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Hongkong Telegraph.
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TEL. 0.269.
NO. 22,234 CAR VEVAAXF TUESDAY, AUGUST 23,
1927. At MROLE OOFY 19 GENT9.
STEAMER FOUNDERS IN GALE. HAIPHONG RIOTS. MRS. CHAPLIN GETS A
PASSENGERS TRAPPED AND
DROWNED.
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ALARMING REPORTS
RECEIVED.
MANY CHINESE INVOLVED.
Reports of a riot which is stated to have broken out in the French
FURTHER VICTIMS OF WEEK-END Indo-Chinese port. of Haiphong,
TYPHOON.
CHINESE MASTER'S STORY.
There is confirmation to-day of 'the fate which overtook the s.s. Chung Hing during the typhoon gale of Saturday. The vessel, which is on the Hongkong to Kwong Chow Wan run, foundered In comparatively shallow water off Sham Chow Tong, twelve people being trapped below deck and drowned. The remainder of the crew and passengers were rescued,
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The full toll of the typhoon has not yet, apparently, been learned, for later reports from outlying places are still filtering in to the Police. A report made by an Aberdeen fisherman states that he is the sole survivor of his fishing boat, which sank during! the height of the storm.
Additional news from Macao to-day elaborates the story of extensive damage which we gave yesterday, and tells of very flooding due to the abnormally high tide.
and resulted in the wounding and killing of a number of Chinese, have reached Hongkong and given rise to a wide variety of conjec-
tures.
Enquiries were made this morn- ing by a Telegraph representative into the source of these reports, and it was found that at least two messages have been received here in the form of telegrams Chinese businessmen. The first of these states tant one Chinese ed in an affray, whether with the was killed and over twenty wound- nuthorities or with any other section of the community of the port, it is not made clear.
Alarming Message.
DIVORCE.
SCREEN COMESAN TO PAY FOR SUPORT.
FUND FOR CHILDREN.
"YOU GET OUT."
A POLICE OFFICER'S
ALLEGATION.
DRIVING WITHOUT LICENSE.
During the hearing of traffic Los Angeles, Aug. 22. Mrs. Chaplin (Lita' Grey, his cases before Major C, Willson at divorce Central Magistracy this morn-
been
granted a decree of diype
Her attorney stated that an agreement with regard to the dive sion of their property had been reached out of court, but no details
are available.
*Later.
A settlement gives Mrs. Chaplin G.$625,000, and the custody of the children.
It provides for the creation of G.$200,000 trust fund for the two children, the interest to be paid to Mrs. Chaplin for their support and education.
the Sera, Moran, in prosecuting the Chinese driver of a motor cycle combination, told how he had to leap out of the way of the vohicle to save himself from be- ing knocked down.
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MARINES LANDED AT | NANKING GROUP:
NANKING.
MILITARY OBJECTIVES BEING SHELLED.
IN THE HANDS OF THE MILITARISTS.
"THE NINGPO NAPOLEON. " WOODLARK RETURNS. FIRE.
The Nanking Government will London, Aug. 22.,
continue to function as at present constituted in spite of the resigna-. The latest news of Yangtszetion of General Chiang Kai-shek
hostilities is that the Southern and of five important members of The Government is being conduct. troops continue to be evacuated the Central Control Commissipil. down the railway to Shanghaied by the four ministries, Foreign from Chinkiang, although General Affairs, Dr. C. C. Wu, Finance, Mr. Sun Chuan-fang's troops had not. Koo Ying-fang, Justice, Dr. Wang Chung-wei, and Communications, yesterday reached the river bank Mr. Wang Peh-chun. There is also a Military Council of which there.
all the army chiefs, are members. There is at present no chairman of this council but General Li Chun- jen of the 7th Army is acting in a senior capacity.
The defendant, Lau Fook, of 10. "Whitfield Street, was charged At Nanking, the military objec- with dangerous driving, falling tives only are being shelled, but to obey a police officer's signal, rifle and machine-gun fire from and leaving his combination un-Pukow continues. attended in Queen's Road, Cen- Merchant vessels in the river tral. Mr. L. R. Andrews defend- have been fired on from the banks, and convoys have in consequence been re-started. against one British vessel below Firing directed Nanking to-day was silenced by H.M.S. Woodlark.
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Wireless.
The principal fund will go to theed..... children when the younger, reaches Mr, Andrews explained that the the age of 35.-Reuter's American defendant would admit the third Service.
charge, but the first two were Hollywood, July 25-Mrs. Char-denied. lie Chaplin has refused stardóm Sergt. Moran said that at about
After having landed a party of because of her baby soña. She has 4.30 on the afternoon of August marines as a precautionary mea refused two contracts which would 15, he was on duty at the june- The other message, which has start her with a salary of G.$2,500 tion of Whitfield and Whitfield sure to ensure the safety of valu been circulated widely amongst a week and publicity which might Road, outside Bay View Policeable British property at Nanking, the Chinese business community, make her a real star overnight. Station, when the combination, Tyrwhitt abeard, proceeded up the cruiser Hawking with Admiral "I will never return to the screen driven by. the defendant, with a is of a more alarming nature. It states that the natives, in pur- unless I must in order to support Chinese passenger in the sidecar, river to Wubu yesterday.British suance of a long-standing feud myself and babies," she told an in- came along Whitfield, travelling with the Chinese resident or immi-terviewer as they talked together in an easterly direction. grated into Indo-China, killed in the bright living-room of the several hundreds of the latter, and Chaplin mansión. burnt and looted their shops, and that the authorities were unable to deal effectively with the situation. The telegram in conclusion seat an S.0.5. call, in a "request for assistance." Full details of the sinking of the bottom, and were both getting un-
It was this latter message which When the calls for help were Hongkong Chinese General Cham- available, the official report of the master of 8. Sun Kong having heard, the Sun Kong edged over ber of Commerce during yesterday, and found the Chung Hing sub and led to enquirica as to the been issued this morning.
cargo to Indo-China.
FURTHER DETAILS FROM MACAO,
Chinese 8.5. Chung Hing are now der way to continue their journey, was shown to officials of the me too much of Charlie, which is travelling at a fast rate, witness |
AMERICAN COTTON.
SHORTAGE.
MUCH UNEASINESS IN LANCASHIRE.
London, Aug. 22.
Witness explained that at the time he was crossing the upper. Couldn't be Funny.
end of Whitfield Road. On the right there were a number of "Besides, since I am the wife of motor-cycles standing outside a the world's greatest comedian, they garage, and on the left a narrow would expect me to be funny, toorailway, the rails of which are But I'm not the comedian sort, and raised above the level of the road. I couldn't bear it. It would remind
Seeing that,, defendant was just what I don't want.":
Mrs. Chaplin seems very sincere when she talks of her delight in in making them her entire life, ne
"I just can't do anything that if from being run down. Wit American cotton crop. will take me from my boys," she mess then called out to the driver continued, her eyes atra tag to the to stop, but no heed was paid, the machine. being driven a short porch where Sydney, d Charlie, junior, played with their kiddle distance past to a workshop.
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The announcements of résigna-" tions have not been numerous but significant. The five "old men" of min. Yu Tze-hui, Li Shih-teen, the Nanking Government; Hu Han
Tsai Yuen-pei and Chang Ching- kiang resigned because they assumed that they were jointly responsible with General Chiang, Kai-shek for the split in the party. Wu Tze-hui, Li Shih-tsun and Taai Nanking Government as they have Yuen-pei added prestige to the
very wide following among the
intellectuals in China, but as they are anarchists, they did not add much 'ta. the administrative strength of the Government,
Chang Ching-klang has been General Chiang Kai-shek's closest and political personal friend adviser. He is perhaps resnon- sible for both the rise and fall"éf" General Chiang. His great re- putation in the party arises from the fact that he spent his entire personal fortune supporting Dr.
put up his hand for him to "atop. The defendant did not do so, how- There is uneasiness in Lan-Sun Yat-sen. Exiled for many ever, and witness had to jump out cashire over the succession of pee-years in Europe and America, he
From this, and an interview merged to her bulwarks. The advisability of dispatching further her little song and her happiness of the way true to save him-simistic. cables concerning the returned to some extent a revolu
Kong.
members of the crew were all on
successful.
-
communication, has been received
Cára.
nurse is.
Told to Get Out.
tionary hero. He, however, seem- The report by the United States ed not to be able to get along with
Department of Agriculture of the other people in the party and much increasing boll weevil damage has of the personal equation which) resulted in an advance by a farth-threw General Chiang out of office, ing a pound on cotton on the Man-le attributed to his adviser. chester. exchange, and cotton is
Hu Han-ming Wanted Back. Witness followed to the door now in the region of eleven pence
Mr. Hu Han-ming has been of the garage and asked the de-a pound, compared with seven fendant for his driving license, pence a few weeks ago. The mar-acting as chairman of the Political but the man refused to show it, kets anticipate a rise to a shilling. Bureau as well as of the Central.
Private reports from a Manches-Executive Committee of the Kup- This practically made
and ordered witness to leave the premises. The sidecar passenger catching hold of witness's arm, Orleans suggests that the next His resignation is not being taken also said, "Yes, you get out," and, belt, state that the opinion in New hirn the head of the Government. Washington Bureau' bulletin will seriously in political circles, parti- tried to "help" him out.
Both men refused to give their even show a decline of 250,000 cularly as the Tality men have names and addresses. At the bales on the previous estimate, already not only requested him to time witness said he was with whose smallness caused a sensa return to Nanking but to assume Sergt. Humphries, who
the chairmanship of the Military was in tion.--Reuter,
Council. plain clothes, and he would be
Wild Buying,
he
New York, Aug.
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No Official News. with the master of the rescuing ship itself, it has been ascertained the upper deck, and were pulled on
Curiously enough, no oficial that earlier reports as to loss of board the Sun Kong by ropes, none life were erroneous, and that the of them having taken to the water, either by the French Consulate death coll is limited to 12, while as the ship was lying on a practi-General, by the Campagnie des
Children Come First. 31 were saved by the s.s. Son cally even keel, with deck fittings, Messageries Maritimes, or by the bridge masts and funnels showing. Po Hing Tai or other Chinese
"They are the most important From those taken off the Chung Certain facts of the sinking Hing, It was learned that the third Steamship Companies operating thing in the world to me, and they deserve my full time. If I went remain unexplained, as it appears engineer, the compradore and his steamers on. the liaiphong run.
Meanwhile, it is interesting to back into the movies at G.$2,600 a that the casualty was not directly shroff, and nine members of the due to the effects of heavy seas or crew had been drowned, but none recall a previcus affair which week I might be able to buy them
ter expert travelling in the cotton mintang. accurred, under circumstances high wind. The ship simply sank, of the survivors could account for
entrust them to a nurse, and I and the rescues were made with the accident, according to Captain very similar to these reported, more things, but I would have to ridiculous case, by merely passing Kwong, and the whole affair re- about eight years ago, when a think that children need their own attempt was made by the natives mother, no matter how capable a a rope from one ship to the other mains something of a mystery, the survivors being almost as safe it is presumed, under the cir-to oust the Chinese from the coun-
"I enjoyed every minute of the as if on dry land even had they cumstances, that the ship strained try by making their position un-
time I have spent before the movie tenable in Indo-China. remained by the wreck
during the heavy weather en-
The movement, which was pure cameras, but Charlie, junior and The Chung Hing, owned by the countered earlier, and suddenly
The question as to whether the Hung On S.S. Company of 3, Den developing a bad leak, sank im-y confined to the Annamites, was Sydney are far more important to called as a witness..
prompted by a desire to recapture
me than a career: I might put i Replying to Sub Inspector Ale- Wild buying followed the publi- Government survives depends to a Voeux Road West, sailed from -mediately, the lose of life being the trade of the country from the
on a basis of comparativo interest.xander, witness said he had, had cation of the Government Cotton very large extent upon the success Hongkong for Kwangchauwan on due to the fact that the unfor-Chinese which in their hands had I am interested in pictures-but previous experience of driv-Crop Report, showing a yield of of the negotiations now pending
She sailed from tunnte man were trapped below heen converted for all useful and far more interested in my chil- when:
ing August 15.
WAS In the about 1,000,000 bales below that between Nanking and Hankow for Kwangchauwan on the return decks whilst asleep, and were unprofitable purposes into an actual | dren."
Royal Air Force at Home.. generally expected.
union. Nanking officials express voyage on August 19, with appro- able to make their escape before monopoly.
Two Kids in "The Kid.” -
Questioned by Mr. Andrews, The price rose 200 points above confidence that the union will be ximately 100 tons of cargo, includ- the ship submerged.
A boycott was instituted, follow-
witness said Whitfield was a con- the morning's low figure.
accomplished. In other circlés, It is are expressed.. ing a large amount of live stock,.
It is not fear of fallare in the trolled area, the speed limit being An attempt to get in touch withed by acts of violence against the
The indicated yield is 18,500,- doubts drawing 13 feet. Her master was survivors this morning was up- Chinese in Saigon where the immi- theatrical world that makes Lita 15 m.p.h. He admitted that he had 000 bales, the lowest since the assumed that as Nanking has ful- Captain Leung Sai-kong.
grants from China had and still Chaplin choose to give her time to
never driven a combination. Wit-1923-24 crop, and 4,500,000 bales filled Hankow's wishes, namely, Captain Kwong amplified his have almost the whole of the big her little family, either.
ness was naked questions as to the less than the record crop of that all who have caused the split busines and 2 It is not generally known that behaviour of a combination on 18,000,000 bales last year. Harbour Office report, which mere-rice-milling the Sun Kong yesterday afternoon, ly states that a typhoon was en- very large part of the foreign Lita was also a "kid" in Chaplin's rounding corners, Mr. Andrews in their hands.
The picture. "The Kid." As a result remarking that he would call this being the first intimation of countered; by saying that his baro-trade
metrical reading at the height of killing of a number of Chinese of this picture, Jackle Coogan was expert evidence to show that the
The position of Mr. Wang Ch the happening.
a panic amongst the made a star overnight and Chaplin.
wel, however, is still in doubt. He The statement made by the mas- the bad weather was zero, which caused
corner leading into the workshop:
holds with the Hankow group a ter is as follows:
on the Sun Kong's instrument Chinese population of Saigon and met a girl of 12; who was to become machine could not have taken the the rice-milling contre of Cholon, his wife less than four years later at the alleged speed without turn-
position similar to that which would be 28 degrees.
but, later, the French authorities Lita's part was small and the
ing over.
REFLOATED THIS MORNING. General Chiang Kai-shek beld with got the situation in band, and the public may remember only Jackie
Witness remarked that the movement. died down,
Coogan and Charlle. But those
corner was quite a wide one, and On enquiry from Messrs. Butter- Nanking. He had publicly stated that if General Chiang Kai-shek If the reports now received who really know say that the few from Haiphong, are true, it would scenes which Lita had, in the pic-aid that the driver did not sound field and Swire this morning, we retired from public life, he would his horn. He followed the defen-were informed that the s.s. Taikoo travel abroad. Doubts are express- I turned to Sam Tong and an- Passenger Sampan Also, Capsizes.appear that the "feud," as it is ture showed rare talent.
dant into the workshop to ask for Wan Yi, which went ashore in ed in some quarters as to whether chored for shelter. At the same
An Aberdeen Village fisherman, now termed in the telegram, has time the s.s. Chung Hing also an- chored there, but up to 10 p.m. the who was thrown into the sea with broken out afresh, probably at nappy child, when Chaplin engaged his license. He took the number Kowloon Bay, In the typhoon, was he will follow such a plan. This Asked to produce his book, morning, being taken to Taikoo though there is a general pence at
Mr. Dock..
any cost" policy in both Hankow typhoon was blowing, and at 6.80 six others when their boat turned the instigation of Bolshvelat or her for leading lady in his great of the combination straight away. towed off at six o'clock this may be an impediment to peace, al
It is not yet known what actual and Nanking at this time. p.m. it become strong. I saw the turtle in the rough weather of the so-called nationalist agents, who picture, "The Gold Rush." No one
The position of Marshal Feng fbarometer right down, so I put week-ond encountered off Stanley, are known to be active through but, Charlie and the studio employes witness, queried whether 96 heads of pigs and 34 baskets of was picked up after drifting for out the country, being responsible ever saw her work in this, for the Andrews was entitled to see it as
la known that a plate or plates. Yu-hsinng is quite clear. He has eggs overboard from the deck, and eight hours on a log, and brought for a number of clashes with the picture was only half completed it had not been produced in damage has been suffered; but it
Nevertheless the book was pro have been damaged, as she made apparently been acting as peace months. at 7.30 pm. the typhoon slowly back by another junk of the fishing authorities within the last three when the leading lady gave up her evidence.
job because she had married the
duced, his Worship remarking to some water, which had to be maker and is now, it is reported, leading man passed away, and we get to safety fleet to Aberdeen.
In a report to the police yester-
Another Version.
But these few on the inside of the Mr. Andrews that he was only pumped out before she could be sending one of his best man to serve at last.
In a ministerial capacity in Nan- king.... On the 21st, at 1.30 a.m., I heard day,' he said that he never saw his
Mr. Andrews replied he wanted cries for help from the s.s. Chung companions again after being On the other hand, a different job said, that Lita, playing the role entitled to see the number.
version to that indicated in the of a lovely girl in the frozen north-
'been rated down first. Hing, and saw that she had sunk, thrown into the water.
Passage for small craft across telegram has received some at land, was exquisitely lovely, and a to see whether the number had of 27 scamen and two super-cargos, the harbour was still risky after tention locally on account of its very capable Actress.
the blow on Sunday morning, and association with certain existing in the case of a passenger sampan facts regarding the status of the
An official report was made to the Harbour Master on arrival of
I beg to report that the s.8. Sun, Kong sailed from Kwangchauwan to Hongkong on the 19th instant.
at 12.40 p.m. During the voyage,
at midnight, the barmoeter 'drop- ped, and at 6.20 a.m. next morning
so turning near her I made rescue
and carried them to my ship.
I am sending those rescued seamon to their Company's office.
SEVERAL FISHERMEN
DROWNED..
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On the 22nd at 5 am, sailing which attempted a trip between Chinese in the French Colony. from Sam Tong to Hongkong the shore and the steamer Helios, The Chinese immigrant in arrived here at 3.45 pan, to-day. It was attended by fatal results. French Indo-China is very much The boat was in the central fair-like bis confreres elsewhere in way, on the return trip to the the world. He is zenious, pains Praya wall with a passenger, when taking and is possessed of a a aputh-easterly wind sprang up tenacity of purpose of the busi- and capsized the craft
ness kind, which makes him al-
An Interview..
Seen by a Telegraph representa-
able to account for the sinking of and the passenger were picked up take up. As a natural process
She danced up and down, only a
INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT.
AMERICA TO JOIN PARLEY.
Washington, Aug. 22.
The case was; adjourned for a week, when Sergt. Humphries will give evidence,, and expert evidence on combination driving will be given by Mr. Getz, Messrs. Alex Ross and Co.
Accident Not Reported,
of
Mr. Hing Shing-lo defended
to participate in the third Con-report an accident,
TAIKOO WAN YI.
re-floated.
IRISH LABOUR'S DECISION.
should leave, there can be o further object in keeping the two Governments separated.
The coup, so far as can be learn ed, was achieved by the Kwaaggi military men in Nanking, who would not permit their Kwangei soldiers to fight other Kwangsi men and Cantonese to satisfy the Napo leonic ambitiora of a Ninggo,man. Of course, the thing can be stated. better as opposition to 5 war with- in the Kuomintang which was bringing benefit to no one but Sun Mr. Johnson, the leader of the Chuan-fang. General Chiang Kai- State Dail, has announced that the therefore had to leave.
WILL NOT SUPPORT DE VALERA.
London, Aug,
22.
No other change in civilian off-
tive this morning, Captain' Lai Five minutes afterwards, the most invariably successful in the The United Statás hag hecepted Yip Ping-lau, of Eding Hon Road,} Kwong, of the Sun Kong, was un- mistress of the boat, her sister, trade, or occupation he chooses to the League of Nations' Invitation who was summoned for failing to Labour party in the Irish Free shek has no troopa of his own and béen lying abeam of each other, motorboat and another sampan, he has built for himself a pre-ence at Geneva's more of August-11, about eleven o'clock, Bupport Mr. De Valera if he becials is announced and none will. the Chung Hing. The vessels had through the combined efforts of evolved from all these qualities munication and Transit Confer. It appears that on the evening Labourites have decided not to Sam Tong, in less than thrao polica launch, which had already in Indo-China, and wields a wide zerland, Mr Gibson will repre car along Des Voeux Road Central, "would nullify the Labourites' probably take place until the union
a few hundred yards apart, at Later they were transferred to a dominating commercial position
fathoms of water, with a muddy
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American Service, ne
The American Minister to Silt the defendant was driving his nominated President, because that When hearing Eastern Street, a attempt to bridge the gulf dividing sent the United States. Rester's
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the nation."Reuter,
with Hankow is consummated when there will probably be some minit- terial change N CA Daily News