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CHIANG REVERSES.

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1927.

COURTESY FLIGHT.

PRICE,

$3.00 Per Month.

DAIL ELECTION.

ALIEN RADICALS.

Northern Capture of Chinkiang Reported.

ADVANCE FROM PENGPU.

British Airboats Visit Labour Vote Of Censure To Be Driven Out Of

Europe.

THREE COASTAL VESSELS.

Dissention Among Nanking War Lord's Followers. Seaplane "Taxis" From Felixstowe

HANKOW SITUATION STILL CLOUDED IN DEEP MYSTERY.

To Southampton.

On Tuesday.

COALITION CABINET?

National League Party May Join Against Cosgrave.

America.

GOVERNMENTAL ACTION,

1,000 A Month Deported But Many Re-enter.

N. LAZARUS.

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

Registered Optometrist (Canada).

HOBBS HURT.

Test Trial Match At Lords Results in A Draw.

ONLY ONE CENTURY.

Glamorgan Surprise Surrey By Quick Dismissal.

SPARKLING BATTING AND BOWLING DISPLAYED IN COUNTY GAMES,

London, Yesterday,

London, Yesterdry.

New York, Yesterday. Three Royal Air Force flying. After a long sitting In...Dublin) The "New York World's" The capture of Chinkiang by the Northerners is reported from boats set off to-day from Felix- this afternoon the Dail Eirrean Washington correspondent an-

atowe on a 3,000 miles trip dur-Free State House of Representanounces that the Department of The big event in Home cricket circles over the latter part of the Shanghai, though the news has not yet received official confirmation, ing which courtesy visits will be tives adjourned till Tuesday when, Labour proposes to hold an intense week has been the Test trial match at Lords. The cabled details,

In accordance with notice: given to drive against alien-radical agita- If true. it reflects something in the nature of a big "come back" on paid to some of the principal day, the Labour Leader Mr. John- torve Big firm a are to bead to published below, do not indicate whether Hobbs turned out for Eng-

northern capitals.

son, will move a vote of censure. the part of the parties opposed to Chiang Kai-shek, who, according

Sir Samuel Hoare is travelling; On the expectation that an addi- check the antecedents of em- land or not. Chapman, after the recent combat following his decision to earlier reports published below, are not experiencing a very suc-by one of the machines via Oslo tion to the opposition of the 44 ployees, and the Navy and Army to play for his county rather than his country, did. A later radio cessful spell of activity.

to Copenhagen, where he will at-members of Mr. De Valera's party, authorities are to be requested to tend-the air exhibition. The fiy

message stated that Hobbs played but had to retire. ing boats, which are named Irie, Valkyrie and Southampton, are Coastal renaissance vessels re- markable for their great range. The Iris and Valkyrie are each fitted with three Condor engines of 700 horsepower and the Southampton has two Napier Lion engines.

The situation at Hankow is still uncertain. Eugene Chen and the remainder of the Borodin crowd are said to have left and it is not indicated who is in charge of the local Government. Extremists are again busy there.

WHERE IS EUGENE CHEN?

Shanghai; Yesterday:

The Northerners are reported

Kiukiang, August 11. General Chang Fa-kuei, from

The Southampton has a record to its credit of having "Taxied": without leaving the surface of the water from Felixstowe to South-

to have followed up their victory | Hankow, recently proclaimed mar-ampton, a distance of 180 miles. tial law and arrested fifty Com- The journey occupied 24 days and munists and labour leaders of was a severe test of its sea- whom 26 were shot.--Reuter.

at Penpu with an advance upon the important Southern base of Chinking and to have captured the city, although there is no de- definite official confirmation.

Dissatisfaction is becoming ap- parent among Kwangsi and Che- kiang, followers of Chiang Kai- shek owing to the absence of reward for fighting services dur- ing the long campaign since the force set out North from Canton, -British Naval Wireless.

Surtax Opposition.

Shanghai, Yesterday, The steamers "Glengarry" and

Oakbank" left to-day with British Consular clearances, issued in ac cordance with instructions from Sir Miles Lampson, after the ship- ping agents had deposited the ton- nage dues based on the Treaties with the British Consulate, the Chi- nese Customs having refused clear- dues is also paid.

worthiness owing to the changes of weather encountered.-British Wireless Service,

SPANISH COUP.

GOVERNMENT STEPS IN IN TIME.

OUR $50 PRIZE.

Reminder to Cross-Word Puzzle

Competitors...

zle of the "China Mail's" new The fifteenth cross-word puz-

time, and competitors, are remind saries appears to-day, for the last

ed that their entries mist reach the "China Mail" Office, No. 6. Wyndham Street, not later than noon on Monday next., The six- teenth puzzle of the new seeles will be published on Monday.

who took the Oath of allegiance yesterday, would precipitate, an im- mediate crisis, the public galleries were crowded, but the meeting pass- ed off without incident

Deports from Dublin state that Captain Redmond's National League party of seven members this after noon decided to support Labour,

and when a division is taken it seems probable that the Govern-La

(Chinklang is the next importances unless the surfax on tonnage CLAIMS POPULAR SUPPORT,ment will be defeated.

ant port to Shanghai on the Yangtse and was captured from; the Northerners several months ago when Sun Chuan-fang (Northern army) retreated sud- denly and the Southern forces crossed without opposition).

Hanków Extremists,

Hankow, Yesterday, Owing to the depreciated local currency, difficulty is being ex- perienced by Chinese troops in making purchases.

Extremists are again active, tempera are becoming uncertain and the situation is obscure.'

Leters for Eugene Chen are reported to the sent to Shanghai. -British Naval Wireless.

Troops at Nanking.

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report on men seeking enlistment. The police are investigating all Surrey supplied the main surprise in the county games, being the records of the Department, which deports a thousand aliens dismissed by lowly Glamorganshire for the poor total of 55. The monthly, but hundreds are smug-wicket was wet, enabling Mercer to take six for 23 and Arnott four gled in-Reuter's American Ser for 25. Kent and Leicester tied on first innings.

vice.

CAPT. D. LOGAN.

SERIOUSLY ILL IN PEAK

HOSPITAL..

CHAPMAN TURNS OUT.

Scoring in the Test trial, which We regret to state that Mr. was drawn, was on the low side Donald Clements Logan, M.C., son individually, so far as the Eng- of Mr. William Logan, is lying seri-land team was concerned. Sut. ously ill in the Peak Hospital fol-cliffe's 65 was the highest com. lowing an operation which was per-pilation. Leyland, playing for the formed last Monday for appendi-Rest, put together 102 and Shep citis.

Other centuries Mr. Logan la Captain command-herd made 96.

recorded ing the Seattish Company of the Were

"Patay" by Hong Kong. Volunteer Defence Hendren, the Middlesex idol and Corps, and is very popular in local Brenford footballer, who secured sporting and amateur theatrical 141 not out against Somerset

circles..

MARINE COURT.

CARRYING PASSENGERS IN EXCESS.

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The newspapera, state that Pres. The Robert Dollar liner "Fresi-

Lisbon, Yesterday.'

Cosgrave's administration will, in this event be succeed by a coali dent Tart" is clearing to-morrow

Prompt action by the govern- tion composed of Labour and the TODAY'S COURT CASES. morning similarly, the American ment nipped in the bud an at-National League, which would have and issuing a Consular clearance. ment claims it enjoys the support Consulate accepting deposit dues tempted coup d'etat. The Govern the support of De Valera's party.

Mr. A, Lang, master of the 8.8. Reuter.

Mr. Cosgrave has displayed at "Chung Woo" pleaded guilty at the of an overwhelming portion of the magnanimous attitude towards his Marine Court this morning to Army and is confident it will be new opponents. "In-in interview he charge of currying more than twelve

atated able to ensure public safety. All Fianna Fail deputies are coming the required passenger certificate.

um very pleased that passengers on board, not having ministers and commanders of into the Dait. It is the best thing He was fined $100. military garrisons are declared to that has happened during the last For carrying 40 passengers in be united by the defence of the five years."

Captain Redmond said the action existing regime.-Reuter,

of De Valera and his party in tak- ing the Oath was an immediate gain to the cause of constitutionalism. British Wireless Servico,

WELL KNOWN INDIAN.

MEMBER OF LOCAL COM-

MUNITY PASSES.

NOT MUCH HOPE OF A REPRIEVE.

Boston. Yesterday.

CABINET RESIGNS.

POLITICAL CRISIS IN

GREECE.

excess of number allowed in

Lowry, the New Zealand, whose 101 not out helped the tourists to declare with 415 for nine against Gloucester after the home side

Macauley.

the licence, the Chinese master of a had made 148 in the first innings. steam launch was fined $40. and Philip Mead, the Hampshire For leaving the harbour without veteran, who made 142, thus help. a clearance and at prohibited hours, ing his county to beat Worcester the mastera of two junks were fined by an innings and odd. $10 each on the chargea,

LOCAL TRADE.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT.

MARKET NO IMPROVEMENT:

R.A.F. Win.

At the Oval the Royal Air Force beat the Navy by six wickets.

Surrey Surprised. from Surrey at Swansea.

Glamorgan took first innings

Glamorgan scored 158 and 26 for two.

Surrey made 55, Norcer taking six for 23 and Arnott four for 25. Rain stopped the game,

An Easy Win. Lancashire beat Northants at Northampton by 10 wickets.

Northants scored 170 and 121. Macdonald taking eight for 79,,.

Lancs made 256 and 87 for no loss.

Mead's 142. 10. Hampshire beat Worcester by an innings and 45 runs.

Worcester scored 206 and 95; Hampshire made 435 for eight declared (Mead 142).

Two Accidents.

London, Yesterday. cricket matches between an Eng

The second of the trial test. land eleven and the rest of Eng land, which concluded to-day in an even draw, was marred by two ac cidents. Hobbs, in attempting & Derbyshire, as well as Surrey, short run on Wednesday, strained distinguished themselves by: a thigh muscle and was forced to being diamissed for less than 100, retire, and to-day the Northamp- Macauley, the Yorkshire "crack" tonshire captain, Jupp, suffered trundler, taking eight of their severe injury to his right hand. wickets for 87, the side going out In the last trial test Larwood, the. for 81. Sussex, against Notts, Nottinghamshire fast bowler, made a second innings recovery was injured, but he has now re- and only lost the match by 28, covered.-British Wireless Ser-

MR. S. E. ISMAIL'S FUNERAL,

The Indian community in Hong SACCO & VANZETTI. Kong sustains a great loss by the death of Mr. S. E. Ismail, who died at his residence at Wong Nei Chong Road on Thursday evening. Nanking, Yesterday.

Deceased, who is one of a large family of that name and was The belief that the 22nd inst. Considerable concentration of forty-four years of age, leaves a will mark the close of the Sacco- troops is taking place here and widow and daughter and many re- Vanzetti case, was expressed by a plans are evidently in hand for latives and friends who mourn his member of the Governor's Execu their removal to further scenes toss.

Council, who explain- of operations us several empty The late Mr. Ismail until lately ed

The fortnightly report of the runs, but Lancashire had no dif- vice. that the Governor's transports arriving from down had been in business on his own recommendations for a respite the financial measures advocated states:--

of the Interior, M. Taldaris, to General Chamber of Commerce!ficulty in beating Northants, thanks to Macdonald, who bowled river have been detained. There as a broker. He was a keen lawn were approved because is also considerable concentration bowls player and played for many felt it was moral, although there Cafandaria,

"We by the Minister of Finance, M.

Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy well and took eight wickets for of troops on the Northern front.. years for the Indian Recreais n legal barrier to the execu- latter's

subsequent to the Cotton Gooda-No improvement 73. return from British. Naval Wireless.

Geneva, since last reporting. The latest The results, as cabled by tion Club as well as the Craigen-tions, and because of the motions whither he went to secure the quotations are those of the 10th Reuter, are as follow:- gower Cricket Club whom he re-pending in the Courts."-Reuter's league's approval of a toan.-Reg- Instant:-Eg. Sakel, 20,05d. Mid, presented some years ago on the American Service, cricket ground, also.

Northern Victories.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

The "North China Daily News"

is reliably informed that the

Northerners have captured Ming-

The funeral took place yester-

day morning at the Mohammedan

kuan, 6 miles north-east of Cemetery where there was a large Pukow on the Tientsin-Pukow gathering of relatives and friends. Railway, and that Sun Chuan-

fang's troops have captured Yang- FUNERAL OF MR. IBBETSON. chow, 15 miles to the north of Chinkiang. Reuter.

The funeral of Mr. Ibbetson,

tive

CORNHILL SAFE.

CHIEF ENGINEER REPORTS ON BUILDING COLLAPSE.

London, Yesterday.

Athens, Yesterday, The Cabinet, has resigned owing to the opposition of the Minister

ter.

RUBBER RESTRICTION.

MAXIMUM STANDARD MAY RETURN.

London, Yesterday. late Chief Officer of the 8.8. "Tai The chief engineer engaged in

The "Daily News" states that in Lee," took place at the Protestant the taak of making Cornhill safe the City rumour, has been current Cemetery yesterday evening, the following the collapse last Satur- that the Rubber Restriction Scheme is about to be revised by the re- Rev. G. T. Waldegrave officiating. day night of a portion of a large introduction of a maximum stan

Officers from sister ships at- building, stated to-day that dard of production. Reuter. tended the funeral, the "Tai Lee" everything is now safe. He add- being represented by Mr. Wed that the work carried out had Edwarde, Chief Engineer and been effective and very little of It is stated that Sun Chuan N White, Mr. T. Gibbison and Mr. standing would have to come among others present being Mr. the portion of the building left fang has captured Haichow and

down-British Wireless Service. Sellwood. holds North-East Kiangsu, hay

Whampoa Students.

Shanghai, Yesterday. Seven hundred Whampoa cadets arrived at Woosung yester day morning from Nanking. The reports of Feng Yu-hsiang's ad- vance from Honan to Shantung are discredited.

Wreaths were sent by Capt.

ing driven the Nationalists from Midgeley ("Tai Lee"), Messra. Taingkiangpu on the Grand Canal, H. B. Hendy ("Tai Lee"), and T. YARN FIRM FINED. while the Tientaln-Pukow Railway Gibbison ("On Lee"), Mr. and line is damaged at Mingkwang to Mrs. Wm. Perritt, Mrs. P. White the south-east of Pengpu.

and family, the Sze Yap Steam- ship Company, the Mission to

Alliance Rumours.

Fresh reports from Kwangs! Seamen and the Institute of En- state that the clique at Nanking gineers and Shipbuilders of Hong la restless, while it is understood Kong.. that every effort is being made for an alliance between Loyang and Hankow.

Nanking,

...: Wuhu, August 11. Four transports are embarking troops for down river..."

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST. Light, variable winds, fine. Is the forecast for the twenty-four Hankow Extremista.

hours ending at noon to-morrow. A typhoon, it is reported, may Hankow, August 11.

be forming to the East of Luzon. Extremists are reported to have regained control of the Civil Gov- ENTERIC AMONGST BRITISH. ernment while the troops are troublesome over the difficulty of

Two British cases of buying food with depreciated fever were reported in the Colony

notes.

yesterday.

DISCIPLINARY ACTION:BY..

ASSOCIATION.

London, Yesterday. The Cotton Yarn Association, con- trolling 18 per cent. of the spinners of American yarn Laricashire, took the first important disciplinary ac- tion under the articles of the Asso- | ciation in fining a firm £300 for selling yarns below the official scale of minimum prices. Reuter.

RUSSIAN BUYING, WOOL.

AUSTRALIA.

Amer. "Spot" 10.49d.

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Test Trial.

Cotton Yarn-In the early part of the fortnight our market ruled

The Test trial match at Lords, somewhat easier, but the news of England v. The Rest, was drawn. the havy advances in raw material England scored 383 (Chapman has strengthened its position and 58, Jupp 58, Sutcliffe 65) and 120 a limited business has been put for one (Hallows 54 not out),

than the previous ones.

through at rates alightly higher) The Rest made $27 (Leyland

Quotations are purely nominal: 102, Shepherd 96).

-No. 108. $165/185. No. 128. $165/180. No. 168. $185/198, No. 20s.. 5198/195.

Arrivals Nil, Shipments NIL

Notts Win. Notte, at Hastings, beat Sussex by 28 runa..

Notts scored 256 and 192 for

Sales Nil.

Unsold stocka 6,000 bales. Bar-six declared... gains 12,800 bales.

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Woollens. Some enquiry for Wool, Venetians, Lastings and Overcoatings but very small book- ings on account of firmer prices at Home and the drop'in Exchange. Raw Cottons.---Nothing doing. Metals. Prices

17,800 BALES SHIPPED FROM at quotes remain much as quiet. Lower exchange has made it difficult to get any further busi Melbourne, Yesterday.

neas booked. Dealers who appear Seventeen thousand eight hun- satisfied with their stocka for the dred bales of wool, all scoured in time being shew little interest in Australia, have been privately pur- new offers.

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Sussex made 141 and 279..

A Tie. Kent and Leicester playing at Leicester, tied in the first innings, both scoring 231.

Leiceater in the second innings scored 174 for 8 and declared.

Rain stopped play.

Hendren Scores.,

MURDER TRIAL..

CONCLUDING SCENES IN CASTLE PEAK CASE.

PRISONER GIVES EVIDENCÉ.

On the resumption of the Castle Peak murder trial yesterday

afternoon, prisoner gave evidence.

on his own behalf and stated how: he came home from picking cones: on the hillside, to find his wife's body hanging in the upper part of the house. He cut the body down and burled it on the hillside, saying nothing about it to any-

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Prisoner's explanation of his conduct was that according to Chinese belief, the ghost of one who had committed suicide was a "bad" ghost supposed to bring evil on the household, and he did not want the family to know the true cause of death and to be frightened.

In answer to questions by his Middlesex took first innings counsel (Mr. F. C. Jenkin) pri points from Somerset at Weston-soner said that he had no motive for wishing to kill his wife. If he super-Mare.

Middlesex scored 859 for eight wished to take another wife there declared (Hendren 141):

was nothing in Chinese law which prevented him, Somerset made 266. Yorkshire bear Derby at Hull on the first innings,

chased and shipped to Russia since Flour Market Report,Stock: the arrival of Paiti Gorsky, the re- American 300,000 Backs, Canadian presentative of the Moscow Textile 110,000 sacks, Australian 40,000 Import Company a few weeks ago. sacks." Total 450,000 sucks.

-Reator.

During the cross-examination Market: Very weak. Practically

of the prisoner, a number of no sales

Chinese spectators gathered near

· Quotations: · · American Patent Derby made 81, Macauley tak- the dock and counsel for $4.3-4.40 per sack. American “TO-NIGHTS CONCERT.

his Lord- Straight $8.15-3.45 per aack, Ameri-ing eight wickets for 87; and 252. the defence: drew

Cut off $8.20-8.70 per aack, Yorkshire scored 228 and 32 | ship's attention - to... the Mrs. Younghusband and a com- Australian No. 1 $3.45-3.65 per sack, for no loss. mittee will be responsible for the Canadian Cut off $3.15-3:20 per Service men's concert at the City sack, Canadian Straight $8.12-8.17 Hall this evening, for which per Back, bumper programme has been plan- Mr. Henry Ford made his first ned. Mrs. Costen, who so success flight as a passenger in the "Spirit fully organized these affairs for a of Saint Louis" piloted by Colonel long while, leaves shortly, for Hal- Lindbergh in a ten minutes loy phong, to which part her husband Sallastre Stocks 16,000 bass, ride Rauter's American Service. has been transferred.AUNT

Very dail market since last report

MR. FORD'S JOY-NIDE.

Detroit, Yesterday.

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Visitors Draw,

Canadian Mixture The New Zealanders drew Gloucester made 148 and 180

2nd Clear, $3.00 per sack. 89.00-3.20 por aack, Canadian with Gloucester at Cheltenham.

Sundries,Window glaza. Few. for three, Market Steady, A SugarMarket declining.

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New Zealand scored 415 for nine and declared (Lowry 101 not out). Rain stopped further play.

fact that "they seemed to be getting considérable amusement out of this man's discomfiture.” His Lordship ordered the specta tors to withdraw, to their seats. and warned them if the con tinued, to smile they would have to leave the Court.

The case was adjourned until Monday morning.