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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1928.
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PERSONALLY VISITS SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN
“ANXIOUS ENQUIRIES.
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Santander, Sept. 2. The arrival at Santander of the 8.8. Orcoma, on which Sir Austen Chamberlain, the British Foreign Minister, is making a sea voyaga to recuperate after his recent serious
RAIDED.
CONSULAR SUPPORT FOR POLICE.
· INFLAMING PUBLIC AGAINST THE JAPANESE.
SHELTER.
SEVEN QUERIES REGARDING
SMELLS & CLAMS.
DREDGING QUESTION.
Sanitary Board, Mr. J. P. Braga is At to-morrow's meeting of the
to ask the following questions:
1. Aru
periodicnt." Inspections made by any officer of the Sanitary Department of the condition of
low tide?
illnese, was marked by a gracious CAMPAIGN RESENTED. Causeway Bay typhoon shelter at
act on the part of the King of Spain.
The liner docked at about eight o'clock this morning.
At noon, King Alfonso went on board and paid a visit to Sir Aus- ten, who has slightly improved, and was resting on a deck-chair when His Majesty arrived.
($25 for thirty Tin Tickets can be bad at the Once of the ed him most affectionately and an-
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In spite of his weakness, Sir Austen rosa and took a few steps towards the King, who grcot- xiously enquired after his health, They engaged in conversation for several minutes. Sir Auster was deeply touched by the Royal courtesy
Lady Chamberlain during the morning received the prominent mombera of the British colony at Santander, and a representative of the Spanish Prime Minister, who sent a letter of greeting to Sir Austen, accompanied by a bouquet
of flowers.
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Shanghal, Aug, 30.
The Intelligence and Publicity Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at 25 Jinkee Road. of which Mr. H. K. Kwong is direc- tor, was closed by the police of the Shanghal Municipal Council on Monday.
2. If such inspections have been carried out, will the President ro- port to the Board the results there. off.
3. Is the President aware that at certain states of the tide the offen- sive emanations from the silted condition of the shelter are a source of considerable annoyance Causeway Bay? to residents in the vicinity of
Documents and pamphlets of a character wero
4. Will the Medical Offeer of The office Health state whether the accumula- propagandist seized by the police. was ordered to cease functioning tion of noxious silt within the shel- by the Municipal authorities." ter constitutes any present
or Mr. Yang Kuang-shen, an officer potential danger to the health of of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the residents referred to in 37 was present when the police.re-5. Has It been brought to the presentatives called and he was notice of the Medical Officer of told that the office must discon-Health that, at low tide, a number tinue its activities. It is under- of women and children dig.. for stood that he, immediately sent a telegraphie report of the occur rence to Dr. C. T. Wang in Nan-
The Spants Premier, General king.
The premises were used. not Primo de Rivera, has stated that he addressed a cordial letter to Sirorly for the issue of press notices, Austen Chamberlain wishing him a but the anti-Japanese propaganda and for Intelligences work, so far regret that he is unable to present as could be learned. The pamphlets his wishes personally.
seized were of a highly coloured General Rivera explains it was nature, such as Governments do his original intention to visit Sir not usually issued except during Austen Chamberlain on board the war time. Orcoma, but in view of Sir Austen's state of health he wished to spare him any inconvenience..
clams in the polluted ground, and will the President state what is the destination of these edibles dug up from ground obviously con- taminated with sewage discharge?
6. If the clams are sold in the markets or otherwise find their way for human consumption, in the health of those partaking of this food in any way endangered? 7. Has the Government any in- tontion of dredging Causeway Bay; if not, why not?
Shanghai, was shortly to be moved Lo the French Concession.
Many Factions Functioning. There are two other objections to
"Intolerable Position." These pamphlets were directed The Foreign Secretary's son against the Japanese over the and daughter went for a long drive Tainan affair. If issued from in the afternoon in a Spanish Royal Chinese territory, there could be the opening of Governments offices motor-cur.
While the Orcoma was at La no particular protest except by in the Settlement without notifying Rochelle yeterday, Sir Austen was Japan, but when the police permit the authorities here. One is that closely too ill to receive the Prefect, who them to be circulated by an office the Nationalist Government and went on board to greet him on be-in the International Settlement, it the Kuomintang are co
Is to be assumed that they concur related that it is impossible to half of the President.
them. But party Lady Chamberlain received the in their distribution and further-differentiate Prefect and a number of Deputies, more, the Consular Body, of which activities are not limited to the and subsequently Lady Chamber-the Japanese Consul-General is a Kuomintang. There is the Com- Chinose lain and her children had luncheon member, is also placed in the same munist Party of China, the Chinese
Nationalists (really n nt the Prefecture-Reuter and Bri-Intolerable position.
Fascistl organization), the tish Wireless,
One of the pamphlets found in the office of this Bureau is entitled Anarchists, the Communist Youth, "Teinan Affair. It consists of 62 the various wings of the Kuomin photographs which purport to showtang and numerous small political the effects of indiscriminate bom-clubs, bardment at Tainan and results of wanton murders of Chinese by know which is recognized by the Nationalist Government and which Japanese troops In Shantung, well as documents concerning Jap exists for the purpose of over- anese military action, with English throwing the Government. If the Nationalist Government cannot translation." It states that it is
a communication on the subject, Volume 1 and is published by the show the Council the courtesy of International Relations Committee Shanghai, China.
TREASURY LOSSES SEQUEL.
(Continued from Page 1.)
"The pol'cy of the police is liable to a lot of variation and the police counsel cannot produce this policy in writing. The accused is not a fugitive from justice but came to Shanghai to establish a business. here."
Mr. Bryan replied by outlining to the Court the article in question and Falso by forestalling Yeo's attorneys in what looked their intended line of defence.
Not Evidence,
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It is impossible for the palice to:
the Council fa faced by the possi bility dut some of these organiza. tions are subversive of law and order and that some might even be The photographs of streets of subsidized by Soviet Russia and Tsinan mean nothing, as the dam- the Communist Party of China and. age shown might have been done by therefore a danger to the peace of
as Japanese the Settlement. -The Chinese as well
official
There troops.
ja photo-attitude in the Settlement must be Kraph of a number of dead that the burden of proof is on the bodies on a floor, under which Nationalist Government. is the caption: "A ward in. the Military Base Hospital, Tsinan, where the Nationalist sick and wounded soldiers were murdered cold blood by Japanese
П
Should be Handed Over.
Mixed Agents Employed. "According to Article 21 of the
There is a phase of this question Code of Criminal Procedure," he said, "the Court that takes jurladic
which arises from the intelligence on in the tion of the case is the one which has in
work which is carried Settlement. 3t la reported that the the jurisdiction of the place where- goldiers." in the offence is committed. The
No evidence is offered to show Nationalist Government employs offence occursed in Hongkong and that the dead bodies are those of Chinese, Russians, Koreans and the accused is not a bona fide resi-Chinese and not Japanese; no evi- others in an intellgence organiza- dent here: therefore I say again dence is offered that the scene and tion, which takes on somewhat of that the accused should be handed aiding are what they are describ-the character of a C. 1. D. and “We have enough to look after ed to be. There is no evidence that which therefore conflicts with the the dead are not soldiers, who had administration of the Settlement. in the Settlement without taking oneen killed in action during the The Garrison Commander at Lung- the care of all the different pr war, Evidence acceptable in a court hua used to have 2 C. 1. D. vinces of China. More than this I of law is, in short, altogether lack organization, which had to be closed because of the protests of say that the Police do not want to! ing.
Chinese Chinese There activity by any department of the Nationalist Government in the International Settlement.
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take up this case. It is quite ob- Another picture shows "a group Chhare in the fection to any much WORLD
vious to the Court that the counsel
for the accused wants the ease tried of Chinese students slaughtered by And again no here in order to be able to walk in Japanese troops."
evidence. There is not even and Jay there no evilruce hero Against the accused, as it is all sworn statement by the photo grapher-nothing but the word of down South."
Here the Judge read over the the editor of the pamphlet, whosa article quoted by the Police Pro-name is not given. secutor and gave as his interpreta-
Consular Support,
Go
The Consular Body, it is under- stood, are fully supporting the Then follow a number of pro-Shanghai Municipal Council in tion that as the offence occurred is clamations and orders issued by Its contention that Chinose alleged to have been committed in General Fukuda and a letter from vernment offices cannot be opened Chlang Kai-shek to in the International Settlement: Hongkong, and the accused was not General
without the consent of the Coun legally a resident in Shanghai, he General Fukuda.
cil. There is no determination to should be handed over to the Hong-
A Matter of Courtesy.
keep such offices out of the Settle- hong officials to do with as they wished.
It is said that a year ago, the ment, but consent must be asked. Having previously stated their Bureau of Foreign Affairs was In the past, the Chinese Governy approval of the proposed handing notified officially that no Government has always been courteous over of Yeo to the Cantonese offi- ment offices could be opened in in such matters and there have cials, the Hongkong representatives the International Settlement with- been no previous difficulties. practically closed the case,
out consent of the authorities and The premises of the Intelligence Mr. Lieu appealed against the as consent is largely a matter of and Publicity Bureau of the decision of the Court and on a re- courtesy, it is difficult to under Ministry of Foreign Affairs at 25 sonuble time to seek other quar- "A re- Jinkee Road are being given ten- of Paris" is essentially a drama ed an order for the holding of Yooquested in this instance,
As a matter of fact, it is known ters-this is presumably the ex- of pathos and human understand-in custody-N. C. Daily News
that officers of the Bureau inplanation of the assertion by the news agency, the Jinkee Road were in contact with Ta Chung CHANNEL SWIM
officers of the Counell, to whom special organ of the Ministry of SUCCESS.
they never mentioned that they Foreign Affairs, that the Bureau were using an office in Jinkee is "functioning, as usual" which London, Sept. 2.
Rond, but it was assumed that is quite untrue. But the time of is to take place at the World a picture which has been des-
"Acribed as a revelation in scrcon Egyptian swimmer, to
The time taken by Helmy, the they were still using the Bureau removal is a matter of detail be- Theatre this week, when
crose the Woman of Paris," written and art. Edna Purivance is the land- Channel (24 hours, 40 minutes of Foreign Affairs in Chinese tween the Bureau and the Muni- cipal police. If the Bureau is not directed by Charlie Chaplin, willing lady, appearing with Adolphe is one of the longest in the sixteen territory off Routo Chizi.'
It has been generally reported removed after, having been given be screened from Thursday to Menjou, whose extremely fine successful Channel swims that Saturday. While revealing neb a acting in the picture first brought have been made, but his achieve that the Secretary's Office of the what the Council regards as few subtle flashes of humour of him fame.
ment is considered a remarkable Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which reasonable time to find quartors feat of enduranco, especially has been situated in the building elsewhere, it will be forcibly clos- considering the strength of the off. Route Ghizi since the arrival ed, according to authoritative in-
of the National Government information,N, C, Daily News.
“A WOMAN OF PARIS."
REVIVAL AT WORLD THIS WEEK.
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ing. Although ha does not appear himself, the great star has, imbued the production with all artistry of which ho le complete
the
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