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No. 10.137

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WHARVES ON PARACELS.

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MARINERS' INTERESTING REPORTS.

DETAI#HD

TYPHOID ORIGIN.

EXPERT INVESTIGATION NEEDED.

DR. KOCHS' SUGGESTION. The question of discovering the wrocks (of which the heavy boilers (origin of the local qutbreak of ty would vory often be the only re-phaid in to be raised at Tuonday's mains) which were piled up on meeting of the Sanitary Board, them. So dreaded, in fact, werd

MONDAY,

FEBRUARY

23

15

日安初月式

THE

OFF THE ROCKS.

KING'S ILLNESS.

LONG RECOVERY EXPECTED.

YACHT CRUISE RECOM- MENDED.

FOOSHING.".

WILL PROBABLY BE .BEACHED.

Salvage work is progressing on the Indo-China Steam Navigation

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BRITISH ARMY ESTIMATES,

POLICY IN

EGYPT AND INDIA.

SHIPPING AGREEMENTS.

Jeal with that which his successor

London, Feb. 22. The Army Estimates are not had tokon." yet ready for publication, but the Times gives & forecast indicating that decreases will be shown hoth In money and men.

SHIPPING OUTLOOK. Commercial Facts.

London, Feb. 22.

The President of the Board of

A BASE FOR SMUGGLING?

London, Feb. 22, His Majesty's threa, medical Company's 1.8. Fooshing, which Recent reports that a new har- bour has been established on ano

to the Palace this ovoning. They vessel appears to be badly damag- of the Paravels Islands are given

attendants paid a longthy visit le ashore on the Lammocks. The credence amongst local shipping mon, for different masters whose those localities that it was rarely when Dr. W. V. M. Koch will issued a bulletin at eight o'olocked, and the success of the salvage "The King passed a fair day. operations will depend on the Yousels havolately passed Monoy hold against a master merinorifho move a resolution on the subject. as follows:--

Thoro is still a riso of temperature] wosther. faland say that three cement should have the bad luck to have Dr. Koch's resolution is in the

in the evening, but tho slow pro- This morning, wharves have been bullt on bis vessel wrecked on any of the following torms;- its eastern sido and that the roof roofs. One caplain wrocked a

"In view of the steady persis-gross continues. The onset of

The proposed expenditure le which forms a lagoon extending vassel on the North Rocf a fow

ago, WAB immediately tence of typhoid fever in the influenza is somewhat sovere. mossage was received from the

The bronchitis in extending to the tug Kenry Koswick, this stating stated to be redused by half a to the eastward from that feland years affords excellent protection from given another ship in the Bain Colony, and of the fact that no bags of the lungs form of that everything possibla is being million sterling, and establish-Trade was one of the guests at a

dred mon. the sea. General belief amongst company, only to pile bar up 200

ho first investigation of the source of the malady apt to be tedious and done to save the vessel, that a ments are cut down by nine hun Chamber of Shipping dinner last mariners is that Japanaro inter-yards

infection has thus far boan under-resistant. In order to

now dependa osts have laid down those new one!

and fitnose we advise, when con everything takon, this Board respectfully completo, restoration to healta fresh monsoon is blowing and that, works, but whether as a result of obtaining rights to do no from the

In 1861, the American frigate urges the Government to solicit valescence is reached, that His Government is ⚫ Chinose

and the assistance of the Public Majesty should pressed to South weather conditions. Some of the WAB wrecked, known. In some circles it is sug-Hotspur

effort to float the best, but the a fow weaks.-Beuter. gested that the Paracole are being claimed that she had struck Health experts attached to the Europe and on a yacht cruise of cargo is being jettisoned in the

uncharted shoal in Lat. Naval and Military service to un-

vassoi is rather badly damaged used as a centre of distribution an

but tho locality

for about a third of her length for the emuggling of arms and 16.59. N.,

and shoals dertake such investigation, or al- drugs into China.

was Bounded In connection with those re-found. Nevertheless the place tornatively to apply to the Hooke- ports, it is recalled that some was charted as the "Hotspur follor Institute for the servies of

E. D. (existence year or so ago, a large Chinose Shoal"

not

away from

THE PAST RECALLED.

по

junk was confiscated by a Chinese doubtful). As the ghost, sebe an export to undertake Bush orulsor about forty miles from struck was only 10 miles south investigation.” Pakhol after being found carrying of the North Roof and consider.!

■ cargo of opium and other druge, ing the doubtful accuracy of the and it is said that the master, navigational instruments of those after much questioning, admitted days, it noems probablo that the wrocked on tho that ho obtained bis

cargo vessel

the North Reef, as in fact many from

An-vassola have passed exactly over east side of Money Island.

tho Hotspur! other report is to the affect that the spot whore

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barbour оп

Soma three years ago, the Paci

W&H

reported

JAPANESE FIRM IN DIFFICULTIES,

FOREIGN BANKS AMONG CREDITORS.

a few months ago a junk was Shost was charted. Thore used intercepted steering N.N.W. from to be a remark in the Admiralty the Paracels, about 30 miles off, charte that tho "North Rocf has to bo situated

2013 Sigma, a

Tokyo, Tob. 22. by a Central Government oruiser boon

Woat further milos

Mesers. Takata & Co. aro in and that on being searched shojfive

charted." Thie remark financial difficulties due to heavy was found to havo on board althan

not appear on the losses, which are attributed to largo consignment of Japanoso doos

. edition

of the B. A. the 1920 doprossion, the results of rifles, machine-gund and ammuni- latest

the earthquake, the 1923 do- charts, however. ..tion.

About three years ago a local pression and to exchange.

The liabitities aro stated to fic Mail steamer Jacox, passed skipper, wishing to investigato clone to Money Inland at twilight, exactly where the North Roof exceed Yon 50,000,000, and the whou the captain rightod a was situated, stcored nearly right assets between Yon 42,000,000 steamor lying inside Money for it. It was early morning, and You 43,000,000.

The firm's difficulties aro con- Island. He reported later that clear weather, smooth sea, and a he thought this steamer was light E.N.E. breeze was blowing.firmed by a statomont that the a wrook, because although sho Tho vessel had wirolens (with Governinent, to whom application should have had ber lights show-accurate" time ticks," and the had been made to assist the firm. ing, there woje none to be seen, Captain's own chronomotor and is unable to comply.

Business at prosont le not Io attempted to signal to the sextant had on many occasions steamer, but received no answer. been oxamined and found fault suspended and it is believed that After remaining thore about half loss. The second officor, a sailor the firm is likely to be roorganised an hour, he left the locality and with excoptionally good eyesight, for the purpose of taking over all

This was on the look-out in tho the arsets and liabilities. proceeded on his voyage.

The Eiraku Bank, which is al was the official report of what "crow's nost" and reported the! was observed. Later, however, roof first, about three points on creditor to the extent to Yen it looked 9,000,000, announces suspension the captain is sald to have stated the starboard bow. that he had distinguished the like any other reef except for a of paymeat three weeks from to. steamer as a Japanese vessel, few stonos sticking up here and day, and that he had observed there, and two big marine boilers] hor to ho in communication still remaining from the last creditors with the shore by means of large wrocks. Although the ann was headed by the Yokohama Specie nearly smooth, it was continually Bank, Bank of Chosen, Mitsui breaking over and aboutthe reef Bank, The captain was lucky enough to and

boats.

A DANGEROUS GROUP.

Mossra.

Co.'s

&c Takata mot this afternoon,

Mitsu Bishi- Bank the Industrial Bank, others. including

BOOUTO

SOVLET'S DEBTS. CONDITIONS FOR REPAYMENT.

Moscow, Feb. 22, Interviewed by the Rosta nowe agonoy, at Louingrad, M. Krassin

M. Krassin. The Paracola aro a group of got a good "fix" at the time (the beside 15 small islands and roofs contained planet Venus on the Meridian the Hongkong and Shanghai between the latitudes of 16 and 17 and the sun bearing 80 degrees), Banking Corporation and the stated that probably next wook Froobrajensky would accompany dogrece North and botwoon the and be ascertained that thoon the Chartered Bank of India, Aus-Soviet exports headed by M. The first five banks were ap-him to Faria to begin a pre-i longitudes of 111.30, and 112,45, North Roof was placed correctly tralia and China. East. Two of the extremities of on the chart.

of tho

from the stem.

The 8.5. Kwongsang, belonging to the same Company, arrived in Hongkong this morning and re- ported that she stood by the etranded vessel on Sunday, taking off the Chineso passengers and the compradore's staff, who were landed at Swatow.

The master of the Fooshing (Capt MoAinsh) is still aboard the vessel, together with officers and engineeru.

to

to

night.

Roforring

prospective The total voto of £44,500,000 practically represents a return to legislation affecting shipping,

in expenditure, bo Dru-war

mentioned particular

Bills. Itwa

One of them, which ho attached great higher coste of to-day, such as the" normal

soldiers inoresse in pay from importance, would give the Pre- when allowance is made for the

oven shillings to nearly one aident of the Board of Trade pound, and the increase in non-power to mako agreements with effective charges due to the Groat foreign Governments for recogal- War and the rise in retired rates.tion of each others matters of that The military budget has boon kind, where the conditions of dif- brought down in three yours by forent countries make practically ofghteen millions.

INDIA AND EGYPT.

No Change of Policy,

London, Feb. 21.

in

the same standards of safety. That would work for the convenience of shipping all over the world, and he proposed to introduco s Bill at the earliest possible date.

of

mont. It

in

The other. Bill to which he re- ferred was that which gives statutary effoot to some of the provisions of the commercial. In a spooch at Birmingham last treaty recently concluded with ly recognised by everyone in this night, Lord Birkenhead made Germany. The treaty was general-

be country-and

hoped passing reference to Egypt.

He said they must, in common Germany--to be of much value, It appears that the vossol is

It provided for what must fairness, say that Mr. Auston hanging on by her bow to one of Chamberlain, in his bandling of always be the great siin of arising thero, British foreign commercial polloy the White Rooks, a small cluster the problem

not departed

any-the most complete realisation lying three milos in a south-bed

material respect from the policy of most-favoured-nation traat- the

in both circumstancos direction from

in

provided which, wosterly Lammocke Island lighthouse. greater party difficulties, was countries for the fullest facilities Courageously adopted by his for shipping companies to under- VESSEL GOT OFF.

Lator.

predecessor, Mr. Ramsay Mac-take emigration traffic for the purpose. It also provided that We are informed by Messrs Donald.

Thero never was, in dealing discrimination should be removed. Shipowners desired those pro- Jardine Matheson and Co, that

with India or Egypt, the slightest. message Was received this failure on the part of the late visions not in order to restrict tho to indicato employment of British seamen, afternoon by the Kowloon Prime Minister

what Docks to the offect that the courageously and in unmistak-but in order to take advantage of the ro-all the facilities that the treaty able language Fooshing has boon got off the sponsibility of Britain was in gives them to keep more British rooks and is boing towed to India and Egypt, and his view ships at sea, and thus employ Namoa Island which is situate of our responsibility was indeuti-more British seamon. north-west of White Rocks.

be boached thoro for

It is probable that the steamer

will

RUSSIAN OIL.

ropairs, so as to

make hor

seaworthy bafore

proceeding BIG CONTRACT REPORTED.

oither to Swatow or Hongkong.

Moscow, Feb. 22.

The news of the salvage of the

Vossel

MUCH ADO.

THE "MISSING" MAJOR.

Parle, Feb. 22, The Chicago Tribune learns that

It is officially announced that has given great satis-120,000 tons of oil were reported Major Wood is at prosent staying

faction to her owners,

from Russia in January, prin-with American frioads at Biarritz. cipally to Italy, then Germany, Egypt, Britaip, and France.

LOS ANGELES RETURNS.

THE BULGARIAN COMMUNISTS.

Reuter. (An earlier telogram from Paris concern at Major AN OLD TOPIC.

According to the Rosta news expressed agency, a Russian oil syndicate Wood's "disappearance". The son AND A FORGOTTEN

has contracted with a Bolgian of Governor General Wood of the THRILL.

company for the delivery of 650,- Philippines, the Major came into. 1000 tons of dil yearly, from the prominence last your through Baltimore, Feb. 22, the group, however, are not insido With improved navigational pointed a committee to investigate liminary examination

debts, and inforin the French

Mr. Owon Young, of Dawos Grosoy ollfolds, for five years, jauccessful Wall Street speculat

ions over the tolegraph linos.] the abovo namod boundarios,instruments and more extensive the position of the firm and to French olaims with regard to Later. exports of the Soviet counter- namely the North Reef which knowledge of the treacherous report. lies in 17.8" north latitude and currents around those islande,

The affairs of Messrs., Takata claims, arising from losses owing plan fame, receiving an honorary beginning in 1926,—Router. between the longitudos of the number of ships wrecked

The negotiations would be long University, recalled the thrill falt 111.27. F. and 111.35. E., and the thero recantly has not boon quite & Co. aro attracting much attan-to foreign intervention in Russia dogron at the Johns Hopkins south-western outport Triton no large as in former years, si-tion, pending the decision of the

croditor banka. While some ad- and difficut. The Soviet, although by the world when the United Island which lies in 15.47. N. and though quite a few Japanese poate assistance from the banks it has definitely refused to admit States first suggested the destruc- 111.15. E. The latter" island" vessels have struck the Bombay

INTRODUCE TERRORISM. of business opinion holds the under the Czarist regime, had warfare as a step towards-peaco, is simply a dangerous reef with Roof trying to make the Maccles to the firm, a considerable section the legality of dobts contracted tion of some of the implements of

Sofia, Feb. 22. Channol (botween a stone or rock protruding threefold

Congrose, without

Official Investigations report, their normal coures with a view rangement with bond holders happened was the passage by the feet above the ordinary watorline Paracel Islands and Macclesfield view that matters should take not refused to come to an ar- Ho declared the next thing that

Bank).

to strengthening the ooonomio provided the total of Russia's American

The dirigible Los Angeles re-that in connection with the recent structure of the country. Daily debt be reduced. Even partial careful study, without many facte, compensation to bond holders de-without restraint either in word Bulletin.

pended on the granting of big or not" of An Immigration Bill, turned to Lakehurst hangar at outrages in Bulgaris, the exist long term loans to Russia,

offensive to the pride and dignity midnight, from Bermuda, where once of the Communist ""Choka” The Soviet would be prepared of a great nation in the Pacific it dropped its mail-bag in the in Sofia, which has condemned to come to a definite agroomer with which America had ovary gardon of the Governor's resid-persons to death, carrying out its Hamilton. Reuter's sontenoes by means of terroriste. with regard to debts under reason to live in peaco.

Ho added that the occurrence American Service. certain conditions, if financial Dostatance were rebeived from of the groat disaster to Japan had France aufliciently generous to served to show unmistakably. enable it to spend the surplus on Amerion's true sentimente the compensation of bond holders. wards Japan.-Router.

in its middle.

This group of islands lies an

an obstruction in the path of all vessels bound from Hongkong|

tho

NO MAN'S LAND." The islands and reefs, liko the or Swatow to Saigon or Bangkek, island of Hainan, still belong to and also to a lossor degree in the Chins, and are under the juris- way of Vossols bound from the diction of the Central Chinoso China Coast to Singapore. On Government at Poking. This account of the slight height of Government, in spite of reported those laiende and reefs, for which entreaties from many nautically bas adver reason it is difficult to sight them interested people,

MOTOR ACCIDENT,

KNOCKED DOWN BY UNIVERSITY MAN.

DESERT BOMBING

PRACTICE.

in the day time, and because oreated any lighthouses on tho they to this day remain unlight-roofs. In fact they constitute

A car driven by Mr. D. W.-Router. od, they have always bean the more or loss of a "No Man's dread of all seafarers, who Land," as Chinese gruisers are Morley, of the Hongkong Univer-1 endeavour to Avold them as only rarely seen in the vicinity alty, knocked a Chiasso over at much as possible. Nevertheless, of them. A depot of provisions Caino Road, near Lower Castle The sooldont wan caused by hundreds of vessels have met and clothing was laid down on Road, during the week-end. their doom there, especially on Wood Island in 1911 from a man

Cairo, Feb, 22. the North Reef (the north- of war for the benefit of ship the man running soross the road IN SHADOW OF PYRAMIDS western extremity) and on the wrecked mariners. This has now in front of the car. Taking the

The oxamination of the persone Bombay Reef (tho south-eastern probably been stolen by one of man in the gar to the Govern extremity) and the daring master the Oblasse fishing junks who ment Civil Hospital, Mr. Morley who ventured near those trench cocasionally call there to re-reported to the police that arrested and suspected of our

Birder has disclosed theasme to the knees and bands; 23 orous places could generally dis-plenish their stores of water the injuries consisted of abrasions nection with the murder of the Linguish them by the number of when they run short.

to-

MAILS SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED.

enoo

at

New York, Feb. 22.

The president of the "Cheka," also one Potkonapetoff (allegedly connected with the Agrarian Communista abroad have been GERMAN ASSASSINS. arrested; and have fully oon-

fossed. Reuter.

AN ALLEGED CONFESSION gang some time ago were practis

Moscow, Feb. 23. ; Ing bombing in the shelter of the

The papers state that the three Pyramids, when one was adeidon-

116th are alleged to have confessed desert by his companions, De

The deceased a mother was that they came to Moscow defin- tally killed and was buried in the German students arrested on Feb.

Balin and Troisky. They brought heavily bribed to keep silence, but itely intending to murder M. M.

Dose-Rauter. now corroborates the story

body -- Résitor.

The police are searching for the poison and revolvers for the pur

TO-DAY,

Closing Exobangu is. 3, 13/16 Baromatar 2 p.m. 20.09 Lighting Up-Time 6.31 m

Humidity. Tamperature