THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
HOUSE BUILDING
DISPUTE.
YUNNAN BATTLE.
DURING PROHIBITED
HOURS.
PROBLEM OF. UNSTAMPED DOCUMENTS.
BOTH PARTIES TO PAY.
When the ease in which a build- int contractor is suing a landlord in respect of the orection of 15 European-style houses on Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1301, Yaumati, was resumed in the Supreme Court this morning before the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, it was announced that a way had been discovered of getting over the dif- ficulty of insufficiently stamped documents which are being used In connexion with the case.
The Sang Leong contractors, 14 Man Lam Street, Yaumat, are suing Lui Siu-ching, 10 Wing Lok Street, for $26,187.40, of which $7,000 is balance due under à con- tract for the building of the houses
3. dated January
1924 and The $19,187.40 for extra work. dofendant counterclaims for $8.770,11 an damages for defective,
sions.
Mr. A. E. Hall, represents the plaintiffs, and Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., instructed by Messrs. Hastings. Dennys, and Bowley, is
defending.
BIG GOVERNMENT SUCCESS.
REBELS SUFFER REVERSE.
Yunnan-fu, Dec. 26.
2
KOWLOON HOTEL MANAGER FINED.
Mr. H. J. White, nianager of the Kowloon Hotel, was summoned be fore Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning, for It is confirmed, from a Chinese selling drinks during prohibited
that the Government hours on Christmas Day. source, troops have secured a signal gue- Mr. A. J. O'Donoghue appeared cess in their struggle with the for the defendant and pleaded rebel forces under General Tsang guilty, remarking that only one Ju-yl and Hu Ju-yu and their allies tray of drinks was supplied at 12.10 am. The order had been from the province of Kweichow.
given before midnight, but owing to the large number of customers, it was difficult to serve everybody before midnight.
The Government General Hu In, commanding the vanguard of the 38th Nationalist Army, has an- nounced that, on December 17th, his forces defeated three Kwet- chow regiments and a part of the rebel forces co-operating with them, and have driven them to Taze-Yi, which was later occupied by the Government troops.
The other troops of Tsang Ju-yi have also been defeated by Loo Han at Peh Chui.
"
Commander Killed.
ders was killed, several prisoners seized by the Government forces The Kwelchow troops. pursued by the 3rd Government Brigade, re treated to Sien Wui and Ping
about 180 kilometers to the east of Yunnan-fu.
were also drinks being served at the bar, and in the dance room al that hour.
Mr. O'Donoghue said that five people hnd demanded drinks, but they were refused.
Is Worship intimated that this was a case for a light fine and ne- cordingly imposed a fine of $20.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1928.
BRITAIN & CHINA.
CHINA ASSOCIATION. SPEECHES,
MR. MASSEY'S BOLD PLEA.
At the annual dinner of the China. Association, in London, the following apeeches were delivered, in addition to those previonaly given:
ANTI-WAR TALK.
THE FRANCO-AMERICAN MOVE.
Washington, Jan. 4. Much interest is being taken in the Franco-Amercan anti-war con- versations.
The newspapers doubt whether
result from the present negotia world-wide anti-war treaties will tions. It is suggested that Mr. Mr. L. N. Leefe, Chairman of the'
in proposing the Kellogg has gone one better than Committee. "Health of the Guests," said that Briard by proposing a treaty great as had been the anxieties open to all nations, thus avoiding and cares of those in England con- the pitfall of entering what would Alliance. The exponents of this trolling the affairs of the Associa- be practically a Franco-American tion, they recognised that the bur-view are of opinion that France, den of those living in China had with an anti-war treaty with the been a heavier one to hear. The United States alone, would hold a size of the gathering showed how preferred position as far wide was the interes: taken in America was concerned.-Reuter's
American Service.
Mr. Kellogg's Idea,
Washington, Jan. 4.
as
Mr. Kellogg, in a letter to Paris. says that he has carefully consider- ed the matter and warmly recipro cates, for the American people, the lofty
There was a dance at the Hotel and in view of the fact that it was Christmas Eve, Mr. O'Donoghue asked his Worship to deal leniently The defendant bai
affairs in China, and as their with the case. been the licensee of the Hongkong circle of interest grew wider, un- Hotel and the Repulse Bay Hotel animity of method must of neces- for five or six years and had neversity become more difficult to at- boen before the Court on any tain. There had been, for in- Mr. Kellogg's proposal to Trance offence,
Inspéctor Aris (A. C. I., Kow-stance, ardent adherents in Eng-to invite other powers to join in the In the battle at Taze-Yi, one of loon), said he went into the land of the exponents in Chinn of treaty to outlaw war is in the hotel at 12.30 a.m. and saw five the "Nationalist Party their nature of a counter-suggestion to or unsatisfactory work, or omis-the Kweichow military comman-netsons ordering drinks. They rentiments must now be rather M. Briand's original plan for a
akin to those of the father of the bilateral treaty.. Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by were taken and about 1,000 riles were served after 12.30 a.m. There prodigal son before he returned i
home. (Laughter.) There had been those who were slow to be convinced of the need of sending the Defence Force to Shanghai, but there was no doubt that H.M. Government, in augmenting the Forces of the Crown on the China Coast, had brought immense reljef to British residents in Chinn. (Applause.) He was grateful to learn, from a recent announcement in the Times, that an agreement had been come to by the Ministers of the Great Powers for the sup- pression of piracy in South China waters. (Applause.) He noted that the agreement had to be re- Weltvreden, (Java) Dec, 20,
ferred to the respective Govern- The Representative. Government ments, and trusted that approval the would shortly be obtained, for it Assembly of Java, termed "People's Council," has adopted was on the lines of co-operation by 34 votes to 18, a Constitutional with the Great Powers and with scheme introduced by the Govern- those interests in China herself ment, modifying the partition of which placed law and order before seats in that Assembly, which had personal gain that we could best hitherto consisted of 30 Dutch, 25 hope to reach the goal to which we Native, and five other members were all directed. (Applause.) representing various Asiatic in- He welcomed all the visitors that evening, and he coupled with the toast the names of Lord Stanhope and Sir Edward Hilton Young,
Political
The ease commenced yesterday morning and during the afternoon Tsang Ju-yi himself endeavoured sitting (reported elsewhere) his to raise the siege of Kiu Taing, Lordship discovered that none of which was being surrounded by the three agreements concerned three Government brigades, but
The cusc
the was failed. Moreover, were stamped. adjourned to see if steps could be Department of the 38th Nationalist taken by counsel to overcome this Army has announced that two fur- omission,
ther Brigades will be sent to "rein- force the siege of this stronghold, where the rebel General is being cooped in with his Kwelchow mercenaries,
Payments for Stamps. This morning Mr. Jenkin an- nounced that he had been able to overcome the difficulty and, if his Lordship gave permission, the plaintiT would pay into court 'the required sum of $202.
His Lordship remarked there were three documents.
that
Mr. JenkinWe are not suing on the third. That is raised by the defence. My friend will have to
pay for that."
Mr. Potter remarked that the third agreement had been treated as a variation of the original agree
His Lordship-The point is that it has been tendered,
nient.
Hombed by Aeroplanes.
It is observed that the bombing operations carried out with aero- planes have had a salutary effect an the anti-Government forces, who are running short of money and munitions, although they have endeavoured to enforce a levy of $50,000 on each of the districts,
JAVA ASSEMBLY.
NATIVES TO HAVE A
MAJORITY.
S1 Chong. Lo Chong, etc) which terests in Dutch East Indies.
The Navy's Part
they have occupied. Other Ewei. The new composition of the chow troape, who were in occupa-sembly resulting from this re- tion of Lu Liang, have also been partition of seals will give a sub-(Applause). defeated.
The Yunnanese Government has lantial majority to the natives, Mr. Potter admitted this but add-takes measures for the raising of as it will have transferred to them ed the thought his Lordship would new levies of troops in the south of the preponderance in numbers appreciate that the case for the de- the Province, at Mongtzeu, Kai hitherto enjoyed by the fence as put to the plaintiff was that. Hoa and other districts, with the members." Thus, the new division was very seldom, in these days. there was no third agreement a separate and distinct from the ori ginal contract.
His Lordship:-Thoy all hang together, and they want different stampa
by Mr. Jenkin.
view to continuing the operations against the Kwelehow troops on the largest possible scale.
Coming to a Head.
the deposition, of the late Tuchun
Dutch.
will give the Javanese representa- tives 30 seats instead of 25; and The Dutch 25, instead of 30. The number of other Asiatic seats re- mains the same, at five.
Lord Stanhope, in reply, sald it
sentiments of friendship that inspired M. Briand to make the proposal." Mr. Kellogg then suggests that the two Governments, instead of contenting themselves with a bilateral de 'aration" might make a more signal contribution to world peace by joining in an effort to obtain the adherence of all the principal Powers of the world to à declaration renouncing war as an instrument of national policy. He says that such a declaration would be bound to be an impres sive example to other nations and might lead the latter to subscribe to the same instrument. He con- cludes saying that if the French Government is willing to join in this endeavour he will be happy to engage immediately in conver-. antions with a view to the prepara- tion of a draft treaty,
The fact is emphasised, that the proposed revised Franco-American Arbitration Treaty, which is sub mitted for France's consideration is entirely separate from Mr. Kellogg's reply to Mr. Briand's pro- posal-Reuters American Service.
'ITALIAN 'QUAKE.
they found sympathy or a good word for the Admiralty and naval SERIOUS DAMAGE. REPORTED. services. (Crios of "No.") So. many people in these days wrote and spoke as if the Navy was a back number. (Cries of "No, no." Well, he was glad to find so ob- vious an opinion expressed by the tions. members of that Association that they preferred the services of the
Rome, Dec. 27. An earthquake has occurred, particularly affecting the region of Nemi, interrupting communica- It is believed that "there have
been some victims. The damage is
This decision has provoked a Mr. Potter replied that if there The situation in Yunnan is storm of controversy, marking, as was any liability on the defence it gradually coming to a head. It it does, the first step in a new line would be shouldered. In fact, he will be recalled that some time of polley of collaboration with the added, the agreements were put in after the coup which resulted in natives. The project is now being
His Lordship:-As a matter of Tang Chi-yao, Generals Tsang submitted for ratification by the Navy (Applause.) It might in-serious.-Indo-pacifi. fact I should have objected but I Ju-yi and Hu Ju-yu quarrelled with Government of The Hague-Indo-terest them to know how long it did not see the original agreement General Long Yun and were driven pacifi until ten minutes before we ad- out of the capital. A sort of Gov- journed yesterday. I was dealing ernment Military Directorate has, merely with copies. Strictly speak-been in existence ever since, but ing. I think must treat the post-its sphere of rule has ben some- tion as though I have dealt with what limited, as it does not extend
U.S. APPOINTMENT.
the matter once. I won't come to hugend a few miles from the NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY a conclusion at the moment but I capital, although to the south, ns will direct that these two documents far as the Tonkin border, the should be considered as being ad-country has been quite clear for missable on you. (Mr. Jenkin) the work of reconstruction pro- undertaking to pay $202.
posed by General Long Yun. The
the
get an insufficiently stamped docu- though he hus, the support of the
ment before the court.
His Lordship replied that he
quite accepted that.
Plaintif Questioned."
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merchants and the peasants.
1
Marilao. He took part in 27 en ngements. He later joined the National Guard, rose to the rank of Captain in 1914, was Major in the Adjutant General's Department in 1915; was adjutant of the 69th. Infantry Brigade and served with the American Expeditionary Force. 1918-1919. He retired with the rank of Lieut.-Colonel in 1923.
took the Navy to be ready when it was needed.
“GOODWILL" FLIGHT,
LINDBERGH IN HONDURAS.
New York, Jan. 4.
A message from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, says that Lindbergh has arrived there and will proceed to Nicaragua on his aerial mission of "goodwill." — Reuter's American Service.
OFFICE.
KNOW?
On Jan. 17 orders were sent to Malta for the First Cruiser Squa- dron to proceed to China, and on Jan. 15. two days later, that squa- iran of five ships sailed. (Ap- plause.) On Jait. 14 orders were asued that a battalion of Royal FOR WAR.
Marines should be equipped for Washington, Jan. 4. service in the Far East and sent Three naval porta, President Coolidge has appointed to China. Mr. Potter said that if his Lord- two rebellious Generals have had Mr. Charles Burton Rubbins, of Chatham, Portsmouth and Devon- ship directed the defendant to pay the free run of the rest of the fowa, to succeed Mr. MacNider as port had, each to find one and o $101 in respect of the third agree province. Latterly, when faced Assistant Secretary for War, who third companies, and these were
Berious diminution ment it should be done. "If it is with
of has resigned for a business career. ready to move on Jan. 17, which GOVERNOR OF BURMA.
was a Monday. (Applause.) They not done," added Mr. Potter with a their forces throughout a series-Router's American Service...
Mr. C. B.. Robbins, who is 50 invited
arrived at Portsmouth on the 19th, smile. "I shall have to disappear of defents, they from the case and don't Kweichow troops in. It is with years of age, joined the United went on board on the 24th, and the SIR CHARLES INNES ASSUMES think that will happen." Ile con- a forec comprised largely of these States Volunteers as a private in first time they set foot on land tinued that he hoped his Lordship mercenaries that Tsang and Hu 1898 and was given a Commission again was in Shanghai, five weeks
Rungoon, Dec. 24. in the following year. He served later. (Applause.) Had he (Lord would appreciate that the stamp have, been encouraged to refuse re-
in the Spanish-American War at
Sir Charles Innes has taken up question was never present in peated overtures of peace from Manila until the close of the war: Stanhope) realised that he was to their minds at all. He could na-General Long Yun. sure the court that neither him- From a military, standpoint, was in the Philippine insurrection speak he should have drawn two the appointment of Governor of self, nor Mr. Jenkin was trying to General Long Yan is weak,atid was wounded at the battle of officers of the Naval Marines, Burma in succession to Sir Har-
whom he happened to meet on his court Butler-Indo-pacifi. return from Malta quite recently, and asked them more of their ex HOW MUCH DO YOU Unavailing Apeals.
periences. Both were serving in gunboats plying up the Yangtsze Appeals to the Nanking Gov-
Liver, and he realised full well Mr. Potter then continued to ernment through the liaison
from what they told him what examine the plaintiff. Plaintiff officer, Ley Pel-yin, have been un-
those who were protecting British
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS. stated that he himself drew. up availing to cause the withdrawal
trade had to go through and the who the original contract and submit- of the Kweichow troops, and it
immense anxiety of those
The following general know- ted it to the defendant. He agreed would now seem that General In addition to his anldiering he were trying to carry on there, not that if a specification had been Long Yun, realising that he must has been a successful lawyer, being merely anxiety as to their bual ledge paper has been taken from drawn up by an architect it would rely solely on his own efforts, is admitted to the Iowa bar in 1904. nesses but in respect of their lives. the Daily Express.
Answers, for those who need have been of an elaborate nature making a big attempt to crush the He was a judge of the Superior He heard details of large numbers them, will be found on Page 14 with details of all the work to be two recalcitrant Generals and give Court, Cedar Rapids, from 1909 to of Chinese coming into a Conces- of this issue. done. In the prosent case there the much-needed peace to his na-1919, and has been prominently sion all armed to the teeth being was an entire absence of a speci- tive province. In this he is sup-identified with commercial under-stopped by a small body of blue- fleation of that kind."
ported by a force of about 10,000 takings at that place.] Plaintiff agreed with Mr. Potter soldiers officially incorporated in- that there were a number of to the 38th Nationalist Army of
| Nanking-Indo-pacifi. things that he did, quite properly, which were not included in the states that the Nanking Envoy, An earlier. Indo-pacif message contract but which were never Ly Pel Yin, left Yunnan-fu on considered by anybody to be Decomber 14th, to return to the extras. Ho agreed that colour-Nationalist capital where he will washing the Inside walls was an report the local situation to the instance, inaido plastering was Nationalist Government, another, which might cost any- The rather belated obsequies of thing between $15,000 and $20,000. the late Marshal Tang Ki-yao, who air-mail
Mr. Potter questioned plaintiff died, several months ago, after his United States and Mexico- about fitting hand-railings to deposition, were carried out on stairs to be used by servants and Docember 14th, with all ceremonial asked why he fitted the railings details, by the Government. The when they were not specifically interment of the remains took stated in the agreement.
place two days later in the pre- China; and other foreigners. The met the representatives of China on the Council of 'the League of Plaintiff How could people go sence of a large crowd, including strictest, measures were taken to Nations, he thought it a good op- up the stairs if there were.
no M. do Bottini, Resident Commis- prevent demonstrations.
musical expressions: Pianissimo, railings?..
sioner of Laoky, who represented ber of students were arrested.portunity to suggest payment of 12. Give the meaning of the following
(Continued on Page 11.)
fortissimo, allegro. the Governmíont of French Indo Indo-pacifi (Continued on Page 14)
jackets, who ordered them to lay down their arms, and after some talking the Chinese did lay down
|U.S.-MEXICO, AIR MAIL. their arms, which the British col-
NEGOTIATIONS BEGUN.
Washington, Jan. 4. Negotiations are beginning im Office for the establishment of an mediately with the Mexican Post
between service
the
Reuter,
lected, and then the Chinese left the Concession. When he said: "But why cannot I get more de- finite information?" all the Ad- miralty would say was, "Well, it le a very common occurrence.". (Laughter.)
Three Principles.
1 What is a
cloud?
2 How, in "The Morchant of Venice," did Bassario win Portia? What was the last woric of the Venerable Bedst 4. Who were the Druidef.
5
•
6 Give the nautical term for the right side of a vossal facing for 20ard?
7
Explain the difference between art occulist and an optician! Where do the following races
live: Basques, Samoyede, and Swahil!
the next line after "All the 8 Give
world's a atogo?"
9 What is a portcullis
a
Sir Edward Hilton Young, also 10 Who wrote the following: "Or responded to the toast. He said. deal of Richard Faveroll" "Tom
orThe Prisoner that when he went to Geneva, and
"Romola," and "The Jungle Book)"
11. What was 'a galleon?
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