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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1927.

83, Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley.

No. 25,652

NORTHERN DEFEAT.

VISCOUNT CECIL.

Resigns From Cabinet on Disarmament Issue.

NO PERSONAL GRIEVANCE.

But Agreement on Broad Policy Non-Existent.

PREMIER MAKES DETAILED REPLY..

Admitted By Rescued Soldiery.

FIGHT FOR NANKING.

Civil Population Of Chinkiang Conscripted By Military.

tieg.

CHAIWAN MURDER.

Late Mrs. Mackay's Alleged Assailants.

TWO IN COURT:

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

AIR DRAMA.

U.S. Millionaire's Flight| From Paris.

PURSUED BY AVIATOR.

Police Story Of Brutal Attack On Charles Levine Lands Own Machine

Central

R. E

was

At Croydon.

N. LAZARUS.

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

Registered Optometrist (Canada).

SHARE DEALINGS.

Mr. Razack Closely Cross-examined By Counsel.

"ROTTEN SYSTEM.”

Suggestions About Books Indignantly Repudiated.

NO RECORDS OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS.

Mr. M. A. Razack, plaintiff in the $88,818.93 shares claim at the

Supreme Court, was closely cross-examined by Mr. F. C. Jenkin (counsel for defence) at this morning's hearing regarding the system of accounts obtaining in his office,

After admitting that there was no record in the books of certain

payments made by Mr. P. N. Cooper (defendant) plaintiff agreed that "It was a rotten system of accounting."

Kiukiang, Yesterday:

London, Yesterday. The preliminary hearing of the Troop in small batches passed

Mr. Charles Levine, the Ameri~| down the river yesterday.

case in which two Chinese were can millionaire who flew the Wuhu, Yesterday, charged with the murder of Mrs. Atlantic with Chamberlin on Small troop movements are re- Rose Mackay at Ciwan on the July 8 and who since his arrival ported Ships continue to be the evening of Saturday, August 6, in Europe has been the subject of Viscount Cecil, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, has re-object of firing from the shore was opened at the a very lively controversy as to the question of what pilot was to signed from the Cabinet because his personal views regarding dis-On Sunday night four British

steamers were heavily fired on Magistracy before Mr. accompany him back to America, armament are in conflict with those of the Premier and his colleagues from the right bank below the Lindsell this morning.

dropped a metaphorical bomb into The case for the Crown French aviation circles by un in the Government. In a letter to the Premier he emphasises that town. They were hit in several

expectedly taking his own aero- places but there were no casual-conducted by Mr. T. S: Whyte plane, "Miss Columbia," which "Convoys between Wuhu and Smith, Assistant Crown Solicitor. for the past few weeks has been The accused were not legally re-kept in a shed of the Le Bourget Vine Point are now re-started.

Nanking. Yesterday.

A counterclaim receipt book which had been loat also figured in presented.

aerodrome, Paris, and has been The Northerners are reported Outlining the base for the unable to leave chiefly owing to the remarks of counsel who made suggestions regarding entries to have effected a crossing above prosecution, Mr.Whyte Smith differences of opinion between which were indignantly repudiated. The Premier in the course of a long letter accepting Viscount Morrison Point and Nationalist said the deceased lady was the Drouhin, in whose favour Levine Levine and the French pilot, troops have

moved out of the wife of Mr. Charles Mackay, & signed a contract engaging him Cecil's resignation says that the ex-Minister exaggerates any differ-city to meet them. No gun fire, time-keeper of the Taikoo Dock-as pilot for a year at a salary of ences there might have been and suggests that he had practically his however, has yet been heard.

Frs. 100,000. own way in drafting the British instructions at Geneva. Mr. Baldwin acknowledges that the question of disarmament is full of difficulties, but points out that that is no reason why they should throw up the sponge.

he has experienced no difficulty with his fellow workers at Geneva, hut suggests a difference of opinion on questions of broad policy. He considers disarmament the most important public matter of the day and that the chief energies of the Government should be concentrated on it.

WHY THROW UP THE SPONGE?

Previous to the above report it was learned that the Seventh Army had been sent down river to repulse the Northernera and that they were prevented from cross- ing.

The Southerners in the city are now confident of being able to stop the Northerners getting across the river at this juncture.

'Soldiers of the Ninth Northern Army have been picked up in the water by H.M.S. "Witherington.” These admit they were defeated by the Nationalists.

Chinkiang, Yesterday The authorities have followed

the installation of martial law by conscripting the civil population for military purposes. All trans-

ports are ready to leave at short have already left. notice, and some of the officials

the British Empire, in regard to London, Yesterday. Viscount Cecil has resigned.

which successive British adminis- It was

announced, definitely trations, with the fuil approval of this afternoon that Viscount Ceck the Dominions, had not only had confirmed his resignation favoured arbitration theoretical- from the Cabinet on the groundly, but had availed themselves of of dissatisfaction with the course it practically and disarmed to the of policy on disarmament. Vis limits of national safety. count Cecil will therefore not go this policy does not differ mater- The Premier emphasises that to Geneva.

ially from Viscount Cecil's, and

Heavy gunfire was heard to the Viscount Cecil's letter to Mr. whatever differences had arisen west south-west yesterday morn Baldwin emphasises that the did not relate to the broad policying, and it is reported that North- resignation is in nowise due to of peace and disarmament BO any personal difficulty. On the much as on the means by which ern troops are crossing in junks to Rose Island. Firing on ships contrary he pays tributes to his the policy could be effectively continues. Britisk Naval Wire- colleagues' kindness and con- forwarded.

leas. sideration. "Least of all have. I

"Drafted Own Instructions" a grievance against Mr. Bridge-

His Reasons.

Viscount Cecil.

·

CHIANG KAI-SHEK IN COLONY

On Way To Europe From Shanghai.

The "China Mail" is inform- ed that Chiang Kalshek arrived in Hong Kong this morning ne a third-class passenger aboard the M.M. a. "Chenonceaux” and left this afternoon' by the same steamer bound for Mar- seilles via Suez.

It is understood that his ulti- mate destination Is the United States,

Inquiry at the office of the Messagerles Maritimes, this morning alleted no definite In- formation regarding the notori- ous passenger Chiang, of course, is not velling under his own name.

There are fed-class Chi- nese passengers from Shanghai on the B.H. Chenonceaux bound for Marseilles, and all are clavelled as "atudents."

MISSING RECEIPT BOOK.

Levine to-day visited Le The claim is in respect of deal-ous corrections which had been Bourget, ostensibly to test the en-ings in Tramway, Green Island, made in one of the books and ask- gine and suddenly rose and head-Dock, Land and other shares ed in whose writing they were. ed northwards. Drouhin imme-prior to the crisis on the share. diately leapt into another aero-market In June, 1925 plane and started in pursuit Levine landed at Croydon.

Mr. F. C. Jenkin resumed his cross-examination of Mr. Razack when the Court opened this morn- Cool as Cucumber.

ing. He reminded plaintiff that Professional pilots at the Croy-they were considering the bal- don aerodrome held their breath ance outstanding. of $1,730.08 and gasped at the astonishing which plaintiff stated became a performance of "Miss Columbia" balance due on May 21, 1925. which arrived this afternoon. Plaintiff said he recollected, Levine, after several circuits of adding that he had handed in cer- the aerodrome, missed, sudden tain books. death by inches when he nearly collided with the observation tower. Once he hit the ground

ber.

•

"In A Heat."

Mr. Jenkin: On June 28 when

Witness replied that they were in the handwriting of Mr. Loureiro, an accountant (now de- ceased) whom he employed espe- cially for getting out a statement of witness's affairs,

Witness further stated that he was ignorant so far as accounts were concerned. His brother had kept the books, the accountant acting, on his instructions.

Witness admitted that there was no record in the books of pay- ments of $4,000 and $1,000 by Mr. Cooper. There had been a record in the counterfoil receipt book but this book had been handed to My Arcullt (witness's solicitor). and had been lost in the process of moving from one office to the other.

Asked how he knew the book had been lost in this way, witness said that a clerk in the employ of Mr. Arculli told him

Mr. Jenkin: It is certainly

and rose again and eventually you got in a heat and decided to landed safely as cool as a cucum-sue Mr. Cooper for the balance due on April settlement, it was He explained that it was not in the "Bad and Doubtful Debts" his first solo flight, but was the book that you looked for the bal- longest.

ance you alleged to be due of Levine interviewed in London, | $7,9527 said he was anxious to refly the Witness shewed considerable Atlantic and got tired of waiting, hesitation in answering and con- so he decided to take matters into sulted several books, alleging that his own hands and might pilot the item also appeared in the Re- As regards the preparatory

himself across.

demption book after certain cal- commission, the Premier says: The war news is very conflict-

Paris, Yesterday.culations had been made as to "You presided on the sub-com-ing, but it appears that despite

A "Rotten System." Drouhin is very indignant at payments,

Mr. Jenkin: It is a rotten sys- mittee preparing the British case the fact that the Northerners yard. She lived in Taikoo quar- Levine's departure and says he Counsel put it to witness that tem of accounting under which and practically drafted your own have been severely hindered by Lers at Blackhead Living with will investigate the possibilities when he got angry with Mr. these payments do not appear in

Mr. Baldwin at present refrains lack of transport across the Yang- them about the time of the mur-of selzing "Miss Columbia" in Cooper and told his (witness's) any of your books.

tsze, the Southerners are feeling der was a nephew of Mrs. Mackay the pinch of the Northern offen- named Walter Eckert, aged 14, who was on a short visit from From Nanking the Southernera | Shanghai...

instructions.**.

from entering into details of the naval conference, but repeats that Viscount Cecil exaggerates whatever differences existed and denies the Government is

blameworthy in connection with the breakdown. On the contrary it worked for a compromise to the last and refused to share Viscount Cecil's pessimism.

The Premier quotes the pro-

gress made by other if less am- bitious methods. like the Wash- ington Conference, the Locarno

sive.

Yangtaze Fighting.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

C.

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curious.

Witness: It may be.

London.-Reuter.

brother that he was going to sue Witness: I agree with you. ... Not Running Away. Cooper on the balance of the Referring to another amount Interviewed by the Press Asso- April account it would be in the paid by Mr. Cooper, counsel ciation, Levine declared he had "Bad and Doubtful Debts" book pointed out to witness in the are reported to be withdrawing to On the afternoon of August 6 run away from no one. Drouhin alone that he would look for the books how that it was marked in prepared positions behind Nan-Mrs. Mackay and Walter went to would receive every penny due figures. king leaving only a few troops in visit Mrs. and Miss Barker on the under the contract but Levine

red pencil and that no balance the town.

Witness continued to refer to Was put down as outstanding. island in Chaiwan Bay. They had thought it was a mistake to fly the other book, but counsel point With regard to all other such tea and bathed there and left the the Atlantic with a man speaking ed out that for calculations to be items in the book the amount was island on the return trip home at no English.

made on that entry it would be put down in the ordinary way-so about 7.16 p.m. Walter carried a

amounts already paid in the head "tanding. necessary to keep figures as to much received and so much out-

of the person making out the ac-

Counsel suggested that the rea- count. Witness eventually agreed son why this account was not in that it was obvious that the "Bad the ordinary way was because it and Doubtful Debts" book could was put in lately.. be the only one referred to.

Northern Prisoners.

Shanghai, Yesterday. Nine hundred Northern pri-

soners arrived at Shanghai to

'day.

a.m

basket containing the bathing ANOTHER TRANS-ATLANTIC

FLIGHT.

G.5250,000 Prize For Canadian.

Effort.

London (Ontario), Yesterday.

A "Forgotten" Account. Mr. Jenkin: That account also

:

things, while Mrs Mackay car. The Northerners attempted to ried a lady's handbag which prob Treaty and the settlement with cross the river at another point ably contained via good deal of Turkey, all of which led to a mea but were repulsed.-Reuter.

between Shanghai and Nanking money, as that day she was known to have taken her money,

Witness: No, no, Mr. Jenkin sure of disarmament and points

Japan and Shantung. with her because there were

Nothing of the kind, out that Britain's expenditure on

Tokyo, Yesterday.workmen in her house.

An aeroplane, named "Sir John armaments has fallen yearly. He

Witness went on to state that It is learned from an appar man, with whom I worked in the hopes that even the naval con- ently reliable source that the

Met Two Men.

| Carling," piloted by Captain shews $1,730.08 due in connection his brother was largely respon- for the system of closest agreement at Geneva, but ference may yet result not only Government have decided to with-

It was the practice of Mra Tully and Lieutenant Metcalfe, with a Dock transaction (your sible

He could not on the broad policy of disarma- in an early reduction of naval ex-draw their troops from Shantung Mackay to visit the island in started at 6 o'clock this morning second claim). How is it that al-accounting.

the though you were in a rage with understand why his brother had ment the majority of the Cabinet penditure but ultimately in a

Mr. Cooper on June 28 and had not entered this item in the or- and myself are not really agreed," better understanding of each to Dairen and Japan, and that a Chaiwan Bay once or twice a to attempt to fly across

proclamation to that effect is ex-week. She always took the up Atlantic to London. He thinks that the limitation other's problems.

pected shortly:-Reuter.

Tully and Metcalfe are flying a made up your mind to sue him for dinary way. hill road which joined the Stan

Counsel stressed the point that of armaments is the most import-

Age Long Problem.

Woosung Not Calin. ley motor road. On this occasion, Stinson monoplane for a prize of every outstanding indebtedness ant public question of the day and

Mr. Baldwin acknowledges that

Shanghai, Aug. 28. after walking for about a quarter a quarter of million dollars, offer of his to you that you did not at this particular item was unique that time include this amount of compared with all other accounts that the chief energies of the the difficulties are many and

Woosung is not yet calm. There of an hour they reached a pointed by Mr. Charles Burns, Government ought to be concen- great, but that is no reason for

Both airmen have resigned $1,780 which now appears in your in the books. As a matter of ac- are four or five naval ships about 400 yards from the junc

counting it stood by itself. trated thereon.

throwing the sponge. It was a

anchored in the port, to watch tion with the motor road. Here from the Ontario Forest Patrol claim.

Witness: If I had remembered Discrepancy in Figures. Viscount Cecil alludes to the task statesmen had to learn from for the approach of enemy ships there were a good many steps as Service in order to undertake the

Counsel also questioned witness. spring session preparatory to the failure no less than from suc- At 8 p.m. daily sentries are sent would be seen from the photo fight, which is initiated by a about the Docks, I would have in- [

cluded them in the claim at the regarding an entry in another. disarmament conference when he cess, especially in regard to this out at Woosung where martial graph produced: As they ap Canadian brewery firm,

book as to how the amount of was repeatedly compelled to main-age-long problem, which had law is enforced from 10 pm, to 5 proached these steps they saw two Tully was wounded in the beginning

Mr. Jenkin: I put it to you $7,422.50 (mentioned in the claimi tain propositions which were baffled all efforts of a permanent

Chinese men coming towards Dardanelles and holds the Air difficult to reconcile with a serious solution-Reuter.

No news of a military move them. One man was taller than Force Cross, while Metcalfe, who that the reason was that this in respect of the April, settle

ment) had been arrived at. desire for success. Nevertheless,

"His Career. '.

ment in Fungchow Ku (Nantung- the other and Walter noticed served in the British Navy for amount was not due,

Witness: It was due. I am not The entry in question had been he went to the recent conference Viscount Cecil of Chelwood is chow) can be obtained at Woo-this as well as certain particulars seven years, has flown in the At- believing that an agreement was better known to the public as sung, the two places being 60 of their dress. Ar the men pass lanfic, Mediterranean and the here to tell lies but to tell all I made a fortnight ago, witness know and all I remember. At the stated, when a discrepancy in reachable. Unfortunately failure Lord Robert Cecil and is the third miles apart.

ed Airs. Mackay and Walter, the Red Ses---Reuter.

time I had forgotten it.

figures was brought to his notice. followed, and the causes for it son of the late Marquis of Salls-

latter noticed the faller man stare

Turns Back may have to be probed when Par-bury, The Viscountcy was creat

at the basket which he (Walter)

Mr. Jenkin: When Mr. Cooper, Witness was of opinion that the New York, Yesterday, through his solicitors, denied he discrepancy was due to his having liament meets. In the meantime ed in 1923, and since November

was carrying,

monoplane "Sir John owed you anything in regard to told his brother to walva broker- it was sufficient to say that he was 1924 he has been Chancellor of for two years during the War. They continued on their way out of sympathy with the in- the Duchy of Lancaster Since and Lord Privy Seal in 1928-24. After they had gone another 76 Carling" encountered a storm the Tramway shares, which to age and stamp duty.

Mr. Jenkin: And this item was structions he received and he be the formation of the coalition At the recent disarmament con yards or so, they heard steps be- south of Oakville and returned to your mind meant repudiation of

Ontario. Reuter's an action which was taken on ex- made up when you were strug lieved an agreement might be Government during the war and ference at Geneva he was the bind the Walter looked behind London,

him and saw the same two men American Service. reached on terms which would even before, however, Lord chief British delegate. M

prese instructions on his behalf,, gling to account for this $480 you got even angrier with him, discrepancy and you made a cal- have sacrificed no essential Bri- Robert Cecil (as he was then)

was coming back after them. tish, interest.

top held a number of diplomatic ap-

Witness: I was very annoyed.culation not only as to broker When Mrs, Mackay and Walter Differences Exaggerated.

Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin left Lon- reached a spot on the road where

Mr. Jenkin: You were in a age but as to stamps. I put it to pointments and was engaged on The Prime Minister, in the Government missions of import- don for Aix-les-Bains on a three there was a stone bridge on cul-

towering rage?

you that within the last few days weeks' holiday. *

Witness: I was very annoyed. you have been informed by your course of a letter accepting Vis-ance. He was educated at Eton count Cecil's realgnation, thinks and University College, Oxford, conversed with Lord Cell with separated them by pushing their The Prime Minister previously Vert over a nullah, the two men

Mr. Cooper did not behave like a lawyers that you must account gentleman. He took advantage for this difference by calculation that Viscount Cecil exaggerates and acted as private secretary to regard to the possibility of the lat way in between them. Then the any differences that have arisen | his father before being called to ter's resignation.

taller man pushed Walter into the whether recently or in the earlier the Bar. He was appointed a K.C. London, Yesterday. This was deap nullah with un Resignation Deferred. nullah on the right of the bridge. daya of the Government, and in 1900 and first sat in Parlia Newspapers say that as the re dergrowth and bushes, so that cites a passage from a speech by ment as Conservative member for salt of Lord Cecil's talk with Mr anyone pushed into it was LT- Sir A Chamberlain at Geneva East Marylebone from 1908 to Baldwin yesterday evening, Lordable to see what was going on on shortly after the Government 1910. He was assistant secre. Cecil agreed to defer his resignation the bridge. came into office dwelling on the tary of State for Foreign Affairs | until Mr. Baldwin returned from the sympathy of the pence ideals of in 1915-18, Minister of Blockade Continent. Reuter.

(Continued on Page 7.) ---

Talk With Premier. mafije London, Yesterday.

(Continued New Part 7.)

The

landed

WORLD FLIGHT.

"Pride of Detroit” at Munich,

you have falled to do it.

of the situation because he had of brokerage and stamp duty and not signed the contract, has

Munich, Yesterday. hera Reuter, The "Pride of Detroit

of To Germany. The "Pride of Detroit" took off

London, Yesterday

from Croydon for Munich this | morning-Reuter.

Mr. Jenkin; And, in spite of your feelings being so roused, you still forgot in making out your claim, the amount of $1,780.

Witness:YesARSON

T

Book Corrections, Counsel then referred to vari-

the

Witness replied that amount certainly did not tally.

Witness dented, however, that ho was "boosting" the figures to try and account for the difference by calculating at a wrong rates

The case is proceeding