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FOUNDED 1881 NO. 2,416
XM BEREANF SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1928.
938 PER ANNUA
BABINGLE COFY 10 GENTE
VICTIMS OF "RED" ORGY OF MASSACRE RUBBER QUESTION GRIM EXPERIENCE DYNAMITE CARGO
TERRORISM.
THOUSANDS LEAVING
HAI-LUK-FUNG.
OLD AND YOUNG SEEN IN STARVATION QUEUES.
BIG FAMINE FEARED.
Swalow, Feb. 27. The Hal-Lik-Fung
AND RAPINE,
TERRIBLE COMMUNIST ACTS
IN HUNAN. '
MONKS GHASTLY FATE.
Hankow, March 2. Tales of horror rivalling those of Swabue have come through from Leiyang, aclty of about 500,000 Inhabitants in the Southern part of Hunan, where numbers of soldiers disbanded
SURPRISE.
MUTUAL COOPERATION
RESOLUTION.
SAID TO REFER TO DUTCH. GROWERS ONLY.
DIVERGENT VIEWS.
The Hague, Mar...2......' Heer, Burger, one of the princi- pal members of the committee whose resolution was adopted at yesterday's meeting of the Dutch Rubber Growers' Association, con- cerning, it was thought tentative
· FOR OFFICIAL.
IN ROOM WITH MADMAN AND BOX OF EXPLOSIVES:
A BERLIN INCIDENT.
Berlin, Mar. 2.
A startling incident occurred in n German Government office da, day..
FOR NORTH?
ORDER BY JAPANESE CONCERN.
SHIPMENT AT MANILA ON
1 NORWEGIAN BOAT.
BOUND FOR DAIREN.
Iferr Heinrich Langkopp, & far Imor, who spent twenty years in German East Africa, served as captain of the German troops, and | lost all his possessions in the War,
The Norwegian steamor Aker, as the result of which he claimed Captain Marthinson in command, 120,000 marke compensation from arrived in Manila yesterday (Bays the German Government, visited the Manila Bulletin of Monday) the private room of the Vice- with general cargo and approxi President of the War Compensa mately 150 tons of dynamite for tien Committee, and presented a Dairen. revolver at his head.
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THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR 'CO., LTD.
Telephone Central 1948 or 1947. 35, Wong Nai Chung Road.
Bulls and
Happy Valley,
Inners
From the Office Butts.
The Godown Company adver That British soldiers should be tises that somebody has a left a charged with breaking windows marine boller on their land. is vory paneful.
Some folk are very carelesá.
On the authority of Commdr. The honour bestowed on Sir Hartford, some Police Officers are Peter Grain, recalis the days when rude to the public. This is also knighthood was in flour.
rued by the public.
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The Rifle Shooting Champion ship of the Colony has gone to a Provan markaman.
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Sandy"Mr. MacWhirter, he
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says that the best way to prevent envelopes. from sticking in damp A Racing League of Nations weather is to buy them one at a
time.. was Ushered in when Bengal, San Francisco and Warrington took The latest shade of colour is joint honours in a race last Satur- day.
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It is a difficult matter to keep
track of these tramway develop- The dynamite was loaded at Ham-ments. burg and beyond the fact that it |
ᄆᄆ is billed to some Japanese concern
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known as "grasshopper." This
will be the very thing for jumpers.
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A Chinese passenger the other
day was arrested for having half- a-dozen revolvers in his cabin
seem to have retired uommunis from the armies of General Tang the districts
trom Seng-chi, joined the Communist Local troops which were sent into Peasant Union fanatics in an orgy the Phon-leng district claim of massnere and rapine.. have secured some measure of victory over the Pensant Unlon The elty is reported to have bandits of that area, and have been almost gutted in a terrible
He also threatened to drop a returned. The Peasant Unions catastrophe. Hundreds of the in-
· Local Scottish footballers any trunk.. It la thought that he was were inhumanly tor-co-operation with foreign growers, box of explosives and to blow up there are at strong, however, habitants
interviewed by Reuter, said that the building unless the claim was in Dairen, Captain Marthinson, the only disadvantage about win one of these Reda returning home and another chapel, belonging to tured, and finally butchered.
when seen aboard his vessel, would ning a cup is that somebody's got after a holiday, the Presbyterian Church has been
One case which will shock the no agreement was reached as paid instantly.
The Vice-President temporised not state to whom the shipment was to fill it.
0.0 occupied by them as headquarters, whole world is that concernini the regards a selling organisation, the for three hours, and finally at- consigned.
An advertiser desires to Further to the south-east, fate of three hundred munka.
The fact that the 8.8, Praga, formation of a pool, or the restric-tempted to cacape from the room,;
The O. B. 1. is this week. con- exchange a plane for a motor-cycle Broopa have retaken Leng-kang, a
Langkopp fired five shots and drop-recently in Manila, carried rides ferred upon the local stenographer combination; evidently preferring town near to the district eity of
tion policy.
ped the box. The shots all missed which were intended for Marshal who transcribed from her notes, to do his runs on the road. Hullal. This indicates the with
The meeting, however, adopted their objection and the box failed war lord, gave rise to some specula-Love," for "the production of the The figsaw cult is a difficult; one,
Chang Tso-lin, the Manuchurian the protection of the Bull of
ᄆᄆ drawal for the time being of the
A resolution agreeing to entrust to Hal-Luk-Fung forces to the two
Langkopp was immediately ar- tion as to whether the dynamito Bill of Lading."" the Committee, the Interests of the Dutch producers, thus the way
destination. Captain Marthinson lost his reason-Reuter,
denied any knowledge of this. of well-defined proposals for the approval of Dutch producers.
Captain's Denial.
; districts from which they came
They were locked in a temple and the place was set on fire. All the monks perished, not one living to tell the terrible tale.
The Communists responsible for the ghastly outrage are retreating
to explode, ...
It is further snil that there is info Kwangai and it is reported I was open to ultimate presentation rested, but he is believed to have would ultimately reach the same
some cessation of the indiscrimi- mate killing which has been the horrible feature of the regime, and that a number of the poorest
have captured Kweilin.-Reuter.
of the reftigees who have no pro- LIVELY REICHSTAG
perty, but depend on day-labour for their rice, have been flocking back to places' on the borders of the district, the Communists hay- ing said that they had nothing la fear. Little but starvation await- ed them if they did not return, and they have taken the risk.
Thousands Go Abroad.
On the other hand, very large numbers of refugees have continu- Fed to go abroad, and the coalie
Ateamers have been precedented crowds.
DEBATE.
DOES GERMANY REALLY NEED
BATTLE-CRUISER?
Possibilities.
The resolution passed by the meeting also opens up another possibility, that of including foreign interests in the proposals.
HAIG MEMORIAL HOMES.
OF WALES.
In other words, the Committee ELOQUENT APPEAL BY PRINCE has been given a mandate to me- gotiate with foreign producers, as well as consumers, which could
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The captain also emphatically denied the report that the Aker hai at any time during the present trip carried a consignment of rifle am- munition for the Far East.
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*Tin Gods" have been seen at the World Theatre. Also
in other Hong- kong centres.
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Reports from Kiel, Germany, stated that the ship had arrived at off the old block Kiel with a shipment of approxl- has turned out mately 250 tons of rifle ammuni- to be mere tion consigned to China.
driftwood. Customs officials at Kiel, tho re-
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conceivably lead to the solution of "PERSONAL FEELINGS." port continued, required the cap-A struct is
the international rubber problem.
Heer Burger made an Unex
London March 2.
SOCIALIST SARCASM.
pected declaration to the inter The Prince of Wales this after Berlin, Mar. 2. A lively debate took place in viewer, He maintained that the noon initiated the appent for taking un-the Committee of the Reichstag er "mutual co-operation" used £500,000 to build homes for ex- In the resolution, applied merely servicemen as a mentorial to the late to-day on the question whether to Dutch interests, the mutual co- Field Marshal Enri Haig Germany needs to build a 10,000-operation being among themselves. Speaking at a meeting held at the ton battle-cruiser, at an estimated
He did, however, express the official residence of the Lord Mayor cost of £4,000,000.
opinion that if the question of a of London, the Prince said he could General Groener, the Minister discussion with foreign interests not remember any cause in which of Defence, urged that the new arose, the Committee was fully en-his own personal feelings were warship was absolutely necessary titled to conduct such discussions. deeper and stronger.
There were three main reasons to replace one which was 26 years
which urged the whole nation to old, and stated that even. the most
perpetuate the memory of Earl serious financial position should not muke Germany voluntarily
Haig. disarm beyond the limits of the Versailles Treaty.
In two days, about a week ago, no fewer than eleven thousand ffolk went, and since then similar numbers have followed. One secs long lines of men, women and children streaming
into the Municipal Vaccination Office on their way to the steamers. This vaccination used to be done by the port doctors, but has been taken out of their hands.
In the last three weeks, at least twenty thousand people have left
The new ship, he urged, is neces- the port. One wonders how room is found for them in the Straits Sury for the protection of German communications and Slam. The Chinese authori-ports and vital
ties are said to be getting stricter in the Ballic, to assure the security And demanding a higher standard of East Prussia and to safeguard of health than has been usual. Germany's neutrality. Such fees as have to be paid on enterlag Siam ure put out by the companies and recovered from the cooltes later.
some Among the refugees aré harrowing cases, One group of thirty women, it was found, had lost all their men folk, husbands, fathers and brothers, in the "Red" massacres.
Of the thousand people from one Catholic village who were taken in by the Cathalie Mission, all but two hundred. have now gone abroad, but the remnant were reinforced by another batch of four hundred refugees from Khue-tham when it was taken re- ently. The Catholics have put, out a public appeal for funde to carry on their relief.
Plight of the People,
If the plight of refugees is such,
Divided Opluton
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tain of the Aker to unload the am- munition at that port. The con any public. signment contained in 15 carloads space meant for was supposed to have come from traffic and used parking Czecho-Slovakia, the paper stated. for
automobiles...".
0 0 Some of these!
Did Not Stop at- Kiel, Willo admitting the dynamite cargo, Captain Marthinson flatly denied the ammunition report. He spring poets in declared that his ship did not stop South China to have at Kiel on the present trip. His ad- seem mitted, however, that on leaving a Lot to write Harburg an exporting firm at Kiel about. requested the Aker, to stop at the. latter port to load some cargo.
Amsterdam, Mar. 2.
On the way, however, the owners The resolution passed by the
The first, was gratitude for the of the vessel, according to the cap- rubber growers has left a most divided impression among the pro- great services to the community, tala, received information that the ducers.
Le second, was recognition in him Kiel shipment consisted of ammuni- The Telegraaf says that those of certain qualities typical of all tion, and immediately ordered him most interested in the mooted co-ter, and the third, was the prac-
that was best in the national charac-not to stop at Kiel.
Captain Marthinson said the operation with the British growers Lical desire to carry on the work Aker would proceed to Tsingtao and the imposition of effective re-which he was doing and which his from Manila and later would go to striction thereby, described the re-death had interrupted.
Dairen to unload the dynamite' The opposition to the proposalsult of the meeting as very poor,
The journal
Great as were 'Earl Halg'a war cargo, expresses the was taken up principally by the Socialists; and Democrats.
opinion that owing to the divergent services, those after the Armistice Dr. Haas described the demand views regarding restriction it le were event greater for it was then the true value of his personality as a revival of the old militarism quite comprehensible that the found its finest expression. Having The new cruiser was wanted restriction proposals did not meet kept alive the spirit of his army in merely for reasons of prestige. with unanimous approval, and that
Another Socialist deputy de- the meeting did not adopt a de- the last eventful year of the war
he continued to inspire it through-|| || or a clear-cut clared that ships were apparently finite decision wanted in order to give the numer-scheme to indicato future action, out the difficult months which fol-
lowed. ous captains on the active list a Reuter. chance to command battle- cruiser-Reuter.
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BIG BILL THOMPSON SUED FOR LIBEL.
Strong British Statement,
Ipoh, Fob, 28,
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In that troubled sea Earl Haig stood like a rock, grounded unshak ably on his determination to stand by the men who had, fought under Strong views on the rubber post-im. Their confidence in him was tion were expressed at the annual not misplaced. meeting of the Perik Chamber of The Premier and Mr. Ramsay Commerce where Colonel Rae, ex-Macdonald were also present and chairman, declared that Mr. Bald-spoke in support, of the appeal
win's statements in Wireless, AMUSING SIDELIGHT ON THE Commons were doing untold harm
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CHICAGO FARCE.
Chicago, March 2. A surprising development has
to the most valuable industry in the Empire, whereby much of the American war deht'. had been líquidated..
He observed as envious that, when he was recently in America, the general opinion was that restric monflic
what is likely to be the case with the unfortunates who have been unable to escape, so many of them occurred in connexion with "ik women and children? A long ac- Bill Thonnon's campaign against count of the Soviet published by alleged Pro-British propaganda in tion would be abandoned in six one of the relief committees, and Chicago schools, Mr. McAndrew, the
He urged that strong representa- clearly based on direct informa- Schools Superintendent who was AT- tion, after detailed and circum-raigned before the Education Board tions be made to London of the
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ANGLO-EGYPTIAN QUESTIONS.
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REPLY BELIEVED TO BE. UNFAVOURABLE.
NORWEGIAN SPLIT.
DISSENSIÓN IN COMMUNISTIC
. CIRCLES.
Oslo, March 2, Three prominent members of the Executive Committee of the Com- munist Party have resigned follow- ing a condemnation by the party! leaders of the formation of the re- cent short-lived Labour Government to which they assented.
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to understand.
Wife: "I have to go away.
I have just received the slug for a new dress."
Husband: "But you shouldn't be thinking about a new dress when I am eo ill"
Wife: "I have to. It's a black dress."
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A London' ma has left his fortune to his lawyer. This method savestime isually wasted
on formalities,
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An Indian
has been fined for swearing in Court, but Burely that is the place where It Is allowed?
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There is no difference bo- tween cheap silk stockings
and Scotsmen. After
ȧ time they .both
become tight.
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No-one would accuse Tramway The British cotton industry Company officials of being dis seems to be hanging on by a loyal, but, all the same, they don't thread. like royalties.
"Hinkler In Star Flier," says A
Senator Dill is mentioned as a Manila paper. Hinkler, the "possible" for the U. S. Presidency twinkler! nomination. We suppose he'd
0.0 stand as the Babies' Friend. The original bi-plane le to go to
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the British Museum Instead of the Smithsonian Institute..
And the Wright place too.
Some sections of Canton official dom do not seem pleased with the doings of their Ma. This terrible modern precocity!
MacWhirter has changed his restaurant which reminds us that
Rubber restriction is a tyresome no great discovery was ever-made
on an empty stomach.
subject.
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A baby weigher fa, advertised for asle in the Post. Dr. Maric Stopes is reported to be very annoyed.
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Thero will probably be quite a
lot of relfenbility, when the motor cyclist competitora meet after
wards.
This week's book:-"Surgeons
The party leaders described the formation of the Government a treason to the working class. All" by Lancelot Rashleigh,
Reuter.
|LOCAL BANKRUPTCIES.
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NOTICES OF DIVIDENDS. The following notifications of dividends have been made in con- nexion with recent bankruptcies: London, March 2.
Chik Wa Co, building contrac- The Egyptian Reply to the Bri-
final of $8.50 per cent.. the outstanding questions between
Chang Chouk Wa, of Shamshul- Britain and Egypt is expected to bepo.-First and final of $8.50 per ment to-morrow.. in the hands of the British Govern-cent. In respect of separate debts. Pang Lok-chuan, of Shamshulpo. Routor learns that the reply is First and-final of $100 per cent, unfavourable-Reuter,
in respect of separate debts.
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The restaurant advertisements in the Cathedral pews, give the congregation food for thought.
Some of these exchanges appear to be quite frane.
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Godown Company shareholders
'up, t
stantial reports of the atrocitias churges of fostering British pro- very harmful effects of the pre-tish proposals for the settlement of/fors, of Shamshuipo-First and were glad to see the dividend go committed by the Communist pagando, having initiated proceed-sent doubts and uncertainties, leader, Pang Pai, and his assbci-ings against the Mayor.
ates, gives some insight into the
Mr. McAndrew is suing for libel
COMMUNIST PLOTTERS IN PORTUGAL.
economic condition of the district. and claims 250,000 damages
Not content with confiscating Reuter's American Service,
title deeds to land, shops and houses, the Soviet has taken all
the stocks of food. In places too
far off from their two bases they
have burnt the grain. In nearer
places, they collected it, taking huge stores into their own fas-
BRITISH FLYING
TRAGEDY.
ZEBBER, and placing the rest in THREE KILLED IN AIR CRASH distribution centros.
FURTHER ARRESTS: DESTINED FOR TIMOR.
Oporto, March 2.
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More people died from bad booze in New York last year that measles. This is what from comes of changing your spots!
.០. Now that local preachers have perhaps exchanged pulpits, "Veritas" will consider elgning himself "Pro Bono Publico."
If the Police entry boxes are provided with telephones, it will be possible to find out whether Pedder Street is still blocked, pro- vided that you get the right num- her on the same day.
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Two Hongkong barbers had an argument the other day; and went for one another. Two minds with but a shingle thought four fiste that beat as one.
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At least one member of the Home Civil Service must have con- cluded that it does not pay to ធ ថ Those tourists on the Franconia Dyne too often with one's lady nearly miat seeing Hongkong friends. altogether.
That riot in Shanghai over the. 白白
the 37th screening of "Beau Gesto" was no
P.U.N. Yours was
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"J. M.:" You appear thirsty for
London, March 2.
A Kwat and Co., (otherwise effort on the suitability or other- joke. According to telegrams from Yick Cheong Hong), of 18-19, wise of the Japanese Dict. Cairo it seems probable that the Connaught Road Central --Second | Egyptian Cabinet will reject the
The Argonauts had nothing on Scotch. The word "gallons" is an draft, Treaty with Great Britain of $25 per cent.
local residents last Thursday adjective adequately describing which is the outcome of several
Thorning, who, roused from their man in the act of banging a sax The authorities aro ferretting out months negotiations between Sur-
London, Mar. 2.
alumbers, listened to the sirena pence, which, in turn, la a strong used to the Communist plot, and numerous wat Pasha and Sir Auston Cham- The underwriting has arranged without the least desire to get any term metaphorically
devote any rare exhibition of other Bolshevists have been arrest-berlaink
to-day for a now Issue of £8,000,- nearer to them
abandon.GEN The proposals, which representa 000 five per cent, stock of the Com- face, old and young, male and The Air Ministry, announces as Two hundred bombs and other ex-alncere attempt by Great Britain monwealth of Australia Govern- "There being a movement afoot female, have to stand in long the result of an accident to-day at plosives have been seized in Oporto, to meet the legitimate Egyptian as ment. The price of the issue will to restore friendly relations with Divorced persons in a certain queues struggling to get, if no the Tale of Grainton Fairey. The Minister of the Interior pro-pirations, will be made public when bo: 38 per cent. When the last Taipo, we understand that the African tribe have to have a finger sible, some share to keep them-
Mayor, accompanied by selves alive. It can be imaginedThreen" machine, the pilet, Ber-poses to deport to Timor Island all they are lüfd before the British offer of stock was made in Noyem Station Master and Staff, may, in to Hollywood, some of: the stars
geant Maltman, and two passen who have been arrested as allegedly Parliament early next week--Brber, 1927, the issue price was 97% the near future, pay an official will not be able to sign (Continued on Page 13.) gers were killed. British Wireless, concerned in the outragen,--Reuter, | tish-Wiraless."
visit to Hongkong. Otherwise contracta,
The consequence la that around
Hai-fung and-Luk-fung, the popu-
AT ISLE OF grain.
London, Mar. 2, { } ed.,
-British Wirclest,,
the taken off. If the custom spreads
their