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FEBRUARY 8, 1926.

日六十二月二十

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TWO STRANDINGS ROBBERS LEAVE WEAPONS MILITARY MOVES

BEHIND.

REWARDED.

ACTIVE.

B. & S. BOATS

ASHORE

TOGETHER.

PLUCKY FIGHT AGÁINST ARMED MEN.

TROOPS ON KIANGSI BORDER.

GREAT DEMONSTRATION "AT SOUTHAMPTON,

TWO

CARS LEAVE THR

ROAD

NEAR HAINAN.

CANTON ALERT-

SHAMSUIPO INCIDENT. -

It is reported that in consequence A heavily laden Butterfield and

Armed robbers who carry, out Swire steamer lving stranded in ahold-ups" on tenants in Chinese) of having received information that dangerous position, an attempt by houses in the Colony have often had Kiangsi troops are massing on the things pretty much their own way another vessel of the same line to when dealing with timorous vie frontier, and that advance parties tow her off, resulting in it sharing tims. If only as an exception to of both sides are in touch with one the fate of the first, is the most this rule, a case which came to the another, skirmishes having already notice of the police authorities recent drama of the sea to be en-over the week-end is worth recof- taken place, Mt. Wang Ching-wal acted in the treacherous Hainan ing. In this instance it was shown and General Tan Yen-kal on the Straits,

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LUCKY ESCAPES,

In motor-car accidents reported

GLOWING TRIBUTES.

Rugby, Feb. 7. The heroism of Captain Fred over the week-end there were two of the Instances in which ears had the and the officers and men United States Hiner President Pas-misfortune to fall over embank-

On Saturday night, Mr. G. A. British steamer Antinde. sevelt, ja' rescuing the crow of the ments,

Walker, Traffic Superintendent of acknowledged yesterday afternoon

TRAFFIC BEING INTERFERED WITH

NATIVE BOATS STOP.

TRAFFIC.

CRUISER. HOLDS 'UP STEAMER

$100,000 HAUL.

Behind the scene of current So frequent huve piracies on

developments in China, there the lower reaches of the West and occurred last week a little incident North Rivers become that many which throws fresh light on the vessels which have been operating conditions of the country. at great risk in this danger zone. While military matters are being are reported to have suspended pursued, the possibilities of the traffic on the 3rd instant, and opium trade are not being negleat-

the lower reaches of the rivers äinews of war. Ülicit opium has have stopped entirely.

been making its way from Yunnan specially into Southampton so that yehicle, when he was dazzled by rom Bremen to New York, came with three other passengers in the her brave officers and men might re the lights of a car approaching him Although the Canton Govern- and other southern sources into ceive officia! Brilish tributes at the from the opposite direction. As a ment is doing its best to cope Canton and Shanghai, and the hands of Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, result, the front wheel of his ear with the situation, it has made extent of this could hardly have the President of the Board of Traile, representing His Majesty went over the embankment, and, little or no progress, because it been gauged until nows came the King.

realising the danger, the four is now found, that the bandity through during the week-end of a As the vessel came to her moor-occupants hastily scrambled out. launches are faster and better big seizure of Yunnanese opium. umphal reception. All other.craft

that, in spite of their being, armed 4th instant proceeded by a falin'a befitting manner. The Prest, the Kowloon-Canton Railway, was that communication by water in cd, as this often provides the Leaving Haiphong for Shanghai which visited a shop in Shamsuipe: motor launch to Whampoa where dent Roosevelt, homeward bouw driving a car along the Tripo Road,

with revolvers, a gang of robbers

weapons behind.

with a cargo of cement on Januar met with rough treatment and they were met by General Chang 31st, it was probably on the after-tne chd had to flee, leaving their Kai-shek, and the three Generals had a secret conference the whole noon of the following day that At 6 o'clock on Saturday evening, „Capt. Mckenzir, of the Hunan, fear castomers came into the sales afternoon. It is also said that found his vessel helplessly strand-shop of the Wak Lee Knitting troops of Generals Yang Che-sang Factory at Kwai Lam Street, Sham and Tang Tek-yu are, showing great ed seven miles west of Lamko, in suip, and asked to be stown over

activity on the frontier, and, the western entrance to the Straits, the stork of singlets.

One sample

Three days later the sst Kwelane faller another was brought forward further, that the agents of Lin Fonings in dock, she was given a tri Just after they got clear the car armed than those of the Govern. The seizure was made on one of

their syrens.

from Bangkok, bound to Hongkong "Don't shout, or you will be killed." General Chung Kai-shek for nearlying the American Ambassador, Ad./safely hauled up. Happily, no one ing battle to the gunboats of thatruiser, from which the seizure was

and driven ashore, just a stone's show from her companion in dis-

trees.

Still later on the ss: Taming ap peared, broke all her Popes and "wires in her efforts to tow off the Kweiyang, and finally decided to (take off the 'passengers, and bring

them to Hongkong,

The Taming arrived with the full story yester- day, and she s to leave for the scene to morrow morning with stores, ete

INDIAN “SCANDAL.”

A BOMBAY RECLAMATION

SCHEME...

the

from Tsinwan to Yaumati, and

mediately applied the brakes, but assigned to the Kwangsi Navy.. the car skidded on the wet surface

of the road, swerved and went over an embankment.. The ear over- turned, throwing the occupants.but.

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"THE "ALTAI MARU."

NOT YET REFLOATED.

for the

source. shows that. this is another instance of the good procedure of "setting a thief to catch a thief."

the trading coastal steamers, and for their inspection, when suddenly are endeavouring to re-enlist the

in port hoisted the American frg slipped down the hillside for some ment. These' launches, are not

the party which has now profited: commanded by Capt. Martin and" one of the customers whiped out scattered soldiers formerly under and grected her with the rour of distance and it had to be left there only a térror to junks and other from the seizure is one of the carrying heavy general cargo and revolver and pointed it at

tis command.

until next morning, when it was craft, but are also capable of giv-military factions which controls the" Ithe proprietor of the estab-

Mr. Boylston, Beale, represent- passengers, arrived on the scene

lishment, with the injunction After having been closeted with

effected, miral Macnamee (American Navel was injured as a result of the Canton Navy, sevèra! of whose

Details are still being awatied to via Hollow,

Not to be intimidated, the proprie five hours, Mr. Wang Ching-wai Attache), Lord Apsley, Member of mishap, but the car was slightly launches and motor boats have throw fresh light on the identity Husers were thrown out in an tur shruck out with one and while

been captured by the bandits.of the warship which was respon- with the other he wrested the wen and General Tan Yen-kai returned Parliament for Southampton, Sir damaged as a result of the fall. endeavour to refloat the Hunan.)

pon from the man's grasp. Never to Canton, and orders were imme- James Charles, commander of the

There was also reported a second On this account, the patrol be-sible for the holding up of the Aquitania, Captain Tose, of

| steamer

purposes of but it would appear that aftertheless, the proprietor was struck diately issued to General Loo Teh- Antince, and Mrs. Tose were pre-accident on the mainland. A livery tween Sui Hing and Wuchow. the seizure, but what bas futile efforts the Kweiyang was on the head by one of the owner caught by the tide, swung round members of the gang, who used a pin to proceed, to Nam Hung and sent at a luncheon served in the car was proceeding along the road which hus hitherto been in the been learned from a reliable,

piece of firewood, and was rendered take command of the 2nd Army saloon".

It is almost unconscious,"

Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, addres-when near Cheungshawan the lights hands of the Canton Navy, is now but Corps until further orders. The alarm had been heard by the said that General Tan Yen-kai will

sing the ship's officers and members suddenly went out. The driver im of the lifeboat crews, who, Wele people in the shop next door, and

It is learned that on Friday A Poki came

running in with a take the supreme command shortly. drawn up in a line near him, said

last a steamer which was on its broom which he used to such good) Another report states that the he was commanded by the King to

way from the south was stopped been express to Captain Fried- His Ma- purpose that the robbers were dis- Provincial Treasurer has

in the Hainan Straits off Holhow Beartened. The gang Red, leaving ordered to have $200,000 packed up iesty's regret that the brief stay As they fell clear of the machine,

by a Chinese cruiser and was not behind them two revolvers, which and at the same time the Armoury the ship at Southampton did

boarded by a party of naval men. were later turned

ever to the has received instructions to deliver admit of his seeing Captain Fried the passengers were unhurt save

for some slight bruises.

The confident manner in which the police.

5,000 rifles, the money and rifles to in London and personally thanking

In another motor accident.

subsequent search was conducted be delivered to General Pak Shung-him, his officers and crew for their

The Altal Maru, a Osaka Shosen showed that the naval men were hee, to take back to Kwangai asgallant services in effecting à res- which occurred in Des Voeux

Chinese was Kaisha freighter which went pretty sure of the Information a * concrete ratification of the cue that had seized the imagina- Road yesterday, alliance of the two Kwangs on the tion and won the gratitude of ! seriously injured by being run aground off Lam Tong, in Fo Tau which they must have previously, He receiv- Mun Pass, at two o'clock yesterday received. At any rate they had part of Kwangtung. Orders have whole British race. It had already into by a motor car. also been sent out to each of the taken its place as one of the epice ed injuries to the head and body, morning, has not yet been, refloat-not been long at their job before they discovered 100 cases, of six Army Corps to be in readiness of sea service. In the past six and was taken to the Government ed.

Earlier details of the mishap opium in the steamer. The value to be inspected by General Chang years, there had been 226 rescues Civil Hospital. Kai-shek.

at sea, and in that record, the An incident which might have were to the effect that the steamer of these amounts to $100,000.

The drug was transferred to the' A report from Wuchow states achievement of the President Roo-caused a serious motor accident went aground in a fog, while that Mong Yan-chim, a former sevelt stood out conspicuously occurred when a golf ball was on her way to Hongkong, where she warship, which, after releasing Governor of Kwangsi, after having Sir Philip said: "As to Chief Off-driven through the wind-screen of should have arrived at six o'clock. the steamer, sailed off in an un- scheme to reclaim 1.145 acres been defeated some time ago by cer Miller and the other officers, a car this morning. It appears that On receipt of the news by wire-known direction. from the back bay of Bombay is General Wong Shui-hung, retreated we liked to think that their fore- Mr. M. B. King, of the Dragon less, tugs were sent from Kowloon, Assistance is being sent with all

the subject of sensational reports to Wu Yuan district with the object fathers served in British hips." Motor Car Company, was driving a while the Kaijo Maru, another of that a similar fate befel another possible speed for should bad wea-

of joining the forces of Sum Hung-After a touching reference to Wirta: car along the road which skirts the the O.S.K. ships, which was to have consignment of 300 cases of opium ther set in, with the vessels póst- of Committee, of Investiga-ying which are in the central and men and Heitman, respectively the Racecourse at Happy Valley, not far left Hongkong at 11 o'clock for three months ago.

northern parts of the province, and Finn and German who lost their from the Monument, when sudden- Keelung, also went to her assfa- which conveyed this opium had The majority report points out that Mong's entire forces have now lives during the rescue, Sir Philin ly he heard a crash of broken glass tance, but soon returned, leaving instructions to

turn over that the estimated cost of alling been rounded up and disarmed,

the drug to -0 Chin'ése La be danger of them breaking up.

In-the tugs to carry on the work,

Efforts were made to refloat her warship which would meet H.M.S. Magnolia has already in the area was seriously faulty Mong Yan-chim and his chief said that in reading the names of in the front part of the car.

and recommends completing three lieutenant, Soo Yuet-po, themselves the lifeboat crews, one saw that vestigations showed that a golf

driven from the yesterday, but without result, and her out at sea a day's steam from gode down to stand by, and the out of eight blocks. It proposes falling prisoners into the bands of different lands were represented in bar and d tug koos leaving with that consideration of the comple-Li Chung-yan's forces.

Now that them, and that gave an under-course and had passed through the this morning six lighters were dis- Shanghai. The details worked out

lighters this afternoon.

Lion of the scheme should be post- Kwangsi is cleared of all opposing standing of what was meant by the steering wheel, eventually smash-patched to take off the cargo. It as scheduled, and the opium was compara-poned till 1927-8, and considere forces, the military is under one brotherhood of the son. He then ing through the lower part of the is hoped that relieved of this duly transferred to a Chinese war- The Kweiyang is

The ball was later weight, the Altai Maru will be ship which came out to meet the She was built that the Government should have command, as in Kwangtung. It is handed to Captain Fried a gold box found in the car, It was a for-sufficiently lightened to enable her steamer near Shanghai, but it was tively new vessel.

1921 to the exercised greater prudence in also stated that General Li Chung- and to the officers and men of the tunate circumstance that the ball to refloat sometime to-day. The not-until some days afterwards Greenock in order of the China, Navigation accepting the estimate of Sir yan has hastened back to Nanning lifeboat crews medals awarded did not go through the top part of tug Henry Keswick has also left that the syndicate which puts Company, and she is of 2,644 tons George Buchanan regarding the so as to be near at hand to assist the British Government, The of the screen, otherwise the driver for the scene, which the O.S.K through this big deal discovered

ross and 1,580 tons net register. output of the dredger, but that as Fan Shek-sung in the coming cers' medals were of gold and the might have been struck and a seri-Marine Superintendent has gone that they had been duped.

men'g' of silver.. Finally Sir Phil'p: She is 810 feet over all and draws Sir George Buchanan was an ex-expedition against Tang Chi-yao.

ous accident resulted.

warship to which their valuable Cunliffe Lister handed to Captain

The Altai Maru was built at the consignment had been transferred 20.9 feet of water, a trifle less than pert adviser the main responsi

Fried the medals awarded, to the the Hunan which draws 21.3 feet.

Osaka Iron Works in 1918. Her was not the particular one con- The Hunan was built in 1895 by

dimensions are: Length 425 fect, trolled by the military faction Messrs. Scott and Co., the builders

breath 56.2 feet, and depth 40.6. through whom they had hoped to of the Kweiyang, and she is a

Her gross tonnage is 7.772. She put throughout the deal, but be- steamer of 1,143 tons net register

left Kobe with a general cargo of longed to quite à different faction. She is 260 feet long.

3,000 tons mainly consigned to Obviously some traitor had betray- Bombay. She was due in Hong-ed their secret to "the enemy."

The Hunan has now been strand- ed for a week and it is regarded as fortunate that fair weather bas prevailed. She is hard aground forward.

tioned as they are, there is likely

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DISPUTE OVER DEBT.

PARTIES BOUND OVER. Mr. D. McCallum appeared for the defence of a Chinese in an assault summons, before Major Willson, at, the Central Police Court this morning.

Bombay, Feb. 7.

Unsatisfactory progress of the

tion.

bility must rest on him.

A minority report characterises PICKPOCKET JAILED. [two men who lost their lives, for eventual presentation to their réla- the action of the Government ag

tives, grave scandal and recommends the abolition of the development directorate.-Reuter,

EXPORTING MONEY.

WOMAN FAILS TO ATTEND COURT.

When the name of a Chinese wo- man was called by the Court In-

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CLAIMS INTIMACY WITH POLICE.

Declaring that he was well-

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wind-screen.

STOLEN CLOTHES.

WEARING ANOTHER MAN'S. COAT.

to take charge.

BISHOP'S DENIAL.

CHURCH SPLIT ON PROHIBITION,

A

In this connection it is, stated ·

The steamer

LEAGUE'S UTILITY.

The

BEGINS WHEN GERMANY ENTERS.

Captain Fried and Chief Officer Miller thanked His Majesty the King, the British Government and the British people for the honour done to them and their men, Mr. A Chinese appeared before Major kong yesterday, and was scheduled known among the working class, Boylston Beale, on behalf of the Willson, at the Central Police to love this morning for Bombay was even intimate with certain American Ambassador, who

was Court this morning, charged with via Singapore and Colombo. members of the Police Force and prevented from being present by the larceny of three pieces of cloth-r.

an engagement in Paris, declareding, valued at $100, the property of was able to call numerous witness that the President Roosevelt inci-Chiu Yik-ting, 27, Des Vaux Road, to vouch for his good character, dent had done more towards ce- A witness said that at 10 am., on

Rugby, Feb. 7, Satisfaction is being generally a street coolie was convicted by menting the good relations, between February 6th, he was at the

expressed, both in political quar Mr. McCallum asked for leave

Mr. E.. W. Hamilton, at the Kow-the British and American people address in Des Voeux Road West, than could be easily estimated." when, he saw the defendant wear-

tors and in the Fress at the forth- to apply for a cross-summons, but terpreter at the Kowloon Magis- oon Magistracy this morning, on

The preceedings closed with aing. 4 coat which he recognised as

coming application by Germany the Magistrate, on learning the tracy this morning, no answer was a charge of picking the pocket cheque for £327 to Captain Fried. the property of a buyer. The de-

for membership of the League of cause of the trouble, bound both received and her bail of $10, de- of a sepoy.

Bishop Manning in a sermon Nations. The Observer to-day ro- parties over to keep the peace for posited at the Police Station after

It was clearly established that This chequé represented the sum fendant ran away but was chased

of money which had been contri-and caught, six months...

being arrested for attempting to the defendant, after extracting a

The owner also gavo evidence of here said that the Church Temper-marke From the date of Ger- many's entry, the League begins to taken over a busineas and the preestreated by the Magistrate, who 'pocket, attempted to escape, but the British. Brondensting Company/Going the defendant wearing his ance Society's movement to modify exist in something of the form

It appeared the complainant had export $21 from the Colony, was purse from the complainant's buted by listeners-in and sont to

(witnesas) coat, and said he saw vious owners owed the defendant ordered that the money found on when pursued by the sepoy and after Captail Tash had broadchat the defendant how two other prohibition was not representative which it was designed to havó. $13. The defendant asked the this woman should also be forfelt a friend, the puree was thrown his experience and Captain Tose Conts on the thor when he was of the attitude of the church, which Its principal achievement of the

Intimated to Captain Fried that he caught

|past seven years is to have kept complainant for the money and ed.

still supported prohibition. He

in being the new machinery of The evidence of the two Indians wished the sum of money to be. The defendaald he was alt- he refused to pay, as the previous On being asked who the woman owner had contracted the debt was, the sergeant in charge of the was substantiated by a Chinese handed to an appropriate authority tag in the Poton three other opined that observance of the law international conference and die When defendant tried to take case, replied that she was a res-detective, who saw the defendant in Amerien for distribution to the mon entered and left a bundle of was increasing and that modifica cuasion. Its utility for all

relatives of the men who had lost clothes.

tion at present would mean essential purposes begins with the some of the complainant's goods, pectable lady and had intimated running away. Hywas threatened with arrest, and that she would not appear In

hard their lives in the rescue Btuk Defendant was sent to prison for mullification Reuter's American entry of Germany Brit

away.

Sentence

New York, Feb. 7.