TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1927.
- SUDDEN CRISIS.
-Egyptian Extremists
Active.
PROMPT BRITISH ACTION.
`London, May 30.
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RESEARCH WORK. HEARTLESS FRAUDS. PEKING IN DANGER. COMPANY REPORT.
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London, May 30. It is stated in well-informed
The Colonial Conference approv- circles that the warships are going ed a scheme for an agricultural re- to Egypt from Malta as an ordinary
search organisation. precautionary measure such as has been taken by the British Govern- ment on various occasions in the past.
MONEY FROM A PRISONER'S
*** WIFE.
WARDER SENT TO JAIL.
The Indian Assistant Warder. attached to the Laichikok Prison was this morning convicted by Mr. E. W. Hamilton on each of the charges of smuggling a letter At the outset the report of the committee on colonial scientific re-jout of the prison; and of attempt- search services requests thejing to extort money from the It is pointed out that under the Colonial Office to appoint a com wife of a Chinese prisoner. declaration of 1999 Grest Bismilte to has assumed responsibility for the scheme for submission to the gov- According to the prisoner's] protection of foreign lives and in-ernments concerned.
The conference expresses the
terests in. Egypt:
of
work out
detalled 凸
(Continued from Paye 1.)
and tha Christian general. He prefers to be neutral-havitig been so ever since the Republic
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mother-in-law accused first went The tone of recent debatea in the opinion that the scheme could be to the house on April 18 and say-
Capture of An Arsenal.
forward. Shanghai, May 31. Egyptian Chamber indientes that adequately initiated on an income ing the prisoner was not getting of £175,000, of which a considerable
According, to news from reliable the extremists are endeavouring to portion would be for replacement enough to eat in fail asked for sources the recent report of a heavy create an artificial situation
of existing expenditure on the $15, at the same time producing Hankow Party defeat in Honan faking available for tundeness.
Furthermore
salaries of agricultural research a letter purporting to have been was untrue. recommenda- the
appropriation On the contrary the
$56,712.50 officers. tions of the Egyptian Parliamentary!
written by the prisoner to that Hankow Party's Advance through
The directors recommend that the War Committee Increase the possi
The preamble to the report states bility of the Egyptian Army being that the committee was appointed effect. Not being able to read the Honan to the North appears to be amount. available for distribution
viz:-$56,712.63 bo allocated follows: used as a political weapon and toto prepare a scheme based an con letter the old woman returned it progressing, although at a
the creation of a colonial scientific story offered to pay the money low testifies, while Marshal Feng arrival of many wounded at Han- Onel remaining British officers.
Accused recommendation aims at the aboli-research service available to the in three instalments.
Yu-hatang is reported to have cap- whole colonial empire.
took $5 and departed. On May tured Kunghsien, an tion of the xirdarship.--Reuter.
The committee decided to restrict, 13 he came again with the same northern arsenal close to the Yel- Important "A Timely Hint."
the enquiry to medicine, agricul- letter and the old lady paid him tow River, forty miles west of London, May 31,
ture, veterinary, science and for- another $5 and an extra 50 cents Chengchow. The sudden crisis in Egypt is estry. the chief news item in this morn-
to buy candy for her son-in-law. There is a heavy censorship in Lord Lovat in a speech at the con- ing's papers. The Liberal "West-elusion of the conference said that Accused next visited the house on Peking.--Reuter. minster Gazette," which has a the question of organisation of re- full-page headline "British Au- search was the biggest of a most thority Again Defted in Egypt," interesting conference-Reuter. says that the British Governmert
has despatched the warships 19
Egypt for the purpose of shewing
the other Powers that Britain is
ready and able to maintain the
ALLEGED REDS.
COURT.
two reservations to the declara-ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN tion of Egyptian independence in 1922, namely the defence of for- eigners and the protection of Egypt against aggression if the need arises.
www.
SEQUEL TO A RELEASE.
Shanghai, May 24. -
CHIANG'S ADVANCE.
Pengpu Reported To Have Fallen.
Shanghal, May 90. tien headquarters at Peking about The absence of news from Feng the Henan offensive is regarded as indicating it is not progressing too favourably.
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$56,712.50 Directors: During the year Mr. A. O. Long and Mr. R Mein Austin resigned from the Board on leaving the Colony.
May 18 for the third instalment. A male inmate of the house told' accused the prisoner's wife was in hospital and asked him to come the following week. Accused
Sir Robert Ho Tung and Mr. allowed this man to write on the
J. J. Paterson joined the Board, back of the letter to inform the
In accordance with Rule 95 (á) woman's husband of her illness.
present members, Mr. J. Scott of the Articles of Association, the When accused called on May 28
Harston. Mr. A. S. Cubbay, Sir he was interviewed by the .pri-
Robert Ho Tung, and Mr. J J. soner's wife who, on the pretext
Paterson retire, but being eligib"- of going out to borrow the Meanwhile the advance of the offer themselves for re-election. money, left the house and went Nanking Armies through · Anhui Auditora: The accounts were nu- for the police.
continues, according to foreign dited:by Mesars. Lowe. Binghar The "Daily Mail" considers the
The prisoner, Man Wan, was
wireless messages from Nanking. and Matthews and Mesers. Linstead dispatch of the British battleships Seven Chinese appeared before produced in Court and said he where it is reported that General Davis, Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & a timely hint to the Egyptian Judge Hisu Mo at the Special Pro-, was informed by convict No. 6043ured Mingkwang, 70 miles above Davis offer themselves for re-clec- Chiang Kai-shek's troops have cap-¡ Matthews and Messrs. Linstead & Government. "It may help to con-visional Court yesterday afternoon that letters could be sent out of Fakow by railway, while another tion. vince them that we are not going in connection with an application jail. Witness expressed his wish force, closing in from the west to be driven out of Egypt."made by the local military author to write one to his wife and gave
ties for their extradition to face his address to No. 6043. Reuter.
charges of heing connected with plained that he himself could not the Communist Party in Hankow.
A Chinese detective said that, on write. If No. 6043 had written sented the Premier, Sarwat Pasha, Saturday, a representative of the a letter on his behalf he was not with a Note with regard to the
Nationalist military headquarters acquainted with the fact. Wit came to the Municipal Police and ness did not receive any money. reorganisation of the Army.
The contents of the Note have not requested them to arrest a num- from his wife through the warder yet been disclosed, but it is under ber of persons who were to arrive and did not authorise him to col
str.lect any, stood the terms are firm but friend-in Shanghal on board the ly. No time limit has been fixed "Kungwo." A list of names
Convict No. 6043 entered a com- for a reply.-Reuter
plete denial of the whole matter. He never spoke to the other pri- Malta, May 30, Judge Hau ordered Mr. Wei Tso-soner all the time they were in There has been evident dis-ming (a Cantonese) to be releused jail together. The Indian, he quietude in the past week in on condition that a bond was signed thought, was a warder in the jail, political circles at Cairo, where, it by Dr. Yui, The xixth accused, is gathered the relations of the Tseu Fah-hai, was ordered to prove ut, was not sure. He did not re- British and Egyptian Govern- his position either by a telegram member ever having spoken to
from Gen. Chiang Kai-shek or other him.
A Firm But Friendly Note.
Cairo, May 30. The Residency in the evening pre-
Earlier Messages.
given.
The Court's Decision,
Was
have taken Tengpu, 110 miles from
locomotives and 200 waggone. He ex- Fukow by railway, capturing five
It is believed that an attack on
the railway junction at Hsuchow in North Kiangsu is imminent.
Chiang Kai-shek, accompanied by cinema photographers, crossed the Yangtse from Nanking on May 20, proceeding to the front.-Reuter.
:
GRAMOPHONE ANTHEMS.
NEW RIVAL FOR VILLAGE"
CHOIR.
The gramophone is to some ex- tent to oust the village church choir at Washington, a Downland parish near Worthing.
Shadows Before.
Further Progress.
Chinkiang, May 30.
The vicar, the Rev. A. H. 5. Pat- General Chiang Kai-shek's troops trick, writing In His parish maga-" are reported to have again reached zine says: their advance against Marshal Sun duces vocal and instrumental, music Kaoyu (on the Grand Canal) in
"Now that the gramophone repro. Chuan-farg's troops in Kiangsu very nearly perfectly, and there are province, British, Wireless Ser-beautiful records of sacred musi
I propose to make use of some vice.
Note: This means that the of these in the place provided for ments are strained, as shown by military authorities in Shanghai. It was proved by Chief Warder
Nationalists have "advanced 50 the anthem in the Prayer Book." the following incidents.
The remaining five nccused would West that accused was not on miles northwards. from the north Mr. Pattrick was at one time Pre- Reporting on the estimates of be handed over to the military au-duty on
bank of the Yangtse River, ulong centor of Christ Church. Oxford. any of the dates men- the Ministry of War on May 24, thorities for trial.
tioned and could have been at the
the Grand Canal, whereas on a the War Committee of the Cham- Mr. Wei anid that he was dean complainant's house.
sector about 160 miles eastwards, their troops are making, much ber of Deputies, while proposing and acting president of the Central | Accused said he went for a walk to increase the Army and create a
China
more rapid progress, University in Wuhan (form-
Personal Command. naval school, suppressed the pro-erly Boone University). Evidence in Pokfulum Road on Saturday The complainant vision for the Sirdar, declaring A. M. Sherman, D D. Dr. David, woman accosted him and made a
on his behalf was given by the Rev. afternoon.
Nanking, May 30. General Chiang Kai-shek has the post no longer held its sign-z, T. Yui (general secretary, Na certain suggestion. He agreed crossed, from Nanking, to Fukow ficance as the "presence of Parlia- tional Committee of YMCA's and went to her house. He had (on the opposite bank of the Yang- ment and Ministerial responsibi in China and chairman National only a $100 note on him and this t33) to direct operations against lity has been sensibly reduced by Christian Council), the Rev. Dr. he gave to her to change. She the Northerners in person. the prerogatives attaching to it." E. Ridgely, Mr. M. P Walker went out and returned with the The Nanking Army is advancing Lord Lloyd immediately in- St. John's University) and Mr. police. He suggested she brought and Pengpu (about 160 miles up) formed the Premier, Sarwat A. C. Lichtenberger.
this false chargé against him to is reported to have been captured Pasha that the post must be held
The Sequel.
do him out of his money. He did from General Chang Tsung-chang, by a British officer of high rank,
Shanghai, May 26. not know she was a prisoner's together with a quantity of locomo- adding that since Britain reserved
Judge Heu Mo. of the Provi-wife or he would not have had tives and rolling stock of the Tien- tsin-Pukow Rallway.-British Naval the right to defend Egypt against sional Court is indisposed.
anything to do with her. He
Wireless. aggression. certain control must Ilis disposition is remarkably never went to the house previous be exercised in frontier districts udden.
Yesterday the judge presided as
to Saturday. administration," notably by the
sual over Court Five, and had to' Accused was convicted on both maintenance of a British chief.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
IN THE MAIL.”
Entertainments.・・
May 31 Queen's Theatre; "The Loves of Pharaoh".
May 31-World Theatre; "Empty Hands."
May 31-Star Theatre; Too
May 31 Tea Dance, Café Res- taurant Parisien, 430 p.m.
Many Kisses,"
May 81Dinner Dansant'and Ex- hibition Dancing at Cafe Restaur- ant Parisien.
May 31-Isake's European Circus, arrested by the military authori- ing that accused was obviously
June 1-Cafe Parisien Children's cussed for two hours the vielt ties on the 8.8 Whangpu" on the guilty of attempting in conjunc- London, May 16: A Penny Fancy Dress Ball, 4 p.m. Lord Lloyd paid to Minia, Upper siver. These gentlemen put up a tion with a convict to defraud the Aeroplane" in the constructioni June 10-"Squeakettes" perform. Egypt, on April 30, at the invita- rtrong objection to being turned family of a man serving his sen- of which 200 lads at the Halton ance at the Peak Club in aid of tion of local notables. Speakers over to the military authorities, tence in jail. declared that the visit outraged and, in one case, a satisfactory On the first charge accused was the country's independence and bond being forthcoming, one of the fined $50 or one month's init, and dignity and condemned those accused was released,
on the other he got six months Militant Captain. giving such a reception to a for- eigner, as this was the preroga-
Came one Captain: Jao, martial tive of King Fuad.-Reuter.
and no nonsense, to receive the eight prisoners, and haie1 them| away to the Military Yahen. Only seven were forthcoming.
Where was the eighth? "Released," Bald Judge Hsu, "What do
The Chamber on May 26 dis. Jenl with eight alleged Communists charges, the Magistrate remark- "PENNY AEROPLANE" WINS. Hunghom, Kowloon, 9.15 p.m. - ̈
EX-ARMY OFFICER SHOT.
TRAGEDY IN FURNISHED
ROOMS AT AYR.
hard labour.
PIRATES' THREAT.
IN RIVER.
you mean by it?" MINES "INDISCRIMINATELY" queried the militant Jao-and a lot more...
Result, Judge ou o is indis-
London, May It is alleged that posed. He has applied for leave VILLAGERS SHOOT, LEADER. Baking her neighbour to stay with on account of illness.
[From Our Own Correspondent.1
Pakkel, Kongmoon, May 28. Threats have been made by
her till the police came as she had There appears to be no truth_in shot her husband, Major William the rumour that the militant Joo Ludgate, ex-Army officer, Mire. Lud; had the judge removed from his gate sent her son to fetch the police, own chambers to explair. to the Mill-
The tragedy happened in furnish-tary Court how he, a mere civil pirate, gange in this part of the ed apartments at Ayr, where Major judge, dared to release a prisoner West River delta that mines will
Hamble....
raze.
R.A.F. Training School parti- Lady Clementi's Entertainment cipated, working during their Fund and M.C.L., 9.80 p.m.
Sports. spare time, and defraying 80 per
June 4; 6-Fourth extra” cent. of the cost by contributions of pennies, was the centre of in- meeting of H. K. Jockey Club. terest at the Hampshire Light Happy Valley Race Course, 2.45 Aeroplane Club's pageant at pm.
June 11-Firat game of the Hand Five hundred lade specially Kong Baseball Assen., Happy Val
ley. undertook the journey to see the machine, which took 18 months to build, participate in its first competition,
There was tremendous "en- June --Valuable collection of thusiasm among the lads when postage stampa. 5.15 p.m.
June their 'plane was the first home,
2-Miscellaneous
and but their joy, was dashed when sample goods at Lammert Bros.' the machine was disqualified for Sales Room, 11 am.
not carrying a passenger.
The youthful enthusiasts were amply compensated later, how
and Mrs Ludgate and three sone taken by the Military Shanghat be laid indiscriminately in the ever, when the machine won an- and 'two daughters lived on his, re-] Mercury."
turn. from India.
The Major was an Irishman and
died in hospital
The wife was born in India · of English parentage. She was arrest- ed to-day and was charged with shooting and causing fatal wounds,
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inland waterways unless their de other event.png
mands are complied with,
Nearly all the tow-boats on re-
gular runs have received demands |: "NO MISTRESS OF THE SEAS." from pirates for sums varying be
tween $2,000 and $3,000 under pain London, May 9: The American
Lammerts' Auctions, June Auction of household
furniture, at 12B, Mody Rd, Kow- laon, 10.30 am,
Meetings.
May 81-Fourth yearly meating.
of Prince's Bldg. & Land Co., Ltd., May 31--Sanitary Board meeting, Prince's Bldg, 4. p.m.20
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May $1-Meeting of Members of
the H.A.C,C. In the "Club pavilion: 6.30 p.m.PUTER
June-Forty-ninth annual
reeting of shareholders of the
of severe penalties, Including being ex-Nayal Chief, Rear-Admiral China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd. blown up by the mines mentioned. W. S. Sims, declares that battle Mesare; Jardines Offices, noon..
Un Kung, a notorious pirate ships have been superseded by June 9-Annual meeting of chief is reported to have been cap: tured by the Village Militia and to submarines and aircraft. A shareholders of Peak Tramways. Com have been shot. USRA NAVAl blockade henceforth will Ltd., Hong Kong Hotel, 11.1.
Considerable interest was dis- be impossible, in his view. No June 10-Half-yearly meeting of Thousands ashore and afloat at played by the local merchant and country, can claim to be Mistress Members of the Hong Kong Cla Portsmouth gave an ovation to the shipping communities in the report of the Seas
Arnex, 12.30 p.m.), DYU arrival of the French Bquadron het, Chan, Toki an alleged pirate,
Miscellaneous. SCIS London, May 80.commanded by Rear Admiral Pirot had been detained in Hong Kong.
June 8-King's Birthday grade. Under the guillotine with some comprising eight of France's ATGALE
Happy Valley: 9am, gla Government drafting amendments newest and fastest warships.
POSITION OF HOME CIVIL
SERVANTS.
the House of Commons by 270 to 113hla is the first official post-war votes adopted clause V of the Trade visitor's forel a fettiat) Porta- Union Bill prohibiting civiliser mouth
AMERICAN FROSTS.
(Missour
the Oza
The moral atmosphere of Lon-
per cent
vants from belonging to outside or An exhaustive programme of don has become healthier during ganisations dealing with phy com-festivities has been arranged for the last afty years. Rev. Bevill ditions————Reuter
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June 20B/es, and etatiner) nf April 22, Chineko Maritime Customs for Kow, fruit/belt loon nåt fistrict, closed to publie
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