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六拜禮 號五月五英港香
JAPANESE IN DIRE PERIL.
MASS ATTACKS BY INFURIATED SOUTHERNERS AT TSINAN.
Onslaughts
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1928.
ONGKONG
INGLE COPE, 10 CRNTS
WINDOW BREAKING CRICKET SEASON'S
RENEWED.
THREE SOLDIERS ARRESTED IN EARLY MORNING.
NO CIVIL CHARGES The latest victim of stong- | throwing episodes, in Hongkong, is the Taung Fook Piano and Music, Store, of Ice House Street, On of its windows presented this
Foiled for 36 Hours After morning a gaping hole, farge 50 Miles Forced March.
SOUTH NOW
OPENING.
MORE CENTURIES IN LAST 3 DAYS.
FENDER AND HOBBS RUN INTO THREE FIGURES.
LEICESTER BEATEN,
London, May 4. enough for a man to crawl A century by Jack Hobbs in his through, and this was the sub-first match of the season was a between ject of many conjectures as to how feature of the match
Surrey and the M.C.C. which has the occurrence took place,
just concluded in a draw.
From enquiries made, it would
P. G, H. Fender, the Surrey cap- appear that at 4 o'clock this morn-tain also reached three figures. Ing, three soldiers of the K.O.S.B. The scorca were:
windows, and it is
FIRING SHRAPNEL,leged that they state three
ukeleles from the show window," They were arrated by an Indian constable.
There was a sequel to the affair
M.C.C.: 247 and 313.. Surrey: 331 and 179 (for 3
wickets).
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*Television comes to Hongkong! At the last weekly meeting of An unclaimed radiogram for the Amateur Anopheles Anglers "Photograph" is announced by the Association held at Talpo, Dr. Post Office:
Koch was appointed Assistant Anaesthetist to the Association.
Wanchai Signboard: "Ice Supply He is therefore entitled to add the Anywhere." This rather reconciles further degree of A.A.A.A‚A.A. to us to our ultimate fate.
his already long list of degrees.
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"John:"No, the P. W. D. is not
H.E. goes home soon but in constructing salt pans in the recent lectures he has given tho Happy Valley nullah. The tide University something to think
doesn't come up so far.
about during his absence.
ខ ព Taipo looks like winning the
"Etiquette." No Indy should longevity prize for mosquitoes spit on the fint fron Otherwise, crime in the district is normal.
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A young man was yesterday "Reader:"—Mr. Lindsell is usual- observed to light his pipe in Des chosen as umpire at these tennis Voeux Rond with the first match. matches because of his expert The fent was performed in the open street with people passing on knowledge of the courts.
both sides and tram-cars whizzing past at terrific speed.
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"New Talking Machine in Auto matic," says a Manila 'paper. So are must wives."
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Owing to_n_breakdown in the cotton conference, the thread of "Dogs can be a distinct source the discourse has been lost. of danger in a car," says a motor- writer. But not so much as
"Huddersfield's Bad Slip" says a some of these young pups at the henaline. They should have gone wheel.
in for better combinations.
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That the Japanese troops in Tsinanfu are surrounded by the Nationalist, troops are using overwhelming numbers of Chinese forces and are in dire peril artillery against the Japanese,
A wireless message to General is indicated in latest telegrams to hand this morning.
Fukuda has received no response, Terrible slaughter has been inflicted by the Japanese and it is feared that the military troops on the Chinese goldiery who have been attempting to wireless station at Tsinanfu has rush the Japanese Settlement, and the Japanese officer com- been destroyed, manding declares that the Southerners' violence was apparently The commercial wireless service pre-arranged as indiscriminate looting and murder commenced in the Japanese Settlement, is, how
ever, still functioning. in different parts of the city simultaneously.
It is reported that the railway For over 36 hours, the Japanese troops have been repelling bridge press the Yellow River has attacks by enormously superior forces, and the news that a been broken and therefore it is Japanese lieutenant has been wounded by shrapnel proves that impossible to send reinforcements heard in Court but the offenders their second attempt, but were out aries, but he's
by rail from Tientsin.-Reuter,
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The Marylebone team were dis- missed for 247 in their first in- in the appearance at the Magis- nings, the brunt of the bowling trucy this morning of a number being borne by E, R. T. Holmes, of soldiers, accompanied by an the brilliant Oxford all-rounder, officer of the KO.S.B. On the who is now assisting Surrey. He police table were three ukeleles took 6 wickets for 70 runs.
In response, Surrey gained a
A local ship- and pieces of broken glass.
The men were not charged, how-advantage of 96 runs, the innings
Are ping clerk says ever, the Court Sergeant inform-being conspicuous for a
Arm has ing the Press representatives pre-works display by Fender, who hit his
spacial terme out that the case would not be up 110 before losing his wicket.
mission- The M.C.C. did rather better at for would appear in due course before a District Court Martial.
On further enquiries it was A British naval wireless mess-learned that the three soldiers An agreement was reached for the Nationalists to with- age from Nanking states that who were arrested are Private J. has been ignored and à massed attack was set up at eleven taken refuge on board river craft, vale A. Stuart. o'clock, the battle still continuing when the last news came fearing that the serious through.
The situation is fraught with extreme perif for the Japanese troops, unless the reinforcements which are proceed- ing by forced marches from Tsingtao reach Tsinanfa before ammunition and provisions give out.
the Southerners are using artillery in the conflict.
The Japanese soldiers were called into action soon after. their arrival in the city, immediately following a magnificent forced march of over fifty miles,
Yangisze Fears.
for 313, leaving Surrey needing too polite to use 218 rune to win.
them. The Surrey side were going O O
If this cotton. strongly towards this end when time intervened. They compiled dispute isn't.
Hobbs claimed 100 of the total Lancashire. and was still batting when stumpa dyeing industry were drawn.
draw at seven o'clock yesterday morning, but the agreement Japanese residents there have Allen, Private J. Davie and Prix 179 (for three wickets) and Jack settled soon, the,
The Japanese are split into two bodies at the two extremes of the huge city, and attacks are stik being hurled on their
defences,
Mr. Hwang Fu has stated that the Chinese Commissioner of Foreign Affairs and the whole of his staff have been killed by the Japanese,
It appears now that the forces are isolated from the world, the Japanese military wireless stations having been destroyed.
CHINESE COMMISSIONER KILLED.
Offcials Killed.
Shanghai, May 5.
The Chinese Commissioner for
Outrages According to Plan?.
from Tsinanfu may have a reper-j cussion in Nanking.
At Hankow, the Japanese Cou- cession is now in a state of rendi- ness for defence. The general situation continues quiet, however, and the pilot strike his. been dé- finitely called o/L
There is no change in the silua- the x.8. Kingwo is still held up at tion on the upper river although
Chungking. This is due to the threat on the part of a so-called Boycott Society to seize the enrgo of the ship.
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2000 Disarmed.
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SERIOUS COTTON
DECISION.
EMPLOYERS TO CLOSE MILLS TO ENFORCE DEMAND.
REDUCTION OF WAGES.
London, May 4.
Sussex playing at home defeated Leicestershire in a county match | by sovenTM wickets," in spite of in fine effort by the amateur Dawson in 'Leicester's first innings.
The scores were:
Leicester: 280 and 118, Sureex: 270 and 131 (for 3
wickets).
C. H. Dawson scored 115 in Lei- cester's first innings, while the outstanding feature of Sussex's first effort was the fine bowling
will be dead.
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If you give enough rope, any Old Bailey can make an Berial success.
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She: "Maric has suffered much for her belief."
HeWhat is her belief?" She: "That she can get a number four shoe on a number six foot."
The P. W. D. will spend tho summer in
a
local Bank. building. Well, there should bó plenty of drafts ·' about, anyhow.
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The big battle film is going. great guns at the Queen's.
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Unless this strike in the. Tatasteel. works, in India, .fe soon settled, It'll be good-bye to prosperity.
One advantage of an Unofficial Time and tide walt for no man, joining the Government is that he but the tied usually has to wait might have a chance of answering for his wife. his own questions.
Bathing is a form of display A proposal to reduce the wages
From the Aberdeen Free Press: greatly favoured by the gentler of cotton-workers by 12 per cent. of Snary, who claimed five victims "The Scotsman and Englishman sex. But they need boy-ancy to is contained in resolution passat a cost of only 38 runs-Reuter spent the evening together. be successful exponents,
ed by the General Committee of the Feduration of Master Cotton Gloucestershire Beat Worcester. Spinners Associations at Man- chester to-day.
The Englishman stood diner, the theatre, supper, and a cabaret show. The Scotsman stood six feet six in his stocking soles!"
☐ ☐ "Contributor!"-Thanks
but these jokes about taxis and taxes have appeared in these columns before,
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Tientsin, May 4, Street fighting in Tsinan has
London, May 4. broken out again while the
Gloucestershire beat Worcester Japanese are attempting to disarm The resolution is regarded as the by nine wickets. the Southerners, who, it is alleged, most important development in the Worcester, batting first, scored
A reader writes to enquire the contrary to their agreement, fall-cotton crisis.
A Shanghai newspaper man has Tokyo, May 5.
166 runs, Mills for Gloucester cap-menning of the word "yammering"
divorce. The co- ed to evacuate the Japanese section A copy of the resolution was turing, six wickets for 44 runs. In "Annie Laurie, just got a General Fukuda, the Comman of the city. Foreign Affairs here, has received der-in-Chief of the Japanese forces
sent to the Members of the Federa, Gloucester obtained 241 runs in Hasn't it something to do with respondence has now ceased. a message from General Hwang Fu, in Shantung, is quoted as having phonic communications between for the American Section of the
As a result of the fighting tele- tion with two ballot papers, one their first innings,
Maxwelton brays? the Nationalist Foreign Minister, declared that the Southerners' vio- the Japanese detachments have industry and one for the Egyptian ter compiled 194 runs, Parker 6 In the second innings, Worens-
០ ០ who is at present at Tsinanfy, in lence structing him to protest to Baron ently pre-arranged
at Tsinanfu was, appar been cut.. Two thousand Souther-Section.
A notable Far Eastern cricketer wickets for 53, and Gloucester was spliced last Saturday, Tanaka, the Japanese Foreign started at various points simul- It is reported that 15,000 Souther-being asked to voto whether they one wicket, Dipper scoring 71 runs
ners have hitherto been disar.med.
The Federation Members are amassed 121 runs for the loss of Minister, concerning the killing of the Chinese Commissioner for Far- Hand bombs were supplied to all hers are participating in the fight. are willing to leave the question not out--Reuter. eign Affairs at Tsinanfu, and the entering the city and the railway whole of his staff, by Japanese was cut before the outrages com- Chinese Version of Trouble, troops this morning.
taneously.
ક looting
The situation at Tsinanfu is
inenced:
Southern officers are reported to
--Reuter,
of the reduction of wages to be dealt with by the Federation Com-
enforce the
milice and to close the mills if it STEAMER DISASTER IN
to in necessary demand. Reuter, "e
CHANNEL.
TWO VESSELS SINK AFTER COLLISION.
· JAPAN'S POLITICAL.
STRIFE.
Shanghai, May 4. pregnant with terrible possibilities. he ignoring the Japanese agree The following is the Chinese
General Fukuda's forces, who carried out a forced march of fifty went and more Southerners are version of the trouble in Tainan- miles all night to Tainan owing sulting in a continuance of fighting.
entering the prohibited area, re fu:
The trouble was the culmination interruption on the Shuntung Rail-
The latest despatches regarding of a series of incidents including way, are most fatigued, and have since been compelled to stand by the situation at Tsinan are most the shooting of a Nationalist off- continuously for 36 hours to meet conflicting. Tientsin reports that cor on Wednesday, and the deten- continuous Chinese attacks by enor- even wireless communication has tion of Nationalist street lec- mously superior forces, intoxicated been impossible since noon yester- turers, both by Japanese, the news VOTE OF NON-CONFIDENCE IN by their rapid series of victories day. Tsinan is apparently com- of which was suppressed by Na- against the northern armies and pletely isolated.
tionalist headquarters in order to filled with fundamental hatred of
avoid exciting the troops. the Japanese.
Shortage of Ammunition.
GOVERNMENT PROPOSED.
London, May 4, The 8.8. Bacchus, store-ship to
There is never any difficulty about meeting expenses; they run right into you.
Figures won't lie until women
change their style of dress.
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The Japanese troops got into China by the Open Door.
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The Moroa recently executed In Manila unsuccessfully tried to select their own methods of death. Lots of married people seem to They'd have much preferred old
age, of course, get along better together apart.
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DO succeeds, we may hope to under-
Penk residents are itching to stand some of these talpan's let blame the Government for the tera.
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the Mediteranean Fleet, collided in MacWhirter says there are only
plague of mosquitoes.
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Unbreakable china is the latest the English Channel with the two kinds of wives-those who innovation. We understand that a Greek steamer, Joannis Fafalics, expect things of their husband and Kowloon houseboy became de- during a fog last night..
lirious and had to be taken away Tokyo, May 4.
those who suggest things.
on an ambulance but hopes to On Thursday morning the
D': The Diet which re-assembled The Greek vessel was badly Infuriated Nationaliste. On the other hand, a report from Japanese troops frequently ob-after a three-day prorogation has haled and sank rapidly, the crew
American girl tourist offered a make another attempt later on,
☐☐ Peking states that a message has structed and even disarmed some passed a vole of censure against of 22 being picked up by the lemon dealer in Cairo £700 to Only the fact that the Japanese been received filed at 2.30 pm, an- Chinese soldiers in the streets; re-the Home Minister, who has al- Baccus.
Now, a really smart outfitter' marry her.
would advertise "One-way Pockets (who are isolated in two badies in nouncing that although the Japan sulting in altercations and the out-ready resigned. The motion was The British naval vessel was she'd get it back by squeezing.
for Scotsmen." the east and west of the huge city) se troops are most fatigued, they break of firing, during which ten carried by the narrow margin of also badly damaged and it is now flung up sandbag barricades at all have almost completed their de- Chinese soldiers were killed and five votes, 238 to 228.
reported to be sinking, and to have key points and skilfully employed fences. Ammunition and provi- wounded. This created a panic. their machine guns bas enabled sivas, though diminishing are suf- among the people and shops were confidence in the 'Government will the survivors of the Joannis gets solid comfort out of it. If
them hitherto to repel the infuri- ficient to last for a few days.
éted Nationalists with great dif-
culty,
But the latest despatches receiv
Mussed Rush by Chinese.
Peking, May 5.
closed.
After this the Japanese troops withdrew behind their sandbag breastworks and barricades and
ed in Tokyo are conflicting and are The Japanese Legation states fired on any Chinese appearing. In causing considerable anxiety as to the outcome of the struggle, capeel- that the Chinese leaders at Tainan the vicinity of their defences, kill- ally as the ammunition and pro- came to an agreement with the ing a considerable number of Japanese, to withdraw the Nation soldiers and civilians. The Chin visions are most sparse and only alist forces from the Settlement by ese troops replied until Marshal sufficient for a few days.
seven o'clock yesterday morning, Chiang Kai-shek ordered them to but at eleven o'clock the Chinese cease Are.-Reuter, troops massed on the border of the
Wireless Destroyed,
·
In addition, wireless communicas Settlement and attempted to rush
tion has been cut off since noon and it
:
Nationalists Out of Hand.
Peking, May 4.
It is expected that a vote of non-been abandoned by the crew and
be Introduced tomorrow-Reuter. Fafalios-Ecutes.
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SMALL PEAK FIRE.
ARGENTINE'S GOOD FIGHT.
Must have thought
If a man smokes, it's because he
News from the North states that
an unexploded shell dropped in We awalt a further and louder report.
a woman uses cigarettes it's to be Nationalist Headquarters. smart.
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A Berkahiro hen laid twice in five hours. Egging herself on.
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After reading their comment on Household Hint:-Darn your the playing grounds question, we stockings and let those waar now understand why the editorial knitted brows who will staff of at least one local contem- DUE TO DEFECTIVE
porary is so anxious for increased CHIMNEY.
BRITISHERS WIN AFTER FIVE accommodation.
SETS.
Hemp has been grown In An American Observatory an- According to a report made to
China for nearly five thousand nounees, that "Y Cygni is not of the police yesterday, a small fire
London, May 4.
years. That explains why the the common run of eclipsing vari- broke out at No. 376, the Peak, the In the Davis Cup contest at realdence of Mr. D. Kinloch. the Japanese forces are apparently Fighting recommenced, severe "It transpires that following Mar.
Torquay to-day. Crole-Rees and Chinese smoke oplum Instead of ables" Is that so?
cigars. Sergeant Colman of the Peak Eames (Britain) defented. Boyd
A London woman wants a seat bit completely feolated.
casualties occurring on both sides,
Nature Note; Anopholes and the Stock Exchange. So far, none Meanwhile, Major General Iwa- and it was still continuing when that Chiang Kai-shek's assurances Police Station, promptly arrived and Robson (Argentine) 6-4, 6-1,
Culex pools In the stream just of the gentlemen has got up. kura, with all available forces (np the last message was received at that order would be maintained, at the house with the new motor-9-11, 10, 7-5.--Reuter. proximately 2,000) from Taingtao, two o'clock in the afternoon, General Fukuda yesterday morn-cycle fire plant, but the fire bada
before arriving at the rallway
A San Francisco Judge holds that crossing at Talpo are at present will stocked. Larvae of both a marriage performed on the high shrimp or minnow and are now wish it eo.Companion-way, mar
riage! being educated to take a fr
Belgiam Eliminated
Bucharost, Miny 4: Rumania has eliminated Belgium by three matches to none. Reuter
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A Japanese lieutenant has been be withdrawn and concentrated believed to have been the cansetrom the Davis Cup, Competition kinds are partial to a worm, seas is valid as long as both parties.
is conducting a forced march to
Tainanfu along the Shantung Rail-
Chinese Using Artillery.
ing ordered the Japanese troops been got under by the time this guarding Japanese properties to arrived. A defective chimney is
way which has been cut in many
wounded by shrapnel' proving that
In the Japanese school premises of the outbreak
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places by the Nationalists.