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GAINS. NANKING

Resume Of Last Week's Fighting.

AND PEKING WINS.

Both Sides Claim Victories- Nothing Definite Known.

Summary of Events. Fortunes of the war, based on nvernight and week-end cables, can be summarised as follow:

ers have taken two cities,

China" Mail

No. 25,845

TO BE WOUND UP.

Hong Kong & Territorial Estates, Ltd.

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING.

Co.'s Landed Property Worth Over $2,000,000.

་་

LISHBD

4.5.

HONG KONG, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1928.

NORTH POLE.'

Italian Expedition Ready.

AIRSHIP "ITALIA" OFF.

To Anchor Over The Pole: Descent By Rope Ladders."

Rome, To-day.

J

LI CHAI-SUM.

Agreed To Contribute To: Nanking?

HIS COLLEAGUES HERE. /

Possibility Of Leaving Canton...

Again.

That Marshal Li Chai-sum is

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month,

CHINA LIGHT Co.

Confirmatory Extra- ordinary Meeting.

- RESOLUTION ADOPTED.

Rate Of Interest On Arrears On Share Calls.

"Your Eyes Are Safe With Us."

N. LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only, European Optician. (Established Over Forty Years). Manager:-RALPH A. COOPER. M.A.0.A. Registered Optometrist by Canadian Govt. Exam. (Personal Attention).

HOSPITAL WORK.

Departure of Rev. Dr. Pearce.

ALICE MEMORIAL MEETING,

Veteran Worker's Fifty Years In

Far East.

FRENCH FLIERS.

Costes And Lebrix In Paris.

RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT;

Enthusiastic Welcome Back To The Motherland.

were aur-

An extraordinary meeting of

An extraordinary meeting of

Reference to the excellent

Paris, Saturday. On at least one front, the Na-

A new North Polar Aerial Ex-definitely committed to contri- the China Light and Power Co. work of the Alice Memorial and Costes and Lebrix arrived here tionalists are credited by impar- the Hong Kong and Territorial tial sources with important gains Estates, Ltd., was held in St. pedition began this morning when bute to Nanking's war chest is (1918), was held to-day in St. Affiliated Hospitals during the at 6.15 p.m.

is gaining George's Building.

past forty years was made by Sir;

Le Bourget, Saturday. from the Peking Armies. How Goorgo's Building this morning. the Italian airship "Italia" left the opinion which

The amount

Chairman, ati Captain Costes Mr. R. G. Shewan presided. Henry Pollock,

and Naval ever, the reports reaching the Mr. R. G. Shewan presided. Milan, commanded by General ground in Canton., sources "eferred to pass through There were present Mr. J. Scott Nobile, for the naval Hangar at is stated to be $1,200,000 a month. There were present Sir Elly the annual meeting this morning. Lieut. Lebrix have arrived at the Nationalist territory to emerge Harston, Mr. E. M. Raymond and Seddin, near Stolp in Pomerania, Some say it is more but the fig- Kadoorie, K.B.E., Com, Leg. Hon. The new Alice Memorial Hospital conclusion of their world flight. from Shanghal. Their intent Mr. T. G. Weall (members of the where it will remain a fortnight ure quoted, or even '$1,000,000, (director), Mr. Noel Braga (secre. was now nearly completed at a The rapidity of their return from

tary) and the following share cost of $100,000 and an appeal Tokyo has been unprecedented. cannot be accepted as definite in Consulting Committee), Mr. A. before resuming its journey to appears to be the more likely.

Mr. Fung Chuk-man, Canton's holders:-Messrs. H. Dreyer, A. was being made for equipment A "Nominal Deserter." the absence of confirmation by in Braun (secretary). Mr. M. H. the expedition's base at Spitz-

Turner of Messrs. Deacons (the bergen, whither the steamer Finance Commissioner, has come Keith, Tse Tsan-tai, A. A. Botelho, necessary, amounting to $12,000. Lieutenant Lebrix comes back dependent observers.

company's solicitor) and the fol- "Citta di Milano," the parentship down from Canton to welcome A. L. Shields, J. Coulthart, J.

Reference was also made at the nominally as a deserter as his lowing shareholders:-Sir Elly of the expedition, is proceeding. Marshal Li on his return. Toppin, F. J. Tavares, John Dick, meeting to the impending depar leave from the Navy expired on

General Nobile accompanied Marshal Li left Nanking some W. Lawson.

ture, after fifty years in the Far April 1, and the flight was un- Kadoorie, K.B.E.. Com. Leg.

Chairman's Speech,

East, during 34 of which he had official This, however, is not Hon., Mr. L. Kadoorie, Mr. A. L.Amundsen's light to the North days ago and, according to Reuter,

sailed from Shanghai on Saturday The notice convening the meet-been on the Hospitals Committee, likely to be mentioned in view of Shields, Mr. J. Toppin, Mr. A. A. Pole.

The objects of the present ex- afternoon on the Blue Funnel 8.8. ing was read by the secretary.of the Rev. Dr. Pearce,

the record feat. Shantuang-Kinngau front: Botelho, Mr. I. W. Shewan, Mr.

pedition are principally for scien- "Sarpedon," due here to-morrow. The chairman then read his ad-the meeting were the Rev. H. R. Costes and Lebrix were escort-

Supporting the Chairman at Crowd's Enthusiasm. Northerners claim victory; but Allan Keith.

No Return to Shareholders. tific observations and studies. impartial sources state emphatic-

Accompanying Marshal Li are dress as follows:- The notice convening was read Two trips will be made from General Chen. Ming-chu, Mr. Lai ally that Northerners are strictly

Gerlemen: The initial object Wells, O.B.E., Secretary, Dr. P. M. ed by three squadrons of military The fliers, imme- on the defensive, while Southern- by the secretary. The chairman King's Bay, Spitzbergen, and it is Man- yam (Marshal Li's private for which this meeting has been Gibson (Superintendent). Miss aeroplanes.

as fol-planned, firstly, to go to the secretary) and others of his staff. convened is, as indicated in the K. Rayner, (Matron), the Hon. diately they landed, then read his address

North Pole, secondly, to Prince

Those Expected. lows:-

notice which the secretary has Mr. J. Owen Hughes, Dr. T. S. rounded by a crowd which surged Chihli-Honan frout: the Gentlemen: At the meeting Nicholas Second Island,

Major-General Choi Ting-kai, just read, for the purpose of con-Tso. Mr. T. N. Chau, Dr. T. W. through the police barriers. The "Christian General" reports an of shareholders held on February

General Nobile, was recently re- of the 11th Army, is believed to sidering and, if thought fit, con- Pearce, Mr. W. H. Bell, Mrs. airmen, assisted by the police, advance to his Nationalist allies 2 last I told you that your Direc- norted

as having said that he be in Hong Kong. Other officers firming as a special resolution the firensy, Mr. M. F. Key, Mr. J. M. eventually reached the hangar at Nanking, but it is stated con- tors were then considering how hoped to anchor the "Italia" over land officials reported to be on resolution which was passed as an Wong, Mr. H. R. Forsyth. Mr. where there was an official recop fidently that the Northerners! the present company could con- the North Pole and descend by their way to-day to meet Marshal extraordinary resolution at the Rumiaha and Dr. F. R. Ashton. tion. Have entered Changte and that tinue to be run under the present rope-ladders.

Li. include:-

extraordinary general meeting

The Chairman referred to the the "Christian General's" garri- load of interest.

The Pole has presented him Mr. Chu Chao-hsin (Commis-held on the 30th ultimo.

unavoidable absence of Sir Show! As the crowd surged round son retired.

This, however, I regret to say, with a large hollow cross to be isioner for Foreign Affairs), Gen-!

The Resolution.

son Chow, the Hon. Dr. R. H. them, Lebrix fainted and was re- That resolution, as you will re-Kotewall and Mr. Justice J. R. moved to an ambulance station Chibi-Shansi front: Peking's was found impossible and Sir deposited at the pole, in which a cral Li Ching (Adjutant-Genera!!

where restoratives were applied. claims doubted, but it is believed Elly Kadoorie does not see his record of the expedition will be at Canton Headquarters), Gen-member, concerned the alteration Wood.

eral Chan Chai-tong (command-of the Anticles of Association so The report and accounts were The Garde Republicaine had the that slow progress is being made way to assist the company finan- inserted.

further. against the Shansi Nationalists cially any

Sir Elly General Nobile will be accom-

as to give the directors a discre- passed on the proposition of the utmost difficulty in forcing a way who are also on the defensive. Kadoorie approached your Con-anied by a large staff of special-

tion as to the amount of interest Chairman, seconded by Mr. T. N. for the airmen, Costes was car- they shall from time to time re- Chau.

ried shoulder high. Shantung-Kiangsu Front.

sulting Committee with a view to its including Professor Pontre-

They had to be smuggled The "Kung Sheung Yat Po" de- purchasing the landed property moli. of Rome University, and the finitly credits the Nationalists of the company and they accord-Swerlist meteorological expert, with having penetrated nerassingly had the properties valued by Professor Malmgreen-Reuter. the Shantung frontier, the un independent surveyor, Mr. thrust resulting in the capture of Geo. A. Grey, who placed a total value of $2,078,380 on them, at Hanchuang, and Lincheng.

Hangchuang is where the which price Sir Elly Kadoorie Tientsin-Pukow Railway tra- purchased the property leaving. verses the Grand Canal. Follow- however, the amount of $846,620 ing the Railway northward, the owing to him by the Company against which the remaining advance reached Lincheng.

assets practically nil.

No Other Course. Under

- STOKER FINED.

WANTED TO DRIVE THE CAR.

WANCHAI INCIDENT.

MARSHAL LI.·

Arrives Here At 10 a.m. To-morrow.

quire members to pay in respect Estimated $6,000 Deficit.

Lebrix Faints,

of any call or instalment not paid The Secretary presented the through a door at the back of the on due date, and I now beg to pro- estimates for 1928 providing for hangar to a car in which the air

The men, accompanied by the Minis- pose the confirmation as a special an income of $47,000. resolution of the said extraordin-Hospital would have to be pre-ter of Commerce and the Prefect ary resolution, namely: -

pared for an estimated deficit of of Police, drove to the Louvre "That the Articles of Associa- $6.000.

where they were received by M.. tion of the company be altered The estimates were accepted Poincare. by adding to the end of Article on the proposition of Mr. J. M. The airmen appeared on the 19 the following words:- Wong seconded by the Hon. Mr. balcony and received a tremend-

"Or as from the second day J. Owen Hughes.

ous ovation. of April, 1928, at such other The Chairman then addressed At Castle Rambouillet. rate of interest as the Directors the meeting and, referring to the Costes and Lebrix

as much thusiastically cheered may from time to time deter-accounts, said that

by the mine."

economy had been observed dur-Parisian population and officially and I shall be glad if some ing the past year as was consist-received and warmly congratulat- shareholder will kindly second ent with efficient working.. The led by President Doumergue at that.

new Alice Memorial Hospital was Castle Rambouillet,-Havas. now nearly completed at a cost of about $100,000 but there was an appeal being made to the public

Marshall Li Chal-sum arrives here st 10 B.I. to-morrow by the Blue Funnel 6.5. "Sarpedon" and is likely to re- main in the Colony until the Northern Left Wing.

At the Central Magistracy on evening, when he will proceed to From Hanchuang, the Grand

these circumstances Saturday, the case was concluded Canton. Canal runs castward to Tai-er-there cannot be any return to in which Stoker J. Gahagan of chwang. From Lincheng, a rail-shareholders, but I trust that you H.M.S. "Hawkins" was charged way runs west and south to Tai-will agree with me that there with (a) driving public car No. er-ching. The left wing of the was no other course open to us 190 without an appropriate ing the 4th Army), General Tang Northern army under General but to call this meeting with a driver's licence; (b) driving pub-Sai-tsang (Police Commissioner Mr. Tse Tsan-tai. seconded. The Sun Chuan-fang (who claims to view to liquidating the company.lic motor car No. 190 without the and City Defence Commissioner). extraordinary resolution was have advanced) is at Tai-er- I now beg to move the following permission of the owner of the

Reports are current that Mar-unanimously confirmed as a spe- chwang.

By taking Lincheng, resolution as an extraordinary re-car; and (c) assaulting the Chin-shal Li is only paying a short cial resolution. the Nationalists would have caus- | solution :-

ese driver of public motor car No. visit to Canton, but it is consider- "That it has been proved to 190.

ed unlikely that he will return to On the latter charge, Mr. Nanking again just yet. the satisfaction of this meeting. that the company cannot by Horace Lo appeared for the prose- reason of its liabilities

con- cution. tinue its business and that it is advisable to wind up the same H. C. Macnamara who denied and accordingly that the com-three charges. pany he wound up voluntarily,

ed the Northern left wing to retire as its position would have become untenable against a flank attack that could easily become an en- veloping movement.

•

Official Claim. Other reports on this front are as follow:-

Peking, Yesterday. General Sun Chuan-fang has reported by cable, officially claim- ing that his left wing. (in Shan- tung province) has captured Fenghsien and is attempting | to march on Tangshan, en route Mr. J. Scott Harston seconded

The project of Kwangtung PROF. G. CATTANEO. out-patients' drafting troops North for war

Gahagan was defended by Mr.service has been shelved but it PARENTS ONCE WELL-KNOWN/$12,000 and it was hoped that dont's report).

all

seems definite that Canton will have to pay, though probably not The case for the prosecution as much as the $2,000,000 or so a month, until the hitch occurred. last year.

"And that John Fleming and was that Gahagan and three Archibald Ritchie, both of other sailors engaged the car on Chartered Bank Building, Vic- the early morning of April 8. toria, Hong Kong, be appointed Gahagan wanted to drive the car, jointly and severally liquida- and when the driver objected, tors for the purposes of such Gahagan caught hold of him and shook him. The driver left the winding-up."

car in Queen's-road East, near the Wanchai Post-office and went to No. 2 Police Station to report the affair.

was carried

QUEEN'S NEPHEW.

SUCCUMBS TO RECENT

IN HONG KONG.

COMING EAST,

a

Among passengers arriving by the s.a. "Kashgar" last Friday was Professor Gulielmino Cattaneo, fine musician and singer, who

a tour which includes India, Burtna and Singapore.

on

Instruments, Etc., Needed.

1

were en-

to help in the provision of equip-appreciated his generous gift and ment. Fittings and instruments would place a record of this appre- for the operating theatre, and fur-ciation in the minutes (applause). The Chairman also referred to niture, bedding, etc., in the wards.

and in-patients those to whom thanks were due rooms were needed to the value of (as mentioned in the Superinten-

some of those interested in the Dr. Pearce's Departure. work of the Hospitals would give In conclusion, referring to the towards some of these special ob-impending departure of the Rev. Dr. T. W. Pearce, the Chairman jects

said that Dr. Pearce had been close upon fifty years in the Far It was very well-known in the East and had served for some Colony what excellent work the thirty-four years. on the Com- iHospitals had been carrying on mittee of the Hospitals in which for the past forty odd years. The capacity he had done yeoman ser- old Alice Memorial Hospital hadvice (applause). Such a man Old residents of Hong Kong will been built by Sir Kai Ho-kai in would be very hard to replace. On remember the name of Cattaneo, memory of his wife and since that behalf of the Committee he ex- visitor's father, Professor time it had gone on doing in-pressed their joy at Dr. Pearce's At the Wheel.

Antonio Cattaneo: having lived creasingly good work year by restoration to health and their When the driver returned, he

many years in Hong Kong, and year and now that it had been pos-hone that Dr. Pearce would have who was the Colony's first teacher sible to build a new Hospital it before him in the homeland many saw the car swerving on the

His was imperative that those who years' happiness and many oppor- wrong side of the road, and then

of planoforte and singing. crash into a pillar, being damaged

wife was Miss Lilian Lysaught, a appreciated the good work done tunities of carrying on his Chris- to the extent of $1,000. The A message from Belleville-sur-daughter of the late Mr. William should hasten its opening by tian work of doing good service HEAVY CASUALTIES. driver saw that Gahagan was at Viscount Trematon, who

Saone announces the death of Lysnught, another well-known giving articles of equipment that for the benefit of others (ap-

was Hong Kong realdent of former dent's report also showed that

were needed. the wheel at the time of the crush

The Superinten-plause). Santiago de Chile, To-day. After the crash, the four sailors According to unconfirmed news-went away in pairs. The driver Looting has been on the in-paper despatches 200 persons, and an Indian constable followed crcase-British Naval Wireless. 20,000 head of livestock and many Gahagan and another sailor Chihli-Honan Front

bave been farms buried in an named Cork, and eventually they Fighting is, apparently, confin- avalanche at Cuidad in the Talen were arrested hiding in a door- ed to the area of the Peking-region of the cordilleras.

Communications with Talca Hankow Railway, which runs from north to south.

have been cut off.

to the Nationalist base at Hou-and the resolution chowfu.-Reuter.

The Air Run.

Nanking, Saturday.

A report has been received to the effect that a Northern aero- plane bombed Hsuchowfu, the Nationalist main base in the north of Kiangsu province, a consider- able distance up the Tientsin- Pukow Railway.

unanimously.

CHILE CALAMTIY.

AVALANCHE CREATES

HAVOC.

way.

Denial. Both Gahagan and Cork, giving Salvage patrols have been des- evidence, denied that they had The "Christian General's" Kuo-

patched to help in the rescue been in a motor car that night. minchun is supposed to be moving work, but owing to bad roads they They were walking in Praya Bast up the line. However, the will be unable to reach the scene of in the direction of the Naval Can- Northerners are said to have en-the disaster for several days. teen when the Indian constable tered Changte, which is inside Reuter

Honan,

Help From Hankow?

A Chinese cable says that Gen-

FELL FROM VERANDAH.

came

up and arrested them. They never ran from the con- stable, and did not hide from him. In fact, they did not know he

MOTOR ACCIDENT.

LORD TREMATON DEAD.

London, Yesterday.

the

days,

returned to Italy on retirement in 1910.

C.P.R. GUARD.

Dr. Pearce briefly, replied, Professor Gulielmino Cattaneo there was a need for a similar

A $5,000 Jonation. was quite young when his father Nethersole Hospital. The estim that Madame Wu Tin-fang had building to replace the present

Dr. S. W. Tao then announced ate for the two blocks which donated $5,000 for instruments would be required was $250,000. For the new Hospital and it was Under the will of the late Mra. decided to send letters of thanks M. J. D. Stephens bequest, to her and to Capt. Hall. Mrs. which it was understood would Mackenzie had already been It is understood that the local shortly be made available, was thanked on behalf of the Com- office of the Canadian Pacifle made of $10,000 to each of the mittee. Steamship Company has made. ar- four Hospitals administered in The Chairman moved and Mr. rangements with the G.O.C. troops connection with the Alice Memor Rumjahn seconded that 'the here for the supply of a military inl, $40,000 in all. Mrs. Alexan- thanks of the Committee be pre- guard when required to accompany der Mackenzie had also given sented to Mr. T. N. Chau for col-

$1,000 in C.P.R. liners as far as Shanghai.

memory of

her lecting funds, to Messrs. Linstead This innovation has been decided late husband and her daughter and Davis for much assistance in upon as likely to allay fears of the Helen. It was proposed to invest connection with the accounts and passengers in regard to piracy, etc. the gift, thus adding to the en-to Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews for auditing the ac Wing Lok-street, a 16-year-old Mr. Macnamara submitted to

New Sanitorium?

counts... tionalist leaders at Hankow, has Chinese boy is now in the Tung the Magistrate that at best it was

Referring to the mention, in

Officers For Year. ordered two army corps to pro-Wah Hoapital suffering from In the word of the driver against seriously injured in a motor acci- accident, the other victim being the Superintendent's report, to a Sir Henry Pollock was appoint- ceed north from Hankow, up the

sanitórium for the treatment of led Chairman for the year 1928 Peking-Hankow Railway, ostensi-juries to his arms and face. His that of Gahagan, and in view of dent on the Paris-Lyons-road on dilled instantaneously.

the fact that Gahagan had been April 2.

Grief nt Windsor

tuberculosis, the Chairman said and Dr. S. W. Tso Deputy Chair- Uly to assist the "Christian Gen- condition is critical.

out here for over, four years andViscount Trematon was the

London, Yesterday. eral" in Honan..

that this would be of great benefit man, on the proposition of Mr.

Chihli-Shaast Front.

had never got into trouble with eldest son of the Earl of Athlone Lord Trematon, who was twen- to the Colony, as treatment in a Rumjahn, seconded by Mr. M. F. The Northerners are still be-south-west of

Occupied Pingtingchow, the police, he suggested that the and a nephew of Queen Mary, ty years old, spent his boyhood general hospital was unsatisfac- Key.

Niang-tze-kwan defendant should be believed. He was born on August 24, 1907. nt Windsor, where references tory. In this connection he was. The following were appointed lieved to be battering at the Pass, and to be preparing a flank Mr. Lindsell convicted Gahagan Hoje was entertained of his re- were made to his death in the authorised to state that Capt. members of the Executive Com Shansi Nationalists' line of de-attack on the Pass from their on all three charges and imposed covery, but later a relapse occur churches to-day including the pri-T. P. Hall had very generously mittee, on the proposition of the fence but Niang-tze-kwan Pass latest capture. The claim la fines of $10 on the first and red, and his condition had been vate chapel In the castle, at which given property believed to be Hon. Mr. Owen Hughes, second- has not fallen.

doubted in some quarters as being second counts, and $25 on the critical for several days before H.M. the King and Queen, accom- valued at $10,000 either to go to-ed by Mr. Rumjahn-Dr. E. H too optimistic-Reuter,

third count.

his death. His mother is at pre-panied by the Duke of Gloucester wards the cost of a sanitorium Kotewall and Messrs. J. M. Wong, [Note: Ping howds for He Worship did not make any sent hurrying, hack from Cape and Prince George, attended ser- or to be applied for the benefit of T. N. Chau, W. L. Pattenden, and

second death following the tragic less Service.

As the result of a fall from the was after them until he placed his eral Pei Chung-hsi (of the Kwangai clique), one of the Na-second floor verandah of No. 198, hand on Gahagan's shoulder..

have

Flank Attack.

The Peking leaders claim to than the Pass.]

I done to the car.

4

VISCOUNT TREMATON

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dowment fund;

Memorial Hospitals. They deeply

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