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HANKOW SURRENDER.

British Residents Make

Protest.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1927.

CHINA NEWS.

(Continued from p.jɛ 1.)

ing to Tatung and Anking with the object of concentrating at Anking-Reuter

[Note: Anking is 108 miles above Wuhu.]

THE CAT AND THE CANARY,

GRIPPING MYSTERY FILM AT QUEEN'S.

DRAMATIC EFFECTS.

CHINESE MILITARY.

For, a real spooky thrill, go to Revision Of Chen-O'Malley

the Queen's Theatre and see "The Next Nanking Conference. Agreement Asked For,

Cat and the Canary," a mystery Shanghai, Yesterday. dim based on the popular stage The Nanking Kuomintang Com-auccess of the same name. It is The scheduled mass meeting mittees have wired other leaders a creepy story well produced for of British residents of Hankow at Shanghai, Hankow and. Can the screen and contains some was held at Victoria Hall, reports ton calling a Fourth Committee really marvellous dramatic effects, the "Hankow, Herald." The Conference at Nanking on Novem revealing the plasticity of the meeting was crowded, all avail-ber 1.-Reuter. able space being taken. The assembly included about a dozenj Indians.

TANG SENG-CHL

Wants "Christian General" To Advance.

camera and man's inventive genius. Never, however, do the works creak, and the onlooker is The meeting was called by Bri.

carried levelly (apart from the un- avoidable "jumps" at the ghostly tish residents at Hankow for the

parts) through the tale of what purpose of discussing four Resolu tions with regard to the S. A, D.

happened In a haunted house General Tang Seng-chi, com- when the relatives of a rich old No. 3. The Resolutions were pass-mander-in-chief at Wu-Han (says man met to hear his will read, ed without comment as they the "Hong Kong Evening Post"), twenty years after his demise. stood, and met with no discussion has requested Marshal Feng The plot is clever, and I will not or argument.

hsiang (the "Christian general" to seek to divulge it here as that

Mr. C. E. Peacock, Manager of advance against the Fengtien Party, would rob the reader who has not Arnhold and Company, acted as ad promises to protect his rear yet seen the picture of much en- chairman of the meeting. The while he is engaged in war against joyable suspense. Sufficient to only other speakers were Mr. Peking. A. V. Perry of the law firm of Bailey and Perry, and Mr. Harry Archibald of the "Central China Post."

Yangtsze Troubles.

Chungking, Yesterday.

LULL SETS IN.

Progress of Fengtion v. Shanel Campaign.

say that from amongst those gathered to discover who shall in- herit the millions one is taken by

case so cleverly worked into the gruesome and unreal body of the story. I found it a relief to get into the fresh air of Queen's Road after seeing the film last night. -H. C.

PINK PILLS.

PROVED TO CONTAIN HEROIN.

Shipping has again been subject-death, and that all are involved The four Resolutions which ed to attack, being fired at by men the end, when the solution of the In the consequences right until were passed at the meeting will from the banks of the Yangtze mystery is presented with startl- be forwarded at once by the Bri- near Mileage 52: tiah residents, direct to the For-

A Japanese steamer was fired at. Plante stars as the lucky relative.

ing dramatic force. Laura La eign Secretary, Sir Austin Cham- Marines were on board the vessel to whom the fortune is first left, berlain, together with the list of and the attack was answered by the with Creighton Hale opposite as a names of those present at the steamer's machine-guns-British fellow-relative who had really meeting as having voted in favour Naval Wireless. of the Resolutions.

[Note: Chungking is in Szechuan after his name. It is. Hale, to

banked on writing "millionaire". Following are the four Resolu- province, 1,400 miles up the Yang-gether with Flora Finch as Aunt tions which were passed unani- tsze. The rival generala, there are Susan (another relative with mously:

trying to insist on foreign shipping "hopes"), who supplies the comic Resolutions.

acting as their transports and sub-relief so necessary, and in this 1.It is resolved that H. Mjecting to search.] ities be allowed to exercise their Government be asked to present a strong formal demand to the Na- proper functions free from mili- tionalist Government that all tarist and other interference; and troops now occupying Municipal the final resolution is to the effect and private properties be forth

with removed and not in the that the ratepayers themselves future allowed illegally to occupy A full has set in on the northern should make it a condition of properties in this municipal area, sector of the war between Fengtien their next budget vote that a rea-Failing compliance with such de- and Shansi, sonable number of competent and should itself take the necessary Shansi main army is stated to be mands that H. M. Government On the southern sector, the fully qualified foreigners be em-steps to eject the military and digging in at Taingsing, which is on ployed by the Council on its staff. other trespassers.

the Shansi Railway and west of No extravagant "demands" are

2. It is resolved that H. M. Shichischwang. This report In- contained in these resolutions, Nationalist Government for a has fallen back before the Fengtien Government be asked to press the dicates that the Shansi main army nothing, in fact, to which a fair- sound Municipal implementation counter-offensive.

Two Chinese men were yesterday minded person, or a fair-minded of the Chen O'Malley Agreement

charged before Major C. Willson at Government, could take excep-negotiated, viz,: as sound a muni- in the spririts in which it was

the Central Magistracy with the tion, and it is hoped this call from cipality as the one it succeeded Kalgan and Shihchiachwang have containing a percentage of heroin. Train services from Peking to unlawful possession of 30,700 pills the British residents of Hankow free in municipal matters from been resumed, Reuter.

In the dock with the accused was a will receive the attention it de- political interference or coercion. serves from the Home authorities: O'Malley Agreement be revised so tor) are the points where the Shazai lar kind.

Accordingly that

[Note: Kalgan (northern sector) woman who was charged with the theChen and Shihchischwang (southern sec-possession of 9,000 pilis of a simi Following the protest recently that the Director is not a mem-offensive began. Statements that Agency (London),

forwarded to Whitehall by the ber of the Council, but exercises trains are now ruining to those Callum were for the defence.

only functions similar to those British residents of the Tientsin exercised by H. B. M. Consul-Gen- points are clear of Shansi in- British Concession against any eral in the former British Conces- vaders.] Hong Kong, Friday, October 21, 1927. similar surrender, perhaps some alon, that all employers of the

. Rovers Still Active.

.the Council be engaged by and sub- However,

Shansi good may come out of it, some reject only to the discipline of the columns west and south of Peking eight-tenths of one per cent. The THE HANKOW SURRENDERlief for the sorely tried Britons Council.

who only ask that they be left The Municipal Council. alone to conduct their business on asked to notify the Nationalist 3.That H. M. Government be the banks of the Yangtaze. At Government that the Police and continus arresting students and any rate, both communications to other Authorities in S. A. D. No. suspected agitators. Reuter. the Home authorities that from 3, must be free to exercise their Tientsin and the more recent one proper functions free from Mili- tary or other interference and from Hankow will have done that H. M. Government looks to

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The report of the meeting of British residents in Hankow. published in this issue, should be read with more than ordinary in- terest by every Briton here and elsewhere. Since the ignoble sur- render of the British Concession

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Lines Clear Again,

Peking, Yesterday.

CHINESE CHARGED.

..:

Mr. A. E. Hall and Mr. D. Me-

According to Mr. H. A. Taylor of the Import and Exportt Depart- ment, each pill contained two milli- of heroin, which was rover Brammes

have not been disposed of yet and

pills contained other drugs besides are still causing Peking anxiety. heroin, both cinchonine and stry-

Peking, Yesterday.

chnine being also present. The Peking authorities daily

ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERS CHARGED

WOUNDED THRICE.

The first lot of 30,700 pls were.

found in the possession of a coolis

who was arrested on the Chin On wharf. The coolie took Revenuemen to No. 2, Taung Sau Street. The house was searched, and in a cubicle occupied by the female ac- The cused the ather 9,000 pills were

three accused who were on the pre- mises were taken into custody,

The Magistrate adjourned the case until to-morrow to consider certain points raised by the solici tors for the defence, Mr. Hall who

this amount of good. They will the Nationalist Government to see SHOT ON THE RUN, discovered in a glass jar. at that port to Messrs. Eugene have broken the conspiracy of that this is so, and to afford its Chen and Michael Borodin early

January last, those who have foreign factions, particularly in failing such proper maintenance silence which certain ill-advised full support to the Municipal Authorities In this respect; had to "carry on" in the place Tientsin, have sought to maintain of municipal law and order that have suffered in silence. Now, it throughout the past ten months HM. Government reserves the seems, something like the endur- of bitterness. To suffer insult and steps to enforce it and from time right itself to take the necessary aute limit has been reached, and assault and worse without say to time to land forces for this pur- ber at No. 185, Laichikok Road, on Fleading that he had 20 cos to The shooting of an armed rob- appeared for the first accused to our fellow-nationals now living ing a word, hoping for the best, pose.

September, 18, had a sequel in Mr. answer as the identity of his client under Chinese jurisdiction in Han-has not, up to the beginning of

4.-It is resolved that the rate W. Schofield's Court at the Kow- had not been established, there be kow full sympathy we are un-this year, been the British way of a condition of their next budget noon, when three men who were man named by the coolie ae Leong payers themselves should make it loon, Magistracy yesterday after- ing no evidence that he was the able to do more will be extended, doing things.

At the meeting four resolutions were unanimously passed, and it is noteworthy that these are be ing forwarded direct to His Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sir Auston Chamberlain, and not through the usual Diplomatic channels.

The gist of the resolutions is that the British residents of Han kow ask that the Chen-O'Malley Agreement be revised in a man-

COOLIDGE ACCLAIMED,

·RECEPTION IN CARNEGIE'S CITY.

vote that a reasonable number of arrested in connection with the at- Ping-nam, the owner of the pills. competent fully qualified foreign-tempted robbery were charged. S era be employed by the Council on The place ralded by, the robbers its staff.

diegogo was a grocer's shop. The owner of

wh the shop and his wife resisted the

BACHELOR GIRLS.

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Intruders, and when the woman A HUSTLER FROM DETROIT. called out "save life" she was stab bed in the head by one of the rob- bers. The men then became alarm- ed and ran out of the house. Out

RAPID SIGHTSEEING AT NATIONAL GALLERY.

Pittsburgh, Oct. 18.

LONDON 'STATISTICS SHOW President and Mrs. Coolidge ar

THEY DIE BOONER. rived here to-day by special train, accompanied by a host of officials, death rate is increasing among by a Chinese constable who was at in London were beaten a few weeks The remarkable fact that the side, one of the men was accosted All records for rapid sightseeing secret service men and newspaper single women between the ages of tracted to the place by the woman's ago, when a visitor from Detroit correspondents.

Escorted by Pittsburgh notables 28 and 27 is disclosed in the report cries. The robber ignored the con- "did" the 4,000, pictures in The Na and followed by their travelling: re

of the Government actuary, Sir stable's challenge and was shot at tional Gallery, representing siz time, the Coolidges rode in state Alfred Watson and wounded three timen

centuries of painting, in 27 minutes. ner equitable to these residents. down Fifth avenue while througs age deaths recorded in 1920, 1921 resulted in the discovery of a pairal Gallery, was put up by a Buffalo The report is based on the aver A search of the house afterwards The previous "best" for the Nation At its best the document was an cheered uproariously. Both the Pre- and 1922, Married women between of blood stained scissors with which citizen in 1925. But he took 34 infamous one, though there was ponded to the greeting.

aldent and his wife smiled and res-16, and 27 are healthier than ever, the woman was stabbed. One of minutes. a chance of it meeting with some The Coolidges visited the famous expectation of life is now between cockloft of the house.

The report shows that a man's the trio was arrested hiding in the The new champion arrived at degree of success if the Chinese, Blockhouse and also an exhibition 55 to 62 years while woman's is According to the Chinese con- ment at one. Since 10 o'clock he 32: 12-25, with luncheon appoints. on their part, had observed it in zute during the course of the morn 48 to 58 and 52 to 68-respectively a hole in the back door of the house, ment, the Guildhall, and St. Paul's of paintings at the Carnegie-Insti between 58 to 68, compared with stable, he saw a man creep through had visited the Tower, the Monu

the spirit and in the letter. But they have done neither and, ap- parently, never lutended to. The first resolution anks for the re- moval of Chinese troops from Co foreign property within the ex-

rea;

for

This afternoon President Coolidge

In 1906

Dr. Ethe

s to deliver the main address of the 32nd annual Founders' Day pro mortal

the ason for the doa. President Coolidge

Browning:

and he (the constable) Immediataly Cathedral. He had also done - Ht- challenged the man, but the latter the shopping in the Strand, and, as paid no beed" and Fran

he remarked, he would have the tion of Talnam Street.

afternoon free for visits to the Bri dess then fired thre

Fish and South Kensington Museums and the Wallace Collecti

fugitive who was