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The Company further state "The question as to whether the Company ia to voluntary liquidation or not is bo considered at extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to be hold on the 2nd April. As it is estimated that the assests of the Company will not only be sufficient to pay all the creditors in full, but to produce a surplus of some two million dollars, It is obvious that it cannot be assumed that a

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MACAO AMATEUR'S

TAI O RAID.

OFFICIAL REPORT.

A "RECORD”

1925 日四初月三

MAIL.

COMPANY MEETING.

HONGKONG FIRE

INSURANCE, CO., LTD.

SUCCESSES.

The fifty-sixth ordinary meet- Local radio amatours will bo Hongkong Fire interested in the recital of some ing of the

Insurance Company, Limited, was further experiments on short

son'e this morning, Mr B. D. F. Saraiva, of Macao, who writes us being also presunt:-the Hon Bir Paul Chator, Mr. C. Bornard Brown, Mr A. H. Compton, Mr A.IS. Gubbay, Mr T. E. Poarco, Mr H. P. White (consulting com mittoo), Mr F. C. Hall (secretary), Masers R. L. Bridgor, Chau Sui- ki, J. Arnold, A. Denison, C. G, B. Osmund, J. H. Beth. Ho Savard Remedios, Lo Choung-aui,

Silva, A. J. Edgar, and E. Ellis Loung, F. M. Ellis, A. H. M. da (shareholders).

HAUL OF OVER $21,000.

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LONDON TO HONGKONG

IN 20 DAYS.

The London mail which roschod Hongkong this morning on board.

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PROBLEM FOR KOWLOON MAGISTRATE.

The defondants pleaded guilty

NAVAL NEWS,

PRIZES FOR "CARLISLE" OFFICER.

The Boaufort and Wharton Tastimonials for the year 1924 That they had boon tried in have boon awarded to Sub- The official police report in the N.Y.K. B.8. Asuka Maru, via one thorn, Jardine, Mathe-wave-longths by Mr. J. da Rocha connection with the armed raid Siberis, constituted a record for Manila and sent to gaol for four Liout. J. P. L. Reid, R. N., of

quick transit since the re-opening days for the same offence, was H. M. 8. Carlisle, wo yesterday published in con-Boith being in the ghair and there as follows under dated of the carried out by piratea' on Tai Olaf, the trana-Siborion routo. It william Forrester and O. 3. mamorates the service of Rear- the plos of two American soAMOD, The Beaufort Testimonal com- 25th instant ;---

village, statos that sixty men olosed in London on March 7th, Mason, who were charged before Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort I have to thank you very armed with rifles, revolvers and and a twenty days passage for Mr. E. W: Hamilton, at the Kow-K. O. B., and the much for the publication of my daggers raided 39 shops and transit period.

letters is very near the pre-war loon Magistracy this morning, Testimonial that of Rear-Ad- Wharton first article on the Waagant receiver in your valuable paper.

dwelling houses.

with stowing away on board the miral Bir ****Itism Wharton Sean by a Telegraph repro- President Wilson from Hongkong K. C. B., The robbers carried out a house-montativo. Mr T. Hynos, the to Manila.

T. R. 8., two The officiency of that circuit is marvellous, and I now write you to house search and took away a Buperintendent of Mails, agreed

distinguished hydrographors of roporting some new and interest-

the Navy. They were estab- that it was a record since the war. Last right there was much static porty, amounting to $21,590 in donin the 7th were delivered here already been cont to prison before tively, but the income from the ing oxporioncos on short wavos. large amount of money and pro- Letters and papers posted in Lon- to the charge, but said they had lished in 1860 and 1907 respec-

amateur, owing to the strong and killed a Chinese woman, shot and I could not pick up any value. During the raid they shot at oloven o'clock this morning. they were sent back to the Colony funds has been amalgamated by the authorities at Manila. since the war to purchase Mr. Hynes also stated that tho

some instrument or work of a atmospherics. So I arranged an

"That does not concern mo," indoor aorial ton metros long, and wounded two other villagers, use of the Siberian route, is cou-aid his Worship. "I do not know kind to be useful practically stantly growing. This morning's

to a naval officer, and to provide with 22 D.C.C. wire, and began and kidaspped two males,

mail was somewhat larger than why the Manila authorities can-

a gold modal. These are bostow- to listen-in. The result was that]

The band is said to have loft any previous ano sinca

the not look after their own people."

od annually on the midshipman the statio was greatly redwood

Capt Henry Nelson, giving ovi who passes the boat examination and I picked up the following in a white painted launch, with survico re-opened, and consisted

of eightoon bags from London dence, stated that his ship left the in navigation and pilotage for the "At 9.33 pm., the American black funnol, but without maste (thres of letters and fifteen of Colony on the 19th inst and the two rank of Houtenant in the Royal 6VC, calling CQ; at 9,43 p.m., the or bridge. This vessal towed papers) and two bage from defendants were discovered in Navy. ilquidation will be decided upon." having now been in your hands American 6NO calling ANE. what appeared to be a pirate Manchester. Thoro was also a No. 1 hold. The discovery was

Sub-Lioutonant Roid ontored including packages from Baslo, hammering on the hatch. On bor, 1916, in the same term as considerable Continontal mail, made as a result of the defendants as a cadet at Osborno in Septem- arrival at Manila, witness was to Prince George, and was educated Vienna, Milan and Marienborg.

This increase is a constant koop the men on board till the at the same preparatory school authorities could dotain them- as his Royal Highness, at St. one, and contraste with the two

ree bags of mail mattor that in gaol during the ship's stay in Peter's Court, Broadstairs. port. They wore to be taken used to

a little over a arrive

back to where they stewed away year ago.

There has not boon a singlo

Forrester stated that he missed Commander J. W". Clayton, late loss recorded in the Siberian mail his ship, the West Jessup, when Fleet Navigating officer in China, since the Barvice was resumed, she was in the Colony last and took up on Feb. 23 the post of and that probably accounts went to Manila with the inten- Assistant-Captain of the Dook- largely for the increasing con- tion of boarding her there, but yard fidence being shown

THE CASE,

CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH. The Bearotary having road the notice convening the meeting,

The Chairman said:-Gantio- mon,The report and accounts daya

for

Bomo

propose, transmitter of short waves at the!

with your permission, to follow big station of Badoong, Java; at junk, and loft in the direction of the usual custom of taking 9.46 p.m.. the American GAWK, Lintin. ¿ them as road. The outtura of calling the Australian 2BK; at

the year 1923, you will observe, 9.50 p.m., the American GOMU Το provant Communication

avorshadowed by

MALABAR HILL OUTRAGE. EVIDENCE BY WOMAN IN as proved to be quite satisfact-calling the

БОЛЮ Australian with the police, the pirates, before tory and although somewhat amatour;

at 9.52 p.m., ANE desconding on Tai-0, cut the for calling CQ; at 9.56 p.m.. tho 1922, which it will be remem- American 6CTO also calling CQ: police tolophone wire a mile away. bored proved to be a record, it at 10.13 p.m., the American G comparos very favourably with calling the Australian 2BK; at the average profit for the five 10.17 p.m., HVN, a French station years which immediately precede in Indo-China, which t

that

CHINESE UNREST.

Bombay, March 26. There were vast crowds outside the court of the Chief Magistrato of Bombay Presideng on the oponing of the trial of nine ten accused of conspiring to kidnapit and which are among the best perimenting on 70 metros, calling in the history of the Company. ANE; and, last, the American Premium incamo showe a falllog6HM also calling the Australian

CONFUSION WEST off of $70,000, and interest an2BK. appreciation of over $20,000, and "In other words, in less than

Poking, Mar. 26 although the abrinkago in the

An hour I picked up Boven Indescribable confusion roigus) has boan former

mado American amateur stations, ono in West Honan, whore the forces good in 1924, it is this question of French and one Dutch on a smell of Kan Yu-kan and Liu Chon-bua maintaining our revenue that indoor serial.

With my big are strongly opposing Hu Ching-| gives your Coneral Managers aerial, this would not have been yu and Sun Yueb. and Committee most concern in possible. Including to-day, I The situation is most obscuro,

Mumtaz Begum, attempting to Finap her on January 12th, murdering the merchant Bawla, attempting to murder Lieutenant Saogort and Mr. Matthews, and grievously injuring Mumtaz Bo.

gun.

Tho nine accused, are all from Indoro Stato, including Shafi Ahmed, described as a Risaldar of the Indore Mounted Police, Sham Rao Dighe, a captain of the Indore Air Force, Karamat Khan, a sergeant of the Indoro Imperial Lancers, and Anand Rao Phauuse, the Adjutant General of the Indoro State forces.

The tonth accuaod, who turned King's evidence, was Bawia's chauffeur.

Mumtaz Bogum gave evidence

Ho was senior midshipman of the battleship Iron Duke in 1921-23.

and Assistant King's

ho

be arrived by the when

did Harbour Mastor at Portsmouth. not have the opportunity of

publio.

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GOLD STANDARD.

those days of commercial depras-have already logged 75 American, but, apparently, Kan Yu-kun and sion and acute comparition. The 16 Australian and sir New Liu Chen-hua hold all the south ratio of losses and expenses work Zealand mossagos." out at 40.04 per cent, and 37,37 per ount, respectively, as against 31.06 per cent, and 35.56 per cent. for the year 1922.

The rate of exchango at which the figures are shown is to all intents and pur- poses the same as last year. The balance at oradit of Work- fag Account for 1924 is 8513,277.-

ANOTHER PIRACY.

-MACAO-SHEKKI

FERRYBOAT SEIZED.

NO HASTY DECISION.

London, March, 26.

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going on board, as they were lucked up, and when the Custome

authorities went on board the MOTOR LAUNCH, SUNK,

COLLISION IN HARBOUR,

President Wilson they were` puti in gaol.

His Worship.-Wore brought before a Magistrato?

The motor launch Madgo owned Defendant-We were brought | by Motors. Lane, Crawford, Ltd.,

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In what he called the specula. before the chief of the Seorot was sunk in a collision with the bank of the Lo River to Kung-tive examination of the gold Service and he told us that if steam launch Luisang yesterday. haien and certain sections of the oxobange question. Sir L. Worth-our jobs were still vacant ho No lives were lost. Lungbai Railway.

At the time, the Madge was would havo us reinstated, but ington-Evane, speaking at Apparently, Hu Ching-yi and luncheon in the Constitutional we did not hear any more till returning to Blake Pior from the Sun Yuoh control sections of Club, said the question was "When be put us on the President Wilson. steamer Chingchow. The collis Chongchow to Kunghsion, Hoh-shall wo return to the gold stand- His Worship said that that ion took place when the Madge abibkwan to Iohinpu, and Mien- dard" rather than "Shall we do so." altered the situation, to which was near Jardine's wharf at Wost ohib to Kanyintang, whilo Kan Yu-kun and Liu Chon-hua hold He emphasised that they could Inspector Angus replied that

JUNK LO88, Kunghsion to Hohshinkwan and not return to it until, firstly, there Filipino stowaways from Manila

Point.

that she was aged twenty-two, 07, or approximately the samo's News reaches us from Macao Iohinpu to Mionchih, including was onough gold for the world's had been dealt with by his Wor

the carry forward for 1923 after to the effect that the Macao-Loyang and from Kuanyintang needs and, secondly, Britain was ship, but the authorities there ro- the harbour on Wednesday whilst

and was the mistress of the Maharajah of Indoru for 9 or 10 years. She wont to England with him, and a daughter was born and died, immediately after which, abo complained, she was kept in oua- tody, and had petitioned the police.

twelve months' working. This Account has still a further twelve months to run, and though it is early yet to say much about it, by the way things are going, we have reasonable grounds for hoping

that the final rosult will prove towhich took the craft in tow andjat Kuanyintang, and Li Chen.roturn to the gold standard did Gend Filipinos back to the Manila ad that a sampan flying a red

authorities.

flag by day and showing a rod Defendants were remanded till light by night is moored at the

epot where the wreck los.

A small trading junk Bank in

Shokki ferryboat, which left the to Shanohow.

in a position to command the use fused to have anything to do with on its way to Kowloon from Aber- doon. No lives were lost. The former port darty Wednesday It is reported that Wu Hsin-of a share of the total watch would stowaways from Hongkong.

wrook has settled on the harbour morning, has boon pirated. tion's Seventh Division has be sufficient for Britain's requiro-

His Worship said that that was bod off Wanchai, near Belcher She was carrying many pas arrived at Kuan-yintang to assist monta. sangers at the timo, and was Liu Chon-bua.

Replying to a quantion, Sir an international matter. He did Ridge, in the direct course of attacked by three pirate launchos, Kan Yu-kun is reported to be Worthington-Evans said the not think he had the power to shipping, and marinere are notif not mean that gold was Ilkoly to Ma Ju-kuoi, formerly under como into our pockets again

We were unable to get Monday. Kan. Yu-kun, who joined Tan quickly. Chung-hsien against Liu Chon-stability in European currencica hun, has again transferred his until we got European nations. allogianco to Kan Yu-kun. upon an agreed basis, and the Kan Yu-kun's troops on the Genos conference had advised 20th inst. held up a passenger that this must be a gold basis. train near Loyang, since when Reuter.

London, March 26. the traffic on the Lunghai Rail-

In the House of Commons, ro- plying to questions, Mr. Winston! atoppod.-Daily Buelllis,

Churchill said he was anxious to announce the docision on tho quoation of a gold standard at an carly date, but it was impossible decided that the Government United States as more to deal with it before the recess. should issue a mandate stating great foreign Power. It reprosant- Aaked whether the uncertainty that Lu Yung-halang's proposals ed the realisation of the aspira- of the Government's intentions for the abolition of the Tuchun tions they all had for Australia's was a dotorrant to trado, Mr.jsystom and the disbandment of future.

ANOTHER MINE DISASTER.

SHAFT.

Strasbourg, March 26,

TUCHUN SYSTEM.

PROPOSED ABOLITION.

AUSTRALIA AND THE U.S.A.

COMING NAVAL VISIT.

Adelaide, March 26. Paris, March 26,

Mr. Bruce, speaking at Burta, To-day's Cabinet moeting said Australia

tho regarded

than a

Later, she loft Indore and went to fully worthy of its predecessors, kidnapped everybody on board. bua at Shanchow, to Amritsar, where mon from The surplus to be dealt with at No further detaile are available Indore visited hor. Ono brought this meeting is $503,721 80, and we at the moment. a lottor from the Maharajah to recommend the payment of a the affect that, if the did not re- dividend of $35 per share, the same turn willingly she would be taken as last your, absorbing $280,000, She then left and the appropriation of the "by other moans.' for Nagpur, where two men from | balance of $223,721.80, atozchango Indoro visited her. Later sho 2/334--£25,867-16-8, to the credit went to Bombay, and was forood of Reinsuranco Fund, This Fund to the city from the suburbs as will then stand at the sum of MEN FALL TO BOTTOM OF WAY west of Chonchow has been the same two men followed hor, £208,661.4-8. All our roservos

merchant Then the

Bawla are in a satisfactory condition, lodged her in his bungalow, and the Investment and Exchango

Account rofused to allow her to ga driving Fluctuation

again alone, On January 11th. Bawla showing an appreciation of told her he was informed that a approximately $18,000. You will, man had come to take her and to trust, approve of the usual murder him. The next day, she bonus of 15 por cont, on their and Bawla were driving when the salaries boing granted to to overweight. outrage was perpetrated, at Mal- staff. I do not think thore is and fifty fact to the bottom of the

The cage crashed a hundred NEW YORK PEACE TREATY | Churchill said he had received troops were highly commendable, The coming visit of the Ameri- ahar Hill. Seven or eight mon anything with reference to the shaft. Thirty injured men have attacked them, oursing. One oriod accounts calling for special boon rosoued, but it is feared the "Where are you taking our lady," mention by me. The past year remainder have been killed,-signod, in the progonco of theing out the evils of prolonged un-up, the Government dosire that promised them, in the name of

Mumtaz Begum, continuing bas provod an uneventful Reuter, her evidenco, said the attackora one; though fire lossos in bogan firing, Sho was dragged the Far East have boon com- out of the car and stabbed in the paratively light, there have been forehead. She was carried to the numerous

the

A cago was ascending Rou- aux pit, in the Sarro and Moselle when a cable broke, probably duo mines, with eighty coalminors,

CHINESE FACTION

WARFARE.

samo communications Now York, March 26,

from but ss plans for the military can fleet was not a militaristio A treaty of peace has been various trade organisations point-system had not yet boon drawn domonstration, but friendly. Ho Chinese Consul, botwoon two cortainty. The Government were Lu Yung-helong should take up Australia, & rousing welcome.-** rival Chinono Booret societies, endeavouring to discharge a his post as Tupan of Military Reuter. which for months past have beon difficult duty with sole regard to Rohabitration Affairs in Kiangsu engaged in bitter warfare, causing the general interest, and wore without further delay.-Daily assailanta's car, shouting and severe nature in other parts of animously.

conflagrations of a motion, which was carried un-la number of mysterious donths exorcising the utmost vigilance Bulletin.

Ho and even open murder of Chinons in studying the situation. struggling. She managed to got out, and then rescuers arrived,

in various parts of the country, added that it would be to tho Tweaty policemen supervised public intorost to leave the Gov- froo. initiative, and the proceedings in the conference ornment

Sho identifiod Shafi Ahmod.

the world in which the Company operatos. Aftor the resolution, which I am about to propose, bae

BUSINESS MATTERS,

Mr. J. Arnold proposed and

Mahomed All Yusuf, Mumtaz's been seconded, I shall be pleased Mr. Chau Sui-kf seconded the ro.room, which rosulted in finally Parliament and the public Press stopfather, stated that when he to answer, to the best of my ability.olection of the Consulting Com. terminating the hostilition, while to criticius it subsoquently.—|

visited Indors, Mumtaz was living

the

third wife. They quarrelled, and aho took advantago of

could leave him.-Neuter.

Maharajah'a statement that she

any questions arising out of themittee, and this was carried. in the palace as the Maharajah's accounts which shareholders may

Mr. Bridgor proposed the re- wish to ask. I now propose the

aleation of Monars, following rosolution:-"That the Bingham and Mattbows

Lowe, report and accounts as presented, Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and and including the payment of a divid- end of $35 per share, the transfor ensuing year at a remuneration Fleming as auditora for the of £25,867-16-8, at exchange of $750 each. Mr. Cheung-aul 21334 $223,721.80, to the oredit of Roinsurance

seconded the proposition, which Fund, and the payment to the stuff of

was ourried,

REALISING AN AMBITION..

Paris, March 26. Herriot bas received General ("Little Hau") ** Havas.

This concluded the business of

abundred outaido patrollod Reuter. tho dingy etroot of New Yorks Chinatown.TM-Reuter.

NEW JAPANESE SUFFRAGE.

Tokyo.. March 26. The Fears have passed the

EARL OF YPRES.

SERIOUS CONDITION.

LOCAL GOLF.

OXFORD v. CAMBRIDGE,

To-morrow boing Boat Race Day, golf match has been arranged in the afternoon between sides chosen from local repres entatives of the two Universities, As there will not be sufflofent time London, Marob 16.to play foursomes, the match will The Earl of Ypres condition: be decided by singles only. Bir

15 per cent, upon their salaries, the meeting the Chairman Butage Bill, with an amendment has not changed much during the

| be adopted and passed, "anon

nonouncing, that dividend Award) which is being referred to askini MAGT dovanand HLBORONG Aosh

Denison esconded the ranta morMadecans

BENGAL LAW PASSED.

Doll, March 26. The Council of Stato bas passed without division the Bengal Criminal Law Amendment Bill, as recommended by Lord Reading- -Reuter.

TO-DAY

Closing Exoh