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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1927. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

No. 25,658

IN STUBBS ROAD.

Nationalists Also Claim Recapture of Yangchow.

BIG NORTHERN LOSSES.

Mingkwan-Tsinpu Railway Line Occupied By Li

RESULTS OF THE LUNGTAŃ BATTLE,

which are well to the north of Pukow,

It is also reported that General Li Tsung-jen has occupied the Mingkwan-Tsinpu .līne.

The battle at Lungtan, it appears, resulted in the loss of 3,000

Story of A Mid Night Collision.

'EUROPEAN PLAINTIFF,

Danger Of Stationary Cars With No Lights.

TIENTSIN FAILURE.

Affairs of Union Trading Corporation.

CREDITORS MEETING.

Outstanding Claims Total Five Million Dollars.

N. LAZARUS. Hong Kong's Only Europe. Optician- Established Over For Years Manager: Ralph A. Cooper, M.A.0.A.

Registered Optometrist (Canada).

SHANGHAI DEFENCE. | BRITISH SNOBBERY

Five British Battalions Remaining.

WINTER PROGRAMME.

Two Infantry Units From Hong Kong Included.

Tientsin, Aug. 26.

Shanghai, Sept. 1. The British Defence Force to

Mr. L. K. Kentwell On The Warpath.

REJECTED BY SINGAPORE.

Criticism of Hankow Concession Surrender.

Singapore, Aug. 31.

RIVER FIRING.

"Lungshan" Runs The Gauntlet.

OTHER SHIPS' WAIT.

Low Tide in River Delays Arrival At Whampoa.

and

of the First Army and 3,000 of the Seventh Army. Northern casualing his own car up Stubbs Road into being by virture of a Power from Shanghai during the coming ed by a "Free Press" reporter on' they approached.

ties are put at 10,000.

BOMBS DROPPED AT KIANGNAN,

Shanghai, Yesterday. The Military Council of Nan- king states that Ho Chien reports the capture of Pengpu on Septem- ber 3.

Before Major C. Willson at

Owing to an exceptionally low "traffic time" this morning, the A meeting of the creditors of

Mr. Lawrence K. Kentwell, tide in the Canton river yester- Chinese driver of public motor the Union Trading Corporation remain in Shanghai throughout British attorney-at-law, and day, the night steamers to Hong car No. 312 was summoned at the was held at the Chinese Bankers the coming winter is to consist of founder of two newspapers pub Kong were unable to negotiate Details are to hand of the Nationalist victories in the vicinity instance of Mr. C. P. Marcel for Association, Cours Joffre, on five infantry battalions and the lished in China, is a passenger on the three bars and arrived in the careless handling of the car Wednesday evening. Mr. 2. S. Fifth Armoured Company, Royal board the steamer Khyber," vicinity of the Whampoa forts as of the banks of the Yangtze during the past week or so. It ap-which resulted in a collision with Bien, Manager of the Bank of Tank Corps, according to an anbound for China, Mr. Kentwell dark was falling. pears that the Northerners have not only been prevented from Mr. Marcel's car.

China presided, and about seven nouncement made by Headquar-arrived from Shanghai on the Martial law being in force' in crossing the river, but have been driven from positions they were

The defendant said that if he foreign, and 28 Chinese creditors ters, North China Command, to "Rawalpindi" on Friday, but this area, no vessel is permitted had been careless, the complain-were present. A preliminary re- the Press last night. The follow- owing to Information they had to pass Whampoa after daylight supposed to have held very firmly, such as Pengpu and Yangchow, ant was equally to blame in that port on the affairs of the Cor-ing is the official statement:--- received the local authorities took and the three steamers, "Lung- he passed his (defendant's) carporation was given on behalf of "It is officially announced that, steps to prevent Mr. Kentwell shan" (Hong Kong and Macao the Committee of Ceditors by in pursuance of the policy of landing at Singapore. Arrange- Hardouin" (Tung On Steamship Steamboat Company), "Charles. without sounding his horn.

Mr. Marcel, in the witness box, Mr. Hsieh Lu.

gradually reducing the British ments were made for his return said that on the morning of Aug- It was stated that the General Forces stationed in Shanghai, the to China on board the "Khyber.”

Company)

*Kwongtung” (Yuen On Steamship Company) ust 28, at 12.30 a.m., he was driv- Committee of Creditors came following units will be withdrawn

Mr. Kentwell, when interview- were fired on from the forts as when approaching the Magazine of Attorney signed by Mr. Henan trooping season:—.

board the "Khyber," said that he Gap he saw the defendant's car, Chi, and Mr. Ki K. Wang, as

It is believed that the first *1st Field Brigade, R.A., Head- had not come out to do any pro-round consisted of blank ammuni- ahead. It was stationary and Managers of the Corporation, on quarters, 13th Infantry Brigade, paganda work although he made tion and was in the nature of a showing no lights. As the wit- July 8. It was composed of 1st Bn. Green Howards, 1st Bnit clear that he was greatly op warning. At any rate, no dam- ness approached the stationary those most seriously affected by Border Regiment, 1st Bn. Middle-posed to what he termed "British age was done on any of the three car and was only a few yards the failure of the Corporation, sex Regiment, and the 1st Bat- Snobbery" in China. from it, he sounded his horn with and it immediately divided itself talion Devonshire

ships. Regiment, the intention of passing it on the up into three sub-Committees, which latter unit belongs to the He further stated: I came on

Two Drop Anchor. mandatės given prominent page off side which was the correct The Committee obtained the 14th Infantry Brigade.

The "Kwongtúng" and "Charles the "Rawalpindi" as a first class one position.-United Press,

side. The defendant's car was necessary authority to act from

"The first unit to be moved saloon passenger from Hong Hardouin" immediately stopped Chinese and the League. then near the crown of the road, the Tientsin Court. The first will be the 1st Battalion Devon- Kong to Singapore. I am the and lay at anchor through the Washington, Aug. 24. but in spite of this there was Sub-Committee dealt with claims shire Regiment, who will embark proprietor of the "China night. The "Lungshan," which According to reports from a plenty of room for the witness to arising out of godown warrants; for Malta on the s.s. "Herminius" Courier." The "Courier" was was slightly ahead of them, pro- The "China Courier" states source which is ordinarily pass if the defendant remained the second with certified cheques not later than September 10. founded by me to fight against ceeded and was heavily fired on that the Nationalists recaptured reliable, Chinese Nationalists plan where he was. Instead, he sud- and drafts; and the third with "Two of the infantry battalions British anobbery at Shanghai. with rifle shots from the fort. It Yangchow yesterday while Li to use the League of Nations as a denly put on his lights and swerv- miscellaneous affairs. It was to be moved will be replaced by On the ship's arrival on Friday is reported that an Indian guard Tsung-jen occupied the Ming-forum in which to advance their ed the car across the witness's found necessary considerably to two battalions belonging to the an Inspector came on board and was wounded in the foot. kwan-Tsinpu line.

other damage was done. claims for "equal" rather than bows to the right of the road. In extend the time originally allot- 16th Infantry Brigade, at present asked me to remain on board. The "Lungshan" arrived in Ho Ying-ching, speaking at the the present "unequal" treaties be trying to avoid the defendant's ted to foreign creditors to pre- at Hong Kong. It is not yet de With regard to my detention Hong Kong at 1 a.m. to-day in- Bureau of Foreign Affairs on tween China and the foreign car, the witness ran up against sent their claims..

finitely decided which of the units here, I have not come here to do stead of the scheduled time of 10 Sunday concerning the battle of Powers, and also for attacking the wall and the defendant's

comprising the 15th Brigade will any propaganda work but merely p.m. yesterday. Lungtun, in the vicinity of Nan the alleged imperialistic practices bumper struck one of the wit- The claims against the Cor- be selected for this purpose.

ness's wheels which was so dam-poration were of three classes.

on a pleasure and business trip king, stated that the First Army in China of the foreign Powers.

The result of these moves will at the invitation of a friend who not arrive here until noon to-day The "Charles Hardouin" did lost 3,000 to 4,000 and the The same reports say that aged that it had to be changed on The first class consisted of claims be that the British garrison of is in the shipping business in the and the "Kwongtung" shortly Seventh Army 8,000. He placed Eugene Chen, Foreign Minister of the spot.

concerning the issue of godown Shanghai during the coming win- North of China and I consider afterwards, these ships having enemy casualties at 10,000. the Wuhan Nationalist Govern-

warrants on the American Over-ter will consist of five Infantry my detention here, or rather the left Whampoa at 8 Reuter.

ment, has obtained leave of ab-Replying to the Magistrate, seas Warehouse Co., Inc. On Battalions--the 2nd Bn. Cold-refusal to allow me to land, most morning.. sence in order to proceed to Mr. Marcel said that it was pos- the Chinese side these amounted stream Guards, 2nd Bn. Suffolk unfair. Geneva to carry out this plan, sible the defendant did not hear to $2,700,000; on.the foreign Regiment, 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Chu Hsin-chao left Geneva the witness's horn as defendant side to $130,000. In the second and Hertfordshire Regiment, and

Father English. the Yangtsze state that the some time ago and therefore was dropping a passenger at the category were claims arising out the two battalions, from Hong My father is an Englishman Northerners were still at Pukow China is at present without a re-time and people were saying good- of cheques and drafts, amounting Kong-and the 5th Armoured and mother is a Chinese. I was yesterday and discredit the presentative in the League of Na-bye. However, it was the defen- to $920,000 on the Chinese, and Car Company, Royal Tank Corps." Southerners' occupation of Yang- tions. In the event that Chendant's fault that the accident oc- $260,000 on the Foreign side. chow. While it is impossible to carries out his plan, a most curi-curred, which would have been obtain reliable information from ous and puzzling situation will be avoided if he did not act the way Anhui, it is considered possible brought into 'being, for Chen re- he did. that the Wuhan advance from presents a faction now in eclipse] The Magistrate inquired what Anking towards Pengpu has in addition to the fact that it is a Mr. Marcel thought the defen- reached Chengyangkwan.-Reu-faction which, has been engaged dant should have done.

in active warfare against the Mr. Marcel: Remain where he Peking Government of Dictator was.

Reports Discredited,

Shanghai, Yesterday;

Reliable foreign reports from

ter.

Bombs Dropped.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

A Northern aeroplane dropped three bombs in the vicinity of Kiangnan Arsenal on the 3rd. inst., but there was no material damage.

A convoy gunboat returned fire from the South bank two miles above Morton Point. British Naval Wireless.

Aeroplanes For Shanghai.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

Six Air Force neroplanea from H.M.S. "Argus" landed this afternoon and are being taken to the Racecourse Aerodrome this evening. Reuter.

To Resist Taxes.

No particulars are at present available, but a complete harm ony of views has been reached concerning the measures to be taken should the Nanking scheme

be resuscitated. "N. C. D. News" correspondent."

Not All Night,

Chang Tao-lin. And in spite of Major Willson: What, all foreign sympathy with National-night? No. He should not have ist aspirations in China, it ia Pek-moved until I had passed him.

ing which has consistently receiv-

Three Classes.

claims

a.m. this

CHICKEN FEED?

NOVEL HIDING PLACE FOR OPIUM.

$6,000 Fine.

educated at Columbia university, Under the heading miscellaneous

New York, and I am also a there

graduate of Oxford University were Chinese amounting to $1,970,000, and LAUNCHING HITCH, and a member of the English Bar. I came out to China after 000. The aggregate of all these Foreign claims totalling $2,580,-

the Great War and started prac- tice. My practice has been very

A fine of $6,000 was this morn- about

successful, I was in the British ing imposed by Mr. R. E. Lind- army from 1917 to 1919 and I sell on a Chinese charged before returned to China after my de- him at the Central Magistracy A hitch occurred at the cure- mobilisation in 1919,

with the unlawful possession of monious launching of the

The fact that my practice was ment opium. A Revenue Officer 70 taela of prepared non-Govern- ·

claims therefore .was $8,500,000 of which. Chinese claims amounted to $5,710,000. and Foreign claims to $2,790,008. These figures could only he re-

NEW. ITALIAN 10,000-TON CRUISER.

Leghorn, Yesterday.

new

The defendant repeated that he garded as approximate, as they 10,000-ton cruiser "Trento," which so good I attribute to my know- said that the drug was found con- of the did not hear Mr. Marcel's horn, were incomplete, might include stuck 40 yards down the slipway ledge of the Chinese language cealed among some chickens in

Exchange Contracts.

IN THE NEWS.

A small fire broke out this morning in the rear cubicle of the second floor of No. 6 Square Street. The blaze which occurred at 12.05 a.m., was caused through a mos- quito catching alight from a

ed the largest measure

Squads of workmen are attempt- fluctuating recognition of the for- and was moving his car more to some duplication, and also some

and hence the English lawyers two crates which a coolie was eignTM Powers.

ing to dislodge her.-Reuter. the side of the road in order to claims of doubtful validity. It

shewed professional jealousy. Chen may, it is belleved: be make room for any on coming car. would be necessary to wait until

This is because I am of mixed carrying in Connaught Road adopting this course as a subter-

Central. blood,

When stopped the Mr. Marcel told the Magistrate October 15 for all Foreign claims fuge, as it is understood that his that before moving his car the de- to be put in.

coolie pointed the defendant out Of course I attribute the fact as the owner of the crates. As position at Wuhan has become fendant should have looked to

Chi claimed that unpaid commis- Accounts Incomplete. precarious since the recent mili- see that there were no other cars counts of the Corporation are in-formation expenses of both can- by the British Judge, Mr. Peter for the crates which he said he The Tientsin and branch ac- sion amounted to £4,500. The that. I was struck off the roll this man admitted responsibility taristic coup d'etat there and the on the road at the time. juncture with the Nanking Na- With the view to showing that complete, no accounts, for in- cerns had been paid by the Union Grain to be because of my politi- had been asked by a friend to tionalist Government which Chen there was a lot of traffic on the stance, having been received Trading Corporation.

cal activities. Because of their] bring down from Wuchow, the attitude towards me I went to Magistrate convicted him and had consistently denounced. A road at the time, Mr. Marcel said from Tsingtao since January

Hankow in December last, I was discharged the coolle. The opium practised speaker and a thorough that at least five cars passed last. Moreover, the Corporation's A big list of foreign exchange at Nanshai and I master of written English-he them on the road while. he was accounts are complicated by its contracts was produced. Owing Hankow with Eugene Chen and

came up to was ordered to be confiscated. Peking, Aug. 24. neither speaks nor reads Chinese changing the broken wheel. After relations with the Foster-Chi to the present rates there should had a conference with Borodin. I understand that at last Bri-Chen may be relied upon to the accident, he added, the de- Company of San Francisco, and be a profit on exchange on ac- In fact, the "North China Daily tain, France, and Japan have cause a sensation at Geneva if he fendant pulled his car to the side the Brown-Chi Company of count of the creditors, but after News" advanced information agreed upon a common policy to goes. United Press.

of the road and again put out his Paris. These Companies were the Corporation failed, delivery that I was appointed adviser to resist any attempt to enforce the

Regional Government. lights.

established to act as Foreign of the contracts was taken by the the Wuhan government.

A Chinese boy was yesterday surtaxes on the scale originally

San Francisco. Aug. 31.

Defendant Fined.

Agents for the Corporation and banks concerned, thus showing a denial of this announcement Hospital from No. 38 Robinson I wrote taken to the Government Civil proposed by the Nanking Govern

Senator Hiram Bingham, of Although the witness under-were used for shipments. loss. on exchange. The ment.

Connecticut, returned from the stood that the defendant was and in order that the Corporation mittee were endeavouring to get the appointment as long

Com- because I felt I could not accept Road suffering from a fractured Orient to-day with a proposal quite within his rights, according might avail itself of foreign the banks to recognise these con-Borodin issued orders. Hence the roof of the house while flying as skull caused through falling from that the United States get the to local regulation, in putting out facilities. Commissions of from tracte. various Chinese leaders together his lights, he (Mr. Marcel) asked one to 214 per cents were usually The Union Trading Corpora- month's stay at Nanchang and

returned to Shanghai, after a kite. and induce them to establish a the Magistrate's permission to paid.

tion had booked considerable Hankow. number of regional governments. make a statement about this prac The average paid to the shipping space which had now

"I don't think the Southerners tice, which he considered was Foster-Chi Company annually in been cancelled. Its freight ac Yangtaze Happenings.- can hope to control central and very dangerous on much used commission was Gold $60,000, counts appeared to include re northern China any more than roads. He said that including but the hooks had not enabled bates amounting to £16,000 for cession at Hankow was rushed

So that when the British con- either of these can hope to control the present case, his car had been the Committee to check up this which claims were now being was not present and naturally I kerosene lamp. Damage was done southern China." he said, in two collisions with stationary sum. It appeared, however, that made.. But as shipments were could not be said to have had to bedding to the extent of $50 Bingham said that he was con-cars with no lights showing. the Foster-Chi concern owed made in the names of Foster-Chi anything to do with the physical The fire brigade was sent for, but vinced the Philippines are neither Defendant told the Magistrate the Union Trading Corporation and Brown-Chi ready for nor really desirous of that before moving his car he had Gold $663,000, against which the might be difficult to collect.

thie amount taking over of the concession. As on arrival found that the flames independence. Associated Press. put aut his hand to indicate his Corporation owed

regards the surrender of Han- had already been extinguished by Foster-Chi

Detailed particulars were given kow and Kiuklang during the the inmates of the house. intention of doing so.

about Gold $28.000 for commis- of the assets recovered at the Chen-O'Malley conference, Remarking that being in sion. The Foster-Chi Company Head Office, and the Peking, expected that Great charge of a car the defendant appeared to claim Gold $30,000 Dairen, and Hankow branches. would demand the unconditional while attending some bullocks at Britain Two Chinese boys had a quarrel "Light variable winds; fair," is should have taken precautions to for unpaid commission to the end The Chinese-American Bank of surrender of the two concessions Wohopahek village in Shamshuf Nanking Government's plan being the official weather forecast until prevent the possibility of an accl- of June. The Brown-Chiar Commerce had taken over cus- before O'Malley would enter into blows and the smaller boy pro put into force. It is understood noon to-morrow,

dent. Mator Willson fined the de-rangement had only been. in tody of the Hankow assets. The negotiations with Eugene Chen duced a penknife in the unequal district yesterday. Words led to that the conference of the repre- Pressure is highest in the ex-fendant $16.

operation for a year. The com- Dairen branch, had been closed for the formal surrender of these fight and stabbed the other lad in sentatives of Japan, Britain, treme south and south-east The

Compensation.9% mission paid to this concern was At Hankow were 115 tons of two concessions. But to our the abdomen. The youngster was France, Italy, and America, which trough of low pressure now extends was held to-day at the Japanese from the N. China Sen to Japan, compensation for damage suffered the Union Trading Corporation 50,000, but ownership was com into negotiations without making taken to the Kowloon Hospital for With regard to the matter of £7,200, and it appeared to owe woodoll valued at Sh. Teels astonishment; O'Malley, entered so badly injured that he had to be Legation, deliberated upon the with a minimum over S.W. Japan.

by Mr. Marcel's car, the latter in- £19,900. Commission amounting plicated by measures referred to.-Toho.

formet his Worship that he had to £3,700 was, unpaid Brown- claims of the East Asiatic done so Eugene Chen had in-

a mortgage and such formål demand. Had he treatment. Chang Hates Small Type. The annual general meeting of communtented with the owner of

Peking. Aug. 21. the Hong Kong St. Andrew's So- the car driven by the defendant.

(Continued at foot of next

Trading Co.

structions to hand over without As the result of a quarrel with An order from Dictator Changciety will be held in the City Hall, In this connicction the defen-

Column)

As regards Liquidation ex-resistance. There was rejoicing a man who has since-absconded, a Tao-lin states that Chinese news on Friday, September 16, 1927, at dant told the Magistrate that Mr.

penses, the Committee had re-in Borodin's residence when he Chinese was yesterday taken to papers have fallen into the habit 5.45, p.m., for the purpose of re- Marcel had put in a claim for

ceived $20,486.14 and Tia. 258.18: heard that the negotiations were from injuries to the back of his the Kowloon Hospital suffering of printing the Dictator's man- celving the annual report and $124. As he (defendant) could replace the mud guard for only The expenditure so far had in- to be carried on for the retro head. The fight took place in the dates in small type and tucked statement of accounts for the say that only slight damage was $80 ore 40.

cluded salaries of the staff for cession of Hankow and Klukiang vicinity of the Uniong old market away in inconspicuous locations. year ending August 31, electing done to Mr. Marcel's mud guard. The agistrate told the defen- August (2,176.47 (the retention without demanding the uncondi- it has not been ascertained

Henceforth, states the order. office-bearers for the ensuing he submitted that the claim was dant fit that was matter which of these employés was necessary tional return of the two conces weapon the assallant used to attac big type must be used and the year, etc.

too high. He (defendant) could did r concern hims

for the purposes of liquidation), sions":

his victim with ga

Peking, Aug. 24.

Although it is reported here

that the Nanking Government has decided to postpone sine die its lan for the abolition of likin and

Ae imposition of sur-taxes which

it was expected would be enforced

as from September. 1, the Diplo

matic Corps deems it necessary

to consider carefully what steps

it should take in the event of the

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