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A TOTAL LOSS.

FOOK LI SINKS IN HAITAN STRAIT.

Shanghai, Jan, 0.

The China Navigation Company's steamer Slakiang arrived today with eleven Chineso survivors from the steamer Fook Li which foundered in Haitan Strait after leaving Foochow

While passing, through the Strait the Sinklang sighted the wreckago. A close watch was kept with the result that aleven survivors were found on raft. The Fook Li was almost totally submerged and though the

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people stated that the Captain and others of the Fook Li had gone ashore in a boat, ne trace could be found of them, by a landing party from the, Sinkinng. It is believed that a. dozen lost their lives.--Reuter,

A Former Report.

It was at first thought that the vessel named was the Foo Lee, owned by the Ching Keo S. N. Company, and registered Chefoo, but enquiries at the offices

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1928.

SHOOTING AFFRAY.

GRAPHIC DETAILS OF

STREET: CHASE.

Fürther graphic details of the affray between the police and armed, robbers were described in Major C. Willson's court yesterday when Chan Hung, was arraigned before His Worship on a charge of the murder of two Chinese consta bles.

The whole of the afternoon was occupied by, two witnesses who described the whole chase, from Morrison Street, which was with in a few yards of where the first shot was fired, until Chiu Loong Street, when a desparado was brought down.

Plans of the route taken by the fugitive were produced by Mr. C. H. Douglas of the Public Works Department.

'District Watchman Chan Chung,

Wax

A report was received from the Commissioner of Customs at Foo-who was the first to take up the chow yesterday, that the Chinese chase and who followed the gun- steamer Fok Lee has foundered, man until his ammunition one cable off Tessara Island.' exhausted,was the first witness called. He said: "On December 7, I was walking down Morrison Street at 2.15 am, when I heard pistol shots and police whistles Lok Street. I whipped out my atcoming from the direction of Wing of the local agents result in revolver and rushed to the junc- denial of this, and the vessel intion of Wing Lok and Morrison question is at present in North China,"

Streets, and there saw a European Sergeant lying on the ground. I The Fok Leg does not appear also saw two Indians holding a in the current Lloyd's List and is struggling Chinese. I went to the understood to be either a newly assistance of the Indians, but one registered vessel, or alternatively, of them signalled to me with his the cable has been mutilated in hands, indicating that, they did transmission and the name wrong-not need assistance. ly given.

REPARATIONS.

WARNING. RECALLED.

Running Battle.

"I went back to Morrison Street where I noticed a man with white coat and black trousers walking. I called qut to the man and said "What are you doing here?" The man took to his heels. I shouted to him to stop, but as the fugitive took no hiced, I fired a shot at him with my revolver. the road There was nobody on

Bordeaux, Jan. 9. Noteworthy is the utterance of the Frenchman, M. Albert Thomas, at that time. The man ran inte Director of the International the Prayà and I followed him. It was then Labour Office that no expert.con-firing another shot. sidered that the full execution by that the fugitive returned fire. Germany of her reparation pay-Once on Connaught Road the ments could ever be realised. We fugitive, who 1 would say was the must.sooner heed the warnings of defendant; ran eastward. We the Agent General for Reparations fired at each other until Man Wah payments.-Router.

Lane was reached, when the man i was chasing stopped to reload and I fired at him with my jast

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[The warning herein mentioned was cabled by Renter on December round. 16 last as follows: "Reparations und other problems depending

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"On reaching Connaught Road) thereon will not be finally solved blew my police whistle and saw once more, the fugitive appeared till Germany is given a definite another constable take up the to be heading for the Yaumati task to perform on its own respon. chase."

Farry Wharf. sibility without the present safe guards," concludes Mr. Parker Gilbert, the Agent-General for Reparations Payments, in report. ing on the third Dawes annuity

year.

A Chinese consta- At this point the story was couble, a wharf searcher,

ran out tinued by Chinese constable No of the wharf and I then saw de- 62, Wong Hin who said: "At fendant fire point blank at the 2.80 am on December 7 I was on searcher, who staggered a few duty in Connaught Road near Man

steps and fell. Wah Lane when I noticed the de-

A Stern Chase. fendant running in my direction. He is optimistic about the pre with a district watchman chasing verandah and out again and I "The fugitive then ran into the sent and future payments and.

after him and firing shots at him: followed him all the while. When points out. that Germany had paid I saw the defendant stop to reload Pottinger Street was reached he loyally punctually and fully his weapon at the entrance of Man turned up that street and at this though the Budgets of the Reich Wah Lane. He had his back to time I was still about twenty and many of the States are un soundly balanced. He concludes

I went up and clasped paces behind him. Defendant rap that it is encouraging to find the my arms round his waist. He.im- in the middle of the road and when German Government already finan-mediately fired at me, the shot Des Voeux Road was reached on e cially reformed somewhat,

striking my buckle, piercing my again, he ran under the south tunic and grazing the skin of my verandah.

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The report shows that Britain abdomen. I released the defend- "In Pottinger Street I saw C. ha's received 538,000,000 goldant, who proceeded along Con- 454 join in the chase and in Des marks; France, 767,000,000; Italy, naught Road Central, firing at Voeux Road C. 66 also followed the 107,000,000; and Belgium, 27,000,- me as he ran. I shot at him with. fugitive. Defendant changed his 000.]

my service revolver. I saw his course and made for the north face when I was holding him in pavement of Des Voeux Road, and C. 66 fired at him twice,' to 'which' First Victim.

he replied once. I believe hie Defendant proceeded in an reply must have hit C. 66, but I easterly direction until Jubilee did not see. C. 66, stagger or show Street was reached. I was then any signs of being, hit, Near two shops' space (twenty yards) | Chiu Loong Street the defendant. behind. Before I turned up Jubilee, stopped to reload his revolver and Street, heard a shot fired and, C. 66 and C. 454 both fired at him. Chicago, Jan 9. when I did reach Jubilee Street II did not fire because I had no Mr. Albert Lasker, ex-chairman saw the defendant running dia-more rounds left. The defendant of the United States Shipping gonally across the street and an was, brought down, after which I Board, and his wife have donated indian police sergeant howling saw C. 66 go up to him and kick A million dollars to the Chicago with pain, having apparently been University for the establishment shot.

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| of a Lasker foundation for medical "On reaching. Des Voeux Road, research into the cause and pre- the defendant again turned in an vention of disease amory middle casterly direction and ran past the aged and old aged persons with n Fire Brigade Station; turning view to ascertaining how to pro: down, Victoria Street I was still long human life-Reuter's Ameri- two shops space behind him and can Service,

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him heavily and tread on his head, Having done this C. 66 told me that he had been shot and, putting 'a hand to his breast, collapsed. 1 seized him as he tottered and later he was removed to the Government Civil Hospital, as was the defend-) ant.

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