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Telephons Central. 1246 or 1247.

33, Wong Noi Chung Road. Happy Valley, 7

"MURDER CORPS.”

China

No. 25,782 .. HONG KONG,

Communists At Sheklung City.

ARMED PARADES.

Papersides Show Loyalty To Government.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRU

TURNED DOWN.

No U.S Loan For German Railway.

A BERLIN ISSUE.

Company Will Capitalise Part of Preference Issue.

Berlin, Yesterday.

DEATH DUTI Appeal in the Supre

Court

BELL-IRVING ESTAT

Which Section of Ordina!

Involved?

11923.

RULE

ICE, MO PA Mon

ONLY ONE RETURNS.

Opposition

LAZAJUS

Only Europea Optician. libed Over Forty Years) at

ALPIL A COOPER, 3LA:Q...! Optometrist by Canadian Govt Exam

Pazia! Attousion),

NANKING?

o Chiang Kai-shek.

Life

General Li Chal-sum To Sever Relations.

An action commenced at the P. The story of a piracy and kid- A German railway company's Supreme Court this morning in mapping et, the victims has reach- intention to offer a $100,000, which Mr. FC Jenkin, on behalf ed Police Headquarters. It was 000 loan in America having of the Administrator, appealed told to the Chin Wan palice yes been nullified owing to objections from the Hong Kong Estate Duty terday by the mistress of a local TED SPEARS” IN REAR OF KUOMINCHUN-PEKING FRONT. TWO BRIGADES SENT AGAINST EAST RIVER REDS. by Mr. Parker Gilbert, Agent Commissioner arising out tha cargo boat which had been miss-

General of Reparations, the comcision as to the amount of a to ing for nearly a month, pany has decided to obtain the be paid on the death of Isabellakë

According to the woman (Lu Formation of a "murder corps" and the holding of armed par-money in Germany by capitalising Bell-Irving, member of the Kin), about 6.80 a.m., on January a part of its reference shares, of known Jardine family 8 she was on a voyage from Hong

Two Nationalist Generals now in Hunan province, where they ades in the city are among the activities of Communists who have which the company still possess

Mr. Eldon Potter, KC, in Kong to Toi Shan in Chinese ter- have recently added to their strength, are expected to issue a circular come out into the open at Shcklung, a thriving town of many in- 1,119,000,000 marks worth.

structed by Mr. H. K. Holmes, tory, with about 400 piculs of telegram shortly the effect of which will be to announce the cors- A group of German banks, head- Crown Solicitor, appeared for the general cargo, her boat was ap-mencement of a regime at Hankow opposed to Generalissimo Chiang habitants, on the lower East River, about 40 miles east of Canton

ed by the Reichsbank, have un-respondant.

proached by a pirate craft when or 50 miles north of the British frontier.

dertaken to take over immediately

of Chungchayahi Island about Kai-shek and his Leftist associates now in charge of the Nanking 100,000,000 marks worth of pre. The appeal, which is blight males west of Fantao Point. Government. offered to the public in the form Justice, is based on the grounds and compelled har to stop. The ference shares, which will be heard by Sir H. C. Gollau, Ch The pirates fired on her boat of Reichsbank certificates at 98% that estate duty was pay strange craft then came alongside The Bank has also der a different section frames and several men boarded the junk. per cent. agreed to capitalise a further under which it had been she and her crow were driven 100,000,000 marks in the next and that in any event, no state into the Hold and held prisoner few months.-Router****, duty was payable upon a whilst the pirates sailed the junk

nuity.of £3,000 on the grounds away

The appearance of these Reds has given an opportunity for the 5th Nationalist army, known 29 the Papersides, formerly under Gen- eral Li Fook-lum of Honam who opposed the present Canton Gov- erzument, to show that it has now accepted the inevitable and joined hands with the Kwangui administration.

Other news from Canton concerns a sudden rise in the value of the "disowned" banknotes, the demanded by Naval units for pay in silvor, and the spread of Red plots.

50 MILES FROM BORDER.

AIR ADDITION IN US PROGRAMME.

FAST BUILDING.

ony.

Latter will, it is anticipated, sever relations with Nanking through a One of these Generals is an ally of Li'Chal-sum of Canton. The

declaration of the Canton provincial Kuomintang.

Now that the "Christian General's army shems to be makips drive in earnest in Peking, and the Peking leaders are ready to re- stat, attention is being diverted from Central China to the North,

· MARCH ON THE CAPITAL.

~~800 MILES AWAY.

Christ

Geucra's" March on

Peking.

that such annuity was not in sfy part charged upon or derived from

Blindfolded March: NAVAL ARMAMENT. property situated within the Gol- About-midnight on January 12 the junk stopped off shore at a Mr. Jenkin indicated that in Point which the woman is unable 1884 Mr. John Bell-Irving, I can to identify, and all the junk people templation of his marriage in re taken ashore by the pirates Miss Isabella Thornton afer and imprisoned in a hat on the Isabella Bell-Irving) execpted hillside. They remained prison Reports fromChinese sources art deed of settlement whereby by he there for the next ten days, again conflicting. It appears that settled Hong Kong abares then About midnighton January 28 the Peking forces in the south of valued at $30,000 and covenanted the pirates took, the Jung mig Chihli are trying to effect a junc- es dit of the hut and, blindtion with the units in Shantung. folding her, forced her to march to prevent the Kuominchun from

with them over hills for about an operating against the flanks.. TO-DAY'S WEATHER hour and a half. Then she was Claims of important captures released, given $1 and told to re- by the Kuominchua aer made by in to Hong Kong to raise money Nationallet sources in Shanghai for the ransom of the other prism but these are contradicted by im-

partial observers. Wandered For A Day,

The "Kung Sheung Yat Pornment in the south of Chil After wandering about for a mentions activities by local gueril province in the reg on of the Pek--

Ing-Hankow Raliway, whole day, the funk, mistress lan, such as the Red Spears Corps, reach eft the peak Spiere she suc in the rear of the Kuominchun calon-cended in attracting the attention advance. --

of a passing Hong Kong boat and was given passage to Chin Wan which was reached at 8 o'clock last night.

Communists who have appeared depreciated banknotes from about at Sheklung are acting iri unison 20 per cent. (of face value) to

Washington, Yesterday? nearly 50 per cent. Reaction set with the disgruntled section of the in later and the jump is appre tives Naval Committee, Captain Before the House of Represents labour unions. Workmen are ciated to buying manipulations by

John Ounaell, Budgat Officer of the parading the streets with wea- firms which hold fairly large quat Aeronautics Bureau, stated that the tities in spite of the Government's pons, in defiance of Government unpromising attitude. Difficulties expenditure of G.$88,258,000 would be necessary for the purchase and prohibition. Outside the city, the are rumoured in several important maintenance of aircraft for the five Reds are preparing trouble. It is trades, owing to financial strin-croplue carriers and 25 scout reported that picked men have gency, and more failures are ex-cruisers contemplated in the sow

pected.

warship construction programme. 759 planes would be needed for the vosols themselves and 781 more for replacement and training purposes.

been formed into a corps to com- mit wholesale murder as the pre- lude to a reign of terror.

Troops of the Canton Govern-

►

Units in the Canton Navy are insisting on their pay being in silver coin.

U.S. Naval Policy. **

Washington, Monday.

The number of wounded officers ment in the vicinity of Sheklung, who have been sent back to Can- are few. Now that the Paperaide ton from the East River testifies Speaking at the semi-annual Gor- senior officers are accepting or to the intensity of the fighting crainent business meeting. Presi- ders from General Li Chai-sum, with the Ironsides whose presence dont Coolidgo again omplingized the two brigades (over a thousand in Fukien province now has been need for maintaining a well-balanced men in all) have left Canton by the Canton-Kowloon (Chinese section) for Sheklung,

Railway

confirmed.

for a thorough campaign against WATER FILTRATION. Calling attention to the naval pro

the Reds.

MORE ARRESTS.

Firm Hand With Unions And Red Agents.

NEW PROCESS AT BOWEN

ROAD BEDS.

SYSTEM DESCRIBED.

The Paterson rapid gravity filtration system is now in run- ning order at the Bowen Road beds.

North-east winds, fresh, erally overcast, the off weather forecast until

morrow.

The anticyclone, has strength "énod älightly." Fresh; to COOK

monsoon may be expected the south-east coast "of Ching and over the North China Sea.

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LOOTED AGAIN.

British Vice-Consulate at Nanking.

Forloral budget and reducing the

She reports that amongst those National Debt. At the same time, to pay over cash to the amount of at present in the hands of the pdr- ho depronted stinting activities $20,000 to certain named trustees ates are her three children, hor vital to the safety and well-being of for the benefit of the parties as father-in-law, and two members the nation.

set out in the settlement,

of the crew. No sum of money

Nanking, Yesterday, The husband was to get the was mentioned to her by the pir- The British Vice-Consulate at ramme, President Coolidge anid life income of this and and the ates when they told her to get Nanking is reported to have been the plan ho endorsed did not con- wife for life, and after that it ranom in Hong Kong. They also template any limitation of time as was to go to such of the children did not instruct her where to de regards the beginning or completion appointed either jointly by the liver the money to them. of the tentativo programme, but con- survivor. In fact, no such up templated the building of ships as pointment was made. In defilt fast as possible.

of such appointment it was vided that the property, would pass, on the death of the survivor' to be held in trust for the child-| HOME NEWSPAPER,ren in equal shares,

ife Income.:/o TWO FAMOUS JOURNALS The Husband and wire lived to-

AMALGAMATE.

London, Yesterday.

Liberal morning

+

by

NO FOUL PLAY. be

WHY PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN WAS DERAILED.

Ottawa, Yesterday.

The water, in the course of Labour unions in Canten are the filtration process is taken reluctant at present, in view of from the Bowen Road conduit the Government's attitude, to con- and is delivered to the inlet cham-

It is now established that team, sleigh were responsible for vestors horses running amak with a hesty fire activities for labour as aber which is controlled by an class. Unions have been ordered automatic inlet control valve

gether until July 30th 1 day's accident to Pres. Cosgrave's not to form any more branches from which it passes over a weir,

when the husband died train. One of the sleigh runners got for the time being.

the fluctuations in the level of the The famous

widow following him within ten jammed in the railway points Arrests by the city authorities water over this measuring weir newspapers, the "Daily News" and days. On the death of the hus- Thiel were forced open.

The in Canton of persons suspented of automatically controlling the aup- "Westminster, Gazette" have been band, the local estate duty com-fleigh was extricated but the pond- Being Communist agents or labour ply of chemical reagents necessary amalgamated and will appear tomissioner claimed estate duty on for the points was not noticed agitators have now become duily to effect purification. The re-morrow as a single journal. Reuthe principle value of the whole of until the train was deratied. Reu- affairs. A series of raids yester-agents used are sulphate of

the settlement funds and that was ter day is described in detail in offi- ammonia and hydrated lime. cial reports.

The filtering capacity of the] fliter beds is rated at 72 gallons

WEST RIVER TROUBLE.

Communists Reported in Port of Calls.

..

ter.

paid. Estate duty was also paid on the whole of the local estate in

GI RALTAR,

Gibraltar, Yesterday,

the sum of $125,000. The Crown H.M.S. CUMBERLAND, Mrs. I. E. Basto returned to on the death of the wife ten days per square foot, giving a maxi-Hong Kong by the President later again claimed full estate CHINA CRUISER ARRIVES AT mum output of three million gal-Madison attor a stay of several duty upon these funds which lons a day. The first twenty montius in America. minutes flow from each bed after

Counsel submitted, was on the cleansing automatically flows into Mrs. M. D. Draper and Mrs. Tnot clothed wi'some impropriety face of it extraordinarily hart U a low level wash water tank be-R. Percy, both Hong Kong resi- even if the law empowered the berland" has arrived on her way low the filter beds from where it dents, came back to the Colony by duty to be taken walch Counsel China-Reuter. is pumped to a high level wash the President Madison." water tank on the roof of the Chemical House ready for filter washing.

is a

tho

would submit it did not

Previous Instance | 41

The new British cruiser "Cum-

"Local Ordinance.

to

General Pet Chune-hál, one of. the big four of the Kwangsl mill Chal-sum of Canton, expected to 'tary taction and an ally or

Issue a. declaration against. Chiang Kai-shek.:

Shanghai. Yesterday. All reliable information in- dicates that Marshal Feng Y- hisang (the "Christian Ceneral") has commenced on a big Beale his offenalve against the Peking Gov

He has withdrawn his trop (the Kuorinehun ku ichowib which has bad thin! hands of General Ho & Jugsë (of the Nationalist Army), and is concentrating all available forces against Taming and Hantan.

Hoavy Fighting. After heavy fightings with the pro-l'aking troops, the Kuomin chun have taken Nanlo, 15 miles, to the south of Taming, which the Peking troops are rapidly putting

in a state of defence, da

There is no indication that the "Christian General" has yet taken Hantan, which is 100 miles south of Shihchiachuang-Reuter.

(Note: The Kuominchun is about 300 miles south of Peking at the moment.)..

Tsingtas Withdrawals.

Tokyo, Yesterday... The Navy Office has ordered the withdrawal of 200 bílfkets from Tsingtao. Reute

PEKING WAR CHEST.

Plan to Raise $50,000,000 in Manchuria.

Mukden, Jan. 20. A council was recently held at the Civil Governor's yamen, at- tended by General Yang Yu-ting, Civil Governor. Liu, the directors- of the Board of Industry and of again looted recently.-British the Bank of the Three Eastern Naval Wireless.

Provinces.

of the Nationalist Government, 000,000 as a war contribution for (Note: Nanking is the capital devising of means to raise $50,- The subject deliberated was the

A red rising is reported from

not far from the mouth of the, the Peking Government, An in- Talching, a port of call for Hong

Yangtze River. The foreign crease of both land tax and Kong steamers, only 42 miles be

Consulates and residences were miscellaneous taxes by 20 per low the West River Treaty port

His Lordship commented that That trust had hot yet been ex- syntetically looted by the. Na cent. was decided on. This mes The chemical of Wuchow, which is jealously and

house, which minutes, one man being able to there had been similar cases in hilsted, there still being consider Monalistly troops om March 26 sure is expected to realise 380,- zesiously guarded by General

three floored brick carry through the operation with the War when, at first, the Growable property here and in Shang-

when they have been 000,000 in Fengtien and $10,000,- Wong Shiu-hung, the ally of Li and reinforced

concrete struc-out moving from the operating was strictly entitled to aid on hai which had not been trans. Dominy vsak .ture, contains

000 each in Kirin and Hellung. Chai-sum.

lime platform. mill and alumina tanka on the top No move has yet been made floor, the reagent proportioning The new filters have been con- to providey for an Info of He, His submission continued

klang. It is reported that the On Old Sand Bed

death in action bubs later the ferred). Home law was amended, in prder

war expenditure' of the Mukden- against the Swabue Soviet in the gear on the middle floor and the structed within one of the old thought, six months ween, Counsel, was that clearly the an-

ites during the past year arre Hoifung and Lukfung districts, between Blas Bay and Swatow. It ground floor, while the roof car-remaining beds have been covered before estate duty could taken upon the general estate as being

ed, to $55,000,000, not including pumps and compressors on the slow sand filter beds and the two say, the death of father and son nuity to the wife tran charged

the maintenance cost of the in now reported that the expedirles the high level wash water over and converted into altered on the estate.

Mukden Arsenal and Air Of tion of 3,000 men, which had been tankta

the catate conveyed to the gen

If the latter expenses, pre added: moving against Swabue, will.now

eral trustbes by the document To provide against breakdowns plant was designed and manufac Referring to the annale quoted. Between the death of her

the total is belleved to approach be diverted on account of military the air compressors and wash- tured by the Paterson Engineer £3,000, Counsel stated that husband and her own death, no tro

$100,000,000, developments near the north of water pumps are in duplicate one ing Co., Windsor House, Kings provided by the husband grade proceeds of the local estate were taze Kwangtung.

set of the former being operated way, London, to the specification wife in a will and he wouldagain transferred to the general trustees byacuation by an electric motor and the other of Mr. R. M. Henderson, M. Init. that it was charged on py by the foreign trustees and there the 43rd by an oil engine, while one set of C.E., M.L Moch E, Water Engin- situated outside the Col the litter is operated by a water eer,

that no estate duty was pe turbine and the other by an elec-Erection was carried out under In respect of it. AV tric motor,

the supervision of Provision is also made for the son's represent cleansing of the filter when chok The Hong Kong K ed with accumulated impurities, Driving and: Const the whole washing process being were the Contractorador prise followed the sudden accomplished and the bed again in forced conc esterday in the value of the operation within a period of ten work,

PAPER MONEY.

Sudden Riss: Navy Wants Silver.

water service reservoirs. The

20 Counsel also stated

berty here and Int thed in the

BrJohn

med "hi *#forel

Conve

The last

sterday of General Yang Sep'a ichang) up the Yang- Shortly after the ad been completed, tionalist army, and a 2nd Nationalist army from further down British Naval Wire

fore, whatsoever was due to be part of paid to that lady in that ten days arrived herd would be derived solely from the the River.

| estats then in the hands of the less."

general trustees

(Note: Ichung is 870 miles

NORTHERN WOES.

· Peking Governme

Lekin

ké Gounsel i proceeded to refer to above Hankow. The Nationalists Vague rumours have The local Ordinance and to inter: off

have been exerting here for mar on Genera

"Ben between the

Troubles.

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