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LAZARUS

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pean Optician. Established Forty Years,

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CANTON CRISIS.

EMBARGO IN FULL SWING.

PICKET ABUSES.

The drastic, though perhaps

overdue, step taken by Colonel

The

Hongkong Telegraph

(FOUNDED 1881

No. 1,550

二拜禮

WU PEI-FU REPORTED ASSASSINATED.

STORY WHICH NEEDS

CONFIRMATION.

CABINET, CRISIS.

*E+CAIX## TUESDAY, FEBRUARY

TROOPS MOVE.

MILITARY ACTIVITY AT SHEKLUNG,

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FEDERATION ISSUE.

ECHO OF BIG WATCH ROBBERY.

THIEF ARRESTED ON TRAMCAR.

FOUR, MONTHS' SENTENCE.

A robbery, which occurred at

23,

1926.

日一十月一

CANTON RIVER.

REFERENCE AT GODOWN MEETING.

SINGLE: GOTT LO CENTS

$36 PER ANNUM

· ESSEX won Ha great recognition on the insus of„ Aness.quality, performances and utility without usalema 'nina, waight or coat. And with its low Erat cost and operating economies, you gat qualitisa of long lasting, ralfable performance, amorálness and riding as, ESSEX raquires little attention to keep in top condition. Its maintainance coat, we believe, is the lowest of any car in the world, ESSEX in niable of action.' It is anally handled in crowded traffic, responsive to vary call for "power or spood. And with it you know all the satisfaction that comes with its distinction 30 a fine and beautiful car.

Coach.

STRIKERS WHO WERE DISILLUSIONED.

SIXTY CENTS A MONTH POCKET MONEY.

RETURN TO HONGKONG,

A report of conditions in Can- ton, from the strikers' viewpoint,

$2000 Touring.

THE DRABON MOTOR. CAR CO., LTR.

33 WOND MIN CHUNI MA. HAPPY VALLEY

$3000

BURMA SLAVES.

| RELEASE ARRANGEMENTS

MADE-

DETAILS OF SCHEM E.

Rangoon, Feb. 22.

Arrangements have been now :..

FUTURE HOPES.

It is reported from Sheklung

That the boycott had convinced Peking, Feb. 22.

of the The evening vernacular papers that from 15.000 to 16,000 troops the office of the China Export, the Canton authorities "Hayley Bell, the Commissioner of carry a report received from Kuo- have arrived from Whampoa Import, and Bank Company, in necessity of conservancy work has been brought back to Hong made to release nearly all the

and that there was every hope China Bullding, in July of Customs at Canton, to prevent minchun eireles to the effect that and that as soon as each batch

last year, as a result of that improvements would be offect- continuance of the unlawful seizure Wu Pei-fu was assassinated at arrives at the Station," they are of foreign goods and to safeguard Hunkow by Hupeh troops on the marched off to certain assigned which the Company sustained ned in the Canton River in the near

Great the Customs revenue, has had the occasion of a memorial service to spots for encampment.

secrecy is always maintained as effect of completing the severance Hsiao Yao-nan, of communication with Canton. Commenting on the report, the to their movements, and no-one is though the Post Office is making papers say that such remours are allowed within a radius of five interested miles. The only thing that the every endeavour to maintain ajoften","circulated by fostal service..

parties in war-time, but the dead inhabitants know For this reason it has been nearly always soon come to life.-troops depărt almost as suddenly: impossible to-day to gather fresh Reuter,

news which gives any indication of what the Canton Government is

CABINET BIFFERENCES.

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as they appear.

is that the

loss of a thousand dollars' worth

future was the basis of Mr. of goods, had a sequel in the ar-D. G. M. Bernard's speech at the thirty-ninth annual meeting of the rest of the culprit yesterday.

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, held this! morning.

While travelling on a tram yes- terday, Mr. Felix Mille, of the Company, recognised in a fellow passenger a former employee of the firm, by the name of Lee Hong.

disappeared who

immediately after the robbery. When n search was made of him, one of the stolen watches was found on him. while others were recovered from various pawnshops, where they had been disposed

These troops belong to the 20th Poking, Feb. 22. Super-Disciplined 'Division, and doing about it. It remains to be It is reliably reported that in addition there are two regi- seen 'whether those at the head of Chin Teh-yao, the War-Minister ments of the new graduates of the

Asi affairs are making any attempt to and acting Premier, submitted his Whampoa Military Academy. assist the Customs officials in the resignation to the Chief Executive some hundred transport coolies rightful stand they are taking or this evening because the latter was are required for service, the press whether they will make the unwilling to counter-sign a Man-gang system is again in opera- lt

11 attempt to circumvent the action date against Chang Tsung-chaug. tion.

various

without

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was stated that in

of.

the

kong by two returned strikera slaves in the Hukawng Valley. who were arrested by the police The owners are woll satisfied with yesterday after having crossed the prices for the redemption of captives many of whom are remain- over into British territory.

"One of the men was fomerly a ing with their masters to whom cook-boy on "a Douglas steamer, they have become attached. while the other was a dock-work- It is hoped that the expedition or before he went on strike.. Ex-will convince the Naga Chiefa of the Government's · determination to Mr. D. G. M. Bernard was in pressing themselves as being com-

pletely disillusioned, these men stamp out slavery and the chair and there were also pre-

say that the two meals provided sacrifice. Reuter, « sent: The Hon Mr. A. Q. Lang, Mr. T. G. Weall, Mr. A. S. D. Cous-them during their sojourn in Can- ton were of "extremely poor land, Mr. Allan Cameron, Mr.

human

In January, 1925, the Governor of Burma visited the Hukawag Valley in the neighbourhood of the Burma Frontier, where

Details of the schemore- ferred to above are given in the following India Office A. H. Compton, Mr. Frank. Austin quality, while for pocket money

Memorandum, which forma (diiectors) Mr. F. H. Crapnell they were given the ridiculous

Annox XIX (B) to Appendix cents per month.

II of the facting Secretary). Messrs. J. F. sum of sixty

Final Report of Wright, C. H. W. Kew, Kelly That was not even enough to buy the Delegates of India to the Sayee, Li Tang, L. S. Greenhill, them cigarettes, and in despera-Sixth Assembly of the League of W. S. Bailey, N., Croucher, A. A. tion they sought a means of re- Nations 1925, published in the of the Chinero Maritimes Customs although he did not object to the This massing of troops in the robbery four platinum watches Alves and A. Sutherland. (share-turning to Hongkong and--work. Gazette of India dated January,

Taking the train from Canton 16, 1926 →→ holders). A Telegraph representative who appointment of the new Tupan of East River sector immediately fol-and over a hundred other watches

they reached Shumchun, and, mak- interviewed

Consular Shantung

CHAIRMAN'S SPECCH impeaching bows an extraordinary meeting of of lesser value were amongst the

ing a detour to avoid the pickets, According to the prisoner. officials this morning found that Chang

The Secretary having read the crossed the border at a the Committee of Political Affairs loot.

point the move was one for which some

many miles from. Shumchun. This development has created a which was held on the night of he sold a great many of these notice convening the meeting, of them were more or less unpre-

The Chairman said:-Gentle They were seen by the border slavery still exists in certain traota pared, "and news of what is and crisis in the Cabinet, the members the 18th instant. There is much goods in Lascar Row.

The prisoner was produced be- men,The report and statement police while on their way to the zot under the administration of has been going on is practically of which are divided, some think-e

of accounts, together with the Sheungahui Railway Station, ap- the Government of India. As an ing that Chia has unduly pressed speculation in Canton regarding

Tore Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morn-auditors' report, have been in your parently with the idea of entrain alternative to taking the tracts nezligible in Hongkong.

The sudden nature of the closing an unnecessary point, while others these troop movements."

ing, The man admitted having hands for some days, and, with ing at this point for Hongkong under direct British administra stolen the watches, and pleaded of the port is further shown by the contend that Tuan Chi-jut should fact that there are quite a number have bowed to the wishes of the

With refererice to a previous re- that lack of money had forced your permission, I will follow the When arrested they were wearing tion with all the attendant an

He had not paual procedure and take them as the usual strikers' badges.

pense and difficulty, the Governor of Canton and Shameen people in There are other indications of port that Fong Poon-yan, Tupan been paid his salary, and was un

the read. In comparison with

It is probable that in view of discussed with the local Chiefs-

for the week-end and are, unable minchun, the leaders of which are

ings show a substantial decrease by the police and that they will slaves by a system of redemption to get back. The river service has therefore urging Feng Yu-hsiang tative to Canton regarding over- dore of the firm.

Mr. Felix Mille said it was not During the first huif of the year, be released after fuller investiga- and was able to secure the Chisfa been suspended indefinitely.

to take command of all the Kuo-tures for the confederation of the

we handled 426,000 tons of cargo tions of their..cases.

consent to certain proposals true that the prisoner had not

namely minchun armies.--Reuter.

South-West provinces, a further received his salary before he left, and the second half only 245,000 report is received which states The man had been paid a month that the Canton Government, after in advance. four or five conferences, Bas stipulabour was passed.

Sentence of four months' hard

lated before going into further! discussions on the matter, that Fong Poon-yan should give con- crete evidence of his sincerity by

Cabinet.

A CANTON DEMAND..

him to do the deed.

the Colony who came to Hongkong the declining morale of the Kuo- of Klangsi, had sent his represen- able to borrow from the compra. Previous year, I regret our 'earn-thelr story no action will be taken the question of emancipating the

PICKETS", ABUSES.

It is reported that incidents have! recently occurred in which the boy. cott pickets have been abusing thei licence by taking to their herd- quarters goods which were Bal

LOCAL WEDDING.

British.and which were not shipped MR. J. N. OWEN-MISS A. M.

from Hongkong. Chinese mer,

chants in Canton have thus been

MEADOWS.

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MAGISTRATE IN TROUBLE

TO BE TRIED IN CANTON.

BOY SCOUTS FOR WHAMPOA.

SZECHUAN BOYS AS SOLDIERS.

1. A price to be fixed for each class of slave-man, woman or child. On payment of this the slave to be at once made free, to be allowed to cultivate and to have the same position as other free men.

tons. This is entirely due to the bo-cott of Hongkeng that has been instituted in Canton. How- ever, even to this dark cloud there is a silver lining. Time and time again the disabilities under which the trade of Canton suffers have been pointed out, and it seems to

2. The price to be recovered. have required this boycott to

from the slave by easy annual the sufferers, and according to a St. John's Cathedral was-yester-disarming remnants of the forces

bring home to our friends in

The Kueiyang (Szechuan) cor- instalments. recent report the four chief corn-day afternoon the scene of a pretty of Lin Foo, and the Yunnan

Canton the necessity for conserreepondent of the N. C. Daily 3. Certain objectionable prac- mercial guilds have complied with wedding, the contracting parties forces under Generals Yeung Yu-

vancy work. The river between News, writing on January 26, tices to cease at once, viz., the a request by the Boycott Com-being Mr. J. Norrie Owen, ofhin and Yeung Che-sang, which!

Whampoa and Canton has been say's

solling of slaves, the giving them mittee that they should be repre-Messrs. Dodwell and Co., Ltd., and are now under his protection nal

A report to hand states that the steadily deteriorating for years, The Boy Scouts from Szechuan away as part of a marriage dowry sented on a special "Prize Court" Miss Ada May Meadows.

the frontier of Kinngsi. The Govern. which has been created for the The bride, who was given away ment argues that the Yunnan and people of the district of Hoi Kien but, according to the report of the en route for Canton, where they or in settlement of blood-feuds, purpose of investigating seizure by Mr. E. A. G. May, was attired Yuet Kwan forces were driven out have forwarded a petition to the Board of Conservancy Works of are to enter the Whampoa Military etc., and the breaking up of made by the pickets.

In a dress of white georgette of Kwangtung and are therefore Administrator of Civil Affairs, ac- Kwangtung in 1917, it would not Academy, are about to leave, families of slaves.

aoutlaws of that "province. The eusing its Magistrate of certain be difficult nor unduly expensive am told. Personally I have not

In order to give effect to the RETURNED WITH "COMPLIMENTS." trimmed with diamante, wore

vell, and wreath bf orange blossom harbouring of these two forces, illegalities. The Administrator to effect improvements permitting seen much of them but I hear A Reuter's message sent from and tarried a bouquet of pink roses, the Canton Government considers has examined the charges and vessels drawing 17.2 feet to reach that more than one foreigner in proposals, a British officer mado Canton a few days ago states that She was attended by her sister, as being unfriendly and inimical found them to be substantiated Canton twice daily as against only this city have experienced rude a tour in the valley about two the three Sisters of the French Mic Miss Winifred Meadows, who wore to the interests of Kwangtung. Aby evidence, and the, Canton Go- 12.2 feet at the time the report ness at their hands, no doubt the months later and reported that its

a were seized by strike pickets or match, and carried a bouquet offbeen communicated to the repre-of the case, has ordered General 1.5 feet under the keel in each minds. I have always had the souls, of whom, roughly, one-third sentative of Fong Poon-yan that Li Chai-sum to arrest the Magis-case. It also says that by deep-impression, that the Boy Scout were slaves. Generally speaking. The ceremony was performed by immediate disarming of these trate and send him under guard to ening the second bar, it would be movement, was intended by Sirhe believed, after seeing 50 per had their property back "with com.the Rev. N. W. Halward, M.C. forces is an absolute necessity Canton for, trial.

the Bund, Canton, the other day violets. when returning from Hongkong

and a pre-requisite to any further! discussions.

pliments from the Strike Com Later Mr. and Mrs. Owen left mittee." The seizure consisted of for Funling, where the honeymoon 25 boxes of provisions and 10 anglais being spent, the bride wearing, of four. First the victims, through as a going away dress, a three piece rock coloured gown. They the proper channels, appealed to the Political Commission of the leave for Home on the 5.s. Hector tee of the Kuomintang, on hear

on March 3rd.

Kuomintang, who upheld the uti

of the pickets as proper but, in

view of the position of the Sisters,

NATIONAL CONVENTION URGED.

The Central Executive Commit-

BUSH FIRES.

77

ing of the reported alliance be- RAIN EXTINGUISHES MANY. tween Wu Pei-fu and Chang Tao-

Melbourne, Feb. 22, Considerable relief is felt that

lin, has issued a circular notice to

all members urging the necessity

possible to conduct vessels draw- Robert Baden Powell as a non-cent. of those slaves, that they ing up to 22.7 feet to Whampoa military method of keeping teen-led a fairly happy life and that ill-treatment by masters was not every day of the year by utilis age boys occupied in useful ways usual, but the ignominy attached if this is so, it seems unfortunate However, ing the tidal range.

to attempt to provide for vessels that the Chinese title at least to being a slave was always pre- of greater draft would appear to suggests something of a military sent, and, baving no rights, the nature; it is called Tung tze chun, elave was exposed to domestic be neither a pràctical nor a comOne of them'said to me that it has and other injuries without any mercial proposition.

The Canton river is the natural beer difficult to find a more auit-

able name. channel for the trade of South

as persons doing charitable service U. S. ́AND ALLIANCES. of hastening, the time for calling rain hua extinguished many of China and with settled conditions in]

they recommended the release the goods.

DE

The Strike Committee, as a res pect for regulations, the Com- mission said, must declare thej goods "enemy" and confiscated

it would send the confiscated goods

a National Convention for the the bush fires. Others are smoul-the province and the completion

dering.

AGAINST PRINCIPLES OF ·

GOVERNMENT.

Philadelphia, Feb, 22

purpose of obtaining a referen dum of the people regarding the establishment of a Peoples' Go- vernment, on the ground that the

A DANGER AVERTED.

Sydney, Feb. 22. According to latest reports

of the Canton-Hankow Railway there will be a very great increase in trade. To care for this, and also to assist in developing it, it is essential that better port

made by the officer, and since hope of redress. The proposal approved by Government, is that the slaves shall be ransomed by paying their masters on an aver- age about Rs. 80/- for each slave,. according to age, and recovering the amount by easy instalments from half the total number of Subject to audit, the Directors of slaves no recovery being made

CEMENT COMPANY. DIVIDEND' ANNOUNCEMENT.

present Central Government at from Wagga Wagga the efforts facilities should be provided. the Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., from the other half as an induce- Under the circumstances, however. "The United States, through Peking has so embroiled. the coun- of the fire fighters have averted Now that the authorities in Can-will at the forthcoming meeting of ment to them to remain of their to the Sisters as a gift with the long experience, has come to the try in political entanglements that the danger threatening the Tum-ton have woken up to appreciate the shareholders, to be held on own free will in the valley. That mountain it is necessary for the people to barumba come out as a body and free them- Reuter,

compliments of the Strike Com conclusion that offensive or defen- mittes,

sive political and military alliances selves from militarism and im- POSTAL SERVICE. N

are not in harmony with the prin- perialism. It is added that a mass With regard to the maintenance of the postal service between ciples of our Government or the in- meeting was hold at Canton on the 20th instant, and a unanimous de- Hongkong and Canten, on enquiry terests of our people," declared cision was reached to form with- at the General Post Office we were Mr. Kellogg at a ceremony at Penn-out delay an association to he informed that if senders super-sylvania University in honour of called the Peoples' Association scribe their letters "By Train," the first President of the United for Bastening the Convocation of every effort will be made to des- States...

sidarable scale, the inhabitants

district. this fact and to see the import Wednesday, the 17th March, re- they should so remain is desirable ance, or more the necessity, of commend the following allocation since, if they quitted it on a con- developing the resources at their of profits: disposal, it is seriously to be hoped that they will proceed with the work without delay.

TRAWLER LOST.

FRUITLESS, AEROPLANE

We have taken advantage of the alack period to get on with the SEARCH..

new four-storied godown which Rugby, Feb. 22. has been under consideration for the National Convention," and The search by Irish Free State some time. This will take the patch mail by the railway route. Mr. Kellogg said that such

a that at the close of the meeting a aeroplanes for a trace of the miss place of Nos. 8 and 9, which have For this purpose, the Postmaster principle did not mean isolation or big demonstration was carried out Ing men of the Welsh flaking already been pulled down, and General here has communicated a refusal to co-operate with other by all classes of the people to trawler Cardigan Castle, lost eight will be of great help in assisting with the Postal Commissioner in nations in non-political activities show their approval of this deci- days ago, was continued yesterday us to handle the large volume of Canton with a view to the latter for the advancement of science, sion. The circular notice urges amongst the small islands off the cargo which we had difficulty in facilitating transmission of mail education and commerce-Reuter's members to form similar asocia West coast of Ireland, but without dealing with before. The ground -matter from the frontier onwards. American Service.

tions all over the country.

(any success-British Wireless.

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To Pay a Dividend

of 80 cents on the Old Shares and 10.660 cents. 04 the New Bhares

To place to re- serve for new plant

To carry forward to credit of next year's account

.3362,666.66

100,000.00

of the valley might be left without the necessaries of life and suffer dire distress.

A free gift of the ransom will also be made to all slaves who are poor by reason of physical or mental infirmity and to all single womon and orphan children.

The cost of ransoming half the slaves and forgoing all repayment is estimated at about Rs. 1,25,000, but this sum is not considered "s 58,842.02 | heavy.price to pay if it be re- garded ass final settlement of. $516,009.68 the problem of emancipating these

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