1928-05-10 — Page 7

THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1928.

IN

ACTION.

(Continued from Page 1.)

Council of War. While 'Reater says that the Northerners (according to well- informed opinion) will withdraw from China Proper back into Manchuria, without fighting, and Marshal Chang Tao-lin has sent out a circular telegram announc- ing his orders to his men to aus- pend hostilities, a British Naval wireleas

message brings news which points to resumption of the civil war as being possible.

It is learned that a council of war was held at Peking. "It was decided to fight and retreat to Manchuria," the despatch con- tinues. This may mean that the Northerners are still preparing to resist the Southerners, but have reconciled themselves to giving up Peking.

Endeavouring to Reorganise. The despatch adds: The Northern armies are endeavour- ing to reorganise in the vicinity of Tehchow, near the Chihli- Shantung frontier, where Chang Tso-lin had intended to erect a defenec line.

outside the International Settle- ment, were fired on by Chinese aczóss a creek. The Japanese re- plied, dispersing the mob. No Casualties have been reported.

Four Japanese destroyers ar rived this morning.-Revter.

Five Infantry Companies,

Tokyo, Yesterday.

Five companies of Japanese in-

CINEMA NOTES.

THE CHINA MAIL,

"THE GARDEN OF EDEN" AT QUEEN'S.

SCENES IN COLOUR,

Beautiful Corinne Griffith has

* TRAGIC, WIVES.”

REMARKABLE ARTICLE ÎN LONDON PAPER.

SINGAPORE!

The London "Daily Express" fantry have been ordered to pro-the leading part in a picture with Singapore signed with the initials has the following article from ceed immediately to Tientsinan Intriguing title "The Garden, S. L. B." Reuter.

Tientsin Aerodrome.

Peking,. Yesterday,

skirts of Tientsin.--Reuter.

Destroyers For South China.

Tokyo, Yesterday.

of Eden," the lavish screen version; of the big German stage auccess,

tonous

Singapore is a city of tragic The Peking Foreign Ministry which comes to the Queen's Thea-wires. There are thousands of us, white "wash dresses," has protested to the Japanese tre to-day. "The Garden of Eden" pale and bored, dressed in mona Minister at the action of the has a touch of symbollam, na the fretting away an exile's life in the Japanese military in laying out a title would indicate, but essential hottest city in the British Em- temporary aerodrome on the out- it is a thoroughly modern tale pire.

dealing with the adventures of a

You may see us in the early little entertainer at a Budapest morning, before the spot-light of cabaret. Almost all the action of the sun reveals the glaring build- the picture takes place in Budapest ings in a shadowless dazzle, list and Monte Carlo, and it is in the lessly poking through the shops. great gaming resort, where she Depressing Parties. poses as the daughter of a baroness The wives of Singapore find no that the girl finds her first and only thrill in shopping. We gather at love. Dramatic events on the eve noon in restaurant, in hotels, to of the wedding give, a sensational hold depressing "pahit parties." climax to a thoroughly interesting A number of us try to drink awa? and amusing picture. Produced ennui with gin and bitters. Then by Lewis Milestone, who also comes a hot, fitful sleep beneath directed "Two Arabian Knights," a suffocating mosquito net.

At night we dance, sometimes the picture is Corinne Griffith's

Seven Japanese destroyers left on Tuesday evening for Canton, Amoy and Foochow and four others are expected to leave for South China shortly-Reuter,

CHANG TSO-LIN.

What Is His Attitude at the Moment?

Peking, Yesterday.

The families of many Peking first United Artists production, and with young bachelors "fresh from In the event of further South-ocials are leaving for Manchuria It is notable for some beautiful home" who still retain their ern advances, it is considered daily. Well-informed persons are

northern vigour and insouciance. likely that Chang Tso-lin may of the opinion that Marshal Chang colour scenes.

The large support-We play feverish bridge for heavy withdraw to Manchuria, but im- Tso-lin will withdraw to Mukdening cast includes such well known stakes or motor out through the mediate advances by the South- without fighting, thus keeping the names as Louise Dresser, Lowell unchanging and merciless rubber erners are complicated by the Northern forces intact and leav-Sherman and Charles Ray. Chinese-Japanese situation at Tsi-ing the Nationalists to handle the

nan.

AT SHANGHAI

Settlement & Chinese Firm Attitude.

The

Shadows Before

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL."

To-day-Queen's Theatre; "Tha "Garden of Eden."

To-day-World Theatre; "Lone Eagle."

Weeks In Paris."

Always

Dance Re

BLUE

To-day-Star Theatre; "Three

To-day Dance, Cheer Y.M.C.A., at 7.30 p.m.

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May 12 Dance,

Moy 13- Music, Y.M.C.A., nt 7.30 p.m. Y.M.C.A., at 7.30 p.m.

May 13-15 Queen's Theatre; Syd Chaplinin "The Missing Link."

Sports.

May 11-St. Joseph's College Athletic Sports, Sookumpoo ground, Causeway Bay, commencing, 1. p.m.

May 13-Eighth extra race meet- ing of the I.R.R.C., Macao.

Lammerts' Auction. May 11-At Sales Room, Duddell- street, miscellaneous goods. 11 a.m. May 14-At "Villa Manola," Sasaoon-rd., household furniture, 2.30 p.m.

Meetings.

VARSITY YALE BLUES DEEP RIVER BLUES

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of

BARCLAY'S

May 11-Annual meeting British Legion (H.K. branch) Messrs. Jardine's board room, 5.15 p.m.

H.K. Auxillary of the British & May 14-Annual meeting of the Foreign Bible Society, at Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m.

May 25- Fifty-ninth annual meeting of the China Fire Insur- ance Co., Ltd., Union-bldg., 11.16 a.m.

plantations with the sickly odour of latex and acid hanging in the and AERIAL WARFARE THRILLS. still night air. Japanese embarrassment ·

May 17-Forty-seventh ordinary possible disturbances arising in!

One day roll into another. general meeting of shareholders of connection with it.-Reuter.

Written by Ralph Blanchard. Heat, pahits, and gossip.

the Canton Irisurance Office,' Ltd., Northerners Disagreed. who saw active service as an off-tragedy of the Singapore wife is at Mesars. Jardine, Matheson's

Peking, Yesterday. eer in the British Air Force dur- that she has nothing, absolutely omees, noon. General Yang Yu-ting (Chief- ing the war. "The Lone Eagle," nothing, to do. Housework and. May 26-Fifty-fifth annual meet- of-Staff) arrived in Peking to-has been transferred to the screen bringing up children are unhearding of Union Insurance Society of Shanghai, Yesterday. day. It is believed that the ob- and will be the chief attraction at of where boys can be hired for Canton, Ltd., Union-bldg., 11 a.m. Trouble was apprehended in ject of his visit is to discuss the the World Theatre from to-day to £1 a week and ayahs (nurses) for Shanghai because to-dny is National northern attitude in view of the Saturday. The picture is an less. Humiliation Day, commemorating Tsinan incidents.

Intensely dramatic account of the Junction of Commerce. the historical Japanese Twenty- It is understood that Northern perils faced by fighting sirmen, And yet of all the cities in the One Demands bat the day passed opinion is very divided, some ad- and through it is woven a tender Far East Singapore is the most May 25 Sixty-second annual quietly both in the International vocating a withdrawal to Man- love theme. Raymond Keane ap- Diessed. While civil war rages meeting of British Traders' Insur Settlement and in Chinese territory churia in order to allow the South pears as a youthful flying officer of round Shanghai and Peking, while ance Co., Ltd., Union-bidg., 11.20 owing to the firmness of the auto settle its difficulties with the British Air Force who braves Hong Kong echoes with the murm thorities in prohibiting processions Japan, others urging that it is every peril for his country and for derous atrocities of Canton, Singa-

Miscellaneous. To-day-Closing event in H.K. Barbara Kent, whose repore, a great junction of all East- According to some reports the cent performance in "Flesh and ern commerce, and the mouth of Basket Ball league (student divi Northerners are again advancing the Devil," awakened considerable the greatest river of rubber in slon) at Chingae Y.M.C.A., 4.30 p.m. The attitude of the local Chin-southwards from Shuntch.-Reu- praise, is the sweet and vivacious the world, is thriving.

May 14-Opening of a new class exe authorities indicates that ter.

French girl whose love spura the

Stately buildings are rising for beginners in Chinese Language anti-Japanese outbreaks in Chin- Co-operation Mooted."

New school, in Chamber of Commerce esc territory are unlikely to occur.

Peking, Yesterday. airman to deeds of courage. The along the water front,

hotels are projected. Harbour boardroom, 5.15-6.15 p.m. It is reported that after a con- picture is sprinkled with delight- development grows apace. The situation remains quiet.—

The November 13 Matriculation, British Naval Wireless.

ference with General Yang Yu-ful comedy supplied by Nigel "roads" are packed with the Senior and Juator Local exams. at ting and the "Young General," Barrie and Marcalla Daly, under greatest maze of shipping in the the Hong Kong University, Chang Hsuch-liang. Marshal the capable direction of Emory Far East Chang Tso-lin has decided to issue Johnson. The elimax, a battle in

and demonstrations.-Reuter.

Outbreaks Unlikely.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

Leaving Lower Yangisze. Another Naval report says that Japanese are leaving ports on the lower

course of the Yangtze River.

RAILWAY CLEAR.

Result of the Fighting on Tuesday.

Peking, Yesterday. The latest news from Tsinan indicates that the fighting on Tuesday was not Ho serious as was believed at first. It was mostly in the nature of skirm- ishes, though both gides at times used artillery.

time to counter-attack.

the critical international situation

love.

FUN IN PARIS.

The men, in their crinkly white

in Shantung. It is understood that the telegram will suggest "Three Weeks in Paris," an en-are forgotten. that the North and South co- tortaining new operate in getting a settlement of the Tsinan affair. It is expected that the telegram will be issued to-night-Reuter.

PRESS VIEWS.

1.

NEW AIR LINES.

GERMANY'S SECRET

SCHEMES.

* WORLD ROUTE PLAN.,

Berlin. An agency communica-

tion, printed in the "Koelnise. Zeltung," saya that Captain Koehl's impending Trans-Atlantic flight is part of the preparation for and propaganda of a world-wide nerini freight service which is being ar ranged jointly by the North Ger- man Lloyd and the Junkers aero- plane works at Dessau.

It is said that last month presentatives of the Limerick agent of the North German Lloyd Steamship Company, which acts as in Ireland, obtained from the Gov- ernment at Dublin promise of sup- port for the enterprise of Captain Koehl and Baron von Huenefeld. Representatives of the new com-

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à circular telegram throughout the air between entire squadrons, suits and topees, are busy making China announcing the temporary is highly thrilling and sensational. and unmaking fortunes. No men cessation of civil war in view of

in the East are as prosperous and busy as the Singapore men.

But the Singapore wives-they

picture starring Almost every day a liner slips Matt Moore, Dorothy Devore and into port and disgorges several Willard Louis, and supported by a hundred perspiring travellers. strong cast, is the main attraction They flock to the hotels-most of at the Star Theatre from to-day to them thrilled with mythical East- Saturday. The story concerns a ern glamour and fill the halls young married couple whip are with the buzz of their talk. separated, the husband having to In the background, in wicker What the Japanese Newspapers make trip on business to Paris, chairs, just looking on, are the

Are Saying. The Japanese state that the

There he meets a friend and the Singapore wives. Here at Raffles, disorders in Tsinun and along the

Osaka, Yesterday.

two see more of the gay side of in the Europe or the Adelphi, Shantung Railway continue." The newspapers here are alive that city than is good for them, they find an "atmosphere," real or The Japanese troops are still with reports of animation in the They become involved in a duel and unreal, that they breathe into

their suffocated souls. active clearing Chinese soldiers military division headquarters, off are sent to goal. Their sentence out of the zone within 20 li (6 the despatch of telegraph, railway served, the pair attempt to return Just a trace of ahadow beneath It is easy to distinguish them. miles) on either side of the rail- and flying contingents, the re-home by means of a forged pass- the eyes, a mouth a trifle harden- way. Reuter.

quisitioning of ships for the trans-port which only lands them into ed, those tiny tired wrinkles portation of troops and supplies further trouble. How the pair that the sun soon brings, and a and the movements of cruisers finally manage to get home and dull tan pallor. and destroyers, which will shortly what occurs when they do, provide go to the Yangtze River.

the many laughs with which the Young "first contract" men, bination have also been despatch- Despite the publication of grue picture abounds. The remainder "griffing" they are called, are some stories of the massacres of of the cast includes Gayne Whit their prey. A synthetic return to ed to South Africa to arrange for a Japanese civilians at Tainan, man, John Patrick and Nora Cecil. the "old life," funny stories, in-service between Cape Town terested conversation, attention Johannesburg; and another the Singapore wives find these in been established at Madrid to pre- the companionship of young un-pare for a Hne between Spain and easternised men.

South America. A Far Eastern Perhaps. 'this, too, is another service is being organised from tragedy for the young men. An- Japan, and Fraulein Hertha Junk- nually a regular quota are "sentere is acting for the undertaking in

Resuming Service.

Tsingtao, Yesterday. The Japanese troops have clear ed the Shantung Railway of dis- turbing elements and passenger service will be resumed. Reuter, Foreigners Who Left.

Peking, Yesterday. Chinese residents at Kobe and The foreigners who left. Tsi- | Osaka remain absolutely safe and nan by train yesterday comprised unmolested. seventeen_Americans, four Bri- tish, one French, one Italian and several Germans.-Reuter.

The Expeditionary Force.

Tokyo, Yesterday.

The Emperor has sanctioned

Business men in Osaka, who previously

opposed

Return to the Old Life.

and has

anything will be withdrawn as soon as the which might be called Japanese danger passes. imperialism in China, now recog-

No Obstruction, nised that military occupation is It is denied that the Japanese home" for living beyond their the United States. necessary until all foolishness has troops entered Tainan for the pur-means. the despatch of the Srd Nagoya stopped and the safety of Japan-pose of impeding the Southerners,

Secrecy, it is added, is being division to Tsingtao, bringing up ese residents, ensured by Treaty and it is pointed out that the Na- of

Singapore is a Chinese puzzle maintained as to all these schemes marital tangles famed because the companies concerned the Shantung forces to approxim-rights, duly respected. They are tionalists have already reported throughout other cities, in the do not wish to have their names as- ately 26,000.-Reuter.

perfectly prepared to suffer loss they are proceeding northward East.

sociated with a failure. But of business with China mean unobstructed.

should Captain Koehl's flight suc while-Reuter.

cced the gradual execution of a comprehensive programme will at once be taken in hand.

The "Koslaische Zeitung" adds,

A Naval report says that the Japanese Government sought the Emperor's approval to send the 3rd Nagoya division at war strength to Shantung.

On the other hand, it is a city It is expected that the negotia-of beautiful homes, 'great broad Earliest Withdrawal. tions for a settlement of the boulevards, exquisite gardens- Tokyo, Yesterday. Chinese-Japanese difficulties will an architectural model of domes- Though the Japanese Press re- probably be held at Nanking.tic peace. frains from definitely censuring Japan is at present preparing an First and Last Scene. the decision to despatch the 3rd official statement for publication (Nagoya) division to Shantung, abroad which will probably be low sandy shores of the island, America Line and another big Ger- The town is scattered along the on ita own part, that similar plans are contemplated by the Hamburg- available this afternoon. Reuter. and from the sea can be seen them aeroplane factory (Rumpler), who are, however, in contradistinc- tion to the Lloyd-Junkers combina-

general fear is expressed lest Chinese-Japanese relations will be further inflamed and it is hoped the troops will be withdrawn na soon as possible.

Redress Unobtainable.

smoke clouds of rubber mills at London, Yesterday, work night and day..

"Till Danger Passes"

Tokyo, Yesterday. The Government has issued a statement explaining the reasons for the further despatch-of troops to Shantung._ It is virtual- ly the same as the Foreign Office

The newspapers are splashing Banks, shipping, buildings, explanation to the Press. It em-

the news of the latest events in hotels and the magnificent new tion, taking count of the wishes of phasises that the troops will be The "Nichi Nichi" regruts that China and dwell with gravity on post office tower along the sea-

the German Government and the withdrawn as soon as the danger the Government has only a mili- the information regarding the re-shore. Inside the breakwater Air Hansa Company. The paper has passed; also that the des- tary policy towards China and newed fighting in Tainan.

that stretches along the front are sees: ground for alarm in this dis- patch of warships to the Yang- lacks a diplomatic policy, und The "Manchester. Guardian" hundreds of small ships.

sipation of Germany's aerial ac- taze River and South China is warns the Government to beware says that the Japanese Govern- The first thing you will notice tivity. purely a precautionary measure. of aggravating the situation. ment is apparently about to fol-on arrival at Singapore, and the -Reuter.

The "Kokumin" expresses fow the belligerent policy from last you will forget, are the similar misgivings, especially which Britain shrank after the haunting eyes of Singapore fears of the possibility of trouble Nanking outrages. If Japan oc- wives.

OTHER PLACES.

Cruisers to Shanghal, Destroyers to the South..

Tokyo, Yesterday.

The Navy has decided that the cruisers "Abukuma" and "Jindzu" be sent to Shanghai-Reuter.

In South China,

Japan's Motives.

cuples Tsinan and the most of Shantung province until she ob-

The Foreign Office has explain-tains satisfaction and redress,

YOUNG LADY BITTEN.

HE LIKED MILK

Chin. Kiu, a small Chinese boy employed, at the Hong Kong Uni- pleaded versity, this morning

ed to the Preas that the troops sho is likely to stay there in- have been sent to Shantung ex- definitely. Satisfaction and re- A black and white terrier dog be- "guilty" before Mr. R. E. Lindsell pressly for the protection of the dress are really unobtainable. One longing to Mr. Rodrigues, of St. to a charge of theft of four, bottles lives and property of Japanese na- might as well demand apologies Joseph's Villa, has been removed to of milk belonging to the Dairy tionals. There was no intention for an earthquake,

Kennedy-town for observation as the Farm Inspector Clark told the o occupying the territory and It is of the opinion that such result of biting a young Portuguese Magistrate that there had bien taking over the Shantung Rail- occupation is likely to be dis- lady on Saturday: The lady, Mian numerous thefts fo the nature Symptomatic of the tensity of way. It is expected that a guard astrous, mora particularly per E. V. Y. Silva, of St. Joseph's-build recently and in consequence the feeling, 40 Japanese marines, will protect the railway, but the haps to Japan, also, to the general tng, was injured in the right leg Dairy Farm posted their own erecting sandbag barricades at Chinese will be still in control. It relationship between China and and received medical attention from watchman to keep watch over the Toyoda cotton mill, Jessfield, just is confidently expected the troops the Powers. Reuter,

Dr. Souza.

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A Shanghai Incident.

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