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CANTON'S ARMY AGAINST Guild & "Alleged Strike
WU PEI-FU.
NORTHERNERS ADVANCING.
Peking, Jan. 18.
It is reliably reported from Chengchow that Tien Wei-chin's Orders to British warships to stand by for sailing to the Far vanguard, after a half day's fight bust and consultations among the Powers to reach a common policy ing, gained a considerable victory over Tang Seng ent's subordinate, ayu the chief features of to-day's news concerning China.
General Liu Chien,
The rain forces are advancing Chen," Minister for
and heavy fighting is anticipated Foreign Affairs, in connection with the shortly. Tien Wei-chin is hast attack on German national, ening to Hsinyangehow to take named Burmeister, by a Chin-Cersonal command. Reuter,
CABINET TO MEET.
Cruiser Squadron Decision.
London, Jan. 16.
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The Prime Minister, Mr. Stan- ley Baldwin, goes to Town early to-morrow morning to confer with the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Sir Auston Chamberlain, before the meeting of the Cabinet to deal with the situation in China. It is stated authoritatively that the "decision to send the cruiser padron to China has been taken with the object of reassuring. Bri-
Adequate measures have been tish residents and if necessary of ordered to prevent the possibility protecting their interests. of a recurrence of any such in-
cidents, Reuter.
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CIVIC AFFAIRS..
THE KOWLOON RESIDENTS'
"ASSOCIATION,
WORK OF THE MONTH.
The monthly meeting of this Does an illegal act by a So-Association was held last week. cletyor Guild, such as the A letter was read from the Colon- supporting of the strike against ial Secretary, in reply to one gent Hong Kong and the devoting of by the Association, stating, that Guild funds to aiding members the Government were not prepar- to leave Hong Kong for Canton, jed to re-open the Kowloon Dis- constitute it an illegal society and pensary in other rented premises nullify its claims against, mem-in the Central District of Kow.
icon. bers.
This was a point which was As the Kowloon Hospital is raised in the Summary Court this somewhat difficult of access, and morning in the continuation, of in the case of an accident the de- the case in which the Hong Kong ay might entall risk to a patient Kwong Yee Kong House Masons" it was decided to request the Gov- Guiki claims against one of its ferament to reconsider the mat- members for $249 in respect ofter.
Pending an official inquiry into: According to the above cabie, the incident, which has been im- Marshal Wu Pei-fu's long pro- mediately ordered, it is under mised counter attack against the stood that Mr. Chen expressed Nationalists has materialised regrets concerning the incident. After capturing the Wu-har If the inquiry discloses that the cities, the Southerners, drove We Chinese was wholly to blante in Pei-fu northwards into Honan the matter, it is understood that province, the latter making his at Chengchow. the Nationalist Government will headquarters
Hsinyangchow was their most givé complete satisfaction,
southerly outpost. Wu Pei-fu's most trusted sub- General Tien Wei-chin is now
In opening the defence this tions, the Committee expressed ordinate. General Tang Seng-ch morning, Mr. McCallum said that some doubt as to this statement, commands the Nationalist 8th he had asked Mr. Loseby to pro, if the present cost per unit is Army. He it was who retired duce other books in relation to maintained. It was agreed to into Kwangtung when the North-the Guild. There was not a single jerners disputed his governorship.
alleged arrears of percentages on The China Light & Power Co. contracts which is the Guild's has stated that the increase of method of raising funds, provided voltage will be carried out with- out any expense whatsoever to for in the rules.
Mr. F. H. Loseby is for the the consumers." As lamps of high- plaintiff (officials of the Guilder candle-power using more cur- and Mr. D. McCallum for the rent must be used, and on ac- defendant..
count of various other considera-i
No
NAVY NEWS.
"All Quiet at Canton."
messages have been re- The Admiralty announces that ceived by the naval authorities the First Cruiser Squadron, regarding the situation in the which is attached to the Mediter.North over the week-end..
of Hunan province. This factor brought about the war between Canton and Wu Pel-fu. General Chang Kai-shek took Tang Seng- chi into his fold, appointed him
ranean Fleet, has been ordered: A wireless message from Can-Commander of the 8th Army,
to stand by in readiness to pro- ton states that "all is quiet."-- ceed to China if required,
The first cruiser squadron con-
sists of the "Frobisher," which is its flagship, and the "Danae," Dragon, "Dauntless"" and "Delhi
„„öbisher" is a cruiser ofons and the four other vessels are sister ships of 4,650 tons displacement,
The following sight cruisers are already in Chinese waters:→ "Carlisle," Emerald," "Vindic- Live," "Despatch," "Enterprise, "Caradoc." "Hawkins" and
"Durban."
The Eighth Destroyer Flotilla is ready to sail, and two further destroyers are at Malta and will serve as escorts for the gunboats "Aphis" and "Ladybird" which are there, and are also ander,
orders for China.
Nine destroyers, 13 gunboats, five aloops and the aircraft carrier "Hermes" are already, in Chinese waters,
יי,
A NEW IDEA.
"HANOP PIRACY CHARGE POSITION.
When the case in which a Chinese
is charged with being implicated
espoused his cause, and advanced far into the North.
This action can be said to be the first defeat inflicted by Wu Pei-fu on the Nationalist Army but it should be noted that the news emanates from Wu Fei-fu's headquarters.
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The Cantonese are reported to one before the Court which went in the piracy of the s.5. "Hano" have suffered another reverse in further back in regard to was called in Mr. Lindsell's Court Chekiang by the capture of accounts. of the Guild than July, at the Central Magistracy this morning, his Worship Informed Ningpo by Sun Chuan-fang's 1925. If the Guild had been in Chief Detective Inspector T troops.
Murphy that he understood that The defeated forces are stated there was a possibility that the de- to be retreating into Fukien. fendant would be extradited to According to a communique, French Indo-China.
Sun Chuan-fang has "occupied Yenchow-Reuter.
Inspector Murphy said that he had received no information to that effect.
idea on the part of Mr. King.
Mr. Lindsell: It may be a new
position as far as his Worship was Inspector Murphy" said that the concerned was that the "Hanoi” would arrive in the Colony on Thursday, remaining here for two days only.
take evidence?
THE LONG ARM.
ARREST OF A SINGAPORE. CHINESE.
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The Children's Playground Sub- Committee reported that they had interviewed the officials in charge concerning the plot of land pro- mised by the Government in the The vicinity of Holt's Wharf.
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They hoped that the planting of trees might be undertaken at once.
The annual meeting of the! Association is to take place on February 21 next. if possible,
"Workmen intimidated.
or
Society "ad valitio" before you Afraid To Give Evidence? can deny defendant's liability. Mr. Loseby said that the books The commission of an unlawful were of considerable bulk. He act does not deprive anyone had only been asked to produce any Society of rights in law. them on Saturday. He had given: Mr. McCallum claimed that instructions to his client's but he certain rules had been framed understood that the books had not for the conduct of the Guild."Any been brought."
alterations in its purpose from His Honour, commenting that those ruiss must be accepted un- the object of Mr. McCallum was animously by the members for apparently to get evidence in re- them to stand. Members would gard to his contention that the have had to be 'unanimous that A COMMON POLICY,
Arrested on telegraphic instruc-Guild was an illegal Society, said the Guild should support the His Worship: Do you want me toons front the Singapore Police, a that he would continue and give strike and that the funds should! Consultations Among Powers.
Insp. Murphy: Mr. King inform-Straits Chinese, was charged be leave to call further evidence be devoted to this purpose ed me on Saturday that none of the fore Mr. R. F. Lindsell at the Cen- with regard to the books if The decision to give "stand-by"
Crown advocates will be available tral Magistracy this morning with.
Mr. McCallum continued with orders to the First Cruisersuggested that we proceed with the
on Thursday or Friday, and it is criminal breach of trust.
Mr. McCallum said that he was his examination of the defendant Chief Detective Tapector Mor- Squadron was reached after con- sultation between the Foreign, ta call two of the ship's officers.
case in their absence. I shall have phy Informed his Worship that the in a further difficulty in regard who, in further referring to the man was arrested upon his arrival to the disinclination of members Guild's activities during the Secretary, the Prime Minister The case was remanded until in the Colony and found to be in of the Guild in a similar position period immediately following the and the Admiralty.
Thursday morning.
possession of several thousands of to the defendant to come forward strike, said that to his knowledge dollars worth of platinum and gold and give evidence. It might be two "investigators" in the employ jewellery. It was alleged that he that he would have to apply for of the Guild made rounds of the was the manager of a shop in 8ln-permission to subpoena them if workshops and intimidated men gapore and that he had absconded his client alone was not sufficient into leaving work. with the major portion of the firm's stock. Two Chinese ladies who had to convince His Honour,
His Honour commented that he purposes" which, under the rules Faccompanied the prisoner on the
voyage were at present la Police would hear defendant's evidence of the Guild, certain of the money Sir Austen Chamberlain, the
Ragby, Jan. 18. castody pending further informa on the understanding that the raised from members should be Foreign Secretary, cancelled his
defence had not closed with it. devoted, defendant said that Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancel.tion from Singapore. week-end engagements and re- lor of the Exchequer arrived at In reply to Mr. Lindsell, Inkp.
Money Already Paid?
to his knowledge had Rome Yesterday from Athens vin Murphy said that be understood
Defendant was then called and monies of the Guild been devoted the Brindisi.
that the prisoner was willing to Although the visit, during which surrender his extradition rights stated that as regards the claims to any charitable purpose,
Cross-examined by Mr. Loseby, British Minister, is private, his artarily. Mr. Churchill is the queat of the and to return to Singapore volun- for work alleged to have been
done in 1924 and 1925 in request defendant said, that he had not a riyal in Rome is warmly welcomed Mr. Lindselt remanded the man of which the Guild claimed per of the Guild. Since the strike close knowledge of the working in the Press, which regards it as an in" police custody for forty-eight centages, he had only been con- he had not heard anything of the indication of the friendliness of hours.
Anglo-Italian relations.
Mr. Baldwin is at his country residence at Chequers for the week-end, but is maintaining close touch with Whitehall, and will return to London to-morrow, when a further Cabinet meeting will be held
mained in London.
Consultations between Powers having interestR ir. Shanghai are continuing, and it is hoped a common line of policy may be reached with a view to preventing a repetition at Shanghai of the events which re cently occurred in Hankow.
Meanwhile, the British authori. ties in China-diplomatic, naval and military continue to have wide discretion to deal with local emergencies.
HANKOW POSITION.
British Admiral Arrives.
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Mr. Churchill called upon the: Premier, Signor Mussolini, yester- day and had a long conversation. -British Wireless Service.
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cerned in a few of the 15 con-
activities of the Guild. Не tracta in respect of which the
seldom went to their premises. claim was based.
In respect of work which he had Defendant went into particu- lars of these, the sum which done since the strike he had not according to the Guild's rules deducted from the wages paid to would be due by him to the Guild under the rules of the Guild, he workmen the percentage which, in respect of those he admitted should do for payment into The case in which an Indian Bability for, being $190. This
Guild funds. Most of the money forecast for the 24 hours ending at Laidlaw and Co. atanda charged Guild for, he claimed, giving had gone to the payment of
E. winds, moderate, fair, ie the watchman employed by Whiteaway, amount he had settled with the raised in the past by the Guild SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG noon to-morrow. Pressure has in-with assaulting a Chinese youth particulars of a meeting of the creased considerably over, contral was
officials and "active" Guild again mentioned in Mr. Gulld at which it had been agreed and N. E. Japan. It has decreased Lindsell's Court at the
members. Central to get off a certain amount Reginald moderately from the Loochoos, to Magistracy this morning, when Tyrwhitt, Commander-in-Chief the Yangtze Valley and N. B. China Chier Detective Inspecter Murphy owing to him by another mem of the China Squadron, arrived and slightly elsewhere. The anti- applied for a further remand as the ber; also of the payment of the in Hankow, yesterday.
cyclone, has weakened and is now youth was unable to attend Court. balance in person to an official of Conversations, betweeri Mr. central over, Korea. Moderate mon- Insp. Murphy said that he would the Guild, O'Malley, acting Counsellor for soon may be expected along the not appose bail of $250 cash. the British Legation at Peking.S. E. coast of China and over the
Mr. Lindsell: Do you think that will hold him? and Mr. Eugene Chen, Cantonese, N. China sea.
The Inspector said that it was not Foreign Minister, are proceeding.
easy for an Indian to leave the -British Wireleis Service."
His many Kowloon friends will{ Colony. regrant to hear of the seriöus ¡11-} A week's remand was granted, ness of Mr. A. W. E. Davidson of ball being allowed as suggested.. the China Light & Power Co., Ltd.,} who is in the French Convent Hos- pital, suffering from pneumonia, On enquiry at the hospital to-day, the "China Mail" was informed that his condition had shown slight im provement.
ATTACK ON A GERMAN.
Mr. Eugene Chen Tenders
**Regrets.
Hankow-The German Consul General called on Mr. Eugene
Hla Honour's View. In adjourning the case, at the conclusion of defendant's evid January ence, His Honour remarked that Defendant further stated that this was to enable Mr, McCallum when the strike broke out, near-to study the books for the pro- all the members and officials of duction of which he had asked,
If Mr. McCallum intended to the Guild left for Canton, a few being left behind to look after continue the case on the grounds" the offices. The Guild, paid for that the Guild was an illegal the passage money of all members Society, Hie Honour advised him to Canton...
to submit to judgment. In rb- His Honour: Even assuming gard to the amount, on the evid that the Guild committed an ence before him, His Honour was Illegal act of this kind, doesit of the opinion that only $120 was The closing rate of the dollar, vary this man's liability You due on demand, to-day was 1/11 18/16 must show that it is an unlawful The case was adjourned.
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