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THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

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38, Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley

China Mail

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ESTABLISHED

HONG KONG, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1928.

No. 25,828

THE NATIONALISTS.

NAVAL TRAGEDY.

$1,000 CLAIM.

Marshal Li Chai-sum at Engineer On Warship

Killed,

TRIAL OF A PUMP.

Nanking.

HITCH IN THE WAR?

Troops In Chiakiang British Concession.

THE WAR.

Troop to Move up Grand

,Canal,

The "Kung Sheung Yat Po's"

Chinese Alleges False Imprisonment.

"TRADE PROTECTION.”

MR. R. G. MCEWEN.

34 Years' Resident In Hong Kong,

DEATH AT DUNDEE.

Stoker, Boilermaker And Fitter Houghton, A Chinese And Haynes Father & Twin Sons In Hong Kong

Injured.

Police.

CLEARED UP.

RAILWAY TRUCKS FOR RUMANIA.

Belgrade, Yesterday.

As Defendants.

The Bereaved.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

RECORD FIGURES.

H.K. Fire Insurance Company.

CHAIRMAN'S REVIEW. Mr. J. H. Taggart's Praise, For Management.

N. LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician.

(Established Over Forty Years). Manager:-RALPHI A, COUPER, MA.O.A.. Registered Optometrist by Canadian Govt. Exam (Personal Attention).

A BLIND BEND.

To-day's Accident In Caine-road."

CAR HITS RAILINGS.

Two Europeans Have Narrow Escape From Another Vehicle.

MACAO OPIUM.

Civil Servant's Libel Claim.

MR. LEE HYSAN SUED.

Allegations in Petition To Macao Governor.

That drivers of motor cars An interesting case commenced

No further reports have been

London, Yesterday. In the Summary Court this The China Mail records with The 59th annual meeting of the received as to when Marshal Li The following communique morning before Mr. Justice Wood, regret the death at Dundee, his na Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co., cannot be too careful when taking at the Supreme Court this morn- Chai-sum will be leaving Nanking was issued by the Admiralty Pang Chau, the managing part five town, yesterday, of Mr. Robert Ltd., was held in the offices of the the bend in Caine-road, at the foot ing in which Mr. Pedro Jose Lobo, to return to Canton,

yesterday. The Secretary of the ner of the Chau On Transporta-Gardner McEwen, A.R.S.I., who Company, No. 18, Pedder-street, of Glenealy, was illustrated this Civil Servant, of Macao, clair He has been attending a num-Admiralty regrets to announce tion Company, carrying on busi-s for over thirty-four years re- to-day.

morning. Private motor car No. 'damages for libel against Mr. Dee ber of functions at Nanking and that a serious accident occurred ness at 118 Praya East, Hongident of Hong Kong.

The Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard 1041 driven by its Chinese owner, Hysan, of Lee Garden Restaurant, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in H.M.S. "Courageous"

Mr. McEwen is best known as a presided, supported by the follow. negotiated the bend too sharply merchant of Hong Kong, and an has returned the call on him by forenoon during the trial of a Kau-ahun, alias Suen Sui-fong, tirad a few years ago on a well- Committee:Messra, C. Bernard whilst proceeding in the direction publishing statements such as this Kong, sued C. M. Houghton, Suen former Sanitary Inspector who re- ing members of the Consulting soon after 8.30 this morning injunction to restrain him from visiting Marshal Li at his tem- pump resulting in the death from and L. E. Haynes, all of the earned pension. porary house.

injuries of a Warrant Engineer South China Trade Protection As-commonly known that ho was also, bar, A. S. Gubbay, T. E. Pearce, headed straight for the railings tached to a petition to HE, the

The fact is not Brown, A. H. Compton, L. Dun- of Government House. The car that contained in a document at At a meeting of the Political and serious injuries to a Chief sociation, 6, Queen's-road Central, 11 Council which Marshal Li at- Stoker, Boilermaker and a fitter, for $1,000 damages for alleged capable officer in the Hong Kong H. P. White, and F. C. Hall (seers on the left of the road, and as it Governor of Macao concerning

Police who lived to see two of his tary). tended. Mr. T. V. Soong (Nation- A court of inquiry into the acci- wrongful imprisonment.

was travelling at a fairly high the Opium question and its ad- alist Finance Minister) asked the dent is to be held at Devonport Mr. A. el Arculli was for the torious service in the Force.

sous, twins, also perform metie following shareholders speed round the bend, the driver ministration in Macao. Nationalist Government to for-to-morrow. - British Wireless plaintiff and Mr. R. A. Wadeson

were present:-Messrs. J. H. Tag-was unable to pull up.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., up- bid, under heavy penalty, tran- Service.

defended Mr. Haynes, who was

'gart, Ho Leung, J. S. Sherry, The car hit the railings with peared for plaintiff (together sactions. in illicit opium by local:

present in court. The other two

The many friends in Hong Kong A. H. M. da Silva, R. L. Bridger, such force that a length of iron with Mr H G Sheldon) officials.

defendants were in court but u in Scotland will sympathise with D. V. Steavenson, F. M. Ellis, J. H piping was wrenched away, and and Mr. Eldon Potter, were not represented.

the family in their bereavement. Seth and W. E. L. Shenton,

pierced the left front mudguard K.C., (together with Mr. F. C. Mr. McEwen is survived by Mrs.. After an application for the McEwen, who went Home. some-The secretary read the notice: The tyre escaped a ripping by Mr. Alabaster stated that the

Record Balance.

of the car, making an ugly hole. Jenkin) appeared for defendant. taking of the case against Haynes' years before her husband retired, convening, first had been

inches. The petrol tank of the car plaintiff claimed damages for a The report and ac-, refused, Mr.

Mr. Ronald (the eldest son who is counts were taken as read. The was also damaged by coming in libel contained in a document en- Arculli, in outlining the history now a Detective Sergeant attached chairman then read his address, contact with the granite base of titled "Exhibit Part VI, marked lof the case, said Houghton was to the Criminal Investigation De as follows:- an accountant of the South China partment, and who only recently re-

the railings, and leaked badly. It H" attached to a petition to ILE. Trade Protection Association and

It is with great pleasure that was successfully plugged with the Governor of Macao. your General Managers and Con-some cotton waste, however, and The document in question pur- sulting Committee are able to the car was able to proceed under ported to be a translation of a let- present to you such an excellent its own power.

ter in Chinese from Fung Cheong account as that for the year

Narrow Escape.

to the defendant. 1926; the balance of $742,214.12 A crowd soon collected to in- Counsel read in its entirety the constitutes a recort surpassing spect the damage done to the rail-document in question which stat- the previous best, that for 1922, ing, including a couple of Euro-ed that the writer of the letter by approximately $100,000. The peans. Just then another motor had consulted a friend, with re- premium income was over $120,-car came round the blind bend at gard to the Yau Seng Company 'cord and the loss ratio well below made the mistake of keeping too Hysan what he had been told. the average. Expenses, though a much to the railing side of the Influence Alleged. little less than for 1925, have road. The car missed hitting one "The Yau Seng Company,

only to be expected in view of mind to swerve just in time to by successful tender in open com past six years; this, however, is driver having the presence of quired this opium monopoly not grown considerably during the of the Europeans by an inch, the went on the translation, "has ac-

the fact that our nett premium avoid an accident. The car pro- petition but through the influence has increased by 50 per cent. over ceeded on its course without of certain persons. It is Ah Nok the same period. For 1920 the slackening its speed, the driver (Chinese character sound) and ratio of expenses to nett pre-appearing to be not the least the new Opium Officer, Lo Bo mium was 30.44 per cent. as affected by the narrow escape. (Chinese character sound) who" against 38.09 per cent. for the

This point in Caine-road is one used their, influence to put mat- year under review.

at which the Traffic Department (ters through. .The Govern- would be well advised to place alment allowed this Company to do pointsman to regulate ears. going what they liked. Nominally, it is round the blind bend.

a. Government monopoly run ac- cording to law, but in fact it is a

SHIP FIRED AT.'

Jardine's a.. "King wo" Near Ichang.

correspondent reports that the General Hadjitch, the War Suen Kau-shun was, until re- Nanking Nationalists are concen- Minister, in a statement to the cently, a solicitors' clerk employ- trating troops on the right! Press, explained that the railway ed by Messrs. Lyson and Hall. sector" in preference to the left. trucks mentioned in an earlier He was also a member of the As- The "right" is up from the Yang-message were held up as conceiv-sociation as was Mr. Haynes. taze estuary, along the Grand able war material, which might On January 18 last, continued Canal, and following a line close be destined for some other State Mr. Arculli, Houghton wrote a to the coast of North China. The than that to which it was address- letter to the plaintiff asking him "left" is up the Tientsin-Pukowed, but the matter has now been to call at the office of the Associa- Railway where most of the re-cleared up and the trucks allowed tion. Plaintiff called as requested CHINESE MOUNTED MILITIA 000 higher than the previous re- a good speed and its driver also and would put before Mr. Lee cení movements have been. to proceed to Rumania.-Reuter. at four o'clock on the afternoon of

It is expected, states an over- night cable, that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek will defer the

mostly of Kwangși (?) men, prob- ably the Ironsides, have arrived here and crossed the Yangtaze to Pukow for war service.

Detachments from the 29th division also crossed with· ma- chine-gunners and field wireless signallers and outfit.-British Naval Wireless,

Billet Protest,

L

LI CHAI-SUM.

To Return to Canton Forthwith?

The Indo-China

Ichang, Yesterday.

which flies the British flag, was "Kingwo" (Messrs. Jardine's) Co.'s 9.8

fired at 40 miles above Ichang. on the Upper Yangtze River, when proceeding wy-river. There were no casualties. British Naval Wireless.

At. Chenglin.

Chenglin, Yesterday.

are believed to belong to the local militia, formed for the pur- pose of preserving order-Bri- tish Naval Wireless.

January 10 when he saw Hough- ton. Houghton told plaintiff that order for a general advance until for an expression of regret for certain books of the Chau Hing he (Houghton) had been handed he has had a further conference the shelling of Socony Hill during Motor Transportation Company with the "Christian General" the incident, and the revision of There was some dispute about an Feng Yu-hsiang and General Yen the Sino-British so-called unequal amount of $750 but after some Hsi-sban of Shansi.⠀⠀⠀

treaties; Britain considering that talk Houghton requested plaintiff Ironsides at Pukow. the question of revision should to return again the next day.

Nanking, Saturday...not be linked up with a settle-

Key From Haynes, Five thousand Nationalist ment of the Nanking affair.---

On returning at noon the fol- troops of the 4th Army.composed Reuter.

lowing day plaintiff found no one] : jon the premises except an office coolie and he was asked to attending duty, on the south bank of A small mounted patrol is do- again at 2.15 on the same after the Yangtsze, 19 miles above noon. He went back to the office Changin. The men in the patrol at that time acompanied by a Ifriend named Lau On and was Shanghai,, Saturday,

taken by Suen to see Haynes. Owing to the urgent requests Houghton was present. A con- from Canton, Marshal Li Chal-versation took place between It is reported that Nationalist sum has decided to leave Nanking Suen and Haynes and he (plain-

to-day (Saturday).

tiff) was told that he would have General Tan Yen-kai invited to pay $750 to a client of the As-

Plaintiff refused to tomed from Home leave), Mr. Ian Marshal Li Chai-sum and General sociation.

a key (twin to Ronald with whom he went Chen Min-chu to dinner on Fri-pay and Suen obtained

door. At that time in addition to and stayed in Scotland), Mr. Angus Report to Council, plaintiff, the three defendants McEwen (in the Forfarshire County At a meeting of the Nationalist were inside, Lau On and others Police) and Miss Annie McEwen, Political Council on Friday, Mar- of the office staff. ishal Li Chai-sum submitted re In reply to his Lordship. Mr. ports on the recent re-organisa-Arculli said that that was the only WU-HAN.

tion of the Canton branch of the door of exit. There was another Council, the suppression of Com-doorway leading to another room Reported Rapprochement With munism, and the satisfactory but there was no exit from that

Hunanese.

negotiations with the British other room. authorities at Hong Kong.

After locking the door, Suen General Li Tsung-jen of the Marshal Li emphasised the fact stood with his back against it and Nationalist Army (a native of that during his visit to Hong told plaintiff that he would not Kwangsi and a colleague of Mar- Kong, he was very well entertain- be allowed to go away. Suen and shal Li Chai-sum) is leaving for ed by the British.-"Wah Keung Haynes had a conversation and Hankow, states a Chinese report, but it is not definite that he will- in deference to Chiang Kai-shek's wishes—assume duty there as commander-in-chief of the 4th Group of Nationalist Armies.

soldiers are re-occupying the houses in the British Concession in Chinkiang. A protest has been sent.-British Naval Wireless.

.Another Record. The balance standing at credit of the Working Account for 1927 is

$292,865.11, the ant 1 382 078.18 the re-election of auditore comes be- case in which the head of a sheep.

J

was hung for a.signboard and dog's flesh was sold instead.

being an improvement of $82,078.43

fare the meeting. on the figure for 1926, after the first twelve months working. It is usual bonus of 15 per cent. on You will, I trust, approve of the

"For obtaining this privilege, early yet to hazard any opinion as their salaries being granted to the not only have much efforts been to the ultimate result of this ac-staff.

exerted by influential persons count but, granted a moderate share,

but the sum of $120,000 has been of good fortune, we may reasonably about to propose, has been duly nouncement of the Company to After the resolution, which I am expended. According to the an- anticipate another profitable year.

seconded, I shall be pleased to the shareholders, the sum of The surplus now to be dealt with answer, to the best of my ability, $70,000 was paid through the payment of a dividend of $48

counts which shareholders may per share, absorbing $844,000; the

wish to ask. appropriation of £25,000-$246,- 159,85 to the newly formed Gold) Reserve; $100,000 to Silver Reserve and the balance of $52,080.27

Ah

[Note:, Chinkiang is only 45 day evening and they conversed from Haynes and locked the Home, but has since left the Police is $742,214.12 and we recommend any questions arising out of the ac-Nok's hand to Tuk Po (Chinese

miles below Nanking. The "re-oc- until well after midnight. cupation" may be due to prepara- tion for an advance up the Grand Canal.]

An Agreement?

Changsha, Saturday.

Po."

1

NEW ATTACK.

200,000 Nationalist Troops Around Hsuchowfu.

Continuing, Mr. Arculli said that Lau On naked to be allowed

His Career,

Items taken from Mr. McEwen's

follows:-

record make interesting reading, na November, 1800; appointed Police Constable.

tor.

<

.

Request to Shareholders.

The Resolution. I now

character sound, you can find out. the meaning of it or who he is) and the sum of $50,000 through propose the following Lo Bo to Taoi Teng (Chinese char- rasolution:

'acter sound, you can find out the "That the report and accounts meaning of it and who he is) and as presented, including the pay-for all other expenses inclusive." ment of dividend of $43 par

Treasury Mentioned? share, an addition of £25,000= $246,153.85 to sterling reserve, of was indicated the plaintiff and Counsel claimed that by Lo Bo $100,000 to Silver Reserve, the by Ah, Nok, another person con- transfer of £5,287-7-5---$52,060.27 nected with the Government of to the credit of Reinsurance Fund, Macao. Tsoi Teng might mean and the payment to the staff of the Treasury or the Colonial 15 per cent, upon their salaries, be Treasurer of Macao. By the in- adopted and passed."

5.

£5,287 78, 5d. to Reinsurance Fund. |

100 Per Cent. Increase. You will notice from the report August, 1894: acting assistant In-

that the sum of £50,000 has been spector of Markets.

March, 1895: acting Sanitary In- transferred from Reinsurance Fund spector.

to initiate a Gold Reserve. This was March, 1896: seconded as Inspec- considered advisable because our tor in Charge, Royal Naval Police. present day commitments in sterl

May, 1901: Brd class Sanitary In. ing. are large and also because the the former told plaintiff that the

Reinsurance, Fund stood at a figure spector. Пlatter said he (plaintiff)

January, 1002;

terpellations it was clear that a Inspector of which was considerably in excess of was liable to

Mr. Taggart's Praise. imprison- Markets.

any probable demands that might

Iperson was being suggested and ment in respect of the $750 which

In seconding the adoption of the jit was in this sense that it had August, 1908: 2nd class Sanitary; be made upon it. . they were collecting for Chung Inspector.

report, Mr. J., H. Taggart said that been read. Our reserves are in a healthy he was sure he was voicing the opin- The letter, as translated in the Kin.

June, 1004: acting Plague Inspeo- condition and the correctness of ton of the shareholders in ex-document in question, also stated

our policy t steadily increasing pressing thanks January, 1905: acting let class them is shown by the fact that we Managers and the Consulting Com-the Yau Seng Company had open- to the General that the writer had been told that Shanghai, March 20. Meanwhile, some sort of agree- Thousands of Nationalist troops, to go, saying that the matter had Sanitary Inspector.

are now able to handle a consider mittee for the manner in which y invited (people) in Hong Kong, Suen April, 1905: 1st class Sanitury Is ably larger volume of business than they had handled the affairs of the Canton and Macao to subscribe ment appears to have been reach- are moving up the Tientsin-nothing to do with him. ed between the Nationalist troops Pukow Railway to take part in then unlocked the door and allow-spector.

was previously the case. During Company during the past year, with towards the share capital and the offensive against the

led Lau On to go. Plaintiff 'tried in this part of Hunan ("ordered" the new

May, 1900: acting Senior Sanitary the past ten years, our income, the satisfactory result which they limit thereto

Interest from investments and re- had just heard from the report pre-The

was $2,000,000. by Nanking to form part of the North, which Nationalist official to follow but Suen pushed him Inspector.

February, 1907: acting Senlor serves have all increased by over,

writer had asked his 4th Group) and the Hunanese announcements state is to begin back. After that he was taken

into the adjoining room.

Sanitary Inspector.

sented by the chairman.. On behalf friend one hundred per cent,

to lend him some troops who have been pursued by in a few days.

According to foreign reporta

His Lordship-Who took you

of all shareholders he tendered share the Nationalists.-British Naval

May, 1907: Plague Inspector,

scrip of... the Yau in?.

January, 1923 Senior Sanitary

thanks to the chairman from Nanking, approximately Wireless.

and Seng Company for. exhibition. Mr. Arculli: Suen took him in. Inspector.

I have little to any about the said 200,000 troops are being mustered

that they regretted to "He said he could tell his scrip Mr. Arculli continued that Lau

future, insurance like every other see him departing around Heuchowfu, whole divi-

for Home to me ranging from $50 to $1,000 Plague In The Old Days, branch of commerce has its ups, and on a near date. They hoped, each and I could buy some from sions being moved daily to com- On went to see his (Mr. Arculli'a)

Mr. McEwen was in Hong Kong downs and competition is very keen; sald Hr. Taggart, that in bis him at any time. Now I have plete the Nationalist preparations clerk, Lau Sui-sang, and they re- Leaves Nanking Negotiations To for the attack which has "Peking turned to the office. When they when plague caused hundreds of in these days many propositions, new activity Mr. Bernard would bought a receipt for $100 shares He was among which are attractive at first sight, meet with the same success which land I enclose same herewith. In Consuls.

is reported 15,000 men will move was not locked. The plaintiff those who made daily visitations to have to be turned down for the attended his efforts here in Hong spection thereof will make you in three months" as a slogan. It arrived they found that the door death year.

was there and the three defen-strikon houses in the Chinese stumus reason that rates are cut so fine Kong, up from Pukow this week.

understand (all),"\ dants. After a conversation with when streets were practically desort that they cannot turn out to be Military Activity.

The Alleged Libel: profitable. We are constantly look-

No question was put and the re- Reading from the pleadings, During his residence in the Ing out for sources of expansion that Colony, he saw it grow with remark offer hope of reasonable profit, and solution was carried unanimously, counsel continued that plaintiff ablo progress and was over ready to while on this subject, I would again On the proposal of Mr. Ho Laung, claimed that the said words mean speak on old times.

ask all, shareholders to give the seconded by Mr. J. P. Sherry, the and were understood by those His former connection, with the company their full support, both by following members of the Consult who read them and/or heard them Police made him useful during the means of their own business and by ng Committee were re-elected for read to mean that the plaintiff War when he became an Inspector that of others that they may be in Tung, Messrs. G. Bernard Brown, used his influence as a Govern- the ensuing year-Sir Robert Ho had improperly and corruptly in the old Police Reserve.

a position to influence 'us. As a crack shot, an outstanding

A. H. Compton, L. Dunbar, A. S. ment official to enable the Yan personality and a respected gentle

Auditors and Staff.

Gubbay, T. E. Pearce, H. P. White. Seng Company to acquire, the man, Mr. McEwen was very much Owing to the very considerable Mesars. Lowe, Bingham and opium monopoly in Macao, that liked in Hong Kong to increase that has taken place during Matthews and Mossra, Pere Smith, the plaintif had, heen gulity of Born on May 18, 1960, Mr, the past few years in the work of Seth and Fleming were re-elected gross misconduct in the d McEwen was therefore not yet 59. auditing the accounts of the com- auditors, for the ensuing year on charge of his official duties, thats His death comes as a surprise as pany, it is proposed to raise the the proposal of Mr. RL Bridg Intest word from Dundee contained auditors' fees from 8750 to $1,000 seconded by Mr. D. V. Stevenson, and cor no indication that his death was to for each firm, and you wil, I hope, Dividend warrants can

SIR M. LAMPSON.

Shanghai, Yesterday. It is officially announced that

Sir Miles Lampson (the British Much military activity is re- Houghton and Suen as to the od Minister to China) left for Peking ported in Nanking where there legality of their detaining the to-day, no settlement in the mat are about 40,000 men, but the plaintiff he was allowed to go. ter of the Nanking 1927 incident bulk of the troops have already (Continued on page 6.) having been reached; but the been transported across the river. negotiations will be carried on be-The men in Nanking belong to the tween the Chinese (Nationalist) 4th Army (the Ironsides) and are authorities and the British Conto ba concentrated at Pengpu, the sul-General (Sir. Sidney Barton) order already having been given at Shanghai, and the Consul-Gen-out.by a team geld. eral (Mr. W. M. Hewlett, C.M.G.) In compliance with orders from at Nanking.

the Nationalist Military Council; and how press central and NE. Chinese Demands: the Shanghal despatched now covers It is unofficially stated that the another large consignment of mill- Japan. The anticyclone has points on which the negotiations tary supplies, Including field guns,

strengthened, and la central over between Sir Miles: Lampson and machine guns, rifles and ammunt the Nanking authorities broke tion, to Nanking on the night of

rain, is, the official weather, fore-. N.E. winds, fresh, overcast,

cest until noon to-morrow.

N. China. Fresh monsoon may

be expected along the SE..Codet

January, 1926: retired.

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