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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1927.

WAR DEBTS.

0.

Great Britain's Position Explained.

BURDENS OF THE TAXPAYER.

Rugby, March 22.

our

SHANGHAI PERIL.

Stop Press Cable News.

FOREIGNERS' ESCAPE

Shanghai, March 23. Chaos reigned when Shanghai awakened this morning

Later.

:

Even so, before they were al- lowed to go, Johnson signed- (under duress, of course-a, state- ment that he was sorry "he had Introduced the British army to Chinese territory without Na- tionalist permission."

The incident is typical of the

risks which must be taken in the

present "atmosphere by negotia- tors outside the Settlement con-

fines.-Reuter.

Shantung Troops-Surrender.

Shanghai, March 23: Over 5,000 Cantonese troops have arrived here and 8,000 Shan tung troops have surrendered to

en border the Japanese on the North-East-

Up to noon to-day the foreign

in touch with the Cantonese Gen- Pi Ching-hai-Reuter. Nanking Evacuations.

Shanghai March 29, The American gunboat "Isabel": has gone to Nanking from Hankow The evacuation of the women and children from Nanking continues.. The evacuees are going to Shang- hal on board merchant vousele aa fast as accommodation is available.. Others are taking refuge aboard Britisn and American war- craft until space is available.

Chinese are also evacuating Nanking.

Mr. Winston Churchill, Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, replying to a number of questions on war "The foreign authorities are un- debts, denied that Great Britainable to get into touch with Gen. would receive more from German eral Pal Ching-hst: Commander reparations than she would have of the Cantonese forces.. to pay to the United States. He said that the amount was about Settlement boundaries, what with The reason is that cutside the one-third. During the calendar between tens of thousands of re-

Something of a problem was year 1927, he proceeded; Great fugees, numerous criminale, Na- what to do with them and the Britain should receive £12,750,000 tionalist gunnien, armed Shan-thousands of refugees who are In respect of German reparatiga tung troops and promiscuous gun-

'still swarming in. including Belgian war debts, and fire, the situation is still utterly authorities were not able to get ea 500,000 in respect of Allied chaotic, War Debts, or $22,500,000 in all, and would pay £23,000,000 to the bour member Garro-Jones yestar-

Mr. Baldwin's reply to the Laeral, United States.

During 1928 Great Britain day regarding the "kaleidoscopic should receive $16.750,000 from situation" is peculiarly true..

A big effort is being made to reparations, and £11,500,000 from war debts, or £28,250,000 alto-day to secure contact, although it is impossible to guarantee the gether, and would again pay 533,000,000 to the United States. personal safety of anyone, no

and onwards

matter whom, going beyond the In 1929 receipts would be sufficient, on the Settlement boundary-Reuter. assumption that it is found possi- Officers' Esiape From Death. ble to-transfer the full Dawes an- nuity to cover current payment to It was a mere fluke that Major the United States, which, would Hilton Johnson. and Liant-Col. rise in 1933 to nearly £38,000,000. Heywood escaped alive. Fuller But even if the full Dawes pay-details available to day show that ments were received each year for their mission was to get in touch 50 years from now, our receipts with a certain Cantonese" who

The situation was generally quiet- from reparations and Allied war they had been assured was Pi debts would not be sufficient on Ching-hsi's accredited representa-er this morning. Genera! Pi Ching- the basis of present values to tive in order to get him to accom-shi, commanding the Cantonese, is at Lunghwa. He has only 2,500 cover our payments to the United pany them to Chapei to assure; States, including those made in such of the Shantung leaders ass at present.

The foreign authorities. are endea- the past before we received any might have some authority that veuring to get in touch with him thing from our debtors,

General Pi Shou-chen, (Shanghaito-day. Further, in acordance with the Defence Commissioner) had aur- policy of (7) note, the Govern-rendered, their main obpect being, ment had undertaken that, in the if possible, to endeavour to stop event of the aggregate receipts or mitigate what was going on in from reparations and allied war Chapel Pa debts exceeding their agreed pay- They got in touch with their ment to the United States, includ-man but he would not accompany ing those made in the past, they them back. It was on the return would make proportional abate-journey that the real trouble be-dent of the Board of Trade, stated ment on the next payments due to gan.

In the House of Commons that the them, so that in no circumstances About 100 armed workers stop-production of leather gloves in the could the Government retain any ped the cars, then some Nation- last quarter of 1926, following the Burrisaus, Teesta, President Cleveland, President Madison, Adras-excess over payments to the Unit-Falists in plain clothes and some imposition of the import duty un-" "black shirts with redder the Safeguarding of Industries tus, Kiungchow, Yuensang, Sinklang. Hinaang, Kronviken, Solviken, ed States.-British Wireless Ser-armed

sashes" came up and asked ques- Act, was nearly 30 per cent, greater

than in the quarter of 1925. West Sequana. Van Heutaz, Japan, Arrow, Yingchow, Talye Maru,vice.

tions of them.

The figures were approximately Tango Maru, Haruna Maru

|132,000 dozen pairs against 102,000.

dozen.

vis KOBE & YOKOHAMA. "ACHILLES" 7th April Vinoris, Vancouver & Extile TYNDARHUS " 30th April Vlotoris Vansover & Beattin NEW YORK SERVICE.

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6th April

4th May

Bial May

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Also cargo stompers with limited passenger accommodation at spécially

› seduced fares

For freight and parage rates and information apply to >

Butterfield & Swire,

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POST OFFICE NOTICE.

LIST OF SHIPS EXPECTED TO BE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH HONG KONG TO-DAY

INWARD MAILS.

From

EDNESDAY,

Straits

Straits

MARCH

Per

23

Kut Sang. Janus. Shantung.

24

Eumacus. Yingchow..

FRIDAY,

MARCH

25

Haruna Maru. Teesta.

270

Gogra

28

Prea, Hayes,

Fres. Pierce.

1

Macedonia,

2

Prés. Jackson.

5

Antenor.

Shanghai

THURSDAY, MARCH

Europe via Negapatam (letters only, London 24th

Fab.) Shanghal

Japan & Shanghai Straits

SUNDAY, MARCH

Europe, vis Negapatam (papers only London

24th Feb.)

MONDAY, MARCH

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai US.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai

.. FRIDAY, APRIL

Japan & Shanghai

SUNDAY, APRIL U.S.A., Canada, Japan & Shanghai.

TUESDAY, APRIL

Japan & Shanghai, ang. 2. ..........

OUTWARD MAILS.

For

WEDNESDAY,

Swalow

Bangkok

Bwatow, Amoy & Formosa

Hofhow & Pakhol

Fort Bayard

リ

FOR SALE.

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It is reported that the Nation- alists are within a few miles of the walls of Nanking-Reuter

Shanghai, March 23.

Chapel is comparatively quieter but there is still much, lawlessness. -Reuter,

MORE BRITISH GLOVES.

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•

Rugby, March 22.

Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister. Presl-

The output of fabric gloves in the

"Kill Them." The prominent Chinese official FOR SALE-Bungalow. 102, Severn accompanying the Englishmen last quarter of 1926 likewise exceed. Road, Peak. Partly furnished Four fully explained. The crowd grew led that of the last quarter of 1926 Public Rooms, Five Bedrooms and truculent and swarmed over the by more than one third-British usual offices, Tennis Court and car Some advised killing and Wireless Service, extensive grounds. Possession others "slitting."

from 1st June, 1927. Order to view

Lieut. Col. Heywood and Major

on application to Mesera. Lowe, Johnson had a revolver. Johnson Bingham & Matthews, Chartered sat tight in the car, the latter Bank Building.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS:

pressing hard against the former in order that the mob might not discover that Lieut. Col. Heywood was unarmed. Had the mob known that Heywood was armed Tinstructions to sell by Fublic shot him.

THE Undersigned have received they would almost certainly have

Auction

on

Thursday, te 24th March, 1927 commencing at 11 a.m.

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street,

17 Cases Sardines

Bales Leather

97% Doz Combs

2 Crate's Steel Bara

I Case Steel Bars

p.m.

9.30 8,30 p.m.

10.80 a.m.

Per

MARCH

23

Yan On Bearport

Kotou Maru

5 p.m.

Jade

5 p.m.

THURSDAY,

Chung King MARCH

6 p.n

24.

Swatow

Klungchow

Hollow. & Haiphong

Tean

Straits

Apocy

Amoy

Ichang

FRIDAY,

Shanghai & Japan

MARCH Janus

25

Batavia

Tjikembang

Hat Ning

Amoy

Kutsang

MARCH

Eelbeck

26

I pa $ p.m.

9 2.m.

Swatow, Amoy & Foochow

SATURDAY,

Manila... Btraits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt & Europe vin Marseilles-due Mar- seilles, 24th April Registration 8.46 a.m. Letters 9.30 a.m.

Haruna, Maru. Wei Hai Wel

• Kusichow. Straits and Calcutta. Parcela 3

D. Lettars 6 p.m. Amoy

SUNDAY,

Fook Bang Antung MARCH

Hozan Maru Kwangchow MARCH

Bingo Maru MARCH

Swatow, Amoy & Formosa Swatow & Bangkok ......

MONDAY, Straits & Calcutta

TUESDAY. Saigon, Ceylon, India, Mauritius,"

D&B Africa, Egypt & Europe, Via Marseilles duo Marsefiled,

9th April. Registration 1465 pm, Letters 230 pm

PaufDecath

only.

12.30 p.m.

3 Kegs Wire Nails

2 Cases Sugar Corn and I Casć Tomatoes

AND

'A Quantity of Provisions

Comprising:

2.30 p.m Turnips, Carrol, Peaches, 3.30 p.m. Herrlags, Cauliflower, Mushroom Sauce, Vienna Sauages, Mixed 8.30a.m. Sour, Veal Loaf, etc.. 11.30a.m.

and

2.30 p.m.

5 p.m.

8.50 a.m. .8.30 am.

10.30 am.

A Lot of Miscellaneous Goods Terms: Cash 'on` Delivery...--

*LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers Hong Kong, 23rd March, 1927.

-ON |

Tuesday, the 29th March, 1927

commencing. et 246 p.m.)

at No. 28, Humphreys Building, Kowloon

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE »

(Particulars from

Catalogue)

On View from Sunday Noon the 37th March, 1931

Teems-Cash on Delivery,

-LAMMERT BROS.

daje Auctionsdra.

Hong Kong, 23rd March 1927)

At one time it looked all up, rifles and revolvers pointing at them from all directions, some even pressing against them.

What finally saved them was the aforementioned prominent official's ability to convince an- other party of the plain clothes army who arrived on the scene what their mission was.

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GUNBOAT AT CÂNTON,

Canton, March 22. The gunboat "Hai Au" of the Fukien Navy arrived in Canton from Amoy on Sunday..

This gunboat formerly belong ed to the fleet controlled by Chou Yin-jen, the defeated Northern general of Fakien. "Canton Gazette."

A Chinese woman living in an unnumbered hut on the hillside at Saiwanho yesterday committed suicide by hanging. She was still alive when cut down, but died soon after admittance to the hos- |pital

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THE GENERAL

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THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO

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Conductors: Mr. HORACE E DOWELL, LR.A.M.

Mr. O. W. GEART: A.R.C.M.. Dress Circle $3.00, Stalli $2, Gallary $1.00

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE

THERMOS FLASKS.

DETECTIVES FIND STOLEN PROPERTY.

Detectivea yesterday executed search warranta at Nos. 55 and 74 Jervola Street and seized a quantity of thermos facks 117 in one houas and 45 in the other. No, arreste Win Woo 8 Tel. C. 1116, were ada. The goods, it is be Merchants and Ship levad, are Holen property and fur

Ship Chandler's.

ther investigations are being car

ME. HL. 8. CHING TEISE OVE

Canton Government organisations have been informed by Mr. Lo Min,: managing director of the Canton- Barpshui and the Canton Kowloon (Chinese section) "Railways, that the two railways will henceforth be under the control of one manage- ment, which will be established at the head office of the C-KR. This rangement has been made (says the "Canton Gazette) - In com- pliance with an order issued recent- ly by Mr. Sun Fo, the Nationalist Minister of Communicationsre

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