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NO. 12.693

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FRAUD CHARGES.

SATURDAY

NORTH CHINA WAR:

A EULOGY OF TRANSPORT.

TRADE AND UNEMPLOYED TO BENEFIT.

London, September 19.

HEAVY BAIL REDUCED.

In connection with the case in

Bowlay, were charged with fraud and conspiracy, Mr. Davidson, of

HĦALE: COST IS OTH

SEPTEMBER · 20, 1024

ANOTHER PIRACY.

HEAVY. FIGHTING REPORT.

Shanghai, Sept. 19.

At a luncheon in connection with the conforosco in the Tran- apori Institute at Wembley, Mr. Gorling, toasting Imperial tran-which Lo Shu-fan and Charles sport, said the Government had to build up our old Empire aftan on Kent, two clarks employed at Dr. Sun May Return in Canton. now methods, and it was important to remember th. t there could be MosBTS. Hastings, Dennys and no hope of developing trade unless they first devolopod transport. The Government was fully alive to the importance of bringing back transport accommodation to the highest point of afficiency, and was devoting large sums, and was going to devote still larger sume, to this end. They should provide roads and transport facilities because they were nooded, and such schemes would absorb many of the unemployed.--Reuter.

SEQUEL TO GUN-RUNNING CASE.

ELDER ACCUSED OUT ON BAIL.

London, Soptember 19.

Mr. Attfield, senior, who was charged, with his son, last July, in connection with gun-running, has boon released from Brixton jail, where he has been imprisoned since July 24th as he was unable to furnish the ten thousand storling ball fixed in each case by the Judge in Chambors, after the gun-running charges had boon with- drawn in the police court and a re-arrest had boon ordorod on bobalf of the customs authorities. Yostorday the bail was reduced to two thousand pounds for Attfield eonior, but his son's application was refused.-Reuter.

THE EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

GOVERNMENT DECISION STILL AWAITED.

London, September 19.

The statement that the Empiro Exhibition will be carried on in 1925 is authoritatively deprocated. Lord Stevenson has pointed out that there would be a statement made on the matter immediately the authorities are in a position to do so.-Renter

BIG BLAZE OF CRUDE OIL.

STORE SET ON FIRE BY LIGHTNING,

Rangoon, September 19.

An oil tank at Syriam of two million gallons capacity, belonging

to the Burmah Oil Company, was struck by lightning this morning

It contained crude oil, which is still burning-Reuter,

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ZANNI'S FLIGHT.

MOTOR-CYCLE ACCIDENT.

DOWN.

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XED GRIL

· By AsnLay SreALEIR

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Kongmoon, Sept. 19. Another piracy was committed on a tow boat on the Kongmoon- Conoral Lu [ apparently Shakki run, with the result that that firm, appeared before Mr. making a desperate effort to rally

I arrived at Nudbadon last R. E. Lindsell, at the Central the Cheklang Army. He has about 30 men and women pas-

morning, On tho Magistracy to-day, to appeal for announced that he will make a Bongers were carried off for ran-

platform wero the Mayor and a reduction in the amount of the stand on the Hwangtu-Liubo line. and the whole cargo was Tuesday ball fired in the case of La Shu-There was heavy fighting at both removed by the buccaneers.

The victim this time was the Corporation, the Mace Boaror, jfan.

those places to-day.--Reuter,

Hop Fat tow-boat, which left the Nutmeg Bearer, the Sword Kongmoon for Bhekki on the Swallower, and the Town Band. But I was much disappointed to morning of the 17th Inst. London, Sopt. 19.

The pirates, who had dodged find that they hadn't come to up yesterday as at the time

Router learns that as far as the examination of the guards meet mo. They wore off to unveil ho was engaged in finding

dressed bail for the other defendant, Kent. Britain is concerned there is no and posed as pasanagers, were a now obalybeate pump-room at BA outlying respectable Ditschwasser, up ag In regard to the $30,000 security truth in the report that there, has demanded by the police in the been any communication with the looking gentlemen above sus suburb. The ticket-collector was caso of Lo Shu-fan, he thought other Powers with regard to picion. Not long after the boat the only individual who displayed this excessive for a case of ordin-intervention in China, which is had been under way, the coxswain not considered practical at of the launch found himself pointed, to with a revolver by one ary fraud, and undesirable also

of the piraten who had begun to because it meant the defendant present.Reuer.

go about their business, The going before the Bussions as a

vanture proved an easy one. forj dangerous criminal and evory. body who road the accounts in

WILL SUN ABANDON

EXPEDITION?

It is reported that Dr. Sun Yat-the pirates, for they soon took

STEAKE

the papers must regard it aasen, before leaving for Shinkwan, command of the situation and any interest in my arrival, and pretty bad business to have such dospatched an envoy to General ordered the bost to go to a place he got very poovish when I in heavy balls imposed in the case. Chan King-ming to again offer somewhore off the Dont of advertently handed him, instead Such heavy balls were only just reconciliation on very favourable Heungahan district, whore

of my ticket, Old Furniture Ifled in the case of hardoned terms, namely, that the whole of pirate-vessel had been waiting. Bories No. XVI-Jacobean Roll- oriminals hold on charges of Kwangtung Provico bo placed Tha lot was then transferred and counterfeiting colos, or

Bocial

under Chan's rule, provided he taken ashore and the captivos top Desk. crimes.

would supply a cortain aum daily horded into the bandits' fold. Stating that he was appearing with which to meet the expensos The tow-bost later returned to in the case satirely for the of the Northern Expedition. Kongmoon. dof-ndante' sake, and not acting As this offer has boon declined, under instructions, Mr. Davidson and in view also of the unfavour corrected what to said was the able nowe from Bhanghai, it is popular impression in the Colony said that Dr. Sun has decided to that solicitors' interprotors were return to Canton, whilst tho generally rich and nearly all Northern Expedition, comprising dishonost. That Was B very some 6,000 men of mixed forcos, wrong impression, and the only remain where they are.、 class of persons who know the truth and appreciated the hard work of these employees woro the solicitors themselves. Kent was formerly employed in the firm of Deacon and Hastings and when Mr. Hastings left that firm,

EDUCATING THE MASSES.

COLONY'S FINANCES.

I have placed myself under the care of the famous physician, Dr. Adam Bohwindel, who creatod such a sonsation in medical cirolos short while ago by isolating the bacillus af kook-knees. My cura, I understand, will only be of very short duration, about ton days, as the writer's cramp fram which I am euforing provos on diagnosis to be of the shortband variety (Pitman system) and not The Government's financial Jackson's Upright, as I had onça statement' for ` June; - whlob feared.

BALANCE AGAIN. -

INCREASED.

published in the latest copy of Next Thursday, then, I hopa ta the Government Gazette, shows start by the short ses-routs for that the rovonue for the month Switzerland

was $2,105,441 as against an exponditure of $1,818,885, the

Colony's balance of assets over The first grouse of the season. liabilities being thereby increased to reach London, I read, fatched ton shillings each. Intelligent

your

.

In the first number of "Mixod Grill" which appeared I dr August would find the planet Mars attention to the fact that this

Kont wont with him and became A CANTON EXPERIMENT. casbier and was in that position when he (Mr Davidson) joined The mass education movement the firm in 1917. He bad overy in Croton, started some four from $17,906,962 to 818,193,519. confidence in him and it seemed months ago to teach 1,000 simple. It is Interesting to note birds! The best my dog can do to him a monstrous thing that a Chinese characters to litorata that the Colony's revenue, for is to fetch my slippers. EUROPEAN GIRL KNOCKED man of good character, as Kent adults so that they may be able the first half of this

was known to him, should be to read and write the most com- was $13,171,500 (just over half a million dollars more than charged with the orimo and mon words in four months, came We are informed that at the

to a successful closing of its first for the corresponding period last forthcoming annual gonoral most-

Last avoning a rather nasty allowed bail of $20,000. ing of shareholders in the Dairy accident occurred near the Telling the Court the very good session recently, when some 632 year) whereas the total estimated Farm, Ico and Cold Storage Co., Government quarters at Happy impression

which Kent had men and women wore awarded revenue for the whole year was Ltd., the directors will recommend Valley when little Miss Joan carnod, and as observed by him a certificate of officinacy at a put at $21,369,934. If the ro. at its nearest point to the earth. Old, the four-year-old daughter self after many years personal meeting held in the Canton venue for the second half equals This happy event was due to then the income for the whole would be only 34,500,000 miles of Inspector W. Old, in charge of contact, Mr. Davidson pointed out. Y.M.O.A. auditórium the other that for the first half of the year, come off on the 22nd, when Mars Mataukok Slaughter House, was that the defendant had a big day.

Mr. Lee Ying Lum, associate your will be about $5,000,000 more distant from us. By a Blugular knocked down by a motor-cyola family and the chance of his and sidecar boing driven by In- leaving the Colony was absurd, general secretary of the Canton than was estimated, and will coincidence (my friend, Prof. of this more than balance the estimated Starr Studyer, informs me) the earth would be provisoly the expenditure of 824,924,667, spector Johansson, in charge of As regard the other defondant, Y.M.C.A. in obarge

educational movement,

The expenditure for the first same distance away from Mars. 30 Shu-fan, Mr. Davidson spoke mase

dis when speaking on the aucoess of The little girl sustained a out on what he tormed as on the forehead, as well as a crimination in the matter of bail. the schemo, believed that more six months of this year was Asked if be could offer any help- Up to the time of going to press, number of bruises, and was lator To fix this at $30,000 was equival-men and women would have $10,949,538 (just over a million ful remarks to amateur astron the Asiatic Petroleum Company removed to the Victoria Hospital, ent, Mr. Davidson said, toon- taken advantage of the instruc dollars more than for the corras-omore on this unique sopasion, It tion given, but for the unfavour-ponding last year), and represents the Professor, after some minuten victing him of this offenco.

a much lower rate of expenditure of profound meditation, requested conditions prevailing in would certainly create a dangor-Canton the last few weeks. He then was estimated. Up to the me to warn them against leaning ous impression to the jury when

end of Juno, nearly $2,000,000 out of their windows the defendant went before them, pointed out that the flood which had been spent on Public Works moment of closest proximity. He Lo earned less than $100 a month, had inundated the streets of Base Extraordinary, whereas the total explained that an error of 94 or and, moreover, ho had a large/Kwan and other parts of the of expenditure for tho year nearly family to support, and the chance sometimes to a depth of more

than

foot, the interfer was estimated to be of hie leaving the Colony was

$7,000,000. once with women going to classes remoto also in his caso.

Referring to the case as he know in the evening by unruly troops, it, Mr. Davidson said that one of and the late general strike, all! tho agroaments to soll land have more or loss affected the For an attack with a choppar belonging to the informant (Mrs, working of this popular educa- jon a sleeping woman, his father's Wong Tak-yin) was executed lotional movement. conaubino, a Chineso named Au his office in his presonce, and a

NO NEWS YET.

markote.

had received no news as to the ro- where she now remains an sumption of Major Zanni's flight, pationt. Fortunately, bor injuries

Yesterday it was intimatod are not regarded as serious. that he would either start to-day or to-morrow.

THE DISARMAMENT

CONFERENCE.

PREPARING THE GROUNDWORK.

Gonova, Sopt. 19.

WOUNDING CASE.

ROBBER GETS TEN YEARS,

Cho was sentonood to ten years' sum paid on account of the pur

one

PRESENTATION,

TO ROYAL MARINES CAPTAIN. Last ovoning, on board H. M. 8.

:

at tho

35 million miles in astronomical estoulations was a matter of common occurrence; was, in fact, thought nothing of at the works; but he would nevertheless hato to fool that through want of a word or two of caution someone might get a whack over the bond from Mars South Pole as that planet whizzod by.

•

I note that amongst the racont

hard labour and 20 strokes with chase money was handed over to guilty) knew. It to be all up. The disarmament sub-commit the birch at the Criminal Sessions the lady. Subsequently it was and Fot they still continued Tamar, an interesting little oero-petitions filed to bankruptcy is

Kent, to Lo and about their duties. ten of the League had a prolonged yesterday when he was charged known to

The only many took place, when Captain one of a plumber. Wall, it is sitting to-day and is expected to with robbery and with wounding to himself that tha lady porson who absconded was the willsme, RM.L.I., who is short- Interesting at last to hear of some to concludo to-morrow. The with intent to do grievous bodily could not produce the title son of the Informant (Mr Wongly going Home, was presented thing which a plumber will file ensemble of the work on the harm. He ploaded not guilty to deeds. It

known to Tak-yin) who had to be brought with a silversalvor from members without going back to the shop to penalties and disarmament has the first charge and guilty to the Kent and to Lo that these deeds back from Canion. There they of the Royal Marines Old Com fetch his mato. boon completed, wbllst the mattor second.

wore in the possession of Mr. had the guilty remaining behind rados Association, in the forms. of arbitration is still being

Ho Kom-tong and thero was and the innocent absconding. Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, for the practically no chaton of gotting

I have just learned from one of tion and subsequent activities of examined.

Mr. Lindaull It was The date of assembling the dis- Crown, Bald that in view of the them. If Mr. Ho were unwilling leged that the boy who abscond-which he had taken prominent the Continental papers that a

part.

South American explorer, who armament conference has been ples-on-the-second-obarge, he proto proosad with the transaction, ad was very innocent.

The presentation was made by has. passed two years in the fixed, though it is not stated: posed to offer 30 evidence on the they were faced with a hard After dealing with the defen- Chief Inspector Kent, of the country of the Upper Amazon, There is reason to believe it will fret. Outlining the Crown case on proposition, as they wore up dants' behaviour in face of all Hongkong Police, who eulogized faims to have discovered, a be before the spring. It is ex. the second charge. Mr. Haslerigg against a wealthy and influential thase adverse circumstancos. Mr. Captain Williams' services, and ruined city of great sutiquity plained that ratification of the said that the concubine was sleep man. The allegation was that Davidson askod for a reduction of the latter replied saying that his containing many features similaz

preaade the ing on August 14th last between the sale was a fraud, and yet in ball for Lo.

Work for the Association had bann so those found among the of invitations . to the 1.30 and 8 p.m. when she was in spite of that, the defondants Mr. J. H. Nihill, in the course labour of love and he would raids of Anolent. conference, to which all Bites wakened by a blow on the head, stayed in the office doing their of an address opposing the re- niways treasure the gift so kindly RII will be invited. The protocol She found prisoner standing over work.

duction, meniloned the serious

protocol

must

does not contain any infringehor with a chopper and he struck On the 29th of August last he nature of the dielomtres made idade by the members! ment of the loavent of the st her several times and infilobed (Mr. Davidson) and Kent were by two, withauses, why big that ha Langus, while maabis not sign. five or six deeply incised wounds. sub-posased to give formal much as $200,000:ärm Involved In ing the protocol will still remain{'It was, a marvel that she ever evidence of the execution of the the canoestemmà mők állá ich khas 1900vered. Primomaciada a state: denda: In the ones before thw (hla mimonny hid beard atolam bý Lord Pa

lawed by mans to the pollos in which he Burgame Court, and at that time the defendante, bat 15:

Catɔ the wild that buy in the most ho ver pel ybi fally toquainted ther

hear? hat comma

this

od-curiously onough-by their names. This latest discovery certainly scania to lead support to the learned gentleman's con- tention.

Some of the moro sonile readers may possibly recall that it wan Proi. Rottenbleiter who, in 1879, whilst delving in the Assyrian desert to try and find the 'Hang-,

Gardons of Ing

Babylon, oleotrified, tho Brobaoological world by oxcavating the original carpet on the fold of which Byron's Assyrian came down like a'wolf. Its Identity was placed beyond dispute by the simultaneous finding, underneath the said carpet, of a small but chaste cohort exquisitely enamel- led in purple and gold.:

"

A Temperance advocato sug- geats the use of ammonis instead of brandy in attacks of faintness..

No information is to hand, howe ever, as to whether he goes so `far as to suggest petrol instead of brandy for pouring over the Christmas pudding.

...

A well-known writer has dze pressed the view that most modern young women are niña parte affectation to one part affection. Henco I aries in my righteous wrath, forming at bơth Dare, and, brandishing my good umbrolla Joyeuse about my head, declaim :-

-Who, le Sylvia ? What is sho

That madly I adoro her, Fav'ring bur to Cecily, Rosalys, or Flora ?

Is she loving ? To sho kind? Has she aught about ber That I esitio in my mind

I can't live without her? Think her love's but ono poor

part,

While nino are affootation!

Is such titha of maiden heart

Worth consideration?

Ayo; no qualme my rapture

For I've long suspected mar, Sylvia's affootations are

Ono and all affected I

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I am sure that all roaders who tako an interest in Pullman cricket (as distinct from, and superior to, first-plaas cricket) will rejoica to hear that my batting averago has advanced from 000 ta .001. I comploted. the thousandth innings of my life shortly before leaving Eng aland, and I have at last gained the coveted dietinotion of mak ing a run-the first of my I had some thoughts. of having my run stuffed and put in a gisas "onso, but I hear it rumoured that my Clab the Battersea Singers-wish to give rao a little souvenir of their own. In celebration of my masterly achievement they are going to have the telegraph-board

career.

mounted in ozodised spelter, and present into me at a congh tory luncheon to be given ad wbilk-barrow at the corner Tottenham Court Road. The funny part of the "that, strictly speakin

lig-by

However,