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MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1927.
BANDIT KILLED.
End of "Terror of West River."
RUNNING FIGHT ẤT NIGHT.
<600 Disguised Men Repulsed By
Soldiers.
¡From Our Own Correspondent.]
Pakkai, Kongmoen, Saturday. "In action" in an attack on the neighbouring silk town of Kowkong,
life.
.
The robbers were
600 strong,
THE CHINA MAIL,
BALKAN TROUBLES. AFTER 8 ATTEMPTS. PLEA FOR REFORM. Shadows Before.
SERBIA AND BULGARIA FALL OUT,
THE RECENT TRAGEDY.
London, Yesterday. The attention of European Chan-
of
celleries has again bean directed to the Inflammable Balkans by the long-smouldering complaints Serbia over alleged incursions of Macedonian Comitadjia from Bul- varia fanned to a flame by the murder of General Kovatchevitch,
GIRL SWIMS ENGLISH CHANNEL
IN DENSE FOG.
London, Saturday. A London giti typist, Mercedes Gleitze, has awum the Channel from Cap Gris Nez to Folkestone in fifteen
ALLEGED CORRUPTION. IN
SHANGHAI POLICE,"
JAPANESE DENUNICATION.
Following close on the announce-
ment that the trouble between the
Shanghai Municipal Council and
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”
Entertainments.
October 10Queen's Theatre;
"Painting the Tow
October 10 World
The Way of a Girl
Theatre;
with a scathing denunciation of H.M.S. "Ambrose" at Lane, Craw-
October
the Japanese Naval authorities over the incident at the Hongkew October 10-Star Theatre, Kow- hours, fifteen minutes. This la Police Station recently, had been loon; "Bright Lights"
settled to the mutual satisfaction October 10-R.E.'s Junior Danco Miss Gleitze's eighth attempt.
The swim was most remarkable of all concerned and apparently Club hold opening, dance at R.E. owing to the lateness of the season dropped, the Japanese residents of Theatre, Wellington Barracks.
October 11-Carnival dance by After the tragedy the Bulgarian and was carried out in dense fog, Shanghai came out on October A notorious bandit chieftain and Minister called at the Serbian For calm water and a temperature of
the council and the police.
ford's Restaurant, 8.30 p.m. The move was in the form of a #ex-general" named Ng Sam-keng eign Office and expressed regret at sixty degrees. Miss Gleitze stag
recent happenings. Nevertheless, gered ashore in a semi-conscious resolution of protest, passed at the pulse Bay Hotel.
October 12-Dinner Dance at Re- has been killed.
said second meeting of Japanese re- A junior officer in the town gar-Serbia la in no wise appeased and
of the condition. Interviewed, she
October 18-First of a series of hna ordered the closing rison was in league with the outlaw frontier, forbidding any traffic, ex-that after two hours' swimming sidents, and sent to the Council.leleven concerts for the winter and this young soldier also lost his copt that of international trains. she felt bitterly cold but did not tell Their resolution reads:
"We hereby resolve that the in-season, Helena May Institute, 5,80 She is preparing a sharp Note, de- those in the accompanying boat for manding drastic action against the fear that they would advise her cident which occurred on Septem-, starting with "Gilbert and Mr. R. Salisbury's armed to the teeth and clad in mili- Comitaufis, whom Bulgaria always to give up. She endured great pain ber 24 when several members of Sullivan."
a Japanese Naval Patro) were sub-
at the City tary uniforms. Not being aus- contended that she was virtually during the last three hours. Fog jected to unlawful; detention at the "Quaints" will open pected, they effected an entry and powerless to control owing to the rendered land invisible and just hands of the Shtingbai Municipal Hall, with the new musical comedy.
the attenuated forces allowed her, un before her feet touched the shore Police is due disarmed both the police and
to the ridiculous! "The Blue Train." der the Peace Treaty..
October 21-Nelson Day, Navy volunteer militis.
Sir A. Chamberlain, who has she asked the pilot if, by swimming traditional policy of the Shanghal
{League hold Annual Concert just returned from London, im-another three hours, she could do it, Municipal Council, which is trying Corpse Identified.
ments, Ltd., Queen's Theatre), 9.30 When several houses had been medilately took a hand in the mat-after which she was most surprised to govern a modern city with 76-(through courtesy of H.K. Amuse ransacked by the bandits, the alarm ter, with the object of quieting to feel the beach beneath her.-year-old laws, blon
counselling Reuter. was raised. It was found that the Balkan nerves and
patience. and telephone wires had been cut
Sir A. Chamberlain is credited adjoining bridges destroyed. with the opinion that an emergency However, the town garrison turn-meeting of the League Council in ed out and took up positions in at present inopportune, but that several directions. A running fight the possibility of such a step later ensued in the dark, the robbers would in nowise be outruled.-Reu leaving behind three corpses, one ter.
1
of which was identified as that of the leader and another as the traitor officer.
Martial Law.
Sofa, Yesterday.
ANTI-OPIUM. WEEK.
CONFISCATED DRUGS BURNED
IN SHANGHAI,
her 3 reports:----
Interesting
.m.
Sports.
October 12-Scottish Garrison sports, Happy Valley.
Lawn October 18-Interport Bowls, Hong Kong . Shanghai, C.C.C. ground, & p.m.
October 15-16-Fourth face meetings at Macao.'
extra
October 17-V.R.C. Chinese Har- bour Race, 5-6 p.m.
"In view of the existing condi tions in this great metropolis, we appeal to the Council, which is
October 10-Hong Kong Jockey responsible for the present in Club's sixth extra race meeting at cident, to bring about a drastic Happy Valley, Race Course, reform in all departments of the October 10-V,R.C. 320 yds, Moki Council, particularly the Police De-Challenge Cup, competition, & p.m. partment, all of which, for many October 10-Exhibition billiards The "Shanghai Times" of Octo-years, have been drifting Into match, Y.M.C.A., 9 pm.
corruption.".
(Signed) "Second Meeting of posters on shop
the Japanese Residents The Serbian ministar Mr. Nechitch,
of Shanghal." called at the Bulgarian foreign windows and street cars, special
The Council offered no comment Ng Sum-keng was the head of office and promised that martial headlines In the Chinese vernacular several "tongs" of pirates and law would be declared in the dis-press, and vivid anti-oplum slides in on the request for "reform." bandits in this part of the West tricts of Petritch and Kustendil movie theatres yesterday marked River delta, exacting toll from with the object of suppressing re-the beginning of the long-planned National Anti-Oplum Week, which everybody. A few years ago, he was volutionary activities.--Reuter.
is to last from October 2 to 8.
White-green coloured posters bearing such worde as "Arise and Eradicate Opium and Morphine" amounting to over 10,000 were made by the Shanghai Streets Unlon and sent to all the shops along the most
The Shanghai Mimicipal Coun- Lammerts' Auctions. crowded streets in Shanghai. Anti-cil's Criminal Investigation De- October 11-At Sales Room, oplum posters-game with tigers cpartment announced that more Duddell Street, postage stamps, 6.15 and some, snakes on, representing than 100 armed robbers have been p.m. oplum and morphine-were seen in captured. recently in а October 11-At Sales Room, 16 public places in the Chinese city. new drive to cope with the sea-cases marine motors, 11 a.m.
Meetings. Tramcar posters were more attrac-sonal increase in depredations of
October 18—Annual meeting of tive. The words "Stamp Out crooks, gunmen and thieves in the Hong Kong Cricket Club, at the Opium" were
a high officer In the Kowkong- Merchants' Volunteers, holding con- currently a position in the Canton Army,
Piracy of Gunboat.
In a struggle with another ad- venturer for the command of the garrison, he threw the town into a state of siege for some time and became known, as the terror of Kowking.,
Subsequently he was accused of complicity in the sensational piracy of the Canton gunboat "Kong Koo," the haul of which amounted to several lakhs of dollars.
WAA
The bandit chief identified by a gold ring which was found on his person and was known to have been forcibly taken from a civilian
P. I. POLITICS.
COOLIDGE PLAN NOT
FAVOURED.
CENTRAL INSULAR BUREAU OPPOSED.
hopes far into the future.
The establishment. of insular bureau strikes Овтела and Senato
a
SHANGHAI CRIME.
PUBLICITY POLICY IN CAMPAIGN.
so zigzagly written Shanghai.
.
Meeting at West Gate.
October 18-V.R.C. Ladles Har- hour Race, 5-6 p.m.
October 19-V.R.C. open Harbour Race, 5-6 pm.
November 9-Eighth bi-annual "Trevessa Trophy" race for ship's lifeboats, 4 p.m.
October 22-Sixth annual meet-
Miscellaneous. - October 11-Mambers of Ladies'
Mania, Oct. 1. The Filipino political leaders are a unit against President Coolidge's
A plan for establishing central that you could hardly miss them.. This announcement came sim-Pavillon, 5.30 p.m. insular bureau in Washington with These marked out October 2 as the ultaneously with the establish- ing of the Hong Kong & Canton jurisdiction over the Philippines Publicity Day of the National Anti- ment of a new policy whereby the Ice Manufacturing Co., Ltd.,, 2
Oplum Week.
public will be informed through Lower Albert Road, noon. and other dependencies.
This attitude is not based on In a movement like this, Chinese the Press of the progress of the October 22-Meeting of the New Agricultural Show by one of his subordinates who was preference for continued control by Christians always play a prominent drive, the capture of criminals Territories
It springs role. Local Christian churches, not from day to day, and the dis- Committee, at Sheung Shui, 2.30 afterwarde shot at the Kongmoon the War Department.
order of the from fear that the projected change less than thirty-two, yesterday gave position of their cases in Pro-p.m. railway station by
a fading of independence anti-oplum sermons, proclaiming visiona! Court. Canton anti-bandit general, Chui menn
the beginning of the anti-oplum) It was pointed out by Captain King-tong.
a central week and dwelling on the duty of W. E. G. Clarke, head of the de- Golf Section, hold "At Home" at
Senator Chinese Christians in the nation- partment, that while Shanghai Fanling
October 12-Fourth Reel Club- President wide move against opium.
has been fed with uncensored practice at Helena May Institute, news of all the armed robberies 0.15 p.m. Instead of 5.30 p.m. Quezon as something too permanent for comfort. Senator Osmena, in- One would like to know how the and highway robberies that take October 18-French Convent's terviewed by the "United Preas, local opium prohibition authority place in the Settlement, the policy annual sale of work, 10 am,
October said that he did not care what pro- reacts to the people's movement in of the department has previously
15-Interport vision was made for the administra- a time when the government opium not taken advantage of publicity bowls dinner, Savoy Hotel. tion of the Philippinen "as long as it policy has not yet been well fixed. to reveal their activity in pursuit
October 12 Members of St. Andrew's Society "At Home" to When Colonel Carmi Thompson's Opium Prohibition Bureau in its September's record of 100 arm-Scottish Regiments at Happy report suggested taking America's headquarters in West Gate, Chinese ed robbers captured compares Valley from 2 p.m.
October 16-Closing of bathing island colonies away from the War city, expressed their deep sympathy favourably with the records of and Navy Departments, the general with the people's movement by police departments in any large bea hes at North Pt, and Tai Wan
Bay. reaction in the Philippines was destroying all the contraband drugs city of the world, and is a high
October 24-Kennedy Town bath- favourable. It sounded like a way that had been confiscated during the proportion of arrests in relation ing beach will be closed on this of escape from administration by past few months. The fire was re-to the number of. depredations date.
committed. military men.
ported to have drawn a big crowd.
October 31 H.K.V.D.C.. Hal- On second thought Filipino opin- When the san went down, the
$10,000 Booty.
lowe'en dinner. ion awung violently in the other day's anti-oplum atmosphere was Settlement and the French Con- organised by St. Peter's: Young Armed gange operating in the November 11-12-Garden Fair direction and it is likely that the not cooled down. In movie theatres, cession on September 30 got away Men's Club. next mission from Washington will including Odeon, Carlton and others, with booty totalling $10,000.
Shot by Wounded Soldier. I am informed that the robber band succeeded in disarming the garrison at three stations, the guards being shot down by volleys before they could resist. One of the guards was wounded in the leg, As he lay on the ground, he heard
Ng Sam-keng being addressed by name and he forthwith fred, the bullet passing through the outlaw's abdomen.
[Note: A later report received in Hong Kong disputes the identity of the dead man believed to be Ng Sam-keng.]
U.S. MINERS.
RETURN TO WORK AT LAST.
Terre Haunts (Indiana),
Saturday. The coal owners and miners in
is a temporary arrangement." At 10 a.m. yesterday, the Shanghai of handita.
In
be instructed to oppose this change a 'alide representing a regiment of one wald, on a house in the French with every legal weapon.
anti-opium army with a Chinese Concession, in which the gang was
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lawn
There are a few scattered lady bearing a "Go Forward and beaten off by the police pistols EXPLOIT OF U-BOAT FILMED, Filipino legislators who want the Fight against Opium" flag at the were freely brought into play and Philippines taken away from the head was vividly reflected on the a Chinese watchman was wounded.
Money and jewellery valued at Capt. Paul Koenig's daring ex- War Department at all cost, believ- sliver screen; while radio reports
$8,500 constituted the booty ploit of taking the merchant sub- Indinna have reached a temporary ing that of "free of militarism" the issued forth an anti-oplum lecture tained in the worst raid on marine "Deutschland" into Balti- agreement regarding wages on the islands can make more progress to- given by the Rev. K. T. Chung of September 80 when a gang of four more harbour and back to Bremen the National Anti-Opium Associa-men, all flourishing. pistols, raid- during the war, in spite of the same terms as those on which the ward autonomy. coal strike in the fielda in Missouri,
Senate President Quezon preferation.
ed a Chinese house at 664 South vigilance of allied submarine des- Kansas, Arkansas, and Texas were the present arrangement on the The day before yesterday, leading Chengtu Road.
troyers, has been put into a ground that the United States Gov-actors and actresses of Shanghai Another gang robbed a combina- movie. The film, which bears the recently settled.
ernment would not go to the trouble were reported to have met together tien office and house of the Kwang title, "U. Deutschland," was twice of changing the entire scheme of ad- and pledged that they would do all Hwa match factory, Peking Road, interdicted by the board of Alm ministration without the Intention they could to arouse the audience to of $1,000. A gang of four men
The miners will receive $7.50 a
day and piece-workers from $1.25, to . $2 per ton.
The new agreement will remain in force till March 81, 1928 Reuter's American Service.
MOSCOW AMNESTY.
· CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARY OF REVOLT.
of maintaining sovereignty over the the danger of the opium evil. Most who raided a house at 339 North Censors, but has finally been re-
by the ch islands for a long time.
probably anti-opium plays were Honan Road stole money and leased by the chief censor in
Berlin jewellery worth $380. In general, they feel, if a change staged. In the Chinese theatres and
Robber Pulled From River. ⠀ Capt. Koenig was on the wel- must be made, let the State Depart-anti-oplum songs sung in public
In an attempt to escape from coming committee which grested ment run the islands, not the De recreation places. This was the the police after he had robbed a Clarence Chamberlin and Charles partment of Interior, "because" first day of the National Anti-Chinese woman on the Bund, near A Levine at Bremen on behalf said one Senate leader, "the Philip-Oplum Week. pine problem is political, not economic-United Press.
PRIEST KILLED.
TRIES TO PROTECT, BOY IN STREET.
SPEAKING FILM.
PROMPTER'S DIFFICULT
JOB.
NOTICE
the War Memorial, on October 1, of the North German Lloyd, when a Chinese, desperado leaped into the two ocean fliers came to the Whangpoo river and tried to Bremerhaven to meet their wives, swim. the dangerous current.
Police pursuers boarded a sam pan and hauled their man out of Moscow, Saturday,
the water. He was bleeding from Workers undergoing sentences of
a wound in the wrist where he had imprisonment; not exceeding a year
been hit by a police bullet and was for losa serious offences will be
Bernard Shaw, Sybil Thorndike taken to Shuntung Road hospital. liberated under: an amnesty which
and her husband and manager, The man held up a woman On it is proposed to grant on the occa-
Lewis Casson, have been making a the Bund and stole a gold hair Bion of the forthcoming tenth an-
speaking film out of "St. Joan" ornament. She screamed out for niversary of the Bolshevik revolu- A tragedy of the streets came Miss Thorndike carried "St. Joan" assistance and two Chinese police tion, Intensive preparations for to the attention of the Municipal to success on the London stage chased the man along the Bund her call. They man answered which are being made throughout Police, Shanghai op October 7 The problem of prompting be the Soviet Union. The amnesty does with the death of Teeu Vung comes very acute in the pacing and one of the men drew his pistol and fired at the robber who, not apply to counter-revolutionaries, ching, an old Buddhist Priest, films, Casson says. "The actor in a desperate attempt to evade bandits or persons, convicted of his companion, a small boy, from a great tragedy when he is speak- pontoons and threw himself. Into who died in the act of protecting who dries up and loses his lines is arrest, darted on to one of the embezzlement or accepting bribes
an attack by Chinese,
ing at the same time a camera is the river It happened in the Toho Kwang registering his acting. Of course
Reuter.
Jlu alley, on Tatung Road. A
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off the walk and struck him, ac up very often, but they hesitate and
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