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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1926.

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Tiffins and Dinners served from 10-30 am.

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by it

French Cakes and French Chocolates made Albort" himself.

Nice selection of Fronch fancy boxes just arrived from France by the "Andre Lebon.*

TROUBLESOME COUGHS.

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NEW FIRE FLOAT.

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NORTHERN CONFLICT.

THE MYSTERY. SHIP.

APPARATUS TESTED AT KOWLOON DOCK.

ENJOYABLE FUNCTION AT RE. THEATRE.

PEACE PARLEY NOW IN SIGHT.

Extremely Satisfying.

Carnival Next Month.

Tuan Chi-jui replied that he had bers as the Lancers, Boston Two sent Wang Shi-chun to Tientsin to Step, and Valeta, although termed prevent the advance of the allied

PROVES TO BE PIRATED CHINESE VESSEL!

Hard Weather to Blas Bay.

knots.

old fashioned in these days of the troops, and that Taci Ting-kon haded their booty without Inter foxtrot, were been despatched to confer with the ference. The value of cargo and incomparable

Commissioner of Customs about the personal effects which were taken arrangement of a new loan.

cannot be ascertained.

CONSTABLE SENTENGED.

LEAVING POST WHILE ON DUTY.

Fles of Illness,

Defendant said he had been feeling ill, and it was necessary: for him to leave his post. His re- cord, which was described B "rather bad," showed that de fendant had been in the force about two years, and during that time had been reported a dozen times for one thing or another.

Ile was sentenced to two montba' hard labour.

Kuominchua Manoeuvres,

An impressivo demonstration;

Shanghai, March 25.

It has bren learned that the ves-

A Shantung constable was of the capabilities of the new In keeping with the spirit of

charged at the Central Maglitracy fire float, bullt to the order of the hospitality extended by the Royal It was rumoured on the night or sel which passed Hongkong a fort- night agu without answering the present the ard that the Kusmischun troops signals and which was after-before Mr. R. E. Lindsell yester Government by the Hongkong Engineers during and Whampoa Dock Company, dancing season, a special invita- refused to maintain order at Poking. wards searched for by H. M. S day with misconduct by absenting was given at the Kowloon Dock tion dance was given by the or to support Tuan Chi-jui

Durban, was the Chinose owned himself from his post of duty. yesterday in the presence of Hon. Officers, Warrant Officers and the Wong Tzo-chun saw Tuan Chi-ju vessel Ting On of Canton.

Evidence was given showing As was suspected at the time, that the defendant was stationed Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe (Superinten members of the Sergeants Mass the next morning with General dent of the Fire Brigade), Captain to their numerous patrons in the Lu Chung-lin. They stated that she had been pirated. When Bloxham (Assistant Superinten. dent of Police), Mr. R. M. Austen E. Theatre on Wednesday even- they would be responsible for the sighted by Waglan, she was on at a traffic post opposite Blake Fire ing Dancing commenced at 8.30, maintenance of order in the capital, deavouring to make Bias Bay, un-Pier and absented himself at (Chief of the Volunteer Brigade), Mr. H. T. Brooks, (Stand by 9.80 over 200 guests were and hoped that the Government der instructions from the chief of various times on three successive erintendent of the Fire Brigade), present, among whom were would take definite mensures to deal the band, but in this she was pre-days. On one occasion he was heavy seen chutting to other Chinese on representatives of the. Jardins noticed Lt Col. Mackintosh, Lt-with Chang Teo-lin and Wu Poi-fu.vented, owing to the Engineering Corporation (Agents Col. and Mrs. Trevelyan, Major In the meantime they would not weather, her beat speed being six Blake Pier, and on another a European Police Officer Baw de- for Mesare. Merryweather of Lon- and Mrs. Alabaster Major. Lewis abandon Peking.

The chief of the pirates ordered "fendant, leave his post and walk don), and members of the Dock and many other officers of the They also trusted that the Gov-her to sea again and another at towards the Star Ferry. Staff.

garrison. Excellent music was ernment would give the question of tempt was made to reach the For the purposes of the test, the rendered by the Jazz Band of finance its special attention. stronghold on the following day, fire float was moored in No. 1

without success, A third attempt Dock which was left open to allow HM.S. Vindictive, and such num- of a free supply of water. After

was successful, after another 21 an examination of the vessel had

hours lapse and the pirates land- been carried out, the pumps were brought into operation and the monitors installed on each side of thoroughly enjoyed by all, the floor the vessel aft, were brought into space being taxed to its utmost

The master of the vessel le use. Within two minutes; the maxi limits by the numbers taking part The leaders of the First Kuomin-Russian and when pirated, he was mum nozzle pressure had

been in the Lancers:

chun Army have wired to Wong threatened with revolvers, asko,1 attained and two jets were play- A spot waltz, which took place Tze-chan observing that, in defor if he was a Eritisher and if he ing on the face of the rock that in the first part of the programme, once to the wishes of the mediators, could speak English. When he re- lics at the end of the dock, to' a height of 125 feet With no no- Was won by Mrs Jacobs and Mr. the Knominchun Army has with plied in the negative, he was freed ticeable reduction in pressure, the Blackman, both of whom were pre-drawn, but whether all partics are and was allowed full fun of the water tower was then turned on sunbed with suitable gifts by Mrs. acting similarly is dimoult to gauge. ship, although kept under surveil

They ask that Wong again urge and a third jet was forced up to Trevelyan.

the other parties to comply. The jets concentrated on the cliff face ere of such power. that erosion immediately set in and the flow of expended water brought down with it, gruvel, stones and uven small rocks. Boulders of limestone were flaked bare within a few minutes and the names of ships, painted high up, where the artists had thought them safe from vandal hands, were peeled off in less time than it takes to tell.

The monitors and the water to- we were controlled from the deck level and the streams were directed at will by the mere turning of a band wheel. The water tower was- elevated to a height of 30 feet with Just us mth ease and when later, four four-inch pipe lines were laid out from the base of one of the monitors, there was approximately 3,500 gallons of water per minute. being pumped to well over 100 feet, sufficient to douse any fire on hore or afloat that the Hongkong Brigade might be called upon ta deal with.

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The performance was extremely satisfying throughout and the spectators were duly impressed by the power developed and with the ease with which the jete could be controlled. After all the appli ances had been tested out singly

and collectively, a halt was called for tiffin and the very necessary change into dry clothes by all who were witness of the display.

Afternoon Test,

The Theatre was most tastefully decorated with flags, plants, and Wong Tze-chun has forwarded paper streamers, picked out in the the cable to Chang Tso-liu and Wu R. E. colours, the stage being Pai-fu, and Chang Tsolin has re- fitted up as a lounge, and the lights pliod saying that, since the Kuomin covered with Chinese lanterns. chun Army has withdrawn, the the whole giving a delightful Fengtier troops will stop at Tong effect. The Committee responsible shan, and all reconstruction meas- for the dance, and to whom much ures will be left to the Peaco Con- credit is due, were S. M. Hewett, ference for settlement.

Tuan Chi-jui intends to issue a Staff Sergeant Waller, Sergeant Swinson and Corporal Clews. mandate giving Wong Tzo-chun full The last dance to be given by power to arrange peace.-Wah Kiu the R.E, W.O.'s and Sergts. Mess Yat Po. this season, will be a Carnival and Fancy Dress Dance on the 10th

Jance.

During the three days cruising Hp and down the coast, H. M. S. Durban was never once sighted.

SALE OF PROPERTY.

TWO LOTS IN KOWLOON SOLD YESTERDAY.

Huogham and Taim Shataul Properties. There was very slow bidding at the China Auction Rooms yester day afternoon when two lots in the auctioneer, Mr. E. V.. M. R. de Sousa, Both lots were knockel down to Mr. Wong Pun for a total of $13,800.

April, when it is hoped to wind RECLAMATION FATALITY." Kowloon were put up for sale by

up a successful bumper night.

season with a

IRON AND STEEL,

A BIG EUROPEAN COMBINATION.

Apportioned Quotas.

COOLIE KILLED: "TWO OTHERS INJURED.

BRAZILIAN TRAGEDY.

PROBABLE ORIGIN.

Rio de Janeiro, March 26.

It is now belleved that the: death roll in the Paos de Carvalão' disaater la thirty-eight. It is probably an unparalleled disaster, considering it occurred fifteen. hundred miles inland.

The origin is ascribed to s "smoker in a third class cabin accidentally setting fire to his mattress, which he tried to throw overboard." The flames caught some tins of petrol and reached a quantity of powder, which ex- ploded, wrecking the steamer, Reuter's American Service.

Lot No. 1 consisted of Hung | BOMBING PLANES COLLIDE. Hom Inland Lot No. 176 together

with the crection thereon known'

8 No. 103 Wuhu Street. The area TRAGIC ACCIDENT IN JAPAN. Is 760 square feet.

The bidding was opened at $6,000 and after being gradually increased to $7,000 the lot was sold to Mr. Wong.

The second. Lot comprised No. 572 Canton Road, Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2:35. The lot consists of

Landslide at Quarry Bay.

An accident involving the death: of one Chinese coolie and serious injury to two others occurred yes- terday morning at the reclamation work which is proceeding near Quarry Bay.

Little is know at present rogard-n area 750 square feet.

For this lot Mr. Wong paid $6,800, ropean steel interests have resulted, ing the circumstances, but it ap the up-set price being $0.000. according to the Daily News curres pears that these men were working pondent at Berlin, in a far-reaching at the top of the hill which is

being demolished.

London, March 25. Protracted consultations by Eu-

No. 60, 62 and 64 Yu Chan Street, Samshuipo, which were to While they bave been sold by Mr. Lammert,

were not put up for sale.

the bottom of the hill.

"rails cartel," eliminating competi- tion and apportioning quotas of were at work & lanslide occurred During the afternoon the float export of rails, as follows. Britain could make their escape it caught just above them, and before they was shifted to a greater distance from the cliff and the extrenie 43 per cent, France and Germany length of pipe "line laid out, ap-together 40 per cent, Belgium 10%, them and carried them helpless to proximately 4,000.eet. The pump and Luxemburg 6. equipment

It is stated that negotiations will worked quite 113 smoothly and with as excellent re-shortly. be opened for a larger iron sults as had attended the fore-international, for the control of the

entire production of iron and steal The greatest credit is due to the Reuter. Hongkong Whampoa Dack Com pany for having turned out such a valuable and serviceable addi- tion to the fire-fighting equipment

noon's demonstration:

connections in the base and a of the Colony, which is not only water tower which extends to the the best East of Suez, but is in a height of 40 feet above the deck elass much superior to that used level. Or trial the float attained

above that contracted for.

There they were buried by heavy masses of earth and stone, and it required considerable labour on the part of the other coolies on the spot to clear the slide and ex- tricate the unfortunate men.

When this was done, it was found that one man was dead and the They others seriously injured.

were taken as quickly as possible to the Government Civil Hospital,

en the Thames by the London Fire a speed of 10.31 knots being .31 and their injuries, attended to. Brigade and will compare very favourably with any of the appli at present in use by the waterfront forces in the United States.

ances

On test yesterday, it was as- certained that the maximun of efficiency was attained by the use of two-inch jets from the monitora The dimensions of the new and water tower, and quadruple:t float are 101 feet in length overall, four-inch pipe lines. With these 95 feet between perpendiculars, 23 all working, there was no appre- feet beam and 9.6 moulded depth. ciable diminution in the pressure She is fitted with Babcock and Wil and the jets in all cases reached cox oil red boilers and is equipped With such results, fires which their highest culminating point with two Merryweather pumps having capacity of 4,000 gallons, might occur in the highest build- throwing jets totalling 20 tons per ings at present erected in the Co- minute at 150 pounds pressure.

lony, could be controlled with A total of 11 jets can be brought ease in such places as the float into play, by means of two moni- could be brought to within 4,000 tors, each with four four-inch hose feat of the scene.

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BAN ON DANCING.

JAPANESE FORCE ACTION,

PEKING APPOINTMENTS.

NEW FOREIGN MINISTER.

Peking, March 25.

A mandate appoints Hu Wei-teh as Foreign Minister vice, Dr, W. W, Yen, whose resignation is accepted. Telephonic communication with Tiantain has been interrupted since yesterday.-Reuter.

Tokyo, March 25,

A report from Tsuchiura naval flying ground states that two bomb. ing machines collided in mid air this morning whilst exercising,

A

subaltern and patty, officer were killed, and a sailor seriously injured. Another escaped uninjured, though both planes-were wrecked

This is the sixth fatal, naval or military air accident since the New Year. Reuter

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

FOG SIGNAL AT HUICHUEN POINT.

The following notice to mar iners has been fasued by the Har- bour Administration at Tsingtão under date March 15

(Mr. Hu Wei-teh acted in a similar capacity temporarily in Notice is hereby given that 1912. He was Minister to Risela the fog horn attached to the red In 1904, Junior Councillor, Board concial goa lighted buoy No. 12, of Foreign Affairs, 1007; Minister located in Latitude 36.2.27 N., to Japan, 1908; Junior Vice Longitude 120.19,24. E., it a dis- President, Board of Foreign Affairs tance of four cables S. W. of Hui- in May, and Vice-President. in chuen Point in the harbour of July, 1910, and acting Minister of Tsingtao, will be sounded con

tinuously from April 1 until Jalya Finance in 1911. Later he was 31 for a period of four months:

for Tokyo, March 25, appointed aeting Minister The Anti Dance Bill has not been Foreign Affalis in the Republican business in the Diet, which is at from Europe of Lu Cheng-halang, enacted owing to pressure of Government pending the 'arrival tempting to adjourn to-morrow, but and subsequently served as Minis- the police, it is stated, are probably ter to France, Spain, Portugal and closing all dance halls and restrict Japan. He was appointed Vice- ing foreign dancing in all public Chairman, Committee on Foreign places-Reuter.

Intercourse, In May, 1923);

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