IN CANTON FROM DAY TO DAY.
-WELCOME FOR VICTORIOUS TROOPS,
THE RAILWAY INCIDENT.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
PLAIN ADVICE TO SHANGHAI.
MERCHANTS SHOULD REFUSE
TO PAY EXTRA, “
ADVICE FROM LONDON,
HUNGARY'S DISPUTE.
WITH RUMANIA.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1927.
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MISSION PROPERTIES ARE MOLESTED,
LEAGUE COMMITTEE FAILS MANY CASES REPORTED FROM
TO MAKE PEACE.
BRITISH EFFORTS.
Geneva, Sept. 19. As a sequel to the Rumanion-
HONAN,
PETTY ANNOYANCES,
Tientsin, Aug. 25.
A SHANGHAI SAFE BURGLARY.
RUSSIAN ON TRIAL FOR
THE CRIME. 2.
COMPLETE OUTFIT FOUND.
London, Aug. 25.
A man alleged to be a Russian, The first attempt, since the and named S. N. Shulegloff, ap- There is a good deal of atten- tion paid to Chinese matters, Hungarian dispute, Sir Austen missionaries left North Honan, to peared before Judge Li and Mr. though less to the political situa- Chamberlain has asked the League molest any mission property was Stevens, Sentor. Consul's Deputy, Canton, Sept. 19. Elaborate preparations are betion, which most have given up Council to relieve him of the func-reported from Changteho on June at the Provisional Court, Shang- ing made to welcomio back the trying to understand. The follow- tions of rapporteur, for the Decem-22. A few nights before that bal, on Friday charged with
probably the be read with interest:
to
"Dear Sir Austen.-As Lan-
Fourth and Eleventh Regiments under General Chang Fat-fui, the "ever-victorious" commander who cashire naturally possesses very never knew defeat in the Northern considerable interest in the ques- Expedition from Canton
tion, I should very much like to Changsha, Hankow and as far as know the exact position of the Foreign Office in respect to the re- Chengchow In Honam. Hia soldiers drove back the enemy vision of the Chinese tariff by the Last Nanking Government. I realise, more than a thousand miles. night, the artificial gate-entrances of course, the dificulties in the erected for this occasion were way of doing anything of an effec- illuminated and inscribed with tive nature, but I should appreci- words of welcome to the victoriousate a statement as to how matters troops, who happen to be all Can-stand, and whether the Ministry is teness. Representatives of the hopeful at all of securing the avoi- Government left for Shiu Kwan dance of irresponsible tariff make and Nam Hung to offer an advance ing of the nature to which I have welcome to these soldiers who are referred.-
Yours faithfully, expected to arrive to-day or to-
morrow.
Aug. 6, 1927.
"Dear Mr. Duckworth. The
al
tariff
regard to the dispute.
compound but were detected just Despite an earnest and animated as they had secured possession of Miss McIntosh's ricsha. The conference between Count Apponyi. and M. Titulesco, of Rumania, this goatherd who observed them rang morning, and a considerable discus- the church-bell and the raiders slon by the Council of the League, decamped without being able to the Rumanian Hungarian dispute carry off their booty, has not been settled. Finally it was decided to adjourn the matter until the next meeting of the Coun- cfl in December.
sational robbery on the premises of Messrs. Behara & Co., on May 21, in which a gang of Russians broke into a large safe and secur ed loot which was valued secur 50,000.
Det.-Inspr. Hunter, of Central On July 10 those in charge of Station, informed the Court that the premises discovered that the the gang had entered the premises same residence had been again by forcing the door, after they visited by petty thieves, who had tried to obtain entry by breaking Sir Austen Chamberlain, appeal- forced a lower window on the cast through the wall of the Brazilian ing for a settlement of the dispute, Careful examination of the Consulate. They then got into declared that Hungary had not footprints inside showed that the this office, which adjoins the made a single concession. He hoped faiders were a large barefoot man, premises of Messrs. Beharn. the dispute would be settled by accompanied either by a natural. The robbers opened a small safe, direct Rumanian-Ilungarian nego- footed woman or a boy. Ap- probably with a chisel and crow-
tiations before December.
1.
On May 27 witness, in company with Det. Sgt. Bebenin and the French police, raided room 24 in the Hotel de France, and arrested and 3 Chinese. The accused latter, a Portuguese subject, had since been sent to Macao. for trial. A Burglar Qutit.
Viscount Sato, of Japan, asso.parently every room in the house bar, and secured keys which open- J. Duckworth, M.P.ciated himself with Sir Austen had been visited, but the investi-ed the larger safe in which Chamberlain's speech, which made gators could not tell how much watches and other jewellery were kept. They tried to drill a hole General Chang Fai-ful himself,
a marked impression on the Council. property had been stolen.
in the safe, which contained it is understood, is not returning
Later, On the same day a very heavy diamonds, but could not get with his soldiers but will arrive position with regard to the tariff
Al the request of the members of rain brought a sudden flood which through. The gang left a button vie Hongkong. A late report says as to which you inquire in your that he has reached Hongkong and letter of August 6 is that the Nan- the Council, Sir Austen Chamber- entirely submerged the stone and a small bar behind. The but claim no longer River a ton, the officer pointed out, corres- the same time as his troops arrive to be bound by the unilateral tariff in the Rumanian-Ilungarian dis-mile north-west of the compound ponded to buttons on a coat in a the same time as hit total forces restrictions imposed upon China pute, after pointing out that Bri- and also completely filled the room in which accused was arrest are not exactly known but are by the unequal treaties and have tain's only interest in the matter cellar of Dr. Netterfield's house. ed. stated to include three artillery accordingly issue mandates impos- matter was to seek equitable settle- battalions and several picked in.ing a surtax of 50 per cent, on ton-ment of the dispute, thus safeguard-
Hospitals Broken Into. fantry battalions.
nage dues, effective on July 11, ing peace. and putting into operation as from
The next report came from According to a well-informed September 1 a provisional nation
Disarmament Matters.
Hwalking, 140 miles south-west source, General Chang's goldiers
On July 7 armed iri law imposing,
The League disarmament com-
of Changtelio. will garrison the city.
addition to the present duty mittee has passed a resolution in soldiers of General Feng Yu- Chiang Still Wanted, of five per cent. ad valorem viting the League Council to sum-hsiang's section of the Revolu- surtaxes on foreign imports of mon an international conference cn tionary Army scaled the wall of For fear that telegrams alone 7% per cent. ordinary goods, the question of the control of pri- the mission compound in that will not induce the generalissimo 15 or 25 per cent. according to vate and public manufacture of place in broad daylight. They The inspector went on to say Chiang Kai-shek to come out of class, on luxuries and of 57% per arms and war material, with a view broke open the hospital and stole that they found a complete t his retirement, leading officials incent, on alcoholic liquors and to- to establishing cquality between medicines, utensils and the bed-of burglars tools in accused'a Canton have sent Mr. Chu Ka-wah, bacco products. A further man-arament manufacturing and non-ding of 20 cots. Next they visit-room, consisting of drils, nozzles ex-commissioner of Civil Affairs, date abolishes as from the same manufacturing nations,
ed and broke into Mr. Boyd's for blow pipes, blow pipes, chisels, to Chokiang in order to persuade date all taxes on goods in transit, The committee adopted a Belgian house, carrying off clothing and pliers, wrenches, and electric Chiang to cancel his resignation.incinding tikin, native Customs resolution in favour of keeping civil other articles from there. After wiring, but no electric drills. He Mr. Chu left this morning on his duties, transit dues, coasting trade aviation completely distinct from threatening the caretakers they also. found a pair of pants, to mission.
duties, constwish export duties and military aviation-Reuter, decamped with their booty and, which fitted a small piece of cloth The Provincial Kuomintang has destination tax. These measure
at the same time, led away two he had found on the burgled passed a resolution in favour are first to be put into operation
horses kept by Mr. Boyd for his premises. of retaining the post of in the six provinces, Kiangsu, An-
country touring. These troops.
They searched the room and on Commander-in-Chief, lately Ochui, Chekiang, Fukjen Kwanglung
had just displaced those of Mar- 1 cupled by Generalissimo Chiang and Kwangsi.
window ledge discovered a
Kai-shek.
shal Chang Tso-lin, who had re-leather bag which contained some This organization strongly desires. Chiang to retain
"The abolition of taxes on goods
treated northward.
of the loot. Just as they broke that important post. On Thurs in transit is a reform for which day next another master will be we have been pressing for many held on East Parade Ground as a years past, and though the ability result of which leading officials of the Nanking Government to and public organizations will tele abolish likin and destination tax graph to the Nationalist Govern- may well he doubted, the other ment in Nanking advocating that taxes mentioned in this category the post of Commander-in-Chief should not be abolished,
Northern
Hungarian Opposition.
London, Sept. 19. To-day's meeting of the Council of the League of Nations failed to remove the deadlock which had been reached in the dispute be-
At Changteho the sequence of into the room, the Chinese was' in tween Hungary and Ruminis, and
was somewhat similar. the act of handing an envelope further discussion of the mattervering the months of occupation containing six watches to accused. Accused told him, witness added, was adjourned until December.
Count Apponyi, the Hungarian by Chang Tso-in's delegate, had flatly refused to ac- troops the mission premises were that on the night in question he cept the report of Sir Austen Cham- not disturbed in the slightest. had gone to Woosung Rond, ract schools went on as usual one Vung, drank a bottle of liquor are collected by the Maritime Cus-berlain in the report of the com- The toms and can, in fact, be effectively mittee to which the dispute had though the missionaries were not with him and had retired.
Witness then explained to the been referred. Sir Austen Cham-present, But with the arrival! A holiday has been declared for abolished by a stroke of the pen. that day so that all public bodies, This would be a great relief to berlain, in making in vain a last of the Southern forces the aspect the Court the use of blow pipes,
ac-appeal to the Hungarian delegate of affairs changed. governmental organs, and schools trade not
of to accept the finding of the com- can participate in the parade. As count
Feng's Bad Temper.·· on previous occasions, all stores the tax remitted, but because mittee, declared that these had been
On July 10 the vanguard of Gen- must hang out a white pennant it would remove any harassing reached after much anxious con- sideration. There could be no fur- inscribed "Retain the post of restrictions
on the movement Commander-in-Chief."
of goods. On the other hand, the ther discussion of the advice which eral Fung's army arrived in Chang, teho. On July 17 one of its medical
would be diminished and
་ ་ Taxes Postponed.
30 teh of
amount the
to burn holes in iron.
Replying to Dr. Wilhelm, de- fending, Inspr. Hunter said that accused was Russian, but that he had stated that he was a Brazilian subject. The Consul had, how-
revenue collected by the Customs had been given by the jurists ap-officers, named Ho, accompanied by ever, refused to recognize him.
this
pointed to consider the question,
open
Opening of a Safe. and it was unnecessary to go into a number of armed soldiers forced
Witness was of the opinion that In view of public agitation would pro tanto prejudice the posi- the history of the case again. U their way into the compound of
der Article Eleven of the League Erskine Men's Hospital and de- the bar found on Messrs. Behara's against the luxury and stamption of the obligations secured on taxes, General Fung Chuk-man, the Customs.
Covenant, the Council had beenmanded from the caretakers the Commissioner of Finance, has an- We feel that the exercise of constituted to act in matters which keys of the building. When these premises had been used in the nounced that the enforcement of tariff autonomy by 4 regional might trouble the
pence of the could not be given, having been burglary, but could not state brought away by the missionaries, which of the articles seized in these taxes will be temporarily authority should be resisted if any world. postponed. These taxes were in-effective means can be found of
After it had been announced that the door was broken open and many accused's room had been used. things carried off. Dr. Netter- He believed that the smaller safe directly responsible for the recent coing so, and we have some hope the discussion would be postponed, field's house was next visited and was opened by using a hammer, financial crisis. General Fung that, if the merchants of Shanghai Sir Austen Chamberlain asked to be treated in the same manner. This possibly a crowbar, and a chisel, has also instructed all heads of unite in refusing to pay the addi-relieved of his work as apporteur disorderly conduct continued during the top of which they wrapped in police stations to press delinquent tional taxes, and are supported in of the committee, and requested the
cloth to deaden any noise. He merchants to pay up the remainder their attitude by their respective Council to clect a substitute for the the two following days.
saw no signs of a blow pipe having December meeting. At the request of the $10,000,000 loan.
governments, with whom we are
On July 22 another company of been used, but he did think that also consulting it may have the of erory member of the Council, the same Revolutionary Army broke the robbers drilled a hole in the Safety on Railway.
the new and beautiful effect of inducing the Nanking however, Sir Austen Chamberlain
unopened safe.
The tools which the polico To ensure the safety of passeng Government to abandon, or at any agreed to withdraw his resigna- Women's Hospital in an adjoining
compound and earried off equipment seized whilst the rald was in pro- ers travelling on the Canton-Kow-rate considerably modify, their tion-British Wirelesa.
and drugs. It is not yet reported loon Railway, the Government has present proposals. It is an despatched a detachment of soldi- ftremely difficult and complex situa- ation, but we and our representa- ers and several engineers on special train to inspect the line tives in China are doing all that prior to the departure of express is possible to find some solution- and local trains. This is to deal with bandits who may cause damage to the track as was done early last weck. The soldiers will carry a machine gun on the special carriage. The Railway Admini- stration is determined not to lose passenger traffic in view of the flourishing business now being done:
LEVINE THE ELUSIVE.
-IN-PARIS-WHEN WANTED IN.
LONDON.
London, Sept. 19..
An extraordinary position has
Your sincerely,
Auston Chamberlain." Foreign Office, London.
Aug 16, 1927.
THREE BOYS SHOT.
OX-
BY SNIPE SHOOTERS NEAR FANLING.
ZAGHLUL'S POLICY.
TO BE MAINTAINED BY FOLLOWERS.
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that the home of the Women's Medi- gress were not rusty, but clean- cal Staff has been entered but that the exhibits had rusted since
seizure. word is likely to come any day as Poldiers have quartered themselves
ir Erskine Hospital and have an-
nounced their intention to occupy HOW MUCH DO YOU
all our residences. One of the keen- est disappointments in the whole business is to find that the once Cairo, Sept. 19. The recent death of Zaghlul orderly and trusted disciplinarian, Pasha is among the many factors General Feng Yu-hsiang, has either conferring unusual importance on deteriorated personally through his the Wald Congress, at the conclu-association with Moscow or, taking Bion of which a manifesto was the most charitable view of the issued affirming the intention of matter, has allied himself with dis- pursuing Zaghlul's policy and orderly elements which he cannot His violent temper and emphasising the necessity of control.
his unreliable judgment, long de-
Three Chinese boys were taken friendly foreign relations, plored by many of his best falends, to the Kwong Wah Hospital for especially with Britain. attention yesterday suffering from A meeting of the Wafd members seem to nave been more to the fore gunshot wounds, which were caus-of Parliament is called for Septem- than his good qualities during the ed, according to their report, hy ber 26, and it is expected it will last two years. some Portuguese who were out proclaim Mustapha Pasha Nahas anipo-shooting near Fanling. as lender in succession to Zaghlul.
So far the police have not receiv-Reuter.
KNOW?
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.
Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 14 of this issue.
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RAIN TO-MORROW,
assumed that those who inflicted PROTECTION OF FAITH. TYPHOON OVER INDO-CHINA. the wounds are not aware of the accidents.
י,
The Royal Observatory reported
The injuries to the hoya were INDIAN LEGISLATION PASSED. this forenoon as follows: very slight and they were dia- charged after being one night in the hospital.
devoloped with regard to the pro-ed any report from anybody else jected fight by Mr. Levine to regarding this accident and it is Karachi.
The machine was ready for the flight to-day, and the weather con- ditions were favourable, but Leving is in Paris, and efforts to communi- cate with him were unsuccessful.
Capt. Hinchcliffe, interviewed, said that Levine told him that he would return to-day. If Levine ar- rived in time he proposed to start to-morrow morning, but if they did pot get away by Thursday he would be, reluctantly compelled to give up the attempt, an his leave from the Imperial Airways would shortly ex- pire-Reulor,
Simla, Sept. 19, The Legislative Assembly by 61 to 26 passed the Bill dealing with for acurrilous anti- penalties Among the passengers arrivy-religious writings.
amendments were ing by the s. Empress of Canada
Many
i
this morning were Mr. L.. Mrs, and negatived, but one, supported by Miss Dunbar, Mr. W. A. Watson, the home member, making the Mr.J. S. Gubbay, Mr. S. - Hicks offence non-bailable, was carried and Miss Peyton.
by 54 to 40.-Reuter.
The anti-cyclone over China hap `strengthened slightly,
5
What proportion of the world's wool is produced in Australia "and New Zealand?
What is Spljet?
What is the most valuable export
of Persial
Which is the largest city in
Janar, and for what is noted?
What two countries together apin over half the world's cotton,
ย What is willy-willy?
7 Which is the larger city-San
Francisco or Los Angeles?
8 What is the raw material for chocolate and cocoa, and by whom is the main supply pro-; duced?
0 What is the total volume of
vecan waters?
The typhoon will enter the coast of Indo-China this afternoon, a little to the north of Tourane.
Fresh monsoon may be expected 11 What river flown both to the
10 What is Spitzbergen, and what
1.ite principal product?
north and to the south? along the S.E. coast of China.
Forecast up to noon to-morrow: 19 How long in the Panama Canal, and how long does it take a ship winds; strong, moderating;
to pass through it? overcast, some rain..
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