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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MODERN ELOQUENCE

(12 volumes)

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CORRESPONDENCE.

A CORRECTION.

[To the Editor of the Hongkong

Telegraph.]

Bir-Your report in today's issue with reference to my experience on Friday evening is incorrect and is liable to cause a wrong impression and I shall therefore be gind if you will correct, it by publishing the

incts.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1926.

THE TRADE LOAN.

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Note Issues Extended.

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CHINESE ROBBED AND ASSAULTED.

Yesterday's Court Sequel.

to General

It was announced yesterday. anys the Times of Jan. 20, that "An incident which might possibly £600,000 in sovereigns had been have been the result of, & political set aside for the Crown Agents argument, occurred in Jordan Rindl, for the Colonies on account of Kowloon on February 2, when Yec the note issue of the Hongkong Chung-fu, treasurer and Shanghat Banking Corpora-Tang Punyan, of Hoihow, was tion. This is the first time that attacked by a number of coolies who the daily bullion report at the demanded a sum of money from his On Friday evening I engaged a Bank of England has contained and later robbed him of a bank note rickola on Des Voeux Hond and an announcement of this char- of the denomination of 100 pinstera,

The operation is to be told the coolie to take me to the acter,

The outrage had 'sequel at the fair at Paddy's Market. He took associated with the granting last Kowloon Magistracy yesterday when me along Des Voeux Road until he autumn of a loan of £3,000,000 came to the Western Markot hut, under arrangements made by the one of the men alleged to have taken instead of turning to the left at the Colonial Office to relieve the diff-part in the incident was charged parket as he should have done, he cult situation which had arisen with (1) unlawfully with violence in Hongkong owing to the robbing the complainant of a 100 Furned to the right towards

the Canton

boycott. This loan piastre bink note, and (2) demand- available to ing with enters a sum of money Hongkong in instalments, and from the complainant..

water front. I had noticed that the is being made hallow of Paddy's Market

Please send me full details, without obligation on my part, abou very crowded and concluded that one of the results of the pro- In his evidence the complainant

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from Hoibow. The other purly "was that was not his intention, for at a cording to the bank's ordinances Prching, a parlar of the Wah dara sput ke dropped his shafts silver dollars 'or gold coin or bul Kiu Boarding House in Hoihow and i lion must be deposited with the

OF tan adherent of the Canton party. Hongkong Government nominees, against the bank's notes On arrival in port on February lover, a certain limit. The limit, the complainant engaged the Nain had already been passed, and it King boarding house bench to tako has been found more convenient him and his wife ashore, but later to deposit gold with the Crown Agents, as nominees of the Gov. he was informed by the "rannor" ernment in London, than in long- that he could not be taken on bard, 1 was then that he met the others who defendant and 'some suggested that he take their Juneh, His personal rileets werk then transported to the launch which the defendant engaged, and he gave directions that he should be taken

hat did not throat me out as you have stated. Immeliately he drop- pal the shafts, four men who were vidently acting in collusion with him duched out from the door-ways, and with the help of the ricksh coolie tackled nun. I put up a fight with them for a few minutes until one man got behind me and, throw-kong. ing his arm around luy neck, throw Unfortunately, the efforts, te me backwards to the ground. Three segure settlement between of there then belt me down whilst the Hongkong, authorities and two of them went through my Canton have so far proved abor pockets. Realising that they hadive, and the trade of Hongkong the better of me, I shouted "Police" with the hinterland, therefore,

remains almost at a standstill. and they immediately bolted. Al

though I had nothing to gain by doing so, I thought that it was in the public interest to report the affair-Yours, etc.,

R. SHORT Hongkong, February 18, 1953.

WRECKS ON BRITISH COAST.

GALLANT RESCUES BY LIFEBOATMEN,

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Rugby, Feb. 10. and on his refusing to pay tim The Health Organisation of the money he was seized and acensed of League of Nations has arranged to being the general adviser of General hold next summer, in London. Paris Tagg Pam-yan. The complainant and Hamburg special laboratory dedied the areation and was thris courses in malaria, which will be called "n British slave," The gang reserved exclusively for medical then set up him and assaulted officers.

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At the direction af his Worship Southern Europe, the League's (Mr. E. W. Hamillon), a charge of Malaria Commission discovered that common assault was added.", Rugby, Feb. 16.-

several countries were prevented

Cantiening the complainant saul weather around the from eunduching systematic anti-that while the fefendant took no British coasts has caused several malarial campaigns owing to active part in demanding the money. wrecks during the past few days, shortage of specially trained physie was among the tach to assault Search WAN made without cians. The Health Organisation him. On handling over the money result yesterday for the crews of therefore has decided to organise demanded, the men nakent for two Swansen trawlers, which

courses in malariology for young additional which

then have been lost on the Galway physicians desiring to specialize in given to them by the complainant's const. The number of men mis this subject. sing is about 24, but hope of their

wile. The two were leaving the geene when two of the party pursued safely has not been abandoned. There is a possibility that they

them and robbed the romplainant. of may have found a haven in somas

100 piastres The defendant was not retiole island. No #race! 训

one of the two men wreckage has been founil..

Field work insting several months such malaria infected countries Corsien, Italy, Spain, Yago Stavia and possibly Palestine will Jollow the theoretical tralung. British Wireless,

CANADIAN POLITICS.

THE PRIME MINISTER RE-ELECTED.

WAS

His Worship: Thit disposts of the first charge.

The crew of the Italian steamer

The "runner" from the Nan King. Liberia, which went ashore at

boarding house was called and he Bolt Head. Devonshire, were res-

stated that he was directed by the cued by a lifeboat and rocket

Julien to had some of the men who apparatus after an exciting ex-!

had been on the launch which the perience Great courage WAN!

complainant" bad taken, and the displayed by Brixham Tilebeat-

defridant was arrested as a conse men in effecting rescues, The

quence. The defendant, the witness lifeboat arrived on the scene after

added, was from the Wa Kiu an arduous journey through

The Prime Minister. Mr. Mac-boarding house in longkang. twenty miles of stormy sea, and

The defendant admitted being on was unable to get alongside.kenzie King, has been re-elected Eventually communication was at a byelection in Prince Albert, board the launch, but, stated and Tected by a rocket line. and Saskatchewan, by a majority of after the complainant mel his wife three of the ship's company were over 7,000, on the combined votes had gone on the priva, he left and drawn through the sea to com-uf the Liberals and Progressives, was not present when the assault

rative safety by this means. defeating, the Independent Con-tonk place. Meantime, 2 land rocket apservative, Mr. Burgess.

Ottawa. Feb. - 16.

The case was adjourned tili to..

paratus had been sent for, and It is now uncertain when the morrow for a witness to be produced was erected on a cliff overlooking debate on the address in reply to to speak of the defendant's charac the spot. The first shot of the landthe speech from the Throne will ter rocket was successful, and the conclude. The Conservative op- remaining 27 of the crew were position will apparently aim at brought ashore..

shortening the adjournment The Spanish steamer Cirilo period in which the Government the rocks at expects to reorganise the Cabinet Stradbally, Colinty Waterford, and complete the legislative pro The crew of 31 were taken off by gramme before the reassembly on

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