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第十弍月弍英港 ·

FOUR MEN STABBED.

FRIDAY,

FEBRUARY

20,

1925

HA廿月正

SIR HARRY LAUDER.

TRIAD SOCIETY AFFAIR,

TREATY WITH ITALY.

DETAILS OF DRUG PACT.

CHINESE BAPPERS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.

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RENTS OBDINANCE,

PETITION PRESENTED.

Coples of a petiiton strongly

CANTON RED ARMY.

SEIZES YUNNAN QUARTERS.

arging the continuance of the ARMISTICE WITH CHAN ? Rente Ordinance were sont by Further nows is to hand to-day yesterday to H. E. the Governor the Chinoso Tonants' Association

(Our Own Correspondent.)

FAMOUS COMEDIAN'S SPEECH. Four Chinoso sappers of the The "oxlles" of Forfarabire, regarding the American steamer and Members of the Legislativo

Canton, Feb. 18. Royal Engineers were stabbed the mon feae his ain wee coonty, which, according to a tologram Council. The document was pre-

That some of the Yunnanese during a fight, bollaved to be of frae bonny Dundee and gay from Ichang, bas been held up by pared by Mossrs. Wilkinson and troops at the front have deserted Triad Society origin, at the Praya Arbroath and sichliku,” gave a

Grist, salfoltora.

Sun Yat-son's army and joined COLONIAL OFFICE CHANGES.

Last noor

the Fire Station at farowoll dinner party. to Sir tho Kwelchow-fu militarists, tho

We understand that tho quos-Chan King-ming is 'reported and 8 o'clock last night. They had Harry Lauder at the Hongkong Captain and American passengers tion of the continuance of the generally believed in Canton, London, Feb. 19,

Indian hamp and its rosinous left Wellington Barracks an hour Hotel Roof Garden last evening being detained.

Ordinance will come up at next Rumour runs that the Yunnan The Bill ratifying the treaty extracts; and measures are pre-parlier for a walk round town, a thoroughly convivial evening A Reuter's telegram from wook's meeting of the Legislative leaders are considering Chan with Italy regarding Jubaland (in eoribed which the signatories according to a report by one of boing spent. East Africa) has been approved shall take to control the manu- them to the police, and near the Mr. W. Kay occupied the chair, Hankow, received this morning.

facture, distribution and sale,

Fire Station were eat upon by and there are also present Mr. says that the steamer is tho by Parliament.

fifteen men, when a scuffle ensued. J. Reid, the president of St.Chichuen, of Messrs. C. R. Cox Two of thom were stabbad and Andrew's Society, Mr. R.M. Dyer, seriously injured, whilst the Mr. Peter Ramsay, and others.

and Company, the master boing! two did not omorgo

Captain Hawley, an American A chorus of whistles

citizen.

Tho

Mr. Flaber, the Liberal ox- Minister, supporting the Bill, said that the more one considered the

UF-

after

local

United

Council.

OBITUARY.

Statos FUNERAL OF MR. ANDREW

...

Central Control Board.

The document also strengthons historic circumstances which lay the Hague Convention regarding other

A TRIBUTE. bobind this Jubaland treaty the the production and distribution unscathed.

A poranent soon brought the polico on the loan one should be inclinod to of raw opium.

The loyal toast having bonn apply criticism to it. This treaty central board of control consist-scene, but they arrived

duly honoured, Mr. Kay proposed was the direct consequence of the ing of oight persons, appointed the assailants had made their "Sir Harry Lauder." Sir Harry authorities at Ichang are demand- Pact of London of April 26th, by the League Council, the United escape. The two sappors who Laudar, he said, was one of the ing the immediato release of both

sorlously injured, wore 1915, under which Italy throw in States and Gormany, is to be word

most deservedly famous of their the steamer and the mastor. her lot with the Allied nations. established to collect from the removed.to hospital.

countrymen, and it was a great Anyone who considered the stato signatory Governments the

It would appear, from informa-honour to have him with thom. of the Allied cause in the springtimates of druge required within tion obtained this morning, that It had boon written that

Happors have oгBOMO of 1915, and the difficulties which the prescribed period. together the Chineso confronted the British Govorn with full statistics of the produc-ganized themselves into a sort of some achieved greatness and ment at that time, would, he tion of the raw materials and the Guild, and that the fight was due others bod greatness thrust thought, come to the conclusion amounts of manufactured storks to a foud with one or more Triad upon them. If over there was that the British Government had held, the internal consumption. Societies with whom they are at a

person.. who had achieved. no option but to accept the torms the amounts of drugs confiscated, loggerheads. The report ina de greatness by his own unaided which the Italian Government and the amounts of imports and by one of the nappers to the offort, that person was Harry required; and if one looked at the exports. If the board concludes palico last night, that they did Lauder. He started at the very question from the Italian view that excessive quantities of drugs not know thoir assailants nor bottom of the laddeâit bu point one ought to be less critical are accumulating in any country, the

of the attack,

40 YEARS' SERVICE.

LOCAL MAN'S FINE RECORD.

mon woro

born

groat,

CANADIAN SHIPPING.

YU MING-CHUNG.

Aont

King-ming'storms for an armis- tice. Tho torms are said to be these:-Tho Yunpanoso sball onable Chan to take the city and in exchango for these services they shall be given control of the | North River District, in addition to a bonus in cash on leaving the city.

hie

SOMETHING DONE.

BLOW AT DRUG EVIL.

Ganova, Feb. 19.

An event took place yesterday, at 4.30 p.m. in the Eastern suburb which gives colour to the forego- The funeral of Mr. Androw Ya ing reports. A company of about Ming-chung, which took place at 200 of the Uot Kwan (Red Army) the Catholic Cematory at Happy marched up, and halted on the Valloy yostorday, was very large-road, at the end of the Sha-Hok- ly attended. The cortego, which Road, on the East Parade Ground, passed through the town from They surrounded the building. in the Government Civil Hospital, which a seotion of the Yunnan was mot at the entrance to the Army, has its offices, and fired CONTRACT WITH

comotory by the Rov. Father several volleys over the building; GOVERNMENT, Banchlo, Rootor of the Cathedral, simultaneously with the rifo fire, other clergy, and European and some of the Red Officers entered Ottawa, Fob 19. Chinese Sisters, among whom was the building. The sentries on guard offered resistance, and ono The text of An agroomont has a sistor of the deceased.

was killed nad two wounded, is ascended very rapidly and singe of the torms which Italy had and that there is in consequonce therefore disorodited.

In the gathoring at the grave. The place was completely dis the beginning of tho prosent been tabled in the House of Com-

between Eir

William sida were many representative armed, and the documents and decided upon. Great Britain had a danger of their diversion to

contury had remained at the top. mons

tho Uet received the aid of Italy, who had licit channels, it shall have tho

To romain thoro during that long Patoreon and the Government, mombers of the Catholic com valuables removed:

was the more notable providing for a foot of ton ships munity. Among the large number Kwan remaining in charge, done hor part, and it devolved right to recommend that the ox-

poriod upon Great Britain to do here. ports of drugs to that country

achiavo mont. The one thing that for a Canadian Atlar:o service of wreaths with which the gravo During the war, Italy throw her should be suspended until a satis-

roflected the greatest credit on under Government control of was covered wore tho80 weight into the Allied scale. Sho factory position is reached.

Sir Harry Lauder was the fast rates, in consideration for an by:-His sorrowing wife; his

sons, Paul and Joseph; lost more than half a million dead The board has also the right of

that he had absolutely refused to annual subsidy of £275,000. and more than a million wound taking the same stops in regard

pander to low tastes. When a The agrooment provides for a daughters, Helen and Loulee: ed, and she contracted a debt of

to a country which is not a

parson succeeded in the theatrical ton years contract. The preamble Roy, Canon Mathius Liu, Macao: two thousand millions atarling.

signatory, if there is danger of

profession, he invariably aroused recites that the Government has Mossrs. Yue Shiu hong, Loo Ping- Mr. Amory, the Colonial Scorel-that country becoming a contre

Лe mark of the high osteom jealousy, but though some people boon receiving continuous repre- lam, Li Pun-sang, Li Pak-yau, M. ary, answered various points that of illicit traffic.

in which he is hold, Mr. C. F. do throw bricks at Bir Harry, no sentations respooting ocean trans-Botelho; Mr and Mrs O. E. Ta-

Ton Statos, including Britain, wore raised. One was whathor

Carvalho has been prosented with one could accuse him of being portation difficulties and the un-vares; Julia O. A. Tavares; Mr British traders would onjoy equal

a silver tea service from the anything but clean, and it was, certainty of rates indiscriminate-W. G. FitzGibbon; Mr Peter Taui; rights with Italy. Mr. Amory

Elsa do Miss convention Portuguoso staff of the Head he thought, this that brought ly imposed on exported Canadian Mr. J. d'Assis; Mr R. de Souza Japan, the Netherlands and Slam, Souza; havo signed the convention and of the international declared that there would bo

Office of the Hongkong and him the well deserved honour goods and shipping by combines, and j' ដ protocol, to ba signed equal rights, as with otbor various

These rates also affect the im- Miss L. M. de Souza; Al protocol tho

Maria by

that pro-Shanghai Banking Corporation bestowed on bim by the King.

C. Tavares; traffic in drugs. The documents countries nationals. He added that as soon duse

ports. The Government, accord-bortina

for other opium. In this thoy on his having completed forty

SIR HARRY'S REPLY.

ingly, has resolved to adopt Analia M. de Collaco; Maria will romsin opon Great Britain and Italy it would tion in five years' time as as to as the treaty had been ratified by undertake to reduce the produc-years of continuous service withh

tho Bank.

Replying at some length, Sir moans to provont an unreason-Dolores P. do Rozario and Edward Pignaturos until September 30th. J. M. do Rozario; Antonio, M. Zable said the conference. be rogistared with the League of

satiefy an impartial League com. Mr. Carvalho is the doyon of Harry Laudar said that whonable overcharge.

Viconto and Carlos; Monars. Limado no claims to complete Nations.

Poter Ramsay accosted The new ships must bo oporat-Ying-hing, Lo Wai-chiu. Lam Buc mission that smuggling from the Portuguese staff of the Bank, Mr.

and threatened to giva ing within cightoon months and Man-choong, Wong Wal-lim, recognised that it had left un- their territorios is no longor a land during the longthy period of him serious obstacle to enforcomont of his service bo has been looked him diapor-(laughter) ha meanwhile six substitute ships Tang Ju-fai, Li Kwok-ying, Wong solved questions which were not the restrictions on opium amoking upon by Puccessive Chief rofused, but it gave him the will begin operations on June King-cheong, Y. I. Leung, K. Y.able to be solved for yours. applied by the countrios & ignatory | Managers as A trusted and greatest pleasure to be prosent 15th. The company must carry Wong, P. K. Loung, W. C. Ho, possibly decades. The conference

oflicient servant, being ofton Sir Harry wont on to speak of immigrants at rates fixed by the Y. O. Chew, H. F. Ko, T. L. Tse, had, however, struck consulted on matters appertain-some of his early experiences in Goverment, and carry Canadian S. W. Ho, and many others. agree to abolish entirely the ing to the Portuguess staff. He the profession, and amused those mails free, on the inauguration

was educated at St. Joseph's prosent by outlining his methods of passenger borvice. practice of oplum smoking in College, Hongkong, and later at of gotting a room for 7/6 instead The Government is entitled The convention drawn up by thoir territories, within fifteon the Jesuits' College in Caloutta. of 12. Ho told how he wore similarly to contract with other the second opium conference was years.

Mr. Carvalho leaves for Europe mufflor round his neck instead of

companios.-Reuter. by the s.s. President Pierce on a collar and tic, and avoided all 28th February, via Shanghai and roference to Harry Lau or in America. He will be accompanied order that his landlady should by his wife, bis son and his not go to the show, recognise him "LUSITANIA" ECHO. sister (Miss Edith Carvalho). Mr. and charge him the extra 4/6 Carvalho, Jr., will remain in Ho referred to bis old school. England for a course of collegiate master, Stampy Bell, well-known

The Protocol.

Attached to the

DRUG CONVENTION.

The Terms Outlined.

to the first convention.

Thereafter those

London, Feb. 19.

signed at Geneva, thla evening. It is a complement to that drawn

up by the first conference, which

dealt with opium smoking.

And

countries

IMPERIAL AFFAIRS,

This second convention deals) with a wider problem, its object being to suppress contraband New Designations Considered. in dangerous druge, by moral effectivo limitation of thoir

London, Feb. 19. production

by oxorcle- Mr. Baldwin made the interest- ing closer control over the inter-fing statement in the House of national trade in drugs, and their Commons, to-day, that he was raw materiale, than was provided considering the question of chang in the Hague Convention of 1913.ing the designation Colonial Offico The drugs to which this con- to that of Imperial Office, and the vention applies are cooa loaf, stylo of Socratary of State for the cocaine, opium in its Various Colonios to Secretary of Stato for statos, morphine, heroin, and Imperial Affairs."

DISARMAMENT.

POSTPONED

CONFERENCE.

FRENCH LOAN.

AMERICAN SUPPORT.

London, Fob. 19.

Paris, Feb. 19.. In the House of Commons, Lt. The Miniator of Finance, M. Commander Kenworthy asked Clementel, announced in the whether the disarmament con Chamber that the Government ference had been abandoned or intended to conclude a foreign only postponed.

loan after the Budget had been Mr. Auston Chamberlain ro-passed, and the United States had plied that all discussions of mat- already promised a loan of a

million ters arising from the Goneva hundred

dollara. - protocol, whích, wore to have Reuter,

Washington, Fab, 19.

studion.

SUN YAT-SEN.

THE LATEST BULLETIN.

A

to most present, and told how his GERMANY STILL LIABLE. master had said: "Lauder, you're!

IMPORTANCE OF AIRCRAFT.

U.S. PACIFIC NEEDS.

Washington, Feb. 19.

On the contrary, it was

A

very

powerful blow at the drug evil, and had greatly strengthened the Hague Convintion. M. Zahle rogretted the withdrawal of the United Statos delegation, which by its boldness and devotion had given a supremo impetus to the whole anti-drug campaign. Ho agreed with Mr. Porter's state- ment that the drug problem could only be solved by international co-operation.

Other speakers, Including Sir M. Delevingne and Mr. Sugimura, Before the House of Represent-warmly tributed the officials of atives aircraft committoo. Brig- the Loague, and M. Zahlo's pa- The umpire of the German-adier General Mitcholl arraigned tience and impartiality-Heuter, American mixed claims commia-the inadequacy of American air

Washington, Feb. 19.

a dour wes dug, and if yo ever gete onythin' into yer haid, yo'll surely become & Fuccoss."

Continuing, Sir Harry said sion bas decided that Gormany is power, assorting that the defences he was still singing the songs under an obligation to make com- of the Hawaian islands were as

years penrations for damages suffered obsoleto as bows and arrows. MORE REVELATIONS. ho sang

over twenty and when

hoanalysed by American citizens who are Japan could ossily capture the ago, himself he came to the conclusion dependents or descendants of Philippines and Hawaii. Peking, Fab, 19. that he had been successful bo- British subjects whose lives were latter, could not hold out more Dr. Kreig, who is attanding causo in everything he did, avery lost in the sinking of the Lusit-than three weeks, Sun Yat-eed, issued a bulletin charactor he played on the stage anla.-Reuter. Baying that the removal of Sun and ovory song he sang, he found Yat-son from hospital to a private there was a line of truth in it. If rosidenco was affected without there had notheon a word of truth |

RENT TROUBLE.

Tho

A "PREVENTIVE" RAID.

Boston, Feb. 19. The committee, after hearing

The members of the crew of the this evidence, unanimously re Marjorie Bachman, seized as a solved in favour of recalling the War Secretary, Mr. Weeks, and Federal Court that the prize crow rum-runnor, deposed before the questioning him further.-Reuter, from the rovenuo cutter Tampa

SHANGHAI STRIKE.

CROWD ATTACKS POLICE

STATION.

Shanghai, Feb. 19,

Tooted the Marjorie Bachman, after the seizure, and held a drunken carousal aboard,

The Marjorie Bachman's mate said that he was imprisoned aboard the Tampa for fifty-two hours, and when be returned to

the other vessol lator shio "looked like a dump with brokon cases of liquor everywhero." He added. that much of his private property.

difficulty. The patient, who had in them-well "Yes, we have no filled. The war way all wrong, a good night, feels more comfort- bananas." Everyone was singing everyone know the war was all ablo to-day, and his temperature that two years ago but no-opo wrong, and he had done his beat is normal and pulso 104, and his yang it now because there wasna, since then to make the world a

is improving.-Daily appetite

a line of truth in it.

happier place. Ho had succeeded. Bulletin

Sir Harry Lauder epoke of his pretty, well and had carried out first porformance in London, how the dictates of his heart. Hol when he woke up next morningho would carry away the happleat found bis songs being sung in the memories from HongkongAp- streets, talked of on the Brook Ex-plauso). ohango and hummed in the House

Mr. Rold and Dr. Black also of Parliament (laughter), Ho

spoke- TEMPORARY COMPROMISE. wrote to his wife and said that

Mr. Hay then said that he The Chinese police, in conjunc-was stolon.-Reuter's Américan be driving aho would soon been postponed for three months, į In the House of Represanta-

London, Fob. 19. through Hyde Park in her er understood that several Forfar-tlon with the Settlement police, Service. until March, with a sorrespond-tives, Mr. Thomas Blanton intro- - The Clydebank factors hava riage and pair (laughter)-and shire mon had unfortunately not broke up a meeting of strikere on ing, postponement all duded resolution designed to decided to suspend the evictions she did drive through Hyde Park been invited to the dinner. It the border of the Settlement, subsequent dates.

provent the flotation of a loan to during the sitting of the Ronts in her carriage and pair (Hear, was got up in a hurry and all and sixteen persons were arrest whom they could think of were ed, whereupon the crowd stormed Lt. Comdr.

Kenworthy Is Franco or any other nation that Commission in order to preserve hour).

Bir Harry Lauder concluded on invited. If those present knew the Chinese polios stallon: but thors then a chance of holding failed to reach an agreement for a peaceful atmosphore, on condi-

disarmament conference in funding its war dobte. The re-tion that the Housing Association a note of sadness, referring id anyone who had not been, he hoped they were dispersed by the Chin- Beptember1"

solution also provided that the and other tonante organisations Armistice Day when the world they would apologise for him, ese pollos, who fired, without Mr. Chamberlain "The pos machinery of the Federal Reserve, osase their activities, including went mad, and he went hame, and Au szosllent musical entertain inflicting any casualtion.

10.800.people 00 ition is that each item on the pro- Board would be operated in street and other meetings, and the satamoking in his chair and realisi men) followed, the pariy breaking| igramme bus been postponed three enforcing the measure.-Reuters, distribution of ciroulars in con- ad for the first time that the vioKON

American Berufos, 2 b

nection with the dispute. —— Reuter, chikki yo

been considered at Rome, had

of

TO-DAY.

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