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CANTON PAPER MONEY REFUSED,

COMMUNIST RAIDS

Many Arrests In City; Large Arms Seizures.

Paper money issued by the Canton Central Bank of China is now almost valueless, public utility concerns and Government institutions insisting on receipts in siver coln.

Several raids have been made on Communist hiding places. Arrests were made, armis seized, and literature captured. A number of ricsha coolies have fled from the city.

TABLISHED.

845

HONG KONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1928.

$26,000 CLAİM,

Kowloon Houses Case Judgment.

DEFENDANT WINS.

Judge Comments on Business Methods.

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CUSTOMS DISPUTES.

Nationalist Minister's

Statement.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

INTERPORT GOLF.

Hong v. Shanghai At Singles.

“ALL SQUARE" AT LUNCH.

Interesting Position in Final Or Triangular.

An interesting position reached at the lunch Interval toy

FOREIGN LOAN SERVICES.

Mr. Edwardes's Appointment "Not Recognised."

Judgment was given for the de.

Shanghai Yesterday. fendant on all issues at the In a statement handed to Supreme Court this morning by the Reuter regarding the Nationalist - MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS FAVOURABLE TO GOVERNMENT. Chief Justice, Sir H. C. Gallan, in attitude vis-a-vis the Chinese

the $26,000 claim concerning the erection of fifteen houses on Kow- Maritime Customs, Mr. Quo Tai- chi, the Acting Nationalist For- loon Inland Lot No. 1301.

In the course of the judgment eign Minister, emphasised that His Lordship commented on how there was no idea of interfering itigation might have been averted with funds which went to the by the preparation of more detall-service of foreign loans. .ed specifications between the In respect of domestic loans, Mr. Quo said that it did not seem parties.

The only amount found to be due just that surplus Customs re- to plaintiffa was that which had venue raised in Nationalist ter- In the military sphere of activities, developments have been fa-been agreed to by the defendant ritory should continue to be large-Blinko.

and the amount paid into Court, vourable to the Canton Government. Decisions in other parts of it was indicated by counsel for the ly used by Peking (which was now

regional Malcolm. China have combined, with events in Kwangtung, to rebuff Chiang defendant, might be more than regarded purely as a

swallowed up by the counterclaim Government) to finance campaign Kai-shek and the Nanking Governmnet.

in respect of which judgment was against the Nationalist. given on certain items, the amounts The subject of the Inspector to be assessed by an expert, Generalship, Mr. Quò Tai-chi de- Mr. F. C. Jenkin was counsel for jclared, was purely a domestic plaintiffs and Mr. Eldon Potter, issue. So far, the Nationalist K.C., appeared for defindant.

Government: bad not recognised The plaintiffs, the Sang Loong

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IN HUNAN

PROGRESS OF NATIONALIST ACTION.

JOINING AGAIN?

Trouble Breaks Out in South of Fukien.

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in the final stage of the triangular YANG YU-TING TO TAKE FIELD AGAINST KUOMINCHUN. Interport golf tournament,

Hong Kong is one up on the four- somes (16,, a lead of two points)

Rapid progress has been made by the Kwangei army and other over Shanghai and the singles be- Nationalist forces operating in Hunan province and interest is added gan to-day over 36 holes. After by the fact that the objective of the victorious Kwangsí troops is the first 18 holes (ie., at the lunch believed to be joining hands with the units in Kwangtung and Kwang- Interval), the individual games stood at:-

si, thereby extending the territory under the faction now in power Pendered (H.K.) and Budd at Canton. Trouble in the south of Fuklen province, all the way down (Shanghai) all square,

Androwes (HK) 2 holes up on to the Kwangtung frontier, is reported... Erskine (H.K.) 3 holes down to Bloxham (H.K.) 4 holes down to Pilcher.

Dodwell (H.K.) all square with cumming.

Murray (H.K.) 1 hole up on Pettitt.

It will be seen that Hong Kong)

.

In the far North, the Peking Government has made an appoint- ment which is significant and may lead to hostilities in earnest against the Kuominchun.

TO ATTACK FENG.

Overnight cables state that the the 2nd Nationalist Army from bank- Kwangtung border, is that the arm of contractors, sued Liu Siu even the acting appointment of players are, leading in two of the Kwangsi army under General Pei Shasi may join the new Wu-Han Although Government

matches and Shanghai's men have Chung-hsi (who, like Li Chai-sum alliance. notes are now widely refused in, Reds who set up a local Soviet ching, defendant, for $26.187 made Mr. A. H. F. Edwardes; until Canton, private quotations have Government there have been pre-up of $7,000 balance due under new appointment is finally made. the advantage in two others.

The Nationalists will only agree

of Canton, is one of the big four The remaining 18 holes will be of the Kwangsi military faction), der General Cheng Chien, is now The 6th Nationalist army, un- not dropped at all either in Hong vented from re-crossing into two contracts for the creation of

future Customs appoint- concluded this afternoon. the houses in question and $19,187 to Kong or Canton.

Kwangtung, but they are still in alleged to be due for extras. ments to their territory if they

la past Siangtan and is heading in the Tungting Lake area, and is Mail reports from Swatow in- possession as no Hunanese troops

Defendant is a Californian merare made on the recommendation 3-3 and Hong Kong has beaten from the north of the boundary with the new alliance. of Wu-Han, Manila has beaten Shanghai by for Hengehow, which is not far reported as not being popular dicate that the notes are also non--on account of the war at chant in Wing Lok Street, also of Mr. F. W. Maze, the Commis- Manila 6-1. current at that port for reasons Changsha can be spared against managing a shop for the sale of

between Hunan and Kwangtung-Reuter. caused by Cunton. Following the the Reds.

electrical appliances in Pottinger Government's decision that pay- |

Street, and as regards the houses 'ments of revenue must be in silver

in question, he represented a syn dicate consisting of himself and as to 80 per cent, and the balance

three others. in paper, the following has been reported:

The Chinese Post Office and the Canton-Kowloon Railway (Chinese section) have refused the notes altogether.

GOOD FOR CANTON.

But Unfavourable For Chinng Kai-shek.

Reliable sources make out the defeated Ironsides to be along the upper reaches of the Han River, Jaisurely towards

The Judgment.

In the course of hie, judgment, the Chief Justice said that. it was admitted by the defendant that the houses were erected and a permit for occupation granted by The Electric Co., the Water-marching

the Building Authority In May, works and the Telephone. Co. Fukien province.

1925, that the sum of, $828,000 had The Yunnanese mercenaries on been received by the plaintiff and are following the example set by the Government, namely, of the Hunan front have been in that, but for a counterclaim for omitted and defective insisting on 80 per cent. in structed by General Li Chai-sum certain

to keep a watch on stragglers works, the sum of $10,000 would from the Hunanese army which be due and payable, but the claim is being pressed southward from of 819,187 for extras was disput- Changsha and Hengchow. (The ed except as regards $3.000 in rea pect of Shanghai plastering done to campaign is referred to elsewhere the houses, which sum was includ-

silver.

Scheme of Salvation. From a semi-official source, the "China Mail" political correspon- dent understands that the Can- Government's scheme to ton have the notes is based on the' following:-

in this issue).

Military developments can be generally stated to have been favourable to the Kwangsi mili, As 20 per cent. of the re-tary faction in power at Canton venue will be in notes, a quan- and unfavourable to Chiang Kai- tity of paper money will be re-shek and Nanking Government.

ceived each month. Total

receipts are about $7,000,000

per month, so that over

$1,000,000 will be handed in. In

ed in the $10,000 above mentioned. Referring to contract No. 1 for the erection of the houses, Hia Lordship said that it was obvious from the evidence that this had not contained the whole agreement between the parties. Work neither} shown on the balance nor set out in the contract amounting to the very considerable sum of $22,000 or over was done by the plaintiffs

time the whole issue will thus TROOPING CHANGES. without making extra charge. It

have been passed back to the Government.

In the interval, the Govern- ment will attempt to set aside a part of its revenue as a reserve to cover the re-issue, which will be made after all notes have been paid in.

THE RED EVIL.

Suspect Ricsha Coolies in

Flight.

2ND COLDSTREAMS GOING

HOME.

PUNJABIS ARRIVE HERE.

London, Saturday.

..

"FINER LATER."

North-east winds, fresh, over. cast at first, finer later, is the official weather forecast until

noon" "to-morrow,

Saturday witnessed some re- markable scoring in the golf

In fact the Hunanese Army is Interport at Fanling when the stated to have been defeated so Manila team opposed the repre- thoroughly that one of the Gen- erals, Li Ping-hain, is reported as sentatives from Shanghai.

The three fourballs games, having offered to surrender with- which took place in the morning, out any terms. ended all-square on the seven- teenth green,

The Kwangsi army in Hunan, The depression has developed

of course, is part of the National In the singles there were two ist force which went to Wu-Han, into a typhoon now central to the

Another unit in this force is under north-east of Japan. The anti-more all-square games.

The contestants in the four- General Cheng Chien, who, with cyclone has weakened slightly: halls were Fielder and Nell General Pei Chung-hsi, is com- Fresh moon ay be expected against. Malcolm and Pilcherig into the open in opposition to along the southeast coast of Mason and Ivory against Blinko Chiang Kai-shek and the Nation China and over the North China and Budd; Cranston and Yates alist Government at Nanking. against Pettitt and Cumming.

Sen.

Local 'Quake.

A slight earthquake was felt at Hong Kong Inst night. Small rapid vibrations wore recorded at the Observatory from 10h, 68m. 30s. to 10h. 58m. 50s, the maxi-. mum occuring at 10h. 58m. 33s.

The amplitude woa only

2. m.ma.

Had the time

of vibration, times as great the shock would about 1 second, been, say, three

not have been felt.

While Shanghai maintained the partnerships whic1 opposed Hong Kong, Manila made a change by putting G. M. Ivory with J. H. R. Mason instead of with Lieut. Cranston.

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Manila's Victors.

THEFT OF A CLOCK.

REDS AT AMOY,”

Observe. Lenin Anniversary at Kulangsu,

YANG SEN GOES.

People of Ichang Afraid of Bandits.

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New Year Victories.

Hankow, Saturday. The latest despatches from Hunan indicate sweeping vic- tories by the Wu-Han (Nationalist) armies over China New Year, des- pite the fact that Yeh Kai-hain with his 44th Army turned over to the Hunanese.

The Hunanese have evacuat- ed Changsha, which has since been occupied by the 13th Army, while the 6th, 7th and 19th Armies have all reached the Changsha vicinity. Generala Ho Chien, Liu Heing, and Yeh Kai- hain are consolidating the position at Changteh where they may make a further stand, Li Ping- hsien retreating towards Heng- chow.-Reuter.

Soviet and Kuominchun.

Shanghai, Saturday. Feng Yu-hsiang has apparently advanced this week and fighting is reported in the neighbourhood of Hantan and Tamingfu.

parity in munitions is becoming more marked, as supples from abroad reach the Ankuochun, while the Soviet is reported to have ceased supplying the Kuo- minchun-Reuter.

AT NANKING.

[Some of the units in the vic- The pairs who finished all- Members of the Chinese Com-torious Nationalist Wu-Han square in the singles were Fielder munist Party, states the "Kung armies are from Kwangsi, the and Budd and Malcolm and Nell. Sheung Yat Po," assembled on commander of these being an ally Manila managed to win three, national Settlement of Amoy) to ton.] of the remaining four games Jan. 25 at Kulangau (the Inter- of General Li Chai-sum of Can- Shanghai's only victory being, observe the Lenin anniversary. Filcher's defeat of Ivory by four up and three to play.

Red propagadists were reported was to be regretted that in a tran-Isioner at Shanghai, who is the Manila's victors were Mason, active at Changchow, a port in saction involving such a large sum senior official in the Customs Ser- who beat Blinko, three and two: south Fukien, during China New as $325,000 the usual detailed specification was not prepared by vice and who is persona grata Cranston, who got the better of Year. Bandits are moving in this a competent person. If that prud-with the Nationalist Government. Cumming with four up and three part of the province.

Mr. Que Tai-chi added that con- to play, and Yates, who beat

Engagements have been fought ent and ordinary course had been

The Fengtien faction, however, followed it was almost certain that trary to reports from Peking Pettitt by three and one. in the interior of south Fukien, assert they outnumber the Kuo- expensive and prolonged litigation about Mr. Edwardes's forthcom- Manile thus won on the day by states the same report, a capture minchun in that arca by 100,000 would have been avoided.

ing visit to Shanghai, he was self- three to one.

being made by a column which is with reinforcements recently It is officially announced that the No Written Agreement. invited; but the visit was agreed The singles between Hong Kong moving in unison with the Can- from Feking and that the dis- 2nd Battalion of the Coldstream His Lordship then referred to to by the Nationalist Government and both the visiting teams have tonese Ironsides, Guards will leave Shanghai for contracts No. 2 and 3 and com- because the latter desires that yet to be played. England in a fortnight.-Reuter.mented that the most important Tariff Revision should be based on [The despatch of the 2nd Cold-objection to the claim was the in-terms mutually acceptable to the streams, as a unit of the Shanghai ability of the plaintiff to produce North and South of China. Captures were made by the Defence Force, was unique in the any written agreement signed by Reuter.

The "reports from Peking" in Canton authorities in a series of history of the British Army as it the parties for extra work although

Before Major Willson at the Cen- city raids on Reds during the is the first Guards battalion to he was satisfied from the evidence the above cable probably refers to

tral Magistracy this morning, a week-end. Several women are in have been sent so far from that the view taken by the parties the following:

Ichang, Yesterday. Chinese youth was custody. Weapons have been Home.]

Terms For Understanding.

charged with

Because military developments seized and documents brought to Hong Kong Garrison.

the theft of an 8-day clock from) Shanghai, Yesterday. light. It is not thought that the The 5th/2nd Punjabis are be work to be done and the price to Nominally, Mr. Edwardes is Messrs. Lane, Crawford's store. have been unfavourable to him, raids were inter-connected. ing relieved here by the 3rd Batt. be charged and to present it to the coming to Shanghai from Peking, He was ordered to receive 12 General Yang Sen has embarked the 20th) A quantity of literature was of the 15th Punjabi Regt. which defendant. The matter was then as Inspector-General of Chinese strokes of the birch to be followed his Army (known

Shanghai, Saturday. found by the Police at Fati, arrived in the Colony by the B.I. to be discussed between them and Maritime Customs, to study ques- by 48 hours' detention. This is the from here, to be transferred up

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. across the Canton River from 5.5. "Talamba", from Calcutta on and verbally sanctioned the work However, he has the approval of ford's during the past week, an- Much apprehension is felt by is reported to have abandoned all

if the latter agreed to the price tions connected with the Customs, second case of theft at Lane, Craw the Yangtze River. Shameen. Ricsha coolies who Friday. were suspect, were found to have

then he was to be liable to pay the Peking Government to discuss other youth having been arrested the people of Ichang now that the hopes of convening the 4th plen- The new battalion is under the price for the work as extre fled the city when the Police command of Lt.-Col. H. T. C. His Lordship then examined the amity with the Nationalist Gov- on Thursday for the theft of a sil- troops have left and bandits are in ary session of the Kuomintang at arrived.

Ivens. The other British officers evidence with a view to testing the ernment with a view to another ver cup and was also ordered a'the vicinity.-British Nayal Wire- Nanking Reuter. News from Ichang, a small are. Adjutant; Capt. J. R. Rey-claims of Counsel on behalf of conference on tariff revision. whipping when charged at the less.

Hunan- nolds; Major H. D. Ternon, M.C.: their respective clients; referring The Nationalist Government at Magistracy on Friday.

Capt. T. G. Rule; Capt. J. to plaintiff's contention that defen- Nanking is preparing to welcome Moriarty, M.C.; Capt. A. E. dant ordered and verbally promis- Mr. Edwardes, who is expected to Wernicte, M.B.E.; Capt. R. B.ed to pay for the work and stood arrive on Feb. 1. It is the inten- Roper; Capt. O. R. C. Carey; 2nd by and saw the work being execute tion of the Nationallata to ap

ed, the inference being that a man roach Mr. Edwardes about a Lieut. Tregear.

with his experience who went into There are 17 Indian officers matters so carefully and at such portion of the Customs surplus, a returned banishee who had come A Chinese named Fung Yuk (28) and 883 men.

an expenditure of time must know the remission of such portion be back before the expiry of his Ilving at No, 254, Main Street, Sai-j The 5th/2nd Regiment is due that the extra work was being done ing the Nationallata principal banishment term, was this morning wanho, was yesterday removed to to leave for India on or about and that it amounted to fraud on demand in return for acknow the Government Civil Hospital as Feb. 27.

his part to try and avoid payment ledging (the appointment of) Mr, the result of attempting to commit! [The Punjabi detachment here for it.

Edwardes as Inspector-General- suicide by jumping into the har- is part of the regular garrison and

"Kung Shoung Yat Po." bour, He was rescued by the crew not a unit in the Shaforce.] of a motor boat owned by the Wo Eung Company,

market town

on

the

JUMPED INTO HARBOUR.

BITTEN BY “CHOW.”

JEWELLERY STOLEN.

was that before any extra work was undertaken plaintiff had to prepare an estimate showing the

Mr. Raven's Evidence. On the other hand, the defen- dant stated that he was a busy man carrying on two businesses and could not possibly have spared the time to be an rauch on the premises Mrs. Robertson, of "Basilea," as was alleged. He contended that at the No. 6 Lyttleton Road, has reported that he had only looked

HONG KONG TRAM FINAL

-DIVIDEND.

Hong

RETURNED TOO SOON.

A Chinese who was proved to be

with the additional punishment of 20 strokes of the birch....

[Ichang is on the upper Yang- tsze, 870 miles above Hankow. From Shasi, 83 miles below Ichang, a Nationalist army is moving up against Yang Sen.]

WAR REPORTS.

Where the Hunanese Are Losing.

Hopes of Fourth Plenary Giveni Up.

Reds at Wahu.

Wuhu, Saturday. Communists are showing re- newed activity.-British Naval Wireless.

www.

[Wuhu is a Treaty port on the lower Yangtsze, in Anhui pro- vince. The local Nationalist com- mander is appointed by Nanking.1

MAN OF THE HOUR.

To Take the Field Against Kuorhinchun

charged before Major. C. Willson at the Central Magistracy with pick- ing the pocket of a stranger to the Colony in Queen's Road West. He

Hankow, Saturday. received two months' Jail for thej

The redistribution of the bal- Larceny, and for returning from ance of power in Hupeh and Hu- banishment was ordered

an addi-

nan provinces still contiues. tional jail term of eight months It is reported that the 44th sidered the man of the hour in General Yang Yu-ting is con- Nationalist array, which is mostly Peking's Government In addi The Directors of the

composed of Hunanese, has de- tion to being chief-of-staff to the to the police that some time dur-houses on a few occasions from the Kong Tramways, Limited, recom

fected, and has joined the 8th Generalissimo, he is to have su Ing the past three weeks during her road. In this he was supported by mend a final dividend of 80 cents Mr. Raven, the architect for the

Hunanese army, which is now in

preme command in the The amall son of Mr. Ng Shiu- absence from the house, someone houses, who stated that, although per share payable after the date of

retreat from Changsha and mov-field against the Kuominchun in shu, living at No. 1, Wat Tak Bund, broke open a locked box in her room he visited the site on his way to the forthcoming Ordinary Yearly Kowloon City was yesterday bitten and sole jewellery worth $192.

Falling off his bed whilst asleep, ing towards Hengchow.

the south of Chihli province, now the office he only saw the defen- General Meating of the company by a "chow" dog owned by his

The 19th Hunanese army has only 800 miles or so from the dant there occasionally although if which will be announced in due a Chinese named Wan Po-cht (87) father. The lad who was injured, · Flight Llout. L Wanless the plaintiff's story was true the course.This makes a total divid- living at No. 19 Tal Yuen Street reached Changsha, and is out-capital. In the wrist, was attended by Dr. O'Gowan, R.A.F, has left Shanghai defondant must have been there an end of $1.40 per share for the year was injured by the sharp edge of a ficiently in agreement with the The appointment is taken fr Ernest To, whilst the police remov for Singapore. He passed through most of the visits paid by Mr. and subject to audit leaves to be shovel on which he fell. He was 35th and 86th Hunanese armies Chinese circles to mean that Pok ed the dog to Mataukok for ob- Hong Kong during the week-end on Raven.

carried forward in the accounts a removed to the Government Civil not to be opposed by them. ing will now fight the Kuomin- servation.

the "President Wilson."

(Continued on Fago 12.) sum of $252,849.04.

Hospital;

It is also reported that part of chun in earnest.

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FELL ON SHOVEL.