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SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1928.

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NOT OVER YET.

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nam (opposite. Canton city) but the Kwangsi troops under General! Li Chai-sum have not crossed the Canton River to take over posses- sion of Honam. However, the Cement Factory (used as a mili- tary office) is guarded by troops of the Kwangsi faction.

No further reliable news is to hand about the Ironsides' evacua. tion from the East River basin. One source, not necessarily un- interested, insists that the Iron- sides have routed a column of the Canton Government army from Swatow. This report incka in dependent confirmation.

What is the Truth?

to

Another report is more likely to be correct. It is that General Fang Ting-ying (referred above) is endeavouring to effect contact with the Ironsides and re- tire jointly into the south of Kiangai province.

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MASTERS & MATES. INDIAN CURRENCY.

LOCAL CERTIFICATES ISSUED

IN 1927.

ENGINEERS' LIST. -

RESERVE BANK TO BE CONSTITUTED.

NO OPTION ON SHARES.

Now Delhi, Yesterday,

THE CHINA MAIL,

ARCH-SPY.

TREBITSCH-LINCOLN AS BUDDHIST PRIEST.

VANCOUVER'S SEND-OFF,

To-day's "Gazette" contains the following list of Maaters. Mates.

Vancouver, Dec. 14. passed

The revised Gold Standard and A Buddhist priest named Hruh and Engineers, who have their Examinations and obtained Reserve Bank Bill has now been was given a rousing send-off when Cortificates of Competency issued gazetted in order to ensure ample he apiled from here to China in under the provisions of Her opportunity to study its proposals September. Majesty's Order in Council of in view of their being enacted dur- December 31, 1889. for the yearing the forthcoming session of the ended thee December 31, 1927.

legislature.

James Halkett, 2nd Class En- gineer, (Renewed) Ernest John

never ques-

Dur-

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE MAIL.”.

Tho

To-day Star Theatre; Globe Trotters in "Scenes and Screams," 9.15 p.m.

To-day- Queen's Theatre;

World

Theatre;

January 19-21-Queen's Theatre; "Out All Night."

"The Fire Brigade."

To-day-- "The Taxi Dancer."

To-day-Star Theatre; "Satan In Sables," 230 to 8.30 p.m. He has since been identifiedar Paint."

January 16-16Queen's Theatre; from clippings from Peking news-

January 16-16-World Theatre; papers as Trebitsch-Lincoln, the "It's The Old Army Game." 5.10. Sir A. Blackett, in a statement, arch-spy. He lectured, here on and 9.15; "Wong Tin Ba" (Chineão

and matter, and Drama), 2.80 and 7.15. Andrew Porter, Master S.S., (Re- says the. Government are convinced energy newed); Harold Stuart Beech, 2nd that its share capital must be the startled

his hearers by his January 15-16-Star Theatre; Class Engineer: James Pringle, basis for the constitution of a Re- knowledge

of Buddhism. He "Tumblewoods." Master, Ordinary, (Renewed); John serve Bank of India, but in order to said that he was an Anglican January 15-16-Star Theatre, William McCabe, 1st Mate, S.S. ensure the interests of India, as a curate before his conversion to The Globe Trotters in "Pleasure (Renewed) William

Land." Orr 2nd

His disguise was

January 17-Star Theatre; The Class Engineer (Renewed) Robert whole, it has been decided not to Buddhism.

Globe Trotters in "Incidents." William Patterson, 2nd Class En- give the Imperial Bank of India an

January 17-18-Queen's Theatre; [Ignaz Timotheus Trebitzsch, The Pleasure Buyers." gineer: Robert Owen Case, 2nd option of subscribing 30 per cent. tioned here. Class Engineer; George Cormack,; of the shares but on the contrary

adventurer, who

January 17-18 World Theatre; 1st Class Engineer. (Renewed); to have a broadbased distribution international Reginalds Bernard Peck, 1st Class of shares by giving preference in inter called himself Trebitsch-The Lucky Lady," 8.10 and 9.16; Engineer: Edward McNab. 1st allotment to these applying for one Lincoln, is a Hungarian Jew, who "Wong Tin Ba" (Chinese Drama), Class Engineer; Richard Clark, 2nd share (one hundred rupees) while was naturalised in London early 2.80 and 7.15. Rightist organs maintain that Class Engineer: Walter Watson nobody will be allowed. to hold in the century, and was elected to January 17-18-Star Theatre; the Ironsides have suffered losses Tweedie, 1st Class Engineer: shares worth over 20,000 rupees, the House of Commons as Liberal "Aloma of South Seas." between the East River and William Henry Walmslay, lat Mate, every shareholder to have one vote member for Darlington. Sivatow. The fact that there has S.S.; John Black, 2nd Class En- to be a safeguard against external ing the early part of the war he claimed to have done espionage been fighting is not encouraging | gineer; Graham Robert Torrible,;

capital. to them as the Ironsides are a 1st Mate, S.S.; William George)

work for Britain, but his foyalty superior military body.

was suspected and in 1916 he From the maze of conflicting reports it is safest to presume

escaped to the United States, where he published "The History that neither side has any material

of a Spy," in which, he admitted advantage; but the persistent re-

that he had been working for the ferences to Swatow leave ground

German Government. As he had for suspecting that the Ironsides Class Engineer: William Turner, The first Board of Directors of been guilty of forgery he was ex- inay still make a bid for that port. 1st Class Engineer; Robert Kirson the Bank will be entirely nominat-tradited to Britain, where he

but afterward shareholders, served three years' imprisonment. KWANGSI "PERTURBED." Sydney Barwick, Master, S.S.: ed,

electoral college, will, Released in 1919 he went to Frederick Ashburner Sharpe, 2nd through an Reverses Reported at Hands of Class Engineer; John Jamieson, 2nd elect eleven Directors; the Cham- Berlin, where he was associated

Hunanese,

Class Engineer: Robert Perry, 1st bers of Commerce and provincial with the Kapp "Putsch." After Mate, S.S.; Thomas George Stokes, Co-operative Banks will alect five its failure a warrant was issued 1st Class Begineer: William Charles others; whilst the Governor-General for his arrest, and he fled succes Hankow, Yesterday. Excell, Master, S.S.; Arthur Edward will nominate four, and one will be sively to Vienna and Italy, later General Poi Chung-hsi (of the Hiles, 2nd Class Engineer; William a Government official. The latter in November, 1921-entering the Kwangsi faction and an ally of the Benjamin Haslett, 2nd Class En-will have no vote.-Reuter. Canton Government) is perturb-gineer; William Lee. Master, S.S.: ed over the reverses suffered by Charles Cowan, Master S.S. his army against the Hunanese Arthur McDavid, 1st Mate, 3.3.;! and is desirous of, transferring John Scott Swan, 2nd Class En- the remainder of his command gineer: William Corbett Wall, 1st

now

Walter, Master. S.S.; Thomas It has been arranged that the Engineer: total dividend shall not exceed 7 Brunskill, 2nd Class James Wallace Grleve, 1st Class En- per cent, and that the head office ginner; Alexander Chalmers will be at Bombay with four Indian Morice, 2nd Class Engineer branches and one London branch. Charles William Kehoe-Scott,

Election of Directors. Master. S.S.; Albert Dunn, 2nd

New Delhi, Later.

Slott, Master, S.S.

BAN ON WAR.

at Shanghai to Hankow. Mate. S.S.; Robert Hendry Watt, FURTHER AMERICAN NOTE TO

2nd Class Engineer; Alexander

FRANCE.

BRITAIN INFORMED.

rhe Desert's Tell."

January 19-21-World's Theatre;

January 19-21-Star Theatre;

The Gay Deceiver."

January 21-Hong Kong Hotel: Chinese New Years Eve Carnival.

February 25- Craigengower: Cricket Club's annual Bachelors' Dance.

Sports.

To-day Entries close for forth- coming Annual Race Meeting, 3 p.m.

January 21-China New Year meeting (Fanling Hunt), Kwant! Race Course.

January 28---American lawn ten- nis tournoy (mixed doubles) for members of the Ladies' Recreation Club at LR.C.

Meetings.

United States on forged papers, January 16-General meeting of for which he was punished. He shareholders, Messrs. Lane, Craw- next turned up in 1925, when he ford, Ltd., Exchange Bldg, noon. declared that he had spent the January 19-H.K.V.D.C. annual intervening period in China as meeting, Corps Headquarters. political adviser to Wu Pel-fu. In 1926 his son. "John Lincoln" was sentenced to death at Devizes for murder.]

January 27-Annual meeting of St. Peter's Church Young Men's Club, 8.30 p.m.

annual of the

February 9-Fortieth meeting of shareholders Hong Kong Land Investment & Agency Co., Ltd., at Messrs. Jardine, Matheson's offices, 12.30 p.m.

NEW ITALY.

Lammerts Auction. January 17-At Godown No. 8, MUSSOLINI'S BOAST OF A The H.K. & K. Wharf & Godown

PURIFIED NATION.

Co., Ltd., Miscellaneous goods, 10.30

Miscellaneous.

WORLD CHALLENGED.

a.m.

Most of the men who have stay-Walker Norrie, 2nd Class Engineer: ed at Shanghai, however, are re- William Mahan, Master, S.S., David luctant to go, as their immediate Smith Goldie, 1st Class Engineer; commander opposes a transfer. Robert Hamilton McLean, 2nd Claes

Fronts Mapped Out.

Engineer.

Rugby, Yesterday. Three "fronts" have been map- James Douglas Craig, 2nd Class) The United States Embassy' In ped out by the Hunanese army Engineer; John William Bertram, London to-day conveyed to the For- Engineer; Annealey) eign Office for the information of now operating against the Na- 1st Class

Keown, 2nd 'Class Engineer the British Government a copy of tionalist units at Hankow.

[Note: The Kwangsi faction is Charles Edward Stuart, 2nd Class a farther Note sent on Wednesday in power at Hankow but other Engineer: William Alexander Me- by Mr. F. B. Kellogg, United States

Donald, Master. S.S.; Charles Nationalist Generals are there as Hansen, Master, (River) (2nd Secretary of State, to the French well.]

London, Dec. 19. The various Hunanese Generals): Morrison Defty, Master, Ambassador in Washington in con- Walton tinuance of the Franco-American Manton, 1st Class Engineer; George; correspondence on the subject of Italy, is going to be one of the Henry White, 1st Class Engineer; the proposed multilateral treaty for great Powers of the world. It will James Albert Brown, 1st Mate, S.S. the renunciation of war as an in- rise to as prominent a position as Antoine Yves Calamel, 2nd Class strument of policy-British Wire- the Holy Roman Empire, but the Engineer; William Jones, Master, less Service.

new Italy and the Italian Empire 5.S.

ere to be based on the foundation of the Chigi Palace, says the Rome correspondent of the "Even-

January 22-Opening date of ing Standard."

Photographic & Art Exhibition`at He

that explains

Signor Macao. Mussolini. in a recent interview.

25-Hong Kong St. likened present-day Italy to an Andrew's Society Burns Dinner. athlete carefully trained in body,

are taking up action on respective fronts, with the re-capture of Hankow as their final objective, and are working together. "Hong Kong Evening Post."

TRAIN ROBBERY.

Wiliam

Joseph

Elwyn Jacob, Master, S.S.; Albert Tipe, 2nd Class Engineer, (Renew- ed); William Laurance Shinn,

$3,000 Loot on Chinese Section of Maxter, S.S.; James Henry Witchell,

Kowloon Line,

Ist Class Engineer, (Renewed) James Halkett, 1st Class Engineer; John Funt, 1st Mate, S.S.; Alasdair Ferguson, 2nd Class Engineer;

Neville Edmund

.

NICARAGUA.

ENGLISHMAN REPORTED

KILLED.

Managua, Yesterday.

I

January 14-Distribution of prizes at Ellis Kadoorle School, by the Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, 10.30 a.m..

January 15-Opening of the

Hotel Riviera, Macno, with special dinner; and dancing from 9 p.m. to

2 a.m.

January 16-Debate in St. Peter's Y.M. Club House, 8.30 p.m.

January

Loot worth $3,000 and several captives (for ransom) were taken by train bandits yesterday on the

Haughton Roy A. Johnstons, civilian inter-clean, hardened, nourished, clean- DAY OF INNOCENTS. Canton-Kowloon Railway (Chin-Sanguinetti, 1st Mate, S.S.; Walter proter with the United States living, clean-thinking, leading a ese section), the outlaws taking Joseph Burden, 1st Class Engineer; Marines, has reported that an Eng man's life full of love of his coun- CROWDS RESENT MUNICIPAL advantage of the fact that the Harry George May, 2nd Class En-lishman was killed near Sandino's try and of his country's rulers. Canton Government has very few gineer; Archibald Hodge, 1st Class recent headquarters. Reuter's

Engineer. (Renewed); Jackie

troops on the line owing to pres-Turner, 2nd Class Engineer; James American Servcie.

sure of military affairs along the East River.

The robbers boarded the dally

(local) slow train (which comes down to Kowloon) at Namkong atation, not far from Canton. The driver was held up and the pas sengers taken by surprise. Women passengers were not spar ed molestation, being searched while the train was moving. The gang numbered less than twenty strong but they were all armed.

PEACE AND WAR.

Chiang Kai-shek's Name in the Limelight.

Outstanding items in overnight cables about China's politics

are:

Arrival for the second time in Shanghai of a delegate to dis- euss peace prospects between Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.

Grandson Drysdale Lindsay, 2nd Self-Government Principle.

Class Engineer: Andrew Bolton,

Whinton Minshali, Master, S.S.;

gineer.

Buenos Aires, Yesterday.

"And it is I, Benito Mussolini, who have cared for the moral and physical diet of Italy--who

PRACTICAL JOKE.

Buenos Aires, Dec. 31. A number of persons were in- am carefully watching that no-jured, five seriously, as the re- 1st Class Engineer; James Find- A semi-official Note states that thing injurious to my country sult of a municipal practical joke Inter, 2nd Class Engineer: Robert if the Nicaraguan question is die finds its way to its system. Like on the Day of Innocents, corres- Mitchell Sangster, 1st Class En-cussed at the forthcoming Pan- a proud parent, I am soon going ponding to April Fools' Day. gineer: Edward James Easson, 1st American Conference the Havana to launch the child I have nurtur The Municipality, although Younge, 2nd Class Engineer: Sidney staining from prejudging the rela- will credit me for a purified Italy a real bullfight will take place at Class Engineer; Edward Chrystie and Argentine delegation, while ab-ed. I am certain that the world fights are illegal, advertised that Andrew Duncan, 2nd Class Entions between Nicaragua and the Many short-sighted people say the Communal Exhibition.

United States, will make a declara- that my regime is one of tyranny, As neither toreadors nor bullsį tion on the principle conformably to because I forced the people to do Argentine's traditions of respect things distasteful. That is not appeared in the arena at the ap-

pointed hour, the 40,000 specta for the right to self-government tyranny but wise government tors famed and protested. Then, and independence of sister Re- Fascismo is the greatest blessing convinced that they had been publics-Reuter's Americans Ser- that could come to Italy. I chal- hoaxed, they invaded the arena

lenge the world to tike a leaf and did considerable damage. from my diary. Italy is going to make herself felt. She is no lonfer a C8 nation. The name of Mussolini is going to count from end to end of the globe as a symbol of right, fairness and wise government without tyranny."

of Vice-Minister of Finance. Reuter.

UPPER YANGTSZE. ·

Hankow Nationalists Pressing Yang Sen.

vice.

DRUNKENNESS.

HEAVY INCREASE REPORTED FOR 1926,

New York, Dec. 12. That drunkenness in America It is rumoured here that Gen-has increased almost as fast in

Hankow, Thursday.

BRITISH GIRLS.

THEIR PHYSIQUE IN

*INDUSTRY,

REMARKABLE STATISTICS.

London, Dec. 11.

Women fainted and children shrieked.

Large reserves of police were required to prevent the irate citi- zens from getting their own back on the Municipality,-"Times of Ceylon."

I. L. P. SPLIT.

ANTI-IMPERIALISTIC POLICY

CONDEMNED,

Madras, Dec. 80. Interviewed by "The Hindu" at

(of the Nationalists) and the eral Hu Tsung-tu, of the Nanking 1923 as in 1925, and faster than! Peking Government.

Nationalist Army, may go up the in 1924, is one of the striking Alleged proof of material Yangtze River (taking his sol- disclosures of the Moderation. support by, Chiang Kai-shek for diers with him) to Ichang, 370 League in a national survey of the Hunanese Army operating miles above Hankow, and which prohibition conditions. against the Nationalists at is the present dividing line be- The league's directors include Hankow!

tween Nationalist territory and the Bishop of Central New York

the General Hospital, Mr. | A Chinese observers slate that land held by the "independent" (the Rev. C. Fiske), Mr. Kermit

Fenner Brockway, Secretary of the fighting south of Hankow is General Yang Sen of Szechuan Roosevelt, senr., Mr. Theodore A striking commentary on the the British Independent Labour extending.

province. British Naval Wire-Root and Mr. Elihu Root, an ex- croakers who regard Britain as a Party, said that Mr. Phillip resignation was According to the "Kung Sheung | less,

Secretary of State. The league C. 3 nation is contained in the In- Snowden's Yat Po" the extraordinary coun- "By Arrangement.”

Research due to the fact that the Indepen- Fatigue aims at the restoration of temper-dustrial

now cil (of government) which func

Ichang, Thursday. ance.

Board's report on the physique of dent Labour Party was tioned at Nanking during thei General Yang Sen is withdraw- It reports that in 500 cities, the women in industry.

standing much more definitely for interregnum has now been dis- fng his 20th Army from here (to arrests for drunkenness in 1926 Glasgow's worst alums pro-vigorous Socialistic and anti- solved.

further up the Yangtsze). By an increased by 186 per cent, over duce a race of Amazons. These Imperialistic policy, arrangement, he is handing over those of 1920, which was the first women are doing nawy work for He added: "I do not expect that control to General Lu Tip-ing, of year of national prohibition. Sine ten hours a day with ease and in Mr. Snowden's resignation will be the 2nd Nationalist Army.--Bri-the prohibition law became effec bare feet. Their physique is most the last. A

the tish Naval Wireless.

e Me "Our attitude towards tive, there had been an increase in remarkable. [Note: The gist of the two drunkenness yearly. By 1926, One woman in a chemical works Simon Commission has angered messages is that the Nationalists there were more arrests for has shovelled 20 to 25 tons of other moderate leaders, but we Shanghai, Yesterday.. are pressing along the upper drankenness than in any borite every day.

must fearlessly stand for the The fourth plenáry Kuomin-Yangtze and Yang Sen is falling year except 1916 The case of Girls in Midland brickworks principle in which we believe." tang conference met at Nanking back before them.Je

Atlanta was stressed. Twenty have carried hundredweight loads this afternoon, 23 members being

Further Down,

years ago Atita went dry of Its of bricks a distance of B0 yarda present.

Wuhu, Thursday. own consent by local option. Im It is noteworthy, however, that The situation here is still ob-mediately the arrests for drunken- the physique of a group of pro scure-British Naval Wirelessness fell to a low level, and that vincial college women undergoing [Note: Wuhu Is 55 miles above condition was maintained until training as teachers drawn from Nanking and 889 miles below prohibition arrived, when all the the country districts of Scotland Hankow. There has been trouble good work of years of temperance has excelled that of the Amazon here between the local authorities was undone and drunkenness was labourers, being taller, heavier and the Nationalists. R rising there every year since and stronger.

4TH PLENARY.

Opens at Nanking With 23 Present.

Notable absentees were Dr. C. C. Wu and Mr. Sun Fo. The latter has declined the new ap pointment of Minister of Recon- struction.

The banker. Cheng Yung-ming, has declined to take up the post

MR. LLOYD GEORGE.

JOINS NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS.

London, Dec. 10.

Mr Lloyd George has joined the National Union of Journalists.

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