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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WORLD'S COTTON
OUTPUT.
BRITISH EMPIRE PRODUCES 30 PER CENT.
ORIGIN OF SUPPLIES.
London, Oct. 23.
The British Empire now pro- duces thirty per cent. of the world's cotton.
This statement is made by the Empire. Marketing Board in an announcement which it makes to-day regarding the remarkable
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1928.
LIQUOR AGENTS'
ERROR.
SANDINO'S LATEST
OUTRAGE,
SHOOTING ON A SUSPECTED RUM RUNNER.
TERRIBLE ATROCITIES IN SAN MARCO.
ENGLISH GIRL SHOT. NIGHT RAID MURDERS.
General Sandino has persistent-i
New York, Sept. 28.
Washington, Oct. 23.. The latest victim of promiscuous) shooting by Prohibition agents is by the followers of the Nicaraguan Allegations of terrible atrocities Miss Betty Heywood, aged 20, an insurgent leader, General Sandino, English girl, who was seriously are made in a report to the U.S. ounded in the neck when agente State Department, by Brigadier- opened fire on the motor-car In General Frank R. McCoy, the which she was a passenger, American. officer, who was ap- | progress of British cotton-growing. The other occupants of the car, pointed by President Coolidge as It is recalled how for centuries all British subjects, were Charles the chairman of the Commission to Britain was the home of cotton Edwards, the owner, his wife and supervise the Nicaraguan Novem manufacture while the raw cotton baby and Richard Heywood, ber elections, says Reuter mos all came from overseas, largely father of the wounded girl. | sage. from the Southern States of Mr. Heywood, in giving his ver- America. The American crop fail- sion of the shooting to the police,ly refused to accedo to aurronder in od during the American Civil War, explained that they were return spite of the failure of the Liberal spreading misery and faminding to Lorain, Ohio, where Mr. revolution, and since American among hundreds of thousands of Edwards lives, when the shooting marines were landed, he has been British cotton-workers.
occurred.
carrying out guerilla warfaro against them, raiding `American Thirty years ago, one of the He aald: "We were taking some Master Spinners of Lancashire friends home, and as we approach-property, and looting. sent ten tons of cotton seed to ed a bridge we saw three men ini The latest outrage attributed to British West Africa. The experi- the shadows, two on the west and his followers occurred during the ment succeeded. More and more one on the east side of the road. night of October 1st, according to of the great open spaces of the Having taken our friends home wo General McCoy's report.
An armed band swept down on Empire are heing planted and started back. When we approach-
ed the bridge again, three men the sleeping village of San Marcos, cotton for the spindles and looms told us to halt.
A supply of raw jumped from the roadside and forcing their way into the house, Edwards slowed and indulging in an orgy of mur- of Lancashire.
down and then thought better order and pillago unprecedented it and stopped on the gas. The even in Sandino's criminal exploits, men did not say they were officers The raidera exhibited revolting nor did they show badges. crualty, and dozens of helpless
people were massacred.
sown to ensure
The supply now comes from East and West Africa, Sudan, Ithodesen, South Africa, India, Australia and the British Weal Indies..
The Empire's production of the world's raw cotton to-day amounts to between £3,000,000,000 and £4,000,000,000 yearly, BO that before long it is predicted, that the
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Palter of Bullets,
"As Edwards put on speed we heard something pattering against the back of the car bullets, Betty slid forward clutching her head. Edwards then stopped the car and another automobile, driven by «, man who said he was a police- man, Louis Cicco, drew alongside. "The officers got out and search- ed the machine and then as they suw Betty wounded, Cicco ordered
It is supposed that the attack was made with a view to terroris ing inhabitanta to prevent them voting in the elections-Renter's American Servico.
CANTON-NANKING CLASH.
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Propristress. CHURCH PROBLEMS IN Edwards to take her to hospital." Administration neglected its duties
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constituency in the fight against oplum and narcotic drugs.
The Kellogg Pact.
From the hospital Heywood and failed to examine and tax goods went to the police station, but which were eligible for surtax, then found that the Prohibition officers, it was not to be expected that those who were members of a special merchants who disaroved of the squad operating directly under tax should come forward voluntarily the orders of Mayor J. C. Standen, and offer to pay. of Lorain, had not reported the
The result of a this is that the affair. Instead they had gone Swntow Chamber of Commerce! home to bed, but they were quick- has sont a telegram to the Minis- ly taken out and lodged in cella tor of Finance at Nanking, telling by the police pending Investiga-him that the surtax authorities re-
tion.
fuse to obey the Government and asking that they be forced to do 80 nt once, The telegram also requests the Nanking Government to acquaint the Canton authorities "The Council summons
of its decision. A message has been sent to Canton too, putting Church to unite with Christians throughout the world in
forward the condition of affairs here and stating that Nanking is remitting prayer and offort in the
In charge of matters. cause of peace. The Council re-
Mayor Horatio Chisholm, the In addition to these two mess- joices to know that China in British Consul in Cleveland, docs ages, the Chamber has asked Gen- concert with other progressive not contemplate official action, eral Ilau King-tong, the Military nations has instructed its re-but will probably leave Mr. Hey- Governor here, to intercede on its presentatives to sign the Kellogg wood to seek his remedy through behalf, and messages have been re- Pact which embodies the prin- the American Courts. Miss Hey-ceived from Chinese Chambers in ciples for which the Christian wood is in a serious condition foreign parts and from merchants Church stands in this matter. from the wound, but the hospital in every Province, promising their The Council prays that God may surgeons believe
that Ahe will loyal support. use this international instrument to make the spirit of Christ offer- tive in the counsels of the nations."
In its consideration of the report on the Christian Mission and the Church, the Council expressed the desire to record is approval of The Mayor defends the action the Kellogg Peace Pact. The of the men, but the public demand following resolution was therefore the abolition of the special squad. presented and approved:
The other two officers blamed Cicco for shooting. He did not was deny it, but said that he merely trying to hit the tyres had after the command to halt been ignored.
the
un-
The meeting closed with a de votional service led by Dr. C. Y. Cheng, Genorn! Secretary of the National Christian Council.
PEPPER POSSIBLY
GENUINE.
CHARGES AGAINST SHOPS WITHDRAWN.
recover.
-AMERICAN TOURIST
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Feeling Rung High. Feeling in Swatow is rising high over this dispute. The merchants are adamant in their resolution not to carry on trade if the Surtax Bureau is permitted to bring into force its new regulations, and the. general public is wholly on the
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COCHRANE STREET.
What attitude will the Nanking Government take up? The situa- Mr. F. H. Jewell, an American tion is unprecedented in the short visiting the Colony from Shanghai history of the new Government, with his wife, was the victim of a and the feeling is that a great deal pick-pocket while "taking in" the hangs on the way in which it sights in the Chinese district last tackles this problem. Thinking Thursday. The tourists were Chinese are anxiously waiting to walking up Cochrane Stroet, look see whether the Nanking Govern
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In two cases in which the master Ing into the shops, when Mr.ment has the courage to WORLD TO-DAY TO SATURDAY
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W. Schofield, at the Kowloon on that his fountain pen had dis- Magistracy this morning, with appeared from his breast-pocket. If the Government will only take selling adulterated pepper, Sani-The youth at his elbow, who Mr up a strong attitude and stick to tary Inspector Archibald asked leave to withdraw the charges singlet and short pants, with no ed confidence of thousands of Jewell at once scized, wore ait, not only will it win the Increas- against the defendants.
pockets or other likely place of Chinese, but also a great step for- He said that a letter had been concealment, and reasoning, thus, word will be gained towards that received from the Government Mr. Jewell let him go. However, unity of China which was cole- Analyst stating that it had been he watched the youth's movements brated so enthusiastically a few recently found that certain genuine native pepper would react and followed him into a sidelone, days ago. in a manner very similar to that up which he endeavoured to run. To quote Mr. Jewell; ho "gucas given by ordinary pepper mixed ed" the man was the culprit after all, and detained him till a police- man arrived. The pen was never recovered.
with foreign matter.
In view of this new evidence, the Analyst could not regard 'the sample in question as other. than being possibly genuine,
The defendants were according ly discharged.
NO WEATHER CHANGE.
An area of moderately high pressure extends from the lower Yangiazo Valley to North Japan. Pressure is relatively low between the Visayas and the Ladrones. The typhoon appears to be situated more than 300 miles E.S.E. of
After a trip to Canton, Mr. this morning, and before Major C. Jewell appeard at the Police Court
Willson, recounted his experience. Mra. Jewell gave corroborative ovidence.
The prisoner, a forlorn figure in the dock, who had been held in custody over the week-end, was ordered to be detained for a fur- ther 48 hours, and to receive a caning, his youth being taken into
account.
On the other hand, if the Gov- ernment falls now in this first real test of power and sano judy- ment, one can only feel that it will be the beginning of the end of the control throughout the country.- present efforts towards unity of Our Own Correspondent.
NEW.U.S. SHIPPING
PROJECT.
BIG BUILDING LOAN FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
Washington, Oct. 23. The first loan from the Govern. ment's $250,000,000 Ship Con- struction Funds has been made by Yeung Yee, a boatwoman, ut-the Shipping Board to the Export Manila moving west. Fresh mon- tempted to take her life yesterday Steamship Corporation of New
will continue along the by cutting her throat with a razor. York. South-cast coast of China and over The attempt was made while the the North China Sea.
edon
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