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Hongkong

No. 14050

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DUNLOP Fort

In a class by itself

DUNLOP

FORT

STORMS THREATENING IN IRISH FREE STATE

ALINAMCIÓDCABINĽmed_statesmanCESARIMIZ

GANDHI REMOVED THE BLUE SHIRT

TO HOSPITAL

Believed Suffering from Kidney Trouble

Poona, Aug. 20. 'Gandhi has been removed

- from Yeravda Cool to the Civil Hospital where there are better opportunities for medical attention and nursing than in prison.

It is believed that, Gandhi is suffering from kidney trouble.-Renter.

FREAK GALE DISASTER-

ATLANTIC CITY STRUCK

MANY INJURED BY HUGE WAVE

New York, Aug. 20. Atlantic City was to-day struck by a freak storm, which appeared to develop close by, sweeping into the city without the slightest warning.

Fishing Ucate, and excursion

PARADES

GEN. O'DUFFY DEFIES DE VALERA

MINOR SCUFFLES

DUBLIN, AUG. 20. DUBLIN WAS IN A STATE OF TENSION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DAY, THOUGH THE CITY WAS VERY QUIET APART FROM MINOR SCUFFLES.

Reuter was informed at the headquarters of the National Guard, General O'Duffy's Blue Shirts; that all Blue Shirt parades were held through the countryside as arranged, but the details were not divulged.

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Hongkong's first surfboard regatta al Repulse Bay. The crowded beach interfered considerably. The photo.

shows, the start of the, Indies' race and below is a group of Interested onlookers.

U.S. RECOVERY PROGRAMME PERIL

MYSTERY OF SUICIDE PACT

NOTE FOUND IN SMALL SUITCASE

THE LUNGSHAN TRAGEDY

Attempts are being made by the Hongkong Police to identify a well-dressed and obviously edu- cated young Chinese couple, and to discover the key to the latest mystery, double suicide aboard the ss. Lungshan.

When the river steamer arrived her from Canton' about 11'o'clock last night, the Captain informed The Police that the couple, who their as and

steamer in circumstances úniquess tlonably pointing to suicide.

There was no sign in Dublin of a provocative TOKYO CLAIM TO CUBA REVOLUTION CODES FORCE UPn, were, mising, rom-the

parade and the fears of a clash between the Blue Shirts and the Irish Republican Army were borne out.

General O'Duffy's message read to all parades, de- clared that if politics mean squabbles, the time has come to abolish politics.

Mr. de Valera, having threatened to proscribe the Blue Shirts if the parades were held, Ireland is now awaiting his next move.

bonts were capsized by the violent MR. DE VALERA'S PLAIN WARNING

gale and it is feared that a heavy

Joss, of life occurred.

it.

ISLANDS

LODGE PROTEST IN PARIS

EXPLANATORY

COMMUNICATION

Tokyo, Aug. 21.

It is learned authoritatively that the Japanese Charge D'Affaires in: Paris, under the Government's, in-

Early in the day a clear warning the National Guard, the Govern-structions, has presented an "ex- Guards on the bathing beach at

hundred was issued by Mr. Valera,ment declares it to be an unlaw-pinnatory communication" object-

de Ocean City saved over à

fal association," the Government ing to French occupation of the in- parons who were caught by a huge declaring that the-Blue-Shirts will be guilty of a positive act of lands in the South China Sea, the wave which swept into shore like

ownership of which have been the a Udal wave and carried all before would be proclaimed illegal if the tyranny."

subject of controversy. Minister of Justice received re- "REPUBLIC" RUMOURS. Many were Injured by violent

Meanwhile, rumours have been dashing against the beach and the ports to-morrow that uniformed parades of Blue Shirts have been sen bed.

In circulation, following hints of Thirty fishing parties have not held to-day.

of dictatorial reported themselves safe and coast Mr. de Valera, who was address-the assumption guards and volunteers are How Ing a meeting at Thurles, added powers by Mr. de Valera that he combing the coast for survivors.-that members of the National intends shortly to proclaim the Guard openly professing to belong to the organisation would be sub-existence of an Irish Republic.- under the Public Safety Act. Jocted to the penalties provided Renter.

Reuter,

:

Later. Four are now known to have been drowned in the gale disaster. Many are still missing-Router.

HAVANA SUICIDE

HORROR

Populace Loses All Sense

of Reason

Havana, Aug. 21.

Revolting scenes were witnessed

following the suicide of Senor

Ainciart,

O'DUFFY'S RESPONSE.

General O'Duffy, the leader of the Blue Shirts, has responded to

TAIMOSHAN

this challenge by declaring that IN

the National Guard will neither

dissolve voluntarily nor allow it- self to be driven underground.

ALASKA

He added: "If, in spite of the MAKE DUTCH HARBOUR

legal constitutional character of

18 MONTHS FOR EURASIAN

The populace took charge of the FORMER GOVERNMENT

situation, seizing the body and

stringing it up to a Jantp-post.

EMPLOYEE

AFTER 80 DAYS

GOING STRONG

London, Aug. 21. Twenty-ton ketch, Taimoshan,

which left Hongkong on May 30 manned by five British naval

Japanese official documents show that a leading business-man' applied to the Foreign Ministry for a declaration of Japan's sove- reignty over these islands on Oc- tober 7, 1918. In November 1918 Japanese expedition explored the islands.

AFTERMATH ·

Chief of Police Takes Own Life

Havana, Aug. 20. Senor Ainciart, Cuba's former Chief of Police, and his bodyguard, committed suicide to-day sooner than face afrost Router bed

DOLLFUSS AND MUSSOLINI

ITALY PROMISES SUPPORT

Rome, Aug, 21,

PRICES

TEXTILE Firms IN TROUBLE

MILLS MAY BE CLOSED

They had occupied Cabin No. 11, on the starboard side of the saloon. deck, travelling on a return ticket | bought in Canton.

LIVELY SPIRITS.

Frony the time, they boarded the vesach at Canton in the afternoon

until they retired to their cabin

at 7.30 pm, after having taken din- ner in the saleon, they apetared to their fellow passengers and tỏ thế stewards lo be in the most fively re-spirita.

Washington, Aug, 20. Owing to the persistent servations and objection to the

At 10 p.m. as the steamer enter oil code drafted by the Recovery, ed Capsulmoon, Le Yung, a stew Administration and signed by ard, knocked at the door of their. President Roosevelt, an effort is cabin.

to be made to reach a gatis lle anys "It was the nanni-time when according to practice we factory compromise.

make a round of the cabins, rous- President Roosevelt has nowing the passengers in case they agreed to appoint a committee re- have gone to sidep, and handing presentative of the industry, which in their saloon and mess chits." will examine the code and suggest "The couple in this ense had- what. modifications they considor meal chits to the extent of $5.90, desirable,

No alcoholic drinks were includ-

The President does not infer ed."

f that he will agree to all the modifi-

In May 1920 another Japanese Dr. Dollfuss, Austria's diminu-entions suggested. The men have expedition found, twelve islands tive Chancellor, is returning to agreed to abide by his recomienda- and petitioned the Navy Oilge Vienna well satisfied with the re- tions. claiming them.

to the same groupe

:

PRICE FIXING POLICY.

SIGNS OF TRAGEDY. There was no response, to re- peated knocking, from the interior of the cabin and the door was then Again in 1920 another Japanese|sults of his visit to Italy,

forced open by the head steward. subject filed a petition with the Dr. Dollfuss met Signor It is understood that the Ad- The key was on the inside, but Foreign Ministry, making a claita Mussolini at Riccione and it is ministration does not consider any the cabin was empty. The window

learned that a complete agreement code to be final. Afr. Roosevelt is was open, and on the bed imme It is claimed that Japanese la- on all questions discussed be projecting a three months' trial of diately below the window soiled terests are carrying out mining tween them was reached as the codes like steel and oil and they shoe-marks were to be seen on the and other enterprises on the is result of a long conversation.

No details have been rovented, may be altered according to the ex-bed linen which was, in consider-

porience gathored in the Arst threeable disorder. lands-Reuter.

but it is understood that all months of their operation.

A small leather case left behind' aspects of the political situation

Neverthless, it seoms clear was handed to the Police after the in Austria wore reviewed and that that the Administration, has now: Captain had made his report. In

fixing policy, definitely embarked upon a price. it were underclothing: belonging

GRAIN PRICES

ACTION BY

ance in maintaining Austria's in Italy has promised every assist

CHICAGO | dependence.

OFFICIALS

-

New York, Aug. 20.. The New York Times decinres that Chicago grain, officials are re- ported to have deferred action re- moving or modifying the restric tions upon the daily fluctuations of grain prices until August 22 (Tues- day)-Router.|||

Later.

The bonfire they started beneath Douglas Gifford, aged 33, an un-officers, have completed one of the the body eventually ended the employed Eurasian with a heavy most dangerous stages of their horrifying spectacie, the flames record of crime, who was formerly long journey round the world. leaping up and burning the rope, in the local Government service permitting the hideous object to was sentenced to 18 months' im- They arrived yesterday at Dutch

It is confirmed that action by fall into the fire, while thousands prisonment with hard labour by Harbour, Alaska, from Japan, hav-the Board of Trade has been post- screamed imprecations-Router, tde Chief Justice, Mr. J. Wood, Ing travelled through some trou poned. It is awaiting a definite at the Criminal Sessions this blous weather more or less along suggestion from Government the track of the Aloutian Islands.. officials as to whether grain price. maintained, They plan, it is learned, to con- limits should be tinue their voyage to England to broadened or abandoned. Reuter, morrow (August 22), travelling vin the Panama Canal.

BIG HAUL IN . ARMED ROBBERY

Alleged Participator Arrested

morning.

He pleaded not guilty to taking $60 from Ho Luk, married woman, by means of a trick, and atonling the money at Victoria on July 12.

In passing sentence the Chief After leaving Panama, they will

to doter head for the West Indies. Justice said he had

Gifford from living on his wits and he hoped that when he came out he would begin a now life.

J. A.

IN GOOD SPIRITS.

J

Up to the present, the yachting

adventurers have been of their

A MENACE TO` HEALTH

DANGEROUS PRACTICE BY COOLIES

·

to both the man and the woman, as letter written on Chinese note- paper, and a $5 note

Signor Mussolini expressed the

COTTON PERIL opinion that he could render most

Meanwhile, one of the dangers of effective help to Austria through friendly conversations in Berlin (the Administration's recovery pro- through the Italian Ambassador.-gramme is already becoming mani-few words to leave behind Reuter.

YOUNG MARSHAL'S NEW POST-

i

SECRET PRESERVED. The letter rend: We have but a fest in the cotton textile industry, and what these few words, are will the first industry to draft an in not tell you what has happened or why we have done. what we did. dustrial code, setting the model for. We leave the five dollars behind to pay for what we have the rest.

taken on board.. It is stated that the textile indus- The full name of the couple was try has been compelled by the in-not disclosed. The man who was of creased cost of production due to light build, was well-dressed. In. European style, while the woman the code and the processing tax to was in the fashionable long silk Increase price to such an extent as dress of the better class. They Changchun, Aug 10: to Imporil consumption. So serl-were an attractive couple, the The reported appointment to the

woman being described by the post of the chairman of the mill-ous is the problem that it is fore mess boys as being particularly tary council of the five provinces shadowed that the falling off in pretty. Both appeared to be about of the North-east of Marshal Chang sales may force the closing of many 24 years of age, and spoke Punt

with a Fukion accent.Da Houch-lang, is opposed by the

TRAVELLED UP ON THURSDAY,

JAPANESE WARNING

TO PEKING

Japanese Kwantung Army on the mills-Reuter ground that it violates the spirit:

of the Tangku truce agroement

recently...

signed between China and Japan HENRY COTTON BEATS Head Stoward of the Langshatt as

The Kwantung Army Headquar-

Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At: Lam Hung-yuet, 27, was charged before Mr Wynne-Jones this torney General, prosecuted before morning with armed robbery of a jury comprised of Messra. P. voyage for about eighty days and have covered, by the route followed, $8,700 in money and a large Younghusband, foreman,

well over six thousand miles. They It was disclosed by: Sanitary ters to-day dispatched a warning quantity of Flewellery and with Noronha, A. E. Contes, Whave boon maintaining excellent Inspector Korrison in the Central to the Chinese authorities with using personal violence to & Carvalho, AA. Stern, Teangally average mileage when under Police Courts this morning that regard to the matter, Chinese woman at 275, Des Voeux Fook, W. M. Mehal,

way and though they have met with scrap paper discarded in bins by Road Central, on July 17 Jast.

some bad weather have come emees In the Central district are Dot:Sub-Insp. O'Donovan-Ina-

PAIR WEATHER through in gay spirits. Router raked by Chinese and sold to hawkers who use them for wrap- conviction Dings This practice was a The Royal Observatory repor

androus mon cel to health than BENSLAR VA Loan immored, a fine Pazife, the northea432

pocter Murphy is engaged at the A fine of $250 or three months' "Supreme Court 1-am applying hard labour was imposed by Mr. Torga formal remand for one week, Wynne-Jones In the Central Polico

Admitting ha), previous

S kother, men in the Cane Court this morning on the princi- ****

WALTER HAGEN -

Exhibition Match in Brussels

"Brussels,AUZA

hal In an exhibition match

They were recognized by the

boingin couple who on Thursday night boarded the vouso) at Hong- kong. They travolled without any luggage other than the some len- ther case, and obviously had pres viously come down from Canton, In vlow of the returns leki kala