MOSCOW ARRESTS AT DONETZ.
AN ALLEGED PLOT BY FOREIGNERS.
BRITISH AND GERMAN FIRMS IMPLICATED.
EXPLANATION ASKED.
Biga, Mar. 11.
A sensation, has been caused in Leningrad and Moscow owing to the arrest by the Ogpu, (Secret Police) of, a number of engineers, technicians and officials in the Donetz coal basin on a charge of counter-revolutionary activities and plots to destroy the mines.
Berlin, Mar. 11.
men.
The Company adds that it has no double that the charge will be proved to be unfounded, but it will probably be difficult to induce other engineers to go to Russia to superintend the
of machinery supplied by the Com-
pany.
erection
BRITISH SAILOR
KILLED.
LAMENTABLE INCIDENT IN CHINESE TERRITORY.
SHOT BY CHINESE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
PEACE PARLEYS DENIED.
CHIANG'S EMPHATIC
STATEMENT.
AND HANKOW.
Information was received here BEING SUPPORTED BY CANTON yesterday morning of a lament- able affray in which British blue- jackets and natives were involved, resulting in the death of an Able Seaman of H.M.S. Robin.
From the meagre details re- ceived from various sources, it is) fairly possible to reconstruct the tragedy, the outcome of which
ALL PARTIES UNITE.
Shanghai, Mar: 5.
"I can absolutely dday all re- was that Able. Seaman Ronald ports and rumours, that we are in Rough died of gunshot wounds, negotiations with the Northern before medical help could reach regime. Such reports are being circulated by the Northerners to him.
a false Apparently a number of the men luli their people into of H.M.S. Robin were landed at security."
General Chiang Kai-shek made Kuinchuk in the late afternoon of
MONDAY,
MANILA FRAUD CHARGES.
CASE AGAINST LABOUR* AGENTS FAILS.
HONGKONG CHARTER.
MARCH 12, 1928.
TARIFF AUTONOMY FOR CHINA.
PEKING TAKES BULL BY THE HORNS.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CONSIDER WAYS.
| Alfred E. D'Almeida and Raul Gutierrez, charterers of the ship Sandviken, were, acquitted' last week by Judge George R. Harvey, of the court of first instance of Manila, from the criminal charges IN FORCE NEXT YEAR? | preferred against them by the ofcc of the city fiscal.
The accused were charged with embezzlement of Pesos 53,250, belonging to the 500 Filipino labourers they were alleged to have recruited for the Hawalian sugar plantations, and of having actively engaged in recruiting labourers without having paid an anual tux of Pesos 500 to the
No Evidenco of Fraud, The evidence, according to Judge Harvey's decision, "shows ""The Northern expedition will delays in obtaining a suitable proceed according to programme. steamer for the transportation of I cannot divulge to you the date cargo and passengers from Manila which we shall commence to Honolulu and Sun Francisco, on operations, but we have made all but there is no evidence of deceit arrangements and there is the or fraud or bad faith on the part closest co-operation between Marof the defendants. shal Feng Yu-hsiang, General Yen Isi-shan and ourselves. You may expect, however, that operations will commence in the very near future.
Peking, Mar. 5. Below is given translation of the full text of the Generalissimo's Mandate which was issued to-day ordering the establishment of an official Customs Tariff Autonomy Preparation Commission.
"The restoration of the tariff autonomy has a very important on the preservation of
bearing
cerned, at the Tariff Conference in 14th Year of the Republic of China, a decision was reached on November 10 the same year.
The decision slates that the tariff autonomy should be granted China by January 1 of the 18th Year of the Republic of China (1929), and China should make all necessary preparations for this
within a year.
"On the contrary, the evidence
"In compliance with the request shows that they have acted in good of the Prime Minister, I hereby of carrying out their obligations to toms Tariff Autonomy Commission faith and with the honest intention order the establishment of a Cus the persons who bought tickets for and appoint members of the Com- said voyage from Manila to Hono-mission. Julu and San Francisco."
Six German engineers are among Friday for recreation, taking with the above statement last night in bureau of Internal revenue and China's sovereignty. As the re-t those arrosted in the Donetz'coal them a football. At about G p.m. an exclusive interview with a re- Pesos 6,000, to the director of Bult of discussion with the dele basin, including three sent to when the men were about to presentative of the North-China labour which are required by law. gates of the foreign Powers con- Russia by the General Electric return to their ship, a party of Daily News, after his roturn from" Company of Berlin, which states natives appeared, some of whom Hangehow, where General and that they are most trustworthy were armed with rifles. Whether Mrs. Chiang had spent the week-
anything transpired between, the end; parties is not known, but subae- quantly when two detached mem- bers of the blucjacket group were seen to be running up to join, their comrades, fire was opened by the Chinese. Rough was hit by three bullets, two of which entered his atomach and one his back, as he British in Alleged Plot. turned away, to take cover.
The remainder of the recreation Moscow, Mar. 11. Reporting to the Moscow Soviet party immediately got in communi- regarding the arrests at Donciz, M. cation with their ship and strel-
Less Party Work. Rykoff stated that a dozen counter-cher bearers were aent ashore to bring off the injured man. The revolutionary technical exports Robin then got under way at full "As for the Kuomintang, there
The evidence also shows that had been-able "systematically to disorganise industry in the dis-speed for Pakkni and on reaching is a natural full in panty work the steamer Sandviken is now in that place the services of Dr. because we are reorganizing the
port here awaiting the result of le was reluctant, he said, to McDonald of the Mission Hospital Kuomintang and, therefore, there these criminal actions, and the were requisitioned, but without must be less party work than defendant A, E. D'Almeida testin- avail. The seaman was dead heretofore. We are reorganizing et before this, court that he is could be downward from the provincial ready, able, and willing to dis- before medical ald rendered.
central organizations to the party patch said steamer for Honolulu; Hongkong was communicated locals to eliminate elements which that he has paid the charter with and the Robin returned here, have, in the past, disrupted the money, has paid for the coal, the She berthed at 1.30 am. yesterday Kuomintang. This work is neces-fumigation, the doctor's fees, port and the body was conveyed to the sary and for the moment it be-expenses, camp beds, maintenance Royal Naval Hospital Mortuary, comes more important than other of one hundred and sixty-two pas-
The reason advanced for the features of the work of the Kuo-sengers and other expenses." shooting by the village elders, a mintang. further report states, is that the
trict.
..
admit that German and British commercial firms were concerned in the plot, but it has been -established that certain foreign firms had directly participated.
Berlin, Mar. 11.
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The German Ambassador Moscow has, it is reported, re- quested the Soviet Government to fully explain the reasons for the arrest of foreign engineers in the Donetz coal basin.-Reuter,
Russian Statement,
Riga, Mar. 11.
·
A statement has now been is sued by M. Rykoff and M. Tomsky, the Public Prosecutor, in regard to the reasons for the arresta.
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"So far as the Northern expodi-
Gutierrez an Agent.
bluejackets were thought, to bation is concerned, there is no
It appeared thai Raul Gutierrez pirates, as they were trespassing difference within the Kuomintang, was merely an agent of Mr. and the district being one in On this particular, we are being 1'Almeida. The latter gave the which bandits are known to be supported by Canton and Hankow, former a power of attorney to go continually operating.
well as by those northern to Hongkong to charter either the generals allied to us. When the steamer Goriistan or the steamer Hunan difficulties are over, the Confucius for the voyage to Honor Hankow forces will join in the lulu and San Francisco. For Northern expeditions."
some reason the plan to charter either was abandoned.
The deceased seaman was aged 24 and a native of Ilford, Essex, where he leaves a mother and It is alleged that the arrested three sisters. He was a parti- men have been systematically en-cularly well-balanced and capable gaged in an effort to ruin Soviet man, and held in great esteem by industry by flooding the best mines his superiors and shipmates. He in the Donetz coal basin, by des joined H.M.S. Robin from Home troying machinery and organising only a few months ago. subotage, strikes and so on.
The plotters, It is suggested, were backed and paid by former miners and former shareholders, particularly German industrialists, For the purpose of weakening the Soviet defences and facilitating military invasion, they aided the Trade Union officials, and con- sequently a special conference of the executives of the Red untons was urgently summonell at Mos- cow, which empowered the trium- virate to "purge" thoroughly the Miners' Union.-Reuter.
It is arounced that the funerali will take place to-day, leaving the Main Gate of the Royal Naval Hospital at 6 p.m.
INDIAN POLICEMAN'S
CLAIM.
THE ESTATE OF THE LATE
OJAGAR SINGH.
General Chiang did not care to discuss questions which were the provinces of other Ministers of the Nationalist Government.
the
"Inasmuch as this matter is of grave nature, and the entire nation has an ardent desire to restore tariff autonomy, the members of the Commission are urged to de their utmost in devising measures for the restoration of the tariff automomy, theroby preserving the national prestige and promoting the civil administration."-Teko.
Likin the Main Point.
Peking, Mar. 6., ..In this connexion, Mr. Yoshi- zawa, the Japanese Minister, in the course of an interview with Japanese pressmen to-day, said:---- "I think this is a matter which requires careful consideration, and I am now considering the mat ter. I cannot tell, until after de- liberate study, whether we should pass over the question, or place it before a conference of the Diplo- maile Corps, or whether Japan should request the Chinese Gov- ernment to reconsider it. The Chinese Government has not yet made any proposal or sought an understanding with Japan.. any rate, Japan is willing to ren der assistance to China, if aho But it adopts legitimate means, goes without saying that it is necessary for China to, abolish Ilkin, to give guarantees as to the appropriation of increased toms revenue, and to conclude an agreement on a reciprocal tariff, before enforcing customs tonomy."-Toka.
At
cu8-
DV-
Mr. Gutierrez then closed a con- tract for the Sandviken. This vessel was found to have more suitable accommodations for pas Confers With Merchants,
than sengers
Confucius. General and Mrs. Chiang Kai- After some delay the ship arrived shek arrived in Shanghal early in Manila on February 8, 1928. yesterday morning and were ex- Some dimeulty was encountered pected to leave at 9.30 last night. In getting it property bunkered for During the day, General Chiang the voyage to Honolulu, and this During the was interviewed by numerous caused more delay, party leaders and in the afternoon, time of the delay many of the were in Manila he held a conference with Chinese passengers bankers and merchants. He in-awaiting the departure of spected the troops at. Lunghua the vessel, 162 of whom being following Committee: Dr. Welling- maintained here at the expense during the early afternoon. An action against the adminis- General Chiang Kai-shek will of Mr. D'Almeida. trator of the estate of the late open the new Military Academy,
Not Liable for Recruiling Tax. Ojagar Singh was heard in the which is being moved from Wham-
The record, according to the de- Summary Court this morning be- pon to Nanking, this morning in
cision, shows that the defendants fore Mr. Justice Wood, when, In-Nanking. dian police constable Vir Singh, B.
It is understood that Mr. Lindmitted in open court that they 436, Central Police Station, sued Shih-tseng, a member, of the Stand- had not paid the tax provided by however,
Nice, Feb. 2-A. London visitor Naranjan Singh, 39, Causeway ing Committee of the Kuomintang law. The ovidence,' Bay Road, Tai fang village, for and during the last few weeks "fails to show that they were $870.
perhaps the most dominant per-engaged in contracting, enlisting, whose name is given as Ercell was today sentenced in of Linton or shipment The money was claimed as sonality in it, has suddenly, and recruiling.
one months' imprisonment and At the Marine Court this morn money payable by the defendant for some unknown reason left for labourers within the meaning of his absence by the Nice Court to Ing, before Commdr. J. B. Newill, as administrator of the estate for France. Mr. Wei Tao-ming, act Act No. 2486, and for that reason D.S., R.N., Cheung Nam, cook money lent to Ojagar Singh. The ing Minister of Justice of the the defendants are not liable for fines of 500 francs (54) and 3,000 of the Man Sang Ferry, was Hum of $1,000 was paid in two Nanking Government, has also the taxes imposed by said Act, and franca (£24) for having knocked down and Injured a French clti- zen last December, and for hav- charged with dumping asles into sums of $500 each and $1:30 had gone to France.
ing failed to stop when signalled the harbour without permission. been repaid.
to do so by the police.
MARINE COURT.
TRIVIAL CASES TUIS MORNING
are not criminally responsible in these cases for visintion of any Pleading guilty, he was fined $2 Mr. Horace Lo was for the plain-General's Reception at Lunghua. of the provisions of said Act."
The 500 Filipino labourers, It with the usual alternative.
tiff and Mr. G. S. Chowdhury, In-| In his address, at Lunghua yes- Leung Mui, master of a water dian barrister, defended.
terday afternoon General Chiang appeared, were directly recruited by It. Bf. Robles, a customs broker boat, pleaded guilty to taking wa- The plaintif claimed that said:
two docu- ter from a place other than speci-thumb-prints on the
"Shanghal, is a residence for in Manila; Flaviano Foz, of Laoag, fied in his licence, naraely, from ments were those of Ojagar Singh the people of all nations. If our Ilocos Norte; Rufo Figueras, the hillside at Kwai Cheung; und who made those impressions in his army here does not show a revolu- Antonio Quirolgico and Braulio was fined $10, with the alterna-(plaintiff's) presence.
tionary spirit, we shall be criticiz-Itchon. Flaviano Foz was an em- ployee of the Associated Brokers. dive of 10 days' imprisonment. For the defence it was stated ed and despised by every
Authorized to solicit passengers that there was no evidence that. The surroundings in Shanghai are of the Philippine Inlands, and was the thumb-prints were those of so the harbour without lights, and Ojagar Singh, and, as the money stationed here for three months or for Hawaif and other ports of the pleading guilty, was mulcted in a was lent at a rate of interest, the at most half-a-year, becomes de. United States, and was further
Liu Kiu, mistress of a trading
:
junk, was charged with navigating
similar fine and alternative as in the previous case."
BANISHED COOLIE
RETURNS.
SENTENCED TO YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT.
A street coolle who was arrested oh a charge of theft of a cotton | jacket from No. 284, Temple Street appeared before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, on a charge of larceny and also of returning from banish- ment after having been deported from the Colony for ten years in March, 1927,
The defendant pleaded guilty to both charges and was sentenced to "eleven months' hard labour on the Dount of returning from bantah- ment and a further month on the larceny charge:
one.
bad that almost any army,
There-
authorized to transact business in plaintiff could not succeed as he moralized and useless. was not entitled to carry on busi-fore, wo, the offeers, must make the interests of the association. ness as a money-lender; also that up our minds to cantrol ourselves probably Ojagar Singh might have against all sorts of temptation and
Paris, Feb. 6-Parle chemists
been acting as an agent for a to do away with all bad habitsre not allowed to open their shops third party.
before we can set examples to our When the defendant gave evid-soldiers!
ence
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on a Sunday. One of their number, Castelle, through upholding the in-
If each officer is reponsible for dubitable right of any citizen to foll he admitted repayment of $130 and further said he did not teaching his own soldiers, the on whatsoever day he pleases, deny liability, but stated that he whole Nationalist Army can quick has already amassed fines amount wishod for Instalments,
ly and easily be educated. In ing to 40,000 francs for one hun- Judgment waS given for the teaching them, the following points dred and thirty infringements of plaintiff and the application for are essential; (1) that they are this regulation. He has now adopt- soldiers not of any individual but ed a less expensive and more spec- instalments was refused.
of the central Kuomintang to tacular method of voicing his pro which they ought to be absolutely test. Yesterday afternoon he sold obedient; (2) the Nationalist newspapers and distributed free Army is a body of enthusiastle samples. A huge crowd gathered men organized to fight against outside his shop, and while waiting militarists and imperialists, work-their turn to be served, rend the ing towards National freedom and various notices of protest he had better conditions of the people; pasted up in his window. and, these two things are worth getling even at the cost of their
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