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REDS EXECUTED.

THURSDAY,

OBITUARY."

CLEARING UP THE PROVINCE DEATH OF STOKER NORMAN

OF KWANGSI...

Kwellin, Oct. 26. The sequel to all the confusion and chaos caused in Kweilin, Kwangsl; in the past two years is the rece. t execution of all the

leaders caught in the recent raids upon the Communists. News has

MORRIS,

A report was received in the Colony yesterday that Stoker Norman Mor- is, the well-known wolterweight champion of the Colony, had died on his way home to England from the

China Station,

OCTOBER 27, 1927.

LLOYDS REGISTER.

1926-27 FIGURES THE HIGHEST RECORDED.

London, Oct. 26. The annual report of Lloyds re- gister of shipping shows that the total of merchant vessels holding classification of Lloyds register afloat at the ond of last Junc amounted to. 29,529,000 tons, the

just come of the execution of nine she first, cume out and has fought highest figure yet recorded. At

Stoker Morris arrived here with the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Hermes when of these Red leaders. Among them regularly at the Th tre Royal un were Pei Pong Tao, who was ac der the auspices of the Hongkong knowledged head of the Commun Boxing Association. He ΥΠΟΤΕ

both ists and principal of the Normal the welterweight and middleweight School; Li, the young editor.cf championships of the Colony and was the newspaper, other teachers considered the best man at his weight

here. from the

Heenly lost one fight and Normal School, and that was when he was disqualified in one from

the Chu Tsai Boys a catchweight contest with Jim Cart School, who was also employed by lidge. Very popular both in and out the Government Scheels.

of the ring, his death will be received These men

were leaders in all with regret among all who knew him parades and defied the Govern here. ment on many occasions.

Pei instigated the putting of characters on the face of the man taken from the Baptist Compound, Seven other Reds have also been taken in the latest, raid by the Government. They will, no doubt, follow in the path of their com rades.

Wong Shiu-hung seems to "be determined to clear the beautiful province of Kwangsi of this scourge. He is a. strong. and fearless leader among his people.

BANDIT

OUTRAGE.

REPORTED RELEASE OF MR.

W. E. MITCHELL.

Washington, Oct. 26. It is confirmed that Mr. W. E. Mitchell has been released. It is believed that the Amajac Mining Corporation paid £500 by way of ransom-Reiter's American Ser

vice..

[A message from Washington on October 19. announced that)

Morris was in hospital for zome time before being invalided home and according to information to hand, he died at sea and was buried at Gibral-

tar.

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ARAB CHIEF GIVES UP

CAMELS.

that date there were also under construction to the Society's classi- fication vessels which brought the total tonnage of nearly 10,000'ships to over $1,500,000.

Of those actually afloat more. than one half were British owned and 66.1 per cent of last year's projected new tonnage was for construction Britain and Ireland.

in shipyards of

The tendency for the replace- illustrated by the report which ment of coal by oil fuel is further shows that of new tonnage con- structed last year 69.2 per cent were built for oilburning, whereas six years ago the percentage was 33.8. These figures apply only to new construction.

Of vessels at present afloat 64 per cent are coal. driven and it does not necessarily follow that vessels having oil fuel installations will never use coal. Of oil driven vessels afloat 2,500 are motor London, Oct. 26. Ibn Saud, the Sultan of Nejdships of which, however, most are and head of the Wahabis, has de- vessels of under 1,000 tons regia- serted the camel for an 11,000 ter. Motor ships of over 6,000 fleet of eight British meter cars tone number 241 and there are 88 of polished aluminium, in which motor ships each exceeding 8,000, his cross desert travels will hence. tons register. British Wireless. forth be made. Two windowless motor caravans have been provid- ed for the twenty-four ladies of his harem, with a roof made of opaque glass and the temperature cooled by means of electric fans. His bodyguard of fifty warriors will travel in a fast charabanc. -Runter.

BRITISH INDUSTRY."

DEMAND FOR MOTOR CARS RAPIDEY INCREASING.

London, Oct. 26.

The Federation of British In- dustries, representative of all the principal manufacturing trades of

the United States Council at BRITAIN AND BRAZIL. Great Britain, has prepared a fore-

Mazatlan has informed the State Department that Mexican bandits have captured Mr. W. E. Mitchell,

SHIP BETWEEN THEM.

general manager of the Amajac BOND OF INTIMATE FRIEND Mining Corporation, at Nayarcit. Mr. Mitchell, who is a Briton, is Held for a five-thousand pesos ran- som within five days under a threat of being shot.]

cast of the prospects for industry during the next three months. It shows a substantial increase in foreign orders in many trades and a considerable development abroad of the demand for British motor- cars while in the motorcycles indus- try huge orders are' reaching Bri- tain from all parts of Europe as well as further afield.

London, Oct. 26. The close relationship that had! for a long time, existed between London, Oct. 26. Brazil and Britain was referred The British subject, Mr. W. E. to at a dinner last night when the Mitchell, manager, of the Amajac Brazilian Ambassador, Dr. O- Mining Corporation, who was re-veirn, was the guest of a club rently captured and held to ransom know the Knights of Rounding. Electrical engineering, chemi- by Mexican Bandits, has been re- Table. Dr. Oliveira said that his leased.-British Wirdess.

THE BETTING TAX.

TREASURY TO RECEIVE BIG INCOME THIS YEAR,

London, Oct. 26.

con- nol

country was a traditional friend of Great Britain to whom they were united by bonds of intimate col- laboration in the great duty of all nations of continual effort of each towards a better understand-: ing for the good of civilisation.. British Wireless.

GENERAL MOTORS HAVE A

RECORD YEAR.

The manufacture and export, of artificial silk products are increas

cuis, wireless apparatus, and ex- ports from Leicester and Notting- ham principally of boot and hosiery machinery are among the trades showing substantial improvements.

British Wireless.

P. AND O, SHARES.

OFFER OF CHARTERED BANK ACCEPTED.

London, Oct. 26. · Financial editors of the London papers Call attention to the report that holders of over

ready accepted the offer of the 61 per cent. of the P. and O. Bank- ing Corporation shares have al Chartered Bank of India, Australia

In a speech last night the MOTOR CAR PROFITS. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Churchill, said that the treasury would this year receive three or four millions from the betting tax and he knew of no great national interest that suffered in sequence. Attendance had

New York, Oct. 28. fallen off at big race meetings in wall Street in the report of Gen The keenest interest is shown in consequence of the tax and prices eral Motors for the first nine months realised for bloodstock sires sur of 1927, showing the net earnings to passed all previous record in every be nearly $20,000,000 more than and China, made through Lord sule since the imposition of the tax for any nine months in its history at 216 shillings per share payable Inchcape, to purchase the shares Money thus realised would most exactly equal the

and greater than the previous which the government has to pro-1020. The exact earnings

record earnings for the full year of mains open till November 15, but on December 31, The offer re-

vide to establish the universal

to 8103,758,302.-Beuter's Americanacceptances has been received the as the stipulated proportion of system of widows' pensions for the

Service. whole year.-British Wireless.

plan becomes effective and the con- trol of the P. and O. Banking Cor- poration will pass to the Chartered Bank.-Reuter.

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SWIMMING FATALITY.

CHINESE DROWNED OFF CHEUNG CHOW.

Cheung Chow, Oct. 26.

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