AFGHAN REVOLT INCIDENT.
SHANGHAI COUPLE'S
EXPERIENCES.
CAUGHT IN FIGHTING ON WORLD HONEYMOON.
BRIDE RESCUED.
Shanghai, Jan. 8. A honeymoon trip of a Shanghai couple has landed them in the heart of rebellion in Afghanistan, Mr. Allen Isaacson, former man- ager of the Ford Hire Service, and his bride, who was formerly Miss Carroll Martin, of the Presby- torian Mission, wère in Kabul on a world-tour at the time when rebol tribesmen atormed the city,
They sheltered In the British and French Legations, and Mrs. Isaacson was in the last batch of women and children to be rescued by R.A.P. aeroplanes and taken to Peshawar. Mr. Isaacson is still in the city, latest information indicates.
Mr. Isacson had a thrilling story to fell on her arrival at Peshawar, shall never forget the period of anxiety wo passed through in the Legation," she said and told of the daninge done to the buildings in the fighting. "The last saw of the fateful buikiing was from the air, and the Union Jack flying bravely in the
breeze."
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
KOWLOON FERRY INCIDENT.
PORTUGUESE WHO STRUCK EMPLOYEE.
JUMPING ON LAUNCH.
ROBBERS KIDNAP
WATCHMEN.
OYSTER-BED INCIDENT ON "THE BORDER. *
RELEASED LATER.
MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1929.
MASKED ARMED ROBBERS.
IS IT PEIPING OR BEEPYING?
TWO MEN ENTER HOME OF A CONTROVERSY ON CHINESE
CHINESE CLERK.
WIFE HIT WITH CLUB.
A young Portuguese, named Four watchmen, employed toj At 2 o'clock this morning, two! Xavier, appeared before Mr. E. W. safeguard an oyster-bed at Shum armed men entered the house of Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magie Chun, underwent an astounding Ng Man-chiu, a clerk, in the employ tracy this morning, on charges of experience yesterday.
of the Bank of Canton, and stole attempting to board a Star Ferry. At about 11 o'clock in the from him a gold watch and chain. launch by the exit, contrary to morning, one of the watchmen They also struck Ng's wife with the Company's Regulations, and reported to his employer, an a heavy wooden club, inflicting a with assaulting a anflor employed oystor farmer of Taipo, that ten cut on her face. by the Company.
on
PHONETICS.
PEKING'S NEW NAME.
Shanghai, Jan, 8.
The Nationalist Government has decreed, in its wisdom, that the name of the former capital of China, shall be changed from Pe- king to Peiping. The initial char acter is the same in both words but, somehow, in the newer nomencla- ture the first syllable fa spelled Pel and not. Tc.
The Peking University telegraph- cd to. Dr. Monlin Chiang, chairman of the Board of Education, inquir ing the correct romanized apolling of the new name and received the reply that it was to be, officially, "Peiping".
men visited the oyster-bed that Ng lived at Kowloon City within Mr. II. 3. Armstrong appeared morning, and, after overpowering the premises of the Kong Mow for the complainant Company. the watchmen, forcibly removed Hing Dockyard. According to the The defendant adimitted the first some thirty catties of oysters from story which he has toki to the charge, remarking that on the the bed.
police, he was awakened shortly morning of December 15th, he was going to Hongkong, and,
When they wore leaving, two of after 2 a. by the sound of some alighting from a bus, heard the the watchmen went after them, but one trying to force the door. He whistle blown. Seeing the exit the men turned on the two watch immediately got out of bed, but by that time, the Intruders had enter- gate open, he rushed through, but men, and carried them away.
od the house and Ng saw two mon,
This reply telegram having been the sailor on the wharf closed the The master lost no time in re- one armed with a revolver and the considered, Mr. Ch'ien Hauan-t'ung gute violently in his face.porting the robbery and kidnap ther with a long wooden club, and others, members of the com Ashamed at the humiliation of the ping to the police, and at 0,30 last;
oth mich wore white masks over mittee on the unification of the Na- incident, the defendant pushed the night, the authorities were able to their faces.
tional language, havo addressed the man back. The sailor rushed at trace the kidnapped men and.
following reply to the minister: One of the him, and, losing his head, Xavier obtain their liberation. The
"Dr. Monling Chiang, Chairman struck him over the mouth, watchmen, it is understood, were struggling with Ng's wife, while of Board of Education, Present. on noticing Ng's We have received your telegram His Worship entered a plea of discovered in a house in Chinese the other,
approach, covered him with a gun. saying that [Chinese character guilty on the first charge and not territory.
Apparently the intruders made given] is to be spelled Felping. guilty on the second.
no attempt to search the house, This spelling is a great mistake. for, after stealing a watch and In the translation of Chinese char- chain from the pocket of their vic-aciers into romanized type many tim, they decamped. It was not divergences exist. This is for two until after they had gone that Ng reagons. (1) Formerly there was discovered that his' wife had been no national standard and every injured.
The sullor, in evidence, saidi that he had just started to open the grill after the 7.50 a.m. ferry had began to leave the wharf when the defendant tried to rush through to catch the launch Witness stopped him and told him too by the proper entrance, herumpon he was struck by the
defondant.
Witness denied that he rushed at Xavier.
BANVARD MUSICAL COMEDY CO.
OPENS SEASON HERE NEXT MONTH.
Yet another theatrical attrac-i tion for the Colony ia promised in the near future, this being the visit of the New London Musical
Met in Hongkong, This thrilling interlude is a A collector of luggage tickets at development of the iden of Mr. the third-class entrance deposed Isaacson to tour the world in a 10 the defendant attempting to specially-constructed Ford. Mr.enter by the third-class exit. Isaacson exhibited it with pride to When stopped, he rushed to the his friends in Shanghai, and then first-class exit and there atruck BuccERKER, Ieft on his long tour, via India the sailor.
robbers Was
"CONCORD" LEAVING ON SATURDAY.
могае
translator fallowed his own sweet will. (2) In transliterating a character each writer gave the let- ters the value they had in his own
Englishmen language..
adopted English values. Frenchmen and Germans likewise followed their na- tional usage. Therefore the same Comedy Company, with the Bau-DUE HOME EARLY IN MARCH. character was transliterated dif-
reper-
ferently by different nationals. yard Beanty Chorns, in a toire of the Intest London
The cruiser Concord, which The result was confusion arrived from England laat week confounded. Moreover, here were
for The Company, which is entirely with reliefs
the China Writers who knew nothing of spel- Land Europe to the United States. The defendant in making a new except for Miss Edna Ray and Station, will start the homewarding, and made a wild guess of what At Hongkong, he met Miss statement, said that both parties Mr. Frank Atkinson, is to open at trip on Saturday, leaving Hong- the sound should be, thus adding lo the muddle. This was not ng it Martin, married her in Manila, and were at faull. In the hurry of the Star Theatre: Kowloon, on kong in the afternoon.
should be... There ought to be a the couple decided to make the the moment, he struck the sailor. February 16th. The repertoire in- She is due to arrive at Singagingle system whereby the same tour together in the super-Ford Mr. Armstrong said the Com-luxes "Lido Lady," "Tip Toes," pors on January 24, leaving again sound would be represented by the which Mr. Isaacson constructed. pany did not want to be vindic-"Folies Bergere," "Oh, Kay" on the 27th for Colombo, where
Caught In Storm. tive, but they had to protect their "Clowns in Clover," and "By Re-she is due on February 1. H.31.S.me letters in order to have things
done right. Concord will stay three days at employees: Glowing letters have
Spelling Made Easy. The Company is under the per- Colombo and then sail for Aden, In finding the second charge received by friends of the couple proved, hia Worship said he had Young, who, as bright and cheers Leaving there on the 14th, the public (1913) the Board of Educa sonal direction of Mr. James where she is due on February 11. "In the second year of the Re- describing, the adventurous journo doubt that part of the defen-
ut Port Sald on tian's committee on the unification ney, The letters described that dant's statement was true; that he ever, is at present in the Colony should be the trip across India and Afghanis had struck the sailor in the kurry forthcoming season.
making" arrangements. for the February 19th and at Malta on of the language, prepared the Chu- 'tan was on the itinerary. The of the moment.
the 25th, after a three-day stay yin aystem of phonetic writing and couples apparently reached Kabul
at Port Saki.
Jasued a national phonetic diction- just as the storm broke.
The cruiser will stay a further ary. This was promulgated in the three days at Malta, and arrive ninth year (1920). The first rea- at Gibraltar on March 3, sailing son for the divergencies of spelling on the following day for Ports was thus disposed of. In the mouth, where she is due on the fifteenth year (1926) the Board of Education's committee on the unl- afternoon of Sunday, March 30.
To-day'a Naval movements in-fieation of the national language clude the arrival this morning of spelling which was promulgated on devised a system of romanized
been
Rebel Tribesmen, opposed to the
test."
His Worship pointed out that the incident. hnd occurred as the result of an illegal act on the de- EUROPEANS IN MOTOR
SMASH.
MISHAP ON THE CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
Mr. R. H. Charles, the local
three others in the car which ho Besides Mr. Charles, there were
HMS. Cornwall. The cruiser
ft Amoy yesterday and reached the 26th day of the vinth month of this year (1928). The second rea- son for divergences of spelling Chinese characters has also been
HMS. Petersfield
bus
left
rule of King Amanullah and his fendant's part and even provoca-, revolutionary westerni reforms, tion under the circumstances wan attacked Kabul, and captared not the defence it would have been several forts outside the city. A if the incident had arisen through| portion of the city itself fell into
fault of his own. In this! their hands, and the Afghanistan vase it was entirely his own fauli,j royal family had to fee, leaving and the plea of provocation was the capital to be held by a fewno extenuating feature. loyal troops. The foreigners in On the first charge, his Worship jockey, was involved in a motor acere al 10 a.m. to-day. the city lacked to the British and imposed a fine of $5 and remarked tident yesterday on the Castle Peak | French Legations outside, and that the offence in itself was not Rod, at a bend in the road about a Canton and is due here this after disposed of. Since this system was heard the battle rage outside.
serious. He supposed that we had mile from the Castle l'eak Cafeteria, noon, Rescued By Aeroplane. · all jumped on ferries at times, but Communications were eut off. The practice had to be stopped,
The second count was Other rebel triben blocked the road i
more back to India, also obstructing serious and the defendant was supplies to the refugees. Heavy fined $10 and further ordered to snowfalls were threatening pay the sailor $5 compensation. winter approached and the British military authorities decided to carry out their evacuation plan by aeroplanes, R.A.F. Machines were sent from Peshawar and succeeded in evacuating all foreign wanan and children, Mrs, Isaneron being in the last batch to leave, a little over a week ago.
The rescup was made just in time for the snow fell and 200 the aerodrome was under two feet) of snow, making the use of it impossible. Mr. Isaacson is still in the city among the men staying at the two Legations.
STOLEN BICYCLE.
DEALER SENTENCED FOR
RECEIVING.
Sentence of three month hard labour was imposed on a bicycle dealer who was convicted by E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magi- stracy this morning,, on a charge of receiving a bicycle which had been stolen by a former foki of a khou.
It was stated in evidence that the defendant, together with other bicycle dealers, had been warned sometime ago about buying secund. hand machines. It was also stated that the defendant had been advised not to buy the machine which form ed the subject of the present charge.
ship sild that it was men such as the defendant who led to thefts of bicycles. If people could not dis- pose of stolen articles so easily, they would not steal.
Mrs. Isaacson Interviewed. The bride's thrilling honeymoon came to an bod when she arrived at Peshawar by aeroplane in the Just batch of refugees to Jenve the city in the big R.A.F. bombers used for the work. Describing her experienres to a newspaper corres- In passing sentence, his Wor- pondent at Peshawar on January 1, Mra. Isaacson said:
"We had nearly given up hope, and my ears are still resounding with the shock of the shells firing: I shall never forget that period of anxiety. I am very anxious concerning the safety of my hus- band Allen, who is still in Kabul. Lady Humphrica, the wife of Sir Francis Humphries, the British Paris Minister, was u⚫mother to us all. New York Of course we had to suffer spvere Brussels conditions. We remained in the Genova inner walls of the Legation and Amatardam
Milan slept in relays,
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The Rescue. "Then came the great day when Olo we heard that the rescue aero-Vienna planes had left Peshawar., Same Helsingfors women wept I knew Allen | Madrid would be left while I went to Lisbon safely.
Athens "The last I saw of the fateful Bucharest bullding was from
Rio. the air and
Buenos Aires the Union Jack flew bravely in Bombay the breeze: One wing of the shanghat house had been damaged by shell Hongkong Are, and also another house Yokohama in the garden, the garden Sliver (spot) itself being pitted with shell- Silver (forward)
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carefully prepared and the different sounds clearly distinguished, spell- ing is made easy and the method leaves nothing to be desired. Hav ing been approved by the supreme educational authority this has be
was driving. These being Messrs, fan ambulance which later conveyed W. R. Hawke, C. E. Backhouse and him to hospital. Lammert. They were on a two- Although the Buick car was fit- seater Buick (No. 20:39), and at thefted with bumpers it was fairly come the only national method of bend in the rond, came to a head-on heavily damaged, the bumper being remunization and, from the time of collision with a public Ford car, badly bent and the radiator pene-its promulgation, all spelling should (No. 325) which at the time hadtrated. The headlights and glass conform to its standard. Es- séveral passengers,
windscreen also suffered heavily. pectully in government documents
1 is believed that the Chinese The Ford car was damaged there should be no conflict with the chauffeur of the Ford car was into a very large extent. The front approved system and, if this were jured somewhat seriously, but that axles and springs were twisted and consistently carried out, there The rest of the people concerned in the windscreen was broken to would be a unified romanized sys- | the collision were more fortunate, fragments. The Dura Motor Gar-tem of representing all Chinese The injured chauffeur was removed age later attended with a salvage characters. to the Castle Peak Station, to await gang.
JOMPANY?
, i ja kenVICE, ÎNĂ.
PIER, LI B. PAT.OFT.
MW SHOWING RIA GIFTA
"I guess she's about the most popular star,' I notico.
most of the girls I know have developed her lap.”
Compassionate Soldier.
"This committeo is the res- ponsible body for deciding the pro- per spelling of Llie language and the method of representing any now word in Roman letters should be decided by us. Now, the charactera for Pelping should, properly, be spelled 'Beepyng. If written Pel- ping it suggests the two characters P'el'cing (an untranslatable com- bination). It seems to us that the Board, on this occasion, has follow- ed Sir Thomas, Wade's system, but maybe this is a wrung guess. For, If so, the supreme educational, au- thority in the National Govern- ment declines to use the excellent method prepared by its own' uni- versity and prefers to use a stupid system prepared by a single for- eigner-it seems too preposterous. Moreover, if Wade's system is meant, then the spelling should he 'Peiping. 'Peiping' suggests the two characters meaning 'com. passionate soldier. Wade's Bye- tem, though stupid, docs distin- guish between Poh' and 'P'oh.' But when for aspirato and
characters unaspirated
'the letter
indifferently used for both, then the method is even worse than Wade's. For a de- partment-bearing the imposing title of National Board of Education to make auch a glaring error in writ- this is ing a simple word like really inexcusable,
The Iron Hoof. "Another point:-Hitherto Chin- ese bodies whether government or other, have been in the habit, when writing proper names, of putting the English word alongside the Chinese. This is a strange custom and very reprehensible. Why need wo Chinese write the foreign name of anything alongside the Chinese (Continued on Page 11.)
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