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Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED IMM NO. 22,659
A TALENT THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1928.
日二廿月二潤
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Happy Valley.
PENINSULA HOTEL PROGRESS. MARSHAL LI SOON NATIONALIST DRIVE RUBBER GROWERS MOSCOW'S WORK IN COMMUNISTS NOW
EFFORT BEING
RETURNING."
MADE TO EXPECTED HERE ON
OPEN IN OCTOBER.
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NEW HONGKONG HOTEL BLOCK TO BE CONSIDERED.
MONDAY,
SAID TO BE COMING BY THE "SARPEDON."
FAILS.
POSSIBLY DRIVEN, OUT OF HSUCHOW-FU.
INTRIGUE RAMPANT.
ADVISED.
TOLD NOT TO THROW UP THE SPONGE.
MR. ORMSBY-GÓRE SPEAKS OUT AT IPOH.
MALAYA'S STRENGTH.
INDIA.
EFFECT OF THE CHINESE DISORDERS.
BRITAIN VILLIFIED.
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RETREATING.
GOOD WORK BY THE 'TROOPS.
THREE DISTRICTS RETAKEN
FROM THE "REDS.”.
London, Apr. 12. The Director of Fublic Informa tion for the Government of India, In his review for 1926-27, says the Communist disorders in China, and SWATOW EXECUTIONS.
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Shanghal, Apr, 12. Although no absoluto' confirma- tion is possible, It is believed in well-informed quarters that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's offen- THE LATEST REPORT.sive, which opened on Monday
morning, has ended disastrously,
the despatch of an Indian Brigade The Southern forces were forcad
Singapore, Apr. 11. to Shanghat had had an effect on
Swatow, Apr. 10. Reports of the intention of Mar-
The campaign against the Hal- Speaking at Ipoh, the Rt. Hon. India. THE DIVIDEND OUTLOOK.shat Li Chai-sum to return to Can- back, and it is even possible that
Luk Fung Communists has taken ton within the next few days are they have lost Hauchow-fu, the
Moscow was busy with propagana more decided turn with the now.strengthened. by a statement Nationalist headquarters at the W. G. A. Ormsby-Göre said that
the inception of the enquiry into da and la distorted picture of Bri- appointment of General Hau King- Hopes of the opening of the Peninsula Hotel, in Kowloon, by that he is leaving Shanghal by the front.
Meanwhile, Intrigue is rampant
tain "found acceptance in many In- October next were expressed by Mr. J. II. Taggart, Chairman of Blue Funnel .s. Sarpedon, which
is due here on Monday.
in Nanking, notably arising out of rubber restriction was due to the dien quarters where a truer appre- tong to the charge of the East marched overland from Walchow the Board of Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.,. Recently, several telegraphic re- the question of reparations in the great advance made in the use of ciation of the realities of the situa River district. His troops have and have driven the Communists presiding at to-day's meeting of shareholders. He added that the quests have been sent by Canton settlement negellated with Mr. rechimed rubber, and the increas-tion might have been locked for." Government officials to Marshal LiMacMurray, the United States
Through Moscow's agents in Hotel would be a credit to the Colóny, and would not only provide asking him to return, and in reply. Minister, in which connexion it ised planting outside the restriction India there were formed at least up the coast in front of them.
in Bombay and Calcutta new Kat-chi, Leng-kang and the dis- necommodation for local residents, but also offer tourists the serviceing to one of these, the head of the believed that Mr T. V. Soong may area,
He referred to the possibility of "Worker and Pensants" parties trict city of Hui-let have been and attractions of a hotel comparable with modern European and Southern Government stated defin-shortly be forced
itely that he was leaving Nanking Finance Ministry. American establishments.
on the 6th instant for Hangchow, The forthcoming departure of the growers organising a selling which, unlike the Indian Commun-retaken, and the troops have pool and urged British producers ist party, seemed to enjoy both the reached, the neighbourhood of Marshal Li Chai-um for Canton to concentrate in obtaining approval and support of Commun- Chaoyang which is being held by on his way to Canton.
ists outside India-Reuter.. troops from Swatow, recently Since then, Marshal Li has been is also significant of the lack of
reinforced by some regiments sont in Shanghai, and last night he was unity amongst the Nationalists higher yielding strain of trees.
up from Canton. the guest of honour at a big ban-Reuter. quet given by three Chinese com. mercial associations. Amongst those present at this function were General Chan Ming-shiu and Ger- gral Chien Ta-chun.
Dealing with the Company's finances, Mr. Taggart stated that for the present, profits must be retained in the business, and it was not likely that a dividend would be declared until the Peninsula Hotel was completed and made revenue-producing.
Referring to the north and middle blocks of the Hongkong Hotel, the Chairman Bald if a good offer were received for the purchase of the site, the Directors would have to weigh the alter- natives of n sale or the erection of a new block.
An Increased motor-bus service, both in regard is the number of vehicles and the routes served, was also foreshadowed in the
Chairman's speech.
THIS MORNING'S HOTEL MEETING.
Chairman's Speech.
The Secretary having read the the general notice convening the meeting,
been
your Board are of the opinion- as I exprossed from the chair at meeting held last year-that in the ultimate in- The Chairman sald:-Gentle terests of the Company it would men,-The printed report and have been better had we statement of accounts at the 31stable without interruption to pro- December, 1927, having been in eeed to completion of the Hotel, your hands for some days I pro although there was, of course, no pose, with your permission, to question that the Company was follow the usual procedure by taking them as read. The report bound to loyally cooperate with and render all posable support
The Accounts,'
Work on the Peninsula
Hotel
Officials Coming.
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out of the
Contrary Report.
Ho urged the planters to do their ulmost to retain their labour, not- unfavourable withstanding the outlook for the next twelvemonth Mr. Ormsby-Gore admitted that the raising of the pivotal price of rubber was a mistake.
In contrast to the above, Chinese telegrams to the Nam Chung. Pas from Shanghal to-day state that the Nationalist forces have made considerable advances. The 41st Yesterday, a report from Can-Army is said to have captured ten stated that a number of high Yutal, south of Tsining, and the not entered the thoughts of the officials, including General Chan 8th Army to have ocoupled Tai--
chwang.
MORELMAKSIMUSTER SYSTENORS TORRADETAYLARINA
CHINA MERCHANT WHARVES
* AT SHANGHAI,
N.Y.K. to Become the Owners of Adjoining Property.
WAYFOONG AND LOANS,
· Shanghai, Apr. 12. Commenting on the common knowledge that Wayfoong, (Hongkong ind Shanghai Bank), have long held a lion, on the China Merchants" wharves at Shanghai in connex- fon with loans dating back to 1912, the Daily News patrils out that although the wharves have been operated at a consi. derable profit, the interest on the loans is in arrears.
The paper adds that the la- test rumours that the Nippon Yusen Kaisha are about to be- come the owners of adjoining China Merchants' wharves are too definite to be ignored,
The purchase price is report- ed to be $5,000,000—Renter.
Some of the 1st Army Corps are stated to have crossed the Grand Canal near Hanchwang, and Mar- shal Chiang is aid to have order- fed that Lincheng be taken within
three days.
The right flak of the Nation- alist Army is said to have entered Shantung from forth-west Kiang- au and to have advanced sixty miles over the border.
PATHETIC STORY FROM NEW TERRITORY.
MOTHER SAID TO HAVE POISONED CHILD.
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A pathetic story is told in palice report received from the New Territorios yesterday,
The report states that a Chinese woman living al Talpo New Market poisoned her six-months-old baby with a dose of Lysol disinfectant in
which opium had also been mixed. It is said, that after administering the poison to the child, she took a similar dose her- self.
The child died soon afterwards, and the woman was in a vory
The Producer's Case. He emphasised that America had
RONOTO PARTY PRESIDENT ATTACKED.
Diet Momber Also Assaulted at Tokyo Station.
POLICE QUELL FIGHT.
Tokyo, Apr. 12. Shouting "traitor," a party of twenty or thirty reaction- atics attackud Mr. Oyama, the President of the Ronoto. party, and Mr. Mizutani, the tenota Diet member, upon their arrival at Tokyo Station. from the country.
Other Ronoto sympathisers joined in the fight which was Anally quelled by a detach- ment of fifty police,
No casualties occurred and there were no arrests except those of two Ronoto suppor- ters who were distributing handbills attacking Govorn- ment oppressión-Reuter.
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QUEEN'S NEPHEW
BETTER
NOW PRACTICALLY OUT OF
DANGER.
May Cross River,
The Communists, with whom the leader of the Hai-Luk Fang Soviet Pang Pal, is said to be, must either make a stand or find a way of
retreat through Phou-leng General Huang Hau-chit has come London, Apr. 11. down into the Phou-leng district The latest report from Belleville from Hakkaland, so that the re- regarding Lord Trematon, who was treat is threatened there, and it recently injured in motor seems probable that they will at- accident, states that no further tempt to cross the river into the complications have arisen and the Kit-yang district,
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doctors are now: inclined to think
Yesterday the Communists had he is practically out of danger. It reached the river at Kuan-pou, the will, however, still be some time first stopping place of the Swatow before he will be able to leave Kit-yang launches, at the top of hospital
the inland bay above Swatow har Lord Trematon's' mother, Prin- bour. Kit-yang launches coming cess. Allee, Countess of Athlone, down to Swabow were fired on from will sail from Capetown for Eng-Kuan-pou, and those going up to turn land next Friday and proceed Kit-yang were advised to direct to Belleville to see hor son. back to Swatow, which they did. British Wirelees.
SIXTEEN KILLED IN TRAIN CRASH.
FRENCH, DRIVER CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE.
Attack on Chaochow?
Across the river thoro is a strong bandit stronghold in the Chim-phou hilis, and with these, maid to be about 3,000 strong, the Communists may effect a junc- tion, and advance either towards the Puklen border Inorth of Chaochow-fu, or may evan
attack Chaochow-fu itself.
Paris, Apr. 11.. Choochow-fa is a city of some Two trains came into violent 200,000 people, and, the walls hav- collision near the Gare du Nord. ing been dismantled in recent. Fifteen passengers are known to years, lies open to attack. There have been killed and thirty seri- are only a regiment of soldiers in' ously Injured. The work of ex-it at present, and if the Commun- tricating the bodies is now pro-lats attack the railway line again it would be difficult to rush rein- ceeding.
forcements up.
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The driver of one of the trains involved in the collision has been arreated on a charge of homicide, it being alleged that he ignored the danger signal.
Later information shows that bera of the Cabinet were told that
sixteen passengers lost their lives in the crash and that nineteen necessary to arrive at a pivotal price even. Malaya ae-were seriously injured.--Reuter. cepted the cut, but they were not aure that Ceylon would agree.
the question of an enquiry. Mem- a still further cut in exports was
Dew
Meanwhere there Is genéral satisfaction at the recent progress' nity, however, if on the retreat of the campaign. It will be a they are able to devastate tracts of the fertile plain which has so far largely escaped, and damage the ancient city.
of the auditors is as follows:- to the Military Authorities in the "We havo audited the above account and balance sheet with early part of last year in the situs- the books and documents of the tion which then arose by the ad- fend Office and the accounts and vent of the additional troops sent balance sheet of the Shanghai to Hongkong.. branch rendered by Менять. Thomson & Co., certified by them building is now progressing to- as correct. We have obtained all wards completion, and we are us- the information and explanations ing every endeavour to open the we have acquired. In our opinion Hotel in October next in order to such balance sheet. is properly be in a position to reap the full drawn up so as to exhibit a trae benefit of the business of the and correct view of the state of winter season. Every reasonable the Company's affairs according endeavour has been made to keep to the beat of our information and the cost of building (which ap- the explanations given to us and pears in the balance sheet under as shown by the books of the the heading of "Payments on ae- Company. Percy Smith, Seth & count of Construction in Pre-critical condition when removed Cabinet when it was considering
Ito the gress") na low as possible, at the Fleming, Auditors."
Kwong Wah Hospital same time avoiding the mistake of
No motive for the affair bas yet You will observe from the Pro- false economies, so that you will Chai-tong, Commander of the 4thyesterday.
have every reason to feel proud Nationalist Army Mr. Wu Te-
been disclosed. fit and Loss Account for the year of your new establishment, which chen, Commissioner of Reconstruc- 1927 that the balance of Working will certainly be a credit to the tion; Mr. Feng Cho-man, Commis Account is $1,102,559.45-n figure which bears favourable compari- Colony and in particular to Kow-sioner of Finance; and Mr. Tai new undoubtedly Chi-tau, acting Chairman of the son with the similar balances of loon-which is
the gateway to Hongkong in so Cantoical Council, were previous years.
passonger coming down to Hongkong some far as ocean-borne The credit of $466,652.25 to trafic is concerned-the result time yesterday to await the re- FRENCH FLYERS ARRIVE AT would give the prochicer of a fair Profit and Loss Account. In re being not only to provide accom-turn of their chief, but a repre-
KARACHI. pect of rents is considerably modation for the residents of the sentative of the Telegraph who higher than usual, and I would Colony, but also to enable Hong-went to meet the Canton boat last Further progress by the French therefore explain that included in
kong-I might say, almost for the night. found that none of the Byers Contes and Lebrix is report- this figure is the rental obtained first time-to offer to tourists the officials were on board. It is ed by Reuter from Karachi, a mess-thought that unless the main pro- A Chinese, dressed according to under agreement with the Military service and attractions of an thought that a change in the date age of yesterday's date stating ducing interests, outside Malaya European style called at Govern Chaochow-fu, and those arrested Authorities for the period they Hotel comparable with the modern of Marshal Li's departure from that the almen have arrived wiles, Ceylon and Malaya were met Houng decoration that the
were prepared to come in
morning and made were in occupation of the Penin establishments of Europe and Shanghai has caused the officials there. sula Hotel Building.
to delay their trip to Hongkong. Consequently, in three hops they prepared to work together, the Governor of Hongkong owed him On the other hand, interest dur. America.
further interest in the inatter but ing construction, which otherwise
Financial Position.
There were reports current in have reached Karachi from Tokyo Government could not take any 600 million dollars! would have been charged to A glance at the balance sheet the Colony yesterday that Marshal in three and a half days and have
Ita own battles. Capital Account, has been charged will suffice to show that the Li would be coming down by the flown about 5,000 miles. to Profit and Loss Account for amount of loans secured by P. and O. 8.a. Mongolia, due here. The distance from Calcutta to the period in respect of which the mortgages practically equals the to-morrow morning, but later news Karachi is roughly 1,350 miles, the Company reseived. rental from the nominal amount of the Company's la to the effect that he will come airmen's, other hops being from Military Authorities, thus account issued capital, and therefore in by the ss. Sarpedon, due on Mon-Tokyo to Hand, (2,500 miles), and from Hanoi to Calcutta, (1,100 ing for an increase in the item pointing out that the Company day.
miles). "Mortgage and Bank Interest" is under-capitalised for the extent Former Officials Here. For the purpose of comparison of its undertakings and that it is
of such item with the figure for in consequence of that position A report in the Canton Gazeite
A THIRD LONG HOP.
He was aware of the advantages
of some form of protection which
Con- show against the consumer. sequently they gave prior con- aideration to the producer's case.
Mr. Ormbsy-Gore said
ho
and
would leave the industry to fight
INSANE CHINESE AT
GOVT. HOUSE.
DECLARED II. E. OWED HIM $800,000,000!
This statement and the generally wild appearance of the visitor suggested an unbalanced mind, and he was promptly detained by the A. D. C. and subsequently turned over to the police.
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Schoolboy Communists.
Five Communists were executed here two days ago, among them two lads of only sixteen and seven- teen years. The extreme youth of many of those used by the Com- munists fa one of the sad features of the movement.
A plot was recently unearthed in
were mainly schoolboys of about
fifteen years old. Yet they were organised into four gange with deЛnite duties assigned to them. One was to cut the pontoon bridge, one was to cut telegraph wires, one was to throw bombs, and one was to start fires in the city.
Malaya's Advantage. Some of the woaker concerns
Later in the morning, the man pould go under, but Malaya had the advantage of contented labour was removed to the Lunatic Asylum, under akilled management, good muttering and declaring that he traditions and good government aaw a vision of "Allah standing in are dangerous, given these topsy- and would be in a position to fight front of me." the world as a producer.
He was convinced that low
the year 1920, however, I must that the Company has had to roly states that Mr. Koo Ying-fon, ex- GOLD COAST VISIT. point out that, from the end of upon francial assistance from Minister of Finance, and Mr. Tang 1920 the Company received the other sources, I am only emphasiz- Chak-yu, member of the Central benefit of saving of interest on the ing the obvious, money obtained by the sale of the So long, therefore, as present Supervisory Committee, are now MR. J. H. THOMAS NOW ON prices would bring new uses for COTTON CONFERENCE. extremes. It is said that in some
WAY HOME.
London, Apr. 11.
The authorities scarcely know what to do with these young "Reds." They are so youthful that it seems a ghastly thing to shoot them, yet if set free they
turvy times; and the yamens seem to have little resource for dealing with criminals between these two
schools, especially further up rubber. He expected that condi-
country, the Communist doctrine tlons would be unsettled for the matter of a year, but after that UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS TO has caught hold of the students and made them, a real peril.-- prices would tend to stabilise and
Our Own Correspondent. Mr. J. Thomas, who was growers would be ill-advised to to state These two gentlemen proceeded Colonial Spemetary in the Labour discharge their labour, get do to the Company that the profits of the Company on a foreign tour last year to visit Government, concluded his visit to pressed or throw up the sponge.
of rein must be retained in the business, overseas Chinese in the interests the Gold Coast on Monday, and is Router. covering the questions
The main purpose of the visit was statement, liability of the Com- They regret that it is not possible of Party affairs. They are likely now homeward bound. pany in respect of postponement for them to recommend a dividend to stay in Hongkong until the re- of contracts, etc., and although in respect of the past year, and it turn of Marshal Ld Chai-sum and to open Takoradi Harbour, but Mr. ouch settlement was as satisfac- is only fair to inform you that it General Chen Ming-shiu, when Thomas has since fulfilled a number as could have been Is not likely that a dividend to they will probably go up to Can- of public egg that his visit has tory a one made in the peculiar circom- shareholders can be declared until on
(Continued on Page 14) stance of the case, nevertheless
Peninsula Hotel,
continue, the
above-mentioned
In Hongkong, having arrived by a Kales property in Shanghai, financial conditione. In the Colony Japanese ship some few days ago. position cannot satisfactoflly be They are reported to be staying remedied, and your Directors are with friends in the Colony. reluctantly compelled
Early in January last, a settle ment was effected with the Mill tary Authorities by the payment of
Jump-sum
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newspapers state that been an entire success-British Wireless.
Exemplary Fortitude.
London, Apr, 12.
MEET.
London, Apr. 11. The executives of the eight, cot-
ton Trade Unions have accepted HUGE SUGAR LOSS BY FIRE the employers' Invitation to a joint conference on April 14 to "discuss the proposals to give full produc- The Financial Times, in an editive effect to the 48 hour week" torial, says the rubber share market signifying, that cleaning will have augar was destroyed by fire at an has withstood the abolition of res to be done outside ordinary work- American owned warehouse at
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ing hours-Reuter.
Havana, Apr. 11. Over a million dollars' worth of
Holguin, Caba-Router.