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No. 25,647

HAIPHONG OUTBREAK.

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY} AUGUST 24, 1927. PRICE Mouth.

YANGTSZE TRADE.

British Concerns Conduct Investigation.

STUNT FLIGHTS.

ALL QUIET.

Dangers of " Aerial No News From Yangtze

Tournaments

Faction Fights Extend Over Four Days.

CHINESE V. ANNAMITES.

· INSTRUCTIONS FROM PEKING.

GOVT. ACTION PREDICTED,

No News Of Three "Planes

**Lost In Pacific,

Trouble Not So Serious As At First Rumoured.] Firms With River Interests Send'

ing the past few days regarding the outbreak of riots in Haiphong had the backing of a certain amount of fact although conditions were: never as serious as some of the local reports inferred. All trouble has now completely subsided. It arose out of a quarrel between an Annamite woman and some Chinese. In the course of a fued which lasted four days, five Chinese and one Annamite were killed and over 100 persons, mostly Chinese, injured. Houses were looted and some burned. Arrests totalled 150 and in 57 instances sentences of im- prisonment were imposed. Other accused will stand their trial.

A statement issued by the French Consul-General in Hong Kong, reproduced below, confirms the Reuter message from Halphong via Paris to the effect that the trouble is now over. The locally-obtained statement also gives an interesting explanation of the disagreement that exists between the Chinese and Annamites in French Indo China.

Representatives.

Reuter recently briefly reported

Front.

FEW TROOPS ABOUT.

Northern Forces Commence

Reach Chinkiang.

Kiuklang, Yesterday The stream of troops passing

Naval Wireless.

Early Reports.

Hankow, Aug. 22. Troops continue to proceed down the river.

-N. LAZARUS.

Hong Kong's Only European Optician- Established. Ovar Forty Years innger:-"Ralph A. Cooper, M.A.0.A. Registered Optometrist. (Canada).....

THE YOUNG IDEA.

Agricultural Training In Canada.

OVERSEAS SETTLEMENTA

De:For Boys And Girls.

CHINESE CUSTOM.

A Widow's Status In Question.

TO-DAY'S LEGAL ISSUE.

Ways And Means Of Obtaining A Husband."

Intereating evidence regarding Chinese law and custom, with particular reference to a widow who marries again and her posi- tion under certain circumstances in relation to the family of her former husband, was given at the Supreme Court this morning.

FIVE CHINESE KILLED, MANY WOUNDED.

New York, Yesterday,

London, Yesterday. that a party of British traders were Action by the Government to

The Overseas Settlement Com- 'The rumours that have circulated throughout Hong Kong dur-on my tezvestigate conditions on protect aviators from the perils through on their way down river mittee have arranged with the

the Yangtsze. Further, particulare of "aerial tournaments" predicted continues:

Fellowship of the British Empire are to hand under date Shanghai, by the Secretary of Navy,

Nanking, Yesterday. to share with them the cost of 12 August 19:-

Mr. Wilbur, who is hold ving in Conditions in this area are re-scholarships for boys to be select Unster instruction from California, where still nothing has ported to be quiet. Not many ed in this country by the Fellow Matt Miesten, Co. He di Brett, been heard of the three geroplanes troops are to be seen in the city, ship for two years course of, Acting Commercial Counsellor, is leaving Shanghai to-day by H.M.S. missing in the Pacific.

A number of Southern soldiers agricultural. training at Guelph This was at the re-hearing of "Kiawo" with the object of study-

have arrived from up-river and College, Ontario, Canada.

the case in which relatives sue in ing trade conditions at the Yangteza

are disembarking above Nanking. During this period the boys will respect of the estate of (in the ports and of reporting on the pos

Chinklang, Yesterday. be under the special care of the | case of the pidiutif) her father- binty of re-establishing connec tions with those ports from which

Northern troops have com- Ontario Government and at the in-law, and (in the case of the de menced to arrive on the north conclusion of their training they fendant) her father. Plaintiff British merchants have been ova- ćuated.

bank of the river, though the will be found auitable work and Ngai Chung-sz) claims that de- Accompanying Mr. Brett are thei

number is not great. British looked after by the Government fendant (Ngai Yee-mui) has no following representatives of Arms having important interests in the

authorities as long as may be right to letters of administration necessary:RE

as she (plaintiff) has that right, Yangtsze aren:Mesara. Arnhold

From October 1926 to June ; noting for her adopted son. and Co. Ltd.-Mr. C. H. Arnhold

1927 the Fellowship of the Bri-|· Plaintiff's husband (son of the will accompany the party to Han-

tish Empire, in conjunction with man whose catate is in question) kow, where his place will be taken

the Overseas Settlement Com-is dead and the plaintiff is admit- by another member of the firm;

Kiukiang, Aug. 22.mittee, sent altogether 171 Brited to have taken another man Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd.-Mr. N.

To reinforce the Nanking tish boys to Canada, Australia into her house. It is claimed for Leslie, who will go with the party As far as Hankow, and Mr. D. T.

armies and unite against the and New Zealand for terms of ]: plaintiff that she is entitled to do Keogh; Meaars. Barry and Dodwell,

Northerners more troops are agricultural education varying this under certain circumstances Chungking, Mr. B. M. Barry; Br

passing through here on their from one to two years. Reports without losing her position in her tish-American Tobacco Co., Ltd.,

way down the river." so far received regarding these first husband's family. The de- Mr. V. L. A. Fairley; Meaara

Nanking, Aug. 22 lads show; that in a number of fence denies this. There was a little firing across cases, independence not merely Species of Marriage. Butterfield and Swire, Mr. A. V. T. Dean; Messrs. Jardine, Matheson

The river on Saturday. The Wage-earning leis already in A message from Haiphong says culminating point of a current of and Co., Ltd., Mr. S. E. Grimstone.

northerners, are reported to be sight, and give other proofs of ex- that anti-foreign demonstrations unrest and jealousy between Chin-Mr. J. R. Sinton, of the China directed against Chinese were ese and Annamite workmen, a Inland Mission, Luchow, Szechuan, tary of the Navy, in an interview, hood of Morrison Point with a boys of the right type in the over- Admiral Eberle, acting Secretioncentrated in the neighbour cellent chances awaiting British held by a number of Annamites state of affairs which has existed will also accompany the party.

The "Kiawo" will proceed first gave the opinion that legislation view to crossing the river. There seas Empire." following a quarrel between an for some time.

to Hankow, calling where possible would be introduced in the next was heavy rifle and machine gun The Fellowship awards scholar- Annamite woman and some Chin-

The demonstrations led to workmen are better paid than Changsha, Ichang and Chungking, stunt flights except under strict ones shell passed

It appears that the Chinese at porte en route, and thence to Congress forbidding long-distance fra from FUROw.yesterday, and ships also to girls, of whom 22 through have already gone to Canada as disorders on August 17, 18, 19 Annamite workmen owing, pre- being escorted to the upper river supervision. Reuter's American Jar's hill, without exploding students for the teaching profea and 20. The police have restored sumably, to their Chinese em- by one or more gunboats of His Service.

Konfidua gunboat passing sion. A further party of six girl order. Altogether six were killed, ployers being wealthier and in a Majesty's Navy. At Hankow Mr.

More Naval Aidaan through was heavily fred on scholars will sail for South Africa of whom five were Chinese and position to pay more for the same A. P. Blunt, C.M.G., who is in gen-

Washington, Yesterday from both banks

next month for training also as 100, mostly Chinese, injured. job. This has before led to minoreral charge of His Majesty's Con-

Fifteen. additional destroyers Thirty houses were looted, eight clashes.

sulates at the evacuated ports will and light cruisers have been troops appears to be taking place tish Wireless Service.

A general reorganisation or teachers—at Grahamstown--Bri- join the expedition. of which, including one used as a

The riots were entirely confined

ordered to join the 42 warships in Nanking. Firing on ships factory, were fired. One hundred to the working classes on both

already engaged in a final inten-from the south bank below Nan- and fifty arrests have been made sides, the better classes abstain-

sive effort to discover the three king continues. and short sentences of imprisoning from all asapciation with the

missing aeroplanes: which set out ment imposed in 57 cases.- rioters and in certain cases inter-

for Honolula.-Reuter's Ameri- Reuter.

vening with a view to restoring

can Service. order,

exe,

SITUATION NOW IN HAND.

L.

Paris, Yesterday. being taken, this was but the

Local Inquiries. Enquiries at the French con- Bulate locally confirm the above- information. Although the im- mediate cause of the outbreak is given in cables received locally as à quarrel between a Chinese and an Annamite woman which led to a crowd being attracted and sides

CRACKER MAKING.

CHINESE FIRM WITHOUT A LICENCE.

FINE OF $50.

Chan Lau-fong, manager of the Kwong Man, Loong cracker fac- tory at Mataukok, was this morn- ing charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell with manufacturing crackers without a licence.

The Fourth Day.

CLOUDY WEATHER.

LATEST TYPHOON REPORTS,

-“;

Mr. Wilbur,

GIRL SLAVE GANG. VICTIMS RESCUED BY RIVER POLICE

•

The following certified transla- tions of Chinese law were put in Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., (for for the plaintiff this morning by the plaintiff) :—

"A widow may entice a man Into her house to take the place of her husband therein, but it is forbidden to seek the good graces, of a widow by culpable familiar- Ities, such conduct being detrt- mental to good morals. If anyone does anything of that kind, the nieghbours and relatives of the widow ought to inform the man- darin and have him 'kicked out.

Footnote: This species of mar. Revolu-riage only occurs among poor or lowly people. The author of this contract on the part of the widow is her father-in-law or some other of the relatives of the first hus- band, and, on the part of the sécond husband, his father, his. mother or other of his relatives.

"The second husband does not take the surname of the first hus-

Chinkilang, Aug. 22. Chief of the Nationalist A tug and lighters belonging tionary Forces. to Messrs. Butterfield & Swire were commandeered by Chinese military as they were on their way down the river. H.M.S. "Sirdar" intervened and cleared the boats of troops, and convoy- ed them to Shanghai. Northern- ers have appeared on the north bank above Chinkiang. British Naval Wireless.

Alleged Spies in Peking.

Shanghal, Yesterday.

THE FIVE WEEPERS.

Doleful Document Addressed to Feng Yu-halang,

Nanking, Aug. 15. The conference to effect the 're-

"West or variable winds, moder- During the first three days the disturbance was of an apparent ate to light, cloudy," is the official innocuous nature and real trouble weather forecast until noon to- did not develop until the 21st, morrow.

Pressure gradients appear to be when most of the damage was done. The French authorities shallow over S. China and the took immediate steps to safeguard mains stationary over N.E. Japan, The anticyclone re-

conciliation of Nanking and Han-band of the widow. His children China Sea.

TWO ARRESTS,"

kow, which should have taken place belong to the family of their the lives and properties of the The Guam typhoon has curved

in Anking, on the proposal of Gen. father and cannot be heirs to the Chinese population.

Shanghai, Aug. 19.

Feng Yu-halang, will never come family of the first husband of the north-eastward. The other is 200: Operations of a huge gang of It is understood that fifty-seven to 300 miles east of Aparri, mov- girl slave traffickers, known to pointed Wang Ching-chi. Minis-tives, Messrs. Hu Han-min, Chang city of heirs adopted out of bene The Peking Cabinet hus ap-signation of Nanking's represents- auch family, it is only in the capa

about because of the wholesale re- widow. If they are admitted/ to sentences have been pronounceding N.W.

have agents working all up and ter to Belgium, the Chinese dele-Ching-klang, Taai Yuan-pei, Li volence. If the widow has not a by the French Tribunal on forty- eight Annamites and nine Chin-received from the Manila Obser- and ramifications extending as

The following telegram was down the Yangtze River valley gate to the League of Nations. Shih-tseng and Wu Tze-hui, net son by the first husband, she ese convicted on minor counts and vatory at 9.15 a.m., to-day-

Police this morning raided the only from the proposed conference ought to appoint as heir a deacen- far north as Manchuria were Christian Church in the western but from the Government itsel. dant of the family of the first dealt with summarily whilst the Criminal Court will try others ar- phoon was in about 129deg. Long. River Palice of Shanghai, when alleged spies of Feng Yu-hsiang. upon the sudden retirement of Gen.

At 5.30 p.m. on 23rd, the ty- checked to-day by the Chinese city of Peking and arrested 20 This startling action is consequent husband.". rested for more serious offences E., 18deg. Lat. N., moving N.W. they arrested the alleged ring Vernacular papers state that re- Chiang Kai-shek, whose example

The footnote of another law and breaches of the peace.

Cyclone or typhoon near or ever leader of the gang, a Ningpo volvers and other weapons were they deem fit to follow, auch being

stated: the Northern Ladrone or Mariana native.

discovered in the Church the simplest and most categorical to constitute as helt an adopted "It is not unusual for a family Islande, moving E.N.E.

With the captured / man were

way of settling the dispute. Canton Situation. nine young women victims, their

The joint telegrain announcing son of a different surname, and Canton, Aug. 19.

this intention of theirs to Gen. Feng pepole are not interfered with in ages ranging from 17 to 26, and

The truth of General Chiang ia drafted in a style at once piquant so doing by the civil authorities, a woman whose name is given Kai-shek's retirement was not and illuminating, yet there is ample at any rate, if they are not de- Weng Shen-sze, alleged to be published in the Chinese news room for divination for those who nounced by their kin, and the for- another operator of the gang papers in Canton until the day RELIEF. Mr. T. H. King, D.C.I., told

understand,

tune of the family is moderate." The man's i name, is given as the Magistrate that the defendant

before yesterday by strict order 11th, requesting us to attend the by Mr. Alabaster, Dr. Tso was "We received your telegram of the These laws having been put in Chang Kun-yuen

car previously had a licence which

Seventeen survivors from two These plans had been altered junks which were wrecked dur- "Shawhaing," bound for New has now been cleared up, various tion and just as we were drafting

Police boarded the steamer Government; but as the matter entire sympathy with your sugges Chinese custom.

of the Kwangtung Provincial conference in Anking. Being in called as an expert witness on expired and a new

red on June 30 last and der and re-altered and it was only ing the typhoon a few miles to the chwang, and found the man wild rumours are circulated in our favourable reply to you in the fendant had complied with cer. two days ago that they were, ap-East, outside the harbour, put in they sought. The nine girls, in a Canton:

Dr. 150's Evidence. tain requirements. In spite of proved and returned to the dean appearance at the Harbour pitifully frightened condition,

evening of the 12th, we were in-. fendant. It was impossible to put office this morning. They were were crowded into a cabin and has so far been no marked Kai-shek) was leaying for Shanghai fence). Asked if, in the cage be

It appears, however, that there formed that Kai-shek (Gen. Chinng work. The defendant's firm had up a new concrete building in 24 natives of Chui Chow (Fukien pro-kept quiet. with threats until the effect on the political situation in by train. started business in a small way hours, and therefore while the vince) and little could be gather-police rescued them, It is report the city.

Upon being shown our with four small rooms in each of defendant had carried on with that no lives had been lost, pasa Methods used by this gang are held an urgent conference on

plans were being considered, the ed from their talk. It was learnt ed

draft, he smiled, and immediately which only six workers were

The Provincial Government signed his name, dan allowed to be employed filling the business of manufacturing ing craft having taken off all the said to be cruel it the extreme. August 15, but no decision was The next morning, however, that this depended on the custom

The Secrecy of Chlang.. crackers. Now the business had crackers in the present premises. survivora from capsized boats. Young girls are kidnapped from reached, it is.reported. It la con-umour was widely circulated that obtaining and whether the widow that his client had done some lief to be enabled to return to their to Dairen, Harbin and other Chief of the Finance Department, that we might personally persuade duties of plaintiff on re-marrying It could not be he argued. The that fifty men and women en- thing new which had not been homes, were sent to the Secre- clties of the north to be put into Mr. Taeng Yang-pu, the Chief of him to remain. But upon our ar would be to worship at the family game evening, we left for Shanghai,Asked if whether one of the ployed at the factory. They not done before July 11 when Mr. tariat of Chinese Affairs. It is brothels. There they are destined the Department of Construction, rival, we discovered that he had tablets of her second husband, only occupied the four rooms King had explained to the defen-understood that relief will be which were originally licensed for dant the requirements of the afforded by the Tung Wah Hos-10 stay until they can pay for Mr. Li Wen-pan the Chief of the already left for Ningpo.

their own release

оде

this the defendant carried

on

orders in hand which had to be completed. They were quite pró- pared to comply with the regula-

lions and had in fact drawn up and submitted plans of altera- tions to the premises..

the manufacturer of crackers, but

also used a room previously. regulations.. .

used as a store for the purpose of Mr. King replied that if the de- filling crackers. This state of fendant had been carrying on affairs was discovered by Sub- previous to July 11, it was with Inspector Ellis when he visited out the police knowledge.

the premises on July 12 after he Mr. Lo remarked that whether (Mr. King) had gone through the it was done with police knowledge regulations with the defendant on or not it was not his business, July 11 and pointed out to him but he contended that it could not

AFTER

THE STORM. TYPHOON SURVIVORS SEEK

pital.

STOLE TO GAMBLE,

SHIPPING TOKI IN TROUBLE

A foki of the Tin Sing Steam

Dr. Tso was cross-examined by Mr. F. C. Jenkin (for the de fore them, where a man had been taken into her house by a widow, the woman was (in witness's opin- ion) married to him, Dr. Tso said

Civil Administratite Department,This we recall is in some way witness replied in the negative, re and Mr. TengYen-hus, the Chief similar to what happened in your Counsel put it to witness that of the Public Peace Preservation own case last spring, when Shih-by taking another man into the Bureau, all of whom are of the tseng (LI) and Tze-hui (Wu) want house, the plaintiff had sacrificed C. N. CO. STRIKE, Nanking faction, will naturally re-to Ping Di-talen to persuade you to her right to belong to her first

sign from their posts.. both stay, only to find you already on husband's family, o NEGOTIATIONS RE-OPENED Li Chi-aum.

your way to Kalgan. They missed Witness replied that it was all SEMIN SHANGHAIZABALES General Li Chi-sum has not you only by a few hours as in the a question of custom and the instance of Kai-shek now. The status of the second hus- made his position clear, merely winged white steed has broken its band" In regard to herself. that the premises would have to be said that the defendant had ship Company, was this morning. There was a report in town this having issued a telegram urging rein mysteriously disappeared! It was possible for a widow to get be reconstructed to meet the in- done it in secret. Counsel added charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell morning to the effect that nego- co-operation between the, Nan our disappointment in, as then another man into the house and creased volume of business. Mr. that if the police merely wanted with the embezzlement of tiations between the Chins Navi. king and Wu-Han factions. It most poigrant King said that he did not want it brought home to the defendant $1,886,49 the property of the Com- gation Company and the Guilds seems, however, that General Ld that the regulations had to be pany. It was stated by the police representing the elders and en- has a fairly good connection with complied with, this, he submitted; that another sum of $2,000 in the sincers who wear of strike have Generals. Chang Fa-kuel and Li had been done, as the factory was defendant. Defendant admitted Mr. N. S. Brown of Messr

safe was left untouched by the been re-opened in Shanghai. Tsung-jeno entirely closed on August 17, be to the Magistrate that he had Butterfield and Sw fore the summons was actu taken the money to gamble and the China Navig Mr. MK Lo, who appeared

served on the defendant had lost it all. The case was re- left Hong Kong August 19). for the defendant, saki, that the

manded until Saturday, for the the s.Tenyo Mar firm had been in existence for at The Magistrate thought that a police to go further into the Is not known whe least ten years and at present had fine of $50 would meet the case.

ter

anything to

to press the case, but he wished

It brought home to the defendant that he must comply with re gulations,alia

Ten Years Old,

It is believed in military circles in Canton that General Li Chi any, sum, with the backing of the rth Army under his own ommand, and: General Li

hArmy

Whereupon we were shown by a yet belong to the family of her mutual friend a draft of Kai-shek's first husband.. manifesto, which was said to have Counsel To be the widow of been prepared days ago. This, we one man and the wife of another were also told,was shown to his at one and the same time. comrades in arms

The case is proceeding permitted his civilian know even of its exi

We read the man] ware greatly pleaded.

he never