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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1928.

No. 25,829

MACAO OPIUM.

HOME F.A. CUP.

WHAT HE MEANT.

Urged By Subordinates Portuguese Barrister As Huddersfield & Sheffield Gen. Hertzog Explains

CABLES TO NANKING.

Request By Head Of Canton. Civil

Government.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

Witness.

"SERIOUS SUGGESTION.”

Disputed Translation Mentions Governor's Wife.

According to the translation of Marshal Li Chai-sum of Canton a Macao barrister who was called has received several telegrams from important persons in

turn.

Replay,

EXTRA TIME NEEDED.

No Goal Scored: Another Game Necessary.

Neutrality.

BREACH OF FAITH.

S.A. Assembly Approves, Imperial Conference Resort

Capetown, Yesterday. The Assembly continued the

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

NEW BIG FLIGHT.

German Attempt On Atlantic.

IRELAND REACHED.

BaronTM Owner, With Pilot And,

Leaves Secretly.

Berlin, Yesterday, Junkers............ monoplane

Thé..

N. LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only Europena Optician.

(Established Over Forty Years), Manager:-RALPH A, COOPER, M.A.0.A. “Rogistered Optometrist by Canadian Govt. Exam

(Personal Attention),

MR. BERTRAM GILES.

His Death Reported from Home.

·EX-CONSUL AT NANKING.

Shot In Leg By Nationalist Looters.

SOVIET'S REPLY. Importing Arms Into China,

JAPAN'S PROPOSAL.

"Matter Within Competence OF Chinese Gort,"

London, Yesterday.

London, Yesterdayi

Moscow, Yesterday. Replaying to-day in the F.A..

The death is announced of Mr. The Soviet Government, replying at as a witness at to-day's resump-Cup semi-final, Everton, debate on the report of the In-Bremen," piloted by Koehl with Bertram Giles, C.M.G., formerly to the Japanese proposal to the so- Powers an regards banning the in- Kwangtung urging his early re- tion of the Macao Opium Mono- Huddersfield and Shefield United perial Conference. Gen. Hertzog, a mechanic named Spindler and His Majesty's Consul-General at viet to join in a dostal n the So-

poly case, a phrase in a letter drew after extra time. Neither replying to Gen. Smuts, declared as passenger Baron Von Huene- Nanking-Reuter."

feld, has left Tempelhofer aero- Mr. Giles was 59 years of age. port of arms Into China, anya' that drome, for Baldonnel, Ireland, A few years ago he was officiat- the Import of arms Into China is Mr. Tai Chi-tao, who is acting which is alleged to contain a side scored.-Reuter.

from which to attempt a trans-ing Consul-General Another replay will be neces-

at Canton. a matter exclusively within the chairman of the Civil Government

under-

Atlantic flight to-morrow. When Nationalist uniformed loot-compotence of the Government of of Kwangtung, has asked Marshal libellous statement was Li to return forthwith.

stood by him to mean that the sary to decide who shall have the

New York, Yesterday, era. raided the British Consulate- China. meeting Blackburn

Announcing the departure of General at Nanking on March 24, The Soviet Government has al- Some of the leading organisa-sum of $70,000 had been handed right of

the "Bremen," tions are also cabling Marshal Li through Ah Nok to be paid to the Rovers (who defeated Arsenal

the "Evening 1927, the city having been just ways avoided concluding an agree at Nanking asking him to go back wife of the Governor of Macao.

last Saturday) in the final at

Post" says the start was secret

the Northerners, ment with any Power at the expense and that even the airmen's closest Mr. Glies was shot in the leg.

captured from

of a third party without the lat to Canton as son as possible.-

Wembley on April 21, "Kung Sheung 'at Po."

ter's participation. Hence the So- viet refuses to join in the agree

THE IRONSIDES.

2,000 With Guns & Ponies At Kiuklang.

Kiukiang, Yesterday.

His Lordship, after asking for authorities as to whether it was- permissable to go further into the matter, disallowed further examination on the point.

The case is one in which Mr. Pedro Jose Lobo, Civil Servant, of Macao, claims damages for libel against Mr. Lee Hysan and

About 2,000 Nationalist troops, an injunction to restrain him with artillery units and ponies, from publishing statements alleg.

ist Government).

Last Saturday, Huddersfield and Sheffield divided four goals at Old Trafford, the ground of Man- chester United.

The result of the third meeting will be awaited with interest. Other Home soccer on page 9. ̧

(Chinese character

General Smuts.

friends were ignorant of it.

Báron von Huenefeld was

In a Strong Room. afraid the Government would in- Extracts from an affidavit terfere with their plans owing to Mrs. Giles follow:— the growing public sentiment! against trans-Atlantic flights.

by ment, more especially as soine of

the Powers are enjoying special”

"....One of them (Le, the Chi-rights in China and can practically

to keep

The Soviet reiterates that it has no intention of importing arms into China Reuter:"

.....

NOTE TO CHINA.

B

Denies Persecution of Chinese Subjects.

The airmen deviated their course nese soldiers) levelled his rifle at import arma into China without to Ireland in order to drop flow-my husband.....At the same time control and were able ers and a message on the ex- the other soldier fired and shot troops and fleets there. Kaiser's residence at Doorn.

my husband just above the left knee." Owner and Pilot. they merely desired to emphasise

After barricading themselves in are embarking here on two steam-ed to be defamatory. The atate-fluence of certain persons. It is that South Africa had the right The flight is purely a private

remain neutral in the event of venture. The "Bremen" is own-the office strong room, the British ers of the China Merchants Co. ments complained of appeared in Ah Nok (a Chinese concern which has a document attached to a petition sound) and the new opium officer, Britain going to war, but admited by Baron von Huenefeld, who Consul and party (including been taken over by the National-front defendant to the Governor Lo Bo (Chinese character sound), ted that neutrality would be as Press agent for the North number who had been wounded)---- German Lloyd Line. Koehl is a and others had been killed outside flagrant breach of faith. of Macao with regard to the ad- who used their influence to put

well-known Lufthansa pilot..

were again threatened. Says It is reported that the destina-ministration of Macao opium.. matters through. The. Govern- On the basis of full national in- The "Bremen" is identical Mrs. Giles:- tion of this force is the northern Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., (to ment allowed this Company to do dependence the Dutch-speaking with the machine on which von Boots Even Taken. front-British Naval Wireless, gether with Mr. H. G. Shelton) what they liked. Nominally it is populace would support the Em-Huenefeld and Koehl abandoned

Moscow, Yesterday, "....Three soldiers at once seiz- The Foreign Commissariat has [Note: Kiukiang is the port of appears for plaintiff and Mr. a Government opium monopoly, pire and would co-operate as their trans-Atlantic flight lasted me, tore rings off my fingers in-handed

the Chinese Charge Kiangsi province. It is on the Eldon Potter, K.C., together with according to law, but in fact it is strongly as the English-speaking year off the Irish coaet.

flicting considerable pain, and d'Affaires a note replying to com- Lower Yangtze, 252 miles above Mr. F. C. Jenkin, appears for de-a case in which the head of a people. They had hitherto failed

snatched a brooch in my dress and plaints as regards the alleged per- Nanking and 142 miles below fendant.

sheep was hung for a signboard

a chain from my neck, also watch secution of Chinese citizens in

Soviet territory in the Far East. and bracelet from my wrist......

"They treated me with great; The note declares that Chinesc New York, Yesterday.

brutality. My husband and (Cap-citizens living in Soviet territory Miss Mabel Boll, who has al-tain) Spear were niso robbed of enjoy equal rights with citizens of They had never ready offered several airmen everything they had in their foreign. Powers. large sums to take her as a pas pockets; they even took my hus been subjected by section measures. Repression, however, had been senger on a trans-Atlantic flight, band's boots.....": declares she offered Hinchliffe British and American warships taken as regarda criminal élements $25,000 to pilot her on such a opened a bombardment that after- unlawfully passing the frontier and flight.

noon. The next day, foreigners speculating in foreign currency, Hinchliffe in a letter refused were evacuated and Mr. Giles was also against smugglers and owners the offer and said he knew he given immediate attention on board of opium-smoking and other pro-

hibited dens.--Reuter. could get $50,000 for a trans- H.M.S. "Emerald" Atlantic flight.-Reuter's Ameri- can Service.

Hankow. The advance guard of Translator's Evidence. and dog's flesh was sold instead." the Ironsides, in their march from The first witness called Witness was asked what mean- Canton to Nanking, passed near this morning was Chan Kwok-ing it conveyed to his mind when Kiuklang some days ago. As the ying, Supreme Court translator, he read it.

troops in charge are Yunnanese, who was shown the original letter Implication of Dishonesty? under General Kum Hon-ting of from Fung Cheong to defendant

Witness replied that the mean-

the 9th Army, it in hardly likely containing the alleged libel. His ing he placed on it was that the that any have been spared for war attention was directed to the Government of Mácao had been service via Nanking. According-passage "According to the an-dishonest and that an attempt ly, it is presumed that these nouncement of the Company to had been made to conceal some- 2,000 men going north to fight for the shareholders, $70,000 was thing which was dishonest. Chiang Kai-shek are also Iron-paid through Ah Nok's hands to sides or their comrades, the divi-Tuk Po (Chinese character sound,

Witness's attention was drawn sion of ex-Whampoa Cadets who deserted Marshal Li Chai-sum aor who he is)."

you can find out the meaning of it to the following passage: "for few months ago.]

THE "WOLF CUBS."

Revolt Against “Christian General."

that there was none.

obtaining thi privilege, not only

have much efforts been exerted

The Wife of Governor.

Ah Nok to be paid to the wife of

Gen. Hertzog.

Arrival in Ireland,

London, Yesterday. The "Bremen has arrived at Baldonnel. K

Woman's Offer.

+

Flying Conditions.

New York, Yesterday. Doctor James Kimball, of Unit-

2

FLIGHT OFF.

GERMANS DISPUTE WITH EMPLOYERS.

BORN IN HANKOW.

Scholar,

CAPITAL SHIPS.

Son Of a Distinguished Chinese LORD CUSHENDEN'S PLAN

· CRITICISED.

Washington, Yesterday:

Asked if in his translation of by influential persons but the sum this letter or in the original there of $120,000 has been expended. to do so because, before the Im- was any justification for the According to the announcement perial Conference made a report, words in brackets, witness said of the Company to the sharehold-the word "Empire" conveyed the ed States Weather Bureau, the jera, the sum of $70,000 was paid meaning of a super-state and unofficial starter of all trans- A discussion ensued as to what through Ah Nok's hand to Tuk Po super-authority, Nothing could Atlantic flights, says the German was meant by the words "Tuk (Chinese charcter sound, you be more fatal to Empire co-opera-airmen if they start now will

Mr. Giles was born in Hankow No official comment is forth- Peking, Yesterday,

Po" appearing in the English can find out the meaning of it or tion than the resurrection of the encounter the same low clouds and on Sept. 24, 1894, the eldest of coming on Lord Cushendun's of Prof. H. A. Giles, latest naval plan, but it is pointed The Peking Government claims translation of the letter by the de- who he is)."

conviction that the Empire was low temperatures as did Hinch-four BONE that the 2nd Kuominchun army fendant (in the document which is

Witness was asked what this inconsistent with dominion in-liffe. There are no fierce storms Ld.D., Professor of Chinese at out that a reduction in the size of under General Fan Chung-haiu alleged to contain libel), Witness conveyed to him when he read it. dependence.

in the Atlantic at present but Cambridge, who was also in the capital ships would weaken the attacked the "Christian General" said the word "Chok Po" appear-

Mr. Bertram strategic value of the American At the conclusion of Gen. Hert-Reuter's American Service.

there are 28 degrees of frost Consular Service. Feng Yu-hsiang (whe is comman-ed which meant "security."

Gilea is a brother of Mr. Lancelot fleet. It is argued that ship for der-in-chief of the Kuominchun) Asked whether he would read Witness replied that he had the House for the ratification of zog's speech the motion before

Glies, H.B.M.'s Consul at Swatow ship, the British battleships are at Juchow on March 9 and defeat-"Tuk Po" in the translated letter understood that the sum of $120.-the report of the Imperial Con-

since Oct. 16, 1927; Mr. Lionel newer than the American and if ed him after two days' fighting. referring to a living person or 000 had been paid to obtain the ference was passed unanimously.

Giles, M.A., D. Litt., who married the date of replacement is length- Marshal Sun Chuan-fang and a thing, witness said that he monopoly and that part of it, Reuter.

Miss P. I. Coughtrie of Hong Kong, ened the British will enjoy an in- General Chang Tsung-chang (of would read it in the sense of a liv$70,000 had been handed through

and la Deputy Keeper in the Decreasing advantage, especially as the Peking forces) conferred ating person.

85,000-ton vessels, the partment of Oriental Printed the Books and Manuscripts, British"Rodney" and "Nelson" are not Museum; and Lt. Col. Valentine be replaced till 1942, whereas the United States, if Lord Berlin, Yesterday,

Giles, R.E., D.S.O.

Cushendun's plan is accepted Owing to differences with the

Mrs. Betram Giles was Miss would be precluded from building Mr. Sheldon: Yes, because this

management of the Lufthansa Violet- Jessie Gilmour of Shanghai.such tonnage. In reply to Mr. Jenkin, witness is the first witness who can read

Company in regard to his flight Lt. Col. F. Hayley Bell, the pre- Little comment has appeared in Koehl has left the service of the sent Commissioner of Chinese the New York newspapers, but Note: General Fan Chung-agreed that he was familiar with the Chinese. hsiu, who as reported above has the difficulty of rendering into

company which refused to support Maritime Customs for Kowloon, the proposal is hailed as a step in rebelled against the "Christian English, Chinese which would be it was not part of the alleged

his venture, opining that a trans- was with the late Mr. Bertram the right direction. General." was once a follower of acceptable to numerous people. libel.

Atlantic flight was possible only Gile in Hankow in 1896.

Paris, Yesterday, the White Wolf," a notorious in endeavouring to get the Eng-

with seaplanes fitted at least with Mr. Sheldon maintained that it!

The deceased Consul was educati The "Matin" acidly comments bandit leader. General Fanish sound for Chinese, the trans-

three engines. The company in- ed in Belgium and Austria and at on the whole Geneva disarmament. fought for the Nationalists in lation would depend in large men had a bearing on the question of

tends to attempt a fight with a Aberdeen (Scotland).

proceedings. Reuter. Canton where his men became sure on the dialect used by the malice. The defence of privilego $70,000, had been handed through

In the course of a quarrel at the few months. Kaehl was very secre glant Rohrbach machine in the next known as the "Wolf Cuba" be- person translating.

Witness stated that he did not had been raised but if the person villa of the Hungarian representive regarding his fight and told his cause of their former associations.

involved used the privileged occa- He has been in Honan province know the Kongmoon dialect.

wife he was only going on a trial In reply to His Lordship, Mr. sion to gratify anger or malice now for a few years, recently

fight-Reuter. joining the "Christian General Jenkin said that the dialect used the privilege was destroyed. whom they have now attacked.] in the translation into "Tuk Po"

had been the Kongmoon dialect.

Tainanfu on March 24, and it is After discussion, witness the Governor of Macao. reported they decided that 60,000 agreed that the word "Tuk Po"

Hie Lordship interposed and GENEVA SENSATION, ence to this,

of Sun Chuan-fang's troops and was difficult to write as it might said that this was the first refer- 40,000 of Chang Tsung-chang's mean so many different things. should join in attacking the Kuo- minchun forces in the vicinity of Tsaochow.-Reuter.

VERY "CHEEKY.”

NEW RUSSIAN CHAUFFEUR

FINED. *

Kongmoon Dialect.

HUNGARIAN VALET SHOT DEAD.

His Lordship commented that

FIGHT WITH AMERICAN.

Geneva, Yesterday.

His Lordship said that this only applied if the anger or malice was

Barrister's Evidence. directed against Lobo (the plain- The next witness was Dr. Carlos til) and not anyone else. Leitao, barrister of Portugal pracMr. Potter held, that a serious tising in Macao and a Doctor of suggestion of this kind should Laws of Portugal. He deposed to have ben dealt with in the open- having received coples of the ing. Mr. Alabaster had dealt Before Major C. Willson at the Petition, one to himself and two fully v with the question of Central Magistracy this morning, others to former Government off malice. Traffic Sergeant Baker summoned cinis of Macao now in Lisbon, After further argument, His a Russian chauffeur named Stopin from defendant, with a request to Lordship maintained his attitude

·with-reckless driving in Morrison forward the other two copies and Mr. Sheldon passed on to the Hill-road.

| * Asked by Mr. Sheldon why he next part of the letter: "and the

Mr. H. C. Macnamara appeared did not forward them, witness resum of $50,000 through Lo Bo to for the defendant and admitted the plied that it was because he did Tsol Teng (you can find out the offence t

e not think he was under an obliga- meaning of it, and who he is)." The Sergeant said that when he tion to do so and in the second The Colonial Treasurer. saw the defendant, the latter was placa he thought the Petition was travelling at 25 miles per hour, an attack on the Macao Govern- Asked what this conveyed to After the witness stopped, the de- ment. There was also a document his mind, witness sald that he fendant he was extremely "cheeky" contained in it which he regarded understood that the sum of and gave evasive answers to ques-as libellous. He did not want to $50,000 had been handed to the tions, sal be the means of transmitting Colonial Treasurer of Macao or Mr. Macnamara said that the de- anything which was defamatory, someone in the Treasury through fendant bad only

Arrived Witness's attention was drawn Lo.

not yet to the words "the Yau Seng Co. Mr. Sheldon: As regards the has acquired this.oplum monopoly plaintiff, Mr. Lobo, what in your not by successful tender in open opinion was the meaning

FATAL FALL.

Bluejacket Killed This Morning.

NAVAL YARD INCIDENT.

Falling from the jetty Into the Royal Naval Yard dry, dock at 4 a.m. this morning, a Blue- jacket sustained injuries from which he later died.

Deceased, who was a" naval stoker, was attached to HMS. "Sirdar" but had been lont to H.M.S: "Bruce" then in dry dock

Particulers of the accident are lacking sy

to the League of

THROUGH PANAMA.

ADVENTURES OF, U.S.

AWAR CRAFT.

Balboa, Yesterday.

OFFICIAL CAREER.

Service At Canton & Southern Ports

His official career in the Con- sular service is given as follows:-

U.S. WORKLESS.

PROBLEM ADMITTED TO BE SERIOUS.

Washington, Yesterday, Unemployment on the United Passed a competitive examination States is serious but not so exten on Nov. 80 and was appointed asive or grave as has been report Student Interpreter in China on ed, says Mr. Davis, Secretary of Dec. 8, 1894. PERSON Labour in a statement to the Promoted to be a 2nd Class Senate. It is estimated that there Assistant on May 18, 1899; and are 1,874,000 unemployed. compar The aircraft carrier "Lexington" 1st Class Assistant on April 5, 1902. ed with: 28,840,000 employed. The has arrived and traversed the Was Assistant in the Mixed shrinkage of employment compared Fanama Canal in 12 hours. Several Court Shanghat from May 15, 1902 with 1925 amounted to 7.4 per cent. beavy concrete lamp posts and a to April 18, 1904;

Renter's American Service. strong guardrail, bealde some Canton and Elsewhere, locks, were demolished by the war Acting Vice-Consul at Canton. In ship whose sides, owing to its 1904 and 1905 enormous size were badly scraped. Acting Consul at Foochow in

Reuter's American Service, 1905; NASA

|- Acting Consul at Changsha from | Dec. 27, 1905 to May 4, 1907; – –

Promoted to be one of HM. Vice- Consuls in China, Sept. 1, 1908

STRAITS IMMIGRATION,

London, Yesterday. The Legislative connell has read

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