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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

1924 OCTOBER 27,

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七廿月十英港镰

MONDAY,

QUIET CANTON.

THE ZINOVIEFF

No. it,621

LETTER.

LABOUR PÁRTY DENIES PRIOR KNOWLEDGE.

AN APPEAL FOR FRANKNESS.

London, October 26.

The communique statos that obviously the contradictory stuto fonts of the Foreign Office and Rakowsky regarding the authentic- ty of the document cannot finally be settled until after the election, nd Mr. MacDonald's return to the Foreign Office. huniquo invites the Conservative loaders and the paper first in possession of a copy of the alleged document to be frank with the public and state how they came into possession of it.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES ALLEGED.

by the Government.

The com-

It is expected that Mr. MacDonald will refer to the letter at

Cardiff to-morrow.-Reuter.

SOVIET CALLS IT A FORGERY.

At

Zinovioff has issued a mossage to the Trades Union Congross

MORE PIRACIES.

UNLUCKY RIVER BOAT.

For the third time within one year the river stea r Wai Hol

bis brother,

MANY LANDLORDS.

THE EVIL OF SUB-LETTING.

dpation. There was not, and could not be, such a lottor. Ho kong system of letting, sub-letting

4九廿月九

HOUSE-BOY FINED.

WINGLW1.0OFT 10 OFS 634 PRE ARE

COMPLETE,

TH.K. $2,510.

DONGE BRUTHERS SCREEN FIDE Commercial Cars-84 cubio feet of loadinig space.

Complete pacifications on request. Icoluding Maguoto Ignition and five Ourd ros..

..82 510. THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LTD. Telophone Central 1245 or 1247 33, Wong Noi Chung Rd.- Happy Valley.

SHAMEEN COUNCIL.

RUMOURS REGARDING EUROPEAN'S NEW SERVANT INTERESTING REPORT FOR

Our

CUSTOMS.

Tumours

аго now

to the that the

INTIMIDATED.

our rickshes and who compares

RATEPAYERS

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ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

CHINESE GENERAL'S

LUCKY ESCAPE.

attempt to Asassinato Stao-lan WAB

WAR

TO-DAY.

the

Closing Exchange 2s. 5. 1/16 Lighting Up-Time 5.50 pm. Barometer. 2 p.m. 29 95 Temperature

2 p.m. 77 Humidity

2 pil.

13

but to

Chargesofintimidating a bousa- The Shameen Municipal Coun. boy in the employ of Mr. R. I. oil has circulated a spoolal report was pirated off Luk Jhing Kong.

Vint and of leaving the servicos which is to be submitted at a General Hung on Saturday. Her compradore

of Mr. Vint without giving notice special general mosting of Rate made in Kowloon City, yesterday and pureer were taken prisoners Fear of Further Trouble.

woro brought against a young payers to bo hold on Monday morning, when a bomb and will be held for ransom, 80-

before correspondont, Chinese

Mr. E. W. afternoon next.

thrown at him. in front of his special cording to stories told by the

the Kowloon The first part of the report home, No. 43, Cheung On Street. A remarkable communique has been issued by the Labour crew of the ill-fated ship when writing yesterday, saye that the Hamilton, at

deals with the strike of July last The bomb failed to explode, and Party headquarters, categorically describing as untrue, first that she was hailed by another steamer o ty sooms again to bu in a very Magistracy, this morning.

stato owing

Is Worship (to Detective and sets out in detail the mea- was picked up by an Indian con- persistent.

that were taken by the ntable who took it to the polico the letter attributed to Zinovioff had been discussed by theo Cabinet:shortly after the pirates had norvous

Sorgt. Dorling).-Is Mr. Viot sures

istation. mabondly that it was intercepted in the post, photographed, and then finished their work.

Government is preparing to take the gentleman who does not like Council.

COST OF STRIKE.

Information is to the offoot delivorod to the Communists in the ordinary way; and thirdly that

According to a local shipping over the Customs House, and the bour candidates wero instructed not to talk about the Russian

man, who interviewed the officers whole populace think that they

The report goes on to state that that the bomb was thrown from an Wo were fortunato in baving empty house across the street tnty.

To a gentleman in Court:-I8

inaugurated aboard the Wai Hoi, the pirates are in for more trouble again. thear with the Macao rickshas?

rystom of co from the one in which Gon-ral took the slip more than nine All the foreign warships in port

oporation with the French Coun-Hung lives. Two young won miles down the river past the have steamed up and are prepared that you, Mr. Vint-You, Sir. Staunch Island light to Kong. Mi. for any action, each ship having The house-boy, said he was oil some time before the strike, were about the prominos earlier ore they unloaded all her cargo. hoon allotted a position in the engaged on the 23rd inst. Do- and this co-operation continued in the day, and the police are now one was injured during the river opposite the Bund, to which fondant was not there then but and continues now, and we take on the trail of these mon on the visit by the pirates, no resistance they would go if any trouble he returned lator and asked the opportunity of expressing our theory that one of them throw the heing offered by the officers or started

witness to approach his mistress gratification at being ablo for his wages. Witness told Mr.meet and discuss topics of mutual} General Hung is one of the crow aboard the Wai Hoi.

SEIZURE OF PROPERTY.

Vint, who then spoke to the de-interest. The strike may have most important officers in the The compradore, who is now a Another story going its rounds fondant. Witness himself inform- bean expensive, but there le the forces of Goneral Chan The communique adds that the whole of the circumstances sur-

and has just rounding the Zinovieff letter are regarded with the deepest suspicion prisoner in the hands of the is that the Government is thated his mistress that if she refused consolation that much valuablo Kwing-ming In Labour quartere. It comments on the singularity of the fact that piratos, has a brother who is from to-morrow all property will to pay defendant his wages he experience has been gained as returned from the East Rivor 10 the Government. (witness) would loave. The de-the result. The actual special front The Peking Government copios of the letter wore in possession of a London daily newspaper compradore of the s.s. Wing Ping, belong and of the Conservative headquarters bafore it was issued by the and who suffered a like misfortune Deputies of the Government are fendant then told witness-that if non-recurring expenses incurred recently appointed him Defence

Italroady going round to the differ Foreign Office to the Press, and says that while the question of the about a year and a half ago.

Chow district, in the vicinity of authenticity of tho

mistross to get him his wages he totalled $9,204 15." document remains open there can be was five months before he was ent property owners, inspecting ho did not arrange with his as the direct result of the strike Commissioner of the Cheung

Rakovsky released on the payment of the their title doeds, which, if they had botter, leave or there would NEWS AND OFFICIAL Swatow. doubt whatsoever that the vigorous nole to

To-day wo learn that tho bomb entirely disproves the allegation that the Government is under the ranson, and he says that all hearo chopped by the Government to be trouble. Witness then replied

REPORTS, heel of the Communiste. It concludes by declaring that this note was allowed to cat was rice and will exempt them from immediate that he would cease work. He

There has been considerable consisted of a cast-iron canister gitos a quarantos that Anglo-Russian agreements will be enforced that by the time ho was released action. Non-chopped deeds are imformed his mistress of bie

he was nearor dead than alive.axed to haif their value to escape intention, but Mrs Vint told him outside eriticism of lack of news fitted with a screw top. The cap and authentic reporte. There is had become unsorewed, exposing He entertains foare for the life of seizure. A large Bolshevik parage that she would sond for the polios.oubt that in effect bath the amall packet wrapped in tinfoil

is expected in which practically

Mrs Vint said that defendant Residents and the outside world and packed with cotton wool. Inside the packet was high As a sequel to the Wai Hoi all the labouring classes are ex-

was engaged on the 3rd, and on ware kept in the dark to 4 atory, comos the nowe that on pected to take part.

No arrests have yet been made. Moscow, October 26. the 21st. of October the big BUSINESS AT STANDSTILL the 22nd, he was givet a fort considerable extent and some explosive.

night's notice. Two wooke" notice dissatisfaction was thereby The Soviet publishes a Noto which opens by adhering to the motor ferry, trading between A great many of the smallor was given as dofondant was paid caused. But it should be ro- ropoated declarations regarding the non-responsibility of the Soviet Sam Shui and Shui Hine, was shops

oponing for half monthly. He said he wished memborad that there were no which would Government for the acts of the Communist International. present it abstains from touching upon the form and tone of the/pirated only two miles out of business, but tho big merchants to leave that morning and was newspapers

Sam Shui and three peuple are still behind grilled doors, and out all day, returning later in thematically publish nows British Foreign Office Note, but hastens to declare that the alleged murdered. One of these was a have not made any attempt to ovaning. The next day he re-collboted by reportare on Zinovieff letter is an impudent forgery.

passenger, one an Indian guard open up for business. In con- turned, when the trouble between spot, and any statement of one This is a reply to the British Note, and it characterises the and the third a member of the sequence of this, business is at a him and the house-boy started, day's proceedings was liable

be

ΠΟΥ distorted alleged Zinovief letter as an impudent forgery aiming at the deserow. All the passengers were stanstill on Shumedy, very little Defendant was given an oppor- to

only. in the nativo press but traction of the Anglo-Soviet treaty and the ruin of friendly Anglo-mada prisoner and taken nshore. or practically nothing boing done tunity to continuo his work until Soviet relations, which happily wore beginning to improve. "In

Now that the Shameen is shut his notice was up, but he refused. in the English-printed Canton glow of this use of a forgery in an ollicial document, the Soviet

to all valuables, foreign places in

Mr. Vint stated that defendant | Gazette, a paper controlled by the Government insists on an adequate apology and punishment of both)

the City itself are botng loaded

left on the 22nd inst. He was opponents and copied largely in the private, official and other persons." It concludas by fully ap

up with merchandise. I learn preciating the serious consequences the forgery might have on both

that the French Cathedral is full, given notice to quit by his Hongkong, News sent to Hong-have official status as Folice by Jountries. The Soviet urvontly and decidedly offers recourse to an

As are also the Convents and witness") wifo. Defendant was kong would be nearly 24 hours signing an Agreement or being old before printed and published sworn in if necessary to sorvo apartial arbitration court to establish the fact that the lotter is n

Y.M.CA. Goods are still being paid half monthly.

In answer to the defendant. Nevertheless it is admitted that the Council when called upon. gory. --Reuter,

London, October 26.

shipped up country on junks to,

establish this the villagos and little or nothing witness said that it was first the rosuits left something to be We had formerly & Volunteer

agreed to pay him weekly but desired, and it is now proposed Force

to find a remedy. The proposal again would mean that consider ring that the letter allogad to be signed by him is a gross Another instance of the Hang-exported.

Although a few silk shipments that systani was later altered.

is to invite the Chamber of Comable time must be devoted to drill, His Worship said that in view merce, the British Consulate and etc., if the Force is to bo really rts that the fabrication is so crude that not even an illiterate and sub-letting again. wae heard are arriving from the country,

It before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz in very little of it is being sold and of the contract having been the Senior Naval Officer each to afficient from a military point of

varied the second obarge would

in appoint, ofhoial in the British Foreign Office could fail to woo its falsity.

emergency view and this is considored un- be dismissed.

liasson officer to sit with the practical. For this reason the seems that Mr. flughes' laurels are envied by someone in England. the Summary Court this morning it is mostly being stored away. Zinovieff denounces the document as clearly an election manoeuvre, when Ko Hing-cheong of 30,

On the first charge, defendant Council at ita mostings and to Council proposes to enrol Mom- Street, first floor.

was convicted and sentenced to koop, each hady be represents bors as Special Constabulary, the and invites the Trados Union Congress to appoint a commission to Cochrane

Russia and investigate its authenticity.

claimed 6500 damages for wrong-

two months, hard labour, with the informed as to the deliberations Members only being called upon Zinovieff's reference to Mr. Hughes is prosumed to alludo to the ful distrose levied on plaintiff's

option of $100.

of the Council. The liaison for service when actually an United States Secretary of State.-Reuter.

promises by the defondant, Man

officer as such will have no voice emergency occurs and for duties So, a Chinese woman.

on the Council but will roport more nearly akin to Police than Mr. C. A. S. Russ appearod for "TELEGRAPH" INTERVIEW.

confidentially to bis suportor. In military duties. There seems no the plaintiff and Mr. R. E. A.

According to information re- INTERPORT CRICKET. the matter of the Press it is difficulty in arming this force. difficult to affect any change. It All foreign male residents will be Webater defended.

cieved from a well-known ship-

must always be the duty of the oligible and must be prepared to Mr. Russ said that the do-ping man who returned on Sun-

Press to collect its own informa-sign a service-form agreeing to a fondant WAB originally the day from an inspection trip in the

SHANGHAI'S TEAM.

tion and this will no doubt be parlod of one year. tenant of the whole of the floor, West River, business conditions

found the best course. Every NEW FIRE BRIGADE in 1920 plaintiff took in the inforior leave a lot to be

We are indebted to the Honsistance will, of course, be

EQUIPMEN 14 1. In connection with the celebration of the anniversary of the but

sitting A

and desired. In his interview withi

of tho Hongkong »[yon.

"The Fire Engine, whieb bas Communist outbreak in Hamburg last year. Zinovioff has declared over

cublole at $22 monthly. Telegraph representative ho Socrotury

Cricket Club for the information EIDENTS' AS3OCIATION. been in commission for 44 years, hat a proletarian revolution is approaching in Germany, despite all

Snamoon has lived a very long was examined by the Engineer Dawes, Eberts and Noskes. The Hamburg rising was a Com-Shortly afterwards defondant left said-

with that a telegram has ba-n receiv "During conversations the premises entirely, leaving

at Samed to-day giving Shanghai's full time without the nooossity for Officer of the U.8.8. "Asheville ipist dress rehearsal-Reuter,

bohind hor only the spiritual sovoral business nian

and eam, which will travel down such an Association, but in these during the strike tablet of har deceased husband.Shui I learned that business con-

worse than here for the Interport.

days of labour disputes, it seeme reported by him to be unfit It was arranged that plaintiff dilons there wors

The players coming are:--Capt necessary to have a body for con- for further use and dangorous, should collect the rent from the they had been for some your Barrett, O'Hara, Lunch, Quayio sidering social subjects. Had owing to the possibility of the sub-tenants and pay $45 por month Tho reasons

Barnes, the Rawsthorne,

Burn auch & body been in oxistence at boiler exploding when steam is to defendant. As the landlord! Canton

Carr. Ollordosson.the close of the strike the matter raised. The Council recommends was charging hor $30 per month, frequency with which river ship-Gardner, she was making a clear $15 per ping is being interfered with by Clifford, Wilson and Peck. Many of payment of wages would have that the Engine be sold or. sorap- of the foregoing Arc old boen much simplilled. The duty pod and replaced by a small hand month profit as middleman. All pirates and soldiers. De Valora has been arrested in Londonderry, when entering wont well for three years-up to

At Wuchow things were much visitors here and Shanghai's of the Council is to represent drawn motor pump. High pres- St Colomb's Hall to address a meeting, in violation of a notice, served May of this yearbon defond- botter. The city is quito peaceful team is undoubtedly a strong one. the Ratepayers (not necessarily sure hose will also be required for The Shanghai players are ex-the residenta), to administer the the new pump, capable of with- on him at Newry last wonk, not to enter the Northorn area.

Over twa bundred and fifty police were prosunt in and around ant said she wanted the premises with Dr. Sun Yat-sen's troops in

An the distance from pectod on November 10th. while! Land Regulations and Bye-Laws, standing a 150/200 lbs. pressure. charge book.

Residents' Association Of the hose at present available the hall to offect the arrest.-Reuter,

Canton is greater, business here the Singapore team abould be and a

It 969 foot are very old and unfit for Mr. Runs pointed out that his fa nearly normal. The hero by the 10th. or 11th. The would be of great assistance, client too had been making a pro-business mon in this territory first interport match is to be le recommended that such an use, and the remainder la low

Association ba form-d.

preasure hose which can only bo fit out of the premises. The sub admit providing considorable played on the 14th,

SPECIAL POLICE,

-usod from bydrants. The topants word paying $38 50 "equeazo" for the high army

"It is common knowledge estimated cost of the former in Ho only paid $45 for the whole officiala and get very good pro-

when the Shameen $9,800. Ratopayers will be anked and was occupying half. Do-tection as a result."

Another Interport trial will be that fondant olsimed that she was En route down the river to held on the Oriokot Ground or strike started the Chinoso Munio-tɔ sanction that expenditure at entitled to collect $38 50 from the Hongkong, via Sam Shuf, a not-Wednesday next, commencing at opal Police, left the follow-the forthcoming Extraordinary ing day in body. There General Mooting. No increase sub-tenants and $22 from the coable lack of cargo junks and 1.45 p.m. The teams will be: Poking, Oot. 16.-The National plaintiff. She refused to accept evidence of shipping in any T. E. Pearce (Cept.), N. Balhat-immediately replaced by a con- of taxation will be necessary, ar have agreed to Owing to the fact that the Flood Relief Drive announces a the $45 tonderod at the end of form was apparent, he said. chet, A. W. Ramsay, Rev. E. K.stabulary force rat od among the our banhors Batoh Kowloon v. South China pift of $5,00 received from May, refused $90 in June, and any dead bodies are said to be Quick, Q. M. 9. Jacob, F. N Shameen residebis, so that pro- provide the money through an "was not played and also to

Hongkong. This money

was refused $135 in July. On July floating down the river near Bam Young, Rov. T. B. Powell. H. porty, ots., still remained ad- increase of our overdraft. It may However, bo argued that $9,800, Is phenomenal score registered collected by Mr. Ho, a nephew 28th defondant lovled the distress Shui, the Telegraph'e informant Owen Hugbos, C.Q. M. 8. Stripp, oquately protected.

sum to expend on The tatoh, between the "A"

complained of, for $66 which stating that he saw as many as E. F. Stewart, F. H. Pendered, from a legal point of view their large "B" toame of the Club do

Tho Shantung Jommittee of she claimed as rent at $22 a half a dozen while en route to G. R. Moro, and Lleut-Com. standing was quite irregular and Fire protection as there have they were without any powers to been no Fires on Bhameen for forelo; no odmpetitor in last the China International Famine month for three months. Up to Sam Shut from Wushaw, Jotham.

'It will take some lule to get A. E. Wood (Capt.), E. F. Lyall, interfere or arrest any malefact-years. But the Council's opinion Relif Commission has begun an the time of distress the sub- intensive compaign for the tenants paid their rent to things straightened around, and R. E. A Webster, A. C. I. Bowker. or.. It le the opiniod of the in that the valuable property of collection of funds for the drive plaintiff, but since then they had for the marolants in the interior, W. Hamilton, B. D. Evans, Council therefore that to be pre- Bhameon, representing woll ovar he priza Worles, money of $30 is in that provingo. The Premier, been awaiting developments... to got back to business as they E. J. R. Mitobell, F. H. Holdman, parod for any future emergenoy, 20 millions dollars, must, be More, carried forward to this Dr. W. W. Yen, has telegraphed Mr. Webstor's onse was that were doing before the prament Capt. Kent, U. Omar, E. B. Reed, permanent special Constabulary adequately protected against fire, competition, making a the Shantuge Governor for his the defendant had never given trouble," said our informent, but Pay Lieut. Hargreaves, and H. G. should be established invested and that the only way to soblova, with the necessary authority to tume object is to organizean up to prise, for this week of support in this effort-China up possession of the premises. it will come slowly,and everything Wallington,

International Famins Bellef

will be far sain, ce far as Titig will be served in the act. This can be affected by delo unde filélent Fraklipart.

COMMUNISM IN GERMANY.

SOVIET HOPES FOR A REVOLUTION.

Riga, October 26.

DE VALERA AGAIN ARRESTED.

STILL BREAKING THE REGULATIONS.

FOOTBALL COMPETITION.

$100 FOR THIS WEEK.

Es competition succeeded in rently forecasting the result be two mathes played.

London, October 26.

FLOOD RELIEF.

DONATION FROM HONGKONG.

of Sir Robert Ho Tung.

roun

RIVER CONDITIONS.

moro

INTERESTING

offered word the Bituation and

TRIAL MATCH.

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