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Effective August 1, 1927, we announce our appointment as Distributors for Hong Kong and South China of the following products of the General Motors Corporation.

BUICK MOTOR CARS

OLDSMOBILE MOTOR CARS G.M. C. MOTOR TRUCKS

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.

China Mail

ESTAE LI HBD

33, Wong Nel Chung Road, Happy. Valley.

No. 25,628

HONG KONG,

NANKING ATTACK.

Plans For Offensive

Discussed..

GENEVA LULL.

Plenary Session Fixed For Thursday.

AMERICA REQUIRES TIME.

Postponement Regarded As Favourable Factor.

OPPOSITION BASED ON SUGGESTED NEW TONNAGE,

LI CHAI-SUM AGAIN.

Another Attempt To Kill Hiza

1846

TUESDAY, AUGUST

WORLD THEATRE.

Previous Bankruptcy Recalled..

Information has been received in Hong Kong that plans for the attack on Nanking are developing swiftly. General Wang Chin-wai has left for Kiukiang to discuss The plenary session of the Limitation of Armaments Confer- the matter with Chu Pe-teh. Wang was first reported to have ence at Geneva has been fixed for Thursday.

left for Japan, but this was only

examine the proposuls.

There is, however, no definite suggestion that the lull is indica- tive of a satisfactory solution being arrived at. Feeling at Home is

still optimistic as to the outcome of the Conference, but it seems that America will stick to her guns. Meanwhile, the other Power con- cerned in the parley, Japan, is saying nothing.

THE "PARITY" BUGBEAR,

CHIANG TO ATTACK HSUCHOW.

PARTNERSHIP ISSUE.

Judgment For Hong Kong Amusements Ltd.

An is-ue concerning partner- ship in the firm which started the World Theatre and conducted its affairs prior to the Hong Kong Amusements, Ltd.

1927.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

PACIFIC FLIGHT.

From San Francisco To Hong Kong.

STARTING ON AUGUST 12.

Hops to Honolulu' ́ and Manila.

San Francisco, July 17.

Manila will be timed to leave San Captain William Ervin's flight

Francisco on August 12. from Dallas to Hong Kong via

At least six acroplanes will hop

lulu.

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

Registered Optometrist (Canada).

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PAVING THE WAY.

Proposals To The C.N.C. Strikers.

CONFERENCE AT SHANGHAI.

Guilds Considering Messrs. Butterfield's Offer.

ANOTHER MEETING OF AGENTS & MEN TO-DAY.

Feeling locally is very optimistic.

SUBSTITUTES FOR ENGINEERS.

Creditors For $17,000. only fier planning the light to It is now definitely learnt that į stated, examined orally and

plain paper to the effect that they room fitters. Two of the Chin- were qualified to act as engine-

As announced last week in the "China Mail," a conference be Amusements, Ltd:

Plaintiffs were the Hong Kong off at this time in a race for Hono- tween the agents of the China Navigation Co., Ltd., (Messrs. Butter- It now transpires that the sitting was postponed at the request a bluffing move to deceive Tang indicated that the defendants' and Richard Grace say that they guilds has taken place at Shanghai and as a result there will be Mr. F. Cl Jenkin, for plaintiffs. lulu and the $25,000 Dole Prize field and Swire) and representatives of the officers and engineers" of the American delegation, who required more time in which to Tin-tat and others who wished to solicitors had received no further are planning to hasten back to another meeting to-day at which the. Guilds will place certain pro-

Cabled messages from Earl Smith molest him. He declares he has instructions in the matter. This California and enter the Dole posals before the Agents. no idea of returning to Hankow.

issue had been ordered to be tried, Explosion Near Boat.

he said, on February 5, 1926, Auggie Pedlar of Michigan is

Prize competition. News has been received in the under the Bankruptcy Ordinance, life of General La Chai-sum, chief or not the defendants, Lar. Hoi-Texas. Several other reputable Colony of an attempt on the for the purpose of testing whether here next week. He is now in en route westward and will arrive military officer in Canton. This shan and Lai Man-wai, were part-liers have formally announced is the second attempt made withinners in the World Theatre before their intention of Bying to Hono- a week. As General Li was mak- the World Theatre was taken over. by the Hong Kong Amusements, Ltd.

Captain Erwin of Dallas is the

Hong Kong. If he is forced to

a conference between delegates afterwards given documents on The Hong Kong Amusements land in Guam he will omit Manila representing the officers, and the were creditors in the bankruptcy and of the World Theatre for $17,000, Kong. Honolulu will be his first place in Shanghai on Saturday continue directly to Hong China Navigation Company took continued Mr. Jenkin, $6,000 of stop.

and that certain proposals were this being for films supplied and

use zoncerned had been sent on $11,000 under an assignment to Los Angeles say that two fliers of quence.

United Press messages from but before the officers in conso

the str. "Poyang" for duty, the the Hong Kong Government of that city have aeroplanes almost

only foreign engineer on the ship rent due by the World Theatre to completed, intending to fly

These proposals. the nature of being a certificated chief engineer. the Hong Kong Government.

to which has not been disclosed out-j Two had similarly been sent to Honolulu, Auggie Pedlar wires side those affected by them, were the str. "Tatung," and both ves- The facts, continued counsel, from Texas that he might start considered at a meeting of the sels had subsequently cleared for were that in March, 1921, four on the 11th, before the day set for Guilds in Shanghai yesterday. Hankow. brothers, the two defendants and the beginning of the Dole Derby. Certain decisions, it is learnt, Lai Pak-hoi and Lai Tung-hot,

In regard to the Chinese fitters, Francis de Villard, a Los have been arrived at and these the Guilds assert conceived the idea of acquiring Angeles aviator, announced that will be communicated to the Com- documents ing his customary journey by from the Crown, property for the he would attempt to fly from that pay at

that the The British Ambassador, Sir motor boat to one of his head-

were obtained from Howard, unexpectedly re-quarters at the Cement Works, purpose ofrecting a cinema city to Hong Kong leaving on the which was arranged for to-day, wholly inadequate to qualify the a further conference the Indo-China S. N. Co. were Honan, opposite the East Bund, Lot No. 2323 and proceeded to landings at Honolulu, and either

They acquired a lease of Inland 12th of August. He will make also in Shanghai. an explosion took place in the build the World Theatre on it. Guam or Manila, stream, not

far from the Gen-The proprietors who were em-China.

These are regarded as prelimin. eral's boat. None of his party barked on this scheme constituted

en route

tolary negotiations which will pave was injured and the General, the firm of which the first defen-

the way to a settlement before landed

long.

Rugby, yesterday.

as

the

At the request of the United States delegation the plenary yession of the Naval Limitation Conference at Genova, which was fixed for to-morrow afternoon has been postponed Americans are understood to re- quire more time for an examina- tion of the British proposals. It is not expected that the plenary session will be held before Thurs- day.

tion evolved the theory that con- tingencies in respect of commerce raiding in 'the time of war must not be allowed to influence pre- parations in the time of peace."— British Wireless Service

Thursday's Meeting.

Geneva, yesterday. The plenary conference has been fixed for Thursday.-Reuter. British Minister & Mr. Kellogg.

Washington, yesterday.

Although reports from Wash-Esme

ington hold out little hope of the agreement being reached postponement is regarded as a favourable factor, and it is under- stood that Mr. Gibson is in close telegraphic consultation with the authorities at Washington.

The "Times" Geneva correspon- dent -says that America's insistence on the eight inch as against the six inch gun has been modified and her opposition is now based on the amount of suggested new tonnage. although that amount is less than that original- ly put forward in the American proposal and is very near to what in the earlier stages of the con- ference the United States re- garded as a reasonable figure.

Shifted Ground.

the late war sank

Until 1931?

Gen. Chiang Kai-shek has des- patched troops to attack Hanchow and has ordered a complete army to the Fukien borders to repel the advancing Communists.

Marshal Chang Tao-lin has de- elared his intention of attacking Feng Yu-hsiang in a fortnigh's time. "Hang Kong Evening Post."

Admiral Wu Arrested.

Taingto, yesterday.

principal.

to

on the

PRINCES AND PREMIER AT MONTREAL,

A ROUSING WELCOME.

Montreal, yesterday. The Prince of Wales. Prince

.

Shanghai, July 28. The situation regarding the dispute between the China Navi- gation Company and its foreign loating staff still drags on, and nothing can be gathered from either side to indicate any early settlement of the trouble.

The great majority of the

men concerned to act in the place of certified engineers, and that any examination to that effecr should have been conducted only by the British Government local surveyor, who, they state, was not-consulted. The Guilds fur- ther assert that the official of the Indo-Chipa S. N. Co. who issued the documents has written to the Consular authorities asking that the documents be withdrawn as he was not authorised to issue certificates of competency.

Messrs. Butterfield and Swire

walked back to the Headquarters cipal partner and the only active.

on the East Bund and dant, Lai Hoi-shu was the prin- THE TOUR OF STATE. from which he had set out (on the Second East Bund)..

The first defendant, No arrests have been made in connection with the attempt, AC counsel, contributed four-fifths of plaintiffs' evidence, continued] cording to one report, the explo-the total capital of $50,000. The sion was caused by a mine which partnership appointed Mr. Wong was connected by wire to one of Tai-tao to act for them in their the many flower boats opposite English business, of which there George and Mr. Baldwin were Company's fleet of 75 vessels restated to our representative that the East Bund. Another account has it that a miniature torpedo gentleman was related by mar-and, escorted by the Canadian Kong and the outports, though matter, but that they were con- was a considerable amount. This clamorously welcomed on landing mains tied up at Shanghai, Hong they had nothing to say in the was launched at the General's boat by the cceupants of a small riage to the second defendant.

Dragoons and a guard of honour the skeleton service which was vinced that the steps they had SIR ESME HOWARD.

rowing boat who made goud their

A $20,000 Mortgage.

of Canadian Grenarliers, attended started on the Yangtze, Hong taken were perfectly in order. turned from his summer quarters escape.

The building was completed in a reception at the City Hall where Kong and northern runs is still C. D. News." "It was only when the Ameri-

and privately conferred with

July, 1921, and shortly after the Mayor presented addresses of being maintained. The latest ar- cans discovered that their own officials decline to indicate the Secretary Kellogg, Washington

Refund of Reduction? wards a mortgage was executed in welcome in French and English. rivals have been the Shuntien favour of the Bank of East Asia! The Prince of Wales and Mr. from Tientsin and the Shantung yesterday

Although, when interviewed limits involved building if they significance of Sir E. Howard's Saturday arrested Admiral Wu. The Shantung authorities on

secure banking facilities for Baldwin briefly replied, a

afternoon, Mesars. wished to maintain parity that visit in view of the situation at commanding the Second Northern 20,000, which business was at eloquent sentences by the latter will leave port again to-morrow agents for the China Navigation few from Hong Kong. The Shantung Butterfield and Swire, the local they shifted their ground. In the Geneva, but it is pointed out that Squadron, and ordered Rear-Ad- tended to by the first defendant creating a great impression. the southern run. British view the question of there is no prospect of any new miral Lin to take over command. "master mind" in anything of any

who, stated counsel, was the Reuter.

It is under- Co., would neither confirm nor parity 'must be considered as an

stood that she will not proceed deny it, we Affair of the United States. The American proposal in relation to Wu's arrest is apparently due to importance in connection with the WET BANK HOLIDAY. this occasion, but will go only to that a most important develop have information the deadlock in the Naval Confer- the authorities' suspicions con-business. He was also responsible

to Hong Kong and Canton on from an unimpeachable source British delegation with the ap- proval and support of the British

ence-Reuter..

cerning the inactivity of the for the general policy and conduct

Amoy and Swatow, and then ment, and one which possibly Government, is still guided by the

Navy. The populace was nervous

RAIN SPOILS ENJOYMENT

return to Shanghai.. Geneva, yesterday. principle that adequate protection

may have farreaching conse of the business. on Saturday owing to numerous

AT HOME. There is still no indication as to pickets in the streets, but the coup fendant, he was a dormant part- With regard to the second de-

Little Cargo.

quences, has taken place in con- of Empire trade routes is its first

the fate of the Naval Conference. was. effected without trouble at

Rugby, Yesterday.

The dispute has now been in nection with the dispute between care. The mere fact that enemy A compromise appears doubtful the military conference to which he stated counsel.

In July, warships in

Rain fell almost continuously to-progress 26 days, and though it the Company and its foreign float- over 7,800,000 tons of shipping and the impression prevails that Wu and two captains were invited. begun in the Colony and when the parts of Southern England, cord disorganisation of coastal ship progress since June 30.

1925, shortly after the strike had day in London and many other has naturally resulted in a partial ing staff, which has now been in carrying British supplies should the delegations are considering

financial position of the World the August Bank holiday makers. China Steam Navigation Com-effect that the London offices of pletely marring the enjoyment of ping, the vessels of the Indo- Our information is to the be argument enough that this is a matter no British statesman can probably be an adjournment of General Yang-sen of Szechuan at transfer his share in the concern,

Theatre was critical, the second British Wireless Service. ing the conference. There will Li Chung-kung, representative of defendant made an attempt to trifle with,

pany, and to a lesser degree the the China Navigation Co., having the whole question until the re- Nanking has wired Liu Taun-ion, which amounted to $1,000, to a

China -Merchants S. N. Co., have balanced the books of the Com- "In the last few weeks the at-vision of the Washington Treaty Turan of Szechuan, requesting the Mrs. Yeung. For the purpose of first defendant who directed the cope with the shortage of tor- of the company's fleet for the been working at high pressure to pany and reviewed the working tention of the public has been in 1981 takes place. Reuter. allowed to drift away from the

latter to mobilise his troops for the this transfer, the second defen-general policy. American Design.

Hupeh campaign It was stated In original purpose of the confer-

The China Merchants, quarter ended June 30 last, have Geneva, yesterday, the despatch that he had already dant's deposit receipt and a trans- bankruptcy was presented on owing to most of their vessels definitely decided to pay to the ence. When the British Govern- The Americans' design, in pre- spoken to General Chiang Kai-shek fer form were brought to Mr. August 22, 1924. Prior to that, having been commandeered by officers of the company the ten ment consented to take part insenting their latest proposal, is "in regard to the Tupan's zeal in Wong Tal-tao-to endorse thereon negotiations had taken place be- General Chiang Kai-shek for per cent. reduction in salaries the conference it expressly stated stated to be to furnish the Bri- aiding the Nationalist that the views of His Majesty's tish with a safeguard in the event met

govern the regularity of the proposed tween the theatre and Le Kan, a trooping purposes, have been, as which took effect from April 1 He also informed Liu that transfer.

director of the Hong Kong Amuse. one shipping man put it, “a bit last. The decision to return the Government upon the special of America increasing the number negotiations ought to be opened Documenta Photographed. geographical position of the Bri- of her big cruisers,

ments, with a view to taking over out of luck," but such ships as ten per cent. deducted applies with General Yang, Commander-in- Mr. Wong Tai-tso did not in the working of the Theatre. No- they have been able to put into only for the quarter ended June tish Empire, the length of inter- It appears that the proposal

Chief, for funds and munitions.

fact put through the transfer, thing came of these negotiations. service have done quite well, 30 and is without prejudice to Imperial communications and the

Arrest of Chow Ordered. was presented several days ago

continued counsel, but for reasons necessity of the protection of its but, so far,

According to a Tientsin special which were not material he took

Debts To Pathe, Orient. especially from northern ports. the scale of salaries to be paid has not fallen on to the "Shun Tien Shih Pao," the

In further proof of the first de- There is not at the moment, for the present and subsequent food supplies were well known, fertile soil, so far as Britain is office of the commander-in-chief of the documents to Mr. HỊ K. Woo, fendant's partnership, a letter we are informed, any great sur quarters. and together with the special con- concerned.

solicitor. The documents the peace-preservation corps at that

were was put in by plaintiffs which had feit of cargo on the Yangtze run, Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, ditions and requirements of other Mr. Gibson to-day conferred port has issued a circular to the theri photographed and the origin- been

sent to the Manager of but with what has been available, scen yesterday evening, said that countries, invited to participate with Mr. Bridgeman and Viscount ordering them to arrest General defendant, since when they had an outstanding account, in which been very busily engaged. They deny the correctness of the various military and police circlee) als returned to the second Messrs. Pathe, Orient, relative to the ships of the I. C. S. N. have while they were not prepared to in conversations, must be taken lehti. into account.

Support for Mr. Gibson.

Chow Yin-jen, whe is supposed to not been seen. The second the first defendant's signature ap- have been also doing quite well rumour, they were not in a pasi- Question of Parity.

be in hiding in the French Contes-defendant had, in fact, been out of peared against the guarantor. on the Reiter learns that the Unit- sion. $60,000 has been offered sa the Colony for some time, an his letter was identified by. Mr. rum, especially in the passenger the press at present, but that such Tientsin and southern tion to make any statement for "The principle that the level to ed States Government is backing a reward. which navies could be reduced up Mr. Gibson in his rejection of General Chow

affidavit having been filed by him! Wong #promin-

who also identified the trade, and the same remark a statement would doubtless be must be compatible with no other the British proposals and an ex-ent commander under Marshal Sun in this matter in Shanghai a year writing and signatura of the applies to the service southward made at 20 early dale- security was also admitted from change of cables with America re- Chuan-fang. He is accused of go. No solicitors were acting for secor!l defendant in the photo- out of Hong Kong, in which the "N. C. D. News." the first by the United States lates to the terms of Mr. Gibson's General Chen Yi-yen at Kaomei nection with his alleged partner- documents. These he had last specialised for many years.

inatigating the recent revolt of him, and the only evidence in con- graphs of the share certificate China Navigation Company has Government, and was twice men- statement to close the conference. and is, therefore, held fully res-ship, was that of the photo-seen when they were handed to

· Delegates Confer. The situation is stationary.

the best means of suitably clos-

tioned in its replies to the refusal of France to join in the confer- ence. In the earlier stages of the Mr. Bridgeman conferred for a conference the American delego considerable time with Admiral tion declared itself guided by a Saito this morning, desire to take up and determine Mr. Bridgeman, later, conferred

"Statesmanship Lacking.”

New York, yesterday.

Szechuan to Mobilize.

Peking.

Was

(Continued on Page 7.)

The petition innage.

SHANGHAI RATES.

CHINESE PAPER IN TEST CASE.

graphs.

Engine Room Fitters. [him in connection with the second Evidence was given by Mr. defendant's proposal to sell his

Interviewed by a representa-| Wong Tai-tso, who had attended $1,000 share to a Mrs. Yeung. tive, the local secretaries of the to the foreign business of the Evidence as the first defen- Guilds stated that the latest de- permit Herculean efforts to be firm, as to all important appoint- dant's position in the firm was velopment in the situation so far

Shanghai, To-day. The Court of Consala has order- made for an agreement, which mente having been made by the also given by Mr. Wong Lam-tao, as the Guilds were concerned was should take the form of a meet-Continued at foot of nest column. debtor firm.

who had acted as secretary for the that on Thursday or Friday lasted the China Courier to deposit ing between Mr. Baldwin and Pre-

the China Navigation Company $1,000 to cover the rates due and His Lordship (Mr. Justice sent seven Chinese engine room costs of the action, upon which Wood) having expressed himself hands to an official of the Indo- will be issued a temporary in- as satisfied, judgment was enter- China Steam Navigation Co. with Council from calling off the sup- junction restraining the Municipal ed for the plaintiffs against both a-request that they be cramined ply of electric power from the The closing rate of the dollar, defendants with costs on the as to their proficiency in the encourier pending the hearing of the on demand to-day was'1/11 16/16 estate.

gine room. They were, it is action-Reuter.

on their merits in the spirit of with the Dominions' delegates. mutual accommodation the re- spective technical and naval pro- blems, each having regard to the The Press holds out little hope aident Coolidge, as personal dis- needs of others. It was not until of an agreement at Geneva. cussion might rise above detail to Admiral Jones introduced the The "New York World" is of a statesmanship which has been question of parity into the discus- opinion that the conference sadly lacking at the Conference- Bions that the American delega-should be kept alive in order to Reuter's American Service.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR,

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