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BOYCOTT ISSUES.
CANTON GOVERNMENT
MOVE.
BRITISH CONSUL COMING.
London, June 7,
In the House of Commons; Com-|
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
TARIFF AUTONOMY FOR CHINA.
THE HUNAN WAR THE BRITISH COAL
日八十二月四。
FOUNDED 1881
No. 21,873
二拜禮
號八月六英港香
TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1926.
CEBU CEMENT.
EXPECTED RESUMPTION OF NEGOTIATIONS.
COMPANY MAY BE SOLD.
DEFINITE APPROVAL BY. BRITAIN:
ABOLITION OF LEKIN.
London, Jane 7.
**
cont-
WU PEL-FU'S FORCES ADVANCE.
i
CANTON HELP NEEDED.
The latest news of the war operations in Hunan is to the
STOPPAGE
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THE CHINSHAN PICKET TROUBLE.
TALK OF DETACHMENT FOR LAPPA.
MACAO ON THE ALENT.
Following the recent trouble
to hand from Chinese sources to the effect that the pickets there are still a source of annoyance There is even talk of a detachment being sent to Lappa Island.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LT¤.
3) WONG NAI CHUN D'HÉD, HAFFY VALLEY
ROUBLE CASE.
TEST ACTION
HARBIN.
ON "ROMANOFF NOTES.
In the Harbin High Court re-
rouble..
PARTIES GETTING TOGETHER.
Although it had been indicated that the sale of the Cobu Portlandt Rugby, June 7.
Cement Company by the Insular caused by boycott pickets at Chin-cently, an appeal case was heard mander Kenworthy asked what In the House of Commons, ar- effect that the forces of General"It is anticipated that the
Government to private interests shan interfering with Chinese reference is certain Romanoff steps were being luken to improve awering questions. Mr. Locker Yip Hoi-kum, working under Miners' Executive," when it meets
had been given up, there is talk funeral processions, news is now
deposits made with the the position arising from the Can- Lampson said that by accepting Marshal Wa Pei-fu's directions, o-morrow morning, will ton boycott.
the resolution of the Tariff Con- have succeeded in occupying the the invitation of Mr. Evan Wil among the board of directors and
Russo-Asiatic Bank prior to the Mr. Amery replied that the ference's passed on Nov. 10, is greater part of the province.
liams, President of the Coalowners business interests 'outside that the
collapse of, that currency. The Hongkong Government had neg Majesty's Government are In a previous report, it was Association, to a joint informal sale yet may be carried out, says
plaintiff was Mr. Paulin who, up to the time of the Great War, was lected no opportunity of attempt-mitted to agree to the insertion in stated that Tong, Sang-she had meeting with a view to the resumpthe Manila Bulletin. ing to restore normal relations, the Treaty which the Conference abandoned Hengchow and was ro
The directors of the company
one of the richest Russians in Mr. A. J. Cook, Secretary of the arc deadlocked over the offer of has long been evident that these tively speaking a man with very A correspondent states that Harbin, but who is now compara- but had been severely handicap-is endeavouring to frame of an treating in the direction of Tung Miner's Federation, stated to-day Mr. J. L-Irwin, former secretary-pickets are bent on causing trouble ped by continual political changes Article granting to China, tariff.chow, in order to be in touch with that he was prepared to recom
The case is in Canton. Everything possible autonomy by Jan. 18, 1929 He Kwangsi's main forces, so that moud to the Miners' Executive the
treasurer of the company, for the not only with the inhabitants of little if any means.
Chinese villages in the locality, interesting for two reasons, viz was being done to remove the unsaid that hitherto, owing to pollit defeated he would be able to aceptance of the invitation. He purchase of the cement plant in but also with the Portuguese au-
however, repented his often-made Cubu and its business. Mr. Irwin, thorities. They have been parti- can, a person recover losses in ex-· tical disturbances in China, little flee to the boundaries of Kwang-claration that the miners would whose original offer was formally goods and produce from going into given currency Replying to Mr. II. W. Looke progress had been made in draft-tung and Kwangs, It is now re-only discuss on the basis of a new
cularly concerned in preventing change on deposits made in a Mr. Locker-Lampson suid that no]
some months ago, Macao, whilst their recent action
even though he ing the Treaty. new arrangements were being con-
ported that General Vip Hoi-kumakreement, which does not involve turned down sidered "as regards British diplo-Į
His Majesty's Government. was is practically in possession, finger hours or the lowering of had his roquest for reconsidera- in stopping Chinese funeral pro-had not instructed his bankers to ant committed in any other res-Human, and that Tong Sang-che's wages.
tion submitted at the last meeting cesions aroused much indigna- convert it into another currency? matic representation in Peking--pect. He added that the agree
Mr. Herbert Smith, the Presi-"
And, is there no revision under megt of the Powers to grant tarif forces are in great need of an-dent of Conlowners Federation of the company's hoard of direc-
The latest report is that the the laws of the Chinese Republic the cartridges stp has also declared that he stood törs but no action has been taken pickets have applied.to their head for a person to ane as a party with autonomy in 1929 and the Chinese munition, as
quarters for a detachment to be Government's undertaking to abo-plied by the Kwangtung Arsenal firm on these point Until the Conl yet. Ilish kin by then, were not, as the
Commission's Report has been
stationed at Lappa Island. If this are not of much use to Tong thoroughly sifted, Article at present stands, express-
request is granted, there is a pos- ly interdependent.
forces.
sibility that the pickets may over step the mark and get at cross purposes with the Customs officials
fortunate state of affairs.
Reuter
HUMOURS BUT—
In the Colony Jo-day rumour rife concerning the direction in which boycott wellement nugatit-f His Majesty's Government, he- tions are bending, and so pers'afore completing the negotiations leading up to the actual grant of tent are the stories in circul
Harit autonomy would undoubted- tion, that, while no information is expect China at least to init available from official sources, itjate meastres extending a Cair may be presumed there is some hope for the ultimate abolition of measure of truth in the statement Jikin-Wenter,
that the Hongkong Government has received a gommunfention from the Ciston authorities ng
pressing a desire for the reopen-
ing of magoliations. *
RECKLESS CYCLIST.
CAR OWNER.
Coupled with this rumour, is PROSECUTED BY EUROPEAN the further suggestion, throwing| out additional one, that HB.M. Consul-Gcherad for Cantin is ar riving in the Colony This after- agon, with information pertaining to the Carton Government's dews on the whole question.
DELEGATES' MISSION,
A BIG REVERSE,
*
On the other hand; it is stated on behalf of the conlowners that they have no new proposals to make and that a solation can only be found in some commodation without wages or murs or dia- tricts agreenients.: 291 2
PASSIVE PRESIDENT..
According to a reliable source, there are as many directors in the company who favour the sale of The topography of the eastern
the coment property to private in- frontier of "lunan is naturally
terests as there are opposing suitable for defence, and this has
President Alberto Barretto is, sive at present, although it is an- been assigned to the left wing.
Despite these declarations, the derstood that he favours continu- which comprises the Kiangsi units
expected resumption of negotia-ance of government ownership and and the former Yut Kwan of tions is regarded in outside ci- operation of the company as a Chan Kwing-ming. During the clus as offering some, prospect of measure to promote public inter- operation by General Yip's left the coal stoppage, which is now in its sixth week, being brought wing and centre, the opposing to an end.--British Wireless.. forces remained practically sta tionary near Siao Yuan, neither side desiring to make any big sacrifices, but it is now reported
Mr. J. B. Trevor prosecuted a Chinese motor cyclist, before Mr. that the Yuct Kwan have made J. H. B. Nihill at the Kowloon three or four attacks on "Tong's Magistracy this morning, on a charge, ut driving his cycle in a right wing, and feigning retreat, negligent manner, along Chatham Road on the night of, May 29,
BRITAIN'S TAXATION.
POORER CLASSES NOT PENALISED.
tion.
there.
The situation is being closely watched by all parties concerned, and the Portuguese authorities are particularly alive to the possibili;
ties.
no means?
In the original action against the Russo-Asiatic Bank, Mr. Paulin sought to recover from the defen- dants the sum
of 335,000 gold roubles; representing the deprecia- tion on a current account of 3,000,-. 1000 Romanoftroubles, which was the sum he had to his credit in the said bank. In 1919, when he applied to the Bank för his money, they paid him in paper notes, re-. fusing to take into account that
est and to onable the government PREMIER HONOURED, the deposits he had made were on to recover its investments.
It is understood, however, that an increased offer from Mr. Irvin, who is said to be representing a group of Manila and 'Cebu capitale ists, would easily swing more of the directors of the cement com- pany to the side of those favour ing disposal of the company's plant and business to private 'in- terests.
EDINBURGH'S TRIBUTE TO
MR. BALDWIN.“
the basis of gold deposits.
The original Court decided in favour of the Busso-Asiatic Bank and Mr. Paulin's case was dismissed.
CHINESE COURT'S FAIR DEALING Rugby, June 7.
In carrying the case to the High The Freedom of the City of
Court, Mr. Paulin found that it Edinburgh was conferred upon was necessary, under the provi- the Prime Minister to-day, in the sions of the laws of the Chinese' Republic, to make a Court deposit presence of a large gathering.“
of $10,000. Being by this time n Preacnting to Mr. Baldwin, a silver casket containing the Freeman of very little if any means, dom, the Lord Provost, said the Mr. Paulin found himself not in chase of the cement plant, was the great triumphs of history, deposit. He then entered into a Mr. Irvin's offer, for the pur- Premier came fresh from one of a position to make the required P2,200,000 payable within a period Mr. Baldwin was the man of the lengthy correspondence with the
OTHER OFFER REJECTED.
Rugby: June 7. Tong's forces pursued them.
In the course of a debate in the To ignore side-issues and seck
Suddenly the latter were hemmed House of Commons on the Finance to arrive at a frank acknowledge- In evidence, Mr. Trevor stated in by the Kiangsi units, and the Bill, Mr. Churchill, Chancellor of ment of the actual points at issue that he was travelling along result was that Tong suffered a the Exchequer, replied to criticisms is the expressed intention of the Chatham Road at 10.15 p.m. on heavy defeat and retreated in the that the well-to-do pere considered two delegates from the merchants May 20. When nearing the direction of Hengchow.
in the matter of taxation more than organisations at Canton, accord.children's playground, witness
of years. It was thought too low hour and it was no small satis-Ministry of Justice at Peking, ox- The present military situation the poorer classes. ing to an interview with a Tele-noticed a cyclist in front wobbling of Trunan is that Tang is being He pointed out that in 1913-14, by the cement company's directors faction to the citizens of Edin-plaining his whole position, and it gropk reporter this morning, Mr. from side to side. Witness was
who estimated that the amount burgh that it had fallen to them speaks much to the credit of the so hard pressed by Yip's forces, 42.5 per cent. of our revenue was Leun Pui-kee was 'sensitive 011 going at about 20 to 25 miles per both on the right and left wings, raised by indirect taxation and was just the physical value of the to give him the first formal expres- Ministry of Justice that, despite
hour and on his overtaking vee point that he was in no way cycle, the defendant waived the that it has become nisolutely 57.5 by direct taxation. The pro- property without any evaluation sion of gratitude which all his all the talk of Chinese injustice The board of con- fellow-countrymen owed him,' for towards Russians in Harbin, it vested with any Government wards Mr. Trevora, car, causing action. Hence the recent activi- indirect and 61,66 from direct. In-trol had expressed itself in favour. the way in which he had success- eventually Instructed the High thorisation to conduct, negolia: witness to swerve suddenly in as in transporting troops to cluded in the indirect taxation for of the sale of the property before fully brought them through one-
necessary for Kwangtung to take portion for 1926-27 was 35.33 from of good will.
Court here to proceed with Mr.
'ed deposit.
tlons, and indicated that his mis-order to avoid a collision, sion, it the main, was an attempt
to seek an avenue along which e next pence, moves could be con ducted. One dentinek after an-
Shikwam. The defendant was fined $10.
::
KWANGSI TROUBLES.
}
other had occurred, and, closely ACCIDENT CHAPTER. that General Wong, Shao-hung
examining the emises of these, bej had discovered that what had hitherto écused embarassment was disagreement on the question of the inclusion of labour interests) in the oflgial negotiations.
A report from Wuchow states has been appointed the Political Agent of the Kuomintang to the 7th Army Corps and is now or ganising his staff to conducf all When ar opium raid was carried political affairs in connection with out, by Revenue Ollicer O'Neill at that Corps. It is reported that
THREE. CHINESE SENT TO HOSPITAL
the present year was no less than on conditions which safeguarded of the greatest crisis in their Paulin's appeal without the requir £16,000,000 raised by luxury taxa, public interests but the bourd of history.-British Wirelers. tion which were, indirect in their directors, of the cement company form and did not throw any appro-thought that the Irwin offer did ciable burder upor the working not meet such conditions. classes.-British Wireless.
ROYAL VISIT.
SWEDISH PRINCESS' IN
LONDON.
It was this point which he had 5. Y. Chau Street, a Chinese there has arisen much disagree- in mind when he said that if they attempting to evade arrest jumped ment. between the Kwangsi Pro- wanted to make a short cut in from a window and suffered in-vincial Kuomintang and Kwangsi the peace talks they must take juries to his legs. He was taken District Kuomintang. Each side
Rugby, June 7. into consideration the desire of to the Kwong Wah Hospital, and is holding meetings, and there is
Princess Astrid, daughter of the the Labour Guilds to be represent-later removed to the Government a likelihood that they will come to Crown Prince of Sweden and the ed. Having urged that much on Civil Hospital..
open conflict. Unless this is sup-late Crown Princess, who was the Canton Goernment, he туль here to stress the same point.
LABOUR'S PART.
The merchants in Canton had, he said, arrived at an understand
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A Chinese, employed at the Naval pressed with a strong hand, the formerly Princess Margaret of Yard, received injuries to his head political situation in Kwangsi will Connaught, arrived in London to- owing to a mishap with the ma- develop into a struggle between day on a visit to the Duke of Con- chinery he was at work on, and Communists and anti-Communists. naught, her grandfather. * The was taken to the Government Civil.
Princess' was accompanied by hor Hospital.
two brothers, Prince Gustavus
BANDITS COMBINE
Wuchow
British Wireless.
Mr. Irwin has intimated that he is already considering amending his offer and even indicated that he might submit next week entire- ly new proposats which would overcome objections to his or- iginal' offer..
IMPERIAL PREFERENCE
STABILISATION FOR TEN YEARS.
PHILIPPINE LAW.
DECLARED TO BE UN- CONSTITUTIONAL
Washington, June 7. The Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional the Philip pine law requiring commercial accounts to be kept in English, Spanish or some Jocal dialcet. The Yu Cong-eng and Company
WIRELESS HEALTH
When the case came
up for hearing the plaintif applied to the Court to appoint a commission of experts to look into the books of the defendants for the purpose of ascertaining whether they had éredited his deposits on the basis of gold or paper deposits, but the Court refused to grant this. After a two-hour sitting, the Bench An- nouneed that judgment would be given in a few days.
SOVIET LIABILITIES. This case is interesting for an-
were plaintiffs and claimed that other reason, matter now. In- of 85,000 merchants in the Philip-volving the parties to the Mukden pines, 12,000 were Chhese and conference in a more or less heat- that the law seriously handicaped controversy. It will be recalled ped them-Reuter's American Ser- that recently the authorities of the Three-Eastern Provinces have sug- vice. London, June 7.
gested to the Russian agents in
Another
Manchuria that the Soviet Govern The House of Commons, in message Adolplius and Prince Sigvord.----
Committee,
the has adopted
Iment should recompense Chinese Cause of the Finance Bill stabili.
traders and others for loss09 in- districts, Chong Ng, Ting Yuan,
curred through rouble deprecia- sing Imperial Preference for ton
tion. In view of this, the decision combined with other bandits, and LONDON'S SHIPPING.
years by 284 votes to 115 after the
of the High Court in the caso of have occupied the Ta Kwai Hills
rejection of a Labour amendment
Mr. Paulin against the Russo- as their stronghold. During the
A RECORD YEAR.
to reduce the period to two years. DESERTION'S PENALTY. Manchu régime, expedition after
The Labourites contended that the
Asiatic Bank is being awaited Will the with grant interest.. expedition was sent against ban-:
Government was not justißed In Bugby, June 7.
Geneva, June 7. High Court decide in Mr Paulin's dite in those hills, but without
Shipping using, the port of Lon-proposing an arrangement oper- success. At one time their de don last year reached the recordating beyond its possible tenure of The League Council has on- favour? If so, this question of predations slackened somewhat, figure of 46,000,040 tons and the office.atla
dorsed the Health Committee's rouble depreciation will be revived, this being due to the stringent Port Authority. Is considering the
Mr. Ronald McNeill, replying, appreciation and thanks to the and will case no end of similar
ing with both the Government ing sugar, a Chinese, believed to While carrying a bucket of boil- and labour interests, and he he employed at the Taiko Sucar states that the bandits of the four thought it was not too much to ex- Refinery, fall, and was scalded. He Yung Yuan and Sum Kai, have pect that the merchants here would was taken to the Government "Civil come to a like understanding as
Hospital. the only means of securing a real-. ly workable basis for the Next stage in the negotiations.
With this in view, Mr. Leung sold that he and his collpague yesterday met the Chinese 'unoffi- cial members of the Hongkong Legislative Council as well as re-
INTI RGESSION, FOR DOOMED MAN.
Washington, June 7.
יי,
REPORTS.
LEAGUE OF NATION'S
THANKS.
presentatives of Chinese commer- Mr. Kellogg has instructed Mr. measures taken against them by placing of contracts for additional pointed out that no Government Governments of French Indo litigations, Involving the Russo- cial and public bodies of Hong- Myron Herrick, the U. 3. Ambas the late Chan King-wah, who give facilities. The expenditure of could bind its successors, but he China, the Dutch East Indies, Asiatic and other banks under kong. He had long talks with sador to Francs to Intercode with the bandits no quarters, decapita- £4,000,000 on new works has been challenged the Labourites to de British North Bornco and India, Chinese jurisdiction in great con- them in the rooms of the Chinese the French Government on behalf ing all who were caught. At pre- authorised and in April a tender clare their intention to abolish the for broadcasting, free of charge, fusion and no end of worry. Or General Chamber of Commerce and of Bennett J. Doty, also known as sent, as a big combination of ban- was accepted for home of the new Imperial Preference stabilisation reports from Singapore of epidemi- will it decide against Mr. Paulin, was glad to say that before the Gilbert Clare, a private in thedits have made the Ta Kwai Hills works at Tilbury Dock. Tenders Clause.
ological Intelligence weekly, from as the lower Court has done? In meeting broke up a tentative Foreign Legion, stated to be la their stronghold, it is the general are to be invited shortly for other The Committee agreed to the Salgon, Malabar, Sandakan, Bom this latter event, the attempt understanding was reached. ble to execution on a charge of opinion in Wuchow that the in portions of the not work British romission of Customs duties on bay Madras, Calcutta and Kara- the authorities of
"Continued on Page 7). attempted desertion.—Router. habitants will have no peace. Wireless. He
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