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No. 25,807 HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MARCH
THE CUSTOMS.
WHAT HAPPENED AT NANKING.
"TARIFF INCREASES.”
To-day's news from North China relates to two subjects which are very important from the point of view of the Nationalist Party and Government at Nanking.
HANKOW CONCESSIÓN
Questions Asked In Parliament.
CHAMBERLAIN EVASIVE.
No Steps Being Taken To Resume Control.
יד
1928.
PIRATES AGAIN.
"Kinko Maru" Run On Rocks.
COMPLETELY LOOTED,
Japanese Destroyeri Rescue Officers And Crew.
Previously reported to have
PRICE, $3.00 Per Monat.
REDS IN PORTUGAL.
Bomb Found At Rail Works
MANY ARRESTS.
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$400,000 MORTGAGE.
Appeal Case Continues To-day.
MR. POTTER'S ADDRESS.
CANTON VISITORS.
Official Programme Of Entertainment.
ARRIVAL TO-MORROW.
Rifles And Dum Dum Bullets Ako Allegations Regarding Conduct Of H.K. & Canton To Be Discussed At
Leung.
Conference.
Serious allegations regarding the
i.
Unearthed.
Lisbon, Yesterday.
Mr. T. V. Soong's Conversations With Acting “I. G.”
London, Yesterday.
The following is the programme In the House of Commons Sir gone ashore owing to fog, it now Following the discovery of a conduct and evidence of Leung, an of the official visit to the Colony Basil E. Peto asked whether steps appears that the Japanese steamer bomb at the railway works at interpreter, alias Walter Ford, of Marsha Li Chai-sum, who QUESTION OF A CUSTOMS CONFERENCE LEFT IN ABEYANCE. were being taken to resume con- "Kinko Maru" was driven nahere Barriero, the police made 18 ar- were made in the course of this arrives to-morrow, by the Nation
trol of the British Concession at by pirates who obtained possession reats and unearthed quantities morning's hearing of the appeal by alist gunboat "Feiying":- been any change in the matter in! Hunkow and whether there had and looted the ship of all of value. of bombs and war material, in- Loo Kwong-lam and Loo Kwong-
The "Kinko Marú" lies on the cluding rifles
On the arrival in port at 10 am.. and dum-dum hin against the judgment of Mr. of the "Felying," the latter will' view of the fact that the Redrocks in Lat. 25.83.7 N., Long bullets,
Justice J. R. Wood in the course fire a salute of twenty-one guns, Government had disappeared. 119.68.3E, below Foochow and has The police have captured the of which Hia Honour held that which will be answered by an off- that there had been no change crew having been taken off byly responsible for the shooting of sented their age in becoming Marshal Li's flag will be saluted' Sir Austen Chamberlain replied been abandoned, the officers and north Portugal gangsters alleged- they had fraudulently misrepre- cial salute from the battery. since his reply of November 23. Japanese gunboats.
two policemen Numerous com-parties to a mortgage for $400,000 by the Navya salute of seven-, Mr. H. W. Looker invited a It is reported that the Japanese muniets have been arrested.-in regard to which they had ap- teen guns-and the distinguished of negotiations and the payment but all that is officially recorded statement regarding the progress gunboats arrived in time to engage Reuter.
the pirates who promptly decamped, of arrears of interest on the Han- The other subject is that of unification of units in the National- kow Municipal debentures, and a naval wireless message received ist Army. The stumbling block so far has been the Kwangsi mili-tration. of Hankow was working ijunks to Kwing Island and Haitan whether the Municipal Adminis- here is that the pirates escaped in
tary faction and the divisions in Hunan. Chiang Kai-shek is now satisfactorily. making a bold bid to remove the obstacles.
One of these subjects is the degree of relationship between the Nationalist Treasury and the Inspector-General of Customs at Peking. Reports are made all the more interesting by the publica- tion of stated American views both on this topic and that Peking will be captured by the Nationalists in three months.
MOVE BY CHIANG.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
abrond.
Sir A. Chamberlain anid he had no information of the first part beyond what was given on February 20. He was not prepar- ed to say the administration had been working well as he could wish, but a recent telegram from the British Consul-General at
Mr. T. V. Soong, the National Nationalist Government's action speaking
The British reaction to the Hankow stated that generally ist Minister of Finance (and is unknown.
the Chinese-British brother-in-law of Chiang Kai-
council was functioning as well as shek) informs Reuter
could be expected under the dif- that "rumours to the contrary not-
ficult circumstances' of the mo- withstanding, my conversations
ment.-Reuter. with Mr. A. H. F. Edwardes (act- ing Inspector-General of Chinese Maritime Customs) were limited to private discussion of various
LI TSUNG-JEN.
Expected To Arrive. At Hankow.
Hunkow, Yesterday,
ST. DAVID'S DAY.
CENOTAPH.
proposals for increasing the General Li Tsung-jen is ex- Chinese Customs tariff. Ques-pected to arrive here shortly to OFFICIALS LAY WREATH AT tions of the proposed convening of a Customs Conference and the Inspectorate-General were left in abeyance."-Reuter.
“Christian General” That Peking will be occupied by the Nationalists is indirectly predicted in American sources. Views on other China topics are given in the following, taken from the "Chicago Tribune" service, despatched from Shanghai on Feb. 21,
General Chiang Kai-shek, com- mander-in-chief of the National- ist forces, has returned from Honan province with the an- nouncement that everything was ready for the final drive against Peking. the success of which would place the Nationalises in control of China. Chiang confer- red with Feng Yu-hsiang, the "Christin General," who will lead the drive from Honan.
confer with Generals of the Kwangsi military faction-Bri- tish Naval Wireless..
Li Tsung-jen is one of the big four of the Kwangsi faction, Marshal Li Chai-sum of Canton is
General Li Tsung-jen, à col- league of Marshal Li Chal-sum of Canton, who has been en- trusted by the Nationalist Gov- ernment with the arduous task of restoring unity with the Kwangsi faction.
St. David's Day was observed quietly in Hong Kong to-day. The local St. David's Society (Cymdei- thas Dewi Sant) officials gather ed at the Cenotaph, Statue Square, this morning to lay a wreath.
entrusted
Chiang's Feeler?
Nanking, Yesterday,
Island.
Armed With Knives.
TOURISTS ARRIVE.
"FRANCONIA" HELD UP BY FOG.
ANCHORS OUT AT SEA.
plied to be relieved of its terms. visitor will also receive a salute Mr. Eldon Potter, K.G., together from the saluting battery as he with Mr. H Sheldon, appears steps ashore at Queen's Pier, for appell nd Mr. F. C. Jenkin The official landing is timed for for the respondents, Li Kun-chun, 10.15 a.m. and Kan Tong-po...
Marshal Li will be met by HE.. The case arises out of the divi- the Governor and a Guard of Hon- slon of the estate of a deceased our will be present. He will then Chinese millionaire of Macao, one be motored to Government House It. appears that the ship, which
Loo Kau, among his sixteen sone. and at 12.80 p.m. a' tiffin will be was on its way to Hong Kong, was attacked by pirates armed with three
Fog delayed the arrival of the At the resumption of the cabe given at Government House to knives
hundred round-the-world this morning, Mr. Potter argued which members of the Legislative who obtained complete tourists on the Cunard liner "Fran- on the meaning of the words in-Council and leading members of conia" till one o'clock this after-duced the defendants to become the Chinese community will be in- noon when the 20,000 tons giant parties to the mortgage" in regard vited. steamed into harbour.
to which Mr. Justice Woody had At 2.80 p.m., Sir Miles Lamp- As early as four o'clock
read a meaning regarding pay son. British Minister to Peking, morning Mr. N. J. Perrin, the local gagors completed the deed and House in the course of an official ment of money. Once the mort-who is staying at Government manager of Messrs. Thos Cook & signed it, Son, Ltd. (who have organised the property had passed from the the s.s. "Franconia" on the occa
claimed counsel, the visit, will leave Queen's Pier for cruise), was out with the pilot plaintiffs to the defendants who sion of his departure for the searching in the mist for the were then the legal owners of it North. A Guard of Honour will "Franconia." It appears that the liner had made good time coming up from Bangkok and should have
FAIR WEATHER:
Observatory's More Fromising Forecast.
"Light, variable winde; fair, fog at first" is the Observa- tory's forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-mor; row,"
To-day's noon report reads:
The depression has develop over south-west Japan. Fres sure gradients appear to be shallow over China and the China Sea...
f
the
Sprinkling of Britons.
PORTS OF CALL.
Distances And Times In The Cruise.
this
A Faulty Memory?
be in attendance at Queen's Pier Councel referred to the evidence and Sir Miles will receive a salute come into port early this morning hun) as to Sung, the interpreter, After Sir Miles has departed,
of the first defendant (Li Kun-as he crosses the harbour. Later it was learned that the having said in his (defendant's) H.E. the Governor, H.E the Offi- "Franconia" had anchored four hearing and also in Lam's that cer Commanding (Major General miles off Wagian lighthouse, to the Lam was of age. It was a romark C. C. Luard) and Marshal Li will south-east of Hong Kong Island, bie thing, stated counsel, that motor round the island. At 8.15 waiting for the fog to lift so that there was no reference to this in pm, a dinner will be given 'at she could make the passage up and the first particulars of their case Government House in honour of then through Lyeemoir, Pass. supplied and that Li admitted in the whole of the Canton party cross-examination that he had for- and afterwards there will be re The "Franconia" is one of the gotten the incident when first ask ception to which the Heads of most luxurious vessels owned by the led to give particulars, having only business firms and members of Among those at the ceremony possession and beached the ship Cunard Co, and has made previous remembered it a couple of weeks the Chinese community will be were Mr. E. I. Wynne Jones (the after thoroughly looting it.
The trips around the world. As will be before the action came on for trial. invited. President) and Mrs. Wynne value of the cargo is not known. Jones, Captain R. D. Thomas
H.M.S. "Magnolia" proceeded to this article, she left New York on important point could hardly have will be a conference at Govern-
seen from the table at the end of Counsel suggested that such, an (vice-President), the Hon. Mr. the vicinity to render any help but Jan. 7 and is expected to return escaped defendant's memory in the ment House on Hong Kong and On Saturday, at 10 am, there J. Owen Hughes and Mr. D. J. found the Japanese destroyers were there on May 31. Lewis (past Presidents), Mr. D. doing everything
course of the numerous consulta-Canton matters. possible and Davies and many others.
There is a sprinkling of British tions which must have been held Chinese hosts will entertain the да fog was prevalent,
At I p.m. five As announced in the "China "Magnolia" returned.
people on the skip, but the major-and suggested that it was the out-party to lunch at the residence of Mail" earlier this week, there will
ity are Americans, It is reported that the Japanese
come of conversations with Leung, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Koteball. This be no dinner to-night owing to steamer "Annam Mara" is proceed- for usual shore excursions to the
Arrangements have been made the interpreter, and other people, will be followed at 4 p.m. by a re- unforeseen circumstances but it ing to salve the vessel, meanwhile, Peak, Repulse Bay, the New Ter-dence of the second defendant Club, Sir Shou-son Chow and the Counsel then referred to the evi- ception at the Chinese Merchants" is hoped to renew the invitations the officers and crew of the pirated ritories. for shopping and sight-(Kan Tong-po) 28 to on a later occasion.
ship are being landed at Keelung, seeing.
Li having Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall being the Formosa, which is Japanese ter-
asked Sung-pointing to the bro- hosts. On Saturday evening a According to her itinery, the thers-whether they were of age dinner will be given at 7 by the ritory,
"Franconia" leaves at 6 p.m. The a.. Kinko Maru (ex-Holm-morrow for Shanghal. It will be hearing of Lam that they were of
to- and as to Sung replying In the Chinese General If Japan Does Not Intervene.
with the task of horg, ex-Harald); is a steel screw noted that invitations issued
Chamber of smoothing out difficulties.
Commerce. steamer of 2,987 Chiang expressed belief that
by nge. Tan Yen-kai will, therefore, not nett, built in 1903 by J. Thomping the ship can also be used to-ing to turn to the
gross and 1921 Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son for visit- the campaign would be completed
In this respect, it was interest-on Sunday at 10 a.m. There will Marahal Li departs for Canton go to Hankow to become comman-son and Son of Sunderland, and morrow. within three months, provided
der-in-chief of the 4th Group formerly owned by the Dampskibs
evidence of he a Guard of Honour at Queen's Leung, stated counsel. According Pier and salutes will be fired. the Japanese did not intervene to
Army. Chiang Kai-shek is more Ringborg of Haugesend, but now assist Marshal Chang Tso-lin.
to Leung, Lam himself tapped his influential and his name may be in the ownership of the Shiozaki hend of the Peking Government.
chest when this question was ask- available of H.E. the Governor's No particulars are at present more readily accepted in Hunan Yokichi and - Efforts of British interests to another.
ed and stated "I am of age." This official visit to Canton on the 9th registered at The other two
and Hupeh. are
Amagaski, for whom the M.B.K.
was the only version bring about co-operation between Wong Shlu-hung who co-operates
among all
inst. are acting as local agents. Her the Chinese northern and south with Marshal Li at Canton, and
who were present as to Lam hav- dimensions are:-Length 325 feet, ern governments respecting the Pei Chung-hsi who commands a
ing spoken when this question was unification of the Chinese Mari- portion of the Nationalist troops tionalist Government on Tuesday by G. Clark and Co. of Sunderland.
bcam 48 fect and moulded depth Ports of call and distances in the only Inference was, either that the The Military Council of the Na-21.6 feet, engined to 285 N.K.P. cruise are as follow
supposed to have been put. - The time Customs has resulted in
two defendants, in whose interest
$16,000 As his share in the re- failure, it was reported from Nan-
Mr. Hu Han-min and Mr. Chen] appointed Mr. Wang Ching-wei,
Miles Arrival Departure it was to have heard such a resubmitted that Leung, with these covery of the property. Counsel king. The report said that the the attitude of the Kwangsi group Chi-ilang to be special members
Jan. 7 mark, had not in fact heard it or facts found, "Christian General," Feng Yu- towards Chiang Kai-shek.
.1,371 Jan. 10 Jan. 20 on the other hand that it had not communicate to the two plaintiffs was hardly one' to helang, disapproved of the scheme Tsung-jen has remained at Nan-
of the Military Council-Reuter.}.
Naples
360 Jan. 21 Jan, 21 on the ground that it would bene-king, however, preserving amity nature of a surprise.
been made at all. Assuming that at that stage anything which might These appointments are in the
Alexandria .1,001 Jan. 24 in the absence from Nanking of Ching-wei is the leader of the ex-
the remark had been made, It was hinder the settlement from going Wang
Suez Bombay
Jan. 28
evident that the two defendants | 2,952 Feb. 5 Feb. 13 his colleagues; his visit to Han-tremist clique which has been out
Colombo
888 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 had not heard it or else they would Singapore kow must be either due to a desire of power. Hu Han-min, a former
1,567 Feb, 22 Feb. 22 have deposed to it. If defendants to bring about an understanding
Another steamer was pirated Hong Kong
Bangkok.. 800 Feb. 25 Feb. 25 had not heard it, it was obvious between Pei Chung-hsi and Nan-governor of Canton and now on near Foochow a few days ago.
.1,458 Mar. Mar. 2 Shanghai 770 Mar. 5 Mar.
that Lam himself, as claimed for)
commented that it king, or conversely to assist the tour with Dr. C. C. Wu, is a con- Nationalists in Hunan against circles is that Chiang Kai-shek, as February 24, arrived at Pagoda Manila The Chinese passenger steamer Beppu Opinion in politieal "Hus An," which left Shanghai on servative.
rather appeared throughout His 619 Mar. 8 Mar,
the plaintiffs, might also not have 9 216 Mar. 10 Mar. 14 heard the original question which Honour's judgment that Hig Chiang Kai-shek.
348
Mar 15 Mar. 20 was alleged to have been put. De- that in fact Leung did receive the Honour -had a shrewd suspicion chairman of the Military Council, Anchorage (the port of Foochow) Batavia Mission Defined.
1.756 Mar. 25 Mar. 26
fendants could not have it both five per cent, commission and that has instigated these appoint-on Tuesday,
1,662 Mar. 30 Mar. 31 The "Kung Sheung Yat Po"ments as a "feeler" towards unit-
thrilling, Mauritius
3,012 Apr. 8 Apr. 9 says that General Li Tsung-jen is ing all types of Nationalist though unhappy, experience at the Port Elizabeth 391 Apr. 21 Apr. 21 1,551 Apr. 14 Apr. 19
his explanation, as to having re- Mr. A. H. F. Edwardes, the going under orders from the politicians in the administration saturating parts of the ship with Montevideo ..8,057 May 8 May 8.sel's submission that there was no
hands of 14 pirates who, after Cape Town. 422 Apr. 28 Apr. 28
ceived the cheques traced to him In any event, it would be coun-in payment of a debt, was false. kerosene, threatened to set it on Buenos Aires
With regard to His Honour's evidence at all to show that Lamcomment, counsel argued that, so understood the legal meaning of far from being not material, if the phrase "being of age" or that Leung had in fact received this any attempt had been made to as-commission, he had told a detail- certain whether he did so under-ad and perjured story and his evi- stand it.
dence was not to be relied uponi.. Referring to Mr. Justice Wood's Counsel submitted that on the ovi comment, in the course of the apdence it was obvious. that Loung pendix. to his judgment in refer-was not a true witness and that Fring to Leung, counsel said that he had deliberately perjured him- ist Government is unknown but
His Honour had commented that self by preparing the story depos- It is believed that Nanking will all the Nationalist units in Hu- The Lung-Hai Railway runs Whilst anchored in shallow water
Passengers on the "Franconia" to assess the credibility of the evithan the credit of a witness at it was not material, in his opinion, ed to. There was something.more shortly refuse to remit further nan and Hupeh will be attached to from east to west into the "Chris-in Tung Ting Lake, British lighters Customs funds to the Peking the lat Group Army, of which tian General's" domains in Ho-were attacked by, unarmed bandits Mrs. Aitken; Mr. and Mrs. W. P.dence on this point Counsel, on stake in this respect. The whole treasury.
The Tientsin on February 26 A. Chinese, gun- Allen, Wilmington, Del. Mr. N. the other hand, claimed that Leung point was, wore the advisors of the Chiang Kai-shek is commander- nan province. This is likely to prove embar-in-chief.
Alaton, New York City: Mrs. Annie was the one witness of all others plaintiffs at the time of their “in- Pukow Railway runs from north boat la reported to have sent to south. These two lines cross amall guard on board for their pro- Andrews, Buffalo, NY.; Dr. and Mrs. Whose credit should have been fancy such as to be likely to Ames, Beverly Hills, Cal: Mrs. E. W. rassing to Chang Teo-lin as the Nationalist Government controls
at Hauchowfu where Chiang Kai-tection. British Naval Wireless. In other words, Chiang Kai-shek la trying to able a big (Tung Ting Lake is in the north G. R. Andrews. Dayton, Ohio Mrs. Honour in giving judgment. If he were making statements which Frank T. Andrews, Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. Worked out and tested by His bring home to their minds that they more than 70 per cent. of the shek will take the bold stroke of army for a new attack on the of Hunan province-south west of John R. Ash, Washington, DC.; Dr. had perjured himself on this point might be considered as false in re Customs revenues, a large part adding these divisions and army Peking Government. From Hau- Hankow and is drained by the Charles H. Ashton, Franklin. Pa... Dr.It meant not only that he was a of which is used to support the corps to his own command. Read chowfa, he can maintain contact Slang River, a tributary of the ville, Me Peking foreign office and Chinese with other messages, it also seems with
perjured witness but also that he "coming of an
gard to the meaning of the words the "Christian, General":
fit the Peking Government rather than the Nationalists.
Mr. Edwardes's Mission.
Feng Yu-hsiang wired that he strongly advocated full tariff autonomy. He pointed out that resumption of the tariff confer- ence which adjourned in 1926 at Peking would tend to strengthen the Peking Government and hence prolong the civil war..
in Hunan.
J
Doubt has been expressed about
Li
...
THREAT TO SCUTTLE.
Chinese Ship Looted Near Same Place.
aftor a
Lines Joined Up Again.
Shanghai, Yesterday,
of
+
New York
Funchal
Monaco
Kobe
Yokohama
Durban
,2,750 Jan. 16
Jau. 16
May 14 May 17 May 20
British acting Inspector-General the Nationalist troops in Hunan
Nanking Government to "reward" and under his own leadership. of Customs, who has been in and Hupeh for success in the
125 May 9 May 11 fire and scuttle if a gunboat hove Rio de Janeiro 210 May 15 Santos ..............1,009 May 14 Shanghai trying to induce the drive againt the Hunanese. Nationalista to co-operate with
in sight.
Martinique .8,211 May 26 It seems then that Li Tsung-
Not content with five case A message from Hauchowfu, the Peking Government on tariff jen, although he belongs to the the railway junction in north piece goods and $10,000 stolen from
New York ...1,714 May 31 matters, is returning to. Peking. Kwangsi faction, will be used by Kiangsu and at present the Na the passengers, the pirates made off
83,714 This is interpreted here as mean- Chiang Kai-shek to secure unity. tionalist main base, says that the with four passengers and the ship's ing that his mission has failed.
An overnight cable quotes Gen. eastern section of the Lung-Hai shroff. eral Tan Yen-kai as saying, pre- Railway has been repaired and sumably because the Kwangst traffic on the whole line was re- faction has been obdurate, that Eumed on Tuesday.-Reuter,
The Next Move.
The next move of the National-
.
::
Chiang's Bold Stroke.
British Lighters Attacked.
Chenglin, Yesterday.
main
THOSE ON BOARD.
List of Passengers On The "Franconia."
as follow
are
|and Mrs. George G. Averill, Water-"
ways.
Did Plaintiffs Understand?
ין
through.
Leung's Evidence.
Counsel