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PUNJABIS LEAVE FOR SHANGHAI,

EMBARKATION ON THE "GLENOGLE" LAST EVENING.

TROOP MOVEMENTS IN ENGLAND,,

FIVE MORE REGIMENTS UNDER ORDERS FOR CHINA.

There were many rumours in circulation yesterday regarde ing troop movements. They possibly arose from the fact the 5/2 Punjabis bad been ordered to Shanghai as a pro- cautionary measure. The Punjabis embarked on the Glenogle Inat evening. Reuter states that the Durham Light Infantry, the Gloucestershiers and the 4th Bart. of the 19th Punjabis are leaving for China and that the 1st batt, of the Middlesex Regiment, tae Cameronians, an. the Green Howards are stand- ing by for orders.

Chinese Press reports state that the Southerners are retir- ing from Hangchow to. Chuchow, which indicates that they have met with defeat at the hands of Sun Chuan Fang. DEPARTURE OF THE

PUNJABIS.

400 OFFICERS AND MEN.

Four hundred men Panjabis, stationed at Hong Kong

of the embarked on the Glenogle at B o'clock last night for Shanghai.

The officers who have felt is

clude:-

Lieut. Col. V. Contes.

Cap M. Middleton.

Capt. F. G. Beavis,

Capt. R. S. Little.

Capt. R. J. Hawthorne. Lieut. G. M. S. Webb.

FREPARATIONS IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, January 23rd. British troops ordered to China include the Durham Light Infantry, who are embarking on January. 26th, and also the Gloucestershires and the 4th Battalion of the 12th Pucjabis.

1st:

the British Government has no war

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 24th, 1927.

BANKRUPTCY COURT NEW YEAR PROSPECTS.

SEVERAL CASES HEARD.

I AM NOT A MAGICIAN."

COMMENT OF CHIEF JUSTICE

TO CREDITOR.

The Chief Justion (Sir Henry Gollan) at in Bankruptcy juris diction at the Supreme Court on Saturday, when the public ex- amination of the affairs of several Chinese who had filed petitions in bankruptcy was held..

An interesting case was the public examination of Lan Hom Yi, managing partner in the Yau Ring Cheong Kee firm.

Replying to the Official Receiver (Mr. RL. Agassiz), debtor said and cah-book were missing was that the reason why the stock-book

that the landlord had seized the premises. The books had been there

wards.

like intentions. It is anderstood that the talks in China and con- tinuing satisfactorily and is smooth. ly as can be expected,

It is authoritatively stated that a box before the levying of the tached to the calling up of reserves undue importance should not be a distraint and were missing after mentioned by the War Office. unite, which are under orderi fer is intended merely to bring up the China to their strength. The step, although important, is not one of gravity. Well-informed quarters in London emphasise that Naval and Military precautions being

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It

The Official Receiver: It is very portaat Books, the stock-book and curious that these two most im-

the cash-book, should be missing!

Debtor: I don't know where they went, or where they are.

Debtor said his firm dealt in pes-nut and other oils and that he had been with the firm for eight

LITTLE TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN CANTON,

TRADE DEPRESSION EVERY. WHERE

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

THE THEORY OF THEOSOPHY.

PRINCIPLES OF THE ORDER OF THE "STAR OF THE EAST.M

INTERESTING TÀLE BY

MR. RAMA RAO.

Owing to the forced suspension of There was a large audience at Ia good deal of business on account the meeting yesterday evening of of labour tyranny, the coming New the Order of the Star in the Eart Tear festivities are not being anti-at the local Theosophical Lodge, at cipated with much pleasure by mer. Duddell Street chants generally. The propagand-

Mr. Rama Rao, MA, gave in fists of the Bolshevik movement in interesting address in the course of Canton are being instructed to ex- which be said that the great teach- plain that the bad trade is die toers, Buddha, Jesus Christ, Zorbaa- crops having been destroyed by un. ter, Mohammed and others had favourable weather. From their come to manifest various aspects point of view anything is better and suffering have been caused by than the truth which, is that misery'

the labour agitators upsetting trade in all directions.

of Divine Perfection which is latent

teachers have always appeared st in all men. In the past great

critical world epochs, and looking at the world to-day, conditions are Many of the Chinese ship-owners such that it is not unreasonable to engaged in the North, East and expect another such teacher." If West river trado have decided to one were asked what was the great

New Year in order to escape, pay-living in, we might truly say that spend operations until after the characteristic of the world we are

ing, double protection fees demand the amount of human misery, un- ed by the pirates and bandits on rest, need and suffering have never the ground that the junks at this been seen before. Hope is almost season of the year always carry dead in the hearts of thousands, and more than the usual amount of value the conditions of the world to-day shippers has been anticipated for A further sign of the near coming some time, however, it is not anti-of a world teacher is the birth of sipated that it will lead to much a new human race or type, endow

od with special physical and psychic made its appearance in Australia characteristics, which has already and America, according to the re- parts of Anthropologists of the Smithsonian Institute in Americs. Hitherto, whenever there has been born a new rate, it has been given

will bring forth by a Great Teacher its own religion. as a basis for the new civilization it

taken with the object of pretecting years. Of the 811,500 capital on able cargo.' As the action of the are worse than before the war.

British aubjects in Chins. This applies equally to the new forces now being sent out.

REPORTS IN INDIA.

which it had started debtor had ecntributed $500. None of the other partners were now in Hang Kong.

Mr. Aggassiz: As the poor man conduct the proceedings? in the firm they have left you to

BOMBAY, January 3rd. current in Delhi to the effect that Newspapers print strong rumors orders will shortly be issued for the

Debtor: Yes. mobilisation of an Indian Brigade The newspapers report that the tur service in China. Neither con- $14,000 which he had raised as Questioned with regard to where Battalion of the Middlesex firmation nor denial is obtainable mortgage on property left to him Regiment and the Cameronians,thicially but, according to stationed at Calterick Camp, are Sialkot correspondent of the Even-ly had gone, witness said that he the by his father some years previous standing by for orders to proceeding Fea's, it would little surprisa had lost 87,000 over the Ming Yuen to China. All rauks have been re- New Delhi if the report were true. called from leave.

gardens. He had lost in specula an and his family expenses had bed high.

Various creditors present express ed dissatisfaction at the non-pro-

miency of assets.

Similar orders have been received

by the Green Howards at Richmond, Yorkshire.-Reuler.

WAR OFFICE STATEMENT..

LONDON, January 22nd.

A War Office statement says that the four battalions put under orders

'

CALCUTTA, January 3rd. Government

The Staterman reports that the

has chartered

two

inconvenience.

South China has been slow enough Telegraphic communication in for months past but it is likely to be still further delayed by a recent order of the Canton Administration that political and military messages

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aleamers to convey troops from Cal-duction of books and the insufi- arrangement by paying, the differ. Age, as its Head. Their Principles

cutte to China.

An unconfirmed report is current that a Brigade from Jhansi (Dia trict of the N.W. Province) will

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to proceed from England to China embark At Calcutta shortly.-have great powers but I am not a will be brought up to the Coloniai į Reuter. establishment by the addition of

Chief Justice's Comment. His Lordship commented: I may magician-I cannot be expected to produce books, neither can I pro His Lordship added that he did not wonder that the creditors were not satisfied. He was afraid, how

that he could not help them.

certain men from section A of the OPERATIONS IN CHEKIANG.. duce asects.

Army Reserve who were warned not

to join until called up individually

by name.

Men in Sections B and D are not boing.called up.

Section A consists of men who accepted liability to return to the colours during the first two years of reserve service in circumstance which do not render general mobili- PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES

sation necessary.

::

ONLY.

...

P

BERNERS RETIRE TO

-CHUCHOW.

ever,

shall be given preference to all

is again agitating in favour of others.

taking over control of the Chinese The Kuomintang Press in Canton

Star Of The East. Post Office. On two occasions the The Order of the Star was found minor employees have gone on strike but each time the Cantoned in 1911, with Mr. J. Krish- Administration has facilitated annamurti, then still of very young ence between the wages allowed by

are: 1. That a great teacher will the Peking Government and those live now that we may be worthy con appear, and we wish so to Now the Press is asking that the We shall try to keep Him in our demanded by the local workers.

to know Him when He comes. 9. entire Postal should be placed under the control tion of each day to work which may

system of China

minds always3. To devote a por of a purely Chinese staff.

help to prepare for His A. To make Derotion, sh and Gentleness our characteristics. with was passed, was to call an4. To begin and end each day with other meeting, then the

shown, and to special duty to try to recognise and reverence greatness in whomsoever our spiritual.our

They were unable to get further never get of Mould pisyer. 6. We regard it as

superiors.

our.

sideration, however, said he would His Lordship, after further con-

view of the peculiar facts of the not grant the order for recission in

stood that he was not creating with Krishnamurti, and is on his case but it must be clearly under

precedent by refraining from doing.

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Important Polai Decided. The adjourned application for adjudication of Chik Wab & Co.

came up.

Your Theosophical Univeralties, Mr. Rama Rao is a fellow worker

way to California, where he will work in one of the tour Theoso phical Universities which are going to be established.

Chinese telegrams report that than the debtor's statement that the the Southerners are retiring from books were lost. of the Shanghai-Hangcho railway, regard to the sale of certain pro- Hangchow, the southern terminu. towards Chuchow.

One creditor asked questions with that they have been forced to re- queried had it act been re-sold The beliefperty belonging to debtor, and trent by Sun Chuan Fang's troops to debtor's wife1" hut there has been no serious fight- It was stated that the sale had ing.

been at the instance of the official LONDON, January 23rd.. It is regarded as probable that Receiver. A high ministerial authority com the Southerners will wait before pletely denied that yesterday's hur-advancing again on Hangchow until rind meeting of the Cabinet was General Ho Yin Yim's army is due to the receipt of bad news from ready to co-operate with them, China. It is understood that no General Ho Yin Yim is now pro- important news has been received creding northward from Foochow dilen Lampson and 9. Om er. And will strike for Ningpo while Mr. O'Malley. the army from Chuchow re-attack's A responsible informant, reiterat Hangchow. ing that the Naval and Military dispositions are precautionary, said that it is useless to wait until thers has been unfortunate incidente, perhaps involving bloodshed, before precautions are taken, but it can not be too strong emphasised that CANTON WITHOUT SATURDAY'S NEWSPAPERS.

BETTER NEWS. PRINTERS' STRIKE FOR

BOLSHEVIK HOLIDAYS, ANTI-CHRISTIAN DEMON-

STRATIONS ENDED. HOTEL SERVANTS QUANDARY.

FATHER BENEDICT SET FREE. [TROM QUE CHINKIS CORELEPONDANÝ.]

There have been no anti-Christian Notwithstanding the protest of demonstrations in Foochow and Canton newspapers against the Amoy since the disgraceful inci Kuomintang red-letter days, the of the missionary priests and sisters printers of the city, who are mostly by the as. Haiching early last friendly to the extreme section of week.

His Lordship said that he noticed under section 27 of sub-section of

Mr. Rama Bao said that the pur- the Ordinance pawers were given to

pose of the educational movement the Official Receiver in certain in-

His Lordship gave judgment on with which he is connected was ta stances when applications for dis

an important point in this case:

establish four world 'centres, one in charge for bankruptcy, came up.

He said this was & motion by the Adyar, Madras, for the East one in Maring regard to the light-hearted Offset Receiver, for addiction Ommeca Holant, for Europe, one in way in which some people

of debtors bankrupt on the grounds Újní, California, for the Americans. bankruptcy law it was not difficult that no resolution for adjudication and one in Sydney, for Australasia. SHANGHAI, January 22nd. to follow why such powers were con- had been passed at the first meet-It is proposed to hold a camp every General Chiang Kai Shek is re-ferred: He did not say that this ing or any subsequent meetings year at Ojai at which both Kish- particular case came within the From the minutes of the meet namurti and Mrs. Besant will be secion. He mentioned it as a matings it appeared that a proposal present next year. ter of interest,

was made by one of the creditors for adjudicating the debtor bauk rupt. The resolution was lost by a small majority.

ported to have ordered the eleventh army, under He Yin Yim to ad vance from Fakien to co-operate with the second army in the offen sive against Chekiang at Wenchow.

FOOCHOW AND AMOY.

Revision Refused.

In another case application was made by the Official Receiver for the recision of a receiving order in respect of Ko Loy, trading as the Wing Fung firm.

In this case, his Lordship refused | the application.

inclusion of Boriet Epiïdays in the | dents which led to the hasty exodus there had been a meeting of tention of the legislature his Lord-

It had therefore been contended by the Official Receiver that the failure to pass the resolution amounted in law to no resolution having been passed and that con- sequently the Court ought to ad- Mr. Agassiz said that there had judicate the debtor bankrupt.. been a previous adjournment to His Lordship said that his give the debtor an opportunity of opinion was that this contention increasing the assets. The position could not be sustained. It amount was that the former acting Official ed to this, that failure to pass Receiver had informed debtor that resolution was to have the sa il his assets were brought up to effect as an affirmative resolution $2,000 he would not oppose a receive in favour of adjudication into ing order. The proved, debts were bankruptcy. If that was the in 81,000. He (Mr. Agamiz)

ship thought that more apt words tors at which Mr. el Arculli, on would have been used in the sub- behalf of judgment creditors had section. In his Lordship's opinion suggested the opposition of a re- the intention of the Legislature was the ruling party 'declared a holiday The Spanish Dominican Procura ceiving order on the grounds of that if no steps were taken afirma at 7.80 last Friday evening, the tion of Robinson Road has received receiving order was rescinded (one bankrant, then adjudication might insuficiency of assets. If the tively to have the debtor adjudged third anniversary of the death of a telegram from Bishop Prat, at was made on July 31st last) judg- be made at the order of the Court Lenin, Canton was unexpectedly Amoy stating that the situation is Wa without newspapers on Saturday, returning to the normal and that meat creditors alone would benefit, no previous announcement baving Father Benedict, who fled from but a resolution asking for recis been given.

Pagoda Anchorage at Foochow to Several members of the Journal, the Hatching, but was later forced ists' Union have also protested by the students to leave the ship against making Soviet holidays at Amoy, had been released. He's part of the Kuomintang calendar, now staying with Bishop Prat,

zion had been passed.

Mr. E. S. C. Brooks (for the debtor) said that since the meeting referred to ho had been instructed a number of creditors with

not then

As they thought

just as it kad power to do so in cases where creditors, did not meet

at all.

In his Lordship's opinion, the contention of the Official Receiver therefore failed and his motion must be refused..

It is expected that soon the Arya- Vihara will become a place of pil grimage. Up to the present 70 acres of land have been acquired and invested in a corporation repre santing Krishnamurti, the recog nised bead of the movement, and steps have been authorised for the immediate opening of the school which is to become one of the world universities.

Mr. Rama Rao will deliver another address on Thursday.

SOUTH CHINA ATHLETIC

ASSOCIATION SCHOOLS.

“ANNUAL“ SPEECH DAY AT

LEE GARDEN.

The annual speech day and prize distribution of the Yiu Ting Free Ting Intermediate School at Ray School at Shaukiwan and the Yiu coival Street, took place yesterday at Lee Garden. There was a large attendance of parents, friends and supporters of the two schools.

These schools, it may be men- tioned; are managed by the South China Athletic Association and the Free School at Shaukiwan is the recipient of the largest subsidy, granted by the Hong Kong Govern- ment to local free vernacular schools, and although a small fee is

but the refusal of the printers so The wire further stated that there claims exceeding $15,000 who did

From Canton To Hong Kong. Work has beaten down all opposi. is great hope of recovering the four there was no prospect of getting tion.

Another debtor before the Court orphan

taken back dividend. They stated that was Fung Kang Po. He stated The Maryknoll Mission at Kew. the resolution had been altered by that he had been interested in charged at the Shaukiwan school.

...

Death For Highway Robbery.”

by the at Amoy.

lost money in each. creditors intended, calling another In answer to a question as to why meeting and hoped that a different be left. Canton it be was making resolution would be passed."

money at his school-teaching re fession, debtor said that there had Judge's. Decision,

from the Governmenthly

arant

As a warning against further high-loon has also received news to the judgment-creditors who thought several Chinese Banks after his it also receiver a

arrival, in Hong Kong. He had way robbery in the streets Can effect that the demonstrations that by doing so they would get ton: General Chion To Chun, Gar- against the religious institutions in all the available credit. The other

Amongst these present at. Yester rison Commissioner, has decided to Amoy and Foochow have subsided.

day's gathering were: Mr. Tso Kin inflict the death penalty on a pri-:

(Chairman of the 8.C.A.A), soner named Yim Cheung, who com-

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Yao Ting, Mr. Mok Hing The hotel mitted an offence at Yan Tai nearly a month ago."

| (Chairman of the Education Com- keepers will neither increase the Street, last month

servante wages nor open their His Lordship commented that he been trouble and he ran to Hong mittee of the "Association), and premises and they intend to dismiss thought by refusing the application

many prominent Chinese merchants." At the_request of the Hotel all employees on the 2nd day of the he would be putting a premium on

The Official Recom

Receiver commented

The annual reparts of the two. Workers' Union in Canton, the uret moon which is the old custom- neglecting to attend meetings. It Mr. J. H. Beth was appointed and the prizes were given away by schools were read by Mr. Mok Hing Kuomintang authorities through the ary day for the appointment of new was difficult enough often to get trustee in respect of the Shun Mr. Tseng Yao Ting. Commissioner of Labour is expected employees for the year. The ser creditors to attend meetings. If it Leang Koe firm's affairs Are 40 order the re-opening of all hotels vants on strike have discovered this went out that all creditors had to ceiving order was granted on the schools then staged an interesting The young folk from the two before long. The hotels were closed plan and they are asking their party do if they failed to attend and a application of Mr. Wadeson, ap- Chinese play and an exhibition of on account of the servants strike lenders to force the hotel keepers to resolution that they did not agree pearing for John Mauners & Co., Chinese tercing and boxing was (Continued of foot of next column),, re-open business, ...

(Continued on next Column),

the petitioning creditors.

Hotel Workers Call For Assistance.

this 'a very usual procedure "

also given.

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