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KONGMOON NEWS.

ANOTHER STRIKE AND ANOTHER PIRAOY.

EUROPEANS · INJURED.

FORMER QUEEN'S COLLEGE alarming motor smash

STUDNENT SHOT: occurred yesterday afternoon on

Our: Kongmoon correspondent the Taipo Road resulting in two cars being so badly damaged as

Our Pakhol correspondent, writingon October 11th, states :— "Just as we were beginning to Britain's communiste represented by contingents from Poplar, to necessitate their being towed writing under date of October think that the 1080ie

Two ladios 6th, states that rather, serious Bethnal Green and Deptford and beaded by bands and banners, back to Kowloon. attracted a large crowd in Trafalgar Square. They demonstrat sustained injuries, but fortunately incident took place there one dispute was wearing-itself out morning of October 2nd, in which and the Merchant Volunteers ed in order to protest against the Dawes Plan, to demand an not of a very serious nature. increase of £1 weekly to all wagos, a 44 hour wook

It appears that car No. 1180, young Chinese tido-walter in were giving up their cause as lost, to support the unity of International Trade Unions. Mr. owned and driven by Mr. W. A the service of the Chinese Maria second general strike, which Tom Mann in a speach said bo was thorough communist Eustace, was proceeding towards time Customs, was shot through went into effect at Kourmoon and intended to upset the damnable condition of society. He did Taipo when two other oars wore the lower part of the body by yesterday in sympathy with the

approaching. not give a tinker's damn by being turned down by the Labour observed

They Chinese soldiers. The tide wait merchants at Canton in protset short distance or's name is Lee Harwa, and he against the Canton Government Party but he could not be excluded from the Labour movement. wore

Harry apart and tho Bocond has had an English education at has come rather as a surprizo, Mr. Campbell, Editor of the Worker's Weekly, and Mr.

It is thought by some that the Pollitt also spoke and were choored. The meating passed re-made an attempt to pass the first Queen's College, Hongkong. aolutions of fraternal grooting to sufforors on behalf of the car, misjudging the distance It appears that the man was present strike can be nothing workers in Germany, Poland, India, Egypt and Ireland and ended between it and Mr. Eustace's found in possession of a small more than the more after-match by singing the "Hed Flag" and the "Internationale."- Reuter, machine. The result was practic-pocket firearm by the Deputy of of the first one, but the Volun- ally a head-on collision of con- Foreign Affairs, who took posses- toers themselves think differently. sion of the weapon. The tide. They seem to have decided upon a The occupants of both cars waiter immediately reported the definite plan of action. Following resolution paired by tho received a severe baking and affair to his superiors, who a Mrs. Eustace received a sprained took the matter up with Volunteers at a recent meeting, wrist, while Mrs. Elliot sustained viow to getting the weapon very firm in Kongmoon which The tide has one of its staff as a member a nasty out on the head. Mr. returned to him. Eustace and Miss Mead escaped waiter, on visiting the Deputy's of the Volunteer Corps, has boon injury. The other car concerned the charge of a Chinese arred help forward the cause. All the office, was placed under arrest in called upon to contribute $50 to was Chinose owned and driven,

The police at Tajpo were guard and escorted to the office contributions have DOW notified and rondorod assistance, of the Chief Chinese Administra-collected and thus a sum of about tor, who would bave nothing to $8,000 has been raised. Is is do with the matter, tolling the stated that a large part of thin guard to take their prisoner back um has been remitted to the to the Doputy. On the way back Voluntoor Headquarters to tho Deputy's office the party Canton. It le oxpocted that the had to pass the Custom House, strike will spread to all the other and at this point the tide waiter parta

Sze Yap became alarmed and bolted districts, towards the Custom House for PIRATES THREATEN protection. His guard fired at

AIRSHIP'S TRANSATLANTIC TRIP.

"

GERMANS REGRET HANDING IT OVER.

Friedrichshafon; October 12.

Enormous crowds wildly choored and sang "Deutschland Ueber Allos," on the occasion of the departure of the airship ZR3 for Lakehurst, Now Jersey, which she is expected to roseli in eighty

hours.

Tho handing over of this Zeppelin to America in bitterly regret- ted in many quartors in Germany. A student said to be insane was arrested yesterday in possession of a carbine and ammunition. It is alleged ho intended to shoot the commander of the Zeppelin in order to prevent the departure.-Neuter.

Bale. October 12

The ZR3 passed over here at 8.10 this morning. In a dense fog. It was impossible exactly to observe its direction Reuter.

Bordeaux, October 12.

The wireless station bere at three this afternoon picked up signals from the ZR3, stating that she was passing over the mouth of the Girondo, but not indicating her direction.-Reuter.

Berlin, October 12.

siderable force.

MOTOR CYCLE ACCIDENT.

GIRL PILLION RIDER · INJURED..

within the

PAKKAI.

boon

The ZR3 is Low over the Atlantic. The trip has hitherto been Road yesterday, as a result of managed to keep going and eare alicate the Custom House, the

most satisfactory.-Reuter.

THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN,

MR. CHURCHILL'S CASTIGATION OF SOCIALISM.

London, October 12,

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Happy Valley.

ICK HOUSE STREET

A local minister, recently preaching in the Cathédral, deplored the fact that Hongkong laoked a statue of angels, and suggested that such a statue be erected at the end of To House Street. The abova suggestion has beon sub- mitted.

TRAM CONDUCTER ASSAULTED.

JAPANESE PASSENGER

"fancy

FINED.

CHEAPER FRUIT.

BIO SHIPMENTS OF

PLANNED

- CALIFORNIAN PRODUCE

Mr. Christopher M., Gordon,

a great, big man like commissioner to the Far East

him, and the third shot passed The fear of pirates and bandits A report has been received by through the lower part of his has grown to be an obsession the Police that an accident body, just as he entered the among the Chinese rosidents at occurred on tho Pokfulum Customs compound. The en Pakkai, port of Kongmoon, where which A. Rumjahn, a student tored the Custom Houso, but not missionary compound including at Lugard Hall and a young before other two shots had been a hospital and two schools Chinese girl, named Sai Hing, fired at him, which missed. The and some foreign firms; It is 19, living at Portland Street, tide-waiter

immediately belloved that the pirates have Yaumati, were injured, the latter removed to the French Hospital always been onvious of Pakkul, somewhat.soriously.

wherehe 8, owing to the unsettled state It is stated that the girl was is now under the protection of an up-country, most of the wealthy you hitting a small man like from the Los Angeles, California, The people have come and settled that," said Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Chamber of Commerce, to-day. riding pillion on a motor-cycle, Annamite armed Guard.

there. It is only on at the Central Magistracy this made public, plans for the sup- Mr. Winston Churchill's election addross wholeheartedly sup-which Rumjabu was driving. bullets used were copper coated down

presence of morning, when he heard the case plying of all Far Eastern porte ports the Conservatives in their programme of social reform and When the accident occurred both and some of them have been account' of the

gunboats, Chinese and foreigo, in which a Japanese was charged with fresh fruit at a fraction of Imperial consolidation. He declares that as a general protective were thrown somewhat heavily recovered.

There were As to the justification for the that the bandits have not carried with assaulting a tramcar con- its present cost. When the tarif is not part of the Conservative programme he supports the from the machine,

tide-waiter being in possession of out their desire. It has been dactor,

now plan is put into oper principle of the Safeguarding of Industries Act and Imperial Pre-taken to Hospital.

a firearm, it would appear that he reportad, however, that during| ference.

The trouble arose avor the ation, Mr. Gordon says, it will be was quito justified. Ho: is said the past fortnight, the pirates to have given information against had actually made two attempts tendering of a Chinese ton-cont possible to secure California a gang of traffickers in kidnapped to loot the place on an extensive piece which the conductor rofused fruit here the year round and

A European pass prices will be at a minimum. obildron, all the gang being later scale. They came in launches to sonept.

in the SAMO car shot. An employes of the Deputy to within close distance of the engor

"The trouble now lies in the of Foreign Affaire was also import, and it was only by the changed this for the Japan enormous losses to refrigerated

but that did not end fruits" said Mr. Gordon. plicated, arrosted and shot, but sudden appearance of a gunboat ese,

Ho asserts that the brief experiment of a Socialist minority rule has ended in a dismal failure. The Socialists are still our rulers and seek to gain their votes by enlisting tho forces of discontent in revolutionary movements. Against this double attack of authority and revolt, wo fall back on the commonsense and enduring loyalty of the masses of the nation.

The address delivors a smashing attack on the Bolsheviks and their "devilish work, which Mr. MacDonald and His Cabinet sook to help to encoour with floods of hard-earned British money."----

Reuter.

BROADCASTING POLITICS."

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A NEW DEPARTURE.

London, October 12.

MOTOR FATALITY.

CHINESE KILLED AT

PINGSHAN.

An unfortunate

| WELF out

Lator. While the car was on the way! The wounded тап

ja now to Castle Peak, and nearing the pronounced to be out of dangor: Plngshan land office, a Chinese appears to have got in the way

military vigilanco at night.

not killed it is generally rumour- or a certain launch which the the trouble. When the conductor the first place, I think the. experience ed. It was owing to, threats that plratos mistook for a gunboat, had returned from the front packers are negligent as regards befell Mr. R. E. Atwell, of the the tide-walter had armed him that they went away without part of the car, the Japanese rose the packing of apples and oranges Asiatic Petroleum Co., whilst herself, whilst he had been transferr-accomplishing their object. The from ble seat and struck the particularly. This fault can be re-

now placod undor conducter twice. As a result medied. motoring with Mrs, ed to a Northern port, and was to port is

Then, after the fruit the. conductor appeared in the arrives here, it is not plaoad Atwell in the Now Territorios leave by the first steamer.

A FERRY PIRATED..

Court with abrasions as the in rooms of the same tempora yesterday afternoon.

The Kangmoon-Namebui ferry-forehead.

ture as those in which it made boat is reported to have been

It was stated that the de- the journey noross the Paciflo, pirated yesterday while under fondant was put off the tram by thus speeding up deterioration. way for the latter port. Tho pirates fired on the towboat from Tramway Company and later arrangements are made with the a European Inspector of the

"It will be possible, as soon as the banks and were holpad by a! arrosted. few pirates who had passed

Steamship companies, to ship to themselves off

His worship.imposed a fine of the Far East 500 tons of Two of the guards aboard the 65 and ordered the defondant to California fruits per week. That boat were killed and 20 passong-pay $2 to the conductor as oom-this amount will be absorbed is

Tansation for thripiprios bo had unquestionable." ors carried off.

General Leung Hung-kai, the recoi vet."

Leung Chun-kai, the new polico present military dictator in the Szoyap districts, and his brother

The British. Broadcasting Company announce that the Post-unexpectedly, Mr. Atwellsworvod, mastor Gohoral has sanctioned, the broadcasting of onn speech by but the car knocked the man each party leader during the coming week. Hitherto the necessity down, and his head was struck for impartiality has precluded the broadcasting of anything of a with such force by one of the political flavour but this important development will bring the ex-lamps that he died in a few positions of the three leaders into the homes of several million minutos,

YOUTHFUL PASSENGER.

MAKES JOURNEY ALL ALONE,

éloctors. The speeches will be presented impartially and in a most The motorists did what they Master T. M. Donasily, aged concise form. All stations are simultaneously broadcasting Mr. Mac-could for the Chinese, and with 18 months, son of Mr. D. E. speak solo on Thursday but the Liberale have not yet fixed a dato. shan station the motor ambulance and White, arrived in Hongkong donald's speech from Glasgow to-morrow evening. Mr. Baldwin will the aid of the Police: from Ping Donnelly, of Messrs. Donnelly Probably Mr. Asquith's" spocol at Paisley will be broadcast, was obtained, and the body was this morning aboard the Canadian Reuter.

This little boy made the voyage

LIFEBOAT RACE.

boats.

SHIPPING MAGNATE

HERE.

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dollar

18

Commissioner" at

passengers.

08

now

taken to the Kowloon Mortuary. Pacific Liner "Empress of Asia." returned to Kengmoon yesterday FEWER HAND TRUCKS. in

Kongmoon,

CHINESE MAULED.

LEOPARD SHOWS ITS CLAWS.

alono, in charge of the Mastor from Canton, via Hongkong. and Stewardess aboard the presumably in connection with "Asia." According to all aboard the strike situation here.* the youthful sailor conducted

himself Iko a veteran and

MOTOR TRANSPORT REPLACING THEM.

This will be nearly ten timos much fresh fruit, as f8 being ssut to the Far East, Mr. Gordon said. Willo Hongkong, “Mr. Gordon has had two conferences with Capt. Brookwalter, of the United States Shipping Board, In- an effort to get information and suggestions concerning the band-- ling of fruit for Far Eastern con- There is a diminution in the sumption. Capt. Brookwalter, in. number of hand trucks in Hong- turn, is in communication with kong and Kowloon, with the the headquarters of the Shipping ANOTHER EUROPEAN Спогодбо of motor transport Board in Washington, making

LADY ROBBED."

facilition. This is a doolded arrangements to take care of the advantage from the point of view additional tonnage of perishable Another attack on a European of gradually doing away with a products which their ships will lady by footpada, in broad day-ayatom which is slow, cumbor have to handle under the new light, is reported to the Police, some, and lends itself to the plan. ft. Gordon leaves to- The victim, Miss Bascombe, of employment of men Ilke beasts morrow for. Shanghai on his way the Holons May Institute, was of burden.

back to Los Angeles. ↑ Ho has walking along Jubilee Road, near

provided much entertainment DAYLIGHT OUTRAGE.

for all aboard.

FRANCE AND GERMANY,

COMMERCIAL TREATY NEGOTIATIONS,

THE "TREVESSA " TROPHY. MR. STANLEY DOLLAR ON

WORLD TRIP.. The second bi-annual raco for

Master Donnelly came 'all' tho shipa lifeboats. will be sailed on and two children arrived in to the Oriental

One of the animals belonging way from Vancouver-sboard the Wednesday, the 22nd instant,

Amusements, big liner, Joining his father, who Hongkong yesterday aboard the described as a leopard, mauled a is well-known here. commencing at 4 pm.

Dollar Line Steamer, "Prosi- small Chinese boy yostorday Commodore H. E. Grace, R.N. dont Hayes," Mr. Dollar afternoon,apparently after having] and Captain T. Arthur bavo kindly is president of the Admiral been teased or annoyed in some consented to act as umpires. Each Line and vivo-prosident of the way. ship may enter not more than two Robert Doliar Steamship Co, The show is to be held on the with headquartertors in Ban waste ground near Holt's wharf, Francisco. -Course-Start from Channel

Kowloon, and the paraphernalia

The avaliable statistics show been in the Far East for more Mr. Dollar in combining busi, was landed there yesterday. The

the Konnedy Town Isolation that, of the sixteen hundred or than two morrow and has gained Rocks, Kowloon Rock (P), Mark noss with pleasure in that he is animal was on a obain, and it

Hospital, about half-past two on so hand-trucks. Ifcensed in the valuable information as to mar- bost off Yacht Club (9), Cust Rock taking a

Parle, Oct. 12. round-the-world trip seems that one of the spectators, Negotiations for a Franco-was suddenly set upon by three department concorned has reduc

Saturday afternoon, when she Colony last July, the Police kete and condions. Gas Buoy (P). Finish at Yacht with his family for the study of a Chinese boy about ten years of German commercial treaty have Chinese, who seized, hold of hered: the number by about two Club across line-Wost to East,

trade conditions, with aspecial age, the son of a ship's tallyman, ended for the present but will be roughly and robbed her of a gold hundred to data. The explanation Competing boats should be inattention to the Far East.

became too vonturesome and got resumed on November 5th in wristlet watch and guard chain of this policy in that the numbers position at the starting line by According to Mr. Dollar, the within roach of the beast's claws. Paris, after the German delegatas valued at $60, 6

Far East and especially Hong-The result was that the lad was have conferred with thell Gov Themen got olsar away in the needs of the place,

are being restricted to the actual 8.30pm.

kong, bids fair to occupy s most badly mauled on the arm, ernment.

ONLY direction of Kennedy Town, and printer ata Ships proposing to

compete prominent spot in world market shoulder, and back of the neck. Although Franom has declined no arrests have been made so far: There are now one hundred Cure: fequested to notify

the and shipping affairs within the The services of Dr. Lau were to give Germany; most favoureda Kids Bascomb paratory that Abe and thirty,eaven- Hon. Secretary, Royal Hongkong next few years. Mr. Dollar and poosssary to dress the wounds, nation treatment, the counts of could, Idanar"""the mononoor and trucks tragi

Goat Club, not later than the family leave for Manila to- but it is not considered a hospital the % magolia is hitherto whom was elderly and the obers Colony, of which about one

|morrow aboard the "Hayan,”**

described as satisfactory.-Beuler mare youthm,

|are for bublid hire:

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