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TRAGIC SEA EX-SERGEANT JOCK' EFFORTS TO SALVE SHAMEEN ON CONGRATULATED ON PEAK TRAMWAYS POLAR TRIP

OUTING

STEAMER CAPSIZES

́IN GALE.

300 DROWNED

ONLY A HUNDRED

RESCUED.

ROBERTSON DEAD.

Shooting Affray Victim in Yaumati.

POPULAR POLICE OFFICER.

news

The death notice appearing in the Scottish

papers states:-

John Robertson, died sudden ly at Cheltenham, on April 27. Beloved husband of Dorothy Morgan and son of the late Charles Robertson and Mrs. One of the worst sen disas-Adamson, 85, Lift Rond, Lochee. ters in France since the War Late of the G.P.O. Dundee, and has occurred in the estuary the Hong Kong Police Force. of the Loire, near Nantes,

The notice refers to ex- where yesterday the 189-tön pleasure steamer St. Philibert Sergeant "Jock" Robertson, a foundered in a terrific gale, popular member of the Force in which it is believed that 192 who was the victim of the sen- people lost their lives. The sational shooting affray at Yau- vessel carried 500 excursion mata brush between Police ists, who were returning for. December 29, 1928, in which he from and robbers on the morning of

was badly wounded in the montiers, in the Bay of Bourg stomach and for many months neuf. The passengers moved to one side of the ship during balance and little hope was held afterwards his life was in the the storm, and this is thought to have caused the vessel to out for his recovery. capsize.

POSEIDON.

Slender Hopes of Immediate Success.

TAMAR SERVICE.

Wei-hai-wei, Saturday. Attempts to salvage H.M.S. Poseidon are being continued.

Assuming that the present

GUARD

SENSATIONAL STORY

FROM CANTON,

FALSE ALARM?

REGULATIONS BY THE POLICE.

The following report appears

CAPTURE.

Mr. Hamilton's Tribute to the Police,

THEFT OF $966.

"I congratulate you on the cap-. ture.

COMPANY.

Profit Almost Same As Last Year.

HIGHER TRAFFIC RECEIPTS.

An increase in traffic receipts

It was an excellent plece during the past year was more of work," said Dr. E. W. Hamilton than set off by the higher costs at the Kowloon Magistracy this of maintenance and repairs said morning, when Sub-Inspector Mr. D. E. Clark, who took the Elston charged Kwong Chun-lin,chair at the annual meeting of with the theft of $966 from Chin the Peak Tramways Company, Yak.

Ltd., held in the Hong Kong Hotel this morning.

The complainant, a student from Shanghai, arrived in the Colony on

Police Raid.

The increase was due to the higher cost of wire rope, through. the fall in exchange. However, in the result the accounts were very similar to the previous year, profit being, $40,783 as. against $41,404.

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It has been decided during the

had been dispensed with. Appre- year to do away with the post of Assistant Superintendent, and accordingly Mr. Chubb's services! ciation of his services over four years were put on record.

SEQUEL

MISHAP TO THE

NAUTILUS.

ENGINES FAIL

SUBMARINE LYING IN MID-ATLANTIC.

New York, Yesterday. The Polar exploration gub. marine Nautilus, is being dis

The steamship Independence Hall is standing by and the United States battleships Arkansas and Wyoming are steaming to "the scene.

Motor Disabled.

H.M.S, Medway, Cumberland,NEW Hermes and the Royal Naval tug Saint Breock, together with the U.S.S. salvaging ship Pigeon, are standing by, and efforts are be- ing made to blow out the water with high pressure air; but the in the Canton Gazette to-day the s.. Tsinan on June 7, and it position, twenty miles outside the harbour, where even a small

abled in Mid-Atlantic. The municipal authorities in is alleged that accused, with three wind raises a swell, renders diy- Shameen are taking steps to other men, jostled him, one extract ing operations difficult, and liable safeguard the island. Beginning in his pocket book containing to frequent interruption. There- from last week additional armed

$966, fore, there seem to be very sien- der prospects of immediate suc-guards have been assigned to

On going ashore he reported the cess.

keep watch at both bridges... · matter, and gave a description of methods fail the long tool for enter the island are subject to raid wasmade at a certain aarres Shabbily dressed Chinese who the man, whom he stated was the leader of the gang. As a result a Poseidon must a task the largest, and, most modern rigid search before entrance last night and accused was arrest salvage equipment.

The survivors who came up to

The pocket-book was discovered the surface after the Poseidon.

Barbed wires and steel bullet-

in accused's possession and was. On June 4, 1924, he was grant-settled were all from a forward proof shields are provided to found to contain 8218, $118 of ed the Fourth Class Police compartment. They included protect the main entrances of which he admitted he had stolen Medal by the then Governor (Sir) the Chinese mess boy.

from complainant. the island.

The warships are waiting until Notorious Thief.

the sea is moderate to tow the Reginald Stubbs) for bravery The organisation of the escape

The British and French muni- and resource on the occasion of required skilled knowledge, and

Accused had four previous con-

submarine to the nearest port, the Yaumati affray with armed the great presence of mind on the cipal police stations have jointly victions for theft, and is said to under review are very similar to probably Queenstown. robbers. He was finally invalid part of the senior rating who issued five regulations in orderbe a notorious professional harbour those of the previous year, the It is understood that the dam- ed from the Force on September took charge, and great coolness to safeguard their concessions.

thief.

profit being $40,789.41 as against aged batteries in the Nautilus re- 17, 1924, with just over five by the individuals concerned.

In sentencing the man to six $41,404.35, a drop of $620.94. sulted from a mishap yesterday, It is learned that the regula-months hard labour His Worship Traffic receipts you will notice, when one of the engine cylinders Chefoo, Saturday, The Commander-in-Chief, Vice- tions are as follow:-

made an order for the $218 to be show an increase of $1,797.25, cracked. -Reuter's American Prior to his retirement. "Jock" in the scene of the Poseidon Admiral Sir Howard-Kelly, arrived

restored to the complainant, and but on the other hand wire ropes Service. had sufficiently recovered to be disaster at 11 a.m. to-day.

congratulated Mr. Elston on bis have cost considerably more, The steamer St. Philibert this able to

There

smart capture.

owing to the fall in exchange, undertake the voyage morning conveyed 500 members Home for special treatment is to be a memorial service to

and this is responsible for the of the Co-operative Union on an there, leaving Hong Kong on the morrow (Sunday) on the Wei-hai-

Frightful Death Roli;

St. Nazaire, France,

Yesterday,

A frightful death roll is fear- ed aboard a small excursion steamer, believed to have over 500 people aboard, which is report-years' service to his credit. ed to have foundered in a gale off the estuary of the Loire.

Encountered a Gale.

creased in force.

Later,

The disaster is confirmed. have been picked up.-Reuter.

have been picked up.

further survivors

It is

Special Treatment.

Shooting Affray.

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wèi Parade Ground.

The Chefoo Daily News has open a fund for the families of the victims.

Memorial Service on H.M.S.

Tamar.

A memorial service for ratings who lost their lives in H.M.S. Poseidon was held on board H.M.S. Tamar yesterday at 10 a.m.

passage is admitted..!

em-

(1)-All the Chinese ployees in Shameen who possess special permits from the British or French police authorities can

go in and out of the island at. any time without subjecting to searches by the guards at both gates.

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TIRED OF SUFFERING

HOSPITAL PATIENT HANGS HIMSELF IN WARD,

THREE SUICIDE CASES.

Chairman's Speech.

of

In proposing the adoption the report and accounts the Chairman said:--

The accounts for the year!

are standing by the Nautilus and

Reuter, Yesterday... The Arkansas and Wyoming

in wireless messages, report that... the latter's "starboard engine and port motor are disabled and her batteries dead."

New York, To-day. The .President Roosevelt in standing by the Nautilus. She re-

increase in maintenance and reports that the latter is proceeding

pairs of approximately $6,000.

Salaries and wages also shownder power of her own undamag- an increase. This is accounted ed port engine.-Reuter's Ameri- for by steamer passages home can Service:

excursion to the island of Noirs.s. City of Cairo on April 18, montiers, and returned thence 1924, and since that time he at 1 p.m. in a gale, which in had practically continuously been receiving treatment at It is believed that the passen-nursing homes in Britain, and it

for the Assistant Superintendent [A message of June 6 (2) Those Chinese who are gers crowded on one side of the speaks well for his general sound

and passage out from home for stated:-The submarine Nau- vessel to shelter from the wind, constitution that he had sur-

not in employment in the conces sions cannot stay there for over

the Superintendent. In the cur- tilus, Sir Hubert Wilkins's Polar causing the vessel to capsize, vived his terrible injury for the

three days: If anyone who is Hospital for the past two months, pate a considerable saving under factory speed trial. Her com A patient in the Kwong Wah rent year's accounts, we antici-submarine, has concluded a satis The report of the disaster best part of eight years.

found to be violating this ordina mon emanated from the lighthouse at "Jock" served in the Army

ance will be subject to a fine of years, committed suicide at 11.45

named Ng Fat: aged 80 the heading.

mander says she will have a Cape St. Gildas, and a tug is rush- throughout the war, being twice

During the year, it was decided cruising rpeed of eleven knots. ing to the spot to investigate. wounded, and was one of the In addition to the Commodore the concession.

$10 and will be expelled out of o'clock on Saturday night by hang- to do away with the post of As The submarine is already stock-

Only Eight Saved.

first batch of ex-Service men fo and a large number of Naval

Ing himself in a ward. The body sistant Superintendent and Mr. ed with food sufficient for join the Hong Kong Police, ar- officers and ratings from H.M. (8).-Chinese sodiers

was removed to the Kowloon Mor- Chubb's services were dispensed eighteen months, and fuel oil suf- riving here on August 31, 1919, ships at Hong Kong, the service strictly forbidden from entertuary Deceased is. stated to be a with. Mr. Chubb joined the Com- ficient for from 4,000 to 5.000 only a few months after being was attended by Captain E. A. H. ing the island,

pany at the time of the change miles.] However the native of Swatow, demobilised. He was a fine foot- Coltman, representing His Excel-Chinese military officers can golving at 13, Wing Sing Street, to the present electrical haulage A woman, Chan Sap-yee (23), over from the old steam haulage

Refused to Re-embark.

baller and used to turn out re-lency the Governor, H.E. the in and out freely at will.

second floor, was admitted to the plant. This change over necessi- Little hope is entertained of gularly for the Police up to the General Officer Commanding the

(4).—All those who are caught Government Civil Hospital suffer- tated a lot of extra and anxious man, seconded by Mr. D. Wilson, time of receiving his injury. of the St.

Troops (Major-General J. W for petty theft or robbery will ing from affects of polsoning from work for the engineer in charge the retiring Directors, the Hon. Philibert being rescued.

Sandilands,. C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.), be banished and will not be allysol which she is stated to have and it was considered advisable C. G. Mackie, Sir Robert Ho known that 300 perished and taken from the report of the Cameron, his A.D.C.; Colonel their life-time.

The following extracts. are who was attended by Captain lowed to enter the island during swallowed.

to engage an assistant engineer. Tung, Sir Elly Kadoorie, Mr. about 100 were saved. They re- Yaumati Affray published in the Saville, and officers and other

Suffering from the effects of We wish to place on record our A. E. Stewart and 'Mr. M, H. mained on Noirmontier, refusing China Mail of December 29, ranks representative of all the to re-embark in the bad weather. 1923-

poisoning from adoline, which she appreciation of Mr. Chubb's ser- Turner, were re-elected. (5)-All articles or commer- Swiftness of Disaster.

military units at Hong Kong. cial commodities which are taken is alleged to have swallowed at 8, vices during the four years hé

Glenealy, "A sensational shooting affray

second floor, Wai Pui- was with the Company.

The auditors, Messrs. Lowe, St. Nazaire, Yesterday.

The Naval Chaplain, the Rev. out from the concessions must

Bingham and Matthews, and The swiftness of the St. Philibert took place in Yaumati about 8 H. F. Foley, M.A., conducted the have a seal from the firms to yee (28), was taken to the Govern- Dividend Eight Per Cent.

ment Civil Hospital in an We propose, subject to your Messrs. Linstead and Davis, were disaster is proved by the fact that o'clock this morning within a few service, which concluded with the which the articles, belong before conscious condition.

approval, to pay the same divi- re-elected, at the proposed in- a tug rushed to the apot immedi-yards of the Police Station. playing of the Dead March, they are allowed to be taken over

dend as last year, eight per cent., creased fee, on the motion of Mr. ately after the lighthouse-keeper During a regular fusillade of sounding of the Last Post, and the island. had witnessed the sinking and shots from armed robbers Ser- the National Anthem.

and carry forward a slightly in W. Morley, seconded by Mr. J. D. Our Special representative

***Humphreys. Weihaiwai, Yesterday. only found one surviver and the geant Robertson was wounded bodies of three women.

Detective Sergeant

was in Canton during the Impressive services

the for A pilot seriously.

week-end, and he states that boat later brought in seven more Fender was wounded in the fore- Poseidoni victims were conducted

the concession presented a nor arm, Indian Sergeant B267 was ashore and afloat at ten o'clock this survivors and another body.

mal appearance. There were no Other searching craft returned seriously wounded in the body, morning.

Two Japanese seamen, Satava empty handed.

signs of barbed wire or steel Admiral Kelly, a representative Most of the victims and Chinese Detective B267 Man

bullet-proof shields in evidence

Shigern. (85), of the 5.9. Kisu emanate from Nantes whence the Wan was, wounded in the leg. of the Chinese High Commissioner

up to Sunday, other than the Maru, and Tokichi Mayamati, of excursion started at nine o'clock Two of the armed robbers were and a party from the Ita

old entanglements which have the s.8. Moral Maru, are stated to yesterday morning-Reuter. wounded fatally and two others an cruiser Sebastiano Caboto

been exposed ever since the

have been engaged in a fight with [The St. Philibert is a steel- slightly, p

knives at a house in Kennedy Road screw vessel of 189 tons and was)

strike of 1925.

In the early hours of this morn- built in 1928 at Nantes. She is Occupants of 206C, Canton Road,

Ing. owned by the Nantaise de Navi- made a report shortly before 8 gent. The service concluded with gatigue and Vapeur Company 'clock this morning to the Yaumati (Service des Messageries de Police Station that an armed rob l'Ouest), and is used for pleasure bery was taking place in one of the trips down the Loire. The Loire upper floors. Accompanied by Is the longest river in France and eight European and about a dozen the Medway, the Marazion, then the recent accident to H.M.S. after treatment, but Mayamati was}

Police Warned.

y

other Police officers, Detective

were among those attending the service. ashore, at which BB officers and 502 ratings were pre- the Last Post, nounded by the massed Fleet buglers.

The service afloat was attended

tug St. Breock and all the available, submarines in the vicinity of the

MACAO'S "GOVERNOR.

is navigable only in a very Inspector T. Murphy promptly pru Poseidon.Reuter limited sense. At times a stupen-ceeded to the scene, only a few yards dous flood submerges wide reaches of land. It receives the away. Inspector Murphy and Ser Erdre on the right at Nantes geants Kelly and Fender went up- and the navigable Etier de Mean stairs, Sergeant, Fender posted on the right near St. Nazaire himself at the second floor landing At St. Nazaire it la one mile and and the other two officers took up a half

WORLD FLIGHTS.

PROGRESS OF JAPANESE AND

nevad hanya

GERMAN A

stations on the first floor landing.

Expression of Regret and Condolences,

The Inmates of the second floor: The following letters have been-ex- (which was being robbed) after changed between the Governors of wards stated that the robbers ware Macao and HongKong disturbed by the sound of Police whistles and at once started to bolt down the stairs

Walting Below. Bergeant Fender opened fire at world trip the West course them from above and immediately

ma

Asahi Today.

came hora. by a number of

leys were fired in the off for Seoul at narrow staircase, Inspec Murphy thebosforward the will and. Berge

Lampion

Your Excellency It pained me vory much to learn of the distressful accident, resulting in the loss of so many-lives, when HM Submarine Poseidon was lost at Wal-hal wel

and, on ba

Chalf Gov

dolences with the British Govern. ment in regard to the loss of life

Foseidon.

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I deeply appreciate your

message.

I have the honour to be, Your Excellency's most obdient

servant.

(Sd) W. PEEL,

Governor.

Hong, Kong, June 18, 1931.20

the local Leag Fund

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RELIER FUND

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FIGHT WITH KNIVES

JAPANESE TAKEN TO CIVIL HOSPITAL.

Both received flesh wounds to the head and body, and were re- moved to the Government Civil Hospital. Shigern was discharged

detained.

OVERCAST.

„To-day's weather: report from the Royal Observatory states:

A feeble anti-cyclone is con-2 tral to the East of the Boning. Depressions are situated over the Lower Tangisze Val ley and to the West of Hanol;

ForecastS winds; mo derate; generally overcast, or casional rain,

Rainfall,

Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at: 10 m to day 0.22 inch. Total since January 128.52 **inches against an average of 80.96 Inches-deficit 2.44 Inches

Temperature

speel

iture fat certain très this morning,

88

creased balance.

The auditors have applied for

Those Present.. an increase in their fees from $250 each to $850 each. Your Supporting the Chairman were directors have agreed to this sub Mr. A. B. Stewart (director) and Mr. J. L. Quie, (secretary). ject to your approval.

The motion was seconded by Shareholders who attended were Mr. J. A. Tarrant, and passed Messrs. J. D. Humphreys, W. unanimously...

Morley, J. A. Tarrant and D. On the motion of the Chair- Wilson.

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