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rasmet sink rapidly in deep water what would have happened to those people on the lower deck. who, in accordance, with the piracy regulations, were locked OUT OF YOU, AND THATS behind iron bara hay would YOU, probably have been drowned like rats in a trap. Such matters

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Lieu Col. C. Russell Brown. D.S.O., Royal Engineers, has been taken on the strength of the local Command.

BRITAIN

AERIALS

GENTER

Not to Be Caught Napping.

London, March 4.

The House of Lords has passed “Mr. Burma and Mrs.

Nine further oases of small-without a division, but against mentioned on March

the Government's advice, a mos fevidenca before throll committee, par. all Chinese, were notified

tion by Lord Londonderry lay- | Mrs. Dookstein said the messages yesterday.

Ir stress on the neasssity for worn carried in transmission and maintaining a home defence). Air Mr. Burns said they were merely Force sufficiently strong ade-intended to surfgest that Mr. quately to protect the country McLean should resign his position- against attacks by the strongest of special acent to the Depart- Yesterday we published some

air force within striking distance, ment of Justice at one dollar a facts and photographs regard-

Gen. Lord Thomson and Lord year," because his conting inde ing the scandalous aisuse of Amongst the passengers who Haldane, for the Government, might embarrass Mr. Daugherty, the plot of ground at Wanchai left by the s.8. President Grant deprecated the motion as likely-Reuter's American Sercice. which accommodates a monu-were Mrs. J. H. Taggart. Mr. unfavourably to affect the Gov mant to British and American Eric Moller and Mr. A. de Sheima.ernment's foreign policy, but nava! дед who fell whilet

Gea. Thomson assured the House FRENCH TO HAVE GERMAN fighting against pirates in the Second Lieut. D. A Searle, of that the Government was con- early history of the Colony, To-the East Surreys, has been ap-tinning its predecessors' scheme Įday, elsewhere in this issue, we painted temporary A.D. C. to H. for expanding the air defences, give some details of the thrilling E Major General Sir John and though it was ready to takoj" action which resulted in these Fowler. brava men laying down their

DYESTUFFS.

Paris, March 4. The Senate has adopted a Bill

advantage of any disarmamenti conference decisions, the policy of approving an agreement with the lives. Yesterday's pictures told A Harbour Office notification the country until general disarma. Badische Anilin Und Soda Fabrik, their own tale. They convin-states that as King Sing reports ment became possible should be whereby France bopes, to obtain stuffs annually. The Badische that the site on which this mong host of Tam Tu Head (Lam Tong would show the world that ment stands is made the dump island).

Anilin Co, will give France all Britain did not mean to ba ing-gound for all manner of rub-

caught sapping, but the govern the required assistance in pre-

paration of the dyestuffs which, bish, whilst a minute examina-

to prepare will be carried out in the powder The silk forwarded from freement's policy was

factory at Toulousa.----Rruter, shows that coolies and others by Empress of Russia on the 7th for peace.-Reuter, make full use of the railings the 1st March. having been 3 February arrived in New York on surrounding the obelisk for the

[cingly demonstrated the facpassing a waterlogged fishing to make such preparations as a hundred thousand tons of dye-

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banging up of old. clothes, of days in transit. strings of orange peel and other

articles which are hardly suitable We are informed that the for purposes of adornment. The R.M.S. Empress of Canada, on

her

cruise, NASH-To Mr. and Mrs. W. monument itself stands on

round-the-world Nash, Chinese Customs. Canton rectangular piece of ground arrived at Bombay on the 4th on the 3rd of March, 1924, a evidently set aside for it. and March at 10.30 a.m. daughter. Shanghai papers please we now appeal to the Govern

ment to get the site totally cleared copy.

The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 5th March, 1924.

. SOME MUSINGS.

Somebody in Parliament is if teresting himself in the local piracy problem, and the Governor

THE MUNICH TRIAL.

Serious Allegations Against Prosecution."

Manich. March 4.

NOTHING FURTHER AS TO

VLADIVOSTOCK.

Londod, March 4. On the resumption of the

Russian officials in London treason trial, counsel for the have received nothing from Mos- defence asserted that the wit-cow as to any further develop- Public Pro-ments in the Russo-Japanese at Vladivostock.—

Last week's health return Resses, even the and kept fres in the future of such shows 37 cases of small-pox, all secutor, bad been influenced by situation accumulations as at present dis- Chinese with the exception of Yon Lossow and Seisser circulat-Reuter. figure it. Whose business it is to one Japanese cate. There were ing pamphlate stating their own look after the Colony's monuments 34 deaths from the disease. we do not know, but we do assert!

that for the most part they are The Captain's Cup Competition, sadly neglected. If it is not al-play at Fanling on 1st. and 2nd ready the case, it ought to be some-March, was won by Mr. C. C. Stark one's specific duty to see that these 847-77, who qualifies for the memorials of the past are main Captain's Cup. The winner of tained in decent order. The sight of the Fool was Mr. F. G. Walker, this Wanchai monument and its 97-988. unkempt surroundings should fill us all with shame and indigna- tion, and the same may be said of

witnesses.

CHINA & RUSSIA.

case. He also declared that Von Kahn, Von Lossow, and Scisser made a statement jointly to the

Peking, March 4 examining judge after reading the statements of the other witnesses. von Lossow's statement was also

With regard to the reports that

is impanding, it is stated distributed to all the military Chinese recognition of Russia authoritatively this evening that The court then decided to these are entirely premature.- exclude the public, including the representatives of the Reich- swehr and Ministry during the of Hongkong has been asked to the condition of "the fountain/received by a ricksha puller yes-examination of officers of the) report on the Hydrangea affair. that never founts outside the terday when his vehicle came infantry school, in view of the into collision with a motor truck fact that many questions with

The on the Central Praya.

be asked.-enter, passenger was not injured, but regard to concealed arms were.to the coolie had to be taken to the Government Civil Hospital y

Injuries to bis left foot ware

There were no casualties on City Hall Let it be remembered this ship. so it is interesting to that these monuments have been erected by others who have gone speculate as to the reasons for before us and who wished to leave its being chosen--perhaps the behind them some memory of the fact that it was once upon a time days in which they lived. Beyond

A Chinese widow was yester- a British warship has influenced all, it is to the credit of nobody

day given the maximum penalty that this Wanchai obelisk, set up of a one of $200, or four month's an M.P. with naval leanings; or to keep alive the remembrance imprisonment, for dumping the more likely. the case of the of Anglo-American "co-operation Hydrangea has been selected as in putting down pirates, should dead body of a child on a plot of be practically hidden from public ground near the Orient Tobacco Factory at Yaumati. It was it occurred almost within British view by the litter with which it is proved that the child had died territorial waters. Presumably surrounded. whatever report be sent from A Rent Point. here will of necessity cover the The imposition of a fine of $200 whole question of piracy in general. The taking of the mat- ter to Parliament makes more standard reat draws attention to

likely the early conclusion of definite measures to combat the

piracy evil.

ago

from small-pox.

COLONIAL AFFAIRS.

Board of Trade President's Replies.

London. March 4.

In the House of Commons, replying to questions, Mr. Sidney Webb stated that there were no

Reuter.

SWARAJIST POWER.

Nagpur, March 4. The Swarajists threw out ali the Government measures in the Central Provinces Legislati ve Council to-day.—Reuter:

TWO MOTOR MISHAPS.

CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

The proverb that misfortunes official statistics available. but

come singly was those compiled by a New York never firm showed the sugar production emplified in the case of Kong

ex-

yesterday on a Chinese landlord FUNDS. FOR CANTON, outside the British Empire in Tong, motor driver, who came for demanding more than the

MORPHINE SEIZED.

4

Government Civil Hospital

1923-1924 was estimated at 14,867 before. Mr. J. R. Wood, at the thousand tons, or 78 decimal Polita Court this morning, on a charge of manslaughter of a THE LATEST SCHEME. eight of the world's production. & provision in the Rants Ordin, ance which does not appear to be

Mr. Webb stated that legis-seven-year-old child named Sin Under the heading "New generally known. As the law Income for Government Invent lation would probably be necess-Wong, at West Point yesterday Whilst driving a lorry belong- stands, not only is the collection ed." the Canton Gazette states to deal comprehensively with morning. of a rental above the standard The Committee of Finance held the question of repatriation of

were ing to the Kung Yick poultry destitute seamep who In connection with the subject limi: illegal, but the mere denundits 18th regular meeting recently. natives of British tropical Yard, Kong Tong had some of local pirates, is the con-ing of it is also contrary to the At this meeting it was decided to dependencies. The matter was difficulty, it is said, in dodging

The print document forms for use by sideration of the feasibility of terms of the Ordinance.

point is of special interest to the bankers on their making loans being considered, and he would the coolies engaged in unloading Ja joint Foreign naval "expeditenants or intending tenants of to others. Roughly there will be gladly confer with Mr. Thomas on cargo at Kennedy Town and his

tion against these freebooters. 'old'

houses that is, bouses forms for 100 dollars, five hundred the subject and try to ex. front mad-guard caught and Thus, the account given on built prior to the coming into dollars. one thousand and ten pedite the matter, but it was im knocked down ona man, where- another page of an enterprise operation of the Rents Ordinance. thousand dollars. The colours possible to hold out any hope of upon he was set upon by other to be secured before he was Such people would be well advis will be red, yellow, blue, green legistation this session.-Reutercoolies, and police assistance had sixty-nine years

makeeled to ascertain the standard reat and another colour for those

allowed to drive off with the specially interesting reading. beforehand, and if a demand is below 100 dollars. At the top LOOKING FOR OIL LANDS, injured man on the lorry to the Evidently no-one worried aboutade for more than this sum, these will be printed or chopped

The second misfortune came they have a good case against the with the name of the Finance territorial sanctity" in those landlord, who is, for such an Commission. Bankers are to buy

London, March 4.

soon afterwards, when, going days, and whenever they could offence, liable to a fine not ex- these forms for use and to collect,

The report of the British

along Pokfulam Road, the lorry. Petroleum Syndicate ran into a group of people - be routed out the freebooters ceeding two thousand dollars. We duty in return from their clients. Borneo

states that the D'arcy Explora- gathered at a spot near West hope that the publicity given to hed a rough time of it. All the yesterday's case will cause land-

tion Company, which is an Point Police Station. It knocked offshoot of the Anglo-Persian Co-own two men and killed outright same. what could be done in lords of the greedy and unscru-

has decided to exercise its option

a small boy whose father was tha: period of the Colony's pulous type to think twice before

on a concession of rights in history has to be more circum-demanding more than the sum to

The amongst the fortunate ones who Borneo. British North which they are entitled.

were quick enough to get out of FOUND WITH GRAMA- 1spectly tackled nowadays; and

report draws attention to the the vehicle's way. S PHONE SPARE PARTS. fact that Exploration Company Attributed to the effects of the whereas the pirates of old con gregated in fair numbers and

Application for the confiscation under the agreement must pay beating be received earlier, on the of a quantity of drugs, seized by the syndicate two hundred and Frays, the second accident result were ready to give battle, they

revenue officers recently at the fifty thousand pound shares ined in a charge of manslaughter Kowloon Godowns, came before a company to be formed with a being brought by the police are now little more than sneak-..

Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy capital of £750,000 on taking up against the driver, Ho thieves, and difficult to proceed. Exceptional as the Orchestral this morning.

the land, but states that it does against without the risk of mak-Concert, on the 13th inst., is

The case arose from the dis-not propose to proceed with the remanded formally. ing many innocent persons suffer likely to be, it is to be made more covery of fifty lbs. of morphine transfer of the land pending the with the guilty.

so by the annotated programme amongst gramaphone spare parts result of geological work. Reuter. which is in course of preparation. which were contained in twenty Another matter that calls for Each item to be performed by the casas. These had been dis

the German further comment is that of ships band will have its analytical or charged from

explanatory note prepared by | steamer Oldenburg, and at grills. One policy advocated is Bandmaster Bradshaw. Thus the time of the seizure were the doing away with all grills will be given an intensely interest-awaiting delivery to sa unknown and guards, these precautionary ing account of the motif, or the local firm. The marks found on The general council of the stripings. It had an outstanding. measures to be replaced by, wire aim, of Verdi in "The Sicilian the cases were "C951 Hongkong." Labour Party has passed a re-career of depredation, being Vespers", or of Saint Saens in and a supposition has arisen that solution in favour of the formation continually mistaken for s less and a complete system of "Samson and Delilah",-or of the morphine was intended for of a Cabinet by the mujority cow Numerous heads of patrols It has been pointed out Gounod in the "recitative "Lend local consumption.

which overthrew the Theunis cattle, and several men to us that the grills are actually me Your Aid". Those who intend

The Oldenburg arrived here Ministry, being of opinion that were among its victims. It used opposed to the Board of Trade being present will do well to come from Rotterdam on the 29th. Fab-pending the election a transition to mix freely with grazing herds, ten minutes earlier than planned.ruary last. The contraband is of Government should be formed to without causing alarm, and was requirements for the safety of The time spent in reading these high value here, information take mestures for the recovery thus able to make a kill when passengers; and the case of the notes will be well, repaid and obtained this morning placing it of the franc and put an end to ever it wanted. On one occas

make the following of the Heungsban gives a clear instance "concord of sweet sounds more

as high as $20,000 for the lot. the dearness of living, and son, it carried off five cattle in a The Magistrate made the order terminate the military occupation night. It measures, nine feet of what could happen in enjoyable, and a pleasant, addi-applied for.

of the Ruht Reuter.

eight inches. serious mishap at sea. Had that tion to the memory,

EXCEPTIONAL.

INTERESTING EXPERI.

MENT.

TEMPORARY MINISTRY FOR BELGIUM

Brussels, March 4.

A WHITE TIGER A tiger of remarkable rarity, shot by the Maharaja of Sirguja, Central Provinces, has been sent to Calcutta for treatment. The beast is of a pare white colour, except for the usual dark