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GOVERNMENT

SERVANTS CHARGED.

ALLEGED DEMANDING OF MONEY.

THE. PIRATE GUNBOAT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

· DEATH OF MR. FREDERIC DODWELL.

NEWS FROM KONGMOON.

As, we go to press we learn (Our Own Correspondent,)

that cable nows has bean The two Government servants,

Kongmoon, Juno 22nd. received in Hongkong by Chan Kwong, Water Police

Dodwell and Co., A most sensational report to Mossre. and o Ngan, a anginoor, Coxswain of the Harbour Depart-hand says that on the 19th inst., Ltd., to the offect, that Mr. ment, again appeared boforo Mr. the naval men on board the Frederic Dodwell, a director of E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon gunboat Kong Tai mutinied and the Company, died in London Magistracy this morning, on turned piratos, with the result yesterday. charges of demanding 8300 from that the Hongkong-Bhokki and The deceased gentlemen, whe the master of a coal junk on the Kowkong-Shokki towboats and had been

the Canton-Kongmoon Tat Shing of the Company for mony towboat, which bad in tow also years, two silk trading junky picked up connected with the Hongkong at Yungki, wore pirated near Ma office, and will be remembered by been older residents as having lived in Ling. The report has received with great consternation the Colony for some considerable among all circles.

15th inst.

The first defendant, in the witness box, suld he had been in the police service for five yours. He know the complainant, who had visited his house sometime last year. He came with the object of floating a company to deal in coal, with a capital of $600 Defondant told him that he had no money, and would lot the him have a reply the

The gunboat is a two-funnelled one holonging to the floet under the command of Lam Yenk-si. prosent Coast Dofonço of Kwangtung. next Commissioner day (20th March). The next The nows has given rise to evoning complainant wont to do- considerable speculation amonst fondant's house and paid over the public, and there are different $300 for two shares. Defendant versions of the story regard CAUSO of the spoke to the complainant about ing the true

In somu quarters, the money on several occasions mutiny. afterwards but the complainant i

time.

on the Directorate

WAS at ong tino

AMRITSAR ECHO.

TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1924.

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The DAIRY FARM,

In the House of Commons, Mr.

cussion of Mr. Lansbury's motion

18 thought that thore said that ho had used the money was anti-Sun political influence

Un the work, while in others it is Lansbury asked if the Govern and would return it later. 15th inst., defendant and socoud believed that there existed a comment would grant time for dis- Conspiracy bolweon the mutineer asking for the removal of Mr. accused, wont on board plainant's junk and asked for tho money. Complainant said that

in connection with his summing bad job when he would go to Hongkong for it. the best of a The throw of them then went to thoy halted the above-mentioned up in the O'Dwyor case.

Mr. MacDonald said the Gov. Wing Wo Street and Wanchai. vossels, which passed the spot When they mot the detectives at one after unother at short in ornmont had come to the con Kowloon, the complainant told lervals, ostonsibly for search clusion that a discussion of this them that he had been for a walk purposes. The towboats obeyed subject would only add to the the call, only to find themselves harm done in India by the words In Hongkong.

Asked by his Worship why he later victims of a most outrageous, complained of.--Reuter,

[Mr. Justice McCardie, in denied going on bourd the junk, plot. It is understood that the in a statement made to the police, viotimized vessels, especially the summing up in favour of Sir dofendant said that he was afraid, Hongkong-Shekki one, all carried Michael O'Dwyor's libel suit. as a Government servant was not an adequate armoury on board, expressed supposed

and the pirates.

The mutineers seemed to make Justice McCardio from the Bench Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.

to invest money

in any business.

After ovidonco had been given by the second defondant and the wife of the first defondant, his Worship dismissed the case, say- ing when the complainant said ho did not know the defendants he was lying.

L

Mr. C. A. S. Russ was for the

defondants.

U.S. PRESIDENCY.

THE DEMOCRĮ

CONVENTION.“

Divergence of Views,'

The

cal

hin opinion that

and that had tho intentions of General Dyer's action in the the mutinoers been ku wn, things notorious Amritsar affair had might have turned out c'herwise been justified.] than bad hoon expecto reports contained in the vernacular prose, are of u nu- committal nature. They give somewhat garbled version of tho story; for while they confirm tho piracios, they say that the gun- boat was itself pirated while

SESSIONS CASE.

trying to rescue the pirated EIGHT YEARS AND "CAT."

Vassels. -

Ching Young Kam, who yostor- The details regarding the losses incurred are at present unavail. day was charged at the Criminal Sessions with robbery with viol- able, but they must come to aence and with wounding Ching realisent figuss. It is said that Tai-chi with intent to do him only or bourd the two silk-junks grievous bodily harm, was found in tow of the Canton-Kongmoon guilty on both counts. On the Lowbout, there was no loss than first le was sentenced to eight| New York, June 23. $15,000 in cash, being proceeds Thio city is decurated with unilos roalised by the sale of silk years hard labour and ten strokes

with the cat." of flags and hunting, and Fifth cocoons at Yungki. The iro

Mr A. Dyer Ball said that as Avonuo at night is glowing under arms, found on the towboats forma myriads of yollow, white and bluola substantial part of the haul. the second charge was practically lights, the official colours of the Over 30 people are reported to covered by the first he did not city, in honour of the opening of have boon carried off for ransom propose to inflict any further the Democratic Convention on in the case of the Kongmoon tow. penalty.

Prisonor was the "victim" of June 24th, which is expected to On hearing of the piracion, all prove one of the most exciting on towboats, either bound to Canton an amazing coincidence, being record, owing to the lurge number or Konginoon and other up-coun-arrested 24 hours afterwards us a of potential candidates-and-thie try places, immediately-returned suspicious-person; a knife-with-a differences of opinion with to their respective ports which broken blado was found on him! regard to questions like prohibi- they had left. All the shipping and the tip of a knife found at the tion, the Ku-Klux-Klan, u worldsarvicos connecting Canton with scens of the robbery fitted it court of justice, and the League] Kongmoon and up-country ports exactly.

of Nations. The anti-Ku-Klux- aru being temporarily suspended Accused, who proved to be the Klan faction desire a plank in ponding a satisfactory improve-wounded man's stop-brother, de- the platform opposing the Kian mont in the situation.

clared that ho found the knife in a latrine.. -

by name, whilst othors suggest. It is reported in Canton that that the plank should merely over torr junks were pirated by donounce subversive organisa- the gunboat and that the booty! tions generally,

amounts to over half a million

The division on the foreign dollars in value, of which two relatious plank hinges largely on lakhs reprosents specio. There whother, or not the League of are various rumours afloat on the! Nations should specifically be subject, but the vernacular pagors

from: referred to; while as regards the have been prohibited

affair. Some liquor issue, some delegates urge mentioning the

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a plank suggesting an amendment reports state that the affair is of the Volstead Act so as to per-due to the mutiny of the crow, mit light wines and boars, whilst others that the commandor is in others want an onforcement of league with pirate gangs, whilst the law with a proviso that if the one report saye that the gunboat China Baby's Own Tablete, the In counties's homes throughout statute bo imporfect and out of was acting under instructions, Canadian children's remedy, are harmony with the Constitution, so

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Morare Smith and McAdoo aro still very prominent candidatos for the Presidoney, but koon political observers declare that Mr. Davis, formar Ambassador to Britain, 18 daily gaining adher onts.-Router's American. Service.

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night. When they entered the cases of his children to be publish- and Mr. C. A. S. Russ Hofonded, Mr. Russ said that his client South Africans in Action.

shop near closing time and asked ed. The little boy and girl wore "London, Juno 23. for the managing partner of the weak and I failed to proscribe a had now discovered the boat to 1. By merely holding one letter (25) The match between Hampshiro shop, they were told by the fokig suitable remedy for them until have been stolon, but did know it

futin word for Step -elther "Not! and the South Africans continued that he was upstairs on the first Baby's Own Tablets were tried. at the time of purchase of the "On" or "No" will it the bill. By at Southampton, the South floor.

Two minutes later the New both of them are enjoying junk, and he was willing to hand the addition of another letter (2) we it over to the owners. Further the or Ton." The problem in 19 keep on oxcellent health." Africans compiling 336. Nourse visitors loft the shop, having ap-

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Mr. McCallum told his Worship ous-de ward. It is not nu envy tank. effort, with strong driving and cut-arranged "business" with him. ting, and including a fiver and six- Bomotimo later, the fokis found not a singlo particle of harmful toen foure, in 170 minutes. Com the master, and his son lying in drug, and can be given to the that the only evidence the pro-Alow yourself three or four iniqules. rusille scored 62 and Blancken the front room bound, gagged and tiniest infant with absolute safoty, socution had was that defondant and mute the finer of the sign borg 69. Nowman took 4 for 118, blindfolded, and the distrossing The are a specific for infantile had paid $250 for what was worth which will appear tomorrow, will de In an inuings fasting 270 knowledge was also soon gained indigestion, constipation, colio, something between $3,000 and end the umber of steps son Tinutes, Hampshire compiled that the safe had been opened and diarrhoea, simple fever, worms $4,000, but they wore willing to 185 for 4, Fowlar scorlug 46 no a eum $6,270 stolon. The work of and teathing pains; they sooth withdraw.

In answer to his Worship, Mr. the visitors had boon quietly and the norves and quickly bring roat Warwick at Kidderminster beat quickly accomplished with the ful, health-restoring sleep in a Ruse said that his client, would Worcester by six wickets. help of a revolver and dagger and perfectly natural way. If you return the junk to the owners

obtain Baby's Own gratis. "I deserve the sympathy Worcester scored 182, and then no-one in the shop below had the cannot 74, Howell taking 6 for 37, and slightest suspicion that anything Tablete where you live send 60 said Mr. Buss. Warwick 110, and 141 for 4 untoward had happened from cents for a vial to Dr. Williams' Parsons scoring 81 not out their admission of the two visitors. Medicine Co., 60 Kiungso Road, vory lucky. Beuter

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