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FRIDAY AUGUST

1924

THE MURDER TRIAL."

PRICES GENERALLY,

TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.

CLASH EXPECTED.

THREAT TO DEVASTATE BUSINESS

QUARTER.

ADVANCE,

Sinds the big deal in Hongkong Prisoner's Conflicting Statements. and Shanghat Hotel shares. recorded earlier in the wook,

A BELL-RINGING INCIDENT.

The Canton Gazette prints a story to the offoot that the Sha- moon strike settlement was pear-

there has boon a marked increnso Conflicting statements were ly nullified by an incident which

REFUGEES REACH HONGKONG.in tite activity on the local share made by Chain Dip, the Indian occurred after the employees and

Above is Mr. Chan Lim-pak, 'Commandant of the Canton Merchant Volunteer Corps and Commander-in-Chief of the. Kwangtung Provincial Volunteer Corps. Mr. Chan, who is a well-known commercial man and who is noted for his educational and philanthropic activities, is a native of Namhol, Kwangtung. Amongst the offices he has held are those of Industrial Com missioner of the Chinese Government to the Pacific Exposition In San Francisco in 1915; President of the Canton General Chamber of Commerce, 1920-22; President of the Chinese Slik Association. Canton, and of the Chinese importers Association and the Kwanglung Mining Association. He is also compradore of tha Shameen branch of the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation.

market. The general tone is chauffour who is on trial at the returned to the British Concas- exceedingly firm, with prices Criminal Sessions for the murdersion-namely, the seizing of a bell advancing. In the words of a of his wife, when he was closely from one of the strike leaders by well-known brokor: "There is a cross-examined by the Hon. a European just after the proces lot of money about and, for most Attorney General this morning.sion entered the Settlements stocks, buyers predominate."

Yesterday afternoon and this morning witnessed a sharp rise in the price of Steamboat Com- pany's shares. Yesterday morn- ing's cash quotation was $381 but during the afternoon It

advanced and this morning

[busiriese was dono as high as [848 for Ootóber Settlement.

Hongkong Wharves, which were sold yesterday for $213 for cash, havo alianged hands. this morning at $217 for cash and at $228 for October, the tendency boing for the price to still further advance,

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Prisoner was first asked if it This journal says that at the was true that he was assaulted appointed time all the strikers several times during the early part marched in procession and enter- of May, and ropiled that it was. od Bhamoen at the bridgehead to Mr. KompAnd you were the French concession, with Mr. very much afraid-Yes.

Ma and Mr.. Luk Hing-fo. ada-

that you bought the chopper?——

And it was on decount of this put of the Bureau of Foreign

Affairs, loading.

Such of the strikers omployed Yea.

at the French concossion then loft And you put it in the car?the procession as it wended its Always.

way through, and at once returned Did you keep it wrapped up?to thoir employers' hongs or re- Yes, in the sloth with which I sidences. cleaned the car.

Thon the procession entered It was on May 2nd that you continued to drop out of the the British concession., Strikors told Mr. Arnold your wife's procession as it passed through infidelity?—Yes.

the concession roads. Thou a And you threatened to "chap" Httle Incident occurred which might have developed into some-

Hongkong Dooks were sold at $153 yesterday, and the cash rate this morning jumped to $180, with forward quotations la pro-hor-No. portion.

Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels are firm at $2214 ansh and 625 |for December Bottlement. There has been much forward buying and selling in this stock.

Mr. Arnold says you did. To thing ugly and caused a renewal come to the morning of the mur-of the strike and the summary der, why did you not first go to éxit of the procession from look for your wife in Bandhi Shamoen.

Khan's quarters -It was day One of the strike leaders, it time; she only went at night seems, had conceived the brilliant Another rise has also been re- time, because my friends would iden of carrying a hand-boll with gistered in the price of China tell me if they saw her go in him, which he rang all the way Sugars. Yesterday's cash rate the day time.

likely place than on a hillside ? My friends would tell me they saw hor go in.

was quoted as boing #345, whilst It would have been a more this morning's quotation is given as $360.(sales.) Ono cash deal was put through to-day at $370, very few shares coming out mi the market rate.

Small advances have also boon recorded in other stocks, the tone of the market as a whole being

one of confidence.

|MING YUEN GARDENS.

NOW CLOSED DOWN.

When you caught your wife and Sandhi Khan togother, did ou first out your wife and then chase Sandhi Kban?-You

You chased him for 15 or 20 |paces ?—No, six or seven.

He went up the hillside along the path ?-Yee.

through $6 the procession marched on its way to Shameen. Presumably he felt it necessary, like a shepherd leading his look, to keep ringing the bell so as to indicate the direction in which he was loading them.

The procession ontared and passed throngh tha Froneu Concession, with the bell ringing, and no trouble occurred there. ·

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IN THE NEWS.

Princess Mary As a Mother.

A Router cable published to-day announces the birth of another son to Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles. Above is a charming, recent picture of the Princess with ber "Graf child, Godrzu merry Kubert, who was born ̄uightson

months ago, February 7th, 1923. By her marriage In- Fobruary, 1922, to Lord Lascellos, Princess Mary continued the popular breaking from tradition which had been shown in unions between British Royalty and the Poorago, and. has since boon further uphold.

M. HERRIOT EXPLAINS MATTERS.

After the procession entered the British concession, says the Gazelle, an offolous little in- [dividual, who is named by the He ran faster than you?--Yes, journal, took into bis head to How far was he when you first rush forward and take away the ohased him?-About eight paces bell from the bell-ringor. At Further questions brought once the procession halted. A about a change in prisoner's state muttering and rumbling started ments. He said he meant that all along the line and threaten- For the past few days, no late they were both about eight paces ad to become serious. Furtunato- night-cars have been running to away when he first saw them. He 17, however, Mr. Luk King-fo, North Point, and on enquiry wo chased them both, caught his wife the calm and always unruffled learn that this is due to the fact when she stumbled, and Sandal deputy of the Foreign Bureau, on the London Conference. Ho said the Conferanos was only the that the Ming Yuon pleasure Khan got far away.

was at band, and he went off to first stage towards real peace. The agreement marked the begin- gardens have boon olosed down,

The Attorney Gendral urged the British Consulate to refer toning of a new era. There was undiminished guarantee and security It in stated that the venture has that if what prisoner said was true Consul-General Giles. The bell- ensured to Franco by the Treaty of Versailles. The consequEDGES not proved a success and that the about seeing them directly he put ringer insisted upon the bell be-would be grave if the agreement were repudiated, and the policy of syndicate has resolved to wind his foot on the path, they would ing returned to him. Ho con-isolated action preferred. The policy in the Ruhr had dominated up the Company.

that..

HOW FRANCE SAVED THE CONFERENCE,

Paris, August 21.

Tho Chamber was packed when M. Horriot mado a statement

have been visible from the road. tended that the foreigners had no the negotiations; and though he refused to allow the Ruhr to be Prisoner-No; I had to cross right whatever to take the ball included in the Conference it was impossible for him to eliminate a ditch.

away from him, it was his pro- the problem, all the more because there were very strong reasons Mr. Komp:About as wide as perty. If there was any objec. for thinking that if France remained in the Ruhr she would romain this (signifying about a foot)? sought in the western suburbs of

Prisoner: No; wider than course would stop ringing, but

tion to his bell-ringing, he of absolutely alone.

There was a choice between the re-establishment of an inter- the city. The streets are full of soldiers, and although there have

what businoss had the foreigner Allied entente and the maintenance of isolated action. The Franch How wide? As wide as this to take his ball away, he asked Government had neglected no opportunity of bringing up the ques been reports of conflicts with the Court? No, take me there and Mr. Luk. Morohant Volunteers, these have I'll measure it.

tion of inter-Allied debts, but it was impossible to join the discussion The situation in Canton at the students of the Military College not yet boen confirmed. Guosta

Upon the bell boing returned of debts to the execution of the Dawes plan. These debts, and the moment is vory tonso, and there at Whampoa, which is said to be staying at hotels in the city been seen from the road?-No.

I put it to you they could have to its owner, the procession re-question of security, would be discussed at a special conferencs is general expectation of an early subsidised to the extont of are being frequently searched. conflict between the Morohant $25,000 monthly by the Rus

sumed its march, without any later, but he had obtained a promise that the evacuation of the You said nothing to the police more boll-ringing. Dr. Sun is still insisting on about finding your wife and

Cologne zone would not be contemplated until Germany had satisfied Volunteers and the troops.sian Government and which payment for such of the arms Sandbl Khan together. Why

her Treaty obligations, including disarmament. The Conference had: Detachmenta of Yunnanoso, is controlled by four Russian from tho

come to a deadlook on July 26, and its falluro had: not seamod im Σταν which bo Hunanese and Honanose troops teachers, accusing Mr. Chansgroes to hand over, whilst an Abdullah Shah: he had a pen in post-I told the Indian sorgoant,

possible. M. Herriot claimed that Franco saved the Conference by are continually arriving in the Lim-pak, of being secrot omoial notification issued yes his hand, but I was not aware

proposing an arbitration solution. city, whilst the merchants are agent for a monarchical foreign terday by the Civil Governor that the sergeant. wrote protecting their premises by Power, being in league with Nor- makes the samo de mand. raising barriers of stono and thern militarista to overthrow the Aand.

A REPORTED THREAT.

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Governmont, being instrumental

ions.

THE BARRIERS.

down. Katar Singhi Qan: Indian chauffeur, Bald be hot Sandhi Khan and prisoner's wife outsido

TELEPHONE BREAKDOWN.

NO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HONGKONG AND KOWLOON.

M. Harriot's speech was applauded by the Loft, whilst laughter and protests come from the right and noisy interruptions from the Communists, who subsequently violently demonstrated on the amnesty question, compelling the President to suspend the sitting. ---Reuter.

Paris, August 21.

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in inducing the British and French

The barriers which have been the theatro at Wanahal on tho Consuls to introduse the recoutorected in the streets by the evening of May 19th. Witness It is stated that the Civil Gov- Shamson regulations, and having Volunteers are closed at suneot spoke to Sandhai Khan, who said

M. Horriot strongly opposed: a motion by M. Bokanowski to ornor has issued a warning notice conspired with foreigners to

Thero has been no telephons adjourn the Conference discussion until the committees had report- that in the event of an outbreak smuggle arms into Canton. The and reopened at suuriso. The that they they wore going to the communication between Longed their plans. The motion was rejected by 320 to 209 A. Com-

courring, the western section students of the College have now lef of Police has proposed that show. They wont in together.

these barriers be pulled down,

kong and Kowloon since just munist motion was rejected by 359 to 26-Reuter. Another chauffeur in the om- before one of the city, which is the com- begun to parado the streets.

o'clock yesterday

Berlin, August 21 morolal quarter, will be devastat- WHO'LL HAVE THE ARMS

aoutonding that they are obstruo ploy of Mr. G. Haslam, of tifin time.

The Federal Council has adopted all the Bills: for carrying out ed. As a consequence many woll-

Repulse Bay, told the Court that Various organisations in differ he had conversation with the China and Japan Telephone

We are officially informed by the Dawes report. Reuter, jam to do people have left this part of

The representative of Mooklonburg-Strelitz voted against the the city, whilst the night, boat and responsible milltary author petitioned Dr. Sun to hand over prisoner was a "bad" mon. He service was interrupted through Railway Bill, involving a change of constitution, was adopted by It is said that cortala Gonerals ent parts of the province have Bandhi Khan, who told him that and Electric Company that the Bills. The representative of Thuringia abstained from voting: The to Hongkong yesterday was ities who are Cantonese are not the arms to the Volunteers, but further told witness that he had damage to the cable and that s the requisite two thirds majority. The representatives of Bavaria. arowded with refugees who pleased at the action of Dr. Sun it would appear that these requests been keeping Chain Dip's wife in repair staff has been at work all Thuringia, Wurtemberg and Mecklenburg-Strelitz abstained. 'anticipate early trouble. Many in soiting the arms for equipping are being ignored. If the arms are secret, but he was now going to night. native bankers have sent specie his Red Army." Confidential not soon given to the Volunteers, keep her openly, al to the Shameen for safe custody, mostings are, being held to arit is expected that the various The Indian constable who told conditions it is hoped that the In spite of the bad weather -but some of this has been kept range a protest. It is understood Volunteer organisations through the Court on Monday that he service will be restored this after cut by Chinese police at the that one section proposes to have out the province will units and if saw deceased with prisoner in noon. gatos.

the arma distributed amongst the necessary fight for their rights..

It is reported in the vernacular different troops should Dr. Bun prass, that a number of leading insist on saising them, but this Canton officials met the German proposal may not be passed, as

RESIGNATION REPORT

A report is current to the bract

and Norwegian Consuls at the fighting between the troops would that the Chief of Police in Canton Civil Governor yemen on the most likely ensue over the shar, bas resigned and that Dr. Son bai 20th instant in regard to the Ing of the arms, question' of the arm) from the 3

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the car at the comer of Fokfulam Rosd, and Queen's Road on the

towards the scene' of the orim morning of the brimé, proceeding was recalled this morning by Mr. who s andaåvoured a to For this@volnt/

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