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SINGAPORE RACES,
TWO ACCIDENTS IN STEEPLECHASE.
The second and final day of the amateur meeting at the Singapore Turf Club on Monday last week was marred by two accidents in the steeplechase, involving Injuries to wellknown local sportsmen, Lieut. W. A. Woods, A.D.C: to H.E. the Governor, and Lieut. H, S. J. Bourke, A.D.C. to H.E. the General.
Glenvale, which Mr. Woods. was riding, fell at the first obstacle, and the rider sustained concussion, Hardly had he been picked up and put in the ambulance (which was drawn up in rather sinister readi-
ness) than the horses were round for the second time, whon, at an other fence, Calendar fell and throw Mr. Bourke, who sustained cuts about the head and face. Both were removed to hospital.
It was learned the next morning that the accidents were not nearly so bad as appeared at first. Mr. Woods suffered from only slight concussion and soon recovered. The cuts sustained by Mr. Bourke were of a superficial nature. His worst injury was a dislocated thumb.
WEDNESDAY:
SOUTH CLAIM BIG VICTORY.
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8th, culminated in. street fighting. on both accompanied by losses sides. Since June 8th, the 3rd Army has withdrawn to fiwang Shih-kwang-Naval Wireless.
ANTI-RED MOVE.
Renewed Canton Action.
JUNE · 15,
MALAYA HOLIDAY
TRAGEDY.
YOUNG EUROPEAN PLANTER SHOT DEAD,
Ipoh, June 8.-Details of the tragic death of a young planter on Arras Estate, Kuala Kangsar, show. that the deceased, A. H. Morgan, was entertaining two friends dur- ing the holiday,
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They were returning to the estate through a patch of scrub for tiffin whan two house dogs started a deer. One of his friends, named Bing-
Canton, June 14. Since Mr. Chan Fu-mok, the Labour Commissioner, was recall- ed to Nanking by Marshal Chianghe, was carrying Mr. Morgan's Kai-shek, the Labour Department automatic pistol. Morgan labe- here has been under the charge lieved to have shouted "shoot." The clerk of that department. of Mr. Wang Chiyuan, a chief party suddenly swerved and the bul
let fatally struck Morgan.
The military and police autho
that with this rities consider radical leader away from Canton, it is timo to further clean up the Reds in the city, who hitherto had sheltered under Chan's pro- tection..
The funeral at Taiping yesterday was largely attended.
DAY BY DAY.
Martial law was suddenly de- clared on the outskirts of the The P. and O. s.8. Nellore from city again last night, probably Hongkong, "arrived Marseilles on because another anti-Red cam-June 14th, paign is going to be set on foot..
Two big guns and neveral ma- chine guns have been placed at PICKPOCKET CAUGHT. the railway station at Wongsha.
ORDERED TO BE WHIPPED.
atrolling A. Chinese whilst around the Reclamation in Wan- chai had his pocket picked twice, according to evidence which was given before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning, by a Chinese detec- tive.
The man had in his possession $2.50 in money and a bunch of keys and a knife. The detective saw a pickpocket go up to his vle- tim and extract something. He immediately seized the pickpocket But only discovered the keys and knife in the man's possession. The victim discovered that his money was gone, and so had had his pocket picked earlier in the evening.
The pickpocket, a youth who had two previous convictions against him, was sentenced to re- ceive twelve strokes,
SEDITIOUS PAPERS.
CHINESE CHARGED AND REMANDED.
The weather forecast up' tin noon to-morrow is: "South winds, The military barracks in Yin-moderate; fair to showery." tong sent out a large number of patrols at night.--Nom Chung) Pao.
Departmental Changes.
It is reliably reported thut Chan Fu-nok, the prominent radical some time has lender, who for been at the head of the Special Kuomintang Propaganda Commits tee, has been dismissed from his position by Marshal Chiang Kai- shek, and he left Hongkong for Shanghai yesterday or a Japan- ese steamer. Lee Wen-fang, one of Wu Han-min's chief taries, has been appointed in his stead, it is reported.
Becre
While walking along Hillier Streat a Chinese was struck on of 'wood the head by a bundle which fell from a first floor ver- anda. He was taken to the Goy- ernment Civil Hospital, but it ia believed that he was not seriously.
hurt..
TURKISH WOMEN ADOPT HAT.
The name of Frank W. Lee, re- MODEL OF NATIONAL DRESS. sently appointed by the Nanking Government as commissioner of
the Treaty Committee, is coupled Turkish Women has decided to de- Constantinople.-The Union of with that of Fu Ping-skeung, O. C. Wu's brother-in-law, as
the sign a new model of a dress for Türkish women. Its object is to probable future head of the Can-invent a modernised national cos- ton. Foreign Office. Frank W.
tume that shall be economical as Leo was formerly a Commission-well as elegant, and so to prevent er of Foreign Affairs at Canton. the present extravagant spending
Communist Released.
on European models.
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There will be no attempt to do Chan Kum-shek, "a notorious Communist, connected with the away with the new taste for diver- Nanyang Brathers Tobacco Com-sity of colour, and sufficient range pany, who was arrested by Pei variation will be left to satisfy in- dividual tastes, but" form and line Chung-hai in Shanghai, after will be made uniform. leaving Hongkong at the request A charge of being in possession of the local police, has now been
was pre-released on payment, it is under of seditious literature
stood, of a fine. of $20,000. Central Magistrney this morning, before Major C. Willson, when he denied the charge..
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CANTON'S EXPEDITION.
Financial Problems Arise.
Lately the light veil, which was the last relie of such dress, has given place to a coloured scarf headdreas imitated from Russia. This alone now distinguishes Tur- kish from foreign women, and it is itself threatened by the growing adoption of the hat.
Canton, June, 14. General Chien Ta-chun, Field- Marchal of the anti-Red northern expedition, returned from the firing is heard from the villages It is reported cept them. Otherwise he said, he with the local authorities with locally that in the neighbourhood
by him if his Worship would a-Kiangsi front yesterday to confer than formerly.
would have to ask for a remand.
tions would have to be proved, and adjourned the case until, 11.30 on Saturday morning.
the
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His Worship said the tranala-egard to the financial support of of Peltaiho a large body of ban- military campaign into dits, said to number 300, has been Kiangsi.
broken up by the Fengtien sol- This morning General Chien diers, 30 of the robbers being kill- attended a conference in the Army ed, and 100 prisoners who were Headquarters, at which General being held by them for ransom Li Chai-sun and other military being liberated. and financial authorities were present.
INDUSTRIES FAIR.
HOLLAND'S SUCCESSFUL
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force.
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Yunnanese Aided."
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CHANG TALKS.
The Peace, Neguliations.
General Chien suggested at the conference that since the revenue recepts of the southern Kiangsi
Peking, June 8. districts are very poor large funds
"Although the Fengtien troops have to be remitted to his army The Spring Fair was held at from Canton monthly for war ex-were compelled to evacuate Honan Utrecht from March 15th to 24th, penditure, and maintenance of the from a tactical point of view, I The total number of visitors was
The conference gave the am firmly determined to dash for- over 80,000.
matter a long discussion, and Ward in order to achieve my ends. The fair was the most success- finally decided to supply General The relations between General Yen Hsi-chan and myself so far ful one from a business point of Chien's, army with $300,000 a
him 119 view since that of 1921. The month. This sum will be paid out remain unchanged, and I am in number of participators was 978 from the Canton Treasury tem communication with against 933 in the 1926 spring fair. porarily, and, afterwards charged usual," sald Marshal Chang T30- lin in an interview granted to The Netherlands (Holland) took to the National Treasury.
Japanese newspaper men to-day. the lead with 626 participators,
"As for Feng Yu-hslang, ho is thereafter followed Germany with 108, France with 77, Great Britain The Canton Government is also my enemy, and I will stand against between General with 63, Belgium with 40, the sending large suma and consider him to the last ditch. As to a
compromise United States of America with 38. able arma and other military sup- Chiang Kai-shek and myself, t Further there were exhibits from plies to the aid of General Fan would be brought to realization, if Hungary, Italy, Norway, Austria. Shek-sang, the Yunnanese com: General Chiang severs relations Spain, Czecho-Slovakia, Sweden mander, who is taking a force of and Switzerland.
But, as The were no 8,000 from Kwangsi to join the with the Communists not only in
words but in reality. exhibits from China and Japan.
expedition against Hanan. The autumn fair will be held A shipment consisting of 16 field there seems to be a great deal of complexity behind General from 6th to 15 September, 1927. guns, 700 rifles, 200 cases of cart-Chiang's action to round up com- and will be of international ridges, 5,000 sets of uniforms, munistic elements, I cannot easily character. The Netherlands Con- and 6,000 raincouts," was sent to believe that he is really against
Can- sul General will be glad to bring Kwangsi yesterday by a
communism. river steamer. prospective exhibitors into contact ton-Wuchow with the Secretary Generd! either Nam Chung Pao. for the autumn fair or the 1928 spring fair.
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TONGSHAN BANDITS.
Thirty Killed by Soldiers.
Bolshevism. "Tregard all of those who hoist flage with a white sun in the blue field as being in favour of Bol- shevism.. I will, therefore, b- Tongshan, June 8,
solutely refrain from using the The town is remarkably peace-flag. As to the Three People's ful, and as far as enn be seen Principle, the part of tho Princi- there is an oven greater friendli-ple which is based on the promo- nese manifested on the part oftion of the welfare of the nation the Chinese towards the foreign is all right, but the radical part is nothing but aheres. 2. The crew are to he served with a ors than for some years past. of the doctrine Let of rural a. Camun Partia and General The mines and the railway works communiom. Sikolao. 4, Sir Garzet Welacy, 4. Cell are working at increased pressure. "For this reason, I cannot, ne- of the asekusins and became the informer, and The students at the University are cept the whole of the Threo was himself murdere! years after. 8. General diligently pursuing their studies.
People's Principle.
The following are the replies to to-day's questions:-
1. Lehconsfield-purchasing Suez Canal
:
Rhodes. t. The Great Eastern, 7. He was one
Boatonger. 9. Looking "terrard," the left.
The roport 10. Czar l'eler in the line of Queca Ellaabeth. The University is planning to that General Chiang Kai-shek's 11. An Nistons kon meda in the early shorten it gummer vacation, in representative is on a visit here fritics. 19. Mary Davis, the daughter of order to make up for the time for the purpose of bringing about Jalryman, are the farms on which May. lost last year.. Lort Grosvrner, who
a compromise between General The bandit nuisance in the sur- Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK and inter eventually were built 18, PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street, in the City Captain Cheries Beresford. 1. Captain Horounding district seems to have Chang and myself, is utterly un-
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