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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

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SOVIET PROPERTY NIGHTS.

London, May 8,

It is understood that the British Government has written to M. Sabline, the present occupant of the former Russian Embassy in London, who is acting as Recretary to the old Tsarist staff, express- ing the opinion that the proporty belonging to the old Government i should be regarded as belonging to the present Government. It fa anticipated that the Sovjets will take legal action to obtain posser- slon if, as it appears, it is likely he will not yield.-Router.

RÚSSIAN INDUSTRIALISTS.

Moscow, May 8.

The trial has concluded of sixteen industriallats charged with economile espionage, corruption and unfair practices. Two were sentenced to death and a number of others to long terms of im- prisonment. All the accused were connected with the textile trust. The prosecutor described the proceedings as an effort to prevent private capital conquering the wholesale trade.-Renter.

ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT.

Allahabad, May 8. The Portuguese aeroplane is reported to have crashed at Pipar, Jodhpur. The airmen were uninjured.-Reuter..

Lisbon, May 8.

The crash of the Portuguese biplane in India was due to damage caused by n cyclone. Lieutenant Beires was unburt. Captain Pala was alightly hurt and the mechanic suffered bruises.-Reuter,

SPECULATION IN FRANCS.

Paris, May 8.

According to Le Matin's Vienna correspondent forty failures are reported sa the result of speculation in the franc. The two most important banks lost together 500,000,000 franes. Some others have asked for Government support to tide them over their difficulties.-- Neuter.

1. Yet

·FOUR RUSSIAN OFFICERS TO DIE.

Moscow, May' 8.

The provincial court at Ekaterinoslav has condemned to death four ex-officers of the Denikin and Wrangel armies, who were allegedly connected with anti-revolutionary associations abrond after the civil war, and killed many Soviet oficials.-Reuter.

RUHR MINING DISPUTE.

Duesseldorf, May 8.

The Occupation authorities announce that the mines in their control are unaffected by the Ruhr mining dispute..

Cologne, May 8.

A half million men are already idle-Renter,

SOVIET MINISTER TO GERMANY LEAVES.

Berlin, May 8.

M. Krestinsky has left for Moscow. M. Stomonjakov, head of

the Russian Trade Delegation is alao, going to Muscow to-morrow.— Reuter.

86,171 JEWS IN MOSCOW.

Moscow, May 8

The latest census returns show the population of Moscow to be 1,011,025, including 86,171 Jews-Reuter.

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ONE BUS OVERCROWDED.

The two bus drivers employed by The Cloning Company-again- sppeared before Mr. R. E.-Lindsell

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SHANGHAI NEWS- PAPER SUIT.

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CHINA PRESS CASE.

·(Our~Dia Correspondent:): Shanghai, May 8. The China Press has filed Ita yesterday afternoon on a charge of manslaughter. The case arose out answer to the suit of its former

of a collision between buses 1914 editor Mr. Herbert Webb, who and 1204 in the New Territory on, claims damages of $82,000, alleg April 6th, in which four of the ing breach of contract and wrong.

ful dismissal. passengers were killed and several others injured.

The answer contends that Webb The evidence of several witnesses neglecled and failed to execute bis' disclosed that earlier on the day of duties and obligations, refusing to] the collision another bun of the obey the orders of the Directora Chun Hing Company met with an and having unfitted and in accident at Ching Lung Tau, New capacitated himself by long con.. Territory. The hus was overturn, tinued use of intoxicants, duo to el and was not righted wher buses which defendant company sustain 1014 and 1204 passed it before the ed great fiounciat loss." collision.

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PALACE HOTEL HANDICAP,

Playing at the Palace Hated Inst night in the handicap competition for the Ho Kom-tong Cups, Mr. W.| Wong (-150) beat Mr. H. P. Brooks (-100) by 250-225. The breaks

22, 21, 17, 15; Brooks, 24, 14.

:

WILL.

NOTED SURGEON'S SINGER GOES MAD ON

STAGE

Resented Noise of the Audience.

Bequests to College and Medical School.

During an operatio performance

Sir John Tweedy, of Harley-at the Verdi Theatre, Trieste,

1204 on April 6th, said he left the road. He had no idea how were-Wong, 28, 26, 25, 24, 23, stroot, W., the loading ophthal-recently a tenor singer named Un Long with more than twenty the collision occurred.- passengers. Arriving at Ping Shan

In reply to Traffic Inspector Police Station, Sorgeant Stimson Kent, witness said. the driver stopped the bus and turned away (the first acensed) rebuked him seven excoss passengers. He could for allowing excess puasengers in not say, how fast his bus waa

the ear.

He replied that it was was collecting travelling us ho faros. All of a sudden he was very hard to look uiter both exits struck senseless, and when he properly.

After further evidence the case came to about ten minutes later, fund the bus lying wrecked on was adjourned!-

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mio surgeon of his time, whose Tofuso, irritated by the shouting oatato is valued at £61,511, loft and whistling of the audience, To Royal College of Surgeons bocamo raving mad on the stage. DESCENDANT OF SCOTT'S

and University College Medical Police were summoned, who FORTUNE

School, surgical books and instru-shackled the mad artist and took Goorge Oliphant, a shoomakor, monts..

him to the lunatic asylum. of Rothesay, has fallon heir to One year's wages to his socro- £4,000 through the will of an ary, Miss K. Luff. uncle In America. Oliphant'a mother was a direct descendant! of Sir Walter Scott.

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