COMMUNISTS UNITE WITH BANDITS.
SEIZURE OF RICE-LADEN JUNKS.
ORDERS TO MILITARY."
It was recently reported that a bady tormed the Farmers' Asso- elation had decided to give a trial to Communiam in the Ng Wah
SEAMAN'S ESCAPADE.
EUROPEAN CELEBRATES LEAVE ASHORE,
One of the conditions of tho licences of Chinese wineshops is that these shops fre prohibited from selling Chinese wines to Europeans. This was a detall- of considerable Importance in a case heard before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy this morn
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1926.
IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
MAKING CHEFS-OF-STAFF
RESPONSIBLE. ATT
Rugby, June 16.......... In the House of Lords, Lord Thomson, who was Secretary for Air in the late Labour Government, asked the Government whether they had under consideration the setting
district, the method being to divide ing, when James Rowlands," a sea-up of a Ministry of Defence. He the produce of the land on a per-man, was charged with the theft advocated a reconstructed Commit- centage basis between landowners, of a bottle of mineral water, and tee of Imperial Defence with workers and farmers. Fearing a quantity of Chinese wins. the putting into operation of the Rowland's ship is laid up in dry- scheme, farmers have been des dock, and last week, with a ship- patching stocks of grain tomate, he "celebrated" his leave Swatuw and other ports.
ashore in a way which led to his
greater executive power in regard to policy.
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The Earl of Balfour, replying said that the essential element in
It is now stated that members appearance before the Magistrate the organisation of the present,
of the Farmers' Association, who on a charge of being drunk and are believed to be working in al-disorderly, Fines were imposed," Ilance, with handits, have inter- cepted over a hundred junks fully that they laden with rice, and have transported the cargoes to the bandit headquarters.
Rowland's second escapade yes- terday, was of a more serious nature. The story, as told in Court this morning, was that yes- terday afternoon Rowlands went
shop to the
indicated and The bandits in this neighbour. hood have of late been consider with a wave of his hand towards 1 row of wine jars standing ably strengthened through two battalions of the 17th Division Against the wall, that he desired to buy shamshul. As the condi-
Committee of Imperial Defence was that, while it had every power to examine and initiate and advise, i had no power to order or to com- mand. The policy of the Govern- ment regarding co-ordination was that all three Chief-of-Staff should meet together and form a Commit tes on their own, in which each would have responalbility, Indivi-
vice which they proposed to give to the Cabinet. The existing heads of the three staffs were already ac customed so to work together sym- pathetically and with the anxiety to put their technical knowledge Into the common stock. So import- ant did, the Government believe this to be that it was proposed that there should be a Special Warrant issued by the Prime Minister in which duties of the three Chief-of-StaT should be enumerated and em- phasised. It would specifically state that they were singly and col- letively responsible for the policy which they would recommend. They would take office with the fol!" knowledge that one of their duties ww individually and collectly to work to a common end.--British It exfres
joining them, after having resistions of her licence did not per-dually and collectively, for the ad- ed disarming, and as these troopsmit of the sale of these wines to are fully trained and the bandits foreigners; the woman indicated are situated in a natural strong- hold, it is realised that it will the seaman to leave the shop. The woman said that she had no take a big force to dislodge them.doubt that the seaman understood :- General Ho Ying-yum has now her meaning. Rowlands, however, given orders to his troops, to walked up to a stand and lifting a round up the banilits and destroy their stronghold, as it is felt that if effective steps are not taken. along these lines, the bandits. with the two battalions of the 17th División, would most likely join hands with any invading army coming by way of Fulien,
DIES AT SEA.
DEATH OF MR. A. A. ROLTON,
It is with much regnit that we have to record the death of Mr. A. A. Bolton, of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock, which took place yesterday at sea while he was pro- ceeding on his way Home on holiday.
The above news was received by the Dock Company to-day and will be learned with much regret by very many friends. Mr. Bolton, together with Mrs. Bolton, left here for Home by an Empress boat some
weeks Ago. They had completed the trana-Pacific journey and also the trans-con- tinental train trip, and were, on their way across the Atlantic on the s.s. Montclare when the sad event occurred. The cause of. death is not stated.
The late Mr. Andrew Adams
"CITY OF NAPLES."
All the Crew Rescued.,
Tokyo, June 17. The Navy Office has received n wireless message from the- eruises Basugn reporting th the whole of the crew of the... sis. City of Naples, pwnbering 74, wore résonol this morning - after prolonged and hazardous ostrtions.
The reseted men are pow proceeding to Yokohama.
Remick.
bottle filled with shamshui, pro- cucded to drink the wine. So in- tent was he on the drink that he did not, notien what was happen- ing around him.
The Magistrate:-He was the whole time drinking?—
The woman witheas:-"blow a police whistle, but he kept on drinking out of the bottle.
CHINESE PORK,
NOT DISSEMINATING
DISEASE.
London, June 16, In the House of Commons, Mr. William Thorne (Labour) asked if the Minister of Agriculture was aware that immediately the im- portation of Dutch pork was pro- hibited on account of alleged in fection by foot and mouth disease, certain shops in Smithfield began to display pigs imported from The witness:He was complete-China? He asked why there was ly regardless of it.
differentiation between Dutch and Chinese pork?
The Magistrate-He did not worry about the whistle?-
The Magistrato:-And of the policeman? He was still holding on to and drinking from the bottle when the policeman came up.
Bolton had been foreman engineer at the Kowloon Docks for the past 20 years. He was a very valued servant of the Company,
The Magistrate-Apparently he being especially expert in salvage had no opportunity to pay for it work, much of which he had suc- before he was arrested? cessfully undertaken. He was ex- "tremely popular and tock a keen Inspector Blackman (interpos- interest in the social life of the ing)-He had not a cent when he Dock community, especially of the was searched: bowling green section. He was about 53 years of age.
There is
son and
daughter.
one
WELLINGTON KOO.
BECOMES MINISTER OF FINANCE.
one
Mr. Wellington Kon, who was unt recently Chinese Minis- ter to Great Britain, was educated at the Columbia University, where
His Worship remarked that that put the case in a different light
The Magistrate, to, the lukong who arrested the defendant:-He came along to the Station with you quite happily? He refused to go. until a European came up and said something to him in English.
Inspector Blackman said that
Lieut.-Col. Guinness replied that Chinese pork had been imported into Britain. for many years, and the Ministry had no evidence that Chinese pork was capable of dis- seminating foot and mouth disease--Reuter,
SEAMEN'S OBJECTIONS.
BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE TO
U. S. REGULATIONS. ·
London, Jane 16. Replying to a number of ques. tinna in the House of Commons.
one hour and a half afterwards, Sir Austen Chamberlain said the when he inspected the defendant
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Now York, June 16.
The blind Scottish revivalist, Mr. Neil Mcintyre, has now de- parted from Ellis Island, where Paris, June 16. he had been detained because The visit of President Doumer-no-one would guarantee that he gue to England next week has would not become a charge on the been postponed by agreement public funds. He has left re- between the French and British joicing to fulfill his revivalist Governments. King George Hopes campaigns in the southern States to renew the invitation at a more following his release for six months under a $500 bond guaranteed favourable moment-Reuter.,
by his cousin living in Chicago.— Reuter's: American Service.
M. BRIAND'S APPEAL.
Later.
M. Briand has not himself the
in his cell, Rowlands was lying in examination of seamen at. New task of forming a Cabinet "on a
His Worship:-That is no ex-
he requlved the degree of Doctor cure. Is it any excuse for com-
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basis." He has is- a drunken sleep. From all appear-York was held under the United broad Peking, June 16."
ancas he did not remember any- States Immigration regulations sued ព. statement appealing Mr. Wellington Koo assumed thing.
of 1925 and he did not consider to the political
groups to Paris office as Finance Minister this
Addressing the defendant, who that any useful purpose would be sink their differences and make Brussels
Amsterdam afternoon. This is taken in some had pleaded that he was under the served by making representations, an effort of abnegation and self- Ber
Berlin 'well-informed quarters as indient-influence of drink and did not re-
although the cases mentioned were sacrifice to unite in the best in Copenhagen ing that he is destined eventually member anything, the Magistrate rather an exception to the usual terests of the country and conse. Vienna to become Premier, possibly with said that drunkenness was no ex-
practice. He declared that, the crate themselves, to financial re-
Helsingfora Lisbon Wang Keb-min is Minister of case for a crime. You went and Labourite suggestion of retalia construction, which, if not easy, is Buenos Aires. Finance-Renter.
stole this woman's wine without tory measures was hardly con-ut least possible.--Reuter.
Shanghai having a penny to pay for it
ducive to Anglo-American friend-
Yokohama A HOLD PROJECT.
New York | ly rélations,-Beuter. Defendant-I don't remember.
ť Paris, June 16. Geneva anything about it.
Adversity will make strange Milan bed-fellows ia the French Cabinet Stockholin if M. Briand succeeds in the Oslo
Prague bold project outlined in a semi-: Madrid official announcement, indicating Rio that M. Briand will first approach Bombay 3, Herriot, the leader of the most Silvera (spot and l'orward) 30%
Hongkong important group in the Chamber
-British Wireless. and thereafter seek to enlist the services of diverse personalities
Washington, June 16. Conference. For, a time in 1922 said: You were given forty-eight whether compensation had been like M. Poincare, Leader of the The International Oil Pollution. hours in which to pay, and you obtained for the shelling of the Union Republicaine, and M. Leon Conference has passed a resolution abused the concession I made to
schooner Eastwood by an Ameri-Blum, Socialist, in addition to the recommending the establishment of you. You are now fined $25, or
can gunboat, Sir. Austen Chamber-heads of all the intermediate a limit of from 50 to 150 miles from fourteen days'..
lain replied that the United States' groups. Router. On being informed by Inspector Government had stated that the Buenos Aires May 13-Students of the Buenos Aires University
Blackman that the defendant's Eastwood was a notorious rum- have gone
on strike. in protest
ship would be leaving, in ten days' runner. But it had not been against the closing of the Law time, his Worship altered the term shelled by the gunboat. Seneen Schools. There have bean several to ten days, and saying to the de-and, if attacked, it must have been collisions between students and fondant as he did so, That will by a rival liquor draft.. Further the police, but they were of minor keep you out of harm's way for the enquiries were being made- importance.
time being, if you can't pay."
Alluding to the provious occa- NOT SHELLED BY U.S. VESSEL tended the Peace Conference after sion when Rowlands was before the Great War as China's plenipo- the Court on a charge of being.
London, June 16, tentiary and also the Washington drunk and disorderly, Mr. Lindsell
he was Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Pelting Cabinet.]
1
In the House of Commons, asked
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