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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
NO. 22,
2018 Eƒ†л+à WEDNESDAY,
SERIOUS CHEFOO SITUATION. ANTI-SEMITISM.
·H.M.S. VINDICTIVE GOES TO
GUARD BANK.
WHY NATIONALISTS ARE
NEW THRUST.
KIUKIANG
A FRENCH CAUSE CELEBRE.
MURDER OF A HETMAN.
Paris, Oct. 18.
$36 PER ANNUM
OCTOBER 19, 1927. ALBIOL COFY 10 OINT
A SOUTH AFRICAN FREIGHT WAR.
GOVERNMENT SLATES' UNION. CASTLE OFFER.
FREE TRADE PLAN.
INTERNATIONAL PACT SUGGESTED.
BUICK
·1928.
Smartness that catches the eye an
any Boulevard-Bulck for 1928-w on display.
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PROMISING MOVE MADE IN BRITAIN.
_ MASTERS AND MEN MEET.
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THRILLS & GASPS.
SCHNEIDER RACE MARVELS.
DEADLY WIND FORCE.
Venice, Sept. 26.
ALL RESTRICTIONS TO GO.” REPERCUSSION IN FRANCE.
London, Oct. 18. Capetown, Oct. 18,
The "diplomatic conference"
The Sohnalder Cup race was one An acute stage has been reach-which is sitting at Geneva, and has
A meeting of representatives of long series of thrills and gaspa. MAKING Alleged anti-Semitism is the
chief issue in a cause celebreed in the freight war which broke discussed international customs capital and labour, which was held Webster gave a superb exhibi which has opened before a crowd-out in April between the Con- barriera, is the outcome of the yesterday in London, under the tion of piloting, despite the nerve- eu court at the Seine Assizes, a ference lines, of which the Union world economic conference of six presidency of the Lord Mayor, to racking ordeal of speeding at Russian Jew, and naturalised Castle is a leading member, and months ago, which passed a series discuss informally the question of nearly 300 miles an hour for 45 He was in such good Frenchman, named Schwarzbart, the British and Continental and of resolutions dealing with impedi- industrial peace, was of a stimula-minutes.
'condition' after finishing that as. being charged with mardering South African line, headed by the ments to international trade, but ting character." Petlura, the hetman of the M.P., Sir Robert Thomas. This is the decisions Ukraine, in a street in Paris in due to the Union Castle offering May, 1926, when he shot his victim to grant shippers of wool and down remorselessly, firing seven similar produce a rebate of 15 per shots with an automatic.
Schwarzbart declared that he ed they exclusively use the Con- killed Petlura owing to his anti-ference steamers. Semitic atrocities. The prosecu- best to prevent pogrems, and allege that Schwarzbart was ac- tually a tool of Moscow.
EXECUTIONS.
A very serious situation is developing at Chefeo, where the local Chinese authorities are demanding that the banks hand over the Salt Gabelle funds which are held by them against, provincial expenses and the service of foreign loans. Already $60,000 has been seized from ation contend that Petlurn did his local Chinese bank, and a demand is being drawn up that the branch there of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank hand over the salt funds in Ita possession.
In view of the threat to seize the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank's deposit, and so as to protect the bank against any likely raid by the local militarists, H.M.S. Vindictive has been despatched to Chefoo, to protect the bank's interests. High tension apparently prevails.
fang to the immediate south of Peking.
cent, on the curront rates provid-
Wool buyers have met, at Port Elizabeth and have strongly con- demned the Conference tactics.
A répercussion of these events
force.
had no executive On both sides, speeches were he returned to the starting point-
made favouring better relations be-
They included a suitable contribu-
giving them practical effect, by tion by Sir Alfred Mond, head of The present conference aims at tween employers and employed. draiting a convention, providing the big chemical combine. He with reservations, for the "aboli urged the establishment of a league tion of prohibitions and restrie of industrial peace, on the same
lines as the League of Nations. tions on imports and exports."
Tariffs Not Included.
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tion of markets owing to the many hampering restrictions that have grown up since the war.-Reuter.
has been felt at Roubaix, in The conference will not deal The accused at his trial proposes France, where the wool importing with tariffs at this stage, and will to call a host of witnesses, includ-interests have refused to sign first of all tackle the disorganisa- ing Professor Einstein and Maxim contracts with the Conference Gorky, and Russian. Ukrainian and lines.
The Union Government has now Yiddish interpreters have been re- tained in view of the polyglot intimated that the Union Custie's '
offer of a 15 per cent, discount is character of the witnesses.
a breach of the law, and violates Schwarzbart, replying to the pre-
contract with the company, It sident of the court, who pointed out that it was said Petlura "was a
the terms of the Government mail
Abolition of Restrictions.
Later.
It is now announced that this meeting is to be followed by a larger conference of captains of in- dustry and trade union representa, tives, and that Sir Alfred Mond will probably preside. It is hoped the exchange of views at the con- ference may result in some steps being taken towards establishing the suggested league of industrial peace.
he accomplished a stunt over the
British engines which were proved heads of the cheering crowds.
The race was Atriumph, for to be undoubtedly superior to those of the Italian machines none
of which stood the test.
The race was full of thrills from beginning to end. A wave of excitement passed over the packed bench when a tiny black speck in the sky grew rapidly larger, The..
roar and then drone, became a there was an earpiercing scream.
as Kinkead's bronze-blue Gloster Napier flashed by like a meteor 30 feet above the sen. One's heart was forced into one's mouth at the sight of such an awful speed and one's eyes were unable to hold a clear image of the seaplane which in an instant shrank fast and became a dot in the sky.
Bernardi Howls Past.
The Nationalists' pelley in the field and the reasons for their
It is understood that Sir resumption of the offensive against the North are explained in a wire
The international conference on Josiah Stamp, the President from Shanghai to-day. It is pointed out that the diversion of Fengtion
trade barriera has concluded of the London, Midland and forces to light Shansi leaves only the troops of Marshal Sun Chuan- friend of the Jews, declared that threatens the possibility of giving general discussion on the prelimin-Scottish Railway, whose plea Potlura was no fond of the Jew year's notice to terminate the ary draft agreement prepared by for co-operation has led to several important conferences between the as Haman and Titus were. He contract unless the company's the League economic committee.
The consensus of opinion favour-railway trade union leaders and enforce the existing legislation dent them to heaven. He ordered offer be withdrawn, and also to pogroms, and then, like Pontius Pilate, he washed his hands of the enabling differentiation in the ed the adoption of a convention for those engaged in directing railway
harbour charges. It is surmised the abolition of import and export policy, will attend.
prohibitions and restrictions. The The coatowners will send a repre- matter
that the latter would consist of a surcharge equivalent to the dis-first article of the draft agreement sentative, and so will other impor-minutes followed then out over count offered on
certain tant industries. provides that, subject to the shipments
exceptions, the contracting States concerned.---Reuter
The railway, mining, steel and shall undertake within six months other trade unions will send de- to abolish all such prohibitions and legates.-British Wireless, restrictions. Reuter,
Evidence that serious trouble may be expected in Canton in the near future comes in reports to-day, first that the troops of General Chang Fat-kwai have seized Wnichow and are established in the East River district, and secondly that General Lá Chai-sum is bringing as many of his own troops na possible back to Canton, many having arriv ed by sea.
It was mentioned that Schwarzbart won the Croix de Guerre, fighting in the French Foreign Legion, during the war. The police testified to his conduct in Paris after the war being irre-
Не was sentenced" to four months imprisonment in Vienna in. 1908 as an anarchist. He
TENSE ARMY RIVALRY IN CANTON. proachable.
"Red" Russian
army.
London, Oct. 18. Chuchow for Mingkwang. General denied that he had ever served in The British cruiser Vindictive to Yiu-cho also left Nanking for the
The 21st. Router. arrived at Chefoo yesterday mor- the Mingkwang front. ning to afford protection, should the Division under General Koo Cho necessity arise, to the local branch ting is also leaving Soochow for of the Hongkong and Shanghai Nanking. It will cross the river Bank, which the Shantung authori to Join the march for Pengpu- ties threatened to raid if the bal Nam Chung Pao. ance of the salt revenue deposited there was not handed to them be- fore Monday.
Under the existing arrangement,
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SOUTHERN OFFENSIVE.
More Troop Movements.
Chinking, Oct. JS.
the Grand Canal.
to
a portion of the provincial salt re- venue, the bulk of which had been
It now appears, contrary to carlier paid to the local authorities, was re- served for provincial administration information, that the 14th Army expenses and the service of foreign has proceeded to Nanking and not loans. It was to obtain this re-
Many of the buildings of the serve amount that the Shantung authorities, instead of taking the Conccasion previously occupied by matter through the appropriate the Cantonese forces have channels, made threats to raid the been vacated.-Nuval Wireless. British bank premises.--British Wireless.
Trouble Fenred.
Cheloo, Oct. 18.
Crossing the River.
now
SOUTH AFRICAN OIL REFINERY.
GOVERNMENT "KNOWS
NOTHING."
Capetown, Oct. 18. The chairman of the South Afri
an Board of Trade denies all knowledge of the Government de- cision to establish an oil refinery,
as cabled yesterday,--Reiter,
A Durban message of October 17 stated: The. Natul Advertiser un- derstands that the Government has decided to support a project to Nanking, Oct. 18.
establish a local refinery, to deal Extensive troop movements in with imported crude petroleum and and around Nanking continue, and manufacture the finished pro- A critical, situation has arisen, it seems probable that a northern ducts. The Board of Trade has
planned to take place in near future. Large num- result of the failure of Marshal in the Chang Chung-chang to obtain an bers of troops are passing daily ing legislation in order to deal the from Nanking to the Pakow side with the hostility of foreign com- amount of $60.000 held by Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on of the river, and they are likely to petitions to the project. A com- be joined shortly by other troops pany is being formed, which hopes account of the Salt Funds.
The H.K, and Shanghai Bank which arrived to-day from the to sell first-rate petrol at a little has declined to pay over the sum southward by train.-Naval Wire-over a shilling a gallon.
to the Martial Law Commander for less.
the Navy, although રી similar amount has already been paid by
the Chinese barks.
but
Up to the present, the situation has not developed seriously, trouble is feared-Naval Wireless.
$60,000 Scized.
Chefoo, Oct. 18.
A sum of $60,000 has been seized by the Chinese, the property of the Salt Gabelle, which had been given into the keeping of a. Chinese bank.
A demand is being promulgated that the funds held by the Hong-
handed over-Naval Wireless,
NATIONALISTS' AIM,
Attacking Sun Chuan-fang.
ARMY MOVES.
Nationalists Under Orders.
Kiukiang, Oct. 18. The Sixth Nationalist Army is inder orders to proceed down river, and some of them have already left.-Naval Wireless.
CANTON ACTIVITY,
Li Chal-sum Reinforces.
Canton, Oct. 18.
with
R.A.F. FLYING BOATS IN FRANCE.
CREW ENTERTAINED.
officers.
London, Oct. 18. The four Royal Air Force flying boats, which arrived at Hourtin sea-plane station yesterday after- noon, after the first stage of their 25,000 miles cruise to the Far East, had an excellent journey, without Marshal Li Chai-sum appears to incident. They were given an "kong and Shanghai Bank also be be getting his troops back to Can- enthusiastic welcome, and the crew ton as rapidly as possible. Con- siderable troop movement has were guests of honour last night of taken place in the vicinity in thean French naval and military past two days, including the arrival The journey is being continued of five transporta loaded
on Wednesday, across land to Mar- troops and equipment, since 5 p.m.sciles. The flight will continue to Shanghai, Oct. 19. on October 17th. General Ho Ying-ching arrived at "At the moment these transports India, via the Suez Ganal and Shanghai from Nanking yesterday are anchored off the Northern Persian Gulf-British Wireless. morning by train. On his way Railway Station, the troops being
The officers resi General Ho stopped at Chinklang, kept on board. Soochow and Chunshan to inspeet ponsible for the transport of the troops commandeered two steam- his soldiers there.
The Nationalists in Nanking art ers, one Chinese, and one Portu- again attempting to advance north- guese, in order to complete their ward, in view of the fact that the arrangements.-Naval Wireless. Shantung and Fengtien forces are engaged exclusively in the attack against Honan and Shansi, leaving the Kiangsu-Anhwei front to the care of Sun Chuan-fang'e army.
Sun's troops are taking the defen- sive at Pengpu and Linhwal.,
Both
The 1st and 2nd. divisions of the Nationalist Army.. have left
Ironsides Scize Whichow.
NEW SOUTH WALES MINISTRY.
NATIONALIST NOMINEES,
Sydney, Oct. 18. In connexion with the above. It is interesting to observe how the A new Nationalist Ministry has Ironsides, the presumably "Red" been formed in New South Walea, troops of General Chang Fat-kwal, including Mr. Bavin as Premier are apparently establishing au and Treasurer, and Mr. Boyce as
The Attorney General-Reuter. thority on the East River.
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THE NEW OIL WELL.
CLOSED PENDING PROPER TRANSPORT.
London, Oct. 18. Sir Adam Ritchie, the general manager of the Turkish Petroleum Company, interviewed by Reuter, stated that the new oil well discover- ed at Kirkuk had been closed owing
A Bagdad message of October 17 atated: The Turkish Petroleum Company has struck oil at one of drilling installations its Kirkuk, where the oil shot into the air at the rate of 5,000 tons every 24 hours.
near
ITALIAN PENALTIES FOR "REDS."
SEVERE SENTENCES
PASSED.
Rome, Oct. 18.
A special military court has pas-
THE CRAWLEY CASE.
A' FORMER ANIMAL DEALER.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, Oct. 19. The hearing of the charge.
was
A few minutes later, amid the Italians' frantic cheers, Bernardi howled by in pursuit. Four tense
the smooth waters of the Adriatic appeared a little black shape. which was Kinkead having right- about-turned at the pylon 10 miles away. He was heading back for the pylon four miles to the loft which he circled.
Bernardi was following almost at his heels. He rose up into the sky closely shaving the pylon in When the a dizzy vertical bank. two machines flashed once more past the starting point Kinkead was leading. A second wave of excitement swept the crowd. It was going to be a real race, but they were immediately disappoint ed. Time passed and Bernardi He had been did not appear. forced down by engine trouble.
Webster, Guazzetti and Wornley in turn shot like projectiles acros the starting pointi
Ferrarini Disappoints.
Then there was the bitterest
to the absence of transport. Noth-sed severe sentences on three Com- against Crawley in connexion with ing could be done until a pipeline munist ex-deputies and six other the sale of arms, has been enliven had been fixed to a convenient sea- Communist prisoners, who were led by an exchange of repartes Mediter- charged with active Communist and between counsel and the accused, board, probably in the. rar.can. Reuter.
subversive propaganda in Rome resembling an opera bonffe.
Crawley declared that he came last year,
The ex-Deputies. Molinelli and to Shanghai on his brother's re innamorati were sentenced to 14 commendation that it was a good years' imprisonment, and the ex-place to make money. He
The Deputy Grieco, who escaped from formerly in the show business, disappointment when Ferrarini, Italy, was sentenced in default to and dealt in lions, tigers, and the Italian favourite, crossed the 17 years. Ravagnan, former snakes, but no dragons except the line half a minute later.
incredulous crowd saw him head- The oil will be burned pending editor of the Lanila, the Communist two-headed Chinese felucca.
He admitted a prosecution in ing back to the hangar, also with
for the closing of the well until com-raper, and three others, were each
sentenced to eight years' and six California infringing the engine trouble. The four who wore remaining speeded like mercial production is required.·
months' imprisonment; and two Federal liquor laws.
lightning up and down the course, others to six years.
leaving behind thin grey threads.. These sentences are the first un-
of exhaust smoke. Lt. Kinkead INder the drastic anti-Communist
did the first tap in 4 mins. 371⁄2 laws enacted last year.
secs, and the second lap in 4 mins.. The prisoners were also heavily
41 secs. After that, he dropped fined.--Reuter.
and finally abandoned the flight. The race was thus narrowed down to three machines, Guazzetti alone defending the Italian colours. River vessels arriving at
When he completed the sixth lap early hour this morning reported he suddenly shot out of sight Every- that s.s. Kwong.Tung, of the Yuen behind Hotel Excelsior.
BRITISH CRUISERS
U. S. A.
CORDIALITY AT WASHINGTON.
London, Oct. 18. The British cruisers Calcutta and Cairo, which reached Washing- tan yesterday, had a cordial wel- come from representatives of the British Government and the navy.
The commander, Admiral Cowan, the British Ambassador, Sir Esme Howard, Mr. Massey, the Canadian Minister, and Mr. Smiddy, the Irish Free State Minister, afterwards paid a call on Mr. Kellogg, the Secretary of State.
ANOTHER BIG STEEL MERGER.
G.820,400,000 INVOLVED.
Youngstown, Ohio, Oct. 18.
A G.$20,000,000 merger of the steel and tinplate companies in Northern Ohio is announced.
finished
RIVER STRANDING.
KWONG TUNG ASHORE IN FRONT REACH.
On s.s. Company, plyir- between body feared he had crashed. Hongkong and Canton, was ashore Later it was learned that he had in the Hankow Bank on the Front landed in a lagoon behind the Reach, approximately deven miles below Canton.
The Kwong Tung left Hongkong for Canton at midnight on Mon- in the ordinary day and would
Island.
Dramatic Moments.
It was evident that Ferrarini It brings together 61 sheet mills, nually, with a diversity of pro- Carton at about 8 a.m. yesterday. was longer than the worst British producing half a million tons an-course of events have berthed at was losing speed as hie best time The grounding, so far as can be time. Webster and Worsley then Last night the officers of the ducts, including full
The ship is in speed as at the start. There was am. yesterday. cruisers were the guests of Mr. sheets for automobiles-Reuter's ascertained, took place at about 6.30 passed still travelling at the same no danger, according to latest re- a most dramatic incident when Wilbur, the Secretary to the Ameri-American Service.
ports and a Chinese gunboat is Kinkead clinging to Webster's tail passed right opposite the grond can Navy, and to-day President
standing by.
Fearless and daring Coolidge is receiving the Admiral and his staff-British Wireless.
The Kwong Tung is commanded stand.
Kinkead then thrust his machine by Captain A. W. Walker,
the water and shot experienced river master and it is down into understood that the grounding was ahead right underneath his primarily due to extreme low water comrade. in the river.
RESTRICTION OF SPINNING.
DISSENTIENTS TO BE COAXED.
London, Oct. 18.
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DUTCH AIR MAIL HELD UF
PLANE DAMAGED IN SIAM.
Bangkok, Oct. 18. The Dutch airman Koppen, who is returning to Holland from Java with the first official air.. mail, damaged his undercarriage when
A private meeting to-day of a landing at Donhuang, and will be joint committee of the Cotton unable for several days to resume Spinners Federation and the Cothis flight.-Reuter.
ton Yarn Association, hás appoint ed a small sub-committee to inter- view the dissentients in the ballot on control of spinning, and the ab- stainers from ballotting. The lat ter are about 15 per cent, of the affected interests.
The committee adjourned for a weak.-Renter.
FRENCH AIRMAN AT
> CALCUTTA.
Calcutta, Oct. 18. Challe has arrived. Reuter.
an
REDUCING THE ARMY ON THE RHINE.
BRITISH BATTALION GOES HOME.
Wiesbaden, Oct. 18. En accordance with the Allies' de cision to reduce the army of occupa- tion in the Rhineland, the First Bat talion of the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry has left Langen Schwalbach for Parkhurst, in the Isle of Wight-Renter
It was equally dramatic when Guazzotti, approaching the left hand pylon, with Webster just' behind, Illustrated the different. systems of turning. The Italian swept high in the air and turned on one wing while the Englishman' made the usual, wide sweep and turned in straight together. In a few seconds Webster was ahead. Hairbreadth Escape. Guazzettihad a very narrow cscape at the end of the sixth lap when owing to a mechanical defect he was suddenly and com- pletely blinded by petrol for a few seconds. He was then travelling: at over 200 miles an hour. When
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