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LAZARUS

The only European Optician. in the Colony...

·STRIKE SITUATION.

LITTLE CHANGE TO REPORT.

goodly number of passengers..

As we reported yesterday, it would soom that the bulk of the workers who are going to b affected by the present state of things have already gone out and that from this stage onwards there is reneen to expect & gener

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

·FOUNDED 1801

No. 21,319

四機

STRIKER ARRESTED.

MAILAND THURSDAY,

日九十月五

ADVICE TO HOUSEHOLDERS.

JULY 9, 1925.

THE DEPORTATION ORDER.

THE CHINA SITUATION.

KOWLOON RESIDENT · PROSECUTES COOLIE.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN REPLIES TO QUESTIONERS..

AN IMPORTANT DRAINAGE; MATTER.

Leaving Without Notice.

Mr. B. Wylie, of No. 7 Torres Building, Kowloon, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, prose- cuted, his former house coolle, on a charge of absenting himself from his employment on June 24, without notice.

ture.

A CORRESPONDENT'S VIEW.

We have received the following latter for publication:-

No Renunciation of Rights.

London, July 8.

mands.

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up

SINGLE: COPY 18 CENTA #36 PER ANNUM

ROYAL ENFIELD MODEL 551.

Model 351.................£55.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LTD,

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.

88, Wong Noi Chung Road... Happy Valley

SHOOTING AFFAIR,`

INDIAN CONSTABLE

WOUNDED.

PUBLIC MONEY.

LATEST COUNCIL VOTES.

topralogical telegrams, Royal

$64,000, contribution of Go

vernment towards the fund for Praya East Reclamation.

$14,560, for quarters for clerical

$60,500 for improvements to junction of Nathan and Gas- coigne Roads, Kowloon, cutting away the hill. **

The following financial votes Detalla have been received of a wore, at this afternoon's meeting In connection with the strike of shooting affair which occurred in of the Legislative Council, ze

ferred There is very little that is now

to the Finance. Comi the roads-cleaning staff of the the Kowloon City district yesterday. ta report regarding the strike to-

constable mittes, Sanitary Department there is one morning, An. Indian

$2,000 on account of mo day. Some fitters and mechanica

In the flouse of Commons, re- very important direction in which was seriously shot in the side by a have joined the general body of

Sir-After a fortnight's agitı-,,

whom he was taking into

Observatory. idiors, all the mon employed at the Russell Street garage having

tion on the part of the newspapers plying to questions Mr.. Chamber-householders can not only assistan

declared, the no proposal the authorities but also safeguard custody for cutting down trees, and of diplomatic, rela- their own safety and comfort, ac- the bullet was fired from a revolver gono on strike this morning

representing unanimous public lain opinion-in favour of deportation for severance Apart from this one solitary

of the thousands of strikers who tions with the Soviet Government cording to Mr. B. Nowhouse, the wrested from the officer's hold by report there is no official news

loaf around as a drag on the com- was under consideration by His Drainage Engineer of the Public his prisoner. Legarding any further defections,

A ruid was being carried out on staff,» partitions and electric The defendant stated that he munity, we were delighted to hear Majesty's Government. The Diplo Works Department, on whom a whereas there are one or two in- was the last to leave his position last Monday morning that at matic Body in Peking were consi- Telegraph representative called the trees above Ngau Shi Wan, and fittings ($7,000) and rent for six stances are reported of mon slowly after giving his mistress notice long last the Government has dering a joint reply to the four-this morning.

the firewood hunters, returning | months ($7,560),... Mr. Newhouse said that the with their spoils, ran into a picket dribbling book to work. The two two days previous to his depar-given itself the necessary power teen polats contained in the Chin-

$5,000 for extension to alatora“ steamers to arrive here from Can-

to take action. Word passed ton yostorday brought down about

Formal 'evidence of the defen- from mouth to mouth, and relief ese Government's Note and he was lushing of drains which wore of three constables who were patrol-quarters at the Government nightsoil was proceeding satis- One man, who was handicapped by $6,100 för installation of wire- "1,200 persone, but the boats dant's position and salary was was expressed on all sides that at not aware of any conflict of opinion being used for the dumping of ling the district from 4 to 8 am. Civil Hospital. leaving here for Canton also had given by the complainant, who lastsomething firm had been done between the Powers with regard factorily and an examination of having a large pine log across, his less telophonoe at Kowloon

tv the reasonableness of the de- these drains had proved that they further sald that, together with as a romedy,

were being kept in a clean and shoulder, was unable to clear the Water Police Station and the remainder of his servants, the

Next day we learnt that

Mr. Beckett declared that the free condition. It was very im- advancing picket, and he was Cheung Chau island ($3,600) and lefendant left on June 24. His twenty to thirty men" had been American press had widely stated portant, said Mr. Newhouse, that secured. Leaving one of their wireless receiving station at servants were among the first of arrested under the new order, that the American representatives teams and occupiers of houses humber, an Indian constable, to oral Observatory ($2,500) the Kowloon servants to leave including a batch of eleven sanit were willing to accept the demands, should keep the surface of any take care of the prisoner, the other their employment.

ary coolies. When the public

but the British delegates were drainage gratings. whether in of the picket started in pursuit of Sub-Inspector Andrews told his read this, it rubbed its eyes. Had

* Returning holding out.

private or publio roads, lanes or the firewood 'hunters. Worship that the defendant was it been 200 or 300, it would par Mr. Chamberlain deprecated be sarde, entirely free from paper some minutes later, they were $50,000 for compensation and found by Mr. Wylie working in haps have looked upon it as bring

which was aghast to find their companion lying resumptions at Kowloon. Knutsford Terrace, opposite the not a bad start, and counted con- ing called on to answer questions or other rubbish

choke

such unconscious on the ground. Of the

$100,000 for compensation and latter's residence, and he, imme-fidently upon it being 2000 or with regard to information sup likely to

rosumptions in the New Torr- 3,000 before another two days plied by the different presses of gratings, as in the event of rain a prisoner there was no sign. diately had him arrested.

He emphasised that very serious state of affaire would It would appear that during the Itorier The Inspector. said he under- had passed. But, ye gods, twenty the world.

he was unaware of any conflict be-exist. With the drains choked abience of the other members of $6,000 for training portion of stood that employers at Knutsford or thirty!

up, the strasts on the steep city the picket, the Indian was surpris- the bullah on Crown land which Terrace were paying emergency The next day's paper informed tween the Governments."

Replying to Mr. Lansbury, Mr. slopes would become raging tored by a blow dealt over one car. divides th

Rampart, Taipo, servante as much as $3 per day, us that, so far as could be ascer Departing Idlers.

and the defendant presumably tained, no deported persons had Chamberlain said Russia was not ents in the event of heavy rains; This probably stunned him, and and the P. W. Baugslow.

$11,800 for quarters for Ib- The arrest of Chinese found left his employment for a higher been despatched to Canton by the represented on the Commission of and it was easy to imagine not rendered him weak for the ensuing

departing steamers of the preced. Enquiry at Shanghai because Rua- only damage to roads and pro-struggle for possession of the specter of Vernacular Education without employment, and their wage.

perty but also loss of life. His Worship said that the mat-ing day, but that two vessels sia, was not one

With this, the prisoner in the New Territorios, Taipo.. deportation from the Colony is

their own interests. therefore, revolver." proceeding under the powers de-ter of paying servants $3 per day alone bad brought back 1,600 Powers.

householders should assist by wounded the constable in the sido, Replying to Mr. Robinson, Mr. keeping all gratings in the and also inflicted severe Injuries"on" legated to the police by the was rather a matter for the Kow-persons from Canton into this Governor in-Council. Hitherto loon Residents' Association than Colony.

Chamberlain said no proposals had vicinity of their houses free from his head with the butt end. Hel then made his escape before the. 16 has not been possible to for him to deal with

Do we want them to leave us, been "received from the Govern. As Mr.

any obstructions,

return of the other men of the ascertain the "precise number of Wylie still owed the defendant 28 or do we want them to return? ment of the United States for the idlers sent away, but we learn days' pay, and as accused owed If there were only some sign that

convering of

picket. that the officers detailed for this

one month's wages, in default of wo bad yet made a decision on Conference for the purpose of re wooding out of the Colony's notice, he ordered the accused to that vital point! If we wish to moving the special privileges of undesirables have been kept very pay, the complainant $3, being remove those who won't work actively engaged during the last seven day's wages, or, în default, from this Colony, surely to good. certain nationals the Treaty one week's imprisonment. Deness there should be some string: fendant was further fined $25ent prohibition as to the nature with the alternative of one month's

of the business of those returning

Replying to. Mr. Ammon, Mr. hard labour..

The opinion has been expressed TERRIBLE HOTEL TRAGEDY, to it. One paper reported that several men who, apparently un- Chamberlain said the Government der orders of an official, travelled were not prepared to follow the io reputable circles that a large down on a Canton boat searching example of Germany, Austria and number of the passengers being the belongings of the passengers Russia in renouncing extraterri-brought into the Colony by the river boats are nothing other than mixed with the crowd at this end torial privileges in China.. Pend-paid intimidators. It has been and got away undetected-into ing the result of the present ear remarked more than once that

between the Treaty the influx of persons from Can-| our midst. Once again, ye gods! sultations

al, if slow, return to work.

is no un- Meanwhile there toward insident to report Food supplies are coming to hand in all the quantities. and emergency services are function- ing well.

fair

fow days.

RELIEVING THE POLICE.

CHINESE MERCHANT

CORPS.

THE MONEY EXPORTERS.

A NEW DODGE DISCOVERED,

Spoon.

of the

Treaty

an International

Ports of China and giving the Chinese nation unrestricted con- trol of import duties.

SHANGHAI OUTLOOK.“

INFLUX FROM CANTON

CLOSER WATCH NEEDED.

ENGLISH SOCCER”

TOUR.

Nowcastle (N.S.W.), July 6.. The Indian is now lying in a The English."soccer” team beat Herious condition in the GovernNewcastle by three goals to mil. ment Civil Hospital.

-Router.

BARONESS FALLS FROM SEVENTH FLOUR.

kong, and it is a matter for com-fell early this morning from the ment that although, generally seventh floor apartment of the speaking, the general tension hore fashionable Ritz-Carlton Hotel, and has relaxed, the number of people was killed.

New York, July 8. In order to avoid the Exportation

Barones Helen Zurmuehlen, un- If we round up and deport a Powers, he was not in a.. position ton has always been followed by Order, Chinese crossing the British few score of strikers per day, at to add anything to his statement a considerable exodus from Hong-derstood to have arrived from Java, An interesting development in border are employing a clever ruse the same time allowing a daily of July 1st-Reuter. connection with the strike is that

in their attempts to export more influx of thousands-which must, there is now in process of

than $5 from the Colony.

include hundreds of undesirables organisation a special Chinese,

According to police reports, the-it savoure somewhat of trying Merchants' Corps, which it is

теп distribute their money to "empty the ocean with a toa- believed will relieve the police of a deal of normal work. The idea amongst any children who may be at the back of the scheme is that on the train. One man who was the merchants will undertake to actually seen by Sergeant Hallam police the districts in which to hand a small child 35 pleaded situated, that the girl had carried the money thoir shops ara various groups being respon-on her since she boarded the train sible for specified streets. In at Kowloon. This case came before

The situation continues hopeful, of any crime occurr- Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon military order regarding the The day has been quiet except for ing, the members of the Mer-Magistracy, this morning.. when, Peak Tramway. This, in populer further kidnapping of servants chants' Corps will cope with the after hearing the evidence, his Wor-nurlance, is the stuff to give employed by foreigners, and the situation, and in case of arrests ship forfeited the $5 which had them," and we should like to see, confiscation by strikers of hun- A visiter from Canton arriving band, who is believed to be in the they will band the dilinquonts been given to the child.

over to the police.

With regard to the Chinese Special Police, we learn that the greatest care is being exercised in tha selostion of these men, with the result that the integrity of each, man can be fully vouched for.

PLUCKY ANAH..

RETALIATES ON INTIMIDATOR.

SEDITIOUS PAMPHLET.

TWO CHINESE SENTENCED.

Two Chinese were charged be- fore Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, at the Central Magistracy this morning, with joint possession of a aeditious pamphlet.

The evidence stated that the de- Tendants were stopped and searched

by a Chinese Sergeant outside the Central

This, at any rate, is how it ap- pears to the patient, perspiring, long-suffering civilian, and it is causing considerable heart-but- ing. Contrat the satisfaction caused by reading the peremptory

more of it.

Yours etc..

PEP.

Hongkong, July 9th, 1925,

THE SHIPPING POSITION.

KWONG SAI STOPS RUNNING.

STRIKERS CONFISCATE

FOODSTUFFS.

Shanghai, July 8.

SAAR BASIN LOAN.

New York, July 8.

The complete success is am- ounced of the four million dollar: seven per cent. Star Basin Loan, offered here and at Chicago. | Reuter's American Service,

HOME CRICKET.

and made 409, the

INTER-VARSITY RECORD EQUALLED.

"London, July 2 still leaving shows few signs of The accident apparently was due The inter-Varsity match, Offeri decreasing.

to the heat wave. The Baroness against Cambridge, played at Lords, A Telegraph representative. had been dancing, and stepped to a was drawn. Oxford batted first talking with a shipping man on

window to get a breath of air. Her and made 850, Stewart Brown scur the waterfront this morning, was

Cambridge told that although people are friends were horrified to see her ing 56 and Guise 58. coming into the Colony by the topple over and fall to the roof of then went in hundreds, others were leaving in the Japanese garden far below. principal scorers being Duleep Sin- their thousands and he advocated Her diamond earrings were dashed hi 75 Crawley 98 and Enthover inch closer investigation into from their settings as she foll. 129. The last-named player scored the bona fides of those now being She should have sailed on the 104 last year and has thus equalled allowed to enter the Colony. Berengaria to-day to join her hus- William Yardley's Inter-Varsity

cord of acoring two centuries. dreds of cows as well as foodstuffs on the sia Kwong Sai this morn-Dutch diplomatic service. Prior to Yardley's centuries were made in intended for foreigners' consumping repeated a story of the looting her marringe the Baroness was the 1870 and 1872. Oxford's second tion. The tramway services have of shops in Canton by hungry beautiful debutante Helen Car- Innings had gour to 214 for Bist been curtailed.-Reuter.

refugees from Canton, but we are rathers from

WRS San Antonio. wickets when "time"

called, unable to obtain confirmation. Reuter's American Service.

The principal scorers were Stewart Brown 69, and Holmes 68,-Reutor.

The Recent Shootings.

London, July 8. Commenting on the summaries') of the report of the Tripler Mixed Commission, published in France, blaming the British police and the American Chairman of the Municipal Council in connection with the shootings.in Shanghai, the Daily Telegraph diplomatie:

AMERICAN HEAT WAVE

105 DEGREES AT WASHINGTON.

Now York July 8,

MOTORIST FINED.

FAILURE TO REPORT ACCIDENT.

The oast of the United States) Chan Fcok-kee, a

MOROCCAN FIGHTING.

Porís, July &

A message from Fez says the French northward of Wezian evacuated two advanced posts motor car after the removal of stores and

after he

Market. The document When the Kwong Sai berthed correspondent says.--"The evid was found in the possession of the at Canton on hor last trip, her ently calculated leakage of news is gripped in a heat-wavo, in driver, canin before Mr. S. B. B. the destruction of defences. A An intimidator met more than second defendant, who now stated compradore went ashore and did should at least have the salutary which at least nine deaths have McElderry, at the Central Magi-later despatch reports that the bis match when he accosted a that he received it from the first not return. The vessel arrived effect that Britain cannot longer occurred. Two days of violent stracy this morning, on charges of Riffs mastered ten thousand.rifles

from Canton this morning having tolerate the comedy of a com-thunderstorms have only tem-driving away

had in the Wergha region whore Chinese mab ia Kowloon this defendant and had not read it.

The first defendant told the on board several European mie morning.

The incident occurred when the Magistrate that he received the sionaries and rosrly five hundred mission of three under penalty of porarily relieved the sweltering knocked down and caused injuries they are endeavouring to win over amsh was on her way to the Dairy pamphlet from a small boy in the Chinese passengers to this Colony, seeing our prestige destroyed In millions. The temperature in to a small Chinese girl, and of fail-tribes. The enemy is apparently Farm for wilk and in her hand she street, read the characters thereon Her trip from Canton will be her China 63, by not dissimilar Washington yesterday was 105 ing to report the accident. carried an empty container. The and had turned the paper over to last for the time being, the fear methods it was destroyed in degrees fabronbeit-Router Am-

having been expressed that if she. Turkey." intimidator, a man, stopped ber his companion. "- and throstoned her, and she made. His Worship adjudged the case makes the trip this evening, her reply by striking him over the against the first defendant to be crew will follow the oxample of head with the milk bottlo. Sho the more serious one of the two, the compradore and leave her continued her attack until the He had read what the document stranded in the South China man took to his heels.

contained, and, knowing its nature, capital.

The Kwong Tung, belonging to

defendant.

The sentence in his

•

No Request to Britain.

London, July 8, In the House of Commoni,

berlain etated that he had not replying to questioners, Mr. Cham- received any request from Shang-

erican Bervice

SINGAPORE BASE.

According to Sergeant Roberts, defendant drove quickly away after the accident, which occurred in; Wanchai Road. "The action was) not so quick that witness, who was standing under the 'porch of the Wanchai Police Station, could not

aiming at a new and, intensified offensive against Fez from the north to the south.Router

NEW FLYING RECORDS.

had passed it over to the secondthe,samo Company, lufs for Can- hai that the British Government PROGRESS OF THE WORK.get a glimpse of the number of the FRANCE AND SIAM case would be six weeks hard on lust evening and on her re- should forcibly intervene to res labour and a personal bond of $200 arrival bere will also be bold up tere normality in Shanghal-

* Reuter. tómporarily. in two suraties. Failure to pro-| The Tai Leo, now on the Kong. duce these suretles would entail a Paris, July 8.

moon run, roporte all quiot in that The Foreign Affairs Committee further term of a month's hard district. The officers think that A similar bond was order-sho will make one more voyage of the Chamber has adopted the labour. report in favour of ratification of ed in the case of the second de to Kongmoon and back. Fifty- the Franco-Siamese Treaty fendant, but he was mulcted only two of the eighty-seven vessole Havas.

in a fine of $10.

now in harbour are British

Amsterdam, July 8.' Heer Grase, chief of the scientific car. By means of this the defen- section of the Fokker aeroplane London, July 8,

dant was traced and he admitted works, flow a standard Fokker DX In the House of Commons, the offence, saying that he drove machine, with a 450 horsepower replying to Commander Ken-

kilometres at an average speed of worthy, Mr. Bridgeman described away when he saw that the girl Napier Lion engine, pres the progress of work on the now was able to get on her feet.

His Worship ordered $5 to be 206 kilometres, and two hundred donkyard at Singapore în preparR- tion for dredging work for the paid as compensation to the girl, kilometres at an average speed of barth of the floating dook on and, on the charge of falling to re- 265, with a load of five hundred

Reute arrival of the dredging float in,port the accident, a fine of $26 was kilos, believed to be world's records, November-Reuter."

LORD ALLENHY HONOURED.. King Tuad bas conferred on Lord Allonby the title of Grand Cordon of Mahamed AH.

inflicted.