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SHANGHAI'S GENERAL

STRIKE

COLLAPSES.

LABOUR UNION ISSUE. “A *' COMMUNIQUE.'

STILL HOPE ΤΟ ATTAIN THEIR " IDEALS."

MR. EUGENE CHEN TO ISSUE A "DECLARATION

ON FOREIGN CONCESSIONS.

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MARSHAL SUN STILL

RETREATING,

After lasting for five days the general strike at Shanghai has collapsed. Practically since the beginning of the strike thousanda of the strikers had been resuming their jobs, and it was scon evident that the strike would Azzle out.

The local General Labour Union, who are generally believed to have been responsible for the strike, explain that "in view of the appeals of the merchant body" they have taken steps to end the strike for the time being." They add that "this does not neces sarily mean that the movement is over, for we will continue cur efforts to attain our ideala"

A Chinese report states that Mr. Eugene Chen has drawn up a "declaration" to explain the real attitude of the Nationalist Government" with reference to Foreign Concessions in China. STRIKE CALLED" OFF.“

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Feb. 24th..

(FÁRLIER TELEGRAMS.)

(NAVAL WIRELESS.]·

SHANGHAI, Feb. 23rd. The General Labour Union 60- The industrial situation shows a nounces that steps are being taken decided improvement. Approximate to call off the strike.

LABOUR UNION COMMUNIQUE.

LATES The Labour Union, in a commüni- que, states:"The general strike has lasted five days and as the re- suit of the self-sacrificing efforts of fellow workers it has met with con- In view of the

siderable success.

continued appeals by the merchant body, the General Labour Upion has undertaken to take steps with a view to ending the strike for the time being. This, however, does not necessarily mean that the move "ment is over because we will con

tinue our efforts to attain our ideals."

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25th, 1927.

BRITAIN AND

RUSSIA.

LONDON PRESS COMMENT.

(THROUGH REGULER'S AGENCY.]'

LONDON, Feb. 23rd, The morning newspapers comment extensively on the British Note to Russia

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The Daily Telegraph.says: the Note does not leave room for misunder- standing on the continuance of the course of conduct which the Note denounces and will bring about the abrogation of the Trade Agreement and the overance of diplomatic

relations.

The Mirning Port says that Sir A. Chamberlain cannot hope that the protests will defect the Soviet Government from the implacable course of its policy; but the Note does not leave the Government of Moscow an excuss for pretending that it has been faithful to its agreements or that it has not been warned that it is breaking them.

The Daily News declares that to expect the Soviets to abandon their propaganda of Communism is tan- tamount to demanding that, they should to exist. The out- standing fact is that we are faced

Cease

AMERICAN WIRE-

LESS."

A "CONTROL" BILL

INTRODUCED."

NO MONOPOLY OF ETHER.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, Feb 24th. President Coolidgo has signed the Wireless Control Bail, which is aimed at proventing any radio in

OBITUARY.

FAMOUS ENGLISH

BARRISTER.

(THROUGH AXUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, February 24th. The death is announced of Sir Edward Marshall Hall, the famous English barrister.

[Bir Edward Marshall-Hall, K.O., was born at Brighton in 1858. He had been Recorder of Guildford mines 3916. He was edu eated at Rugby, where he wna s He mathematical prizeman, and at St. John's College, Cambridge, was a barrister of the Inner Temple

A ROW IN WANCHAL

A WHOLE POLICE STATION FORCE TURNS OUT.

TWO GOVERNMENT SERVANTS FINED.

Two coolies Who were fighting) over a gambling debt, caused such a disturbance in the Wanchai di trict, that all the police officers, headed by Inspector Blackman, of the Wanchai No. Station, turned out, and on arrival at the scene it was discovered that one man had which he was trying to lay the other got a piece of iron "piping with out.

terest getting a monopoly of ether. The Bill provides for the establish- ment of a Federal Wireless Com-in 1889, a bencher in 1910. He Brought before Mr. R. E. Lindsell

mission empowered to make regula tions and grant licenses.

DE PINEDO'S FLIGHT.

MACHINE SERIOUSLY

DAMAGED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Feb. 23rd. A message from Fernando Noronha says that the Marquis De Pinedo has informed the Italian Govern-

he will be able to continue his flight ment that he does not know when

practised in London and on the South-Eastern Cirenit and Sussex Sessions. Sir Arthur was M.P. (C.) for the Southport Division of

:

yesterday morning, Inspector Black- man told the Court, amid laughter,

7.

CIVIL AND MILITARY FLYING.

UNMANNED AEROPLANES CARRYING T.N.T.

CATAPULT LAUNCHING,

SYSTEM.

Mr. Carro-Jones, M.P., speaking at a meeting of the 1960 Club in "Air Development,”. London on anid that the catapul; system of launching aeroplanes from the decks of ships had important and im- mediato possibilities. It would not be many years before great finera of Europe and the eastern littoral approaching the western headlands

of Ameries would discharge from their upper decks lights of small aeroplanes which, loaded with urgent mails or with special passen- gers, would advance to the main centres of industry. These aaro

sion, could rejoin the ship at her port of departure. The develop- ment would come the sooner bo cause it did not involve the more dificult problem of slighting on

Lanes, 1900-3, and of East Toxteth that both combatants were Govaramlanes, having performed their mis

Division of Liverpool, 1910-16. He appeared in many celebrated cases during the past thirty years, and was generally regarded as one of England's most distinguished bar- risters.]

IMPRESSIVE MILITARY

FUNERAL.

K.O.S.B. PRIVATE INTERRED

AT HAPPY VALLEY:

ment servants.

"Who arrested the man," asked his Worship, to which question the Inspector replied: "I did so my

self. We heard the whistles and ran out into the street where we found the two men fighting””-

Mr. Lindell: Were there any im- plements Tee. Pieces of piping They are pipe inspectors ass matter of fact,

Mr. Lindsell (to the defendants):

deck from the air.

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Airships' Attendant Plaus. A similar principle would add greatly to the value of the two large airships new under construction for the Air Ministry. Theo gigantic vessels would be able to carry un- derslung aeroplanes which, longer voyages, could be slipped. into space to carry out suhaldiary adssions. Here, again, the problem bore difficult of solution, but it would be easier in the ease of an ocean liner. Already aeroplanes had been successfully launched by the catapult system from the con- fined spaces of men-of-war, and it was common knowledge that sero- planes had been slipped from air- ships and rehung in the air..

ly 23,000 strikers have returned to with a militant communist state to the mainland, as bis aeroplane tary funeral at Happy Valley yes. should know better. Fined $5 each of return to the parent ship was the

work mainly in the cotton mills The trams and buses in the Inter- national and French Settlements are running on a modified service. The Shanghai Mercury strike has ended.

About 84,000 employees of the Shanghai Docks and Engineering Company, the British American To- bacco Company, and the Nanyang Brothers (Postung works) have re-

sumed work.

Intimidation is still rife, but the continued strong action of the Chinese authorities is bringing ghout considerable improvement.

Messrs Butterfold & Swire's tamers are still held up by the

strike of wharf coolies,

The situation generally is quiet and apparently there is no anti- foreignism.

Ichang Situation.

ICHANG, Feb. 23rd. The situation is the same, but the temper of the inhabitants ap- MOVEMENTS OF AMERICANpears to be getting worse daily. A

DESTROYERS.

[RKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Feb. rd.

It is officially announced that the destroyers Hulbert, Nua and Preble for Shanghai from have left Manila, the destroyer Pruitt for Hong Kong from Cavite, the Parrott for Shangbai from Fucbow.

CHINA.

movement has been made in the direction of a settlement of the strike, but the prospects, so faz, are not good.

At Changsha.

CHANGSEA, Feb 23rd. There is no improvement in the local situation

Hunanese troops are now centrating on Changsha.

COD-

Hankow Still Quiet.

HASKOW, Feb. 23rd.

which no-one really proposes to try to destroy by force of arms:

The Daily Mail characterises the Note as an "inoffensive and apolo- getic sermon," and adds that "We have heard a more "foremidable scolding given by an elderly lady to her Pekingese in Hyde Park"

The Westminster Gazette is of

opinion that the protest may be ill-timed in view of the crisis in China and the recent Chen-O'Malley Agreement, and adds that the tone. is not calculated to invite à con- ciliatory response. Meantime, we must be satisfied, await the reply and consider it on its merits when it arrives.

was seriously damaged by his forced landing ic the Bay of Santo Antonio yesterday.

Arrives at Port Natal."

PENSAMBUCO, Feb. 24th. De Pinedo his arrived at Port Natal.

NAVAL CONSTRUCTION. STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE

OF COMMONS.

(THROUGH EKUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Feb. 23rd.

Thero was a very impressive mili. You are Government servants and

or seven days. terday afternoon, when Private Melvil, of the King's Own Scottish Borderers' was interred at the Pro- testant Cemetery.

UNWHOLESOME PORK.

HAND-CART COOLIE CHARGED.

The deceased, who was about 45 years of age, and unmarried, died. shortly after noon on Wednesday at the Military Hospital having only. A Chinese, who was pushing a been admitted the previous day. hand-cart containing the carcases Shortly before Private Melvil had of two dead pigs which were danger- arrested and returned from camp in the New ously tainted, was

brought before Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday at the Central Magis tracy

Territories.

The cofin was placed on a gun carriage, and covered with the Union Jack. Preceded by "the K.O.S.B. Bring party, with arms In the House of Commons, re-reversed, and the bagpipes and plying to Lieut.Com. Kenworthy, [Britain's Note to Russia is printed in. W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord on page 2 of this issue.]

• US. AND NICARAGUA.

TEXT OF THE PROPOSED

NEW TREATY.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]"

MANAGUA, February 23rd. The proposed Treaty between the United States and Nicaragua pro-

of the Admiralty, said that the cruisers which were at present being constructed for the British Empire, Japan and the United States were 11, 6 and 2 respectively.

WHEN IS A DRIVER DRUNK?

ARTILLERY CAPTAIN

CHARGED.

muffed drums (draped in black) of the Battalion, the gun carriage pro- ceeded along the Prays East-Road to the Valley Beside the gun cars riage walked a number of deceased comrades as pall bearers, while be hind the coin. followed a detach ment of the King's Own Scottish Borderers.

Many people watched the impres sive procession as it made its way at the stately slow march to the Pipers playing Cemetery, the

Scots Wha Haa" en route, to the accompaniment of the muffled drums.

The Rev. Alexander, Chaplain of the Battalion, officiated at the grave side, and afterwards three volleys

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vides that the United States will A recent definition of drunken- Hankow remains quiet, but, the Chinese are declaring & holiday protect Nicaraguan interests for pess, made by a County Court to-morrow, a demonstration having 100 years, guaranteeing her sover-judge, applicable to drivers of motor-cars was quoted at Bow-street FOREIGN CONCESSIONS IN been organised in protest against eignty and independence. It em- Police-court during the bearing of the landing of British troops at powers the United States to in-charges of drunkenness and danger Shanghai.

ous driving brought against Capt Mr. O'Malley At Kinklang..

for other purposes, and the United Arthur Aylmer Macson, R., of were fired, and a party of buglers

Wixhill, Horsley, Survey. KIUKIANO, Feb. 23rd. Mr. O. St. C. O'Malley arrived here to-day aboard H. M.S. Cricket More troops of the 6th Army are being sent down river.

DECLARATION" BY MR.

EUGENE CHEN.

(CHINESE PRESS SERVICE}

SHANGHAI, Feb. 24th.

In order to clear misunderstand-

ings which may be cherished among foreign communities in the foreign concessions in China, Mr. Eugene

Shantung Troops At Nanking,

NANKINO, Feb. 23rd. General Chang Tsung Chang, the

Shantung tupan arrived yesterday, and his troops are arriving in large numbers. The majority are com ready procceded down river.

tervene to assure froe elections and

States is to develop the country for the next 400 years, the President of the United States to appoint a Financial Advisor, with power to veto expenditure, and another per- son to act as Collector of all the revenues, both to reserve only dur- ing the refunding and consolidation

Sir Travers Humphreys and Mr. Christmas Humphreys appeared for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty.

sounded the "Last Post" and the

Reveille."

THE KIT-CAT CLUB."

CLOSING THROWS 300 OUT OF WORK

The Kit-Cat Club in the Hay

Chen has drawn up a declarationing from Pukow, and most have al. of Nicaraguan debts, including the public. On the evening of January market, S.V., which has been struck

to explain the real attitude of the Nationalist Government. The theme of the declaration is that the latter is willing to settle all Sino-foreign outstanding questions in friendly It re- and peaceful negotiation.

that the pudiates the Nationalist Government will resort to force.

rumour

[CHINKER PRISS SERVICE.]

(BRUTHE'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] U.S. Destroyers For Shanghai.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23rd. It is announced that the American naval forces at Shanghai will be augmented by four destroyers,

proposed new loan of $4,000,000 for railway construction to be floated virtually under sa American guar- antes. "A Nicaraguan Constabulary, under American Marine Officers, is to replace the army.

Prosecuting on behalf of the Com- missioner, of Police, Mr. Herbert Muskett said the case was of the greatest possible gravity to Capt." Marson, a serving officer in the Royal Artillery, and equally of im portance to the police and the 17th the defendant was driving car along the Mall at a speed off the register, following a prosecu estimated by two witnesses at betion related in these columns for the tween forty and forty-five miles an illegal sale of intoxicants, the pre- misca being disqualified for three hour, when he knocked down a Mrs.

dismal appear Burch, who was crossing the road paths, presents apposite Marlborough-yard. The ance. Outside appears the notice: carried Members are advised that the

elab is temporarily closed."

unfortunate woman was

But an official of the club told a reporter that it might not be a case of being only temporarily closed. He said:

Defendant told the Court that be was hired to carry the pork and did not know that he was doing any thing wrong. Two other coolies who were pulling the cart saw the constable approach and ran away.

Mr. Lindsell: Where were you taking the carcases 1-I don't know. His. Worship: Were you the licensee of the truck Yes Buta man named Ah Hei was leading the ways Worship: Who is Ah Boil He is employed at a butcher's shop. Mr. Lindsell observed that if the defendant's story were true, he could scarcely be held responsible.

Inspector P. Grant; He knew all about it; be knew Ab Hoi was a pork dealer and he went to the shop to fetch it.

Threat to London. Aeroplanes were being developed more rapidly as weapons of destruc- tion than as commercial machines. In the United States unmanned” aeroplanes, marrying a tremendous destruction force in the form of T.N.T., had been propelled on to an objective 35 miles distant. If this distance were increased to 100 miles, as it shortly would be, Lon- don would become hopelessly vulner able to that form af attack from the Continent, Civil and military de velopmenta were not'on convergent lines. Every year the fighting aero- plane, and to a lesser extent the bombing aeroplane, became more and more useless for civil purposes. In his opinion, while one-sided disarmament would be

un-

acceptable peril to Britain, the Government should make greater efforts to induce Europe to agree to substantial measure of disarma- ment in the air.

BRITAIN'S NEW LİNK WITH ARGENTINE.

Mr. Lindsell: Was it very tained Inspector Grant: Yes, very. In fact I should say it was dangerously LINERS WHICH WILL CALL tainted.

AT PLYMOUTH.

Mr. Lindsell: I will give you two days to help you and Ah Hoi. TheA fleet of five cil-burning liners, Police will give you every opportu ench of 14,000 tons, will begin sail"

If you

ings between England and Argen- nity for, pointing him out. cannot do so, you must be held tina this month. They will form a responsible.

DAMAGING KOWLOON

PLANTATION.

SHARP FINES INFLICTED. Armed with choppers and saws, twelve villagers were arrested on charge of trespassing in the Govern- ment plantation on the hillside at Kowloon City.

When they were brought before Mir. W. Schofield yesterday at the Kowloon Magistracy, Mr. King, of the Forestry Department, said that an enormous amount of damage would have been caused, had the defendants not been arrested.

The Botanical and Forestry, De partment regarded the case in serious light and asked for a heavy

penalty,

His Worship fined' each of the defendants 425, with the alternative A board meeting will be held of three weeks hard labour. to decide the future of the club, and at the moment I have no an

Until then nonncement to make. there is some doubt as to whether THE the club will open again. There

The proposed Treaty also pro-along for some distance and severe- Questions In The Commons.

vides that Nicaragua will not en- Answering questions, Sir Austen Chamberlain enumerated the signs ter into a treaty with or lease or tories to the China Aros Embargo sell territory to any other Power Agreement, and added that differ without the United States consent. SUN EVACUATES KASHING. ences of opinion bad arisen regard.

Admiral Latimer, Commanding ipg the strictness of the interpreta tion of the terras

the American forces in Nicaraguan The French and Italian Govern- ments had asserted their freedom waters, has forbidden any faction to export Marshal Sun Chuan Fang's sol- Denmaircraft to China, and fighting within one mile of the examination he is not actually has been £90,000 wasted "

exported machinery for points where his bluejackets are

diera

have evacuated Kashing, use as arsenal equipment,

Questioned about the Hankow posted.. which has been Sun's Seld-head-Agreement, the full text of which quarters since the fall of Hangchow. he had not yet received, Sir, Austen They are believed to be retreating Chamberlain said that as only in aignificant damage had been done to to Bungkiang. The Southerners are property the question of compensa- atated to be in the vicinity of tion, did not arise.

No Compensation I Kashing."

SHANGHAI, Feb: 24th....

AUSTRALIAN FLOUR. FOR SHANGHAI AND HONG 'KONG.,

(THROUGH REUTER'B AGENCY.)

MELBOURNE, Feb. 24th. The War Office has accepted the New South Wales Millers' Associa tion's tenders for the supply of 112 short tons of Australian four for Shanghai and 100 tons for Hong Kong The price has not been divulged.

injured After the accident the driver jammed on the brakes, and the car skidded and turned com- pletely tornd. Three police officers came to the conclusion that the de fendant was drunk, and a doctor who examined him fifty minutes later gave a certificate in the follow- ing terms: This man smells very strongly of drink, but at the time of drunk, but recovering from the cffects of drink.

Mr. Muskett added that he desir- ed to submit as a general" pre- Britain to Despatch a Warship.

position some observations recently WASHINGTON, Feb. 24th. made by Judge Hugh Sturges, who said: Where a man's skill and Mr. Kellogg has made public.

judgment normally required in the telegram from the American, Mizia manipulation of motorcars ter at Maangus, which states that obviously diminished or impaired Sir O. Kinlock-Cooke asked what he has been informed by the British as a direct result of the consump tion of alcohol, I hold that he is about the women and children who Charge D'Affaires that Britain drunk within the meaning of the were turned out of Hankow and contemplated the despatch of & Act

Graham Campbell (the Mr. had to be accommodated at Shang-warship to the weat hai!

Nicaragua Bir Austen Chamberlain acknow- guarantee from the Nicaraguan or that definition of ledged that they were put to great expense and hardship, but it was not a matter on which they could claim compensation.

Replying to Lieut.-Com. Ken worthy, the Prime Minister, Mr.

Mr. Kellogg commented that Ad- Baldwin, said that no invitations had been sent to the Dominions miral Latimer had been instructed send troops to China to cooperate from the beginning to protect for port. with the British.

Leign as well as American live

The closing of the Kit-Cat Club for three months bas meant that at least 300 people are thrown out of work. Some of them have found posts at an botel for the time being, in the hope that the clab will be reopened. There are more than 100 waiters, 20 of the kitchen staff, and cashiers, telephone operators, office staff, and others out of work.

EMPRESS OF ASIA."

The R.M.S. Empress of Asia arrived in port yesterday just be fore noon, and berthed alongside the Kowloon Wharves.

new link between two countries which for many years have enjoyed the closest, friendliest, and most profitable trading relations, and will call at Plymouth, homeward bound.

In the development of the Argen- tine British enterprise has played a leading part. In 1914 there was £300,000,000 of British capital in the Argentine. To-day there is £400,000,000. British money and effort went to build most of the Argentine railways. The railways gave the country prosperity, for they enabled the inland territories.

to send their products to the const. It is as a meat-and-grain produc ing., country that one thinks of the Argentine. The coat of producing its prime beef in lower than in any in the Western other country Hemisphere conditions being ideal for the raising of cattle. At Buenos Ayres and La Plata are great frigorificos," where the meat is chilled. The largest of these has just been opened st Buenos Ayret.. Here 5,000 cattle and 10,000 sheepj are dealt with every day.

.. 1,000,000 Tons Of Wheat. Next in importance to the meat production of the Argentine is the production of grain. Argentina sends to Britain alone more than one million tons of wheat and about. 600,000 tons of meat every year.. She brought no fewer than 458 Buenos Ayres, the chief city of passengers, of whom 418 disembark the Argentine, fifty years ago had ed here. For Kong Kong there

a population of 250,000.. To-day its were 61 first class passengers, 68 population is eight times as great,, second class, 60 third class and six and it has become the greatest Latim acrvants.

The liner sails for Manila on city in the world Three per cent. on of this population is employed by £1,509 In Fines.

Sunday, taking the remaining 42 | the Anglo-Argentino Tramways Co.,. About 30 people appeared at passengers on to that port, and they which carries 600,000,000 passengers Marlborough-street Police Court to comprise 21 first clam, 13 second every year. This is a British enter answer summonses as consumers, class, six third clues, and three in the absence of a magistrate) entirely agree with or for aiding and abetting the prin steerage passengers.ment feenth American route, and when Already many fine ships serve the cipals in the sale, of intoxicants at The Empress of deia brought

general cargo for Hong Kong and these five new liners are sailing the United States Governments for In Lower to Sir Travers Hum- the Kit-Cat Club

Mr Mead, the magistrate, dis- Manila, and also mail from Canada, there will be passenger transport. the protection of the lives and pro- phreys, the magistrate said that the

of the most luxurious character. porty of British subjects in the committee (of which he was a meth-missed some of the summonses, and U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai.

The liner returna from Manila They will sail every fortnight from event of further street fighting, ber) appointed by the British in other cases imposed fines of £10,

on March 5th, and leaves for Vad-Landon to Buenos Ayres, calling at incendiarism and pillage in the Medical Association to consider the les imposed in the case couver, vid ports, on March 9th

question of the adoption of stan- The fines Republic."

dard tests in cases of alleged dru- kenness had not yet made their re

The hearing was adjourned:

coast

of

totalled £1,500 (with £150 coste, in addition, against the club), the fines against consumers and frequenter amounting to 2380

A list of the principal passe gers who arrived for Hong Kong, including local residents, will be found elsewhere.

prise.

Boulogne, Lisbon, Madeira, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, and Montevideo. Inward bound they will make Ply. mouth. The yoyage will occupy a little. under nineteen days.