1926-03-23 — Page 1

-N, LAZARUS

Opthalmic Opticians — Hong- kong's Only European Optielan

12 Quoon's Row Central.

Modern Fight Testing Equipm at and lons grinding machinery

Established Over Forty Years...

BRANCHES-Shanghai and London.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

POUNDED.INN

No R1,859

二拜禮: 號三十二月三英港香 TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1926, ETWA

CANTON TROUBLE, IMPERIAL PREFERENCE

WILD RUMOURS STILL PERSIST.

SATURDAY'S EVENTS

PLEAS.

COMMONS AND SINGAPORE BASE.

BOYCOTT.

TIENTSIN COUP.

LABOUR MEMBER AND ASIATIC COLONIES.

|FLIGHT OF KUOMINCHUN TROOPS.

CANTON GOVERNMENT

RESPONSIBLE

FREE PORT PROBLEM.

London, March 22.

News to hand to-day confirm the In the House of Commons Mr. reports of unusual military activity A. E. Jacob (Cons.) suggested that

Tientsin, March 23, Tientsin was completely

FLOATING DOCK TO BE BUILT.

· SINGLE SOOPY SI CERTE

IN PER AKKUM ONS

The Encal A99EX svar bulit. The ezzlest riding and driving ESSEX over husk Tha Rami ESSEX In materials and workmanship over built. The smoothest, most reliable ESSEX, evas built." Tha best looking E988X aver built. "And as the lowest pelos for which ESSEN ever sold, The ES9BX a. built on the Super-Six principle, by HUDSON workmen in HUDSON shops In quality HUDSON and ESSEX are alike.

Touring,

UNITED STATES, AND

RUZOPE

$2000 Coach

HE DRAGON MOTON

CAR CO., LTD

"WE DO FOR 'DE DOUTORIIN MF62, CHARFYVÄLLSTAR

$2000

CANTON OUTRAGE

DIPLOMACY BEHIND CLOSED INDIANS IN CHAINS FOR

DOORS.""

ÁLLAYING APPREHENSION

Washington, March 22.

· While official circles are still) allent with regard to the nature of |Mr. Houghton's' report to Pres.

LOOTING REPORTED, HONGKONG UPHELD.

WORLD'S BIGGEST. London, March 22.

Only in a very general way In the House of Commons, reply (says the Telegraph's Singapore in Canton on Saturday, one result with a view to extending British evacuated by Kuominchun troops ing to Mr. S. P. Vlant (Labour),

markets and relieving unemploy

correspondent) does the world of which was to restrict the movement, Mr. Amery should do everythis morning, the city being taken Mr. Amery said that the Canton know the plans of the British Ad- ments of foreigners residing in the thing possible to arrange for pre-over by Li Ching-lin's followers Government's offer to mediate be miralty for the naval base Coolidge, the newspapers are ap- Tungahan district, many Germans ferential treatment of British goods who had been

secreted in the tween the strikers and the Hong Singapore, and we who are on the/parently startled at the sensation! being unable to reach their offices in our Asiatic Colonies and Depen-

All shops are closed. Considerable looting has taken place "In the native elty and

at

spot know even less, but it is now certain that the Admiralty have decided in favour of a floating dock, and we learnt for the first claim was vitiated by the fact that

time the other day that the Ad- the Canton Government had taken miralty is insisting that the dock no steps to put an end to the in-shall be constructed at Home tut timidation of workers or other il-

at Singapore. That legal activities of the Strike Com-sembled mittee whereby alone the strike was the first we had heard of that and boycott in Canton was main proposal, and it came as a distinct tained in flagrant violation of the Treaty obligations. Therefore, the surprise.

They are kong Government was based on the Coreign Concessiona. dencius. on that day. There was also 'con- Mr. Amery, in reply, pointed out armed with rifles and automaties claim that they were not parties siderable excitement in Chinese that with one or two exceptions the and intend to hold the city pend-to the strike or boycott, but in the naval circles, consequent on raids goods imported into Hongkong and carried out by Cadets aboard the Malaya were not subject to importing the arrival of Li Ching-lin's Hongkong Government's view that

duty, and there were, no Customs troops. flagship Chung Shen and other duties at Aden. He was not in a cruisers.

"position to interfere with the internal administration of North Although the utmost secrecy pre-Burned, and Sarawak, and the wails regarding the cause for the Legislative Council of Ceylon a few emergency measures taken, it was years ago rejected a proposal to grant preference to British goods. obvious to the general populace on He was not prepared to re-open the Saturday that something unusual matter at present.-Reuter. was occurring. There was for The Hongkong General Cham- some hours a complete dislocation ber of Commerce was concerned

6

of General

suburbs.

The entrance to the Japanese Concession is barricaded and strong guards are posted there.

Hongkong Government was unable; The only concern which could It is reported that the Kuominto regard the Canton Government undertake the work is the Singa with this question in 1923, when chun collapse was due to the cut-as other than principals on whom

THE RETREAT - EXPLAINED.

barcott lay,

18 DAYS.

STRIKERS' COURT.

How two Indian watchmen in the employ of the Asiatic Petroleum Company at Canton were arrested by the strikers and detained in chains for nineteen days without any charge being laid against them created in Europe and are now and how their release was eventual- endeavouring to allay European aply obtained following representa- prehensions.

tions by the British Consul General, The New York World suggesta

is the story which has just beeti that Europe would do well to take

officially released for publication.. wild talk about the report less

Guilty of no offence whatsoever, seriously, and the New York Times

and simply carrying out their duties also urges Europe not to get ex-in the service of a British company cited over inconsequential events pursuing its lawful business, these

or sayings over here."-Router's American Service..

....

men were subject, to outrageous. treatment; as the following will show:-

U. 9. GOVERNMENT ATTACKED.

Washington, March 22,

At about 5.30 p.m. on the 18th The conflicting mass of rumour, December, 1925,

Mr. Cadman, speculation and comment recently Resident Engineer of the A. P. Co., turally disinclined to saddle itself aroused by newspaper reports of together with two Indian watch His Majesty's Government said, with such a vast undertaking. Mr. Houghton's alleged conversa-men, while on their way to Fati Mr. Amery, fully supported the atti-The engineering staff

tions with Fresident Coolidge pinstallation, were fred on and held Jude of the Hongkong Government}

to the subject of the present trend of up by an armed launch manned by and it now remained for the Can-ployed is only just sufficient tan Government to give proof of meet the needs of the shipping fre-European politics finally reached strike pickets. They were taken its sincerity and translate "from quenting the port, and when there the floor of the Senate when the to Strike Headquarters in the city words into deeds its professed desia any unusual rush at the wharves Democrat, Senator Harrison, vigor and Mr. Cadman after a form of sire to see the present situation the staff have their work cut outously attacked the Coolidge Ad- brought to an end.

STEAMER FIRE.

OUTBREAK ON SUMATRA MARU.

Colombo, March 22.

now em-

Senator Borah referred to the re- and demanded the immediate re- cent impasse at Geneva and elsim-lease of the Indians, the Vice- Foreign ed that Brazil had received the Consul informing the

of all means of communication, the it referred to the Association of ting of communications between responsibility for the continued pore Harbour Board, which is a telephone, telegraphi and railway Exporters and Dealers of Hong- skervices being taken over by the kong a request by the Government Tatung and Kaigan by Shansi| Members of the Cade for advice upon a despatch from troops, which endangers the whole military.

The Secretary of State for the Kuominthun forces in the field. Corps visited all the native war-Calonies, involving the position of

No trains are able to run be ship, of which they took posses-Hongkong in relation to the Im- sion for a time.

perials Customs Conference, 1921, tween Peking and Tientsin to-day

The late Mr. D. K. Blair, then-Reuter BOME RUMOURS.

Secretary of the Association, in The emergency mensares were the course of his reply pointed out

to cope with it. It is plain, there- carried out in rupid and systematic that the practicability of prefer-

Peking, March 23. Mr. H. W. Looker suggested that

"gone back to the old order of handed over to the Police Burean" manner, and within a few hours ential rates of tariff as between all

The successful retreat of the the Canton Government could endfore, that the Board could not con-ministration, which he said had trial by a Strikers' Court was tract for the assembling of the more or less normal conditions Parts of the British Empire did not

released at the request of the the strike in a moment if it want dock in the ordinary course of basi-secret diplomacy behind closed the same night and subsequently

doors." Come within the terms of reference Kuominchun forces, which is taking ed to, but that it was influenced by

ness. It would practically mean

British Consul General. The were restored.

Afterwards, all of the Imperial. Customs Confer-place on all fronts, is due partly Russian advisers,

Senator Walsh raised the ques- Indians were retained a custody manner of rumours were in ence. Such a policy, if adopted, to shortage of ammunition, expect-

Mr. Amery was of opinion that setting up a separate establish-

ment, with a labour force of some tion of the Italian Debt concerning by the strikers. The following circulation, such as reports of would be of considerable value toed supplies not having reached that way so-Reuter,

two thousand coolies and an ea- which he asked the Senate to take morning the British Vice-Consul, the nasussination

Hongkong.. Universal preference

gineering staff which would have note of the reports that President accompanied by the Manager of the within the Empire was only given Marshal Feng's army.

to be recruited at Home at grent Coolidge had been officially inform-A. P. Co., proceeded to the Foreign Chang Kai-shek and General, Wu by New Zealand and one or two The order for the general retreat!

expense, and the work would lasted that "the whole of Europe re- Office and recorded the strongest Te-ching, a mutiny by some of the small Colonies with each of which was given on Saturday, when

for two years. There would be garded Mussolini, with the utmost possible protest from the Consul General in regard to the incident troops under Géheral Chu Pei-Hongkong's trade was small. If

the risk of very considerable finan-distrust." the larger Dominions gave an Fm. Chang Chi-chiang sent out the

cial loss, and that would eventually tak, and a story that the Strike pire preference of which Hongkong circular telegram previously report- Union had joined the Navy in could take advantage, the benefits ed. The retreat on the Machang

have to be met by the Colony, plot against General Chang Kai-

to local trade would be considera- front began yesterday morning,

NINE FIRMS INTERESTED. shek. It was impossible to obtain bio. Hongkong, as a Free Trade

Mr. Fu The position as regards the dock silent support of powerful nations Secretary that his orders were not. The Japanese steamer Sumatra became known locally as the result confiimation of any of these report, could scarcely take the initi- although Lu Chung-lin's forces had

in blocking Germany's admission to return without them. ports, and there is now a disposi-ative in raising a discussion

to the Council-Reuter's AmeriPing-sheung, Secretary for Foreign of been thrown back a considerable Maru, due at Cochin this morning of the visit of Mr. S. F. Staples, of

Affairs, pleaded ignorance of the tion to discount them as being un-this question which, was one

has fire aboard.-Reuter.

can Service.

matter and after some discussion for distance on the previous three

a. famous frm of naval architects true.

Colonies levying import duties to days. Defence measures are being

Cochin, March 22.

who have designed every floating

despatched his Chief Assistant, As regards the naval incidents, decide for themselves

The steamer Sumatra Maru has dock hitherto built for the

Mr. Luk, to accompany the Vice- This 3-

Consul and the A. P. C. Manager it will be recalled that some tie peet of Empire preference should taken at Yangliuching, where the arrived with her cargo on fire. Imiralty. Mr. Staples has been de- time ago the commander of the be kept steadily before the notice strong regard is expected to is not considered serious and the puted by the nine great shipbuild-

to the Police Bureau. On arrival," the Vice-Consul informed, the Chung Shan took flight when of the Hongkong Government in hold on until all the retreating boat has left for Colombo.ing firms which have been uskad 'the Political Agent attached to the order that, if the question should troops have passed.

Acting Police Commissioner, Mr. to tender for the construction of "cruiser revealed a plot in which arise at any

Poon, that he had come to take time. Hongkong's

The Sumatra Maru is one of the the dock to inquire into local enn-j

away the two Indians whom the Meanwhile, additional troops larger freighters of the Osaka ditions in Singapore-in effect, to

strikers had captured the previous have reached Fengtai, Tungchow Shosen Kaisha fleet, and she left find out whether the assembling

Enquiries into the thefts from day and that he could not return and Yangtsun. Fengtai is the Hongkong for Karachi, Bombay, of the dock here is practicable or

without them. After some discus- on February 6th. She was on the not. These arms are interested a number of sailing yachts hav-sion between Mr. Lak and the first and Tungehow the second of return trip when the fire broke because the Heme contractor willing proved fruitless, the prosecu- police authorities, a letter was the rearguard positions." The out.

have to let a sub-contract for the lutter is being strengthened in It is hot thought that she had assembling of the structure; the tion withdrew the charges of written to the Strike Headquarters and delivered personally by Mr. order to ward off possible attempts any cargo on board for Hongkong latter will not be given to the larceny preferred against a boat- Luk. He returned within an hour The local office informed our re- Harbour Board direct from the man before Mr. J. H. B. Nihil at stating that the Indians would be by the Fengtien troops to cut off presentative this morning that she Admiralty, who refuse to recognize

tioned and that they would be re- goods consigned to Japan." The final say would appear to rest morning...

leased that afternoon: The Vice- with the Harbour Board, and ap-. The defendant, who was ar-Consul thereupon informed the parently the "local conditions" raigned on three counts of larceny, authorities that he was very dis ROBBER'S RUSË. which interest Mr. Staples are real-was charged with (1), stealing satisfied with what had been done ly the terms upon which the Board from the yacht "Why Wonder" and stated his determination to go would be prepared to do the work. two jib cotton sails, one spinnaker direct to the strike headquartere DISGUISED AS PAINTERS."

It Is no secret that the Harbour sail, two pieces of 1-inch main and request the release of the The officials strongly After having planned an elabor-Board do not want the job, and sheets 24 fathoms long, one iron Indians.

he and other officers and men were opinion might be given in faveur said to be involved. This led to juf Universal Empire Preference. the arrest of thirteen of the 'of- cers, who were later placed m irons. The Political Agent, was later placed in charge of the Naval Bureau and also in command of the Chung Shan; but apparently this appointment was not well re- ceived, for troops raided his regí-}

TRAFFIC `SUMMONSES.

TO-DAY'S PROSECUTIONS.

Among the traffic

summonsen

Reutor.

Ad-

YACHT THEFTS.

POLICE DROP LARCENY CHARGES.

dence a few days ago and whilst heard by Major Willson, at the the Kuominchun Army in the region had a considerable cargo of cotton two contractors in the same for the Kowloon Magistratey this detained until they could be ques-

he was resisting arrest some shots Central Police Court this morning. of Peking. were fired, with the result that he was one in which a Chinese was Farther back, there are still con- was wounded and is reported to charged with killing a dog by run-siderable Kuominchun concentra- have later succumbed in hospital. ning over it, failing to stop, and tions in the Nankow pass. Troop There has since been fresh trouble omitting to report the accident. trains have been arriving all day amongst the naval units, and it The dog belonged to Mr. Hall, of long from Tientsin.-Reuter. was this which led to troops going the Government quarries, aboard the cruisers and quelling

It is reported that tho Kuomin- Chief Inspector Kent said the ohun Army in the Jehol region wan Road. movements incident occurred on the Shauki-jis also falling back on Nankowate means of entry into the house, there seems no reason why the onur anchor, one 11⁄2inch Manila rope advised against approaching the direct. The stand at Fengtai and and taken the trouble to provide of accepting or refusing the Ad-20 fathoms long, and one sailor's strikers whom they stated were Tungchow is likely to be of some themselves with paint-pots and miralty's scheme should be thrust knife, the property of Mr. H. S. Ignorant men who would probably duration, .for these points the necessary outfit to create the jupon them unless terms and guar-Rouse; (2), stealing from the insult foreigners and begged that

alleged rebellious

There is no news at present as

what has happened to the naval

officers who were arrested.

OFFICIALS' FAMILIES LEAVE.

A fine of $10 was imposed.

RECKLESS DRIVING.

A Chinese, charged with reckless will not be abandoned until impression that they were house-antees of a most reassuring nature Falcon," one 14inch Manila rope matters be left in their hands. The The general altuation in Canton driving, was stated by Sub-Inspec- the Kuomishun Army in the painters, robbers who entered a can be arranged. It may be that 18 fathoms long, four quilt pil- Vice Consul accompanied by the appears to be still very uncertain, tor Alexander to have overtaken vicinity of Pantingfu has reached house in Percival. Street yester- the Admiralty will bring pressure lows, one 1-inch main sheet 24 A. P. Co. representative. then pro here. Meanwhile, the outlying day were annoyed through the to bear through various channels, fathoms long, one silk mainsail, ceeded to Strike headquarters but of several of the leading officials Shanghai Bank at a speed of 25 Paotingfu. have already left for Hongkong. miles an hour!

servant girl in the house.

Singapore is not in the least anxi- one anchor and one sall cover, were, however, Informed by au The strike of the employees at Chief Inspector Kent said there "General Sun Yush is reported The robbers stabbed her in ous to undertake a job for which the property of Mr. A. Ritchie. English-speaking gatomon that the the Arsenal is still unsettled. It was a previous conviction for reek-to be at Langfang, while Lu several places before fleeing, and it does not possess the necessary and (8) stealing from the "Diana, Indians had just been released. is now reported that the cause of less driving at Repulse Bay, and Chung-lin and staff, also Tang when the police arrived they plant or staff, especially when the one grey silk mainsail, one sail a private cover, one fron anchor, one 2-inch the strike is that the recently the defendant had also had an Chi-tao, arrived at Poking this found the victim lying unconaci- Harbour Board is not appointed Director of the cartridge accident.

ous and in a rather serious con- firm, but is at least a semi-oficial 25 fathoms of Maalla rape, two 24 fathoms of mainsails and one Lu Chung-lin is at present die- {dition on the floor. The girl has Concer cussing with the Cabinot maa-been taken to the Government The dock will be an onormona main sheet block, belonging to Bures for the preservation of order Civil Hospital.

structure, of course, and it may be Capt. Arthur.

and it is reported that the families another car by the Hongkong and units are hastily cogoontrating at giving of an alarm by a young and so get their way after all, but two silk jib safla, one cotton sail,was refused admittance. They

factory has placed about one hun-

dred non-Union man in the differ-

ent departments of the Arsenal, to

Defendant was fined $20.

sengers.

ΤΕΝΟΝ Α ΤΑΧΙ,

whom the Union men objected. not having proper control of his A Chinese was summoned for The demands of the strikere, it is Laxicab by carrying too many pas stated, are the diamissal of thei Director and the withdrawal of the non-Union men at once. The saw the taxi with coolles standing Sub-Inspector Alexander said he Government has refused to enter on the footboards, but they jump- tain any of the demands and has ed off when they saw him. When ordered the men to return to work the taxi stopped he counted ten

ithin three days, under severe people, including the driver,

The defendant was fined $15.

morning.

į

in Peking during the retreat,"

Chia Toh-yo has agreed to carry on the Premiership while the Kuominchun retains military control of Paking-Reuter,

TO-DAY

Dollar on demand 25.3.9/16. * 6,36 pm.

This statement proved to be und

true, for although a strong pro-

ment by the British Consul General, test was sent to the Canton Govern

no further news of the Indians was received until December 27th when the A.P.C. were informed by ap that the Admiralty do not wish to There was also a charge of Indian watchman employed by take the risk of towing it out, but returning from banishment against Chinese" that he had seen two In- DOHENY OIL CASE:

Mr. Staples, while not in any way the defendant, who pleaded not dians in chains in the Strikers criticising the oncial policy, 3-gullfy to the first three charges, Headquarters prison. On farther SUPREME COURT DECISION. mitted that it would be possible to but admitted the last

official representations being made, dasign the dock so as to make The prosecution

the Foreign Officerpleaded that Washington, March 28,

towage perfectly safe, and he point-ance, on the larceny

they thought the Indian hd been The United States Supremed out that the American naval were dismissed,

dock at Mani

Court has granted "*"; the Dobeny oll Reuter's American. Ser

ring no ev

released and the

of the Indians at the