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CAM WAREXIT TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1929.

日八廿月一十

FORMER MANAGER SERIOUS HANKOW ANXIETY FOR KING WANCHAL MURDER MANILA HECKLES

CHARGED.

ALLEGED FORGERY & EMBEZZLEMENT.

PROSECUTION AFTER OTHER COFFENCE OVERLOOKED.

MR. JENKIN EXPLAINS.

Mr. P C. Jenkin prosecuted in a case at the Central Magistracy this morning, in which a Chinese named La Kung-pak was charged,

AGITATION.

́INTENSIFIED BOYCOTT ÒF: JAPANESE.

ORDERS TO WORKERS.

Accordifig to “navn!” wireless messages to Eand to-day, consider- able feeling is still being worked up i at Hankow against the Japanese as a result of the accidental killing of a coollé. The secident occurred on

RELIEVED.

"AN AIR OF CONFIDENCE

AT THE PALACE.

NO CHANGE IN CONDITION REPORTED YESTERDAY.

ARREST.

MISSING AMAH LOCATED

AT CANTON.

BEING BROUGHT HERE.

Within a week of ilie murder of an old Chinese lady in hor home! at No. 23, Swatow Lane, Wanchai, Criminal Investigation Depari- ment officials have been able to

up to the time when she disappear- ed on the day of the murder, had been employed as an amah in the dead woman's household,

"PUSSYFOOT."

REFORMER ADMITS DRINKING.

ADHERES TO HIS VIEW THAT WORLD WILL GO DRY.

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PEKING POLICE IN "RED" PLOT.

TRAINING SCHOOL RAIDED AND 17 ARRESTED.

DRASTIC PUNISHMENT,

Pelding, Jan. 7. A sensational plot, rendered moro serlous by the suggestion that a section of the Poking police force is involved, la coming to light as the result of vigorous in.

coup to secure control of Peking Ja said to have been planned.

December 12th when the coolie was PRINCES GO SHOOTING. effect the arrest of a woman who, POINTED QUESTIONS. vestigation by the authorities.

tien.

knocked down hi the Japanese Con- coaston by a machine-gun metor-

London, Jan. 7. cycle combination belonging to the

An lely for the King is gradual- Japanese naval forces. He died in hospital later, and the Japanese sayly giving place to a feeling of leath was caused by acute periton- quiet confidence of his restoration to health and strength. Doubts

hopeful hint the rate of progress but the doctors are now highly

will soon be on the increase

It is notable that while His Ma-

practically stationary, any altern- tion in the past week has been to setback. merely an his advantage, There has been no ocensional cheek.

before Mr. R. 2. Este and refuse to pay compensa-nya ant been entirely removed, counts of forgery, attering forged documents and of embezzlement, The total sum involved in the charges amounted to $1,823,

Mr. C. A. S. Russ defended. Addressing his Worship, Mr.

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the Boycott Society for the with Orders have now been issued by

dewal of all Chinese labour from Japanese concerns.

Manila, Jan. 5.

Answering direct, point-blank, rapid-fire questions as to his pur.

Haan Eugene "Pussyfoot" Johnson poses, fnclinations and beliefs about the liquor question, Wil-

believes the world will go dry declared flatly Inst night that he

during his lifetime, and that the Philippine Islands will be includ

Seventeen members of the police have already been placed under

of the C.I.D. assisted by the police arrest. The story became public when it was learned that officers

Training School. flying squad, raided the Police

The School was surrounded and searched by armed officers, after

SALVATION ARMY CLEAVAGE.

THREAT OF AMERICAN BREAKAWAY.

IMPORTANT MEDICAL VIEWS FOR HIGH COUNCIL.

POLICE AT SUNBURY.

London, Jun. T.

A special squad of police will be stationed at Surbury-on-Thamen

Salvation Army. to-morrow on the occasion of the meeting of the High Council of the

Jenkin sak that the case arose out that all Chinese working in the Jealy's condition at times remains Her belongings, which included aed. This was only one of the de- which the inmates were obliged to a written permit.

of a partnership in a firm, the Kwong On Yuen, pig dealers, of. Centre Street. The Arm was

formed in March 1927, having about ten partners and the nominal - capital was $30,000,

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In addition, the Society orders

Japanese Concession shall leave.

Pickets have been pasted to en- sure that employers who pass out of the Concession do not return.

Further naval wireless" me48-

stale apes

that

Monday the Depapers published

The defendant, said Mr. Jenkin,

notification holder of $6,000 of the

ordering capital, but he subsequently c; the Special Administrative Dis

tives and foreign pesidents af quired a further $500 share and trices Nos. 1 and 2 (former Ger- thereby became the biggest shares holder, with one exception, that ofpay their taxes to

Bias and Russian Concessions) to one Wong Shui-chuen, who held the pointed tax-collector of the Waban a specially-ap- same number of shares as the de- Political Connell. fendant,

Accused's Duties,

The defendant was appointed manager of the firm and was given charge of the inner counter and of the Arm's cash, and his duties as anch would be to receive from the outer counter foki, at the end of the day's business, the amount of money received during that day's business. It would be the defen- dant's duty explained Mr. Jenkin, to put into the safe such money as was handed to him for custody. The key of the safe was kept by the defendant.

Proceeding. Mr. Jenkin stated that the defendant also collected outstanding_nréounts due to" the

FORMER GERMAN

GUNBOAT,

CANTON TAKES "TSINGTAO" IN HAND.

FOR PATROL DUTY,

ton has commenced to repair the The Naval Headquarters al Can-

old German ganbout Tsingtao 80 us to render it serviceable.

it will be recalled that this ves-

firm from different shops in the set moored off Kwangtung during elty. He would be given a list of the World War after China had

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after the conclusion of the War.

After a much more quiet night, the following bulletin was issued from Buckingham Palace at 11.30

Tang Show-chi, an aged and high- The facts connected with the case are that on New Year's Eve, Mrn.

a large family, was found dead in ly respected widow, the mother of

No one will be allowed to enter her room, having been strangled

the grounds of the Staff Training. Institute, where the all-important" to death in a most brutal manner.

conference is to be held, without &ife, were left in a consklerable | clarations he made,

answer to a roll-call Seventeen

The situation, is most delicate state of disorder, and it appears

A moderately sized group of in- were taken into custody: that after the murderer had pos-terested persons, assembled at the

It is reported in the l'eking ver-American breakaway if the wed in view of the possibility of an pessed himself or herself of the American Y.M.C.A. gymnasium to acular newspapers that the ac-herents of General keys, several thousand dollars' hear the famous reformer, Histen- tion of the police followed the dia- Booth prevail.

Bramwell worth of jewellery and a numbered intently to what he had to say, covery that students were organis-

laughed ni some of the answers hing for the overthrown of the pre-Booth would be sufficiently well to of deposit receipts were stolen.

The possibility that General The murdered woman lived next gave, talked among themselves in sent regime in Peking. door to where the remainder of whispers and undertones, but fail- According to information made attend in person was not, at one the family realded, and enquiries ed to become antagonistic. available after the arrests, the time, excluded, but it was officially "The King has had a fair

led the Investigating police

The Rev. J. E. J. Cottingham, C.D. believe that the plotters announced from the Army head- night. His condition is un-

officers to another house in Wan-chairman of the Johnson commit have been acting under the in quarters this evening that Gen- chai where there lived a friend of Lee, explained * changed."

in introducing

fluence of Communist agents, who eral Booth would not attend. the amah. An old woman called at "Pussyfoot" that the purpose of were working for a coup on lines this house and when detained and the meeting was to have an open similar to that effected in Canton During the afternoon, it was questioned by the waiting officers, forum, where people could ask in December, 1927. ofleially given cut that is Mu-she admitted that she was the questions and clear up some of jesty was passing a-fuir day.

mother of the missing amah and the points they were curious about. At 7.45 p.m., carlier than is cus-had called to get her, belongings, They did ask questions. tomary, the following bulletin was which were left there. She was Johnson gave a short talk, and the issued:

eventually persuaded to divulge meeting was thrown open to the her daughter's whereabouts.

14.01.:

"The King has had a quiet day. There is no change to report in His Majesty's condi- tion. No further bulletin

will be issued till to-morrow evening."

(Signed) Stanley Hewett,

Dawson of Penn.

The air of optimism at the Palace has not been affected, by letin was regarded with satisfac- the bulletins. The morning bul- tion and was taken as indicating

ward grade. change is reported to-night rather tends to show that the King has had other slight check in pro- these checks cannot be interpreted gross, though it is emphasised that

as meaning that His Majesty has lost any of the ground gained in

The fact that no

the amounts to be collected by joined the Allies and was confisthut the King was still on the up- one of the Brm'a' folis and hecated by the Chinese Government would go out with the list, nud, on his return, would hand to the outer counter clerk, the antouit money which he professed to hy

daring his rounds, collected These amounts would be helt til the end of the day and they wall be later hamied back to defendant, as the person in charge of the firm's cush.

Previous Misappropriation. The firm started in March, 1927, the Ting Mare Chinese year, and,

Before the confiscation, the bont was daminged by explosives which the termans had set in order to destroy the craft. However, only mall part at the bottom was affected and the vessel has been since then, left neglected in front of the Kwong Nam Docks,

In view of the fact that when the affected parts are repaired, the vessel would rome in handy

audience.

Admitted He Drank.

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Remarkable Position.

At to-morrow's meeting of the High Council there will be sixty- four-officers from all parts of the American, and one each from tiyelve other countries..

PLANE'S SIX DAYS world, forty-six boing British, six

IN THE AIR.

"QUESTION MARK” MEETS WITH ENGINE TROUBLE.

In consequence of the informa- tion thus obtained, a party of de- tectives, in charge of a European "I've been reading in the officer, left for Canton during the papers," quoth W. P. Brooks from week-ond. At Fatshan they suo- a back-row seat, "that you have ecoded in locating the woman for declared that during your lifetime whom they were searching. She the world will go dry. Do you A REMARKABLE FEAT. was arrested and is being brought | believe that the Philippine Islands back to the Colony on the Lung-will actually have prohibition?" shan to-night..

"Yes," said Mr. Johnson, with- out batting an eye.

DISORDERLY HOUSE CASE.

SOLDIERS FOUND IN A A FLAT.

£

"Did you ever take a drink ?" was the next queation.

The answer was the same. "Yes." The audience wat up and took no- |tice. Mr. Johnson laughed.

"That reminds me of the time in London," he said, "when somebody asked me if I liked beer, but I anid

The remarkable poslilon that has developed as the result of the recent critical illness is practical. ly unique in Salvation Army his- tory.

The question of the future will be the matter before the meet- leadership of the Salvation Army

Ing, and it is argued that General Los Angeles, Jan. 7. Bramwell Booth is now physically Having beaten all world records unfit to carry out his responsibili. for continuous fight by wide ties as the autocratie head of the margin, the three-engined Fokker | Army. monoplane "Question Mark" land: '- ed to-day..

The machine had been in the air for 150 bure and 40 minutes, or 6 days, 6 hours and 10 minutes, a memorable achievement, accom plished, of course, by re-fuelling in the air,

66, Connaught Road Central was

A surprise visit to a flat at No., I did like beer, but I wasn't

fool enough to drink it." made at a Into-hour last night, by

"Well then, are you a reformed Sub-Inspector Chevalier, police drinker?" was the next question. officer appointed to the duty of "No, not exactly," said Pussy-left engine. suppression of sly brothels. foot. "I have taken drinks in line

Three-Fourths Majority, General Bramwell Booth's father, the first General Booth, who founded the Salvation, Army,

deed drawn Ap in 1904, which providest that a General could be removed if found non- fally or physically unfit, The High Council will address itself to the latter point.

About half an hour before the giant machine descended, the feader of the flight, Carl Spitz, complained of trouble, with the

The deed, incidentally, provides that a majority of three-fourths Chveling monotonously five thou-of the Council shall be necessary On entering the premises, In. with my investigating and crime sand feet aloft, the "Question to remove a General, The position to-day in one spector Chevalier found two oldi-work in the United States but I am Mark" completed its long flight to-

the past few days.

Brighter Prospects.

The question of General Booth's

for patrol duty, the Naval Head- justifying light hope. The docers in one room, and they admitted not a drinking man, and never have night beating all records. The en-physical fitness to continue hus

quarters has set aside a sum of $100,000 for the necessary re-

Mr. Jenkin added, sat the end of the year, the defendion; and mists.

ppropriated the sum of $7,000. That was not the subject of 156 resent charges, because it was

, subject to a special arrangement to which Mr. Jenkin said he would refer later.

Early in February, 1928, a letter was received by the principal part- ner of the firm, Mr. Wong Shui- chten, from the defendant, dik- closing the fact that he had mis- appropriated the money for his own purpose. This letter express- ed his regret and asked if Mr. Wong would treat the money a money loaned to the defendant by the firm, suggesting that the transaction be entered in the firm's book in this category'.

At the time that letter with re- ceived, the defendant was about to go to or had actually gone to Pult hol. He returned six weeks later and Mr. Wong then told him that he could not accede to the pro. posal, and that the defendant had better make amends for the money.

Apparently, continued Mr. Jen- kin, for the purpose of keeping these defaleations from other

2 partners they were treated as if the money had not been taken and

the books showed that the money .was still in the firm's safe.

Another Sum Missing,

On July 24, while the money out standing was still unpaid, a certain sum was handed over by the outer counter clerk to the defendant. The AUR WOH well, over 82,000. The next morning, as would be the de- fendant's duty, he would hand out

FINANCIAL ADVISERS TO NANKING.

AMERICAN ECONOMISTS LEAVING FOR CHINA.

tors appear to be fully satisfied to him that they went to the place with the course the illnes is now for an immoral purpose, having following, and the decision to is- agreed to pay $13,50 for a visit sue only one bulletin to-morrow which was to terminate at alx

o'clock the following morning,

bears out that view.

The Duke of York and the Duke of Gloucester left London this morning for Sandringham, and it is officially stated that they will shoot over the coverts of the King's Norfolk home during the present week.

The Prince of Wales will pro- bably join his brothers to-morrow.

Significant Holiday, '

Later, the girls for whom the soldiers were waiting, arrived. The police offer then arrested a European style, Chinese dressed whose tenaney of the floor was proved, on a charge of keeping a disorderly house..

been."

tions began to conte thick and fast.

The fee was broken, and Here are some of them:,

U. 8. Likes Grape Juice. Q--I understand that there are more wine grapes produced now in the state of California than there were before prohibition. What are they used for?

A-Grape juice. The accused was charged before Q-Why?

A-Why? Why. because people Washington, Jan. 7.-

Major C. Willson this morning. Mr. Arthur Young, the Director

Inspector Chevaller, producing are spending more money for of the Economic Division of the

book on which was inscribed the soft drink and harmless things like signatures of a large number of that since prohibition. They spend State Department, has resigned in order to accompany Professor; It is regarded as significant Army and Navy men, said he found more money on milk. (Laughter.) Kemmerer to Nanking an advisers that the Princes are leaving town it on the premises.

Q.-What was the comparative regarding the public finances of with arrangements to stay away

Witness also. muttered some size of the drink bill in the United the Chinese Government,

for several days. It indicates thing to the effect that it was "aug. States before and after prohibition? A-Before prohibition I think it The two American economists suficiently that the tension at gestive," as he landed the book for

was something like $2,500,000,000, expected to stay in Buckingham Palace has been con- the examination of the Bench,

Accused was convicted and fined Q-What is it now? China for at least five years.-siderably relleved-Reuter and

British Wirelcas,

$10. Router's American Service.

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TWO CHILE VOLCANOES

IN ERUPTION.

HEAVY DAMAGE AND LOSS OF LIFE.

Buenos Aires, Jan. 8. The Chilean volcanoes; Calbuco and Payehue, are in eruption, and considerable alarm has been caused in their immediate vicinity. Several persons have been kill- ed, while the losses ip ve-stock and property are reported to be extremely heavy-Reuter.

TYPHOON ABOUT,

HIGHWAY ROBBERY THIS MORNING.

FOOTPADS' ATTACK ÓN A WOMAN.-

A report to the Wanchal Polles

NEW SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKETER.

BOWLER CHOSEN FOR THE ENGLAND TOUR,

Capetown, Jan: 7. The South African. Cricket Station states that at 7:00 this Board of Control has decided to morning a highway robbery occur England this year, Mr: A: Bell, the Include in the team selected to tour red in Wongneicaong Gap Road, Western Province bowler-Reuter, near the village. The victim was a woman named Ng Ho, who lives on the ground floor of No. 28, Ken- .nedy Street,

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The woman states that she was: attacked by two mefi. While one man pressed her to the ground, his companion snatched a pair of

FAR EAST CABLES.

A-Well, there is no way of catimating that. You can't get figures when no booze is lawfully sold.

Effect on Crime,

Q-To what ex ́ent has crime de éressed in the United States since prohibition?

kines huve missed fire repeatedly, but have behaved better after re- raised the wider question whether fuelling.

the administration of the Army. The lers dropped notes com-

which is now a religions, uml. xo- elul force, all over plaining of the cold, because one should not be placed on a more: the world; of the windows had dropped out, but the refuelling machine recti- democratie basis. Strong Ameri- fied this by letting down another can feeling prevails on this point. by means of a rope.

The fliors' dogged decision not

Able to Resume, to descend is probably, due to the

On the eve of the meeting, how exchange of official telegrams in ever, n medical bulletin has been which it is pointed out "only issued, signed by two doctors, Elijah has gone further and longer which says: than the "Question Mark." The reply came. "Good, let's trim (beat). "After having carefully examin- Elijah."-Reuter's American Sered General Booth on Dec. 30th, We are of opinion that the General is making satisfactory progress towards recovery. His physical condition, though still poor, is gra- dually improving. His illness bas followed the expected course, and there is every reason to bolteve. the General should be able to resume his work within six mantha,

vice.

DUTCH ENTERPRISE IN EAST.

WIRELESS TELEPHONE FROM HAGUE TO JAVA.

The Hague, Jan. 7.

"As there have been rumours The wireless telephone service that the General's mental powers between Holland and the Dutch have been affected, we take this East Indies was officially opened opportunity of stating there never to the public at The Hague to-day, has been any question of mental Speeches were delivered by the incapacity. His intellect remains A-Nearly all classes of crime have dropped. You will notice if Minister of Public Works and the unimpaired. you look up the figures yourself Minister for the Colonies, to which that total arrests have increased, the Governor-General of the Dutch will find that the majority of new. but if you analyse the figures, you East Indies replied, Reuter, arrests are for traffic violations, which Increased greatly all over the country.

Q-Who is drinking all the liquor in the United States, the rich may or the poor man?

LADY'S FLIGHT.

· LADY. "BAILEY HELD UP.

FOG.

London, Jan. 7.

Able To Give Decisions.

"He Je now well able to give decisions and advise on important matters, but it is advisable that he should have as much quiet.. s possible and not be burdened with unneccssary anxieties as this will tond to retard recovery.”

The signatories aro Doctor Weir, DIRECT LONDON-SINGAPORE

Rich Man The Drinker.

who is Physician to the Prince of SERVICE.

Lady Bailey, the wife of Bir. Abe Wales, and Doctor Milno, who has A-The rich man. The poor maa Singapore, Jan. B. has the votes, he is responsible for Bailey, who reached Paris yester heen the doctor in attendance on anch monies as would be required 12.80 pan. states that there is a stolen amounting to $15. Both London and Singapore has been he can reverse the situation by the Capetown in a light Moth aere-The bulletin will be presented to for the day's business. Defendant typhoon in about 180 Long. E.,

A direct cable service between putting prohibition into effect, and day on fier return fight from the General for many years, men then excped, running in the established, thus eliminating the same votes, but he doesn't do so be plane, was unable to proceed to High Council and must have, an Continusd on Page 7) 08% Lat. N., Incling Northward... direction of Wanchat, w

nocassity of relaying-Reuter

London to-day owing to fog-important bearing on its décisione. (Continued on Page 12.)

British Wireless..

Reuter and British Wireless.

A typhoon warning received | gold car-rings and also some money, from the Manila Observatory at the total value of the property