AN OLD MAID
neset...sertuin.
about her age.
But you can, bi vertain about the
conditio f your eyes if you go to
LAZARUS.
-in Queen's Road Cerfhet.
The anty Penpean tipišera in the Colony.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
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REDAL
VINGLE
MACLAREN COMES TO GRIEF.
WORLD FLIGHT ABANDONED.
Reuter,
WINGS. FLOATS AND TAIL SMASHED.
New York, August 4.
Now York, lator.
SHAMEEN STRIKE
Strike Pickett Begin Assaults:
HUNGHOM COLLAPSE.
1
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MISSING $200,000.
BIG CLAIM BY BANK.
WE SELL
GOOD)
„There was a time wher
follow who was comman as uɛ'a”” shrewd ” tradis
changed our-minds. It is a CAMPIEKRAS no longer cherished. - There has been entirely too much "shrewdness" - in tho Used Car business. Wo: prefer, En bo known as just plain, HONEST. PAY- tloulars and prices on application.......'
REMEMBER-A Used Car is only as good as the firm with which you deal.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
55 Wong Nei Chung Road, ↑ Huppy Valley,... Telophono..
Central 3950.
CONFERENCE WORK.
SEPARATE ACTION VERY UNSATIS- FACTORY";
„THREE CLASSES OF AGREEMENTE NECESSARY
Shandon; Algua
CLERKS MAY SOON RETURN. FIVE WORKERS INJURED. What might have been a serious fatal acqident took place at Htungkan entry this morning Compradore Disputes Liability
A number of Chinese toxemont, Under Agreement. Whilst there is no sign of cut-houses in Cooke Street are in
In the House of Commons; outlining the déçision at the Allied ward change in the Shameen process of demolition. The roofs) The mammationsa, and eng
Messi Yonferenzy. Mr. Bajoray ManDonald and that various safeguarda strike situation, it is known that have already been stripped and theft of $20 in hotusi fragt had boot taken to padre 1 Parkin sering diangg whiche Squadron Leador Maclaron's world flight has been abandoned, meetings are still taking place on during the past low days coolles the Internaltonki "Banking Cortcould be regarded as yardbi or unjust, AlfTUR ABRAZOVERNMENTAL
the subject, but no information of have been engaged, on
parabien ad September, 19%%, was hoped to effect an dgreement which wouldile to create a cute pink the nature of those gatherings ground, first and segond floors it Yedalles) dis morning, whemp of co-operation on both sides, so that some points that might have cleaning the bricks which have the Suprado Court, before still to be left open, owing to the impossibility, of settling them in An earlier wireless dospatch mentioned that MacLaren had been leaks out.
Meanwhile, writes our Shamcon already been removes from the Justice, Gompertz, the Bank the present state of the public mind, might become Regalable by a involved in an accident near Nikolski, Komanoreki, but nobody was correspondent, there is talk of upper part of the walls. In ong commenced on motion against the change of that mind. hurt. The sirman Intended to proccoil to Attur-Router- the clerks returning to work on of the houses this moming comprator for the recovery of They hoped to confer with the German reprokentättyes to
Now York, August 4.
the 14th instant if the strike is the floors of which quantities of this sum. Included, in the writ morrow. It was proposed at presentito exepute de agreements not settled by that date. They bricks wore being stored, coolles was the name of a well-known its between Germany and thus Reparations Commission with are said to be tired of the strike wore at work leading the Chiness merchant, Ngok Lau, regard to matters within the latter's competence; secondly between and intend breaking away from bricks as usual. Suddenly, the the movement on that date at second floor collapsed and, fallo stood surety for the com- the Allies and Germany regarding the mattele requiring a direct
the first floor: below, pradorg, Iu Ku-uo.
agreement; and thirdly between the Allies regulating matters of the latest. Many of tho ""boys"ing on
MC, G. Alabaster, K.C., ap'inter-Allled concern. The Premier concludad by tributing the spirit also want to return, but they are carried that floor away slep,
and peared for the plaintiffs, and Mr of loyal accommodation of the Allied Fremiera and other delegatos being kept back by the strike precipitating tho bricks pickets, who have been buuting workers down to the ground Eldon Potter, K.O., and Mr and exporte,
In the course of his speech Mr. MacDonald stated that the with sticks any of the "boys" floor, on which there were also Campbell Prossor represented the
defendants.
Conference had agreed to an elaborate series of stipulations with a who appear at the gates with the one or two-workmen.
view to restoring the fiscal and economic unity of Germany, includ- intention of roturning,
At first it was feared that some
ing the restoration of the full powers of the Gorman administration Another incident showing the of the workers must inevitably
regarding the customs, commerce and railways, to operate, fully ugly temper of the strike, pickots have been burled and killed, and
not later than October 15th : also a reciprocal amnesty for the mots
is
MacLaren has wirstcssed than an abandonment of his fight necessary bocaisse apares are unobtainable to repair the damage to ble plane, which fell near Nikolski on Saturday, when just complet ing the flight from Petropavlovsk. He adds that the wings, floats and tail are all smashed, though the hull and engine have been salvaged and taken aboard the Canadian trawler Thiopval.---Reuter,
AMERICAN MACHINE CAPSIZES.
LIEUT WADE HAS TO GIVE UP.
London, August 4,
izing in a heavy sea. Heuter,
MURDER OF BRITISH WIDOW.
AMERICAN CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ACTING.
COMPRADORE'S RESPONSIBILITY.
is reported to have occurred the Fire Brigade and Ambulance Opening the case, Mr. Alabantor done by individuals in consequence of events since January 11th, Lieut. Leigh Watle's machine has been abandoned, after cap-last wook, when a number waro at once summoned. Other said the dotion was really taken 1923. Disputed interpretations of the experts' report and Conference
of coolics, who were carrying workers, together, with the police at the request of the Insurance specie from a Canton bank from Hunghom Station, af once agente. The plaintiffs claimed Agreement would be referred to a committee of jurists. The Govern ments agreed in the event of taking sanctions that they must act as to the s.s. Lungshan wero But not to work to reacle the mon and that on the tripe construction of upon by these bullies and comwonten inside the collapsed house. the indentitas between the bank rustees for all the interests greated by the experts' report, and pelled to dump the specle on the Fortunately; it was found that and the compradors, the compecially not damage the security for the loan.
Questioned regarding the 'spijph the Governments might tako Bund whon within sight of the ship. It is said that these coolies no-one had been killed, but four pradore and is surety wore liable with referonde to sanctions in the vent of a declaration of default, wore roughly treated, their hundsmen and one women who 'sp for the sum that was missing Mr. MacDonald said that matters romafded as thby were left, by the London, Augnat 4. (boing tled together with ropea and badly injured that, they had to be The indenture was concluded pa Treaty of Versailles, namely when the Governmonte failed to agree In the House of Commons, Mr. MacDonald was warmly le April 10th, 1918, and the
reported to bo, very seriously hurt, dore greed to be responsible It was obviously very unsatisfactory, (Oppodiig cheers), but the barded with questions as to the Government's intentions regarding in which condition they were but the men ato not in any grave to this Bank for the hopesty whole situation would be eased if they could get the late sinanim-
marched through the streets. The Premier declared that the United States charge d'affaires Later, the compratore staff of the danger. In addition to the above, and such and to belity modossary before any default could be declared. The members in Mexico City was taking up the matter with the Mexican Govora Lungahan succeeded in rescuing a number of workers sustained bounder, der died; stor of the House might font assured that the question of anctions was
|slight injuries.
or thing done or perforated by not likely to aring to wherry, A Jedi That paste lagjjan kekindne As can well he imagined, the to be responsible to the plaintiffs monts, and the bankers must consult the German represelitativen any of the compradore staff and the auspices of the Governments of fall) bipada NH|§ play toy/FR- affair orested quite a sensation for all loss or damaged sustained with regard to security before they could definitely say whether in the district.
in Hongkong from the dishonesty, they would flost it, want of skill, incapacity or other
Replying to Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. MacDonald emphatically default arising out of any mem-adhored to the view of the late (Govorament that Franco's separato bar of the compradore staff. Ho action was not sanctioned by the Treaty of Versailles. Ho declared also agreed to be responsible for that the Spa agreement, with reference to the various Allien' pro- the safe custody of all monies portion of reparations deliveries, had not been disturbed.-Reuter. placed under his caro and control
the murder of Mrs. Evans.
STICK IT OUT!"
nont. He was roquesting all possible information. The House the spocie. could depend upon his acting on this when he got it, but he was un- able to say what could be done until-full information be received.— Reuter,
Washington, August 4.
We have received the following lotter for publication. The U8, charge d'affaires in Mexico is pursuing the Evans case that the foreigners in Shareen are Sir,I am very gind tu hoar with the Moxican authorities, who have given an assurance that all doing well and that they have avery effort is being made to apprehend and punish the murderere. refused some of the torms de- The charge is keeping the British Foreign Ofee informed of developmanded by the Strike Guilds. monts.-Reuter'a American Service.
Mexico City. August 4.
Those Guilds have a conception
The Fedoral authorities are very actively searching for the that the foreigners are soft and murderers of Mrs. Evans: The American charge d'affaires has con-1 ferrod with the Foreign Minister: "Router's "American Service..
KOWLOON CARS.
CAN'T BE PARKED IN STREETS AT NIGHT.
The caso in which Mr. H. S. Komor, of the
ا.
THE CERF
AGROUND.
་་
BELIEVED TO HAVE REFLOATED.
ones.
of
my
BAND CONCERT.
.
ENJOYABLE EVENT IN
· STATUE SQUARE.
It was on
excellent
pro.
or under..the caro and control
of any of the compradore staff.
Bum of
can be forced to obey and'adhero
At the close of the day's dunt and was not contributed to key which was kept by a Mr. to whatsoever terms they may choose to mako against "thom The band of the 1st Battalion business on September 28th, 1929, by any negligenes or default of Armstrong (the second of-the- tha The only way to stop the strike is of the East Surrey Regiment last continued Mr. Alabaster, there himself or of any member locks) and to know
of his staff.
combination (known by tho for the foreigners to stick it out evening rendered a most enjoy should have been a
cashier). One would than re- and not give in a bit. By doing able opor-air concert in Statue 9582,303.35 in the safe, according
NEW ARRANGEMENT.
quire tho Bufo koya and this they will not onis break up Squaro, in the presence of quite a to the books of both plaintiff and
Relating the facts loading up to the koye of the grill door. In tho prosont strike but will put good-sized and thoroughly Ap defondant. It was counted and
that the discovery of the loss, Mr. March, 1922, Mr. Armstrong's stoppur on all future prociative audience. Despite the the plaintiffs discovered
Alabaster told how all the money keys were taken from his clothes fact that it was a Bank Holiday! #203,000 was missing The majority
was, up to March 4th, in the joint at his residence and placed back countrymen and the Shamoen and consoquently many people
The plaintiff claimed (1) control of the compradore and the on the shelf later. A duplicate of Chinese employees are all very wore out of town, all the seat- statement that the defendants
On March 4th, that key was also lost early in foreign staff. The Cerf, & small river stoamor much up against the strike and ing accommodation provided was were liable under the terms of $255,000 was Molor. Cyclo||
withdrawn from 1922 by a Mr. Boneon. Now Exchange, was charged with owned by the Siu Hing SS. many of the employees are will taken up. and in view of the the indenturo to be responsible their control and placed in the big locks were ordored; but they had eaving his car unattended at Company of No. 7 Gilman ing to resume work again on the growing popularity of those for the shortage and (2) damages Secure safe in the general office not arrived at the time of the night in Kimberley Road, Kow- Bazaar, went aground at 9 p.m. modified new regulations but are events it would seem dosirable for the breach thereof.
of the Bank. The compradoro theft. toon, was resumed at the Kowloon on Sunday at South Westway provented from doing so by the that further chairs be available at The defence, continued Mr. had no key and knowledge of the The plaintiffs could not say Magistracy, before Mr. E. W.j Spit, abovo Wangnioon.
Striko loaders. It is not prestige future concerts. -
Alabastor, admitt d the indou- |combination. The compradorewhon the theft. accurred, but Hamilton, this morning.
wore satisfied that it She was on her way to Wu-that those strike leaders are
not Lako placa until His Worship said he had looked chow with a cargo of maring fighting for, but only downright gramme that was submitted. note-turo, but said that the respon and his staff did not know of the they
for variety and sibility of the first defendant and arrangement until May 15th, did into the defendant's point, ralsodi delicacies and general mur hooliganism, anti-foreign move.worthy both at the previous beating, and he chandise. Information from the ment and getting up a pretext to all-round morit. On this occasion, the duty owed by every member when it became definitely known after September 19th, when there found that the regulations put it Company this morning was to cauto trouble. And the Canton Bandmaster Bradshaw was in of the compradore staff was as the "Cash in Reserve" which was only shout 8130,000 loft in quite clearly that no ear was the effect that the Tai Lee, Government Officials backing it charge, and his conducting was defined and limited by the indon his Lordship would note was roserve. It was obvious that the the "Cashier'e sum could not have been stolon allowed to be parked in Kowloon which passed the spot, did not up. The longer the strike is kopi all that could be desired. He ture by the construction of the different from
The dofond Reserve." After this date, the on that day. stroets during the night.
Mr. Alabaster went on to sug: soo any sign of the Curf, and it going it will be very hard on the had the instrumentalists well in whole agreement. Defendant--Then I cannot is believed that the vessel and Guilds and it will put them into hand and the latter responded ants would crave to refer to the cashier and the compradora's leave my car at the Forry ?
most sympathetically, to his whole of the tornis for the muan-representative made a habit of gest possible times when the theft rofloated with the tide an I con-serious financial straite.
verifying their day's totals, and could have occurred. On Septom- His Worship-If you are sumtinued her voyage to Wuchow.
When the last big seamen's baten. The band played in ing thereof.
a book was kept between them.ber 23rd, when Mr. Courtney wan moned for leaving it at the Forry,
The cash in resorve was kept as acting manager in the place of The Corf is a small wooden strike was on it was a God send excellent tone and with perfect you can then raiso that point. vessel of 260 tons, and was a/to the Guilds that it was sottled expression in its treatment of the QUESTION OF CONTROL
The selection The defence nlu Bay, continued a separate account in the gonoral Mr. Hogg, there was If the foreigners had varying thomes.
$232.000 which was going - It is no defunco to say that be- French steamor bofore she passed stuck it for another month or from." Iolanthu” was particular-1Mr. Alabaster, that at no time ledger. cause other poople are inaving into the porarssion of the Siu
foservo The romainder of the Bank's to
lying in the desk. of their curs unattended at the Ferry Bing S.S. Company, seron yoarstwo, it would have not only have ty delightful, as also were the was the sum of $582,303,33,, ori, you can do the same somewhore
broken up the strike but would suito of Spanish dances by any part thereof, taken into the funds were place every night in basket
a safe in the strong room. The one of the compradore's staff. óleo. I huve no doubt that the
cashier's attention: was havo smashed up a good many of Moszkowakt, the descriptive piece caro
arrangement was as follows: The point has been taken note of by
the Guilds. They were beginning Grasshoppers Dance and the compradore or of any member of the amount the compradore and diverted by someone who came in the Captain Superintendent of
to foot the pinch on their res very pretty setting of Gounod's his stuff, nor was it stored in any cashier considered would be with 500 gold eagles" and it was Police.
Quand tu Chantes with place under the care of the con sources financially, and 90 por
A nominal fine of $1 was in- posed, his Worship saying that be imposed this to mark the breach of the rogulations.
HAUL OF PISTOLS.
LABELLED MACHINE
PARTS."
ago.
BRITAIN AND SOVIET.
IMPORTANT PACT MADE.
London, August 4:
so soon.
or
control
-
the of
of
a'sum→
cont. of the intimidated strikers beautifully-played cornet solo. pradore. They also denied that it suficient for the following day's pocessary for him to count them. worg against the Seamen's The whole concert was a great ought to have been. The balance needs was placed in a black steel It could bave been taken out Guild for the hardships they were success, and the public looks of the local currency was by the box, and the rest, which was while he was so engaged. Many undergoing for no cause of thoirs; forward with keen anticipation to orders and directions of the plain usually made up of notes of large times he bad been counting large and they were going to break the the next, which will be held in tiffs' manaver, or members of the denomination, was made up into sums on his dark and it would strike by resuming work again. a fortnight's time. Foreigners can vary sasily brank
It is reported that an important up the present strike if they will economio and financial agroomentstick it out. has boon concluded at this morn-
In applying for the conflsco-ing's plonary mosting of the
Yours etc.
E, W. WONG.
tion of 299 Mauser pistols and Anglo-Soviet Conference, under Hongkong Aug, 4th, 1924. 28,216 rounds of ammunition at which Russin is to pay twenty- the Kowloon Magistracy this eight millions storling out of her morning Sergeant Simpson stated debts to Britain. Router.
JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
*
STEAMER SUMMONS
AID,
WAR
TO-DAY.
staff, delivered up, and handed lakhs ($100.000): These bundles have been easy for anyone to alip over in accordance with the torms were placed into drawers con- two lakh bundles of $500 notes of the indenture to the plaintiffstalnod in the middle of the safe, on the floor and plok thom up cashier, and the defendant from the $500 bills being put into the when he carried the mono-on that time ceased to be interested left-hand drawer and the $100 in his forearm down to the vault. or to have any career control over to the right-hand drawer. The He might have up to 50 bundles tho monies of the bank. This koys of thoro two drawers were and was unlikely to miss two.
the proceduro
the kept by the cashler. What money at
The case is proceeding. WAS put into BUT NO IMMEDIATE close of the day's business of was left over
DANGER,
September 28th, and the first bundles on the shelf above tho
drawers.- defendant thorofore coanod to bo Rangoon, August 4. in chargo of the montes. It was The a.. Ceylon Maru reporis checked and placed by the
Mr. Alabaster said that it was SECRET TREATY RUMOUR. that all on board aro, wall, plaintiffs' manager, or by samo
and aro proceeding to land member of his staff, into the not thought the robbery took London, August 4. accompanied by the steamer strong room. If, which was not place at night. The vault had In the House of Commons, Lake Gitang-Reuter.
admitted by the defence, the sum two doors and a grill door to it. replying to questions, Mr. Mac [An earlier cable reported that of $200,000 was missing, the loss Tho outor door was 'controlled by London, August 4. Donald said that so far as we then, Caylon Maru was wire-occurred after It had passed out three looks, two keys and a com- Owing to rain at Cardiff, there wore aware, the reports of the lessing for nasistanos in Laat 17 of the cars, oustedy or control of bination, and in order to get into The Magistrate (Mr. EW. was no play to day in the match existence of a secret treaty N., Long 90 E., and that the s.a. the defendant, The loss was it it would be necessary to have Ramilton) made the order of con between Glamorgan and. the between Japan and Bovist Hassia Nomsnog was proceeding to the affected without the knowledge the key which the comprador
or connivance of the fray defens kept (of one of the locks), the ware unfounded. Reuter, Brescue.]
that ho boardod the s.8. Poly- phemus on the 2nd, June and in he No. 2 hold amongst the cargo he found 25 wooden cases which were taken to the Water Police Station. The casɔe wore marked "Macbino parts". When sub- soquently opened, they were found
to contain the arms and ammuni..
tion.
RAIN STOPS CRICKET.
* South Afrionna-Router.
KEYS LOST.
Closing:Exchange 28. 4.11/16. Lighting Up-Time 7.02. p.to. Barometer
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