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四拜禮辦一十月三英港香 THURSDAY,
MARCH 11, 1926. 日七十二月一
CANTON FERMENT PIRATES ACTIVE NEAR
BANK LOAN,
DEFAULTS ON CHINESE LEAGUE HITCH.
LOANS.
HEATED MEETING OF
COUNCIL
REPORTS OF MILITARY INTRIGUE.
PRESS ARRESTS.
Reports of military intrigue and,
to the strict censorship enfareed!
of
SAN WUI.
MINES LAID IN CANTON DELTA.
SHIPPING, INTERRUPTED.
Reports from Canton indicate
MR JENKIN ON CHANGES POSITION BECOMING MORE
OF FRONT.
LEGAL ASPECTS. Two changes of front in the attitude adopted towards the Man Chuen Bank was alleged by Mr
SERIOUS.
DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE.
RIVAL CLAIMS.
VÍNOLE: COPY 10 PENTA,
136 PER ANNOX
THE DRAGON MOTOR
CAR CO., LT
BY WONG NI CHUNERD, HAPPY VALLBY
THE HUNGHOM BOMB COAL PROBLEM.
OUTRAGE.
ONE OF THE VICTIMS SUCCUMBS.
EUROPEANS" ESCAPE.
Those injured as a result of the In the House of Commons, in Germany's admission to the League Hunghom bomb outrage, reported
London, March 10,
Geneva, March 10, The sub-committee dealing with
COMMISSION OPPOSED TO NATIONALISATION.
LOWER WAGES
;
Rugby, March 10. The long-awaited report of thờ
a split'in Government cirdles are that brigands and pirates in the to haud from Canton, but giving region of Chu Tau Shan (F. C. Jenkin this morning when reply to Mr. W. Forrest, Mr. G./has unanimously pronounced in fe-in yesterday's Telegraph, have now Royal Commission on the coal in-
that Germany has fulfilled the from the Kowloon Docks, a shop publication, Head Hill, in the San Wul dis the case in which Messrs. Moxon Locker-Lampson said that despite our of the admission, considering been identified as six workmen dustry has now been issued for on Lelegrams and letters, it is!
trict, have laid mines in that and Taylor are suing the Man their public announcement on July obligations required. The report becoming increasingly difficult. to,
fof the delta for the purpose of
Chuen Bank for $37,600, money 7, 1924, of their Intention to re-will be submitted to the full Cem-foki and a lad of "seven years. ascertain the actual state
facilitating attacks on junks and
in the sume payment to meet all arrears continued affairs at the moment. There
other craft which use the water Supreme Court before Sir Henry of principal and interest on is evidence, however, of a strong
was there in great numbers. The Gollan. under-current of unrest in Can-result is that all boats have ceased ton, and reports states that special running and communication with patrols have been instituted near other ports has therefore been cut
Government Buildings. Further
··reports speak of a breach between General thang Kai-shek and tiene-
off.
Hent,
was
Gurman issues of the
J
the
Tientsin-
Later
The Commissioners consider that One of the workmen, named Chau the present difficult position of the mittee to-morrow.-Renter.
GERMANY STANDS FIRM. Wai (40 years of ago) a carpenter, coal industry is the result of power- suffered injuries to his left lezful economic forces and cannot be Notwithstanding German news-which wore so serious that it had attributed either to political unrest Mr. F. C. Jenkin added that if Pukow Railway Loans of 1908 and paper reports of the changed att to be amputated, whilst another er to restriction of output among
tude of Germany, Reuter learns carpenter named Pong Cheng, aged the evidence of Chan Wing-fook 1910, and the Hukuang Hallway that she is adamant in, opposing 26, had both legs very seriously the miners, or to inefficiency in the was to be believed, they had the Loan of 1911, the Chinese Govern-the election of other candidates injured and may have to have one management of the mines. At the limb amputated. The others, wholsame time, they cannot agree with ludicruoss position that the Official ment, with trifling exceptions, had before herself.-Reuter,
Landon, March 10. were less seriously hurt, were Hathe view presented by the mine The people in this fecality are Receiver and the special Manager failed to do so, and, also since that
dute, had suspended service even The House of Commons, ap-Shing, 44, office boy; Chin Kwan, very perturbed over this develop
were on October 6th trying to get of the validated bonds. Repraplauded Mr. Stanley Baldwin who, 55, tarner; Leung Yau, 44, car cwners, that little can be done to ral i Chi-u, and there is also en am also at the growing the money out of the bank not to seriations by His Majesty's Minis- in replying to a question whether penter; Sin Yau, a boy of seven; improve the organisation of the in-. a rumeur ad two prominent power of the bandits in the sury to the creditors of Mears, Gter at Peking on behalf of the he was able to make a statement societies, composed largely of prounding districts, and they have, and H. A. Lammert but to hand British holders of these, German regarding Germany's entry in
issues had been without result and the Leagut, trompe, have Analgamated., thủ:)
appeals ta the over to Mesra. Moxon and Taylor the Chinese Government had given formal preliminary enquiries ́strengthening the influence, of the authorities for helu. It is now The first witness this morning, no satisfactory reason for differen progressing and I anticipate right wing of the Kuomintang reported, that the Canton Govern Mr, A. Nissim, was headed antiating between the British and ther delay hor difficulty in con over the Cantog Arnis,
ment has ordered tieneral Li (sixract from Messrs. Lammert's German issues. Meanwhile,. tarition with the matter."--Reutér.
situation had changed by the With regard to the reported sum to take stringent measures to hooks which contained the simulent default or two of the British differfice hatween General Chang co-operate with the Naval Bureau tuneous entry: Sold 200 waarves at issues, and His Majesty's _Minia" A three-hour sitting of the
many
"
Kai-shek and General La Chai-sum, in order to clear out the handits
and restore communication within the shorlost" possible time.
wharves $188, bought 200 $192.
#1
said:The usual
THE DEADLOCK
Kwok Cha, 21, fitter; and Leung dustry and that the only prac
Immediately -the explosion ticable course is to lengthen work- Hel, 25, shop fuki. occurred, Inspector Clark, of Hung-ing hours" and to lower wages. renom Station, rushed on to the In the view of the Commission scene and with others attended to large changes are necessary in the injured whilst two ambulance, other directions and large progress were telephoned for. When these is possible. The problem is two. arrived, the three more serious fold, having a permaneat, and a London," March 10.
cases were taken to the Kowloon temporary aspect. Taking firstly Hospital, whilst the others were the permanent aspect, the report the Chinese Council of the League at Geneva removed to atter was pressing
the Kwong. Wah points out the defects of the indus- Government to make good their this afternoon has given rise to Hospital,
try resulting partly from the ago of which rumours crop of question.
At the time of the outrage, there of the coal ñeids and partly from. Reuter's Geneva. corespondent were a number of Europeans in the the private and divided ownership says it is impossible to get any vicinity, these including Mrs. J. of minerals, with its effect on the confirmation. A Geneva telegram W. Matthews and another Kowloon layouts of mines. Very many col- progresses to describe the events Dock lady, a number of school teries are too small to be good pro- MISSION TO STUDENTS.Jof the sitting. This says the children and Mr. F. Mumford," "of duction units...
debate was most heated and that the China Light and Power Com- M. Unden (Sweden) pounded the pany, but fortunately none received As a remedy for these defects, table in eniphasising the state-juries. The motive for the
and the nationalisation of the mines as ment that his Government had affair is still unknown,' most strictly instructed him not reperis vary as to whether the proposed by the Miners' Fadera- to accept anyone but Germany bomb was thrown from the street tion, is not recommended by the Commissioners, who are not satia- or from the verandah of a house hed that it is workable, or that the near the scene of the outrage.
COMMERCIAL FICTION. Mr. Ekjon Potter, K.C. (For the Plaintiffs) askin witness what tha entry conveyed to him..
Witness-That is was a carry,
printed circulars have been freely distributed in Canton stating that the disagreement has resulted in This particulur district has been an open rupture between the Lw, known for years as the happy hunt- ground of pirates and brigands military baders, themeral 14 ne-at the Une when, Li Chan was cusing General Ching of being Admiral of the Kwangtung Fleet. over-ambitious and of Seeking to in the Manchu regime, and had the or a loan
"Kong" class of gunbouts built. Mr. Potter said his lordship! increase his power at the expense assigning two of these to patro: might think it was a bad way of. of other collicers. A sequel to this the region, the pirates were forced entry.
Sir Henry, Golkin--1 am development was the sending out to abandon their stronghold ani
pol
arck shelter in the island of Colo-Leiticising. All I should say is that! of police parties to visit all news man off Macno, and piracy in this it is a commercial fiction.
As a consequence the part of the della subsided so long! agencies.
Mr. Jenkin asked leave to Con- as these gunboats guarded the serve his drass-examination.„, proprietor of one of these
correspondents. |the
*
cerns was arrested, together with waters. Bat since the Revolution. Chan Wing-look was cross- gunboats have been with ganuned by Mr. Jenkin, who bit
Bir
default on the loans in -Renters
1)
Y.M.C.A, LEADERS ARRIVE.
Mr. T. Z. Koo; M.A., and the Rev. R. O. Hall, M.C., M.A.. two promi- nent V.3.C.A leaders arrive in Hongkong to-day for a sperial Mis sion to Students. The latter is one of the secretaries for Great Britain; They were taken to police quars drawn and used for other purposesvited the fact that until the meet and the former is a national secre- ters, and owing to the lateness of and the pirates have gradually in the on Regelver's office tury for China. They the four their examination was grown in. power.
BOW Inn October 6th, he was the only Mr. Hall as ohtuted at Broms-1 postponed until the followiur dominate the locality, and have a big
grove and joined up when the war morning. Ja reported that two, deed of armed launches at their person who interviewed the
fradiant bank on behalf of the broke out. He rose to be adjutant Lamiort Anything Lammertaf brigade and won the Military! knew of the transaction was
told Cross
After the armistice he went to them by witness-oy was 499-up to Oxford and, after taking his
ained in documents,
degree, left Brasenose, College for Mr. Jenkin then put to the wit-udston where he was ordained, ness various details in eonnectidalle was drawn into the Student with the extension of the nuristian Movement, and "after a July to September, and after gets roa at. Newenstle was appointed " is reported from Canton dating figures from him, painted out Missionary Seffetary for Gésit-Bri, Fraza apother quarter it is the Director of Public Works is that needing to the evidence, lain. ported that the circular mention-completed the plan of
of the rested, men were late command.
released, A to the report it-
self, it is stated General 14 is
still in Munton attending to mal-
ters" in comination with the tone KWANGTUNG ROADS.
ral Staff, and this regarded in some quarters as indieting that there is Bale foundation for the reported difference between hin „and General "Chang.
tion
of the Party.
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THE FATEST SCHEME.
district
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to
in
NORTHERN WAR Changsha Foreigners Seek Assistance.
Hankow, March 9.
VICTIM · DIES.
NATIONALISATION DANGERS.
effect would be for the social gain.
We learn this morning that Indeed, they perceive in it grave Chua Wai; the carpenter who had
La leg amputated, succumbed to his injuries at midnight. All the
jeechumic dangers.
Accordingly, they contemplate the continuance of the industry
others are progressing as well as under private enterprise and make can be experted, except that the number of proposals for its re condition of the seven-year-old organisation...
The Commissioners propose, boy is worse and it may be found necessary to amputate one of his firstly, that minerals should be anquired by the State-by purchase jeva.
It is reported that the remainder of the Kuominehum Army has been driven in 10 Shenchow and surrounded. It is farther reported that Gen. Yuch Wei-chun, retreat- ing towards the wost from" Loyang, was entrapped and killed by a detachment a the.
Red Spears.
It is reported that General Chao Heng- has departed from Changsha for Wa baz. Gen. Tang Sheng-ghi has in- timated that he will take over the Governorship.
A telegram has been re- ceived at Hankow from foreign source requcsung the despatch of a gunboal to Changsha in view of the threatening cutlook.
Gen. Kung Yuen-pin. of the Third Division of Gen Wu Pei-fu, was executed Gen. Wu's yesterday by orders for endeavouring, to extort
from the money Manager of the Hankow waterworks Router,
So far, no arrests have beawhen it has a market value and by nude in connection with the out-a declaration of State ownership in the case of unproved coal or enal at deep levels which has now no market value. A Coul Commis sion should be appointed, under the anthority of Secretary, for Mines, to acquiro and administer this mineral property.
STREET
ACCIDENTS.
YESTERDAY'S CASUALITIES,
Secondly, the amalgamation of many of the present small units of Several motor accidents occur-production is both desirable and red yesterday.
practicable. This may often be As Mr. E. Thompson, of the effected from within, but in mang Hongkong Electric Company, was cases it will only take place if out driving motor cycle No. 239 alongside assistance is given. Queen's Road East, when, near State, as mineral owner, will be Wellington Barracks. a Chinese [able to give such assistance in pro- male stepped in front of the cycle moling desirable amalgamations and was, knocked down. He re-when granting new leases or re- ceived slight injuries to his lega.newing old ones.. and was taken to hospital.
The
NATIONAL COMMITTEE. A small Chinese boy ran into
Thirdly, it is recommended that the road from the footpath, in
closer connection be promoted be- front of car No. 1886, driven by tween mining and the allied indus Mr. R. E. Atwell, of the A. Pries. The development of eloe-
tho
The
highways Lammert's would be paying $1,700 Last year Mr. Hall was invited ed entantes from the right wing of and roads for the province of Moson and Taylor's as interest by the national committee the Kuomintang Party, which is Kwangtung, which the Bure of the loan and would only be Shanghai là come to China for now actively engaged in attempt Construction has submitted to the getting back $1,000 from the period of years to help to or- students. work among gunize Aff. bank ing to overthrow the power and Committee of Provineiņi
Mr. Jenkins-Lammert's owe the Owing to family affairs he re- influence of the left wing. In this for approval.
It is stated that the
sieme ank 848,500 in respect of other fused the lgcitation, but the cam- connection, it is said that the two powerful soeties known as the comprises three classes of transactions?-i don't know the mittee decided to cable him an argent Appeal To come out if only the China Young Soldiers' Society and ways provincial highways lead-exact figure.
Then came It was greater than the amount for one, year, the Revolutionary Soldiers' Societying fram Canton to adjacent pre- have amul muted. If this report vinces, or to other important cra-lowed by the bank to Lammert's?-troubles of alay 30th. It is an
Tact interesting
that: when is correct, the new organisation tres; district highways from one Yes. would be the most powerful node district city to another
Was Lammert's indebtedness to European friends suggested that in the country, as prastically all eity, or to military posts, market the bank discussed at the same the "calle should, nol be sent, the the question of the Chinese secretary, Mr. David Yui, soldiers are members of either one rentres, mining centres. railrond tinteus or the other of the two docieties stations or parts; and local roads Wharves were under discussion? said ibat on the contrary he would
insist that Mr. all be invited as permanent member.
Sir Austen Chamberlain appeal in Queen's Road West, and watrical supply under the new pro- annied. It is further point to connect one place with other—Yes.
The boy WAS Tex out' that the amalyan adjaévit places."
And when the question of repay-because the Y. M. CA. stood for
international co-operation. Since for a peaceful spirit and urged knocked down. would
that the
The provincial highways are toient of the loan rose? Yes. Canton Army would be placed be 30 feet, wide with 24 feet of Every time this question arose Mr. Hall arrived in Shanghai well to make a last effort. He em- only slightly hurt, and after posals of the Government should be
tion if no solution were found. the Government Civil Hospital generation of electricity at nder the control of the right wing macadamised surface; the district was Lammert's cross-indebtedness have heart of him playing rugphasised the gravity of the situn having his injuries dressed at closely co-ordinated with ger with grent vigour there.
mines. The Heat, power and light most was allowed to go home. M. Paul Boncour also highways 34 feet wide with 18 feet discussed-Yes,
People will have the op- Other reports state that the ae-of macadamised surface; and the| Mr. Polter mude formal objec-
A collision occurred between requirements of the country should eloquently appealed for pence, portunity of hearing Mr. Hall at tivities of the right wing of the local ronds 20 feet wide with 14tion to the questions. Kuomintang Party have gone so feet of
Mr. Jenkin said he was going St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, but the delegates were unmoved. lorry No. 335, and tramear No. 40, be under the constant and compre The deadlock was increased by as the former was being driven hensive survey of a body formed macadam. All high-
an announcement by the Brazilian from the Praya reclamation on for that purpose. Such far that there is a movement on
ways and ronds are to have three to make it material. He would next Sunday evening." foot for giving members of that feet of side walks on each side,
suggest that there was no question
delegate, Senhor. Mello Franco, to the Praya East. The tramcar might take the form of a Nations! of Lammert's being agents until
that his Government had most was damaged, but the lorry escap- Fuel and Power Committed, com strictly instructed him to vote jed. No-one was injured.
posed of representativea.nominated sometime between November 6th
A Yaumati district watchman, by the Government from among the and 9th, when there was a change
against Germany and to retize of front which culminated at the
from the League unless Brazil No. 56, was knocked down by car official and other bodies concerned." last moment of this case of an
were also granted a permanent undisclosed principal, Up to
acat on the Council-Reuter. November 6th, there was no ques-
ANOTHER SESSION.
London, March 10, tion that Lammert's were anything
London, March 10.
COT- The Morning Post but principals. They were trying to
There is a big fall in imports Florence, March 10: recover the money from the bank and an increase in exports shown respondent at Geneva reports The Court of Appeal dealing with and there was no sugestion that in the Board of Trade returns for that as the outcome of Brazil's attitude, a council session will be the cage of Mr. Ellison, who was they were agents. He would put February,
held this afternoon conditionally Information reaching the Colony sentenced to five months' imprison-reasons for the complete change of
Imports totalled £96,845,000, a on M. Briand, who le arriving at this morning was to the effect that ment for using offensive language front which brought Moxon and Mr. Li Lok-kle has been appointed about Signor Mussolini, has re- Taylor's into the field claiming compared with £117,680,000 for noon, signifying his approval. Commissioner of the Bureau of duced the sentence to 21 days im- that they were the principals and January, and exports amounted to The object is to force all countries Commerce, and that Mr. Lum Tsze prisonment and a fine of 586 lire that Lammert's were only their 202,814,000, as compared with to a public commitment, thereby
260,880,000 for the preceding centralising responsibility ong has been made head of the new Mr. Ellison is applying for the agents. Bareau of Revenues.
King's pardon-Reuter,
Continued on Page 7) month Reuter.
section priority of right in con-¡ nection with the corner-stone lay- ing ceremony of the mausoleum. for the late Dr."Sun Yat-sen, anj intimation to this effect being said! to have been sent to Mr. Sun Fo.
There is considerable secrecy re-f garding the movements of General Chang Kai-shek, one report saying that he has already left Canton, but this story is not generally regarded as being true.
THE ELLISION CASE.
SENTENCE GREATLY
REDUCED.
BETTER TRADE.
BRITAIN'S IMPROVING
POSITION.
Reuter.
No. 1983, in Shanghai Street, but his injuries were not serious. He was taken to the Kwong Wah Hospital.
TO-DAY.
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Fourthly, research should be. largely extended by the coal Indus- try, with the financial support of the State. It is urgently necessary that new methods for winning ard utilising eoal bo sought If the prosperity of the industry is to be rostored and a proper standard of wages and working conditions is to be assured. If processes of low temperature carbonisation were porfected, great national advin tages would ensue, particularly
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