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HONG KONG, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1927.

ICHANG CLASH.

Another Serious Yangtse Situation.

NEWS OF MRS. BORODIN.

Kiukiang Reverts to Ordinary Treaty Port Status.

Owing to a clash between Bluejackets and stevedores at Ichang another serious Yangtse situation has arisen.

COMING AND GOING.

The Guards Sail For

Shanghai.

SUFFOLK'S RETURNING..

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

2ND-BEST YEAR.

Tramway Company's Good Record.

SHAREHOLDER'S TRIBUTE.

N. LAZARUS. Hong Kong's Only Buropean Optician- Established Over Forty Years, "Manager:-Ralph A. Cooper, M.A.0.A.

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GREAT “BATTLE.”

Red and Blue Fleets In Conflict.

NAVY'S MIMIC WARFARE,

The End/Coldstreams left for | In spite of handicaps of storm

London, March. Shanghai on the 8. "Kinfauns and flood, the year under review Rautor's special correspondent on at the ordinary yearly meeting board the "Repulse" rives vivid, Castle early this afternoon.

The 2nd/Suffolk which Bat- this morning of the Hong Kong picture of the battle in the Modj. talion was among the first to go Tramway, Ltd, was declared to terranean between the Blue, and Red Fleets under Sir Roger Keyes to Shanghai from Hong Kong, em-be the second-best in its history.

and Sir Honry Oliver, respectively, gs. "Vasna" and will be in Honrout the year in the service and battle barked at Shanghai to-day on the Several improvements through- Leach comprising seven battleships, cruisers, one aircraft- Kong in a few days,

general appearance of the cars carrier, ton cruisers, and a number From the terms of the agreement between Mr. O'Malley and

The 1st/Borderers, who are awere commented upon.

of destroyers. Mr. Eugene Chen it is seen that Kiukiang reverts to ordinary treatyington and Victoria Barracks, will presided over the meeting, other aircraft-carrier "Furious then ro

present split up between the Well- The Hon. Mr D. G. M. Bernard

Rostilities opened with a Blue aeroplane flying over the Red proceed to the camp at Fanling Directors

being Sir tiring pursued by three Red aero-

Further news has been received regarding Mrs. Borodin, wife of the Nationalist Government's Red adviser: She has been sent under escort to Tsinan.

port stabus

ICHANG TROUBLE,

Naval Party and Stevedores

Clash,

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deered at Nanking for carrying troops.

Troops and horses have arrived at Chinkiang from down-river and some troops and stores have also

The following wireless. mess-left up-river. ages were received overnight by the local navat quthorities:

A clash between a naval party and stevedores when the former were superintending the transfer of curge at hung has led to serious situation.

The name of the ship concerned is given in the message as "Aong Wo" (7 muliated).

KIUKIANG'S FUTURE.

Ordinary Treaty Port Status.

Rugby, March 61.

The lat/Green Howards left for Fanling by train this morning.

The Cameronians will disem- bark from the s.s. Herminius". Ito-morrow and proceed to camp at

Fanling.

present

A 3-hour engagement followed evolutions over a vast area, the sea consisting of a maze of tactical swarming with darting light craft between the dim silhouettes of the capital ships.

on the return to Hong Kong of the Robert Ho Tung, the Hon. Mr. planes. Suffolks.

A. O: Lang and Mr. A. H. Comp- Gas masks were then donned ton: Among others present were transforming the sailors into dog- Mr. L. CF. Bellamy (Manager), headed dentons.

W. F. Simmons (Secretary) and the following shareholders:- Messrs. W. J. Stokes, F. Austin, Lo Man-hin, O. Kitchell, F M. fong. G. W. Sewell, J. Fleming, Crawford, C. F. Ribeiro, Chan Fat-

J. P. Braga, P. Tester, A. A Alves, P H. Crapnell, Kwok Hin- wong, W. E van Eps und Mr B. Branch,

ENTERTAINING THE SERVICES

How The Public Can Assist

Organisers."

From the President (Sir Henry Details have been received of Pollock) and Secretary (Mr. J. H. the agreement relating to the Bri Hunt) of the Naval and Military: In connection with the clash, tish Concession at Kiukiang which Y.M.C.A., the. "China Mail" has the Labour Unions have issued de-was effected between Mr. O'Malley received the following statement mands requiring the removal of and Mr. Eugene Chen and signed

fon March 2.

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Formerly Soviet Ambassador to Peking M. Karnkhun, is now re ported to be "going to Hankow, having been appointed, it is said Sevlet representative

· Nationalist Government.

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British gunboats and forces will threat of trouble in twenty-four hours in the event of noi-com- pliance.

Soldiers Become Bandits. The situation at Shush is quier with only about 300 troops left, the remainder having proceeded down-river.

The British Government has cancelled the British Municipal Regulations. and will hand over unconditionally the administra- tion of the Concession area to the Chinese Nationalist Government! as from March 15.

The Chinese Nationalist Gov- ernment has transmitted a cheque for $40,000 or £5,000 in full settle ment of all losses suffered by Brit tish subjects during the recent disturbances at Kiukiang.

OUR $50 PRIZE.

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New Cross-Word Puzzle To-Morrow.

Owing to a block-maker's error the "China Mail" regrets that it is able to publish the new $50 Cross-word puzzle to-day.. This will fppear to-morrow as usual.

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The issue of the fight is unknown pending the decision of the umpires.

Night operations followed in which a force consisting of the "Hood," "Repulse" and "Furious," Ave feruizers, three destroyer fotilis and three fought a delaying action against a vastly superior Red fores consisting

BUY

BRITISH CAMERAS

THE

THORNTON PICKARD

submarines TWO MOVEMENT

Chairman's Speech. The Chairman, addressing the meeting, said:

The report and statement of of the remainder of the combined accounts, together with the audi fleets approaching the Straits of

Gibraltar from the cast.. tors' report, have been in your All the ships were darkened, hands for some days and with only searchlights representing, gun- your permission, I will follow the fire and relieving the gloom- usual procedure and take them as Reuter. read!

WEATHER FORECAST.

"East winds, fresh, moderating:

It is with deep regret that we have to record the death of the late Sir Paul Chater in May last year. He became a Director overcast, rain and fog later in the of the Company at the time of weather forecast for tomorrow. the transfer of the Board of Direc

Fressure has increased consider-

tors to Hong Kong in 1914 and ably over S. Manchuria and over his services since then were of the the Bonins, moderately over S.W. Japan and slightly over N.E. Japan. greatest value to the Company. The assets of the British Muni

It has decreased moderately from eipal Council which are the pro- of the position in regard to the

"Although the past year has Tongking to Hong Kong and Over the perty of the ratepayers are to be entertainment locally of troops: been the second best-beaten only lightly over Formosa. transferred to a Club which will With the approval of the Naval by 1924-in the history of the Philippines it is nearly stationary. be incorporated as a company now and Military Authorities, the Company it has been adversely The anticyclone has strengthened in process of formation and regia-Directors of the Y.M.C.A. now affected by unusually bad weather and is central over S. Manchuria.

Pressure is low over S.W. China. I tration.

have plans well in hand for the and consequential interruptions, Kiukinng thus reverts

Hong Kong rainful for the 24 to a entertainment of members of the The electrical storm in July i status of an ordinary treaty port United Services, both in Hong caused a drop of about $11,000 in hocre ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 ike Foochow or Chefoo..

Kong and Kowloon.

one week alone and the persistent inch. Total since January 1st, 4.81 Mr O'Malley left Hankow on In Hong Kong, premises have bad weather in September caused mehes, against an average of 3.58 March 8, after signing the Kiu- Been kindly offered, free of rent, that month to show fewer pas- kiang Agreement, to return to in Queen's Buildings, at the sepgers than the previous Jan- Peking to report, to Sir Miles corner of Chater Road and Ice vary,. Lampson, the British Minister. House Street. These are being ง

The New Cars.

A Chinese was bitten by a chow. "Mr. Teichman, Chinese Secre-prepared as Headquarters, with

During the year six old cars dog in Hollywood Rond yesterday. tary of the British Legation, re- provision for reading, letter have been scrapped and replaced pital and the dog was

He received treatment at the hos- mains at Hankow to attend to the writing, refreshments and enter- by new cars of 8ft. 6in. wheel-Kennedy Town for observation. execution of the details of the tainment....

base. These in addition to six ad- Pte. Brole, K.O.S.B., was bitten Concession Agreements and to

In Kowloon, a large godown has ditional cars put into service now by a dog owned by Sergt.-Major maintain diplomatic contact with been kindly loaned for similar make twelve vestibule top-covered Templet. He went immediately to the Nationalist Foreign Minister purposes. Plans have also been ears on 8ft. 6in. Peckham percu- the Military Hospital for treatment. -British Wireless Service.

approved for the erection of an um trucks which are a great im- The dog is unden observation entertainment hull on the site at provement on any cars we have Kennedy Town.

CANTON BRAWLS.

Police Asked To Take Drastic Measures.

inches.

BITTEN BY DOGS,

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rear of the Ya.M.C.A. Building. had hitherto. A model of this

Huts, or similar places, of en-car is now on the table in fronti tertainment, are also being proof you. A number of other cars New Year our feceipts constituted vided at the billeting centres of have had the wheel-base extended a record. the various units.

from 8ft. Gin. to 7ft. Gin. in our - Distribution of Balance, Armed fighting between work A careful estimate of the cost own shops. The vestibule saloon The balance available for appro- men and different labour unions is of buildings, necess iry equipment top seems now to be regarded as priation after allowing for the A certain number of disbanded still very frequent in Canton. troops in this neighbourhood

a necessity rather than a luxury interim-dividend of 50 cents per The Canton branch of the and the maintenance of the work have turned bandits and are some- Political Council on March 3 in-$20,000 will be required at once. the cars will have been converted to $325,000 is $638,011.04. Your show that the sum of at least and by the end of this year half share paid in August amounting where between Shasi and Ichang.structed the Police Department to The Directors, believing that the from the old canvas curtain ar-Directors recommend

the pay There is no change in the situa- take drastic measures to suppress necessity for this work will be rangement.

ment of a final dividend for 1926. this fighting.

treadily seen and that all who can Firing on steamers in the At the same time the Council will wish to have a part in it have

Several cars have been painted of 60 cents per share absorbing neighbourhood of Tatung is re-wrote to General Military Head-decided to issue a special appeal to /green. This colour has, so far, $390,000.00 and that the balance quarters asking Commander the public of Hong Kong for this stood up very well and the Board of $248,011.04 be carried forward.

hiob at Hankow.

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ported from Kiukiang.

Anking appears normal.. diers are visible. Field guns are to be heard and fires seen near Tatung.

The Customs launch at Kiu- kiang has been removed and its engines dismantled, by Labour Unionpickets and the native Cus- toms staff forced out on strike..

Threats to a Captain.

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amount.

A

Sol-Chien Tahun

is considering the question of This last figure is $22,390.10 more to enforce the rule that labour faction fighters should be arrested for punish-would like to state that the ser-

The Directors of the Y.M.C.A. ultimately adopting this colour as than brought forward from the

standard.

previous year.

I do not think there is anything ment and their seized and con-vices of their Secretaries are Quarry Bay Improvement,

more that calls for comment and fiscated.

being given at no expense to this

Regaring the track, as fore-I now beg to propose Foreign Labour Delegates. special Fund and all contributions shadowed in my speech last year, The foreign Labour delegates received in response to this appeal who have been visiting Canton, will be devoted entirely to the We are now off that dangerous section on the sea-side of the Tai- Mr. Tom Mann (British), Mr. work for the Service, men. koo Club. The P.W.D. have com- The refus of the request of Earl Browder (American), and separate Bank account is opened pleted the cutting near Quarry General Chen Tso-nean, Tupan Mr. M. Doriot (French) have left for the purpose.

Contributions should be sent to Eay and although our new track Lof Anhui, to be allowed to Canton by the Yueh Han Rail-

to the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. J. Lis at present only single and of a charter the s.s. "Kutwo" led to his way yesterday. They are threatening to commandeer the visit Hunan and then proceed to McPherson, at the Naval and Mili-temporary nature it is expected

that we shall lay down the per Hankow,

tary, Y.M.C.A. Headquarters, 5,

manent track towards the end of ship

Queen's Buildings. Cheques The provincial Kuomintang in should be made payable to the this year so that 12 months hence shall be pleased to answer to the Canton has sent a telegram to "Y.M.C.A. Naval and Military the extremely important work of best of my ability any questions re-laying and doubling the track which shareholders may wish to Wong Ching-wei, who is reported Fund."

tween Causeway Bay and Shaukask

Urged to Return.

Cher was informed that he could not have the vessel and no Faction has so far been taken.

Chen has assumed command of the 37th Nationalist Army, hav-to be still in France or Germany ing turned over to the South.

Local carriers, troops and stores continue to cross at Nan king from Pukow.

With the Shantung forces ar- riving are 1,500 troops under- General Mechaes.

Mrs. Borodin. ·

The Soviet vessel "Pameut Lening", is still under detention and her flag has been removed.

Mrs. Borodin and three Russian- Jews, also passengers, have been sent under escort to Tainen. 41

Three Standard Oil Company's motor barges have been comman-

urging him to return to Canton "for the sake of the Party, and

ROYAL VISITORS "DOWN country, for the sake of Dr. Sun

UNDER." Yat-sen's will, and for, the sake. of the people and his comrades”

Wellington, March 5 Shanghai Defence Protest. The Duke and Duchess of York Advices from Canton state that have arrived here. They have a meeting of public organisations received an enthusiastic recep- was to be held at the Provincial|tion-Reuter, Government House on March 5 at

2 p.m. to protest against the send- ing of British troops to Shanghai. No further news as to this meet- Ing is yet to hand

(Continued on Page 12.)

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.

"That the report of the Direc- tors and statement of accounts for the year ended December 31, 1926, are hereby adopted as presented and that a final divi- dend for the year at, the rates of 60 cents per share recom-

and is hereby sanctioned."* mended by the Directors be

When this has been seconded I

wan will be almost half completed. Mr. F. Austin, in seconding the Turning now to the accounts, adoption of the report and ac- the working account profit for the counts, congratulated the Direc year is $741.767.55 which le tors on the successful year's work. $19,459 85 batter than the pre-ing: vious year. You will recollect The Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Sir that owing to the strike which be- Robert Ho Tung and Mr. A. H gan in June, 1926, our earnings Compton, retiring Directors, were for the second half of that year re-elected on the proposition of were very poer. They were much Mr. Crawford, seconded by Mr. better during the year under re- Kitchell.

view and I am pleased to say that The appointment of Messrs. receipts for the first eight weeks Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, AS or the current yoar were 14 per auditors for the year at a re- cent, higher than during the cor-muneration of $1.600 was, pro- The closing rate of the dollar, responding period in 1928. Durposed by Mr. Lo Man-hin, second- lon demand, to-day was 1/11 18/16ing the three days covering China ed by Mr. Sewell,

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