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The principal points objected kun
(*could not expect much assistance from Marshal Hsiao Yau-nan, for powers to transter medien omcers the Hupch Tupar could not afford From one colony to another in East to denude his, province of troops:
owing to the necessity for Africa and the prohibition of pran watchfulness against incur vate practice except by colisent ersions fror Hunan and Szechuan The association claims that both Parshat Wu, however, could draw these: changes are a violation of the
pon the Hanyang Arsenal for terms under which oflleers were up Marshall Wu's chances
arms and ammunition We thought it. If they captured these two There had been much argument at 11.00 a.m. for the purpose of pointed Attempts have been made coming to the front again
centres they would probably lutely about the legal position of receiving the Report of the for three months to secure un rather slender..
divide their Sorees and mareh on the Administration present and Director and the Statement of terview with Mr. Amery, but, in!
Paolingfu and Tintain.
futuro, but none of the contending Accounts for the year ended Marshal Chang Tao-bin,, he said. the absence of uny explicit pre-entered into co-operation with
It was almost impossible to de-parties, had any legal status. This December 31st, 1926... ise from the Serretary of State Marshall Wa horder to keep the Pei-fu and Generals Change of observance were martial Rav Be relitions between Marshal eluded' Canton.. The only law3:
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of to discuss the matter with the re-eminchan occupied on another Tung-chang and Li Chins-lin. This law, and the law of requisition, the Company will be CLOSED presentatives of the association.ond while the Fangtien $100 question depended 'gely upon These two iws were enacted by from FRIDAY, February 12th, the council consider that it has no were engaging them to the North the attude of Marshall Sun Chun the seventeen gentlemen who met 1926, to TUESDAY, February other coarse open so it but to issue and Camera Chang Tsung-charg Fang. The latter undoubtedly was at Nanking in 1912 and they had 23rd, 1926, BOTH DAYS INCLU-
and L Ching-Un were causing endentouring to prevent further been faithfully observed since then SUVE diversion South of Tientsin. Those trifo. His frst object was by the militarists.
to:
By Order of the Board of Directors was no doubt, that some arrange- maintain peace in Chekiang and The present Administration had mont had been reached
"F. H. CRAPNELL, between
Kiangsu, and keep. watch over observed the so-called National Marshal Chang and Wu, and the Anbud and Fukien. The resources Convention but for a change in the
Acting Secretary... fact that Marshal Chang was sup of the two former provinces were name of President to that of Chief
Hongkong, February 4th, 1926. plying General Chang, and Li with being utilized to help the two lat-Executive. Even the Cabinet arms and ammunition proved that fler.. and Marshall Sun had his system had been restored, and it In aid of the new organ fund of Marshall Chang and his former sub-as full. Having realised his was difficult to understand all the THE HONGKONG BENEVOLENT the Church of Christ in China, a ordinate Generals were co-operat-immediate ambitions, Marshal Sun tank about legality. very successful vocal, instrumen- tal and drumatic Chinese concert the Jehol region the Pengore. Consequently he might hold was not eager for further advon- was given in the Theatre Royal tien troops had recovered control of entirely if his own interests
this warning..
ORGAN FUND.
SUCCESSFUL CHINESE
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of about two-fifths of that territory.
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Conference would have proper The members of the People's legal standing, whereas the Mem-36th ANNUAL GENERAL were not menaced.....
bers of the Parliament certainly Benevolent Society will be held at MEETING of the Hongkong forty thousand men but only thirty situencies and their qualifications DAY, February 24th, at 11 am
General Sun Yuch had about had noi They had 10.
Con the Cathedral Hall on WEDNES the Second Kuominchun in Hopan thousand rides. The position of had lapsed!
All are cordially lovligd..
last night.
Among the items were choruses The First Kuominchun held the re- by the choir of the Church of mainder. From the Shanhaikuan Christ in China; piano and violin section the Fengtien forces solos. by Mrs. D. Balean, Mr. F: D. withdrawn with the object of Bernado and Mr. J. Franco songs ing the Kusminchun forward into
In conclusion the official said. by Mrs. H. Tong: Chinese music position more favourable for chun was believed to have 200,000 volve upon the People's Confer- was similar. General Yueh Wel that another duty that would de (vuent) by Messrs. Chin Kwong-stack by the Fengtlen army. yan, Thoi Tsze-yui and Wong appeared,
men but only 120,000 rifles. There- fence would be to decide upon the however,. that the Sook-wan Chinese music (instruKuminghun were strengthening for the Fengtien combination fate of Marshall Tao Kun
The were much better armed
Chief Executive refused to give a As regard the disposition of the ruling on this question, so the Kuominchun, the First were main-ennvention would have to say in the Shanhaikuan and Jehol whether or not the ex-President regions, but they had some troops should stand a trial with the Third Kuominchan South of Tientsin opposing the Shantung and Chihl allies.
mental) by Messrs. Yeu Hok-chau, their position at Jehel and were Ng Kim-chuon, The Sui-cheung, not making any serious advance at Leung. Lai-sang, W. C. Chang and Shanhaikunn. M. T. Yu and selections by the The alleged forces under General orchestra. "
Chang Tsun-chang and Li Ching- Other numbers included dances, in the Techow region were by the Misses Sze; and an exhibi- progressing to the North-west. tion of Chinese boxing by the Chin They had captured Potow und Woo Athletic Association.
threatened Tsangehow, and Tung
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Contempt of Court
Naval Volunteers
Russian Arms
A Cat. Burglar
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Blas Bay Canton's Wars Cafo Incident. The Orthophonic" Welshmen Gather Double Murder Sir Charles Ellot Seafarers Robbed
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There appeared to have been a distinct reaction against the Red element in the military ranka, This had now become crucial question. He did not think that any of the Northern lenders were in. favour of Bolshevism.
Marahal Feng, was endeavouring.
to wash off the red stains
from
is face, but he did not know what]]
Vague reports had recently been in circulation regarding Marsha Tsao. The truth was that he was in normal health and was being guarded Marshal Tuan's own bodyguardin
H.K, HOTEL RESIDENTS,
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February 16.
TheMr N, G. Boala con
to use... Marshal Feng had beanMr. Ankow Mr J. J Xino grently perturbed by his heavy Mr. Anderson Mr and Mrs B. J..
Mr Q. Argles losses near Tientsin.
Lilie mortality there frightened him. Mr G, H, Brocke Mr E Halland He had been misled by Kuomintang Mr R. Carlie and Red agents and he was now..
Mr W Dowly |laking a back seat,
Fafait
Mr 7. B. Marshall Mr A B.Haddrinian
Mr H. Nebolson We W. 4. Findlay Mr น Pestman
EVELYN A. WARREN, Hoo, Secretary. Hongkong, February 16, 1926.
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS, LTD.
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W. 'F. SIMMONS,
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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAÍ BANKING CORPORATION.
that the ORDINARY YEAR TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
The Chinese were beginning to Mr & Mrs J ould Mr and Mrs H. H. LY Meeting of the Shareholders in
see what the Red influence meant at Canton where the administra tion was controlled by six Russians and four Chinese, and the latter had very little to say as regards the conduct of affairs. Canton, some time ago, claimed to have twenty-two divisions, but it now appeared that 60,000 was the total of the Canton red army.
Reverting to political groups. outside the military elements, he Bald that at Tientsin there were General Li Yuan-hung and General
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Mr. B. Hill
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Zighers
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City Hall, Hongkong, on SATUR- DAY, the 27th February, 1926, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Dirée. tors, together with a Statement
of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1925.
The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from, MONDAY, the 15th February, "to SATURDAY, the 27th February, 1926 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares,
Chang Shou-treng" with a certain The thio-table given below has been.... number of ex-officiale and former compiled at the National Almanse Dace: Can be registered. members of Parliament..
of
in London from the result of the By Order of the Court of Directors, They
A. H. BARLOW, were not taken very seriously.analysis of observations taken by means Then there was Mr. Tang Shao-y in the Water Police Beal at Trim Sha An automatic tide-recording machine
Chief Manager. with some followers at Shanghai. Taui during the years 1906-9.
Hongkong, 8th February, 1926. They had got themselves into a The sero of this table corresponds with muddle, although they might the zere of the sounding in the Ad- achieve some success in their own befest 3 inches
miralty Chart,, which has been found to below mean sha-leval regione. Marshal Wu also had a political following, which could only be taken seriously if the Marshal met with success in the Sold.
In his opinion the brightest. prospects for the country lay in Marshal Tuan's call for a People's Conference. There were already assembled in Peking 224 repro- sentatives of the provinces, and if .further 100 arrived they could get to business. Those here now Had sent a circular telegram to the provinces-on-February-Fasking the fruthorities to hasten the departure of their representatives whối hai hat yet started for Peking. duties of tais conference would to examine and vote upon the con stitution which was completed in December last, and to elect a per manent President.
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