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HANKOW'S OVERTURES.

Turned Down By Nanking Government.

BORODIN WOOING FENG.

Acting Finance Minister Under Arrest.

Dr. C. C. Chang, the Acting Minister of Finance, has been arrested, ostensibly for alleged embezzlement, but more probably for political reasons.

ESTABLISHED 1846

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1927.

NAVAL PARLEY.

Another Long Cabinet Meeting.

DIVISION OF CRUISERS.

Delegates Prepared For Any. Contingency.

·

The correspondent of the London "Times" in Hankow has been powerful. 10,000 ton ships and missing since Saturday night.

HANKOW STRENGTHENING DEFENCES.

Hankow, Monday.

It is now established that the Percy visit of M. Borodin and Chen to. Kuling was to meet re- presentatives of the Nationalist Geevrnment regarding a possible agreement

NANKING'S NEW TARIFFS.

Drastic Impositions.

Shanghai, Monday.

smaller patrol cruisera.

The effect of this would be that (equality could be maintained in the larger ships, whilst cach country would be free to build as many smaller cruisers us it desir- ed.

A further meeting of the Cabinet will probably be held to-

morrow..

The delegates leave for Geneva on Wednesday, and on their ar-! rival the tripartite Naval Confer-

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COMMENCING TO-MORROW.

Foreigners' Ignorance Of History.

1.

Government.

A RESIDENT'S CRITICISM.

"Legalised Robbery Methods."

N. LAZARUS.

Hong Kong's Only European Optician- Established Over Forty Years Manager-Ralph A. Cooper, M.A.0.A.

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DESERT OUTRAGE.

Abyssinian Attack On Caravan.

BRITISH SOMALIS KILLED.

Headman Deliberately Shot Dead.

Details of an unprovoked outrage on a caravan in Abyssinian territory, have been graphically described in the House of Commons by Sir Austen Chamberlain.

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The caravan was conveying supplies to a party of the Maharaja of Kutch, who, accompanied by Sir Geoffrey Archer, was travelling in Abyssinia after having been the guests of the Regent.

The caravan was attacked at four o'clock in the morning by The Abyssinian soldiers, thirteen British Somalis being killed. headman of the caravan was deliberately shot, his body being muti- lated, whilst the caravan was looted.

GUESTS OF THE REGENT,

Rugby, Monday.

age of the Maharaja and Sir Archer.. through Geoffrey Abbyssinian territory was ad- dressed in ample time to the Re- gent. Even if warning of the approach of the caravan had not been issued in time to local author- ities this would in no way justify the outrage.

London, Monday. The "China Gall" - announces!

A Hong Kong resident who has The object of the recent visit of M. Borodin and Percy Chen to

With the object of finally equip-that it has secured the transla- Kuting was to meet representatives of the Nanking Government with ping Mr. W. T. Bridgeman and Lions of a further series of six just returned to the Colony for-

Lord Cecil, preparatory to their lectures by the late Dr. Sun Yat. wards us the following:-

"Punch" of March 23 last in the object of patching up a peace between the two parties.

return to Geneva, a long Cabinet sen on "Democracy." The first! Hankow's overtures were turned down and Borodin at oare re-meeting was held under the will appear in these columns to the article termed "Essence of Parliament" has a cartoon show- Austen morrow.

of the Ad- turned to Hankow. He has now sent delegates to meet the "Chris-chairmanship of Sir

Chamberlain.

The "Father of the Republic"ing the First Lord

Brittannia tian General" with the object of winning him over to the Wuhan

At the close of the meeting develops his thesis of the three miralty seated Reuter learned that the delegates principles of Democracy and Nn- complete with Shield and Trident Government.

are prepared for any possible con- tionalism which were explained in and entitled "Bridgemannia rules tingency.

the articles commenced on April the Waves," and the following is The Cabinet unanimously ap 11 last.

my digest of the "Essence":-

The First Lord is described as proved of a suggestion for divid

a plain blunt man who knows ing cruisers into two classes-

what he wants and gets it out of the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the point of a marlinspike, and as indicative of the cheeseparing which the Admiralty had thrown with characteristic itself into zest, they had foregone the ecn- struction of five motor launches Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secre- because they wanted the money tary of State for Foreign Affairs, He related in the House of Commons to spend on Minesweepers. showed ringcraft and ducked very how an unprovoked attack was gracefully to a question, why, made in June on a caravan of sup- with a smaller navy to look after.lies to a party of the Maharaja of the Admiralty Whitehall staff Kutch who, accompanied by Sir should have 32 more charwomen Geoffrey Archer, Governor-Gen-

His Majesty's representatives on the strength; he worked the eral of the Soudan, was travelling House up with his brocziness to in Abyssinia after having been, in Addis Abbaba was endeavour- negative an Amendment to the the guest of the Regent in the ing to obtain compensation from the Abyssinian Government.→ effect that "Pure and Applied capital.

The caravan Science," not charwomen, was

was travelling British Wireless Service. what the Admiralty should be southward from Hargeisa, in Bri- tish Somaliland, and had reachedi spending its money on.

The First Lord, passed easily a point in the Ogaden district from the role of cheeseparer to about 50 miles inside Abyssinian

territory. The first lecture deals with that of genial mendicant, Refer-

The camp had been pitched in ECHO OF 1920 SETBACK. "the power of the people" and dis- ring to the conclusions of the Dr. C. C. Chang, Acting Minis-

cusses the form of government Imperial Conference he express- the territory of Jigjiga. At four ter of Finance in the Hankow

Southport, Monday. best suited to China. Dr. Sun ed the hope that those who had o'clock in the morning it was at- Government, has been arrested by

The reorganisation of the Miner's Yat-sen printa, or, in this con- not already contributed to the tacked by Abyssinian soldiery, 18 British Somalis being killed. The General Li Ping-hsien, ostensibly 15 per cent. or 25 per cent. on Federation, the creation of one nection, that democratic Ideas upkeep of Imperial sea power headman of the caravan was de- for alleged embezzlement, but luxuries, according to classifica- Bliners' Union, the future of coal were to be found in China two would assist with a trifle. In re-liberately shot and his body was felt in the West River where more probably for political rea- tion, 57% per cent. on alcoholic industry and the wage position in thousand years ago, and attrl-ferring to the Singapore Base, he liquors and tobacco products with relation to hours are among the hutes the action of foreigners in dilated on the handsome dona- Mystery surrounds the disapan equivalent excise on articles conference of the Minor's Fadera-classing Chinese "with Negroestions already made by Hong Kong and Polynesians as people neap and the Straits Settlements, and pearance from Hankow of Mr. manufactured in China-Reuter. tion wirich opened here to-day.

Feng at suchow.

Mr. Herbert Smith, presiding, able of self-government" to their added that any further contribu- Riely, the correspondent of the

Shanghai, Tuesday. emphasised the distress among the ignorance of Chinese history, tions would be thankfully re- London "Times." He has not

A wireless message from Nan-miners owing to low wages, the

ceived." been seen since Saturday night.

king states that it is reliably re-scarcity of employment, and debts The British American Tobacco Company have opened for trad-ported there that Hsuchow, the contracted during the stoppage. Nationalist base for the recent He appealed to fellow mining Trade ing in Hankow.

Unionists to rally round the federa-

between

The Nanking Government is the two asserting its right to tariff au-ence, which has meantime been suspended in their absence, will be resumed.-Reuter.

parties being arrived at. Mtonomy and will abolish, on Berudia's departure from Kuling September 1, likin, native Cus- was due to the turning down of toms and all levies on goods in his proposals by Chiang Kai- transit from the coast of trade duty, interport duty, and destina- shek.

in Kiangsu, Anhwel, tion tax Chekiang, Fukien, Kwangtung, und Kwangsi.

Simultaneously they will in- the Customs duties as To the legal 5 per cent. ad valorem, they will add 7% per cent. on all ordinary imports,

M. Borodin is now getting into touch with Feng Yu-hsiang and has sent delegates to try to win him over to the Wuhan Govern- ment.

sons.

There was a further large movement of troops down river to Kiukiang yesterday.--British

Naval Wireless.

Outcome of Defeats.

Chinkiang, Monday. Either as a result of defeats by the Fenglien troops on the North- ern front or for the purpose of reinforcing forces against Han- kow, Southern Nationalist troops continue to arrive here from the! North. There are eight emply transports awaiting them.

Large numbers of troops are also collecting at Nanking, where there are eight further trans- ports at anchor.-British Naval Wireless.

creuse

follows:

MINER'S DISTRESS.

FUTURE OF COAL INDUSTRY.

topics for discussion at the annual

drive against Peking, was occation, whose membership was large- pied by the Northerners on Satly reduced, to retrieve last year's urday who were, however, driven set-back, and to make greater use out the following day by Feng's of the political machinery. troops. This is the first news of regretted that he was unable to see the troops of Feng being in that a brighter outlook under the present conditions of the industry-Reuter. vicinity.

The Nationalists' front line is now near Kuchen, 25 miles south of Fisuchow. Reuter.

WAR DEBTS.

A FRENCH MINISTER

OUTSPOKEN.

U. S. CONTRIBUTION.

Washington, Thursday.

FLIGHT TO U.S.A.

He

CAPT. COURTNEY'S TRIALS SUCCESSFUL..

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ALL DEPENDS ON WEATHER.

Rugby, Monday.

Captain Courtney, who hopes to fly to America and back. made The Mellan-Berenger debt agree trial flights to-day and used wire- ment between France and America less apparatus. is as good as a deed is the opin-

He found that the vibration in

Hankow Troops For Hukow,

Kiukiang, Monday."

ion of the French. Minister, M. the receiving set had been suc The Hankow party have evid. Andre Tardieu, in an outspoken cessfully overcome, and said that ently decided to advance troops interview declaring that France further than Kiukiang in their regards the debt as part of the there was now no cause for delay defence against the Nanking United States contribution to the except the weather. - British troops. Forces have been des would take the responsibility of

war and no French Government Wireless Service. patched

below Kiukiang to binding France for 62-year debt Hukow.-British Naval Wireless, payments; and ascribing the bulk of the Froneo-American mis- understandings to America's "won- derful. assurance: alie alone knows COMMUNISTS JAILED. what is right, and this assurance is based on the worship at worldly goods."Reuter's American Ser-

CHARGED WITH ESPIONAGE

IN FRANCE.

EXEMPLARY SENTENCES.

Paris, Monday.

Six Communists, who were charg

vice.

TRADE UNION BILL.

LORDS PASS THE THIRD READING.

London, Monday. The House of Lords has passed

DUTCH FEAT.

LANDMARK IN AIR NAVIGATION.

Amsterdam, Monday. The arrival of the monoplane carrying Mr. Van Lear Black'as a first class passenger between Holland and the Dutch East Indies under forty days, is regard. ed as a remarkable Dutch achieve- ment, establishing a new land- mark in commercial air naviga tion.

One hundred thousand people

ed with espionage, have been SER- tenced to imprisonment for terms varying from five years to sixteen the third reading of the Trade greeted the machine at the aero-

months and fines varying from 6,000 to 1,000 francs.

One of the accused was acquitted. A Municipal Councillor, M. Cremet, and his Secretary, who evaded arrest, were sentenced in contumaciam to five years' Bolitary confinement. + fine of 100,000' france, and five years' deprivation of civil rights.

Union Bill after a decision which drome of the Royal Dutch Naviga- resulted:-

For third reading 86 Against...

Majority

17

69

tion Company, and the Nederland Indie Vleegtocht Comite gave a banquet in honour of the event, at which Major-General Sir W. S. Brancker, of the British Air Min-{ -Reuter.istry, was present.-Reuter.

SENT.

NANKING OUTRAGES.

British White Paper To Be Published.

London, Monday.

In the House of Commins, in reply to questions, Sir Austen

· Chamberlain said that he hoped shortly to publish a White Paper containing reports on the Nanking outrages, but he would be unable to publish all the information in his possession · unless he was able to obtain the consent of other Govern- ments-Reuter.

GERMAN POLITICS.

MARX RESIGNS FROM THE REICHSBANNER.

REPUBLICAN SURPRISE.

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mutilated. The caravan itself was completely looted. might be made for the safe pass- A request that arrangements

WUCHOW NOTES.

CRAFT WRECKED BY TYPHOON.

ANOTHER STRIKE.

From Qur Own Correspondent.]

Wuchow, Monday.

felt The typhoon' was

THE TYPHOON.

TWO STEAMERS SUNK IN WEST RIVER.

PASSENGERS ESCAPE.

The effects of the typhoon were

traffic was held up.

Two small steamers (names

boats) and a passenger junk unknown, believed to be ferry-

were sunk off First Cliffs where the funnels of the steamers are discernible to navigators.

It is believed that all the pas- sengers reached the shore.

Observatory Report.

The Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, reports that the typhoon is still shown as a somewhat deep depression 100 miles north-east of Haiphong.

Weather Forecast. "South-east winds, moderate; at overcast, rain" is the official wea-

CAPSTAN BAR METHODS.

Our correspondent comments: "Mr. Bridgeman may be an expert with a Marlinspike, but if he knew of the Capstanbar methods of the Government of Hong Kong in hoisting that hand- some donation out of a few small shipowners of this Colony who are now practically down and out Wuchow and Kau Kong-about ther forecast for Hong Kong until as a result of the boycott and 80 miles from Hong Kong. The noon to-morrow. other troubles in South China, wind at the height of the gale followed by the legalised robbery was about 80 to 100 miles an methods of the Hong Kong Legis-hour; lowest reading of lative Council in passing the barometer. 29°. Below Kau Indemnity Ordinance No. 18 of Kong some wrecked native craft 1922. I am rather inclined to was on the river bank and bodies think that the sympathetic side of the drowned were taken out. of the First Lord might be Between Kumchuck and Junc shaken to such an extent that Lion Bend two towing launches

IRISH OUTRAGE.

TRIAL FOR CONSPIRACY FAILS.

←

TEN MEN RELEASED.

Dublin, Monday. this ill-gotten donation from were sunk.

Ten men charged with con- Hong Kong may never be referred Another strike occurred at spiracy in connection with the to again in the Mother of Parlia-Wuchow during last week. All murder of Vice-President Kevin ments."

coolies and boatmen for the load-| O'Higgins have been discharged, ing of firewood, poles, etc. went no evidence being offered against on strike for a 30 per cent. in them. crease of wages. Neither wood There was no demonstration ganisation Reichsbanner has FORGED PASS BOOK. nor poles are being shipped to inside the Court but a small any port, so steamers arrive in crowd outside cheered the Magis- reached a climax owing to Chan- cellor Wilhelm Marx resigning his!

Canton and Hong Kong with trate's decision. Reuter. membership as a protest against CHINESE OBTAINS 12,000 FROM emply holds. There is a con- the recent behaviour of the leaders, especially in connection

Berlin, Monday. A.crisis in the Republican or-

with the Vienna riots, which he described as "unjustified interfer- Austria and an Insult to the Aus- trian Government."

LORD SWAYTHLING. DIPLOMATIC CORPS.ence with the political affairs of

LEAVES A FORTUNE OF £400,000.

FIRST U.S. MINISTER FOR DUBLIN.

The news has caused a surprise in Republican circles as the Reichsbanner in 1925 launched a

Five others were deprived of their civil rights for five yeara-Rouler.

A Paris cable of April 10 stated The Police raided the general: headquarters of the Communist Party. They arrested six people, but released a woman. The arrosta Lord Swaythling, the well-known Mr. F. A. Sterling has left for campaign nominating Herr Marx are the result of a long enquiry banker, who died recently, left un- Dublin to assume duties as the as candidate for the Presidency in against espionage by a section of settled personal cetate valued at first American Minister to the opposition to Marshal von Hinden-

burg-Reuter. Irish Free State.-Reuter. Police headquarters.]

London, Monday.

£400,000.—Reuter,

London, Monday.

BANK.

ON THE RHINE.

COMING VISIT FROM WAR SECRETARY,

gestion in the harbour through lighters, junks and towboats lying| The manager of the National idle and continuing to arrive, Commercial Savings Bank, 344, notwithstanding wood trade con- Des Voeux Road, reporte to the ditions. police that some time between 12.30

Troop Movements. and 1 p.m, on July 25 a person ob- For the last 10 days all steam- AUSPICIOUS DATE.---- Lained $2,000 in $500 rates by ers, irrespective of flag, are means of a forged pass-book.

crowded with Yunnanese troops

Rugby, Monday. bound for Samshui,

Sir Lamington Worthington The majority are armed with Evans, Secretary of War, will lances and revolvers, others with visit the Army of the Rhine at rifles of all makes. Out of a Wiesbaden from August 4. to bundle of seven seen there were August 7. He will be accom- The report to be presented at three different bores and makes panied by General Sir Walter the 31st, ordinary annual meet-and one with a brass patch at Braitwaite, Adjutant-General to ing of the

the Forces. British Wireless

UNITED ASBESTOS.

United Asbestos the breech.

Oriental Agency Ltd., to be held There is a smattering of Service. at Messrs, Dodwell's offices, mounted infantry or cavalry, Queen's Buildings, on August 9 mounted on ponies, and armed next, states that the balance at with revolvers. Some have for- account, after deducting $4.159.00 wood saddles. The saddle cloths the debit of profit and loss eign saddles and some Chinese brought forward from last year, are faded, and dirty. The men is $11,750.42 which is carried for- entry reaping knives for cutting

ward to new account.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.

grass on the voyage, down from Nanning, when stops are made. Between feeds the ponies eat the wood of the junke upper sides. They are good tempered ponies, jumping out of the junks holds on to steamers' decks and vice

The closing rate of the dollar, on demand to-day was 1/11 15/16 versa.at the word of command,

KING FUAD.

VISITS LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.

BUSINESS SUSPENDED.

Rugby, Monday, King Fund of Egypt visited the Stock Exchange to-day.

He was given a cordial recap- tion, and business was practically suspended during his stay-ari- tish Wireless Service.