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Hongkong Telegraph.

THE "DEATH RAY,'

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No. 12.431

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LOCAL BOXING":

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1924

HEAVY RAINS.

DR. SUN'S "DEATH."

OVER TEN INCHES IN FIVE DAYS.

CANTON EDITOR'S CASE.

SEASON NOW CLOSED.

Pardoned but Banished!

Recently, a number of Canton

. Fruitless Efforts for

Big Fight,

BRITISH AIR MINISTRY ČONCERNED.

IS IT A NEW INVENTION !

(Reuter's Service.)

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London, May 22.

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THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Expert and Constant European Supervision.

SINGLE) COPY 10 OT Telephone Central 3950...... "A. J. Allison.

136 PER AYEUN

WILLIAM PWELL,

LIB.

SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE

OF BUSINESS.

The Chairman's Review.

ABSENT AMAH,

KOWLOON RESIDENT'S

PROSECUTION.

Hongkong experienced very

At the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, before Mr. E. W. heavy rains yesterday, lust night and this forenoon, with the rosule

Wo learn to-day that tho 1923-

Flamilton, Mr. W. V. Curtis, of The twenty-third ordinary 18a Nathan Road, Kowloon, ap- that many roads have sulfured missionaries potitioned Dr. Sun 24 season, of the Hongkong In the House of Commons, Mr. Leach tokd some questionors damage, whilst some of the shops Yat-sen for lonioney in the oase Boxing Association is now de- general meeting of shareholders poared to prosecut an amal that his attention had been called to the claims made for the inven-in Queen's Road Central, opposite of Mr. Hin Wong, of the Canton finitely closed and that there will in William Powell, Ltd., was residing at 20, Nathan Road, for tion known as the "death ray", and the Air Ministry was in touch the Queen's Theatre, were yestar Evening Star, who was arrested be no more tournaments until held at noon to-day in the Hong- using abusive language to him. with the inventor, Mr. Grindoll Matthews, but it was inadvisable day badly flooded. In some on the ground that Ho was thelaftor the summer. All the efforts kong Hotel. Mr. F. M, Crawford The defundant failed to appear at present to make a full statement on the subject. He could not instances damage was done to principal propagator of the untrue of the Association to secure a presided, and the others present and Mr. Curtis informed his Wor answer an enquiry if the invention was first offered to the British stocks, the water rising as high roports of Dr. Sun's death. The first-clasa man reasonable were. Mr. M. Manuk (director), ship that his principal witnesa Government.

as six inches,

petition was algnod by Mesare, J. terms to fight Jim Cartlidge havers W. A. Eustaco and H. O. had absconded. French Ofer Reported.

Holt (managing directors), and For the twenty-four hours W. Creighton, Geo. H. MoNour, proved of no avail, and that is tho

His Worship suggested that tho London, May 22. ended at 10a.m. to-day, the fall, J. 8. Kunkle, Jos. C. Thomson and one disappointing feature of an Mossra, B. J. Jordion, E. J. summons should be withdrawn, Considerable significance is attached to Mr. Loach's roplyas registered at the Observatory, W. W. Clayson. In response there otherwise very successful season. Ainalle, D. W. Avenall, and H. but Mr. Curtis said that this kind to questions about the death may, bocause Mr. Grindell Matthews was 5.81 inches. The previous to, we are informed that the fol-)

of offonco was very common and if At one time it soomed probable Overy (shareholders).

Mr. Holt having read the notice he withdrow the summons it would is at present in France, boing civically welcomed at Lyons days' falls, during the correspond-lowing letter has been received: that either Matty Smith, Jory convening the meeting, the Chair-be thought that he was frighton-

French Company has placed its laboratory ing periods, were: -Monday, 10 :| Dear Sir-Your petition to Monohan or Johnny Regan (tho at his disposal. It is stated that it has offorod to pur Tuesday, 1.23; Wednesday, 0.14;} the Generalissimo, dated the light-weight champion of the man addressed the gathering aaod to prosecuto. He mentioned chaso all Mr. Matthews' inventions, including the death ray, which Thursday, 2.00. This makes 18th inst., on behalf of Mr. Hin North of England, now in Manila) follows ****

that during last night certain is reputed to kill persons, explode ammunition, and disable_an total for the five days of no less

"Gentleman.-The report and articles of jowollory had boon Wong, received, and I beg to would be socured, but in all casos accounts having boon in your stolen from his house, and that aeroplano motor at a distance of several miles, also hie moans of than 10,84 inches.

inform you that he is pardoned the prica noted was far too high hands for the proscribed period I his cook, who was his chief wit- by the Generalissimo, on con- for the local Boxing Association will, with your permission, adopt ness against tho, amah in this wirelessly controlling`submarinos, which wore successfully demon- ntrated in wartine.

dition of his leaving this Gov-to entertain. In the first instance, the usual procedure and tako caso, had absconded. The polloo ornment's jurisdiction for ton Monohas asked for $1,600, win, thom as road.

had detained his houseboy and losa or draw, but "win, lose or (Signed) L. C. LEE.

draw" aro

The profit for the year ending amah, but could got no satisfac- not acceptable to 29th February, 1924, including the tory explanation from thom. Ho We learn that Mr. Hin Wong the Hongkong Association, and amount of $6.988.09 brought for- added that he had a similar case was arrested on the 16th instant rightly so. Monohan oventual-

where

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Mr. Matthews journey to Franco hus provoked an outcry in The British Prose against allowing possible valuable warliko invar- tions to go abroad.

NO SERIOUS LANDSLIDES.

yours.

plished something for the greator glory of iny country and of man Robinson Road and where the tung for a period of ten years, the local Association and negotia-hope will meet

approval.

NEW PROVINCE.

TO BE NAMED "KWONG-

NAM"

(Our Own Correspondant.).

Pakboi, May 17th. Considerable Interest haa boon created lately by reports to the

On enquiry at the Public Works Department to-day, we wore informed that no serious fandalido had hoon reported and [The "death ray" is an electrical emanation by means of which that no public road had hoon it is claimed, an aeroplane engine can be stopped in mid-air, ox-blocked.

at 11.30 am, near the French ly come down to $1,000, and Ward from last year, amounts to bofore, when the amah he pro- plosives can be ignited, and so forth. It was first mooted during the There have been several small Bridge, Shameon, in the native the Association offered $1,000, $62.236.38, and this your directors secuted was convicted.

The following appeared in a Home paper during oil wash-outs on hilly roads, such city and was requested to go to two-thirds to go to the winner pay a dividend of $2.00 per share rant for the urrost of the amab.

have allocated as follows:-To The Magistrate issued a war lato war. .wook :-

as Stubbs Road, but nothing that Police Headquarters to answer and one-third to the loser. This on 21,000 shares fully paid up. Remarking that the new "death ray" did not seem to have cannot be put right in a couple some questions. When be arrived was not accepted. Similar terms $42,000; to place to equalization boon very well understood, Mr. Grindell Matthawa, its inventor, of days. On Mount Davis Road, there, he was locked up and was were offered to Johnny Regan, of dividend account $5,000; to explained the principle to membure of the Foreign Pross Association which runs from Pokfulam Road not questioned until the following but he has just written asking for write off ixtures and Attings at the Trocadoro. It has been anid that with such a torrible engine to Victoria Road, there has hoon day, but if is said that on the two fights for which he la to get $1,605.39; to pay a bonus to staff of destruction armios would be wiped out in a few seconds," re slide which blocked up more evening of his arrest an order $800 each, together with a passage of 10% absorbing $7,324; to carry marked Mr. Matthews. I am not going to argue about the possi-than half the road but which was posted outside the Police to Australia, where he is due to forward to credit of next account bilities for ill. Indeed I am more tempted to hope that this power still loft plenty of room for Station to the effect that he fight later on. Such tornis aro

86,306 99; which your directors will make war impossible. Thon would I feel that I have accom-traffic. In Glonnaly, just below was to be banished from Kwang- altogether outside the range of

with your kind. After many months of work I have produced a new form of big slide took place last October, and on the following day this tions have had to fall through. It vibration which has many similar properties to that familiar form there has boon a

During the year under roviow acour, but order was cancelled and now is interesting to note that Regan of vibration which we call light. In the same way as light, for lunothing serious.

ons issued that he was to be im- was due to fight Cartlidge at the your directors were fortunate in boing able to acquire the site and stance, it can be refracted and reflected. But the outstanding pro A fall of earth from the hillside prisoned for tan years. Later Liverpool Stadium sometime ago, building which we now occups, perty for which I have searched is that this ray must be a partial partly blocked Bowen Road near reports state that even this latter but he could not scale the weight at what they convidored offoot that a now Province is to conductor. My aim was to produce e link along which I could Magazino Road this morning, order has now been withdrawn in the class and the fight never reasonable figure, thus assur. be created in this region, to be project electrical energy to any point which would be confined P.W.D. coolice were soon on the and that the authorities are came off. In the case of Matty within it, and also to be always under control. I hope to be able to spot clearing the obstruction. puzzled what to do, especially as Smith, arrangemente fell through ing us a permanent home which, pamod Kwongnam. It is sald you will all agroo, is, a very that it will be composed of the make arrangements for continuing my experiments on a large spalo 30 far as house collapses are Mr. Hin Wong is very popular sometime ago. in the open country where conditions will be more suitable for concerned, there is only one ro- with all classes and is bald to be So with no big fight for Cart. dosirable asset, especially to a following Prefecturos:-Kochow, carrying out long-distance,trials in secrecy and safety."

[retail firm such as ours. Turning Lulohow, Limehow, Hamaliow |lidge-undoubtedly the only man port to hand, that concurning real friend of China. M. Charbonneau, the Fronch scientist, says he thinks that Mr. some out-houses of a house in It seems that the imprleoned in his class in the Colony-the to the accounts you will see that and Kiungohow (Hainan Island).

For some time past, the mili-. Grindoli Matthews is making use of currents discovered by the Seymour Road. Nobody was man is permitted to receive season has been declared closed, against this assot thore stands at

General Chan Austrian Nikola Tesla somo 30 years ago, and developed to some injured.

visitors, and that he has told it has been a disappointment all mortgage $868,000. This mort-tary forces of oxtent by Hertz. Those currents uro of high froquonéy and operato

some of his callors that what ho round that Cartlidge has had no considerably reduced by the new alon of these Profectures, and the

gage, however, has now been very King-ming have been in pos806 on very short wave-longthe. M. Charbonneau says that somo years

Iwas arrested and accused of be- show, but the local. Association

was sobeme is really theirs, Now úgo a mouse was killed, a magneto put out of action, and an ordin-

Issue of capital, which ing responsible for the spread of has triod its best to arrange one authorised by your direotors, and buildings erected by Sun's ary olectric lamp lighted by mouns of these rays at a distanco of As will be observod from an the rumours of Dr. Sun's death and will do its boat to find made on 1st March, 1924. officials for the purpose of start- Go feet. The French scientist adds that, at the request of the British official notification alsowhere in he denied it and, to support his suitable opponent for him next The stooks of the company are ing an Arsenal are now boing Government, he is to resume his experiments with special reference this issue, a constant supply of dental, he requested that the boxing season.

hold absolutely clean and have, in prepared by Chan's men for uso to aviation.]

water is to be turned on in all officials

pay a visit 10 tha No mention of the closing of districts ridar main

east of telegraph office, whore they the boxing sasson

would be every case where necessary, boon as a Mint for the coinage of the

reduced to replacement cust.

proposed new Province. It is not Eastern Street on and after to- would find that he sent no completo without an acknow-

THE NEW PREMISES. definitely known where tho morrow, until further notice.. inessage regarding. Dr. Sun's ledgment of the hard work The substantial increase in cash capital of the new Province will death. Whether the officials perfornied during the season by sales shown in our mon's outfit be, but there are signe that bavo mado enquiries at the talo- Mr. T. G. Bonnott, the Hon. graph office is not known.. Secretary

and Treasurer, and ting department, has proved the Pakhol will be an important Mr. J. Brooks, the Manager, wisdom of the removal to our centre. Hongkong is by no moang

W the movement would present prominent situation next An

GOVERNMENT PILLORIED.

NO REDUCTION OF UNEMPLOYMENT.

LABOUR MINISTER RIDICULED.

London, May 22.

The unemployment policy of the Government was cliallonged in the House of Commons on the motion of Sir Wm, Joynson Hicks to "roduce the Minister Mr. Tom Shaw's salary by a hundred pounds

of the occasion.

REMOVING THE RESTRICTIONS.

COOK CHARGED. ·

ACCUSED OF ROBBING

HIS MISTRESS.

Yeung Kwai-sang, a Shanghai

HIS EXCELLENCY. pasy place in which to run a to the main entrance of the Hong-appear to promiso certain im- boxing show, and the success of Kong Hotel. The rearrangement provements for the welfare and MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. the past season is mainly due of the various departments in our progress of this part of the to. the offerte of the two officials main building has boon very favour country, timo will tell whether or storling. The Government warned its supporters of the urgonoy Chinese, employed as a cool at collency the Governor, who is lon that the Association has the better service we can now have to be reckoned with.

We are informed that His Ex-namod. There can be no questably commented upon, and wo fool not it is practicable. In any sure customers will approoiste caso, the Canton authoritos will No. 33, Portland Street, Yaumati. suffering from a slight attack of done much for boxing in this The debate was begun by Mr. Shaw introducing the estimates was charged before Mr. E. Winfluenza, is progressing quite Colony i it has raised the level offer them. By maintaining our of the Ministry of Labour in committee on the Supply Bill. Ha Hamilton, at the Kowloon favourably. fiorcely attacked his predecessors for their "blundering and incom- Magistracy this morning with His Excellency hopes to be up recont years and all lovora of the we look forward to a steady of the sport. considerably within present policy of giving the

utinest value in all departments, CANTON GOVERNOR, potence, unequalled in our history," and praised Mr. MacDonald's robbery with violonce upon again on Monday or Tuesday.

game owe to it and its officials increase in business, which wo thair koonest appreciation.

trust will enable us to maintain the very satisfactory dividend which we have paid for yours past.

A report from Canton states Bofore concluding, I desiro' to that the Civil Governor, Young

Wednesday afternoon, and to

$1,067,

Later

"BATTLING KEY" SHANGHAI SHARES.

DEFEATED. Outfought and outboxed, Köy' Messrs. Ellis and Co. have the Chinose boxer, was a very

LEAVES FOR SHANGHAI.

retoration of British prestige abroad and stimulation of employment his mistress, Li Yu-ez0. at home. Mr. Shaw's review of foreign policy; and forecast" of the Defendant is alloged to havo Government's schemes for the increase of national wealth and assaulted Li Yu-ezo, a concubino officiency was made to the accompaniment of laughter and ironical of a subordinate of the Yunnaneso cheers from the Opposition benches, and the chairman intervened General Young Hi-man, on to remind Mr. Shaw to keep to his subject,

Sir Wiu. Joynson Hicks, moving his resolution for reduction, have taken money, jewellery kindly supplied us with the game losor to Domy Santos of thank the managing directors Shu-hum, has loft for Shanghai, said that parts of Mr. Shaw's speech might have been made by the and clothing to tho total following cable. quotations of Manila in a ten round fight for and staff for their services during because of the sickness of his. Foreign Secretary, Health Minister or Chancellor of the Exchequer value of

from in Shanghai stacks.

their the Lightweight title of Malaya the past year, as it is largely due mother, and it is believed that he but little by the Miniator of Labour. Mr. Shaw had not told thom the day police officers, suspect- Shanghal office '*-----

at the Stadium last wook. Koy to their efforts that the results will not be returning. Tie. of a single schomo to provide work for one man. The only explan- ing that he would probably at Langkats (comb)

24 entered the ring at 9st. 4, and before you have been obtained, It is thought likely that sithor ations of the Government's unfulfilled election unemployaient tempt to leave the Colony for nominal.

Santos was Sat. 12. For the two and I am confident that the General Hou Sung-chi or Wu pledges wore that they know they could not fulfill them; or altor-Shanghai, went on board the Ewoa-Tla. 101⁄4 buyers...

first rounds, Kos, gavo back bonus we propose to grant to the Hon-man will be his successor. natively had not the ability to carry them out.

Shanghal steamor Sung Ting, Shanghal Docks. Tls. 91 as much as he got." Towards the stall will most with your ap- Generál Hsu Sung-chi is said Capt. Masterman, while expressing doutrality on bobalf of the with one of the witnesses and buyers.

end of the second, Koy drove his proval.

to be assuming the commandør¬ Liborala, said it was shoer nonsense to pretend that the Labour found defendant on boord. Het New Engineerings. Tle: 6.10 party was in any way responsible for a reduction of unemployment was arrested, and taken to the buyers. since it had assumed office. Another Liberal, Dr. Macnamara, was Police Station.

Orientals. Tla. 4 20.buyora. an oven loss sympathetic oritle.

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opponent to the ropes and dealt I now bog formally to propeo ship of the Cantonese forces as out two handed punishmont. A that the report and accounts as from the 22nd, and that he in- right book seemed to stagger prosented (including the appor tends to bring all troops within

One week's formal romand was| Shanghai Cottons.Tis. 61 Santos, and Key went after his tlonment recommended by the the city under his control

Miss Margaret Bondfield was speaking when the debate was ordered: “ interrupted for private business.

The unemployment.debate was concluded by & Conservativo. motion to apply the closuro, which was defosted by 244 votes to. 210. Bir W. Joynson Hicks' motion was thereby talked out.

LIVERPOOL BYE-ELECTION. -

LABOUR GAIN FROM UNIONISTS.

-London, May 29,"

nominal.

LIBERAL REVIVAL.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE OPTIMISTIC.

London, May 22,

man but Santos was too tough. directors) be adopted, and In all the subsequent rounds I shall be obliged if some Santos found Koy an easy forgot, sheroholder will kindly; second but the local man, fought back this proposal whereupon questions gamely in overy" round." Hojas to the report and accounts scored at times with hard de-may bo raised."

Hvories, but Santos was too Mr. Jordain secondod, and the strong, and be punished Hey motion was unanimously ap soveroly. In the seventh, Key proved.

SWEDEN'S CREDIT.

Now York May 22, A correction of yesterday's massago states that the American

Mr. Lloyd Georgo has started a great Liberal revival campaign rallied and stood. bis. ground. My. R. L. Bridger, the retiring credit to Sweden is twenty-five by addressing the annual conference of the National Liberal Fedora- Santos seomad ➡ little pussled, director, was re-elected, on the million dollars.--Router. tion to-day. He said Europe and the world pooled Libérallam. but he was boxing too fast for proposition of Mr-Ainslie, Replying to a taunt that the Lilboral party, was dead, he said that Koy. The local man was as dogged seconded by. Mr. Övery. -

The byc-aloction in the West Toxteth Division of Liverpool, caused by the resignation of the Unionist momber, Sir R. P. Hous-over four millions voted Liberal at the last election, and there would an over in the last two rounder The Auditors, Messrs. Foroy ton, resulted as follows

Mr. J. Gibbons (Labour)...

Mr. White (Conservativa)

Labour majority

This is a Labour gain from the Unionists.

15,505. 19,034.

2,471.

be many more if the Tories proved as ineffective in opposition as in although, he was badly out up: Bmlih, Beth and Fleming, wareh office, and if the Socialists continued to demonstrate that they were and Santos had to fight all the reʻelected at a remuneration of frightened of their job. He looked forward to the day, not far way,, NOT USEFFE, 35005 on the proposal of Mr. distant, when the Liberals would resume office. Mr. Redfearn, the reféres, hold Jordain, seconded by Mr. Arenall Sir Donald MacLean was re-elested president of the Federation up the Filipino's hand s they and Binabaneluded, the bustrass of and Bir Robert Hudson was re-elected treasurer. The latter dwalk of the ten raunde, and

At the last General Election, the figures worn --dir R. P. Hous- or the Fodaystión w need of mòn y; und geld if the position were no his defsatzel ton, 18 453; Mr. J. Gibbons, 19,3181 Unionist meĵority 139, BRAZEN