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WEDNESDAY, MAY
4 1927.
AMERICA'S ATTITUDE.
WEDNESDAY,
MAY 4, 1927.
DAY BY DAY.
NEVER LET THE ADVANTAGES WITH
The E. and A. 8.3. Tanda, with mails from Australia, is due hero at daylight to-morrow..
"been scorned and rendered really harmful by the crazy politicians and labourites" of Hankow. If, as a result of the outrages commit- WHICH YOU MAY BEGIN LIFE'S VOI- ted by Nationalist forces at Nan-AGE LULL YOU INTO CONFIDENCE AND king, Britain rests content with NEGLIGENCE, NOR THE WANT OF the sending of one Note which is THEM DEPRESS YOUR MINDS INTO
HOPELESSNESS AND INACTIVITY. ignored excepting for a rather offensive reply, then there will in- cvitably follow consequences more permanently serious than those CX- perienced heretofore. We do not think that Britain can afford to let matters rest where they do at pre- sunt, and we are convinced that, even if Britain has to act alone and practically force the hands of the other Powers, she must pre- sont a second Note and enumerate the consequences of non-compli
ance.
That is the only way which to bring home to the Han- kow and other Chinese lenders a proper sense of the responsibilities of the positions they occupy. Who- ther or not the British Cabinet will decide on strong action is unt known, but it is to be hoped that the advice to do so will be acted
upon.
Quarantine restrictions have been imposed against arrivale from Saigon on account of cholera,
There was one case of small-pox reported yesterday and also one of typhoid fever, both case sufferers being Chinese.
SHANGHAI SENSATION.
CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TAKEN OVER.
The Very Idea!
"You are a lucky man, Andrew," sald the laird. "I hear you're going to be married again."
"Aye. I'm thinkin, aboot it,” said
The Shanghai District Adminis- trative Committee has passed a re- solution to instruct Chien Yung-Andrew, ming. Yu Yah-ching, Feng Sia-san, "And tlle lady has a bit of Wong Tsung, Pheu Yi-tse, Quo money, hasn't she?" and the laird. Tai-chi, Wu Chung-ahing, and "Aye, she has a pickle.” others, to take over the control of "And so bad your first and the Shanghai Chinese General second. You've been fortunate, Chamber of Commerce at an early Andrew "". date and to make arrangements "Weel, a wee bit, but not that for the re-election of officers of much. Te see, what wi the the Chamber. The present, chair-expense o' gettin' them intae the man and vice-chairman and mom-honne, an the expense of gottin' bers of the committee of the them oot o'il, there's no' much pro- Chamber will be discharged. fit made oot o'd!"
A circular order has been issued for the arrest of Tu Sino-en, chair-
Passengers arriving in Hong-man of the Chamber of Commerco. The order atates that as soon as kong on the s.8. Coblenz Included Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Gibson, and Fu is arrested, he is to be taken departing by the same vessel was to the Martial Law Forces Head- Mrs. Harlie Brown.
quarters for an interrogation.
This morning's Harbour Ollee Returns gave 13 arrivals and 17 departures of which four and five respectively were British, leaving 62 vessels in harbour, British 22,
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The local weather forecast, as
The Official Order,
The following is a copy of the order relating to the taking over of the control of the Shanghal Chinese General Chamber of Com-
merce:-
Shanghai is an important com issued by the Royal Observatory,mercial centre in China wherein for the period ending at noon to- business transactions, between
fine to cloudy.
enrried on.
The
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And he gives mo An adult pain, Who calls hubby
A ball and chain.
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A delightful and topical remark from the Prince of Wales is in cir- culation.
At a recent function somebody observed: "Now for the National Anthem."
"Which?
Froth-blowers instantly asked The King' or 'The
the Heir Apparent with one of his attractive smiles.
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The
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morrow, is: N.E. winds, moderate; foreigners and Chinese are being is in bed with electric fuse.
Willesden women: My husband Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce is clerk wrote, after inquiry: an important business organ in Shanghai. It is therefore, most important to exe the election of offers of this
Extended Volunteer Service. There was very interesting At the "Better Ole." Kowloon, suggestion in the speech at Volun-to-morrow night, the troops will Leer Headquarters on Monday night be entertained by the Cameronias by Commodore Pearson, when he Band. assisted by Miss Aileen referral to the possibility of the Woods, who will sing popular local Volunteer Corps being extend- { songs from her repertoire. ed to include naval and flying units.
a.m.
Chamber.
a great care in
attack of influenza."
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I must speak as I find, he has Woman at Bow County Court:
always been pleasant to me.- | Defendant: Good reason why, you
are somebody else's wife.
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Landlord of his lodger at Bow
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It has now been ascertained that the present officers of the Shangs hai Chinese General Chamber of This immediately revives the ques- i The 6th annual ordinary tion of Hongkong section of general meeting of shareholders Commerce had been elected in an naval volunteers on RN.V.R. lines, of Blessrs. Le ne, Crawford, Ltd.,legal manner: this is proof of County Court: She is as grace. which was mooted many months will be held at the company's the fact that certain members had ful as an elephant coming down- age, unit is under oficial considera-office, Exchange. Building,
already made complaints of this: stairs. 41 ion. The Straits Settlements had Saturday, the 14th inst., at 11.30 Furthermore, Fu Sino-on, chair- man of the Commercial Bank of the matter up for discussion about
You Nottingham policeman: the same time as we did here, and
China, and a member of the Board have been trying to evade me.- our sister Crown Colony has 'al-
of Trustees of the China Mer-Man: Decidedly; do you think I Among passengers departing ready inaugurated the preliminary for the north and San Francisco chants Steam Navigation Com- was going to sit at home waiting
by Shinyo Maru, were Sir Shousonny, has placed five persons, who to see you? corps of volunteers. Chow, Mrs. Chow Chan-shi and connected with the Commer- Nationalists regarding the Nanking There is also a flying club in exist-Miss Pearl Chow, Captain and Mrs. cial Bank of China, on the com- Kingston mother: My boy allair That news
was conveyedence in Singapore, with a fairly densrus, Lieut. J. D. Keenan, mittee of the Chamber, and three bought the bug as a present for a persona who are connected with girl for teaching him the Charles- yesterday ami, although there had large and wholly enthusiastic mem-Dr. and Mrs. Bragencier.
hership already. The approaching
the China Merchants' Steam Navi-ton. bren po official Washington state completion of a big naval base at
Passengers for the United King-gation Company, as members of meat on the pitter, it is now semi-Singapore has no doubt forined a
the same committee. They repre- this morning, included Mr. C. C.
Washington does not favour the sending of a Seond Note to the
work for the formation of a coust defence
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Registrar Friend, at Clerken-
officially confirmed in a cable puh. factor in the action that has been dom and ports on/the s.. Hector, sent one fourth of the total num well County Court: What was the
iaken there, but Hongkong-e
her of members on the committer.
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date of your marriage? Woman:
lished to-day. It is difficult to un-parially now-is equally interested Knight, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. R. derstand the American viewpoint in defence questions, and the sit-Hanes, Cant, and Mrs. E. Prigent, In addition three members of the and it is impossible to avoid sav. 1 nation of our Colony particularly Mr. W. J. Clerk, Mr. and Mrs. C/committee are Fu's brothers and it such an unimportant event that
H. B. Joly, Mrs. A. C. Polis. Mr. A. H. Potts, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Brown, Mr. T. A. T. Begg, and Mr. J. H. Morrison.
NEW TELEPHONIC SYSTEM.
emphasises considerations of sen iny plainly that the attitude of the and air preparedness. The only United States is extremely disap- fear that 'spensors of local unval pointing in view of the obvious der flying units need have is that there will not be a sufficient mum- sirability for unanimous action by her coming forward to make the the five Great Powers concerned. idea a success. In that there is RADIO VIOLET RAYS. We should have thought that the much ground for hesitation. The present state of affairs is likely to presentation of a first Note, asking emphasise conditions of changing definitely for compliance with cer-population among the Eurobead tais demands, carried with it the community, rather than otherwise, and that is always a serious mat- necessity of sending a second if
ter even with the Volunteers us thuse demands ware not complied already constituted. Also, there is with. It does not seem good the question of taking men away from the existing units, for a mum- diplomary to ask for something her of ex-Navy and es-Air Force and then to forget your request if men are in the II.K.V.D.C. already, there is tardiness to give. That doing ordinary soldiering "pidgin." However, there is probably a suffi- cannot promote prestige, neither cient number-and. we hope suff
nephews, 2 other members of the committee are also closely related to Fu. Thus, these men represent more than two thirds of the total number of members of the com- mittee. All this goes to show that Fu Sino-en had the, intention of running the Chamber, as he wish ed. It is, therefore, absolutely necessary to institute a careful investigation into the matter, for the welfare of merchants.
Chien Young-ming, Yu Yah Rome, May 3.
ching. Feng Clan-san, Wong Tsung, Professor Majorana, of the Pheu Yi-tse, Quo Tai-chi, Wa. University of Bologna, claims that he has discovered a system of Chung, and others, have now been wireless telephony in which ultra-appointed to take charge of the violet rays, with a very long wave- igngth, are employed.
Experiments have been made be tween Bologna and a place 16 kiln metres distant, and the conversa tions are said to have been cur- ried on with great clearness and perfect secrecy.-Router.
SIR FRANCIS AGLEN.
London, May 31
HM the King has invested Sir Franels Aglen with the insignia of the Grand Cross of Saint Michael and Saint George, Reuter.
DISARMAMENT.
JAPAN'S POLICY UNCHANGED.
Tokyo, May 4. Yesterday's Ministerial confer- ence formally reached an agree ment to confirm and adept its pre- decessor's policy towards the tri- partite disarmament conference Reuter.,
can it do anything at the presentient enthusiasm to form the time to restore the lost Chinese nucleus for a composite section of the Volunteers, in which sea-going respect for foreign lives and pro- and ariation duties could be epro- perty. Doubtless, Washington can hined, at least for training par- profice plenty and sufficient rea-poses. The main idea, we take it. sons to justify her attitude in the is to prevent men who have seen service in the late war from be- eyes of the great American public, coming "rusty," and to enable INVESTED WITH THE G.Q.M.G. and doubtless, also, the policy is them to teach willing pupils in their particular craft. Now that in conformity with the wishes of we have flying units of the Ser- the bulk of American citizens who vices constantly with us, there is are Cas must
the Home good opportunity of starting the be
practicing, at least, of civilians nationals of all the countrica cons
who have had previous Air Force cerned) more or less unable to experience; and in time the Colony or two fighting judge of the requirements of the might have one
planes of its own, attached to the itnation. We hold that it is the Volunteer Defence Corps, just as it duty of a Government to lead and is already an armoured car, sub- direct public opinion as well as to scribed for by a public benefactor. The training of naval Volunteers follow it, and feel that the Wash-is an even casier matter to con- The main thing, as we ington Government has assumed a sider, very serious responsibility in not have said, is to ensure the keep-. ing up of a unit once it is: form- following up the first Nanking ed, both as regids personnel and Note with a second of firmer tenor. efficiency. Perhaps circular, As we said yesterday, we cannot went to all the local hongs, which
could be distributed among their | see how the situation between Na-
staffs, whether already Volunteers tionalist China and foreign Powers or not. would enable the authorl- is going to be improved or now ties to make a start k obtaining the Chinese people in the ports some idea of how many men are likely to be avaliable for naval along the Yangtze are ever going and/or air force branches of the
Brussels, to have respect for foreigners" H.K.V.D.C.
Berlin Onlo rights until there has been a force-
Helsingfors ful assertion, on the part of the
Lisbon foreign Powere, Everybody has.
Buenos Aires Hongkong heen talking about the necessity
New York for firmness for monthe past but
REPAIRING THE DAMAGE. Amsterdam
Stockholm no-one has as yet, had the moral
The Chinese section of the Kow- Vienna courage to demonstrate it, and the loop-Ganton Railway was damaged Madrid result has been simply disastrousduring the recent anti-"Red" cam-Bucharest
Bombay all along the line. The British
The Management of the railway Yokohama Government, than whom there is at Canton has stated that two Geneva'. no authority more desirous of pro- stationa, the Ping Woo and the Milan moting the best Chinese interests Les Long stations, were the only Copenhagen
places that were badly damaged Prague. and aspirations, has adopted and that it would take two days Athens polley of "patience and conciliu- to effect repairs.
The railway would be normal in Shanghai about a week's late, the raport
Silver (spot) Silver (forward) adds.
Hon" which has been interpreted as a policy of fear and which has
CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY.
paign.
EXCHANGE RATES.
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Rio
London, May 3,
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re-election of officers of this Chamber. The present chairman, vice-chairman, and members of the committee, who had all been illegally elected. are hereby dis- charged from their respective posts. The chairman is to be temporarily handed over to Chien Yung-ming, and others who will look after it for the time being.
The order is to be strictly observed.
Investigation Ordered.
The following circular order has been issued to these appointed to take charge of the Chamber:
don't know. The registrar. Is you do not remember it?
There who frequent the Em- bankment have noted with sorrow the slow fading day by day of the bright roof of the County Hall till it has acquired the characteristic London dinginuss. Now it is stated by the LC.C. that it will not be cleaned, as the cost would be too great.” It is surely a tragedy of the communal life that one of the richest of cities cannot afford to wash its face.
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Some "Howlers;" Phantom is a kind of fowl, Gravity is seriousness; if it were to cease, We should all die laughing.
Quadruped has no singular; you cannot have a horse with one leg.
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Leon Callot, a cheese factory employee, at Chalon-sur-Marne, was buried under 1.100 Camembert cheeses when à drying shelf col- lapsed on him. He received a fractured leg and severe cuts on the head.
He was saved from suffocation by other employees, who dug him out,
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"It has been ascertained that the The Marquis of Reading told a present officers of the Shanghai very good story concerning Mr. Chinese General Chamber of Com Lloyd George and himself at the merce had been, elected illegally, St. David's Day banquet in Lon- It is necessary to instituto n care-don.
ful investigation into the matter On one occassion, he said, Mr. in order to satisfy the entire body Lloyd George apostrophised him in of merchants in Shanghai. You Welsh. He did not know to this are hereby instructed to proceed day what he said, but it was a to the Shanghai Chinese General delight to hear him, and it be- Chamber of Commerce at an early hoved him to retain an imperturb date to look after the institutionable countenance. for the time being."
Secret Planning Alleged. The following is a circular order issued for the arrest of Fu Sino-
en:
But surprised the audience, when he (Lord Reading) apostro- phised his friend in apparently the same language.
a
Father-"Has Jane gone to the dance yet?"
Mother "She must have. Most of her clothes are here."
Having nothing upon which to rely in answer to Mr. Lloya "Eu Siao-en, illegal chairman of George's native language, he turn- the Shanghai Chinese General cd to pure Hebrew and récited, Chamber of Commerce, has render- with due gesture and inflection of cd assistance to the wicked, and voice, a Psalm of David. caused a lot of disturbances. Fu The only persons, added Lord has made use of the Shanghai Reading, who did not know that he General Chamber of Commerce for had not replied in Welsh were the .84.91
his personal ends, and to flatter the other Englishmen present at the .20.50
militarists. While the revolution- gathering. * .18.80 1992% ary army was engaged in the anti- .192% 2.17/32 Northern expedition, Fu provided 47.39/32 large amounts of money to our 2/0% enemies, placed many vessels of 4.80% the China Merchants Steam Navi .12.13% gation Company at the disposal of .18.18 Bun Chunn-fang, thereby hinder 34.5ing the progress of the Revolution
Two are dead and one is in a
at St. Paul's · 27.46ary army. Or the arrival of this serious condition
army in Shanghai, Fu ostensibly Hospital, Manila, as the result of 1/5.07/81 1/11.7/32 surrendered to this force, but has a head-on collision between two 2523 been secretly planning reactionary locomotives at a switch junction .92% activities. Fu is therefore, i near Calle Solls. Engine No. ·57 18.21 traitor and should be arrested for pulled out from the yarda hauling 168% punishment, so as to serve an a
a string of 62 merchandise-laden -362% deterrent to others. He is to be .6.27/3 taken to the headquarters of the freights as engine. No. 24, draw- ing the Bagulo train, came down 2/ Shanghai Martial Law Forces as
the same track. The yard engine .25.11/18 soon as he is arrested."
and four dars collapsed under the .20%
impact.
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