PEDDER STREET
SPEEDING,
RECKLESS MOTOR-CAR
DRIVER FINED.
OTHER TRAFFIC CASES.
The driver of public car No. 1. was summoned before Major C. Willson, at the Central Magistracy this morning, for reckless driving in Pedder Street. He was further charged with failing to report his change of employment, under the -conditions of his car leence.
Mr. H. F. Bunje deposed that on January 6th, he was in nis car which was leaving the stand in front of the Hongkong Hotel to turn the road in the direction of Queen's Road. At this moment
his
·PRAGA'S ARMS.
A PROTEST BY THE NATIONALISTS.
TROUBLE AT MANILA.
news
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
The release of the s.s. Praga, carrying arms for Marshal Chang Tao-lin, and held up for a time at Manila, was reported yesterday, to hand indicates but
the Chinese Nationalist that Party made an unsuccessful at tempt to prevent the delivery of the consignment. The Manila Bulletin of last Friday states:
8.5.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1928.
CABLE AND WIRELESS SHANGHAI TOPICS. MR. SUN FO DECLINES
COMPETITION.
IMPERIAL CONFERENCE ON SITUATION OPENED.,
PROCEEDINGS CONFIDEN-
TJAL
London, Jan. 16.- The Empire wireless and cable conference opened this afternoon under the chairmanship of Sir John Gilmour.
-Reuter.
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THE "SYDNEY STREET” AFFAIR.
REAL WINTRY WEATHER.
(Our Own Correspondent,)
somnolent
Shanghai, Jan. 13.
OFFICE.
PRESENT NOT TIME TO ACCEPT.
"OBJECT OF RIDICULE."
Nanking, Jan. 18. The Nationalist Government‘ro- celved a telegram yesterday from The rising tide of crime In Mr. Sun Fo, former Minister of Shanghai has formed the subject-Finance, declining his new up. matter of so many news letters pointment ns Minister of Recon Great Britain was represented from this end that the writer fears struction and pleading that as the by Sir John Gilmour and Sir Herthe matter has been reiterated to revenues of the Government at bert Samuel, while other Domi-
the point. of wearisome monotony, present have to be devoted to A lawyer representing Go Quia nions and India were represented, Yet the "Sidney Street" episode military expenditure, pending the Lay, local representative of the and delegates were present from which has startled this usually conclusion of the Northern Funi- tire Expedition, he does not deem community-soporific, Chinese Nationalist Government, the Crown Colonies.
To-day's meeting was concerned so to speak, in point of interest in it timely and practicable to carry cut reconstractlye mensures as laid the defendant's car came up from Customs yesterday, to detain the with procedure, principally with civic Issues-has been of such & down by the late leader. Follow
made an appeal to the Bureau of
Czecho-Slovakian the thorny question as to whether nature and has such wide implica- Praga. -behtud, travelling at a speed of about 20 miles an hour, and ran steamer of 1,700 tons, and con- regular communiques should be tions. that the scribe feels justi-ing is a translation of Mr. Sun's
telegram- into wiincast car, damaging the fiscate its cargo of 90,000 rifles issued to the Press or whether fied in touching on phases of the
"Owing to the difficulty of the left hub cap, and and one armoured car consigned a single statement should be rande incident that could not readily times and my inability to cope with bumper and
suggest themselves in bare cable the demands of the situation, I carrying the vehicle forward for to Newchwang, China, and beat the end of the Conference.
It is understood that for the summaries of the incident. some distance, The defendant's lieved to be for agents of General
have already petitioned the govern- Military experts, police officers ment to be relieved of my duties as car had actually swung past be- Chang Tao-lin, commander in present the proceedings will be
the discussions cf considerable experience and the alinister of Finance. I felt lately fore it could be stopped.
chief of the Northern Chinese confidential, as
involve such large ruestions as community generally are perplexed a sense of both mental and Witness added that the costs of forces.
The Prags arrived in Manila strategy apart from the inmediate in their quest for an emplente a physical exhaustion and have been replacing the Hamper and hub eti
thrid lays are unannounced, and subject of an agreement between as to how it was possible for a confined at home, in the hope that amounted to $42.
lone bandil to withständ, for no
I may temporarily be relieved from Mr. B. Pasco, of Messrs. Browar with barely enough coal to keep the wireless and cable companies.
Difficulties Smoothed Out. fewer than 10 hours, the combined the heavy burden and devote my and Company, who was called as its boiler active for four or five
. Considerable correspondence efforts of more than 50 policemen, self to the pursuit of learning wkams, said, he witnessed the ac- hours. The discovery that the
"Recently I rend in the papers cident while standing in front of vessel was cargoed with firearms, has passed between Canada, Bria detachment of the Fire Brigade
members of the Defence that the Nationalist Government shop. Corroborating Mr. has resulted in complications that tain and other Dominions in refer-and.
ence to the agenda of the Con-Force. To dispose of this solitary Council has adopted a resolution, Bugie's evidence, he said the speed may even result in a clash between
ference owing to a difference in farmed kidnapper, entrenched in transferring me to the Ministry of at which defendant was driving southern and northern army gun-
the relationship of local tele-the garret of a Chinese dwelling, Reconstruction as its Minister. was between 20 and 25 miles an boats.
graphs between Canada and other more than 700 rounds of ammuniYesterday, I duly received the hour. Mr. Bunje's gar was cr
Grounds Of Appeal
Governments, but the dimcultius tion had to be used, including official appointment from the Go- ried along for sqme distance; after the impact.
The appeal made yesterday by in this connexion have now been pistol, rite and machine gun am-vernment. Whereupon, 1 carefully
Nationalists WIN 03 the smoothed out.--Beater, "
munition; 12 tear gas bombs liad considered, and came to the con- Further evidence was given by the
nature of the
Later, to be invoked to the aid of the clusion that I cannot advisedly Mr. Bunje's chaulFear, after, which grounds that the
This afternoon's discussion was attackers-the first time in local accept the appointment. defendant was fined $20. A tre-vessel's cargo and the purpose of vions conviction for passing its voyage was violating the centred on the terms of reference history that such missiles have "I have always held, that the stationary trimear on the wrong neutrality of the United States which were finally framed as fol- been used-12 Mills hand grenades primary aim of the Revolution is side was also proved.
gwand China.
Vicente Aldanese, lows: "To examine the situation were requisitioned, one of which national reconstruction, and that Defendant was fined a further chief of the bureau of customs, resilting from the competition be proved to be a dud, which the the success of any endeavour to $5 for falling to report change of could not see any basis for such tween beam wireless and cables bandit coolly and calmly picked upwards reconstruction must depend employment.
action, however, and replied that and to make recommendations and hurled back at his attackers, upon its accord with the specifie the matter should be taken up with a view to a common policy." and searchlights had to be played plan handed down by our late Other ('ases.
with the Governor General,
over the area of the battle to pre-leader. But"in view of the fact For speeding
It was also learned yesterday" along Queen's
Hearty Welcome. Extended.
vent the outlaw's escape during that the Northern Punitive Ex- the night under cover of darkness, pedition has not as yet been com- Road East at 25 miles an hour, at that the Naitonalist agents in forwarded
London, Jan. 16.
The thing was certainly specta-pleted and that military affairs are 10.10 am on the 8th instant, the Manila have already
Opening the Imperial wireless calar, but it was an unequal con- still existent, the government un- Chinese driver of car No. 303, was cable advices to their chiefs in
and cable conference in Londen test. One "tanhot, help feeling der the circumstances has to con- China, Informing them of the ves fined $20.
its revenues for Summoned for dangerous drivsel's whereabouts and giving all to-day, Sir John Gilmour, the that such supreme courage was centrate, all ing, the Chinese driver of private available details of the route it Chairman, extended a hearty wet-worthy of a better object-courage military expenditure and it seems
taking upon leaving come, on behalf of His Majesty's that, in other circumstances, might to me that the time for the execu car No. 37, admitted the offence. intends" Sergeant Hopkins stated defendant Manila. It was reported that the Government, to representatives have brought the man honourable tion of this gigantic programme of was approaching the Beagon Light southern army officials have disfrom Overseas, many of whom had renown. Having paid him this tri- reconstruction has not yet arrived. junction from the direction of patched a gunboat to intercept travelled long distances, and had bute, one has to add a sigh for the But if we should assume the good absented themselves from activi-wasted manhood, the perversion of name of reconstruction and waste Lane. Crawford's and in the or- the Praga,
ties and necupations from which the energy shown by this, master our national revenue by establish dinary course he should have gone The agents at Newchwing, a
crook who revealed a quality of ing organs for no useful purposes, round the Beacon to
into port north of Chinwanglao, and they could ill be spared.
He reminded the conference courage in the realm of the Shang- the government would be glossing Chater Rond. Instead, he cut in near Mukden, have also been noti- between two
fied of the Praga's delay and it is that it had en summoned "To hai underworld. that has been over facts, while on my part, I other
which cars
would be holding a sinecure posi- were being held up by a passing rumoured that an armed vessel examine the situation which has hitherto unsuspected..
tion, making me thereby an object tram, and caused a dangerous im- from the northern forces may act arisen as the result of the compe-
Aretic Conditions.
of ridicule in the eyes of the peo- tition of beam wireless with cable As an escort.
ple. "For these reasons, I consider services, to report there on, and to Disquistitions on the weather it most beneficial to me to confine A fine of $10 was inflicted.
Departure Was Uncertain. Nineteen public
a usually connote paucity of ideas myself at home and devote my car drivers The Praga
scheduled to make recommendations with was
case of the tribe, as in whole time and faculty to the were fined the usual amounts for leave last night after it had finish-view to a common policy being in the
Govern that of the conversationalist, but pursuit of learning and I would be. obstruction in Chater Road, Ped-ed coaling is no clearance permit adopted by the various der Street, Connaught or Queen's had been applied for at the Bureau, ments concerned."-British Wire it is worth recording that, for most grateful if the Government
leas Road.
several successive days, we have can speedily withdraw the appoint- of Customs by 4,00 p.m. yesterday."
An Earlier Message. The driver of a Post Office van, Captain Jaschke is not sure when
been having intensely cold weatment.--Kuo Min. No. 848, was summoned for speed- he will be able to leave although
London, Jan. 16. her of the Arctic order, leading ing and he admitted the offence. he hopes to lift anchor before the Sir John Gilmour is presiding one to believe that Shanghai has
Major Willson:-A Post Officeerd of this week.
to-day over the first meeting of passed into the realm of the frigid yah? I hope you are not claim- When the boat first steamed the conference on cables and wire-zone. ing the privilege of the Royal into port, it was understood that less communication, convened by The temperature lately has been Mail.
It would remain long enough to the Home Government and by re- in the neighbourhood of the Three men entered the second Sergeant Hopkins stated defen- replenish its coal bunkers and presentatives of the Dominions, twenties, the glass registering foor of No. 388, Shanghai Street, dant was driving at a rate of be- take on food stores. The ship has India and the Crown Colonies. several degrees below freezing Yaumati, late last night to engage tween 22 to 26 miles an hour along already loaded 160 tons of coal Beam wireless services with point. This has been particularly a cubicle. They were admitted Queen's Road at an hour when the and this amount was originally be- Canada and Australla have raised trying for those members of the by a Chinese physician, who in- road was crowded with Naval lieved to have been enough, ac-auch formidable competition Shanghai Defence Force who had vited them to join with him in Dockyard workmen returning cording to Captain Jeschke. The with cables as to call for full con- come here from India, from the smoking opium. home.
captain has been forced to change sideration by the representative non-Himalayan regions, and who After drawing several puffs. his routes since arriving and the of the various governments in the consequently are scarcely accus- from the pipe, one of the visitors amount of coal now on board is Empire of the future relations of tomed to Alaskan weather condi-suddenly produced a revolver,
the two services. not considered sufficient.
tions Tommy Atkins, with his and, without further preamble, Trouble among, members of the It is presumed that the object observant qualities, has discover- tied up the physician and ransack- crew became more apparent yes- will be to ascertain how the in-ed many peculiar things in Shanged his belongings. terday. The men are on straight terests of the cable services cun salary with no war risk bonus and be reconciled with those of newer there is the possibility of a con- medium of Imperial communication,
lict on board. Certain members-British Wireless. of the crew are said to have re- ceived legal advice yesterday.
passe.
turn
A fine of $10 was inflicted.
"CHAMPION AVIATOR.”
FIRST LADY TO GAIN WORLD TITLE.
Friction With Crew.
A Manila report last Saturday showed that there Was
some
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NANKING PROBLEMS.
BOLSHEVIK PROPAGANDA
Paris, Jan. 16. The Committee of the Inter- national Union of "Aviators has awarded the International Trophy for Men for 1927 to Lindbergh trouble about the vessel's depar The trophy carries the title Champion Aviator of the World."
The 1,905 cases of rifles on The title of Lady Champion Aviator of the World has been board the s.s. Praga, consigned to awarded for the first time, the re-a German agent of General Chang cipient being Lady Abe Bailey, Tao-lin's at Newehang, China, are who also received a trophy from the arsenal of the Czecho-plished.
Reuter.
ture.
Slovakian Government at Prague,
REPORTED.
PHYSICIAN ROBBED.
ARMED MEN'S HAUL.
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hai since coming to this place, and The robbers" escaped half-an- one of the most singular mani-hour later with money and pro- festations that have come within perty amounting to over one hun- his ken are the vagaries of the dred dollars in value. weather, which changes, to the
tune of some 30 points sometimes, HOW MUCH DO YOU
bourhood of 20.
in the brief span of 21 hours. When he returns Home after the present emergency shall have Shanghai; Jan. 16. passed, he will be able to chronicle Added to the difficulties of the the interesting fact that in August Nanking Government is that of he was grilled in the local atmos- finance, there being indicationspheric oven registering 100, and that the raising of necessary four months later was fated to be money is not being easily accom chilled to the bone in the neigh
In addition, propaganda แก The cold snap had not failed to it was learned last night in Gov-tagonistie to Mashal Chiang Kai- take ita teli of life among the ernment circles, says Saturday's shek and the Nanking Government poor of the city, several frozen Bulletin. Every rifle of the cargo Bolshevik agents.
is being freely circulated by corpses, barely covered by tatter- ed, thin clothing, being found in The International Union of hears the stamp of the Czecho With the approval of General various parts of the city. Para- Aviators have designated the Slovakian ordnance.
Pei Chung-hai, the position of doxically enough, there have been Nationalist officials at Nanking Defence Commissioner of Shang fewer cases this year of frozen Schneider Trophy winner, Fight Lieutenant Webster as the national have already sent a note to Prague hai and Woosung is to be taken water pipes, there being only eight Air Champion of Great Britain, informing Czecho-Slovakia that by General Haiung Shih-hwel.S.O.S. calls to the Shanghai Wa- while they have, awarded the they regard its act in sending fire- | Namal Wircless. championship of Holland to arms to the Northern Army na de- Koppen, for the successful Amster- dam-Balavid flight-Reuter.
Other Awards,
FINE TO CLOUDY.
TO-DAY'S WEATHER DEPORT..
cidedly unfriendly, it was learned in Manila Nationalist circles. The note demanded an explanation, it' is also said.
terworks, compared to no fewer than 580 cases last winter.
Wuhu Hoycott:
"Wuhù, Jan, 16,
There is rejoicing, incidentally Little importance is attached iceably tá a mass anti-British In the ranks of superstitious Chin- meeting which is being arranged ese, who discern in the moderate for Tuesday. -Naval Wircless.
snowflakes that have come down. auspicious omens spelling good ges to keep his crew intact. He fortune in the matter of crops and hasn't the slightest idea of what prosperity generally on the eve the crew reaching a climax. With will happen to him, he told frienda of the Chinese New Year. In this the exception of nine men, who are yesterday, but is willing to risk a sense, the keen tooth, of winter manning the ship, all are young-meeting with a Nationalist gun- has had its sting correspondingly
diminished. sters of under 20 and their desire boat.
The Praga, which lowered an- chor in Manila four days previous- ly encountered more difficulty on Friday, between the captain and
KNOW?
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.
Answers, for those who need. them, will be found on Page 14 of this issue. 1 What great naval disaster is re
called by the death of Vico- Admiral Charlos Johnstone?
2 What peer is opening a pork shop
in Ipswich?
s What thousand-year-old London threatened church site is now with extinction?
What railway station now has
the longest platform in the king-
dom?
5
What other station is building a
still longer platform?
a
What great river, of which pore
8
tions are miles wide, never reaches the scal
What is the average coal con- sumption per mile of an express engine?
What is believed to have been the site of the Garden of Eden? What family of eight is engaged ..in soulpluring, a great war
Pho
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Cult of the Greyhound.
The Royal Observatory's weather report issued to-day says: The antleyclone is central over "South Manchuria and another has for adventures on the wano. Reports received in Manila last
formed over China. Fresh mon- The ship and its cargo are insured night by Nationalist agents, adds « soon may be expected along the by the owners but nothing in the the Bulletin, were to the effect that' Doubting Thomases who have 11 South coast of China and over the way of a gratuity has been pro-the powers at Nanking were busy, been incllaed to pooh-pooh the North Ching Sen.
although the effort to hold up the idea of greyhound racing for Captain Carl Jeschke is hoping vessel here and confiscate its Shanghal and have questioned the that he will be able to get under cargo have been practically aban- prospects of success for the enter-12 way on Monday provided he mana-doned.
(Continued on Pago 11.).
The forecast till noon to-morrow is-North-cast winds; fine to cloudy.
mised the men.
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What barbarous ancient custom has just been revived in a British depondonoy! What meanings are conveyed by the opera titles "La Traviata," " Pagliacci," "Il Trovatore," and "Der Freischutz"? What great statesman hus ad- misted that he has earned 215,000 avour by his pont
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