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HONG KONG,⠀⠀ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1927.
SHOT TO DEATH. CANTON AUTONOMY
Gruesome Sight In A Street.
A REBEL'S END,
Ex-President's Brother In Bitter
Fight.
Nogales, Yesterday.
Li Takes Over Political Department.
NANKING IGNORED,
GERMAN LOANS.
Dispute Over Foreign Borrowings.
THREAT TO RESIGN.
Other Army Commanders Want To Negotiations With American Groups
Ketura,
Proceeding.
As part of the scheme of gen- The gruesome spectacle of the eral reorganisation in the Canton
Berlin, Yesterday. 'dead body of Alfonso Dela Government, the central political
A clash has occurred over the Huerta, brother of the ex-Pre department has now been taken Schacht, president of the Reichs- of Herr respective policies sident, publicly exposed in the over by military headquarters of bank, who insists on checking the street marks the end of a che General Li Chai-sum, the com-flow of capital to Germany, and quered career, full of hairbreadth mander-in-chief. escape from foes. He recently crossed the frontler but was kid- commands the Ironsides), has broad for productive purposes.
General Chang Fah-hui (who Herr Curtius, Minister of Econo- mica, who favours borrowing napped, taken back and condemn-issued a circular telegram in sup- ed to be shot, but escaped when port of practical autonomy for
Herr Curtius is reported to have the officer in charge of the firing Kwangtung province. The new threatened to resign if Herr party recognised him as a former Nationalist Government at Nan Schacht's viewpoint prevails. superior officer and joined him in-king. (appointed by the delegates
In the meantime the Commerz stead of giving the order to fire. in extraordinary conference) is Privat Bank is negotiating with A band of 100 Federals was disacknowledged. Support is pro- an American financial group for subsequently sent out to hunt
mised for the fourth plenary ses-a long term twenty-five million Dela Huerta, who with a com-sion of the Central Executive dollar loan. panion, General Medina, gave Committee of the Kuomintang. them a fight. Riddled with bul-which should have been held at lets the bodies were brought back. Nanking but was called off at the
Los Angeles, Yesterday. last moment." The report of the execution of Gomez is disbelieved by the lat- ter's wife, who remarked "you may depend upon it that Gomez very much alive.”
is
NATIONAL DAY. ANNIVERSARY OF CHINESE REVOLUTION.
HONG KONG OBSERVANCES.
Cabinet Approves
The Cabinet to-day unanimous- lly decided that long. term loans from abroad were essential and Hints have been thrown out proposed to appoint a special body that Canton may yet have to pro-to consider applicants and to raise vide for a good many old cam-such loans. Reuter... paigners, other than the Iron- sides.
$1,000,000 Request.
SIGNING CHITS.
OWNER. BROUGHT INTO COURT.
PERSUADED TO SIGN,
General Li Tsung-jen (7th) hsi, who are both reckoned as on Army) and General Pei Chung-
the Nanking side of the National- ist Party, are reported to have (asked General Li Chal-sum of Canton for $1,000,000 with which Monday is China's National they can bring their respective Day the 16th anniversary of the armies back to Kwangtung outbreak of the Revolution which Li Chai-sum (and his supporter, had persuaded him to sign chits Claiming that the No. 1 Boy paved the way to the Republic, the chief of the Ironsides), Gen-after he had been paying cash for Chinese in Hong Kong will be eral Wong Shiu-hung of Kwangsi. same time, Frank W. White disput able to take advantage of the Li Tsung-jen, and Pei Chung-hsied the action brought by the statute bank holiday on Monday are natives of Kwangol. There Xchange Buffet in the Britleb Elsewhere in China the day is ob-has been talk of a new Kwangai Supreme Court, Shanghai, before served regularly as a public holi- clique" to control the south but His Honour Judge Peter Grain. day
well informed opinion. In Canton Neither the plaintiff nor the defen- As the Chinese Maritime Cus- does, not think that Li Chai-sum dant was represented by counsel. toms will be closed, the river will welcome the return of any the amount of $94.70 by the plain- The claim was for goods sold to boats will not work cargo. The Chinese Seamen's Union in Can- troops from Nanking. ton has asked the compradore de partments of river steamboats for contributions towards their cele-
brations.
amount
tir to the defendant in substantion Financial Stringency.
of which chits signed by the defen- Nominated by General Chang dant were produced in Court. Fah-hui, who is now taking an ad the plaintiff and gave evidence to A Chinese accountant represent- active part in the Canton Govern- the effect that the plaintiff had None in Peking?
ment, a new Finance Minister is obtained goods in the nature of Observances in Canton will be to assume office shortly. wine, spirits and liquors from the under Government organisation. Financial stringency is again ap-Xchange Buffet and in spite of de- News from the North is that the parent in Canton business circles. mands for payment the
summons | WAS annual ceremonies at Peking, In connection with trade it is named in the
A letter stilloutstanding. when the Ministers of the Powers interesting to note that a com- had been written to the call on the chief executive, are tojmercial organisation.composed of defendant by Cameron Potter be put off owing to the outbreak delegates from both Kwangtung and Co. and the defendant stated of war between the government and Kwangsi has been proposed, that he would pay half of the and Shansi province.
the object being to assist mer amount in three weeks. Schools, the Hong Kong Chinchants. lese General Chamber of Com- merce, and other local institutions
The defendant, addressing His Police Propaganda.
Honour, stated that the witness had nothing to do with the plaintiff. Ho Canton's Police Commissioner said that the summons and claim are to take part in private or is devoting much attention to the was for money owing during the semi-private observations on Mon- value of propaganda. Rules have months of June and July and the day.
SIR PAUL CHATER. bak STATUE PROPOSAL UNDER CONSIDERATION.
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the
AT. THE
been issued for the establishment witness was claiming for of machinery in the department months of June, July and August. whereby the Police will under- No Credit Allowed, (take, Government propaganda in Defendant (to witness): What
minute detail. Care, will also be are these chits for? NASKA taken of non-Government pro-
Witness: For goods, supplied. Defendant: What were the goods paganda and publications, so that "reactionary" movements can be supplied wines, spirits and
liquora? checked.
Witess: Yes
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The proposal to erect a memorial A Canton brigade commander status to Sir Paul Chater has been has been ordered to lead 2,000 the Xchange Buffet stating that no Defendant; Isn't there a sign in under consideration for some con-men from Swatow northwards to credit Is allowed? aiderable time and it is learnt that the provincial boundary with Witness: Yes. the matter is in the hands of a Fukien to harass the Communist Defendent: Isn't there also Committee composed of prominent army which is retiring thither afgn saying that no gratuities are European and Chinese residents, the under General Ho Lung, to be give to the boya? Chairman being the Hon. Mr. D. G. Reinforcements for Swatow M: Bernard.
and the Han River area have ar Various sites have been suggest rived at Swatow in the shape of ed, one proposed situation being a division transferred from the Statue Square between the Supreme East River. Court and Prince's Building facing
the City Hall and on the opposite
1,30 p.m. grass plot to the statue of. Birdmans,
Witess: I don't know. Defendant: Isn't there a sig stating that no cumsha is to be given to the boys Witness: No.
In answer to further questions the witness "atated that he repre- sented the plaintiff and that other members of the firm' Messrs.
to Court
3,80 p.m. Thomas Jackson, Another sugges- JAPANESE DISASTER. Frewin and Issacs told him to come
tion is that the statute should be sit- unted- further down towards the Praya and should face Prince's Building where most of Sir Paul Chater'd work
was done. Other sites are also under consideration.
NAVAL COURT ISSUES FINDING
esterday.
Admits Chits.
The defendant then elected to give evidence and said that on September 2 he met Mr. Frewin and requested that a shroff be sent
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The matter,
Around to collect some of the money PRINTING is understood, has Concerning the naval disaster on owing. He had never refused to pay been referred to the Government the night of August 24 last Ad- the amount, and did not know why for consideration of the site ques-miral Takarabe, ohitt of the he was brought to Court. He
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