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AND
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HOTELS
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In wsociation with the Grand-- Hotel. Des Wagons Lit, Paking.
KING EDWARD HOTEL:
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also Telephone, a
DANCES: WALETEA DANCES;
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 5 to 7 p.m. Hotal launch meets all steamers.
THE HONGKONG
PORTUGUESE IN VOLUNTEERS.
WILL NOT LOSE THEIR NATIONALITY.
POSITION EXPLAINED.
"It is notified in the Government Gazette that Portuguese onlisting In the Portuguese Company of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps will not be regarded as having in any way renounced their
ELEGRAPH
SATURDAY, JUNE 30
MARTIAL LAW IN HANKOW
FOREIGNERS KEPT IN
HOUSES.
TO WALK IN MIDDLE OF STREET WHEN OUT.
DUTCH QUEEN AS
PLAINTIFF.
ACTION: IN BRITISH COURT STRUCK OUT.
COLLECTION OF TAXES.
London, June 29.
An unusual case was heard in the Chancery Division to-day when the Queen of Holland figured as a party in an application concern- Ing taxes, and judgment went against Her Majesty.
The Year's Dramatic Sensation
THE STAR OF
"THE BIG PARADE"
"FLESH DEVIL"
in his
The action was by the Queen of FINEST-ROMANTIC
others, and one of the defendants moved that the Court should alrike out the statement of claim as it did not disclose a reasonable cause of action.
The applicant was a Dutchman and the action referred to a claim to collect the Dutch Succession Duty in Great Britain.
status as Portuguese subjects.FENG ON WARPATH,
A Portuguese Volunteer will,] however, on enlistment have to Naval wireless messages, receiv-Holland against Drukker and take the oath of allegiance as set ed to-day make further reference out in the second schedule of Or to the inconvenience caused to for- dinance No. 2 of 1920, thereby elgners when Martial Law was binding himself to be faithful and suddenly declared in Hankow, fol- bear true allegiance to His lowing the arrival in the city of Majesty King George, in accor- Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. dance with the provisions of the In addition to being made to Hongkong Volunteer Defence Or walk in the middle of the streets, dinance, 1920, and of the rules as reported yesterday, foreigners which may be in force thereunder living in the ex-British Concession. vere confined to their houses for Accordingly, for purposes of the long periods, the streets being Hongkong Volunteer Corps and patrolled by soldiers with fixed while on duty with the Corps, abayonets. Portuguese Volunteer will be re- Latest messages from Tong garded as having the samo status shan indicate that there are about as all other Volunteers who are 90,000 Fengtien troops in the min- British subjects; but he will not being area. The majority of the asked to renounce his Fortuguese troops are about ten miles north nationality, nor will his status as west of Wa Ll. It is understood Portuguese subject, apart from that there is a shortage of food his duty to the Hongkong Volun and money in the Tongshan work- teer Defence Corps, be in any way shops. questioned.
(25 for thirty Tin Tickets can be liad at the Office of the from time to time, above Hotel).
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DISTINCTION
Feng Attacks Communist Army, Marshal Chang Chung-chang BRITISH MANDATE IN has between 20,000 and 30,000
SAMOA.
GREATER FIRMNESS URGEN IN TROUBLES REPORT.
Geneva, June 29. The Mandates Commission he
METROPOLE-SAVOY-BOA VISTA prepared a report of the Samoan
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troubles, which will be presented to the League of Nations Council In September.
It is understood that the report throws the blame on Mr. Nelson, the copra "King" who was banish d in connexion with the troubles and for his activities among the
natives.
Counsel argued that it was an enforce not country: elementary rule of law that one
taxes for it. another's revenue, lawn, or collect
could
Counsel for the Queen submitted that that principle applied to another country's penal laws,"
Mr. Justice Tomlin laid down
a foreign sovereign.
that there was a rule at least 200 years old, by which Great Britain could not collect foreign taxes for
He ordered, the claim to be. struck out and the action was dismissed with costs.---Reutor.
PRINCE OF WALES' TOUR.
troops at Lutal. Rumours are current that h Nationalist drive north of Tientsin has started.
Another report is to the effect that Marshal Feng Yu-halang has LEAVES FOR EAST AFRICA IN attacked the Shansi Nationalist 6th Army, consisting of notorious Communists, who are rumoured to have revolted and crossed the border into Kiangai.
Teinanfu Vigilance.
Shanghai, June 29.
SEPTEMBER.
London, June 29..: The arrangements are now com- of pleta for H.P.H. the Prince Wales' East African tour.
His Royal Highness, accom- panied by H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester (Prince Henry) and Japanese police vigilance at four members of his suite, will Tsinanfu including the raiding of leave England on September 7th, Chinese houses and the searching proceeding overland to Marseilles, of pedestrians, was continued on whence the party will sail by the Wednesday, when a few Chinese. P. and O. liner Kalsar-I-Hind. suspects were detained.
They will spend forty-eight
The report also expresses'n wish
In this connexion the Japanese hours in Egypt and then sail by for greater firmness on the part of the Mandatory Administration.have informed the Chinese authori
The Samoan Islands are held by ties that the measures are adopt the P. and O. s.e. Maids, arriving the. New Zealand Government ed for the purpose of seeking out at Mombassa on September 20th. under a Mandate, and the Adminis irregular Southern troops, who are trator is Sir George Richardson-scheming to create disturbances in
the city. Reuter.
RUSSIAN MILITARY
ACTIVITY.
SECRET MEASURES ALONG FINNISH FRONTIER.
Helsingfors, June 29. Newspaper reports mention ex- tensive Russian military activities on the frontier of the Carollan Isthmus.
The reports state that the Rus- sians are very secretly strengthen Ing their border fortifications and lines of communications and also increasing the number of troops
.......
Assisting North.
Shanghai, June 29. A cable from Hauchowfu in- dicates that several of the most wealthy and influential Chinese merchants there are under the sur- veillance of the Nationalist authori ties,' on the ground that they re- cently assisted the Northerners with money
Touring Politicans.
Shanghai, June 29.
concerning
-Reuter.
!
COMMUNAL RIOT IN INDIA.
POLICE PREVENT SERIOUS OUTBREAK.
Calcutta, June 29. A message from Hathras, da the United Provinces, states that a communal riot during the Mohar- ram celebrations resulted in a number of Hindus and Muslims being injured.
The latest news
Prompt intervention by the Messra Wu Han-min, the former police prevented more serious Chairman of the Nanking Central developments. Exccutive Committeer San Fo former
Business is now suspended, and of Nanking Minister Finance; and C. C. Wu, former the Government has prohibited stationed there.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, who the carrying of weapons.-Reuter, The usual Finnish Army are aboard on a tour of "general manoeuvres in the frontler dis-observation," is that they will tricts are now proceeding, a great shortly be returning to China to re- number of troops being ongaged. enter political life. -Reuter.
BRITAIN & KELLOGG TREATY.
PROBLEMS NOT SO SIMPLE AS APPEAR.
London, June 29, Replying to a deputation from the League of Nations Union, Sir Austen Chamberlain declared that while the problems connected with the Kellogg Anti-War Treaty are not quite so simple as they appear, he was confident that they would be Buccessfully concluded.
Economic Conference.
Shanghai, June 20, The Economic Conference held in Shanghai, under the auspices of the Nanking Finance Ministry, came to an end yesterday afternoon, when the Conference was formally closed.
On Sunday, the first session of the Finance Conference will be opened in Nanking.
The Nanking Military Council on Thursday resolved to hold a Troop! Disbandment Conference on Batur day, (to-day,) in Nanking, when the Council will discuss the mea zures to be adopted to cut down the number of units in the Kuomin tang armies to a reasonable limit.
Feng to Join Chiang.
He said the Government did not at present think that any useful
Peking, June 20; purpose would be served by signing
Yon Hal-shan is sending Shang the Optional Clause with the res ervations which they would have Chen and others to Shihchischuang
The practical to meet Chiang Kai-shek." to attach thereto.
Chiang Tao-pin is going to Pao- way of proceeding would be to get the principal arms-nroducing countingfu to meet him.
Feng Yu-halang has wired or tries to name a date on which they. would ratify simultaneoudly pressing his desire to accompany Chiang Kai-shek to Peking despite Reuter
his illness-Reuter,
AUSTRALIAN LABOUR
RIFT.
PAN-PACIFIC. MOVEMENT OBJECTED TO.
Peking Very Quiet.
Peking Jung 20.. Although many placards are now posted up in the streets with the approval of Pel Chung-hsi, denoux-n cing foreign imperialism and u equal treaties, and some even saying, Strike down the forelen Powers, the city remains very calm. The populace is perfectly friendly Australian Reuter, decided to from the Austrálian,
Canberra, June 99, lan Workers' Union,
Appointment ored
A girl often finds it easy to abide by the law if he's good looking.
octrol-Reuter.
Returns to Duty,
Peking, June 29, As Yen Hai-shan'a sick leave ex- pired to-day he is taking up his duties again-Reuter.
Reception to Meet Chiang.
Feking, June 29. Yen Hal-shan la inviting the members of the Diplomatic Body to reception at the Walchizopu on July 5 to meet Marshal Chiang Kal- akek, Feng Yu-halang and Li Chung-you,
Chen Tal-yuan arrived this at- ternoon from Tientsin.Renter
No More Recruiting.
Nanking, June 29, The Central Executive Commit
yesterday decided to prohibit
enlistment of troops and opriate $300,000 for the re Wounded soldiers-Beuter
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