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012044 0 +-+AU FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1926.
十八初月十
CHINA PROVIDENT "THE KING OF APES"
MEETING EXCLUDES
PRESS:
ARRESTED?.
MAN WHO MAY BE BANDIT 'LEADER.
WAITS IDENTIFICATION,
83S PER ANNUM `
SING KL. QOFT JO:CENTA
PEACE AT LAST? CANTON RECOGNITION POLICE STONED. EXPERTS PUZZLED BY
MINERS AUTHORISE
SETTLEMENT.
QUESTION:
MATTER RAISED, IN HOUSE
“OF: COMMONS.
GIVE UNFETTERED POWERS.. NEW CONSULTING COMMITTEE.
NEW MINISTER'S STATUS. London, Noy. 11. By resolution, the majority of
The Miners' Delegate Confer
London, Nov. 11. Startling disclosures are stated jeho is considering a resolution shareholders refraining from vot- ing, the Press representatives were to have resulted from the arrest moved by Lancashire to give the In the House of Commons, Mr. excluded from this morning's ex-
continue the negotiations with tho
EXCITING SCENES, AT HANKOW.
BRITISHER'S ESCAPE.
Mr. G. V. T. Marahall, Secretary of the British Municipal, Council nt. Hankow, had a narrow escape from serious injury last Thursday when a fight started following an
TYPHOON.
THEORY OF A "SPLIT" FAVOURED.
DUAL DISASTER.
TIDAL WAVE AND TYPHOON.
traordinary general meeting of the of a man on Tuesday at the Executive unfettered powers to S. P. Viant (Labour) asked whe morning, saya the Shanghai Times, typhoons seem to have been violat-wave and typhoon of last Friday." China Provident Loan and Mort Western Market. on Information Government, with the object of ther the Government, were considerattack on the police by four Can- ed by the typhoon which swept was known to be 130, with 68-still
tion Office.
tered.
ger.
POSSIBLY JOINED LATER.
MANY FILIPINOS DEAD.
Manila newspapers give graphic Fundamental principles and
accounts of the disaster caused in laws governing the behaviour of Batangas and Bauing by the tida
Up, to Monday night, the death-roll gage Company, Limited, and we received by the Criminal Investigarriving at a settlement. Reuter, Ing the desirability of recognition tonese soldiers, one of whom car southern Luzon last Friday and did missing.
Some, districts not yet afe, unable to give a report of the
Later of the Canton National Goyer-ried a bomb and the other a dag grant damago, as reported clee heard from may swell that total. proceedings.
The Miners Dolegate Conferment.
where. Father Saderra of the Rumours are current in Batangas The arrested man was found to
ance has unanimously authorised ( We understand that the report of have a few taels of illicit opium the Executive to continuo hegotia guid the Chinese authorities in Can. the Bund sidewalk of the British is an authority on typhoons, is by the tidal wave, with many In reply, Mr. G: Lockar-Lampson The four soldiers marched down Philippine Weather Bureau, who that Calapan, Mindoro, was swept the Committee of Investigation ap-found in his possession, but it is pointed on April 8th last was stated that the Criminal office stone with the Government unfet-st
Concession just a few minutes be- frankly puzzled by its behaviour deaths. adopted.
ton were recognised and dealt fore noon, when they were seen by He finds record of only one Drowning was almost the sole in possession of certain facts Mr. C. A. da Roza, the chairman bearing on the case which point into touch with the Government any step beyond this must be most them that it was against the re- There is no law of cyclones to injuries appear to have been
An offort is being made to get with as a'local administration, and a Chinese police constable who previous typhoon which was in any
cause of the deaths in Batangas of the Investigation Committee, to the man being a more intportant this evening: Reuter.
came up to them and informed way similar to it.
and Bauang. No deaths and few moyed that the meeting be private, capture than the possession of a and Mr. R. G. Shewan read a letter few taels of drug would imply.
carefully considered by His Majes-gulations of the Concession for explain how it changed its direc- caused by the typhoon or by the from the Company's solicitor ro In short, the allegation is that the
YIELDED ON QUESTION OF HOURS.ty's Government, having regard to them to make use of the Bund tion and increased its speed callipse of houses, garding the right of the Press to police have in their hands one of attend,. in which it was stated that the most notorious bandit leader as, above means that the miners of the situation and the wishes of asked them to cross to the other baguios there has been nothing through the coconut regions of
The Miners' Conference decision their Treaty obligations, the facto walk. They pushed on, and the In the 61 years in which the
constable blocked their way. He Weather Bureau has been studying "Crop damage was most severe the matter being a domestic one, whose name has become a by-have yielded on the question of the Chinese people. the Press could be excluded legally, tord in every household within hours and that the Executive is
side of the street, where they were like it in Luzon. In the Visayan Tayabas and Laguna. Sugar cane The resolution found a seconder bandit-infested areas in the Sze now prepared to "inform the Go-
permitted to walk, and they be islands, one similar, the Quantico seems less harmed than was fear- came nasty. He endeavoured to typhoon, is on recurd. The changed, while the rice crops were little and' was carried, one shareholder Yap districts. voting against and the majority re
block their path when they want may have been caused by high touched.
to continue, and one of the barometric pressures in north fraining
soldiers pulled a dagger out of his Luzon,
and slashed at him. coat
JUMPED ON POLICEMEN,
London, Nov. 11.
vernment that they are willing to accept district settlements both on hours and wages, subject to safe
COPRA LOSSES.
Mr. Locker-Lampson said the cre Replying to further questions,
Formal identification is being
dentials of Mr. Miles Lampson (the new British Minister for Feking) awaited from certain Chinese
were addressed to the President of traders, who gave the information THE ORDINARY MEETING. which resulted in police inter-guards, of national principles by the Chinese Republic and he had
Father Saderra, while records Manila copra dealers estimate an appeal tribunal.
been instructed to defer their pre-
still are incomplete, suggests the that the loss of coconuts will prove The twenty-ninth, ordinury, gen-vention. It is believed that the ar- erál meeting of the Company, held Jested man may be no less a per until to-morrow to hear the re-recognised by His Majesty's Gov- The Conference has adjourned sentation till there is a President
theory of a split in the typhoon to be 6 per cent. of the world's pro- The four soldiers then jumped This probably was caued by itsduction for the year. There will or July 22nd, and adjourned, was sonage than lung, Son, famous gult of the resumed negotiations..eriment. In the racantime he on the policemen and tried to striking Mount Banahde. The be no normal production in these resumed at the close of the extra
would send copies of hla credentials carry them to their own military height of the mountain proved a provinces for more than a year, ordinary meeting.
to the typhoon which to the Foreign Minister in Peking headquarters, and during the mix- obstacle
up that ensued the constables were divided into two branches or formally in order to enable him to pretty badly shaken up, one of whirls. Similar divisions have perform his duties provisionally them having his uniform torn al heen known.
most completely from him.
This theory of the division would dagger which was wielded by one explain the extent of the damaged of the soldiers. ripped through the area, both north and south of coat of one of the policemen and Mount Banahao.. narrowly escaped doing serious in- Then apparently the two halves jury to Mr. G. V. T. Marshall, Sec-joined and the typhoop, with re- retary of the British Municipal newed force, swept Batangas and Council, who was close to the con- went out into the China Sea. stable, and who received the point.
Mr. R. G. Shewan was in the chair, and there were also present Mr. T. G. Weall, Mr. H. P. White, Mr: Lee Hysan, Mr. W. J. Hawker (Consulting Committee), Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, (solicitor), Mr. D. L. King (secretary), and about seven- ty sharehciders.
bandit leader, who is better known in the Heungshan and adjoining
A WARNING. districts us "Ma Lau Wòng," which,
One delegate, interviewed, de- literally translated, means "Theclared that the position was that King of Apes." Under this ap- if the Government met the miners pellation it is stated that, Hung liberally as regards the establish- Son heads a powerful gang which ment of a tribunal, whatever the has spread terror and destruction views of the coalowners might be, everywhere in the four "Yap' dithere would probably be a settle tricts,...
ment, but if the miners' compro- From enquiries made this mormise on hours is interpreted as a ing, it was ascertained that, the sign of weakness and harsh mea- The Chairman, said:-The re-man is still in police custody.
sures contemplated, then the nego port and the accounts for the year,
tiations would break down finally.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin has can- celled his engagement to address the Unionist Conference at Glas- gow to-morrow-Reuter.
The notice convening the meeting was read by the Secretary.
ended Sist December, 1925, have been in your hands for some tinie,|~. and with your permission we will now, take them as read.
-
The net profit on the year's work- ing shows only a profit of $46,125.- 57, but after transferring $200,000 from the Reserves to credit of
RESULT DEPLORABLE.
MOTOR ACCIDENT.
EUROPEAN'S NARROW-
ESCAPE.
and invite him to recognise him in-
Reuter.
RUSSO-TURKISA PARLEY:
IMPORTANT GATHERING AT ODESSA
Odessa, Nov. 11.
of it in his leg.
The
A blow on the wrist from the truncheon of one of the constables disarmed their assailant, and with .M. Chicherin has arrived ac- the arrival of additional police as- HOPES OF EARLY PEACE. PEACE. Rugby, Nov. 11.companied by Zekia Bey, the Tur-sistance, three of the soldiers were taken into custody to the British.
BOMB, FOUND.
a.
#..
NO PASSPORTS.
TWO UNEMPLOYED EUROPEANS.
Reports from these provincċa - and estimates made by prominent copra men who have visited the devastated sections, show that next year's copra crop will suffer a loss of between Pesos 20,000,000 and Pesos 25,000,000. Plantations in the région of San Pablo, Laguna, have suffered the heaviest and in that district alone it has been ontimated that the present crop and next year's crop have been damaged to the extent of between Pesca 7,000,000 and Pesos 10,000,000.
SANTA CRUZ HIT.
Approximately 679 houses of description had their roofs blown off in the muni-
every
Among the buildings destroyed were the provincial government building, provincial hospital, Sta. Gruz elementary school and its grandstand, provincial-gaol, con- stabulary, barracks, officers' quar-
The Miners'. Delegate, Confer-kish Ambassador to Russia. They Folice Station, the fourth having Profit and Loss and debiting the A motor accident took place in lence decided unanimously this were officially greeted at the escaped in the excitement..
Julius Kilovsky, 25, a native of cipality of Santa Cruz, Laguna, same acount with $2,851,915.68 to Nathan Road last evening as the afternoon to grant the Executive Station by the Turco-German
Riga, and Basil George Makaroff, thus making homeless about 800 cover bad and doubtful debts and result of which a Chinese lady suf-unfettered powers to continue the
Ukranian, were charged at the families, a constabulary report loans, depreciation of property fered slight injuries to her head negotiations with the Government Consula and leading represento The men were searched and one instance of Detective Sergeant states. Damage to buildings and and investments and general re- and Mr. H. A. Jones, who was with the object of reaching a set.tives of the Turkish community of them was found with a bomb in Elston, before Major C. Willson at crops was placed at Pesos 92,564) serve for contingencies, and de- driving his car, escaped, withouttlement.
Tewik Rushdi is expected to-day-his possession, which in addition the Central Magistracy this mor- ducting the balance at credit' from hurt."
This means that the Executive Reuter.
to the offence they had committed, ning, with unlawfully entering the last year, there is anett deficit
Shortly after nine o'clock, Mr. could negotiate on the basis of dis-
was distinctly against the rules of Colony without having in their of $2,085,864.50.
Jones drove his car from Mody trict. settlements without any re
the Concessiona, which are well possession valid passports on the Road into Nathan Rond, and was servation as to hours, conditional CLASH IN DUBLIN. known to the military, that armed 6th November. just opposite Rose Terrace and inly upon certain national safe-
aoldiers must not enter their Other charges were, being with The result is deplorable, but you the act of passing an almost guards being assured.
boundaries. The military head-out a fixed abode and having noters, two churches and a' cockpit. must remember that most of those stationary motor bus, when ah.. The Executive thereupon sought
In: Calamba, Laguna, it is re- "ARMISTICE DAY SCENES.
quarters were immediately notified visible means of subsistence, but figures are estimates only based other car or bus turned into Na- an interview with the Premier and
of the trouble which had been it was pointed out by the prosecut- ported that large rocks were blown on the lowest points of the market than Road from Salisbury Rond they met Mr. Stanley Baldwin and
Dublin, Nov. 11.
Caused by the soldiers, and of ing officer that these were subsi- down upon the town from off the in very abnormal times and that with such bright head-lights that Mr. Winston Churchill in the Pre-
There were rowdy scenes when their arrest, and promptly sent a diary to the major count in respect neighbouring mountains. the securities themselves have not Mr. Jones was "blinded" by the mier's Room at the House of Coma body of ex-service men reached qualified officer to the British of the non-bossession of a pasa- been reatleed but remain as be dazzle and mis-judged the distance mons.
A serious view was being the city from the Cenotaph. police station to take them into port. fore; consequently, a.. modorate between his car and one of the Later the full Cabinet Coal Com-Efforts were made to capture the custody.
taken of the latter offence, and the rise in values would put us on a lamp poata in the centre of the mittee took part in an interview. Union Jacks, and the police were tary for the British authorities to shipping company for dumping the Request was made by the mill-question of the liability of the road. The hub of one of the car's Hopes are entertained in some obliged to make a baton charge to In the Profit and Loss Account front wheels struck the lamp post, quarters that a provisional settle- quell the disturbances. Several allow the former to handle the men defendants in Hongkong would be the Calumpang, river, rose, brank- you will notice a reserve is made with the result that the carment may be reached to-night.people were of $62,500 for cancellation of an swerved and collided with the British Wireless. agreement with China Underwri-motor bus.
very different footing.
OVER £1,000,000 FROM RUSSIA.
Rugby, Nov. 11.
injured,
Pop-
DEATES ALONG BEACH,
Everyone seems agreed that all beach. The tidal wave swept up, deaths were in the area along the
ing dykes, and sweeping before it
able to reach. When the flood was at its height, the wind apparently shifted, driving the waters back- out to sen, the houses and human beings with them."
in accordance with martial law. gone into.
The defondants admitted, all houses which the water was pies were torn from motor care which was promptly granted. and an attempt was made to set Throughout the entire proceedings through an interpreter, that they affre a limousine from which pop-the Nationallet authorities eeted stowed away in an East Asiatic ples were being sold. Reuter.
with promptitude and considera Company's steamship at Shanghai tion, and according to them, the in an endeavour to return to Eur offenders will be properly dealt ape to find employment. with for having disturbed the peace in the British Concession.
ters, Limited. We made an agree · Fortunately, there were no seri- ment with this company to underous injuries sustained. A Chinese write the last 125,000 shares of a lady passenger in the motor bus The Home Secretary, replying to new lasue at $2.50 per share. As was thrown against the framework questions in the House of Com- the shares then stood at.84 in the of the bus and cut her head, but mans,.stated that, according to the market, the underwriting. seemed she was not detained by the hos- latest information in his posses- U. S. & REPARATIONS.- quite safe, but before the Issue pital. Mr. Jones, whose car was gion, the total sum of money which could be made, the outbreak of the badly damaged, escaped without had been received from Russia for strike altered the whole prospect hurt. and compromise was finally negotiated with-the China Under- writers, Limited, by which wo were released from all liability. for the payment of 50 cents por share-viz. $62,500-ünd' the loas of our commission.
With regard to the reservation of 3895,689.92 on property, thia amount is based on valuations of each property by Mesers. Palmer .& Turner.
LOSE ON LIGHTERAGE,
STRANGE THEFT.
DRAWN,
"
the miners WAS £1,087,000. He NEARLY 30,000,000 GOLD MARKS had taken no steps to prevent money coming in from any sources. -British Wirelcas,
· CROWD JOINS^IN. [- In the clash between the soldiers and the police, quite a large crowd,| about three thousand coolles, gathered on the foreshore, whom London, Nov. 11. EARNEST CONSULTATION
TIONE.
Speaking in the House, of Com-the soldiers. incited to create fur mens, Mr. R. F. McNeill Financial ther trouble. In a few moments, a London, Nov. 11.
Secretary to the Treasury, sald number of the mob had secured, Evidently most earnest efforts that up to October 31, the United bricks and stones from nearby are being made to secure a coal States had drawn 29,106,000 gold junks, and were busy hurling them A large porcelain pot, bearing a settlement, from the fact that at marks for reparations under the at the foreign and Chinese police
one o'clock in the morning, the Dawes' plan-Reuter, palm, and weighing no less than Miners' Executive was still closet- sixty pounds, is reported to the led with the Cabinet Committee. It
was announced that the parties| police as missing.
Until yesterday the pot had ace were considering the details clause
HUGE PORCELAIN POT STOLEN.
by clause.
The loss of $101,665,27 on ligh- terage in most disappointing to us, cupied a prominent and decorativeThe consulations began at 5.30
BETTING TAX.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
as the late manager assured us position at the entrance of the King last evening and were interrupted there would be a handsome profit Edward Hotel Albelt of some later to enable the Cabinet Com-APPOINTED. at the ratee he had fixed. We can value, one would have thought that mittce to consult the owners, after only suppose from the result that its weight alone would have secured which the miners re-met the
London, Nov. 11 he did not make allowances for for it Immunity from the designs Cabinet when the latter Was un A meeting of the Racecourse As- the great loss of time occasioned of dishonest people. Nevertheless, dorstood to possess the owners, sodation has appointed a special by the use of amateur tally-clerks it is believed that thloves removed "last word" After that no fur Committee to study the effect of and unskilled labour on which he the article some time during the ther information was vouchsafed, the Beta Tax and alternative had to depend, all our own men night, as it was missed from its beyond an intimation that the Con- methods, but It is not clean, whe having left us
accustomed place the following ference was likely to sit all night, ther the latter include the total
Reuter (Continued On Page 18.). morning.
sator or pari-mutuo Reilter.
The case was remanded in re- sponse to an application from Ser- geant Elston.
INVASION PLOT.
CONSPIRACY AGAINST
MEXICO.
Los Angelca, Nov. 11. Earl Parker, a hardware dealer, who was indicated as one of the leaders of an alleged-revolutionary plot for the invasion of Mexico under General Estrada, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the neutrality laws.
Juan Dimoamo of Batangos owes his life to a freakish mood displayed by the flood that passed him by and carried his family out to destruction. Dimoamo had run out of his house to attend to his horses which showing signs of. stampeding. The horses were stabled about 50 feet from the horses which were showing signs, of stampeding. The horses were being carried out to aca by the. flood..
The terrific force of the flood is vividly shown in an account of one of the numerous tragedies.
officers of the Concession..
Mr. Marshall, Secretary of the Council; in addition to having been
Mariang Santos, his wife, three slightly wounded with the point
children and his father-in-law, of the dagger, waa hit on the back
living in a strong material house with a fair sized stone; Mr. J. Law,
on the bank of the Calumpang. superintendent of police, received He is accused specifically of river near the sea, were swopt out a brick on his head and would providing machine guns, ammuni- by the flood and are listed among have suffered severb Injury from it tion and rifles with which General the missing. Santo's rice mill, had he not been, wearing a stéel Estrada's "army" was to be which adjoined his house and 2 helmet; Mr. H. Gray, Inspector of equipped, when he was arrested two ton trucks, also were carried the British Police Force, was hit by the United States authorities out to sea by the flood. Not in the leg with a rock, while a last summer near the Mexicanmark remains to show where the house und rice mill formerly stood number of the Chinese and Sikh border.
Out of 150 persons charged with
Swent out to sea in their home constables were bruised by flying stones, which kept up for about an minor parts in the conspiracy, 2 together with their father, mother guilty Reuter's and two servants, two small sons hour and a half, until order was have pleaded Anally restored.
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