N. LAZARUS
Hongkong's Only Euro- pean Optician." Established Forty:
ears,
Queen's Road Central.
Branch Offices Shanghai & London.
KOWLOON FIGHT.
DESPERATE STRUGGLE IN NATHAN ROAD.
41
MAN SHOT IN FOOT.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
No. 21,651
·CANTON OFFICIAL'S ILLNESS.
LOCAL YACHTING MISHAP
四十二月二二
LIVELY MEETING
FOUNDED 1881
二拜禮號六月四英港香
UNION SPLIT.
TUESDAY, APRIL
1926.
MR. WANG CHING-WAI IN SECLUSION.
PROTESTS AT CANTON
CONVENTION.
14
OFFICIAL ANXIETY.
DELEGATES LEAVE
The were exciting acenes in News from Canton indicates, that
Reports from Canton would Nathan Road, Kowloon, last Mr. Wang Ching-wai, the Chair- appear to indicate that the scli- night when a district watchman man of the Government, is so darity of the Labour Unions is be arrested a Chinese, whom he that he is compelled strictly to follow the advice of his doctors und
ginning to break up. alioved to be a thief. Before the to take absolute rest and quiet. Last week, a convention of the lattor was finally subdued, he put He is being attended by his wife delegates of all Labour Uniona up a desperate struggle, attacking and two servants, and does not see took place in the large hall of the the district watchman and attemp. anyone on business, not even load-
ting to seize his revolver. Seeing His place of residence is known thousand delegates had assembled. by any other method, the district him and his mast intimate friends.
BOAT CAPSIZES IN
SQU
EUROPEANS" "DIP".
A party of Europeans underwent.
water.
}
.
CHINESE LEAVE· HARBIN COUNCIL
LANGUAGE ISSUE.
"At a meeting on March 23rd of
SINGLE) OOPY 16 QENTS
955) PER ARNOM
How Wonderful the Patented Buper Sit Principle.. It je responsible for the the largest welling,, -6-cylinder care in the world. After, ten eindenatal youn, the patented exclusive Super Six principle today is responsible for Hudson-Ernes being tha largest anliing 6-cylinder care in the world, "Row amasing this supramury to endure so long. Naw cary, types, and design succeed each other at broathlem rato, Yat, year after year, the Hudson Buper fix with its unchanged patooted principle romelas the largest selling fine car in the world,
$3000 Couch
U-S PROHIBITION STRUGGLE
OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION
BEGINS.
"WET" ARGUMENTS.
Washington, April 5. The first offcial investigation
THE DRAGON MOTORR CAR CON-LTD.
33 WONEN CHUN ME PA. MAREY VALLEY
*$3000
1926 BUDGET
SHANGHAL
SURPLUS EXPECTED
The Shanghai Municipal Coun cil's financial estimates for the en- a very thrilling experience yoster-the Harbin Municipal Council for
suing year, to be submitted for day when a satliny yatch in which the purpose of discussing the new they were sailing capsized in a sud-Constitution of the Council, there into Prohibition has begun by a approval at the annual Ratepayer's sub-committee of the Senate Judi- Meeting, show un ordinary income including Tis. 131,490 surplus from den squall and threw them into the was a hot dispute over the queséiary Committee, which is charged 1925, ef Tis. 10,382,540 and ex
tion of language to be used in the
To examine not only several mea-penditure of Tis. 10,026,180, thus Clinging for half-an-hour to the Council meetings, resulting in the surers designed to ameliorate the giving a surplus to be caried for ing officials of the Government, Provincial Assembly, where two bottom of the upturned vessel, they/Chinese members present leaving present "oridity" by permitting the/Ward to 1927 of Tls. 306,160. The
extraordinary income is calculated" were taken off their precarious the hall en blod after declaring sale of light wines and beer, but at Tls. 6,601,630, made up of Tls. that he could not obtain his man only to the two doctors attending After the notien calling the meat-position by a junk, very little the they had been highly insulted. also the proposed Goff dry law, 5,000,000 which it is proposed to
raise by debentures, à miscellane watchman was finally compolled Some of the latter have endeavouring had been read, the delegates worse for their unenviablo experi-All meetings of the Harbin Muni-making the enforcement of Pro-bus sum" of Tis. · 10,000 and, Tis. to fire at him, and after wound-information regarding his condi-of the Committee of Chairmen,
ed to see him and also to obtain proceeded to consider the election ence.
elpai Council have been conducted hibition more drastic. The "Wets" 1,191,630 realized by the issue of inng him in the left foot hetion, but the doctors will not on
Mr. D. Ha Ellis, the owner of in Russian, in accordance with have the floor during the present debentures of the loan 1925 from effected the arrest:
any account permit visitors to see but the delegates of the stone small sailing yacht, told a Tele-the agreement
arrived at when week and their position has been January 1 to March 6 of this year.. | graph," reporter this morning that
The deficit brought forward from The incident created consider him, neither will they indicate the cutters, lumbermen and contrac- he had three friends with him in
Harbin became a. Chinese city ably set forth by Senator Bruce 1925 is Tis. 2,548,740 and the ex- nature of his complaint.
charged Prohibition with traordinary expenditure recom- able sensation in the vicinity, and is the present state of affairs intors took the floor and protested the boat when it turned turtle 900 with the collapse of the Czarist who the wounded man had later to be Canton, Mr. Wong's illness is re-against the manner in which the By a stroke of luck they were able night it would appear that the debasing to human morala, creat under this heading of Tls, 5,050.
yards from the pier at Stonecutters government in Russia, but last "blighting to "human happiness, mended amounts to Tls. 8,947,840, so that there will be a surplas taken to hospital for treatment.
garded as most unfortunate, as à Arrangement Committee had been to clear the hull when the yacht prominent delegate who has come. It appears that whilst the watch from the North with a view to appointed, this being composed of turned over and clung on to the Chinese members attended the ing an under-world almost s9 There is little in connection with
bottom and sail until taken off by meeting with man was on duty in Nathan Road, effecting a reconciliation between thirteen members. Out of the junk...
one idea in mind. thoroughly organised as the res-the ordinary income calling for comment, there being no items he observed a Chinese near the two divergent wings of the thirteen, there were eight members
With Mr. Ellis, there were namely the adoption of Chinese aspectable world above it, and, worst markedly increased or decreased, Umber yard with a piece of wood uomintang Party has failed in his
Messrs. H. Campkin, G. Kelly and the official language of the Coun- of all, corrupting all too many of save the General Municipal Rabe, efforts to meet Mr. Wang, whom from the Engineering and Young-.
cil.
There was hardly a Chinese in his hands. The watchman aphe was particularly anxious to see Mechanics' Union, which the dele-
member absent and it was notice-those entrusted with its enforce-which, at Tls. 4,225,000 is Tis. proached the man and after being in order to discuss important gates claimed was unfair to the
uble that the attendance included ment-Reuter's American Service. 575,000 above the estimate for 1925, Mr. Julian Godman, counsel for which is attributable to progresalve one, gentleman who had never There are innumerable matters other Unions, further complaining
shown his face during the past the verge intoxient ton of structures of better type, "Wets," advocated manu- building operations and the erec- commanding higher rentals. The
questioned the latter attacked the former.
issues.
calling for the attention of the that the other Unions were kept in
A struggle ensued, during which Government at present, and in the dark as to the preparations
official quarters it is considered particularly unfortunate that Mr. Wang should be in seclusion at the present "juncture."
A formal charge of unlawful possession of piece of wood was preferred against the Chinese be- fore Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, at 'the Kowloon Magistracy this morning. Pending the defendant's dis-
charge from hospital, the case Tas adjourned for one week,
come absolutely necessary that he
TRAFFIC CASES.
TO-DAY'S PROSECUTIONS.
Described as a serious
made by the Arrangement Com- mittee for the convention. They demanded that the election of the
DISPUTE OVER FLAT.
EUROPEAN TENANT BRINGS
ACTION.
this,
Russian but whenever necessary.
Messrs. Lee and Russ, the sum of translated into Chinese.
.
It was
their resentment. Mr. Fu Hsi-
advertisement for a flat in one of Chinese only.""
and smuggling from sea,** Reuteria American Service.
t
WALLACE.
CHINA COAST.
derstood, by the sewerage and road development schemes. Some
two years in council meetings. meeting, Prof. Gins took up para-ws, testifying regarding the dis-cente
Shortly after the opening of the ing in fact."
The Assistant Secretary, Mr. An- levy remains unchanged at 14 per the district watchman waa ra
graph 50 of the new Constitutional
Expenditure shows "an increase lieved of his baton and whistle.
Regulations dealing with the tribution of the enforcement forces for the S. V. C. of The. 14,580 the Having gained possession of these
Mr. Justice Wood was engaged official language to be used by the asserted that if he had 1,500 men A Canton newspaper states that two articles, the Chinese attempt Mr. Wang is suffering from vertige, Committee of Chairmen should re-
in hearng a claim for rent for a Council, and retired from the on the Canadian and Mexican bor-appointment of a paid Adjutant ed to disarm the watchman, but watch has latterly grown
flat in the Supreme Court
Chair, which hp till then occu-ders instead of the present 286, he being one of the extra commit- ments. An Increase of Tls. 22,180 more main in abeyance until the Chair morning. The complainant was filled by Mr. Liu Tse-chung. Prof. Pr
pied, and which was subsequently could dry up those sources of sup for the Fire Brigade, is divided failed. The latter drawing his serious. For some weeks prior to rann of the Arrangement Com-
Nevertheless, the principal revolver, was forced to fire at his his heing given sick leave, he held
Mr. J. Brook, of the Vacuum On Gins proposed that the Council's sources were alcoholic diversion about equally in increased pay of assailant, inflicting a wound on dence, his condition being
special meetings in his own resi-mittee had given a full and satis-
such factory explanation of the points claimed from Mr. H. K. Lee, of this could be interpreted and or
Company, King's Building, and he business should be conducted in otherwise, re-distillation of non- the foreign and Chinese staff. The general all-round expansion potable liquor, also moonshining of the functions of the Police the man's foot necessitating his that he would not leave his house, raised,
and the neccessity for prepara- removal to hospital for medical and although he has tried to carry.
tions against emergencies have on his official, work, it has now be-
The explanation of the Chair- $200, of which $150 was for rent here that the Chinese expressed attention."
sent the estimate for this branch man provoked further protests for March, and the remainder inning requested to be allowed to DEATH OF CAPT. F. H. only just under Tls. 2,500,000.
úp by Tļa. 191,240 on a totàl, of should have complete rest.
from delegates of other Union lieu of a month's notice. Mr. J. speak in the name of the Chiness
There is over Tls. 300,000 more who declared that the Unions were Armstrong appeared for the plain-members. Amidst great silence.
budgetted for the P. W. D. (the being used as the Instruments of tiff, and Mr. C. A. S. Russ defend- Mr. Fu, said: "By authority of
total being Tls. 2,560,780), ac a certain interested party, and ed.
the Chinese group I propose that WELL-KNOWN FIGURE ON THE counted for, as easily will be un- in paragraph 50. the language to desired that their protests should
In opening the case, Mr. Arm-be used by the Harbin Municipal be fully recorded in the minute strong said the plaintiff was the Council should be Chinese, the
The many friends of Capt. Fred-will smile at the Council's note offence of the meeting,
tenant of 33, Morrison Hill Road. language of the owners, of, the Thereupon the a Chingae was fined $50, with the eight members of the Arrange-flats and he sub-let the top floor. Hess carried on by the Municipal sorrow that he passed away
The house was composed of three country, and all subjects and busi- erick H. Wallace will learn with "A negligible increase of Tis. 120" on against the appropriation of Tis. | 130,320 for the Orchestra and alternative of one month's hard meat Committee, belonging to the In January, the plaintiff saw an Council of Harbin should be in Thursday last, at Shanghai. tabour, by Major C. Willson to-day Engineering and Mechanics' Union, the local papers. The advertise-
The late Capt. Wallace was born Band. Increased rates of pay ̈· for transferring his chauffeur's rose and declared that their inclu-ment was under a box number and Mr. Fu Hai-niang:-"Yes, all in was therefore in.
Dr. Eliason: "All in Chinese 7" in London on November, 1848, and account largely for additions of his 78th year. Tls. 23,910 and Tls. 51,120 for licence to a man whom he wassion in the Arrangement Com-the plaintiff replied. An appoint-Chinese."
He served in France during the the Finance Department and the Secretariat, rospectively. There teaching.
mittee
not
volun-ment was then made by telephone was
proposal Franco-German War in 1870 in, Ei While speeding along at a reck-tary act of their own, but ther
with the defendant.
made by Mr. Fu is not acceptable we are informed, a medical capa- is little différence under other
China headings. less pace in Pokfulum Road, a
It was arranged they should go to the foreign communities. It city and he joined the Hankow, March 31,
Chinese motor driver came under were invited to join. If delegates to the house and inspect the pre-not only will confuse the Munici- Merchants S, N. Co. in 1878.
In 1884 Capt. Wallace was, for The Hunan troops under the ethe watchful eye of Traffic Ser-believed that the Labour Unions mises. They visited the Equte on pality's business but will also
January 19th, and the defendant make it ineffectual The forsign about a year chi who succeeded in expelling sequent enquiries into the case. it an interested party, the Engineered at $100 per month. The agree with this proposal command of General Tang Sheng-geant Tucker, yesterday. In sub-were being made instruments of agreed to take them fully furnish. Icolonies cannot in any way agree French Navy as China Coast Pilot and subsequently was in com- General Chao Hengti, Civil Gover-was found that the two passengers,
Later in the meeting, Mr. Kwan mind of the Parthia, sailing be- nor of Hunan, by acting in conjunc-in the car were secured as the ing and Mechanics' Union would meat was verbal. At that time the
premises had recently been repaired Hung-yi requested permission to tween Hongkong and Vancouver
RESCUE OFF GREEN ISLAND. tion with General Tan Yen-kai, en: result of some "touting" enter in a body retire from the meeting and redecorated. There was no fur. speak in Chinese and thus for the for the Canadian Pacific Railway, tered Yochow on the 27th instant prise amongst the large number Following the withdrawal of niture, but there was a goyser, elec-first time in the history of Harbin who at that time had two other
An interesting story is told of. and captured. Liuhsiang yesterday. of Chinese visiting the graves in the delegates of the Engineering tric light, and telephone fittings, a speech was made in the Chinese vessels, the Abyssinia and Batavia,
This means a menace to the dis-connection with the Tsing Ming and Mechanics' Union,, the trict of Puche, in Hupch: Marshal Festival
dele- The plaintiff agreed to have the language in the local Municipal similarly employed. These three the rather unusual circumstances Wu Pei-fu has therefore sent his brought out the further discovery protested also withdrew.
Aberdeen. This gates of those Unions which had place furnished, for it to be ready | Counell, Mr. Kwan himself in-vessels were old Cunarders and in which a trading junk from: After for occupation by February 1st: terpreted his address into Russian, had been taken over by the Fair-Swatow completed her voyage into subordinates such as Wang Tu- that a private car was being used this, the election of the Committee At that time he was not the tenant le said that Chinese sovereign field Shipbuilding Co., Glasgow, ching, Ma Chi, and Yu Yin-sen to for public hire. atrengthen the defences of that dis-
of Chairmen was proceeded with of the whole house, but he was rights must be maintained at all in part payment of new vessels Hongkong harbour yesterday, On being charged before Mr. and after protracted discussions, negotiating for the tenancy, and costs. It was then decided to put for the Cunard Fleet by whom A trading junk licensed in Hong- trict.-Eastern N.A.
R. E. Lindsell this morning, the 25 members were elected. [The N. C. Daily News says this offender gave a rather lame story, asual ceremonies having been per- the premises had been
The had paid a deposit of $20. When the question to vote.
they were placed on the Pacific kong left Swetow on the return trip fully "Only by a closed ballot" inter- run in conjunction with the C. P. party is supreme in Hunan and two passengers for no other rea-made. opone the road to the Yangtze for son than that of giving them
defendant to toll him the fat was ber. The Chairman, however, pro- three Empresses-China, India, with some cargo and 26 passengers. On the 30th, bad weather was en- ready for occupation. The defen-posed that instead of a closed bal- and Japan in 1891.... the forees of Gon. Canng Kai-shek, free lift back to town, although he make every effort to invite the which the plaintiff went to see him slips. When the slips were count China Merchants' service in 1890
to dant then wrote a letter, after lot, the voting should be taken on Capt. Wallace rejoined the countered and the Canton leader.}
the vessel was admitted that he did, not knowdologates of the Engineering at the office. He then acid he ed it was found that there were and retired in March, 1928. In!
carried past Hongkong. Eventual
Convention, could not go into the premises at 12 for and 31 against.
1883 he was in command of the ly the boat was steered towards
YOCHOW CAPTURED.
SUCCESS FOR PRO-CANTONESE FORCES.
at
Mr.
Shioji: "The
事
attached to the
JUNK'S PLIGHT.
means that the pro-Cantonese to the effect, that he accepted the formed, a few short speeches were furnished, the plaintiff rung up the posed Mr. Angus, the British mom-R. They were replaced by the to Hongkong on the 28th March,
TAIPO RESIDENT FINED,
them.
For using a private car
under each head..
Amongst the defendants in to- day's batch of traffic summonses
A
The meeting later decided
1 Capt. W. E. Clarke, of Talpo ap-heard by Major C. Willson was a peared before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, tram-driver who was charged with at the Kowloon Magistrney his diacbeying the signal of a points- morning, on charges of falling to man and was Aned $7.
Union back to the
tion.
· MADRID-MANILA FLIGHT.
ere ended
NO MOTOR LICENCE. public hire and for reckless driv- Labour Department might deem possession on Fob: 20th, and pay rose and said: "In the name of Hongkong, Singapore and the that her troubles were
for and adjourned to such time as the once, and suggested he would take Very excited, Mr. Fu Hal-nlang Chiynon, trading between Amoy, Green Island and it was supposed ing, the defendant was fined $2ft to again convoke the Conven- one-third of the month's rent. the Chinese group I am empower a run long sincs abolished by the when the anchor was dropped here.. This the defendant refused to do, ed to give notice that inasmuch as China Merchants Co., but he will However, a strong current caused with the result that the flat had the mosting does not wish to carry best be remembered as Master of the anchor to drag and the junk of the Chineat the Hasan, which he commanded handed inshore towards the rocks, been unoccupied for the whole of out the desires February, and the defendant had population, the Chinese members for nearly 25 years,
An Indian watchman on duty on nover entered it.
do not consider they can work fur- He married on November 8, Green Island, on seeing the plight Giving evidence, the plaintiff ther in this Council as they have 1878, Miss Emily Buyers, whone of the boat, fred his rifle and also THE FIRST STAGE COMPLETED. bore out Mr. Armstrong's state done hitherto. We have stood a father had the Dock at Singapore, rockets. Whilst a polleo launch ment, and said the defendant lot. We have experienced pros- Mrs. Wallace, pre-deceased her headed for the scene with all speed, Algiers, April, definitely agreed to take over sure and we are unable to carry husband, having died on July 28, dinghy came out of Green Island Thore was admitted into tho The Spanish aviators who are the premises at a rent of $100 out the wishes of our people."
1019, and they are survived by and in a number of successive trips Defendant admitted the charges Kowloon Hospital yosterday arrived here in 4 hours from furnished, and although the de membera rosa, lu a body and two sone, to all of whom we ex safety. The junk was taken of flying from Madrid to Manila bave per month. The flat had been full After these words, the Chinese a family of five daughters and took all the passengers and crew to and pleaded forgetfulness,
Chinese postman who was bitten His Worship, imposed anonimal by a ohow dog at Saitau village, Madrid Reuter
fendant had on told he could Lu Ming-hsien said: "We cannot tend sincere sympathy,
her precarious position b time of 35 on the "first count and Kowloon City The dog was (According to present arrange-go and see it, he had not been agree with the meeting. We are
taken to Kennedy Town to be mente, the aviators will stop on Rept under observationem couto at Maces T
renow his driver's licence and his motor car licence.
$10 on the second.
Capt Wallace was a member of ora