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NEW MOVE IN COAL

DEADLOCK

PROPOSAL FOR FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS.

MR. BALDWIN CRITICISED,

London, Aug. 17.5. The Miners Delegate Confer- ence discussed. for 8% the morning the

to be taken in view of the districts' rejection of the Bishops peace proposals. The conference was expected to end this evening.

GANG ROBBERY.

PLUCKY CIVILIANS

SHOT.

SINGAPORE EXCITEMENT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1926,

SEVERE STORM IN

ENGLAND.

SAME DAY AS HONGKONG FLOODS.

HUGE HAILSTONES.

Home papers to hand show that,

Two citizens were shot in Sin gapore at about midnight on the 10th instant by armed Chinese.by a curious coincidence, an ex-

tremely violent storia," accom panied by vivid lighting and heavy rains, occurred in England on the same day as the big floods here- namely, Sunday, July 18th.

The incidents were the outcome of a rabbery which occurred in house No. 7, Seah Street after 12 o'clock at night.

The storm was most felt in the

The seriousness of the position west of England, and especially in which the local police have to face

Cornwall. Many towns Buffered Nothing was disclosed as re- is fully realised by the authorities, gards the nature of the discus- and armed patrols have been from the results of the heavy afons in the morning except the strengthened. However, four arm-rains, residences everywhere being fact that d resolution was passeded man, after committing the roblooded. Nearly three inches of emphatically protesting against bery in Seah Street, where they rain.. was rogistered during the the "untrue communigation of Mr. held up the towkay of a coffee-day in several places, which is Baldwin to the American press, shop and took $200 in cash, were extremely high for Home. Several timed to reaoh America when the able to make their escape aftor houses were struck by lightning, Miners Federation. delegation running all the way to Stamford- whilst on a number of farms many landed, with the obvious object of road with a crowd of fifty or sixty sheep were killed." preventing American subscrip-persons at their heels... tions to the fund for the relief of the wives and children of British minerà. This is further evidence that the Government has decided to assist the mine owners to defeat the miners by starvation."

PLUCKY MAŃ.

Aun Boon Toon, the towkay, of the coffee-shop, although he was at first compelled to keep silent and motionless whilst the gang

"A strange feature of the, atorm was an abnormally heayy fall of hailstones. Some of these were as large as a small hen's egg, and, in many. instances window panes were broken by them. Several weighed over two ounces, and one or two measured four inches in eirgum-

The storm was accompanied byi

Mr. Baldwin's communtention ransacked his residence," behaved forence, even, after they had been denied that the mining population in a very plucky manner after-picked up inside houses, half an was starving and declared that in

wards. He led the chase after hour after they fell. many areas the children were bat-raising an alarin, but on getting ter fed than before the stoppage near to the four Chinese, one of thom turned round and fired three shots at Boon Toon who fell with a bullet through his shoulder. he aldes being wounded in the leg and back.

-Router.

ANOTHER CONFERENCE.

Later.. The Miners' Delegate Confer- ence has authorised the Executive to seek a re-opening of negotia- tions with the coalowners and the Government and to report the re- -sult of the negotiations to a future

conference.

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It further resolved that all ne gotiations for n settlement must be national in character and not by districts settlement.-Reuters

LATEST WAR NEWS.'

NEW DEVELOPMENTS REPORTED.

It is reported that on his arrival

INDIAN WOUNDED.

The chase was continued, how- ever, and a young Indian was able to overtake one of the robbers in front

Y.M.C.A. of the

The robber.

not did use

hesitate to his gun, and the In- dian

was brought down with a shot in the leg. The four Chin- ese outwitted their pursuers com- pletely after thie and up to the present no arrest has been effect ed. Fortunately, the injuries sus- tnined by the two men are not such as are likely to prove fatal.

The shopting outside the Y.M.C.A. was. heard by several of the residents, but although some part of the disturbance was wit nessed by them, the whole affair at Changsha, General Chang Kalas over before they could get shek immediately held a council downstairs. of war with all the commanders, and left for the front the same night, when orders were given for a general advance of all units.

COOK ROBBED.

During the same night, three armed Chinese held up a Hokien cook in Smith Street and robbed him of over $60 in cash. No ar rests have been, effected.

This decision is anid to have been arrived at in consequence of the receipt of news that Generals

In connection with the gang rob- Yeung Che-sang and Yeung Hin-bery which took place in, Bakit yu had agreed to co-operate with the forces of General Lt Sai-wong

a strange sound, not unlike the roaring of the Ben, und although it occurred during the daytime the sky was so overcast that it ro- sembled the approach of night. Ronds were badly damaged every- where,"

MEXICAN UNREST.

WIDESPREAD RISING REPORTED.

Mexico City, Aug. 17.

It is unofficially suggested thatz the force mentioned on the 15th inst, is part of the general revolu tionary movement.

According to the police, risings have been planned in Puebla, Morolos, Michaean, Jalisco and Chihuahua States and the Federal district of Mexico City. Fifty ar rests have been made in Mexico City in connection with an alleged. abortive plot.

There were widespread risings.

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Government's religious policy.- Reuter's American Service..

A message from San Diego, California, on August 15th stated:The American authorities have arrested and imprisoned 160 men, mobilized three miles on this side of the Mexican frontier, under. Timah Road two nights previously, command of General Enrique when a Hylam was robbed of $37 Estrada, Mexican ex-Secretary of which necessitated an adjustment by six men, the police have ar- War, when on the point of making rested a Hylam who, it is believed, an infurgent descent on towns took part in the affair.

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BRIGHTER BALKANS.

IMPORTANT CONVENTIONS

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Athens, Aug. 17.

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EGYPTIAN FINANCES.

REFUNDS FROM EX-MINISTERS.'

Cairo, Aug. 17.

Besides, an important develop- `ment on the Kwangtung, "and Fulien frontier is said to have taken place, in which Generals, Chan Kwing-ming, Ngai Bong- ping and their adherents are show ing great activity, having received Assistance from Wu Pei-fu to re gain their lost positions in the Chao-Moy circuit, thus forcing Chow Yun-yan to give his assist-

Four Conventions have been Parliament has adopted a motion ance to the Fuet -Kwan, ¡ ̈ ̈ signed by Greece and Yugo-that Ziwar Pasha and Ahmed Chinese news agency reports Slavia desling, firstly, with com-Zulficar Pasha, ex-Ministers in that General Sun Chuan-fang. mon railway stations; secondly, Rome, each refund the £500 paid Tupan of Klangsu and Chekiang, with communications and transit to them for travelling expenses has chartered two China Mer-thirdly, tariffs; and, fourthly, pro- when appointed and afterwarde

retrospectively chants vessels to transport troops viding for arbitration in the case sanctioned

by from Nanking to Klangai, and that of disputes. It is hoped that this Ziwar Pasha when Finance Minis- one vessel, the Klang Yung, ar-will put a happy end to the tryingter. rived at Nanking on August 17th situation which has entiroly Others may be requested to re-

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obscured the Balkan horizon. fund similar payments.--Router.

Other Conventions are being A message dated August 15th

Fukienese troops numbering

| negotiated between Albania and stated:-The wholesale, abolition. 700, carrying hundreds of cases of Bulgaria, the whole of which of Egyptian Legations and Con- ammunition, are said to have ar- justify the hope that the time lasulates abroad has been voted by

not distant for the conclusion of Parliament as

rived at An-hai on their way to Tung An on August 16th. They

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are reported to be in readiness to act of the Balkan States. economy. Spain, Sweden, Switzer- advance towards Swatow...

Marshal Wu Rel-fu, adds the Chinese agency report, is to re- organise the military policy qf the Central Government at Peking and will leave the civil as well as the military affairs of the North to Marshal Chang Teo-in of Muk den, while he himself will return to Hankow to personally direct the "anti-Red" campaign against the Kuomintang in Kwangtung, Hu Dan, and Kwangsi,...

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