CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.)
PRINCE OF WALES.
KEPT IN LOS ANDES BY SNOW
BLOCKING TRACK. ¡
BUENOS AIRES, September 10thi The Prince of Wales, who has just con- claded a visit to Chili, where he must with an enthusiastic reception, began his Eastward and homeward journey' nt midnight. At Valparaiso, be changed to the Rockrail track to Los Andes. The train began the ascent of the snowbound Cordillera at dawn. A snowslide block-
ed the line, only a few minutes before.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
LATEST CABLES. BRITISH AND SOVIET WATCHFUL EYE IS KEPT UPON MOSCOW.
LONDON, September 18th In an interview with the Daily Graphic, Sir William Joynson-Hicks, the Home Secretary, said that the authorities were closely watching the quite definite attempt being made in closest touch with Moscow to destroy the British Constitu
tion."
Sir William added that, if necessary, farther powers would be sought to pro
cute sedition.
· COMMUNISTS IN FRANCE.
FRENCH CABINET.
M. PAINLEVE'S STATEMENTS.
PARIS, September 15th
At the conclusion of a Cabinet meeting, M. Painlev announced that M. Chillaur had been given full powers to negochte on the question of debt settlement with the United States.
M. Painters and that the prelimiones operations in Morocco had given very satisfactory results. Further movements were being prepared to attain decisivä objectives before the rainy season,
The situation in Syria was calu, General Gamelin would command a column to carry out the necessary mai. Bication operations. He concluded:by
PARIS POLICE ENQUIRING INTO saying that there was no political sign
THEIR ACTIVITIES,
the Prince of Wales' train was due to reach the spot, which a snowplough and pilot engine preceding the Prince's
Pin18, September 19th. train-had passed shortly before. Con- The Police are actively enquiring into Aequently the royal train was compelled the doings of foreign Communists in to return to Los Andes until the line is France. clear.
BAD WEATHER CONTINUES. " SANITAGO, September 16th..
The Prince of Wales is still at Los Andes, the Chilean termians of the trans-Andoan Railway. It is undecided. whether he will return to Vinadelmar or Texttempt the crossing of the Andes.
The pilot train, which annaged to roach Caracoles but was cut off from the
royal train by snow drifts, returned zo Janical after some difficulty. Bad weather continues Juncal lies at a bright of 0,750 feet.
SHIPPING STRIKE.
AUSTRALIAN LABOUR CONGRESS ISSUES MANIFESTO,
EXCHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS.
り
ADELAIDE, September 18th. A total of 130 seamen, belonging to the stisers Zeolandir, Balranald and fort inkum have been sentenced to aight's imprisonment,
A mange from Melbourne states that the Hongolia sailed. but the crew of the steamer Fort Wellington struck.
They are already arranging for the expulsion of ten Italian, two Chinese and one Spanish militant Communists.
CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO.
ROUGH WEATHER PREVENTS LANDING OF SUPPLIES.
that
MADRID, September 16th.
a Spanish official communiqué en tions some dificulty has been encountered in landing supplies at Cebadilla Bay for the Alhucemas" force, owing to the uncertain wonther.
Ecance in Mr. Baldwin's conversations in
Paris yesterday:
MOSUL CHRISTIANS,
HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT...
GENEVA, September 15th. Details of the Turkish incursion in Mosul are embodied in a repart by the High-Commissioner of Bagdad, stating that on September 8th the Turks s rounded the Christian village of Baljo And removed the inhabitants to Kardar.They surrounded the Christian monastery near Zarawak. One hundred and twenty Chris- tian escaped and look refuge at Firak On September 10th the Christian refugees arrived at Zakho in a state of terrible destitution. They stated that the Turks were deporting all Coyan Christians, num- bering eight thousand, to Bashkala.
The British delegation drew the atten tion of the League Council to the attitude
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FAR EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
(THROUGH RAUTKA'BAQENUE.]
CHINA AND EXTRALITY.
JAHAN MAKES PROPOSAL TO AMERICA.
WASKINGTON IS DELIGHTED
MR. A. HARPER CHARGED.
MONGKOK MOTOR MISHAP SEQUEL
EXPLORING LONDON FOR 15.
*+85 «MILES BY TRAMWAYİCAR. IN COURT.:
Residents of Hongkong going Hammhe DEFENDANT IS DISCHARGED.
on, leave, who wish to get a good knaus The case against Mr. Andrew Harper edgy of London, might do worms than for alleged dangerous driving on August avail themselves of the LC.C.'s new offer 25th when two persons were injured was of round trips" by tran-ear for in
A visitor from overseas wife made an continued at the Kowloon Magistracy afumpt recently to travel over all the Festerday.
main lines of the London County Council's tramway system described him experiences. to z journalist, afterwards. -0.
the cases for the foster parents of a little Chines child who was injured.
Taxva, September 18th.
Mr. M. H. Turner represented defend According to a Foreign Offer anant, whilst Mr. J. M. Remedios watched nouncement, Japan made the proposal, on September 10th, that Americs should: co-operate in organising among the Powera a judicial committer to consider abolishing extraterritoriality in China in accordance with the Washington
Agreement
EXPERT EVIDENCE.
Mr. J. Smith, Works Foreman 'at the Kowloon-Canton Railway, gave evidence as to the condition of the car. It was a Ford touring cir and on examination be found that it was in good condition. He considered that its maximum speed As America was delighted with the would be 45 miles an hour. The band of proposition, the Foreign Office expects"the": footbrake, was broken, the rivets that the convening date will be settled having been torn out of the ball- shortly with China's approval
OHINESE CUSTOMS REVENUE.
CROSS RETURNS LESS THAN LAST
YEAR
PERING, September 18th. The gross Chinese Customs Revenues, for the seven months ending on July 31st,
In
are 3,000,000 taels less than last year. June there was a bet falling off of 1,000,000 taels and in July double that acous
count. The returns for August, which are not yet complete, reveal a declinic but
not to so great an extent.
It is authoritatively stated that trade
Hy
erk He could not
whether the spapping of the bard was die "to a single accident or that it was wenkened, previously. It did not appear to have been loosened previously. T
In reply to His Worship, witness said that if the braken were suddenly jammed on the strain, would naturally be more.. He did not agree that the strain on the brake would be greater when the car was travelling very fast. It was, however, Always an error of judgment to jam on the brakes with full force. He could give no reason for the breakage of the brake holder other than a sudden application of the brake. - When he examined' the car he found fresh dents on the radiator.
Misa O. Benedion, whose sister gave Fevidence at the previous hearing, and who
was also with the child when the accident
occurred, went into the witness-box. The little girl was three or four yards in front of her and was going across the road, when a car swerved across the road and
A Tangier message declares that French of Turkey, who is apparealy renewing the now appears improving and it is hoped knocked her down. The car was travek
polies of systematic removal of all Christhat the September returns will show tion populations from the territory be
and Spanish warships and steamers off Alhureinas were obliged to go to scatween the line claimed by Britain and the recovery.
so-called Brussels line, which Britain and Turkey last year mutually promised to respect.
owing to the bad weather, and adds that the victualling of the troops already
Fanded is most difficult. "
A Melitin telegram qualifies this, stat- ing that the barges, which till yesterday supplied food to the Spanish forces in Albucemas Bay have been withdrawn, owing to the roughness of the sea which, also, delayed the laying of the telegraphic cable between the peninsula of Mor ronuevo and the island of Alhucetas.
in anticipation of bad weather, how-
At Sydney, a striking menmen have ever the fore in already provided with
been arrested.
The Australia Labour Congress has isaard a manifesto, urging the workers. in no way to assist the carrying out of The deportation senteners in connection
with the women's strike.
everal daya' supplies.
Spanish aeroplanes are constantly bombing the neighbouring villagra
A later official message says "that an improvement in the weather has enabled the resumption of provisioning the Alhucetas Hay force
EARLIER CABLES..
A PREMATURE REPORT,
PARIS, September 15th. A message from Casablanca states that
At Brisbane, the crew of the Port Hobart walked ashare, but manned by officers, 15 engineers. 3 boys and 4 appren-General Lyautey has arrived." tices, the vessel sailed. The crew stand- ing on the wharf cheered lustily; the Captain acknowledged the cheers by rais
ing his cap.
MAY CURTIAL SAILINGS.
LONDON, September 16th. As a result of the congestion of shipping abroad, owing to the seamen's strike, the directors of the affected lines are discus- sing in London-the advisability of curtail ing the sailings to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
Over seventy British vessels are now idle in foreign ports as the result of the strike; and the delivery of about three" quarters of a million tons of goods is Alolayed,
EARLIER GABLES.
SHIP'S CREW SENTENCED.
CAPETOWN, September 15th. The crew of the as Ballarat have been
Shipping it contravening the Merchant
Act.
According to a Fez télegram, evidently the reported capture of the Bibans heights in premature. French artillery and aircraft bombarded this position yes- terday, but otherwise all is calm
A Casablanca message says that two communista, Calrano and Brebant, who have been arrested on a charge of inciting the troops to mutiny, will be tried by court martial
DUTCH NATIONAL FINANCE. THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS FOR ECONOMY.
THE HAGUE September 15th. In making bis Budget Speech for 1926, the Minister of Finance, estimateil" that the ordinary expenditure would be 583 million florins, and the receipts 692 million florins, He estimated extraor dinary expenditure at 61 million florina and extraordinary receipts at three million florina,
LATE SIR JOHN JORDAN.
„LEAGUE'S "MARK OF RESPECT.
GENEVA, September 15th, The League of Nations Committee for the protection of women and children suspended business for a minute as mark af respect to the late Sir John Jordan.
STEEL PRODUCTION.
SWISS INVENTOR'S DISCOVERY.
THE SHANGHAT ́`AFFATE.
CHINA ASKED TO APPOINT JURIST ON COMMISSION.
The idea of sucing London for shilling appealed to me as the greatest bargafa în, transport that I haul over "heart of," he said, I started off from the Victoria Embrulment at 8 am with a tramway map.
Passing through Kennington-road. Clapham, and Balham, I came to Win bledon Hill, thus completing the first 10 miles of the journey. Returning in the same car to Mitchum-road, I chang cu for Streatham-hill, Brixton; and ther Elephant.
Į then took a car piz Dalwich Library. Forsa, Hit Thence we went to Abbey Wood Catford and Eltham; on to Greenwich, and then to Waterloo Sta- tion, the total distance travelled being. then about 50 miles
Taking an omnibus to Bloomsbury, I went by car through Clapton, and Leyton to Epping Forest Coming back to Kenning-hall-road, I transferred to another car and went through Stamford Hill and Camden Town, where I chang- ed for Hampswad
| Returning to Tottenham Caart-road, I felt as if I had nearly had my shill-”” ings-worth, but decided to make sure by returning to the City wiz King'w Cross, finishing the trip at Liverpool- street Station,
TEN HOURS"
**JOURNEY.
The complete journey was approxi mately 88 miles and took about" tam. hours. It wasrensily the most interest- ing day I've ever spent, The trip makes you feel as well as, see how won- derful London-nulle after mile of streets crowded with people, traffe very well controlled, and many more open green spaces than I expected to see.
"TRIAD SOCIETY CHARGE.
CHINESE SENTENCED,
a ling at a fast pace. The driver of the car (defendant) stopped after going some ten yards and he took the child and her | sister with him in the cap. When they had gone, she saw a Chinese on the ground. He too had been hit by the car, but she had not seen the actual occur- rence, The child was picked up about ten yards from where she was hit.
Wong Man, the injured Chinese who · Before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the still had his arm bandaged, mid he was, Central Magistracy yesterday afternooH, knocked down by a car on the 23th Augusta Chinese who came from Macao on the at about 7.15 p.m. He was walking on pea. But in and who was arrested on the the right side of the rocal on his way wharf, was charged with having had to Vangkok. He did not we the car his possession a document relating to
PINO, September 15th. The Senior Minister handed to the Foreign Office a Note on behalf of the interested Powers. stating that the ever had decided to request the British American, and Japanese Govern ments, cach to designate a jurist for the Commission of Enquiry in order definitely to clear up the unfortunate incidents of BERLIN, September 15th. May 30th in Shanghai, and expressing the A process for producing steel is men. hope that the Chinese Government would tioned in the Deutsche Allgemeinest to appoint. n Chinese jurist to Zeitung..
It has been invented by a Swiss named it on the commission. Bosshardt, and it effects a saving of 40 per cent. in weight and 30 per cent. in cost for constructional purposes.
BOMBAY COTTON STRIKE,
BOMBAY, September 15th. Thirty thousand catton operatives have etruck in protest against a reduction in their wages.
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FOOTBALL AT HOME.
THIRD DIVISION RESULTS.
The Note adds that the Shanghai Municipal Council had bound themselves to abide by the findinge of the Commis- sion. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. KJ. McEuen will be suspended without prejudice until the completion of the enquiry.
The American Commissioner is Mr. Jus tice E. Finley Jolmson, of the Philippine Supreme Court, and the British repre- sentative is Bir Henry Gollan. The Japanese is Judge. Kisaburo Suga, Chief
until he was knocked down, VA S
Sergeant Smith pointed out that in his statement to the police witness had said that he saw the car approaching.
Another Chinese witness who had got off the same bas as the Misses Remedios and the little child said he did see the child being knocked down, but he did not see the car drag-her.
A Chinese fireman of Mongkok: Fire Station said that he was standing in the doorway of the station when the accident occurred. The child walked as far as the middle of the road when the car come along. She hesitated and tried to go back and the car hit her. There was also a coolie in the middle of the rond, and his too was not quick enough to gut away, so he was bowled over Witness reckoned that the speed of the car was similar to the speed at which the busra travelled on the road. He sie the little girl being picked up some distance from where she was knocked down,S
The Magistrate pointed out that all the witnesses had stated that w
Mr. Turner: It is incredible. If she
MACAO
Triad Society
The evidence was to the effect that the document was discovered in a bag, be- longing to the defendant, and when the policy unearthed it defendant tried to snatch it from their hands
3. CAS, Russ, who appeared for the defendant, said that the basket hast been borrowed from a friend, and de- fendant did not know of the presence of the document
Defendant was found guilty and fixed 900, or, in default, six months hard labour.
MARINE COURT.
At the Marine Court yesterday, bes fore Lieut-Commander G. F. Hole, N. Chen Fat Kam, the master of Macro fishing boat, was charged – with failing to exhibit the regulation lights while under way in Victorin Harbour on the 15th instant.
MAR
Defendant, who pleaded guilty, said that he did not know the regulations.
His Worship If you do not know the
The following are results of matchas Justice of the Court of Appeal at Hiro had been hit an far she would have been regulations you have no right to be the
Lowbox, September 15th,
played today in the English Langue, Third Division (Northern):
Nelson
9 Ashington Rochdale..... 9 Halifax T. Southport
Lincoln C.
LATEST CABLES. (REVÍZK'S AMERICAN. SENTICE.} |-
POLITICS IN AMERICA.
DEFEAT OF MAYOR HYLAN
"PRIMARY ELECTION.
NEW YORK, September 16th, State Senator James Walker hay de- He pointed out that the figures did not feated the present mayor of New York, represent the situation accurately because Mr. Hylan, in the democratic primary They were found guilty individually of various measures were being prepared election for a candidate for the Mr. Frank D Waterman has been. wrongfully disobeying the lawful com- which would increase the expenditure Amayoralty of New York. anands of the Master. The minimum reduction of taxation being impracticable, chosen Republican candidate. sentence of twenty one days imprisonment relief must temporarily be sought by a Milwaukee message states that Mr. was inposed on each man on the two careful and constant process of retranch Bobert La Follette, son of the Inte guilty. The Government was developing a An appeal has been lodged, and bail scheme of re-organisation in Naval Ad fixed at 210 for each man,
ministration so as to make a very con The steamer Port Curno, the crew of siderable proportion of the fleet alloted which is known to be in favour of the to the East Indies come within the strike, sailed unexpectedly for Port Colonial Department, while the home de Badna. It is unknown how she managed fence section would be administered by
the Department of National Defence. to gut away.
ounts on which the men were found meat
The steamer Eater Eheoy also sailed, having gathered a scratch crew, locally
THE STRIKERS WEIGGLE
JACK HOBBS.
Benatar, has been nominated by a large majority over three candidates, as Republican candidate for his father's seat in the Scrate
YACHT RACES IN U.S.A.
KAMERICANS GAIN VICTORY IN
FIRST SERIES A
shima.
FLOODS IN SHANTUNG.
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
REGARD TO DAMAGE
WITH
PIZING, September 15th. In connection' with the reported floods in Shantung, the famine relief committee at Tsinanfu recently telegraphed to Paking, stating that the dyke had broken bat that reports regarding the damage and casualtice were conficting. It is known, however, that conditions are bad. and that relief work must be started soon.
HRH PRINCE GEORGE.
PAYS VISIT TO IMPERIAL
JAPANESE FAMILY
Toro, Eeptember 16th H.R.H. Prince George, arrived at Tokyo
JAPANEAL AIRMEN.
killeülke
Sergeant Smith said the child was in a very critical condition for some days following the accident.
In cross-examination the Chinese fire- man and that the child was picked up at the actual place where she was struck.
Mr. Turner asked. His Worship to make profal note of that.
master of a junk. You are the sort of
Person who would be the first one to com howling for compensation if a steamship ran into your boat.
His Worship fined defendant $15, with two weeks hard labour in default
At the same court, Lai Mui Po, master of a lighter, was charged with anchoring his vessel in the Southern Fairway there- by causing an obstruction.⠀
He pleaded guilty and was fined $10, with ten daya în default.
DEFENDANT DISCHARGED. Mr. Andrew Harper, the defendant, said that he was driving his Ford car from Mongkok to Yaumati on August 25th. As he drove through Coronation Road it was getting dark, and he had his In reply to His Worship he said that her could not have avoided the accident headlights on. In the car he had a party even had the brake not broken, because Ilis rate of speed was about fifteen miles the persons were too close to him and
hour and he was travelling on the he would not have had sufficient time. side of the road. Continuing, he stated.
HiWorship: The child came from, this that when be reached the Mongkok Fire other side of the roul, and yet the first Station, a Chinese stepped from the side time you were aware of her was when walk and tried to cross the rond. He sho was in front of your car 1
His Worship. Is your ear an oldikk one 1
Witness: No, it is a new one. It's Worship' It doesn't rattle 1. Witno No, not yet.
this afternoon and was met by prominent to mou still walk rod hout In reply dufendant said that hơ
swerve the car to avoid knocking him He did not see the child when he sound officials and Imperial representatives the man still walked on and he had to served to the right to avoid the coolte
Large crowds lining the roads from the down
Ved his horn. That was done solely to station to the Embassy hanzajed" the Defendant then saw the child running warn the coolie distinguished visitor, who is being enter from the other side of the road and he tained this evening by tho Naval Attaché, swerved back so as to avoid her and at after visiting the Imperial Family
the same tims jammed on the brake, The child, however, had just got in frant of the car and she was struck The child and the coolie were lit almost simul KERIVED AT KOENIGSBERG ON Lineonly. He immediately turned his
WAY TO BERLIN. KOENIGSBERG, September 16th, The two Japanese airmen who are flying to London left Moscow at six o'clock this morning, and arrived here at thres pm hit the
(Continued at foot of nezt Oulama)
OYSTER BAY, LJ, September 16th. THREE THOUSAND BUNS THIS The first of a series of international
B-metre yacht races between teams of pet
SEASON.
LONDON, September 15th, Playing for the Rest of England against Yorkshire, J. B. Hohbe reached 3,000 rank
R
Mr. D. P. J. Lopes, who was in Uus car with defendant, gave corroborativ
vidence
car hack The child was picked up o the exact spot where she was kubcked His Worship said that there was not down He contributed the cause of much doubt as to how the accident happ accident to the fact that had not the pened. The evidence on the whole coolie been there he would never have very unsatisfactory, but he was.cout
and had the child not been that on that he could not convict
dangerous driving Defendant win the fora dischargód
A CAPITown, September 18th Fourteen members of the crew of the Sophocles, and twenty-nine of the arew of the mail bool rundel Castle were sentenced to six weeks' imprisonine sesson for the first time in his third. The United States team scored Tary will continue their journey, tothers, boy would not have hit the coolis. ment Appeals have been lodged.
Leareer.
American and Scandinavian boats (four each) resulted in a win for the America yacht Land The Danish yacht. Nordug was second the Norwegian Ono
391 points to 12 day
Berin to-morrow.
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