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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1927.

EXTREME VIEWS.

EXTRADITION.

MAY BENEFIT DUTCH

EAST INDIES.

SUSPECTED COMMUNISTS IN

COURT.

In connection

ол

JUDGE GARY.

THE CHINA MAIL.

DEATH OF STEEL CORPORA- TION HEAD..

JEWELLER'S MURDER SUICIDE IN KOBE.

MURDERERS RE-CAPTURED AND TAKEN TO TSINAN.

EUROPEAN CUT HIS THROAT.

4-chome. Fuklai police declare he was temporarily demented. He was cut in two places on his throat by the razor.

SIAM AND BURMA.

THE PROPOSED RAILWAY,

These students with their ad.sibility for handing over any cul- with both problems from the mains that the rewards promisce Club and conferred with Mr. that the Committee would be well

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AYR TRAGEDY.

HUSBAND SHOT BY WIFE IN DEFENCE.

London, July 26. At the trial at the High Court

to

crude and immature, are often 9, as a result of which the nine tributes ever paid to Mr. Gary ment has been so tardy as to attempts to stop the flow of blood country and that coal for use on of this was made in 1912, and a pre-

Mr. Bell was well known throughout the Tokyo ami Kobe, Mr. H. A. Van Coonen An important ruling, regarding

New York, August 15.

Tsinan newspapers report that Mr. Harold Bell, of Tokyo and arons, having arrived there eight Torchiana writes to the "Shang- the extradition of Settlement cul- Judge Elbert H. Gary, chair- the two Russian murderers of the Kobe, killed himself on August 9 years ago. He had been connect- hai Times" from San Francisco prite to the Chinese Military Court man of the board of directors of late Mr. Carl Fischer, Jeweller, in Kobe by slashing his throated with Findlay, Richardson and sitting in Ayr, Mrs. Ludgate, wife was made by Judge Liang at the the United States Steel Corpora of Tsingtao, who escaped from with a razor. Two Kobe residents Company, Ltd., of Tokyo, when he of Major William Ludgate, D.S.0. on July 17:-

Special Provisional Court, Shang- tion, died here at 4 o'clock this Tsinan prison recently under with whom he had made appoint- I first went to Japan, at one time (retired officer of the Indian It is true that a few of the hat, on August 18, when nine morning. He was 81 years old. circumstances clearly indicating menta attempted to tear the he had a connection with Jardine, Army Veterinary Service) who Malay students who are follow-accused arrested

As head of the great United that the prison authorities had weapon from his hand but were Matheson and Company ing courses at Dutch universities with the alleged unlawful posses-States Steel Corporation, Elbert been bribed, have now been re- too late. Mr. Bell presumedly had

was originally accused of and have shown communistic tenden- sion of deadly weapons found on H. Gary constantly was confront-captured at Lokou.

arrested on a charge of murder, August 9 at 910A East Yuhang

The chief timed his suicide to coincide with

but the charge against whom has cies but no one takes these very fload, made their appearance ated with two problems of the most warder of Tainan hurried there the engagements he had made,

been reduced to "she discharged seriously. At present it is the the trial and pleaded not guilty, vital importance to the two to report and he ascertained that for he gashed his throat imme

a pistol loaded with ball cartridge' fashion among young students to They were wanted by the Chinese directly opposite groups of people they are indeed the two wanted diately his visitors arrived. bring more than ever to public military authorities there

at her husband and killed him" a concerned in them. One was the men. He returned to Tainan with They were Mr. H. H. Evans notice the extreme views that charge of being communists...

pleaded not guilty and alterna- successful direction of the huge the prisoners under heavy guard, and G. Ritchard, both of Parbury

tively that any act she had com- always prevail among very young' In a lengthy speech, Judge Liang business organisation with assets This news is authentic, and we and Company. Mr. Bell, 32 years

mitted, was in defence of her and inexperienced people. We stated that in cases where extradi-of nearly $2,000,000,000 and in believe it to be, is very good news, old, a member of Kerbey Clough,

The following discussion on rail children and herself. find the same tendency among tion is asked for by the Military volving the investments of thou-and Director Chao Chi will feel textile importers and exporters, way projects by the Third Railway

The chief witness, Rosamond, students of all nationalities, the Court, evidence and proof of the sands of persons; the other, the greatly relieved that the efforts had been acting strangely for Committee meeting of the Com the 19 years old daughter, testift- United States being no exception, offence as to the time and place of human consideration of the more of the Tsingtao police in making several days, it was reported and munications Board was published in Some students who at 20 years of the crime, together with other than 300,000 employes of the the original inquiry that led to the had visited the home of Mr. the Burma Gazette under date the ed to her father's drunkenness age profess atheism, communism material evidence showing the steel corporation and its sub first capture of these murderers Kobe, with the intent to talk busi-mittee expressed itself opposed to father assaulted her whereupon and violence. She said that_on Kerby Clough, 1 Yamamoto-dori, 9th inst.:

"At its second meeting the Com- the night of the tragedy her and anarchism. generally become existence of the offence must be at 40, and usually before that, brought forth, otherwise the Pro- sidiary companies. That he was have not been made in vain.

At the same time the fact re-ness. visional Court assumes no respon- eminently successful in dealling

the survey of the line from Mergui | her mother came pillars of church and state.

Then he had gone to the Kobe to Prachuah. Mr. Hindley thought assistance. prit. The Judge niso alluded standpoint of employer and em- by the Tsingtso authorities to

Mrs. Ludgate was acquitted vanced ideas furnish, however, one instance in which an alleged ploye was proved by the tributes those who have evidence that Evans and Mr. Ritchard, also ac-advised to reconsider the question and discharged. when properly guided and curbed, offender, when handed over, was that were paid to him by the would lead to the capture of the countants. He made an engage- of railways in Tenesserim in view a valuable leaven in the body released without any henring by leading men of the industrial murderera of Mr. Carl. Fischer ment to see them shortly after of the possibility that by the exten- politic, for they often draw at the Military Court,

world who made up the steel have not been paid, though it is noon, and they arrived just insion of the Moulmein-Ye line to tention to conditions that at first In the present case the Municipal corporation, and those who work-well known that the sub-agents time to see him pick a razor from Mergul, to join the existing Siam- were considered natural, after police acting on the request of ed in the ranks of its various who assisted in the search have a table before him and slash his ese railway line, a large share in the trade of Siam would be gained wards are tolerated and have Generals Yang Hu and Chen Chun

companies,

had to be reimbursed for their throat. finally become abuses. Their made a raid on a Chinese house at

One of the most pleasing work. It is plain that if punish- The wound was a small one but by Burma. It was pointed out that such a line would open up the ideas, therefore, no matter how 910A Eust Yuhang Road on August

the were unsuccessful. Before he accused and a sixteen-year-old girl was at the annual meeting of the admit were arrested and seven automatic American Iron and Steel Institute culprits, the rewerd

of those could receive medical attention he be obtained from the coal fields up the locomotives on the line could pistols, two of which were loaded, at New York in October, 1919. originally responsible for the had lost much blood and death the Great Tenasserim River, a line was certain. He died within & to tap which has recently been sur- one revolver, 83 rounds of ammuni. The steel strike had been in pro-arreats is more tardy still.

A good deal is known, few hours.

veyed at the instance of the Burma The present Governor-General tion for Mausers, and four hatcheto gress several weeks and the steel

Mr. Bell committed suicide at Finance and Mining Company. The men, nearly 1,600 of them, had apparently, by the Chinese police in the Netherlands East Indies, were seized. Jonkheer de Graeff, is like his that the police failed to find any had to say. His entrance into to bribe the Tsinanfu prison

Det. Insp. Prince told the Court gathered to hear what Mr. Gary regarding the methods adopted his home, No. 17, Kagolkedori, general opinion of the Committee was in favour of the early exten- predecessor a liberal and farsee conclusive evidence against the the gathering was the signal for authorities to secure the freedom

sion of the Moulmein-Ye line ing statesman who fully compre accused, as being involved in the

southwards; and it approved of a Д remarkable demonstration, of the convicted murderers, and hends the different forces that are crime, and that the accused are These staid, solid business men, it would be interesting to know

suggestion by Mr. Glascott that the agitating the minds of the peoples not connected with any communist

survey of the Ye-Sinbyubin line, of Asia. Under his guidance and movements there. The arms and catching sight of the leader of if the German Consul at Tsingtao

which is at present being carried on, should be continued beyond with the full approval of the ammunition together with a goodly their industry, broke into a spon- in the interests of the murdered

Sinbyubin up to Mergui." home government, measures are amount of Bolshevist literature taneous salve of cheers, which German citizen, Fischer, will not continuously being taken to meet were found in a small room at the were continued several minutes. succeed in exposing the channels On the other hand many stories through which the prison authori- in a progressive spirit the fast-rear of the house, while the nine

could be related to illustrate the ties were reached. Unfortuna- growing nationalist sentiment of accused lived in the front room.

A sensation was created when feeling between the head of the tely there is fairly strong the Netherlands East Indies.

three representatives of the Chl-steel corporation and its em- evidence that the plans for, the One should not forget, how-nese authorities took the witness ployes. A characteristic one in-prison breaking were laid at ever, that it is quite impossible stand and informed the Court (with volves the strike of elevator Tsingtao, and not at Tainan, and to speak of the 50,000,000 in-vehemence) that they were order-operators in office buildings in to say that the public is deeply habitants of Insulinde as one ed to bring the accused to the would speak of the United States. Military Court before 12 noon, and New York several years ago, interested in this case is putting! More than fifty different lan- that should they fail in their During the strike every man was the matter very mildly. guages and dialects are spoken, mission, they would be construed at his post in the Empire Build- propose to open up the whole their ing, which had been purchased affair regarding the rescue, and the territory under the a violating the will of

only awaiting further Netherlands' flag. Many differ-superior and disobeying the order by the United States Steel Cor- are

for the (Military) Court, which paration shortly before the evidence before publishing all ent and very antagonistic reli-offence will be serious enough to strike. Asked the reason for the that is already known.--“Tsing- gions, near-religions and heathen remove their heads.

men being at their posts, one of tao Times." cults are practised, and, besides, The first two representatives are the operators replied:

the raw material from which wise measures can be distilled,

<

Measures Taken.

in

of the

escape of

We

the natives are divided by race named Yang and Hsia, but they "As soon as the corporation JAVA COMMUNISTS. distinctions that are exceedingly declined to divulge their full difficult to reconcile. From the names. The third representative bought this building our wages cultivated Javanese with their old was bolder, and gave his name, were raised. We are getting as much as or more than the unions civilisation and their Brahmanis-Wong Fah-chong.

TWENTY-ONE PRISONERS

SENTENCED.

tic, Buddhistic and Mohammedan Before these representatives in are demanding. Judge Gary has religious ideas, the different races particular, and the whole audience treated us 'white,' and you can and peoples grade down to the in general, the learned Judge made just bet your life we are going to "Singapore Free Press" writes on wild tribes of New Guinea, where a speech, pointing out that evidence stick by him, strike or no strike." is the only criterion in any prima even cannibalism is practised uni- facie case. less restrained by the strong hand

of the Dutch government.

Not Applicable to All.

The Batavia correspondent of the

August 19: The rise of Mr. Gary to be the

Twenty-one prisoners charged chief executive officer of the with the attack on the brigades of After some moments of delibera- United States Steel Corporation Lt. Simona near Sawah Loento, tion, the Judge remanded the case he was chairman of the execu- during the disturbances on the to Thursday, when a certain pritive committee--may be said to West Coast of Sumatra, have been soner named King, now in the The difficulty with all student custody of the Military Court, who have been due to an incident in sentenced, eight of them to 20 years. movements in Asia or elsewhere informed the Chinese authorities the practice of law, for which he one to 16 years and twelve to 12 is that their leaders and young of the address at 910A East was educated. In 1898 as gen-years. It will be remembered that men in the movement entertain Yuhang Road, and the activities eral counsel for and a director of Lt. Simons was killed in this skir- ideals that for a long while to of the inmates, will be called to the Illinois Steel Company, he mish. come could be realised for only a identify the accused. comparatively few of their most advanced compatriots. If put into operation for the many the result would be, not immediate bliss, but chaos, murder and arson on a large scale.

was called upon to take charge

2

17th

Fifteen Communists have been of the organisation of the Federal arrested at the Pyrotechnical Work- Steel Company, a merger of the shops in Bandoeng.

Further discoveries have been Illinois and other companies. It was he who first suggested the made in connection with the at-

revolt tempted

on the amalgamation and it was here of last month. According to communist importation, and in for the first time he was brought the scheme general revolt 90 per cent. of the cases ex-in touch with the late J. Pierpont) was to take place in Ban- Jonkheer de Graeff, who was amined it was ascertained that Morgan, whose financial assist doeng and vicinity, the object of for several years Minister from those involved had not the slight-ance was being sought in the which was to murder all Europeans the Netherlands in Washington. est idea of the question, let alone formation of the new company. and Government officials and who has had more than of the principles involved. A Gary's business ability so im- members

an organisation dia- twenty years' experience in the great many believed it was a pressed Mr. Morgan and his asso- covered at Cedjoeng-broeng were Netherlands East Indies prior to question of not paying any taxes ciates that they insisted upon exits from the town and all

charged with the guarding of the his advent in Americs, is by at all, or of not paying any rents, Mr. Gary being made president of fugees were to be murdered. education, experience and in-of getting cheap rice, etc. the Federal Steel Company.

attack was to be made in co-opera- clination eminently fitted to guide

May Be Beneficial.

As directing head of the tion with the Menadoncse soldiers the safest and most advanced lines. It is not a secret that he The tragedy of these things is Federal Steel Company, Mr. Gary who were also to supply the neces

saw the larger possibilities of the aary arms.

efforts.

most Oriental countries, there be

For the last ten years or so

The

re-

The

is definitely committed to such a that while economic living con- industry and had often expressed policy and has the full support dition in Java are much more his viewa to Mr. Morgan. The of the home government in his favourable to the natives than in latter at first did not take to the

Strange as it may seem, the ing much less poverty for in- idea advanced by Mr. Gary for a tion announced its plans for an great problem of the Netherlands stance than in China, still they great steel corporation. However, anthorised capital of $1,000,000,- government is not to protect the can ill afford to be mulcted for there came a time when it be000 in stock and $304,000,000 in came known that Andrew bonds. Charles M. Schwab be natives against the rapacity of such purposes by their leaders. Carnegie, then the foremost man came president and Mr. Gary their presumed European ex- ploiters, but, on the contrary, it there has been instituted the be in the steel industry, was de chairman of the executive com- has been a struggle for years to ginning of a legislative form of sirous of retiring so that he could mittee.

The great corporation under prevent the exploitation of the government through the People's devote the rest of his life to

philanthropy, education and Mr. Gary's direction grew apace Ignorant native by his own coun-Council, which sits at Batavia. A

until it became a dominant factor world peace. trymen or by other Orientals, great number of elected members

Gary wanted to have a steel in the steel trade of the world who either by quasi superior are natives, who have the true education or otherwise seem to be interests of the people of these company that could compete with with 86 foreign offices and 186 Germany and Great Britain, distributers in 44 foreign coun able to take advantage of him. colonies at heart and the govern- which were dominating the intertries. Its ships sailed the seven ment is receiving their loyal.sup-national market. Mr. Morgan seas. Everything about the cor- port. Political enfranchisement finally decided to give his back poration-property holdings, out- So far the so-called moventent will be increased as fast as con- ing to the formation of a giant put, money invested, dividends. for independence in the East ditions justify it, but it should steel merger along the lines Gary grew to such an extent that the Indies has been guided and be remembered that many of the had proposed. With the organ- United States Steel Corporation fostered almost exclusively by a tribes have less notion and are leation of the United States Steel came to be regarded as greater small, rather inferior class of less capat of civilised govern Corporation the business erected than anything that had ever been disgruntled natives, and by pro- ment than the savage tribes of by Mr. Carnegie was purchased in imagined in the industrial world. paganda that has filtered in in North America had at the time 1901 for $492,008,160, and in all At a hearing before a congres directly from Moscow via Can- of the advent of the Pilgrim 10 large companies were taken sienal committed in Washington ton. As for the first part of the Fathers to the United States into the merger with a combined Mr. Gary was quoted as saying movement it la sufficient to state There la, in my opinion, little capital of $867,550,394. It was that the assets of the corporation that in a great percentage of or no danger with the continued the biggest undertaking in the could not be duplicated for cases the most trusted leaders increase in tempo of the liberal-industrial world and the financial 32,200,000,000. have absconded with the cash isation of the colonial govern world gasped when the corpora 4- Figuring five persons to the

Leaders Abscond.

contributions of their misguided ment, such as is now going on,

average family. It was estimated countrymen and have generally of their developing, even in years

that nearly 2,000,000 persons allowed the latter to hold the bag to come, any real widespread dis-

GOOD FOR THE WHOLE

were dependent upon the corpora During the last chort uprising, satisfaction against the present AGUEM FAMILY:

tion of which Mr. Gary was the which involved not more than a rules of Indonesia. The dis- Mothers always give Chamberlain's head. The employes of the couple of thousand out of Bfty affection, however, will remain Cough Remedy for croupy cough, United States Steel Corporation millions, it was definitely estab-sporadic, and when kept in pro-colds, difficult breathing, bronchial and were said to number close to aned from seized documents that per bounds will likely prove more fluenza coughs. It is good for the 300,000 before the 12-hour day

"little" ones and grown upa, lous and the affair was not indigenous to beneficial than an attitude of every one knows it contains so are was abolished. “Associated the colonies, but was of foreign supine acquiescence

Press?

coties. - Sold overywhere,

POLAR CAKE

ITS QUALITY · TRAT COUNTS ·

and Burma is from Prachuab Kiri- kan. The length from Ye to Tavoy was surveyed during the seasons 1923-24 and 25. A reconnaissance survey of the Tavoy-Mergul section

been liminary survey has only recently fer competent. The section from however has just been covered for the first time. From Tenasserim to the frontier it is almost unbroken jungle covering a tangled mass of

hills.

At one point the Siamese State runs within seven miles of

the frontier. It was stated at the

Communications Board meeting re-

ferred to above that the programme should be drawn up so as to admit of railways construction in Burma

of construction at the rate of 200 miles a year being carried on con- The line to be constructed to tinuously for the next five or six join the rallway systems of Slami years.-Bangkok Times,

Recent Survey.

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