WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1927.
RUSSIAN POWER.
SERIOUSLY STRAINED IN
months.
CHINA.
PRINCE FUSHIMI.
WOMEN'S EMANCIPATION.
STORY OF THE NAVAL DISASTER.
EQUALITY WITH MEN COSTS MANY LIVES.
Tokyo, August 27. Prince Takamatsu, brother of the
seki.
emancipation
THE CHINA MAIL.
FEWER NEURASTHENICS.
AMONG GERMAN ARTISTS OF TO-DAY.
dance
BURGLARY EPIDEMIC.
TEN FOREIGN HOUSES ROBBED.
MR.
RILEY.
DEATH NO LONGER IN DOUBT.
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WOODS'S SUCCESSOR.
JUSTICE JOHNSON WANTED BY BAR.
nsвociation, according to
Berlin, Aug. 14. Homer Saint-Gaudens, director Peking, Aug. 25.
A serious burglary was commifted| Women pay dearly for emancipa- of fine arts at Carnegie Institute of between the hours of 2 and 3 last The disappearance of Mr. Riley, Although the majority of the Russian influence in China is at least badly bent and it may Emperor, remained on deck of the tion. With the attainment of social Pittsburgh, ands that the neuras- Sunday morning, says the "Taing the Special Correspondent of "The members of the Philippine Bar As- My, and Times," without a trace or clue, is of sending the name of Mr. Justice sociation are individually in favour already virtually have broken battle-cruiser "Kongo" all night and economic equality, and at least thenie in German art has practical. tao Times," at the house"
Mrs. Bell of the Asiatic Petroleum a matter of grave significance. It E. Finley Johnson, of the Philippine personally assisting in the rescue as the indirect result thereof, sui-ly disappeared. under the strain to which it has work at the scene of Wednesday's side among women has been steadi Saint-Gaudens is touring Europe Company, Tsingtao. The thieves is not necessary to argue that the Supreme Court, to the President of been subjected in the last three naval disaster 20 miles off Mihono-ly increasing, according to Profes- to select pictures by prominent art entered the house by a French life of a newspaper correspondent the United States as candidate for sor Hanauer, who has expounded ists to be exhibited at Pitsburgh, window opening upon the lower is of any more value than that of the position of Governor General of this theory in a recent issue of the beginning October 14. In Berlin a verandah.. This is the general opinion of
any other citizen, though the news-the Philippine Islands, they not Even after retiring the Prince re Deutsche Medizmische Wochens- luncheon was given in his honour
Miss Hamilton, a guest at the paper correspondent has been call- as a body inclined to endorse It, Informed foreign observers fol-mained long awake through his
charift."
by the cultural division of the for house, came home at 2. a.m. from aled the ambassador of the public, according to Judge Jose Abad lowing the departure from Han- deep concern over the 119 missing
As proof of his contention, Pro-eign office.
and noticed
that the and is entrusted with a mission on Santos, president of the association, kow of Michael Borodin, former officers and seamen, and repeatedly fessor Hanauer points out that sul- Immediately after the war," | drawing-room door Was open behalf of the public, to ascertain chief adviser to the Wuhan re-sent his uide-do-sump to the deck eide among women, which has been Saint-Gaudens said, "Germany, like and the dog Waa not in matters of interest and report them: General Gilmore, whose permanent Out of respect to Acting Governor gime in Hunkow, and General for further information.
generally increasing in almost all many other countries, produced The thief. had
actually begun The special algnificance. of Mr. appointment has been recommended Lieutenant Prince Hiroyoshi civilised countries, has increased number of neurasthenics in art, his work and was perhaps in the Riley's death-for the fact of his by the American Chamber of Com- Gallen, the chief military ad
Fushimi, who was on board the strongly in industrial districts whose productions were of a decid house when she disturbed him or demise can no longer be in doubt-merce, and as a matter of polley visér of the southerners,
most edly freakish nature. I find that them, as all the doors were closed lies in the secrecy of the circum- of the is General Chiang Kai-shek, leader cruiser "Nakn" which was damaged where
the now, after stable conditions have when the master of the house went stances. He went alone out for a Judge Santos, that body will not in a collision with the destroyer pronounced. In Berlin and of the Nanking regime, is given "Ash immediately after the province of Saxony, for in- been established In the republic, to bed at midnight. Fortunately. much of the credit for the de- cruiser "Warabi" had buon stance, where a few decades the neurasthenics are rapidly dis probably, for her, she did not, in-walk in the vicinity of Chengehow, consider the candidacy of any in- cline in Russian power in the sent
Honan, announcing that he was dividual. Judge Santes, however, the bottom by
vestigate. the ago the ratio of female and
The thief must have lain low for going to a neighbouring village, and intimated that the appointment of affairs of the
Kuomintang. destroyer "intsu," gave an eye- male suicide was approximately one
about half an hour and then started evidently feeling quite at ease, but Justice Johnson would be accept Chiang Kai-shek broke with the witness story of the naval prae- to three, it is now 75 to 100, and 47
in again, completing his work at 3 from that time he was not seen or able to the association. Russians last spring, denounced tice which culminated disastrously to 100 respectively.
Justice Johnson is continual a.m. when his footsteps on stairs heard of again. The obvious cons Borodin, and set up an indepen- when the smoke screen thrown out
receiving were heard by Mr. Bell, who not clusion is that he was murdered.
letters from dent regime with headquarters by the cruisers worked too effec-
having heard Miss Hamilton's re- and his body made away with; but friends in Manila and in the in Nanking after his capture of tively in the pitch black night.
turn thought it was she.
it cannot be proved. The militarist United
urging The robbery was discovered at 6 ruler of the area, who happened to Shanghai. Chiang accused the Nearly Knocked Down.
candidate, it was a.m. and the police at
"I in-be Feng Yu-halang, when appealed learned from him recently. formed. The total value of the to, pointed out that the missing have told them I do not like to be- atolen property is over $600. man had no pasaport for that pro although I would like to be in a come a candidate for the position, The detectives found that the vince and had given по official same thief had tried to rob a house notice of his presence, therefore the Fince where I could help the Fill- In the Lalyang Road before pro-Chinese authorities could not be pino people more," the Justice told ceeding to the Bell's house but the responsible for his
a "Bulletin" reporter.. houseboy caught him in the act and Feng undertook to make inquiries. Court,
safety; but Another member of the Supreme after thrashing him let him go. Dr. C. T. Wang personally made an Johnson's name was being mention- hearing that Justice The Taingtao paper hopes that this investigation, but found ne clue.toedd for Governor General, said case will not be dropped as other the mystery. cases have, for things are becoming
Russians of fostering a
com-
to
Airplanes Search,
Rear Admiral. Takahashi
men
the chances of being rescued are
JAPANESE IN MUKDEN.
CHINESE OFFICIALS AND JAPANESE WIVES.
The Chinese demand for the re- moval of Japanese residents within the walls of Mukden to anywhere outside the Chinese city appears as insistent as ever, says the "Man- churia Daily News." A certain Mr. Nishihara at the Outer West Gate, who had been asked to move out- side the wall time and again, was visited by an official of the Inter-
Settlement Police com-national
сп
Gen. Alvaro Obregon, well, known in Mexican politics, whose hat has been thrown into the ring as a possible successor to President Calles in the next elec- tion in the Republic of Mexico, This late picture of General Obregon has just arrived.
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appearing. There is much earnest, sincere endeavour by well-balanced artists.
Nishihara's house and several others in the neighbourhood are owned by the Chinese police, to gularly. The term of rent is inde- from French or Spanish in that a whom the rent is being paid re- "German present-day art differs Anite.
parently greater emphasis is laid' upon the manner of execution. In Spain and France, matter supreme, manner secondary."
once
States,
to become a
him
"He would adorn the office, but
so bad in Tsingtao and so encourag- It will not have been lost upon we do not feel that we could spare Ing for robbers that this form of so astute a chieftain as Feng Yuhim from the bench.” work must become more and more halang, or so discerning a publiclat popular.
as Dr. C. T. Wang, that discovery
At some
U.S. TOURIST.
SPENDS $1,000 IN FRANCE.
Every fourth tourist in France
A correspondent writes that thisj and publication of circumstances is the tenth house the unknown such as we are driven to suspect in burglars have broken into within this case, namely the perpetration the last two months. At most of) of a foul murder, would redound to the places they have been amply the discredit of the local Nationalist rewarded. It seems the burglars Government. However genuine have taken a strong liking to for- may have been their attempts to is an American, statistics show, eign Inhabited places where they find a solution of the mystery, the but that one spends about as know they will find something of incentive in their case was in the much as the other three. value.
The local police (in spite of their they would expect to get for laying million
opposite direction; the only reward France had something over a famous police-dogs) do not seem to bare the details of the presumed says Pierre Audigler, secretary- tourists last year, have done anything to trace the! burglars, who evidently know the murder would be an indemnity general of the 700 associations
claim. value of foreign silver.
In the absence of proofs trying to attract foreign money. places distinct Chinese fingerprints there can be no claim.
This year, however, he looks for a have been discovered.
It will not be surprising, having good increase in numbers if not in Practically every house of im-In view the subtleties of Chinese dollars. The average American, portance has been cleaned out, says character, if a thick screen of smoke his records indicate, spends about the writer.
is thrown over other outrages in the $1,000 in France. This is more interior. From the Chinese official than four times as much as a tra- point of view, this will save much velling Spaniard, and more than trouble. The report of the murder tourists of other nationalities of a party of foreignera from border of China did not Kansu while travelling on the S.W. spend.
A little more than two-thirds of through Chinese official channels all Americans who but from India via the Himalayan Atlantic go to France. Native States. We may surmise, as
HOPPY, THE LINKMAN.
dance at all the big parties and A familiar person in atten- other evening functions of the social season is "Hoppy" the link
come
cross the
In Russia, this change is notice- pronouncedly. even more able There, Professor Hanauer claims. and the pre-war ratio of women
suicides was one to four, whereas now it is five to seven. munist hegemony and set him-1 "At the time of the accident I If one were to include in these self up is a violent anti-com-was taking part in naval man- statistics the figures for attempted munist. He, in turn, was deuvres off Mihonoseki as torpedo suicides, the proportion of women Alrendy nounced by the Communist in-commander of the "Naka," he said. would be even greater..
At about 11.25 o'clock the sham now, more women than men are at- ternationale in Moscow which is
huttle was at its height and all templing it. But they still shrink geherally believed to have suplights aboard the "Naka" had been from using fire armis and rope and ported the Russian advisers to
jextinguished. Standing on the prefer poison or drowning, where the South China movement.
|bridge I was just giving an order With Chiang's defection, which to discharge a blank torpedo when greater-United Fress. was followed by a raid on the 1 was nearly knocked down by n premises of the Russian Em terrifice shock and grinding bassy in Peking. by police of sound. A moment later our ship Marshal Chang Tso-lin and the wax listing badly.
the subsequent departure of
*Immediately the battle practice. Russian Ambassador and his was called off. Fortunately I was) suite, the influence of Soviet not injured bot 1 feel intensely Russia in China waned steadily. sorry for the victims of the acci-
dent." Japan sent troops into Shantung Yesterday the cruisers "Kinu." Province, to protect the lives "Abukuma" and "Tura" and Edes- and property" of Japanese resi- travers were remaining at the scene dent in that area, the successful of the disaster to carry on a search Southern drive towards Peking for the missing officers and men. virtually collapsed, and finally totalling 119. Ten seaplanes also according to Chinese National were co-operating with the naval ist sources, Borodin and Gullen vessels in the rescue work. were forced to leave Hankow. Their present whereabouts are uncertain although Borodin hús 'been reliably reported at Kulin manded the 19 destroyers, while the August 24, who threatened to seal and Gallen presumably is with three cruisers which constitute the up the door unless the Japanese. him.
Third Battle squadron were com- left. The man applied to the Con- With this situation prevail-manded by Rear-Admiral Taokina. sulate-General for protection. ing, and Marshal-Generalissimo All airplanes available at the Chang Tso-lin firmly in the naval port will be dispatched this morning to the scene to assist in saddle in Peking and most of the almost hopeless search for the North China, the ancient capital missing officers and men, who per is the quietest it has been in ished despite the fact they all were months. Talk of Southern pro considered good swimmers. paganda, Communist plots, the The destroyer. "Kuri" was sent possibility of military corps and from the Maizuru naval station to other rumours of bloodshed and assist the search. Simultaneously the International Settlement Office, sudden death which were ram-Admiral Kato, commander of the
coat, carries a square lantern with whole affair, and that no. Chinese long been a feature of London. pant here following the Nanking naval base, gure out a statement
a lighted candle in it. His duty is in the district will be found to con- His strange wares are eagerly outrages, largely have disappear-expressing regret.
to open the doors of arriving auto-fess that he knows anything about bought by "The type of naval practice in Even the Chinese, always
house- ed.
suburban mobiles and usher guests to the The self-interest of the local holders who place them in their fond of disseminating the wild- which the four naval vessels collid-
door of the mansion they are authorities will be to hush up the small gardens and make pets of est rumours, are hard put to find ed in action is the most important and at the same time the most dan-i
"Fraeulein Berolina" has been visiting..
crime. and shield the criminala, and i banned to the suburbs, a new daily thriller.
gerous of the naval manœuvres at-
The real name of this old time in this they will have the support them as far as possible. Whatever the eventual, out-tempted each year. The operation
Now the tortoise vendor. has a "Berolina" is a heroic female lantern bearer, who might be a of the provincial government, and Agure adorning the Alexander come may be and no competent of squadrons has been increased in!
Platz in the heart of the city. It figure straight out of a Dicken's in this they will have the support rival. Trucks laden with hedge- observer can be found in Peking speed annually and the practice has who will forecast anything like grown in intensity until it ap A kiss in the dark got a French-symbolises the City of Berlin, and novel, is Richard Trebilcock, but of the provincial government, and hogs are to be seen on the streets. they would have the approval of A brisk business is done. Hedge- an early solution of the so-called proached that of a real conflict, man out of prison the other day. has for many years towered for many people, including the the Central Government if there hogs are useful to fruit and flower
The prisoner, Fritz Gabril, had above the turmoil and confusion of Prince of Wales, he is familiarly were ont "China" problem"-there can be that of 27 metres a second.
The Riley case opens growers. They eat cockroaches known as "Hoppy." doubt that Soviet Russia has "In addition to this speed, it is been behind the bars for two
Excavation in the building of a Hla candle lantern is a direct consequences and murder
up a new vista of crime without and garden pests. When such with dishes fail, they live quite happily left an imprint upon Chinese required that all lights be extin-years and had several more to new subway station made necessary link with days when London was impunity, and increases the risk of on bread and milk. life which never will be erased.guished, increasing the danger of serve. His wife came to see him. the temporary removal of the gigan | fill-lighted and when guests, mak-residence in the interior. 'A num-} accidents, In the face of these At the leave-taking in the dark tic statue. "Berolina" was taken ing their way to and from recep- ber of missionaries have begun to Russian advisers taught China perils, the commander and his men corridor Gabril and his wife em-out into an obscure suburb, where tions, were accompanied by boys move back to their stations, either a great deal of organisation, endeavour to attain the best pos- braced with especial warmth, she is being "parked" until she can with torches
for temporary stay, for the purpose they implanted a spirit into sible results and at the same time
"Hoppy" today, is office of the chief of police. and farmers to be as careful as possible. I wish the parting kiss being so movie-resume her old stand opposite the Chinese workers
the best of making plans for the winter sea like in length that the guards no-
known and most eagerly sought son or for permanent residence if which is going to make hard-the public would realise this..
ticed it and were moved.
after linkman in London. His things appear quiet. They go at ambitious and sledding for
PRESS APPOINTMENT. father was a linkman before him, their own risk. In the care of Not until he has seen the last women and children, at all events, guests into their automobiles is acting upon their instructions are the British Consular authorities Peking, Aug. 28.
Tytam Nallet Abend, formerly editor of "Hoppy's" task ended. the Peking Leader, has been ap-
understood to have firmly refused ytam Byewash
Tstam Intermediate pointed correspondent for the "New
to sanction return to interior Tytam Tuk York
Times" here, replacing
stations, while certain societies Wong Nei Chung have instructed their missionary Pokfulum Frederick Moore who will return to the United States after a trip
members not to return 'without such [Note: B. danster "Below Overdow": It is most annoying, as well as dis-sanctlow. These decisious seem A denotes "Above Overflow."] to South China and Japan. Abend agreeable to be troubled with pains in inevitable in the circumstances. formerly served on the "Los Angeles the stomach, and there is no need of
Storage in millions and docimals Times" and later was correspondent it, for one dose of Chamberlain's Collc The demon of violence and outrage
of gallons. for the Philadelphia Public Ledger and Diarrhoea Hemedy will allay the thus appears to have won the first in Canton-United Press,
pain. Sold everywhere.
round in this never-ending contest. Tytam Byewash His victory cannot last. The im- Tytam Intermediate 185.00 195.00 mense value of missionary labour Tytam Tak..... 1,419.00 1,419.00 in the interior, not only in medf- Wong Nei Chung .... · 16.08. 26.34 47.78 68.00 cal work but in many other spheres, Pokfuium will begin to be realised the more
Total..... 2,984.32 2,114.41
*Safety in Future.
"I hope that we shall be able to
It is thought the higher Chinese offiefals know nothing about the de- mand to vacate the houses, and it is more likely that a few officials of
who have married Japanese women, want houses furnished in Japanese style.
༥།
KISS IN THE DÄRK.
Gabril had a slip of paper in selfish Chinese generals fori
his cheek. It passed his wife's years to come, and they showed the Chinese what is dangerous prevent the recurrence of similar lips during the embrace. On the of all, from the viewpoint of disasters in the future by means of paper was written:
abandoned as it is considered fm-
a
more complete safety provisions, To-morrow, during the recrea- foreigners resident in this coun- and I express thanks for the many tion hour, I will jump over the try, that many of the provisions inquiries and condolences received wall. Have a vehicle, waiting for in the treaties between China about the recent disaster."
me on the other side of the and the Powers can be flouted The destroyer "Warabi" will be moat."
Mrs. Gabril had the vehicle. with more or less impunity.
Propaganda, heretofore possible to refloat it on account of Her husband got away and hasn't rather minor force in China's the depth at the spot, which ex- been heard of since. She was de-
alceeds 60 metres. wars and politics became
tained by the authorities.. Engineer Bluejacket Shiraishi major weapon under Russian direction. It won thousands of succumbed to injuries in the "Mai- miles of territory for the Na-zuru" naval hospital yesterday tionalists, threw the scare of morning. He was the sole survivor of the "Warabi's" seamen,· Before
their lives into the northern his death he declared that the des military lenders, and. taught troyer was running at a speed of China with graphic effectiveness 8 knots. He was knocked ur. the truth that the pen is might consefous by the impact.Na ler than the sword.
A tornedo flotilla was searching
Russians fostered the youth for the bodies within a radius of 30 movement in China until it has miles yesterday but none of the 110 reached a point where it is not corpses was found.
ikely to be downed; they fur-
thered the beginnings・・ of a feminist movement; they gave vast ímpetus to the formation of labour and proletarian or
one time "Christian general" of ganisations and they gave a vast China who has been close to push to the rising tide of Chin Moscow every since he held Pe ese nationalism which has placking some two and one-half ed the whole question of the re years ago. Feng's star, which lations between China and the seemed to be setting after his Powers on a new footing.
defeat at the Nankou Pass out-
Just how much money and side Peking by Marshal Chang how many men Russia put into Teo-lin a year ago, has been as the China venture is uncertain. cending again in recent weeks. It probably was large, but not The strength of his army now nearly as large as the die-hard scattered through Shensi and press in the Treaty Ports would northern Honan, fa not known have the world believe. It is here and is an apparent source certain, however, that Russia for the military supplies he would did make a great effort and that have for any really big cam whatever the future may bring paign; but if Russia throw the She has failed largely in her bulk of her support to him he mador objectives.
may again become. major Political- the
is in the immediate future, many figure in the chaot Observers believe, the Russians military puzzle wh may throw most of their wor China of Dort to Marshal
Aught
Presid
Bouth Dakota.
"FRAEULEIN BEROLINA."
TEMPORAMLY EXILED TO BERLIN SUBURBS,
this busy square.
is
man in London.
officials of the border country will a mere speculation, that the Chinese
This top-hatted figure, with gleaming silk wig and red waist- be plunged in deep ignorance of the
PAIN IN THE STOMACH.
HEDGEHOG PETS
The street tortoise seller kas
WATER SUPPLY.
Level and Storage of water in Reservelra on September 1, 1927:- CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS LEVEL.
Tytam
1920 1027 4′11′′B Level 7.5"B Do Level
Da.
Do. Do..
18' 7"B 8'2"B B4B Level
1926 1027 843.89
884.80 12.68 22.37
keenly when it is withdrawn. · As Consumption of water in the City' the wheel goes round we can fore- and Hill District in millions and de- see the time when there will be thecimals of gallons during the month of most urgent appeals for foreign August. missionary aid in the interior. The
1920 1927 272.29 333.42 reaponsible foreign Governments Consumption ........ will, then be in a position to de- Estimated population 404.180 414.500.
21.7 per day.....
25.9 mand that before this is permitted;
Intermittent Supply in all Rider the various administrations must do Main Districts up to the 1st and Full what every clvilised government Supply in all Rider Main Districts does they must take the responsi- from August 2 to 81, 1920. - bility for the preservation of life Full Supply in all Rider Main Dis- and property in their area, and for
the pursuit and punishment of criminals. When this is realised it
will appear that, even at the risk
tricts during August 1927.
KOWLOON WATER WORKS
LEVEL
1026
1927
of bringing unwelcome consequence Kowloon Reservoir, Level Level upon themselves, it will be better Shek Lai Pul Reservoir: Do Do for local authorities to bring Reception Reservoir ** crime into the light of day, and to Storage in millions and decimals ferret out the criminals instead of
handed of gallons, s
1028 :1027 hiding them, or making confeder Kowloon Reservoir. 852.50 852.50 Lates of them--"N. G. Daily Mail.”
Shek Lal Pui Reservoir: 100.80 100.80. Reception Reservoir
458.80-2458.80 Consumption of water in Kowtoon. in millions and decimals of gallons dure ing the
the month of August. Me PANELS 82.91
21926-1927 Consumption Estimated population 186,400
Sper day
109.18
161,500
$21-8
Fall Bupply in all districts during i
August, 1928 and $182
ment