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NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

A returned banishee was sen-Smith remarked that he had a very tenced to twelve months' imprison- bad record, having received ten ment and 24 strokes of the birch months and 20 strokes for the same this morning, when Mr. Whyte offence the last time.

NOTED VISITORS TO COLONY.

WIFE OF GOVERNOR-GENERAL

OF AUSTRALIA.

AND TWO DAUGHTERS,

London, Sept. 7. At the Lengue meetings which begin at Geneva this week, the Council to-morrow and the Assem- bly on Wednesday, one of the most

Briand's Federation scheme.

M. Briand is to address a special Lady Stonehaven is the wife of conference upon it on Monday Baron Stonehaven, Governor-Gen- afternoon and is known to desire eral of the Commonwealth of Aus- that his proposals should figure tralia, a post which he has held formally upon the Assembly's since 1925. She Was formerly agenda, Opinion regarding them Lady Ethel Keith-Falconer, being shows some differences among the the eldest daughter of the Earl of delegates from different States. Kintore. There are two sons and The British insistence that any three daughters by the marriage. special European organisation should be kept strictly within the League framework is supported in many quarters but otherwise there is some discussion whether the economic or the political aspect of the scheme should most advisedly be developed.

Distinguished visitors at present staying at Government House are Lady Stonehaven and her two daughters, the Hon. Ariel Baird and the Hon. Hilda Baird, accom- be M.panying them being Licut. D.Nicoll,

A.D.C.

It is generally believed that the enthusiastic about entering any British delegation is by no means political committment beyond these involved in the League mem- bership, and is inclined to prefer that precedence by given to the economic side of the project.

GRIM STORY OF MURDER.

RECENT NEW TERRITORIES

AFFAIR..

WIFE ARRESTED.

Further details have been lis closed in connexion with the alleged murder of a Chinese in the New Territories.

On the 1st instant, at Sheung Tae, situated in the Autau district of the New Territories, an old man, plying the trade of a bean curd manufacturer, disappeared from the village. Three days afterwards his body was found in a newly-dug grave on the hillside, half-a-mile from the village.

The grave was very shallow and the body was already in 311 advanced state of decomposition when it was exhumed by police officers and examined for marks of violence.

Lord Stonehaven, who was formerly Major J. L. Baird, was at one time in the Diplomatic Service: He served as Intelligence Officer

As a result, the arrest of a during the Great War, being men- tioned in despatches and securing woman was effected, on a charge the D. S. D. decoration. He was

of murder, followed quickly by for some years Conservative M.P. that of four men, who are alleged for Rugby and for Ayr Burghs, to have been her associates and to were those of Parliamentary Under- crime. and among the posts which he held have alded and abetted her in the An interesting development next Secretary to the Home Office, Minister of Transport and First occurred in the discovery that the Commissioner of Works.

woman arrested was the wife of the murdered man.

Investigations by the police have revealed that after being severely injured with a bamboo pole which had a sharp point at one end, the man was dragged aut into the open where he was lynch- ed, death being caused by strangu lation with a rope.

Lady Stonhaven and daughters are at present on a pleasure tour of The British Foreign Secretary, the Far East. Whilst in Manila, Mr. Arthew Henderson, had a con- ference yesterday with the Cana-they were the guests of Governor-

General Davis. dian delegate, Sir Robert Borden,

Lady Stonehaven and her daugh- and will maintain the usual close contact with all the Dominion dele-ers are travelling on the St. Albans from Brisbane, to Yokohama. The rations.-British Wireless..

party will proceed to Honolulu, where Lord Stonehaven will join his It was arranged for the pre- family. The term of Lord Stone-liminary hearing of the case to be haven as Governor-General of Aus- taken this morning by the Court tralia will expire on October 2, and of the District Officer of the he will leave shortly thereafter for Northern Territories: Hononlulu vir New Zealand.

COAL MARKETING SCHEMES.

ALMOST READY TO GO IN OPERATION.

London, Sept. 7. It is understood that the coal owners have reached an agree- mert to establish marketing schemes in all the twenty-one dis- tricts under the' Coal Mines Act, and

the that practically all schemes are in accordance with the terms of the Act or of the model scheme recommended by the Mines Department.

From Honolulu Lord Stonehaven and his family will go to Canada for a cross-country tour. They ex- pect to arrive at their residence in Ury about the end of the year.

CAMP IN ARCTIC LOCATED.

(Continued from Poge 1)

STREET FIGHT OVER A WOMAN,

DEFENDANT CHANGES HIS

STORY.

Two Chinese were charged be fore Mr. Whyte Smith this morning with fighting in the street..

The first defendant:

her away.

vas

In consequence it is probable bour here awaiting the Swedish walking in the street with a wo that by the end of the month the battleship Michael Sars, which man, when the second defendant industry will be ready to embark will accompany the Dratvang to came up from behind and pulled |

Tromsoe and later to 'Sweden, The second defendant:-This where the remains will be hon-woman had been staying with me. oured in death and their dis-before. I went to Canton last year coverers given the praise of their and when I returned I found that fellow Scandinavians.

on what amounts to a drastic change in its organisation, since from that point all collieries in the country will be regulated as to standard tennage and quota, and coal will take its place with broad- railways, electricity, gas. casting and other enterprises which have come under a sub- stantial measure of legislative control:

Third Man's Fate..

the woman had gone away with all my property to the extent of $400. The other day I saw her in the street with the first defendant and I went up and pulled her aside to question her. The first defendant then struck me a blow and I re- turned it.

The second defendunt, however,

Tromsoe, Sept. 3. Apparently the third man who made the ill-fated Polar expedition Amalgamation Commissioners 33 years ago with H. Andree, shortly to be appointed will begin Norse explorer, perished in the with schemes where progress has long march across the ice, either

death already been made, and will do all freezing to

or falling went back on his story later and said that he saw the woman walk- they ean to promote voluntary through a hole in the chill polaring alone and not with the first amalgamation and avoid the use crust. of their compulsory power British Wireless,

KEY OF THE EGYPT'S STRONG ROOM.

DISCOVERED IN CAPTAIN'S SAFE.

Brest, Sept. 7. When the safe recovered from the captain's cabin of the sunken liner Egypt was opened a bag was discovered containing the key to the strongroom, in which the gold ignots are stored.

The key, however, is useless, as the decks must be cut through be fore the gold can be reached, but the presence of the key proves that the liner is certainly the P. and O. Egypt.

The safe also contained a mail- bag much damaged by seawater, in which were British diplomatic documents dated 1922, when the Egypt foundered.

To-night, as the weather has improved, the Artiglle is preparing to return to the scene of the wreck. -Reuter

"WIZARD" CHARGES

SHROFF.

TOOK MONEY COLLECTED FROM CLIENTS.

defendant.

This was revealed to-day with

then A pretty Chinese woman the arrival of the rescue ship. It came forward and bore out the first was thought that all three of the defendant's story. explorers were found frozen to Mr. Whyte Smith, remarking death and their bodies preserved that the fight was really started by by the sub-zero temperature. the second defendant when he pull-

A boat containing bones wased the woman away, fined him $5 brought ashore on oars, by 12 and cautioned the first defendant. sailors and an examination was Both defendants were also bound made. Tone Scindberg, brother of over in a bond of $50 each to keep Mils Scindberg, one of the party the peace for six months. of rescuers, made a sketch of the boat after it was brought to land.

But the remains of only two' members of the Andrée expedition were in the casket taken ashore from the sealer Bratvaag, to-day. It had been hoped that the bones found in Andree's boat were those of the third member, presumably Knut Fraenkel, but scientists said after examination that they were

polar bear bones.

"REDS" THREATEN

SHASI.

The

(Continued from Page 1.) Peking-Hankow Railways. leaders of both Governments are paying more attention at the moment to winning over the alle giance of the Manchurian govern- ment than to the continuation of

CIVILIANS KILLED BY the warfare.

BOMBS.

(Continued from Page 1.) however, shows that these reports were incorrect. ·

Marshal Yen Hsi-shan is report- ed to be inspecting the Shansi fortifications at Tehehow, on the Chihli-Shantung frontier.

Denial by Chang.

to

of

Shanghai, Sept. 7. According to the Kuo Min news agency, General Chang Hsueh-

wired liang on September 5 Still Held by Rebels.

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek categori This is as follow: Due to the cally denying the latest crop insistent rumour of the fall of rumours that he is joining the Nanning, the Kwanigai capital. Northern coalition in the establish- current in the commercial circles ment of a Government at Peking. during the last few days, although

"Recently the rumours have be-

In a case before Mr. Lindsell to day at the Central Magistracy, there has been no official com- come so rife and numerous that it man plying the profession of a munique confirming such report, "wizard" amongst the superstitious press representativer went fisherfolk of Aberdeen Village was interview C.-In.-C. Chan Chai-tong

to

is well nigh impossible to explain away every one of them", is the comment.

described as the complainant. yesterday at his residence in Chang Hsuch-liang has allegedly He charged a man whom he em- Tungahan, in order to obtain also wired to Marshal Yen Hsi-shan ployed in the capacity of a shroff reliable news regarding the declining to participate in the new with misappropriating $18.30, col-present situation of Kwangsi. Peking Government.-Reuter lected from two different clienta. "According to General Chan, The Magistrate:-For services Nanning is still in the hands of received by being a wizard?

the Kwangsi insurgents under Wal

News has been received of a Sub-Inspector A. V. Baker, pro- | Yun-chung and Lu Fu-helanz, who secuting, agreed.

on account of the shortage in am. success of another former pupil of His Worship had previously commition and foodstuffs, had in the Central British School, Kow- mented on the youthful appearance tended to evacuate the city; hence loon. This is Kathleen Night- of the complainant..

the circulation of the rumour, ingale, daughter of the Headmas

The shroff was sentenced to four Nanning is being besieged by the ter of the School named, who has Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY weeks' hard labour after making 10th Route (Yunan) Army, com passed the University of Cam- FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria what his Worship held was a self-manded by Lu Han, Chu. Cho and bridge School Certificate Examina-

tion, with distinction in English. Hongkong.

convicting statement.

Chang Chung

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