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[Asiatic News Service.]
TIENTAIN, March 11th. For more than two weeks we have
The Tukungpad prints, a special had only intermittent communica- telegram from Changchun, Central tion with the outside world, writes | Manchurin, reporting the arrest of a correspondent to the Pekingover, ten Kuomintang members by and Tintain Times. Fengt'en the Japanese and Chinese police in- troops occupied this City a week Kirin province. The leader "of Previous to their entry, the those arrested appears to be Mr. City gates had been closed for Han Yu Fu, who calls himself chief several days on account of the pre of the Kuomintang organisation in sence in the vicinity of several hun- Kirin province. He and his asso- dred Red Spears. These Spears "elates are being held by the Chinese had taken into their ranks im-authorities for trial under the in- ber of soldiers of questionable char- dictment that they are guilty of alter, who acted as their leaders, inciting workers and labourers of and were becoming a menace to the the South Manchuria and Chinese peace of the cominunity.
Eastern Railways and also of the - Wu Pei Fu's troops had no scaner cigarette factories of the British- retired before the oncoming Man-American Tobacco Company to de- churians, than these heterogeneous, clare a general strike and rise self-styled **Defenders of the against the régime of Chang Tso people "`emerged with their crude | Lin ̧ in Manchuria in connection weapons of war. The prompt cloa with the hostilities in the Yangtze ing against them of the City gates showed that they were not trusted.
Valley,
Stern Measures.
The man in the street still believes rather firmly in their supernatural powers, bur their stock must have depreciated considerably the day following the arrival of the North On the evening that the lätter entered the City, they were informed that the Red Spears had been interfering with the people în a market town some ten miles away. A platoon of foot soldiers was at
vrners.
once sent out, And cume back the following morning with ten odd Javulnerables," These received short shrift. Six of their heads decorated the City walls before the day was out. That evening, the writer asked some Chinese friends if all was peaceful. "Oh yes," said they, everything is quiet There are six heads hanging on the City wall." It still requires stern measures to restore order in this unsettled country.
now,
There have been several minor engagements in this vicinity be tween the Fengtien troops and the Spears, the latter invariabiy getting badly worsted We shall probably hear nothing more of them until there is another change in the military situation.
[Asiatic News Service.]
'SHANGRAI. The members of the Korean Shanghai have Kuomintangnt and Marshal Chang Tao Lin pro- to the Waichiaopu just wired testing against the wholesale arrest
and detention of Korean residents in Kirin province by the Japanese and Chinese authoritica. According to information in the possession of the Korean Kuomintang head- quarters of Shanghai, over forty Koreans in various walks of life have been arrested by the Japanese Changchun and other Police at cities in central. Manchuria and handed over to the local Chinese authorities for trial, on the charge of being anti-government agitators. The members of the Korean Kuo- mintang in Shanghai complain that the charges brought against their countrymen by the Japanese police in Manchuria are false and that the Koreans should be released by the Chinese authorities as they are law-abiding and peaceful re- sidents who have sought refuge in Chinese territory sincs, the mili tary occupation of their mother country by Japan.,
police opened fire, with the result stated above.
Before the Manchurians arrived, rur local Chinese friends were de cidedly uncasy, They did not like the idea of the soldiery billeting on the people, and there were ugly
Police Report, rumours about the conduct of the The following is the preliminary troops. However, after a week's
report on the disturbance issued by trial, there appears to be hus little | the police:- unfavourable comment. The Max- The death of Sun Yat Sen was churian paper dollar is supposed to celebrated by numbers of Chinese change for twenty-three ceats, but even then nobody wants it. The at the Happy Valley on Saturday cash bill passes at 70 per cent. of afternoon: The assembly included a large contingent comprising ṛp- its face value.
30 Hailam night- proximately schools"
"
."
A Chinese doctor just arrived from south of the River reports that the rival armies of Feng Yu Hsiang and Liu Chen Hwa are in a condition of stalemate, and so prospects for pence in their spheres of influence seem fair for the time being.
The ceremony of paying respect to Sun's photograph às proposed by those organising the celebration was to be simple and brief; speeches were debatred, no. arrangements were made for formal processions through the town. Except for a little trouble in regulating entry into the Happy Valley enclosure, proceedings went smoothly.
23rd, 1927.
The Sun Life Assurance Company
of Canada.
HEAD OFFICE:
MONTREAL
1926 A YEAR OF UNPARALLELED
PROGRESS
Total Assurances in Force,
December 31st, 1926
Increase over 1925
H.K. $2,673,383,223
$500,836,200.
New Assurances Paid for in 1926
Increase over 1925
Total Income for 1926
Increase over 1923
Set Aside for Unforeseen
Contingencies
$565 722,440
$154,069,125.
$168,027,460
$20,905,305.
$23,404,255. 72,364,893
Liabilities Including Paid Up Capital
Stock
$638,808,830
$734,577,978
Surplus
Increase over 1925 $13,556,520.
Assets at December 31st, 1926
Increase over 1923 $89,777,806.
$95,769,148
Average Rate of Interest Earned on Invested Assets, 6.69%
Surplus Earned During 1926
$43,525,696,
Dividends to Policyholders Increased for the Seventh
Successive Year.
The scale of Profits to Policyholders has been doubled in six. years and the Surplus, Funds now held place the Company in a commanding position for the payment of future profits.
number of Hailam SHARE IN THE PROSPERITY OF THE SUN LIFE OF CANADA
Only Peace Needed, During our time in China, we have never seen better prospects for a Spring harvest in North Honan. Crops were very fair here last year, and food prices are not high. If peace could be restored, and busi- ness resumed, there could still be a representatives remonstrated and contented people.
SUN YAT SEN ANNIVER- SARY.
SIX CHINESE KILLED AT
SINGAPORE."
"ATTEMPT TO ‘RUSH POLICE
STATION,"
Later participants commenced addressing the crowd, in breach of arrange- ments. Certain, of the Cantonese
endeavoured to suppress the speech- makers. Excitement ran high and a few of the Cantonese were attack- ed and assaulted.
"Later the moh made two at- tempts to rush Kreta Ayer Police Station and on each occasion the Police Bred Six Chinese are dead as a result of this firing.
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The hospital casualties include the following:-Eleven Hailama in- jured by the "Police at the Kréta Ayer Station; two Cantonese and an Indian tram conductor 'injured Brief particulars of the incident at Kreta Ayer; two Cantonese and at Singapore during the recent Surore Tiuchia assaulted at the Happy Yat Sen anniversary celebrations. Valleyhin a few minutes of the
MARCH 22ND, 1927. have appeared in our columna
..... 31,090 buy.. already.
A copy of the Straits bring, Mr. Onract and Mr. Dickin-
London...2114 nợm, Time to hand gives fuller details non, followed by Chief Inspector of the affair.
Porter and Detective Inspectors Chartered Bank noth.
Do., Celebrations of the anniversary Tongue and Dixon, arrived from Mercantile Bank, A. £8...£31 nom. Q...els nom.
291 147, death of Sun Yat Sen led to the Happy Valley and dispersed Q. a serious disturbance in Singapore, the crowd without further Bring. Fat Asin Bank.
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BOM.
as a result of, which the Police at Within a short while, there was an Insurance 4882) bay, 665 as Kreta Ayer Station fired on a mob. little noticeable evidence of any Chine Underwriters......10.30 buy. Six Chinese were killed and eleven disturbance and up to the time of North China Ips, *ng1 bay, &z sa, injured.
writing the town has been extremely Union Insurance by des the well-quiet."? A demonstration at
Insurance.
Kez Yangtze
Firs Insurance.200 Obia known fair ground known
Quiet at Night..
bay. Happy Valley was followed by a
Absolute quiet prevailed at night. Hong Kong Fire Ins..... 3040 buy.
...8811 procession Hailamus, entirely! The streets of the Chinese quarternetain $20 Bal.. contrary to regulations and against were almost deserted. Armed police Bong Kong Tngs $1.10 ncm. the wishes of the Cantonese who patrols were on duty in all parts Indo-Chinss (Pref.)
30 Bal. organized the celebration.
Do. (Del.)40 buy. The procession went down the of the town.
When the shooting occurred all Shell Transports:
19/6 vel road to Kreta Ayer Police Station police officers were communicated Star Ferries where a traffic block was, formed, with and at once returned to their Waterboat...
$14 nom J. Dale attempted to Inspector regulate this, with four constables, posts, remaining on duty all night. Lins Sugars
Malabon Bugari A number of Inspectors were en and they were set upon by meni- bers of the crowd and driven back gaged in a cricket match against Bengaots
the Singapore Recreation Club on Kailan Mining Ad.........38/. nom. the Padang When the message Laugkata (combined)......la. 22 nom Constables in the station then at
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