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SWATOW
"TAKEN BY CANTONESE
KWANGSI-ITES OUT
BUT COUNTER-ATTACK ALONG
WEST RIVER
UP-COUNTRY IMPORTS BAD
Whereas the remnants of the Kwangsi military
The
For the Howuper
Eltanening Director:,
China Mail
No. 27,205
COURT MARTIAL
ACID TO DESTROY ACCOUNT BOOK
STOCKINGS FOR OFFICERS
The General Court Martial sit- ting in the Officers" Mesa at Murray Barracks made further investiga- tion this morning into the charge! preferred against Major G. M H Ogilvy of King's Own Scottish
P.R.I.
further wae
cross-
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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1929.
"WILL STAND NO RUSSIAN 'REDS' NEAR
MONKEYING"
FRONTIER
LL. GEORGE SPEAKS THREAT TO CHINA ? COMMENT ON DEFECTION OF SEQUEL TO RAID ON HARBIN
MR. JOWITT
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London, Yestereday.
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Shangha, Yesterday.
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AFRICAN ELECTIONS SMUTS RE-ELECTED
MAJORITY. FOR NATIONALIST- LABOUR PACT·
A STALEMATE PROBABLE
Capetown, Yesterday. Mr. Lloyd Georgo, the Liberal More difficulties - have arisen General JC. Smuts has been in Borderers. for alleged negligence group
a meeting of since the incident in the Russian re-elected for the Standerton Divi- in his duties whilst acting as Pro-leader, addressed
Transvaal by 巍 Kwangtung province have "madesident of the Regimental Institute. Liberal M.P.'s in the National Consulate at Harhin a few weeks sion of the
ago, according to information majority of 173 over the Nationalist arrangements" to give up Swatow, Sgt. Bartell, the present clerk of Liberal Club to-day.
He said that the nation had from the Foreign Ministry at candidate.
The country constituencies are thereby handing over control of the the east of Kwangtung to the pro-examined by Major Miles, defending declared by a majority of 5,500,000 Nanking. Chinese in Russia are
Officer. He said that when ha votes that it had no use for Social-being ill-treated by Russian au favouring the Nationalists who, Canton units, it is confirmed that was told to check up the stock in ism. The Tories and the Socialists thorities and many thousands of apparently, will sweep the Orange
Free State, to suppress them have been compelled to re-
State of parties: the other Kwangsi "remnants," the Quartermaster's store with the were conspiring
But, to use the Pre- turn to China.
South Africans fighting a rearguard action up the balance sheet, his suspicions were
According to a message from
Nationalists to stand no monkeying." West River, in Kwangsi, have suc-aroused by certain replies which hier's elegant phrase: "We mean
He was he received to questions.
Mr. Lloyd George claimed that General Chang Hsueh-liang, the head of the Manchurian Govern- counter-attacked those led to believe that there was some cessfully
ment, a Red army of about 15,000 sent thing more than what he had Kwangsi troops who were
strong has advanced to a point south by Chiang Kai-shek after, checked up.
near Manchali, # city on the betraying the Kwangsi cause ut
Chinese-Eastern Railway near the Siberian border, and in Hankow.
News From Wuchow
from an
ADMе
Witness was asked to detail what He said that he at firat he found. found 15 pairs of silk stockings. These were priced at $1.85 and the value of the 15 pairs was The situation in Waehow yes- total
That tallied with the terday was quiet, the "China $27.75.
He further found Mail" learns
excellent; balance sheet. source but
uncertainty 43 pairs which were hidden in a of these, exists as to what is taking place wooden box. The total to the westward (that is, further together with the 15 pairs, was amount was, the up the West River). It had been $107.30, which rumoured that the pro-Canton mentioned in the charge sheet.. forces had been checked at a posi Later the Court asked the pro- the Ailk tion about 30 miles west of Wa-sccuting officer where chow, but the "China- Mail's" in-stockings came from, and received formants were not in a position to the reply that they were imported confirm this. The news, however, from Weihai-wei. They were not
by the Nan Chung for ladies but for the officers is borne out Kuo, quoted below.
the battalion.
of
Up-country imports having prac-i Witness then gave details of the tically ceased, the message to the quantity of hose tops and
per- "Mail" adds, it is feared that ex-manent passes he had found and ports will likewise cease unless checked up, also giving this value. trade opens.up. The situation at
Nanning (which is in the hands
The
of the Kwangsi remnants), ac-. cording to a telegram received at Wuchow, is apparently quiet.
Yunnauese Losses
Canton, Yesterday. pro-Canton (Yunnanese) troops under Fan Shek-sang suffer. ed the loss of several hundred men when miceting the Kwangsi Army along Mon Kiang early this week, Fan's Yunnanese
on their way to Wuchow from Pinglo.......... Nan Chung Kuo News Service.
"Not a Communist”
Wuchow, Yesterday. Yu Tsok-pak, who has been appointed chairman of the Kwangsi Government, has been busy Wuchow for several days or
were
at
Asked what he knew about a cer-
WEI-HAI-WEI
-Ministers to Confer About
Retrocession
Shanghai, To-day. Sir Miles Lampson, the Bri tish Minister at Peking, has wired to Dr C. T. Wang (China's Foreign Minister), stating that he will proceed to Nanking on June 20 to negotì- ate in regard to the retroces- sion to China of Wei-hal-wej. –Nan Chung Kuo News Ser-
vice.
Liberalism.
Marquess of Crewe
the nation had returned a mandate for Liberalism. He declared:
The very hour that the Minis- try decides to become a Socialist administration its career ends."
Labour's Programme
Mr. Lloyd George assumed that the Government would immediate ly resume diplomatic relations with Russia, withdraw British troops adhere to the from Rhineland, optional clause for arbitration in certain cases and act upon the in re- United States approaches gard to naval disarmament so that agreement can be reached for a
substantial reduction
in cruisers
and, he hoped, the total abolition
of submarines.
THOSE SHOWERS
conse-
This morning's weather re-. port from the Royal Observa- tory states:
Pressure is highest now in the Pacific to the East of Tokyo and relatively low over China generally.
A depression appears to be be situated over Tongking.
Forecast:-S. winds, moder- ate; fair generally;; some local slowers.
quence of their presence, much alarm is being spread along the Manchurian frontier..
Nanking's Caution In view of this situation, the Nanking Foreign Ministry has ordered My Chu Shao-yang, who is at present in Nanking, not to proceed to Russ untit a later date, pending developments.
at
Creawell Party National Council
47
31
5
3
It is certain that the Nationalist-
General Smuts
Labour pact will have a majority but a working majority is doubtful.
-Reuter
Earlier News
An overnight cable stated:
very Rural results to-day will probably be in favour of the Na- tionalists..
The Nanking Government
Mr. F. H. P. Creswell, Minister not decided what present has policy to take against Russia until of Defence and leader of the Cres- it is proven that the documents wellite section of the Labour Party.! which are alleged to have been has been returned for Denver in seized at the Harbin Russian Con- the Transvaal. sulaté do indicate the giving of Mr. T. Boydell, the Minister of been defeated at assistance to parties opposing Labour, has Nanking-Nan Chung Kuo News Greyville Durban (Natal).,
'Elected members include Mr. W. B. Madeley, the National Council Minister of Public leader and Works and Posts and Telegraphs. -Reuter.
Service:
AN ACT OF WAR?
News Which Came from a Russian Source
ganising an administration to retain account book kept at the F.R.I. place the one now functioning at office, witness said that he remem- Nanning. Mr. Yu has assured the bered distinctly that that book,
Does Russia's act constitute an populace of Wuchow that he is nut when he first saw it, was in good
would The Liberals
heartily act of war, in retaliation for a Communist as he had been ac-order. One morning when he went
the Government if it China's raid on one of her Con- used-before his last departure to take it out of a box, which was support from Kwangsi early in 1928.--
unlocked, he smelt acid fumes, tackled unemployment boldly and He concluded by saying Nan Chung Kuo News Service.
aomething like ammonia: The wisely. Swatow Changes Hands
book was saturated, and he thought that the Liberals meant to insist Swatow, Yesterday.
that someone had used embrocation on speedy electoral reform. on the floor above and that the bottle
The pro-Canton forces under Choy Ting-kai captured KK-
AL
It is reported that a pro-Canton force under Chen Wei-yuen is ex-
A Liberal Seceder
1929 rainfall
Average
10.53 inches
30.45 inches
Deficit
19.92 inches --
DON'T WASTE WATER!
In
had faller, spilling the embrocation Referring to what he described yang, north-west of Swatow, this which had found its way to the book as the "outstanding Parliamentary morning and, later the same day through the ceiling.
quality" of the Liberal Party Mr. advanced to Chiu-on. The pro-
Later witness was understood to Lloyd George said that there had Kwangsi troops previously evacu- ated Chiu-on, which changed hands say that it must have been an acid been only one defection (the allu- of some kind, because the fumession was to Mr. W. Jewitt, K.C., without any fighting.
Meanwhile the pro-Kwangsi of it, when he opened the box, went who was elected as a Liberal for
Preston and straightaway joined sulates in Chinese territory? forces hitherto in Swatow had been to his eyes, making them water.
He (Mr. & cable from Shanghai to-day The account book referred to was the Labour Cabinet). ordered to withdraw towards the
"A report from White Rus- eastern Kwangtung border, leaving produced in Court, and part of the Lloyd George) would not comment Reuter reports:-
sian sources in Harbin states the Police to maintain peace and pages appeared to have been torn on that, but would leave it to the "universal náusea felt and ex- or eaten through by some acid.
that Soviet forces have enter- order in the city.
Capt. A. G. Dobbie Called pressed in every circle."
ed Khailar, a hundred miles The meeting
for was notable Capt. Archibald Gordon Debbie,
eastward of Marichuli." the presence of the Marquess of He said that men select- Crewe among the leaders. ed for extra duties were recom- The meeting unanimously elect- mended by their respective com- ed Mr. Lloyd George as Chairman the Com- and leader of the Party in the pány commanders to manding Officer, The names of the House of Commons.--Router. men so selected would appear in Regimental Orders in the ordinary Such men could also be temporarily relieved, and the names of the relief men need not neces=| sarily appear in Regimental Orders. [Case proceeding.]
pected to arrive at Swatow on June of the same regiment, was the next 14.Nan Chung Kuo News Ser-witness. vice.
SOVIET INDUSTRY OFFICIAL'S MISSION TO GREAT BRITAIN
USUAL TALK OF ORDERS
London, Yesterday.
M. Koalukhov, who presides over
the Official Technical Department
of
Soviet Russia, through which
every Russian manufacturer must:
course.
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WELL WATER
THE GOVT.'S SYMPATHETIC
ACTION
TO AUGMENT SUPPLY
PERKINS SUCCEEDS IN LOSING!
GOLF. “ETIQUETTE ”
With a view to further conserv-CHAMPION HUSTLES ALONG TO
ing the water supply of the Colony the Government is opening a number of public wells on the island of Hong Kong and in Kow- loon.
The following wells have ready opened
- Hong Kong v Well at "Homestead" Site, The Peak (Supply good. Being used for build ing purposes).
GET DEFEATED
AMATEURS AT SANDWICH
T. P. Perkins (of Castle Brom-- alwich), the holder of the title, is that in the Titish amateur golf championship He was beaten in the fourth round obviously through trying to hurry his game because of that "playing through" incident the day before.
Well at top of D'Aguilar Street. (Apparently a good supply). Well near Roman Catholic Cathedral, Glenealy.
(Good supply).
Well in Wong Nei Cheong Recreation Ground..
(Apparently a useful supply; still being investigated).
tin.
Kowloon
On Wednesday, the pair playing behind Perkins wanted to "go Perkins* Although through." partner was willing, Perkins re- fused to concede on the ground that the request was most unusual
Prior to going out yesterday,
Well in Cemeteries Valley, Homun- in a championship. (This yields good-supply, which it Perkins was interviewed by Reu- is proposed to pump to tanka in Water-ter. He said: 100. Road),
Two wells on the Godown Company's property.
Other wells are being examin- ed, including the following in Hong Kong;
Well at junction of First Street anal Centre Street,
Well in Jardine's Bazaar. Well near Children's Playground, The Feak.
Well in Shing On Street, Sai Wan
Ho
Well on. Shaukiwan Inland Lot 518. Two wells in Shaukiwar East.
"Naturally, I am a little up- set at yesterday's incident but I have been assured by a mem ber of the Championship Com. mittee that I was quite in order in doing what I did."
"Hustled Along" Parkins W23 conquered by Andrew McNair (of Bast Renfrew) losing by one hole. They hustled along," says Reuter, and- at the seventh hote had caught Military authorities aro
up the couple who had started ter also making efforts in the same minutes in front. Perkins and direction. Nine wells have been MeNair then had to wait before opened in cantonments on the is they could play their shots, land and four in Kowloon. All
The
Military animals in Kowloon are now watered from well supplies. and all water used for washing in Military cantonments is drawn from these wells.
TO-MORROW'S TEST
Change in England XI to Meet
South Africa
One of those chosen to play for England to-morrow in the First Test Match of the season against the South Africans has been injured. Latest cricket news on page 9.
HUNGER PLEA
www.s
BABY'S BEDDING STOLEN FROM PRAM
AGILE PRESSMAN
Perkins was obviously hurrying his shots, especially in putting On three greens he missed putts which should have found the hole.
Two up at the 9th, McNair led by three holes at the 11th, but missed his approach at the 12th, which Perkins won to become two down again.
The Home Green *McNair Won the 13th hole (three up). Then Perkins annex- ed the 14th and 15th (one down). The 16th and 17th holes halved.
were
At the 18th, McNair pulled his drive and failed to reach the home
with green
his third shot.. Perkins was 234 yards from the hole in three shots but missed his putt. McNair holed a 2-feet putt win the to halve the hole and match by a hole.
Kyle Defeated Other fourth round results
were:-
R. Baugh (of America, captain of Oxford University in 1929) beat Joshua. Crane (America) by 8 holes up and 2 to play.
John Dawson (the best of the Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at Americans taking part) beat E. P. Kyle the Central Magistracy, this mor- (Selangor, F.M.S. and 4.
E. Straker (Walton Heath) beat Dr. ning, a Chinese
was charged with William Tweddell (Stourbridge) by one the theft of some baby's bedding hole. from a perambulator which Was London, Yesterday.
left unattended on the pavement According to the "Daily Ex-outside, No. 89, Wong-nei-chung- press" Mr. Eamsay MacDonald, in road (Broadwood-terrace) rester- an interview, denied the report day.
that Professor Gilbert Murray
Mr. G. H. Blok, who lives on the would be Ambassador at Washingtop floor of the house, gave evidence ton, He declared emphatically
that at about 9.15 yesterday he was that it was the first time he had looking out of the window when he heard of it!-Router.
Sir
house,
follow
The Fifth Round Complete fifth round results
Rex Hartley (Sunningdale) beat Robert Harris (a former champion) by
and 1 to play),
Thirsk (Bridlington) 4 and 3.
E. Tipple (Langley Park) beat. Cyril J. H. Tolley (another champion) beat R. Baugh (America) by 8 and 2.
A. J. Evans (hitherto captain of
the per- gent County Cricket Club) beat
same 5 and 4
John Dawson beat F. McKinlay (Glasgow) 2 and 1.
Major Keith Thorburn (R. & A) beat Straker 2 and 0.
[An overnight cable from New York noticed the accused acting in a reported: The Washington correspon-suspicious manner near dent of the "New York Times" states ambulator, the property of Mr. McNair (the conqueror of Perkins) by that Professor Gilbert Murray is men- Leonard, who lived in the tioned in diplomatic circles as the Bri tish Ambassador in succession to
Presently, after he had made sure Esme Howard, whose term normally will terminate next spring but who that no one was looking, accused put
J. Smith (Earls Farry) beat William may be relieved, prior to Mr. Mar- his hand into the "pram" and pick-
Accused then Tulloch (Cathkin Braes 2 and 0. Donald's contemplated visit to America ed up its contents.
The Hon. Miebael Scott beat. F this summer.}
looked about, and, seeing no one Bayliss (South Staffs) 1 and t
Tolley's Victory ear, he rolled the things up in a bundle, placed them under hie arm,
The day opened finely at Sand-- and started to walk away.
wich yesterday, for the fourth and. Witness.. ran downstairs and fifth rounds, after overnight rain.
When he followed the accused.
Talley reached the 5th round by Lancaster, the
saw witness, accused broke into a disposting" of R. Oppenheimer The local (Chinese) authorities R.A.F. pilot, who recently crashed run, but witness caught him after (R. & A.) in the 4th, winning by have released for publication in Trinidad, was in a critical con-a chase of over 200 yards in the 5 and 4. As on the previous day, number of translated documentsītion. which are alleged to have been
SOVIET ACCUSED Translations of Alleged
* Seizures
Mukden, Wednesday.
seized at the Russian Consulate General in Harbin
obtain his machinery, has arrived FILIBUSTERS "BUST "tion of office to the Prime Minis 19, 1929, which were despatched to
here for the purpose of vlaiting the Foundry Trades Exhibition, also the the foremost foundries in North of England in connection with the five years scheme mechanically to re-equip Russia at a cost of £400,000,000, on plant and machinery alone.
M. Konlukhov possesses official authority to give orders.--Renter.
US CENSUS BILL
Washington, Yesterday.
The Senate has approved of the Census Reapportionment Bill
ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE
CORO FAILS
Zealand, South Africa, and New agency in the Far East.
Slight earthquake shocks were felt at Milan and other places in Italy recently.
Captain William
!
course of which accused dropped H.R.H. the Prince of Wales fol- Talley the things which were picked up lowed Tolley's match. by a lady in the vicinity.
turned. 3. up and won the 10th Accused dented that he had hole where Oppenheimer Was Included among this lot are tion and money be sent to China for
touched the "pram." He said that bunkered. Hellug a long putt in the Yellow Mr. Ramsay MacDonald tele- duplicates of two letters, one dated starting difficulties
he had been out of work for some Oppenheimer won the 11th. The graphed greetings on the assump- Jan. 16, 1929 and the other Jan. River Valley.
time, and had not had any food for 12th was halved and then Tolley Help Given
A friend employed in won the 13th and 14th. ters of Canada, Australia, New the Third Internationale from its The other letter to the Third five meals.
Robert Harris, who fell in the Internationale reported their latest one of the houses in the vicinity foundland, also to the President of The first letter suggested that in Communistic movement in Man-had promised to give him some-fifth round, overcame the Hon. thing to eat, and it was whilst Osmand Scott (St. George's) by 6 the Executive Council of the Irish view of the fact that Chang Tsung churla
waiting for the friend that. Mr. and 4 in the fourth round The third letter, one from the MANY PRISONERS TAKEN Free State, who all returned the chang and Wn Pei-fu, the Peiyang
Compliment-Reuter. -
war-lords, were securing material Executive Committee of the Third Blok suddenly rushed out and, Harris was in great form. He support from "a certain nation" to Internationale in Moscow to its seizing hire, accused him of stealing did the first nine holes in 33, turning 4 boles up, and when the re-establish their positions, the agency in China, replying to the the things from the "pram.”
Mr. Hamilton decided to convict match was finished at the 14th, he A bomb exploded in the vestibule Third Internationale should give all two above mentioned letters, The Palice proved a previous con- had won onder an average of of the Italian Consulate General at assistance possible to General Feng vealed the fact that the Executive vicition for larceny last year, and fours.
No one was injured, but Yu-hsiang to expand his influence Committee of the Third Inter sentence of three months' hard General Leon Jarado, routed the Tunis
in Northern and Central Chins nationale, in compliance with the labour was passed. revolutionaries, who attempted to considerable damage was done. ⠀ capture Coro.
Willemstad, Yesterday.
A further defeat of the filibust-
ers in Falcoin Province is report- ed from Coro, Venezuela.
as this was the only bape request, had voted a sum of 850,000 the Tord Internationale roubles for the purpose of supplying A ammunition and supplies to Feng
At Remscheld, Rhineland, a 15- year-old girl deliberately threw General Jurado took many pri- Instruments of ratification of the for
Two cases of enteric fever were herself in front of an oncem sonori, machine guns, and rifles.local traffic treaty between Poland to regain a-footing in China.
one Chinese
11 Instantly. Willemstad is now completely and Lithuania were aimed at a step towards support, it was Yu-habang Nin Chung Kuo News reported yesterday-one Indian and passenger train, which Hilled her