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IRONY OF FATE. CANTON LOSES SOME PRAGA RELEASED. AMERICA'S FRIENDLY CHINESE CULTURE. TROUBLE AT SOCONY CAPITAL REDUCED
SUPPORT.
RECAPTURE OF LOCAL TROOPS LEAVE KWANGTUNG
GAOL-BREAKERS.
VICTIMS OF SENSE OF HUMOUR
was offered.‹
PROVINCE.
RÉSULT NOT. SERIOUS.
Chinese reports state that the retreat of the "Ironside" troops,
the North and consequently to oppose troops
BIG ARMS CARGO FOR CHANG TSO-LIN.
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GESTURE
REMOVAL OF BAN AGAINST FRANCE.
MR. HORNELL ON AIMS OF EDUCATION.
BLENDING EAST & WEST.
school this
INSTALLATION.
COOLIE QUARREL NEARLY
LEADS TO FRACAS.
-POLICE POSSE INTERVENES.
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'A serious, fracas between coolics
LANE, CRAWFORD'S MEETING.
ASSETS. WRITTEN DOWN; An extraordinary general moet
WALL STREET INTEREST.
The annual prize day for pupils Wanhington, Jan, attending the Government Verna The ban against the flotation in ular Middle School was held of the Standard Oil Company ating of Lane, Crawford, Ltd., was
French industrial the hall of the
Lalchikok on Saturday afternoon, held at Exchange Building at noon was averted by the timely inter- to-day, for the purpose of passing securities imposed, three years ago morning when the successi:) in consequence of France's fallure students received their prizes from sention de notat Poll the following resolution:
apecially despatched to the scene to fund the War Debt, has now been removed by an oficial edlet the hands of Mr. W. W. Hornell, on the receipt at the Station of a The reasons for the removal Vice-Chancellor of the University. telephonic message from the Lai are not known, but the newspapers Others present included the Head.chi-kok Prison concerning trouble which had arison between the attribute the move to a desire to master, Mr. K. H. Li, Dr. Au Tai-workmen. demonstrate America's Friendship with France.
Lin, Dr. Au Tai-yuon, and Dr. John Fenton...
RUSSIAN POLITICAL
SQUABBLE.
..f
"Desire to Ki!”
LEAVING MANILA TO-DAY.
A sensational escape was made
Manila, Jan 16. from Victoria Gaol on November
The 3.3. Praga, formerly the 10th of last year, by four convicts who recently left Canton, con-Hedwich Fischer, with ninety America of
tinues. The main body has com who were serving lang terins of pletely abandoned the East River thousand rifles for Marshal Chang imprisonment, in onc case for districts and crossed the southern Tso-lin from Hamburg, has been
"That the capital of the Com- armed robbery. In spite of a rigid border of Klangsi. Their destina- ralensed by the authorities and tion is said to be Hunnn, In order
pany be reduced from $1,500,000 search in which every likely haunt to join the troops of the defeated received her clearance papera,
divided into 150,000 shares of $10. each to $900,000, divided into was thoroughly combed out, the Hanan General, Tang Seng-chi. The vessel will probably sali
150,000 shares of $6 each and that men were not found, and with the The evacuation of Kwangtung
by the "Ironsides," without much this afternoon, and it is reported
Four arrests were made, and at such reduction be effected by can- passing of time, the chances in fghting with the Kwangsi or in Nationalist circles that one of French Government loans are
the Kowloon Magistracy this celling the capital which has been this direction became more remote. Canton Government troops, is said Marshal Chang Tso-lin's gunboats not mentioned in the State Depart-
morning, the men were charged be- Lost or is unrepresented by avail- A reward of $250 for each man to be partly due to the fact that is now awaiting the steamer in ment notification. Bankers In
Mr. Hornell's Address. fore Mr. W. Schofield with disable assets to the extent of $4 por
orderly conduct.
share upon each of the 126,000 Then in a Lotally unexpected have been effectively reinforced pose of escorting her to Chinwan-interest in the development, which Mr. Hornell delivered a lengthymitted having had a quarrel with are now outstanding and by re-
After distributing the awards, the Kwangsi ferees at Swatow the Formosa Channel for the pur-Wall Street are showing marked
The first three defendants, nd-shares which have been issued and v, news recently came from the by the troops of General, Pei tao-Reuter.
will probably result in an Ameri- and most interesting" address. In a workman of the Standard escaped men themselves, in a com Chung-hai from
Olducing in the nominal amount of can big scale financing of French the course of his remarks, he said Company while the fourth defen- all shares the Company's capital munication which they addressed
Forced Into Manila.
industries, Reuters from Canton to the authorities from two directions was impos-
-American It is now more than a quarter of dant denied, all knowledge of the from $10 to $6 per share" Service.
a century since I started my affair. here offering views as to the censible.
The .s. Praga was forced into
educational work in the East. I
Chairman's Speech,' ditions of the Institution in which Following this report of the Manila' because of the urgent need
have seen great changes. I have they had lately been inmates, general retreat of the "Ironsides" coal and the illness of a member
After the Secretary had read watched the peace and content- which in their opinion. need another Chinese report states that of the crew, (says the Manila
Inspector McWalter said that athe notice convening the meeting rectification.
ment of a countryside wreeked y a full reginient of the troops "or Bulletin of Wednesday last), carry-
political and racial agitation. Igitarrel arose between the firet de- the Chairman, Mr. T. G. Weall, This communication was sent General Fat Shok-sang, stationed ing a cargo of firearms for the
have been in intimate touch with fendant, who was an employee of said: The notice which has just through a Chinese public organiza-
TROTSKYITES DISLIKE scores of yung lives robbed the Company, and another work been read will have informed you tion in Hongkong, and although at Lokchong, in the northern part warring forces in China, according
DISCIPLINE
their Eastern heritage and profit-man on Friday and on the follow-that it is proposed to reduce the the writers had carefully withheld Kwangtung, near the southernto a statement made by one of the
ing nothing by their Western ng afternoon, he appeared with capital of this Company from their address, it served at least to rebelled against their leader and
border of Hunan. has suddenly ship's officers,
The Praga flies... the Checko
Moscow, Jan, 15- . opportunities, and yet I would not some 80 men and demanded that $1,500,000 to $900,000 by reducing give a clue to their whereabouts. evacuated Lokchong and entered Slovakinn flag and is commanded Two letters purporting to have reduce by one jot or tittle the foreman should produce the the face value of the shares from coolie with whom he had quarrell- $10 to $6 each. The issued capi- Hunan, Whether this regiment and manned by Germans. Accord-been issued from the Trotskyist the
tal of the Company is $1,250,000, will join with the "Ironsides" and ing to its present schedule, it was Opposition Headquarters are Pub Hongkong for teaching Chinese ed as he desired to kill him
Two Indian constables saw the consisting of 125,000 shares of $10 But now what in some respects the remnants of the troops of bound eventually for Chinwangtao. lished in the Prarda to-day. They boys and girls English, for train has had the semblance of a stage General Tang Seng-chi remains to it sailed from Rotterdam, Holland, are addressed to Trotsky's adhering them in science, and for giv-mob and managed to prevent any each. You will realize, therefore, that in actual fact the amount of comedy, has turned out tragically be seen.
almost two months ago after ents abroad, denouncing Zinovieffing them some insight into Eng-rouble arising, but as a precau-
and Kameneff, who recently express-ish culture and history. Rather sent to the Shamshuipo Station written off is $500,000.
tionary measure a message was issued capital which is now being for the four men concerned, the For the moment, the main body having taken on cargo supposedly ed repentance for the active support would increase and improve from which about 20 policemen mainder is merely a reduction In The re- letter sealing their fate.
of Fan's troops are in the northernshipped from the Krupp factory, given to the Opposition.
those facilities. The world is so Early yesterday morning, a part of Kwangtung, near the manufacturers of firearms. » -
the face value of unissued shares. number of raids carried out in Hunan border. Fan's attitude to-
Trotsky's headquarters call upon niall now that the youth of China were sent to Laichikok. The arrival of the Praga in his supporters to break ruthlessly are and must be citizens of the stables had succeeded in driving conclusion that the reduction is Canton by the "Canton Police inwards Li Chai-sum is not clear, Manila was unheralded. With a with the surrenderers" and to start world and many of the Chinese in the crowd as far as Cheung Sha necessary in order to place before..
In the meantime. the two con-Your Board has now come to the conjunction with police represen-though outwardly he is still loyal man Ill and its coal practically a big campaign against the dis-this Colony are citizens of the Wan, where the reinforcement ap-you a sound balance sheet at the tatives from Hongkong, resulted in to the present Canton Government.
gone, the steamer's executive ciplinary measures adopted against British Empire. The British Empeared and arrested the four de next annual general meeting the recapture of three of the four Another general who was ap-officer, Herr Kohluske, radioed the the Opposition.
pire Lowes all her sons and 11 escaped convicts,
pointed by General Li Chai-sum to harbour master at Manila for per-i The Pravda declares that the daughters whatever be their race fendants, the first three of whom The four man it is stated is engage in war with Tang Seng-mission to enter and coal. The Trotsky party are banking the for the colour of their complexions were armed with poles... now dend. Ila turned "Red" jeh, along with Fan Shek-sang, matter
The only evidence against the was taken up with the pledges they recently gave to the reasonable oportunities for, deve-
It has been decided to write off during the recent troubles in the was General Fang Ting-ying, Customs Bureau, but in the mean Communist Party Congress that loping their inherent capacities fourth defendant, concluded In- Chinese Clly and was executed on (whose troops have also been time, the Praga, not receiving an "such traitors should be ruthlessly and surely the British Empire is spector McWalter, was that ha from the asset side of the balanca.
broken"-Reuter.
sheet as follows: not so poor either in spirit or in was identified as having been Goodwill
$100,000.03 wealth as to desire to evade these among the mob. obligations. But I regard it as each fined $10 and bound over to Depreciation of In- The first three defendants were Depreciation of fix-
tures and fittings. 65,000.00 ridiculeus that a Chinese boy and be of good behaviour, while the girl should be allowed to grow up fourth accused was merely ordered
.824,023.51 ignorant of Chinese as a language, to sign a personal bond for his and blind to the greatness of future behaviour.. Chinese culture Education which fis not based on the traditions and. culture of the race is for that race no education at all. China had for centuries an official class, selected" for its knowledge, of Chinese
Letter Seals Fate.
Big Shipment Reaches Tsingtao,
Shanghai, Jan. 9.
ROUND UP OF SICILY OUTLAWS.
FRENCH MAKE OVER 300 ARRESTS.
Paris, Jan. 15. A big round-up of alleged
exist facilities which
in
THOMAS HARDY CREMATED.
An Unreliable Asset..
vestments
belag caught by General Li Fuk-stationed in northern Kwangtung, answer to its message, steamed lum's soldiers.
A few days ago it was reported toward Manila. The story of the recapture of that General Fang Ting-ying re- the three convicts makes interest-belled against the Canton Govern- Yesterday about noon, 12 hours) ing reading. It is revealed that ment, evacuating Kwangtung and after the Pragn had dropped the police forces of this Colony leading all his troops North. anchor inside of the breakwater, and of Canton have, within the It is said that he has decided to the executive officer received an last. week, co-operated very join Marshal Chiang Kai-shek,
answer to his message, grunting effectively in perfecting plans, and The army of General Fang Ting-
tim permission to stop here. a number of Chinese, detectives yin is said to be about 2,000 to from the Criminal Investigation 3.000 strong and latest reports) Department left during the week-say that they have arrived in end for Canton to participate in Fukien, where they are awaiting A second large shipment of criminals undertaken by the author- Classics. There was some sense the raids.
the orders of Marshal Chiang Kai- rifles and ammunition. from "Ger- ities at Sicily recalls the recent in that, for it meant that a man shek. This move by. Fang, it many for the use of the northern Mafia trial.
· Police Raids in Canton. sated, will have no serious effect military faction arrived at Tsing- Le Journal states that over three country must be acquainted with
who was going to administer the SIR The first of the police coups was on the political situation in the two on January 1, according to a hundred have been arrested in those cultural principles in ac- carried out at four o'clock vester-South,
report from Tsingtao today which several communes in the neighbour-cordance wih which the Chinese day morning, in the suburb of
states that the shipment arrived hood of Agrigento. The deproda- then directed their lives. The old aboard the Norwegian freighter, tions of the ganga include over forty official class has been swept away.mains of Thomas Hardy was con-premises during the year 1926 it Fongchuen. where Li Pui, alias
Skule, with the clearance papers murders, and hundreds of other Who is there to take the places veyed yesterday by rond from his was found necessary to provide a showing also a Norway port of crimes.-Reuter. origin, although the ammunition
•
Li-Lam, one of the desperadoes. SENSATIONAL RISE IN
was staying with a friend. The
- fugitive was surprised in his
sleep and was arrested before he
could put up a resistance,
ör
no resistance was
men,
The convicts were taken to
CHINA LOANS. :
FINANCIAL AUTHORITIES
MYSTIFIED.
sational
rise on
loans,
Ling all over the country.
contained the German mark.
The total shipment, which INFLUX OF CHINESE. amounted to 7,272 cases" of rifles
of the old officials? et pa
New Type Needed.
JAMES, BARRIE & FRIEND
ONLY WITNESS.
London, Jan. 15. The coffin containing the re-
·
Profit and Loss A/c (less balance brought forward) . 63,430.81 As regards the item "Goodwill,” your Board has come to the con clusion, and I feel sure that you will agree with them, that in view of the nature of the business carried on by this Company and the adverse consequences to such a business of the disturbed condi tlons of the year 1925, and the resultant trade depression, the item is not a reliable asset.
When the Company changed its
home at Margate, Dorchester, to large number of new fittings and Woking, where the
cremation fixtures and to abandon many of took place:
the old. Your Directors now feat Mr. Hornell then went on to read
The ceremony was simple and that it is desirable to bring the an account of the present condi- brief, and Sir James Barrie and a item of fittings and fixturca in the tions in Hunan, and, proceeding, friend, Mr. Gilmour, with the balance sheet down to a conserva- remarked-I am not arguing that local Free Church Minister, were tive market value and in conse this terrible state affairs is due to the only witnesses,.
quence to write off the amount of
main reason which
To-morrow,
The
ཟླ་༢",༦
The second and third named blu and Chan Tsun-chuu,
London, Jan. 15.
and ammunition, was immediately NEARLY 100,000 REMAIN IN and aged 24 and 23 years respec-
handed over to Marshal Sun Chuan- According to
Observer, the tively, were captured in a second
HONGKONG. raid carried out four hours later authorities in City financial circles fang through the offices of a local by well-known Japanese import and completely mystified
The recent unrest in Canton and the presence of officials educated Sir James Barrie and Mr. GUI- $65,000. the same morning in a large house are
the export firm. This shipment of other districts has led to a very abroad and thus out of touch with mour left in the afternoon for at Sap Pat Po where they had the been given asylum by a new found market of Vickers and Mar- arms and ammunition constitutes considerable influx of Chinese into Chinese traditions. But I do as London, where they handed the ura actuated your Board when they which a portion of the large purchases Hongkong, very many of whom sert that one vital condition of containing the novelist's ashes to decided to recommend the re- friend. In this case also, little coni's Chinese
have doubled in value in the course negotiated in Europe by Japanese still continue to reside here, where China's regeneration is the evolu- the Westminister Abbey authori- duction of capital was the
Hon of a new type of official wholes.
figure at which Investments stood The building was searched; but it of the past ten days as the result interests immediately following the they no doubt. appreciate the provwill combine, a substantial know-
at two o'clock in the balance sheet. From the is understood no arms were found of the influence of persistent buy-Geneva arms conference last fall.tection necorded under the British ledge and understanding of the simultaneously the ashes will be accounts published for the year
Chinese culture. West with the best traditions of buried in the Poet's Corner at ending 28th February, 1927, it will Westminister Abbey, while Hardy's be seen that a considerable dis- I want the University of Hong- heast will be interred in a bronze crepancy existed between kong to take a part in turning out casket in the grave of his first market quotation and the book these now officials and I want this wife at Stinsford, near Dorchester value. Since that date the market school to help us by sending to (the Millstock of his books). quotation has further depreciated. na students who combine" a good Hardy will be the first novelist and your Directors are, now rÊ....... working knowledge of English with to be buried in the Abbey, since commending that this item bo a thorough grounding in Chinese Dickens, and the first poct since written down to the quotation rul learning. I am therefore whole Tennyson-British Wireless. ing when the decision was arrived Chang Tso-lin's brain army, which THIS MORNING'S WEATHER heartedly in sympathy with the is commanded by his son, Chang
REPORT...
objects with which this school was Isue-hlian, will oppose the
founded and if those objects are advance of Christian. General The Royal Observatory weather realized I will promise that the Feng Yu-hsiang's army from report issued to-day states: The University wil help you. But I Honan province along the Peking anticyclone is now over south-west must here add a word of warning, and Hankow Railway..
Japan. The monsoon will mode- While I have anything to do with
Kent
Nationalist
There is apparently no news from re-outfit Chang Tso-lin's army for
The ammunition is being used to flag.
Returns for last year, show that Canton Police Headquarters until China which would count for the the purpose of opposing the pre- there was an excess of arrivals evening, when they were take improvements, declares the Obser- aboard one of the night boatsper, which suggests that as the
advance to of no fewer than 90496,, whilst which brought them to Hongkong Vickers and Marconi issuce have Peking, according to to-day's re-the excess for Deccaber month shortly after eleven o'clock last recently become popular, investors parts from Shantung which state alone was 21,666, night.
are mistakenly imagining that there that Sun Chuan-fang has been
the
Back In Gaol. They are now confined in Gaol from which they escaped two months ago.
is some connexion between the or entrusted with the job of opposing dinary shares of the companies and Chiang Kai-shek's army, advancing their Chinese issues--Reller.
NEW GREEK LÓAN,
northward from Nanking; while
RAIN ANTICIPATED.
University degret of inject The University study of a subject means something quite distinctive,
AUSTRALIAN FLIERS MISSING.
As regards the fourth man, it is learned that he was shot being caught red-handed while partici
́OVER HALF TO BE ISSUED pating in the wreckage and looting of the City during the recent
IN BRITAIN. Communist up-rising. His name
The Nationalist Government rate alone the southwest coast of the University, this school is not NO TRACE OF PLANE LOST Londen, Jan. 15,. ' was Lal Shu-kee, aged 28, who was
Of the new Greek loan of officials here evince bitterness over China and over the North China going to Be a stepping-stone to a serving a term for returning from $6,500,000 Great Britain's share calling attention to the met, that The forecast til noon to-morrow
soft option ending in either a Chang Tso-lin's arms purchases Sea. banishment when he made his will be about £3,500,000. sensational escape with bho others It will bear interest at the rate the Teking Government has just is: North-east winds;, moderate; from Victoria Gaol.
of six per cent, and will be sent an appeal to the American generally overcast; some rain. The three convicts who have offered for public subscription in Red Cross, for a contribution of been returned here will be pro about a fortnight's time. The $1,000,000 for the purpose of re- duced before the Magistrate in due remainder will be raised inleving the famine which made courag on a charge of ascaping America, France, Italy, and, pos- 8,000,000 residents of Shantung from confinement.
gibly, Sweden.
destitüte due largely, to the The loan will be devoted to military situation which drained In H. M. Supreme Court at three objects--the stablisation of the resources of the territory. Shanghai last week, before his the Greek exchange, refugee' funds, Honour Judge Sir Peter Grain and and balancing the budget. The a jury, Saki Mohamed was found revenues securing the loan will be "not guilty of the murder of under the control of an interna- commissionin Ching Li-shing formerly a second, tional.. financial cook on the C.N. a.s. Linan on Athens, as in the case of previous
loans-British Wirelesa. December 5.
TO-DAY.
Dollar on demand Lighting-up
2/9/16.
6.69 p.m.
OBITUARY.
MR. J. RUSSELL KENNEDY DEAD:
at..
Deficit This Year
the
The necessity for writing off the loss shown by the Profit and Loss Account less the balance brought forward from the previous year must be quite clear to you and 1' do not propose to say anything further regarding this item."
FOUR DAYS..
Wellington, N.Z, Jan. 16. The items I have dealt with After a fruitless search covering amount in all to the sum of not only in standard but in outlook, 24,000 square miles of ocean, war $562,454.88, which is $52,454.85 It would ill become the ships which have been seeking for more than the amount by which it University to establish a signs of the missing, Hood-Moncrieff is now proposed to reduce the Chinese Faculty, School or aeroplane, have returned to port. issued capital of the Company. Department in which the Chinese No trace whatever has been dis-The excess will be dealt with by Classics and their commentaries covered. The search on land con-applying an equivalent part of the are merely memorizēd. retinues most vigorously, but another general reserve in order to extin- cognize what memory has done for flying tragedy seems certain. guish it. Tokyo, Jan. 16.
"The plane flown by Capt. Hood Whilst I am touching on tho Mr. J. Russell Kennedy, the great Hindu Classics were handed and Lieutenant Moncrieff left Syd question of general reserve, your well-known newspaper correspon- down by word of mouth. But ney for New Zealand on January Board wish me to say that it is dent, representing the Daily Tele- these days are past. What we 10th, since when nothing has been estimated that a deficit will be graph, Chicago Daily News, and want to do now is to survey seen or heard of the avaitors. War-shown by the Profit and Loss other journals, died this morning
ships have been searching for four of heart failure.-Reuter
scholarship; how for centuries the
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days without success. Reuter.
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