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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THE DAYTONA BEACH TRAGEDY.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10,

THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL:

PEAK HOTEL

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE: PALAGE HOTEL:

MAJESTIC HOTEL

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Peking.

HOTEL METROPOEE

Central, Convenienco, Com. fort, Good Meals & Moderate rolos.

HOTEL BOA VISTA. MACAO. Ideal Place for werk onds,

MOTEL METROP

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of

Phone Nos.

K. 608 & K. 609.

Mr. & Mrs. H. J. WHITE.

Cables **

"KowLOTEL,” Hongkong.

PALACE HOTEL,

Tel. Kowloon No. 3,

„Tel. Address :"

PALACE,

UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.

A Brat alas Rosidential and Tourist Hotel with all the conveniences

of a Heine.

Bar and three Billiard Tab'er; two in New Billiard Saloon. Biolante Terms: families specially catered for.

Hotel newly renovated.

EUROPE

After dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday,

and Saturday.

MR8, J. H. OXBERRY,

Propriotron,

Cables :-

"EUROPE"

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE

Grill®

THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.

Arthur E. Odoll, Managing-Director.

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LTD-PENANG

(Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) LARGEST BALLROOM IN THE STRAITS,

Overlooking the Sea.

Hot and Cold Running Water.

Highest Quality Catering.

Modern Sanitary System European Chef.

PRODUCTS DIRECT FROM LONDON MARKET.

CABLES.—” RUNNYMEDE.“

EXCUSE PROVES

INACCEPTABLE.

WILLIAM HAROLD PERRY-Manager

BOY OF SEVENTEEN FINED

AT MARINE COURT,

fenders to a junk lying at

mal Shelter.

Our pleture shows the wreckage of the 86-cylinder White, Triplex, in which Lee Bible was killed in attempting to beat Major Sograve's world speed record. The machine crashed into sand dunes at 202 miles an hour. The picture comes from San Francisco to which it was sent by telephoto, procena,

THE USUAL CHINA POINTED DUTCH

EXCUSE.

"UNEQUAL TREATIES" AND FAKE COINS.

GENEVA CONFERENCE.

Geneva, Apr. 0.

Chinese delegates at Geneva seldom miss an opportunity of suggesting that their international obligations are not always carrier? out because of the "unequal trenties" and to-day was no ex- ception to this rule when the re- presentatives of thirty-four na-i flons met to discuss the question of counterfeit currency.

PROTEST

SEARCH OF STEAMER. RESENTED.

SHANGHAI CONSUL INSISTS ON TREATY PROCEDURE.

DRASTIC CUTS IN AIR ESTIMATES.

SERIOUS EFFECT OF GERMAN

POLITICAL TROUBLE.\\

DOLORES

DEL RIO

in

The GATEWAY of the MOON

LUFTHANSA LET DOWN

Berlin, Apr. 9.

As the result of heavy cuts in the Budget made in order to re establish hurmony among the Government parties, the Aerial “OUDERKERK” CASE. Traile Department of the Ministry of Communications has suffered severely.

Shangbal, Apr. 6, Communications have been ex-

The sum of Mka. 4,500,000 which was originally allocated for the changed between the Commis-construction of a new Zeppelin

It was the opening session of sioner of Foreign Affairs, Mr.sheit has been enncelled

nt- a conference which a meeting to

This means not only devine means of suppressing Wunsz King, and the Consul together..

the postponement of the construc- counterfeit currency, and in ad-General for the Netherlands, Mr. tion of a shed, but a postponement dition to thirty members of the r. E. H. Groenman, with reference of a new Zeppelin which was League of Nations, four non-

I

members were in attendance, the to the search of the Dutch str. contemplated, but which could not

be housed in the old hanger. United States, Soviet Russia, Ouderkerk by membera of the Turkey and Equador.

The sum of Mks. 19,000,000 Chiness police force on February assigned to the famous firm of Mr. Hayashi, of Japan, declared that his Government was in 20 and the alleged discovery of Lufthanen, which controls the favour of the Convention prépared [300 revolvers on board,

majority of the German air-lines, Has been reduced by half. by the Experts' Committed int The Ouderkerk was lying in This heavy cut, involves the dis- Geneva in 1927, but they reserved mid-stream, at the time of the missal of 60 per cent. of the the right to submit suggestions

treation."

when the Articles were discussed search, when the Chinese police Lufthansa personnel, a possible Mr. I Ne-liang, the Chinese boarded her for the purpose of considerable restriction of the

arms. After

a international air service and non- delegate, also supported the Con- searching for vention, but alluded to the search had been made, the police extension of aerodromes in Ger Chinese Government's difficulties declared that they had discovered many unless Lufthansa obtain Government support for a loan to in carrying out the laws, for 300 revolvers, example, when involved with Mr. Groenman wrote to the replace the budgetary cuts, foreign consular privileges and Commissioner of Foreign Affairs Dr. Eckener, the designer of the Concessions and the unequal informing him that, in cases Graf Zeppelin, is most depressed, where the crew of Dutch vessels and said that hopes of the develop- Nevertheless, be said, the

were suspected of smuggling, he ment of airship construction in Chinese Government is doing its (Mr. Groenman) was always pro-Germany is dead-Reuter, beat in the circumstances.pared to give every assistance to properly authorized persons, As were the shipping companies authorities and if any and all, concerned.

either private persone, or 40- Mr. Groenman further pointed thorities, that believe to posseas out that the search had been made information about the smuggling by unauthorized persons and drew of arms, impart such information. the attention of the Commissioner at once to the Customs, then their branch of the Chinese Government CONTRACTOR FINED $15 AT of Foreign Affairs to this fact.

will always be in a position to do KOWLOON,

Justification Plen.

that which must and can be done according to Chinese law and according to the treaties.

Reuter,

MOVING STONES FROM FORESHORE.

That this legal way of dealing

A charge of removing stones In the meantime, further in- from the foreshore at Tai Wan quiries were made and later the Bay was brought against a con-Commissioner of Foreign Affairs with smuggling cases would be tractor before Mr. T. S. Whyte wrote an answer to the Nether- Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy lands Consul-General stating that this morning, at the instigation the circumstances necessitated

The defendant denied

..

the best way, has been proved again by the occurrences on board

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THIS

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of Mr. G. J. Chambers, and bailiff urgent measures and that the the 8.8. Ouderkerk, where, owing the Chinese police were quito justified to the fact that the Police chose charge and remarked that the in their actions, which reply has another method, they prevented stone was part of a quantity resulted in the following letter the Customs from saizing all the which was left over from a job being addressed to the Foreign arms that were hidden in the ship. last year.

Commissioner by Mr. Groenman:

Customs Muet Search, Mr. Chambera gave evidence of Sir, have the honour to finding some 40 to 50 women work-acknowledge receipt of your letter, Acting upon instructions of Her Yau-ing on boulders which had been of March 13, last, concerning the Majesty's Minister in China BASED ON THE FAMOUS STAGE SUCCESS!

broken into small stones. The search for arms by the Chinese therefore, compelled to utter

protest against the manner in The master of the rattan shop women; said witness, were those police which took place on board which the police have thought fit was present in court and gave whom his Worship had shifted the Netherlands steamship Ouder to act in this case., At the utmost, evidence. corroborating defen from Hok Un some time ago. The kerk on February 20, 1925.

the Customs might, in exceptional dants statement. When

defendant's son was present super- he was

As you indicate in your den- cases, request the police to accom- asked the number of fenders he vising the loading of the song patch, the smuggling of arma and pany them when visiting foreign Although his statement wan¦ had ordered the defendant to on to a junk. Witness further ammunition is undoubtedly a very ships, it being understood that the corroborated by his master, a deliver, witness appeared to

not been be stated that there had youth of 17 years, charged with flustered, whereupon defendant any stones on the spot one month serious matter, which ought to be Consulate ought to be notified at hawking ship-lendora without a called out in Chinser, "Six" De-back and it was not possible, prevented as much as possible, once and preferably in advance, licence at Yaumati Typhoon fendant, however, made no further therefore, thit the quantity found immediately after the incident, in that the search can in no ease be Shelter, was found guilty and was attempt to enlighten his master on had been the remains of a job my letter of February 21, I assur-made by anybody but the Customs. ed you that I am always ready, as On this point, I am particularly-in- fined $10 by the Hon. Comandr. facts relating to the case when his last year, G. F. Hole, R.N.,, at the Marine Worship threatened to cane him!

After hearing the evidence his is only natural, to assist in such structed to insist.

Concerning the punishment of prevention, and so are the repre- Court this morning.

Cross-examined by Sgt. Barnicle, Worship imposed a fine of $15.

sentatives of the steamship com-the smugglers, I may inform you panies concerned and the masters that, during or immediately after and officers, of the ships. This the incident, two Chinese members Iras been shown In the case of of the crow disappeared without the Ouderkerk and it is my earnest leaving any trace, so that it is to wish that also in future co-opera-he supposed that with them the escaped, tlon in the prevention of smug-guilty persons, have

Whether or not thore existed any gling should not be lacking.

responsibility or negligence, on the part of the master or other However, it is not desirable or persons on board, la dificult to Cocessary to depart to this end say, since no data aro.available. It is learned that the Metropoll- from the rules as laid down in lowever, I have reported the tan Museum of Art will receive treaties according to which the matter to the competent authorities over, G.$17,000,000 as residuary Chinese Maritime Customs are the

who will carefully investigato this: legateo of the will of the well (only authorities.. empowered to/case.-I have the honour to be, Sir, I known newspaper proprietor and visit and search foreign vessels. Your obedient servant, IND

(sign.) F. E. H. GROENMAN, publisher, the late Mr. Frank Mun-If the required co-operation exists sey.Router's American Service, between the different Chinese]

Consul-General

Defendant pleaded not guilty the muster of the shop admitted but a Chinese constable in plain that he did not give defendant a clothes, giving evidence stated delivery book but said that ́de-} that at 4.30 pm, yesterday, he saw fondant knew where to deliver tho defendant crying his wares on a goods, dinghy with six fenders on board. Commdr. Hole, in summing up, He personally saw, witness con- remarked that he did not bellave a tinued, defendant selling one of word of the evidence given by the the fenders to a man on ñ sampar lagt wiincia, and was of the for 75 cents.

opinion that the master sent the Asked what ho had to say, defendant out to hawk. Ho im- defendant stated that he was posed a fine of $10 or 10 days, bút foki in a rattan shop at Mongkok the fenders were to be returned to -and he was sent out to deliver six] tho defendant,

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