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BANK ASSISTANT ROBBED.
OFFICIAL OF INTERNATIONAL BANK IN SHANGHAI
HELD UP YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. ·
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MR.
PERRY'S
PLUCKY ACTION,
GUNMAN- JUMPS INTO WHANGPOO RIVER "AND SINKS AFTER BEING SHOT BY INDIEN CONSTABLE.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND, * 1925
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"A daring attempt to" get away with a large sums of money, which an assistant of the International Bank, Shanghai, was removing from the premises, yesterday afternoon, would probably have proved sateessful had it not been for the plucky action of Mr. Herbert Perry, of the Munk cipal Department. The cabled account, as received through Bentor's" Agency; Tollows:-
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of the heart and shoulders.
When he arrived at the Bund, he was SHANGHAI, August Hist. stopped by Mr. Herbert Perry, of the Three robbers, this afternoon, in a Municipal Electricity Department. The frei motor·rar, dear up to the late-rother fired three shots at point blank sational Bank. Our of them got out of range, wounding Mr. Perry in the region the car and awaited the exit of an as- stant of the Bank, carrying large am of money. The rubber held up the Asistant and got the money, but he was discovered by a watchman who fred af him. The robber fled towards the Bund, pursued by police. In his tight be threw
the money away.
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FRANCE AND AMERICA.
34. CAILLAUS WILL HEAD DEBT DELEGATION.
BANG-URITISH SETTLEMENT,
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U.S. TERMS TO BELGIUM.
"ANXIETY' · OF OTHER DERTORS
AS TO FUTURE.
LONDON, August goth, Belgium's American debt settlement has intensified the interest in the meeting of M. Caillaux with Mr. Winston Chur chill on Monday. It is pointed out by English newspapers that the United States are now being paid by Great Britain and Belgium, but nobody is yet paying Great Britain,
FRENCH HOPES
PARIS, August 20th. The newspapers to-day hope that the result of Belgium's settlement will be to make the Franco-American gotiations гдліст.
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Aaxiety is expressed lest the terms in posed on France equal or approneb, thosy, acepted by Britain.
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WHAT ITALY THINKS.
Rove, August 20th Satisfaction is expressed that Belgium has obtained along moratorium The newspaper quote comparativo agutes of the Italian and Helgian wealth, in sup
port of their convention that the Ameri
can terms to Italy should be more gene
rous than to Belgium.
The Minister of Finance to-day con-
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CRICKET AT HOME,
RESULTS OF, MATCHES. IN COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.
LONDON,, August 21st At Leicester. Sussex defented Leicester. hire by four wickets. The secret ware:
Leicester, 130 and 130.
Sussex, 200 and s! for six wickets, In Leicester's first innings, Wensley took five wickets for 99 runs. In the second, Astill compiled 3. Weasley taking five wickets for 61 runs. When Sussex went in the first time, Çox scored 56, Geary taking five wickets for 60, and in their second innings Astill captured four wickets for 31
Playing at Worcester, Middlesex beat Worcestershire by eight wickets. Scores;
Worcester, 153 and 177.
MR.
CABLE
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SITUATION IN CHINA.
CHAMBERLAIN SENDS ALL DOCUMENTS.
SHANGHAI STRIKE FUNDS,
SOVIET CONTRIBUTION IS THE BIGGEST.
In a message from Peking dated Anguat 11th, the Asiatic News Service states, FOR that according to an announcement by the Chinese General Union of Commerce, Labour and Education of Shanghai, up to the end of July, 1923, the total amount of money which has been spent in oon- nection with the prosecution of the strika is about $2,000,000. 1
CHAO ÜSIN CHY'S HUAST.
"་" LONDON. August 21st, Mr. Austen Chamberlain, did not come to London to-day, but is, having evers document relating to the Chinese situa
The injor portion of the total amount of money has been raised by all publie organizations in China; but a small part has been subscribed by inbour unions in other countries.
tion sent to his bouse in Sussex. Part cular attention is being paid to the local Middlesex, 274 and 37 for two wickets, aspect of the Canton Government's ship In Worcester's initial venture, Halgning order. The British Minister at captured five wickets for 53 runs, and in their second he took four for 67, and Peking has been asked for his observa- The Soviet workers are reported to Hearne four for 40. In the first inningstions. His reply is now being awaited. The the biggest contribhtors, this item
(Sir Ronald Marlong, H.B. M. Minister amomiting to us less than 300,000 gold »
of Middlesex, Gray scored 79. Root taking | six wickets for 97 runs.
In their match at Nottingham. Notts defented. Northants by an innings and 48 runs. The scores were:
Notts, 879 for nine wickets, (declared). Northants, 189 and
For Notts. Walker compiled to and Larwood 70, whilst Payton made 10d not out. In the first innings of Northants,
to Peking. is now on leave in" England. Froubles.“
INTENTIONS OF MR. CHU
As money had been raised in the In a speech, at the opening annual United States, Japan and other, cous- conference of the Central Union af tries and remitted to China in former Chinese Students in Great Britain, heldars for charitable purposes, the General Union is of the "bpìnữm, that there is no-
The rubber then jumped into theferred at great length with the Italian M. Woolley scored 56, Barratt captur. at Hoddesdon, Mr. Chao Hsin Chuthing unusual for foreigners to subscribe He was shot by an Ambassador to Washington on the sub-ing seven wickets for 53 runs, and m the Chinese Chargé d'Affaires, said he was funds for the relief of the belpless wives
Whampoa River. Indian constable and sank,
Mr Pergy was removed to hospital. In the course of the runting fight, the rubber slightly wounded a Chinese pede
strinn.
Mr. Perry's condition appears not to ibe serious.
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CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO:
EFFECT OF TROULS VICTORY
VAR REACHING,
PARIS, August 20th.
ject of the Italian debt to America. BELGIAN PRESS YIEWS.
Bavaszia, Angust 20ti. The Nationalist paper, the Vation Belge, says that if Parliament approves
el quilibrium will be upset. of the agreement, the country's Anan
The Ministerialist Vingtieme Siegle, also the Broile Beige and, the Flemish Standard consider that the agreement is the best that could be expected.
[HRUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE | U.S. PAPERS' WARNING.
New York: August 20th. The newspapers inphasise the special rquities of Belgium's economic situation, and declare that it would be misleading
second Bagnall compiled 75.
The match between Surrey and Glinor Kan was drawn, there being no play on the first and third days owing to rain. When stumps were drawn. Surrey had lost wickets for in runs.
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REXTER'S "AMERICAN SERVICĖ.] 'DAVIS CUP TENNIS."
WINS FOR PATTERSON AND ·
ANDERSON.
BROOKLINE August 20th In a Davis Cup tie between Australian
heat Harada, 6-4, 3-6, 45-3, 6-1. Shinridu, 6-1, 6-1, 1-2, and Anderson
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going to tenera to attend the League and children of the strikers this time in! Assembly and speak of thina's claim for conection with the existing Chines
patriotic movement for national libera- tion from the foreign yoke. the revision of unequal treaties.
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The Chinese, he saith, will be able to. work out their own salvation and lo not need outside help, which might be misguided into intervention.
The statement of a Foreign Diplomat that: We are all determined to help China, but China must enable us do so,”
trented China like a child. The Chinese were awakening, and were patriotic and
TO FIND WORK FOR STRIKERS.
For the purpose of finding work for the strikers, states further message from the
agency, the Chinese officials at Shanghai bave suggested the re-opening of the Kiangnani Arsenal for for marketing purposes. the manufacture of non-war materials
It is reported that important parts of
the machinery, in the Kingnan Arsenal have been taken away by Goseral (Sun Chuan Fang of Cheking, while the re- maining, machines are ip a deteriorated
days who could he conquered by guns, bo But as the suggestion is against the man- Paid
Immediate and far-reaching political and dangerous to pitempt to apply the and Japanese players: Patterson defeated united. valike tb Chinese in the old condition on account of lnck of attention. effects are claimed from the French vicrruilts of the agreement to other nations
tory at Thouls.
The news spread like wildfire through the tribal country its effect being highly damaging to Abdel Krim. The neigh bouring tribesmen are reported to by
MR. MELLON EXPLAINS.
WASHINGTON, August 20th.
The reason
for the United States granting special consideration to Bel- gium's peculiar status and re-opening the
THE AMERICAN TEAM.
NEW YORK, August 21st.
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CANTON SHIPPING EMBARGO.
PROBABLE POLICY,
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PART. August ist. According to. Le, Matin, it has been
It is oficially announced that the United JAPANESE SPOKESMAN OUTLINES practically decided that M. Caillauxravering.
A Tangier message says that French debt negotiations after a deadlock hul Sintes Davis Cup toun will be:-Norris will bead the French debt delegation to
and Spanish officials who had been bit. been reached is explained in an officiat
Williams, as captain, Tilden, W. M. Americs in September.
Commenting on the forthcoming Angloberto retained in Morneen for the pur.statement by Mr. Mellon as being durchston, and Vincent Richards, and i'rench debt conversations, Ere Nouvelle pose of getting into contact with And et a specific promise, which was momentarily Howard Khusry as Erst reserve. points out that France has lent the Allies Krim in the event of the latter wishing sixteen billion franes, which have not yet to initiate peace overtares, have now been withdrawn, which fact is taken to in. been reclaimed.
Cliente that the time-limit of the Fran Spanish prace offer: has expired.
Jornal says that Britain has asked France to make annual payments of twenty-one miflions sterling, namely the difference between British payments to America and British reeipts from Germany and Italy.
It is understugil that M. Guillaux will ank that Frabee's yearly payment be thirteen or fourteen millions sterling.
fe Mitrin araties that France should pay Britain only in willions sterling
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STINNES CREDITORS.
DECIDE TO CARRY ON AGA MOTOR WORKS.
BERLIN, August 1st. At a meeting of the creditors of the Stinnes Aga. Motor Works, it was decided to place the business under supervision and establish a cummittee of creditors to carry on the works jointly with the Board of Directors, while temporarily suspending the creditors' claims,
forgotten, mule by President Wilson at a critical point in the Peace Treaty negotia. tions, when a rupture threatened owing to Belgium's indignation a being com- pelied to take over the currenty introduced y the Germans during the war and being debarred to clains from Germany the post of the machinery plants removed from the country.
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PARIS. August 1st. Foficial accounts from Fez dwell upon
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President Coolidge signed the Belgian carrying out over de bombardments, con Deht Agreement to-day. It now requires tributed more than anything to the sub-the sanction of Congress. mission of die Tsoul tribesmen.
The belief is now general that thei French troops, who are steadily advare i ing in the Western arra, will be vie torious whenever they attack heenuse they are now accustomed to the country and the peculiar warfare, though the heat is suffocating and the terrain most dif-p ficult-consisting of giddy heights inaccess jsible eveni to mules,
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LADIES AT TENNIS.
FOREST HILL, August 1st. In the fourth round of the United States won's national lawn tennis. championship, results included:-
date of the Govertiment issued last year, (making Shanghai a non-military dis- trict, the actual re-opening of the arsenal far the moment would appear to be any of
the question.
SHANGHAL CRIME WAVE.
KIDNAPPING. TO OBTAIN FUNDS FOR STRIKE.
The Foreign Office states that it has not yet officially beta, informed "of the Canton Government's embargo against
Evidence has accumulated during the shipping
past few weeks that a distinct increase -Discussing Japan's probable action, win the number of crimes of violence noted in Shanghai and neighbourhood is not Foreign Office spok-sinan doubted Can only a consequence of the strike but s
Miss Eleanor Goss (U.S.A.) beat Mrs. Lambert Chambers (Britain) 6-2, 1-9.
Miss K. MeKane (Britain) beat Misston's ability to inforce the prohibition.direct resuls of the policy of those leading Ryan (U.S.A.) 3-6, 7-5, 6-9.
Miss Helen Wills (C.S.A.) heat Miss Joan Fry (Britain) 441, 6-0, 6-3.
Subseqently Miss Mekane beat. Mrs. Mallory (USA) 6-2, 6-1,
RESULT OF DOUBLES. Mrs. Jessup and Miss Goss beat Miss
Kane and Miss Colyer 20, 6-1, 6-2 Mrs. Lambert Chambers and Misa Harvey defeated Miss Gardner and Mrs. Hester by 6-1, 6-1.
If the Cantonese se force, Japan Would probably send a joint Nate with Britain to Canton, forwarding a copy to Peking. But, action was unlikely under
other circumstances.
M KARAKHAN UNWELL.
INTENDS PAYING VISIT TO
MOSCOW SHORTLY. '„
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it, states that 34-0. Daily News What is worse, it shows that those at the heal of affairs are guilty of an utterly callous
criminal disregard for the safety of their own fellow countrymen, and in fact are using tuck means" on them with tha object of squeezing money for the purpose of carrying on the anti-foreign ampaign. The amount of hardship thus being las posed on the feaceful section of the Chinese community it is difficult to estimate.
ENORMOUS RANSOMS.
Two cases from the French Concession aro well worth.quoting in this connexion.. The first is that of Mr. Teng, formerly
MARSEILLES,
MARSEILLES, August 20th The city is wearing a funeral aspect, Elu de Paris declares that the Coming to a strike, in sympathy with the munist delegation will not be allowed to bank clerks, which is practically general, Aduna hna been extinguished. It was leave. The Ambassador's health has Inc Military. Judge at. Lunghua, an able"
it in Morocco,
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MESSAGES OF HOPE SENT TO
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The shops are closed and the public conveyaners are not running.
Despite the Communists' sympathetic action this morning, the strike committee decided not to permit communist inter
vention.
The position now is that the affairs of the company will be controlled by a special court, which will have the final say in all future developmerits; but it is incorrect to say that the firut is härk. ruit n the contrary, the creditors have agreed to grant a respite for the payment. of hills and will continue to supply the works with material Consequently, it is expected that the creditors will be able to recover all their losses. The balance peace, were read at today's first workingly handicapped." sheet, presented" at the meeting of session of the Demumenical Christian Cun- creditors, showed obligations of 9.2 millionference, on life and work, which the King mark fully covered by outstanding debts, declared open yesterday: Doctor Atkin- while the property of the Company, son (United States) announced "that. estimated nt value of eight million marks, is not taken into account. Mean while, negotiations for credits continue ant Herr Edmund Stinnes' offer of half his shares to the workmen still holds goods.
STRIKERS DISPERSED.
PARIS, August 30th. STOCKHOLM, August ist. ↑
Police easily dispersed demonstrations Messages from King George, President by bank strikers on the Boulevarda, Coolidge, and President. Hindenburg The movement is still spreading, and hoping its labours will promote ward banking business is becoming increasing
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besides six. hundred delegates already present, representing all the Protestant orthodox communitie. except Russia, a further hundred were expected to-morrow."
ZIONIST CONGRESS.
VOTE IN FAVOUR OF A LOAN.
VIENNA, August 20th.
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OBITUARY.
"DEAN RYLE
LONDON, August Dist The death is announced of the R Rev, Herbert Edward Hyle, K.C.V.0., D.D.. Dean of Westminister since 1911"
[The late Dean Ryle was born on May 25th, 1826. He bad :1 distinguished career at Eton and Cambridge. He was The Zionist Congress passed a resolu. Į Kishop of Exeter from 1901-1003 and Bishop tion in favour of the Palestine proposi- of Winchester from 1903-1914. His publica. tion, and the establishment of a loan of tions included "The Psalms of Solomon!""
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BIR. MONTAGU OMMANNEY.
"PRESIDENT "ADAMS" FIRE.
New York, August 90th The fire on board the sa, President confined in general merchandise in No. I bold. The cargo was considerably damaged by fire and water.
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CANTON WATER SUPPLY.
NEW ROAD FROM TUNG SHAN TO WHAMPOA.
Pexixo, August 21st, The Hosta News Agency announces that the Soviet Ambassador, M. Kamakhad. is shortly going to Moscow on two months* 13 become worse.
IN BANDIT HANDS.
MISSIONARIES KIDNAPPED AT
MUNYANG,
· London, August 20th. The Church Missionary Society has received a cable from Munyang, chwan, stating that eight British mission aries, of whom five are women, were kid napped by bandits on August 6th.
All are safe and have been well treat ed
It was stated in our issue yesterday that this employees of the water works in Tengpo, Canton, had voted in favour of strike, and that the supply of water to Canton City might be cut off at any time. The kidnapped missionaries include A Canto correspondent, writing under Bishop Movil, Assistant Bishop of West date of August 10th, say's the water-Chins.
supply has been stopped.
The Chinese have started making a road to Whampoa frun Tung Shan and are digging up the golf links in the pro-
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NEW APPOINTMENT MÅDE FOR FAR EAST.
دار
It is stated that Rear-Admiral Basire
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official, whose duty it was to sentence 20 death many malefactors sent from the Mixed Court and elsewhere to him. Since the inauguration of the Feputien régime he had retired from his position, and had been resident in the French Concession.. and while here his 24-year old son was kidnapped. Mr. Teog subsequently re- ceived a letter from the kidnappers giving the total of men executed by his orders, fixing a sum as the price of each head, and bringing the amount to 81,000,000. This total they put as the price of his son's release, but as it is far beyond the means of Mr. Teag, his son atil remains in "captivity.
The other case which we will quote to show the desperate means employed is that of two brothers, merehauts in the French Concession." One was kidnapped,. and a ransom was thereupon demanded of the other in the sum of $200,000. He was unable to raise anything like this amount, and the next thing that happened was that he was undered by having bis A story of a bit of gufilmed humour throat cut. The whereabouts of the kil that marked the production of a motion napped brother are still unknown picture at Hollywood, California, recently, REVOLUTION DAYS RECALLED is circulating about the studios."
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Buch incidents as these-and the sum ber of them have been many, far above
A leading man with a Latin type of countenance was cast for a rôle in a bull
the nathorities much food for thought. It of the French Naval Forces in Far handy exist for the actor in case the balls obvious that this is not the ordinary Eastern Waters, in succession to Vice acted too realistically. The actor was kidnapping game which the organized Admiral Frochot
timid and didn't relish the scenes where gangs usually play, for the risks that are The Jules Micheler, "which" is the new be had to annoy the hull. He shied every being taken in carrying off people of Commander-in-Chief's flagship, is due to time the bull even looked his way, wealth and influence are much beyond The death of Sir Montagu Onniganey, arrive in Hongkong about the end of the Finally the director, after much loss of those usually adopted. The conclusion G.C.M.C., LO.8. is reported to-day. current month with the new Admiral. time and film, became irritated and ex has been forced, upon a section of the [The late Captain Sir Montagu At about this time the Jules Ferry, with claimed: Do something. Show, a little authorities at least, that such daring and Ommanney was born April 415, 1812. He Vice-Admiral Frochet on "board, is ex- nerve."
brutality are inspired by the men at the A mass meeting of 1000 seamen and catered the Royal Engineers in 1861 und | pected to put into Hongkong from Shang-
"But what shall I do if the bull shows head of the present organization. Seseraf firemen, all belonging to overseas vesela, gained his captaincy in 1878. He was hai
some nerve too," pleaded the actor from weeks ago a report was received that ful. The work should continue to be decided to strike in protest against wage Urown agent for the Colonies from 1877- The Jules Michelet, which is a sister | behind the arena gate.
emugglers, gun-runners-and kidnappers earried out by a private company, such reductions. It is stated that crews of 1900. From 1900-1907 he
Pership of the Jules Ferry', will relieve the
Moo like now and maybe ho will bad offered their services to the trouble-1" as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, on overseze ships in other ports will he call-manent Under Becretary of State for the latter cruiser, which will then be leaving, kiss you" was the rejoinder of the ex-, makers, and it would appear that they hehalf of the Federal Government.
Colonies.]
for Europe with Admiral Frochet. asperated director.
have been fully availed of
MELBOURNE, August let. $10,000,000 to floated under the aus in which Dr. M. R. James collaborated, has been appointed Commander-in-Chief fight. The arena was built with a specin the average of pormal times have given The report of the Federal, Joint Com-pices, of the League of Nations, and also The Canon of the Old Testament" and Hittee of Public Accounts on oil explorn-the establishment of industria) banks in a "Commentary on Ezra and Nebining tin' in Australia and Papua says that Palestine. while prospects for the discovery of oil în commercial quantities in Australia aro generally unfavourable, indications in Toma district, Queensland, and Kimber- ley district, West Australia, justify the recommendation that trial boring should be conducted.
Prospects in Papun are generally hope
SITUATION GETTING GRAVER.
AUSTRALIAN SHIP STRIKË.
- SYDNEY. August 20th.
ed out to-morrow.
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