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THE HỎNGKONG
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DEVOTE HIMSELF TO
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
PEACE PARLEY.
CANTON'S PEACE DELEGATES.
STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
FINE WELCOME GIVEN MAST OF “IRENE”
IN SHANGHAI.
Shanghai, Oct. 21.
Tremendous crowds, headed by
VISIBLE.
bands carrying banners, welcomed|SUNK FOUR YEARS AGO
the Canton peace delegates when they arrived at the Customs Jetty: at 11o'clock this morning.
TO-DAY.
By a strange coincidence, four Shanghai, Oct. 21. A number of politlen) lendera, Stating that China had no inten- including Mears. Wu Teh-chen, years ago to the day on which the tion of declaring war on any of Yu Yu-jen, Li Shih-taeng and .. Irene was sunk in Blas Bay by her neighbours, but would not Chang Chun, the Mayor of Greater abell-fire from the submarine L. 4, a report has been made to the Com- besitate to resist any attempt to Shanghai, proceeded in
three
from the commanding eneronch upon her territories, launches to the .a. President modore General Chiang Kai-shek made an Madison, on which the delegates officer of H. M. S. Stormcloud that the mast of the vessel is now vial- important statement to press cor made the trip from Hongkong, to respondents yesterday. He said welcome Messra, Wang Ching-wei, ble
It was on October 21st, 1927, that be was alive to the gravity of the Sun Fo. C. C. Wu, Eugene Che, the Irene was being taken into situation and to the popular Chang Fat-kwei, Tsai Yuen-pei, the demand all over the country for Chang Chi, Quo Tai-chi and Foo Bisa Bay by pirates who had seized control when abe was called upon military projects to strengthen the Ping-aheng. national defences.
The Cantonese delegation, with to stop by the L. 4. on patrol duty secretaries, wives and children of in the vicinity.
The pirates refused to obey the The Generalissimo said that the delegates, totais nearly 150, military organisation የቢቢ more
All the delegates, with the order, and after warning shots had than a preasing necessity in view
the submarine. Since that time no of the high tension in Manchuria exception of Mr. Wang Ching-wei, been fired, the Irene was sunk by where repeated attempts had been are suffering from seasickness a
a result of the very rough weather trace of the vessel has been visible made to cause the Manchurian forces to open hostilities, a situs countered on the voyage from until now. tion fraught with grave possilli-longkong-Reuter. tira.
General Chlong pledged him- self to devote his full energies and time to military training and noministration "praposing to permit his nniitical colleagues to administer the polltient ant party machinery of the Centen! Government."
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PRINCE TO VISIT MERSEYSIDE.
THE MASTER MARINERS* BANQUET.
Subsequent to the sinking, au BC- tion for damovea W/14 brought ngainst Lieut.-Comdr. Halahan, who was in command of the L. 4, but it was held that the officer neted in accordance with his rightful duties, and the action was dismissed.
PETROL DUTIES
OPPOSED.
UNITED OPPOSITION IN SINGAPORE.
London, Ucl. 20. He said B was for this very |
1.R.. the Prince of Walen will reason that the Central Govern-i nent invited the Cunton delega visit Merseyside an Wednesday, tion to Shanthai and he most November 4th, to preside, as Mas- sincerely hoped that all misunder-ter of the Honourable of Master standing of a political nature be- Mariners and as Master of the
Singapore. Get 13. tween him and his former col- Merchant Marine. at the Com-
There was a spate of oratory at fernes would be forgotten.
pany's annual banquei.
yesterday's budget meeting of the Representatives from Nankingj Among other
of the engagements he Legislative Council, most or Canton attending the peace will fulfill in the district is one unofficial members speaking on the conference had only one desire in in Connexion with the Itoyal budget motion, and all voicing un- mind and that was the strengthen: National Lifebont Institution qualified opposition to the new inst of the national defences and British Wireless.
th salvation of China from! aggression.
Marshal d'x Position.
LITTLE PROGRESS AT GENEVA,
¿Continued from Page 1.
duties on petrol as involving X heavy burden on all classes.
The other new duties on liquors and tobacco were accepted as neces- sary evils while the two per cent. tax on totalisator bets and sweep- stakes was increased to five per eent. during the committee stage of the Stump Bill.
Marshni Li Chai-sum. who arrived here yesterday with Mr. Wu Tieh-chen, stated that he had! come to see his former colleaguesį from Kwangsi and Kwanetung |
An unofficial request at the last whom he had no chance of meeting |
Rrapied
for the FREL
three years. He had bodies, that there was no demand meeting of Council was
Government announce. com- recommendation to submit to for a declaration of war, although through
Ament that a retrenchment the peace conference but had full the boycott was insisted upon. Confidence in the ability and good native paper, however, in featur.mittee would be annointed to con- in the the event, headed its report sider the question of expenditure will of his colleagues,
view in reduction.
of Towards the end the meeting afternoon, Marshal Li conferred thus: "The sound of the cannon with with Mr. Hu Han-min for two cause the Christians to abrogate
their the leaching of
religion it was also announced that if the hours. Benska.
whosoever smileth thee on the economics effected were sufficient right check, turn to him the ather to justify it Government would re- view the additional duties on petrol, Infringements of the trade mark of
A special committer has been liquors and tobacco. Itung Sal-kat, of 360, Queen's Road formed to organise monster # Central, were alleged against Hung demonstration ngainst Japan An attempt is being made to Sal-chun, of 221, Queen's Road
It is proposed to hold secure not only official benevolent T'entral, before Mr. Williams at tho
meeting and then parade approval of the demonstration, but Central Police Court this morning through the streets. This will be 4180 the actual presence, ** Mr. H. J. Armstrong appeared for the complainant, with Mr. Hin-shing Le only one of several that are being nominal head of the whole affair, Hie The held, but it is clearly intended in of General Chang Sui-kul.. instructed for the defence.
feeling presence would certainly tend to next mark
crescendo of 3 summons
adjourned 1
against Japan.
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"I consider it is as dangerous an attack on property as the setting are to another person's house," he said.
He recalled that short selling was Illegal in New York State from to 1858, and said he still be- eved it to be a violation of the Public exasperation and resent-section of the State Constitution
NATIONS URGED TO "FACE THE MUSIC.”
New York, Sept. 26.
mont. at the action of stock market rafdors is at last finding open ox and condamnation by prominent
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pression in a section of the Pres. io, sitor calling on the
persons.
Reed, Republican, of President to-day, declared that the United States "should follow Bri- And what is of more immediato talin's example and face the musle,” importance, the Exchange Board
He a strong advocate of the Governors are being forced to take
anica tax. cognizance of it under added pres-
"Unless additional funds Buro from exalted
rafsed by taxation," he said, "I be former Mr. James W. Gerters. U.S. Ambagendor in Germany, came ferch 1,500,000,000 dola out with a scalping denunciation of proximately 300,000,000 at par.] professional. "bears." Short Bell-
The focal experts figure it is ing, he said, was in unconstitution-little short of that total now. N
will