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SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE dont went over to where the

INCIDENT.

ASSAULT CHARGE AGAINST DUTCHMAN.

There was a sequel, before Mr. Schofeld at the Central Police Court yesterday afternoon, to the recent incident at the Seamen's Institute when Mr. H. Watt, the manager, had the horrifying ex- perience of waking from a sleep and finding a man standing over him with a chopper polsed in his hand.

The alleged assailant, Jan Wagter, n Dutch seaman, was brought be fore his Worship on a charge of

that he knew nothing whatever of the affair.

manager was.

A.Struggle.

The "boy" shouted to his em- ployer who, on being aroused, found the defendant standing over him with a chopper in his hand. Seizing

THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1981.

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THE MORATORIUM..

ONCE A PALATIAL YACHT.

FRENCH RESERVATION NOT LIKED BY US.

Berlin, June 24.

ROMANTIC HISTORY OF BATTERED CRAFT.

Shanghai, June 20.

Pacific, a dirty, queer-looking craft, Battered and badly bent in places from a nine-day battio with the

A plea for a candid exchange of a blow views with France on Franco. Gorman problems was made by Chancellor Bruening in a wireless like broadcast last night.

chair, Mr. Watt defended himself, successfully warding off which the defendant aimed. The chopper struck the chair, knocking two of the legs off. Mr. Watt struck the defendant and grappled with him. The "boy" then grabbed the chopper from the accused and, with the help of other inmates of the Institute the defendant overpowered.

מחיר

After stating that the German Government were prepared to co- operate to their utmost in the attainment of President Hoover's

the problems confronting France alm, Herr Bruening declared that and Germany, were so great and

a common trawler yet bearing signs here and there of having been built for something better than yesterday,weede inte the whanapon practically with its fast gasp. It reported that it had but one barrel of all left. Had that gone, it would have been necessary to resort unusual craft carries. to the radio which, strange to say, this

Built by Earl.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE,

OCEAN STEAM, SHIP CO., LTD. And

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

+

Consigneen per Company's Vossel,

"PHILOCTETES"

1

From UNITED KINGDOM via SINGAPORE, are hereby notified that their cargo will be discharged into Holt's Whart Kowloon, where it will lie at Con- signees' Hak and subject to torms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 24th Juno,

1081.

nault. The defendant indiented the same time his condition did not50 urgent for both countries, that Aghting the Pacifle in an effort to prior to steamer's arrival but carried

com.

Worship said that the defendant After hearing the evidence his seemed to have been very much under the influence of drink. At

a candid exchange of views could excuse a crime which was mitted, although it might be nhardly fail to find some ground mitigating circumstance.

for a satisfactory solution-Reu Detective Sub-Inspector Rozea-Worship said that he

understood kwy conducted the case for the the health of the defendant was not. Police and informed his Worship good and that he had had an opera- that the defendant went to a cooked Lion recently,

ter,

For 28 days the, Chasina had been reneh Shanghai, and its crew of eleven bronzed, bowhiskered and very deter- glad and relieved to enter the shelter mined-looking, expressed themselves of any port, even the dreariness of the lower Whangpoo.. Fow who "Not Favourable.”

inspected the Chasina would ever New York, June 24,

imagine this craft to have once been The United States Government nobleman or of a capricious, luxury- the proud possession of an English has informed France that her con-loving actress. Yet, if one turns the ditions to an acceptance of Mr. clock back 51 years to a score one Hoover's proposal will not be re-bright June morning at Fairfield Ship. garded favourably at Washington, building Works, Glasgow, one might according to the Paris correspon- ace the Earl of Angelsen, a great host In reply to his Worship, Dotes-dent of the Associated Pres-Rentertaining the cream of Engilsh and Victoria's time, proudly ter's American Service.

Scottish society at the launching ceremony of his new pleasure yacht, the Selma.

food stall on the afternoon of Fri- Detective Sub-Inspector Rozes- day Inst and took a chopper fromky Bald that he understood the the hawker. Fearing trouble, the defendant had been in hospital for

six months,

stall-holder blew a police whistle and the defendant ran along Tal Yuen Street towards the Seamen'a Insitute.

The defendant remarked that he had had two operations.

tive Sergeant Mottram, officer in He ran inside and went straight charge of the Passports Office, said that there WHA nothing known to the room of the manager, Mr.against the defendant. He had Watt. A duty "boy" saw the de-been in and out of the latise of fendant enter the Institute and Detention.

His Worship registered a con- fallowed him upstairs, - On unter-

viction but adjourned the cune ing the room of Mr. Walt, who was until tomorrow for the defendant's asleep on the balcony, the defen-medient record to be produced.

MOM

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Premier to Make Statement.

Paris, June 24. The Ministerial Council has de- rided that the reply to Mr. Hoover's proposal will not be published untfi the Premier, M. Lával, makes a statement in the Chamber on June 20.--Renter.

More British Comment,

For the Earl it was n special enla ocension, inasmuch as gossip of the day had it that he was very much In love with a beautiful London Rociety woman and had built this yacht for of the world with the express purpose of making a tour a few selected guests, one of whom was to be the Indy in question.

Guest Left Aboard.

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No Fire Insurance will be affected.

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SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

London, June 24.

Legend has it that when everything The Steamship, The Times, in a leading article was ready for the vessel to mail, the setting forth the reasons for the thing very important and returned to Earl suddenly remembered nomic- French hesitations, says they de ahore, leaving all his guests, sire sympathetic consideration, majority of whom are said and it is sincerely to be hoped been either well-known society women that helther diplomatic nor public for other beautiful ladies admired by discussion may be alloyed to im- the Earl. peril what the Dominions Secre- Those connected with the Chasina, Lary, Mr. H. Thomas, called yesterday the "Brst" ren1 step to wards world recovery."

"D'ARTAGNAN" Arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, the 23rd June, 1931. From MARSEILLES &c. named steamer are hereby informed Consignees of Cargo by the above that their geods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables well acquainted with the vessel's are being landed and placed at their history, allege that during the Earl's risk in the Godowns of the Hongkong absence the captain of the yacht out Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd, to sea, leaving the Ear! behind. For Kowloon, whenco delivery can be The Daily Telegraph, which

two years he is alleged to have kept obtained as the goods are landed.→→ thinks it inconceivable that the the whereabouts of the Selma hidden opportunity extended by Washing- and although the Earl employed every including date

Goods not cleared within 7 days ton should be allowed"

of arrival, will be to pass, means at his disposal to trace his subject to rent. asks, “If Germany, denied for stelen yacht, it was not until the clapse

All claims must bo sant to the years the relief which Mr. Hoover of between two and three years that undersigned before the Thursday, proposes, should exercise her he finally located it. But the captain the 2nd 1931, or they will not right under the Young Plan to de-hu could not find. At this point the be recognized,

facts hecome clouded claro a moratorium of conditional certainty but it is said that the Damaged Packages must be left reparation payments, what would Earl eventually abandoned his efforts in the Godowns for examination by be France's position?

the Company's If France to recover his yacht and it was pur-the consignees, and then fulfilled her obligations un- chased by the celebrated actress Surveyors Kosara:-Goddard and der the

time, plan, and had at same time that

Langtry,

Douglas at 10.00 a.m. to continue thung payments to transferred the Selma to the Mditor-the 20th June, 1081. Washington and London, which it rasenn for use as her nummer home No claims will be admitted after is now proposed to postpone, how and the yacht became well-known at the goods have left the Godowns.

the various nummer resorts along the much would be left of the uncon- Mediterranean coast.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by us any case whatever. ditional annuity from Germany? Very little, say the experts. Little indeed to justify endangering the success of Mr. Hoover's promise of rescue."

Lily

with un-

who

Upon the death of the actress, the Union Company of Vancouver, a com- pany operating several steamships, purchased the Selma and for nearly 20 years the vessel was used as a ferry between Powell Island and Vancouver,

on Monday,

R. OHL

Hongkong, 23rd June, 1981.

Agent.

The Manchester Guardian ex-

Now with its band of adventurers presses a belief that if Mr. Hoover aboard it is heading for anywhere carry out the Hoover proposal in the had ignored the information there is a cargo to be had. which convinced him. Germany

spirit au well as the letter, Mr. was on the verge of a collapse,

Snowden said that though the pro-

obligations of the Dominions and India toward Britain, yet Britain would give them the option of Signor Mussolini has telegraph postponing the whole amount of could, liked to the Ambassador at Washing-country for a year, from July 1, their war debts payments to this other countries, look forward to ton to convey the Italian accen-involving a loss to the current Bri-

Germany would have declared a ply to the Hoover proposalsal did not affect directly the war.

moratorium. perhaps within week, and France would have been In a worse position than if she ne- cepted the Hoover proposal. Rv nevepting, France

British Wireless.

Italian Acceptance.

Rome, June 24.

a less hazardous future.

tance of the Hoover plan,--Keuter. The general tone of the Lon

tish budget of Britain's Loss of £11,000,000,"

approximately don stock markels opened easier!

London, June 24. £11,000,000, this morning, in consequence of In the House of Commons, an-

Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Lloyd doubts as regards the French renouncing the British intention to George concurred.--Peuter.

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