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FOUNDED 19+=1=200 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1927. B#♬ BINDIAN COPY 10 OANTH
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NO SURRENDER OF HONGKONG.
HOME GOVERNMENT'S PROMISE
NEW TERRITORY RIGHTS TO BE HELD.
BRITISH TOTALLY EVACUATING THREE PORTS.
A MENACING SITUATION.
A MENACING SITUATION.
British Leave Up-River.
London, Mar. 29. The situation up the Yangtsze is uncertain and menacing. The British authorities, have decided to evacuate all the British at Ichang,
on the Yangtze River, 165 miles west of Hangehow, at Changsha, 100 miles south-east of Ichang; and also at Changking, 830 miles above Hankow. The women and children
SERIOUS SINGAPORE CEMENT COMPANY
UNREST.
FREQUENT ATTACKS ON THE POLICE
TROOPS STANDING BY.
SHOULD BRICKWORKS
BE CLOSED?
QUESTIONS AT MEETING.
The closing down of the Deep Singapore, March 29,
Water Bay works was advocated The authorities view seriously by Mr. N. V, A. Croucher when ho the disturbances which have been put a series of questions regarding going on here since the Sun Yat-the conduct of the Company's den celebrations.
affairs at the 38th annual meeting
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CHINA TRADE.
SHANGHAI CHAMBER'S-
MEETING
and upon
PROTEST OVER HANKOW, MAJOR SEGRAVE'S FEAT.
The Chairman of the Shanghai Daytona Beach, Florida,
British Chamber of Commores Mar. 29.
Brig. Gen. EB Macangiften The British racing motorist, made some important, observa- Major H. O. D. Segrave, who, with tione, at the annual meeting aspecially constructed 1,000 Inat Thursday on the activities: tho Publie vehicles and police hayd
Florida for the purpose of attempt-year
the politi been frequently attacked, of the Green Island Cement Com-horse-power Sunbeam car went to of the Chamber during there was another violent clash pany, Limited, held this morning
Ho expressed to-night, the police making a baton at the allices of Messrs. Shewan,ng the speed of 200 miles per cal situation. charge and many arrests Tomes and Co.
hour, to-day attained the speed of the dissatisfaction of the British Hankow Chinese.
207 miles per hour-a world's remerchants with the
Agreement, emphasized that the cord.
Later. British merchants wanted no viore The official figures of Major Segrave's speed were later given than peace and security, whereas a8 203.841 miles per hour the devastating propaganda of Moscow was designed to prevent Router's American Service.
such. He also referred to the revision of the tarif upon which a conference is now sitting in Shanghai.
have already been taken away from those towns and, for the past few days the men have been collected in buildings on the river front.
The present decision is not due to any definite new threat. The The magistrates. are Inflicting local Chinese authorities are being salutary sentences, and armed informed and advised that they troops are standing by at the will be held responsible for the Police Stations.-Reuter. safety of British property. Bri- tish naval forces at these ports are the gunboats Mantis, Widgeon and Teal at Chungking, Woodcock at Changsha, and Gnut at Ichang.
the
Other Yangtze Ports. Other information from Yangtze, is that at Chungking there is increasing extremist acti- vity, despite oficial Chinese direc tions to suppress it.
The British Government has "no intention "whatever of sur- rendering Hongkong or of abandoning or diminishing in any way its rights or authority. In any part of the adjacent maintain terri- torica under British administration." This important announce- ment was made to a meeting of the District Watchmen Committee by H. E. the Governor this morning at Government House, on the instructions of the Secretary of State for the Colonies..
Communists are in full power at Hankow, and all remaining At Shashi, the gunboat Cock- foreigners are living on the waterfront' in case of hurried evacua- tion. Kuomintang moderates, including Mr. Eugene Chen, are now utterly powerless.
1.
chafer ordered Cantonese soldiers to disembark from a British steam- er, which they had boarded. When the gunboat arrived, the
The Yangtsze situation is still merineing and uncertain, and soldiers declared that they were there will be a complete British and American withdrawal from only visitors.
Ichang, Changsha and Chungking. The situation in these places, it is feared, may get out of hand at any time.
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So acute has been the fring on steamers and warships in the region of Chinking that retaliatory measures have been taken by foreign naval forces.
At Hankow, where the river is rising, the strike is still unsettled
and foreign banks are closed.
At Wuhu, women and children have been evacuated and men con- centrated in hulks in the stream. A boycott is threatened and the situation is uncertain.
At Klukiang, as compensation is British steamer Kiangwo, the arms and ammunition left on board have been returned to the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs.
Although Shanghai is reported to be quiet there is considerable activity by agitators. The entrance to Woosung has been closed to being paid for commandeering the sea-going ships from sunset to' eunrise by Admiral Yang. We are informed by the Colonial success in dealing with represen- Secretary that on the instructions tatives of the foreign Powers. At Nanding, firing occasionally The foreign banks .are all takes place in Hsaikwan, but ships .of the Secretary of State for the
Colonies His Excellency issued the closed, owing to impossible de- have not been under rifle fire and the situation is improving. The following communication at a meet mands made by employees and the Chinese Commissioner for Foreign ing of the District Watchmen Com general dificulties put in the way Affairs, who has been appointed, mittee held at Government House of doing business.-Reuter. this morning:
"His Majesty's Government would be glad if you would con- vey to the District Watchmen Committee and to the whole community of Ilongkong their sincera sympathy in the great
YANGTSZE WITHDRAWALS...
Three Ports Involved.
Chungking, Mar. 29.
Owing to trade being at a com-
difficulties with which it is beset plete standstill during the progress. and their admiration for the energy and resource which have of the Revolution und Civil War been displayed in facing these the British and American communi- difficulties.
ties, Consuls, and gunboats are
Recent events have shown that
has expressed a desire to call on the Cruiser H. M. S. Emerald, where the wounded British Consul General and certain members of the Chinese Customs and British firms are living. Rifle firing at foreign ships below Nanking is in- creasing especially at Kiangyin, Tungchow and Vine Point.--British Wircless.
MORE FRENCH TROOPS.
1,200 Annamites Coming. "His Majesty's Government reing withdrawn.
Paris, Mar. 29. have noted with the greatest
The Government has decided to satisfaction the loyalty of the whole community, and particular. the situation may at any time get send reinforcements of troops to ly of the Chinese, to the Hong out of hand and endanger the lives. China, and 1,200 Annamite troops kong Government, and they feel of foreigners in the zone of hosti- will be despatched from Annum confident that the fortitude and lities.-Naval Wireless.. resolution shown in the trying
Ichang, Mar. 29. circumstances of the past two.. As at Chungking, and for the the British and years by all concerned guarentee that when normal con- American communities, Consule and ditions have been restored the gunboats have been withdrawn.— Colony will continue to prosper Naval Wireless.
are
in the future as in the past.
"You can, of course, assure
a same
reasons,
Changsha, Mar. 29.
Reuter.
THE AMERICAN FORCES.
May Co-operate With Powers. Washington, Mar. 29.
Mr. R. G. Shewan was in the chair, and there were also pre- sent: Messrs. C. F. Mendham, J. Scott Harston, Allan Cameron, C. An earlier message stated that A. da Roza (Directore), Allan the police again came into colll Keith (Secretary), A. L. Shields, slon with & Chinese crowd, J. T. Bagram, N. V. A. Croucher, through the tram boycott on Mon. Coulthart, M. A. Figueiredo, M. day evening
Fernandez, Tong Hok-ting, 'O. The crowd was ugly but aud-Kitchöll, A. Kitchell, D. L. King denly a detachment of military and P. M. N. da Silva (Share appeared. and the trouble sub holders).
sided:
The boycoft continues.
CHINESE CORRESPONDENT..
FINED FOR ARMS POSSESSION.
The Secretary read the notice covening the meeting..
Chairman's Speech.
This is the third successivo world record to be held by British motorists. The late Mr. Parry Thomas, in his special car "Babs made the world's record for the mile (fying start) at 170.624 miles per hour, on Pendine Sands, in April last.
This was benton on. February The Chairman said:-Gentle- men, as the report and uc-4th. this year by Captain Malcolm counts for the year ended 31st De-Campbell, in his 450 hp. Napier comber, 1926, have been in your Campbell car "Bluebird," when he hands for some time past, I will, established a speed of 174.848 with your permission take them miles per hour.] as fead,
It is with great regret that your Directors have to lay before you' such a poor report, but I said this The man who was taken into time last year that I hardly dared custody by a Chinese revenue to speak of our prospects at that searcher on the Western water- time. The loss for the year, after front on Monday afternoon to-day allowing $46,117.92 for deprecia- disclosed his identity at the Cat- tion, amounts to $82,905.57 and tral Police Court, when, la res- after deducting the sum of $50,- pending to a charge of being in 342.92 brought forward from 1926, possession of a revolver and seven there is a debit balance of $29,562.- rounds of ammunition, he stated 65, which your Directors recom that he was a correspondent of amend should be carried forward. Chinese paper in Siam, being sent up to Canton to keep in touch with events there,
The arms were being taken up to Canton for a friend who had preceded him, the defendant stated.
Mr. T. H. King, Director of the Criminal Investigation Depart ment, had verified the defendant's antecedents, but held that ignor ance could not be pleaded, as the defendant's father bad travelled through Hongkong, a number of times, and was in a position to im-
Cause of Loss.
CHAUFFEUR'S. ASSAULT.
REPRIMAND FROM BENCH.
Interfering in a matter which did not concern him, a Chinese went so far as to use a chopper on a motor garage owner of 149, Wanchai Road,
British Trade Menaced.
The Chairman said in part:-.. Gentlemen,la presenting to you the twelfth annual report of the. Chamber's activities, I would like in the first instance to state that the problems presented to your Committee for solution during the past year have been at times of somewhat delicate naturo. While your Committee endeavours to avoid politics so far as such a course is possible, politics have during the past year so impinged themselves upon matters commer cial as to be in many cases in separable from them. I have only to mention Hankow and Central China, generally, where British trade has been seriously menaced, in fact almost brought to a stand- still owing to the anti-British agitation and boycotts, which appear to have only one end In view, the undermining of British prestige and commerce in China.
Britain's Interest.
It appears that the garage owner was approached by one of The cause of this loss is wholly his chauffeurs for part of his dae to depression of business salary in advance. The request was made at a tea house, and the
The trend of events during the. throughout the year, our sales be- Ing a little more than half of what chauffeur explained to his master they were in 1926. On the same that he wanted the money to send past two years, and more especially basis of cost we would have made to the country. The master in- recently, has led to greater inter- more than half the profit we made formed the chauffeur that he est being taken in, and more im in 1925, but the Increased cost of would give him the money in a portance being placed upon affaire production, due to the lower out few days, but one of the friends in China by H, M. Government and put, practically wiped this out. of the Chauffeur interrupted and the people in Great Britain than At Macao we had to face expenses said the defendant should be paid, hitherto, which brought us no return as, whether his services were re has undoubtedly been fostered by or not. Words were the formation of the China Com owing to lack of trade, the factory quired there ceased working in February, exchanged and it is alleged that mittee in London under Lord 1926. On the other hand, we cut the defendant took up a chopper Southborough, which consists of down the staff and reduced ex- and strack the master of the head. several influential gentlemen, and penses as far as we could, but this,
This morning, in describing the the creation in China of China. Committees in Shanghal, Hong- of course, went a very little way assault to Mr. R. E. Lindsell the kong, Hankow, Canton, Tientsin as against the greatly increased master of the garage said he felt and Peking, through, which channel cost of production.
This increased interest
part his knowledge of the local law to his sen
When arrested, defendant was taking a walk along the Western waterfront with some companions, and it was his act of quickening his pace that attracted the suspi
ions of the searcher. The re-
a thud at the back of his head and
of communication your Committea It was, as you are aware, a bad when he felt his head with his has been able in some measure to volver and ammunition were con
year all round, but I think the hand, he discovered blood. He cealed in an insile pocket.
Appearing for the defence, Mr.,
eign Office. No doubt most of you. for China as soon as possible. L Strollett urged his Worshial proapects for the presunt year are knew then that he had been struck make: known its views. to the For to take notice of the fact that the more hopeful. At Hok Un we can with a chopper, but he did not seo are aware that the local China
do nothing to improve conditions the weapon.
Committees came into being as a defendant was only passing until we can obtain fresh capital in imposing a fine of $25, his result of a meeting of representa through, his visit ashore being and erect modern rotary klins, but Worship added: "Don't butt inte tives of British interests in the rather unavoidable since he could at Macao we shall soon have the affairs that don't concern you. If ports above-mentioned held in not arrange, in the first instance, benefit of the two new grate kilns you come up here again for the June last in the offices of Messrs. to take a direct passage to Canton which are just being completed,
Mr. Strellett asked from Siam. his Worship to draw, what he and later on of two more which am offence, I will send you to Jardine Matheson and "Company, termed, a demarcation line be- are now at Macao waiting erec- tween this and the case of per- tion. So we hope in time to have sons who stayed in the Colony, and four new grate, kilns working arrested under steadily at Macao and capable of between those
and turning out 23,000 easks of cement per month instead of the 9,000 suspicious circumstances otherwise.
Mr. King said had it not been casks turned out previously. This for the fact that he was satisfied will help us to carry on and to with the defendant's antecedents, meet any increased demand until Discretion is left to the Amerithe police would have asked for the day comes when we may be can Commander with regard to
imprisonment. As it was, Ignor- able to carry out our intention to the French Concesalen at Shang-anto could not be pleaded in build and equip a first class face hai-Router's American Service.
excuse, and he asked for a autory at Hok Un. MARSHAL CHIANG KAI-SHELLstantial fine.
His Worship agreed, and impos- ed a fine of $500,
It is stated at,White House that The example of Chungking and the American forces in Ching will the Committee and the Colony Ichang has been followed-Naval not be merged with those of the
HANKOW AMERICANS.
that His Majesty's Government Wireless. will give the fullest protection to Hongkong and its mainland ter ritories during the civil war now unhappily raging in China, and, that they have no intention what- ever of surrendering Hongkong
or of abandoning or diminishing
Reduced to a Minimum.
Hankow, Mar. 29. Considerable troop movement
in any way its rights or authority has been taking place.
Naval Wireless.
in any part of the adjacent main- "The American community has land territories under British been reduced to a minimum. administration, to the mainten ance of which His Majesty's Government attach the highest importance."
HANKOW COMMUNISTS.
other Powers.
President Coolidge is of the opinion that the American milt tary forces can maintain their in dependence. He feels, however, that the Amerleans will co-operate
with others.
WUHU NOW QUIETER.
Visit te U.S. Admiral Postponed. The "Kutwo" Negotiations.
Shanghai, Mar. 20. Marshal-Chiang Kai-shek haa Wuhu, Mar. 29,
message &
to "Adiniral The situation has quietened dur sent ing the last twenty-four hours and Williame, the American naval Com- mander-in-Chief, postponing bis A message from Hankow states things are more normal.
The Kutwo negotiations are still visit, arranged for yesterday morn- for in progress, but it is hoped that ing, until some future date.-
Now in Full Control.
Shanghal, March 30.
that with Communism now in full power there,
conditions
foreigners, especially British, have the incident will be transferred to become impossible. A few of the Hankow for settlement.-Naval latter, all men, are still remaining Wireless.
but must live on the waterfront
from which they can be quickly evacuated in case of personal danger.
Even the American Consul is forced to live on the waterfront and he has advised all Americans to do likewise,
FIRING ON STEAMERS.
Foreign Nayal Retaliation.
Chinkiang, Mar, 29. The firing on passing stedmore and warships in this region had The "Kuomintang moderatea become so acute that foreign Senior utterly "downed." Naval Ofcers decided to take re have been Even Mr. Eugene Chen is now tallatory measures.
Their action has been approved. powerless, although he will prob- ably continue to bo used for his Naval Wireless.
Noval Wireless.
-BRITAIN'S MOTOR TRADE.
MORE EXPORTS THAN IMPORTS:
gool."
CONFIDENCE TRICK.
and their energies have been devoted to keeping the China Committed in 'London informed of the course of events in this country, and in offering advice. While at first and suggestions. the Chinn Committee at Shanghai, under the able Chairmanship of the late Mr. C. G. Humphreys, was clined to work as a separate entity, Chamber, It later became establish The familiar "confidence-trick" reporting its activities to the of a Chinese getting a simple ed as a Sub-Committes of the com minded woman to change a bundle.
WOMAN, FALLS EASY VICTIM.
Efforts to Enlighten London. Conditions, as you know, bave
of what appears, beneath the bined Committee of the Chamber. Effects of Exchange,
wrappings, to be banknotes, and and the China Association, and thus more closely represented your in- retaining her trinkets as security terests. Exchange has handicapped our whilst this was, being done, was export business, but it is now successfully practised by two more in our favour and if this rogues in the City yesterday continues it will help us to regain When they told their prospective our old markets abroad. With a victim whom they met at Queen's changed and are changing rapidly. lower exchange and a revival in Road, that they had just dis- The extremist clement in the Kuo- Wychowmintang party would appear to the local building trade, we should embarked from the certainly be able to lay before you steamer and were complete. Lavo obtained an unwholesome as a very different report this time strangers in this Colony, her sym cendency over the more sune and When they moderate elements, and their suc next year, but time alone can pathy was aroused. prove whether these hopes are further told her that they had a cesses and obvious intentions chal Justified. But in the past year big wad of notes but did not knowlenging as they do your Interests, London, Mar, 29.. The President of the Board of you will easily understand that it the way to the money-changer's, have been the subject of longthy Trade stated in the House of was not possible to sell cement or her interest and perhaps some cables to London.T
O Committee has loft no stone un- Commons that 19.120.000 worth bricks or anything else to local thing that was of greed, was I must confess that though your Admiral Yang has issued notices of care and parts were exported contractors who assured us that quickened. requesting that no sea-going ves-
from this country last year, while they had not a single contract on In the end, the woman was turned to represent the various induced to part with her jewellery situations as they have arison, and sels are to enter the entrance to the value of Imports was £5,316, hand.
000.-Reuter. Woosung from sunset to sunrise.
The
foreign Senior Nával Officers are meeting to-day (Wed- nesday) to discuss what action shall be takon regarding this mat- ter.-Naval Wireless.
THE WOOSUNG ENTRANCE, Ships Barred During Dark
Shanghai, Mar. 30.
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TO-DAY.
Dollar on demand 1/11 13/16 Lighting-up
6.88 p
At the Hok Un factory, the old na security whilst being permitted to offer suggestions on their effect Aalborg kilng have been demollah to go to the money changer's on the status and rights of ed and the site is being prepared The package, when unwrapped, British subjects, we have not for the now rotary kilns which we was found to contain nothing but been as fully informed as we must install as soon as capital is waste paper. should like as to the value that Disillusioned, the woman has has been placed upon, and the at obtainable. In regard to this you made a report to the police, In the tention that has been given to our will notice that we have trans- hope of recovering her jewellery, cables and suggestions: We have,
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