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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FCUNDIÐ HREI
No. 11.850
FORTY MILES TOW.
LI FOOK-LUM.
二拜望,號四十二月一十英港街 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1925. 日九月十
IN THE SOUTH.
CHINESE ACTRESS.
LATEST MOVEMENTS
OF TROOPS.
LARGE SHIPPING CLAIM
The 9.3. Batareia, which is now lying in Taikoo Deck for repairs to her shaft, has been attached by the Supreme Court against a claim for $29,250, we are informed this morn-
BIG SUCCESS AT THEATRE ROYAL
1"
NO MEROY, FOR PICKETS.
Rarely hus a performance at the Theatre Royal received such sup-
STRONG ACTION. KWANGSI RETREAT port from the public as that
Owing to the absence of normal which Miss, Pik Wen-ka, the well-
General Li Fook-lum, the erst communication, a report is only knows exponent of Chinese drama while uncrowned King of Honam
Every availible seat was taken.
BAIL OF $10,000 It was decided at the Criminal Sessions this morning to adjourning. the hearing of the embezzlement charges against James Edward by the owners of the sis. Phranang, fully twelve days to reach here Atherley, former manager Mesars. Gelz Bros, and Co., Hong- kong, until the next Sessions, in December,
The case came before the Chief "Justice, Sir Henry Golian.
The claim is nude, we understand, now to hand, after having taken and dancing, appeared last night land, is again in the public eye,
SINGLE: COFY 10 G=NTH
46 PER ANNUM
The PURCHASER of a Backward
Four recently complained that his DEALER (?) had held up his hands in horror at the thought of SERVICE, explaining that ho simply sold cars
and had NO PARTS · and NO SERVICE STATION.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Tol. C. 1246 or 1247.
33. Wong Net Chung Rd. Happy Valley
COURT MOURNING.
GOVERNOR'S ENGAGE. MENTS CANCELLED.
It is announced that there will bo two months' full Court Mourn-
THE STRIKE.
CHANG KAI-SHEK MAY SETTLE.
ing for Hor lato Majesty Queen LATEST DEMANDS.
Alexandra, and one month's half A Canton correspondent, com mourning as from the 20th of menting on the strength of the Novom bar.
strike picket movement, ventures the During the period of full opinion that General Chung Kai- mourning, His Excellency the shek is the only man who can
of and is for towage, salvage, etc., of which gives the present position of per cent, of the attendance was determined opponent of irreg Governor will bo unable to give, effectually suppress the strike and
the vessel last week.
Tang Toon-yan's forces and
An-
"
en-
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
or be present at, any public enter-boycott, and says the general belief tainment."
is that the peace delegates must get into close contact with him it A memorial servico in com-there is to be any hope of a settle- memoration of Hor late Majesty Queen Alexandra will be held in
ment.
on Friday, the 27th instant.
“PIANO RECITAL.
In this connection, it is reported
issued an order to the Garrison Commandant to place an officer of the Cadet Corps in charge of every detachment of the strike pickets, lo order to enforce stricter discipline. This step follows information with regard to the Illegal activities of the pickets..
and it is calculated that fully twenty and this time he has come out as
made up of other than Chinese
larities by strike plekets. theatre-goers. It will be remembered that the generally confirms most of the
General Li has been appointed A good many of the Europeans Batureia was on her way to Kwang previous reports. It states that the present were not unfamiliar with Tupan of the districts of Namhoi, Chow Wan and had only progressed full on the part of the Canton Army Chinese druma; consequently there Poon-yu, Shuntak, Tungkoon and forty miles on her voyage when her operating north of Kauchow still was little that was now to them in
the performance. The attractive Heungshan, and he has been Mr. Eisley Zeitlyn, instructed by tail shaft was broken and she was continuen, owing to differences exception lay in the feat that, con- trusted with the task of extirpatine Messrs, G. K. Hall Brutton, made for the time being helpless. The which appear to be intensifying trary to the old traditions of the bandits in these particular 16-St. John's Cathedral at 10 a..that the Canton Government has two applications, one for an ad- Phranang, also on her way to the between the various units-chiefly Chinese stage, an innovation, com-calitics.
paratively recently introduced, journment, and one for the redue-southern port, came alongside and by the Hunan and Yunnan units on was provided by the appearance of In his first public utterance s
eventually threw out a tow rope tion of buil, Dealing with the and brought her into Harbour,
the one hand and Li Chal-eum and an actress in a feminine role, in- Tupan, General Li stated that he It aamuch as all such parts are usual would not take any responsibility former application, he said the in-
It is expected that the Batareia Chan Ming-shu on the other.
ly performed only by men. dictment in the case was served will be out of dock to-morrow. Also confirms the previous report other feature in last night's per- for the strike picket movement and on the accused resterday, and eon-
that the Kwangsi units under Yaformance was an exhibition of the that he would arrest any pickets sisted of forty-one, counts. The
Chok-pak have been eliminated from Chinese terpischerean art, and it concerning whose activities com- SIX-YEAR-OLD PERFORMER. solicitors instructing him had beun
the southern sector, having retreat is safe to state that for almost the
whole of the foreign audience Miss plaints are made by the public. As notified by the prosecution that
There was quite a good-sized ed across the boundary into their Pik's art came as a complete reve- ja result of this announcement, the audience in the City hall last there would be some further counts.)
On the other hand, it is reported own territory, and says there is no lation. In the sword Dance and pickets have alrendy disappeared evening when a performance was These, to the number of four, were
in the Bat Danee-the two apprehension, at least for some
out from Heungshan,
given by an extremely juvenile that at a recent meeting of the standing features of the evening--
pianist by naine of Mischa Wig-Strike Committee a resolution wae in draft and would be served to-
audience In the Sumary Court this morn- time to come, of their resuming the imagination of the
Another act by General Li hadarchik. This little lad, who is; morrow at the latest. His Lord-ing, before Mr. Justice Wood, a operations in Kwangtung, as Sum was captivated by the graceful given great patisfaction to the rice only six years of age, essayed six passed putting forward the follow- claim regarding the sale of a print Hung-ying is reported to be attack-Eyrations of the dancer. At m farmers in the great producing brief ptero of white simple in
brief pieces, all ing demands:
1. All pickets tiff was Wong Hai-shan, alias Woning Chuan Chow, and Lum Ching that this was but a Chiggi pro-centre of Kum Town Wan, for he F. Burgmuller and the others by belonging to the Strike Union to be place to-morrow. In view of the Ngai, journalist, 24 Shelley Street, ting investing Nanning. The duction and not a mise-en-gene has despatched troops to this lo. L. Van Beethoven and Fr. Kuh- foregoing, he asked that the case who stated that on October 11th, Kwangsi units have therefore been staged by some European ballet cality in order to protect boats con- play any very marked accom-
lan. In none of these did he dis-retained by the Government. be adjourned until next Tuesday, 1924, he delivered to the defendant ordered back to reinforce these two murks the movements of a Pavlova veying the paddy to market. Ice plishments, which, perhaps, was
The Chief Justice said he would for storage a No. 24 size printing
press, The defendant had failed places.
ship would remember that the case
was provisionally fixed to
JOURNALIST'S CLAIM.
SALE OF PRINTING PRESS.
take
ing, press was heard.
The plain-i
have to take into account the lar to re-deliver the press on demand, ger interests of the pitblie, and if and alleged that he had sold it for
that way.
Mr. Zeitlyn also mentioned that a number of the offences, as set out in the indictment, were not those upon which the accused had been committed.
ments it would be hard to believe
queen. The same grace which
The manipulation of the pair of
IRISH BOUNDARY.
and
sappera
2. All wages for the duration of was there, but at the same tine cently, these paddy-laden boats not to be expected in view of his the strike to be paid in full to the there was the truly Oriental-or, have been subject to all manner of a studious little follow, however,
tender years. He appeared to be workers on resumption, The report further says that
to be more correct, the Chinose-
3. A suitable memorial, be he granted an adjournment it the sum of $1,100. The plaintiff Tang Focn-yan has returned to his touch which made all the differen extortion from brigands, as well with 'a retentive memory, but we
cannot help thinking that it is a erected in the Public Gardens or would be until the next Sessions claimed the return of the press, or Headquarters at On Poo after the between the work of Western dan as members of the picket organiza mistake to permit such youngst-some other spot commending. "the $1,000, as its value. Alternatively inspection of the battle front; that cers and the navel art of Miss Pik. tions, but as a consequence of tore to go on to the concert plat- He had already had a similar ap-ho claimed a similar sum for
Vocal items wore rondered by have rendered to the Government," plication, and had dealt with it in damages for wrongful conversion of one brigade from King Chow and swords was in complete keeping General Li's prompt action It is form and boorn them as prodigies. great services which the strikers
the press.
The defendant was N one regiment from Yunchow have with her other movements, and the stated that these vessels are now Mrs. S. Collett, who sang very
4. After the settlement of the Yuk-hing, St. George's Building taken up positions on the hillocks Hame impression of grace-of plying to and from the various mar-įsweetly two characteristic songs Mr. R. A. Wndeson appeared for
harmonious symmetry-wae not kets without being in any way mo-Gardner, who has an admirable permitted a voice in the political by Herbert Oliver, and Mr. H. E strike, all Labour Unions shall be the plaintiff.
near Fa Yuen; that one regiment lost even in the climax, when in a from Luichow has taken and crescendo of sound and motion, the lested.
tonor voice and should be a great affairs of Kwangtung Province. The plaintiff, in the witness box,
favourite in local musical who described himself as the editor is stationed at Ta" Tau bridge, dance terminated. Even before it
circles. was really over, the performance The Chief Justice remarked that of a Chinese newspaper, said he about ten miles from Ta Sing; evoked a spontaneous burst of ap- they were important ones, and My received a receipt for the press that all troops on the Yeung plause. Zeitlyn replied that he could not In October of this year he asked
Kong and Young Chun ling Apart from the dances the effect say that, as he had not had time the defendant to return the press,
PROF. MACNEILL'S to go through them.
but he replied that he had sold it. have retired to Tin Pack along the of the rest of the performance was Witness did not give him any au- line of defence of Mui Lak and Fa performed as it was in the Nor-
RESIGNATION A SURPRISE. more or less lost to the audience; Dealing with the second applica- tion, Mr. Zeitlyn said he had thority, to sell it. He originally
London, Nov. 23. learned that the prosecutor, under bought the press for $2,000, and later Chow; that the entire unit under thern dialect which few of the Accord-Chan Tak-chun has been ordered to audience could understand. Never-
The two other Irish Boundary recognisances, had left the Colony, tried to sell it for $1,000. Bail would have been allowed the ing to what the plaintiff had heard, intercept the advance of Chan Ming-theless there was much that way of
contrast which Commissioners, Mr. Justice Fee- secused if he found it in the sum the defendant sold the press for shu; and that the units of Leung Chinese acting presented to a per-tham and Mr. Joseph R. Fisher have the China Merchants 8.8. Hain opinion of the method of personal
interest, in the of $30,000, which at that time was $1,100.
Hung-lum and Ya Lak-kut are formance conducted on Europear issued a statement on Prof. Mac- Hua has been detained by the contact in negotiations on all ques- impossible. In view of the fact Judgment was given for the plain-1 that the prosecutor had left the tiff for $1,000 and costs.
strongly entrenched on the defence lines. To be immersed in the ways
Canton Goverment, for having They say of the Orient, a visit to the Chinese Neill's announcement. Colony, he asked for a reduction of
out a submarine cable on the voy- tions of doubt and difficulty and line to meet any coming attack stage possesses many recommanda that the resignation came to them age up the Pearl River,
said he felt sure that they would the bail to $10,000.
from Yeung Chun and Yeong Kong, tions. Truly Chinese drams has 13 a complete surprise as Prof.) It is said that the Government be able to brush away all difficul-
MacNeill had previously clearly has demanded a payment of twen It is also stated that a prominent to be seen to be fully appreciated.
tios and misunderstandings. Mr. general has arrived at On Pool A change in shipping arrange-stated his intention of joining them ty thousand dollars for damage headquarters from the North, toments has enabled an
in signing the award embodying the done to the cable, and that the Wu Chung-tong, chairman of the additional
line whose
general China Merchants Co. has refused delegation, expressed deep appre- direct the military operations. performance to be given at the boundary
On the other hand, a report comes Theatre Royal to-night.
features were approved and record- to pay on the ground that the
Mr. F. C. Jenkin, who appeared for the Crown, said with reference to the adjournment he would have| suggested an adjournment until next Tuesday, but if the Chief Justice desired to adjourn the care
BRITISH VESSEL
SEIZED.
until the next Sessions, he had ALLEGED TO BE RUM RUNNER, to hand stating that great activity
nothing to say,
In answer to a question from the
Chief Justice, Mr. Jenkin said he
thought the ball was too heavy.
New London,
Connecticut, Nov. 23.
The British schooner Occan Bald
His Lordship adjourned the case has been seized outside the twelve
ia being shown in the transportation
INSTITUTE.
:
[CABLE DAMAGED.
DELEGATES ENTERTAINED. The Canton delegates were yes- terday afternoon entertained to tea at the Hongkong Hotel, when the Hon. Mr. A. G.. M. Fletcher, G.M.G., C.B.E. (Colonial Secretary) CHINA MERCHANTS BOAT. expressed the Government's plea-
DETAINED.
sure at receiving the delegation.
It is reported from Canton that
JUNK PIRATED.
He added that he held a high
ed in the Minutes on October 17. Government failed to notify them ciation at the courtesy and hospi The whole work of the Commission of the axistence of any submarine tality of the Government, and ex- since October 17 had proceeded on cables in the vicinity of Whampoa pressed his belief that friendship of ammunition to the different parts LETTERS OF THANKS.
the basis of the definite understand. The settlement is still in abey of the battle front, and that large
ing that the award would be unce, both sides taking a firm
attitude. unanimous, quantities of hand grenades are
the Commissioners being sent forward, 13 these GENEROSITY OF ENGINEERS' having agreed to sink their differ- grenades were found to be very
ences of opinion.
Mr. Justice Feetham and Mr. The Hon. Secretary of The Fisher reserve a fuller statement Institution of Engineers and Ship-until the time comes to issue their
report.-Reuter.. builders of Hongkong (Mr. P. T. Farrell), sends us copies of appre-] ciative letters he has received from Secretaries of the various funds and
Institutions to which his Committee and Members donated contributions, in August last,
until the next Sessions, and reduced mile limit, but the coastguards effective in the recent campaign in bail to the sum of $10,000, in two maintain that the seizure is per- the East River sector. substantial sureties.
Mr. Jenkin then referred to the missible as she is within one hour's four further counts which he wantsailing distance from the coast. The schooner was taken after the ed to add.
The Chief Justice said he thought capture of the "speed boat" Heten, it would be better if the counts which was conveying liquor, al- were put on a new indletment, in-legedly from the Ocean Maid.
Three men on the Helen and
stead of being added to the old one; eight on the Ocena Maid have been and this was agreed to.
FINED $500.
FOR EXPORTING MONEY.
The maximum One of $500 was| Inflicted on a Chinese found guilty by Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy this morning,
arrested.Reuter's American Ser-
vice,
NORTH AND SOUTH.
CHANG KAI-SHEK AND FENG.
FRENCH CRISİis.
NO PREMIER YET FOUND.
Parla, Nov, 23, The Chamber by 243 votes to 44 has adopted the emergency Bill authorising an increase of one-and-
The letters include those from half milliard francs in the limit of the Banque de France's advances the Organising Secretary of Earl to the Treasury.
"EXTRALITY” COMMISSION.
THE CHINESE
REPRESENTATION,
would be renewed between Canton and. Hongkong. Amongst those present at the gathering were the |Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Hon. Mr. D. W. Trat man (Secretary for Chinese Affairs), Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird, Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son, Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall and many European and Police headquarters in Hongkong Chinese business men. have received a report of a piracy |
The delegates were the guests committed in Chinese waters, near of the Hongkong-General Chamber Saiwan Lec, in which two members of Commerce at tiffa to-day. of the crew of a junk were shot and
TWO OF THE CREW KILLED.
killed.
The report was made by the sole
made survivor of the junk, who AUSTRALIAN CRICKET, stated that he was himself shot in the leg but managed to make his SOUTHERNERS' EASY WIN, escape when the attention of the robbers was taken up with looting his vessel.
London, Nov. 23, Haig's British Legion Appeal, fromį
In the House of Commons, reply M. Briand has refused the Dr. Barnardo's Hontes, St. Duns-
Adelaide, Nov, 28. Premiership for the moment, but tan's, the Seamen's Hospital at ing to Mr. Nell MacLean, Mr.
South Australia scored 301.for 9: has promised to explore the possi- Greenwich, The Shaftesbury Homes Austen Chamberlain said that the
The boat was on its way from and declared. Pritchard knocked bilities of forming & combination and Arethusa Training Ship, tho
London Hospital, the Royal Chinese Government would appoint Chung Chow to Tu Shas on Sunday, up 167. with a stable majority. The pros National Life-Boat Institution, the a representative as member of the night when it fell in with a pirate Wost Australla replied with 177 Arrested on the point of going hai reports that Chang Kai-shok
A press telegram from Shang-pect of success is doubtful.-Reater. Seamen's Institute at Hongkong, the Extraterritoriality Commission to junk. The first volley of shots (Grimmett taking for 78), and aboard the a.s. Chuenchow yester has, through negotiations brought
THE SENATE'S APPROVAL. Orphan Homes of Scotland, and the be held in Peking on Dec. 18, directed by the pirates took the followed on with 155 (Wall taking
Glasgow Royal Infirmary, to all of Sir John Ward neked which of lives of two members of the crew 6 for 40 and Grimmeti 4 for 57). The Senate, by 170 votes to 103 which substantial contributions the Chinese Governmentat and wounded another. The other South Australia, going in to bat teen big denominations, conceal Feng Yu-Halong in military mat-adopted the Bill with regard to the were made. The letters are spros Mr. Chamberlain repiled: "There members of the crew comprising again, compiled 82 for the loss of
of attempting to export a 'sum of) 83,430 from the Colony.
day, defendant was found to have about by Lu Lit-kwan, arrived at this money, which was made up of
common understanding with:
Later.