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'No. 25,822

WAR AND PEACE.

·NANKING OVERTURE TO PEKING.

CHANG TSO-LİN'S VIEW.

LISHED

1945

HONG KONG, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1928.

WHITE GLOVES.

A Maiden" Sessions Calendar.

TO-DAY'S PRESENTATION.

Third Time Within Over Twenty Yeart.

BURNED TO DEATH

Shocking Fatality At

A School.

FIVE CASUALTIES.

Fire At Nursery School For Children Whose Parents Are Abroad.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

SWABUE SOVIET.

Cantonese Troops In Action.

"Your Eyes Are Safo With Us”

N. LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician.

(Established Over Forty Years). Manager:-RALIH A, "COOPER. M.A.0.A.,· Registered Optometrist by Canadian Govt. Exain.

(Personal Attention).

“HERMES” RETURNS, COLONY'S HEALTH.

After Refit And Re-Commission.

"ARGUS" TO GO.

Particulars Of China Station Aircraft Carrier.

REVERSE AND SUCCESS.

Red Leader's Clansmen Deported From Macao.

For the third time for over

Reverses were suffered by the Having left the China Station there Was 21 One boy and four girls, between Cantonese troops last week at the six months ago for refitting and “maiden" Sessions at the Supreme four and five years of age were hands of the Swabue Soviet recommission, H.M.S. "Hermes," Court this morning and Mr.burned to death in a mid-night.

Chiang Kai-shek Confident of Victory in North. twenty years,

FALL OF CAPITAL PREDICTED BEFORE JUNE

Much of importance concerning war and peace prospects in Chin is contained in a series of overnight cables. On the face of things, not all the reports can be true. Side by side, however, they make interesting reading and shed light on the situation,

Marshal Chang Tso-lin, the Peking dictator, is said to have ex- pressed agreement with suggestions of peacemakers from Nanking, General Li Tsung-jen, a colleague of Marshal Li Chai-sum, has pro- posed transforming the Nationalist armies into labour corps for national work. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek declares that the Nationalists outnumber the Peking troops by five to two and is confident as to success. His henchman, General Ho Ying-chin, pre- dicts the fall of Pcking before the Dragon Boat festival (June 22).

MARSHAL LI'S PART.

A Tientsin cable to the "Kung Sheung Yat Po" says that Mar- shal Chang Tsu-lin has express ed himself as in agreement with the proposals of an official from Nanking, who is suggesting peace in China. Marshal Chang adds that his reason for entering thei Great Wall (ie., coming in from Manchuria) was to save the coun- try. He is not out for aggrandise. ment, he continues, and defeat or victory is immaterial to him.

learned, had proposed to proceed to inspect his troops in Hanchowfu, but hearing that Marshal Li Chai-sum was on his way to Nanking, he has decided to wait until Marshal arrives.~~"Wah Keung Po,"

CANTON, DENIAL.

Report on Railway Links.

Canton, Saturday.

London, Yesterday.

THE AIR LINK.

Canton Director To Visit Colony,

to

Dr. Koch's Questions On Malaria.

THREE YEARS' WORK.

What is Done.To Combat The Disease,

(a) the training of nullahs, (b) reclamation of swamps, (c) dealing with paddy fields and other forms of wet cultivation.

At to-morrow's mecting of the Sanitary Board, Dr. W. V. M. Koch, pursuant to notice, will ask the following questions:— Justice J. R. Wood who sat in the fire at a nursery school called hordes but a counter-attack has the aircraft carrier, returned

1.Pending the arrival of a absence of the Chief Justice, Sir "Hightrees" at Salfords, Surrey, proved successful, according to Hong Kong this morning and is

now at Naval Buoy No. 6.

malaria expert, and, as the work II. C. Gollan, was, in accordance chiefly patronised by parents the latest report.·

The "Hermes" is permanently at-of malaria prevention should be with time-honoured custom, pre-living in India and other tropical

From Macao.comes. the news tached to the China Station and continuously carried out on the sented with a pair of white gloves countries.

The victims · were Graham that two clansmen of the Pang the "Argus," which is not so at usual well-known lines will the tached but which has remained authorities state what has been by Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Deputy Registrar,

Trevetham, whose parents are Bai, the leader of the local Com-here during the absence of the done in this direction in this There were present in Court, in believed to be in Egypt, Dickie munist government in the Hoi- "Hermes" will be leaving Hong Colony and the New Territory addition to His Lordship and the

during the past three years as re- fung and Lukfung districts( of. Kong for Home in a few days. Deputy Registrar, the Attorney- General, Sir Joseph Kemp, K.Č.,

The "Hermes" in the only vessel garda:- which Swabue is the port), have been deported from Macao at the in the British fleet to be built the Captain Superintendent of

specially as an aircraft carrier-| Police, the Hon. Mr. E. D. C.

request of the Canton Criminal the "Argus," "Ark Wolfe, the Crown Solicitor, Mr.

Royal," Investigation Department.

Pegasus" and "Furious” are all H. K. Holmes. the Assistant.

Units of Three Armies.

reconstructed merchantmen, com- Crown Solicitor, Mr. T. S. Whyte

missioned during the war-and is Smith and the Acting Assistant¦. Following the visit of a British

News from reliable sources in-, known as the most mysterious of tinue to send out an inspector and Attorney-General, Mr. H. S. flying expert to Canton last weekdicates that units of several de- the Navy's mystery ships. No one a squad of men to search for and to discuss the subject of an aerial nominations took part in the act-serving on her is allowed to have a locate mosquito infected and mos- Fitzroy.

service between Hong Kong and on against the Reds. Some of camera in his kit and the secrets quite breeding places and to deal Canton, the Colony is to have a the froops are from General Chen of the vessel are most. carefully with them. call from General Cheung Wai-Ming-chu's 11th Nationalist guarded although, during her stay chiang, Director of the Canton Army. Others are Kwangsi men in Hong Kong last year, the off- Air Department, who will fully who were sent by ship by General cers were most hospitable in their examine local possibilities and Pei Chung-hsi from Shanghai a entertainment. confer with the local authorities. few months ago when another Veritable Aerodrome.

The subject is dealt with at body of Reds held Swatow for a

The "Hermes" may be generally greater length in to-day's edi-wook. There were also two regi-described as a sea-going aero- torial columna.

ments from the 13th division (of drome. All that the war taught us the 4th Army) which General about the most efficient way of con- Chui King-tong had ordered back structing this type of ship was in- to Canton.

The Deputy Registrar, address ing His Lordship, said: My Lord, there are no cases this Session and I beg Your Lordship's accept ance of a pair of white gloves in accordance with the old establish- ed.custom.

:

THE LAST LAP.

BRITISH FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.

Pressure Exerted.

2-Epes this Department con-

3-(1) How many cases of

malaria have been under treatment during the past three years, yearly, in the public dispensaries and hospitals under Govern- ment inspection and con- trol, giving the number in each Institution.

(b) How many deaths from malaria have been recorded in such Institutions?

(c) How many cases have been diagnosed clinically, and how many by microscopic examination?

4Coukl statistics be obtain- ed from the Military authorities. as to the prevalence of malaria in this command?

The Attorney-General. The Attorney-General also ad- dressed His Lordship as follows: The empty Session, though not -- unique, is very rare. I have been Waters, Pamela French, Desmond connected with the Supreme Lowden and Francis Smith, who

corporated in her design. She Court for over twenty years and occupied a bedroom on the top

carries twenty machines which yo before that it was part of my duty | floor of a block which was gutted.

up and down from the hangars to to commit cases to the Criminal! Three others in the same room It transpires that the Canton the flying deek by electric lits Sessions. I can recall only two were rescued and 30 others else. Government forces on the East and she is equipped with all work- previous instances of a "maiden" where in the block safely remov. River have done little fighting as shops. Session. Relief therefore comes ed.-Reuter.

was at first reported. Pressure With the "Argus," funnel games seldom and I think that all of us

was exerted on the Hoifung and are led away at the stern, but it engaged under the guidance of the

Lukfung districts where the Red was found in practice that this was Sounding Others' Views.

Court from month to month in

reign has abated. However, the not a very satisfactory arrange General Li Tsung-jen is the

the administration of Criminal

Red rabble marched eastward ment owing to the fact that an author of an interesting cabled The Canton Political Sub-Coun- justice-the juries and officials of

from Swabue (in the direction of aeroplane coming over the stern of dertake or direct a campaign of 5.-Could this Department un- suggestion to the Nationalist Gov-cil received a telegram on the 9th the Court, Crown Solicitors' de-

Swatow) and laid siege to the an aircraft carrier is more likely instruction among the people by ernment in Nanking. His idea to inst. from the Nanking Political partment, Police and my own de-

capital of one district not far to be caught in the funnel gases lectures and demonstrations on is cut down the number of Na-Council asking whether it was truepartment --- may congratulate

from Swatow. The Reds were than when the gases are discharg- the prevalence and prevention of Lionalist troops, to limit the num- that the Canton Government was ourselves and respectfully congra-

checked by the regulars who. be-ed through a funnel placed amid-malaria calling in, if necessary, ber of men under arms in cach negotiating with the Hong Kong tulate Your Lordship on this

London, Yesterday, cause of not having sufficient ships at a good height above the the dispensary medical staff, the province, and to have a central Government for the joining of the occasion. The task on which we Captain Lancaster and Mrs. numbers, were unable to follow up deck. In the "Hermes" the bridge Y.M.C.A. and any other bodies authority for military and finan-Canton-Hankow and Kowloon-Can-are engaged from month to month Keith Miller, who are dying to the advantage.

superstructure and the funnel is which would offer their services? cial matters. General Li is either ton railways. In reply the Canton in our respective roles is often Australia, have arrived at Suma-! at Nanking or Hankow. He is a Centrai Executive. Committee heavy one involving close atten- tra. They have thus reached the colleague of Marshal Li Chai-sum, states that the rumour is ab- tion and often very anxious last stage of their flight if they The report continues that General solutely false."Wah Keung Po." thought and we are glad to be re- follow the same programme as Capt. Li is also sounding the views of

lieved of it if only during one! Marshal Li Chat-sim, General

month. As there is no crime in Wong Shiu-hung of Kwangsi,

the Colony this month perhaps I General Lung Yen of Yunnan and

might pay a tribute to the Police others.

whose work in the suppression, detecting and punishment of crime is so important and whose energy, skill and courage in the face of danger we all of us so much appreciate.

Confident of Success. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, in an address to Pressmen, pre- dicts that the next heavy fighting will be south of the Yellow River

THRUST IN DARK.`

That 'Big" Peking Victory Explained.

WOMAN PASSENGER.

FINE TO CLOUDY.

N. or variable winds, light; fine. to cloudy, is the official weather forecast until noon to-morrow.

The anticyclone has weakened and is central over S.W. Japan. The depression has passed into -Pacific.

Another has formed over Mongolia.

Red Agents' Movements. placed to one side of the ship and From unofficial sources it is a large superstructure is built learned that a number of Rus-above the main deck with the haist-

She is a quaint, į sinns who assisted Pang Bai haveing apparatus. left Swabue because they were an-ngainly looking craft but hardly xious on account of the proximity the "Argus" which, without the in appearance as incongruous as of the regular troops.

familiar funnel appears to be Communist agents are still passing back and forth between merely a floating hull with a plat- Swabue and Malaya, most of them The "Hermes" has a displace- going via Swatow and Amoy in ment of 10,850 tons, a length of preference to transhipping at 59% feet, breadth 70-ft. 3-ins, Hong Kong.

[draught 18-ft. 7-ins. She was built

form.

A WHITE BRIDE.

AMERICAN MARRIES HINDU MAHARAJA,

NATIVE RITES.

ex-

Barwhal, Yesterday. The third marriage of the It is also stated that a number, at Elswick, launched in 1919 and Maharaja of Indore was solemnised having heard of the Red rising completed in 1924 and is driven by at sunset according to the highest S.E. in south Hunan, have ventured up geared turbines developing 40,000 Hindu and Vedic rites with the

to Shanghai, whence to go up the h.p. and a speed of 26 knots. She Moderate monsoon may be ex-Yangtsze to Hankow, and then has seven 5.5-ins. guns, three 4-ins Devi Sharmistha, the Hindu name pected over the N. China Sen.

make for Hunan.

anti aircraft, four three-pounders All in all, the movement does and two two-pounder

pom pome not appear to have been checked, and carries a complement of 691. although the Canton forces are now within striking distance;

Peking, Saturday. The report of u Northern (where, of course, the National-success at Kweitch is not con-

Mr. Justice Wood. ists and the "Christian Gen-firmed here. It is not claimed in eral's" Kuominchun have been Fengtien circles which state that

Mr. Justice Wood: I thank you, trying to advance north towards fighting on a serious scale has not Mr. Attorney, for attending here Peking). He is confident of suc-yet commenced. At the same this morning at this Session. I cess and the issue is already decid-time, it is interesting to note that thank also the Deputy Registrar ed, he adds. In his estimate, some well-informed foreign- and officers of the Court for ob- Peking has, at most, 200,000 men trained Chinese are willing to bet serving the time-honoured custom in the field, while the Nationalists that Sun Chuan-fang will be at of the Court on this occasion. It Hinkler who covered the thousand Pukow within two months, and is a real pleasure to me to be pre miles between Bima and Port Dar- Marshal Li's Visit.

that Feng Yu-hsiang will be siding in this Court to-day and win in one stage. General Ho Ying-chin has been driven towards Western Honan, to take part in this ceremony.

The occurrence of

This flight began in the middle one of Chiang Kai-shek's most basing their conclusions on the criminal calendar must be a mat-

an empty of October and

has been adven- consistent supporters. He recent immense quantities of arms and

turous. On November I the aero- ly commanded the 1st Army and munitions now possessed by theter of gratification to the com-plane was caught in a sandstorm atrocities in Hunan the local anti-i was then made Chief-of-Staff. Northernera compared with their munity as a whole and more between Palestine and Bagdad and Red campaign has again been in- Interviewed at Shanghai, he says rivals.

especially to the officers of the that the order for a general offen-

Police department who are res

have 500,000.

sive will be given as soon as

port.

war.

Strange Story.

dawn for China next autumn- Reuter.

was compelled to come down in the desert.

2

tra, both Captain Lancaster and Mrs. Miller, being alightly injured.

-Reuter.

TRIBAL ATTACK.

15,000 SHEEP CARRIED. OFF.

Hankow Executions.

Hankow, Saturday. Following the recent Communist

tensified.

There have been 18 executions

TWO ACCIDENTS.

BUILDING OPERATIVES

INJURED.

WHITE SLAVERY.

CONSIDERATION AT GENEVA.

of Miss Nancy Miller.

The bride and bridegroom enter- ed the house separately, barefooted and dressed in costly silke and with foreheads bearing bright caste marks of scarlet powder. They stood on other side of the curtain. Hymns opened the ceremony which lasted two hours at an auspicious time chosen according to astro- logical calculations.

On the curtain being raised bride Geneva, Yesterday. and bridegroom garlanded ench The seventh session of the com- other and made formal acquaint-

the assembly as would-be-

Bride and bridegroom' wound

cotton thread soaked with turmeric,

ponsible for the maintenance of After leaving Rangoon large during the last two days. Chiang Kai-shek goes up to Isu- A strange story is widely circu-law and order in this Colony and snake was found in the cockpit. A The situation is outwardly quiet; chowfu (on the Tientsin-Pukow lating among the Chinese which the security of our lives and pro-week later the, aeroplane crashed but the authorities seem to find mittee on the white slave trafficance. They were then presented Railway). He forecasts the down- is believed by the masses and perty. I thank you. fall of Peking by the Dragon more than half credited by many

This closed the presentation on an island off the coast of Suma- ground for apprehension.--Reuter. concluded and adopted the report to

to be presented at the noxt session spouses. The sacred peepal tree. Boat Festival, says the cabled re-others. A priest of "Sleep- ceremony.

of the Council of the League in was then lighted and surrounded; (The two previous occasions on ing Buddha Temple," on

June.

by Brahmin priests. General Ho also referred to the Western Hills, relates that he

which there have been similar

The report calls attention to the The bride was given away "for Marshai Li Chai-sum's visit to could not sleep one night recently presentations on the occasion of Nanking.

fact that many Governments have the god of love, for wealth and He indicates that it owing to strange, noises.

"maiden" Sessions were in June, He 1914, when Sir Henry Gompertz may be connected with discus- finally rose and went to the court- was acting as Chief Justice and

not yet acceded to the international for the blessing of procreation." sion anent Canton's contributing yard where he found the famous in November, 1904, when Sir

white slave convention and pro- to expenses for renewal of the sleeping Buddha walking round. Henry Spencer Berkeley was act

poses that the agenda of the next round themselves a-long hand-made Bession include questions to the The Buddha told the trembling

Two accidente to builders' work-International Convention for the priest that an era of peace wouki ing as Chief Justice.)

SHARP FIGHTING.

men occurred on Saturday, and both voluntary or compulsory repatria-signifying that they were tied for life. They walked seven times men were removed to the Govern-tion of prostitutes and the EX Basra, Yesterday.

ment Civil Hospital in more or less tension to the Far East of the round the fire promising adherence Persian tribes in the Pushtuku serious conditions,

inquiry by a special body of ex- the sun, moon and stars to witness.

to their vows, and then called upon A workman named Lam Lin (32)perts. Peking, Yesterday.

aren yesterday attacked the Iraqi Benilam tribe of Sheikh Gum was at work repairing the roof of

their marriage.—Reuter. The report is accompanied by a It now transpires that an irre-

Fudh on the Iraq-Persian fron No. 82, Percival-street, Wanchal,.on questionnaire on the protection of gular force under Generals Ting and Chin' (previously supportera

tier near Amara and carried off Saturday afternoon, when he miss-women music hall artistes touring 15,000 sheep. of ex-Marshal Wu Pei-fu), cut

ed his footing and fell into the abroad, which will be submitted to Gum Fudh sent a band of arm-street. He received auch severe all Governments.-Reuter. Pukow, Saturday. the Lung-Hai Railway, and at- About 2,600 Nationalist troops tucked the "Christian General's" The employment of imported ed retainers in pursuit of the raid-Injuries to his head that he died left here to-day for the northern Kuominchun. It appears that labour to replace striking coal-ers and sharp fighting ensued. soon after, his admission to the hos

disturb A Persian leader was wounded pital. they have been hiding in the heavers has resulted in a mountains for months and recent ance, excited crowds parading the and there were many casualties

on both sides. ly offered their allegiance to Gen-police station and demanding there A commission has been sent to hospital from the Naval Dockyard Whilst on best duty in Queen's men were injured whilst they were eral Sun Chuan-fang of the lease of 26 coalheavers who were Peking Army, who agreed to in-arrested after intimidating the new Amara to enquire into the affair. at 11 o'clock on Saturday morning, road West at midnight last night, asleep on the hatch on board the corporate them into his forces If labourers aboard a ship. The they first performed a meritori- crowd also demonstrated at the ous deed. They accordingly at Governor's residence. They subse- tacked the Kusminchun com- quently returned and tried to rush munications, evidently with some the police station, but were

Troops For The Front.

Shanghai, Yesterday. General Chien Ta-chun's troops (from Canton) are to be stationed around Shanghai and Woosung,

General Fong Ting-ying's for- mer Whampoa Cadets (also from Canton) are going up to the front forthwith."Kung Sheung Yat Po,"

front. British Naval Wireless.

[Note: Pukow is just opposite Nanking.]

WAITING FOR HIM.

Chiang Kai-shek To Meet

Marshal Li..

Shanghai, Saturday:

Railway Cut.

GIB. "COALIES.”

TROUBLE WITH STRIKING LABOURERS.

Gibraltar, Yesterday,

die

Reuter

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.

The clearing rate of the dollar,

The other man was Wan Ip- cheong (22) who was taken to the

KNOCKED DOWN.

FELL INTO HOLD.

The Water Police on Saturday removed to the Government Civil Hospital four Chinese deck passen- gers from the 8.8. "Tinhow." The

He was auffering from had injuries a Chinese police constable was ship. The beam supporting the to the head and body received when knocked down by public motor car hatch cover suddenly gave way, "and soma bricks fell on him whilst he No. 144 and received severe Injury the four sleeping men fell into was at work on a new building in to his skull. He was removed to the hold, all receiving injuries the course of construction in the the Government Civil Hospital in a which necessitated medical atten-