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WHAT ABOUT THAT CHILD'S EYES?

Are they just as good as his school. mate's the boy or girl who is forging shodd of him or her? Or is ha or, sho handicapped by some little weakness: of the eyes which makes school work a burden and rotards progress? Why not. be sure about it? An oxamination of the oyon is the only way to be certain. If glasses are ordered it will be for one reason only because your child's oyos will suffer without them...

N.

LAZARUS

Hongkong's Only European Optician, 12, Queen's Road. Central Manager-Ralph A. Copper, Registered Optometrial (Osnada. |-

BONES IN COURT.

GRUESOME EXHIBITS IN TRIAL.

MARKET MURDER CASE.

Evidence of a gruesome nature was given by Dr. E. M. Minett,

murder trial now proceeding be-

fore the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Golian, at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when he spoke as to the details of the exhumation of the body, and produced in. Court

The

Hongkong Telegraph

FOUND 1001 - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1926.

No. 22,029

SENDING OF CHITS ILLEGAL?

THE “DIE HARD" COAL MINERS.

MAGISTRATE'S JOKING

TYPHOID CASES.

OUTBREAK NOT DUE TO WATER.

TWO BIG DISTRICTS HOLD OUT:

QUERY.

POSTAL POINT RAISED.

"As far as I can see, it is illegal to oven send chito," jokingly com-

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FEW EUROPEANS "AFFECTED.

"At no time in the last decade.

RESTRICTIONS RELAXED.

London, Noy, 24. South Wales and Northumber-

coalfieltis in the matter of the

338 PER ANNUM

B-AT BINGLE DOFT 10 ORNTÉ

SUN IN TIENTSIN.

SECRET CONFERENCE

REPORTS.

OPPOSITION TO SOUTH.

Conflicting reports from Tientsin

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DRESS LOST IN THE POST.

HONGKONG LADY GETS EMPTY BOX

COMPENSATION REFUSED.

A small cardboard box contain

UNEASY CANTON.

TROOPS ARRIVE FROM SOUTH.

PUBLIC BEWILDERED.

A report from Canton states: that two regiments of the 4th

has there been such u smail in land, Durham and Cumberland with regard to the alliance being a cotton voile dress was re- Government Bacteriologist, in the mented Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, at theidence of typhoid amongst the are proving the two most die-hard tween Marshal San Chuan-fang | cently sent by an Englishwoman Army Corp, which had been Kowloon Magistracy this morning, non-Chinese population, and, there-settlement. While the making of and Marshal Chang Tso-linaro to Hongkong. She took the pre-stationed in the western and when, a Chinese was charged with fore, I think you can safely draw an agreement is underway in most resulting in a mystification of the caution, says the Weekly Despatch, southern districts of Kwangtung, attempting to convey a number of the conclusion that the fault cer- other districts, the Northumber war situation, eays the N. C. Daily all for postage and registration arrived at Canton a few days ago

to registar the packet, paying in unstamped letters out of the tainly does not lie with the the owners' tentative torma and a

land minors" group has refected Nows of Monday. Colony.

Colony's water supply," said Dr. Referring to the section under D.W. Pope, the Medical Officer of

his Worship said that according to the Ordinance, it

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three bones from the deceased's which the defendant was charged, Health when interviewed by largest colliery groups but show the 17th and arrived in Tientsin paper, discovered that the volle Hills, and others are stationed at

body..

The bones were from the left ahoulder of the 'deceased, and were the collar bone, shoulder blade, and the large bone, of the upper After being examined in Court, they were put out of the way as soon as possible.

arm.

The prisoner is alleged to have inflicted wounds during a street fight in the vicinity of the West- ern market, an another. Chinese which resulted in the death of the wounded man; and the body was exhumed for re-examination. The Crown case is being conducted by Mr. A. Dyer Ball, whilst Mr. Somerset Fitzroy is defending.

THE EXHUMATION.

Dr. Minott said on November 23rd, he was present at the cemo- tery where the deceased was buri cd, and saw the body exhumed. There were also present Dr. Craig, Inspector Reynolds, a sanitary in- spector, detectives, and Sanitary Board coolies. Dr. Craig was un-

was ип

Telegraph" representative

کاربر

RESTRICTIONS" RELAXED..

London, Nov. 24.

28 0d. In due course the under, orders of the Chief of the complete deadlock has been reach- It is officially confirmed that "package" was delivered to the General Staff. Some are now ed in South Wales. It is note-Marshal Sun fo.at the present time addressee, who, on untying the bivouacked on the White Cloud worthy that these am not only the in Tientsin. He left Nanking on string and removing the wrapping this the lowest proportion of defec-on the following day, where he drans had been removed en route, the Eastern Barracks." offence to take letters from one morning in connection with the tions. At present only 34,000 out immediately went into conference and all she received was the empty place to another, which made even typhoid epidemic.

For what purpose these two. chita illegal.,

of 216,000 have resumed in South with Marshal Chang Teo-lin and box.

regiments were recalled is not Wales, and 35,000 out of 200,000 Chang Chung-chang

The sender entered a claim made known, but it would seem The doctor admitted that there have resumed in Northumberlan After further examining the Oris an epidemic of sorts, which-Reuter.

While Marshal Sun was away against the General Post Office that their presence in Canfon just dinance, his Worship said that the started in July, just after the very

from Nanking, the civil governors for 30s, the value of the dress. now is connected with various defendant should have been indict heavy rains, and hus continued

of the area under his control includ-To her surprise, she received a gumours of a possible uprising ed under another section, charging until to-day. The weekly incid-

ing, Chen Tao-y of Kiangau, Dr. reply, from the Post Office re- which are now being freely circu- him with being in possession of let-ence is small but regular. Since

V. K. Ting or Shanghai and Gen- pudiating the claim on the ground lated: Of late there have been tors, with the intention of taking July there have been 119 casos re-tion of coal, which is now 2,000,000 determine on maintaining order in not been lost and therefore the posed to be the headquarters of The rapidly increasing produceral Chen Yi of Cheklang met to that the whole of the package had frequent ruids on premises sup- them out of the Colony instead of sending them through the post.

ported, many mortuary cases, tons per week, was the subject of the territory during the forth benefit of registration could not enemy emissaries, and many whereas there were only 52 up to a statement by Mr. R. G. Lane-Fox coming war.

be claimed." The charge was accordingly the end of June,

arrests have been effected. ". The On inqurly at the General Post opinion of that section of the com- amended and the evidence taken. Police Station stated that when the An interpreter from the Mongkok

Ofice in London on Oct. 28 it was munity which is in constant touch The Shanghai authorities; have stated that, while registration with the authorities is that there defendant was taken into the sta-

been asked to confirm the report under the regulation entitled the is more significance in the arrival" tion, he admitted that he was tak

that Marshal Sun had agreed sender to a sum not exceeding 2 of these troops, which are under ing the letters to Hongkong and

to give up Kiangsu and to in compensation if the package the direct command of General-Li thence to Kongkong,

retire to Hangchow. They stated was "entirely lost, no payment Chui-sum, than a mere precau- that they had received no confirma-could be made if any part of the tionary measure. tion of such an arrangement. In package renched its destination.. fact, when one report was called It was pointed out that the pack-" to their attention, it was branded age could have been insured, and as ridiculous. It is explained in then any loss would have been one quarter that Marshal Sun had made good, no need of attending the con- ference in Tientsin if he wanted to give up Nanking, de that is the maximum that the Fengtlen Part | could deaire and there was, there- fore; no need of conferring on that baals.

His Worship ruled that that evi- dence was not admissible as the statement was made before the de- fendant was formally cautioned.

The defendant was discharged.

QUESTION OF ANNULMENT

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Rome, Nov. 24.

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AMONGST POOR CLASSES.

The victims are almost entirely to be found amongst the very poorest classes, and some mainly from the same district. Boatpeo-1 ple and earth-coolies and their children are principally affected, under such circumstances that it is extraordinarily difficult to get the disease under control

Earth-coolies who wander around hillsides drink water from the nearest nullah, their almost invariably insanitary, and doctors are often not sent for until the death of the victim.

able to identify the body by the MARCONI'S MARRIAGE: homes are features, but, he identified the large upper arm bone which bore A slight depression. The coffin was opened in the presence of wit- ness, and an examination made. The body was in an advanced. stage of decomposition, and it was impossible to recognise the features. The body appeared to be that of an adult male. The string used for sewing up bodies at the mortuary was recovered and identified,

Witness removed the three bongs, and on examining them found there was a depression in the head of the bone of the upper The measurements of the

arm.

It is learned that the Sacred Rota is examining the case for the annulment of the marriage of Signor Marconi and his wife whose maiden

Beatrice. O'Brien.

name

Was

The alleged nullity consists of a condition said to have been agreed to by the couple prior to the wed- ding that they could separate whenever they wished. According to the canon laws, the Catholic Church considers the marriage in

"There has been a long spell on this occasion," continued Dr. Pope, "but when compared with previous years it is found that we are very little above last year's figures at this period, somewhat above those of 1924, but considerably below! those of 1923, when we had a seri

ous outbreak at one time."

THE "SUNNING". PIRACY.

Questions in House of

· Commons.

London, Nov. 24. In the House of Commons, during question time, after Sir Austen Chamberlain had given an account of the' attack on the steamer Sun- ning, Capt. G. Fairfax (Conservative meraber for Norwich) asked whether these incidents were not "Becoming increasingly frequent and whether the attack was made. by pirates or under," any organised Chinese authority.

Sir Austen, Chamberlain agreed that acts of piracy were unhappily frequent and declared that this was un- doubtedly an act of piracy by pirates and should not be con- fused with any action by the Chinese Government. Reuter.

REPORT DENIED.

THE KING'S TITLÈ.

BASED ON GEOGRAPHICAL

LINES..

London, Nov. 24. The Home Secretary has issued

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MUCH SPECULATION,

Moreover, the sudden arrival by'. aeroplane from the front of Generals Tang Yen-tat and Chang Fat-hui, the former being the chief of the political section of the Militiary Headquarters and the latter the General Officer Cora- manding the 12th Division of tho 4th Army Corps, who has so far madozo brilliant record in the Northorn campaign, has given riso to much speculation. Apart fròm: this, there is the further fact that: the supplementary armed police

Many rumours are being cir- culated

to with regard the activities of Generals Chen Tlao-: yuan and Chen Yi, but they were denied by the local authorities. a statement that the proposed force has been further augmented. As a matter of fact, the rumours change in the King's title in refer to General Chen Yi's actions

depression were, length 1⁄2 inch, disgoluble and such a condition reported,, at least eight of which movements and employment of ing reports to the effect that Mar-cal and not political lines of the i

breadth ths of an fuch at its nullifies the marriage. widest part, and depth 4ths of A Diocesan Court at West- an inch at the deepest part. The minster has already annulled the eut was sufficiently deep for the marriage-Reuter. softer inner bone to be exposed.

Mr. Dyer Ball banded the pag- ger, alleged to have been in the possession of the prisoner, to wit- ness, und asked him if he could connect the dagger in any way, with the depression. Witness re- plied in his opinion the depression in the bore might have been caused by a weapon similar to the dagger. Mr. Dyer Ball-Have you any thing in your mind about the point of the dagger being turned?

Witness:-My impression is that if the point had not been turned the wound would have been cleaner and smoother.

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HEAVY PENALTIES,

ENGINEER'S ADMISSION,

In recently fining a coxswain 360

for allowing a launch to be under way without a certificated cox- swain on board, the Harbour Mas ter directed that a charge should

be made out against the engineer.

On that occasion it was stated that the engineer proposed to pick Does that allow for any possible up the coxswain elsewhere, and, decay since the wound was inflict-when charged to-day, the engineer ed? There would be a certain admitted taking the launch put amount of widening because of de-

himself. composition.

Can you say whether the dagger would be turned, at the point, as it is through striking the bone?—I cannot say for certain. It would. have to be very soft.

Is it your opinion or not that that depression could have been caused by the dagger in its présent state, that is with the point turned?- Yea

In reply to Mr. Fitzroy, witness said he knew nothing about steel so he could not give evidence with regard to the hardness of the dag-

ger.

BY BLUNT POINT?

A fine of $25 was imposed.

ALPINE DISASTER.

A TERRIBLE LANDSLIDE,

Nice, Nov. 24.

!

by

THE NON-CHINESE FIGURES. Turning to the non-Chinese cases, Dr. Pope said that in the whole year only 20 cases had in the House of Commons that practically all restrictions on the were imported. The British cases coal were being withdrawn almost are very few indeed.

immediately, except those govern- Twenty compares very favouring export-Reuter. ably with the figures of previous years. In 1925, forty-three cases were reported; in 1924, 96; in 1923, 65; in 1922, 89: In 1921, 40;

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These, Incidents coming all together have had a somewhat In Hangchow, while he has been nowise affects the existing con- bewildering effect on the minds of during that period in Nanking,stitutionale position in relation the people. It seems that some- It is suggested that opponents either to Britain or the Free State. thing is brewing, and the develop- of an active alliance between Mar- The proposed title does not pur ments will be watched with much shals Sun Chuan-fang and Chang port to define the various political interest.

THE NEW REGIONS." Tso-lin are seeking to break up the units composing the empire, but it alliance between them by spread- is a descriptive title on geographi-

Excepting that sporadic fights shal Sun is eliminated and that territories of which His Majesty of a minor character may still con- Marshal Chang Chung-chang is is King. The term "Ireland," like tinue between advanced outposts, coming to Kiangsu, which may not (the other terms in the proposed be so acceptable to some of the title has a geographical signia the Southern campaign may be regarded as being very largely FREEDOM RESTORED. “ Kiangsa people. Until Marshal jance only.-Reuter.

closed for the winter acason. Rugby, Nov. 24.

Sun returns to Nanking or an

This, it was stated in a lotter Colonel G. R. Lane Fox, the official statement is made by the

from an official source in Canton, in 1920, 47; in 1919, 32 and in Secretary for Mines, announced in Marshals, it is impossible to accept

marks the completion of one stage in the present plane of the Nationalist Government, and the work for the next few months will be largely taken up with con- Bolidating the newly-acquired territories...

1913, 65...

SHELL FISH AND SALADS,

RAPID MOVES. EXPECTED.

引

Tientsin, Nov. 20..

the House of Commons the relaxa-any report us absolutely accurate. tion of the coal restrictions.

Although supplies were still far Theories as to the causes in short of normal demands he said, respect of the Chinese population the output was steadily increasing were difficult to establish, but in and the time had come when od here secretly on a special train the case of the non-Chinese it was practically all restrictions, except from Nanking on November 18 and

Marshal Sun Chuan-fang arriv-.

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HOMEWARD BOUND.

GENERAL HERTZOG's

SATISFACTION.

Rugby, Nov, 24.

Within the provinces that have quite clear that the water supply that which prohibited the export conferred with Marshal Chang General Hertzog, the South been brought under the control of had little or nothing to do with it of coal, ought to be withdrawn and Tso-lin and Marshal Chang Chung- African Premier, left London to the newly-organised "All-China"

Shell-fish and salads were things freedom restored to consumer and chang.

day on his return to South Africa. Government which will have its always to be careful of, and the trader. Restrictions on gas and It is reported that they reached Mr. Amery, Dominions Secretary, headquarters at Wuchang, there is doctor expressed the opinion that electrictity for light and heating an agreement by which the latter saw him off at Victoria Station. bustle and orderly excitement aş the majority of European cases power would be withdrawn as is personally taking down to Nan- General Hertzog declared to a new administration is being were due to carelessness in this from to-morrow. Restrictions on king shortly 150,000 of his troops. press representatives that the evolved for the consolidation and respect.

the domestic consumption of coal Marshal Sun is leaving for Nan-labours and results of the Im-co-ordination of finances, the (Continued On Page 18.)perial Conference may be looked necessity of which, as sinews of

upon as satisfactory from every war, is not overlooked." point of view. What has been done can be productive only of good and harmony in the future."

-British Wireless.

would be continued only to the end of the present week. As from MUCH TOO COMMON, to-morrow, also, collieries would be given freedom to dispose of coal as they pleased in this coun- try

STIFF FINES FOR LAUNCH MASTERS.

With the remark that the offence was becoming much too common, Lieut.-Commdr. G. F. Hole this | morning' imposed fines of $25 on two steam launch masters who It is believed there have been were charged at the Marine Court twenty fatalities in a landslide at with attempting to leave the Roquehilliere, in the Maritime waters of the Colony during pro Alps. as the result of torrential hibited hours, rains.. A score of houses were The launches "Tong. Fat" and swallowed up.-Reuter."

Later.

The number of victims in the Mr. Fitzroy gather from landslide at Roquebilllere, is now your evidence that in your opinion given as twenty fiva.

the weapon that made that wound- could have had a blunt point?

His Lordship-Ho did not say that. He said with the point turn-

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TO-DAY

Dollar on demand 1/11 1/16 Lighting-up

5.28 p.m.

There were 10,976, mére, miners at work to-day, bringing the totál to 412.478-British Wireless.

SUNDAY CARGO..

EUROPEAN MÁSTER CHARGED.

RUBBER EXPORTS.

SCHEME OF CEYLON GOVERNMENT.

BRITAIN IN EGYPT.

FRESH RESOURCES.

When Mr. T. V. Soong left Can- ton last week with the other mem- bers of the "Observation Party," he had the definite task assigned to him of surveying, for subse "London, Nov. 24.

quent, tapping, the resources of With reference to the rubber

the new possessions, including POLICY UNCHANGED. Hankow and Kiuking. This statement, the Colonial Office announces that in the interests of

mission is closely linked up with uniformity as between Ceylon and

Rugby, Nov. 24. the foreign trade intercourse, of Malaya respecting the period of Replying to a question on the the new Nationalist Government, validity of the export rights polley of the British Government and as such will closely affect, its Capt. Charles Mutton, of the ela, issued after. February 1st, 1927, in Egypt, Sir Austin Chamberlain foreign diplomacy at the moment. "Fal Fat" were arrested leaving Wing On, was summoned at the measures are contemplated by the said that this was unchanged. He In a review of the position the Harbour at 9.30 p.m.

Marine Court to-day for permitt Government of Ceylon, with the had noticed with pleasure the re-up-to-date, our informant, who is a The master of a waterboat was ing the working of cargo on Sun- approval of the Secretary of State ference to Anglo-Egyptian rela- returned student, apoke of the for the Colonies, which will pro- tione in the speech from the growing share which returned fined $6 for failing to observe the day rule of the road a

Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, appearing vide that such export fights in Throne at the openings of the students have secured in the on the master's behalf, mentioned Ceylon will be valid to the end of Egyptian Parliament last week, in administration of the South. Mr W Cameron Forbce, ex- that a material witness in connec- the quarter following the quarter which it was declared that the Since the inception of the present Governor, General of the Philip tion with the defence was not in which they are issued, and, support of the British Government regime, some three hundred re pines, arrived here by the s.a. available, and he applied for un further, for the validity of export was assured for the policy of turned students have been taken President Taft. He is breaking | adjournment. S

rights issued to small holdings in friendship and co-operation in the into employment, and it is note his journey here before, proceed- The Harbour Master adjourned Ceylon to be exempted from limita common interests of the two coun-worthy that practically all the new ing on a visit to Manila.

the case until Saturday morning. tion-Reu

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trias British Wireless,