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PRISON DISCIPLINE IN AMERICA.

GOVERNOR'S DRASTIC ACT TO END REVOLT.

HARBIN NOTES. Opening of the Yacht Club.

TYPHUS AND TRADE..

Harbin, May 11. Columbus, April 29.

Next Sunday, May 18, the Twenty convicts to-night lay!

of suffering

premises serious bullet magnificent

the from wounds but quiet reigned through Yacht Club will open for the second At midday a great com- out the Ohio State Penitentiary, season. the death trap in which 337 pri-pany will gather to see the cere soners were, burned to cinders in mong of "Unfurling the Flag" and after this a luncheon will be served an incendiary fire last week.

In the evening Drastic steps were taken by to the members. Warden Thomas who went out in the restaurant will open its doors a blaze of stern discipline before to the general public, once more- Governor Myers Y. Cooper yielded under the management of the to the demands of the convicts that Wagons Lits Company. the strong-arm prison head be re- moved. "

The revolt, which has kept the penitentiary in a state of upheaval for more than a week, flared up staged their riot this morning

anew to-day. When the convicts

.The Typhus Epidemic. Though the sanitary and medical authorities are doing everything possible to stamp out the typhus ment in the number of cases regis.

epidemie, there is still little abate-

new

100

For the past tered everyday. Warden Thomas, still on the job

than more ten days at the head of 1,000 troops, naval

cases have been reported reserves, police and guards and

there and

are probably more! with two big revolvers sticking

the poorer

residents menacingly from his belt, decided among

to spill a little blood. He spilled which have not got into the official lists. Some days the number rises- a lot of it within a few minutes.

suddenly and on others it falls as He lined state militia men up outside the room in which the consuddenly, and hopes that the epi- viets were rioting. Before them demic has been got, under con- were dirty looking machine guns. trol are blasted every few days. The soldiers, some pale at the Nearly every person now carries the pocket and the prospect of the job before them, camphor in were ready to make the guns rattle, buses, tramcars and motor cars are disinfected several times a day. A The rioting continued. Warden Thomas issued his nine-special commission is sitting and is taking every measure possible to teenth ultimatum of the week.

"Will you crooks quit?" he roar-prevent the further spread of the

disease.

THE

FLYING ROBOT DANGER.

CONTROL BY CLOCKWORK

BRAIN."

London, April 12. The most appalling war weapons ever devised are at present being forged secretly, according to the The new horror is Daily Mail. called a flying torpedo-a giant robot bombing aeroplane, function ing without crew, its engine and course being controlled by a clock work "brain."

has been flown.

MANILA COMEDY.

Shock for the

CHINA MAIL.

JUDGE KNEW ! . " Can a Pistol Be Fired from the Hip ?

"YES, IT CAN."

REVENGE ON A SHREW.

——

WIFE TATTOOED LIKE A ZEBRA.

rubbed

5,

WEDNESDAY, JUNE

1930.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

AT THE NEW SILK STORE.

A NEW SHIPMENT OF PRINTED CREPE-DE-CHINE AND

GEORGETTE HAS JUST BEEN RECEIVED. AND IS BEING SOLD AT VERY MODERATE PRICES AT THE TAJMAHAL SILK STORE, Wyndham St. Opp. China Mail]

THE

BOOKBINDING.

NEWSPAPER PRISE LTD.,

ENTER-

for Superior Binding "China Mail" Offices,

3A, Wyndham Street, Tel. 20022

Pair

Heapecked husbands and shrew- The days of judicial naivate, real or assumed, which brought lah wives will no doubt read grist to the cartoonists' mill, are with mixed feelings an extra- obviously numbered, judging from ordinary case of marital jealousy the dogmatic dieta of Mr. Justice and revenge which has just been At the age of 55 a man named Sybold, who McCardie on pistol shooting, when reported from Frankfurt. addressing a witness who is re-

a crack shot, but had small independent means, fell puted to be whe denied the possibility of deeply in love with a 25-year-old thooting from the trouser pocket, barmaid named Ninette Schlosser. Its hull is a mere receptacle for Yes, you can," retorted Mr. Jus- The girl was attractive and buxom. bombs, the paper states, and a de- tlee McCardie in such a manner They married in haste, and the hus- vice, the operation of which fan to make his hearers infer that band soon repented, for Ninette not only had a scorching tongue, but a similar to the paper music rolla in he himself had tried it.

the automatic pianos, enables

The remarks were made at an physique which enabled her some- direction and altitude of the ma-nction before

the King's Bench times to boat her elderly sponse. chine to be controlled. By another wherein Mr. Robert Soir, in Aus- One day Sybold emerged from an device the engine can be caused to trian, sued Bolivia Concessions, altercation with a black eye and a wrongful dismissal as the emigra-wife went out to spend an evening She returned late, stop after a predetermined distance Limited, London, for damages for badly-scratched face, while his

The manless, machine with its tion agent for the Company. The with friends. deadly load then falls. bringing Company was incorporated in and, having dined well, fell into a heavy sleep after going to bed. death and destruction to the terri-March, 1926, to acquire and ex- tory where it comes down.

BOOTS & SHOES. ploit concessions in Bolivia, and Sybold, who had bought Chinese of settlers the ink and spirits of wine at a chem- for every family Company is entitled to buy more ist's, bound her firmly to the bed, so

Bolivian Gavern- that she could not move, and forc- Leather Sole Canvas Shoes ...$ 4.50 land from the ment. Sohr's counsel stated that ed a gag into her mouth. He then Crepe Rubber Sole Canvas Shoes $5.00 bad reports were received from made shallow, undulating cats in Crepe Rubber Buckskin Shoes $10.00 Black or Brown Boots from ..$ 8.001 Bolivia, including one to the For the skin of her face, neck, and chest Black or Brown Shoes from. 6.00 eign Office from the British Con- with a pen-knife, and

Best styles, most complete stock Governor.

eul, saying that the Company's epirits of wine and Chinese ink into Children's Boots or Shoes from $2.00,

of all sizes. Repairing a specialty. concession was swamp inundated the cuts until the woman began to

look like a zebra.

WONG SIU WOON Beautiful Malacanan Palace, on for six months each year.

He remained sitting by her until Mr. Justice McCardle's know- ledge of pistol shooting was re- the ink had dried into the skin, so

could not wipe the banks of the Pasig River L Manila, has its drawbacks

and then off,

he left the ill in Bolivia,

house and disappeared. The residence for the Governor-Gen-vealed after the evidence of Sohr, Mr. Dwight Davis announced Sohr admitted covering with a

wife brought an action for ed into the room in which the

Trade Still Far From Good. "If

his policy of making Malacanan a pistol Fangen, one of the Com-

"Illegal detention and bodily convicts were on the loose. you don't there's going to be shoot- Though the conflict has been sat-showplace for iourists shortly pany's directors and their repre-

Consequently sentative in Bolivia, because he injury" and a sult for divorce, and ing right now."

tled and matters are assuming their after his arrival.

Sybold, who had been caught in the normal state, the lostes which every time a boatload of curious feared that Fangen, who is a

to shoot meantime, appeared in court to In plain- were made during the time of the tourists comes to Manila on one crack shot, was about conflict are, still being felt and of the round-the-world liners,

ahim from his hip, as they do in answer these charges. trade is not nearly so good as it was goodly portion of them choose to the cinema, where he probably tive words he described the "mar- as Mr. Justice tyrdom" which his life with his the Gavernor's mansion, learned to do it, on the lower Sungari do not seem which dates back to Spanish days McCardic explained to the jury. wife had become. The wife, who For the fraction of a minute the to have the buying power at pre-in architecture and inconvenient A cinematographer evidenced hav-appeared heavily veiled, had to be ing seen the incident between forcibly held back from attacking wicked barrels spouted flame and sent and it will require another good planning.

her husband, and lashed at him tourists, Fangen will be

and Schr, his first lend. Bullets ripped through the harvest to bring back the prob- partition behind which the con- perity of former years. There and they do not all appreciate the thought being: "What a fool I am with her tongue from the witness- The Court recognised that victs were raving.

is also a desire on the part of pure generosity that prompted to have left my camera behind." box.

open the Mr. Justice McCardie, comment Sybold had acted under extreme Shouts of derision turned sicken- many merchants to see the Confer- the Governor to throw ingly to screams of pain and rage. ence at Moscow finish all matters doors of his private residence for ing: "You see how professional provocation, and admitted that: Men shot, could be heard thudding before entering into large transac- their benefit. Several nick-nacks Instincts always come to the fore." there were alleviating

Blood flowed until tions. to the floor,

Building operations are have been missed from the place Sohr was awarded £1,850 dam- ataneca in his favour. He was Ben- even those not hurt were spattered. going on on a large scale but this on tourist boat daya.

taken, no ages, receiving a further £1,000 tenced to three months' imprison- The rioting stopped.

may be accounted for by the fact doubt, as souvenirs. One tourist for salary expenses; but Mr.ment, not to be served while he is "We quit," was the word that that the dollar is very low and peo- left a Baedecker in exchange for Justice McCardie, ruling that of good behaviour, and a fine of came from the room. Warden ple prefer to have property rather a corner off a bust of Jose Rizal, there was no evidente of fraud

In the large Thomas ordered first aid squads to than paper money.

One day two respectacle-long on the part of the Company as

helmets and was alleged by Sahr, gave judg pick up the casualties and carry stores there is at present a lull in old ladies in sun them to emergency hospitals. It businese, the Chinese doing more glasses somehow became separat-ment with costs for the Company

ed from the, parly they were in on that issue was a bloody few minutes work but than the Russian ones.

and wandered into the rooms oc- it had the desired result.

Cupied by Miss Alice Davis, the daughter, and his

The convicts howled in derision. The rioting continued. Warden Thomas walked behind the milita men and their evil look ing machine guna.

"Fire," he shouted, crisply.

Warden Thomas unfastened the

strap which for days had kept his

at this time last year.

cral.

The towns visit

The Grand Hotel Robbery. The robbery at the Grand Hotel

+

But tourists

pistols to his side. Wearily, he has been the subject of town talk Governor's

turned to Colonel Robert Haubrich for several days, the circumstances niece, Miss Alita Davis.

of the Ohio National Guard.

tlary over to you, Colonel," he said.

being sa extraordinary. The office

his

AR A

Not at al

took a

1

the Gov

who became very

BOY IN FLAMES. Climbing Electric Standard.

The story of a boy's narrow es- cape from death by electrocution at Penrhiwcelber, Abordare, was revealed in mall week.

'she that

£50.

it

circum-

CRAZED MAN.

Kills Mother and Two Others.

Bangkok, May 17. A horrible tragedy occurred at The Governor himself happen-

Changvad Samud Songkram last

when

mani Saturday

a young murdered hia brutally

own "I tarn control of this peniten- of the hotel leads off the entrance ed to see them enter the bedroom wildered. Curious, he followed lobby and is exactly opposite the of bliss Alice, looking a little be-

mother, then ran amuck and kill- ed two others besides wounding Colonel Haubrich ordered the front door. There is a safe in this Acowling

whom he convicts to assemble, office but the manager's wife, who them in after a short, interval

a number of persons Tersely, he addreased them.* ̈* Is the cashier, has made a practice and found them examining the

came across upon his mad path. "Order must and will be reator of carrying all the money to her dresses in a closet.

Faced with arrest by the police ed in this prison," sald the soldier, room every night on the grounds perturbed, one of them

the day following, the man turn hanger, became enthusiastic ove: who succeeded the civilian warden, that the safe was not a good place Philippine voile dress fron

Jefficy Dyas, aged 18, of Miskin, ca the blade upon himself. The convicts agreed to co-operate to keep the cash and valuables in its merits, and asked

who was with a friend, Ronald

According to a report the per- with the new administration. On Tuesday afternoon May 6, one

son was for a long time past Wearily

but peseeably they of the guests, Mr. Kooyman of crnor how much he wanted for it.

35ft. electric standard on Pent-mentally deranged. On the inci- that they had wandered into a marched in to dinner. The prison, Kooyman and Lonborg, handed a They were under the impression Humphries, also of Miskin, climbed

wyn Hill conveying an 11,000-volta dental day, he quarrelled with his exclusive shop. after more than a week of con- packet and to contain 5,000 jen to

current from the power station of younger brother which brought When the Franconia 'a the hotel manager, requesting him tinuous skirmishing, is almost

came to shambles. Thore have

port the Governor invited six of the South Wales Power Distribu- rebuke from the mother. The en- been to keep it in the safe, as he was funerals for 317 charred bodies. going away that evening. Shortly personal friends who happen- tion Co., Treforest On the stan: raged man then grabbed a knife There are 20, convicta or more before midnight the restaurant'

wire entanglements. '

the neck, killing her Instantly. whose bodies are thoroughly pune-f closed, the waiters left, and the ed to be on board to a little pri/dard there were several barbed and struck his mother twice in ate dinner at Malacanas. Some After d'"few moments, according The murderer then jumped into a tured,' by Ibulleta. There are 50 manager, Mr. Maevsky, went up- desperate ring leaders on the penal stairs to his room, leaving his wife of them probably talked about the

At the time invitation on shipboard, for whes to Humphries, there was a hiss-boat and piled wildly along the farm 25 miles from Columbus. to close the office.

there were still a hallperter and it came to dinner time, ninetearing sound, and Dyes was seen to river, attacking everybody he met. receiving clerk in the hall, both on Ruests from the Franconia show be encircled in flames. He fell un- He was cornered at Wat Koh Knew, More blood night duty. Mra. Maevsky, having led up instead of the six who had conscious to the ground and was of-the same town, the following | There was subsequently conveyed to hospital day by the authorities when he committed suicide. - Bangkok was finished her work, took all the cash been planned for.

Daily Mail. which was in the safe, in Amer! consternation in the kitchen, and suffering from severe burns on the can, Japanese and Harbin notes, to Filipino boys had to be sent arms. The fingers of the left hand

His condition is critical. the amount of about 1,500 yen and scurrying to the butchery and the were charred to the bone.

She grocery for more "chow." placed this in her handbag. also took the packet with the money modelled and added to. The left. by Mr. Kooyman for the pur- pose of taking all up to her room, grounds are being rearrange She stopped to speak to the receiv-and planted with tropical flowers and foliage. It is the intention ing clerk who was behind a coun-of the Governor to make the old ter, and while she was speaking a William Odell, who is known to all man in Chinese apparel and wear Palace one of the show places of

-ists. Eton wet-bobs as Bill, has just re-ing a mask entered the lobby and the Orient, tourists or no tou tired on pension from the manager presenting a revolver at her, seized ship of the Eton College boathouses the bag and the packet. He pulled

There are scores of convicts burn- ed so badly that always their faces

must be grotesque. may be spilled. But there order" to-night.

ETON BOATHOUSES,

Retirement of Popular Manager.

the

ΒΟΣ

the trigger of the revolver, which

did not fire, but two bullets fell on

.

Malacanan is now being re-

DEADLY TORPEDO.

8-Cylinder Engine and Bigger Warhead.

after nearly fifty years' ser- vice. He first had charge of the masters' boathouse on the floor, and then turning round, Bueks bank, below Wind-fed into the street, So quick was twenty the whole action, that not one of Bridge, and some years ago was appointed manager of the three seemed to realise what the boathouses above the bridge. had happened and thus the robber He has seen many famous oarsmen got clear away, Why the receiv begin their rowing, and then passing clerk did not take up something Important experiments with a on to the universities to row in the and throw it at the man, is surpris- new torpedo, said to be more dead- Oxford and Cambridge boat race.

He has served under many cap tains of the boats at Eton, and he will be much missed on the mfts. He la succeeded by Alfred Claret, who, for the last twenty years, has been the clerk attached to the boat houses, had b

STANDARD TIMES

Sunrise And Sunset In Colony

Sunrise and Sunset In Hong Kong for Jurie (Standard time of the 120th Meridian, East of Greenwich) are as follow:-

Sunrise Sunset

am. p.m. 5.88 :7.04-

June

4

-5

6.88 $7.06

5.88 7.05

5.38 7.06

8

10

ing, and though the hallporter did ly than anything yet invented, are rush after the Intruder, it was too taking place at the range of the late. There was no policeman Whitehead Torpedo Company, be-

The new weapon is smaller and 12 within hail and the streets next tween Weymouth and Portland. to the hotel are very dark, being badly lit. Defectives are still husy less bulky than the ordinary pat with the matter but there seems terns, being of 18-inch instead of 14 little chance of anything being 21-inch diameter and with a velo- The new captain of the boats to found out, though there is no doubt city understood to be half as fast too, la considerably D. W. C. Erskine Crum, who has that the man knew the habite of the again. The explosive capacity of 17 Bucceeded D, McKenna, who left cabler and perhaps know also that the

there was a packet with valuables

the end of last half. The first race in the safe that night

for the Eton Towing

School Pulling, the first heats o of which were rowed, on May 21550m

Tientsin Timen

The former chi Carlislə: gave

pulite houses,

Poking and

most vital

rader-It 35 believed,

of im-new weapon may totally

tlonise torpedo warfare,

· con-

un

5.38 7.06 €7.07 -6.88 *5.88 707 5.887.07 6.88 7.07

18

5.88 7.08

6.88* 7.08

15

8.38 7.08

16

6.88 7:08

18

6,38 7.09 638 7.09 6.39. 7.09 5.89 7.10 5,89 7.10

7.10 7.10

5.80

35:40.

8:40 777.10

711

HORSE

苦头

641

The first instalment vote for Ger- many's second "pocket battleship" has been cut out of the naval estimates by the Reichstag Budget Committee.

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