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No. 27,470

STRUGGLE

IN NORTH.

SERIOUS WAR DEVELOPMENT PROCEEDING APACE.

CHUNHSIEN RETAKEN.

NATIONAL REINFORCEMENTS ROUT REBELS.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

The northern war appears to have commenced in earnest last

ESTABLISHED

1345

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1930.

CYCLING AT 4 A.M.

Young Prostitutes Who Keep People Awake.

MR. COCK'S COMPLAINT.

Four Chinese school boys and

MUI-TSAI BEATEN.

Punishment Held to Be Excessive.

TEACHER FINED $100.

At the Kowloon Magistracy yea

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The i closing rate of the dollar od demand, to-day was 1/6 3/16.

PRICE $3.00

SOLDIERS BURNED

Per Month.

Coldatern

ого

Dainty Eyeglasses

N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optician 13, Queen's Road "Central.

STONES AT SOLDIERS.

SERGEANT HACKED TO DEATH.

'

a young prostitute were fined $5terday afternoon, Mr. T. S. Whyte- each at the Kowloon Magistracy Smith heard a case in which a Chi- RAIDERS KILLED.

or danger-scribed as n mui tsai.

MAYOR'S DEATH.

this morning, by Mr. T. S. Whyte-nese school teacher was summoned Smith, for riding their bicycles for ill-treating a female child, de- RUMOUR OF JAILED either without lights ously.

The prosecution was conducted Divisional Inspector Marks by Mr. H. R. Butters, Assistant pointed out that these bicycles Secretary for Chinese Affairs, whilst

Hug Theatre in Nathan Road; fence.

nuisance.

on examination,

Raiders Attacked.

Boy Arrested After a Chase.

A LUCKY DISCHARGE,

THEFT IN A CLUB.

Visitor 'Loses Wallet and $3,291.

A LYING ROOM BOY.

Liu Wing (37), a room "boy" em-. Ployed at the Sai Lum Club, 10, Road, West Point, was this morning

A Chinese boy was to-day charged before Mr. I. E. Lindsell with throwing stone in Spring Garden charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell with

Lane, which he denied.

L/C. F. Phippen, of the Somerset Light Infantry, who was on G.M.P., duty, aaid that during the five weeks

the larceny of a leather wallet contain- Loo, of 04, Caine Road. He pleaded. ing $3,201, the property of MË K. C.,

"not guilty."

at the Club last night as the guest of Mr. Loo said that he was a visitor he had been on Military Police duty Mr. Yuo. He was in Mr. Vito's pri stone throwing had often occurred vato sitting room when he took of his in Spring Garden Lane, and it was trousers pocket, went to sleep on

coat, and putting his wallet in his very difficult to catch the offenders, couch.

At about 9.30 last night stones

He got up at 8.45 p.m., and went were thrown at the G.M.P., and de 9.45, he discovered his wallet missing downstairs to dinner After dinner, at fendant was seen in the act of and went to Mr. Yue's room to look for throwing one.. It just missed hit-it, but could not find it. He then made Calcutta, Yesterday. ting L/C. Dixon. Chase was given Inquiries, and his suspiciost fell on the The District Magistrate at Chit- and defendant was caught by L/C. accused because the latter had entered tagong reports 14 arrests but the main Brown after a run of about 50 the room as witness went downstairs.

A Rash Offer. Accused said that he was playing

Dr. S. F. Lee questioned accused but Some Valley Light Horse and the Eastern with a foki. The latter chased him he said he knew nothing about it. Frontier Rifles engaged the ralders, and he run, and the next thing he "If you have got it, return to me and Witness also spoke to accused, saying: who were strongly positioned on a hill,knew he was caught by a soldier. I will give $100," last night. Twelve of the insurgents He did not throw any stone and did were killed and two seriousy injured, not know why he was arrested. There were no military casualties.

twelve

the right leg. were also found on the

Combined detachments of the Surma body of raiders is still at liberty. yards.

Karachi, Yesterday. A health official lias ordered the des.. were again in front of the Po Mr. Hin-shing Lo was for the de-truction, of a quantity of contratand salt as ant for human consumption and it is becoming a source of According to Mr. Butters the and impregnated with ferrous sulphide. Several persons who ate of it have been girl was found on the stairs of a sent to hospital. He remarked that these cyclists house in Nathan Road by a Chinese hired bicycles at one, two, three who informed the Police. week-end, following on report on the one hand of the arrival of Feng and even four o'clock in the morn- latter took the girl to the station, The

Yu-hsiang at Chengchow, and the announcement of Yen Hsi-shan's ing, and simply rode about for where proceeding to Chichiachuan and on the other, of President fun's sake. They made a lot of bruises were found on her left leg Chiang's decision to go to Hankow yesterday for troop inspection-noise and taught these brothel and ten on an indication that serious war development is proceeding apace. girls to ride. The Police had al-bruises

numerous com-girl's arms. On the Lung-Hai line, a fierce struggle between the rebels under ready received

Dr. K. H. Uttley said that he Sun Tien-ying and the National forces took place at Sikshan on the plaints from residents who can-

not sleep, and from

what had been morning of April 18, and was still in progress up to the same after M.B.E., Assistant Manager of the girl, but the punishment meted out Mr. Cock, used to inflict the Injuries on the noon. During the engagement, a contingent of Sun's troops assault- Kowloon

Mr. Loo But he denied, saying: "I Docka, who. lives on to her was very excessive.

had been on G.M.P. duty for about did not see it; if I did I would certainly ed Kwoyang from Mochow in an attempt to break the line of defence the top of a hill in the vicinity. The girl's story to the Court was the Mayor of Sangupta had died in stone throwing had occurred on

In consequence of the reports that a month and during that time return it to you." between Hsuchow and Sikshan, in order to attack Pengpu directly,

that she had been sent out to pawn prison and that Subhas Chandra Bose four or five occasions. Last night Lee then searched accused but did not

Continuing, Mr. Loo said that Dr LEFT $9,833.

Ja gold coin. but were subsequently repulsed by the National forces of the 3rd

found that she was unable to reaching, thousands gathered outside the gaol from behind, coming from the diror-

At the pawnshop, she is very ill owing to his hunger strik-stones were thrown at the G.M.P. find the wallet. Then Dr. Les rang Division under Chen Chi-cheng,

the counter, and a man who was and

up "Scotland Yard!" Charge Against_a

demanded to "ace the there lifted her up. She received The police-were-ordered to dispered the hala comrades turned round they saw communicated with? Yes,

bodies."

tion of the food stalls. As he and lant Yard-here- The Police --were------

Magistrato: No, we don't want Scot- Chinese.

$4 for the coin but the man who had mob. A communique was later issued three boys running. Two went one helped her retained two dollars for denying that Sengupta or Chandra Bose ihimself.

SEVERE

In the meantime, National reinforce- *menta of the 2nd Division, under Koo Thu-tung were rushed to the battle area,

and they succeeded in surrounding Sun's rebels. The Kuominchun ander Wan Taun-taoi, despatched by Feng Yu-hsiang to relieve Sun's troops, have arrived at the front, and are, engaging he National forces in a severe struggle, the result still hanging fire.

Chunhsien, on the northern border of upch, which was captured by the 2nd Division of the Kuominchun a few days ago, has been retaken by the National forces under Chang Fan, the Kuominchun having retreated towards Chingtzekian Pass. There is now, no trace of the enemy along Yuanho, Takuanshan and Peishiangshar en the, norther border of Hupeh, according to General Hsu Yuan-chuan's report to Nanking,

The generals stationed in the north- ern sector of Hupeh have received order trom the Field H.Q.. at Hankow, to drive the Kuominchun under Chang Wai-si and Tien Chin-kal towards Che- chean and Neihsiang. in south-west of Honao.

Frickle Policy.

STRUGGLE.

The fickle policy of Shih Yu-san is becoming a standing joke. He was on ex-Kuonlinchun General under Feng Yu-haiang, but at the last outbreak of the Kuoninchun, ho turned over to the Central Government.

When he re- colved instructions to be transferred to Canton to participate the anti-Iron- side-Kwangs! campaign, he mutinied at Pukow. Shortly afterwards, he again pledged his loyalty, to the Central Gov- ernment, which subsequently appointed him Commander of Bandit Suppres sion in Honan. In the recent. Yen- Feng revolt, he switched round and again declared himself in favour of Yen and afterwards invaded Shantung and captured Tagochow, where he un". accountably decides not to advance fur ther, so that his attitudo is regarded by the Shanel Party with much suspi

cion.

Now, he is reported to have cabled to General Chang Hsuel-liang that, he

Jous

not desire to assist

in

+ party

that he

either

the present war,. and

at present forced

by circumstances td

the assistance of military expenses to

A WEEK'S REMAND.

A Chinese, named Chung Wing raise troops against the Central Gov-was this morning formally charg crament. Tsao is quoted as saying that ed before Mr. A. W. G. H. he is willing to subscribe all his pro- Grantham on two serious charges party as military contribution if Mar- shal Wu Pei-fu controls the army. Tsalas under:

Has therefore sent his delegate to Sze- ̧(1) rabbing a safe of $9,833.78 at 3, Des Voeux Road West; and (2) causing bodily harm to Wong Lal-wo.

was unable to say

1.

Rumour Denied.

Calcutta, Yesterday.

Mr. Lindsell remarked to complainant that he should not have done such & L/C, Brown, of the Argyll and thing. Sutherland Highlanders, said he

SQUALLY.

Sneaked Into Bathroom. Mr. Loo said that five Polico officers

When she returned home were hunger striking, and stating that way and the accused another. They her mistress beat her with a feather they were as At as when they entered chased accused and caught him. came to the Club. As they entered Mr. duster.

the prison.

The Magistrate, having ascertain-Yue's room, the accused sneaked out Her mistress's mother threatened

Rioters Attack Police. ed that the witness could not and went into the bathroom. A Euro- to kill her, so she was afraid and

say that accused had actually pean officer followed him there and ran away."

London, Yesterday. she met in the street took charge of serious disorders have broken out ent evidence.

An old woman whom It is reported from Lahore that the boy on the ground of insuffef- the officer's hand was the wallet.

thrown a stone, decided to discharge then led accused back to the room. In

her and attempted to sell her.

Detective Sergeant T. Collins anti She at Pashawar where the rioters a

that as he was approaching the room, ran away and went to the staircase tacked the Police and civil autho

accused came out hurriedly, rushed where she was found.

rities. The Deputy Commissioner

past him on the passage way and en Questioned by Mr. Lo, the girl and other officiala

|tered a lavatory. Witness followed him, frankly admitted that she had al- Troops, with an armoured car de were injured.

In the lavatory witness sold to se ways been treated as a daughter and tachment and Gurkhas were call-

cused: "I am going to search you be formal remand was had never been punished in such aed out.

|cause of your suspicious behaviour." given on the application of De-manner before. She also admitted

As witness spoke he saw a wallot lying tective-Inspector W. Shannon. that on one or two occasions she had

on the floor of the lavatory He picked The case is

It up and asked accused: "Whose is a sequel to the spent a cent or two of her

this" affair which occurred on the pre-mistress's money when she was sent mises of the China Navigation lout to buy things. One day sho Company's native branch office, brought home a pair of slippers when the accountant, who slept which she had found, and her mis- on the premises, was wounded on tress accused her of stealing them. the head with a chopper. His The Magistrate found that the keys were then, taken from him punishment was excessive, what- and the safe rifled.

ever the girl had done, and im- posed a

fine of $100 or two months hard labour.

STOP PRESSA week's

Columbus, Yesterday.

A pitiful sight was witnessed in the penitentiary when the relatives of 318 dead convicts came to claimi the bodies." They tearfully formed queue, outside the Governor's office, where the Governor's 19- -year-old daughter received them.

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The American Legion has offered military funeral to all relatives of ex-soldiers among the dead.

There are 133 convicts still in hospital.

In the course of the enquiry, which is being held in the prison, the chief of the Fire Brigade ex- pressed the opinion that the con- victs might have been saved if they had been released from their cells as soon as the fire was discovered. The prison chaplain declared that

if the Governor had not gone out- side the walls he would certainly

Apparently the person respon- sible for the outrage

had been disturbed because the money which had been taken out of the safe was found strewn about the floor.

EDUCATION IN CHINA

Scheme to Turn Over

have been killed by the convicts, Y.M.C.A. to Kuomintang.

who were "engaged beyond human endurance by the thought of the sufferings and tortures of their matca."-Reuter's American Ser.

vice.

PROPOSAL DEFEATED /

Nanking, Yesterday,

OFFICIALS TO DIE.

Found Guilty of Crime Against Soviet.

RAILWAY COMPLETED.

The mob bombarded them with brickbats. They poured petrol on the armoured car and set fire to it. Two British sol- diera, it is reported, were in cinerated.

A British Sergeant was pull- ed off a motor-cycle and hack- ed to death with hatchets.

The troops eventually opened fire, twenty of the rioters being wounded.

Strong forces of military now patrolling the town.

are

Ghandi Denounced.

Bombay, Yesterday. The Moslem leader, Mohamed Ali, who was Gandhi's right-hand man in the earlier non-co-opera- tion movements, has vchmently denounced Gandhi's civil "disobedi- ence movement.

Riga, Yesterday. The trial has concluded at Zhitomir, in the Ukraine, of 127 Presiding over a huge Moslem officials and others connected with meeting, Mohamed Ali described the Ukranian timber industry, civil. disobedience as desperate charged with sabotaging the Soviet attempt to impose the domination,

caste-ridden Hindus over

The National Education Confer-Five Year economic plan. Five were of Tokyo, To-day.

ence have heatedly debated the prosentenced to death and the remain-Mohamedans. posal of a number of educational der to various terms of imprison officials that the Government should take over the Y.M.C.A. and

The Kamiyoshi Maru's crew have been rescued by a Chinese steamer, and taken to Amoy, according to Navy Office reports. Reuter.

Tokyo, To-day.

It is authoritatively understood that the members of the, Cabinet have under discussion the creation of Admiral Wakatuki as a Baron after the ratification of the Naval Treaty-Router.

troops along Tanochow. atation his cheun with a personal letter to Marshal

Ho further Wu, urging him to raise a new army,

Wu Pei-fu

adds that be is willing to lead his en tife force to Mukden and to place him.. Belf under the order of General Chang,

if the latter accepts his offer. Shih's cable in full at forwarded by General Szecheun has mobilised his troops to Chang to the Central Government for proceed from Sulting to Shens to par- its information on April 19, Feng Yu-hsiang.

Now that Feng Yu-belang has arrived

at Chengchowe, he will make it his

HQ, It is reported. Feng summoned

ticipate in the campaign against the

Central Government one brigado is

ment.

Y.W.CA. and reorganise them in

Moscow, Yesterday. The Tass Agency announces that accordance with the Kuomintang principles. It was argued that the the laying of the track of 1,000 Associations supposedly advance mile on the Turkestan Siberia Rail- health, virtue, and knowledge in the way has been completed. Reuter. | spirit of co-operation, but that mis-

sionaries are using them to reach CANTON INSURANCE Christianity and induce the young people of China to accept the Chris. tian religion. The opponents of the measure pointed out that Dr. Sun Yat-sen himself was a mem

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ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.

Final Dividend of $27 Per Share.

The meeting passed a resolu- tion urging the Moslems not to Jein the Civil disobedience move- ment.

Ghandl's Secretary Arrested. It is reported from Ahmedabad that Gandhi's secretary, Maha Devdesal, and six volunteers were

arrested whilst returning from Dholera with contraband salt- Rauter.

Earlier Cables.

Professor

Calcutta, Yesterday.

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states:.

The depression has deepened and is now central over the lower Yangtze Valley.

Forecast:-S. winds; moder- ate; squally; generally cloudy: Rainfall

Rainfall to 10a.m. to-day all. Rainfall since Janu- ary 1, 11.92 inches against an averag of 10.26 inches.

Temperature and Humidity

The temperature and humidi- ty at certain specified centres this morning at 0 o'clock were:-

Hong Kong

Temp. Humid.

80

87

Macao

77

91

Pratus Island' :-

78

B8

Manila

79

91

Amoy

76

.95

Swatow

Chefoo

78

96...

48

93

· Shanghai

66

88

OPIUM ADDICT.

Jail for Theft of a Beam.

Accused replied in English: “I Yound it in master's room."

Important Admission. Accused said that when he entered the room he saw a packet on the floor. He picked it up and placed it on a shelf in a cupboard and then went down. stairs to work. He admitted that when he was questioned about a wallet he said he had not seen one.

Magistrato: That thing which you any you picked up is obviously a wallet. Why did you say you did not see it?

Accused: At the time I picked it up I was in a hurry and did not notice that it was a wallet.

Magistrato: How did it come to be In the lavatory?-I don't know.

Magistrate: Instead of saving your ince you lose it more by telling such Hes. Four months.

|KOWLOON CITY FIRE.

Two-Storey Building in Padi Fields.

BRIGADE'S DIFFICULTY.

A rather serious fire broke out in the early hours of this morning at a small building in Sai Tau village, Kowloon City district, near the old walled city, The Kowloon Fire Station received the call at 3,50 a.m., and immediately despatched two appliances, under Mr. ¡G. C. Moss, station ofßcery

On arrival at Kowloon City, the Fire Brigade, who also had an appliance.

An unemployed Chinese, who was from Mongkoktaui, were confronted last night arrested for the unlaw with a dificult problem. The blazing {ful possession of a beam of wood,two-storey building was some distance Having received $200,000 from Yon ber of the Y.M.C.A. The proposal the General Agents and Consulting Howrah Municipality, and 29 other picaded guilty to stealing. It was

Bijaykumar Bhat put an entirely different complex on the other side of rough and bumpy We are officially informed that tacharyya, the Swaraj vice-president on the case, this morning, when he padi fields. Hat-shan, General Liu Cheun-hou of was defeated-Reuter.

The Brigade had to use two hand this was successful, Committee of The Canton Insurance persons, have been arrested while stated that there was another man pumps, and Office Ltd, will at the forthcoming picketing foreign cloth shopa in Howrah with the accused at the time of the Through the co-operative, help of the meeting of Shareholders to be held market, meat of which are Moslem-arrest but he escaped.

villagers and the Police of Kowloon on Friday May 16, recommend a owned. already on the way. Marshal Wu Pel Taang Sam, who is charged final dividend of $27 per share in Several persons, inchiding a British three weeks, hard labour,

His Worship passed sentence of buckets of water,

City, the fire was extinguished 'with fu is paid personally to direct Iau's with grievously wounding Chan respect of Working Account for Police Superintendent, were injured dia

The engines returned to thair, stá» When the accused was taken to tions at six o'clock. Pun (deceased) at Shamshulpo, 1928 and add the balance of $476; a melee between the Police and volun- the cells below he became sick. Af my qa April · 20 Generals Lu Chung-lin,

Ammunition To Kwangel- on March 20, made another app19.40 to Underwriting Suspense teers, Workh

Fortunately, through the alarm ber Sun Liang-ching, Sảơng Chihyuan and It has come to the knowledge of the pearance before Mr. T. 8. Whyte Account; they will further recom-

A message from Noakhali states that the Magistrate's request Dr. K. Aing raised in good time, none of the Han Yung-chang for a meeting, which G.HQ at Nanking that Yea Hei-xhan Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy decided to take the offensive on Hauchow: has sent a large quantity of ammunt this morning, when Det. Inspector mend the payment of an Interim atindranath Roy, the officer in charge Uttley, of the Kowloon Hospital, inmates of the house was hurt, but the Af Fent police station, and two con- was sent for. When the doctor house itself was 'damaged by water. I and Hankow shortly. It is understood tion to Lungehow, via chum for his C. P. Fallon handed in, through Dividend of $18 per share In respect stables, were shot, while searching four examined the man, he found that he is not insured. that 100,000 Kuominchun have massed support of the Ironside Kwangulitas instructions received from the of Working Account for 1929, and men. The assailants escaped. an the line between Chengcbow and Wires have been sent to various ports Public Prosecutor (Mr. H. Somer carried forward.

was an opium addict, and had The upper floors were used as dwell- that the balance of $1,782,581.58.be

A Bombay, Yesterday."

become sick through not smoking by the Slu Cak Shun, and used as

| Inga, while the ground floor was owned Kalfong. Yen has wired to Feng, that to keep sharp watch on the contra set-Fitzroy), a second charge, that

Sadhu Swami Nand, one of the any for the last few days. he expects to arrive at Chengchow on band. A

Gandhi volunteers who was put in

Joas-paper shop. April 25, when an importance conclave

of manslaughter, word "İt

The case was fixed for hearing It was decided In "mall charge of the civil disobedience camp General Liu Chen nier Conander on May 2, and May 8, and Mr. week by 1,000 employers in at Villaparle, near Bombay, when the RIGHTS TO SOUDAN.deadlock at present holding up the will send representatives to participate of the Police Force in the Chintang G. S. Hugh Jones will defend.dustry to post, notices of wage re has been sentenced to eight mod Claimed by Egyptianport ill, two in the morning and

the Yorkshire wool textile in- former superintendent was arrested, Peninsula, reports that a number of DOMAGNENOMEN WO

duction. The railway traffic on the Ping-Han, reactionaries, connlating principally of

PARThe Notorious

La to be: held, to which LA Chung-Jen,

Endre Thao hùng and Pl Hong ba

The Ping Han Line

rigorous Imprisonment and a fine of

wu hundred rupees for breaking the

maintained from Peking to followers of the notorious Abanting A NEUROKAZNE and from Hankow to Yo») warlord.. Chang, hunk-chang have province. It is learned that Chang The effect of the new partner Jalalpur message states that g

sina being only avail- made their appearance at Chefoo, hav: | Chaing ch is at present in Dalren, ship between the North German quiries in official circles with regard to

sentative in order to authorities; In Shantung

and local bandits thro that part of the Canton News

on salt, deposits," show

ration is entirely, Iklis,

Government.

day.

Britlah and Egyptian negotiations. Ministers immediately studied the

re-discussed the matter in the fore- | noon and afternoon. - According to Egyptian "opinion : ape

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