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The only Pornpran tiptician in the Coland

SUN'S DEPARTURE.

PROBABLY BY RUSSIAN CRUISER.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUND 1981

No. 12.637

POPPY DAY,

三拜雞

GREAT SUCCESS ASSURED.

Although it is yot far too early

+A+XXP WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12.

ITALIAN POLITICAL. CRISIS.

SERIOUS OPPOSITION TO FASCIST PARTY.

Rome, November 11. There is growing opposition to the Tascist Government and its for the definite result of Poppy methods, fanned by the Combattanti Association, consisting of ox- Day to be known, we are pleased service mon. A collision between the two urganisationė a low days Will He be Barred from Shanghai? to be able to announce that the ago was followed by General result will, according to prosent Poppino Garibaldi, leader of the News from Canton indicates indications, be evon beyond the Combattenti, expressing a dosire

widespread belief that Dr. Sun the expectations of the organisers. to fight a duel with Signor Mu at son will leave for the North Mr. H. Glauvilla, the Soorotary solini which, howovor. did not by the Russian cruiser Vorovsky of the "Drive" Committee, tolt a eventuato, but Gonoral Balbo, aither to-night or to-morrow morn-Telegraph горгонолtivo this head of the Fascist Militia, has ing. The Soviet warship has morning that the local result challenged Gon, Garibaldi. moved from her position at would not be very far short of The Government have now Whampoa to a point near Tigor $20,000. The monoy received prohibited all political meetings, island, and it is believed that this yesterday for the sale of poppies which the Combattanti declare is

sin preparation for the recop was just over $3,000, and that did rion of Dr. Sun on board and the not includo the outlying districts consequent departure of the vessel such as Taikoo, etc. Money was northwarde It is stated that still coming in, and from a rough Lionoral Wu Tot-chong, as well ostinato ho had been able to as most of Dr. Sun's personal mako, he has confident that the staff, will also leave by the objectiva of £2,000 had easily cruiser.

boon passed. It will take about Reports that Dr. Sou might a week at least to know the Dome to Hongkong and then definite rosult,

tranship for Shanghai aro not given general credonco in Can-

ton; it is thought far more likely

that he will make the completo trip North by the Russian cruiser, possibly

ontoring Hong- kong harbour at all.

not

On the other hand, a reporti rrent in Hongkong to-day says

Sun is leaving for the North)

A a Japanese boat from Hung-

Jong on Friday, 14th instant. A

MAN'S

AGED

COMPLAINT.

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST

NEIGHBOURS.

directed against them. The bitter fooling has been intensified by a striking Combattenti appeal on the eve of the ronasombling of the Chamber, attacking the Govern- ment in veiled terms. The manl festo declares that the Combat- tenti have never recognised any monopoly of patriotism, and om pitasisos that the first and fore- most duty is obedience to the law. It invites parliament and the. Government to sao that violonce ceases and that the law rosumes its normal course for all - -Reuter.

Rome, November 11.

Signor Mussolini.

1024

日六十日十

KOWLOON HOTEL PARTITION.

OWNER FINED $100..

The owner of the Kowloon

| ptol, Mr. Lai Tin-wah, was

SINGLE, COFT 10 GTU

936 PRI ANUM

DODGE BROTHERS Typa & 5-junsongor Sedan roprosents tbo finest craftsmanship of an organisa- tion porfently equipped for quality pro- duction. Rodent improvements" give it riding casu and comfort that can only be found elsewhere by going far above Dodge Brothors moderate prices..

Standard

$3,80 Special

$1,000 THE DRAGON MOTOR.CAR COMPANY, LDT. Tolophone Central 1245 or 1247.

*

33, Wong Noi Chung Road-Happy Valley!

BIG FIRE AT KONGMOON.

OVER 50 BUILDINGS DESTROYED.

PISTOL' ACCIDENT.

SHIP'S ENGINEER WOUNDED.

The China Morchants Steam

abip Navigation · Company's (Our Owa Correspundent A

Kwang Tak reported an accidout | 80 rimozved at tile Kowloon

Kongmoon, Nov. 10th,

aboard on bor arrival in port Magistracy this morning, for A big fire broke out at Kongrum Shanghai, yesterday. failing to remove a number of moon yesterday about noon and wooden partitions on the 3rd. and destroyed over 50 buildings, 4th. floors of the Hotel.

Mr. Tapia, third onginoor, shot in tho hand

Including the Kongmoon Hotol, Was Defendant replied that the Practically the whale street in and more or loss seriously injured partitions were made of teak which the Hotel was situated was when bis pistol, which he was wood and, so far as he knew, they burnt down, with the exception of cleaning, accidentally discharged. were made according to the to- the low. r part near the Tai Tung Mr. Tapia was given first ald gulations.

Theatre, which, but for a strong aboard the ship and was sent to Mr. J. A. Waldomoro,.

anwind blowing in the opposite the hospital immediately upon Ovorsoor in the P.W.D., said that direction, would have shared the hie arrival hore,

partitions were mado of same fato. matchboarding and were used toi

the

It le said that the fire was divide one room into two. No started in an opium-smoking don

AMERICA AND THE EMPIRE.

permission' had boon granted.which was housed in a sort of A BOND OF SPEECH. There were two extra rooms on matshed not far away from the the 4th, floor and one extra room Hotel, when one of its inmates on the 3rd. floor. After the sum-set fire to part of the kitchen mons was served, an amonded while making toa. As there plan was submitted to the Build-were quite a number of light ing Authority.

bamboo structures all along Dofendant admitted having the back of the houses there, the roceived a number of letters from fire spread at a surprising spood the Building Authority requesting and played considerable havoo him to pull the partitions down. before the fire-fighting_ongines The Hotel had boon handed over arrived on the scene. Thus all to Mr. Cooke and he thought Mr.that the fro-fighters could do was Cooko had obtained permission, to confine the fire to those.pointe Mr. Clark (defendant's architect) where it had already gained had submitted plans for around, and it was not until about

No loss of life has so far beon reported.

The Italian Parliament opens to-day, with indications of troubl ous times ahead. The opposition have published a strong manifesto to the nation, reiterating their dee'sion not to partielpate in pariia-Simplex" partitions and whilst 6 o'clock last ovening that it was montary work as long as the situation it denounced last June, when they were still waiting for up-under control. umber of gonorals and high The presence of an unusually it withdrew from Parliament after the Matteotti murdor, continues, proval of those, the summons was

issued. officials have proceded him to largo number of solicitors at the in even more aggravated form. The manifesto claims that the op

His Worship asked why thero Hongkong and thin entourage is Central Magistracy this morn- position represents the majority of the nation, but power is being

way objection to the wooden staying at the Great Enstorning was explained by their illogally exercised by a minority.

interest in Hotol on the Fraya.

A numbor of Signor Mussolini, in a speech at a meeting of deputies of the partitions, and was told that as summonses and cross-summonses majority parties, said the Government intended to advance rapidly the building The Canton Gazette of yoster for assault, two of which con-along the road towards normality. Ha donounced the action of the reinforced conerote the Building day states that another telogram

cerned Europeans.

upparition in absouting themselves from Parliament, as unconstitu- Authority wanted it absolutely urging Dr. Sun to proceed to'

tional, and emphasised that the Fascist party had changed its con-fire-proof.

Defandant stated that teak Peking has boon recoived from In one case, Mr. John Lee, antitation, and illegalities and acts of violence had diminished. Ho General Feng Yu-hsiang, who octogenarian, appeared to com-tributed the Government's foreign and domestic policy, and says he has sent Ma Pol-yun as plain of the ponce of his home at his representative to Canton to No. 15 Morrison Hill Gap Road emphasised the Importance of Colonial development schemes. Hate to

Reuter.

extend grootings and welcoma Dr.being continuously disturbed by Sun. The same journal adds that the actions of the lady and a lantern parade is to be held in children of the family living on Canton this ovoning as an ex-the floor above his. I told the pression of public farewell to Dr. Court

Sun.

that he "did not wish to bring troublo to them, nor dosire that they should ARRED FROM SHANGHAI? be punished when he took At the moment it seems doubt-out the present summons.

All

He wasi

ful whether or not Dr. Sun, if he he wanted was peace. visits Shanghai, will be permitted old and in the sixty yours that

iment.

A MEMORABLE ANNIVERSARY.

CELEBRATIONS IN THE

UNITED STATES.;

New York, November-11.

WAS mado of

WILL DISPUTE.

woods used in the Hongkong which hin Worship

CHINESE OR ENGLISH LAW?

Whether letters of administra- replied that there wore many tion should be granted according things in the Hongkong Hotel to Chinese or to English law was they would like to do away with the question Sir Honry Gollan but that the Hotel was built when

was asked to decide when, in the those things wore legal.

Probato

morning. Court this Defendant was fined $100.

Chan Shan cho, widow of a Chi- nese doctor made on application. Her father-in-law had entered a caveat,

INTERPORT CRICKET.

SHANGHAI OUT AT

London, Nov. 11. Sir Auckland Goddes delivered at Westminster the first Waltor Hines Page. momorial losture, founded by the English-Speaking Union in memory of the late American Ambassador to Britain

Mr. F. O. Jeakin appeared for the plaintif and Mr. Eldon

Sir A. Geddes. Potter, K.C, represented the

The audience numbered two father, Chak Hok-ting. PRACTICE.

Mr. Jonkin said that docoas thousand, including the Premier, ed, who practised as a doctor diplomats and representatives of Arrangements are now all com under a British diploms, left the Dominions.

value between $25,000 Lord Balfour, presiding paid a pleted for the commencement of state

Ivory high tribute to Mr. Pago, Hongkong's Cricket Wook during and $40,000. He had a son and

Armistice day was observed by nation-wide patriotic coremonies, enter the International Settle-he had lived in Hongkong he had held in most of the cition. The two minutos silence was observed Following on the arrest not had occasion to bring a case on & signal by a bugle, and Taps" was broadcast by wireless. and deportation of "Little Hsu," of this nature into the Court.

Spacial servicon were beld in the churches and parades of troops it is said that there is a movo- Mr. M. K. Lo, who appeared and military halls were given. ment ofoot to close the Settlement for the defondants (Mrs. "Grubor

President Coolidgo visited the Unknown Warrior's tomb at to all political lenders, of what-and her third daughter) asked Arlington cometary, and crowds made a pilgrimago to Arlington, ever party, and if this plan is put what the chargo was all about. where hundreds of weaths were deposite 1, also on the tomb of ex-which the triangular contost be two daughters, Ho submitted and dwelt on his belief that the into operation before Dr. Sun's No definito date had boon given President Woodrow Wilson-Reutera American Bervice, arrival in Shanghai, he would bejin regard to the offenco, which,' automatically excluded.

ARMED ROBBERY.

GANG GETS OFF WITH LOOT.

An armed robbery, arrange: ith considerable attention to details, occurred at West Point

IRISH ENTHUSIASM.

The noticed from the summons shoot, was one of "disordered behaviour." He assumed the

London, November 11. complaint was against disorderly Traffic was held up for hours in Dublin, thoro wore such behaviour. In fact, his clients enormous crowds participating in the Armistico Day celebrations.

World-wide celebrations are recorded in' Reuter télograms.

IN FRANCE,

had rual grounds for bringing a sunimons against Mr. Ļoo. Hoj lind complained of noise being continuously made over his houd and had marched into the ladios' A public holiday was given in France, shops being closed and room in bis pyjamas, at 8.30 in the streets hoflagged. The chief ceremony was at the tomb of the the morning. It was an out Unknown Warrior. Marshal Foch deposited a wreath of palms and rageous thing to do," Mr. Lo M. Herriot a wronth of flowers at the memorial tablet to the British

fallen in Notre Dame cathedral.-Reuter, added.

yesterday morning when a gang Mr. Leo" What you have ontored a house accupied by an hoon talking about iR all unemployed ship's cook and lator nonsense." escaped with money and jewellory

amounting to $1,000.

The summons was put over for

This rather large haul was only hearing next week.

a fraction of what the gang had

hoped to get, for in a safe which

they were on the point of opening,

ANOTHER CASE,

In another caso, Mrs. S. hofore being disturbed into flight Spanton, living at No. 157 Wan- by a prematuro alarm, were other chai Itoad, summoned her next- monies and valuables worth, it is door neighbour, Mrs. Grimmott, for assault and uttering abusive reported, $6,000.

tho 7th language at 7 pm. on

To bogin with, the robbers knocked at the door and called

to

instant.

out the name of one of the A cross summons was taken inmates; they thon crowded on out by Mrs. Grimmett, who also

the floor

tho on

door summoned another neighbour, being oponed,

In the Boarch Mrs. Fowler, on the same counts.) for valuables they displayed much aptitude for seeking out the places: where the most valuable property was likely to bo obtained. When it came to opening a safe in the

Tho hoaring was adjourned.

cook's room, they asked for the he had given had drawn tho key. He handed it to them, and attention

of tho people in

thought of a ruse to give the the stront. There was a chorus alarm. His little son was crying of pollóo whistlon and the out for him in next room, and, robbers were forcost to flee before sacuring the permission of the they could open the safe. robbom to attend to the boy, he

THE NEW MINISTRY.

APPOINTMENTS OUTSIDE THE CABINET.

London, November 11.

A supplementary list of Ministerial appointments includes the following:-

Parliamentary Secretary for

Education

Postmastor General ... Minister of Pensione... Minister of Transport Under Secretary for India Foreign Under-Secretary

...The Duchess of Atholl. Sir William Mitchell Thompson. Mr. G. C. Tryon. Col. Wilfrid Ashley, Earl Winterton. Mr. Ronald McNeill.

TIN

The Colonial Under-Secretaryship has boon offered to Mr. Ormsby Goro, at prosont in East Africa, but his acceptance has not yot boon recoivod,-Reuter,

PROHIBITION DEFEATED.

HOME BREW EXEMPT.'

Baltimore, November 11,

Chinage

tween Shanghai, Malaya and that inasmuch as the right to future of the world largely Hongkong will be fought out. letters was prima facie that of depended on friendly Anglo- The opering match takes place the widow, the onus was on the American co-operation. to-morrow between Hongkong defendant to displace that right

Sir A. Goddes emphasised that and Shanghai.

It was for the defence to displace

America bad profoundly in- that This morning, whon a Telegraph presumption

fluenced the British Empire, some roprosentative visited the Cricket domiciled in Hongkong came |sistor Dominions, particularly Ground he found the Shanghailander English law.

those with an outlook on the toam ongegod in serious practico Mr. Potter said that the ques-Pacific. Reuter. - knock or two at the nets tion of domicile was irrralovant, boing followed by the full side because by a decision of the Full taking the field and batting in Court few yours ago held tt at thoro turns. Such important maltors it

of law. as light and surroundings, the

dual, aystem intimacion of the pitch, etc. are in Hongkong. The Chinese laws of riously desirable things to know operable in Hongkong in 1843 had and Capt. Barrett was putting all been preserved, and Chinese his men in for a spoil.

rights of succession: wore not to Shanghai's actual eleven will be interfered with. The widow not be chosen before to-morrow was entitled to maintenance only. morning, whilst Hongkong's team If they once started to apply found in an unconscious condi❤ lian already been published.

U.S. BATTLESHIPS.

| OBJECTION TO SCRAPPING THEM.

Washington, Nov. 11,

а

WOB

was

MURDER CHARGE.

SEQUEL TO HAWKER'S DEATH.

A hawker of cooked food was English law, they would meet tion by the police who wont to his with endless difficultios-poly-hut on Choung Chau Island on gamous marriages, for example,

If the widow remarried, she Monday. There were no external would was no rights of any kind, marks of injury, but the man died

aftor admission to hospital. by Chinese law and custom, the father was the guardian of 'hie son's children and was the one parson who should be entrusted with the administration of the property.

Tho caso le procooding.

THIEF ON LINER.

LADY AND STEWARD ROBBED.

In pursuance of a widespread, contention that the United States is the only country carrying out the sorapping of oapital, ships, which have been placed out of commission by the Washington treaties, ex-Judgo Hitz has lasued an order designed to restrain Mr. Wilbur, Navy Secretary, from executing plans to destroy the battleship Washington, which it A passenger on the President la suggested should be converted Madison, Mrs. Gottlieb, hat th an aeroplane carrier.reported to the police that her "Mr. Wiltur has called upon the cabin was entered somốtime Aftorney Godéral. It is asserted yesterday morning by thiof the suit cannot intefore with the who stole sold wrist watch re-plan for destruction of the valued at $60

left. It developed then that he To-day's report in connection A revision of the Prohibition Commissioner's policies and only wanted to go to the kitchen, with the case statos that there gulations will probably be necessitated by the decision of the United Washington by gunfire in a The Chief Steward and quickly barring the door beware five mon concerned in the Stater Court that the one half of one por cont, olause in the Volstead, mining test on November. 14) og vannb); tween

dahn and the rabbers hu robbery. They were all armed law does not apply to home-niada or home consjamed beverag en The New Yorker, Mr. Theodore that bl

Robinson, has been Capointed, theans, jumped through the window and with revolvers, with the exception Thin case arose, on a trial of Mr. John Hill, who created

1gThaid he was of one who carried a duskuris pr. sensation by distributing homemade wine to hundreds of sigh. Askista

As the result of a stalcinont which deceased made before his death, the police have taken out a warrant for the arrest of a man who boarathonlokname of "Small. Rice," on's charge of murder. It was alleged that be assaulted the hawker at Tal Sun-Stroat, In Cheungchau Thland, in::con- Roquence of request for the re- payment of a debt and that, although no wespens were used; he inflated an injury believed to bo a rupture to the man's spleen, from which death resulted.

TO-DAY.