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China Mail

No. 27,544

ALLEGED COMMUNIST PROSPEROUS REAL

DEMONSTRATION.

Seizure of Three Red Flags.

"OPPOSE THE IMPERIALISTS."

ESTATE.

Chinese Company's Good Year.

INCREASE IN PROFITS.

ESTABLISHED

1846

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1930.

BATTLE OF CONVICTS

AND POLICE.

Fracas follows Attempte Escape at Adelaide.

TWO PRISONERS KILLED.

Adelaide, Yesterday. A fierce street battle of four

TYPHOON'S

HAVOC ·

WORST FOR FORTY YEARS.

DEATHS IN KOREA

TERRIBLE DAMAGE AT NAGASAKI,

Tokyo, Yesterday.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/3 %.

PRICE $3,00 Per Month.

это

Dahty Eyeglassed

N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optician -18, Queen's Boad Central.

GERMAN LINER ON LAUNDRY CLERK'S

FIRE.

EMBEZZLEMENT.

Gallant Rescue by Crew An Offer to Refund by

of British Vessel.

Instalment.

"ALL LIVES SAVED.

REJECTED BY MANAGEMENT.

MISS LAUREL NOT IN CONVENT.

Archbishop Hears She is | Hiding in Private Home.

MYSTERY DEEPENS.

this morning.

In connection with a Commun- In a year which has been notable

Rugby, Yesterday. Appearing before Mr. Whyte-

Manila July 8. istic demonstration which oe- for poor business, with consequent

The British ship Rangitata, Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy evered outside the Central Market. drops in profits all round, it is

Iluminada Laurel, "Miss Luzon"

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the corner of Queen's Road pleasing to be able to record that long term convicts, who escaped

sailing under the flag of the New this morning was Leung Nai-lo in the 1927 Carnival, who disap- Central and Queon Victoria at the annual meeting of Chinese from Yatala Inbour prison.

Zealand Shipping Company, to- (28) a clerk employed in the peared last Thursday, is not in any· Street, ut 1 p.m., on July 16, two Estates, Limited, held in the China against the police ended in the The most furious typhoon for day effected the rescue of the Steam Laundry Co., who pleaded of the city convents, as was believed Chinese, Chan Kam and Chung Building this morning an increas killing of two convicts and the 40 years having ravaged Loochoos passengers and crew of the North guilty to a charge concerning the by her friends and relatives, it was Pany, were to-day charged before ed dividend was announced, with wounding of the constables and a and Kyushu, struck with unabated German Lloyd vessel Targis, of embezzlement of $148, the money stated at the Archbishop's palace Mr. R. E. Lindaci with exhibit the prospect of even better returns ing or causing to be exhibited in in the future.

lorry driver. The convicts' ac-force southern Korea at noon, ac-5,900 tons, in mid-Atlantic. News of the firm. the street n public notification or Net profits for the present year. complices in a motor car, firing!

cording to a report from Fusan. proclamation in Chinese, without said the Chairman, exceeded that of revolvers, sped through the city deaths in Korea are at present wireless

No details of the damage or of the rescue reached London in Det.-Inspector Fallon stated Father Fletcher, secretary of His

messages a permit from the Secretary for the previous year by $1,081.75, the

from the that defendant's duty was to go Grace, Mons. Michael J. O'Doherty, Chinese Affairs,

Even from Kyushu Rangitata, which is a vessel of total amount for the year being pursued by police with armed avaliable. Three red flags, which were | $132,104.04. A sum of $395,059.07 | rifles.

(only a very fragmentary picture 18,000 tons. The Targis, bound round and collect bills for the intimated Both ears were disabled of the havoc wrought has been for Bremen from North America, Company, one of which was $148 had been informed officially reized by the Police at the time would be carried forward to the and the fight continued afoot.

carried a crew of 42 and a few from the European YM.C.A., that Miss Laurel is not in any of the accused's arrest, were pro- next account. duced in Court by Detective Ser-

The amount of the mortgage on

the which sum he collected but con- of the convents. geant O'Donovan.

One

chalk. It was

possible. Police reinforcements arrived The estimates of the dead and passengera, and when

and one convict was captured. One injured are still mere guesswork, Rangitata arrived on the scene of the the property now stood at $135,000. escaped but was captured later but the authorities believe that she was badly on fire in three Verted to his own use.

flags, which was stated to have against $640,000 when the build- · teen carried by Chung Fang, bare ing was under construction. The disguised as a woman. The other the total casualties in Loochoos, holds. All passengers and crew some Chinese characters in white outstanding balance on the mort-WO, after firing into private Kyushu and Korea amount prob. were taken on coard the Rangi

tata-British Wireless Service. a slogan which, gage, it was confidently expected. houses and a school, commandeer- ably to several hundreds.

ધર્મ a lorry and encountered a translated into English, read: would be paid off by the end of the posse of constables, who shot ashore

The majority of the casualties:

are merely "Oppose the Imperialists who op- financial year.

injured FORTUNES IN ART. them dead-Reuter.

through the collapse of houses, press the Labourers!" All three

Chairman's Speech.

but a heavy death roll is feared 16,000 GUINEAS PAID FOR A flags were hoisted on bamboo The Chairman, in moving the poles.

when the toll of the storm is adoption of the Report and Ac-

RIOTS IN BENGAL.

fully known.

LANDSCAPE. Every part of Kyushu has REMBRANDT FETCHES £19,000. been scourged but Nagasaki re-

When charged Chan Kam aaid: counts, said:

Gentlemen. The Directors' re- pert and statement of account

"A man paid me $1 to carry the Bags. I did not know what was for the year ending February 28. written on them because I can- not read."

next Tuesday.

EIGHT KILLED AND SEVENTY ARRESTED.

1930, having been in your hands HOUSES LOOTED & BURNED. for the prescribed period 1 will,

that he had

with your permission, take them

doubtful

Mymensingh, Bengal,

Yesterday.

arrested.. The houses of both eight rioters were killed and 70

Hindus and Mahommedans were looted and burned.Reuter.

RAIN..

The Royal Observation re ports at 10.30 a.m.--.

The depression covers S.W. China,

Forecast:-SW. or vari- able wind, moderate; gen- eraly overcast; rain.

that the Archbishop

He also asserted that if it were true that she had His excuse for taking the money decided to enter the Carmelite gone there, the was that he was sick and needed convent and had .it. Defendant's salary was $15 a❘ Archbishop should know it because month with, board and lodging. his permission is needed before a He tried to make good the em-girl can enter a convent. bezzlement by requesting the

The fear that Mine Laurel might his monthly pay until the sum have gone to the Jars branch of manager to discount $10 from

was finally covered. The mana-the Carmelite convent is likewise 'ger did not agree.

His Worship: Then what did scoffed at the palace. It was sald he do? He did not try to get out that even there, the Archbishop of the Colony. How did the would have been informed of the At a great art sale which realised Police get him? nearly £100,000 at Christies* Inspector Fallon: Mr. Hirst Auction Room, London, some will tell you. famous works, Including several

Y.M.C.A. Bills.

Rugby, Yesterday,

calc.

Unconfirmed Informations reach- Ling the Archbishop's palace during The last few days were to the effect from the collections of the late! Mr. W. W. Hirst, manager of that Miss Laurel is staying in the Lords Curzon and Balfour and the the Steam Laundry Company ex-house of a very close friend of the Earl of Feversham, brought high plained that defendant came to family, in the city and that she is prices. Sixteen, thousand guineas the office yesterday and, when a "aafe hands." It was also said were paid for a superb Hobbema charged with embezzlement, plead- that Miss Laurel is "hiding" from landscape, which was the property ed guilty. However, he made an her parents in order that her father, of Lord, Feversham,

offer that $10 be deducted from Gregorio Laurel, might "think It [A message of July 18

One of the most celebrated of old his salary to make good the sum over and change his mind" regard- stated:-Nine Hindus have

masters among 32 of the Curzon Mr. Hirst-handed him over to the ing her plans either to become a been killed in the course of ceived the worst of the storm. heirlooms, which in all realised 40,- Police He added that several nun or, to marry. communal rioting. Moham Three small steamers and 50 000 guineas, was 扯 Rembrand small amounts had been stolen medans on Saturday looted a smaller craft, including motor portrait of an "Old Man," which from the Company, and that it had at a loss as to her possible where. Friends of the family were still number of houses in the boats, sailers and sampans, sank fetched 13,000 guíneas,

been the custom in previous Kishoreganj division. Exten- inside the harbour. The majority Other high prices were for por cases to allow the offenders to sive looting and incendiarism of the crews were ashore, but traits by Reynolds (4,000 guineas) make good by deducting from A general alarm to constabulary continue, in spite of firing by many perished. Some bodiles by Gainsbourough (400 guineas), their wages. In such cases, how man in the nearby provinces was the Police circle. One officer have already been recovered. and by Hoppner (2,200 guineas), ever, it was usual that the offen-issued by the constabulary for the has been injured. Twenty-five The Governor of Nagasaki Of 12 pictures from the Balfour der Teft the Company after location of Miss Laurel. The men of the Frontier Rifles arriy- Prefecture, in a brief radioed re-estate the highest price paid was month. ed last night and another body port to the Home Ministry, in- 2,600 guineas for a Janvan Goyens Mr. Hirst, continuing, said that is following.]

dicated that there was a heavy view of the Dordreck River loas of life, amorig seafarers. British Wireless Service. "Several bosta sank in Nagasaki

Chung Pang said nothing whatever to do with the as read. The net profit for the flags.

The Sergeant said that Mr. year, after providing $36,000 as

It is officially announced that. Fitzroy was going to prosecute in Building, $1.986.67 for bad and Kishorganj District a total of reserve for depreciation on China in the recent disturbances In the case and he had requested him to ask for a date to be fixed after auditor's fees and other expenses, debts, directors' and

8 $132,104.04, which, added to the Mr. Lindsell pointed out that balance of $345,455.93, amounts to the men were charged three days 8477,559.97. The net profit for the -after their arrest and asked why year exceeds that for the previous

they were not brought before the Court earlier.

year by $1,081.75.

Better Dividend. Tho Sergeant said 'that they had Your Directors propose to pay to consult the Public Pro- a dividend of $5 per phare, secutor to decide whether or not amounting to $62,500. After pay- to charge the men under the emer-ng this dividend there is left n gency regulations.

sum of $395,050.97 which it is A Breach of the Law. proposed to carry forward to next Mr. Lindsell said

that it was year's account. In the opinion of illegal to detain the men for three the Directors the financial posi- days. They should have been tion of the Company justifies the charged. formally and then fresh payment of a dividend of 5 per or amended charges could have cent. as against 4 per cent, last

beiter dividend may be declared

been brought forward at a later year, and it is hoped that a yet

hearing.

The Sergeant said that they had next year in view of the fact that hitherto followed that practice, the indebtedness of the Company but now they had orders to con- is being gradually reduced. sult the Public Prosecutor before)

A Bright Future. making out their charges.

When China Building was under

OVATION FOR ACTOR.Harbour, and a number of bodies RAIN AND SUNSHINE.

SHANGHAI CHINESE TRIBUTES

TO MEI LAN-FANG.

had passed." were recovered after the storm

Fishermen Drowned.

Tokyo, Yesterday.

HOTTEST AND COOLEST DAY

abouts.

a

alarm was made in the belief that

defendant was not a regular shroff but was employed to look after the bills of the residents of the Euro

if Miss Laurel la not in the city,

she may be in one of the provinces.

In response to the request of Gregoria Laurel, father of the girl,

pean Y.M.C.A. What was worse tours headquarters to the pro-

for the firm, was that defendant stabulary kept the receipts of payments and vincial commander of Iloilo to look only handed him one or two. for Miss Laurel there. Friends of IN JUNE.

His Worship: You don't want the family circulated rumours that to keep him.

Mis Laurel had left for Noflo. According to the meteorological Mr. Hirst: No, six.

At noon to-day, Gregorio ·Laurel

་

Father Sceptical

The Governor said that many publie buildings had been un- GOING TO PEKING, -

roofed and others seriously dam- Mr. Lindsell: It is a breach of construction. the property was

aged, including the Prefectural the law which require a man to mortgaged to the Government for

Shanghai, Yesterday. be brought into Court within 48 $640,000.

Government Headquarters-Reu- observations made at the Royal Pointing out that $148 was a did not appear at the house of his In 1927 the loan was The famous Chinese actor, Meiter.

Observatory during the month of big amount to take, his Worship son, Pacifico Laurel on Calle Man- hours of arrest.

repaid to the Government by means Lan-fang, arrived on the sa

June, there were twenty-two rainy passed sentence of three months gahan. It was learned that he had Speaking about the demonstra- of a new mortgage from Mesers. Chichibu Maru from San Fran

days in that month,

hard labour.

left last night and that he had not tion, the Sergeant said that be- Dentons for $400,000 and the ap- cisco to-day after a triumphal Fifty-six fishermen are report-

The hottest day was on June 30,

returned yet. eldes the flags some pamphlets propriation of $240,000 from the tour of the United States. He led missing in two accidents un-

when the thermometer registered were seized but these could not be accumulated profits of the Com- was warmly welcomed by a large connected with the Kyushu temperature of 90.3 degrees. connected with the accused. The pany. This mortgage was reduc- crowd on the jetty representing typhoon. In both cases their The coolest day was on June 8; the Police got all the three flags, but ed with accumulated profite by all walks of life. A big reception small motor craft went onto the temperature being 69.8 degrees. secured only two men. The $150,000 in 1928 and by $100,000 is being given at the Majestic to- rocks in the fog and sank. The rainfall for the month of gathering numbered from eight to in 1929. On February 28, 1980, it morrow afternoon in his honour. One was the Eiji Maru, off June at the Botanical Gardens was Mel Lan-fang, for whom a series aged, including the Prefectural 15 inches on 21 days, at the Matilda shouted: Communistic slogans, but On April 80, 1980, we arranged of functions are being arranged, with 39 hands, and the other the Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was they were more in reference to the with the Bank of East Asia for an has announeed that he will leave Kotchira Maru, off Shimods, with 9.91 inches on 11 days, at Fanling, sirife in China and the conditions overdraft for $195,000 with which, for Peking in a few days.--Reuter. 17 losses. Reuter. of the labourers and peasants together with $15,000 we had in

ten men who fired crackers and stood at $150,000.

THEFT FROM BUILDING CONTRACTORS.

than anti-British. What made the the Bank, we paid off the mortgage WATCHMAN'S LAPSE, affair all the more serious was with Messrs. Deacons. The rea- the fact that a packet containing sons for this change are the rate of about three pounds of what ap interest charged by the Bank of peared to be gun-powder was also East Asia is half of one per cent. Reized. It was now with the Gov- less than that charged by Messrs. ernment Analyst, .......

The Magistrate fixed hearing of the case for 11 am next Satur day, allowing ball in the sum of $500 each.

Taikoo Dock Incident.

Deacons, and also the overdraft can be reduced at any time and by whatever amount without the neces sity for giving any previous notice

We hope to repay this advance from the Bank of East Asia by the end of our financial year, after

"He was employed to look after these fittings, and he stole them said Acting Inspector A. H. Elston

Earlier Reports.

IN "RED" HANDS.

FOREIGN CONSULS TO THE RESCUE.

LADIES IN DANGER.

Peking, Yesterday. Word has reached Peking that

July 9. Gregorio Laurel, father of Ilu- mitada Laurel, announced this morning that he is almost positive that his daughter is in one of the Jocal convents, In spite of state- ments to the contrary.

it was 9.06 Inches on 18 days, at

He said, however, that he will the Royal Naval Hospital, Hong the United States Consul at Foo- continue his scarch in other quar- Kong, It was 16.35 inches on 15 chow. Mr. John J. Mucelo, accomters until all the “poselblítics" have A typhoon at Kyushu this morn- days, and at the Police Station, panied by the British Consul, Mr been accounted for. Talking about ing reached a velocity of forty- Talpo, it was 11.90 Inches. on 21 A. J. Martin, are proceeding by the possibility of Miss Laurel a one metres a second...

days.

Tokyo, Yesterday.

Telegraph and telephone com- munication in west Hiroshima is totally interrupted, and it is be- leved that considerable damage has been done.

at the Kowloon Magistracy this The typhoon is marching on morning when a Chinese watchman north-westward of the Korean was charged before Mr. T. S. Channel and Japan Sea,

WAGES CLAIM.

SUPERVISOR OF WORKS SUED.

launch to Tenpingfu about a hun-eloping with some one, Mr. Laurel dred miles up the Min River, to stated that the idea is unthinkable. rescue a number of British and have never doubted the virtue of American missionaries marooned my daughter," he declared. ⠀ within the area controlled by Lu Mr. Laurel stated that all indica- Hsing-pang, the rebel leader tions point to her having entered a menacing Foochow

convent, as she had been planning for a long time.

Persons who have been following

The Consuls, whose launch files Mr. T. S. Whyto-Smith heard a the flags of their respective coun- Whyte-Smith with the larceny of Osaki, Kobe and Kyoto have case, at the Kowloon. Magistracy tries. have been promised safe the case from the announcement of Chinese named Wong Sze was also charged with distributing pamphlets The motion was carried unanim players, the Lem Yue Kee firm of

a larger dividend. (Applause), and colls, the property of his em

Tokyo, Later, young Chinese sought to recover by both sides.

the action of Mr. Laurel in cancel- on the Shaukiwan Road without a qualy, after which Mr. Lau Tak building contractors.

The typhoon has cut off the five months' wages, amounting to Efforts will be made by the ling the alarm for his daughter's permit from the S.C.A. He denied

supply of electricity in northern $250, from an Indian named party to get in touch with the disappearance which he had given the charge and said that he re- was re-elected a director for After defendant had pleaded Kyushu, suspending the operation Karam Din, described as a super- Misses Nettleton and Harrison, to the secret service and then giving ceived some from another man the ensuing year, and Mr. Li gulity, Mr. Elston said that he was of newspaper printing and other visor of works in the employment who were captured early this a similar alarm to the Constabulary. and did not know what they were. Tung was re-elected as Company's, employed as watchman to look Industries. Also, many elfes in of the Spanish Procuration. Com-menth. A letter signed by Miss Chief Platt, of the Manila police de

Sergeant C'Donvan said that 103 auditor.

after some houses under construc- northern Kyushu will be without plainant was engaged on Novem- Harrison, but dictated by her cap partment, could not tell Mr. Laurel's, tion in Prince Edward Road. The light to-night-Reuter. complainant missed the articles and reported to the Felice, who later made a search of the watchman's basket and found the hinges, wiring

Also arrested on July 16, another which we shall be able to declare some brass hinges, copper wiring not been, affected Festerday afternoon, In which a conduct through the fighting Knee her disappearance, are puzzled about

pamphlets were, found in the ac- cused's possession. He was hand-

ing them out to workers outside the Talkoo Docke

This Caso was also fixed, for hearing on Saturday, at noon, the accused being allowed ball in the sum of $1,000. THER

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RESULTS OF INTERNATIONAL

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The Magistrate (to defendant): Rugby, Yesterday. Not much good employing a man

The first of the two Irish inter- like you as a watchman, if that is national Grand Prix automobile the sort of thing you do!⠀ Thres gentleman rode up to a farm, road races at Dublin to-day was months” hard labour, *

the small son of won by "Victor"." Gillows in a

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the Riley first. Captain

Waites

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LISBON PLOT.

OFFICERS AND CIVILLIANS ARRESTED

that certa

bove dis

ber 24 and after ten day's proba-tors, demands $100,000, to be sent | reason for his action. He said that ́ tion was given a salary of $50 per to the "District Soviet Govern- et test his thought that Mr. Laurel month. He received pay for ↑ ment" within a fortnight, falling had already located the girl, hence first two months but subsequent-which both ladies would be shot, the cancellation of the alarm. But ly received no wages."

Reuter.

the Constabulary'é ald was secured by Mr. Laurel yesterday

The defence- submitted by Mr Remedios was that complainant Post Office Girl (to assembled Up to this noon no definite clue approached defendant for a job friends) :: The evening cloak was could be secured by the Constab Lisbon, Yesterday. putting it too high to suggest that redingote design, in gorgeous ulary or by Mr. Laurd as to bis ni-officially announced defendant would give complainant lame brocade with fox fur, and daughter's exact whereabouts.

7. officers" "and $80 per month when he could get wide pagode sleeves, and was also learned that the young conspiring to an experienced foreman for less. Long-suffering Customers Visayan doctor, who had been court- ting regime, Complainant ridiculed the" Idon wonder if you could provide one; ing Hiss Latre), and, who left for that he should” work for nothing, with a neat brown stamp with a ¦ his hometown shortly before her. engineered | but the Magistrate,” said that it dinky perforated - ham, the toute disappearance, is arriving - to- it The was iot kuusual for an apprentice ensemble delicately treated on the morrow or the day after to-morrow,

to work for nothing.

reverse with "gumarabic, Bome to help in the search-Philippines

Herald

The case was adjourned,

thing about 11⁄4/d.