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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1927.

WUHU RIOTS.

How the City Was Occupied by the Rabble,

THRILLING ACCOUNT.

Four Foreign Customs Officials Molested.

BASED ON POUND..

A NEW CURRENCY FOR" PALESTINE,

"OLIVE WREATH COINS. ·

THE CHINA MAIL.

London, March 15. It is officially announced from Jerusalem that the new Palestine [currency will appear this year on the basis of the decimal division of the English pound sterling,

UNABLE TO HEAR.

STRANGE POLICH COURT INCIDENT.

"HE IS A DEAD MAN."

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNGHIE IN THE “MAU...“

Cristainments à

March "The Circlo

March Classified

16- Queen's

10-World

Theatre;

Theatre:

March 16-Star Theatre: "The

Woman Conquers, "The Lover of Cainille."

When Sanitary Board sum- monses were being heard in the Police Court this morning, a case The following account of the occupation of Wuhu by the South,

was called before Major Willson in which Chan Kan, the tenant which appears in the "North China Daily News,"Alls in certain gape

of a Cochrane Street house was March 17--Musicale at. Helena The Palestino pound, which will in other descriptions published and at the same time gives a vivid be equivalent to the pound sterling, summoned for allowing the base-May Institute, 6.30 p.m.

March 19-Concert and dance at will be divided into one thousand ment to be used as a dwelling iden the utter irresponsibility and recklessness of method used by

jmiles.

contrary to the regulations. The City Hall, given by Morrison Hall,. Nationalistic propagandists. The incident of the attack on four for-

Coins will bear only an olive man's name was called several (University Hostel), members, 8

no reply. p.m. eign Customs officials, all of different nationalities and only one Bri-wreath or a sprig and the anomina- times and there was

tion in English and Arable, but the The Sanitary Inspector was about

March 19--The Hong Kong A.D.G. tish, is especially interesting and makes thrilling reading.

notes will bear a pictorial decorato apply for a warrant when the

presents. the brilliant tion also. British Wireless

Sar-landlord of the house who was Last of Mrs. Cheyney" at the Thea- comedy by Frederic Lonsdale, "The vice.

in Court in connection with tre Royal 9.15 p.m. another summons volunteered the information: "he is a dead man."

The summons was forthwith withdrawn..

Thy that news of the impending change, in the city's status" came on Sunday, the 6th instant, when the local newspapers came but with, Jabilant headlines to the effect that the city had gone over to the South, Shops were urged to fly the Nation- alis flux, and later in the day a request was made to the Commis- place the kloner of Customs. to Curtoms Club "nt the disposal of tond alleinly in order, that they might use it to welcome Gen. Chen Flao-yuren.

Ti

get aboard a sampan, The sum pan men, on the promise of a $100 bribe agreed to take them out into midstream. As they puaked they were followed by a fusilade of stones and flth.

!!!

of THREAT TO RESIGN.

MARCONI & SHAREHOLDERS":

PROPOSALS..

LIVELY LONDON MEETING..

London, March 16.

For the time, being as they thought, they were safe. In this entculation, however, they were reou proved wrong, for a number of junks containing soldiers,made over in their direction. The junk- men produced their long, iron hook-

A crowded meeting of Marcon This was done the re-re, poles, and with these they at- shareholders in London considered ception appears to have gone off tempted to seize the sampen and proposals to reduce the capital quietly, and the club was handed capsize it. Shoaps went up from mentioned on March 6, and after a back to its rightfurt owners for the the junks of "Come, drown the Cor-vely discussion, in the course of eign devils, drown them." Winally The next move followed along the some of those men were actually now stereotyped lines. Groups of Successful in hooking the sumpan. slugents went all round the city, whereupon the foreigners, speaking giving excited speeches, and had in Chinese, asked what they had ing round pamphlets containing he done that they should be murdered una kitutory peans for the Na-so. One of the soldiers. apparently. tionalist, insuls for the Northern-a better hearted man that the rest,, era, and demands for the breaking turned to his companions and said: of of all reptions, with Britain and the "downing" of Imperialism.

time being.

The next news WAS that Gen. Chem the former Anhui Governor. had been appointed to enritmand the 37th Nationalist Division and she focal man. Gan. Wang-pu had been appointed to command the 27th Nationalist Division, These troops Were their own troops under their

"Oh let the foreign devils go."

his remark curried the day, and they were released and managed to maka their way to safety.

Confined to Houses.

In the meantime, the rest of the foreigners in town were oldered by the military to keep in their houseR and not to go on the streets, but before night fall, the great majority. menaged to make their way either During that day and the next the on board H.M.5. "Wolseley" or the rain poured down stundily, dampen-. S. S. "Preble," or one of the two ing anduy enthusiasm to a very British merchant bouts" in port, the large esten, and but for the ex-Kutwa and the "Shasi." pected arrival of a Cantonese sten-

new name"

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Senatore Murcont

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March 21 & 22—Jascha Heifetz: ab the Queen's Theatre. 0.30 pm, .. Sport

March 26-Annual Athletic Sporta meeting of H.K. University at Pek- fulam.

Meetings...

STOLEN LEATHER.

Before Major Willson yesterday a March 18---Annual meeting of the Chinese youth was charged with the Society of St. George, Hong Kong, theft of 100 pieces of leather, the in the Board Room of Megara. Jar- property of a Ynumati leather goods dine Matheson & Co., Ltd... 5.30 p.m. shop, which he was sent with an- March 28-Fifth annual macoting other man (not in custody) to take for H.K. Engineering & Construe- delivery of from the Kwok Tsation Co., Ltd., Messrs, Shewan leather E of Des Voeux RoadTomes & Co., Ltd., 11.30 am. West Another Chinese, & Yaumati

March 23-Sixteenth Banual elog-maker, was charged with re-meeting of the Bank of Canton, Ltd., ceiving the stolen property. «

When the case was mentioned be-6, Des Voeux Rd., Cth: 2.30 pm fore, Mr. M. K. Lo (for the prosecu-of the Dairy Farm, Ice & Coid March 30-Thirty-first meeting | tion) explained the lad's position

March 26-Forty-second meeting

of A. S. Wataon & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Hotel, 11 am.

A merely an "accemory before or Storage Co., Ltd., 2, Lewer: Albert

fter the fact the real culprit be. Rd.,noon ing the abeconded man) and sug- gested that there was a possibility of the youth being used as Crown witness to prove guilty knowledge March 28-Fifty-eighth, generalị against the alleged receiver... At meeting of H.K. Fire Insurance Co...] the resumption. Counsel asked per-Ltd.. Messrs. Jardine Matheson's mission to withdraw the charge offices,, noen. against the youth, and this was granted.

"Dealing with the case against the ather man, Mr. Lo said the ruan obviously had guilty knowledge as otherwise after having bought and paid for the goods he would most naturally have asked for a receipt, which he failed to do. Another point W33: that' the

bought for

Was

*** zeous.

March 16-St. Joseph's College prize distribution, 5.16 p.m., at the College.

March 17-Choral evensong at

St. John's Cathedral; 5.45 p.m.

March 17-Colebration of the fourth anniversary of the establish-

The military were at this time which Senatore Marcons threatened ther

lea- ment of the HK. Lodge, The Theosophical Society, 7, Duddell St., far & erall named Ching it in likely that threatening to commandeer

the resign from the Board is the lower price than its value which

16. p.m. ali would have passed off quietly"Kutwo for trooping, and refused different proposals made by the was $479.00.

Even if he did not. March 15-Lantern lecture by for the foreigners. It was not to

to let her go. She was tied up be committee of shareholders were car- know the leather was stolen, the Rev. J. Knight Anstey on be, however.

tween the hulk and the C.M.S.ried the directors' report was put price should have aroused his auspi-"Glimpses of Indian Life," at the Customs Club Wrecked. "Kiangwah." which latter vessel During the day the

cion and led him to turn down the Wesleyan Sailors' and Soldiers' C. M. S. was full of troops. A British navallo the vote and declared carried,

A poll was then demanded on the deal

Home, commencing At 8 p.m. "Klangwah was commandeered by party from H.M.S. "Emerald" spon

A further remand was given until Members of H.M. Forces cordially the military and sent to Asking. put a stop to this description of motion and this,was granted.

They simply The pool resulted in 1,586,000 Friday afterrioon,

invited. from whence she returned the next nonsense, however, morning with 1,000 Honanese took a launch, boarded the "Katwo rates for the adoption of the re- Troops. Of these troops it was re- and stayed there until she was out port and 320,000 against-Reuter. ported that their officers were fairly in midstream and well under way

A London cable dated March & smart, but the men,themselves were the usual rubble of badly equipped Cron pa board under the escort of stated: Drastic alterations in the boys of any age from 13 upwards. IM S. "Wolseley." Although the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Com- The Kiangwah" was then sent back "Klangwah," as already stated, was pany are recommended in the re- for more troops, and the rumourful of troops, these men made ad port of the directors, comprising went round that she would be back efort to stop the "Kutwo" from the general re-organisation of the at six o'clock in the evening with leav'ng while she had an armed Br-company, the appointment of new the Cantonese Gen. Ching on board, tish naval party on board.

director, cancellation of capital to

for Shanghai with women and chil

In the evacuation, a number of families got parted in a rather un- fortunate manner, more especially missionary families. Some .came down the ships whilst other stay- ed.. neither having a chance to see the other before they left.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

occa CANT YOU TRUST ME stations built for communication.

A MAN WHO POSED AS A CONSTABLE

The students on hearing this. We understand that some mem- the extent of £1,626,000 and the promptly organised a mass meeting bers of the missionary body have re subroguent" restoration of the nor Lo welcome him. The crowds gather" fitzed to leave, and are remaining at ma! capital of 24,000,000 by the ed at an early hour, but when seven their posty.

creation of new ahurea,1. blclock came, the ship had: not arrived. An the hours dingget on the students amused themselves and the crowd by delivering violent lectures against the foreign devila, The logical and porfectly natural result was to arnase the mob spirit inherent in any great crowd: Cheers, were givel, and an sional cry was heard. "Kill the foreign devils, kill the foreign de- vila." Sdon the rally was taken up by the whole crowd, which, by eight o'clock, had developed, into an hysterical and ravening many 01 For impersonating a police con- people. A converted move was then mate for the Customs Club, and for the use of ten or fifteen minuten the crowd were allowed to "The case for the prosecution was even hours during seven consecu- Vent all their bile on the premises. hat the prisoner went to the Hing tive jays. The actual speed during Every window in the building was Lee Boarding House, and demaded the tests was estimated at 148 five- amashed. bolt cases were thrown that the commission due to a broker letter words per minute but it fre- down und individual bool wantonly named Liu Heng for introducing afquently reached 225. 'The stations born to pieces. Tables, chairs, pie-lodger to the boarding house be front which the Australian service tures and mirrors were all smash- handed over to him. When the will operate in England shared ed. A new gramophone was re- master of the boarding house re, with Jadia, which will bf opened dure to scrape, whilst it piano, fused prisoner said "I am a police in a few months.-Reuter. also new, was hardly recognisable man, can't you trust me?"

Just for what it was when the crowd then the broker and a companion. had done. The keys were broken, arrived. The manager of the

London, March 14. It is announced that the beam

with Australia -have successfully ussed the official néven days' test. The General Post Office has been informed that Marconi's stations have moro,than fulfilled the re- quired conditions, namely, the stable a Chinese was this morning capability of communication at a lined $100 or in default three speed of 500 letters per minute each months' hard labour.

way during w daily average

the woodwork smashed in: and the boarding house then took out $13.95 inside torn out and strewn around from the safe and put it on the the floor. The bar was next visited, table saying to the breker Here

AN

of

UNDESIRABLE.”

IN, HAITI

and here, also, the crowd indulged your commission. The prisoner SENATOR KING NOT WANTED in an orgy of smashing and thier- Ing. The billiard room suffered grabbed up the money and was equally. The tables were ripped upon to leave the house when he and then smushed. Nothing break-was arrested by, the broker's com- able was left unbreken. Although panion who turned" out to be a troops were standing by the crowd, detective.

Washington, March 15, Political circles are keenly in- terested in the dilemma confronting

they made no effort to stop these The broker, who is a cook em-Mr. Kellogg regarding the case of activities.or to curtail them in any ployed by the Kwong Fook Loy Senator King, who le now at. Port way.

Boarding House and making extra Rico preparing to sail for Haiti, The Custom House.

money by introducing boarders to The President of the republic M. İ After this, the mob, still with its the rival concern, said he was ac-Borno has refused to permit Mr. appetite for brutality and destruc-feosted by the prisoner outside Sin-King to enter Halti as an "unde- tion unsatiated, made its way to there's and asked for 883 The pri-sirable" presumably on account of native city, gathering in all the bad ner alleged that, he was a claus. Mr. ing's persistent attacks hats and loafers of the district as man of the man witness had intro-aguinst the present state of affairs they went. The Nalive, Customs įduced to the boarding house and there and his criticism of Borno. House was attacked, fittings broken on the strength of that claimed that Political opponents of President in the same way as at the Club he was entitled to a share of the Coolidgo's ; administration claim and the office safes forced, open and commission. When the broker said that Borno's attitude is most likely the contenta stolen. The godown he had no money on him the pri the result of hints, given him at near by where a large quantity of poner said "If you don't give me Washington, where it is claimed, confiscated opium was stored was money I will strike you. I am a Mr. King's visit a regarded with also broken into, and every scrap paliceman." Thereupon the broker as little favour as Scnator's Boran's of the drug stolen. In the meantime decided to lay a trap for the accused proposed trip to Nicaragua-keu- two aub-offices elsewhere in the city and made an Appointment with him ter's American Bar Ice.t were, likewise looted, and one burn-at the boarding house at 8 pm

ed down.

It was at the head office of the cd time with a detective,

Witness went there at the appoint

Native Customs that the crowd The accused said he went there found a little body of foreigners,

MORE RAIN.

These were four in number; the to collect some money, which an Deputy Commissioner, Czecho emigrant relative of his had sent N.E., winds, fresh; overcast, rain Slovak, an Italien Tide surveyor, a to his aged mother. It was at the is the forecast for this twenty four Frenchman and an Englishman, a request of this man's mother that hours anding at noon. to-morrow tide waller. The thres were moh he went there. When they refused Frank monson, may be axpected bed and assaulted without partiality to credit him he warned them not along the S.H. Coast of China and as regards, 'nationality, and after to fool with him because he, “some over the N. China 060 auffering a pretty severe manhand times helped the Government and Rainfall locally for the 24 hours ling they managed to ✨ escape could, meke "things" unpleasant for ending st 10 4.d, to day 18 imhor, through the back door, and by a them.” He did not at any time any Totalite date this year 8 18 again very creditable piece of running to be was e constably.

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