1928-09-14 — Page 1

THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK.

you

Pass a Buick? Of course are going in the OPPOSITE direc-

tion. The 1929 Models are due to arrive soon. They are selling: fast -book yours NOW and avold áls- ̈ appointment.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.

China Mail

83 Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley.

No. 25,975

BETWEEN THE DEVIL

RUN.

& THE DEEP.

NORTHERNERS

HARD PRESSED BY ADVANCING NATIONALISTS.

TOWARDS MANCHURIA.

The Northern Army, which now numbers only about 10,000 strong, is, literally, between the

SLEDGE HAMMERS STOLEN!

TRAM PROPERTY.

SHOWS WANT OF SUPERVISION: -MAJ. WILLSON.

RECEIVER'S FOKI SNURRED.

A most unusual development followed the conviction and sen-

now?" and being snubbed by the Magistrate,

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1928.

A SALT GABELLE PROTEST.

POWERS' NOTE. NANKING ASKED TO RESTORE REVENUE-MACHINERY.

ACTION DELAYED.

London, Yesterday.

LOCAL SOCCER TO START

OPENING GAMES. EXHIBITION MATCH IS FIXED FOR SEPTEMBER 25.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

AIR MAIL SERVICE TO THE EAST.

DUTCH ENTERPRISE.

DUE TO ARRIVE AT BAGDAD. TO-MORROW.

PRESS COMMENT.

Basrah, Yesterday.

Your Eyes Are Safe With Us, LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optfelan. (Established Over Forty Years, ACCURACY SERVICE QUALITY. Manager:

RALPH A. COOPER, Registered Optometrist (Canada). F.I.O. (London).”

ENGLAND'S GOLD STANDARD.

RAPID RECOVERY.

AMERICA BUTS GOLD FROM LONDON.

£1 NOW WORTH $4,85,

New York, Yesterday.

OFFENCE UNKNOWN IN LAW.

MAN GETS OFF FREE !

MAGISTRATE AND POLICE HAVE NO POWER.

THE MIDWEEK LEAGUE,

IMPERSONATING IN COURT.

How a man

impersonated Ƒa 'de- In forwarding the following

The aeroplanes forming the It is announced in 'Wall-street fendant on bail, was detected and The British, Japanese "and opening fixtures in the local foot-

ball League the hon. secretary first. Dutch air mail service to that $2,500,000 worth of gold deliberately. Hed and defled indenti- devil and the deep. The Nation- tence of a street coolie in the French Legations at Peking have states the League has decided to Batavia are due to arrive at purchased through the Bank of fication and then could not be alists continue to press hard on Police Court this morning, an sent a joint note to Nanking im- play an exhibition game to open Bagdad on the 15th inst. and will England will arrive in the United

punished--was shown in the First their heels and, in doing so, have employee of a man' serving a sen-pressing on the Chinese Nation-the season on Saturday, Septem- embark the Iraq mails for Persia, States on the 21st inst

It is believed that this will Police Magistrate's Court this taken several more towns along tence for receiving stolen property alist Government the need for the ber 29 between Winners of Senior India, Malaya and beyond.

The Times of Mesopotamia" foreshadow possibly a number of morning. the Peking-Mukden Railway. asking "What about my master, prompt and effective restoration League, season 1927-28, v. The

When the name of "Wong Lok- The Northerners, are now at

of the Salt Gabelle to its proper Rest. The game will, if possible, laments that the Imperial Airway shipments which will restore a the gates of Manchuria. It re-

functions. Chinese salt revenue be played on the Hong Kong Service to India has been fore- portion of or may be the whole of is assigned as security for vari-Football Club ground, kick off at stalled despite "endless talk and the nearly half-a-milliard dollars wa" was called, a man stepped for- answer. The Chinese mains to be seen whether they will be disarmed or, as is hinted The street coolie pleaded guilty ous foreign loans, although its 5 p.m. sharp. The following expensive subsidies" but congra- worth of gold exported since last ward in

policeman, who made the arrest, in a despatch, be allowed to enter to two charges of larceny, of efficient reorganisation by Sir have been selected to represent tulates the Dutch on their super-Autumn.

ior enterprise.-Reuter.

Sterling to-day is quoted at aald this was not defendant. The Manchuria under General Wang some sledge hammers belonging Richard Dane also served to con- "The Rest":

Clark (Police); Hooper

$4,85, 1-32nd., the lowest point man insisted that he was. Chi-against the express prohi-to Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd,, fer immense benefits on China.

Bishop (Club);

touched this year, and it is now Mr. R. E. Lindsell'asked the man bition of Japan and the ill-will of and a shovel belonging to the With the establishment of the (Queen's),

profitable to import gold from his age. His reply was 38. That the Manchurian Government. Lam Wah Kee contractors. These Nationalist Government in Nan-Everest (K.O.S.B.), Sim (Kow-

England. — Reuter's American given by defendant in answer articles were taken from near king it was expected that the re-

Service. the Junction of Des Voeux-road cent dislocation of the Gabelle or

the charge was 28. Central and Cleverly-street, said ganisation would be rectified, but

The Impersonator Inslated he was Detective Sergeant Whant.

the man taken to the Police Station. so far the Nanking authorities

His Worship asked if he was will Take More Care.

have delayed taking the steps

ing to have his finger prints taken this end. British Defendant had gone along to a necessary to

to be compared with those taken hawker's stall in Upper Lascar Wireless Service.

last night. The man assented and Row. He was recognized by a foki

his Worship pointed out that he as having sold to the stail, on a

would be making for trouble if his previous occasion, similar proper-

{claim was disproved. ty which had caused the stall- keeper to go to gaol for “receiv ing." Accordingly, the foki gave defendant into custody..

Traffic along the railway is be- ing restored and there has been little or no fighting.

LITTLE OPPOSITION.

Tongshan, Yesterday. A report has been received that the Nationalist forces in their ad- vance eastward, crossed the (Luanho 7) River to-day, both at Yung-ping-fu and Lanhsien,

The Nationalists are believed to have entered Lanhsien at 7 a.m. to-day, meeting with little op position.

AUSTRALIA'S WORRY

WORKERS OPPOSE PRE-

MIER'S POLICY.

"STATE OF STRIKE.”

Melbourne, Yesterday,

Major C. Willson, 0.B.E., A Nationalist train is now run- Second Magistrate, observed that ning to Lanhsien where they the owners should take a little have placed two armoured trains. more care. To Mr. W. S. Glen- The conference of the Water- Some rolling stock was found at dinning, outside superintendent side Workers have urged Mr. S. Lanhsien, left by the retreating of the Tramway Co., his Worship Bruce (the Prime Minister) to Northerners, but other stations said: "That a coolie can take east of Tongshan have been away large and heavy sledge ham-arrange for an immediate confer- cleared of all rolling stock by the mers shows want of super-ence in order to effect a speedier Northerners in their retirement. vision."

settlement than the enforcement

form of vindictive administra- tion."

Although no definite-information Sentence of six weeks hard la- of the Crimes Act or "any other has been received, it is believed bour was passed. that Lanhsien bridge has been left intact.

east.

Who Are You? Then the foki referred to step- The shipowners have not yet de About 2,000 Nationalist troops ped forward and inquired about cided to employ "free labour." passed Kuych to-day, marching his master, meaning that he had Une owner declares that many now got the man who stole the members of the Federation of the REINFORCEMENTS. goods on both occasions (and in-Waterside Workers are ready to 'On the other hand, the North-sinuating that by doing so his obey but are overawed by a amall erners continue to retreat slowly master's bona fides had been es coterie of extremists.

Sydney Arbitration Court has eastward from the Lanhsien area, tablished).

decided that a state of strike ¡exists.-Reuter.

"I don't

the majority moving on Changli. His Worship said: General Chang Tsung-chang, know you. Who are you?”· their commander-in-chief, is stat On it being explained to him, ed to be at Changli, General his Worship told the foki that Chu Yu-pu is reported to be at the master had been convicted of Shanhaikwan and General Wang "quite a serious offence, receiv- Chỉ at Chinwangtao. The lasting stolen property," and that he named is expected to go to Muk-was in prison. den, the capital of Manchuria.

General Pei Chung-hsi, who is directing the Nationalist offen- sive, intends to remain at Tong. shan for a few days, pushing for ward reinforcements to the Hon River area.

CHOLERA BREAKS OUT. Telegraph and telephone com- munication between Tongshan

AN INDIAN BILL.

RESERVATION OF COASTAL SHIPPING.

OFFICIAL OPPOSITION.

Simla, Yesterday. The Legislative Assembly began and Tientsin has been restored, its debate on the motion to refer to the line now being clear of North- a Select Committee the bill for the erners. To Chinwangtao, how reservation of coastal shipping to ever, the line is still interrupted. Indian vesseld.

ill.

F

AIR MANOEUVRES. BUDGET PROVIDING NEARLY £1,000,000 MORE.

SIMILAR TO BRITISH.

Paris, Yesterday,

LOST AT SEA?; Aviator Missing With Mail.

ROYAL TOUR.

HEARTY WELCOME AT CAIRO FOR PRINCE AND DUKE.

NO FORMALITIES.

U.S. INDUSTRY.

MR. MELLON REPORTS FAVOURABLY.

"NO CAUSE FOR WORRY."

Washington, Yesterday.

to

What the Others Got. The finger prints showed that the

Cairo, Yesterday. A large and cosmopolitan crowd lustily cheered the Prince of London, Yesterday."

Wales and the Duke of Glouces- Lieutenant Demeugeot, whose seaplane was catapulted from theter, who were wearing mufti, on their arrival from Alexandria, deck of the liner "Ile de France" with the continental mall from accompanied by King Fuad's, Mr. Mellon, Treasury Secretary, First Chamberlain, In con- in his report to Pres. Coolidge on America at ten o'clock on the morning of September 13 near formity with the Prince of Wales' the business conditions of the United man In Court was not the man ar

rested. the Irish coast, has not yet arriv-desire to avoid formality, there States states that business is in a

His Worship, to the man: "You was no formal ceremony of wel-satisfactory condition and on a ed at Le Bourget.

here and deliberately lie. There has been no news of him come and no guard of honour-sound basis. Conditions throughout come

Reuter.

the country generally are good Stand aside. I will deal with you since he took off. Seaplanes

Lhough there are some "apota" in later." from Cherbourg have fruitlessly

the general industrial situation The defendant's bail of $15 was searched for him and shipping

which is suffering from natural estreated. has been warned to look out for him.

The Air Ministry yesterday evening received a message from the British steamer "Mostyn”. stating that her crew, saw a float ing white lifebelt off Lands End.

Reuter.

Ir

4

SPANISH CRISIS.

causes.

FIRST OFFICIAL INTIMATIONİ

Economies in the use of coal and OF THE PLOT.

the superabundance of mines are largely responsible for the slump in Madrid, Yesterday. the coal industry, but the bottom The first-official intimation of, has been reached and conditions will the plot in Spain was contained in henceforth Improve,

Then his Worship had to let' the other man go us there was nothing, provided in law under which he could be charged!

The arrest was one of several.at West Point last night of tramp motor-car touts.

a Madrid communique stating Over stimulation during wartime A youth who got eight strokes a that a conspiracy in which vari- caused a reaction in the textile In- fortnight ago for the same offence ous elements and persons had dustry which is also feeling the and was arrested outside a restaur Pile participated, aiming at the satis-effect of the manufacture of artifi-ant, where he badgered people, got King-chung faction of their personal pride and cial fabrics.

ten strokes.

Hill (Queen's); loon),

Fung (Police), (South China), Gosano (Re-ambition, had been arranged to There is nothing unfavourable in A man caught at the same place creio), Leach (R.A.), and Alex- take effect last night. It was the prospects of the formera and was fined $10 or ten days ander (K.0.S.B.)

frustrated by the zeal of the 1928 should be a good one.

A mair with three previous con- The following reserves were police..

Mr. Mellon's general conclusion is victions (fines of $5, $10 and $20) chosen to attend that day:- A number of arrests were

that there is no cause for worryping theatre was fined $80. or one who was arrested outside the Tai- Wynne (Police), McGlinchey made and a most exhaustive en-|

Reuter's American Service. (K.O.S.B.), McKelvie (Kowloon), quiry is proceeding. and. Rocha (Recreio),

FIRST DIVISION,

October 8.

The conspiracy did not inter- fere with the extensive arrange- ments to celebrate the fifth anniversary of General Primo de Rivera's regime to-day. This Small Units v. K.O.S.B., H.K.F.C. was signalised by granting an amnesty to certain types of crim- October 6,

inals, and by the publication of a Kowloon v. Chinese Ath., Kow-new penal code.--Reuter.

Sir Samuel Hoare, Air Marshal ground, 4.46 p.m.”- Sig Hugh Trenchard, and Vice-

Marshal Scarlett have arrived by loon. ground. air to witness the French air R.A. v. Police! Chatham-rd. manoeuvres, which begin to-mor-ground. row to the south of Paris.

AN ENCYCLICAL.

CALL TO SUPPORT THE ORIENTAL INSTITUTE.

Rome, Yesterday,

month. Another theatre-entrance tout got away with $10 and one in Des Vosux-road West with a similar. amount in fines.

A NIGHT IN A CELL.

A Papal encyclical calls atten- tion to the importance of the MR. LINDSELL'S ADVICE TO Oriental Institute' founded by

THE POLICE. Benedict XV, and appeals for help Partles of children in Government for the institute in the shape of TRIVIAL OFFENCE LIKE THIS. Navy v. Queen's, S. China schools, accompanied by a master or money, books, codices and pic- mistress, have been kindly given tures. It urges bishops to found permission by the Director of Educa- special Oriental chairs in all the tion, Mr. A. E. Wood, to visit the theological schools Reuter? school hours to see the great jungle] TATA'S WORKS. film "Chang," which will be screen-

These will be similar to the ground, British air manœuvres last! Recreio v. Small Units, Recreto August. 350 bombers and fight-ground.

Paris.

SETTLED.

ers attacking and defending H.K. Club v. South China, H. Queen's Theatre next week during

Club" ground.

October 10. RA. v. Small Units, Bockumpo ed from Monday to Saturday, along PROTRACTED STRIKE NOW

techol- with a captivating little October. 13.

colour film, "The Virgin Queen," Queen's, K.O.8.B., Chatham- presenting a romantic incident in road ground.

the lives of Queen Elizabeth and Sir R.A v. Chinese, Ath., Sookumpoo Walter Raleigh. ground,

There has been an outbreak of Sir George Rainy, a member of

The Budget provides an in- cholera among the Nationalist the Executive Council, in opposing, units at Tongshan railway ata- declared the bill introduced racial crease of nearly a million sterling tion. One has died and eight are discrimination and asked how the the Air Force estimates.-ground, 4.45 p.m.

Reuter. Raj could fight the Governments of South Africa and other dominions. against racial discrimination against the Indians when it was being sought to place racial dis- crimination on the statute book. -Reuter.

All is quiet now in the Kailan Mining Administration zone. British Naval Wireless.

THREE COLUMNS.

Shanghai, Yesterday. After some heavy fighting at Wall, the Nationalist troops under General Pei Chung-hsi con- tinued their advance castward | and occupied Kuyeh on the after- noon of Sept. 12.

RELIGIOUS CONFERENCE.

Geneva, Yesterday.

AFGHANISTAN.

OPPOSITION TO THE COUN- TRY'S MODERNISATION.

Recreto y. Kowloon, Recreto ground. B

H.K.F.C. v. Police, Club ground. South China v Navy, S. China ground.

SECOND DIVISION.

October 3. K.0.6,B. v. Queen's, Chatham

Feshawar, Yesterday." That King Amanullah's plans of reform in Afghanistan are en- countering opposition is shown by The Universal Religious Peace the news that two leading mem The Nationalists are now Conference, committee have recom-bers of the Shor Bazaar priestly marching towards Luanchow, in mended that the next conference family were arrested together three columns preceded by two be held in 1930 and strongly recom-with twenty or thirty other rd. ground. 4.45 p.m.--. armoured trains. The troops are mended India as the venue; but the mullahs and are awaiting trial at exceptionally well controlled. decision will be left to the executive Kabul on a charge of agitating Recrelo v. St. Joseph's, Recralo

General Chang Taung-chang committee.-Reuter. (the Northern, commander-in- chief) is at present at Liu-show- ying, to the west of Peltaiho,

MANCHURIA, .

chang is unofficially reported to Meanwhile, General Chang have fled, while his subordinates Hauch-liang continues to with- are negotiating for the incorpora draw all Manchurian troops to tion of their forces in the Na Manchuria, The 10th Man- tionalist armies. ~churian Army, which was at Some of the Northern troops Shanhaikwan, is now on its way Have scattered and others are re- to Mukden, while 57 troop trains ported to have been disarmed by had passed beyond the Great the Manchurian forces on cross- Wall, carrying Manchurian Ing the Luanho River The troops, up to the evening of Sept. surviving Northerners are re- 11, which suggests that General duced to 100,00-Reuter. Chang Hsueh-liang is withdraw- ing all rolling-stock from the clutches of General Chang Tsung- chang Router

20,000 PRISONERS.

against the Government, ground..

October 6,

It is reported that Sardar China "A" v. Club, South

Usman Khan, Ex-Governor of China ground. : Kandahar, has also been arrested. Small Units v. R.A., Chatham-rd. This news has excited his tribal ground. *** territory-Reuter.

8. Chinese "B" v. Chinese "B" Chinese ground, V. C

LAFY Navy, Navy ground, Kowloon Eastern, Kowloon

AMERICA'S NAVY.

Chinese "B" v. S. China "A" Chinese ground, H.V.

China "B" v. K.O.S.B., S. China ground.

Queen's v. Small Units, Chatham- rd. ground.

Chinese "A" v. R.A., Sookumpooj ground.

University

Eastern, Navy

ground, H.Y..

Recreio v RAF

"Surely, these old people who commit a trivial offence Uke this might be allowed to go by the Police, instead of being kept the night in a cell.",

Thus spoke Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy this morn- ing when a woman with grey hair was brought up for hawking food when her licence only permitted her to sell fruit

Calcutta, Yesterday. The strike and lockout at the

Acting Sub-Inspector Fraser told Tata Iron and Steel Works at Jamshedpur, which started in his Worship that the woman could June, has been settled as a re- not raise the 2-bail.

After making, the remark quoted, Bult of negotiations between the Board of Directors and the his Worship discharged the woman.. Swarajist leader Chanda Bose- Reuter.

U.S. MARINES.

Shanghal, Yesterday.

STEAMER ASHORE.

CNS. "WENCHOW ON

· TUNGCHOW BEACH.

It is understood that the Ameri can authorities had planned an Recreio carly withdrawal to Manlls of the Newe has been received

Fourth Marines, constituting the Shanghai to the effect that the ground.

American garrison at Shanghai, C.N.S. "Wenchow" has gone Kowloon v. St. Joseph's, Kow but owing to representatioun the ashore in the mud at Tungchow loon ground..

withdrawal, has been postponed Beach. until November or December-Reu- The Wenchow grounded on ter.

MIDWEEK LEAGUE.

October. 8. Lam Long Wan v. P.W.D. Chin ese, St. Joseph's ground.

Chinese Ath. v. Police, Chinese ground, H.V

5. China v. Ewo Chinese A.A China ground. . WWW.October 10.

MINISTER'S "ABSENCE.

Peking, Yesterday

the 5th instant and, in spite of efforts on the part of other ves- sels of the company to tow her off the mud after lightening her. of her cargo, these have thus far.

The German Minister, von Borch, beer unsuccessful left Peking for Germany via Biberia The spring tides are due to set

8 this morning. Councellor Fischer in on the 16th instant and it is,

2 will be Chargé d'Affaires during the hope of the company to get

“Club v. Navy, H.K. Club ground, Hung Kul-Bchool v. S. China, Son Borch's six weeks!" absence the Wenchow off then, ris

Continued at foot of next Column))

NAVY DEPARTMENT "CUR- ground

TAILING CONSTRUCTION. – Chinese A”, V. University,

H.KFC ground, Washington, Yesterday, October 18, "Mr." Wilbur, Navy Secretary; has stated that though the Navy Department is still convinced of the efficacy of the 10 year con- General Felt Chung-hel has struction plan of seventy-one wired to the Nationalist military ships, it will urge the Senate in headquarters that he has taken December to approve of the cur over 20,000 Northern prisoners talled programme passed by the The Nationalists claim to have in the last few days. The cap House of Representatives in captured Luarichow on the even-tives are being sent to Tientaln. March Reuter'a American Ser ing of Sept 12, and Chang Tsung-Reuter,

Įvice.

GENERAL'S FLIGHTY

Peking, Yesterday,

Nanking, Yesterday.

DOLLAR"

closing rate of the dollar. demand, to-day was 2/0 1/16.

Joseph's ground.

P.W.D. Chinese. v. Police, Chin eso ground, HV

Bwo: Chinese AA Lam. Long Wang 8.2China/gre

Renter

The police discovere

$156,

Times of kick-on are as follows: valued First Division, 445 p.m.; Bacond Win

Happy Valley;

Meanwhile, the steamer is un- damaged.

give a ladies whilst

The Police Branch of

the

419,

The

ication to

case, it is alleged, was stolen from eac the shop.

May Institute

'nesdayāOctober,

may be ha

His Augus, Police. Headquarters.