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LOCAL BUILDING SCHEMES.

ANOTHER BLOCK IN QUEEN'S ROAD,

BIG IMPROVEMENT SCHEME CONTEMPLATED.

KOWLOON PROGRESS.. The virtual completion of the new Kayutally Building in Queen's

NO: 23559

FOUNDER 1881

二拜禮 號七月八英港香

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1928. 日二廿月六

$36 FELL ANNUM

BINDLE CUPX 10 CENTS.

ADRIATIC NAVAL DISASTER!

COMMUNIST CALL TO ARMS.

CLAIM.

ITALIAN 'SUBMARINE ŞUNK

IN COLLISION.

STARTLING SHANGHAI

MANIFESTO.

RENUNCIATION OF WAR PACT FOR CHINA.

H.M.S. DAUNTLESS REISS BROTHERS BARDOLI DISPUTE OLYMPIC RECORD

STRANDING.

| CAPTAIN K. D. W; MACPHER- SON COURT-MARTIALLED,

WELL-KNOWN LOCALLY

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RAMMED BY WARSHIP. An Italian naval-dienster occur- red in the Adriatic yesterday, n submarine being rammed by aj destroyer, during exercises and/ sinking in about twenty fathoms CHIANG'S NEW MOOD, to-day in connexion with the

of water.

It is feared that the entire crew

the water conditions are such that

difficult at the moment, "

Shanghai, Aug. 7.

the

stranded,

FORMER COMPRADORE

IS SUED.

IS ALLEGED TO BE OWING LARGE SUM.

AT END.

FORFEITED LAND TO BE RETURNED AT COST.

POWER OF ENQUIRY.

Bombay, Aug. 6.

Within a few hours of the time Imit set by Leslie Wilson, thô Governor of Bombay, It is announc ed that the Bardoli no-tax cam- paign is at an end, and that a aettlement has been reached.

the

SMASHING.

| ARNE BORG OUTSWIMS CHARLTON.

JAPANESE SWIMMER'S FINE BREAST-STROKE FEAT.

|FAR EASTERN GAMES.

Amsterdam, Aug, 6.

Building has replaced several old F14, the collision occurring off the society is secretly supported by the passing sentence that Captain Thomas Yip, alias Yip King-yuen, been unable to take over their ovents to-day, while it is notable

London, Aug. 6. Captain K. W. Macpherson, the commander of H.M.S. Dauntless, was court-martialled at Portsmouth

ABSENT SINCE 1926. grounding of the cruiser on the

The terms include an agreement Tribune Shoal. Halifax, Nova In the Supreme Court this morn that the buyers of land which had will lose their lives oven if water A mysterious society, calling it: Scotia.

ing, before the Chief Justice, Sir been forfelted by former owners At the present rate, the Olympic Road Central, adjacent to the im- has not alrendy fooded the cam-self the Black Youth Union, which The charge against Captain Mac- posing premises of the Asiatic partments of the submarine, as reobviously, has decidedly Scefalisticpherson was similar to that against Henry Gollan, Messrs. Reiss owing to the non-payment of taxes, Games at Amsterdam will go of record as the most remarkable of navigating officer, Leut, Brothers, Limited, whose register-shall return such fand at cost price.

The land was seized by Patroleum Company, marks an imports are to hand showing a leanings, lus suddenly made its Commdr. T. R. Beatty, namely, ed office is at 28 Quay Street,

record-smashing-- Government and sold by auction, time for portant step in the development of rescue operations are extremely appearance in the political field that he by negligence or by default Manchester, England, sued Robert the prices being ridiculously low, New world or Olympic records

snys the Telegraph's Shanghai cor- suffered H.M.S. Dauntless to be Yip, alios Yip King-ling, Edward Agitation, however, had been so one of the Colony's most important thoroughfares. The Kayumally The submarine involved is the respondent. It is believed that the

He was found guilty, the Court Yip, alias Yip King-sau, and grent that the purchasers had were set up in all three swimming that Arne Borg, the famous Swed- Balkans coast,

Macpherson be severely repri

properly shops and helps the observer to

Kuomintang Left Wing, An official communique issued

An inquiry is to be instituted by Ish swimmer, defented A. Charl- visualise what Queen's Road Cen-by the Italian Naval Department markable manifesta, urging the Renter

The soulety to-day issued a 're-manded and dismissed his ship for an account to be taken and

payment of amount' found due to the Bombay Government, to be -traj would look loo if development is quoted in a Reuter's message workers to revolution. It contains

HMS. Dauntless was in Hong-the plaintiffs, or for the sum of conducted by a judicial officer ton, the Australian holder of the from Rome received this morning the usual slogans and a good many kong with the First Cruiser

assisted by a revenue officer. The 1,500 Metres Olympic event, by were carried still further.

as follows:

Squadron in 1927. Captain $31,481.26 and costs.

members will report whether the eight yards. new ones such as:

W. Macpherson, who The action was heard ex parte, recent increase in the land

Borg, who did the sensational Down with the reactionary Kuo-, D.

ban How been

22 diamisaed Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., Instructed tax by mintang!

the ship, was then Captain of the have with the pendo-revolu-cruiser, and was fairly well known by Mr. H. C. Macnamara, of justified or not, and also whether time of 19 min. 71/5th seconds the old assessmenta should be over the same distance Inst year, in the Colony.

Messrs. Deacons, appearing for enhanced or reduced.

won the race to-day, in 10 minutes - The manifesto urges the pro- He had had charge of the plaintiffs. The principal de- Facilities will be afforded for the 51 4/5th seconds, which while in Jetariat to effect the repression of H.M.S. Dauntless for nearly

concerned to give itself an Olympic record, indicates liston and the submarine sank im-what it refers to as the reactionary eighteen months when it came fendant, Robert Yip, was not in peasants

evidence or to test the evidence of that he was not fully extended. mediately.

elements, roundly denounces Marto grief in a dense fog. At Court, neither was he legally re- the inquiry assisted by legal ad- Nearly World Record. shat Chiang Kai-shek and his bro-first it was thought that the presented.

visera Reuter. ther militarists, charging them warahip would be a total losa, with fostering ambitions of self for but after considerable effort, in- power in a land of hunger.

cluding the dismantling of her armament, etc., she was re-floated and was towed into dock.

The Telegraph understands, how- ever, that the modernising of the thoroughfare is not to stop with the completion of the new Kayamally Building which provides modern office accommoxiation on the upper floors and shops on the ground floor.

New Offices,

The adjoining property. Nos, 16, 18 and 18, is now being pulled a new block in to be down and erected on this site. This new building will occupy the block be tween the Kayamally Building and Zetland Street and will not include the premises at present occupied by the Colonial Dispensary,

Messrs. Clarke and fu, architects, of. Des Voeux Road Central, have

In the course of exercises, seven miles west of Brioni Island, the F14 came to Italian submarine the surface under the bows of the Italian destroyer Missori.

It was impossible to avert a col-

The wrecked craft is lying in twenty fathoms of water and the weather at present does not favour rescuers of the crew.

GREEK BANDITRY OUTBREAK.

completed plans for this block of JANINA LAWYER NOW AMONG

offeen which will follow in general

the lines of the Kayamally Building..

The new structure will differ in

some architectural details, but the

THE PRISONERS.

height will be the same and it will M. VENIZELOS TO PAY be joined on to the block of oflices just completed.

At the moment it is impossible to disclose those reponsible for the development of the site.

Five-Storey Building.

are

tonary Bolshevik!

4

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The remarkable document con eludes with a fiery call to arms demanding that the workers shall overthrow the political parties und obtain land ant factories for the benefit of peasants and workmen.

Remarkable Proposition.

morning

In an interview this with Marshal Chiang Kai-shek I learn that the Nationalist Com- mander-in-Chief han in mind a scheme for a kind of provincial and

military pact for the outlawry, of war, in China, on lines somewhat similar to the Kellogg Paci.

Marshal Chiang hopea by this menus to terminate civil strife in Ching, to do away with class strug-

"CHANGTES” FAST RUN.

HONGKONG-AUSTRALIA RECORD.

The Australian-Oriental Line steamer 8.8. Changte has equalled the fast trip recently made by her sister ship, the s.s. Taiping.

The Changle, of which Captain IN in command, Gambrill

Former Compradore.

por cent.

WAS

It is understood the Government is releasing all those arrested for According to the statement of refusing to pay taxes.-Reuter. claim, the plaintiffs formerly carried on business at Queen's

He

SEIZURE.

TROOPS OCCUPY CATHOLIC

Building, Hongkong, and Robert ANOTHER NANKING Yip was their compradore, was appointed compradore under an agreement in writing dated February 11, 1922 and, as com

llable to pradore, he beenime account to the plaintiffs in respect of the proceeds of sales of goods, loss on goods re-sold, intorest due from Chinese dealers and petty. cash. The plaintiffa claimed that the sum of $51,481.26 was due and owing by Robert Yip under that agreement.

The other two defendants were sued as aureties.”

MISSION AGAIN,

the

In the heats of the two hundred breast-stroke, Tsuruta metres (Japan) put up an Olympie record of 2 minutes 50 seconds, boating a similar record made by Rade

macher (Germany) in a previous heat. Rademacher held the world record for this distance until 1920 when Spence (U.S.A.) accomplish-; ed it in 2 mine. 49 1,5th,

Miss Morellus (U.S.A.). repeated her 1024 Olympic success in win- ning the 400 Metres Free Style from Miss Braun (Holland); in 6- minutes 42 4/5th seconds, which bettered her own time by 24

and Miss seconds,

Gertmade Ederlo's world record by over ten seconds,

Far Easterni: Venues,

At a meeting of the Interna- tional Olympic Committee it was decided that the next Far Eastern in 1080, in the Philippines In 1934, Games should be held at Tokyo and subsequently every four years,

KIUKIANG FAILURE.

Athens, Aug. 6.

Teliable Information has reached the N. C. Daily News (Shanghai) Another act of brigandage is re-

that the promises of the Catholic ported from Janina, the bandits

Mission in Nanking have been ngain taken by the troops. This having raided the city and kidungles and the mutual suspicione in left Sydney on the afternoon

"Great Deal of Money.” the ranks of the Kuunintang purty of the 18th July and arrived

fa the third occupation during lenders. He wild that some such in Hongkong yesterday morn The plans provide for a five-ped a lawyer named Gires.

Mr. Potter explained that after the month of July, The bandits'

The fourth army, the ninth, the storey building, 77 foot high, and,

demanding agreement was necessary in ordering, having called at usual. Aus-

of tralian ports and Manila.

Messrs. Reiss went into guida- as stated, this will be similar in 1,000,000 drachmae as a ransom to hasten the reconstruction

China-Our Own Correspondent, The voyage from Sydney to tlon in 1923, Robert Yip took de-special companies (telegraphists, mony respects to the Kayamally before he will be released.

Hongkong was therefore made in livery of large quantities of goods etc.) have all disregarded Building. The windows and other

Newspaper Suspended.

under 19 days, the same time as was for which he had not accounted. orders of the Military Committee,

It was recommended that efforts details will differ, but there will be

taken by Taiping on her last trip He left the Colony on Februn 18, General or Local Headquarters

(should be made to secure the par- Shanghai, Aug. 6. no violent, clushing in architectural style between the two.

If there is any military authority ticipation of British India, Slam Another Nanking newspaper, the and, so far as we are aware, the 1926, and had not been seen since. posted on the gates,

this run. Her local fact he went, away with a' record for Modern shops will be provided on the anme district. a ransom of Ko Sin, believed to be a "Leftist"

feels pics.. wiser to absent itself, Arm," added Mr. Potter. 10,000,000 drachmae being de-organ, has been suspended by the 'are Messrs. Butterfeld & great deal of the money of this in Nanking, it evidently deems and Java in the Far Eastern Olym to the offices on the upper floors manded, have given no signs of Police. The paper has been con.

His "Lordship asked what the unable to cope with the

power that directs the troops com- will be from Zelland Street.

life and have not designated the ducting a campaign on behalf of

value of Robert Yip's properlying into the city to take the An important concession has place where the ransom can be the Leftists, strongly advocating

was, but Mr. Potter replied that he foreign houses. the abolition of Branch Political been granted by the Government jaid,

had not been instructed as to the The Shanghai Times correspon- in connexion with Zetland Street It is reported that in response Councils by the Fifth Plenary

exact amount. It was, he addeddent at Kiukiang states that the

Indemnity Chen-O'Malley very small;

the ground floor, while the entrance

Meanwhile, the captors of M. Milonas, the ex-Under Secretary of Finance, and M. Melas, a former Deputy, who were kidnapped in

Session.

BUJA,

Swire..

CAPTAIN MURDOCH'S

FLIGHT.

IN A WEEK.

which will add considerably to the to a demand by Parliamentary value of the new premises. The candidates, M. Venizelos bad con- It is also accused of ir discrimin- street, which is now steepented to pay the ransom for the ale attacks on Marsha. L4 Chai- REACHES MONTALLA, EGYPT,

General LI Chung-yen, gradient, is to be levelled along its release of the politicians, both of Jength to the point where the new whom are members of the Cafan- Mears. Tani Yuen-pel, Li Shill- building extends back. To com-

Lyeng and Wa Tse-hui. It is pensate for the graellent which will darist party.

stated that a good many of the editorial staff of this paper are members of the Nanking Kuomin

thus disappear steps will be built

M. Milonas und M. Molas were

to maintain communication along both captured at a time when M. the whole length of Zetland Street. Venizelos was making a campaign. The entrance to the new building ing speech at Janina-leuter.

in Zetland Street will give access to

a lift which will serve all floors, the entrance having a canopy similar to the one which run above the shop fronts on the ground floor facing This Road Central, *Queen's

EGYPTIAN INTEREST

IN SUEZ FEAT.

or

super-

bus Mr. John Fleming, a partner in not yet been paid. It was to have Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Mat- been paid in June, according to thewa, and that, throughout, bis the British Consul some monthe- firm acted as special managers for ago, but it may now be paid any the plaintiffs, the procedure being time between August and Christ- It is rumoured, says this cor. to appoint one of the partners as mas, or Inter.

respondent,

that the British authorities propose to withdraw the Consul from Kiukiang and that he will visit the port from Hankow in future,

Khartoum, Aug. 6. Captain Murdoch of the Royal Air Force, who is engaged on an

from Lympne euch." attempt to fly

and back, a tank.

to Cape Town Mr. Li Shih-tseng, Chairman of distance of 16,000 miles in eighteen the Fuking Branch Political Coun- days, has arived at Montalla. cil, reached Nanking to-day after

Captain Murdoch took off from

a short stay in Shanghai, Mr. L Lympne on July 30th,, and hay thus says he intends to return to been on his flight for a week Peking in a day or invo, but does Reiter. not intend to remain as Chairman

canopy will be in line with that of THOUSANDS WATCH PASSING of the Political Council. the Kayamally Building.

Hotel Pessible.

It is interesting to note that the now block has suffleient open space for it to be used as domestic pre- mises, but at the moment it is understood that the block will be used as ollees. The design is such however, that it could be turned into a boarding house or hotel if necessary, although existing plans do not provide for bathrooms, etc. Even when this new building is prected, there will still be a block of older property on this section of This includes the Qucon's Road, property now occupied by the Colonial Dispensary, Lazarus and Co. and the Hongkong Furniture

OF FLOATING DOCK.

Compromise With Sureties. Wilness had been the special manager since June, 1924. He knew Robert Yip as the compra- dore. When the firm went into liquidation; the defendant continu- ed as compradore for a certain time, but on February 18, 1926, he COURTNEY ARRIVES IN did not appear in the office and

NEW YORK.

witness had not seen him since.

Subsequetly, continued witness; the action was started against the and the surotles. compradore They had compromised with the sureties, but the amount claimed was still outstanding. While

MINNEWASKA REACHES PORT WITH WRECKED AIRMEN,

New York, Aug, 0.

AMERICAN RAILWAY

DISASTER.

SERIOUS CASUALTIES FOLLOW DERAILMENT.

New York, Aug. G.

The Tongshan Area. Naval wireless messages recely- Cairo, Aug. 6.

ed in Hongkong this morning winte Huge crowds thronged the Suez that conditions on the Tongshan Canal at lemalla to witness the de-mining area are quiet. There has lento task of towing the huge been no change in the prin flouting dock for the Singapore eipal diaposition of troops in Base, many even motoring all the Chibli since those reported on way from Cairo to see the pass-July 29. It is understood that Captain C. B. Courtney, the well- Robert Yip was acting as compra- carred at Cairo, Illinois to-day, nine the railway and the district from known British airman, whose Dor-dore during the liquidation, goods being killed and twelve seriously Normal traffic la being held up Hanku north to the vicinity of nier-Napier flying-bont was wreck were delivered to Chinese dealers injured as the result of a collision for twelve hours at a time while Chinwangtao are held by Shan-ed in the Atlantic last week, has in the ordinary course of business. between, two exprenses. the dock passes through the nartung troops.

ing.

row portions of the Canal.

The canal-front has been lined with British troops. Reuter, ..

Company. After that comes, the AMERICÂN FINANCE. modern bánk buildings.

Another, Project.

The Telegraph understands that the development of the site now occupied by the Colonial Dispensary

is under consideration and it seems.

STABILISING' SPANISH

CURRENCY,

New York, Aug. 6. The Morgan Company has .ar-

F

Operations Cease,

A serious railway accident oc-

arrived at New York in the, a.. They were delivered on a written The fast Southbound Illinois Minnewaska, which effected the quest to a member of the Com-Central train, which apparently was derafled by an iron pipo on the rescue of Courtney and his three pradore Department,

line, collided sideways with n companions. Reuter's American

Legal Evidence.

Northbound train, the carriages of Service.

Mr. C. E. H. Beavis, of Messra, both being wrecked.--Reuter's Wilkinson and Grist, gave evidence American Service. of the agreement, with Robert Yip The double derailment at Cairo, ng drawn up and signed in was caused by an Iron pipe twenty witness's presence, and evidence feet in length and two feet in was also given testifying to Robert diameter, which apparently fell on Yip's signature.

the track from a goods, train. Evidence-was then called to It was first hit by the North- how that Robert Yip was interest-bound train, and hurled onto ed Section D of Inland Lot 141, the Southbound track at the

PLOT.

Peking, Aug. 6.. Reliable sources here report that Chiang Kal-ahck has telegraphed to Pel Chung-hsi to cease operation against the remnants of the Chihil- FRENCH COMMUNIST Shantung forces Inside the Great Wall, as Chang Chung-chang is shortly retiring into private life, whereafter his troops will be peacefully re-organised into the EIGHT MEN NOW CHARGED, Nationalist forces,

Paris, Aug. 7.- Pel Chung-hai entered the Ger-

Only eight of the men arrested in

possible that further building will ranged a credit for the purpose of man Hospital In the Legation connexion with the Communist plot after which Mr. Polter asked for exact moment, that the Chicago take place bere in the near future of stabilising the Spanish peseta, Quarters on Saturday as a patient, have been charged, including, the Judgment. A New Orleans express was ap

proaching-Reuters Amerkan Ser-

As far as can be ascertained, no but details have not been divulged, but it is believed he is not seriously Deputy Mayor of Ivry, who are His Londship gave judgment for ever

Y(Continued on Page 12.),

-Reuter,

Il-Reuter,

rested for inciting #isters a

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The results in detail are as fol- lows:

SWIMMING.

1,500 Metres Free Style (Men).

Arno Borg (Sweden).. Charlton (Australia) Crabbe (U.S.A.).

Won by eight yards. Time: 19 mins. 01 4/5th

seconds, (Olympic re cord).

400 metres Free Style (Women).

Miss Morelius (U.S.A.)" Miss Braun (Holland) Miss McKim (U.S.A.).

Time: mins." 42 4/6th

seconds.

CYCLING.

Two Kilometres (Tandem),

Holland

England.

Germany

Four Kilometres Pursuit,

Italy

Holland England

Time: 5 mins. 2 1/5th sec pa-Thousand Metres,

Beaufrand (France) Mazaired (Holland); Falck (Denmark), *** Hansen (Denmark). Thousand Metres. Time, Rac Hansen (Denmark) :...

Time: 1 min. 14 2/5ths

seconds, Vandrakenstin (Holland) 2

Time: 1 min. 15, 1/6th second "Gray, (Australia) ART (0)

Time: 1 min. 15 8/5th seconds.

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