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Hongkong Telegraph.

No. 21,519

FOURBED, 1981-

二拜禮號九十二月九英港香 TUESDAY,

PEACE TALK.

LICENCE RENEWAL

MILITARY CAPTAIN

ECONOMY

SEPTEMBER 29,

AXE

ON TRIAL

OVER-INDULGENCE IN ALCOHOL.

NO MORE TRADE

RETURNS.

SOME FANTI-STRIKE FACTORS.

ABSURD DEMANDS.

With regard to the talk of an

a gentleman who has just returned from that port that the atmosphere

is far less tense than it has been for some time past. Everywhere the cessation of the strike is being freely talked about, even amongst the strike pickets, whilst in locall ties which are off the main thoroughfares, and therefore not open to pickets activities, many Chinese servants have returned to European residences.

EUROPEAN MOTORISTS

SUMMONED, «

Failure to renew motor licences

which became due on the 1st July, A General Court Martial assem

being granted by the Traffic Depart

Cameron and said that the breaching members: Lieut. Col. F. S. certain decisions have been come

In reply to the Magistrate, Mr. Fothergill said that the car was the property of the Standard Oil Company; but the licence was taken out in the name of Mr. Cameron. His Worship pointed out that Mr. Cameron, in whose name the summons was taken out, should have appeared or been represented

now

1925, B+ЯAY SINGLES ODPT 16 CENTE

NAVAL CHANGES.

"""HERMES" FORMER

COMMANDER,

DOPER ANNUM

Packard

FROM KONGMOON.

STEAMERS REACH MACAO,

Two small steamers

tricts.

11

THE DRAGON MOTOR-

CAR. CO., Liroz, Pica 23 WONG RAICHUNTAIN

HARRY MAKİMYƏ

have

SWATOW BAN.

ANTI-REDS FORBID PARADE.

TROOPS ADVANCE.

To-day's news from Swatom

On Aug. 31 Captain the Hon, arrived as Macao Harbour "from Arthur Stopford, C.M.G., began Kangmoon during the last two but a period of one month's grace bled at the Command Library this SCHEMES DROPPED temporary service In the Naval In- days and in their coming has re- In connection with the Govern- telligence Division at the Ad-opened communication between ment owing to the strike, formed morning for the trial of Captain early cessation of the strike and the subject of a number of sum-Erie Sutton Dickin, Army Dentalment's campaign of economy now miralty. Captain Stopford was Kongmoon and Hongkong. This indicates that the situation there

monees against local drivers, before boycott in Canton, we learn from Mt. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Corps. The Court was conposed of being conducted in order tu bring until recently in command of the is the view of a local ship's officer, still continues to be satisfactory, Com- who told a Telegraph represents the anti-Red authorities being In Magistracy this morning.

Colonel C. Russell-Brown, D.S.O., the Colony's expenditure gearer to aircraft-carrier Hermes. Mr. A. Fothergill answered a R.E., as President, with the follow-the level of its reduced income, mander C. W. Tinson, O.B.E., who tive this morning that the e..good control of affairs. summona against Mr. D.

was appointed to the Dryad, navi- Paul Beau, brought over five According to news received by of the regulations was an over- Montagu-Bates, CB, C.M.G., D.S.O., to which will not only greatly in- gation school ship at Portsmouth, hundred passengers from Macao the naval authorities in Hongkong, sight, due to the strike.

of the 1st Bn. East Surrey Regt, terest the public but also possibly from Aug. 31 until Sept. 25, com-and practically everyone of them a procession of students and Union ship appeared to have come from Kong-leaders was to have taken place manded the surveying. Lt. Col. G. F. S. Tuke, D.S.O., R.A call for some criticism. It is i Major W. P. A Hattersley-Smith, widely known that the Govern-Iroquois in China for three years mean and other up-country dis- yesterday, but this was forbidden by the authorities. This fact would D.S.O., R.A., Lt. Col. E. Ement's income has fallen off before inst February.

and

The vessels which arrived at appear to show that the anti-Red The appointment dates from Mackintosh, D.S.O., RE

Aug. 20. of Paymaster-Commander Macao must have alipped away

S. Brown to be Secretary to the from Kongmoen secretly, he officials are doing their best to keep Rear-Admiral and Senior Naval stated, as the strike there shows the situation well in hand, and are not giving the agitators much Officer in the Yangtze. Promoted few signs of relaxing.

latitude. in January last, while serving as Secretary to the Captain-in-Charge

From the same source, It is at Portland, Paymaster-Comman-

reported that the anti-Red forces der Brown served in the war on the

have succeeded in capturing Hal- staff of Admiral Sir George Patey, in the Australia, Leviathan, and

COAL COOLIE KILLED;

feng. It will be recalled that Caesar, and also in the Australian

A coal coolle died from injuries yesterday these troops were report cruiser Melbourne, while in 1918 he was secretary to Rear-Admiral received in an accident, at the ed to have seized Lofeng and were E. F. Bruen in the Minotaur. He Government Civil Hospital this advancing on Haifeng, and the re

Paymaster-Lieutenant-morning. The pollee report of succeeds Commander E. A. Symes, who has the case states that the coolie was ported fall of the latter place. served during the two years that knocked down in Des Voeux Road indicates that the anti-Reds are Rear-Admiral D. Murray Anderson West, near Whitty Street, by a strengthening their position, pre- has held the command, The lat- tram, and a serious wound was

..

by a solicitor.

Mr. Fothergill replied that no disrespect was intended by Mr.

Cameron.

A fine of $5 was Imposed.

Major F. G. "Hyland, M.C., RE. tremendously that in July It fell The Judge Advocate was Major R to an extremely low level and that S. S. Paton, 1st Bn. East Surrey for the month of August very test, and the Prosecutor Captain large sum of money had to be C. J. F. Bensley, R.A.

Captain Dickin, who was re- obtained from London in order to presented by Mr L. D. Turner, was make up the difference between charged with conduct to the pre-receipts and outgoings. The ro- Judice of good order and military Two summonses against Mr. M. discipline, on September 2nd last, venue for September will also be Jones were for similar offences in that he became unfit for duty very much below last year's figure and defendant was fined 36 on one owing to previous indulgence and it is extremely doubtful if the

He pleaded not guilty," charge, and cautioned on the other. alcohol.

At the outset, Mr. Turner object revenue for the remainder of this A charge of dangerously driving his motor evele along Chathamed to the wording of the charge, year and the better part of next Road on the 17th instant was preby reason of previous indulgence" year will be anything like on the the P.W.D... ferred against Mr. D. S. Edward of maintaining that the defence 'was

Many economies hampered through inability to de-pre-strike scale.

As to the reasons for the probable) collapse of the movement, reports are current to the effect that many of the atrikers are now at cross purposes with General Chang Kai-P. shek in consequence of the latter having commenced to draft sil able. bodied men fit for military service into the Army of the Kuomintang. This action being compulsory, many of the strikers, have made their. eacape into the interior to avoid being drifted.

It is also said that Gen. Chang Kil-ahek has ordered the so-called Special Tribunal, which was in stituted by the Strike Committee for dealing with all cages of attempts to break through the cordon set up by the strike pickets, to be abolish- ed, General Cheng ordering that all such cases must be handed over to the police to be dealt with.

The defendant said that he had been summoned as driver of motor cycle 567, but he sold the machine.

President referred Mr. at the end of May to Mr. R. J. B. Clark, also of the P.W.D. Whether Turner to a portion of the Manual the change of ownership was of Military Law in which an registered he was unable to say, authorised charge sheet was given but he thought the cycle was reas an example and it contained the sold by Mr, Clark.

same wording as in this charge.

The fummons was dismissed./

SHANGHAI ENQUIRY.

ALCOHOLIC POISONING.

L

TRADE STATISTICS,

It will

The cruiser Diomede, Captain]

Portsmouth

TWO ACCIDENTS.

C. E. Kennedy-Purvis, arrived at SOVIET AND GERMANY.

on Aug. 29 from China, where she has been serving since her, completion in 1922. The vessel was commissioned for the first time for service on Oct. 2, 1922, so that by the time, she is

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British ships had discharged "cargo and passengers and that one had left with passengers, there being no interference whatever by pickets.

fine "previous indulgence" in this have had to be made and these context. How far back was will, doubtless, all be revealed inter la now being succeeded by caused to his head, from which sumably in readiness to meet the Rear-Admiral J. E. Cameron, C.B., he died. The remains have been expected offensive by the Canton "previous" intended to go?

the Budget speech due to be deli-

M. V. O. Paymaster-Lieutenant taken to the Mortuary. The

forces, vered by His Excellency the Go-G. W. Best, from the Commodore's A Chung Mel Garage car was office at Portsmouth Naval Depot, concerned in an accident occurring

The messages received by the vernor during the coming month,

is also appointed to the gunboat on the Un Long-Mongkok Road naval authorities make no mention Bee to assist the Secretary.

yesterday. Near the Chiu Ki of trade conditions, but it is pre- One of the economies known to The new Secretary, to the Rear Garage, two little girls ran in The objection was, therefore, be contemplated and practically Admiral (9) will be Paymaster- front of the car, and one of them sumed that matters in this rogart disallowed.

She was are satisfactory. Yesterday news agreed upon is the abolition of the Commander H. L Jackson, C.B.E.. was knocked down.

who was promoted in April last, taken to the Government Civil was received in the Colony that two statistical office of the Imports and after serving in the aircraft-car- Hospital for treatment. The Prosecutor said that the prosecution would prove that the Exports Department on the ground rier Pegasus on the China Station.

·U. S. COMMISSIONER HERE.

accused had been unfit for duty that the cost is out of all propor on the date mentioned and sub- tion to the value and benefit of Mr. Justice.É. Finlay Johnson, of sequently was treated in hospital the information collected. Moreover, the daily payment for

the Phillipines Supreme Court, for alcoholic poisoning. The the maintenance of the strike has who is the American Commissioner witnesses for

be remembered that before the war reached the big sum of $15,000 per to the Judicial Enquiry into the would all be medical officers.

prosecution Hongkong did not bother to record what was the value or quantity of day which General Chang thinks

The first witness to be called its imports and exports, but that could be employed to train a large Shanghai riot, arrived this morning

as Lieut-Col. P. G. FitzGerald, army to carry out the military on the President Madison

Manila.

the Officer Commanding the Royal as the war made the filling in of scheme which has been adopted by

He was met on arrival by Sir Army Medical Corps, China Com- import and export forms, compul- paid off her term will have extend-attitude towards Germany in the is, said to be expected to return to ed to nearly three years instead event of the latter acceding to the Swatow very, chortly to take up the the Government. It is reported. that General Chang Kai-shek will Henry Gollan, the British Commis-mand. He said that on September sory it was felt, after the war was

place of the Diomede has temporarl-without reservation, was stated by troops, sioner, who was accompanied by 2nd, he visited the Military Hos-over, that the practice of putting of the normal two-and-a-half. The Allied request to join the League supreme command of the anti-Red shortly withdraw the maintenance Mr. R. C. Tredwell, the American pital at Bowen Read about 8.45 4. should be made, a permanent one, tain A. R. W. Woods, D.SO., from en route to Germany to take a two on record the port's trade statisticsly been taken by the Concord, Cap M. Chicherin when, seen by Reuter and enquired if Capt. Dickin' had

na the information so collected and the Mediterranean, until such time tabled was of value both to in-

months "cure." M. Chicherin Witness waited until 9.20 when the dividual traders and the Colony as Captain G. F. Hyde R.A.N., arrives articles sixteen and seventeen of

as the large cruiser Vindictive.

pointed out that acceptance of accused arrived in A chair.

a whole as providing an Index Witness told him to go before the either of prosperity, growth or con-

on the station. The Diomede will Hospital C. O. (Major Lewis) and traction. Importers and exporters Government, which a year ago against the Soviets. M. Chlcherin be transferred to the New Zealand the League Covenant might even- tually compel Germany to act there he examined him medically,

ever since have been required to offered to maintain a second Among Capt. Dickin's symptoms All in forms giving quantities and cruiser of the same type as the fat present is endeavouring to werd the following:-He waa values before permits have been Dunedin,, already out there. dazed, his tongue was thickly, coat granted and it is from these forms

allowance to the strikers.

Consul.

from

for Shanghai to-morrow and Sir Henry Gollan and Mr. Justice Finlay Johnson will go together.

CHINESE AT MOSCOW.

the

Apart from the above actions The President Madison leaves arrived. Capt. Dickin was not there. taken against the strikers by Gen. Chang, no one has been found capable of working for their in- terests since, the assassination of the late Lino Chung-kai, who was their patron and protector. Under such circumstance, it is not dif- ficult to see that the present dis- Batisfaction amongst the strikers may shortly reach a crucial point. These factors explain why the vigilance of strike pickets has ensed off and so many people are allowed to cross the boundary by the pay ment of a small sum of money to the pickets.

THE NEGOTIATIONS,

ing the resolution passed by the members of the Merchants' Guilds, Labour und Strike Unions and to

Reuter.

TO STUDY SOVIET CONDITIONS.

ed and tremulous, and his upper that the trade returns have been- lip was also tremulous. On his

compiled and, published quarterly.

It

There is a general belief that the M. CHICHERIN'S HINT.

time is not far distant when serious âghting will break out along the Warsaw, Sept. 28., East River front, and In this con. That the Soviets will revise their nection General Chan King-ming

persuade Poland to settle the few outstanding Polo-Soviet differences.

-Reuter.

EMPIRE PRESS.

Government .at

U. S. SUBMARINE DISASTER.

FAILURE OF RAISING

OPERATIONS.:

New London, Sept. 28." Owing to the great weight of the submarine the vessel carrying the derrick was herself nearly sub- merged in an attempt to raise the S51 Another giant derrick with a Hfting power of two hundred tons is being rushed to the scene of the disaster. The two dorricks, will operate simultaneously, and falling success a volunteer diver will descend und hazardously enter the

Mr. The two derricks had scarcely:

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Moscow, Sept. 28.extending both hands they showed we learn that the annual cost of

marked tremors. Both. knee jerks this work (including the cost of the home in a new building hear The Chinese delegation sent by Marshal Feng Yu-hsin has arrived. were absent. Cerebration was very publishing the returns), la round Signal Hill, Kowloon, has been put

słów. His breath was foul and about $70,000, aa quite a staff of back for at least two years. They will study political and smelling of liquor. His gait was clerks is necessary to handle the was the announced intention of the economic conditions in the Soviet

AN AUSTRALIAN BANQUET. uncertain. Witness did not con- immense number of forms which Government to build a new police As to the actual negotiations, ited by Gen. Sung Ping, the chief of duties and informed him that he of the printed returns sold is said Home and this will also have to be

Republic. The delegation is head-sider him in a state to carry out his come in. The number of copies I station on the site of the Sallota'}

Melbourne, Sept. 28. The delegatos who have arrived is stated that the Strike Committee the general staff of the Christian has sent a notice to all its branches General's army and It includes other considered his condition was due to to be quite small, the Committee of held in abeyance. The resumption

chronic alcoholic poisoning He the Hongkoeral Chamber of of the plot of land on which stands to attend the Empire Press Confer submarine through the torpedo. Marghals and secretaries. The to send delegates to attend a meet-

Later: ing to be held at the Headquarters party will probably remain in had him placed, under open arrest Commerce is eald, to have agreed the World Theatre and the exten-ence were given a banquet by the tube.

to the Government's suggestion to sion of the Harbour Office premises Commonwealth of the Kuomintang on the 12th Moscow for a month and then will and sent to hospital.

Questioned by the prosecution, abolish the statistical office, the was also contemplated but this Parliament House to-night. October for the purpose of confirm-Possibly visit Western Europe. witness said he had known Capt, leading Bank say that the returns scheme has, with others, been post Bruce, in a speech, declared that got into position when the sea Dickin for nearly three years. He are of no value to them and so the paned. In many other ways, the gathering was the most signifi- roughened and the derricks were came out on board the same ship decree has gone forth that, as especially in matters of develop cant ever held in that hall and the ordered back to port-Reuter's with him to Hongkong. He noti- from October 1st., there will be no ment, there have been big cuts in results of the visit will be of the American Service.

Washington, Sept. 28. discuss the terms and conditions opening of all closed Labour Guilds ced accused was partial to alcohol, more trade statistics compiled. No original programmes, and it is greatest value to the Entpire, and

The Navy Department has or under which the Strike is to be abolition of flogging and capital and spent most of his time in the doubt some traders will regret the certain that the Budget speech of particularly Australia. Mr. Bruce called off, The agenda is divided punishment; the application of the bar when it was open. Since ar- passing of the returns and it is this year will be one of the most emphasised that Australia was in-dered all available aircraft at New- into two parts, one of which, called elective system in regard to Chirival here, on two or three oces-open to argument whether or not interesting ever presented by any dissolubly wedded to the "White port to search the sea for bodies. the external issue, relates to the nese serving on the Legislative sions. witness had had him up the Government ought to consider Governor.

Australla" polley-Reuter,

of the victims of the S51 disaster. Shanghai, Hankow and Shameen Council; an eight-hour day with officially in his office and had spoken the compiling of trade statisties an

In connection with the Sanitary Incidents, and the other, eailed the minimum wages; re-instatement of to him and warned him of the seri-integral part of routine adminis Department we learn that the Internal issue, deals with the terms all. strikers, with strike pay; re- Dusness of over-indulgence intration and not something which economies effected will entail the and conditions for the settlement lease of all arrested strikers; can-alcohol. On one occasion, wit can be taken up and dropped us continuance of the hand-cart dust BRITISH DELEGATES AT

NEW YORK. of the strike in Canton, Hongkong cellation of banishment

orders ness brought the accused up before finances rise or fall, For the collections in the City Instead of and Macno. It is reported that against strikers; n 25 per cent. the G. O. C., who spoke to Capt moment we will content ourselves collection by motor lorries as was contemplated. More barges for the Tan Ping-shan has been appointed reduction in all rentals; and com- Dickin and warned him, Capt by giving the newe

Dickin asked General Fowler (then

dumping of the refuse at sea were to represent the, Government to pre-pensation for all strikers.

SCHEMES TABANDONED. Various demands are also made G..0. C.) to have him transferred).

to have been acquired but will not pare and present suggestions for discussion at the coming meeting in regard to Hongkong students, from Hongkong, as he found it so It has already been announced now be bought, and all such

Including the right of all student difficult to give up drinking. Gone that the rebuilding scheme of schemes as the provision of new Two hundred Communista tried The B.6. Kenilworth Castle in strikers to return to their Bohoola..ral Fowler said he was unable to Queen's College hus been postponed markets and new latrines have to demonstrate on the pier, but salling this afternoon. The docks There is also a series of demand comply. Accused left the G..O.C.'s and also the rebuilding of the Vic-been postponed. One of the new were dispersed by police, on the are assuming a normal aspect. in regard to Shameen, these inchid- office stating that he would try totoria British School, and we fur markets was to have been in Secotid occasion of the arrival of forty Passengers and cargo on the ing free use of the Shameen Bund take a pull on himself. ~

ther learn that the scheme of re- Street, Salyingpun, and, although British delcgates for the Inter Walmer Castle, which is Cross-examined by Mr. Turner, suming the large plot of ground considered to be much needed, will Parliamentary Conference, headed this afternoon, will be landed a relating to Hongkong strikers in none but Chinese on the Shameon Cel, FitzGerald stated that the upon which stands the Sailors have to wait until more prosperous by Sir Robert Horne-Reuters the jetty fustead of in lighters

(Continued on Page 7.).

Homo at West Point and re-housing times.

of the Labour and Striko Unions.

RIDICULOUS DEMANDS.

The strike organisations in Can-

ton are making absurd demands for

a settlement of the trouble, those

by Chinese, and the employment of

cluding freedom of meeting re- Police Force.)

"GREETED" BY COMMUNISTS.

New York, Sept. 28.

American Service.

FIZZLING OUT.

SOUTH AFRICAN SHIPPING NEAR NORMAL.

Cape Town, Sept. 28

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