"PAY OR DIE."
MISSIONARY SEIZED BY BANDITS.
BEATEN AND ROBBED. The Foochow correspondent of the Shanghai Times writes:
AMERICAN DEALINGS WITH TURKEY.
ARRIVAL OF AMBASSADOR AT WASHINGTON.
PUBLIC FEELING HOSTILE.
Washington, Nov. 29. Mukhtar Bey, the new Turkish Ambassador to the United States, has arrived here.
The following is a copy of a letter received from the Rev. Charles H. Riggs of the Shaowu Mission, of the, American Hoard,
Since landing at New York from written on October 31 while en- route for Shaow from Foochow the liner Leviathan, on November A later telegram announces that 28, he has been guarded by detec- at tives, as n State Department pre- Mr. Riggs arrived safely Shaown, having walked the last caution against hostile demon- strations, in, view of the strong Monday night, October 24, I got anti-Turkish feeling still
the United safely aboard the launch at Foo-parently existing in chow, he says. It was as crowded States owing to the massacres of as any boat could be. We had a Armenians during the late war, berth reserve straight out. The Senate from ratifying the Lau- reserved, but it was too which has hitherto prevented the
80 miles.
bunks all had four occupants and the passageways and roof were all full.
were" on board.
sanne treaty.
ap-
The exchange of Ambassadors now occurring is rendered possible by the special Turco-American agreement signed on February 18 Just as "the result of which Mr.
fine 15,000 pounds of freight Over 100 passengers and We pulled out at il pan, passed under the upper bridge without mishap and went sonte 20 li to a place where there is Coolidge has exercised his com- a shallows and waited for day-stitutional perogative in favour af resuming diplomatic relations. light.
Reuter's American Service,
Tuesday we started at daylight, but soup got stuck on a sand bar. and had to call small boats to our help. Later we were held sp at a likin ollice and everything everyone had, except my things. was examined. They were very pulite and did not ask me to open my things.
FRENCH STEAMER
ASHORE.
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EAST.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, /
GOOD FORTUNE.
SHANGHAI PROPHET
KIDNAPPED.
TIMELY POLICE RESCUE.
Wu Kien-kwong, the fanious old Chinese fortune teller, known to thousands of Chinese and many foreigners as he sat consorting with the powers of the Infernal regions as he told fortunes in his room in Nanking Road, Shang- hai, opposite the entrance to the temple, was saved from possible death by a spectacular coup carried out by Municipal detectives late
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1927.
YOUNG CHINESE IN RUBBER POSITION.
AMERICA.
VIEWS OF OLD HONGKONG STUDENT.
POSSESSOR OF MILLIONS
New York, Nev. B.
A young Chinese who thinks that the movies are swell," w.10 gets a kick from American slang" and believes the Dempsey-Tunney fights was "enormously grotesque
Lim, a young millionaire and Lim Chong-pang. an evident genius at bualness. Has Singapore. It is his first visit to just arrived with his wife from on Monday night of last week. the United States, the length of The fortune teller, who is re-which he traversed coming from puted to be very wealthy, was San Francisco' to New York.
His reaction to the life and n- recently carried eft for ransom. When he was rescued on Monday stitutions of this country are a party of Municipal weired medley of conclusions, police from Central Station, hend sort of mental Chop Suey, and night by ed by Detective-Inspector James they range from the exceedingly Hunter and Detective-Sergeant grave to the gravest. He is 23, Pike, he was being held prisoner graduate of St. Septhen's College in the servants quarter of 17 Hongkong, and the virtual head foreigner's house at 15 and of a Singapore concern doing, a
$15,000,000 business annually." Kinnear Road.
Here are a few of the remarks this untypical young Chinese made to the United Press:
We left Du K at WITH CARGO FROM THE FAR kidnappers. noon and at 1 o'clock I heard shots ahead. We were told to close bar windows, which we did, but the brigands did not shoot at us. We arrived at Suel Keo at five, but the likin office made us wait until
nine next day before the world
"examine our goods,
We got started at 10.30 and are rived at 1o. Ki Keo at 4,30 and spent the night there. We had passed five bands of brigands, none of whom fired at us, although we had to keep our windows closed. Thursday we passed an- other hand at about 10 o'clock. They fired at us, but did even hi, the boat. Without either disturbance we reached Yeping at about pan. The water was too shallow to pew and, so after looking up sume people in the city we transferred our goods to an trevered nurket brat (gonte bonts. We were assured that it was perfectly safe as these heata pay the bandit fees and are not disturbed. About midnight somet soldiers tried to comandeer dar boat, but the captain hought them DIT.
Buy Of Soldiers.
Friday at about 8 we started, hail to bug off some more soldiers,
arc "The movies
25
RESTRICTION SCHEME
OVERHAULED.
EFFECT ON PRODUCER. * Writing from London, under date of October 26th, to the Straits Times, Mr. A. W. Still says:
It would be like sending conla to Newcastle to write in any detail about the new aspects of the rub ber restriction policy which have been disclosed during the past week. The effect of the long look- ed for Colonial Offico announce from London to Malaya. ment is simply to transfer action
to
Briefly, the Colonial Oflice ar nounced that no changes would be made in the regulations, but that the Governments in the territories concerned would be asked "overhaul the machinery of the scheme" with a view to increasing the efficiency of its working, The regulations are contained in the announcement made in October, 1926, under which the pivotal price was raised to 1/9, the con- titions fixed governing rise or fall of exportable percentage, and the
decision that under no circum- swell. Instances would the exportable be reduced below 60 per cent or rais- ed above 100 per cent.
The machinery means the estate assessments, the issue of export credits, the prevention of amug
more or less gling and other routine matters. I am, however, in some doubt as to the position of the "unused coupons."
His presence here indicated that the servants employed by the foreigner, were in league with the kidnappers, five of whom were arrested when the police raide Frisee my wife and I went three the place. Old Wu who is nearly times
21 diny, Only the reels blind, was held prisoner there, should run twice as fast, in tempo but the No. 1 boy, believed to be with your civilization principal in the detention arrange-la Denver the manager of a ments, was not in the building cinema threatened to threw my when the police swooped down on wife and myself out of the theatre the place and arrested the five because we laughed uproariously at one of your slow motion' pie- Acting on information, Inspectortures. We conatiered it an apt It will be remembered that until Hunter and the other detectives satire, and we laughed and ap-Nov. 5, 1926, all expert rights laid their plans well and pro-plauded because we wanted to wore of indefinite validity. On a that date, the Colonial Office de- cceded to the house at 10 p.m., on appear politely entertained in
ser- foreign country.
cided that export rights in Malaya Monday. Surrounding the
"Next to the Dempsey-Tunney existing before February 1, 1927, vants' quarters, they tried to enter | quietly but could not. They then fight, the greatest entertainment would continue valid for export at forced the door after catching I have had in this country accur any time after issue, but that tivo guards papping. The police | red during walks on your crowded those issued, after February 1 fired several shots and disarmed streets. It is a cort of game which would cease to be valid on the Tugs are,standing by.-Reuter.
expiration of three months follow. The Dr Pierre Benoit is the guards, subsequently arresting I call Pedestrains' Jui-jitsu.
ing the period for which they were Vissel of 7014 gross and 4,973 the two and three more inside nelt tonnage, built in 1918 by the the place. One of the gang was
issued. Similar conditions were old Wu was released
made with regard to coupons is Uraga Dock Company and engined woman.
sued in Ceylon, but, after protests by the same frm.
to continue his fortune telling.
made by that Colony, based on the fact that Colombo is not, like Sin- gapore and Penang, outside the restriction area, the Secretary of period of validity as far as Ceylon State agreed to abandon the limit
was concerned, the effect being to to Ceylon
London, Nov. 29. A message from Hansburg states that the French steamer Docteur Pierre Benoit, which was voyaging to 1amburg from the Far East with of general goods, has gone ashore near Brunshausen.
*
Her dimensions are, length 446) « feet, beam 58 feet, and moulded depth 40 feet.
She. ix operated by the Messageries Maritimes; and when sailing from here on October 12, commanded by Captain Nolorgues, she carried 500 tons of cargo from Hongkong and 5,000 tons from the nirth. Clearance was made for Dunkirk, via Colombo.
AUSTRALIAN TARIFF
CHANGES.
pot stuck several times because EFFECT ON BRUTISH EXPORTS,
our boat was too heavily laden,
and finally sprang a leak and had
to tie up for the night, Saturday
London, Nov. 29. Questioned in the House
of
40 Years A Fortune Teller, This spectacular raid which gave Wu his freedom was climax of an unusual story of Wa's ex- perience in the detention of the kidnappers.
W, who is nearly hind. is 63 years of age, a native of Kwantung and has acquired remarkable repute among the Chi- nese of Shanghai and district for his ability at discerning the veiled paths of life, and the fund of good advice which goes along with for- tune telling.
"Apparently, the one purpose in the minds of people here is to see how many other persons they can kucek down, or knock out, in a given number of blocks. I was slow at first to understand the
game, but the victories are in creasing.
"I tripped up.
two in San
a dozes in Chicago and both my Francisco, three in Denver, half wife and myself expect to do better in New York, where there rians' Jiu-jitsu." is more competition in Pedest
Well Dressed.
Lim was dressed impeccably in a brawn Back Guit, and looked He was in his office in Nanking sartorially like. any promising Road on November 1 when a Chi-Young bank clerk or salesman, nese woman called and asked him But the sharp brown eyes denoted to go to her house to tell fortunes. a piercing intelligence and an in- He accompanied her to 51 Carter ordinate precociousness. Road but as he was leaving, he was kidnapped by a yang of six men
give endless validity coupons,"
Colonial Office Decision.
You will have noticed that the recent oficial communique con- tains as its final clause an intima- tion that "If it is considered that any changes are necessary, full right is reserved to make them as
being given as may be practicable from Feb. 1, 1928, as long notice
"Oh, I get a hell of a kick from in the circumstances." By that American slang," he said. "Bridate the position in reference to seems fatuous. I think more clearly defined, and there
your abstract #rotesquerie is much
A
as to the effects of the "nverhaul
Yoas.
we started at daylight, passed the Commons as to the new Australian who pushed. him into a car and Lish slang, which I hear in Singa- "unused coupons" ought to be brand of brigands without trouble, tariff on iron and steel, particu- took him to Woosung. After he pore, Had an empty boat catel up with larly the increased duties against ing there some days, the gang took your siang is Oriental in spirit-should be fuller knowledge also us and put some of our freight British exports of such items as him to the Kinnenr Road house. Ike our, and that constitutes and passengers on to it, and made her iron, iron and steel tabes, and where they told him he was to be better progress. We were hailed rails, Captain Hacking, the Under tried and much propaganda was just as we entered the gorge, but Secretary for Overseas Trade, said worked on him in this way. Were let pass upon the boatman he was awalling full details of showing his receipt for payment these new duties and other pro- ,when he came down river several days previously.
tn
Accused at Court.
sound. I have expressed the view
sort of bound between our ancient of machinery in the restriction If it is considered that the civilization and your new
Lim said he and his wife werd' almost stunned by the Dempsey changes made are inadequate, or Tunney fight. He has travelled if it is obvious that outstanding posals from the Commonwealth He was conducted to the up considerably, and seen vast crowd, Coupons are merely a menace to Government and on receipt of this | stairs room uf the servants' of his own people at Chinese the market, and not really wanted chuiges by producers, definite faller informalion In the middle of the gorge we
the question quarters where he was kept until | wresting bouts.
"But it gave me an idea of how, may be made for the remaining mot about a hundred sparrow whether any representation to the he heard shots on Monday night boats coining down. They had monwealth could usefully be and the police rescued him. Wu, many people there are in the world,three quarters of the sixth year. he said. "It was enormously gro- On the whole, 1. think, the deci soldiers on board for protection. made would be considered.:
who is not totally blind but man-
tion of the Colonial Office, acting, Both soldiers and brigands began He added that this country re-ages to catch dull glimpses of tesque."
no doubt, under the advice of the firing ust as they passed us.ceived preference, and would con- things, was able to tell many de-
This Oriental visitor expects to Committee over which Sir Mat- Shots fell all idout us. The boat-time receiver preference. tails of his story when the five
Chinese were brought before they in the United States for tothew Nathan now presides, s men were well seared, but kept on British Wireles
months, during which he will Provisional Court and were re- going. I was sitting on top of the boxes watching the scrap and had a clear view, but as both
police to effect further arrests.
Wu declared that the police soldiers and brigands were hidden I could not sed nt what they were
"I who am married," he con- arrived in time to save him from aiming. The sparrow boats"put in
committing suicide, He had decluded, "should not say it, but cided to do it. that very night your women are extraordinarily to shore and the Latmen hi-t among the rocks, After a white
rather than stand his treatment, beautiful." It was plain this con the shots began to fall into the
the bandits demanding $100,000 fession disturbed him--Ex. water about 100 fl. from our boat.
ransom and threatening to cut off The surface of the water looked
his cars if he did not pay it. At as though it were raining. Then The Pastrauster General, reply 1 p.m., on Monday, two hours the ring shifted and the shotsing to a question in the louse of before he had decided to make came nearur. Four struck within Commons said the telephone au-away with himself, he heard shots a foet of me. That was enough thorities in the United States and and thought the kidnappers were for me so I buried myself under he were agreed that it was too going to kill him. He hid under some bedding. The beatmen kept early to consider any alteration in the blankets and recited Buddhist we left the fight the present charge for trans-prayers but his fears were eased on rowing, 80 behind us. None of our crowd Atlantic telephone commanica-when a Chinese detective arrived was injured and as the brigands tion.
and told him he was safe.
manded in order to enable they conditions at rubber centres that the right to put the expor
in this country, and will then go ahle below 60 per cent. should be to Europe.
TRANS-ATLANTIC TELEPHONY,
NO REDUCTION IN CHARGES.
London, Nov. 29.
had their hands full with the A suggestion made in the ques- It was indicated at the Pro- soldiers they did not bother us. tion that the price should be re-visional Court that six other mem- The text bunch we passed were duced, say on Sundays, so as to bers of the gang are still at large, satisfied with the usual payment make it possible for conversations and a remand was ordered to en- of levy and did not bother us to be enjoyed between families able Inspector Hunter to get them We arrived late at Wang Tal, hay- and ing apent two days coming from Yeuping.
Threatened To Shoot..
I went ashore to mail a letter, but was stopped by sentrics who were quite nasty and took my letter from me. They theatened to shoot me and to do other dire things, but when the, matter was referred.to their officer he decided to let me go,
Sunday morning the boatmen started at daybreak, but I did not wake up until about 8 o'clock. The
friends in Great Britain, Canada and the United States, would be borne in inind British Wireless.
BRITISH INTERESTS IN IRAK.
:.
IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS IN LONDON.
London, Nov. 29.
YOUNG PICKPOCKET.
ORDERED THE BIRCHI.
When charged with picking $5 from the pocket of a Chinese in Caine Road, a small boy told Major Willson this morning that he found the money in the street, but was beaten by a detective and made to admit that he stole it.
AUSTRALIAN STRIKE AGREEMENT..
COMMONWEALTH LINE COMES TO TERMS.
Melbourne, Nov. 20.
restored as it serves usefully to check over-assessment.
Export
I am of opinion also that a. sound rule in regard to rights would be to washout all (Continued on Page 11.)
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
The Commonwealth Shipping The following general know- Line has concluded an agreement ledge puper has been taken from with the Waterside workers' the Daily Expresa, Federation, whereby all Common- Answers, for those who need wealth liners are to be exempted them, will be found on Page 14 from any strike. The waterside of this issue. workers agree to work overtime on Commonwealth liners throughout Australia, if necessary,
It is authoritatively believed that the agreement preludes the calling. off of the strike, or at least its nus- pension until after Christmas, with the resumption of work on normal conditions, including overtime.-- Reuter.
The incident concerning the Athief who entered Messrs. Jafar Pasha, the Prime Minis-theft was stated to have occurred N. S. Moses and Company's offices, other passengers excopt my twoter of Irak, who had left London during a procession.
According in the Bank of Canton Building,
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on Sunday to return to Baghdad, to the detective, the boy was seen between closing time on Monday has been recalled by King Feiaal, to pick the money from, the pocket and yesterday morning, la reported
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