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THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1928.

JAPANESE TREATY

MOTOR SMASH IN MALAYA.

ATTITUDE.

(Continued from Page 2.)

His Worship-Do you plead | Marakal 14 to Remain in Peking. guilty or not guilty?.

A Wine Merchant. Mr. D'Almada:-I am not in a position yet to plead either way- The explanation given by the do- fendant is that he came down from Shanghai with theso 'six bottles of different kinds of wines

with the object of getting orders therefor.

His Worship Is he a wine merchant, then?

Mr. D'Almada: He is a wine merchant fri Shanghai,

de-

His Worship:He is not cribed as such in rocont newspaper герогія.

Mr. D'Almada-He is an agent in Hongkong for's wine agency.

Mr. D'Almadan then stated that

KILLED WHILE CHASING ABSCONDING WIFE.

Marshal Chiang Kai-shok is said to have requested Marshal Li Chal- eum to remain in Peking to direct TWO OTHERS INJURED the dispersal of the Northern remnants.

Manchuria, Negotiations. The wires have been kept busy as the result of the present doubt ful position in the Fengtien nego. tiations with the Nationalists and it is stated that twenty or thirty telegrams are passing between Peking daily.

Mukden and

General Chang Ilauch-lang has acut additional delegates and this party, expected to-morrow bring the latest instructions of General Chang such-llang.

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Ipoh, July 20. An extraordinary. motoring fatality occurred near Taiping yesterday, in which one person was new killed, two injured, and a Buick car smashed beyond repair. It la stated that Mr. Lim Yeong, a well-known miner, accompanied by the manager of his mine and another Chinese, was chasing hla wife, who was alleged to have run

way from his household.

They started from Menglembu, and proceeded towards Ponung on the main road. They had all but roached Talping-having covered Following the Japanese warning the distance of 70 miles in 75 Hund was also held for selling to General Chang, Hsuch-liang minutes when the car shot off the certain sweep. tickets which, of Chinese in Peking and Tientsin are road; turned three somersaults and course, was the subject of another organising public meetings to proger was instantly killed, and the finished in the ditch. Thiò mana- charge which was to be heard test against Japanese intervention injuries of the other two passen- before the other Magistrate, Major in Chinese politics,

gers were serious.--Straits Times. C.. Wilson.

„Mr. Lindsell:--Oh, I sec.

Prepared to Pay.

.

Leaders Perturbed,

Marshals Chiang Kai-shek, LI Chat-sum and Yon Isl-shan still entertain the hope of an early com pletion of the peace movement before the Nanking Conference,

MUSICAL JOTTINGS.、

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Mr. D'Almada, reverting to the | liquors charge, explained that his instructions were that the object of bringing the bottles of wine into the Colony was to use them as

Further discussion took place cent concert at the Acolian Hall." samples.

I only wish I could reproduce yesterday and Marshal Chiang haa Revenue Officer A. Grimmitt:instructed the Fengtien delegation the charming photograph of the When he was told that he would to dispatch a telegram arging blue-eyed blonde. Suffice it to say have to pay duty for those wines General Chang Hsuch-liang to im- that, even if I were to become he said: "Well, if you let me know mediately hoist the Nationalist stricken in the near future with how much it is, I am prepared 10 standard. If the request is not total deafness, I should still be a pay."

complied with, the Nationalists are spectator at her Hongkong recital Mr. Lindsell, commenting on likely to drop the pence movement in the Autumn. this, observed:-1 am afraid that certainly until after the Plenary

a no defence. Any other person Session. placed in such a position would be prejured to do that.

Mr. D'Almada: He had had no Intention of evading duty.

Mr. Lindsell:-How long has he been hero?

Mr. D'Almada :-A week or so. land-For ten days or a fort

night

Mr. Lindsell:The fact remains that he did not pay daty, when he imported these wines, into tho Colony.

Mr. D'Almada:-They were in! his trunk when he went to live in Hankow Road.

Liable to Duty.

Revenue Offleer Grimmits point- ed out that whether the wines were samples or otherwise, duty applied. Of the six bottles seized, four were full and untouched, the other two were practically empty.

Mr. D'Almada ile might have drunk them on the way down from Shanghai.

At

a meeting of the Peking Branch Political Council, Marshal Yen Hsi-shan expressed a wish that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek ahould remain in Peking to com- plete the negotiation with Fengilen and to auttle problems pertaining to the dispersing of the Fengtien, Chilli, and Shantung remnants in North China.

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So much for "her biography Now for the critique of her Aeolian Hall recital. "It was announced on the programme of Miss Cecilia Hansen's violin recital on June 6th she would give a second recital. We that, owing to sensational success do not quite know what bearing ta has on the programme to which we listened. There can be no question- ing her superiority amongst violin- ists of the front rank. She is a Kreisler among women violinists ami individual enough to attain the Shanghai, July 25,

position once held by Neruda. Wo Chinese newspapers in Peking only heard the latter portion of the are displaying dislike of Mr. T. V. Vivaldi-Nnchez Concerto but were Soong, several critical articles have delighted with it. Bach's 'Siciliane ing appeared. The attitude arises and Presto' for violin alone was from alleged bad treatment, Mr. T.unique in ita breadth. 'La Folia'

T. V. Seong Disliked.

"TRIPLETS' TRIPLE

WEDDING.

GIFT FROM MORE TRIPLETS.

Brussels, July 20% Boom, a little town near Ant- werp, has celebrated in worthy manner this week-end an event the like of which is extremely rare. Triplet sistem-Josephine, Philo- meue, and Maria Boeymans-who had just reached their majority, were married, and no princess's wedding was over surrounded with more ceremony and gaiety.

The triplets aro daughters' of working-class people, and havo nine brothers and sisters living. Six others have died,

On Saturday morning they walked over ronds on which silver sand had been sprinkled to the town hall. -

Through the gaily decorated streets they were accompanied by their grooms and members of the four families-the husbands are not related,

pruccasion of

A picturesque children followed them through

rows of cheering spectators.

Civic Gifte.

The civil marriage ceremony": over, the. Mayor of Boom, in a happy little speech, presented the town's congratultions and marriage gifts.

Then appeared more triplets, the unmarried daughters of a docker of Eeckeren, who had come to offer flowers to the weddel trio.

Mies. Magnus, Van Linden, and Troch, whom Josephine, Philomene, and Maria had now be come, then fed their husbands away. to the decorated and overcrowded church, where the nuptial blessing was given in the course of a polema

lass.

At 2 o'clock there was a wedding breakfast, during which the couples were the recipients of all sorts of presents. Afterwards the public joined in the rejoicing, and, special. permission having been granted by the authorities, there was music and dancing for the rest of the day and all the night.

So much alike are the triplets that during their courting days cach had been mistaken for one of her sisters.

"DAWN IN BERLIN.”

PRESS WONDERS "WHAT ALL THE TROUBLE WAS ABOUT."

Berlin, Juno 28.

Y. Soong having received many (Corelli-Kreisler) was a surprising The Nurse Cavell Alm "Dawn," foreign journalists, while Chicae experience by

reason of the

reporters have been refused inter-voluminous warmth of tone and its minus one scene to which it in. stated that the London Censor- views.

ravishing interpretation......"

Rather high praise for one giving ship has objected, was shown here her first recital in London to reyesterday before a small company ceive from a restrained and critical of officials and Press. representa

tives. musical journal!..

Likin. Abolition Conference.

The frat acaulon of the Likin meAbolition Conference came to an end in Nanking on Tuesday, A second session will be convened on August 15th.

Mr. Grimmitt:-No, he told The drank them in the house.

Mr. D'Almada asked leave for the case to be adjourned at that stage. He was fully occupied by having to appear before Major Willson for the other case against the defendant, and by having, later, In the morning, to appear also be fore the Full Court in the Appeal

cuse.

His Worship, while deferring the question of an adjournment, called for further particulars of the charge, at different kinds of port and shorry?" he asked.

Mr. Grimmit-Yes, "A A. Por "A. A. Sherry", "B. B. Port" and "B. B. Sherry."

Nationalists Mobilising.

Peking, July 25.- Many reports, believed to have some foundation in fact, are being circulated to the effect that the' Nationalists are mobilising for an attack against Fongtien..

This mobilisation, however, is

generally interpreted as meaning that the Nationalists Intend to

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Very little notice has been taken- of this event in the Press, but the Only two nets of II.M.V. records Acht Uhr Abendblatt this even-1 arrived last month. They were the ing, while declaring that the film Prelude to Parsifal (on two re only attains "decent mediocrity" | cords) and Cesar Franck's Quintet as a work of art, confesses that it in F Minor for pianoforte and cannot understand what all the strings (on four records). The

trouble was about or why Ger- intter Is played by Cortot with the International String Quartet and many should have taken exception is a splendid piece of recording. I had not previously heard the work, producer has kept "pretty closely The newspaper finds that the but even at first hearing it makes

to historical truth," and line taken just Buch an

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"the greatest enre to be fair to the Symphony, hin Variations Sym- phoniques or his Violin and Piano other side (even if he was

entirely Buccessful)." It con- Sonata. drive out all Chibli-Shantung There are passages in it which cludes that the peace tendency is troops, and the remaining Feng-remind one

of all those works, strongly predominant through- tien forces, beyond the Great Wall, though this was written years be out, and sees no reason why the Mr. Lindsell said that the "front rather than that there is any in-fore any of them, and, as in the film should not be publicly sheet" in the Court papers relative tention to invado Manchuria which Symphony and Sonata, he has bibited in Germany, where "no to the particulars of the charge would Involve them in trouble bound up the three movements by one would need to recoil from was not before him. He directed with Japan.-Reuter,

recalling in the later movementa what he would see." themes which have been used earlier The Borson Courier also ad- in the work. To those gramophiles spirit." and "is utterly, to be con- with a liking for the mystical in mits that the film "attempts to be: music, (and they must be adminers objective" in allowing that the of Cesar Franck) the album con- Court Martial was only doing its Laining this Quintet will represent duty in condemning Nurse Cavell an indispensible addition to their to death.

Otherwise, it is "radically anti- library of records.

The best Victor records, were German," "revives the old WAT Glazounolf's. Valse de Concert, a Mozart's C Major Symphony and demned."

the Usher to fetch the document.

Resuming, Mr. D'Almada said that lund had certain letters in his possession which might prove his position as a vine agent. Ho understood that Sub-Inspector Elston, who executed the warrant, had taken over the papers.

CANE FOR ORPHAN.

NEW RECRUIT FOR THE

BOYS' CLUB.

On his third conviction for lar-

Mr. Lindsell:-Your pies is o waste of time. The mere fact that ceny at the Kowloon Magistracy he brought the wines down to get this morning, a 14-year-old Chin- orders for them does not excuse eae was ordered by Mr. W. Scho- him from duty.

light but effective work.

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TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following Is the Hat of local shara quotations issued to-day:

Banku.

Hongkong Bank, $1300 s. Chartered Bank, 6221 b. Mercantile A. & B., £36 P..and O. 29‡ East Asi$75 b..

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Insurances,

Canton Ins., $635 b. Union Ins., 8346 b. North China, Ins., The, 1451 b. Yangtaze Ins., $50 n. China Underwriters, $2 50 China Firos, $245 b.. H. K. Fire Ins., $730 b

Shipping.

Douglases, $371, b.

H. K. Steamboats, #27 ́a.: H. K. Tugs, 2 n... Indo-Chinas, (Dof.) $70 b Union Trans., 100/- n. Shol Waterboats, #291 b.

Mining.

Banguots, $1 b. Kailans, 60/- n. Labrkate, Tis: 12,20 n. S'hai Exploration, Tle. 2.45 b. Raube, $41 b. · Tronohe, 17/6_n.

́ ́Dock, etc. Kowloon Wharvas, $136) n. Whampoa Docks, $10 h. China Providents 85 15 s. Hongkowe, Tla. 156 u. New Engineerings, Tie: 5 n. Shanghai Docks, Tis. 1071 n.

Cations.

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Ewo Collons, Tis. 8.80 b, Orientals, Tia. 2.50 8'hai Cottons, Tla. 51 (old) n. Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and B. Hotels, $9.80) si. H. K. Lands, $67 b. S'hai Lands Tis. 138 u. Humphreys, $14); b Realtios, $88;

Public Utilities.

Tramways, $24.60 mm. Poak Trams, fold: $13 b. Star Forries, $641/b>

China Lights, (Old) $11.40 b. H. K. Electrios, $48) _b. Macao Electrics, $261 b. Telophones $614 / H. China Busan, Tla. 10.75 Singapors Tractions. 11'3 n.

Industrials.

II,

China Sugars, $2.25 8. `Malabons, $241

Canton Ices, $3.70. Coments (Comb $9.35 n. Ropoa (Old) $8.80 1. United Asbestos $81 s

Storce &c.

Dairy Farms, $21.90 b Watsons, 814 8.

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Dor A. Wing, .50 n. Lane Crawforda, $2.75 8. Mackintosh, $20 n. Bincores, $9,50 Wm. Powells, $3 b

Miscellaneous.

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Amusements, $29 a Constructions, $1 n.

B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 86% b H. K. G. Lean, 0%

PING PONG.

WAH YAN BEAT KOWLOON PENINSULA.

A friendly Ping Pong match was played between the Wah Yan Old Boys' Union and the representative of the Kowloon Peninsula on Tuesday night at the Chinese Catholic Young Men's Society

The Union team beat the Kowloon players by 177 to 36 points.

Wah Yan team consisted of Sum-chuen (Captain), Ng Tal- ping, Ng Tin-four, Wong Wu-ping, Chan Ying-ding: Ting-hon. J. McCUBBIN QUALIFIES IN

ang Ying-fuk, Lai Pui-lam and ADAMSON CUP.

Ma Ping Pong

League There were six entries for the from various teams of the H. K. Ping meeting of the representatives

A

Meeting,

Mr. D'Almada:Your Worship field to receive twelve strokes of. was asking how the wines came to the cane. The defendant was charg- be in his possession. He has satis-ed with stealing a pair of trousers ever come across a barrel organ in fied your Worship as to that.

which had been left on the rocks a church? There is one, enclosed to dry at Cheung Sha Wan.

in an oak cases which is still used In reply to his Worship, Sergeant In Shelland Chapel, Suffolk. It is This Month's Mr. Lindsell: What about the Brittain said the defendant was believed to have been purchased be before the Courton A Inrceny tween 1810 and 1820. And there [other charge?

other charge two weeks ago. He was is another in Tonge Parish Church, Adamson Cun competition at Happy Pong League will be held to-nigh Mr.. Novelty Records r

charge will come before Major Will-then asked if he wished to be sent near Sittingbourne, Kent. A cor Valley, J. McCubbin qualifying with (Thursday)

to the Boys Club, but he had respondent, writing in the Daily a score of 8-12 he next best Athletic Association (7th Her, China Mr. Lindsell: Well, I am going stated that he preferred to try, and Telegraph, says: "It has not been card was returned by W. McKay, 92-Building).

Fanling Bogey Pool, to take it now, Has he pleaded to work his passage back to the coun-been used in the services for some that?

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The Sweep Tickets,

D'Almada:-The

1. Mr. D'Almauda:-Probably he has, I ask your Worship to fix a date for the hearing,

Mr. Lindsell:Has he pleaded not guilty also to that charge?

Mr. D'Almada:-He has pleaded not guilty to both charges. Will your Worship fix, a, dale?"

His Worship: I can take it on Saturday,

Nail of $500,

On Mr. D'Almada stating that he

try.

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LOCAL BASEBALL.

thing like thirty years; but I with R. H. Holls wan the Bogey Pool at many others, well remember it be Fanling over the week-end with n The defendant told, his Worshiping used. Our sexton, William card of four down. There were nine that he was an orphan and slopt Battle, would stand on his left foot, entries. in the streets. When asked if he blow with his right, turn the handle preferred to be sent back to the with his right hand, hold his hymn- country or to the Boys' Club, the book in his left, and lead the sing- defendant consented to the lattering into the bargain!" It WAS course.

capable of playing thirty tunes, so that it was possible to go for three Sundays before starting all over again. The extraordinary thing about it is that such a contrivance should have continued in use and given satisfaction to the congrega tion, not to mention Mr. William

Remarking that it was his third offence within the past your, his Worship passed sentence of twelve strokes of the cane,

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would be occupied in the Judge's as a matter of fact. Mr. Perdue, the Hottin, practically un to the begin Chambers that morning, and ex- Director of Criminal Intelligence, pressing the hope that his Worship was antished that $500 would cover ning of the twentieth century.

REVISED SCHEDULE FOR

WEEK-END GAMS.

at the South

HONG DOUBLES.

JARDINE MATHESON'S PAIR

SECURES VICTORY.

There was only one' match in the Hong Doubles decided yesterday, and multed in a win for W. B. Carnaby and A. Florey over J. II. Ashworth and J. M. Norrlo by 6-2 and 6-1.

The winning pair to from Mesare, Jardino Matheson, and Co, while the lasera are attached to the Chartered Bank.

There are two matches fixed for to-

The following is the revised schedule of baseball games for the week-end: College Y U.S.B. Asheville (friendly). Friday, July 7-St. Joseph's Saturday, July 28-Junior Divi- slon, 2 p.m., St. Joseph's College day. G. W. Sewell and H. Owen China Athletic: Senior Division, 4 Hughes will meet W. A. Nowers and Prince George became a Master p.m., Hongkong D.B, Club v Filipino D. 8. Green and a close game will be |soon,The pair from Dascons, O, E, Bunday, July 20,-Junior Divi C. Marlon and M. H Turner will His Worship, in adjourning the Mason recently at a special meet-Club. cast intimated that defendant ing of the Freemasons' Navy and Mr. D'Almada mentioned that ball in the same amount.

Defendant was on dait of $500, would be allowed a contfauance of Lodge, in the Masonic Grand sion, 2. p.m. Kieras South China; meet Mr. E. W. Lawrence and TD. E. Senior Division, 4 p.m., U.S.9. Ssern-Pendered and here also a good match Temple, Cafe Royal, W.

should result.. mente v South China (friendly),'.:

would make it convenient to take both cases. The ball was half in

day next week, cash and the other half in one per the case some August 1 for preference, Mr. Lind-

sell adjourned both charges "until 11.80 next Thursday, A

sonal surety.

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