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THE STORM TAKES

ITS TOLL

TWO COOLIES KILLED AND TWO INJURED..

LIGHTNING PENETRATES ROOF OF MATSHED.

The short but sharp storm experi eneed at about 3 p.m. yesterday was responsible for the deaths of two coolies, who were struck by lightning, while two more were seat to hospital suffering from the after effects of being struck by light- ning.

The first accident occurred st 5.30 p.m. when Wong Tong, an earth coolie, aged 20 years, in the einploy of the Wo Hing contrac- tors, was killed while he was in a matshed belonging to the contrac- tors in Waterloo Road. He re- ceived a burn in the back, and two of his companions Li Hing (31) and Cheng Kwai (29) were also struck At the same time. The last two were more fortunate and only re- ceived minor injuries, and their condition is not regarded as very serious.

The body of Wong Tong was removed to the Kowloon Mortuary.

Man Killed in Garden Road. Almost immediately after the accident in Kowloon, a mishap of the kame nature took place in Hong Kong.

Hui Yuit, a chair coolie whose age was given ast years, was sitting under * tree in Garden Road opposite the Officera Mess, Murray Barracks, at about 6 p.m. when he was struck by lightning.

Another coolie, his chair mate, who was sitting under the same tree some two feet away from him, escaped, unhurt.

When he was struck, Hui Fuit attered a sharp cry and pitched forward. It is believed that he was killed instantaneously. His body was removed to the Mortuary.

A BOYS' QUARREL.

TRAGIC ENDING: YOUNG LAD KILLS COMPANION.

There was a tragic ending to 4 youngsters' petty quarrel at about U pm yesterday when Chung Sad Nam, aged 12, of 39, Ma Tau Kok. Road, ground floor, was killed in a fight with a younger playmate, Kai Chal, aged 8.

It was stated that these two lads together with a few others were playing outside 21, To Kea Wan Road, under the verandt, when Kaa Chai playfully teased his com There panion, who resented it.

was a quarrel, and then Chung Sau Nam was said to have struck Kau Chai, who bolted up the stairs of a house nearby only to return almost immediately and is alleged to have aimed several blows at the deceased in rapid succession, fol- lowing this with a kick (with bare feet) just below the groin.

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Chung was evidently in pain and then fell down, and never got up again. His parents soon came on the scene and later a police officer took Kan Chai into custody.

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THE MAN FROM TORONTO."".

ANOTHER GOOD SHOW AT THE STAR.

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Another farce, but this time with- quc music and dancing, was given Inat night, at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, by the versatile Salisbury players, when they presented The Man from Toronto." Mr. Grant Anderson as Fergus Wimbush from Toronto supplied the bulk of the fun, but all the other members of the company did their stuff."

There was another very good "house" in spite of the heavy rain which came down about the time the show was due to open.

To-morrow the company will offer their pièce de resistance," Jour- ney's End, and those who have not seen this play at home, or did not see it when the Salisbury players produced it here some months ago should make at point of visiting the Star to-morrow night.

"JOURNEY'S END ENDS IN LONDON.

PRIEST REGAINS FREEDOM.

CHINESE GENERAL'S WILLING HELP,

his residence, and then galloped❘ CHINA'S NAVAL DEFENCE ahead to inform his three.com-

panions about Father King's com ing."

Although the place of Father King's captivity was known, his freedom could not immediately bo affected. Finally, upon the return of General Hou, resident in Loshan, it was possible to materialize plans

STRATEGY OUTWITS HONAN and to bring things to a decision.

BANDITS.

(UNITED PRESS.}

Priest as Witness of doup. The Government command readily offered one hundred infantry and cavalry soldiers. In order to dispel As a result of a gallant attack all suspicion of a false alarm, the by a detachment of Government general asked Father Kalway off infantry and cavalry on a bandit (the Catholic Mission at Sinyang village near Sidyangchow inchow, Honan, to serve a witness Honan, Father Clifford King, the of the campaign against the bandits. pro-viear of the Apostolic Prefec-Father Kalway accepted the invita ture of Sinyangchow, who was caption of the general and accora- tured from his missión Loshan, panied him, enjoying the protection has been rescued. Father King, of his bodyguard.

The small army marched out in who is an American Catholic priest, was held by the brigands for the morning and after a four hours' Fransom, but has now safely return-tzip reached the village where ed to his station. Relating the Father King was, held prisoner." capture and release of Father From a distance of about half a King, an American missionary mile, the cavalry opened a gallant attack on the town from the left, writes from Sinyangchow:-

Kidnapping in China constitutes whereas the infantry was to sur- a part of the daily order. However, round the place from the right. the manner of the capture and reIt was the strategical work of a few lease may be considered out of the miuntes which restored freedom to ordinary. On June 2 towards noon, Father King and his servant. That when Father King of the Catholic nobody was killed or wounded was Mission in Loshan. Honan, was due to the fact that the village "was well on his way to one of the outer taken by surprise and that no time mission stations, he was halted by was left to prepare any resistance.

The return of Father King to his four men, two of them carrying

These highway robbers Mission was like a triumphant. unbitched the Father's mule and entry. When he sighted his flock. left the cart standing on the read-moving towards him he spurred his side.. The articles which the horse. At the city gate he was missionary had taken along were welcomed by his confreres, who also deposited in a nearby hut, except extended sincere thanks to General some laundry which the bandits Hou, to whose immediate response forcibly acquired. One of the four to the appeal for assistance must gangstera was on horse-back; he be secounted the successful rescue had watched the missionary leave of the Catholic priest.

In London, on Saturday, June 7," Journer's End

came off after a run of 597 performances.

R. C. Sheriff, who was in thevolvers. Prince of Wales Theatre, refusing to go on the stage at the end, said that, now "Journey's End" vris over, something had fallen out of his life. This although he had a new play, "Badger's Green." due in the same theatre in a few night's Journey's End has always seemed around me," he said, I have seen the play probably fifty times, not only in London, but in Sweden Holland, Paris," Germany, and America."

time.

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"It is strange to think that not much more than a year ago I was an insurance surveyor running up to the theatre to see the re hearsals. afraid to tell my company that I had a play coming on for fear that they would laugh at me or complain, and that for whole days when I should have been doing insurance work in the Thames Valley I was in the theatre, making up for lost time by doing my work in the evenings instead.

His new Plays Shock. The new play docs not give me a thrill like the first one.

WithJourney's End I had nothing to lose and everything to gain. With the new play I have A reputation to lose and nothing to gain.

"I had one shock about Bad- ger's Green.

"I told them to "get for the cricket players any club colours. They went to a shop, and when I went to the rebearsal I found they were wearing the colours of I Zingari, the most exclusive of all teams!

All twelve of the company play ing on the last night were. in the original cast.

Colin Clive, was an almost un. known actor eighteen months ago. Now he steps out of "Journey's End" to go into a Molner play, which will be seen at the St. James' in a few weeks, with Edna Best, Irene Vanbrugh, Henriette. Watson, C. R. France, and Herbert Marshall also in the cast.

Colin Clive is now an estab lished actor, famous both on the stage and on the screen.

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According to these, $104,000,000 will be spent during the next two years on the first part of the con- struction programme but it is not. stated where the money is coming from. Admiral Chen estimates that the minimum number of men-of-war necessary for China's naval delence, at the present time, in addition to the fleet of river gunboats which she possesses, is as follows:-

Four torpedo-boat · destroyers · costing $21,000,000;

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