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Hongkong Telegraph.

(ESTABLISHED 1881).

69228

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1920.

日七七月七

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

MARINE COURT:

SHOP LIFTERS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

EARTHQUAKES IN ITALY.

GREAT DAMAGE CAUSED AND LIVES LOST.

Massa Carrara. Troops have been sent to assist the affected ares.

SEISMIC DISTURBANCES IN EUROPE,

Later.

ismic disturbances in widely separated parts of Europe. Last week sideration. severo shocks scared sleepers at Ilfracombe.

A WHOLE TOWN DESTROYED.

THE COAL CRISIS.

LABOURITES EXPLORING AVENUES OF PEACE.

London, September *.

Clynes in favour of a levy on war wealth and capital.

Although there is no apparent recognition by the Congress that a coal crisis even exists. Labour leaders at Portsmouth have not bean insetive, and unofficially they are busily exploring avenues of Rome, September 8. peace. It is now considered possible that the Congress will not at The small town of Villacolle Mandios, of 2,000 inhabitants in present make any official act of intervention but will leave definite the Province of Massa Carrara was destroyed. Serious damage and mediation moves to the Triple Allisace, which may not act until

Numbers were the last moment. many deaths occurred in the surrounding districka.

The Government's standpoint still is that so long as the miner killed and injured in various places owing to people jumping from windows in fright. The whole population of Forte Deimarmi are leaders maaintain an attitude that their two demands are one and camping out. There were any victims at Cavedifono while indivisible, there is little hope of a peaceful issue or even of the

ruins. Violent shocks beginning of negotiations. Hiversano Fami and Montgnoso are in were felt at Nice.

TO-DAYS CASES

ves. He had exercised great care in his dealinga with these parsons,

yet he could not imagine how the

THREE STORES VICTIMISED. [the theft could have been carried

out so quickly. The loss was die At the Marine Court this worn- Three members of a gang of covered the same evening, and it ing before Commander C..shoplifters

was reported to the Police on the whose operations Beckwith, R.N., Marine Magis- ranged from the stealing of a pair another reason for his suspicions, following morning- Wittides had rato. Laung Yan, the master of of boots to that of jewellery were and this was that the woman ask- "RDI" prosecuted Leung Kwai, charged before Mr. N. L. Smith.

TYEB AND COMPANY.

the men. This article bore label

London, September 1.

The Trades Union Congress continued its meeting today, but the master of steam launch Lee at the Police Court this morninged for a pair of gold plain ear-rings Various parts of Italy, particularly Tuscany and Lombardy, were visited by earthquake shocks between yesterday evening and this again maintained complete silence on the vital question of the hour Hing for failing to observe the no fewer than three shops being for which was paid by one of The and confined itself to discussing minor matters, such as the Un-Rule of the Road as laid down in victimized by the prisoners, Ashichindicated its number, and be centre of the earthquake appears to have been the Province of employment Act, the election of a Parliamentary Committee and the His Majesty's orders in Council (the Magistrala remarked, several; e anxious to make a record of it. morning, causing great damage and the loss of several lives.

The complainant stated that nations were represented in the ho asked to make an examisation, ban on the Russian Trade Union delegation which the Government

but was not afforded the oppor- - is not allowing to land in England. This aroused the fury of fr. at 10.15 am. on the 4th instant he case, one of the shops being a Harbour French, the other a Japanese and

tanity, for as B0013

the Williams, Secretary of the Transport Workers, who demanded that was going from the

purchase was made, the gang the Council of Action should get busy and compel the Government to Office wharf towards the Central the third an Indian firm.

One of the prisoners was rushed out of the shop, theïr admit the delegation. The Congress, however, refused to take the Fairway and had just cleared the

said the defendant's launch Lee Mr. A.E. Hall, whose defence was their anxiety to get away before The earthquakes in Italy are the sequel of a number of recent / Affair tragically and referred it to a committee for further con/Canton boat at her wharf. He woman who was represented by hasto apparently being due to The Congress adopted unanimously a resolution by Mr. J. R.Hing on his (complainant's) port rather weak from the fact that the loss of the car-ring was dis

side close to. He went full speed the woman was identified in all) covered. Witness senï'u seZVENŠ satern, the defendant keeping his the three cases as being actively after them but they had dis course notil he collided doing con- concerned in the larcenies.

appeared.

Corroborative svidance siderable damage to the "R.D.I." The defendant stated be was

given by Madame Welll, who in In reciting the facts which led the course of her evidence, said not at the wheel at the time of the callisian, but was below, and to the three charges, namely that she recognised the watch the launch was in charge of those in respect of the larcenias which the woman had on her of a roll of silk, valued at $40 wrist when she was identified Staan,

Two previous connections were from Tyeb and Company of No. yesterday, as being the one the

13. D'Aguilar Street; a diamond Commander Beckwith suspend-car-ring, valued at $400 from men visited the shop.

woman wore when she and the recorded against the defendant. ed the defendant's certificate for

Freres. Sennet

hd a pair

Evidence was than given by six months, and ordered him of books from Cherry

and Sub-Inspector Darling to the to pass a further examination Company ot Pedder Street; affect that on the information ba before the certificata was retop Inspector Blackman said that at extracted from one of the men London, September 7. ed. All damage done was to be 18.30 a.m. yesterday the prisoners after their arrest at the draper's The coal strike situation has assumed a somewhat brighter made good to the "R. D. by and another man not in custody shop, he proceeded to No. 101. uutlook as the result of a telegram from Sir Robert Horne to Mr. the oorr

visited Tyeband Company's shop Third Street, and made a search Smillie tonight, saying that in order to avoid any misunderstand ings regarding the Government's and the Miners Federation's Hing Fat was also prosecuted for on the pretence of making a of a cubicle situated on the ärst purchase, and whilst there one of Boot. He was rewarded with points of view he will be glad if Mr. Smillie will bring his Executive failing to observe the Rule of the the male prisoners was noticed the discovery in a pillow of a to the Board of Trade on September 9 to discuss the present sit-Road in the harbour on the 2nd by a shop sasistent to surrepti-pawnticket which appertained to tion. Mr. Smillie has not yet replied.

tiously hand over a roll of silt to the pair of boots. The recOVKY The defendant pleaded guilty. bis accomplice. All these of these boots from the pawnshop Commander Beckwith in his proceedings took place whilst resulted in their being traded to judgment said-This is a case of the woman and the man not Cherry and Company. The being on the rang said of the in custody were endeavouring to female prisoner was arrested in coxswains know the regulation by asking him examine tensin Inspector. on a atcond visit, sad which has now been explained to goods, and making a purchase of at GO identification parado them. The case is dismissed a handkerebiel. Notwithstanding subsequently held at the Station against the defendant

this ruse. the assistant whose she was recognised by Mr. Dunn, The master of the steam launch

ST. LEGER RESULT.

TOTORY FOR VALEGULA

London. September 8.

1

The result of the St. Leger was!

Caligula (A. Smith?

Silvern {

Manton (Lane)

Won by half a length. Three lengths between

Fourteen ran. second and third.

The betting was:--Caligula 100 to 6; Silvera & to 1; and Manton 3 to 1.

SHIPPING LEGISLATION.

LAGOLE PARTY'S NEW BILL.

FIGHTING TYPHES.

London, September 7.

It

A BRIGHTER OUTLDOL

MINERS TO MEET GOVERSHEST.

London. September 8.

Thy master of the steam launch

instant.

At the Trade Union Congress it was announced that the Miners Fairway and I doubt if these lengage the assistant's attention the house at Third Street by the

Federation had decided to meet the Government to-morrow.

WIDESPREAD BOLSHEVIST DEMONSTRATIONS.

Londoa. September &

CONGRESS SACKS UP MINERS.

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the harbour when he saw defend-other male companion took the ant's launch stop in the wertern opportunity to make themselves jonk anchorage.

his

SCLICE.

CHERRY AND COMPANY.

One of the male prisoners 'was viction in 1912 and was banished proved to bave & previous con- for five years. He also admitted the theft of the roll of silk.

Sentence of six months' bard labour was inflicted on each of the prisoners.

Lee Ping was prosecuted for fail-suspicions had already been Mrs. Weill and the assistant It is reported that Labour demonstrations of a Bolshevising to stop bis launch when roused by the appearance of the from the draper's shop.

gang at that early hour perceived Mr. Hall put in an unsuccessful nature bare been planned in nearly all European countries for called upon to do so by a Police the theft. He rushed round the plea on the ground that no September 25 if the British miners actually strike them. The de-Officer.

counter to seize hold of the two evidence had been produced to The defendant pleaded no: men who were endeavouring to show that his client bad any monstrations will include one-day general strikes, demanding re- cognition of the Sovie's. Furthermore, a fresh series of armed out-guilty.

get the roll of silk out of actual share in the Isrcenies. LS. Carey said that on the bin sight, and The test has been issued of the Labour Party's Merchact Ship-breaks in Ireland will be launched simultaneously.

August 27th he was on duty inime the ping Bill, which was recently introduced in the House of Commons with the object of amending the Merchant Shipping Acts. provides inter alio for a great improvement in the accommodation

He went London. September b. for seamen in ner ships. Except in grave emergencies, no seaman

toward him, but or apprentice oa British ships shall be employed more than eight;

On the Trade l'olon Congress resuming to-dag Mr. J. H.{down

made

she M.P..

statement

miners when the defendan! saw hours a day or forty-eight hours a week. The taximum punish Thomas,

In the case of Cherry and meat for sending or taking a ship to sea in an unseaworthy state is trouble. He denied, that the Congress was afraid to raise the launch he went also Witness increased to penal servitude for ten years,

issue for fear of the miners' power. The Miners' Federation ruised stopped him and searched him. no objection to the Parliamentary Committee bringing up the and found some coal in the bilges, Company, it was stated by Miss He then left Matsu, an employee of the shop. question at the Congress for the benefit of the public as abou: 2 to 3 cwt. wbole. "It was assumed." continued Mr. Thomas. in some him in the Southers Fairway, but that the pair of boots in question

that the quarters

miners were especially anxious for the defendant went back into the was made to the order of Dr. behalf of every jonk anchorage and witness saw Noble, but they proved to be a stoppage

go alongside her, misfit, and were left a long time member and Union official is that a stoppage of the mines is the last thing we desire. No-one realises the consequences ni stoppage Witness called upon defendant to go at the shop.

The closing rate of the dollar, on more than the miners themselves, and no-one realises the public stop as his morements were most was drawn to the fact that

disappeared when demand. to-day was 45./2143. employer asked her London, September 2. issues involved more than the miners, but the Parliamentary suspicious. He called out to him they bad The League of Nations, which points out that its appeal for Committee is composed of men who had to conduct trade disputes both by voice and steam whistle ber

#D attitude that and as be refused to stop be fired where the boots were, and though were more concerned in adopting funds to fight typhus is for £2,000,000 and not £10,000,000 as cabled and

rather than to embitter controverseal his revolver over the head of the unable to say how they came to The de-be missing she suspected that the before, has issued a statement supporting Mr. Balfour's appeal. It might help peace

2 p.m. Barometer:-29.70. Tem- female prisoner was the cause of It was shows that cases of typhus in Poland and Galicia which numbered by any statements they might make. Our action has been abcoxswain at the wheel. 34,000 in 1916 are now estimated at 360,500. It dwells on the neces bandantly justified by the invitation of the Government sent to the fendant then stopped.

about five minutes after witness their disappearance, as some timeperature: -82. Humidity 83.

back the woman cams into the sity of combatting the spread of the epidemic to the rest of the Miners' Executive,"

resolution called on him that he stopped. world in recalling that 300,000 people died of typhus in Ireland from

The defendant stated that he shop in company with a man and 1846-8 and the heavy mortality in the Rotterdam outbreak Iss:

did not koow it was his launch the boots disappeared after that.

Questioned by Mr. Hall, wit- that was being called on to stop. The Police lanoch was about ness said that a record was kept She Was sure three or four lengths behind.of all sales.

in question Commandes Beckwith found that the boots the case proved against the de- were stolen because they had fendant, and fined Bim $15 or one been lying in the shop for a long month's hard labour.

year.

A SERIOUS SITUATION.

BOXERS DISREGARD OF OBLIGATIONS.

ME. COCHRAN ABANDONS FIGHT PROMOTING,

London, September 8. “.

2

The Congress unanimously

passed declaring that the claims of the miners are reasonable and justi and should be conceded immediately.

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NEWS FROM MESOPOTAMIA.

London, September 9. To-night's War Office Mesopotamia commounique reports that Samawab has been shelled by the 13 pounder last with the arizoured train captured on September 2. On the Upper Euphrates the build. Mr. Cochran bas decided to abandon professional boxing promo-ing of blockhouses has begun on the Bagdad-Fallojsh line.

The India Office announces that the Civil Commissioner at tion, owing to the di-regard of obligations displayed by so many bozers. The immediate cause is Pete Herman cabling his inability Bagdad telegraphed on September 7. that a letter has been re- to fulfil a contract to meet Wilde in London on September 27. Mr. ceived from Captain Lloyd at Deliabbas, stating that Mr. Strachan Cochran has withdrawn his offer of £50,000 to back Dempsey for and Mrs. Buchanan are safe with him and that he has no fears for

fight with Carpentier in London and has released Carpentier from their personal safety. the contract signed last autumn.

INTERNATIONAL SUGAR UNION.

NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE.

TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

sampan

TWO FIRES.

Her attention

time, and being of the plain toes pattern were different from the usual make of the firm. They were specially made for Dr. Noble

BENNET FRERES.

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TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

THE WEATHER.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Coronet Theatre-5,15 and 9.35 p.m.

Hongkong Theatre-5.15, 7 15 and 9.15 p.m.

TO-KORBOW.

Coronet Theatre—5.15 and 9.15

Hongkong Theatre-5.15, 7.15

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IL

Mr. Samuel Duan,' an 25- Two small fires, neither of which resulted in any noteworthy sistant of Mesen. Bennet Freres damage, received the attention of and the brother-in-law of the the Fire Brigade yesterday. proprietor, Mr. Weill, deposed

At 9 a.m. & report was received that on the 13th of August the P of a fire which broke out on the female prisoner with two other first floor of No. 113, Second Street, men came into the shop. They and 9.15 pm. West Point Four boxes caught first of all asked to examine

bracelet. chain

There fire whilst they were being a

were exhibited in dried over a charcoal fire on aarticles

K. C. C Open-air Concert-9. Shanghai, September 8. floor which was utilised as a box- the window cases, and; apparent-i Owing to Li Shun's refusal to be the chief delegate the Peace making establishment. When the ly unsatisfied with the one hand-p.m. Conference. Liang Shi-yee is proposed for the appointment.

Brigade made their apparance ed to them, they asked for another.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, Tang Chi-yao, Tuchun of Yunnan, has asked important persons they found that their services Witness said that whilst thus

Wiseman, Ltd.--Annual sharo- Shanghai whether they will meet him in Chungching, to discuss were not required, as the fire had engaged, be should imagine that

been quickly extinguished by the one of the men took the op-holders meeting-12.30 p.m. internal politics.

Special delegates have been despatched by hs President to see inmates. The extent of the portunity to purloin from a little Sun Yat-sen, Tang Shao-yee, Tang Chi-yao,fhêm Chun-hain and damage, as represented in the stand near by one of the eight Lak Wing-ting in connection with the pesos question.

Tale of the damaged boxes, was oar-rings which it contained.

Brussels. September 7. The Moniteur Belge aannounces that owing to various denuncia-in tions of the 1902 International Sugar Convetion the International Sugar Union ceased to exist as from September 1.

CASUALTIES IN IRELAND.

F

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21..

Witness was completely unaWSTS Deby Fazos, Ice, and It is reported that Wong Yep-tong, the foratar chief peace delegate, has gone to Amoy to make overtures to Chán Xịng-ming,

The second fire broke out at of the theft at the time, but he Storage Co. -Shareholders The Hapah community in Peking, has passed = resolution to Argyle Street in Yumail where had his supicions of the ganging-12.30 p.m

Police and and his stater, who was setring have the Civil Governor of the province alected by the people in ope

President LiYuan-hung, che fustes put out

these shady customers also fold future. This is strongly supported i

dy: that they were i

London, September 7. War Office has issued a list of casualties among the military who is a native of Hupen.

Júant August, showing one officer and two men killed a

"BÁTURU