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FODDER BADAZXE TUESDAY, MARCH,
128
MORE FOREIGN FORCES COMING.
AMERICAN FIGHTING PLANES.
DEVELOPMENTS AT WUHU
AND HANKOW..
TWO U.S. CONSULATES TO BE CLOSED DOWN.
TROOPS FOR THE NORTH.
Whilst conditions at Nanking appear to be improving the situation at other Yangtsze ports is becoming more tense. At Wuhu all foreign women and children have been concentrated on the hulk, ́and food is becoming mora difficult to secure. At Hankow all the foreign banks are still closed and the strike appears to be no nearer
settlement.
"ONLY VISITORS.”
Troops Ordered off Steamer,
Shasi, Mar. 28. Nationallat troops boarded a
British steamer, and when ordered to leave by the Commander, of H.M.S. Cockchafer, they did so, stating that they were only visi- tors. Naval Wireless. MARSHAL CHIANG KAI-SHEK.
Wants to Meet U. 9. Admiral.
BRITISH SOLDIER
DROWNED.
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BODY NOT RECOVERED.
1927.
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CHAPEI HORRORS. ANTI-PIRACY SEARCH KOWLOON DOCKS.
LABOUR GUNMEN
AMOK
QUESTION.
EXAMINATION OF BOATS AT SINGAPORE,
QUERY IN COMMONS.
STUDENTS WITH PISTOLS,
Intermittent cracks of rifles In
London, March 28. A tragedy involving the death
Chapel on Thursday last showed
In the House of Commons, of a young signalman of the 13th that the lawless forces which had
replying to Mr. W. Foot Mitchell Infantry Brigade, in the New raged there for the previous three
(Cons) who suggested that all Territories, last Friday has been day overthrowing every деп disclosed in an official police relance of authority had not com-
Chinese passengers embarking at Singapore for Far Eastern,ports port received this morning.
pletely subsided, says the Shany should be searched for armas and hai Times, of Friday,
their baggage examined, Mr. L. B. What happened in Chapel Amery painted out that it was the during these critical days will never be told. Smoking ruins practice to search Chinese pas. where fire was put to houses, and sengers embarking at Singapore the bodies of many people killed whenever information giving by the labour gunmen who ran amok in their orgy of unchecked grounds for suspicion was power could tell the story if they ceived, but to search every ship had tongues which could speak, would cause great delay to com- morco and was opposed by the
It is stated that Signalman C. E. Scarlett, who belonged to the Signal Section of the 13th Infantry Shanghai, Mar. 28. Brigade, was drowned white bath The Cantonese naval coming in the Sheungshai stream on mander, Admiral Li, visited the Friday afternoon, his clothes U. S. 8. Pittsburg to-day, calling being afterwards found at a spot on Admiral Williams to inform about a thousand yards to the him that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek north of the Police Station of the desired to call on him to-morrow district. (Tuesday) to discuss arrange- menta for the preservation of order in Shanghai and district.
Admiral Li was granted an in terview at ten o'clock without ceremony, and no return call will be made by Admiral Williams.
The Commune which has been established in the native city has
The American Legation' at Peking has been instructed to close the Consulates at Changsha and Chunking and to withdraw gunboats been recognised by the Hankow from those places so soon as all Americans have been withdrawn. Central Executive.
A message from Woosung states American anxiety has not lessened and with the 1,600 extra Marines that H.M.S. Cricket is off Chang coming East there will be an entire naval aviation squadron, Wan Tang, and H.M.S. Argus is
in touch.-Naval Wircless. consisting of 12 bombing planes and fighting planes./
There was a special meeting of the British Cabinet held. yesterday, and many questions on the China crisis were answered
in the House of Commons by Sir Austen Chamberlain.
More troops are leaving Hongkong for Shanghai to-day and
"KIANG WO" SEIZURE.
Nationalists Pay Compensation.
· Kiukiang, March 28. The Nationalist Commissioner
Sheungshui strcom is a tribu. tary of the main Shumchun River, which marks the boundary between British and Chinese terri- tory. It is presumed that the body of the unfortunate signalman has since been carried out to se.. The deceased was only 21 years of age. He was billeted with the other members of the Signal. Section at the Fanling Golf Club camp.
SMALL-POX TOLL.
Dramatic Story.
HEAVY LOSS ON YEAR'S WORKING.
BANK GIVEN DEBENTURE.
Though staff cuta have been made until it is now at the voLY minimum consistent with offici
oney, the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company suffered a further heavy loss last year, attributed to the continuance of the trouble in South China. The shureholders investigation committee has re- cently submitted its report,
$6,896,460.76, and it was announc ad at the annual meeting of share- re-holders held this morning thất a Debenture on the assets had been granted to the bank as security,
The Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard oc cupied the chair, and there werd. also present: Sir Robert Ho Tung, Messrs. T. G. Weall, Allan Came
The bank overdraft is
now
One dramatic account of the local shipping agents. He was happenings on the first day of the not yet satisfied that the circum-ron, H. P. White. W. H. Bell, (di- trouble is told by a Chinese stances called for such a drastic rectors) R. M. Dyer (chief mann- clerk, employed in the Settlement, who managed to get into Chape measure-Reuter. before the shooting started and then tried to get back..
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RUBBER COMPANY.
Ho stated that he went to his home In Paoshan Road about nonu on Monday and started on his way' back to the Settlement a 1.15 p.GULA-KALUMPONG PROFITS.
to-morrow, and. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has asked for an interview of Foreign Affairs has paid $6,600 of small-pox-notified during lasting the police station, where the for the year ended 31st December,
with Admiral Williams in Shanghai to discuss arrangements for the as compensation for the preservation of order.
Washington, Mar, 28.
The Navy Department announces that in view of the threatening posi- tion at Shanghai, Admiral Williama is concentrating, there all the ships hich can be spared from other points.
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CHUNGKING- EXTREMISTS.
Fears For the Future.
Chungking, Mar. 28... Extremist activity is increasing after the report of the Nanking incident has been communicated. Up to the present, everything ap- pears to be quiet, but there are fears for the future.
The British Consul has issued
ger), J. M. Alves, G. W. Sewell, Kelly Sayce, E. Abraham, M. For- nandez, A. H. M. da Silva, C. A. da Roza, Chau Yue-teng, Lo Koon- hong, and R. M. Smith (share, holders).
The Chairman's Speech. In the street he heard a consider-
The Chairman eald: Gentle- able amount of shooting and found
The annual meeting of the Gula-men,-The report and accounts it proceeded from an attack by labour armies on the 5th division Kalumpong Rubber Estates, Ltd., having been in your possession for NINE DEATHS LAST WEEK.
LAST
police station. Armed labourers is to be held on 6th April, and out the past ten days, I will with your had control of the district, had of the balance of £131,144.8.10 at permission follow the usual proce Out of a total number of 18 cases stopped all traffic and were attack-credit of Profit and Loss Account dure and take them as read. 19
I would like to express on behalf 1926, it is proposed to pay a final of my colleagues of the Board our com-week, there were nine deaths. All police were showing resistance. mandeering of the British 5.5. the sufferers were Chinese, two of
dividend of 2/6 per share on fully-deep sense of loss at the death of Kiang Wo.
the cases boing imported.
Apprentice Killed.
paid shares, 1/3 per share on Sir Paul Chafer who had been a partly-paid shares and transfer director of this Company for over Occupation of the station was £20,000 to Reserve Fund; the twenty-five years. We owed a eventually gained but firing cor dividend to be payable on and great deal to his keen vision and tinued. A shell fell in un alley-after 13th April to all Sharehold-enterprise. way not far from where the ers registered on 6th April, 1927. It is with much regret that I After providing for Income Tax, again have to present you with a this will leave a balance of 544,- statemont of accounts which. 474.10.4. to be carried forward to shows a heavy loss, but as you are next account. Bearer Shares aware the boycott against Hong Coupon No. 026.7
kong lasted well into the autumn. and conditions have not even yet returned to normal.
The arms and ammunition which were on board have been delivered to the Commissioner, while political agents detained by the British authorities during the regotiations have been released. Naval Wireless.
U.S. CONSULATES CLOSING.
The developments in China over
At Changsha and Chunking. the week-end have in nowise lessen- ed the anxiety of officials here.
Peking, Mar. 28, 7.40 p.m. The mobilisation of additional an official statement on the Nan-
Mr. Kellogg, the United States' Marine units is being proceeded king incident, but agitation con- Secretary of State, has authorised with speedily. The 1,500 Marines tinuos, in spite of an official direc- the American Legation here to who were ordered to China
on tion to suppress it and to protect instruct the closing of the Ameri-
Saturday are now being mobilised foreigners.-Naval Wireless." at Philadelphia and Fuantico and lsewhere. They will gail next week from San Diego in the trans- port Henderson which is hastening
to San Deigo from Nicaragua.
This composite force, to be known
THE HANKOW STRIKE. Foreign Banks Still Closed.
Hankow, Mar. 28. The foreign banks all remain โทษ the "Sixth Regiment of closed, and the strike appears to Marines," will be commanded by be no nearer settlement. Colonel Harold Snyder, who has a Cantonese Finance Minister has distinguished record in the Phil-
left for Shanghai, lipines and France.
The
The river is rising just below
Tan Consulates at Changsha and Chunking and the withdrawal of gunboats from those places ao soon as an apportunity has been given for the remaining Americans to withdraw.-Reuter,
FRENCH CONCESSION.
Attached to the Force will be an Hankow; and the lowest water sion at Shanghal, the Foreign Centire naval aviation squadron, con-
siting of twelve bombing planes is 20.9 fect.-Naval Wireless.
and
fighting plancs. Reuter's
There were six cases of diphthe- rla reported (one Fortuguese, five Chinese) and two of these cases proved fatal:/
There were also five fresh cases of typhoid fever (one Portuguese,men one Japanese and three Chinese). This disease cecanted for. four deaths during the week...
There were three fatal cases of cerebro-spinal fever, all the victims being Chinese from the City dis-.
trict.
Yesterday's health return shows that there were four fresh cases of small-pox reported and three fresh cases of typhoid fever. All the suf ferers were Chinose, excepting one British case of typhoid.
"HOPSANG" ARSENAL.
CONFISCATION OF RECENT HAUL.
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SINGAPORE TURMOIL.
Ugly Clashes Between Mobs and Police.
Singapore, Mar. 28. Serious developments have arisen in 'connexion with the police shootings on the occa- sion of the anniversary of the death of the late Dr. Sun Yat-
. Jen.
There have been ugly clashes between mobs and the police. Consequently, troops with rifles and Lewis guns are patrolling the streets to-night. --Reuter.
The foregoing information has been received by Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, Colonia! Secretaries of the Gula-Kalumpong Rubber Estates, Limited.
RECKLESS DRIVING.
LOCAL MOTORIST FINED.
Mr. Serrades, of A. Goeke & Co., appeared before Major C. Willson this morning, charged with speed ing and reckless driving on the 23rd instant,
Business Volume Small. "The volume of business we have been able to secure has been small. Orders for new construction have been difficult to obtain and repairs have been cut down to a mini mum: moreover, the condition of affalra in South China has militat- ed against any large volume of tonnage coming to this port or orders being placed here. We have spared no efforts to effect No Request by Britain.
increased economies in our work-
Paris, Mar. 28.
ing and our staff is now at the very minimum consistent with As regards the French Conces-
Defendant pleaded guilty to efficiency even for the reduced Office here describes as unfounded There was a sequel, at the Kow-
speeding, but said that he did not volume of work we have had to undertake. The levelling of the the reports that the French are loon Magistracy, this morning, to
drive negligently, He said it was site for the new dock is proceeding HANKOW UNEASINESS.
being subordinated to other author- the recent seizure of arma and am-
a case of necessity. He was in as slowly as possible and the mini- Cantonese Soldiers Withdrawn.
ities in Shanghai. It is declared munition on board the steamer Hop that the British authorities have sang which was pirated last week,
on the motor car trade and just mum amount of work to keep this
speeded up a little in order to London, Mar. 28. asked for sole command. The For- sub-Inspector Andrew making an Asked la the House of Commons, eign Office adds that the local application for the confiscation of Chinese stood. The shell struck reach his workshop by a certain contract alive is being performed. whether he was aware of the un- French authorities had been given the eontraband.
the cobbled alleyway, rebounded time.
Sergeant Clark said that defen- casiness prevailing among British all they had asked for to assure the haul, which resulted from and fell in an ironmonger shop dant was driving 31 miles per hour will notice that Debenture The atmosphere is tense and nationals at Hankow, owing to the defence of the Concession, and that information lodged with the police, where it killed an apprentice.
The Chinese decided to stay in!
been granted uncertain and all foreign women and children have been evacuated tain order in the Concession, Sir furnish those on the spot with comprised twenty Lewis guna, nine his house for safety but on Tues-Wesleyan Church and the Naval on the assets of the Company revolvers, one automatic pistol, 100
The additions to the rounds of pistol ammunition, 20 day morning he made another
of stopping, defendant put on
are rounds of revolver ammunition, allempt to get back to the Settle-P and tooted his horn, but instead Bankers as security for our over-
property during the year speed. 19,800 rounds of ride ammunitionment. As he was leaving hia
practically all old contracts which Defendant was fined $20. 26 Lewis gun ammunition drums, house half a dozen young students
out in that period. The. figure includes interest on uncom three machine-gun" tripods and one in plain clothes held him up.
Sticking their pistols into his! spare machine gun barrel.
Fleted works. body, and one flourishing a bay- The Magistrate made the neces onet, they forced him back into his sary order./
American Service.
FEARS AT WUHU.
Situation Grows Worse.
Wuhu, Mar. 28.
failure of the Cantonese to main the Government will continue to
Austen Chamberlain said that he whatever they might deem neces- Food is becoming more and was informed that the position at aary-Reuter.
and concentrated on the hulk.
Hankow hed again recently been
more dimeult to secure, and things strained. Chinese troops had been are likely to become more serious. stopping and threatening British residents and had tried to prevent
NATIONALIST OUTRAGES. ·
Reliable Nanking Statements.
A boycott has been threatened.
The Spanish Bishop and priests, access to and from ships and men- have refused to leave Naval-of-war. Representations had been
Peking, Mar. 28, 7.40 p.m. Wireless.
It is officially announced from made to Mr. Eugene Chen, who had Nanking that an examination of expressed his regrets, and the Can- tonese soldiers had now been with the depositions and statements by reliable American witnesses proves drawn from the Concession.
The British Consul-General and that among the serious cutrages committed by. Nationalist soldiers
BETTER NANKING NEWS.
Conditions More Normal.
Nanking, Mar. 28. The Nationalists have appointed 14. Commissioner of Foreign
Affairs, and he is reported to be. intending to call on the comman- Eder of H.M.S. Emerald.
The situation appears to have taken a turn for the better, and thinga are more normal to-day.
the naval authorities were taking were at least two cases of attempt what atops they considered neces- sary for the security of British sub jects-British Wireless.
SOVIET ACTIVITY. „ Allegations from Peking,
Peking, March 29, There are allegations in many
tributed considerable
gums in
ed criminal assault against Ameri-
can women. There were several other cases only a shade, Icus serious. Reuter,
SHANGHAI DEFENCE.
Troops From Hongkong. The naval craft havo not been un quarters that the Soviet has dis- der rifle fire to-day.
British forces in Shanghai are Shops in the city are beginning Peking during the past month for to be strengthened by the des- Sto re-open, but the conditions at agitation purposes.
patch in the next two days of two Haalkwan fre'still very uncertain. The Police are most active in Brigados of Artillery and the 1st
Firing occasionally takes place, hunting out agitators and suspects Bn. Green Howards." - Cand passing steamers are still sub and are closaly scrutinising the The Headquarters and 1st Field
Jected to fire, from Klangyad, newspapers and newa agencies Brigade R.A., the Headquarters, Tongchow, and Vine Point, just prevent pre-Southern propagande, and 4th Pack Brigade LA and Below Nanking,
Numbers of Amerleans, who the Royal Artillery Signals are The
British Consul-General, have hitherto been pro-Nation- embarking on board the s.. Bel Mr. Bertram Giles, C.M.G. and alist, are modifying their vicwe lerophon to-day. Licut. Col. certain British members of the considerably as a result of the Grant D.5.0., R.A., will be in com- Chinese Maritimos Customs and Nanking Incident. Some of them mand of the troops on board the choreign firms, are remaining, on are apprehensive despite official Bellerophon, which will depart as Aboard H.M.S., Emerald for the assurances and are sending their soon as possible after embarka-
*Ime being-Naval Wirelces. families out of China.-Router. tion...
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HOME BY-ELECTION.
A LIBERAL GAIN,
London, Mar. 28.
house,
He made another attempt to get but later but he saw three women, who rushed out of their houses, shot at deliberately by armed men. who cornered them in an alleyway. One of the women was killed but the other two managed to escape and return to their homes...
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Gunfire Sweeps District.
Bank. Granted Debenture.
Turning to the Accounts, yout
In Queen's Road East between the Hospital. He tried to pull him has
draft.
"MYSTERY NOTE.”
RELATES TO FORGED
DOCUMENT. "
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Your Directors have considered it necessary to provide the large sum of $180,646.70 as a provision ngainst Bad and Doubtful Debts.. Some of this we hope to recover but it was considered advisable to provide for every possible contin- New York, Mar. 28. The American Note to Mexico, goney. After making this provi has been dubbed the sion the not loss for the year "Mystery Note" on account of the amounts to $283,695,39. It is pri secrecy surrounding its contents posed to transfer $800,000 from relates, according to the New York Reserve Fund to meet this loss and Time, to a cortain forged com this, together with a credit of $52,309:50 brought forward from the previous year will give ra $68,614.11 at credit of Profit and Loss Account to carry forward to a new account.
which
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No Reason for Pessimism,
The following is the result of the by-election at North South- wark, owing to "Dr. L Hader Heavy gunfire swept the district Guest, M.C., (Labour) resigning on Tuesday afternoon, he state! munication, purporting to be sign his membership of the Labour one shell taking off the roof of ed by Mr. Kellogg and other offici Party in consequence of his one house. Young students, all als which came into the possession disagreement with their attitude less than 20 years of age, armed of the Calles Administration.
with pistols appeared to be la It appears that the document, on the China crisis..
precipitated Mr.. E. A. Strauss (Liber-
charge everywhere, holding up which nearly al) Gol
7.384. people, shooting off their guns serious crisis, was cleverly design
No allowance has been made for i Mr. G. Isaacs (Labour)..6,167. merely for amusement. One banded to convey the impression that
of armed labourers was seen the United States wha fomenting depreciation" as ample provision Dr. Haden Gudat (Indepen
dent Constitutionalist) 3.215. escorting large number of cap-a revolution in Mexico or plotting has been provided in past years. While wo regret we cannot re- down on the figures of the last fire started which wiped out a
The Labour vote is nearly 2,000 tivos. At 11 a.nf., on Tuesday, the war.
An Investigation regardine the commend again this year the pay aren of property in the origin of the note 1s proceedingment of a dividond, I do not sce election which were Labour, large 8,116, Liberal, 7,085, and Conser- | place.
Reuter. Postmen and tram conductors, vative, 3,305,--Reuter
all in uniform, were seen armed; with rifles and pistols, parading For the fourth year the council this city and some ware mounted of the Royal Statistical Society on horses.
will award the Frances Wood Memorial Prize of £30.
TO-DAY. Dollar on demand 1/11 13/10 Lighting-up
6.87 p.m.
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any reason for undue pessimism as when times are again mora normal both hero and at home your property and plant should be employed to its fullest advantage. At our Meeting a year ago I
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