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SHOPLIFTING.

U. S. Marines Sentenced.

ATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1923.

PEIING POLITICS.

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Feking,Dec. 8—Mr. Wằng Tab- hsieh, thi acting Premier, submit-

The bearing was concluded atted a petion to the President the Magistracy pesterday afternoon

yesterdayin which he reiterates of the case in which four American his intenta to remain in office, Marines of the U. s. S. Helens antil Decmber 10. He will retire were charged, on shree counts, with obisinng goods by fraud and theft mediates after that date, and

he reques that he may be were. Joseph plo In Plumadore. First Sergeant; Juhn lieved on hat date.

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Joseph Muntgomery, Corporal; The Fesident has issued a Frank Van Ashley and Charles Chihling fandals, ́acknowledging Bytheway, both Privates. They Mr. Wang communication. were charged with stealing five With th approach of Marshal finger rings from two Chinese Tsao Kom birthday celebrations, jewellery shops, and brainmg to be held on Saturday, a general three rolls of silk frum aexodus of politicians and officials shop in Jervois Street oa is taking lace from Peking to the evening of the 5th. inst, by Paoting-ft-Rauter. pretending that the Russian rouble Peking. Dec. It message Contes which they tendered for pas-from

Katan states that the ment were American notes.

Red Rusian authorities at The evidence, disclosed that on Urga, are coming more drastic in the Sib.. about 7 p... the four their treptent of Chinese re- defendants and a Chinese guidesidents thee. went to a shop, 6d Jervois Siteet, and share bought three rolls of silk for 900, one of the Americans ten- dering two 2-rouble notes in pay.

next place visited by the de fendants was also a shop. the Wing Tung Iling at ? Possession Street.

where they bargained 16 ards of Chinese silk It is a miafficially stated that. The delendast Ashley tried to at yesterda's meeting of the pass wit thu 20 rouble cote Cabinet, is ras resolved not to 10 Pusica for tha guns.accept the rnewal of the Austro- |paying they were Americus eur German Shiping Contrim of 1914 rency, but the accountant refusedi‡as a foit ccomplù... It was decided tu secept them and insisted no to notify the Walchizo-pu to accept payment in nagkong currency this principle should application be The defendonta le it together, u-ten- made for an agreement to be de- sibly to change the nutes, but drifinitely concluded-Peuter. DHEID. They male their way

A recentpolice order for the expulsion i unemployed Chinese, is bring eferced. Several hun- dreds of Cinese have been ex-

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE US. SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.

Washington, Dec. 8. President Harding has defeated what little thance there was'

of the passage of the Ship Subsidy Bill by writing to the Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, asking him to have struck out the amendments to the bill adopted by the House.

The President intimates that he would rather see the Bill fail than have it passed in its eviscerated shape, but as the 'House wit not agree to this and, in fact, amendments had been adopted to secure the votes necessary to p233 the Bill through the House, tha Ship Subsidy question may now be regarded as an academic question 'rather than a legislative proposal,

WORLD PEACE.

Washington, Dec. 8, President Harding, is a letter read at the opening session of the Conference on Public Opinion as regards World Peace, held by the International Lycium Chautauqua Association, expressed the hope that the discussions would point the way toward a new advance into light and understanding.

Many prominent Americans and foreigners are expected to an emphatic address the Convection, including M. Clemenceau, who will be the

at their request, a tray of goli | dents' cells teletrh four tina con- finger rings was shown them. After twining ford thich was served to some talk as to prices the Marines the d-l-adanp, tent which was un- kit without making any purchase.tonebest. In emptying the contents Menost karoediately after their into a bucka the prisoner found departure, it was discovered by the bits of rouble votes, which, on being shop assistant that a gold finger r`ug | piered together, formed ope while was missing. The last place visited | R25 ante. he greater part of a by the defendants betote their R 100 note and a piece of another Arrest was souther jewellery store, | H.10) bote. [201 Queen's Bond "Central, wher Defendant gave the accused Montgomery succeeded [ denial of all sharger. in obtaining four rings, valued at In regard to the fragments of $45, with two 25-romble autes rouble note found in the gaul, the which he described as Ameriese accused Phidare seld: Your notes. Montgomery at first made Honour. I would like to way that, pret-ace to pay a Hongkrog prior to brink eralized in D. Hall, money, bus said it was insufficient | we were serbeda second time in and, therefore, he tendered what the admir trum. The gunler ha described as Americän notes. can be summed to testify to the

result the Teareb."

The Men Shaffured.

appears that the defendants. The Magistate Mr R.E. Lind. after leaving the shop in l'ossessions. It is admitted by the pro- Street, were shadowed by an em

secution that wou were searched ployee of me of the shops which twice in gaul. It is admitted that they visited. At Possesia Street the searcnes in good were perbuss a report was made to a Chinese more vigorous and through the con-table and the latter went up to the one in the Police Stahos., I the defaracts and questioned į buve taken it into neemunt. them as to the notes, which had

The defendant Plumadore relat-

been handed over to the officered bis modements witer he went by the shop's foki. The ena

ashore from the Helens at 2pm. He was with the

stable was unable to speak Engli-hoa the 5th. and was, therefore, of little other defendants all the time and The evidrore showed that node of them visited the shops the defendants made no attempt convened in the case. About 7 -15,

chief speaker to-morrow.

JUDGE TUNG KANG IN ENGLAND.

London, Dec. 8. Judze Tung King, the new Chief Justice of the Peking Supreme. Court, who is at present in England, engaged in recndifying the laws of China, appeared on the bench besides Mr. Justice Shearman to day. The cccasion was a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court.

PRINCE SHIMIDZU'S FAREWELL

London, Dec. 8. Condial Anglo-Japanese toasts were exchanged at Simpson's Restaurant, on the occasion of the Knights of the Roond Table giving a farewell banquet to Prince Tadashige Shimidzu.

WHY BUILDINGS

CRUMBLE.

Air.Poisoned Stones.

ACCOUNTANCY AS A CAREER.

At the thirty-sixth annos) to bolt, but instead First Sergeant he aul his enparigna were

meeting of the Manchester and Plumadore beckoned to the con- talking to a Chinese guide in the stones of Paris buildings by the accountants Mr. Alfred Nixon, The poisoning of the very District Society of Incorporated stable to follow him and his com street, a Chinese policeman came

was elected president in up and spoke to them. Not being atmosphere of a modern city is who convetsaat is Chinese be beckoned Put forward as the explanation of succession to Mr. William Eaves,

panions. Later, as they walked alung, some ope blew a police whistle and a number of policemen arrived and helped in the arrest.

On being searched, the police fou on the accused Montgomery a rind which was identified by the accountant of the Wah Chap jewellery store as the one that was missing. The defendant claiond the ring at his and said be bought it at Swatc#. A fellow marine who was away with the Helens could testify to this.

to the policeman to follow him in The dilapidation of Trinity said that be regarded accoun-

the bape of ting a Europea policeman. They failed to find a Eumpenu policeman and finally curated the Chinese constable to the Police Station.

The uther Cofendants made similar statements.

The defendante bave been in the lengths of time and all said they U. S. Marine Corps for different

were discharged with excellent characters.

Church there, by the Magicinal Laboratory, in a

men.

City tancy ss affording as bright an re-opening as there was into which a port. This building, though only father could place brs son. 60 years old, in already falling The work of tbe profession had into decay.

grown very much during the last The report states that soot in twenty years, offering valuable. the air deposited on the stones of openings to the right the facade, and there acted an Accountants were increasingly condenser for sulphurous acid, tecoming professional general diser, giving off pulpbaric by their clients. There were some also in the atmosphere. This advisers and were highly trusted acid, which eats into limestone, fangers to be watched in the The Notes Found.

producing sulphate of chalk, spread of officialism, encroach- Evidence was given by Chief The Magistrate. I find all three which crumbles away,

ment of banks in regard to the Warder West, of the Victoria Gal; charges proved. The evid Bes Many other buildings are dealing with income tax matters, and a Chinese convict as to theems to be overhelming. Firtcted with this "dierase of and of solicitors in regard to trust discovery of bits of muble notes in defendant four weeks" hard labour industrial cities," and the accounts, but more than in the D Hall in the gaul where the de-on each charge, the sentences to incompa able front of Notre need that still existed for the fendunts had been confined. The rua consecutively.. Nine weeks for Dame itself is being eaten away registration of the profession. Chinese primer, early on Thurs the second and third and fourteen by this stone sickness, for which Legi-lation had been too long day morning, went into the defen- luys for the fourth defendant. Lapparently there is no curé. delayed.

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EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.

Narasaki, December 8-Several earthquake shocks have demurred at frequent intervals since early mor ning at Shimabara, in the vicially nl Nagasaki. Considerable damage has been done and one casualty is reported. The city of Nagasaki WAN only slightly affected. Resler.

BARCELONA PLAGUE CASES. The Spanish Gov-raweat, ia fulfilment of the Health Agree- mens has notified the British- Embassy that cases of bubnic plague exist in Barcelona. Every effort is being made to prevent the spread of the disease, which appeared at the beginning, of October, but several now cases have occurred.

DOINGS OF THE DUFFS

Danny Is Keeping Books.'.

DAN-NER!

MISTER, DID YOU LOSE A FIFTY CENT

PIECE, TODAY ?

·DID I ?

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YES, GUESS I DID LOSE ONE- DID YOU FIND ONE, "YOUNG MAN P

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