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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1928.
No. 25,876
PIRATES. MOBILISE.
Poor Protection At Pakkai.
MERCHANTS' FEARS.
JAPAN'S FOUR DEMANDS.
A PEKING REPORT.
Chiang Kai-shek Has Not Yet Agreed To Terms.
accurate.
NATIONALISTS DODGING INVADING ARMY.
CHINESE IN PARKS.
Text Of Shanghai Regulations.
10 COPPERS A HEAD.
Kongmoin Now Almost Empty Of Season Tickets At One Dollar
Troops.
Exch
Revised regulations
governing
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
SHORT FROCKS.
Effect on Home Wool Trade.
GENUINE SIR WILLIAM CROOKES (English: Mide),
LENSES
Are the ONLY PROTECTION against the trople sun-hey absorb the ultra violet and infra red rays so dangerous to the.
eyes.
Many baltations- the genuine from LAZARUS
Hong Kong's Only European Optician.
ANTI-NIPPONISM.
DEAD SEA SALTS.
Chinna Still Incensed Another Query In The
Against Japanese.
FRESH INCIDENTS.
Indications That Resentment Is Still Uppermost.
Commons.
ANY DEVELOPMENTS ? Negotiations Reported As Still Under Examination."
CAUSING DEPRESSION. Interesting Report Issued On British Textile Industries.
Pukkai, Sunday.
London, Yesterday "London, Yesterday. For the fifth successive dry Pirates are mobilising in the admission to the public parks of all Shorter frocks la one of the main anti-Japanese demonstrations by Mr. Amery, Dominions Secre vicinity now that Kongmoon city realdents, foreign and Chinese causes of the depression in the wool misguided Chinese have occurred, tary, asked in the House of Com- Imons whether there had been any is almost empty of troops, the like, in accordance with the resolutextile trade, as cited in a report in the Colony..
industry and garrison sent by the 11th Nation-ton passed at the annual meeting of committee on
Yesterday several incidents oc-further developments regarding alist Army (under General Chen of ratepayers in April, are issued trade; also the growing preference curred both on the island and the the Dead Sea salts' concessions, Min-chu) having been transferred by the Shanghai Municipal Council for cotton, silk and artificial silk-mainland, but thanks to the vigil-replied that negotiations were
in the Municipal "Gazette."
wear. It states that while woollen ance of the police, who are deter- still under examination by the Emphatic reports last week, which were "confirmed," that Gen-to the Southern Command.
The new garrison sent by the The parks to which the regula- exports are nearly equal to pre-mined to prevent any recurrence Palestine and Trans-Jordanian British Wireless erissimo Chiang Kai-shek had bowed to the inevitable and had
4th Army (under General Chantons apply are Hongkew Park, the war quantity, the tissues retained of the window-breaking episodes Governments, ---- accepted Japan's four demands in toto are now proved to be in- Chai-tong), consists of only one Zoological Gardens and the Public for home consumption have de- of the latter part of last week, Service.
battalion of infantrymen from the Gardens, and the regulations go creased 30 per cent. compared with yesterday's outbreaks were of 34th brigade, in the 11th division.Into effect
that the minor character, although none, when a Chinese ta plain clothes on June 1. Quinsan 1912 and points out From Peking, Reuter reports that "as the Japanese de-
Pakkal, the port of Kongmoon,Garden has been reserved exclusive- Japanese wool industry, although the less vexatious.
slipped up unobserved and put an comparatively new, appears to be
Hollywood-road Incident. end to the eloquence of this "egg mands have not been met," the Nationalists have to give the is protected by the Volunteers and jy for children.
the local Police. Both organisa-The regulations define the hours rapidly growing.
An incident which occurred in box orator" Nipponese Expeditionary Force In Tsinan a wide berth.
tions are very weak. Fears were of opening and closing for the As regards cotton Lancashire is
the silk summer and
in the best Hollywood-road soon after 5.30 the winter months, holding her own The "China Mail" political correspondent understands that the entertained
but losing ground on p.m., yesterday, gave a new aspect mistake about the demands arose through confusion at Canton fol-cocoon bazaar opened during the but the payment decision is covered qualities
week-end and pirates had sent by one clause which statea:
coarser cloths, and it is thought to the attitude of the demonstra lowing receipt of a despatch from Nanking. Stress was laid in these threatening, letter to the bazaar "An admission fee of 10 copper that Lancashire's future depends on tora, who seem to be doing their 'tacked in the same street by a best to start a boycott against crowd of between 40 and 50 Chi- columns last week that there had been no word from Shanghai or heforehand.
Sheung Shui-hau, a town near in possession of a season
cents is payable by nil persons not her ability to. retain a large share the Japanese, and are taking dras. nese. His hat was knocked off and ticket, of the trade in gooda of inter- tic steps to induce their less hot-trampled in the muddy road, and Nanking; and that if Chiang Kai-shek had taken the risk of lowering the Gaemoon Channel, is now full except children under 12 years of mediate quality. A hiraself in millions of Chinese eyes, there would have been official of pirates who have formed them-
selves into "tuans" which accorde, who may be admitted free of provided by artificial silk of which headed compatriots to fall into the luckless man would doubtlessly
charge when accompanied by Britain last year produced 39,000,-line with them. reports.
some degree of local protection, adults."
000 lbs. against 25,000,000 lb. in in return for levies, but robbery An exception for people visiting | 1924.-Reuter, and kidnapping are rife there.the parks is provided by another Our our correspondent..
A CANTON MISTAKE.
While the Nationalists are be-whose illustrious father, the late ing delayed because they have to Dr. Wu Ting-fang, was once the Chinese Minister at Washing-
make a detour, the Northerners ton.] do not seem to have decided either O counter-attack Meanwhile, however, the Japanese
or
retreat.
age sending every available man
Minister's Warning.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
because
·
JUTE GAMBLE.
CALCUTTA MERCHANTS
ARRESTED.
FICTITIOUS DEALING.
+
Calcutta, Yesterday.
regulation which states:
"Admission to the park is pro- hibited in the case of hawkers, beg- Rars, persons not respectably dress-AIR ed, and persons suffering from any communicable disease or believed to the Infection of such disease."
contrast is!
WING SLOTS.
MINISTER'S IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENT.
jani
Luckless Japanese
A little later a Japanese was at
of the
woman
have been severely handled but for The incident alluded to shows the timely arrival of an armed Chi- that the demonstrators are not nere detective, the sight of whose tolerating anything Japanese or revolver caused the crowd to melt suspected to be of Japanese like ice cream in a frying pan! One origin, and are subjecting their of the alleged assailanta own countrymen to rough, high-Japanese was arrested. handed treatment, for using any- Anti-Japanese Pamphlets.
That Chinese women are Also thing in the streets that comes under the ban of the rowdies. taking a part in the anti-Nippon- outbreak was made evident Japanese Goods London, Yesterday, · Two youths, apparently school yesterday when a young
about Holly- $3 Season Ticket Suggested.
Sir. Samuel Hoare, Air Minister, boys, discovered this new phase propagandist went The new parks scheme was dia- announced in the House of Com- of anti-Nipponism to their own wood-road during the afternoon It is learned that Mr. J. V. A.
cussed by the Municipal Counell mons that the Air Ministry were sorrow yesterday afternoon. They distributing unti-Japanese MacMurray (the U.S. Minister at Ore hundred and sixteen Mar- en May 2 when the Chairman, Mr. pressing on with the fitting of were walking in Hollywood-road. phlets. She was not arrested. Peking) recently sent a Note to waris (bankers and moneylenders). Fessenden, presented the scheme safety wing slots to Air Force each wearing a brand new, well from the Kwantung Peninsula the Nanking Nationalist Govern- including some of the wealthiest which has been elaborated by the machines. British Wireless Ser-bleached soft straw hat made in escaped any untoward behaviour (Port Arthur) to the capital of ment calling attention to the kill-members of the community, have Commissioner-General, with the vice. Manchuria, and their troops will ing of two American missionaries been arrested on the premises of assistance of the Commissioners during the recent Nationalist ad- the Bengal Jute Merchants and of Public Work, Police, Public guard strategic points on the roadvance in Shantung, and urging Brokers Association and charged Health and Revenue, for the con- that only the best disciplined with gambling in jute. They were troops should be sent to the Pek-
subsequently allowed bailed. ing and Tientsin arcas.
The Note states that the United duced people to speculate by buy- States Government is prepared to use the American forces in China ing and selling unexisting bales of to protect its nationals if neces-jute and fixing rates according to sary and urges the Nationalists to this fictitious supply and demand. take steps to prevent acts of viol--Reuter.. ence against foreigners in future.
if necessary.
"EVERY UNIT.”
Instructions by Japanese Staff.
Tokyo, Yesterday.
In view of the increasingly seri-The Nationalist officials are very
ous situation in North China, the reticent on the subject, refusing Chief of Japanese Imperial Gen-all information
tral Staff has instructed the com- Reuter. mander of the Kwantung Penin-
sila forces to concentrate every available unit at Mukden.
In the event of disturbances Manchuria, the spreading to
Japanese troops being concentrat- ed at Mukden will be despatched to Chinehowfu, Ichow and other strategic localities-Reuter.
thereabouts.
"Their Turn !”
www.
Northerners on the Question
of Peace.
Peking, Yesterday.
It is alleged the Association in-
ARMS SHIPMENTS.
INSURANCE BY BRITISH COMPANIES.
SENDING THEM TO CHINA.
MAY SHOWERS.
Light casterly or
variable
winds, fair, to showery, is the
to-morrow.
over
"A new anticyclone is central the sea of Japan. The Tongking depression is probably unchanged,
necessary.
En
ал
Ås
POLITICAL CRIME.
SPANISH EX-WAR MINISTER ASSASSINATED.
San Juan Del Sur, Yesterday. General Luis Mena, revolutionary leader and ex-War Minister has been assassinated near Granada.— Reuter.
J
West Point which had
par-
so far
the imitation of Panama hats, is also being liberally "showered" which might have been the pro-with pamphlets. Yesterday a man duct of the Philippine Islands for was seen handing out leaflets to all one knew of its origin.
passers-by, but when he saw a Chi- The rowdies, however, did not rese detective, he dropped his stop to consider the pros and cons papers and bolted. The of the matter. They came to the [conclusion that the hats were made by Japanese in Formosa, and therefore offensive to their eyes.
future.
papera
were seized.
A Parade. Two Chinese with banners bear- ing anti-Japanese slogans paraded the Yaumati ferry wharf. Without any warning, the two near official weather forecasts until
youths were suddenly surrounded They collected a large crowd. A by several rowdies, all shouting police picket arrived on the scene MOTOR ACCIDENT. "Down with Japanese goods." whilst the propagandists were re- The hats were snatched from Kaling their listeners with uncom- their heads, and within a few plimentary remarka against the FORMER FRENCH CONSUL
seconds the brand new headgear Japanese. KILLED.
At first the situation looked ugly was torn into shreds and the pieces thrown into the air amid when the crowd appeared likely to trol of the parks and open spaces
NEPHEW IN HONG KONG.
wild shouts of delight from the offer opposition to the police, but, London, Yesterday. thrown open to the Chinese on the
demonstrators.
fortunately they very sensibly dis- Paris, Yesterday.
The youths were not personally persed. In the House of Commons, in resume terms, as to foreigners. He
Mr. Gustave Kahn, formerly ply to questions, Sir Austen Cham-suggests that members may be
Hotel Scuffle. berlain (Foreign Secretary) said wiling to accept the proposed French Consul-General at Shang-molested, and after they had been
Chinese At the Toyko Hotel a exponmental hai and Minister at Bangkok stripped of their offending hats
tried The Ankuochun leaders have that it was impossible, without Regulations
to force, his way into the be revised later if(Siam), has died in a motor acci- they were allowed to depart with
a warning to shun such goods in place. A Chinese detective stop- issued a statement regarding the legislation, to prevent British firms measure, to
regarda dent. Havas, [Note: Mukden is the capital Japanese memorandum saying insuring shipments of arms bound found
Deep sympathy will be felt for
This episode occurred a little ped him in the doorway where of Manchuria. Chinchowfu is on that its main purpose is apparent for China but all the marine under charges for admission, the plan is
W38 over-powered and the railway from Peking and Tien-ly the protection of foreign life writers at Lloyds. the Institute of to issue season tickets for adults. Mr. Paul Kahn, a nephew of the
The London Underwriters and the available for all parke and open deceased Minister. Mr. P. Kahn distance from the Chinese Recrea- there was a short struggle before tsin to Mukden. Ichow is on the and property in China.
for one year, is in the Hong Kong office of the tion ground where the rowdy ele-the man
ment are known to congregate, arrested, He claimed that he was road from North China into Man- Northern authorities have never Liverpool Underwriters Associa spaces, at $3 each
admission fee of 10 Banque Franco-Chinoise. churia.]
deviated from that principle. It tion have voluntarily agreed, at the to levy
Mr. G. Kahn was born in 1864. and the malefactors practised there to visit a friend.
Unlucky Lecturer. goes on to say that Marshal request of the Foreign Office, not coppers for persons without such
A "lecture" on the Tainan afair Chang Tso-lin's recent circular to insure shipments of arms.-Reu- tickets, and to admit childfen free. In 1886 he was appointed a stud- their hooliganism here with a The Municipal "Gazette states: ent interpreter in the French ser- bravery born of a sense of secur- was an unmistakable indication of ter.
a member referred to his written vice at Peking. After service at ity because they know that police was delivered by a young Chinese, who looked like a student,, on the a genuine desire for peace, there-.
comment, that a. charge of $8 for Canton, Lungchow, again at Can- men are few in this locality.
It would be well during the pre-Tung On wharf at 8 o'clock last a season ticket is excessive especl-ton, Pakhoi, Hoihow, Kwong- ally as charges for admisson were chow-wan and Peking, he was ap-sent state of affairs to have a
Idlers gathered around him. The not primarily intended for revenue pointed Consul at Canton in 1904, special picket on patrol duty in night. The usual large crowd of
this district. Members general con- and then at Tientsin in 1909;.. purposes.
"Chair coolies, too, notably those speaker made the unfortunate mis- cur, and several alternativ) suggca- In 1912 he became Consul- As the Japanese demands have
where in the higher levels, are beginning take, during his discourse, of re- tlons are made. A reduction to General At Shanghai not yet been met, the Nationalist dum is fraught with far reaching
81 for ratepayers only is regarded he was very popular. After that to behave disgracefully towards ferring to what he termed the shek for not holding out against troops going northward are com- consequences," apparently refer-
Washington, Yesterday as impracticable, largely because of he was promoted Consul-General Japanese, especially lone women "weak mindedness" of Chiang Kai-
Offensive Chair-Coolies. pelled to make a detour, of Tainan, ring to the Japanese advice to re-
British quarters here are of the the clerical work favoled in the at London. In 1918, he was
A Japanese lady, living in the the Japanese, and invited the proceeding cross-country towards tire and the Japanese warning as opinion that Sir A. Chamberlain's separate issue of such sckets. A appointed Minister at Bangkok, centre of the Northerners de- of defeated troops into Man-American official circles as highly favour. Hokien (in Chihli province, the regards not allowing the passage reply to Mr. Kellogg is regarded in flat rate of $2 also do not find retiring two years later when he vicinity of Conduit-road, was crowd to shout for the downfall of
A plan to issue $1 books was made an Officer of the yesterday caught in a shower the Southern leader.
when in Robinson-road and want- His hearers did not agree with fence line), which General Sun churia:-Reuter.
favourable. The inclusion of the of 30 to 50 tickets, each good for Legion of Honour,
ed to engage a chair to return him in this point; and someone "Will Disarm." Chuan-fang is holding, while
British dominions and India In an one admission, is not colsidered an
home, but none of the many shouted that the orator was in fact other Nationalist forces are re-
Tokyo, Yesterday. anti-war pact by immediate invite entirely satisfactory sustitute for
chairs parked at the junction of a pro-Japanese propagandist. The ported to be proceeding to the Messages from Teinan state that tions which are being sent direct to cash payments at the gates. plan is approved of levying a charge Robinson-road and Mosque-street temper of the ignorant crowd, who Peking-Hankow Railway front by uneasiness is being felt there Canada, the Irish Free State and Ticket Suggestina.
of 10 coppere for adults, issuing
are ready to believe anything, be- way of the Lung-Hai Railway- owing to reports that plain-clothes through the British Foreign Office
The Commissioner of Public season tickets good for 12 months would take her... Southern troops are secretly in- to Australia, New Zealand, South Works is of the opinion that tickets from June 2 in any year at $1 each the unfortunate lady in her pre- threatening move towards
They stood about laughing at came ugly, and several made a citing the people against the Africa and India is also viewed would be forged, formerly and admitting children fres. Mr. dicament. Some used offensive speaker who had to take to his heels Japanese and distributing hand with satisfaction-Reuter's Amer happened in the cas of ricsha Harpur advises the use of turn language towards her, whilst to save his skin. bills predicting another armed
tickets. This might bebvercome by stlles, partly for statistical pur- others spat vigorously on the clash-Reuter."
the use of a special quality of paper, posesjuke
THOSE DEMANDS.
Nationaliste and Their Non- fore Japan should turn to the
Reuter.
Compliance.
Peking, Yesterday.
MORAL SUPPORT.
What A Nationallat Envoy Said in America.
New York, Yesterday.
Mr. Y. C. Wu, a special envoy
of the Nationalist Government at
Southerners for complete cessa- tion of hostilities.
In the "present circumstances it is impracticable to suggest un- lateral yielding. The memoran-
TSINAN LATEST.
Anxiety Alleged Southern Marauders.
Tokyo, Yesterday... A message from Peking says
ANTI-WAR PACT.
AMERICA'S INVITATION TO
BRITAIN.
SATISFACTION.
can Service..
“Howling Mob.”
the
He was followed by a bowling mob of about 600 people, the crowd
of trouble as it is rumoured that for park tickets. A member states On the proposal of a member it ground and made. motions with their hands indicating that "she the Nationalists intend to attempt that no forgeries hav occurred in is decided to reserve the whole of should have her head cut off !”” to retake the city. As a conse the case of books of tickets issued the small area comprising Quinsan The lady had to take shelter increasing as the chase continued quence most Chinese shops reby tramways. Andher member Garden for children, and for such the best she could at the entrance along several streets. Eventually main closed.-Reuter.
suggests a form of ticket permit adults as may be in charge of them of a house until the rain subsided the young propagandist dashed Into Chinese Casualties... ting a stated number of admissions at the time....
sufficiently for her to walk home, a shop and took refuge Peking, Yesterday. Whenever the holder entered a park It is further agreed that the wet and miserable, with the re- The shop people did not like the Nanking, who has arrived here to that the Japanese military at A foreign message from Tainan the gate keeper woul punch a hole parks should, generally speaking, ask for the United States Govern-tache, acting on instructions from states that the number of Chinese In the ticket, until the number of be closed at sunset, the time to be bukes of the chair coolies hurled look of the crowd outside clanoir-... ¡ ment's "moral support for the the Government, has notified Mar- killed and wounded amounts in all holes indicated that the ticket was indicated to the public by suitable notices at the gates, MEN Chinese against Japan's pro shal Chang Teo-lin's headquarters at 3,000, of whom 80 were civil no longer valid..
As regards the definition of gramme of establishing a protec- that Japanese troops will disarm lana Reuter, Bago Future Reviston Fossible. torate in Manchuria," has stated the Northern troops in the event "Serious Fighting In Hapeh. In the course of discussion, children, it is agreed to fix the after that the Chinese will oppose to of their becoming demoralised and on Shanghai, To-day members agree that the scale of limiting age at 12 years. the uttermost the Japanese en retreating into Manchuria, Reu- A telegram from Hankow states charges should be open to revision croachments in Manchuria ter
that serious fighting has brokin after a fair trial, and that Reuter's Anterican Service AM Adding to Defences, day out between Li Tsung-Jen's Seventh meantima such
Tandyman Aert, and firm Chilens - Sizi
probably Dr. C. C. Wu, a former The Japanese are strengthen- Army. So far there are no detals, and Minister :^of Foreign Affairs, ing their Tsinan defences in case-Renter.
ference the Coun teneris rec
after
her.
ing for the "traftor" to be deliver- ed to them. Police whistles were Office-Boy Orator. In Wellington-street, yesterday blown, and soon two Indian con- 4 Chinese youth who stables arrived on the scene", and
cleared off the crowd. boy
The forator") was hit by some stones thrown at him during the chase. He was injured about rearowds which he had the head and body and had to go
the game after:
around him. He was
and not work for them, ';
to hospital for treatment
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