Artificial Wreaths
We have just recolved
a shipment of Artificial "TI £65
wreaths encased in
glass.
C. E. WARREN & Co. Ltd,
CHINA BUILDING.
TEL. 0. 269.19
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1631
NO. 22,211
一拜型
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MELAUF MONDAY, JULY 4, 1927.
FURTHER SOUTHERN DRIVE. C. N. C. STRIKE.
NORTHERNERS RETREAT
ON TSINAN.
AMERICAN DESTROYER FIRED
NEAR HANKOW.
THE LOCAL SILENCE MAINTAINED.
COMPANY'S CASE REVIEWED.
The latest addition to the China ON Navigation Company vessels tied up in Hongkong as the result of
1J
POLICE RESERVE ENLARGED,
INTERNATIONAL COMPANY BEING FORMED.
日六初月六
36 FEB ANNUAL
SINDLE OOPY 10 CENTS
The useful life of this DOUBLE BOW TYPE New Departure Ball Bearing is still unspent after every other moving part in the Motor Car is worn out and this without adjustment. 58 differ and sizes and types in stock,
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Telephone Cantral 1246 or 1247.
33, Wong Nei Chupad. Happy Valley.
NAVAL DEADLOCK: CARLTON "FOLLIES”
BRITISH SUBMARINE PROPOSAL..
GOVERNMENTS CONSULTED.
Geneva, July 3.
CASE.
CHARGES OF DRUNKENNESS NOT ESTABLISHEU.
REVUE ARTISTE SUCCEEDS.
"
PACIFIC FLIGHT.
HOW AIRMEN REACHED HAWALL
LONG TRIP WITHOUT FOOD.
Washington, June 29.-Malt
FOR ONE YEAR'S SERVICE..
So far as H. M. Supreme Courtland and Hegenberger will return In the latest police Reserve or-
Despite the three delegations be la concerned, "Finiz" has
been to the United States by steamer ing pledged to secrecy with re-written to the case which aroused nrd their plane will be left in ders issued by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C. S P. it is stated:gard to the details of the naval a lot of interest in Shanghul in Hawail for the use of the army, "It has been deckled to form a discussions, and the members of which a former revue artist of the the War Department announced the strike of the European deck
Company of the the delegation absolutely refusing "Cariton Follies" sued the Carlton to-day. officers and engineers, is the 8.8. International
Enthusiasm of army officials Hongkong Police Reserve opun_to
nevertheless what Ltd., for the sum of Tis. 1,461.09 a statement, Kwangtung, which arrived on all nationalities except these be-appear to be leakages continue. for breach of contract. On Tues here over the Hondlulu flight was Saturday from Bangkok. There longing to Companies ready form- For example, a local paper al-day last. His Honour, Judge Peter held in check until success was are now den vessels lying idle, in- ed or in process. of formation (ie, leges that the technical committee Grain, awarded the plaintiff the assured. Then, as the news that STUDENT REDS ARRESTED. cluding the Canton river steamer Chinuse. Indian and Portuguese) has completely disagreed with re- sum of Gold $873 less Mex., $100 Maitland and Hegenberger had
Fatshan,
Service will be of one year's
barriers were" broken down for a To-day is the fifth day of the tion, and the intention is to have gard to the British submarine pro- together with the costs of the made it was received, all official strike, and although it seems clear always in readiness a body of train-posal, limiting this type of craft action.
Plaint in the case was Mias few minutes, and Byrd's attempt that negotiations are in progress, ed, uniformed men to assist the re-te iwo classes, of limited tonnage
Japanese opposing. Consequently. Shanghai last December under pletely forgotten.
"The war department is justin- both the Company and the Guilds ular Police Force in the case of and armament, the Americans and Marin Theresa Gordon, who enme to cross the Atlantic was
silence in con-emergency are maintaining
was adjourned an agreement with the Carlton Ltd., nexion with the dispute, and pos-
the discussion pending negotiations between the to perform in the "Carlton Follies"ably proud that the perils of an- with six other American girls. Her other great span of the air have heads of the delegations.
Reuter has been unable to ob- services were dispensed with last been met and conquered by the tain either a confirmation er 3 March by the manager, Mr. Al, courage and daring of officers of
not qualified to full the position for said. denial of this report from reliable Israel, on the grounds that she was the air corps, Secretary Davies which she was engaged and that quarters-Reuter.
her conduct and behaviour justified- the dismissal.
According to reports from Chinese sources, the Nationalists have further progressed in their drive on the North, and are reputed, to have captured Tsining, south of Tsiaạn, thus causing a Northern retreat in the direction of the capital of Shunlung,
There is undoubled confirmation of the fact thai Marshalsible recent developments. Feng, Yurhalang is closely approaching the W-han cities, large numbers of Red troops having been forced back acress the river and into Wuchong. There is much troop movement among the
forces of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek lower down the river.
Further indiscriminate firing on foreign vessels in the region of Hankow is reported, one of the ships concerned on Saturday bing'an American destroyer, a British vessel having been dred on the previous day,
A further round-up of "Reds" has taken place at Canton, the Sun Yat-sen University being raided on Saturday, a large number It is alleged that of students being arrested and placed in gaol. they were receiving monthly subsidies from Moscow.
Shanghai, July 4. are making house-to-house visits Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has and effecting arrests. ordered a general attack against They are also going to the vari- Wuhan. General Chu Pei-teh, ots shops to draw up a register of who was thought to have joined workers, and enquire as to their the Hankow Reds, has been order political ailiations. ed to march on. Hupch from Kiangsi.
Generals "Tsa Tao-yin and Yang
are commanded to
"Training will comprise, simple quad and arms drill for these who It has been rumoured that have not already been trained, and Messrs. Butterfield and Swire had a series of lectures on police work. "British, American, Scandina ordered certain officers from the ships in Harbour, but at the local rian and other nationals interested offices this morning, we were ask- are invited to apply to the Adjutant ed to officially deny, the story. for particulars, or to call personally The C. N. Co. has not interfered at his office at Police Headquarters on any week day, between 9.30 am- Beyond that, the Company and 12.30 p.m." with the strikers in any way. officials refused to
make any statement in the matter, while ad- mitting that there was no likelihood of any of their vessels sailing at the present time.
The Guild Secretary also declined to make any statement for publica- tion. A Telegraph representative was told to-day that the position at present was that the Guild would neither deny nor confirm any in- formation which might reach the Fress through other channels."
Another Rumour.
SEDITIOUS PAPERS.
SEQUEL TO SEIZURES IN HONGKONG.
-
An Earlier Message.
Washington, July 3.. American officials are disposed
President's Cable.
com-
Rapid City, S. D., June 29, Miss Gordon and another mem-President Coolidge has cabled. his to Lieutenanta to join issue with Britain's sug-ber of the revue, Miss Jewel Carrol, congratulations gestion at Genova to fix the total claimed they had been wrongfully Lester Maitland and A. F. Hegen- cruiser tonnage at 600,000 instead dismissed and that there had been berger on the success, of their of 300,000 proposed by the Ameri-a breach of the contract entered flight to Hawali. cans, and if the former insisted into with the Carlton Ltd., which Mr. Gibson will be forced to ahan- fcalled for a six montha" engage-
Wife Overjoyed,
don his efforts to reach an agreement. Each of the plaintiffs claim- Boston, June 29.-Mrs. Louise ment on cruisers which will thus ed from the Carlton Ltd., the sum Hagenberger, wife of the army be held in abeyance till 1931, when mentioned above, being made up fier who with Lieutenant Mait- the five Powers signatory to the of salary for the unexpired part land has arrived in Hawaii from Washington Pact will re-meet. of the contract, return passage to Oakland in an army plane, said
Reuter's American Service,
SHANGHAI ROBBERS.
SHOT.
America and board and lodging.
The Carlton Ltd, represent ed by Mr. J. M. Badeley, denied that there was any contract with the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs were represented by Mr. Reader Harris.
to-day that she was "crazy with happiness" over bor husband's safe landing.
Unexpected.
A police raid which was carried secend floor, on June 18, revealed out at No. 21 Sharp Street East, Ja quantity of seditious literature and a letter, which were promptly who were ar- Another rumour which. is cur-seized, and two men A raid was carried out on the Sun
Wheeler Field, Hawaii, June 29, Yat-sen University last Saturday, rent, but about which the Guild found on the premises were
It was agreed at the commence-Slipping Into Hawaii by the back This morning they appeared be-
ment of the hearing that the caso door Lieutenant Lester Maitland when some of the dormitories were and Company decline to pass com- rested. entered and searched, and a largement, is that in order to bring!
a head; the officers fore Major C. Willson at the Cen- 1 KILLED, AND 2 WOUNDED. of Miss Gordon should be tried and A. F. Hegenberger in their General Feng Yu-hsiang's army in umber of students were arrested, matters to Hankow within a week's time. it being believed that they have been have threatened to leave the ships tral Magistracy, charged with be- 119ing in posaession of seditious Four gunboats have been sent un paid with Sovict gold for Commun-entirely at noon to-day. to Wusuch for aiding in the attack istic work. It is currently reported understood that something of this literature. Sergt. Rozeskwy pro-which occurred on
Sen
meet
the
that they were subsidised to the kind Has been mooted, but that the secated. on Hankow, General Feng Yextent of $20 to $30 a month by suggestion, has met with a very
.amongst mixed reception Moscow. halang reports that his army is
officers themselves. approaching Hankow and expects to capture the Wuhan cities in
STATEMENT BY COMPANY. two weeks.-Nam Chung Pao.
TSINING CAPTURED? The Dispute Between Allied
Forces,&
Shanghai, July 4.
It is claimed in a suchow tele-
ogram that the 7th. Army under
are
The students who were arrested are now lodged in Nam Shek Tau gaol, along with other "Reds" who have been detained following recent raids.
BIG EXPLUSION.
The 1916 Settlement and Arbitration.
ance.
a
great
As a result of a gun battle Grst and that the caso of Miss Jewel
Carrol would stand or fall by the army Fokker stunned Wednesday
unexpectedness of their appear- morning in Chunking Road, Shang-decision reached in that action by crowd awaiting them here by the His Honour found that there had A squadron of army planes had It appears that when the place hai, between the police and three the Court.
armed robbers, one robber is dead, was searched the documents were found to be in possession of the one in a serious condition and the been a definite agreement with Miss been sent out from Wheeler Field first man, but it was believed that other wounded, but not seriously. Gordon to perform at the Carlton at daybreak to spot the lone plane The affair occurred at about 7 Cafe for six months. He also which was nearing the end of its the second prisoner was the prin-to'clock. The robbers attacked a found that the charges of drunken-2,400 mile dash across the Pacific. The escort, however, falied to was ness and incompetence, alleged by Icipal tenunt,
dwelling house, the alarm The first prisoner admitted that raised and the police, who arrived the defendants, had not been estab and the Fokker, which suddenly the documents belonged to him, quickly upon the seene, were inlished and, consequently, there was them with the second man
The following statement, as and said he would not have trusted time to take a hand. Inspectorino "ower to dismiss the plaintiff appeared over the horizon and
Mills and other officers of the before the expiration of her agree. Sinza Police Station were ponsible for the prompt assistance.
FOURTH OF JULY.
in
AMERICAN COMMUNITY
CELEBRATES.
£200,000 CARNEGIE GIFT.
PLAYING GROUNDS
DONATION."
rea-ment.
TELEPHONE CABLE MISHAP.
EAST END SUBSCRIBERS AFFECTED.
at 6.29 o'clock this morning, settled down for a perfect landing Waiting thousands had kept a vigil at the field at night. Various estimates had been made of the probable time of arrival, running all the way from midnight to 8 o'clock in the morning.
it.
"Well, Heggie, old kid, we made
Gimme a cigarette,"
(says last Wednesday's NC. Daily Over 200 Casualties.
News) been obtained from the
His Worship sentenced the first Nanking, July 3. China Navigation Co. regarding
the second was dia Large numbers of troops are the present dispute with the defendant to four months hard
labour, and General Li Chung-yan captured now collecting in Pukow, and it is officers' and engineers' guilds:
As far back as July, 1925, the charged, the magistrate remark- Tsining on the afternoon of July thought that this portends a re-
were thus threatening sumption of the drive against Pe-secretaries of the Guilds have ing that the evidence against him
been aware that if dislocation and was very weak. king on a large scale. 1st and Tainan.
At noch yesterday, a large junk suspension of the company's ser-
the historic words in which Mait- Marshal Chang Tsung-chang has
land announced to the world at seized all available cars and Carrying explosives, blew up near views on account of the disturbed
large that the army had broken Tientsin Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's political conditions in China con- of the locomotives Pukow railway and is preparing to wharf. Two native buildings and tinued, a redaction in pay might
Telephone subscribers in the all records for occan flying.
"The old compass is the only The question was again discuss- wrecked and it is estimated that retreat toward Tsinan and Techow, 1 many small craft were have to be made.
there were at least two hundreded in January, 1926, and
The Carnegie Trustees have Happy Valley and Magazine GEP thing that works," were Mait- necording to the telegram.
Marshals Chang Tsung-chang casualties. There is nothing September, 1926, the company
given £200,000 to assist the Lon-districts have been affected during land's next words. and Sun Chuan-fang have both further to report, Naval Wireless. specially invited the Shanghai and Shanghai, July 3. Hongkong secretaries to a meeting
in one of the Company's cables; telegraphed to the Peking Dictator
Further conversation was in- on the latest controversy between
They point out that their grants which carries many of the lines to Shanghai is perfectly adet, and when the position was explained The American community is den playing fields campaign, spun-the past two days by a breakdown their respective armies. Chang except for indisertain finger and discussed with them, and they enjoying a general holiday to-day,sored by the Duke of York.
Repairs are being effected with terrupted by the rush of a knot of Tso-lin has replied instructing the foreign vessels in the Hankow were advised that the time had the Fourth of July, in celebration,
have Day and the birthday of Presi-tured movements, but they con- Shantung army to change places region, the situation along the come when a reduction must be simultaneously, of Independence hitherto have been devoted to cul- those parts of the Colony.
The company with Sun Chuan-fang's army, the Yaugisze remains much the same, made.
throughout been reluctant to re-dent Coolidge. British naval craft sider the time is now ripe to pro-all speed, we are informed by the high army officers and other Shantungites to defend the Kino---Naval Wireless.
duce the scale of pay even tem-in harbour dressed ship in honour vide playgrounds. Granis will be Company, but for about two days officials toward the cockpit of the made to local authorities for the more all subscribers east of the plane. The two fiers climbed out Sun
Naval Yard and those in the stiffly, and their hands line while chow-Tsinan
porarily, they have postponed it of the occasion.
The U.S. Consulate-General and acquisition of land.
vicinity of Magazine Gap will be grasped by Lieutenant Colonel John Howard, department alr Chuan-fang's army is to take over
as long as they possibly could,
liable to interruption.
officer. the Tientsin-Pakow line.
and it was not put into effect until all American "business firms are closed for the day, and this after- April this year.
It is explained that the Nos. of "You did it and I congratula subscribers affected can be called you," said Howard.
Pan Fu, the Peking Premier, is being sent down to Shantung, it It is stated, to settle the dispute between the two armies.--Ñam Chung Pao.
THREAT TO HANKOW. American Destroyer Fired On.
Hankow, July 3
ICHANG LOOTED AGAIN.
Damage to Foreign' Property.
Congratulations,
were
jofficers by their shoulders. With
to tear dimmed eyes, the old generat said, "My boys, I congratu' ito you."
noon the American community will❘ HOSPITAL COMFORTS. Hankow, June 28."
The Adjustment Board. be at Home to their friends at the Ichang has been systematically
by subscribers in other districts, Major General Lewis, depart looted for the two days beginning
On April 29 the secretaries Roof Garden or the Hongkong,
call. June 23, but the extent of the wrote to the company calling for Hotel, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
It is understood that a large MORE GIFTS ACKNOWLEDGED. but that they cannot originate à ment commander, seized both damage to foreign property is not
The Hospital Committee bags Every effort is being made known as it is still dangerous for an adjustment board under the
agreement of May, 1916, and on dinner party, at which the guests May 24 stated that members of are expected to number about 300 to acknowledge, with very many expedite the work of repair. foreigners to land.
Gen, Yang Sen and his troops the Guilds would cense work on will be held at the Hongkong Hotel thanks, receipt of the following
this evening.
kifta for the Hospital: have retreated to Patung/
Owing to the difculty of rain- Five gramophone records, nina! submitted to such adjustment Tchang is in the hands of the June 30 unless the dispute was
board or the level of pay restored.ing teams, the annual baseball packets of playing cards with Nationalists. is contained in the hurried troop Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang is now The company informed them match between married and single scoring blocks, from Mr. T: Dal- movements which are taking place, definitely in alliance with Gon: that the effects on the company's men of the US. community will in; ene and a half dozen beaded nilk-jug covers each from Mrs. Large numbers of "Red" troops are Chiang Kai-shek, but what his position of the critical political not be played,
The Cafe Parisión has arranged E. M. White, and Mrs. C. H. Atkins. collecting on the south bank of the future action will be is not yet situation in China, and the con- Yangtze and in Wuchang.
Cruising just below Hwangchow report is unconfirmed, that Ferg on, are not matters they could this evening.
known. It is rumoured, but the sequent necessity for the reduc- special celebration dinner for yesterday, an American destroyer Yu-hsiang is mobilizing two divi submit to arbitration and that was subjected to considerable "un- are from the shore. The day before sions who will have Eankow as they must retain freedom to meet
Some confirmation of Feng Yu- hsiang's threat to the Wu-han cities
a British steamer was fred nt, and three Chinese passengers wounded, Representations have been made, but both the Ilankow and Nanking military authorities disclaim any responsibility for the troops guilty of this indiscriminate firing.
The altuation is, otherwise, little changed.-Naval Wireless.
their destination.
PREMIER INTERVIEWED,
Amicable Settlement Desired. Peking, June 27.
In an interview with Japanese
the situation which, it must be evident to everyone, is subject to extraordinary changes following
CAR TOUTS.
upon long periods of stoppage CLEAN UP IN PEDDER STREET.
(Continued on page 12.)
SPANISH NON-STOP
FLIGHT.
PROJECTED HOP TO..
SOUTH AMERICA.'
་
CANADA AND THE U. S. A.
CORDIAL SENTIMENTS
Maitland and Hegenberger werd - then whisked away to the review- ing stand, but before taking the salute," they had each slipped off their flying overalls and stood re- vealed in immaculate uniforms.
At the reviewing stand, they re- ceived the congratulations of Gov ernor Farrington, Rear Admiral' McDonald, and other dignitaries. Pretty Hawalian girls loaded "the Ottawa, July 3:
United aviators with wreaths of beautiful Mr. Phillips, the now States Minister to Canada,. and flowers,
were the:
Offer of G.$10,000. Colonel Lindbergh, guests of honour at an official din ner in Parliament buildings.
EXPRESSED.
An enterprising newspaper syn- Mr. Phillips read a message dicate representative offered Maft-" Four men and a boy, the latter Madrid, June 26-The recent from President Coolidge expresa- land and Hegenberger $10,000 in possible by political means and fourteen years old, were summen-successes of Chamberlin, Levine Ing American goodwill towards cash for the exclusive story of press representatives to-day, Mr. not to resort to force of arms.ed before Major C. Willson at the and Lindbergh, American trans- Canada, and rejoicing at the Cada. their fight, but the two licuten- Pan Fu, the Premier of the new Though we are of course desirous Central Police Court this morning Atlantic flers, have inspired the dian jubiles, declaring that the ants said they wouldn't know what but still Cabinet, said as follows:- of coming to terms with the Nan- for touting for car passengers in Spanish military aviator Espinosa Americans, are ever ready to co- to do with all that money.
Canadians in Somewhat refreshed "The war between the Northern king Government which is oppos Pedder Street yesterday,
The men were fined $12, or four-to attempt a non-stop flight from operate with the and Southern troops is now in aed to the Communist Party, the
The proposal is now before Pre-everything leading towards peace, hungry, Maitland and Hegenber and progress-Reuter's Americas ger paused long enough before
3 (Continued on page 18.). state of standstill. The new Gov- compromise question has not yet teen days' imprisonment, and the Spain to South America.
Service. The Canton authorities are con- ernment is firmly determined to made a progress worthy of men- boy was ordered to receive ten mier de Rivera for approval.
strokes of the birch. tinuing their anti-"Red" raids, and settle the situation as amicably as tion...
A CANTON RAID,
"Red" Students Arrested.