THE DANGEROUS RAYS OF SUNLIGHT. The ultra-violet and infra red raye are ospecially present in Hongkong sun- light. The bost protection is the Bir William Crookes (British) lens, which absorbs the dangerous rays. We havo the genuine (there are many imitations). made by Chance Bros, Birmingham, England.
If you prefer an almost colourless lens,. with high absorptive qualities, we recommed the Vitrox --a British lens backed by British soientists..
N. LAZARUS Hongkong's Only European Optician. Manager -Ralph A. Cooper, Rogistored Optometrist (Canada).",
BRITAIN'S REPLY.
STRONG PROTEST OVER WANHSIEN:
FREE ACTION ALTERNATIVE.
A Peking message of the 12th inst. states: In reply to the
pro- test filed with the British Lega- tion by the Walchlaopu in connec-
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1961+BLAW SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1926.
No. 21,958
LIGHT AEROPLANE: CONTESTS.
FOR THE DAILY MAIL" PRIZES.
COAL PARLEY.
SEEKING TEMPORARY
WAR ACTIVITY AT SWATOW.
ARMY SUCCESSES.
Rugby, Sept. 17. The final stage of the interest- ing competition, for light aero-
FORMULA.
ARBITRATION SUGGESTED.
London, Sept. 17. Mr. Stanley Baldwin Baw separately Mr. Evans Williams
· “REDS" PREPARİNG FOR BATTLE
GEN. CHANG'S ORDER.
A roport from Swatow states that the police are conducting &
Lise
日二十月八
HANKOW'S FALL.
ENTRY OF THE ““RED” TROOPS.
OFFICIALS SWEPT OUT.
Northern reports of the fall of Hankow state that a section of the Army, under General Tang Sen-
tion with the recent Wanhsien in-planes, which has been proceeding and Mr. A. J. Cook in order to rigorous sourch of hotels, inns and chi, commanded by Liu Hsin, ar-
houses suspected of harbouring rived in Hankow and proceeded to
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Hongkong's well-known eric Rice is the chief food for keter has been busy at the nets thought in China these days. this week. We have been unable ⠀
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What about allowing members nets are of the hair or fishing of the Angling Society to practice variety.
at the nets occasionally? Even a. lob stira .one to action at times.
It is said that "a special Com Two two Peak residents dis. missioner has been touring Russia,
morning, respectively disguised as of tea-drinking." We should say a Mexican and a "Big Noise," that a good tannin' is the very might at least have offered a cup thing some of them neod. of tea to the Hotel residents whom
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cident, the British Minister has during this week, was completed ascertain the prospects of holding secret emissaries of the "anti-the Tachimon Railway Station. covered at 5 o'clock the other lecturing against the evil effects,
lodged a vigorous protest with the to-day. After previous vigorous Chinese.
Government," refuting elimination trials, nine machines China's protest and reserving the took part in the competition. There were 45,000 offered in prizes by the Daily Mail the first prize being £3,000.
right to claim damages.
The protest states also that if the Chinese Government has no power to restain the violence of Chinese troops, Britain will have no alternative but to take a free
action.
SHANGHAI CONCERN.
produce
a formula combining
foot
a three-party conference,
Reds." Many arrests have been They have marched on Mr. Baldwin is seeking a tem- parary basis on which work could made and those who are found to through half the province of Hu be resumed while a permanent have concrete evidence of "anti-nan and half, the province of settlement was being discussed, Red" activity are summarily shot, Hupeh, from Changsha to Hankow, and efforts are being made to others being confined pending Among their ranks were handr d District settlements with some further Investigations.
of Whampoa Cadets, who have come on foot to Hankow all the form of national agreement, a The defence of Swatow from definite guarantee to be given as attack by sea is completed. Mines way from Canton fighting their which will presumably include near the entrance to the harbour, to the time in which the formula, have been laid all along the coast way through to this city...
They were tired and burned some kind of national ratification and heavy guns have been mount-black by the sun; their uniforms, ed at Mary. Furthermore, pre- or what is left of them are ragged of district agreements, will be
parations for launching an expedi- and in tatters. The soldiers wore tion well into Fukien have beon the regulation grey army uniform mado, The Farmers' Association which we are accustomed to see has undertaken to, furnish in-here, but in addition a red, white formation with regard to the and blue band about their collars, enemy's movements, and the Strike the colours of the Nationalist
duties. Union entrusted with transport | Flag.. The Whampoa Cadets!
wore green or blue uniforms and
despatched cadets to Chaochow to
The Fukien Peoples' Army hus good-looking caps with peaks. go through a course of training.
LEGISLATION OFFERED.
The aim of the competition was to produce two-seater, dual-control light aeroplanes, reliable, simple and economical, which housed in small sheds, and which can be are capable of being maintained and flown by private owners in the same way as motor cars. Diffe- framed.-Router, Sum Chuan-fang has been an set for each day. Economy in fuel rent courses across country were
interesting person to study in the paet. He will become an object deration in awarding the prizes.
consumption was taken into consi
of more critical attention in the
The first prize was won coming days, says the Shanghai Flight-Lieutenant Bulman, who Times. He has enjoyed a great covered a total of 1,994 miles in measure of public confidence and 30 hours, 41 minutes, 15 seconds respect, but his recent action has created doubt in the wisdom of flying time, or an average speed of his strategy and hesitation in his 65 miles per hour. Bulman's ma- chine was a Hawker Cygnet. He dubious policy. We must wait to ace the outcome of his methods gained most points in respect of without coming to a judgement load carried for the lowest fuel
consumption.
Later,
The Government has offered to
national arbitration tribunale by pass legation establishing
soon as there has been a general resumption of work through dis- trict agreements unless a national agreement is concluded before.
SMILING TEOOPS.
☐ ☐ Judging from some of the Home newspapers, there is nothing to
husband. beat a good wife, excepting a bad
Holding three aces and six cock- this seems to be a fairly good
excuse for arriving home late for dinner.
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A Manchester motorist recently ran over two policemen. Laying watow to be Mixed," reads a down the law with a vengeancel heading in a contemporary... A ́
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clear case of mining one's own
Says the Daily Chronicle; "The business. collection for Jack Hobbs's Bene fit realised just over £51. 38, id” The balance was perhaps made up of ten francs and a shirt button.
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Hongkong's Marriage Registry has been transferred to the Land Office, which in fature will be known as the place where the It is unofficially reported that Indies land the men." General Yang "Sen went so fast
O O from Wanhalon that all to be seen: "The Art of Conversation," saya was a yellow streak.
a heading. We know 'n married ៣.ជ
man who regards it as a grim gua science.
H.M.S. Bee slewed A
whilst every district in the Chao They showed signs of the strain Moy circuit has organised Terri-they had passed through, both torial Guards for defence. A cadets and soldiers, but on their towards shore, but the Southern
com-faces was an expression we have gunners had already beaten the Now that the "Castor is coming fleet of junks has been that they are too crafty. In any Flight-Lieutenant Chick won the
mandeered to transport the troops, never seen worn by a Chinese starter.
East, we may, perhaps, expect case his future attitude towards
soldier in this country before.
D.D the government of Chapel and how second prize of £1,500 on a Royal
munitions and military supplies
General Ho Ying-yum is said to They smiled! And the people The problem of American some drastic action much licence is to be given agita- Air Force Cygnet, and Mr. Uwins,
tennis players, when on a Bristol Brownie, won the
have received rgent telegrams smiled with there. Thousands women from General Chung Kai-shek to upon thousands of people lined the Suzanne arrives, will be whether
MR. COOK'S LATEST. Mr. Cook, in a speech at Green- wich, referring to the minera visit to Downing Street, declared coal that they were no nearer a settlement now than on the first
tors is a matter of deep concern third prize of £600.-British Wire. day of the dispute unless there take the field without further railway tracks from Shun Li Mento adopt a snobbish attitude, or not laying out a Ludo board or a
to the Shanghai Settlements. If there is a tacit agreement between Sun and Chiang, concesalons must have been made on either
Less.
side, and more latitude Will STOLEN CHEQUE BOOK.
be given to the Communistic pro- paganda.. But so far as these Settlements are concerned the hu- thorities will, without doubt, be able to keep order and peace.
BUN AT KIUKIANG.
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UNION INSURANCE EMPLOYEE GAQLED."
Was national negotiation and national agreement. Reuter.
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THE PREMIER'S OFFER
Rugby, Sept. 17. After seeing Mr. Evans Williams, the President of the CoalowNETS, Association this morning, the Pre- mier received the four miners leaders, Messrs. Herbert Smith,. Cook, Richardson and Richards. They arrived at eleven o'clock and latched with the Premier and did not leave, Downing Street until nearly seven o'clock this evening.
delay.
OBREGON FEARED
KILLED.
YAQUI INDIANS GIVING TROUBLE.
Mexico City, Sept. 17. arol Obregon, the ex-President, Nothing has been heard of Gen-
"Enquirer."-No; the P.W.D. is
Pedder to Tachimen Station, coglies, mer-go out and take their beating in crossword puzzle in chants, clerks, and men from a quiet, unobtrusive manner. Street; it's merely a new motor
parking place. every walk of life, says the Han kow Herald.
Certain residents in the Colony
The Nationalist troops marched declare they gaw a meteor earlier. "Efficient Silencer Wanted," through the streets in single file. In the week. This indicates one says heading, in a motor paper. There was no other way on ac-of two things, neither of which is Yes, at the street corners where count of the gigantic crowds that important enough to mention here, our amateur
politicians fore- pressed in from all sides. And
gather. for the first time in the many A man in America played the years that we have been in China, piano continuously for 62 hours. According to a telegram in the we heard cheers and handclapping He was allowed to live because Daily Press, the British and nese troops. The people shouted his repertoire, on the arrival of victorious Chi- he did not include "Valencia" in American rifle teams shot for the Dewar trophy over a distance of 5,000
The yards.
who
since he was reported to be on the and cheered continously as
the
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a long shot.
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Stated to belong to a Chinese family which has lived in Austra Omcial information has been lia, Jack Chang, an employee of received that General Sun Chuan- the Union Insurance Society of fang left Nanking last Saturday Canton, was to-day charged before for Kiukiang, Klangsi, where Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Central he will direct the movement Police Court, with the theft of one
At the close of the proceedings train held up on Wednesday by soldiers made their way between What with bagpipes, Mexicane decoded the cable evidently took
and gongs, there's likely to be of his troops. A large army has of the Company's cheque books.
the Premier handed to the miners' Yaqui Indians. It is now rumour-them in a steady line, " already been stationed there, and
The soldiers of the Nationalist Mexicutions on the Peak before ed that Obregon was killed, but The accused pleaded that he representatives the following it is thought that R
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A contemporary states that the soon be staged. A general offen- the floor of the office, and kept it. you wrote to us that you desired a
bottle on picked up the cheque book from letter:-"On the 3rd of September the Government has merely issued Army which arrived here yester- very long.
the statement that troops are rush-day carried their own bundles and
We notice that 3 pair of small car will drive the broker's sive is new being arranged against the Canton force in Wu-Han, with said the cheque book was
Detective Sub-Inspector Fallon conference with the coalowners ing to the state of Sonora, 'instruct boxes of equipment, their
in the presence of representatives ed to exterminate the Yaquis un-stretchers, and although they were spectacles has been found at rickshaw off the roads." Should most of Wu's troops along the which Mr. Sommerfeit, of the of the Government in order to seek less they surrender-Reuter's pushed about and must have bean Repulse Bay. We have noticed a the sport become popular, we annoyed by the great crush, tired few recently, but in most cases trust that "praya" will be sub- Peking thunkow Railway, that Union Insurance Society, bad just a settlement of the present dispute American Service.
as they were, they quietly kept on they seem to get out of sight on stituted for "roads" in the case of when Sun Chuan-fang serds his
the "three piece" type. received from the Mercantile and you stated that you were pre-
their way to the station. Occa- matshed verandahs. second detachment to Siushui, Bank and kept in a drawer of his the enemy force will be attacked.
desk. It was missed later, and the basis of a 'reduction in labour MR. MELLON RETURNS.sionally a Cadet would step out of A curious hole in one Club, The only people who appear to on two sides..
At the present moment it is of the loss.
the Mercantile Bank was informed costs to meet the immediate needs. of the industry.' After full.consi- reported in the vernacular papers A development followed when deration, we decided that this that Wu is in Sinyanchow, Houan two cheques from the missing offer constituted a basis sufficient where the main portion of the book were shown at the Bank by to enable us to approach the Northern army is stationed, mak-
a Chinese, who, on being ques- Coalowners' Association and to ing inspections and preparing tioned, said that he received them invite them to attend such a con-
one
pared to enter into discussion on
file somewhere along the line and purchase a package of cigarettes, saya a Morning Post heading. It benefit by typhoons are the Kow- or a piece of fruit, and pay for it is not true, however, that it refers loonites. They can't come over to in cash, banding out the amount to a secret chamber in a local work!
0.0 asked without argument or ques- golfer's club, which releases a new tion. Perhaps it was done for ball whenever one is. Jost. effect-perhaps not! Perhaps this is a theatrical stunt which will
DECLINES TO SAY MUCH: New York, Sept. 17. Mr. Andrew Mellon has arrived and has declared that he had not
international importance while on genuine. Only time can tell. the Continent.. He declined to make any statement on Europe's financial and economic position.
Viscount Grey urges young men not to let the motor car depriva 0.0 There is no truth in the rumour them of the use of their legs,
track at the top Peak tram station, is to be known as the "Bridge of Size."
ammunition and food supply for from a younger brother, who inference as you desired. But the discussed matters of national ornot be kept up-perhaps it is that the new bridge across the That'll depend on their agility.
PLEA FOR HELP.
the next advance. It is said he his turn said he received it from Coalowners' Association have now will make his headquarters in the accused.
We haven't had any serious declined, in a most emphatic man
But Siaokan, 'Hupoh, which is about The younger brother also said ner, to enter into any discussion
A CLEAN SWEEP.
typhoon this season, so far." there's been "Wind Force 9" at the 100 i from Hankow..
that the accused came to him and with your Federation on the sub
On their entry to Hapkow, the obtained from him a loan of $25 ject of hours and wages or to make He described Signor Mussolint as Southerners made a clean sweep Now that the summer is nearly Queen's. "{ on the strength of the cheques, a national agreement with them. Ita most interesting man who seems Another report in the Chinese one of which was made out for an is evidently not within the power to have things in hard-Reuters of all official positions, appointing finished, we suppose the Dry China's problem is to stand on Cantonese to the posts, releasing Cleaning and Dyeing Company her own feet without stepping on Press states that that portion of amount of $50. He had believed of the Government to bring about American Service..
all prisoners detained by order of will be busy transforming bathing other people's toes. the Northern army which effected these to be perfectly genuine and a settlement. However, the Coal-
Marshal Wu Pei-fu and even con costumes into evening dresses. such a successful capture of Nan- had no reason to doubt the accused owners' Association have declared"
fiscating the property of Wu and kow, has been summoned, by Wu when the latter said that he was in that the conlowners in all dis- Pei-fu to Hupch. Wu.is also said immediate need of money and it tricts are willing to observe the
With the passing of Hankow in- to have cabled to General Han, Sih- was past banking hours..
main principles that a national
to the hands of the Southern yuan to despatch 30,000 soldiers
Several other cheques from the agreement would be designed to
forces, an interesting change in to Sigokan within three days. same book were also discovered on secure. A satisfactory settlement
local conditions was observed, These two reinforcement forces the accused when he was arrested. should combine the district ar- are on their way to Hupeh, where These were all fade out for vari-rangement with national supervi
states a report in the Hankow
Marshall. Chang Tso-lin is also signature.
his officers.
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Grandmas are taking to bobbed The first time a man kisses a hair at Home. They'll expect girl she is surprised; the second Intchkeys soon. A time, aho's usually waiting..
Some of these modern plays are
A Devonshire man has discover-, so risque that a girl can't even
MEXICAN BANDITS.
STRICT SEARCH URGED.
Washington, Sept. 17. Mr. Kellogg hus instructed the
Looks as if lots of giris promise they will once more show their ous small amounts, a fcitious sion. If the miners are at length United States' Charge d'Affaires at Herald. On the streets in both /ed how to find a needle in a hay take her mother, to see them: Loyality to the Chihli chief. European name being used as a ready to face the economic facts Mexico City to urge the Mexican the Concessions and the Native stack. He eat on the haystack.
of the industry and to re-start Government to leave no stone un-City not a single Northern soldier
These tennis players who are to obey at the altar merely becausa much concerned with the lin Replying to a question from the work on provisional district settle turned to apprehend and punish could be scon with the exception
in church. médiata warfare, and is said to Magistrate, Sub-Inspector Fallon ments, the Government are pre-the murderers of Mr. Jacob Rosen-of Garrison. Commander Tu Shih-turning professionals.are obvious they don't want to make a scene.
chun and Gen. Liu Tao-tung'sy after net cash... Southern army. The city was re-
One thing, we shall know which markably quite, all military head-U. S. Democrats still adhere to side Marshal Sun Chuan-fang is quarters including Ja Kla Tun had the donkey as their political on when the war's over. been evacuated and were guarded emblem. Suppose they're after a by local Garrison troops pending stable government the arrival of the "Kwangtung forces.
have despatched 10,000 soldiers to further said that the accused hud pared to secure by legislation that thal-Boutor. Hupeh, 5,000 being from Mukden, been employed for two months at these principles are properly ap and the others from Shantung. the Union Insurance office. Nothingplied by means of a National Because of his attending on mill- was known about him except that Appeal Tribunal We, therefore, tary movements he is anid to have he, had lived with his family in place before you a broad outline in declined the offer from Premier Tu Australia.
to reorganize the cabinet in Pe-
Accused in his statemort, said king. In an official communique that he lind stayed in Hongkong for
to Premier Tu, who seeks to ten- five years. A berbe
der his resignation, Chang Too-lin The Magistrate-Why disgrace
is said, to have outlined his plan your family like this?
the enclosed memorandum of what
LEAGUE BUDGET.
we are prepared to do and the LIMITING THE EXPENDITURE, limits within which we find our- selves able to act. If your mem-
Genova, Sept. 17. bers are prepared to resume work The Budget Committee of the
on the bable of district sottle League Assembly has agreed to a resolution by Sir P. S. S. Ayyar (India) in favour of keeping a maximum limit, to expenditure in view of the future-Router.
of reorganising the cabinet by There was no reply, and the acments, subject to the security calling a conference to which re-cused was sentenced to three afforded by these conditions and presentatives from avery province months' imprisonment with hard when work has been generally
(Cntinued on Page 1).
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labour.
MISCHIEF MAKERS WARNED,
.an Helium stars, says astronomer, move only four miles The fact that Ludendorff in to a second. About the rate our wed again shows that he's too office boy leaves work. A much of a soldier to keep long outdoo of a
The chorvonets, the pengo and fight⠀
the zloty are amongst the now Which European currencies. shows that if money does talk, It occasionally needs an interpreter.
Gòn. Lúc Tro lung e trong M
formerly known as the Hupeh 2nd Division, are now under the Kuo- mintang bunuor, having been or Continued on Pago 18.).
A chemist is said to be trying to discover a substitute for sleep, Kowloon has had one for years.