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No. 21 595 b*¤Œƒ¶XAN BAAT HONG KONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, 1927. Q BAKELHEAĦEX PRICE: 83 PER MONTH.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

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Taipo

...Dep. 7,11

Taipo Market Dep. 2.19

Tailing ...Dep, 7.47

Bhaunghai Dp7,29

9.24 10.16 12.02 190

0.36.10.28 12,21

1.54

9.49.10.4312.34 1.47

9.53 10.46 19.38 131

10.08 10.5 14.48 2,01

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5.39 620759

3,29 8.81 8.09 5.28 8.385.13

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SCENE IN PROVISIONAL COURT.

JUDGE ZIAR RUSHES OUT.

ANOTHER CONSULAR

PROTEST.

DIARY OF EVENTS.

To-day.

Jewish Year, 5686, begins. Reception by H.K. Chinese Mer- chants in honour of Governor of Macao at Chinese Merchants' Club China Building, 4 p.m.

Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and. Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.

Kowloon Cricket Club annual general meeting, 5.20 p.m.

Mr. T. Siqveland: Senior Consul's Deputy at the Provincial Court underwent to unpleasant experience laat week of having the Chinese

H.K. Hockey Club "final trial judge with whom he ant, leave the Court in a half, after he had re match, King's Park, 5.30 p.m..

Ping Pong League: T. Instituts fused Mr. Siqveland his rights and privilege, according to the Rendi". St. Louis Club (Y.M.C.A.).

After-dinner dance at Lee Gar- dition Agreement, of having evi.

dens... dence submitted in such a natura that he could understand it. Judge Ziar refused to allow an interpreter to translate frem Chinese into Eng

A contract of considerable inter- est in local shipbuilding circles has recently been drawn up between Messrs. John I. Thorncroft & Co., Ltd., and the Government of Hong Kong, whereby the former will build a meter yacht presumably for the use of the Governor of Hong Kong. The yacht, which will abaw similarity to that built seme time ago by the same firm for the Gow ernor of Singapore, will be hand- somely fitted in the interior, and many of the latest devices for com- fort in this type of navigation will Norwegian company sued a Chi- be included in the building. The nese

The action is of no consequence boat will, measure, when completed,

lich in a civil action in which

70 feet, O.A. and 75 feet LW.Lit had been settled out of Court It will have a beam of 14 feet el-but the judge refused to retard inches and a five foot draft. I to the Court room to hear three will be fitted with two Thornycroft other cases in which Mr. Arde Ce trpc engines of the 75 horse. Sorenson, barrister-at-law, repre- power (B.HP.) which will operate sented Norwegian firms. with Thornycroft reduction gear at 330 propeller revolutions a minute.

and it will have a speed of 10 knots. Five or six months will be requir ed to complete the vessel..

The contract is linked up with the recent trip of Mr. R. R. Rox burgh, China manager of Messrs. f. I Thorncroft & Co., Ltd., to Hong Kong, where it is understood

A Chinese Court!

When the Court sat, and after Chinese lawyers and the judge had carried on lengthy conversatious. Mr. Siqveland said that, as he sat for the Consular Body, he was entitled, according to the Rendition Agreement, to have Court matters translated. To his request, Judge Ziar replied in the negative, saying

Forbes Russell Comedy Company present "The Butterfly on the Wheel Star Theatre, Kowloon, 9.13 P..

Queen's Theatre: "Lord Jim." World Theatre: "A Noise in Newboro."

Star Theatre: "Hotel Potem-

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Wednesday.

First day of Rabi-al-akhir. Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m. and King Edward Hotel, & p.m.

Rugby H.K. Rugby Club . Northamptonshire Regt., Happy

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the Chinese language must be used, and that the Senior Consul's Deputy should understand, the Chinese language

Defendant's counsel asked that

A NEW LIBERAL LEADER? the case should be struck out of the Court list as it had been settled out of Court. Mr. Siqveland as this stage of the proceedlings, pointed out that he was unable to understand what was being spoken of, and that he did not even know which case was being discussed-there four on the calendar.

SIR H. SAMUEL,

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Sir Herbert Samuel, now bolds the important position of chairman of the British Liberal Party, has apidly risen to & foremost place in

Vere

The Deputy asked Mr. Sorenson's interpreter to state what had hap

Civil

general meeting, 5.30 p.m.

Ping Pong League: W.Y. College .C.C.Y.MIS. (St. Peter's Club). White Smith Orchestra at Re- pulse Bay Hotel.

Concert by Diocesan School Old Girls' Association as Cathedral Hall, & p.m.

Forbes Russell Comedy Compazy present "Peg O My Heart" Star Theatre, Kowloon; 0.15 p...

Queen's Theatre: "Lord Jim." World Theatre: "A Noise in Newboro."

Principal Mails:-Outward!

pened thus far. The interferier Theatre: "Hotel Poltem politics. His first experiarese and was about to speak, when British as when the Liberals, Judge Ziar interrupted him in an Europe vid Biberia (D'Artagnan) after a prolonged period out of angry manner and with violent ges-1.30 p.m. power, took over the Government tures ordered him to resume his

at the end of 1205,

Mr. Asquith.

place.

Mr. Siqveland: I must insist on having the subject matter translat ed for my benefit.

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Thursday. Michaelmas Day.

St. Michael and All Angels' Day. Legislative Council Meeting, 2.33

p.m

Tea Dances H.A. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m..

Scottish Company of Yalunteers höld route march from Polo Ground, Causeway Bay to Taikoo, 5:30 p.m.

Club de Recreio

Ping Pong League:

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Steel and Coulson's Billiard League: Queen's v. R.A.; K.O.S.P. Club; Garrison Sergts'. Mess

After three years as an under- secretary, he entered the Cabinet in 1909, and the hour of decision in 1914 found him a prominent The judge (speaking English to member of the Government which the Deputy): Don't interrupt me, Britain into the if you do, I shall leave the Court" brought Great war. He was Secretary of State

Hurried Exit 1 for Home Affairs in 1916, whes his

Mr. Siqveland, speaking in no un ministerini career temporarily came certain terms, retorted to Judge to an end with the resignation of Ziar, that he (Siqveland) which bave Shortly after the Armistice, he to leave the Beach, if the judge did went to Brussels as British special not, whereupon the judge swept his Commissioner to assist in advising Papers wildly together, folded his the Belgian Government on the file, and after ordering his writer. Northants; Police . St. Patrick's

He to accompany him, made a hurried problems of reconstruction. had hardly returned, when, early exit. in 1920, he was invited by Lord Allenby to visit Palestine osten to bring to the Court's attention, sibly in the role of a financial ez When he had waited for some time waited patiently for his return. pert. He had not, up to that time, he sent a Court messenger to as been closely identified with Jewish affairs, but the Zionist movement certain whether Judge Zar would resume the session that afternoon, appealed to his imagination.

and was replied to in the nega

Goes To Jeruzalem,

Mr.. Sorenson, who had other cases

tive.

Revenue.

After dinner dance at Lee Gar- dans.

Forbes Russell Comedy Company Theatre, Kowloon, 1813 p.m. present Fallen Angels," "Star Queen's Theatre: "A Dog's Life" (Charles Chaplin).

World Theatre: "Old Clothes" (Jackia Coogan).

At the close of the war he pre-

In the meanwhile Mr. Siqveland

Theatre: "The Boob." süled over a committee which was addressed the Court officials, Chi- Principal Mails:-Inward: set up to advise the Zionist or-

nese counsel, and plaintiffs and de- Europe via Suez (Kashmir). Out- ganization on economic and finan- fendants in other actions, saying ward Europe vid Siberia (Kash- cial problems. In 1920 he attend that he regretted that Judge Ziar mi), 5 p.m. ed the San Remo meeting of the should. so openly violate the Rendi-

Friday." Supreme Council of the Allies, áttion Agreement, which stipulated Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and which the Palestine Mandate was that he should understand what Hotel Savoy, 4.30 pan. end King formally confered

Great happened darings Court sessions. Edward Hotel, & p.m. upon Britain, and a few weeks later he He added that he would lodge a Naval and Military Y.M.C.A. returned to Jerusalem as British

protest with the Clerk of the Court Concert by J-Pans, High Commissioner.

the President of the Court, and with 6.30 p.m. In his five years' term of office, the Senior Consul-N.-G. Daily he showed the same qualities of News. coolness, caution and correctitude which have distinguished. him

Ve

City, F

Hali,

PIZE YMS. (Y.M.C.A.)

Pong League: W.V.O.B.U.

Open-Air Concert and Social, St. Andrew's Church Vicarage, Kow-

throughout his public career. As A VILLAGE RIOT IN JAPAN. 1oon, 9.30-10.30 p.m.

a Jew, he was in a delicate posi

Bammam

tion in a country in which religious and racial passions had always run

There has been a disturbance at high and bad now been inflamed by Nakamura in Kumamoto-ken over the Balfour Declaration. Bet little the removal of the village office by little the Arah opposition was It appears the Governor gave his disarmed by his impartiality, his consent to the removal but it was transparent good faith, and his strongly opposed by the villagers scrupulous respect for Arab rights who gathered on the 30th ult, arm- and susceptibilities.

ed with clubs, farming implements, Within a few months of his re- and fumiture, before they with

smashed the office building. turn from Palestine he becnie chairman of the loyal Commision drew from the scene with theera. on the Coal Industry, and threw The Miusmi police were mobilised, himself into the works of the and, reinforced from the locality, commission with characteristic bunted up the rioters on a large thoroughness and energy. The scale. By the evening of the fol- report, of which he was the prin-lowing day they had rounded" up cipal auther, has cleared a path over 100 men. Several judges and through an almost impenetrable procurators have hurried to the village from the Kumamoto Court, jungle,

Beneath egomewhat cold ex- terior be concenia a genuine zeal.

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for social betterment and a deep. If he does not fire the imagination seated attachment to the heat of the British public, he has won tradition of English Liberalism in till measure its confidence and (Continued at foot of next column,) respect.

Queen's Theatre: "A Dog's Life” (Charles Chaplin)

World Theatre: "Old" Clothes" (Jackie Coogan)

Star Theatre: "The Boob." Principal Mails:-Outward: Australia, New Zealand, etc. (St. Albans), 220 p.m. - Bank of Baturday, e

Golf Captain's Cup, Fanling. 4th Extra Race Meeting, Macao. HK.W.G. and M.G.L Fun O The Fair Fete at Lee Gardens.

Interport Bowls:. 3rd Trial Match, Craigengower, 0.0, 3.30

pm Tes Dances: H.K. Hotel and

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Bugby Club "A" v. Northamp tomahire Regt." A, Happy Valley, I p.0

Ping Pong League: H.K. Univer sity B.C.A.A (0.0Y.M.S.)

Ditmer Danzant at King Edward Hotel,

Queen's Theatre: (Charles Chaplin).

"A Dog's Life".

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