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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1928. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
700,000 HOMELESS AT A PARLEY-AND THEN SUCCESS OF BRITISH SOVIET AND A NEW A LOST TRIBE IS
PORTO RICO.
HEAVY DEATH ROLL.
WEST INDIES HURRICANE ONE OF WORST RECORDED.
BRITISH OFFICIAL NEWS.
!
London, Yesterday. The Colonial Office has received
SURRENDER?
FLYING BOAT.
LATEST FROM NORTH CONGRATULATIONS. NORTHERNERS' COMMANDER TO “CALCUTTA” TO CARRY, LIVER-
GIVE UP SOON.
LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES.
Tongahan, Yesterday.
POOL-BELFAST MAIL.
AN EXPERIMENT.
London, Yesterday.
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all under your command on your re- turn to Singapore and success of achievement with four machines over a flight of 25,000 miles, which The meeting is to be held at affords convincing proof of the re- Lanhsien so that General Chang liability and mobility of the flying Tsung-chang "can-discuss his 'boat.” surrender to the Nationalist
The Governor visiter Mont-Pei Chung-hai (commanding the serrat, where he found the de- Nationalists) and General Yang
Yu-ting (chief of staff struction and damage
very Manchurian Army).
of the
heavy. Hospital nurses' and matrons' quarters were demolish- ed, bridges, were destroyed, the jetty was badly damaged and all Government buildings were strip-
LOAN.
300,000,000 ROUBLES.
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Moscow, Yesterday.
SHIPPING STRIKE. WATERSIDE WORKERS STILL
HOLD OUT."
AUTHORITIES ACTIVE.
Melbourne, Yesterday. Despite the resumption order the
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ORDEAL BY FIRE.
London, Sept. 1.
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OPIUM-SMOKING IN FAR EAST.
GENEVA'S AIM.
COMMISSION TO ASK FOR 250,000 SWISS FRANCS.
***MIXED" VOTE.
Geneva, Yesterday.
Reuter.
BUDGET DAY COUNCIL MEETING.
1929 EXPENDITURE.
| SIR H. POLLOCK'S INJURY: TWO
BILLS POSTPONED,
usually the Colonial Secretary supported when necessary by heads of departmenta concerned -replies.
EXTRA VOTES & A MOTION.
The first step to pass the General Chang Tsung-chang Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for The Central Executive has
The Committee dealing with Budget for 1929 was taken to-day Mr. Bertram Thomas, Financial a telegram from the Governor of (commander-in-chief of the Air, has sent the following telegram authorised a new State Internal Adviser to the Sultan of Muscat, the British proposal to appoint a at the meeting of the Legislative
commission speaking at
to enquire into Council, held in the Sanitary the International opium-smoking in the Far East Board room, but there was other the Leeward Islands giving de- Northern Army) has arranged to Group Commander Cave Browne Loan of 800,000,000 roubles carry-Orientalist Congress, claimed tails of the loss of life and dum- to meet the commanders of the Cave, Commanding Officer of the ing interest at 11 per cent.-that in the course of a 600-mile has adopted a resolution in favour important business as well.
As is always the case, the first two forces allied and fighting|Royal Air Force Far East flight; | Reuter,
of referring the question to the journey in unexplored Arabia, Budget Committee and to ask for reading of the requisite Bill is age caused by the hurricane.
against him. These are General "warm congratulations to you and
disguised as a Bedouin, he disa credit of 250,000 Swiss francs more or less formal. At the covered a group of five Muslim to cover the expenses of the com- second reading, the Unofficial tribes which he identified with
mission.
members make their comments the Lost Tribe of Hadoram men- Thirteen voted for the resolution, and the Government spokesman, tioned in Genesis, and the Adra- including India and one against, mitae of Fliny. They speak four while 17 abstained from voting, different languages not under- stood by the Arabs. He mention- ed that one curious custom of the young women was to shave a half- inch strip of hair, making a cen- It is reported that the heavy ped. The telephone Exchange fighting west of Changli, between nounces that an experimental air waterside workers in most ports tre parting down the head. The and lines throughout the Island the Manchurians and the North-service operated by the "Calcutta" are now refusing to work under men shave their moustaches, but were destroyed. Two-thirds of erners, resulted in heavy casual-flying boat, will be carried out be- the two "pick-up" system. Ship, keep a chin tuft.
tween Liverpool and Belfast be owners have decided to advertise The ordeal by fire is the arbiter ties on both sides and a temporary tween Sept. 24-20. Mails will be for volunteer labour, declaring of Justice. After having a red the peasant houses were totally
despatched daily from Liverpool to their determination to end the hot poker placed across his tongue destroyed and several of the prin- Manchurian reinforcements are Belfast and vice versa by this ser-present deplorable chaos" "by ap- a suspect must command suf cipal houses in Plymouth were coming inside the Great Wall vice-British Wireless Service.
ficient saliva to expectorate. damaged. Five Protestant from the north to join the cam- churches, Roman Catholic
paign against the Northerners.
MINSEITO PARTY. churches, Wesleyan chapel, a hotel and several estate residences
ITS LEADER'S OPINION ON were wrecked. There were 40 deaths and 70 injured,
The total estimated damage to Government property and peasant huts is estimated at £30,000.
cause.
reverse for the Manchurians.
A Nationalist report makes out that the Northerners in the Lan- hsien-Anshan area have been disarmed by the Munchurians.
The Tongshan mines area and
Naval Wireless. Chinwangtao are quiet.-British
Trains Running.
Liverpool-Belfaat,
The Post Master General an-
DISARMAMENT.
AN APPEAL TO “ALL GOVERNMENTS,”
*COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
Geneva, Yesterday. After two hours' debate, Mr. Paul
on
Shanghai, Yesterday, Boncours the resolution by In Nevis little damage was done to Government property but cil has despatched a
The Nationalist Military Coun- Count Bernstorff (Germany) invit- bombing ing the counell urgently to appeal many huts of the poorer classes 'plane to assist General Feito all the governments to reconcile were demolished. The deaths Chung-hai's forces against the their differences with regard to dis- here numbered 18 and the in- Northern Army operating near armament, the Third Committee de- jured 60.
cided to appoint a drafting commit- the Great Wall-Reuter. In Saint Kitts, the Government
tee to draw up a resolution based on Peking, Yesterday. Franco-German resolutions. Thus building was slightly damaged The mining area around Tong- the debate on disarmament in the and many small huts were demol-ghan is now quiet. All the mines assembly will be based the ished. Six deaths are reported.
In Antigua Government pro-coal trains are running more fre-
are being worked normally and Franco-German motion. perty and peasant huts were dam-
quently to Tientsin-Reuter. aged to the extent of £17,000. reports one death, four jetties de- molished and one damaged.
The administrator of Dominica
Roseau seafront was partially destroyed and great, damage done to roads in the country. Tele- phones were demolished, the elec- tric lighting system seriously damaged and there was heavy loss to general cultivation.
PAY FOR THE TROOPS
SALT FUNDS FOR AUTUMN
FESTIVAL.
on
༞་
FRESH AND FAIR.
CHINA.
6
RAID BEARS FRUIT.
BANDITS KILLED IN "BEE'S"
EXPEDITION.
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As laid down in the agenda for to-day, the Colonial Secretary moved the first reading of "An
.Resolution.
Ordinance to apply a sum not ex- ceeding $19,478,984 to the Public Service of the year 1929,” The HAUNT BURNED OUT.
Colonial Treasurer seconded and the bill passed its first reading. Hankow, Yesterday.
Both H.E. the Officer Adminis- The action taken by HMS tering the Government and the "Bee," flagship of Rear-Admiral Colonial Secretary delivered in- H. J. Tweedie, C.B., R.N. (Senior teresting speeches, reviewing the Naval Officer, Yangtze River) in Colony's finances. (These will be conjunction with a Colonel and 80 in to-morrow's "China Mall.") men of the 57th division of the | Nationalist Army, at Shang-chu-| The Colonial Secretary also wan (a small town on the left moved the following resolution:- bank of the Yangtsze, about 200 "That the following areas: miles above Hankow), has had (n) the Chinese Recreation An area of high pressure ex-
satisfactory results.
Ground and (b) Yaumati Public tends from N. China to. E. of
At least six bandits, if not more, Square, be exempted from assess Mr. Hamaguchi, leader of the were killed in the engageinent be- ment for rates notwithstanding Japan and an area of low pres-Minselto (the Japanese Opposition tween the outlaws and the Chinese occupation thereof, or of any por sure from Indo-China to Guam, Party), speaking at a party meet troops. The remainder have been tion or portions thereof respec-
tively for pecuniary profit."
Owing to the injury to the Hon. Sir Henry Follock, K.C. (At- torney-General), the motion standing in his name, that of the first reading of two bills:-
N.E. winds, fresh, fair, is the forecast until noon to-morrow. The anticyclone has passed into the Pacific. (.
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pealing to the community for sup- port in their efforts to maintain a transport service...
POLICY IN MANCHURIA.
Osaka, Yesterday.
* Fight Continues.
Wuahan, Yesterday:
Ing here, referred to three prin-driven off. ciples upon which Japan's China Reeds fn which the band had policies must be constructed.
their headquarters have been burn- Firstly, he urged they should ed down and the area is now be giya China every opportunity to lieved to be clear from bandits. The equipment of volunteer ensure internal peace and unity. labour in Adelaide is proceeding Secondly, he advocated earnest.
British Naval, Wirelesa. and leading business men are urg co-operation with China for realiss
"An Ordinance to amend the Ing their employees to enrol. The tion of the legitimate aspirations
Larceny Ordinance, 1865" and... A. rural district police have been of the Chinese people.
A battle between Chinese regular
"An Ordinance to amend the warned to hold themselves in réadi-
soldiers and bandits is reported to Magistrates Ordinance, -1890" Baron Sato's Suggestion.
nces for a call to the city.
Thirdly, Mr. Hamaguchi demand-have occurred and to be still in was put over, following an an- Baron Sato deprecated the fixing | |-
ed the safeguarding of Japanese progress between Wushsn. and nouncement by the Colonial Secre A New Bill of a new date for the meeting of
rights and interests in China Keifu, on the Upper Yangteze tary and permission to do so the Disarmument Conferences but In the House of Representatives through legitimate means, laying River-British Naval Wireless. favoured M. Loudon's suggestion at Canberra Mr. Bruce gave notice special emphasis on the necessity of
of the immediate introduction of knitting together regarding a private conference of the Naval Powers in Paris.
a bill relating to "employment in Japanese relations He said the idea should be further extrade and commerce
the economic inter-dependence. plored. He, however, was without states and overseas. It in
Points Elucidated. the views of his Government.-Rey-mised that this bill will deal with
the protection of volunteers. Mr. Hamaguchi, elucidating his Labour supporters are very per-first point, namely the ensuring of internal peace and unity in China, Cooktown is without food owing expressed his disapproval of the to the strike and Mr. Brace has advice given to Young General Dr. C. T. Wang, Mr. T. V. Soons, pathy with Sir Henry and Lady OF A requested the Queensland Govern Chang Hsueh-liang in Manchuria Dr. Wang Chung-hul, Mr. Teat Pollock on Sir Henry's recent seri- TERRORIST ORGANISATION ment to relieve the situation.-Reu- to put off throwing in his lot with Yuan-pel, Mr. Li Shih-tseng. Mr. Huous accident. This accident seems
ter,
MEMBERS
TROUBLE AT PAOYING.
Peking, Yesterday. According to a report publish- FOOD SHORTAGE FEARED. ed in the vernacular papers,
Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has POLAND'S VANDALS. It is feared there might be a food. shortage later, owing to the ordered the Salt Commissioner at destruction of the crops.. The Changlu, through the Finance ALLEGED estimated damage to the Public Ministry, to furnish $1,600,000 Works Department is £6,000.
before the mid-Autumn festival The total estimated damage to for the expenses of the National- Government property and peasant ist troops in the Peking and Tien- huts in Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua, Saint Christopher and Navis is estimated at £100,000.
tain area. Reuter.
[Note: The festival, one of the four settling days of the year, falls on Sept. 28.)
Official Killed." Shanghai, Yesterday.
THE "IRON HAND."
turbed.
tor.
among
U.S. PRÉSIDENCY.
aur-
GOVERNOR SMITH ATTACKS MR. HOOVER.
Warsaw, Yesterday. The police have arrested a num- members of a terrorist organisa- ber of men who are alleged to be
tion, the objects of which
are APPEALING TO THE FARMERS. stated to be incendiarism of the houses and crops of wealthy land-
Omaha, Yesterday.
Chinese
and GONE TO NANKING.
based upon
To
NATIONALIST. LEADERS'
MOVEMENTS,
JAPAN WAITING.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
......
having been given by H.E. the Officer Administering the Gov- ernment.
HE. the Officer Administering the Government said:
Hon. Members of the Legisla tive Council:-
Before we proceed to the busi- ness on the Agenda I am sure Hon. Members will wish to join with me in 'expressing their gym-
the Nationalists. He considers Han-min, Mr. Tai Chi-tao, Marshal likely to involve Sir Henry's ab- that such advice was useless and Li Chal-sum, General Li Chung- sence for, several weeks and we Ineffective.
yen and General Chan Ming-shu shall all feel acutely the loss of The leader of the Opposition, proceeded to Nanking last evening the assistance and advice of the however, did not mince matters Their vialt is believed to be in oldest and most experienced un- when he declared his determina-connection with the inauguration official member of this Council. All the deaths and injuries
tion firmly to hold Japan's position of the reorganised Nationalist Gov- The loss is enhanced just now by occurred among the labour class.
in Manchuria regardless of what ernment.
reason of the fact that Sir Henry. A telegram from the Governor
political regime may hereafter be In this connection the Japanese was acting as Attorney General of Jamaica astates that the dam-
set up there, but almultaneously be Consul-General, Mr. Yada, Inter- during the absence on leave of Sir age at Grand Turk is reported as It is reported that an official owners on the eastern border of Governor "A" Smith, who is now strongly refused to charge Japan viewed by, Reuter, stated Japan Joseph Kemp and the Government being not very great. British who was sent to pay off the 46th Poland.
touring the middle west in an effort with trying to set up an indepen-was waiting for an announcement can ill afford to lose the legal as- Most of the victims are known to to win the support of Wireless Service,
Nationalist Army at Paoying |
the dis dent state or protectorate. :
by the new Nationalist Government sistance of these two distinguish- Grand Canal on the basis of $2 be opponents of the Soviet regime, gruntled Republican farmers, at- Mr. Hamaguchi pointed out that before re-opening negotiations on ed Members of Council at the for Hunanese and Hupehese and and the organisation is supposed tacked Hoover for his opposition to it has been, persistently and con- various issues, such as the Nan same moment. I move that this $11 for Cantonese has been killed to be closely connected with the the Government polley of relief to sistently, Japan's fixed national king incident, the Tsinan Clash Council desires to express its sin-
"Iron Hand Association," It is feared that the total hur-by the soldiery-Reuter,
cerest sympathy with Sir Henry grain growers, He declared that policy to uphold China's territorial and Treaty revision. Reuter. In turn is said to receive orders he stood for the principle of the intergrity, a proof which he in- from the Soviet State Political McNary Haugen Bili, which Presi- stanced in the treaties, from the PEAK TRAM SAFETY.dent and the dy restoration to Police Reuter.
dent Coolidge twice vetoed as un-first' Anglo-Japanese Alliance down constitutional.
to the Washington Nine Power Governor Smith promised if elect-1Pact signed in.. 1922.-Reuter." cd, to appoint a non-partisan com- mission to enquire into the farm re Hef question.
Referring to prohibition he said
FLORIDA'S LOSSES.
New York, Yesterday.
ricane death-roll will be probably
over 2,000, judging by the estim ates which Include 400 in
RAIDS ON REDS.
Florida, and 1,000 in Porto Rico.
alone is estimated at $100,000,000. Hundreds are reported missing.
SHA AND AMOY.""
Martial law has been instituted
Shanghai, Yesterday.
The property damage in Florida ACTION TAKEN AT CHANG-
med in temporary huts and shel- arrests. ters,
a wireless message, says that at
NEW YORK
ORK GETS STALL
which
REFUSED HIRE,
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST CAR
DRIVER.
IN BATAVIA.
TIN MINE STRIKERS AND
POLICE.COLLIDE.E
Batavia, Yesterday. One striker has been killed and two seriously injured in a fight with
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PANAMA CANAL.
BRAKESMAN NOW STANDS IN FRONT:& BACK,
and Lady Pollock on Sir Henry's.
Henry's speedy
health.
Then followed the meeting of the Council's Finance Committee, when votes totalling" $826,429 to A greater degree of safety for supplement the expenditure of passengers on the Peak trams 1928, were considered, details of has been ensured by the installs which have already appeared in TO THE ZONE.
tion of a new arrangement where the "China" Mail": by the brakesman on each car
Those Present. Washington, Yesterday. stands at the end where he is in The attendance comprised Colonel H. Burgess has been the best position to see in front| H.E the Officer Administering appointed Governor of the of him. the Government (the Hon. Mr. Panama Canal zone in succession Hitherto the brakesman always w. T. Southorn, CM.Gİ), to Col. Walker, who has resigned, stood at the "upper"" end, next to HE. the General Officer Com- Reuter's American Service the row of seats reserved for H.E.manding the Troops (Major the Governor. Going up, he could General C. O. Luard, C.B., *BOARDING-HOUSE CARE. see in front of the car. Coming C.M.G.),
down, he could not; accordingly, The Colonial Secretary (the
Mr. Justice P. Jacks (Pulsne
out and to inform the brakesnin, C.B.E.), Colonia a car coolie was employed to look Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G.,
in the Palm Beach districts and It is reported from Changsha, the Everglades and some of the in Hunan province, that the Chin
Appearing on remand, the this was a matter for the decision NEW GOVERNOR APPOINTED finest hotels and buildings at ese military here have raided a driver of a public vehicle who was of individual states. Reuter's Palm Beach have been wrecked. Communist cell at Shachow, yesterday charged at the Kowloon American Service. Refugees and injured are cram- near Changsha, making several Court for refusing hire, question- ed by the magistrate, Mr. W. Schofield, said that he had em-| From Amoy it is also reported ployed a solicitor (Mr. C. A. S. AT PORTO RICO. that a Communist cell was raided Russ) to appear for him, and Troops have been called out at by the military. Five persons The complainant, Mr. E. D. Porto Rico to quell outbreaks of were arrested. Several boxes of Shank, of the Hong Kong Exca- rioting and prevent looting. Communist literature and matervation and Pile Driving Co., was
The Governor of Porto Rico, in iál were seized. A strict search also present in Court,
is being conducted by the military Evidence by Mr. E. D. Shank, two sofice at the Billiton fin mines. Judge) reserved judgment yester least 700,000 are homeless. for other cells believed to be complainant, was heard yester-
TAIL-END." active in Amoy-Reuter
day, the case being remanded to Eight policemen and five strikers day in the case in which Mr. and by ringing a bell, if any obstacle The Colonial Treasurer (the enable a foki, who, defendant al were slightly infared. The trouble Mrs. A. Howarth, living at the lay on the track
|Hon. Mr. G. McI. Messer, OBE), leged, had heard the conversation was owing to the influence of ex- Falace Hotel, Kowloon sued Mrs. The present machinery is such The Director of Public Works when the wind was so violent that Shanghal, YesterdayColonel between defendant and complain tremist elements among newly re- LA Castellian (now Mrs. Young) that the brakesman stands alter the Hon. Mr. H. TV Creasy, several persons were blown H. C. Davis, the U.S. Marine Com-ant, to give evidence,cruited Chinese coolias. Police re for damages for alleged unlawful nately at each end and can de CB.E.) 1ST through windows and the traffic mandant at Shanghal, has been When the case was inforcements ars en route from detention of their luggage of Mrs. cide in an instant, if he sees any The Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, In the streets was held up.-Beu-ordered to San Diego Lieut. Col. called this morning, Mr. Russ was Balaria and the strikers are now Young's boarding establishment, hindrance on the down trips As C.MG (Captain Superintendent ter's American Service.
Kilgore is taking over the com- not present In Court o
No. 2A, Queen e-road Central. Mra; before, he will then put on the of Police), METERECKE resuming work. Router.S ||mand-Reuter v predeland The magistrate remarked that
Young and Mr. Young gave evi- emergency signal and the current who had received a telephone mes-
dence,” Mr. Léo d'Almada, Jr. in will be cut off from the engine Paris, Yesterday. Mr. J. O'Brien, Inspector of the sage from Mr. Russ stating that
structed by Mr. Leo d'Almada room at the upper terminus Further details of the hurri. S. P. C. A., this morning at Kowloon he would be unable to attend and
Castro, Bryargued that Mrs. thereby stopping cane havoc in the Guadeloupe Magistracy, charged a Chinese with asking the case to be remanded.
Young, as lodging house. Jeland have been received by the cruelty to a pig, which, the prose- As all parties concerned had no
en.on Minister of the Colonies which cution alleged, was caused by the objection to a remand, the caAKO give the death-roll as 680,--Reu- animal's, legs = protruding through was adjourned till Friday next, ter
¡the crate. A due of $5 was imposed, at 11am.
The tail end of the storm was
experienced in New York to-day,
FRENCH LOSE!
TODAY'S DOLLAR,
The closing rate of the dollar on for failure to pay
TOKINES PARA een notice and Mr. Ho emand, to-day was 1/11 18/16.7.droplied
eper
Hei fof4 Eacnamara
The Hon Mr. MPS Ba of Councils)
Clerk
The Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North (Secretary for Chinese Affa
The Hon. Bir Shou-son The Hon. Dr. R. H C.M.G LL.D.,
The Hon Mr. A. C. Hynes de The Hon Mr. J. Owen Hughes, (Continued