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BRITISH RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA.

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No 17.000

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號五十月四英港香

TUESDAY

APRIL 15,

1924 日式十月三

SINGLE: COPY 10 OTH

136 PEU ANDAN

"HEUNGSHAN" ENQUIRY FINDING.

GRUESOME PIRATE

STORY.

CHINA PROVIDENTS.

STRUCK ROCKS.

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A DOLLAR DIVIDEND.

INDO-CHINA STEAMER

PREMIER'S PLAIN-SPOKEN DECLARATION.

Captain Thomas Blamed for Accident.

HOLED.

(Reuter's Service.)

London, April 14.

SEVERELY CENSURED BY THE COURT.

SEVEN WOMEN AND BABY REPORTED SHOT.

Subject to audit, the Gonoral: Managors and Consulting Com- mitteo of the China Provident Engineers Waist-deep in Water. Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd., will,

A Strange Superstition.

at the forthcoming meeting to be A gruesome story, which, if hold on the 30th April, recon The finding of the Marine Court of Enquiry into the stranding true, Stamps a gang of Chinose mend the following of the river stommer Heungshan was given this morning. The pirates as being particularly To pay a dividend of Court held that the failure of Captain R. D. Thomas to stop his ship hourtlegs, is told to us to-day in a was the communication from our Macao and ascertain his position with regard to Junk Rock canse of the accident. and the Court therefore severely consured correspondent. him. The unlicensed person who was acting as pilot was not blam-. ed in any way for the accident.

The Court was composed of Lieut. Comdr. Conway Hako, (President), Liout. Commdr. F. H. Dawson (EMS. "Moor- Irun," Mr. W. Davison, (Marine! Superintendent of the C.P.S.), ! Capt. P. Going (p.8. Charles Hardouin) and Capt. J. 11. Wool- acott (e.s. Paul Beau).

THE FINDING.,

The finding of the Court, which was road by the President, was BN follows:--

We find that the British rivers.s. Houngshan. Official No. 95,855 of Hongkong. of which Reginald D. Thomas (Certificate of Competancy -No. 1010 Hongkong) Was Mastor, laft Hongkong ut 10 p.m.

on February 28th. 1924, with cargo, mails, 600 pasengers and a crew of 80 bound for Canton. AI 4.51 nn, on February, 29th, 1924, the whip struck Junk Rock and was subsequently beached on the North Bank of the River total where she now los a loss.

usual

$1 per share on old sharos To place to Reserve

Fund... To write off furnitura, godown equipment

etc.

$170,000.00

10,000.00

At the Anglo-Russian conforonco, Mr. Rainsay MacDonald in Jehar April 14:

a speech welcomed the dolegates, and said the conforones was the The Indo-China S.N. Com completion of the act granting de jure recognition of Russia. This pany's Kiangwo, whilet proceed-in nowise altered the fact that recognition had been granted, without ing to Chungking yesterday qualification. IIe pointed out that liquidation of the past and posco- morning, struck rocks in the ful relations for the future must be considered. He also referred to Kungling rapid.

the matter of propaganda.

No Propaganda Wanted.

The engine room was holod. but the hole was covered with In the course of his speech Mr. MacDonald laid stress on the tarpaulin and the ship returned fact that the first essential to friendly and profitable rolations was 4.182.79 here with the engineers waist- that Russia'should desist from countenancing, directly or indirectly, anything smacking of an attempt to propagandise among Britishers. 1,757.29 doop in water,

The ship is now being surveyed. eithor at home or abroad. The people of this country would require

$185,940.08

LOCAL BOXING.

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Reuter.

more on this head than formal undertakings. He did not think, if tho conforonce failed to reach an understanding, that the Russians would be able to repeat tho attempt, and he did not see whore else they could turn with better prospects. Referring to the trada HONGKONG GARRISON.question, he said the British people would risk nothing unless they knew that contractual agrooments would be honoured to the lass lotter.

NEW INDIAN BATTALION'S

RECORD

He says that a Chinose, who had boon held captive by a gang of piratas in the Shami district of (the same place ahistill not being aegurately Tau Moon

which the

And carry forward launch known and the light on Junk to

was tuken) has Rock Buoy not having boon Kwong Shun Roon, we consider the Master just returned to Macao on & should have acted immediately, ransom having been paid. The stopped the ship and ascertained man states that there are still his position with regard to this over 100 kidnapped people kopt known danger. His failure to captive in the pirates stronghold. prisoners being. housed do this, is, in our opinion, the those

ATTRACTIVE BOUTS cause of the accident and in this in one larga hamboo shod. A fow

Whore injury had been done they must go to the utmost pox- ARRANGED. we find the master guilty of a days ago one of the pirate leaders

sible limit to rodross it, so that they could begin with a clean slato, Credit here was not in the banks and governments, but in the de- wrongful net. A member of took out a gang of pirates for the

The Hongkong Boxing Associa-

As notified recently in local posits of private individuals, and unless they, satisfied the mass of the crew, an unlicenced person, purpose of committing a piracy

the pouple that they were fair and honest, no agreements was acting as Pilot and the near Sun Hui, but the piracy tion is in receipt of a letter from

could honoured and thoy could not help oach other. Court are of the opinion that he failed and about 20 of the pirates Matty" Smith saying that uj Command Orders, the trooping

though he finds he cannot come season of 1924-25 will see the The British people and British interests inust be justly cannot in any way be held to ware killed,

soon as he arrival of the 52nd. Punjab dealt with. He declared that he would not give way upon blame for the accident.

The leader, on returning to the to Hongkong so

of the 24th. Bombay anything which would be regarded by his countrymen as paying an "Taking into consideration stronghold, declared that the wo-formerly expected, he is very Regiment, from Rawalpindi, in the Master's long and good re-men prisoners (one of whom had keen on fighting Cartlidge and place cord, that after the ship struck young baby) had brought them will come a little later on. In the Grenadiers (K.E.O.) now in Hong-improper price for agreument, nor expect it of the Russians, but

bad luck. He ordered the women meantime, the Boxing Associa-kong, who will he proceeding to within those limits he was sure they could come to terms.

The spooch was then translated into Russian. M. Rakovsky, everything was done by him in and baby to be brought out of the tion has decided to hold another Connanore.

The 5th battalion of the 2nd. replying in French, said he was most gratified at the delegation's a seamanlike manner, and the shed and to be taken to an open tournament and this will take

welcome. He expressed the opinion that close Anglo-Russian transfor of the passengers and crow effected without accidant pot near by. Hore the women place in the Theatre Royal on Punjab Regiment, which is com-financial and commercial co-operation was nosossary in both coun-

and baby wore shot dead, the Saturday, April 26th. Everything ing horn, was recently, the 87th. or panic, the Court adjudge the bodies being later destroyed by has been arranged and, as will be Punjabis, It has an interesting trivs. Debts and treaties must be discussed in detail. He specially Master, R. D. Thomas, to be fire.

geon, some very attractive fights history, having been raised at stressed that the future poace of Europe was a necessity of dis- I have hoon flxod up. severely censured."

Trichinopoly in 1798, by Major A. armament; and sympathetically referred to the League of Nations.

The Oriental Countries. The main event of the evening Lindsay, as the 1st. extra batta-

M. Rokovski said they considered there was 110 insurmountable will be for the Heavyweight tion of Madras Native Infantry obstacle in the way of a complete understanding. He believed that Championship of the Colony and It became the 1st. Dn. of the if account were taken of mutual interests, nothing stood in the way. the Hongkong Stock Exchange 14th. Regiment of Madras Native of a solution of the question of pre-war debts and private claims. Brokers' Beit. Pulty Officer Infantry the same year, and

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THE JUNK ROCK LIGHT.

Prior to the reading of the finding. Mr. G. K. Hall Bruttan,; "The ship proceeded by the who was appearing for the China

routes, experiancing Coast Officers' Guild, addressed | intermittent fog and passed the Court on the subject of | through the Collison Reach certain information which had Barrier at 4.32

on been received subsequent to the February 29. The weather

conclusion of the enquiry and W:18 then foggy. with

which had been forwarded to the visibility of about quarter of

President for consideration. muile. The banks of the river could not be clearly seen.

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3.823.

1.0.U. DISPUTE.

MONEY-LENDER LOSES CLAIM:

ог with

the fifth

Callaghan, of H.M.S. Titania, continued as such for some years. The British Government might also count on full and sincero good- will regarding political questions. The Soviot Government had no and Bombadior Barton, of Ale in 1824 the designation WAX R.G.A, will light u fifteen-rous changed to the 25th Regiment of intention of reverting to the Tsarist policy of conquest and partition

title. contest for this

Both Madras Native Infantry: in 1885 of Oriental States into spheres of influence. If the two Governments. A curious story was told in the mon are well-known here it became the " 27th Rogiment of adopted, as a starting-point, the principle of respecting the indepon Summary Court this

maring Callaghan especially so. Barton Madras Infantry in 1901 it denon and sovereignty of Oriental States, they would be free of before Mr. Justice. Gomportz] was the winner of the Opon became the

27th. Madras difficulty in-settling all questions pertaining to their interests in the

East. when Gujjar Mall, a licensed Heavyweights of the Army, at Infantry" and in 1903 was re- I reply. the President said money-lender, sued Man Lung,

M. Rakovski said the war had awakened national conscious- Fermoy, Ireland, and also the named the 87th Punjabis." Tho and when of Tai Shek Tan that, the communication referred Chinese chauffeur, for $1030, winner of an Opon Middleweight present, deignation dates from neas amongst the peoples of the East, and any attempt to obtinet that legitimate consciousness would not only be a crime against And tal the position to land been received, but it was

principal and interest,

Competition at Plymouth. He 1922.

their own intorasts but folly, seeing that in the long run such a Mr. M. K. Lo appoured for the has won three fights hero by the The Punjab Regimant has a of the ship was not known to not considered to have any bear-

[defendant;" any dogte of accuracy. The ing on the Court's Hading. --

"X.__0;" ̄ ̄ ̄route and is fully distinguished-record-of-service, polley would inevitably fail.

Stressing the acute international situation, M.-Rakovski lend was not used. This, wol It is undorsted that the in- It was stated that on January qualified to meet a man like the battle honours comprising declared that disarmament must be carried to the furthest possible consider, was wrong, as sound formation in question was to the 4th there was some trouble out Callaghan, about whom the Sholinghur. Cornatic, Mysore, ings would have materially effect thus the ship ahead of the aide the Hongkong Hotel Garage. Hongkong boxing

fraternity Mahekpoor, Ava, China, Peguimits. Although the Russian Army during the past three years had been reduced from six millions to half a million, Russia was helped to deling the ship's Heungshan on the trip was the Complainant then alloged that he knows plenty. The fight should Lucknow, and Burma 1885-87. position. The ship continued Hang Choung, and not the Foo had asked defondant for the inter-ho an extremely good one

The British officers at present ready, provided other Statos would do likewise, to take further decisive steps towards disarriament. She was ready also to con- OTHER CONTESTS. attached at slow speed, and, when known Shing, and that Capt. Evans, of est on a loan made to him. Do- to be off the villaga of Sun Chu, the formor vessel, was prepared fendant asked for the 10.U. and

Among the other contests ur-battalion are: -Lt. Col. C. Mc tribute in every way to a universal decrease in naval armaments, at a distance of less than to go into the box and swear that when the money-lander refused to ranged are the following:- G. Withers (in command), Majore subject to certain political guarantoos.

As regards the League of Nations, the Soviet Government wore quarter of a mile from the Jon the night in question the Junk give it to him, he snatched it A six-round bantamweight V. Coates, F. L. Goru, C. I. E., Junk Rock, the position of the Rock light was not visible.

out of his pocket and ran away. contest between L/Corp. Major. O. B. E.. F. T. L. Thompson, and prepared to associate themselves with a plan of international Defendant was charged at the of the Surreys, and Bugler Town-C. L. M. Smith; Captains M. organisation which excluded measures of coercion and reprisal and Police Court where he stated sond, of H. M. S. Titaniu.

Middleton, J. M. Hunt, R. A into which all Governments entered of their own freewill and on a that he paid $22 in settlement of A six-round welterweight Slater, M.C., C. II. D. O'Callaghan, footing of perfect equality.

M. Rakovski said the first condition of stable póaco was a re- the debt and then complainant contest between Pta, Pooley, of T. C. D. Ricketts, F. G. Bevis, refused to give him the 1.0.U. the Surreys, and Pte. Fordham, E. M. D. Darell, O.B.D., R. M. vision of the Treaty of Versailles and the Treaties connected there- EXCITEMENT AT YAUMATI. He was discharged.

of H. M. S. Carlisle, (At the Lunt, and M. O, O'Leary, M.B.E. with. The reorganisation of Europe could only be stable if based Defendant said he borrowed V. R. C. Tournament, Pouley won and Lieutenants H. J. Hawthorn, on the will of peoples and took account of peoples' aspiratione and FCharged with being in pos$28-

national independence. The Sovial Government was therefore pre- Passengers on the Yaunati $20 from Mall and after moeting the Middleweights and Fordham G. M. S. Wobb and C. V. King. sion of seditious litorature, a Forry this morning had quite an him by appointment outside the won the Welterweights.)

The Commandant obtained bis parod to support and pursue a polley of rovising frontiers on ethno- young Indian, Kapur Singh, 21, exciting time when the forry garage, paid hin $22 in

me before Mr. Rt. E. Lindsell launch, Man Sang, which was 8.ttlement.

A six-round contest between first commission on January 20th, graphic principles, applying a plebiscite where necessary, as in at the Police Court this morning loaving the Yaumati Wharf at

Banksman Wareham, of the Sur-1897, and attained his present Bossarabia. The Soviet Government fully shared the British view liis Lordship: When The seditious matter took the 8.35.a.in., collided with the Man were searched at the Police Emerson, of H.M.S. Marazion. February ist, 1921.

You reys, und Loading Telographist rank of Lieutenant Colons! on that mutual non-intervention in internal affairs was one of the in-

dispensable conditions for the creation of mutual confidence.

The Conferonco finally appointed an Organising Committee to form of a book printed in

A six-round Featherweight con- Hindustani in 1916, and, accord-Keung, a sister boat, which had Station how much money did

supervise its labours, you have on you? Botwoontent between Corporal Eades, of{ ing to a police officer, was highly just arrived from Hongkong.

The Man Sang had just loft thirty and forty dollars. My the Surreys, and Able Seaman anti-English in its tone.

and was turning round, when showife pawned a bangle for $100 and Theodore, of H.M.S. Dispatch, Accused came from Shanghai ran into the other ferry, striking that is where I got it from.

A six-round welterweight con- and was passing through the her side. Both boats were slightly Dofondant also denied, when test between L/Corpl. Barber, of Colony on his way back to India, damaged.

cross-examined, that he agreed to the Surreys, and Able Seaman when, in a search made of his

pay the money after the Police Turnor, of H.M.S. Carlisle. luggage, the book was found in

Court proceedings.

A six-round Welterweight con- a box...

An Indian chauffeur called by test botwoun Able Saaman Bland,

SEDITIOUS MATTER.

YOUNG INDIAN FINED $100.

Pleading not guilty, defondant said that the book was given him by a friend in Shanghai and 'ho took it with him as reading mat- ter for the trip. Ho hail not read] the book and therefore was not] aware of the seditious nature of the contents.

FERRIES COLLIDE.

ENGINEERS' MASS

MEETING...

Call for Court of Enquiry.

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FOOTBALL COMPETITION.

WINNER OF $50.

JAPAN'S NOTE RESENTED. STRONG COMMENT IN U. S. SENATE. "CONTAINED A VEILED THREAT."

Washington, March 14,

In the immigration debate in the Senate, Mr. Lodge regretfully

Mr. Lo said he was present when of H.M.S. Dispatch, and L/Corpl. There was again.a large entry the money was, paid over by Williamson of the Surreye, for our Football Competition last defendant. Mall gave defondent (Williamson was the winner of week, but those taking part found declared that the Japanese Noto was an improper one to be address the I.Q.U. but also gave him other the Lightweight Championship of it a difficult matter to give the ed by the representative of one great country to another friendly one.. Ho contended that the question of immigration was the greatest papore as well. He thought that Egypt and Palestine.)

correct goal-scores, as two of the London, April L4. Man Lung would not give them

A six round middleweight con- three matches on the coupon wore of their fundamental rights, and also objected to the Nole becaus A mass moting of Southamp back to him, so he blow his polico tost between Loading Seaman drawn and the other resulted in it contained a valled threat.

Senator Borah and other Republicans and Democrats supported tion engineers this morning open-whistle.

Penfold, of H.M.S. Titania, and a runaway victory. Only one Ile Worship imposed a fine af ed dramatically, the granddaugh- He denied that he approached L/Corp. Hills, of the Surroys.

competitor succeeded in getting Mr. Lodge'ę views,

[The Japanese Note protests against the American Immigration $100, or six weeks' liard labour.ter of the late General Booth complainant and offered to give

Further details will be announ- two correct, forecasts, and he The fine was paid.

singing "Abide With Me," the evidence for him if he would give cod lator.

therefore wins the prize. The law placing a ban on Japaneso immigrants.] winnor is audionao joining in the last verso, him $10.

THE CONDEMNED

PROFESSORS.

. Britain Cannot. Interfere. London, April 14.

Subsequently the maeting pass- Hie Lordship said that all the fod a resolution calling upon the joyidance seemed to point to the Government to instilus, a court money having boon paid. There enquiry into the claim for in- would be judgmont for dofondant Joroased wayos, and the cause of with costs.

the Southampton dispute. The resolution will be submitted to regard to M. Poincare' request the Promlor by a doputation

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Sandeman with

that Britain should make repros: to-morrow,—Router, entations to the Soviet with

and sentenced at Kieff Mr. Mas GOOD FRIDAY HOLIDAY.

regard to the intelligentsia. tried

Donald said the Government did

not feel it could usefully, make

any official representations to the

London April 14,

NAVAL SQUADRON AT BRISBANE.

SHARE MARKET.

Bernie Pomeroy, 10, Morrison Gap Road. We have forwarded him a Owing to pressure on our space chopped coupon, on presentation to-day. We are unable to give of which we shall be happy to the full share list. There are hand him the prize of $50. vary few changes, however, tho main ones being

FIRE IN LAUNDRY.

ARMY AND NAVY CLOTHING BURNED.

Hongkong Fire Insurances aro RUHR COAL AGREEMENT to the burning of some clothing up five points to $539 b.

TO-DAY.

2 p.m. 29.65.

.80 78

Closing Exchange 2s. 4. 5/16. Barometer

2 p.m. Temperature Humidity

2 p.m. Lighting Up-Time 6.43 p.m.

Fire broke out on the ground- floor of No. 85. Praya East ydstor-i day, the outbreak being ascribed

which was being left to dry over Star" Ferries are down $1:25)

an oven on the premises, which The Brigade eventually suc- Brisbane, April 14. to 887 6,

China Sugars are down one Brilliant weather. is favouring

Borlin, April 14. were used as a laundry store by ceeded in saving the building. Part of the destroyed articles Negotiations with the Ruhr the Wah Kes Co the visit of the British special point to $246 n.

The flames spread vory rapidly comprised Army and Navy Dooks are up a point to $148:50. mine-owners-have resulted in a

NOTE InsuraKÖTTE WAA There are no other changes of prolongation of the agreements and soon clothing to the value of apparel. 66,000 was burned or damagedig effected, uhill June 15th Reuter. tnate.

Boviot on the matter. He was No newspapers will be publish-service squadron, which was given an enthusiastic receptian. —

well aware of the British Govern- ed in England on Good Friday,

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