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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 7th, 1927.
BLEEDING SHANGHAI
MERCHANTS.
NEW MOVE TO FORCE MR. FU SIAO EN TO CONTRIBUTE.
TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS
WANTED.
TO
General Chiang Kai Shek has issued an order, in the courae of which he sanctions the commendation of the Shanghai
for Political Council
the con
the fiscation of all
properties of M. Fu Siao En, chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce. This action has been taken because Mr. Fa failed and refused to appear personally in an swer to a warrant which was issued some weeks ago by the Political Council for his arrest.
war
BRITISH SOLDIER'S
BRAVERY.
CHINESE PILOTS.
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
[
"GOOD RELIABLE FELLOWS."
NIGHT SWIM IN THE HUANGPL.
RESCUE OF RUSSIAN GIRL BENT ON SUICIDE.
A Russian girl, whose name could not be learned, was saved from drowning by a British Tommy, when she jumped into the Huangpu
at
A BRITISH TRIBUTE.
We hear lot nowadays about We have never Chinese piratea, heard much about Chinese pilots. Yet those who have visited Chinese ports will not need to be reminded what a good, reliable class of set- lows they are.
the Peking Road Jetty and swam out into the muddy waters in an attempt to take her own life. The soldier was Sgt. Martin of Shanghai, the Royal Artillery, who holds a D.C.M. from the World, War.
Martin and a soldier friend from the Royal Artillery were strolling along the water front when they Haw the girl plunge in with all of her clothes on and strike out swim- mng into the middle of the river.
Without hesitation the soldier dashed to the water edge, took off anly his boots, and jumped in after her. Before he was able to catch ter she was about 75 yards out in the stream.
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As he
The British Navy is al10091 Framar with air. Chen Van Seu, it formerty was with air. Jelly Belly, of Wat
Chen is the chief co Her-Wat tract pilot of the port, and usualy employed by warships. paid a reguar monthly salary, work or no work, there is no inducement to try and dispense with his ser vices. Besides, Shanghai is a very place, with constantiz tricky
The Chinese changing conditions.
a remarkable brother- pilots are
another well hood and keep unc posted by some mysterious menas An attempt to tow her back only of communication, m all the latest led to her struggling in a deter- news of shifting sands and tides, mined effort to kill herself. He A naval writer says: "A gunboat, was finally forced, it is said, to with Chen conning, is just round- give her a blow before he could con- ing the turn at Woosung, when a Trol her, and after a hard swim was Jardine Matheson ship, outward Chen puts up his able to bring her back to the poa-bound, is met. toon where quite crowd had glass and watches the other pilot intently. Presently he waves bis gathered.
hat, turns to the navigating officer, and announces,Silver Island Pas sage, twenty-one feet of water have got, can do
will be reculled that the charges preferred against Mr. Fu were that he had himself elected chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce by illegal process; that he mal-administered the affairs of the said Chamber; that be lent the steaters of the China Merchants' 5. N. Co., Ltd., to Marshal Sun Chuan Fang for the purpose of obstructing the pro-
Once out of the water the ser gress of the Nationalist Army: that he contributed money to the geant at once took commatid apd chests of Marshals Chang started bringing her round by asta- Tsung Chang and Sun Chuan Fang Reial respiration and in a few in order that they could carry on minutes had revived har enough to their fight against the Nationalist put her into a motor car and take Forces, etc. Mr. Fu appealed for her to Central police station, from chance to explain his position where she was taken to the General and not a few oral organizations Hospital, where it is said her con- made a similar request on his bedition is not serions. half but the Political Council re- Another fact
that makes the fused to pay any heed, it being soldier's act more valorous is that rumoured that they were determits he was forbidden some time ago to ed to take action against Mr. Fu it go into the water because of black- he declined to make them a "loan"
water fever which be contracted in of $20,000,000 hence the present East Afrion-Shanghai Tirs. order.
♫
In another order, General Chiang instructs the local authorities to take steps to protect the rights and interests of the shareholders of the China Merchants S. N. Co., of which Mr. Fu is managing director and which company he is alleged to have unde use of for his own selfish ends.-Shanghai Times.
SCOTLAND YARD'S LATEST.
ANOTHER TRAP FOR THE
LIGHT FINGERED.
OBSESSION OF MOSCOW.
SOVIET PREPARATION FOR THE INEVITABLE WAR."
CONFESSION OF MILITARY
WEAKNESS. »
AL
I
The majority of people in this VARUE idea that country have Shanghai is on the Yangtsze.
on the river point of fact it is Huangpu, some thirteen miles from where it parts company with the Yangisze at Woosung. The Huang- pu is narrow, hat well dredged, buoyed, and lighted, and once the Woosung bar is safely passed the passage presents no serious difficul- tics, although the tide is often fierce. Vessels Shanghai al- 10 20,000 tons
ན་
CA now take though there is, a difference of two feet in the highest tides of eum- winter. The Chinese mer and pilots are mastera in the art of swinging a ship, dropping anchor clone to one shore just in the last of the flood, and clearing the op posite ahore with perhaps but a dozen fathoms to spare sa the tide Luries.
Whether the Chinese pilots At the Congress of the Union of have gone Red" or not we have all the Soviets, which is attended no knowledge, but it is very im by 2.000 delegates, held, says the probable, because they mainly earn London Time, at Moscow, the their livelihood from foreign ves official report of the Soviet Govern- acls.
The late Admiral Sir Robert ment on conditions in the Red Army and the military organiza Harris used to tail an amusing story Scotland Yard has adopted ation of the U.S.S.. was read by of a Chinese pilot with a secret powder, the ingredients of the Commissar of War, Voroshitoff. limited knowledge of English. He which are known only to the The keynote of Voroshiloff'a whole would take his elation on the fore. the necessity for castle and guide the helmsman by chemists at the Yard, to catch discourse was
clash with the motions of his hand. Then, when elusive light-fingered thieves, says postponing the a United Press message to the Western world until the Soviet he wanted to bring up, he would Manila Times.
military forces were sufficiently rear to his full height and cry out: "Hard ee starboard, hard-ee port. prepared to guarantee victory.
Voroshiloff and the other Bolshe-le' go." Yet he was a very trust- worthy pilot. Possibly some of the vist leaders regard this conflict as inevitable, but the time is not yet, older naval generation may be able Varoshiloft abused the League of to reali hini-Neral and" Military Nations, declaring that the League Record. was bankrupt.
It is understood that in cases where money is missing from the same place for some time and it has en impossible to determine the identity of the thief among a crowd of workers, coins or notes are touch- ed in the powder and placed - where they ena bo stolen.
When a human being touches the powder it leaves a stain on the fingers which can only be removed by wearing off. The more the atrain is rubbed the deeper it be comes. A dance hall thief, who stole money from handbags and coat pockets left in the cloakroom, was recently caught by this method after more than a year of unsuc cessful watching.
£2,000,000 FOR £40,000.
ADVERTISING SAVES FRUIT TRADE.
The "Eat More Fruit" campaign iast year has borne fruit.
An advertising outlay of £40,000 resulted in £2,000,000 more trade.
The Sgures are given in an official report by the Fruit Trades' Federa- tions of Great Britain.
The present period was, he said, comparable to the period preceding the Great War.
No tribunals and no agreements were able to restrain the arming which was now going on in big and little States alike.
ALLEGED THEFT OF WATCH.
very
BRITISH SOLDIER ACQUITTED.
All, including the border States
Charged before Mr. R. E. Lind- from Finland to Rumania, were preparing for war against the sell at the Central Magistracy yes- U.S.S.R. He assailed the British torday morning with the theft of a Parliament for its recent references watch, Private Murray of the Welch to Soviet armaments, being especial- Regiment was acquitted after evi-
Sir Evans and dence had been heard. ly severe on
Sir Knox."
The
complainant,
Chinese
jeweller, said that the accused Behind The Western Armies.
visited the shop, with a comrade Varushiloff stated that the Red and asked to be shown Arny had now an excellent cadre watches.
some
Picking one up accused
of well-trained officers, but the was said to have handed it to his original plan of producing these ep-friend to examine and the latter was alleged to bave dashed out of tirely from the rank and file had
the shop with it. Unable to catch this man, the shop people-secured the accused and handed him over- to the police.
failed.
The world war showed that re- serve officers were necessary by hun- dreds and thousands, and we can solve the problem only with the co-
His Worship stated that he could operation of all the Soviet public not see how the di endant could he We must train women too convicted of stealing as he might organs, The public spent £34,789,219 on
Technically the Red Army is be have been perfectly innocent. fresh fruits, almost exactly £2,000,000 more than in 1926, and hind the Western armies, but there was the other man who stole the
is no need for anxiety.
nearly £3,000,000 more than in 1924. The apple was easily the most popular of all fruits.
According to the Federation, the average consumption of the various tent: The Great War showed fruits was as follows:
Chemical preparations, he admit watch and ran away. ted, were also inadequate, and, "not being Tolstoians, we must de velop this branch to its full ex-
Apples
84
1928. 1925. 1924.
93.
86
Oranges. 07 Bananas
60
13.
52 45
49
Lemonsker 15-14 . 19
Saved The Day."
"I do not think the commercial
supplies that, whatever amount of was prepared, it rapidly disap peared under modern conditions of war, and Soviet industry must be ready to switch on to war produc- tion, pouring out a constant stream of munitions.
4
Air Force In Good Order.
work can show any finer example Aviation was excellently develop
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After a successful run at Kow- leon, Isako's circus is starting a short season at Wanchai from to- night. They have secured a site on the Praya East reclamation ground
of the enormous power of advertised, and the U.S.S.R., possessed ing that this," said Mr. Charles plant and personnel for seroplane opposite to Ship Street, and all day Wray, president-elect of the Nation-construction which had no equal yesterday, the tents and other para- al Federation, in an interview. elsewhere in Europe. or America. phernalia were being erected.
It cost the Federation £40,000 Soviet aviation would very soon be to say Eat More Fruit' last year. in
a. position
Residents of Hong Kong who "to measure its have not seen the capital perform- ances of Isako's well-trained horses but the returns show that the ex-strength with our enemies.' penditure was justified a hundred-
THU HAR FRUNOR METADI. THERAPION NO. 1
day."
In a
It Wa necessary to develop and his troups of ballet girls should fold. The duetrial condition of chemical warfare from the air to take the chance of spending a the country during the past three enable them not only to repel pleasant and thrilling evening while years would have been calamitous enemy's attacks but to reply by they are playing on the island.
To-night being the opening night, to the fruit trade without steady attacking his distant centres. and consistent advertising.
The navy was certainly unable to the various items on the programine the British and are chosen with the view to giving compare with
really frat class entertainment to This successful campaign was to cope with their neighbours. Hong Kong residents. Ballet girls, planned and carried out by the Means of transport were in an clowna, animals, and the dare-devil well-known advertising experts, unsatisfactory state, and this was flying acts by the four Arkos bro Mather & Crowther, Ltd, of Lon-one of the weaknesses they must there can all be warmly recom-
strive to repair.
mended:
"ƊOUND VOLUMES of the NONG | THERAPION No. 2 word, advertising has saved several others, but it was scient BONG WEEKLY PRESS, THERAPION NO. 3
January to June, 1996.
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