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JAPANESE IN THE WAR ZONE.
CRUISERS AND DESTROYERS FOR TSINGTAO.
F
TROOPS IF NECESSARY.
Tokyo, Apr. 17, Subject to Cabinet approval, the Naval authorities have decided to order two cruisers and four dea. troyers, which are now cruising, to
2日八廿月二潤
GRAPHIC STORY OF ULLMANN WINDOWS BIG DRUG SEIZÜRE
"BREMEN."
REVOLVER READY FOR EMERGENCY.
FLIGHT TO NEW YORK NOW ABANDONED.
Froceed to Taingtae.
roceed to find that the cruleer 100 MILES IN THE DARK. "Isuzu" with a landing force of 250 bluejackets will be sent to Taing-
New York, Apr. 17. Lao from Yokosuka.
A sensational revelation that Am one Japanese cruiser is al-
BROKEN.
SOLDIER IS ARRESTED FOR STONE THROWING.
BURGLARY RUMOURS.
The attention of passers-by in Chater Road this morning was ar- rested by gaping holes in the shop windows of Mosers. Ullmann
& Compang, Jellers, of Alaran-
IN INDIA.
JAPANESE CRITICISED AT CONFERENCE.
FORTY TIMES LEGITIMATE REQUIREMENTS.
BUICK
1928
Down to the smallest detail of construc-Ti tion, wherever refinements could be made, Bulok has made thom. Again Bulck has improved upon Balck, Again the 'stan- dard for the year is set,
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MORE TERRORISM IN KOWLOON MEMBER
JAPAN.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER STABBED TO DEATH.
TWO OTHERS KILLED.
Osaka, Apr. 17. The Japanese public is worried, on the one, hand, with the recent discovery of Communistic activi- tios, and, on the other, with the increasing physical violencé com- mitted by pro-Government read tionaries.
The latest sensation, under the
OF COUNCIL.
SIR HENRY POLLOCK TAKES UP CLAIM,
MANY MAINLAND QUESTIONS TO-MORROW.
GAOL FACILITIES,
Kowloon's claim to a seat on the
Legislative Council, in view of the importance of the mainland in the future development of Hongkong,
and will be placed on the Retired ready at Tsingtao, the total landing/Baroh Von Huehnfeld had been glars had once again been active, cotics into China was the opinion latter. heading, is reported from has been taken up by Sir Henry
London, Apr. 17. Rear-Admiral Bernard Collard has been relieved of his command
List as the result of the delibera- force which will be made available toying with a revolver with the tions of the Board of the Admiral-Ly the new orders will be about idea of shooting his companions ty, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, the First 900. The Army authorities are Lord, announced to the House of considering the despatch of a brigand himself as a last resort in the Commons to-day.
ade from Japan if the situation be-event of a failure to reach land Mr. Bridgeman made a long comes more serious.-Reuter.
has been made in connexion with atatement on the incidents on
Shanghal, Apr. 17. Rumour le rife in Shanghai, that the
sensational flight of the board H.M.S. Royal Oak and the
and the Japanese Government intends "Breman" from Ireland to Ameri- subsequent courts-martial, said that the Board of the to dispatch troops to Shantung, Admiralty were of opinion that the where considerable fighting is going ca. initial blame for what happened on betwen the Kuominchun and the must lay with Rear-Admiral Cal- Northerners.
If such action is taken, it is a Jard in dealing with trivial causes of dissatisfaction in a manner un-leged, the progress of the Kuomin- becoming to his position and show. chun armies will be hindered. ing himself unfitted for high com.. mand.
The Board had decided, despite his good services in the past, to place him on the retired list.
'Board's Disapproval.
As regards Captain Dewar and "Commander Daniel, the Board.com. firmed their sentences in order to mark their disapproval of their action, but the sentences did not preclude them from further em- ployment in due course should Buable vacancies occur.
Chinese in Shanghal are much opposed to the Japanese proposals.
AMERICAN LOSSES IN
NICARAGUA.
TWENTY-ONE KILLED IN
OPERATIONS.
Washington, Apr. 17.
In response to a Senate resolu-
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doing one of the win- NO MUKDEN FACTORY. dowa a hole through which a min’a) arm could be comfortably 'passed,
Genova, Apr. 17. suggested the theory that a robbery
That it was hopeless to attempt had been committed, and rumours were soon current that city bur to prevent the smuggling. of nar- In all, two plate glass windows expressed by Mr. Lyall, the Asses- were damaged, both near the on- sor, when the Opium Committee Wakayama, thirty miles south of Pollock, R.C., and at to-morrow's trance in Chater Road of Alexandra dlacussed the United States 1927 Osaka, where the local Minsoito meeting of the Council he will ask -Bullding. One of the windows report on opium and the dangerous member of the Prefectural Ag- the Government whether they are had a large hole in the centre, with drugs traffic.
sembly, has been stabbed to death prepared to seek an amendment of cracks extemling over the length Long experience, he said, had with a dagger, together with two the constitution of the Council in
others.
order to permit of Kowloon being and breadth of it, whilst another taught him that prevention of was holed in two places, one near amuggling to China was hopelessed at the same time that the mur
Two were also seriously wound-represented on the Council. the top and the other slightly be and that the only remedy was to ders were committed, as a re-himself in a number of other ques- Sir Honry has also interested low the centre. These holes were attack smuggling at its source/ both about two inches in diameter
sult of a refusal to withdraw lit-tions of importance to Kowloon, in- Sir John Campbell (India) stated gation against the police in con- cluding the provision of a public The first-hand account of the but the pane of glass is badly
General landing of the "Bremen" on the "atarred, cracks running over the that all measures of control men-nexion with the recent
ptor, the improvement of the traffic tioned in the American report Election. whole surface of the glass.
regulation at Kowloon point, the desolate ice-bound Island of Green-
It transpires however, that were already in force in India. He
The assailants are followers of further acquisition of land for ly off the Labrador coast, has been Messrs. Ullmann were not the vic-denied that large quantities of a local reactionary political boss. children's playgrounds.
prepared. oplum could have beanReuter. given at St. John's, New Bruns-tims of a robbery, but only of a
stone-throwing incident. It is al-exported from India into the wick, by Miss Greta Ferris, of the leged that early this morning a Philippines, since no prepared soldier threw several stones at the opium was manufactured in India. The Government of India, he de- window from the middle of the road, and, after smashing the win--clared, exercised a most rigid con- dow, ran off in the direction of trol on the export of opium. Statue Square. He was chased and caught and later handed over to the police.
Grenfell Mission.
The details correspond in the most important particulara with the accounts already received. The machine was damaged in land- ing.
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"Thank God!"
Hoogly River Seizure.
The Committee also considered In connexion with the above, a the report of Japan for 1926-26 as police report this morning states rogards the measures taken for the that Private C. Hood, of the "B" control of the drug traffle in Company, 2nd K.O.S.B., was arreste Japan. ed for doing wilful damage to Mosers. Ulligtore by throw-
́dow and breaking it.
The airmen's first words in their tion asking for "Information re-respective languages on climbing Mr. Bridgeman further an-garding the Ameriena operations nounced that the Board of the in Nicaragua, the Navy Depart-out of the plane were "Thanking stout their plate-glas vin Admiralty was carefully review ment has issued a statement, God!" ing the Regulations in order to ascertain whether there were any grounds for the suggestions, officers and men might be uncer tain how to act if they had a com- plaint to make against anyone of superior rank-Reuter.
Unfitted For High Command, After reviewing the proceedings in the courts-martial on Captain Dewar and Commander Daniel, at which Rear-Admiral Collard gave evidence, the Board of the Admir- alty were of opinion that the initial blame for what happened lay with Rear Admiral Collard in dealing ..with trivial causes of dissatisfac- tion in a manner unbecoming to his position and showing himself unfited for high command. He had now been relieved of his com- mmand and the 'Board had decided
to place him on the Retired List, despite his good service in the
past.
nothing that the United States Miss Greta Ferris states that Marines have lost 21 killed and 45 | Baron Von Huchnfeld cold and wounded.
exhausted after the battle with the Two hundred and two Nicara- elements, had been toying with a guans are known to have been revolver in the last stages fearing that the "Bremen" would never be able to reach land.
killed.
The additional cost of the Ma- rine Corps as the result of the
totals $1,590,000.- trouble now Reuter's American Service,"
NEW KUQMINTANG
COUNCIL.
TO BE ESTABLISHED IN HANKOW.
He was ready to shoot his com- panions and himself as a last re
sort.
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Lighting System Fails.
A meusage from Quebec says that "four hundred miles flown in dark- ness" was the laconic comment of Baron Von Huehnfeld, describing to a wireless operator at Point Amour how the failure of the light- ing system on the Bremen's instru-
EXPORT GUARANTEES IN BRITAIN.
GOVERNMENT TO EXTEND SCHEMET
London, Apr. 17. Capt. D. H Hacking, the Head of the Department of Overseas Trade, has engagements with a number of Chambers of Commerce with a view to discussing plans for | increasing British exporta.
RADIO AMATEUR TELLS
A
THE WORLD.
"
GOOD NEWS REACHES FATHER IN HONGKONG,
The remarkable manner in which
message
A memorial to the late Sir Paul Chater commemorating his plonver work in connexion with the big Praya reclamation schemes will also be suggested.,
Eight Questions,
The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock will auk eight questions in all, as follows:
1. Will the Government consi- der the advisability of making re- reached Hongkong presentations to the Right Honour
The Chairman thanked Viscount from far distant California, anable the Secretary of State for the Sato for his explanations,
nouncing to a passenger on the s.s. Colonies with reference to the Sir John Campbell asked what Hakono Maru that he had become constitution of this Courell being became of the large quantity of com, pel
amended in order to permit of caine manufactured in Japan. He grandfather, an interesting Kowloon being represented on this cited a recent large seizure on its story which has just come to kind Gounell? arrival at the Hoogly River from An amateur wireless enthusiast the construction of a portations of Japan were forty in California, who became the public pier at the end of Nathan Road. Is Impracticable, will the times more than the country's legi-father of a bouncing baby boy, Government favourably consider timate requirements.
Kobe. He declared that the Im-
In the afternoon, Viscount Sato, broadcast the news by short-wave the erection of a public pier at the replying to Sir John Campbell's transmitter to the Far East where end of Jordan Road?
3. Will the Government state criticisms, contested the genuine his father was touring, addressing what staps it is prepared to take in ness of the labels on the smuggled
Only one-tenth of the the message to "Mendel, passenger, order to moet the desires of the cocaine.
Kowloon Residents' Association in narcotics smuggled into India, he Hakono Maru."
regard to the improvement of declared, emanated from Japan.
A short-wave amateur in Manila traffic regulation in the vicinity of picked up the message and re- the Star Ferry Wharf at Kowloon?
Bathing Facilities,
Japanese Smuggling.
4. With a view to the increase
The later had assumed respon-transmitted it to Shanghai, where His first engagement was with sibility for the seizure on the Hoog- Siccawel Station received. The ly River and would investigate the Jesuit Fathers in Shanghál very ment board on Thursday night the Sheffield Chamber of Com- matter, but Japan could not be held kindly sent the message to the of public bathing facilities in the nearly resulted in disaster. morce to-day. On Thursday, he responsible for all the smuggling Hakone Maru which was at Shang- Colony, will the Government
When dawn arrived it brought will be the guest of the Southamp-carried on in Japanese steamers, haid, and when Mr. Mendel joined (I) Put up additional bathing with it a blizzard. The machine ton Chamber of Commerce and on Viscount Sato quoted statistica in the vessel in Hongkong, last week cubicles, and pavilion accommoda- was blown off its course and April 26th he will be the prin- demonstration of the substantial re he found the message waiting for tion, for the use of the public, at brought down dangerously low. cipal speaker at the annual meet-duction in Japanese Imports. The ing of the British Chambers of manufacturers of cocaine and mor- Commerce.
phine had admitted evasions with
"Only with the greatest difficul- ty, were we able to keep her up."
Shanglial, Apr. 17. The Wuchung-Hankow branch of the Kuomintang Political Council, which will bo the highest civil au thority of Hupeh, will be establish-i ed at Hankow on May lat, with General Li Tsung-jen, a staunch supporter of Marshal Li Chai-sum and the "Kwangel Clique," Chairman. On the same, day, Gen- cral Li Taung-jen will take the oath, at Clark City.
A lengthy declaration addressed
BA
Aviators' Intentions. Colonel FitzMaurice has arrived
News from Montreal of the
"In the case of the other two officers who were sentenced to be aeverely reprimandd and dismiss ed their ships, Mr. Bridgeman aid the Board had decided to confirm their sentences, though they were of opinion, that In Commander to Chinese living overseas, by Marstranded aviators states that the Daniel's case, no offence against shal Chiang Kai-shek the National-idea of flying the "Bremen" from King's Regulations was proved ist Commander-in Chief, has been Greenly Island to New York has under the second charge.
Grave View.
As it had been suggested that the offences committed by these officers were more or less technical' in character, the Board thought it, necessary to say it had taken a grave view of their conduct.
Commander Daniel having been ordered to give a report to Captain Dowar on certain events connected
issued.
BRITISH LOAN LISTED IN NEW YORK.
been abandoned, and all three aviators will leave for New York in the quickest manner possible.-— Reuter's American Service,
NO "LABOUR DAY” PARADES.
CANTON AUTHORITIES ISSUE EDICT.
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It is understood that the prin- cipal tople will be the extention of the export guarantee scheme.— British Wireless.
MOTOR SHIPS MORE POPULAR.
STEAM TONNAGE BEING
· EXCEEDED.
London, Apr, 17. BIGGEST FOREIGN ISSUE IN
The striking progress in motor- shipa leagrin, emphasised, in U. S. HISTORY:
Lloyds quarterly returna.
These show that the motor-ship New York, Apr. 17.
tonnage at present being built with the departure of the Rear- The Stock Exchange has listed Admiral from his ship, supple the United Kingdom and Northern
Chinese reports state that the throughout the world totals 1,490,- mented it by an addition of Ireland four per cent. Loan, Canton Police and the Garrison 003, compared with 1,890,000 for his own, and made 1 re-redeemablo 1930/90, of which ap- Headquarters have notified
the steam tonnage, notwithstanding containing unnecessary proximately 1988,000,000 14 out- Labour Unions and Guilde that no the fact that the number of steam- port comment on Rear-Admiral Collard, standing.
labour meetings or street parades ers under construction is 869 and based on hearsay and partly
This is the largest foreign Gov-are to be permitted on May 1st motor ships only 275. making criticisms of an improper ernment issue which has ever (Labour Day).
Of the total tonnage of 2,803,000 nature.
been listed on the New York The Edict adds that formerly at present under.construction, Bri- The Board were of opinion that Stock Exchange.-Router'e Ameri- when a radical Government was in tish yards are building 1,441,000, a officers of their experience mustcan Service,
compared
have been aware of the procedure for making complaint, and that
the making of a complaint must LIBERALS ENTERTAIN
not be used for the subversion of discipline of a superior officer,
Ho did not
HENRY FORD.
LUNCHEON AT HOUSE OF
power and Communist activity was reduction of 189,000
rife propagandists acized the op- with the previous quarter-Reu- portunity on Labour Day to carry tor. put "Red" progananda by delivering speeches and distributing seditious namphlets. Such conduct by the labourers, the order says, will be prohibited this year.
"SOME RAIN” PREDICTED.
THREE NEW K.G'S.
FAMOUS PEERS HONOURED BY KING.
London, Apr. 17.
him.
extremely
Repulse Bay?
(II) Put up bathing cubicles, Naturally he was
and a pavilion, for the use of the pleased, and has written to the public, at the Bay near Stanley Jesult Fathers thanking them for where private bathing matsheds their thoughtfulness. The Ident-have already been erected?
regard to cocaine, but other countries were also exporting con- eidorable quantities of narcotica.
Japan was willing to conformity of the Manila amateur is not at 5. W the Government, (in ae- with a measure of restriction of present known, manufacture, if the restriction were
applied all round, but otherwise she was unable to undertake to reduce manufacture.
Sir John Campbell in reply, ob- FOR THE TRAVELLER, served that Japanese co-operation was necessary to the stopping of evasions. He, generally speaking, VIB- expressed satisfaction count Bato's statement.
with
Mukden Rumours. Both Viscount Sato and Mr. Chao addressing the Opium Committee, dented the rumours that companies are being formed to establish mor phine factories in Kwantung and Mukden-Reuter,
INTERNATION BANK CONFERENCE.
CLOSER CO-OPERATION
PLANNED.
Paris, Apr: 17. The international banking con- ference which opened on Tuesday last week uder the auspices of the League of Nations, has concluded Its slitings.
Tho proceedings throughout have been private, but it is under stood that the Conference, which
GUIDE FOR THOSE ON
HOLIDAY.
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cordance with the recommendations of the Bathing Beaches Committee contained in Sessional Paper No. 12 of 1926), expend a sum, then es- timated at $7,115, with an annual wages bill for boatmen and coolies, of $560 for the season, in providing bathing cubicles, a shelter or pavi- lion, sanitary conveniences, boats, buoys, rafts, fresh water, etc., at Ch'eung Sha Bay, which is on the Those going Home on leave this motor road a few miles nearer to year, or thinking of taking a holt-Kowloon than Castle Peak Bay? day anywhere in the East, will find
Kowloon Tong Water, much valuable information In Messrs. Thoa Cook and Son's "Tar 6. Will the Government tako Eastern Travellers' Guide," the steps to enable the residents of April-June quarter issue of which Kowloon Tong to have a sufficient is now out.
water-supply for the flush closet Interesting articles are given system, which system has been regarding motor tours. In Great Installed in their houses in accor Britain; the coming exhibition of dance with the original building contemporary culture at Brno, scheme?
Czecho-Slovakin; the festival of 7. Will the Government utilize.. Wagner operas at Beyrouth; the one of the strips of Government: summer festival of operas and land abutting on Salisbury Road as plays at Salzburg, Austria; the play-ground for Kowloon chil- Olympic Games in Holland; and dren? Will the Government also inquire into the possibility of vari the West Country of England.
oua unbuilt-on pieces of land abut- There is also much information ting on Nathan Road being tem on how to see the principal cities porarily used for, the purposes, of of Europe and the Mediterranean, children's play-grounds? together with details of steamship, aerial and railway services.
was attended by representatives FORMER M.P.'S DEATH. order to commemorate the fact
of twenty-four national banks, in- cluding America, dealt with a
8. Will the Government con- older the advienbility of a simple Beyond Formality.
granite Memorial being erected.on Captain Dewar should have" de
the Praya Wall, between Queen's Pier and the Star Ferry Wharf, in- terred his junior officer from
COMMONS. going beyond a formal report of
that the late Sir Paul Chater was facts which he had been order-
London, Apr. 17. ed to prepare.
the originator of two important Mr. Henry Ford, the American discourage Commander Daniel, but motor manufacturer, was the guest|
Reclamations on the South.side of To-day's Observatory, report The King has approved that the world-wide system for the inter-
the Harbour, namely, one from the accepted his report, which was con- of Mr. Lloyd George at a private states: The anticyclon is now following be appointed Knights of change of information relating to trary to traditions and prejudicial luncheon party at the House of central over S.W. Japan. A de- the Mont Noble Order of the Gar- exchanges and other characteris The death has occurred. of Royal Naval Yard Westward to to naval discipline.
Commons. The Party included pression remains over Indo-China, tor-Earl of Athlone, Governor- tics of the various markets, with Lieut-Colonel Walter, Vavasour West Point, and the other from other prominent Liberals. British is:East winds, fresh; overcast; of Abercorn, and Lord Des-national banking operations. Andover Division of Hante (1908- to East Point? Lord Reading, Sir John Simon and The forecast up to noon to-morrow General of South Africa; the Duke the abject of facilitating inter Faber, formerly, M.P. (C), for the the Royal Naval Yard Eastward
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ad the sentences of these two
The Board had therefore confirm
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Wireless.
some rain.
horough--British Wireless.'
Reuter.
18.)
LIEUT-COL W. Y. FABER,