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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

GNER EMMY.

No. 12,473

四拜禮

登月英港香

THURSDAY MAY

1924

日八十弍月三

PINOLET COPY 18 ÚTR

136 TER ANTUN

MOTOR COLLISION.

DARING SUICIDE.

BANDIT OUTRAGE.

American Missionaries Held Up.

TRUCK RUNS INTO CAR.

European Lady's Narrow Escape.

MAN THROWS HIMSELF ON CIRCULAR SAW.

3-passenger Tohr

"with Magnéto]

Coed Tin

$2,400.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Coi, Ltd. Registered Head Office and Service Station,

3 Wong Nei Chung Rosé, Happy Valley,

Colophono

Contral 3930.

FIGHTING NEAR SHUM OVER FORTY-TWO YEARS' SERVICE.

·CHUN.,

CHINESE OROSS THE BRITISH BORDER. · A daring case of suicido is ro At the Supreme Court this morning, before Mr. Justice Gum-ported by the police, in which a

Judging from happenings this: portz, the acting Chief Justica, Mr.Chinoso formerly living in Shang- David Templeton, the manager

hai Street, Yaumati, took his life morning, the railway lino just jele no moans clour of opposing cular saw at a Raw-mill at of the Taikoo Sugar Rofinery by throwing himself on to a cirove the New Territorios border troups, for news reaches us to the Taikoktsui. Company, suod a Chinese con- tractor, Ying Yuen, for damagos

The deceased, who was 330ffe that fighting is now pro- for injuries donor to his car

Chan Market. through the negligence of defend-yours of age, had boon formerlyceeding in the vicinity of Shum an inmate of an asylum at Canton and cante hore some As a consequence of the fight- wooks ugo. His right arming about a hundred Chinose was practically cut off by the residents of Shum Chun aw, whilst the body was cut intrning came over the border to the left side of the back. The tion. from the right aldo of the chest in British torritory for protoe- man diod a quarter of an hour There wore roports this after-

Was

this.

FRENCH ·AUTHORITIES INTERVENE. News reaches the Telegraph, tojwonion captives and the restor tho affect that the Rev. Fathersation of some of the valuables. Ford and Gleason, of A round-up of the bandits is Maryknoll Mission, last week, pested shortly, While crossing the frontier of the The party was on route for

ant's driver. ronch Concession at Kwang Mui Luk. 12 miles north-east of

Mr. Campbell Prosser repro- Chow Wan. They Chew Wan, were attacked by a Kwang Pozen bandits. The priests were changed from a motor car to sented plaintiff and he stated that when the easy' WAS acting АН ERCOTL to several chairs at Po Tau, and it is Chinese, Christians, among them thought that the delay in altain-first called defondant did not the wife of the Secretary of the ing chairs gave the bandits an appear and on March 28th leave to proceed er porte was givon. opportunity to mark the party. The question of liability Customs at the Concession.

likely victims.

The bandits worn equipped with admitted by letter and by default after throwing himself on the raw.mounthat some 200 Chinese troops

of pleading. Default of pleading: which they modern Mausers, concealed in umbrellas until the was in itself an admission. On March 21st, defefflant wrote Mr. chairs drew near. While rifling Templeton stating that he had

the party the pockets of

been out of the Colony from although everything of value, in December 10th anti! March 10th The missionors hastened to cluding keys and notebooks, was and anderstood on returning that report the affair at the nearest taken, the bandits allowed tho military post, and M. Clifford, missioners to retain their pipes of torrios, which was sand, collided, Sub-Inspector of the Garrison, and tobacco. Anmediately sent forces to cap- Kwang Chow Wan is a strip of through the negligence of the driver, with Mr. Tumpleton's car, ours the bandits. His energetic territory on the coast of Kwang causing it some damage. Ho said

otion resulted, within few tung which was leased to France burs, in the, release of the two by China in 1900.)

Some of the bandits rifled the ockets of the missioners, while, hers captured the two women the party and led them away, The luggage of the entire party was seized and included over one thousand dollars in cash.

NAVAL RACE:

IMPOSSIBILITY OF A CHECK.

ANGLO-AMERICAN OPINION.

(Reuter's Service.)

transporting

IMPERIAL MEASURES,

Government's Benevolent

Consideration.

had also crossed the border und were boing disarmed, but up to the time of going to pross wo have been unable to confirm this istory,

HONEST RICKSHAMAN,

London, April 30. In the course of the Budget debate in the House of Commons, RETURNS BOX CONTAINING

$900.

he had been trying to raise money Mr. Thomas spiritedly refuted the to pay compensation. The acci-ides that the Conservatives are dent, Commsel continued, occurred the only party jealous of the Whilst a report was being made jon December 31st, near Fin Lok position of the Empire.

hy. Chinoya woman at the He stated that out of thirty-two Central Police Station, of the loss Lane, Mrs. Templeton was being driven home eastwards along rogolutions of the Imperial Cou-of a box in a rickalia last night, Praya East when the lorry ference, two are at prosent being the coolie walked into the charge came from behind a stationary considored, two have boon definroot with the box in queation. It tramear and crashed into the off-itely opposed by the Government contained $900 worth of jewellery. side front. The chauffour of Mr. and twenty-eight are being put As a reward for his honesty, Templeton's car saw the lorry into operatinä. - Reuter, almout on top of hitin and, ho ap

The çontie was given $5. diet hir brake: so hard that Mr. Templeton Was aimost thrown out of the car:

Washington, April 30.

ME. Templeton said that his Aaval buildinių programinė to complets aircraft carriers, car was a Morris Cowley which Podestroyers, and submarine tenders and consorter light crufsors, he purchased-in-Englaud-in-1921– modern submarines and other units, is urged by Commander in-, for £305. Ho considerad the Chief Coontz in a statement given prominence, by the newspapers damage to be the same amount,;

not worth re- alleging inability of the American fleet to manoeuvre faster than because it was

In 41Wor to ton knots, due to the slowness of the auxillary ships and failure of pairing.

sak ho the submaries in function in the work of the fleet: also soverely Lordship, he criticising the shortage of mineswoopers and incompleteness of soon anti-aircraft batteries on the older ships.

London, April 30," In the House of Commons, Mr. John Harris drew aiteation to American Bill authorising construction of eight new cruisers ah of ten thousand tons. He suggested that the Government' uld approach the United States with regard to the possibility of anther haval conference with the object of preventing a how race

construction of cruisers,

the same type of

AUSTRALIAN

DEFENCE.

COAL THIEVES.

Long-Range Submarinos,

1.

RESPECTED GOVERNMENT, OFFICIAL RETIRES.

AN INTERESTING FAMILY RECORD,

THREE SENT TO GAOL Melbourne, April 30.

After having been for over 42 staff. Among those subscribing It is announced that the Gov-1 lis oramont's naval programme for

Three Chings wore charge years in the Government service: to the presentation were the Hon. Mr. Edmundo Arthur Carvallio, Mr. O. Mol. Messor, the Hon. bad the next nine years included the before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, Car construction of four light oruisers the Kowloon Magistracy this Cashier at the Treasury and one Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, the Hon. Mr. advertised at £185 and it would and some long-range eruising morning, with theft of a nuantity of the most respected members A. G. M. Fletcher, C. M.G., O.B.E cost £50 to bring it out from tomo. submarines, costing about a quar- of coul from a lighter in Yaumati of the Portuguese community. Mr. D. W: Tratman, Mr. M. J.

James Smith, of the tor of a million sterling oach.

typhoon shelter last evening. Mr.

retired yesterday. For just over Broon, Mr. W. J. Carrie, Mr. T. Kowloon-Canton Railway, said Renter.

The evidenco showed that four 30 years Mr. Carvalho has held W. Ainsworth, together with the he saw the car a week or so after

men wont on to a lighter from the sppointment of Cashier and the whole of the office staff.

such racord is made additionally In making the presentation, the accident-and-estimated-its-

small-boat-and-proceeded-to| intoresting by reason of the fact Mr. Mossor dwait-on-tho-very take the cont. which they marketable value to be $500. It would cost $1,350 to repair. - THE CITY AND SUBURBAN to the winter that his father, the late Mr. J. A. good services Mr. Carvalho had

the Carvalho, was also Cashier, retir-randered to Government, Mr. MacDonald in reply referred to the statement made by Traffic. Sergeant Alexander

tally man blow a police whis-

having been responsible for the fesident Coolidge on April 22 that it appearet impracticable at proved that lorry No. 873 was)

tla, whoreupon the mon rowed ing after 38 years of service.

Mr. E. A. Carvalho first joined. training of the staff for so long. present to attempt any further limitation of armaments, He was licensed by Ken Yon-looug, 89,

London, April 30. off.. but some policemen who

the Government in September, Having reviewol Mr. Carvalho's The glad to find Mr. Coolidge azrood with the attitude the Labour Parke Street, Yaumuti.

The result of the City and were on shore herd the whistle, 1881, as a clerk in the Colonial caroor, Mr. Messer concluded by Hovaram int had always taken up that before discussing the limit-lorry was registered in the in- Suburban was:

jumped into a sampan and gave Secratary's Office, being trans-expressing the hope of all that Ulula (100/G)

chase. The first ation of armaments wo mandi Brst remove some of the difficulties individual's name and not in the

defendant name of a firm. the political situation of Europe.

Verdict (5/1) .... 2. jumped overboard with another ferred to the Treasury in the Mr. Carvalho would live long to following year. From 1890 until enjoy his pension and would His Lordship oxprossed the

Grock Bachelor, (81) 3, man not in custody, but he was 1006 he was the Accountant in epend a happy retirement in opinion that the worgeant's Ten rau . Won by

three later arrested, whilst the second had not helped Mr.lengths, with two longths between and

charge of the Praya Reclamation Portugal. evidenco

dafondants third

the rank of Mr. Carvalho suitably replied. Fund, riving to Possor to prove that Ying Yuen second and third. -Reuter, ·

arrested on the sumpan.

Cashier to the Treasury in On Saturday Mr. Carvalho wa wore the owners of the car.

Police records showed that the September, 1895, For twelve entertained to dinner at the Yo second defendant had previously years he was Auditor of the Woo Restaurant, West Point, by boon imprisoned for unlawful Widowa and Orphans Fund the Chinesa members of the possession, whilst the third had in

and has now Tres ry stiff. been banished for five years in completed

41 over

Mr. and Mr. Carvalho aro years. 1912 aftor sorving three months continuous sorvice with the Gov- leaving Hongkong on Saturday | for stealing

ernment, and when, his leave for the North and after visiting London, April 30.

The first defondant was son expires in October, will have just Shanghal and Poking will sail for od the electric train on to the prepared to givo judgment for the Davis Cup at. Torquay on others to six months,

The Anglo-Belgian teams for tanned to three months and the over 43, years service to bis England in June. After paying

credit.

a visit to the British Empire Er- line on which the express was

It was fitting therefore that his hibition at Wembley, they will standing.

rotirement should be marked by proceed to Lisbon, where they a prosontation from the Treasury intend making their home. They on Friday last, when the Hon will carry with thom the best Mr. C. McI, Messor, Colonial wishos,.not only of the whole Treasurer, presented to Mr. Car Portugueso community, but of 4- valho a silver tea sorvice and very wide olrole. of other friends.

We are indebted to The Rock - Inlaid blackwood tray, as a token of the regard and respect in for permission to reproduce the which he is held by the whole | above portrait.

US. CONSERVES GAS.

No Esport to be Permitted.

Washington, April 29. The military committee of the buse of Representatives has reported on the Bill providing for the Government's acquisition of all the helium gus-learing fields in the United Staten.

The measure is sponsored by the Secretaries for War anf the Navy and Interior.

It also providos for research nd experimental work with the gas, and prohibits its export. -

Reuters American Service,

ERIČAN GRAFT CASE.

ELECTRIC TRAIN

COLLISION.

Mr.. Prosser said that service Signalman Admits His Error.of the writ was carried out t

London, April 30.

that address. Ho had also writ- ton Ying Yuon nt that nudross

A signalman giving evidence and had received a reply.

After further argument. His

at the enquiry into the Wombley. train accident of April 26th, Lordship sald that a defendant admitted that he forgetfully pass had made no appearance, he was

The fifth death as a result of the collision occurred in hospital to-day.--Reuter.

EXPERTS CONGRATULATED.

Washington, April 30.

fen Years for State Governor. President Coolidgo has received

Gonorai indianapolis April 301

Dawes and othor

plaintiff for $1,335 and costs.

QUEEN'S THEATRE

OPENED.

H.E. THE GOVERNOR ATTENDS FIRST SHOW. The first, and opening, show of the fino Quoen's Theatre was at- tended this afternoon"by a large and very distinguished gathering. The film forming the piece de resistance was a super production

Mr. McCray, ex-Governor of American members of the ex-The. Here," which was greatly Indians, has been sentenced to ports committees, who have

BRITISH AND BELGIAN DAVIS CUP PLAYERS.

May 10th are:--

Britain:

Gilbert, Godfree, Kingscote and Woosnam; Bol- gium: Washor, De La Volelye, Watson and also their non-play- ing captain De Borman, Reuter.

FRANCO-JAPANESE COMMERCE.

Paris, April 30,

GLASS DEAL.

JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF.

жего

Judgment was givon for the plaintiff by Mr. "A Dyer Ball this morning, in the casa in which enjoyed, as was also the excellent Viscount Ishit. was recently Ho Ching claimed $900 damages ten years in Atlanta prison and thus concluded their reparation music of Professor Gonzales and discussing with M. Folnesto the from the Wing Toi firm for failure

bed ten thousand dollars, for services. It is understood they the orchestra,

conclusion of a Franco-Japanese to deliver 250 cases of glass. using the mails in a fraudulent have received the President's emo, by which he obtained congratulations. Reuter'a Auter oney by false protencos in conica Servien

lion with the operation of ttle ranchbe. He was also oused of forgory of notex--- Rauter's Amarican Service.

Many Deaths in Southern States.

addition

TENNIS LEAGUE.

MATCHES BEGIN ON SATURDAY,

PIRACY PREVENTION,

OVER 50 MORE SFARCHERS,

Forty men and fifteen women The Lawn Tennis Leaguo soa- have been added to the number of

A throng of invited guests were commercial treaty. The Japan- In his judgmont, the poting in their sente soon after 2.15, oso Ambassador's proposals on Puleno Judge said that he was and at half past two the Hon. the matter are being considered naked to decide whether valid Mr. R. H. Kotowall performed by the appropriate departments. tender was ever made and whot son commences-on Saturday, Chinese searchers detailed for LOWER DISCOUNT RATE. the opening ceremony. The-Reuter.

management had spareil no effort

RUBBER EXPORT PERCENTAGE.

her there was a sub-contract be when there are three matches duty with European Pollon twoen Ho Ching and the manager down for dopiston in the First officers at the various whayres in to divido the 250 casos between Division and seven in the Second, connection with the local anti- them. On the latter point he

TO-DAY.

to make everyone comfortable, New York, April 30. and the whole proceeding was al The Federal Reserve Bank d'etinat succoss. H.E. the Gover-

stated that he was not satisfied These are as follows: piracy measures, has lowered its ro-discount rate nor, Bir R. E. Stubbs, "arrived

that there was, and, as regards First Division. Hongkong 0.0, from four and a half to four por about three o'clock, whon. the

the tender, there were many v. Chinese R. C; United Servicos cent, Router's Americon Service.picture programme commenced. -

cases in support of the plea Y. Indian R. G.; Kowloon C, C, v. We have previously given do-

London, April 30, that actual production of University, Atlanta, Georgia, April 30,

It is offioically announced that money was "dispensed with if Booond Division. Chinese R.O. Tornadoes swept the south THE U.S. MINE DISASTER, tails of the magnificent appoint-

monte, interior decoration and the percentage standard produc- the sum was refused. The (A) v. Craigengower (A) | Club de superior accommodation of this tion of rubber; exportable on a contract appeared to be one in Recrelo varterm Alates and forty savon

templated (A)T deaths occurred in various cities

Wheeling, April 39. **** now theatre, and it will suffoe to mimimum duty from Ceylon, the which the

be R:0 and riveraidé mills. In Anderson, Hitherto noventy-nine bodies add that everyone was agreeably Straite Settlements and Malay payments

he RC Bouth Carolina, a mill and fifty of the entombed miners have been imp ersed, so that hearty patron- States for the quarter beginning simultat

to lande Awellingsworo blown- down recovered --Reuter's America ago this latest local enter May 1st le fixed at alxty thought

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