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The

Hongkong Telegraph

No. 12.19

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进堂廿 四英港香

MONDAY APRIL.

21,

1924

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TROUBLE IN

IRAQ.

AGITATORS CRITICISE BRITISH TREATY,

HOPE FOR FURTHER CONCESSIONS.

(Router's Service. ).

Bagdad. April 20,

SHOOTING AFFAIR.

ISEAMAN BADLY WOUNDED,

Escape of Assailants.

MOTOR FATÁLITY,

CHINESE BOY KILLED.

A fatal accident occurred in Wanrhai yesterday afternoon Near to the spot where the when a car driven by Mr. J. recent battle between armed roli Wilsom, of the Bangkong Electric hers and police in Yaumati took Company, knocked down and place. 14 serious shooting fatally injuród a Chinese boy. affair occurred last night.

The victim was taken to the

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An puritation, largely conducted by lawyers, and accompanied

A seaman living in phe of the Government Civil Hospital, where by the wildest misrepresentations; has broken against atemptanee houses at Canton Road was shot he died later. of the Angle Trùng treaty, which possibly the Constituent Assembly whilst coming down the stairs by will refuse in acfept without large modifications, Indròd, it is re-threw men who apparently had One ballet. ported that only fourison sit of a hundred deputies can be depended fun lying in wait upen to vote for the treaty.

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grazed the man's skull, whilst the The ngitators assert that Britain does not guarantee that the other passed though the, stall Hi collapsed near Mosul vilayet will not be surreroliged to Turkey, or guarantee the of his back. defence of Iraq's other frontiers: also that the treaty gives noisome stalls, and was in a serings. financial assistance except for the maintenanes of the British forers fedition in Frag, while tray has to shoulder a large share of the Ottoman hospital. The assailants escaped. debt and the huge expense of expansion of the national army, which will-moan early bankruptey,

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when removed tal

Later enquiries show that the Laffair owes its origin to a dispute

King Frisad and his Ministers are doing their utmost tajover moting. counternet the agitation, but deputies, believe that if the Assembly rejects the treats Britain will Thakh large caressions in order top rotain her footing in Trag

JAPAN DID NOT THREATEN.

FRANK AND FRIENDLY EXPLANATION."

RIFLE SHOOTING.

TAPROO CHALLENGE CUP.

RENTS CASE.

CHARGING MORE THAN LEGAL RATE.

OFFICERS AND MEN OF U.S. WORLD FLIGHT.

The American aviators are making good progress in their world light. Latost inossages show that three of the planes have arrived at Dutch Harbour from Chignik. Above are seen the No. 1 aeroplano and the of urs and nog-coma angugal' in the flight. Major Martin, the leader, is seen third figure from right.

The second case in which ani infringement against the pro- visions of the Rents Ordinance is allegosi came before Mr. E. W. Hamilton this morning when a Chinese woman,

owner

had [o No. 3 Tow Lane. answer four summoases brought!

her against

for receiving than โค legal rent. The tenth competition for the more

It was slated by the acting Taikoo Challenge Cup, hetween Immaters of the staffs of Messrs. Crown Solicitor (Mr. Hazelrigg) Butterfield and Swire. Taikoo the case was rather out of Sugar Relinery, Taikon Dockyard the ordinary, in that the defend and the Chini Navigation Com-ant had just purchased the house LETTER TO SECRETARY HUGHES,

pany, took plaer. the Taikoo and had received the higher rent Washington, April 20, rifle ranget Quarry Bay, yoster from the person who last owned

Practires were. init. It was generally known that! Mr. Hanihara has written to Mr. Hughes disclaiming any day morning.

grave accordance with Service condit-the Crown was prosecuting in intent to convey a "veiled threat" in the use of the phrusa

ions and were: 1. 200 yards, those cases, and as the principal; consequence" in his recent friter.

to bring the point) Mr. Hughes, roplying, charisterises the letteras"ä"" frank and snap-shooting, 2nd. class figura object was friendly explanation." He wids that he is quite sure-i-was-for target: 2,200 yards, cand. nd of the Ordinance home to land. I from Mr. Hanihara's thought to express or imply any threat: class figure target: 3, 300 yards, Fords, there was no particular

It is understood that Mr. Hanibara's explanation is approved delitepening wist

dates on raum fent lige penalty. PAPI, BEAU RUN DOWN, 14, 200 várde, sting shooting, 2nd, in the present ease, by the Japanese Foreign Olive.

class figure targel: 1, 500 yards, involved was small. The piceĽNA deliberato, Ist. class figure target, in two of the sumununses was $2 The total possibile number of and $1 in the others.

Mr. A. E. Hall appeared for the points was 100.

defence and adjourned.

AN EXPLANATION.

ROI BERS' "SAVAGE ATTACK.

situated behind First Street, West

Point, last night.

STOLEN NAILS.

►

There were competitors. Mr. W. J. Eldridge proved to be

DEATH OF CRIMEA VETERAN.

WAS

1

CANTON RIVER

BEACHED

COLLISION.

of the collision, 400 of whoin were taken off by the Kwong Tung, the remaining 70 buing transferred to the Wing On. The fraichter which did not MUDWAL, to be very much damaged excmpl. fabovo board in.the bows, renmin

d on the segue for some time, IN SHALLOW Waren, "but took no part in the resour

SHANGHAI SCHOOLBOYS INJURED.

‚İİVES SAVED (BY QUICK" WORK.

A serious collision in the Can- Journey to Canion."

River, whiels resulted in the Beau, although so badly damaged Xavier's Collage, Shanghai, wore stranding of the ss. Paul Bean remained allat and was later budly injured on Sunday, week to shallox water at along East Broadway, and it is very and which might easily have bad towed disastrous consequences to over huempi Point und beached. The probable that some would have Master (Capt. Woolluentti, the been killed outright had it not 450 passengers, took place an Saturday night whilst the vessel Chief Officer, some of the crew heen for the quick thought and and four Furian Guards (furnish action of Father Berchmans of was on her way to Hongkong,

d by the Putshan) were left on the College, reports the "Shanghai Under the cavoy system, four ward, the other boats continuing Times, vessels left Canton on Saturday their journey to Hongkong, wh re One of the big refuse trucks of evening in computy for Hong they were met by the Police on the P. W. D., going along the kong-these-being-the-Wing-C

Tele.

point

Fortunately, there were very

personal

injurie4. One

several

knee.

INDIAN'S BODY FOUND.

As is usual on Bank Holiday,jGODOWN CO. PROSECUTES, the winner, making a score of 83. which plus his handicap of 5, gave The Hongkony Telegraph should

Mr. H. Pucklaim, cargo super-high an aggregate of 89. Mr. H. ant publisherl havo been' mid-day to-day.. but we regrel intendent of the Hongkong and, Nesbit was second, his net score and his aggregate that, owing to the Hongkong : Kowloon Wharf und Godown Coeing 75 Electric Company cutting all our appeared before Mr. R. E. Lindsell thandicap 14) 89. Eutridge secured power supply to marry out alter at the Kowloon Magistracy to his win by reason of the fact that

Hoisted Flag on Taku Fort. ations-to-main, without giving day, to prosecute a Chinese, who at the longest range he made a

road-ata.tupid pace, cant a rear dua notice, publication has been was charged with stealing eleven better score" tlinTM Nesbit Mr

London, April 20.

On. sis. Paul Bean, ss Kwong

wheel, the houry wheel charging delayed.

pounds of nails, the property of!. Summers was third, his score

being 83 (scratch).

straight into the line of boys The death has occurred of Tung andis. Batshan. The ben's The Company, -;"

The Cup, presented by Mr. J.General Sir John Dante. Refer preceded in file in the order few it is alleged that before leaving!

Berchmans, seeing the danger, the godowns after work at noon W. Swire, is a very handsoine] [en. Sir John Hart Danne,

so badly injure that he died jumped at the boys immediately All went well until the shortly after being taken to menaced, and swept them to one on Saturday, defendant was sear one of English silver and has to K.C.B., who was born in 1839, amed, the Fatshan being the kon boy on the Paul Bean was going along the footway. Father ched by a detective and the nails he won three times to become the enne Tram County Roscommon, ship and bringing up the

Each and was one of ireland's most veskels had rovered about 40 miles hospital here, whilst

side, probably saving their lives. were found in his hat and pockets, properly of the holder.

Sub-Inspector Spour told the years winner is presented with a distinguished soldiers. He joined of their journey, when off the others among the passengers and The wheel, however, passed over At this crew received minor injuries. the foot of one and struck another Court that a ship was unloading, miniature replica and has his the Wilts Regiment as an Ensign Sampan Chan light.

vessel ocean-going 12/1

The Pan Beat was making in the leg, breaking it above the THREE MEN SERIOUSŁY eargo at the time, and, in answer ame engraved on the cup stand. in 1852, and the Royal Seols

from the came up

opposite only her second trip on the river to his Worship, he added that that Previous winners have boon: Fusiliers two years later: served

direction. She passed the Wing after having been Messrs. B. F Chapman, W. through the whole Crimean cam-

recommis- WOUNDED.

kind of larceny was of frequent Marcay Scott (twice), D. Young paign; and the China Wat of On on the latter's starboard Siunod. Yours ago the vessel was

Leide and, when approach one of the most popular on the! Seven mei, armed with dagger, decurrence:

Sentence of three weeks hard W. Budge, H. T. Heath. G. E. 11860,

At the capture of the Inhering the Stowart, W. J Eldridge and

Paul Beaut. which run, but went up to Shanghai. M.S3ING 'COVSTÄBLE. and choppers, committed a savage

H. Summer

North Taku Fort, he carried thewas half a mile astern of the for work on the Yangtze. She attack on the inmates of a shef labour was passed.

Union Jack and listed it won wing On, blew one long blust and ber sister ship, the Charles the fort fell. He was also with the advance guard at the action ofon her siren. The stranger and aŕdoni 1, have but lately come"] the Paul Beau were, apparently, down to resume work un "The Changiawan and Poliachan steaming straight for each other Canton ran. The Charles Hur-

The body of the Indian and the capture of Peking.

and though they both altered douin is at present in dock with

constable who has been missing On his return home, he comtheir course the freighter struck a damaged propeller.

for some days from Shimshuipo manded the 2nd. Infantry Brigade the Paul Bean full amidships On the Club ground to-day, the fure the police could be informed.)

A FRENCH BOAT.

was discovered in a decomposed at Aldershot (1885), and then the with great force, badly hollug ·

ite

stato last evening on a low-lying The victime, who were coolies, Champions (H.K.C.C.) are playing

her both above and below the

Thore is still considerable have been moved into hospital the Rest of the League, consisting Boing in poskession of two Thames District, Chatham.

that of four, Navy representatives, choppers for unlawful purposes was the author of "From Calentia waterline. The Paul Beau atat as to what ship it was that plot of ground close to a ravine. near the Laichikok filter beds. and latest reports state

once sounded her siren and, with came into collision with the Paul The body was in a kneeling erticial three University, one L.R.C., one was the charge preferred against to Peking."} all three are in 1

Civil Service, one C.R.C. and one two unemployed Chinese at the

her passongers shouting, condition:

KICO.

Kowloon Magistracy to-day.

Outlining the case, Sub-Inspec-

onoo roulised that help nooded. The Wing On turned to Spear said at about 2.0, on Saturday, two detectives were on

about, lowering her life boats duty in a police rowing bout in

meanwhile, the Kwangtung and Yaunisti. Bay, when they saw

Only,the Fatehan also coming up. The two batsmen dismissed a sampan with four persons in it.

The Paul Beau was found to he ware A. A, Claxton, st. fex, The polico, called out to the

making water very rapidly, the Quick, 26; and H. Owen Hughes, sampah to stop. The inen on the

Bombay, April 20.

engine room flooding so quickly It now transpires that tho e Purcell, b Paffard, 1..

boat told the sampan woman to With reference to reports of that, her dynamos and ongines steamer which came into collision row faster; The police gave renewed anti-Bolshevik ravolt in wore put of action within five with the Paul Boau was a French So far the mystery of the man's chase and on nearing the boat Turkestan, it is stated by Pesha-minutos of the collision. The boat named the La Fils de Paul death has not been solved, but it Sho was badly is said that deceased was, on the one of the men was seen to war traders, who maintain very Kwong Tung had, by this time, Doumlor. OPIUM CASE. jump into the harbour.

close touch with Bokhara and been mancouvred alongside the damaged forward and is now evening of his disappearance, dotectives on board the police the neighbouring regions,, that damaged vessel and quite a large lying off the Butterfield and Swire soon in company with a male FINE OF $2,500. sampan drew their revolvers and they learn there are at present number of the paasengers word wharf at Canton discharging bor Chinese. The police are making

called out to the other men not small signs of a recrudescence of transferrod direct from one atoam-cargo. She is likely to proceed strict snquirice into the can, Ignoranco as to what was in to jump into the harbour.

They entered as the, three in

mutus were smoking opiuto. und.

gers freely, made thoir escupe be- !

TO-DAY'S

CRICKET,

after using their knives and dog-CHAMPIONS VS. THE REST.

The score at noon was Champions, 80 runs for two wickets down with E. J. R. THE RC. RICKMERS."| Mitchell and G. R. More well set

and scoring freely,

TEMPORARY REPAIRS ·

EFFECTED,

The German straiter R.C Rickmers, wh, ch'was honchod at Yaumati after sustaining-damage whilst avoiding a trading junk aj Lyeamoon Pass, has beet tempor- arily repaired by a Europeari diver from Taikondbekyard,

HARBOUR CHASE.

WOULD-BE THIEVES

SENTENCED.

The

NOTHING DOING IN

TURKESTAN.

AntiBolshevik Revolt

Rumour

the

other vessela in the convoy at that the voskol. was a Japanese position, with the head on the

Wus

ground.

Beau. It was at first thought freighter, but now it is thought

Fears of foul play appear to be that she was a French boat. This vessel is said to be now lying at a well founded from the fact that wharf in Canton, and it is believed two marks were found on the doceased's back which bore the that she is badly damaged..

resemblanco of bullet wounds... Later,

The discovery of the body, WAS made hy Inspector T. Murphy und Sorgt. Wynne.

Bghting, and trade is distinctly or to the other. The lifeboats later to Hongkong. improving. Reuter.

CARPENTIER TO MEET GIBBONS.

MARY AND DOUG.

who succeeded in stopping the the parcols was the excuse given police boarded the sampan and

of the Wing On also took off a The Lo Fils de Paul Doumior loak in hor bottom. The vessel by a Chinose who appeared found the first defondant sitting

great many passengers; several is operated by the Kalyuo Steam- has since proceeded to Kowloon bofore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the on the two choppars...

trips boing mado, tho Wing Onship Company. This Company wharves, whore she is discharg: Kowloon Magistracy this morn- The boat woman, the Inspector

horsolf being later brought alung Informed us this morning that

Mary and Doug Mr. and Mrs. beat.

дого loft ing. It is expected that the ing, charged with being in un continued, would tell the Court

xide the Paul Beau and tho the

for Douglas Fairbanks, Los Angeles, discharging will bo complated by lawful possession of two parcels that three men engaged the

Saturday remainder of the Paul Beau's Canton, on

night, on the pasaportara arriving in Friday,

containing 170 taels of raw boat and brought three pad.

passengers and crew being taken and was due to return here Europe from Now York for a Lator, the vessel will proceed oplum.

dles with thein. Thoy asked:

off. When those on board the on Wednesday. She had a cargo Inok-800 and a rest from work." at the

A "No Deolalon" out. arrosted

Wolnian to take thern Defondant w46 to dook.

Fatahan first heard the comme-of coal and general merchandise, Aftor wandering around the oon- Ngau Tau-kolt. The police, who round the harbour.

tion and saw the Paul Boau's The Company, so far, has not tineut for a month they're plan- had received information, wont Asked if he thought the men

Paris, April 20.

go out they feared recolved any news of the collisioning, to oroas -Biberin, visit Pek place and found the oplum in wanted to rob the woman, Sub-The American promotor Jack lights

an attempt atpiracy and and are still waiting for a felo-ins, Shanghai and other China Inspector Spear said he thought Carloy and Francols Dancampa Hi Worship told defendant they wanted to steal rope from have signed a contract to match made preparations to defend gram from their agents in Canton, cities on route to Japan and from tho convoy. She stood by This morning at 7 o'clock, the there to the United States And Carpontior against Tom Gibbone during the work of tosous, Talkootus with suvage party may may get down-to Manila, that his oxcuse was no good and ships. innicted a fine of $2,500 with the Hin Worship convicted and at Chicago on May 30th, over con There were over 470 people on and most loft for the spot where Deßlufta plagisungen'e beeli inade alternative of six months' hard passed sentence of six weeks' rounde, without

board the Paul Dead at the time 15a Faul DACIA Dinh dTXANA irard labour. labour.

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange 28. 4. 5/16 Time 6.13 p.m..

defendant's possession.

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