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CANTON COMMITTEE'S
LATEST.
PRESENT SCHEME FAILS.
Our Canton correspondent states that In view of the failure of the methods adopted by the Anti- British Boycolt Extension Commit tee to prevall upon merchants to comply with the boycott rules by voluntarily supplying reporta
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1881
No, 12,034
OBAR MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1926. 日二初月一十
WORKING OF DAWES FOOCHOW FIGHT RECENT BATTLE WITH
PLAN.
GERMANY LOYALLY MEETS OBLIGATIONS.
SUCCESS OF SCHEME.
Borlin, Dec. 6.
·FOREIGN PROPERTY
SUFFERS.
That the Dawes plan is success. fully standing the test of time is revealed in the annual report of
period of rumour,
three the Agent General of Reparations, during which
opiniona of which states that the course of were held by
different peo events has probably exceeded the ple, or by the same people at
ROBBERS.
VICTIM PREVIOUSLY, DETAINED.
BUT LATER RELEASED.
Investigations have taken a startling turn in the case in which
a number of men are being held
QUITE UNTRUE.
NO BRITISH LOAN TO NORTH.
934 PER ANNUM.
SINGLE COFY 10 GENTS
BUY QUALITY AND BE PROUD OF
YOUR JUDGMENT.
Essex Super 8lx 17.32 H. P.
(RA.G Rating) Motor Cars
Touring
$2,500
The Coach
$2,600
Prices include completeSpecial
Equipment.
THE DRABON MOTON
CAR CO., LTD, WONG KHI CHUNE HAPPY VALLDY
LEAGUE OF NATIONS BIG FRAUD CASE.
COUNCIL.
SEVEN FOREIGN MINISTERS TO MEET
'GERMAN MERCHANT
CHARGED.
EMPLOYEES CLAIM WAGES.
"FALSE PROPAGANDA,"
ARMAMENT REDUCTION, Reports of a British loan tu
The courtroom of the Mixed Northern Chinese militarists are
Geneva, Dec. G. described as being quite untrue in
Court in Shanghai was crowded No fewer than seven Foreign tong before Assessor Martin and a letter dont by the Chairman of Ministers are attending the Magistrate Kwan took their seats the British Chamber of Commerce League Council meeting which is last Monday, when H. Harrendorf, at Shanghai replying to a com opening next week; namely, a German was charged with frau- munication from the "Union of Britain, France, Germany, Bel-dulently uttering invoices for.cer- the Three Provinces" (Anhui, Che-gium, Holland, Poland and 'tain goods to the value of £54,000 between January 1, 1926, and Sep-
British goods which they hold, experts' 'anticipations and pointing different times, viz, (1) that the tablishment, and who was killed kiang and Kiangsu). The latter Csecho-Slovakia,
new plan has been devised, it is said, for a "mactical boycott move. ment by the masses," which will bo enforced as from the Chinese New Year.
Northern forces were retiring de- liberately and finally from the whole of Fukien Province, giving
LAST WEEK'S HAPPENINGS.
"Our Foochow correspondent, writing under date of November 30th, states:
The last few weeks have in connection, with the frustrated been
attempt to rob the Woo Lung Dig tillery near Gin-Drinkers' Bay.
who led the armed raid on the es
It is now believed that the man
out that foreign loans and other
The meeting will provide oppor- tember 25, 1926. He was also [funds steadily flowed into Ger
in the ensuing battle with a party letter is signed by Hsu Sze-ying, many to point sometimes surpass
of police headed by Sub-Detective Cha Yuen-pei and Chang I-lo, and tunity for private consultations charged with obtaining by fraud ing the capacity of the country to
those who were arrested in con- Inspector Andrews, was one of make advantageous use thereof.
is in the following terms: "
from which important results are from the Hongkong and Shanghai The report alludes to the serious Up Changchow, Amoy, Chuen- nection with a recent Hongkong of the British Chamber of Com itself has a nowise unimportant £54,000,
To the Chahman and members expected, although the Council Banking Corporation the sum of Hsinghawa, Foochow The details of the new boycott business crisis at the end of the chow,
murder cass but who had to be first annuity year, when many and Yengpeng to the Southern tody because of insufficient ovid- internecine war in our country arbitration, the reduction of arma rules were to be given at a general enterprises falled to the great cost forces; (2) that the retirement was ence.
subsequently released from cus- merce, Shanghal-Unfortunately agenda, including the security of meeting called by the Committee of individuals but to the undoubt only for the purpose of defending for that purpose yesterday. at led benefit of the whole country: the line from Hsinghwa to Yepg as more than á coincidence that kiang and Klangau) are earnestly conference, and the report of the cher, for the Deutsche Asiatic
It is regarded by police offers three provinces (Ankwei, Che-ments, the forthcoming economic since industry and commerce hud ping, and that Foochow would be soon afterwards this man should permanent peace, but the Chihli Mandates' Commission and the Bank and Chocking Industrial
rances and complexitles and were held at all costs; and (3) now better able to take advantage that the Navy (as neutral) Prod to Tsin Wan and become
about to.
identified as participating n other WAS
come in and of favouring developments. The report pays tribute to the spirit the northern half of it) on terma
take over Fukien (or at lénát | ---- of friendly accommodation which marked the administration of the which would for the time satisfy
the North and South. scheme. Germany had loyally and punctually met Ker obligations, and the distribution to creditors
which representations from the Strike Committee, the Workers' Representative Conference, the All- China General Labour and the As sociation of Peasants, Labourers, Merchants and Educationists were requested to be preant:
EXAMINATION CORPS.
According to current reports, the period from now on to the eve of the Chinese New Year is to be de voted to the investigating of Bri- tish goods and after the New Year there will be the period for ex- amining. Then a "British, Goods Examination Corps" will be or. ganised to check up any suspected British goods. Rules for punish- ments and confiscation of British goods are to be fixed.
RICE EXPORTS CONTROLLED.
thereby been freed of encum-
had been effected regularly and without diflculty. Reuter.
GĦASTLY MURDER.
RENT COLLECTOR HACKED
TO DEATH.
A ghastly murder, which was accompanied by horrible mutila- tion of the victim, occurred in Polica Wanchai yesterday. The Ministry of Finance of the officers state that the brutality Nationalist Government has pub-displayed by the murderer points lished a set of rules temporarily to the probability that he was governing the export of rice from bereft of his reason. "It might Kwangtung territories, the detail-be the work of a maniac," stated ed items of which are as follows: one police official this morning in describing how the victim, was 1. The amount of rice permited literally hacked and hammered to to be exported la limited to 100,000,- death.
When a carpenter, named Chan
000 calties.
. 2. The number of consignments Kwai, returning from his "„day's and weight of rice, and the destina- work yesterday afternoon, at tion for which they are intended, 4.40, stood before the door lead must be reported to the Ministrying onto the first floor, of No, 10 of Finance and at the same time a Sampan Street, he found it locked. legal pass be obtained for same.
MARINES SEIZE ISLAND, Now to-day, a small sensation, lending support to the third of thể views mentioned above, has provid ed material for a new crop of the orics. A large body of marines has made its way to the southern bank of the Min River and with a pro- digal expenditure of rifle bullets, many of which hit foreign, resid- ences and schools, occupied Nantai Island. I have only heard of three men (one a civilian) being killed, but a fair, number of innocent peo- ple have been wounded.
At the present moment, the Navy is in control of Nantai Island and the southern end of the Bridge of Ten Thousand. Ages, while the northern end is still occupied by Northern soldiers, who are every- where to be seen in the city..
NORTH TO MOVE.
Strong Forces to Be Sent Against "Reds."
Peking, Dec. 5. Fangtien military circles state that it la new definitely decided to send strong forces down the
Peking-Hankow Railway against the Reds. Some Divisions will leave on December 8.
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A message from Mukden says the reason for the some; what vacillating policy as regards the despatch of armies to the south has been due to Soviet threats and rumours, the Soviet massing troops north of the Man- churian border in order to hinder Marshal Chang Tso-lin bringing his full forces to bear against the Reds along the Yangtaze.--Router.
never stops. The people" of these
working for the establishment of
and Shantung militarists are com ing South, which is against the wishes of the people of our three provinces. It is generally known that we have sent many telegrams opposing their coming,
£5,000,000 MENTIONED.
"We have heard that the mer- chants of your country in Hong- kong and Shanghai Bank are mak- ing a loan of £5,000,000 to the Northern militarists, and that the agreement will shortly be signed by Wellington Koo in Peking...
"Your Idea is to maintain' com- merce along the ports of the River Yangtze. The news (of the loan) is really terrible to the people, For the maintenance and develop ment of commerce there must be peace and friendship. The flota- tion of this loan by the merchants of your country is like borrowing
A WARNING.
for the defence, Sidney Young for the Hongkong and Shangha Banking Corporation, Dr. O. Fis
Besides Messrs. W. S. Fleming
latter's notorious questionnaire to Bank whose interest in the case
amounts to some £35,000, C. EXT the mandatories...
Platt, representing the Chartered The private conversations will' Bank, and Mr. Ting, appearing on doubtless deal with the recent behalf of the Russo-Asiatic Bank, Italo-Albanian Treaty of Friend- the Bar was very well represented. abip, which is perturbing Júgo- Mr. Sidney Young began to out- Slav circles, where the arrange-line, the case, when Mr. Martin ment is regarded as a veiled pro- interrupted by saying that the caso tectorate.Reuter."
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
CHINESE DIES FROM INJURIES.
would be remanded, and, therefore, it would not be necessary to out. line the case at this stage.
THË ARREST.
Mr. Fleming then made an sp- plication for, the case to be re- manded for a week, but Detective Sub-Inspector Tinkler informed The week-end was productive' of the Court at this stage that he a number of motor accidents, in one could not be present, and, there- of which fatal injuries were caused fore, asked the Court to hear the to B. Chinese, who died soon after evidence of arrest. He went on admission to hospital. ⠀
to say that having received an 4p-
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was
Opening. It with a duplicate key, soldiers in the city (north of the this chain. of circumstances show for this loan will not be acknow-proaching enr, was knocked down cautioned and asked if he wanted.
3. The duty to be paid for ex-he took a step forward and was ported rice is fixed at the rate of horrified at the sight of a man $1 per 100 catties.
lying in a pool of blood. 4. After duty has been paid, the exported rice will be free from all imposts by "Customs and likin sta tions along all water routes.
گرود
FOUR MEN APPEAR IN COURT.
The police report of the fatality plication for a warrant from the hands of the militariats to pro-states that a Chinese man was Messrs. Hansons, a Japanese de long civil war. The result will be knocked down by a motor car in the tective was sent to Japan" where to destroy peace along.
the town, and from fatal head injuries, he formally arrested Harrendorf Yangtze. This is contrary to the which were inflicted, he died in the in Yokohama on Octoben 24. On wishes of the people of the three Government Civil Hospital shortly Sunday, the accused arrived in provinces; it will be unfortunate affer admission..
company with the detective by the for them and the business of your TROOPS SURRENDER
also knocked. Omi Maru and was taken merchanta, will also be affected.
down in Pokfulun Road by car No. into custody. On landing in December 1st.
326. He, too, was taken to the Shanghai the accused was warned, No further shooting took place:
same hospital, suffering from in- and later when he was brought to during the night, and according to activities which eventually cul- We are, therefore, warning the juries to the body. information I have received, the minated in the armed raid on the Lagation of your country--and de-
the Central Police Station in the position is roughly as follows:
A 15-year-old boy, in attempting presence of witness and the ac Woo Lung Distillery. This fact
to cross the rond in Des Voeux cused's lawyer he was once again clare to Chinese and foreigners General Li Seng-Chung and his is believed to be another link in alike that any securities given Road West, regardless of an ap-
to make a statement. Mr. Flem- Min).
have joined hands ing that the proprietor of the dis- ledged by the people of these three and removed subsequently to hos-ing, however, advised Harrendorf with the Navy in prevent-tillery in question was closely re- provinces. We also, solemnly ad-pital suffering from head injuries. ing the troops of General lated to one of the two men killed vise your Chairman and members The deceased man was Leong Chang Yi from entering Foo in that recent murder.
"At Kowloon, a Chinese was injur not to make any statements,
This evidence was corroborated Ting-tong a ront-collector, who chow. The shooting yesterday was
to prevent the loan going through ed. by being run into by a 'push- had been using the floor as an incidental to forcing the advance,
in order to preserve the friendship bicycle ridden by A. B. Hawkes, by the Japanese detective, Sub-. offiec, although he did not live on guard (about 100 men) of Chang
between our people and those of from II. M. S. Iroquofs. The Inspector Nakagawa, who escorted mishap occurred in Jordon Road, the accused to Shanghai, after 5. If any Irregularities are dis- the premises. He died from mul- Y's troops to give up their wea- Charges of attempted armed your country." covered, punishments will be im-tiple wounds inflicted with a pons and surrender. Now the robbery at the distillery at Kwai "The greater part of the busi- the victim being so injured that it which the case was adjourned to posed on the rice exporters accord- chopper and hammer. These marines have gone back down the Chung, in the vicinity of Ginness of your merchante is conduct- was considered necessary to take come before a neutral Assessor ing to the nature of the offences.
weapons were found near the river in boats with the purpose of Drinkers Bay on December 2, ed in the south-east of China: if him to the Kwong Wah Hospital on the following Monday. body, while a piece of string was preventing the main body of Chang conspiracy to commit an armed there are any unfortunate hap for treatment. tied round the man's neck, which is army from approaching Foo- robbery and unlawful possession penings, your merchants will hot had previously been cut.
of gaga wire and wind cups suit-like it." able for unlawful purposes, wore body was also mutilated in other
Chang Yi'a army (reported parts.
12,000 streng) has be consistent to-day preferred against the four ly retreating before the Cantonese men arrosted by the police after The reply of the Chamber, signed attack, and he is reported to have several shots had been exchanged, by Mr. E. B. Macnaughton, is 28 been ordered by Chow Yum-yan to when a trap was laid by a party of follows:"On receipt of your let- occupy and hold Foochow for him- detectives at Kwai Chung on ter, dated November 24, my Com- mittee. immediately made tele- self, and has made terms with Ad- Thursday night. miral Sah ao mediator with the
graphle inquiries both from North Navy to that effect, so that both are
China and from London and have agreed in opposing Chang.
found that there is not a word of truth in the report of a British loan to the Northern militaristo, as The defendants were charged by stated in your lettor. This is
LEAVING FOR WUCHOW.
The
sun
The first group of Government officials who were to start for the North on the ith inst., will post pone their departure until the 7th A possible clue to the motive inst. The removal of the Hend- was the disappearance of a quarters of the Commander-in- of $35 from the room, but police Chief to Wuchang will also begin officers working on the case think on that day. Taking advantage of the more likely presumption is the long journey they will undergo that the murder was the result of before reaching Wuchang,, some a grudge, Kuomintang offcials propose to or- ganise a travelling observation party," the object of which is to investigate social, political and economic conditions the interior provinces and also to undertake Kuomintang propaganda work.
TO ABOLISH VISAS.
AN ANGLO-GERMAN
chow.
NORTH OR SOUTH?
Against the first defendant was an additional charge of having in his possession a dagger" without a permit from the C.S.P.-
THE REPLY.
ACCUSED'S ABSETS, At Shaukiwan, à Chinese boy was also knocked down by a push-bicycle At the same time another ridden by a sailor from H.MS. Court's attention was occupied Hermes. The boy was taken to the with Mr. Harrendorf's case, where Assessor Byvanek and Magistrate Government Civil Hospital. :
Sung constituted the Bench, and Dr. Wilhelm on behalf of hla clients, W. Hasefield and others, made an application to distribute the assets amongst the preferen- tial creditors.
BRITAIN'S LARGEST
COMPANY.
FORMAL REGISTRATION.
Rugby, Dec. 5.
In this instance also the Bar was well represented by the following counsel: Mr. Ivanoff, who, ap-
By the registration yesterday of peared on behalf of Mr. Hoeger A third candidate for the post-Inspector Pincott, before Mr. clearly only one more instance of the Imperial Chemical Industries who was attached to the firm, Dk. tion of Tupan is Young Shu-chong, J. H. B. Nihill, at the Kowloon similar rumours which have from there was formally completed the O. Fischer, representing the Deut
• PROPOSAL,
a native of Foschow. The interest-Magistracy this morning, and for-time to time been spread abroad formation of a Company with the sche Asiatic Bank and the Ce Rügby, Dec. 5.ing question: "Is Foochow now mally remanded for one week.
by evilly disposed porsons ne part biggest initial capital of any busi kiang Industrial Bank, Mr. Sidney The Foreign Office has circù- North or South?" is hard to answer. moved to Wachang for some time. lariaed the Government Depart Probably the Navy will attempt to
Doubts are expressed as to the probability of the Treasury being
DUE HERE TO-MORROW.
In this connection, it is reported ments concerned, asking for their hold Fukion, or at least the const, MACAO'S GOVERNOR. that until all revenue resouces in views, on the proposal by the "in trust" for the South. At all Kiangsi, Human and Hupeh have German Government, for the events, we in.Foochow ure thankful been brought under the control abolition of visas between Great to be spared the horrors of war a of the Nationalist Gavernment, Britain and Germany..
ttle longer. Kwangtung, province will not be re- As soon as the replies are re lieved of its burden in supporting ecived a decision will be come to the Kuomintang war chest and the and communicated to the German, Kuomintang Party work. There Government.-British Wirelesá. fore, is expected that Mr.ST. V. FRA Soong will return to Canton shortly after concluding his observation mission.
TO-DAY
Dollaron demand 1/10 15/16. Lighting-up ( 5.39 p.m.
In connection with the will of the Into Sir Paul Chater, double probate was first granted to Mr. W. B. L. Shenton, solicitor, and there were two reservations. Applien- tion has since been made by Mr. R. F. Mattingly, solicitor, of Mesars, Deacons, and the applica- tion has been granted. ..
of the false propaganda designed ness ever registered in this coun- Young, appearing for the Hong- to arouse hostility against the British. My Committee regret that
try.
kong and Shanghai Banking Cor The Company, which among poration, and Mr. C. H. Platt, for you have contributed to the achi- other objects is acquiring shares the Chartered Bank. evement of this object by your in the Brunner Mond and Com- A hitch occurred in the hearing publication of such a report, and pany, Nobel Industries, the United when the question of the motion they would ask you to give the Alkalf and British Dyestuffs Cor- was raised, and although Dr. Wil- Later.
The new Governor of Macno, widest possible publicity through poration, has an authorised capi- helm informed the Court that ten It now appears that the shooting H. E. Senhor Tagmanini da'Bar-out China to their denial,"
tal of £65,000,000 and if all the coples of some wore furnished by on. Nantal yesterday was due to a bosa, is due here tomorrow from
ahareholders of the merging com- him, the other counsel donied hav mistake. Chang Yi'e, advance Lisbon, on route to take up his
panies exchange thoir shares foring rocélyed same." " There is a typhoon about 100 those of the new company, the NTIAL CLAIMS. guard had already laid down their post. He will proceed to Macao arms two days ago, and the bullets by the gunboat Patria, which is miles east of Leaspi (southern issued capital will total nearly were aimed at other oldiers who at present in harbour here. On Philippines) and it is moving in a £57,000,000,
As the Court wanted to know the ware really on Li's side. They fled arrival, His Excellency will be met north-westerly direction, says to: The formation of this hugo con total amount of the claims preferr all directions, but lava returned by Capt. Steele, A.DC to the Goday's report of the Royal Obscrva- corn means that the national ed by the proforential creditors, a to-day to the Temple whore they vernor of Hongkong, who will contory Moderate Inongoon may exchequer, will benefit to the representative of the Court's ac were quartered, and are busily en vey greetings from the latter. however, be expected over the China extent of over £1,500,000 by way countants stepped into the dock and gaged in recovering their property. Senhor Tagmanini da Barbosa, Sen. The forecast up till noon to of stamp duties on property trans- informed the Court that assets al- (blankets, clothing, bugles, etc.), who was born in Macao, previously | morrow' Is ---North cast winds, for and other duties and fees.ready collected amounted to $5,000,
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hold the Governorship in 1918. moderate; cloudy.
British Wireless.
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