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NO. 23,230
FOUNDED HATIARN THURSDAY, AUGUST
18.
1927. 日一廿月七
TEL. C.269.
CANTON, HANKOW & NANKING, CHINESE CUSTOM.
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NOW RE-ALLIED AGAINST
THE NORTH.
CHIANG'S SUPPORTERS FLEE FROM CANTON.
BRITISH PLANE'S MISHAP.
THE ADOPTION OF HEIRS.
الأن
PROTECTORS OF WIDOWS.
An estate case, which commenc- ed before the acting Chief Justice, Mr. J. R. Wood, yesterday after noon, and involves questions of Chinese custom and law, was con- tinued in the Supreme Court this morning, when evidence was given by a Chinese village elder.
The dispute is between two wo- men. the plaintiff being 'Ngai Chung-sz, suing as the next friend of her adopted son, an infant named Ngai Chung-fat, and the defendant being Ngai Tee-mui; and concerns the estate left by one Ngai I, who died at 5, Teat Tsz Mui village, Hongkong in 1898.
A FRANCO-GERMAN AGREEMENT.
MUTUAL COMMERCIAL
BENEFITS.
FAVOURABLE TARIFFS.
THE DOLE PRIZE.
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TWO PLANES REACH' HAWAII.
TWO OTHERS COMPETE."
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San Francisco, Aug. 17. Parle, Aug. 17. The navy radio station reports The newly-signed Franco-German that at 7 o'clock this morning, commercial agreement, which comes Pacific time, the Woolaroo was 1,800 into force on September 6, provides miles out, running satisfactorily. for the reciprocal grant of de facto Renter's American Service. most-favoured-nation treatment for practically all exports. The" ex- change will be at the present French minimum tariff.,
Germany grants France the tariff already established for the benefit of other Powers.
Honolulu, Aug. 17. The Woolaroo has landed at
$36 PELL ANNUM
H4NOLE COPT 10 CENTS
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AN IRISH POLITICAL SMUGGLED RUBBER
DRAMA.
MR. JOHN JINKS STROLLS OPPORTUNELY.
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MALAYAN REVENUE'S
BIG LOSS.
·SOME STRONG COMMENT:.
MAY NOW BE EXPELLED..
At a meeting of the Malayan Dublin, Aug. 17.
Federal Council last week, the The expulsion of Mr. Jinks from Hon. Mr. Egmont Hake spoke-on Captain Redmond's National the question of rubber smuggling, League party will probably be the observing that it was quite impos next step in the Irish political sible to prove statistically the drama.
quantity that escaped from the He left the Dall before the divi-country After dealing with the Wheeler Field here, and thus winssion, and did not return. He stroll-lenkages from various states, he
ed about the city this morning, and went on to state: the first Dole prize of G.$25,000,-reports of his kidnapping are un-
Smuggling has been going on founded. Router's American Service.
for three years, in varying degrees The principal China news to-day is that General Li Chai-sum,
Mr. Jinks told an interviewer that according to the export percent- Oakland, Cal., Aug. 17. his constituents were opposed to a the master of Kwangtung, and General Huang, the Governor of
Mildred Doran, on
A Michigan school teacher, Miss coalition, and had urged him to Kwangsi, have decided to join with the Hankow group, which,
a passenger support the Government which was in turn, has definitely allied itself to the Nanking remnant. Thus,
biplane named after her, with best for Ireland.-Reuter. a pilot named Pedlar and navi- Canton, Hankow and Nanking are re-aligned against the North.
gator named Knope, after turn-
AN EARLIER REPORT. The status of individuals and ing back Consequent on the retirement of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek,
owing to engine
The Deciding Vote. The plaintiff married the only river navigation and of German flight to Hawall in which thus companies, and questions of sea and trouble, re-started on the Dole there is considerable apprehension in Canton, the Police Com-
surviving son, who died without vessels in French colonies and pro- four competitors
Dublin, Aug. 17. missioner. (Gen. Tang) and many of the leading politicians having any children surviving him, and tectorates, will be settled on the others being the Golden Eagle when a member of his party, the If Capt. Redmond was puzzled survive, the resigned. General Tang is thought to have come to Hongkong, and later she took
annther husband basis of international law. piloted by Jack Frost, the Aloha genial Mr. John Jinks, who keeps and adopted a son. She claims there is an exodus of the families and supporters of the old officials.
The agreement will remain in by Martin Jensen, and the Wool-an hostelry at Sligo, abstained that the peoperty descends to her There is also a report (at present unconfirmed) that Marshal and the son: the defendant, a sis-force until April 1, 1929, after arado by Arthur Goebel.-Renters from voting against the Govern
which it may be terminated by American Service, Feng Yu-hsiang, disappointed at the retirement of Marshalter of her first husband, not being either party on three months
notice. Chiang and the failure of his efforts to get Chiang to return, has eligible because, she has married
twice.
Unrestricted most-favoured-na- gone over to the side of Marshal Sun Chuan-fang and will co- This is denied, and the defen- tion treatment will not come into operate with him against the South,
HAS FENG TURNED ROUND AGAIN?
The agreement reserves the com- plete liberty of the French Parlia- ment to proceed with the projected Custoros reform.
Second Prize Also Won.
Honolulu, Later. The Aloha has landed, and wins
ment yesterday, he was more puzzle ed to-day owing to Mr. Jinks's dis
appearance.
tons must have reached the mar ages, and some 40,000 or 50,000 ket during that period. Take that quantity away from market stocks, and can you seriously question that the pivotal price would have been reached?
I say that the F.M.S. are losing rubber exports, and unable to in- at least 4d. a th. over all their crease these exports in the man- aer calculated to be achieved by
the law of this Council; and that
loss can be calculated to amount
to over 35 million dollars a year,
that is, capital invested within the
dant makes a similar ailegation operation until December, 1928 the second Dole prize, of G.$10,000. Prior to the vote Capt Redmond's ja day, which could. I think be re-
against the plaintif, and states Reuter. that 'the son
bought WAS
by the latter's second husband and therefore does not belong to the family.
Chinese Law.
Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. Horace Lo, is for the plain tiff, and Mr. F .C. Jenkin, instruct- Shanghai, Aug 17. Yen-tat, Kwok Mut-yurk. Generaled by Mr. F. S. C. Brookes, is for General Li Chai-sum, the Gover! Yip Ting and General Ho Lung. the defendant. nor of Kwangtung, and General The immediate object of the Huang Hsiao-shun, the Governor, group is to return to Can- of Kwangsi, have agreed to re ton. The reported "defeat" and cognise the Wu-ban Goverment and subsequent retirement of Generala woman taking a man to live with Important points with rogurd to have offered to co-operate with Yip Ting, from Nanchang, is her after the death of her husband, Wu-han and Nanking against the thought to be a strategy for him and the adoption of children, have North.
to come farther South. His forces been raised, and this morning r are approaching the Kwangtung Alabaster read certified transla. and Fukien border and are at-long of Chinese law on the points. tempting to reach Canton via the They were as follow: East River district.-Our Own Correspondent,...
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Feng Wants Chiang. Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang, from Chengchow, has issued a circular telegram through General Li Lich Chun, who is chairman of the first conference of the new Government, of Nanking, asking Marchal Chiang Kai-shek to return to his post of Generalissimal-Reuter.
CANTON RESIGNATIONS.
The Police Chief Leaves.
A discarded ehild under three years, though of a different sar- name, may be received into a family and renreil, and may adopt the surname of the person, rearing him. Ile shali, on to account, be
Earlier. Reports.
Rumours are flying in Dublin for instance that Mr. Jinks has FM.S. Is losing at the rate of 35 been kidnapped or has vanished." million dollars a year, or $100,000 party of only seven were un-garded as avoidable if the whole The Woolarou took 26 hours, 20 animously pledged against the problem were faced with deter- minutes. Many thousands had Government. Mr. Jinks's vote would|mination. Paris, Aug. 17. gathered, and there was wild en-have defeated the Government.- After protracted negotiations|thusiasm among them as they cheer- Reuter. the Franco-German Commercial ed the aviators in the Woolaroo, Agreement has been reached whose arrival was greeted with a Router.
salute of bombs bursting in the mir.
Later.
M. Bokanowski for France and Herr Posse for Germany afgned
Commerciel Agreement.- Reuter.
the
BRITAIN'S VITAL STATISTICS.
FEWER DEATHS AND MORE
BIRTHS.
The pilot, Goebel, stepped out dressed in a lounge sait, with his linen spotless, Davis, his naviga- tor, was in naval uniform.. -- The Woolaroo started last from Oak-. land.-Reuter's American Service:
OBITUARY,
VALUE OF FLYING BOATS.
“MÀY
COMPLETE SERVICE
TO INDIA.
What is the explanation of the fact that uniformity of legislation has been departed from in the one essential matter of penalty, the [F.M-S. providing for two years and Johore for only six months imprisonment? Personally I should. say that increasing the penalty. from six months to two years: would have as good an effect as 20 launches, and would result in the hirelings putting up their price to such an extent as to render London, Aug. 17.
smuggling almost uneconomic, The cruise of the Royal Air and such an increase would be Force flying boats now proceed-merely coming into line with the ing in Northern Europe, and the F.M.S. MR. W. R. COTTON. coming cruise of flying-boat from Has this Government overlooked Southampton to Singapore, have so obvious a suggestion? Or has directed attention to the possibl-Johore declined to come into line? We regret to report the death of lity of using these craft on the And these Governments have a London, July 17. Mr. William Robert Cotton, Fore last section of the Imperia Air-High Commissioner in one and the . Canton, Aug. 18.
The Registrar-General's return man of Stares of the Royal Naval General Tang Yin-wah, the Can-adopted as heir of the person rear for the second quarter of the Yard, which took place at the ways route to India.
same person. take this oppor ton Police Chief, who is a loyal ing him, on the ground that he year shows that deaths in Eng-Naval Hospital on Munday even-section between Basra and Karachi pression of welcome to your Ex- At present the fights on the tanity, Sir, of adding my own ex- follower of Marshal Chiang Kai- the latter, has no son of his own.
are held up pending ratification
cellency. Gain Forces Against North. shek is reported to have left Can- If, a man or woman begs some land and Wales totalled 107,000.ing, following a severe attack of
This is $1,000 less than in the cerebro influenza.
by the Persian Government of an tan. The General took the night other person of a diferint sur
Mr. Cotton arrived in the Colony agreement permitting flights Difficulties to be Overcome. Shanghai, Aug. 18. steamer for Hongkong yesterday name, for a child, and brings him preceding quarter, and 6,000 less General Li Chung-ven the pre- and will proceed to Hangchow to up as his or her fester son, such than in the corresponding quarter by the s.3. Mantua on the 26th along the Persian coast.
The value of flying boats in
Now as to the difficulties to be sent Nanking military chief, who meet Marshal Chiang. The de foster when he willingly of last year. The absence of May last, to relieve Mr. C. Welch
reverijo his nor parents' serious epidemies is a feature of on the latter being appointed to Imperial communications, is gen-overcome. No real success is like- went to Hankow a few days ago parture of General Tang, if true. to confer with the leaders there will mean that all the other loyal family sill not be allowed to take the return, but 1,700 died from Portsmouth Dockyard. Mr. Cotterally recognised, and the Times ly in my opinion to be achieved on the Hankow-Nanking Amalga- followers in the city have tag family his share in the state of
with him back to his original influenza, during the quarter, ton had previously served in the suggests that two large passenger until it is realised that the pro- Birth during the same period Naval Yard at Hongkong from all-metal boats now being built blem is a double one and has to mation, returned to Nanking away at once.
his aftopted family. He who has numbered 171,000 which is nearly 1903 to 1906, after which he served for the Air Ministry might be be approached from two directions, yesterday by the Chuhchean. He Among the many followers of picked as a discarded child of 4,000 more than in the preceding for & years at Sydney, and, re-used on the Baara-Karachi section politically and physically. is now-directing the operations Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and 3 unter three years for rating quarter, but 10,000 below the turning to England, was appoint- to complete, without delay, the As for the political aspect, the for the defence of Nanking. Hu Jan-min who are reported to shall, according to law, be allowed total of the second quarter Hankow is sending an army to have tendered their resignations to make such child adopt the sur last year.-British Wireless. reinforce that of General Li are: Mr. Chan Yung, the Commis-
name of the family, but shall not Chung-yen in defending Anhwei sioner of Justice, who is a brother be allowed to adopt him as heir,
HANKOW AND NANKING.
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of ed to Pembroke Dockyard, and re- Egypt-India service. In view of very first things to be achieved appointed later to Portsmouth the 100 per cent. reliability of the in this direction are an increase Dockyard. In December, 1926, Cairo-Basra section, and the in- in the penalty and a spirit of co Mr. Cotton was promoted to Fore- creasing volume of mail letters operation in n vigorous campaign man of Stores, Gibraltar, arriving carried, the belief is justified that against this unlawful traffic As only completed two months before use it freely when a through aspect of the problem, by which I being re-appointed to Hongkong. service is established.British mean the practical adequacy of
and Kiangsu. General Liu Hsing in-law to Mr. Hu; Mr. Li Wen-fan, though he might have no son of his BLINDING SHIPS FROM there in February, 1927 but he the commercial communities will to what I have called the physical
Ho
has been appointed Field-Marshal the Commissioner of Civil Affairs, own. Such foster son shall be of the Eastern expeditionary who is a close follower of the re-allotted a portion of the estate of force. This army is making its tiring. Nanking political chief; his foster father, (as might be de- way from Hupeh to Nanking en Mr. Chang Yang-pao, the Chief of cided upon), after due considera- route to Anhwei.
the Army Political Department,tion." All the foster sona may and Commissioner of Reconstruc- not be compelled to revert to What of Feng?
tion, who is a loyal follower of their former respective families! There is a rumour current that Marshal Chiang.
in any way. In case anyone General General Feng Yu-hsiang is chang-
Chi-wah, the falsely claims a certain family as ing colour, in view of the failure Swatow Garrison Commander, now his own, with a view to the of the Nationalists and the re- visiting Canton, is reported to acquisition of the property in signation of Marshal Chiang. have been detained by order of consequence of such reversion, he The Honan commander is said to General Li Chai-sum. General Hoshall be dealt with and punished have entered into arrangements is a brother to General Ho Ying- according to law. with Marshal Sun Chuan-fang ching, the chief military against Hankow. This is still un- ordinate to Marshal Chiang confirmed, however.--Nam Chung' is therefore considered a Chiang
man-Nam Chung Pas.
Pào.
UNCERTAINTY IN CANTON.
Rumours and an Exodus.
Canton. Aug. 17.
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The Proletariat.
ABOVE.
SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN
EXPERIMENT,
The Funeral...
Wireless.
NEW SEAPLANE RECORDS.
the measures to be taken to break up an illicit trade which has many" natural advantages to favourit, the principle I advocate is em bodied in two questions before this, Council; the principle of a Board with money to be expended.
and in its absolute discretion CLAIMED BY U. S. AIRMAN.functioning so far as political boundaries will allow along com- mon lines from one end of the N.S.O., and the son, Assistant Subordinate Officers of the Naval
San Diego, Aug. 17.
Peninsula to the other The Federation Aeronatique In- Store Department; Mr. J. S. Jougternationale and the National Aero-
I observe from the answers that
The funeral took place at Happy Valley on Tuesday, the cortege The Teaving the R.N. Hospital. New York, Aug. 17.
principal mourners present were Passengers on the liner Ile de Mr. E. A. S. Hayward, 0.B.E., France were approaching New York (Naval Store Officer), Mr. F. D. and watching an army bombing Woods and Mr. A. W. J. Ashby. plane swapping down, when they (Deputy N.S.O's.), Mr. E. R. Robin- were astonished to sec a smoke screen which completely enveloped the liner.
American
MR. ARMOUR'S HUGE. LOSSES.
A REVELATION AFTER DEATH.
Yard Departments,
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kilometres in 20 hours, 45 minutes, suggest even to the other Govern-
There were floral tributes from 40 seconds, beating the records of ments the wisdom of co-ordina- the widow and daughter, Mr. and the German aviator Firtz Loose by tion and the entirely proper. Mrs. Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. six hours in time and 823 kilometres means proposed by me for secur- Mugridge, N. S. Staff. Agreement in distance.-Reuter's American ing it. Workmen's Association, Staff N. S.. Dept., Naval Yard Police, Dockya Recreation Club,
Office Service.
Chinese Staff N.S Department, THE LATE SIR GEORGE
I submit that if the Governments could have seen their way to set' up such a Board for action along common lines smuggling could be reduced to a negligible quantity within six months..
A woman, while taking charge was an experiment by the United Mr. B.G. Quick, (Expense Ac-award the duration and long-dis./consider the appointment of an It was later learned that this hin. M.B.E. (Chief Constructor), umutic Association will be asked to this Government is prepared, to of the property of a family, may staten army chemical warfare ser- counts Officer) and representa-tance records for seaplanes of the Advisory Committee functioning Report Unconfirmed..
to jurisdiction of the nome and become her husband of blinding ships from the air inordinate Officers of other Naval Rodd, who completed 2,525.813 F.M.S. but is not prepared to Later.. Enquiries made by a Telegraphed to do what is convenient to Service!
The proletariat should be tolerat an attack-Router's representative this morning failed them. Should secret intercourse A reign of uncertainty prevails reports that Gen. Tang Ying-wah about a demoralising effect on the to establish the authenticity of the be attempted, thereby bringing In the city as rumours of all sorts had arrived,
It was learned are abroad. The banknotes of the however, that one or two advance custom, such practice must be Central Bank have decreased to agents, representative of prohibited and the offender must 72 cents for a Hongkong dollar. Canton politicians, have arrived be expelled from the family when People prefer to keep coins rather here, and one of these men has complained of by people in the than paper money. The bonds been identified as an agent of the neighbourhood or by people of have depreciated in value and are Police Commissioner, who has the same clan. (Case in the hard to dispose of.
Officials appointed by the Nan- two ports within the course of the
made several trips between the eleventh year of the Kin Lung).
After reading these extruqta
The bearers were the European king Government are preparing to last few weeks.
from Chinese law on the points
Chicago, Aug. 17.- Storehousemen, of the Naval Store leave the city: Steamers for
handed Commenting on Mr: Ogden Ar-Department. Anotable arrival is Mr. George raised, Mr. Alabaster Hongkong and Macao carry a full Cohen who came down by the them to the judge.
mour's death, the Herald-Examiner Much sympathy is felt with the list of passengers. many being Monday night boat on one of his Giving evidence, a Chinese elder says that although he was rated as widow and daughter in their ead wives and children of high offi- frequent trips. Mr. Cohen, who is from the village said, in reply to the world's second richest man, hie and sudden bereavement. ciola.
estimated et a Canadian, will be recalled as the Mr. Alabaster, that he had gone estate is
only Those generals and politicians personal bodyguard of Dr. San Into the history of the Ngai G,$20,000. who recently seceded from the Yat-sen. He came down recently family. The family had been in "He was financial casualty, of Hankow Government have again with Mr. Koo Ying-fan and party the village over since there was a the war and took his punishment urged Madama Sun Yat-sen to be from Shanghai on the return of British Hongkong, about 70 years, like a brave soldier. At the peak their leader. Among the suppor- the Nationalist Finance Minister He remembered Ngai I's son, and of His reverses, he lost G.$1,000,000 ters of this movement are Messrs. to Canton.
his marriage to the first plaintiff. a day for 180 days."Reuter's Eugene Chen, T. V. Soong, Tang.
American Service
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LEWIS.
NO EVIDENCE OF SUICIDE.
Question of Jurisdiction.
I can undersand anyone not Agreeing with that forecast, but I Montreux, Aug. 17.
do not understand anyone think- The report of the examining ma- gistrate in the enquiry Into the ing that an Anti-Smugging Ad- death of Sir George Lewis, the visory Committee whose jurisdic- well-known Landon solicitor, who tion does not extend to the smug- was run over by a train here last glera territory is worth appoint- week, discounts the idea of suicide. ing.
It says that Sir George Lewis It is sometimes difficult for an slipped when running to catch a unofficial member of this Council train and fell underneath,-Reuter. (Continued on Page 11.)