1935-06-20 — Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, June 19. Press censorship concerning the escape of the cruisers Hai Chi and Ha! Shen from the Pearl River et Whampoa to Chik Wan near Hong Kong was partly lifted to-day when the local Chinese newspapers the to publish were permittéd SHORT ENGAGEMENT

story,

The following telegrams are lying Continuing, the Captain sald "It is reported that Rear-Admiral

afternoon of June Klang Yen Chung who brought unclaimed at the 'Great Northern that on the 15, officers and men of both war- the Hai Chi Hai Shen and Chao Telegraph Office:-Merecki

to mutiny. The Ho to Canton during the springGloucester Building from Kobe; ships decided next day, at 11 am, they left of 1933 is detained by the military. Jorjbriggs "from Bradford: Nan- Whampoa but were fired at by headquarters, although he not, foung from Kobe troops from both sides of the river. | implicated with the coup. Captain

the "Hal Three men on

Shen" Im Hung Hsiang, former com-.

$

c/o

A report was made by Mr. John-

During the past three years, was very unsatisfactory as he is however, the report states that not a Naval man.

2-The ships were not permits- 1,486 oplum and 33,868 drug cases were handled by the provincialed to put out to sea, being only authorities, 114,000 ounces of opium allowed to cruise in the waters of and 76,000 ounces of narcotic the river;

fn 3-The state of amairs the drugs valued approximately

North which placed China in 3 $883,000 seized and many drug.

precarious situation, needed their The dealers executed.

smokera registered last year numbered 224,- ald where they would be of greater 717. They all are expected to be service than if they remained in cured by compulsory treatmerit within a period of five years.

TO ENCOURAGE SUPPRESSION To encourage. strict suppression, approximately $178,000 has been allotted by the provincial authorit- matters much more constantly than

ies as rewards to inspection officers of old. The Cabinet, besides meets

for their successful efforts to mi- much more in sub-committee, and

nimize the illicit trade in druge The report adds that so far as a Contracts and Stores Co-ordinat-. ing Committee, and a Principal

the suppression of poppy-planting were wounded in a fight that last-manding officer of Hai Chi, and son Wong of No. 144 Des Voeux is concerned, it has been a com-ed about half an hour.

Captain La Tung Yang, former Road Central to the effect that a Supply Officers Committee-"prob-

Residents of the Peninsula Hotel

The boats made their way down Chief of Staff to Admiral Klang radiator mascot in the form of "s bird was stolen from his motor cap ably forty or fifty committees deal-

and in the vicinity of the Kowloon Flete success, especially since the all branches of the

the "Hai Yen Chung are also detained. ing with

commissioners to Lin Fa Shan where special vigliance Fire Station were given consider- problem."

An investigation will be made as whilst it was parked in Wing Wo have been sent out by the provin-Chi" went aground. It was while able

to how the two ships left Wham-Street on Monday. The loss excitement shortly before cial government and the magis-she was in this predicament that

valued at $13.50. detained 10.45 p.m. last night when the fire trates of various districts instruct- aeroplanes, about twenty to pum- poa, and probably the alarm sounded and all the ap-

and naval officers will be released f puances were seat out from the ed to keep a close watch on the ber, swooped down on them

product of farm lands. Reports Proceeded

The they are free from any connection to drop bombs. Station in the direction of Mong from various districts state that no Hai Chi and 'Hai Shen' retallat with the plot.

It is understood that the Minis. poppy has been planted this year. ed with anti air-craft guns which China United Press (by mail).

had the effect of keeping the air-try of Navy will make arrange | raiders Frem coming down too low, ment for the retain of the The cruisers to the North. and this factor was mainly resi ponsible, said the Captain, for the Chi is the largest Chinese warship inaccurate bombing that followed, and the Hai Shen is among the Altogether aboub one hundred second largest bombs were dropped but not one At one time it was feared that took any serious effect. Twelve guns in all were used to keep of the aeroplanes...

Two days after leaving Canton,

kok

Such organisations are no doubt, extremely useful. A great deal of waste and confusion is saved by laying careful plans, but they do not altogether solve the problem of the best form of con- trol. The multiplication of Com-

The alarm, fortunately, turned mittees, might even lead us away

out to be a false one. It appears from that power of decision and direction which is necessary to the that a child in a house Portland successful conduct of a campaign. Street thought it would be decided- Where should the supreme direcly amusing to "play fire" and ac tion He? A constitutional Govern- cordingly set a heap of paper THE Public are hereby notified went insists upon its responsibility, alight. As the flame was a rather

times Even our civil that the Motor Coach which In other

Governments were chiefly drawn leaves Shum Chan at 7.28 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays from a class accustomed to serve in ATTIS. Even though they them, will not run after Sunday, June 23rd

selves were not soldiers, as they R. D. WALK ER,

often were, they had a familar ac- Manager, and Chief Engineer.quaintance with the chief officers [3617 of Army and Navy, and had there-

NOTICE.

APPOINTMENTS

were

"

an-

London, June 18. The following further Govern- ment appointments nounced to-day.

Secretary of Mines. Captain: Crookshank;

Minister of Pensions, Mr. R. a. Hudson. Rester.

THE INDIA BİLL

The new

London, June 18... Secretary for India,

Marquis of Zetland, moved the second reading of the Government of India Bill in the House Lords, this afternoon. British Wireless,

.

DEATHS

fore the power of appraisal, as, for example, Chatham's expert eye for the best man for any military or naval adventure. War, besides, was & simpler and less technical art than we find it nowadays, so that In our early constitutional practice

terrifying one, neighbours Jumped to the conclusion that a serious

fire had broken out and according- ly gave the alarm. The "out- break." however, was put out by the time the Fire Brigade arrived.--

„RUSSIAN ROBBED:

Daring Shanghai Affair.

Shanghal, June 15. Mr. Solomon L, Singer, & Russian,

SIKANG TROOPS

Join In Anti Red.

Campaigir

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dall Press" (Congright).3

Chengtu, June. 10. Sikang troops under the com mand of Lieut.-General Liu Wen- Hus, provincial government chair- man, have started operations in the anti-Communist campaign in co-operation with Zechuan pro- vincial forces.

NOVEL CAPTURE

Reds Surprised By Tribesmen

two

Hai

Two landslides are reported to. have occurred on Tuesday night. One happened near No. 547 The Peak, close to the Middle" Gap Road corner, blocking the road, while another took place near the top of Magazine Gap Road, but it only partially covered the roadway..

"!

Among recent appointments in the Hong Kong Police Force is that the two cruisers would escape to of Acting Sub-Inspector L. Tyler Manchukuo. They will probably to

the rank of Sub-Inspector. coal at Hong Kong and will sailHe is the popular secretary of the for the North to-day.

THE SILVER EMBARGO

Hong Kong Dollar Rises

[

Mamak Hockey Tournament and also of the Police Hockey Club. He is at present doing Bench duty at the Central Charge Room.

While

Maeserini, the Rev. licensed driver. of 99-Waterloo Road, was driving private car 2030. along Waterloo Road he had oc casion to stop, but instead of plac- ing his foot on the brake pedal he placed it on the clutch pedal and the car ran into the rear of private car 1748, owned by Mr. Dabalstein

." the claim of the Minister to direct was found bound to a chair in the

-F.

Chengtu, June 19. at least the main Uries of military office of the Singer Universal Sales

Outraged by the popular Com- operations was not altogether so Company, a leather concern at 128 According to reports received

slogan, "Down with

(From Our Special Correspondent) preposterous as it has since be-Museum Road, yesterday afternoon, here from Lieut.-General Liu, the munist

Mr. Lam Chi Ming, manager of Canton, June 9. come. But we have arrived at an by occupants of an adjoining office wholehearted ethusiasm of Sikang modesty," a party of Lolo tribes-

the International Motor Car Com-l men disarmed six hundred Reds age when on the one side war is who heard his cries for help. troops in the campaign has be

Though designed purely for the pany, 296 Connaught Road Cen- abtruse, scientific and technical. The neighbours called the police rewarded with a victory scored who had taken refuge in the

at the Hal-mountains in Menningahun, strip- purpose of checking the outflow tral, has reported to the police, the and on the other, Ministers are apt and Mr. Singer, who aparently had over the marauders

of smuggled Chinese silver from loss of a Studebaker, touring car. ped them of their clothing and to be ignorant of its elements. suffered shock, reported that he penshan region. the first triun-

No. T272, which was parked in Gil- marched them off towards the the Colony and latended There, obviously, lies a danger. had been robbed, at 3.45 p.m. by phant contribution to the cam-

A disastrous confusion and con- two well-dressed Chinese armed paign by Sikang units. Chances Government troops who had no measure of co-operation with theman Street. flict of the civilian and expert with pistols, who tied him with for the remnant Reds to penetrate difficulty in taking them prisoners after they had gotover their element was seen in the Great War, ropes before they left the office. into Sikang from west Szechuan

amazement.-~~ Though existing the Committee of He said the men, who posed as were believed here to be consider-

Reutery Imperial Defence had no powers, customers when they entered, es- ly lessened with the active part- the Cabinet called in soldiers and caped with $1,265 taken from a cipation of Sikang forces in the |sailors, but was apt to neglect their desk drawer. The crime was re- drive against Communist-bandits

advice; Lord Fisher allowed himself ported at 5.50 o'clock

in West China,

a

to be overruled in silence; Lord The office is on the sixth floor of

RED SET BACK Kitchener sought refuge in con- the building and, according to the cealment and evasion. The conflict report; no one else was in the room Two regiments, of Bikang troops, and confusion continued despite when the robbers entered. Mr. the dispatches stated, dealt the formation of the War Com-ainger said the men threatened to serious blow to the Reds two days BAR-The death was announced mittee of the Cabinet. The problem shoot him if he raised an alarm ago when the latter attempted to cross river at Halpenshan from in Paris on June 9, 1935, of of supreme- direction was, indeed, and at the time of the arrival of Madame H, Bar, wife of Mr. H. ever, settled to the entire satis-the police he was still so unnerved the Szechuan side. Catching the faction of soldier and civilian, by his experience that he was attackers unawares, the Sikang Bar, former Manager the Banque Franco-Chinoise, By ignorent intervention Ministers scarcely able to speak. Conse- units immediately opened fire and

have still the power to wreck a cam- quently, he was taken to the routed them. P Shanghai CORTIDIS-On Friday, June 14, Daign, and it is hard to see how that General Hospital in a Fire Brigade

On seeing adequate preparations 1935, at the General Hospital, power can be taken away from ambulance, and there he remained on the part of the Sikang defer Shanghai, Ivan Pavlovich Cos them. The only trust is that they last night, suffering from shock.

ses, the Reds had started to des-

tidis, aged 48 years.

BIRTHS

of

GOMERSALL-On June 13, 1935, at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. W C. Gomersall, a daughter. CHARLOT On June 14, 1935, at the Country Hospital, Shang- that soon Albert 2 Chariot, the gift of a son

concern.

vill leave military matters to mill- The leather sales office was troy the bridge spanning the river. tary people: Even then, the proper opened about eight months ago but on account of their numerical co-ordination of Navy, Army and Air Force would have to be settled and Mr Sluger is a partner in the strength, the Sikang troops sac The Committee of Imperial Defence might become, if it were accorded. the powers, such a co-ordinating authority, or a General Staff em where dogmatism is so dangerous bracing all arms might be entrust-we merely suggest that the less ed with the supreme command, there is of politicas intervention the

er our chances of survival,

We do not desire to be dogmatic better.

HONOUR FOR CHIANG

Chinese Government, the Hong

Kong silver embargo" has prevent-

There was a clean bill of health ed the gradual exhaustion of in the Colony for the 24 hours end- Canton älver coins, which were ea on Tuesday... smuggled in various ways to for-

to for comin

Commodore C. G. Bedgwick, R.N.,' eign countries,

One affect of the embargo is will present the Royal Red Cross that those silver coins shipped to Medal to Miss A, Ralph, ARR.C., ex- at the Royal Naval Hospital on Hong Kong and Swatow for Shanghai, June 18. Representatives of various Chin port are returned here. As allver Monday, June 24 at 11.30 am.

coirs are accumulated at Canton, ese organisations are planning to

The Ministering Children's League raise funds to build a memorial its value has dropped and brought hall in Shanghai in honour or about a rise of Hong Kong cur (Police Branch) is holding a Ladles Chiang Kai Shek

rency. There has been heavy pur- and Gentlemen whist and Auction chases of Hong Kong dollars, Bridge at the Police Club at Happy Over 233 pubile bodies and in-

8.30 p.m. The admission 18 $1. dividuals have already signified which tends to raise the premium Valley on July 2 commencing at

8.30 p.m. The adm their willingness to support the of Hong Kong money. NO

About $50,000,000 of Hong Kong plan.

The forthcoming wedding is an- banknotes are in circulation

nounced of Mr. Frederico Nathalio Reuter.

Canton Swatow, Wuchów, Kong-

Cunha, of the Chartered Bank of moon, etc., it is learned. On the India, Australia and China, and other hand, the total amount of banknotes circulated by the Kwangtung Provincial Back and Drietress of "L'Eclat." Kowloon the Canton Municipal Bank amount, to less than $200,000,000.

DEBTORS WARNED

Shanghai, Junie 19.) ceeded in crossing the river on The liquidator, Mr. Hough in rafts and after several hours of dicated to-day that he is ready to #ghting, captured Luting, a town take Court action against debtors to "unless a sudden deluge of, situated on the Bikang-Szechuan of the American Oriental Bank

money comes border, and put the enemy night. China United Press (by mail).

Reuter

Miss Idalina Maria Remedios, pro-

The high premium of Hong Kong embargo. Hitherto the usual cents to the dollar is not likely to Swatow for transhipment to Hong- Korg money amounting to 46.5 method was to ship the silver to drop in the next few days Smug-Kong for export. This procedure gers are hard hit by the Hong is to evade customs. Inspection.