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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1881
No. 21,803
三拜體 號七月七英港香
WEDNESDAY, JULY
CANTON DEMANDS PLAGUE EPIDEMIC AT CANTON LABOUR. ATTEMPTED DAYLIGHT
SEQUEL TO CLOSING OF WUCHOW.
INDEMNITY AND APOLOGY.
Arising out of the closing of the
WUCHOW.
HEAVY DEATH-HOLL 'EVERY
DAY.
LY
KONGMOON SOCIETY CURBED,
News from Wuchow states that a very severe epidemic of plague has broken out in the Ping Lok
AUTHORITIES FACE PROBLEMS.
NAVAL OFFICIER'S ARREST.
All the principal restaurants and ten-shops in Canton have since July 6th, been commencing to wind up"
ROBBERY.
MOTOR DRIVER HELD UP IN
CENTRE CITY.
THREATENED WITT PISTOL
A daring attempt at daylight
1926日八十月伍
BOBBED HAIR.
STYLE FAVOURED BY CHINESE.
CULT EXTENDS LOCALLY.
As in other places in the For
$36 PER ANNUM SINGLE-COPY, 19 CENTS
Tho, fins ESSEX over built. You cannot get equal style, performance and rajiability within hundreds of dollars of its price. ESSKA K totally different type. fisadvantages aro exclusive because palanted. It gives results never before attained in any car Low price, without dive'. appointment in looks ar rollability Economy without sacrifice of performance, Stability and ighest roadability without unnecessary weight The riding ease of large, coatly as The hand. ling ease of a bloycle Uuter aplicity in design. The lowest maintainence coat, we believe, of any car in the world,
Touring $1995 Coach $2145 Including complete epocial equipment."
THE DRAGON MOTOR
...CAN CO., LTz,
93 WON NOI CHUNG AD, V HAPPY VALLEY,
DEBATE ON FRENCH SINGAPORE BASE.
FINANCES.
THE TREASURY'S LOW BANK BALANCE,
BIG NAVAL OUTLAY.
Paris, July 6, Opening what is widely describ
armed robbery occurred in Con- East, so in Hongkong, the bobbed od as the most important debate
THE F. M. S. GIFT OF £2,000,000
DIFFERING OPINIONS.
port of Wuchow by British gun- district. The death-roll is said their business, at least for a time, naught Road when a'motor driver/haly vogue is being taken up by since the war M. Caillaux declared startled by the announcement that
boats on June 24th, the Canton Goverrument has made a protest to to be from 100 to 200.daily, and the British Council at Shameen, in there is a shortage of coffins with the course of which it demands on which to carry out the proper apology, an indemnity and the dis missal and punishment of Cum-
burial of the dead. Little is be mander J. U P. Fitzgerald, the ing done to prevent the spread of British Seator Naval Oféer, who the epidemic as there is no Sani
on account of Inbour disputes. The trouble has arisen from the unwillingness on the part of the employers to grant all the demands which their employees have made and the refusal of the intter to yield
adopting the fashion in increasing numbers.
was threatened with a revolver. young Chinese ladies, who are
The driver in question is, em ployed by Messrs. S. S. Watson and Co., and at about noon yester day he was waiting in his car outside Messrs. Watson's, before in the position to cater to their projects is stated to have been responsibletary Department in this place, nor further. The questions are not going down Connaught Road Cenlady customers
for the action.
EXTORTIONATE DEMANDS.
The incident arose out of inves- tigations which the British naval authorities were instructed to make into the death of Mr. J. M. Philips,
are there sufficient medical men to cope with the infection.
In order to raise funds for the Northern campaign, all taxes at Wuchow are being raised by 10
The few hair-dressing establish- ments in the Colony which were
when the craze
The whole of Malaya has been
the Federated Malay States is to make a contribution of £2,000,000 toward the 'cost of the Naval Baso now being constructed at Singa-: porc, says tho Telegraph'e corros-
་་
that though tho budget would be balanced for 1926, It was necessary to begin to repay the advances of the Banque de France, to con- golidate the short-term debt, and to increase the salaries of unde paid State employees. These
would require thre: pondent. milliard francs.extra revenue."
Mr. Callaux revealed that the only those of higher wages and tral. Suddenly, motor car. No. came at an "unexpected moment,
Treasury's bank balance at pre- better service conditions but in 1571 drove up, and some reen got are now reporting unprecedented sent only amounted to one half elude the allotment of certain per quisites for the waiters and cooks. out and approached him. One of
The proprietor of a milliard francs which would have shop in the central part of the been less but for the sale of part the men drew a revolver, and2said
of the Morgan Loan. He con-
bobbed to the Chamber not to act like an exhausted soldier and throw determined effort to restore the down the knapsack, but to made a country's finances.-Reuter.
NAVAL PROGRAMME APPROVED. The Chamber has approved the
UNION RIVALITY.
More than a score of labour dis-
business,
had been been kept a profound The intention of malding this gift secret, writes our correspondent, and the first intimation was at the meeting of the Federal Council at Kuala Lumphur on June 24, when a proposition was made by the Sul
should be offered to the Imperial Government out of the funds of the supported by the other Sultons and
"Do you want to dio?" Another town, which has come into popu- cluded by impassioned adjuration tan of Selanger. that this gift
of the Asiatic Petroleum Company per cent and the consumption tax putes are still engaging the atten- of the men demanded money, but larity amongst the
who was recently killed, supposedly by bandits. For the purpose of carrying out the investigations, Co wander, Fitzgerald applied to the Wuchow authorities for the services of pilots for the gunbonts,
but it is claimed that obstructions
"ILLEGAL ACTION.”
on kerosene is fixed at one dollar per case of two tins of oil, whilst on crude oil, thirty dollars per ton is levied.
every day in Canton there dif-
Unions.
brigade, estimates that within less than a year his business has increased by 400 per cent. through the coming of the new fashion in
Federated Maluy States. This was
the Chinese member, all speaking of the benefit the base would be as regards the protection of the coun- discussion. Apparently all had been prepared beforehand, and it is to be noted that Mr. Amery, Secre, news of the proposal in time to tary of State for the Colonies, had
make a reference to it at a dinner in London,
tion of the Commissioner of Agri- the man they wore attempting to culture and Labour. Fractically victimise jumped out of the car, sculties arising among the Labour and ran into a godown, where he Most of the troubles have informed the Chinese manager of The activities of the Society for been the result of more than one the affair. They all returned to air-dressing. He is now extend-Bill providing for the laying down try generally, and carried without the Prevention of Smuggling and leader trying to organise a union, the street, but the would-be robbers Protection of Merchants, which whilst the one succeeding in getting had by this time made good their have given rise to many sources the authorities to register it first of complaint by the people of Can-condemns the others' action as ille- Government, whenever possible, to gal. It has been the policy of 'the
which, while helpful to the Kuomin amalgamate these Unions-a policy tang in its desire to control them
force which they may use for their "to each have an organisation and a
own interests.
escape.
ון
TROOPS DISARMED.
were placed in the way of the naval commander, the Seamen's Union demanding payment of $1,600 per week for the pilot service, with $250 daily in addition for every ton, are now extended to Kong day that they might be employed moon. Most of the ships are sub- after the first week.
These deject to rigid search and arbitury mands were considered extortionale seizure of banned goods by force by the British naval commander.
of arms, despite the strong pro-all, is bad for the leaders who wish SEQUEL TO POKL LOOTING. tests of the merchants. The General Ocer Commanding the We have now received from the 4th Army Corps has now stepped Director of the Bureau of Informa-in and issued an order that all tion in Canton a copy of the organisations which are in pos- protest which Mr. Eugene Ches, session of arms are to make a re- acting Minister
Foreign Affairs, has forwarded to the British Cor- sul on the matter. This communi- ention protests "in the strongest terms against, what is described as "the unexampled and illegal action" of Commander Fitzgerald in forcibly closing the port "simply
because the Commissioner for Foreign Allairs and other authori- tics at Wuchow-who, though not bound in any view of the Treaties were then doing their utmost to assist him--were unable. pomptly to provide him with pilots for the use of the ships of war under his command."
!.
LETTER PHOTOGRAPHS.
The letter continues:~"Lest the
girls used .to to twelve
THE SING-SONG GIRLS. Trouble has now arisen with the port to his headquarters, and shall sing-song girls, Previously at the. in future be subjected to inspec-leading restaurants and tea-shops tion without notice being given. these This order is designed to place the six Society under control, and in the event of further, armed interfer- ence with trade, all its arms will be taken away.
C. E. M: S. SOCIAL.
AN ENJOYABLE FUNCTION.
' .
dollars 21
Ing the equipment and personnel by June 30, 1927 at an estimated of his establishment. A trip to cost of eleven million gold francs, Japan which he proposes to make one cruiser, three destroyers, four boats, one submarine torpedo very shortly will have for its ob cruiser, five first-class submarines ject the engagement of three new and several minor craft, as part experts.
of the general building programme for
perlod of ··years,
LACK OF EXPERTS.
"Why should you go as far as
Reuter,
NOT. BRITISH,
POSITION WITH TRITAIN.
The significance of the gift les Rugby, July 6. In the fact that the Federated Questioned in Parliament to Malay States are not British pos day, the
Chancellor of the sessions. They are protected States,
From Shek Lung comes a report to the effect that the 63rd Regi-Japan to secure the "serviços of ment, stationed at Fokla, has been these men?" he was asked, suddenly disarmed by the 54th The reply was:"We cannot Exchequer, Mr. Winston, Church-ruled by their own Sultans with Regiment..
ill, said he was in communication British advisera, and are quite
do not bob well.”
This statement required further
he had been with former Govern- ments regarding the settlement of in a postion to make any announce- the French Debt, but he was not
ment.
Crown Colony of the Straits Set- tlements with its capital at Singa- scrupulously observed as regards pore. This is the theory, and it is
procedure, though, of courec, in practice, the Straits Settlements, the Federated States and the Un federated States are one country under British direction with the generic name of Malaya.
that the charge against the 53rd barbers have not had the neces-
The reason, it is stated, was get the men we want here.. Local with the French Government as separato and distinct from the make Regiment for looting and burning sary experience in catering to the day by serving several houses, Kwei Sui districts by these troops
several villages in the Poklo and wants of customers, in short, they and the wages so attractive that for a time a num- the satisfaction of General Chang offered were has been conclusively proved to
Replying to another question, ber of Hongkong sing-song girls Kai-shek, who ordered General elucidation, and to the newspaper-he said he had received no made their ways there, notwith Ching Chim, of the 6th Army
communication from, M. Caillaux standing the transportation dif- Corps to disarm the whole regi- man the proprietor explained that asking for assistance in stablis ficulties.
A few days ago, their Union, at the advice of the Kuo-mert and disband them, and to put there were no less than ten diffe-ing French exchange-British mintang Women's Division. de- by court martinl.
the officers under arrest for trial rent kinds of bobs, all of which
Wireless. manded higher wages.
This regiment had their particular attractions The deis said to be composed of Yunnan for lady customers. Amongst mand was, however, turned down
and Kwangsi units. and most of the amusement places. including the restaurants r.nd, the
these were the ordinary bob the N, U. R. CONFERENCE. shingle, and the ultra-bob,, the tea-shops, decided to dispense with.
last-named of which was calculat-Į · the services of these girls for the
ed to work a striking transforma- now to seek employment at Fat- time being. As a result, they have
tion in the appearance of the lady and make her look very boyish in- shan, a smaller city where usually
deed. less-known girls perform.
INSANE MAN'S ACT.
CUT THROAT WITH GLASS:
A very successful and well- attended Social was held under the auspices of the Church of Eng British Senior Naval Officer has not land Men's Society yesterday yet transmitted to you copies of his evening at the Cathedral Hall, letters to the Commissioner for Among those present were Rev. H. Foreign Affairs, I am sending
This morning's police reports. under separate cover photographic Copley Moyle, Mr. and Mrs
stated that the body of a Chines copies of the sume, the originals of Pattenden, Prof. and Mrs! Forster, In addition to the trouble at the had been discovered in a side lane which are now in this Ministry and Mr. and Mrs. Hunt, members of Chinese Maritime Customs House of Eastern Street, West Point, available for your inspection. the YMCA. the Hongkong where the union agitators are try with his throat cat, in addition to rival of the British Senior Naval kong Fellowship Group.
"It will be noted that on the ar: University Union and the Honging to enrol men, the employees of which there were other marks of
the railways in Canton are asking violence. Officer, he was received in such cir-
RAILWAY DEMANDS.
!
SUITED TO CHINESE,
TRIUMPH FOR MR. J. H.
THOMAS.
London, July 6. Mr. J. H. Thomas accured a The proprietor spoke with en- great triumph at the Weymouth thusiasm of the cult as it has been N.U.R. Conference, when a reso taken up by the Chinese.
Bobbed lution was proposed endorsing the hair is particularly suited to attitude of the N.U.R. representa Chinese features, he says, and goes tives on the Trades Union Con- well with the semi-European cos- gress General Council. An amend- A very interesting programme for more pay. In view of the pos- It was at first thought to be a tumes which has been evolved ment was moved of no-confidence cumstances of hospitality and cour was arranged, the chief item being sibility of the Canton Commissioner case of murder, but investigations simultaneously with a more at in Mr. Thomas and this was over tesy that he was moved, in 4 sparkling displey of Chinese of Customs closing the port if mat-show that the man, who was be-tractive mode of dressing the hair.whelmingly rejected, only six de- boxing by members of the Chin ters are not adjusted and in view lieved to be insanie, had cut his His personal view, and one which legates voting for Mr. Thomas Woo Athletic Association. Vocal also of the decision of the railway own throat with a piece of glass..
letter dated June 15, to thank the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs,
'for your kindness in sending of supplies this morning also for pre- nent of eggs and fruit and for your promise of assistance.
"BULLY AND
THREATEN."
COBHAM'S DELAY.
PAYMASTER ARRESTED,
PORTUGUESE DICTATOR.
had been confirmed by experience, dismissal from the General Secre- was that for the Chinese ladies taryship. shingled hair was to be proferréd
Mr. Thomas, has sent a letter to
to the ordinary bob, the reason be-
Ing that their hair is very thick.
PRESSMEN TO RETURN..
and instrumental items were ably workers to walk out unless their rendered by Revs. E. W. L. Martin demands are granted, General and N. V. Halward, Miss Mow Chang Kai-shek, the Commander- Fung and Messrs. H. E. Gardner In-Chief of the Kuomintang Army, and D. S. H. A pleasant and has decided to take up the problem enjoyable evening was brought to seriously. He intends to put all,
A year ago, his only Chinese the press representatives explain "The kindness of the Commis-a, close by the singing of the railways and telegraphs under his
customers were a few girls returning that all could return to the sioner for Foreign Affairs, how National Anthem.
command and has also ordered that, DISMISSES THRRE MINISTERS. Their initiative had the effect of without discrimination. The ed from Europe and America. N.U.R. Conference at Weymouth ever, did not restrain the British
during the Northern Expedition, Senior Naval Officer from proceed-
no strike will be permitted.
Introducing the fashion amongst journalists have decided to attend Lisbon, July 6. ings his letters to the Commis.
most young Chinese women and the public session to-morrow, Bioner for Foreign Affairs of June
It is semi-officially announced girls here and almost all of the Reuter.. 15, 16, 22, 23 and 24 (two)' abun
Hearing that the officers of the that the Premier, General Gomes well-to-do families now have one dantly prove to bully and threat-
Canton Navy have shown signa of Da Costa, on the ground that the or two members who favour the en the Commissioner for Foreign
disaffection, following the decision Cabinet, as at present constituted cult. Affairs and other Authorities at
of General Chang Kai-shek to take does not satisfy the aspirations of Wuchow and finally to close the port.
command of all the naval forces as the revolution, de dispensing with of Wuchow to Chinese shipping."
Baghdad, July 6.
well as the military, General Chang the services of the Ministers for After a reference to the British It is now established that two days ago ordered the arrest of the Colonies, Interior and Foreign Senior Naval Officer's letter of June Cobham's induction pipe burst the Paymaster of the Navy. The Affairs, these being. Major Ochon, 22, the protest proceeds: "The when he was 120 miles from troops effecting the arrest had to Dr. Antonio Claro. and General Wuchow authorities had succeeded Basra, his mechanic Elliott sus surround the naval building from Carmona-Reuter.
carly in the morning until almost
MECHANIC'S SERIOUS
INJURIES.
SHORN LOCKS.
Of the lady customers of this
cent. are Chinese.. Every day
TUBE STRIKE.
NEW YORK TRAFFIC DISLOCATED.
particular establishment forty per there are at least three or four
New York, July 6 who come in with long hair to An Underground railway strike emargo later with their treases began at midnight, seriously shorn according to the approved affecting the chief arteries of Some services
The Federated States have pros pored enomously under British guidance, thanks to the rapid growth of the rubber industry, and the extensive tin mining. There is a precedent for the present gift in the gift of fourteen years ago, when the Federated States present- ed the Imperial Government with the cost of the battleship Malaya."" This was done on the proposal of. the late Sultan of Perak, and was said to be on the Sultans own initiative, but critics of the pro-- priety of the gift suggested that somebody else must have made the suggestion in the first place.
The same is now being said ro garding the present offer towards the cost of the naval base. It is questioned whether it is fit and proper that protected states should make an offer to the Imperial Government. Others who see nothing objectionable in this think that the amount is far too generous when there is much necessary work to be done in the country itself and when the country has only recently rubber and tin. recovered from a severe slump in
PRESS OPINION..
Newspaper opinion differa. Tho Straits Times, of Singapore, ap- proves, and says:—“After the first shock of surprise at the extent of the gift, we think that opinion in Malaya, generally will be whole- heartedly in Ita favour. The Council resolution was passed un- animously, and the sentiments ex- pressed by the Rulera and the gratifying reading. The main con- Chinese member make profoundly in inducing the Seamen's Union to taining a compound commutated ve o'clock in the afternoon before
sideration is that of cost. Can the allow the engagement of pilots by fracture of the left humerus and the necessary documents were the workers from leaving the Aratyle, Yesterday one young lady passenger traffic.
M. S. afford to make this con the British Senior Naval Officer on injuries to the chest. It may
tribution of two million sterling to terms in reference to which the take weeks for him to recover and found and the officer was taken into senal area latter stated in' writing I am Cobham's plans are uncertain.-
The Canton Arsenal is to work came in with a head of hair which wore discontinued and other the Imperial Exchequer Tho custody,
over-time during the period of the would have been cause for pardon-halved. Trains are permitted to question has no doubt been care- prepared to accept them, all except | Reuter.'
Northern Expedition, and the Kusable pride in the old days. An run only at a snail's pace owing fully weighed, and the answer is To prevent the employees of the mintang is to pat aside a reserve of hour later, the same lady came to the unfamiliarity of the motor that the country can certainly af- Canton Arsenal at Shekchong from $200,000 to supply the plant, in ads out of the shop, and the trans-men Imported from other cities ford it. Five years ago w becoming disaffected, martial law dition to regular provisions.
formation was nothing short of with the mechanism of the tubes. suffered from a slump which General Chang, has ordered club Arsenal has been given special she had gone into the matter more sengers were forced to go by of F. M. S. Unances. But the re has been proclaimed in the vicinity. The Director-General of the remarkable, and the proprietor. Thousands of usual tube pas seriously threatened the stability rooms and lodging places to be built rights to deal with each worker thoroughly than a number of taxi, train or on foot to bust covery has been swift and there In order to provide the toparately so as to prevent any others and her hair was cut acness, heavy rain rendering the remarkable, and to-day the country workers with accommodation and organised opposition to the author cording to a very advanced style proceedings most mlaerable, is as prosperous as fourte comforts, the idea being to prevent ties.
of the boyish bob."
Router's American Service.
(Continued on Pate
rate of wages claimed. The rate
WOUNDED BY A BULLET.
of wages claimed was $1,600 week. It was explained that on
Basra, July 6, previous occasions the rate of wages claimed and paid was $600 a week a burat patrol pipe but a bullet It now appears that it was not and that, since then, the cost of liv-fired by a wandering Arab which Ing had practically doubled. The wounded Elliott, when the aero British Senior Naval Officer, how plazo was flying at a height of
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fifty feot-Router.
AT THE ARSENALA