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HURRICANE ROUND COOL CITY GODOWN

NEW YORK.

TAIL-END HITS CITY: MANY CALAMITIES.

EXTENT OF THE DISASTER IN FLORIDA APPALLING.

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· BURGLARY.

ROBBERS CALMLY MOVE

GOODS IN TRUCK.

PROVIDE NEW LOCK.

Remarkable coolness was shown by a gang of burglars who broke into a godown in the city in the early hours of this morning, and stole from it goods to the value

Shop people who were already up, at that early hour, saw, at four o'clock this morning, a hand- truck being driven up to the door

DEVASTATION SURVEY. nearly $500.

New York, Sept. 19. The extent of the hurricane din

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IN NANKING.

DISARMAMENT IN DOLDRUMS.

CLEAVAGE OF OPINION AT GENEVA.

FRANCO-GERMAN MOTION FOR LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.

EARLY DATE WANTED.

Geneva, Sept. 19. The varied proposals advanced of the basement of No. 115, in connexion with the all-important Queen's Road Central, which is

433 PER ANNUM BINULE COFT 10 CENTS

THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK.

The 1920 Model Buicks are so attractive

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different-so O good, in fact, that even were they not Buicks you would Immediately stamp them to be great cara. They are well worth waiting for.

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Telephons Central 1248 or IN47.

33 Wong Nat Chuag Rond ... Happy Valisy.

ROBBER SUSPECT CLANS GATHERING CHINESE PILOTS IN MURDER CHARGE

WOUNDED.

DETECTIVE BRINGS HIM DOWN,

WITH REVOLVER SHOT...

SHAUKIWAN INCIDENT.

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MR. WU HAN-MIN AND THE FUTURE.

LI CHAI-SUM'S INTENTIONS STILL IN DOUBT.

To prevent'a robber suspect from escaping, a Chinese dotec Live had to ise his revolver at Shaukiwan this morning, in encounter between a police picket [and suspected armed criminals.. TO DESERT CANTON?

The suspect, who had taken to- his heels on ising challenged by the picket, was brought down with a shot which injured him in the right ankle. With the injured man was a companion, who are rendered to the searchers.

SHANGHAI?

| SHIPPING CIRCLES WATCHING NEGOTIATIONS.

NEW CRISIS POSSIBLE.

Shanghal, Sept. 20,

Tho protracted quarrel between the Chinese authorities, and the Licensed Pilots' Association has

IS DROPPED.

EXTRADITION POINT NOT PROVED.

SEQUEL TO RAID. ON BOYS' SCHOOL.

LACK OF WITNESSES.

Extradition proceedings which were commenced last work against Tsang Yu, who is wanted by the ob-Canton, authorities, for alleged of kidnapping and murder, wore con

tinued beforo Mr. R. E. Lindsell to-day.

Mr. H, Somerset Fitzroy, Assis tant Attorney General, prosecuted, and Mr. F. H. Loseby represented

reached a curious stage. It may, possibly be terminated very short- Shanghai, Sept. 19.

ly, or it may reach a crisis. An important interview having"

The nature of the negotiations considerable bearing on the future aster in the West Indies and the

of the Nationalist Government was and the progress made are cast coast of Florida la appalling,

Chinese journalists in Shanghai by Mr. Wu Han-man seure, owing to the reticence exceeding the worst anticipations. As new reports reach New York used as a godown by the Meisan question of disarmament engaged

given lo shortly before his departure for cials on both sides. with the improvement of communi- Company for the storage of shel- the attention of the Third Con-

In an ometal police report of Nanking.

It is, however, authoritively de entions, de death-roll steadily lac and paint-all. They saw the mittee of the League Assembly,

Mr. Wu Han-min discussed at dlared that, no barrier is to be mounts and remarkable stories of mea Accompanying the truck open which is dealing with this problem, the affair issued this morning, it

is stated that, on information ro- some length the agreement offered in the future to the admin the basement door, and, Inter, the havoc rented are outlined.

the district station were sent out Kai-shek and the leaders of the Licensed Plans Association, pro-

Evidenco was given at the. lac and one case of oil which theying yesterday's protracted debute.

Lord Cushendun's" lung speech to scour the streets for a gang of Moderate Wing of the Kuomintangvided the necessary qualifications

former hearing that the defendant transferred to the truck. After

aro forthcoming.

was one of a party of, mon who carefully locking the door, the yesterday, pointing out the disad-armed men who, it was said, was as the result of the recent conversa-

One foreign pilot recalls the took part in a raid on the village men then drove away.

It all looked

so proper and vantages existing in regard to an Premeditating an outrage in one of tlons, and expressed the opinion

ity in political circles shortly, to farcical Hwah Jah episode when of Pak Fong on July 1, 1927. early meeting of the Disarmament

train Chinese apprentices accord-had as many as sixty pupils, wore Conference, was warmly supported

the benefit of the country as a the rat really serious attempt to Eight boys from a school, which by Baron Suto, of Japan, who, how

One of the principal troubles of ing to Wostern standards, result-kidnapped, and the head of one of ever, took an entirely different

the Government in the past, said edi wholesale desertions by the the kidnapped boys was later sent line in dealing with M. Loudon's

Mr. Wu Hau-min, has been the Cadete, while a aumber refused to back to the village by the gang of suggestion that the great naval

attitude of the Nationallet leaders work, claiming the status of raiders, as a reminder that the Powers should be invited to a

in devoting more care and attention officers, and attempted to intim-ransom demanded by the gang had special meeting in Paris shortly

to their own provinces than of the date their Seniors.

better be quickly settled. for a pretiminary discussion of

contral government. It has now been agreed that if the Nanking naval armaments.

Government is to make any head way, a large number of officials must be prepared to make Nanking their permanent abode.

Already judging by estimates come out with two cases of shelfor, over two hours to-day, 'conclud-ecived, a number of officers from achieved between Marshal Chiangaton of Chinese members to the the fugitive,

now available, it is certain, that over two thousand people have been killed in the south-eastern section of the United States and in Ameri- can dependenefes alone. Hundreds In addition tre reported to be miss ing, while it is impossible to cal- culate the number, of those in

jured.

above-board, that the people in the vicinity did not realise that this was other than a genuine moving af goods by the Melann people. Not until Inter in the morning, £20,000,000 Damage in Florian.

hit leak out that a daring gang Four hundred people are dend in of burglars had been at work.

In examining the door, it was Florida, and reports from Porto Rico, show that over a thousand found that the lock had been lost their lives in the catastrophe.broken by the thieves In order to The damage to property in effect an entry, and that it was Florida alone in estimated at substituted by a brand-new one

which the men had brought along | £20,000,000 or G$100,000,000.

with them.

Hundreds are reported missing in Florkia, mad such is the extent of the devastation that martial law .has been insituted in the Palm Bench district and in the Ever- glades.

Some of the finest hotels and buildings at Palm Beach have been wrecked, and refugees and injured are crammed into temporary huts and shelters.

Troops had to be called out In Porto Rico lo quell outbreaks of rioting and le prevent looting.

Storm Hits New York,

In a wireless message to-dny, the Governor of Porto Rico states that at least 700,000 inhabitants of the island have been rendered bone Jess by the hurricane.

EARLY MORN MOTOR "SMASH.

CHAUFFEUR RECEIVES A FRACTURED JAW.

Japanese Opinion,

Baron Sato considered the in- vitation worth while, or, at least, thought that further consideration might be given before it was re- jecteil.

The debate to-day-centred inrge- Jy, round M. Paul Boncour's resolu- tion urging that the Dlaarmament Conference should meet at the end of 1928 or the beginning of 1920.

"Reconcile Differences."

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A rather serious accident, in

An alternative resolution WAB which a public motorcar was

anbmitted by. Count Bern- involved, occurred shortly after

(Germany) inviting the storif two o'clock this morning, in Des

League Council of the Voeux Road Central, near the make an urgent appeal to all Gov- Bank of Canton.

ernments to reconcile their differ- While a public car ла en-ences as regards disarmament. deavouring to puss another ear which was going west, in the sanse direction with it, it skidded and, swerving, run into a pillar.

Finally, it was decided by the

tee should be appoiited to draw up Committee that a drafting commit- n resolution embracing both the, French and German resolutions.

The tail-end of the storm hit New York to day. The wind was so

The radiator was almost slove violent that several persons were blown through the windows, while in, while the driver, thrown for

Thus the debate in the League traffic in the streets was held upward on his seaf, fractured his jaw

He was Assembly on the disarmament ques- Renter's American Service.

against the windshield. also cut by glass splinters, andtion will be based on a Franco-Ger-

man motion, was removed to hospital.

Except for the driver, the car was pnoccupied.

French LasES.

Paris, Sept. 19. Further detalls of the hurricane havoc in the leland of Guadeloupe received by the Minister of the 660 and the mumber of injured runs Into many thousands. Many big buildings, and thousands of native huta have been destroyed.—Reuter,

British Colonies Suffer,

London, Sept. 19.

The Colonial Office has received

a telegram from the Governor of

the Leeward Islands giving detalla)

CHINA'S NEW TREATY

WITH BELGIUM.

CONVERSATIONS PROGRESS AT GENEVA,

Brussels; Sept. 19. between

Conversations

Notable Speech.

The most notable speech was made by Baron Sato (Japan). With fixing now of a date for the Dis- Lord Cushendur, he deprecated the armament Conferencer, but he favoured to some extent, M. Lou- don's suggestion regarding a pri- |vate conference of the great naval

Powers In Paris.

He said that the idea should be further explored before rejection, the though he admitted that he was of the loss of life and the damage Chinese and the Belgian delegates without the views of the Japanese

At Mont Serrat, which the Gov-a Geneva, aiming at the conclu-Government on the matter.

sion of a provisional agreement to

caused by the hurricane.

Opium Smoking.

the houses in the suburbs,

Near the tram terminus, the picket came upon two men who were loitering about in a auspicious manner. On being hailed, the two suspects commenced to run, whereupon, Anding that they could not bring about their capture by

KOBCAMÉSCONNÍMACTURNED ANNATTALANZO

YANGTSZE ANTI-BANDIT

ACTION.

Good Work in Which H.M.S. Bee Tock Part,

AREA NEW CLEARED.

It is reported that the anti- bandit action taken last week by H.M.S. Bee has had satis- factory results.

It will be recalled that when on the Middle the Bee was Yangtaze Information was re- cefved to the effect that cer- tain huts were being occupied by bandils, The Bee embark- ed a Colonel and 30 men of the 57th Division of General Tào Chungs Hupeh Army at Shanghaiwan forty miles above Chengli, and proceeded up the river to the bandit stronghold.

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The bandits were fired on and the Chinese troops landed and went In pursuit. It is now revealed that slx or more bandits were killed in the ne- tion, while the remainder were driven all.

The reeds in which the bau- dits had their headquarters ,were set on fire and the area is now reported to be clear of bandits.

that there will be renewed activ

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Centralisation.

It is this scheme, in addi- tion to the Cabinet form of admini- stration planned, which constitutes the main feature of the reorganisa- tion contemplated.

Officials who took part in the re- cent discussions in Shanghai have agreed that if there is to be co- operation among China's leaders, they must spend more time in the work of the Nanking Government than in the administration of pro- vinces which may be under their control.

The outcome. of the present negotiations is being given close attention in shipping circles,— Our Own Correspondent.

OPIUM RAID IN QUEEN'S

ROAD WEST.

REVENUE OFFICERS MAKE AN IMPORTANT HAUL.

Saw Boy's Head,

When the case resumed this morning, Mr. Fitzroy called Kwan Ki-cheung, who said he belonged to a village near Pak Fong. He (anid he knew the murdered boy and saw the head of the youth at Pak Fong village, on, August 15. Ho had seen the boy, well and alive, on July 17, the day of the raid.

After ovidence had been given by Chan Kwok-ying, the translator Opium valued at $10,000 wan

the of

Supreme Court. Mr. seized by Revenue Officers yester-Fitzroy Indicated that that was day in a raid carried out on all the evidenco he had to call. He house at Queen's Road West.

Placing men at points of exit, explained that an attempt had

to mado been

further get a European Revenue Officer led a

evidence from the village, but The reorganisation of the Central party of men into the first floor of the day of the rald being a Executive Committee, he pointed No. 586, Queen's Road West,

were away and eye-witnesses were out, is, however, the work of thewhere after a search, they found market day, most of the people

few. Commissioners who met with Mar- 722 tacla of propared opium and ahal Chiang Kai-slick in Shanghal, 120 tacls of raw, opium, both of and there may be other members Kwangsi origin. of the Government who do not see eye to eye with them in the matter.

Nanking Conference. Conferences are to be held in Nanking shortly when the whole question will be thrashed out, prior to oficial adoption of the proposals., Mr. Wu Hau-min aise made re- ference to the future of the Canton Administration as it affects the Canton leuders now in the North.

Mr. Tal Chi-tao, the Chancellor of the Sun Yat-sen University, us already intimated that he has no dealre to take up any position in the Central Government at this time, but would prefer to return to Can- Lon for two or three years to con- WICHITARIAS FROM VALTRUSELinue his educational activities

there,

It is likely that Mr. Tai Chi-tao other, meane, one of the алу Chinese detectives in the police will return to Canton within the party fired his revolver, aiming to next few days. hit hle man ni the leg. As stated, the bullet struck the man's ankle, and completely Incapacitated him.

A Chihose who was found on the floor, was taken into custody, Ho appeared before Mr. R. E. Lind- sell thie morning, and was remand- ed on an application from Mr. A. E Hall, who is appearing for the defence.

EXPERIMENTAL AIR

SERVICE.

MAILS BETWEEN BELFAST

AND LIVERPOOL -

futility of further resistance, and not yet decided on his plans for the Wireless. appoint a Commission of three to

London, Sept 19.

"Scared Stiff.”

His Worship enquired if none of the schoolboys were available, to which Mr. Fitzroy replied that one of the boys had been requested to come down, but that the youth had not arrived brause he was "scared stiff."

Mr. Fitzroy mentioned that what he particularly naked for was someone who saw the fugitive go into or leave the village, but it seemed that there were only seven or eight houses in that part of the village.

Mr. Lindeell remarked that it is obvious that, under the circum- stances, the charge of murder must lapse.

Remarking that he had to rely solely on the charge of kidnapping, Mr. Fitzroy said he was perfectly prepared to let the charge of mur- der go by. There was nothing to show how the boy died..

The Post master General au- nounces that an experimental air service to be operated by the Cal- cutta flying boat, will be carried out between Liverpool and Belfast between the 24th and 20th instant. Mails will be despatched daily Marshal Li's Fature. ernor visited, the destruction and supersede the Treaty of 1888, are

Marshal Li Chui-sum, the head from Liverpool to Belfast and damage is exceedingly heavy. The reliably reported as having pro- Further discussion took place at hospital seems to have suffered

His companion then realised the of the Cunton Administration, has vice versa by this service-Britisk gressed to 221 extent that a the meeting of the Fifth Committee more seriously than the majority of favourable outcome may shortly to-day on the British proposal to the bigger buildings, the nurses

will not return to Canton for some

PANAMA ZONE CHIEF. ed on the murder count. and matrons' quasters having been be expected,

time yet. The shape of the new Treaty Investigate oplum-smoking is the submitted to arrest without fur-future, but it is certain that he demolished. completely

Many

Much depends on the immediate bridges have been destroyed, the will be based on principles of Far East with a view to presenting ther ado, When searched, a dag-

The case was mentioned before developments in Nanking. If all COLONEL BURGESS AS NEW jelty was badly damaged and all equality and reciprocity-Reuter. report for the Opium Conference ger was taken from each man.

Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Central goes well, it is likely that Marshal

GOVERNOR. the Government buildings were

The vote had been delayed since Police Court this morning. As Li Chai-aum will remain in Nan- stripped. The telephone exchange

Washington, Sept. 19. and the lines throughout the is while in Antigua, Government the Committee found itself reluc- the wounded man is being detain king in the service of the Govern

Colonel H. Burgess has been ap property and pensant huts have tant to approve owing to the ex-ed in hospital, only one of the fent as Chief of Staff. If he feels 'land were destroyed.

suepects was produced in Court, he is not really needed in Naniding, pointed Governor of the Panama been damaged to the

being formally charged with pose will return to Canton. £17,000.

sesion of arTAG.

A remand was granted.

of 1929.

extent of pense involved,

Most Population Homeless. No fewer than two-thirds of the The Administrator of Dominica pensant housCE in Mont Serrat reports one death, four jetties de- were totally destroyed, and several molished and one damaged. of the principal houses in Ply-

Famine Feared.

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Seventeen. Abatentions,

After a brief discussion, a re. solution was passed in favour of referring to the Budget Committee for a credit of 250,000 Swiss The Resenu senfront was part!-francs to cover the expenses of the

Commission. man Catholic church and a Wesley ally destroyed and great damage an Chapel were wrecked, while ex- tensive damage has been done to has been done to roads in the coun-

mouth have been damaged.

Five Protestant churches, a Ro-

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Thirteen delegates, including one of the leading hotels, and sev. try. The telephone system is de- India, voted in favour of the mo eral residences on the big estates. molished and the electric lighting tion, one voted against, and seven-

At the moment it is catimated system serious damaged. Heavy teen abstained.-Renter. that forty persons have been killed loss to general cultivation is re- and sevenly seriously injured, wille ported and it is feared that food

shortage will be felt later owing

the total damage to Government to the destruction of crops. The property and peasant huta is placed estimated damage to the Publie at 230,000,

Works Department property is £6,000.

More Deaths.

GIGANTIC RUSSIAN

INTERNAL LOAN.'

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THE 25,000-MILE FLIGHT.

General Chan Ming-shiu, Mar-Canal Zone in succession to Mr. shai Li's second-in-command, is re- Walker, who recently tendered his

realgaation-Reuter, turning to Canton some time next week..

Murder Charge Dropped. The fagitive was then discharg Mr. Loseby submitted that his to answer. client had no case. After raising a point as to the signature of Marshal Li Chal-súm on the requisition, Mr. Loseby went on to deal with the evidence in the case and claimed that the prosecution had not made out a prima facie case.

On Mr. Lindsell remarking that there were two direct, witnesses, Mr. Loseby pointed out that the |ASHINGTON TROUNCED frat witness was a boy, whose

brother had admitted that ho in stituted the proceedings for the sake of a reward. Mr. Losoby observed that the boy could be ensily coached, in that the only' coaching he required was to

man who led him away. answer that the fugitive was the

Off to Nanking.

Shanghai, Sept. 19. Dr. G. T. Wang, Mr. T. V. Soong,

THIRD DIVISION SOCCER RESULT. Dr. Wang Chung-hul, Mr. Tenl Yuan-pel, Mr. Li Shih-teeng, Mr. Hu Han-min, Mr. Tai Chi-tao,

London, Sept. 19: Marshal LI Chal-gum, General Li At Darlington to-day, in the Chung-yen and General Chan Third Division (North) of the Ming-ahu proceeded to Nanking Football League, Darlington de- Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for last evening. Their visit is befeated Ashington by four goals to Air, las sent the following tele-Heved to be in connexion with the nil-Reuter.

R.A.F. FLIERS WARMLY CONGRATULATED.

London, Sept. 19.

gram to Group Commander Cave Inauguration of the reorganised Brown Cave, Commanding Officer

government,

of the Royal Air Force, Far East In this connexion the Japanese "Warm congratulations to you Consul General, Mr. Yada, In an

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FAIR WEATHER.

Woman

Dazed,

As to the evidence of the woman, Mr. Loseby said all she said was that the robbers went to the vil lage and that the fugitive was with The woman had admitted The total estimated damage to ELEVEN PER CENT. INTEREST In Nevis, little damage has been hits in Dominica, Mont Serrat,

TO BE PAID! Christopher and

and all under your command on Interview with Router's repre-To-day's Observatory report them. done to Government property but Antigun, St.

An area of Although, according to the pro- your return to Singapore and the sentative, stated Japan was wait states:The anticyclone has pass that she was dazed at the times many huts of the poorer classes Nevis is £100,000.

Moscow, Sept. 19: have been demolished. Thirteen All deaths and injuries occurred

success of your achievement, with ing for an announcement by the ed into the Pacific. The Central Executive Council four machines over a flight of new Nationalist Government be-high pressure extends from North section, there were fifty-five other were, killed and fifty injured.

among the labour class.

of low pressure from Indo-China napping, Mr. Laseby commented Six deaths,

injured, A telogram from the Governor of has authorised the issue shortly 25,000 miles, which affords, con- fore reopening negotiations on China to east of Japan and an area schoolboys who saw the act of kid- damage to the Government bulld- Jamaica states that the damage at of a new State Internal Loan of vincing proof of the reliability and various issues, such as Nanking, to Guam. The forecast till noon that none of them had been

Tainan and Treaty revision to-morrow is:-North-east winds, brought before the Court.

The cass in proceeding." Ing and the destruction of peasant Grand Turk reported is not very 300,000,000 roubles, at an Interest mobility of the flying-boat."

British Wireless. of 11 per cent Router.

Reuter

fresh; fair." houses are reported from St. Kitts, great-British Wireless,

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