THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
PUBLIC MONEY. THREAT TO CANTON SHANGHAI UNREST.
BIG VOTE FOR HOSPITAL.
RESUMPTION COST.
Nine financial votes, totalling in all $269,144, are to come before the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council on Thurs
The higgest day afternoon.
for over $253, vote is one. 500 as compensation for re- sumption la connexion with the proposed new, Government Civil Iospital. The various voles are
as under:
F
$2,000 for Police Force: Secret
DIMINISHES.
FUKIEN COMMANDER-NOW.
HESITANT.
WEST RIVER' ACTIVITY.
The first hostilities will be on the
West River, if a counter-attack be launched by the Kwangai, troops under General Wang Shoo-hung, the deputy of General Li Chal-sum, according to a Chinese source.
are
SHOTS AT RETURNING STRIKERS.
B.A.T. LAUNCH SUFFERS.
Unknown gunmen opened fire on a lighter conveying Chinese
workers across the Whangpoo to the B.A.T. factory at Pootung carly last Thursday morning,
reports the Shanghai Times.
Four men were wounded and Latest military developments on the West, North and East Rivers had to be taken to the. Leater. Chinese hospital, Shantung Road. tend to show that the odds against the Kwangsi forces, while The workers were crowded on a most of the strategic points on the lighter which was being towed by three rivers have boun successfully B.A.T. launch across at 6.15 a.m. the The gunmen approneked Service. This zum will be reoccupied by the "Ironsides" detach quired to meet expenditure to the ments, who were rushed to these lighter in a sampan and open fire, end of the year. Amount provid-points immediately after the coup hitting four men. ed in Estimates, $16,000; less at Canton. adjustment on S/W 165, $300;; oxponded to date, $15,408; balance $292. The excess on this vote is due to unforeseen expenditure. The above is to be met from sayings under Passages.
More Prisoners,
$900 for Police Force: Sub- sistence for Prisoners. Provision maade In Estimates, $2,500; amount to provided $2,500; expended 30.9:27, $2.281.19; balance, $218.81; estimated requirement to Decem- her 31st, $1,115.00; excess $895.10; larger excess is due to a number of prisoners during the latter part of this year than had 'been estimated for. The above is to be met from savings under Rations for Indian Police.
The
Light and Fans.
$1,000 for Police Force: Light and Electric Fans. Provision made in Estimates; $34,000. The amount expended on the above vote up to September 30th was $27,245 leaving a balance of $6,765 for the remaining three months of the monthly re- year. The average quirements. have been $3,000, and "It is estimated that a further eum of $1,000 in addition to the balance of $6,755 will be required for the A supplementary vote for $1,000
ns
A band of about 15 men swarm ed over the Settlement boundary That there will be no fighting and in an effort to prevent the along the North River is taken for Itou Sung cotton mill, at Seoul granted; and though there has been
from re-opening, much war preparation on the East Roud River, the Canton Government for announced, they directed a fusil the present has decided, it is relf-lade of shots at the mill gate. At ably stated, to concentrate more
least a dozen shots were fired by the men, who immediately Bed troops, along the West River. ·
Chinese territory,
There The only enemy of the "Iron-into
receiving watchman sides," or the "Leftist" Government, were no serious casualties, only a slight on the East River is the army under Chan Chal-tong, a follower of Gen- wound in his leg. erat Li Chai-sum. Chan is now concentrating his units at Swatow, at which place he is the aupreme ruler. His forces, however, are not strong enough for a big attack on the "Ironsides."
1.
Negotiations Afoot.
1
Notwithstanding this terrorist attempt, fully 1,000 out of the 2,000 operafves at this mill re- sumed work yesterday...
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1927.
PACIFIC SHIPPING
LINES.
SHIPPING BOARD POST. WAPONES DECISION.
A POSSIBLE COMPROMISE,
COUNCIL WINS.
SHANGHAI PAPER'S
SUIT.
ELECTRICITY CUT OFF.
The following is the judgment Washington, Nov, 22. delivered by the Court of Consuls The Shipping Board to-day post-in the case of the China Publish- poned Its decision on the sale of ing Co. Inc., proprietors of the its three remaining, Pacific llues." China Courier, plaintifs in an ac- A special meeting will be called' tion against the Counell for the probably this week to complete Foreign Community of Shanghai. discussions on the proposed sale. and briefly cabled last week. The lines under discussion are the The plaintiff company was re- American, Australian and Orient, presented by Mr. W. Y. Char and the American Oriental Mail and the Shanghai Municipal Council The the Oregon Oriental.
Mr. Stirling Fessenden. Disagreement among the mem- Court of Consuls was composed of bers of the board as to the period Mr. E. S. Cunningham, U. S. Con- of operation of the lines caused the sul General and Senior Consul, postponement. The board's sub" Mr. N. Anll, Consul-General for committee yesterday suggested a Norway, and Sir Sidney Barton,
H. M. Consul-General. compromise under which the lines would be advertised under two contracts, one calling operation for five years and the other for ten years, with the board ac- cepting the best bid, irrespective of whether it was for the five ar ten year period of operation. Members of the board said that the compromise was practically certain to be accepted.
President Coolidge desires to build up the merchant marine so that it will adequately serve as a for carrying cargoes to foreign second line of defence as well as ports, but he believes that it Shots at Japanese Marine.
useless to suggest to According to Japanese news-would be paper reports, labour gunmen Congress again a subsidy such as made an appearance at the Toka was proposed during the Harding milla, Japanese concern in Yang- administration. He is studying Chan is reported to be negotiat tepoo on Wednesday and two other avenues with a view to the "ing with other "neutral" leaders of shots were fired at a Japanese recommendation he will make to arroies in Kwangtung and neigh-marine on duty, at the mills. The Congress in December. bouring provinces, like Fukien, in an endeavour to secure assistance for an expedition to re-take Canton: The military leader of Fukion, Chan. Ming-shiu, who Chiang Kai-shek man, is of those to whom Chan Chai tong is looking for help. But whether the ruler of Fukien is willing to supply any of his units for the counter-attuck on Canton is a moot point, for so far he has not yet definitely stated his intended South China.
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shots-went wide but the marine returned fire. Parties of marines have been on duty at the 'mills since the strike started,
One
Loyal Chinese employees of Japanese printing works in long- kew, where a strike has existed since September 9, are also being subjected to intimidation. Chinese living in Chinese territory was attacked by a gang of inti- milators on Wednesday and time was thrown in, his eyes, nearly
WORLD'S TIN ORE SUPPLIES.
COMING SHORTAGE
FEARED.
Londen, Nov. 28. Captain Hacking, the Under lishments are carrying on with a stated in reply to Sir Nicholas
The judgment reads as follows: In this action the plaintiffs defendants from discontinuing claim an injunction to restrain the the supply of electric power to the plaintiffs and also claim damages for the losses occasioned by such discontinuance.
The parties have filed an agreed statement of the facta connected with the discontinuance of the electric power, so that the only cide is whether the defendanta 18sue which the Court has to de- were within their rights and rea. sonable in acting as they did.
The rights of the Shanghai Municipal Council are those of a voluntary association composed of the citizens of many different states who have combined together for the enjoyment in common, in an orderly manner, of certain pri- vileges which were accorded to them by agreements made between their respective Governments and of China. the Government Amongst these privileges is the right of municipal control over a certain portion of the Treaty Port of Shanghai and for the purpose the of exercising this control Council was empowered to levy taxes on a scale to be fixed by the so obtained to provide revenue certain public utilities such as
expenditure to be met this year policy in the coming struggle in linding him. The printing estab-Secretary for Overseas Trade foreign ratepayers and with the
is therefore requested. The above An unofficial report says that few Chinese who remained loyal Grattan Doyle, in the House of
is to be met from savings under when the news of the Canton coup and a number of Japanese printers Commons; that he was aware of electric power.
Pussages.
Gas Rings for Gaol.
$375 for Prison Department: Materials for Repairs and Re- newala. Provision made in Estim ates, $9,000. To instal gas rings in the conkhouse in place of wood fires. Wood fires create a smoke nulaanee to the inhabitants of Chancery Lane and to the prison also, especially the Printing Shop. The above is to be met frem savings ander 'Light,
New Hospital.
first reached Fuklen, Chan Ming-recruited in Japan. shin, the military chief of the pro-
An employee of the Nanyang vince, was having dinner with several of his followers, and he Brothers Tobacco factory at Poo- drank a full glass of wine, declaring tung nearly lost his life when he to his friends at the table, "Now I was attacked and stabbed by four intimidators as he lay in his bed will have a chance of meeting the at his home at Loh Ka Zah, Poo- tung. He is now in hospital being treated for his wounds.
"Ironsides" in the battlefield for a contest of strength."
оп
stabilisation
Since the association for these the opinion entertained by some authorities regarding a prospec- purposes is voluntary, just as re- trolled is voluntary, and since tive shortage of the tin ore sidence within the area so con- He was following closely the there is no commen body of law were taking which cap applied to all the mem- supplies of the world. discussions which
thebers of the association, it follows place on this, and also
of that the association cannot main- possibility of
tain its existence unless it appeals' world prices. His hesitancy may be due to his
Worker Knocked Senseless. It did not appear that any to the inherent right of self-pre- deciding now to await the result of
Another Kang attacked an advantage would be gained at theservation to enforce the recogni the fourth session of the Kuemin-
factory, tang Supervisory and Executive employee of the British Cigarette present time by the appointment tion by all participants in its bene- Committees at Shanghai.
Thorburn of a special scientific committee, fits of the obligation to abide by Un-Company's
Rond, as he was going to his home as Sir N. Grattan Doyle had the reasonable regulations under doubtedly, the outcome of this con
The gang suggested, to enquire on behalf of which it is conducted, ference will have a marked effect in Chinese territory. on the trend of events in South stashed him and assaulted him the Government regarding the China. Some observers even go as with axes and iron bars, knocking possibilities of conserving the senseless. A Municipal Empire's resources--British Wire- Far as to say that this political him meeting in the North will decide policeman went to the man's less. the fate of the Kwangei troops rescue, whefeat his attackers fled
into Chinese territory. under Wang Shan-hung.
From Canton source, it is learn-
These Incidents and
the
$253,500 for Public Works, Extraordinary: New, Government Civil Hospital, Compensation for Resumption. "It is proposed, as soon as the financial position of the Colony permits, to reconstruct the Government, Civil Hospital and in connection therewith more that General Wang Ki-cheung, existence of much Communist the military leader of the "Iron-activities in the ranks of Shang- sides, declared recently that the hai's labour forces are disturbing attitude of Chan Ming-shiu of Fu- the authorities, who believe that kien will not have any great effect upon the developments of the rousides military campaigns along the East River. For if troops be despatched from Fukien to Swatow, it will take Chan Ming- shiu several weeks before he will be able to do anything much.
to
land will be required. A favour able opportunity occurred acquire the site of the Diocesin Boys' School on Bonham Road, and the sum now required is for the purchase thereof. In July 1920 the Finance, Committee agreed that this sum might be offereti.
From
Distillery Control.
the
1927
vote
($150).
organized and well-paid gangs of hooligans are now engaged in a terrorist campaign to create in- astrial unrest and radical out- breaks.
Reports that an uprising is to
INDIAN BOYCOTT AGITATION,
MOSLEM OPINION DIFFERS.
Cawnpore, Nov. 28.
The Indian session of the Trades Union Congress at which
"Encugh of Non-Co-Operation."
Defendants Within Rights.
In this case the plaintiffs claim the right to continued enjoyment of the electric power supplied by' the defendants while refusing to recognize their obligation to pay on the scale laid down by the re- gulations of the association the taxos necessary to provide its re-
venue.
This Court derives Its power from Land Regulations 27 and it consequently cannot admit "argu- ment tending to show that Land Regulation the regulation un-
The claim of the plaintiff's that is fixed-is. other than reasonable, were not acting the defendanta within their rights in discontinu- ing the supply of electric power must, therefore, fail,
It remains to consider whether such right was exercised by the defendants in a reasonable man- ner.
be staged in Shanghai soon re- British Trades Union Congress de-der which the amount of the rate sulted in the Chinese authorities legates were present, has passed pn Thursday banning all laboura resolution to demand the revi- $300 for Imports and Exports
"Red" Farmers' Attitude.
meetings and announcing their sion of the Workmen's Compensa- Department: Opium: Miscellane- ous Stores. Provision' made in
Another obstacle which lies in decision to prevent any publiction Act, a 48-hour week, and to boycott the Statutory Commission. Estimates, $1,200. Certain ap-
the way of Chan Chai-ton's cam-assemblies.
Nevertheless, there was B-Renter. paratus prdered through the Crownnign to re-capture Canton from Agents in 1920 did not arrive till the "Ironsides" is the big corps of general return to work at many June 1927 and had to be paid for "Red" Farmers, who, number some mills affected by strikes. Half 10 Seoul Road. resumed work that Special apparatus had to be order. thousands, and are infesting the the day shift at the Wing On mill, Haifung and Lukiung districts on
morning. The Sung Sing mill, 78. ed in 1927 in connection with the East River. work on Distillery Control. This
The long distance between Canton Ward Road, also restarted opera- The Hou Sung mill also was not foreseen in 1926 and had and Swatow, which makes it diffus. to be treated as an extra Indent. euit far the transportation of started up with half its usual day The total cost of this apparatus troops and military necessaries, is, shift came to approximately $150 and admittedly, another hindrance to the total deficiency from these the counter-attack of Li Chal two causes is approximately $300. sum's troops from Swatow, nccord- Indents under this vote were ing to popular, reports.
heavier than usual this year owing
A vernacular press report declar
Calcutta, Nov. 28. There is a distinct cleavage in Moslem opinion in Bengal with re- gard to the proposed boycott of the Statutory Commission.
(Continued on Page 11,)
Sir Abdur Rahmin is said to be HOW MUCH DO YOU
considering a re-affirmation of his KONGMOON LOYAL
retraction of a previous declara- tion to support the commission. Opposed to "Ironsides."
Mr. Chuznavi, a former Minister Canton, Nov. 28. and president of the Central Na- General Cheng Chang-pao, com- tional Moslem Association, has de to special apparatus required for ed this morning that first shot be tobacco investigation and control.en the "Ironsides" and the manding the Kongmoon forces, clared unequivocally in favour of
above is to be met from
Kwangsi troops along the West whose attitude hitherto has not co-operating with the commission. Havinga under Other Charges, River was fired in the vicinity of been definitely known, has now "We Moslems have had enough of Opium, Packing Expenses.
Szewul on Sunday,
openly announced his loyality to non-co-operation," Practically all the Kwangsi units General Li Chai-gum and has de- Reuter,
The
More Searching.
he
atatea.
KNOW?
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
The following general know- the Daily Express. ledge paper has been taken from
Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 14 of this issue,
SERIOUS CHARGES MENTIONED",
1. On what day does Christmas fall
this year?
2 Who is Dr. Grenfelli 3. What famous neutral did memor able work as a cartoonist in the great warf
4 Who Composed these oporas: "Cavalleria Rusticana," "Il Tro vatore," "Die Meistersinger,
Tales of Hoffmann"?
5 Who was known an Oom Paul?
Which the higher ranke, leutenant-gener
or major Name the five oceans,
is at Shiuhing, a city on the West nounced the present "Red Canton General Chen states $100 for Imports and Exports River: however, have evacuated the regime."
A LOCAL VAGRANT. Department: Candles and Bat-place and retreated to Wuchow, the that he is leading the 13th. Divi terles for searching purposes.headquarters of all Wang Shao- sion in the Kongmoon and the Sze Provision made in Estimates, $400. hung'a armies. Since most of the Yap districts to help General Wang More searching is being done and Kwangsi men have retreated to Wu-Shae-hung in counter-attacking consequently the expenses have chow, the report of the clash Canton.
In view of General. Chen's un- been increased. The above is to at Szewal appears to be unfounded. be met from savings under Other The "Ironsides" are known to favourable attitude towards them. A Eurasian, named J. Simon, Charges: Binding Permits. have stationed the whole of the 11th selves, the "Ironsides" have ordar- was charged before Major C. Will- Division on the West River a few ed the Canton Political Council to on this morning with belox found Fire Brigade Rent.
days ago. The whole of 26th Divi-
tence. $69 for Fire Brigade: Rent of sion is now concentrating at Can-issue a-mandate dismissing Chen in this Colony without employment Sub-Inspector Elston, prosecut Stations. Provision, made in ton, ready to be despatched to West and ordering an attack against any visible means of subsist
According to the Canton news-ing, said the defendant was a Estimates, $1,800; amount provid- River districts. Moreover, on Sun- day the full 37th regiment arrived ed in Estimates, 81,800; expended a Canton from Sheklung, and papers this morning, the "Iron- Hongkong man. He gave him- to October 31st, $1,568.28; balance, it is believed that this regiment sides" are advancing on Kongmoon self up as destitute yesterday. Our 10 and what is its full name? | $231.77; Estimated expenditurà will also be despatched to the West by land and sea to attack Chen record shows," said Sub-Inspector
Chang-pao, but it is la doubtful Elaton, that he is wanted for am-2 $800; excess, $68,23. The excess Judging from this extensive troop whether their naval force can suc bezzlement and forgery and on this vote is true to rooms rented movement on the part of the "Iron-coed against Chen's for the lar- neveral other charges, and I would 19- nt Kowloon to accommodate sides" leaders, the West River may gest Canton warship, the Feiving, ask your Worship to romand him European Sub-Officers from 21et
The Kongmoon leader Nam
necessary remandwas January to 5th March, 1927, in- yet sec a conflict of the two con- has deserted the "Ironsides" to for forty-eight hours."
tending factions, though whether join
granted. Chang Po (Continued on Page 11.). It will be decisive is doubtful,
for November and December,
River.
Kongmoon.
a What is Necromancy?
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