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RACE WITH HANKÓW

AS PRIZE?

KWANGSI DEBACLE

THEATRE OF WAR MAY SHIFT

DOWN SOUTH

ChinaTM Mail

No. 27,145

HONG KONG,

CANTON TRADE

SPECIAL GARMENT FOR CONCEALING OPIUM

WOMAN FINED $1,900

A Chinese jacket with deep pockets all around it, which was said to have been specially made for carrying opium, was exhibited be- fore Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the News from private sources in-Kowloon Magistracy this morning dicates that whereas the present civil war

in China has hitherto been a straight issue hetween two factions there is a possibility of third party entering the field.

REARGUARD ACTION BEGINS

It is believed that Feng Yu- hsiang (the "Christian Gen- eral"), who has three divi- sions concentrated neur the northern frontier of Hupch province, is casting covetons eyes on Hupeh, with its cities of Wa-Han, if not of Hunan province as well.

According to information reach ing the "China Mail" political cor- respondent, which cannot be con- Armed, it appeared earlier in the week as if there would be a race to reach Hankow between the "Christian General" and the Nan- king faction.

However, the

ESTABLISHED

1845

FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1929.

CINEMATOGRAPH AS LOVE ON LEAVES

EDUCATOR

A NEW MOVE

L

COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO DEAL WITH FILMS

BRITISH PICTURES

&

MESSAGES IN THE BOTANICAL

"GARDENS

AN AMOROUS YOUTH

Lo Hon-cheung is a Chinese youth of about 20 years of age. He had studied in one of the local English Schools, which he left recently. Since that time is favourite haunt London, Yesterday,

had been the Botanical Gardens Mr. L. S. Amery, Dominions where he goes to while away the The owner of this peculiar look-

com- time of the day.

Spring time, they say, turns the ing garment was an elderly woman, Secretary, has appointed She was charged with the posses-mittee to epnsider how arrangements

ton of 65 taels of illicit opium. for the supply and censorship of thought of youth to love, and that woman cinematograph films for public ex-Lo Hon-cheung was badly bitten by The dope was found by, a soarcher.

hibition in the colonies, protector- the "love bug" is evident from the The Magistrate asked the Police ates and Mandated Territories could fact that yesterday he was so love officer in charge of the case whether be improved with special reference sick that he simply could not re- it was the usual "Canton trade to the following points: again," and on receiving a reply in the affirmative, imposed a fine of $1.900 or, in default, eight months' imprisonment with hard labour.

NOT MARRY AGAIN

plakat, kg, we add

HUSBAND'S PROVISO FOR HIS

CONCUBINE

MENTIONED IN THE WILL

Firstly, the desirability of de- veloping the use of the cinemato- graph as an instrument of education (in the widest acnse).

Secondly, the desirability, on poli- tical as well as economic grounds, of encouraging an exhibition of Bri- itish films.

Captain Brass, M.P., will be chair-i man of the Committee, which in- cludes Sir Hesketh Bell, Sir Charles O'Brien, Major U. F. Ruxton and re- presentatives of the Colonial Office, A clause is contained in the will Board of Trade and the Federation sudden collapse of Mr. Poon Nam-sang, gentleman, of Kritish Industries.--Reuter. brought about by treachery-as in who died at No. 10, Fung Lai new-i [Sir Hesketh Belt, was formerly every other Republican campaign street, Canton, on May 9, 1928, at: Governor of Mauritius, Sir Charles in China and rather unexpected the age of 64, that if his only con-O'Brien, Governor of Barbadoes in view of yesterday's reports of cubine marries again, certainlaid Major Ruxton, Lieutenant Gov the Hankow units digging in for monthly payments which he has ernor of the Southern Provinces of stubborn defence, has brought the laid down for the executors are to Nigeria. Other Members of the vanguard within hail of Wu-Han.

Committee are Mr. Creighton of the Wong Shiu-hung to Fight

Deceased left about $49,000 in Empire Marketing Board and Mr. The announcement that the Hong

Kong. Probate has been Beatty, late of the Malayan Civil Kwangsi diehards in Hankow have granted to the widow. (Poon Leung Service.] decided to fight a rearguard action Shi) and a nephew who was adopted with their eyes, on the south, as son (Poon Kim-wai, a merchant), through Hunar, is not at all en both of No. 66, High-street, Hong -couraging to Canton and

cease.

Hang | Kong. Kong. Removal of the theatre of Besides the widow, concubine, operations to the south will be un-and adopted son, deceased also had favourable to trade. And there is daughter, in Kwangsi province still a chance of one of the south-for whom $13,000 is set aside for provinces, Kwangsi, being educational exepenses. He had no directly embroiled, with its neigh-aon.

ern

bour. Kwangtung, standing for peace and support to Nanking.

AN OLD FRIEND

JAPANESE AND FONDNESS

FOR SAMSHU

WHAT POLICE OBJECT TO

Hong Kong may be going through a spell of "dry" weather, but, although there is hardly any Japanese resident of Kowloon, has

The "China Mail" correspon¦ direct southward to Hunan pro-water in our reservoirs, Tajima, a dent writes that General Wong, vince.

Shin-hung; one of the big four; Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, head been able to slake his thirst with

of the Kwangsi group, in spite of the Nanking Government, is ex-something else.

of Canton's deflection, has de-pected to arrive in person on April cided to take the command in-Reuter, the field, at the head of 18 brigades (about 35.000

men at

least), to march north either into

Hunan and Kiangsi. and endea-1

kow.

was at the Hwangpel sector (30

on all front.

More Hopeful News

Hankow, 10.30 p.m.

(last night).

Gap Opened

Chi (so it is reported) "declared streaming into the Concessions.

Probably it was this lack of water

that

LI CHAI-SUM

Offer to British. Conial-General to Visit Him

The "N. C. Daily News" of Tuesday says:---

It is believed that fears re- garding the safety of Marshal Li Chai-sum can be absolutely allayed.

On Saturday Dr. C. T. Wang is understood to have called upón the British Consul- General at Nanking, Mr. W. Meyrick Hewlett, and informed him tht if he chose to visit the Tangshan Hot Springs the following day (Sunday), he would be able to converse with Marshal · Chai-sum. Dr. Wang gave a categorical dental of the rumour of Marshal Li Chai-sum's death. was sti- pulated that if M Hewlett accepted the invitation to go to the Hot Springs it would be in his private capacity and not as British Consul-General.

There is as yet no informia- tion whether Mr. Hewlett visit. ed Marshal Li Chai-sum ; Sun- day, but it is understood that he wired to the British Minis- ter in Peking for permission to do so.

strain himself. To give vent to his feelings he started to carve sweet words of love on the broad cactus leaves in the Gardens.

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LONG JOY RIDE

ADVENTURES OF FIVE K.O.S.B. PRIVATES

A STORM IN A TEA CUP

FEMININE CLIQUE

ÇAR DRIVER AS COMPLAINANT'

Privates Hegarty, Crawford, WASHINGTON AGITATED AS TO Ormiston, Bailey, and Lunn, of the SOCIAL PRECEDENCE King's Own Scottish Borderers, were this morning charged before "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING" Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy, with a assaulting the

London, Yesterdays:

Washington, Yesterday. There is a record-breaking rush Chinese driver of public motor car "A question of social precedence is for tickets of the Stock Exchange No. 269 near Jardine's Bridge, Thejaglating official Washington. Derby sweep, officially known as the Peak, at 1.85 am., on April 2; and Vice President Curtis, who as a

Mutual "Stock Exchange

Sub- with travelling in the motor car bachelor when he assumed office,

without paying the fare.

gave the name of his sister, Mrs. scription Fund."

All the accused entered pleas of Dolly Gann as his hostess, and she and her husband, Mr. Edward "not gailty."

Sub-Inspector Logan, of Mount Everett Gann, were authorised to Gough Police Station, prosecuted. receive invitations to social affairs A long queue of applicants, con- Outlining the case against the ac-along with Mr. Curtis. sisting of Stock Exchange members cused be said that at about 10.30 However, at the homes of the so- and their clerks, assembled at the p.m., on April 1, two of the accused, cially elect the Салив found office of the Fund in the city when not identified, hired the car at the themselves separated from Mr.

The original issue of half a mil- lion £1 tickets was rapidly disposed of and a second batch of half a million was issued to-day.

it opened at 9 in the morning and Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank and Curtis and seated at a table below during the course of the day drove to Wanchai, where they stop the foreign diplomats and their | £150,000 worth of tickets was sold.ped at a certain house. Here three wives.

It is anticipated that £1,000,000 other soldiers were picked up, and It appears that this accords with worth will have been sold when the then the party went for a joy ride. the ruling of Mr. F. B. Kellogg #Fund closes.

Applications have come from all then to over the world, and it is probable that instead of one huge first prize there will be a larger number of substantial prizes than hitherto, -Reuter.

"I'M ALONE "

INCIDENT MENTIONED IN CANADA'S COMMONS

car.

They first drove up to the Peak, when he was Secretary of State but.

Causeway Bay, later to Mr. Curtis has appealed to the new west Point and then again went up Secretary of State, Mr. Henry Mr. Kellogg's to the Peak. When the car was Stimson, to reverse near Jardine's Bridge, the driver ruling.

It is learned from a source in close was required to stop, and all five accused got out. They immediately touch with Mr. Kellogg that it was began to walk away,

without at-not so much a question of American tempting to pay for the hire of the as of international custom, and it is pointed out that the Prince of When the driver asked for his Wales, when in Washington, was fare, it was alleged that one of the placed at a table below the British five accused struck him on the right Ambassador, because the latter off- eye. The five man then "cleared" cially represented King George.

According to the "New York and went to Mount Austin Barracks. World" a small but powerful femin- A Shantung constable who saw the affair spoke to the secused and askine clique is responsible ed them to pay the driver, but, of the attempted proscription of Mrs. Gann.-Reuter's American Service. At the opening session of the course, he was not understood by House of Commons, after Easter, the soldiers as he (the constable) replying to the Conservative leader, could not speak English. The con- Bennett, Premier Mr. stable saw the five accused go into Mackenzie King, stated that there Mount Austin Barracks. had been extensive correspondence

The Inspector added that when between Washington and Ottawa the Police subsequently took up the during the past week with regard to matter, it was discovered that the the "I'm Alone" affair with refer-five accused were checked into the ence to which the Canadian Govern Barracks by Carporal Mabbin at ment are making formal representa 1.30 a.m., on April 2. tions.-Reuter's American Serevice.

FORMAL REPRESENTATIONS

Mr.

E

36

Ottawa, Yesterday.

the

SOUTHERN CROSS

£2,000 SUBSCRIBED FOR THE SEARCH

STILL FRUITLESS

"2

A

The Magistrate: They all went in together? Yes.

Driver Tells His Story

RANSOM PAID

REID AND HANSON FREE AT LAST

PESOS 24,000 DEMANDED

for

Mexico City, Yesterday. The two mining engineers, the Briton, Reid, and the American,

The driver of the car, with his Hanson, who were kidnapped by right eye covered up, then went into bandits on March 2 from the offices the witness box to give evidence. of the San Nichols Mining Com- He stated that he was a native of pany, at Vocas, in the State of Durango, where Hanson was resid- Shanghai, and, the Court inter-

ent-manager, have been released. preter reported to the Magistrate

CAPE TO CAIRO

Sub-Inspector Logan said that no doubt they could spare that inter- preter to attend Court, but it would; take at least three-quarters of an hour to get him down from Peak,

the

TERMINATES AT KHARTUM

Cairo, Yesterday.

in both

was

A ransom of 24,000 pesos was de-

"TALKIE FILMS

15

TO COME WITHIN THE REACH OF ALL

BRITISH INVENTION-

London, Yesterday. Home "talkies" within the reach

On two of these he carved some in the Colony which drove Tajima to And other substitute. Be that as it Chinese characters, evidently the names of some Chinese Venus of his such a pro may, he had shown found liking for samshu that he dreams, whilst on the other two be The situation is decidedly more soon become a source of worry to broke into English love messagea, vour to join hands with his hopeful. It is now learned that the Kowloon Magistrate and to the thus: "I have come here to meet

that the Magistracy's Shanghai in- manded but it is unknown what was friends running away from Han- the retreating Kwangsi army is Police. The latter had no objection some girls" on one, and "I love you

terpreter was on leave and there Sydney, Yesterday, making a circuit outside Hankow to Tajima drinking as much "fre very much" on another.

Unfortunately for Lo Hon-cheung

the The search for was brought so as

"Southern was no one who could understand paid.-Reuter's American Fervice. How the debacle

to wheel southward into water" as he liked, but what they

been fruitless.

the driver's language. he was observed by the assistant Cross" has about is told step by step in des Hunan.

objected to Was the fact

However, the Court interpreter patches to hand.

The vanguard of the Nanking Tajima, after having regaled him- Chinese head gardener, who went second aeroplane left Derby to

after him. The youth took to his scour to vicinity of Fort George suggested that as the interpreter How Collapse Degan

Expeditionary Forces is to take self unwisely, also showed a parti-heels, hotly pursued by the gar- Mission, and the Regent River. at the Peak Station could speak the Hankow, Yesterday. over control peacefully to-morrow ality for sleeping in the streets.

A fund has been opened to defray Shanghai dialect, he should be sent General Li Ming-shui, comman- (April 5).

A heart to heart talk with the dener. At the foot of Upper Albert- der of the 7th division of the Excitement has subsided greatly subject of this story did not bring road Traffic Sergeant Roberts joined the cost of an extensive search and for. Kwangsi troops from Hankow, who and quiet prevails.-Reuter.

about a reformation. The Police in the chase. The youth turned £2,000 was subscribed immediately. were then obliged to bring Tajima down the narrow path leading from-Reuter. miles due north of Hankow) has

Hankow, Yesterday.

before the Magistrate, thinking that Caine-road to Glenealy. The Ser -turned over to the Nanking side, The General commanding the 7th the lesson which the latter would reart dismounted from his motor

cycle and followed. be more salutary. allowing the Nanking troops to Wu-Han division has reverted to give would

Having run all the way from The penetrate the Kwangsi-ites' de-Nanking, thus opening a gap From that day, Tajima has been a

His Worship decided that that of all is the prospect held out in fence system.

through which the Nanking forces frequent visitor to the Court. He Albany the youth was now tired out

was not convenient as he had an an invention by the wireless expert, This tendency practically threw have penetrated the Hankowites' de was fined several times and on the and could not shake

other case fixed for that morning, Mr. G. V. Dowding.

It consists of an electric attach- the Kwangsi line into confusion fence line.

first three or four occasions, a geant, who overtook him near, the gardener then

and inquired if it was possible that and resistance collapsed forthwith The Hankow troops are retreat-brother, who is in business, paid for Dairy Farm. The

there was not another interpreter meat enabling the ordinary gramo- 50 milesing in confusion. sectors of the

the prodigal. The brother also got came pufing along and all three

the Magistracy and the phone and the portable cinema- The R.A.F. Cairo-Cape fight has Police Headquarters who understood projector to be synchronised, so as Panit reigas in the Chinese city tired and on the last two occasions! went to Police Headquarters. Here

to enable people to make their own Hearing the news, General Yeh of Hankow and refugees are he allowed Tajima to do a short Lo Ho-cheung was accused by the terminated at Khartum.

the Shanghai dialect. The fliers will arrive here aboard

No one "stretch" at the Victoria Gaol, in gardener and found his name placed.

in Court able to records for a few shillings or hire on the charge sheet for "defacing a troop-carrying machine, with a and damaging plants in the gar- South-African escort. They are

enlighten his Worship on the point. synchronised film records.

The broadcasting authorities have Magistrate's Query

"Compliments to D.S.P." den. Hls relatives were com-bound for home.--Reuter.

Addressing was again before Mr.

Traffic Sergeant agreed to send out test transmis- T.-S.Whyte-Smith this morning at municated with and they bailed him

Clark, who was in Court, Msiona which, by adaptation to a out in the sum of $25. the Kowloon Magistracy.

Hamilton said: "Please present my home "talky" called the Radio- "What do you mean by getting Hankow, Yesterday-Adequate drunk again," asked his Worship.

compliments to the D.S.P., and ask scope, enables the broadcast pro- him if I can borrow a Shanghai gramme to be synchronised with a

home projector-Reuter. Panic First

precautions are. being

department taken for "Why you were only before me last

interpreter from his for the next ten minutes. If that The Kwangsi troops began to fall the protection of foreigners in the week.” back from the front on Hankow in three special administrativa dio- Addressing Inspector Marks, his

is not possible then I shall have to remand the men." disorganised fashion. Panic pre-tricts (ie, formerly the British, Worship asked where Tajima had vails in the three cities of Wu Russian and German Concessions). obtained the money to quench his

Sergeant Clark returned and re- Han (Hankow, Wachang and Ian-

the charge. He complained that HE. the Governor of Macao parted that there was no Shanghai correspondent in Hankow cabled: The Inspector replied that it was many leaves of fine plants in the (Senhor Artur Tamagnini de Souss interpreter available, whereupon yang).

—"I think it is quite safe for for- samshu which put Tajima in that Gardens had been disfigured by such Barbosa), accompanied by Madame his Worship fixed the hearing of the with baggage, began to pour into cigners. The Chinese authorities comatose condition a condition senseless carvings, and for a loug Barbosa, Mile. Barbosa and four case for 10 am, lo-morrow and the Concessions and ex-Conces are doing their utmost to arrange which made him, unable to find his time they had been unable to dis-sors, is due to arrive in Hong Kong asked Sub-Inspector Logan to make

Ilown bed. sions, which have been barricaded for protection for foreigners,

the first arrangements for the attendance of Inspector Marks also told his cover the offenders. Now that they about 4 p.m. to-day on

an interpreter. to prevent an influx of defeated consider it unlikely that disturb soldiery.

ances will break out is the Con-Worship that Tajima bad a brother, had Le Hon-cheung they wished to stage of his journey to Portugal, on

make an example of him.

long leave after 22 years admin-` who had a shop in Nanking-road: A Peace Preservation Committee cession ares."

The Magaisirate agreed that the istration of Macao. Passage over NAVAL MOVEMENTS Kellogg have arrived at Plymouth, The latter was tired of the man in offence was (composed of civilians) has been

a serious one, and to Hong Kong will be made in the the dock and had allowed him to go ordered the young fellow to pay a gunboat "Macau.". It is reported that a section at to gaol on the last

two or three fine of $25.- least of the Kwangsi armies has cocasions. gone over to the Nanking vide Tajima a short and stumpy man

Numbers of Chinese junks and with his eyes twinkling at the Magis tugs loaded with stores and off-trate admitted that he was drunk cers (of the Kwangsi, units) which yesterday. "But you mustn't do have been observed going up that," said his Worship. “All right, river (ie, back towards Hankow)I will fine you $10, or 14 days' hard bear out the rumours of a general labour."

neutrality" and his men ceased to Martial law has been proclaim- order to get him sobered up. attempt to stem the tide of inva ed. Reuter. sion any longer.

General Hu Tsung-tu (who is "No. 1" in Hankow in the absence of two of the Kwangsi big four) then resigned.

Thousands of Chinese civilians,

formed. Martial law has been de clared. At present there is no looting.--Reuter.

Decision to March

Hankow, 8.20 p.m.

(last night). Everything is in confusion here but it is stated that the retreat ing Kwangsi troops are still under control.

Assurances that foreigners are not in imminent danger are contained the following Reuter messages:-

Tajima

At 8.20 last night, Reuter's thirst in that manner,

retreat.

General Hu Bolts?

Hankow, Yesterday.

General Ho Taung-tu is reported

1

This morning Lo Hon-cheung-ap-

Peared shamefaced before Major C.Į MACAO'S GOVERNOR Willson, O.B.E, to

answer the

charge. He entered a straight- SENHOR BARBOSA'S ARRIVAL

TO-DAY forward plea of "guilty."

DEPARTURE ON SUNDAY

Mr. H. Green, Superintendent of Botanical and Forestry Department,

who was present in Court, pressed

HIS MAJESTY

STILL PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY

London, Yesterday. The King has again passed a good day. Although the wea ther remained dull His Majesty

The Kwangsi military officials have practically all disappeared; but the Nanking forces are on the to have bolted and his headquar. A first edition of Walt. White spent to hours in the gardens this heals of the retreating Kwangi ters, at the former Russian Con- man's poems, which less than six morning. He sat on the lawn pro to-day months ago was sold in Toronto tected by screens and also walked units and it is therefore hoped sulate,

for £8, has just been sold in New for about twenty minutes-British York for $400.

Wireless Service, (Continued on Page 12.) and proceed!

that the Kwangsi men will avoid (April 4).

Hankow to-night

was evacuated

His Excellency will land anofi- SHIPS IN NORTH AND UP THE

YANGTSZE cially at Queen's Pler-unofficial because his visit is of a personal.

The sloops, H.M.S. "Cornflower"

nature. There will, therefore, he

In the and "Magnolia," exchanged places no ceremony at the Pier. interval before re-embarking he and yesterday, the former going from his family will stay at the Hong Weihaiwei to Chefoo and the latter

from Chefoo to Welhaiwei. Kong Hotel.

H.M.S. “Ladybird" a gunboat, left Shanghai yesterday for Nan-

king.

FREE FROM OFFICE

-MR. F.-B. KELLOGG NOW IN

ENGLAND

SLIGHTLY INDISPOSED

London, Yesterday, Mr. F. B. Kellogg, (until recently US. State Secretary) and Mrs.

aboard the "Ile de France."

Mr. Kellogg is abed with a cold. -Reuter's American Service.

NEW POST MAJ.-GENERAL BUTLER GOING

HOMET

At 4.30-p.m. to-morrow there will be a reception by the Portuguese

Washington, Yesterday. Maj-General S. D. Butler, who com- community in the Club Lusitano.

On Sunday morning, Sechor

mands the United States Marines in A new Falace of Justice at China, has been appointed to com- Barboss and family will sail on the round-the-world ship "President Louvain to replace the one burned mand the Marine Corps Base at Monroe" for Europe via the Dollar down in 1914 will be opened this Quanticova. Renter's American Line's usual ports of call.

Service.

summer.