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HONG KONG, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1928.
No. 25,851
WINDOW SMASHED.
SHANTUNG WAR.
BIG NATIONALIST CLAIM,
TAI-AN FALLEN ?
Japanese Troops Arrive At Tsinanfu.
NANKING GOVERNMENT LODGES PROTEST.
In connection with the despatch of the Japanese force, the Nationalist Government at Nanking has lodged a protest on the usual lines, drawing attention to the instructions to Chinese author ities to give protection to foreigners.. The Peking Government has received a reply from Japan to its first protest and has sent a second
protest.
POWER'S REPLY.
Another Soldier Sent To Jail.
NO EXPLANATION.
Glass Breaking "Tommy" Gets Two Months' Hard Labour.
L
JAPANESE DIET,
Will Probably Be Dissolved.
MINISTER'S DEATH.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
TOM HEENEY.
To Meet. Tunney In New York.
RICKARD'S STATEMENT,
Your Eyes Are Safe With Us”
"N. LAZARUS
Hong Kong's Only European Optician. (Established Over Forty Years). Manager-RALPH A. COOPER, MAO.A., Registered Optometrist by Canadian Govt. Exam
(Personal Attention).
ST. GEORGE'S DAY.
Wreath Laid At The Cenotaph.
.K.O.S.B.'S WITH FLAGS!
CHINA LIGHT CO. Increase of Capital Meeting. AMENDMENT CARRIED.
Vice-Minister Of Home Affairs Dies Site Likely To Be The Yankee Pictures & Concerts For The Forces Share Allotment In Discretion Of
After Party Meeting.
Tokyo, To-day,
ACQUITTED !
+
SINCLAIR FREE AT LAST OF
TEAPOT DOME.
MURDER TRIAL.
To-night.
Even some of the men in the
Directors.
in
Stadium; Date, July 26. Private W. G. Poxon of the
Shanghai, To-day....
Washington, April 17. Queen's Royal Regiment,
An amendment was proposed and was A Tokyo telegram, states that Tex Rickard announced to-day King's Own Scottish Borderers carried to-day, at an extraordinary this morning charged before Mr. attending the conference of, the that Heavy weight Champion Gene wore the Cross of St. George in meeting of the China Light & R. E. Lindsell at the Central Seiyukai, at which the Govern- Tunney and Challenger Tom their caps to-day but there were Power (1918) Co., Ltd., held in St. While the majority of sources indicate that a lull has set in, the Magistracy for breaking a pane of ment is understood to have de- Henney of New Zealand will atage very few of them. Men of the George's Building,
glass at Messrs. Whitenway, Lald- cided to dissolve the Diet if a their expected battle in New York 1st. Batt. Queen's Royal Regi Nationalists claim another important capture; that of Tai-an, which law's building at 6.20 this morn-vote of non-confidence is passed, City.
ment were seen with the little There were present Messrs. H. P. Mr. R. G. Shewan preaided. is only 35 miles south of Tsinunfu, the capital of Shantung province, ing, causing damage to the ex- Mr. Kinkichi Muto, Parliamentary This announcement puts at rest flags in their headgear, permis- White, Lee Hysan (directors), Noel
tent of $22.
Vice-Minister of Home Affairs rumours that the bout would be in sion having been given by the Braga (secretary), A. L. Shields, Japanese troops have arrived at Tsinanfu, which is on the
Poxon pleaded guilty, and when suddenly died.-Router. south bank of the Yellow River and the junction of railways north-asked by the Magistrate what Momentous Session Opened.
London on account of Henney's Military authorities.
JA. Keith, Tse Tean-tal, A. A. British nationality. London pro-morning, a wreath was laid at the Shewan. J. Toppin, J. Coulthart, Promptly at nine o'clock this Botelho. F. J. Tavares, I. W. ward to Tientsin and eastward to Taingtno, on the coast.
window, 'Poxon said that he had H.M.. the Emperor has formally/moters turned a frigld shoulder to Cenotaph in Statue Square as on John Dick and W. G. Lawson. reason he had for breaking the no reason to offer.
opened the Special Diet Session. and rain were considered another
the proposition, and London foga St. George's Day in former (shareholders). Mr. Lindsell passed sentence
The non-confidence vote is ex-unpromising factor for any years.
out- of two months hard labour and pected to be introduced on the
Lt. Col. L. G. Bird, D.S.O. (Pre-
Chairman's Speech. ordered Poxon to pay $22 as com-
27th inst. after the passage of the door battle,
sident of St. George's Society, The notice convening was read pensation for the broken glass, Coronation Estimates.
The date of the meeting was not Hong Kong) and the Hon. Sir by the secretary. The chairman or, in default, to undergo an ad- deavouring to win over the sup- prove July 26, at the Yankee sident) carried the wreath be-
! Both sides are atrenuously en- made public, but it is expected to Henry Pollock, K.C. (a Past Pre- then said: ditional 14 days' jail.
Gentleman, The object of the port of the Independents who hold Stadium because previous rumours, tween them. Others who were resolutions just read is to obtain The broken glass was in a win- the fate of the Government in had indicated late August and the present at the main entrance to further capital for the company to dow in the side of the lift en- their hands.-Reuter
New York Boxing Commission had the Hong Kong Club and walked the extent of $600,000 by the issue trance of Whiteaway's, and to
assigned Thursday as the day for in the procession were Mr. C. G. of 120,000 new shares at $5 paid get at it, Poxon had to enter a lane between Whiteaway's build-
Rickard's summer bouts. United Alabaster, O.B.E.-K.C., Mr. up. Press. ing and the Queen's Dispensary.
H. R. B. Hancock and Mr. W. A. Nanking. Yesterday.
This money will be utilised look it appears that Marshal
A large stone must have been
Dowley (Past Presidents), Mr. the first, instance in liquidating our The Nationalist Armies claim Chang Tso-lin (head of the An-thrown with force at the window,
L. C. F. Bellamy, Mr. T.-E. Pearce, overdraft with our bankers and for the capture of Tai-an.-Reuter. kuochun Government in Peking) (which had a big hole in the centre
Mr. P. S. Cassidy, Mr. R. E. Lind-the purchase and INote: Tai-an is on the Tien- is planning to withdraw his of it.
sell. M. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Mr. additional land adjoining the site reclamation of tsin-Pukow Railway. Yenchow, (Northern) troops to an already
J. Bentley, Mr. S. T. Butlin (hon. of the power station, and secondly the last city reported to have been prepared defence line extending
secretary). Mr. Greensmith, Mr, to meet heavy capital expenditure taken by the Nationalists, is 46 from Paotingfu on the' Peking-
H. R. Phelips, Mr. J. H. Tarrant, principally on new sub-stations at miles due south. Tsinanfu, the Hankow railway to Tehchow (on)
and Mr. S. H. Dutton. capital of Shantung, is 35 miles the Tientsin-Pukow Railway).
is 100 miles north, and was cap-Mr. Sinclair's acquittal was
Kowloon Tong, Mongkok and Teim- Retreat Programme. north of Tai-an.]
sha-taui. And we anticipate hav- The Nationalists are reported tured by the Nationalists from nounced, for the mere mention,
The following programme of music ing later on to provide for the sup to be rapidly progressing in the the Northerners, Tai-an is an- during the past four years, of the
is to be played by the Band and ply of electricity in the New Terri- south-east of Shantung province, Tsinanfu is 35 miles north of Tal-licans in connection with the Tea-murder case at the Supreme Court Hong Kong Cricket Club ground Government.
other 45 miles north of Yenchow. names of many prominent Repub- barrister, defended in his first Queen's Royal Regiment on
Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam, the local Drums of the 1st Batta, the tories-a matter which is now re- towards Kaomi-Reuter.
[Note: Paotingfu is in the west of Yenchow; it was captured the hopes
the colving the consideration of the an. Taining is 20 miles south-pot Dome oil scandal, atimulated south-centre of Chihli. Tehchow is
of the Democrats that
(weather permitting) at 5.30 Nanking, Yesterday.
close to Shantung's northern by the "Christian General" after the Republican standard could not
At the Criminal Sessions, Sanda-P.m.- The Nationalist Foreign Minis-frontier. The line from Paoting striking at the rear of General
ger Singh, a watchman at the 1. Combined, "Aldershot"-March. Dates of payment and other-par- fa to Techow runs almost direct Sun Chuan-fang.]
Standard Oll Co.'s Lai-chi-kok in-2. Drums, "I wonder how I look ticulars will be stated in the stallation, was charged with the when I'm asleep"--Song: "Moon notices offering you these new murder of a colleague, Jetta Singh,
of the mountains"-Marches. shares, but I may add it is the on the night of Feb. 18 and 19.3. Band, "Charmaine" Selection. present intention of the directors The case came before the Pulsne 4. Combined, "Song at Twilight"that those shareholders who pre Judge, Mr. Justice J. R. Wood. The
The Risings.
unable to pay the final call of $4 jury comprisad Messrs. F. Good-
Drums, RETREAT.
per share on due date will be given win (foreman), J. H. Raikes, S.
Combined, "I passed by your up to June 30, 1929, on payment of Juman, M. A. Xavier, S. E. Sousa, Combined, "Hallelujah"-March. cent. per annum
window"--The Risings.
interest at the rate of nine per on the overdua Combined, "Wee MacGregor calls. But it will be to the inter- Patrol.
est of shareholders to pay the bal- Combined, "The Colours"-Slowance of $4. per. share on due date March;
"Georgia" --- Quick to secure thereon the current divi- March,
dend in respect thereof. Combined, "War' Time Songs". Band, "Abide With Me"-Even- ing Hymn.
TWO PROTESTS.
Japanese Despatch of Troops to Shantung.
'ter, General Hwang Fu, in
A
Note to the Japanese Foreign
from north to south and is about Help For General Chang.. Minister on April 21, recalls that 115 miles long as the crow flies.
Peking, Saturday,
The preparation of such a line
the Chinese Nationalist Govern by the Northerners tends to in-
A lull is reported to have set in
ment last May protested to the dicate preference for action inside on all fronts in the North China. Japanese Government in connect-China Proper, rather than a re-war. ion with the despatch of Japanese treat back into Manchuria. troops to Shantung and says that
Although the leaders in the Kaomi is astride the Peking Government are not send-
although the troops were subae- Tsinanfu-Tsingtao Railway, close quently withdrawn, the sense of resentment is still felt by Chin-to
ese.
The Note points out that since
Powers.
Tsingtao on the coast.
Withdrawals Denied,
Peking, Yesterday.
ing troops to their colleagues who are being pressed by the Nation- alists in Shantung province, it is reliably reported that the Peking leaders have sent 400,000 rounds
OIL SCANDAL DROPS,
New York, Yesterday. The mercury in the Democratic thermometer dropped rapidly when
Mr. Harry Sinclair,
an-
LOCAL BARRISTER'S FIRST CASE.
LAI-CHI-KOK INDIANS.
this morning.
C. C. Wong and R. Abraham..
5.
6.
Mr. Tom was instructed by Mr. A. E. Hall Prisoner pleaded "not. guilty," Mr. H. S. Fitzroy, acting Assistant Attorney-General pro secuted. Acting Detective Inspec 8. tor Lane had, charge of the Police 19,
CADO.
28 Witnesses. Twenty-three witnesses will be
the establishment of the Nation- According to official reports the alist Government at Nanking, position of the Northern Armies to Tsinanfu; also, that Marshal orders had been repeatedly given is much better than was believed Chang Tso-lin, head of the Ankuo- to military and civil authorities a few days ago.
chun Government in Peking, has fully to protect the lives and pro- front (around the Chihli-Honan Chang Tsung-chang (w) com-
On the Peking-Hankow Railway sent his
supporter, General perty of Nationals of friendly frontier), it is denied that there mands an army group in Shan-
Goal of Unification, has been any important withdraw tung), $1,250,000 at Chang Tsung-be borne aloft at the Presidential "Unfortunately," the Note con- al by the Northerners, and it is chang's urgent request-Reuter, election in November, if the Court tinues, "the Japanese Government claimed that the Northern forces Note: Tsinantu is the capital of Justice castigated, as they fully had utterly disregard these facts," are holding position near Changte of Shantung province. The Tien- anticipated, the Republican ad and at a time when the Nation- although they have been instruct-tsin-Pukow Railway (north to minisrations for alleged "fraud alist Armies are engaged on the ed not to advance beyond that south) crosses the Yellow River and corruption." Second Northern Expedition, and point for the present.
at Teinanfu, und another line The charge on which Mr. Sinclair when the goal of China's unifica-
Sun Chuan-fang.
runs eastward to Tsingtao, on the is now acquitted was that of con-Jury, General Chu Yu-pu's agent (in coast. It is still held by General tion is in sight the Japanese Gov- ernment again proposes to des- Peking) claims that the North Chang Tsung-chang's Northern patch troops to Shantung, In so-ern forces have captured Puchow, troops.] doing, the Japanese Government 40 miles south of Tamingfu.
is looking at the situation in the
same
It is also asserted that an offi
false light of last May. cial wire has been received stat- Such an attitude is warranteding that General Sun Chuan- neither by existing conditions nor fang's army is still holding Tai- by legal sanctions. It is an act-ning (in Shantung) and that Sun ion not only a flagrant violation Chuan-fang has himself returned of the principles of international there.-Reuter. law and Treaty stipulations, but
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JAPANESE TROOPS.
Earlier Reports of Chinese Protests.
י.
Nationalist Protest.
"SOME RAIN.”
N.E. winds, fresh, overcast, some rain, is the official weather. forecast until noop to-morrow.
The depression has developed into a typhoon and is central to the N.E. of Tokyo. The trough has Alled up. The anticyclone. over N. China has strengthened.
Interior to
defraud the United
·
Directors' Intention.
First Resolution.
Mr. Shewan then proposed the first resolution as follows:-
"That the authorised.capital of the company (which is now $3,000,000 consisting of 600,000 · 'shares of the nominal value of $5 each the whole of which have been issued) be increased to $9,600,000 by the creation of 120,000 additional shares of the nominal value of $5 each ranking (subject as hereinafter mention- ed) as from date of allotment for
pari passu with the shares con- dividend and in all other respects
stituting the company's present issued capital."
Regimental Marches, The Prince of Wales, called and it is expected that the
God Save The King, hearing will occupy two days.
To-night's Concerts. Enlarged photographs of the At half-past nine to-night, the corpse, plans of Lai-chi-kok and Committee and members of St. locality and of the Standard Oil George's Society, Hong Kong, Co.'s Installation were produced will be "at Home" to, His and handed to the Bench and to the Majesty's Forces at the Queen's Theatre and the Star Theatre A large number of Sikhs and ajin Kowloon. sprinkling of Europeans were pre-
"The Battles of Coronel and Bent.
the Falklands" will be screened Outlining the Crown case, Mr. at the Queen's Theatre, where Fitzroy said that as in most mur. Mr. W. A. Hannibal and Mr. der cases, nobody saw the blow or Gloyer will take part in the musi blows struck; but there were
cal programme.
There will also be a film enter- series of facts which showed that tainment at the Star, the feature the crime had been committed, that being "Tell It to the Marines." Jetta Singh was the man killed and Mrs. Carnegie will sing "Land of second resolation. Mr. J. Coulthart that the evidence would show be-Hope and Glory." yond all-reasonable doubt that pri soner was the man who killed him, Prisoner's Explanation.
tinct.
A
Mr. A. Ketih seconded. The re solution was carried unanimously. The Amendment.
Mr. Shewan then proposed the
seconded: Mr. H. P. White pro- posed an amendment, as follows:--
"That resolution No. 2 be amended by the deletion of the words 'as to the sum of $1 part thereof on the first day of May, 1928, and as to the balance there. of, ie., $4, on the first day of June, 1928′ at the end of the first paragraph, and the insertion In the place thereof of the words "in full or by such instalments and on such dates as the direc tors shall in their absolute día- cretion, decided." Mr. Tre Tsan-taf seconded and
Peking, Yesterday.
Peking, Saturday. which may also, it is feared, give. The three Japanese
The Japanese Legation in Pek- cruisers rise to serious consequences, the "Kataka," "Kuma" and
ing has notified the Waichiaopu "Tsti- responsibility for which must be shima" and one destroyer are at (Foreign Ministry of the Peking difficult to determine.
present at Tsingtao, where the Government) that Japanese
Mr. Fitzroy referred, in detall to when deceased was standing up, one of the wounds was, inflicted A "Strong". Protest, The Note concludes:-"Against tionary force is expected on April tested against this.
first detachment of the expedi-troops are being sent to Shantung
the alleged movements of the pri- the others when he was lying down. The Waichiaopu pro-spiring with the Secretary of the soner and deceased on the day of Death was due to multiple frac province. this step of despatching troops of 24 aboard the coast defence vessel Shantung the Nationalist Foreign | Kasuga."
Four hundred and sixty Japan. States Government in 1922, in con at 11.45 p.m. (just before, they of the brain.
Feb. 18. When neither was found tures of the skull and laceration Minister is constrained to lodge a At present five hundred Chin-at Tsinanfu on Friday evening.-pot Dome oll reserve. This belong search was made. Deceased was Dovey said that the abrasions on
ese troops from Tientsin arrived nection with the lease of the Tea should have gone on duty), strong protest with the Japanese ese troops are in Tsingtao-Reuter.
8 Cross-examined by Mr. Tam, Dr. Foreign Minister and request the Reuter.
ed to the Government. The lease found lying on his right side with prisoner's hand (which witness Japanese Government, in view of
was cancelled in October, 1927, on knees drawn up, outside the, Chi- saw when prisoner was charged) Nationalist Reports.
The Foreign Affairs Super- the grounds of fraud and corrup-nese staff quarters. Life was ex-were consistent with having been the friendly and amicable rela- tions between the two peoples, to
Shanghai, Saturday. visory Council, in the Nationalist tion. The "Kuo Min" News Agency Government at Nanking, states reconsider the action and. imme says: "There was a heavy bom- the "Nam Chung Pao," has in-
Sinclair Acquitted.
caused by a fall, diately stop sending forces des bardment of Tai-an by the Na-structed the Foreign Ministry
Deceased ap New York, April 21.
Prisoner was arrested the next peared to be 35 years old, about tined for Shantung, so that the tionalist troops and a rapid re-formally to protest to the Japan nate who was being tried in cox- cordial relations happily subsist-treat by General Chang Tsung- ese Government against the des- nection with the Teapot Dome of ing between the two nations may chang to Tsinanfu. be maintained.-Reuter.
patch of armed forces to Shan- scandal, has. been "The mysterious disappearance tung.
acquitted of General Sun Chuan-fang fol-
Reuter's American Service. lowed the fall of Telning.
The Central Political. Council The Peking Government has de
(the highest authority in the RESPECTABLE ! "Martial livered a second. Note, in some at Peking law has been declared Nationalist Government) was to what similar terms, in reply to "The removal of the headquar-position created by Japan's deci
have met yesterday to discuss the the Japanese Memorandum of ters of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-sion.
CHINESE WITH A PAIR OF SHOES. April 20 (following the first Pek-shek (the Nationalist comman Precautionary Measures. orandum kitated thapanese. Mem. der-in-chief) from Hsuchowfu to The Diplomatic Body has fixed. When a coolle was charged be- Dr. J. L. Dovey, medical officer orandum stated that the despatch Yenchow, and the recapture of on a date for a conference to exfore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Con-in charge of Kowloon Mortuary, by Dr. Dovey that alcohol had been fort panent force is merely Shih-chin-chwang (in Chinli) by tend precautionary measures for tral Magistracy this morning with gave evidence on the post mortem found in the stomach by the for the protection of Japanese Shansi troops (Nationalist allles) the protection of foreigners in the unlawful possession of 5 in the head, gashes 12, 6 and 5% this could not be admitted as evi examination. There were wounds Analyst. His Lordship held that lives and property.-Reuter. are features of the developments China. Tientain is to be the cen-catties of bleached bones at West inches long, respectively. An axe dence unless the Analyst gave it
in the war situation yesterday." tre. of the measures, states Point, he said that a man en or a heavy instrument with a sharp direct. WAR REPORTS.
Reuter
a Shanghai cable to the "Kung gaged him to carry the bones. He edge would have caused the Position Explained. Sheung Yat Po," and the judged his employer was a respect-wounds, he said. The skull hed Bacteriologist, testified to finding Dr. W. K. Dunscomb, assistant. [Note: The "Kuo Min" is a steps to be taken will be such that able man because he wore a pair "practically been smashed in on human blood on different parts of Nationalist organisation.
no misunderstanding can arise of shoes! He was given the bene-the left side, de a tunic, a pair of trousers and an Hauchowfu is in the north of but will meet with the approval of it of the doubt and discharaad.
bones were confiscated..
Railway station, with a ticket for seemed to be the stronger of the animously, Mr. Harry Sinclair, the ofl mag-morning at the Kowloon-Canton the same age as the prisoner, but the amendment was carried un-
Samchun
(the first station two. Deceased was not a habitual in Chinese territory), with blood-drinker. stalne on his overcoat and trousers.
Not "Evidence."
Peking's Second Note.
Peking, Yesterday.
Northern Armies Line of Defence Peking, Yesterday.
Second Resolution. Mr. Shewan then proposed the second resolution, as amended, as
His explanation, aald. Mr. Fitzroy, Mr. Fitzroy, in his opening, had follow was that he was going to see a referred to prisoner and deceased friend. Prisoner's tunic was having had a bottle of Hollanda's found, also with bloodstains, un agin on the morning of Feb. 18 and bed.
that they were both seon, drunk, Medical Evidence.
during the day
Mr. Tam referred to a statement
Dovey gave it as his opinion that him by Det-Inspector Lane
That the said 120,000 shares be offered forthwith in the first instance (in the proportion : of one new share for every complete number of five existing sharos. held by them respectively) to the members of the company who on the 23rd day of April, 1928, are registered in the company's share register as the holders of the said 600,000 shares at par and so that on acceptance of the offer the nominal amount of 35 due in respect of such 120,000
or by such instalments and on shares shall be payable in full
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