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300 MAD-✯ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1927. BAT BINOLE COPE 10 OUT
TRAFFIC QUARREL IN
AMERICA'S CHINA POLICY. SHANGHAI FORCE TRAFFIC QUARREL IN
INDEPENDENT ACTIONIS
MOST LIKELY.
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THE BRITISH ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
WELL-KNOWN OFFICERS.
London, Jan. 25th. The following appointments have
fence Force, which. ie coming
WILL PROBABLY NEGOTIATE FOR been made to the Shanghal. De-
NEW TREATY.
INCIDENTS AT ICHANG.
To-day's telegrams show that there. Is the probability of differences between the United States and Britain regarding their respective policies in Ching, and apparently America will not follow Britain's lead of extensive concentration of forces in the Orient.
The Foreign Affairs Committes of the House of Representatives has approved a motion that the United States act independently of other nations in its dealing with Chinn, and President Coolidge will be asked to negotiate with China for a new Treaty replacing the existing Treaties.
The troopship Megantic has left Liverpool with Major General John Duncan, and it is expected that all units in England destined Marines for China will be ready to sail before the week-end. embarking at Portsmouth have been given's hearty send-off.
The situations at: Shanghai and Hankow are quiet, but at Ichang the B. A T. and Ewo premises were commandeered yester- day; they are, however, no longer in Chinese occupation.
London. Jan. 25.
Meuntline, the Government will The s.s. Megantic has left use the forces available in China Liverpool for Malta with Major to protect its nationals to the best General John Duncan, who will of its ability-Reuter. complete his staff at Malta, the
Chief of which will be Viscount
* Gort V. C.
PREPARING PUBLIC STATEMENT:
į.
Apparently, Britain's lead will not be followed at present by the
Eust
COMMANDER.
Commander.-Major. General John Duncan.
CANTON.
RICKSHAMEN THREATEN BUS EMPLOYEES.
THREATS BY UNION.
Trouble still continues in Canton between the ricksha coolfes and the
motor bus companies. Yesterday,
"SUNNING" TRIAL "SUNNING" TRIAL.
THREE PRISONERS DISCHARGED.
A FORMOSAN'S DEFENCE. It was indicated yesterday after- noon that of the prisoners charged
in connection with the Sunning
the Garrison Headquarters gave piracy at the Criminal Sessions, instructions to the Police Depart Nos. 7, 9, and 14 would be dis- ment ordering that proper protec
insufficient
tion be accorded to the chauffeurs charged owing to and other employees of the bus evidence, and this morning Mr. companies who are being threatenJustice Wood directed the jury to ed by the ricksha coolles.'
Recently, the Coolles' Union de- GENERAL STAFF.
manded, under threat of a general General Staff Officer, Grade 1-strike, that the Government shorten the bus lines and not allow the Colonel the Viscount Gort, V:C.
buses to stop more than once on each trip. The requcat was grant ed a few days ago, but the Union leaders were still not satisfied and they then
return a 'verdiet of "Not Guilty" in respect of these men.
In doing so, his Lordship shid the jury were not present in Court General Staff Officer, Grade 2
to listen to the argument, but as a Major the Hon. P. G. Scarlett, of
result of that argument he had the Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
decided to withdraw the case General Staff Officer, Grade 2-
against Nos. 7, 9, and 14 prisoners. communicated to The responsibility for doing so war Major R. D. Bennett, of the
the bus companies that unless a his, and he did so because the Middlesex Regiment.
General Staff Offieer, Grade 3.- more satisfactory reply to their deevidence produced against them He relieved the Captain J. F. Ferguson, of the Durmands were given, they would not was so slight.
be responsible for the safety of the jury of that responsibility, and ham Light Infantry.
directed their verdict, as regards! General Staff Officer, Grade 3-companies' staff.
these crisoners, to be "Not Guilty". Captain E. R. Kennedy, of the
The prisoners were accordingly Indian Army.
released.
ANJUTANT AND QUARTERMASTER'S
BRANCH.
Assistant Adjutant General and Quarter Masler General.-Colonel W.-D. S. Brownrigg, of the Sher- wood Foresters.
SERVICES BRANCH.
The bus companies reported this matter to the Government, pointing out that the authorities, should not allow such unlawful actions to pro- vail.
FRENCH FINANCES.
AN OPTIMISTIC REPORT.
Paris, Jan. 25..
GRAVITY OF CHARGE.
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as
well a
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
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MORE FOOCHOW MORE FOOCHOW REFUGEES.
AMERICAN CONSUL'S VAIN
DEMANDS.
OUTRAGES PRE-ARRANGED BY
COMMUNISTS.
LOOTING BY SOLDIERS.
Strong representations to the Nationalist Government by the American Consul at Hankow, acting under Instructions from Mr. M. J. V. MacMurray, the American Minister at Peking, demanding restitution for the damage, at Foochow, and a guarantee of their. ability and willingness to protect American lives and property, have been unsatisfactory answered, and the American Consul at roo chow has ordered the immediate evacuation of all nationals in his area, said Dr. T. H. Coole, one of 40 refugees from Foochow, who. arrived in Hongkong this morning by the 8.8. Hafning.
Some of the refugees come from Chaow, almost on the While there has been no outward, display of Klangai border. violence at Chaowu, the missionaries say that the soldiers walked about their houses as they willed until the position became absolutely untenable.
Mr. C G. Alabaster, who defend
Miss Holbrook, one of the ladies tlement where most foreigners live ed the three prisoners discharged, also appears for No. 8 and he pro-who was unfortunate enough to be and where most foreign business The 8.8. Haining called at Amoy ceeded to put forward the defence in the Church of England Zenana houses are situated.
He said Mission when it was attacked by of the latter prisoner. Deputy Assistant Adjutant
that, frst of all, he would like to the maddened mob, was also a re-and Swatow on the way to Hong- She kong, and everything is quiet in remind the jury of the gravity fugee op the Haining. General-Major J. A. Churchill, of the Durham Light Infantry.
of the charge and the gravity had a terrifying experience. All both ports, missionaries going Quarter Deputy Assistant
M. Poincare gave an optimistic of the lesne, and it was for them her possessions were wantonly ashore ut both places without mo- It was mentioned in this CON- Master General-Major M. J. A.
Later:
Jourdler, of the East Surrey Regi-review of French finances since and them alone to decide whas destroyed. Clothes were torn from lestation in any way.
the Government entered office in the evidence against the men her back and shoes from her feet.
The Assistant Attorney Surrounded by a mob who enden-¡Deotion that at Foochow the Secretary Mr. Kellogg,
for ment. It is expected that all unita in
It is still possible, Staff Captain-Captain B. O.Jily before the Chamber Finance was. England will be ready to anil be-Foreign Affairs, is preparing a
Committee, showing an Improve General had told them, in his open voured to tear what clothes she had trouble was not caused by the in fore the week-end.
public statement on American Hutchison, of the 7th Hussars,
ment in State credit, the Treasurying, that it was a life or death remaining as she ran for anfoty, habitants. Six hundred of the 1st and 3rd: policy in China.
position, revenue returns and the offence, practically the same as Miss Holbrook, together with Miss said tho Telegraph informant, to murder, and they should apCrabbe, reached the Roman Catho-walk about the streets of Fiochow. Coldstream Battalions of the
exchange value of the franc.
He added that for the first time protch it with exactly the same lic Foundling Home in a very dis- tressed condition, but here Southern
To another Telegraph represen since 1922 the Government had way.
troops treated them with respect. QUESTION OF IDENTITY,
and provided an escort to the fortative, Dr. Coolo gave further Assistant Director of Medical effected a statutory annual re-
details of the looting, According INDEPENDENT ACTION FAVOURED."
imbursement of two milliard
Speaking with regard to identity, eign settlement at Nantai.
to these, apart from the outrages. The report that General Sir
The Foreign Affairs' Committee Services-Colonel H. Ensor.
Assistant Director of Ordnance francs to the Banque de France
on Catholic institutions, soldiers Charles Harington will be appoint of the House of Representatives ed Commander-in-Chief in China is has approved a resolution by the Services-Colonel C. M. Stephens and declared that the Treasury Mr. Alabaster continued, they
Another passenger was Dr. Huin the Southern uniform, but un- authoritatively described as base-Chairman, Mr. Porter, that the Senior Veterinary Officer.now possesses a reserve in foreig would remember that the case de- pended on identity. Not only had they to-find-that certain acts had King-eng, a Chinese lady associated armed, came into the American been committed, but it was the duty with the Methodist Episcopal Board Mission Compound and loot- of the Crown to satisfy them be- Church. For many years Dr. Hued the two homes of Dr. Beard yond all reasonable doubt that has been conducting a hospital in (of Conneticutt) and Dr. Lewis any particular act was committed the walled city at Foochow. On (Cleveland, Ohio). by a particular person, and not by Sunday, the 16th, the hospital was buildings were thoroughly Tan- someone else who might resemble looted, the soldiers, for the majori-sacked. Towards evening, other ty of those who took part were sol-Southern soldiers arrived on the
Officer Commanding the Royal Guards who have volunteered for service in China have joined the extensive concentration of Ameri-Army Service Corps.-Lieut.-Col." 2nd Battalion at Wellingto Bar- can fortes in the Orient.-Reuter. D. C. Cameron. racks to-day.
less, and it is pointed out that such United States act independently of an appointment would indicate a other nations in its dealings state of war which does not exist with China-Reuter's American and is not anticipated.
Two flights of the R. A. F. and eighty naval ratings have also embarked on the Minnesota, the latter being reliefs for crews on the Ching Station-Reuter.
Service.
TREATY REVISION. FAVOURED,
Later.
Major L. Danels,"
*PERSONAL APPOINTMENTS. Aides-de-Camp--Lieut. Knight, of the 8th Hussars, and Captain Stopford, of the Royal Artillery.
SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS.
According to the Foreign Affairs' Committee resolution, the Base Commandant Colonel and President would be asked to "Colonel on Staff."-Colonel H. C. negotiate with China with a view Martelli. to arranging a Trenty to replace.
Quarter
BIG SEND OFF.
Assistant Deputy MARINES EMBARK AT PORTSMOUTH.
the existing Treaties regarding Master General.-Major W. W. London, Jan, 25.- The transport. Zeeland, which extra-territoriality and the juris-Wagstaff, of the Bedfordshire and
The resolution Hertfordshire Regiment. has been re-named Minnesota, dictional regime. moored at Portsmouth at 9 o'clock is prefaced by a declaration that Deputy Assistant Provost Mar- the the United States in its relations shalCaptain J. A. Jervois, of the this morning gladdening hearts of the Marines who have with China has always tried to at King's Own Yorkshire Light in- been "kleking their heels" in in the spirit of mutual equity, and fantry.
Senior Chaplain-Rev. M. W. barracks for a week impatient to the developments in China have
made it desirable for the United Shewell, 'depart to China.
Attached Royal Artillery Officer. The battalion marched from State Government to take the Barracks to the Minnesota in the initiative in bringing about an-Lieut. Col. T. G. C. Heywood,
Chief Royal Engineer.-Major afternoon, and was cheared by adjustment of Treaty relations.-
E. A. H. James. huge crowds along a three-mile Reuter's American Service.
route with bands playing and the
men singing and whistling.
It is not likely that the Min- nesota will depart before morning. --Reuter,
A DISCREDITED REPORT. CONCERNING AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.
London, Jan. 25. It is learned from a well-inform- ed source that so far, no offer has been made by the Australian and New Zealand Governments to send troops to China as suggested in a message from Peking.
NAVAL NEWS.
BRIGADE COMMANDERS,
DRITISH PREMISES SEIZED.
13th Infantry Brigade Com- mander.-Colonel W, A. Blake. Ichang, Jan. 25.
14th Infantry Brigade Com- The premises of the British American Tobacco Company and mander-Colonel Sir J. L. Burnett,
of Leys. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co.,
20th Indian Infantry Brigade Ltd., were commandeered to-day! and an attempt was also made on Commander.-Colonel P. B. Sanga-
ter.-Reuter.
the Union Jack Club.
These places are no longer in the occupation of Chinese Naval Wireless.
CHANGSHA EXECUTIONS.
Changsha, Jan. 25. Several wealthy Chinese have In the absence of confirmation: from Australia and New Zealand beca executed by the Provincial and in view of the fact both Mr. Government during the last few Bruce and Mr. Coates are now pro-daye. Othors have been imprison- cpeding home and that such deci-ed-Naval Wireless.
HANKOW QUIET.
+
CARETAKER SELLS. FURNITURE.
GETS THREE MONTHS! SENTENCE.
a
currency aufficient for the service of all foreign loane in 1927.
M. Poincare said it was hoped to maintain the present exchange of 122-123 to the 4 sterling as long as economic and political circum stances permitted. He deprecated precipitate stabilisation by law.
Reuter...
FLYING TROPHY.
AWARDED TO PELLETIER
'D'OISY....
him:
CHINESE LADY DOCTOR.
LOOTING BY TROOPE
These two
The records of Courts were full diera, afterwards visiting her spot, caught and tied up some of of cases where people had suffered; home and looting there likewise..the looters, took them to the cor In some cases the death penalty, Practically every Christian ing-ner of the street and then let others long terms of imprisonment, titution in the walled city was them loose. The large Methodist social centre and Church in the for offences which were committ- gutted by the mob.
heart of the Walled City was loot- ed by persons whom they closely
MOB ATTACKS PRE-ARRANGED,
ed from end to end, as also was resembled. A case which created a stir in England some twenty-
Talking to a Telegraph represen- the City's Y.M.CLA. bullding.
"The whole thing," continued Dr. Parts, Jan. 25, five years ago was perhaps within tative this morning, Dr. T. H. Coole The International Aeronautic ther recollection. It was a case said that in the judgment of the Coole, "was very evidently a pre- Federation has awarded the Clif-in which a man named Smith had better class Chinese at Foochow, conceived affair, on the part of ford liarmon Trophy of 10,000 been convicted and sentenced for the whole of the recent trouble at the left wing of the Nationalist francs and the Gold Medal to Pél-certain offences against women, Foochow was the result of a pre-Government Committee now esta letier d'Oisy-Reuter.
After he was discharged, another conceived plan, engineered by the blished in Fukien. Evidently, the man was charged with a similar Communist wing of the Nationalist plan was to stir up the populace to do general looting, but this offence. He was identified by Government..
General Ho was either unwilling, signally failed, and therefore the large number of women, and also identified as the same person axor was unable to prevent the out-looting bad to be done mostly by the soldiers themselves.E Smith. Consequently he was sen-break.
"The general abstention of the To the person who had an tenced to a longer term of impri- sonment than he otherwise would opportunity of witnessing the people of Foochow was due to have been, because of his suppose disgraceful affair, it seemed that their long, acquaintance with ed previous conviction. After he the Northern "turn-coat" soldiers foreigners, their schools and hos- had served that sentence, he was were instructed to incite the loot-pitals, and their Churches of arrested again on a similar charge ing by the mob, and to indulge in Christianity, which they had learnt and was again identified as the it themselves, while at different to appreciate, and they wanted to person previously convicted. He points Southern troops were placed see the work of these institutiong was again sentenced to a long to adopt the role of rescuers. The continued."·· term, which was only broken by whole thing was arranged before
ROYAL TOUR.
H.M.S. RENOWN IN, PANAMA
CANAL
Loudon, Jan. 25.
A message from Gatun, saya that H.M.S. Renown has arrived there, and is traversing the Panama Canal-Reuter.
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THE UNEMPLOYED.
LATEST UTISH FIGURES.
The nouncer total n
Employed as caretaker by Mr. Lee Kwan-sang, at No. 15, Cam- 1,391,0
Tess
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the arrest and confession of the hand in Dr. Coole's opinion.. original. Smith. There numerous other cases.
an-show
UNRELIABLE WITNESS.
were
AMERICAN
EVACUATIONS.
NO GUARANTEE.
Dr. Coala continued: "The next man in authority at Foochow after
on Sunday, January 23rd for Consul could get out of him was that Americans could continue to Manila
Mr. Alabaster said he only told The demands of the American General Ilo is an official named London, Jan. 25. them of that case in order to Consul were met with the reply Gong, who, I believe, is the head them how careful they that the Americans could carry on of the Communistic Wing at Foo stry of Labour. ton January 17th, the had to be where serious issues de business, but Peking instructed the chow, and the directing genius er of unemployed was pended on whether someone did Foochow Consul to order the with behind this anti-foreign movement About at that port. This man also met This was 41,014 less something or whether the some-drawal of all Americans, eron Rond, a Chinese abused the than a ve sk ago, but 176,125 more thing was done by someone like fifty left by the U. S. S. Pilsbury the Consuls, and all the American trust placed in him, and, during than a year ago British Wire-another person.... his master's absence, sold a quan-i tity of the furniture, realising h sum of $500, which he was alleged to have converted to his own use,
On a charge of larceny, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, the caretaker was prosecuted by Mr. F. H. Loseby, who Intimated The city is quiet. The tram that a civil action would be taken problems in China, since America afriko has been settled but omni- against tho purchaser.
sions could scarcely be taken in heir absence thoro is little. disposi- tion to credit such reports. Reuter. "AMERICAN POLICY,' EXPECTED TO DIFFER FROM BRITAIN.
Washington, Jan. 25. President Coolidge is represent- ed as seeing a wide difference
between the British and American
Hankow, Jan. 25. The situation is quiet.. Twenty-five refugees have arrive ed here from the Hunan interior. Navel Wireless.
SHANGHAT BITUATION..
Shanghai, Jan. 25.
is without Concessions there.buses are not running, owing to in Tho dofendant pleaded guilty Hence there are possibilities of timidation The Wing On Com and was sentenced to theps
months hard labour. differences on general policy.
(Continued on Pazo 7).
NEW TITLE.
VISCOUNT CRAIGAVON.
In conversation with some of the do business, but that he would not When they came to examine the refugees, our representative answer in any way that American case for the Crown, Mr. Alabaster learned that since January 16th, lives and property would be pro- Hald he thought he could convince there has been a lull in the per-tected "
them that the only witness who secution of missionaries at Dr. Coole detailed the course of rave any evidence of piracy against Foochow, though it is felt the diplomatic action that followed lull when the matter was taken up by No. 8. prisoner was a witness whom that Is only the London, Jan. 25. The Premer of Ulster, Sir Jar ea they could not believe. If No. 8 bafore still greater storm. A the American Minister at Pering Craig, becomes, Viscount Chad not been one of the people who good word was said for the semi-with the Hankow authorities. left the burning ship in No, 6.life-independent Chinese Navy at Foo-The results were not satisfactory, gon-Reuter
He received his Viscountey in bot, he would not have arrested chow insofar that they have boon and complete evacuation of Ameri-
Pane protecting Nantal Island, the act (Continued On Page 12.) the New Year Honou));