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INDIAN WARDER ATTACKED.

CHINESE PRISONER CHARGED IN COURT.

INCIDENT IN GAOL.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

BRIDGE AND MAH JONNG.

LADIES OF TEN NATIONS IN

LOCAL PARTY.

SETTLING TSINAN INCIDENT.

· PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION

FAVOURABLE.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1928.

ANOTHER STEAMER

SOLD.

"TANGISTAN" IS BOUGHT BY

SHANGHAI COURT DISPUTE.

SWEEPING CHANGES IN THE PROVISIONAL COURT.:

JAPANESE INTERESTS. Information has been received. At the Helona May Inautulo on

that the 'a.s, Tangistan has been Friday last, an International bridge and mah jong Party was C. T. WANG'S REPORT, sold to Japanese buyers and that MANY RESIGNATIONS.

the master and erow signed off hell in aid of the Victoria Branch

Following the assumption of the Shanghai, Aug. 13. this morning and were later re- A serious assault which occurred M.C.L. funds. There were nine-

The Nanding Foreign Minister, aigned to take the ship to. Eobe, omeo of President of the Pro- Dr. C. T. Wang, returned to Nan where, she will be handed over to visional Court by Dr. Ho Shih- in Victoria Gaol on Sunday morn-teen tables of bridge and nine of

mah joung.

taeng, which took place last week, ing, and which was revealed only

Apart from the aim of benefitiaking from Shanghai on Sunday her now ownêre.

The Tangistan was built as the three Judges of the court are re- this morning by the production of the alleged assailant in Court, has the M.C.L. funds, the object of the evening and reported that, while in given rise to considerable specula-party was to bring together wo-Shanghai, he had several unofficial sis. Bencleuch in 1001 by Range ported to have sent in their ro tion as to the precise nature of the men of all nationalities in the conversations with Mr. Yada, the and Ferguson and was purchased signations, whilp resignations of Colony. That this was accom Japanese Cansul-General. The subsequent to 1922 by HM.H. others are expected. One judge affair.

The information so far available plished is proved by the fact that Japanese Consul said he was look Neminzee. Her dimensions, are is abroad on long leave and is not feat; and depth, 201 feat; with court upon his return to Bhanghai.. to the Press is mengre and does among those playing were British, ing forward to an early settlement Length, 385.2 feet, beam, 46.2 expected to assume office in the In this connexion, Dr. Wang oxa gross tonnage of 4,159 and nett Another judge, reported to be not reveal the circumstances pre- French, American, Gernian, Bel- of the Tsinanfu incident.

taking a eummer vacation, is also the ceding the alleged attack, but it ginn, Japanese, Portuguese, Nor appears that a young Chinese, wegian, Dutch and Danish ladica.pressed the hope that the Japanese tonnage 2,670,

The financial result of Friday's would consent to Nanking as the She was engined by the builders not expected to return to

court, aained Chan Chi-choung, who is placed in the category of a "detain-party was very satisfactory. Avenue of any negotiations, but itut Letth to 324 N.H.P.

was agreed that Tainanfu wa It is rumoured that the 8.. ed prisoner," for some reason or net profit of $252 was realised.

Special thanks are due to Dr. bettor suited, particularly as the Gorgistan, also owned by the other assaulted an Indian assistant warder with a weapon. The In-Kolewall for assisting in many Japanese Consuls at Tainaniu and Nomazes interests, has been sold dan was injured so severely that ways, Mrs. Creasy and the Ladies Taingian would represent Japan. to Japanese buyers, but there is Bir. Yada has arranged do emjat present no confirmation of this was rendered incapable of Committee, whose arrangements

bark for Japan, on Friday to report purchase, for the afternoon were excellent, continuing his duties, being given in conclusion, Mrs. Southern to and consult with a Govern medical treatment.

vor kindly distributed the prizes ment on Important Sino-Japanese said that it is hoped to develop issues. Mr. Yada stated that on the idea of these parties and to his return to Shanghai he would the Nationalist. Government of range in the future interpational immediately open negotiations with meetings on varied ines

outstanding problems,

he

The prisoner was subsequently overpowered by other warders, and this morning was brought before Mujor C. Willson, being charged .with unlawfully cutting

and wounding" Nawab AB Shah, an. assistant warder, in Victoria Guol, thereby causing him grievous

bodily harm.

The warder appeared in Court with his head. swathed in lund- ages.

"Yes,"

DANGEROUS DRIVING OF A LORRY.

DAIRY FARM HILL.. TWENTY-FIVE M.P.H. DOWN

his

The Chinese

morning

Manchuria to Suspend Negotiations.

Tokyo, Aug. 13.

"BARON LOVAT” IN HONGKONG.

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Resignations have been gent in by Judge Wan Chlen, of the Criminal Division, and Judges Tean Kwel-feng and Loo Wen-lal, Associate Judges of the Appeal Court. All three are reported to bo friends of Lao Hain-yuen, who has just relinquished the post of President of the Provisional Court. "

Judge Liang Lonc, Chief Judge of the Criminal Division, who is reported to be absent on summer vacation, is not expected to return to the court as it la known that he is a close friend of the former President of the Court, Mr. Loo, and in official Chinese circles, it is believed that he will tender his resignation shortly.

MAKES FIRST CALL AT THE PORT.

"Another ship making its first Although the official report of entry to Hongkong is the an, Baron Hayashi's final meeting Baron Lovat, which has arrived with General Chang Hsuch-liang from Calentta with a cargo of coal for will probably Ball has not yet been received, official and eireles appear casier in mind as Whampoa to-morrow.

The Baron Lovat was built by the crisis hus apparently passed.

the Avreshire Dockyard Co., Ltd., for the time being.

by Lions

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Judge. Y. S. Ziar, who formerly held forth in the Appellate Divi- alon, is abroad on long leave.

While it was said that an inter preter. would be needed for the dinlect with which he was familiar,

For driving down Dairy Form

It is generally belleved that the the accused was asked by the

It is believed that General Chang in 1926 and is owned by new President of the court will Court if he could speak Cantonest, at a speed of between 25 and The charge was explained to him miles an hour, in Cantonese, which he appealed to driver of a two-lon refusie lorry Hsuch-Hang's reported decision to logarth and Sons, of Glasgow. make sweeping changes in the per

with the Nationalists and the agents in Hongkong are understand sufficiently well to say was fined $ at the Central suspend the compromise negotin-Her port of registry is Ardrossan sonnel of the court.

Magistracy

dre Partly

to Japan's Messrs, Gibb, Livingstone and Major Willson said that us the Major C. Willson.

The length of the Baron Lovat THE POLICE RESERVE. warder was not in a fit condition Defendant admitted the charge advice and partly to the reco

Ghesion of the Kuomintang Excentive is 212.1 feet, breadth 48.0 and to give evidence then, he proposed and Sub-Inspector C. F. Alexander sult of the Fifth Plenary Ses 10. adjourn the case until texplained that on August

saw defendant travelling along Committer, revealing the Nation-death 22.7, her gross tonnage is

therefore! morrow morning.

Chang Bench-Hang This was agreed to by Mr. J. w. Pokfulam Road in the diregionalists to be by no means united 8,495 and the net registered ton- ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT

af Repulse Hay, the

naturally hesitates at taking a slepi Franks. Superintendent of

ing embroiled in fresh outbreaks of civil war.

age 2,037. She is commanded by

Gaol, and Chief Warder McLeodefendant drove the lorry in which may possibly entail berom.Captain N. McLean.

who were in Court.

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WEER.

Or- Arca yel It was a controlled

Jongkong Police Reserve, ders by the Hon. Mr. E.D.C. Wolfe., Dairy Farm i at n speed of

Mr. Herbert Ward, secretary to C.M.G. Captain Superintendant of The accused, Chan Chi-chrong, between 25 and 30 miles an hour.

As the situation in Manchuria

Police Training School. recently faced a charge of murder The fact that the forry had selid

more ban thus eased, the Premier is ex-the Deputy-Speaker, Captain Fitza-Police, State: of the cook of the steamer Perlakres made the act aff, the

The weekly classes for Police ite- pertal to withhold his contenlan Hope, and cousin of the Duke while on the high seas. He was dangerous,

anyway of Norfolk, was married in West- at the time serving as assistant fo Sub-Inspector Alexander added plated statement,

School, Kowloon, will be held on Tuesday, August 14th, and August the murdered man and evidence of that he followed the lorry, which Baron Hayashi's return, and posinister Cathedral to Miss Mag-servists at the Police Training 21st, at 6.00 p.m. sharp. All mem- the slaying was given by a steward pulled up at the bottom of Lusibly altogether.Reuter,

bers of the Chinese and Indian Com- who said he saw the accused take. He mentioned that defen-

panies, and of the Flying Squad up a chopper and strike the fatal dant throttled down a little

who have not yet passed Part 2 of blow with it. The incident oceur-corners but said he did not

Training Course must attend. red during a quarrel between the reduce spend at all at the top of

Sqund Drill. two nien in the ship's galley.

Owing to the lack of certain technical evidence, which was of

the hill.

Other Cases,.

on

Peking Situation Uneasy.

Peking, Aug. 13. It is reported from Mukden that the authorities have decided to withdraw o! troops from Lan- ehow outside the Great Wall, wit extreme Importance to a capital | Two summonses were taken out to withdraw the Kirin troops from charge, the accused, after making against Messrs. A. Gucke and Chinehow to Kirin in order to several appearances before the Company, the local managers for show their peaceful attitude to First Magistrate, was finally dis-Plat utor cars, David's Building, ward the Nationalists.

The Peiping vernacular papera charged. He was however, re-for obstructions caused outside

to-day print Mukden despatches! tained in custody, presumably for the garage on August 4. deportation.

The offeners were admitted and stating that Baron Hayashi on the fines of $5 on each summons were 9th insi. told Marshal Chang Bench-Jiang that he hoped imposed.

At the instance Sergt. the Makden-Nanking compromise Baysting, a Chinese driver wis would nal materialfae, and that if Bed $10 for driving at 25 mph.Chang Hsueh-liang did not decid- from Eastern Street to Queen's ed to suspend the negotiations it reel, when there were a number would be better for him to resigu his position 19 Commander-in- of pedestrians about.

Chief of Manchuria,

The political situation in Mukden laueh-liang conversations' is seri ous, the papers add.—Reuter.

CLAIM BY TAIPO FISHERMAN,

WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT

ALLEGED.

of

There were some amusing pas LIFE-SAVING CLASSES.as a result of the Hayashi-Chang

sages during the heaving of a ense

before Mr. Justier Jacks, in the

Summary Court yesterday aft

In which a Taipn fishermati brought MORE SUCCESSES FROM THE

an action against a sh-shop master and his foki, as well as a Chinese detective, claiming

$1,000

for

S.C.A.A.

It is officially stated there were

361 British suicides by lysol pol- The South China Athletic Assuing In 1927. Rucation presented the remainder alleged wrongful imprisonment,

The evidence showed that follow of their life-saving class for ex- ing a dispute over money matters, jamination under the rules of the the Toki arrested the plaintiff in Royal life Saving Society of Great Hongkong, took him to a boarding, Britain on Sunday evening. The house where the master and the following six candidates were re- detective were waiting, and later commended for the Proficiency the plaintiff was taken to Taipo certificate:- Yan-kwon, L Police Station, where he was detain-Shiu-lun, Kwok Man-hi, Wong KI- ed for two nights. Subsequently, the chau, Li Kwong-kwan, and Young master of the fil-shup claimed Yuen-wah. Of these six, four sum of $300 from the plaintiff were also recommended for the money said to be owing, but the bronze medallion, namely, Yeung claim was dismissed by the Dis-

Wong Ki-chau, Yuen-wah. trict Officer.

Li

Much amusement was caused by Kwong-kwan, and Ho Yun-kwong. plaintiff's answers to questions, and Easily the best pair were Yeung eventually the hearing was adjourn-Yuen-wah, and Wong Ki-chau, who attained a very high standard ed until the 29th instant,

of excellence.

The examination was followed by a most enjoyable informal din-

COAL COOLIE'S THEFT. ner, at which the twenty-two re-

FINED FOR STEALING

. BLOCK CHAIN.

commended, candidates entertain- ed as guests their instructor, Sgt. F. J. Toms, Mr. Stokes, and the examiner, Mr. F. K..M. Ewart, The

On pleading guilty to a charge Chairman of the S.C.A.A. Mr. O.

of larceny of a block chain from

W. Luke, was present and made a

the 8.8. Mabella, anchored at Buoy very happy speech. No. 44, a conl, coolle was fined $25

A demonstration of life-saving

by Mr. W. Schofield, at lhe Kow. by men of the 12th Heavy Battery. loon Magistracy this morning. · ARA., will be held at North Polut second coolie, who was also charg- for the benefit of the South China ed with larceny, was acquitted on Athletic Association and Chinese the prosecution accepting his 'ples Bathing Club Membors next Sun- day, in order that the classes in of not guilty.

The first defendant, in reply to training may see the various mové- the charge, said the chain had been ments performed as they should be "takon off the block by the head done.

coolie and he (defendant) was taking it to the coal bunker when arrested.

To prevent the extermination of

In

in Canadian Aretjė an Ottawa Order lawful posscasion was shown on waters, the defendant's record.

Council prohibits the. hunting and

A previous conviction for un-walruses

Mr. Olaf Evanson, chief killing of them, except by British engineer of the Mabella, prosecut Eskimos and Indiana, who largely

depend on them for a living.

ed.

CLAYAL

dulcnes Melvin, daughter of Mr. John Melvin, of Birmingham.

PRAYER (MUTY

AODGE

Some women

talk about

being independent-and then.

go to a man dressmaker.

STENOG: I see you've started your early morning golf

again this season.

All recruits of the Chinese and Indian Companies, and of the Fly- ing Squad will parade at Central Police Station on Thursday, August 16th. at 5:30 p.m. sharp for Sqund Drill under Sergeant Condon. Dress:-Mufti.

Chinese Company."

All advanced men of the Chinese Company will attend at the Central Police Station on Thursday, August 16th, at 5.30 p.m. sharp for Kille Exercises, Extended Order and Baton Drill under Sergeant Condon. Dress:-Mufti; Rifle, Belt, Side- arms, and Truncheon to be carried. The Hon. Captain Superintendent of Police has approved of the fol- Jowing promotions in the "Indian Company (on probation) with effect from August 10th.-Crown. Ser- geant 1212 Badan Slugh to be Sab- Inspector vico S. 1. Khawa Khan re- signed. Lance Sergeant R217 Feroz All to be Crown Sergeant: Constable R202 Mohamad Abdullah to be Lance Sergeant.

Flying Squad.

The weekly instructional patrol of the Kowloon, Section will take place on Tuesday, August 14th. Fall in at the Taim-taa-taui Fire Brigade Station at 5.30 p.m. sharp. | Drase-Khaki Uniform..

The weekly instructional patrol of the Hongkong Section will take place on Thursday, August 16th. Fall in at the Central Police Stat- ion at 6,10, p.in, sharp, Dresa;-) Khaki- Uniform.

Sharpshooters' Company.

The regular monthly revolver practice will take place on Ken- nedy Road on Sunday, August 26th.' at 10.00 a.m. Members will næsem- ble on the range with belts, holsters, and revolvers. Uniform optional.

(Svd, W. KENT, A.S.P.

Adjutant.

BAD PORK FAT.

FOKI FINED AT KOWLOON MAGISTRACY.

A shop fali appeared before Mr,

Schofield, at the

WA

Kon

loon

morn-

being

Magistracy. this

ing on a charge of

in unlawful possession, at the Yaumati Railway Station, of n quantity of pork fet in a state unfit

for human consumption,

The defendant suid the fat had been brought in from Talpa and was being taken to a lard factory.

His Worship remarked that he. did not know If the fat was intend-|| ed for human food.

Mr M J. Beldy assistant Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, re- plied that even if it was going to The lard factory, it had to be passed: by his Department,

His Worship imposed a fine of $25

Wm.

Powell,

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(AND REDUCED)

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