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JI PER ANNUX

JUNKS RAIDED FOR ELECTION FARCE. CANTON GOVERNMENT

OPIUM

CHAIRMANSHIP.

~OUNDED 1881?

21,889

二拜禮

NO STRIKE PAY.

SUNNING RAILWAY '~|

FIGHT.

號三十月四英港香

FRAUD ALLEGED.

TUESDAY APRIL 13,

1926.

日二初月三

WINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

MR. KEMP'S INTIMATION, TO CANTON.

TWO KILLED IN BIG CONFLICT.

WEALTHY PROPERTY OWNERS SUED.

TROUBLE WITH GUARDS.

Serious trouble with local guards

INFORMAL TALKS.

The Hou, Mr. J. H. Kemp, At-

in Canton in connection with the vice by the Sunning Railway since negotiations for a settlement of the the 8th instant, according to report

$30,000 CLAIM.

Fraudulent representations made

a

SEVERAL HAULS MADE. YESTERDAY,

SEQUEL IN COURT. Several junks In harbour

were

NO WRITTEN PROTEST SUBMITTED.

ME. WANG CHING-WAI WANTS TO RESIGN.

SUN FO MAY SUCCEED.

THE DRASON MOTOR, CAR CO., LTD. WOND NO CHU410 M 1 23,

HAPPY VALLOY

BANDITS RAIDED.

CANTON AEROPLANES TO BE USED

A BIG TASK. Latest reports in regard to Mr. In consequence of continued de-

years.

NOT YET FINAL torney General, has recently deon has led to the suspension of Berte induce him to part with $30.000 raided by the Water Police yeater- arrangements, making it impossible Wang Ching-wat, who for some fance of the law by a large band

Owing to the inadequacy of the

were alleged by Ng Loung, who, day, with the result that a large for the presiding officers to cope time past had been prevented by of belganda, said to number close boycott, and to-day the following reaching us from Canton. at the Supreme Court this morning, quantity of opium was found, in with the crowd, the Sanitary Board sickness from carrying out his on four thousand, who have their official statement is issued to the It appears that two of the local before Sir Henry Gollan, sued the all cases concealed on male accu-election yesterday was little other duties as Chairman of the Canton in the Ying Tok district, General headquarters in the hills at Fe Pa Press by the Colonial Secretariat: guards bourded the train without Hop Yack Investment Company, pants of the beats.

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than a farce, for when the hour for Government, state that he is de Tan Yen-kal, of Canton, recently "The Honourable Mr. J. H. Kemp.detained at a railway station. kwok, partners therein, for the re-charged before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, ed, it is calculated that at least though every effort has been made to invest the hills and rout out the tickets and wore later removed and and Wong Fo-kurg and Wong Fu-to the raids, three Chinese were the closing of the booths was reach termined to resign, and that al-ordered the entire 4th Divison, under General Chang, Fal-chan, K.C., C.B.E., Attorney General, held Soon after, a large detachment, of payment of the money and interest at the Kowloon Magistracy this 300 voters present had been unable by the Government to induce him bandits from their stronghold, informal conversations at Canton guards surrounded the station and thereen; dissolution of the partner-morning, with unlawful possession to secure their voting papers. In to remain in office, he remains which they have occupied for many on April 8th and 9th with Mr. C. C. a serious conflict occurred between ship, the appointment of Wu as a preliminary to the formal the guards and the railway work-ceiver; the taking of accounts and ing to $4,520 were imposed.

re-of illicit opium, and anas amount. addition to this, scores had previous-adamant in his decision. conference which is in view for the

ly left the building when they Mr. Wang was appointed to the late been carrying out raids on This band of brigands has of men. In the fight which ensued it payment of the amount found dua, ending of the boycott.

The most valuable heal made realised that there was a distinct Chairmanship of the Government villages, derailing trains on the is stated that two were killed and and damages for false and fraudu comprised 80 taela prepared probability of never being able to by the Central Executive Com-Canton-Hankow several men on both sides more or lent misrepresentation.

Raliway opium, which was found concealed get through the crowd to the table mittee of the Kuomintang, and it

otherwise terrorising the populare round the waist of an offer of the at which voting slips were handed has therefore been decided to re-been many appeals for Govern tess seriously injured.

to such an extent that there have out."

fer his resignation to this body. ment action. Actually only 294 persons were The date of the meeting called for It is stated that on the hills at eble to record votes. Seen by a this purpose is May 15th, and their stronghold the bandits have Telegraph representative

this members have been notified ac built watch towers of stone, aimi morning. Mr. H. A. Niabet, the cordingly.

far to fortified castles, The ban- Registrar, pointed out that the In the event of the Committer dits themselves are well equipped result could not be regarded as deciding to accept the resignation, with arms of a modern type and It has been definitoly es- final until the appointment had it will be necessary to appoint a the whole stronghold is defended tablished that Tuan Chi-jui,,been gazetted. He had noted the auccessor, and there are strong by heavy cannon and machine-

"The conversations were friendly and exhaustive, and Mr. Kemp took

Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C. (instruc- ted by Messrs. Lo and Lo) appear- ed for the plaintiff, who is a mer chant residing at 29, Seymour Road, and Mr. H. S. Fitzroy repre- sation to the families of those kill.sented the defendants.

the opportunity of making it quite railway employees went out on On the following day, all the;

clear that the Hongkong Govern-strike. It is stated that their de ment would not pay strike pay or mande are the punishment of the compensation for non-reinstate-ringloaders of the attack, compen-

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It was stated by Mr. "Potter, in

ment of strikers, nor would it coun-ed and injured and compensation, tenance any such payment.

to the strikers for the period of opening, that the defendant came their absence from work. "The conversations were

from Canton to Hongkong in 1923 Journed sine die, but it was agreed

and whilst in the Colony, he was that they should be resumed before

introduced to the Wongs. They the meeting of the formal confer-

outlined to him a scheme whereby with others they proposed to form a partnership for the purpose of

COUNTERFEIT NOTE.

CHINESE PASSENGER

CHARGED,

TIMID ROBBERS.

SEQUEL TO RECENT RAID.

TUAN CHI-JUI LOCATED.

Hiding in Legation Quarter.

Peking, April 13.

the Chief Executive, is taking refuge in business premises in the Legation quarter, which are becoming known as the Antu Club owing to the number of Anfitrahel tering there.

Tuan Chi-jui took the seal of office with him and has sent out a warning that he will not be responsible for any Mandates issued during hie absence.-Reuter.

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objection of Dr. Ozorio's seconder 1umours that Mr. Sun Fo is the yesterday afternoon, but he was most likely man for the post.

not sure that a verbal objection was valid Up to the time when he was seen, he had received no written protest from either can didate. The facts, he added, would no doubt be put before the Governor.

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The election took place in the office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court (Mr. H. A. Nisbet), who, with Mr. C. D. Melbourne, had charge of the arrangements. The

quarter of an hour later there was

BANK RUN STAYED.

$80,000,000 READY FOR DISTRIBUTION.

guns,

and

The carrying out of the order for the investment of the. strong- hold commenced some days ago, and after preliminary movements the order for a general attack was given. After several attacks, the Government troops rebred, having sustained several casualties, and having also found that the fortified towers were strongly constructed at such strategic points that their gans could not be trained on the attacking forces.

The result of the first attack was

kong and Shanghai banknotes is his own brother. The door was was at its height. Had the land pleaded guilty to possession of 35/general office, adjacent to Mr.ent to meet all demands for pay-second in command of the 4th

Another ease of

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Too timid to be efficient at the acquiring valuable land in Kow- job, it was said of three men who loon. attempted a robbery at No. 35,

As a matter of fact, when they

Havana, April 12. Jardine's Bazaar on a recent date, were pointing out to the plaintiff

The Cuban cruiser, Cuba, has that they were scared off at the that it was a good speculation, a.s. Po Sang, who was arrested on voting started at 4 pm, but which to meet any renewal of the

arrived with arrangements had already been board a sampan.

$43,000,000 with first sign of an alarm being rais-made for the purchase of the pro- ed. Collusion That there is still in existence one of the inmates, who is said sixteen houses in good positions, ing ten times the value of tite having become filled to overflowing. with other large suras despatched three aeroplanes to be despatched is alleged with perty. The property consisted offfence and was fined $3,600, be had to be closed, the small office positors. This amount together Office, with, an urgent request for The defendant admitted his such a rush of voters that the deurs run on certain banks by small de- telegraphed to the General Staff a gang of counterfeiters of Hong- the gang that they should rob that time, when the land boom

to have originally planned with worth something like $700,000 at opium.

Gradually more voters arrived, and from New Orlean and Jacksonville, to the front without delay. At evidenced by the discovery of yet left open for their entry into the boom continued, commented coun-taels of raw opium, a fine of $700 the pressure in the latter office be have either arrived or are en route. make a personal report

In the second case, a fisherman these were kept walting in the is expected to be more than suffici- the same time, General Wong, house, but apparently it was not Chinese man

Nisbet's room, until such time as ment. Altogether $80,000,000 Division, returned to Canton ta being arrested in possession of "spotted" by a

reckoned that they might be el, it certainly would have been being imposed.

woman inmate.a good speculation. hundred-dollar bill.

It is stated that the three areo A sampan man was fined $20 came sufficiently relieved to admit

Later. Later on, the Wongs informed for having about one and a half In the course of routine search "Save Life" and the effect of plaintiff that arrangements for a taels of raw opium in his posses-Ozorio and Dr. S. C. Ho) were both funds the hysteria of small depo- is expected that when these aero- plenes were despatched for active Consequent on the arrival of service on the 10th instant, and it The two candidates (Dr. F. M. G. work at the wharves an

such that the out-visitors, accompanied by.

two partnership had been completed,sion. their that the capital would be $800,000,

present; attended by their suppor going passenger was found to be confederate, who lived on

sitors has subsided and moderate planes are employed against the ters, and a time wore on it be deposits were made this morning. brigands, It will not take long to the and more especially that the pro- taking away more than the sum premises, hurried with all speed perty would be. acquired without

came evident that the presiding The bank branches in the interior destroy the stronghold. stipulated, in the export regula- latter failed to return there were that all shares would have to be down the staircase. When the mortgage. It was further stated

officers could not possibly cope with report all being quiet.-Reuter's tions, and this led to the further enquiries raised, and when even-fully paid, and as far as plaintiff discovery that one of the notes tually arrested he made a state-was concerned this was the case. Kin his possession

ment said by the police to amount He had since discovered that to a confession of the share he others had not done so, took in the "caso,

was counter-

felt.

A man, alleged to be the pas-

She raised the well-known cry of

this was

further, voters.

all the voters within the time fixed. American Service.

MISSING AVIATOR.

SEARCHING FOR LOST AIRMAN.

A question was then raised as to whether or not there should not]

EFFECT ON WALL STREET.

New York, April 12.

Many

CANTON EXPLOSION.

A roport from Canton states that.

a loud explosion took place on the

be an extension beyond 5.30 pm. The Cuban bank scare has mark-PASSENGER JUNK SHATTERED, Four aeroplanes from Amman but Mr. Nisbet announced that he ledly affected Wall Street as the re- have gone out searching the desert was bound by the official notifica-sult of the withdrawal of $100,- Sergeant Rozeskwy mentioned Ng Leung decided to accept the Captain Estevez, who is one of the tested against the closing down of have

for the missing Spanish airman.tion in the Gazette. Dr. Ho pro-000,000 sent to Havana. Prices senger in question, was charged the case before Mr. R. E. Lindoffer, and he paid in sums at three airmen flying from Madrid to the booths before all present had stocks have touched new low re Bund somewhere near the entrance

re-acted sharply.. sell to-day, and a remand was

various times totalling $30,000 for Manila. Capt. Estevez was last voted, but Dr. Ozorio suggested cards, especially motors. before Mr. R. E. Lindsell to-day, ordered to enable further enquiries which he obtained receipts. when, in pursuance of an appli- to be made into the case.

He sighted in the air 200 miles beyond that an extension of time might United States Steel Corp. closed at

The of Yan Chai Street on Saturday. was given no script but he had Amman.

The explosion was so loud that acknowledgements that he had safely completed that stage of the protest was not pressed at this

His two companions invalidate the election. Dr. Ho's 118%-Reuter's American Service, it could be heard throughout the paid $30,000 into the Investment Aight.-Reuter. Company funds.

cation from Mr. C. A. S. Russ, who is appearing for the defence, the case was remanded, bail being fixed in the sum of $1,000.

A Chinese has been arrested in whose possession were found 184 one dollar Hongkong and Shang- bai Bank notes, which are alleged to be forgeries.

PARIS-TOKYO FLIGHT.

CAPT. D'OISY PLANS FOUR-DAY TRIP.

CONSTABLE DESERTS.

ARRESTED AND SENT TO GAOL.

In March, 1924, plaintiff received

CONGO FLIGHT.

BELGIAN AIRMEN REACH

HOME.

jstage, it being pointed out that the

conditions would be the same for) {both candidates,

city. Government officials and in habitants were greatly concerned and thought that something serioua MEXICAN OIL LANDS. had happened, but it proved to be an explosion on board one of the regular junks trading between

At 5.80, when there was still a big crowd present which had not been able to vote, Mr. Nisbet closed DISPUTE WITH U. S. CLEARING Heungshan and Canton, in which

UP."

a notice of meeting of partners to: be held in Hongkong (he was in Canton at the time).. "He attended the meating, the frat he had had

the poll, after which the counting an opportunity of attending, and

it is stated, the stern part of the After serving two years in the

Brussels, April 12.

|of votes took place, the result be- a discussion arose at to what was

vessel was totally demolished. Police Force, a Welhalwei con- to be done with the property.

The Belgian airmen who flew to ing announced as follows:

Washington, April 12. Happily, no-one was killed or in- stable deserted ten days ago, and

Leopoldville and back reached home

Dr.. 9. C. Ho

Ten Notes which have been ex-jured. It is conjectured that the For the first time he became from the Congo this

Dr. F. M. G. Ozorip.....158 afternoon.

There were sixteen spoilt papers. Moxico City in the past five months pliance with their demands for bomb was placed on board by ban- changed between Washington and

dits in retaliation for, non-com- When the figures were an-

night.

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Remedios, Dr. Ozorio's, seconder, tinet progress towards the removal objected to the election, on the

was not seen, again until last aware that it was mortgaged to They were greeted by H, M. the

the tune of $620,000 and that the King, the Premier and an enthual-nounced, Mr. J. M. d'Almada are published and indicate a dia- blackmail. Captain Bloxham, A. S. P., pro- made a complaint and finally he

Wongs were the mortgagors. He astic crowd-Router. secuting before Mr. R. E. Lindsell was handed share script on which to-day, eaid a man was taken up was the statement that, in the GREEK PRESIDENCY.

on the

round that many present had of probable causes of friction be- to the Central Police Station for were.any encumbrances

been unable to vote.. Mr. Nisbet tween the two Governments. The Paris. April 12. loitering in the street in the de; i property, his money was not to he

noted the objection. According to the

GEN. PANGALOS ELECTED.

State Department, in issuing the newspaper of night. Then it was discovered capital was only four lakhs and touchod. He also found that the

Later, both candiates expressed Notes, makes no comment, and Liborte, Captain Pelletier D'Oisy

Athens, April 12.

the opinion that all present with proposes another flight to Tokyo

that he was the missing con-not sight.

The returns from the 23 is in the prescribed voting hours further, communications are un- early in May, endeavouring to com-stable.

tricts where the Presidential elec- should have been permitted to re-doubtedly necessary in order to plete it in four days. The routeThe charges which the Magis-showed him some share script of overwhelming vote in favour of

A fuan named Iu Kan-hing later tion was held yesterday show anglater their votes. will probably be by way of trate was' called upon to Moscow, Irkutek, and Peking. with were, of desertion and of and plaintiff asked for the return now final.Reuter

deal which Mr. Potter had photographs, Gen. Pangalas, whose election is

It will be remembered that Capt. stealing a police whistle, this of his money. That was some Intter count being adduced from twelve months ago, but he had

D'Olay loft Villa-coublay, France, the fact that, the man in desert-iecgived nothing.

on a flight to Tokyo, on April. 24th,ng, failed to leave behind the 1924, and that he reached Tokyo whistle which was part of his

on June 9th, thus completing his

equipment.

Mr. Polter asked permission to.]

put the photographs in but his

them.

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U. S. NAVAL AIR SERVICE.

MOSCOW INDICTED.

AMERICAN COMMUNISTS'

ALLEGATIONS.

Paris, April 12. clear up several points still un-here prints letter signed by re A Russian nowspaper publishing solved, but the friendly tone of the presentatives of the Communist. Notes is significant. The main parties in South and Central point cleared up hitherto, is an America who are attending the agreement whereby the title to off nationale at Moscow, announcing Congress of the Third Inter lands acquired by Americans prior their dissociation on behalf of their BIG. FIVE-YEAR PROGRAMME to the adoption of the Carranzn parties from the line taken by the AN ELECTION IN HAITI

Washington, April 12.

Constitution in 1917 will be con on the grounds of its dictatoria

Executive Committee, at Moscow Port-au-Prince, April 12, The House of Representatives Armed by 50-year concessions Mr. Louis Borno, has boon te has passed & bill embodying an which may be ortended and willing

criminal polley fr

RE-ELECTED.

12,000 flight. He landed at Hong On the first charge, his, Wor Lordship said he could not allow kong during the fight. Apart from ship imposed sentence of six

delay at Shanghal, Capt. D'Oisy's weeks and on the second charge Evidence was being called when elected President of the Beppbife of 385,000 fight was remarkable for the spead a term of fourteen days was in the Court. with which it was carried out

the