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STRIKE DELEGATES.

TUAN RECEIVES THEIR ". REQUESTS.

Conciliatory Replies,

Delegates

WOMAN'S DEATH

SEQUEL TO FOREST RAID

This morning, before Mr. R. A, D. Forest, at the Central Magie tracy, an enquiry was held, with the aid of a jury, into the cireum- stances attending the death of a Chinose woman who was killed on the 3rd instant at Taibang by falling down the hillside.

Peking July 24. of the Workers, Students and Merchants' Associa tions interviewed Tuan Chi-jui yesterday, and urged the Govern- It was stated that the docene- ment to remit funds to the strikers od, with a number of athors, was at Shanghai. Tuan replied that this surprised by a forest guard might cause a' misunderstanding whilst outting down tross on the with the Powers, but he suggested hillside, and in the paulo which the Government should wire to the Chamber of Commerce, instructing them to devise means of support for the deedy.

The delegates urged secondly that the Government promulgate regula- tlons dealing with the Workers' Associations. Tuan Chi-jui replied}, that those points would be sub-1 mitted to the Cabinet shortly.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1925.

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ensued, she fell down the hillside THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI and was killed.

The enquiry was proceeding as our representative left the Court.

KOWLOON IDLERS.

RAID THIS MORNING.

Thirdly the delegates arged the Government to negotiate on the

Another raid on idlers, was basis of the thirteen demands. Tuan carried out this morning, the area replied that it was doing its best chosen enclosing portions of Austin Road, Woosung Streút and de regards the negotiations.

The delegates then interviewed Shanghai Street in Kowloon: A de- tachment of the PunjabiRegiment

Shen Jul-lin, who declared the dis-assisted the police in throwing s cussions as regards negotiations cordon round the area. In the were occurring daily, and good pro-search that ensued under the su- gress. was being made-Reuter..

pervision of the C. S. P., Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, C.LE. some forty! man were taken into custody. A number of daggers were also soized.

MONDAY'S MEETING.

TO CORRECT HOME MISAPPREHENSIONS.

We have received the following Jetter with reference to the public meeting to be held on Monday next

at 5.80 p.m.:

Sir,It has been arranged for the City Hall, but there are indications that this will prove too small. in!

PO HING FONG ENQUIRY.

EVIDENCE OF EYEWITNESSES.

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NOTICE TO PEAK RESIDENTS.

AERATED WATERS.

The Coroner's enquiry into the] view of public interest in the re-disaster at Po Hing Fong was solutions to be proposed; if so, the resumed at the Central Mag From the 27th, July, we shall be meeting will at once be transferred istracy yesterday afternoon, Mr. in a position to deliver Aerated

S. B. B. McElderry presiding.

Waters from our Depot' direct to Among thoed. who gave Peak residents.

sovorel wore

to the Theatre Royal.

aye.

The temporary depot in the closed on that date.

A. S. WATSON &Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 24th, July, 1925.

Amongst other resolutions con-evidence cerning local matters arising out witnesses of the collapse." of the strike and the general crisis Police Sergt. Chester Woods Peak Hotel premises will be in China one will be specially said that he was walking along brought forward dealing with the Caine Road, near the site of the mistaken Labour" and "Press" old No. 8 police Station, on the views of the situation in Hongkong the morning of the 17th, about and China and Ifengkong legisla- 9.25. Ho hoard a rumbling noise, tion in particular, which it is of which increased later, and observ importance should be emphatically, ed two matsheds collapse on the refuted,

site. He ran down towards the

,

"I hope therefore that there will spot, thinking there might be be a large meeting on Monday to some people in the sheds who re- endorse this resolation, at any rate, quired aid, and then noticed that a pile of dobris biccked the bottom of the stops loading from Hospital,

with no uncertain voice.

Our enemies are using insidious

NOTICE,

The premises occupied by Madame Flint, 1st. floor of China. Building are to be let from Aug. 1st.

For the convenience of her and ceaseless propaganda in all Road. Questioned he said there customers she is removing to was about two inches of water Pedder's Building, just opposite directions which needs counter- covering Caino Road, and some the Hongkong Hotel's main

acting as far as can be done.

I hope that Monday night's meet-water was pouring over the re-entrance.

taining wall.

ing will, at least, do something to Mr. C. W. Jeffries, acting Di- iny the truth before the public at rector of the Royal Observatory, Home.

submitted metrological data.

-P. H. HOLYOAK. Hongkong, July 25th, 1925.

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MADAME FLINT.

NOTICE.

I trust that the. Press here will The rainfall prior to the assist that object as far as lies in disaster was not unprooodented, Į their Power-Youra, etc.,

he said, but was unusual, Tho last

MR. WONG TZE SHAT'S| occasion of a similar deluga was interest in the

Queen's Dis- 1892.

A Chinese sanitary department pensary coases from 5 to-day. foreman spoke to hearing the All debts against Mr. Wong Tas crash and seeing part of the colWong Tze Shat himself, to-day, Shat are to be settled by Mr.

lapse.

There was much water otherwise has nothing to do with pouring over the spot. Previously there had been a system of drain-Queon's Dispensary. The bus- inges of Queen's Dispensary is ago at the place.

now carried on by Mr. Chang Hop Sang.

MOROCCO WAR

RIFF LEADER-AVOII S BATTLE.

Paris, July 24, The Moroccan situation is summed up in Abd al Krim losing ground from a military and poll tical standpoint..

Sanitary Inspector J. Watson and Sub-Inspector Watt gavo evidence of hearing the crash and seeing clouds of dust arise.

Hongkong 20th July, 1925.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

Police Sergt. E. Carpenter said he watched the collapse from a vorandab in Caine Road. There MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

The Temps says that the Riffion was much flood water, and he withdrawal north of Wergha In- suddenly saw the retaining wall AT the request of the Hong- diontos that Abd el Krim is anxious give way. First house No. 12 kong Stock Exchange and to avoid the battle ronderod went down, and then the others the Hongkong harobrokots' As-. imminent by the arrival of French followed.

sociation the closing of the Ro gister of Shares of this Company has been postponed.

reinforcemonts, He knows the The further enquiry was ad- difficultios of a French pursuit journed until Monday afternoon into the mountains, and thus and the Coroner and jury left for hopes to gain time to open nogo-another visit to the scene of the tiations. Reuter.

disaster.

REPORTED RICE SEIZURE.

THE STORY DENIED.

THE LATE MR. M. E. SASSOON,

ESTATE OF THIRTY MILLIONS.

fa

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of Two Dollars per share for the six months ending 30th June will be payable on Thursday August 13th on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application: at the Company's Office, 11, Queen's Road Central.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from Thursday the 30th July to Wed- The estate of the late Mr. Meyer nesday the 12th. August 1925 With regard to the report that Elias Sassoon, late of Bombay and (both days inclusive) during the Revenue Department launch

of the firm of Mopars. E. D. which period no transfer of shares

Kwong Lee has seized a big con Sassoon, has been asseused in Hong. ean be registered. signment of rice aboard the Norwegian steamer Dux, bound kong and probate of the will granted

from Bangkok to

By Order of the Board of

In the Supreme Court by Sir Henry Directora Canton, Messrs. Thorosen and Co., Ltd. Gollan, Chief Justice.

the vessel,

the

agents for

Chineso, inform us

The estate was assessed at the

which, however, ie chartorod total of $27,900,000, and the estate. that duties payable bore came to the

to

no such seizure has taken place. exceptionally high figure

They state that the boat was in- $2,267,849.

tercepted outside Hongkong!

waters by the launch and brought into Hongkong, but, that after representations had been made to

London, July 24.

of

Afro in a cargo of egg pulp and the Harbour Department the Gambler feathers in the number vassol was released and left for one hold of the P. and O. Bs. Kalyan Canton yesterday afternoon with at Tilbury Deck was extinguished her cargo of rice.

after three hours.---Reuter.

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