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BY ALL MEANS STICK TO YOUR DESK

but give your eyes

a chance. Roliore

theri front strain by wearing

Crookes' ginana at your work.

LAZARUS

12, QURAN'S ROAD CENTRAL

The only European Optician in the Colony.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

"FOUNDED 1091

No. 12.465

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“TAI LEE” VICTIMS' FATE.

CAPTIVES DRAW LOTS FOR DEATH.

Body of One Displayed as Warning.

號式廿月四英港香

KOWLOON BUSES.

MAGISTRATE ON RECKLESS DRIVING.

This morning at the Kowloon Magistracy,. Mr. E. W. Hamilton had before him two motor_bus drivors employed by the Kai Tack Motor Bus Company, on a charge of reckless driving.

In addressing the defendants, after hearing the evidence, his thon stated that those kidnapped Worshipsaid: "Since I have boon from the Tai Lee have drawn lots working in Yaumati, I have seen regarding when they shall be shot how your buses are driven. I if ransom is not forthcoming, and travel in these buses myself, and that the first of these is Chan I see how you deivo Bomo Hin-king, a native of Chang Kai drive well, but some do not Fong, Kongmoon, whose body is know how to drive at all. I contained in the sack.

Roports reach us to the effect (stronghold within a week to dis- at the victims of the Tai Loo cuss the matter of ransom. It is iracy in January last, who are ill held captive in the pirates tronghold, are to be shot one by e unless the ransom money is arthcoming. Indeed, one of the asongors from the ill-fated teamer has already been done death and his body displayed a warning to others. Lots aro ing drawn for those still hold captivity, to decide the date of

heir death..

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Nows to this affect was brought Hongkong by the .. Tai Lee h hor arrival hore to-day. When he ship roached Kongmoon on fonday, attention was drawn a bannor displayed on a of the Bide ath by the

just beyond the port ver mits. Upon investigation, it was und that the banner bore a essage in Chinese characters, hilst at the foot of the banner as a dead body contained in a aok.

On the banner was a "special otification for the preservation life." This stated that middle on must be sent to the pirates'

NAVAL ESCORTS.

LAUNCHES TO BE READY

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shall fino you whenever it is proved that you have driven rooklessly. I am not going to stand any nonsense from you

The notice further states that the other passengers from the Tai Leo are daily drawing lots and will be shot in turn if the ransom drivers." money is not paid.

The banner was inspected by Hongkong police guards from the Tri Leo and was later handed over to the commander of H.M.S. Moth

It will be recalled that the Tai Lee was pirated on January 20th last whilst on her way, from Hongkong to Kongmoon," and that Captain Willax, in command, i was murdered, whilst an Indian guard

His Worship convicted both men and fiued them $5 each.

MOTOR BUS SMASH..

ANOTHER VICTIM DIES.

When the two drivora concern-

was also killed. The ed in the fatal motor bus-crash pirates made a big haul of booty in the New Territory appeared and took away with then some on remand before Mr. R. E. score of Chinese passengers, who Lindsoll, have been hold captive since.

FOOTBALL COMPETITION.

over

at

the Polloo Court this morning, it was men-

tioned by the Traffic Inspooter, Mr. Kent, that another of the: victims had since diod. This brought the number of deaths to four.

The accused wore indicted on a charge of manslaughter, and his Worship rofused bail until the

SEVEN SHARE THE PRIZE. evidenor could be gone into. Mr.

Tho-launchos which the Hong- No-one Buccooded last week in ong Government has hired to giving the correct goul-scores of so as escorts on the Hongkong the three matches contained on -Kongmoon run in the placo of our coupon, but soven competitors bo gunboats at present employed wore right in two matches, and ra-now. boing.converted for that they accordingly share the prizo, urpose, and the first one is They ara:~

xpected to be commissioned in a

ay or two. The launchos will

arry haval gun's crews.

SCOUTS CONCERT.

ENJOYABLE EVENT AT

KOWLOON:

Hall,

pons

G. L. Lindblom,

16, King's Stroot.

J. Woodier.,

-347 St.-Prancis-Street.

D. J. Santos,

5. Blue Buildings. H. Hoosen.. 14. Sharp Street East. J. 'Xaxter,

12, St. Francis Yard, Jose Remedios.

12, Humphreys Avenue,

II. A. Botelho, 31, Granville Road.

A. E. Hall was for the defence.

FRENCH ECONÓMIC

MISSION.

PASSES THROUGH

HONGKONG,

Closer relations in trade be- tween the two-countries comprise one of the objects of the entente that is now being sought between Japan and France.

Thoro arrived in Hongkong yesterday.. from, French Indo- China a commercial mission, the membere of which are thoroughly representative of the commercial sphore in the southern country. For it is noted that amongst the mission aro M. Kirchor, Director of Customs and Taxes, M. Gravitz M. Porchor-and-de la Pommeraye, (Presidents of the Hanol, Hai-

We have posted chopped cou-hong and Saigon Chambora of to these competitors, on Commerce, respectively), and M. presentation of which at this Dupuch, fa Colonal Administrator office we shall be pleased to hand and Representative of the local

Prose).

each $7.15.

STOWAWAY CASE.

JAPANESE IN TROUBLE.

They comprise the second group known as "the Economic Mission" and loft Haiphong on the 18th April, the itinerary being Hongkong, Shanghai, Koba and Tokyo, arriving at the last-named place on the 5th May.

St. Andrew Church Kowloon, was filled last night han the St. Andrew's Troop 2nd. Hongkong) Boy Scouts gavo conoort to mark the conclusion f the winter season. A feature- f the programme was that it was ustained entirely by the Scouts ind Cubs, songs, recitations ketches, blindfold boxing and Jungle Dancos by the Cubs making up a most enjoyable bill f fare. A word of pralso ie astidably due to tho Scout Master (Mr. A. E.. Farrell) and he Cub Mistrass (Mrs. G. E. Arrowsmith) for the manner in hich they had trained the boys.

The principal item on the pro-] rame was tho prosentation of

The Arst group, which had above, Marsa Dolano, described as a already proceded the he humorous sketch entitled

Two Scamps" in which the Japanese, appeared at the included M. Nerren, Head of parts were taken by Patrol Lea- Kowloon Magistrauy this morn the Governor-General's Cabinet, lor R. Wong, Second W. Whiteloying, charged with stowing away Thoro also passed through Hong- Mr. A. E. Farroll, Scout J. Hirst, on board the 8.8. Bui Bang from kong yesterday M. Damiens, Rev. GE Arrowsmith and Scout Amoy.

another member of the Cabinet. Mackay. The preformance did. Defendant was found on board All the missioners transferred to sredit to all concerned, and was before reaching Manila. At the M.M. Paul Lecat which left well appreciated by the large Manila dofondant wont ashoro yesterday afternoon for Japan, audience.

and was the cause of "delaying

M. Merlin, the Governor During the interval, the Vicar, the ship for two hours..

General accompanied by M. Rev. G. R. Lindsay, appealed to Defendant ploaded that he had Chatel (a member of the Cabinet); Parents and others to take an done no harm by stowing away: M. Jeanbreau (Director of interest in the Scout Troop, He said he could not find work Political Affairs); and his aide-de aying that in the Scouts and in Amoy and so just "jumped into camp, Captain Bernard, will leave Dube they had over 50 boys. "Ho the ship."

Haiphong by the Andro Lebon elt sure that the good done to His Worship said that he for Woosung (Shanghai) where the boys by the training they would remand the defendant till he will transfer to the cruiser received was worthy of the the accused had seen the Jules Ferry, which will arrive in Support of all:"

Japanese Consul,

Kobe on the 6th or 7th May. The Mr. Hamilton“ asked, Captain duration of the virit will be bo- Mitford, of the 4.8. Sui Sang, If tween a fortnight and 20 days, hewere pressing the case, The

OUTRAGE. captain replied that he was not,

but he wanted to make an example of housed as there was TURKISH

lot of stowing away going on,

Sal of troubla.

Kayo *. great

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TUESDAY APRIL

HOMEWARD BOUND.

DEPARTURE OF SIR WM. REES DAVIES.

SEVENTEEN YEARS IN

HONGKONG,

One of the most popular officials wo have ever had in Hongkong bids farewell to the Colony to-day, whon Sir William Reos Davins, the retiring Chief Justice, sails for Homa by the Blue Funnel liner Sarpedon.

22, 1924 日九十月三

SCENE IN SHANGHAI COURT.

Indian Sentenced for Sedition. (Our Own Correspondent.).

Shanghal, April 23. There was a turbulent scene in the British Polico Court, which Magistrate, Mr. King, sentonood was packed by Sikhs, when the Harbake Singh to two month's

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EARTHQUAKE IN ENGLAND.

MANY CHIMNEYS THROWN DOWN.

VIOLENT TREMORS AND RUMBLING.

(Reuter's Service.)

London, April 21.

The oxoltoment which was created in parts of England recently hard labour on a charge of by earth tremors, was intensified during the wook-end by an oarth❤ publishing a seditious pamphlet.quake in Derbyshire and Notts,

The

throng

When a gentleman of the storling qualities of Sir William goes away from our midst for good, it is natural that phraseR of a folicitous nature should immediately suggest themselves, but we can hardly do more than refer to all that has been said during the past few weeks at tho series of functions at which all communities have joined in wish ing the Chief Justice godspeed: In the words of a speaker, at one of these farewell gatheringsed "At the end of his career we can assure him that ho has attained honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, and he will see in thisLyttelton, to be King's advocate of "earthquake pills," which word supposed to render folk immuno large gathering to-night an in Cyprus, an Island of great from danger in earth tremors.] unmistakable tribute of the antiquarian interest then mainly eaten and affection in which he subject to Turkish law, and where That expression of opinion met is held by the whole Colony with spontanoous applause, and must find an echo in all hearts.

Défendant was unwilling to There was a very alarming incident during divine service in presont, his dofonce, but to the Parish church of Tibshelf. The congrogation felt a great bump, read a long statement arraigning and the building racked, and many worshippars rushed out. British rulo in India and Elsawhore chinneys wore thrown down, and violent tremors

of vero accompanied by rumbling. Fikhs here. charging also persecution

Discussing the previous shooks in Nottinghamshiro, rocontly, a gan chanting and throwing Home paper suggested that the country was not likely to experienco flowers at the accused when a recurrence for many years, but the above nows discounts this sentence was pronounced. Then conclusion. It is intoresting to recall the intense excitement caused several hundred formed a parade, in England nearly two hundred years ago by earthquako shooke. marching through the streets in In February and March, 1750, violent earth tremors shook London,

the bolls of Westminstor causing

and other churches the vicinity of the Court.

to ring, and throwing people into a panic. Thousands wont Iton miles out of London, and hundreds of thousands refused to Hvo Bahama Islands, where he enjoy in their houses, eleoping out at night in specially desigried "earth

a large privato practice and quake gowna," a sort of specially warm drossing-gown, The shooka acted for a time as Chief Justico. continued at inforvals all through the summer until September, and In 1902: he was promoted on so terrorstricken had the people become that they were propared to of Mr. turn to anything for safety, and quacks made fortunes from the salo recommendation

the

Turks and Groeks justice was wing to the mixed population of MONEY, NOT ADVICE. administered by mixed tribunals

of English, Turkish and Grook) RUSSIA'S WANTS STATED · Judges. Sir William has referred

in amusing vein, at one of the recent functions at which he the guest, to his in- toresting experiences under such conditions.

Was

LOCAL BERVICE.

BY TROTZKY,

Trying to "Avoid" War.

Mascow. April 21.

THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT.

PREMIÈR'S REVIEW.

Doing Its Best,

London, April 21.

Trotzky, in an interview, de- Mr. Ramsay MacDonald ́ate In 1907 he was appointed At-clared that Ruseld was a reliable tended the Independent: Labour dobtor. They wanted to got Party conference. at York, and torney-General of Hongkong and money from England, but there had a rousing reception, Reply- shortly after his arrival ho con- was no question of "saving" ing to a resolution assuring him ducted the prosecution of the Russia, which could disponse with of hearty support, he said the We want Labour Government was doing notorious oriminal Adsetts, who such aid if necessary

was condemned to death and to establish better relations with ite best. He could not assure executed for the murder of an capitalistic countries, but why them that it would always do unfortunate American woman in should they require us to cease what they wanted. The Govern Lone of the chief hotels in the boing communiats when we don't ment had been justified in what

Colony.

demand that they gease to be it had done. It might have randa He was appointed a King's bourgeois?

mistakes, it might not have the Counsel in 1908, and acted as The Soviet would try to avoid true faith of the Empire, but s Chief Justice for a period of eight hostilities with Rumania, provid- great thing they had got to do months during the absence on ad Bessarabia be given an opport was to impress public opinion not leave-of-Sir Franois Piggott_in.

unity for self-determination..

only-in-Britain.but in the whole. 1909 and 1910, and ho then tried Zinovioff in a speech declared world that the Labour Governi- amongst other important cases that if the demands of the British ment was a practical thing and the record action of Li Chek banicore represented England's good thing, Hung v. Li Shok Fang which minimum. thoro was nothing occupied the court no fewer than doing. Russia would make great 54 days in hoaring and in which concessions for a loan, but not so all the counsel in the Colony were as to be held fo thrall. Reuter, concerned. As a Justice of the Poace and Deputy Lieutenant for lattor Pombrokeshire, in tho oapacity he attended the installa- tion of H.R.H. the Prince of! Wales at Carnarvon in 1911. Ho had also the appointment of magistrate for Haverfordwest.

It was almost exactly twelve years ago that he was appointed to the substantive post of Chief Justice of Hongkong, in succes- alon to Sir Francis Piggott, tho notification being issued locally. on April 19th., 1912. He was knighted in 1913.

FRANCE APPROVES.

REPARATIONS PLAN

FULLY ENDORSED. .

Preliminarles Necessary.

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The Cabinet was terribly over- burdened, but ho had received. every assistance from the well- Informed_staff at the Foreign Office. He did not know how long he would be in office and did not care very much so long as ho did good work. They were help- Ing the world to a new frame of mind and gotting the people to seo that different viewpoint, and. were perfectly willing to soN- tinuo. --Reuter

Let us glance at Sir William's brilliant caroor before he came to: Hongkong, seventeen years ago It was in 1907 that he was appointed Attorney Generál of the Colony. He was born in 1863, the eldest son of the late Bir William Davies who was for many years M. P. for Pembrokeshire and a Justice of the Peace and. Deputy Lieutenant for that County, and was educated at Eton and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he took the B. A. degree in 1885. He studied in the Chambers in the Temple of Mr. Willioni Graham, then standing counsel for the Times newspaper and one of the most prominent junior barristers on the Common Law Side at that time, and he was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1887. He joined the South Wales Circuit and for some years he was ongaged as counsel

committee of the Hongkong Pproves the plan

tho for the Treasury in important

Club, chairman of the local mission to formulate suggestions criminal cases on that Circuit.Club, steward of the Jockey Governments, and invites a com- Boxing Association, and president with regard to the carrying out of the Cymdeithas Dewi Sant.

of same. He expresses the view In 1892, on the retirement of In this last position, Sir that aimber of preliminary his father, Mr. Rees Davies, as he William has exhibited his great measures must be executed before then was, was returned to Parlia-love for the land of his fathers. the present plodges in the Ruhr this morning en route to Bushire. mont for lila native county of The St. David's Society of Hong- Pembroke by a majority of sleven kong in practically a resuscitated can.be exchanged for others. Such hundred votes after a stiffly.com, society, and owes its present Ahanges must be dependent on a previous Inter-allied agreement tested election, his opponent. strength to the enthusiasm and on sanctione, in the event of a being Sir Charles Philippe, who untiring offort of its distinguish German default.--Reuter, on three previous occasions had od president. To logs) Welsh unsuccessfully attempted to folk especially, Sir William'e de- wrest the sost from his father: parture will be à grant loss,ma In the general election of Sir William's first wife died in MAHSUD GANG CAPTURED. 1895 he was again Tatum 1910, and he married again, in d by a large majorly Through 1013, daughter of Mr. WE out hia, career in the Houls of Blennerhasset Atthill, of Faver Good Work on Indian Frontier Commons, in which he frequently sham, Kenta took part in deba we; he KTN conjunction with Lawie Hero Becretary of State Tar

London, April 21. The Independent Labour Party conference has adopted a water- ed down resolution on disarma- Paris, April 21. ment polloy, the Minister. Mr. M. Poincare has communicated Jowett carrying the meeting in to the Reparations Committee the pointing out that the Labour. Of his subsequent local career French Government's attitude as Government would go out of office if Britain alone declared in we can add little to what has regards the experts reporta. focently boon stated. He has Fo says the Government favour of disarmament-Router. boon akoon member of the

IN PARLIAMENT.

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ent to his.

with

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other

08 fully Allied

MACLAREN FORGES

AHEAD.

On the Way to Bushire.

Bagdad, April 21: Squadron Leader Maclaren left He was escorted by three Air Force machines, Reuter,

„BRITISH ARMY VICTORY:

Pollan Rugby Team Beaten,

BRUNNEREN Paris, AprilEERS

In inter-army Rugger, the British Army defeated the French Army by 21 points to 17.

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