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NOTABLE GESTURE.
Great Britain's China Proposals.
IMPORTANT MEMORANDUM.
Increased Custom Treaty Revision.
transmittedi
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The
ESTABI
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1926. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
XMAS MAIL.
"Kalyan" Delayed Till Sunday.
POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.
When to Post Greetings In Hong Kong,
1
COLONY'S MONEY.
$58,000 More for 1926 Estimates.
OUR EXPENSE AT WEMBLEY...
2.1/2 Million Copper Cents From Royal Mint.
the 1026 Estimates."
DEATH SENTENCE.
Shaukiwan Murder Trial Ends.
JUDGE'S OPINION.
Counsel Involves Witnesses in Allegations.
N. LAZARUS.
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HANKOW TROUBLE.
Unpleasant Incident Averted.
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APOLOGY TO CONSUL.
Ichang Reported Completely Looted.
Originally due here two days.|
The jury, after an absence of u Twenty-one London Dec. 21.
itema totalling few minutes, returned a verdict of
Hankow, Dec. 21.. before Xmin's, the 8.8. "Kalyan, Reticence is observed in author bearing parcels
$58,798 are to be pramated to guilty at the conclusion of the trial narrowly averted at 10.90 this An unpleasant incident was and mail via intive circles in London as regards Suez, was delayed in Singapore of the Finance Committee of the ed with murdering with an axe one soldiers tried to march through morrow afternoon to the meeting this morning of the Chinese charge morning when 300 Chinese the temerandum
by and her time of arrival postponed Legislative Council, to supplement of his fellow employees at a ship-the concession along the bund.. The British Charge d'Affaires to Xmas afternoon. Owing to Peking to his diplomatic colleagues. the strong monseen encountered,
building yard-dt Shaukiwan These are spread among a good 'But"it" is pointed out that the bened the "Kalyan" has been still, für.
His Honour, Mr. Justice Woodtish Consulate barrier by marines. They were stopped at the Bri volent attitude of Crest Britalarther delayed and according to The highest. is $16,500. None other could have come to the other deci soldiers to force their way many Government Departments, expressed the opinion that they A large mob of coolies urged the the aspirations of the Chinese pre message reteived from the
*&xceeds four figures and fle for a rovision of the present Canbain, she will not arrive in
the sion on the evidence und sentenced through. smallest is $50, treaty situation has kyzome obstar Hong Kong before 10 a.m on
prisoner to death. Eight of these votes can be met Mr. J. HB. Nihill, counsel for ing outside the barrier was at A ̈ corporal of marine patroll- edwing to the absence of a con- Sunday. tral Government in China which, Monday being Boxing Day, the wholly or in part by savings from the Crown, addressing the Court. tacked by four soldiers and fell was Al necessary, gandition for postal staff had naturally hoped the sub-heads and explanation's said that he was unable to suggest back on the barricade which the
given. Extracts, are carrying out the programme lid for a holiday but in order that re
given a motive for the crime, which it was marines lined, and as the soldiers lown at Washington
recipients of parcels may be given
This contention had been committed loaded their rifles they loaded the an opportunity of getting them at $32.000 to, Make, $25,000.
by the prisdher. No one, however, their machine guns, at which the Great soon as possible, it has been-ar-i Under Miser Haneous Services,
aw the secret workings of another soldiers dispersed. The mob re- the ranged for an early Monday Loss on Copper Coins, 17,000. Ton's mind, and the motive might mained jeering at the marines. ne morning delivery of letters in replenish the dwindling stock of have been there. Prisoner's pus-
which will also be included parcel copper one vent pieces, an
sions might have been inflamed by receipts. The Boat Office will re- was placed with the Royal Mint for drink, and he did what if he had main open from 8 am to noon 2,500,000 coins:
been perfectly sobar he would net for handing over parcels.
A part of this order has already have done, but that was not suff- The exact number of bags of been delivered and the balance is cient reason for the jury to acquit parcels and mails brought by the expected in Hong Kong this month. him. "Kalyan is not yet known but, from advance lists, it is estimated that there are 1,200 parcels.
Therefore in the spirit of Washington agreement, Britain has now, submitted to other Powers suggestions as
“WAIT AND SEE.”
Japan Papers and Canton Recognition,
Osaka, Dec. 23. The newspapers and spner for Chinese news, Business men are watching developments at Péking. The "Munich," in an editorial on the question of reconition of the Canton Government faveurs a polley of wait and e-Reuter.
Siberian Mall.
herewith.
order
it is estimated that the cost the whole supply landed in Hong Kong,
It is understood that the local
SOVIET ENVOY
M. Kopp Not Returning to Tokyo.
An
Tokyo, Dec. 21.. official announcement that M. Kopp, the Soviet Am- bassador. is not returning to Tokyo has been received. but timated the name of his suc- the Soviet has not yet in-.
cessor.Reuter.
A "Painful Pouillon." Dealing with the evidence of the will be $82,000 and' as the value of men who had slept in the room on the coin is only $25,000 a vote to the night of the murder, counsel; cover the loss is required."
said that they were all honest and In addition to the Xmas mail brought by the "Kalyan," the facturing and packing charges bably have been impressed, as he The metal cost £1,385-8-4 manu- simple men. The jury would pec- "President Lincolne in 21 500-0-0: matrix and punch (egunsel) was impressed, with the Thursday with 43 bags of mail s11-11-0: freight and insurance straightforward evidence of from Europe via Siberia. De £121-0-0-making a total of £3,017-prisoner's own brother, who had very will be made at the latest 194, at exchange 1/10% is equal been steeping next to the murdered by Friday morning.
Xmas mail from America was landing charges here.
to $31,838; and there is $125 for man and had awakened to find hist brother with an axe in his hand' and. brought by
"President Jefferson" which arrived in port)
the deceased lying in a dying con-- unds the attitude which should be yesterday evening. Delivery will
Chinese authorities have tender- dition beside him. It was a pained apologies to the British Con- adopted on the question of the sur-be made in the course of the day: provided and u supplementary va ful position for a man to be in to
taxes and extraterritoriality.
the
The postal staff have also to
It is declared that Great Britain cope on Xmas day with the out- has no wish to intervene in the civil going mail for Europe via Svez war raging in China or to favour by the sa, "Khiva" which leaves any party, but the Powers now confat noon..
fronted with the growth of national, On Xmas day there will be one sentiment in China which necer delivery at 11.30 and on Sunday isitites a most careful review of the one in the fè enoon (Chinese, New
situution.
Year day is the only day, of the
It is not believed that the Memo year on which there is no delivery randum deals with the question of by the Post Office). recognition, but primarily with the Local residents wishing to send so-called Washington surtaxes, Xmas cards or greetings to which in the view of the British friends in Hong Kong will catch Government "should" be-granted-as the Xmas day delivery if they soon as possible for the benefit of post up to 11 o'clock on Xmas the Provinces in which they arg morning (the earlier the better, or actually collected-Reuter.
course, from the point of view of the Por Office staff)".
Mere Common Sense,
London, Dec. 21.
The "Manchseter Guardian" de-i
Food in Hospitals.
in the Estimates, $104,500 wat
SUPPRESSED.
South Portugal Revolt Over?
at
Nothing further is known Lisbon of the revolutionary strike on the Suleueste Railway.
The movement was started by employees of advanced views, who tried to carry the whole staff with them
The movement, is stated to have been suppressed owing to Gov- ernment measures.
The papers here are censored. Reuter.
JA Lisbon cable dated Dec. 16, stated: It is reported that a ralli-
the
Ju...
have to give evidence against his own brother, and counsel suggest states that soldiers have com- A wireless message from Ichang led that he could have beent actuated by no other motive than pletely looted the city. Foreign: that of a desire to tell the truth at property up to the present has
not been touched. Reuter. whatever cost.
Dealing with the condition of pri- soner when arrested, counsel anid that the prisoner was undoubtedly under the influence of drink, but what the jury had to consider was whether he was so drunk that be was quite incapable of forming any intention at all. The prisoner hud been in suficient possession of his faculties to find his way home and put himself to bed..
Drunken Man's Actions. What, asked counsel, were the actiona usually, aenociated with a man so befuddled by drink as the
BIAS BAY.
CANTON TROOPS ENGAGE IRREGULARS.
Hostilities between Nationalist coops and a small body of "anti- Canton" guerilla soldiers are, it is surmised, holding up the Nation- alist Government military expedi tion which was to have operated on land, right down, to the British frontier.
This was gleaned yesterday from clares that the Memorandum of the Ltd., have issued again this year South Portugal.
"Messrs. Mackintosh & Co. tary rovolt has broken out in prisoner had claimed to be in deny a statement by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. British Charge d'Affaires at Peking their handy little calendar show-ment has sent troops to den) with
The Governing all knowledge of the incidents Wolfe (Captain Superintendent of proposes that the surtaxes promising the dates for three months the rebels.].
of the night in question? Would Police), in an interview with
ed to China under the Washington at a glance.
treaties of 1922 should immedinte-
sheet.
y be made operative throughout!
China, and the failure of the cus
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CRISIS OVER.
EMPEROR OF JAPAN'S
CONDITION.
THEATRES, OPEN AGAIN.
the
a man in such a condition rise from Kung Sheung Yat Po" (Industria)
his bed, otice having staggered and Commercial Daily Press.) there, go to another room, go down It will be recalled that Mr. Wolfe
· Mr. Wolfe told the pressman that
was
A further stairs, find an axe; take it upstairs paid an informal visit to Canton toms conférence last year should be erally, however, welcome the move
and make an attack on a man lying with Captain H. F. Bloxham, A.S.P. written off the diplomatic balance taken as an effort to clarify some framed shortly after the commence-a sudden fit of homicidal mania, guards under the Piracy Prevention were next to his own brother? If it was (who is in chuge of the Indian aspects. at least of The granting of additional cus-complicated situation, and to get it was not possible at that time to difficult of access of all who were
an extremely ment of the strike and boycott and why had he selected the man most Ordinance). tems is urged as a matter of com- back as far as present conditions foresee what prices would be dur steeping in the room? mon sense in view of the fact that allow
the Hong Kong Government deemed He Cantonese authoritice have
the proposals made at ng 1928. When the tendera came al-Washington nearly five years ago.
In conclusion", counsel' asked the It inexpedient to give immediate in-. ready inatalied a second line of cus
In after the Estimates has been jury to find on the evidence that formation to the public. Loms to collect precisely the differ-posals, particularly in regard to
Although it contains definite pro- rumed it was found that there was the prisoner was the man who kill- The project. of course, ence between the old taxes and the surtaxes, the British document is
(Continued on Pógę 6.)
ad the prisoner and that he knew spontaneously suggested by the new taxes promised at Washington. described here as a general exposi-|
what he was doing at the time. Nationalist Government and the The Memorandum also urges that tion of the British
Counsel's Allegations. authorities in Hong Kong were attitude to- treaties generally should be revised wards China, rather than a con
Mr. T. Addis, counsel for the de-only too pleased to co-operate as so as to make them less, unilateral crete scheme for a comprehensive
fence, suggested to the jury that far as possible. and therefore less objectionable to settlement. It is emphasised that Chinese feeling.
the memorandum must not be taken) The Memorandum advocates im as a sequel to the recent conversa- mediate revision, of the extra-tertions between Mr. Lampson, the ritorial and judicial arrangements, New British Minister to China, and| declaring that the failure of the re Mr. Chen, the Cantonese Foreign
something of it as it occurred. He The troops who arrived first at cent commission on extra-territor Minister.
Tokyo, Dec. 21. iality should be regarded as
Its composition', dates' The Emperor's condition war- suggested that they, including the Kwai Chung and Sha U Chung ranta the belief that there is no prisoner's own brother, had some were now fighting with "irregu- thing irrelevant to the present posi Prior to those meetings.
What It was lara" under General Lo Kwan, an No Attempt to Interview.. immediate crisis.
The members thing to conceal. That failure was due to the imThere is no suggestion in
The "Manchester Guardian" anys, of the Cabinet, except the Pre could only be surmised, It might adherent of General Chan Kwing- possibility then of obtaining repre-
thermier, have returned to Tokyo to have been, a family. quarrel as a re-ming.
Pirate strongholds were at Fan sentative Chinese views, but condi.memorandum that regional re-attend to urgent business in consult of which the deceased had been Lions have now changed owing to ognition will be given to any facnection with the convocation of the attacked by someone, he could not Lo Kong, Ping Hoi and Tai Pang
euggest whom
and it was not known if the 18th the ascendancy of the Kuomintang on. It is a firm principle of the Diet on the 24th.
division intended to clear out Lo All court functions and New Counsel mafutained that the posi
been defini ly enncelled.
tent with the theory that the de- these places, or else subdue the Str.is More Lively. ceased had been attacked as he lay military opposition and then go
Osaka, Dec, 21 on the bed. He suggested that on to Waickor.
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It is proposed that the Power be made by the Powers to inter-Year celebrations, however, have tion of the wounds was inconsigan's troops and then go on to
should recognise the improvement
in the Chinese judicial system.
British proposals that no attempt
vene in China."
The "Daily Chronicle" recalls
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Fearlier Messages.
rt
in the bed after the attack by someone!
are that the diplomicy of the that the surtaxes proposed at Wash Powers in China should be brought ington amounted to 2 per cent. on The good news from Hayama in the deceased had been carried to up to date as has been done else ordinary merchandise and 5 per teviving normal activities; where in Asia and the Middle East cent. on Juxuries, and says the Osaka, The theatres have been other than the prisoner, and that posted on his arrest, to have climb- since the war-Reuter
British view is that these might be open since last night. The streets the three other Innates of the room, ed over-beds, negotiated the shelf. now applied by each province in are more lively and Christmas sales having something to conceal and on which the deceased was sleeping which they are collected to its local have been resumed.-Reüter:" knowing that the prisoner had re- and dealt deliberate blows on the Rugby, Dec. 21. needs. Such a solution, the
A Bad Night,"
turned in a drunken state from a head of deceased' with an unwieldy Until the other treaty Powers) “Chronicle", adds, would treat all
Tokyo, Dec. 22. debauch, had dragged him into it instrument like an axe.: Prisoner's have had an opportunity of read Chinn with Impartiality. It sim: The Emperor's temperature road and invented the story they had own brother was sleeping next to
prisoner and, if the story as de ng the British memorandum upon ply, enunciates the principle and last night. He was somewhat deM- given in court the Chipese situatipa, London off-leaves each effective authority to ribue and sleepless Also heIt was impossible, sald counsel, posed to was correct he would sure- cial circles continue reticent as to carry it out-British Wireless Ser suffered from occasional coughing, for prisoner in the drunken state ly have been aroused, if not wound- its contents. The newspapers gen, vica,
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