NEW ALLIANCES.
YANG SEN'S POSITION: SHAKY.
PLOT AGAINST CHIANG,
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GREEN HOWARDS IN HONGKONG.
BOUND FOR HOME FROM SHANGHAI,
RECENT TROOPSHIP FIRE...
The transport Dorsetshire arrly- od in Hongkong yesterday after noon and berthed at Holt's Wharf. She had on board the 1st Battalion of the Green Howards and also 200 gunners who left Shanghai for Home last Friday.
Fire in Shanghai
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SHANGHAI REDS.
SEVERAL ARRESTS
EFFECTED.
TROOPS IN FIGHT.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1928,
EUROPEAN DRIVER THAMES DISASTER.
FINED.
PASSING WITHOUT SIGNAL. AT 30 MP.II”
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INSPECTOR DRIVEN OFE ROAD.
RIVER VOLUME WAS. DOUBLED.
COLOSSAL DAMAGE.
London, Jan. 9.
not the Dorsetshire was in ber of Chinese were arrested on centre of the road. Private motor most to a boro, rushing in from the
Hankow, Jan. 9.
Tense expectancy reigned in the Chiang Kai-shek's return to
Chinese districts of Shanghai or
It is estimated that at least two active politics la resulting in
Thursday last as a result of the Mr. J. Limage denied the offenci further developments among the
reports of a projected Conumunist when this morning charged before thousand houses and their con- various military factions. A
uprising which led to the adoption Major C. Willson with driving tents have been more or less suri- rumour is current here that he is
of precautionary measures by the motor car No. 2361 on New Year' ously damaged by the Thames attempting an alliance with the 8th,
authorities both inside and out-Day in a dangerous manner.
flood. The cost of repairing them 35th and 36th Armies. in Hunan.
side the Settlement on Tuesday In the witness box, Inspector and the embankments and rond- These are commanded by General The Dorsetshire will leave night.
Alexander of the Traffic Depart Ho Chien, but it seems likely that Hongkong sometime to-morrow, No important developments oc- ment said that at noon on Jaways will runs into hundreds of
thousands sterling. control of them will be vested the troops embarking here num-curred, but the Chinese authori-uary 1, he was on motor cycle with Tang Seng-chi, who is said bering about 430. This number ties did not relax the martial law patrol on Pokfulum Road, travel- Lord Desborough, presiding to- to have returned to Hunau. includes the 4th. Light Brigade measures taken the previous night.ing in the direction of Pokfulum day at a meeting of the Thames
The 19th Army, which wont un Land units from other regiments."
Raids were made on several places When near the pumping station he Conservancy Board, stated that the the river from Hankow, has been defeated by part of the Hunun
in Chapel by the Chapel police, saw private motor car No. 390 disaster was not due to floodwater, aided by the military, and a num- travelling towards him on the left but to a high tide, amounting al- armies.
Military factions on the lower Shanghai on Thursday last, a fire suspicion of being Communists. car No. 2361 evertook and passed North Sea, Reuter,, river are said to dislike the idea occurred on board in the empty Nine suspected Communists were car No. 390 on the extreme right
Swelling of the Thames. of Chiang Kai-shelt as Genera-water tanks usually used in cool taken in one raid during the morn-hand side of the road, and witness lissimo, owing to his family asso-ing the engines: Through gallanting,
had to drive off the roadway to
London, Jan. 9. ciation with Mr. T. V. Soong. work by officers and crew of the Martial law was declared in the entrance of the pumping Another high tide in the Thames Leaders fear that they may he vessel, five Chinese coolies, who every district outside the Settlestation to avoid an accident. ousted from their present lucra had entered to make some repairs, ment on Tuesday night, and no-
After the defendant's car had side inhabitants this
was anxiously awaited by river- tive posts by this alliance of mill-were brought out after they were body was allowed out
afternoon:| on the passed, the Inspector spoke to the and the special barricades were tary and financial power.
It is reported that the troops
Just what happened has not tween 6 p.m. and 6 am, except in the hope of catching up with workmen. The tide however caus- under Fang Sen-wu have been withdrawn to the north out of been stated definitely as it is in one or two districts where shop-2351, but was unable to do so.
understood that the victims were plug interests are concentrated. Continuing the Inspector said, cd no further flooding. Hupeh.
"Had there been any car a few Water trickled through the bar- Yang Sen's position is appar- too badly overcome to be able to ently none too.safe, as Liy Hsiang, make an accurate report. The
yards further up, coming from the ricades at Lambath, but these were Military Governor of Szechuan. coolics had gone inside to put the
direction opposite to the defendan: quickly strengthened, and no fur- and the Commander of the 21st tanks in condition for the long
from the spot where he passed, ther overflow is expected if the Army have been instructed by the trip Home. As those acquainted ed on Tuesday night. Neverthe-there would have been a smash, rain and wind hold off. The river Nanking party to arrest him with ship construction fully are less, tenseness exists and is ac- The passing took place on the first should subside normally after to-
aware, entry to the tanks is diffi- centuated by the virtual non- bend after the pumping station." morrow. cult, owing to their peculiar con-existence of the Nationallat 'Gov- struction, because steel supports urament at present, and disruption running laterally above the keel, among the Chinese authorities in only permit admittance through the city. small holes cut through then. The lateral supports connect the ribs of the ship.
Naval Wireless..
overcome by smoke and fumes. street, without permission, bedriver of car 390 and then turned keenly watched by offlelals and
The men had entered the cham-
The situation is very, obscure and it is difficult to obtain any evidence of the reported plot en which the Chinese authorities act-
Strange Shooting Affair.
The speed of the defendant's Lord Desborough, Chairman of ATTEMPT ON CHIANG.
car, according to the Inspector's the Thames Conservancy Board, estimate must have been at lens: reviewed the flood situation at a Infernal Machines Found,
thirty miles per hour.
meeting of the Conservancy to-day. Defendant, in his defence, stated He attributed Friday's disastrous Chief among the events of the
he was driving on the Pokfulum Roods in which fourteen lives wore Communist demonstration in
Rond na stated by Inspector lost, to an inrush of water from Chinese sections on Tuesday,
A strang shooting affair aggra Alexander. When he was near the the North Sea "amounting almost assiduously withheld from the foreign press but of great interest ber, and, apparently were at work, vated the public excitement inllo Tung Engineering School, he to a tidal bore," He said that the to the Shanghal public, were two when their distress was noticed by Nantao on Tuesday night. Several saw a very slight bend in front and wet period precoding Christans attempted derailments of trains foreigners at work in the engine different reports have reached he could see the road as far as bhe Day resulted in the flow of the the river rising from its maximum upon which Chiang Kai-shek pro- room. Offieera tried to get in and oficial quarters in the Settle-School of Physiology of posed travelling. Fortunately the bring them out, but, the smoke was ment. Shooting was heard in the
capacity of 4,500,000,000 gallons to first was discovered through misch that they had to withdraw vicinity of the Shanghai-Hang-
19,000,000,000 gallons. That was adventure of a Chinese farmer, Someone sent a rush call for smoke chow railway station in Nantao
a very serious amount of water. who curiously attempted to in-masks, and mon quietly donning about 8 p.m., on Tuesday. The
Worse Tragedy Saved. vestigate what the arrangement them were able to crawl through commander of the 6th Regiment meant, and the general was warn- the interstices, and slowly drag hurried troops to the scene where
Then came the licavy snowfall of back to fresh air. Without the were shooting up the district.
Otherwise, he would have had to lons would have been increased to ed quickly those 9,000,000,000 gal masks, no one would have been
University.
Speeded Up.
At that time the car ahead of
per hour and seeing a clear road him was doing about afteen miles
The troops went into action and take the opportunity to pass.
ed of the dangers he might en- the men, who hail been overcome, eight or ten plain clothes men front. he thought he would Christmas. If the snow had thaw
counter whilst en route to Nan-
king, Adequate précautions were
taken and further designs upon able to enter, and it is almost cer. jabout 70 shots were exchanged, follow the slow moving car unbleuch an extent that there would
tain that the Chinese would have resulting: accoring to one report Government House was reached have been a record flood.
He therefore speeded up and passed the car in front.
his life were averted.
The original bomb had been placed in a coffin along side the track of the Shanghai-Hangchow Line near Sangkiang, in such a way that the movement of the
locomotive would brush against bamboo pole connected with thei coffin and bomb. The innocent farmer saw the device, and maní- pulated the bamboo pole. He is dead as a result. The explosion failed to damage the track.
been smoked to death, as well as sustaining flesh wounds.
in the death of four of the plain clothes men, and the wounding of Fortunately they were all got several soldiers. Four of the out, however, and despite the marksmen were arrested and are burns they received, it is not ex-being interrogated, but the result pected that any will die."
of the examination has not been
announced.
Fortunately the snow, did not
At the School of Physiology he thaw until those millions of gal- saw a motor cycle ridden by some lons had fallen to 4,600,000,000. body in a police uniform. The In his opinion, the volume of water motor cycle went on the pavement in the river had very little to do. a step which I felt was useless with the disaster.
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Employees at the Old Ningpo Wharf, where the Dorsetshire is
Northern Agents.
added Mr. Limage, explaining he Dealing with the question of moored, telephoned to the Fire
had completely passed ear No. 3901 measures to be taken to prevent a Brigade, who upon receiving the The shooting occurred in the and was on the way to the left side repetition of such an occurrence call at 9.30 am, responited at once, | vicinity of the San Wei Kwon of the road.
Lord Desborough thought that the The fire had been extinguished be the Fokién Guild-and one report A Chinese, the driver of car No. remedy was to build a barrage states the men were trying to 309 (not 390 as stated by Inspector across the estuary of the Thames loot the place. Another report Alexander) gave evidence of being from Tilbury to Gravesend with indicates that they are possibly passed by a large Fiat car and locks in it. Northern military agents attempt added that he had not signalled! *** ing to start an embarrassing the car behind to pass. The Fiai Extensive Relief. Measures.
"flew past."
A further search of the Shang-fore they arrived, and the coolies hai-Nanking Line revealed two were on the deck of the engine additional bombs. To prevent room. other possible demonstrations, Chiang Kai-shek's train, he being accompanied by a large body- guard. Wis preceded by two armoured trains.
The Chinese papers state that 250 Nationalist soldiers on the same evening in Nantao disarm ed 50 recruits, who are believed to be agents of Gen. Sun Chunn-
fang.
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KUOMINTANG FAULTS.
First Aid.
Iment.
First aid measures were ad-situation for the Nationalists by
It is stated that the Government ministered. Several doctors, ut exploiting the Communist appre- Mr. Carl Anulphy a passenger}
in Mr. Limage's car at the time of may set up a Commission of In- quiry into the causes of the digas- tached to the British forces applied hension felt in Shanghai. salves, picnic acid, and bandages
Evidence of the Communist plot the alleged speeding gave evidence ter if the various river and mani- to alleviate their pain. To carry which included the distribution of in support of Mr. Limage's state cipal authorities concerned desire the coolies to the dock and then to handbills and the exhibition of His Worship felt that the prose
such investigation. the wharf was no small task, as posters was furnished, in some cution had proved the case, but Extensive, measures are being the companion ways leading from degree, by posters struck up on before imposing a fine he allowed taken for the relief of those who the engine room to the deck are the wall at the corner of Jukong Mr. Limage to make a statement have had to leave their homes and almost vertical.
and North Szechuen: Road on Mr. Limage said that the prosecuthose who have lost their belong Once on the wharf the first vis Tuesday stating "Long live the tion had proved the fact that ings. Mayors of various boroughs Chiang Kai-shek's Speech. tim was rushed to hospital in Capt Soviet Government," A Chinose he had passed a moving car with of London are co-operating with
Peking, Jan. 5.
Dyson's car the next three went in has been arrested on a charge of out been signalled to do so. That the Lord Mayor in administering Speaking at a dinner given in the Brigade rescue van, followed
was a practice in Hongkong, but one central fund to which dona- honour of his arrival, Marshal by the last in a Municipal ambul-sticking up the posters.
Municipal police at West Hong-he was aure in no other part of the tions are coming in freely. Those Chiang Kai-shek pointed out that arce.
Burnt Backs and cloth carried how station arrested four men on world was such a practice follow. rendered destitute have already the Kuomintang members had two
Tuesday for being in possession ed, unless there was a bend in been supplied with immediate cardinal faults: their lack of self-inside by the coolics, upon invest of arms and ammunition. One front. When the driver of a rear necessities in the form of food and confidence and their over-conceit. gation by the authorities, were
man had two Mausers and 305 vehicle could see the road clear clothing by church socletles and Ile hoped that his fellow-members seen to have been alight. Other rounds of ammunition, in his in front of him, he was entitled to soup kitchens-British Wireless. would strive to correct themselves than these, there are no traces of possession, another man had two pass. of these faults. He then explain-damage.
Mausers the third had one pistol, i His Worship said that the and the fourth another pistol. practice of waiting until the car
ed his aim of coming into the capital which was twofold. First he came for the purpose of seeing
through the successful convention of the 4th Plenary Session so that "the Kuomintang may set out on the work of reconstruction, and com- plete the Northern Punitive. Ex- pedition; secondly,, he came to bring about co-operation among the military comrades so that ade- quata assistance can be given to Generals Feng and Yen in their effort to capture Peking.
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ON THE YANGTSZE.
Boycott at Wuhu.
Wuhu, Jan. 9.
A boycott of British goods is being enforced here-Naval Wire- less.
Foreign Properly Evacuated,
Nanking, Jan, 9,
All foreign property in Nanking has now been evacuated.-Naval Wircless,
DEFENCE COMMISSIONER.
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OUTLAWING WAR.
AMERICAN OPINION
HARDENING.
Washington, Jan. 9.
As indicated in a message on
Hankow Unions Dissolved.
Hankow, Jan. 4, General Hu Chung-tou, Garrison Commander of the Wu-han cities Issued a proclamation on January 2 to the effect that with a view to stopping Communist activities and to maintain peace and order, all
-Kuo Wen.
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associations, and
in front signalled was universal HOW MUCH DO YOU
in Hongkong. He imposed a fine of $20.
NEW RIVER BOAT.
KNOW?
''TO-DAY'S-QUESTIONS.
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Probable Shanghai Appointment.nouncement against war can ap-
Shanghai, Jan. 9.
It is believed that General Chaug Chun, of the 4th Independent Division of the Nationalist Army, will take the post of Defence Com missioner.
General Mo-Foh-hatang and Chi Pel-tah have left here for Nanking. Naval Wireless.
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propriately be placed. Reuter's pounds of coal from a junk lying On a charge of larceny of 457 American Service.
alongside the s.8. Milkesan Maru,
TO-DAY.
Dolar on deand. 'Lighting-up
2/-11/16.
5.56 p.m.
The owners are the Chuen On Company, already operating other steamers on the river. The pri visional name of this vessel is San Chun Chaus
The engagement is announced bo a boatman was sentenced to three tween William Francis Anning, months' hard labour by Mr. W. only son of Mr. William Anning, Schofield at the Kowloon Magis- Brockham Green, Surrey, and Bet tracy this morning. The defen- ty elder daughter of the late dant, who pleaded guilty, was Mr. E.T. Bond, formerly of Canten stated to have used an unlicensed and of Mrs. Bond, of Thornfield, 7and unnumbered junk
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Which Elizabethan poot published.
a prose account of the conditions. and government of Iroland?
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o What is the effect on the atmos- of (a) a cloudy day, (b) a dy night?__ 7 What was the real name of
Ellia Bellf
8 Giss the original meaning of the expression; "red letter day."
How did William the Conqueror die
to What planet of our system is
scarest the sunt
11 By whom and to whom were "Sonnsta from the Portuguese" written
18 What is the Fohny
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