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ACROSS THE PACIFIC:

AMERICAN AIRMEN AT PARAMUSHIRU.

(Reuter's Service.)

Bremerton, May 18. Lieutenant Smith, who is now leader of the American world Alors, wirolossing from Paramusbiru says the tran-Pacific flight was accomplished in 1914 hours, including 3 hours delay on Amall island off Kamchatka, whore they were forced to doucend loving to a violent sleet storm.

The Worst "Leg",

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Tokyo, Muy 18. A mossage from Paramushiru, datod yesterday, stated that tho light from Attu to Paramushiru, a distance of 938 miles, took 12 hours and ten minutos, during which the flyors were forced down by the strong winds and heavy imponotrable snowstorms for a six hour wait off the shores of Koloski, Behring Islo,

The weather here at present is a wild gale, with snow and rain, and the temperature under froczing point.

The flyers, who since leaving Santa Monica on March 17, have

TAXI OVERTURNS. D'OISY IN CANTON. PEAK TRAM FARES.,

WELL-KNOWN RESIDENT RECEÏVED BY DR. SUN,

INJURED.

FLIES FROM HANOL IN FIVE HOURS.

The

MAY ROAD RESIDENTS' PROTEST.

Mr. A. O. Coppin had his shoulder fractured when a taxi-

May Appeal to Government. cab in which he and Mr. Hindmarsh wero passongors

May Road residents who traka overturned near the junction of

French aviator Captuse of the Peak Tramway are up Stubbs Road and Mount Kallott D'Oisy, who loft Paris April in arms against the proposed now Road at 2 o'clock this morning. 25th for Tokyo, arrived in Cantonale of fures which are to comin They were returning to the Poak yesterday, according to advice Hotel from the Hongkong Club roaching the Telegraph this force next month and will

in taxi No. 972.

morning.

moan a considerable inorbase for In a report made to the polico, D'Oisy arrived at Canton at ipecple rosiding on that level:

Hitherto, the quarterly rate for! the driver, Chan Tam, statos that p.m., and will stay there for one season ticket-holders batwoen

Road and tho to ran on to a ricksha path lording day, it being his intention to start M to the now motor road to the Peak, for Shanghai to-morrow morning, torminus has born 820 for wor and, as a consequendo, the taxi Ho had no dimoulty in covoring and $14 for ladise; it is now Mr. Coppin had his the distance from Hanoi to. Can-proposed to increase this to 89 a overturned. shoulder fractured, though Mrton in five hours.

Last night, an ofiolti dinner in ladies, or $7 each por quarter, flown 5,355 miles, the actual flying time boing 73 hours, declarod was requisitioned and Mr. Coppin honour of the intrepid French this representing an advancă ofi Hindmarsh was unhurt. A chair

that the Attu-Paramushiru "log" was the worst, with the Sitka Soal was taken in this to the Peakjairman was held at the Fronch$7 in the casa of mon, and $13 in

Consulate on the Shameen, at the case of ladion. which many Chinese were pro- sont.

ja close second.

Lieut. Smith stated that though they wero 17 days bohind their cheduled time, they hoped to make this up and reach Santa Monica

September 1

Reutor's correuporatent says that the aeroplanos will take a supply of fuel oil to-morrow, and if the woather is favourable the light will be continued immediately.-Daily Bulletin,

of Again.

Tokyo. May 19. The American planes started from Paramushiru for Hitokappu at 7.35.-- Rquier,

MOTOR CAR SMASH.

PORTUGUESE HAS. LUCKY ESCAPE.

CANTON TAXES.

JEWELLERS AND MEDICINEMEN PROTEST.

Hospital,

JUNK ROBBER SENTENCED.

month each both for men and

Thess now rates will put the Capt. D'Ulsy was received and May Road rosidents on exactly entertained by Dr. Sun Yat-sen the same footing as patrons who soon after ho arrived-a fact live on the Poak, and it is THREE BRAVE GIRLS, which completely confirms the contended that this is manifestly official statements made in Can-unfair, sooing that May Road An attempt to roh a cargo junk, ton that. Dr. Sun has now re- Station is only about half-way which

tho frustrated by the covered from. his recent indie-up was

also in track and view of the fact. that tho three daughters of the license, position.

faro charged to casual passengers is more than thirty per conti lower than the rato chargod to patrons who make the full run.

A REMARKABLE FEAT. Captain (resently. Lioutonant)

day.

April 28,

was desoriiod at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when,! betore Mr. A. Dyer Ball, a Chin- ose, Hui Man, was indicted on two counts (1) assault with intontisy and his mochania hava Moreover, it is pointed out that had a remarkably successful to rob by two or more on board cargo junk No. 2867V; (2) with flight, and have easily established May Road residents get loss. service than Poakites, inasmuch wounding Wong Kan, the licensed speed record from Europe to as sovoral cars during busy the Far East. The following is periods of the day do not stop at of the junk with intent to rob.

the French airman's achievement the May Road Station, and it is Mr. J. H. B. Nihill. who oon-|

therefore unrúasonable to expect Mr.

F. M. Soaren had à Owing to the authorities having ducted the caso forthe Crown, das to dato:

Left Paris on April 23.

them to pay the same rates.. fortunate osoapo from serious refused their request to cancel oribed the affair as "one exciting

Arrived at Bukharest the samo injuries on Saturday evening the ton per cent. tax on the price night" and that the outstanding when his car went into a ditch of all goods sold, which said tax feature of it was-to use Mr. on the Fanting road near the is being levied for military pur. Nihill's own words" the praise- Golf Club. The car turned over poses, tho jewellersand goldsmiths worthy degree of grit and courage" on its side, but Mr. Soares was of Canton have decided to stop shown by the daughters of the vory little hurt. He was, how business. The have sent thoir wounded man. They tackled two over, badly winded when hostock to the Shameen, and closed robbers who were armed, and it was andad on his back on the their doors. The jado-stone out- undoubtedly due to their resource ground.

ters and gold and silver smiths, that the robbers wore foiled. It was as a result of aworving to the number of about ton Donoribing the events leading 4 the ear to avoid a little Chinese thousand, went in procession to up to the arrest of prisoner, Mr. Kiri who got into thetho Mayor on Saturday, to make Nihill said that the cargo junk! way that the accident occurred. a final request for the abolition of was moored exactly opposito the The car got on to a patch of this military imposition.

godown of Messrs. Butterfield loose sand and it skidded into. The dealers in Chinese prepared and Swire. The liconsoo, an old

We understand that May Road the ditch, which:was-about-four medicines-are-also-protecting man, and his wife, who is almost foot doop. Mr. Soaros was driving vigorously against the proposed blind, his three daughters and

residents-aro-sanding into the Arrived at Hanoi, on May 13, Poak Tramway Company a joint the car himself and the only surtax for military, purposos. grandson were the people on other occupant was his dog. They, too, intend to close their hoard. All the young men wore where he had a great reception. letter of protest against the now which also escaped without shops if the authorities porsint in ashore. The old couple and the Another overhaul of bis machine ratos, which they describe as serious injurios. The mishap the levy, which was to have come grandson slept in the main cabin, took place here (according to the most unjust, and threatening to occurred at 7 o'clock in the even into operation on the 15th. of this The old man was disturbed at original plan he was to change appeal to the Government if the

his engine at this stage). increases are insisted upan. Ing.

month.

Prometed Captain..

-"A GLARING INJUSTICE," Roached Canton on May 18.-

Yostarday, Mr. H. Komor. of tho Motor Car and Cycle Ex- change at Coronation Road, towed back the car. It was minus the two frant wheels, those having been wrecked whon the car turned over on its wide after crashing into the ditch. Trolley whools word affixed to the car and on those the vehiclo was auccessfully towed to Kowloon.

OLYMPIC RUGGER."

United States Bent France,

MANILA CALL. '

"EMPRESS OF CANADA " INCLUDED.

about 11.30 p.m. and saw two mon standing between him and the light of a small korosene lamp. They told him to koop quiet, but ho tackled one of them and was stabbed in the head two or three times. The old struggled and criod out for help. One of the 'men was moving a

woman

DEATH OF THE HERO OF KUT

Much feeling has been aroused Arrived at Bussora on April 26, on the subject. One resident morning informed Us Descended to deliver a letter at this

that thoro are nearly two Bushiro on April 27, - -

Reached Bunder Abbas on hundred people affected by the now rates, and they did not Arrived at Karachi on April intend to submit to the now rates 29, Here ho completely over-without struggla. It WAK

The late Major General Sir Charles V. F. Towashend, KC.B.. hauled his machine, departing on noticed this morning that the

(poster displayed at the May Road D.8.0., the hero of Kut-el-Amara, whose death is Just raparted. May 3,

Arrived at Agra on May 3.

station announcing the increases, During the Great War; he was boeleged with his army from Da- had been pulled down, probably cember, 1915, to April, 1916, and finally had to surreader to the Roached Calcutta on May 5.

Turks, protest against the new Arrived at Rangoon on May 9, Reached Bangkok the same rates. day.

Reached Saigon-on-May-12

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OBITUARY,

Noted Philanthropist.

Paris May 18. The death has occurred of Doutache De La Mourthe, a noted philanthropist and a lond-

CANTON JOURNALIST.

́BANISHED.

FOR SPREADING FALSE REPORTS.

Navs from Canton states that

Wo have received the following ing figuro in aviation and|Mr. Wong: Hin, a well-known

latters on the subject :—

Sir,-In

your Saturday's CANTON'S OFFICIALS. Telegraph, I noticed several email items in the "Bull and Inner" |acation, dealing in a humorous

motoring.-Router.

Enclosing my card

Yours etc.

MAY RODENT.

Yut-son.

Reports say that Mr. Wong's follow-journalists intond taking up his causo,

journalist," of the staff of the Evening Star, has been dotalnod lat. the Publlo Peace Bureau for writing mattor calculate t to dis- turb the publio peace. An order box out of the cabin when the PEKING APPOINTMENTS. manner, with the revised soalo what other part of the world has since been made by the of the Peak Tramway faros would a public transport company banishing him for ten years. It Provincial Polloo Department A few months ago the Canadian three daughters appeared on the

directly affecting residents of bo pormitted to suspond its servico Pacifio inaugurated the Hong. scene and struggled violently with them, without any hosita-

May Road. While appreciating for nearly an hour in the early is said that he has been guilty of kong-Manila-Hongkong service

The robbers realised that

Jobs for Chan's Men. tion.

humour and boing able to laugh

circulating false reporte regard-. with their Empress of Russia

at a joke against myself, I part of the evening morely to suiting the condition of Dr. Sun and Empress of Asia. This the game was up and made a

its own convenience ? dash for it.

According to a Peking telegram feel that the matter calls for Ono jumped over- service has proved so popular board, and it was not known in a vernacular paper, d Pro-rather, more serious comment, that it has been decided to place what happened to him. The sidential Mandate was issued on and I hope you will recogniso it tho Empress of Canada on the

17th instant appointing as such, and publish a littlo same run, in addition to the other (the prisoner) ran up the tho Paris, May 18. The United States defeated Empress of Russia and Empress Plank on to the Fraya and ran Genoral Lum Foo as Tuchun and constructive criticism or what in an easterly direction. One of General Yip Kue **&9 Civil is undoubtedly a glaring injustice, France in the final of the of Asia.

In the past, the Tramway Com- Hongkong, May 18th, 1923, them fired twice as they departed. Governor of Kwangtung... Steamers will sail from Hong- The man who wont along the Qlympia Rugby contest by 17

Further Presidential appoint-pany has recognised that those OUR MONEY'S WORTH. DAVIS CUP TOURNAMENT. kong on Wodnonday afternoon Praya was caught by an Indian monts, are General Hung Shiu- who dwell on the lower lovals aro points to 3.-Router.

The United States, whose following arrival will arrive Police Sergeant after a short lua as Military Commissioner of entitled to a lower travelling Sir.As one, who is in full victory upset all calculations, Manila Friday morning, sail from chase. He was found to be woar Chulchow and General Shum charge than those who live at the sympathy with the protest being scored their first try in four Manila Saturday afternoon and ing neither shoot nor socks, but, Hung-ying as Superintendent of top of the Peak. Even under the made against the increased Peak minutes from the start, arrivo Hongkong early Monday curiously enough, a pair of garters Defence for Kwangtung and proposed new scale, that principle Tram faros for May Road Yu- is admitted as far as casual travol-eidonts, allow me to express the Thoncoforth they had the best morning.

were found on his legs wall above Kwangsi Provinces. Sf the gamo. They played This service provides an oxcol the knoo. They were not sup General Lum Foo is a well-lors are concerned, the fare, to hope that this rise" isn't to bo

the lawn tennis Davis Cup by 3 very hard game, and the lont opportunity for those desiring porting any part of his clothing known commander in General May Road remaining at twenty submitted to. Now, so mid-level to 2 matches, and will now mast lighter Frenchmen did not like a short holiday in unexcelled and the suggestion was, explained Chan King-ming's army, as also cents against thirty cents charged folk, gird on your armour and their hard tackling. Two of accommodation or the business McNihill, that he possibly used Is General Yip Kue The latter for the full distance,

prepare for the fray! If we're Italy-Router. the Fronchien wore incapacitat- man who may havo but little time them as a place to keep a knife will be remembered as Gonoral Tho curious part of the now to pay the same rates as the real ed, one being badly shaken, to sparo.

or other weapot. A dagger was Chan King-ming's right-hand arrangement is that people living No. 1 top sido Foakits, then lot's The losern booamo demoralised

Thodimensions of the Empress 10 roy shoe, which fitted about the coup which caused Dr. reduction, while wo at May Road this notaro is put Into

found in the bow of the junk man at the time when he brought topside" actually benefit by a get our money's worth. towards the end.

of Canada are -Length

653

It increase Tho Americans showed super

are called upon to pay a very effect, who's game amongst the for spood and weight and dash, foots, breadth 7 ft. 0 inches, prisoner's foot, was also found: Sun Yat-sen to flop, from Canton

considerable Incroaso..

ob May Road battalion to gather in apot, a revolver containing four General Hung Shiu-lun is

Berlin, May 18, The French forwards played gross tonnage 21,500 and dieplace. About a week later, at the same In 1922,

I should say that the faros are a body at the lower station on the woll, but their backs failed to ment tonnage 32,800.

The Empress of Canada is found in the water.

live rounds and two shells was another of Chan's commanders decidedly high compared with evening of June, 1st, say, at 5A plebisaite at Hanover bag

whilst General Shum Hung-ying plores the American defendo-

therefore the largest ship making, Reuter.

Evidence was thon called, tho is the Kwangel commander who running expenses and, as a publio o'clock fill up the car, and re-rojected a proposal for secession the Manila cali.

wounded, man stating that there alded Dr. Sun, to return to Can-utility company paying a divi, main in it, whether it aatationary of the Prussian province of Han- was valuable cargo on board: He ton last year but later went over dend of 10 per cent and a bonus of or moving, unill, midnight 7. We over from Prussia, Reuter, could not recognise prisoner. The to General Chan, He is recently 5 per cent to its shareholders, there should be quite within our rights

DEATH IN PARLIAMENT. Mr. James Drysdalo Parila- monary correspondent of the Manchester Guardian for over 25. yours, died suddenly in the House of Commons last month.

ITALY AND BELGIUM DISCUSS REPARATIONS.

Milan, May 18. Signor Mussolini mot M. M. He was taken ill. in one of the Thounis and Hymans and had a

three daughters each indentified reported to "havo Prisoner as one of the robbers. Kweilin.

Prisoner denied all Enowledge

of the robbery. Ho said he was walking with another man when he was arrested.:::

The jury returne

writing-rooms- of the Press preliminary discussion of repara: “Guilty" on the ïfirst-coun Gallery while writing his Partions on the lines of the Belgian sentenos u Hamentary sketch, and fell from conversations—in Paris...and fab

captured appears to be no legitimate ras-in sa soting. That would make Ton why the directors should bỏ the favoured "Poskitpa sit (or seoking additional revenue in this, stan

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·Denmark Defeats Hungary.

Copenhagen, May 18. Denmark defeated Hungary In

NO SPLIT IN PRUSSIA..