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五廿 九港香 TUESDAY,

SEPTEMBER 25,

1923.

台五十月八

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FURTHER CASUALTIES IN BIG BALLOON

RACE.

A DISASTER DESCRIBED,

(Reuter's Serviced

Brussels, September 24.

HONGKONG RELIEF WORK,

IMPORTANT MATTERS DISCUSSED TO-DAYA

Manila Stories Denied.

AID FOR DESTITUTE BRITISH MERCHANTS.

MOTOR LICENCES.

POLICE POWER TO CANCEL

THE HONOKONG PRACTICE.

A question of importance to local motorists is raised in a letter 1(by ~Cyclist " which appears else

to

An American balloon, U.S. Army 86, participating in the Gordon Bennet race, was struck by lightning over Westelrode, Dutch North Brabant, and the aeronauts were killed. The American balloon U.S. Navy 699, landed without mishap at Putten, in Holland.

A meeting of the Hongkong. Mr. Ho Kwong reported the where in this issue-namely the Brussels, September 24. How disaster defel the Spanish balloon Polar, mentioned yes. Japanese Earthquake Disaster Re- the Chinese had collected locally power of the police to cancel terday, is told by the surviving occupant. Giomes. He relates that it ief Committee was held this morn-about $35,000 and had remitted licences without a magistrates was decided to descend in consequence of a violent storm. Whening. Mr. G. T. Edkins presiding, to Kobe two sums of 5,000 Yen order.

The Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen each. Also they had given several This morning a representative they were 350 feet from the earth, a peasant seized the guy rope took the opportunity of informing hundreds of refugees small sums of the Telegraph approached the but lacked extra assistance. The rain-soaked ballast began to drop out in lumps instead of gradually, resulting in the balloon suddenly the Committee that the report of money to assist them in getting Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe (Captain came to about Superintendent of Police) on the subject, with a view to ascertain. bounding up to four thousand feet. A crash of thunder and flash of which appeared in the Telegraph home, which lightning set the balloon alight. His companion collapsed in a heap last night, quoted from a Manila $20,000 extra. The balloon began to drop, aflame, and crashed violently. Gomes Paper, with regard to the atroci The night boats had given free ing the local practice.

Mr. Wolfe informed our repre- He was rescued by ties in Japan, was absolutely passages to all refugees. Anuther was hurled out of the basket, and broke a leg.

untrue. As regards Mr. Morrison. 500 were expected shortly and sentsative that the C. S. P. has watching peasants.

the Chinese were informed that power cancel motorists The Swiss ballon Geneve was also struck by lightning, and he was not murdered: he was

there were still about 1.000 re-licences without an order from a rrashed with tremendous impact, Six balloons, including a British killed in an accident.

fugees who would be coming magistrate. He added that the FLOATING BASE With reference to establish southward to either Hongkong örfusual practice locally in the case floating base at Yoko Shanghai. The balance in hand off of professional drivers is to cancel that the Chinese fund was now $3,300. a licence after three endorsements it

stated Wa hamas

or convictions. In the case of since the last meeting of the

The Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen Committee messages had passed

amateurs, the C. S. P. can use his which intimated that the Kobe

discretion, and if he thinks that a person is not fit to hold a licence, chartered the Namsang and it

he can cancel it, even after one The Hon. Mr. Holyoak second-

endorsement. on its way to Yokohama. Pending the receipt of informed and this was carried. ation as to when the ship would Mr. Ho Kwong said that the be available for relief work, the vote would be highly appreciated suggested guarantee toward ex-by the Chinese. penses, promised by the Hong- kong Committee. was held in abeyance.

one, are still unaccounted for.-

Brussels September 24.

The British ballon Margaret descended in the sea twenty-eighting & uiles north-west of Skagen, Denmark. The crew are safe, and the balloon has been towed into Gothenburg.

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE ON AMERICAN IDEALS Foreign Board of Trade had

SPIRITUAL FAITH AND COMMONSENSE.

Washington. September 24. President Coolidge made his first public address since becoming He President at the annual convention of the American Red Cross. declared that faith in things spiritual, tempered with commonsense, was the kind of practical idealism reflected in the history of the United States. The American people were not likely to adopt any other. This idealism was illustrated by the men who went to the rescue of Europe when the liberty of the world was at stake, but who after victory retired from the field unencumbered by spoils. independent, unattached, and uabought " Another illustration was the American response to the appeal for five million dollars for Japanese relief, to which about double that sum had immediately been contributed. Men were gradually learning that great wealth and a mighty army and navy were not the real rulers of the world. and civilisation was relying more and more on moral force. It was the Red Cross application of this principle that male it such a tremendous success.

UNREST IN THE FATHERLAND.

RHINELANDERS DESIRE SEPARATE REPUBLIC.

Berlin. September 24. The Socialist group has passed a resolution of disappointment in the Government and non-confidence in the Minister of Defence Gessler. The latter, defending his policy at a meeting of the De mocratic party in Berlin, dealing with rumours of an impending revolt, declared that if it came to a fight the Reichswehr would execute his orders promptly:

Paris, September 34.

Was

LADIES' WORK.

I propose that we remit Y1000 more for the benefit of Chinese still in Tokyo.

no doub

best means. of course.

Mr. Wolfe added that he had recently caused a letter to be sent to a local motorist who had been twice convicted, warning him that he was in danger of losing

his licence.

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HOW YOU CAN WIN IT,

A pari-mutuel ticket at the Gymkhanas costs you $5, You count yourself lucky if you win a dividend of $20 with it. The Tele- graph gives you an op- portunity to win $30 at practically no cost what- ever. How? By entering

the

Football Forecast Competition.

All you have to do is to send in a coupon, giving what you consider will be the scores in three Hong- Football kong League matches to be played on Saturday next.

The competition is most attractive in character. and the beauty of it is that, when the results of the matches are known, you will have good idea whether or not you are in the running for the prize.

The result of this week's competition, which clases at noon on Saturday, will be announced in Monday's Telegraph.

ANOTHER PIRACY.

the 10th instant.

to

!

DR. SUN'S GOOD LUCK.

HOW HE ESCAPED DEATH.

According to news from Canton, Dr. Sun Yat-sen had a remark, able escape on the 20th installe when the motor boat carrying- munitions on the East River was. destroyed by an explosion. He boarded the boat shortly after her arrival at a certain spot and. (carried out an inspection, leaving about ten minutes before the ex- plosion occurred.-

A Canton paper states that amongst those who were killed in this explosion was Mr. Yang Sin- yat, Chief of the Aviation Bureau, and several other aviators. His body was later discovered after a long search and later conveyed into Canton by rail:

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange 2s. 3. 7/164. Barometer

2 p.m. 29.74 Temperature Humidity

? p.m.

83

73

2 p.c

High Tide 9.58 p.m. Low Water 346 p.m.

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Lighting Up-Time 6.17 p.m.

News in To-Day's New Advertisements.

The Forbes-Russell Company are playing "Paddy the Next Best Thing" at the Theatre Royal to-night.-Page 4.

A list of donations to the Alice. Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals is published on Page

The screen attraction of the year, Robin Hood." is drawing crowded houses to the Coronet- Pages and 12.

A notice concerning golf, at Fanling is published on Page 4

A public auction sale will be held at "Kingsclere". --Page 4.

Mee Cheung has views of the

LISTEN

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DESTITUTE FOREIGNERS.

The Chairman said that an out- standing feature of the distress!

A CASE NOT PRESSED.

HONGKONG FIRM'S caused by the disaster was the

BIG LOSS. Mr. W. Brown was summoned The Chairman said the Ladies"

fact that a great many foreigners Committee, under the direction

British and others with busi-before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, ai

"Piracy in Chinese waters" was of Mrs. Wolfe, had been workingness interests of varying import-the Police Court this morning the heading of a police report sent very efficiently and effectivelyance, had gained their livelihood for exceeding the speed limit in

in yesterday in reference another outrage committed on and had collected a total of some in Japan and having now Jast & control area. 3.000 articles, which had been put everything. were

It was stated by Inspector commercial craft by what appear As soon as Kent that the defendant speeded to be disbanded soldiers It is into cases and marked in accord-

extreme distress. ance with their contents. The it was indicated to the Committee his machine and passed & police stated that the steam launch Tang ladies who helped were Mesdames that relief of this kind was needed cycle at a rate of 25 miles an On, with two lighters in tow, was Harston. Beavis, Sayer, Roffey, he thought they should be pre-hour, twelve miles more than the stopped by two boats near Sai Japanese disaster, - Page 4. Hornell. Sutherland, Cock. Kingpared to give a prompt response. speed which the latter was going Ma Ling in the early morning of

This occurred at Aberdeen.

Some 4,500! Redmond and Blaker. The Com- The mittee decided to send a letter of was to put these people in the!

For the defence. it was stated bags of rice and 28 boxes of To neglect any factor for in- appreciation to those ladies for

re-establishing their by Mr. Veux. who represented vermicelli, of the total value of creasing business is to be perion way of their assistance.

businesses. Perhaps it would be thy defendant, that Mr. Brown $40,000, consigned by the Yue ally responsible for money leat It was mentioned that special as well to let the subcommittee mistook the action of the police Wo Loong firm of Hongkong Altertising, remember. IS such o.

Shamshui, factor. a customer at arrangements had been made by in Japan know that the committee officer in lifting his hands from the Japanese authorities for the

was prepared to support them the handle bars of his machine as were taken from the lighters and

The Colonial Dispensary have definite a signal for him to go ahead and transferred into the boats of the reception of this clothing, which

when they made recommendations.

rass him.

#tocks of Squibb's pirates, the crew being powerless received had been forwarded to Kobe.

Inspector Kent stated

that to offer resistance Ender the Dental Cream-Page 7. The Consul-General at Robe

Consignees are notified of the he did not wish to press the threat of fire-arms. They were It was reported that relief in recently telegraphed "Suggest money and kind had been suppply certain portion relief fund charge. The summons was taken driven into the engine room and arrival of the s.s. "Capitaine".

warning measure to plied to about sixteen Europeans for British destitute merchants."

**The The powerful drama cargo. of the transference of the passing through on the Donzola, who were amongst the first to availability

Mr. Sutherland asked as to the ruoturists not to speed in this kept there until the completion Page 4.

of the Mansion!

They were then forced to work First Degree" is being screened A caution was administered the launch to a secluded cove at the Star Theatre. Pages 4 and leave Japan and who had been House Fund.

by bis Worship, which, in the fand were detained there until the 19 unable to obtain little more cloth-

The Hon. Mr. Stephen said that absence of the defendant. who 14th, when they were released the case for substantial grants for did not appear, was passed on with the vessel. this purpose from the Fund was to his solicitor. being strongly pressed in London! by Sir Newton Stabb and the Chief Manager of the Chartered Bank

EUROPEANS HELPED.

A message from Wiesbaden states that a meeting of five, thou and adherents of the Rhineland Republican party has passed a resolution claiming the independence of the Rhineland and requesting than that which they had on ing Franco-Belgian help for this purpose.

The Chairman said he considered Berlin. September 24. the help given had been usefully Two were killed and eleven seriously injured in a collision near expended. Leipzig between Communists and members of the Nationalist or was also stated that 100 ganisation known as Stahlhelm.

tents, very promptly made by the Kowloon Dock Company, had been forwarded to Japan by the

Haruna Maru.

GERMAN LEADERS IN CONFERENCF.

THE FINAL DECISION.

Berlin, September 24." In the course of a meeting of party leaders, Herr Stresemann accepted responsibility on behalf of the Government for ending passive resistance. The representatives of the occupied territorios undertook to lead the population back to orderly work.

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CANTON NEWS.

mittee considered asking for a grant to Masonic bodies in aid of relief of members) LIANG SHIH YI MEETS SUN. rendered destitute.

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It is reported by the crew, who arrived here yesterday, that about forty men participated in the outrage, the majority being armed with revolvers.

FIFTY

"The Beloved Cheater” featur- ing Lew Cody, will be shown at the World Theatre for the last time to-day.-Pages 4 and 12.

A special attraction is coming to the World Theatre to-morrow. - Page 5

DOLLARS GIVEN

AWAY.

"Telegraph" Football Competition.

RULES OF

COMPETITION.

the $50 Se sdded to the following weck's prize, thereby denbling the sumount to be eng- jused for.

4.--A coupons must be received as them "Telegraph" offer not later than 12 s'air's Don Bagrday, September 29th. Cuupaar received after that time will be dington!! ed. 5.-a responsibility will be accepted by the Tabitur for the loss of obst be faal coupea. The Editor's decision

on ANT

will be

No correspondence or interviews entered into ennerening this sumsetitlog. 6.--Any match given below which, through any cause whatever, is not played to Anish wit ant be counted.

PRINCIPAL NEEDS. As decided at the last meeting.

It a sub-committee bad been formed

It is reported in the Canton) if grants PASSIVE RESISTANCE ADMITTED A FAILURE.

the were in Japan and had sent

societies avernacular papers that Liang Berlin. September 24. Committee

great deal of great

applica- Shih-yi went to Sheklung on the Herr Hugo Stinnes is among the Ruhr representatives who to-useful information. A message tions would be received, with 19th. instant and had an interview day conferred with the Imperial Government as regards the ques from them stated that the grave danger of overlapping, and with Dr. Sun. Various matters tion of abandonment of passive resistance. It is unofficially known principal need of the Japanese it would be better therefore for were discussed and the two had

We will give a prize of $50 to the reader who sends in the correct that the majority of the delegates favoured abandonment, on the at the present time was help in cases of destitution amongst for dinner together, after which Liang:

goal scores of three Hongkong Football League Matches to be ground that passive resistance recently has been benefitting the form of remittances. The Chinese eigners to be dealt with direct by Shih-yi returned to Hongkong. French more than the Germans, and the financing of resistance is bad ample fo d supplies, but the relief committees in Japan. The commandeering of coolies played on Saturday next. September 29th, as detailed in the coupon using up paper marks to such an extent that it is literally impossible required blankets and Warin

It was decided to put the quesis again in full swing. The Civil to be found below. to produce them. Herr Stresemann is non-conferring with the party clothing for those remaining in tion in this light for the Kobe Governor has issued an order to leaders and State Premiers, and will address the Reichstag on Japan, and money to repatriate Relief Committee.

the magistrates of 22 districts Friday. The papers point out that this is the most critical week | those returning to China. There Mr. Walker intimated that, asking each to commandeer from

from "The Hongkong Telegraph." The name since the Republic was created. All but the ultra-nationalists ad- were about 1.490 Chinese refugees according to reports received. 100 to 200 coolies for a term of 1-Alltorecasts must be written no canphas co and midress of the entrent to he plainly print mit the necessity for the abandonment of passive resistance.

in Osaka, Kobe and Nagasaki, Kobe was severely congested with three months.

ed in ek bertays in ink. The Board of Directors of the z-Any number of altemple may be sent 14, but besides about 2,000 students and materials of all kinds sent by way

separate coup most be out for tacl labourers in Tokyo. The sub- of relief, and it was decided not Sunnine Railway Company have

altempt. a notice from the s-The Prize of $50 will be awarded to the com- committee suggested a contribu- to ship any further consignments received

petitor who gives the coffeer goal stores of of the Reconstruction

the three matches. In the event of more than tion of yen 10,000 to the local Chip-except after advice from the sub- Chief

Bureau demanding that 癟

the competitur reading in a correct forecast, ese Fund. The Indians were amply committee in Japan.

then the Prise will be divided equally between new manager be appointed, on the enpetites. Saat competitor shall provided for by their own organi-

he entitled ku more than one share of the prize. the ground that the present

Abould be competitor send in three coffret sations, the message stated.

Inrockata, the prize will be awarded to the Foreign clothing was required and Acknowledgement was made manaver, Mr. Chan Gee-kee, had

empetitor or competive bo seemed in ziring the correct goal scored in any two later money would be needed to of contributions of $3,500 sub-ignored Government orders. The

matebay. No prize will be given if unly one provide sustenance and for re-scribed in Canton and of $700 by Board has decided to reply that

Imate is arrectly forecasterton that event. patriating foreign refugees of all Hoihow residents, and it was all orders have been complied nationalities. The cost of trans-reported that the local expenditure with by Mr. Chan, over $200,000 Iporting 200 Russians to various now amounted to $118,000, leaving having been paid, and asking that places would probably fall on the a balance in hand of $241,000. the demand for a further loan of foreign Relief Committee.

The Chairman remarked that) a similar amount be rescinded. Earthquake shocks on Thursday at Bujnurd, in the province of

THE LOCAL FUNDS. relief work might be expected to] ** Khorassan, caused considerable damage. Several villages are re- It was reported by the Japanese become even more urgent in the ported to be completely destroyed, and the casualties hitherto are representatives on the Hongkong! winter. The reports. he was

FREE CIGARETTES BY 123 dead and a hundred injured. The shocks continue. Damage committee that some $30,000 had getting in business letters tended

THE MILLION. been collected locally hy the to show that the devastation hid Japanese.

not been exaggerated ať ali zidj Four million cigarettes were On the motion of the Chairman, Tokyo had been more badly distributed to sick and disabled seconded by Mr. W. B. Walker, damaged than the newspaper re-ex. Service men still in Ministry it was agreed to remit 100,000 ports indicated.

of Pensions hospitals and other Yen to the Relief Bureau in The opinion of the committee institutions last year by the Order Tokyo and mention that it includ- was that funds must be conserved of Bt. John of Jerusalem In-Enge ad $30,000 collected by the as far as possible with, Siow tofland and the British Red Cros

THE LATEST EARTHQUAKES.

OVER A HUNDRED KILLED IN PERSIA.

Teheran, September 24.

Thas also been done at Shirwan.

Simla, September 24.

There was a severe earthquake in Kerman, Persia, on the twenty-third. The first shock lasted two minutes, and there were four subsequent shocks during a period of ninety minutes. Con- siderable damage has been done to buildings, but there was no loss of life.

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