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PROVISIONAL SESSION OF
NANKING CONFERENCE.
Shanghai, Sept. 16.
As already forecasted the pro- visional meeting of the Kuomin tang delegates totalling twenty opened
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1927.
CORRESPONDENCE.
LOST DOGS.
(To the Editor, Honghong
know of others, who have recently been victimised in this respect.
I am fully convinced that the
OCEAN FLIGHTS.
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SYDNEY.
Honolulu, Sept. 16. Arrangements for trans-Pacific
recent fiascos. The Australian
Telegraph.) Sle-Please allow me space to lights are progressing despite the at Nanking yesterday eall attention to the fact that airman Anderson has arrived to afternoon. Instead of the origin- dog stealing, in Hongkong, ap-inspect the aerodrome, preparatory. ally planned plenary conference pears to be greatly on the increase. to a flight in October from San of the supervisory executive com-I have, but a few days back, lost Francisco to Sydney, Australia, mittees. The Nanking delegates a valuable Pointer bitch, and stopping at Honolulu and Tahiti. included C. C. Wu, Li Shih-taeng,
He will be accompanied by the aff- Tsai Yuan-pei, Chang Ching-chang,
men Capt. Smith and Mr. Ulms General Li Lieh-chun, and Li
All three have already flowr. round Chung-jen, of the Wuhaners, Sua dog has been stolen, for on a pre-Australia-Reuter. Fo, Generals Tan Yeni-kal, Chu vious occasion, and when very Pei-teh, Chen Chien and Chenmuth, younger, it found its way Chia-yu. Yu Jur-en represented home when lost, whereas, on this German To Attempt Endurance Feng Yu-hsiang, and the ex-Chief | occasion, it was lost not far from of Police, Wu Te-chon of Canton. its home. I have made exhaustive Other delegates were Chin Hensonquiries, but with no result: yl, Chow Chi-kong, Chu Ming-yu, Liao Bin, Fei, Yung-chow, Hwang Shih, and Chu Chi-chin, six of whom represented Shanghai or the Western Hills clique.
1/
Record.
Harrisburg, Penn., Sept. 16.
It appears to me, that the per-
The famous German war-time son or persons employed in this line, have found a ready market Pilot Von Weigan is preparing to for stolen dogs, either in or outly from San Francisco to China of the Colony the latter I pre. in October in order to accomplish Tan Yen-kal, the chairman, open-sume, and which calls for the co- an endurance record, stopping at Honolulu and Tokyo,Reuter's American Service,
operation of all those whose dogs whether valuable or not) are known to be stolen or lost (but not shot).
FIGURES FOR FIRST EIGHT
MONTHS OF 1927.
ed the proceedings by explaining the purpose of the meeting after which a resolution was passed nominating new members of the supervisory executive committees One often hears of dogs being FRENCH FINANCE. to replace six who had been dis-"chowed," but on enquiries, Chin. missed from the Kuomintang sese opinion differs, as to the par- communists, and one as a semi- ticular breed selected for this communist. General Hwang Hslag-siung, Kwangsite, was nominated to the supervisory com- mittee. Chow Chi-kong, Hwang shih, Wang Lo-pin, Chen Chia-yu, Chu Chi-chin, Ting Chao-wu, General Ho Ying-ching, Chen Shu- jen and Chu Min-yu were nominat- ed to the executive committee.
The meeting resolved that Hsu Chien, Yen Tai-bei, Isia-chin, Teng Mo-hзiu and Chen Chi-yuan should appear before the supervi sory committee for examination into their reported communistic tendencies.
Dr. Wang Restored. Doctor Wang Chun-hui Was restored to membership in the Kuomintang. The "meeting re- solved to wire to Wu Han-min, Wang Ching-wei, Wu Tsze-we and Chiang Kai-shek to come to Nanking Immediately and to fune tion as members of the special committee.
purpose.
Paris, Sept. 16.
If the owners of lost or stolen dogs, would be good enough to communicate with me (care of G.P.O.) giving the following par- French imports for the first ticulars, such may
of 1927 prove very eight months
totalled useful, in the endeavours to trace | 34,957,000,000 franes for 33,000,- | the dog stealers:
000 tons showing a decrease of 4,681,000,000 franes and increase of 3,000,000 tons over the same period last year.
Hour and Date lost. Place:
Description.
Owner's address." Communication might be marked "Lost Dogs."
W. G. H.
Exports totalled 35,738,000,000 francs for 24,000,000 tons, show- of 1,961,000,000
Trusting my letter will reminding decrease dog owners not to lose sight of franes and an increase of 3,000,- their dog when cut-Yours, &c.,000 tons over the corresponding period of 1926. It must be noted that the decrease in figures is expressed in francs as compared THE AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
with 1926 while those which coin- eide with increase quantities are Sir, May I express through due to the recovery of the franc your columns the Committee's which enabled France to pay for pleasure it, and thanks for, Sir imported materials at a cheaper Shouron Chow's reference at yes-rate and to sell on a dearer scalo terday's meeting of the Legisla-products exported which were tive Council. to the Committee's I made with the same materials. The meeting then nominated efforts in organising an agricul- —Havas. thirty-two members to the Sperial taral show for the New Terri- Central Kuomintang Committee, | torics, namely Tsai Yuan-pel, Hsla-shi, As the public is aware, the Wang Ching-wei, Wang Pel-chun, Chinese district representativės, Ho Hsiang-ying. Wu Han-min, on the Agricultural Show Com- Tang Chen, Sun Fo, Ling Sun. Yu milice exceed in number, the non- Jur-en. Di Chuan-psion, Chang Chi, Chinese section, and it must he C. C. Wu, Wa Tsze-wei, Tsao Lu,peculiarly gratifying to the former Li Shih-tseng, Chung Ching-chang, that their endeavours, in a modest Chu Chen, Generals Li Tsung-je, way, to render the Colony less de- Li Lieh-chan, Feng Yu-hsiang, pendent on outside supplies for es- Tang Seng-chi. Chiang Kai-shek, sential commodities has merited Chen Chien, Yen Hui-alun, Chu the public commendation of the Pei-teh, Hsuch Tsung-chi, Tan Unofficial Members of the Legisla Yen-kai, Li Chai-sum, Ho Ying- tive Council through their apokes- ching, Boi Tsung-lisi and Admiral man, the senior Chinese repre- Yang Shu-chuan..
sentative.
The meeting nominated Chang Chi, Yu Jur-en, Ho Hsiang-ying, Li Shih-tseng and Tsai Yun-pei, as a special supervisory committee. He then dismissed Wang Ching- wel's petition for his punishment without discussion. It wired call ing on him to withdraw his signation as chairman of the Kuomintang-Reuter,
The Colonial Secretary's pro- miae, in reply, that "the Govern- mont will not overlook the views of Honourable Members on the necessity for improving the local supply of vegetables and similar commodities," is distinctly en- recouraging and an earnest of the Government's solicitude for the well-being of the inhabitants of the Colony.
MEXICAN MURDERS.
AMERICAN RAILWAY MAN. KILLED.
The Committee find that their work could be very usefully and valuably supplemented by a little) mora publicity through the me- dium of the Chinese Press in Hongkong. And if Sir Shouson Chow could make it a point to enlist we feel sure he will-1 Washington, Sept. 16.
the good will and support of the vernacular Press to the extent of According to a message receiv giving wide publicity to a ver- ed by the State Department the batim translation of his sympa. mining districts of the neighbour-thetic and encouraging reference hood of Guadalajara, Mexico, have (endorsed by Mr. Southorn) to the again been the scene of radical forthcoming Agricultural Show, disturbances is which Mr. David he would be placing the Committee Fisher of Philadelphia, Chief under further obligation to him.— Clerk of the Southern Pacific
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