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China Mail

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BLISHED

No. 25,764 | HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1928.

FINANCIAL AID.

CANTON MERCHANTS' PROMISE.

BRIGHTER BUSINESS.

Efforts To Restore Confidence In Note Issue.

IRONSIDES

CONTINUE THEIR MARCH TOWARDS KIANGSI.

YANGTSZE TURMOIL. A NANKING LEVY,

Defeat For Nanking Army.

MILITARY POWERS.

Nationalists Order Arrest Of Yang Sen.

Mr. Soong Calls For Over Eight Millions.

BY JANUARY-15.

Provincial Treasuries Opium, Salt & Customs To Be Fapped.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month,

BUILDING CLAIM.

Two Contractors at Law.

HOUSES IN KOWLOON.

Large Sun Asked For Alleged Extra Work.

Your Eyen Are Safe With Us.”

N. LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician. = (Established Over Forty Yemen);- Manager:-RALPH A. COOFER, MAOA., Registered Optometrist by Canadian Govt. Exam.

(Personal Attention).

CANTON OFFICIALS.

TWO DETAINED MEN IN POLICE COURT.

PUBLIC MONEY?

Possession of $100,000 Allegedly Known Stolen.

BAIL GRANTED DESPITE POLICE OPPOSITION.

Indications that there is more in the charge against the two Chinese from Canton detained for possessing moneya allegedly ',

Details of their arrest and the charge against them were ex- clusively given in last Saturday's "China Mail.”

Hankow, Yesterday.

In the Supreme Court this That turmoil in Central China, Mr. T. V. Soong (brother-in-morning the action brought as a along the Yangtze River, may be law of Chiang Kai-shek), who has consequence of a dispute arising Impending, is evident from the just been re-appointed Nationalist following reports to hand:- Finance Minister, has called out of the building of 15 Euro-

A part of the armies which meeting of the finance officials pean-style houses on Kowloon HEAVY formerly supported the (now from the provinces of Kiangsu, Inland Lot No. 1801 at Yaumati defunct) independent Hankow Chekiang and Anhui. Government (of which General Quotas were allotted by Mr. Was resumed before the Chief Things seem to be going fairly well with the present Canton Tang Seng-chi was chief) has de- Soong of contributions by the Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, when

fented the (nominally pro-Nan- various revenue bureaus to the the defendant gave evidence.

The Sang Loong contractors, 14 Government under General. Li Chai-sum, who has made consider-king) forces which, after crushing Nationalist Exchequer.

the Hankow Government, march- Mr. Soong's request is for a Man Lam Street, Yaumati, are known to have been stolen were given in the Central Magistracy this. able progress in the task of putting his house in order.

"Successes" in the East River basin against the Ironsides have ed southward up the Siang River total of over $8,500,000, to be re-suing the owner of the houses, morning when the pair again. appeared before Mr. Roger Edward

(a tributary of the Yangtsze) on mitted by Jan. 15, from provin- Lui Siu-ching, 10 Wing Lok Lindsell, Police Magistrate..

Of this. been confirmed. Or, at least, it is definitely known that the Ironsides Hunan province. The defeated cial treasuries, toplum bureaus, Street, for $26,187.40.

fields, salt, cigarette, liquor, amount $7,000 is claimed as due building contract have increased their distance from Canton, although the Govern-Nationalist army is the 19th.

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, and Customs surtaxes "Kung under the

dated January 8, 1924, and ment army has not caught up with them.

at Napking, is seeking an alliance Sheung Yat Po

Political Quarrels.

$19,187.40 as payment for extrá with the ex-Hankow armies, Overnight cables report little work done in connection with the these being the 8th, 36th and 86th, which are commanded by progress in the Nationalist camp building of the houses. General Ho Chien and others. at Nanking, following Generalis- The control of these armies, how- ever, may pass back to General Tang Seng-chi who is believed to have returned to Hunan (after flecing, upon defeat, to Japan),

Military factions in power along the lower Yangtaze (ie, from Hankow downward) are not in favour of Chiang Kai-shek, due largely to his marriage into the family of Mr. T. V. Soong, who was Finance Minister at Hankow and is now Finance Minister at Nanking. The Generals are afraid that the Chiang-Soong com- bination may deprive them of their lucrative posts.

The small and obsolete units comprising the Canton Navy are under the Government; at Swatow, the Northern cruiser "Haichi," the biggest warship under the Chinese flag, is also joining hands with the Canton Government.

REDS AT SWATOW.

Tension at Swatow and hinter- General Mo Foh-hsiang and Chi land has eased slightly although Pei-teh, Nationalist officers, have vigilance is still maintained. left here for Nanking-British Danger from political opponents Naval Wireless. has passed, but the Red element in the vicinity has yet to be sup- pressed.

From semi-official sources it is learned that the Ironsides have evacuated, Hoyuen, about 120 miles eastward of Canton and are continuing their march up the East River toward the Kiangsi frontier. Kwangsi forces under the Canton Government are ex- pected to enter Hoyuen at any moment,

Wuhu Boycott.

Wuhu, Yesterday. The anti-British boycott, men- tioned yesterday, is now an estab- lished fact, and British goods are British banned in this port. Naval Wireless.

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NORTHERN WAR,

Fighting in Vicinity of Shanhsien.

WINDY SOME RAIN.

Moderate north-east winds, generally overcast, home rain, is the official weather. forecast until noon to-morrow. S

The Japanese anticyclone has been replaced by a depression.

The centre of the Chinese anti- cyclone is farther north this morning. Moderate to fresh moneoon may be expected along the S.E. coast of China and over the N. China Sen).

The defendant counterclaims for $8,770.11 as damages for de- fective and unsatisfactory work and omissions.

It is claimed by the defence that some of the extra work claimed for is not extra work but work ordinarily necessary for the completion of the contract. -

Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. A. E. Hall, is for the plain- tiff and Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C.. instructed by Mr. E. S. C. Brooks, is defending.

Mr. M. K. Lo, appearing for the Cantonese, this morning made. an application for bail and queried the Court's jurisdiction in pro ceeding with the charge.

Mr. T. H. King, Director of Criminal Intelligence, opposed the application, and indicated that the amount at stake might be one million dollars instead of $100,000. He said that official intimation had been received to the effect that Canton was applying for the extradition of the men,

His Worship eventually granted bail in the sum of $50,000 to each accused.

COURT'S JURISDICTION.

Defective Work... Continuing his evidence defen- Wong Chong-chi and Chiu Pok dant said it cost him $1,745.11 to | shan, the two Chinese from Canton put the defective work right. who were last Saturday remanded General Fang Tsen-wu, who in-simo Chiang Kai-shek's resump Cross-examined by Mr. Jenkin, in police custody by Mr. Roger Ed tended coming down toward Han-tion of duty. DAAREN kow from the North to join the Political quarrels between the defendant; agree that in certain ward Lindsell on a charge of the Nationalists, is stated to have cliques have not been healed nor instances his booke did not agree possession of $100,000 between De- withdrawn northwards, out of has a solution been found with plaintiff's. With the excepcember 27 and January 6, knowing Hupeh province.

The group of radicala known tion of the external Shanghal the money to have been stolen from Along the upper Yangteze, as the "Canton faction is still plastering at a cost of $8,000 the Central Bank of China, again there was not, he contended, any appeared before the Magistrate at Peking, Yesterday. General Yang Sen's position does disgruntled. The cruiser "Haichi" is be

the Central Magistracy this morn Chang Tsung-chang has wired not appear too secure. The Na- A Chinese cable says that extra work at all. lieved to have arrived at an under- standing with the two Cantonese from Tsinanfu to the effect that tionalist Government at Nanking Chinese Communists, assisted by Further questioned, defendant ing. warships, "Feiying" and "Chung-in view of his receiving money opposes him and has instructed a fraternity known as the "big and munitions from the Peking Liu Haiang, military governor of swords" and Red troops, have at shan."

Help for the Government in Government for the troops of the Szechuan province (on the upper tacked a town in. Manchuria, now high in reaches of the Yangtsze), as com- where they are now fighting the averting a financial crisis has been latter, they are promised by the merchants, but it morale. He, therefore, has decid-mander of the 21st Nationalist Fengtien troops sent against remains to be seen whether the ed to re-attack the Kuominchun, Army, to arrest Yang Sen-Bri- them. people of Canton will be able to and has sent three armies towards tish Naval Wireless. find a sum which they failed to Kuyeh and Kinhalang from where provide a few months ago to the he will launch an attack. Bame "borrowers." The subject is referred to below.

Loan Proposals.

Canton, Yesterday. The Sun Co.'s establishment re- opened for business yesterday, after an interval of some time following the Red riots in the city last month.

Paper money (issued by the Government's bank) is accepted in public at 80 per cent, discount and goods are, accordingly, so much the dearer.

To-day General, Li Chai-sum sent a representative to attend a nieeting of merchants and shop keepers convened by the Special Chamber of Commerce of the city.

Fighting has been proceeding in the vicinity of Shanhsien since the 5th inst.-Reuter,

AFGHAN KING.

VISITS FAMOUS RIDING SCHOOL.

ACROBATIC · EXHIBITION.

Rome, Yesterday.

BAN ON WAR.

AMERICA & “ENTANGLING ALLIANCES.”

BRIAND'S SUGGESTION.

ances.

ROYAL GIFT.

"THE DESCENT FROM THE CROSS."

FOR NEW YORK CATHEDRAL

New York, Yesterday. Bishop Manning has announced that the King of the Belglans has

but now they had come to Court and as before did not give any in- formation before applying, for an- other remand Mr. King had not even given the facts of the case.

His Worship would no doubt have read from the papers, Mr. Lo said, that one of the accused was the Commissioner of Finance at Canton, whilst the other was an auditor and high personage on the staff of the Central Bank of China.

no criminal but a political comer said he had been in the building Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the Counsel suggested that there was trade for seven years. For his defence.

Mr. T. H. King, Director of plaint laid against the accused by.. own houses built on Government land he engaged his own labour Criminal Intelligence, applied for the present regime in Canton.

Ball Asked For. and bought, his own materials, another three days remand. He He himself occasionally examined said he understood that official in-

The accused, Counsel proceeded, the books and the work,

timation had been received that a were only detained In-Hong Kong Not Mentioned,

requisition for the accused's extra under a warrant issued either by Questioned regarding the&tion would be made, and hoped the Magistrate or his colleague on houses the building costs of at the end of the three days to be one charge of possession of money which formed the subject of this able to place the requisition before knowing the same to have been guit, defendant said he engaged the Court.

stolen, and be challenged Mr. King Mr. Raven to draw up the plans In addition, Mr. King informed to dispute his claim that up to before the contract was signed the Magistrate that Messrs. Dea- that moment there was no ground He agreed there was no mention con's had been retained by the Cau- for the proceedings against the in the plans of wells, pump ton Authorities in the case, and accused. Therefore he asked his houses or tanks, but said he told Mr. Wadeson was present in Court Worship as the Bench sitting be- plaintiff that these things would to watch the proceedings. have to be included in the ten- der

The case is proceeding.

To Prosecute...

tween the prosecution and the two wretched men, to grant them bail on the charge before the Court. Mr. Wadeson agreed, and said

Mr. Mr. Lo proceeded to say that that as he did not know the facts there could be no other considera of the case he was leaving the aption for the Magistrate than the plication for a further remand in charge on which the warrant was INDIAN BARRISTER. the hands of Mr. King. As a mate issued for the accused's arrest, ter, of fact, he added, his firm had and that was one on which bail been retained to prosecute in the should be granted. Mr. Lo argued

that if Mr. King had approached- The Magistrate inquired if a re- his Worship in the frst place say- quisition for extra-tition had been ing that the Caston Government made, and Mr. King said that all were about to send a requisition he knew for the present was that for the accused's extradition- and Mr. Kahan Singh Chowdbury an official telegraphic Intimation asked for a warrant for their de was this morning admitted to had been received that a requisition tention, the Magistrate would not havo Iraued the warrant for the practice in the Colony as a bar-would be made.

accused's arrest until the requisi Fister, Extraordinary,

Washington, Yesterday. As indicated in the message of the 7th inst., official opinion is hardening against M. Briand's suggestion to outlaw only "ng. gressive wara" Scarcely less fm- After a cordial reception by portance is attached to

M. Their Italian Majesties and the Briand's desire for the immediate of Rome, King ratification of the treaty as be- populace Amanullah of Afghanistan to tween: France and the United day attended military races at States in view of the American Parioli Course and shook hands Confidence Expressed, The object is to find a loan of with and congratulated the win-abhorrence of entangling_alli- $10,000,000 for the Government ners.

Authoritative circles forecast Subsequently he visited the to restore confidence in the bank- note issue, calls for which will be famous military riding school at that the United States will insist made on all business establish- Tordi Quinto, where he witness-upon a categorical pronounce ed a spectacular and almost acro- ment against "all war" and any Following the meeting, it was batic exhibition by cavalry off-treaty will be multilateral from King of Belgium. confidently expressed that the cers, who descended almost per- the beginning but if negotiations given to the Cathedral of St. John notes will rise in value immediate pendicular hills, their horses break down, it is still possible the Divine a plaque representing ly. In one quarter, it has stated sliding down or jumping from the that Mr. Kellogg and M. Briand "the descent from the Cross" that par may be reached in two second floor of the Balcony to the will deal with the preamable of which formerly adorned the chapel

the Arbitration Treaty in which a of the King's father-Reuter days or not later than the end of ground. the week. The meeting was held King Amanullah was most dedefinite though not so far-reach- at the Chinese Y.M.CA. on the lighted and told King Victor: "It ing a pronouncement against war

is one of the finest shows I have can be appropriately placed.

Reuter's American. Service.

ments.

Bund.

NANKING BOLDIERY.

Evacuate All Foreign Property.

Nanking, Yesterday, All foreign property here has been evacuated-British Naval Wireless. TOM HET W

[This message is believed to indicate that the Chinese military which some time ago billetted it- self in foreign-owned houses and. offices has now vacated.]ZAN

SHANGHAI DEFENCES."

New Commissioner to Be Appointed,

Shanghai esterday." General Chang! stated, is to be

ted Defen Commissioner:

mands the Fou Division of th

ever seen."

He enquired about the origin of the organisation of the school, and was much interested to hear that the officers from almost all over the world come to Rome to be trained there.Reuter.

LIBERTY BONDS.

US TREASURY NOTES IN EXCHANGE.

AN

LESS INTEREST.

IRAK CABINET.

RESIGNATION OF THE

PREMIER.

SEQUEL TO TREATY.

Bagdad, Yesterday,

Following the recent

of the Ministers

the Interior on

Grea

the terms of the

New York Yest

mier,

Treasury on: Január

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE -IN COLONY.

'C. J.'s GOOD WISHES.

case.

-Another Requisition,

Mr. Lindsell said that there was

Power to detain persons pending

́extradition requisition.

Sir Joseph Kemp, the Attorney Asked for his views on the mattion was actually made. General, in making application beter. Lo said that he did not fore the Chief Justice, Sir Henry exactly know how to view Mr. Gollan, in the Supreme Court, King's application, which he said said that Mr. Chowdbury was call was rather extraordinary. The ac- ad to the Bar of the Honourable cused, he proceeded, had been arrest Society of King's Inn, Dublin, oned on sworn information given by the charge before his Worship ME Lo continued to argue that November 1, 1924, 100, 2

Sergeant Rozeskwy, and without

was one for ball. They DIPLOMATIC CORPS. In making the admission asking anyone to come down from tence) did not mind high ball, but

Lordship said he trusted M

Carton to make the declaration, a they did ask for ball, and the Chowdbury would meet with all

Magistrate of Hong Kong issued a

tradition proceedings should not success,

be allowed to stand in the way of Mr. Chowdhury, it is under warrant for their arrest. stood, is the first Indian barrister Mr. Lindsell said that he under bail being granted. Mr. Lo did not Rugby Yesterday. His Majesty the King has to be admitted to practise in Hong stood that a man did come down like to go into conjecture, but the proved the appointment & Mr. Ar Kong. He formerly practised in from Canton to give the informa- the chances were that here would chibald John Clark Kerr Envoy Sandakan, British North Borneo. tion. Extrao nary and Minister Plenti potentiary at Guatemala, to-be-En- Minister voy Extra Inary,

Santiago de. Vireless Bervice

A TRANSFER TO SANTIAGO DE

CASTLE PEAK ROAD.

Rozesk MINE EXPLOSION.

EIGHT-MEN KILLED IN

BE ILLINOIS.

RED DSLIDE

etween

TEN MISSING

Mr. Lo asked why this man had not been required to swear the fn- formation Instead of Sergeant

If the faguing of war arrest went on hearsay deposition, Counsel contended, that was a dangerous procedure, ly as the warrant was issued: MA

this Col

had, no

be another requisition from another

ding, Mr. Lo said that the accused were given ball they could not go out of Hong

would not dare to go to Macao, the

uld not