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HARBOUR PIRACY

SCARE.

THIS MORNING'S FALSE ALARM.

FRIDAY MARCH

14.

1924.

B+MAR

HARBOUR BANG.

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LOCAL RADIO

SCHEME.

Colony's Needs Fully Explained.

PROPOSALS FOR BROADCASTING.

NEW CHIEF JUSTICE.

CEYLON ATTORNEY GENERAL APPOINTED.

Launch Which Was Delayed. Successor to Sir William Rees)

Davies

JUNK CREW BLOWN UP.

How Did it Happen?

(as well as several other, serious

casualties.

The Radio Communication Co. the least interference with com- The officials of the Company .C.M.G.. and was married innphur and bags of saltpetre

points.

mercial wireless work. From the were entertainment point of view, its when

considerably perturbed word came over the

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officials the

the

succession—and the junk was

were

There were startling rumours We are officially informed that ferriño explowian, which Wis From an in town this morning to the effect As recently as last December, several weeks past.

rise to all twanner of the Radio Communication Co. educational point of view, the that another launch belonging to Sir Henry Cowper Gollan, K. Cheard several miles away and

C.B.E.. Autorney General of Save (Orient) Ltd. of Hongkong. ad value of this service has alreads the Hongkong and Yaumati Ceylon, has been appointed Coleffrumours, occurred aboard a junk dressed a lengthy letter to the been

at Shumshuipo yesterday after- evidenced by the large Ferry Company had been pirated Jocal Chamber of Commerce on number of the younger residents in the harbour, but investigations Justice of Hongkong in succes the whole question of Wireless in taking up an elementary study show that the story has no truth.sion to Sir William Rees Daries, noon, and resulted in four deaths the Colony, and the Chamber in of the science. Our experiments: One of the launches, named the K-C., who is shortly retiring.

The new Chief Justice, who

The junk was moored by the ture drew the attention of the with a transmitter of low-power Man Hing, was delayed in com- was born at Coquimbo, Chile, un Government to the suggestions have proved that a broadcasting mencing ber run, and this fact

January 8th, 1968, is a son of the Tung Chow Street, and wast

seawall opposite the ice factory

contained therein.

service could be operated without gave rise to the rumours.

late Sir Alexander Golian

baing loaded with Sage of 1908 to a daughter of Sir James from the Kwong Wah Hing in the course of it- letter divided the wireless needs of the Colony

About three value has been further de- telephone from the Hongkong Nelson Norris, of St. Louis shop's godown into four classifications, namely:

(1.) The maintenance of wire- monstrated during the last week, wharf to say that the Man Hing USA. Educated at Charterhouse hundred bags were aboard when i

and Edinburgh University.there was a sudden explosion less communication with neeun, when we have broadcasted, with which should have turned up at. going ships, and constant. direct considerable success, the grand the wharf at 5.30 a.m. to take her where he received the M. some say two quick explosions in communication by wireless tele- opera renderings direct from the place on the day's service, had degree in 1887, he was called to graphy with Manila. Singapore, Star Theatre in Kowloon. Under not appeared, and as half-an-hour the Bar at the Middle Temple in absolutely wrecked, with one.

1891. Northern Circuit, and Shanghai. and intermediate the Company's plan. it proposes passed without news being re

visible afterwards. The people to give, besides the various conceived of her whereabouts, fears practised in London until 1899 Part of the centre-board and ribs

when he became Private Secret- another

working on the junk were (2) The establishment of commercial service outlined hereing were expressed that munication with the river ship regular broadcasting which will piracy had occurred. As a resuitary to Sir Frederick Lugard, who

was later to become Governor of practically blown into the air, and general

altogether four persons ping, for piracy prevention and be carried out under the most mo consternation

and Hongkong. When

Batter

killed and five injured. The only also for the promotion of con.. dern methods and with the best, amongst

went to Nigeria as Administrator, In this con employees of the Company,

one to escape with nothing more merca with Canton and the equipment possible. interior. of which the tiver traffe nection, without going into detail. At the Shamshuipo end intrar/Mr. Gollan las he then wasithan a ducking was a woman who

accompanied him as Private

was at the stern doing some Secretary and later became cooking.. is the main outlet, and upon we would point out the obvious:tions were obtained to secure all which large proportion of the advantage to the Colony of the assistance, police and otherwise, Attorney General there, sub-

the in a company operating

search for the missing

The neighbourhood received prosperity of this Colony depends. same

When

sequently being appointed Chief the necessary | Justice.

much damage from the force of (3.) The gathering of complete bowleasting as that operating vessel.

Whils: in Nigeria be the explosion. glass windows weather reports from ships at sea the commercial stations, for not measures for the search had been

prepared the Criminal Code in in the ice factory, and in and the Far Eastern Wireless only would it enable this work to put into operation. the launch1894 and Nigerian Proclamationsther buildings in the vicinity|

froth, be carried out without interference which was the cause of all the in the following year, for which

with the commercial services, but excitement calmly put in an ap he received the thanks of the being smashed, and the wooder window frames in some cases Shamshaipo the

Secretary of State for the being blown out. Several persons The reports about

Colonies. equipment at the command of our her *had been

were struck by splinters. greatly

Im 1901, be was transferred The police were soon on the and when ал

to Bermuda as Chief Justice and] two proposed stations, inusic and exaggerated"

soene, and attended to the hurts President of the other features from distant points explanation was forthcoming to

Legislatiof the survivors until the am- Control of the Government and for re-transmission in Hongkong; account for the delay, it was Council, and again received thebulance arrived to take them to found to be very simple indeed, thanks of the Secretary of State the Kwong Wah Hospital. Those and vicinity."

It appears that the Man ing. in 1905 for preparing the Courts who The Company proposed to ask after being released for the night Consolidating Acts In the same Chinese woman of 60, the owner for the right to operate these from the Shamshuipo run. had year. he was appointed Chair of the junk: a woman of 25; (i) The installation by the services, for a period of years, proceeded

be wharf, where she tied up whilst man of the Produce Commission, girl of ten: and a boy of five.}

in 1906 became Chairman of the The last two were Company of a really modern, the charges 10

her engines and boiler were Aliens Committee and in the women's grandchildren. 'powerful wireless telegraph reasonable. -station to handle all ocean-going In sending a copy of the Com- overhauled. This had not been traffic and to maintain constant pany's letter to the Government, completed in the time expected. Year following was made Chair- bodies were not to be found alter

In 1911. he Was appointed and direct communication with on January 29th, the Chamber of and considerable delay occurred of the Boad of Education: the explosion. The Shanghai (Яiccawei). Basco, Ceramerçe commented: "The before

Attorney General to Trinidad, Guam, Cavite (Manila) Singapore, letter appears to the Chamber and steam Rangoon and Colombo, the station, an able exposition of the lines at the Hongkong wharf, chaf where he remained for seven with a deep gash on her head,

ears being then Ceylon as Attorney General dying wreckage. The injured much greater distances viz tu ment night reasonably be provisions of another visit from Mr-which post he has since held.comprise three women (one of Sydney. Calcutta.

to Japanese muted in the Calong, and it would Wong Ng. had very dutifully He was created C.BE in 1918 whom was severely burned and Stations and under good condi appear that a public utility ser- rung up the offices of the Com-and knighted in 1921.

was taken to hospital uncons- The salary attaching to the tions, to Europe and to the Pacific, vice of this kind might be given pany and thus put a very alarm-

cious) and two men. coast of America.

a monopoly in the district, subject ing complexion on the state of

post of Attorney General to conditions, a to limitation of affairs. The Company were much Ceylon is £1.800.whilst that of profit. In respect of wireless reassured when the Man Hing the Chief Justice of Hongkong is An entirely independent communication, of course, there turned up eventually and a sim wireless telephone and telegraph are additional reasons, connected ple explanation was forthcoming station to be erected by the Com with efficiency, for giving a char regarding the delay of the boat. pany on another site embodying ter to oner ompany only."

Station. particularly Manila, Singapore and Saigoh.

14) The establishment of broad- casting and the popular use of radio-telephony.

The Company proposed that it take over for operation, under

the Chamber of Commerce, the whole of the services, and carry Out the project .follows:-

а

briely.

WIRELESS TELEPHONES,

commercial

35

radio-telephone

service between Hongkong and

a very great asset would be avail. pearance able in securing, through the wharf.

REASONABLE CHARGES.

to users

MUST BE BRITISH.

Corporation.

The present

to the Mongkok

the boiler was filled

up. A Sut

foki

MOTOR SMASH.

POLICE SERGEANT

LOSES CASE.

£2,400.

HONGKONG "FIRES.”

of

were killed

were-A

the old

Their

younger

woman was found lying on the ipraya a short distance away

THE CAUSE?

INTERPORT CRICKETER RETIRING.

Mr. W. A. H. Monle, headmaster of the G. M. S. Angio- Chiness School, Bhanghai, sipen 1890 and one of the most prominent cricketers in Shanghai, who is ferving by the ... Empress of Asia, with the intention of settling down in the homeland, after thirty-five-years' residenew in the Settle- ment Hongkong cricketers will recall him as a participant in many Interport games.

GOVERNMENT DEFEATER

SUGGESTION TO HAVE SMALLER ARMY.

(Reuter's Service-)

London, March 13. In the House of Commans a Government motion to suspend the jæleven o'clock rule in order to debate the army estimates, because It is difficult to assign a cause the business was behind-band, was defeated by 134 to 20%, but this to the explosion. The interesting defeat is not regarded as vial within the tras of the statement Mr. part about the junk's cargo is MacDonald his made more than once. Mr. Walsh proceeded to that it consisted of two of the introduce the estimates.

three ingredients necessary to

This

Mr. Clynes explained that the course proposed was the alterna- make gunpowder, but apparently tive to taking private members time. He admitted in response to And further: "It is assumed

they were separate. It seems Caston, Hongkong and Macao,

DIVIDEND OF $35. almost impossible that they could pressure that a Labourite back bencher's motion to reduce the per Hongkong and Konginoon, and that in this British Colony thei

of themselves have combined to sonnel of the army by 150,000 would be debated after eleven.

evoked Conservative and Liberal protests, culminating in a challenge with any other point of import Government would only grant a

We are officially informed that form such a highly explosive and the division. The only effect of the defeat is that all the tim charter to at predominantly ance within a radius of 159 miles

Judgment was given this morn-the General Managers and Con-mixture as resulted in y

n yesterday's from Hongkong, and wherever British, and financially strong i possible arranging for subscribers Company.

pro-ing by Mr. Justice Gompertz insulting Committee of the Hong tragedy. It is fairly generally available to private members will be taken up by the Government in 31. A number of Liberals voted with the Government, hence the to existing land-telephone sys moters state that they are quite the case in which Police Sergt. F., kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. known that gunpowder is at its order to overtake the business that must be completed before March tems to receive and transmit over prepared to be absorbed by a fully: T. James and Mrs. James claimed will recommend at the forthcom-highest pitch of explosiveness their own office or residence tel- representative, influential British 677 from the Moon Garage foring meeting of shareholders, to be when the proportions of its in- announcement of the figures evoked an outburst of ontausiusm ephone instruments at reasonable

dimages as the result of a motor held on 27th instant, the payment gredients are properly mixed amongst the Conservatives and cries of Resign!" It is understood that the llision on the road between a dividend of $35 per share saitpetre, 15 per cent. charcoal, jout of the profits for the year 1922 (approximately 75 per cent.

Machines vs. Man-Power. charges.

The proposal also embodied two Government policy in regard to Stanley and Repulse Bay.

London, February 13. wireless communication had not! The case was fully reported in absorbing $280,000; to pass $200 and 10 per cent. sulphar). Mera independent Government sex-

000 to credit of Réserve Fund and concussion will not ignite gun- In the House of Commons, moving the army estimates, Mr. vices, connecting the lighthouses been definitely formulated, pend- yesterday's Trigraph.

arrival of ing the and police launches and outposts.

an expert This morning, his Lordship $17.857 8. 24. at ex 2/378. $153,- powder, and saltpetre of itself Walsh explained that the estimates had been prepared by the The Company had already adviser. As the expert has now stated that the plaintiff was suing 749.89 to credit of Reinsurance will not explode. So how crute, previous Government, but he was satisfied that they were framed He carried out demonstrations with been in the Colony for some time for damages for the negligence of Find, carrying forward $515,163.- and probably somewhat damp, with dit regard to economy and the needs of the country.

He (bis 24 in respect of the year 1923. saltpetre and sulphur could have declared that if the German menace had disappeared it must be the Water-Police launches, show the Chamber would be intersted the defendant's servant.

zone off in such a big bang, un-remembered the distant British possessions cannot be left defence- ing that radio-telephony can be, to know whether the Government Lordship) was not satisfied that

mixed, is a mystery.

less. (Opposition cheers). The difficulties we had to conterid with in successfully used as a means of set in a position to make any negligence had been made out THE FRANC'S RECOVERY. A likely solution that occurs Egypt, Iraq, India and the Fast would not at present warrant any communication from the heal Statement as to its views and and be thought that even if there quarters in Kowloon to any point intentions on this subject.

was negligence, there was pro- "The Chamber suggests that bably contributory negligence on in the cruises taken by these vessels in the course of their the rapidly developing science of the other side.

wireless communication can be Judgment was given for the duties

adopted and It is interesting to note that the better

applied defendants, with cost. needs by & com- Government is already introduc-to local ing the above measures.

mercial organisation than by a Government Department. As has BUSSO-POLISH FRICTION, been indicated, a measure of On the subject of broadcasting public eontrol is considered de- Dispate Over Memel and

Vilna. Ale letter declared The Com- Rirable and this might be secured pany regards this as a very by the Goverment or the Cham

Londoa, March 13. important feature in radio work in ber, or both, being represented on When the League of Nations the Colony, and has been operat- the Board of Directors."

appears en route to a solution of

BROADCASTING..

ing service from Kowloon for whole matter still rests.

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to us is that the two materials decrease in ehe strength of the army. There were signs of an im had been stored in contact for provement in recruiting. The policy of substituting machines for London, March 13.

some time, and the high contentman-power required a highly equipped research department, which The greatest enthusiasm in of France has been occasioned by (nitrate of potash) bad combined organise.

oxygen in the saltpetre which would have to be one of the finest it was possible to the improvement in the franc, with some of the sulpbur, which, A motion relative to pensions and grievances of certain ranker especially when it again passed becoming oxygenated, was ready officers was defeated by 220 to 201, after Mr. Baldwin bad endorsed the "psychological century" and

to ignite in the form of a some- Mr. MacDonald's suggestion for the appointment of a committee to closed at 93.25.

what crude blasting powder.enquire into the whole matter. Mr. Page Croft pointed out that However; the next factor requir- compared with 1914, we had reduced our trained forces by 260,000, ed is ignition and that seems to No other country bed done anything like this. Mr Attlee, replying be suggested by the cooking to the debate, declared that we were well up to the standard of other fire in the stern of the boat, or armies with regard to invections. The debate was then adjourned even a lighted cigarette. It is

MINERS MIGHT STRIKE.

•

London, March, 13., ing an experimental broadcast. And there. apparently, the the future of Memel, Russia has The miners' delegate confer-no doubt a matter for the author- intervened by dispatching a Note ence has adjourned until, to-ities to pazzle over, and possibly to Poland protesting against a morrow, after a discussion reveal some further light will be thrown settlement of the question by aling considerable opposition to the on the subject by their investig

ations third party, as being a violation owners' offer--, Reuter.

GERMAN POLITICAL CRISIS

S.S. SANTIAGO'S CREW RESCUED.

The Reichstag Dissolved,

Berlin, March 13.

London, March 13.

of the Russo-Lithusnian peace

treaty.

A Warsaw message says the HOLLAND'S SUMMER-TIME. newspapers are very indignant at

what they consider the hostile Owing to the opposition's insis Lloyd's at New York report tone of the Note, and are tence on altering the Govern that the British steamer Colonial particularly incensed at the ment's emergency decrees, Herr due at Newport News, wirelesses passage questioning Poland's Ebert has dissolved the Reich-that it has picked up a boat with right 10 Vilna. They hint at a tag The date of the elections the crew of the steamer San-oasibre rupture of Russo-Polish has not yet been fixed. Reuter. tiago-Reuter.

diplomatic relations. Heuter.

The Hague, March 13, The Second Chamber bus' pass- resolution by 45 to 32 asking the Government, in the general Interest, to repeal the summer ize law-Reuter

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange 28. 4. 1/16. Farr meter 2 pm 30.15 Temperature 2. p.m... 55 2pm 79 Humidity Lighting Up-Time 6.32 pm?

NO EVACUATION OF THE RUHR.

ESTIMATE OF THE YEAR'S REPARATIONS.

Paris Marb 12 Reviewing the results of the occupation of the Ruhrs the Senate, M. Poincaré said the receipts for 1924 were estimated at four milliards of francs and the expenditure at one milliard, leaving three milliards available for reparations. No-one uny longer diant of asking them to evacuate the Ruhr.

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