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U.S. CONSUL AT CHEFOÒ ASKS FOR WARSHIP.
THE FALL OF TAIAN.
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Hongkong Telegraph.
『二拜禮·號四廿月四英港香
TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1928.
日五初三
COUNCIL ANSWERS RACING CAR SPEED
CRITICISED:
SIR HENRY POLLOCK TO MOVE RESOLUTION.
| INADEQUATE REPLIES.
The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., is not satisfied with the answers given to two of the questions which he asked at last Thursday's meet- ing of the Legislative Council,
RECORD..
TWO BRITISHERS OUT TO GET IT BACK.
AMERICAN MAKING SECOND ATTEMPT TO-DAY.
As a consequence, he will, at this RAY KEECH INJURED. week's meeting, move the following resolution: That the Answers given in this Council on the 19th)
A cablegram to the State. De-April to my Questions 4 and 7 arej
London, Apr. 23, As the result of Mr. Ray Keech's
partment from Mr. Leroy Webber, unsatisfactory."
Question I dealt with bathing success at Daytona Beach yester the United States. Consul at Chefoo, and formerly a Consul in Hong-facilities, and in replying thereto day when his Triplex car averaged kong, recommends the Immediate the Hon. Colonial Secretary stated 207.55 miles an hour, a world's despatch of an American warship last Thursday that 15 cubicles were motor speed contest threatens to to Chefoo.
being erected at Repulse Bayten Mr. Webber states that there is for men and five for women; but no develop. every ground for fear that Chefoo pravision was being made for will bo seized by bandits in view pavilion.
of the imminent collapse of the Shantung Government-Reuter's American Service.
Southern Succeнxes.
these facilities were considered by
reported to him to be suitable.
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BRITISH ATTACK ON SANDINO CREATES SHANGHAI APPEAL SUGAR REFINERY'S
AIR RECORD.
HOPE TO ACHIEVE NEARLY 350
MILES AN HOUR.
R.A.F. APPOINTMENT.
A
SENSATION.
DARING RAID ON U. S.
GOLD MINE.
BRITISHER AND 4 AMERICANS TAKEN PRISONER.
London, Apr. 23. Flight-Lieutenant David D'Arcy Greig has been appointed to the command of the Royal Air Forco high speed flying section at Felix- atowe with a view to an attempt in the near future on the world's sca- MINE PROPERTY LOOT piano record-Reuter.
Flight-Lieutenant David D'Arey
Now York, Apr. 23:
Force.
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TO LEAGUE.
INTERNATIONALIST URGES PEACE IN POLITICS.
·NO PAPER TREATIES.
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Shangbai, Apr. 24. Mr. C. Blix, the originator of the ["International-message thanking Britain for sending troops. to the defence of Shanghai, has just dia-
LOSSES.
IMPOSSIBLE TO WORK
AT PROFIT.
SEVERE COMPETITION FROM JAVA AND JAPAN.
patched an appeal to the League of ́A PRIVATE -MEETING.
Nations and the principal news-
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gen-
The reasons for the heavy loss Greig has been officially appointed A daring raid by General San- papers in Europe urging the re-incurred by the China Sugar Re- to command the high speed experi- dino, the Nicaraguan rebel leader, casting of foreign policies in China, fining Company last year were He urges that the old system of outlined at the fiftieth annual gen ment section of the Royal Air is reported by the proprietora of
the American-owned gold mine at diplomacy should be discarded and eral meeting of the Company, held He will go into training at once faluz, Nicaragua, a cable from a new basis of international rela at the office to fly the Supermarine Napier. So them stating that the insurgents tionship created the guiding oral agents, Messrs. Jardine, monoplane in an effort to break the attacked the mine on April 12th, factors of which should bo Matheson and Co., Ltd., this world's
morning. speed record of 318 seizing large quantities of gold, sympathy and understanding. 4 Captain Malcolm Campbell, miles per hour.
merchandise from the shops in the Mr. Blix urges the abandonment The Chairman said: that 'sa the, After that answer had been given, whose record was beaten, an-
The attempt will be made city, and many animals.
of party interests and bureaucratic Company's bankers and general Sir Henry Pollock naked whether nounced, his intention of making at Southampton Water, Cal-
General Sandinó also kidnapped control of foreign affairs, which he agonts had intimated their unwill- the Government to be adequate for an early effort to retrieve the re-shot, in about two months, and Mr. Marshall, the assistant Mine suggests are a menace to the lives ingness to make further advances Superintendent, and all' the and happiness of the people. an informal special committee of He further suggests the establish shareholders had bean appointed employees. the use of the public, to which.H.Erd for Britain. It is possible it is hoped to attain a speed of near- the Governor said he was afraid that his attempt will be made only 350 miles per hour.
American Marines have been ment of a political and geographical to inquire into the Company's posi- It may be assumed that Flight despatched in purauit of the institute, in conjunction with the tion and prepare a report. Naval Wireless messages re- that that question would have to the sands in Denmark, which aro
Lieutenant Greig will command the ceived in Hongkong this morning stand over to the next meeting.
British team which will fly for the raiders, but no information re- League of Nations for the purpose
The report was submitted to an state that it is clear that the Question 7 dealt with the matter
Schneider Trophy next year.
garding the operations is yet avail- of training Government officials and Southern forces have made a gen-of children's playgrounds in Kow-
affording them an opportunity informal meeting at the con- eral advance, but the magnitude of loon, and the answer given by the
Till recently it was considered Major Segrave,' another famous
The Mine Superintendent is a of meeting the people of other races, clualon of the general one, the their success still remains In Colonial Secretary was:-"Pending racing-motorist, whose giant doubtful whether the new British Britisher named Amphlett, but his saya; is subversive of lasting world private, **
The present political system, he proceedings being conducted in doubt,
its use by the Government for other machine, accomplished 203 miles
name is not mentioned in JORJUKINDGAN MIGUELE | Nexion with the raiders' escapado. affairs from party politics is a the Chairman, Mr. B. D. F. Beith
peace as the aeparation of "foréigu. "It appears to be definite that purposes, a small area can be rean hour, said it is impossible to OSTACİR
Speaking at the general meeting Taian in the east has been cup- served as a children's playground allow the Americans to hold tho
-Router's American Service.
vital necessity. RACING MOTORIST KILLED.
Bald: tured, but Feng's advance at the t the junction of Salisbury and record long. He will do his best
Mr. Amphlett a Prisoner, In conclusion, Mr. Blix appeals to western end may have been stop-Middle Roads. There is, however, to get it back as soon as his new
the Party leaders to persuade their been in your hands for the past The report and accounts having ped owing to the doubtful attitude in the opinion of the Government, machine is ready, which he hopes
no area at Tsimshatsui which is will be January next.
New York, Apr. 24. Governments to publish a joint week, I will with your permission The latest news from Nicaragua world declaration announcing an take them as read. regarding the sensational attack agreement to seek a better under by General Sandino on the Amert standing on the basis of the com- can gold-mine at Laluz, confirms mon foundation of political inter- [that "the rebol leader took the course, and not paper treaties with-
British Mine Superintendent, Mr. out sound basis. Our Own Cor|mitted to you shows a not loss on Amphlett prisoner, in addition to respondent. four Americans and about one hundred native mine-workers.
of his ally. Farther batches of really suitable for permanent reser troops have been sent from Pukowvation as a children's playground: to the front. Generals Pei Taung and none of the undeveloped arca hai and Chen Chien are both re-adjoining Nathan Rond appears to ported to be at Changsha,
be suitable for conversion to child- ren's playgrounds.”
Very Near City.
Shanghai, April. 24. A report received early this
morning from Hsuchow indicates that the Nationallats, who, have succeeded in capturing Talan, have further advanced and are
New British Car.
"Another Attempt.
New York, Apr. 28. Mr. Frank Lockhart, who crashed in a previous attempt, will attack Mr. Ray. Keech's record to-morrow, while Mr. Keech says that he will
JAPANESE TROOPS again if Lockhart succeeds.
TSINAN.
FOR
It is noteworthy that the machine used by Mr. Ray Keech was the Triplex belonging to Mr. J. M. White which was disqualified
now very near the city of Tsinan. EIGHTEEN HUNDRED NOW ON when Captain Campbell created
A considerable number of Kuo-
minehun forces who have been advancing along the west side of
the Tientsin-Pukow line
from
Felcheng, which is west of Talan, are also reported to have approach- ed near Tsinan.
become
THE WAY.
CHINESE OPINIONS.
Shanghai, Apr. 23.
the record, because it had no differential, clutch or reverse gear, It is a car weighing over four tons, has three molors and deve-) lops 1,500 h.p.
2.
Presumably the omissions re- sulting in its disqualification in February have now been rectified. Record-Breaker Burned.
An Immediate joint bombard 11 is understood that the larger ment of the city by the Nation-proportion of the Japanese forces alist 1st Army Corps and the intended for Shantung, of which Kuominchun forces la expected. the first detachment of 1,800 with! General Fukuda, in command, and;
A message from Daytona Bench Another report states that the his Staff sailed yesterday, will be to-day states that during the last situation in the native city of despatched to Tsinanfu immediate-run yesterday, the car driven by Tainan has suddenly
Mr. Ray Keech back-fired and serious, owing to the rapid nd-ly on their arrival at Tsingtao:
Authoritative Chinese opinion sprayed his body with blazing vance of the Southerners. A large number of foreigners have left the now believes that the Japanese will retrol. city, fearing trouble. All avall not attempt to hold up the victori- able troops have been ordered out of the city for reinforcing, the de- fence lines, and only a small nan ber of soldiers, together with the police force, are now the city.
May Enter To-day. The Nationalists hope to enter the city this morning.
OUS
The driver's right arm was badly advance of the Nationalist burned, but fortunately he escap- Army in any way, because unlike ed serious hurt.-Reuter." last May (when the Japanese sent) troops to Tairanfu) the domination] of the Russian Reds in the Na- tionalists, policies is now at an end:
The result is that Japan no longer fears that a further spread of Communism will result from the possible final Nationalist victory,
LABOUR HOLD HANLEY SEAT.
Famous Italian Driver's
Fatal Accident.
·BUENOS TO NEW YORK.
New York, Apr. 23. A mesage from Bogota, Columbia, states that the fam-
~Italian mobor-racing driver, Puccini, who was mak- ing a motor trip from Buenos Alres to New York has been killed as the result of his car overturning during a trial spin on the Call racetrack — Reuter's American Servico.
MAN IN VELEKEN KUEDARENA Stand
attempt at the air speed record. would be made this year but now it has been decided definitely to make the attempt-British Wireless.
UNFORTUNATE VICTIM OF ANOTHER'S OFFENCE.
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able.
con-
"Loss of $1,189,295.
The Statement of Accounts sub-
the year's working of $1,189,295.62 after providing for depreciation on the usual scale, payment of in-
All portable property belonging ELECTION EXPENSE tercat and all other charges.
to the mine, including foodstuffs, and 75 boats used for the trans- portation of gold ore was alge seized.
Monnwhile the pursuers, the American Marines, are uncertain which direction General Sandino has taken and are pushing into a wild reglen among dense tropical vegetation whore white men havo seldom penetrated.
Senate Attack,
..
CONTROL.
NEW BILL'S DIFFICULTY OVERCOME,
SCALE IS REDUCED.
During a rush for passengers'
the express from SERIOUS MILL STRIKE baggage on Canton at noon yesterday a coolic
Kowloon at the
Can- DEVELOPMENTS. ton・・ Railway Station receiv-| ed' a'' gevare knock across the head by somebody's bamboo pole, POLICE FORCED TO FIRE ON small means. necessitating his removal to hospi
MOB AT PAREL. dal for treatment.
The balance at debit of Prefit. and Loss Account thus stands' at $2,723,088.74 after bringing for ward the debit of $1,539,788,05 from the previous year.
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Price Declines,
I very much regret having to put before you such a poor result of the year's working," which, as will bo explained' later,' is due entirely to causes beyond the control of your General Agents. It is more. regrettable in view of the fact London, Apr. 28.
that this is the 50th annual The House of Commons to-day general meeting of the Company Washington, Apr. 28.
continued the committee stage of and it may be of interest to you' The Government's policy in the Bill giving votes to women on to know that over this period the Nicaragua has been brought be equal terms with men.
average annual return to share- foro the attention of the Senate by WRONG MAN HIT BY Senator Norris, who bitterly at
It accepted the new clause moved holders has been slightly below 11
Mr. Arthur by.
Henderson per cent, BAMBOO.
tacked the administration, assert (Labour) reducing the maximum ing that the United States was at scale of a candidate's election cx- war with countries of Central penses from 7d. as at present al- America without the necessary lowed for each elector in the couk forward purchases were much be Our stocks of raw sugar and our sanction from Congress. Reuter's ties and from 6d. as allowed at pre low replacing cost at the beginning American Service.
sent for each elector in the boroughs of the year, but early in January |to.Gd. and, 4d. respectively.
prices of rawa bogan to aag and Supporters of the clause were there was 4 continual decline anxious that in view of the in- throughout the year. -crease of the electorata by 5,000,000
In January the laid down cost of women, the expenditure allowed to raws at the Refinery was approxi the candidates should not be so in mately $12 per picul, in February creased as to hamper a mar of It was slightly below $10 and there was a gradual fall until at the end An official report from Yenchow
The Home Secretary, Sir William of the year the cost was down to $8. states that the 1st Army Corps, Furthermore, the popular disap-
Joynson Hicks, gave figures from Prices of Java Browns fell which captured Talan, and the 2nd proval of Baron Tanaka's policy,
Bombay, Apr. 23. the General Election of 1924, which gradually during the year, the ex Army Corps, which captured Fel- combined with the exceedingly dif- The bye-election at flanley made
The mill strike is developing showed that the successful can- Godown Java quotations being cheng, have been instructed to ficult and delicate political situation launch a general attack on Teinan. in Japan, will naturally force the necessary by the death of the La-loon Magistracy this morning and, seriously, over 65,000 workers have didates had spent on an average Guilders 18 in January and reached in answer to a charge of assault, downed, tools in the mill area, 13 pence per head of the electorate their lowest point in December, L. Marshal Chiang la preparing to Japanese Government to avoid bour M.P. Mr. S. Clowes, took said that he had has a quarrel with while only five mills are continu- in the London boroughs, 3.11 pence Guilders 8.05. leave Yenchow for the front line friction in Shantung-Reuter,
place to-day, the polling resulting a third coolle and in a chase acing work.
in other English boroughs, and 6,29
Yangtaze Chaos. cidentally struck the complainant It is reported that the Police pence in the English counties.
to fire on riotous were forced
The Scottish boroughs expendi- Our average cost of raws was 6,604 with his pole: 3,890, According to Sergeant. Clarke, strikers at the Parel mill district. ture was very much smaller giving much below replacing coat up to the the defendant was seen by Private Later, thousands of strikers de- 21⁄2d. in the boroughs and 4.87d, in middle of July, and oven under Bradbury, R. A. S. C., to strike a monstrated in front of the mills, the counties.-British Wireless.
The coolle with his pole. The man who and started, stone-throwing. The result is no change, though was assaulted ran away.
police wore unable to control the the successful candidate increas-
The complainant in reply to his crowd and the Superintendent fired New York, Apr. 23.ed the Labour poll by over 1,500. Worship said that he was struck his revolver at the demonstrators, All Arctic explorers, including At the 1924 there was a straight from behind and did not know who killing one and wounding one.→→
fight between Labour and Conser- had bit him. Shanghai, Apr. 23.
Commander Byrd and Stefansson, vative, the result being: Mr. S. Intimating that it appeared to Official reports from suchowfu, declare that the Wilkins Flight Clowes (Lab.).13,527; Mr. F. Collis have been an accident, his Worship Istate that the Nationaliat captur- confirms the theory that the best (Cons.)11,973, a majority of ordered the defendant to pay the
ed Talan on Sunday after a heavy air route from America to the Far 1,554. aerial attack. The Northerners East would be across the North abandoned Talan without a fight, Pole,
in order to direct the operations on the city.
A message from foreign sources; confirms the report that the Kuo- forces have occupied minchun Feicheng and have since advanced along the south bank of the
SHORTENING DISTANCE TO FAR EAST,
Yellow River towards Tainan. NEW YORK TO PEKING BY AIR. Nam Chung Pao.
Retired Without Fight,
MAJORITY CONSIDERABLY
INCREASED.
London, Apr. 23.
as follows;
Mr. Hollins (Lab) Mr. Denville (Cons.)..., Mr. Meakin (Lib.)
.15,136
Labour majority
8,532
the retiring army marching to: It would be possible by the trans- FRENCH COMMUNISTS
wards the Taishan Hills where Pele route to reduce the present dis they evidently interid to make, a stand.
tance from New York to Peking from ten thousand miles to seven Tho Taishan Hills overlook thousand miles-Router's American' Telnan and thus the Intest dove- Servico.
POLL WELL.
FAVOURABLY PLACED' FOR SECOND BALLOT.
A second coolte was charged be-
fored Mr. W. Schofield at the Kow-
complainant $5 compensation and further bound him over to be of good behaviour, in the sum of $50 for six months,
THE "BREMEN” RELIEF PLANE ARRIVES.
Router.
RUHR ARBITRATION AWARD.
HELD BINDING ON ALL PARTIES
DANISH CONVERSION LOAN.
-AMERICAN FINANCIAL
Berlin, Apr. 23. The Minister of Labour has de York.
UNDERTAKING.
Copehagen, Apr. 23.
these circumstances our refined product could not be sold in China to show a profit but owing to the gradual decline, during the remain- der of the year, the cost of our purchases was above the replacing. figure.
Our sales in the Yangtze Valley and the North generally have been seriously affected during the year by the hostilities and political chaos existing and the consequent lack of transportation facilities both For the purpose of converting by rall and water, together with the.. the city's 5 per cent. Loan of heavy taxes levied by the various 1910, Copenhagen has contracted military factions and lack of credit a loan of $12,500,000 with Messrs, facilities, and owing to accumula Kuhn, and Loeb and the Inter- tion of our stocks we were compell- national Acceptance Bank of Nowed to close down the Roinery dur ing the whole of February and No clared that the arbitration award It will be a 25-year loan at 434 vamber and part of June. Our in the Ruhr, coal-mining dispute por cent, Interest, at a price of total melt of Haw Bagar during the year was 408,000 piculs as compar 92.77-Router. le binding on all parties, a
ed with 602,400 picuis in 1926. The decision provided for the
Japanese Competition, maintenance of an B-hour shift un Now York, Apr. 29.derground, a reduction of one hour Two monthe hard labour was The troops are rapidly prepar- To-day's Observatory reporting on Sunday, the Communists
The relief aeroplane conducted in the working hours at the pithead the sentence imposed by Mr. W stand, increased our cost of pro This, as you will readily under ing the defences, digging large states: The antleyclone is central polled a greater aggregate of votes by Colonel Fitzmaurice has arrived and other surface workers, and a Schofield, at the Kowloon Magia duction materially. All our raw numbers of tranches round the between Shanghai and north Naga- than ever before, city. The Northerners Intend to akl and now dominates the map. Many of their candidates are in at Greenly Island with spares for general increase of wages of eight tracy this morning, on a young sugar has been melted and Refinery
the "Bremen," also underclothing per cent.
Chinese found lottering on the is closed down. We have no for hold Trinan at any cost, according The forecast up to noon to-morrow a favourable position for the German beer, cigars etc. for the This award was rejected origin staircase of Noe, 3 and 4, Gillies ward commitments of rawa to reliable telegrams.
is:-East winds, strong, moderat second ballot on Sunday, next German aviators Router's Amerially by both the miners and the Avine Hunghons, at midnight (Continued on Page 14-) 'ing; overcast; some rain.
Reuler.
Milne-owners--Reuter.
lopments paint to the fact that
it will not be long before Tainan
Is threatened. Large detachments.
of Shantung-Chihli troops are
concentrated at Tainan.
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:
"SOME RAIN" PREDICTED.
Paris, Apr. 28. Although no Communist was re- turned as the result of the ballot-
BEER AND CIGARS FOR
AVIATORS
can Bervice,
with "chisel in his possession.