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document is of international importance
The annual meeting of the Kowloon Cricket Club is being held this morning at 5.30.
Quarantine restrictions have been im posed against arrivals from Amoy on account of cholera
The annual meeting of members of St. Andrew's Society is to be held at the City Hall at 6 pm, on the 94th inst.
The return of notifiable diseases, for the 24 hours ended the 15th inst., states that there were two Chinese cases of enteric fever.
Mr. Wallace, formerly with the Charter- in one sense. At any rate it shows theed Bank, Hongkong, has taken Mr. R. S. foreigner that the organisation, which Wilson's place in the Ipoh agency of the Mr. ErGENE CHEY, as Foreign Minister, Chartered Bank,
Mr. Ormond Blyth, an old and intimate friend with experience of travel, the Rev. H. O. Thomas, chaplain, and a valet are accompanying the Bishop of Landon ou his world crusade:
THE UPHEAVAL IN
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(THROUGH RIUTER'S `ACENCY.)
PARIB, September 15th. The newspaper, Atenir urgei energetic intervention by the Powers in China with the "object of stopping Russia's work. there. It says that Britain is not the only country at which the hostilities in China are aimed.
E.M.S. Carysfort."
LONDON, September 13th.. H.ALS.. Carysfort left for. China "this" afternoon.
H.M.S. Castor."
LONDON, September 18th. The cruiser Castor left for Hongkong yesterday evening from Sheerness with Naval reliefs for ships recommissioning on the China Station,
THE NEW BRITISH MINISTER.
SCOTCH WHISKY defends so strenuously on paper, is, ap- parently with the tacit approval of the Canton Foreign Once, engaged in draw ing up definite fines and terms of im- prisonment for offences committed against this body's self-made rules and regula
Mr. Hiroji Uyemura has been appoint MR. M. LAMPSON'S APPOINTMENT' tions. What is the use of shriekinged Sub-Manager of the Nippon Yusen against the injustice of extra-territoriality Kaisha, Hongkong, in, place of Mr. J.
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while the strike pickets are allowed to wield such power. We know the pickets enforce their own rules without let or hindrance from the Government There is, of course, never a suggestion of a trial. What is the use of appealing to the Government when the Pickets over
ride the law.**
Such considerations as these
must weigh with Mr. ECCENE CHEN, with
grow
Wada, who has been transferred to the Company's Head Office Tokyo.
A cable from Bangkok stated that the death occurred on the 8th inst. of Mr CW. Anderson, chief Government farine Surveyor. Mr. Anderson, who was 51 years of age, went out to Siam in 1901
CONFIRMED.
BRITISE WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Heart, September 13th, The appointment is announced of Mr. Miles Lampson, head of the Central European Department of the Foreign Office, to be British Minister at Peking, in succession to Sir Ronald Macleay.
For the past four years, Mr. Lampson has been a Counsellor in the Far East. An unemployed coolie, who admitted an addition to special missions to Japan, he was for two years Secretary, at the previous conviction for larceny, we Tokyo Embassy. In 1918 he was appoint- sentenced to two months' bard labour at the Marine Court yesterday, for being ed to Peking as acting First Secretary, on board the ss. Menelaus without per High Commissioner in Siberis, after- and during the winter of 1919-20 he was wards returning to Peking for time as Charge d'Affaires.
mission.
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The Requiem Service for the late Rev. Mother Superior of the French Conreat, July 19th on account of the bad weather, Causeway Bay, which was postponed from to take place on Saturday at the Roman Catholic Cathedral at 8 am.
IS
General CalAND KA1 SHEK and other responsible officials nasociated with them.
Sir Ronald Macleay is returning to They have been put forward for their considération before, but things move
He became British Minister in Peking in England towards the end of the year.
China that we so slowly in
1929, at a time when the Chinese political outlook had become extremely complex tired of waiting for an improvement.
and obscure. Throughout the period of During the past few days, however, there The Requiem Mass for the late Mother his mission he has had to cope with an Superior of the French Convent, Cause-increasingly difficult situation, the strain has been distinct step forward made. way Bay, which should have taken place on his health compelling a prolonged rest in England during 1924. When he re- It would appear from the Canton Govern- on July 19th, but was postponed on ment's action in policing the barbour account of bad weather, is being held turned in the following year, be under- to-morrow morning at the Catholic tock extra work as head of the British
delegation to the Tarif Conference. A efficiently that they still have some in- Cathedral at 8 o'clock..
though troublous conditions in China fluence left. Their intervention in the
The forthcoming weddings are an
were unfavourable to an early and satis- settlement of the strike against the nounced of Mr. George Sinclair, Clerk factory conclusion of the Conference, Sir
of Works, residing at No. 115, Avenue Ronald Macleay contributed much to-- Standard Oil Company would seem to Road, Shanghai, to Miss Mary Lillion wards reconciling many divergencies of show that occasionally their advice is Gibson Inkster, en route for this Colony view, and he and his delegation, by by the a.a antua; and Mr. Roland establishing cordial relations with the accepted although in this particular case Fornsworth Griffin, residing at No led the unpleasant atmosphere. created by Chinese authorities, successfully dispell- Yu Yuen Road, Shanghai, to
the Shanghai and other incidents in 1984. Lillith Crossley, Leeds, England
As the Conference is temporarily in spente owing to the conditions in China, opportunity is taken to relieve Sir Ronald Macleay of the heavy task he has borne and which has involved such will eventually take up a new post in a great physical strain. After leave, be
Europe.
Miss
we trust that the settlement is a real one
and has not been entered into in order
On and after the 20th inst. the business that the pickets may squeeze" the
of the Hongkong branch of the P. & O. re-instated employees of twenty-five per Banking Corporation will be carried on cent. of their salaries for the augmenta the premises previously occupied by the at Prince's Building, Chater Road, on
tion of the strike funds. That, would Yokohama Specie Bank.
The manage simply mean a disgraceful aggravation of ment have taken the steps in order to have the bank situate in the Banking It is not as yet the present position." But on the assumpcircle of the City. tion that the settlement is a bona fide known who will occupy the premises when
they are vacated. one and that the restriction of the pickets' activities in the Canton Harbour is a chant, was walking near the Astor House Mr. R. R. Cuthbert, a Hoihow wer-
definite attempt on the Government's Hotel on Wednesday evening along with Mr. P. A. Corbett when a ricksha coelie "A DOCUMENT OF INTERNA-part to re-assert their authority, there is extracted from his pocket and ran TIONAL IMPORTANCE.": perhaps some ground for asking again away by an alley way into Des Vonx Road. The man was arrested by a detre- when the pickets are to be ousted once tive. After healing evidence, the conlie and for all When they are gone there was sentenced to three months and Jabour by Major. Willson at the will be some chance for those "friendly Central Magistracy yesterday. relations to which Mr. EUGENE CHKS
"BONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1926,
Ir is extraordinarily dificult for the foreigner to understand the attitude of the Canton Government towards the Strike pickets unless it is a fact that the Govern ment are afraid openly to take any deci- sive step against them. General CHIANG doing, it cannot be suggested that terday by the st. Aki Maru. They were KAISER issues a proclamation that there is any responsible. Government foreigners are to be protected and yet within his own expital be countenances an organisation which has preyed upon the foreigner and foreigners' property
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THE SAI KUNG PIRACY. INDIAN GUARD SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES.
RIFLES RECOVERED.
One of the Indian guards, who was wounded when an attack was made by ve armed men on the Sai Kung ferry on Sunday, succumbed to his injuries in Wednesday night. The five men, who the Government Civil Hospital have been captured, will now be arraigned. on a charge of murder.
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The police have recovered the three, The members of the Japanese Parlia-Winchester rifles, which were stolen from has referred. While the pickets remain meat, who are on their return from a landed on High Island The rides were the Indian guards before the robbers and are allowed to act as they are now
tour of Java, Australia and the Philip discovered on Grass Island, where the five pine Islands arrived in Hongkong yes-
men were captured.
in acting Japanese Consul, and members met on arrival by Mr. S. Ikemiya, the of the Japanese community. They leave for Japan by the ski Maru at 11 o'clock this morning, but prior to departing were to take a trip by motor cars around the island.
Canton.
* INDO-CHINA S.N. CO ́S
ENTERPRISE.
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Estora Mr. R. E Lindsell, at the Central Police Court yesterday, Chinese was charged with threatening and frightening another Chinese in order to make him join the Wai San Society. Detective Sergeant Cary stated that although they were not able to prove it, for over a year. As we bave said before Now that the Strike pickets have becn
Three brides arrived at Penang from the police knew the Society to be un that, to us, smacks very much of hypo-driven from the Canton harbour, and weddings took place. Mr. Robert Madia week's reaand. This was granted.
Home last week, and the following lawful and dangerous, and he asked for
on crisy. The situation in Swatow would the Canton Government have promised gan Latham, Manager, Aatanui Rubber
671" and will be Payable at the Hoxe Kong AND SHANGHAI BANKIKO CORPORATION* THURSDAY, THE 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1928, in Exchange for surrender of Fame.
By Order, T. A. ROBERTSON, Lieut. Col.,
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· The "death" of Mr. D. G. Robertson, Estate, Ltd., Teluk Anson, Perak, was to give shipping adequate protection, it married to Margaret Gertrude, widow of the founder of the firm bearing his name the theatre. In real life the consequences is to be hoped that more British vessels the late Mr. J. Gorman, formerly State in Kuala Lumpur, occurred in Canada Engineer, Kedah; Mr. H. Gall, planter, quite suddenly last month. Mr. Robert- are tragic and cannot, unfortunately, be will be placed regularly on the Canton Kedah, to Miss G. Henry; and Mr. son retired from Malaya over ten years dismissed with a laugh.
Claude Singleton Evans, Mr. EUGEN run. Full cargoes may not be obtainable Straits Trading Company, Pulau Brani, Kiley Hargreaves &-Co., Ltd., which he Manager, ago. He came out to Malaya to join CHEN, in protesting against the capture immediately for, of course, the pickets Singapore, to Mrs. Christian C. Chivera, left to become the first manager of the of the pickets' best by the Magnolia, are still active in the City and nervous
Federated Engineering Co., Ltd., formed When carrying out the early morning by the amalgamation of the two firms of asked that the culprits might be punished merchants are very much afraid of their teet on the Peak Tramway yesterday Kiley Hargreaves and Howarth Erskine. In order to preserve the friendly rela-threats. But cargo has been shipped by morning, it was discovered that a amali He left the Federated Engineering Co. tions existing between our two coun-round-about ways too long already and kink had occurred in the rope just in in 1904 and started the firm of D. G. [it must be remembered that trade, after front of the car which was at the bottom Robertson & Co. He was also a director tries." And yet he seems to be support a time, tends to become stabilised in a station. This necessitated the cutting of of William Mackinnon & Co., Ltd., of
groove. Temporary.connections establish- the rope and refixing it to the car, Aberdeen. ing, directly or indirectly, a body of ed to meet an emergency are apt to be with the result that the early morn
The case in which two Chinese are illiterate and stupid men who pass resolu- come permanent if kept too long in using service was dislocated. The first
and it would be better for all interests, car was run just after eight o'clocks charged with unlawful possession of two tions to carry on the blockade of Hong- therefore, that British shipping companies delay of over an hour. Peak residents automatic pistols, ons revolver and 43 kong more strongly in order to shorten should demonstrate as quickly as possible had, however, been notified and little in- rounds of ammunition, came before Mr. BE- Lindsell and Major O. Willson, that they are able to take cargo by the convenience was caused. the lives of the foreigners."
direct route whenever there is any cargo
sitting altogether at the Central Magis. The passengers arriving yesterday by tracy yesterday afternoon. Detective offering. This is what the Indo-Chine The news from Swatow published in Steam Navigation Company are doing, the sa. Murea from Europe included Inspector Lane applied for a remand in to-day's paper makes pitiful reading. We and it is hoped their enterprise will Col. J. M. Boyd, Misa H. Bell, Mr. and the case, stating that although yesterday trust Mr. ECOENS CHEN will read it and hearten the Canton merchants and stiffen Mrs. H. Cadman, Miss Cadman, Mr. was the date fixed for hearing, one of them in their resistance to the blackmail. and Mrs. Duncan, Miss A N. Duncan, the men concerned was unable to appear will consider what kind of figure a maning activities of the pickets.
Mr. W. G. Deacon, Mias W. D. Griffin, in Court through sickness Their Wor- of his attainments cuts before the outside advanced outposts
The pickets have been thrust from their Lt. H. L. C. Hall, Mr. H. G. Hughes, ships adjourned the case for hearing to With a little co Eng.-Lt. F. W. Jones, R.N., Mr. W morrow at noon. The men were arrested world when permitting himself to be led operation between Chinese merchants, Kimber, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Loseby during a watch kept by Senior Revenue British companies, and, if it is not too and infant, Mr. D. W. Morley, Mr. Officer Watt and a party on the Douglas by the nose by a small gang of hooligans much to hope for, with the indirect sup Foole, Mr. E C. Hock, Miss M. A. Ron Wharf last week. Ons of the came in who have no more right than criminals port of the Canton Government, they may burgh Miss Maud Smyth, Mr. A. Jaenapan alongside the vessel on which be pushed, out of the field altogether. Shorthouse, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Stoakes he was employed with a bundle contain- to any part in Government administra- No one-not even the Canton qficials and child, Dr. R. E. Tottenham, Mr.ing the arms. The two pistols were fully
loaded. and Mr. P. A. Yepp. tion. We are not referring to labour would be sorry to see them go.