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G-E MOTORS

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS

PAINTS & VARNISHES

H

(ESTABLISHED 1881).

ANDERSEN. MEYER & COLLTO.

69057

登拜禮 號弍月弍英港香

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1920.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

AMOROUS COAL COOLIE.

CHURCH NOTES.

BOMBAY COTTON WORKERS' STRIKE.

AN UGLY DEVELOPMENT.

London, January 25.

A Bombay telegram dated the 20th inst. says the cotton workers' strike took an ugly turn to-day.

A mob of strikers began looting and the military was ordered to fire. One was killed and five wounded. Quiet has been restored.

All shops in the mill district are closed.

The strike is spreading. Ten thousand dock workers have

joined the movement.

The outlook is regarded as serious.

U. S. COMMUNISTS.

REGARDED AS REVOLUTIONARIES,

Washington, January 25.

CHASED BY AMAZONS.

The romance of a coal-coolie's were enacted at Hunghom yester- love-making and its sad ending.

day.

Lung Sa Wat, a damsel ef

some twenty

a scramble

of

carrying coal took

and

the notice

summers,

of-

was

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

ITEMS

From Church Noes, the St. John's Cathedral magazine, we take the following items

The Bishop's Resignation--The announcement of the Bishop of

Victoria at the annual meeting

end

日三十月弍十

SINGLE COPE: 10 C.

$36.PER-ANNUM.

ANDERSEN, MEYER & CO.LTD.

CORONER'S ENQUIRY...

The Organist Mr. Denman MOTOR FATALITY. Fuller, the Cathedral Organist. writes that he is much better though not yet perfectly well. Hel hopes to return to the Colony about the middle of February. It is to be hoped that the voyage will A Coroner's enquiry was held make him quite well and strong at the Magistracy this afternoon again.

poncerning the death of a Chin- very handsome banner has and The Cathedral Sunday School, ese boy who was knocked down killed by motor car been presented by Mr. Flem No. 241 (belonging to Mr. Mi

ME J. R. Wood was the cor-

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 5s/5148.

!

THE WEATHER.

Forecast: Cloudy. Barometer: 29.94. Temperature 2 p.m.69. Humidity 2 p.m. -85.

DAY BY DAY.”

The figure of St. John forms 22nd January last. ing to the Sunday School. Soares) on the Prays East, on the the centre of the banner an

worked in silk; he is holding in toner and the following formed the his hand a chalice. The whole jury-Mesery. C.H.W. Kew, D. J. is beautifully worked and is very Murphy and J. F. Souza. handsome. It is the work of The medical evidence, as given Messrs. Wippell & Co., of Exeter by Dr. H. Scott, who is in charge Canton Rowing Club has written The Hon. Secretary of the and London. We are very grate-of

the Victoria (ful to Mr. Fleming for his beauti-and had held a post mortem crews for at least three events in Mortuary, to say that they are entering examination of the body of the the above R. H. K. Y. C. Rowing The Raredos. After a long deceased, was to the effect that Regatta, namely the "fours," delay due to the press of the there were several injuries on pairoars" and "double sculls." post-war confusion at Home, the the legs, but that which led to the Plans of a reredos have been boy's death were located on the received. It will be remembered skull, which was fractured. The that at the annual meeting of fracture extended to the base of seatholders and subscribers last the skull. year a letter was read from Mrs.

The enquiry is proceeding.

ful gift

of seatholders and subscribers a that he was about to resign the coal-coalie by profession. There bishopric came as an unpleasant being a dearth of work yesterday, surprise to many. During his for the privilege thirteen years in the diocese, Lander and MrB basket of Bishop

and

family their outside Lander place the premises of the China Light have endeared themselves to avery many and the severance of Power Company. Hunghom, in which her charms, their connection with the diocese though somewhat dimmed at will be felt as a great blow. The the time by a fair sprink. Bishop said he would probably be ling of coal-dust, attracted leaving at the beginning of May Chinese and would attend the Lambeth Mr. Wilson, Secretary of Labour, has decided that the Com-male coolie. He paid tribute to Conference as Bishop of Victoria munist Party in America is a revolutionary party within the them by the bold method of put and that his resignation would

effect from the meaning of the American Deportation Law, and has therefore ting his arm round her waist. take

He of July.

asked for With this act his sorrows com- approved an order deporting to Austria an alien named Preis.

wise #

choice next instant prayers that The disposal of the cases against the large number of aliens menced for the arrested during the recent round-up of extremists will be held up in deadly terror he had to fee might be made of his successor. for his life. The damsel, in It is important to remember that pending this decision.

pitiable accents, had cried out for the official income of the Bishop belp her cries reaching the ears of this diocese is £1.000 a year of several of her sisters who paid in sterling, and therefore at also were engaged with zest the present rate of exchange it is in the scramble. They made for less than $300 a month. This is for the coolie and their war-like certainly not enough to support attitude put the spirit of fear & Bishop and pay the expenses into him so that he bad to release of visiting his vast diocese, and it is hardly likely that anyone will his beloved one and fee.

be able to to accept the post unless The unlucky gallant was not is to make the allowed to depart in peace. He something is donculousie in de was pursued by half-a-dozen 2:azons who thirsted for his quate. We church people of scalp. Another moment and with find a Bishop willing to pay out Hongkong can hardly expect to a despairing yell he was caught by one of them. He had occasion of his own pocket for the pri- to appreciate the strength of hervilege of being our Bishop, and if we are anxious to have a Bis It held him like a vice and hop here something will have to did not lose its hold until the be done to provide him with a arrival of a policeman.

living wage, and a suitable bouse.

EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.

FELT AT SEATTLE AND BRITISH COLUMBIA.

. Seattle. January 25. Three distinct earthquake shocks were felt at 11.08 last night at Bellingham. Windows were broken and brick walls cracked.

At Vancouver. Victoria and other cities in British Columbia.the

earthquake was also felt.

RESCUED PASSENGERS.

FROM THE S.S. POWHATAN.

New York, January 25, The transport Northern Pacific has arrived with all the 271 passengers from the Powhatan and the last of the American troops from France. There were eleven women and eight children among the Powbatan's passengers, but there was no panic. The women boarded the Northern Pacific sinking.

EX-GERMAN SHIPS.

RKAZII. TO SELL TO AMERICA,

Rio de Janeiro, January 2p. The newspapers state that American bankers are negotiating with the Brazilian Government for the sale to the United States of twenty-six ex-German vessels, for about thirty-six million dollars.

PEACE WITH RUSSIA.

A BRITISH LAROUR DEMAND.

"London. January 20. The papers publish a manifesto signed by prominent Trade Unionists

Labourites including Mr. Bowerman and and Mr. Cignes. urging

immediate and complete peace with Soviet Russia, declaring that the signatories will do their best to oppose Britain's entrance into any war against the Bolsheviks, and saying they do not believe that the Labour Party, if it comes into power. will regard itself as bound to military committents made secretly.

TERRORISM IN EGYPT.

arm.

Were

The Police Court was the next

The Cathedral Hall-Since last scene in this harassing story, month the subjoined amounts The unlucky gallant was hauled have been received for the new there this morning

and Hall. We desire to thank all the charges laid against him who have contributed, especially.

he that

assaulted the anonymous donor of the the damsel, and also extracted a munificent sum of $20,000, e sum sum of $3.60 from her pocket.which has made it possible to Mutual recriminations were hurry on the work. Mr. Leask brought by both parties. The has received estimates for the damsel, with occasional giggles, Hall and the contract of Lem coyly informed the Court Inter-Woo has heen accepted for preter that she did not understand $35,000. This does not include what she was asked to repeat, furnishing or fittings ac that at in the taking of the least $40,000 will be required, oath. The Interpreter informedhich we hope our readers will her, after which she proceeded to very soon contribute. give her evidence, in which she Amounts previously stated that the coolie stole the

acknowledged .* 10,950.55 Anonymous

20.000.00 money from her.

Captain

T: F. Hough Esq. Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co. ... Union Insurance -Society of Canton.

Ltd. ... Messrs. Bradley & Co...

Itd.

The coolie. when asked to make his statement, made a bitter complaint of the assault he sus- tained at the hands of the amaz- on. He said he performed his part in the scramble and almost carri- ed off the coal basket in truimph when they fell on him. One the others. his hair, scratched his face, while the damsel herself bit his thumb, so that he was forced to let go the Messrs. Alex. Ross & basket.

Co. He did not steal the money. It was a false accusation. Mrs. Basil Taylour

Bowdler offering to give a reredos £1,000. Mr. Leask has been in communication with Mr. Alfred Bryer regarding plans, and Mrs. Bowdler and the Church Body) have approved of the design sent, subject to some alteration. The proposed reredos is to be in white marble end alabaster and is to be made in England.

to the Cathedral at the cost of

Communion. The

MURDER.

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An Indian Lance-Sergeant was severely assaulted by a hawker whom he attempted to arrest for hawking without a licence, at Raying Lane. The hawker at brst offered no resistance to his arrest, but when they were proceeding up a flight of steps in the lane, he suddenly twisted himself from the Indian's hold and launched

A case of murder has been a hearty kick at the stomach of his captor. Despite the pain revealed by the discovery of the that he must have led tred, the remains of a Chinese woman of about 30 years of age, which sergeant held on to his man, and they rolled down the steps to- were picked up from Yaumati Military Chaplain, Rev. M. W. Shewell Bay, yesterday. The bands and ether. Eventually, the Sergeant proposes to have a celebration of feet were tied together and from brought his man to the Police Station. For assaulting the Ser- the Holy Communion in the side the condition of the body, it

geant, the hawker was given six chapel of the Cathedral on the would appear that the murder weeks by Mr. J. R. Wood at the second and fourth Sundays in the as committed about ten daye Police Court this morning. For month at 7 a.m.

It is intended ego.

hawking without a licence, the man also received an order ta pay a $4 fine, or seven days.

primarily for people in or cou- nected with the Army bat he will be glad to see others also at the service. The first of these services will be on February 8th.

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ANOTHER NEWSPAPER.

DON'T FORGET.

1

ARMED ROBBERS AT AMOT. A Chinese Bank in Amoy City has been raided by a band of armed robbers. It appears that one of the robbers knocked at the door of the Bank shouting that he had a telegram to deliver. The The preliminary announcement door was opened, Six men there- is made that "a big American upon rushed in and, after secur- newspaper is to be started in ing the caretakers, stole $20,000 Peking. The Great Republican" in silver dollars made up in bags, p.m. will be printed in Chinese, and and then made their escape. will propagate republican ideas consequence of the success and ideals, and advocate closer this raid a number of shopkeepers commercial relations between the have closed their doors as a prot- United States and China. The est, stating that the authorities Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15 report adds that the venture will do not provide sufficient police p.m. be strongly financed.

for the protection of the public. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.

In of

TO-DAY.

Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15

Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.

STEAK, ONLY

$10 AN ORDER?

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH IT? YOU KNOW I ALWAYS

WANT THE BEST.

THE VEAL CHOPS ARE VERY NICE

AT $12. A

·PORTION, SIR.

and Mrs. Branch (3rd instal- ment)

10.00

100.00

100.00

1,000.00

500.00

250.00

25,00

A European Police Sergeant Peek Tramways Co., informed the Magistrate that no money was found on the coolie

Ltd....

100.00

MENU

tore

TO-MORROW,

BOMB THROWN AT MINISTER,

"Cairo. January 28. :: A man posing as a photographer threw a bomb at a motor car in which was Sirry Pasha, Minister of Public Works. The Minister was unhurt, but the car was shattered. The assailant was not arrested.

AUTHOR'S DEATH.

London, January 25.

The death is announced of the well-known author, the Rev. C. T. Brady.

EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SINGAPORE RICKSHA FARES.

Singapore, January 31.

At a meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, Mr. Tan Kheam- hock moved a motion standing in his name that the present jinricksha

ares be revised and doubled.

Dacussion followed and an amendment was carried that the

*referred to the General Committee.

when he was arrested.

Total

...$ 33,035.55 Collection for C.M.A. A most His Worship (Mr. N. L. Smith) gratifying result has to be record- said he did not think that the ed as the result of the appeal by coolie stole any money. He the Bishop and Church Body for accordingly acquitted him on a sum of $4,000 to meet the loss this

count, but ordered him on exchange on the C.M.S.grants to sign a bond of $50 not to show from England for the support of further manifestations of admira-local missionary work, From to the damsel for the next six the Cathedral and St. Andrew's months.

$4,700 were received. The Con- ference of the Chinese Church recently held in Canton expressed their gratitute to the English Church for this. very generous response.

CHINA SQUADRON.

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MORE SHIPS FOR HONGKONG.

Obituary.-On January 22nd there passed to his eternal rest, after a very brief illness, Leonard Le Breton, at the early age of 31 years. He and Mrs. Le Breton had been for some time passed We are officially advised of the members of the Cathedral choir, following movements of H.M. and he was in his place ships coming out to the China Borne ter days before his

Station:

death. He was of a gentle H.M.S. Cairo, Flagship of Rear- and affectionate nature and was Admiral George H. Borrett, C.B., beloved as son, se husband, and Commanding the 5th Light as father. Of a generous disposi Cruiser Squadron, left Bingapore tion he was fond of doing good on 30th January for Hongkong.. deeds secretlys? A keen and suc- H.M.S. Titania, Captain Fred- cessful man of business haseemed erick A. Somerville, D.5.0., R.N., we have brilliant future before will soon leave England for him, but his Master bad need of Hongkong. On her arrival the him in the next world. Our most will take over the duties of Sub sincere sympathy is felt for his marine Depot Ship, Ambrose wife and family. May be rest a

'AN' HELLY EAT ONLY HALF OF IT

THE HIGH COST OF LIVING.