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BRITISH LEGION APPEAL BY

BARL HAIG.

"FOR DOING GOOD.”

FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1926.

ASSAULT CASE.

REFUSED TO JOIN A GUILD.

ATTACKED WITH CHOPPER.

with

EDITOR SHOT.

NO SEMBLANCE OF A TRIAL.

Peking, August 6. Lin Pai-swal, aged about 60, and for the past five years editor and. owner of the "Shoh Hui Jih Pao," paper noted in Peking for its trenchant and outspoken editorials, was arrested at one o'clock, this

der Commander Wang Chi and

To the Editor of the "China Mati."1

A Chinese was charged before Sir.On this, the anniversary Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central

morning of the day upon which, twelve Magistracy this years ago, the British Empire en-causing grievous bodily harm to tered the War, it behoves each one two others. of us to pause and consider how Plending guilty to the charge, de-morning by Peking gendarmes un- far our obligations to the men fendant said that the complainants executed at two o'clock at Tien- who faced the fury of battle have were the aggressors.

A dispute was stated to have been, fulfilled,

chino..

The arrest and execution wer

In many ways efforts not un-arisen owing to an alleged refusal worthy of our national honour of the complainants to join a work-Carried out by order of General have been made to mitigate the men's guild in the course of which Chung Taung-chang. The immedi- privations of the thousands who the defendant slashed a man in the ate cause of the arrest and execu

tion is said to be an editorial In returned-many of them maimed abdomen, recessitating his removal and shattered in health-to face to hospital, and eut another in the yesterday's issue of Mr. Lin's another struggle hardly less back with a chopper. One of the paper. which severely-attacked-net- jonly a well-known political protege complainants retaliated with 11 severe. But it is to supplement boat hook to such good purpose of Chang Tsung-chang. but also governmental action, to All up the that defendant also had to entay attacked a famous Chinese military

many gaps that exist, and to give assistance in the many hard hospital. casas of unforeseen calamity that months' hard labour.

ask for, support on a generous scale for the British Legion Appeal Fund.

Quietly, but effectively, this Fund is bringing renewed hope

try and to mitigate the unecono- mic effects on the whole country. A month or so ago, Mr. Garvin, in the Observer, expressed the opinion that the only alternative and comfort to the many thou- sands of ex-Service men of all Overland China Mail.to peace by negotiation was for ranks, who through no fault of

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Defendant was sentenced to three

A BIRTHDAY.

LEADS TO POSTPONEMENT OF CASE.

LEGAL LATITUDE:

leader.

Mr. Lin was already asleep at one o'clock when the gendarmes Texme to his gate. In answer t

their battering, his servants came to the entry to be told that Com- mander Wang of the gendarmerie wished to see him at headquarters, No time was given him even to dress. The soldiers took him off in his sleeping garments.'

the Government to call the Coal their own are in distress, to their

Apparently he was not give even the semblance of a trial but was Commission together and con- dependants, and to the widows

jat once hustled off and shot. His sult with that body as to the most and children of those who gave

Even the process of the law may remains were cofined and put in their lives. As recently as last

obstructed temporarily feasible method of ending. forth-Whit Sunday the Prince of Wales e

by the possession of his family, whlen with a most. deplorable situation.referred to the British Legion as family considerations as was de took them to Lung Chuan Seu, Since then the Anglican Bishops one of cur greatest organisationsnstrated at the Summary Court temple in the south city,

this morning when, in referring to för doing good."

The following publie announce- to have been

meni was made by Commander I believe that the great majority case which was, endeavoured to effect a concilia of British men and women keep heard later in the day. Mr, W. Wang of the Peking gendarmeriet

Hind said that he had just been

"The public is hereby notified tion between the coal owners and fresh in memory the debt due to informed that plaintif in the case that.

upon orders from Tupa those of my old comgrades who had a birthday party on and would chang Tsung-change the manager the miners, but even their pro-to-day are in distress, and that like an adjournment.

and the Free Church leaders have

4:

-For-the-moment-there appears The Far Eastern

Agency (London)

Ltd., 30-39, Southampton Street, Strand. W.C.2.

BIRTHS...

of live "Shoh Hui Jih-Pan" Should

| posuis were turned down on a dis-they are sincere in their desire trict vote of the miners... bo prove their gratitude. In this Mr. 1. D. Turner, appearing for be executed due to his confrmed defendunt. said that he had no de-connection-with-the-nem-my- belief I appeal most earnestly ferie path the party

Besides abiding by the order, "the generous support, so that the

Mr. Hind: It is a most important public is to be told of the aume, only one ray of hope. The miners debt may be liquidated.

| party :

(Signed) Wang Chi, commander, in an important colliery in Notts Cheques,

tob made payable

His Lordship adjourned the case

Metropolitan Gendarme have accepted the ownery terms "Earl Haig's British Legion Ap-until a week to-day.

Forces, August 6, 15th peal Fund" and crossed Barclay The care is one in which thei 7 hours week at the old & Co. should be sent to the Or-Chinese landlord

year of the Chinese Re of 6 Kennedy

publie." wages-and are signing on imme-ganizing Secretary (Captain Road claims $210 balance of rent diately. The Derbyshire and W. G. Willcox, M.B.E.), Appeal alleged to be due from M. Albert for many years he was in. Shang- other Notts owners have intimat- Department, British Legion. 26, Gaetat; proprietor of the

Eccleston Square, London, S.WA.[Cafe.

Yours, etc.,

HAIG, Field-Marshal.: London," "Aug. 4.

|ROSS.-- Qn August 20. at the Peak

Hospital to Tilda, wife of led their intention to re-open their Sydney Hampden Jites, daughter.

WOODWARD-On August

1926. at Matilda Hospital. Hongkong. to the Rev. Mrs. Frank T. Woodward, daughter (Bettie Mabel).

apits on the same terms. This Lexample will doubtless be. follow- ed by others, in which case It will be tested whether Mr. A. J. Cook's avitriolic eloquence fails against

the cry of the miners themselves! for work in order to keep them-

LEAKEY-On August 11, 1922, at

the Maternity Hospital, Sing pore, tr Mr. and Mrs. A. W.selves and their families from Leakey (S.S.P.), a son.

starvation.

RENT TREBLED.

GOVERNMENT DISPENSARY

ISSUE.

NIGHT RAID.

Albert

LOTTERY TICKET PRINTERY FOUND.

TWELVE ARRESTS.

Mr Lin was a native of Fukier...

hai. For the past twenty years he fick been a journalist. His intent Journaliste venture was over five Years old. He also had been te number of the Chinese parliament. The "Shoh Hai Jih Pac" was not as large as some of the otlier Peking Chinese papers, but it is. said to have been widely read, due to the often sensational character of Mr. Lin's editorials. In Chinese circles it is stated that Lin was in As a sequel to a raid carried out no way subsidised and had been by Det-Sergeant Meadows and a thoroughly impartial in his attacks, THE CONTROL PROBLEM..

party of police on a matshed hid-jadhering to no particular faction" den among trees on the hillside but critical of all of them when To the Editor of the "China Mail"]

near Cape D'Aguilar Station, last circumstances seemed, to him, to when the House of Commons

wore warrant such criticism.. Sir, I am very pleased, indeed night, twelve Chinese

He is the second newspaper orli- reassembles at the end of this to see that others are taking up charged before Mr. R. E. Lind- month to sanction a continuance the cudgels on behalf of the sell at the Central Magistracy tor to be executed since the present of the Emergency Regulations. Public dispensary in Kowloon. If this morning with being con-military regime in Peking has come The other editor exe you, Sir, will kindly look at the cerned in the printing of lottery into power.

cuted wus Mr. Shao Pino-ping. COOK-July B. ut Malcesine. But no great reliance can be plac-register you will appreciate the tickets.

Institution. Many have recourse charged in addition with keeping He also was arrested at night and

hours.-"Chung. Mei.” Supposing that it is argued that purpose, but a question arose as

[BARRETT. —-On August 8, LO A hint is given in to-day's Doria, wife of M. E. Barrett. cables of a probable development S. Patani, at the Maternity Hospital, Penang, a son.

DEATHS.

Italy, after a short illness, the el on a cursory statement of this work done by this Government Three of the defendants were editor of the former "Ching: Pac" Rev. J. A. Bethune Cock, late kind. The miners' leaders having to it and will be sorry to see it go. a common gaming house for the executed without trint within a few STACK-On August 12, 1926, failed to, effect a peaceful settle-

of Singapore, aged 71.

at the General Hospital, ment, it only remains for the men the Government does not mind to whether there was sufficient. Singapore, Frederick James themselves to have a turn at say

themselves and the industry in which they are employed.

a few hundred dollars more. Had evidence on this point.. Two of

Stack, aged 66, late Master

Mariner of the Straits Steam "ship Lompany,

Hongkong, Friday, August 20, 1926.

COAL CRISIS.

leaders have

each other,

LOST A WATCH?

TWO WALTHAMS IN POLICE

HANDS.

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hard

Chen

Another Editor Arrested.

Peking, August 7. a Fair Rents. Board been es- the men, however, were found to

She-wu, proprietor and tablished it will be the implied be old offenders, and were fined editor of the "Shih Chich W. duty of the Government to appeal $100 each, or four weeks'

Peo" and the "Shib Chieh Jih Pao." against the landlord's increase, labour, while the third, who was was arrested by the local gen- There is a strong precedent. a procf reader and as such held darmerie at three o'clock this Some years ago, the landlord pat a responsible position, was fined morning and is now held in the up the rent of some premises at $50, or two weeks.

headquarters of General Warg Wanchai, leased by the Govern- Two others were discharged, as Chi, Commander of the gendur ment for housing sanitary coolies, they were merely servants, and merie. Efforts are being made Sir Edward Stubbs was sc in the remainder received a fire of by Chen's friends to censed that the Rents Restriction $25 each, or two weeks. Ordinance followed-**

་་

DID NOT KNOW..

USUAL EXCUSE IN ARMS CASE.

EMIGRANT FINED.

save him from_be_fute-which-overtook Mr.

Lin Pal-shui yesterday morning.

The arrest was effected by General Kang, A:de-de-camp to General Wang Chỉ, with the astiat- ance of about thirty gendarmes, Chen had already gone to bed when the military visitors called at his house, but was wakened and carried to the headquarters in a motor car. It is not known' what

the

are

In accordance with the old pro- verb expectation hath failed. POSSESSOR CONVICTED.

Although you

Assure us that the dispensary may be incorpor- where most it promised. After a

ated with the Kowloon Hospital grim silence of two months the Arising out of a case before I strongly urge. the Government: coal owners and the miners' Major C. Willson at the Central to shut down on principle. If the pet at the round Magistracy this morning, two house owner be so heartless there is no option. The public ought to table; talked for an hour and a American. Waltham gold wrist be made to forego such a boon if half; and separated without com- watches are now in the hands of is too heartless to stand for ing a fraction of an inch closer to the police awaiting claimants... rights. When such a situation A Chinese gardener who had charges against him, as his two

"One watch has the makers either the Government or

arises, I have no sympathy for spent the greater part of his life publications are rather friendly to

the in Australia pleaded that he was! [the anti-Kuominchun cause. From the reports cabled to-day, name on the dial and is complete public.

unaware of the regulations when Chen, the gendarmes sealed the Yours, etc.. both sides appear to have been with a flexible band. The other,

charged before Major C. Willson Ming Li Wan Pao" and took all DISGUSTED. at the Central Magistracy this the employees of the papers into implacable and obstinate, neither slighty smaller, which has hooks.

Hongkong, August 19.

morning with unlawful possession would concede one point to the designed for use either as a wrist other. In these distressing eir or pocket watch, may be the valued possession of some person, cumstances it would certainly whose initials appear in woven WOMEN'S AFFAIRS. have been futile to have kept up a characters at the back (decipher- mere semblance of negotiations able as FC.S.C.), the date April 10, 1917 on the inside of the And back cover, and the makers' name

without a practical Basis. so, at the beginning of Autumn) and number (Waltham, U.S.A... the whole country is faced with 186755) on the works,

HUSBAND MIXED UP IN A FIGHT.

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ammunition.

Previous to the arrest of Mr.

of a revolver and 109 rounds of custody. They made a thoroug

going search of the editorial offiçen for Chen Chi-an, manager of the In answer to His Worship as evening paper, but as Chen hap- to whether the regulations were pened to be out, they failed to zet poated-up on the Japanese veshold of him. It is understood that sels, Inspector Pain said that he Chen has fled to the Legation Quar was not quite sure whether theters for safety. arms notice was exhibited on the

The "Ming Li Wan Pao" was particular "vessel by which the recent addition to the family of defendant arrived in the Colony,evening papers in Peking and had but it was pointed out that the a rather limited circulation. It was were found in the false the first paper to publish, the, text bottom of a wooden case claimed of a circular telegram alleged to by the defendant at the Kin Shan have been issued by General Sun wharf yesterday.

Chuan-fang advocating peace. A fine of $250, or three months' Whether this is the cause of the hard labour, was imposed, and suppression of the paper remains order was made for the arms to to be seen.

arms

ALL BOUND OVER.

the possibility of the stoppage

These watches were found in

For interfering in women's the possession of a young Chinese being carried on through the long who visited a pawnshop at a time affaire, a Chinese was bound over cold Winter months with calami- when Sergeant Brittain and a de-by the Central Magistrate this tous results to the women and tective were there making inves-morning on a charge of disorderly

conduct." children of the miners and of the tigations in another case. In

Tho man's wife and another families. of men in other in-possession, defendant stated that with the same offence, and were anewer to a charge of unlawful

weman, who were jointly charged] dustries affected by the mining he purchased the smaller of the

The "Shih Chieh Jth Pao" and dispute.

watches in Shanghai and the really at the bottom of the trouble, be confiscated.

ench accused the "other of assault,

the "Shih Chich „Wan Pao" aro other from a local shop. An em- which was stated to have arisen munition were found in the posing and evening papers in the. A rifle and 40 rounds of am-probably two of the largest morn... The breakdown in the confer ployee of the latter shop refuted

over a debt. One woman said that ence yesterday is to be deplored. this statement in evidence. her husband took no part in the session of a master of a junk at capital. The evening edition may It is not for us at this distance to His Worship was not satisfied fight, and contradicted the other Deep Bay yesterday. He was appear as usual this afternoon, wa "reason why" The populace at with the explanation and sen-woman's statement by pointing out arrested and charged this morn-the military authorities did not Home, however, have a right to tenced defendant to three weeks' that it was her husband who blowing before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at suppress the two sister publica

hard labour. Order was made for a police whistle..

the Kowloon Magistracy, who im-tions, although they have taken demand intervention by some the watches to be held by the

The women were also bound over Ipsed a fine of $100 or two their manager into custody.—"Kuo means to save the mining indus- police pending claimants. to keep the peace for six months. months hard labour in default. Wen."

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