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TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1928.
Despite the country-wide pro-
test of the Chinese demanding $40,000 DAMAGES
Immediate evacuation the Japanese troops opened are on the Nation- alists on May Srd., murdering the Chinese Commissioner of Foreign Affairs at Tsinanfu and massacr- ing more than 1,000 Chinese soldiers.
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castern section of the commercial nren which was guarded by the trouda under. Licut-Colonel
The Inhumanity and 'cruelty of Koizumi, the Commander of the the Japanese Imperialists is now Japanese Garrison in Tientsin. A exposed. What will China be if portion of his troops tried to the Japanese create such a prece restrain the Chinese soldiers, but dent, when we are being oppressed they would not listen to them. On by other countries? the contrary, the Chinese soldiers opened
whereupon the Japanese troops were constrained
fire,
Must Fight for Race. To fight for our race and for the to use arms. Approximately 2,000 complete independence of China Southern troops, which were quar-we frust struggle with, the tered in that neighbourhood, also Japanese, joined in the, trouble.
Cessation
strife,
CLAIM.
DEFENCE OPENED THIS MORNING.
PLEA OF ACTING IN GOOD FAITH.
COUNSEL'S ARGUMENT.
Mr. F. C. Jenkin, defending counsel In the claim for $40,000 damages, declared in the Supreme Telegram To Japan. "As the affair became serious,
Court this morning that the defen- The meeting also filed, a tele- dant had given more in cash or in the Japanese troops immediately took up their allotted positions to gram of protest to the Japanese credit for goods than he had over Government in which it was stat-received, and further contended saferard the Japanese residents, ed: The Northern Expedition of that the Chief Justice would have Japanese residents were accommo- dated in the Japanese Consulate-the Nationalist Government is to find that the defendant was so General and the Japanese Club. directed at the extermination of grossly negligent that his actions Meanwhile, the Headquarters of militarism in China. The Nation- amounted to fraud, before he could the Japanese Army, sent Lieutalist armies have been advancing find for the plaintiff,
The case is ono in which Kwik Colonel Sasaki to the General rapidly towards their goal and it Headquarters of the Southern is expected that before long China Djeon-yung, of the Kiem Tjiang Forces and demanded Immediate will be united. Your Govern- Han firm, 126 Wing Lok Street, of hostilities. The ment's despatch of troops to Shan- claims $40,000 from Tsang Fook, Southern authorities sent Haison tung regarded as a pretext to help music shop proprietor, 94a, Wan- officers to restrain riotous soldiers, the Peking Government, which will chai Road, either as damages or the plaintiff. The plaintiff alleges but orders were not obeyed by the ultimately protract Chinese civil as money received for the use of soldiers.
The people of Kwantung are that a clerk, named Iu Po-lun indignant to hear of the massacring formerly in his employ, who has of more than 1,000 Chinese goldiers absconded by altering the amounts in Tainanfu, and they have deter- of debit notes, obtained large sums by Chinese troops, and a numbermined to call on all the people of of money from the firm and pass- of Japanese were slaughtered..
combined protested cheques on to Tsang Fook, "The Japanese Division made Chinn for a
The case for the plaintiff is be- every endeavour to suppress the against auch high-handed action.
ing conducted by Mr. Eldon Potter, rioting in co-operation with, the Pending the evacuation of Japan- K. C., together with Mr. H. G.
ese troops from all Chinese terri Sheldon, instructed
by Mr. E. appears that the situation quieted torles, the Chinese will take the Davidson of Messrs. Hastings, down towards 10 o'clock last night, most drastic measures in negotiat- Dennys and Bowley, Mr. F. C. Jon- The number of casualties on theng-with-your-government.
Kin, instructed by Mfr. DH-Blake, side of the Japanese Army known
of Messrs. Wilkinson und Grist, is up to yesterday evening, is I killed,
defending, 20 wounded and one missing. On the other hand, the casualties on the Chinese side is not less than 100, and some 1,500, Chinese soldiers were disarmed."-Toho. Japanese Civilians in Refuge.
"Outside the Japanese defence area, not only Japanese homes but those of foreigners were pillaged
Southern autlrorities, and
Shanghai, May 4.
it
Shanghai Agitation.
Shanghal, May 7.
The Student Union of Shanghai is giving open air lectures just outside the Settlement boundarios, infirming anti-Japanese sentiment and preaching a boycott and the severance of economic relations, while the Chinco merchants at the Chamber of Commerce meeting, this afternoon will discuss the advis ability of docinring a general strike,
A Tsinan message, dated May 3, received in Shanghai yesterday, reports as follows on the circum--Reuter. stances which led to the collision between Japanese and Chinese troops;
Japan Attacked.
In closing his case, Mr. Potter formerly put in the defendant's pass book to establish that on the dates of the two order cheques, September 9, 1925, and January 8, 1926, the defendant had credit with the bank apart from the two
Therefore, the cheques. cheques would not be used to wipe out an outstanding debt balance.
Defendant's Good Faith.
two
Mr. Jenkin, in opening the case
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Shanghai, May..7.
ciples upon which the caso had to The vernacular papers have "Seeing that the demeanour of been mostly silent in regards to be decided were drawn by com- the Chinese troops in the city was Tainan until to-day, but are now mon consent from the same
thorities. The defendant's story inoffensive, comparatively
the strongly attacking Japan. They Japanese troops set about removare accusing the Japanese of was that in taking the cheques he lug all defence works at about 10 provoking the affair in order to took them in good faith. It was o'clock, this morning, when Chin-justify the despatch of their laid down in law that if a thing was deemed to have been done in Under the Personal Supervision and attention of
ese troops, taking advantage of the troops. MR. & MRS. II, J. WHITE.
Mont Chinese also attack Japan, good faith, where it was in fact relaxation of the Japanese de-
honestly, whether with fence, started looting in the com-although many other well inform done Cables. "Kowlotel." Kowloon,
mercial area of the city, firing ed people declare that the trouble negligence or not, no degree of was caused by the communists in negligence was sufficient to saddle riffes at the same time. HOTEL.
order to "embaraas Chiang Kai-the taker with bad faith unless "The Headquarters of the
shek.--Reuter,
the tribunal examining the cir Tel Kowloon No. 8
Tol Address "PALACE."
cumstances came to the conclu- Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Japanese troops, while ordering
Stein's Hotel Looted.
sion that the conduct of the taker Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fan throughout. men to take up their posts for the Every Room with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms. protection of the Japanese resi-
Peking, May 7.
was 40 grows that it amounted to Mr. H. J, Timperley, the corres- | fraud, Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress.dents, sent officers to the Head- Tarma moderate. Special terms to families on application to:
quarters of the Chinese troops for pondent of the Manchester Guar Mr. Jenkin said he would put it Mrs. J. II. OXBERRY, Proprietress. negotiations, but in vain. The dian, arrived at Tsingtao this to his Lordship that he would have Japanese and Chinese troops are morning from Tsinan by the Japa- to be convinced that, in order to ese military train. He gives saddle Trang Fook with the claim still engaged in fighting,
"On the other hand, some of the additional confirmation of the re-made in the action, there being Japanese residents, carrying arms, port that British and American re facts which called for enquiry which were taken from Chinese sidents of Tsinanfu are safe, but Tsang Fook wilfully and fraudu soldiers by Japanese troops, are states that the Stein's Hotel, where lently abstained from acting with. Japanese regulars. he was staying, was looted. He those enquiries. With regard to The majority of the Japanese resi-expected that the foreigners would the present case it would be shown dents have been accommodated in evacuate Tshanfu shortly, as so that the defendant did make
en- Butisfied, quiries and was
He the Japanese Consulate-fleneral as the line from Tsinanfu to Tsing-
tao in repaired.-Reuter
had, in fact, given more in cash. and the Japanese Club.-Tohe.
or in credit for goods supplied than he had ever received.
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Police Precautions,
Troops From Dairen.
Tsingtao, May 7. Two thousand Japanese troops from Dairen disembarked yesterday but were held up in their journey to Tainantu through the lack of rolling- stock,
"A Big Noise,"
making
After addressing his. Lordship on the question, of values, Mr. Jenkin went on to refer to ac- counts which had been drawn up 'ns between the defendant and Iu Po-lun, showing the transactions that had passed between them with regard to loans and purchases of musical apparatus.
. Counsel explained that Tsang
Over 50,000, including Govern ment officials took part in the mase meeting in Canton yesterday. to commemorate, on the one hand,
The Nationalists continuo, to cut National Humiliation Day, in con- nexion with the Japanese 21 De-the Shantung Railway in several
places.-Reuter. rhands, and on the other, to pre-
Forty Aeroplanes. against
Japanese test
the
Tokyo, May 7. "Massacre" of Chinese soldiera
Notoro and the murder of the Chinese The aeroplane carrier Commissioner of Foreign Affairs which has a capacity of 40 planes, Fonk opened a head office in Ice at Tainanfu.
has been ordered to prepare for, House Street in February, 1926, and Iu Po-lun, who WG8.
world, brought business from the Chinese community. A great Landon, May 7. The new crisis in China and the deal of Tsang Fook's success in the possibilities of a definite Chinese curly years had been due to the Japanese elush, has been featured efforts of Iu Po-lun, commented in the newspapers, splashed on the counsel. On the occasion of the news pages and exhaustively dis-opening of the office, a banquet was
To prevent any untoward in- cident, a full brigade of soldiers and many detectives were pre- sent to preserve order.
Representatives of the Kwang- tung Press Association, the Kwangtung Kuomintang Branch Association and of all political factions and public organisations attended.
Drastic Measures,
departure for Tsingtao.-Reuter. In big noise in the Chinese musical
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Home Comments.
cussed in leaders.
against Japanese intervention.
given in the Kam, Ling Restaurant.
Significance is especially at-1 The banquet was arranged by Iu tached to the Northerners joining Po-lun and he also settled the bills It was resolved to dispatch a the Southerners in protesting afterwards, as a result of which tologram to the Nanking Nation alist Government urging mediate and most drastic measures in settling the matter with the Japanese. The telegram was worded as follows:
im-
Tsang Fook owed money to lu Po- The Morning Post says that lun.
Money Advanced. Japan is involved in a struggle from which it will be difficult for Among the people Iu Po-lun, In- her to extricate, herself without troduced to the music store, con- military precautions and expense.tinued Mr. Jenkin, was a son of the The Daily Mail says that the plaintiff. Iu Po-lun was regarded outrages in Tainanfu were the re-as, and accepted the position of, sult of a dangerous anti-foreign being responsible for Tsang movement and British sympathy Fook's accounts which had been with Japanese therefore is strong, opened by people, who had been in- General satisfaction will be felt troduced by Iu Po-lun. From time that the Japanese are acting with to time the defendant would ad- such vigour and decision.
ivance money to. Iu Po-lun' and accomplishing wonder- The Manchester Guardian says those advances would subsequently ful results in the Northern Ex- that after the British experiences be settled by Iu Po-lun bringing pedition, la most lamentable.. in China it la difficult to be very
censorious over the decision of the cheques drawn upon the. Kwik Japanese Government to defend firm in favour of the Chartered
"Under the pretext of protect- ing her nationals in Shangkung, the Japanese Governinent repeat ed her most erroneous action of last year by sending, to Shantung, a large force of Japanese troops, Such a plot to hinder the pro. gress of the Nationalist army when it was
Mischievous Plot.
AT THE
TO-DAY &
QUEEN'S TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5.30. 7.15 and 9.20.
The story of a man who captured twenty-two war prisoners but feared to fight the "town_bully!--
KENNETH
HARLAN
THE SAP
with
Mary McAllister Based on The Big Broadway Stage Hit.
AT THE
WORLD
Orchestra 9.15 and 9.20.
Victorien Sardou's ""
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
Interpreter 2.30 and 7.15.
"DIPLOMACY
AT THE
The strange drama of a. stolen treaty.
with
BLANCHE SWEET
lives and property by the despatch Bank or benzer. After deducting ARLETTE MARCHAL NEIL HAMILTON-MAIT MOORE This is a mischievous plot to assist the Fengtion Party and to of troops, but it is coeivable that any loan, already made, a cheque employ the latter political faction the oventa in Tainanfu will de would be given by the defendant to to further the ends of the Japan-velop in such a way as to involve lu Po-lun
Japan further and cause her to ess. Government in securing privi- make very undesirable inroads up leges in Shangtung and elsewhere on the sovereign territorial rights
of China-Reuter,
in China.
Counsel then went on to deal with details of the accounts be- tween the two men.
The case le proceeding.
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