TROOPSHIPS LEAVE NANNING DEFENCE
CANTON.
MEN BEING DESPATCHED TO THE NORTH
GREAT ACTIVITY.
Canton, May 28. Considerable movements of troops have been taking place in Canton during the past week. The city has been practically flooded by the soldiers of the 6th and 8th Route Armies returning from the
Kwanggi campaign.
ABANDONED.
KWANGSI FORCES DECIDE TO RETREAT.
HEADQUARTERS MOVE.
Nanning, May 17. The general headquarters of the Kwangsi Army have been moved from Nanning to Luchow and General Wang Shao-hung left here to-day for the latter place. The movement has been necessitated by the serious reversos suffered by the Kwangsi Army near Kweining.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1930.
THE DECLINE OF THE DOLLAR,
RATE REMAINS FIRM AT LOW LEVEL.
SHANGHAI EFFECTS.
LEPER MENDICANT, FRUIT PRICES IN
SHANGHAI
PROBLEM.
H
MAN WHO WILL PERSIST IN DEALERS EXPLAIN WHY THEY
RETURNING.
HAVE GONE UP.
WARNED BY BENCH. FROST AND EXCHANGE.
Shanghai, May 25. How to dispose of a leper mendi- Following yesterday's series of
Fruit prices are soaring in drops in the sterling value of cant, who would persist in return- the Hongkong dollar, although ing to the Colony as often as he Shanghai, an investigation by a opening this morning at the low was sent away, has been a big pro-representative of the Shanghai Sun- day Times disclosed yesterday, and record of 18. 4.3/16d. on demand,, blem for the police authorities. the rate remained firm. Throug- The mun had been deported a certain fruit is now too expensive no number of times, on each occasion for niany persons to buy. out the morning there was
la bonevolent authority having variation from this..
given him a dollar to cover the Bananas, for instance, have soared
in price to dizzy heights, ap-1 Yesterday, the price fell no cost of his passage to Canton and
•proximating 47 increase of new low record at each downward "chew" on the way. move. The cause for this remark as he was sent away, he would re- the normal prices. able decline Was attributed turn, to resume mendicancy in the generally to intense speculation on Colony. the Shanghai market.
He was making " perfect Indications this morning were nuisance of himself in Queen's Road when, for the fifth or sixth time. that the speculation had lessened Central yesterday, so it was stated, he was taken by the "police into custody.
on be no attempt to defend Nanning fewer than four times, creating a leave a substantial margin. for several hundred per cent. "aver
During the last day or two, however, a large proportion of these troops has embarked ships and left for the North where they will proceed via Nanking to reinforce the Nationalist troops in their campaign against the Kuominchun-Shansi allies.
Six troop ships have left the
port since Tuesday carrying the men of the 105th, 106th, 297th, 298th, 299th and 300th Batta lions of the
50th
It is understood that there will against the Cantonese. If the Kwangsi forces are defeated at Kweihaien they will then retreat to Pingiang where a further stand
Yesterday a Cantonese aeroplane
will be made.
•
flew over the city but no bombs were dropped. The foreign Con- suls have wired to all foreigners Division, Nanning and vicinity to leave the district for a period of a month, but travelling is exceeding
somewhat.
Shanghai, May 29.
With new low records for silver in London and New York, the exchange market opened easy, pence, two months 20 3/4 pence; and T. T. Amerien 41 7/8.
·But as often
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Producing the man before Mr. Grantham this morning, Inspector in which the police authorities were placed in regard to the dis- posal of the leper.
Oranges, too, pumeloes and mangoes are proving expensivu persons to householders. Most blame the fruit dealers, feeling
such is not necessarily the case. that they are profiteering, but A number of reasons have com- bined to bring about the increase, the investigation revealed.
The fruit dealers assert that
long last winter and played havoc trick. Jack, it seems, lingered too with fruit erops, killing a large percentage of fruit trees in the South. The result is a shortage of fruit..
Then onwards the market be- "We can't keep him in Gaol came demoralised, rates showing together with the other prisoners, a continuous decline all day long. and I don't think even if he could The blockade on the river has The lowest recorded were respec-be allowed there, that they could now been enforced for six months tively for London 19 7/8 and 19 do more for him than we have There used to be a place in Canton and as a result commodity prices 15/16; and 40 1/4 America.
for these lepers, but it would have risen. If the Cantonese sue- ; At the close, sterling and gold
before being sort of papers ceed in defeating the Kwangsidollars recovered, respectively to appear that they must have some allowed in. Generally, it is troops at Kweibsien, then traffic 20, 20 1/16, and 4014. between Nanning and Hongkong
through some Missionary Society that they are admitted. will again be resumed.
They used to do it at one time, but not "now".
Thesù troopships were mostly the China Merchants Steam Naviga- tion Company's vessels specially ly dangerous owing to the disturb. rates being T.T. London 20 11/16 Dick detailed the difficult position Jack Frost has played them a mean | chartered, being the Kwaiwo. Tanged conditions and the concensus of Shan, Kwonglee, Wah Yueng, opinion seems to be that it is safer to remain here, especially as; Yue Hing and the Yuen On.
there is to be no defence of the It is reported that the
city. Nationalist authorities have not been able to secure sufficient ships to transport all the men, and though those ships named left the port absolutely packed like 'sar-
to dines, they will have make another trip South to take up the remainder of the troops, unless other vessels can be chartered in the meantime.
The "Red" are very aetive in the Poseh district and now occupy General Tan Tao-yuen, Com-several cities along the waterway. mander of the 60th Division, with his staff; Récompanied his North on one of the transports.
Amongst the troops remaining in Canton awaiting transportation for the North, are the 8th Division under General Mao Ping-wen, and the 3rd Independent Brigade under Colonel Hsu Hack-cheong.
thus effectively cutting off com- menmunication between Nänning and Posch. Thousands of people from the district have come into Nan- ning. This particular "Red" Army consists largely of farmers who fail to put up any effective resis- tance when attacked by troops. The regular "Red" army has re- General Chu Shao-liung, Com-treated to Kuchow where it con- mander-in-Chief of the 6th Route tinues to bring terror to villagers. Army, who came south from Nan--Our Own Correspondent. king last December in command of the troops directing the Kwangsi campaign, will be returning to Nanking via Hongkong and Shang- hai, within a few days.
BILLIARDS.
CRAIGENGOWER VICTORY OVER FILIPINO CLUB.
Gold bars opened at 528.80 and rose to 526.50. then closed at 530,60,
Four native banks and a number of Chinese silk, tobacco and piece- goods firms are reported to have gone bankrupt.-Reuter.
AMERICAN TARIFF
AGREEMENT. ·
COMMISSION'S AUTHORITY TO BE RESTRICTED.
Washington. May 29.
The members of the two Houses
The Inspector, in reply to ques- tions from the Bench, said the man was a very persistent offender. The police could send him to Deep Water Bay, where deported mendi- cants were sent, but he could re- turn to the Colony. Cases had been revealed when these. de- portees by making a quick return passage on Chinese launches, had been known to arrive here ahead of the police launch by which they' had been taken away.
The leper in. the present case
as
The dealers also point to the exchange situation
being another factor in the sharp in- crease in price of fruit imported from foreign countries. Bananas, oranges and pumeloes, it is pointed aut, are principally imported from Japan, Singapore and Formosa, and the unfavourable condition of exchange has resulted in mark- ed increases in prices.
Be that as it may, 'bananas, for example, that is, of the Kwangtung variety, used to retail for from $3 to $5 per 100 catties. Try and buy them at that price now. The present price is more than five times that amount.
AMERICAN STOCKS.
had quite a goodly collection of ¦ CABLED QUOTATIONS FROMĮ
NEW YORK.
of Congress, who have been con- coppers when taken into custody. ferring with regard to the Tariff He had these coins in his hat. Bill, have agreed to the new How much more he had on him, The following quotations have been. flexible
which Meanwhile General Chan Chai-
provision
will they could not say "Personally, received from their correspondents tong, Commander-in-Chief of the
broaden considerably the powers I would not care to search him. I Messrs. Hayden, Stone und Co., of 8th Route Army, Cantonese forces,
of the President and restrict the may have a cut in the finger or New York, by Messrs Swan, Culbert will remain in Canton for the
A friendly billiard match was played authority of the Tariff Commis-something like that, and it would son and Fritz, Sassoon House, Shang present. He is despatching a at the Craigengower Cricket Club on sión.
quite likely be a risky procedure." hai (cable address: "Swanstock," large number of troops of the 62nd Wednesday night between the C.C.C.
It is proposed to authorise the The officer remarked that a warn-Shanghai), who are not responsible and 63rd Divisions and the 1st and the Filipino Club, resulting in the
New York, May 29. on the defendant.. Independent Brigade to the East hosts defeating their guests by 174 Tariff Commission to recommending from the Bench might have for cable mutilations.
Tone of Markot.-Firm. and North River Districts to sup- points. About 40 members of both clubs increases and decreases up to some effect press the large number of bandits
sat down for dinner, and pleasant fifty per cent, and the President After that was done, he would be
No. of Shares done.--2 million. speeches were made dwelling on the
can approve or let them lapse by kept in custody, but apart from
Call Money.-3%. which have sprung into pro-friendly rivalry, which exists between inaction. He will not be required other prisoners, and sent away to-
American Smelting minence during the past few the respective clubs. Scores:
to disapprove of the Commission night. months in these districts whilst
Anaconda Copper Craigengower C.C..
The most that his Worship finding as was originally pro-
Baltimore & Ohio the troops were engaged in
J. M. V. Ri
Ribeiro
Borg Warner. posed. Reuter's American Service, could inflict by way of punishment Kwangsi.
was to inform the prisoner that if Continental Oil he ventured back again into the City Service Commen, Colony all the money found on him Curtis Wright Common
Kodak Eastman would be taken away from him.
With this warning, the prisoner Eric Railroad
Electric Bond & Share
was taken away.
There has
been considerable
aerial activity around here lately; and a number of flights almost daily are being made both ways
Canton.. between Wuchow and Several neroplanes are remaining stationed in Wuchow' for the pur- pose of carrying out observation flights in Kwangsi and watching the Kwangsi-Kwangtung-Hunan frontiers. Captain Wu Kam-ngar, Commander of the 5th Air Squadron, is remaining in com- mand of these planes stationed at Wuchow. Our Own Correspon- dent.
NINETEEN WOMEN AS PLAINTIFFS.
SERIES OF ACTIONS IN THE SUMMARY COURT.
E. Zimmern
A. Kitchell
J. Soares J. Landolt Н. Ком
150 110
150
150
150
150
860
Filipino Club.
R. Luz
149
F. Silva
160:
E. Nuttall
43
E. Remedios
141
A. Castro
102
L. E. Remedios
110
695
STARVING LAD.
FREE HAWKER'S LICENCE AND $2 GIFT.
+
A free licence, accompanied by a gift of $2 donated from the Poor Box, was to-day given by the Nineteen actions against the Magistrate (Mr. Grantham) to a owner of some property in Kow-hoy, who, charged with hawking Joon, all the plaintiffs being without a licence, pleaded desti- women, were mentioned in the tution. Summary Court this morning The 55-year-old mother of the before the Fuisne Judge (Mr. defendant, when asked what she Justice Wood). All the plaintiffs did for a living, stated that she was were present with the execption of
an earth-carrier, but now had no two and Mr. R. A. Wade on
employment: appeared for defendant. Tse Yan- pak, in each case. The claims totalled $518.
She further said that her son had been without a meal for days.) before being pressed by hunger to hire himself out to a hawker.
WATER LEVELS.
ON WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS.
In reply to his Lordship, Mr. Wadeson, indicating his defence, stated that plaintiffs were suing the owner of proporty in the course of construction in Kow. loon. Plaintiffs contracted with a firm of contractors to build on the land, but when the work was about half, finished. the contractor, having been paid, ran away with- out paying his sub-contractors
The following table, issued by (plaintiffs). They were now the Kwangtung River Conservancy suing, the owner. Mr. Wadeson Commission, shows in English feet added he had another defence, the water levels on the West that they had already obtained River, North River and East: judgment against the contractors River, on the dates named: as far as the first claim was con-
May 28. May 29. cerned.
His Lordship asked one of the plaintiffs why they were suing the owner, and she replied he had told them not to worry as he would pay. them if the contractor did not to
$0.
His Lordship fixed the case for hearing next Thursday afterncon and told plaintiEs to inform the absentees to attend also.
Shiuhing Tsingyuen Samshui Sheklung
21.7
20.4
13.9
11.4
16.9
6.4
6.1
It is advertised that the ex- change banks will be closed to the transaction of public business on Tuesday, June 3, being the birth- -day of HM the King.
OLYMPIC CONGRESS
DECISIONS.
BROKEN TIME QUESTION SHELVED.
Berlin, May 20. The Olympic Congress has shelved the question of broken. time on the British motion and' has also decided to allow women
DUTCH COMPANY'S PROFITS.
DIVIDEND OF 14 PER CENT,
MAINTAINED.,
Amsterdam, May 29. The Koninklijke Paketvaart
to compete in the same events as Maatschappijs reports gross pro at Amsterdam. It was further fits of F1. 1,206,000, compared with decided that the Los Angeles' F1. 1,210,000 previously. games shall last for sixteen days.- The dividend is maintained at Reuter.
14 per cent.-Reuter,
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EFFECT OF OPERATIONS ON NEW THEATRE SITE.
Pile driving operations on the foundations for the new building to be erected on the old Yee Sang Fat site caused a crack to appear yesterday in the rear of one of the This houses in Ho Kwok Lane. lane is between the back of the Morning
Post building.. and D'Aguilar Strect.
The occupants of Nos. 2 and 3 Ho Kwok Lane removed. from the premises, and temporary shoring was effected.
CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSERVATIVES.
MR. DAVIDSON TENDERS HIS RESIGNATION.
London, May 29. The Rt. Hon. J.C.C. Davidson, chairman of the Conservative Party organisation, seen by Ren- ter's representative to-day, said he had tendered his resignation to Mr. Baldwin before Easter. Mr. Bald- win was consulting his colleagues on the matter.
The name of Lord Lloyd is men- tioned as the possible new chair- manReuter
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