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HONG KONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1927. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
No. 25,657
ORE SHIPMENT.
THIRD NAVAL RAID.
British Gunboats Demonstrate In West River.
“KOCHOW" REPRISÁL.
Water Front Houses Destroyed in Tai Ping Market.
SHELLS FIRED INTO. SHEKKI VILLAGE.
The third British naval demonstration against Chinese pirates was conducted on Saturday morning last. On this occasion the West River was the venue. As a result of the attack on the s.5. "Kochow," reported in these columns on Saturday, three British
gunboats, the "Moth," "Cicala," and "Moorhen," were despatched under Comdr. Fitzgerald, R.N., Senior Naval Officer, West River Flotilla, to the market place of Taiping, where the "Kochow" was pirated. Here all the houses on the waterfront were destroyed. The village of Shekki, on the opposite bank of the river, was then visited. and 18 shells fired on it. In both instances the inhabitants
were warned before the demonstrations commenced. casualties reoprted.
Official accounts. of the raid appear below.
There were no
INHABITANTS PREVIOUSLY WARNED.
Following the pirate outrage on the s.s. "Kochow," the Bri- tish naval authorities in Hong Kong decided upon a punitive expedition in the West River area, and on Saturday morning last the three gunboats, "Moth," "Cicula," and "Moorhen," steam- et to Taiping Hu, which has been involved in three piratical adventures within a year, and there set fire to all the houses on the water front, previously warning the inhabitants of their intention. - There were no casualties.
The naval craft then proceeded to Shekki, which is on the op. posite side of the river, and as the place stands back from the water's edge, 18 shells were fired into the village, the inhabitants being previously warned. Here, also, so far as can be ascertained, there were no casualties. There were certainly none on the Bri-
tíah side.
Scene of Piracy.
Comdr. Fitzgerald, command. ing the West River Flotilla, directed operation from aboard H.M.S. "Moth," as his own ship, H.M.S. "Tarantula," is in Hong Kong refitting.
Taiping Fu (or Taiping market) is a small place on the right bank of the West River below the Ling Yang Gorges, where the "Kochow" was pirated.
GUARDING BABY.
HYGIENIC EXPERTS AT GENEVA.
Geneva, Yesterday.
At a meeting of the League Council Mr. Adatci (Japan) read
Local Commerce Court
Case.
TO-DAY'S JUDGMENT.
STOOD THE STRAIN.
BRITISH TROOPS.
Communists To ́Agitate For Withdrawal,
CABLE TO LONDON,
Review of British Finances.
CHANCELLOR OPTIMISTIC.
Decision Awarded To Hong Kong | Sixty-Five Millions Set Apart For Southern Victory Below Nanking
Firm.
pressed the opinion that the de- His Honour (Mr. P. Jacks) ex-
fendant was not bound by the contract between the plaintiffs tract, in the absence of evidence, and their sub-buyers which con-
he was of opinion was different from the contract between plain- tiffs and defendant.
Britain's Debts,
Confirmed.
N. LAZARUS. Hong Kong's Only European Optician- Established Over Forty Years Manager: Ralph A. Cooper, M.A.0.A.
Registered Optometrist (Canada).
WARSAW INCIDENT.
Soviet Roused Over Shooting.
MOSCOW OPINION. -
"Systematic Campaign Provoke New Complications.”,
COASTAL STRIKE.
Agents Set Out Terms of Settlement.
NOTE TO GUILDS.
Direct Negotiation With Officers Probable.
Judgment for defendants was
London, Yesterday,
Hankow, Yesterday.
Moscow, Yesterday, The China Navigation Company given in the Summary Court this The Chancellor of the Exche Communist agents are reported Public opinion has been aroused has written to the Officers Guild morning in the case in which quer, Mr. Winston Churchill, to have cabled to London request-by the shooting incident in War- regarding the strike of officers, Messrs. John Batt and Co., Ltd., speaking in Scotland yesterday, ing Communist and Labour or-saw. of London, claimed $852 from said that national finances, des-ganisations to arrange demon- The "Isvestia" regards the terms on which the strike may be setting out in a memorandum the Messrs. Silva-Netto and Co., of pite last year's industrial up strations urging the withdrawal occurrence as a "new link in the settled and indicating that unless Hong Kong, as damages under an heaval had stood the strain. of British troops from China.-systematic campaign to provoke these are accepted the Company sale of 75 tons of Chinese anti-consequences of afleged breach of contract for the "We shall come through the British Naval Wireless.
new complications with the ob- will endeavour to deal with the that trouble
Nanking, Yesterday. ject of frustrating the recently officers direct and not through the mony aulphide ore.
without having to reimpose any The Southern victory below opened Polo-Russian negotia-medium of the Guild.
Nanking is confirmed locally by tions," and declares that this in- The terms, it is understood, are Chinese and a large number of terpretation is confirmed by other those which evolved out of pre prisoners have been brought into circumstances, especially the vious conferences held in Shang- the City.
alarming reports of the creation hai and apply, of course, to Hong Wuhan (Hankow) troops are of an anti-Soviet alliance at Kong, Shanghai and other ports reported to be arranging "to at- Geneva.-Reuter.
where there are officers on strike. tack the Northerners' lines' of [A message of September 2 At a previous conference a fur- communication through Anhwei statd:-A Russian emigrant call-ther conference was arranged to -British Naval Wireless.
ed at the Russian Legation to take place in Shanghai to-morrow Shanghai Send-off.
seek information regarding a between the Company and the London, Yesterday.. passport. An altercation arose Officers' representatives and at When the Indian regiments of with a minor official whom the this, presumably, the Guilds will the Jhansi Brigade, who were the caller attacked with a knife. The reply to the Company's memoran- first British troops to arrive in official drew a revolver and killed dum. Shanghai as part of the defence the assailant. Political compli- force, left that port for India cations are not expected as the in- yesterday, they received an inter-cident was between Russians national send-off. General appre-
Soviet territory.] ciation has been widely expressed of their services during the severe winter and in extremely trying
Mr. L. R. Andrews, of Messrs, Johnson, Stokes and Master, ap peared for plaintiffs and Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., instructed by Messrs. Leo d'Almada and Mason, represented the defendants.
Facts of Case.
Mr. Winston Churchill.
COMMITS SUICIDE.
ILL HEALTH FATALITY AT SHANGHAL
Shanghai, To-day. Col. Charles Hill, commanding the 4th. Regiment of U.S. Mar- ines in Shanghai, committed sui- cide this morning owing to ill Col. F. D. Kilgore has assumed command of the Regi- ment.
The facts of the case were that the ore was shipped on certificate by a, Hong Kong analyst that it It may be remembered that the contained between 50/55 per cent. merchant vessel was brought of antimony. The shipment was down to Taiping Fu by the re-sold by Messrs. Batt & Co., to
circumstances when the Settle- IMMORAL PURPOSES. pirates, who then landed most of a third party, Messrs. Hallett &
ment was in danger of being their 100, on the other bank, at Sons, who claimed an allowance of the forty millions of direct over-run by the defeated Chinese HOTEL LICENSEE FINED Shekki. That is why these two on the ground that the ore con- taxation remitted by the present soldiers. Yesterday American
$250. villages were selected by the tained an unduly large percentage Governments in 1925 or any of marines, Japanese and Civilians naval authorities for reprisal of oxide, that it was antimony the twenty millions of indirect cheered the departing troops en- NOT PERSONALLY CONCERNED health. purposes. Shekki is just above oxy-sulphide ore, instead of anti- taxation remitted by the Labour thusiastically from the wharf.- Shamchau.
mony sulphide ore, as ordered. Government in 1924. There is British Wireless Service. ! That it contained the correct per- every expectation that we shall be centage of antimony was not dis able to provide every penny of our puted.
debts under the sinking fund- all the immense total of Ety-five millions is set apart for that purpose this year."
ki.
shells were fired into the village.
NORTH FARE BADLY,
10,000. Frisoners Taken, Generals Shot.
Shanghai, To-day.
At the Central Magistracy this morning, the case was concluded in which the licensee of the Mel Chau Hotel was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell for allowing the hotel to be used for immoral purposes. His Worship convicted and imposed a fine of $250.
Mr. L. C. Turner, who, appeared for the defence, asked Mr. Lindsell;
RADIO TO INDIA.
NEW SERVICE FOR PUBLIC TRAFFIC.
Another Account, Another official account of the operations is as follows:--
"A British naval operation was In the course of cables and carried out by the West River letters exchanged, Messrs. Silva Flotilla on Saturday against the Netta & Co., suggested referring village of Tai Ping Hu and Shek- the matter to arbitration. This These financial facts, continued)
was done but the arbitration took the Chancellor, had economic re-i Although five shells fell in the
London, Yesterday. At Tai Ping Hu, the village place between Mesers. Batt & Co., actions upon the life of the na-vicinity of Woosung on Septem-in view of his statement at the pre-service opens for public traffle. The Anglo-Indian beam wireless from which the pirates came, the and their sub-purchasers, Messrs. tion. The most notable had been ber 3 there were no casualties. vious hearing on Wednesday last, on Tuesday. It places London in population were warned to Hallett & Sons, the arbitrator the steady diminution in the cost
Nanking, To-day.'
to record the fact that the penalty direct wireless communication with evacuate and the waterfront of awarding the amount which of living by nearly one-third, About 10,000 Northern prison was affected by the admission of Bombay and will be available for this village was set afire. Messrs. Batt & Co., now sought to which meant an extension of real ers are at present in. Nanking.
evidence of system when he (Coun- telegrams to all destinations in At Shekki, the village at which recover from Messrs. Silva Netto wages and lightened pressure, in It is reported that four North and after it had been given.
sel) had objected to both before India, Burma, Ceylon, the Persian the loot was landed, the popula. & Co..
every home throughout the coun-ern generals were shot yesterday,
Gulf and Slam. In addition to re- The Magistrate made the record duction in ratrs for public traffic tion were evacuated and eighteen Defendant's Evidence.
{try:
including Li Pao-ching.
as requested.. As for the housing problem, The Northerners have appar
the beam service offers a reduced Mr. Turner then said that in fair rate of 22d.'per word for Prese At the resumption of the case before Parliament completed its ently evacuated Pukaw. There were no British casual- this morning, Mr. Silva Netto, course in 1929 one million new
ness to his client and in view of the messages. British Wireless Ser- ties and, it is believed, no Chin- who had been examined by Mr. houses, accommodating five or six ing at Tungchow-Reuter.
Sun Chuan-fang is concentrat publicity which had been given to vice. ese.
the case in the Press, he would like Andrews at the last hearing, ask-million persons, would have been It is reported that Cantonese ed leave to explain with regard
Sun at Pengpu.
to point out that there was no evid- ence to show that the defendant
LORD COLERIDGE. Peking, Saturday. troops are also moving against to an answer he had given at the constructed with. State assistance the pirates.
had himself been actively concern- end of the last hearing that when during the life of the present gov-
Foreign messages state thated in the system.
EX-JUDGE PASSES AWAY he said he was content for the crament.-British Wireless Ser- Chu Yu-pu is penetrating into
Mr. Lindsell agreed that it was! Honan and that
AT HOME. contract between. Messrs. Batt
Feng Yu- not suggested that the defendant and Mesara. Hallett to be arbi-
hsiang troops are withdrawing was personally concerned, but from trated upon, that was on the re-
to Kaifeng..
London, Yesterday. the evidence offered it was clear
Lord Coleridge ex-High Court Sun Chuan-fang has returned that the system must have been Judge of the King's Bench Division, sumption that the plaintiffs sold tion that the shipment might to Pengpu, in order to discuss known to the management of the died to-day aged 76.-Britlah Wire- the ore to their buyers under a have depreciated between Hong the situation with the Chihli
hotel. contract identical in every respect Kong and London that the depre- and Shantung generals:
Inspector Shaftain of the Secre- with his contract with them. It ciation would have had to be con-
tariate for Chinese Affairs inform- MISSES, SOLDIER FRIENDS. would be preposterous to suppose siderable something like 12 per fang may next attack Hopel and had been sent for in April last and It is believed that Sun Chuan-ed his Worship that the defendant
BARON KATO DEAD. Local Servicemen for whom any sub-contract arbitrated upon. quired percentage.
that he would be willing to have cent to bring it below the re- Anhui which is still reported to warned to take preventive steps
Shanghai, To-day. Mrs. Costen has done so much in Mr. Andrews then reminded
be in Nationalist hands,, aban- against the system:
Admiral Baron Sadakichi Kato, organising the new famous City His Honour that he had register His Honour gave judgment, as in Yangtse for the present. Reu- that his client had dismissed the forces during the siege of Taing-
At the conclusion of the case, doning attempts to
Mr. Turner also told the Court commander of the Japanese naval Cross the Hall Concerts will be pleased to ed an objection to evidence being dicated above, for the defendant. ter.. hear that this play had a plea-given as to the condition of the
"boy" concerned immediately after tao during the war, is dead.- the last hearing, and with the Coun-Reuter. sel's assistance had instituted an elaborate system to prevent a re- petition of the offence for which lie was, charged:
MRS. COSTEN.
SOLDIERS FAVOURITE IN HAIPHONG.
vice.
sant trip to Haiphong, where she shipment before it left Hong A Different Contract? is now living, and that she will Kong. The goods were due for At the last hearing of the case no doubt like it very much when delivery in London.
They were it was contended for the defence
Shanghai Bombing.
Shanghai Yesterday.. a report of the meeting of
According to Chinese reports, she has had time to become never bought as they lay in Hong that the arbitration did not take Northern aeroplane this after- hygienic experts with regard to the protection of infants,
acquainted with it.
Kong and therefore the question place on defendant's contract but noon attempted to demolish and expressing warm apprecia-
"But," adds the Hong Kong as to what the goods consisted of upon a different contract between Kiangnan Arsenal by dropping tion of the World's Leagues soldiers' favourite, "I truly miss out here was quite irrelevant. Messrs. Batt and Co., and Messrs. four bombs. Health Section, and urging that Hong Kong and my really busy
Hallett and Sona. This contract Two fell in the Whanpoo, one
life......
Home Arbitration.
meetings should be held therean boys and civilian friends fright-had never been held against the because Mesara. Hallett and Sons tory and one into the Arsenal I miss all my soldier His Lordship remarked that it appeared to be entirely different into the compound of a soap fac- fully, and I do hope to return defendant that the goods were not bought the ore for a special pur-yard,
ent outside Europe.
Sir Austen Chamberlain said
that everyone realised that the
League Council outside, Europe,
national Conference on the estab lishment of ап International Relief Union-Reuter.
"POPPY DAY" RECORD.
SQUALLS-RAIN.
4
SOVIET SHIP.
"INKERMAN" TO BE RETURNED.
Moscow, Yesterday.
leas Service.
IN THE NEWS.
ITEMS FROM TO-DAY'S POLICE REPORTS.
The master of cargo. boat No. 165 reported to the police yesterday that while his vessel was on a voy- age from Shamshuipe, it was oud- denly caught in a aquall when off the Yaumati breakwater. The wind caused the boat to list to port
The Odessa District Court has on which side of the boat a member
some day and meet you all again rood merchantable sulphide in pose which was not communicat. One workman was injured but League must become a reality in it with my soldier friends and adjudicated on the contract be it to "grade up some oxide ore was no damage. Work, however, decided to grant the Navy De- of the crew was asleep. The tile
I would give a great deal to London. The arbitrator had only ed to the suppliers. They wanted not seriously; otherwise there the eyes of people outside Europe, but meetings of the hear some of the old favourites fore him.
of which they happened to have a was auspended. at their concerts."
Mr. Andrews: But we know great deal on hand and they alleg- Four Northern gunboats this partment's claim for the return of the boat caused the foki to rolk for example in South America or missed in not having this portion asked to decide.
What an opportunity was from the questions what he was ed that the particular shipment afternoon shelled the Woosung of the steamer "Inkerman" to overboard. He immediately sunk Japan, would be difficult.
of autimony sulphide are which Forts. The forts replied and the Soviet merchant fleet. and was not seen again. The body The Council adjourned, after
of her letter read out at last His Honour: To a certain ex-formed the subject of this dis- altogether about 20 shells were The judgment of the Court of the unfortunate man has not yet. adopting the report of the Inter- Saturday's City Hall Concert.] tent. He simply held that it was pute contained too much bride to exchanged, but without damage. emphasised that the Egyptian been recovered.
not a good delivery on that con- be suitable for their purpose. The The gunboats then steamed Company which purchased the According to a report made to the
on that tract.
defence, on the other hand, argu-| away-Reuter.
ship must have been perfectly police by the driver of motor car Mr. Andrews: Which was just ed that the ore was ony sold on
aware that it was committing a No. 889, the owner of the car who what the defendant wanted de- the usual basis of its antimony
dishonest act in purchasing a was learning to drive, accdientally cided.
content and that it fulfilled, re- "S.W. winds, moderate, squally;
ship stolen from the Soviet backed the car into a ditch when at overcast, occasional rain," is the the grounds that the defendant's
His Honour questioned this on quirements in this respect, re
Union, NYA
tempting to turn on the Main Road Evidence was called for the official weather forecast until noon case was that he was willing for defence as to the quality of the
Costs of the case-R, $12,000 at Aberdeen yesterday." The car -were ordered to be paid by the tell a distance of some 10 feet and Pressure is highest in the exhis own contract alone to be goods supplied, His Honour over-
suffered a considerable amount of Egyptian Company. Reuter damage. Both the owner and the ex arbitrated upon! ruling Mr. Andrew's objection for pressure extends from the Loo-xamine Mr. Silva Netto, at con- could not be given having regard Master Cotton Spinners Associa- to the Russian Black Sea Mer
A trough of low
According to the official Tass driver escaped with alight injuries. choos to Yunnan.
Mr. Andrews continued to cross-the plaintiffs that such evidence
The International Federation of Agency the "Inkerman" belonged siderable length with regard to to the fact that the quality of the tions state that the world's cotton cantile Fleet and was taken by junk in Shaukiwan harbour on Fri- Police officers raided a trading various cables passing between materials had already been ad consumption for the year ended the White Guards when evacuat day, soon after the vessel's arrival the questions.djudicated on by arbitration July 31 was 25,882,000 compared ing Odessa In 1920 and subse from Macao, and made a heul of 60 |_ Arising out of certain infer- Evidence was given by Mr. with 24,681,000 in the previous quently sold to an Egyptian firmare of dutiable Chinese wine. Two
ences which Mr. Andrews drew C. Franklin, F.LO., metallurg year. The consumption of Ameri- and renamed the "Costi."]**** from these cables, witness stated: ist and analyst, by his Chinese can cotton was 16,777,000 bales, vious year and the public response Pres. Coolidge expects Mr. You seem rather hazy as to the Laboratory Assistant, and by Mr. Indian 6,197,000, a decrease of an increase of 2,047,000 bales East has steadily grown annually. Ad MacMurray, the Minister to China, methods followed in the course of E. R Dovey. The evidence 875,000 Egyptian 1,007,000 an ministrative expenses are under shortly to return to the United such business transactions. agreed on the defendant's one increase of 86,000; and sundries five per cent. Britsh Wireless States to report on Chinese condi- Hia Lordship commented with being a good merchantable, sul- 3,901,000 a decrease of 557,000 Service.
tions-Reuters American Service regard to Mr. Andrews' sugges-phide ore.
balesReuter.
Rugby, Yesterday. Earl Haig states that the re-
cord sum of £435,000 was collect ed by the sale of poppies on Poppy Day of last year. Since "Poppy Day" was instituted in 1921: £1,749,000 has been raised on behalf of ex-servicemen's charities. Last year's figure was an increase of £40,000 on the pre-
to-morrow.
treme south.
U.S. MINISTER,
Washington, Yesterday.
WORLD COTTON,
INCREASE IN YEAR'S .CONSUMPTION.
TO DAYS DOLLAR,
The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 1/117/16.
men were arrested. They were charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy this morning and were fined $50 each, er in default 14 days' hard labour, An order was made by the Magis trate for the confiscation of the junk and the wine
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