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KING'S CONDITION GRIM OUTRAGE IN CHINA'S LATEST
UNCHANGED.
SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT MAINTAINED.
INTERESTING REVIEW OF CASE IN "LANCET."
CONCERN FOR HEART.
11
London, Dec. 6.
It was authoritatively stated at four o'clock this afternoon that the Klag's condition had shown no change since the morning, when the
SHANGHAI.
MOTOR-BUS DRIVER KILLED IN COLD BLOOD.
FOOTPADS' ATTACK.
Shanghal, Dee, 7, A dastardly criminal outrage, almost unique in the annals of Shanghai crime, and reminiscent of the Wild West, occurred last
TREATIES.
TOO MUCH SAID TO BE CONCEDED.
TALK OF REVISING BELGO- ITALIAN AGREEMENTS.
ALLEGED SWINDLE VESTRIS SINKING SHANGHAI SWEEP
ON BIG BANKS.
WARRANT FOR ARREST.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK'S CLAIM,
FINDINGS.
|LACK OF LEADERSHIP CRITICISED.
SENSATIONAL ALLEGATIONS NOT CONFIRMED.
TICKET.
TROUBLE OVER PRIZE OF $224,000.
LABOUR RIFT ON SAFEGUARDING..
M.P.'S OPPOSED TO THE TRADE-UNIONS.
WILL FIGHT. ANY PROPOSAL FOR PROTECTION.
LITIGATION LIKELY.
Trouble has arisen in Shanghai over the distribution of the cash prize of $224,000 attached to the winning ticket of the Champions "A" sweep at the autumn 'meeting,
DIVERGENT VIEWS. newspapers, and is likely to lead to litigation.
The ticket is reported to have
London, Dec. 6. been held by 17 Chinese of the Political circles are much inter- Hung Foong native bank, Tientsinested in what appears to be a seri- Blond, and was bought for them by ous divergence of viewpoint on the the Shanghai Race question of "Safeguarding" between
night near the Klangwan Race- course when a motor-bus was held MARSHAL FENG. ANGRY the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, MISUNDERSTOOD RULE according to reports in the Chinese
up by six armed highwaymen, who murdered the driver and shot the
conductor, leaving him seriously wounded.
Nanking, Dec. 6, Complaints that too many con- cessions have been made to Italy
HUGE SUM INVOLVED.
Rangoon, Dec. 0. A__ gigantic'swindle in which
thought to be losers' to the extent of approximately $330,000, are one
New York, Dec. 6. of the lightest sufferers, is alleged
The serious allegations made against one of the most prominent by surviving passengers of the Chinese merchants In Burma, a Vestris disaster concerning the former member of the Legfelative seaworthiness of the lifeboats, the a member named Keng Beng-choung,
.
hulletin reported a lower tempera- the latter's takings, went through and Belgium under the newly Council and a leading public man, lack of discipline in the launching, Club Bald to be working in a for-the political and Industrial
railings:
"The King's general condition remains the same as this morn ing. The localination of the in- fection of the base of the right side of the cheat is rather more
defined which conforms to the progress of the illucas during the the last two days.
of anxiety concerning the heart.
The Appearance of the .bulletin on the Palaca rall- ings brightened the faces of the thousands of watchers, who had assembled as usual in spite of a drizzling ralus, succeeded by a heavy fog.
The desperadoes, afler scizing the passengers with a "small comb" sighed Treatles were made at and gained a haul amounting to meeting of National Government approximately $1,000.
lenders held here to-day, when
SHANGHAI'S OPIUM SMUGGLERS.
the Treaties were discussed the considerable length.
A warrant has been issued for and the delay in sending out S.0.9. are all dealt with in the reports the arrest of Keng Beng-choung submitted by Captain McConkey, who was a partner in the Bong the Marine Superintendent of the at Hunt Company, rice moreliants, at Cunard Line, and Captain Jessup, the instance of the Netherlands formerly of the U. S. Navy, who Practically all the Government Bank, Lloyd's Bank and fie Hong-sat as nautical advisors on the
kong and Shanghai Banking Cor- lenders were present at the meet-poration, who have alleged that he spécial inquiry in New York.
The sensational and exaggerat- Marahal cheated them to the extent of 78ed stories of mutiny, cowardice According to the allegations of and disorder on board the Vestris the banks, Keng Beng-choung when the situation became critical obtained credit advances against are not confirmed by the nautical the deposit of delivery orders for advisers, though both are in agree- ment that the S.0.8. messages ready stock rice which was never should have been sent out at least in existence.
six hours earlier.
Very Reticent.
a
Is likely,
BOC.
eign bank. Each of, the 17 partitions of the Labour movenient, and cipators in the prize han engaged developments are being watched a lawyer to defend his interests, and with the closest attention,
legal process of some proportions According to the local news papers, some trouble was caused regarding the customary 10 per cent. commission generally paid by the winner of the prize to the man who purchases the ticket for him. Most of the 17 joint holders of the ticket were willing to give this money for "good joss," but one or two of them held out and refused to pay.
A Chinese go-between was em- ployed, and it is through his action that proceedings may shortly be heard at the Provisional Court, The man who owned 40 per cent. of the winning ticket, also held the ticket, and he employed the go- between to take the ticket to the
On Monday, it was reported that a meeting of the Executive Com mittees of the Trade Unions in the wool textile trades, held at Brad- ford, decided to support another ap plication by the employers for the safeguarding of dress goods under the Safeguarding of Industries Act. A previous application, which was made in 1925, was opposed at the time by the Trade Unions.
Labour M.P's Meet.
matter occurred to-day, when a The latest development in the The banks mentioned applied to the High Court on September
meeting of Labour Members of Par 7th, to have the Bong Huat firm adjudicated Insolvent, and when Capt. McConkey is very reticent,
lament representing the texile con- stituencies of Yorkshire considered the case was heard the Nether and does not fix the responsibility
the situation created by the decision lands Bank claimed to be aupon anybody, but he expresses
of the Trade Union to support the creditor to the extent of £370,000 the opinion that the life-saving man who bought it in order to ob- application by employers for a duty 50 lakhs of rupees), Lloyd's Bank equipment of the Vestris was not tain his signature. The go-between on certain classes of Imported
the extent of £240,000 (32 fully and efficiently used,
Lextile goods. succeeded in arranging for the lakha) and the Hongkong and He also believes that women signature, but on his return he is
Mr. Philip Snowden, one of the Shanghai Bank to tic extent of and children were lost in the alleged to have reported to the icaders of the Labour Party, who 293,000 (41⁄2 lakhs of wipeca) disaster owing to a misinterpreta- syndicate that he had paid the was Chancellor of the Exchequer in of the rule "Women and foreigner 20 per cent. or $44,000 the Labour Government and who Reuter,
children first."
for the commission. Investiga- alte for one of the textile con- tions followed and it was proved stituencies, prosided over the Meaning of Rule.
so the newspapera state that the meeting. Capt. McConkey says that this go-between paid the foreigner at means that women and the bank only the customary children shall be firat in the res- per cent. commission. That is pective boats according to their why the 17 lawyers are now looking SHAREHOLDERS PETITION TO allotted stations, and not that for the go-between,
they shall all be in the first boats |to leave the ship.
ture, a slight eneral improvement, and the localisation of the infection, thought It remained severe.
"AV 8.20 1.1. the following The driver of the motor-bus bulletin, signed by Sir Stanley was murdered in cold-blood and Hewett, Sir Farquhar Buzzard, Sir the conductor was shot in Humphry Rolleston and Lord Daw-same way, being given no oppor son, was posted on the Palace tanity of surrendering his bag.
A European Indy was among ing. these including the passengers on the bus, and she was struck a brutal hlaw in the Chiang Kai-shek, Marshal Feng lakhs of rupees. face on offering remonstrance. Yu-halang. Dr. C. T. Wang The highwaymen got clear away (Foreign Minister), Dr. Wang after the attack, but the Police Chung-hui (Chief of the Judicial are making a vigorous, search.
The bulk of the passengers, who Council) and many others. A rensuring interpretation is related the sensational story to
To Much Conceded. placed on the morning bulletin, the Police, were manfoos and H supported by the later news, the trainers returning from the Mr. Tsai, Yann-pei, who was the Royal Household drawing attentionrnce-course stables-Our to the omission of any suggestion Correspondent.
Oum first speaker, said there were several points in the new Treaties which needed serious considera- tion before ratification. As an instance, he cited the clauses to granting a continuation of con- aular jurisdiction from the date of signing up to December 31st 1920.
The opinion was expressed by tions made in the report of their Mr. Tsai that too many enquiry into the opium scandal Incessions were being made by these Shanghai by Mr. Chang Chi-klang, clauses. He also found fault The crowds at the Palace gates Chairman of the Nanking Oplum with the clause dealing with the to-day were enger, not merely Suppression Committee, and the
Customs and to read the bulletins, but to seef two other Government envoys, is Chinese whether the Queen drives out, and that there are over 30,000 oplumed that the freedom given in the when Her Majesty, accompanied smugglers earning a livelihood in two Treaties for foreigners to by Princos Mary, drove out of Shanghal.' It is realised that it trade, live and purchase land in not adhere to the Buckingham Palace, a wonderful will be more difficult, if not im- China did greeting was accorded,, the Queen possible to eradicate the oplum National Government's desire for smiling and waving in response.
evil and smuggling activities in the conclusion of new and "equal" Indication that there is Bome Shanghai for some considerable treaties. relief from anxiety in Royal time. circles is afforded by the official In order to strengthen the anti- announcement that Princess Mary opium campaign in Shanghai, the Throughout the meeting, Marshal now hopes to carry out her report proposes that an Anti-Chiang kept silent, while it is engagements at Northampton on Opiunt, Committee he established said that Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang Saturday afternoon, the abundon-by the Shanghai Municipal was much annoyed over the at- ment of which had been con Government, and that delegates tacks made on his nominee, Dr. templated.
from various leading Chinese C. T. Wang. organisatious be appointed to serve thereon,
Fog Defences.
Owing to the bad conditions last night, the Palace electriciane in- stalled special apparatus to pre- vent the fog from penetrating the double windows of the sick-room.
OVER THIRTY THOUSAND EMPLOYED,
Nanking, Dec. 8. One of the sensational revela-
con
asnert-
Marshal Feng Annoyed.
CHINA MERCHANTS' IN
SORRY STATE.
NANKING.
tion
rule
|
Tragic Affair,
SHANGHAI TRAMWAY
· STRIKE.
FOREIGNERS MANNING THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
10
Protection Opposed.
At to-day's meeting, the M.P.3. were unanimous in regretting that the textile Unione had abandoned the attitude they took when the Application. for safeguarding duties on woollen goods was made and rejected in 1925. They were strongly of the opinion, that a policy of protective tarlife offers no hope of dealing with the admitted present difculties of the Yorkshire textile trade.
The meeting unanimously decid- Shanghai, Der, 7. ed to offer uncompromising opposi- Foreigners are now menning es-tion to any proposal to apply sential services in the French Con- Protection to the woollen industry cession in an effort to break the should it come before Parliament. strike of the French Tramway British Wireless. Company's employees.
Shanghal, Dec. 7. Captain Jessop criticises the The internal trouble in the "lack of leadership" on board the China Merchants Steam Naviga- Vestris, and says there was no tion Company, which developed assign apparently of any organian- the result of a dispute over the tion in the londing and lowering Director-Generalship, has extend-of the life-boata-Reuter's Ameri» ed remarkably in the past day or can Service. so, and the shareholders of the company, who have become more and more restive, have now form-
The loss of the Vestris was one an association to protect their
of the most tragic episodes of the Interests,
The first move of the Sharesca in recent years, and the causes holders' Association was revealed have not yet been 'nccurately to-day when it was learned that a explained.
The Company has declined to ac- Commenting on the speech petition has been despatched to
Five days before she was lost, cept the overtures of the local made by Mr. Taai Yuan-pel, Nanking, urging the Government the Vestris underwent a complete branch of the Kuomintang Party, leading member of the Nanking is call a shareholders' meeting, inspection and received a certi- which has offered to negotiate on developmonts, it is interesting to Central Political Council aald, which was promised in June, a ficate testifying to her seaworthi-behalf of the strikers. The Com-recall that Labour' discontent after the meeting, that an account promise not fulfilled.
ness and lawful equipment.
pany repudiates the status of the found volee at the Birmingham of the comparatively small num-
Conference early in October in tho A graphic account of the sink-Kuomintang. The petition emphasises that if ber of Italian and Belgian nution-the company as a private entering was given in hospital by Mr. It is authoritatively stated that complaint that the Party pro- nis In China and the fact that prise Is subordinated to Govern-Paul Dana, the South American The Tramway Company la insiting gramme committed the "Move" thorised to say that the essen- INTELLIGENT ANTICIPATION those two countries do not enjoy mental expediency, it will throttle representative of the Radio Cor-upon the return of the strikers be-ment" to the "unmitigated horrors initiative.poration of America, who was fore entering into negotiation, of Free Trade." In the discussion picked up with the stowardess, The radicals are now attempting which ensued, Mr. Ramsay Mac- Mra. Clara Ball, after floating into involve the Settlement workers Donald said: "The Labour policy' the water, for 22 hours.
in the dispute-Reuter, ·
Medical Statement,
The Lancet reviewing the pro-
gress of the King's illness in it AN ANGLO-AMERICAN
NAVAL PARLEY.
issue to-day, says:-
"As unfounded conjecture Isi
not impossible, we offer the
following information being nu-
tial facts are correct..
ter,
much trade with China, even if industry and kill
the Chinese Foreign Minister had Our Own Correspondent. appeared to make too many con- cessions in the treatles, the an unimportant question was
BY MR. KELLOGG? "As early as possible, a blood culture was taken and the re-
Washington, Dec. 6. sult was positive, the organism Mr. Frank Kellogg, the Secretary grown being coccal in charac-of State, has declared that although
he has not received any communica one. "Blood counts have shown tion from Britain, he would not be leucocytosis of the polymorphonu-surprised if Britain sought to re- clear varlety,
open negotiations with the United "Radiology has been useful States for an understanding on the and
pictures question of cruiser tonnage. the clear
Mr. Kellogg Is optimistic on the obtained have confirmed the clinical evidence that the lower, subject, but says he is two-thirds of the right lung was aware of any definite move.--Rex
ter's American Service.
the area involved.
"There is, up to the present, no appreciable pleural effusion, but the plastic pleurisy describ ell in the bulletins has unfor- tunately extended to diaphragm.
POISON GAS IN WARFARE.
DISASTROUS FLOODS. IN SMYRNA.
LOWER PART OF TOWN SUBMERGED:
Terrible Storm.
Mr. Dana said that on the night of 10th November in the worst storm in his experience, the "Vestris" was struck by two waves | simultaneously at about midnight. The ship quivered · from end to end and he believed that the vessel then started to leak.
most of the passengers felt ex- Sunday was still rougher and
tremely sea sick,
SINGAPORE NAVAL
BASE.
NO CHANGE OF POLICY CONTEMPLATED.
London, Dec. 6. The Admiralty denies that By change of policy le in contempla
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Labour Leader's View,
In connexion with the latest
not the Liberal policy, but whero we get sweated goods pro- duced under auch conditions that our people cannot compete with them without lowering wages, the remedy is not tariffa or safe- guarding, but to keep them out altogether."
History of Demand. There is a history behind. Mr. Labour policy en Protection. At MacDonald's statement of the the beginning of the Session of
A Precedent?
It was, however, to be ro- membered that the results might be far-reaching considering that the American, British, French
Pera, Dec. 6. not yet and Japanese would undoubtedly
Widespread devastation and loss ask for like treatment. The of life, not yet fully estimated, Japanese problem
Was a "most have been caused by floods, in complex one and therefore the ratification of these Italian and
Smyrna. Belgian treaties
The lower part of the town is The ship listed and the furnl-tion with regard to the Singapore 1925 the Parliamentary Party set was a matter of much importance. He added submerged to a depth of over five ture in the dining room and amok- Naval Basc.
up a Committee, with Mr. Snow- It adds that the report that a that if Italy and Belgium fail to ace feet, whilst the basements and Ing room elid to starboard and eye to eye with the National lower storeys, of dwelling-houses crashed around.
change is impending can only be den in the chair, to consider "the "At the time of writing, the BRITAIN WAITING ON OTHER Government and refuse to accept are awash.
When he woke on Monday morn-attributed to a belated referonce whole question of the attitude of ja revision, the Nanking Govern- Residents of the affected area ing, there was water up to the to the Government's acceptance of the party towards sweated goods." It presented a long report, ment would not give ita final became panic-stricken and took ro-level of the windows of his cabin the scheme and the retarded pro which, in August of that year, was sanction to the Treaties, which fuge on roofs and tree-tops.
and the floor was under water. will then become null and vold.
A number of houses have col-
approved at a full party meeting. lapsed. Rouler,
Scene on Deck.
This document proposed an inter- Italy's Trenty.
national boycott of sweated goods by the countries represented on Regarding the above develop-
the League of Nations; and as a use of poison gas in war had been ments, it was reported last week KOWLOON COURT CAT.
commencement to limit the doflh]- ratified by only six States.
that Italy had followed the lend
the
physical signs in the chest have
diminished and the correspond-
ing local symptoms have im proved.
STATES.
London, ec. 6, Mr. G, Locker-Lampson, Foreign "Pleural effusion, However, Under-Secretary, stated in the may still devel as there Ja House of Commons to-day that the Genova Protocol prohibiting the
- still obb and flow."
The Lancet also makes refer once to the anxiens problem pre- Bonted by a strain in the heart muselo in a patient over sixty years of age.
Royal Christmas, The Royal Christmas is usually spent quietly at Sandringham, but it is now arranged that the Queen and Princess Mary will remain at Buckingham Palace:
THE LEAGUE COUNCIL
HEALTH
gress with the Base which was announced by the First Lord of the Admiralty when introducing His stoward came in groaning. the Navy Estimates in Parliament His shoulder had been wrenched, on March 14th, 1927.-Reuter, and he said that the hold was filling with water and that he had
Deen baling all through the night NEW YORK EXPLOSION. ton of sweated goods to those with a bucket.
The cargo had shifted too.
Mr. Dana went on deck where he found the crew throwing the cargo overboard and a knot of men watching very much scared.
Some of them were wearing life
The British Government were of Belgium in agreeing to abandon not prepared to ratify the Proto- consular jurisdiction over Italian MANY ENQUIRIES AFTER ITS col unless all the other algna- subjects in China. The text of tories were prepared to do so. the new treaty signed between British Wireless,
Italy and China
The safety of the cat which was. on November 27 reveals that the Italian Govern rapped in the Kowloon Magis tracy recently, and which was ment recognizes China's right to liberated on Wednesday has ap. Lariff autonomy, and also agrees parently interested local residents, to relinquish extraterritoriality London, Dec. 6. from January 1, 1980.
Mr. E. W. Hamilton this morn The officers were cheery, but According to present arrange. If the meantime, the Prince of mente, Sir Austen Chamberlain
Ing intimated that he had been The declarations accompany Inundated with queries as to its very reticent Wales is hurrying towards home will leave London on Saturday ing the Italian treaty include an enfety, and asked the Press to He did not know till the "Ves- on board I.M.S. Enterprise, which is expected to reach Suex afternoon to attend the League Important proviso not included in mention the fact that the cat was tris" had foundered that she had
Council meeting at Lugano,——
the Belgian declaration.
eafely rescued and was galte sent out S. O. S. (Continued on Pags 9.)
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*happy, -
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British Wireless.
belts.
FOUR KILLED. AND FIFTEEN MISSING.
produced in violation of the. Washington Treaty. Only when there were an alternative- source of supply, however, would the boy- cott bo possible, New York, Dec. 6. There was likewise apro Four people were killed and sixliminary declaration that tariffs injured, whilst fifteen are missing, are no remedy for unemployment. as the result of an explosion in a The principle of this report was disinfecting plant near East River, afirmed of the Liverpool Center. between Long Island Sound -and fence in the following October,.. New York Harbour,
The windows of houses a hundred yards away were broken as a result of the explosion-Router's Ameri- can Strvice.
Curiously enough, there is-hio reference to the subject - In "Labour and the Nation" which sets out the Socialist programme for the General Election next year.