1929-10-14 — Page 7

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1929.

CHINA'S NEW WAR

EFFECT OF KUOMINCHUN'S

DEFIANCE

ALLIANCE AGAINST CHIANG

Shanghai, Saturday.

14

HIGH LIGHTS ”

PACKED HOUSES AT THE STÅR THEATRE

WARWICK REVUE COMPANY

On

of Sibellus

ANTI-MUI TSAI

(Continued from Page 1.)

THE CHINA MAIL,

they are able to continue com- mitting the crime nonchalantly.

3. In order to escape the con- Saturday night and last I sequences of the breach of this In view of the Kuominchun night

the Warwick" Company law, they are apt to sell the mui- generals' rebellion against the presented a new programme taal for prostitution, Central Government, Tan Yen-kal, entitled "High Lights" to packed

4. The crafty, owners will des- Hu Han-main, Tai Chi-fao, Wang houses which appreciated to the full troy the deeds or bonds, specify

house which appreciated to the full Chung-hui, and Chao Tal-wer have this bright and amusing show.

ing their legal possession of the sent a joint telegram to Yen Hai-

can still The whole programme was so ex-mul-tsal, so that they shan, urging him to mobilise troopstent that it is hard to single out possess these girls as adopted and subjugate the rebels is the individual members. Special mention daughters instead of slave girls. north-Reuter,

must be made, however, of the dances It is heard that mui-teaf will nud fantasios arranged, and dovised change Minister's Flight

hands without, being by Guy Lathon, who sang and danced legalised by possession deeds 80 Peking, Saturday. lelightfully with his pretty partner, as to escape legal consequences. Sources connected with the Kuo-Barbara Weale.

the only requirement being an ad- minchun. those units of the An Apache acens given to the vertisement in newspapers specify- Nationalist Army under the haunting "Valse Triste” "Christian

General," Feng Yu-had a gruesome and unexpected ending the purchase of such and auch adopted daughters. both quaint and clever girls halang, declare that General Land won tremendous, applause though Should this be trac, then this Chung-lin, Feng Yu-hsiang's right it was hard to believe the frightful Vicious system would have deve- hand man, and Minister of War in "charlady" was the same person as the laped a new phase that is worth Nanking until his flight just before dainty and lissom dancer in "Under our attention. his dismissal on October 10, is due the Moon"-a tune which will probably to arrive by sea at Tientsin, in be whistled all over Kowloon for Chibli Frovince, to-morrow. It is many a day. added that he expects to travel

Grace and Humour safely through North China to the Quite the best skit of the evening Kuominchun, which is in the north-was the sketch, "What Every Woman Wants to Know," in which the whole This is taken as ap Indication of company took part, the

Russian General Yen Hsi-shan's attitude be- scene by Rex Burchell and Gladys Volle enuse, without his permission, Lu causing boundless mirth. Chung-lin could not travel safely through his domains to join the "rebel" Christian General.

west.

Yen Hsi-shan returned yesterday to Taiyuanfu from a mountain re- Fort where he and the Christian

"Oo'er" was

man,"

as

Registration Advantages 5. Failing the enforcement of registration, the actual number of mul-tsat in the Colony is un- available and statistical records of their increase or decrease are also impossible.

G. There is no time limit 'fix- ed for the complete emancipation of mai-tsal.

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Secretary.

Hong Kong, 14th Oct., 1929.

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C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 12:H October, 1929.

MARINE ENGINEERS' GUILD OF CHINA.

HONG KONG BRANCH.

tend Regular Monthly Meeting at the GUILD OFFICE, 67, Des Voeux Road, Central on TUESDAY, DAVID HOUSE) 15th October 1929 at SIX O'CLOCK p.m.

down" with

Enid Nicolson "brought the house famong others a fascinating version tsai abide by this proclamation to some old Scotch Songe 7. Should the owners of mui- of "Camin' Thro' the Rye") which she set them all free, then the author-MEMBERS are requested to at- sang with and Robert Poule revealed a mellow pose of all these girls as some of much grace and humour ities would be at a loss to dis- baritone in his scens, "The Watch them might find no parents to re- General had bean staying.

To Investigate

Selwyn Driver is well known and, turn to, some might have been Last night, General Ho Cheng-opular with English audiences all kidnapped from the interior and

the world, and he over chus, a supporter of Chiang Kai-Burchell kept the audience in a good some might have been left by old and Rex change hands more than once, shek, hurriedly left Peking for Tai-humour all evening the latter with mastera to the young ones, some yuanfu, stating that he is going to his golf-club prog that a "strad" might have been bought from. inquire as to Yen Hsi-shan's health, is not the only kind of violin! but it is understood that he is under Altogether "High Lighta" is one of traced or located, while some parents who could no longer be instructions from Chiang Kai-shek the best shows we have had here for a might still be too young to lead to find out precisely how Yen Hsi- very long time. shan stands with Feng Yu-halong To-day the Company presents

an independent life as maid ser- in the present crisis.

vants, All these cases of such Advices from Shangi, in Yen Hsi- Merry-Go-Round."

an intricate nature and origin can easily be dealt with by an Ordin ance of Registration.

shan's province, indicate that Yon

Isi-shan's is very unlikely to de-

clare outright for Chiang Kai-shek

and that, at most, he will only de clare neutrality.-Router.

Troops Advance Eastward

Shanghai, Saturday. According to reliable reports, 40,000 of the Kuominchun troops under Generals Sun Tien-ying and Yang Fu-sang are advancing east- ward from Honan province to Tsao- chow with the object of linking up with General Chen

Tiao-yuan,

Chairman of the Shantung Provin- cial Government, who appears to have thrown in his lat against Chiang Kai-shek,

Other units in the Kuominchun are advancing from Loyang, in Honan, southwards, with Hankow as their ultimate goal. They are moving along two routes (1) by the Peking-Hankow Railway to enter Hupeh and (2)-from Laohokow, In the north-west of Hupeh, down the Han River, a tributary of the Yungtsze,-also-to-Hunkow▲ ---- Generals Wavering

a fresh

programme entitled "The

Degrees

day

Temperature, 10 am.. to.

74

79

74

58

Temperature, 4. p.m.

yesterday Humidity, 10 a.m., to-

day Humidity, 4 p.m., yes-

terday

Mui Tsai and Adopted Daughters The points raised by the Chair- man and English Secretary in their speeches were put to the

BUSINESS:

Elections & General: Important Correspondence.

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.

Ono Case Printed Cotton Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, October 14, 1929.

THE

THE Undersigned have received

Auction

Instructions to sell by Public

ON

THURSDAY, the 17th, October 1929,

commending at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room..

Duddell Street,

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

Comprising:-

W. J. STOKES,

Teak Glass Gun Stand, Chester- Branch Secretary.field Couch and Chairs, Gramo

phones and Records, Carpets, Pic- tures, Pianos. Caméras, Curios, Typewriters, Rugs and Ornaments, etc., etc.

THE HONG KONG DEVELOP- MENT BUILDING & SAVINGS SOCIETY LTD.

meeting for discussion. With re- NOTICE

(In Liquidation)

FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Meeting of gard to the Government view that Contributories will be held at the enforcement of registration was City Hall (Music Room) Hong difficult to the point of being im Kong, on FRIDAY, the 25th Octo- possible, owing to the difficulty of ber. 1929, at 2.30 p.m. for the discovering the exact status of purpose of receiving a report by the girl in the household, that was the Liquidators, and a Summary of to say, of differentiating between the Liquidators' Receipts and an adopted daughter and a mul- Payments to the 31st July, 1929. tralising the administrative power.

tsal, without the willing co-opera- Hong Kong, 11th October, 1929. tion of the master or mistress, it Bribery & Corruption

J. HENNESSEY SETH, was stated at the meeting that Dr. Sun Yat-sen sald that the the same argument could apply State belongs to

S. HAMPDEN ROSS, Chiang Kai-shek's policy has been form of crime.”.

the people, but to amuggling, theft or any other

Joint Liquidators. one of "private ownership of the Stato."

In the form in which they had been drawn up by the Committee, Secondly, the Government accused of bribery and corruptioned regulations for such registra isit was suggested that the propos- in connection with political ap-tion which were sent to the au- pointments. charged with appointing friends form an effective basis upon Chiang Kai-shek is thorities some months ago, might or relatives to the most important which to proceed. posts. The Nanking Government The ni taai system having been It appears that a number of has been more corrupt than the abolished by Government proclamation, Generals in Hupeh. Anhui, and former Peking Government.

it was desirable, stated a member, to elsewhere are wavering in their allegiance towards Chiang Kai-shek looked with equanimity on 20 mil-schome of things, as It was pointed Thirdly, the Government has emphasise the inclusion of the registra- tion of adopted daughters in the and, at least, will not act vigorous- lion people starving in the north-out that a well-known subterfuge of ly against the "rebels."

west, through famine, For example, there is General Chiang Kai-shek, since assuming an adopted daughter when, for all while owners was to say that the girl was Tang Seng-chi with his divisions at political power, has floated loans for they knew to the contrary, the girl Chengchow (iu Honan, at the junc-$400,000,000, which the country might be a mul-teat tion of the Peking-Hankow and does not know how the money has besetting the investigator in this con- The difficulties Lung-Hai lines); It is believed been spent. likely that he will be neutral or for:

nection were fully appreciated. the Kuominchun,

Ironsides Plans

The Ironsides are believed to

The fourth complaint is that.

To Act Without Canton The argament that Hong Kong

Teak Dining Table, Dining Chairs, Crockery. Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Cooking Stove, Ice Chests, Glass Ware, etc., etc.

Teak and Iron Bedsteads, Dres- sing Tables, Washstands, Cham- her Stands, Toilet Crockery, Blankets, Linen, Wardrobes with Bevelled Mirrors, etc., etc.

And

A quantity of

· BLACKWOOD FURNITURE. On View from Wednesday, the 16th., October 1929

Catalogues will be Issued, Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers,

Hong Kong, October 14, 1929.

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE Undersigned have TSENNET FRERES to self by Public Action o

-MONDAY-and-TUESDAY, the 21st-and-22nd-October, 1929 commencing each day at 10.30 a.m. (with an interval from 12.30 p.m,. to 2:30 p.m.)

at their Store-York Bullding

received instructions from Mesars.

THE WHOLE OF THEIR SURPLUS STOCKS

Comprising

Porcelain and Cutglass Ware, Lady's Fancy Hand Bags, Silver Gold and Silver Watches, Jewellery, Silver and Plated Ware,

Cups, Silver Photo Frames, etc., etc.

On View from Saturday, the 19th.. October 1929,

Hong Kong, October 14, 1929.

Chiang Kai-shek fought for the could do nothing without drastic mea- SHADOWS BEFORE, extinction of many military lead-aures being first taken by the Canton ers who performed meritorious authorities was characterised

25 an

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Oct. 28 Seventh extra race meeting of the Hong Kong Jockey

have reached Kweilin, In the north- Bervice for the revolution, causing idle ons, for it was pointed out that COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED | Club, Happy Valley.

cast of Kwangsl Province, and ready to advance against Kwang- tung.

The first objectives are Lingshan and Linchow (in the extreme south west of Kwangtung) while the column of the National Government is at present on the defensive at Wuchow, unable to advance owing to the activity of "rebel" warships on the West River.

(If the Ironsides make for Lin- chow, they will have to march south through Kwangai, to the weat of and "avoiding" Wuchow.]

Doubtful Attitude

The attitude of Yen Hat-shan (vis- a-vis the National Government) is be lieved in Shanghal to be doubtful Reuter.

Effect on Hong Kong

bloodshed in several provinces.

IN "CHINA MAIL”

Social Functions

Kong Hotel and Foninsula Hotel, To-day-Dinner Dances at Hong 8.80 p.m.

Hong Kong could Failure in Crisis

act independently with the means at its disposal. For a Fifthly, Chiang Kai-shek's de- start it had, however, established ni mobilisation scheme was false in Social Welfare Bureau which was do that he sought to reduce the ing a great deal of useful work. There armies of all other leaders, while was close harmony between the alms retaining and increasing his own. Tsal Society, and efforts were being of both this Bureau and the Anti-Mul Lastly, charged with failure on the Chin- organisations into closer relations.

Chiang Kai-shek is made, It was stated, to bring the two ese Eastern Railway crisis. His negotiations failed, it is. stated, the officers and members of the Com Bay Hotel, 8.30pm.

The meeting then proceeded to elect and he then neglected to take the mittee. only course opex-to" declare war

Thirty names were proposed and

Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, To-day Tea Dance at Hong

4.80 p.m.

To-day-Dinger Dance at Repulse

Entertainmenta. ¿

To-day Queen's Theatre;

Meetings

1

Tomorrow Regular Monthly meeting of Marine Engineers' Guild

Des Voeux-rd. Ct., 6 p.m. of China (Hong Kong branch), 67,

Co., Ltd., No. 2, Lower Albert Road, Tomorrow Meeting of the Hong Kong and Canton Ice Manufacturing

11 am.

Sanitary Board

To-morrow- Meeting. 4.15 p.m.

Oct. 18-Annual meeting of Hong Kong Boxing Association Mesara. Jardine's board room, 5.30

on Russia. Instead, he has done duly glected for the new Committee. nothing, allowing the Russians to The election of the various office hold-"Clear the Decks."

ere will be carried out at a later meet- Today World Theatre: p.m.

LESSON-SERMON

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST HONG KONG

"The Three Musketeers."

(Con-

Oct. 18-Kowloon Chess Club: tinuous performance from 1.15 Annual Meeting at Central British to 11.15 p.m.).

School, 5.80 p.m.

Po-day – Star "Excess Baggage.”**

Thestre;

Lammerts Auctions

pillage and burn. Chinese towns. ing. request to Yen Hal-shan and Feng The messago concludes with a Yu-halang to come to the fore ta assume responsibility for the A number of Nam Pak Hong firms

nation's salvation, adding that

Oct. 25-General meeting of In Hong Kong have received cable ro- the elgentories are leading 400,000

Contributories of the HK. Develop- To-day Majestic Theatre; quests from connections in North and men to Nanking for the purpos

"The Cohens and Kellys in Paria."ment Bldg. & Savings Society, Ltd., Central China to suspend all ship of killing a traitor for the sakn ments of merchandise "because the of the country-Reater,

Are sin, disenso, and deathTo-day — Star Theatre; (un quidation) City Hall Musle outbreak of war is

real?" was the subject of the Warwick Revue Co. present "The room, 2.30 p.m. feared,".........

Lesson Sermon in all Churches of Merry-Go-Round," 5.15 p.m. Kuominchun, Circular

- Peking. Yesterday. Christ, Sefentist, on Sunday, Octo- Oct. 16 and 17 Star Theatre; Oct 15-At Sales Room, One Peking, Yesterday In view of the worsening mili- ber 18

Warwick Ross Co. present Airy FN. Motor Cycle Combination, etc., The Tientsin "Ta Kung Po," inary altuation, train services on Among the citations which com- Nothings, 9.16 p.m

Peta, 11 nm. message from Taiyuan, prints the Tientsin-Pukow Railway be prised the Lesson Sermon was the Oct. 21-Nelson Day Concert at the text of a Kucminchun circular tween Tientsin and Suchow have following from the Bible:The Lea Theatre, 9 p.m. telegram of October 10,

been suspended by the authorities Lord is good to all: and his tonder Home Mailb The telegram is divided into six concerned since last night Remercies are over all his works. To-morroys Outward for Europe

O Lord, and thy saints shall am All thy works shall praise thee; via Siberia (Kaga Maru"), 9,90

Situation Worsens

Articles The Arst declares that Naval Intelligence through the blunders of Chiang Kai-shek the affairs of the coun-

ter

Shanghai, Yestarda

Gov-

Thera ara rumours the effect that a

try are being brought to rula.

The National Be

ernment (the

has been under

current to

war has taken, placo the blastion of Feng Yu-halang Hal shan, Chang Fakuela Kwangen forces aga

Bioss thee. The Lord is righteous.

in all his ways, and holy, in all his

works (Ps. 146:9,10,17) |

morrow-Outward for Europe (""Menelau"!) 2.80

Marsel

ng passages, from the

on-Sermon also included

Oct. 16-At Sales Room, two cases coloured strips poplin and one. case printed cotton, 11 am.

hold furniture, 2.80 p.m...

Oct. 17-At Sales, Boom, bou“.

SD Land Sale

Oct. 16 At PW.D. Offices one fot of Crown land at Tai Kok Tsui,

faiscellaneous

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ture on

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