TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1927.
CHINA NEWS.
(Continued from Paye 1.)
Hunan Troops Móving.
Shanghai.
The Hunan troops under General Ha Yao-tsu and General Yeh Kai- hsin have received orders to go up the river.
CONVICTS ESCAPE.
MINES EXPLODE.
PASSAGE CUT THROUGH
FLOOR.
BLOODHOUNDS ON TRACK.
14
JAPANESE NAVAL CASUALTIES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
20 KILLED AND INJURED...
Tokyo, yesterday.
A fatal explosion occurred dur- ing the naval manoeuvres off
CHEUNGCHAU NOTES
CINEMA NOTES.
OLD FRIENDS LEAVING THE THE MERRY WIDOW" AT THE
ISLAND.
RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
QUEEN'S.
REVIVAL NIGHTS.
Allotted rat place by Hong Houston. (Texas), yesterday,
Cheungchau, yesterday. Kong cinema-goers in the polling Nineteen convicts escaped from "General Ho and General Yeh are
We have had to bid farewell to for revival nights at the Queen's the State prison farm by means of the old political antagonięta of General Tang Hsen-chi. They passage cut through the floor of Kyushu this morning. The Naval several old friends, the Rev. and Theatre, "The Merry Widow" will
In the Colony's principal cinéma. fought under the Northern banner the barracks, the early discovery Office report is meagre, but the Mrs. Wilkinson and family sail-e screened to-day and to-morrow "The Merry Widow" is an im-. in Hunan last year but joined Gen- of which prevented the escape of Asahi" special correspondent ating for New Zealand, inst Friday. eral Chiang Kai-shek this spring 60 others. Police with blood-Kyushu states that three mines The Rev. and Mrs. McRae, are to pressive picture for a number against the repeated protest of the hounds are searching for the exploded on the middle deck of meet their children, from Chefoo, reason, the chief of these being Hankow Government. As a matter escaped men.--Reuter.
H.J.M.S. "Tokiwa" and that 20 and all go on to Canada. Dr. and the brilliant character studies, the officers and men were killed and Mrs. McKay left for Kongmoon filming.
McDonald and Rev. and splendid settings. and the skilful injured.
[to-day, and others for Läntau, The title role fa Fire broke out, and was ex-On the other hand we welcome Mae Murray, and very beautiful Alled by tinguished by sailors from neighbouring warships.
Mr. and Mrs. Faulkner and a and accomplished she is, first as Dr. and Mrs. Sally O'Hara the dancer, and then The "Tokiwa" was severely guest to No. 4.
aa the fabulously wealthy baroness damaged, and will be docked Hofmann, Rev. and Mrs. Philips, who holds all Paris captive. immediately.-Reuter.
of fact, their retention in the Na- tionalist Army is one of the prin- cipal obstacles to a reconelfation" between General Tang And General Chiang.
Warships in Action.
A member of the crew of the N.K.K. stdamed, "Nanyang Maru,"
P. I. ISSUE.
DIES IN AMERICAN CONGRESS.
Washington, July 28.
which, arrived in Shanghal, from A prediction that no legislation Hunkow, stated that the Changun for Phillippine independence would and another warship belonging to even be reported out of committee the Nanking party were seen furi- in the next session of congress was ausly bombarding in the vicinity made to-day by Senator Frank B. Willis, chairman of the senate com- of Huayangchen, between Klukiang in territories and, insular and Anking, when the "Nanyang Maru" passed at about 3 pm, on the 20th. The N.K.K. steamer halt- cd a while, but as the Chinese men of-war ceased shelling the vessel passed safely.
ponsible for the defbction against
Marshal Sun.
Communists in Tientsin,”
Major
possessions.
SIR H, JOHNSTON.
WELL-KNOWN EXPLORER
DEAD.
London, yesterday.
Mrs.
were
PRISON. SCENES.
An Exciting Film at the
Rev. and Mrs. Stevens are due in
John Gilbert makes a handsome, a few days.
dashing Prince Danilo, and Roy The annual meeting of the D'Arcy, a new "discovery of Erich C.C.R.A. was held to-day, in the Von Stroheim, who made the pic- assembly Hall, during a heavy, ture, is excellent as that choice downpour of rain. rather a small attendance, the The settings seem to improve as
There was villain, the Crown Prince Mirko.
chief business being the election the film proceeda, and the corona- Senator Willis said he thought it
of officers and committee mem- tion scene, presented in all its likely that congress would ennet a
bers. Hardly any members of the glowing colours, makes a truly law placing the Philippines and
The death is announced in Lon-old committees are now in re-magnificent climax. other insular possessions under nj
"The Merry Widow," with music newly created bureau in the depart- don of Sir. Harry Johnston.-sidence on the island. Mr. L. M. ment of the interior. The senator Reuter
Whyte was elected as President, from the light opera, including the wonderful [Sir Harry (Hamilton) John Dr. J. Kirk as 1st Vice-President famous waltz for a sait he would introduce legislation General Charless; Ting, authorising the new bureau, and ston. K.C.B., G.C.M.G., D.Sc. offand the Rev. A. G. Lindquist, Gilbert, fully deserves the com- dance Mae Murray and John Chief of the Tientsin native-city carrying out the recommendations Cambridge University. J.P.. War Mr. A. C. Franklin was appointed aliment of being selected for the of Colonel Carmi A. Thompson Medal, 1914-18, Gold Medalist as Secretary and Treasurer. Mr. first of the revival nights at the police reports the arrest of seven important Kuomintang members, anth President Coolidge. some of whom were exemployees of introduced in the last session of was born in London in 1858. He pointed, but is leaving the Island The bill will be similar to that Zoological, Geographien! Societies, Kastmann would have been ap the Chinese post office, in the ex-
Arrangements are constrnel in attempt to an independent establishment in (mainly in Africa) of world-wide made for the annual sports to be Russian canewssion, because they congress which would have created was an explorer, and traveller shortly. greats amfgovernment disturb the executive branch of the Wash repute, and one whose work had held on August 20, the Committee been favourably recognised by being the Rev. C. J. Lowe,, Miss in Tientsin. According to ington government. the police, the secrets office of the
The governor general under the most of the learned bodies of Baird. Mr. L. M. Whyte and Mrs. agitators his bevat jucated in the proposed in would be appointed Europe and America. Sir Harry Bond. A concert will probably be Prench concession.
by the President, but would', he al civilian instead of a soldiers at Was also author of a large number held later.
Said to be one of the most drama- . Discard In Waichinupu
Peking. Waly 16. "the chief objection to the present jects from Blue Books about elected, and the medical com-ever screened. The People vs. A finance committee was also tic stories of life in a great city present. Seuntor: Will said that of publications on all sorts of sub- Rumours of fenation of the administration in the Islands is that Africa, books on his travels, on mittee, will be formed of any Nancy Preston." which is showing Minister of Foreign Affairs is due it, is militaristic. I am opposed to "The Negro," "The Nile" and doctors who may come to the at the World Theatre to-day and solely to discord between the Min-Lindependence for the Islands. It even of novels, light essays and Island. Mention was made of the to-morrow, is a picture of thrills, ister and his abordinate, states would he must injurious to the phonetic spelling. At one time, absence of Dr. Clift, the former mystery and suspense.
The plot the vernacular Press, With none Filipinos and would land to serious Sir Harry acted as British Con- secretary and treasurer. Atten-woven round the lives of a man.
the colleagues being able complications."-Associated Press. sul to bring them into harmonious re-
of the Regency of Tunis, tion was drawn to the fact that man and lad who are "framed" while, on mother, he
by members of a private detective was Hong Kong papers, in referring to agency and almost prevented from lations, Chang Tso-lin has sent for
Special Commissioner, Comman- the recently formed Repulse Bay leading honest lives owing to the the "sworn brother" of Wang, Gen-
der-in-Chief and Consul-General Residents' Association that it hounding they receive.. Crimes of eral Yang Yuding, who will patch up the break. It is learned that
for Uganda Protectorate.] made four such bodies leaving out which they are innocent are fasten- Wang promised "brother" Yang to
the Pioneer Association ofted on them with the result that resume office on, condition, that
Cheungchau. The matter of an they find themselves fugitives from Chao Chinpl be made Vice-Minis-
incinerator and special motor the law. The scenes are mostly ter and make arrangements to have
launch was also brought up.
laid in Sing Sing prison. the Wy Chin work in some other capa
haunts of crooks and in a peaceful city.
little village where the fugitives seek refuge. Miss Marguerite de FOR THE SERVICES. la Motte appears as the woman
ht
Troops in Hankow.
Hankow.
FATE UNDECIDED.
"
SACCO AND VANZETTI TO KNOW THIS WEEK.
Boston, July 28. The fate of Sacco and Vanzetti is sealed but will not be disclosed until early next week.
A NEW BISHOP.
EX-MISSIONARY FOR SINGAPORE.
Governor Alva Tufts Fuller's special advisory commission, which heramed to investigate the trial of
London, yesterday. The Archbishop of Canterbury Troops of the thirty-fifth army the Italian radicals, have completed continue to arrive in regiments, at its report. An effort will be made has nominated the Rev. Basil
the report delivered imme- this centre, and are mostly camped
law Coleby Roberts, ex-missionary in because, under at Liukiamao. Martial law still
and Vanzetti must be moved the Malay States, to be Bishop of prevails at night time in the na- to the death House of the state pri- Singapore, In succession to Dr. ive city. but the populace are not son on Monday.
Ferguson Davie.-Reuter. apparently finding it so irksome
have
diately
Sheen
the
Governor Fuller may intervene
4 it has been heretofore, possibly once more and extend the time for because they feel that the present the execution. The findings of the is a time of transition at the eon-commission are not known and only) clusion of which a good many of centradictory reports are possible to the ills they have suffered from be obtained, may be removed.
The prisoners are continuing a "semi-hunger strike" and their physical condition is not dangerous.
United Press."
Unions Under Control. Chief of these ills has been the activity of the unions which have grown to such an extent under the Saviet regime that they are num bered by the hundreds. and their arrogant assumption of power has they can apply to the Ministry of undoubtedly been the cause of a Finance for a permit which will be tremendous loss of trade to this granted.
centre.
Monday most of the union pre- mises were closed, down entirely,
Holding Up Ships.
Shanghai, July 28.
on to a limited extent, the latest
SUGAR FIGHT.
ANOTHER GOOD WEEK'S PROGRAMME.
منصب
Y.M.C.A. CONCERTS. ETC.
World.
with a past, and Mr. John Bowers plays the part of the convict who makes up his mind to reform. With Frankie Darro, one of the best juvenile players of the screen, aa the son, they pusa through many The following entertainment pro-adventures, all of which are excit- gramme has been arranged for the ing and some of which are sensa week by the naval and military tional. Y.M.C.A. Committee:-
Tuesday:Concert at the CUBA'S OPPOSITION TO THE the Rope Factory (7.15 p.m.) by "Cheer '0" (7.30 p.m.); Concert at
PHILIPPINES.
POLA NEGRI:
New Role In Film at the Star.
Miss Capell's "J-Pana" Whist Drive at the "Better Ole" (7 p.m.). |
Wednesday:What Drive at the "Cheer '0" (7.30 p.m.): Concert at World Theatre, the Paramount After a successful run at the the "Better 'Ole" (7 p.m.).
success, "A Woman of the World." Thursday:-Informal Dance
has gone to Kowloon, where it is
at
An
excellent
Havana, July 27. The Cuban Foreign Office issued strongly worded statement to-day challenging the right of the United States to admit 300,- the "Cheer '0" (7 p.m.): Concert showing to-day and to-morrow 000 tons of Philippine sugar into at the "Better 'Ole" (7 p.m.). in the Star Theatre. This picture. the country during 1927 without Friday: Concert at the "Cheer besides offering the payment of duty.
'0" (7 p.m.); Concert at the Sham- The statement said that the shuipo Camp (7 pm) by Mige story, is notable for the fact that it reveala Pola Negri, the great emotional actresa, in a new role, total amount of sugar already im. Capell's "J-Pans." and all unions with pretensions to The holding-up by the Chinese ported from the Philippines into Queen's pier, Hong Kong, at 2.10 which, it must be said, she has a Saturday, launch picnic (leaving namely that of a comedienne, for size were occupied by soldiers of Navy of foreign shipping entering the United States had exceeded p.m. and Police Pier, Kowloon, at distinct gift. The part she plays the thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth the port appears still to te carried 200,000 tons since January 1, 2.30 p.m.), tickets 50 cents, includ- is that of a countess, disappointed armies.
The B.-A. T. were able to de-vessel to be affected being the 1927. It was estimated, at
the ing tea. Ilver cargo to their customers un-Java China Japanese Line S.. present rate of increase, the total molested and altogether the out-"Tjikini.", which. after leaving for the year would go above look in this centre had acquired a Woosung at 7 am. yesterday to 300,000 tons, about 100,000 tons brighter aspect than it has borne come to Shanghai, was turned back more than the previous year. for many months.---"C. C. Post." by a Chinese destroyer after shel Cuba charges that it is a direct CHINESE ARRESTED ON GRAVE
Joins Nationalists,
had entered the Huangpu and hell violation of the reciprocity treaty Shanghai, July 28. at Woosung till about neon white between herself and the United General Kio Eng Chiah, former some 100 Chinese passengers from States and demands that action Commander of
Wu Amoy were examined and searched. be taken immediately toward the Pei-fu's Tenth Division, who later After examination the "Tjikini" establishment of 1 tariff on
Marshal Tso-lin's army, was free from Naval restraint and ine sworn allegiance to the Na-permitted to leave for Shanghai, Philippine sugar.
joined
Marshal
བད་་་ .
DOCTOR'S KIDNAPPER.
CHARGE.
STORY OF OUTRAGE.
in love, who goes to America to forget. She chooses a typical small town in the Middle West as her place of exile, but she has not been there very long, before she becomes the central figure in a series of incidents some of them distinctly comical and others high- ly dramatic The fact that Pola Negri, who in her bewitching best, Over five months ago Dr. Chan wears some of her most exquisite Lai-chun of Aberdeen was kidnap-igowns, gives an added piguaney to tionaliat government. He has where she arrived without further Simultaneously with the gov. ped, and after suffering a lot of a picture of wide general appeal.
hardships in the company of his ernment's protest, Havana news captors in Chinese territory, secur been ordered to proceed to the incident yesterday afternoon. south-western part of Shangtung
papers launched a bitter editorial ed his release by paying a ransom The Hamburg-America Line sa province. National News Service. "Muensterland, which had been attack on the American sugar of $1,200 and two taels of
Maceo The Silver Embargo held at Woosung since Wednesday tariff policy, declaring that the oplum. He is now back In the admission of free sugar from a Colony, and as the result of his morning, was permitted to come to Shanghai on Saturday afternoon, point like the Philippines where identification a man named Leung Affairs has addressed a note to the searched. The "Ruhr," of the same creasing, was
of Foreign after she had thoroughly been production was constantly in Bing has been arrested A8 the promised an added attraction at
detrimental to
doctor's kidnapper.
the Queen's Theatre toward the He was charged before Major end of this week when a touch of yesterday, and on the application of regramme by the appearance of Sub-Inspector Carey was formally Miss Daphne Leigh, late revue star
Shanghai, July 29.
The Chinese press
the Commissioner
says that
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
A London Revue Star to Sing.
Hong Kong theatre-goera are
Senior Consul in connection with line, arrived at the Bell Buey early Cuba's market."United Press." Willson at the Central Magistracy variety will be given to the picture the embargo on silver. Mr. Quonst week and it la understood that Tai-chi says that he has received she is still anchored there. The rea-
Vessels Released,
GENERAL WOOD.
DATE OF RETURN TO PHILIPPINES.
remanded for a week
a telegram from the Nationalist son she has not attempted to come Ministry of Finance in Nanking saying that the embargo on silver is presumed that she ia etaying to Shanghal is not known, but it
Dr. Chan, who lives in Aplichau in Fred Coyne's London Revue and is aimed at preventing supplies at the Bell Buoy till the situation
was kidnapped on November 19 Walter Johnson's American Revue. falling into the hands of the Com- regarding the liability of German
last year. It appears that he was Miss Leigh will sing in the Queen's munist government at Wuhan and vessels to be held up without wara-
fured to a junk in the Aberdeen Theatre on Thursday, Friday and the northern militarists. Silver ing by the Chinese Naval authori-
harbour on the pretext of attending Saturday, giving three items at each New York, July 27, may, however, be sent to places ties has definitely been cleared up.
a sick person on board. He was performance, namely "Just Because within the jurisdiction of the
Governor-General Wood is con-accompanied to the junk by the man It's You." "When You and I were Nanking Government and that the
sidering the advisability of post- Leung Bing. When they got on Seventeen," and "Bye Bye Black- Commissioner of Customs has been The "Bertram Rickmers," of the poning the date on which he board, Leung Bing was alleged to bird." Having been understudy to notified accordingly.
Rickmers Line, which was taken hopes to return to the Philippines, threatened the doctor with it.
have produced a revolver and Miss Ada Reeve, the famous musi- Dr. cal comedy star, Miss Leigh's ap- Recently, however, the Ministry from Mackenzie & Co.'s wharf to He is becoming actively interest Chan has learned that foreign banks Langhus last Friday, is still lying ed in the campaign for raising soner on board the junk which soon awaited with interest and pleasure. was forthwith made a pri-pearance in Hong Kong will be have been moving silver out of of the Arsenal, though it is under $2,000,000 to be used in the fight snlled away. They went to a Chi- The feature attraction in the plc- Shanghai on board gunboats and stood that she is no longer under ou leprosy.
nese village on the const where Dr. ture programme at the Queen's as soon as these get outside of Chinese Naval control. The
The month now mentioned for Chan was kept a prisoner until Theatre on Thursday, Friday and Woosung, they transfer their con-"Deike Rickmers," which was held
March this year. In the meantime Saturday will be Buster Keaton's signments to merchantmen, which at Woosung under circumstances the return trip is October. shows that they aim at breaking similiar to those
General Wood's appeal through he communicated with his relatives latest comedy, "Battling Butler."
who raised the money necessary for the embargo, This is most un- the "Muensterland, has also been the newspapers last week is being his release. When released,
Dr. fortunate, because foreign mer-released. In all cases the vessels folowed this week by 150,000 let Chap was sent to Macao. whence chants do not understand the aims held up have thoroughly been ters signed by General Harbord, he came to Hong Kong by boat. As of the Nationalists. The Commis-searched.
chairman of the committee and the result of information given to sfoner is requested to take the It is stated that the instructions General Wood.
the police on Friday, Leung Bing matter up with the foreigners can- of the local Chinese authorities to General Wood has indicated to was arrested on board
Масло cerned and to explain to them the the effect that clearance papers General Harbord that he is will-by Dr. Chan ae his kidnapper. The boat, and subsequently Identified situation and the Nationalists shall not be issued to any German ing to remain and assist directly case is one which has raised much true polley so that they can un veszel still hold good, and derstand and avoid inconveniences, there is no likelihood of any Ger in the work if that would hasten interest amongst the Chinese at If the foreign merchants desire to man ship being allowed to leave it to a successful end-"United Aberdeen, where Dr. Chan is well- export silver for legal purposes for any port before July 28,
known as a medical practitioner,
attendant upon
that
Press."
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