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三拜禮:號七十月二英港香 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY

CITY BURGLARY. SEQUEL TO SHANGHAI

$1,500 HAUL AT FRENCH CAFE.

THIEVES. BANQUET.

Burglars have again been active:

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A GAMBLING CHANCE.

What Chinese officialdom had in

ORATOR FINED, NEW BRITISH AERIAL-

STREET PREACHER'S DIATRIBE.

WEIRD IDEAS.

How by the mere act of spitting,

in the central part of the city mind recently when it rejeated the the 400,000,000 of China's popula

and the "Albert," a French cafe adjoining the AP.C. building in

Shanghai Municipal Council's chéque for $75,000 as a. "com- Queen's Road Central, is the passionate grant" to victims of the latest establishment to receive May 30 shooting has been disclosed here at least in a measure-in n demand put forward by Chinese

their attention.

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MYSTERIOUS SHANGHAI INCIDENT.

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FATAL WOUNDS. The tragle death of a young Australian member of the Shang-..

hat Police Force by being fatally

On

TO CAFE AND BACK.

Rugby, Feb. 16. On March 1st, a flight of the tion could drown the comparative Royal Air Force, consisting

in order ruthlessly to destroy the way to China, where the delega pirates and their villages is urged/tion, of which he is Chairman shot when, whilst off duty, he handful of people with "the curly four Fairey Nupier

to begin immediate Investigations went to the aid of Chinese house- Engineering hair and the hooked noses" was the will leave Cairo on an attempt to by Shipping and

to find out how the British share (Shanghai), in the course of `n

holders threatened by robbera, la suggestion made by a street orany to Capetown and back. Wing

of the Boxer Indemnity may in reported by the Telegraph corres- The lengthy leading article. tor in Hongkong when referring to Commander Pulford will be in com.

the future be best applied to pondent, who writes under date of journal says: Monsiuor Albert, the proprietor, commercial and other organiznan aspect of a world problem which mand. The outward journey will

Chinese purposes. The British the 12th instant as follows: Wednesday, February 10, 1926 arrived at the shop yesterday morntons; says the Telegraph corres- he set out to outline before occupy about six weeks, as it has

Government has

followed the Foreign policemen of the Inter- a may be considered ing to discover that burglars had pondent. They want a total that crowd of three hundred in Mercer been decided to remain for

red-lotter

example of the United States. rational Settlement will long day in the annals of moilern couple of days or more at entered the place 'overnight and runs to something like eleven tail-

Japan, France, and Russia in de-carry in memory the death this lion dollars-$7.700,000 and Taels Street on a recent date. all 2,300,000. helped themselves freely to

Just what he meant by the allustopping place. If the return piracy on the China Const, for on valuable property and to its deli- The sums given have been arision of people "with the curly hai flight to Cairo is successful, the that day, as is reported elsewhoresiding to devote the proceeds of week of one of their number. the indemnity for the benefit of Constable M. Goulding, an Austra- machines will be fitted with floats rived nt, it is understood, from!

and the hooked noses"was left cacies,

and the journey will be continued in this issue, four proven pirates China.

lian youth and, in fact, merely a his audience to find out, to England. The distance thus who took an active part in the The method of entry having been an exhausting, counting of noses:

The greatest interest has been recruit, alnce he had been a mem- and striking of averages by com-to

Amal: as were his other remarks concern-euvered would be about 12,000 attack on the Chiria Navigation excited in industrial as well as in bor of the force but six month. effected in the complicated way mittees representing the

of Street

miles. The route followed will be!

Tungchow near which is the usual feature of the gamated Association

ing the "people who had wide)

almost the same as that followed Company's 's.s.

diplomatic quarters by the pro- His death is one of those incidents recent city burglaries, the visitors Unions. In currying out the

quiry the organization of shop-sleeves to their coats, and wearing by Mr. Alan Cobham and it will be Weihaiwei on December 18 Inat took stock of their surroundings. men hay had the whole-hearted wooden clogs which are now ban-interesting to see how the perform were sentenced to death by the spect of the good that is likely of the workaday life of the police ance of the water-cooled Napier authorities of the French Mixed to be done by the Willingdon mis-likely to 'count in the sum of re- prised open various drawers, and support of

ned in Canton." But the Court

the engine compares with

air Court, Shanghai,

It is both un-ston of inquiry, for it is widely sulte that the future" "holds for after securing everything that was payers' Association and the two

bodies just now are paying tra-sitting to try a charge of disorder-cooled Jaguar of "Cobham's

necessary and inadvisable to go recognised that any contribution Shanghai. of chine. of value, dined off a wold roast velling costs of representativesly conduct, in the preaching

into details as to how these men that may be made towards help- Young Goulding and a fellow fowl and other goodly things, who are going to Peking, there to seditious matter, which had been Particular interest will also be came to be apprehended: suffice

of lay the whole thing before

Air Force machines will take off by the French police authorities troubles will be of the greatest their way to work in rickshas mov-

The repre- remarks, there was an illusion; in This nerodrome is 6,000 feet above vigation Company a few weeks cluding his business license, but it instanter or sooner,

We feel we can say, how-to every country interested in in the Chinese territory immediate- had the good grace to leave his sentatives first are to make their the first case, to foreigners, and in sea level and the rareferi air an ago.

the report to Dr. C. T. Wang,

heat caused Colonel Van Ryne- ever, without betraying any con- China.

ly adjoining the roadway, they marriage certificate behind,

the second case, to the Japanese. veld to come to griet here while fidence, that while the French In an interview Lord Willing-heard sharp cries for help coming Familiarity with their surround Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Not long since, the Chinese two nationalities mentioned

in taking off in 1920, and nearly ended police authorities are strongly to inga had enabled the visitors to

Can-Cobham's flight in spite of the fact te commended for the vast amount don displayed the keenest interest from a dwelling. It was 3 o'clock seek out the weakest spot for their ratepayers' organization telegraph-boycotting activities from

that his machines had an engine of trouble they have taken in ap in the prospect of visiting China in the morning. attack on the building. A mass ed to Dr. Wang and protested ve-

of 20 H.P. more than this normally prehending these тел and in of hemently because the Waichiaopy of scaffolding over the roof

atted to overcome this very pro- securing their ultimate execution, the chit was their means of up-had not yet luken action to bring

ungparing credit is dae to Meas roach. Then a short drop from about a complete adjustment

There may be a meeting between Butterfield and Swire for im- say nothing, as to how we shall ran into the house that thon had the roof into a little yard in the the various complicated differences rear between the kitchen and the and, in short, to setfie up.

The negotiations, the message had announced his intention of dis- the Royal Air Force flight outward portant initial action which was begin and carry through the in-been Illuminated by the terrified shop, and the intruders were soon ran, have been delayed up to the tributing "pamphlets" amongst his bound and Cobham humeward taken by them and without which, quiry, I much hope that we shall inmates. Inside they were

no doubt, the arrests: A bamboo ladder, left lying in present and thus have not only im- audience. But on a search being bound. Incidentally, it is learned there is

but made of him, none of the impli- that when Cobham makes the re- would not have been accomplish-be able to obtain the opinions of that robbers had attacked the place The co-representative people, particular- and were on an upper floor. Ön the yard, was propped up to ena paired our national rights, ble the thieves to make their ultim-constitute a disgrace to our coun-eating papers were found, only turn journey to Cairo, he will doted, if indeed possible.

a large quantity of medicinal pills. so at the utmost possible speed in operation and mutual assistance ly Chinese, to guide and advise this information they ran to the by try." ate escape by the same route

So it is to be grasped why," with The point which Mr. R.E. Lindsell the hope of making a record flight, that has obtained between Mesars.

Butterfield and Swire and then as to how best the Boxer In-stairway and climbed swiftly to which they came.

this-British Wireless,

be spent for the the upper story, Goulding in "the the was called upon to decide

local French police, consider demnity, can The fanlight of an iron barred $75,000 in hand, it seems to

ed in detail, constitute's benefit of China and its people, rear. window was broken into, and the Chinese who are active in the mat morning was whether the defendant

perfect example of how such We shall have the great advan- In the wake of the officers three thieves entered the kitchen which ter a good gambling chance to let was a habitual political agitator,

things can and should be done; communicates with the main body the $75,000 slide to take a chance or whether he was a mere medi. of the shop by a passage.

Ifere for a real stake of bleven millions. eine hawker, who after the manner Chinese workers, who quit their of his kind, preferred his, business were kept all the eutlery and table

The thieves jobs or lost them as a result of the by the singing of songs and dis- Hnen of the shop. evidently knew values for they se troubles that followed the May 30 courses on sundry topical subjects, lected only the silver plated pieces affair, and still are cut of work, in order to attract the necessary

aid crowd for the sale.

Cairo, Feb. 16. of cutlery, and left the plain ones are receiving some meagre

The apparently contradictory behind. They also acquired some from various organizations

for extolling the quality of his goods, of the more valuable kitchen uten- have been collecting funds

their the purpose and out of this work the oratur, was alleged to have de- reports here and in New York rela- ails. Then they devoted

tive to Mr. Rockefeller's offer have be accorded the utmost publicity, tions may result in our putting stairs. At the top, one or more attention to the contents of the has grown on irtunate circum-clared:

A reacht meeting. counter. Prising open the draw stance. At

(a) That by spitting, the 400,been explained by Prof. Breasted and will be open for all sundry, forward proposals which may opened fire. Then they fled.

witness. meet with the approval of the Goulding, wounded with a bullet ers, they stole money to the amount when funds were being disbursed

many decades of $500: two leather portefeuilles at the rate of $2 a head to abou000,000 of China's population cold who, in an interview, said that the Chinese and others, to

Chinese Government, and gerve that struck him in the back, was containing Monsiver Albert's and fifteen hundred workers, an agree-drown the "people with the curly offer was subject to conditions to be Experience over

discuss-public decapitation of robbers is

The inquiry is expected to be-

died the next day. The officers papers, also the shop's licence, labour disturbance should be en-strength of their number alone.ment. While they were

(b) That the police in Honging those conditions, garbled re- one of the most effective forms gin in March. In answer to a

called "devil-man-parts began to but refrained from taking their conraged or fostered by labour or

circulate which of deterrent to robbery, marriage certificate. Probably on ganizations through the Chinese kong were

darins" whereas the police in Can- necessitated the publication of the

As we have emphasised time and final question, how long he ex-in charge of the Merchants Volun- an afterthought, the burglars New Year period. In view of the ton were given the title of Chinese facts ut, Rockefeller might well again, however, and as we shall pected to be in China Lord Wil- tesz Corps deny any knowledge of was think that, pending acceptance of continue to emphasise, the orly, ingdon answered characteristical the shooting, although, the inmates threw into their "bag" Madame's fact that most commercial valuable skunk fur, and the $50 lishments are idle through this mandarins so naturally it new balance scale on the show-period this may be taken as a fair much better to go into Canton's the conditions, no definite offer the basic cure for piracy on the ly: "Till the job is finished; how of the place who had remained in

money and valuable goods, they Foreign Office with the urgent re- preferred against the orator, dis. taken in the way that the Royal it to say that they were arresteding China through her present officer in plain clothes were took Monsieur's private papers, in.quest that something be done about covered that in these thinly veiled tran' the Bloemfontein Aerodrome. on another boat of the China Na-service not only to China bating northward on Szechuen Road

within the premises.

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The orator was arrested on the of 9th instant in Mercer Street by Chinese officers from the Criminal Investigation Office, just after he

who Sandwiched in between remarks

blem.

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EGYPTIAN. MUSEUM.

CONTRADICTORY REPORTS'

EXPLAINED,

Although," he said, until the de- The two foreign police officers fegation meets in China, I can leaped from their rickshas and

töld

and it is a pity-it is more than tage of the assistance of three Chnese guardsmen, belonging to a pity, it is a tragedy that such Chinese, colleagues to help us in the so-called Merchant Volunteer co-operation in efforts to suppress our labours, and while it would Corps, entered the house and pre- pirates is not always accorded

be obviously undesirable to dis-sumably received from the shipownera by other authorities. May we hope, incidentally, that cuss any of the numerous schemes mates the same information that when the convicted pirates meet which may be the subject of our had been given to the two foreign-

their just end, the ceremony will inquiry, I trust that our delibera-ers. Those also take the form of beheading, will

in-

mounted the

his wife's passports and private ment was reached that no form of hair and the hooked noses" on the accopted by the Egyptian Govern-bas shown clearly that in China the best interests of the country. taken to the hospital, where he

counter.

It is to be presumed also that

not until they had satisfied them-} selves on the score that they had made the very best of their job, that the visitors permitted them- selves some leisure for the gratif-1 cation of the inner man. Select-

estab-

concession from the radical zealots.

SHIPS ASHORE.

'ALTAI MARU STILL HELD.

Bervice.

museum

HIGH FIRE. **

at

FENG'S TRIP.

NOT YET DECIDED ON

ENGLAND...

Chica Coast is the complete exter-long, I have no iden." mination of the pirates in their lair.. Executions of batches of

undoubtedly would convey a strik- pirates (when they can be caught) ing lesson to other pirates, but eah never constitute a complete! deterrent, unless, as is very im- probable, the whole gang of pirates.

Peking, Feb. 1. dre caught in such batches and finally exterminated. What is Preparations for Feng Yu- really needed is a punitive expedi-hsiang's trip abroad are proceeding tion, with wide powers, to the glowly. Although he has declined Blas Bay district, where practically

the lighted room downstairs are postive that the three uniformed Chinese guardians had entered and had followed the foreign police officers, upstairs. escaped.

The robbers

AUSTRALIAN BUSH

FIRES."

Ji

600 SQUARE MILES FLAME-SWEPT.

Melbourne, Feb. 18.

could be considered to have been (c) That unless the Chinese were made.--Reuter. patriotle, they would be forced in-

» [Previous reports sinted that Mr.. to the very same position as the Indians, who were threatened with John Rockefeller junior has offer extermination, in not, being allowed King Fund of the Egyptians ed to marry before the age of 40. $10,000,000 for a

Cairo.] (The Magistrate remarked at There is little to be added to this point to the Chinese detective ing a dainty here and there from previous news concerning the a.s. who was giving this evidence."-- the sweets in the show case, (not Altal Maru, stranded in the Fo "Be like the Indiane, then.") overlooking some particularly Tau Man Pass. She appears to be! (d) That Dr. Sun Yat-sen was choice "marrons" in a round box) badly situated, and a European who powerless to deal with his military wanted

THIRTY FIVE STORIES UP. the men had thus a course of des- visited the vicinity yesterday told leaders. Whenever he serts in an excellent menu which

all the pirates of China have their the appointment to travel as a a Telegraph representative that Ngal: Bong-ping or Li Fook-lum to

New York, Feb. 16. dncluded cold fowl, other joints there is real danger of her break- go elsewhere with their soldiers

headquarters, and a ruthless and one-man investigating committee destruction of the at Government expense, it is In- and good Dairy Farm milk. Thus ing up. Those engaged in the to fight they always gave, some

What the firemen describe as remorselcas

The bush fires continue to burn did they tribute to the excellent work of salvage have redoubled excuse or other. fare provided at this well-known their efforts in view of the increas All this was by way of leading the highest fire in their experience, pirates and their villages, in such correct to state that he proposes

a manner as will convey, for a cen- to tour Europe as a simple Chinese but are lessening in intensity. on the tury to come, a vivid legson to those citizen. His friends in Peking Thirty-two sawmills have been cafe.

to the point which defendant wish-occurred this morning The Suma Maru, though badly led to impress on his audience that thirty-fourth and thirty-fith floors who might have any idea of em-havo let it be known that he destroyed, 1dling 800 workers. holed and ashore at the Good Hope General Chang Kai-shek was a man of the Equitable Building, which is bracing the profession. Blas Bay expects to be received abroad with Numerous relief funds have opened, The matter has been reported to near Swatow, is in no immediate of many virtues, being entirely un-a reputedly fireproof skyscaper in is in. Chinese territory, and for the due honour to him personally and and the Cabinet has taken active the police, who are conducting en- | danger. At present there is no selfish In that he spent all his the heart of the business quarter.pirates to be completely exterml-as a Marshal of the Chinese Army.. measures to relieve the sufferers.

Seventeen members are to make]: An area of 600 square miles in quires.

vessel standing by, but arrange money in raising. a good army and The fire started in the basement nated a punitive expedition would ments have been made for the established a good Government inland mounted the shaft containing have to be entirely Chinese or else up the party of the "Christian the Powell Town ares has been despatch of salvage apparatus Cantón.

the water pipes and electric wires. one in which Chinese and foreign- General," who desires to visit wopt by the flames. Two-hundred The Hague, Feb. 16.. from Japan.

In other evidence it was stated It was easily extinguished and there ers would co-operate to the one end. Russia, Germany, Belgium, France residents who book refuge in a Evidently owing to the protract The Kweiyang is at present en-that the defendant spoke of the were no casualties, though two The pirates are really more harm and Italy. His retinue includes tunnol escaped the flames, There.. ed ministerial crisis, the Socialist gaged in discharging her carga competition in business between men were rescued with difficulty ful to the Chinese,than to fo interpreters in the languages of are numerous instances in which Party in the Second Chamber has and she will go into dock towards the British American Tobacco from narrow ledges outside the relgnors, and there appears no log a these countries. No British brave women protected the children resolved to urge the convocation of the end of the week. Of the 8.5. Company and the Nanyang Bro-windows where they had taken real reason why the Chinese should visa is being asked for here, and with their bodies, and ex-soldiers the Chamber in order to discuss a Human, which was stranded in thera Tobacco Company, of the fuge against the smoke

not co-operate with the foreigners it is said that the party will decide declare that the experience was proposal to invite Her Majesty the Hainan with the Kwelyang, there part which he played in pushing The damage is estimated at to the fullest extent in a matter whether or not to visit England more terrifying than anything they Queen to dissolve Parliament,-is no further news in the absence the sale of a particular brand of $60,000 mainly due to water the successful outcome of which after arriving in Paris-Shanghai experienced during the war

Reuter would be to the benefit of all, Exter

of wireless communication.

(Continued on Page 7) Reuter's American Service.

ing gens.

M. Albert has assessed his loss at the round figure of $1,500.

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