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NO. 21,20

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GIGANTIC COUP IN THE CART BEFORE

LONDON BY

THE HORSE.

NOTORIOUS CROOK¦ DISARMAMENT. COMMISSION

COOL MILLION POUNDS REWARDS DARING.

DISCUSSIONS.

MESSRS. WATERLOW AND THE¦ing an exchange of information

BANK OF PORTUGAL.

FORGED LETTER PLOT.

of pounds sterling entirely in new notes of the Bank of Portugal, has been brought to light six years after its successful com mission.

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Secretariat.

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and

League

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IN DEBRIS.

ANOTHER RESCUED FROM A

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SITUATION.

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BROTHERS “SUE.”

London, Nov. 24.

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BOXER INDEMNITY KISS ON TJIBADEK

AGREEMENT.

BRITAIN AND CHINA IN COMPLETE ACCORD.

ENDOWMENT FUND.

Shanghai, Nov, 20. The full text of the Notes ex- changed between Dr. C. T. Wang, Chinese Minister for Forvigu

B.M. Minister China, regarding the remission of the British share

How the winning of a big CO-OPT NEW MEMBERS, Affairs, and Sir Miles W. Lampson, |sweepstake by a Canadian may in- tuce imain-fever in the winner's ef forts to keep his winnings Is Mus-

London, Nov. 21.

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LEADS TO [BOYCOTT IN AMOY.

J.CJL. SHIP LEAVES MINUS CARGO.

...

MATTER NOW REPORTED TO BE SETTLED.

CIVIL SHIPS & PLANES.

Geneva, Nav. 24, Following a discusdon regard-

respecting armaments and mili- tary effectives the Disafnament Committee to-day adopted, by five entes to four, an Italian proposal

include the overwas forres Five members of a house-

Countries

of the Boxer Indemnity was made | OFFICER "PROVOKED." and formatio

A good deal of ground was jorganised on a military basis In

breaking gang engaged in the

|trated in a message from Vancouver covered by the Federal Rela-public yeaterday afternoon. demolition of a building at the moaning that the two brothers tions Committee of the Indian ly the talk of the funds thus Java-China-Japan Line made ef- A sensational coup carried outparate table in returns.

The Chines2> Government will A boycott against ships of the in London by a famous inter- The Committee nien adopted by Intersection of Wanchai Road of Mr. A. P. Dawe, who won 180,Round Table Conference which remitted to the creation of on hfective in Amoy for some few national crook, and netting the even voles to

three an article and Tin Lok Lane, were buriedono in the Irish Free State Sweep made a preliminary survey of dowment to be subsequently devoted days recently, has been lifted, we

the That cool million providing daring trickster o

the Manchester November its task at its first meeting, to educational purposes bý

by investi toninge a velseproble of in the delirns this morning when on'

I were informed by the local office the nid fonds in the being converted into warships 1 part of the reminder of the Handicap, have instituted friendly under the chairmanship of Mr. ing

of the company this morning. To the AKKOMADORA ANTAL val

building collapsed. Throw of tions against Mr. Have as "first Wedgwood Benn, at St. James's rehabilitating and building

the matter which gave rise to under the Canadian Palace to-day. The Committee railways and other productive en- A further Article adopted Cor the victims

to informere"

Criminal Code,

has extremely wide terros ofterprises in China. Such invest.the action, which was sponsored in lusion in the Convention dealt hospital.

the with

conversion गई

Their object, of course, is to pre reference, considering not only ments shall be regarded as loans by the Amoy Kuomintang, hav The collapse, which exused cons reviation og military parposes.

serve the winnings In the family, the relations of the Provinces bearing interest and providing for ing been settled.

eventual amortization.

No detalls of the settlement aro derable excitement in the eighthe move being precipitated by the and the States to the Central

For the control, apportionment available, but the alleged cause for bourhood, is believed to have been startling news that Mr. Arthur Government, but also the respon-and administration of the endow the boycott was so far-fetched as due to our of the flours being over.

sibilities to be delegated to the ment the Chinese Government will to create wonder and surprise bonded with old bricks,

Central Authority.

appoint a Board of Trustees in Jumong foreign and Chinese resi- The Committee na originally China, in which will be included a dents. appointed comprised 32 members, ¦ evrtain number of British members. It appears that about seven or

weekn

the respresentative of alf the delega-

when ngo The Chinese Government will eight tions, including 16 from British place in the United Kingdom all orTjibatek was

making 22 Voyage India, with power to co-opt. ders for materials to be purchased soul, somewhere between Manila It was decided to-day to co-opt out of the remitted funds or out of and Makassar, a flrtation be

alitional members. the the lens secured

on such funds,tween a certain Chinese lady pas Maharajas of Nawanagar and of There will be established a Purchassenger from Shanghai and one of Rowa, the Chief Sahil of Sangli,ing Commission in London for the the ship's Datch officers resulted and Sardar Sultan Ahmed Khan purpose of making contracts for in the lady receiving a kiss from also the Rt Hon. Mr. Srinivaru the supply and delivery in China the officer. Sastri and six further members any machinery or materials to be from the British Indian delega-ordered by the Chinese Government, tion, to be selected by that dele- gration.

civil

A clever forgery and almost unbelievable boltiness and re

Lord Cell and Signs Mnssila source the type of adventure with which one meets frequentlysed the opinion that the

in detective fiction but seldom in real life--appear to have made this colossal Trand possible.

Whose Loss,

Al whose expnar it was made 1 secret ham been well kept by the printcipals in The affair, the Bank of Portugal and Messes. Waterfow and Sons, Limited, the most famous Ürm of banknote printers in the world, 5 k was revealed yesterday when an action was counnenved in the King's Bench Division of the

remains to be seen.

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was of the utmost impor Lance, but Cant Bernstort expressed aurprise that civil

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nothing was being done to limit the storks of military sir material to ensure publicity with regard

thereto,

3. Litvinaff Jelf the Conference to-day, mortified at having,

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any amendments rejected., 11 stated that he will only return it the proceedings are made more attractiv fur Komsin. The Russian

maval attache. Chegunsky, buy also left

M the

High Court, with Mesars. Water-mament Committee and is

low as the defendants.

his duties in

in kone. It is anderstul that Tewijk Rushi Hey, the Turkish Foreign Minister, does not intend to stay amontil the end of the sitting.

He is phoady to leave for Rome to cou- in criminat for with Signor Mussolini,

The crook who carried ingenions fraud.

of

the

which nius! THost xigantic

the

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among

annak. apparently wap bever

traced. The notes, hulɔur perfeetly gennine, have, of course, pasand into circulation.

Further details of the sensa tional affale are contained in the following cabbed

Amazingly Bold,

£1,115,613.

notes.

Dy

Renfre

BRITISH AND U.S. FLEETS.

TO MEET NEXT YEAR AT PANAMA,

London, Nia, 24.

Coolie Marooned.

coolic found itself A INIH mardened at the top of s 00-- what shaky wall after the rent of Ho the building bad come down. was revened after some delay in getting a holder long enough to reach his precarious perch.

The building. formerly known as No. 4. Morrison Hill Roåd, re- cently came into the contractor's hands through its purchase by a new owner, it is understood, from Messrs. Jardine. Matheson's, with in whose extensive property in this district it is included.

A new residential block la to he built on the site of the old build- ing, for which purpose demolition werk was in progress when the mishap nerurred.

Road

Alarm Caused,

Re-udents iu Wanchai were turtled, shortly before nine a. ck that malug, by sta an sapman, which gave the im punksion when are entines rushed the apet, that a serious 'mui. [break of them had occurred.

it was four, however,

the Lo

2014114ance

FURTHER DROP IN THE DOLLAR.

Once Again Below the 1s. 3d. Mark.

NEAR LOW RECORD.

18.

A further drop in the ster- Fing value of the Hongkong collar occurred to-day. the opening quotation being 2.1516d. Botir for T.T. and demand rates. This represents a decline of one farthing com- murd with yesterday's quota- tion.

Today's rate canes near to being a low record, for seldom hug the dollar fallen below 15. d. On June 5th last. the quotation was 1-, 25,d., whilst - the 17th of Das sume meth the rate was 15, 2.7/8d.

The purity & altue of the stuliar on presunt silver pavires is just over is. 21.

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All British On.

# was also agreed that all members of the British delegation are to be free to join the commit- tee.

The next meeting was fixed for Friday afternoon, and the interval will be employed in further pre- puration for the work of the com- mittee.

cussion.

A sum of £265,000 and a farther sum of £200,000 will be set aside of the accumulated funds now on deposit to be donated respectively to the University of Hongkong and a Universities China Committo in London.

THE SITUATION IN -

KWANGSL

REBELS REPORTED TO BE ON THE MOVE.

for

Knowledge of the afnir leaked out and reached the ears of a

Chinese Vice-Consul, also pas- sanger, on his way to Sourabayn, who became incinsed and reported, the incident.

In an attempt to defend herself, the lady made other accusations of, having been nolested by two of the ship's officers.

One of the officers admits bav. ing kissed the lady, but clairas it was done only after due pro- vocation

re-

WILA

After Home:

discussion to-day.

Who the Tjibadek reached Java during which various methods of

the incident was made an officint approaching their task were sup

faffair and way placed in the hands gested, it was agreed that the Lord

fof Untuvian authorities for investi. Chancellor. Lord Sankey, should

xation. Lansion. Now, 21.

ondertake to formulate and to)

Wuchow. Nov. 22.

Officers Remove:d The amazingly bolt clips

According to one of the Chinese supply to the members by Wed.

The necused officers were nesday night, the heads of the newspapers here, the Kwangej means of which a clever swindler frandulently obtained over £1,000), The visit which the Commandes pratically all that was left of No. 4.

subjects for the Committee's dis-rebels are now on the move, moved from their ship pending 000 in bunk-noter direct from the in-Chief of the Atlantic Buet, | Morrbon HRI Road had come down,

Dutch General LI Chung-yen and General legal prosecution in the printer, was mentioned in

The Federal Relations Commit-Pei Chung-hsi are said to be lead-courts of Java. The event The Admiral Sir Michard Hadges, willingying some of the house-breaking! | Gann, who won G$7.000 in another Ginge's Bench Division to-day when pay at the invitation of the United | gang.

sweep, had been forced to forfeit te, now comprising 49 members, ing one section of the army into widely reported and published in Government, the Bank of Portugal suvod Messrs. States

whilst Chinese newspapers, which after Province, his winnings to an "Informer" on a will probably do much of its de- Kweichow The demolition work that Brze Waterlow and Sons, Limited, for Commander-in-Chief of the United en in progress had whittled dosen

decision of the Supreme Court. tailed work through sub-commit- General Chang Fat-kwei, the reaching China, was immediately States Fleet at Colon, Panama, the builting to the height of the

Similarly, Mr. Arnold Walker, toes, upon which the other mem-Ironside leader, is said to be pre-used for political propaganda. The Bank alleges, alternatively, will take place from Februtery Herond floor.

who sold the ticket to Dawr and bera of the delegations will be paring to move into Yunnan.

The group in Amoy who in- The Yunnanese troops which stigated the boycott against the breaches of contract, negligence 23rd to 26th.

Around the Brat door the walls gets a share of the winnings, has invited to serve.

besieged At the time, the United States

Nanning or conversion. in connexion with

three shipping company claimed that were still partially standing. been "zued" by his wife as a "first

India Watching.

months have now definitely gone China's national dignity and wo- the printing of Portuguese bank-Fleet will be carrying out their They were being dismantled, brick informer."

Spring exercises near Colon.

by brick, as is the lount enstom, It appears that, in any case. In-[

Developments at the Conference back to Yunnan, having left manhood has been grossly insult Previously, the Nelson, together by enolles perrhing on the tops came Tix may halve Mr. Dawe's are being watched with the Posch on October 31st. This city ed. For this they demanded that The case was outlined, for the with the Rodney. Hawkins, York, and passing the bricks front haud prize. Ceteral regulations entitle keepest interest in India, accord- is now in rebel hands.

the two guilty officers be delivered plaintiff by counsel who Dorsetshire, Norfolk and Advento hand until a

ing to the Government of India's It is dimeult to gain a correct to the Chinese Government for fair number had the Dominions Government to 48 weekly appreciation of the situa-idea of the situation. The rebel punishment. International ture, will visit the West Indian accumulated on the first Boor,per cent, of the winnings, while the tion. JB swindler named Marang, called Islands, including Jamacia. Bar-The increasing weight of this, it Government of British Columbin

movement is described" 118 at Messrs. Waterlow's in 1924, badoes, Trinidad and Demerara. 4 assumed, brought about the will probably claim another eight Londen to reach a settlement on meanings. One report is that the

An Old Grievance? The attempts proceeding in retreat, but it may have other hearing a forged letter, purport-British Gulana.-British Wireless, collapse of what remained of the per cent. Possibly the Irish Free the communal issues are being Kwangsf insurgents plan to con-parently helpless against the in- Executive officials ware ap- ing to be from the Governor of the Bank Portgun), and to be an

followed with the closest interest. trol Yunnan Province, but sidious propaganda and intimida- order for the supply of notes,

The developments regarding many rumours are prevailing that the proposed federal form of it is hard to follow the trend of tions which were used to enforce

the boycott. These notes were duly supplied,

government have so far attracted events.

According to reports it waa ontinued counsel, and later placed

less attention than might have into circulation.

In some quarters, it is believed been expectedt, but they have that the strategic cities of Nan-chants and all labour unions ex

strongly opposed by Chinese mer-

доо must already stimulated constructive ing and Lalchow

which thought, and will, it is hoped, surrender.Our Own Corresponcept the Seamen's Union, divert attention to an increasing dent.

appeared to taking advantage of the opportunity to obtafu re- degree from purely destructive criticism.

venge for old outstanding grlov- nces against the shipping com- pany by co-operating with the Kuomintang.

serted that

"Shouted For Suspicion."

It was contended for the plain- tiffs that Marang's plot was full of lenks and holes,

"It not only invited suspicion,

but shouted out for it."—Reuter,

R.A.F. MACHINE IN DIFFICULTIES.

The

A JUNGLE

London, Nov. 24.

Royal Air

ANOTHER BIG US. BANK MERGER.

FOUR NEW YORK CONCERNS AMALGAMATING.

New York, Nov, 21.

Bank of New York.

building.

Workers Buried. When the first floor collapsed under the weight, a number of workers were carried down with it, being buried amongst the debris until extricated by firemen and policemen who made a quick jappearance on the scene.

Humorous Touch.

State will also elaïm.--Reader.

A BIG ASIATIC EXPEDITION.

ALONG THE TRAIL, MADE BY MARCO POLO.

Washington, Nov. 20.

Congress Campaign.

ITALO-RUSSIAN TALKS.

CONSIDERABLE INTEREST

Why the Amoy branch of the Kuomintang should press a hoy-

Two suffered only slight in- the Bank of the United States, the to take three others to the Govern

Faur lending banking concerns.juries, but it was found necessary

Generally there are indications Mr. Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, of a wider appreciation of the Public National Bank and Comment Civil Hospital in the Fire editor-in-chief of the Nation importance of the Conference and pany, the Manufacturers Trust Brigade ambulance..

Geographic Magazine, anounced of an increasing hopefulness of a Company and the International

At the Hospital, a mule coolie to-day that the most completely successful innue. Trust, are amalgamating with re-

cott when no such action WAN was discharged after treatment; [equipped Asiatic expedition in of aaliyd2s a thousand million but two others, who are women, modern times is aanu to be or

taken or contemplated olsewhere, AROUSED. dollars.

are being detained.

ganized.

was not clearly understood. Regarding the situation through- The President of the combina-

It was the belief of some people The plan is for the Geographic out the country, the Government of

.. Milon, Nov. 24.

that Communists were at work. PULLED 300 MILES THROUGH tion will be Mr. J. Herbert Case,

Society to co-operate with M. India's survey records an improve. Considerable interest is attach under cover of the Kuomintang who at the present time is the

A Homewhat humorous tuuch Georgea Marie-Haard of Paris in ment generally. In Bihar anded to an Interview between M. to ustigate the boycott, and thera chairman of thic. Federal Reserve was imparted to the affair, by the sending out. next March, eight Orissa picketing has decreased in Litvinoff, the Russian envoy, and by neck to embarras the Chinese

rescue of the coplie who found caterpillar cars with scientists vers intensity, and in Bengal one sign Signor Grandi, Italian Foreign Government. The merger will give the organi-himself marooned on the top of ed in a dozen branches of learning of the improving conditions is the Minister, which lasted two hours. The Thibadek nailed southward Force Wention a hundred and forty branches the wall left standing after the to study 5,000 miles of little-known return to duty of certain village at the Milan Prefecture. Afrin fight of three Fairey in New York City, with deposits collapse.

bound on the 8th Instant without machines left Geneina to-day on

aren between Beirut, Syria, and watchmen who had resigned,

Afterwards, M. Litvinoff return freight or of approximately. G$700,000,000).—-- the return journey from Bathurst Renter's American Service.

passengers. The The ladder on the first fire Peking,..

In the United Provinces, the to Khartoum

bound was andliance arriving on the scene, On the return trip the expedition agitation in the towns is on the ed to his hotel, where Signor Talak northward

Grandi visited him, was not long enough for the pur-will go by southern route Home

decline, although Congress

for some days In Amoy harbour. Lator Signor Grandi entertain- of his

After bolak

emissarios in the rural areas are wheeled into position, it was re- 3,000 miles long. Lenders of the taking advantage of the low prices ed the Russian envoy to dinner.able to discharge 300 tons of car- placed subsequently by a longer areas little visited Binco the obtainable for produce and are Router. ladder brought by another appll-famous journey of Marco Polo.

to persunde tenants to

WOMAN'S FLIGHT TO ance, and the coolie, who must

thhold their rents, Two motor cars equipped with have been in a nervous state of machinery for taking sound motion in Assam and is less organised in universally believed

Picketing has practically consed Ing only in homespuns, it is mind, fearful leat the wall should pictures will obtain a comprehen- Delhi. There is a general decline Muljiloths Market, which recently ARRIVES IN CALCUTTA AFTER give away, was at length brought sive record of the trip.

fòr in active enthusiasm for the 'cam- re-opened" down to safety.

'business, It is expected that the party will paign of civil disobedience in resumed its dealings in foreign also carry radio equipment with Gujerat, and all is quiot in cloth. which contact. with Europe, and Bombay

ring

During the Gutward flight, one machine made a forced duscent in

the bush.

A native runner was GOLD MOVEMENT FROM

sent 100 miles for assistance, and

the machine drawn 30

miles

ARGENTINE.

CONSIGNMENT REACHES NEW YORK.

New York, Nov, 24. Gold to the value of G$5,975,000 arrived to-day from the Banco de la Loung Yau (31), a woman living Nacion of Argentian, three millions at 15, Wing Shing Stroot, of which is consigned to the Guar

through the bush for repair.

By working day and night for our daya, the airmen, with the jussistance of the Resident at Kano, unabled the flight to be con- Linued according to schedule. Three hundred natives

were engaged in clearing the ground to enable the machine to take off.

This was the Drst occasion on which Air Force land machines anty Trust Company and thu re-ment Civil Hospital where she will be entirely French, consisting had visited Gambla.-British | mainder_to the Chase National subsequently died from the effect of ofat mentra 2

Wireless

yesterday admitted to the Govern

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Bank-Roster's American Service, drinding Lyclays

Asian points can be constantly maintained.

The personnel of the expedition

that

the

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It is noteworthy that prior to

SAIGON..

TWELVE DAYS. JA

Calcutta, Nov. 24. Mademoiselle Hill, the Fronch the civil disobedience campaign, airwoman, who left Villa Copblay Foreign Cloth on Sale?

tho Muljotha Market was one of twelve days ago in an attempt to Bombay, Nov. 24. the klogest forolgn cloth markets fly to Saigonand and back in a light Notwithstanding avowald by in Bombay-Reuter and Britisk noroplane, has arrived herd on the

Ore.dan 4 Wireless,

Als je outward stars of that trink. PrefaiST