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VIEWS ON BOYCOTT SETTLEMENT.
Instant Effect in Hong Kong.
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PEACE WITH HONOUR TO BOTH SIDES: CONFIDENCE FELT.
"All for the best."This is the consensus of opinion in Hong King as to Canton's official announcement ofthe termination of the
pyroti.
....
Allied Offensive on Nanchang.
BIG BATTLE PENDING..
Chang Kai-shek Rushing Up Fresh Troops.
From Our Special Corresponciënt.♪ Most important of the crop of "Hit is a settlement. then 44 is "ppee with honour to both sales, sunt a leading merchant who is closely connected with Can-war despatches from Kiangst is the claim of Marshal Sun Chuan- iton trade.
fang to recapturing Nanchang In view of "the many disappointments in the past, a number the capital and the check adminis are still pessimistic Besides the communique by the Canton For-tered to 3.000 Whampon Cadets. eign Office, there is the following telegram, sent vin London:
The allies' reinforcements are stated to have merched up to Nanchang, then occupied by less than 2,000 southerners who had "scared out" the garrison.
Canton, Sept. 23..
The anti-British", boycott has
| forminated.--Reuter.
There is also a statement that the strike pickets at the French and British bridges at Shameen were withdrawn yesterday morn- ing. This may be the first step towards the end.
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If it does not, then will the strike be continued?
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Effects have already been felt in Hong Kong.
In the exchange banks there was a preponderance of buyers of foreign, money, with few or no sellers.
Sterking and Shanghai taels i were in great demand:
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SOCONY SHIP ATTACKED ON YANGTSE.
ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION,
The varying degrees pi man-
Hankow, Sept. 23. shughter, watch in SOFIA
It is reported from Chenglin amounts as the Attorney General that the Standard Oil Co.'s ship- stated his morning) to tie more "Neiying" was fired at, by No. 11 than an assault and in others ahnest Crossing. to the graveness of murder, were explained to the jury at the Cei minat Sessions this morning.
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One quartermaster was killed The vessel was stopped and asked to carry troops but refuseri. A scavenging coolie, employed. by Other merchant vessels have the Sanitary Department, is charged been fired at near Shasi, presum- with the manslaughter of a man jably by northern units. with whom he quarrelled as to some The Chungking situation is re- paper bags placed on the pavement ported to be easier. outside a sweet stuli,
The Szechuan, guild is organis- The Attorney General quoteding an anti-Christian demonstra- from law cases laying down that if tion to-day over the Wanhsien two persons quarrelled and after-affair."
Factories (In Hankow) includ wards fought at a time when, their passions were roused the charge offing British are open again to-day. maslaughter .must be "brought-Official despatch, against either one who cauggl the death of the other. If one killed! the other some period after the
quarrel when there was time for the passion to subside the charge! was one of murder.
• Self Defence,
ex-
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FAR-REACHING.
MONEY LOAN CASE JUDGMENT.
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ILLEGAL SOCIETIES,
A judgment which may have far-reaching consequences in that
exe
In a subsequent engagement, the Cadets are said to have been defeated and to have retired some The Hong Kong dollar came considerable distance southwards. down by 1/8ths of a penny (be- Meanwhile General Chang Kai- fare tiffin time) and Shanghai shek is personally directing oper- Discussion was rife in Hongmoney had appreciated 2 per cent. Kong last night. Different points Several denominations of localations on this new front. Fresh
If, in the course of a quarrek one of view expressed' were:- shares also firmed up. Scrip did Nationalist troops are being pour-man endeavoured to avoid fighting
Canton's communique only not change hands to any large ex-ed into the war zone.
and for this purpose retreated a mentions the termination of the tent but the tone is firm and sell- On the other hand, Marshal far as he could finding, however it decides an issue in which Chin- boycott. Does this include theers are holding off.
that he could retreat no further "strike"?
Sun is frantically sending new and then turned on his attacker was that delivered this morning are particularly interested Share Improvement.
then, in the event of his killing his in the case in which a Chinese divisions to meet the Cantonese. Buyers are reported to be still
opponent to avoid destruction. the woman. head of a Money Loan. Wu Peifu Finished? offering higher rates and there!
In held that the homicide was It is expected that a big action cusable,
Association, claims from a man was a rumour that a syndicate of
stated the Attorney Canton financiers was picking up will be fought, in the northern General im that it was committed alleged to have been a drawn part- Estock whenever favourable.
a few in self defence.. part of Kiangs), within
The Association consisted of 21 Hong Kong Electrics show the
It was hardly likely that this days, with possibly
members and His "Honour com- biogest jump
a deciding plea would be raised by the pri Yesterday they were $57 buyers: To-day's effect on the issue.
soner said the Attorney Generalmented that in his opinion such Hong Kong originally maintain-opening quotation was $63 and Wuchang is still holding out It was more likely that the defence Association was illegal and he Other stocks which but the morale of the defenders would be that prisoner was defend therefore gave judgment for the
defendant. ed that negotiations should be $64 buyers.
ing himself, that he did not want preceded by calling off the boy-showed changes were:
is weakening.
to Rght but hid to because it was cott and curbing the pickets. Steamboats" $25 $27%
Wu Pel-fu is now right out of forced on him by the other MAN Perhaps Canton's decision may
buyers. be followed by a request for China Sugar $20 sellers to Hupeh province and he is keeping further parleys..
$22 buyers..
out of the way of the southerners Hong Kong and Shanghai allies, the White Wolf Cubs of Hotels $9.10 buyers to $10 buy- Honah, who have joined hands
with the 8th Army.
One reply to this was that there is an explicit reference to an arrangement with the Strike Committee.
Negotiation to Follow? On the absence of terms, a' shipping man pointed out:
The best informed circles read the second paragraph of yester- day's communique as not. being directly connected with the set- tlement, but as indicating Can- ton's foreign policy of the im- mediate future:
There has yet been no celebra- tion among the Chinese mer- chants of Hong Kong, the major- ity of whom prefer to wait till communications are actually re- stored...
Nothing to. Crow About. On all sides residents em- phasise that even if the boycott is over there is nothing to about.
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Douglas Steamboat Co. $25 to $27, buyers.
Land Investment $67% buy-are ers and sales, to $591% buyers.
FLEET COMMANDS.
SIRE ALEXANDER-SINCLAIR FOR THE NORE,
Misunderstanding has 'SIR. R. TYRWHITT FOR CHINA.
been cleared, they say, and the best thing to do is to make up for lost time.
In spite of an element of doubt
a quiet tone of improvement has set in but results will not be seen for some time.
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His Honour also added that in his opinion the case of "Cham v. and in the course of it he uninten-Yuet Seema 1910 case which tonally committed an act which has been often quoted in these
cases, was wrongly decided. led to the death of deceased.
If the jury were satisfied after the evidence that the prisoner had proved this, salth the Attorney then passed, between the accused Sun Chuan-fang's allied troops General, they would have to return and deceased and a fight ensued.
mostly from Chekiang, Kiangsu and Anhui.
None has gone from Fukien and the tupan, Chow Yin-jen, is, doing no more than move more roops to the Kwangtung, border.
"Canton is also watching the frontier carefully.
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Red Spears Join In..
Hankow. Sept. 23.
It is reported from. Kiukiang' that Marshal Sun Chuan-fung is prp-
His Majesty the King has ceeding to Wusueh to direct opera- approved of the following appoint-ticns and that his forces are again
ments:6
Vice-Admiral "Sir Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair to be Comman der-in-Chief at the Nore in succes- sion to Admiral Sir William Goodenough, to date about April 1,
in control of Nanchang.
a verdiet of not guilty as the law laid down that if a man was attack- ed he was entitled to defend him-
Big Fight Result.
Gene, Tunney beat. Jack Dempsey on a decision.
For full particulars see sports section, on page 9.
self.
to
"Dangerous Thing."
It was alleged by the Crown that in the course of the fight the ac cused prodded the deceased in the lower part of the body with his broom. It was a dangerous thing to use a weapon like a broom in such a manner, added the Attorney General, having regard to the fact that even a slight blow in the lower regions might lead to a rupture of the spleen.
The Attorney General detailed the further incidents relating to departure of the two contestants and the finding of the deceased on & doorstep in a dying condition some hour and a half after the Efight.
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In reply to the charges, put to Wuchang is still holding out.
A man defending himself him before, the prisoner had replied Private cables from Canton
Heavy fighting has been report was not desirous of fighting, his that he did not kill the deceased, are practically unanimous that
defence being solely a means ed between Hankow and Wuruch.
and that he (accused) was asaulted the Canton Government issin-
The southerners have occupied avoid fighting. If a mar set on by by two men and a woman belong- cere, predicting a complete re-
Sin-yang-chow and have incor- another. in the course of, defendinging to the stall who pushed him) storation of normal conditions
Reginald Porated Fun Chung-sia and his red himself, committed an act which to the ground." The deceased had after fifteen months of bad times. Tyrwhitt to.. be Commander-in-spears (ex-bandits formerly, known led to the death of another the law been sick before and he (accused) Chinese owners of river ship-chief of the China. Station in as the White Wolf Cubs who were held that he was not guilty in that did not kill him. The deceased had ping have already started to make succession to Vice Admiral Sir in Canton a few years ago) in their the homicide was accidental, up deficiencies in their crews. For
1927.
Vice-Admiral Sir
a good many months & number of Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair, to date army.
boats have been lying idle with
| skeleton crews at reduced wages.
In addition to overhaul before re- entering the trade more men will have to be engaged.
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Canton Celebrations.. Some think that most of the former ships will be running by two or three weeks,
The "Lungshun" brought down the usual complement of cargo and passengers yesterday.
November 8, 1926, and to assume
command on January 7, 1927.
to be Commander-in-Chief of the Africa Station in succession
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Our Next C-in-Chief, Vice Admiral Sir Reginald Yorks Tyrwhitt, who is coming to the
From inquiries it was gather-China Station, was born on May 10,
Ho
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The fight in question arose over
refused to remove the bags at ac- Fighting Willingly, -
cused's request stating that he was Wu Pel-fu's headquarters are1
too busy. Further words had pass- now at Chengchow. Offcial des- If two persons entered into a Rear-Admiral David Anderson patch.
Eght willingly and in the course of ed and deceased had struck him over Accused further stated the eye. it one killed another then the sur-that he had then dropped his broom Peking, Sept. 23.
vivor was guilty of manslaughter, and walked away. The peace negotiations between added the Attorney General. to Vice Admiral Sir Maurice the Cantonese and the Wachang
A "Black Eye." Fitzmaurice, to assume command defenders have now been broken off. a matter which in itself was very With regard to accused's ver- about February 7, 1927-British A Hankow telegram of Sept. 22 British Wireless Service.
states that the daily aeroplane trivial, continued, the Attorney sion, there was corroboration of the General. The accused'a duty was fact that he had been struck over attacks against Wuchang are coa to sweep dirt and refuse from the the eye in the swollen state of that tinuing. Reuter.
pathway and roadway into the organ when he was arrested but channelling prior to others coming with regard to his version of the along to carry it away. He was other incidents, the Attorney. known as a "long broom" man, to General submitted that there was differentiate from .the short more probability of the Crown's wit- broom" men who came afterwards. nesses veraton belag correct as the On the day in question (August accused after making the alloga- 12), the accused arrived in the tions regarding a concerted attack course of his scavenging duties out on himself went on to describe only side No: 24 Battery Street where an encounter between himself and served in the Great War; command- Warning of a depression or there were some large paper bags the deceased. With regard to his ud. Destroyer Flotillas in Heligoland typhood of unknown intensity with- placed ontside a sweet stall to dry.story of dropping the broom, the Bight, August and December, 1014; in 120 miles of Lat. 13 N. Long. As to what took place then he (the Attorney General submitted that it also in action off Dogger Bank, 136 E, moving W., was issued by Attorney General) was not pro- was unlikely that the accused would 1915 (deapatches, DiS.0. C.B., the Observatory this morning. The pared definitely to state and it have dropped the only weapon he thanks of Admiralty); was created position apppars to be to the north would be for the court to attempt had.
to get the true events from the Medical evidence was called to Commander the Legion of of Yaponga
the offact that the deceased was Honour; was Acting Rear-Admiral To-day's report on weather con-levidence of witnesses. In 1918; promoted Rear-Admiral inditions reads:
According to witnesses for the found on a post mortem to have an In Canton it is felt that com- 1019 and Vice-Admiral in 1925. Pressure is nearly stationary Crown the accased Indicated that abnormally large spleen, probably pliance by the Strike Committee commanded the Third Cruiser from the Bonins to NE It he was going to sweep the ongs as a sequel to an attack of malaria with the Government's order to Squadron, Mediterranean, in 1921 has
away and the der who was be was stated to have suffered from. lder A bruise between the ribs, and the call off the pickets is a foregone 22 and was, Commanding Officer, Conclusion
was depoked to 1
ed that the greater majority of 1870, his father being the Rev. DISTANT TYPHOON. merchants in Canton had been Richard St. John Tyrwhitt.
Lieutenant of HM.S. very pleased at the trend of dewas velopments. Some had already "Cleopatra," with a landing party proposed a fish lantern procession at Nicaragua In 1894; Commodore, 1st class, In Command of Destroyer Flotillas of First Fleet in 1913;
to commemorate peace, to take place three days after the pickets cease to function.
One passenger maintains that half of the riffes hitherto issued
to the pickets have already been vithdrawn and that the remain der will be handed back by Octo- ber 10.
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