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四拜爐
強四十月四英港香 THURSDAY,
JAPAN WILL HOLD HANKOW. BUDGET REPLY.
HEAVY BARRICADES ROUND
CONCESSION."
NEED FOR DEFENCE UNITS.
CHINA CRISIS EXPENSES.
London, April 13. The British public are less
APRIL
14,
SEVERE QUAKES IN MANILA.
PEOPLE PRAY IN THE STREETS.
REFUSAL TO BE TRAPPED INTO grateful for benefits received than strongly felt in Manila to-night.
SURRENDER.
SHANGHAI UNION CLOSED.
1927. 日三十月三
KOWLOON TONG.
RESIDENTS WANT BUSES.
136 FOR AURUM MINOLE POPT 10, CANTS
WORK ON STRANDED VESSELS.
SCOTLAND MARU CARGO
REMOVAL..
TJILEBOET PROGRESS.
favourable weather having con- tinued over the past 24 hours.
Before and After
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PONTOP
We can
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OTHER K. R. A. ACTIVITIES. FELT IN HONGKONG.
The plight of dwellers in Kow- Manila April 12.
Work is progressing on both the loon Tong as regards travel facili- Tjiliboet and the Scotland Maru, Taro earthquake shocks were
tles was one of the interesting, for evils averted, declared Mr.] They stopped clocks, caused subjests dealt with at the monthly dishes to crash, and aroused the meeting of the General Committee, Churchill in the House of Con-inhabitants, the religious starting mons when winding up the debate prayers in the streets, thinking it of the Kowloon Residents' Asso- on the Budget.
had some connexion with Holy ciation, which was held in St. Work.
Andrew's Church Hall on Monday evening. In the absence of the President, Mr. W. J. Stokes, Mr. welcomed the Rev. W. Waltor B. Wylie was in the chair and Rogers on joining the Committee,
of
He had nearly been hounded out
public life for his 1925 Budget,
which was full of relaxations and
benefits, but the present Budget, which gave nothing, was greeted with undiluted satisfaction.
V
Imperial Preference.
The determination of the Japanese to hold their Concession at Hankow is told in a message to-day from the up-river treaty port, which states that. the Concession is in the hands of the naval authorities, is heavily barricaded around and strongly held by Marines and Volunteers. The experience of the British, says the message,£1,500,000 might be saved by has led to Japanese determination not to fall into the trap of sur rendering the Concession.
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With regard to the action taken by the Mederates in Shanghai it is reported that General Pei Chung-hsi has Issued an official pro- clamation dissolving the General Labour Union.
Japanese residents in Peking have asked the Japanese Premier Lo ́send reinforcements to Peking to protect Japanese lives and
property.
The Canton Kuomintang has held a conference at which it was decided to support Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, and to endorse the suggestion to have the Central Government moved from Hankow to Nanking.
sion.
of
►
A regards the ruggestion that
was about 200 miles away,
The centre of the disturbance
No reports have come in
yet
from the provinces except Bagulo, 200 miles to the north.. where the
shocks were strongly felt.--Reuter,
dropping Imperial Preference, the Chancellor said Imperial Pre-were
long established ference was a policy, and the cost thereof was the measure of its sucecss.
As regards the cost of defence, he agreed that as the world was getting more peaceful, our forelyn relations
were becoming more friendly. If there was any pro- gress towards disarmament, the size of our Air Force was subject | to periodical review, but in the absence of that development we teannot interrupt our policy.
Army Not Excessivë.
Felt Locally,
Divers and salvage crews re- main on the scene of the Tjillboot stranding, and the local office of the J.C... repart that the latest news received from the ship is
time for the refonting of the ves satisfactory, but no approximate
cel can at present be given.
The Scotland Maru is being lightened with all speed, barges
ANGRY CROWD.
SINGAPORE SHOOTING
UNPRECEDENTED.
+
THE NEED TO FIRE.
Giving evidence at the Kreta Ayer shooting inquest, which was resumed at Singapore on April 6,
P.C. 228 stated that as the mob advanced on the station he heard the order "Fire" and two or three
shots were fired in the air.
The Chinese continued to ad-
vance, encouraged by the fact that no one had been hit. Mr. the feet of the crowd. The wit Dale then ordered 'them to fire at
ness was among those who fired, | but could not tell if he hit anyone, The mob did not retire. They were very hostile. When Messrs.
distance. Mr. Onraet on arrival
ordered the constables to line up on the road. The order was also
Complaints had been received from residents at Kowloon Tong
vatory this morning, we were in- ter.
regarding the absence of a motor On enquiry at the Royal Obser- bus service to and from that quar- and labour gangs being alongside Onraet and Dickinson had arriv formed that the earthquake shock had expressed a desire to run y
One of the Bus Companies all last night. For the docking of fed, the crowd had retreated some
the Scotland Maru, the programme felt locally, though the service but conld not proced of the P. and O. Assaye, now in amplitude, was not considerable. until the roads had been made
The preliminary tremors were suitable. It was pointed out that balance carrier, has been altered progress of conversion to an ang first registered at 9.46.30 p.m. but the Military Authorities ran motor the incidence of the transverse vehicles over these roads which to allow of a dry dock being avail- and long waves was doubtful.
had recently been prepared and able at Kowloon as soon as the gated. The Committee decided Japanese freighter can be moved. to write the Bus Companies in The full extent of the damage Kowloon in the matter and failing to the ship has not yet been aseer. satisfaction to approach the Gov-tained, and until the cargo has been taken out, an examination is impossible under the peculiar cir- cumstances of her benching,
The next tremer Eccurred at 9.48.50 and lasted until 10.30 p.m. The amplitude was 13 millimetres.
Another carthquake shock com menerd at 10.36 p.m. and the tremors lasted until 11.02 pin.
ernment.
New Ferry Boat,
A letter was received from the SURREYS DOING WELL. Stay Terry Co. Ltd. stating that
EXCELLENT ALL ROUND
Success
Shield.
Jows.
SUCCESS IN INDIA.
in the sporting life of
SAMPAN INCIDENT.
CHINESE RE-ARRESTED ON
NEW CHARGE.
After being discharged at the Kowloon Magistracy on charges of irmed robbery, four Chinese were rearrested, and this forming they were brought before Major C. Willson at the Central Police Court, en charges of cutting and wounding.
given to load and fix bayonots. Mr. Onract led the constables to- wards the Chinese, who thoroupon brcke and fled. Bayonets had not been fixed prior to the firing.
The witness, in answer to Mr. Davies, stated that the crowd could have overpowered the police, even if the police had fixed bayo- nets.
in answer to Mr. R. Braddell the witness stated that the mob at- tempted to follow Mr. Dale into. the Police Station, but were pre- vented by the police, who beat
them off.
On arriving at the charge room, after being assaulted, Mr. Dale or- dered that each man be served. with a rifle and ten rounds of am- munition. When the order to fre in the air was given the witness. was in the charge room and Mr. Dale was coins it and on to the verandah, where the Chinese had
rowded up.
Asked if police constables could help themselves to their rifles and ammunition without first getting permission to do so, witnesa unid that they had to receive orders first. The rifles and ammunition were kept finder lock and key.
Chinese Eyewitnesses.
When the inquiry was resumed on April 6, a Chinese who was do- scribed as a tram-car start. stated:
Hankow, April 14 HOLLAND'S INTERESTS.
the Company was considering he The Japanee Concession is low
As regards the army, our mili-
construction of another 12W controlled by the naval wutheri-
tary forges were net excessiva, Anxious Eye on Events,
furry steamer of approximately ties. It is heavily barriendel
When on saw what was going on
the same size as the four vessels and strongly held by bluejackets.
in 'hina, say what was the situa The Hague, April 13,
recently built. The Committe In a memorandum the Poreigu and volunteers and there is not
tim in Erypt and specially when the slightest idea of riving up, Minister, replying to the Uppsone saw that on the frontives of The 1st. Balt. East Surrey Regi- was askel for suggestions in the Busifidan men are especially House criticisms of the foreign India, there was rain growing up ment have met with considerable atter of increasing the comfort and convenienep of the publi.. averse to the iden fod paint out estimates, says the Government is a vast military power potential awalpindi, Pt. Co writes us After some discussion, it was the the British gave up theirs following attentively and not dangerous which for twenty years under date of March 23rd.
"He pointed out that Tarrón Kunraynys from a friendly motive with the without ansiely the oventa in had not been eaunted, in our cal idea that it would enable them is China H intends 10 remain culatings because the European2xpresses surprise that the K.O.9.1. should be provided to facilitate the had not met with greater success quicker discharge, of passengers, carry on business without danger strictly neutral, as between the situation had 'nentralised hostili in Hongng football, but since his it was also suggested that, when to life and property, whereas the Cartions. lelland is ready, in Itina on that front, and moreover result has been that British busi agreement with the other Powers, when one ensidered the position letter they have won Senior 1eady, a copy of the plans of the new vessel might be forwarded to ness is completely killed and that to goncede as far as posible to of this country and its world-wide
Pte. Collins énumerated some of the Committee: aspirations.responsibilitics, and how we had the battaliou's achievements as fol- it is dangerous to Hand Emi: China's reasonable
The proceedings arise out of an incident which occurred on March for Britishers to walk in the The Government relies on the already disarmed, it was
Band Concerts, a hold
31st. on board a sampan at Cause streets of the ex-British Cones. Chinese nathorities doing their man who sought a ruthless redug
atmost to do justice to Bulch in- tion of military establishments.
Renched the find of the Hawal- Tenants of Chinese shops in Way Bay. Four men haarded the pindi Hockey Tournament and were Faumati complained to the Asso-sampan, and, it was at first al The Japanese declare that they terests in China.
The uncertainty in Shanghai of
Our Naval Arm,
defented by the 22nd Butty. R.A. ciation that their landlord was leged, committed robbery by using will not be led into the same trap.
by three goals to one.
raising rents or, as an alternative, arms. Two of the occupants of A hitherto unreported neident how far the Chinese cak enforce
As regards the navy, we had. Reached the final of the Football giving notice to gait. The Com- the sampan were injured one be- during the attack on the Conces. their authority in future, has abdicated
caused the Netherlands to prolon standard, and submitted to a one- Royal Sussex by four goals to two, these residents. Felt it was a
from the two-power Tournament, and defeated the mittce, while sympathising "with ing sent to hospital. sion on April 3rd. was that
was the stay of the cruiser Sumatra power standard, and before any after being two down at half-time. matter in which it could not in Andrews explained that the ense This morning. Sub-Inspector Japanese girl of 12 years chased by a bestial gang of cooling for the protection
Datel large reduction in naval construc Reached the final of the tug-o-war tervene.
tion was possible Parliament and and defented the 22nd Brigade
was transferred from the Kuw. The question of the Association loon Magistracy lo Centrul, and
"I actually saw the firing. The the country must decide whether R.A. by two straight pulls. The undertaking to arrange open air was at first alleged to be armed firing was in two volleys. The first we were prepared to abandon the Surreys were represented in the band concerts during the summer robbery. The defendants were re-
time the police shot high. The tux--war by Sgt. Mitchell, L/Sgt. I months was discussed at length arrested on charges of cutting and Chinese crime forward again an Nanking As New Centre, -
greatest of naval economy was an Carver, Cpl. Case, L/C Dewberry, but, in view of the many contin- wounded when discharged at Kow, the police fired a second time. agreement by the three great Pie. Munday. Pte. Reeve, Pte. Ro-gencies involved, it was decided loon. He said there were ton wit-with banners waving. When the naval Powers, who luckily, lived herts, Pte. Dinech, Pte. Tatum, not to proceed in the matter.
They came with the band playing. Canton, April 13. in opposite corners of the earth. The Kuomintang branches Mr. Churchill denied that next
and Pte. Edwards.
It was intimated that the follow- His Worship intimated he would no one fall but after the secon.l police fired the first time I saw Cantón held a
The cricket team has also been joint conference ¡year's finance left an unsound doing well. They reached the semi-ing new members had joined the hear evidence this afternoon and firing I saw two men drop, one yesterday to discuss what steps position. He was not counting on final of the Lahore Cup, but were Association: Messrs, W. F. Fin- the case is proceeding. should be taken by the Kuomintang n tremendous boom, but members here in the present situn ordinary circumstances trade re-ers.
in beaten by the Seaforth Highland- cher, J. T. Cotton, Colin Mackenzie Japanese Army Strengthened.
tion, as the Haukow Kuomintang sults, barring a great upheaval, hit up 238, C.Q.M.S. Stripp making
Going in first the Surreys and Miss M. Mooney. Headquarters have ordered the dis- must be incomparably better than 95 before he was bowled, Capt. Tokyo, April 14. The Japanese garrison in Man- solution of the Canton Kuomi, last year's It was true that Armstrong made 19, and Lieut. D. charia is expected to be increased tang Committer, while Marshal China would certainly cost more
Allfree 22. The Seaforths made by being doubled for the time be- Chiang Kai-shek has ordered that than the estimated surplus of
213 at their first venture, The the manifextus of the Hankow £1,500,000, but he preferred to Surreys had scored 133 for the loss ing.
The 14th. Tivision is going to party should not be honoured,
make an effort to save £3,000,000 of mine wickets at the end of the After a brief discussion, it was for £4,000,000, to imposing addi-day's play. They lost finally, but Manchuria to relieve the 10th. Division, whose service oversens decided that the Canton Knomin- tional taxation. has expired, but, owing to the tang members should not uphold The discussion concluded with- situation, it is believed that the the Hankow Government and Party out a divisionReuter. 10th, will be retained temporarily. Headquarters, which
interests.--Renter,
and ran to the upper storey of a house. Realising that she WI cornered and was sure to suffer CANTON SUPPORTS, CHIANG, death or WOTKO, the little tot jumped into the street "below. Fortunately, a Japanese Marine was able to break her fall, en- abling her to escape stunned and with only a broken leg.--Router. PROTECTING MANCHURIA.
arc not
dominated by Kuomintang leaders but by the Communists; but that the Canton Kuomintang members should support Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and uphold his proposal to have the Central Government moved to Nanking.
፡፡-
PEKING JAPANESE FEARS. Urgent Request for Protection.
Peking. April 13. The Japanese: Residents' Asso- clation has wired to the Premier,
Canton Ofein! Under Arrest. Mr. Wakatsuki, the Foreign Minister, Baron Shidehuru: the Mr. Sun Ping-wan, Chief of the War and Navy Ministers, carnest General Political Department in ly requesting the Government to Canton, charged with "Red" send reinforcements to Peking to sympathies, has been placed under proteel Japur ese lives and proper arrest by order of Marshal Chian ty, and enable the Japanese to Kai-shek. carry 011 their avocations
Reuter
On the 9th General
one-power
standard.
ARMOUR COMPANY
SUSPENDED.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE ALLEGATIONS.
New York, April 13. The Armour Grain Company is reported to have been ordered to suspended by the Chicago Board of Trade, on a drastic order alleging dishonest and wrongful acts!
details are not to hand.
During the week following the date of Pte. Collins's letter the East Surreys were taking part in the Rawalpindi Boxing Tournament, If they won, and they have always Doen a fine boxing battalion, they certain to win the round Athletic Shield of the Rawal pindi Command.
werd
All-
MOTOR ACCIDENT.
COLLISION IN SEYMOUR
ROAD.
ti.
nesses.
A GALLANT SIKH.
OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF
BRAVERY,
The
near the Folice Station and one near the Japanese Dispensary. I did not hear any-one giye orders : to fire."
The evidence of a number of In- dian constables who participated in the shooting was recorded, and in the course of their narrative they stated that had the police not open- ed fire, the mob would have rushed
A smart turn-out of the Singa- the station. killed the constables Mr. Fred Zimmern, of No. 5, pore police force was witnessed on and seized the rifics and ammuni- Mr. R. H. de S. Onraet; Seymour Terrace, was injured as the Padang at 8 o'clock on Thurs- tion.
result of a motor collision yea-day morning laat when a parade was Director of the Criminal Intelif terday afternoon in Seymour Road. held in recognition of the gallantry genco Department, who came on
Thrown from his motor-cycla of Sucha Singh, Corporal No. 6 of through colliding with a motor-car the Sikh contingent. while rounding the bend at the
His Excellency the Governor, Sir lower end of the road, he was, in- Laurence Guillemard, was present jured in the left arm and was ad- and after congratulating the gal- mitted into the Governicent Civil laut Indian presented him with the Hospital for treatment.
Royal Humane Society Honorary Vellum.
The collision.occurred when Mr. Zimmern's machine and a motor- Sucha Singh, at great personal car, owned by a. Mr. Mok, were risk, dived into the sea at St. John's approaching the bend from op- Island and saved the lives of two posite directions. Due to the fact Chinese who fell off their ships; that both parties were driving 000 was a woman with a child strap- slowly a the time, the impact was ped to her back. but a slight one, and little dam- age was done to either the cycle
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
TRAGIC CLOSE OF HINDU PILGRIMAGE.
Hardwar, April 13. Hsu Ching-lang, the acting Chief
Twenty-one women and 15 men, of the Army Headquarters here, sent a motor-car with a force of five million bushels of cash wheat were crushed to death, and num Armour's, who sold as much as mostly pilgrims from the Punjab, bodyguards to Mr. Sun's residence, nfly, will be greatly hampered bybers were injured in a rush at nad invited him to the thrown from his seat, and he fell Shanghai, April 13. to go, but was dragged into the are practically impossible without be the first to bathe in the holy on his left arm, General Pei Chung-hal. com- car by General Hau's bodyguards the facilities of the Board. Ganges, in the Anal night of
Reuter's American Service.. The Canton papers reported that manding the eastern division of the Nationalist Army, has issued Sun had left for Shanghai, but he
SHANGHAI LABOUR UNION.
Dissolved by Chinese Commander.
ers for a conference. Sun refused
an official proclamation dissolving is believed to be still under the General
Labour
زیر
Union
custody in the Army Headquarters | and is to be tried by Generai Lì Chai-sum.
BANK OF TAIWAN,
ti
GOVERNMENT TO HELP.
Tokyo, April 14,
the
Reuter,
MACAO REINFORCEMENTS.
Transport With 400 Troops.
Lisbon, April 13.
It is understood that Mr. Sun was warned by General Li Chai-i sum recently for his attitudo in- clining towards the "Rede," but Sun refused to take the advico, in
It
Kumbhamela, or the Hindu reli-
or the car.
Mr. Zimmern, however, was
gious bathing ceremony, which NICARAGUAN REVOLT. has been going on since the be ginning of March-Reuter.
EQUALISING THE FRANCHISE.
PREMIER DOES NOT ANTICIPATE DIFFICULTIES.
the Beone shortly after the firing, gave evidence regarding the crowds along South Bridge Road. While walking through this road he was challenged to fight by a Chinese who spoke in English. When Mr." Onraet told them to move on, the Chinese took up a fighting attitude and said, "Come on", with his fists ready.
Police Official's Experience.
Mr. Onract, Director of the Criminal Intelligence Dept., stated that at 2.30 p.m. on March 12, ha had arranged for Mr. Dickinson to meat him at his house. Mr. Dickin son came there and informed him that there had been trouble at Happy Valley, Mr. Dickinson drove him in his car to the Kreta Ayer station.
"When we got there the body, the police and a big crowd on Spring Street, all struck meat London, April 13. once. The crowd was right across Hardwar is in the Saharanpur REBELS GET HARD KNOCKS.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Spring. Street, curved out well into district of the United Provinces, on
Stanley Baldwin announced tha: South Bridge Road. The crowd the river Ganges, and is the
Washington, April 13, the Government would introduce was vory dense and making a pecu- vinun of the great annual Hindu. The Nicaraguan
noise very Legation in the next session a Bill equalle-Har
extraordinary. religious pilgrimage and fair.] announces that Diaz's forces have ing the franchise at the age of 21 Their attitude was such, that I'
captured the entire supply of He did not anticipate any dif- thought we had to do something at nrunitions belonging to Sacaen's ficulties. The voters would be once. I ran up towards the police Liberal army.
polling at the next election, in-they couldn't have, scen me-I General Moncatla, the Liberal 1929, unless "an unexpected catas-shouted out, Ikot (follow). Fol commander, la reported to be trophe brought the present lowed by two or three poifce I ran
TO-DAY.
is announced that A transport is on its way to view of the fact that he had strong Cabinet will render unconditional Macao with munitions, and will support from the labour "Reds" ald to the Bank of Taiwan stop at Lourenço Marques, where and the Hongkong atrikers. through the Bank of Japan ba Dollar on demand 2/1/6 - bacino refire 3rd the mountaing da