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PASSES THROUGH THIS MORNING.
OFF TO SHANGHAI.
Seven Rooms Booked On P. & 0. s.s. "Mantua."
GENERAL CHEN MING-CHU GOES WITH HIM.
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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1928.
NAVY SENSATION.
Captain Refuses To Sail?
H.M.S. "ROYAL OAK."
Gunboat Commander Appointed To Battle Ship.
DOMINION RIGHT..
No Neutrality For South Africa.
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BRITAIN'S PART.
Our Share Done In Disarmament.
NAVAL POLICY.
Interesting Facts Disclosed By First Lord.
TRAFFIC IN WOMEN.
Discussion At Geneva.
BRITISH RESOLUTION.
Public Opinion To Support Campaigns,
on
London, To-day.
Mr. G. C. Moxon, a resident of
London, Yesterday..
Geneva, Yesterday, Interest was excited at the con- The Assembly resumed the de-many years', standing, who has re- The Rt. Hon. W. C. Bridge- The League committee clusion of the debate on the Navy bate on the motion to ratify the tired and gone Home but has man, First Lord of the Admiralty, traffic in women and children has festimates last night.
report of the Imperial Confer- come back on a visit to the Colony, introduced in the House of Com- adopted a British resolution hop- Comdr. Bellairs invited an official | ence. > **
paid a glowing and emphatic tri-mons the navy estimates for the ing their countries retaining the statement régarding a telegram General Smuts developed his bute to the Hong Kong Electric coming financial year amounting licensed house system will inves- which he believed would be publish-views opposing General Hertzog's Co., Ltd., at the 39th annual meet- to £57,800,000. He emphasiaedi tigate the question in the light of ed in to-day's newspapers to the opinion on the Dominions' right ing of shareholders held to-day in that this sum showed a reduction the experts' report. The com- of £1,150,000 on what was spent mittee recognises that where the To the disappointment of a large number in both Hong Kong effect that the captain and some to neutrality. He intimated that the company's office.
officers of the battleship"Royal, the opposition would vote in fa- Mr. C. G. S. Mackie (chairman) last year. There was in addition system existed for many years. and Canton, Marshal Li Chai-sum, chairman of the Provincial Gov-Oale" had refused to sail under an
presided and was supported by £1,280,000 less in appropriations. the question of abandonment the Hon. Sir. Shou-son Chow, Therefore it had been necessary must be supported by public opin- ernment of Kwangtung, sailed for Shanghai carly this morning to
the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, to economise to some thing like lon. Therefore it suggests that go to Nanking, the central seat of government of the Chinese Ng
Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. T. G. $2,999,000. He called attention to steps be taken to act upon public- tionalist Party.
Weall, Mr. T. E. Pearce (direc-the additional expenditure, of opinion in a fight against traffic tors), and Mr. F. R. Marsh, £198,000 on the fleet air arm and in women.-Reuter. |M.LË.E. (Manager). Sharehold- said that so far from starving the
Seven rooms on board. the P. & D. s.s. "Mantua" were booked to accommodate Marshal Li and his staff. General Chen Ming-chu, commander of the 11th Nationalist Army and hitherto director of operations in the east of Kwangtung, accompanied Marshal Li. ́
Overnight cables refer to the possibility of peace between the Nationalist federation and the Northern Government in Peking, Mar- shal Li's visit to Nanking may have considerable effect on the, situation in the whole of China. Later wireless messages refer to military activity in Nanking, pointing to preparation for renewal of the war in the North.
NANKING ACTIVE.
Inquiries were made by the offered him the post of chairman "China Mail" yesterday, drawing of the Canton Government, in- forth an emphatic reply from atending to confine his own atten- very reliable, semi-official source lion, to the post of Commander- that "Marshal Li Chai-sum. will in-chief of the troops. not go to Nanking if he can pose | What Occurred Before. sibly avoid doing so."
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Later in the day, it was learn- ed that passages booked on the "Manlua" might be cancelled,
However, other circumstances have prevailed, rendering, Mar- shal Li's visit necessary.
Canton Reticence,
Official circles in Canton are ex- ceedingly reticent on the matter. The most that has been said is that Marshal Li is going in the interests of the whole Nationalist
Government. A conference with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek will follow as a matter of course.
It is interesting to note that General. Chen Ming-chu has ac- companied Marshal Li. When Chiang Kai-shek set out on the conquest of the North in the sum-
mer of 1926, General Chen com- manded of the two divisions: 'drafted from Marshal Li's army! (the 4th Nationalist army corps). General Chang Fah-kuei led the other. Both these divisions won fume all the way up to the final! assault on Wuchang and Han- kow.
March Back to Canton. Then came a split.
General
Chen received higher promotion from Chiang Kai-shek and Gen- eral Chang Fah-kuel (whose men became known as the Ironsides) sided with the Leftists,
After
Uneasiness has been caused by: the fear of an untoward incident during Marshul Li's absence. It will be recalled that the day after
Marshal Li Chai-sum.
his administration
been court- martialled and carried as passen- gers to Gibraltar.
Admiral and had
Comdr. Bellairs requested the Government to state the actual facts at the earliest 'opportunity.
Sir C. Hendlam replied that he, had not sufficient information to answer or make a statement at: present.
inquishes command.
with Captain Osberne, of the gun- boat "Edgmont" commanding the "Royal Oak."-Router.
Gen. Hertzog, lender of the South African Nationalists,
who initiated the Dominion
troubles.
INVESTORS.
ers were Messrs, G. C. Moxon, air side the Admiralty were mak- RUBBER INDUSTRY. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., O.B.E, O. F. ing extra provision, although they
ibeiro, V. Sorby, Ip Fook, To were cutting down in other direc- PREMIER REFUSES TO MEET Tso-hing, H. Ruttonjee, L. C. F. tions.
Effective Services. Bellamy, Dr. C. M. Heanley, F. L. Brown, Chua Seng-choo, J. T. There was a vote of £48,000,000 Bagram, E. M. Raymond, Chan for effective services. This cor- Pak-yick, Leung Yan-po, L. J. responded almost exactly with Davies, D. J. Lewis, W. N. H. the sum for effective services in
·
ORMSBY GORE VISIT.
London, Yesterday. Asked in the House of Commons
announcement of the Government
The morning newspapers print an unofficial telegram from Malta atat- ing that the first Battle Squadron of the Mediterranean Flect due to Bail| to Gibraltar on March 11 was de-
Murdoch, J. H. Taggart, E. Ezra, the year 1914, but when they if he would receive a deputation of layed until March 12 when the
Royal Oak's" flag was seen to be Neutrality movement,
R. Pestonji, G. H. Potts, L. E. came to calculate what they would hauled down, which ceremony is your of the report and said the Ozorio, O. Baptista, Wong Hing- have had to pay if pre-war prices members representing the rubber performed when captain re- Empire meant security for all kwong, W. J. Stokes, A. Kitchell, prevailed they had reduction of vestors whose property had been B. L. Seton-Winton (attorney for £18,000,000. Therefore, on that depreciated in consequence of the The Battle Squadron duly sailer members, but if all asserted their A. David and A. J. David) and Lo calculation, there was a saving onenquiry, Mr. Baldwin replied in the
remain of security? right to neutrality, what would Kin-fai.
effective services of 37.36 per negative pointing out that the Chairman's Speech,
cent, compared with the pre-war whole question was under review. They would all have to buildį The manager having read the year. armies and navies for future! notice convening the meeting, the
-Reuter. Mr. Bridgeman described as an chairman said:-
levent of great value and interest
Colonial Office Tour. "We are not free individual
Gentlemen, With your per- the most generous contribution by
London, Yesterday, states but free members of an as-mission we will take the report New Zealand of £1,000,000 to-prezentatives of the Colonial Office Members, of his family and ro- and statement of accounts as wards making a dock at Singa- bid farewell to Mr. W. G. A. read. The nett profit for 1927 porc. New Zealand had also after deducting $464,200 for de-offered to maintain another crui- Ormsby Gore, Under Secretary,
Colonial Office, on preciation. is $1,474.221.29 and ser more than before. He refer-
his departure with the sum of $33,204.57 red with satisfaction to the fine
He said in an interview that he brought forward from last ac-
would spend some time on rubber plantations "but the Government decision on rubber restriction will have been made before my return. | My great interest will be to see the effect of that decision in the rubber producing areas-Reuter.
HAYNES ABSENT.
PLAINTIFF IN SUMMARY COURT.
MR. N. 1. BREWER SUED.
Mr. L. E. Haynes was plaintiff in two cases which were "called" at the Summary Court weekly case- fixing session this morning but he did not appear and Mr. Justice Wood, arising out of R case in which Mr. Haynes sued Mr. N. I. Brewer for $1,000, 'showed Mr. Brewer a letter he had received from Mr. Haynes and said that, in
ages:
Gen. Smuts, who opposes the idea.
ing as an individual and not other- The Empire was not built on wise.
neutrality and would not endure IIls Honour commented that Mr. thereon, but on common loyalty. Brewer had no right otherwise. General Smuts urged that the Mr. Brewer applied for pleadings question should be left for the but His Honour said he would not consideration and judgment of make an order in the absence of the Imperial Conference. Reu: plaintiff. The application might be ter. opposed.
count we have $1,507,425.86 for appropriation.
With this we propose:-
To pay
a dividend
of $2.50 per share
absorbing
$750,000.00
To place to reserve.. 700,000.00 To carry forward to
next account
57,425.86 The dividend is the same as for
reserve is
the three preceding years. The amount placed to $200,000 more than in 1926. Capitalising, Reserve,
ANGEROUS A DIRETWORK, ALAS
on his tour.
Singapore, Yesterday.
The retention of the rubber con- trol and the exploration of all means to bring into line the Dutch East Indies and other unrestrict- ed countries was urged at a joint meeting of the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Cea- |tral Advisory Committee's who de- cided to ask the Governments all rubber-growing countries to consi- der the advisability of suspending for a perod the alienation of land for rubber..
The Committees are of opinion that the present scheme for release should be more elastic and that the pivotal price should be lowered in gradual stages while the scheme should provide for an increasing demand being supplied at a de- creasing price.--Reuter.
Mr. Haynes' absence, he would ad-sociated Empire," he said, and if journ the case.
it was a matter of major concern The amount claimed is made up for the Empire, he anticipated the of work alleged to have been done Dominions would always do as and materials supplied, plus dam- they did in 1914. It would be For many years it has been the practically impossible for any policy of the company to set aside When the case was first called Dominion to declare neutrality in annually to reserve amounts Mr. Brewer answered and, in reply a war in which Britain was in-which have been expended in ex- to His Honour, said he was appear-volved and vice versa.
tensions of the plant to meet the increasing demand for electricity. Some return is obviously due to shareholders in respect of such reserves and your directors now think that in order to give effect to this we should capitalise $1,500,000 of the fund and declare a bonus equal to this amount to be satisfied by the issue of 150,000 new shares in the proportion of one for every two in the company. These shares to be issued on July 1, 1928, and to bear interest from that date and in all other respects to rank with the existing shares. Such a scheme requires your authority to make the necessary work achieved by the navy in
London, Yesterday. incrase in the capital and at a China during the very disturbed
The Italian Government to-day meeting to follow this we shall times through which that country duly paid to the British Govern ask permission to increase the had been passing.
ment the sum of £2,000,000, being subscribed capital of $5,000,000
Replacement Policy. the fifth instalment payable, under which will allow us to make the Dealing with the question of gen- the war debt funding agreement. proposed issue of honns shares eral naval policy Mr. Bridgeman 'The French Government also paid and leave a balance of 150,000 said it was one of replacement,, the sum of £3,000,000 as the fourth shares unissued. We
have This year the Government were payment on account of the French Catholic Father In The Hands Of thought it advisable to make this dropping one cruiser out of three war debt-British Wireless Service.
provision for a further issue at and were inserting a
Mr. Brewer commented that it: meant his making another appear- ance. He was not appearing of his own wish and such appearance necessitated loss of time.
SINGAPORE BASE.
MR. KENWORTHY'S THREE
OBJECTIONS...
MOTION DEFEATED.
London, Yesterday,
being out of office for a time, he sailed from Hong Kong a few General Chen landed in Fukien, months ago,
His Honour romarked that there sponsored by Chiang Kai-shek and was overthrown, temporarily, by was an alternative of being repre- fought his way back to Canton, the Ironsides.
sented legally and said that he In the course of his march, he
Now that cordiality has been could not hear Mr. Brewer ex parte. lost substantial parts of his best established between Hong Kong He would adjourn the
The House of Commons rejected units in a campaign against his and Canton, it is felt that Marshal weeks.
case two a Labour motion for the reduction old colleagues, the Ironsides.
Li will, best serve the Chinese by
of the vote on the Singapore base, remaining in the south.
Chen Ming-chu's Influence.
It is only natural that General Chen should be partial to Chiang
Case Struck Out. Chugrin was indicated in the Mr. Haynes was plaintiff in an- gruff replies given to "China other action in which he claimed Mail" representatives this morn-$500 from Arculli Brothers. ing by the best-informed men, Mr. A. el Arculli appeared for de- fendants and asked for the case to be struck out.
SPECIAL TRAIN.
100 Bodyguards in Chinese Territory,
His Honour complied with Mr. Arculli's request.
Another case in which it was įstated that the plaintiff was a client Accompanying Marshal Li of the South China Trade Protoe- were Mr. Chu Ka-wa, vice-presi-tion Association was "called" ond dent of Chung-shan University, the plaintiff appeared in person. Canton, and a member of the Can- Mr. A. el Arculil represented de- ton branch of the Political Council | fendant..
(the highest civil, authority in The claim was by Chung Kin the province); and Mr. Lai: Man-against Pang Chau for $748.63. yum (private secretary to Mar- The hearing was fixed for March shal Li), who took part in the 26.
Witness In Canton,
-
PRIEST ESCAPES,
Brigands.
ARRIVES AT KIUKIANG.
Klukfang, Yesterday. Father Kauthem, the Catholic priest who was captured by brig- ands on. March 19 in the vicinity of Hukow, har now escaped and has arrived at Kiukiang British Wireless Service.
[Note: Kluklang is the port of Kiangel province, which is under Genera! Chu Pei-teh of the Na- tionalist Army. It is on the Yung: tazo 262 miles above Nanking and 142 miles below Hankow.]
Wireless, despatches from Nan- king and Wuhu (which is 55 miles above Nonking) indicate that there is no anti-foreign feeling at either of these Yangtste Trenty ports.
some future date.
Increased Sales.
The Rt. Hon. W. C. Bridge- man, First Lord of the Ad- miralty, who introduced the Naval Estimates in the House of Commons.
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further four sloops. In the two years
PAYING UP.
ITALIAN AND FRENCH WAR DEBTS.
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1927 and 1928, instead of having voluntarily scrapped tonnage The sales of current in 1927 six cruisers, they would only lay amounting_to_1,300,000 tons and amounted to just over 271% mil-down three. So far they had no since then had scrapped about the lion units, an increase of 11 per idea of altering the next year's same as America.had. cent, on 1926, and the number of programme. That would come up
Our Part: consumers has increased by 1,905 for consideration by the minister Since the Armistice Great Bri. to a total of 28,420.
who then presented the estim-tain has scrapped 1,588 ships with No change has been made in our ates. It would be a very risky a total tonnage of 2,139,515. So charging rates, during the year thing to go further than the when one looked at the contribu- and the average price obtained Government had done in postpon- tions of the United States of half has consequently been practically ing replacement because in a few a million tons and our own of two the same as in 1926.
years we should have a more rapid million tons one could not say we Our rate for lighting is now 40 obsolescence in cruisers and there had not done our part. official visit to Hong Kong two
per cent. below that of 1914, and would be more necessity for "I do not think," said Mr. weeks ago.
from recent inquiries in England spending money on replacements. Bridgeman," it is quite sufficient- Not till 9.30 last night did the H. Ruttonjee and Co. were plain-
and America we believe that our These, replacements would be ly understood how large a part we special train leave Tai-sha-tau, tiffs in an action against Mr. D.
charging rates compare favour-necessary, moreover, at the same have played in this matter. We ¡Canton.
M. Browing for $180,52.
ably with those in other places time as the possibility of replac-nre the only nation that is depen Mr. Andrews appeared for de
and that our constituents have ing battleships.
dent for our very existence on the A hundred picked troops were fendant and said that defendant's moved by Lt. Comdr. Kenworthy, reason to be satisfied in this re- The Government's reason for free passage of the seas and for Kai-shek, having received soon the train as bodyguards. Gen-only witness had gone to Canton who said he desired to slow down spect
dropping three cruisers was not that reason, our contribution, I many favoure from him. But he cral Chul King-tong (4th Army), and the claim hardly warranted his expenditure on the Singapore Bad Debts, and Deposits. that they were not satisfied that think, is all the more remark- has also been loyal to Marshal Li, General Tang Shih-chang (City De-speciál appearance.
scheme, firstly pending the outcome Bad debts you will notice stand this country had done its full able.". his original superior."
fence Commissioner and Police On defendant's solicitor giving of the American proposals for at $11,959.58 as compared with share in disarmament. America. Our present naval expenditure. Opinion, in Canton is that Gen Commissioner) and Mr. Fan Ki-me an undertaking that the amount five-Power treaty outlawing war, $38,706.32 in 1926 and $81,169,48 had made a very generous contri-was seven per cent of the total eral Chen's influence is responsi- (ex-Mayor of Swatow) accom- would be paid into Court, the case secondly because sufficient accom in 1925. This reduction is due to bution in the limitation of arma- Budget of the country of the pre ble for rapprochement with Nan-panied Marshal Li to bid him ben was adjourned for a month, it be- mudation, would be available at the fact that since 1925 we have ments and had scrapped some war figure of 25.5 per cent. and as king. That General Chen is in-voyage. Mr. Wong Keung (base ing stated that the witness would Singapore, Hong Kong and Sydney, asked nearly all consumers for thing like half a million tons of against 8.5 in the United States. Auential is evident from the fact commandant) and Mr. Fang Chuk-have returned by them, and finally because the site at cash deposits to cover their liabli- ships bullt or building. Before at the present time and 14.9 per that shortly after his return to
Mr. A.-ei-Arculii-was for plain- Singapore was unhealthy and exity to the company. This has the Washington Conference was cent, in Japan.British Wireless Canton, Marshall several times
posed to Land attack
(Continued on Pega 2. Theld, however, Great Britain had | Servic
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.
Other Officials.
(Continued on page 6.)