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CANTON'S ARMIES. KOWLOON HOUSES.
New Provincial Defence Wing On Co. Involved In
System.
MARSHAL LI'S COMMANDS.
Big Scheme.
40 FLATS AND SHOPS.
Kwangtung's Military Plans And 2 Lakhs Nathan-rd. Contract As First
this area.
Transfers.
Step.
Peking-road,
and
PEKING'S "FATE.”
Capital To Fall In The Spring!
SOME OBSERVERS' VIEWS.
AIRMAN KILLED.
Fatal Attempt on Speed Record.
FLT. LT. KINKEAD, R.A.F.
Nose Dived Into Sea From 400 Feet And Disappeared.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
FLAPPER VOTES.
Bill Read A First Time:
EQUAL FRANCHISE. Additional Five And A Quarter. Million Votes. Probable.
CIVIL AIRWAY,
THE LONGEST IN THE WORLD.
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Hong Kong's Only European Optician.
Established Over Forty Yeari). Manager:-RALPH A. COUPER, M.A.O.A., Registered Optometrist by Canadian Govt. Exam.
(Personal Attention),
NANKING EFFORTS.
To Crush Counter Revolution.
DRASTIC MEASURES,
The Crime Of Accepting Foreign Money.
SHIPS
MISSING.
Heavy Storm Takes Japanese Toll.
FIVE VESSELS WRECKED.
Over 60 Drowned On Foundered Vessels?
.
on
Anxiety is also felt regarding twenty fishing boats with a total
The Kaominchun Renewing Offensive.
London Yesterday. As part of a bigger scheme for "Peking is expected to fall next Pakkai (Kongmoon), Sunday.
London, Yesterday.
Nanking, March 5.
Tokyo, Yesterday, Flight-Lieuterit Kinkead, one In the House of Commons, the The following is a translation The s.s. "Etorofu Maru," which Chinese gunboats have taken the erection of 40 houses and spring, or as soon as the allied
winners Representation of the People of the provisional regulations was at first believed to have been up positions in various parts of shops some of which will face forces of the Chinese Nationalists of the British team
Hankow-complete Their preparations," de-of the Schneider Trophy at, Equa! Franchise Bill," vulgarly governing the prosecution and lost on Saturday night in a storm, the West River delta arounil Nathan-rand, others
clares Mr. H. L. Misselwitz, the Venice, has been at Calshot, known as "the flappers vote bill," punishment of counter-revolution has wirelessed stating that she is Kongmoon and activities have road,
road which is to be Far Eastern correspondent of the Southampton Water, some time was read for the first time. aries, adopted at the 130th meet- safe. Leen reduced accordingly. Duties new
This gives women aged 21 a ing of the Central Political Rescue ships have been assigned to the variouse cut from Peking-road and New York Times." Formerly, preparing to beat the world's
and acroplanes on supermarine vote on the same terms 88 men Council:
which have bean searching for two Nationalist small craft by the probably through as far as Hai- Mr. Misselwitz was the United speed record
phong-road eventually, a contract Press correspondent on the Yang- Napier seaplane. He started to- and would enfranchise 5,250,000 1. Persons guilty of any of the other missing vessela have return- Canton Naval authorities.
has been entered into for the tsze..
day and dived into the sea and more women,
acts enumerated in Articles 2 to ed, stating that these cannot be The hinterland of Kongmoon, erection of ten houses facing
Mr. Misselwitz is not the only disappeared.
The electorate would then con-17 shall be prosecuted and punished traced. known generally, as the Sze Yap Nathan-road, to be let as shops on foreign observer who believes
From 100 Feet.
sist of 12,250,000 men and as counter-revolutionaries. is to see a change in the garrison.the ground floors and three-room that the fate of Peking is sealed.
Some anxiety is felt regarding Kinkead rose at 9.55 in the 14,500,000 women-Reuter.
2. Persons participating in up-the "Shinyo Maru" which left General Chen Ming-chu is to fats for European occupation on There are many others, including evening and circuited several
risings intended to overthrow the Yokohama for San Francisco take over control from General the upper floors.
a number in Peking itself, who times. He alighted on the water
Kuomintang of China and the Saturday, since when no word has Chui King-tong. The former will
The and involved (110,000 sq. have come to the conclusion that and restarted. After flying 10
Nationalist Government or to subhean received, though this is pes- have charge of military affairs in fu) is that bounded by Nathan- once the Nationalist allies start minutes he suddenly dived verti-i
vert the Three People's Principles sibly due to damage to the wire- rend, Peking-roud and Hankow- their drive in carnest, the northcally from a height of 100 feet.
shall be punished severally accord-less during the storm. Wholesale Change. road, more than half a block toern capital is theirs for the nsk. A huge volume of water shot up
ing to the following provisions: Haiphong-road, and its owners are ing.
and the whole disappeared. Two
(a). Ringleaders shall be liable Major-General Chan. Cheung the Wing On Company. The
launches and a motorboat hurried
to sentence of death; po has succeeded General Chai plans on
Preparations for War. which the architects,
to the spot but saw nothing.
(b).. Those executing important crew of about a hundred, which King-long (who visited Hoy Messrs. Clark and It, and the The Peking forces have done An ambulance awaited on the
missions shall be liable to have been missing off the China coast- Kong with Marshal Li Chai-sum) contractors, Lau Pui Kee and Co.,little 'so far to meet the Kuomin- jetty but none doubted that death
death or life-imprisonment; since Saturday night's storm. as commander of the 18th divi-jare now proceeding were approved chun, the Christian General's" must have been instantaneous.
Reuter. Accomplices of the above- sion. It is understood here that some years ago and it is consider army, which has been quietly pre-
God! He's Down,
mentioned two classes of General Chui will assume com-ed that conditions are now suit-paring for war during the last
"Shinyo Maru" Safe.. counter-revolutionaries shall mand of the 4th Army. The 13thane for the work to proceed. fortnight.
be liable to imprisonment of
Later. division and other units in the 4th As soon as the ten houses far- While the Northerners have the whole afternoon for a snow-next twelve months two new air-
ships would be completed.
from 2nd to 4th degree.
Word has been received that the Army which have been in the Szeing Nathan-road are erected-the been talking about a counter-storm to abate, he at first appar-
The vital problem Yap for some
Participants who confess their "Shinyo Maru" is safe. time, are being contract time is ten and a half offensive against the "Christian ently experienced difficulty in
All hope regarding the safety transferred to the East River months and the price, nearly two General." Feng
communica-guilt before uprisings actually Yu-hsiang, rising but ascended for a 10 quicken Imperial
Maru" valley and Swatow as part of the lakhs-ten houses are to be Chiang Kai-shek, the Generalis-minutes' trial flight then alight- tions. The extra money he was take place shall be allowed a miti. of the "Daiichi Muroran
Maru," two of the wholesale change in the defence erected facing Hunkow-rond, four simo of the Naking Nationalists, ed on the water and re-rose to asking for civil aviation would gation in their punishment or be and "Kashin
vessels which disappeared in Satur-- of Kwangtung-Our own corres-facing Peking-road and sixteen
begin the long-prepared record resuit. he hoped, during the set free entirely.
day night's storm, has been given pondent.
facing the new road which is to
3. Persons forming alliances
of the floating be constructed.
with foreign countries detrimen- as portions
wreckage have been discovered. It tal to the sovereignty, interests or territory of China, or intending all hands totalling 61:
is feared that both foundered with to overthrow the Kuomintang, or It seems that the former was the Nationalist Government, .or to subvert the Three People's "Koryu Muru" when she met with proceeding to the rescue of the Principles shall be punished with disaster herself. A number of
NEW DEFENCES.
Marshal 13 to Have Three
Army Corps.
The scheme involves the pull- ing down of four of the houses comprised in "Fairview" and the hauses at present, fronting Han- kow-road will also have to come down eventually.
The flats to go above the News in semi-official sources is ground floor shops in the proposed that Marshal Li Chai-sum is to new houses will have roomy in- reorganise all detachments interiors, flush system and modern Kwangtung into corps, as follow:-
three army
11th Army under General! Chen Ming-chu, to control the Sze Yap and the south of Kwangtung southern com- mand;
4th Army under General Chan Chai-tang (hitherto in charge of Swatow), to control
conveniences.
FIRST-AID WORK.
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
INSPECTION.
FIXED FOR FRIDAY.
The annual inspection of St.
the metropolitan districts, Can-John Ambulance Brigade by H‚E. ton River delta, Honam (opno-the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, site Canton), and adjoining ter-K.C.M.G., which has been post- ritory--central command;
poned on two occasions on account
FIGHTING STARTS.
Outbreak On Kinhan Front.
Peking, To-day. Hostilities have broken out on the Kinhan front.
It is learned semi-officially that the Kuomintang is attacking with the object of crossing the Chang- ho southward of Tsechow and the Kinhan Railway.
The 29th Army is stubbornly resisting the attack with bar- rages from the Fengtion heavy batteries and up to now has pre- vented the Kuomintang forces achieving their object.
It la semi-officially claimed that the Fengtien troops have the situation well in hand.-Reuter.
BRITISH HOPES.
London, Yesterday. The Rt. Hon. Sir Samuel Hoare introduced the Air Estimates. Lt. Kinkead made an inauspi-He mentioned that within the clous beginning. After waiting
light.
He circled the aerodrome and opened the engine all out. The next moment he nose-dived verti- cally to the water,
Onlookers were transfixed with horror, crying "God! He's down
Craft from Portsmouth and tugs raced above the water and searched frantically, but only a few wood splinters marked the scene of the disaster.
From the time of the striking water like a gunshot there was no trace of Kinkend's machine. A very minute search established that the airman was definitely killed. Reuter.
MR. JOHN K. DAVIS.
TRIBUTE TO HEROISM IN NANKING OUTRAGE.
PRESIDENT'S AWARD.
WUB to
RAIN AND MIST?
Unpromising Weather
Forecast..
"North-east winds, strong; overcast, some rain, drizzle or mist," is the weather forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-
morrow.
To-day's weather report states: The anti-cyclone has again strengthened slightly. Strong monsoon may be expected along. the south-east coast of China and
North China. Sea.
over the northern portion of the
(c).
death.
4. Persons raising or in alli-other small, vessels have limped ance with troops by means of for-into harbour during the past twa eign influence or foreign funds days more or less damaged as the with a view to destroying the Na result of the storm-Reuter. tional Revolution shall be punish-
Tokyo, Yesterday. ed with death.
Five vessels, ranging from 1,200 Punishment for Espionage. tons to 5.200 tona, were wrecked 5. Persons guilty of any of the off, the China Coast in a violent acts enumerated below, designed storm on the night of the 10th and tional Revolution, shall be punish- and intended to destroy the Na-11th inst.
The crews of two of the ships
ed with death, life-imprisonment were saved, but it le feared that for imprisonment of the 2nd the other three have foundered !degree;
with all hande.
(a). To destroy with dynamite other. vessels
Meantime a destroyer, and two
are searching the explosives, or by other localities where the ships are sup means, railways, or other posed to have been wrecked, while means of communication
Naval 'planes are assisting in the and all structures accessory
thereto, or to use other search. Reuter. means to cripple the uses thereof;
(b).
To serve as guides or pilots
to enemy troops or gun-
BAD WEATHER.
boats to enable them to
penetrate into or be near to
course of the year, in the begin ning of the biggest civil air- route in the world; namely a weekly mail service to India, seven days from London to Delhi 5th Army under General of inclement weather, is to take is mentioned as due to leave Nan-
and nine from London to Calcutta. Chui King-tong (who is concur-place on Friday, March 16. at 5.15 king with his staff to-day for Hsu
Sir S. Hoare said we had not rently director of the Provincial p.m. Juvitations issued
The President of the United yet negotiated with the Dutch but for the Chowfu. the Nationalist main base Military Bureau), to control the event on previous occasions are, of for operations against the North. States has conferred an unusual once the India service was ruu- east of the province, from Shek-course, still good and there is every The "Christian General.” and distinctive honour upon Mr.ning he hoped to push on to the lung, etc., all the way
The "Christian General" has re- John K. Davis, who was American Dutch East Indies and Australia. to indication that there will be a large Swatow-eastern command. number present.
moved his headquarters to Kai- Consul at Nanking at the time of Reuter. H.E. the Governor, on East River Valley.
his ar-feng, but he remains at Loyang the Nanking outrage and whose i
Persian Opposition., rival, will be received with a Royal which is further from the scene conduct bore marks of heroism.
The Minister expressed regret | The command of the 5th Army Salute and he will then inspect the of hostilities than Kaifeng.. Mr. Davis's promotion in rank, in has been vacant since the defeat Corpa. A demonstration of the Chinese cables from Shanghai the American Foreign Service at the opposition of the Persian (c).
Government to the Persian sec- of the Ironsides and the simul-work of the various units will then report activities in Peking mili- afforded the President an oppor- tion of the route. He pointed out taneous resignation of General Li be given and the Brigade will tary camp in the south of Chihli tunity to express his opinion of that the project would cost the Fook-lum. The 5th Army has form a hollow square, H.E. invest-province. There are indications this consular officer's work in a Persian Government nothing and been under General Tang Yin- ing certain officers and presenting that the Peking Generals are con- personal letter, which once and would be a real asset to Persia. wah, the Commissioner of Police, trophies gained during the year. centrating new units with, it is for all time puts an end to the dis-
These obvious advantages had who has just relinquished his post. After His Excellency's address, believed, the intention of making gusting
gone to the East River. the Corps will march past, H.E. re- another raid on Shansi province, Americans to discredit Mr. Davis seemed at one time greatly to ap- (d).
peal, to the Persian. Government, the ruler of which, General Yen in the hope of minimising the im-whose officials had helped to make Hai-shan, is an ally of the Na-portance of the Nanking outrageout the route and an agreement
President Coolidge's letter tionalists.
Mr. Davis, which was published the British and Persian Govern-(e).
thad actually been signed between in the newspapers of the United ments. These facts made him States, follows My Dear Mr. Davis:
and Units of the 5th Army will, it is ceiving the salute. anticipated, be placed under Gen- eral Chui King-tong (in the east- ern command) with General Tang Yin-wah as vice-commander, and this probably explains General Tang's departure for the East River.
GERMAN FARMERS.
FOREIGN PROTEST.
Kongmoon.
Pakkai (Kongmoon), March 10.
OUTCRY AGAINST HIGH TAXATION.
CLASHES WITH POLICE.
at
Chu Pei-teh's Decision.
Shanghai, To-day. It is understood that Chu Pei- teh with 40,000 men has definite- ly aligned himself with General |Chiang Kai-shek.---Router,
SPEED MOTORING.
y
BRITISH RECORD HOLDER HONOURED.
attempts of
certain
hope the present difficulties were due to a misunderstanding 'and
territories under National ENGLAND IN THROES OF COLD ist control;
To steal, spy, or collect im-
portant or secret informa- | tion, documents, pictures or photographs concerning
military and political mat- ters for delivery to the enemy:
SNAP.
SEVERAL CASUALTIES.
Rugby, Yesterday, Severe weather was experienced throughout the British Isles during
To manufacture, store or the week-end. High north-easterly deal in arms, ammunition wind prevalled and the tempera- and all kinds of military ture fell to several degrees below supplies; or to engage in the freezing point. Snow was general, To furnish counter-revolu- of several inches and road traffic transportation thereof;
and in many parts it fell to a depth
tionaries with money or
was greatly impeded. military supplies;
6. Persons, engaged in pro
Early this morning there was D
I have received from the De-that an agreement might still be pagating principles or policies not heavy fall in London but the streets partment of State a recommenda- reached satisfactory to both gov-consistent with and contrary to were cleared before the busy hours. tion that you be granted a special | ernments. Meanwhile the Air the Three People's Principles or Four lives were lost an result promotion from Class IV to Class Ministry had been investigating the policies of the National Reve of the fierce weather. III of the Foreign Service in re- the possibilities of alternative lution shall be punished with im- Two fishermen were drowned by cognition of your distinguished routes. British Wirclcas Service. prisonment of from 2nd to 4th the overturning of their boat in service at Nanking in March, 1927. It has given me great plea- sure to send this nomination to the Senate.
degree.
a blizzard. TURKEY COMES IN,
Weather forecasts indicate the 7. Persons executing important continuance of north-easterly winds missions in meeting or organisa-and cold weather for the next three, PRELIMINARY DISARMAMENTtions called or formed for the pur
The work of the Foreign Ser- vice is at times difficult and, on | occasions, hazardous, but, as the long record of the service shows,
COMMITTEE.
London, Yesterday.
pone of overthrowing the Revolu- or four days.-British Wireless Ser- tion shall be punished with impri- Constantinople, Yesterday. sonment of from 2nd to 4th. The Government has decided to degree and the said meeting or
vice.
WAKEFIELD TROPHY.
its officers throughout the world accept the Invitation to parti- organisations shall be dissolved.
Berlin, Yesterday. The discontent of the formere ati high taxation and the alleged low Increase in Levy of Taxes at duties on Imported farm produce has culminated in anti-Government demonstrations. Several thousand amali landowners-in various places in Brandenburg, notably at Pren-1 Payments to Governnient zlau and Neuruppin have collided offices, public institutions and with the pollice and have been dis- even of railway fares, have been persed with little damage apart! increased to 20 per cent. in from the breaking of windows Nationalist banknotes or, in the the local government offices. alternative, 10 per cent. in silver,
A very representative luncheon liave often given proof of splendid cipate in the preliminary disarma- Mere participants in said meet- one or two degrees of their pro- at the individual's option..
The discontent was accentuated presided over by Sir C. C. Wake- devotion to duty, disregard of ment committee on March 16. The ings or organisations shall be per punishment. at a recent meeting at which the field, in honour of Mayor Campbell danger and the ability to meet delegation will consist of the for- punished with imprisonment of "Consumption Tax Bureau" put junkers and large landowners de- on his return from America was emergencies and to discharge sign Commissar, Tewak Rushdi, a the 5th degree, or with detention. of these regulations who are sen 11. Persons guilty of violation the order into affect some time clared there would he bloodshed made the occasion of Anglo-Ameri- creditably every responsibility military adviser and the Turkish before. It is stated that the addi-unless the government alleviated can goodwill in sporting rivalry.
placed upon them... tional levy here is for charitable their "unhappy lot." Farmers also service.
The American Ambassador, In Your conduct at Nanking was demonstrated in the province of warmly congratulating Campbell in keeping with the best tradi- Foreign merchants are pro- Lippe, carrying placards inscribed: warned him to sleep with one eye tions of the service. The depart testing in connection with the "The people have risen! The storm open. America intended to win ment has already commended you The forthcoming marriages are cause flood, causing destruction, counter-revolutionary crimes whe Increase and are still in nego-breaks!"-Reuter.
back the Wakefield Trophy present for your loyal and efficient per announced of William Lumsden, or of other crimes under circum-ther within or outalde China shall tiation with the local author-
ed to the holder for the land-speed formance of duty at your post, master mariner, of the as: "Sud- stances enumerated in Condition be punished according to these record.
but I wish to add my own com- yang to Janet McKelvie, of A of Article 2 and Article 5. shall regulatioris.
The
itles.
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A motor-bus company is now
OVERDOSE OF OPIUM.
Minister at Berne-Reuter.
COMING WEDDINGS.
tenced to imprisonment of the
Other Offences,
2nd degree, shall be deprived of 8. Persons guilty of murder, their civil rights and all other injuring other people, incendiar rights. ism, breaking up embankments to 12. All persons found guilty of
Mr. Joynson Hicks acclaimed mendation of your zeal and cour-Dundee, Scotland, ca route to the be punished according to provi:18. These regulations shall be- functioning between Kongmoon At the Kwong Wah hospital yes Campbell as a companion to Drake age which have set an example Colony by the "Morea" and sions of the Criminal Code, come effective from date of pre- and Sanwuf, in opposition to the terday morning, a Chinese woman and Frobisher and emphasised to your colleagues and in a large Hernillo Hermenegildo dos 9. Persons guilty of attempts mulgation; they shall also be re- Sunning Railway. Only six cars was admitted suffering from an that Campbell won the trophy with degree enhanced the prestige of Remedios, assistant at the Rut- to commit or devising secret troactive as regards persons, now are being run, and the daily tak overdose of opium, which was self á British engine, British tyres, Bri- the foreign service.de pa tonjco and Son, to Lucilla Maria plans to commit the crimes charged with violation of these ings gre about. 3800——Our - own niministered="9be is known nat to tigh pluck and British sportsman- "Very sincerely yours, Montalto de Jesus of 1. The enumerated in Article 2 to Article regulations and are waiting trial. correspondent.
be in a serious condition.
ĮAlbany, Hong Kong.
14 shall be allowed a mitigation of -- Kuo
ship-Reuter..
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