SURE SIGN!
W
OF
DEFECTIVE
EYESIGHT
CONSULT THE MOST
RELIABLE "AND" PERFECT
OTTICIAN IN TOWN
N. LAZARUS
MONEKONOS ONLY EUROPEAN OPTICIAN
12, QUEEND ROAD "DENTRAL,
AMAZING AFFAIR.
POLICE DETAINED FOR THREE HOURS..
ABOARD. FRENCH LINER.
An amazing story, reading like the product of a fiction writer, of melodramatic incident enacted on the .s. Angers, the Messageries Maritimes steamer, early this morning, when the crew. forcibly detained a party of Hongkong police officers for nearly three hours, is gathered from informa- tion on the waterfront
A still more serious development was only averted by the supreme patience" of the police under difficult and trying circumstances.
CREW RUSH GANGWAY.
Four European police sergeants attached to the Water Police and eighteen armed Chinese detectives,
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
-FOUNDED 1881
No. 21.032
"ROCOCO" BEFORE
MAGISTRATE.
FINED FOR DAMAGE IN RESTAURANT.
三拜禮: 號一月九英港香·
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. 1926. FI#AL
COAL DEBATE.
"I DRINK VERY GOOD."-
The comedian, "Roccco," was charged before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, morning, with maliciously damag Fat the Kowloon Magistraer this ing one marble table top, a cruet stand and a sugar basin, valued at $34, the property of the Heung Yuen Restaurant of Canton, Rond,
HANKOW HELD.
CANTON "CAPTURES" DISPROVED.
ALLIED REINFORCEMENTS.
With regard to the altary "China, Renter to-day transmits a telegram operations in Central
sent out from Hankow on August 20th stating that the Allied forces are still holding the Tsingchichow
THE LEAGUE, COUNCIL PROBLEM.
NEW SCHEME TO PLACATE SPAIN.
APPROVED BY COMMITTEE.
London, Aug. BET Sir Austen Camberlain has de-
CHURCHILL'S FINE SPEECH.
BETTER ATMOSPHERE.
Rugby, Aug. 31. The Miners Executive to-day partix for Geneva to attend the decided by a narrow majority not meeting of the Council of the Latin formulate any peace proposals and the Assembly meeting on Sepates Conference, but to leave the gue of Nations, on September 2nd for the consideration of the Dele- tember 6th:
Question for that body to consider free from any recommendations pr siggestions by their Excutive
Whether the Delegatos will
FRENCH AMENDMENT.
The defendant pleaded that the line, and that Marshal Wu Pei-fu articles were broken accidentally, has established his headquarters and he was willing to recompense at Hashengchino, whence he is ed to consider the future composi- the complainant, but until he could obtain employment, he was not in personaly directing the operations. a position, to do so,
The message further states that Asked if he had had any drinks, in the meantime, Allied reinforce the defendunt replied: "I drink
He further. statedments are constantly arriving from very good." that he had no recollection of the the North, incident.
The no referred to la just
#
3 Geneva, Aug. 31. The League Committee Appoint-
agree to a modification of policy is tion of the Council lengthily dis-doubtful. Mr. Herbert Smith, the cussed yesterday & French amend Miners' President, is credited with ment to Article 2 of the scheme apoptosing any departure from the proved last May as regards the re-present polley while Mr. A. J. election of non-permanent mem-Cook, the Minera Secretary, has bera of the Council. The amend- openly advocated the framing of mont was mainly designed to plac fresh proposals to form a basis for ate Spain..
renewed negotiations.
To-day's decision of the Execu- taken in opposition to advice ten- bour Party. dered by the Parliamentary La
Viscount Cecil said Britain was
$35 PER ANNUM· INOŽE ODPY 10 CENTS.
HUDSON and ESSET auteel all rivals. Ta iny not merely because the Coach, oxclusively "given's S++ Clasod Car Comforta at: Opon. Cür Gosh V⠀ It la: beokuwa "both"HUDSON, and ESSEX offertka, *most astounding value in genuine car PERFORM, ANCE and RELIABILITY. 'ia beswaso they have vibrationlar motore--oral unive" to them breanse they are built out the Super Bix principle. More than 250,000 owners know their endaring", ^^yalus, * That is why they outsell all rivals--and why the Couch la the largest selling 6-cylinder clase ear in the world, an examination will.con vince you of quality not obtainable elsewhere with in l'undreds of dollars of thew prices. In quality HUDSON and ESSEX are alik
Touring
Coach ... $2145
- Including complete special equipment,”
AMERICA AND WAR
DEBTS.
PRESS ON CANCELLATION
PROPOSALA
NO CHANGE LIKELY.
New York, Aug-31 The Republican papers deplore Mr. Newton Baker's debt.cancel- lation suggestions cabled yester dny.
The New York Tribune says the suggestion is inopportune and will merely lead to misconception and confusion.
THE DRAGON MOTKITU.
SEAN CON Kta.
23 WONG. NDI CHUNKAT
"HARRY VALLOYS
TUG ATTACKED.
STERN FIGHT WITH PIRATES
EAST RIVER INCIDENT-
News reaches us of an exciting
encounter which the steam, tug
Nang Yuen, employed on the run between Walchow and Sheklung, has just had with pirates on the East River. Amongst those aboard The New York Times, however, tu juuk towed by the tug was a Ger supporting Mr. Baker's article, man business man, who gives some cites M. Mellon as saying "a pros perous Europe would be worth far interesting details of the running, more in dollars to the United fight which ensued between the bout States than any possible return and the pirate hordes.. from debts.".
The New York World opines that * sooner or later Mr. Baker's argu-
THE ATTACK
Inspector Ogg said that the de- north of the Tung Ting Lake,atised with the May scheine, buttive is understood to have been/ would be rash to predict a mutual o'clock on Saturday, the tug was
fendant came to the Colony with a
some distance south of Wuchang, circus some years ago and has been and it is therefore clear that knocking about here ever since.
Canton's claim to have captured His Worship intimated that un-the Wu-Han cities on Thursday der the section, it had to be proved fast is not substantiated:]. that there was some malicious in-
There is, therefore, no confirma- tent, but there being no such in-
would agree to any workable plan. amendment, which, assured the re Therefore he favoured the French
eligibility of non-permanent mem bers, but as the wording could be variously interpreted he proposed
IN THE HOUSE?
When the dispute was debated
ment will prevail. It adds that it It appears that at about nine cancellation of debts, but a revitowing two big junks, loaded with sion of the present agreement is certain in the near future. cargo and passengers, down the river towards. Sheklung, and when at a point about seven miles from the latter city, where the country Although President Coolidge is is flat but covered with tall grass,
PRESIDENT VIEW
Paulsmith, Aug. 31.
who had been engaged in #tention In this case he would tion of the Canton Government's that the amendment borreferred to in the House of Commons to day reported not to have read Mr.
drunk and disorderly.
The defendant admitted the new charge and repeated that he was willing to repay the complainant by instalments.
thorough search of the vessel. Jumend the charge to one of being were leaping at about eight o'clock with two Frenchmen arrested for possession of arms and ammuni- tion, when members of the crew, a large number of whom had col- lected on deck, made a sudden rush for the gangway, and hauled it up. -FOLICE JOSTLED.
چاہئے
The police, it appears, were jostled, but were tactful enough to withdraw, leaving the crew in command of the position, rather| than risk precipitation of a crisis "by endeavouring to force their way through.
A fine of $10, or ten days' hard labour, was imposed. The defen dant was further ordered to pay the complainant $20 compensation or go to prison for a further two wooks.
STOLEN "SMOKES.”
CHINESE NEATLY CAUGHT.
claims that both Wachang and Hankow have fallen into the bands of the Cantonese Expeditionary Army None the less, "the Canton Information Bureau has given out a most detailed story of the alleg- ed capture of both places, saying that the Canton troops seized Wu- chang at noon on August 26th, whilst on the evening of the same day they crossed the occupied Hankow,
river and
The Canton reports state that the troops of the 4th and 7th Armies were the Crst to enter Wu- chang, and that although some of the defenders resisted, they were quickly disarmed and forced to surrender. It is further said that An amusing story was told at Wu Pei-fu has decided to retreat the Central Magistracy this morn-and to defend Kwangchi, whilst a This amazing obstruction of the ing in connection with the charg- further statement is to the effect ing of a Chinese with the theft of that General Chang Kai-shek has pollee in the "execution of their packet of cigarettes.
given instructions to the vanguards duty was not the action of a Chin- Evidence was given by a woman of the invading armies to pursue who kept a stall in the street. the enemy and to capture the whole ese crew, but of French seamen,
the of Hupelwithin one week. She said that she first saw and it can only be supposed that defendant when he came to her they were actunted by knowledge stall to light a cigarette. of the stringency of the Hongkong
Whilst holding a taper to the
regulations in.relation to pössor/igarette, he eyed her warily, and relaxed, and that not only has Wu
as soon as he thought he could sion of arms, and thought to do so without being observed, he rescue their comrades by this reached.put for a packet of "Three Castle" which was placed on an means,
upper shelf.··
Peaceful persuasion was 4-
However, he was seen by the
woman, and whilst crying out "Thief!" she put her hand into his pocket and retrieved the
The defendunt had no satisfac-
tempted, so the story goes, but the men refused to listen and declined
to obey the orders of the master packet. of the vessel to lower the gang- way. The police later resorted to threats, we are informed, but even this was of no avail.
THREE HOURS LATER. ·
About eleven o'clock the crew, consented to lower the gangway on the understanding that the police would, refer the matter immediately to the French Consul in Hongkong.
In contrast to these claims, it is stated that the critical situation at Wachang has become somewhat Pei-fu been able to bring up more reinforcementa, but that he has sent many men to the vicinity of Nankow to help in the Northern struggle.
PICKETS GIVE IN.
Swatow Port Not Closed.
It to-day transpires that the threat of the Commissioner of Customs to close the port or Swatow was not carried into effect, the pickets, acceding to his demands under pressure from General Ho Ying-yum, who has charge of the district.
The incident, it how appears materialised from the seizure by pickets of a shipment of 70 anses of cigarettes, con- signed to Swatow by the. B. A... T. The Commissioner protest- ed and intimated that he would take action if the ship. ment was not restored.
General Ho ordered, the pickets to comply with the. request and the matter was settled without further in- cident. ::
The s.s. Haibong arrived from Swatow to-day and her officera report that the const port business is normal.
the Drafting Committee.
The proposal was ädopted. The French amendment provides
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Newton Baker's article in connec a number of pirates, estimated at Opposition Leader, ileged that aution with the war debta question, 400 mon, suddenly jumped up the Miners Delegate. Conference was, to meet on Thursday, Parlia-the. President's opinion is stated from the grass, where they were to favour no change in the United ment should adjourn for a week States war debts policy.:
lying concealed, About half of only...
The Government resisted this President Coolidge does not an- them maintained a grilling, fire motion, Mr. Winston Churchill ticipate that the Senate. will re- upon the tug and its tow of passen stating that even if some change verse its decision regarding the ger junks, while the other 200 of a beneficial character were pen-World Court-Reuter's American dragged a lot of small skiffa into the river from their hiding places ding, he considered it unlikely Serpice.
and attempted to board both the tug and the junka,...).
that the intervention of parlia- ment would be required. Parlia- ment could be speedily summoned if the necessity arose. ".
After attacking, the attitude of the Government, which he said had behaved throughout the dispute like a lojal sub-committee of the owners, Mr. MacDonald insisted. on the necessity of national agreement. between the miners
AZORES
S DISASTER.
DEATH-ROLL OF THE EARTHQUAKE.
However the pirates were ap parently not aware of the fact that a detachment of Whampoa saliors under the command of a naval officer were distributed amongst the three ships, and these at once replied vigorously to the pirates' Azores, Aug. 81,fire. At the same time, the officer in charge ordered the chief jen Six were killed and many injured
gineer of the tug to get.up.as much.
and owners if work was to be re in the Fayal island earthquake, steam as possible in order tą in- sunted in a spirit of good will, whilst great damage was done increase the speed of the tow, send- co-operation and hearty produc-
tion. He believed that a basis for the capital, Horta, and throughouting two of his sailors down, to us-
sist in the atokehold accommodation existed and that it the countryside Cracks appear- was possible for the Governmented in streets and a number of
to get the two sides, together in meeting with an open agenda from which nothing would be barred. stricken population is camping in Alternatively, the Government public squares. might got men of influence accep table to both sides to mediate
ESSENTIAL PEACE CONDITIONS.
The terror houses collapsed.
The Western Union Cable Com pany in London learns that all Britishers are safe
•
Ponta
A RUNNING PIGHT,
tory explanation" to give, and he troops had to retreat a little from not exceed one-third of the total that accommodation would have to ordered a cruiser to proceed to.ly potting away at the pirates. was fined $6, with the alternative their advanced positions." of seven days' hard labour, by Mr, R. E. Lindsell.
BALKAN AFFAIRS,
WORK FOR LEAGUE OF
NATIONS..
Sofia. Aug. 31.
According to a Chinese report,
GEN. WU TE-CHEN.
hiding places and run as fast as they could in order to keep pace. with the steadily increasing speed of the tow, the two "junks concen- trated their fire upon the pirates in the skiffs, who kept on trying REPORTED BANISHMENT TO to board them. I observed five dif~ ferent akiffs give up the chaes one RUSSIA.
After another after "one or more men of their crew had been hit, News received in the Colony several of them mortally. Of the brigands ashore I counted twelve
ed in the grass, but there may have who dropped down dead or wound- been the gr
A running fight then developed which was described by the only foreign passenger on board (Mr. Andreas Richthofen, a German business man of Canton) as fol lows-While the passengers were. The shock was also felt at all hiding down in the lower holds.
near! Liveramento, Two notable contributions to the Lagada, but no damage was done. protected by iron plates, the sol- de of the junks, which were amply Another report says that not only that a retiring member would only debate by private members wereRezier.
diers shot from whatever small has Wuchang not fallen into the be re-eligible by a two-thirds mamide by Mr. Spencer, (Labour)
Lisbon, Aug. 31. shelters they could find on deck. hands of the "Reds," but news jority of either the Council or the and Mr. H. Wragg, (Unionist). from Hanków received yesterday Assembly, and that in any case the Mr. Spencer, in advocating a graphs that fifty were killed in the well directed, While the Sailors,
The Governor of Horta tele-"The defence was efficient and showed that the
Kuomintang number of members elected shall national agreement, pointed out earthquake. The Government has on the launch ahead were constant
non-permanent members.
be made for varying minima in the Fayal to render assistance-ashore, who now had to leave their The French amendment is ap-
different districts. He wished
Reuter. big battle is imminent at Poochi,parently the result of recent pour the miners had accepted the Coal and the Southern forces will not parlers between Britain, France Commission's report when It was take up a serious offensive until and Germany, and the Drafting offered to them, The essential the 2nd and 3rd Army Corps have Committee to-day found the task of conditions of peace were the re- formula to satisfy all cognition of economic factors by taken up positions at Hing Kwok finding a
the men and the recognition of the Chow-Chi-Chow-and-other points. parties difficult.. The scheme--then is to attack TEMPORARY SCHEME.
men's point of view by the owners, Mr. Wragg, who spoke as chair- Wuchang from the west, south and: -The Drafting Sub-Committee, cast. It is also stated that the after a protracted discussion of the man of a Colliery Company, ex- Szęchuen units of the Kuomintang French amendment and Viscount pressed the opinion that the own- are marching for. King Chow, and Cecil's scheme for the re-eligibility ers would be willing to have a na- On reaching the Water Police: The Bulgarien Note replying te
non-permanent Councillors, tional settlement with district from Canton to-day is to the affect Station, the police reported the Grecce, Rumania and Jugo-Slavia that General Fong Poon-yan har of matter to the AS.P., Mr. D. is most conciliatory. It emphasises reported to the Commander-in-agreed to a temporary arrangement variatione. Falling a settlement, that General Wn Te-chen, the Burlingham, who went on board the desire to safeguard the pence Chief that he has joined his former whereby non-permanent members he advocated compulsory arbitra former Commissioner of Police, with a large number of police of the Balkans and saya the Bul-troops and assumed the office of will be exceptionally, admitted totion."
Mr. Lloyd George declared that who has been held in custody since garian Government is doing its the General Officer Commanding the Council of the Longue at the At this time four police launches utmost, to check the Comitadjl acti- the 11th Army Corps. The Com- forthcoming election, but that in the owners had gone back on their his arrest by General Chang Kai and the Kwong Lee, of the Revenue vities, which, it declares, have wide mander-in-Chief is said to have subsequent elections re-eligibility earlier proposals and were now hak some time ago, has been
ordered him to advance on Nan- will only be applicable at the expira inslating on district settlements. banished to Moscow.
tion of the member's term of office After charging the Government Department, were on the scene.ramifications outside Bulgaria,
The note urges co-operation be chang The two men, originally arrested,
Meanwhile, the Kuomintang is and not at the beginning of his with impotence, ho urged them to undertake the responsibility of were later taken to the Yaumati tween all four countries on this Police Station, and they are to be point and finally declares its read keeping up its effort to hold its.
In other respects, Viscount Cecil's making a definite suggestion on League of Nations, whose recor-condency by the frequent issue of modifications. Reuter,
opened.. mendations, it promises to accept. communiques, purporting to an- Renter.
MR. CHURCHILL'S SPEECH. nounce successes at the "front" in GERMANY ALONE TO BE ADMITTED.
Geneva, Sept. 1.- order to maintain the paper money
Concluding the debate, Mr. market. At the same time efforts The outcome of yesterday's. whole time this amazing incident PALESTINE CURRENCY are being made to hunt down all discussions is that Germany alone Winston Churchill said that the Government--were determined to was developing were a large party
ATLANTIC FLEETS political suspects in Canton be will be admitted to a permanent of Revenus Officers who were like
lieved to be aiming at disturbing seat on the Council, with nine see that the Act recently passed as a means of obtaining re-organi- the financial stability of the Kuo- non-permanent membera
sation and reconstruction of the DOMINION PREMIERS' VISIT Rugby, Aug $1.
miotang.
It is noteworthy that Poland coal industry was put into fores waived her claim simultaneous, with the utmost vigour. Regard-|-
Rugby, Aug. 31. The Colonial Secretary has We are given to understand that
with hor election with Germanying criticisms of the Eight Hours
Arrangements are being made the Revenue Officers made a huge appointed a Board to introduce
Spain's attitude up to the present measure, the Government view for the Dominion Premiers coming haul of drugs, contained in seven local Palestinian currency based
has not changed,
was that, within certain limits; at to England for the Imperial Con large ones. The drugs have not on the pound sterling and general- "Anti-Rede"
ly to provide for and to control the Tuchun Tang Chi-yao of Yunnan At present there is no prospect any rate during a temporary ference to visit the Atlantic yot been examined but they are supply of currency in Palestine, to invade Kwangai are said to have of Tangler being dischased at perind, the question of hours and Flect at sea on October 30th thought to be morphine op cocaine.British Wireless,
(Gontinued on Page 7) Genova Reuter."
British Wireless,
officers.
tenure.
THE PIRATE CHIEF.
THE
The pallora recognised the pleate chief, a man with a stiff right arm It is stated that General Wy was hanging down his side, whom they called "Break-one-hand, Jeung and placed aboard a Soviet steamer few days ago, bound for Russia. tried to shoot him, but unfortun
It is further reported that ately they did not hit him. He was General Tan Yon-kal has left for seen running along the river bank
General Li Chai-sum is acting using blasphemcous insults at the Chairman of the Kuomintang and sailors, G the Government.
charged before the Magistrate thisness to submit the question to the present position, of seeming scheme will hold good with slight which the negotiations could be re- the front, and that in his absence jeering at the soldiers and shout-
afternoon.
HUGE DRUG SEIZURE.
On board the s.s. Angers the
wise prevented from leaving, the
ship, although the affair had no connection with them.
=
BOARD TO BE CREATED,
IN THE SOUTH.. According to latest reports, despatched by
(Continued on Page:12.)
This running fight lasted for à whole hour until at 10 am the tug was only two miles away from Sheklung, when the pirates gave up.the chaso. They evidently fear- ed being captured by the troops of that city, who were seen opening the gates and approaching the pir ates, having been attracted by the sound of the firing
The pirate sampans than with drew and the pirates ashore re treated, taking advantage of the covering offered by the high gross-