1933-11-23 — Page 11

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1933.

JAPAN WATCHES FUKIEN

NO SECRET

SUPPORT OF

MOVEMENT

Gen. Araki Thinks It Will Collapse.

AMERICAN SUPPORT RUMOURED

Tokyo. To-day

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No Apologies

1

MARSHAL CHIANG BACK IN NANKING

Serious Situation Indicated.

NANKING PETITIONS AGAINST FUKIEN REVOLT

Shanghai, To-day. According to a Nanking message. After a Cabinet meeting, you

a stream of petitions urging the terday, General Araki, the Japan-, Central Government to take prompt ese War Minister, told pressmen steps to put down the Fukien re- that judging by the latest volt, has poured in from public or

ganisations in various provinces. ports received by the War Office)

Judging from the wording of from Fukien the rebellious most of the petitions, opinion ap movement in that province must pears mainly directed against the Fukien rebels' alleged alliance sooner or later collapse

with the "Reds" and their deser- He stated that the Japanese tion from the Kuomintang Party. Government was still determined The sudden appearance of Mar

shal Chiang Kai-shek to maintain a watchful. waiting is considered significant.

at Nanking

He ar attitude. He denied the reports rived in the capital from Nanchang of Japan's seeret support of the yesterday afternoon. by air. Hia doubted departure from Kiangsi during the

new movement.

and

period when the anti-Red cam.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Judge Ben B. Lindsay is shown in his Los Angeles office following the decision of the Colorado Supreme Court denying his appeal for re- instatement to the Colorado bar. The ex-judge declined to apologize for statements criticizing the court following his disbarment,

To-day's Short Story.

W

THE

REVOLVER

By Arnold Bennett.

THEN friends observed his his gout, and cheerfully understood occasional limp, Alderman that a furious temper was insepar- Keats would say, with an air of able from gout. Alderman Keats false casualness. "Oh, a touch of succeeded once in being genuinely the gout."

laid up with grout. He then invited

one

AC-

And after a year or two, the acquaintances to come and solace limp having increased in fre-him in misfortune, and his quency and become almost lame-quaintances discovered him with ness, he would say, "My gout!"

awathed leg horizontal. on a He also acquired the use of chair in front of his armchair, and the word "twinge." A scowl of twinging and swearing like any- torture would pass across His thing, in the very manner of an face, and then he would murmur, eighteenth-century squire. And aven "Twinge."

in that plight he would insist on a

He was proud of having the gout, [xlass of port, "to cheat the doctor." "the rich man's disease." Alderman

He had two boys, aged sixteen: Keats had begun life in Hanbridge and twelve, and he would allow both very of them to drink wine in the even- Baying they must learn to

#UB

man.

assistant, a 3 grocer's imple

Indeed. At forty-ing, person eight he was wealthy, and an alder-carry their liquor like gentlemen." It is something to be alder-When the lad of 12 calmly ordered man of a town of sixty thousand the new parlour-maid to bring him inhabitanta. I was at the age of the maraschino, Alderman Keats forty-five that he had first consult-thought that that was a great joke. jed his doctor as to certain capri- Quickly he developed into the

diagnosed as gout. The diagnosis cient English characteristics, cus had enchanted him, though he tried toms, prejudices and ideals,

the truth of the report from pign is in full swing is regarded certain quarters, that the Fukien as indicative of the serousness of BANK "RUN" SPREADS cious pains, which the doctor had acknowledged champion of all an rebels have oktamed American the situation.

-

Its learned that the Marshal has support. — Central News Agency, urgently summoned General Huang Shao-briung to Nanking from Sui CHEKIANG PREPARE TO RESIST FUKIEN.

?

(Continued from Page 11.

He also intimated that the

to $1.000

yaen in order to consult with him minimum deposit account would to Alderman Kents a mark of dis- en the Fukien developments. Gen probably be increased eral Huang is on a mission to Sufrom 3500. yuen na Pacification Commissionar

Army Transferred To Mongolia, and on his

Border.

Shanghai. To day

Arounding to a report from Hang- chow, General La Teie jong,

return. Marshal Chiang will probably ap point him to negotiate with the Fukien

rebels.--Central News Agency.

Mil. "OLD RAT" KILLED

IN BATTLE.

tary Governor of Cheloany, has ob tained full instruction

Fron the

Nanking Military Conned to make, Bandit Who Harassed

adequate defences

Chekiang border

southern

against attack from the Poltton re

bels.

Western Chekiang, is being

Frans-

Luantung Region.

Peking. To-day. Reports from Luantung declare

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Blackmail." by John Galsworthy.

to hide his pleasure, pretending to It was this habit of mind that' be angry and depressed. It seemed led to the revolver.

tinction to be afflicted with the gout. Quite against the doctor's orders he purchased a stock of port. and began to drink it steadily. He was determined that there should be no mistake about his gout; he have the gout was determined to properly and fully. Indulgence in port made him somewhat rubicund the window of Stetton's, the pawn and "portly"-he who had once to a number of cases depositors been a pale little counter-jumper: notion suddenly occurred to him that

broker in Crown Square, and had returned with a request to re-and

by means of shooting-coats. bank their money but such

re-tight gaiters, and the right shape not be considered complete without a fine old English gentleman could of hat he turned himself into a

a revolver. He bought the weapon,

The official went on to say that the runs aflained greatest proportion on Tues- day morning, and had since shown a considerable decline indicating that confidence was being regained.

He saw the revolver prominent in

the

us had been refused. He felt confident that affairs passable imitation of the fine old which Stetton guaranteed to be firet- would return to normal before the English gentleman. His tone alter rate and fatal, and which was, in

gend of this week.

Normal business conditions were restored at the Wing On Bank to-day.

ed, too, and instead of being Juniformly diplomatic.

fact, pretty good. It seemed to the] varied it abruptly between a sort of Cheery. He had imagined a revolver to bo alderman bright, complex and heavy. A big army stationed at Chachow, that the "Old Rat," the notorious

ble philanthropy and a sort of smaller and Highter; but then he bandit whose gangs caused so much

"Infounded Ramours,”

Wellingtonian farocity. During an trouble in the Luantung region re

had never handled an Mr. H. F. Un, secretary of the attack of gout he was terrible in

instrument ferred to Shin-Sha-Kwan, a strate 'cently, has been killed in a clash Bank of Canton, denying that

more dangerous than a razor. Ho the the house, and the oaths that he hesitated about going to his cousin's, gic point near the Fukten border with village militia in southern Bank of Canton was in any affect-"rapped out" in the drawing-room Joe Kents, the Ironmonger;

Central News Agency.

ed, declared that the position in could be heard in the kitchen and Keats always laughed at him as if the Colony was the result of un-further. Nobody minded, however, he were a farce: Joe would not be following the for everyone shared in the glory of ceremonious, and could not be cor

FUKIEN REVOLT.

Chiang Kai-shek Issues

The

Appeal To Army.

Nanking. To-day

today! papers publish a lengthy manifesto maued"

Jehol-Reuter.

CANTON-SHANGHAI founded rumo118

FOR $270.

collapse of two amal institutions.

The political situation in China, having no connection. with Hong Kong, should not precipitate any financial crisis here, he asserted.

Air Passenger Service Starts Tp-morrow.

The position was now quiet, he added, and he confidently expected that conditions would be normal within two days.

It is learned from other banke

TROLLEY BUSES IN LONDON.

Replacing Tramway

Routes.

Shanghai, To-day. The China Aviation Company an- nounce that the Shanghai-Canton by General Chiang Kai-shek to the bi-weekly air service will stari car rank and fe of the 19th Route rying passengers from to-morrow that many depositors who wished

London, To-day. withdraw their money Army, denouncing the Fukien rebel'in spite of the Pukien political up-to

were A Bill is to be promoted by Lon. beavat

satisfied with the position after don transport authorities during chiels and urging the Army to re-

The fare from Shanghai to Can-tuctful explanation, and were con- the current scasion of Parliament main loyal to the Government and, ton or vice

verse will be $270

un to provide for the replacing of 90 tent to leave their deposits

miles of tramway routes in the outer suburbs of London by trolley buses,

to maintain their original positionsį (Chittene. Nathing Currency) per touched. against the Communists and ban- person.- Central News Agency. 4-Reutor.

NIGHT-LONG CONFERENCE AT

NANKING

last night.

The conference rose morning.

early

SEAPLANE CRASH AT KAI TAK.

Pilot And Observer Escape Unhurt.

The majority of banks intimated that would require no assistance from the foreign banks as they had sufficient assets to meet any de mand that should arise.

The trolley bus system already operates over 18 miles of route In A south-western suburb.--British Wireless Service.

WESTMINSTER. A naval seaplane is reported to

escaping

London, To-day.

Joe

rected because he was a relative and of equal age with the alderman. But he was obliged to go to Joe Keats, na Joe made a speciality of cartridges. In Hanbridge, people who wanted cartridges went B5 # matter of course to Joe's. So Alderman Keats atrolled with grund casualness into Joe's, and said:

"I say, Joe, I want some cart- ridges.

"What for?" the thin Joe asked. "A barker," the alderman replied, pleased with this word, and

pro- ducing the revolver.

"Well," said Joe, "you don't mean) to say you're going about with that thing in your pocket, do you?"

"Why not?"

"Oh No reason why not! But, you ought to be preceded by a chap) with a red flag. you know, same sa Ja steam roller."

The run in the Colony commenc-

Nanking, To-day.

fed with the collapse of two local native banks, the Cheong Lung,

And the alderman, ignoring thin. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek held a

161, Queen's Road Central, and the FRENCH VISITORS AT remarked with curt haughtiness: confidential conference with the Nunking

"Every man ought to have a re- leaders, including Mr.

Shun Loong, 139, Queen's Road, Six other banks of the

volver." Central. Wang Ching-we) and Mr. Sun Fo, have crashed yesterday morning

Then he went to his tailor and when about to land at Kat Tak, same chain, in Canton, closed their It was at

had a right-hand hip-pocket put into doors simultaneously. this both pilot and observer

M. Flandin, and other members all his breeches. unhurt

first hoped to restore confidence by of the French Parliamentary Com- readily meeting the heavy demittee of l'Association de France et Slippery Lane, near the Big Pita, Soon afterwards, walking down These, however, proved Grande Bretagne, who are visiting notoriously a haunt of mischief, he The Bank of Canton Lid. statoo London, were conducted over. the had an encounter with a colller whol

Houses of Parliament yesterday

was drunk enough to be insulting on afternoon.

In the evening, the Foreign and sober enough to be dangerous.

In relating the affair afterwards) Secretary, Sir John Simon, gave a

| Alderman Keats said: dinner party in their honour.-Bri- tish Wireless Service.

"Fortunately I had my revolver. And I soon whipped it out, I can tell you."!

mands,

"The machine was apparently in It is believed that the whole Fu kien situation was reviewed at the no dificulties until just at the mo conference, but the decisions reached ment of landing, when she sud- too great. by the leaders have not been reveal denly nosed over and struck heavi- ed-Central News Agency.

FUKIEN LEADERS EXPELLED

FROM KUOMINTANG

Nanking, To-day.

ly.

that there has been no "run" A launch was despatched from their institution.

shore immediately and the pilot

and his observer, who had extrica-

ted themselves from the machine, RUTLAND POLLING.

were picked up. little the worse for their adventure.

Conservative Majority Largely Reduced.

At a meeting this morning of the Both the Air Force and Naval Central Executive Council, it was authorition were very reticent when decided to expel from the Kuumin asked for details of yesterday's ac-| Lang, Chen Ming-shu, Li Chi-shen cident. The Officer Commanding and Eugene Chen, while no steps the Royal Air Force refused to dis- will be taken against the others in-close any further details than those was: - volved in the Fukien rebellion pend- already published. ing further investigation.

Another important decision reach- ed was the convocation of an emer- gency plenary session of the Contràli Executive Control Committees December 20,

on

SOUTHERN LEADERS MAY GO

TO NANKINGS

Nanking, To-day.

NAVAL STRATEGIST PASSES

London, To-day,

The Rutland by-election result

Lord Willoughby de Erosby. Con- servative, 14,605.

A. Gray, Labour, 12,818.

At the General Election the Con-! servative majority WAR 11,640,- British Wireless Service.

FORMER C-IN-C↓ >OF CHINA STATION

London, To-day." Admiral Sir Alexander Duff.

ASKING TOO MUCH

Lincolns

Nebraska.

HOLD-UP JOKE ENDS IN. DEATH.

Policeman Surprises

Hoaxer.

New York.

“And are you really never with-i out your revolver?" he was asked.

"Never!"

"And it's always loaded?”

Always! What's the good of, a revolver if it isn't loaded?”

Thus he became known as the man who never went out without a loaded revolver in his pocket. The Fred Conrad's little joke revolver indubitably impressed pea caused his death.

ple; it, seemed to match the gout, Just in fun he approached a People grew, to understand that evil- car in which friends of his' were doers had better look out for them- sitting. -- “Stock 'em up," he com-selves if they meant ⠀ to disturb manded.

Alderman Keats, with his gout, and {MA - passing a policeman heard his revolver, all ready to be whip-

him. He saw that Conrad war ped out,con

G.C.B G.B.E. KOB., KC.V.0,, CB., Commander-in-Chief, China Mr. Harry Swanson, Nebraska's carrying an overcoat over his One day Brindley, the architect Station, from 1919 to 1922. whe young Secretary of State, is oblig- right arm, as if he had a gun, from Buraley, who know more about It is understood that efforts will commanded II.M.S Superb in the Ing, but he feels his good nature Drop that gun," the police-music than revolvers, called to ad be made to induce Hu Han-min, Battle of Jutland, and, who, dur-has a limit

man aBouted. T

visetlia alderman concerning some Chan Chal-tang, Halo Ju-chen, ing the War, as Chairman of the watch for a cow missing in my Conrad couldn't. obey because projected alterations to his' stabling Chopclu, Li Taung-je Tang Bhao-Anti-Submarine Committes, devia: herd." "Otto Fallbeck, a former he had no gun. Speechless, with "alterations not necessitated by the yi and others of the 3 th-Wasters | éd 'a' series of successful -- countor | wrote hima

ni ""The ⠀⠀ neighbours tright, he hacked; way. The purchase of a motorcar, for motor. Lasders to come to Nasiding in or moves to the suhmarine menace, haven't seen her so we thought you policeman Ared and killed him, cars were not old Engilah... And dar to jointly discuss the Country's | died yesterday, at the age of 71,- ought to be on, the lookout.”—Reu. Conrad was

of age -- somehow, while, they were: 'In the "prezalng problems,--Reuter,

(Continued on page 12.)

British Wireless Service,

Reuter

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