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THE PRINCE IN CEYLON.

Wonderfal Reception at Candy.

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Candy, March 23.* The Prince of Wales had aa wonderful journey-here from Colombo. This morning the entire population of the distrie; for fifteen miles each side of the railway gathered at the way stations to see his special train pass.

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THE STRIKE FEVER.

Shanghai Labour Demands.

CARGO ČOOLIES' THREAT. ƒFrom Our DivaCorrespondent,!

Shargiai, March 24. Three bundred of Messrs. It was like the popular demonstrations which creeted him in

and Swire's cargo Australia and Canada. There were solid masses of L'ingalese in daap

Butterfell rows at every station platform and on the banks, rocks, and trees coolies threaten astrike on April between them, and they went to extraordinary pains to decorate his;

let. unless their wages are raised.

Two hundrel seventy-mile route from the coast. Even single mud-hu: displayed;

joss-paper Union Jack, and every tiny village showed its loyalty by bamboo workers went on strike when arches or garlands strung between trees under the palmis. For three their pay demand were not met. and a half hours, the Prince passed what appeared to be an almost The comb makes are out. continuous crowd beginning at Colombo and continuing along the

The women waters of two silk rice fields of the plain, then clinging in thin lines to the steep sidesfilatures bava almquit work.

All the above insist that more of the bills, where the special began its climb into cooler air, swelli: gį again in numbers as the train approached this ple saunt litdə city.

wages are necesary because of The absolute spontaneity of the reception was unmistakable the high price of tics, due to the The people cheered like Europeans or saluted the prince with demands of the anies. precise volleys of handelapping., Some stations contributed groups of industrious drummers banging tomtoms. The Prince was received at the station bere by the Candy chiefs in their picturesque ful! dress balloon-like skirts of beavy silk, and jewelled bats. A brief address was followed by as brief a response, after which the Prince i

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FRIDAY MARCH

BANK DIVIDENDS.

Chartered Bank.

The local branch of the Chartered Bank of India, Austra- lia and China has to-day received) the following telegram from its Head Office in London:--

Mercantile Bank.

24, 1922日六十式式

BUNGHOM SHOOTING

AFFRAY.

Attempt on Ricksha Proprietor.

range.

Dutch Bin W Red Lead

SINGLE COPY: 10 CTP.

130 PER ANNUM

ANDERSEN, MEY

ARMED ROBBERIES.

Two More Cases.

CANTON ASSASSINATION.

General Succumbs to Wounds.

WB9

212

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The epidemic of armed robber- ies has spread to the Western district, where two affairs took) Last night, at about 9 o'clock, place yesterday, in one of which

Yesterday wà reported Hunghom was the scene of a Chinese lady and her son were attempt on the life of General shooting affrey, a ricksha pro- stabbed and sustained injuries Tang Hang at Canton, and news At the approaching annual pristor, being the victim. He which, it is feared, may end fatal is now to hand that the balles general meeting of shareholders, was shot and wounded,, whilst ly for the former

which was fired at him had fatal the Directors will recommein Bulkeley Street, by a co-

effects. In the first case it is stated that man, who made his that a dividend be declared for known

It is reported (says the "anton Chan Pik-chee, who lives at No Times) that last fuesday evening the past half year at the rate escape.

Enquirias subsequently made Hosp tal Road, was walking in at 30, while the late General 14, per annum and a bonus of is

that that thoroughfare when d. per share free of income tax by the police disclosed

just was descending from the evening opposite the Ellis Kadoori School. train from Hongkong 'at Tai- that £100,000 he added to the Rs the rickahs proprietor was serve Fund, that $25,000 be added turning to his home in Canton he was stopped by three men, ona sha-tan, he was abat hy

Street, Tsimisatsui. to Officers' Superannuation Fund,]

armed with sjunknown in his, of whom was

assailant. A bullet that £50,000 be written of Pre ricksha when a man came out of revolver, and subjected to penetrated his stomach. The mises Acesont, and that 213,159 the darkness and fired two shots Arch. A purse containing $10 General

Immediately 15. 5. be carried forward.”

in quick succession, at almost as taken from his jacket, and, taken into a motor car to the point-blank

One baller satisfied with this find, the robbers French Hospital, where many. penetrated deeply into the left proceeded to make their escape. Chinese and foreign doctors were sida of his victim's abdomes They ran through the Hospital called on to operate, and the The local branch of the Mer while the other pierced his right grounds pursued by their victim, operations seemed to be very cantile Bank of India a receivi¡ forearm:

who bad been joined by Police successful Bu at 1 o'clock Funeral Largdy Attended. Office advising that at the annual sehicle and was taken to the the revolver, at one poins in the condition suddenly became worse ed a telegram from its Londoni The injured man fell from his Sergeant barnett. The man with yesterday morning, the General's (From Mur (en therapondent) general meeting of shareholders Kwong Wab Hospital, where Chase turned round and threaten-and at 4 30 yesterday morning be

Shanghai March 23. the Board of Directors will rec he was attended by Dr. Smaled to fire a: his pursuers. When died. The funeral of the late Sirommend a final dividend of 8 per ley. who

Eastern Street was reached the the Everard Fraser was attended by cent, on the A. B. and C. shares ballets from the wounds.

made The desperadoes had are throng, including high making Iti par cant. for the year motive of the attack is not clear; escape. Chin se consular and municipal 1920. less Income Tax that by some it is alleged to be the £50,000 be carried to Reserve result of a recent dispute which fcials. Simple prices were held at the Holy Trinity Cathe Fund making that Fund £1,150, held up certain Kowloon rick dral and the Bubbling Wel: 000); and that £137,671 be carried | shas. Cemetery. The coin was 83- forward. corted by mouned Sikhs and Light Horse. while the British Volunteers and Navy men lined the Pue to the grave and itormed a hollow quare. Floral intributes were sent from many

parts of the country.

notored to the Planters Hall, where he was greeted by the majority of the thirteen hundred planters of the Island. The Prince inspect ed their smart infantry battalion.

The town itself is filled to the utmost with visitors from all part of the island. The Prince shook hands with many of them at a garden-party this aftemcom To-night the Prince will attend a Da bar of the local chiefs, afterwards he will walk to the famous Temples of the Tooth adjoining the Durbar Hall, where will be displayed a special honour for his Boral Highness this sacred relic, reputed to be the tooth of Buddha.

BRITISH SUBMARINE LOST.

Goes Down with All Hands.

London. March 23.

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A Gibraltar mensage says a destroyer during manoeuvres ne Straits collided with submarine H42, which was lost with all

zads.

Later.

The Admiralty, in confirming the loss of the H.12 with all hands. -ays she was rammed by the destroper Versatile while exercising 35 Europa Point and sank in 500 fathoms.

Death Roll of Thirty.

Later

A Gibraltar message sare it is believed that the death roll is thirty. The Versatile was proceeding to England while the sub- marine was manoeuvring and was just rising to the surface at the moment of the crash.

THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.

M. Berthelot's Disclosure.

"Paris, March 20.

THE SOVIET FORCES

Mr. Chamberlain Does nut Believe War Intended.

Lon on, March 93.

LATE SIR EVERARD FRASER,

Two thousand wreaths were sent, a memorial service is to be held on Sunday, shop Moloney preaching.

CHIEF OFFICER'S DEATH.

A Sad Case. (From Our Own Correspondent)

Shanchi, March 24.

BRITISH CONSUL IN

SHANGHAI, -

DAY BY DAY.

extracted

BOXING CONTESTS.

was

The late Gen. Tang Heng "Was sheir a nativ» of Wai-yang district, and

was 37 years old. He was ́A

1912 when Gen. Chen was Tuchun radusie of the Kwangtung Mili. tary Academy in Whampao. In

affair occurred, another robbery At the same spot where the first was carried out, apparently by another gang, from the fact that of military governor of this pro- they were

vince, he was holding the post differently armed. With his mother, a 17-year old

of GarrisoD Commissioner of Cainese student

Kiungehow and Techow. When walking Lung Cal-kwang invaded Kwang- past the school when they were met by four men. The men's sung, Gen. Tag retired from ser- intentions being apparent, the boy vice. ea. Tang was a brave sol- blew a whistle, at which he wou many battles in the cam- diet.. He had done breve nots and stabbed on the arm wind his

other was also injured, but were paign in ridding the province of aeriously.

the Kwangsi militarists and She was stabbed in sikiomen and my nerthara politiciana in 1920. Last the moment year, the General took a prom- Government

part in the Kwangui Civil Inent

sha

Many Entries Received. Our picture paga formorrow The Hon. Secretary of the will contain plowgraphs of the Hougtong Boxing Association in- boxers who are to meet in the arms as that owing to the large principal bouts at the forthcomingfaumber of entries received for the

bad tournament, these being Teddy forthcoming Novices"

Touran.at Neal and . B.Chadwick (feather ment, it has been found necessary Hospital, where she was taken campaign, and he cleared out the after the robbery, as in the remnant of Kwangsi troops weights) and A. B. Duncan and to add a matinee on Saturday. The {ɑrevious case, the rabbers made River last summer, when the

tournament will therefore start their escape, but

C. P. O. Callaghan (middle weights). There will also appear photographs of Will Hender. the Jazz King, and Miss Rita Shields. the popular vocalist.

Times.

RESTORING ORDER IN ULSTER.

Drastic Methods.

London, March 24,

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COAL THIEVES.

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farmer Kangai General L Kang-ruan attempted to invade the province again.

The General is survived by an only son, 4 years old, a wifa and a mother who is more than 60 years old. He was Chief of Staff and Commoder of the First Divisios of the Cantonese Army.

News in To-day's New Advertisements.

at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, courage to rob their victims. when preliminary fights will take place. The mating on Saturday will be at 2.30 pm, when the last preliminary fights and the semi- Mr. Charles Alader Suther

finals will be fought. The iland, Chief OfEter of the s.s. Commander Wang Keong ar, Saturday evening contests will Choysang. has died of poisoning,rived at Canton from Liuchow commence at 9.15 p.m. sharp, the The Matin states that M. Philippe Berthelot voluntarily in-pital. The poisons to believed to Canton to report to Governor weight

in the mental ward of the Hos-on 21st instant. He bas returned first fight being the Feather formed the recent court of discipline presided over by M. Poincare, have been self-adi istered.

Championship. to bel followed Chen the result of his suppress-

by that in 1919 his brother Andre, Chairman of the Banque Industrielle,

four foals,

after An inquest is being held on ing the bandits in Lushow. and, immediately zave him three and a half million Francs in ranknotes, of which he Wednesday.

Liachow was formerly a resort interval, the Middleweight Com- -peat two and a half million franes in buying Rences and the remainder in baging a house. When in 1021 the bank was in!

of bandit, but after the arrival of pionship will be fought, to sergeant made what be calculated ifficulties he hasteced to put two and a half million francs at hip!

General Wang last winter. the be followed by the remaining would be a surprise visit pa line

three finale. It has been decided of sampans tied to the foreshore) The P. and O. agents give. brother's disposal. The examining magistrate enquiring into the!

bandits have been suppressed that & Flyweigh: Class be added, and conveniently near & iep of special notices to consignees of Bank's affaits subsequently questioned him at length concerning!

him. Peace in Liuchow this.

(From Our Tera Correspondent) | present is completely restored by for which there are four entries.coal at East Point yesterday cargo which should have arrived

On Saturday night, the Band of be the Commander. General Wang

that here during the strike per s.s. Shanghai, March 24. is reporter to leave for Liucho the 2nd Battalion the King's any culprit would think of Kashgar, Jaypore and Donera Mr. F. Garstin snow acting as within 170 weeks. Regiment, by kind permission making an escap ty jump Page 1. British Consul General here.

of Lt. Col. Hyslop and the officers, ing overboard. But thi

The ss. Teiresias has arrived will be in attendance.

fact what did happen. Consider. ir port and Messrs. Butterfield The entries received for the lable hubbub broke out o theed Swire give consignees the different weights are as follows: appearance of the police oru.ual notics on page 4. Flyweight, 4: Bantams, 14 and a rosa Isaped into the APA The week-end attraction at the Feathers, 15; Lights, 40; Welters, from one of the boats and med-j Work Theatre is "The Blue 23: Middle, 12; and Heavies, bis escape. The Beant b. Bonut" in which Billie Rhodes

Entries From different ransacked the bout in quation featured.-Pages 12 and 4. In car a queue of the opinion expressed in the ster House units were:-Zod Battalion the and discovered a sick of coal For economy and satisfaction of Comninns that de penalties in the measure for restoring order! King's Regiment, 61; rest of stowed away in the hold. Thelus Sind Lime Bricks.—Page 4. were insufficiently drastic, the Government, on the Committee aage Garrison, 4; Bagship, 17: light mistress, along with her deaghter Cargo per the Kamo Maru f the Bill, submitted a new clause, which the House approved, cruisers, 12; submarines, 6; in-law, wre brought up and which was landed at Sbangbal upplying the death penalty for offences connected with borabs,

Tamar and small ships, 5; Police charged Lofors Mr. R. E Lint during the strike will be returned The Gazeroment announced that if the present Bill was in-

4; civilians, 3. Owing to the,num- sell this mar. ing. On Pure by the same steamer.- suficient, it wo t propose to extend the death penalty to many bors entering, the Boxing Co.ponibility Melbourne, March 23.

being assumed, by | Pvce 4. Crete or not funtals dery the strike port n antioned yesterday, luther offences, licecarrying arms without a permit.

mittee have decided that any [the elder womer, who eauch Messrs. A. Tack and Co. ad- SSENT it that it was pati-led in order to it taste the impending)

competitors failing to scale with

to Excuse? bersati bevertise Duro-Point pencils-Page in weights for the class in which ting a rock-and-tul gtors.j2. they have entered will be dis.fles Worship uncoset a genzance Put the Prince's visit on record qualified. Weighing and draw for of a $100 fins cr. altercats by taking photographs. Sinc-re'a In the Hour of Commons replying to La-Cɔl (2) Malone fights will take place on Weines.mx weeks" hard labour..

advertise photograbpic supplies. regeling the Batindemnity rayments to Britain, Sir John (Hilday. Next, the 20th inst. The defendant in another case-Page 3. mour said the proximately £4,900,000 had been paid up to 1020:fat 530 pm, at the beatre Fold the Court that someon iied). The .. Telernachus has Moreover, £1.250,0907 ad þeen paid in respect of private British claima. Royal. underneath the stage. the bag of coal amounting to brought cargo which should have Altogether £11,600000 r-ra-ins payable

Each Competitor will be given salfa ton) to the anchor of hur arrived by the a.. Thesaus.- Total of Sums so far Received.

number and will fight under that sampar, and thus landed her in Page 4. [L^C»1. C L. Malone ('Jn-Lib† represents Legion East: Majar number. The programmes will trouble with the police.

Consignees of cargo per the P.B. Malone (11) agresents South Tottenham).

give excb competitor's namin withi His Worship:-Somebody did

Peraia Maru are given the usual his number in brackets 5-de hisli. I see Dived into the water

notice na paze 4. name, and the draw will only land tied the bax to your anchot

how the latter.

In the House of Contions at question-time. Mr. Chamberlain | erated that he believed the troops in West Russia had been slightly! preased sig Jandaty, but this was not necessarily a warlike!

Ha vit ut felieve the Soviet Government intended to bark upon a few wat

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UMASOCH.

AUSTRALIAN STRIKE DENIED.

Kumour Said to be Electioneering Device.

The preelance midde dentured that there was to be a big strive off then and munere alains" wage reductions!

INDIAN BUDGET PÄSSED.

Fiscal Autonomy.

Daili, March 23.

The Free Bill has passed the Ligeslauire Assembly. The rejection of various proposed new taxes leaves an estimated un- covered de full of £6,000

A frater of the debate was the unaniity of the members in favour of in-cal autonomy.

THE "MULTSAI" QUESTION.

Another Home Comment,

London, March 23.

The abolition of Maisten in Hongkong is a belated but decided reaffirmation of the principles of humanity and freedom in British Government. declares the Manchester Guardian.

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GERMAN MARKS.

Now Six a Penny!

London, March 23.

German marks are six a penny in London to-day. The slump

s largely due to the new reparations crisis, following the receipt of he Commission's note in Berlin...

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THE BOXER INDEMNITY.

London, March 31.

GENOA CONFERENCE.

Lenin Not Going.

Riga. March 23.

M. Chicherin, Commissary of Foreign Affairs. will replace: Lenin at the head of the delegation to Geno1.

US. GOVERNOR'S ARREST.

Okmulgee, March 23, The Governordf Oklahoma voluntarily submitted to arrest and was afterwards rebased on $5,000 ball. (See earlier telegrams.) was af

INTERNATIONAL RUGBY,

Paris, March 23. In a "Bogger" match, Wales beat Franco by 11 points to 3.

(Other Telegrams on Page 3)

SANITARY SYSTEM FOR HANKOW

12350 or seven weeks."

The British Municipal Council at Hankow is contemplating the introduction of a modern sewerage

stem. According to one pro on posal the cost of this will be in the vicinity of £50,000, but în (bà meantime the authorities there are making reference to the

To-Day's Exchange.

to be in theem: log of the Holland Mr. J. J. H. Ritman has ceased

China Trading Company.

Page 4.

Mes-rs Goddard and Dougl

will remove to 3:d. Floor, No. 41 Voeux Road Central on April

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The J. C. J. L. advise con-- The closing rate of the dollar signees that the Tjibades bas demand to-day was 2s. 5.5/16d.arrived bringing the cargo of the

The Weather.

Lighting-Up Time,

Tjsondari. Page 4

Shareholders in the Dairy Farm Company are given « raminder Tem-regarding the calls and premium

due to respect of the new issue abares-Pace 4,

Shanghai Municipal Council in 2 p.m. Barometer:-30.13 order to obtain information re-perature:-58 Humidity:-60 garding the system now in process of installation here. The Council in Hantow hopes to put its pro- posal int's concrete form belare the ratepayers a year hence,

Lighting-op "time" to-day-6.36

At the Coronet- to-night- is shawing Marshall Næfilan's **Go and Get It Pages 4-7,9 and 12.

Volunteer Ontem ap Page 9.