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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21,

1923-

NO SANCTIONS FOR THE PRESENT.

RESUMPTION OF MILITARY CONTROL.

(Renter's Serviced-

HOSPITAL TRAGEDY. WHOSE SCAFFOLING?

SOLDIER'S JUMP FROM VERANDAH.

LAND RECLAMATION CO. SÜMMONED. "

Mr. J. R Wood, who sat this On Sunday night, a tragedy | London. November 20. Reuter learns that the provisional agreement at the Ambas-was enacted at the Military morning to hear a summons sadors' Conference provides that the Allies will not demand the Hospital on Bowen Road, when brought by be Sanitary Depart ex-Crown Prince's tanishment, but insist that the German Govern Private Woodhouse, whose official ment again the Land Reclama- ance with a notice requiring them ment guarantee his good behaviour. A special date will be design-[number is 141529, was killed by ation Cà far alleged non-compli ated for the resumption of military control. General Nollet will ar-jfall from over the verandah.

The deceased was being treated to repair a defective waste-pipe range this resumption. The Control Commission is to notify the German Government of the place and extent of the Commission's for malaria fever, and at the time situated at the rear of Nos: 39 and investigations beforehand, the German Government to be required of his death was suffering from and 61 Canton Road. was for

to rushed on

the tually put up a scaffolding round suddenly to guarantee the Allied officers safety. In the event of German acute delirium. At about 8.45, hea time mystified as tosto ac 4- the pipe. This caused the hear- recalcitraney, the Allies will discuss further measures,

Paris, November 20. rerandah and, before the The Ambassadors' Conference did not meet today. The British tendants could reach hiar being to be prolonged more ben it Embassy informed the secretariat of the Conference that owing to bad jumped over the railings stress of busines the British Government was unable to instructThe drop was about eighteen feet, Lord Crewe in time. British circles emphasise that the delay is in but the fall in itself was not nowise an unfavourable sign. There is strong confidence that a productive of any great external Jefinite agreement will be reached.

Hohenzollerns Barred.

Paris, November 20.

The German charge d'affaires has informed the Quai D'Orsay that the ex-Crown Prince has formally renounced his rights to the chrone and that the German Government has decided not to allow

he ex-Kaiser to return.

BIG CONSERVATIVE MEETING.

LORD BIRKENHEAD'S FIRST SPEECH.

London, November 20.

injuries. No bones were broken. but the patient died from shock.

THE VOLUNTEERS.

SCOTTISH COMPANY -CHURCH PARADE.

The

should.

The case was thus. Certain defects in the waste-pipe were discovered by Sanitary Faspector Blake, and, after two inspections, one on the 7th Oetobar and the second on the 2nd, a notice was finally served on the Land Reclamation Company, who are! the landlords for the premisca.| to have the pipe brought to an effective condition. In compli- ance the Company renewed five of the lower joints of the pipe, and by the 27th November, the work having been completed. the scaffolding was taken dow

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The anout charch parade of the Scottish Company of the

Now, Inspector Blake, who Volunteers will take place at the inspected the work on the 2nd Union Church. Kennedy Road. November, found that this was or Sunday next at 11 pm. This not enough. and he issued Lord Balfour, Lord Derby, Mr. Austen Chamberlain and Sir Sunday has been chosen as speci-summons against the Company Robert Horne were present at the Constitutions. Club on the occasionally appropriate, being in the same for non-compliance. The defence of Lord Birkenhead's first election speech.

week as St. Andrew's Day.

was that all the repairs required Golf Club has kindly co-operated of them under the notice had with the St. Andrew's and St. been actually complied with, and George's Societies in postponing that if further work were deemed the international golf match at necessary, it should have been Fanling. which had previously indicated in the first instance. been arranged for the same day.and it would then have been) Consequently a strong turn-out of readily dones

Lord Balfour exhorted all Conservatives to support the Govern ment, because a bare majority was insufficient to carry out the Unionist policy.

Lord Derby believed that himself and Lord Birkenhead could accomplish the big task of securing & Conservative majority in

Lancashire.

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OBITUARY.

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DR. HAVENSTEIN,

President of the Reichsbank; whose death is reported by cable from Berlin.

SILK SHIPMENTS.

SKAPLI (FSERVIC FOR

BOLUMENTS:

SINGLE: COPT. 10 ETS 15 PER AKN FIL

“RECONDITIONED

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problems, but this Used

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· of being fair and honest.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone.

„Central 3950.

TOO MANY VIOLENT

- DEATHS.

STIFF SENTENCES FOR

GUNMEN,

commit armed robbery. He told them that he did not therevalves was not his. He was seized and ussaulted and then the inspector jarrived.

ment,

The Crown's witnesses went into the box and gave' avidance In support of Mr. Dyer Ball's state- Mr. Justice Gompertz had a

denying the truth of basy time at the Criminal Ses-accused allegation's against them sions this morning dealing with with regard to assaulting him arms cases, of which there were and also prisoners allegations of five down on the list to came up other improper conduct.

for trial.

FOR SELF-DEFENCE? The first delinquent to take his stand had been found in passes. Įsion of a dagger, to which offence

he pleaded guilty.

The jury returned a. værdiet of guilty and his Honour passed sentence of 8 years' hard labour (and 12 strokes of the "cat."

WORKMENS UNLUCKY

FIND.

Mr. A. Dyer Ball enlightened The next case was of a lens the Court to the fact that prisoner serious nature. Two workmen was also found in possession of a had to answer a charge of pos parcel of pepper. "He says he got session of 15,000 rounds of am- it (the dagger) for self-defence in munition, which appeared to have fighting, but the possession of the been in water for some time. pepper seems to indicate that The ammunition was not in good that is probably untrue, counsel condition, and a police inspector [thought.

in his evidence mentioned that

The Puisne Judge told prisoner out of four rounds which ha there were too many deaths in fired as an experiment, only one the Colony from weapons of this went off. kind.

It will be remembered that the Five years and 12 strokes of ss. Changsha strazided and had to the "cat" was the sentence im-go into Taikos Dock. The police posed.

EIGHT YEARS' AND THE **CAT."

removed a quantity of Mauseram- munition from the ship, but pre- {sumably they did not get if all, because these two workmen found some more. According to the The next offender had been story of the prisoners, the am- caught with fully-loaded remunition was found under the volver. He told the Court the old. bige boards. Their-story was old story that the arms were not that they put it in a bucket and his; they were given hịm by an carried it to the wharf, with the otber man.

Fintention of thṛowing it away. A Mr. Dyer Ball said nothing was waichinan saw them, and told known against the prisoner, but them it was contraband and hand- he appared to have resisted ed them over to the police. The Journal of Commerce (New arrest

The Crown's case was that the Lord Birkerhead said he was utterly indifferent as to whether

Prince was sentenced to eight men were not engaged in throw- be held office if the Government were re-elected. He dwelt on the the Kilties is expected. The full Inspector Bak kat onrostor Delöber 17-e85s:---

The Silk Association un-years' 1912 strokes of the * cafeing the ammunition away they prosperity of protectionist countries like America, France, and Pipe-Band will be in attendance to speak about a scaffolding

creci-nounced yesterday that a special

wam spuiting it aboard a ship under Pipe-Major J. B. Ross. which he found still

which was shortly) leaving for pipe around the

when seaplane service has been or Mr. Austen Chamberlain said that re-united Liberalism and notland something in the neighbour-led

the receipt

Yaumati, and, as a matter of fact, Socialism was their most cangerous opponent.

hood of 60 rank and file ought he made his last inspection. He ganised to hasten to march off from Volunteer submitted that this showed that of documents covering raw silk

The third man to take his place at the time they had no right to from the Orient.

be working there. Headquarters at 10.30 am. the Company were aware that shipments

in the dock had to answer a

The Judge thought it was not a The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie further repairs were expected of Through efforts of the transporta-charge of being in possession of a will be the preacher. and the them

tion committee,,, arrangements revolver and five rounds.

very serious offence, However, he Chieftain and Committee of th Mr. H. C. Macnamara. for the have been made with the Post

He told a story about another thought the ammunition might St. Andrew's Society are todefence, brought forward. As Office Department and the Ad- attend the service in a semi-

witnesses first Mr. W. J. Wilkinmiral Oriental Steamship Line man giving him the revolver, and, have a market up-country, where official capacity

son. the overseer of the Company, for the prusision of. seaplanes explaining further, said when the ammunition was in great demand. who inspected the repair work which will meet all Admiral police searched him, he told them His Honour pointed out prisoners police did not allege that they on completion, and the contrac-Oriental Line steamships eighty to arrest the other man, who ran knew it was contraband. The tor who did the job. Both these miles of the coast of Seattle and away.

Italy.

WIRELESS FOR SHIPS' BOATS.

TWO INSTALLATIONS TRIED..

London, November 20. "Two wireles transmitting sets which have been installed in -hip lifeboats have been successfully demonstrated over a fifty One of these was submitted mile journey from the Thames mouth.

by Marconis, and possessed the advantage of recording the position. of the receiving ship, but required an expert operator. The other. patented by Captain Frost, nineteen inches long and nine inches deep, can be operated by anybody. Its signals were sent nut and picked up sixty miles away.

POLICE IN THE REICHSTAG.

SESSION ENDS IN UPROAR

Berlin. November 20. An important session of the Reichstag designed to settle Herr Stresemann's fate was adjourned amid an uproar, :ollowing the Socialists' denunciation of the Government's divergent attitude towards Bavaric and Saxony respectively, also a complaint that police were present. Herr Loebe explained the presence of civilian police was due to numerous threats against the lives of members of the Government.

LORD ROBERT CECIL'S VIEWS.

London. November 20.

MANILA TYPHOON.

GREAT DAMAGE DONE.

Manila, Nov. 20. Typhoon damage to the crops amounted to hundreds of theu- sands of pesos.

Over 12 inches of rain fell during the 24 hours on the inst. Daily Bulletin,

THE MOROS.

CLASH WITH CONSTABULARY.

19th

TRYING TO HELP GOVERNMENT.

asked for Hon-

VICTIM GETS TWO BULLETS

...

was the

witnesses stated that the scaffol-take from them all mail especial- His Hooour decided that this were smugglers, but had the ammunition been sold it might ding bad been taken down im-15 marked "Silk Documents, amounted to a ples of nat guilty,

citizen or some palice officer mediately on completion of the care of sapost clerk, Admiral and Messrs. E. Danesberg, have been that some innocent work on the 27th October, and Oriental Line 5. (name of Ogilvie, Pang Pun-sang, L E.

would have been killed. Guterres, J. L. McPherson. E whatever" erections were put up steamer.)." subsequently were done without "Such mail", said the statement Wilson and H. O. Holt were call-, Both men were sentenced to

six months" hard. their concurrence.

"upon its arrival at Seattle, willed upon to serve on the jury.

Mr. Danenberg Mr. LS. Greenhill, Secretary be despatched upon the first of the Land Reclamation Comp transcontinental train available.exemption, telling bis any, deposed that the premises in often before the silk itself has our that he had some pupils to

A double-barrelled pistol, said question were being sold. the hean discharged from the steamer-teach. The Prisne Judge however assignment not being completed This should bring the documents could not consider this as an to be of American manufacture, until the end of this month. It into New York before the arrival adequate reason for exemption and which Mr. Dyer Ball. de- had been agreed that any repair of the silk.

and Mr. Dauenberg had to serve, scribed as an extremely danger- work done on the premises in the "The new service will be an subsequently being elected tore-oos weapon, formed the subject meantime was to be borne by the invaluable one, both to silk firms men of his brethren "good and of the next charge. The accused was also charged with being ip and to the Banks through which true. purchaser.

It was suggested by Mr. Macna-their papers are handled. for it

Mr. Dyer Ball then outlined possession of 14 rounds of am- mera that there was nothing to will permit the banks to place prevent the new owner from tak-documents in the hands of the the Crown's case against the munition, one of which was in the prisoner. It seems that he was the weapon at the time of the ing it into his head to do certain importers upon or before

Mr. Dyer Ball handing the repairs to the pipe on his own actual arrival of the silk. Many arrested in Canton Road, Yan-arrest. account, and whatever he did difficulties have been experienced mati, at a quarter-past eight at

in the past through delay in the night. He was standing talking pistol up for the Judge's inspec- Manila, Nov. 20. had no concern with this case.

under Constabulary,

His Worship decided to dis-receipt of silk documents, which to another man at the time. and tion, explained that both barrels Major Moros at miss the summons on the ground did not always reach the im-two Chinese constables who had fired at the same time; the Lord Robert Cecil speaking at Hitchin denied rumours of his Fort, clashed with

that he was satisifed that the de-porters in time to remove their observed them decided to search victim got two bullets instead of

One of the constables Jane... them. resignation, and declared that as long as the Cabinet supported the Mount Putiz. Mindanao,

Three of the constabulary were fendant Company thought they silk promptly and prevent conges-

searched prisoner's friend, and 'Seven year's hard labour and League of Nations he would gladly co-operate. He had always been

accused was noticed to move12 strokes of the "cat a free trader. but that did not mean it was no part of his duty to assist killed. The Moro casualties are were not called upon to do any tion av railroals.

more work, and had ceased to do "The seaplane service will go procuring fair treatment for our exports for foreign markets. The not stated.

It is believed that Datu Sanso. It was not stated. however, into effect at once, as soon as away slowly and put his hand Government should be given liberty to produce economic proposals,

tiago's 200 followers, including by his Worship who actually put papers are received addressed underneath his jacket (suspicious to the provisions to any policeman of intelligence, Mr. Dyer Balt commented). women and children. were scat-up the scaffolding referred to by according

Inspector Blake

The constable apparently was of tered. Daily Bulletin.

some intelligence for he promptly tbrew his arms round accused and arrested him. In his girdle was found a revolver loaded with five rounds. Accused told his captor that the weapod had been given him by another man, whom the police chased and caught; and then prisoner told them they had caught the wrong man. 2 In connection with the tenders. At the Magistracy, prisoner for the Macao opium monopoly told the same story about the from a reliable source, that the another man." He asked the on the 16th inst., we are informed revolver being given him by reason for there being no tenders police to blow their whistles, and submitted was not due to the have the other man arrested, but upset price being too high but to they would not do so. He told I'more favourable terms from a Government

they said. USR Co second tender. However, shortly"Don't talk so much, go to the after the hour set for the opening Station Accused made alleg of the tenders, two concerns ations that in the Station the submitted proposal to the police assaulted him and ge Government on better terms than him to confnis - the upest price, which proposals the detectiva cfies d52 Sre now under considers

BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.

London, November 20.

་

RUM-RUNNING BRITON IN GAOL.

Owing to Beckett's retirement, to-morrow's fight at the Albert

Norfolk. Virginia, November 20. Hall between Frank Goddard and Jack Bloomfield will be for the British heavyweight championship.

The master of the British schooner Pesaquid, seized on Juls Ernie Rice meets Harry Mason, the bolder, in the fight for the 31st. of North Carolina with a cargo of liquor, has been sentenced lightweight championship of Europe and Britain.

to six months' imprisonment and fined five hundred dollars.

FAMOUS GENERAL'S OFFICIAL TOUR

London, November 20.

∙AMERICAN AID FOR GERMANY ? ́

Washington, November

The Earl of Cavan directly after Christmas departs on on official Mr. Hoover denies that proposals are pending before the Ameri-visit to Singapore. He has also accepted an invitation to visit Aus

tralia and New Zealand. He returns ia May sia Canada.. can Government for a loan for relief work in Germany, and asserts that of the suggestions made to President Coolidge the government has deemed none advisable to adopt.

AUSTRALIA WILL BE THERE.

London, November 20, Mr. Bruce has announced that the Australian cruiser Adelaide will join the British special service squadron in Australian waters in April, and participate in the cruise across the Pacific to Variconver and thence to England.

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specified."

- MACAO OPIUM

MONOPOLY.

TWO TENDERS NOW IN

and

sentence:

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange-2s. 3. 15/16 Barometer 2 pm 29.89 Temperature 2 p.m. 73 Humidity

66 2 pm 8.15.3-1. High Tide water 1.56 p.m.

Lighting Up-Time 5.39 pm.

NEWS IN THE AUS.

FRENCH DOCTORS TO REPLENISH TOŘÝO SHELVES.

Paris, November 20. The Academy of Medicine has requested its members to send Those interested hoping to secure them he was trying to assist themes will books to replenish the Tokyo University library.

LORD MORLEY'S, FORTUNE.

The late Lord Morley left 259,765.

(Other Telegrams on Page &

Londen, November 20.

I the