THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
LOCAL CHARITABLE CHINESE LANGUAGE
· IN · CUSTOMS.
BEQUESTS.
$10,000 FOR EDUCATION IN HONGKONG.
HOSPITALS - BENEFIT.
Charitable bequests to the value;
of $51,000 are contained in the will of Tao Kung-po, alias Tao Wing-kin, retired merchant, of Hongkong, who died at 10. Arbuth not Road on December 30th, 1927, leaving estate in the Colony to the
value of $448,700. Probate of thei
will and collell has been granted to Mr. C. Bernard Brown, of Messrs. Linstead and Davis, char- tered accountants.
hospital,
STAFF WANT CHANGE FROM ENGLISH.
A SHANGHAI MOVE.
There is at present a move in Shanghal to make Chinese the off- cial language of the Customs ser- vice, and in a reply to a letter from the Chinese of the Custome Service on the subject, the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce says:
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1928.
ARMIES COME TO VISITING JAPANESE NEW YORK MAKES
GRIPS.
FIGHTING BEGINS. ON ALL SIDES.
FENGTIEN FORCES SUFFER
SET BACKS...
PUKOW ENGAGEMENT.
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SQUADRON.
PETTY OFFICERS AT THE NAVAL CANTEEN.
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HAPPY GATHERING. The Chief and Petty Officers of the China Squadron, entertained 200 Petty Officers from the visit ing Japanese Squadron at the Royal Naval Canteen Theatre last night, the rooms being tastefully the flags of Great Britain and decorated for the occasion, with
Japan well in avidence. །
Orchestral items were given by
PURCHASES.
BUYS FIVE ELECTRIC PLANTS IN PHILIPPINES.
*NOW HOLDS NINE.
The Associated Gas and Electric Company of New York, owners of the Manila Electric Company, has just cffected the purchase of five electric plants in the provinces, In- creasing its holdings in the Philip-
these plants were started at differ pines to nine plants,
Negotiations for the purchase of
ent times but all have been under consideration for some time. While officials of Manila Electric Company declined to mention the amount paid several hundred thousand pesos are for the plante, it is understood that
involved.
Three in Tayabas.
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Cables dated from Shanghai yee- "Apropos of your letter naking terday indicate that the Northern us to bring to the attention of the expedition has asumed a serious Nationalist Government, the ques-phase, Chinese reports stating that tion of using Chinese as the official | fighting has broken out on all the band of H.M.S. Hermes, under spoken and written language of the sides. Both the "Christian Gen Mr. Howse, and the variety turns With the exception of the charit-ish, which has always been in use shal Yea Shi-shan claim to have Messrs. Downie and Banks of Customs Service, instead of Eng-eral, Feng Yu-hsiang and Mar- included several novel itema. able bequests, the estate is left hitherto and which has been the been victorious over the Fengtien H.M.S. Herald, gave a upon trust for the benefit of mem-source of great inconvenience and armies,
unique shadowgraph diaplay and Petty To the Fong dissatisfaction, we have already ad- bere of the family. Pin Hospital, Canton, deceased dressed a petition to the Minister tien army on the Tientsin-Pukow turns. Chief P. O. Deacon and a transferred are:
A general attack on the Feng was well applauded for his coster Oficer Dunn of H.M.S. Hermes leaves 5,000 shares in the Hop of Finance regarding the matter.
The plants which have just been Chung Investment and Savings
line was decided by the National-party from H.M.S. Verity gave a
the Atimonan "We have had this question under ist forces on Monday, while on the number of appreciated turns and yabas the Argusino Electric Plant Company, Ltd., of Canton, of the
Electric Company at Atimonan, Ta- nominal value of $1 each, to be conteration for many years and other find Marshal Yeng Yu-the guests, including. P. used for general purposes of the have always advocated the use of | usiang and Marshal Yên Shi-shan Kurose, Izuma, Isoda and Naka- Electri
O's at La Tayabas; the Baliuag Chinese as the official language of have wired to Chiang Kai-shek at mura contributed pleasing items, can; the Ducem Electric Company mpany at Ballaug, Bulu- the Customs. He also sets aside the sum of your letter, we were very please making general attacks on the ary being joined in by all present, Electric Company at Lipa, Batan- When we received Hsuehow declaring that they are the latter's rendering of Tipper in Lucena, Tayabas; and the Lipena $10,000 and gives leave to the to read the contents and can masure Shantung-Chibi armies. Director of Education in Hong-you that we will do whatever we The first National Army Corps to the entertainment committeo
The arrangements were a credit | gas." kony to apply the money for any can to further your ples. We would together with the troops under which consisted of Sto. P. O. Al-purchased direct from the Philip scholarships, as he shall, in his suggest that you should send pell General Mow Pel-nam, lender of Ford, C. P. O. Writer MeCrohan, pine Engineering Company. Manuel "absolute discretion, think
tions direct to the Ministers of the Ironsides, is concentrating at C. P. O. Writer Hancock, E. R. A, E, Chaves, who has been in the m Other bequests are:-Tung Wah Finance and of Industry and. Com suchow Hospital $10,000, Kwong Wah Hos-merce so that they can take the pital $10,000, Keng Weo Hospital matter up accordingly."
It is reported that General Hsieh ed by C. P. O. Gill and C. P. O. pany for more than twenty years, Norbury, S. P. O. Chadwick, assist ploy of the Manila Electric Com
of Macno $5,000, and Tung Shin
of the Writers Payne, McAllister and Pal has been appointed superintendent. Ironsides, has arrived in Nanking tett, the latter conducting the of the district of eastern Luzon to and will soon leave for the Grand programme in an able manner.
look after the províncial holdings Canal to direct the Nationalist forces there.
Mr. Fujiyama attended as inter- of the company in that district. preter, his services being much appreciated. The loyal toast, was proposed by C. P. O. Writer Me Crohan, C. P. O. Yano responding. An enjoyable evening terminated with the singing of patriotic songs
Tong of Masao $10,000.
In the will deceased sets aside the sum of $10,000 payable to a brother for funeral expenses, half for the funeral and the other badf for a gravestone. In a codicil this is revoked and the sum of $15,000 is set aside for this pur- pose, $10,000 for the funeral and $6,000 for a gravestone.
Another WIII.
FIRING ON BRITISH VESSELS.
BANDITS BELIEVED. TO BE RESPONSIBLE.
Yo, second in command
All of the above concerns were
Negotiating for Others. Negotiations are now under way for the purchase of several other electric companies on the island of
To Support Chiang Kai-shek. A big meeting is to be held on Sunday at suchow, the present headquarters of the Nationalist
the Associated Gas and Electric Luzon, and it is understood that Army under Chiang Kai-shek, for of both nations. Hankow, Apr. 11..the purpose of urging the populace To-day's Programme.
Company hopes eventually to gain, It is believed that Chinese to support the Nanking Nationalist
To-day the Japanese Commander control of all of the principal light and power plants on the island. alias. Ho llek-lim, formerly living firing on the Jardine and B. and S. Expedition a success and also to H.IJ.M.S. Nagato, while this after- tinte for the purchase of plants in
Ko Wan-kam, ulica Ko Wan-kum, handita were responsible for the Government to make the Northern in Chief gave a tiffin on board
The company plans later to nego- nt In, Babbington Path, Hongkong,g and lighters at a spot about 25 support Marshal Chiang Kai-shek noon the men took part in a sports the other islands,
miles from Hankow, reported yes-as leader of all Nationalist Armies. meeting at Sookunpoo. This in- who died at Macao on February
The electric plant at Dagupan, According to a recent enble from cluded exhibition games of foot Pangasinan, and another smaller 16th, Inst year, left Hengkeng terday. The vessels were on their
why do Changsha when they were Hankow it appears that General Liball and hockey by British officers plant near Manila has been owned estate to the value of $7,200..
Probate has been granted to red on from both banks of the Tsung-jen has changed his mind and ratings, and later there was to und operated by the Associated Gas
river. Subsequently, the bandits about lending the Honan and Yeung Mulking, a concubine, 9. attempted to board the tug und Hupeh troops in the Northern be a programme of events arrang- and Electric Company for
lighters but were unsuccessful and campaign, as it is stated that Gened by the Japanese Young Men's time. All of the provincial plants the vessels returned to Hanko erai Li Tsung-jen will not go to Association of Hongkong. The will handle their business through where the incident was reperied, the front to direct his units, but band and pipers of the 22nd officials of the Manila Electric Com-
An improvement has taken will remain at Hankow, to act as Battalion, King's Own Scottish pany. place in the anti-French situation the chief administrator of the Borderers played during the after- and further trouble ig not newly-formed Wuchang-Hankow noon. anticipatel-Naval Wireless, Political Council. In his stead, Lieut.-Commander R. H. Chiches- General Pei Chung-hsi, a faithfulter. R.N., of H.M.S. Petersfield, colleague of Li Tsung-jen and also was in charge of the general ar a strong supporter of the Kwangai rangements." [clique, will lead the Hupeh and To-night the Commander in Hunan troops in the Northern exChief, Staff and Flag Officers will pedition.
Kung Ho Terrace, and power reserved for a grant to the son, Ko l'ing-chik. Everything is be
queathed to the concubine and the 'nen.
VARYING VERSIONS,
ASSAULT STORIES IN THE
POLICE COURT. 1.
Remarking that he would have awarded compensation if the com- plainant had chosen to tell a straightforward story, Mr. R. E. Lindaell disposed of an assult; aummons this morning by bind- Ing over the parties concerned in personal bonds of $100 to be of good behaviour for twelve months, According to the complaintant, a motor car driver, he was assaulted by three men with irou bars in West Point. Ife informed the „Magistrate that the assault was "the outcome of his demand for damages to his car, caused through the negligence of one of the defendanta.
SCHOOL EXPERIMENT
RUGBY.
COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE AFTER FOURTEEN.
To Protect the Foreigners,
attend a dinner given. by tho General Chamber of Commerce at the Hongkong Hotel.
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some
ALLEGED FRAUD ON LOCAL FIRM.
DISPOSAL OF A NEW. TYPEWRITER.
The alleged fraudulent conversion of A typewriter by a European A Chinese cable states that fear-
who posed as a customer has been ing the Japanese will again dis- patch troops to Shantung to pro-;
reported to the police. A Chinese was fined $50, with the According to Mr. L. J.-Cave, i Rugby is one of the few towns tect Japanese in that province alternative of one months hard salesman of Messrs. Mustard and in England possessing a day con- during the fighting Marshal hour, by Mr. W. Schofield at the Company, who made the report, a tinuation school which it is com-Chiang Kai-shek has informed the Kowloon Magistracy this morning European, who gave his name as pulsory for children to attend one Japanese Consulate General in for stowing away on board the as. Sydney Wood, and his address as day a week between the ages of Shanghai that in the coming Tjikarang frem Butavia. The de-Jordan House, 229, Nathan Rond, fourteen and sixteen. Of late a engagements with the Northerners fendant claimed that he had lost Kowloon, called at the shop and ob- great deal of opposition to this the Nationalist Government will his ticket, but it was stated that tained a brand-new Remington type. scheme has been shown in the take full responsibility to protect his name was not on the passenger
own, and this has been increased the life and property of the list. by recent prosecutions of parents foreigners within the war Zone and children.
under The contrul of the Kuominchun.
Sounds of Firing.
Nanking, Apr. 11.
writer, on approval, without pay-
ment of any sum.
When the accountant of the shop Near the Central Post Once on called at Jordan House, Wood was the Praya, a middle-aged Chinese absent from the address, and no When meeting of protest) against compulsory attendance at
woman jumped into the harbour to trace of him or the typewriter Continuing his story the com- this school was called over 2,000
commit auidide yesterday after-could be found. plainant said he was assaulted people attended. The audience
noon, but when the alarm was raia- Investigations later resulted in with frons bars and an iron pump was evenly divided, and the meet-taking place and the sound of and rescued her. The unfortunate Messrs. Wang Lee and Company's Movements of troops are still jed a Chinese jumped into the water the tracing of the machine to His Worship express his disbelief 'ing was very lively, all the peak-firing was heard north-west of woman was taken to the Govern- shop in Portland Street, where it of the story and later, when one of era being herklei. A resolution Pukow last night.-Naval Wireless, ment Civil Hospital.
had been sold by a European for $105.
In the report, Mr. Cave states that his firm values the type- writer at $300.
the witnesses for the defence gave condemning compulsory attend.
a contradictory story, his Wor-ance was put to the meeting, and
ship told Mr. P.M. Hodgson, pro- the voting was about even,
secuting, that he was not disposed
to carry
on with the ease and Mr. H. Yates, who was the only bound all the parties over as speaker to defend the, school, stated above,
ROYAL VISIT TO JERUSALEM.
WARM WELCOME TO PRINCESS MARY & HUSBAND.
London, Apr. 11. Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles arrived at Jerusalem by special train today. They were met at the station by Lord Plumer, the British High
Commissioner, and heads of Government Depart- mienta.
pointed out that a number of pro-1 tests against compulsion were made when the 1870 Education Act was passed. Answering the criti- cism that Rugby was the only town to have such a school, he said that was because Rugby was more intelligent than other towns. The school cost the ratepayers only a farthing a week.
BANK CONFERENCE.
BIG GATHERING IN PARIS.'
Paris, Apr. 11. International co-operation in fin-
They had an enthusiastic recep-ance and banking is the object of a tion, crowds lining the route from technical conference opened here the station to Government House, under the auspices of the League where Girl Guides formed a guard of Nations,
of honour. There will be an offi- Acial reception at Government
The conference was attended by representatives of twenty four na
House to-night--British Wireless,tional banks, including America. The proceedings were private- Router.
FOG IS PREDICTED,
HOME FOOTBALL.
CHESTERFIELD DRAW AT
LINCOLN.
Tondon, Apr. 11.
To-day's Observatory report states: The anticyclone is central near Vladivostock. Light variable winds may be expected along tha south-east coast of China and mo- derate to light monsoon over the: China Sea. The forecast up to Playing in the Northern Section noon to-morrow Is-East or varl- of the Third Division to-day Ches- ablo winds, moderate; generally terfield drew at Lincoln, no goals fair, fog later,
being scored.Reuter.
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HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.
Answers,
those who need them, will be found on Page 14
of this issue.
1). What new facilities with regard to telephone calle between Great Britain and Canada or the U.S.A. have come inte operation recently! In what country is there à pro- bable surplus of revenue over expenditure of £800,000 What tazar have in consequenas been abolished?
* How much timber produced in Great Britain is utilised yearly? What famous church in Englanți has no vestry!
6 What form of athistles in India corresponds to bozing in Eng- land?
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# Who are at present the freemen of the City of Winchester? Who te to be added to their number this summer?
What is afford?
Who wore the Anzace?
0 How, in the Old Testament, did
Joshua break down the walls of Jerichof
Name the two great cities of Jupan that were damaged in the September, 1928, earthquaket
11 What, in mythology, was the dis- tinguishing characteristic Medusal
18 What is Cathay!
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