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Anxious Enquiries. Owing to reports current of the arrest of Mr. Kam Nai-kwong by General Pal Chung-hsi in Shang- hal, Mr. Kam's wife and his friends in Canton have sent several telegrams of enquiry to Shanghai, but so far they have had no reply -Nam Chung Pao.

FRENCH TROOPS.

THURSDAY, APRIL

14, 1927.

ANGRY CROWD.

CANBERRA.

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GROWTH OF NEW CAPITAL.

tion of the crowd in Spring Street.

Canberra, the garden city capit Immediately I arrived at touching al of Australia, is now growing distance of the crowd, Mr. Dicken rapidly on a lovely tableland, 1800 on came up with a line of police. feet above the sea, where the sun's The crowd wavered and ran. We raya are tempered by the winds: placed a picket of three men at the from the snow-capped mountains head of Spring Street; we marched (writes a Daily Express corres- the other men back to the station pondent.) The graceful contours and formed them up in two ranks of the site provide a natural set- The rear rank was turned left in ting for the most interesting ex- the station and told to put away | purimont över made in town-plan- their rifles and bring out their ning. batons as we wanted to clear the

A hundred years may elapse be- 400 Sail From Hongkong,

road and arrest anybody. In the meanwhile a tremendous amount of artist-architect (a Chicago man fore the great conception of the The second contingent of An-traffic was piled up and we started who won the prize for the best namite troops-estimated to num- moving them immediately. I then design for the city) is fully rea- ber some 200 afficers and men walked down South Bridge Roadlised, but in the meantime the on their way to Shanghai, arrived towerds the Central Station. The builders are following the lines in Hongkong yesterday afternoon crowds started collecting again. I aboard the French coaster Songbo, went alone. I found it necessary and, together with some fifty tons to bring three more men trom Kreta of arms and other war material, Ayer and give them were immediately transferred up to the next junction. aboard the M. M. Chenonceaux.

Crowd Showed Fight.

beat

of the plan, hoping that within tho lives of the present generation Canberra may be famous as the nearest possible approach to per- fection.

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The Chenonceaux had previously

Pioneer herdsmen look up the called at Saigon where she took

"When I said 'move on' one in-

tract of country, of which Can- aboard some 200 other French dividual invited me to fight. He berra is now the centre 100 years troops with arms and equipment, said in Englisli, Come on and took ago. The land was not suited for so that when the liner sailed from up a truculent attitude. When I intense cultivation. Flocks grazed here for the Northern port later in was down South Bridge Road I met peacefully throughout the century the evening, she had aboard over an armed squad from Central Sta-until twelve years ago, when an 400 troops, as reinforcements for tion. There was a tremendous army of town builders started to the defences of the French Settle-crowd. It was noticeable that the dig the foundations of the future

capital. procession people were there and As was the case with the first the others were sympathetic, contingent of Indo-Chinese troops thought it advisable to take all pre- who passed through Hongkong last cautions. I then came back to the month, transferment of this large front of Kreta Ayer Station and number of soldiers from one steam saw that my orders regarding traffic er to another was effected in

jwere being carried nat.”

ment.

I The Federal lands are 900 square miles in extent. They were acquired by the Common- wealth for a few pounds an acre. It is now impossible to purchase an inch of land in the territory. Succesaiye Governments of all parties have been unwavering in fupholding the policy of non-aliena- tion. Business and residential blocks are sold on a ninety-nine years' lease subject to re-appraise

Land

midstream with the two vessels Suppose the crowd started to anchoring close to each other; and what would at first appear to be a difficult transportation operation was much simplified by the use of one of the old Star Ferry bonta.

HOUSING REFUGEES,

A Shanghaj Example.

charge the station? It would then depend on my judgment, the started to get us and the station would fire at them. I would order the front, rank to fir

Supposing you saw people being assaulted on the road, what would you do?-My duty there is clear, If people were being assaulted by Porty American refugees from a riotous crowd and I considered various parts of China are stay-my men insufficient, it would be ing at the International Institute my duty to fire of China, at 318 Avenue Joffre, Shanghai. The evening school, Seditious Literature on Dead Man. library, museum, public reading room, and other Features of the Institute work have been closed temporarily and the entire énergies of the staff are given to the care of the refugees, among whom are

umber of young children.

Mr. Arthur Harold Dickinson, AS.P., in charge of the Detective Department, stated that he was in Pourt and heard Mr. Ontract's evidence. As far as he noticed he agreed entirely with Mr. Ouraet's,

tatement.

The houring and revisioning ad the mechasteen is gnder the The enquiry was then adjourn ondrrentont of a commitire rom-ed to April 7, when, continuing his mwurdt of alm. Verge Don, chair:gridence. Mr. Dickinson said that

ment after twenty years,

speculation is thus eliminated, though there is business leases.

some traffic in

American Idens Adopted.. American ideas have been freely adopted. Householders are not permitted to build front fences. It is expected that soon the streets will be flanked with rich gardens, in which roses will grow luxuri- ously in the clay soil..

taking shape. Thousands of pines A great plan of afforestation is

and shruba planted along the streets and in the parks are al ready growing vigorously.

The population will consist of public servants, shopkeepers, and

a. Me, Gilbert Reid, and he took several documents fram professional men, who will cater John Reddy Dr. Gibert Reid the pockets of the dead bodies, for their needs. It is not expect- at 0 Pauna Hapital where he dogument found on the bodyed that manufacturing industries Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughouts been grimsly il foraying in Spring Street was sedi will be ever established at Can- Every Room with Private Bath. Lounge. Bar and Billiard-Room

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There will be no public houses. Mrs. J. 11. ONBERRY, Proprietress, and absence from the Institute.. formation facing but the importation of liquor før

the crowd, spector Dale sented in a chai Private consumption

hibited. He did not stand up as he wonk have done under normal circum- stances,

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ANTHRABIES, CAMPAIGN,

he

He appeared to be das ed and was quite unable to give any account of what had happen ed. Inspector Dale was covered An interesting feature of the with blood," and two constables work in connexion with the men appeared to have been very badly atures taken to deal with the out-beaten.

.

is not pro-

Isolation is one of the draw- backs of Canberra. The nearest ailway is Queanbeyan ten miles

away.

This small

bown has

grown wealthy as the distributing centre of the capital's liquor and ather needs. Motor omnibuses maintain services to Canberra

The

The capital is 400 miles from break of rabies in the Colony, is Ought net Inspector Daleto Melbourne, 200 from Sydney, and aven in the use of a Police Depart-have been in uniform?I have seventy miles from the sea. meal motorcycle which, instel nothing to do with his division, population in December next is of the usual sidecar-combination. I don't know their orders,

estimated at 12,000. This will has an iron enge, in which are

You say the crowd was an angry double in ten years, and thereafter collected straying or ferocious one, now since you know that sev-remain stationary except for na- dogs seized during a daily trip eral were shot, didn't you thinktural growth. through the varions streets, the crowd would be angry?--Promi Parliament House, which the This machine has now become any experience an ordinary Singa-Duke of York will open on May familiar sight with residents, as are crowd would have bolted as sometimes it makes several trips soon as fired upon.

in a day to. the depot at Kennedy Town with full catch of all sorts and descriptions of dogs.

Watchinir a "catch" in progress

at Arbuthnot Road yesterday, the

had been

If you would you have been

angry ?----1 fired upon

should think I would.

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Mr. Braddell; In fact no crowd

ia a temporary building, which will be replaced by a monumental structure years hence.

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holders and insurance companies in Chekiang province, the provin-

writer was struck by the in- has ever been fired upon in Sin-numerous disputes between policy- genious, yet simple method, which gapore before?--No. has been devised. A bamboo pol long enough to give a sufficient reach, was used to catch the animal-in this case a ferocious) black "chow.” Rather gingerly, fed for the day. the officer manipulated this pole. until he Gually had the head of the dog within the noose, fastened on to the end. A last heave, and the animal was flung, bodily, into

Mr. Braddell: In my twenty-cial authorities have issued a set two years' experience in Singapore of regulations according to which

cannot remember one instance.

foreign insurance companies are At this stage the enquiry cl-required to register. A business

Assaulted Inspector's Evidence.

The concluding stage of the in- quest was reached on April 8.

Inspector Dale gave evidence, in

the cage, where were already col; the course of which he said that, on lected a spaniel, a "wonk" and receiving a telephone massage re-

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two other creatures of an un-lating to disturbances at the Happy and asked someone to get him some defined breed.

Valley he took palice procautionary water.

He found a huge crowd

A shotgun, with which the Sermeasures, and then protected to the geant is also equipped on these scene. rounds, enables the officer to carry out his work with dispatch when the circumstances necessitate thei use of such a weapon.

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Witness suddenly heard cries of "Pah, pal" and received a blow on the back of the had.

Mr. Seth: How long were you

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I think it must have been about three minutes.

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Order to Cease Fire.

That biow on the head knocked Suddenly witness heard crics to him down and while on the ground him to come quickly, and went out he was kicked in the groin. Ile on to the left hand side of the ver got up and he thought the two cons- andah and saw from ten to 12 tables mast have come to his rescue. policemen, exending from the sta-

The United States will receive | and Chengkiatun in ITS EFFECTS CONFISCATED. He saw a crowd tashing towards tion to the middle of the road, who the largest influx of Scotsmen in Mongolia, is a rich plain, almost Mr. T. II. King, D.S.P., this him from Neil Road, and a smaller were facing and firing towards its history this year if all those virgin to the spade of the farmers, come over who have indiested and could be made to yield ex morning applied to Mr. R. E. Lind-crowd rushing from the corner of Spring Street.

Oh looking to his left witness desire. Twenty of the largest cellent bean and other crops. sell for an order to confiscate the Maxwell Road,

He would say there were about saw a crowd rushing away and on liners would be required to haul The land is owned by Mongolian property and effects of the Kui Kony Kun Tun Tsung Ui (General 150 people and the procession was seeing that gave the "cense fire" those who have applied for Ameri- prinees, and can be obtained on

broken up.

Witness ran to the order, whereupon the police at once

can visas in Glasgow alone. Fifty a permanent lense at rental of Labour Association of Hongkong) station, receiving two or three more stopped firing and witness ordered thousand have registered at the $360 for every 100 mow, in addi- which also describes itself a blows on the head and shoulders them form up in a line in front American consulate.

tion to a royaltly of 30 per cent, of Frederation of Chinese Labour before he got there,

of the station.

the yearly crops. Under the Unions, which Union, it will be re- As witness entered the station Malay Sergeant 27, who was

auspices of the company, about membered, was proscribed by in

Manchurian officials linve 1,500 colonists, mostly emigrants Order in Council published in the several policemen came out armed second-in-charge at the station, Government Gazette on April 2nd with batons and rifles and when he gave evidence as to the attack by organised a company, known as the from Chihli and Shantung, have: and Reclamation settled on the land. The develop. got on to the verandah he called out the crowd, and the subsequent fir- Colonisation Mr. Lindsell granted an order on

Company for the, development of unent of Eastern Mongolla has now He went ing. in English "stand to." condition that there are no bone fe into the charge room and was push.

Counsel then addressed the jury, Eastern Mongolia. A capital of been greatly facilitated by the claims from the Union, within oured into a chair by Mr. Thompson and the court rose later in the after. $10,000,000, has been subscribed. completion of the Taonan-Angang! week,

The country between Taonanfrailway. He began to feel faint and dizzy' noon.