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No. 21,859

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WEDNESDAY, 號七月四英港香

JEWEL HAUL.

CANTON STRIKERS* COURT.

BENGUET MINE.

FORMER HONGKONG LADY'S LOSS.

ANNOUNCEMENT PUZZLES THE PUBLIC.

ANOTHER LUCKY GOLD "STRIKE"

SETTLEMENT TALK,

| LATEST DISCOVERY.

The Benguet, Consolidated News is to hand from Canton Mining Company office at Manila

to the effect that at the last meet-

HOUSE BURGLED. Home papers to hand give graphie stories of a big burglary, resulting in the loss of jewellery yalud at 3,000, in which the victios were the widow of the

vollating the rules of the Union, late Dr. G. P. Jordan, of Hong-will, hereafter, be dealt with by konk, and her husband, Captain the Strikers' Court, and not be H. A. Vine. The latter was for-

Kanded over to the authorities.

This announcement, in the bulle- tin of the Strike Union, would

boycott. It was recently reportedl it appears that the burglary that Mr. Soo Shia-ching, in one of jas carried out during the height of a gule, the thief

an early settlement and that the

depth of 170 feet below the bot- tom of the present mine has been struck in another drill hole. Mr. J. S. Colbath, assistant general

The diamond drillings put down

SCENE AT SOOKUNPOO MARKET.

بالا كوم ...

POLICE COURT CASE.

The story of an attack by a¦

Market, near

showed fight, with the result thus

SINGAPORE HOUSING PROJECT.

CLEARING SLUMS.

Road

BIDS FOR ADMIRAL LINERS.

DOLLAR INTERESTS LIKELY PURCHASERS.

SENÁTOR'S FEARS

According to

an

Associated

GOLD SEARCH.

BRITISH CONCESSIONS IN PANAMA.

A BIG SCHEME.

London, April 6.

areas

At its last meeting, the Singa- uniter of Chinese on Sanitary the special provision of two mil- Press message to Manila papers, pore Legislative Council appproved

A British expedition for the dis- has received a message from the ing of the Strike Committee a re-mines neat Bagulo saying that the

Inspector J. Hughes at Sookuapoo Hon dollars to meet the cost of Senator Jones, Republican, Wash covery of a rich gold reef in Panama concessions granted to Jardine's Bazaar, the acquisition of land at solution was passed that anyonewain of gold recently struck. at & was told before Mr. R. E. Lindseir Pong Java and Alexandra

Kamington, chairman of the Senate

British interests for its explolta Commerce, Committee, has written with a view to the improvement of at the Central Magistrier this mor the congested areas of Singapore the United States Shipping Board tion, was the theme of an extra- ning, when a Chinese was charged Town.

that the practicable effect of the ordinarily Interesting announce- with disorderly conduct..

This, stated the Commissioner of terms of the bids for the disposal ment by Mr. Elliott Alves, Chair- merly a P. and O. Cagpain, being

Inspector Hughes said he was Lands, in moving the motion, repre- of the Admiral-Oriental ships man of the Fariams Corporation. for some years in command of

manager of the Company, who is clearing away hawkers at the mar-sented the first step in a serious plying between Seattle and Manila, The concessions cover an area of ket,,,and seized a basket belonging effort to provide accommodation would be to destroy the line. He the liner Macedonia, and some. appear to have placed the Govern in charge of the diamond drilling, to one of them. Although they all for people dishoused by the opere-sald if the ships went to a certain approximately 5,000 square miles time after his marriage to Mrs.ment in a somewhat embarrassing informed the Manila ofee that the ran on his approach, one stayed and tion of the various slum improve-agency all the shipping under the and provide that after a decade

second strike was made about 265 Jordan he retired, taking up resid-

position, for it is known that the

about eleven attacked him. Durnt schemes. At the same time American flag across the Pacific for exploration, all the ence with his wife at "The

feet below the level of the presenting the course of the assault, he got it was an effort to provide much would be under one control, the selected by the concessionairee authorities are anxious to negotiate) Beeches, Egham, where the bur- for a settlement of the strike an!

mine bottom, which is 600 feet hold of a knife which one of the needed room for the extension of San Francisco-Admiral Line."

theirs In perpetuity. attackers had, and also picked up a Singapore town. Like many other According to Mr. R. C. Morton, will be under the surface. glary, took place.

weight attached to some cord, which town improvements, Mr. Clare of the Shipping Board's Manila | Router. he used in self-defence. He saw aetated, the history of this went office, Senator Jones evidently SPECULATIVE ENTERPRISE. his public utterances, said that the from the bottom of the mine were Chinese who was in charge of afback to the report of the Housing believes that the Dollar interests The expedition will be made on

cooked-ment stall pick up a stool, Commission. Honourable mem-will be the only one to submit scaling a drainpipe and this Strike Committee were anxious for driven at an angle into the ore and indicate to the attackers to dofbers would recollect that a smell an acceptable bid for the five behalf of a syndicate of British gaining entriince through the whole matter was left in the hands vein. The second strike was likewise, with the result they tried committee was appointed to su Morton is of the opinion that the fool, Sir Alfred Mond, and his Admiral-Oriental ships. Mr. businessmen, including. Mr. Solly window of a bedroom.

of the Government. In face of almost directly under the former to use stools. Police aid was forth-gest areas which could be

deve- Rooms were ransacked while these facts, the public in Canton is and

coming, however, and the stall-loped for building purposes. This Senator fears the Dollar interests Captain Vine and his wife and somewhat nonplussed at the latest

keeper was arrested.

will buy these ships and company son, Henry. vote was intended to cover the cost with the five-year stipulation of granted by the Government of The second strike is considered two servants were in the house, announcement of the Strike Union. strong indication that the body ofing to collect the stools that were them had been recommended by drive

The defendant said he was try of two of those areas. Both of the Shipping Board, in order to Panama are the first of this kind As to internal affairs in Kwangofe oncountered in the first drill at the stall for customers to sit on, the Housing Commission. tung, it is reported that the hole is of material size. The vein so that the crowd would not

out ouside competition. ever granted to British interests The After the five-year 2. The jewellery taken included extent that was expected, and that the second strike was made at the Asked by Mr. Lindsell if he andra Road scheme covers an area draw these ships from the trans the future. The Concessionaires

term is up, revenue is not expanding to the dips at an angle of 74 degrees and them as weapons.

use Kampong Java scheme covers an Senator Jones evidently believes and a decree is now promulgated diamond earrings and pendants, the bandit evil still continues, piace expected, calculations being thought that likely to be true, the of 776-acres. It was proposed that Pacife run, said Mr, Morton.

area of 50% acres, and the Alex-that the Dollar people will with- preventing similar concessions in a diamond and gold flexible brace- despite all the efforts. that the based upon the assumption that the inspector replied he did not think after the acquisition of these Senator Jones was prompted to will not taxed but merely obliged. let, an emerald and diamond ring. Government have made to bring it vein dips regularly. two solitaire earrings, two dia- to an end. In this latter connec- Other holes will be drilled in an mond rings, a miniature surround- tion, extensive smuggling by ban-effort to determine the size of thea witness who corroborated what Properly with all the requirements ing that should the certain on the gold exported and to con-

The defendant brought forward blocks they should be laid

out write the Shipping Board, belley to pay a royalty of two per cent. ed by pearls and set in diamonds dits is reported to be taking place. ore body. If other strikes are made he had said.

of a modern town. The size of agency acquire control of the struct the necessary roads and and platinum, and -n pearl and In some quarters, the view is a shaft will be put down. The two Mr. Lindsell said he believed the area would explain the size of five Admiral-Oriental ships, the

held that the committee aystem of strikes so far have created such what the defendant said, in view the vote. The thief made a. careful selec-government is proving unsatisfac-encouragement that a shaft will be of the fact that the Inspector did

agency would have tion and left untouched silver in tory, and the absence of Mr. Wang considered advisable unless all the not understand Chinese, and did say that owing to the upward ten-added Mr. Morton.

Mr. Clarke said he felt bound to on the trans-Pacific trade also,"

a monopoly bridges.

Mr. Alves emphasised that the the rooms.

Ching-wai is being seriously felt. holes to be put down bring negative not know what the defendant was dency of the price of land

enterprise, although apparently Interviewed by a representative Military matters are also causing results.

in That the Dollar interests will of immense value, wag most shouting. The defendant was dis-Singapore it might be found dif- acquire the five Admiral-Oriental speculative til engineers had of the Evening Standard, Capt. some concern, the chief dieulty Ore found in the most recen:charged. Vine said: "1 had been to Lon-being the lack of funds with which drill hole assayed P30.80 a ton for

cult to keep within the vote. He liners within a short time is in- opened up the area and proved. don, and returned at 7.30. I en- to support the big army which has

was sure that if this amount did dicated by other messages re-whether the discoveries were what tered the rooms in which the pur- recently been created.

turn out to be insufficient members ceived in Manila. would not grudge any

extension that might be necessary, in view of

and the thief discovered a jewel case which had been secreted in a wardrobe.

ruby brooch.

glary occurred, and there appear-

ed to be nothing wrong.

a two-foot section and P18 for an-

ather two-foot section. That found

in the drill hole put down a little more than a month ago assayed P88

"Later I went to a room on the FOUND ON THE ROOF, a ton for a thickness of eight feet.

ground floor and remained there

until shortly after ten o'clock. During this interim the 'cat'.bur- glar must have got into the house without anybody in the plaće being aware of it.""

KOWLOON RESIDENT'S

PROSECUTION.

at the

THE ETERNAL TRIANGLE.

SEQUEL TO TOOTH-PICK GIFT.

Case

the rooms on the first floor again In evidence, an amah, who was of & that I discovered what had oċ-on the roof looking, after sönne that curred. The place had been ran- clothes, stated that the defendant neath the surface sucked, and every article of appeared on the roof of the house ple case of larceny.. jewellery that the man could lay by climbing over, the dividing wall long last he had brought out the his hands upon had been taken.from an adjoining house.

facts it was to show another During the whole of the even- The defendant was chased down aspect of the "eternal triangle." ing

a heavy wind was blow the stairs and later jumped into A man was in the dock on a ing, and the windows rattled the backyard from the roof of the charge of snatching or stealing a practically without cessation, and kitchen and sustained an injury to gold-pick from a woman, and Mr. it was probably due to this fact his leg.

Russ's case was to show that, at that none of the persons in the

bouse heard a sound which might suggest that anyone was attempt ing to gain an entry.

to

во,

PROHIBITION..

SOME OFFICIAL "ADMISSIONS. the absolute necessity of finding

Washington, April, 6.

A dense crowd jammed the com- milted room of the judiciary in- vestigation Into Prohibition, whe assistant secretary Andrews im- perturbably parried a bombard-

1

MORE SNATCHING.

further room for housing.

SANITARY SUMMONS.

in which the

SMALL-POX CASE.

FI

FINE FOR FAILURE TO

REPORT.

The concessions

the Panama Corporation believed. -Reuter.-.

FRANCO AMERICAN INTEREST. Later. The Panama Corporation men- tioned above is at present in pro-. cess of formation with a capital of | £2,000,000.

Mr. According to

A Chinese, of 168, Portland Alves' statement, It includes

powerful France-American finan cial interests.

· GOLD-BEAKING GRAVEL.

Rugby, April 6, Considerable interest has been

AR-

bad

Mr. W. J. Stonham, of 313 "The only means, of access to Nathan Road, appeared the first floor is by a drainpipe, Kowloon Magistracy this morn-

ment of questions. He confessed THE SHEWAN, TOMES CASE. Street, was charged before Mr. vigorousing, to prosecule a Chinese, who

that since Prohibition had been but an energetic and

J. H. B. Nihill, at the Kowloon After being adjourned for a Magistracy this man would have no difficulty in was found loitering on the roof, it

For half-an-hour this morning, enacted, thirty new denaturing

morning, with sealing this."

being alleged that the defendant at the Central Magistracy, Mr. plants had been discovered and week, the case

fuiling to report a case of small- It was not until nearly 10.30 was trespassing on the premisesic. A. S. Russ was seeking to 200 Prohibition employees dis- when I had occasion to go into for an unlawful purpose.

unravel the tangled

threads charged owing to bribery and ex-manager of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes

The defendant denied all res- recently been published regarding which suggested tortion. He admitted that liquids and Co., was summoned by the Pox, which occurred in his house. aroused by statements which have there Was 'more дей like antiseptit mixtures and em Sanitary Department for failing to ponalbility of the sick child, whom gold discoveries in Panama.

official than a simbalming fluids were re-distilled to keep two water closets in a cleanly he stated to be merely a guest. This evening an

extract the alcohol-Reuter's **** When at American Service.

condition was again brought before Sanitary Inspector Lyon in-nouncement was, made by Mfr. Duo- Major C. Willson at the Central formed the Court that during a can Elliot Alves, who is prominent- Police Court this morning, when a wedding celebration at the de-ly connected with all enterprises fendant's house a small boy, who in Venezuela. Mr. Alves told how. fine of $10 was imposed.

Mr. R. Wadeson, who represent was a relative from the country, the Government of Panama ed the defendant, said the manager contracted small-pox and was re- granted to him a special conces- EUROPEAN LADY'S' LOSS.

sion, covering Veraguas in the of Messrs. Shewan, Temes and Co moved to a vacant flat.

The defendant disclaimed all north of Panama, and further Mr. Stonham, whose attention one time the two had known each Robinson Road yesterday, Mrs. of the

While riding in a chair along was not present, but the manager was attracted by the commotion, ather, and that the tooth-pielt was Matthews, living at No. 29, Mosque Estates was in Court.

negotiations resulted in another Hongkong Territorial knowledge of the matter.

His Worship imposed fine of concaasion being granted in the went to the rear of the house, and a present to the woman which the

The Junction, had her

Major Willson asked to whom the $10 and remarked that the de- southern part of Panama. seized the defendant.

handbag man was seeking to retrieve, snatched from her;

Territorial Estates paid their rent fendant had acted rather careless-total area of these concessions fe, Making a statement, the defen- finding himself relegated dant, said that he had been search second place in her affections.

The thief, who had approached]

Mr. Wadeson replied that they ly. If it had been proved that approximately 1,000 square miles.

ing for a friend. "

From the woman the Magistrate unobserved from behind, made his owned the whole building and did he was aware of the affair, a very The original syndicate responsible

heavy penalty would have been for the instigation of this enter Sentence

of 14 days' hard heard a story to the effect that a cacape with the bag, in which was not pay any rent,

Inspector J. Stirton, referring to inflicted.

prise consisted of prominent labour was imposed.

year ago she married a man, who contained a sum of $160.

British and American, financiers, A report of the case had been the point raised at the previous had now gone up to Shanghai.

including Mr. Sol. Joel, the South made to the polioo, but so far hearing by Mr. Wadeson, as to Questioned by Mr. Russ, the

whether the summons ought the robber is still at large.

African mining" magnate, and Sir woman admitted that there was

to have been served on the mana-j

Alfred Mond. On the Atlantic side · no form of marriage.. No sedan

ger of Messrs. Shewas, Tomes and

of the divide, gravel beds have. PRICE OF GERMAN BEER. chair or her paraphernalia Ag-

Co., as it was contended they were

boon discovered which, in the sociated with a Chinese wedding

nelther the owners or the occu-

Borlin, April 6, opinion of engineers, contain was used, the womin stating that

plers, aald according to the Ordin-

The price of beer is responsible abundance of alluvial gold. An all these

BIG CASUALTY LIST, - were dispensed with,

anee the firm were both the occu- for the first conflict sluce the in-area of some eighteen square miles Calcutta, April 6. plers and the owners. With rauguration of the Dawes scheme has now been explored and shown The casualties as the result of gard to the two w.c.'s referred to, between the German Government to be gold-beating. The total area any clue as to the identity of the Marine Company is not confirmed, she had known the defendant for are so far 36 killed and 400 wound port department of the Arm, and Commissioner of

Mr. Russ put it to witness that four daya Hindu-Moslem rioting one was used by the import and ev and Bir Andrew McFadyenn, the of this type amounts to some 200 Controlled square miles, which it is expected, thief tends to make their inquiries and the denial was followed by a 18 years, instead of six, and that ed. Sporadic outbreaks continue, the other by the staff of the China Revenues, who has objected to the will show almilar results. British very difficult."

drop of 24 points in the Com-the latter, on discovering that sheReuter.

Underwriters. In the directory compromise Budget adopted by the Wireless. the defendant firm were described Reichstag, whereby an increase in

[It is interesting to record that as general managers for the Hong the beer tax io postponed Mr. Duncan Elliott Alves, who is kong Territorial Estates and the January, 1927, on the ground that at the head of the concessionaire China Underwriters. Also in the postponement might load to a

A syllabus it stated the general man-

deficit in controlled revenues next Company, is a New Zealander, son of Mr. John Alves, the well-known agers of the China Underwrkor year when Germany has to meet civil engineor of New Zealand and·· heavy roparation payments; Sir

"In fact," added Capt. Vine, "a man might easily wander abou: the first floor of the house with- out attracting attention, owing to such a wind.

"I should think it probable that the burglary" took place round about 8 o'clock, as this would be about the time we were having 'dinner. The thief left untouched the silver in the bedrooms. The jewellery case was found this morning in the grounds of an ad- joining house.

SHIPPING DENIAL.

ENGLISH INTERESTS AND U. S. TONNAGE..

New York, April 6.

A report that English interests

"as it was enough for us that

The police are investigating are seeking to obtain control of we loved each other," she added. the burglary, but the absence of the International Mercantile

In connection with the burglary,pany's preferred stock this had transferred her affections tó

areward of £200 has been offered morning-Reuter's American Sor-the other man, had sought to get for Information leading to the ice. recovery of the missing property

and the apprehension and convic-

CALCUTTA RIOTING.

PRINCESS VICTORIA,

IMPROVEMENT MAINTAINED.

London, April 6,

REPARATIONS

An

back tlio presents he had given her from time to time. She had then trumped up this charge of larceny. Hon of the thief or thieves. The stono ditto, diamond and cabu- Other questions were also put Inf articles stolen are stated to be-chon emerald ring, diamond pen-regard to a struggle said to have Pair of diamond earrings. 17-cock tall brooch, Masonic Charity occurred at the time of the alleged A bulletin on the condition of were Messrs. Shewan, Tomes and Andrew McFadyean agreed to Australia. Mr. Ellioté Alver in stone diamond bracelet, diamond Jewel (Dr. Jordan, 1902), dia-Jargony, but before Mr. Russ's Princesa Victoria says the Co, He did not think they could postponement till July 1st but the particularly well-known in Britain. collet and bow necklet, diamond mond watch on platinum bracelet, examination was completed, Major prieumonia is resolving satisfac- get anything plainer than that. German Government proposes to as the founder of the Imperial star pandant, 3-stone diamond bar pearl scarf pin, pearl brooch, two C. Willson observed that he had torily in both lungs, and the Replying, Mr. Wadeson, after submit the dispute to international Scheme for securing and building- brooch (middle atong heart gold cigarette cases, and 64 other heard sufficient, and he discharge patient's general condition is referring to the Ordinance sald arbitration as provided for in the up the oll position and resep shaped), 8-atone diamond ring, 5 articles of jewellery.

the defendant.

improving slowly-Reuter

(Continued on Fore

Teament