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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1001
NO, 22,533
* A MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1928. 日五十月一
BIG CANTON PLOT NATIONALIST NOTE SWATOW NERVOUS MILITANT WOMEN'S EUROPEAN AS A
DIVULGED.
SCHEME WHICH WENT
AWRY.
ARRESTED COMMUNIST GIVES SOME DETAILS.
AN ASSASSIN SOCIETY.
The activity of the Canton police against Communist labour ers in the city has continued since thy beginning of the Chinese New Year, when word reached the au-
OF WARNING.
ACTION AGAINST GERMAN FIRMS PROPOSED.
ALLEGED ARMS DEALS.
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It has been learned in official Chinese circles that a. note of warning has been sent to Mr. F. Thef), German Consul-General in Shanghai, informing him that ac. tion will be taken against German firms in China supplying arms, and ammunition to the Northern Gov- ornment. The character of the action was not indiealed, but a recent official statement declared
AGAIN.
“IRONSIDES” STILL A FACTOR.
HAI-LUK FUNG COMMUNISTS ADVANCING.
VILLAGES BURNED.
Swatow, Feb. 3,
The temporary freedom from that the Minister of Foreign Af-anxiety which marked the New fairs had recommended to the Na-Year holiday, has been dissipated tionalist Government the closing of the offices of "offending firms" by the gradual realisation of the
RE-UNION.
SUFFRAGETTES CELEBRATE THE FIRST VOTE.
PRISON FOR THE CAUSE
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BODYGUARD.
REMARKABLE CLAIM IN COURT.
RAID TO GO HOME IN DARK.
936 PER ANNUM
BINGLE COPY 10 DENTA
BUY QUALITY AND BE PROUD OF
YOUR JUDGEMENT.
BUICK for 1928.
Roadsters....!
Touring...
Coapos n
G$125 to $1,855 G81,560.to G$8,070 6$1,610 to 082,350
Badant
G$1,615 to $2,500
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Telephone Contra) 1240 or 1247)
35, Wong Wei Chung Road,
Happy Valley,
NOT TO BE CALLED CHINA PROVIDENT
"FOREIGN."
SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL
SETTLEMENT.
CHINESE OBJECTION.
MEETING:
SOCONY DEBT. NOW LIQUIDATED.
AGREEMENT REACHED WITH EX-GENERAL MANAGERS,
FUTURE PROSPECTS.
thorities that a second" "Red" plot within Nationalist territory, truc state of things on the East being given to "Sope, women ton. Harris when he claimed $416.76 (the area known as the Internation-/Bage. Co., Ltd., this morning, at
was being engineered.
Shanghal, Feb. 3. The Chief of the Police Depart- On the eve of the introduction CHINESE
ment of the Shanghai (Chineso Into Parliament of proposals which
territory) Municipality has some- are expected to give votes to all
what Blartled the faded foreign women at the age of 21, an in-
folks of Shanghai by issuing a cir- teresting reunion took place yes- DEFENCE SUGGESTION. cular order to officers in charge of various districts and sub-districts,
Some Interesting announcementa torday, of the suffragettes ho
to the effect that, on the instruc fought for the women's vote some guard and general assistant, was pression "Foreign Settlement to general ordinary meeting of thà That he acted as personal body-tions of the Municipality, the ex-wore made by the Chairman at the fifteen years ago.
Actually the aniversary was
the statement made in the Sum-hereafter to be abolished, and the
name Special District" is to be China Provident Loan and Mort- being celebrated of the first vote mary Court this morning by Mr. used henceforth when referring to
al Settlement, which will be which it was stated that the future. The note was sent by Mr. Quo River, and there is general appre-years ago.
from Tang San-kan, of the lung divided into the easters, western, depended on trade conditions in A number of raids have been Tai-chi, Acting Minister of For
Taw Motor Boat Co., 11-18 Lee northorn and central districts, South China, a peaceful adminis Most of the wonien who took a
Yuen Sai Kal.
while the French Concession is to conducted daily of late, the most sign Affairs, prior to his depar-hension in the port at present.
ture for Nanking. A reply from prominent being made on Monday Mr. Thiel was received in which, little justification for the reports of campaign attended the re-union, respect of wages for the month of pecially if he happens to have been
There would seem to have been militant part in the suffragette
bo styled the southern district, |tration' in Canton being needed to The amount claimed was in Just when an alleged Communist it was stated, a denin! was made decisive victory over Chang Fat and each table was presided over for noon of perigo educated, is very sensitive In the course of his speech, the The average Chinese, more es- attract cargpes to this Colony, lender, named Chau Man-yung, that German firms in China are kwai; and that he is sill very much by a woman who had gone to pri- Deven days of January this year and is particularly touchy on the chairman stated that was detained and a large quantity dealing in ammunition or arms of a force to be reckoned with. Chinson for the cause. Notable figures by virtue of a verbal agreement question of any portion of China's of "Red" literature seized at his for the Peking Government. Chi-tang's brigade was, де- house!
present Included Miss Sylvia Pank-
Repayment in full had been: The alleged "Red" chief and his Que Tai-chi In Nanking.
cording to repeated reports, prae- hurst, Mra. Pethick Lawrence and entered into on December 1, 1927 soll being designated as "foreign," secured of the loan of the Hong leally wiped out, and Chan Ming-Mrs. How Martyn, British Wire between the plaintiff and defen- so it is easy to understand the pro- kong and Territorial Estates, Ltd., wife were both taken to the Police Mr. Quo Tal-chi is how in Nan-shui's 11th Army very heavily de-less,
dant by which the defendant posed change of appellation, but the sum thus received, together Station, where, according toking and is not expected to re-feated. That has been clear for
agreed to employ Mr. Harris at a one cannot help asking the old, with assistance from the Bank, Chinese reports, startling state-turn to Shangha! at present. One some days. What appears also to
salary of $340 a month.
oki question: "What's in ments were made in connexion of the principal reasons for his be the case is that the reinforce-
name? with the new "Red" plot. Chau hurried trip to the Nationalistments sent from Wong Shau-hung's declared to the police, in a capital was for the purpose of dis- Army at Canton have also so far straightforward manner, détails of cussing the arms matter with high falled to deal with the enemy în how the plot was to be worked out officials of the Nationalist Govern- a decisive way. and how propagandists were being ment. sent to the armies in an endeavour to secure the assistance of the troops. He added that he himself was to be the People's Commissary of Labour.
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More Reinforcements,
CANADIAN FARMERS.
RECEIVED AT BUCKİNGHAM'
PALACES
....
anabling the liquidation of thỏ,
| Mr. R. A. Wadscson appeared
In other realms of designation, debt arising from the purchase of for the plaintif and Mr. M. K. Lo no such punctiliousness is reveal the godowns of the Standard Qll for the defendant.
ed for accuracy as in the matter Company.. Opening the case Mr. Wadeson of the Toreign" Settlement. For The big loan due from Mr. Tong said Mr. Harris had formerly sample, there is a barber plying Hok-tin had been established as a "A decision will be reached be.
been employed by the defendant his trade in the wilds of Hongkey bad account, as he had proceeded fore Mr. Que returns to Shanghai," Further reinforcements have
but was dismissed at the end of who displays the interesting legend outside the jurisdiction of the an official declared, "but it is not come from Canton by sea, at least
London Feb. 5, September. During September he on a signboard outside his es- Courts of Hongkong: and believed that any drastic action 1,000 men with ammunition- The King and Queen received understood that Mr. Harris In-tablishment to the effect that he An agreement had been reached will be taken at this time." possibly, as report says, as many yesterday afternoon at Bucking structed Mr. A. E. Hall to write "cuts heads fine," while a laundry-providing for substantial cash re-
as 4,000.
ham, Palace the party of seventy, to the defendant asking for salary man advertises the fact to the ductions of the debt from the Com- It is further said that Wong Canadian farmers who are visit which was in arrear. Eventually, world that he undertakes topany's late General Managers dur-
Mr. Harris was re-engaged in the "washo foreign ladies and gentle-ing the next two years. Shao-hung himself has como and ing this country:
Savoy Hotel. At the same time men," which exploit is only rivall- gone at once to the front.
It was noticed with much dofendant paid Mr. Harris $5 to ed by that of the furrier who tella would think by the reports issued pleasure that H. M. the Queen was get his belongings brought up all and sundry that he can make in the papers that this must be wearing the maple leaf given to from Gordon Road, Causeway Bay, fur coata "out of your skin or ours" notice convening the meeting, true; on the other hand, if it is, her on her visit to Canada as to a house at 260, Des Voeux ftoad-surely a suggestive variant he must have come very unob-Duchess of York in 1901, trusively, for some papers nounced it on one day and some on another; and there was nothing in the nature of a public recep- tion.
"REDS" SEIZE PINGSHEK.
Assassination Scheme.
The arrested man further stat- ed that apart from taking a prominent part in the Communist coup in Canton on December 11th, during which time he was solely responsible for the organising of the ricksha coolies in their attacks on the police, he was also fast year concerned with the placing
Canton, Feb. G., of a mine In the waters near the Pingahek, on the Hunan border, Cement Factory at Honam, this has again fallen into the hands
FEARS OF YET ANOTHER MASSACRE.
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being part of a plat against. General of the "Iteds," according to latest There is, indeed, considerable Li Chal-sum, and also the throw-reports received here.
mystery as to the relations existing ing of a bomb at the Central Bank
Recently the "Reds" from IIu-between the Kwangsi party and building.
nan captured Pingshek city and General Chan Ming-shui. After the failure of the Decem-carried out most terrible mas-latter has arrived back from the ber coup, a secret. Assassination acres, killing two thousand peo-front to-day; and although he has Society was organised to take ple and burning nearly half of the manifestly been unsuccessful, he action against the higher officials eity to ashes.
is being received, in marked con- ‚of the Cunton Government. Mem-
The armies of Generals Hus trast. to the reception of Wong
The King expressed his delight at learning that some of the farm- ers who came from Alberta had met the Prince of Wales when His Royal Highness visited his ranch there.-
CAMERA DISAPPEARS AT SAME TIME.
West.
1.
Chairman's Speech,
The Secretary, having read the
The Chairman asid:-With your on Galaworthy's "Skin Game" permission, gentlemen, I shall die What's in a name, anyhow?-pense with the reading of the re Our Own Correspondent.
OPIUM POSSESSION
CHARGE.
DEFENDANT CHANGES HIS
STORY.
On Guard at Night.
(port and accounts which have been Mr. Wadenori added that there
in your hands for the period re- was a club near the premises and
quired by the Company's Articles. defendant sometimes left with
Following your adoption of now. large sums of money in his posses-
Articles of Association in January sion. Plaintiff took his belongings
Bast year and on the offer on be to The U. S. MARINE MISSING. address on December 2 and con- the Des Voeux Road West
half of Mr. Tong Hok-ting falling to the ground, your Directors.. tinued to stay there on and off
terminated the temporary appoint-" until January 7, when the defen-
ment given to Messrs. Shewan dant told Mr. Harris to take his Wan Cheung, defended by Mr. Tomes and Co., as General Agents bix away. Plaintiff went and Mr.Horace Lo, appeared before Mr. by a notice which expired, on the hers of this Society were all Keh-chang and Fan Shek-aang Shao-hung, with a public welcome,
Wadeson understood that the de-R. E. Lindseli, this morning, on a 20th of July last year, since which Communist "die-hards" and they were then sent into Hunan. and as a conquering hero. The An American marine. Luther fendant paid Mr. Harris $20 and charge of possession of two tins date the Company has been work-
Ing on its own, were divided into parties of 'from Now the defeated troops of officinal organ of the Kuomintang James Gow, of the U. S. Ssaid he had no more money with of opium. five to twenty-five men, with a Tang Sang-chi from Changsha prints his picture, and an account sing by the Captain of the voesel, Mr. Harris had received money to was on duty at midnight on Satur- our godowns have continued to ros During the year. under review, Ashville, has been reported mis-him. While he had been employed] A police sergeant stated that he chief for each group. The wages have joined with the Iteds" and of the success of the Army, of these professional assassins made another attack on Pingshek.
Already, however, some days who, in a statement to the police, pay certain bills. Defendant day on the Prays when he saw the ceive a fair share of the storage offering, and their net earnings, were fixed at $5 a day, while the The garrison failed to hold out, ago a considerable number of his said that Gow left, the ship, now owned a number of motor boats defendant coming out of the door-
together with the profits on lighter reward for the killing of General and it is believed that a much more troops and an amount of ammuntat Talkoo Docks, on Saturday and Mr. Harris had to meet him way of No. 77. Praya East. The age, show an incense, not very far Li Chal-sum was placed at $60,000, torrible masscre
each night at Blake Pier and stay sergeant stopped the defen will be carried tion and guns left the port, it is night and has not yet returned. and that of Tang Yin-wah, the out by the "Reds" this time, for presumed for Amey or some other Gow is a young man of twenty with him.
dant and searched him, but found short of 100 per cent, in compari- Chief of Police, at $20,000. All they are bitterly against the peo Fukien port, and he himself is and a native of St. Louis, Cali- Mr. Justice Wood-What was nothing on him. In the doorway son with the figures for 1920.
The Loans .section earned the higher officials in the Cantonple of Pingshek who have been said to intend to withdraw there.fornia.
He? A sort of bodyguard? Itself, at the bottom of the steps, $148,665.46, but, owing to the Government were named, with partial to the Government troops. Probably there is an attempt to
Mr. Wadeson: Yes.
the Sergeant found two tins of doubt which exists as to the prices ranging from a few thou- General Li Chai-sum bas issued retain him in this district, as
Mr. Justice Wood,-And that|oplum. a ship, named H. L. Stephens, re had been his previous empley-
possiblity of recovering a large. sand to a few hundred dollars.
It was stated that at the Police portion of this figure $102,448.71. The reward paid to the success-gest orders instructing Generals Kwangtung man, and an adherent ports the loss of a Kodak camera
ment?...
Station the defendant eald hewe have continued our policy of valued at $40 mex. Fan Shek-aang and Hsu Koh-of Chiang Kai-shek,
Mr. WadesonYes, but he did picked up the eplum.
transferring the doubtful portion other small things as well.
Mr. Horace Lo, after consulta-to particular reserves and taking Giving evidence Mr. Harris said tion with his client out of Court, into profits only that portion con- ho had known the defendant for said on his return: "Defendant sldered good, namely $40,216.75. over two years and had been says he didn't mean to say what You will note that on the debit employed by him from February he is supposed to have said in the side of our Profit and Loss account 1927 to September the same year. statement."',.
"Interest on Mortgages" and on When defendant dismissed him his The case was adjourned until Bank overdraft showe a reduction belongings were at 250 Des Voeux 10.80 a.m. on Wednesday morning, compared with 1926, being some Road West. Witness also had a ball of 8300-being allowed, by his $40,000 less than for that year, flat at Tai Wong Street East.
by
ful assassins would be supplied sand to take immediate measures
the Third Internationale, through M. Borodin, according to to suppress the "Reds" in Ping-
shek. Nam Chung'.Pao.,
the statement made by the arrested man. The latter also useerted that there were four big groups in the Assassination Society and that he way the chief of all these nsanssin parties,
Change of Date.
SINCERE'S CASHIER
ROBBED.
THIEF RUNS INTO ARMS OF
INSPECTOR
Another marine on the same
NEW AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINES.
Communist Advance. There are reports of a gradual advance, of the Hal-Luk Fung Communist force, which probably) awaits the opportunity of 'any' disturbance here to make a raid Jon the place. It is said to con- Isist of some 300 or 400 of the rom- nant of the "Red" Army which came in last September under Generals Inp and Ho, about ninei
London, Feb. 5. |Hundred of Chang Fat-kwai's men The High Commfanloner for who found their way into Haj: Australia, Sir Granville Ryrie, will
HIGH COMMISSIONER AT FORTSMOUTH.
A Few Drinks
Worship.
WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY.
und a reduced sum in commisalon to General Managers, which ac count will no longer be a charge upon"our" working.⠀ Interest con- Itinues to be a heavy load on our profits, and must so remain ‘until the Directors have an opportunity of quidating the large sums tied up In loans. This has not been lost; sight of by the Board, but aïntil not permit realisation to any ex very recently, local conditions did?
The arrested man further stated that the members of the Assassina- tion Society were mostly rickshn
He was in company with a Mr. A Chinese who pleaded guilty Luk-Fung, perhaps 300 or 400 visit the new Australian sub- Blyth on December 1 when they coolica, seamen and motor-car drivers. The date of the second to snatching $100 from an accoun- well-armed men of the original marines, Oxley and Otway at met the defendant in Pedder Communist coup was first fixed tant of Messrs. Sincere's was sen- Communist force, and, for the rest, Portmouth to-morrow.
street. They all went to the Savoy for the end of the Chinese year, but tenced by Major C. Willson, this a number of ill-armed
peasants of The submarines will leave Ports- Hotel and had a few drinks. De. THIEVES RIFLE WATCHMEN'S later, when the scheme was frus-morning, to three months hard the district,
mouth on Wednesday next for fundant then asked witness to
HOUSE. labour. trated, it was changed to the: 6th
Some villages were yesterday Australia under their own power, work for him again and he replied. 7th or 8th February. The prison the accountant was checking the the Chao-yang district, either by on April 26th.--British Wireless.name salary as batere. Defendant hard labour each were passed on tant.
According to the police, when reported to have been burnt in and are due off Thursday Island that he would if he was paid the Sentences totalling nine months er added that one of the primary day's taking on the ground floor, a raid of this force, or by local reasons for chosing the three days the prisoner snatched at the money Communist rising in anticipation named was, that the Communists on the counter aucceeding in hold of its advance and to-day there know that in view of fighting going ing $100 and making off with it. on in the East River districts,
is a further roport that the jetty The alarm was raised and that Chao-yang has been burnt. there would be only a handful of snatcher ran out of the shop al-The launches which ply between men left in Canton city.
Strikers who went up to Canton most into the arms of Inspector there and Swatow are at pre- in 1925 and who subsequently be- Andrews, who seized the, defe - sent commandeered for carrying came unemployed, a large number of the ricksha men, soma' seamen and a few detachments of troops stationed on the North River—äll these, according to arrangements made with the.Communists would have taken a leading part in the second plot to devastate Canton.
30,000 Communists;
When asked by the police au thorities how many Communists:
there were in Canton at present, the prisoner's reply was that there Continued on Page: 4.)
dant.
RAIN AGAIN PREDICTED.
TURCO-SWEDISH TREATY
SIGNED.
Constantinople, Feb. 5, Wong Shao-kung's, relief force to The Treaty of Commerce and Kit-yang, so there is not an easy Navigation between Turkey and confirmation of this as there Sweden has been signed-Reuter. might be-Our Own Correepan. Ident.
AIR-MAIL SERVICE DEGUN.
To-day's Observatory report states: The anticyclone is pass. Ing into the Pacific. Another may be forming over 'China. Depres- sions are shown over South-West
Teheran, Feb. 6. Japan and over North Indo-China. By an agreement... between The forecast up to noon to mor- Russia and Persin, a weekly ai row is:-North-east winds, mo mail service has been established derate; generally cloudy; some between Teheran and Paku
rain.
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The Year's Profit,
agreed to this and gave witness two Chiriose, charged before Major $5 to bring his box up to Des C. Willson this morning, with theft Voeux Road West, V of various articles from No. 176;|
The profit for the year, gentle Mr. Harris said his duties were Wanchal Road, and with house-men, is only $21,247.34 and, given those of a general assistant. He breaking. used to accompany the defendant The address is the residence of be capable of much Improvements fair trading conditions, this should about at night. Part of his duties several Indian watchmen who for only by reduction in expenditure was to go to the pictures and Inter-the better part of the day, are put in force during the year, the pret for the defendant; and then fout? A
nal benent of which has not been later continue to follow him about. The two defendante broke into received in the period under T-
Defendant was in a "funny the house Tuesday afternoon, and view. mood when to his The pole
told witness to take his box, away. The polfen have since recovered LADY CHAMBERLAIN UNWELL Later Ms Belongings were moved about ten per cent..
to the Sailora and Boldiers' Home by two of the defendant's ser- Landon, Feb. 5. vants. He met the defendant the same night and the latter told him Lady Chamberlain, wife of the to take his belongings back again. Foreign Secretary, who has been It was on January 7 that defen suffering with neuritis, has been ordered to take a sea voyage and will dants gave him $20 and said he leave for South America on Feb. had no more money.
16th--British Wireless, it
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afte and to the Company's liabilities, you will notice that our capital s now put down at the reduced Agure of 85 per share, in accordance with PERIOD OF GRACE
the special resolution which toy. colved your approval at extroardin Constantinople, Feb. 5.general meetings held during the The period of grace for the stay year, which resolution was duly Turkey of Russian monarchista, approved by the Court in October due to expire to-morrow, has been last. extended for another year,
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