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No. 13,180

三拜禮

號三月八英港

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3,

1921.

日每月六

SAL. PER ARAUM. –

ANOTHER FIGHT PICTURE.

Dutch Boy Whits Red Lead

ANDERSEN, MEYER &

SUPREME COUNCIL MEETING RESPECTING SILESIA.

Paris Journal's View,

(Reuter's Seresy, )

THE LUEN ON DISASTER.

Further Evidence at Supreme Court.

The hearing of the case in which Yeung Kong-yung aued the Yeung Shing Insuranes Co, Ltd.as result of the loss of the Luen On continued before Mr. Justice Gompertz this moming.

London, August 2. While authorities in London are of opinion that the meeting of the Supreme Council will be confined to the Silesian question and will be of the briefest. a Paris message shows that the French contem plate a protracted council of the wid-at scope. The Malin says that besides Belgium, invitations will probably be sent to Yugo-Stavia,was Poland, and Roumanis, while if discussions on the Near Easter question develop, Greece will be heard. Contrary to Mr. Lloyd George's belief expressed in the House Commons yesterday, the Mr. C. J. Thompson, Chief Board- Moter says it is doubtful whether the experts will finish their ing Officer, of the Harbour Office, Inbours in regard to Upper Silesia before the meeting of the Council, who said he had been in the China hence the decisions of the Council »s regards Silesis will probably Seas for about twelve years. In ba meroly provisional. The Matie anticipates that the Council will tis capacity as boarding officer. feet bound to take steps to save the famine-stricken (population of during the last two years the Busmia.

MAIL SERVICES TO THE FAR EAST.

No Immediate Prospect of Re-utilising Siberian Route,

London, August 2.

The first witness called wan

vesnol was afloat, he went aboard ber on an average about once a week. He considered that if properly equipped the ship was fitted to make the trip! from Hongkong to Manila and h would have been willing to take her himself.

Mr. Jenkin said the Lasa On In the louse of Commons, replying to questions as to whether lets Elongkong on Nov. 9th on the there were soy prospects of resuming the pre-war mail routes to the first trip and returned on Nor. Far East, Mr. Kellaway said that there were no immediate prospects[13:h. She was at ses from 79 to of re-utilising the Siberian route, as it did not yet offer the necess877 96 hours; how far would she have ; conditions of «pted and security.

THE IRISH NEGOTIATIONS.

In the House of Commons. Mr. Chamberlain said it was agreed at the conference between Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. De Valera that if negotiations broke down there would be reasonable notice of the termination of the truce.

got before she turned back?

Witness replied that the vesselį should be 300 miles out, which would be about half way aCTOSE to Manila.

Mr. Jenkin referred to the coxswain's statement regarding the tough weather that he

Reasonable Notice if Truce to be Terminated.

London, August 2. of was expecting. He was of

the opinion that she was too light and so returned to Hong- kong for more ballast. Counsel asked what was the opinion of witness with regard to the correct amount of ballast that she should carry in putting to sea during this period.

COUNTY CRICKET.

London, August 2 Leicester won by 155 runs. Middlesex won by 232 miss. won by eight wickets, Gloucester won by one wicket. Yorkshire, and Essex each won on the first innings.

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THE GANDHI CRUSADE.

Enormous Bonfire of Foreign Cloth.

Eent Derby

Bombay, Angust 2..

In the presence of thousands of people. including many delegates. to the All India Congress Committee, Gandhi lighted a bonfire of an "normous heap of clothes made of foreign cloth, in accordance with the Fationalist CamDAIKO I encourage the revival of home spinning.

CARPENTIER-GIBBONS CONTEST.

Date and Venue.

New York, August 2

ASSAULTS UPON FRENCH OFFICERS IN GERMANY.

English Officer Arrests Murderer.

Paris, August 2

Witness raplied that she should take in two-thirds of her carrying capacity, which would be 120

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Mr. Jenkin raised the question of the probability of the Luan On being souk by other causes than hy mere action of wind and WAVEL. On Nov. 16th, when she set out for the second time, what was the state of the moon; would it be a dark night?.

Witness replied that the mood would be two days old and, there- fore, it would be dark.

Mr. Jenkin asked what Tere the probabilities with regard to a collision.

This photograph, snapped in the first round, shows Carpentier, just after he had missed with his right and plunged through the rupes unable to recover his equilibrium. Dempsey is standing over him ready to hit with his right as soon as Georges regains his feet.

Witness answered that the only Addressing the Court, Mr. collision likely would be with Alabaster said the principal point fishing janks. There was. ❘ was the allegation that the ship large number of them in these was unseaworthy, an allegation waters, from 200 to 300 miles on which, Counsel submitted, the from the coast. These vessels other side had completely, failed. would not be Hongkong junks No one would dispute that the

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DARING ARMED ROBBERY.

NEWS FROM, KWANGSI. BATHING FATALITY.

weapons

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Mrs. Bolderson and her son went to Stonecutters to bathe yesterday and was returning by the steam launch Fee Hu at 7.30

Scene at Yaumati. Nanning Still Holding Out. Young Boy Drowned. -Our Centon correspondent says |

The friends of Mex. Bolderson, Considerable excitement was

Slangbai Street, that General Chan King-ming of Fathan Road, Kowloon, will Tex Rickard announces that the Carpentier-Gibbons fight will and were much larger than junks Law required vessel to be caused in probably be at Madison Square Garden late in October or early in from this port. They very seldom seaworthy at the commencement Yanmati, shortly after 8 o'clock has again asked the Kwangsi extend their drepest sympathy to November.

Carried liabte, except when they at the risk and subsequent last night, when the report of commanders in Neaning-Wong her on the sad bereavement she even if revolver shooting was heard in Pui Kwai and Wai Wing Cheong has sustained by the death of her were approaching other vessels, unseaworthiness,. when they usually burut a fare it Was due to the mis the Woo Hing jewellery shap, No.to surrender the city by Auguste-ven-year old son, Harry, who

conduct of the

and 121. The firing was followed a15b, together with all the muoi- was drowned yesterday evening. Mr. Jenkin: You have been crew, it did not save the under- few minutes after by shouts of tions, equipment and a complete of the military Boite. through these fishing fleets times writers. The burden of proof of "Armed robbaza" and a chorus list

If this request is not: without number?

unseaworthiness rested on the of police whistlen

Cantonese Witness: Yes, sir, I have been anderwriters. It was sometimes It app ars that at 8.30 four complied with the very nearly hit by them several said, but wrongly, that where & men rushed into the shop with troops will march up in strong when bez son accidentally fell The German murderer of the French Major Montalegre was times.

ship disappeared soon after the revolvers in their bands, and force and take the city by overboard as the eastern entrance arranted yesterday by an English officer.

Assuming that the Luen On the commencement of the risk without uttering a word, two of assault.

raised their

meeting of Kwangs to the Yaumati typhoon refuge. Another German assault against a French captain took place in had collided with one of these the burden was on the amurer, them the train between Berlin and Bremen. Furas,

fishing janks, Counsel wanted but that was not so: Counsel above their heads and fired gentry and the leading toerchants The launch at once stopped and witness's opinion as to what contended that the Laen On was into the ceiling. apparently of Nanning it was decided to cruised round the spot where the would have happened.

not unseaworthy. If she had been to frighten the people in the dispatch representatives to Can- little lad had falled. A search Witness thought that if the she would not have lived through shop, who were by this time ton to make the following pro- was made for a quarter of an fuer On bit junk it was the four days in the rough sea haddled together at the back of possis:That as the object of hour. but no trace of the on- Paris, August 2. H. Perrier, ex-Director of the French Museuro of National and if a junk hit her it was case of any vessel being sunk by broke

probable chat she would go down the first time she west out. No the counter. The marauders then the relief of the Kwangsi people fortunate boy was found.

the glass top of the has been achieved by the Can- Sciences, is 'Head.-Hares.

certain that she would founder. a junk had been brought to Court. sefinter, and with remarkable tonese authorities they should! In reply to farther questions. If the Luen On wascarrying her celerity transferred a consider-order the Cantonese troops not witness said these jonks fished in proper lights it was exiremely able quamity of valuables from to approach further pairs, with a bawser between improbable that she would collide the counter to their pockets. The Nanning; that all the military them. The heweer was some-with a juk. They knew that show window was also broken expenses of the expedition should times about 500 feet in length the Laen On was not a sea-going open and relieved of part of its be borne by the Kwangsi people: jánd it would be possible for a vessel and she therefore, want at contents. The intruders altoget and that as Ma Kweo-mui bas vossal to try and get between two the best time of the year. She her appropriated $3,000 worth of been appointed Civil Governor a little over a of Kwangai by President Sun links towing a hawaer, not met rough weather and did not jewellery in

self-government of boor. Police the kaowing that it was there.

quarter of If get through it. the Luen Oa got in the hawser

whistles were blown and Lance Province should be left in bis Judgment was reserved, she certainly would have gone

Sergeant 'Cargill and a Chices hand and not be subject to the down.

Sergeant arrived just in time to interference of military power wee the robbers leaving the shop. from Canton. They promptly gave chase and followed the desperadoes to

DEATH OF FRENCH SCIENTIST,

(Other Telegrams on Page

EARLIER

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.! THE DUTCH INDIES.

Singapore. Aug. 2nd.

The President of the Java Bank,

THE CENTRAL CHINA POSITION.

A Serious Movement.

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A telegram to hand from

Mr. Jenkin: Assuming that in his sons' report, says that the Peking to-day states that the the Luen Oo had got into collision general econoric situation of the Tuchon of Chili Chan Jok with a jonk or a bawser, what is Dutch Indice is not brilliant but linhas sent a telegraphic reply your opinion, as to the likelihood TYPHOON WARNINGS. King's Prk where the latter there a no question of an economie to the Central Government saying of a report being made of the collapse. The co-operation of the that the present morements of foundering of the Luen On, on a Banks is & cusrautee that the Enpeh and Hunsin troops is very dark night. difficulties of the Dutch Indies will serious so far as the condition of

towards

To-Day's Exchange.

News in To-day's New Advertisements.

Mr. Chas. A. Mutton has been appointed Manager of the House Servants Registration Bureau- the Page 4

The N. Y. K. advise consignees- of cargo of the arrival of the Kitano Maru-Pago 4. ̧

E. D. Bassoon & Co. have trans- ferred the agency of the Queen Insurance Co. to Mesura. Lozley & Co.-Page 4.

Lane Crawford advertise in The closing rate of the dollar or connection with their present.

The Weather.

torned into the back of the Po Hing theatre. Here the police The telegram quoted below was opened fire, but apparently the be overcome earlier than elsewhere the country is concerned and that on collided with a junk was salase General Hongkong, from The robb r returned fire, but

Witerthought that if the Luen received by the American. Con- bullets fell out of harm's way. demand. to-day was 20. 93%). he will bave to conduct an army possible that no lives would be the Mailla. Observatory at 12 fortunately the police were not from Fenztien for the purpose of saved. If she collided with a

bit. The police eventually lost noon to-day be (quelling the rising.

bawser, both junks would know

{sight of their quarries owing to A further telegram from Shang-that something had happened, Typhoon in about 138 deg. the darkness. The robbery was Bugspore, Aug. 2. hai reports that fighting has al bat, not belonging to Hongkong, Long. E. 14 dag. Lat. N. moving particular y daring in view of Judgment has been given for ready broken out between Hupeb the junks might not know where

the proximity of the Woo Hing plaintiffs with costs in the case and Hunam soldiers and that the to rusks the report, or they might Typhoon in about 130 deg jewellery shop to the Folies Bring out of the requisitioning of city of Kung On has been captur be too frightened to say anything Long. E. 13 deg. Lat N. direction Station, from which it is separat- Lof ships during the war.

led. (Kung On is in Hupeb).

SINGAPORE SHIPPING

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ad by sbout twenty shops.

sale a 25 per cent. reduction in men's wear. Page 3..

The Hongkong. Thestre's wide, 2 p.m. Barometer: 29.68. Tem-week feature is Louise Glaum in

"Golden Rule Kate."-Pago 12. perature-25. Humidity ----71.

The Kowloon Thiatre is nome showing the Cameo Girl in "The Web of Decalt.”—Fage 12.

Fastle's giva Peach CreazÜK. recipe to-day. Pags ?

Lighting-Up Time: Lighting-up time to-day, 703