FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1927,
5,000 TROOPS.
Battalion For Fanling
To-morrow.".
GUARDS AT HAPPY VALLEY? .
"YELLOWISH GREEN."
FORGED HONG KONG BANK NOTE
CHARGE. AGAINST TAILOR.
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OFF TO IRAQ.
THE CHINA MAIL.
DEEDS NOT WORDS.
LEGAL SECRETARY TO HIGH COMMISSIONER
*Continued, from Pugë ra
WAR TO GO ON. ».
No Compromise With South.
kr
TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
Now Greater Than With China.
promb with the Southerners until- the ussián Bolshevista were eliminated. ·
If the Southerners attacked Shanghai the Northerners would defend it. The Fungtien forces and the Cantonese would inevitably clash very shortly In Honan, Klang- en and Anbul.
MR. NIHILL'S NEW FOST.be taken. We have thought be
fore we proceed to any extremity that it was right to call the world EMPHATIC STATEMENT. A-Chinese was charged before Confirmation has been received to witness the serious nature of The 1st Battalion the Middle with attempting to pass a forged J. H. B. Nihill as Legal Secretary to give the Soviet Government one Mr. R. F. Lindsel this morning of the appointment of Mr. the complaint which we have, and
Peking. Feb. 21. sex Regiment arriving yesterday $10 note of the Hong Kong and to the High Commissioner of more opportunity of conforming Chang Tao-lin's chief of staff, in- General Yong Yu-ting. Marshal by the s.. Karmala") will be Shanghai Bank. proceeding to Fanling to-morrow | Accuand who said he was a taller Iraq.
their conduct to the ordinary terviewed by Reuter and newspaper where they will go under canvas claimed to have received the note (under the Versailles. Treaty comity.British Wireless Ser. declared that there count they sati This being mandated territory rules of international life and correspondents to-day emphatically and remain there until further from a 'customer who had orders.
gone home to Kongmoon. He did the post is under the Coloniaïvice. There is not sufficient campinot know it was forged at the time Office, accommodation at Panling for the y passed it,
Mr. Nihill, who is at presenti 1st Borderers who arrived with It was "leged netused want to acting as Fuisne Judge, was born i the Middlesex and in the mein No. 8 Kwan Yik, Street, Kennedy in 1892 and educated at Felsted time (until the Fanling camp is Town, to rent a cubicle. He offer-and Emmanuel College, Cam
e3 to give a deposit of $3 and ten- bridge, where he took 2nd-Class enlarged), these men are split up fered the false note for change. Honours in the historical tripos between the Wellington and Vic-The thistress of the house saw at toria Barracks, Hong Kong.
He was elected President of
London, March 3. He declared there was always tho once that the hote was forged and The 1st Green Howards which sent for the police. Accused had the Cambridge Union in May. Anglo-Russian relations were possibility of all parties in China Battalion arrived yesterday on the no other money on his person when 1914 and shortly after the out debated in the House of Commons compromising and sooner or later M.M. "Assaye") are remaining on searched at the police station. break of hostilities, enlisted with on the initiative of the Liberal, they would make peace among them- board until further orders. Even- M. 6. Hegarty, assistant of the Honourable Artillery Com Sir Archibald Sinclair, moving a selves. But, he declared, emphatic- ally that the time for compromise tually. they too will proceed to the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, pany and later obtained a Com reduction in the vote.
with the South had not yet come. Fanling.
with raid the note way not so good a mission
the Munster He declared that during the|
The Fengtien party objected to forgery as some he had seen re- Fusiliers, serving with the Regi-past two years Britain's trade the important part played by the The navad hospital ship
Russia waa greater than Soviet on the Kuomintang Coun- "Maine" white with red erossesently. The euleur was yellowishment throughout the War and wit
[with" China. arrived yesterday evening and is green. "Personally he could tell at guining the Military Cross.
rils. They strongly opposed Rus lance that it was a forgery. He at buoy in the harbour.
On demobilisation (in 1999) He thought the last words sian Bolshevist, principles, and as did not think the note could deceive Mr. Nihill joined the Ministry of of the Soviet Note offered an op- No definite orders, have yet the ordinary European or Chinese Labour as an investigating Off-portunity of improving Angle there. been received relating to the Cold who were used to handling notes eer in the Joint Industrial Coun- Russian relations and laying the streams but, with the view of get of this denomination. ting "the lay of the land should
A remuant was ordered until tocils Department and in that foundations of world peace. the Russians."
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald accus. they be remaining here for some marrow for evidence to be produced capacity assisted in the formation time, a visit of inspection was ns to the accused's character..
of several Whitley Council paid to Happy Valley yesterday
and the Race Stands and other! huts
erected were
being examined. The stands, it is une "SEVERE LESSON"
derstood, will be utilised if neces- HILEY.
1
:
Jong
tion.
the Russians were there,
Cham tai-shek but we are Oghting as no riom for concilia- We are not fighting General
It had been said that the South ed the Conservatives of embark had definite principles and aims but In 1920, Mr. Nihill became ing on mischievous and subversive the North none. This was not cor Private Secretary to Sir William propaganda, which adopted by rest. The North also had clear Edge M... then Junior Lord of Russia against us. would not have political principles but the present the Treasury in Mr. Lloyd been tolerated by the Labour Guy was not the time to enunciate them. George's Coalition Government. ment.
When all parties were agreed on In July of 1921, Mr. Nihill was He declared that if he had been the form of Government Mukden appointed a cadet in the Houg in office the Note would have beend would also agree. Mukden did not. Kong Civil Service and after sent to Russia long before 1927, believe in unifying the whole coun- studying Cantonese at Macao he and if that Note would have been by force but it did believe in anifying all north of the Yangtse less stiff in its language than, Sir by force. When this was necom- Austen Chamberlain's it would plished they would tackle political have been stiffer in substance.
problems.
Cause of the Trouble.
North and the South
Misunderstandings tween the ere partly due to differences of taperament. The Southerners liked to talk and indulge in propaganda, while the Northerners talked and neted slow. :
"Nevertheless in the end what carried out."
| EUROPEAN POLICE OFFICER'S The work of preparing Happy
OFFENCE. Valley for the Coldstromg is likely to take alatt another ten Best Wright, member of the hey, In the meantime, they re- Hong Kong Police Porce was was appointed the following year maer board except for occasion charged hefore Mr. R. E. kindsell Third Assistant Secretary for al route marches. "Star" ferries from duty at the Central Police final, examination, in Cantonese in this morning with being absent Chinese Affairs. He passed his are utilised for their transport tostating from 8 am on February December, 1923, and in March of could tolerate foreign interference He agreed that no country and from shore. There was a 1 a.m.. on the 3.
that year became Acting Assist in its own affairs, but said that strong turn out for a route march Mr. Wodehouse. D.S.2., said the after in to-day, the men lining defendant was absent from
ant Crown Solicitor.
there should be discrimination be- duty The Bund prior to moving of a įduring the stated hours except for
The legal ability he showed in tween legitimate and illegitimate The only remaining troops to short period on the 3rd when he has position was recognised in causes of complaint. arrive are the Cameronians and attended Court to proceed with his appointment last year (on) the Royal Artillery, on the s.8. Eseme summonses.
return from Home leave) as "ermining which is due here! The CSP had had occasion to Police Magistrate, Kowloon, and that he had allowed matters to ever the North has in mind will be
reprimand the
for subsequently, Assistant Attorney ale fendant negligence on two or three oven-General. sions previously and this time, withi Mr. Nihil is a Master of Arts a view to giving him a severe les-and a member of the English Bar son directed that, he be charged in (Inner Temple). His future career will be followed with Defendant said he met aomeinteress by
a large eircle of friends from one of the troopships friends. and had two or three drinks, and įwas afterwards not responsible for
his actions.
1.
on Shaday.
At the moment, there are about 5.000 troops of the Shanghai De- fence Force in Hong Kong.
THIEF CHASED.
CHINESE WOMEN'S SPIRITED ACTION,
from the hair of one of them. Both women pluckily, gave chase, blowing a police whistle as they went. After a long run the snatcher was stopped by a con- stable in Lal Chit Street,
Court,
Trouble in China.
Sir Austen Chamberlain denied drift. On the contrary he had
For the past six months the made more than one specific pro- test against specific acts of the North had been criticised by Chi- Soviet Government, but he receiv-nese and foreigners for slowness. This had been due to lack of unity led no satisfaction.
of command. The Minister cited the utter-
Generu Yang Yu-ting, recalled: ance of Mr. Philip Snowden (the the lack of success of the Allies in Labour leader) to the effect that the Great War until unity of com- Bolshevik activities had been mand had been pbtained. The suc directed mainly against Britain cesses of the South were due to the
He was fined $25 or in'default 14] A CHARMING FILM. and that the anti-British rising in same senson. The Fengtien party days hard labour.
The fine was paid
!!
Wrong
ROMANCE AT QUEEN'S THEATRE,
It
was
frustrate them.
or with.
While two Chinese women were walking in Praya East, near the
China was deliberately due to Bol had repeatedly asked Marsani Wu shevik inspiration..
Pei-fu to attack Hankow Naval Canteen. yesterday morn int, youth came up from be
Sir Austen Chamberlain asked draw and allow them to attack but hind und snatched a gold car pick DEAD BABY'S BODY. BEVERLEY OF GRAUSTARK that what the Soviets had done, Marshal Ser Chuan-fang. it was if anybody could possibly contend tien party had promised help to The did neither. Similarly the Feng-
and were doing, was not a clear arranged that his troops should be $100 FINE FÖR DUMPING IN
"Beverley of Graustark," the contravention of their solemn en-in the vanguard but he wanted the feature fiinf now showing at the ragements.
Mukden forces to make the attack STREET.
Queen's Theatre is a picture that
How Long?
and yetydid not like their coming. The Chinese charged with dump- can hold its own among recent.
He agreed with Sir Archibald through his territory.
The Mukden. troops, for geogra He must have dropped the ing the dead body of a baby which productions for the skill with Sinclair that when the trade phical reasons, had been always in
been produced, agreement woman's ornament during the had died of small-pox wna ngain which it has
signed the the rear of the forces on the Sun chase as it was not found on him before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morn imagination and technical ability Lloyd George Government did not Chuan-fang-Wo Pei-fu front and
combined to when he was searched at No.2ing, when he pleaded that he had having
make expect the conditions to be kept, when the Fenstien forces tried to very notable Police Station. Instead, another money to pay for funeral ex-ia
achievment but we were entitled to anticipate advance they were not merely not hair ornament broken in threes, and was on his way to take in this respect. But "Bever that in a reasonable time the en-helped but the other two tried to
Graustark" found in his ccat the body to the mortuary when he ley of lengths was
owes its gagements would be implemented, was arrested, pocket together with six pawn
success to more than clever film- and henceforth kept, but they Shanghai to be Defended. His Worship pointed, but tickets, five relating to clothing accused was going in the
that ing. There is, first of all. a de-never had been on the Soviet side. Contact between Makden and the Now there was to be a change, and one to a gold watch.
direction at the time, and convicted ful girl personates a prince to win ong we were going to entertain it would be direct,
lightful story, in which a beauti-
The only question now was how Southerners had been indirect. Now The sequel was head in. Major him of dumping. Willson's Court this morning Dr. Pope, M.D.H. pressed for the throne of a modern kingdom diplomatic relations with a coun-
Marshal Chang Chang-chang when the arrested man was charg-heavy pentity in the interest of the Then there is the finished acting ry which abuses them.
came to Peking yesterday and hadi ed with snatching and anlawful, public, find asked leave to withdraw of Marion Davies now as the girl,
Eliminating Suspicion.
had a conference with Marshal possession of the broken hair or- the charge of failing to report the 'now as the supposed prince. nument.
Sir Austen Chamberlain declar-Chang so-iin and returned to Nan- leuth of the child.
Again there is the rapid succes- He denied snatching and said This was granted, and His Worsion of events. dramatic and ed that Britain had to take the king this morning after agree he joined the chase when he ship imposed a fine of $100 on the humorous, which holds the specta- wider view than her own internal ing to give military assistance to heard the police whistle and was first charge.
tor's attention to the charming situation. He stated that British Marshal Sun Chuan-fang in Klang. Au. As a result of the decisions of surprised he was arrestel.
elimax, a splendid court scene in foreign policy was directed to that conference the Fengties Forces FINE TO CLOUDY,
to and the Cantonese would come into natural colours. Finally there is eliminating suspicion and
of Europe contact on three fronts, Klangsu, ed up in the Race Course on the
the happily appropriate music of stabilising the peace third day of the races.
Although a brighter day, the tem- the Queen's Orchestra under the and the world, and whatever the Anhui and Wushengkuan.
provocation or whatever their own It was not known that Marshal Convictions were recorded by perature at the Observatory, this able leadership of Mr. Grovini. His Worshop. On the snatching morning was two degrees lower-than The programme is completed by interests, they could not have had Sun Chuan-fang had lost Chekiang charge accused was, sentenced to yesterday vis. 40.
a Prizma. sudden breach between Britain and the Southerners were advancing The forecast for the twenty a topical gazette and
a direct attack' on Shanghai buti six months imprisonment and 20 four hours ending at noon to my colour film, one of the most inter and Russia without repercussions on Shanghai. If they did not make strokes. Sentence of one menthole: N. winds, fresh; fine, tolesting yet screened here, showing in the whole European situation. merely stirred up the workers, caus hard labour was passed on the cloudy.
what the world would look like if Hence he had urged upon the ing political trouble, then the Feng- second count.
Fresh monsoon may be expected objects failed to absorb and a re- Government patience and forbear-ten and Cantonese clash would be ance in the face of unparalleled likely to occur on the railway some- along the S.E. coast of Ching and fleet light.
provocation, but he realised that where between Shanghai and Nan- fever the N. Ching, Sea.
there were limits beyond which king.
If however the Kuomintang: patience could not be carried. launched it had been definitely de
eided that the Northerners would He declared that the Soviet's defend it.
The
broken ornament he said he pick-
ARMED ROBBERS.
WOMAN PLUCKILY RAISES
ALARM.
مرا
DAMAGE TO A TELEPHONE.
The Chinese who yesterday figur- Four men attempted to carry ed the telephone case was thig out un armed robbery on the third mining convicted by Mr. R.“ E.
Lindsell. floor of No. 15, Lyudhurst Terrace
.
I
EXPIRED LOTTERY TICKETS.
A Chinese was charged before: Major Willson this morning with
Missed the Point...
the unlawful possession of four reply missed the point, inasmuch If the Southernera, atacked' An- "popiu" lottery tickets.
as Britain had not attempted to hui the Northerners would counter, He said the lottery was drawn on
Waile
February 11 and he was retaining interfere with the Soviets within attack and press towards Hankow. at 7 a.m., to-day. The leader of Ford labear on the charge of im- saen the result of the draw.
He was sentenced to xix weeks the tickets because he had not yet their own boundaries but demand- They would also attack Washeng
ed that their policy conform with kuan on "the Pehan line.
the Southernera were attacking the gang who was armed with a parat nga Telephone Co. em- Inspector Lanningan said that the the comity of nations.
Shanghai the Fengtien forces would pork butcher's knife attempted popco, nd four weeks on the tickets had in fact expired and ask- It was not mere verbal accept attempt to retake Hankov.
The whole Fengțién army in Ho pan would have crossed the Yellow River within a week. When Honan was settled they would advance into Ɛhensi and Kanes and eliminate the Kuominchun, He, emphasized! that after long waiting things had: come to, a clear cut lesus between the North and the South.
to Intimidate a woman inmate of eburgo of damaging Mr. Foo Sik's ed for a discharge which was ance we expected, or could accept, the house but she very pluckily telephone. He was acquitted on the granted. gave the alarm and the men bolt-third count of unlawful possession.
ed without stealing anything.
of telephone parts.
FLOOR GIVES WAY.
BANISHMENT CHARGE.
INJURED.
JF
and the Government reserved the right to judge the expediency of any step which might be contem- plated, and the moment when it should be taken.
Government Uphold.
WOODEN SHED ABLAZE. Damage to the extent of $200 was done by fire which broke out in a John Matthiau who was concern wooden shed, used for storing straw CHINESE MAN SERIOUSLY ed in a series of thefts from local on the foreshore at Ah Kong Nam, Sir Austen Chamberlain thought music stores, and banished on Nov Shaukiwan Firemen and police that before proceeding to extrem- ember 4, 1926, for a period of ten were early on the scene and extin-ity it was right to call the atten The second floor of No. 252, years was before Major Willson guished the flames after a brisk tion of the world to the serious Wanchal Road, a rather old build- with unlawfully returning to the fight.
ness of the complaints they made Salisbury, leader of the House of He was remanded in
and to give, the Soviet one more Lorda, made a statement:similar ing, suddenly collapsed without Colony. warning yesterday afternoon. A custody until to-morrow morning.
FOR CHILDREN'S BRUISES. Opportunity to conform its con- to that made by Sir Austen Cham- duct to the ordinary rules of in-berlain in the House of Commons, Chinese man, the only person on the premises at the time, fell Pupils of Miss Violet Capell re- OR black and blue" braises, sprains
The debate resulted in the re-supported the Government's atti through to the ground floor to-cently made her a presentation of a of wrists and ankles, strains of ternational life and comity Lord Reading and Lord Grey
handsome Spanish shawl and we cords and muscles, stabbed toes, cuts, gether. The man was rescued are ikad: by Miss Capell to express burns and other mishaps of childhood, Jection of the Liberal motion by tude the latter expressing the Topinion, however, that it would from the debria by firemen and her thanks for the kindly spirit Does fast as much for alder
Chamberlain's Pain Balm always gives 271 votes to 146.--Reuter.
Debate in Lords.
have been better to say nothing police and taken to hospital badly which prompted the gift (the shawl people too. Essen their rheumatic
London, March 8. than to send a note which it was lajured. Shorings have been put was one of the many excellent ones paina, backsebes and a malgia. Just în and the, bulding has been the Pioneer Silk Store have on rib is on the sore spots,
Russia was also discussed in the inexpedient to follow up at pra House of Lordia, where Lord sent.Reuter vacated
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