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1924 OCTOBER 11,

日三十万九

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THAT TYPHOON.

FIGHTING IN CANTON.

MERCHANT VOLUNTEERS V. SOLDIERS.

DEAD LYING ON THE BUND. News is to hand this morning from our special correspondon't in Canton, tolling of-a-clash-bolween the Morchant Volunteers and

Soldiers on the Bund yesterday afternoon in which a number were killed. The affair has caused great excitement in the City, and further serious trouble in expectail.

The atory of tho affair is that an arrangement had previously been arrived at for the arms off the .. Hav to be delivered over?

THE KILLED AND

por

WOUNDED.

cent

of

Lator.

HONGKONG'S IMPORTS.

"SQUEEZE" IN CANTON.

The fortnightly. Frics Current

NEW LOCAL REGULATIONS. HOW HONGKONG ESCAPED. An Interesting sequel to the Hongkong did not experience fatal motor bus accident on the the bad weather prodioted yester Kowloon City Road which was day, owing to the threatening typ Caused by the fitting of springs hoon shooting north. The Mantic and Market Report, published by to the eteering gear of the bus is message of yesterday aftern on the Hongkong General Chamber Cotton Pisce Goods & Fancy the making of now regulations giving the position as 21 N. and of Commerce, states

117 E, moving W.N.W., scored by the Governor-in-Council.

Ewo new regulations have boon made and these are published in

the latest issue of the Govern-

mont Gazette. Thoy read:

to imply that we were to have Cotton Goods. There is still an

of

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80' faf ás I am aware It

I never threatened with phyl- ' loxera, sheep-rot, wire-worm, or other agricultural pestilenog, 'but'" regularly” appears avory, September in the richest pro fusion:

almost entire absance, of now My readers will doubtless be A trop which never godine to the full force of the blow business, both in respoot of interested to hear that are these fall or let us down, or cause ide- but a later message in to even Btaples and Fancies. The new lines appear in cold print (and I putations of cholerio yeomen to ing put the position of the No person shall without the cyclone as 23 N, 117, E., moving Linkin "Squeeze in Canton is don't suppess the compositors interview the Minister of Akri written permission of the Captain N. N. W. This throatened the retarding clearances and sore have got any other sort) Ishall be culture, is the blackberry crop. Superintendent of Police make the coast near Bwatow, but it has lots shipped a week ago have bern.returned here, "Spot" Cotton any alteration or addition to since changed its direction.

The No 1. typhoon signal, as approlated further to 15.13 ELCOPT It is now definitely known the steering gear, as supplied

prices for cloth have moved fiva mon belonging or fitted by the manufacturors, of which had been up since the late reports of detorioration and to the Voluntoor Corps. The that

Thursday, was the Merchant Volunteer any public vehicle for the carri-afternoon

In eympathy. The Manchester shortly after down handing over of the arms was to to

market is reported to be firm with gyda and one soldier of ago of passengers, whereby the taken take place on the Bund at 2 p.m. Corps

were killed, stooring of such vehicle, as de-midnight, last night.

I fancy the explanation lies in yesterday afternoon, at the whar! the Red Army

The latest position of the upward- tendency.

Cotton YarnAn improve-

the fact that we don't mollycoddle. between the B.B., Pau! Boau and quite a number were wounded, signed by the manufacturers, the wharf of the Hongkong, having their injuries attended is affected in any way, with the typhoon (prosuming it is the same Canton and Macao Stoamboat to the on Bund opposite Taiping exception of ordinary adjust-one) is given as 115 Long E, 24.ment in domand was reported in home again from my Swiss holl-our blackberries. A friend of our, last and a fair amount of day: I duly attended the Yodelling mine once tried to rear a pine- Lat N., moving N. W.

business has since been done. Eisteddfod, where the champion- is roported that mont." Company. Opneral Li Puk-lum, Maloo. 'It

Observatory. Owing, to. The Manila

rise in the "In cases where any alteration the rifles

in his garden. Three gardeners, who is at prosont in charge of 60

manufacturer's labourer. While! a solicitor, and a night-nurso Canton under orders of Sun Yat- have been handed over to the or addition to the stooring gear of however, alea roparts (11 p.m. material, prices advanced about ship was secured by a Swiss roll apple saw from an empty tin) son, Bont 300 of his soldiers to Volunteers, our correspondent any such vehicle, for the purpose yestordny) "a cylone or typhoon

market was quiet with casior yodel his voice went up so high a rich and nourishing chemical prosorvo order during the handing adding that he witnessed the last of affecting the stooring in any over North China Sea moving 82/3 por bale, but at the close our executing a particularly elaborato oro uogad to look at it, and order way, is desired, detailed drawings South-west." So we might have prices ruling Quotations are that it couldn't get down again, manure was specially preparod over, whilst the Morchant Volun-load being taken away.

No. 108 $225/239 No. 12 and a couple of ohamois-hunters for it. It didn't lack for care. toor Corps had lined the streets has been rostored, but feeling is or models and full particulars gale yot.

$230/243. No. 168. $240/250. No. had to go up and let it down with When the weather was cold, WHAT SHIPS REPORT. near the wharves and wore turn- tenso, and everyone seems to ex-prepared by a qualified mechanical

208. $230/245, te-night, ongineer shall be submitted by

the fruit Was massaged ing all the traffic off the Bund noct further trouble

the licensed to the Captain Sup- Sovere weather in the Formosa

Arrivals 2,125 bales. Shipments

koep The opening of the milk-choco to

its julce in lown side streets.

RED ARMY INTERFERE. At the time our correspordunt erintendent of Police for his Channel le reported by the nil. Salos 4,000 bales.

Spanish steamor C. Lopez y Unsold stook "5,200 balos. late harvest was duly celebrated circulation. When it was bot Just as the arms had boon wrote (4.15 yesterday afternoon) consideration."

with quaint old-time customs, the staff took turns to fan it Lopez She left Hongkong Bargains 1,800 balce, landed on the wharves, about the rumour was liaing freely

clearances which included a representation When green-fly threatened it, a on October 7th for Yokohama, 2,000 of the "Red Army" camo circulated that a large body of

and reaching the Formosa Chan-have improved slightly, but have of William Teli's famous spple boy with a rattle and an ugly marching along Taiping Street troops was marching into the Parado from the East

nol encountered heavy cose. The not kept pace with arrivals which trick. The impersonator of the face was stationed over it. In and tried to intorfore with the City

captain, Mr. C. Miranda, dooided have been very heavy during the great patriot, however, did not the end, the pineapplo cast its delivery, whereupon shots were (round with the object of at-

BIG ATTAUK NOW IN to return to Hongkong.

last two months. There is no prove so skilled a toxophilist as frill and died. fired on both sides. For about tacking the Volunteers.

Damage to her bridge and to a desire on the part of dealers to his original, and his son, besides I have always thought that had PREPARATION., half an hour thore

It was also rumoured that

motorboat is reported by the contract for frosh business. sustaining punctures in both ears tomonium and much firing. Gonoral Chan Kwing-ming in-s

Shanghai, Oct. 11.

Norwegian vessel Produce, which Home prices remain firm, fully had to suffer the spoliation of a my friend simply chucked the Observere could seo soveral dead tonded to march upon Canton o

Lu Yung-hsiang's headquarters

gotten all about it, he might now Volunteers and members of the soon as fighting began in the

fruit was finally transfixed. announce that preparations have experienced a severe typhoon in 10 per cent, above those ruling at Dew cricket cap before the elusive thing among the turnips and for- be making a boast of himself on Red Army lying on the ground. City.

One practical result of my trip pineapple salad every night. arrived in Hongkong this morning. The land telegraph lines be-boon made to put into a defensive in Bay on October 5th. She this time last year. whilstfiringcould be heard further

walls state all the entrances tu Bhang-"

study along the Bund, in the direction tween Canton and Hongkong are hai on the south-cast and south.

richer by

of pair

odol- It was now out of order and telegraphio

It is believed that Sun Chuan- of the Sincore building. rumoured that several had been communication can only be made

fang is rosting his

troops, RACING POSTPONED killed in this second encounter. by wireless.

to A second proparatory

was pan-

(Friday),

PREPARING FOR, THE

ELECTION. '

PARTY LEADERS HOLD CONFERENCES.

DEFENCE OF SHANGHAI.

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Londoa, Oct. 10.

Woollons-Local

ropes.

my

the

KD

Raw Cotton. There is no

that is change to report.

Metals, Market quiet and dull will be

of News reaches mé .. Flour Market Report.-Stook:magnificent about 1,550,000. Market: quiet. weiss borne. They'll look simply electrical appilance which has Quotations: American Patent, topping between the two stuffed bean devised for ridding cheeses onslaught on Shanghal by waY EFFECT OF THE ELECTION$4.00 per sack; American Straight, shrimps-relies of my prowess in of mites. An appliance for rid of the railway. Ho Feng-lin,,

$3.20 per sack: American Cut off, a fishing competition off the plor ding widows of theirs has long pareonally commanding the re

$3.25 per sack: Shanghai Flour, at Harrogate.

been on the markot. It's called a inforcements to the positions A report from Newmarket saya $2.95 por sack: Australian No. 1,

company-promoter. near Sungkiang, which is comthe Jockey Club stewards have $3.20 por sack: Canadian Cut off. pletely in the bands of the Fu decided to postpone the race for $2.95 por sack. kien troops.

the Cambridgeshire Stakes to

Widdow Glass.-Market quiet There was little fighting on the October 30th, owing to the

with stocks accumulating. Sungklang and Hwangtu fronte General Election falling on the Saltpatre. Stock (12,000) bags, Whilst the rank and file of ex-Conimoners have scattered to yesterday. The Liuho front has 29th, and the conséquent impos-No transactions to racord since only hazard a guoss that that! their constituencies, the leaders of the parties are holding war been quiet for many days.sibility of obtaining the police last report owing to the heavy

necessary for the proper conduct fall in Rupoo Exchange. councils in London to-day, for what the Clovernment's opponents

of the moating. The other races Invo dubled the "hush and hustlo election".

advertised to be run at New. market on the Wednesday have also been postponed, to Thursday and Friday.-Reuter

MANIFESTOES BEING DRAWN up.

London, October 10,

The Cabinot sat for forty minutos this morning, drafting the Labour Party manifesto. A large crowd at Downing Street testified to the public interest in the crisis.

-The Conservative leaders had a two bours' conference at Union. ist headquarters, and it is understood Mr. Baldwin is preparing a manifauto appealing for stability in the Government, encourage- ment of irado and commerco, extension of insurance, and othor important domestic reform.

Reuter.

BELGIAN STRIKERS.

at

IN UGLY MOOD.

Mons, Oct. 10. Several hundred strikers Flonu, in the Borinage coalfield, wont in procession to the Levant mino, destroying the windows and ddore of cottages acoupied by non-striking minore. They

Mr. Asquith conferred with Mr. Lloyd George, Sir Alfred Mand, and others.

The Royal prociamation dissolving Parliament was read in the Royal-Exchange, with-tho-usual-picturesque-coromunial-Reuter rained stones and revolver shots:

U.S. ARMY AIRSHIP WRECKED. ·

CRASH FOLLOWS EXPLOSION OF

BOMB. Nowport News, October 10,

The U. S. Army dirigiblo PC4 exploded at Langley Fiold, and several officers and men havo beon injured.

Lator.

A bomb exploded prematurely, tearing the dirigiblo's silken envelope, resulting in só immediato crash. The crew had no time to operate the parachutes.

The PC4 is the largest airship built in America, and was inflated with helium, thereby proventing the deaths of the whole crow.- Reuter's American Service, -

on goadarmorio, who, replying. fired a valley and killed a striker. Gendarmes wore also attacked and wounded by Communists at Jomappes.

Numerous arrests have been ollected.-Reuter,

NEW CABLE SHIP.

TO BE STATIONED AT SINGAPORE

..

NEW INDO-CHINA PRODUCT.

INTERESTING CHAT WITH VISITOR.

A Berlin museum, I road, is the enviable possessor of mam: This week's blography is that moth's tooth, nine foot long, and of the world-famous botanist —–—– weighing seventy pounds, I can

11. PROF. LINNAEUS LEBERWURST, mammoth would have had some little difficulty in accepting the tonots of Christian Science when that particular,tooth achod.

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I hear that ladies are already receiving through the post mil- lirors and modiste's circulars and catalogues anent the fashions! for the coming winter. How I wish somebody would look after Plans are now being perfected us men like that and tell us for the manufacture of a food months beforehand what's going powder from fish, according to to be the correct thing! I live in

· London, Oct 10 Mr. Kropf, a Director of the continual dread that something The new cable ship "The Institute of Marine Products at drastio will happon in the world Cable," completed for the Eastern Quinhon, Indo-China, who is a of men's fashions and I shan't Extension, Australasia and China visitor in Hongkong, to-day. Mr. hear about it till too late. I am, Telegraph Company, is to roplace Krempf is returning from an im however, in a position to stato that this winter "The Recorder" at Singapore, portant economic conference in positively

will bo worn ово

after forty years service by the Honolulu and appears onthusi-hraces both shoulders GE

ovor

lattor. A hundred and fifty milos satio.over the now project. of cable can be coiled in the now

The now food will be oasily heretofore; preserved for considerable lengths continue to

ANTI-FLY MEASURES. vessel, which is oil-burning and

coal-burning.--Reuter,

- NEW GOVERNMENT

REGULATIONS.

TEST CRICKET.

underwear will remain invisible

of time, he says, and will enhance (except when our shirtcuffs aro the marketable value of one of too short); and pink coral contre- Indo-China's most

(of Schinkelbrod.) Exact year of birth uncertain,

important stude will still remain barred for but is believed to be sometimo when tho Professor waS VOTY products. Mr. Krompf will try to use with evening diern.

On the other hand, I hear that young. Educated by hand. Exhi- intorost the parent govorament in the establishment of factories Trilby hats are to be dented from bited early taste for flowers by decorations off his hat. Firat at- to produce the new food, as soon left to right, instead of from back eating as the plane for its manufacture to front, as at present; fur spats, governoes'G ·

public attention by in place of cloth ones, will be the tracted are completed..

mode; and pants are to be cut article in the Cauliflower Fancier's alightly shorter in the right log Journal (1877) on The Hybridiza- than in the left to allow for lim-tion of Rhubarb and Monkey

Nula. Won the Daily Mail ping in the chilblain sonson,

Patent Leather Belt (1881); for the rostenest tomato, From a book of traveller's and the Daily Reflector Flat (1882) for the reminiscences I learn that in Tin osrtain parts of China the in-narrowest bean. Created sensa habitants can accurately tell the tion by inventing (1896)' an time by looking at a ost's eyes. entirely now species of orchid This, however, is not a gift prou-(opossum liaoleum). wbloh Har to the Chlaose.

flowered only on Tuesdays and Hero in England there is many Fridays. Author of The Taming

It is notifad in the latest issue of the Government Gazelle: that the special regulations for GREAT BRITAIN, AND CHINA.

THE AUSTRALIAN SKIPPER. matahods used for habitation are Amended

the following by

Sydney, Oct. 10. MINGLING OF STUDENTS ADVOCATED.

Mr. Collins has been selected addition 'London, October 10,

"Every such latrine shall be to oaptain the Australian first Mr. Chao. Heln-chu, speaking at a Chinese students' dinner to

with receptacles for Test taam.-Reuter. provided celebrate the thirteenth anniversary of the Chinese Republic, said

exorata so arranged as to be fly.

[This is H. L. Collins, of Now' he was aware that some people attributed China's failure to regain

proof to the satisfaction the South Wales, who has beon pro- hor soat in the Council of the League of Nations at Geneva to the Board.

minant In previous representative fact of the internal troubles in China. Ho pointed out that there

matohos "down under." Ho was are political troubles all over the world, and it was unfair to blame

born in 1889. Mr. Collins was in MISS WETHERED RETAINS China alono. Ho declared that China would never abandon the

the team which visited England right to claim a soat, and was confident this aim would be achieved,

in,1921.] Ho expressed bis confidonco that the British Parliament would pass the Bill authorising the remission of the Boxer Indemnity, by the beginning of 1925,

The dinnor was hold in tho Hotel Cooil, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Hing Sbung-mok. The guests included Baron Hayashi, Sir John Jordan, Sir Arthur Shipley, and Professor Soothill.

Baron Hayashi, referring to the Chinese civil war, said Japan was unable at present to give either side advice, or offer intervon tion. The great necessity in China was to repair the railways, not the construction of now ones. Foreign help would probably be necessary for this.

"SHENANDOAH" TRIP.

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NEARLY A DISASTER.

Phoenix, Arizona, Oct. 10. The airship Shenandoah nar: rowly averted a disaster whon

it sailed within fifteen foot of tho top of Plcacho Peak, near Tucson.

Reuter's American Service."

LADY GOLF. CHAMPION.

TITLE.

London, Oot..10. At Coodenbosch, in the English ladies' golf championship final, EMPIRE EXHIBITION Miss Joyce Wethered, of Wor

plasdon, the holder, boat Miss D. Fastor, of Burnham, Somerset, by 8 and 7-Router.

APPROACHING FINAL DECISION.

London, Oct. 10.

It is offlolally declared that the has doolded to reopen the Empire Exhibition 1st premature, Ky the The loan agreements between Government I still commuhiloat- Germany and the banks concerning with the Dominionia govern: ed has been signed.--Reuter, Sati menta on the matter.--

London, Oct. 10.

Professor Boothill said he hoped that out of the Indemnity fund, TIE GERMAN LOAN. statement that the. Government something would be done for the Chinose students in England. He' thought it would be batter if these students, intermingled with Eng- Tak: fidante instead of keeping to themselves while in England. Ho 1 ocated, the Indemnity funds available being used to found

Defin China.-Reuter,

TO-DAY.

Cloning Exchange 2a. 5: 7/16. Lighting Up-Time 6.08 p.m.

Low Waterm *1.32 um High Water2 8.50 a.mn.

of Wild Flowera (1877); Heart Disease in Lettuces (1885); Eschacholialas: How to Spell "ams. Smellem, and Bellem (1890); Week End Walka for Crimad: -Ramblers. (1908); Hinta on Climb ing for Young Nasturtiums (1918). Revolved pension of one mark for-life-fröm: «University of, wife who can tell any early. Bohinkelbrod (1922) för him para morning hour by looking at her elstent attempts to teach Spanjah

odions to talk Girman. hasband'