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SHANGHAI NEWS.

SERVANTS' ABSURD

DEMANDS.

POLICE ON STRIKE.

·(Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, June 6.

The situation is remaining un- ohanged in the International Settlement, but shops generally in the French Concession are reopening.

Hotels, cafes and similar estab lishments are drawing on Shang- bai's huge hitherto generally un- employed horde of Russian re- fugees,

Houseboye, cooke and athar workers have formulated lists of extravagant demands, ranging from the abolishing of extra- territoriality to forty per cent. wage increases.

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The Food Control staff is gradu- ally stocking huge quantities of supplies and is preparing for emergencies.

Widespread alarm was caused in the American resilence

gestion of the French Concession this morning, when the continued patter of machine-gun fire was heard. This, however, turned out

Volunteer units be engaging in target practice..

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POLICE STRIKE.

Shanghai, Juno 5.

About four hundred Chinese of the Settlement Police lower ranks have absented themselves without! leave.

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The absentees form less than twenty per cent. of the Chinese in

the police force.-Reuter.

FIRING RESENTED.

Peking, June 5.

The Foreign Office has sent a

further Note to the Diplomatic

first note.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

POUNDED

No 12.030

ROYALTY IN

DANGER.

六拜禮 號六月六英港香

SATURDAY

JUNE 6,

PLOT TO ASSASSINATE...

SPANISH RULERS,

Perpignan, June 5. Travellers from Barcelona per- sistently report an attempt to blow up the train in which the

King Alfonso.

Queen Victoria,

CANTON BATTLE.

YUNNANESE DRIVEN OUT.

STRIKE POSSIBLE.

Thero

have boon

have como to hand.

ROBBERS ON ROOF.

AN EXCITING CHASE.

1925 二日六十月四街

CRISIS.

FRENCH

A HUGE FINANCIAL

GAMBLE?

SINGLE COPY LOIDENTS

$36 PERANUM,

Bulls

This Single Raw Typo New Doparture Ball

Boaring

carries tho

load, and at the samo

timo rigidly holda

mosh

shafts in alignment and gears

58 different types and size in stook.

THE DRAGON MOTON CAR CO., LTE,

23.WONA NOI CHUNG AD

HAMMY VALLEY

and Inners

口口 From the Office Butts,

Wo understand that, after øx-

We are authorised to contradict haustivo enquiries, the police the rumour that, in order to give have discovered that the Rooque- a fillup to the Taipan's Paradiso fort cheses which created such scheme, future meetings of the an unpleasant atmosphere at a Legislative Council will be held certain hotel recently, is a ro- at the Shekels Club. turned banishes who managed to stow away on a French boat.

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One thing about the Shekels

Club: The bar is the longest in

the world-from civilisation.

Fashion Note: When fitted with

A chase after armed robbors in the dark, on the roof of a houso at Wyndham Street, was the interesting detail disclosed in FRANC FALLS- a police report received this

London, June 5. various morning. It was stated that

Woi-hai-wai man, who was edm- Following the selling of francs rumours in town this morning of moned to the scche by a chorus on the London foreign exchange

It is not true that the Oxford fighting having broken out in of police whistles, secured one of market, both French and Belgian

trouser movement originated in Canton, but owing to the fact that the men by bringing him down currencies touches lower values

To-day's great Thought: The Scotland so that father's nother corros- garments might be cut down to telegraphic communication with with a shot fired from a revolver: than at any time since March last China Al's Canton

It appears that shortly after year, The French franc to-day pondent writes: "From

one make kiita for was Wullis. Hongkong is suspended no details 2 o'clock this morning armed was 99.80, the Belgian being source I learn that if trouble doos

口口 robbers enterod entered Np. 34, 102.22.

not break out, the present situ a- A Reutor's message, howover, Wyndham Stroot, but were not M. Caillaux, in an interview, tion will be smoothed over."

permitted to have everything attributed the fall of the frano to states that fighting commenced their own way. The alarm was French cotton manufacturera

A contemporary, commenting last evoning, the Cantonese given and members of the gang purchasing foreign exchange.

attempted to. escape by clamber. Router's correspondent at Paris on the changes in the Cheungchau troops driving the Yunnaneseng on to the roof, with the also emphasison that the ua-launch time-table says: "The hams and tapes, Oxford trousers forces from the city. The moss-apparent intention of making cortainty of the political situa-p.m. is now to sail at 2 o'clock." may be gathered at the knee and age adds that the declaration of their cape through the ad-tion is affecting the exchange Hope it doesn't get there before used as plus fours. A'hem.

joining house. A number of market. The Socialists are a general strike is possible.

ធ ព constables were quickly on the objecting to M. Caillaux'e financi-

"You sympathised with her in scene from the Cantral Police al proposals and are still advocat- Dook sharpholders got their The Birth of a Nation"

cinema advertisement., If this of Station close by, and the chase ing a capital levy. Endeavours kew at Tuesday's meeting.

after was taken up by way of are being made to find a compro-

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refers to Mrs. Anopheles, who the roof. One of the men was miso acceptable to M, Caillaux To-day," according to

the lays umpteen million eggs at one caught after being shot, as stated and the Socialists-Reuter.

Chinese calendar, is the festival sitting, we certainly didn't. above. It is not known whether

A LOW RATE,

of." "Sprouting goods." Tho

00 London, June 5.

bobbad-hair brigade should look French franos in London finally to their necks. closed at 100.65.-Reuter.

IS IT A GAMBLE.?

Now York, June 5.

Beyond the above, no further news was to hand at the time going to presa.

SOVIET & CHINA. arrests were made.

CIVIL WAR PLAN ALLEGED.

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LOCAL EDUCATION.

NEW METHODS OF DRAWING.

it starts.

A

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A former newspaper man has

say's a

"In the entrance hall there was placed a huge 'Spider Hawking”. saya the Daily Press in its report of the King's Birthday ball at.

Tho Tribune gives prominence been appointed. Governor of Government House. We under to an article stating that New Kenya, Kenya boat it? York circles in touch with Paria

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The Prohibition movement ia even spreading to Palestine, No doubt hoping to take the Beer out of Boor-Sheba.

This suggestion would not be made if thoro happened to be a. Welsh Company, because we're The Daily Press got the wrong number over this telephone rather fond of Welsh Rarebit.

question. 口口

The

King's Birthday Ball wouldn't be nearly so much of a orush if the newspapers kept out the names of the guests.

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stand that this unique orekid in similar in many respects to the Daddylonglegs Foxglove. bolieve that M. Caillaux is play- When we read of "" Tsingtao

O'O ON HUGE SCALE. A gratifying development in ing one of the most daring and Trouble" we at first thought it..

"1.8.E. Calling" is the con connection with local educational most gigantic financial gambles might refer to the gentleman who New York, June 5. matters is to be found in new in history. He is apparently used to sing "Come Tsingtao cert announcement from the new Much attention has been at methods of drawing instruction deliberately resolved to allow the Mo" every morning in his bath. Singapore radio station. It some how doesn't seem quite gram- matical; tracted by a statement by the now in vogue at the Central franc to depreciate with the

We hope next year's Volunteer Washington correspondent of the British School, Kowloon, which object of searing French internal Associated Press, declaring that this year has entered the Kayal bond bolders, who in large pro- Sports will include a special con- ho possessos information point- Drawing Society's examinations. portion are French people, into test for the Scottish Company, ing to direct Soviet participation This Society sends out special accepting a devaluation of the such as "Throwing the Haggis. in an impending armed struggle papers from London, and on these franc and drastic taxation, for the control of the whole of the work of the entrants is done, Reuter's 'American Service.

baing subsequently sent Home PROMISE OF COMPROMISE. China..

Paris, June 5. Corps, saying that there are King and Queen of Spain had

Preparations have already been and the results made known in

It is generally believed that the further reports of police firing, arranged to go to Madrid.

The Royal Drawing Society has threatened split in the left cartel while the arrested men have not A bomb weighing, eighty kilo-made, contemplating a civil war duo course, all been freed, as requested in the grams was found in a tunnel, and in the northern provinces on an

which would consistently set ita face against owing to the Socialists' objections extensive scalo,

It seems rather futile to adver nineteen arrests have been made. dwarf the present outbreaks in the old, conventional methods of to M. Caillaux's financial propos-

Their Majesties have postponed the south.

drawing, which, incidentally, ardals and the consequent menace to tise automobile shock absorbers It again requests most-urgent instructions to the Consular their departure and remain at

The correspondent states that still followed at the Hong- the life of the Government will be with the present supply of pedes officials in Shanghai immediately Barcelona-Reiter,

ultimately the struggle would be kong University for examination averted by a financial compro- triana.

口口 the

Instead of copying mise as a result of a conference order a cessation of

to the purposes. likely to approximate

There was mair good running practice of firing on strikers.

Russo-Japanese war in actual from sketches, the Society on-between M. Painlove, M. Caillaux

The rector who arranged for a by courages new methods, such as and a deputation from the left at the Volunteer sports this week. campaigning, carried on

which M.

Jazz Band to play in his church Generals Feng and Chang, but drawing direct from the object, cartel partioe, at with supplies furnished from Mos- also from descriptions of im-Caillaux, while maintaining his

"Modern Ball-room Dresses must have realised that saxe- objects, 18 wall as opposition to the capital levy, row and Tokyo. He adds that aginary considerable quantities of arms illustrations of titles, whilst expressed his readiness to come to Uphold by Doctor," says news phones bad plenty of surplice eign office demanding, inter alia,' A chief petty officer from the and ammunition have crossed the pupils are also encouraged to terms with the finance committee paper heading. Some that we energy.

while draw from subjects of their own of the Chamber and representa-see in Hongkong are apparently

It is to be hoped, however, that the Replacement of the Japanese. S. Helena, which is now frontier from Russia,

"the trombone player was not a instructors Lie co-choice. Thus original, creative tives of the loft cartel on measures upheld only by willpower..

0 O Consul Generals at Shanghai and Teinglao, compensation for the lying at the Taikoo Locks, went to the police yesterday with a

operating with Feng's officers in ideas are encouraged, and the to be taken to realise financial found extremely reform simultaneously with bud-

According to some propaganda backslider. process.. is Mongolia. that he had been complaint

gotary equilibrium-Reuter, matter from Wembley, New Zea Hitherto American, officials educative. stabbed by a

land has a lizard that stays A popular "movie" star recant person whom he

Reuter's The papers from pupils of the

motionless for three weeks at a ly asserted that raal beauty is of Contral British School are now was unable to identify, in a street with-hold comment.

time. But he can't beat our office the mind. We presume that the at Yaumati. Examination showed American Service,

complete, and they reflect a vast that he had a wound in the loft"

boy.

advantage is that is costs nothing improvement on work done in

to make up. the old style, testifying alike to wriat, which would necessitate

the ability of the pupils and the careful instruction imparted by The to- the drawing mistress. sults from Home will be awaited with much interest.

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-Reuter.

DEMANDS AT TOKYO.

Tokyo, June 5.

Chinese students this afternoon

presented a rosolution to the for-

casualtios punishment of the guilty, abolition of extraterrit oriality, retrocession of leased territory, and cancellation of the Taonanfu-Teitsihar railway con- struation contract,

C. P. O. STABBED.

AMERICAN OFFICER'S

REPOR

The Foreign Office has replied his remaining in bospital for a that it is impossible to considor

tow days, the demands.-Reuter.

ΟΠ Investigations made the Tokyo, June 5, The Navy Office has postponed receipt of the report led the police the departure of the warship Tat-to a house in Woosung Street,

suta pending further develop ments at Shanghai-Reater,

OBITUARY.

MAHARAJAH OF GWALIOR.

Paris, June 5.

The death has occurred of the Maharajah of Gwalior.--Reuter:

the door of which had been broken into, but the identity of the assailant still remains undiscovered.

FORMER POLICE INSPECTOR,

MR. W. L. FORD DIES AT HOME.

Russian

NUNNERY ROBBED,

ABBESS INTIMIDATED.

Two robbers, one of whom was armed with a chopper and the ather with an axe, broke into the Saiyoung Nunnery at Lam Ti at! midnight on the 4th and intimi- dated the Abboss, from whom they atole a sum of $35,

4.

MOTOR MISHAP.

LEARNER IN TROUBLE.

HOME CRICKET:

wALES DRAWS WITH M.C.C.

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0.0 At a local auction the other London, June 5.

It is stated that the United day, "Italian wine and 'marble At Birmingham, Yorkshire beat busta" were offered. We bope States consumes three out of Warwick by 142. Yorkshire scored the auctioneer after applying every five tons of tin produced in 265 and then 275 for 3. declared the going, going, bio gone world. Probably Mr. Henry Ford (Sutcliffe 130, Holmes 79). War formula, didn't go on the bust can explain the reason. wick dompiled 195 and 203, Kilner himself. taking '6 for 92.

Lancashire beat Kent at Man-

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There is no truth in the rumour People who carry fruit on the that the next Civil Service sporta chester by seven wickets. Kent scored 139, Macdonald taking 6 the Peak tram should be careful, will see a contest in which all for 59, and 319. Lancashire com-It's awfully annoying to sit down comers dan try their hand at

the Colonial Secretary. to sit on a mango stain. Though he possessed only a piled 331 (E. Tyldesley.77) and on a ripe mango, but harder still breaking a spear with the Hon noise, the woman got on to the learner's licence, which permitted 128 for 3.

At Lord's Marylebone vs. Wales verandah with a lamp to investi-him to use the. Happy Valley gate, and in the adjoining room Road only as a training course, a was drawn Marylebone.scored

Awakened from sleep by a

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If there happen to be any It is not long ago since the she found the two men, who had young motor car driver ventured 532 (Hearne 118, Hendren 93, gramaphones in Heaven, we do bare-legged dancer could" depend A former Hongkong police got on to the verandah by means on to the Morrison Hill Gap Franklin 7, and Hartley. 74, not hope they wont play them on the preachers; to-day she H. H. Maharajah Sindhis of!

0.0 Gwalior was born in 1876, and officer, in the person of Mr. W. of a ladder. Nothing else was Road, where, not many acconds out), and then, 102 for 5. Wales before breakfast, not even down needs a good press agent.

A cure is reported in America was one of the principal ruling L Ford, died on the 23rd April, stolen, although the robbers stay-later, be knocked down a woman compiled 328 (Boli 64, Davies 67) in the annexe.

the hoad and løgg...

5 and declared '(Boll 69, Riches According to a contemporary, for insanity caused by drinking; princes in India. He came to at his home near Bristol, at the ad in the cunnery for fifteon who was seriously Injured about and the followed on with 411 for

minutes.

As a result, the driver was 187 not out).

during the troubles in Shanghal bootleg whisky. No treatment China in 1901 as Orderly Officer age of 66 yeDTS.

At Leicostor, Surrey boat Lei-"Silk constable' The lato Mr. Ford joined the

was hustled has yet boon found for the in- to General Gasolog, and provided

charged before Mr. S. B. B. Me- Elderry, at the Central Magie- costerabire by two wickets, Lois by a student. Must have been sanity which causes people to the expedition with a hospital Hongkong Force from the Bristol

drink it. tracy this morning, and rumanded coster scored 278, (Astill 89, Goary abip. He organised the hospital Constabulary and came here on ship Loyalty in 1914, and financ the 5th September, 1882. After

on a bail of $100 pending news (75) and 184 (Berry 74). Shepherd one of those Churchill a......tex. from the hospital as to the coa-takipg 5 for 30. Surrey compiled)

A prominent Now York citizen American tourists have hotlood. dition of the woman.

317 (Jardine 87, Sandham 66 and

who figured in a motor smash that our ton dollar bills have no 147 for 8.

ARMY DEFEATS OXFORD. got off with nothing worse than eagle on them, but they fly just

the same. The Army at Oxford beat Oxa fractured Bask. ford University by 12 runs.".

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AMERICAN GOLF CONTEST

A DOUBLE TIE.

Worcester, U.S., Juno 5.

At the Country Club's course in the Massachusetts American open golf championship, Bobble Jones and Willie MaoFarlano, after Loading the field, ongh, had 201, and had to play off an extra oighteen holes..

ed it for the duration of the war. serving as Inspector of Weights His troops fought with distin- and Measures and of Rickshas otion in Franco, East Africa, and Chairs, be retired on pension on the 7th January, 1905. He is Egpyt and Mesopotamia.

Among honours ho received, survived by a widow, a son and the Maharajah bad the G. B. E daughter, both the latter of G. C. V. O., and G. C. S. I, as whom are married. well as the Kaisar-i-Hind medal. He was granted a salute of 21 guns at the Delhi Durbar of 1911, and this was made hereditary, in 1917, Ho was granted the Doctor of Law degroos by both Oxford

They again tiod, each with 75 and Cambridge Universities. Ho hold the honorary rank of a The Amundsen expedition's and will play another sightoon Lieutenant General in the ships Hobby and Farm ara patrol- holes this afternoon. British Army, and was Hon: andling the ice barrier on the lookout Extra A. D. O, to H. M. the for the missing explorers King,

THE SEARCH FOR. AMUNDSEN.

Reuter.

Oslo, June 5.

Wordaster, lator. MacFarlane won, ono up. Router's American Service.

MOROCCO WAR

RIFFS TAKE THE OFFENSIVE,

Rabat, June 5, Abd El-Krim bas takon a viol. ent offensive against the French position on the Taounat plateau, At first he slightly drovo back the French forces, but lator Col- onel Freydonburg's troops intor voned and the French regained the upper hand, Reuter.

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Our motor-osrs are becoming

The Army compiled 380 (Capt. Williams 209), and then 200.

Oxford scored 282 (Holmes 161, not out), and then 286 (Holmes Richardson 64, and Gilliatt 68)-Reuter.

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange 24. 3.5/16 Lighting Up-Time 7.95 p.m.

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until

It seems unreasonable, but the eo highly trained that they even head never begins to swell scoot a brace of coolies sloeping the brain stops growing.

口口 on the pavement,

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Courtship is expensive but The Engineer Co., H.V.D.C., marriage not nearly so as alle have certainly got the pull over mony. the other units.

There's been a dockors' strike: It's very sweet of Cuba to have at Rotterdam. Bot they knew produced 150,000 tons of suger how to swear.

this season.