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WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 25, 1926. HɅTAL INOLY COPY OUTS

PER ANNUM.

STRAITS CRIME.

CANTON OUTLOOK. BAG-SNATCHER AGAIN BATHING BEACHES.

BUSY.

FACTORS IN THE UNREST.

'ATTEMPT TO ROB CONSUL'S WİFE.

IMPORTANT CHANGES

A CHANGE EXPECTED.

UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT..

The footpad who snatched Miss

PROPOSED.

MATSHEDS IN FAVOUR.

Important proposals for improv

SENSATIONAL TRIAL ENDED.

MURDER OF AUSTRALIAN LADY.

BATAVIA LIFE SENTENCE.

OUTBREAK OF GANG ROBBERIES.

GROWING UNEASINESS.

Singapore's notoriety for crimes

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MINERS LOYAL:

FEWER NOW AT WORK.

INTIMIDATION CHARGES.

London, Aug. 24. While, generally speaking, the

It is now apparent that affairs Mackay's handbag at Bowen Road Ing the Colony's bathing facilities A Batavia message of August of violence by Chinese gunmen has in Kwangtung In general and in

on Monday 'night, and later made are made in the Report of the Bath-16th gives details of the end of a not been lessened by the events of to-morrow? British air liners have number of minera at work continues Canton in particular are not going

a second but unsuccessful attempting Beaches Committee, the mem-sensational trial, in which Entjim the past few weeks, says the Tele-in that time flown over 7,000,000 to increase, there has been too smoothly, and official" organs

B

are endeavouring to make the on Miss Levay, was again busy bers of which were Dr. J.-B." Addi' one of the man accused of, the mur-graph's correspondent. There have miles, whilst 100,000 passengers decrease in the Mansfeld district -present situation appear as if the on the Peak and Middle Levels, son, Sir Henry Pollock, Sir Shouson f der of Mrs. Campbell-Macfic,an been a number more cases of armnal, together with 217,000,000 of the Notts coalfield, where

Tratman,

Carpenter For

have been carried across the Chan- Australian lady, at the Hotel Villa

ed robbery, often accompanied by worth of goods, including $10,000, picketing and Intimidation are people of Kwangtung are really last night, according to the latest Chow, Mr. D. W.

and Dolce, Garoet, on September 18 of shooting, and there has been a 000. of gold bullion. A, G., M. Severn

reported to have been most active co-operating with the Government: report received of his movements. Dr.

last year, was found guilty, and growing agitation on the part of The progress made in air trans- and where large numbers of police It will be recalled that when At 7.50 p.m. Madame Albu Mr. E.. W.

querque Castro, the wife of the the purposes of the report, the sentenced to imprisonment for life. the public, particularly the Chinese chine flew to Paria from Hounslow are being drafted in to protect the

port since the first passenger ma General Chang Kai-shek delivered Portuguese Consul General, and

The prosecution alleged that the portion of it, which suffers most on August 25th, 1919, is shown not men willing to work. Acts of his speech on the eve of his de- her daughter were in May Road, bathing beaches are referred to as

murder was committed by Entjim, parture for the front, he showed on their way back to their real-Class "A", which are these used the mandoge at the hotel where from the attention of robbers, for only by the growth in the size of opon violence have been few, and

concerning anxiety

dence in Barker Road, after call- solely for bathing purposes, and Mrs. Macfe was staying, Ruben, an intensified campaign against the aeroplanes, but by the greater re- the much stunsanfter bising on friends at No. 2, May Class 13," used partly-for-bathing the randore of another hotel, and desperadoes who infest the town aircraft was a converted war acro-only one man. Mr. Cook is said. gularity of the service. The first hitherto the police have detained

́Road, when at a spot half-way

another man named Rachman... departure, and great stress was

A few weeks ago Inspector plane, driven by a single Rolls-to have a good deal of solid sup- In a statement made to the court- laid on the vital importance of towards the tram station, they and partly for picnic purposes.

Ent in withdrew his previous dent- Sheridan, of the Singapore Police, Royce engine of 360 h.D. and, sport in this district where thou- the solidarity of the Kuomintang were, stopped by a Chinese, who

uts and he admitted having was shot and seriously wounded the traffic grew, it was followed in

1923 by 14-acator passenger sands--of-miners-are attending. help of Ruben and Rachman..

fitted with two Rolls-Royce en-

It is understood that the Frivy kines of 360 h.p., carried seven

Council will meet to-morrow at times the number of passengers.

This year has seen the biggest Balmoral Castle where the King step forward, when the Imperial

and the unity of the people.

FEARS CONFIRMED.

caught hold of Madam Al• buquerque's handbag. She resist-

KOWLOON SCHEME.

Regarding Kowloon, the Com-

ed the attempt, at the same time mittee considers that similar facilt committed the murder with the during a raid on a house where machines, which, although only meetings addressed by the leaders...

calling for help. Frightened, the footpad released his grip and ran away, in the direction of Bowen

Road.

ties to those at North Point, Ken- nedy Town and Stone-cutters Island should be provided. The Commit tre visited Hunghom, which le con- sidered unsuitable as deep water comes up to the sea wall and bath-

Ruben informed Entiim that things gang robbers were known to have were not going well in the hotel in assembled. There have been sov which he was employed "(Hotel eral cases of gang robbery, since, Papandajan) and said that he

A. PC MAN RELEASED.

With every day that passes, eventa ura proving that the anxieties and fears of General Chang, were well grounded, for: reports are coming in that insur- Subsequently, at the request of rections are taking place in the Madame Albuquerque, a reporting here, would be dangerous for eastern, southern and western was made to the police by a friend--non-swimmers --and--also-the-sea- parts of Kwangtung. It was only Miss Loureiro, of No. 2, The water here is apt to be fouled by a short time ago that large bands Albany, in which a description of oil; and it also visited Tai Wan." of brigands took possession of two the man, who appeared to Madame It says the latter beach is undoubt- or three districts in the eastern Albuquerque to be under twenty adly capable of development, for. After Twelve Days' Captivity sector, whilst Sum Pao-fan's and years of age, was given. This bathing purposes, and the Commit- Lum Chun-ting's forces occupied coincided in detail with the ttee gathers that the. Kowloon Kumchow and Luichow. Now it description-given-by-Miss-Mackay Residents' Association is formulat is reported that the Yuct Kwan and Miss Levay.

ing a scheme for presentation to has captured Ho Yuen, Tsze Kumi,

Criminal Investigation "Depart the Government on the subject. Lui Ping and Wo Ping.

ment officers are now searching ! for the snatcher, who has shown himself to be more dating than The Committee further recom-" the majority of his follows, in that ments that class beaches-siml- within two days he has been re-lar to those at Repulse Bay and sponsible for three cases, the victims, in which were all Euro- pean ladies.

WAR TAX RESISTED.

It is also stated that the people in Canton arc silently resisting the payment of another month's, rent for war funds, and that the vale of bonds of the Internal Loan for "the development of Whampao iš making little or no headway. Although the Treasury has report- ed that the revenue' has gone up over a million dollars above previous months, the actual cash

RUSSIA'S ARMY.

· ESSENTIAL POINTS,

Castle Peak should be developed at Stanley Bay, Island Bay (Shek 0) and Cheung Sha Bay. It also con- siders essential. that there be vided at all beaches of Class "B," Sanitary Conveniences. We at tach the greatest importance to this. It is the custom

receipt are said to be far below IMPORTANT RE-ORGANISATION for owners of matsheds and "the average, because most of the

taxes are paid into the Treasury. -in-notes issued to servants of the Government in part payment of their salaries.

CHANGES.

Shanghai, Aug. 25. The Asiatic Petroleum Com- pany reports that Mr. J. W. Moore, the Company's mana ger at Changsha, recently cap- tured by bandits, has been re- leased. No details are to band-Reiter

It was ported on the 14th- fnstant that Mr. Moore had been taken by bandits on the previous day, and that later a demand was sent in to the Company's Changsha, office for $40,000, otherwise the cap tive would be killed.

In one a respectable young Chinese returned to his house when robbers Airways superseded their single-has just arrived, to legue a Pro- and a were in possession and was shot engined aircraft by putting into clamation of emergency through the head. On August 13,rvice the first of the 20-seater Proclamation re-calling "Parlia- Armstrong Whitworth Argosy air

ment on Monday for a brief sitting a Chinese gunman shot a detective liners, which, fitted with three and stabbed two policemen before engines of 400 hp. each, are de- to confirm the Emergency Regula- signed to fly in case of emergency tions. A lively debate is expected, with one engine out of action.

and it is understood that the

he was overpowered.

*POPULAR FEELING."

Arrangements have also been

completed for extending British Labourites will try to induce The increase in crimes of this air lines outside Europe, and the Ministers to call a meeting with nature has provoked comment by Imperial Airways will open on the miners or owners, -Peuter.

January 1st the Cairo-India air the Singapore papers, followed by route vin Baghdad, Basra and the

many letters from correspondents Persian Gulf. which show that there is a decided No passenger has been killed or Injured since 1924 in British feeling of uneasiness among the machines on continental services, people.

although they have carried 65 por cont of the total traffic-British wireless.

US. UNION PROTEST.

HUNDREDS OF POLICE,

London, Aug. 24 Hundreds of policemen are patrolling the road leading to Mansfield colliery but there have been few incidents although the

miners are most resentful at the presence of extra police. The pits: at Mansfield, this afternoon were deserted by almost all the men who worked over the week-end only 257 working in the Bolsover" Colliery according to the coal owners and only forty according to the men's leaders. The miners: officials in: Midlothian deny there. has been any breakaway-Reiter:

Many correspondents point out that it is impossible for them to protect themselves because of the difficulty Asiatica have in obtain- ing a licence to keep firearma, a difficulty which is not shared by Europeans: This point, of course, their friends to spend

would show Entjim how easy it raises several rather parplexing

LABOUR FOR NEW BRITISH long hours on the beaches and in-was to earn money. Ruben was questions.

EMBASSY. deed not infrequently the whole also determined to give the Hotel It is interesting to note that the Moscow, Aug. 24.

Washington, Aug, 24. M. Zoff, a member of the Re day, taking meals in the matsheds. Villa Dolce a bad name by commit- Chief Police Officer, Singapore, put-

Life Saving Appliances. These ting the murder of Mrs. Campbell- ting aside the customary official re There is the possibility of a volutionary Military Council and are already supplied at the Class Macfie,

ticence, sent a long letter to the boycott of British goods by Ameri- Furthermore, the undercurrent Chief of the Military and Naval "A" beaches and at-Repulse Bay,

MINER'S AGENT FINED... of contention among the Labour Forces of the Red fleet has been

Entiim went on to say that at Straits Times in reply to a leading can organised labour unless the Adequate arrangements for col-half past one on the night of the article in that paper, detailing the Unions is as strong as ever, superseded by. M. Muklevitch, for-lection and disposal of refuse.

London, Aug. 24. though held in subjection by arm- mer Acting Chief of the Military Adequate staff for upkeep. 18th of September, 1925, he pro-steps taken to cope with gang rob new British Embassy building, commenced, le built by dilon

William Knight Smith, a miner's ed force. It is the general belief, and Air Forces.

ceeded to the room of Mrs. Campbers and the success who on which work is about to be MATSHEDS DEFENDED. ball-Macfic and shortly afterwards police have met with in breaking up labour. This was indicated to agent, has been fined £50, with of 61 days' even among certain" officials, that a change in the Government is

Rachman and Ruben arrived. Ent- gangs since the beginning of the day when Mr. Miller, Chairman the alternative inevitable.

the Chief Inspection Board, the mittee anys:

Regarding matsheds, the Com jim, the accused, and Rachman year. He also gave statistics which of the Adjustment Committee of imprisonment, at Swadlincote for were to receive F.200 and F150, indicated that gang robberies were the Central Labour Union, de distributing a statement calculat administration of the Military

We agree that matsheds are not By order of the Canton Pro-Schools and Military Topographi-beautiful but we consider that respectively, from Ruben, in return not so numerous as they were three clared that the Union would cir-ed to impede the supply of coal,

for which Entiim would murder years ago, t

American organised by publishing a resolution of the It was an unfortunate coin-labour.

Joint South Derbyshire Board of paganda Bureau, the League of cal Department and the Army Farmers, Workers, Students, and Staff being unified. M. Sergius they are per se free from objec- Mrs. Campbell-Macfie and Rachman

tion on sanitary grounds.

would assist them.

cidence that on the same day that The trouble began because an Deputies, Miners and Enginemen, an." organisation Kameneff, a member of the re- Merchants,

fre satisfied that they The room was rather bright and this letter appeared the papers con-Englishman who has accumulated threatening, in certain circum affiliated to the Communist Party, volutionary Military Council and is to stage another parade on Chief Inspector of the Red Army afford a very considerable amount Ruben was dressed in a rubber coat. tained details of four fresh cases, a fortune in Washington by auc-stances, to withdraw the safety - parade in to uphold the. Canton/Central Administration, and Mtion in fresh air to a large number room, with. Ruben following him since. August 28th. The purpose of the has been appointed Head of the of pleasure and healthful recrea-Rachman was the first to enter the and there have been several more cessful real estate building opera- men from the mines. Strike Committee enforcing the Levitcheff ex-Ilead of the Central of people including children and Rachrian made signs to Ent

Being used as they are not only anti-British boycott and to pro-Administration prior to the re for bathing but also for picnic purposes they could not be acE- test against certain Temarks made organisation-has-been--appointed-

THE NEXT PARADE.

reference to the Committee.

A

The central adminstration of the Red Army has been re-organised,

We

Jim to come into the room niso

Ruben and Rachman opened the

cularise

RUBBER SHARES.

Rugby, Aug. 24. Parliament will be summoned Emergency Regulations for for next Monday to confirm the further period, pending the con- coal strike. tinuance of the The business is not expected to take more than two days.- British Wireless.

tions was engaged to build the new Six Notts miners were remanded building and is alleged that, hent Ilkeston jona charge of intimi PUBLIC FLOGGING.

always employed non-Union labour. dation. After Hatening to

speech by Mr. Cook, they met two The position of affairs has natur. It is understood that a protest has

already been lodged with the Bri-colliers and threw one into by the Governor of Hongkong in to succeed M. Kamenoff in his prequately replaced by any form of bedcurtain and they saw Mrs.

vlous post-Riniter.

bathing boxes, tents, or machines: Campbell-Macfie fast asleep. Her ally given rise to much comment, tisli Ambassador and that requests canal. Reuter

From information we have re-face was turned in the opposite and various suggestions are made. have been cabled to the Council of The Canton Musicians' Union is

ceived we find that the large direction. Ruben then atabbed Flogging in cases in which fre- the British Trades Union Congress somewhat interfering with Can- ton's celebrations of "victories"

PUBLIC MONEY.

majority of matsheds are in almost Mrs. Campbell-Macfie thrice and at Nankow, Wuchang, Nanchang,

daily use either by the owner and after doing so he asked Entiim to arms are used, and as a punishment urging the uas of efforts to have workers-Reuter's American Ser help hint, whereupon Entiim also for the muggling of firearms, is the new Embassy built by Union and other places, by going bon

his family or by friends. "TO-MORROW'S VOTES.:

Campbell-Macfle already in force. It has now been vice. strike. The musicians are pre

We therefore consider that there stabbed Mrs.

suggested that public flogging testing against the engagment of The Finance Committee of the is no call whatever to abolish thrice through, the blanket. "outside" performera" in restau-Legislative Council will be asked to bathing matsheds or to forbid the Immediately after Mrs. Camp should be instituted, in the hope rants and other popular places. vote supplementary expenditure to erection of structures of that type bell-Macfle had been murdered he that ocular demonstration will act

removed her trunks from the zoom, the amount of $10,429 at-to-in future.

as a deterrent to other possible evil- morrow's meeting of the Commit- We have not the space for and hid them, tae.

giving the whole of the Commit

Rachman, when questioned again doers. The items include $2,700 to cover tee's proposals in 'detail, but the the cost of clearing the Kowloon following are those which relate Canton Railway track after the to Repulse Bay and Castle Peak: rainstorm of July 19th. Slopes and channels in the No. 1 cutting New York, Aug. 24.

were damaged; staff quarters, sta Mr. Henderson, President of the tion buildings, inverts of bridges licensed matsheds at Repulse Bay (a) There are at present 120 New York Rubber Exchange who and abutments on the Fanling the ares available is congested has just returned from England, ranch fine also suffered in the and we recommend that no further urges, Americans to forget their

storm licences to this, Bay, be taqucél 1-feeling against Britain, as he

The biggest item is $4,000 in

(b) We recommend that two believes the curtailment of rubber connection with the extension of ants of sanitary conveniences, export cannot be construed as the Kowloon Catchwater. Only each set containing accommoda- being nimed against America: $10,000 was provided in the 1926 tion for both sexes, be provided He declares that the British do Estimates as the works should have at or near two spots equidistant not desiren repetition of last been completed last year, at the from the eastern and western ends year's market but wish to foster close of which there was an unof the part of the beach where stablisation for the benefit of the expended balance of $16,800, matsheds are and from each other rubber industry throughout the Another $4,000 is required to com- We also recommend that sanitar world-Router.

plete the worl

(Continued on Puso 18)...

U.S. AND RUBBER.

ADVICE TO FORGET

ILL-FEELING..

REPULSE BAY,.

PRICES AND DIVIDENDS. as to Entjim's statement, eald that While this might seem like a re

"Messrs. Carroll Bros. have been. what Entiim said was true and that version to the methods of a hundred Entjim was the first to stab Mrs. years ago, there is no doubt that advised by cable that the fius! Macfie After having bidden the more drastic measures than those dividond of declared by the trunks Entjim went to his house at at present in force are needed to

black coat. Tibatda and hid his knife and cope with the condition of affairs Raub Australian Gold Mining Co...

which prevails. At present it Ltd., is payable on

the 80th seems only too apparent that gun- September. They also report the men are openly defiant of the au- thorities, and the number of cases following sales of rubber shares in which they got away gives them and dividends:- a sonke of security,

For gang robberies to be so fre quent and successful in the heart of a town like Singapore is not a condition which reflects, credit on.

GREEK PRESIDENT.

CONDOURIOTIS RESUMES

OFFICE.

Athens, Aug. 21.

Admiral Condourletis resumed the Freshdency of the Greek Re nublic to-day Reute

the authorities, and the public would be glad to see more active steps taken to cope with the

menace.

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PASSENGER'S PIGEONS.

BOATMISTRESS FOUND NOT

AGUILTY.

The mistress of a passenger boat, charged at the Marine Court this morning, with contravening the conditions of her licence, Bet up the defence that the crates of pigeons, found on her craft were the property of a passenger she wa carrying

ad

In evidence the defendant mitted the presence of pigeons in crates, but denied that they were cargo from any ship.

Lieut. Commer F Hole ac copted the woman's story and dismissed the care,