1929-06-24 — Page 12

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ESTABLISHED 1845

HONG KONG,

N. Z.'S 'QUAKE

FEW MORE OF VARYING INTENSITY

NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE

Wellington, Yesterday. Further, earthquake shocks of last occurred varying intensity night. Westport was shaken by the severest and longest shock since the main diturbances on June 17.

Shocks were also felt at Mut- chison, Takaka and Wellington, but there was no additional damage.

Communications to Karamea re main cut off, and the town is suffer- ing from theria. A supply of serum was sent by air.

MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1929.

FATHER THAMES"

SURPRISE

WEIRD CRAFT

SCOTS GUARDS' JOKE ON ASCOT SUNDAY

FEARSOME CHINESE VESSEL

ALSATIAN FREED

A LONG TRIAL OF AN AUTONOMIST

SENTENCE QUASHED

Besançon, Yesterday.

and

Cries of "Vive la France "Vive le Jury" alternated with cheers from Alsatians in court, acquitted Dr. when the jury London, Yesterday.

Phillipe Roos, the Alsatian auton- Ascot Sunday on the River omist,, on a charge of conspiracy Thames was marked by a startling against the State after á fortnight's innovation: Visitors to Maidenhead trial. were astonished by the spectacle of A very strange craft-like

a

A

Roos was sentenced to 18 years,

Strasbourg

In

in his absence, at the great auton- an outbreak of diph-nightmare dream of a pre-historin omist trial at Colmar last year. He

at surrendered. monster," with huge blackened November, and was granted a new head, towering. up from the prow trial, but, owing to the state of and & green scaly six foot tail public feeling in Almaco, the cake protruding from the stern, while was removed to Besancon on the scarlet banners emblazoned with application of the Government.→→ strange characters, fluttered from Reuter. the mast.

Two mining prospectors are be- lieved to have been overwhelmed by a landslide near Karames. Motor lorries are distributing water at

where the mains

Westport, fractured.-Reuter.

LADY NOVELIST

ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER PASSES AWAY

POPULAR WRITEK ..

Are

London, Yesterday. The death is announced of the Hon. Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler. --Reuter.

[Eller, Thorneycroft Fowler (Mrs. A. L. Falkin) was the elder daughter She Visbunt. Wolverhampton. of was at one time an authoress with first popular a big reputation, -her success was "A Double Thread," pub- lisbed in 1899, This was followed by "The Farringdons" and other widely- read works.. Her most popular work was probably "Concerning Isabel Cornaby In 1903 she married Mr. A. L. Felkin, M.A., F.RS.L., with whom she collaborated in the au thorship of several novels.]

BRITAIN & RUSSIA

WILL DIRECT RELATIONS BE RESUMED?

NEGOTIATIONS STARTED

London, Yesterday. The "Observer's" diplomatic cor- respondent says that negotiations have started through the German Embassy in London and the Nor

The Public are again reminded that the postage on newspapers published in Hong Kong and addressed to British Possessions, China and Macao is 2 cents per 4 oza, and not 2 cents per news paper. Whe the postage is not fully prepaid newspapers cannot be forward and if they do not bear the senders' names and ad-wegian Legation in Moscow, which dresses the are disposed of in the Dead Letter Office.

INWARD MAILS.

respectively represent Russian and British interests in questions affect ing Britain and Russia, with a view to the restoration and subsequent regularisation of direct relations between the two countries.-Reuter. FRENCH AIRMEN

STORMY PASSAGE FROM RÁN-

GOON TO BANGKOK ALAN

From

Per

MONDAY,

24. JUNE

Amoy

Shanghai and Amoy

Manila

TUESDAY, JUNE 26.

Straits

Japan

Shanghai

.Tjisondari .Chenan

President Madison

Tilawa Tango Maru Perseus

Porseus

The

.Patroclus

.Ho Sang

9001:

Shanghai and Europe via Siberia (London,

3rd-5th June)

THURSDAY, JUNE 27. Straits and London (parcels mail, London,

23rd May

Europe via Negapatam (Letters only. Lon-

don, 20th May)

OUTWARD MAILS.

MONDAY,

-Shanghai, *Japan, *Canada, *US.A,. *G. & S. American &

Europe via Victoria, B.C.

Sara Shui and, Wuchow

Fort Bayard

Per

JUNE

24.

President Madison

French

Bangkok, June 17.

airmen Capt. Arrachart and Capt. Rigast arrived i

This weird craft, heralded by the boaming of a gong and the ex plosion of Chinese crackers, was propelled by paddles wielded by 17 "Chinese coolies," and travelled rapidly up and down stream near

Degrees

Temperature, 10 um.,-to-

day

78 Temperature, 4. p.m.,

85 yesterday Humidity, 10 a.m., 10.

37 day: Humidity, 4 p.m., yes-

terday

77

Boulters Lock, while people in the boats on the river hurriedly made way for it. The river banks were crowded with astounited spectators.

AN EXPLOSION

FORD FAMILY HAVE A NARROW ESCAPE.

ON" BERENGARIA "

New York, Saturday. Mr. Henry Ford, his son Edsel, and the latter's wife and two chil dren bad a narrow escape aboard the "Berengaria" in the explosion of a bottle of flashlight powder be longing to pressmen.

Three men, two women passen- gers and two photographers were seriously injured and taken to very hospital.. Mr. Ford was calm-Reuter's American Service.

POLICE RESERVE

ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT WEEK

Subsequently, it transpired that the crew were guards' officers and that the boat was owned by officers The following orders have been

•

of the Second Battalion Scots issued by: Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Guarde, who recently brought it Acting Captain Superintendent of back with them from China-Police-m Reuter,

ARGENTINE GOLD

G.$40,000,000 FOR THE

UNITED STATES ··

Buenos Aires, Yesterday.

Chinese Company.

Squad Drill. All recruits of the Chinese Company will attend at the Company's Headquarters to-morrow at 530 pm. sharp for squad drë

spite marriage busterkeaton

AT THE

QUEEN'S

with

CUPID wieldsTM

2 wicked rolling-pin on Buster's bean! Love leads him ja dizzy chase! Don't miss this great comedy 4

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

OF

THE FAMOUS FRENCH WÅR FILM THE

BATTLES

OF

VERDUN

AT THE

under L. Sergeant 143 Tao Chi-on. WORLD

Dress-Mufti.

Signalling. The Signaling Squad

The National Bank of Argentina will attend at the Company's Head- has decided to earmark $40,000,000 quarters for practice in Morse and gold to the United States in ad- Semaphore under Cr. Sergeant R16 dition to the $10,000,000, it has Ow Young Kin-heng on Wednesday, already decided to ship for deposit, at 5.30 p.m. sharp. Any other in connection with the recent weak members of the Chinese Company ness of the peso-Reuter.

wishing to join this Squad are re- quested to send their names in to GLIDING FATALITY Cr. Sergeant R15. ja

TWO NOTABLE GERMAN AIRMEN KILLED

Berlin, June 16. Herr Schulz, the holder of the

Inspection Parade. All ranks of the Chinese Company will parade at Central Police Station on Thursday, for the monthly inspection of arms, equipment, etc., by the Compaty Commander. Fall in at 5.30 pm. sharp. Dress-White uniform, cap

at Don Musug aerodrome op Saturworld's record for gliding fight, with white cover; rifle, belt, side- day afternoon after a tempestuous crashed while giving an exhibition and difficult flight from Rangoon in in East Prasia. consequence of the south-west mon

*They flow a southerly course, run- ning down to Victoris Point and striking across for Bangkok. This meant adding about 500 kilometres to the distance. They may leave

WORLD TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

AT 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.20

WHEN Dane and Arthur, as two college boys, have a lost of squalling infants suddenly and amazingly wished on them, you'll laugh as never before as they face the music 1

KARL DANE, GEORGE K. ARTHUR

BABY MINE

AT THE

and

He and his co-arms, truncheon, whistle, armlet,

badge. "Pocket-Policeman," pilot, Kaiser were killed-Trans-

note-book to be carried. Those not Deean

in possession of uniform will at- tend in mufti. No member may be absent from this parade without leave from the Company's Com- Equipment Offers of mander. The

NATIVE BANK'S LOSS.

Hung Kit-yuen, described as olerk formerly in the employment

for Saigon to-morrow morning, the Hung Kat native bank, No. 78/will make it a point of being pre-1

(Due Victoria, B.C., 15th July, and Straits Times.

sent.

Wing Lok-street, has been arrested

Indian Company *Europe via Siberia)

Sir Reginald Stubbs, Governor of by the Folice on a warrant charging

Squad Drill. All recruits of the Parcels..June 24, 5 p.m.

the him with the alleged larceny, as a at Kingston Registration June 25, 8.45 a.m. Jamaica, laid

930a.m. foundation stone of the Constant servant of the abore bank of the Indian Company will attend at the Letters

4.30 p.m.

Spring Hotel, which is betag sum of $6,000, between September Central Police Station to-morrow,

under Sergeant Condon. Dress erected mainly by Canadian enter-24 and October 1, 1928, when he at 6.30 p.m. sharp for squad drill

absconded.

Mufti. 11.30. ..

prise. 1 p.

Tai Hing

TUESDAY,

JUNE 25.

Swatow, *Amoy and Formosa Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritiua," E. & S. Africa, Egypt and Europa vis Marseilles

K.P.O. Registration June 26, 1 pm. ...1 pin. Letters Shanghai, Japan, Canada, USA., C. & S. America and Europe via Vancouver, B.C.

Amoy

Haiphong

Manila, Australia & New Zealand

vis Thursday Island

Sun Kong Haiching

Perseus

(Due Marseilles, 26th July.) G.P.O. Registration June 25, 145 p.m. Letters

230 p.m.

-Empress of Russis (Duc Vancouver, B.C., 19th July, and Europe via Siberia) Parcela Jane 26, 5 p.m. Registration June 25, 9.15 am. Letters 10 B.MIL. Sinktang

$30 p.m. Francis Garnier 6 pm.

(Due Thursday Island, 8th July.) Tango Maru

Switow

Haiphong

WEDNESDAT,

Biraits and Caloutts

Registration June 25, 5 pm. Letters June 26, 830 am JUNE 26.

Chikaang

Canton

GATAN

#i/sondari.

1:30 pm.

+June 21,

2:30 pm.

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS

IT TAKES YOU BACK TO BAGDAD OF THE DAYS WHEN THE SALT OF LIFE WAS LOVE AND THE WINE OF LIFE ADVENTURE

"THE THIEF OF BAGDAD MAJESTIC TODAY & TO MORROW

AT 230 620 715 & 9.15.

Flying Squad

The fortnightly patrol of the Kowloon Section will take place to- morrow. Fall in at the Tsun-sa- taui Fire Brigade Station at 6.30 p.m. starp Drew-Khaki walferm. The next fortnightly patrol of the Hong Kong Section will take place on Thursday, July 4. Fe in at the Central Police Station at 5.15 pm sharp Dress Khaki unifom

Sharpshooters Company Reverer Practice. Revolver prae- tice will be carried out on Kenedy Road Bange on Sunday, July 7, at 10 am. Members will assemble at the Range at that time, with belta and holsters with revolvers Uniform optional

(Sgd) W. KENT, ASP.

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