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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1926...

DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE.-

Dominions' Co-operation with The Motherland.

· IMPERIAL CONFERENCE SPEECHES.

The Vital Importance of the Singapore Base.

KEEPING THE GREAT SEA LANES OPEN.

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CHINA TROUBLE.

Mr. Lampson To Visit Hankow.

RECOGNITION SPECULATION.

Possible Meeting With Canton

Loaders.

Rugby. Dec. 2.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

“SUNNING" PIRACY.

Crown Solicitor Opens

"Prosecution.

"NAMES OF ALL PRISONERS.

Elaborate Precautions to Guard the Court.

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Police Open Fire on Desperadoes.

ARMED ROBBERS SURPRISED.

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Raid Prevented & 4 Arrests Made.

Mr Miles' Lampson, the new The case against the twenty Learning that a gang of robbers How The Peoples Oversea Will Help To Share The Burden. British Minister to China, is re-en charged with being implicat had planned a raid upon the Wo' mairing a few days in Shanghaied in the piracy of the China Lung distillery, Kwai Lung, hear where he has had consultations Navigation Co.'s 8., Sunning" Gin Drinkers Bay, Detective Sub- Chlef among the problems discussed by the Imperial Confer with Sir Robert Macleay, "whom was opened before Mr. R. E Inspector K. AV. Andrew of the ence was the defence of the Empire. The speeches made by the he is succeeding, and who is on Lindsell at the Central Magis. Water Police and a "party of Chinese

his way Home.

·Tracy at 2.30 this afternoon. detectives visited the distillery yes- Prime Minister of Britain and the representatives" of the Dominions Mr. Lampsch will proceed in The Crown Solicitor, Mr. H. K.sterday evening and concealed them- dealt with the co-ordinating of navid and military measures, and a few days to Hankow to examine Holmes, is conducting the prose-elves in readiness for the arrival the sharing of the burden by all the nations of the British Common-rangements have been made for Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask is de-

the sultation personally. No ar-cution.

for the robbers.

Shortly after 20 p.m. the gang. wealth.

him to meet the Cantonese fending the 19th acensed, Mr.numbering nine in alt arrived on leaders, who are in the Hankow Leo d'Almada the 2nd. accused the scene by means of a salt junk. Imperial Defence Committee. " also been worked out for insur.neighbourhood, and no meeting and Mr. M. K. Lo the 6th, and 2 Detectives Wounded. The speeches of Mr. Stanley ance of ships cargoes against war is at present projected.

ten others. Mr. Lampson, however... has'] The accused men who

As soon as the gang had dis- Baldwin Prime Minister of Eng-riska land. Mr S. M. Bruce.. Prime

Lord Edgar Cecil presides full powers to follow any pro-handcuffed in pairs were escorted embarked, the Police revealed their Minister of Australia. Mr. G. over the trading and blockade cedure he considers advisable. From the jail by a large cordon presence, whereupon the leader of

the robbers. opened fire. oates, Prime Minister of New sub-committee which is studying and should informal conversa-of police. Zealand, Mr, N. C. Rasenga, all methods of economic pressure Finance Minister of South Africa, which were inaccurately termed, and Sir Blay Burwan, of India. "lockade" in the late war." on Imperial defence at the Bank perial Conference on November || 16 were issued to-night.

NAVAL FORCES.

Utmost Support For Admiral Sinclair,

Handcuffs Removed,

were

This was immediately returned by Inspector Andrew, the robber chief falling dead' at the Inspector's

feet,

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A general melee followed during

The handcuffs were removed on arrival in the Court, police officers being stationed at every. door, and around the prisoners who stood in a straight line in front the gourse of which four, of the of the dock, which was too small men were killed and four arrested. to accommodate such a large The ninth man made good his es number...

cape across country.

Fortunately Insp. Andrew a number corresponding with his caped unhurt, but two Chinese detectives ware wounded. Dne re- name on the charge sheet.

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Mr. Baldwin outlined the other! sub-committees" activities. Hel hoped that as part of the general Mr. Baldwin at the outset policy of improving methods of stressed the rigid adherence of communication and Consultation successive Governments to the in matters of common interest it] akisory and consultative charac.would be considered how far HOME NOVERNMENT'S STAND. Each man wore a card bearing! per of the Committee of Imperial it was in the interest of co- Defence throughout all its deordination of defence that the velopments. The glasticity of the elastic machinery of the Imper- membership of the committeeial Defence, Committee might be enabled the Darinions and India further used. to take advantage of the facfisies of the committee to any extent they desired. They could accept, modify or reject its advice.

Opportunities for personal - sociation of the representatives of the Dominions with the com- mittee after the war had not been numerous, but the question of In- perial defence had been discussed in the greatest detail at the Em- pering Conferences, which, indeed. provided an opportunity for a stocktaking of the Committee's work.

The Home Government would certainly welcome more frequent association and closer co-opera-"

tion with the Committee in all

matters affecting the Dominions or the general, defence of the Empire.

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London, Dec. 2.. The First Lord of the Ad miralty, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, in a speech at Bromley, said he was glad to say they had

very able commander.

waters Chinese

in 1 am Admiral Sinclair. glad that in his opinion he has sufficient strength to do what is required in otecting life. Only to-night we had a telegram from him to that effect, and we said 'If you have not enough, we will do our best to send furthe reinforce-

Canada's Defence. Statements were made at n further meeting on October 26 by Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord of the Admiralty. on behalf of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, and by Earl Birkenhead, Secretary of Slate for India, and after subse-. Mr. Bakhwip said that apart quent meetings at the Ministries.) from the personal attendance of discussions were resumed at a ments." the Ministers, however, the asso-meeting of the Conference on ciation of the Dominions with the committee after the war.had been considerable.

November 15 when speeches were made by Mr. Mackenzie King

Cheers.)-Reuter.

(Prime Minister of Canada). M. tions,take place with Mr. Eugene Singapore Base Decisions. Bruce Mr Coates. Mr. Huvenga, Chen, the Cantonese Foreign Mr. Baldvin mentioned that Mr. Monroe. and Sir J. Burdwan. Minister, or any other Cantonese there were abpresent: 50 sub-com- Mr. Mackenzie King, express-officials, this would in itself carry mittees dealing with co-ordina- ing appreciation of the Service no implication of governmental tion of the fighting services and demonstrations said that they.in-recognition. ancillary work in civilian depart.dicated the need for all parts of ments generally.

The whole of this great field was

Imperial Defence.

dian defence organisation.

Surtax Problem.

The clothes of several of the accused men were covered with, blood stains whilst the 20th: de fendant, as on previous appear- ances in Court, had his hend swathed in bandages,

The name, age and, occupation: of each of the defendants, to- gether with the town or village from which he is stated to come from, is as follows:--

1. Lam Tse-leung, 35, cloth sell-

er, Hoi Fung.

2. Lam Hon-ki 32, disbanded

soldier. Hol, Fung. 3. Chan

Loi 33. Shum Chun.'

tin-smith,

"SOCCER" CARTOON.

es-

Another local "soccer".cartoon by Stan H will appear in', to- morrow's "China Mail"

The subject is last Saturday's senior league match between the Hong Kong and Kowloon Football Clubs.

ceived a deep wound in the "vide:) which was apparently inflcted by dagger, whilst another received a

4. Sun Mau 26, unemployed, bullet through his hat which only

Tai Ping.

slightly scratched his head

5. Chang, Chu-ming 26, un-

employed, Walchow.

Formally Remanded.

The four arrested men were

6. So Tik-sui 40, Mason, Aber-charged at the Kowloon Magistrney

deen.

this morning, Mr. J. H. 'B. Nihill formally remunding them in cas- tody, pending the recovery of the injured detective.

7. Wu Pang 25, unemployed,

Tung Kun

8.

La Chuen-chun 44, drug. gist, Formosa,

9. Lei-tai 36, unemployed, Can-

ton.

10. Lei Yun 32, fitter, Tung

Kun.

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Gin Drinkers' Bay is, to the back of Stonecutters Island, further than Lai-chi-kok.

the Empire to keep abreast of The British Commercial com-

On previous occasions Police defence developments. He then munity in Hankow is reported to co-ordinated by the Committee of proceeded to describe the Cana- favour payment through the 11. Sam Taoi 26, unemployed, have obtained information about

San Ming..

alleged intended armed ralds. One existing Customs Administration 12. Leung Tsuk 29, pantryman, auch incident in Yaumati

a few of the surtaxes proposed by the

Nam Hoi.

years ago, resulted in a European Chinese authorities. The sur 13. Chan Iu 28, coolie, Walchow, cfficer being seriously wounded. Mr. Bruce reviewed at length taxes are the same as those in- 14. Tam. Lam 29, stoker, Tung

at Canton, what had been done by Australia troduced recently

Mr. Baldwin hoped that the Dominions and India would, avail themselves of the advantages of the recently established Imperial Defence College.

Referring to the Singapore naval base. Mr. Baldwin stated that the present. programme of work wis limited to what was essential to enable utilisation of the floating dock after arrival:

Meanwhile the Government had recently decided to adopt the reduced scheme advanced by the Admiralty. At the same time careful investigations were made with regard to the requisite naval base defences, and the plans of the chiefs of staffs had

been approved.

Australia's £25,000,000

Programme.

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Tam Ngai-shi 23, sailor, Tung Kun.

Kwok Man 26, sailor, Tung Tsui Wu 24, carpenter, Pun

Kun.

in the way of defence since the namely 2 per cent, on all goods passing of the 1923 Conference and 5 per cent. on Juxuries. resolutions.

These increases are equivalent 16. He said that the ordinary expenditure, for the to the so-called Washington sur- maintenance of local defence now taxes, to which the Powers pcs-17. approximated 25,000,000 a year.sessing extra-territorial rights in The Australian Government in China agreed in principle at the 18. 1924 also approved a develop Conference held at Washington Kun. mental programme extending for in 1922.

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RUBBER PRICES.

LOWEST SINCE LAST FEBRUARY.

Rugby, Dec. 2.... Tae Wo 38, stoker. Tung markets to-day was the fall of the A feature of the produce

price of rubber to 18. 5d. 19. Taze. Chung 41, carpenter,

Ningpo. Chan Kam, 98, disbanded sol- 'dier, Walchow..

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The formal reading of the

This is the lowest since Febru- ary of 1925. In November of 1925 the price reached 43. 8-British Wireless Service.

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$40,000,000 Plan,

New York, Dec. 2,

five years at w total cost of The Powers then stipulated £5,000,000, excluding the capital that the impositions of surtaxes cost of naval construction. That should be conditional on ap was the ordinary programme of proval by the special tariff con- £5,000,000. A sum of £1,000,000 ference of Chinese plans for was also provided for an addition- utilising this additional revenue charge by each of the..ve inter- al developmental programme The Tariff Conference did not Mr. Baldwin said that the ex which Mr. Bruce specified at meet until last year, when after preters necessarily took some penditure was very heavy, even length.

protracted discussions, it failed considerable time, and Mr. Holmes after allowing for reductions in Mr. Bruce summed up by say to approve the Chinese proposals, was addressing the Magistrate as

tis edition went to press the original Admiralty scheme.

ing that Australia for the present and urged that the larger part Vital for the Empire.. five years, of which this was the of the surtax proceeds should be "We have come to the conclu- third year was spending £25,000,- devoted to redemption of loans sion, after very careful considera 000 on ordinary maintenance, owed by China, for the most part tion, that it la vital for the £5,000,000 for developmental pur- to the United States and Japan. security of the Empire that this poses, £64,000,000 on naval con--British Wireless Service. ¦ scheme be proceeded with. bestruction and aircraft equipment Cause it is essential that the-equal to an annual expenditure flect have full freedom of move. of. 41 48. per head of population ment throughout the Empire. throughout the five years, but for Therefore we have asked the the current year, the appropria Dominions specially interested in tion being over £8,000,000, the The latest reports from Han-lowing the Chinese situation was of production on February 1- the Far East to consider very average cost was £1 78. 2d. per kow indicate that the situation shown on his departure for Reuter's American Service. carefully whether there is any head. way in which they can co-operate

EARLIER MESSAGES.

Rugby, Dec. 2,

is somewhat easier...

It is learned that a credit of $40,000,000 has been guaranteed. by a group of leading tyre manu- facturers, arranged through Wall Street, for the purpose of stabilí- sing the price of crude rubber- Reater's American Service. tish Minister, will visit Hankow

Later. to examine conditions there.- The manufacturers involved in British Wireless Service.

the pool purchase of rubber Foreign Seecretary's Interest. through a central organisation London, Dec. 2 aim at maintaining the price at The close attention with which such a level as to prevent the ad- Sir Austen Chamberlain is fol-ditional ten per cent, restriction

Geneva.

Britain the Model,

The landing of marines in the

While standing on the platform in the development of Singapore, Mr. Bruce said that the guiding concessions and the reinforce. at Victoria he received a last- either now or within the next principle on which all defence pre-ment of naval vessels in the river minute report from Sir William few years.

There could be no parations were based was com- have had a salutary effect. A Tyrrell, with whom he conversed more valuable contribution to the plete uniformity with the fight. settlement has been reached with most earnestly, defence of the Empire as whole,"

Mr. Baldwin said that consider. able progress had been made in continuous investigation into precautions in the event of air raids.

Economic Pressure,

Sir Austen carried a bulky B ing services of Britain in order some of the labour unions in

The main danger is from portfolio, including many papers that in time of emergency they town. might dovetail into any forma- a section of the agitators who on the Chinese situation-Rea- tion with which the Australian are suspected of a desire to pro- ter. forces might be needed to co-voke a clash between Chinese and operate.

foreigners. Cantonese officials,

A scheme of insurance against aircraft and bombardment risks in the light of war experience Thad been worked out. Plane had

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Another Defection."

Shanghai, Dec. 2. The organisation of the Royal declare, their intention of intro The Foochow General Li Taeng- Australian Navy was similar to ducing at Hankow additional chun and his navy have joined thei that of the Royal Navy, Two taxes on foreign trade similar to South Australian cruisers would prob

(Continued on page 12.)

those instituted at Canton.

Before proceding to. Peking Mr. Miles Lampson, the new Bri

The Southerners are expected to occupy Foochow without any Azhte ing to-morrow. Repter.

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