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AT TSINAN.
China" Mail
No. 25,863
FIRST EYEWITNESS'S VERŠION..
CHINESE ATROCITIES.
New Explanation Of Cause Of The Trouble.
HAS SINO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT BEEN REACHED ?
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The first eyewitness, a journalist, from Tsinan has given a graphic account of the atrocities alleged to have been committed by the Chinese troops on the Japanese. Women were stripped stark naked, he says, and taken round the city, exposed to mockery and Tsu
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that
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PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
NOT "THE" BEVAN. DONE EVERY DAY.
Mr. Potter's "Innocent How Leases Are Made
Bookmaker."
SUGAR KING'S ACTION.
Man Who Made A Reclamation: C/J.'s Comment.
In Hong Kong.
MORTGAGEE'S POSITION.
French Bank Sues Local Resident For Mesne Profits.
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"COCKNEY" INTERPRETER.
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Popular For More Than A Generation.
A NEW PEER.
Honzur For Sir Alfred Mond.
REPORT CONFIRMED.
No Longer To Contest Carmarthen Division,
London, Yesterday. Sir Alfred Mond yesterday an-
Jerusalem, Yesterday. A reference to the notorious. In effect, Mr. M. M. Watson A telegram from Beirut states financier, Bevan, was made by the said in the Summary Court this
London, Yesterday. charabane containing Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, in morning that if a person enters novelist, who excelled in inter- nounced that he will not again
Mr. Barry Pain, the well-known twenty pilgrims, while crossing the Supreme Court this morning. into a lease with an owner of preting the Cockney mind and contest Carmarthen division, for the desert from Bagdad to Beirut, Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., was quot property which is mortgaged, the humour, died yesterday after a which he now sits in the House of lost its way.
ing legal authorities and had come lease does not bind the man who long illness. A British acroplane located the to what he described as a recent advanced the money.
British Wireless Commons, Rumours have been Service. vehicle, but all were dead when case. His Lordship naked: "Ia this
current that Sir Alfred will be He did not say this in so many [Barry Pain, who had been a elevated to the peerage in the help arrived.—Reuter.
the Bevan who came to such words. He added that a mort-popular writer for nearly forty King's birthday honours list and grief?"
gagor cannot enter into a lease years, was perhaps best known for this announcement is regarded as Mr. Potter replied in the nega- without the express consent of his "Gifted Family," "In London confirming the report. If Sir A. tive and explained the circum-' supstances of the case. After a little
the mortgagee, while, His Lordship said: "Sure-
Garden," "Eliza's Son," "Mrs. Mond became a peer there will be Murphy" and "Dumphry." Jacks (Puisne first publication was "In a Cana-tish Wireless Service.
His, by-election in Carmarthen.-Bri-
awakening and enlist moral A new explanation has been given as to the cause of the trouble.port; and then I will proceed with The Japanese say they had more confidence in the Southerners than my Expedition.”—Reuter. in the defeated Northern rabble. Chiang Kai-shek asked them to withdraw; they complied, and then the incident began.
However, there are hopes that an agreement has been reached between the Japanese and the Chinese, states a Naval despatch. 'To- wards this end, the British and American consular officers at Tsinan are reported to have interested themselves.
From a Chinese political point of view, it is interesting to note
a proposal by. Shanghai merchants that the two Northern Generals
SHANGHAI'S VIEW. -
One-Day Suspension As A Protest.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
A one-day suspension of regu- lur functions in all schools, shops and factories will be held to- morrow as a protest against the
Mr. Justice
ly, that is the Bevan." Mr. Potter Judge) asked:"Isn't that done dian Canoe" (1891).) said:"No, this Bevan is an in- every day in the Colony?" nocent bookmaker." (Laughter.) Mr. Watson replied that it Mr. Potter and Mr. H. G. was, because the mortgagee did Sheldon (instructed by Mr. E.not want to interfere. Davidson) appeared for Mr. Kwik
FINE WEATHER.
Mesne Profits,
OBSTRUCTION?
SUMMONS AND CROSS- SUMMONS DISMISSED.
POWERS OF POLICE.
At the Central Magistracy this
in the Held should join the Southerners to "fight a common peril." Tainan affair, according to a deci- the official weather forecast until of Budree Villa, North Point (for morning, Mr. R. E. Lindsell dis-
Chinese in Manila are protesting to Geneva and Tokyo. On the other hand, things do not appear to be going too smoothly in the Japanese
Diet.
"A COMMON PERIL.”
The Japanese Diet.
Tokyo, Yesterday.
ances..
The
Repairs to Roof. Mr. Watson was for the French
ed on Mr. Witchell's behalf. Bank.. Mr. D. L. Strellett appear
Mr. Watson called no evidence, hasing his claim on law.
B641.
GOOD ADVICE.
YOUTH BEFORE COURT AFTER GAMBLING,
STOLE FROM BROTHER.
A claim was based on the law; relating to such a matter, The Banque de l'Indo Chine, Hong Kong, sued Mr. J. H. Witchell, N.E. winds, moderate, fine, is for $1,095 meane profits in respect manager of the King Edward Hotel
sion, at a special meeting of the noon to-morrow! "Party Affairs'
At the Kowloon Magistracy this Directors for
merly the residence of Mr. B. missed both the summons a cross-morning, before Mr. Schofield, a The anticyclone is central to Turner, ex-Headmaster of Queen's summons in Greater Shanghai."
the E.S.E. of Tokyo. The north College), due for alleged occupa-Cheung Chak-man, the master of a theft and with gambling at No. 604 the case in which Chinese youth was charged with It was also decided to hold a monster mass meeting to-morrow, Hokkaido from westward.
ern depression is approaching tion from April, 1927, to March 16, money changer's shop in Spring Shanghai-street. under police supervision, so as to
this year. Plaintiffs as mortgagees Garden-lane, and Ip To, fruit prevent Communists and other
typhoon is about 300 miles east have entered into possession of the hawker were charged with
The defendant said, that on May trouble-makers creating disturb- slowly westward.
or E.S.D. of Aparri moving very premises.
ob-5 he was asked by complainant to The sum of $95 was structing Chinese constable C441 gamble. This was at 3 p.m. waived to bring the action within in the execution of bis duty by pre-result he lost $2.50. Not being As a Economic Threat.
the jurisdiction of the Summary venting the arrest of a small boy able to pay at once, he atole his The meeting also decided, fol-Djeon-eng, principal of Mesars
Court. Osaka, To-day. Killed: 12 soldiers, 10 civilians. lowing the mass meetings, to or-Kiem Tjiang Hax and the Ching
for playing football in the lane. brother's cotton.quilt and pawned Atrocities committed by Chin Wounded: 29 soldiers, civilians (ganise a committee for the sever-Siong firm of Hong Kong, Mr.
The cross-summone was brought by it. He then payed the complainant ese soldiers in Tainan are reported unknown.
Cheung Chak-man alleging assault the money owing. Later, he grew with great details by a correspon All unguarded property has Japan, the task of the committee a few years ago and is known as ance of economic relations with Kwik received a Dutch decoration
against C441 and Indian constable afraid as to what his brother would dent by the "Asahi" who has just been looted.--British Naval Wire-being
de to him when he found out that arrived at Tsingtao from Tsinan. less.
the "Java Sugar King." (1)
When the case was resumed this the quilt was pawned. to see that no
Chinese
So he ask- There was onc case of five
buy Japanese goods or sell native
Damages For Conversion.
morning, Mr. Lindsell inquired ed the complainant to give the Japanese, including two women,
When his name was mentioned,i goods (including food products) His Lordship anked: ha the Man-wal, had mortgaged the house C.I.E., D.S.P., what were the in-later refused. At night he stole. He said that the owner. Mr. Wong from Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, money back to redeem it, but the who were stripped stark naked Owing to the long-drawn de- to Japanese; and all transactions gentleman who made the big re- in 1923. On March 16, 1927, the structions given to police with re- the money and was arrested. and faken around exposed. to hate and the non-confidence mo- with Japanese banks to be stop-clamation?" mockery and insult. “
tion in the Diet, the Session end-ped;
landlord and Mr. Witchell made an gard to entering houses to effect The correspondent points out the Opposition were able to put Japanese to resign.
ed shortly before midnight before
Mr. Potter replied: "Yes." (The agreement by which Mr. Witchell the arrest of a petty offender.
Complainant's evidence differed (2) All Chinese employees of reclamation referred to is that at became tenant at $125 per month.
somewhat from that of the defend- that dead bodies of Japanese vic-the motion to the vote, thus leav-
Mr. Wodehouse replied that they fant's story. North Point, Hong Kong), tims bear unmistakable signs that ng Baron Tanaka's Government Shanghai-Woosung Gendarmerie the music
The headquarters of
Mr. Witchell was to repair the were the same as those at Home, the they were tortured and burned to in power. Proletarians had pre-and the Special Municipality of street.
Defendant is Mr. Tsang Fook, roof. Whatever he spent was, ac- only he did not think the local re- doing this sort of thing. I think His Worship: I do not like you death in the cruellest manner. As viously proposed putting the vote, Greater Shanghai have issued a
dealer of Ice House-cording to his agreement with the gulations covered entering Into a you are telling the truth, and you an example, eye-balls were picked but the proposal was rejected by joint declaration solemnly declar-ages for "conversion of certain the lease, said Mr. Watson.
owner, to be set off against the shop. The claim is for $40,000, dam-rent. Plaintiff were not party to
might be in difficulties through 'out and stones inserted.
At his Worship's request, a copy gambling. As there is no previous 240 votes to 222.-Reuter. Unspeakable Brutalities.
ing that they are at one with the chequea drawn in favour of the
of local police regulations was pro- official conviction against you, I Hint to the North..
people "in their righteous indigna-Chartered Bank of India, Austra- Mr. Strellett's submission was ed that those regulations covered be in good behaviour for one year, Mr. Strellett's Case.
duced, and Mr. Wodehouse suggest-will make you sign a bond in $25 to Corpses of women show evid-
Shanghai, Yesterday, tion in connection ences of unspeakable brutalities. The Shanghai Chinese General the
with a & China. It appears that the Japanese Chamber of Commerce has tele- also to make a determined pro-and eighteen "bearer" cheques.
Tsinan incident and
that plaintiffs adopted the lease. closed houses enclosed with rail-and my advice to you fa not to There were two "order" cheques His Lordship.asked if plaintiffs did inga as at Home and not open shops, gamble. commanders had confidence that graphed to the Northern leaders test in concrete measures against the Southerners were better dis-demanding "now that a great na- the deliberate action of Japanese
not adopt the lease, how could they His own opinion was that a police- World-Wide Business. claim for rent. Mr. Watson repli- man could enter an open shop in tional danger faces the country soldiers in Tainan.". The military tiff was not claiming for the whole but for mesne profits.
Mr. Potter explained that plain-ed that the claim was not for rent pursuit of a person. we must cease fighting and unite and municipal authorities will ac- of the face value as a fraudulent against the common peril" and to cord full protection for the life employee (of plaintiff), who is al-ship at length. One of his state- comment.
Mr. Watson addressed His Lord-
No Comment, call a national conference to settle and property of Japanese sub-
Mr. Lindsell did not make any national questions.--Reuter.
A Chinese named Lau Tsoi was ments was that a prospective.ten- After corroborative evidence by C. Wilson at the Central Magis- this morning charged before Major ant can always ascertain if pro-
an amsh who was changing money tracy with uttering at the Treasury perty is mortgaged.
in the shop at the time, and by on Saturday two forged $10 notes Cheung. Chak-man's wife about the purported to be issued by the Hong constable entering the shop after Kong and Shanghai Bank, and un- the boy, Cheung's brother spoke of lawful possession of the notes. altered going to bail the defendant out and Without giving the facts of the
bail was refused.
case the police applied for a re- His Lordship pointed out that Ip
This witness denied a suggestion mand until Wednesday next which Po-lun must have got away with by Divisional Inspector Macdonald was granted by the Magistrate, who four times the amount of the cable that Sub-Inspector Evans bad told fixed bail in the sum of $250. expenses.
him that ball would be $250, Mr. Potter replied that the ac-1 tual amount concerning Iu Po-lun fence, then addressed his Worship. Mr. Hin-shing Lo, for the de
Dealing with the
SHIPS & MEN.
Japanese Government Sends Reinforcements.
Tokyo, To-day. The Government has decided to despatch eight destroyers from Hure to the Yangtze River and seven from Sasebo to Swatow and Canton
Four have been order- ed to leave Maizuru for Shang- hai:
It is expected that sanction to despatch infantry of the Nagoya division to Tsinan will be receiv- ed to-day.
Manila Chinese Protest.
Manila, Yesterday.
Five hundred Chinese promin ent residents have cabled to the League of Nations asking for support against Japan. They ulso cabled a protest to Baron Tanaka, the Premier of Japan.-. Reuter.
jects-Reuter.
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FIRING STOPPED?
Assurance About British Nationals,
London, Yesterday. China telegrams indicate that the situation at Tsinan is easier Canton's Attitude. but information is scanty. Printed handbills have been There was no firing on Satur- city and thousands are pasted on informed from Nationalist official distributed throughout Canton day. The Foreign Office has been doors, with a around the words which read: Consul-General and the few Bri- band of mourning sources at Tainan that the British "Object to Japan sending troops tiah residents in the area are General Ugaki, ex-Minister of to Shantung; never forget the safe.-British Wireless SService. War,, has been appointed. com-Day of National Humiliation." mander-in-chief of the whole The "day" in question is May 7. Shantung Expeditionary Force which totals about 13,000,--- Reuter.
CHIANG'S REPORT,
►
MARINE DESERTERS.
Three Men Of "Berwick" Missing.
A police report this morning gave the names of three members of the Royal Marines of H.MS.
ship. The men are "Berwick" as deserters from the F. Moxon, the report made to the police at D. Clark and R. T. Brown, and in
1 p.m. yesterday, the Naval au- thorities state that the trio had been absent from the ship since Saturday. Their uniforms have been picked up in Middie-road, Kowloon.
The case is proceeding.
sign cheques for the amounts.
to
Bank Procedure.
com-
before
ALLEGED FORGERIES.
believe his clients'
was $120,000, but a part of the sum had nothing to do with the against his two clients, he sub-story and discharge them.
allegation Worship to present case. Hia Lordship ob-mitted that the spark to the ex- served:-- "Other" Foreigners.
Mr. Lo then expressed his ad- "However world-wide the bual football," and afterwards
plosion came from the kick on the miration for the efficiency of the Tsinan, Yesterday. All British residents here are
ness may have been, it was almost placed the case in a wrong
C441 Police Force as a whole, but sug- reliably reported to be
gested that there were bound to be safe.
an invitation to defraud. It seems plexion to suit his own purpose one or two "black rage" amonget General Hwang Fu, the National- British And American Consuls ist Foreign Minister, has tele-
me extraordinary that the Sub-Inspector Evans, he said, did them, and he suggested that these amount should have been paid." Mediating.
graphed that the British and leged to have misappropriated the
not go well into the case
should be told by the Magistrate ciplined than the Northerners. It
American Consulates and
putting the defendants Into the
that they could not bully people, was feared that looting might be
Nanking, Yesterday.
that proceeds, had applied some funds "other" foreigners are well pro- to settling some of plaintiff's liabi-the cheques were handed by Iu Po- the first defendant being led out of
Continuing. Mr. Potter said that cell, and afterwards he tolerated make up false stories and mislead a done by evacuating Northerners General Chiang Kai-shek tele-tected.-British Naval Wireless.
lun to defendant who had an ace the station in handcuffs.
Court of justice. lities. that every precaution was made, graphing from Tsinan on Friday.
Mr. Lindsell said that he accepf- Accordingly, when Chiang Kai-morning to the Nationalist Gov-
ELSEWHERE.
Mr. Tsang Fook's defence is count with the Chartered Bank and
ed the evidence for the defence as Second defendant, Mr. Lo sub-to the origin of the trouble, and shek arrived
who paid them into that account. that he accepted the cheques) and guaranteed ernment Council at Nanking,
mitted, was arrested by C441 fo-discharged the two defendants. Dealing safety, and requested the Japan-states that the British and Ameri-
honestly In
with good faith and that!
the Situation In Other Chin
"order" ese commanders to withdraw can Consuls are mediating.
side the station when he went there there was no notice of any defect though plaintiff (through his man-to speak as an eye witness of the mous, his Worship said that he
choques, Mr. Potter said that al-
With regard to the croak-Bum- Cities. troops from certain districts, they Negotiations are proceeding.
in Iu Po-lun's title. Iu Po-lun is, readily consented, thus leaving
Chiang adds that Japanese
the employee for whom Mr. Potter "ger) had made them out to the Affair.
could, not believe Mr. Lo's clients, Chefoo, Yesterday.
Bank, there was no Bank's endorse- many helpless civilians at the hostility is àbating though the The situation here is quict.-arrest warrant to be issued.
said that plaintiff had asked for an ment on them when defendant paid that C441 had exceeded his duty in true, that first defendant received Counsel was proceeding to argue He believed the story of B541 as mercy of the looters.-Reuter.
results are uncertain.
British Naval Wireless In a second telegram to the
The Ching Slong firm, Mr. Potter them into his account. The name entering the shop after the boy, his injury through a fall against Council on Friday evening Chiang
said, dealt in Java sugar all over appearing on the back was put on when his Worship said that that the cell door in Kai-shek said:"Japanese troops |
the course of a was not necessary if he believed scuffle in the passageway, The situation here is quiet, handied the local transactions.
when the cheque, was "cleared." Klem Tjiang Han have challenged us for reason generally,
Mr. Potter sald that an officer Mr. Lo's that there was no inter- Therefore, that summons would whatsoever. They fired upon our An anti-Japanese demonsta-ment for the two.
There was only one cash depart from the Bank will give evidence. ference of the constable on
the be dismissed soldiers and civilians. Yesterday tion was held on Friday. Many
His Lordship, commenting on the part of the defendants.
Addressing Mr. Wodehouse, Mr. they had not' ceased gun-fire yet. Japanese have left the place and
amount being credited to defendant) Mr. Lo's third point was that Lindsell direcatd that a departmen- "True Revolutionary Spirit."
Deposit For Cables. without the payee having to en-Cheung Chak-man did offer re-tal inquiry be held into the conduct Tsinan, Yesterday.
taken refuge in ships on the Yang- Owing to the volume of business, dorse the cheques, said: "I have sistence to "The number of our officials, taze River.British Naval, Wire- the plaintiff opened an account with never heard of such a thing." Mr. and he was entitled to do so in latter's story that the defendants C441 inside his shop. of C441, He did not believe the It is reported that an agree soldiers and civilians killed was less. ment has been reached between over a thousand by Saturday
botli cable companies (Eastern Ex-Potter said that the procedure was view of the constable's behaviour. went out of their way to interfere the Japanese and Chinese,
Anti-British Feeling. tension and Great Northern) and not entirely uncommon. A person he had struck the constable or with him in the execution of his night. The Japanese destroyed Fighting has now ceased except our wireless station. Their malice
Nanking, Saturday, deposited $3,000 in the Chartered paying in such a cheque did so at oven killed him he could not be held duty. for sporadic firing in the streets and oppression is beyond descrip- a revival of anti-British feeling. ly
The city is quiet, but there was Bank for the two companies joint- his own peril. The Bank knew him guilty of manslaughter.
His Worship also said that the occasioned by house-to-house tion.
and, accordingly, credited his ac
Cell Passages. clearance of Chinese soldiers by "In the true revolutionary paganda against the British are an avenue of fraud was opened to Pettor, the matter could be read that Cheung Chak-man's Injury he was handcuffed should be clear- Posters and other forms of pro- Mr Potter then explained how count. If any hitch arose, said Mr. With regard to the allegationed to Cheung Chak-man and why points as to why no bail was offer- the Japanese.
The Japanese casualties are ing. I propose to expose such Wireless.
spirit, I cannot bow to such bully freely distributed-British Naval a considerable extent: In Po-lun, justed.
wake was received through tripping at ed up by a departmental inquiry, still indefinite; but the minimum Japanese deliberate brutality to
he said, altered the amount of the Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by the cell step, Mr. Lo said that the and he would like Mr. Wodehouse cable companies' debit notes and Mr. D. H. Blake) is for defendant cell passages was too well lighted to communicate the results of the induced Mr. Kyik's manager to laCase proceeding.
AGREEMENT REACHED?
Chinese Soldiers Cleared From Houses
is known to be:-
the world so as to hasten our own
Japanese eave Nanking.
Nanking, Yesterday,
Continued on Page 7.)
the world.