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MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1929.

CANTON NEWS

LIQUIDATION OF ANTI- JAPANESE SOCIETIES

OLD CUSTOMS

Canton, Yesterday.

RUSSIAN, SABOTAGE

TRAIN EXPLOSION CAUSED IN MANCHURIA

RAID BY ARMED INVADERS

Peking, Saturday,

GOING AT LAST?

GENERALS YEN HSI-SHAN & FENG YU-HSIANG

NEW PROVINCIAL CHAIRMEN

Shanghai, Yesterday.

ernment has relieved General Yen Hai-

THE CHINA MAIL,

FIVE FAT GEESE

BROUGHT TO COURT AS EXHIBITS

JAIL FOR THIEF

An unemployed Chinese of no fix- I will be recalled that after It is reliably reported from. Har The Kuo Min news agency has A fed abode was at the Kowloon Ma- the Tsinan, affair last year anti-bin tin Manchuria) that sabotage, message from Nanking reporting that gistracy this morning before Mr. Japanese societies were started hitherto attributed to Russiane, the State Council of the National Gov-T. S. Whyte-Stith charged with:--- throughout the country to boycott continues.

(1) the theft of five geese from Japanese oods and cease all com- On the morning of August 9, ashan of his post as Chairman of the

Shanat Government Committee,

the Po King Village, Kowloon mercial and financial dealings with freight train of the

And

City. Japan. An anti-Japanese Society Eastern Railway was blown up by successor; while General Hsu Yung- has appointed General Shang Chen his was formed in Canton, which con- an explosion a few miles west chang is transferred from Suiyuan to ducted a very rigid examination of Harbin; 14 goods cars being wreck replace Shang Chen as Chairman of goods of Japanese origin, confiscated.

the Hopei (Chihli) Government Com-

Chinesa

ing them when found. Now that Arson was attempted at Chalan-mittee. the Tsinan matier has been settled, tun, to the west of Tsitsihar.

exists.

Soviet employees of the railway

The Kuo Min adds that well-inform-

HAGUE CRISIS

the raison d'etre for the further Armed invaders reached the railed persons believe Yen Hsi-shan and existence of the society no longer way near Hellar and tore up aix Feng Yo-hsiang will proceed to Japan

The Provincial and Muni-lengths of rails. This is believed shortly. Reuter. cipal Tangs have decided to take to be the work of Mongols. over the documents and confiacate goods from the society. Five re presentatives from each lang have the been appointed to attend to liquidation of the society, which will hereafter be reorganised into a Society for the Protection of the

at various points are resigning in large numbers.-Reuter.

Threat of General Strike

Tokyo, Saturday.

News of August 9 from Manchuli (in the N.W. of Manchuria, close

(Continued from Pége 1.)

Mr. Snowden's Objections

The Hague, Saturday,

(2) the theft of one hen and

and seven chickens from the Chi

Yuen Village Kowloon City.

(3) the theft of 12 pieces of clothing and two pieces of jewel- lery, from a student of the Tin Kok School, Kowloon Walled City.. Accused admitted all the charges except that concerning. the jewel.

Inspector II. Phillips said that ac- cused had sold the five well fed geese at the Yaumati Market for $4,51, the proper value being $3 cach, making a total of $15.

The

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TO LET

hen and the chickens he had hid-TO LET Godown and land to let at den in an unoccupied house in the North Point. Total area 11,278 sq.

Country. Is is understood that to the Siberian frontier) indicates It is learned that Mr. P. City. The clothing he had stolen ft., 3-room office. Access by wharf when the confiscated goods have that the local Chinese authorities Snowden told the Finance Com-from the school by obtaining en- been taken over, they will be sold have imprisoned 85 Soviet em-mittee of the Conference this trance through an open door. This at publie auction.

Old Customs

The Social Reform Society is on the warpath against what it con- siders superstitious customs, which have been kept by the people from time immemorial. A few night ago, it went out a squad of 20 members, who, neting in concert with the police, arrested about 50 girls and women for burning joss sticks and paper clothes to appease the de- parted spirits. Slogans used were:-

morning that he could not wait was the first case in the Walled City DOOBSEDEO****8*2ED68 any longer for a decision. He did since he had been at the Kowloon

not want to remain at The Hague City Police Station. for the rest of his life!

Degrees Temperature, 10 am., to-

day

83 Temperature, 4. p.my

yesterday

90 Humidity, 10 a.m., to-

day

26 Humidity, 4 p.m., yes-

terday

71

The Committee adjourned till Monday in order to give time for further conalderation of Mr. Snowden's objections to the Young plan.

No Compromise

The Buyer's Retort The buyer of the geese was pre- sent in Court. When asked by his Worship why he had bought the geese at such a bargain, he re- torted that they were old.

The geese (two of them) were exhibit- In the course of the discussioned to his, Worship. prior to the adjournment Mr. His Worship remarked to the William Graham (President of the buyer that he should have known British Board of Trade) again em-that the geese were stolen. His phasised that the British delega- Worship asked him how much hej tion would not compromise in re- was selling them for, and he re gard to the retention of the Spa plied 30 cents a catty, whereon Inspector Phillips said that the M. Cheron suggested that a way market price for a pound was 65 out of the deadlock might be cents and that it was more for a found in a re-arrangement in re-eatty, as a catty is equal to 1 1/8 gard to the deliveries in kind. Ib.

"Down with the bad customs of worshipping the goddesses on the evening of the seventh ployees at Bailar of the Chinese (August 11)."

Eastern Railway (jointly owned by Russia and China), and 56 more at percentages. Pokotu, as # precautionary measure, owing to a threat of a

Later.

"Down with the bad customs of barning clothes (paper) on the evening of the 7th."

·

"Those who dare to burn general strike. clothes and worship the god- deases are to be arrested and sent to the Bureau of Public Safety,"

"Prohibit the shops from sell ing articles for sacrifice to the goddesses."

Public Construction General Teng Yin-wa, candidate for the office of Commissioner of Publie Construction, is reported to have consented to assume office on Monday, the 12th inst, he will be sworn in at the weekly Memorial Service to Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the Chairman, General Chen Ming-shu to be the ofleiating officer.

According to official information, Ceneral Teng may after assuring office proceed to Nanking to submit his scheme for public construction in Kwangtung.

To Investigate Labour

ar.

It is reported from Harbin that Export Trade Affected the Chinese have arrested an- Mr. Grahem stated that de other 110 Soviet employees of the liveries in kind most adversely C.ER., who will be deported with affected British export trade and

ter.

His Worship sentenced accused to seven weeks' hard labour, and ordered the return of the geese to the complainant (an Indian) with

OPIUM CASE

20 other arrested Russians.-Reu- greatly influenced unemployment without paying, compensation to

In Great Britain. The British the buyer. Another Discussion?

Government wanted to see such Tokyo, Yesterday, deliveries abolished or at least According to reports from Man- reduced to the smallest possible chuli, as a result of the Chinese period.

a meeting endeavour to arrange

M. Cheron argued that the with the Soviet, the Russians are Young plan was more advantage- arranging the dispatch of a train ous to Great Britain than the pre- to Manchufi, whence the Chinese vious system delegate will be transported to Dauria in Transbaikalía-Reuter.

Trans-Siberian Railway

Moscow, Yesterday,

It is semi-officially stated that the Japanese Railway Department has entered into negotiations with The Law Yuen, at Nanking, has the Soviet Commissariat of Rail deputed Mr. Liang Yim-tsu to in-ways, for the re-establishment of vestigate into the labour, commer- through traffic between Europe cial and industrial conditions in and Asia via the Uasuriisk and Kwangtung. Mr. Liang has

Transbaikal Railways--Reuter. rived and was accorded a warm welcome by the United Labour As- sociation. It is learned that the Chamber of Commerce will invite Mr. Liang to a "welcome meeting" at which various schemes for the development of trade and commerce in Kwangtung will be submitted to him for transmission to the Central Government.

A United Front

BAG SNATCHING

STERN CHASE AND TIMELY CAPTURE

EXEMPLARY PUNISHMENT

TWELVE STROKES FOR YOUNG OFFENDER

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LOST OR STRAYED

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FOR SALE.

1928 MODEL BUICK, Two door Sedan, leather upholstered, good as new. Owner leaving Colony reason. for selling. Apply Box No. 616 c/o "China Mail."

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

THE Undersigned have received

Auction

Tinstructions to sell by Pablie

ON

TUESDAY, August 13, 1929, commencing at 10.30 a.m., at Godowns Nos. 12 and 18, The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf Two Chinese were this morning

& Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon.

Mr. Snowden said that he was Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy,

charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte- 274 Packages Miscellaneous Goods

(more or less damaged) ex M. Cheron's argu-with the unlawful possession of 38 astonished at

3.5. "LOK SUN' ments and figures, not a single one taels of raw opium.

Comprising:- of which he accepted. He added

First accused (2 lad of 14) had Coarse Paper, Canned Goods, chat it was time that his three points were discussed.

23 taels and the other (22 years Safety Matches, Brooms, Salted He did

old) had 10 taels.

Eggs, Dried Vegetables, Soap, not wish to remain at The Hague

Both were arrested by P. G. Lily Flower, Salt Turnip Slice, for the rest of his life and insiat Farrell, while on duty on the sea Dried Garlic, Melon Seed, Medi- ed on a discussion on Monday of front at the Cement Works, Hung cine, Peanut Oil, Empty Bottles, his resolution.--Reuter.

Hom. The opium was concealed in etc. (The three points are:

Terms: Cash on Delivery. First. That Great Britain loses girdles round their waists.

LAMMERT BROS, £2,500,000 yearly compared with the Dawes scheme;

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, July 11, 1929.

First accused, piving to his age was fined $690, with the alternative of 12 strokes of the cane, to be given in Court..

Second. Great Britain is expected to

forgo

£200,000,000 already made to America.

Third. The exclusion of Great Bri- Second accused was fined $300 or, Lein from a share in the uncondi- in default, one month with hard] tional portion of the German an- labour. The opium in both cases

nuities.

Kr.

Snowden's resolution is to form was ordered to be confiscated.

a sub-committee of Treasury experts to submit proposals on any question raised regarding the method and amount of annuities provided by the Young plan]

ence.

BEACH THEFTS

SWIMMERS LOSE PROPERTY AT TAI WAN

a

THE Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auction

ON THURSDAY, August 15, 1929, commencing at 2.30 pm., at their Sales Room, Duddell Street,

A Large Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

Comprising:-

Teak Hatstand, Chesterfield Couch and Armchairs, Glass

At the Kowloon Magistracy, be- fore Mr. T. E Whyte-Smith, this Five military leaders of the morning, à Chinese was charged

The Only Hope north-western provinces have with snatching a band bag from cabled to General Chang Hsueh-a Chinese woman.

Washington, Saturday, Official and diplomatic circles hare A Chinese appeared before Mr. lang, as follows!

Divisional Inspector Marks zaid are of opinion that Mr. Ramsay T. S. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Since Russia is scheming to dis- that the complainant was walking MacDonald is the only hope of avert Magistracy this morning on turb Manchuria and Mongolia and in Pakhoi-street, with her two ng collapse at The Hague Confer-charge of two thefts, the first being Cabinets, Teak Desks, Carpets, disseminate "Red" propaganda, we children, at about 8.45 p.m., on must exert every effort to ex-Saturday, when accused came up

a $1 (one dollar) note from the coat Rugs, Electric Table Fans, Gramo- *tinguish

Mr. Cotton, acting Secretary of of Mr. L. Lasala and the second a phones, internal disagreements

from behind and snatched her State, said that, the Tinited States pocket flashlight, the property of Piano, Ornaments, etc, etc.

Wireless Set, Grand and present a united front."

hand bag containing $31. She desired to see a final settlement of Mr. Neves. Both articles were German Reception

shouted "Snatcher, catch him," reparations evolved by the Powers, stolen

Teak Dining Tables, Dining from the complainants' Chairs, Sideboards, Dinner Wag- Yesterday being the 10th an- and immediately a Chinese stated but the American Government did cubicles at Tai Wan Bathing beach, gons,

White riversary of the German Republic, to be unemployed gave chase. At not necessarily support the Young while they were swimming.

Electric Ice Chest, the German Consul-General and cused dropped the bag but the Plan or any other form of settlement

Frost Refrigerator, Dinner Crock- On pleading guilty, accused was ery, Glass Ware, Kitchen Utensils, Mrs. Wagner, the Vice-Consul (Mr. pursuer picked it up and ran on in preference to another.--Reuter's sentenced to three months bard etc. G. A. Sakowsky) and staff, were at to Nathan-road, where accused was American Service.

labour on each count, the sentanoca Teak and Iron Bedsteads, Teak home at the German Consulate to finally capture by a Chinese, who

to run consecutively. He had a Wardrobes with Bevelled Mirrors, all German residents of Tungshan, alighted from a 'bus.

Accused served 14 days in De

July when he got six weeks. previous conviction for larceny last Dressing Tables, Chests of Draw- Pak-hok-tung, Fong-chuen. and Shameen, also to foreign Consular cember last for larceny.

ers, Enamel Baths, Linen, Toilet His Worship passed sentence of

Sets, etc., etc. officials, Chinese Government off-

also

Minor Concessions

cials, namely General Chan Ming one year's hard labour and 15 and Japanese delegates to the Con- ahu, General Au-Yeung Kui, Mr. strokes of the birch.

Chu Chang-nien, Mr. To Li-him and

<others.

Never before was the Consulate so crowded as 00 this occasion,

A TERRIBLE DEATH

SECRET SOCIETY

Paris, later.. According to the "Petit Parisien," at a meeting at The Hague yester day of the French, Italian, Belgian,

ference it was decided to support the Young Plan as an indivisible whole Three Chinese claimed trial at and not permit any material change the Singapore Assizes before Mr. in the plan, but to offer Great Bri. Justice Deane recently, on a charge tain certain minor concessions in re- of murder. gard to deliveries of coal, etc. Renter.

which fact attests to the popularity A contractor's coolie met with a

The Deputy Public Prosecutor of the Consul-General and his terrible death at the Kowloon Docks

(Mr. N. H. P. Whitley) said that charming wife, although they have by the Chol Kee firm of contractors

Snowden's Manner

a Chinese who was found stabbed in arrived in Canton quite recently, engaged in the construction of the

Paris, Saturday, Holloway Lane made a statement The German Consul made a short new Nu. 1 dock On Saturday, the

Havas special correspondent at to a magistrate that four Teochews speech in which he referred to the coolie was working at the bottom The Hague describes Mr. Snow-went to his room and demanded excellent relations existing between of the new dock, when an earth den's reply to M. Cheron in the subscriptions to a secret society, Germany and China-Canton News of the dock by an electric crane, as particularly violent. "He says with knives. He ran after them, truck, which was being pulled out financial commission this morning When he refused they stabbed him slipped its cable and fell on top of that Mr. Snowden seemed to have from his room into Holloway Lane, the coolie. Death was instantane lost all notion of international and there collapsed.

Agency.

PRINCE'S FLIGHT

*WEEK-END AT FRENCH GOLF

COURSE

ous.

NAVAL RELIEF

The programmes of the, cruisers London, Saturday.which are bringing out relief crows for HRH the Prince of Wales How the 8th Destroyer Flotilla 120 đ

TOBACCO SMUGGLING

A Quantity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE.

and

One Sporting Gun. Catalogues will be issued. Ов View from Wednesday,

rom wedr August 14, 1929.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, July 11, 1929.

WARSHIPS HERE

The following are the warships at

At the North Basin:RMA Tamar and Moth,"

At the North Arma—EX 3. Sandwich" and "Stormoland #s

In Dock: £19.

*** Foreign Men-of-War

Chinese Günboat “Kwang Kum” U.S.Mindanao. French Gunboat "Argus."

courtesy when he said that. M. He gave the names of his assail-Present in harbour: Cheron's interpretation was inad-ants as Ah Tian, (first accused) masible am almost tempted Seah Ah-song (third accused) and to regard it as grotesque and ridicu Ah Woo. The last named was still lous Reuter.

at large. The deceased also told a friend who went to visit him at the hospital that Kee Chey made up the group of four men who attack ed him, but Kee Chen did not stab was this morning at the him. Magistracy, fined $90, or medical witness said deceased Loader Don. He started from August 10 arrive Hong Kong, Ser-default, three weeks hard labour, or Had seven stab wounds. He died London and landed at Berek He HMS Concord" Loft Portsmouth toace for which no duty had been the day following his admission,

the possession of 12 taels of octiable August 10 arrive Hong Kong Sep-yold spend the week-end,tember 29

* Accused was arrested at the Yau- from multiple stab wounds. Three mall villa near the HMS Cleopatra Leave aber mit Hallway Station after alighing of the wounds were fatal British Wireless Ser neat, August 15 arriving Hong Kong, from the trans from Sam Chan. He He could have run after rece

| September 203

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