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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1925.

THE NORTHERN WAR.

CHINESE CHARGED ON THREE NO NOTE FROM POWERS.

COUNTS,

Passenger's Story.

As a sequel to a piracy con- mitted in British waters in the vicinity of Nam Tau, during the early part of July, in which the steam launch Po On was captured, a Chinese was charged on three comnis before Mr. E. W. Hamilton

Paris, Dez. 27. Well-informed eireles declare} that the powers interested will not despatch a joint note to the Chinese Government in regard to the present events in China-

Reuter.

Barbarous,

Tokyo, Dec. 28. The Foreign Office has received a report from Mukden that Chang'

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The annual competition in gen eral Ambulance work took place at the week-end, fourteen "Sections," the Slyingpan, Chinese Y.M.C.A., Kewloon-Canton Raliway. and India Divisions, competinr. The judges were Dr. W. V. M.

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at the Kowloon Magistracy yester day afternoon. The major charge son has demanded that the Jap Koch (District Surgeon of the Bri

the anese Consul General or.ler was that of armed robbery, a charge

Consul at MainmInfu to ive up being applicable. of piracy nut The second charge was one of sight of General Kuo's civil officials who are taking refuge in se Con- holding a uber of passengers salate there, but the requist was for ransom, the third being unlaw-efused as it is understood that ful possussion of arms.

Chang intends execating them.

Sub-Inspector Andrew, of th Water Police, proscented, the de- fendant line undefended.

The Consul General is arranging a Japanese police picort to bring them safely to 31ikten. Though Gey- unconfirmed allicially, the crument spokesman believes the reports that Kun's and his wife's

gade), Sir Eie Stuart Taylor, and Majar Stevenson, R.A.M.C.

The men vere given a strenuous test, and in making their award the judges took into consideration: 1. Dress and equipment of men: Stretcher Dri; Neathers, ruracy and halsh of werk: Time taken in completing a and 5, hupavisation (where pos- sible).

4.

In his outline of the facts of the case, Sub-Inspector Andrew said

Marks were alloted as below: that the steam launch Po On left

marks, Hongkong on July 9 with a com-heads were exhibited publicly al¦ YMCA, Division, 335 plement of all passengers for Wan Makdon and expressed disgu Indian Divicom. 314 m.ge; Rai Ila, which je situated in the north that such barbaritles were prac-way Division, 10 marks and Sal- side of Deep Bay in Chinese terri-Used. The vernacular papers also, yingpun Division, 105 m..hs,

The Ridad is awarded, argord. tory. On arrival at Lik Shra the consider it vers regretable, Hinagh

mid-tream hi deserved death as a frator-ingly, to the YJLCA. Division launch anchored in

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Mention should be made of the work of the Railway Division, whics while not adopting the ordinary

water and passengers' boarded by thre con- ram The launch

Loudon, Bee. 28. routine drill, has developed a tinued on her voyage to Wan Ha,

The Times, in a lender, finds lit-scheme specially adapted to the where a number of men cune en board. These men commandeered the satisfaction" in the most recent work the men are often called upon to perform in connection with the the launch and had her steered to developmenia in the Chinese wart, Sha Cheng, where a stop was made except the fact that the success Railway.

searched. of Chang Tsa-lin means that one passengers After they had been relieved of of the Soviet intrigues in Chine their property, 28 of their number has miscarried. Trade continues were taken for ransom, incluuling to suffer and industry to decay 15 males and 13 females. The white China's alleged friends at kidnapped passengers were taken Moscow continue to manipulát: up the hillside and the launch sent Chinese dissensions for their own political ends, believing they can back to Hongkong. After some tiine "those kidnapped were takes inflict enduring injury on th commercial interests of all capi talistic states, especially Britain, in China.

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pairs. Most of the passengers had since. heen released on the payment, of ransom money. One of them escaped. During his captivity one of the men had an ear severed.

Captive's Story.

Continuing, the Inspector said that on the 18th inst, a greaser, employell on the 28, Sai On, plying and Macab; between the Colony observed the defendant on board and identified him as one of the pirates.

The police were informed and the defendant was arrested when the ship arrived in Hongkong. The defendant had since been identified by four passengers whn had been kidnapped,

The article refers to the où- stacles of granting, foreign aid in. restoring order, and observes thit in any case. Be Chinese individual leader is worth British support If only beeruse pone can absolute- ly rely on their own soldiers or enllouryes..

The Times adds that there is to nething, in Chinese History

China' forbid the hope of eventual recovery and concludes ly applauding the Japanese ac- tion on the lines of the Doily: Telegraph.comment.-Reuter.

Western owers' Prestige.

Paris, Dec. 28.

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Evidence was then called and China, the Ganivis" after referring to endeavours on the part of the the greaser of the s Sai On.

Moscow Government to supplant after speaking of the arrest of the defendant, gave a graphic account the Western powers in the prestige of the piracy. He said that the they have required in Aala, con- Po On left the Colony at 5 o'clock ludes: "It is precisely this which, aggravate the problem.imposed by on the morning of July 9 and stop Europ's attitude of abstention in hed at Wan Ha, where two woman the effervescense in China. Logical- barded in sampans. At Lik Shay an agreement ought to be reach- eight men approached the whop by retween the Western states to sampan and qn gaining the deck of vert the perit."--Reuter,

the launch pralneed arms. Two shots were fired aller which all

the passengers were ordered intol

the hold of the vessel. The lannen

was taken Jack to Wan Ha and the pirates before he escaped. another six men joined the gang which resulted from an attack on the village of pirates, who then directed the the pirates' den, by lameh to be taken to Sha Cheng, yohnteers. During the fight wit- one of the pirates keeping guardess evade his captors and re- over the prisoners the whole time urned to the Colony,

At Sha Cheng the passengers were A-ked how he freed himself of forced to submit to a Search and the chains, witness replied that were all robbed of their valuables when the volunteers attacked the Twenty-eight of the passengers pirates his captives had taken the were taken ashore and aeronmolaiss off his legs with the inten dated in a Chinese temple for the ion of removing the passengers night. The following day they further island.

were taken further into the Heart)

of the country. Altogether wit-1 After further evidence the case ness was ten days in the hands or was adjourned.

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