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GAMBLING PALACES LOCAL HOSPITAL
OF SHANGHAI.
-POLICE CLOSE DENS IN THE
SETTLEMENT.
LURES FOR PATRONS.
(Our Own Correspondent:)-
Shanghai, Apr. 16.
Following the recent raid on a roulette establishment in the Premier Cafe building, the Police.
EXTENSION.
| FUNDS FOR EQUIPMENT
NEEDED.
GENEROUS GIFT TOWARDS A
SANATORIUM..
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kong General Chamber of Com-
COMMUNIST HOLD. IN HOIFUNG.
UNPRODUCTIVE RAIDS BY THE TROOPS.
1928.
日六廿月二潤
BIG ADVANCE BY NATIONALISTS.
EXCESSES CONTINUE..
Latest roports of conditions in Hoifung, show that some parts of the district are still under Flom- munist control and naturally `und"
The army from Canton went by way of Weichow and Pin Shan to foifang, creating a bud reputation
LINCHENG FALLS TO THE ATTACKERS.
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BREMEN FLYERS' PLIGHT.
DEPARTS FROM SHANGHAI BY | FRANTIC EFFORTS TO
THE "SARPEDON.""
MUCH SATISFACTION.
;
Shanghai, Apr. 14. Marshal Li Chai-aum left Shang- hai for Hongkong on board the 8.8. Sarpodon this afternoon.-Reuter.
An overnight Chinese cable from-Shanghai confirms the report
REACH THEM.
RESCUE PLANES & SHIP IN TROUBLE.
HAZARDOUS FEAT.
Curtis Field, N.Y., Apr. 15.
Six aeroplanes are preparing to
the new Chairman of the Kwang-York-Reuter's American Service. tung Provincial Government, and about ten of his chief subordi
High Tributes.
safe. Although some territory PRESSURE CONTINUES. TO-DAY'S MEETING. has been occupied by Government
Shanghal, Apr. 16. troops there is no achial safety
that Marshal Li Chui-sum, they as near as possible to Greenly The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, A new North Polar aerial ox-raided two principal gambling K.C., presiding at the annual meet City, Sawbue and Muileong. The Nationalists have captured Linment, hoarded the Blue Funnel porters to obtain the Bremen avia- except in big centres like Hoifung. According to latest reports, the Chairman of the Southern Govern-Islands,, carrying newspaper re- pedition began this morning when dens in the Settlement at Yates anding of the Alice
Amiliated Hospital in the long-army from Swatow which took the cheng. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek liner Sarpedon on Saturday after-tors' story of their flight. the Italian airshiptalla" left Bubbling Well Roads. Milan, commanded by General
Assistant Commissioner Clarke merce room this morning, stated famous communist, stronghold in arrived there yesterday but return-bon at 4.30 for Hongkong, en One newspaper plane, bound on Nobile, for the Naval hangar at effected a surprise entrance and that the new Alice Memorial Hos- the hills and occupied the bleed to headquarters at Hsuchow route to Canton. He is accom-the same mission from Philadel
pital was now nearly completed at centras has now been recalled." Seddin, near Stolp, Pomeranin discovered paraphernalia for card a cost of about $100,000 and he
lator in the evening.
paied by General Chan Ming-shui,phia, has already passed over Now where it will remain for a fort-games, dice, and chemin de for, appealed for financial help to the
The Nationalists have advanced alght before resuming its journey The roulette "casino" was beau-extent of $12,000 for the purpose
within forty miles of Tenghalen, of buying equipment, to the expedition's base at Spitz-tifully decorated. The Police
Dr. S. W. To stated during the on its way. This army, consisting north. of Linoheng,
ntes, as well as Mr. Lal Man-yam, of men of Li Fook-lam, shows no
London, Apr. 15. bergen.
Secretary. The meeting that Madame Wu Ting fighting spirit and is said to be closed both the places."
General Ho Yow-cho, who is the his Private: "fang had signified her intention of Publie opinion is stiffening, it contributing $5,000 towards this Pro-Communist, at least in part, commander of the left flank of the Sarpeden is due in Hongkong to-- High tributes to the skill and daring of the two German and one The army makes raids on Com-Nationalists forcos which have. | being felt that continuance is amount.-
Mr. Fung Chuk-man Miniater Irish nirmen who on Friday com- munist infested 'places from hig on public money.
It was also stated that Capt. nis but never occupies the dis-been advancing along the west of Finance in Canton; arrived here Noble accompanied drain Amundsen's fight to the Norta principal device used to attract T. P. Hall had maile an offer of trict, returning to headquarters bank of the Grand Canal, has re- by the ss. Fatahan last night, pleted the first cast to west mono-
property worth $10,000 for a eanas for the night.
portod to headquarters that accompanied by five other officials. plane flight of the Atlantic are patrons to these gambling halls torium.
No Communist chief has been Taining was captured by the 40th They have come down to welcome paid by the Press and public here. Thons present at the meeting, in consists of a free-supply of expen-addition to the Chairman, were arrested and strong groups are Army of his forces on April 14. The objects of the present ex-sive wines and food, and even of the Rev. II. B. Wells (Secretary they retire when troops approach their right flank has advanced up received with much satisfaction small feegist island of Labrador, safe and active on the bills where The Nationalists also claim that Li is on his way South has been that the airmen had landed on a pedition are principally scientific motor cars.
Dr. S. W. Tso, the Hon. Mr. J.and come down on their departure observations and studies,
Owen Hughes, Dr. T. E. Pearce, Mrs. H. T. Creasy, Mr. T. N. Chau, to commit all sorts of outrages, to Yatchin, north of Haichow, and both in Canton and Hongkong, ne telegrams of congratulation were Mr. J. M. Wong, Mr. W. H. Bell,ravel is unsafe and murders of within the Shantung border. The it is believed that his return will despatched by the Air Minister, non-Communists aro committedShantung forces have been retreat do much. to strengthen confidence Sir Samuel Hoaro, to President, Mr. H. R. Forsyth, Mr.. U. Rum with great frequency. As a resulting in the direction of Tsingtao.in the Southern Government, jahn, Dr. F. R. Ashton, Mr. M. F of these conditions refugees are Nam Chung Po, Key, Dr. G. M. Gibson (Super-flocking to Swabue and even to intendent), and the Matron, Misa Hongkong to be safe from Com-
The steamer Citta di Milano, the parent ship of the expedition, is now proceeding to Spitsbergen.
General
-Folc.
Scientific Observations.
Two trips are planned from King's Bay, Spitzbergen, the first to the North Pole and the second to Prince Nicholas the Second Island.
General Noblls was recently re- ported as saying that he hoped| to anchor the "Italia" over the North Pole and descend by means of rope ladders.
The Pope has presented him with a large follow cross, to be 'de- posited at the Pole, in which a record of the expedition will be inserted.
General Nobile is accompanied by a large staff of specialists, including Professor Pontremoli of Rome University, the Swedish Pro fossor Malmgreen and a meteoro- logical expert-Router.
Venture by Monoplane.
:
The
CAPTAIN SAVES HIS SHIP.
COLLISION WITH ICEBERG IN
THE ATLANTIC.
London, Apr. 15. A grave disaster was narrowly averted owing to the presence of mind and coulness of the Captain of the Canadian Pacifle Liner Montrose which arrived at Liver-
Rayner.
able 'absence.
munists.
morrow.
back Marshal Lito Canton.
-The definite news that Marshal
ROPE THEFT FROM N.Y.K. BOAT.
COAL COOLIE SENT TO PRISON.
Immediately news was received
Cosgrave, head of the Governmont jof the Irish Free State, and to the
Gorman Ambassador in London British Wireless,
Great Risks,
Fengtien. Officers Have A Narrow Escape. The Chairman said he had re-
The general feeling in the dis- ceived letters from the Hon. Sir triet is that there will be another
Shanghai, Apr. 15.
Ottawa, Apr. 16. Shou-son Chow, the Hon. Mr. Communist outburst, worse than
Frantic efforta are being made in Severe hostilities have broken R. H. Kotewall, and Mr. Justice others, when the troops are without on the Tientsin-Pakow railway
New York and Canada to, restore the Atlantic flyers to civilisation, Wood, regretting their unavoid-drawn. The discontent of the line during the past few days with
but many hours will probably einpse population due to bad behaviour the odds against the Fengtien
before the full story of the flight, The Accounts.
of the troops, bandit ralds from forces, according to Chinese cable. A coal coolle employed at the becomes known. the Weichow district and, the im-advices.
Kowloon Godowns appeared before Two aeroplanes which took off Referring to the statement of possibility of attending to farm
Bay pool yesterday with her bows accounts, Mr. Wells remarked that work under these conditions might buckled owing to a collision with in 1926 payments amounted to easily show itself in favour of an iceberg during fog on a journey $52,000 while last year they the Communiste."
totalled $45,000 The decrease to England.
was partly accounted for by the The Captain was faced with the fact that the hospitals were not alternative of steaming between always full and there was less large icebergs with the possibility spent in food. Speaking general- of them ripping open the sides of ly, it showed that the hospital had his vessel or of meeting smaller been run on the most economical bergs in an almost head-on col-hasis and the statement was very "HEAVY GAME" IN A LOCAL lision.
Seward, Alaska, Apr. 6. Capt. George Wilkins, Australian explorer, delayed his scheduled fight aeros the North Pole, from Point Barrows to Spitzbergen, He chose the latter course and yesterday, because of cloudy those on board believe that the weather, said a radio message rewreck of the Montrose nder con- ceived from him today..
dion similar to those in which The message came through very the Titanic met her fate was faintly and was not entirely intel- thereby prevented.
gible, but it indleated that
Great excitment prevailed on Wilkins would take off to-morrow board but there was no panic. Two. If conditions were favourable, of the crew were killed owing to The object of Wilkins' flight is the impact and two passengers to chart Arctic air currents. to were injured.-British Wireless. take soundings of the Arctic ocean slopes and to find land which others reported sighting, but never feached.
Tte craft the explorer is to use Is a wooden monoplane. It is to he piloted by Carl Neilson.
A Delny.
Seward, Apr. 9.
A silence of five days has en- veloped Capt. George Wilkins, ex- plorer who plans to fly across, the North Pole from Point Barrows, Alaska to Spitzbergen.
The last radio, message from the explorer said that the fight was being delayed because of unfavour- able conditiona
IRAK CONFERENCE.
DECISION FOLLOWED BY LESS TENSION,
FORD AS A MODERN PIED PIPER.
RUBBER MEN'S TREK TO WORK FOR HIM,
salisfactory;
The annual report and slate- ment of accounts were taken as
RAID ON GAMBLING HOUSE.
ESTABLISHMENT.
The ice-breaker Montealm, which was hurrying to Greenly Island, was driven ashore in a snowstorm,
A third aeroplane is now trying to reach the flyers from New York.
Risky Flight
On Thursday morning Marshal Mr. W. S. Schofield, at the Kow-yesterday from Murray Chang Chung-changa staunch loon Magistracy this morning, Quebec, were forced down owing to supporter of Marshal Chang Tao-charged with larceny of twenty the atrocious weather experienced lit, ordered a general retreat of fathoms of Manila rope, the pro-800 miles from their destination the Fengtien troops on the Tien-perty of the N.Y.K., from the 8.8.
Hakusan Maru. tsin-Pukow ne to await re-in-
The defendant pleaded guilty. forcement from headquarters.
It was stated that the defendant According to a message from who was working on board the the headquarters of the Nanking ship, was seen by in Indian watch- Nationalist troops at Hsuchowfu, man to throw a piece of, rope over which is on the Tientsin-Pukow the side and was about to throw an- It seems that for the first time line, the Kuominchun soldiers cap-other piece over when he was nr-American Journalistic enterprise is tured Lincheng on Friday, Chang rested.
baffled. Sentence of six weeks hard Ja- read, as they had been previously No fewer than thirty eight Chung-chang and other chief circulated. On the proposition of people were found in the house officers of the Fengtien Army hav-bour was imposed. the Chairman, seconded by Mr. T.when the police raided No. 540ing a very narrow escape from be-j N. Chau, they were unanimously Queen's Road West, second floor, ing taken prisoners.
un Saturday last, on receiving in-
The Nationalist troops entered VISCOUNT TREMATON.They realise that the flight will be adopted.
formation that the premises were Lincheng and succeeded in taking). Need of New Building,
being kept as a gambling Jouse, train loads of ammunition and The Superintendent (Dr. R. M. The arrested people were charg-military equipment from the Feng- Gibson), in the course of his report, led with playing roulette and were tienites. The enemy troops which stated in the early days of the due to appear before the Magis- succeeded in escaping from the medical work a strong prejudice|trate, Mr. R. E. Lindsell, this morn- city are now being followed up by existed amongst the Chinese againating but of the 38 only eighteen Kuominchun soldiers, entering a hospital but as the ad- were present, the other estreating In connexion with the capture vantages of hospital treatment were their ball of $10. better underslood, the, number of
Of the eighteen, seven were on admissions gradually increased and ball of $250 each and Mr. F. X. hospital extension becarrie
neces-D'Almada e Castro who appeared sary. For several years the need for the defendants, asked his Wor- for replacing the Alice Memorial ship to reduce bail. and Nethersole Hospituls had been
After hearing the Police, who realised, us more accommodation
buildings had deteriorated.
of Lincheng, another telegram claims that 3,000 prisoners were taken by the Nationalist troops.
Nationalist Claims.
REFERENCES TO DEATH IN WINDSOR CHUNCHES,-
$
Newspapermen are eager to riak the 1,500-mile flight to Greenly Island in planes which their pro- prietors are ready to charter, but the pilots are less impetuous,
48, hazardous as flying the Atlantic. -Reuter's American Service,
MARINE COURT.
London, Apr. 15. Viscount Trematon, who died | early this morning, was twenty
MINOR CASES THIS years old. He spent his boyhood
* MORNING. at Windsor where reference were made to his death in the churches At the Marine Court this morn-" to-day, including the private chapeling, before Commdr. J. B. Newill, In the castle at which the King and D.S.O., R.N., there were a num Queen, accompanied by the Duke ber of minor offences dealt with,
service this morning.
guilty. attended ester and Prince George, defendants in all cases pleading
The right flank of the victorous stated that the game was heavy Nationalist troops, which made the
--British Wireless. and that no less than $1,291.05 was successful attack on Lincheng, is found on the seven person's charg- now moving towards the Kiao- ed with keeping the gaming house, chow-Tsinanfu railway and is en-
REPROOF.
YOUNG WIFE COMMITS SUICIDE.
There is a pathetic feature asso- ciated with the report of a case of ulcide made to the police vester
tween Tsingtao, which is very near
to Klaochow, and Tsinanfu, the DECISION OF ARBITRATORS capital of Shantung. Unrest pre-
vails among the populace in Kino-
chow.
Another cable says that follow-
REJECTED.
Berlin, Apr. 15.
The master of a trading junk. was charged with attempting to leave the harbour after.
alternative of 10 days' imprison- ment,
Eight masters and mistresses were
mooring charged with thofr craft in the Southern Fair- way, thereby causing obstruction, and thead were each mulcted in a Both the miners, and the mine-similar fine and alternative. Ing the Nationalist Troops' cap owners of the Ruhr have rejected ture and entry of Hanchwang, a the Arbitratora decision, which of passenger boats were charged elty near Hauchow on the Tichtain-provided for the maintenance of with mooring their craft Inshore Pukow line, over a 1,000 dead the alght-hour shift underground, during dark hours and were fined bodies of defeated Shantung and a reduction of one hour in the in the same amount, Chihli troops were seen lying in working hours at the pithend and
One master and three mistresses
Rio de Janeiro, Apr. 15.
was required and the fabric of the Belleving that Mr. Henry Ford's rubber plantation In the State of The first step towards carrying out Para will offer better working the scheme was taken when the It is presumed that he still is conditions and higher wages, rub-site of the Alice Memorial Hospital his Worship remarked that he did deavouring to capture the line, waiting for favourable weather, her gatherers on the Upper Ama-in Hollywood. Road was sold for not think the bail was too heavy. intending to sever the communi- RUUR MINES DISPUTE. dark and was fined $10 with the
"work for Ford." 200 are trekking down river to $97,000; the proceeds of the sale are The hearing was fixed for 11 a.m.cations of the Fenglien forces be-
being used for the erection of a on Monday 23rd. new hospital on a site in Bonham The exodus has become su pro-Road, the gift of the London Mis- nounced that all the rubber plan- sionary Soclely.
The opportunity RESENTED HUSBAND'S lations in the State are over-run has been taken to build a four- by labourers, and planters in the storeyed hospital, designed on Upper Amazon have asked the modern lincs, and constructed of Government to interfere. Reuter's materials which are well filed to American Service.
withstand the climatic conditions. The next step is to proceed, us FOOD as possible, with a similar AVALANCHE DISASTER. building to replace the present.
Nethersole. The plan is to build in
the vicinity. During the attack other surface workers, and a gen-US. NAVAL CHANGES. two blocks; one will appropriately be named the Nethersole Hospital
and subsequent capture of Han-eral increase in wages of eight per chwang tho Nationalist lenders cont-Reuter. HUGE LOSS OF LIFE AND
lo commemorate the original gift
The report was made by a claim that 18,000 of the enemies' PROPERTY REPORTED. by the late Mr. H. Davies and the
other, if a suitable donation Le Chinese watchmaker, residing at soldiers were taken prisoners, and made, may be named according to 72, Lalchkok Road, and it stated 20 canons were captured, accord- Santiago de Chile, Apr. 15.
the wishes of the donor. It is es-that his wife, twenty-four years of ing to the wireless message, which According to unconfirmed news-tinted that the two blocks can be age, committed suicide by drink the wireless station on the North
The Navy Department to-day or- to be about to leave while the paper despatches, 200 persons and rected for $250,000, and an addi- ing some seld which the watch Porade Ground in Canton received RECEPTION TO COSTES ANDdered the cruiser division here, con- Wahabi force, which has been 20,000 head of livestock, together tional comment will be needed for maker left at home for the purpose on Saturday night...
LEBRIX.
sisting of the Richmond; Marblo threatening a raid in Irak has with many farms, were burled by equipment.
of cleaning silver,
Since the fall of Lincheng and
hend and Cincinnati, now on duty been recalled and has returned to an avalanche at Ciudad Talca in As the sum aimed at is's large The husband in his report, Hanchwang the main body of tho its own territory-Reuter,
Paris, Apr. 15. In Asiatic waters, to return to ita, one, owing to the increased cost of stated that the woman probably Shantung and Chihll' troops is re- [Ibn Saud has formerly been the region of the Cordilleras.
Costes and Lebrix, the airmen Atlantic: base after being relieved Communication with Talen is building, the object might be a resented his reproach that she wasported to have retreated into Tsin- who flew from Tokyo to Paris in by division two, consisting of the only last year signed a treaty with cut off, but salvage patrols have complished by donations towards a continually wasting her time playing, near Yonchow, on the Tien- six and a half days, were enthus-Trenton, Milwaukee and Memphis, General Clayton. He has always been despatched to help in the ward or a bed, which would be coming mah tangg
tsin-Pukow line..
tastically cheered by the Parlainn at the conclusion of manoeuvres in rescue work. Owing to the bad memorated in a permanent manner Dr. Wong, of 440, Nathan Road, shown great modoration and a roads, however, the rescue parties acceptable to the donors, The need was summoned, but the The Kuominchun armies are population when they were official- Hawail The Milwaukee will re will not be able to reach the scene is urgent and the Committee of the died shortly after drinking the now planning a big offensive received and warmly welcomed turn to Mare Island on June 1 for Recessities of the pilgrim traffic of the disaster for several days. Hospitals earnestly commend this acid, and her body was later re Against the Fangtion forces at by President Doumergue at Castle alx wecke repairs before, Joinlog
the Asiatic fleet. Rambouillet-Havas. -Reuter's American Service.
(Continued on Page 8.)
Telning.
at
Basra, Apr. 15. 'One immediate result of the de- elsion to hold a conference Jeddah between Sir Gilbert Clay- ton and Ibn Saud, the Wahabi King, has been an easing of the situation at Koweit..
The cruiser Emerald is stated
most friendly to Great Britain and
broadmined conception of the
to Mecca.]
day afternoon.
moved to the Mortuary,
AIRMEN WELCOMED.
CRUISENS TO LEAVE FAR EAST.
Washington, Apr. 12.