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FOUNDED IDUI No. 01,

五拜雞 號四月二十英港香

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1925. 日九十月十

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LATEST NEWS FROM.

CANTON.

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LAW. REUTER'S AND THEP.A. IRISH PEACE.

A FRENCH MARRIAGE TANGLE.

LOCAL ACTION.

IMPORTANT AMALGAMATION

ANNOUNCED.

f London, Dec...3.

THE BOUNDARY PROBLEM SETTLED.

of FREE STATE PAYS-

London, Dec. 8 E

Three fatalities are reported to have attended a fire In the Wan- THREE CAMPS. and Chang Ngai, a report now

chal district last night, and so far Matters are slowly moving to-comes to hand stating that tho

The Central Executive Committee the charred body of one of the wards the convening of the donattor general has re-enlisted the of the Kuomintang at Peking has unfortunate victims has been re-Leons Maurin is summoning her tion of the United Kingdom and ference of Hongkong and Canton remnants of Hung Shao-lin's and sent out to all the branches and covered, whilst the search for the husband, Mons. Louis Maurin. of the hitherto existing proprietors/at the Treasury to-day on the sub-

General Chang Kai-shek, who is to

at which the strike settlemen: question will be discussed.

other two is continuing.

The locality affected was Moon a blaze

papermen.

A triangular conference was held

The message further states that moved to that place from Hing in the presence of the memorial believed to have originated on the had obtained from a former hus-throughout the eighty years of its changed.

Ning.

SZECHUAN FORCES FLEE.

A report from Canton states that

since the announcement of

the

his mission, with the result that.

It is announced that Sir Roderick Jones, as chief proprietor Reuter's has completed arrange When the case in which Madame ments by which the Press Associa-

Reuter's Trust, the latter composed delegates for the purpose of dis-other forcos, and that the rom-sub-branches of the organization cussing the settlement of the strike nants of Lin Fo's forces have throughout China and abroad, the

formerly manager of the Com-of Reuters, will become joint ject of the Irish Boundary. A basis and boycott. According to a tele- conditionally surrendered toChow following circular telegram:-"The Street, in which area

pagnie Optorg, for alleged deser-owners of Router's Agency, Siri

of agreement was reached by the Roderick will occupy the position of gram received from Canton this Yum-yan, Tupan of Fukion, with Peking Central Executive Commit- occurred not very long ago, and

tion and, negligence to provide chairman and managing director in three parties concerned-Router. morning, the cruiser Chung Shin the result that there is now nu tee of the Kuomintang, in calling the houses involved last night were after being twice adjourned, be- and the majority of the board will megns for her support, came up the new, as under the old, regime

London, Dec. 8.. left for Swatow yesterday after Yuet Kman in Fukien. It is also for a general meeting, cannot be Chinese.

Nos. 14 and 16, tenanted by

The Irish agreement was signed stated that the bulk of the Canton

The outbreak was first fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Can. consist of representative new HE the Premier's room of the House noon in order to bring down Army intends to invade Fukien subject to the control of the Canton observed about 11 o'clock, scontral Magistracy this morning, his

and has received orders to on- Central

Streas is Inld upon the fact that of Commons,at eight this evening Executive Committee.after it occurred. The Aames attend a military meeting in Canton borderline; further, the headquar- Now that a general meeting has floors and through the roof, both with a problem of divorce inw.management of Reuters or in the ment of the boundary question, Worship was called upon to deal there will be no change in the It embodies the complete settle camp in all districte along the

roared upwards through all the ters of Ching Chim, who was been held on the 24th November at houses being entirely gutted In The case for the defence is that impartiality in imperial and foreign with the full consent of all parties..

Agency's policy of detachment and. recently appointed Garrison Com-the hall set apart in memory of and about half an hour. mandant at Moy Yune, is now

The Bre is a divorce which Madame Maurin affairs, consistently pursued The existing boundary is in nowise Mr. Kam Kan-shek, who was re-

ground floor of No. 16, where tablet of our late Chief, Dr. Sun rattans were stored, and this in- band, an Engilsh art student in development abroad laid down and Mr. Baldwin read the terms of

existonce, and that plans for cently here from Canton, has been

Yat-sen, and in accordance with stammable material soon gave the France, was not legal within the put into execution since the war settlement appointed delegate of the four Can.] General Pak Sung-ho, who was former precedent, a telegram was blaze a good hold. The Wanchai

in the House of ton Chambers of Commerce to nt-sent to pursue that portion of the

construction of the British, or will continue to be advanced. Szechuan unit which was on its sent to the Canton Central Execu- and the engines from Central were American law, although it may be succeeded the late Baron De Reuter, legislation would be necessary. He

fire brigade was soon on the scene,

Sir Commons, and added that obviously, Roderick Jones ever since he bend the forthcoming conference. way to Canton, as reported some tive Committee to cease function- also despatched, but they could do valid in French law, and, conse-the son of the founder, ten years said he hoped it would be possible

time ..ago, has accomplished .ing. Therefore the telegrams little on arrival beyond confining quently, that her recent second mar-ago, has aimed at joining the news to pass it speedily before Parlia

the flames to the two houses in- the entire Szechuan unit has emanating from the Canton Central volved, Police in the district lent ringe to Mons. Maurin, the defen-papera of the United Kingdom in nomination of the four Hongkorg either surrondered or fled into Executive Committee, which restrict valuable afd in the general work of dant, did not give legal ground for order to place Renter's above

the ownership of the agency, in ment rose-Router, delegates was made known in Can-Hunen. It is said that be made the place and time of the general controlling the fire and regulating her present claim to support and variations in ownership and control

THE TERMS. his victorious entry into Kwei ton, the public there has taken a Lin where the people received meeting of representatives of the the crowd, very lively intereat in the coming him with an address of wolcome, Kuomintang, have no effect, the

London, Dec. 3. JUMP FROM VERANDAH. maintenance. On the other hand, that would result from its con- tinued dependence upon the life of negotiations for a settlement of the and presented to him a flag of decision of which should be left to appeared on the first floor verandah was entitled to such maintenance, both the

woman with two children Madame Maurin claimed that she an Individant, and also to ensure powers conferred on the Boundary The Irish agreement revokes the artike. In this connection it is" Humanity has no anemy."

victory bearing the inscription | the Central Executive Committee at of No. 1 after the conflagration having been legally married to British Press and its inviclability Treaty of December 6th, 1921. It permanence of the Commission by the Anglo-Irish stated that every Union, Society, i A Canton communiqué announ- Peking, who will give notice of the had alrer, duiained a good hold him in Hongkong, and, as the case against outside influence beyond the states that the extent. of Northern

Agency's relationship with the Guild and corporate body intends ces the appointments of Ku Ying-

fan as Commissioner of Civil meeting in due course." calling a meeting to discuss the Administration of the

jumped to the proceeded, she alleged that Mpericed at his own personal adminis-Ireland for the purposes of the Apropes the above, Canal damarainor injuries Maurin, who hid Palpad ku tautrstinn. various points in connection, with River districts, aimation explained at the birth-place of which required their being sent to obtain her divorce, had a liaison Sir Arthur Pickering, chairman Government of Ireland Act of 1920

with his other post; Sung Tazo- the preparations for the conference ven as Commissioner of Civil the Kuomintang was Kwangtung,

Hospital.

with u Another mother and her two!

of the Press Association, speaking and of the Treaty shall be such as French married woman which every one considers as an Administration of Kwong Chow and the first great meeting of all children were probably trapped and while he was at the same time Press. Association, when the new

at a meeting of members of the fixed by that Act. event of great importance. With and other districts, in conjunction representatives of the party, after burned to death. When the flames living with her (Madame Maurin) arrangements

The Irish Free State is released regard to the meeting place, the with his other posts; and Pong following venues have been aus Chak-man as Councillor of the the death of Dr. Sun, was held for had been subdued it was found that in Hongkong, and that this was confirmed, said: "We consider this from the obligation under article. three of the tenants were missing,) the purpose of reorganizing the woman and her little son and the actual cause of the present vital importance to the Press of

a matter of great magnitude and of five of the Anglo-Irish Treaty to party on a committee basis. By daughter. Tite remains of a trouble. this means, the more advanced woman were recovered from the

contribute a proportion of the this country. Our action has not lection of one of these four places ports regarding Yu Ying-young elements obtained the controlling charred ruins this morning, and the the Magistrate had submitted to than that of securing for the and of war pensions, but the Free In the course of the hearing, beer dictated by any motive other public debt of the United Kingdom will be submitted to a public meet-Land Chang Wo, a story is current power. The first development to search for the other supposed him a fine point in the technicali- British Press, of which we regard State assumes all liability under- ing of the representatives of ail that those two generals will be be faced is the time of the second victims was being continued at the ties of the French divorce law as ourselves in a inensure as trustees, sections of the Canton community. sont to Moscow to undergo a big meeting of the representatives time. of our going to press. and the necessary arrangements are course of political science in the of the party, in which connection to be placed in the hands of Com-Sun Woz University, and also to the advanced elements are credited| mittees elected by the meeting, make a study of the Russia mili-with the intention of eliminating The Conference is to be so arranged tary organisation. It is said that all members who are opposed to as to have seats provided for repre- they will proceed by the first them. sentatives of interested parties to sleamor leaving for Vladivostock.

gested the Walchow Guild, the Eastern Garden, the Hotel Asia and Government House. The se-

be present, with special accommo-

dation for newspaper correspon- dents.

Another point relates to the number of responsible delegates. This is reported to have been de

National Government.

West

TO STUDY IN RUSSIA.

In connection with recont re-

AN UGLY FACE.

HUSBAND'S. MISFORTUNE

A

Their meritoscape had been,cut)

off.

THE GRAECO- |BULGARIAN

were unanimously!

compared, first, with British law, the control of this most important taken by the British Government and, secondly, international law on foreign news agency. Our primary in respect of malicious damage done various complexities produced by object, like that of Sir Roderick since January 21st, 1919, to pro- Jones, has been to ensure continued

the case.

INCIDENT.complainant, while Mr. G. K. Hall Mr. W. B. Hind appeared for the Brutton représented M. Maurin..

GREECE TO PAY DAMAGES.

Geneva, Dec. 8.

any one proprietor, of the sources Free State Government will repay safeguarding, beyond the lifetime of perty in the Free State, and the

of our foreign news from the posto the British Government the Mr. Hind in the first place naked sibility of contamination and from monies already paid by the British for à further adjournment of the exploitation."-Router. hearing for a fortnight, stating:

as the reason that he had written

BIG U. S. FIRE.

Government In respect of such damage, or liable to be so Bald under the obligations- already incurred.

It may be said that the Kuomin- tang is at present divided into) three sections, centred respectively) in Peking, Shanghai and Canton. The first section is the Peking! Central Executive Committee, Sir Horace Rumbold's Commis-to a French avocat in Shanghai to which is sub-divided into three slon of Enquiry into the recent have his opinion as to the divorce cided upon at a meeting of the from him because he was not good General Chu Chao-ching and Fung has decided that Greece shall pay before the Court.

Asserting that his wife ran away camps. The arst camp is led by Graeco-Bulgarian frontier fighting document which had been placed A MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE, Committee of Political Affairs to looking enough, a Chinese of Wan Tze-yao, who are absolutely opposed Bulgaria be geven in all. The names of

20,000,000 Leva for

The Government of the Free these delegates have not been ex- chai figured as the complaicunt in to the Canton section; the second material damage and 10,000,000 duced?

His Worship:-Has it been pr-

New York, Dac, 3.

State agrees to promote legislation an assault case which was beard at camp, with Chang Chi and Tae Che Leva for loss of life incurred.

A million dollars On the question of arranging an ing before Mr. R. E. Lindsell. but is prepared on certain condi- sion's decision is final, both nations this document of divorce is good sustained, in consequence of a fire Act of 1928, in respect of malicious: wth of for increasing by ten per cent, the the Central Magistracy this morn-at its head, opposes communism through Greek action. The Commis-duced; it has been mentioned. If Council Bruffs, Iown, has been Damage to Property Compensation Mr. Hind: It has not been pro- damage to the business quarter of measure of compensation under the cerned, Yeung, Sai-ngam, who has with the assault. early conference of the parties con Four Sanitary Coolies stood charged tions to bring about a reconcilia-saving previously agreed to abide according to English law, then of originating from a boiler explosion. damage to property in the Free been labouring for the last threej

tion; whilst the third camp is a by the findings-Reutor, months in this matter was chosen that he was married about sever towards the second camp, and is involved are, approximately, £30,000 this is, according to British law.

Complainant's story in court was recently-organised group, inclined

[On rate of exchange the sums marriago. I have got to prove that

course the marriage here is a goud-Router's American Service. as the mediator, and subsequently the Canton Government appointed years ago and that after his wife under the leadership of Lin Sum for material damage, and £15,000 This French lady married In New lowance given her should be in-compensation by the issue of five him as the investigating Deputy to had lived with him for about one and Chau Loo. Recently, the for personal injury and loss of life.] York an Englishman domiciled increased, because her husband, M. Pur cent. compensation stock or

nounced yet.

und

CONDITION IMPROVING.

*London, Dec. 3. Mr. Rudyard Kipling is progress- quite satisfactorily, and the maintained-Router.

France-

Mr. Brutton

(interposing)

in France?

A GOOD DIVORCE.

Mr. Hind:--Yes; and wo can

State between July 11th, 1921, and May 12th, 1923, and providing for the payment of such additional

secure the views of both parties year she ran away, He had not seen second and third camps suggested and thus arrange a common banisher since, until two days ago wheul that the next general meeting of for discussion.

The found her working as a waitress the Central Executive Committee MR. KIPLING'S ILLNESS. That we don't admit.

Maurin, ia living at the Astor bonde. The powers with reg House Hotel paying $120 monthly North Ireland, which by the As to the Shameen strike, when a tea house in Wanchai. He be held in Kalgan, but Feng Yu- thor this will be dealt with tried to persuade her to return and helang vetoed the suggestion on the

The Magistrate-Your case, Mr. his meals at the Hongkong Club. made powers in Council? for a room alone, and is taking ment of Ireland Act of directly by the British

live with him and eventually she ground that a meeting of this kind

Hind, in that this lady married in Your client's story, Mr. Brutton, are transferred to Pa French Consuls, or in the con-

reluctantly agreed to do so asking at Kalgan would invite.all manner

New York an Englishman domiciled of his having gone to cheaper Ireland, and the

'the Government ference, has not yet been decided him to call for her at 10 o'clock of eriticism. On that account the General Chang Kai-shek is said the next day. When he kept the Central Executive Committee held

lodgings ia entirely untrue.

Mr. Brutton-My friend's re- the Free State to have expressed the opinion that appointment, his wife came out with. Its meeting at SI-Shan, in the

marks clearly show that this is shall meet toge a case which cannot be brought necessary for th early date in order to restore

that she was not going to live with tablet of the into Dr. Sun Yat-sen normal conditons of trade.

him again because of his ugly face. is enshrined.

The evidence sidering matters 20 years in France, that his pri- that the husband of the woman is terest arising out of, or cu The Canton Gazette of Wednes-She, in company with the four men,

vate home is in France, therefore, domiciled in France is absolutely with, the exercise and adu The second section is the Contral went to another tea house and h Executive Committee at Shanghai, tive Committees, to be held on the French divorce which she had ob-made for maintenance and what famation by the British a dlay says: Since the reorganisa-followed. When they

proper divorce court is French Court, therefore

untrue. I strongly oppose this tion of the sald powers. tion of the picket corps, the Picket Inter, he tried to force her to ae-of the Kuomintang who are almost meeting of all representatives of the band is a good divorce so far as has occurred so far is a purely State Parliaments.---Router

came out comprising a great many members 12th inst., and for the general tained against this former hus-

adjournment. No, order has been. The agreement is subject Committee has been striving vigor-

company him, but eventually they all anti-Communista, General party to be held on the 1st January, our purpose is concerned, and the private settlement. I suggest

the strike should be sattled at the four defendants and told him Monastery where the memorial improvement in his condition is prove that he has lived for. over into this Court.

the

the

ously to bring reforms into effect all decided to go to the police sta-Lau Tsun-wan, who is at present in 1926, it would seem that this marriago in Hongkong with that your worship has no power

on with the

Besides ordering all the pickets in every locality to return to Canton tion, with his relatives, to have the Shanghai, has come forward with a section has made up its mind to Maurin is a good marriage. But to make the order for mainten- for a reorganisation of the Model matter settled. It was whilst on suggestion that the coming general retain the power in its hands, and I have to get the opinion of the ance, as the point has not been France, Mr. Brutton subn Pickel Corps, it was also decided at the way to the station that the meeting of the party should take to prevent it from slipping into the French Inw on that point, I have made clear that his marriage in that the partics should have a meeting to blockade all the ports four turned on him and assaulted place at Shanghai. of Kwangtung, so as to prevent him. As he ran away, they threw much activity is being shown in sections. Shangbai and I expect to get his circumstance na mafatemurte straightaway. It was absolut

Although hands of the Peking or Shanghai written to a French vocat in Hongkong la valid. Under the right to go fringements of the strike. It is robricks at him and he was struck and working up this suggestion, it does ported that recently after the re-instired by them.

From the above description of the reply shortly. If that opinion in order could be made. formation of the picket corps as

seem to have gained general favour. present situation it would appear unfavourable, then, of course, Big Worship—Yes; I agree with that there was a former matr clear that Mr. Hind was entf After a lengthy hearing, Is The third section is the Canton that a split inevitable, on the have to drop the case. But if that you there. model pickets, the Committee has Worship found the decided that, within this week, the guilty of assault and fined them $10 left wing of the Kuomintang, and Russians and anti-Communism, pect the case to go on, I sugsending

defendants Central Executive Committoo, the issues of the n-employment of opinion is favourable, then I ex- Mr. Brutton went on to any that riage was legal or not the Ce Over the point whether that m newly trained pickets will be desench, or 14 days' imprisonment, from the elaborate preparations which represent the plankumon patched to every district in order He also bound them over intue that are now being carried on inunghich the,

anchavocat Could Have no furisdiction what to strictly carry