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FISHERMEN'S GRATITUDE.

BENTATION TO COMMDR.

·FITZGERALD.

is learned through Chinese es, that a collection has been by the fishmen employed on

NEXT ECLIPSE.

TOTALITY VISIBLE IN MALAYA.

The Connassance des Temps for 1929 describes the total oclipse of the sun due on May 9, 1929. The path of the total phase of that

and goes in a north-easterly direc-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5,

1927.

DR. TAGORE DEPARTS. ALLEGED £2,000 FRAUD.

FAREWELL LUNCHEON AT SINGAPORE,

SHIPBROKER'S "DEAL" IN

"MACHINERY.

Dr. Rabindranath Tagore's brief Captain Henry Chevaller Ri- but busy stay in Singapore was gaud," shipbroker, of Craven. brought to a happy close with a street, Strand, "was Bummoned farewell luncheon given by Mat Bow-street Police Court the

Moyer Mansions.

Fanton river run, for the pur- jeclipse begins east, of Cape Town Granvilio Roberta nt hls, flat in other day before Mr. Fry, for ob- of making a presentation to tion through the Indian Ocean to- In proposing the toast to the dis-taining £2,000 by false pretences

ndr. Fitzgerald, Senior Naval

wards the northern part of Sumn- tinguished guest, Mr. Granville from Mr. Lothian Graham Scott, how pleased they a journalist, of the Howard Hotel, er of the Delta, on the otra, then through Kedah and Pat-Roberts said

Strand. Captain" n of his being relieved of hintani in the Malay. Peninsula; bend- were to have renewed their neNorfolk-street, hand for passage to England-ing next into an easterly direction, quaintance with him and to be Rigaud pleaded "Not Guilty and his readiness to give all it passes right south of French able once more to show him how elected to be tried by a jury. ble assistance the river Indo China, then, through the much they appreciated his enden- 386 engaged on their lawful Philippine Islands into the Paciffe vours on behalf of international pations, his ready despatch of Ocean, the whole path looking like fellowship. The speaker assured to the assistance of dis- an immense hockey-stick laid the post that it was the wish of the gathering, which was very repre- craft and the placing of cal advice at the disposal ofrong.the oceans.

sentative, that the Visva Bharad ed nien, the departing officer

should never pass out of their made

Limits of Tatality. On the Malay Fensingula the

a name for himself southern limit of the path gous minds or the minds of his other

on.

Mr. Fortune, who supported the summons, said that, in July, 1926, Captain Rigaud represented to Mr. Scott that he had an option to purchase a large quantity of ma chinery lying at Dunkirk and Mar- seilles, and had arranged to sell it to a person in Russia. He g the River populace that from the southern section of the friends in Singapore, but that the wanted £2,000 to enable him to ot he affected by the tread Penang Island to Kunia Ketin, Be-doctrines for which it stood would carry through the "deal," and Mr. e present turmoil. To these tong and Sungei Padi in Slam, and receive their co-operation in every Scott advanced him this sum, toral men, he is the em-to Tumpat Wharf in Kelantan.possible shape and form.

the understanding that he was to Itising to thank Mr. Roberts, the receive a half-share of the profits. hent of kindly justice.

Observers along this line will see the black dise of the new moon poot expressed his great pleasure Captain Rigaud gave him two only a very short time in front of in being in Malaya again. He was bills of exchange for £1,000 each, the sun's disc. For those situated very glad to see such a represen-but these were dishonoured when. s have been pouring in from south of that line the eclipse is not tative gathering at that table. He they became due. Mr. Scott dis- uarters and it is understand a total que, a more or less narrow emphasized the point that his work covered later that there had never the presentation will be made sickle of the sun being visible for should not

remain merely his been any agrement in regard to se master of one of the river them at the moment of grentest work but that it should be shared the machinery, and it Wis sub-

within the next few days, phase.

by every man who felt that he mitted that the whole matter was, the Tarantula is in Canton,

could contribute towards the unity a "Blind" without any foundation. not only of East and West but of Captain Rigaud never had an op- each nation.

tion on the machinery, and had no customer in Russia for it.

actly what shape the gift will

la not at present known, but hany weeks the 10 and 20 cent

OLVIKEN PIRACY.

EPORT OF ARREST OF.

PIRATES DENIED,

ropert that a number of Chinese been arrested in the Colony on tes of complicity in the piratical'

The central line of totality, along which the duration of the total phase in the longest, comes from Ibi on the east of Sumatra. and passus through Kerinh, north of Alor Star,, between the railway stations of Aran and Tanjong

:

CHINESE ECONOMIC

JOURNAL.

AN INTERESTING JULY...

NUMBER.

on the Norwegian ateamer kon was dented yesterday In oill- the quarters, M. T. II. King, tor of Criminal Intelligence g that he was not aware that mer had been arrested in the From another quarter it is ed that the Number One ecalle visor of the steamer who was ely beaten by the pirates before returned from the batch of cap-

This Commission was “established taken ashore at Bins Bay has It is stated that his health brcko, in 1918 as a consequence of the completely as a result of the ill-disastrous floods which occurred in mert and he passed away four Chilli in the autumn of 1917 when ago, at his home in Hongkong 15,000 square miles of the populous Chinese who is believed to be Corious pirate on the mainland is portion of the provinco were inun hands of the Eongkong Police, dated and disaster even came upon man the city of Tientsin, while more as further stated. This at one time banished from the than six millions of people were by but recently returned with a rendered

In addition to the usual budget of interesting articles, the July so of the Chinese Economic anal has a History of the Chibli River Cumminsicu.

Johnson's Pier was the scene of a large gathering when Dr. Tagore and party left for Malacen. They will spend three..days in Malacca and then visit the principal towns in the Pensinsula. They intend to proceed to Siam by railway and then to Java.,

A Floating Dock. Cross-examined by Mr. H. D. Roome, who defended, Mr. Scult said that the machinery in which Captain Rigand proposed to deal comprised a floating dogk, military A purse of five thousand rupees stores, and American agricultural towards the funds of the Inter-implements. There. Was no'men-- national University, has been pre- tion in the written agreement of sented to Dr. Tagore by local In- the return of the £2,000. Cap- dinns.

ALLEGED ASSAULT.

FRACAS IN BOTANICAL GARDENS.

tain Rigaud led him to believe that his half-share of the profits aris- ing from the deal in machinery alone would amount to E6,000 or £7,000, and from rifles about £20,- 000, or £30,000 as his half-share ig a deal in machine guns, and about £7,000 or £8,000 in respect of the floating dock,

How much? £100,00071

Before Major C. Willson yester- Did you expect to get, for your. day, Mr. W. D. Owen defended a £2,000 a total profit of about £60,- Chinese who is charged with as-1000?-At one time I thought i saulting & Chinese police con-was going to make more than £60,- stable in the Botanical Gardens on 000. : July 15. homolour. Since then It is alleged by the prosecution ation made famous by certain valuable work has been done at the that the defendant together with thought I might make £80,000.- ical exploits on the mutoland.instance of the Commission on the several others deliberately pro-

Did you

seriously think, as a formation received by the Hong-Pei Ho Reversion, "the Cathedral voted the constable, because the business man, that for lending Police he was traced and arCutting, the Tientsin Dyke, the latter had occasion to drive the de- £2,000 for three months you were d and is being held for deporta-Hsin Kai Ho and the Machang fendant out of the garden com-going to get it back with possibly to Canton.

Canal

pounds the previous day.

£80,000 besides honestly be Dr. Friedrich Olto writos in this number of the Journal on Re- férences to Early Manchu Economy in the Annals of the Foundation of at 9 o'clock on July 14 by one of The witress could not agree the Manchu Empire." A detailed the guards that a Chinese Police that he put his £2,000 into Cap- article in "China's Industrial De- constable had been assaulted. Mr. tain Rigaud's ventures as a sort velopment" by D.K. Lion gives one Green stated that he understood of partnership.

LOCAL BASEBALL.

AM FIELDING AVERAGES

TO DATE.

Mr. H. Green of the Botanical lieved what Captain Rigaud told and Forestry Department," stated me.. that a report was made to him

elding averages for the teams in food for thought. That por-frani' the report that the defendant Hongkong Baseball League are below and it will be seen that average of the Japanese Club, on less game, is level with that of Dragons, although errors are less even and put outs less by 23. gkong pairs with the Dragons for s on the same number of matches od with one point leas 'average.

P. Erra. Asst. Put- Aver.

out

tion which deals with cottage in- was quarrelling with 3 guaru An when the policeman walked up dustries is of special interest. account of the working of the Chi- and offered to fight the defendant. nese Railways during the year 1994 The defendant then struck the

policeman and 'rar, completes his volume.

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The hearing was adjourned till After serving half of his sen- Monday next at 12 noon.

of two months' imprison- tenve ment,

15-year-old Leamington "ome Secretary. The lad was boy, Edward Erswell, has been re-convicted on May 25 of stealing leased from Birmingham Gaol, and detonators. His father on Tues- When day night received from the Bir sent to a remand home. 82

themingham police the information. Erswell was sentenced by 80

a strong that he had been sent to the re Kenilworth magistrates public, protest" was sent to the mand home. -.

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The hearing was adjourned,

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