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China Mail

No. 19,806

BOYCOTT ENDING?

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CANTON'S NEW STAND WITH FOREIGNERS.

SPIRIT OF CONCILIATION.

"Reparation." But No Money For

Strikers.

BLISHED

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1926.

RABIES DEATHS.

TWO VICTIMS DURING THEN

WEEK....

BOTH SMALL BOYS, "

Two deaths from rables occurred: during the wack, the victims being. Chinese boys nine years of age.

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ECHO OF LAST YEAR'S

TROUBLES...

CHINESE EXECUTED,

非

It is expected that there will

(Reuter's Service.) be in the neighbourhood of sixty present at a dinner which is to be

Shanghai, May 21. lon May 20.

given at the Hongkong Hotel to. Fung Chun-wan, who lives at No. (From Our Own Correspondent.) 288, Queen's Rond West, made a The steps the German morrow night to Dr W W. The Police Commissioner's

complaint to his father on April minus ar

to help the Pearse, MOH, who leaves the April report states. The Chinese

Canton, May 19

If that he was Bitten by an un-British miners indicated in a Colony on the 29th inat Lan Ho-sang who fred from the Mr. N.L. Smith, Chairman of New World Building on June 2 "Conciliation where that does known dog while playing outside telegram from the Secretary of the

German Miners' Federation which the Board,, will make a présenta-last year, shooting an American not mean a sacrifice of principle" the house Chinese medicine was is to be the slogans of the Canton applied and no further notice was has been received by Mr. Frank tion to Dr. Pearse on behalf of volunteer and killing a pony, has Government. now that the Com- taken of the wound. The boy be-Hodges, stating thathe conference past and present Heads of Gov-been executed by the Chinese. munists have been definitely curb-came seriously yesterday and, of miners in Germany has adopted ernment Departments, of a silver authorities after a trial in the

resolution promising the miners of cigarette box: also on behalf of Mixed Court.

This is significant as the Chin- ed here as a result of Central on the advice of Dr. Lee, he was Executive Committee meetings of sent to the Government Civil Hos-Great Britain the greatest possible the staff of the Department, in-

hulphy carrying out the inter-cluding the Board, of a gold ese viewpoint is to behead and the Kuomintang which began on where he died,"

In the other case, the boy, resid-national resolutions already passed cigarette. case, gold match box, not to shoot criminals. The ac May 15, and are still under way.

The German miners must refuse to gold knife and dressing". table cused made a graphic confession

before the execution. This policy. it is officiallying at No. 9 Clarence Street, re-

of coal to Great Britain; and con- Dr. W. V. M. Koch will propose stated includes all issues at stake ceived a bite in the left hand from work overtime: prevent the expert clock. with foreigners, from the boycotta dog at Chung Sing Street

M P. T. Lamble will respond; of Hongkong to the all monopoly April 20. The wound being slight, tribute as much money as possible, the health of the staff to which

"The British struggle must be a

the health of the Board will be and on down to the picketing and no special treatment was given, but to help the British miners,

proposed by Mr. E. W. Hamilton annoyance of the smaller mission on May 10 the boy became ill and

and replied to by Dr. Black, a past in the interior of Kwangtung pro- he was removed to the Kwong Wah step forward for international con- Hospital on Sunday. He died the

member.

vince:

on

When negotiations with Hong-same day.

Sanitary Inspector Strange haa kong are resumed (as the Canton Nationalists hope they will be re-en to Kennedy Town for obser- sumed at an early date the for- vation, a dog which he secured at mer insistence upon reinstatement No. 18, Chun. Sing Street. This of strikers will not be mentioned animal is suspected of having bitten "Some form of reparation to the the boy. strikers is still being discussed. but large lump sums are no longer talked about, In fact, Govern ment officials, while refusing to be quoted, state definitely that the policy of keeping alive old hates has been definitely abandoned

- Sinews of War.

OLD COFFINS.

BUILT A FENCE WITH THEM

【『:"

CHARGE OF THEFT.

Complaints made to the pollee by the Tang Wah Hospital authorities

trol of the coal trade!

EARLIER NEWS..

London, May 20..

In the House of Commons severall questions touched the Soviet gift of 2260,000 to the British miners Sir W. Joynson Hicks replied and said the mining strike, being genuine trade dispute, the Govern ment was unable to prevent the admission of foreign money for the

arpase of assistance

Mr. Will Thorne painted out that the cheques sent to the TULE by the Russian Trade Unions were prevented from entering the coun- try under the Emergency Powerd. Si W. Joynaon Hicks replied: Yes, I stopped that 2100,000, but the contribution to e miners is quite a different poten

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The Lyric Orchestra. will be in attendance..

AFTER 34 YEARS.

MR. J. HOOPER LEAVING SHORTLY.

GODOWN CO, ACCOUNTANT.

Dr. Pearse has been in charge of medical work in the Colony for

By his imminent departure: twenty-five years and had had con- siderable experience prior to ar riving here in 1901 an Assistant from the Colony by the s He "Empress of Russia" on the 28th Medical Officer of Health. acted on numerous occasions as inst. Mr. J. Hooper, Accountant Medical Officer of Health prior to of the Hongkong and Kowloon! This permanent appointment in Wharf and Godown Co. and of the "Star" Ferry Company, will 1915.

connection with the To the many difficult tasks sever a which he has had to face in con- Colony extending over thirty-four nection with the health of the years, thirty of which have been Colony. Dr. Pearse has brought spent in the service of the Godown successfully to bear his consider-Company,

Mr. Hooper's place in able knowledge and skill and in him the Colony will lose a capable Godown Company will be taken

by Mr. Donald Logan.

Thanks.

the

One reason for the new spirit of conciliation is undoubtedly the pressure of military affairs from the North, now that Marshal Wu regarding the disappearance of dis- carded coffins from the Repository Fei-fu is definitely moving againstted to investigations and Kwangtung and Kwangsi. arest of a Colts of the

Troop trains continue to leave building a fence round a poultry has passed a resolution declininment locally, having held the post The Rev. T. B Powell, who left

here dally in great numbers, and several steamers heavily loaded with men of the First Division have arrived from Swatow. These troops, have gone straight from the boats to the trains, and have proceeded at once on to Shiukwan. the northern end of the railway line (Yueh-Han Railway).

To-day it was officially admitted that gambling across the river (at Honam) and at scattered parts of the province is now bringing in about $300,000 a month in revenue. It is also ad- mitted that the resumption of gambling in the city of Canton is more than a possibility, and on a basis which swell the war chest at the rate of more than $500,000 a month.

yard with the wood from the stolen

coffins.

For, and popular official interested

The Miners' Delegate Conference himself in the Rationalist move

to accept the Government's pro- tion of President.. posals to reduce wages on the When charged, before Mr. R. Eground that this does not provide Lincself at the Central Magistracy decent standard Hving. this morning with theft of the

Later. ecffins, the man pleaded guilty and

The Central Committee. of the said he was a newcomer to the Mining Association discussed Colony. He was fined $10, or ten Baldwin's proposals and the re- days imprisonment...

sults of the enquiry were submitted

STOLEN CHEESE.

RECEIVING AND BRIBERY -CHARGES.

PLEA OF GUILTY.

to the coal owners. It is disclose.

VISITING HERE. PASSENGERS ON "PRESIDENT WILSON."

WORLD TRIPPERS.

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Among passengers

*

on the

the Colony yesterday, has written expressing his grateful thanks and appreciation for the parting gift from his many friends, and hoping that the friendships he has made here may be renewed from time to time.

LIST OF NAMES.

that considerable criticism is pro- posed to the legislation, particular: Dollar Line vessel "President LOCAL CHINESE MERCHANTS", ly as regards amalgamation and Wilson," which arrived in Hong- restriction of the recruitment of kong this morning from Manila, labour, the establishment of

T

DIRECTORY.

Nation), Wages Board, and an in-were the following:

Mr. and Mrs. K. Carson of COMMERCE CHAMBER'S IDEA.. dependent chairman's

powers, London, England, on a tour of the

world and visiting Hongkong. which, it is declared, suggest com pulsory arbitration:

Mr. Carl Elkus. a prominent merchant of Shanghai visiting

POWDER EXPLOSION: Hongkong on business.

APPALLING CATASTROPHE

The Chinese remanded from yesterday in connection with the theft of cheese from Megars. ernment spokesmien say Connell Bros. Company was frankly that the new attitude to- again before Major C. Willson at wards the Communists, which de- the Central Magistracy this morn- prives the ultra-radicals of any ing on two counts of receiving real voice in the Government, is stolen goods and offering a bribe due to ill-advised encroachments of $6 to a constable. by the "Reds, and to the Sergeant Carey said that the arrogant attitude of the Com-accused gave every assistance in muniste toward the Kuomintang, collecting evidence against the its officials and principles. Anti-three men who were convicted. Communist policies adopted with- yesterday. but he had a forged Forty persons were killed, and f the last five days were ap-chop by means of which he ateoras injured in an explosion in proached with some reluctance, tempted to evade the police. the Bavarian powder works at But the situation had reached a 4 plea of guilty being tendered Hasaloch, with in the most disas

IN GERMANY

FACTORY SWEPT AWAY. (Reuter's Service.)

Berlin, May 201

Suggested at a recent meeting of the Hongkong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, a purely Chinese business directory is now Mrs, Sophie Hirschberg, a pro- being compiled to meet trade re- minent resident of Manila on aquirements, both local and over visit to Hongkong..

зеде. Miss Emily Low of Scotland, Mr Ip Lan-chuen, the energetic visiting Hongkong on a world secretary of the Chamber, is mainly tour

responsible for the idea. for filling up. (for insertion) are in the vernacular papers.

THE WEATHER.

Mrs. F. Lowenadler of England on a tour of the Orient.

M. B. W. Ramehand, a merchant of Zamboanga, on business to Hongkong

Mr. Fred Roth, Supt. of schools on a business and of Manila, pleasure trip...

Miss Josephine Stoppa of Hong- Work was in full swing when the powder in one of the workshops kong, returning from a pleasure exploded, apparently from spon-trip to Manila

Mrs. B. Thompson of the taneous combustion. Other explo

point where to yield further would on both counts, sentence was de-trous in Germany since the war. have meant absolute subserviency ferred until to-morrow.

to the Russians and their local dis

ciples. As a consequence, strong counter-measures were adopted:

Manila.

Forms

GLOOMY FORECAST FOR WEEK-END.

Sporting fixtures are likely to be Interfered with by the weather to-morrow, the forecast a gloomy winds, moderate, squally; overenst one until noon reading: occasional rain.

South

For the 24 hours ending at 10 4.m. to-day, 0.08 inch of rain was. recorded, the total for the year, being 25.18 against an average of 18:65 inches...

Foreign Missions. spirit of conciliation being shown alone immediately followed with Hongkong. Advertising and Pub towards the Canton Hospital catastrophical effect, the entire licity Bureau, returning from The Hospital for the Insane Union representatives, hearing factory being swept away, leaving finds itself in new difficulties with that Dr. J. Oscar Thomson, chief an enormous crater of masonry and

Mr. James Young, a theatrical manager of Bombay, India, on a the unions and strikers. Three of staff, is booked to sail for the parts of heavy machinery, weeks ago an effort was made to United States on May 28, have

Human bodies were hurdled hun-business trip to Hongkong

Mr. and Mrs. John Armstrong unionise the entire stuff, but about made five calls at the Canton Hos-dreds of yards. 95 per cent, of the employees were pital in the interests of framing

The shock of the explosion was of Manila,, on their way to visit loyal to the management and an agreement under which that in- felt. miles away,

the States. Mr. Armstrong is a passed, a resolution pledging stitution can re-open.

The ruins of the factory inally ill supt. of Manila... the union people heard of this ten guarantee

The Hospital demands a writ-became ignited, and the firemen and Mr. Hendrick Bos of the Dutch from the union rescuers were unable for some time Diplomatic Corps, returning to they made a formal demand upon that it will never again be inter- to approach the injured, who were Holland via the States from a to Shanghal and slightly over ME

visit to General Leonard Wood at. Manila.

Mr. Paul Davis, & prominent merchant of Manila, on his way to Shanghai on business.

themselves not to strike. When

The Casualties,

Berlin, Later.

Inspection Invited.

the hospital to discharge all who fered with, and a similar guar- screaming with agony. Showroom 21, Wellington St. had pledged themselves to abideantee from the Government that

but the the unions will never again be per by this resolution, Tel. C. 1483.

management refused to yield.

mitted to picket the institution, It is now officially stated that Now the Hospital is faced with stop supplies, or terroride em-nine persons were killed and 60 JRUAJOROUP"POoProp the possibility of being picketed ployees.

injured in the explosion at starting to-morrow, and with just These guarantees have been Hassloch. such a general strike" situation verbaily promised under the con- as resulted in the closing, of thedition that the Hospital re-open Canton Hospital about eight with full staff at once, but such weeks ago,,

are-opaning is impossible, for

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WU-PEI-FU DECLINES.

On Friday the pickets, unmind when the pickets closed the in- ful of the fact that the Hospital stitution the staff, numbering 120 for the Inaane ja an "American became widely scattered and the property and files the American training school ceased to func. flag, forcibly entered the comtion. At present only four Amer pound and dragged away alcans are living in the great.com- Chinese woman employee who had pound which has buildings and been a leader of the anti-union beds for 285 patients, and those to Chinese M.Ps (former members movement. Her whereabouts is Americans have to carry in their of not yet known. J

Altitude Changing, At apparent cross-purposes with the attitude toward the Hos pital for the Insane, is the new

Major H. G. Fitz of the U. S. Army, en route to Tientsin on business,

Commander E. Friedrick of the

The report issued at 10.56. this

morning states that pressure has increased moderately from Chefoo Japan, Formoan and 8. E. China. It has decreased slightly over 3. W. Japan and N Indo-China. The northern depression is moving east-

ward towards Kores. The depres sion over Indo-China, and S. W China has deepened slightly.

It is officially announced U.S. Navy at Manila, on a ples that the civilian dress for the Re- sure and Bustrieas trip to America, ception at Government House on Mr. and Mrs. Chas Foster, June 3, will be a white short returning to America from a tour coat.

of the Orient. Mr. Foster 18 a publisher of Chicago.

Sir Shouson and Lady Chow Mr. Arthur Heyward, a mer and Miss Alice B. Lee were pas- Shanghai, May 20 chant of Manila, en route to sengers who arrived yesterday from Shanghai by the £8, arshal Wu Pel-fu has declared America:

Empress of Russia."

Parliament which

that he is

have said:

own food, and are even denied servants by the pickets who sur- come round all the gates.

(Continued on Pago 8:

will be my

dia

Mrs. E. Jones and daughter, of Shanghai, returning to her hus beband who is in the US. Navy and

toetationed at that city

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Miss Lorraine Tools, a writer of Shoung Papeete, Tahiti, en route to

Shanghai

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