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JAPANESE VESSEL MONROE DOCTRINE SERIOUS FRAUDS DEATH OF THE REV. WHARF COMPANY THE "ALCANTARA" REALISING CHINA

ABANDONED.

KINKO MARU SINKING OFF ROCKS.

HEAVY FOG CAUSES FURTHER CASUALTIES.

“STANLEY” ASHORE.

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The mishap to the s.8. Kinko: Maru, which went on the rocks

near Turnabout Istand, is more serious than was at first supposed, and it is now feared that the vessel will become total loss.

casualty.

As far as can be ascertained,

DENOUNCED.

ALLEGED.

ARGENTINE PROTEST TO THE INTERPRETERS PART

LEAGUE.

“HISTORICAL TRUTH.”

Geneva, Feb. 28.

An echo of the recent Pan- American Conference at Havana was heard by the League of Na-

tions Committee on arbitration and security, to-day,

The delegate of the Argentine Guvernment drew attention to the Monroe Doctrine and objected in the interest of historical truth

peace."

IN TRANSACTION

TWO MINORS AND MORTGAGE ON PROPERTY.

IMPORTANT APPEAL.

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Allegations that two solicitor's interpreters were paid $48,000 to

DR. BANISTER.

FORMER ARCHDEACON OF HONGKONG.

C. M. S. MISSIONARY.

Lodon, Feb. 28. The death is announced of the Right Rev. Dr. William, Banister,} Rector of Selham, Sussex,

The deceased was the first,

PROGRESS.

MARKED INCREASE IN BUSINESS.

BIG MODERN GODOWN AND TIMBER YARD.

Bishop of Kwanghi and had boon EXTENSIVE DREDGING. associated with mlaaionary work)

An increase of 224,000 tons in in China for 43 yoara-Router.

DISASTER.

CORONER CRITICISES LACK OF RUSSIAN EFFORT.

STRONG CENSURE,

London, Feb. 28. In recording a verdict of "Death by drowning" at the inquest on the "Alcantara" victim, whose body was washed ashore in a life-buoy

ASPIRATIONS.

COMMON AIM OF ALL FACTIONS.

KEEN APPEAL BY NEW PEKING FOREIGN MINISTER.

at Dungeness, the Coroner said ENCOURAGING SIGNS.

that ho falled to see why some- thing had not been done on the The Right Rev. William Banis- cargo handled and of 75 vessels those on board the Alcantara.

Russian ship to save the lives of

old residents. of the Colony sa a

Lancashire, on May 31st, 1855, he

that

less of themselves. Reuter,

Peking, Feb. 28. Yet another encouraging sign

arrange an estate settlement, ander, D.D., will be remembered by using the wharves, as compared The Russinus should have of the growing feeling among res- that one of them withheld the fact former Archdeacon of Hongkong, with the provious year, was re-thought a little more of others and ponsible Chinese that cordial re- that the two youths concerned an office which he held from 1902 ported at the shareholders' meet- There was only one survivor of intions with foreign Powers la to the wording of Article 21 of the Were under age in order that no to 1999. Born at Walton-le-Dale, ing of the Jongkong and Kowloon the terrible disaster in the English |necessary before China can take Badly holed forward as the re- Covenant, which states:-"Noth. hitch should occur, were made in was educated privately and at the Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., held Channel off Dungeness on Friday her rightful place in the comity of

night. The Italian steamer, sult of the crash in the fog, the ing in the Covenant shall be deem the Court of Appeal this morning. Church Missionary College, Laling at noon to-day. The Hon. Mr. D. Alcantara, and the Russian sail-nations, is contained in a state- vessel is reported to be gradually sinking and it is also stated thated to affect the validity of intered an appeal ngainst, a judgment

when Mr. Ekipn Potter K.C., open ton.

G. M. Bernard, who presided, also ing barque, Tovaritsch, crashed ment issued by Mr. Lo Wen-kan, He was ordained a deacon by stated, in the course of his speech, almost at full speed in a fog, the the new Foreign Minister at the crew have already abandoned national engagements, such as delivered by Mr. Justice Wood, the Bishop of London in 1879, at

bows of the latter vessel piercing the ateumer, and have put off for treaties of arbitration and re- who refused to grant an injune-priest in the following year, and shore in their own boats. They'

around the

the starboard quarter of the ill-Peking. will, it is presumed, hend for Fuo-gional understandings like the tion restraining the mortgagees was a curate at Balderstone, Black- The whole area

wharves is being fated Hallan eraft

In giving a statement regarding chow, and there is little fear of Monroe Doctrine for maintaining the molgust of 2500,000 tad benary field under the C.M.S. in 1800. dredged to provide a depth of 32

Both boilers exploded before his policy, Mr. Lo Wen-kan pointed from disposing of property until burn, until he entered the mission- Company's

the vessels drew apart after the out that while the country is in paid.,

His first charge in China was at feet at lowest spring tide;

A sum of $780,613 has been paid collision, and it must have been the threes of civil strife, it cannot The Argentine delegate describ The appellants were Loo Foochow and Kucheng, under the the Kinko Maru has been so badly the Monroe Doctrine as a uni-Kwong-Jam, 57 Caine Rond and Fuklen Mission, and he remained for land for the purpose of a tim-obvious that the Alcantara was in expect satisfactory adjustment of

extremo danger. She disappear-international relations. Internl political declaration by the Loo Kwong-hiu, of the same there from 1880 to, 1893. From ber yard;

The new four-storey godown, ed within three minutes,

He does, however, say that United States which had never address, an infant and the reapon-the latter year until 1890, he was been explicitly approved by the dents were. Li Koon-chan and Principal of the C.AL.S.' Theolo- with a storage capacity of about engineer who clung to the bow whatever is conducive towards 30,000 tons, has been completed; sprit of the Tovaritsch as it lay strengthening international friend- other American countries. It was Wing Fat-sking, 81. Wing Lokgical College of Foochow. therefore not a regional under-Street, and Kan Tong-po, the chief

across the decks of the Alcantara, standing. It was unequal; hence manager of the Bank of East Asia

A sum of $101,735 has been set being the only survivor of a growship and promoting goodwill be- tween the Chinese people, and his protest.-Reuter.

aside for six large steel craft for of 23.

bo Ltd., 10 Des Voeux Road Central

foreign nations must It was in 1897 that the deceased Mr. Eldon Poster, K.C., together came to Hongkong, in the capacity]

carrying timber.

couraged. with Mr. H. G. Sheldon, appeared of Secretary of the C. M. S. He Chairman's Specch..

Of One Voice. on behalf of the appellants and was later appointed Archdeacon Mr. F. C. Jenkin was for the and during 1906-07 36 was Com-

The Chairman anid:-Gentlemen,

"Whother it is the North respondents.

or the ' South,

or what- The respondents, formerly de-missary of the Archbishop of-The report and statement of ac-

ever faction or party it is, the See of Victorin In 1909, he some daye, and with your permis-"THEY ALSO SERVE WHO ONLY Canterbury during the vacancy in counts, together with the auditors' report, have been in your hands for

the revision of the unequal Tren-

sion will follow the usual proce-' dure and take them as read,

damaged that little hope of successful salvage in entertained.

"Stanley" Hard Aground,

In the thick for which envelop

ad the waters of the Colony this morning, the Government launch Stanley, while on her way to Talpo, went hard nshore at Cape Collinson. In addition to the fog, the master had the ditional dif- Biculty to contend with that he was travelling during the dark houra

The launch commenced her trip. Lo Taipo, at the request of H.E. the Governor, at about 9 a.m, and after two hours travelling, in which time she had only reached a poll a Yumille toelas Arteise til Harbour,

Suttessfully

U.S. CLERGY WAIT ON PRESIDENT.

DESIRE HIM TO VETO NAVY PROGRAMME.

negotiating "WILL ALARM WORLD." Lyeemun Pass, the launch apjicara to have got off her course and

Washington, Feb. 28.

fendants, alleged that the plain tiffs had fraudulently represented themselves to be adults.

Sixteen Sons.

in

Service in Hongkong,

and

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BRITAIN NOT READY TO RATIFY.

STAND AND WAIT."

en-

tfen is, what our people have been striving for the past ten years, and we are of one voice that our · fortunes us a nation depend on the

ادامه دارد و

USE OF POISON GAS.ation of this common aim,

If fe an aim, Mr. Lo goes o which grows out of desire for sert London, Feb. 28.

The use of polison gas in war-respect and progress and it cannot

Sincerity of Powers.

gone hard ashore near Cape Collin- President Coolidge received a de-first plaintiff Lam was born o

The first news of the casualty/putation of clergymen to-day who April 26, 1904 to the sixth conen Mrs. Banister, who is also well $8 per share, absorbing $640,000, tlons in the House of Commons

son.

was brought in by a police patrol came to urge him to veto the naval launch, and a Hoarding tificer progranine if the Bill passed the House of Representatives as it from, the larbour Department would alarm the world. went immediately to the scene, followed later by the Harbour Master, Lient, Commdr. G. F. Hole, in the launch Victoria.

Delayed by Fog.

The 3.5. On Lee failed to arrivel on time last night, and it was

Mr. Coulidge, in reply, said the

programme

bine, being the 14th son of the father. Hin was the son of the ninth concubine and the 16th son, being born on August 2, 1905. They were both partly educated at St. Stephen's College in Hongkong. moderate and Was could not alarm other countries.fore see that on February 10, Their Lordships would there- Router's American Service.

1925, when the mortgage was put Shipyards Cannot Build in Time. through, the age of the first plain- tiff was 20 years 9 months, while Washington, Feb. 28.

the second was 19 years old. Mr. Justice Wood had found those facts in their favour and there

House

American Service.

CHIEF.

remembered in Hongkong, was Preston, Lancashire, daughter of Mr. T. Grime,

SHIPPING COMPANY

PROSECUTED.

ALLEGED TRANSPORT OF OPIUM.

of

Mr.

Baldwin

+

CANTON AND NANKING.

BEING ISSUED.

the

"I am, convinced that the at- titude of the Powers ia sincere, 80

we ought, with one united voice, to deviso 'concrete plans."

"What we ask is merely the res- toration of our national sovereign rights, and I hope our friends will

be moved by our appeal."-Reuter.

CANADIAN FLYING

CLUBS.

MORE MACHINES ORDERED 'IN BRITAIN,

London, Feb. 28, The Canadian Government are

was elevatud: Bishop of Kwangsi and Hunan,ng to buld this high Coffee until 1923, when he retired! The net profit for the year ander from the China min field and review amounts to $662,305.56, and Mr. Potter, outlining the cir-proceeded 1p England.

this, together with $382,738.68 | cumstances, said the father of the

Deceased was the author of a brought forward from the previous plaintifa, Wan Lo-kau, lived Scripture Catechism for the young year, makes a total of $095,039.24 Macao and died on December 15th, and of Notes on the 1st Corin- to be dealt with at this Meeting. 1907, leaving 16 sons, of whom the thians, both in Chinese.

It is proposed to pay a dividend of time formed the subject of ques- bo suppressed.

to-day. This dividend is $2 Me Stanley Baldwin, the In recent years; friendly Pow- aand to carry forward the balance of

$335,039.24. per ahnre larger than that paid for 1926 and I trust the proposal will Premier, stated that the Governers have come to understand our meet with the approval of share-ment did not think it expedient to attitude and there have ben num- ratify the Convention prohibiting erous declarations promising as- holders,

Your Directors have transferred its use until all the important sistance for the realisation of our $50,000 to Renewals Account, which Powers had ratified, or had signi- aspirations. will bring that account up to fled their intention of ratifying. The Kusing is leaving to ren-

$100,000. A sum of $60,000 has Commander Kenworthy (Lab.) der what assistance is possible

been placed to Dredging Account suggested that Britain follow the this afternoon. Information is

and is about half the estimated cost French example of ratifying with scanty concerning the grounding,

of dredging between the wharves, out being bound until the other but it is understood that the Stan-; The Naval Committee of the

The Hoi On Steamship Com-This work will be done in conjune- States had come into line. of Representatives' has

expressed ley is badly benched.

The Dutch steamer Tipanas, on eliminated the requirement in the was no dispute that the appellants pany, of 49, Connaught Road Cen- tion with dredging operations now arrival from the Straits, reports Bill increasing the Naval Appro were infants at the time of the trai, were summoned by the Import being carried out by the Govern- opinion that if we await the other The whole area round the ratifications that will be the best and Export Department this mor- ment. that the fog signal at Waglap was priations, that the now cruisers transaction. heard very indistinctly to seaward should be completed within six After the death of the father,ning, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, for wharves will be dredged to provide way of achieving our ends. He and was not distinguishable at two years.

when the appellants were mere using their steamship Hoi Cheung, a depth of 32 feet of water at lowest added that as far as he was aware miles. The signal was, however,} The proviso is struck out as babies, disputes arose with re-fo carry 720 taels of raw oplum and spring tide, which is more than no Power had signified intention

sufficient depth required by any ves- to ratify.--Reuter. many American shipyards wil begard to the property. Some of 125 tacls of prepared opium. very clear to ludward.

unable to submit tenders for com-the sons contended that the father The master of the vessel, Chan sels using the wharves at the pre- pletion within that time.-Reyter's had not left property in Hong-Kai-yu, was also summoned for un-sent time.

kong while others contended he lawfully using the ship for the im- Land and Buildings. had placed it in the names of pertation, carriage, or conveyance.

of opium.

Turning to the balance sheet, you some of the older sons, thereby

Mr. M. M. Watson, of Messrs. will observe that $789,619.00 has thought that she had stranded. NEW"CANTON POLICE following a common Chinege cus-

and Master; been expended on Kowloon land, om. The younger sons thought Johnson, Stokes that the others were not "playing Ppeared for the steamship Com This represents the purchase of the FRIENDLY PROCLAMATION extending their scheme for the Jestablishment of flying clubs in the game and were retaining the pany and Mr. W. D. Owen, of front portion of Kowloon Marine Messrs. Hastings, Dennys and Lot No. 49, which was required for

the Dominion.. It' properly as their own.

Bowley, for the Captain of the the purpose of a timber yard.

In view of the activities of anti-

Forty Do Havilland Moth Hght' Kai-shek elements in aeroplanes have already been de ship. The prosecution was in the has an area of 213,800 square feet Chiang hands of Mr. G. R. Sayer.

with a water frontage of 660 feet Canton, General Li Chai-sum and ivered from England, or are on The s.s. Norviken carrying the

An Original Jurisdiction action

In answer to his Worship, Mr. and makes an excellent site for our Chang Ming-shlu have resolved to order for the Government and was started in 1924, continued Sayer agreed that at the time of timber business. It has enabled us fasue a proclamation to paper mail from London, dated

the private enterprises, in Canada, January 26th, arrived during. the! General Li Chal-sum has an-Mr. Potter, and it was interesting, the seizure the ship was not in fact to terminate the lease. of the Rail-

attitude of the Southern Govern: have ordered another twenty reports delay owing to bad weather Tang Yin-wah, the Commissioner the four plaintiffs were the 10th. ship Company, but that she had we have been renting for storing ment towards Marshal Chiang Kai-machines for the new Hying! foreneon, two days overdue. She proved the resignation of General from his viewpoint, to note that in the control of the Hoi On Steam-way Reclamation property, which reuple setting forth the friendly and the Canadian Government

11th. 12th and 14th, sons, the last-been chartered to someone else. timber since 1922, of Police.

His Worship The Hol On Com-[

The $656,138.17 added to Kow-shek's regime in Nanking. General Tang Shih-chang, the named the first plaintiff in the

pany was not running it at the loon buildings is the balance paid on This proclamation will make it Garrison Commander of Canton, present action.

was clear that the Southern Govern the new godown which Lam then sued as an infant by time? STILL FEWER OUT OF has been appointed to take charge his next friend, Loo Kwong-wai, Mr. Sayer-I believe that to be completell at the end of the yearment will take no part in the Nor-

of the Police Administration tem-

and is now in use. This is a four-thern Expedition, but will concen- WORK

porarily.

The new Police Com-and that would also become. in- the ease.

Mr. Watson pointed out that the storey building, with total floor trate its attention on activities of missioner will assume his office teresting when they came to con-

sider the question of fraud that ship was chartered to somebody space of 150,000 square feet, the the Kuomintang in the Southern te-morrow morning.

General Tang Yin-wah, on re- had arisen, the allegation that the olse at the time of the acizure. storage capacity being about 30,000 provinces.

Sometime ago there was con: REVOLUTIONARY SAID TO BE signing from the Police Comunis- appellant had fraudulently repre- The owners, however, had since tons. It has an electric conveyor

had the ship selzed through the on the outside for landing cargo to siderable propaganda among the

IN MOSCOW. sionership, will devete his entire sented himself to be an adult.

and at the the three upper floors and 12 elec-anti-Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang It was obvious that on August Admiralty Court London, Feb. 28.

Paris, Feb. 28. attention to the 5th Army, of

The building Is the opening of a big Kuomintang | The French. Communist deputy, The latest official report gives the which he is appointed Comman-12, 1924, the date of the earlier moment, the translation of the tric cranes inside the godowns for members in Canton, advocating total number of unemployed as der. This Army was formerly action and six months before the Charter Party was talking place, stacking cargo, 1,186,700. This is 23,072 less than under General Li Fuk-lum, Gen- date of the mortage, Lam, who was He asked the Magistrate to grant thoroughly up-to-date in every res Conference in Canton, to rival the M. Doriot, who was sentenced in...

an adjournment until the transla-pect, and is a very useful addition Conference held recently in Nan his absence of a year's impricon- the week before and 59.369 less than eral Tang may take his Army to at present convicted of fraud in tion could be brought before the to our property. There is a pas-king, but according to latest in- ment for Inciting soldiers in Indo- Fange-way on the south side of the telligence from Canton, this China to disobedience, is reported a year ago.--British Wircleak.

the East River to carry out the respect of age, must have declar

Mr. Owen stated that counsel building, leading direct to Canton scheme has now been abandoned. to be in Moscow... the anti"Red" campaign there.ed the fact that he was an infant

because he had aued as such.

The sentence has been revised in . Nam Chung Pao.

Then came the question of the would be instructed in regard to Rond, for the use of passengers

his client.NAME

from steamers berthed at No. 1

default and increased to three interpreter, Mr. Soong. It seemed

Wharf. This will avoid the neces

years imprisonment and a fino obvious that not only did Lam de-

sity of passengers having to walk

of 8,000 francs, for his revolution clare he was an infant, but gave

amongst cranes and eargo trucks the

A notice to mariners fasued by ary activities in Chia and Indo- the date of his birth, because no

whole length of the Fraya to the the local authorities this morning China last year-Router. sane man in the position of a

terry, N

states: A reward of $50 Ta To-day's Observatory report solicitor's interpreter, as Mr. London, Feb. 28. states: The anticyclone is now Soong, would refrain from asking Earl Jellicoe has accepted the central near Tokyo. Conditions the obvious question as to when Presidency of the British Legion over China are uncertain. The the client was born. Mr. Potter as the branches have overwhel-forecast up to noon to-morrow is: would submit that Soong knew the mingly voted in approval of the North or variable winds, moder- age of Lam

late to light; overcast, rain, fog. xecutive Council's offer-Reuter

However, on arriving at 11.30 a.m.) to-day, the master reported that it had taken 12 hours to make the passage from Kongmoon to Wang- moon, the vessel having been com- pelled to anchor nó less than six] times to await clear weather,

and fog.

REDUCTION WEEK BY WEEK CONTINUES.

EARL JELLICOE.

PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH LEGION.

....

GENERAL TANG YING-WAH RESIGNS FOR NEW POST.

Canton, Feb. 29.

·RAIN AND FOG PREDICTED.

Sued as, Infant,

(Continued en Page 14.)

Court.

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The Magistrate adjourned, the hearing until Monday afternoon at 2.16 pm

10.

The Nanking military council has appointed Chiang Kai-shelt, Fong Yu-hatang and Yen Ilei-chan commanders-in-chief of the

TORPEDO LOST.

clubs-British Wireless.

DORIOTS SENTENCE

INCREASED.

Now York, Feb. 28.

Tho expenditure of $6,000 on offered by the Naval Authorities Shanghal, Feb. 28.

launches is a payment on a launch for the recovery of a 21 inch tor- one of the older boats, now under construction to replace pede, which was lost from one of Amessage from Francofield, in Under lighters, the 3101,785.21 H.M. Ships on Saturday February the Panama Canal zone; saya expended is the cost of six large 25, in a position approximately the dirigible Los Angeles has

Latitude 22.17 North, and Longi-arrived Reuters American Bor tude f14.40 East

first, second, and third group armies respectively. Router.

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