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No. 21,350
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20, 1926. 日七月二
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PEKING CLASH. NEW TERRITORY ROBBER KEROSENE OIL STRENGTHENING PICKET MILITARY PLOTS.
GUARD FIRES ON STUDENT
DEMONSTRATORS.
120 CASUALTIES..
Peking, March 19. The casualties in the demonstra tion which took place outside the Cabinet Office are now reported to be 60 killed and 70 injured.- Reuter.
Peking, March 19.
RAIDS.
DARING ATTACK ON VILLAGE.
BOYS KIDNAPPED.
SYSTEM.
CHINESE CONSUMERS PAY MORE.
HOW CANTON'S TRAVE"
INJURED.
says:.
THE CONSUMER PAYS,
Recent reports show that go
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SUSPECTED OFFICERS IN CANTON.
FIFTY ARRESTED.
There are said to be in Canton
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From the Office Butts.
"Investiture own risk" wouldn't be a bad slogan for Ice House Straat..
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trigues calculated to unbalance the the intruders thoroughly ransack.taxing petroleum products, and people to Arance the intended in the recent expeditions in the the U. S. S. Jason, recently in
masses.-Reuter
BAYONETS AND VOLLEYS.
unsuc-
wanted the Government to adopt. $100, and, on leaving, took another was contrary to the intention and
son with them.
spirit of various Treaties, and in Yesterday morning, nearly a thou- sand students paraded the streets,
particular to Article No. 28 of the
and finally reached the Cubtiret
Treaty of Tientsin, 1858.
office in the afternoon, where the intended to dmand the dismissal of those responsible for the official réply, a forecast of which the ver macular morning papers had publi. shod.
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Those French Cabinets never become antiquos.
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Did you ever notice how easy
O C The LC.C. has bought a motor cesspool emptier. The Sunday
protested against this unfair.
MacWhirter says theso tourists CANTON'S MONOPOLY.
remind us that we must work hard Some pointed and most informu-
and save our money so that when we are old we may have the Two daring armed robberies wero tive comment in regard toʻthe kero-
Canton cadets are said to be an things only young folk cap carried out in the village of Mansone monopoly in South China is much native produce have found its at present some three hundred un-exclusive corps. Hongkong enjoy. Uh Pin, Shataukok district, when contained in the annual report of way out from the surrounding dis-employed military officers, many of the core.
cadets are, of course, exclusive to the bandits, after robbing their the Hongkong General Chamber of lance of the strike pickets, that it
tricts of Canton, despite the vigi- whom are earmarked for deporta victims kidnapped two boys.
Commerce, which is to be issued to is considered necessary to place tion because of reports that, they take home children fany ago). Despite all that has been said
A lady advor tiser is willing to members on Monday, and of which additional pickets in the region of have been concerned in plets This looks like a good opportunity of late, we still think the com According to a report made by
in mistaking A mandate has been issued or-
Chung Tung-kwong, he was asleep an advance proof has been courte-Chu Mel fort, and at Fa Ti.
Evidence is accumulating that against the Government. The au-for some up-to-date young people monest error is dering the arrest of five alleged
in his house, with his wife and ously supplied to us by the Cham- bandits are actively engaged, in thorities are said, in this connec- to get rid of their parents for theology for religion.
a spoil. The statement this trade, as these localities aretion, to have discovered one parti-j
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"These new dances seem Communist/leaders and it asserts family, when three then forcibly ber's Secretary.
well-known to be infested with feularly widespread plot, involving
Two Prams and one Baby develop everything except diacre- that they led the student demon-entered the house by breaking open
large bands of brigands and mer-over fifty officers who formerly be- What about the K.R.A doing a
Playgroundare advertised for sale. tion. strators yesterday and have other the front door. One of the men matter of great interest to a chants fear to come into conflict
longed to units from Szechuan, deal and making itself indepen wise made use of the Communist was armed with a revolver, and importers of foreign goods into with the pickets.
Business is a gamble, which doctrine to stub, the peace and another had a dagger. After gag China is the action taken by the The Government is meanwhile Yurman, Hunan and Kweichow dent of the Government?
accounts for our compradore
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playing for bigh steaks. have engaged in widespread ining and binding the occupants, Canton Government during 1926 in trying by eery" means to get the which unconditionally surrendered
According to a contemporary, Northern campaign, but it is
This movement for the revival Ed the place, and stole clothing,
later declaring a Government doubtful where the money is to eastern, western and southern dis-port, has a steam wonch." This of the old dances looks too money and jewellery to the value monopoly for kerosene, motor come from if products are prevent-tricts of the province. All these may explain why she got tangled sensible to succeed.
up with the buoys ed from circulating through the officers have been placed under ar- Shanghai, March 20,
of $688. When they left, they took spirit and liquid fuel,
Motor Note: Drive carefully; legitimate channel of trade. It is With reference to the shootings
with them a nine-year-old son. When, in April, 1925, the Can-said that the people are paying now rest and are awaiting deportation
We trust that the next time the other fellow may he orazy 100. they invest an official in this'
៨ . in Peking yesterday, delayed tele-
ton Government imposed a tax of at least double the price of what to Shanghal. Apparently at the same time,
Colony, it will be with authority 140 cts. 8.c. per unit of 10 gallons they paid previous to the strike and So acute has the position become to settle the boycott,
These censors are all right in grams from the capital state that a three other men entered the house,
boycott for most commodities, be-in Canton that the police make
their place, but the trouble is that D group of students visited the For-which was hear by, of a married on kerosene, the British and Ameri-cause with extra freight, excessive!
they don't go there until they die. rumoured that Brazil is eign Office on Wednesday evening son of the former victim... The can Consul Generale in Canton en-stevedorage, lighterage, godown daily searches of hotels, clubs,
withdrawing her claim to a seat presenting an uncompromising io.same process was repeated, and tered strong protests at Canton charges and losses arising from shops and private residences, and on the. League of Nations, on tho it is to do something that isn't
pilfering by stevedores and lighter all persons therein are liable to be ground that there are nuts enough done?. ply to the Taku incident, which they they secured goods to the value of and Peking, claiming that the coolies, all added to the invoice searched and placed under police already at Geneva..
price, all costs are increased con- siderably before goods get to the detention with a view to subse A gramophone and records been for these electrical ex
You never know, If it hadn't consumer.
quent deportation if they are found were stolen in Ice House Street periments on the Peak, we might Further, it is stated that, in a to be employed or are unable to this week. We take this early have had more fog than rain EMBEZZLEMENT CASE. As these proteata were
short time, many steamers will produce anyone to attest to their suggestion that it was a neighbour.
opportunity of repudiating the this week.. cease to call at Canton owing to character. cessful, each of the three pincipal heavy losses which vessels are suf-
who held the ladder and watched It is said that the primary cause out for the policeman. distributing Companies decided to fering in the course of discharg- for the delay in despatching the
ᄆᄆ withhold supplies of their products ing cargo. So great is the pillage 2nd Army Corps to Hunan in con- to the area in which the Canton of the cargo, that steamers have nection with the proposed North-who was going to turn the Peak
We trust that the gentleman newspapers have, so far, not Government levied the tax, de- to pay heavy claims, whilst there ern expedition is anxiety caused mist into rain hasn't missed his competition.. An unusual situation developed elining to have their products tax is also much loss on demurrage. as the result of discovering these apparatus in the fog, from u To prevent the entry of
caso of embezzlement, ed in this illegal manner..
"We have an advantage over numerous military plots. which had been remanded from 'students, who attempted to force last week, when, at the Central successfully imposed, though it It is obvious that, if this tax was
Regarding the Northern expedi-| Three million people are said Canton in being able to secure their way in, the guard used by: Magistracy this morning, the might begin at 40 cts. sc., there
biscuits and chocolates"-con- tion, since the flight of Chao Heng-to be employed in the "motor and cludes a local trade circular. We onets and finally fired at
poizi police authorities pressed for the was no limit to the amount to which!
Teh from Hunan, telegram after allied trades in America. It is hasten to add, however, that blank range,
Eye-witnesses state that three or face of an application for with As events have shown, the tax was
continuance of the proceedings in it could subsequently be increased. SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN'S General Tan Yen-kai to come to includes the undertakers.
telegram has been received urging uncertain, however, whether this Canton has tons of orackers." four volleys were fired, which the drawal of the charge by Mr. in fact speedily increased, until at".
Changsha to take over the reins of ORDEAL. crowd scattered in all directions, Pryor, for the prosecution.
From local observation, we government. A report is now rein racing the engine of his car at hand is worth two on the head.
The gentleman who persisted should say that a top hat in the the soldiers continuing to shoot as
the end of 1925 it stood at 2.0. the students fled. It appears that following the last remand, the outside importers now, have to pay It appears that in the interim, $4 per unit, which is the figüre
ceived which states that a council Repulse Bay the other afternoon, London, March 19.
of all the Generals of the 2nd Army must have had a bec in bis bonnet. there had been a certain amount complainant in the case had been to the monopoly which has been on Tuesday," said Sir Austen Cham-the chairmanship of General Loo "As I fear I am to be executed Corps was held at Shiu-kwan under
Soon it will be said of this and the bodyguard owing to a clash money and goods forming the sub- promulgated.
berlain, laughingly when approach. Teh-ping, at which it was decided Colony that no matter what hap on Wednesday evening.
ject of the indictment, and did Furthermore, though the "taxed by an interviewer on reaching General Tan to give the order to
to send an urgent message to pens, the people are
are used to it. High indignation prevails among not wish to proceed with the pro-was only introduced first in Can-Victoria Station from the Contin-advance on Hunan, in view of the Yes, education always pays- the students against whom thesecution. The point had been ton, it was obvious that it would Government is said to contemplate referred to the Captain Superin speedily spread to other places, ent to-night regarding the abor- fact that since the departure of unless, of course, you happen to
Probably one reason why further drastic measures, inclut tendent of Police last week, and and eventually all
directors in this Colony rarely ing the arrest of a well-known when the case again came up be- being extended, in all probability, I would rather wait until I reach my have sprung up, adding We marvel that shroffs are not holders is because they foolishly
China, tive Geneva negotiations, I think General Tang Sung-che for Chang-be a teacher."
hear complaints from sha, various units of the "People's | known quartette who are regarded fore Mr. R. E.Lindsell this morn to other products begides petro the scaffold."-Ruter.
share-
as ringleaders of Communist withdrawal and pressed for the
ing, Mr. T. H. King opposed the leum. By the end of 1925, the
extra burdens on the inhabitante invited to Investitures, seeing they try to convey them by agitation. It is thought that this continuance of the proceedings.
telephone. The Argentine's Attitude, monopoly, had been introduced by
in the way of demands and exac-know most of the best people. will be a prelude to wholesale
DO The case was again remanded.
the Canton Government through-
Buenos Aires, March 19:
tions, and, furthermore, banditry! arrests of suspected Communist
What about Government Time was when we growled at ut the Kwangtung Province, and Dr. Gallardo, the Foreign Minis-in these localities is Incrensiny an office for Kwangai was actually ter, stated that the Argentine was rapidly. It is stated that it would giving another four thousand odd the rattling of the sabre now opened at Wuchow, though it never unable to participate in the work be advisable for the 2nd Army fessor to invent a device which echo.
dollars to some University pro we have to be content with the A SUCCESSION RULING. became really operative.
of the special Commission of the Corps to take possession of the will immediately detect a re-
២. ម. The result of this action League of Nations, on the recon-southern part of Hunan, and res-duction in food prices?
While the folk at Home are by the. Canton Government struction of the Council, until the tore order and peace. Already a
worrying about the coalpits, lots has been that, in spite of their Argentina Congress had decided small portion of the 2nd Army We hear a lot about thoroased in this Colony are more concerned The Chief Executive called an
efforts to import kerosene fram the question of Argentine's rela-Corps has already crossed the taxation in Canton, but we trust over the pulpits, ** emergency meeting of the Cabinet, following the shooting, at which
Russia to to obtain American tions with the League which had boundary, but not in sufficient that such is not provision for A communique issued by the In-oils from California, they have been unsettled since December, numbers to advance further inland. running expenses.
We may yet live to sed an he said the Communist movement dan Office states that the Govern- been unable to keep Kwangtung 1920, when the Argentine delega- Recently great activities have been
Indian silk store without seriously affected the prestige of ment of India has had under con- supplied with its needs of kerosene, tion withdrew from the Assembly observed in the movements of the China, the Government of which sideration for some time past the so that following the law of supply owing to the latter's rejection of troops all along the Canton-Han-Never say dry: "
Tourists' slogan during voyage: Clearance anle.. · ; * .. was charged with being Bolshevik, desire of the Begum of Bhopal that and demand prices. have been an Argentine proposal to admit all kow Railway. Some of the troops which it was not. He added that her only surviving son should be forced up to a prohibitive figure sovereign states to membership of the 2nd Army Corps are proceed. Those Labour agitators are problem. What keeps rents up strong measures were necessary to recognised as her heir to the ex-and the already impoverished Reuter.
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POLICE OBJECT TO WITHDRAWAL.
of bad blood between the students satisfiod by the return of the
agitators. Reuter.
DENIAL OF ROLSHEVISM,
Peking, March 19.
The total casualties are now es- timated at 120, facluding two girls and a woman.
'INDIAN STATE CASE.
Rugby, March 19.
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suppress the Communist movement ceased sons. Those representa- the $4.00 fee charged by the
-Reuter.
SAFE FLYING.
COBHAM SAYS "MOTORING MORE DANGEROUS."
LEAGUE PROBLEM.
LORRY ACCIDENT.
LEARNER COMES TO GRIEF.
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A reader has at last solved the
ing up the Little North River to always getting into hot water, in this Colony is the upkeep of Lienshan and other places on the The Telegraph, reporting a the vacant flata and they are frontier, to take the place of the Shanghai riot, says the crowd Vacant because of the upkeep of troops of the 3rd Army Corps who melted and disappeared in a the rents.***
cloud of steam from a kettle Wednesday was St. Patrick's have been recalled" to fill up va- cancies,
spout.""
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Day, but lighting-up time, in "Pressure on Brazil," says a Hongkong was as usual Telegraph headline, They're
SECOND CHAMBER FAVOURS WITHDRAWAL.
There is no truth in the story that local booksellers will in, Dospite all these letters in the future be required to submit Owspapers on religion, we are modern novels for censorship. stil convinced that the straight 00 and narrow path fa plenty wlde
Motor Note The young man anough for the traffic.
who drives with one hand fra-. While it would seam that some quently runs into a church. -
clusion of the sons of her elder de- people have been mulcted, first by
tions have necessitated, prolonged Government monopoly, and then and exhaustive researches into the by the high profita demanded by history and antecedents, as a re- those who imported with this sult of which Her Highness has object. In spite of the fact that now been informed by the Viceroy kerosene prices in Hongkong re- through the Secretary of State for mained unchanged throughout the India, who is in full concurrence year, the prices current in Canton) At about 8 o'clock this morning. HOLLAND & VATICAN. often pretty hard to crack. with the decision, that the Govern- in December were" 8.c. $12.00 per a motor lorry knocked down n Rugby, March 19.. ment of India are prepared to re-unit against a price in Hongkong Chinese woman near the Bowring.. Speaking at a luncheon given cognise her only surviving son, of HK. $4.45. in his honour, Mr. Alan Cobham Nawabzada Haji Muhammed Hami-
The action of the Canton Govern. ton Cans), causing severe injuries aaid that we had gone so far in dulla Khan, as heir apparent to ment in imposing, first an illegal to her leg. aviation to-day, that it was quite the Masnad of Bhopal. It has been tax, and later declaring a mono- possible for designers and air explained to Her Highness that the Poly, one that obviously must driver only possessed a learner's
The Hague, March 19, transport firms to make flying decision is based on certain rul- come under consideration at the licence to drive a car and was to 41 has rejected the new Cabinet's are born with consciences, on
The Second Chamber by 48 votes quite a safe as any other formings of the Government of India ita sagalong In Poking in the late not entitled to drive a lorry. The motion for the continuance of the the other hand, lots appear too many people think pppor
Tariff Conference which opened was absolutely necessary as re- succession in Muhammadan States ment are to be allowed to maintain side the learner and he fa to be Revolutionaries alone voted for
But propaganda in a number of analogous cases of Autumn, and if the Canton Govern- proper driver of the lorry was at Dutch diplomatic mission to tao marry them. garded aviation, So long as an which occurred during the 19th this monopoly, it is clear that the charged with permitting an un-continuance, Reuter
the time of the mishap altting be Vatican. The Catholics and anti- aviator was looked upon as a Century and in the view that, in consumers of kerosene will have tollcensed person to drive the "brave" man," aviation would never the absence of any local customs pay very much more for their re succeed. He thought that motor to the contrary, the rule then fol-quirements in the future, with the
of transport.
It was later discovered that the
Xetich
ing in the streets of London was lowed is applicable to the succes result that there must be Evert The learner has been detained more dangerous. British Wire alon in Bhopal in the present cir serious diminution in the volume of and will also be charged in due
-Britisk Wireless,
TO-DAY
Health Note-Another good thing for the complexion is to put it to bed before 2.m
With the wet weather day of individual motion
sunity means a chance of getting money without earning it.
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Literary values are You don't get much of
dor $2 ther