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六拜禮 號七月五英港香
SATURDAY,
MAY
7,
1927.
日七初月四
HINGLE. COPY 6"CENTS
WAR FORTUNES FLUCTUATE. MURDER IN THE NEW
NATIONALISTS TAKE YANGCHOW
BUT LOSE ANKING.
BIG OFFENSIVE
PLANNED.
To-day's news from the Yangtsze is concerned mainly with further fighting between the forces of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and Marshal Sun Chuan-fang.
into their hands.
TERRITORIES.
CORPSE FOUND WITH MARKS OF VIOLENCE.
UNDERWRITERS.
CHAIRMAN'S REVIEW OF PAST YEAR,
GROWING LIFE BUSINESS.
POISONED DURING A
SUPPER.
NINE CHINESE SUDDENLY COLLAPSE..
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There is an unconfirmed rumour Now that we've heard all the that a member of a Scottish regi- military bands in the Colony, what ment gave away six pounds re about the City Hall fountain start- DISCOVERY BY VILLAGERS.
IN A SERIOUS CONDITION. cently. It was at a boxing tour- ing to play?
nament.
□□ A comprehensive review of the
The man who was stabbed in Within a week, another murder
After partaking of a late sup- has occurred in the New Terri- past year's business of China por, nine fokis of a pawnshop at Chiang Kai-shek intends to his bunk was lucky. He might
He is have been stabbed in the heart. turies.
Underwriters. Limited, was made No. 40, Hollywood Road, were sud-purge the Kuomintang.
O O Early this morning, villagers by the Chairman, Mr. R. G. denly attacked by pains symptoma. stated to have taken over the Ep- from the hamlet of Kan Fu Kung
som Salt Gabelle Administration.
This war debts controversy re- minds us that the correct answer A report was made 1o the Cen-
Now that Major Segrave has is not a Mellon. Au, while going to the scene of Shewan, at the third ordinary year-tic of poisoning, and collapsed. their daily labours on the fields,ly meeting of the Company, which tral Police Station, and at 12.30 came upon the body of an un-
was held at the offices of Messrs. this morning the motor-ambulance taken to motor boat racing, it is known Chinese lying at the roadShewan, Tomes and Co., Ltd., this was sent to the shop, and tookhoped that he won't find a sea
A number of wounds, apparent-morning.
Iside.
med his death.
the men to the Government Civil The Nationalists have crussed the river, below 'Nanking and
Hospital. have taken the important town of Yungehow, but further up"iver, y inflicted with some blunt inart- Mr. Showan, in addressing the On enquiries this morning, a the Northerners have inflicted a loent defeat and Anking has fallenment, showed how the man had shareholders, said:
Telegraph reporter learned that Gentlemen. We have now the the men were in a serious candi- The body was removed to the Kowloon Mortuary, and the case pleasure to lay before you the Retion. from the effects of some hert and Acemints for the year end-poisonous substance which was is being investigated by the New in st December, 1926, and, as present in the food they ate. Territories police.
Samples of this food have been taken for analysis.
Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is said to be organising for a big offensive in the region of Chiukiang.
Shanghai, May 6. Marshal Chang Kai-shek': forces have aucceeded in crossing Yangisze about thirty miles the
river from Nasking, and down after a brief engagement capture ed Yanchow,
YANUTSZE TENSION.
Hankow in Chaos,
The following Shanghai raport, more fully dated May, rives some of the observations made by Mr. B. Lenox Simpson ("Patuu Wale", a brief account of which was abled by Reuter a few days age:
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A Nationalist reverso da, how- every reported in Anhwei where the Northerners sucressfully ate tacker near Anking and eventul ly captured this important city. Interviewed by Router, Mr. Fighting is beinst resumed on a Simpson, who has returned to bigger seale than for several Shanghai from Hankow after two weeks-Narut Wireless.
months up the Yangiake, said that the position on Wednesday, April 27, was a fellows,
In Hankow itself, the Nation- were palpably nervous.
OVER 300,000 FLOOD VICTIMS.
I
BIG TASK FOR AMERICAN RED CROSS.
Memphis, May 6. The Tennessee Red Cross is ns- sisting 323,837 people in the flood area, the largest number ever as isted by the Red Cross in Ameri- ca.-Reiter's American Service.
Preparing for Big Offensive,
Seed For New Crops. Chinkiang, May 6.
Vicksburg, May G. The Southern forces are being alists
It is announced that the State marshalled for a big offensive The arrival of H.M.S. Vindictive Commission and Red Cross will judging by recent preparations. and Carlisle had spread the report jointly estimate the amount of seed All troops have now vacated the that the British were going to re-required to re-sow the crops in the British Concrasion, and an army take the British Concession, which flooded area, which is 4,200 square of over 20,000 has been coneen was being evacuated by all Na-miles in the State of Mississippi. trated at Golden Island and to the tionalist officials,
At a conference between the Red westward of the island to a point.
Commissioner Cross and State officials, at which opposite Shiherwhei-Naval Wire of Foreign Affairs-it was a mis- Mr. Hoover was present, G$500,000 nomer, said Mr. Simpson, to call was earmarked for the crop restora- Mr. Eugene Chen "Minister"-was tion work-Reuter's American Ser- werking overtime to try and cdn- vier. vince the remnants of the foreign communities that the restoration of foreign trade was the main ob- ject of the Communist Party.
tees.
YANGTSZE QUIET.
Little to Report.
Nanking, May G. The guns at Lion Bill and Pukow were quieter to-day. It is Northerners reported that the have been defeated at Yanchow, which is on the north side of the Yangtze.-Naval Wireless.
Wahu, May 6.
Meanwhile the
Exodus of Chinese.
TAI WAN BAY.
MOTOR BUS. SERVICE TO BEACII,
It is notified in the" Government
these have been in your hands for the required period. I will, with your consent, take them as read.
CHINA'S NATURAL
RICHES!
grave.
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That Common's scene looks like becoming a common sceno.
ロロ
'Golf is being played with much
A man was fined this week for It was a there spirit, now that Messrs, Cald- beek. Macgregor are rewarding the slaughtering a pig.
neighbour who squealed. hele in one
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Social Note: Miss.......is con-
The cleaning out of Bolshevists fined to bed with a chill having from the Peking Soviet Embassy changed into summer garters dur recalls the fact that Revelations are always bound to come after ing May.
Axolus.
The court allowed Charlie Chap- in a month to answer his wife's
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It looks as if America has had
complaint, which is just one month enough of bandits anyhow,
more than the average husband" gets for the same purpose.
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"Taels current in China!" says a
heading. And nasty tales some of
As the Company is conducting business in many currencies both gold and silver, we have on this no- casion converted all silver currency figures to doilars and all gold cur- rency figures to sterling at the parities of exchange and then con-
It looks as if Coolidge will run them are too. verted sterling to dollars at the rate FOREIGN CAPITAL WANTED.
again. of 1/111⁄2d, the rate at 31st.
Geneva, May 6.
OD December, 1926. The object of
A Shanghai paper calls the new At the Economic Conference, Captain Mutton did not net like enfranchisement of British women, this is to secure some continuity, in the accounts in future years, as Mr. Chao, the Chinese delegate, a lamb in the witness box at the Petticoat Rule." But isn't this a
fibel on modern fashions? the effect of using different rates made a lengthy statement in which Marine Court. E O
☐ ☐ throughout, according to the actual he complained of the tariff restric-
A movement is afoot to amal- rate ruling at the 31st December, tions under which China was auf-
McWhirter admits that figures gamate the Radio Society with the
he The fering, makes comparison difficult.
He claimed on behalf of China, Rambler's Club, the new name be don't lie but all the same result of adopting the present basis of exchange instead of the basis freedom to decide her own eccno-ing the Grumblers' Association, wishes that someone would pro- adopted for last year's accounts is mie policy, and declared that poli- which is to be affiliated with the vide him with statistics which to show a book profit on exchange tical and economic instability in National Farmers' Union. of $39,210, which we have carried China were mainly due to the de
The gentleman who luached in it just before Easter. te reserve as "Exchange and Invest- lay in the abolition of the present ment Fluctuation Account." In restrictions.
a local hotel under hypnotic in-
A cabaret soprano disappeared He said that China needed capl-fluence did not, we presume, ab- total, the value placed upon the Company's Investments is less than tal to develop her unlimited a sent mindedly forget to pay the while on her way to Egypt. It is thought she was killed while on the valus at market prices and cur-tural resources, and the only solubill.
the high C's. rent rates of exchange at 31st.tion of unemployment in China ap-
peared to be to complete the December, 1926.
As we foreshadowed in our dustrialisation of China through Report for 1925, our Life Depart-foreign co-operation.--Reuter. inent
to be the largest 01
Departments, but I propose "to deal with the working of the various Depart KIDNAPPED NEPHEW. of "Maritan" fame was an Irish- ments in the same order as on previous occasions,
has growTI
our
Marine Losses.
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This week's stray bat from the belfry: "Why can't a man with lantern jaws Ree in the dark?"
We are reminded that Wallace
man with a Scot's name. sort of thing must stop.
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This
This week's simile: "Like an ant looking for a meal at a Scots- man's wedding."
prove that $65.00 is too much for
a piece of felt with a feather in
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McWhirter says that anyhow the men will have one advantage this summer. There's still, some- thing left for them to take off.
OD The Monroe Doctrine is a pact whereby American marines precluded from having too much exercise:
are
0.0 A newspaper heading we may "expect some day! "Great Britain
sends Chen Loving Cup."
An ancensing Chinese exodys
UNCLE IN COURT. was going on in every direction. British ships were leaving loaded
A Chinese was charged before down to their marks with mer-Gazelle that a motor bus service With regard to the Marine De- chandise, because every dealer from the Kowloon Star Ferry apartment, this reflects to some ex- Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning
China's burning question: Nothing has arisen from yester was rushing to get every bit of the Tai Wan Bay beach will lent the unsatisfactory condition with kidnapping his nephew,
The police stated that the boy "Which way, will the revolution day's incident, the town being produce away before the end came, operate na from to-day until of the marine insurance, market was taken to Shekki and detained turn?"
From a Telegraph article des- very quiet. The garrison is very The numbers of the foreign popu further botice:-
all over the world and the amount
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cribing a new fire engine: "In small-Navel Wireless.
lation left appeared to be 120 Bri- Monday to Friday inclusive-carried to the debit of Profit and there until the night before last,
This week's golf hint: Begin- Sighting a fire, the water hose is Kiukinng, May G.
tish; 50 Americans, 380 Japanese, Buses leave Kowloon Star Ferry Loss Account, after setting up when he was found by Chinese There is nothing to report, the 40 French, 20 Scandinavians and every 15 minutes between the 399,241, as reserve fer unexpired soldiers when a raid was carried ners should always stay as long attached to the pump, one end This leading to the hydrant and the as possible on the green. 220 Germans, the large number hours of 4.30 and 6 p.m.
risks, was $89,793. We have gone out at the instance of the local of Germans being explained by Saturday Sundays and Public very carefully into the Company's Magistrate. He was their women and children, but a Holidays-Boses leave Kowloon marine business and the major the Magistrate's Yamen and later helps to make the green look more free end spouting water." Now German steamier had now arrived Star Ferry every 15 minutea be- portion of this debit arises from turned over to a cousin who had and was leaving shortly with many tween the hours of 2 p.m. and 6 one source from which business gone up to Shekki to search for refugees.
was discontinued as far back as On a police application, the de- All the foreign banks, Mr. Last bus will leave the bathing September last. The risks run- fondant was remanded until next Simpson added, were still closed in beach at 7.30 p.m. daily.
ning off in this section, however, week.
situation being very qulet - Naval Wireless.
DUTCH CRUISER LEAVES.
Ordered to East Indies.
The Hague, May 6. The Dutch cruiser Sumatra ha bean ardered from Shanghai to the Dutch East Indies vin Naga sakl-Reuter.
SHANGHAI LOAN.
p.m.
spite of the withdrawal of all Fares. 1st Class 20 cental have continued to adversely affect Labour demands, the bankers stat-single journey: 2nd Class, 10 cents the figures. With regard to the ing that business was impossible single journey.
with the embargo on silver, sev ral also having received absolute orders to pay no strike wages.
DOMINIONS STATUS IMPROVED.
DIRECT COMMUNICATION
rest of the marine business the underwriting appears to be gen- erally satisfactory, but, as the ac- count is a small one, the incidence of one or two comparatively large laims materially effects the fig- ures for the year under review.
him.
taken to
APPOINTMENTS.
TWO MORE JUSTICES,
BO.
we know all about it!
his
ᄆᄆ The open season for Cissy shirts "He spent the week-end tying new car."From a serial commences to-day.
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story. We know the kind. Dr. Koo-keo has been appointed
៨ . Commissar of Lanacy at Hankow.
This week's motoring hint: Make sure the garage door is open before backing out.
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:
Home Note:The proper time to kill moths is after a heavy meal of flannel trousers.
If the Chinese "boy" gets much
Shanghai is at present menaced more independent, some of us will with the yellow peril, the red soon have to be applying for jobs
as masters. menace and the blue laws.
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In reply to a Shanghat visitor, Bandita in Chiza
we would state that no town seeme "narrow" to people who behave themselves.
and Moxico
"Is Strictly Prohibited."
International Settlement. Peking, May 1.
The Japanese in Hankow. Mr.'] Having obtained a report that Simpson said, strongly favoured General Chiang Kai-shek is plan the formation of an International ning to issue a loan of $30,000,000, Settlement of all the concessions
ARRANGED. Marshal Chang Two-lin, General in Hankow, together with the mili Chang Taung-chang, and General tary garrisoning of Tortoise Hil
London, May 6. Sun Chunn-fang have addressed & at Wachang and Hanyang Hill Reiter learns that as a result of ably. It is hoped and anticipated 1. E. the Governor has appoint joint telegram to the Chinese with foreign infantry and artillery correspondence between London that this restriction and the dis-ed Mr. Geoffrey Robley Sayer and General Chamber of Commerce in detachments--which would mean and the Dominions, July 1 has continuance of the business before Mr. Roland Arthur Charles North Shanghai, stating that they can by that the keys of the middle river. been fixed as the date for the pro- referred to will obviate the chance to be members of the Board of no means approve of the plan, and would be in foreign hands and posed change in the channel of of a repetition of this loss. that subscription to the loan is civil war would be rendered im- communications between the strictly prohibited.
H. E. the Governor has appoint- As the prospect of any considered Mr. George Grimble to be a able expansion is not great in view Member of the Licensing Board are to have a conference next year. of local conditions we have decid- during the absence from the ed to restrict our maximum com- Colony of Mr. Walter Leslie Pat- mitments in this Branch consider tenden.
FOOCHOW QUIET..
Demonstrators Frightened.
tatives.
Fire Department.
Examiners.
DISASTROUS GAS EXPLOSION.
0.0 Last Saturday's Telegraph re- a "Worm-driven car." ferred to Probably one of those people who splash mud over one's flannels.
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McWhirter said that if he won
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Beauty Note:-Buy a red bath- ing suit. They come out well in the photographs.
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A public park at Home has been "saved for posterity" accorü- ing to a news report. Which re- It is not true that the Bathing minds us that Hongkong's beaches Benches Committee have been have once again been saved for offered free use of the V. R. C. prosperity. bath this year.
The chief
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trouble with these
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A Shanghai cabaret advertises, Chinese generals is that they re "now ditties." Nudities, more like- present too many conflicting ideas. ly.
口口 口口
Another Simile: "As full of "Gold Fishes Fresh Eggs" reads nerve as a solicitor who asks his a Kowloon notice. This must ex- Worship to order the Press not to plain the diminutive size and fishy publish the names of witnesses."! favour of some boarding-house
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noufa! This weather is bad for tuber-
$64,000 in a sweepstake, he'd make II. E. the Governor has appointed sure of getting a bathe by buy- Government possible in the region. They British
and the
Dr. John Russell Craig and Dr.ing a matshed. favoured an Anglo-Japanese mili-Governors of the Dominions.
With regard to the Fire Depart-Ianne Newton to be official Justices tary and mayal agreement,
It is pointed out that the ment, the net premiums received of the Peace for the Colony of Governor General of Ignorant Administrators.
the during the year amounted to $85,- Hongkong. Dominions is His Majesty'a per-771 and commissions received to. Foochow, May I
Reverting to the former Britishsonal representative, as opposed to $34,808, against premiums of $31,- May Day celebration here pass- Concession. Mr. Simpson said that the altuation at the earlier stage,
The sum of $6,842 is ed off rather quietly. As demon- the mixed Council under the Chen-when the Governors were appoint-050 and commissions of $36,727, stration parades had been arrang- O'Malley Agreement of the ex-ed by the London Government, and in 1925.
carried to the debit of Profit ed in celebration of the establish concession was working badly and acted alag as the latter's represen- and Loss, as compared with a ment of the Government at Nan- only a few days ago the three
1924 and It is now recognised that this debit of $3,988 in king as well as of May Day, some British Councillors had gone in a
a credit of $20,048 in 1925, FATALITIES IN NEW YORK ten thousand people of various body is the British Legation re-practice might be regarded as no
that from the Company's
• DISTRICT. public organisations, besides presentative, Mr. Newton, and longer wholly in accordance with so Inbourers, were gathering at Nan- asked, that the agreement be the constitutional position of the commencement, afler setting up
New York, May 6.
0.0 kungchang at about 8 o'clock in abandoned as it was farcical for Governor General, and after July Reserves for unexpired risks of communications between $32,391, the amount credited to
Six people were killed and a the morning. Just then, military then to pretend to work with men
Peculiarly appropriate is officers, discovering a number of who did not know the rudiments Government and Government willProfit and Loss has been $9,209,
of any which is not, at this stage, unsatis score injured through the collapse
quotation in a leading article in. deserters among the crowd, fired of municipal administration but be direct in the case
Some men stay out so late at the China Afail. "Let justico pre- at them with pistols, with the thought the concession a "farm" Dominion desiring ft. Hence the factory. It is, of course, desirable of a house near East River, owing
neighbourhood bursting a night that they can almost prove vail, said the Deemster in Hall Caine's famous book, even though e naequence that the attendants like an opium farm or any other Governor General will no longer that the Department should be to an explosion of á gas tank in were all frightened away.
Chinese semi-official represent His Majesty's Govern- expanded, and we are making all the
ment in Britain. .
the beavons fall. If memory possible endeavours to effect this. water-main under the building-a lullaby.
Reuter's American Service. The question of carrying out the Life Department Increase,
Nows has just reached the does not fail, we recollect that two hours later, but when they
Imperial Conference resolution
Colony that an Abordeon man the above sentiment was very were on the point of marching in
regarding the development of Now, as regards par Life De-
backed Oxford for a. place in the neatly turned into Latin by cor processional order, rain began to As a result of persuasion they closer personal touch between partment this has progreased more
Boat Race.
tainly not by Hall Cainel By all fall, which greatly dampened the had agreed to carry on for a few Britain and the Dominions and or less as anticipated and a satis-
means let justice prevall. enthusiasm of the people.
days longer but the end was not
☐ ☐ No handbilla of a anti-foreign far off. One of the last proposi-mong the Dominions themselves, factory increase is shown in
What will Mr. Dynasty do with- pature were distributed during the tions of the Chinese Councillors is at prosent under consideration. volume. The Premium Income
(Continued on Pago 17.)
out his perspicassidy?
People began to gather again netivity.
day.
form of
Dr. Sun's Will.
(Continued on Pago 24.)
-Reuter,
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TO-DAY.
Dollar on demand Lighting-up
2/-3/16 6.52 p.m.
goloshes.
If an epidemic of rables struck China these days, one would never know the difference.
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