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CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S MUKDEN WAR LORD. THE OLD GERMANY
MAN WHO FACED THE MUSIC."
Returns to Surrender Himself.
No. 27,603
IMPERIAL PARLEY.
H.K.
DELEGATES TO MEET AT THE
Recent Resolution Confirmed.
Discovered with His Throat Cut.
OFFER TO REBELS.
“Come Back to the Fold and Be Well-Treated."
LABOUR IN FULL FORCE..
REDUCTION OF CAPITAL.
SUICIDE SUSPECTED.
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE,
There were some rather un- usual features in an embezzle.
ment case which came before Mr. R E. Lindsel at Central Magis- tracy this morning.
FOREIGN OFFICE.
Rugby, Yesterday.
The opening meeting of the Im- perial Conference on Wednesday next will be held in the reception room at the Foreign Office instead shareholders in the of a No. 10 Downing Street, as Engineering
und
re-
FENG BEATS HASTY RETREAT.
MAY CONFER WITH CHIANG
KAI-SHEK
POSTS FOR MINISTERS.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
Earlier News.
WAKES UP.
Hitler's Appeal to "the Spirit of Nationalism.
DEFEATISM DECRIED.
Leipzig, Yesterday. During the evidence of Hitler a
It is persistently rumoured: that Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, A confirmatory meeting 'of The death of a European under
Nanking, Wednesday,
who had been planning to visit circumstances was Hong Kong tragic
Official telegrams from the Peking within the week, may go Construction ported from the Seamen's In-
in front of the Court, yelling: on the previous occasion. This Company was held at noon to-day stitute this morning, but no foul Generalissimo's headquarters re-to Nanking about October 10 to huge crowd gathered in the square Women room, which is the one in which the in the Board Room of Messrs. play is suspected. It is presum- ported he complete rout of rebel confer with Marshal Chiang Kai- "Wake up, Germany,
shek, who is expected to return Locarno Treaties were signed, is Shewan. Tomes & Co. in connec-ed that he committed suicide. forces both on the Lung-Hal and from Lunghai earlier than was resisted Police efforts to clear the were especially prominent, and to reduce The deceased, Mr. William Ping-Han fronts on Monday night. (anticipated.-Reuter. It was stated by Mr. F. C: E. more spacious than any available then with a resolution"
at the Prime Minister's official re-the company's capital which was Tjaberings, who was about 38
square. The Fire Brigade were Rendall, who appeared for the de-
passed at a
summoned and by means of cold sidence.
extraordinary gen-years of age, was until ten days Feng's defence has collapsed,
Peking, Yesterday. fendant, Chan
water scattered the demonstra- Kwong-cheung, i
on the 10th ago second engineer on the s.s. while the Government troops are' The list of delegates to the Con-eral meeting held
: Haiyang. He left his ship and hot in pursuit.
The vernacular papers state that tors, that the latter first became ac-ference is published and the names inst.
The Managing Director of the took up his lodgings at the Sea-
Chang Hsueh-liang is sending a Marshal Chiang Kai-shek nd-
Herlin, Yesterday. quainted that a warrant was out of the Dominion delegates are al-
ready known. The United King-Company, the Hon. Mr. J. F. Braga, men's Institute. He was a very
delegation to Peking which will Hitler's speech in the Leipzig: for his arrest by reading a notice tlom delegates will be Mr. Ramsay was in the Chair, supported by Sirumicable man and was well liked dressed another message on Sep-shortis take up the following posts: Court has detrimentally affected in a Chinese newspaper when he Macdonald, Prime Minister, Mr. Robert Ho Tung, Messrs. J. Scott by all his fellow-lodgers,
tember 29 to the Feng and Yen Ho Feng-lin, War Minister under the stock exchanges in Berlin was in the country. He there- Philip Snowden, Chancellor of the Harston and J. T. Bagram (direc This morning at seven o'clock, Generals, a resume of which is as Chang Tso-lin, will become Mayor and Frankfort. Bourse circles.
of Tientsin; Chen Halang-yah, Sfear that Hitlerites have pushed upon came to Hong Kong, and Exchequer Mr. Arthur Henderson, tors) together with Mr. A. R. F. the room boy brought him his tea,
follows:- Foreign Secretary, Mr. J. H. Raven (General Works Manager) and he appeared to be in good
perintendent of Police under Chang forward their revolutionary pre- consulted a solicitor, who advised Thomas, Secretary for Dominion and Mr. B. Alves, (Secretary). Mr. | spirits. About an hour later, he
"In spite of the fact that you Tso-lin, Mayor of Peking; Hain parations more than the authori Affairs, Lord Passfield, Secretary H. J. Armstrong (Legal Adviser to was discovered lying on his bed are being besieged with the line of Shi-lien, former Garrison Com-ties are aware of.. The Folice, him to surrender himself.
for the Colonies, Lord Sankey, Lord the Company) also attended.
with his throat cut. The gash retreat having been cut off, still mander of Shanghai, to become however, ridicule the ider and Large Sum Involved.
and Chancellor,
Mr. William The sum involved is a large Graham, President of the Board of
Public Safety of regret that the opportunity was The Chairman introducing the ran from side to side. Life was have not had the intention to Peking; Yu Hsueh-chung, comman-given for Hitler to broadcast his
extinct, and No. 2 Police Station $40,972.29. properties Trade.
was at once communicated with exterminate you, but am hereby der of the first Mukden army, to propaganda to the world. Sir William Jowitt, At- which, it is alleged, were taken torney General, and Mr. Pethick Gentlemen: We are met to-day to and investigation was set on foot giving you my last advice that become commander during the Hitler has called off his Sun- between February 15 and March Lawrence, Financial Secretary to confirm the Resolution which was by the authorities.
you should come to the Govern-emergency period of Peking, and the Treasury will be in attendance. passed at the Extraordinary Gen- Mr. Tjaberings was of Dutchment fold before September 24, Wang Shu-chang, commander of the day's parade of National Social- 15 of this year by defendant,
Australian Views.
eral Meeting of Sharholders held on descent, but he migrated to Aus-and remain in your respective Chairman of Hopti.
second Mukden army, to become ists, fearing that his adherents may get out of hand and damage from the Kwong Cheung Hing |
Rugby, Yesterday. September 10. At that meeting Itralia when a boy, and there took
the cause. Reuter. Lung Ked firm, of which he is orf was, a member. Lam Wing, alias Lam Pak-kwong, also a member of the firm, is named in the war- rant as the complainant.
one
Mr. Rendall advanced a plea of He said further "Not Guilty." that he understood the amount of bail asked was $50,000, which he considered excessive.
His Worship: The amount 'in-
volved is very large.
Mr. A. Covey, for complainant, in reply to His Worship. said that he had no instructions as. to the amount of bail.
Partnership Again!
Resolution said:
ANOTHER TYPHOON.
Director of
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Earlier News
Leipsig, Yesterday.
A sensation was created in the
of
the examination of
The Australian Prime Minister, gave shareholders the reasons for out British naturalisation papers. positions pending further orders
Customs Situation,
Tientsin, Yesterday. Mr. James Saullin, who had a long the passing of the Extraordinary When the war broke out, he join-from the Central Government, conversation th Mr. Ramany Resolution which you then adopted
whose treatment towards you, The first developments in the Macdonald this morning, stated in unanimously. I need not go over
generals, will be balanced with Customs situation occurred to-day Leial the three Reichswehr that of other Nationalists. This when Mr. Lenox Simpson left for atcers when
Mukden in response to a telegraph-Herr Hitler was begun. The Court is the time for you to choose the ed request from Chang Hsueh- was packed and a strong force of right path and not to hesitate but liang. Mr. Simpson despatched potice was present. The public. to act with decision." Should two Chinese delegates a few days were adjured to abstain front you continue to sacrifice your ago to interview General Chang demonstrations. * selves, it is an obvious certainty personally been requested to pro- of people outside who
an interview that he attached very the same grounds to-day, and will great importance to the economic ask, without detaining you any fur- side of the coming Conference, ether, that the Resolution passed on pecially to the question of closer September 10. be now
confirmed. inter-Imperial trade.
He express-The formal Resolution is ns fol- ed the hope that very important lows- steps for the development of such trade would be taken-British Wireless Service.
METROPOLE HOTEL.
GOODS AND CHATTELS AUCTIONED.
SOME BRISK BIDDING.
'
are now
"That the capital of the Com- pany be reduced from $1,000,000 divided into 100,000 shares of $10 each of which 95,500 have been issued and
out- standing to $200,000 divided into of $2 each and 100,000 shares that such reduction be effected by cancelling capital which has been lost or is unrepresented by available assets to the extent of $8 per share. upon each of the 95,500 shares which have been issued and are now outstanding and by reducing the nominal amount of all the shares in the Company's capital from $10 to $2 per share.”
It was established that the
At Messrs. Lammert's Auction amount appearing upon the war- Rooms, Duddell Street, this morn- rant was $60,000, whereupon Mr. ing, the goods and chattels of A. and P. Leong Hing-kec, in the Metro- Rendall, addressing the Court, ex-pole. Hotel, 22, Ice House Street, plained that defendant had been a were sold by public auction. partner in the firm in question.. Bidding was very brisk, many Early in the year the partnership Chinese buyers being represented, Fut the goods were eventually knock. was dissolved, and defendant re-ed down for $6,500 to Mr. A. nimously. turned to the country, after be- Forsyth, of Messrs. Linstead and Ing given a receipt purporting to Davis, on behalf of the owners of show thut everything was in the building. order.
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The resolution was seconded by: Mr. R. G. Shewan and carried un-
This concluded the business of the
meeting.
Shareholders who attended -were The goods and chattels of Messrs R. G. Shewan, H. A. Botelho, Since that time he had been the Metropois
Annexe, F. C. Collaco, M. A. Xavier, and Duddell Street, aiso at-A, A.-Alves. back to the Colony, and had in7 fact stayed with the complainant.tracted keen bidding, and were Ruttonjec In May he returned to the coun- finally sold to Mr. J. try, when a warrant was taken out owners of the property, for $1,100. It was rumoured that the goods against him. The fact only re- cently came to his knowledge may be resold again, and that the through reading a newspaper botels may be carried on under but no management, advertisement. He returned to different
confirmation could be Hong Kong at once, and his soli- definite citors advised him to surrender. fecured.
"Enough for Murder."
His Worship: How much bail
"can he find.?
Mr. Rendali;
He says he can
find guarantees for $10,000. $50,000 is a very large sum, and
is sufficient almost for murder oř manslaughter.
His Worship: Can he find any
cash?
$12,000 LARCENY.
MAGISTRATE AND HIS DUTY.
STREET PERILS.
ALLEGED NEGLIGENT CAR DRIVING.
EUROPEANS INVOLVED.
The Royal Observatory's report to-day states:---
A wedge of relatively high pressure extends from Japan to the Yangtsze Valley.
A typhoon appears to have formed to the east of N. Luzon. It is now about 150 iniles N.E. of Manila, moving. W.N.W.
N.E. winds,
Forecast: -- moderate; fine.
Rainfall, Rainfall to 10 a.m.
to-day nil. Rainfall since January 1, 89.97 inches against an average of 74.50 inches.
Temperature.
The temperaturs at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock was:-
with the result that he has now
There was a crowd of thousanda
gave 40-
ovation
to Herr
that you would come to ruina-ceed to Mukden.
Hitler, who tion."
In the meanwhile the Customs shouted "Wake up Germany" General Retreat.
continue to function under Mr. Hiter stated in his evidence Simpson's subordinates, though that he was born in Austria In According to telegraphic ad- the change to the old regime is 1889 but lost his nationality be vices from the Lung-Hai Railway expected to-morrow or the day cause he fought in the German administration, Feng Yu-hsiang after.
army on the western front in Yu Hsueh-zung' arrived at Blx|1914-18. He said he had become a commenced a general retreat on September 22, following the fall o'clock this evening and was convinced of Germany's downfall to use, the in- of Lanfeng into the hands of the greeted at the station by the due to her refusal
Mayor, Tsui Ting-hauen and Kaoherent strength of the German Nationalists. The workmen are Chi-ti, with representatives of the people and because reverence was busily engaged in repairing the Chamber of Commerce and other paid to everything foreign:be- moreover, of the abolition telegraphic wires and tracks des- public bodies. The party im- cause,
mediately proceeded to the Cafe of personal, authority, the intro- - troyed.
Riche in the French Concession duction of Democratic parliamen
at present ban-tary system and the infection" of The Kuominchun, who were left where they are behind for being unable to with-queting, after which it is under-the people with pacifist ideas.
stood they will continue their He was convinced that a new journey to Peking A-right.-party must bo created whose members possessa fanatical love for the Fatherland and an invincible fighting spirit and be absolutely obedient to their leaders. He declared that the National- Socialists had never thought of using their "storm troops" against the State, and that they only in- tended to break the terrorism. of »
Hong Kong Macao
77
77
Pratas Island Manila
81-
77
Foochow
77
draw in time, are reported to
Amoy-
76
Swatow
76
Chefoo Shanghai
G5
50
have surrendered to the Nation-Reuter.. alists. The present surrendered 'Kuominchun include those under Pang Ping-hsun, Chi Hung-chang and Chang Chi-chung.
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LOAN TO CHINA.
£56,000 PAID OVER TO SERVING BANK.
ed the 16th Regiment. A.L.F., and
The troops under Shih Yu-shan was in active service until 1916 when he was wounded by shrap-have retired to Hopei (Chihli).} nel. His condition was so bad that Marshal Chiang
Shanghai, Yesterday. has granted The had to remain in hospital for $500,000 to be sent to Shih, who
In accordance with the under-the terrorist organisations aguinat at the same time has been in- Mr. T. V. Soong, the Ministry of
taking of the Minister of Finance, which the State was helpless.
Hitler was confronted with
over a year.
糖
Unexpected End. Friends of Mr. Tjaberings des-structed to place his troops under Finance, to-day paid all serving letter he had written in which he cribe him as a most genial char- the direct control of General Han banks £56,000 to meet Coupon 44 sald "In this fight heads will roll The Chinese driver of a motor caracter, who was very popular with Fu-chu. Acting under orders, due to-day on the British and in the sand either ours or our was, to-day summoned before Mr. every one.
His tragic end was Shih has despatched a contingent French 1908 Loan secured by the opponents."
Salt Revenue.-Reuter.
R. E. Lindsell with having driven entirely unexpected, as only yes-
the Yellow River
Fate of Tehchow.
his car negligently on September terday he attended a football to blockade 18 at 11.15 p.m. in Des Voeux Road. match at Happy Valley with a Bridge.
Traffic Sergeant McInnis inform-friend, and had made an appoint- The Chinese youth who had al-rd the Magistrate that the complain ment to go down to see another ready been before Mr. R. E. Lind-of the Dollar Steamship Line,. who
was Mr. Joseph W., Morris, match this afternoon...
The funeral will take place to.
ant
sell a couple of times, on a charge was at present in Manila on his morrow, at five o'clock. of larceny, of $12,000, made a further appearance this morning. honeymoon.
Morris
n
AHEAD OF HINKLER.
He replied that "If we are vic- torious a new State Tribunal wit be elected which will deal with those criminals of November 1918 and heads will then certainly roll." __The_President, of the court Im- mediately suppressed the applause from the gallery,
"Two or three more Reichstag
Rugby, Yesterday, Huschow, Wednesday. Tehchow, an important city on Captain-Matthews, who-is-trying-| the Shantung-Chlhli border, to beat the England to Australia which was formerly taken as the flight record of fifteen and a half; first line of defence by the Shunst- days, reached Rangoon to-night elections, Hitler continued, "and ites, will shortly be taken over from Calcutta. He is still one day we shall then have a National- by the 1st National Army Corps ahead of Bert Hinkler, who is the Socialist uprising. We will then. under Han Fu-chu, whose troops holder of the record. British no longer have a treaty which is are reported to have arrived on:
Wireless Service.
compulsory forced upon us, but we shall take up our position and by complete evasion we shall use
September 28 in the vicinity of
Mr. Rendall said he had not had much information on that point, At the previous hearings time had Inspector Alexander said that on
AMERICA AND THE but defendant was certain about been asked, in order that various the
day. in question, Mr. the guarantee.
In was travelling outstanding accounts might be
NAVAL TREATY. Mr. Covey, here intimated that settled, and on the last occasion arikisha, a party of three others, he would ask for a formal remand, plea was made for the accused's belag also in rikishas, They came but he opposed bail of $10,000, dismissal, on behalf of complain-down Fedder Street toward Blake Consideration of Subject which was too small.
ant, who is his uncle.
Pler. At the junctiön of Des
Tehchow. The Shanal-ites in an of Disarmament. His Worship: On the face of it) Det-Sergeant Whelan told the Veux Road, near the beacon, the de-
Jendeavour to avoid an encounter It appears as if this man will not Magitrate this morning that every fendant drove. past in a westerly
were hastily evacuating the city threatened Kung-an and Shek-l our means to break the treaty. run away, as he came down to thing had now been settled, which direction, at a fast speed. He was FORTHCOMING CONFERENCE. and withdrawing to Shihchia bsou on the Hupeh-Hunan border We shall then have revolution." Hong Kong voluntarily. But it information...complainant ⠀⠀
He emphasis that an attempt con-alleged to have cut in between the
chwang for concentration..
during the last 10 days, are escap- is my business to see that he does armed
first and second rikishas, and, to Washington, Yesterday.
ing towards the Hunan border, to tamper with the army was mad Yangtze Situation." mot den bag andyan Hla Worship, in passing centence avoid being run down, the puller of The State Department has Ta-
after receiving heavy casualties. Dess and the greatest crime. He Changsha, Wednesday.
|had never tried to get into touch After further discussion, His of six menthe hard labour, said Mr. Morris's rikisha took the vehicle ceitly been occupying itself with
Fukien Situation,
with the army and would expell Worship fixed bailed at $10,000, that in view of the large sum in- on the pavement into a pillar.the subject of disarmament for the The Hunan division under Li
Foochow, Wednesday. from the party everyone who made $5,000 to be in cash, and the volved in the case, and in order that Defendant dented guilt.
first time since the London Navel Kuo captured Liling on Septem-
The Government forces have such an attempt. balance in sureties.
other people might be deterred from
ber 21 and are pursuing the made considerable headway after "My heart's desire is that our Mr. Lindsell adjourned the sum Treaty was ratified.. following a similar course, he could mons for four weeks, and added that, To-day Mr. Hugh Gibson con- Communists in the direction of encountering the rebel forces renewed spirit may be taken up by not consider not sentencing the should, Mr. Morris fail to appear as ferred with President Hoover re-under Lo Lin arrived in the ing Shulkow, Peisha, Tsuk-yi and
The Hupeh division under Lu Hsin-pang, who evacuat the army and the people-Reuter. complainant, the summons would garding the forthcoming meeting vicinity of Liucheng, while those Kuanyuan, are now retreating in automatically be dismissed.
of the preparatory disarmament committee at Geneva, which it is under Hsieh Pen reached Ping-
a north-westerly direction. Gen- A further petition has been sent understood, will discuss, liter kiang on September 21 The eral Liu Huo-ting has despatched
Communists stationed along a contingent to Ta-ha, in order to increase unemployment insurance National Government asking for Naval Treaty like rules, for scrap by the Government troops on Government forces under Fang cent, the increase to be borne by flour mill owners to the alla, questions included in the
Mealo and Tao-lin were defeated attack their rear, while other contributions from 4 to 6% per immediate removal of the ban on ping warships, and special and Rugby Yesterday. the exportation of flour to Tientsin exempted classes of vessels. September 22. The Changsha Sing tao are pressing them from equally between the employer and The Newfoundland Premier, Bir and other northern ports on the Mr. Hugh Gibson, Ambassador Hankow and Changsha-Liling rail- the front. It is generally expect employee has Infuriated the Richard Squires, who arrived in ground that the work hours of the to Brussels, and Mr. Hugh Wilson, Way service was resumed OD ed that, the rebel forces under Lu Socialists and Communists and
September 24. London last night, called on Mr. mills have already been reduced by Minister to Switzerland, will re
A will be eliminated hi the imme- diminished the chances of the Kamsay Macdonald this afternoon, 40 per cent, because of the depres present the United States The Communists under Ho diate future. Canton News Social Democrats supporting the
Government-Reuter, a MANG British Wireless Service Sde, Salon in the Industry..
Reiter's American Serv
Luny and Kwang - Chi-fen,, who Age
OPIUM OFFENCES.
At the Central Magistracy tha morning a Chinese, who was ar- rested with 32 taels of prepared
accused to jail.
PREMIERS MEET.
cplum tied, round his legs And SIR R. SQUIRES CALLS ON MR.
walet, was fined $3,000 or eight
* months, jail. •
1) Two others, convicted of bölling
oplum at No. 18 Tai Yum Street received sentences of three months and four months, respectively
Revenue Officer Grimmitt pro socuted in both casen
MACDONALD.
Minhsien.
Another Rift.
Berlin, Yesterday.
The decision of the Cabinet to