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A SICK ROOSTER

cannot tell you. when ho la i})--

ho shows it.

But your eyes tell you their troubles with handschon, blurred vision, etc.

LAZARUS

12 Quirur Road Cantnál

..

The only Ruropean Deltajan in the Calony

STRIKE SETTLED.

CANTON SHOPS REOPEN.

Everything Depending on Return

of Arms.

Although it is announced that the Canton strike bas boor settled on preliminary terms which are not forth bolow, there is still a

The

Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED (Ort

May 15,476

雙拜體 號豐月九英港賽 MONDAY

INDIAN MURDER

TRIAL

THE GOVERNOR'S. PREROGATIVE.

SEPTEMBER

1.

1924

日三初月八

BISOLE COPY 19 OTS

435 PER AKUM

U.S. FLIERS REACH LABRADOR..

FAVOURABLE JOURNEY FROM GREENLAND.

Halifax, Nova Bootis, August 31,

The United States cruiser

In view of the great amount of Richmond reports that the two public interest shown in the American world fliers, who left recent Indian murder trial and Ivigtut at 6.29 for Labrador, were mors especially in the verdict of sighted at 11.31 about half way

Guilty, we have to-day tuado onquiries regarding the procedure which follows the passing of the

death sentence and hofore the condemned utan is hanged.

We learn that the Judge for wards a report of the case to the

across. The conditions ATO favourable.-Router's American Service.

Later.

The American world flers have arrived at Ioetickle harbour, Labrador, from Greenland. They alighted at 2,18 in the afternoon, mice.

DISASTROUS MISHAP TO MOTOR-BUS,

rather strained fooling apparent in the city, and it is felt that normal conditions will not bo fully, restored until the arms have boon handed over to the Morchant Volunteers. All shops are, how Executive Council (Governor-in-ali wall-Router's American Ser avor, oponed. The situation has Council) where it is fully con- boon rendered somewhat acuto siderad. But the final proroga- owing to the fact that one of the tive in vasted wholly in officers of the 9th Battalion of tho His Excelionoy the Governor. Merchant Volunteers has been Even wory all the members shot by police orders for alleged of the Executive Council ini >pying. This matter is still en-favour of the doxth, sentence gaging the attention of the Corps. being carried out, His Ex- collency still has the final word and the power to commute the sentenco. Simlarly, if all the The settlement terms represent other members of the Council a compromise put forward by the word in favour of the sentence modiators and guaranteed by two being commuted, His Excellency, of the Yunnannie Generals, ane if he so thought fit, could refrain of whom is friendly towards the from altering the sentence. Tho| Voluntoors. The torins are as King's prorogative in this matter follows:-

is in the hands of H. E. the

THE TERMS.

PASSENGERS BURNED TO DEATH.

T

that he can't safely.

It does mean thần kos inoui

- someone whósaíknowledge antici

he can trust. Our customará found us 'worthy of their confidenos, Particulare and prices on application. REMEMBER A Usid Car is only. as good as the firms with which you' doal.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.| 53 Wing Mil Chung Hmi, ~ Bappy Valley,

SIX MONTHS' SHIPPING. THE U. S.. CONSULATÉ.

ANOTHER HONGKONG

RECORD CREATED.

Figures are now available for

MR. A, E. CARLETON TO TAKE CHARGE.

MOTOR ACCIDENT,

TWO CARS, DAMAGED.

Two moter cars were involved Mr. Aigar K. Carlaton hus in an scold at occurring on the the first six months of this year, been detailed ten porarily by the Repulse Bay Road last evening. showing that the arrival and United States Government to

Going along the rond just above departure of shipping to and from take charge of the American Doop Water Hay, the passengers Hongkong in higher than the Consulate General at Hongkong, in a Hongkong Hotel bus saw two corresponding period of last year, Mr. Carloton is well known in oars left on the roadway in the and contitutes another record, the community, as he has been position in which they were The total tonnage to arrive in charge of this important post thrown apparently after a col- (ocean-going and river stormers) in previous years.

lision. Ono a two-seater, had its amounted to 8,907,036 Lone R Mr. Carleton, who was born in frontaxto bent and one of its front {against 8,245,767 tons for the first Williamstown, V., on August 11, mudguards smashed in. The six months of last your. Of this 1872, was educated at Randolph other car suffered loss damage. [year's figure, 7,149,117 tons was | (Vt.) high school and Dartmouth Enquiries showed that no-one ocean-going, 1,757,919 tons being College. He was a newspaper was injured, the only damage river tonnago, The arrivals of reporter from 1893 to 1899; being to the two outs which were ocean-going chips numbored 3,388 was appointed Consuler Agent disabled as a result of the collision (of which 1,425 were British), at Almeria on May 11. The two-soatar, belongs to the whilst the arrival of rivar stormers 1899; Vios and Deputy Consul-Mocury Garage, while the other number'd 1,666 (1,129 boing General at Hongkong, April is a private car. British).

6, 1910: Vice-Consul at Hong

WIFE.

Regarding departures, the total kong, February, 6, 1915 ; appoint. tondage is given as 8,938,090|ed after examination (November) London. August 31.

tone, se against 8,201,368 for 10,1908), Consul of class sight,|TRIED TO BURN HIS Boven persone were incinerated and five seriously injured through Of this year's figure, 7,171,066 Batavia, Boptember 14, 1918; corresponding period of last year. February 10, 1918; detailed to afro in motor bus at Nunsation. descending a hill.

The bus was crowded with shoppers, and burst into flames when 024 in respect of river steamers, September 5, 1919: assigned to tons was ocean-going and 1,767,-appointed Consul of class sir

The fire was due to someone striking a match while the driver ships numbered 3,427 (of which appointed Consul of clase five The departures of ocoan-going Amoy, September 8, 1919; and was filling the petrol tank.---Reuter,

1,429 ware British), whilst the November 23, 1921. departure of river stoamora num- The many friends of Mr. and

$11,000 FINE.

FOR OPIUM POSSESSION.

1. Chan Lini-pak and Chan Governor. Kung-shau to sizoulate a telo- Those who have boon thinking| gram supporting the General-that in the absence of a госом- issimo and obeying the Govorn-mandation to mergy by the Jury, mont. The Government to im-the condemned man was bound mediately cancel the gonoral to be hanged, will learn of the At the Kowloon Magistracy, warrant for their arrest and above procedura with consider-before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, this restore them their property. ablo intorost.

morning, a substituto carponter:

at $200.

PAKHOI NEWYS.

DAMAGE BY TYPHOON. (Our Own Correspondent.)

Pakbol, Aug. 27th.

CHINESE. GETS OFF LIGHTLY,

bered 2,296 (1,754 being British). Mrs. Carleton will be delighted his wife and afterwarde struck a That he poured kerosino over Taking the gross of arrivals to welcome them back to Hors- match with the express purpose and departures, it will be seen kong, where they were very of setting her on fire was the ex- that 17.845,126 tons entered and popular during their residence in

traordinary oharge brought cloared during the first six months the Colony. of this year, as against 16,537,035| Yesterday, Mr. W. H. Gale, against a Chinese before Mr. tons for the first six months of who has been transferred to E. Lindsell, at the Central last year.

Amsterdam after being Consul Magistracy on Saturday morning. His Worship's decision, which General here for several years, had been reserved from the last loft for the United States aboard hearing, was given this morning the President Grant being accom-when he found the charge as out- panied by Mrs. Gale.

There

OPEN AIR CONCERT.

PLEASANT EVENING AT KB.G.C.

were

ARMS TRAFFIC.

1It

Was

Was

2. Corps Commander Fan. We further learn that the case and a passenger from tho .s. A typhoon passed over this Shek shang and Division Com-of the condemned Indian has not Limehow were charged with the place on the 25th inst. The blow mander Lino Heng-chao will yet boon considered by the Ex- unlawful possession of 100 tacle commenced in Jurnest in the be responsible for asking the coative Council, but will, in all of propared opium, valued at $960, early hours and continued until

many members of the lined proved and imposed a seni Generalissimo to return the probability, be considered at next and 80 tuols of raw opium, valued wall into the afterocit The

American community on board topce of one month's hard labour, to see them off. :-

Shek Mui, in her deposition, arms and ammunition to the Thursday's mooting.

| blow commenced from the north A Chinese dotentive stated that and gradually changed round to Canton Merchants Volunteers |

[said that she was a widow until he saw the carpenter in his cabin the past. A large number of

she met the defendant on the 10th - according to the quantity stated

day of the 8th moon. He WAS, K taking a basket from undernoath trees were uprooted and. others in the pormit of the Depart-

A most enjoyable uvening wOH

widower and, after a brief court- mont of War.

the bed. When asked what it con- snapped off a few feat from the spout by mombers of the Kowloon Sun's war chest, the merchants tained, defendant said he did not ground. The telegraph line also Bowling Green Club and their

ship, they married and went to- 3. The reorganization of the think that this is far better than know. He added that the basket suffered, some of the poles being friends on Saturday when an

live at No. 5 Hing Wan Lace. United Kwangtung Provincial to permit the situation to develop belonged to another man and he blown down. Many of the build-open-air concort, arranged by a MAXIMUM FINE IMPOSED.sho discovered that bo

not long beforo Volunteers shall be regulated into one of oven greater serious took the detectivo round the ship ings of poorer structure suffered sub-committee, was given. The by the Civil Governor, whosa ness, but it is declared that if the and pointed out the man who badly, boing stripped of their night proved fine, and fully 200

not of a “working dispositión”* rules relating to same are to be arma are not handed over in ac- had given it to him.

The maximum fine of $1,000, and continued to live on hor promulgated within soven days, cordance with the agreemont,

tiled roofs, and there are reporte members and friends attended. with the alternative of twelve earnings as a seamstress and Should the application of the then oven worse trouble may

of some of them having collapsed. Tho wa had been prettily monthe' hard labour, was imposed those of her daughter, who work- Faur well known Pakhoi Chin-corated with fairy lights, all the on a Chinese passenger of a.sed at the Nanyang Tobacco Volunteers for permission occur.

arrangements being well thought President Lincoln by Mr., E. W. Factory. swore executed by shooting out. yesterday for trafficing in

Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magia. The orchestra which has been

A quarrel broke out between

kong. Thros were mon and one thorne

his possession three revolvers, one her husband poured kerosino sustained the woman. One of the mon was portion

major Luger pistal and 600 rounds of over her, and had proceeded to the programme, ammunition. formerly employed at the British

strike a match to set fire to her giving no fawar than ten Consulate here for many years. selections during the concert. stated that he was entrusted with by crying out and escaping into Defendant pleaded guilty and when she frustrated his intention Another is a member of the This company of local musicians the basket which contained the the kitchen. Fellow-tenants then | Roman Cathollo Church hero.

bave certainly combined to good articles by a friend in Honolulu, remonstrated with the husband, purpose, for, judging by Saturday's to take to the country. porformance. a really well- balanced and capable orchestra Inspector Moody said that the

Aneworing bis Worship, Sub and for a while he was induced

to leave her alone. has been formed. Some of tho

arms and ammunition were con- selections were quite ambitious, cealed in the falso bottom of a but there was nothing but praise baskut..

to register be denied in any way, Corps Commander Fan

A MERCHANT SHOT.

and Division Commander Lino will use their good offices to

With regard to the shooting of secure a fair adjustment of the the offisor of the 9th Battalion, the Canton Gazette gives the fol- difference.

lowing account of hie alleged

4. All businous firms to re-offence:-

sumo business on August 30, "Ordors woro issued by the Upon thereopening of the shops. Governor to the Police Depart- all military stations to ceasement to the effect that Chau

00

basket belonged to them.

Both defendants denied that the

The carpenter was fined $11,000, or twelve months, whilst the

other defendant was discharged. children between here and Hong organised by Mr. J. H. Donniltracy this morning, for having in them, aud on the day in qucation

SERVICE OF WRITS.

INTERESTING LEGAL

POINT.

their vigilance, All troops hav-King-sang, who was arrested An appeal against a decision of ing returned to Canton since by police detectives the Mr Justias Gompertz was heard the arme diaputo shall be ordor-28th, on the charge of spy- upan rosumption of business.

before the Full Court in the Court

ed away by the Generalissimo ing military information and of Appellate Jurisdiction this

having close connections with the morning, the appollants being Mosers Cary and Co., of Canton, and the respondents, the General Electric Company of China, Ltd.

5. Simultaneously with the strike leaders, was to be given return of the arms, the Canton capital punishment. The prison Merchanta Volunteers shall or was shot by the police yoster. contribute a sum of $500,000 to day. the Government for military expenses.

ARMED

ROBBERS.

ASSAIL WOMAN ON TAIPO ROAD.

to bestow.

of

Those contributing to the pro- gramme were Mrs. Lockhart, Mr. Blakoy, Mr. Skinner and Mr. V. Over the wook-ond an armed a Labrum, all of whom greatly robbery occurred in the New pleased. Sovoral encores wore

demanded.

Territories.

Mr. N. L. Brower appeared on bohalf of the appellanta, and' "Chau is a merchant, being the respondents wore represented by proprietor of the Ching Cheong Mr. Eldon Potter, K. C. 6. Corps Commander Fan and Co., doalor in paper and Division Commander Liao will stationery, on Wing Hon Maloo. paal was lodged on the grounds Road, near the Shacklipui Roser Mr. Brower said that the ap A-woman was met on the Taipo undertake to see to the return of He was arreated by the police that the writ was bad voir, by three men, armed with the arms to the Voluntoer Head-dutootives on the 28th. when hol because it should quarters within seven days, was walking along the streets been made against W. F. Cary money of the value of $41 stolon have daggers, and had jewellery and whether the question of the and taking down on his note and net against Morera Cary and from her. reorganisation of the United book the localitios of the various Co., as a writ could not be sorved Kwangtung Provincial Volun-soldiers quartors and approx on a firm. He also submitted that toors is settled within that mato number of soldiers in thom. the service was had. The question period or not.

Tho polion searched his body and at issue was whether the defects found the note book and a wore cured by the appearance of NORMAL a number of handbills advocating Mr. Silva as the person in

OPINION ON THE SETTLEMENT.,

tha strike movement. His shop on Wing on Malco

control. Even if this were so, the

Was

B

| defects were only cured in respect

appearance.

·MOROCCAN BATTLE IN

of the partner who put in an

PROGRESS.

Madrid, Aug. 31.

It is generally considered now also searched and therein that everything depends on the quantity of strike handilla was return of the arms to the Volun-discovered." teers, in which connection a doubt

DISAGREEMENT?

Mr. Pottor submitted that under Section 41 of the Codo, it

'A STRAITS 'NOTE.

FORGERY CHARGE PAILS.

BANKER'S CLAIM.

JUDGMENT AGAINST, A

CONCUBINE.

Later, as the quarrel was re-. nowed, he threatened her with a shopper and out her on the wrist with it. He also brought homo a piece of cardboard with tacka in it, his object, as the woman told the Court, being to seratch hor face with the instrument,

two

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Finding that living together with him was impossible, she reported. to the Secretary for Chiness Affaire, and that official sent for the man. Ho did not A ocncubine named Wong Tak- appear and a warrant was issued yiu, who is said to have declined for his arrest.

Sentence WAR inflicted to porform contracts sho bad! enterod into, although she had stated above. On the accepted $37,600 an deposit, was additional charges of assaulting At the Kowloon Magistracy the defendant in an aotion in the her with the chopper and of RETREAT., unemployed Chin- before Mr. Justice Gompertz this to wit, the piece of cardbroad, in this morning, before Mr. E. W. Court of Original Jurisdiction having an offensive Instrument, ese was charged with uttering a morning. Plaintiff was a banker his possession, the defendant was

cautioned. forged 810 Straits noto and also named Lau Shun-choa. with being in unlawful possession The plaintiff claimed specific of same.

performance of two agreements A money-changor, called to dated respectively November give evidence, said the noto was 13th, 1922, and January 6th, 1923, a forged one.

for the sale of the properties whether all will be handed back,

| was good service in Hongkong if An official communique from A report reaches us that a writ was served on the 10-Morocco roports that there was hai Stroat, Yaumati, said defend- Lot No. 67 and Beotion. A

The master of a shop in Shang-known as Seation B. of Marino certain as troops are said to have though most of the eshops opened thorised agent of a firm, although severe fighting to-day on the ant wont to his shop to buy a bat Inland Lot No. 1916, and Section already secured part of the con- on Saturday, most of them again that firm did not actually Ellau line. Details are lacking, and tendered the forged note, L. of Inland Lot Na. 201. signment.

closed yesterday, and this has come within the jurisdic but the Spanish columns fall back when he was arrested. Replying Alternatively, the plaintif Kimberley, August : 30.—The It is realised that the settle.lad to a rumour that a final|tion

of the Court. If a normally-Router.

to-defendant, witness now said claimed a declaration that he was British. Rugby team best. Caps. mont roprosents a compromise, Bottlement has not yet been drin or corporation set up bual-

that he left defondant in the shop entitled to have delivered up the Province by 13 points: to 3,—-- for the carrying out of which two reached.

Incas in Hongkong it was good

Router. Yunnanese Gonerals are to stand It is

and took the note to a money-title deeds of the properties. changer and on bis return he had In the further alternative, plaintiff claimed (a) damages for Defendant said that he, and breach of the agreements (b) the

Canton and it was there that he others ran a gambling house in sum of $37,800 pald au deposita.

Further, and in the alternative, got the note. He did not know it plaintiff claimed interest on the was a forged note,

sum of $37,800 2 87% per annum. Constantinople, Aug. 31.

His Worship said he could not Mr Campbell Prosser appeaYað" Fifteen people were killed, in convick out the evidence, a strong for the plaintif. defendant nos

plosion in the power point in defendant's favour, being being represented.!!!

fano. The

is expressed in some quarters

gald that tho two service to leave it in the office at

as guarantors. Mr. Chan Lin-Yunnaness Generals persuaded Hongkong even though the prin- POWDER EXPLODES. dofondant arrested. pak and the Vice-Commander of seven members of the Volunteer cipal lived in Americs, had never tho Corps are to declare their Committee to accept the terms of been to Hongkong, and did not loyalty to. Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and the settlement, but that come intend to come to Hongkong. The FIFTEEN PEOPLE KILLED. in grosing to do this it is said other officials of the Corps, who same applied to persons. that they are most anxious to were not consulted, object to Mr. Browar jaid that Mr. Cary prove beyond doubt that they certain of the terms, notably the had filed an affidavit at the re- "have never entertained any re-payment of heif a million dolláre quest of Me" Silva,, stating that bellious idens and had no in- and the declaration of loyalty to Cary and Co. of Canton, and Okry tention whatever of attempting Dr. Sun by Chen, Lim-pak and and Co., of Hongkong, war, sig to past the Government var den bis Vice-Commander... Negotie

to subscribe a sum ations am alili, wald to be pro- &Their Lordships arved their * Camion dolla koz Delco Tram an khan mantas par dari degalon,

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