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REVIEW OF PAST YEAR'S ACTIVITIES

"A HEALTHY BUDGET

The annual meeting of the Hong Kong Women's Guild and Minister- ing Children's League was held at the Helena May Institute this morning.

ESTABLISHED

1846

THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1929.

CANTONESE GLAD ELABORATE HANKOW

EFFECT OF DECLARATION FOR PEACE

SWATOW ANXIETY PASSES

[By Our Political Correspondent] By far the greater majority of the 30,000,000 people in the province of Kwangtung are glad that events

DEFENCES

TRENCHES SYSTEM

ARTILLERY SUPPORT: MILES OF BARBED WIRE

A SURPRISE FOR NANKING?

SHOP ROBBERY

FORMER EMPLOYEE CHARGED BY POLICE

CAR OVER A LEDGE AUSTRIAN POLITICAL

UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT AT

ABERDEEN

MASTER SUFFOCATED

EUROPEAN INJURED

The case was continued this morn- The Rev. E. K. Quick reported a ing at the Central Magistracy, be serious moter accident to the Police He said that he and yesterday. fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton, in which Mr. Britten and three Chinese pas- a Chinese named Lam Hop is charg-sengora, all of St. Stephen's College,

CRISIS

CABINET RESIGNS

IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY THE CHANCELLOR

THE PRESIDENCY

Hankow, To-day. " ed with the robbery, with others un-and Mr. B. J. Asche, were on car

Vienna, Yesterday. Eyewitnesses series the de-known, of a rice shop at No. 61 and when approaching Aberdeen, and the Cabinet have resigned fol No. 1184. Mr. Asche was driving) The Chancellor, Monsignor Seipel

Mrs. W. T.Southorn, President took the sudden turn on Easter Eve Calcutta, Yesterday.

Shiah and Sanni operations.

tors.

He

West Frontier are working day and was in the chair, and she was sup- Kwangsi regime in Canton being guarding the approaches to the First-street on the night of March Chinese crossed the road in front, owing a Cabinet mesting at which

The war factories on the North of the Guild and League for 1929,(March 90) which led to the presence line of the Kwangsi faction, i night to provide munitions for the ported on the platform by Mrs. H. Tsupplanted by Cantonese administra- cities of Hankew, Wuchang and 14. In connection with the robbery, coming from right to loft. Mr. Seipel said the situation in Austria

Creasy, Vice-President, Mrs. E. I.

Hanyang (known collectively as the master of the shop, Ho Ping-Asche swerved to avoid hitting the had so improved that was now man. The car then went over a possible to take a big step forward It is stated that the Afridis have Wynne-Jones, Hon. Treasurer, and

Anxiety following the broadcast-Wu-Han), as being most elaborate. repulsed the Shials, who retired to Mrs. J. D. Lloyd, General Hon.

mies and miles of sum, was gagged with a piece of ledge and fell top feet before land- in the country's development, in- There are There was а largeing of an ultimatum to Marshal

After the robbers had de-ing on terra firma again.

cluding housebuilding. reform, their own forts to prepare for fur-Secretary.

The car turned as it fell, and judicial and police methods. ther quslaughts, but a large force attendance of members.

Chiang Kai-shek has passed, even in barbed wire and spiked bamboo rags.

palisades, supported by trench sys-camped, the master was found to of On the suggestion Mrs. Swatow, where initial arrangements

The added that as he, of Afridis are due to leave the out-

personally, have been suffocated to death. De-pressed the occupants down. skirts of Peshawar on April 4. and, Southorn the annual report and to transfer the garrison-and leave

Rev. E..K. Quick and a Chinese pas regarded such a policy as a hind- hinterland vulnerable--were!

fendant was a foki of the shop and senger named Tang Ying-lam pull-rance he would resign. if they succeed in pushing back the balance sheet, which had been cir- the Shisha bayond certain limits. Bri-cularised among the members,made and an invasion by Commun-

he was arrested two days later on ad themselves out, and then helped The other Minister, who shared ists from Kiangsi and Fuklen pro-

board the s.s. "Tung On." tish intervention will become neces- were taken as read.

the others to extricate themselves. Seipef's views followed his example. Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant Direc- Mr. Asche and a Chinese passer- Seipel recently encountered sary. Reuter.

tor of Criminal Intelligence, prose-ger were taken to the Government the opposition of cuted.

Defendant was not legally Civil Hospital suffering from in- Democráts, represented.

Evidence was given by Li Chat, a foki of the shop, who stated that on March 14, in the afternoon, the master took a quantity of subsidiary coins to be changed into bank notes.

charge, has maintained reticence, his Clementi; immediate subordinates have acted

Mrs. Creasy then read the names vinces threatened. Although Gen- A telegram from Calcutta, dated of the Committee for 1929 as fol-eral Chui King-tong, the officer in April 1, stated:--Trouble has again low- broken vut

Weet on the North

Patroness: Lady frontier between the Sunni, Shiah President: Mrs. W. T. Southern; and Mohammerian sects in Tirah, Vice-President: Mrs. H. T. Creasy in the Afridi country, the danger, General Hon. Secretary: Mrs. J. D. ous aspect of which is the likelihood Lloyd; General Hon. Treasurer: of it spreading to other tribes and Mrs. E. I. Wynne-Jones. starting a general upset along the frontler.

in a manner that can only be con- strued as, indicating obedience to Canton and, of course, to Nanking,

Li Chai-sum Not to Return? Canton is returning to "normal" Hong Kong Branch representa after the first scare of being em tives. Mrs. Byron (Naval); Mrs. broiled in the war. Any possible Robinson (Military); Mrs. Shen-friction in the exodus of Kwangsi ton (The Peak); Mrs. Burlingham units from Kwangtung has been border of the "Guaranteed Area," (Police); Mrs, B. D. F. Beith (Peak avoided, the Kwangsi-ites handing on Children's Branch); Mrs. H. Taylor over to the Cantonese and marching north of Kohat-Thal pass British territory, which the British (Victoria); Mrs. McLeod (Pri-off to positions along the norther

The Shiahs for a long time bave been building farts along the

Atkins College); Paul's Girls' School): Miss Skinner (Belillos Girls' School); and Miss Fung (Belilios Old Girls' Mow Association),

to them in 1917 after the sons); Mrs. McCormack (Quarry frontier of Kwangtung. gave Sunnis had expelled them

from Bay);

Best informed opinion in Canton territory which they are now ap- Kowloon representatives.-Miss becomes more inclined daily to the parently bent upon regaining.

(St. Stephen's Girls' view that the term of Marshal Li Miss Kotewal (St. Chai-sum's office in Canton as "No. 1," since 1926 has expired. Even if he were re-appointed by Nanking which is considered most unlikely he will probably be despatched to a supervisory, but neither adminis- trative nor executive, post in some other part of China.

The Sunnis' eyes have not been shut and they also have built forts and have been helped by the Afridis, who are doing their utmost to stem the Shlahs' advance.

Comments on Report Mrs. Southorn said:--

It is feared that those allies will launch a big counter drive and invade British territory, which

This meeting is not the occasion would necessitate British interven for a speech, but there are just one tion. A Kohat column is stand-or two remarks 1 should like to I think that all connected ing-lo and aeroplanes are constant make. ly reconnoitring.]

with the MC.L., and Hong Kong Women's League must feel that the report is eminently satisfactory.

PRINCE OF WALES

$19,000 the best result since the bumper years of 1922 and 1923 which have even then only exceeded the present result by about $1,500. By looking to this result, I am con- scious of one great omission in the

A BLUEJACKET'S UNHAPPY EXPERIENCE

General Hu Taung-tu, the senior Kwangai man in Hankow, where preparations for defence against the Nanking attack-ip the face of heavy odds-has inspired con- fidence.

juries.

FAGIN'S DISCIPLES.

He returned and asked him to count PRISON FOR AN INCORRIGIBLE them.

$116.

He found that there was The master then took an- other wad of notes from the safe, and made up a total of some $250 odd, which he kept in a drawer. Dur- ing all this time, defendant was pre- sent.

YOUNGSTER

FLOGGING NO GOOD

جمة

Two Chinese youngsters, faithful disciples of Fagin, were before Mr. Central W. E. Hamilton, at the

Defendant was later sent out to Magistracy, this morning.

The first one-a lad no more taller deliver rice, and after he had left)

I

the

Social who

feared that be was aiming at a dictatorship in consequence of his proposal to the Party leaders that the term of the President's office be extended with

a view to altering the Constitution so as to enable the people to choose their President directly-Reuter.

WARSAW SENSATION

POLISH POLICE OFFICIAL SHOT DEAD

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

Warsaw, Yesterday. Ivan Apanasewicz, a member of

the shop, the master took the money than the ralling of the dock-was and went out to pay some accounts. charged with picking a purse from About midnight, defendant went the pocket of a Chinese. He pleaded the Soviet Trade Delegation in Ber lin, was arrested at Baranowicze, a out. Witness was dozing off in his guilty.

Punishment Reversed

The Police alleged that Apanase-

on him-Reuter,

PRINCE GEORGE

ENTERS UPON DUTIES AT FOREIGN OFFICE

own cubicle. Later he was rudely On looking at his previous records, frontier etation, of which he is a awakened by the robbers. The mas- his Worship found that he had no native, owing to an inadequate pass-> ter was sleeping on a trestle bed in fewer than four convictions within part. He shot dead a Polish Poilce the front part of the shop, and the the last 18 months. When question official, and seriously wounded an- mit suicide, alightly wounding his His release at the first opportun-tems and artillery mods.com defendant's sleeping place was in the ed, he brazenly admitted that that other. Next he attempted to com-

was his unenviable record,

own head. ity favourable to Nanking is a foremanding the Nanking faction's pro- cockloft.

The Magistrate, soliloquising, gone conclusion.

posed line of attack.

Bound and Gagged

said that four floggings did not seem General Hu Taung-tu (who is in Witness was bound and gagged by charge of the Kwangsi interesta two men and a quilt thrown over his to have done much good. He would wicz-was doped as cocaine was founde

therefore pass a long sentence and here and has been "dismissed" by head. Few minutes later' witness During 1928 we realised over A GOOD SAMARITAN the National Government of Nan- freed himself and when he went to hoped that would reform the young incorrigible. Sentence of three king) carried out a personal inspec- the front part of the shop, he saw months imprisonment was imposed. tion of the front lines on April 3.

his master lying on his bed covered It is stated that General Hu with a quilt. Before rushing for Tsung-tu is in command of the de help, witness had to pass the cock- HAPPY ENDING fences on the Hwangpei sector,

London, Yesterday. while Tao Chun is in charge on the

H.R.H. Prince George, to-day, be- Playing the part of the Good Yanglo sector, and Hala Wei (vari- Samaritan does not always pay. ously reported to have been mortal-

Office. It was recently announced defendant remembered that he saw been in gaol.

"Oh, you have been in gaol be- that His Majesty, with the concur- not far to seek. But, as acting Pat- Chin, a stoker on board H.M.S. remains in control at Harkow.

no shoes there.

fore, eh? Well, I will give you rence of the Prime Minister, had very pleasant duty Fitania."

The Kwangsi leaders in WuHan,

After rushing out from the shop, At the conclusion of his visit, the roness. it is a Prince of Wales with a parachute to express our unstinted thanks to

He was passing the Hong Kong in spite of the fact that their two witress went to No. 7 Police Station twelve strokes and hope that will decided that his Royal Highness

choke you off!" strapped. to his back, clambered Mrs. Creasy. She is an old friend and Shanghai Bank early in the best known Generala, Li Tsung-jen to make his report. He never saw into the rear seat of the aeroplane of mine, but I shall not be accused morning of March 29, and there saw and Pei Chung-hat, are away, cun- the defendant again until two days and returned to London in sixty of undue bias when I say that for en-a scuffle between some bluejackets tinue to be very confident.

later,when he pointed him out to thusiasm, cheerfulness, and eff and soldiers. One of the lads in Undoubtedly, the Nanking Ex- the Police. During the time defen- 100-LB. CHOCOLATE minutes.

The weather was in nowise ideal,ciency, Mrs. Creasy is hard to beat khaki was badly knocked about, and pedition will encounter the most. dant was employed at the shop, he

overcast with

FLIES TO BOGNOR TO SEE THE KING

London, Yesterday.

The Prince of Wales flew to Bog-report and that is praise due to Mrs.

nor to-day to spend the day with his parents.-Reuter.

The Return Journey

the sky' being

strong, gusty wind. Reuter..

A Surprise Visit

London, Yesterday,

a

Creasy. It was Mrs. Creasy who

The Magistrate had to reverse

loft, access to which was gained by the punishment in the case of the bamboo ladder. At the foot of the next culprit. This lad was charged ladder, defendant usually kept his with stealing a jacket, and his re-

wrote the report, so the reason, is This was the experience of W. E.ly wounded and to have revolted shoes, but at that particular time cord sheet showed that he had once gan his new duties at the Foreign

(Applause).

the rest

of

the

man

opposition.

STILL CLOUDY

dis-strenuous crowd I am conscious of a slight feeling persed. Stoker Chin went to of apprehension in taking up the the assistance of the President's office again, but when who came out second best, but The King passed a good day the results of 1929 shall be totalled had the misfortune to be taken for and despite the cold winds he was up or they will be weighed in the assailant.

out walking both morning

afternoon.

The Prince

Fighting had only one visitor. This man fre

To-day's Weather report, issued by the Royal Observa- tory stated:

The anti-cyclone has passed -into the Pacific, leaving an area of moderately high pressure over the eastern sea.

Moderate monsoon will con- tinue along the S.E. coast of China and over the N. China Sea,

and the balance and found wanting, in He was charged at the Central comparison with 1928. But I re- Magistracy before Mr. W. E. Haml- of Wales flew to joice in this healthy budget of 1928 ton with the assault of Pte. Staples, Bognor this morning to spend the with all my heart. Among various of the 2nd Batt, King's Own Scot day with the King and Queen at sections in Hong Kong we are looked tish Borderers. Craigweil House. He motored to upon either with amused tolerance

Pte. Staples appeared in Court the Northolt Royal Air Force aero-jor

perennial pest as a

or with this morning, with a black eye, ent drome, in Middlesex; where a friendliness and enthusiasın. That lips, and bruises all over his face. special aeroplane was awaiting the latter feeling predominates is He, however, told a straightforward obvious from the result you can atory. He said that he was nof In Squadron-Leader Don, who has not beat your last year's record and a position to recognise anyone, and on previous produce $10,000 without a real he was not sure that defendant was piloted the Prince

backing. We feel that we have these his assailant. flights, was the pilot

The visit took the King and, countless friends and workers of all In discharging the defendant, his by surprise. Their communities ready and willing to Worship said that there was no stain Majesties were walking in the help all the good causes to which then his character. Defendant had may break out momentarily, but it grounds when a telephone message $19,000 are allocated.

only acted the Good Samaritan, and is very likely to be postpored for a It was to be regretted that he should few days, until the main strength

him.

Queen

drome to mest him.

Forecast East winds, mo derate; cloudy:

should be attached to the Foreign Office in order to gain knowledge of Ladministration and the work of a de- partment of state.--British Wireless Service.

LAKE DISTRICT PRESERVING WORDSWORTH'S

COUNTRY

ATTRACTIVE CROSSWORD quently called on defendant, and

PUZZLE CONTEST whenever he called, the two used to converse in some galet corners.

Crossword enthusiasts will find Witness had not heard that defen-

an inter- dant was about to resign from bis elsewhere in this lasue

· London, Yesterday. job, neither had he heard the master esting competition, the prize for said that defendant would be dis which is of $100 value, namely,

The National Trust, through 100 1b of Thompson's double! missed. When he saw defendant on

whose efforts many places of his- inalted malted

milk, plain or board the "Tung On," the latter was

natural beauty Solutions toric interest and lying on a camp bed. On seeing chocolate flavoured. witness he turned over so as to cer- must be sent in to Messrs. Hui and have been acquired for the nation, Hai, Alexandra Building, on or has now purchased the farm in the

English Lakeland adjoining proper ceal his face,

before Tuesday.

The full conditions are published ty recently presented to the nation in Hard Knott Valley, near a point. above the puzzle in this issue.

where the boundaries of Lancashire. Cumberland, und Westmorland meet. As a result of this purchase a much wider area of the Words- worth Country will be preserved in its present unspoiled condition British Wireless Service,"

The case is proceeding,

momentarily expecting the capitula- tion of Hankow.

The entire western portion of langai is now in the hands of the pro-Narking troops-Reuter.

Rapid Advance

Shanghai, Yesterday...

STRAITS HUMOUR

GAY DOGA IN THE FAR EAST

was received stating that the All Organisations Helped Prince was on his way, and a car, While or this subject, I should he be inconvenienced by having to come on the Nanking side takes up posi- was despatched to Tangmere Aero- to point out that every new organ-to Court. His Worship would make tions for the grand assault on Wu-dated April 2, states that the Naned to be a distinguishing charac

Han.--Reuter. laation that made an application to a antiafactory report to the Naval Three aeroplanes from the Aerous this year for assistance was given authorities. drome went up to welcome the a sum out of our surplus after deal- Prince, who made the journey by ing with the old organisations which air not to save time but because we have supported for years past

minutes.

kow.

CONSERVATIVE PARTY GETTING BUSY

London, Yesterday. Representatives. of Conservative.

A communique from the front, Humour is not usually consider GENERAL ELECTIONS king forces have captured Macheng- teristic of Government documents, [Hwangrei is about 60 miles north len, 45 miles north-east of Han- but just occasionally it does "of Hankow, Pressure here is being

emerge,generally in an un exerted by the Nanking right wing, which marched overland from An- The Nanking troops are advane conscious form, says the "Malay A friend in the Straits hai province, north of the Yanging rapidly towards Wuchang and Mail.” taze River, and desires to wheel Hankow, the capture of which is Settlements has sent to one of the organisations in all constituencies southward into Wu-Haz Yanglo is

London papers two specimens in England and Wales will, it is on the Yangtze, about 25 miles be expected before the week-end.

The communique adds that Gen- which deserve at least an honour understood, attend a meeting to east of, Hankow. This is the point at which the Nanking eral Hsia Wei, a commander in the able mention. The first occurs be held on April 19 when Mr. centre column advancing up the Kwangsi Army, has resigned and in a municipal by-law of Penang. Baldwin will announce his pro-" banks of the Yangtze, has been will offer no further resistance "Separate and distinctive gramme for the General Election, held up after preliminary successes. The imminent breaking up of badges. It says, "shall be provid-polling in connection with which From the eyewitnesses description, it appears that the Kwangi-ites the twangsi army is indicated-ed for male dogs and for female is expected to take place at the dogs. For the purposes of these end of May-British Wireless Ser- have laid down their last line, be- Reuter Tore Hankow, in a semi-circle 10.

by-laws a female dog wearing the vice. face the advancing Nanking-ites.]

badge of a male dog shall be deemed to be without a badge.”...... Mr. Paul W. Mayer, U. S. Consul

Canine Arries and Arriete of at Hankow, and Mr. Arthur M Penang, beware how you exchange Shaw who has been made consult- pg engineer to the Council on Re-

Provinces Tendencies

he preferred the air journey. W I thank all who have worked as the members wished to know the na The aeroplane stood by at Tang loyally with us during the past year. ture of their future plans. It was mere until the afternoon when the Some have left us, alas, but we wel impossible to say at the moment return journey was made in 85 come those who have stepped into what they were going to do as their

their places. A special word of plans were in the melting pot. Mem The Prince spent

four and a thanks must be expressed to Mrs. bers could be told, however, that half hours at Craigweil House. Charnock who worked so capably as they would not have the Fete on the By an arrangement made last Hon. Secretary for last year, and same lines as last year, but some Year "Bristol Fighter" plane of we welcome Mra. Lloyd as her suc- thing quite different. She assured Royal Air Force communication cessor.

them that as soon as they had com- squadron, at Northolt, is kept in Personally, I wish to express to pleted their plans, they would notify the readiness for the Prince when the Press ny sense of deep indebted all the different branch Presidents ever he decides to travel by air to ness to them for unfailing and in- and hold a meeting to discuss the keep an engagement-British valuable assistance. We have plans plans further. Then members who Wireless Service.

for the future and we hope to had suggestions to make could put tle in the vicinity of Hwangchow, nan Provincial Government) and badges! crystalise them at a meeting shortly. their ideas before the meeting General Hain Wel, of the Kwangsi Liu Halang, (Chairman of the Sze- The other la a list of languages construction in Nanking, have ar- We propose to conduct our campaign Mrs. Southorn added that she faction, was severely wounded and chuan Provincial Government) have spoken in the colony: Cantonese,rived in Shanghai.. on different lines this year to mark hoped every one would be satisfied that the Nanking forces took pri Individually wired to the State Khek, Hokkien, Few Chlew

Complaints have been made to After the maid had been called the tenth anniversary of the found with that, as they wanted to keep sozer 5,000 men and captured 4,000 Council that they have started Hakka, Hok Chia, Hylam, Men-

the plans a little private at present rifles and 21 field gúna, mobilisation of troops and are darin, Tamil Hindustani, Sikh the East Grinstead Council of the from New House Farm, Northing of the League and Guild,

because "if we let them out, someAdmiral Chen Shao-kuan reports awaiting instructions to advance to Pathan, Malay, Javanese, Siamese, damage done to historic buildinga feet, Kent, a safe, containing Plans for Next Fete

silver, 100 in gold and

was Afterward Mra. Southorn Bald people may bike them for some that he is directing plans for the Hupeh so as to cut off the retreat English, Dutch, Portuguese, by vibration caused by hav

motor trafic. bombardment of W-Han, and is of the Kwangsi forces,Reuter. French and American that she understood that some of thing else.”—(Laughter);

Nanking's Claims

Kiukiang, Yesterday.

Nanking, Yesterday. Endorsing the National Govern ment's anti-Kwangal campaign,

it is believed that during the bat Lang Yun (Chairman of the Tun