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SHAMSHUIPO CAMP DETAILS.
London, May 16.
London, May 16. Regarding the disposition of the 15th Infantry Brigade which In the House of Commons, the
The House of Commons Waarived in Hong Kong yesterday, Labourite Opposition walked out crowded and animated at quest is understood that the 1st Tension at Hankow appears to be increasing, and Chinese of the House to-day after Mr. tion time when Sir William Joyn-Northamptons will be accom officials, fearing trouble, are sending their families away. The Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, son Hicks, Home Secretary, made
had moved a time-table allocating a statement as regards the Arcos modated at the Shamshuipo en-
campment. populace is looking to the foreign district for safety.
sixteen days for the remaining raid.
The Zrid/Scots Guards will He said that information sent go to the Peninsula, where the Retreating only a few miles from Pukow, the Northerners are stages of the Trades Unions Bill,
Mr. J. R. Clynes, Labour lead to him on May 11 by the Secre- 2nd/Welch Regiment is already. still firing into the captured city. Yesterday they hit à Southerner, described the Government's tary for War, satisfied him that The 1st/Queen's Royal Ragi- armoured train, putting it out of action.
action as contemptible and dis- a certain official document was, ment will be split up between or had been, in the possession of Wellington Barracks, Victoria graceful.
He said the Opposition would a person employed in the premises Barracks and Lyemun Barracks, not be party thereto by sitting in of Arcos Limited.
The Royal Engineers have The document was inscribed already been accommodated at "the property of His Majesty's the Shamshuipo encampment and Government not to be circulated the Artillery units that are yet to the Press or anyone not hold to arrive will go to the Rope ing an official position in His Factory. Majesty's service." -
The British, American and Japanese Senior Naval Officers have presented their reply to General Chiang Kai-shek's protest against warships returning fire when shot at from the shore.
FENGTIEN THREAT.
Hankow's Anxiety Steadily Increasing.
Hankow, May 16.- Local uneasiness continues and arrangements are being made by the Chinese populace for retreat to the foreign district in the event of the Fengtiens advancing on Hankow.
Chinese officials are sending their families away. British | Naval Wireless.
Pukow Shelled.
Nanking, May 16. There was no defence made of Pukow, the fall of which to the Southerners is confirmed.
Military Expenses,
A sum of $600,000 monthly has been sanctioned by the Provincial Government for the expenses of the Department of Mintary Affairs of Kwangtung province with the approval of the Canton branch of the Political Council.
EARLIER MESSAGES.
Sir Miles Lampson Leaves
Peking..
Peking, May 16.
• Sir. Miles Lampson and party left Peking for Shanghai this afternoon-Reuter.
FATAL CLASH,
American Marines Killed In Nicaragua.
Managun, May 16. Captain Buchanan and Private Jackson, of the United States Marines, were killed in a clash with a band of Liberals near Leon. Six Liberals were killed. Several Marines were wounded.
-Reuter's American Service.
the House during this part of the proceedings.
They would leave as a protest against the Government policy of gag and bullying.".
The Ministerialists greeted the exit of the Labour members with laughter,
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It was in fact a document of manded by Lieut. Col. Sir Victor Mackenzie; the 1st/Queen's Royal which unauthorised persons were Regiment is commanded by known to be attempting to obtain Lieut. Col. R. G. Clarke; the copies.
SOCKS 1st/Northamptonshires is com- Sir William Joynson Hicks im-manded by Lieut. Col. S. H. J. mediately communicated with Mr.Thunder; the 2nd/Welch Regi- Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minis-ment is commanded by Lieut. Col. Iter, and Sir Austen Chamber-T. G. Mathias.
lain, Foreign Secretary, and with their knowledge and consent, authorised the police to apply for Although there has been for the a warrant under the Official last three weeks or so a Company Secrets Act to search the pre-of 200 odd men of the Cameron- mises of Arcos Limited wholians at the Shamshuipo Camp, shared the building with the they were only in the nature of a Russian Trade Delegation.
guard to take care of the huts as they were completed.
The search, which was carried out in strict conformity with the warrant, only ended at midnight
The Shamshuipo Camp.
Marshal Chang's Tour.
Peking, May 16.
During the last week ends Taking all rolling stock with
Chang Tso-lin intends to leave
Units for the first time took up them, the Northerners have re- Peking about May 20 on a trip to treated a few miles from Pukow Pengpu and, afterwards, Honan, Mr. Lloyd George, Liberal yesterday..
their quarters there, being the and continue to fire into the re-in order to investigate and discuss Leader, in their absence, con-
The document in question was 56th Field Co., R.E., and details of the Yorks. Regiment (Green taken city.
the situation with his military tinued the discussion on Mr. not found. (Labour cheers).
The police seized certain papers Howards) and the 1st/Middlesex. Baldwin's motion-Reuter. · leaders.
Spinning Out Time. which may bear upon the matter
Troops expected with the ar- Later.
and examination thereof is pro-rival of the 15th Infantry Bri- In consequence the with- ceeding. (Conservative cheers). gade are the lat/Northants and drawal of the Labourites, the de- bute on Mr. Baldwin's guillotine
Troops Cross River.
A Southern armoured train was
hit in the City by the Northern- ers' are yesterday and put out of action.
The crossing of large numbers of Southerners ten miles above Nanking is being covered by a Chinese cruiser,
Reply to Chiang.
The British, American and Japanese Senior Naval Officers have drafted the reply to the protest of Chiang Kai-shek re- garding the retaliatory firing of British warshes and this has been handed to the General Com- manding the Chinese troops at Nanking-British Naval Wire-
less.
He is expected to be absent from Peking for ten days. Reuter.
VIA SIBERIA.
MAILS DESPATCHED AS USUAL.
REASSURING STATEMENT.
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SEIZED BY THROAT.
Taikoo Lady Attacked By Thief.
by a
Sir William Joynson Hicks An Ordnance workshop, hoped to be able to make a full To-day, with the completion statement on Thursday. He re-of the canteen and W.O.'s quar. iterated that he was satisfied the ters, the whole camp is complete. document-is or was in the Arcos building.-Reuter, $
No Diplomatic Immunity.
London, May 16.
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The work of construeting: the camp was done under the Direc- tor of Public Works and p addi- tion to the Departmental work done by the Roads, Water, Elec-
In the House of Commons, Mr. tricity and Drain departments ed whether the whole Soviet pletely the work under its own L. R. Lumley (Conservative) ask- (each Department doing com-
matic immunity or only the head the Architectural Office of the Trade Delegation enjoyed diplo-sphere), there were four large contracts under the direction of P.W.D. by whom the plans were M. G. Locker Lampson, Under drawn.
PLUCKY RESISTANCE SUCCEEDS.
Mrs. Harry Coombes, living at the Government bungalow on waterworks thereof.
the hillside at Talkoo, was attacked ruffian last night. She was walk-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, re- The second contract was for ing up the path leading to her plied in the negative, adding that kitchens, Platoon Huts, Ablution house at 8.10 p.m., when a Cht- the head of the Delegation was an Huts, Latrines, Offices and Sergts. nese rushed up from the road. official agent appointed under Quarters and mess, Guard House, He caught her by the thront and throwing some cement in her eyes,
Article V of the Trade Agree-etc., costing about $300,000 and tried to steal an attache
ment, and the privileges he en-done by the Hong Kong Excava- she was carrying. Mrs. Coombes Joyed were those prescribed by tion and Pile Driving Company. while the thief, became alarmed struggled pluckily and after
Articles IV and V of that agree- and ran away.
Regarding the despatching of malis via Siberia from Hong Kong, it will be recalled that, during the period of uncertainty in Shanghai and the disorganisation of the postal service there, arrangements were made by the postal authori- ties in Hong Kong to "miss" Shang- hai and connect with the trans Siberian route elsewhere, by Tien tsin, Dalny or Nagasaki.
In view of the instructions to Bri- tishers by the Foreign Office not to proceed by the trans-Siberian representative made enquiries to route at present, a "China Mail" day us to whether the decision affected the despatch of mails from Hong Kong superscribed “via|—— yea-Siberia."
Cross River Firing.
Chinkiang, May 16. Intermittent rifle and machine gun fre continues between the op- posing armies and the guns on Haeyng Shan fort fired at the North Bank of the river yester-
day.
"All available water transport has been commandeered.
The convoy which arrived terday evening was not fired at.- British Naval Wireless.
to
YANGTSE TRADE,
Questions Regarding British Policy.
London, May 17, In the House of Commons, in asking questions, Mr. H. W. Looker (Conservative) referred the Japaneso Government mission to investigate the con- dition of Japanese communities in the Yangtae Valley and report how they might be reinstated. Mr. Looker asked whether Britain purposes to take a similar step,
Mr. Looker also asked what polley was being followed as re- gards securing the resumption of |British trading at Chinkiang, Nanking, Wuhu, Kiukiang and Hankow."
case
4
It was gathered that as no in-motion collapsed and the House of formation had been received to the Commons adjourned within three contrary, mails were still being des-hours of assembling for a week's patched from here via Siberia, the absence of instructions being taken work."
ment. He did not enjoy diplo-kitchens, Platoon Huts, Latrines, The second contract was for matic immunity.
Sir William Joynson Hicks said etc., undertaken by Messrs. Kin Ablution Huts, Company offices, that no women were searched in Lee and Co., the well-known con- the Arcos raid. Only their hand- tractors who built King's College bags were searched. Reuter." and other Jarge Government works. The amount of this cost was about $160,000...
Earlier Messages.
London, May 16.
as an indication that the Foreign) It had been anticipated that the
Contract No. 3 was for furni- In contrast to the previous roar ture and fittings, etc. to kitchens, Office advice was directed solely to whole of to-day's sitting would be of concrete breakers, only a Platoon Huts, Officers' Quarters personal travellers.
occupied by Opposition attempts muffled click of typewriters was and Bath Room, undertaken by
It was pointed out to the "China to amend the guillotine time-table heard all day long from Arcos Mesers: Yu Lee and Company, the Mail" representative that Russia and it had not been arranged to House, as the police continued amount being $50,000. was a member of the Postal Union take the Trade Union Bill to-day. their work, searching for and and as such had bound herself to
forward mails of all other nations Hence the early adjournment.
classifying the contents of the * Complete To Tennis Courts...
members of that Union. The trans- Mr. Baldwin, moving the safes and strong rooms, and Contract No. 4 was also let to event of British mail being parti-hy the fact that after 3 days of ed to the proceedings from the Warrant Officers' Quarters and Siberian mall from here, in the guillotine, said it was necessitated An air of mystery was impart Kin Lee and Co. and consisted of cularly endangered, would not be the, second reading and eighteen, fact that the work was carried two large Regimental Institutions affected more than that of mall hours of committee only six of on behind drawn blinds to shield and two tennis courts, the amount front all parts of China at it was the amendments had been dis- the detectives from curious eyes being $44,000. aent through the intermediary of
The alleged arrangement for a
the Chinese Post Office and want posed of and seven words passed Numbers of women are now The first contractors to com with the rest of China's mail.
Even with the guillotine motion participating in the proceedings plete his portion of the work were it was not likely that the session and assisting police in the role Messrs. Kin Lee, who finished ESMUGGLING PREVENTION,
would finish at the end of July as of interpreters, and translating three weeks before contract time, intended.
documents. Popular interest in thereby gaining a aubstantiaĺ The Ministry of Finance
Mr. Baldwin declared that the the raid is evidenced by the fact bonus. (Canton) has decided to amalga-allocation of time was ample and that hardly a motor bus entered Ten weeks ago, the site was Mr. Locker Lampson, replying, mate the various smuggling pre- generous if the House were deter Morgate Street without slowing barren reclamation ground and said that the Government would ventive services, such as the mind to make a good job, (La-up as it passed Arcos House to today there stands on it a camp
enable passengers to only adopt aimilar steps if it Explosive, Salt, and Opium bour laughter)
Infantry Battalions. This re found the present sources of in- Smuggling. Preventive Bureaux Unexampled Audacity." building-Reuterze at the complete in every detail for two formation were inadequate into a General Smuggling Preven If any portion of the House £10,000,000 Credit Scheme. flects credit not only on the con- fointed out that the disloca- live Bureau This step of the desired to wrock the Bill no time. London, May 19. tractors but also the Public tion of trade at the towns men Ministry of Finance is taken for was sufficient, (Ministerial
Works Department for the speedy tioned was due to insecurity of the purpose of unifying all smug cheers) life and property. A satisfactory gling preventive affairs. Li Min- Mr. Glynes said that for cool credit scheme... amounting to and efficient work put in by the resumption of trade could hardly yan, magistrate of Sie Wei dispnexampled audacity Mr. Bald: $10,000,000 between the Midland various sub-departments, be expected until there was a trict, will be appointed Director win's speech was unequalled The Bank and the Soviet Frade Dele- Each of the two Battalion 1,008 Odinary Ratings, three Chinese authority able to dis of the Bureau, it is reported best thing the Government could gation is officially declared by the camps has accommodation for do was to withdraw the Bill and former to be incorrect. Warrant Officers and thirty offl- charge, the ordinary functions of Government and protect law-abid-
present another expressing their Sir Allan Smith, Interviewed ing citizens:ION
nichning and intentionen by the Financial Times" stated Mr. Looker stressed the anxiety
Mr. Lloyd George, did not op- that the categorical character of pose the guillotine as such but the Midland Bank's denial placed motion because the opposed the tion and he could only imagine WWE that some technicality existed by 259 which rendered the agreement
terial
WEATHER FORECAST.
S. W. or variable winds, moder
of the British in China as regards ate; squally, alowery, is the foresaid he would vote against the him in a somewhat delicate post-
the prolonged cessation of trade cast for the twenty-four hours end
MritLocker Lampson, replying, ing at noon to-morro
said that the Government was Metrorological obser fully aware of the facts and alla.m. this morning, barometer, 29 77 our representatives In China were temperature, 81; humidity, 83, wind doing their utmost Reuter, B
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