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四拜禮

魏五十月正类游旛

PEAK THEFT.

15 THURSDAY, JANUARY

GENERAL FLEES.

1925

3雙廿弍十

FLOATED AFTER SIX MONTHS.

**KONG NING

GETS OFF.

A DIFFICULT TASK COMPLETED.

After being high and dry on the | placed underneath the ship to banks of the Wont River for raise her above the level of the nearly six months, the motor mulberry field. A big channel vogel Kong Ning, owned by was cut from the spot where the Meaars. Banker and Company,, vossol lay, down to the river has been refloated. Nows to this bank, which had to be breached, effect was received in Hongkong and, after damming-up, the area to-day, this stating that the ship was flooded, the sandbags out again took to the water early in away and the vongol thus floated the morning of Tuesday last. She, down to the stream.

is expooted in Hongkong in the early part of next week.

It was on July 25th that the Kong Ning was carried over the river bank just above Shiuhing by the floods, finally coming to rest In a clump of mulberry bushoe about four hundred yards from the bank.

LADY LOSES $110.

Another case of thieving in. reported from the Paak, the violim |hoing Mrs. Williamson, of 53, The

Poak.

A CANTON INCIDENT.

ALL 18 NOT GOLD.”.

SIMULE : VOFT 10 OTS

36 PER ANNUM

Royal Enfield Motor Cycles: Made like a Gan

Prices and complete spoolflcations on request.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LTD. Telephone Contral 1246 or 1247.

33, Wong Noi Chung Road Happy Valley

TOO SMALL TAKINGS.

DISPUTE ABOUT BANGLES, TAXI-DRIVERS DISMISSED,.

of

An application for the rehear When two motor-drivers, Taang ing of a caso, in which a young Wing, and Pang S n-chuan, suod Chinese female was convicted the Hongkong and Kowloon and sentenced to three months Taxicab Company for wrongfu! imprisonmont for altempting to dismissal, at the Summary Court

a pair

gilt to-day, it was stated that they banglos, pretending the same to were dismissed for bringing in be real gold, was made by Mr. D. too small takinga on successive McCallum before Mr. E. V. days. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magis Mr. O. A. S. Ruas appeared on tracy this morning,

bohalf of the drivers, and Mr. M.; Watson represented the Company.

RIVAL OUTWITTED. General Wong Shiu-bing, who In a report to the police, Mrs. is again in the limelight because Williamson stator that a slik ho is being attacked by Lutpawn handbag, containing $110, has Wing-ting's troops from the been stolen from a wardrobe in West, and Chan

King-ming's her bedroom."

The theft is stated to have hoon mon from the East, recently had committed sometime between the a very narrow escape while he 10th and the 12th instant.

was staying at the Great Eastern Hotel in Canton.

RABIES SCARE.

Mr. Rusa said the men were

apprenticed ae motor-drivere and whon they had learnt to drive and obtained their licence,

The case was heard yesterday. when Mr. H. J. Armstrong ap poared to prosecute on behalf of the pawnbroker. The evidence was that the defondant handed a pair of bangles to the pawnbroker, they were employed by the Com- and asked for the sum of 800. pany and paid $30 per month. They were engaged for throo WOR agrood. aftor somo It argument, that 688 should be paid goare. They were not really byt wore called for the articles. The transaction apprentices was completed and the money apprentices because it was cheap- The Company now said was about to be paid over, when, after a final look at the banglos, that the men wore dismissed

Two years ago, General Wong had a rival Calenal of Dr. Sun'a Army shot at Wuchow, and since EUROPEAN BOY BITTEN. that time he has always sur- A report from Mrs. Parsons, rounded himself with a very heavy. 2, Broadwood Read, states that at body-guard, and only left Wuchow 9 a., yostorday her dog suddenly ones to "capture" "Nanning." attacked her son, David, biting| At Wuchow, he disarmed and them in the hand,

arrested 50 soldiers belonging to The boy, who is 3 years old. Gonoral Lsu Pak obam, also of it was discovered that they word undor Section 8 of thoir agreo-f

So far un can be gathered, the ship has not been damaged as the result of going aground...

The work of rofloating Kong Ning was entrusted to is under medical treatment, The Yaumati firm of contractors, the dog was sant to Kannedy Town Ling Sing Kee, who have engaged big batches of men on the job, andj who have laboured continuously

The work of refloating has for months on a piece of work presented most unusual difficul- which is involved the ovor- tion. The soil under the vessel coming of innumerable difficul had to be cut away and sandbags ties.

"

ALLIED CONFERENCE

BOMBAY OUTRAGE.

A HAPPY ENDING.

WOMAN'S STEP-FATHER

RESULTS.

ARRESTED.

London, Jan, 14.

Bombay, Jan. 14.

|

for observation.

not gold, but only gilded. The ment, which had roforocco to pawnbroker then attempted to running costs. The claims word arrest the defendant, who in based on an estimate of what the

had thoy beau allowed tó com mediately left the shop and ren plaintiffs would have receivod to the police station.

plate their contract.

the

Dr. Sun's army.

Recently, General Wong visited Canton for the first time for several years, and stayed at the Groat Castern intel. As soon as

The defondant, in her evidence, one of Wong's rivals learned this.stated that she only asked for $15 A SETTLEMENT REACHED. | he had the fifth floor of the hotel, for the bangles.

A settlement has been reached on which Gonoral Wong was.

TWO-WIVES CASE,

The charges have accordingly buen withdrawn.

hoon taken into VISCOUNT, HAYASHI. at once for Wuchow, which he has

The Cabinot ments tomorrow Mahomed Ali Yusuf, stop- to hear Mr. Churchill's report on father of the woman Mumtaz the Paris financo conforenico and Begum, hus propare a reply to the note of M.custody.

Clomontel handed to Mr. He told the police that his wife Churchill on the subject of was in possession of importantį Anglo-French indebtedness. documents relating to the Mais-

bar Hill outrago.

RESIGNATION EXPECTED.

Tokyo, Jan, H, The reservations of Italy and

The reports that Viscount; Rumania are not fundamental,

The newspapers tributs the Hayashi is rotiring have not states 2 Paris mossago, but heroisnt of the wounded liouton-[created surprise, as it has been merely covor the interpretation ant,Henter,

understood that some time ago he of the protocol bofore the con- 1A Mohammadan Indian and had oxpressed a wish to resign. ferenco.

the woman Mumtaz Begum, who The choice of a successor has The Brazilian Minister signed was with him, were mortally not boon definitely docidod upon, with a roservation as regards wounded by Pathane in an at-but it is believed that Baron Mat- Brazil's rights to eventual tompted abduction. The lionton-sui is favoured for the post of participation in the Dawes ant went to their rescue.]

Ambassador at St. annuities.

Daily Bulletin.

110

This conferoneo is probably the liest inter-Allied meeting which hao loft

heartburninge.: Gonoral satisfaction was voiced by M. Clementol, Mr. Churchill and Mr. Kellogg, speaking at the plenary session, that the Allion are again working in comploto.

the

AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

S. A BEATS N.S.W.

Adelaido, Jan. 14.

a cricket contost, for tho

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

Tho

TUAN'S PEACEFUL

METHODS.

.

EAST EATS MORE

BREAD. -

IS THERE A WHEAT SHORTAGET

figuras which he would produce

Mr. Watson said that

showed that their empty mileage

His Lordshipreserved judgmönt.

MOTOR CAR

· CONTEST.

LAST WEEK'S WORDS.

The Booond wook of our Motor Car Compotitión produced a large number of entries, and quito, a numbor of contestants Improved their position by socuring credita, "+

The correct words for last wook's coupons woro an followe

January 5th.-RULE January 6th.-SOME. January 7th-THAT. January 8th.-WIND. ́January 9th.—MONEY. January 10th.--STATE. One or two compotitore again omitted to sign their coupons. It is oesontial that each coupon boars tho name and address of the competitor.

Thore wore one or two instances in which com- petitors filled in the blank squares with vowels. This io incorrect. Only con- sonants should be so om- ployed. Do not fill in equaros with either "a, "o," "," "o," or "u." Competitors aro

also

naked to print their names-

in capital lottora. Many ordinary signatures are difficult to deciphor.

THE STRANDED SUBMARINE.

CREW REMAIN ABOARD. Chatham, Maso, Jon 14. After a day-long battle against

WATERFRONT ITEMS, heavy soas, const-guards suc-

[BY OLD HAND ".]

Sho

cooded in gotting a boat alongside the stranded submarina 819, but the commander declined to accopt

FRANCE AND

RUSSIA.

CORDIAL SENTIMENTS.

Moscow, Jan. 14.

Mr. McCallum said that his was larger than their fare mile. on the basis suggested by the absolutely surrounded in order application was made on the age, which Was evidence of Magistrato (Mr. J. R. Wood) on to arrost and execute him. ground that the dofondant had negligence. They were not serv Wodnesday morning in the cose However, Wong's secretary and had the bangles valued by anjing the Company faithfully and in which Mr. Mok Lu-man and boy warned him of the approach.expert, who was a jowellor, and the Company had overy right to hie - German wifo, Ella Mok Shroyer, were summoned

and Wong escaped down a drain was told that they were dismiss them with notice. for

genuine gold.

Mr. A. H. Rowe, the managing assaulting the Chinese wife, of pipe.

His Worship asked if Mr.director of the Company, said! It is stated that when Woug's McCallum was Mr. Mok.

aware of the both men had boon first-class rival learned this he had Wong's fact that he had discharged drivers at one time, but one was secrotary and boy executed imhor on 症 previous occasion reduced to eocond-class because mediately, but could not catch on the samo charge.

his takings fell off considerably the Genoral, who had departed Mr. McCallum replied that it and the other because ho had a was after her discharge that she had accident for which ho was to under his control, and where his took the bangles to the joweller. blame. enfoty is rolatively cortain

When uho was asked if sho had any witnesses to call, Mr. McCallum understood sho replied in the nogative, meaning that she had no witnesses in court, but who could in reality have cailed a number of witnesses. She also wont to the Police

We do not suppose it has hap. assistanco, proforring to remain Station and reported the detention paned for years, but for two aboard. The crow therefore spont London, Jan. 14. of the bangles, which she would mornings in succession the Kow. the night on the submarino, which Giving evidence before the food not have done if guilty.

1000 wharves have been absolutely is still firm on the outer bar but is Commission, Mr. Smith, of the After further argumont, rogard- empty and desertod, although a believed to bo undamaged.

It is expected it will be refloated James's Scottish Co-Operative Wholesale ing defendant's identity having Japanese freighter was alongside

his Worship,

the the Wharf No. 2 yesterday afternoon on

flood tido.--Reuter'a Society of Glasgow, said the prejudiced

American Service world's total exportable surplus inagistrato said that he could for a few hours. of wheat was variously estimated not help recognising hor, but he The big freighter Cross Koyon at from ninety-nine to a hundred did his utmost to go hor dis-arrived yesterday from Cobu and and four million quarters. Ro-charged if possible, knowing that moored to buoy A-15. She had quirements of importing countries she was not legally represented. rough weather coming up. wore approximately ninety-eight Sho herself dollberately told loaves to-day for Ching Tao,

him that she had been in Court where she will load boan oil. million quarters:

The steamer Hanover arrivod Referring to the crop roturne, before. She admitted that when In harmony and that a definite stage first time since 1911, aftor four-

Paking, Jan. 14. ho said Australia had showed an asked by the complainant if the to-day from U.S.A, viz porta with has been reached towards the

Cabinet mooting held increase of twenty million bushels bangles were gold sho pointed at a cargo of case oil and general In a felicitous speech nado on reconstruction of Europe. M. toon successivo dofoats, Sout yesterday lasted till late in the in 1993, and the Argentine a do- the writing on tehm, intimating cargo for the Standard Oil instal-handing in his credentials, M.

406 ovoning, aftor which four grease of sevon to ton million that they were gold,

dation at Lai Chi Kok. Harriot, entering at the close of Australia, with 389 and

Horbatto, the FrenchAmbassador, Mr. McCallum said that the the proceedings, congratulated rospectively, defeated New South Mandates were issued, the first bushels. The not result to the four

Here is the Chinese Maritime said he hoped the recollections of the conference on its positive

Wales, who scored 408 and 226, in of which is considered as an in-principal exporting countries was jowellor bad told her that they Customs official report regarding the past would serve as inators, rosults.

Shothold Shield match.-teresting example of Tuan sa estimated shortage of a hund- woro not pare gold, but were the ramming of a pirate launch

no' brakes. M. Clementel, referring to the

Chi-jui's peaceful mothods, and red and six million bushels on the 80 or 90 por cont. gold. She did as reported yesterday:-"The He was confident that sucOOBS problems still ahead, placed in

also a revolation of Sun Chuan-1923 returon. He was of opinion ask for $15 from the pawnbroker. French steam launch Siu Fook would crown his task, firstly from the forefront of these the friendly,

Į fang's political manoouvres.

His Worship said thero was los as a wreok about 300 feet off the friendliness of his welcome to that at present there was an he might say brotherly, settle-

The Mandate says that ample supply, although Eastern evidence on the other elde to the the right bank of the West River, Moscow, and secondly because ment of Inter-Alliod dobis.

telegram Vos rocoived from countries worn consuming larger offact that defendant asked for slightly to the South of Rattlor history showed that the interests Mr. Churchill dwelt on the

Sun Chuan-fang. Tuli of quantition of whoat broad than $90 and she was lying when she Island. Funnel is showing. E of the two countries nowhere arrangement made to meat the

Military Affairs in Choklang, over.

sold she only asked for $15. There 10 miles above Kan Kong."-collided.-Reuter. wish that the United States ba

| dated Jan. 12, which states: “Sunj Mr. Smith added that it was had not been a word of what the Extract of log of the Portuguese included offectively within the

| Chuan-fang merely desiren to generally admitted that the solicitor had said in the woman's tug who rammed hor-This soope of the Dawos sehome.

protoot the people and the pro-Canadian wheat crop would not defence yesterday. "It is A launch, which was manned by said that when the mattor was

vince of Chokiang in accordance exceed 260 to 275 million bushels invention on the part of her pirates and had stolon property, first broached the British Go- Mr. Walsh, the president of the with the people's wishes. Not this year, against 475 million last poople: The whole thing is a was rammed by the launch towing. vornmont maintaine I an attitude Seamen's Union, has been arrost-only has Sun Chuan-fang sent his year, but the United States clevor fraud. I must refuse the the Shui Hing Kong Moon pas-1 of rosorvo for some wooks. The od on a charge of inciting the troops to Shanghai, but ho has raturos showed a crop of 874 application," conoludod bis Wor- songor junk on Sunday and 35

Paris, Jan. 14 Anglo-American

killed and 40 waterside workers to strike.withdrawn all bls forces from that million bushels compared with abip. conversations

plrates woro

The uncertainty of Franco. had been lively and prolonged Router.

rogion in a desire to maintain | 790 million in 1923,

It was dooided, however, that drowned."

German trade relations following but franknoss and cordiality had

peace. Rumours have recently TEA MARKET DEALS. | Mr.McCallum and the Magistrate The stoamor Produos, which| Germany's recovery of economie onabled a solution to be reached.

been ourront to the offect that;

Tho chairman asked Mr.ohould discuss the matter further resontly grounded in the West freedom on January 10th, has. The American plan did not throughout worked fiftoon hours Sun Chuan-fang has not boon Alexander, the representative of in Chambore after reviewing the River, loft for Koalung to-day, bean stabilised by a tomporary

whore she is employed in a time-arrangement whereby the coun impose any onerous burden on daily; also the principals, who loyal to the Provisional Govern- the Co-Operative Sociaties, to the Allios' finaucos, and indeed broke the record for inter-allied ment, and he fears that the supply a complato statement of

oharter carrying coal for this port trios agres that the tariffe shall and Kongmoon. the burdon of the Allies would be conferences by concluding their Government may be misled. He co-operative operations in tho

romain unchanged ponding the tors during the early and difficult labourn within the scheduled date, therefore requests the Govern- tea market, in confidance, pro-

The stoamer Childar, Captain thrashing out of a definito agroo- years than they would otherwies

mont to make full investiga-mising not to use it oven to the

Mathispson, arrived last night mont. Reuter The protocol on ossential points have been; and although, if the confirms what has proviously

tions."

Commission unless thero wore

from Bangkok, and had 'rough Dawes plan marohed to the full beon cabled. It is hailed as a

The Mandate goes on to say special nood, in which case ho and

Inform Mr. Alexander normal inclusion, thoru triumphant success in London that the Government appreciates would would be a substantial advantage and Paris on account of the out and hopes that he will continuo

the loyalty of Sun Chuan-fang, whataction it was proposed to tako, to the United States, this ad-standing achievements,

The chairman explained that firstly

Cairo, Jan. 14. vantago would only be during tho the distribution of the Dawes an-to carry out his policy of pro- the roquest was due to inform- In the first round of the As-Clauson, returned from Kong- Following the example of Sail periods when all the Allion were nuities, secondly, the liquidation tooting the aron under his ation rocoived that the Cosoolation Cup, West Ham sad the moon to-day unscathed by eithor Pasha, three more Zaghlulist, ox- hottor off than at prosent of the Ruhr occupation accounts, jurisdiction, in nafeguarding the Oporative Societies had recently Arsenal played a goal-less draw. groundings or piratee. She em-Ministera bavo announced their Reuter.

and thirdly the association of people and working for the causes boon dealing heavily in the The following wore the results of ployed a Chlauso pilot going up intention to stand at the elections

and on the return trip. market, soouring the control of a re-playn:- America in a partnership with of general peace.

ng Independente. Reuter. the Alllos in the collection of The second Mandato appoints] considerable proportion of the Blackpool beat Barrow by two) The steamer Corona arrived London, Jan. 14. reparations. The lant-namod is Chon Tiao-yuan Assistant Direc-actual and prospective supplies. goals to nil,

|to-day from Ching Wad Tao with Military Affairs In Mr. Alexander i promised to Mr. Churchill's rotura to Lon-particularly regarded as an ovent tor of

Bouthampton defeated Exeter coals and had a rough trip com- don coincided with the publication of the first political importance. Kiangsu,

communicate any fadts he could | by three goals to one.

ing down, but reports the westhor of tho toxt of the conference It is noteworthy that Franco The third Mandate appoints got, and asked, the ohairman to There was no score in the match as improving yesterday.

The Jardine Matboson steamer protocol, whose rino thousand does not recoup the entire cost of Pai Pao-shan Military. Com-domand similar information from between Darlington and Cardiff,

other people. The chairman after extra limo.

Yuen Sang. Captain 0. Jówitt" words and twenty-oight artiolon, the Ruhr armies from the Ruhr, missioner of Halchow.

The fourth Mandate appoints|ropfied that he had asked others Brighton beat Watford by four arrived last night from Manila' and vory abstruso details of ac-receipts, but the difference bo- oountanoy, tesilfy to the in- tween the upkoop in the Ruhr MaYu-jan Military Commissioner for information where he had had goals to three, after extra time and had fresh monsoon with

of Hualyang.-Daily Bulletin.

Reuter, | jetters of complaint-Reuter,

misty weather coming up. defatigability of the oxporte, who and at home. Beuter.

THE PROTOCOL.

HD

Reuter.

AUSTRALIA'S

LABOUR TROUBLE.

+

SEAMEN'S LEADER

ARRESTED.

Fremantle, Jan. 14.

CASE.

THE F. A. CUP.

FURTHER RESULTS.

London, Jan. 14.

weather coming up. She had

FRANCO-GERMAN AGREEMENT.

rice and general cargo for this ZAGHLULIST SPLIT. port.

The coaster Fjeldstrand. Capt.

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange 20. 4, 1/16 Lighting Up-Time 6.00 p.m. Barometer 2 p.m. 29.01 Tamperature 2 p.m. Humidity .8 p.m