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Hongkong Telegraph.
Na. 22.15
4-+==+ THURSDAY, MARCH 31,
GRAPHIC STORY OF NANKING.
WHAT FOREIGNERS ENDURED.
NANKING OUTRAGES.
Full Story of Incidents.
London, Mar. 80.
MORE BRITISHERS LEAVE was now in a position to supplement
HANKOW.
NO SHANGHAI NEGOTIATIONS. AT PRESENT.
NANKING STILL UNSAFE.
LADIES ALARMING EXPERIENCE.
MOTOR BOAT DESTROYED BY
A FORTUNATE TRANSFER,
914 PR ANNUM -
1927. HAPAZ LEDÓPY, AR CENTE
FOOCHOW "REDS."
EYES ON AMERICAN SCHOOLS.
ASTOUNDING INCIDENTS.
Serious efforts by Communists Detalls of, an alarming experito seize control of American Mis
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POLICE LAUNCH RUN DOWN.
SINKS AFTER COLLISION WITH FERRY.
EARLY MORN INCIDENT."
As the result of being run down
HEROIN TRAFFIC
MAN AND WOMAN CONVICTED.
Hau Hoi, which runs from Hong-tainly evidence of joint ownership, kong to Deep Bay. The police at least. launch, which was in charge of Sergeant Pearson at the time, was
Sir. Austen' Chamberlain stated In the House of Commons that he his statement made the other day once which befell two ladies while regarding the incidents at Nanking crossing from Hongkong to Kow- with facts derived, in part, directly loon in a motor boat in the early from the British Minister in Peking and by the American and hours of the morning have just Japanese representatives.
come to light. Looting, was carried out by
After the final performance of soldiers in uniform. This fact was sworn to by the British Consul-"The Last of Mrs. Cheyney on General, the United States' consul Saturday night, Mr. Anderson and numerous responsible British Morshead and Mrs. J. H. Hunt, and American residents. Looters both of whom appeared in the were in small parties, controlled by play, returned to Kowloon in a the blowing of whistles and they motor boat about four o'clock in were called off by a bugle, after the morning. When about half firing from the warships began. way across, the engine stopped surrounded and sentries were post- drift.
About thirty soldiers spent The man in charge apparently Nanking and, that looters still occupy the British Consulate, which ed.. is wrecked, is the feature of the naval wireless reports from the the previous night in the Vice-found that the trouble was caused Consul's house, which was unoccupi-by a shortage of petrol, and he Yangteze to-day, in the region of which there is growing uneasiness.ed at the time and raised the re-proceeded to pour patrol into the Thero have been further evacuations, especially from Hankow volutionary flag on the entry of tank. This was done without the where the British Consul-General has advised the evacuation of all the icotore. Foreign women, Inclad-aid of a light and it is stated that University (F.C.U.), where a Chi-craft Bank, No. lives wore, lost, denial. men not absolutely essential for the conduct of the diminished amount in Mrs. Giles, wife of the British the man was smoking a cigarette
Consul-General, were thoroughly at the time.
The obvious dunger of such a of business. At Ichang the s.a. Kutwo incident has been revived, searched and rudely stripped of
their valuables. Many had their procedure was immediately appar but at Wuhu tho Bituation is rather easier.
clothes torn off. These facts could ent to the ladies and the coxswain. A full and graphic story of how the British. American and be established by, sworn depositions.threw his cigarette away. Japanese communities fared at Nanking during last week's outrages It was learnt that foreigners were this time, another motor boat had was told by Sir Austen Chamberlain in the House of Commons not molested by Northern troops come on the scene, in response to
nor by local inhabitants, but that yesterday, when he added that the Governments concerned were the latter were friendly through .considering what steps it might be proper to take.
That it is still unsafe for foreigners to show themselves in The British Consul-General was and the motor boat proceeded to schools connected with American struck on the port side and badly |
out and assisted the foreigners: Regarding the future status of the International Settlement"at The looting und destruction were worse than at first realised. "At- Shanghai Sir Austen Chamberlain has announced that the present tacks on foreigners were carefully. organised, and the British Con- moment is not propitious for the opening of negotiations.
sulate General was a special objec Nanking, Mar. 30. All is quiet at Hankow at pre- tive The Consular party had inst everything. They were robbed of No interviews have yet taken sent and Chinese feeling is easier, their valuables at the point of guns. place with line Chinese authorities, but it is expected that a critical, Houses were burned niter being concerning last week's outrages, time will be May 1st when the looted and the furniture was used for firewood. Mr. Huber, the Har- owing to the noa-appearance of Fourth All-China Labour Conven- bourmaster was killed.
tion meets there.-British Wire- the Nationalist representatives.
It is still unsafe for foreigners tras.. to show themselves in Nanking. The British Consulate is still visit ed by looters and the place is com- pletely wrecked.
Rifle and machine-gun firing on "ships, has not abated, and the gun on Lion Hill is kept trained on ships under way.-Naval Wireless.
BETTER WUHU NEWS.
"Kulwo" Incident Discussed.
Wuhu, Mar. 30.
MURDERS AT $10. EACH. Shanghai-Assassin's Confession.
Shanghai, March 31.
in
American Experiences.
CHINA NAVIGATION CO.
Threatened rike of Off'ora..
Shanghai, March 30. A strike of China Naviga- tion Company's.deck officers and engineers is threatened to-morrow in connexion with a 10 per cent. salary reduc- tion which was announced sometime ago by the Company owing to trade depression.
However, the officers 11- nounce that they will always be willing, in case of emer- gency to operate ships for the purpose of evacuating foreigners of any nationality or for naval or military' purposes-Reuter.
By
No Gallt.
"ATSUTA MARU” CASE,
The ease in which G. Stanigrosi and Mrs. Kamien were charged in slon schools in Foochow are re-by a passenger ferry launch early connexion with the possession of ported by the Telegraph Cor this morning, No. 7 Police launch 560 taels of heroin, found on board respondent there, who, writing has sunk and is now lying off a the Atsuta Mart, was continued under date of Saturday last, says: pier at Yaumati with only about this morning.
The Magistrate (Mr. Lindsell) During the last few days there three feet of her funnel showing
Informed Mr. Vaux, who Was has been a serious crisis in Chri- above water.
defending the man, that after It appears that the police careful consideration of his argu- stian education in Foachow. It has become clear that there is a launch was, at about 5 o'clock ments he came to the conclusion of teachers in this morning, off West Point when that there was a case for his small group
she was run into by the ferry-boat ellent to answer. There was cer Christian schools who have hatch- ed a plot to hand over the schools, pro including both pupils and perty, to the Communists. This group is represented in most of the Missions. So far as we know, the
Mr. Vaux said he did not Intond holed.
to call any evidence and relied on, Despite the damage, Sergeant the two statements made by his Anglican schools have not been
Pearson managed to get the client when arrested. The words Origin of Trouble,
launch to the Yaumati shelter, "I have no right to receive it here" undermined at all.
where the fires were drawn, but did not amount to admitting his Open action began in the Union in a very brief space of time the guilt; in fact, it was a completa
nor was anyone injured as a result Hstang, organised a fairly large of the collision,
ese professor, Mr. Ch'en Hai group of students. They were led
A departmental enquiry into the to belleve (1) that the University
collision is being held at the Har- Hoard of Managero, zambert, wasbour Office at 8 o'clock this after register with the Government, preparing to close the University (2) that even if they now wished at the end of the Spring. Term to register, it was too Inte, and the students who remained under the present regime would lose all their rights as Chinese citizens; (3) that a committee was at work,
Mr. Vaux, however, sald ho. with a million dollars hand, to
Banknote forgers, who are be thought he had a right to sum up, establish a Sun Yat-sen Memorial University in Fonchow, and that loved to have their printing plant and after asking Mr. Whyte Smith any students who now signed their at Canton, have been attempting if he had any objection, his Wor names as wishing to cater would to flood the Colony with their out-ship permitted Mr. Vaux to argue be admitted, and that many would put. Ranging from the one-dollar his ense, get jobs on the staff or in the notes to others of larger denomina- Government, but those who did tlons, a few have got into police not sign at once would never be hands, amongst these balbg are admitted; (4) the new University found in the possession of a Chin was to occupy the present site of ese yesterday. the Christian University, as soon as the foreigners and all who sided with them had been driven out.
Chinese Assurances.
noon."
FORGED NOTES.
OUTPUT FROM CANTON?
His Worship said that the words the box was addressed to Kobo and I had tickets for Kobe cer tainly gave the inference that de- fendant was connected with the
box..
Mr. Vaux proceeded to argue his ease when his Worship in- terrupted with "I have ruled that you have a case to answer and ay you do not propose, to call any evidence, ou have no right to address me any further."
But
11
Law of Possession,
Mr. Vaux then went on to show that according to the wording of the local Ordinance, "possession" was defined as "under a person a order and control." He stated Arrested at the Saifee Store, the that in the case of his client there In regard to the treatment suffer-
man was charged by Detective was never "order and control" of: ed by Americans at Nanking, the
Sergeant Rozeskwy, at the Police the trunk at any stage... He said information was that, after the
Court this morning, and admitted it did not matter how "possession" to uttering one forged $10 note, was defined elsewhere, it must be murder of an American missionary and the attempted murder of many
as well as being aware, of the construed according to the den- Nationalist soldiers, others by
Canvassing for signatures went presence of 14 others, of one-dol-scription in the local Ordinance. Chinese police warned the Amerl- Ten dollars a time is the price can Consul that his party would be
on until Sunday, March 20th, when lar denomination," the actual own Possession might be presumed to be about to take place, but, in this ership of which he denied. of asanssination
those who were opposed to Shanghai,
Mr. Kikahboy, owner of the Sal- this case, it did not actually take conspiracy began to get busy. Mr. according to evidence in a case destroyed unless he could escape. just dealt with by the Provisional Accordingly, his party of one
Huang Tieng Hung, the Chairman See Store, related how one day, place, Court in which a Chinese was con- officer, eleven sailors, nine civilians
of the Board of Education, was in at the beginning of the present country to victed for the murder. of a loyal and two children escaped under
vited to come and speak to the stu- month, he was deceived into ac forewoman of a British cotton constant fire across
Mr. Vaux quoted at great length Socory House, on the Standard Oil
dents, which he did on the 21st. cepting a forged $10 note tendered mill.
At the close of a speech on the by the defendant in payment f
When on the law of possession and went Prisoner, who was sentenced to Company's Hill, above the city walls
virtues of Sun Yat-ren, he gave an some canned provisions. At a friendly meeting with the
opportunity for questions, in reply the defendant again culled at the on to show that in law guilty Commissioner of Foreign Affairs life imprisonment, confessed that where some American and British yesterday, the Kutwo incident he shot the woman at the instance already were. Although robbed again formed the subject of dis of a prominent member of the and repeatedly threatened by
to which he said explicity that the shop yesterday, witness said he knowledge was not sufficient of Nationalist soldiers,, the Consul,
Government regulations for 'regla-practised a little deception in his itself and that under no cir sion be presumed otherwise,
grave mia cussion, but no decision was General Labour Union who gave with the Vice-Consul and the leries which had been raised, and tration were not yet ready, that turn, pretending that his attitude 'cumstances should joint poases-
of high there would be a reached.
of him a further $10 on the return Standard Oil Company Manager, all those on the disabled bout went when ready they would be sent to to the defendant was that of a Six Spanish priests, one
As regards the charge of taking whom was wounded, were evacuat. of the pistol with which he was managed to keep the Chinese out on it. A few minutes later, the all the schools, which would have shopman expectant
of the house for two hours. other boat burst into flames and three months in which to make up favours from an old customer carriage of justice. * Finally they broke in. Seeing was burned to the water's edge. their minds. As to the Sun Yat- But when another forged $10 note ed last night. The situation is furnished.--Reuter
I screw driver and a box of safety easier. Naval Wireless.
The ladies and crew reached sen University, no committee had was handed over, witness sent for on board two belts, four skirts, SHANGHAI'S NEW UNION. -the number of people in the house,
they retired and commenced firing Kowloon in safety in the other been appointed, no money had been a policeman.
pins, in order to assist in the upon them, in ever-increasing boat which came along at such an collected, and the scheme could not Members to Pay Half Rent.'
numbers. The United States' and opportune moment.
possibly materialise for a year at
smuggling of the heroin into China Icast; even then it would certainly
or elsewhere, Mr. Vaux pointed evidence had been Shanghal, Mar. 31.. British vessels then dropped ahelis
given by the prosecution to show not be established on a sito stolen
out that no Mr. T. V. Soong, the Nationalist immediately around the house and
from others who had founded and
that these articles were taken on Minister of Finance and a brother the party were enabled to escape'
carried on a University at great
board for the purpose of taking. That part of the British com- of Madame Sun Yat-sen, who is a over the wall. Nationalist soldiers
cost. To do so would be utterly
the heroin on shore. All his Wor-. munity which is regarded as sur; member of the Right Wing of the deliberately fired at the United
against the spirit of Sun Yat-sen plus is being evacuated.-Naval Kuomintang, has arrived from States! Consul knowing him to be. Wireless.
the Consul and with the intention EFFECT OF SENDING TROOPS (himself.
TO CHINA. Kiuklang, March 30.
The latest of Shanghai's numier of killing him. When this har missionaries, ten ous new Unions is "The Associa- pened he had just given them his and thirty-five other tion for Fifty Per Cent. Rent Re- card. and asked to see their
London, Mar. 30. nationalities, have arrived here duction." The members, who are officers. The United States' Con-
MORE EVACUATIONS.
Including Hunkow Residents,
Forty-five British
All
Hankow, March 30.
Britishers have
been
him $10 beforehand, promising
Hankow.
INDIA'S ARMY.
But the
Defendant was discharged on two counts, and the remaining charge was adjourned until to morrow for further police evi- dence to be heard..
U.S. MINE EXPLOSIONS. ship had before him was a possibl
HUNDREDS OF MINERS ENTOMBED,
New York, Mar. 30.
A message from Harrisburg,
lity that these articles were con nected with the heroin found on board. That, of course, was mere ly a suggestion, of the prosecution, and Mr. Vaux was prepared to show that the suggestion was wrong.
The trunk, which contained the
Stirring Up Trouble. After Mr. Huang's departure. In the course of a lengthy survey handbills already prepared by the from Anking, and will proceed to all tenants in the Chinese City to- sulate was deliberately looted, of the situation in India in the radicals were distributed, charac." Shanghai on the American day passed a resolusion only to although it was known by Nation- House of Lords, Lord Birkenhead, terising him as a "running dog of steamer Hulbert.-Naval Wireless. pay half the usual rents to the land- alist officers. No effective steps referring to the despatch of troops the Imperialists," etc.
Changsha, March 30 lords, and if the latter would not were taken to afford protection. from India to China. said that the majority of the students united Pennsylvania, says that the Min-
accept that, they would pay nothing. Murder, robbery and other out- evacuated, except the Consul and A brief message from Nanking rages were committed on Ameri. Government of India recognised with the purpose of driving outing Department has been informed contraband was as well made, and of an explosion in the Peansy Bee why all the various acces the Mother Superior of the says that two British steamers were can and other foreigners in that by lending troops from the Mr. Ch'en and his friends. Both that between 500 and 600 miners the place of concealment so in-. Convent. They left for Shanghai loaving Nanking on Wednesday parts of the city from eight o'clock Indian garrison at present we were sections sent emissaries to Foo- bave been entombed as the result genious, that Mr. Vaux failed to. The following day, the Board of vania Coal and Coke Company'ssories were necessary in order to take the drug ashore at Kobe or it was a reasonable risk, but only so
Eight miners are reported to elsewhere. Could they not take The British gunboat, H.M.S. morning when they were fired on in the morning and no official at-facing a certain risk. He believed chow to stir up the schools.
tumpty to restrain them were long as the occasion, was temporary. Managers passed a resolution to Ehrenfeld Mine. Gnat, romains at Ichang for the
roade until after the naval barrage on the other hand. Lord Birken apply at once to the Nationalist time being-Naval Wireless."
at half past four in the after head pointed out that should certain Government for registration, and have been killed by an explosion the whole trunk ashore? Another noon. The American Consul
contingencies unhappily arise, the it is hoped that this will dispel in the Fanilne County Coal Cor reason why he thought the belts "Tuckwe" Affair Revived.
General tried all day through at Ledford, Ichang, Mar. 30. official and other channels to the defence of India and reinforce-ings. The Tuckwo incident has been some responsible officer but noments would have to be obtained rávived, "but the Commissioner for one would see him. From state from the Imperial Army-Reuter. Foreign Affairs has left down ments made to him, and to many other Americans by soldiers, and river-Naval Wireless.
at 10 a.m. this morning.
Peking, Mar, 30.
The American destroyer Hulbert took off 47 British and American refugees at Anking. The refugees were stoned before embarking.- Reuter.
FEWER HANKOW MEN.
British Consul's "Request:
London, Mar. 80.
by Chinese troops.-Reuter,
ICHANG INCIDENT.
HINDU-MOSLEM FRACAS.
Reuter's American Service.
THE PRAYER BOOK.
REVISION GENERALLY
FAVOURED.
the purpose suggested by the pro sccution was that there were four o skirts (each with twenty-two pockets) and two belts with સ dozen pockets cash, but there were only eighty packages of heroin. That circumstance cor- tainly pointed to the fact that the skirts and belts had no connection: with the contraband heroin.
The next scene took place on effort was made to terrorise the Thursday, March 24th, when an Christian schools that refused to surrender unconditionally to the B6 it Communists. Incredible sounds, the above-mentioned Mr. Ch'on and Mr. L1 (Head of the Union Middle School) collected a
London, Mar. 30, crowd of students in Nantal on a
The Bishops, in Convocation, hill often used for executions in the old days, and stirred them up to adopted a resolution to forward soize leading Christian teachers and the Revised Prayer Book to the pastors who were considered to be National Assembly for final ap.
proval reactionaries.
The voting in the Canterbury Province showed 21 to 4 in favour Pastor Captured."
of the resolution. York Province Mr. Vaux--No, your Worship gave it a unanimous affirmation I am quoting new cases on the point. and the Lower Houses of Con- There is no evidence before vocation concurred by over this Court here that these pa
(Continued on Page 4)! whelming majorities-Reuter.
[On March 7th, a British naval from the fact that soldiers pro- party was involved in an armed ceeded in bands, the movements of clash with stevedores, when several which were directed and prompted. on both sides were injured. The by the sounding of bugle calls, he A telegram from Hankow states British party were loading stores was convinced that these out- that the British Consul-General on the Tuckwo and the stevedores rages were planned and could not
FORTY-SEVEN PEOPLE thero had a meeting with the interfered. On the following days, peasibly have been the result of
INJURED, lending British merchants on absurd demands were presented by the accidental getting out of hand March 27th, and urged them to the Labour Unions, including the of the troops.
Karachi, Mar. 80. send away at once all employees withdrawal of H. M. 'S. Gnat.
Forty-seven people have been who were not absolutely necessary Further correspondence followed,
With regard to the Japanese, the sent to hospital with Injuries an for such diminished business as the Labour Unions modified their there was, 80 that if a sudden demands, and a further lotter was following was the position. On the result of a serious Hindu-
The Rev. Lin Pu-chi, one of the ovacuation should become neccs- sent by the British authorities. March 24th. about 150 soldiers, Moslem fracas at Larkana, Upper sary the numbers would be reduc. The matter had been allowed to belonging to the Nationalist Army Sind, as the result of a lapute best known and respected of the (Continued on page 13.) over the possession of a woman younger pastors, who happened to ed to a minimum.
'drop into the background.]
(Continued on page 18.) and her three children Reuter.
How Japanese Fared.
Mr. Lindsell-On this charge, I have hold that you have a case to power and you are going over, the
I am wrong. same old ground again to show ma
No Evidence.