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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1927.
PITCHED BATTLE IN CITY
SEQUEL TO ARMED ROBBERY.
spells of three hours from be- tween 6 p.m., and midnight and between midnight and 6 a.m.
POLÍCE CONSTABLE & ROBBER SHOT DEAD. tion in charge of acting Sergeant
SERGT. MCMAHON WOUNDED.
Constables and Robber Injured in Running Fight.
LATEST HOSPITAL REPORT.-"CONDITION SERIOUS."
SINGAPORE BASE. Commons and the Cost.
SERIES OF QUESTIONS.
Estimates Subject To. Continual Scrutiny..
London, Yesterday.
In the House of Commons, in-re-
the Singapore Base scheme
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
CONGRESS MESSAGE.
Prosperity Never Exceeded.
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Hong Kong's Only European Optician.
(Established Ovor Forty Years). Manager: RALPH A. COOPER, M.A.Q.A., Registered Optometrist by Canadian Govt. Exam.
(Personal Attention).
CAPTAIN LALOR.
Arrangements For Release.
SEA ARMAMENTS:
"Propaganda Will Not Make Us Change Our Conïso.”-
From
wireless
[TWO BIG SUCCESSES.
Kwangtung Troops Near Wuchow.
FOREIGN COMMISSIONER LEFT,
· Mines Laid In Channel Of The West River,
Two important successes for the Ironsides are indicated in reports reaching Hong Kong to-day but their opponents, the Kwangsi military faction, are still talking about the punitive expedition against them.
Foreign observers speak of conditions at Wuchow, the Treaty Port up the West River, being akin to these usually ex- isting before a debacle.
·
Late news from Kongmoon last night was that the Iron- sides' main force was expected there momentarily, their arri- val meaning the capture of an- other trade port.
REASON FOR ATTACK. A picket from the Central Sta-
"Siangtan", Mistaken For McMahon, who had. with him one
Japanese Ship. Indian Lance Sergeant, two In- dinn constables, one Chinese con-
latest Washington, Yesterday,
naval stable and one Chinese detective
President Coolidge's Message messages. regarding the captured left the Central Police Station at ply to questions, Mr. Douglas King to Congress says that the coun-
China Navigation Company's 1 o'clock for a tour until 4 3.m. said that the military portion, of try's prosperity has never been Master, Captain Lalor, it appears They proceeded through the cen-
was exceeded. The burden of nation- that all arrangements are complete tral district to the neighbourhood of the Western Market new block under review, as a result of a tech-al debt is being steadily eliminat- for his release to-day.
The explanation. which has been at the corner of Wing Lok Street nical examination on the spot. He ed and will be reduced at the end and Bonham Strand. Whilst the was at present unable to estimate of the fiscal year from $26.600,- given the negotiators for release, 000,000 (gold) to $17,975,000,000 by the leader of the pirate gang, is Right in the heart of the City early this morning, a pitched picket was in this neighbourhood the expenditure.
Commander Kenworthy (Labour (gold). The annual interest, in that the original Intention of the it apparently observed two Chin- battle between armed robbers and a police picket took place result- ese coming from a westerly direc-ite) requested an estimate of, the cluding war savings, will be re-gang when they boarded the vessel upon other duced from $1,055,000,000 (gold) was to obtain the arms and ammuni- ing in one of the robbers being shot dead, an unarmed police searcher tion. The, men were challenged expenditure falling
|to $670,000,000 (gold). The aver- tion of which they were in need. who attempted to stop the remaining three robbers being shot dead, by the picket whereupon they pro-Votes than the Admiralty.
Mr. Winston Churchill (Chancel-age interest on the present Public The leader states that they were duced revolvers and fired at the Sergt. McMahon being severely wounded, and în serious injuries to a
picket, wounding Sergeant lor of the Exchequer) repeated Debt fell this year for the first under the Impression that the Chinese detective, a Chinese constable and one of the other robbers, McMahon and Chinese detective that the cost to the Admiralty was time below four per cent.
"Slang Tan" was a Japanese ship Be Unselfish. all of them being shot in the abdomen.
and it was not until they get on An Indian constable was also C446 (Lai Tung) in the abdomen. £7,750,000. He was unable to es-
The annual saving in Interest board that the discovered that it' shot in the thigh.
The gunmen then made off, and timate the cost of the other Votes,
As soon as Of the two remaining robbers, one was arrested in the course it was then observed that two which were continuously under re- between 1925 and 1929 is $212, was a British ressci. of the chase and one evaded the Police, who are confident that he other Chinese who were some dis- view. He said that the coat at any 000,000 (gold). Without this no they found out their mistake they will be apprehended as they have full particulars of him. A rewardtance behind the first pair also stage cannot be accurately foreseen. Bill to relieve the taxpayers decided to abandon the search for The arms, and it was then suggested as ran with the others, It turned There had been several final estim- would be worth proposing. out later that these two men ates which, however, were subject people ought not to take a selfish an after-thought that they should attitude in pressing for the re- capture the Captain and hold him to ed to continual scrutiny-Router.
moval of moderate and fair ransom. taxes. We must keep the Bud-. The latest naval wireless, message from Wuchow, it would appear get balanced yearly. That is the from Ichang, the scene of the cap-that the Commissioner for For- trifing price we have to pay to ture of Captain Lalor, also refers eign Affairs at that port, with his command the lowest interest of to the incidence of briganduge in principal officers, are leaving or any great Power.
this area. Bandits dominate the are about to leave shortly. left bank of the Yangtse between
Kwangtung troops (ie., the The Navy. like the Army, is a Ichang and Shoal and a Volunteer Ironsides) are in the vicinity, the weapon of defence, but to meet Peasant organisation has been es-majority of the Kwangsi troops
keep a the enormous national responsibi- tablished to
lock-out at having retired to lities substantial sea armament is various posts on the right bank to River. rose necessary. "After the most care- prevent the bandits from crossing ngo, ful preparation we recently made the river.
every effort to secure a three- Power Treaty for the limi- tation of Naval armaments. We were granted much co-operation by Japan, but were unable to come to an agree- ment with Great Britain. While the results of the Conference were of considerable value they were mostly of a negative character.
of $500 for-information leading to his arrest is offered.
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Story of the Chase.
The running fight, which led to intense excitement in the dis-were also armed. trict affected, was the sequel to an armed robbery. The robbers had left the Cafe in Queen's Rond West which was the scene of the rob- bery, when they were stopped by the Police picket and immediately
drew their revolvers.
From latest inquiries at the Government Civil Hospital, it appears that Sergl. McMahon and the other Police officers sulmitted are in a serious condition.
.POLICE SEARCHER'S BRAVERY.
GOLD MOVEMENT.
FIRST SINCE-STERLING ROSE ABOVE PARITY.
DRIZZLE OR MIST.
The pieket gave chase and one of the fugitives was arrested with A revolver in his possession in Wing Lok Street, quite near where the two gunmen were chal- | lenged and opened fire
on the picket. Another of the fugitives was killed in Wing Lok Street, some 300 yards away from the
New York, Yesterday. scene of the shooting. Of the The first movement of gold other two men,
one got clear Great Britain since sterling away, whilst the other man, who above jarity several weeks Whilst the cost has been revolvers and fired into the Police was chased by members of the great, the Police are to be con- picket.
picket turned to the right and gratulated an effecting the cup- Sergi. McMahon was wounded made for Des Voeux Road where ture of the armed desperadoes in the abdomen by one of the he ran in an easterly direction.
This man went down Man Wah who are believed to be connected Inillets and Chinese detective 446 Lane to the Praya, followed by with a gang which has been want- ed for some time.
The First Arrest.
the picket. There was a hue and In connection with Sergt. The leading pair then took to cry during the chase of this man McMahon's injury, the incident is flight, the two behind them hav-shots being fired, and police' the more distressing as he was ing also taken to their heels fol- whistles blown. On the Yaumati were two Chinese only recently married. His mar-lowing the challenge. One of the ferry wharf riage to Miss Muriel Blundsden, two who fired the shots into the police searchers whose duty was daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. picket did not get very far how to search passengers coming off Blundsden of Hong Kong, took ever. He was overtaken by the the ferry boats. These two men place at St. John's Cathedral on police constables
took were attracted by the noise of the October 14 last.
up the pursuit and on him was chase, and one of them Chinese found a revolver with one round constable C569 (Wan Wong-chi) who was unarmed, rushed out of expended.
the wharf and attempted to in- tercept the gunman who was run- ning along Connaught Road.
The full story of the affray, which in its seriousness and the bravery displayed almost equals recent Shanghai incidents dur- ing the present robber "reign of terror" is as follows:- Two men entered the Mi San Cafe nt 150 Queen's Road, West, shortly after 1.30 a.m. to-day and ordered a meal. As it was being served, they were joined by two
"VERY GRAVE.”
Condition Of Sergt. McMahon
And Constable.
was also hit.
who
Chinese
Here he
During the chase another Chin-
constable. C66
Cyclonic Gales In Forecast.
The weather report issued this morning by the Royal Observa tory stated:--
The anticyclone is central over China.
The typhoon is about 300 miles east of Cochin-China moving westward.
Strong monsoon may be expect ed along the S.E. coast of China and over the northern portion of the China Sea.
Cyclonic gales over the S.W. portion,
Forecast:N.E. winds, Tresh; overcast; drizzle or mist,
The Navy.
SOVIET STRIFE.
STALIN'S VERY LAME EXPLANATION.
A BLOC IMPOSSIBLE.
OFFICIALS' EXODUS.
Wuchow Merchants Afraid of Consequences.
From naval wireless messages
up the West
There appears to be little chance of fighting, but with past examples of similar happenings in mind, the merchants fear loot- ing by in-coming or out-going forces. The inhabitants also are extremely apprehensive for the [ future.
Within the past twenty-four hours, the value of the Kwangsi notes has dropped considerably.
Mines have been laid in the channel close to what is known
LIKE CHINA NEW YEAR.
Moscow, Yesterday. Reviewing the internal situation We know now that no agreement in Russia at the Congress of the can be reached which would be in Communist Party, M. Stalin ad- (translation from circular), as · consistent with a considerable mitted that dissatisfaction against Chicken Basket Island. building programme. For our the Soviet was growing among part we are ready and willing to tens of thousands of small capital- continue the preparatory investi-ists who were being ruined by the gations on the general subject of growth of Socialistic industry and limitation of armaments started trade and among many Civil Ser-Kongmoon Shops Closed; Business
the vants who were dismissed us
Suspended, under the auspices of the League result of a reduction in the staffs of Nations
of State concerns; but he claimed Shops are practically all closed Obsolete Cruisers..
that thousands of toiling intelli- in Kongmoon city, the business Part of our considerable cruiser gentsia were passing over to the centre looking like China New tonnage is obsolete. Failure to Soviet led by technical intelli-Year time when shutters are up agree should not cause us to build gents in connected with industry. for the holidays. ・・ more or less than we otherwise Denling with the expulsion of
Pakkai,the port of Kongmoon, should. Any future Treaty limi- M. Trotzky and M. Zinovieff from tation will call on us for more the party, M. Stalin enumerated the is no better off.
the Except for a handful of regu- ships. We should enter no com-fundamental differences with
Aviation.
Reuter.
PERMANENT
The other man in the leading pair which fired the shots ran down Wing Lok Street, turning and firing as he went.
Point Blank Range. As C569 came up to the gun-| constable C 66 was wounded by this robber, also the Indian con- man, the latter fired at the con- stable. The robber was observed stable at point blank range. The to drop following shots by the bullet went through the con- Police and was later found to be stable's heart and he fell dead. dead, with several bullet wounds. The gunman then turned up Ped- ran towards the waterfront pass- Post Office, turned west along Desceptance Bank shipping $1,000,000 will not cause us to change our Russia and disagreed with M. Kongmoon area for some time One of the rear pair of robbers der Street, and running past the and the first this year, is being petition and refrain from no need. opposition. The latter denied the lars who have a train atanding made to-day, the International Ac-ful programme. Propaganda posibility of the successful estab- by, ready for evacuation, the lishment of Socialism in Soviet Kwangsi general who held the ing the San Nam Hoi wharf, going Voeux Road Central.
(gold).
course," More attention should Lenin's view that a bloc was
ad-
past, has withdrawn all his men Eastward.
was shot at by one of the pur-
Yesterday's sterling cables quot- be given to merchant ships as missible in certain conditions with into the interior. Aleanwhile, the firing and noise suers and brought down outside ed $4.894, which is interpreted in naval auxiliaries.
the bourgeoisie in colonial coun- of Police whistles had drawn the Connaught Garage in Des Wall Street as indicating that the
Merchants' volunteers, village tries warring against Imperialism.) other Police in the neighbourhood Voeux Road. He was removed to gold shipping point has been
maintaining order Private interest is opening up They also disagreed with the tac-guards and other semi-regular From latest enquiries regard-
to the spot and, whilst one of the the hospital where he is still alive reached. Reuter's American Ser- the rivation service to Mexico and ties of the united front in the world units are ing the condition of Sergt. robbers had been lost sight of, but in a serious condition. He vice.
Central and South America. We labour movement to win over the against a probability of bandit in- McMahon and the Chinese con-
the one
on the waterfront was had two or three bullet wounds stable who are in the Govern-
in his body.
are particularly solicitious to have labour masses to Communism.vasion during the interregnum.
Cargo for Hong Kong. pursued closely. ment Civil Hospital, it was
with other the United States take a leading
Communications When the fleeing robber neared ascertained that the condition of
Yaumati ferry wharf, a Chinese
parts of the West River delta both is "very grave." Both have,
COURT. have been severed but a little pro- been operated upon.
constable (C. 569) on searching
duce reached the port yesterday The wounded gunman's condi-duty there pluckily attempted to stop the robber but was shot dead
And was shipped down to Hong Kong. This included four hun- on the spot. The bravery of the
dred baskets of oranges collected constable's act is the more ap-
in the vicinity. parent when it is stated that he was unarmed at the time,
It is not expected that there The delay occasioned by C.
any fighting in Kong- 569's plucky netlon, however, was Indian constable B 382 (Asger ween representatives of the en Lakes to the sea by a shipway been elected President of the Fre- will be sufficient to enable the leading Khan) who was also on beat duty gineering trades in London and an has concluded in favour of the St. manent Court of International Jus-moon, but several thousands of from Samshui to attack the Police pursuers to catch up with in town, also joined in the chase important group of engineering em- Lawrence River project as the tice, and will hold office from 1928 Ironsides are marching overland Kwangsi garrison from the rear. others and the four consumed the the robber and he was brought and was shot and wounded in the players to discuss a scheme for set- most expeditious and the cheap to 1930.-Reuter: food provided. Suddenly produc-down by a shot from one of the thigh. He was taken to the hosting up a joint Engineering Coun- est method of placing Western ing a revolver each, the four men pursuera, near the Connaught pital with C 66,
cil for the metropolitan area. This products on the European mar
KWANSI'S THREAT. threatened the accountant and Garage in Des Voeux Road.
Another Chinese constable is the outcome of the movement to kets. The State Department nine fokis who were on the pre-j
Canton Ironsides to be Met (number and name not avail-secure better relations between em- has requested the Canadian Goy- the nomination of the Party's mises with instantaneous death if
employed British ernment to negotiate the neces- candidate: "I stated on August 2
by Force. able) was also shot at by the fugi-ployers and
that I did not choose to run for they resisted.
tive gunman. The bullet went Wireless Service,
sary Treaties.
The Government ic undertaking President in 1928. My statement The Cafe employees were bound
through his tunic, grazed his
Shanghai, To-day. and gagged, the key of the safe
to join in the formation of a co-stands
My decision stomach and then struck his belt.
The Nanking members of the was obtained and, after ransack-
operative Committee to con- must be respected." An armed robbery was commit- The man thus had a very lucky
Warship Programme, Kuomintang held a separate meet- ing the premises, the robbers de-ted at No. 150 Queen's Road West escape from injury,
out to be so, as the gunman who sider legislation to preserve and
He declared that within a few ing and discussed, inter alia, the camped with $185 In notes and by four men each armed with g Mr. King added that at the time was shot dead in Wing Lok Street conserve the supply of petroleum.
Foreign Relations
years the replacement of capital Canton affair, resolving that Gen- revolver, at 1.45 a.m. The ground the picket challenged the gunmen, was subsequently identified by
Discussing foreign relations, ships must begin, and they should erals Chang Fah-huef, and Wong floor of the house is a coffee shop.they had had no information of the coffee shop fokis as one of the
immediately consider a moderate Ki-cheung should be "disciplined," The next step in the chain of The four men entered at about the armed robbery and stopped four men who had raided their President Coolidge says: events leading to the encounter
"The United States is indepen-programme of construction of saying that the Nationalist Gov- 1.30 and ordered some refresh the suspects in the ordinary shop."
dent and detached. Our charity cruisers and submarines extend-ernment having issued a man- with the Police is concerned with ments. After thoy had finished course of duty to search them.
embraces the earth. Our trade ing over a considerable period of date ordering a punitive expedi
tion is the least serious of the three.
The Indian constable's condi- tion is not so serious although the wound is a bad one.
All the patients are being at- tended by Dr. Valentine.
other goods.
How "Battle" Began.
"
The Official Version. Interviewed this morning, Mr.
T. H. King, Director of Criminal Intelligence, made a statement to the following effect:-
ege
(Chan INDUSTRIAL PEACE. part in this development. Ching) who was on beat duty. joined in the chase and was shot and wounded by the same gun- who killed the searcher man (C 6691. C 66 was wounded in the abdomen and is in a serious condition.
Taken to Hospital.
Road West, M
Robber Identified,
JOINT ENGINEERING COUNCIL.
Rugby, Yesterday.
Market for Imports. Our market for imports can be best served by maintaining our present high purchasing power, under which in the past five years imports increased 68 per cert.
The investigation of the
A joint meeting is to be held be-methods of opening the Great
Reward Offered. ⠀
ITALIAN ELECTED AS PRESIDENT.
→
The Hague, Yesterday. Signor Anzilotti
of Italy, has
a Police picket consisting of with the refreshments, all four The picket had no idea that the Two revolvers and one automa-is far-flung. Our financial fa- years, not involving competition tion against them, General Wong Sergt. McMahon, three Indian men got up and presented re-men they wanted to search were
continue his advance from Police officers, a Chinese con- volvers at the coffee shop fokis, armed robbers, as no alarm had tic (all with several rounds ex-vours are widespread. Our exam- with other countries but simply Shiu-hung should be notified to stable and Chinese plain-who were bound up. The robbers reached them from the raided pended), were seized by the Palice ple is of the greatest importance providing for a defensive Navy.
The President upheld the pro- Kwangai, while General Li Tsung- 'clothes detective. The picket stole $200 from the coffee shop coffee shop at No. 150 Queen's from the three gunmen who have to the world."
been accounted for, and a reward
No Secondary Place, tective tariff as a boon to the agri- jen and General Pei Chung-hei which the Police officials have and then ran out,
of $500 has been offered for in- "We are dete.mined not to en-cultural and industrial classes should mobilise to reinforce Gen- lately instituted owing to the Proceeding to deal with the approach of Chinese New Year, subsequent shooting of the Police,
Explaining the connection of formation which will lead to the ter into a covenant assigning the which, nevertheless, permits two-eral Wong Shiu-hung, so as to and often consequent robberies, Mr. King said that on account of the gunmen with the men who arrest of the fourth gunman who United States a secondary place thirds of the total of the Ameri- settle the Kwangtung situation
among the Naval Powers of the can imports to enter entirely free. at the earliest-Reuter. was in waiting ät the the approach of the Chinese New committed the armed robbery at made geed his escape.
He concluded by emphasising
Who and Why, corner of Wing Lok Street Year, since last week each divi- No. 150 Queen's Road West, Mr. Speaking about the condition of world."
This was the outstanding pass the country's devotion to [Note: The generals who are "to and Morrison Street when sion had sent out a special search King said that when the two mes the Police who were wounded in they observed four men, in pairs, picket ad a preventative men sages of the two affairs reached the affair, Mr. King said that the age in a speech by President peace, "while not entertaining a be disciplined" are the commander with a distance of about twenty sure. The duty of this picket was Police Headquarters, it was im report from the Hospital this Coolidge in addressing the Re- desire to take charge of civilisa in-chief and second-in-command, to thirty yards between them, to search suspects for arms or mediately clear that the four men morning indicated that Sergeant publican National Committee. tion" (doubtless an allusion to the respectively, of the "Ironsides," the Referring to his own future he Security Conference proposals at Kwangtung troops now in control coming towards hem. They im- property which might be sus who took part in the robbery and McMahon and Chinese constables
Reuter's American of Canton, mediately challenged the men and pected to have been unlawfully the four gunmen were the same Nos. C 66 and 446 were all In said that in order to give time for Geneva.)
(Continued on Page 7). mature deliberation in regard to Service. thereupon the first two drew their come by. The pickets did duty in persons, and this had since turned serious conditions.
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