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SALVATION ARMY LEADERSHIP
THE DECISION
HIGH COUNCIL TO SEE THE GENERAL
SENSATION CREATED
China Mail
No. 26,075
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1929.
INCOMPETENT GIRL YANG SEN DRAWS HIS LABOUR OUTBREAK
TYPISTS
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ADVERSARY
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LOCAL FUNCTIONS DUTCH AND FRENCH NAVAL VISITORS
-NO MARKS AT ALL
80 MILES FROM OBJECTIVE
AUDIENCE ROBBED
TEA PARTY ON SHIPBOARD
London, Yesterday. An extraordinary amount of in- After a week's persistent news
Calcutta, Yesterday. Twenty-four girls have been kid-
Several functions have been ar London, Yesterday. Without a dissentient vote the competence among girl typists who that General Yang Sen, the stormy Six mill commissionaires and snapped and carried off to the From a Britlah wireless message ranged in honour of the visit of two High Council of the Salvation present themselves for jobs in petrel of Szechuan province (in the woman were injured and a Euro- mountains as the result of an we learn that it is authoritatively foreign men-of-war, the Nether- Army to-day decided to ask Gen- Whitehall offices la disclosed by west of China Proper), had bean de-pean manager slightly injured in a audacious raid by bandits on the stated that H.31. the King passed a eral Booth to retire from the lead-the report of the examiners to the cisively retreated and was on the disturbance at the Cvcute mit, little town of Jilotepec, on the fair night and, there is no change lands cruiser "Java" with Rear-Ad- ership of the Army,
Civil Service Commission.
miral A. ten Broecko 'Hoekstra, and run a report to hand to-day points where a strike has broken out.
edge of Mexico's famous Lake in his condition to-day"," It shows that of the 930 girls to exactly the opposite being the
The mill has been closed and Chapala
It is generally conceded in Buck the French cruiser Jules Miche 6,000 hands have been made idle. Messages received in New York Ingham Palace circles that the King" with Rear-Admiral Stots. who sat for the recent examina-case.
fewer than 708 falled, Yang Sen was Arat said to have! Five arrests were made. The com from Mexico City show that the has at last taken a definite turn for tion, ne
munist agitator, Spratt, was present coup was carried out with amaz- the better. He continues on the up- and only 228 passed. Some of the advanced up the results were surprising. For in westward, with the Treaty port of on the scene of the disturbance-ing daring, even for Mexico, where grade and it is apparent that he is the
organised defiance of law and slowly regaining his health. order is by no means uncommon. The recent improvement, although The Mayor and a few soldiers extremely slow, le not slower than attempted to check the marauders, was anticipated. but they easily overcame the re-
Seven members of the Council will see the General in his sick room at Southwold, in Suffolk, and convey to him the decision of the Council contained in the fol-
following resolution:
"That the Connell places on
record it's high appreciation of
the life and labours of the Gen- eral and joins with him in gratitude to God for his partial
resteration to health and Ox-
presses the hope that this im provement may be maintained. The Council is, however, unable to see the practicability of the suggestion made by the General that a council of five should be appointed to act until he is well again and realises that it is
stance:
Yangtze River,
Reuter.
Liu
Chungking (held by General Liu Shorthand-Hundreds of the Hatang) as his objective. iris could not read their shurt- Halang mined the river and counter- hand notes, although the test pas-attacked. That was supposed to end of it because ages were only dictated at the have been the exceptionally slow rate of sixty Yang Sen turned tall and fled. and eighty words a minute. Over A Royal Navy communique of 100 girls obtained no marks at all, out of the possible 150, and sev gence gleaned from Wanhalen, a Wednesday's date conveys intelli- eral obtained only three, four, or port below-Chungking and, at the five marks. Only ten girla out of commencement of hostilities, held the 900-one out. of every ninety by Yang Sen. -obtained full marks.
Typewriting. Although the
i
them.
His
War Barons Rise Yang Sen is now understood to speed required was only thirty have retired, not retreated, indeed most unlikely that at the Ger-wards per minute, nearly 180 girls (ie., north westward, away from eral's advanced age he can ever failed to get a single mark, and the Yangtaze) to Liangshan.
many obtained only two, three,move, apparently, caused Liu Hsiang recover sufficiently again to take four and five marks out of the posto venture down-river. Then Yang up the burdens under which he
sible 200. has collapsed.
Sen detoured, having separated Llu It, therefore,
Arithmetic-Five simple sums Halang's forces and placed himself takes the opportunity of re questing him to co-operate with were set, and the candidates were in a position to awoop down on the council in securing the provided with a paper giving them their multiplication and weights
The latest news is, that Yang future welfare of the Army and
and measures of tables in case they had forgotten Liangshan and passed overland mensuration Sen's men have advanced from them. But of the possible 100 through Chuhslen, en route to Shun- important questions and giving marks, many girls got "nil" and king, on a tributary of the Yang- eighty-two got less than quarter tare, In the very heart of Sze- decisions, the president, vice-
marka. Only forty-one out of the chuan, whence, ostensibly, to con- president, and, five members of
900 odd got full marks High Council be deputed to see
Chungking. verge on Liu Halang's main base at the General and suggest that he should now retire from office, retaining his title of General
to that end resolves that the General, being as his doctora declare, capable of considering
and continuing to enjoy honour and dignities attaching thereto."
The Head
French-This was an optional subject, but some of those who en-
tered failed lamentably. Out of the 150 full marks, one girl ob- tained only five, and several had only fourteen, fifteen, sixteen and eighteen.
General Bramwell Booth has been head of Salvation Army since 1912. He was the oldest son of the late General William Booth, the founder of the Army and was nominated by the old General as.
STOLEN $25
CONSTABLE ORDERED TO RETURN THE MONEY
his successor. The living General, Both the complainant and defend- according to the present constitu- ant of the case in which an Indian tion of the Army, nominates his constable, who was alleged to have successor and leaves his name in stolen $25 from a sepoy
Colour is lent to this reported re- versal in fortunes of war by intima- tions that several minor war-barons
STILL FINE
N. E. winds, moderate, fine, is the forecast until noon to-
morrow.
The anti-cyclone has weaken- ed and is now central between Shanghai and Nagasaki.
There are no indications of a typhoon in the south China Sea this morning.
The monsoon will moderate over the N. China-Sea.
Typhoon Warning The following telegram was received from the Manila Ob- servatory at 9,80 niti to-day :- 4.00 p.m. 10th, Warning: The typhoon is crossing the Visayas Islands in the form of a shallow depression.
OVERBOARD!
CHINESE JUMP'S FROM "SUL AN"
LEAVES A LETTER
In a letter to the police yester who were supposed to have promis day, the master of the ss. "Sui An" ed Yang Sen ald and failed him), reported that at about 9 am, on while the vessel twas such as Lo Tse-chow, Li Che-cho and Tuesday, Chen Teo-lung, are joining Yang Sen abreast of Potung Island on the way now that he has outflanked Liu to Macao, a Chinese passenger sud- Halang, hitherto deemed to be the denly jumped overboard. victor.
PTE. JAMES BOYLE
FURTHER STATEMENT TO THE
MAGISTRATE
of the a acated envelope for revelation Punjab Regiment, were severely re-
THE NEXT STEP. primanded by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, after his death.
General Bramwell Booth has at the Kowloon Magistracy this
Private James Boyle, of the ¡morning. been very seriously I for soma
Scottish Borderers months at bla home in Southwold, In summing up, the Magistrate King's Own so I indeed that it was not sald he believed that the defend-made another appearance before Mr. thought politic to tell him that the ant did go to the Whitfield barracks R. E. Lindsell, at the Central Magia High Council had been called to and that he had referred to the tracy, in connection with the charge consider the position created by debts before he went there. It against him of attempted murder his illness. British Wireless Ser-was a disgrace to the Police Force of Sergeant A. Kerr of the same re-
¡that he had acted as he did.
vlce,
Reuter's telegram states:
giment on board HM. transport
The ship was stopped immediately the alarm was given and the man was located in the water, but bafore
help could reach him, he aank and was not seen, again, although the ship remained some minutes at the scene of the tragedy.
The $26 was ordered to be return-Somersetshire," on the night of
CHANGE OF L-G. ed to the complainant and the de-October 19-20, 1928, whilst on the The Salvation Army Commia- fendant was discharged.
high seas between Aden and Coldm-| WHAT THE “TIMES” THINKS sioners have declined to confirm to
bo.
ABOUT IT Reuter the report that they have
Detective Inspector Lane report. received a letter from General
MR. MAZE INSTALLED
London, Yesterday.
alatance. The Town Hall was set on fire and destroyed with dyna-]. mite.
At the Repulse Bay Hotel to-night, Netherlands community of Hong Kong entertain Rear-Admiral Hoekstra, Captain F. H. Dalhulsen, and about twenty other officers from | the "Java." About sixty will be pre.
The following bulletin was issued sent. at 8.15 this evening.
To-morrow, at lunch in the Hong The King, has passed a quiet day Kong Hotel, Mr. M. J. Qulét (Consul- and there is no change to report in General for the Netherlands) and The gang, numbering nearly a His Majesty's condition. The next the heads of the Netherlands firms hundred mounted and armed des- bulletin will be issued to-morrow in the Colony will meet HE, the peradoes, then surrounded the evening,
Governor! (Sir Cecil Clemonti, cinema and forbade any of those Signed: Stanley Hewett, Dawson | K.C.M.G.), Rear-Admiral Hoekstra, within to leave under pain of in- of Penn. stant death.
The audience were searched and forced to part with their money
вод.
Milk and Cream
The Hague, Yesterday.
and any valuables in their posses-is being transported by air to A daily supply of milk and cream Afterwards the men were London for the King.
The Arate lined up on оде side of the
consignment was made to-day. theatre and the women on the other.
pealed in vain to the marauders, offering them everything they pos-
Expert Opinion.
weekly review.
members of the Executive and Legls- lative Councils, heads of Govern- mont departments, etc.
Consular Body
Mr. A. L. Corveira de Albuquerque Castro, Consul-General for Por tugal, will be present, representing the Consular Body in Hong Kong,
of
The usual inspired weekly state-of which he is doyen. Mr. Y. Mura- Despite their cries and en- treaties, twenty-four of the pretti-mont has not been issued by the kami, Consul-General for Japan; han eat girls were then removed from medical press this week, but. the also been invited because Rear-Ad- the building and forced to mount fact that the King le malding much miral Hoekstra has just paid an behind the bandits. Parents and headway as is to be expected is the official visit to Japan for the corona-
conclusion the "British Modical tion. friends accompanying the girls ap- Journal" makes in its customary
The Sentor Naval Officer, Captain G. Hopwood, OBE, ADC., It draws attention to the slight HIM.S. "Hermes," and Commodore sessed if they would spare the but not negligible improvement in R. A. S. H (in charge of Naval Es- the King's condition but with ex- tablishments, Hong Kong) are un- The leader of the bandits rehaustion of body and mind remain-able to be present an account of a plied by firing two revolver shots ing a conspicuous feature, progress previous engagement. and ordering his men to gallop off. must be alow and difficult. "All
Commodore's Dinner They dashed away at full speed that has been said in recent reports and were soon lost in the moun- about his great weakness through Hill entertaine Rear Admiral Hooke- To-morrow."night, Commodore tains.
washing and trouble in feeding will tra and Mr. Quist. on HMS. Some hours elapsed before two obviously hold good for some time. "Tamer."
young women.
זן
companies. of Federal troops and Therefore the position is still in a machine-gun. detachment set of no wise free from anxiety," heard, however, of the bandits or In pursuit. Nothing has yet been their captives.
MURDER CHARGE.
CHINESE WOMAN BROUGHT FROM CANTON
AFTER ONE YEAR
4
0%
"On Monday, a tea party will be given on "Java," from 5 pm. to 7 Not Expected
pm., when there will be dancing. The "Lancet", comments It is expected that about 200 people similar lines to the "British Medi-will be present. Launches will leave cal Journal" and emphasises that Queen's Pler between 4,80 and 5 p.m. startling improvement in the Special Invitations are being issued. King's condition is not to be ex- On Tuesday morning "Java" pocted.
leaves Hong Kong for the Nother. lands-Indies.
UNREGISTERED
ACTION AGAINST COAL-YARD
MANAGER
on
miral Stotz. An official reception is being held between 5 and 7 pm, to-
day and there will be another dinner to-morrow night. Other than this, further information was not avail- able when the "China Mall Inquir ed to-day.
ASSAULT
From s letter left behind by the
Short Notice drowned man which was picked up
Owing to the fact that H.E, 'the'. on the deck, it was discovered that] his name was Chan Su (21), a wire-
Governor only returned to the Col- ony on Wednesday evening, arrange- less operator, living at No. 8, A Chinese woman named Fong
menta have had to be made at short Prince's-terrace, off. Caine-road. In Lau-tit, as this morning charged the latter the young man disclosed before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the
The coal-yard manager of the notice and; hence, are not quite com
plete. did not give any reason for the act. der, along with three men not in moned before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, General (Mr. M. C. Dufaure du la his intention to commit suicide but Central Magistracy, with the mur- Mitsui Bussan Kalsha was sum-
Last night the French Consul- custody (Fok Chi, Oban Yau and Lo at the Kowloon Magistracy this, Prade) gave a dinner at his rest- Chiu), of another Chinese woman morning, for employing unregis dence, Victoria Lodge, Pesk-road, named Chol Lim on the night of tered watchmen, contrary to the in honour of the visit of Rear-Ad- December 30-31, 1927, at No. 23, | Watchman's regulation. Swatow-iane, Wanchai.
Mr. Somerset Fitzroy appeared The Magistrate asked if the ac2 for the Crowu. ́* cused was the dead woman's amah,
Evidence was given by Sergt. and Detective Inspector Lane replied Walsh, who stated that wife he Booth appointing a new council, tents, while the communique gave ed to the Magistrate that a reply
that she was a substitute for the re-visited the M.B.K. Coalyard consisting of Commissioner Hig the text of a telegram from the had been received to the cable sent
gular amah.
Nov. 5 and 6, 1928, he found two ging, Evangeline and Catherine General in reply to a message of by the police Inquiring when Kerr
"Asked na to the identity of the Japanese there. Witness was then Booth and two others, to adminis- greetings from the Council. "I would be sufficiently well to make The "Times," in a leader, says ter the affairs of the Army instead thank you for your telegram and the trip to Hong Kong. The tele it does not see in the displacement other three mentioned in the charge, told by the Japanese that they. of him. It is pointed out that, fully reciprocate all you any. gram from Colombo reported that of Mr. A. H. F. Edwardes by Mr. the spector said that the first man were watchmen.
Un, the coal-yard manager of under the constitution of the May God guide you and bless you following bis recovery cabled last F. W. Maze as Inspector-General of Was the accused'e husband, who,
MAGISTRATE: ALTERS SEN. week, Kerr had again been placed the Chinese Maritime Customs any with the other two men, were alleged the M.B.K., was called to give evi- on the danger list. It added that desire to destroy the international to have conspired with the accused dence. He stated that the Japan-
TENCE ON RE-OPENING even if he recovered, it would not character of the Customs adminis to commit the crime. He said that ese were employed as tallyman, but
Recently Mr. R. E. Lindsell pass- be possible for the Sergeant to pro-tration. China's greatest need is it was known that one or two of the these tallymen were sometimes ceed to Hong Kong until November. foreign capital and foreign lendere en were in Fatshan, but somehow called upon to look after the coal ed sentence of six months' hard is.
November?
confidence depends on the con- they managed to get warning that in the yard and on board steam-hour on each of two Chinese charged with assault and with intent to rob Later. The Magistrate expressed Bur- tinuance of the present system of they were wanted and absconded, crs.
still searching for The Maglatrate registered & con- an amah employed by Mr. N. Drun prise at the mention of November Customs administration.
The Police are
viction and cautioned the defen-moud at No. 2, Quarry Point, The "Times" is of opinion that them The Salvationist deputation to Fand suggested that it must be a
A week's formal remand was 'dant.. China will be well advised to come comprises
On the "application of Mr. Issued later states that after the sole General Both com, ses com- misprinttor Lane said that it might to some agreement without delay made.com
C. A. S. Ruas, his Worship granted reception of the letter from the national European Secretary, Hay, be that, but on the other hand it, with unsecured foreignereditors may be remembered that the
a re-opening of the case in order of New Zealand, Mitchell of Swe might mean that the military Such a step would immensely im. murdered woman was discovered on
that Mr. Russ might present the de ed to submit to him a resolutionden, Brengle of the United States; authorities would not have a troop prove her credit and help largely to New Year Eve morning, 1927, in passed by the Council without a Lieut. Commissioners Haynes, ship avallable for Kerr to fake pass consolidate the present regime,
the house which was in disorder,
sent at the original hearing of the dissentient vote, recording their Managing Director of the Selvaaga, in until November. He added. Mr. Maze Installed.
and a quantity of jewelery and
case. high appreciation of his, life and tion Army Assurance Society, that he had consulted with Mr.
Shanghai, Yesterday, other property was stolen from the
The defence was that the two Iaboura..
Yamimuro, Japan and Colonel Somerset Fitzroy, Assistant At-
Mr. F. W. Maze was formally in place. The amah employed, by the We are requested to state that an
prisoners were introduced to the They join him in gratitude to Mrs. Trounce of India.
torney-General, and the latter augstalled as Inspector-General" at the deceased was nowhere to be, found, International Dance Festival complainant by a boy for the pur-
and succeeded" in "laying law" før take place on Wednesday, February of collecting Impressive Scene
gested that should Kerr not be in Customs House this morning
Just over a year. She was then 20, at the Club Lusitano and on behalf of another party." There traced to
where her arrest Saturday, February 28, at the Club
was a misunderstanding and by the nese aurorities was cb de Recreio, Kowloon, Cammencing
scuffle ensued in the course of. | tanöd, and three days!! he was each day at 4 p.m.
which the woman was slightly fufur Kong
A thoroughly representative Comed. There was no question
Army, once the High Counell is in all and your homes. "ecasion neither the General nor anyone else is empowered to make any appointment for the adminis- tration of Army affairs, and such
a council as suggested would have no authority even if established.
Official Communique
A Salvation Army communique
General, the High Counell resolv
1
Yours affectionately,
Bramwell Booth."
The Deputation
God for his partial restoration to health and hope that the Improve- ment will be maintained, but the A communique from Sunbury Hong Kong by February 9, Boyle Retter. Council is unable to see the prac- Court says the High Council ad- might be committed to the February ticability of the suggestion of Gen- journed this afternoon to give the Criminal Sessions on the evidence eral Booth, realising that it is very deputation an opportunity of visit niready placed before the Court unlikely at his advanced age that he can recover sufficiently to take up the burdens' under which he collapsed.
ing General Booth, after singing, His Worship agreed, remarking
the hymn "Oh God our help.” that that was a reasonable course to The letter to the General was take, and informed Boyle that if he couched in affectionate terms and were committed to the February Bea was laid on the President's table; sons, he would ha An impressive allent ceremony present charges aga The disclosure of the nature of followed, as the 50 members of the ly, siet General Booth's letter is all the Council present walked up and
"Sensational"
sing
SMOKE
more sensational to-day because signed the historie doo
the Salvation Army communiqué "veritableaucr
evening merely mention" acmming up of on
had been recely The Co
no inkling of the con 12-Rat
DEAD
...
DANCE FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL FUNCTIONS, Counsel not having been pré-
ARRANGED
mittee of ladies organiée the Fes
been formed to
money on
the prisoners fitending to rob the smok Ha Worship decided to amend the