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Hongkong Telegraph.

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AMERICA WANTS EXPLANATIONS.

FRANCE SENDS FURTHER DETAILS.

1 Renter's Service.

AL-Q+A WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, ► 1923,

DISTRESSING LOCAL TRAGEDY.

YOUNG GERMAN'S LEAP TO DEATH.

Washington, November 6. Notwithstanding several conversations between M. Jusserand WIFE DIES THROUGH POISONING.

Government has hitherto been unable to ascertain the real drift of

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U.S. PETTY OFFICER.

A LOCAL CAUSERIE.

BOLT WITHOUT STEALING. ACCUSES RICKSHA COOLIE

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The case occurring sower“THE Sed or the "dad who came to life after being Lo Ching, a gardener at 114, Ma Lung Kung village on the Going on a ricksha at midnight twelve hours in the mortuary.

a jovial evening spent has recalled the strange ex- observance of Armistice Day mainland, has ropoged to the after police that at 40 last night, the Hongkong Hotel bar, perience said to have befallen the in Hongkong, we learn that the and Mr. Hughes, it is semi-officially stated that the American A very sad tragedy occurred whilst sitting on his bed in con Hubert Judson Holley, a first-late Inspector Lamont whilst he local branches of the China Coast versation with five other claus-class pesty officer of the U.5.3. as serving in India before com Officers Guild and the Marine M. Poincare's restrictions. M. Jusserand has cabled to Paris yesterday afternoon, when asking for a detailed explanation. It is pointed out that the young German, who recently men. a gang of four robbers, one Haron, somehow fell asleep and ing to this Colony to join the (overnment is willing to concur in any restriction precluding arrived in the Colony with his of whom was armed with a revol-woke up to find slim hands going Police Force. There are still Engineers Guild of Chins have ver, rushed into the room through through his pockets. He hastily some of his associates in the local bers and all British sailors ex- the experts judging the legality of the occupation of the Ruhr or wife, jumped from the verandah

the front door, which was left searched for the pocket in which force who can recall his narration pressing the hope that they will otherwise reviewing its political phases, but is unable to see the of the Central Police Station on

open. The victims were hustled he kept his money and found of the strange occurrence, and possibility of avoiding consideration of the economic conditions re-hearing that his wife might not

illness brought into one corner and told to keep that a sum of $t bad disap-who state that the case of the ceremony, so that the Mercan Sulting from the occupation if the committee is to produce a work-recover from

quiet. They obeyed and did peared. Thereupon he made a Chinese woman falls far short of tile Marine may be worthily. able plan for stimulation of Germany's industrial productivity. about by poisoning, and he was

represented. Bomething else also. Finding grab at the ricksha paller, but. According to them, Inspector A Paris message says the Government has despatched further fatally injured.

The grass on the west side of explanations to M. Jusserand, and it is anticipated that as a result

Two of the arrivals by the P. themselves left unwatched they the latter slipped through his Lamont had remained to all' ap- of this the negotiations will continue for some days before it will be and (), a.s. Deranha a few days rushed out through the back door grip and ran. dodging amongst Pearances so devoid of life or the Cenotaph will be occupied by feast side will be reserved for the known whether America will be willing to participate in the somago were Mr. and Mrs. Hugo and the alarm they raised once the pillars in Pedder Street and movement that the doctor had no soldiers and sailors, whilst the

Amberg, of German nationality, they got into the street scared the escaped. As it occurred to the hesitation in issuing the death

gang into making a precipitous sailor that the man would return certificate. Ha was on the point Volunteers, the British Legion, and they went to reside at the Hongkong Hotel. The man's age light without being able to lay to his ricksho. he waited, and in of being transferred into a coffin Fasma, the Mercantile Marine

a few minutes the coolie reap-when he woke as from a deep and ex-Marines. is given 30, and he is their hands on anything.

peared. An Indian constable on trance, and hastily got up, to the said to have been in Hongkong

point duty came forward to make great astonishment of the under- previously. His wife, to whom he was married only last September, is 26 years of age. It appears that the young couple found On the Brooklands track, Temple, riding a British Anzani occasion for a quarrel and on

ually overhauled and secured, but Inspector Lamont related after-NINE PEOPLE HAVE A DIP. engined motor-cycle, covered a kilometre after a flying start in nine- Monday night Mr. Amberg had

47 CASES LAST WEEK.

no money of the amount indicat-wards that during the whole teen point seventy-one seconds, an average speed of a hundred and to be sent to the Government

ed as having been lost by the a serious

period of his trance-like sleep. thirteen point torty-nine miles per hour; and a flying mile in thirty- Civil Hospital in

Nine persons, passengers in a Fifteen

of small-pox sailor was found on him. cases

his sense of hearing and his un taxicab and a ricksha and the one point ninety-nine seconds, an average of a hundred and twelve condition. It was found that shell but three of which were from

The coolie was brought upderstanding of all that transpired chauffeur and puller, had, a point fifty-three miles per hour. The regulations of the International was suffering from poisoning. Mr.

mittee on reparations.

MOTOR-CYCLING RECORDS.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN MILES AN HOUR.

London, November &

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The return for Monday shows no

the verandah railings. Divin- the rest from Hon ing his intention, Mr. Amberg's friend grabbed

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the arrest, and a second chase taker's men. But this is by no

occurred. Handicapped by the means the most interesting aspect TAXI IN THE HARBOUR. ricksba, which he trailed along of the experience. Jin his flight, the coòlie was event

JUDGMENT FOR $1.70.

WATCHING THE TRAINS

GO BY."

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Chinese

Federation of Motor-Cycle Clubs, however, make it obligatory that Amberg was in the Central Police Hongkong) were reported yester-before Mr. N. L. Smith at the was not in the least impaired, docking shortly after four o'clock attempts at world's records be run both ways of the track, and the Station yesterday, where he had day. The su ferers were Chinese.Police Court this morning on but a feeling of complete paralysis yesterday afternoon, in the mean speed be taken as a record. In this case. Temple accomplished been taken, accompanied by a fewer than 21 cases, all but one charge of theft. Holley admitted extending to the vocal organs, muddy waters of Causeway Bay.

It would appear that taxi No.974 twenty paint sixty-two seconds, or a hundred and eight paint forty-friend, to answer some enquiries of which were from the city of that he had "had a few" before prevented him from communicat

affair. His wife's eight miles per hour, over a kilometre, and took thirty-four point into the

Victoria, the other being from coming out to engage the ricksha.ing to those who stood round bira suddenly failed" in its steering As to two other sailors who were his true condition. In other gear, and charged a ricksha near twenty seconds, or a hundred and five point twenty-six miles condition was evidently preying Kowloon. All the sufferers were with him, they did not witness words, his sub-conscious self was the seawall, both vehicles and per hour, over the mile, both easily world's records; and the higher on his mind, and unfortunately Chinese. speed- will rank a- British records.

when news was received about 2

The return for last week shows the theft and accordingly their alive to all exterior happenings their occupants going into the but the paralysing influence water. Fortunately it was not p.m. in the detective office, on the first floor, that Mrs. Amberg Chinese. Two of the cases were

fi cases, with 43 deaths, all being evidence was not admitted.

His Worship said that some that made his body cease to high tide, so nobody was not expected to live, the imported. Six were from Kow-thing much more strong than function presented it from ex-drowned. An old distracted husband overheard itloop, one from S

an and the evidence produced was repression. It was the conscious woman however, beat and be suddenly leaped for

quired for copyifim, and beness of being transferred to the admitted to the Government Civile

conia mat, produced the shock Hospital súboring from shock and disebarged the defridant,

which released all the physical complications" "Police Sergeant LORD ALFRED DOUGLAS'S PAMPHLET.

organs from their state of inertia. Taylor, was, early on the scene, London. November 6.

and superintended the rescue Lord Alfred Douglás has ixen committed for trial at Bow Street,tunate man dived head first and released on bail of two hundred pounds sterling, on a charge of foa to the pavement below, where

The majority of those whose operations, which were carried criminally libelling Mr. Winston Churchili in a pamphlet, "The he struck his head severely

business takes them within the out by sampan folk and others who happened to be in the vicinity precincts of the Police Court may of the accident. The taxicab was Murder of Kitchener and the truth about the Battle of Jutland acainst the stones as to fracture

not know the use to which a and the Jews." in which it is alleged that Sir Ernest Cassel gave Mr. {his skull.

eventually hauled on to dry land small ante room in the building with the aid of two other motor Churchill a large sum for issuing a false report ofthe Battle of Jut- All that could be done was

is daily put. When it is not vehicles. The ricksha, what was land, thereby assisting to bring off a financial coop. Sir Richard Muir carried out immediately, Mr. pointed out that Mr. Churchill was not a Cabinet Minister at the Wolfe. the C.S.P. and others News from Cans to the Judgment for $1.70 was entered used by the Police Court reporters left of it, was not worth troubling time of the Battle of Jutland, and Mr. Churchill and Lord Balfour having the injured man removed effect that extensive mandeer by the Puisne Judge, in the Sum-for transcribing their notes, the much about na the version of Lord Alfred Douglas's recent libel action against to the charge room, where firsting of coolies took plat Honam mary Court, this morning, against room serves the purpose of a the Morning Post gave evidence that Mr. Churchill had nothing to aid was applied, and the ambul-island on Sunday by order of Sang. Lee and Co., contractors, reformatory, for it is here that do with the first Admiralty communiques in regard to the battle. ance being summoned. Mr. General Li Fook-lum, whose who were sued by Anant Ram. all bad boys, convicted of hawk- Amberg was then removed to the force is said to badly need fresh an Indian watch man, for $27 ing without a licence, stealing. Government Civil Hospital. but recruits.

being two days' wages and one and other juvenile offences, come died there soon afterwards. Several hundred were secured month's wages $25, in lieu of under the correctional influence

The final poignant touch was and marched to the Hoi Chongnotice. lent to the tragedy by the death Temple, where they are being

Mr. CAS. Russ (for plaintiff) of Mrs. Amberg in hospital early kept. Large crowds of relatives

They pass directly after receiv. this morning. We understand an gathered outside the temple, but said his client was engaged by

private ing their sentences, from the will be hald by the no interviews were permittel, the defendants

served them hands of the police to the Custo- about eight months. The newspapers are drawing attention to a report that She Coroner into the circumstances despite the fact that many gather- Watchman and

Plaintiff dian of the Whip. This latter, ed outside were exping bitterly.

was one of the watchmen who who is generally a European interests are negotiating with the British Government for the pur-of the two deaths. chase of its five million shares in the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.

were more or less under police Police Sergeant, discharges his According to a New York message, Sir Henri Deterding, chairman

supervision, but Mr. Russ con-duty with due and approprate of the Royal Dutch combine, in an interview admitted that negotia-l

tended that there was no doubt seriousness. Do an average be tions have occurred. It is estimated that the cost will be sixty)

that any contract or liability was administers punishment three million dollars if the purchase be consummated. It is understood in

between the watchman and the times a day, Landon that the question has been disscussed, but the Government

firm who engaged him. On Oct. present is not committed in any way.

BIG OIL DEAL POSSIBLE.

"SHELL" INTERESTS SEEK FURTHER HOLDINGS.

London, November 6.

BIG DRUG SEIZURE.

APANESE UN TRIAL. IN LONDON.

enquiry

PROTECTION AND AGRICULTURE.

London, November 6,

AMERICAN FOODSTUFFS FOR GERMANY ?

Washington. November 6.

办事

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of the rattan.

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TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange 28. 3. 1/16, Barometer 2 p.m. 29.97 Temperature 2 p.m... 76 Humidity 2 p.m. High Tide

8.18 Water 2.9 p.m.

66

Low

Lighting Up-Time 5.45 p.m.

NEWS IN THE ADS.

The difficulties likely to be experienced by Mr. Baldwin in 2nd a Sith police inspector saw

Madame Lemaitro is in charge Needless to say the Sergeant of Madame Flint's dressmaking carrying out his policy of protection without taxing food are furnish-plaintiff and told him that his. ed in a resolution by a meeting of the Central and Associated services were no longer required. has become something of a terror Chambers of Agriculture in London protesting against the unequal Plaintiff saw

the defendants to juvenile evil-doers. He tells department, and her services are treatment of agriculture foreshadowed in the Premier's statement at manager, who confirmed this and a story against himself thus:vailable for ladies who wish the latest in Paris fashions.-Page 4. Manchester. The chairman, Lord Strachie, declared that if the told the watchman to return his Going along on his motor cycle Creditors of the Shanghai Premier's suggestions be carried out agricultural interests will be uniform, which he did. Plaintiff in Queen's Road Central near the Hotels, Ltd., in voluntary liquida- asked for a month's pay in lien Naval Yard, a few weeks back, tion, are to meet on the 30th inst. Scrificed to the interests of the manufacturer.

of notice, and, as far as plaintiff he came across a small boy in to decide whether application London November 6.

could gather, the firm beld that the street. This youngster, catch shall be made to the Court re ities regard this as a very important arrest." said

they were not liable as he was fing sight of the sergeant, extend- sel in the Mansion House to-day when Yafu Kichi

engaged by the police. There fed his fingers from the tip of garding a liquidator, or for the nese merchant, was charged with unlawfully pro-

was no doubt, submitted Mr.his nose in the way cheeky appointment of a Committee of

Inspection.-Page 4. ed pounds of muriate of morphia. Counsel said a

Russ that a contract of this kind boys

The Empress of Canada band known to the British Government as being

It is announced that President Coolidge considers any pro-was deemed to be a contract for tempt for others. Unfortunately is to play at Repulse Bay on icit drug traffic, consigned at the instance of the

stop Sunday afternoon-Page 4. quantity of morphine, disguised under various gramme for the extension of Government relief to the population of one month and under the cir-the Sergeant could not Ice inspector seized the drug, and a letter was Germany must await the convening of "Congress. The President cumstances plaintiff was entitled his machine in time to give

Basle firm inviting the accused to leave the feels that though foodstuffs will undoubtedly be required in Germany to a month's wages. He was the lad due chastisement for his soreened at the Coronet Theatre.

-Page 7 est possible moment. The accused was remanded during the winter, the position of Germany differs from that of dismissed on Oct. 2ad, so there conduct. Now coming to think

A wreath is to be laid on the Japan after the earthquake, as the latter demanded immediate was also the question of pay for the incident over, the Sergeant the first two days of that month, tells the writer he is sure that action.

which had been entered on the the boy in question has passed Hongkong Cenotaph on Armistice writ as 52, but which really came through his hands several times Day on behalf of the British

Legion.-Page 4. to about $1.60.

in the course of his duties as Plaintiff went into the box and Wielder of the Rattan gave evidence in support of Mr. Russ's statement, it transpiring

ARIA'S REPLY TO SERBIA.

Well-Merited Jibe.

Sofia, November 6.

The Bulgariad G

of November 5th, accept?

zesponsible in any way in

to bow to superior force.

AN EMPIRE ECONOMIC COMMITTEE.

do to show their con-

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Nazimova in "Salome" is to be

Admiral Chan Chat, who, fromance, which frequently breaks that he was one of the men armed all accounts, is still active in the into smiles in conversation, and

London, November 6. The Economic Conference has passed a resolution proposed by Enrolying to the Serbian ultimatum Mr. Bruce for the establishment of an economic committee ana- with a flag, whose duty it was to waterways around Kongmoon, isis possessed of a courage and

and declares Bulgaria is not logons to the Shipping Committee, Caneda being the only dissen-

tient on the ground that there would be a danger of doplication dent, but it is necessary

machinery..

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Faenza, Italy, November 6. The observatory last night registered a violent earthquake, estimated at a distance of about ten thousand kilometres, from north-east to south-west. The seismographs moved for nearly three

QUESTIONS OF GERMAN CAPACITY:

of

London, November 6. The French reply received in. London suggests that experts shall enquire into Germany's capacity to pay at present, and for a limited period of years, but does not, suggest the period of the evidence.

Other Telegrama

attend to the trains engaged in generally recognized as one of loyalty to his cause which one, the Praya reclamation scheme. Dr. Sun's most reliable men.cannot help admiring. His close The defence (conducted by Mr. When the writer met him a year adherence to Sun dates from the RE. A. Webster) was that ago, on board the cruiser Wing-time when, in the position of plaintiff wanted overtime, pay, fang, Dr. Sup's dagship, in that supervisor of some sort or another and because he could not get it memorable dash up river from at the Customs Station at Lapie, he gave notice himself. He asked Whampoa to escape being bottled he got into trout and was help. to go at once and the inspector up by the guns from near by forts, out by Sun. Binde tam, told him that he could do so. he impressed him as an individual assistance and

His Honour refused to allow of unbounding energy. In appe

the claim for $25 for one month's ance he is of quite an ordin Wager in ben of notice. He type. His hair is close aropa entered fudgment for $1.70 for the and be ganarsi two days, pay and allowed duck turned up plain in the cout of the wait onlya