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三拜禮·进十三月二十英港香 WEDNESDAY,

TRIAL.

TWO SPEECHES. THE MURDER

THE FRATERNITY PÁRTY

WELCOME..

CASE NEARING THE END.

In the case, continued before the Chief Justice at the Criminal Sessions in which Shing Wal-tat is

STRUCK REEF.

CITY OF BARODA'S XMAS MISHAP.

VESSEL SAFE."

DECEMBER 30, 1925. H†Я-†

NORTHERN WAR. NEW TAXES.

RUSSIANS IN KOUMINCH UN ARMY.

Tailgtso. Dec. 28.

An official debatch from Tsinan declares that Shantung troops have effected a junction with Li Ching-

Peking, Dec. 29.

FRENCH BUDGET PLAN OUTLINED.

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HONGKONG DELEGATES DEPART.

PEACE HOPES.

A distinct step forward in the negotiations for a settlement of the strike and boycott as between Can-

A charge of being in possession of 106 taels of opium was pro-- ferred against a Chinese woman RUSSIAN QUESTION" charged with the murder of an

at the Central Police Court this A Christmas morning adventurelin's forces. The former captured on |

morning, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell. In his speech of welcome to the Indian constable in escaping from

The Ministerial Council has Mr. G. A. S. Ruas appeared for the guests, the fraternity party of the latter's custody after arrest for which few of them would care to Kuominchun prisoners a large num. ber of rifles bearing the initials Chinese merchants from long-alleged. wood-cutting on the hill-repeat befell passengers on the ..U.S.S.R. 1925," and hundreds of reached an agreement, and M. defendant.

Mr. J. D. Lloyd, Superintendent ton and Hongkong was reached kong, Dr. C. C. Wu dealt mostly aide at Ngay Shi Wan, the Attorney City of Baroda which left Hongkong Russians were seen in the Kuo-Doumer has been authorised to

table his financial proposals in the of the Imports and Exports Depart-this morning by the departure for with questions concerning the General (Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp. for Cebs and Singapore on Decem-minchun Divisions.--Reuter,

ment, in outlining the case, said Canton of the Chinese merchant commencet municipality. He reviewed the K.CD

his

Brief news to the effect cross-hir 14th,

A consular telegram states that Chamber.

M. Doumer estimates a deficit from information received, a visit delegates; The party, comprises work done since its reorganisation, examination of the accused this that the vessel had struck a reef Li Ching-lia and party arrived at six months ago, and gave a clear morning.

somewhere in the neighbourhood of Tsingtao on Monday morning and in the 1926 Budget of nine was paid to No. 62, Lewer Lascar Mesars. Li Yau-tsun, M. K. Lo, Ma explanation of the municipal action Acenged was questioned in Borneo reached the Colony yester left for Tsinanfu

Chang Tsun-chang has recited thousand million franes, including Road, second floor,' and, as the re- Chui-chui, Chan Diet-son, Li Sung- in regard to the charitable Institu- respect of a number of documents day, but the complete story was Pi Shou-chen to Tsinan from Tsirg- 2,000 million for amortisation of sult of a search in the cool house, ka, Teo Siu-woon, Li Yew-tong, tions, which, he said, had relapsed in the matter of the mortgaging brought this morning with the ar-tao, and it is expected that a con- the public debt and two thousand the opium was found under a loose Chan Pi-chuen, Kong Yi-guen and ference will be held there to de-million for repayment" of the Bank tile. The defendant was in the Tse Shu-tong. They departed by into a state of lethargy and corrup- of a parcel of land belonging to rival of the s.s. Fooksang.

termine the future attitude vis-a-

advances The Fookaang picked up a wire-vis the Kuumin hun. It is stated of France's tion which requred immediate rehim in the New Territories, and

the kitchen at the time, and she did not the s.s. Lung Shan. forms in administration. That it stated that he was pressed for less message from the City of that rolling stock is being concen- Treasury. M. Doamer proposes to hesitate to admit that the opium The delegation is representative was the intention of the Municipal payment of the loan. but not Baroda at 02.08 hours Greenwich trated at Tainan in case of emer meet the deficit by a special tax belonged to her, and was receiving of all sections of the commercial

threatened with legal proceedings. Government to seize the holdings Coming nearer to his point, the Mean Time, approximately ten gency-Reuter,

recused was led by M. Kemp, o'clock in the morning, stating that

of the cliaritable institutions was

an idea totally foreign to officers

interest in public affairs of this kind and not to allow them to fall into the hands of unscrupulous people.

mention the trees from which hel

were

wood

lai fashioned from obtained from relatives at Yaumati,,

fir,

immediately.

Two Chinese youths

to

of one twentieth per cent. on all 20 cents per inel for storing it for community, Preliminary negotia- business payments, estimated to a man. She had been given oppor- tions which have been carried on

THE FRATERNITY PARTY.

In accordance with its pro gramme, the fraternity party from

through a series of questions, to the vessel had struck a reef in the SEDITIOUS LEAFLETS. preduce 3,800 million franes, by tunities to produce the man, who for some time are said to have re- applying the increases of income was a seaman, but he had not ached a stage at which concrete of the Government. The real in obtained his implements for fish-North Laconia shoals and asking tention of the Government was to ing His fishing operation was for assistance. The message add-TWO CHINESE YOUTHS FINED. tax vcted on Dec. 4th to the Budget appeared. She told them she had proposals will be submitted, and it arouse the people to take more performed by means of spearing ed that she was on a two fathom

were instead of reabsorption of infla-children to look after, and very is reported that the Canton Govern- and netling. Two of these poles patch off the Sea Horse breakers. severely admonished at the Cen-tion, estimated to produce three little to cat.

ment hus empowered certain high About an hour and a halt later trak Magistracy this morning by thousand million franes, and by an After Revenue Officer Beatty had offcials to do their utmost to sea

Mr. R. E. Lindsell, when they were and the smallest was made from it was aparent that, there was no summoned for being in posses-increase of the tobacco duties, pro-corroborated the above, Mr. Russ tha! an early settlement is reached. immediate danger, since a second aion of deditious pamphlets. One ducing one thousand million francs. asked him if the cookhouse was for The Attorney-General:-I say

M. Dourner also hopes to recover the use of the whole of the tenants, GOVERNMENT DEFENDED. you were stealing trees on the hill message was received referring to of the defendants arrived, in the

three hundred tellions from tax and witness replied in the side on the 8th July-No; 1 did the fact that the call had been Colony from Macao, and the other The lengthy speech by Mr. Wang

not steal,

picked up by the City of Lincoin was leaving for that place.

"You have been found to be in evaders, to save two hundred affirmative.. Ching-wai was in the form of a Did you want those trees for your

of documents which millions out of Government expen-

A Chinese police constable said Hongkong on the 27th inst., at succinct statement of the events fishing net by any chance?There and the assistance of the Fooksang possession

are undoubtedly seditious," said

to obtain six hundred the defendant admitted, in his pre-pagn, called on the Committee of Mr. Lindsell, "unt you have got diture,

sence, that the opinių belonged to the Strike Union at the Eastern which have happened since the Re-are no trees of the required length was not required.

for me to fashion the poles for my Later in the day, approximately to understand the this sort of millions from a tax on exports, her. She had also stated that Gardens, being introduced by the volution, the causes of those events net.

6.30 pm. the Baroda wirelessed the seditious nonsence is composed and one hundred millions from an someone brought the "opium to her which led to such calamitous re-

But you can lash them together?

Lincoln through the s.a. Fooksang merely by people for their own sults in Kwangtung, together with-Impossible.

cents per tael.

Kan Kum-shek. On arrival at thờ How long were your poles? that she had floated off the reef, ends, to try and keep alive bad increased tax on stock exchange and asked her to keep it for 20 Government representative, Mr.

feeling between England and operations. the measures which were decided 2.8 chrung. (A cheung is 28 feet) that her pumps were keeping the China. It is not for the benefit

A police interpreter said that headquarters of the Strike Union, The new taxes proposed by M. uport and were being silently car-|

The when he charged the defendant, three thousand armed pickets were Accused was then questioned in:

drawn up at the "present" and a ried out before the death of the regard to a piece of land situate leakage under control and that she of Chinu, but for their own benefit.Doumer are indirect taxes.

The latter behind bis house, which he rented was proceeding to Singapore at People in Hongkong, who live Radical members of the Cabinet she replied: "The opium is mine." under the protection of Great Bri- are opposed to an increase in in- In reply to Mr. Russ, he denied that from Be Government. He wanted half-speed. She informed the ain, should pay no attention to

The defendant, in the witness members of the party were con- part of his address was rievoted to this land for the purpose of agricul- City of Lincoln that no assistance such nonsense. They should treat direct taxation, on the ground that she said "I know nothing about it." military hand played whilst the with the contempt it deserves.it bears unfairly upon the poor box, said she had been keeping the ducted to the reception hall, and Now you two have been stupid

this pamphlet on your persons.

late Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

the measures taken to free Kwang ture, and not with the particular tung from the beacful clutches of

object of eutling wood from it. was required. He had first to develop the land

Passengers on the City of Baroda

wood and grass for fuel.

and Tientsin.

ROBBERS' RAID.

ONE MAN SHOT.

"

simply a disguised tax on business caught, and the prime movera get big open space where the pickots were drawn up, an exhibition was turnovers, which was opposed by away so often,"

a Radical, who however agreed to! Mr. Lindsell said he did not be-given by the pickets. who went the tax in order to avoid a Cabinet lieve defendant was the principal, through arms drill with much

M. Doumer opines that three which he is incorporating in the it was opium. A man named Chan introduced to the Chairman and militarism, with the hope of even and sometimes he cut grass and included a number of Army officers enough to each have a copy of milliards of M, Loucheur's taxes, opium for a man, but did not know! tualis freeing the whole country of fuel from it. He used both this and their families from Hongkong am prepared to believe that your 1926" Budget, will form the high had been living at the house a few other members of the Strike Com- this curse. He defended the

A few were destinaction was due rather to foolish water mark of direct taxation, and days ago, but he had gone, and had mittee.

After the usual interchange of policy of the Government, saying

· The Attorney-General-This ed for India, whilst others were on

Mr. Russ said it was extremely ness than to deliberate criminal direct taxes cannot be collected not been found. The Baroda is piece of ground has grass?-Yes. their way home.

intention. I hope you will not err quickly, whereas the money is that in securing the co-operation of

needed immediately. The tax on likely that what the woman said courtesies, the party was shown Haughton Has it any trees on it? There commanded by Capt.

again in the same way." the people it is doing the right are small firs on it, of not verv and she is a vessel of 4,500 tons

His Worship imposed a fine of payments, whereby M. Doumer pro-was right. It was obvious that she around the premises and observed poses to obtain nearly fifty per did not own the opium. That is the various departments of the thing in order to effect the neces- great height. In fact, 1 wanted gross.

cent. of his estimated Budget defcit the worst of these cases," he added, Union at work. On arriving at the the piece of ground to plant

The Fooksang states that bad $10 on each defendant. sary reforms; that the agitation

weather was experienced on the

of nine milliards, appears to be "the more unfortunate people get! bamboos. among labourers and farmers re-

Of what height are the firs? whole trip from Singapore to Hong- kong. At the commencement they presented the voice of the Chinese Of the height of a man. people for an

In reply to another question, were battling with a strong mon- annalment of alli

accused admitted that he had not soon, which moderated later, but unequal treaties, and for the res- yet paid the Crown rent, and the increased to gale force with heavy

in lieve what she had told them. She Precision. Photographs were then toration of Customs autonomy, such Land Officer was wanting him to seas near the China Coast.

Kok, on Monday, had a disastrous exchange promised to introduce a would be fined $10,000, or nine taken as a memento of the occa agitation being for the benefit of sign a document returning it to

He the Government.

was stil!!

ending, one being shot dead, two Bill for the reform of direct taxes months. the whole of the Chinese people, using the land, however.

time that you made this statement? being arrested, and the fourth es-in conformity with. democratic principles, thus meeting the and in no wise conflicting with

know people You

caping.. who doj

POLICE IN TEARS.

Oficial details" are not yet Radical demand for widening the cut trees in the

Accused replied that when hel

available, but it. appears that the income tax.-Router. Government plantations?-No, I

showed his arms to the police four men robbed some women, and have never seen them. China have been reduced to a state But you have heard of them?-officers they were completely over were pursued by village scouts, bordering upon national bank-Sometimes I had heard of some come with emotion. Tears coursed with the result stated above.

down their cheeks and they cried Of the two arrested, one was a ruptay, and that the Government is body who did cut trees.

Chinese soldier, and the other a Accused was here questioned in in sympathy for him. left with no other alternative but regard to certain dates in the case

The accused was then examined joss-stick maker. It is not yet to save and protect the lives and and contradicted a date he previas to his professed knowledge of known who the other two are.

fungshui. He said he had read of properties of the people; and that ously gave.

The Attorney General remark-this fungahui, but admitted that he

tha Interests of merchants; that illegally

the resourses and productivity of

or pro-

An expedition into British ter-split on the eve of the Parliamen- and he was quite prepared to be M. recess.

Doumer ritory by four robbers near Sha Tauj tary

to be on the most friendly terms cd:-Not only your memory has had not delved into it deeply by GERMANY AND CHINA. with the Soviet Government was improved, but you defence has im concentrated study of any of the

books written on the subject by WASHINGTON AGREEMENT the natural outcome between two proved also.

ENDORSED. Later the accused said that on recognised authorities nations on an equal footing with learning that his wife and son fessors. His speciality was in the

Berlin, Dec. 29. had been taken into custody, he selection of the most suitable site

Subject to ratification by the was so upset and confused that for a grave, and as regards the

German Govern- he did not know exactly on 'what direction which the grave should Reichstag, the

the same aspirations and ideals.

In this connection he said it was

CRISIS AVERTED.

Paris, Dec. 29.

sion. The party then thanked the Chairman, members of the Com mittee, officers and men for their

and dangerous to permait a Minis-warm welcome and kind hospitality,

rial crisis.

and took their leave amidst selec According to the Petit Parisien, The Chamber held an all-night the Ministers of the Cartel will tions by the band and the present sitting to conclude consideration of agree to remain in office until the ing of arms by the pickets,

On the same day at 4 o'clock, the the Budget. At a meeting of Min-financial question is solved, istors in the morning, M. Doumer In the Chamber, at the last party paid a formal call on the re- was authorised to lay his financial moment, a crisis was averted. Allļ presentatives of the four Commer- proposition before the Chamber. the members of the Cabinet show-

The cial Unions, gathered at the

tance.

a mistaken idea on the part of those date he was taken to the Yaumati face he had to bring in the aid of a ment, has endorsed the Washington and declared that the Ministers the Stock Exchange, an increase in was honoured by the presence of

who are unacquainted with the in-Police Station.

schoolmaster friend, who, although Agreement of February 6, 1922, ner workings of the Government But you know enough to invent an expert in his line, had neverthe concerning the principles of polles that M. Borodin is assisting the ro- a deliberate lie against Li Tai and less to concede that he (accused) to be followed in Chinese affairs, volutionary cause or was employed her husband?

in any other capacity than that

was the better of the two in the Reuter. Accused replied that he did not choice of location of the grave.

With reference to the reserva-i ed a spirit of conciliation, tions made by the Socialist Minis-Government proposals contain new General Chamber of Commerce, and ters to the Cabinet, the newspapers economies, including the immediate at 6 o'clock the members attended. publish the declarations of M. improvement of the collection of a grand reception by the Canton Briand, emphasising their impor- taxes by the taking of measures Government, held at the Hotel against fiscal frauds, a tax on Asin, at which Dr. C. C. Wu The occasion Le Journal states that M. Bri-exports, a tax on transactions of was the host.

the price of tobacco, and extra and the elder Mrs. Wang, mother of Mr. who think of resigning will

on payments, Wang Chingwat, Mrs. Wang temporary taxes be replaced within 24 hours, These proposals will bring in eight Ching-wal, Mrs. C. C. Wu and other adding that the present is not a time for a crisis but for milliards eight hundred millions ladies. work and sacrifice, and that he of fresh revenue, balancing the considered the abandonment of forecasted deficit of four millards hundred millions, plus the a seat on the Council of the Com-in regard to those persons.

RHINE OCCUPATION. power as veritable treachery. He three

added: "I refuse to permit my annuities of repayment on mittee of Political Affairs, he had The Attorney General put it to aid it only for personal friends.

Helf to be overthrown by Lobby advances of the Banque de France, no voting power, and, therefore, the accused that his absorbing Shown a geomancer's compass ( NEW EVACUTION PLAN.

intrigues. It is before the Cham-two milliards, and annuities for President Coolidge's converen there was no likelihood of his ever thought at the time was: They compass with astrological sign-

ber, with the present Ministers or the reduction of the public debt, tons with various Congressmen Berlin, Dec, 20. getting the power of the Govern- have got me now. I am going to flcance and directions on its dial)

The British will officially take others, that I wish to make my two milliards se hundred milllops, has shown a practically unani- Mr. Doumer will shortly submit mously favourable attitude towards involve Li Tai and her husband accused auld he did not under-

explanations." .:Other-speeches of a formal also."

stand it. His friend the school- over Wiesbaden from the French

in a preparatory Commission on to-morrow. According to the The Ero Nouvelle says that as a proposal for the reform of direct American participation at Geneva Accused-Yes, I was so angry master, did, however. nature followed, and the reception

disarmament. No objections were: came to a close at 9.20 p.m. The and I could not 'draw my breath, The Attorney General: So you nowspapers the Anglo-French probable that Ministerial a darity will be maintained.

M. Millies Lacroix has been made in voting the necessary ap- guests, on leaving," thanked thi so I made the statement to involve do not profess to be a great ex- authorities have evolved

plan of evacuation under which The Bro-Nouvelle says that as elected Fresident of the Finance propriations for the three experta ladies specially for the honour them."

pert.. they bad conferred upon them by The Attorney General And Accused Insisted that he was only two French Army Corps long as the Socialists remain un-Committee of the Benste

of an adviser, for although he had know what statement he did make Accused said he did not practice professionally in this science, and

ment into his hands,

Boll- taxation.

Washington, Dec. 29.

Invited to become, the American