MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1927.
ROYAL GIFT.
CHINA MERCHANTS.
Plight of Discharged Officers.
DESPATCH BOXES FOR CANBERRA.
MANY WITHOUT HOMES.
AUSTRALIA'S: LUCK.
Rugoy, Feb. 13.
OBITUARY.
THE CHINA MAIL.
MR.. AVENELL OF LANE,. CRAWFORD'S.
WILL MR. CHEN SIGN?
Continued from Phos Jo).
There are also several hundred additional Naval men in the Colony to be provided for,
NAVAL WIRELESS NEWS.
The Pengulen troops disarmed| certain Wu Pokfu troopa who at2) tempted to prevent the advance: to: Chengehow. Reuter
Because Ww Fel-fu has failed to. advance southwards against the Cantonese owing to dissension in his camp-Chang Tso-lin has taken it on himself to send some troops into Wu Pet-fu'a territory, where, as the cable indicates, they have
A POPULAR RESIDENT.
News of the death of Mr. Shanghai. Feb. 8, It is understood to be the George William Aveneli was re- The seventy foreign ouers of King's intention to present to the ceived by a large circle of friends Chang Kai-shek and Safely of been resisted.. the China Merchants' Steam Navi-Commonwealth of Australia new yesterday with the deepest re-
Foreigners. #ation Co. who were thrown outbuildings, which the Duke, of gret.
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"IMPROPERLY ADDRESSED."
Mr. Chen and American Proposals.
of employment at practically a day's York will shortly open on behalf Mr. Avenell was on the staff of The following wireless mess- nother when their services with the of His Majesty at Canberra. a Messrs. Lane, Crawford and his ages were received overnight by | 4- company were terminated on Tues-pair of despatch boxes which outside interests had also brought the local haval authorities. day last. are faced with a desperate stand on a table in front of the him into contact with many whol
The situation at Hankow re- situation. The majority of them!.
Hankow, Fab. 11, Have wives and families either in Speaker's Chair at Westminster were attracted by his refreshing mains quiet.
Posters have been placed in the It la unglerstood that the Nation-i Shanghai or at Home, and in view presented by the British Govern-personality and the zeal with of the present economie situation ment to the sister Parliament of which he threw himself into in-Concession at Hankow protestalist Government is not replying to in Shanghai and elsewhere in fina Australia. When His Majesty terests with which he had asso-ng against the proposed Sino-the American Government regard. there seents Hittle prospect of the expressed his wish to make a per-ciated himself.
British Council (to run the Bring the proposals for the neutral- sation of Shanghai on the ground' securing employment of any kind sonal gift to the new Government] Mr. Avenell was taken M with tish Concession at Hanko). that the proposals were improperly to Lich over the crisi
buikdogs and suggested the des- typhoid about a fortnight ago and A proclamation has been post-addressed regarding which it is be Refused Sleeping Accommodation; patchboxes, the offer was warm-had, been in a critical conditioned up at Klukiang underleved Mr. Bagune Chen, is making
Many of the discharged ofteers ly received and accepted-British during the past week. He passed the
instructions of
Gen statement in the course of a few have no homes in Shanghai and Wireless Service.
Brul away early yesterday morning.
Chang Kai-shek order-days. have been acenatomed to living onl
„Postal Flot. : board the vessels when in port: butl
Mr., Avenell was 16 years of ing the evacuation of all for-
The National Ministry of Com even this privilege has been deneit{
age. His first association with cign premises and calling for the Hong Kong was when he arrived protection of foreigners and of munications has sent an order to here in 1902 with the Sherwood their properties, under severe pen-M. Picard de Stelan to the effect
that in all territories under Forresters with which Regiment alties for non-compliance. he had served in the South British ships at Nanking have Nationalist Government the postal commissioners of all districts shall ard African War, gaining the DC.M. been stopped by rifle fire be appointed by the Nationalist for carrying on with a machine examined by the local authorities Ministry of Communications and gun after all the rest of the party without notice having been given, no commissioners appointed by serum permission from the The Marquis de Pinedo, who had been killed. He was wound-A protest in regard to this action Peking will be allowed to assume Compning to allow the docharged was reported a week ago to be led in the ankle and walked with is being made. officers to sleek, gn board the ide planning another world fight, has a slight limp for the rest of his Over a hundred missionaries vegsels and deens heir forme left, for Sardinia on a flight toldays.
Have left Ichang, för down-river. cabins without any obligation the
Brazil His plans are uncertain, f After service with the Sher- a Company either in respect of figuel)
About 4,000 troops have been or payment, but this has been but he has apparently modified woods, Mr. Avenell received asent to Chang Llow by train from hetantly denied them by the Com- his previous intentions. Prob- Government appointment as Chinklang and empty troop ships Jably he willy to South America Armourer Sergeant to the Hong are awaiting others (presumably Three gensons have been put fr-and return home via the United Kong Police force and the local for the same destination). ward for this, refusal, namely, that States and the Azores-Reuter. Volunteer Corpe.
י.
them now. They have houm euth adelt with 'ar mum:h's pay at short notice and with the unwelconte
A LONG FLIGHT,
prod of looking for a home for MARQUIS DE PINEDOIS PLANS An indelinite period, Elfogta were made by Me. W. E. Kirby, secretary fa
of the Chini „Cast Offlcers' Guïti,]
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UNCERTAIN.
Rome. Feb. 13.
Rabat, Feb. 18. In March. 1918, Mr. Avene}} The Marquis de Pinedo has joined the staff of Messrs. Lane,
for the event of permission being
ranted the foren lears there! wold Be a similar demand by the discharged Chinese segmen." arrived here.
them which wont have to be re-i fused. Secondly, owing to the military situation. wirts, only the master of the vessel and the chief enging left to take eve of shaj
LINER ASHORE.
www
Vessels with a crew of his sailors, THE CITY OF TOKYO" NOW
there was less likelihood of the ves-) sels link rommandeerech
Promise To Take Officers Back.
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EARLIER MESSAGES.
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Crawford and at the time of his. The Longue And The Nationalist death was manager of the ships')
Government. chandlery department.
Sympathetic reference to Mr. Avenell's death was made yester-
Tat
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Geneva, Feb, 13. There is no truth in the 'report the YMCA, Kowloon of endeavouring to get into contact day by Mr. J. H. Hunt, Secretary, that the League of Nations is which institution - M. Avenel with the Chinese Nationalist Gov- was one of the "first resident ernment. League circles point out London, Feb. 13,
members.
that they recognise only one These, adib one or two minor Einer "ity of Tokyo" husi
Mr. Avenel had also keenly China, which is already repre- reasons. were given for the refus! been related" Apparengly she hasj, of the regaest; but Mr. Fr Stao-enot been damage. She has left identified himself with the Kow-sented, and the League could not mutaging rector of the Company, Her Liddon-Eruter
loon Cricket Club and the Kew. bake any initiative in the affairs He of Chine. Anyhow, no action sbreted that he would give his per
loon Bowling Green Club. shank gouutintee that the item whoi
was a good golfer and was form-can be taken without a decision had been discharged, under
erly on the committee of the old by the Council or Assembly of the same conditions and on the same Tokyo" from China and the Malay Kowloon Golf section, now known League-Reuter,
the
and as soon as there was any pos-
The First News.
London, Feb. 12.
"City The derman Biner,
States, has gone ashore near the
These institutions have their flags flying at half-mast.
rates of pay at the end of the trouble Goodwins in a fox. There is no as the Kowloon Golf Club.
jimmediate danger. Five togs - sibilily - of the Company resuming sure safirily attempted to tow her operations. An attempt is to be a yesterday evening, and a fur- mate to get the other directors to the atomph will be made to-day
Carmen do the same thing.
This situation arose bat of the Company's decision to discharge all "juntor ofleers on vossels belonging { to the Company at present lying
id in Shanghai This Wes effect-
ed on February 1 when the men
--- Bruter.
WOMEN WARRIORS.
Managua, Feb. 12:
Decensed, leaves a widow and daughter at Home to whom the deepest sympathy will go out.
Mrs. Avenell was formerly Miss Coleman, daughter of Mr. Coleman, for many years at the Green Island Lighthouse,
The funeral takes place this
received a month's salary for thei During the fighting at Chin-afternoon, passing the Monument period ended January $1 and nolandesa the Nicaraguan Conserva at 5.30 p.m. In all probability nöbien was given, Tous, approxi-¡tives were helped by a battalion of the deceased will be laid to rest mately 70 foreign officers and women, headed by Senorita Natalici
with military honours. Volun- Chinese were Gareth, a girl, twenty years hundred sevenl
teers will also be present. force on the bench" ang arej
agen.
of
mien
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Ekely to remain there for some time The battalion worked feverishly unless they have the good fortune passing ammunition to the „to gerure other positions. Many of in the trenches, cleaning the guns EDITOR'S ARREST. them are prepared to struggle and distributing food under fire, along or what little savings they Naslie Garcia was struck by
were wounded.) may have, in the hope of being re-bullet in the left breast and serious- instated in the near future; but ty wounded-Reuter's Americani there are others who fear that there Service.
la litule prospect of this in view of
the present financial position of the
Sixteen women
Battle-Torn Town.
Washington, Feb. 12:
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CANADA'S FIRST CASE OF BLASPHEMY.
Company. All the discharged off- Mr. Wilbur, Secretary of the cers are of junior rank, but that Navy, haw ordered, both the United
RESULT OF CRITICISM.
London, Jan. 26.
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Forces for China.
Malta, Feb. 13. The aircraft carrier "Argus" and the cruiser "Dauntless" have Teft for China--Reuter.
American Marines.
Washington, Feb. 12. The Navy Department has, in- formed President Coolidge that the detachment of American Marines for Shanghai will be distributed among the American warships there, and will not land unless the emergency arises. Reuter's American Service.
,
1k
Destroyers on the Way.
Gibraltar, Feb. 12. The Eighth Destroyer Flotilla
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INDIA & WORLD COURT.
Geneva, Feb. 12. Lord Birkenhead has informed Sir Eric Drummond that ar- rangements have been made, to inform the United States Govern- ment that India associates herself with the terms of the British Note on the subject of the Amer- ican reservations with regard to adhesion to the permanent Court of International Justice at the Hague. Reuter.
Shadows Before.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE MAIL.”.
Entertainmesta.
February 14-Queen's Theatre: "The Flower Dust.”
February 14-World Theatre; The Ten Commandments."
February 14-Star
Theatre; Lost & Found:"
the February 16-Concerb, at. Cannossian Institute. Caine Rd., 5.30 ..
February 18-K.C.C. Dance Savoy Hotel,
at
February 19-H.M.S. "Hermee" dance at Hotel Savoy.
February 23 & 28-Theatre Royal, Daner display by Miss Violet Capell's pupils, 5.15 p.m.
February 26-Dancing
per- formance at Theatre Royal, by Miss V. Capell's.pupils, 9.15 p.m. .
Sports. February 28-Annual Race Meet-
March 5-Next Tournament of the Hong Kong Boxing Association.) Meetings.
has arrived en route to China. Iting of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
is not expected to resume the voyage before Monday.-Reuter,
CUSTOMS PROBLEM.
February 15-General meetings of Union Insurance Society of Can- ton, Ltd., British Traders Insur- Nationalist Government Appoints Fance Co., Ltd., and China Fire In-
Commission.
Aurance Co., Ltd.,.at. Union Build- ing, Padder St., noon, 12.15 p.m. and 12.30 p.m. respectively;
Hankow, Feb. 12. Toronto Canada's ́ first blas. The Nationalist Government February 18-Annual meeting of does not necessarily mean that theyStateN cruisers in Nicaraguan phemy, case will be threshed out in have ant giver lengthy service to waters to despatch all their avail higher court, to which Ernest has appointed a commission con- Members the Victoria Recreation the company. Some of them were able tinned milk to the battle-torn Victoria Starry, Editor of a Ration- sisting of Mr. Eugene Cher, Mr. Club, 6 pm, at the Club.
February 23-Benevolent Society Pred on the eve of retirement after town of Chinandega, where the list publication. the "Christian T. V. Soong and Mr. Sun Foto Meeting, City Hall, noon. long and faithful service, Their people are reported to be greatly Enquirer has been committed for investigate and report on the new February 24-Fortieth mecting prospects of, a pension and passage distressed. with the children starva trial from a Magistrate's Court. situation in connection with the of shareholders of the Hong Kong Home Seem very remote.
Sterry, who is English-born, was Customs, created by the dismissal & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co... Masters On Half Pay.
The town has been taken and re-arrested a fortnight ago on the of Sir F. Aglen, which is regard, Ltd., Messra., Jardine Matheson's The masters and chief engineers taken by the opposing Conservative charge of blasphemous libel against ed as a challenge from the Peking board room, noon. of the vessels in Shanghai have and Liberal Nicaraguan forces the Deity in his references to pas Government. been retained for the time being twice and has been bombarded two
sages in the Old Testament. days this week.
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in the Company's service, but en half pay only
||ing.
Nine blocks of "buildings have been destroyed, and it is estimated. that three hundred people have been killed and five hundred the
The Company has been forced to take these drastic steps owing to the continued commandeering of wounded on both sides of its ships by the military in various stuggie.
> parts of the Yangise Valley and
The medical staff of one of the Canton for troop movements and American craisers has proceeded cther military operations. The re-to the town. Reuter's American aultant loss of trade has forced the Service. Company to the wall and the threat
of bankruptcy hangs over its head
continue. Sooner than have the
if the same set of circumstances!
vessels commandeered by the mill tary the Company decided to tie unl
with:
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The position with the discharged men is extremely serious and there
DRAMATIC ARREST,
Shanghai, Feb. 12. The. "North China Daily News"
"Chinu
MOTOR BANDITS.
JEWELLER'S SHOP RAIDED "IN DAYLIGHT.
It is officially stated that the Nationallat Government does not recognise the appointment of Mr. Edwards as Sir Francis Agler's successor.-Reuter,
Northern Scheme:
Peking, Feb. 13. The Commissioner for Foreign Three years ago the window of Affairs at Tientsin has notified
London, Jan. 24.
February 26-Annual meeting of shareholders of Hong Kong & Corporation, Shanghai Banking City Hall, noon.
February 26-Eighth meeting of The Bank of East Asia, Ltd., 10 Des Voeux Rd.. Ct., 3.30 p.m.
March 4Annual meeting of Hong Kong Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. Exchange Bldg., 11 a.m.
March 6 Thirty-eighth meeting
Auctions.
a jeweller's shop in Kensington the Consuls that the Chinese of Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd.,| High Street was smashed one Superintendent of Customs hus P. &. O. Building, 11 a.m. morning by motor bandits, who been appointed Director for the March 7-Annual Meeting of escaped with jewellery worth collection of the surtaxes, which Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd., Messrs. £4,000. The bandit. were never he will commence levying Emme Jardine, Matheson's offices, noon. captured..
diately. Any surtax paid in to
February 15-Auction of 566 To-day, women shoppers and the Maritime Customs will not be bales old newspaper, Godown No. 6, many of them and, as a result, every and reads that Mr. Francis Zla passengers of omnibuses witness regarded as legal ofleer and man who is not whep-| #fanging Editor of the
H.K. & K. Wharf & Godown Co., A Surtax Bureau will be open Ltd., Kowloon, 11 am. lutely essential for the safe-keeping Courier has been sentenced by the ed a repetition of the feat. Å of the vessels has been dispensed military authorities to three and a motor car containing two men fed at the branch office of the February 17-At 88, Nathan Rd,, half years' imprisonment. Reuter drove up to a ghop, one alighted Bank of Communicatiina In the (Ground floor) Kowloon, auction of
and amashed the window with Customs compound.
household furniture by Messrs. mallet, grabbed a tray containing It is believed the same policy Lammert Bros., 2.45 p.m.
February 18-At Sales Room! diamond rings to the value of will be adopted in other northern Duddell St., Chinese Curios. 2.80 $1,500, re-entered the car and ports, thus obviating the difficul- p.m. drove off with a mounted con-ty of attempting to compel the (atable in pursuit. The bandits Foreign Customs officials to February 15-Annual sale of
escaped."
collect the surtax, which led to work, Mother's Union, Helena May 'Sir F. Aglen's dismissal,
Institute, $2.30 p.m. The Japanese Consul at Tien- February 16-Dedication of re
John'a tain has protested, but the British constructed organ,. St.
Cathedral, 5:45 pm. " and American Consuls do not in-
February 15-Local Chinese Amu- tend to protest-Reuter.
teur Athletic Federation dinner tol Eastern Chinese team from Shang- hal, S. China Restaurant, (China Bldg.), 8 p.m.
is a feeling among many of them that services with the Company have been definitely terminated. Some are prepared to struggle
LISBON NOW NORMAL.
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Lisbon, Feb. 11. The city is now normal. Banka along hoping for the best but others have re-opened and the trams are would like to know definitely whe- ther their services will be required circulating as usual. Reuter.
again in the event of the Company
resuming operations.
Paris, Feb 12. - Monsignor This Kasurance has been de- finitely given by Mr. Fa Slao-en, Tsu, one of the recently conse-: according to Mr. W. E. Kirby, but crated Chinese Bishops, has left the assurances of the other direc- Marseilles for China aboard the tors would rolleve the suspense of "General Metzinger."Reuter. the men who have assisted in bring- ing prosperity to the Company by their devoted service to its interests at all times.“Shanghal Times."
BANISHED."
MAN WHO SLAPPED HIS PREMIER'S FACE.
London Jan. 26. Geneva-Ivan De Justh hag: been sentenced to 24 days? Imprisonment, which he has already served, and has been fined 500 francs and banished for 10 years.
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Miscellaneous.
February 18 & 26-Organ Re- citale, St. John's Cathedral, 5,45 p.m. |
February 21-Public lecture at Helena May Institute, 6.30 p.m.
March --Annual dinner of
¿CHINA "STRIFE.
Fighting Among Allied Troops. The Hague, Fob 15.-The famous Dutch 'Islamist, Doctor
Peking,' Feb., 12. Snouck Hurgronje, on the occa
The Ankuoshun Headquarters; sion of his seventieth birthday, Do Justh created a sensation at interviewed by Reuter this morn "Arrested for assaulting 逍 was presented with funds for the meeting of the League of Nations ing admit that there is some members of St. David's Society. tramway conductor, a Chinese fall- Snouck Hurgronje Foundation, to on June 10th last, by rushing into truth in rewspaper reports of Hotel Savoy, 7.45 p.m.
garian Premier Count. Bethlen, and Wu Pel-fu troops in Honan, John's Cathedral, 5.46 p.m. tutu the room and slapping the Hun- fighting between Fengtien troops March 4-Organ Recital, St
misunderstanding by sub nowers and vegetables, Volunteer
Headquarters
ed to put in an appearance when
the case was called at the Central Which Holland, the native princes
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