inspector Reynolds this morning sident Jefferson" a young Fili- carrying out such instructions as in connection with the finding of lipino stowaway was discovered at the Sanitary Board might con- a number of bombs in No. 3, sea after hiding inside a coffin for sider it incumbent to issue in con- Tregunter Mansions, May-road, some hours. Hunger drove him nection with each well."

yesterday morning. The Police from his place of seclusion, and Published communications of regard the things merely as sou-he was held in custody until the the type of the foregoing con- venirs which had been used as "Jefferson" arrived here, when ceivably cause more harm than curios and eventually discarded he was handed over to the Water good-in fact, they may cause in- and do not attach any import Police.

This morning he appeared be- finite mischief. The certain dan-ance to the "find". ger of an outbreak of typhoid The house is at present un-fore Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at He fever seems to be entirely lost occupied and in the hands of the the Kowloon Magistracy.

Some of the acimitted the charge. sight of by the agitators for the decorator's men.

One might workmen discovered the things re-opening of wells.

His Worship: Why did you

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as well try to erase the leopard's when they started work yester-want to come to Hong Kong?

Accused replied that he had no spots as endeavour to impress on day morning and informed Mr. Chinese coolics the necessity of Humphrey, who lives at No. 2, wish to come to Hong Kong, but carrying out Sanitary Board Tregunter Mansions. Mr. Hum-that he desired to go to America. His Worship: You can't ex- instructione not to drinkphrey went to the house next well water. If the Chin-door to investigate and took pos-pect to get to America without

lower of the

class-session of the things, which-he paying your fare.

Det. Sergt. Humphreys said over to the and it is they who are hit most afterward. handed

that the Police were of opinion by the water restrictions--are Police.

The articles which Mr. Hum-that someone employed in the thirsty they are not all likely to do aught but drink the water from phrey took possession of were vessel had helped accused to hide He was found by the first well! That will be the listed as four Mills haud gren- in the coffin.

without de-a member of the crew endeavour- most natural thing for them to do. ades. loaded but

If they have to get typhoid fever tonators, one empty British rifle ing to crawl into a lifeboat.

A fine of $50, with the alterna- they will get it-if they have to grenade, one empty foreign rifle die they will die. That is all grenade, three dummy Mills hand tive of one month's jail, was im there is to it! In their own in-grenades, one British anti-air-posed.

Mr. C. H: Colon, second Officer terests, though, they and the rest craft bomb (1917), loaded and of the community must be pro- primed with detonator, two Mills of the "Jefferson," represented tected. Therefore, the wells must bomb adaptors with detonators, the ship's owners.

five rods for rifle grenades, and! not be re-opened!

four metal cylinders.

Sir Henry Pollock returned to the Colony from Shanghai by the "Empress of France."

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Dutch Residents Effects

Three Men in a Boat Found in a lifeboat on the S.S. "Cremer," a Dutch vessel while

month's

Later Mr. Van Oyen, account-one day out at sea, three Chinese ant of the Netherlands Trading this morning made an appearance Society, turned over to the at the Kowloon Court in answer Police one 6.35 mm. Webley auto-to a charge of eluding payment commander, it is stated, is pre-

Amongst those who arrived by matic pistol, 112 rounds of am- for a voyage from Singapore to paring for another attack on the

All three pleaded that they Cantonese defence lines on the the "Rajputana" was Mrs. de munition for same, 50 rounds of Hong Kong.

Linde, wife of Captain C. A. de sporting gun ammunition, and a [Every evening, except Sunday.

rusty, old, long sword without wished to return to Swatow, Kwci-Linde. North and West River.. excluding

their native land. Annual subscription,

scabbard.

Fines of $50 or one postage abroad, 11.K. $36, payable

chow, they hope, will come to

A collection of curios will be

These, he explained, he had in advance. Local delivery free.]

their assistance, and, of course,

sold by auction in Lammert Bro-removed from No. 3, Tregunter imprisonment were imposed.

Mr. Van Der Heyden, third if this materialises the struggle thers' sales room on Friday at Mansions on May 22 when going

through the effects of Mr. Stein-officer of the "Cremer," prosecut between the Kwang forces will 2.80 p.m.

stra, late manager of the led. be continued with renewed

Mr. F. Ortlepp. manager of Netherlands Trading Society, who vigour. With

Chan Messrs. General

Bornemann and Co., had lived at the flat up to the Ming-shu's arrival in Canton French Bank Building, yesterday time of bis departure from the (which duly took place on Satur reported to the Police the loss of Colony last week, on transfer.

It is not known whether the day evening) it is expected that five microscopes, valued at $780.

"curios" found in the flat were a public statement will be made

Elsewhere in this issue of the the property of Mr. Steinstra or "explaining the reasons" for "China Mail" will be found the the tenant before him, Mr. F. Kwangtung's attack on Kwangsi opening announcement of a new Smyth, who vacated the place at

barber shop on the first floor of long ago as 1924. At the same time General Chan the Hong Kong Hotel on Satur-

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will probably announce his pro- day, June 1. gramme "for the reconstruction

Notice has been given of the of Kwangtung" and make a for- forthcoming marriage between mal statement regarding the pro- Mr. A. J. Mauricio, physical in- 88, Caine-road, and vince's wholehearted support of structor,

Miss Regina Rosario, teacher, Chiang Kai-shek.

101, Austin-road, Kowloon.

If there is anything clear re- garding what is at best a very

Hong Kong, Tuesday, May 26, 1929. complicated state of affairs-at

TWO KWANGS' STRUGGLE

It is by no means clear how the struggle between Kwangtung and

least so far as foreign observers are concerned-it is that the of the present primary cause upheaval is due to the fact that. not yet do China's many

Local Heriotonians are cele- brating "June Day" by a dinner in the Hong Kong Hotel roof gar den on Monday next. A notice to Heriotonians is published else- where in this issue of the "China

Mail."

mili. For the theft of a quantity of

CHU CHANG-NIEN

ADVISER TO CANTON ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS

A NEW APPOINTMENT

RAID ON A JUNK

SHOT FIRED AT SOLITARY WOMAN

SCARED BY WHISTLE

A boat woman named Chan Li (32) is at present in the Kwong Wah Hospital suffering from a bullet wound in her right arm. The injury was received at two o'clock this morning when three robbers attempted to raid her junk which was moored near the Mongkok Ferry wharf.

The woman

was asleep in a dinghy tied alongside the junk, when she was awakened by the swaying of the bigger craft. When she investigated, she found Mr. Chu Chang-nien has been three robbers on the junk. They appointed by the National Gov-threatened to kill her if she made ernment as High Adviser of For-a noise. In spite of the threat eignt Affairs to the Provincial Chan Li blew a Police whistle, Government of Kwangtung. Mr, whereupon the trio jumped into Chu, who was recently appointed their own dinghy which was tied Minister to Sweden and Norway, on the other side of the junk and

Kwangsi is really progressing,tary leaders-notably the Chris-brass bolts and hinges from the arrived at Hong Kong en routerowed away. After they had Certain it is that Canton was but tian General-recognise that inJockey Club's demolished pre-to his post, but was requested bygone a little distance, one of the

a

came on

consummated.

mises at Happy Valley, a Chin- Chiang Kai-shek they have found ese was this morning fined $10 or a leader able and strong enough 14 days hard labour, by Mr. to be regarded as all-powerful in E. W. Mamilton.

was

Mrs. Chu

A NUMBER OF DIPLOMATS ATTEND

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dedek

Peking, Yesterday.

at five

General Chan Ming-shu to advise robbers fired his revolver at the few days ago in a parlous

the Kwangtung Government on junk mistress, hitting her in the foreign affairs during the strug-arm, inflicting, however, only a plight, so much 50 that the

gle with Kwangsi.

flesh wound. authorities showed as much

the country. From the foreign- It is advertised in to-day's ed to-day of his appointment by The Consular Body was inform- the anxiety as the "man in

er's point of view, which is "China Mail" that the annual

the Bureau of Foreign Affairs. street" as to their possessions.

meeting of almost entirely focussed on a ordinary general Money and other valuables were

shareholders in the Peak Tram-and to-morrow Mr. Chu will make DR. SUN'S FUNERAL peaceful China so that commerce

ways Company, Limited, will be his official call on the Consulates transferred to safer

in Shameen. speedily

Mr. Chu was last year council- quarters and for a time practical- may be conducted normally, it is held in the Hong Kong Hotel, on

profoundly regrettable that Friday, June 7, at 11 am.

lor in the Foreign Office at Nan-- ly everything pointed to at

China's "strong man" has not least a temporary victory for

A Chinese woman named Liking and ably represented Dr. Better still, of Pat (50)

A special train carrying foreign yet been found.

was killed instantly C. T. Wang (the Foreign Minis Kwangsi in the downfall of

she

knock-ter) in the negotiations with Sir diplomats to Nanking for the state course, would be a rational agree-when Canton. But such a blow to

ment between all parties and ed down and run over by a motor Sydney Barton for the settlement funeral ceremonies left

the o'clock. Kwangtung did not materialise

There were seven Ministers, party leaders towards a united lorry in Waterloo-road, Kowloon, of the Nanking Incident;

yesterday afternoon. The Police Sino-British Tariff Treaty with

other those for the Netherlands, Ger- as, luckily for the supporters CL China. But obviously that is far removed the body to the Kowloon Sir Miles Lampson; and

treaties.

many, Belgium, Spain, United Chiang Kai-shek, reinforcements

too much to expect from the Mortuary.

States, France, and Italy, and the scene opportunely Chinese in their present transi-

A "sze foo" (expert process It is interesting to note that three Charges d'Affaires (Norway,

Aall; and robbed the Kwangsi troops ton state. To all appearances, we worker) and two assistants of the Mr. Cha is a British returned- Mr.

Portugal, Senhor of their victory over the southern have yet to see a considerable Yue Loong Native Distillery were student, having graduated from Fernandes; Sweden, Mr. Leijon- University, and hufvud) aboard; in addition to capital just as it was about to be amount of civil war in Chine and charged at the Central Magis Birmingham

Mrs. several Secretaries and Attaches of tracy with using ten drums of speaks English fluently. much jealous enmity between re-molasses mash for distillation, Chu, who is the daughter of ex- the Legations-Reuter. Since then the Kwangtung cognised rivals, such as Chiang concerning which no information Premier Tang Shao-yi, is accom

The Oak & Birch troops have adopted the aggres Kai-shek

London, Yesterday. and the Christian had been given to the Revenue panying her husband; she also

The cak sapling and young birch English language, while she re- which are being sent from Kew to journed. Kwangsi stronghold at Wuchowproaching a united country and a

presents that modern type of has been, during the past few stable China is at all likely to

The Committee of the Russian Chinese womanhood, which is Nanking is the British response to days, in a precarious position. It materialise. The state of affairs Cultural Association consists of exerting its influence for the the Nationalist Government's re- is impossible precisely to know at present throughout China, and the following: President, M. M. betterment of her sex in China quest to foreign countries to send

Affanassieff; Vice-president, Wm. to-day-Canton Press Bureau.

official

Canton [Note: what has taken place in the particularly here in the south, C. Felshow; Hon. Secretary, A North and West River districts points to us being a long way off Trambitzky, c/o Foreign Trading hitherts conducting relations with the Sun Yat-sen mausoleum: Reuter.

Consular Dody was the Commission- and some time must elapse before the realisation of a Chins such Co; Hon Treasurer, B. Ser of Foreign Affairs. The last

WAR STOCK RETURNED Moyseenko-Veliky, c/o Leigh and holder of this position was Mr. Chu accurate details of the present as foreigners would wish it to be. Orange: Committee Members: K. Chao-bein.]

Nanking, Yesterday. fighting are to hand. So far as

Kalushni, V. J. Levkovitch.

General Chang Hsueh-liang Canton and its neighbourhood are WATER FROM WELLS

(head of the Nationalist Govern- The Coroner's inquiry into the concerned there is little doubt

Arrested last night as he was ment in Manchuria) has cabled that during the past few days

With every recurrent water death of a Chinese cook, in the

of Dr. M. V coming off the 5.5. "Kwongel," to the State Coouncil reporting scarcity, with restrictions on the employment

Obremski, was concluded yester- Chinese was this morning chers that four locomotives and 26 pas- there has been a lull.. Since then supply from the mains, an agit day at the Central Magistracy, led before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at senger cars belonging to the Tien- have been though Canton has appeared to tion arises for the re-opening of The jury returned a verdict of the Central Magistracy, with the tsin-Pukow Railway be perfectly safe from immediate wells throughout the city.

the Manchurian The "Wilful murder against some unlawful possession of 18 taels of returned by invasion, yet there have not been present period of anxiety in reperson or persons unknown.

It prepared non-Government opium authorities. These are being wanting indications that the gard to water is likewise witness will be remembered that the man, which was found concealed in the transferred to the workshops at

who was 72 years of age, was false. bottom of a wooden box. Tengshan for reconditioning Kwangtung triumph was so coming a similar agitation. Irrespon found dead on March 13, the He was fined $9,000, or 12 Reuter. plete as to ensure the capital's sible people are being permitted body giving the impression that months hard labour and the [Note: The locomotives and cars

Topium was confiscated. entire safety. The Kwangs to insert "letters to the Editors" he had been throttled.

sive, with the result that the General, before anythinig ap. Department, The case was ad-has a splendid command of the

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trees typical of their arboriculture for planting in the grounds of the

were appropriated in the last war.]