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STEAMER BAN.

REVIVAL OF PICKET

ACTIVITY.

STEAMBOAT CO. SUFFERS.

Thore is something more than political influence

behind the

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

No, 22,002.

# #AT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29,

TIGER CAUGHT. NEAR SHATIN.

TRAPPED IN SNARE FOR DEER

CAPTURED ALIVE.

That. a tiger weighing about cwt. has been caught alive in the

CHASE IN CITY:

'AMERICAN STEALS SILK PYJAMAS.

MIND A "PERFECT BLANK.”

An exciting chase after an Ametien occurred in the elty last

THE LATEST BANDIT

OUTRAGE.

ANGLICAN. BISHOP NOW A CAPTIVE.

SEIZED IN SHANTUNG.

Shanghai, Oct. 29.

A Chind Pros message from

1926.

336 PER ANNUM

BHA BINGED GOFT 10 GENTH

SUGAR PRICES.

INCREASE EXPECTED

SOON.

BIG CUBAN LOSSES.

The price for Philippine sugar expected to advance immediately as a result of damage to Cuban

now shintnoma: WOOLUMBIA

That of

STORAGE BAT.

TERIES bas. Just Brrived.

YOUR next battery should.

COLUMBIA-" Famous

Borvloo they ronder."

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. WONE NEL CHUNE B23.

HAPPY VALL

KWANGTUNG ARSENAL

TROUBLE:

WORKER'S DISMISSAL CREATES INCIDENT,

PLANT SHUT DOWN:

Regarding the reports of the discharge of nearly 2,000 full-time

the

AERIAL TRAVEL.

BRITISH PROGRAMME

OUTLINED.

AIR MINISTER'S SPEECH.

Rugby, Oct. 28.

I opening the discussion on Imperial air communicatipas at

seeming revival of the unti-British New Territories, and that it has evening, and, in the end; William T'ai An Fu. Shantung, states that sugar by a hurricane last Wedna workers and many part-time work to-day's meeting of the Imperial boycott in Canton, us expressed been seen by a police officer, is re. Atkin, an electrician of the

during the past day or so in the altempts of pickets to prevent Chi- nese from boarding the Steamboat Company's vessels, according to information reaching us to-day,

President Cleveland, was

two suita

vealed in a report which finds a place in to-day's police records. a.s.

a roving band of outlaws has cap The report showed that a police arrested on a charge of stealing tured Bishop T. A. Scott, of the officer stationed in the New Ter ritories mot, quite by chance, two

of mandarin silk Society for the Propagation of the natives carrying n cage, yesterday pyjamas from the Swatow Lace Gospel, China Jaland Mission. afternoon, on the Trips Road. Ia and Drawnwork Company's store Renter

which was estimated to be forty

day, according to Mr. George Hers from the Kwangtung Arsenal Fairchild, Secretary-Treasurer of at Shokcheng, the third largest in the Philippine Sugar Association in China, i semil-official source has it Manila.

that a certain section of the work ers have threatened to strike, but Estimates of Cuban sugar plons- ers that damage would decrease

that the authorities have taken

It is fairly certain. in the first the cage was a tiger the weight of at the corner of Wyndham Street Scott has been Anglican Bishop in the output of sugar by 25 per cont. action in advance.

place, that the movement is the work of the Seamen's Uhlón. Threatening notices have been is- sued, underlined with the cus

enquiries, obtaining the following story...

!,

[The Right Rov. Thomas Arnold Shantung since 1921. He was edu-..

On appearance before Mr. R. E.

fields are flattened.

ho, Director-General

..of the

Conference, the Air Minister, Bir Samuel Hoare, pointed out that although he would deal with, the matter from the civil rather than pects "were inextricably connected, the military standpoint, both as- and the development of Imperial airlines, whether by aeroplan

problem of Empiro defence.

Reviewing the present position,

catties, and was being taken to the and Queen's Road Central, Shatin Railway Station.

cated at Christ's College, Camare not exaggerated, Lamborn and It appears that Mr. Chu Chunger airship, was a vital factor in thi As it is quite unusual to see a Lindsell, at the Central Magis- bridge (Scholar) and at Leeda Company, New York sugar brokers, Arsenal, recently dismissed a fore he remarked that since the last tomury dagger, demanding, the live tiger carried about in the New tracy this morning, Atkin said he Clergy School., He was ordained were informed by their represents-man-for alleged inefficiency and conference the mileage.. covered: boycelt of the larger steamers, Territories, the police officer was had no knowledge of the incident, a Priest in 1903, and was appointed tives in Havana, an Associated that the dismissed worker report- and the threats have been trans-naturally curious to know where except what was told him when he S. P. G. missionary in North China

came from and he accordingly made woke up in gaol this morning. five years later. In 1913, he was Press dispatch states. Many cane Union. The Union, as a result. Great technical improvement was

ed the case to the Arsenal Workers' lated into action by the posting of pickets on both sides of the Hong-

In short, he was drunk last night

demanded that this man be rein kong and Canton Steamboat Com-

and did not remember what had pany's Wharf on the Bund, ármed

occurred.

stated in his former position and IMMEDIATE JUMP. ---

accorded suitable reception, by the with clubs and, in some cases, rifles.

Mr. Fairchild states that if the firing of fire-crackers and the likes reported damage is correct, Now that the Director-General of the immediately. A jump of approxi-action in dimissing a man without mately one quarter of a cent athe. consent of the Union; and that pound may be expected, he said. Mr. Chu be dismissed from the Latest cables from New York, no-post of Director-General of the cording to Mr. Fairchild, reported Arsenal,

INTIMIDATION FLAGRANT.

up.

The Taishan returned" from Canton late last night having only 147 passengers on board, and bringing back the greater part of the cargo which she took Coolies were afraid to hundle the cargo: indeed, intimidation is Bagrant in spite of the reported instruction by the Foreign Office to the Canton Police to pre- vent the nuisance. The protests of the British Consul-General have

so far been unavailing.

A native of Cheung Lak-Mu village, in the Shatin district, laid a trap for deer on the Cheling Tam Hill, about 400 yards from the vil

IN THE SHOP,

Taking this, as a plea of not

EARTHQUAKE IN MANILA.

world had more than doubled. y the regular air routes of the

to be noted in machines, engine. chines had become more powerfu wireless and meteorology Ma-

fortable. As to safety, for fire more dependable and more com-

lage, on the morning of the 26thguilty, the Magistrate called for Severe Shock Felt This Morning. York prices for sugar will advance Arsenal should apologise for his million miles flown by the British

instant. On his return to the spot evidence, and an assistant from inter in the day, he was surprised

the Swatow Drawnwork. Com-

to find the snare missing, and, fol-pany's shop deposed that about lowing the direction of marks 7 o'clock last night, Atkin came the ground which showed that the into the store and asked to be trap had been dragged along by

| shown

mandarin silk some animal, he found that it led

Ten suits pyjamas.

were pro-

Rome

to a deep hole some distance aweduced on the counter; Atkin did trap attached to one of its legs. In the pit he found a tiger, with the

some figuring with

paper and pencil in working out the rate of With the assistance of other exchange, and arrived at the con- villagers, the man secured th animal and put it in the cage inclusion that for $24, Hongkong. The Seamen's Union allege that the police officer. Had not the lathave to pay $11.10 (gold).

which it was afterwards seen by money, which was the price asked for each pyjama suit," he would their action is due to the refusal of ter met the party at Taipo Road, the Steamboat Company to take when they were taking the animal cd away to attend the telephone, back the crews which went onto the local railway station, the fact strike, but apart from the fact that of another tiger having been caught leaving a shop-foki to do the ser

in the New Territories might noting. On his return, a few seconds have been made known, for no rebulging out from Atkin's pocket.

later. he noticed something port of the incident was made at the Shatin Police Station.

there were no terms or conditions

about the cessation, of the boycott as announced by Mr. Eugene Chen, we are able to state that neither the Steamboat Company nor the China Navigation. Company has 'been approached by the Seamen's Union, or even by the crews them- selves.

It is understood that the striking crews have issued statements saying they want their jobs backs and de manding the dismissal of the whole

of the loyal men who worked

OPIUM SEIZURES.

MAN AND WOMAN

CHARGED.

At this moment, witness was call-

While the foki went out of the. shop to look for a policeman, wit- ness held Atkin's arm and pulled one of the pyjama suits from under his jacket. Defendant then bolt- ed from the shop, and as he ran, he discarded other pyjama auits on the way

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THE STOLEN GOODS. Revenue officers charged two. The pyjamas were produced in

throughout the strike and boycott. Chinese, a man and woman, for Court. A green one was that

CHINESE OWNERS AGREEMENT.

which was recovered from the de- possession of 300 taels of raw

fendant in the shop, a yellow one opium, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell had been discarded by Atkin, in The owners of certain Chineset the Central Police Court this Pedder Street, and a blue one was steamers, agreed apparently to those terms after approaching the morning; and in evidence said retrieved by an unidentified reser- strikers and the Seamen's Union.

that the arrest occurred yesterday by in the street. and it is understood that not only have they re-instated the old crews but have agreed to employ only such men as the Seamen's Union recom- mond.

The old crows have beco dis- missed, though, it is understood that they were given bonuseн.

on the Kaijo Maru aboard which Witness said that he was out- the female defendant was a pas-distanced, and arrived car the Star Ferry Wharf to find Atkin senger from Amoy.

A Chinese searcher said that his already in the custody of a Sikh attention was drawn to the sight of policeman.

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Manila, Oct. 29. A strong qurke was felt. here at eight o'clock this mor- ning.

All the buildings rocked and the American Hardware Building, near the Escolta, was damaged.

Many residents rushed into the streets,

The Observatory states that the centre was some distance from Manila.-Reuter.

appointed Principal of the Church of England School in Peking, and since 1921 he has had his "head- quarters at Tai An Fu.].

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COAL STRIKE.

MINERS RESENTING THE "GAG."

London, Oct 28. An official statement says that 262,000 miners are working to-day, The smallness of the net in- crease is due to appreciable local decreases, attributed to fesling engendered by the banning of Mr. Cook's meetings-Reuter."

tons.

Mr. Chu took the do

services, there had been four fatal had been flown in Australip, with accidents, and one million miles only one accident. The results the price of 4.52 cents gold a pound, mands to the acting Commander achieved seemed to show that after c. I. f. New York. A slight advance in-Chief of the Kuomintang adventure d stage of development years of research, experiment and had been registered.

Canton, General Li, who decided' The Cuban sugar crop for the to close down the Arsenal tempor had been reached from which they crop year 1924-1925 was 5,100,000 arily. He sent accordingly two could look forward to progress Total world production of battalions over to Shekcheng to altogether out of proportion to sugar in 1924-1925 was approxin surround the plant on October 26th anything that had been achieved ately 22,000,000 tons. If 25 per and ordered all the workers to in the last few years. There was: cent of the Cuban agar crop la leave and not to return until fur-day no technical or operational reason why London should not be destroyed, the loss would be in the ther orders. neighbourhood of 1,250,000 tons, or

It is said that General Li has brought by aeroplane or airship five per cent of the world sugar later issued a formal order saying that present cost of materials does not warrant the operation of the plant, but later on work may be resumed.

crop

-THREE TIMES F. I. TOTAL.

The loss is approximately three times the total annual Philippine production. Last year Philippine production was less than 400,000 tons...

cent, of the cane jo down.

recorded..

WEATHER FAVOURABLE.

COTTON MARKET.

HUGE U.S. CREDIT AVAILABLE.

EGYPTIAN ACTION,"

in a fortnight of the farthest territories of the Empire. There was no technical reason why the journey to Canada should not be radaced to two and a half days, to Indía, five days, to Capetown six: days, to Australian eleven days and. to New Zealand thirteen days. Hitherto, while certain British. European services had been safely- and punctually operated for severa! years there had been no civil air service flying between one part of the Empire and another,

Another Associated Press dis- patel stated that Lamborn and Company were informed that 30 per cent. of the sugar cane in the province of "Havana, had been des-

New York, Oct. 28. troyed: reducing the annuel pro-

FAR AND MIDDLE EAST. duction in the province to 5,000,000 Alabama, Georgia and a combina

North Carolina, South Carolina,

In the Middle East, however, an bags. The hurricane destroyed the tion of Louisiana and Southern air route of 866 miles between Hershey chocolate plant, and wiped Mississipi having formed corpora Egypt and trak had been regularly out the sugar centrals at Toledo and tions of $1,000,000 each, Mr. flown by military machines, carry, Rosario, Havana, province. It was Eugene, Meyer announces that ing mails and official passengers reported that approximately 35 per with the organisation of the Texas for five years. It was now pro

corporation, $100,000,000 credit posed to substitute for this military "FINAL CHANCE", OFFERED.

Centrifugal sugar production in will be available to withdraw the service a recular civil line between the Philippines for 1926-27 is ex-total of four million bales of cot-Cairo and Baghdad and Cairo and London, Oct. 28. pected to be the biggest in the his-ton from the market, as the banks' Karachi. It was hoped that ʼn my Speaking in his constituency, tory of Philippine sugar industry. are extending $10 credit for each ing of from seven to eight days Mr. Winston Churchill indicated Approximately 499,000 metric tons dollar of actual capital stock sub would thus be effected on the that the Government was ready to is the probable sugar crop, for 1926- scribed-Reuter's American Ser journey from England to India, but the woman also fumbling with Replying to the Magistrate, who give the miners a final chance, 27, which would surpass the produc- vice. something in a bamboo basket, and pointed

the real significance of this de- out that, according and said that if the miners weretion for 1924-25, the largest ever the discovery was soon made that to the evidence, the

velopment lay in the fact that it defendant prepared to make a proposal touch

:: Cairo," Oct. 28. was the first section of a great underneath a bundle of joga-papers should have been charged with ing the real problems and difficul "On the water-front it is believed

An official communique an Empire ait route to the Far East was packed ..quantity

a

of stealing three suits, Inspector ties, the Government would be

nounces that the Government In-It was for the Conference to con· that the boycott of the Steamboat

raw oplum. The man was taken Field said only two suits were bound to consider how it could Company's vessels is more than into custody as well, because he brought to

The expected récord production tends to fasue a decree, limiting sidor whether other sections could tacitly supported in some quarters claimed to be her brother and be agreed with his Worship that question

notice. He help to carry it to a success. The for 1926-27 is based on various Egypt's cotton agreage to one- not be completed and a through air even in Hongkong. Competent cause he was standing near her.

not whether the factors. Favourable weather con-third of the cultivatable land, this route be created of incalculable there was no evidence against owners could be got to agree but ditions which followed drought In decree, to apply to apply to for importance for both military and observers of the situation have gone so far as to say that pay-dant's connection with the

In explaining the male defen- the defendant in respect of the whether the miners would make a Negros aided healthy growth of the eigners and Egyptians alike civil comminications. Would it be?

case, suit picked up by the passer-by.proposal or suggestions which the ments have been made to keep the Chief, Preventive Officer Clark

With the Reuter

possible for the Government of young cine plants. Evidence of arrest was then Government could endorse and operation of thred new centrals and

OKLOHAMA JOINS IN.

India to consider the question of pickets on the spot, the object, it referred to a development occur given by the Indian constable. carry forward irrespective of the the improvement of an old one.

New York, Oct. 28. extending the service to Bombay is alleged, being the depression of ring at a raid carried out by Neither he nor the previous wit-opinions of the owners. The Go centrifugal production of Luzon the ahare market.

A mesange from Oklahoma City and Calcutta, and for the Burme Revenue OMeers at a dwelling ness could say that Atkin appear vernment had offered an Arbitra will be considerably increased at says that a conference, attended Government to carry it a stage fur house in Queen's Rond West. Raw ed to be drunk at the time.

tion Court which could over-ride the expanse of muscovado produc by the Chairman of the federal ther to Rangoon? Might it no opium was also discovered on the Inspector Field, in evidence, the owners, but that offer had been tion, the now mille operating in dis- Cotton Relief Committee, has an then be practicable to link with premises, which were occupied said that when brought into the refused and the Government had triets which heretofore were pro- proved the plan for withholding this civil line, the experimental both by the man and the woman. charge-room at the Central Police nothing more, to any-Reuter.

ducing cane for muscovado..mills. 400,000 bales of cotton from the flights of Air Force, flying boat The case was adjourned at this Station, Atkin was sober, although stage, Mr. M. W. Lo reserving his he smelt strongly of drink. He

The milling season for the 1926- Oklahoma market "Until cond that it was intended to station in cross-examination for the defence, could understand witness' ques- tions and defendant also replied. intelligibly. This was in striking. contrast to his condition in the cell, into which he was. put later." Atkin then appeared to be under HAMBURG AMERICA LINE'S the influence of some dope, or elac

GROWTH.

he was "kidding." At any rate, witness had to defer taking the defendant's statement owing to

WORK OF "PRINCE CLIQUE."

Our 'Canton correspondent attri- butos the present situation in part to the "Prince Clique."

·Un-

SHIPPING MERGER,

Berlin, Oct. 28.

his

WIB.

OIL IN AUSTRALIA.

FOREIGN IMPORTERS REJOINDER,

127 sugar crop started on Octobertions improve."-Router's Amerithe Far East and might they not

1 when the Central Bearin can Service. Negros Occidental began grinding its crop, estimated at 165,000 plculs. The next sugar centrals to begin grinding the new crop were the

TRADE UNIONISM.

again. Join up with the occasional service flights of the Royal A¤I tralian Air Force from Australia?

IN AFRICA,

So also with Africa. Just as

Binalongan Sugar Estate and the SEEKING ITS EXTENSION IN there must be an Empire air route

Hawaiian-Philippine Sugar Co., both in Negros Occidental, on Oc-"} tober 19. Other centrale in Luzon and Negros, will start milling next

INDIA.

A Amsterdam, Oct. 28.

to the Far East stretching to Aus- trolla and New Zealand, so there must be an Empire air route from

General Chang Kai-shek, the Kuomintang Chairman and Com- mander-in-Chief, had more to do with the end of the boycott than anyone clsc, he

points out. General Chäng ordered the restoration of -Canton-Hongkong' traffic, fearing that, further picket outrages would create, an

Melbourne, Oct. 28. pleasant situation in the South.

The British Imperial Company tending to divert his attention from the Central China campaign. The fusion of the German-Aus- his condition, until this mora- as Issued a statement ridiculing The Prince """Clique,”. always tralian and Kosmos Line with the ing, when the latter sald: Mr. Page's assertion that foreign month, opposed to an early ending of the Hamburg America Hne has been "I have no knowledge of what oll companies are bleeding, the boycott, have renewed their approved by the Boards of Direc|happened."

country white.

of Textile Workers, Mr. Shaw, the pendencies. Here again a small Activities now that General tors. By the acquisition of these

The statement declares that the A Chinese pnsponger of the Secretary accompanied by several beginning was being made during Chang is either indisposed, or two companies the Hamburg

difference of threepence per gal President Cleveland was charged Anglo-German colleagues, will prising pioneer, with the help of the next few months. An enter is buried in his new plans of America Lino will command In telling the Bench what he lon charged by foreign importers before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, at the shortly visit British India to in the Governments of Kenya, Uganda campaign. It is certain that 870,000 tons of shipping and thus did yesterday, after he went ashore as compared with the Common Kowloon Magistracy this morning, vestigate conditions as regards and the Sudan, and organiscal General Chang has participated reach its pre-war position among at one o'clock in the afternoon, wealth all refineries represents the with being in unlawful possession hours and wages in the Indian experimental service covering 1,800 In an extremely small degree in the world's shipping. The Ham- Atkin suld his time was spent in duty charged to foreign firms, of 50 rounds of Winchester am textile industry and to develop miles Canton affairs during the past burg America will increase its capi walking heross the street between which the Commonwealth remunition. A fine of $50 was Im Trade Unioniam in British India,

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tal by 55,000,000 varku.—Rcutor." (Continued On Page 12.) Anerite do not pay Reuter.

posed

Renter

“A FEW DRINKS"

The Textile Larbeider states that following a resolution passed by the International Federation

London to the Capo, with branches diverging to the West African De

Kisumu

between. Khartoum and

As the route followel (Contilyed On Perd 13.)