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BOATERS.

EUROPEAN.

WEIRD DRAGON-BOAT WITH

"CHINESE” CREW.

SCOTS GUARDS' JOKE.

London, June 23. Ascot Sunday on the River Thumes was marked by a startling i innovation, which, it ultimately transpired, emanated from China.

COMMUNISTS.

DR. HOLLEMAN TELLS,

HIS STORY.

ESCAPE EFFECTED IN ALARM CONFUSION.

HIDES IN HOSPITAL.

PURSE FOUND IN THIEFS HEADGEAR

FOOLISH EXCUSES.

- Appearing before Mr. E. W Hamilton in a case against a pick- pocket at the Central, Police Court this morning, Dr. Stewart Setón,, of the Basie Mission, said that he

SHANSI.

FENG YU-HSIANG NOW

AT TAIYUAN.

CHIANG KAI-SHEK BELIEVED TO BE JOINING.

IN PARIS.

EASTER HERO FAILS IN THE

'GRAND NATIONAL.”

HURT AT WATER JUMP.

Paris, June, 23: The huge crowd which visited the Autuel Racecourse to-day for the Grand Steeplechase de Paris;

TO INDIA.

HONGKONG GARRISON

REDUCTION.

SOMERSETS TO TAKE OVER MURRAY BARRACKS?

frat noticed the man when he BRIGHTER PROSPECTS. the French Grand National, re- OTHER CHINA CHANGES

went to a Bank in the city shortly. after noon on Saturday.

Visitors at Maidenhead, wherei TYPHOID POSSIBLE.

some of the most beautiful of the Thames reaches are to be fouml. Although Kowloon was more for- were astonished by the spectacle tunate, and recorded nearly two of

Swatow, June 22. extraordinarily strange an

An interesting story of his cap timea na he left the Bank to gó He again saw the man several inches of rain in the reservoir craft, rather like a nightmare tura and escape was told by Dr. towards the Post Office, but did aren, Hongkong profited from the dream of a prehistorie monster. week-end rainfall only to the

Holleman, the American minnot realise that the man was fol extent of one day'a water supply. ed head towering up from the prow, Swatow on Thursday evening, safe paid no attention, until he miss Then send a huge blacken- sionary doctor, who arrived at lowing him, and, in point of fact, The Water Engineer (Mr. A. B. protruded from the stern, while ences

and a green, senley six-foot tall, from a series of exciting experi- ed a purae from an outside pocket Purves) informeti a Telegraph re-scarlet banners emblazoned presentative to-day that less than strange characters flattered from to the American Dutch Iteformed he saw the man on the point of with Dr. Holleman, who is attached of his jacket. On turning round, an inch of rainfall was recorded the mast. In the Hongkong reservoir area,

Mission, was captured over a walking away, and seized him. and that the increase in the booming gong and the explosion Communists under the notorious summoned at this moment, found! Ita passage was heralded by a month ago by a large band of An Indian constable, who was of Chinese crackers, and the weird Red leaders, Tou and Mo. He was dles craft was propelled by long pad-passing through the city of Ling-mcnamar

wielded "Chiness" coolies,

by Reventeen chow, which had been seized with-|

manists, and was made prisoner. out his knowledge by the Com-

reservoir supply amounted roughly one day's consumption.

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At the present time the amount of water in the island reservoirsĮ ip 168.53 million gallons. This is exclusive of small amounts in the Aоrvice reservoira,

It travelled rapidly up and down the stream near Bouller's Lock, while people in boats on the river "It would take 30 inches of rainurriedly made way for it. to give us the amount of water) The riverbanks were crowded needed at the present time, "added with astounded spectatera, Mr. Purves.

Subarquently it was learned that Two inches of rain at Kowloon the Guards, and that the boat was the crew consisted of officers of

condition. The

DO YOUR BITT

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It's no use merely hoping that everything will be a right. It won't ho unless you help by economising, ma

"Nanking, June 24,

Kai-shok accompanied by the Marshal and Madame Chiang

Minister of Industry, left last Minister of the Interior and the

evening for the North. gunboat and, arriving at Pukow, The party crossed the river by Immediately departed armoured train.

In an

The exact destination of Mar- shal Chiang Kai-shek in not known, but it is thought probable that he is going to Shansi, and subse- quently to Peking.

ceived a great shock when the fav ourite, the English horse, Easter

When Hongkang loses a batta- Hero, failed to complete the course. lion of troops next year they will The race was won by Le Touquet not be replaced, according," to

of the field and gained for. Its which finished four lengths ahead prosent War Office arrangements.

The 2nd Battalion King's Own owner the first prize of half a Scottish Borderers, having com- million francs."

ploted three years of garrison duty. The rate was over a specially in Hongkong, will leave, in prepared course of four miles, and accordance with the arrangements Easter Hero, the crack English hurdle-racer, owned by Mr. J. II. laid down in the recently revised Whitney, an American, was the trooping programme, for India on only cross Channel entrant among January 9th. the twelve runners.

Easter Hero failed to finish, the Borderers will be transferred to Upon arrival in Bombay, the fallure causing a great sensation. Poona, which will be their new The horse was very heavily back station.

ed.

According to reports, this after noon, Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang has definitely arrived in Shansi.

Marshal Yen Hel-ahan tele-lero's jockey. found after the

It is learned that Moloney, Easter Somersets Transferring? graphed to the National Govern second water jump that his mount aet Light Infantry, now at Sham Presumably, the 1st Bn. Somer- ment to-day resigning all his had atrained her back. He na-hulpo, will be transferred to

has left the reservoirs there in a owned by officers of the 2nd Bat- escape. While in the hands of the ear posts, including his membership turally pulled her up in order to Murray Barracks, and form the

much better Reception Reservoir rose to the extent of four feet and cared the water position in Kowloon appre- clably.

Observatory Figures.

Although the rains have bcen heavier elsewhere the Lotul fail

registered at

the Royal Observatory for the 48

hours ended at 10 a.m. to-day was

only 1.18 Inches.

it back from China.---Reuter, Lalion, Scots Guards, who brought

BULLIES AT STREET FOUNTAIN.

USURPING DUTIES OF THE POLICEMEN.

of the State Council and the Cen-prevent the possibility of further main garrison regiment of long- tral Executive Committee of the Injury-Reuter, Kuomintang Party, stating that he

is desirous of going abroad.

March Across Country.

The next two days he spent in the company of his captors in a long and difficult journey across Yun-tin that he eventally, made his country to Yun-tin, and it was at

Communiets he was treated very considerately. An officer gave him the purse tucked away in the nault of clothes and others.gave man's headgear. him a little money and some A number of spacious excuses

It is believed that the Govern- cigarettes. The cook occasionally were given by the defendant in made him a special dish and on the explanaton of his long retentionment will decline to accept Yen whole his experience was not un- of the purse. He first and he

Hel-shan's resignation.~-Reuter, pleasant, apart from the doubts in picked it up from the wet road- his mind n regards his probable way, and was engaged in-drying.

Feng at Taiyuan. fale.

it when he found himself seized

Talyuanfu, June 23, and accused of stealing it. He Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang. the next said that the idea of keeping Christian General, arrived here the purae, under his headgear from Yungcheng today. In con- shower at the time.¦

The Escape.

MANILA BUSINESS

SENSATION.

kong

In the earlier trooping pro- grammes issued, some little tima. ago it was arranged that the King's Own Scottish Borderers would be relieved here by the 2nd Battalion Green Howards, but an amended programme now gives the destination of the Green Howards as Shanghal,

Remarking that he believed that For the 24 hours ended at 10 they had attempted a litle bullying lty of escaping occurred. A aud. was to keep it dry, there being a versation with loading Shens American Chamber of Commerce he effected before the season

a.m. on Sunday, the full was 6.fit- nich, whilst for the period ending at 10 am, to-day there wan 0.56- inch registered.

The total fall for the past Levon days fa 1.66 inch.

Steamer Supplies.

to get first pince at a street foun- tain, Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, fined two Chinese $5 each for as sulting a small bay and a girl.

He had been five days in their hands when a favourable opportun- den alarm was given in the "Red camp, the men rushing off hurriedly,

Both explanations were found allowing Dr. Holleman to lose him- not convincing enough, a sentence self in the confusion. Directly he of six weeks being indicted. Be found himself unwatched, he made fore leaving the Court, Dr. Seton It was alleged that the two com off in a different direction, and he was cautioned by the Magistrate plainants were to have drawn their made for Tal-po, where he lay for against the inadvisability of keep- water when the defendants tried to three weeks concealed in the Eng-Ing. his purse in an outside poc monopolise the fountain. The boylish Presbyterian Hospital.

ket. was struck by one of the defen- From there he got into communi- dants, while the other hit the girl cation with the American Consul at with a bamboo pole.

Swalow, who arranged with, the police that two Chinese detectives SHAMEEN RESIDENT'S should go to Tal-po to Dr.

bring Hollesman down. They succeeded this week after moný delays, due largely to the extensive movement of troops. He made the first part of the journey by sailing boat, and then travelled by train from Chaochnofu,

The Secretary of the Water Emergency Committee (Mr. H. S. Rouse) stated to-day that the fol- lowing vessela, carrying water supplies, are due at Hongkong: The defendant alleged that the two complainants were selling what Achilles, from Singapore, carry-water they drew, and, as a con- ing 300 tons.

sequence had more buckets than they were entitled to have at the

Glenifer, from Shangbaf, carry-

fountain.

ing 200 tons.

Chak Sang, from Shanghai,

His Worship said that people like carrying 380 tons.

the defendants could not be allow Sing Klang, returning from Can-ed to act as a sort of policeman and ton. will unload the balance of decide how many containers a per- her water cargo.

son should or should not have.

Government chartered tanker, Fu Kwang, expected this afternoon from Shanghai with 800 tons.

Typhold Dangers.

The danger of the aprend of typhold through the use of water from wells and nullaha is atrossed by a local resident, who, writing under the nora de plume of "Salus Populi," forwards us the following letter:

STREET FOUNTAIN INCIDENT.

CHINESE TOLD NOT TO

"BUTT IN."

------

DEATH.

PASSING OF A POPULAR FRENCH MERCILANT.

officials, he expressed his willing- neas, on certain terms, to relin- quish all interests in China, and to leave the country within ten days,

Shanghai, June 20.

CHAMBER CHAIRMAN TO BE ARRESTED.

Manila. June 22, B. A. Green, director of the

of the Philippines and one of the most prominent real estate brokers in the Islands, will have to answer to a charge of estafa involving Peaos 15,000, filed with the court

.. Further amendments in the tropping programme may, however, actually commences.

Green Howards.

In connexion with the decision to

It was learned at Nanking this of first instance yesterday after-station a battalion of the Green morning that Mazahal Yen Hel-noon by Sotoro Radas, asalolant Howards In China it is interesting to note that 1st Battalion of the shan has cabled announcing the fincal arrival in Taiyuanfu of Feng Yu- The complaint was sworn to by Regiment came out as part of the hsiang. Marshal Yen requested Fiscal Rodas before Judge Simpli-Shanghat Defence Force, being transferred to Strensall' early in that the Nanking armies should cio del Reaprio, cesse all war operations and pre sued a post-dated cheque for Pesos in the British troops in China.

It is alleged that Mr. Green Is. 1828, when reductions were made parations against the Kuominchun. 15,000 in favour of Cu Uujieng The 2nd Battalion, which is going Hijos, local business firm, without to Shanghat, is now in Egypt under sufficient funds in the bank to ho command of Lieut. Col. C. H. de cover, the cheque. was issued in payment of a debt.

The cheque St. P. Bunbury,

The first outward transport, the Green will be tasued by the court in China

A warrant for the arrest of Mr. City of Marselles, is due to arrive to-day. The bond fixed in the year, that being the date on which on November 7th this

complaint is Pesos 5,000.

the ship is expected to arrive at Tientsin.

U.S. BISHOP IN THE

PILLORY..

CRITICISED FOR DEALING IN SHARES.

Highlanders for Tientsin.

She will have on board the 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders who are now in the West Indies, 'under the command of Lieut. Col. R. G. Maclaine, M.C.

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Peace Conference, Marshal Feng is at Taiyuan for the proposed peaco conference to which Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, Shameon, June 22,

General Halung Shih-huai, General The whole of the foreign com-Ho Chung-chun and General Tang The "Red" Outlook.

munity at Shameen were greatly |Seng-chi have also been invitéd. Dr. Holleman is a tall man, spare shocked to hear of the death at 2

It is believed that Marshal ly built, but he was looking well o'clock this afternoon' of Monsieur Chiang Kai-shek has asked for the and sunburnt on his arrival. He Gaston Ricard, of Mesars Madler provision of accommodation in was sufficiently fit to be able to play Ribet & Co., Shameen, at the early Taiyuan for his party and that his An active unme of tennis later. age of 32;

He saya he found the Communista Monsieur Ricard had been down departure this evening indicates loud in praise of Lenin, and regret with a severe attack of dengue his intention of attending the ting Borodin, and full of commun- fever for a little over a week, but peace conference... istic propaganda. They claim to it was not until this morning that Before leaving his troops In be part of a force of between 70,000 he was pronounced to be in danger. Shensi, Marshal Feng Yu-halang

The City of Marseilles will leave and 80,000 Communists in China. He lost conciousness during the appointed his subordinato Gen.

Tientsin on November 18th with They have inherited, from the morning, and at 2 o'clock this after, Shih King-teng to act as C.1.0. of

New York, June 20. the 2nd Battalion Border Regiment the Kuominchun army, and Gen. The newspapers Russians, the theory that Commun- noon his heart falled.

here printed for transfer to Bombay, From China into a solid whole facing an ism must be established by welding

Monsieur Ricard first came out Lu Chung-line, his chief lieutenant, lengthy accounts to-day of dealings Bombay the Borders will be moved to Shameen from France early in to act as his representative in the in stocks by Bishop James Cannon, to Rawalpindi, 1019 for Mesars. Hogg & Co., Inter Nanking National Government. jr., of the Methodist Episcopal

The next transport, the Somer Hogg & Karanjia. In 1923, when

Church, South, who was the leader setshire, will bring the let Battalion this firm went into liquidation,

Feng Broke Down.

of the anti-Smith forces of the Do- Worcestershire Regiment from Meanwhile, they seem to make a Monsieur Ricard returned to

According to a Shengi telegram,mocratic party and who is a pro- Bombay. This battalion is at pre- It was stated that defendant speciality of destroying Mission France, where he was married. He the "Christian" General had a minent Prohibitionist.

sont stationed at Allahabad under Books of the bankrupt. brokerage the command of Lieut. Col, W.F.o. tore the constable's uniform shirt, properly. They wrecked the Mis- returned to Shameen in May, 1927, snal meeting with his subordinates, alons at Tingchow and Lingchow, for Messrs Madier, Ribet & Co. "With no Tytam Tuk reservoir, but the Court was satisfied that and they burnt some housen af Kun. The very greatest sympathy is fell (including practically all the lead- of Cable and Company, whose Favlell, D.S.O. They are dua in with no road to the Peak, with no this was merely incidental to what tin. They do not, however, seem to by all the members of the foreign ing officers of the Kominchun or have been indicted for Shanghal on November 9 and will

| using the mails to defraud, indicat- motor lorries, with less than two happened when the constable push indulge in the indiscriminate des community and by their numerous army) at Hwayinhalen.

Chinese friends for Madame

Moved by the parting. Feng ed that Bishop Canno bought and relleve the 1st Battalion Norfolk the Somersetshire for Bombay änd Luk Fung Soviet, not to be guilty out eighteen gallons per hond por. The man was cautioned and told of its peculiar atrocities:

broken down after he had delivered Ave and six figures. heavy bereavement.

The Blahop told the World that later transferred to Sialkot, day, through the taps, with only "not to do it again."

Two Sikhs guarding the house of The funeral will take place to a short speech emphasising the

Altshires Going Home, a wealthy resident of Lingchow, morrow (Sunday) at 11 am, at need for his immediate resignation he thought he was buying stocks Baye Dr. Holleman, were taken the French Church, Shameen, and to save Sliensi, Kansu and Honan on the partial payment, play, for prisoner by the Communists soon afterwards at the foreign cemetery from further internecine strife, investment, and that he knew no- after he himself had been captured: at Macao Fort Our Own Carres He also treased the need for the thing of any gambling.

well being of the Kuomintang Party He successfully interceded for them, pondent.

and the National Government. and the Communists let them go telling them that they also belong- ed to a "weak and oppressed nation," and deserved sympathy,

"You must take your turn. You "Your account of the 1902 water cannot buit in in front of other famine le instructive. There was follows," said Mr. Hamilton to a ono man at least who learned a Chinese who was charged this external enemy. lesson from the famine and from the epidemies which it caused. If you look at your issue of June 7th, 1910, you will see how the dryeat spring ever recorded in Hongkong was dealt with.

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morning with obstructing Indian policeman in the execution of hla duty at a water fountain.

Missione Destroyed.

inches of rain for May, Mr. Wild the man from the position heftruction characteristic of the Hot Ricard-and her little son in their Yu-hsiang is reported to have sold atocks at figures running into Regiment, who will be embarked on

Ham Chatham continued to serve had usurped.

twenty days' supply left. He did not open wells; he know too much about them. He did not drive people to the nullahs by standing | them in lengthy queuet. Ho knew that back yards drained into Bullahs and he knew the smell of back yards to which Chinese have access at night.

"He knew that the curses of all the gods on, Olympus would be

DANISH CONSULS

HONOURED.

INVESTED WITH HISTORIC ORDER.

His Majesty the

King

of

In Hiding in Tal-po. There are so many Communista

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HUSBAND

AND WIFE QUARREL.

WOMAN INJURED WITH A CHOPPER.

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Chengchów, Changes Hand.

General Tung Seng-ch'a army

OCCASIONAL RAIN.

The same vessel will also take to, England the 2nd Battalion Wilt, shire Regiment, new in Shanghai,, This battalion will probably aplit up, the 1st and 2nd battalions be-" ing subject to n turnover, Eventu aily the 1st Battalion will go to Egypt and the 2nd will be stationed

in leaving Kweitch for Chengchow, The Royal Observatory roports at Plymouth, ma to take over the control from the that pressure. Ja highest to the These arrangements apparently on his head if water had to be Denmark baa bestowed the Order round Tai-po, added Dr. Holleman,

"Lurncoat" Kuominchun officers. north-east of Japan and relatively effect a reduction of British troops Han Fu-chu and Shih Yiu-san. It low over Soutli 'China... A dopres in China from seven battalions carried to the higher levels; he "Knight of Danchrog" (Danish that when he escaped to that city knew what was right and just and Flag) upon Mr. Karaten Larssen, it was necessary to lie in hiding.

is the intention of Nanking to slon or typhoon appears to be (the K.0.8.B., Somersets, Punjabs, station five divisions, of troops forming to the south of Guam. Norfolks, Wiltshires, Royal Scots damned. the consequences. His Danish Consul for Hongkong, and On the day he arrived, in fact, those Prays tanks were going up. No Mr. W. J. Hansen, Danish Consul in charge of the Hospital had only 97, Woosung Street, a Chinese is ing Nanking, is understood to have occasional rain.

During a quarrel, at his home at between Chengchow and Loyang. The forecast till noon to-morrow and Border Regiment) to six (the General Ho Yao-taao, represent-is-S,W. winds, moderate; cloudy; Somerset Punjabs, Argyll and for Canton.

This is understood to be the days' retreat into the hills. Dr. his wife, and to have inflicted aing with the Kuominchun officers,

themselves just returned after six alleged to have used a chopper on

reached a satisfactory understand- oldest existing order, being found Holleman was nearly three weeks serious cat on her head.

in the hospital and he speaks

who have promised to evacuate, highly of the enre taken of him

Chengchow for Shentong,

General Tang Seng-chi, whose the Chinese doctor and his

troops are moving Into Honam, lo likely to be appointed as Military Dr. Holleman has now left for

dovernor of Hozan after the Kuo- AmoyOur Own Correspondent.

minchun'evacuation. [

'Sanhedrin for him.

"Comparing the population then and now and the gallons in reserve we are now beyond the stage when rellef came in 1910.

"In a few weeks, the typhoid

figures are likely to tell us that

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ed in the year 1230 by the Danish King “Valdemar the Victorious.

The Danish Minister for China,

Mr. Henrik de Kauffmann, at

present in Hongkong, personally presented the orders.

wife.

The woman was removed to the Kwong Wab Hospital during the week-end, while the police are en deavouring to locate the man, who is said to have disappeared after the quarrel.

MINISTER TO BELGIUM,

Sutherland Highlanders, Groen Howards, Worcesters, and⠀⠀⠀ Royal Bcota);

With a Labour Government in power, it is not, of course, outelde the mosathility that the trooping

and the troops still further te programme will be further revisad

Shanghai, June 24. Ministor to Belgium, arrived here Mr. Wang King-ki, the Chinesa

yesterday --Nam Chung Pas, duced.