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No. 25,884

A NEW FRONT.

PEKING ORDERS WITHDRAWAL.:

70 MILES TO WEST.

Raiders Bring About Loss of Paotingfu?

NATIONALIST ARMIES STILL HELD-UP.

A withdrawal of 70 miles in the western sector of the war zone

to the Northern armies. An earlier despatch pointed to the North-

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1928.

MOTOR CAR DEAL.

An Enormous Amalgamation.

G$500,000,000!

Chrysler And Dodge Brothers Bring Off Big Transaction.

New York; Yesterday.

"WHAT ELSE?"

Magistrate's Concern For Poor Chinese,

HAWKER'S LICENCES.

Police Sergeant Understands No More Now Available.

When a Chinese woman was An onormous amalgamation of this morning... charted before

Dodge, Brothers' capital.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

GOLD COAST.

Claims Another Scientist.

BRITISH DOCTOR.

Third Victim of Yellow Foyer Since September.

London, Yesterday. The West Coast of Africa has

GENUINE SIR WILLIAM CROOKES

(English Mado)!

LENSES

Are the ONLY PROMOCION ngainst the tropic san-they absorb the ultra violet and infra red rays so dangerous to the eyes.

Many imitations the genuine from

LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Opticias.

THE BALKANS.

More Anti-Italian Outbursts.

ROWDY STUDENTS.

Further Mob Demonstrations; Fixed-Bayonets Used.

Belgrade, Yesterday.

were Dr.

Adrian Stokes and the Japanese

and booed Italy.

The

“GASP WITH ENVY."

The C.J. on Some Surplus Profits,

REDUCTION OF CAPITAL.

Sassoon Family's Private Limited: Company.

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"It makes one gasp with envy," Despite the severe precaution said Sir Henry Gollan, the Chief inotor-car interests has been Lieut.-ColfF. Eaves, D.3.0., with claimed a third notable victim of ary measures fresh anti-Italian Justice, in the Supreme Court this. brought off through the Chrysler hawking in West Point without a yellow fever since September in demonstrations occurred

at the morning. Corporations acquisition of the licence, she said that she was will the person of Dr. William end of the Parisian Company's Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C. (in- jing to take one out but her ap-Alexander, Young, director of performance in the National structed by Messrs. Deacons) had .The new organisation, whose plication had been refused. Ser-medical research at the Institute, Theatre. The galleryites. of the been telling His Lordship about is reported as the order given by Marshal, Chang Tso-lin of Peking Production will rank next to that geant Kennear of No. 7 Police on the Gold Coast, who died at chiefly students, cheered for France large surplus profits in the Sas-

of the General Motors' Corporation Station,said that he understood Accra.

soon family's estate. that no more licences were avail- His predecessors and Fords' will be $500,000,000.

Foreign Minister, M. The deal was concluded between able for the present.

The occasion was an application erners extending their attack, but it now seems that they are nar- the principals, Mr. Clarence Dillon, The Magistrate remarked that bacteriologist, Dr. Hiyedo- Marinkovitch, who was seated In by the Hong Kong Trust Corpora- No. 5. rowing the scope of operations.

and Mr. Walter Chrysler, who he really did not know what Noguchi, a week ago. The opinion a box with the French Minister, tion, French-building,

Queen's-road Central, to the This sudden evacuation may be due to danger of the raiders locked themselves up in a hotel people like the defendant could do is expressed that Young was in- immediately left the theatre.

Court for permission to reduce The demonstrators assembled from Shansi getting round the Northern rear, or to a desire to pre-suite for three days without calling for a living if they were not given fected at the post mortem on Dr.

Noguchi.-Reuter, In lawyers or accountants-Reu- licences to hawk.

the capital from 100,000,000 outside but were dispersed by the ter's American Service.

rupees to 60,000,000 rupees. police. There wero several ar that was a matter which concern."REDS" IN FORMOSA. reets. ed the Hawkers' Licensing De- partment.

sent a more advantageous front to the Southerners whose allies, the Nationalists, are still held up by the Tainan clash.

Peking and Tientsin are still held by the Northerners and inside the new battle-line, on the opposite side of, which are the South-

erners.

NEAR TO THE CAPITAL.

Peking, To-day.

Least Progress.

THE "ITALIA.”

STILL NO NEWS OF MISSING

AEROPLANE.

SEARCH PARTIES.

Kingabay, Yesterday. There is still no news of the

Sergeant Kennear said that

NEWS TRICKLES OUT.

h imposing a fine of $2 on the BID FOR INDEPENDENCE IN defendant, Col. Eaves said that in:

THAT ISLAND. his opinion it was better that every man and woman be given a hawker's licence, than that they should go about stealing. "If they are not allowed to earn a living by hawking, what else can they do?"

Too Much for Business.

Anti-Italian, demonstrators · at

Mr. Potter said that the com- Sarajevo yesterday evening were pany's surplus aaacts were so big that the original capital was no dispersed by a charge of gen- darmes. Twenty-five arrests

longer necessary. The company was registered in 1921. lowed.

fol-

In reply to His Lordship, Mr. Anti-Fascist demonstrators were Potter said that the company's also dispersed by the police at real business was investment. Soubotitza.

Tokyo, Yesterday. The news embargo has been lifted

Belgrade university hes been from the so-called Formosan Com-closed for three days. munist intrigue. Details are scarce,

Barricades in Belgrade.. but it seems that the police recently

Marshal Chang Teo-lin has or- Where the allied Southerners

"."Italia." The "Citta di Milano SLEEPERS' AWAKE. unearthed a plot of certain For- Anti-Italian demonstrations ware dered the Northern troops on the have made the least progress re- has disembarked, at Red Bay, two Peking-Hankow Railway to with cently is along the Tientsin-search parties of Italian alpini with draw from Paotingfu, northward, Pukow Railway, the eastern sec- two Norwegian guides: to Liuliho, 20 miles south-west tor. The Northerners defending:

unable to

Тготвое. 'Lieut. Holm, with a monoplane, sailed aboard the "Hobby" for Spitsbergen.

An ice breaker has already salI»

from Archangel, with a seaplane aboard to begin a search for the

"Italia."-Rester.

There have been defeated dozens i of Peking-Reuter.

On the other hand, the "Kung The Nationalists are

of times and are broken in morale Sheung Yat Po" publishes a cable press home their advantage be-ed from Tientsin, which says that cause of the Tsinan embroglio and, the Northerners are holding to consequently, their being unable the south and west of Paotingfu, to send troops through Tsinan where there has been fighting, and northward for an attack while THE SAME GOAL.” that the Northern positions on the allies are demonstrating on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway are, western sector. secure, also that the Northerners would intensify the attack they began on the Southern allies this week.

The Centre and the East. Paotingfu is about 90 miles from Peking, Accordingly, the

AT TIENTSIN.

Japanese Ready to Preserve Order..

According to the "Kung Sheung Yat Po," the Japanese-

CHINESE VERSIONS.

Shansi Troops Cause Anxiety at Pastingfu.

Shanghai, To-day. The Shansi "Nationalist" army captured Mancheng on May 29 and is advancing towards Pastingfu, the populace of which has been greatly alarmed.

BRITISH CO-OPERATORS AND LABOUR PARTY UNITED.

LOST RESOLUTION,

London, Yesterday, The annual Co-operative Con- gress at West Hartlepool reaffirmed last year's decision to enter into

closer arrangement with the Labour Party.

ARRESTED WITH MISSING CLOTHING & UMBRELLA. -

MAGISTRÁTÉ'S CLEMENCY.

mga pag

His Lordship: It is a trust company?--It is the Sassoon family's private limited com- pany.

Hia, Lordship: It is a pri- vate family company, then?- That is so, my lord.

mosan, Korean and Japanese Com-renewed yesterday evening. The munists to establish an Independent students erected barricades to im- Hose Formosa. A few leaders have bean pede the mounted police,

Not "As Usual," arrested, but the remainder are be- was turned on the crowd in a vain

Continuing, Mr. Potter said lieved to have escaped to Shang-effort to disperse them. The that the company had a surplus students retaliated with a volley of 40,000,000 rupees, "which can- then not be dealt with profitably,"

hai.

It is reported that they are work of missiles. The police Two Chinese youths were, this ing in concert with Japanese Com- charged with fixed-bayonets and Sanction was therefore sought morning, charged before Lieut-Col. munists who escaped to Shanghai a wild riot ensued. The police for the return of 40,000,000 F. Eaves, D.S.O., with the theft of at the time of the Communist opened fire and scattered the mob. rupees to shareholders. a suit of clothing and an umbrella round up in March. Reuter. from a houseboat at the Causeway

Bay typhoon shelter

The first accused replied: "Yes, we stole the things together," whilst the other said: “He (No. 1) stole the clothing. himself, and afterwards wore it."

The Chinese owner of the house-

"RAIN AT FIRST.”

NEW GUINEA

EXPEDITION TO EXPLORE WITH MONOPLANE.

SUGAR CANE SPECIES SOUGHT.

Sydney, "Yesterday.

Mr. Peek, the airman, has arriv-

The casualties Reuter

are unknown.

8-HOUR DAY.

SUPPORT FROM TEXTILE WORKERS.

It is not the usual ground for an application," said Mr. Potter, referring to instances of con-" cerns having lost money. "It isn't," His Lordship' observed, "it Įmakos 'one gasp with envy."

Affidavits had been. sworn by Mr. H. H. H. Priestley of Messrs. E. D. Sassoon & Co., who had been a director of the company for up- Ghent, Yesterday.

wards of three years, by Mr. T. Å. The International Textile Work-Martin, secretary of the com- unanimously pany, and by Mr. R. A. Wadeson of Messrs. Deacons.

ad from New York with a mono-era Congress has

S.E. winds, moderate, overcast, with rain at first, improving lat-plane in which he will explore the er, in to-day's forecast until to

morrow at noon.

The anti-cyclons has weakened Mr. A. Barnes, M.P., in opposing and in central to the south of a resolution to rescind the decision, Tokyo.

The Hainan depression declared that the Co-operative la now central over the Gulf of Marshal Chang

Tso-lin is Party and the Labour Party were Tongking. Another depression rumoured to have ordered the marching towards the same goal. has developed to the east of Peking-Mukden Railway station Thousands of Conservatives and to prepare cars for Mukden at a Liberals had joined the London moment's notice.

society during the past year.

Formosa.

boat who lives ashore, at No. 82,

General Man Fu-lin of the The resolution was defeated on a Irving-street, said that the cloth- Consul has stated that Japan Northern army is preparing to card vote.-Reuter.

proceed to the Peking-Hankow now has 6,000 troops at Tien- Railway front to join the cam- tsin, also mine aeroplanes and a paign.“Wah Keung Po."

large supply of

war

material,

that the forces are ready for action, that positions have had to be taken up.outside. the Jap- anese Concession (1.e., in Chi- nese territory) and that, in the interests of peace, belligerents will be kept out of adjoining Chinese territory as well as the Concession.

PAOTINGFU CAPTURED.

Tokyo, Yesterday,

A NEW POST IN PARIS.

interior of New Guines in search agreed in favour of a universal "Creditors' Approval.

of a disease-resisting species of eight-hour day and the abolition Bugar-cane,

LABOUR MEETING.

All creditors of the company

tors

Mr. Peck, accompanied by Dr. of gang work. It has also tele-had written or cabled expressing to the International approval. In fact, said Mr. Brandes, will all on the "Montoro" graphed on June 7 to Samaral, where they Labour Bureau strongly support Potter, à good many of the cred!- were shareholders in the will join the other two members of ing the Japanese proposal for an the expedition, Dr: Swieto and Mr. international enquiry concerning company. C. R. Pemberton.-Reuter.

the conditions of textile workers. On the point of using the The Congress has empowered. Its words "(and reduced)" after the Bureau to settle with trade unions Corporation's name, to comply in India as to the question of with the Companies Ordinance, their affiliation in view of the His Lordship fixed a period of two weeks (during which the words peculiar conditionsTM ruling · In

must be used). Mr. Potter ex- India."-Router.

plained that the period was im- material as the company was not like an ordinary trading com- pany.

GENEVA..

PRESIDENT ELECTED.

ing and umbrella were missing last 42 STATES REPRESENTED AT night. Early this morning, as he CANADA & FRANCE ed the two accused aleaping outside was returning to his home, he pass-

No. 38, Irving-street. The first ac-

Geneva, Yesterday. cused, was wearing the witness's

The eleventh general confer- jacket, whilat No. 2 had the miss-

ence of the International Labour ing umbrella by his side..

The witness proceeded quietly Organisation has been opened. Ottawa, Yesterday to his house where he summoned Forty-two States are represented from Peking states that the In the House of Commons to-day the help of a foki, and together from fifty-five affiliated to the or- Southerners have captured Pao- Mr. Mackenzie King (the Prime they returned and arested the tingfu on the Peking-Hankow Minister} announced that Mr. accused. “ Railway-Reuter.

Phillippe Roy, Canadian High Com-

Col. Eaves Inquired if there was missioner. In Paris, would be ap- anything known against the ac pointed the first Canadian Ambas- sador in Paris.-Reater's American

An urgent telegram received

Fleet to Join In.

Shanghai,. Yesterday. Following the return of-Ad-Service. Northerners' right flank (on the miral Yang Shu-wang to Nanking, west of the front) is to be moved Nationalist fleet will soon appear it has been announced that the back 70 miles, and explains the report of the entry of Southern-off the coast of Shantung to co- operate with the Nationalist land ers into Pactingfu.

There is no indication that forces.-Reuter.

either the centre or the left (east)

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OBITUARY.

THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.

¡cused:

Fanisation.

INDIAN RIOT.

BAKR IÐ DISTURBANCE IN NORTH.

Delhi, Yesterday.: Senor Saavedra Lamas, head of

On the occasion of the celebra- the Argentine Delegation, was tion of the Mohommedan feast of elected President. Reuter.

NEW TREATY.

SIGNED BY, ITALY "AND, TURKEY,

Bakr Id a communal riot broke out

EXTENSION OF TIME.

Messrs, Backhouse's Allotment of Shares,

Mr. H. G. Sheldon made an ap in a village 80 miles from here, plication on behalf of Messrs. The police fred and two Hindus J. H. Backhouse, Ltd., for exten- were killed and three woanded.sion of time for filing allotment Reutor.

of shares. N

NATIVE GOODS.

No. I's Criminal Career. The police replied that there was nothing against No. 2, but No. 14 who should be 18 this year was a

During January this year, by returned banishes who first start-

resolution of the directora of the ed his criminal career at the age

Rome, Yesterday.

company, 2,500 ordinary and of 15. He had been convicted six

The Italo-Turkish Treaty of new-

4,876 preference shares were al- times before bing banished for ten trality and arbitration has been

lotted to three persons. The an- years in 1925, and had returned to signed-Reuter.

nual summary of the share capital The death is announced of the the Colony once previously: magkal

was presented to the Registrar. It seems that instead of hold- According to the pro-National-Duke of Newcastle. ⠀⠀⠀ ing a 100 miles' line running from ist Kuo Min news agency General The Duke, who was 68 years in the Colony before the term for term of imprisonment he would

Charged also with being found

for filing, on the occasion of the annual meeting, and the Regis cast to west, the Northerners are issimo Chiang Kai-shek yesterday old, succeeded his father, the sixth which he had been banished had again be deported..

Shanghai, To-day trar refused on the ground that shortening their defences. The afternoon left Hsuchow for Duke, in 1879. The hair is Lord expired, the first accused admitted The case against the second ac-

The Political Committee of the no allotment had been flied in re- line now runs from Teangchow Sinhalang where he will confer H. F. Pelham Clinton Hope.]. (on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway) with General Feng Yu-halang and

the charge and exhibiting a de-cused was then proceeded with. Nationalist Government has decid-spect of the shares referred to. formed left hand, said that he was

Knew Nothing... ted to abolish taxes on native-made The omission was accidental, due westward to Hokienfu, and then General Yen Hal-shan regarding

flank have been withdrawn.

Nationalist Conference.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

due north to Liuliho. The front the details of the anti-North R.A.F. FLYING BOATS, is therefore in the shape of a offensive, curve, the western extremity of which has been withdrawn far of the 4th Army Group (consist

It adds that the main forces FOUR ARRIVE IN DUTCH

EAST INDIES.. back.

ing of Nationalists from Wu-Han)

Down Narrow Defiles.

are concentrated at Shih-chis-

The decision to withdraw may chwang on the Peking-Hankow have been due to pressure by Rallway) in preparation for an

Koefang, Dutch East Indies,

A Yesterday:

Four of the British Royal Air Shansi raiders who have got very offensive against the Northern Force flying-boats have arrived near Peking by marching down forces along the Northern rail here.-Reuter, narrow defiles, under cover, to way-Reuter.

right flanks

points far behind the Northerners On the Korean Frontier.

It can therefore be assumed

Tokyo, Yesterday.

CALCUTTA “SWEEP.

NATIONALIST, INDUSTRIAL

POLICY.

unable to do any work in the coun- He said that he did not know plece goods so as to encourage local to inadvertence and misunder- try and therefore was forced to re.anything about the theft of the enterprise. The committee for the standing of the law, states the turn because he could not get a clothing and the umbrella. He investigation of native goods has affidavit, and

had gone to sleep early and did not been formed-Wah Keung Po.". The Magistrate said that if the know what time No. 1 had come to

Bet accused could not do any work share his bed. He also did not BULLOCK STOPS TRAIN. anywhere else, hp could not do any know how the umbrella came to be work in Hong Kong also. His de by his side,

all

Mr. Sheldon said that the com- pany » took all possible steps to bring the matter before the Court as soon as they had dis covered the omission

Boon after 6pm. yesterday His Lordship granted an exten- formed hand made up difference at The Magistrate said that he was the down train ran into a bullock sion of seven days for the allot-

not inclined to belleva the state which had strayed on to the lines ment to be fled. Accused said that he was a da- ment of the other accused. A man some distance beyond tive of Salk In the New Ter, with such a bad career. as bound Station, pra ritories, whe parents were to attempt to get others in trouble; 15%

look after him with him, a

living! They

ereas in the After the recor

could go and live his good character The Magistrate passed;

Facensed": mo

that the Northerners have given] Owing to Increasing activities WILL PROBABLY AMOUNT TO in the Colony, up Pastingfu 180 as to prevent of Chinese bandits on the Korean £262,000/ Perigyi country there was nobody be knew they had been called to testifled to Shanai raiders reaching their frontier, the commander of the

with rear, and also to swerve the east- Japanese Army in Kores has or- to-west front to a north-to-south dered the frontler guards to take Hine, still keeping Peking end steps to meet any emergency Tentsin on their side. --

Reuter

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FROM H.M.S. “SEPOY.”

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against the om-

erely injured. The Water Police have received.

the report from the Naval authorities Imme of the theft of a machine-gun from

the HMS

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