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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1928.

BUSINESS DULL.

PESSIMISM REGARDING CANTON LOAN.

BANK NOTE VALUES.

Dosing Search Bureau Being Closed Down.

PIRATE ROUND UP.

Smart British Work On Yangtsze.

SHIP RESCUED.

Sharp Measures Against Gang Caught Red Handed.

SPY MANIA.

Trial at the Old Bailey.

EVIDENCE IN CAMERA.

Russia Blamed For Dangerous Conspiracy

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TO MARCH ON FENG. BOXING TIT BIT.

Peking Government's Campaign.

CRIHLI CONCENTRATION. ›

Big Sword Movement Spreads In Manchuria.

According to

ADMIRAL WINS.

Judgment In Motor Vessel Case.

DISPOSAL OF SHIP.

Mr. Alabaster Asks For Sale of

messing

International Contest at Lee Theatre.

FIGHT FOR A BELT.

Iron Bux To Meet Portuguese Scrapper At Catch Weights.

[By "The Tramp."]

His Honour the Chief Justice Shanghai, Jan. 18. At the London Central Criminal Their line being cleared as the

An attractive international gave judgment · for plaintiff this How strategy and initiative com- Court to-day Thomas Cartney, a result of Chochow (which was be- KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY BANDITS REPORTED CAPTURED, bined in the rounding up of a band British subjejc and George sleged for two months) having contest is likely to be one of the morning in the case which con- of pirates, thought to be some of Hansen, described as a German been recaptured, the Peking. Gov- tit-bits Manager. "Josh" Brook cerned a claim by a Chinese naval the now notorious gang which cap student, were charged with ernment appears to be preparing will stage at the next tournament officer against the owners of the.

for a thorough campaign against of the Hong Kong Boxing Asso-motor vessel "Jullin," now lying While a certain amount of pessimism prevails in Canton with tured Captain Laler for ransom on espionage.

the middle Yangtze, is shown in.a Sir Douglas Hogg Attorney-thé Kuominchun, the army of ciation, which is to take place on at Yaumati Typhoon Anchorage. regard to the outcome of the negotiations concerning the $10,000,000 narrative which came to hand yes-General, prosecuting, said that Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang (the Saturday, February 4, at the Lee The claim was for $6,147.50 for

Theatre.

necessaries, including coat of loan for the Government, the value of the official banknotes has terday from reliable sources. the evidence which would be given "Christian General")

alterations, The participants will be jose įstructural On December 18, H.M.S. "Teal," by four witnesses was of so seri-

an overnight suddenly appreciated, the reason for which is not clear. On the

proceeding downriver between ous a nature that it would be cable, large bodies of Fengtien Pinto da Silva, of the Portuguese costs, and wages for crew, pro- other hand, "end of the year" business is very dull.

Ichang and Hankow, on her way to necessary to hear it in camera. troops are being concentrated in Navy, and Iron Bux, the local vided.

province, fighter who is well known to all of Chihli

Plaintiff is Admiral Ching-wen received information Shanghai,

Outlining the case, the At the south

and Taming, enthusiasts, and the scrap will no Hsu, now realding at the Taung that three lighters belonging to torney-General narrated how an around Shunteh

doubt be one of ten rounds' dura-Shun Hotel, Connaught Road Cen- Messrs. Butterfield & Swire had attempt had been made to use about 30 miles south of Peking,

tral, and he is represented by Mr.. been captured by bandite in the Mr. Monkland, an underwriter at At present the Fengtien armies tion at catchweights.

Met at Macao.

C. G. Alabaster, K.C., instructed In the sphere of wider political issue, the Canton Government vicinity of Temple Hill which is Lloyd's, as a medium for obtain-have practically a clear run from

These lads have met before, in by Mr. Gordon Leask. Mr. F. C. aboout 40 miles south of Shasi. ing important information re- Peking southward along the Pek- seems bent on pursuing its own policy. Allies at Hankow of the The "Changning." another B. & S. garding the British Air Force. ing-Hankow Railway to the south Macao, and according to those Jenkins, instructed by Mr. G. S. who saw the fight, are well match Hugh Jones appeared for the ruling faction in Canton have not come to terms with Nanking.. tug which had managed to escape McCartney gave Mr. Monkland a of Chill.

Other troops will be concentrated. There they put up a great, owners of the motor vessel Encouraging features are reported from Weat River ports, such when the hold-up occurred had questionnaire on a subject eman-

given the signal for relief after ar- ating from Russia, and showed ed along the north bank of the show and were hard to separata throughout the ten rounds. including movements to end the irritation caused at Dosing and to rival at Chenglin. Meanwhile the Mr. Monkland a letter from the Yellow River for the campaign, wind-up the anti-foreign trade organisation at Wuchow.

bandite were devoting but a share chief Russian espionage agent in states the "Kung Sheung Yat Po." Pintos da Silva had Bux down a Jenkin, who appeared for the de- few times and once Iron had his fendants, did not challenge the the three this country regarding payments "To the Bitter End.". Train bandits who brought off a coup on the Canton-Kowloon of their attention to

nan right out of the ring. The propriety or character of the ex- penditure as being; necessaries, lighters, which they looted mildly, for information supplied to the

Shanghai, Jan. 18. result was given as a draw, line last week are stated to have been captured.

as they were busy with other opera- Russian Government. Mr. Monk-

In the course of a telegram, to The Portuguese scrapper has, though he did comment on the tions, notably on the Wantung and

his Shanghai representative, Gen- I am told, a good record. He was absence of vouchers; but this the Haiping, two cargo-craft thought

eral Yen Shi-shan, the Model champion of South Africa not objection is, in my opinion, satis- to belong to Young Brothers. The

Governor of Shansi province (an very long ago, and is a fighter factorily met by plaintiff in his latter they captured and sent down

any of the Nanking National who can stand a lot of punish-evidence. The plaintiff stated river as transport for six of their

ists), states that he has sworn to ment. He is now here on a Portu- that in July, 1925, he was sent by continue the fight against the guese transport which came in the Const Guard Administration of the Peking Government to Pratas Fengtien Party (in power at over the week-end.

with orders to construct a Meteoro- Peking) and to oppose them to Championship Contest: the bitter end.

Officials who have not been supporters of the prevailing faction for long are losing influence and old friends of General Li Chai-sum are likely to return to power.

Rumours are still

LI'S OLD FRIENDS:

current in the Government bureau's search Canton city that the Leftist fac-ers, but officialdom retaliated by tion is striving to make use of encouraging a boycott at another the disgruntled labour element, West River port. following the Government's cam- paign against a large number of unions.

Veiled threats of impending strikes have been made but no- thing has materialised so far.

No danger from the Ironsides

ency.

"Generally Quiet."

TRAIN ROBBERY.

"Over 20" Men and a Woman

Arrested,

Date Postponed.

number who had been wounded, when some other upriver vessel, thought to have been Japanese, dashed into their activities.

An Uncompleted Job. That the bandits thought to re- News has reached Hong Kong that the Dosing bureau was to turn to the three lighters was fair- have ceased work, on orders from ly evident as they had by no means thorough job of their higher authorities, on Jan. 10, made a but the date has been postponed. piracy. In the meanwhile, how Steamers to Canton are not ever, the "Teal" arrived late on the

SORES HEALED?

:

Nanking.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

A.P.C. craft.

FRESH AND FINE.

North-east winds, fresh, fine to cloudy, is the official weather forecast until noën to-morrow.

The anticyclone is central over south Manchuria; another has formed over Chiña. Fresh mon- soon may be expected along the south coast of China and over the North China Sea,

MATRIC AWARDS.

WINNERS OF EDWARD VII SCHOLARSHIPS.

Gentry's Ideas,

ia

His Lorship sald that Mr.

The next programme will also logical Station there; and that contain a Championship and Belt from July, 1926, to March, 1927, Peking, Yesterday. contest. Signalman Morris, of he was in charge of the Station at

a salary of $800 per month. meeting Peace talk in North China con- H.M.S. "Argus,"

Station Expenses. tinues. The gentry of Shansi, Marine Hornsby, also of the Shensi and Kansu provinces have "Argus" for the middleweight The expenses of the station were Both men have tilted financed in the following manner. formed an association to promote crown. peace throughout North China. against Donald Duncan, and both Sometime in the year 1924, the. The aged statesman, General lost. Both, nevertheless, are Peking Government ordered the

Po.

February tournament.

I

BIG SWORD CORPS.

"Complete Anarchy" in Manchuria.

DONALD DUNCAN,

General Duncan's Whisper of Name Sakes,”

Mukden, Jan. 11.

London, Yesterday. "The Americana have made box-

on

OIL WAR.

STANDARD OIL COMPANY'S POLICY.

REPLY TO CRITICISMS.

New York, Yesterday.

is reported. Official "intelligence" concerned with Dosing. Wuchow afternoon of December 18, and land immediately reported the is that the Ironsides are far in- is the seat of the Kwangsi pro- about two hours later the "Chang-matter to the authorities and, Wang Shih-chen, is attempting to sterling boxers, as their records Maritime Customs to make pay land, in the upper reaches of the vincial Government of which Genning" under convoy of the "Man-acting under instructions from bring about a compromise be-show, and local fans know quite ments to the Coast Guard Adminis

tration in Shanghai for the purposa Han River basin, close to the eral Wong Shiu-hung ie the head, tis." The "Teal" thereupon start-

There are other good things in of meeting the Pratas Station ex- Kiangsi frontier, but armed the latter being a colleague of ed downriver with the "Chang- the War Office, gave certain in-tween Shansi province and the well what Morris can do,

formation to McCartney, which Fengtien Party, and has dispatch- "Red" bodies are still roving General Li Chai-sum of Canton. ning," the three lighters and an was obsolete and misleading. Mr. ed a delegate to Shansi urging view for the next tourney, so it penses; and the Customs Au- about in the hinterland of Swatow.

should prove a thorough success. thority went making pay- Monkland continued his com-peace-Reuter.

At the Lee Theatre this time ments for Having, arrived at No. 7 Cross-munications with McCartney and

this purpose to Trouble has broken out in the

ing, known to be a dangerous point eventually

Captured General's Views.

Coast there will be an ample supply of the

Guard Namhung district, in the north of

Administra- met Hansen, who

Shanghai, Yesterday.

ringside seats as was the custom tion functioning in Shanghal Kwangtung province, but the out-Kwangsi Faction's Relations With on account of a swan's neck curve proved to be a Russian super-spy. General Yu Chen, of the Peking at the Theatre Royal.

in the river, it was found advisable Then the authorities, having Government, who is a captive in break is strictly local.

in spite of the fact that the to anchor for the night, but it de-established that McCartney and Shansi province, expresses the

Mr. R. M. Dyer.

political affiliations of that admin- veloped that the "Changning" and Hansen were engaged in a dan-view in a letter to his wife that Various proposals to call up the

An item of interest is the fact istration varied more than once

the changes that the President of the Associa- with

created by $10,000,000 loan are being con. Differences between Generalis-her tow would have to go a little gerous conspiracy against the Shansi is not bitter against Pek- tion, Mr. R. M. Dyer, returns to one Revolutionary party driving sidered. News in Hong Kong is simo Chiang Kai-shek's "new" further downriver for anchorage, State arrested

them. British ng. The Fengtien Party desires the Colony at the beginning of out the other from the control of that parties down here which Nationalist Government at Nan-as their anchors would not hold in Wireless Service.

General Yu Chen to act as a peace ext month, just in time for the the city of Shanghai. might possibly be interested are king and the Kwangsi military the Immediate vicinity of the

delegate. likely to be "sounded." A former faction do not appear to be so for the night, therefore, about a

"Kung Sheung Yat "Teal's" anchorage. They put up

(Continued on Page 5.). pro-Kwangsi finance minister is acute.. about to resume office and the pre- General Pei Chung-hsi (one of quarter of a mile away, but not be sent Police Commissioner, who the Kwangsi faction's big four fore a small armed guard had been board from the "Teal," only recently joined the Kwangai, and a colleague of General Lisent on faction, is reported to be about to Chai-sum of Canton) has approv- with instructions to thwart any fur- reaign.

ed of General Hsiung Shih-hweither attempts on the part of the

bandits thereabouts. Generally, Canton is quiet and taking over the post (in succea- the administration is confident sion to him, Pei) of Defence Com- The following morning the party except for the financial string-missioner of Shanghai and Woa- started downriver, but rounding The two King Edward VII the curve the vanguard received a Scholarships to be awarded on the

The "Ta-Tao Hui" or the "Biging the principal sports in Shang- sung.-British Naval Wireless.

The Opposite View. peppering of fire from the bank results of the Matriculation Ex- Sword Corps, which withdrew to hal; they think nobody in the Chinese reports from political where presumably the same bandits amination held in December, Pataokiang, their base of opera world can touch them at this circles state that General Pol as those which had first attacked 1927, and tenable at the Uniyer- tions, a few days ago, are again game," said Corporal Donald Dun- Chung-hsi has obtained $150,000 the "Changning" were established, sity from 1928,,have been award- presaing hard upon Tunghwa. can, Royal Marines, welterweight The Standard Oil Company of from Hankow merchants with awaiting an Italian steamer which ed to the following candidates:- The Tunghwa Wall is now sur- which to wage war against the hove into sight as the firing began. T. C. Payne, Central British rounded by the "Big Sword Champlon of Shanghal, in an inter- New York, replying to Sir Henri Deterding's criticisms of its policy Several articles of gold jewel-Hunanese armies which formerly Then the "Teal” Talks,

School.

Corps," and both telegraphic and view at his home near Bedford.

"In my

seven fights against in purchasing oil from Russia as lery were found on a. Hakka supported the now defunct Wu- To the consternation of the des- Li Kai-yeung, Queen's telephonic communications have Americans I found them good being against the interests of woman who was arrested by the Han Government,

peradoes, fire was returned by the College.

been completely interrupted by Canton authorities in a series of

aperts. Their crowds fell for me, humanity and trade honesty, de- Nationalist armies, in co-opera-armed guard in the "Changning," |

the insurgents...

too."

clares its intention to carry out raids following the robbery of the tion with General Pei's and other and they took to flight back to the

Complete Anarchy.

Corporal Duncan described the its contracts... Flow (through) train to Kowloon Kwangsi unite, are stated to be village. They had come out of the last week.

moving southward from Hankow, village which lies along an embank- As a quick, sequel to this, Infor-Chinese Police Board here, the audiences at his fights as "wonder- "We will be in no way swerved Parties of police and soldiers for a drive against Hunan, pre- ment at this point in the river, and mation was passed on to H.M.S. members of the "Ta-Tao Hul" ful." They numbered thousands, by such desperate and destructive set out from Namkong station, sumably because negotiations were well down on the river's bank "Cricket" further down that the have risen in revolt against the composed of all nationalities under measures as are being followed in "When an American won' India and threatened in other near the scene of the robbery, have failed and the Nationalist when they started their attack. As Haiping, which the "Teal" had authorities all over the Tung- the sun. about 20 miles east of Canton. leaders at Hankow are still at no resistance had been anticipated passed on her way to the relief of Fientao district, and their in- the Americans went mad, but they parts of the world."..

always treated me folly well." The Standard Oil alleges that by them, proved in the fact that the party of lighters but which had fluence is rapidly extending.

Two things he appreciated above the Royal Dutch Shell group as "over twenty." As there were

they had no look-out posted to ad-given no signs of distress, should Many policemen are resigning less than thirty robbers on the

vise them of the rapidly approach-be given chase. This was done, the at various places in the district all others that happened in Shang- started price-cutting in India in train, almost the whole gang

ing "Teal," their surprise was com- "Cricket" overtaking the "Hal- owing to the influence of the "Ta-hal-the first was a leader in a local September and that in November must have been accounted for.

plete. Then the "Teal" opened fire ping speedily and the bandita on Tao Hui" and the scanty pay they paper on the keenness of his second they started the practice of against the American; "secret rebates" on sales and Armed patrols are now posted

on the village, as the "Changning" soard her were captured and the receive, and some places are in a fight on the engines and carriages of the Canton-Kowloon Railway and,!

and lighters swung out into the "Halping's" release effected forth state of complete anarchy, Fear- Braunstein, and the absence of bar- bonuses. The Standard, Oil Co. Chinese merchants at Wuchow stream. Eleven rounds of six-with.

ing that these facts will cause racking by the vast international had met these measures partially according to a report, it is the in- are making joint representations pounder and more than 600 rounda

considerable uneasiness among audience; and the second was and if this form of competition tention of the authorities to put to the Kwangel military faction from Lewis guns were involved in

the provincials, the authorities in Major-General Duncan's smile and continued it would annually cost armoured protection on the en-against the continued activities of the surprise-party as a reminder to

such localities are endeavouring whispered "Namesakes" when he the Royal Dutch and its sub- gines in future, if arrangements the. Association which exists to the bandits that the moment was

to cover up the truth.Toho.

congratulated the Corporal before sidiary, the Burmah Oil Company, can be come to with the British hinder foreign trade.

12 million dollars, and the he left-Reuter. not auspicious for plying their

Standard Oil Co. four million section of the line.

It is alleged that the Associa- trade. The houses of the village

dollars, tion-with the boycott for so were mostly-inatsheds and the ex-| long a matter of the past is still tent of damage could not be ascer- obtaining about $10,000 a month tained, but it was plainly evident in revenue, this sum being from that a large percentage of the shells "seizures" and "fines" for eo- burnt upon impact. called infringements.

(Continued at foot of wext Column.)

The number of arrests is given loggerheads with Nanking.

THE WEST RIVER. Closing Dosing Search Bureau.

Better understanding between the Kwangst military faction,

FOREIGN TRADE.

Merchants Protest Against Setzures.

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Feeling is growing that anti- foreign trade movements having

in power at Canton, and the mer- ceased at Canton and Shanghai,

cantile communities, is leading to merchandise arriving at Wuchow

WUHU BOYCOTT..

:

Local Opinion" On-Anti-British Agitation.

treaty port in Athul province. Al-

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- According to reports to the

NANKING HARD-UP.

Bolshevik Agents Work Against Chiang Kai-shek.

$10,000 Reward Offered.

Peking, Yesterday.

It alleges that Sir Henri Deter ding's Company before 1926 shipped more Russian oil to India

Wuhu, Testerday." Agitators here have called a mass anti-British meeting here for Tues-

On Sunday morning bandits at and Ceylon than the Standard Oft day (to-day but little importance

Shanghai, Yesterday. tacked the Yuanhsien police sta Co. It points out that India could Is attached to the affair in local circles, British Naval Wireless,

Difficulty is being encountered tion near Tunghwa, killing the save at least five thousand miles by the Nationalist Central Gov Chief of Police and capturing by shipping Russian oil from the (Note: Wuhu Is a Yaustsze ernment at Nanking in raising the several rifles. The bandits are re Black Sea Forts.

It adds that the Royal Dutch the prefectures of Tunghwa, Lin-Shell drawa large supplies from ing purposes. though it is only 65 miles above money required for several press-ported to be attempting to control ing December, 1927.

Nanking, the Central Nationalist Another difficulty is the pre- klang and Yu-an, Sayaka Roumania and is therefore in- An "association for economic Government exercises little control sence of Bolshevik agents who The Tupan of the border re dependent of Russia,

The Standard Oil Co. declares advancement... issues returns there. The lock Nationalist Gen are busy circulating propaganda giong is offering $10,000 reward every ten days. Those for the era has been keeping the revenue against Generalissimo Chiang for the capture of each of the that its dealings are justified by second and third parts of last to himself and has had trouble with Kai-shek and the Government at ringleaders. Mr. C. E. Hughes, Secretary of month were

higher and for lgn, officials. Pos Nanking, which he is sponsoring. Marshal Chang Teo-lin has or State, stating in 1920 that it Second period exports $921, sibly, the local government is allow Britian Naval Wireless,

Ing agitators" more or less-rein" In

· River shipping companies have The "Kung Sheung Yat Fo" 787.50 Imports: $804,227.72ÄGA gone to the extent of avoiding the gives some interesting trade Third periodexports: $887, order to keep away Internal opposi (Continued at foot of nart

tion.)

Column) port so as to prevent friction with figures regarding the "favourable 269.67; imports $196,335,83.

the removal of trade obstacles should be subjected to search no trade balance" for Wuchow dur, which have existed for months. longer:

·Various reasons have been ad- duced for the decision, attributed to the Canton Government,' to abolish the "search bureaux, at Dosing, which is 27 miles below Wuchow, on the West River.

EXPORTS HIGHER,

Wuchow's Favourable Trade Balance

dered General Wu Chun-sheng to would be proper for American despatch a further 1,500 troops business men at their own risk to there and to direct operations trade with Russia. Beuter's himself--Reuter,

American Service.