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MADRAS MOB OUT BRITISH STEAMER COTTON INDUSTRY WAR ON SWABUE NATION HONOURS Bulls and Inners
OF HAND.
ATTACK. “EUROPEANS: POLICE FIRE...
ANTI-SIMON HOOLIGANISM.
VERY SERIOUS.
TROOPS CALLED OUT.
Madras, Feb. 3.
Mobi got completely out of and this morning, and seventeen were badly Injured in the rioting, one man dying after admission to hospital.
EXPLOSION.
SUSPICIOUS BAGS OF CORDITE AND GUNPOWDER:
ONE MAN KILLED,
Ichang, Feb. 3.. One member of the crew of the 8.8. Kian was killed outright and another was badly burned when an explosion took place on board the ship.
CRISIS.
CONFERENCE ENDS IN
DEADLOCK:
UNIONS ADAMANT ON WAGES
AND HOURS.
A STRIKE POSSIBLE.
London, Feb. 3, The crisis in the cotton indus-
After the explosion 4" search was carried out by an
armed guard, which found that four bags of gunpowder, and one of cordite, had been put on board.
Whether this material was be- ing carried as cargo, or had been put on the ship with the intention The pollee attacked and dispers- clear.
of causing an explosion, is not Zed the mob, but it re-assembled at
Later. the High Court, and, after much China Navigation Company and The .s. Klan is owned by the
The Cotton Conference in Man- Jadammatory talk by agitators, flies the British flag. She call chester has broken down, there (attacked Europeană în motor-cars, i
The Secretary of the Imperial at Ichung on her usual Innkow-being a complete deadlock with
Changsha and Siangtan run vin regard to hours and wages.
Bank was held up in his car which Was completely smashed, while two police sergeants who went to the rescue were injured.
The situation has not yet been got under control and troops have been requiaftioned.
Caterers Looted.
The disturbances began when the demonstrating mob compelled a large caterers' shop to close by throwing, stones, after which they over-ran the place, looting the con- tants.
Two.. Indian Deputy-Commis- signers of Police arrived on the scene,, dispersed the crowd and ¡made two arresta..
The mob then swarmed round the gates of the prison demanding the release of the captives. The police were called out in a large body to disperse the crowd and after an exciting few minutes in the course of which eight police- men were injured, succeeded in dzlving them, oft.
Two Europeans Assaulted.
The mob then gathered outside the. High Court and among other things, set on fire the motorcur belonging to the Government Soli- eltor.
Mr. Phillips, the Chief Pres!- Honey Magistrate, and Dr. Panda- lay' came up with mounted police
Yoehow.
Consular Protest..
attitude was unchanged.
COMMUNISTS.
CANTON ORDERS ACTION BY TROOPS,
DIVISIONS IN FIELD.
Welcome news is, to hand from Canton to the efféck-tüst, accord- Ing to an official report, General Li Chal-sum has instructed the 7th and 4th Divisions of the 7th
EARL HAIG.
IMPRESSIVE ABBEY
SERVICE.
SILENT REVERENT CROWDS THRONG STREETS.
From the Offee Butts.
Like
electrie hares, Electric. The coming boxing champion is shares are on the move.
expected to-night" to give an hibition of Morria dancing.
on the mos
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A local journal, now cutting its milk teeth, appropriately refers to you are interested in such things, the Banvard show should the Dairy Preas.
Katja attention,
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boxing
Miss Joy Butt's engagement is A stray but from, the belfry: announced, despite the fact that "You can't strike many folks say marriage is any match,"
Army, now in East River districts. THE LAST TRIBUTES. thing but joy.,
A Kowloon man says that he Manila gained a golf victory and telephoned five persons in five simultaneously
We no dolay.. Hongkong had minutes with earthquake tremors.
understand that when all the wrong numbers are thawed out a normal service' will be resumed.
An optimist: The man who has
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to clear, out all the Communista from the Holfung and Lukfong
London, Feb. 3. districts.
The funeral of the late Field Troops of these two Divisions Marshal Earl Haig to-day may be try was the subject of further are now concentrating at Poning, said to have been marked by thren a town in the north-eastern part distinctive phases. At first, the conferences in Manchester to-day-of the Hoffung district, and it fy late Field Marshal's family and just had his snow-shous restrang. "Enquirer!" "No, we've never
Representatives of the opera-stated that the attack on Holtung friends joined at Saint Columba's
100"
scen a ghost but we have met tives Unions stated that their will be in the hands of the 7th Church, where he had wor Although the lance is being several people who have met
Division, while the 4th Division shipped, in a homely act of devo- abolished in the British Army, people who have. will assall Lukfung.
tion. The romains were then borno some of the surgeons will still bo
Westminster to "Ironside" Retreat,
Abbey with able to diagnose appendicitis.
Habitues of a "certain social wonderful military pageantry
Institution are still looking for the ☐ ☐ Most of the districts in the through silent reverent crowds of |*
member who throw five, acos in. The first thing about Kowloon one, last week. upper reaches of the East River the general public. who must have have now been evacuated by the numbered at least a million per-that struck a Manila man was an
up-to-date motor bus. defented "Ironsides" according to sons. reliable reports from Canton, The third phase was the service Later.
The week's new book: which state that one detachment in Westminster Abbey, which con- The position in the cotton indue-headed for southern Fukien, and trasted, strikingly with that which Adolescont" by Gideon Sherry, try is most serious. The next step other remnants retreated to the had preceded it at Saint Columba's resta with the employers, bat`a Klangal border.
-Church.
The weck's ballot by either side would possibly
In the Abeay, the last tribute best worst pun: To complete the rout of the decide whether the employers are "Ironside" remnants in Faklen was paid to Earl Halg, the soldier. It is a notablo to enforce the new wages and and Kiangsi, the Canton Govern- by high officers of the nation's counter feat to hours or whether the operatives ment is stated to have telegraph forces, statesmen, politicians, dis-
ed to General Chu Pel-toh, the tinguished men and women The operatives are expected to
every sphere of national life and consult the Trades Union Council.ŠTRI
représentatives of foreign states. -Renter.
Serious Position.
Chinese troops occupied the pre- mises of the U.J.C., a British firm "to-day, but withdrew on instruc-
tions from the local Commande after representations had been made to him by the British Consul 38th and 44th Armies are receivwill strike.
It is reported that the 8th, 35th,
MEZANN
"SAN NAM HOI" PIRACY
ECHO..
Six Alleged Participants Arrested.
Pakkai, Feb. B. The local military nuthorities to-day carried out a raid on the Seamen's Union, when twenty offelale were arrested and taken to Kongmoon. They will be held for trial by a Military Court.
It is stated that among those arrested are six pirates who have been identified as having taken part in the San Nam Hoi piracy--Naval Wireless.
prece
and four of the mob were arrested. ing money from Chiang Kai-shok
In spite of strenuous police efforts, so that they may become loyal to the mob got completely out of his cause." hand, and continued to stone Mr. Phillips and Dr. Pandalay Even- Large numbers of ships are still open fire, several of the crowd be-river-Naval Wireless.
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The Main Issuca,
A great concerted effort to remedy the grave depression in the Lanenshire cotton industry began at Manchester on January 17th when forty representives of the employera and one hundred repre- sentatives of the half million workers went into joint conference to consider the employers' pro- posals.
The workers were present as the 'reault of an invitation from the employers, and the proceedings were private. The proposals to reduce the coals of production, as framed by the Employers' Asso- elations, included a 12% per cent, reduction in wages and an increase in working hours from forty-eight to 59% weekly, the reorganisation of the finances of the companies,
RAID ON SINGAPORE COMMUNISTS.
Four Chinese Men and A woman Arrested.
Singapore, Feb. 8.
The police suddenly ráided
The Pall-Bearers,
of
The coffin was carried into the Abbey by troopers of the Royal Horse Guards.
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It looks as if these Chinese tongs are
always liable to
The fourteen pallbearers an- break out whon cluded Marshal Foch and Marshal things get a bit Petain of France, General Baron het.
do Ceuninck of the Belgian Army.]. □□ Earl Jellicoe, Earl Beatty, Lord
The worst Methuen, General Sir Ian Hamil-thing
about
always
the headquarters of a suspect-on, Air Marshal Sir Hugh Tren- octogenarians is chard, and other eminent officers that they are ed Communist "branisation to-day, and arrested four.
who had led British arms. Chinese: mon and one woman. It has been proyed that the . place raided was the source of the dissemination of much Bolshevik propaganda to the East Indies.
A large quantity of Com munist literature fell into the hands of the police.-Router.
which are over-capitalised as theum
Mr. Yang Shu-ching, the present
Behind the pallbearers walked nearly the Prince of Wales, the Duke of dying. York, Prince Henry and Prince Arthur of Connaught.
Impressive Service.
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According to recont cables from Home, one of the first Greyhound "The Racing companies has gone to the
dogs.
"Ah, 1 son you are dringing
The trouble with govern- mant in China is that it has
top many bands for its. pockets.
The Mayor of Talpo has taken a wook off on account of. a wee cough), Otherwise. crime in the district is normal.
If notes drop..
back. your manuscript. Wouldn't the editör accept it?" {: much, lower in
"No. He wanted some- Canton,
there thing serious. He said. this:
be was too light,"
deep moaning.
tually the police were abliged to arriving in Ichang from down the ference, Mr. Bell, the Secretary of with the pursuing Canton Armies, was sung by the great congrega-/to discover how many buckets the Bays a heading.
ng wounded..
Effigies Burned.
Bombay, Feb, 3. The hartal imposed is not affect- ing the European business quar- Ter in any marked manner, but it effective clse- as proved most
here, very few shops deciding to open while very little, business is being done. Vehicular traffic, to is almost entirely absent from
d'atreets.
MIDDLE YANGTSZE
FERMENT.
BRIGANDS, BOYCOTTS AND SEIZURES.
"Wuhu, Feb. 3. The Committee responsible for the inception of the anti-British d with pedestrians, most of the boycott has decided to continue
The Indian quarters are throng
for the day.
In spite of the dense mobs and the "work of agitators up to the present there have been no dis turbances.
Home
A number of cables have been Another way to kill an Associa- stolen from ships in harbour, and tion: Do nothing more than It is understood the thieves are to absolutely necessary, but when The service concluded impres- become Government anchorites. the members use their ability to sively, Behind the altar, kilted
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help matters, along, howl that the men of the London Scottish play- "Reader:" About the only thing institution is run by a clique, ed on their pipes the dirge which we can suggest to be done with
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about Bowler: No jokes brokers, please. You've had a jób dead from time immemorial-the soled and heeled: " Scotsmen have played for their superfluous spats is to have them the reduction of taxation and military ruler of Kiangel, and to high up in the roof sounded the result of the post-war boom, and
Flowers of the forest." Bugles
these past two years, A Kowloon schoolgirl was lato finishing charges.
"Selentlets to View Eclipse," After the opening of the Con-Chief of Fulden, requesting the Last Post, and "Onward, Christian for school the other morning.
So will some of service of troops, to co-operate Soldiers," chosen by Lady. Halg. This was because she was anxious
our boxers to-night. dredger really Hind: the United Textile Factory Work The main body of the "Tronsides" tion--British Wireless.
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DO ers: Association, stated that they appear to have concentrated in Mile Long Military Escort.
Consternation was capsed in a had given the employers to under-south Fukien and Li Chal-sum hus
According to the China Mail, the
Peak household last night when London, Feb. 2. U. S Consul, "Mr. Mazatlan," has stand that, in no circumstances ordered the return to Fukien of, a
London's farewell to the dead arrived at Nogales. We under- the eldest hopoful, returned home whatever, could they agree to large detachment of General Chan chief of the Empire's greatest army stand that Mr. Mexico City follow- with dirty knees. The poilce have consider the recommendation of in- Ming-shlu's troops. These are the at the funeral service of Fielded shortly afterwards.
the matter in hand. creased hours and decreased wages 11th Nationalist Army which only Marshal Earl Haig at Westminster
The workers representatives recently came from Fuklen to Abbey
"The Ferslan government has a WAS wirelessly broad- These Chinese who are worry- frankly stated that they were pre-assist Li-Chai-sum.
Large Kwangsi reinforcements Cat and so was heard all over Bri-ing about the Customs surplus Rebellion on its hands" says the pared to co-operate with any effort
tain and the Dominions...
might also pay attention to some Post. Why don't they raffle it? to Improve the rade. They asked have been despatched to Swatow
All ranka' were represented at of the surplus customs. the employers to consider serious and Chaochow following the gen: the Abbey. The Prince of Wales,
Speaking of fly-fishing, ly the elimination of the proposals oral retreat of the "Ironsides" the Duke of York and Prince Henry In entertaining an
Irish notice that a leading local angler in regard to hours and wages, and into Fukien..
represented His Majesty; Marshal President, no doubt Mr. Coolidge took his hook" fo-day. to substitute a joint request to the The 5,000 troops accompanying Foch and General Petain, the Bel-found it easy to live up to the Government to establish a Statu- Genoral Wang Shao-hung, will be glan General, Baron de Ceuninck, name of "Silent Calvin."
00 tory Committee with full powers distributed in Talpuhsien and and the Japanese Ambassador re- to enquire into all factors of cost vicinity, on the border of Fukien presented the Allies. Diplomatic Shareholders say that the Hong and production.
and Kwangtung {
representatives of other states kone Tramways, by showing such also attended,
a good profit, are keeping on the A mass of wreatha was sent to right track. the Abbey, mostly of Flanders pop- pies, and included those of the These Menagerie Races give King of Italy, and the Yugoslav some of our young bloods a chance and Hungarian armies. Another of posing as Society llons. ex-enemy tribute was that the
CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S POSITION.
ÖPEN HOSTILITY BY FEI CHUNG HSI,
NO ELECTION THIS YEAR
WAFTING FOR THE "FLAPPER VOTE.”
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A lady planoforte teacher would Several like pupils in Canton. Kowloon realdents trust that her efforts will meet with success.
Appropriately enough, a news item Informs us that the Monkey Temple in India is at the top of Jakko. HII.
DD "Chicago May," saya a Post
A number of naval signalmer, fighting to-night at Lee Theatre,
are trusting to win by un-flag-ing efforts.
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A white splash on the mudguard
of a bleycle would be a great help...
ills and workshops being closed the boycott. The restrictions are A crowded meeting of students, to be rigidly enforced. held this afternoon, passed a re- Little anti-foreign feeling is solution denouncing the Simon
noticeable and the rest of the Commission, while there wOB A similar demonstration this morn- A.P.C. fuel which was seized ro. ing when the labourers got to-cently has been returned on the gether and burned effigies of Mr. Instructions of the Commissioner Stanley Baldwin, Lord Birkenhead, of Foreign Affairs. This has re Sir John. Simon, and Mr. Ramsay cently been the subject of repre-
Dag at the German Embassy woa A local boxer who nearly got headline. Only, however, if Blg sentations.-Naval Wirdres, Macdonald.
half masted.
knocked out, says he can quite Bill Thompson permits. London, Feb. 8.... Places were reserved for many appreciate the Observatory's re
O “Jardine's Sllll` Occupied.
Shanghai, Feb. 8. Mr. Winston Churchill, in the disabled ex-services men Inside Zorence to the recent quake that Chinkiang, Feb, 8.
Neither the Wuhan or Canton course of a speech in Birmingham, and outside the Abbey, also at the if the time of vibration had been parties were represented at the said there could be no General Scottish Church of St. Columba's, three times as great, the shock With the exception of the pre Fourth Plenary Conference which Election in 1928 The Bill en-where the remains have been lying wouldn't have been felt. Sir Charles Tegart Injured.
mises of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe-opened at Nanking on Thursday, franchising women on the same in state, and from where the pr
00 son and Company,' in which the
Just because Hongkong has n Calcutta, Feb. 3.
It seems likely that these parties basin as men must first be en- cession started to the Abbey. Sir Charles Tegart, the Com-perty in the British Concession Conference might arrive at Chiang tered. This would carry them gun carriage whereon the un-low that you must swallow every to motorists," says Lord, Banu-
The coffin was borne on the same new filtration plant, it doesn't fol- Opium Bureau is housed, all pro will ignore any decisions which the acted, and the new voters regis- missioner of Police, was slightly has been cleared of Chinese troops. Kai-shek le apparently trying to into the spring or summer of known warrior's body was taken thing you heara
champ. We heartily concur. Ke injured in the arm this morning, The Concession was recently over-force the Wuhan leader to combine 1929.
minded one ourselves the other day by riotous students, whom he was run and occupied by, soldiery-with Nanking, in the Northern ex- Mr. Churchill: Indicated that long escort of troops, in- The worst part about this revolt
rying to persuado to dispersa Naval Wireless.
pedition..
there would be no reduction in the cluding French and Belgian de at Ixtian seems to be pronouncing the dusk while crossing, Statue *peacefully.
A report is current that the Income Tax in the forthcoming tachments and the massed. bands the place. The students had gathered]
Klukiang, Feb. 3. troops of Yih Kai-shing, one of the Budget, but he believed yearly of the Guards. round the principal Presidency Brigand activity in the country loyal commanders of Chiang Kai-economies in the Oghting services The pallbearers were Admirals Some of these owners of motor- pflege in the morning and smash districts around Klukling is in-shek, have been disarmed by the were possible, subject to the main- Jellicoe and Beatty, Marshals Me cycles ouht too to the cheap: ed windows, etc. by continual creasing, making the area uninfo. forces of Pei Chung-hat. The lat tenance of minimum security for thuen and Jacob, Generals Gough, sales and buy themselves mufflers etoning of the premises.The-Naval wireless.
tor is believed to be suspicious of Britain and the Empire Reuder. Lawrence, Byng, Horne, Ian Ha- students refused to depart when
Yih Kai-shing's Intentions.
milton, and ayan, Marshal of the Shanghai news: "Forgive me, Sir Charles Togart arrived, but
The disarming of Yih Kai-shing's.
Air Force, Sir Hugh Trenchard and I will go back," said a Hong- proceeded to throw stones at him
troops has been brought to the RESIGNATION OF GREEK and Marshals Foch, Petain, and kong footballer to the magistrate, and other authorities present.
notice of Chiang Kai-shek, who, as'
CABINET
do Cauninck,
when charged with enting lamp à counter move, has ordered Tino
After the servico nt the Abbey from on Broadway, w ́. Yuan to leave immediately".for
Athons, Feb. 3. the body was taken to Waterloo Nanking to Intercopt Pet Chung-hol,
The Government han resigned. Station for conveyance to Earl Reading that Chinese in London Mr. T. V. Soong has prohibited seems unlikely the the latter after disagreement in the Cabinet Haig's Scottish home at Bemersyde, slent, through Boxing Day, we are the export of coppers. There's bring his troops back into with regard to a road-building for burial in Dryburgh Abbey on moved to trace an affinity with enough crime to keep them at
Naval Wireless,
contract Rester.
Fixed Bayonet Patrol. Finally, Sir Charles ordered out the military and set them to patral (Continued on Page 10.)
RAIN OVER WEERAND.
The Royal Observatory forec up till noon to-morrow Is-North east winds, moderate; overcast; some rain.
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to the Cenotaph, escorted by a mile
the 7th. fost,Router.
Londoners in China.
quare.
Reference in a contemporary: to
a "Red" student who is to spend "36 years in goal," auggests a suc tained forward movement by the 'opposition,
Talking of snow in Canton, apparently, even the weather has decided to become "White."
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