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MONDAY, MAY 24, 1926.

日三十月四

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BOYCOTT SETTLEMENT

QUESTION.

CANTON GENERAL ON FORMATION OF DELEGATES'

SITUATION.

THE HUNAN 'OUTLOOK,

At the last weekly meeting of the Canton Committee of Political!

1

CONFERENCE..

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RECENT SMASH. BENALDER'S CAPTAIN THE KUOMINTANG. LABOUR TROUBLES AT

THE YUNNAN DISASTER RECALLED.

CRITICISMS ANSWERED. We have received the following

Recently, it was reported that communication from the French

Affairs, General Tan Yen-kai, in the Canton Government hindre his review of the political situs- quester various Labour Unions to tinn, said: "The great strike in appoint a joint committee for the England is happily at an end. As purpose of facilitating a settlo-, to the political situation in the ment of the strika and boycott.

News now comes to hand that, North, the forces of Chang Tso-" lin, in their attack on Nankow, as a result of the persistent efforts have not only made no appreci- of some of Canton's prominent able movement, but, on the other citizens, there was established on hand a report from indirect the 20th instant a Delegates' Con- soprres states that in a severe ference drawn from members of

Workers', Mer- engagement, the Fengtien forces the Farmers', fell into a heavily mined trap and chants' und Students' Unions, the. the result was that the attackers gathering taking place in the hall suffered tremendous losses,of the General Chamber of Com- amounting almost to annihilation. mepre.

We await anxiously the confirma- In all, there were twenty-six tion of this news, as it will have delegates present, and Mr. Leung

a direct bearing on Wo Pei-fu's Pui-kee was elected Chairman.. füture action against Kwangtung.

After the adoption of the regu

HONOURED.

"RECOGNITION OF BRAVE

TWO LIVES SAVED.

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MORE PARTY AFFAIRS DISCUSSED.

MEMBERSHIP RULES.

Important party business was

SHANGHAI

MARINES FROM "CARLISLE” LAND.

TO PREVENT OUTBREAK..

With an object of preventing the

FRAUD CASE.

EUROPEAN'S TRIAL AT

SHANGHAL

ARRESTED IN HONGKONG.

Frank H. Johnston (21) was

In August of last year, when transacted at the 6th Session of the recurrence of the coolie war of tried at H. M. Supreme Court, at

Consul General in Hongkong re-homeward bound from China, in lative to the recent smash on the lat. 17.10 N., long: 75.30 W., a fire Yunnan-Hanoi Railway line: was reported in the starboard

CAUSE OF DELAY,

*PRIMARIES ELECTED.

Two question which were refer red to committees occupied most of

the previous Saturday morning at Shanghai, before Judge Pater Messrs. Mackenzie & Co.'s Poo- Grain on Tuesday last on the tung Wharf, Shanghal, about 20 following indictment: "That on marines from H.M.S. Carlisle were the 2nd day of February, 1926, at landed at the wharf about 5.30 Shanghai, in incurring a debt or .m. on Wednesday last and for an liability to Hsia Wai-ching, did ob- hour patrolled the waterfront. tain credit to the amount of Tis.

The landing of the marines was 3,040 from Hsia Wai-ching under sanctioned by the British Naval false pretences, or by means

of authorities after it was learned fraud other than false pretences, that the Hupeh, coolies of Messrs. contrary to 32 and 33 Victorin, 62 Butterfield & Swire were planning sec. 18."

Mr. A. G. Mossop, Crown Ad: to attack the Kompo coolies em-

"It is unfortunately true that went to,, the assistance of Mr. the fine of this session. One was played by Messra. Mackenzie & vocate, and Mr. E. H. Platt, pro-

in hour later.

minchun, news of this kind cantion of the Presiding Committee only come to us by a circuitous took place, with the result that train, as well as in the one route. As far as we are concern-Messrs. Kan Kum-shek, Ma Pak-following, which arrived at the ed, we are interested directly innin, Yuen Kee, Leung Pui-kec,

very spot of the disaster nearly the progress of our opponents. Lum Lal-sang, Tang Chung-har, and so far as am aware of the Kien-sum and Chun Shun-ming situation, my belief is that there

were declared elected. has been little progress by allied forces of Chang and Wu..ditional delegate be elected from

HUNAN OUTLOOK,

the Farmers' Union and another "Now I come to the situation in Crom the Students' Union, thus Hunan, upon which our attention bringing the number of delegates has been chiefly directed. 'On the 9th instant, Tong Sang-che tele-up to twenty-eigßt. „ graphically reported that the Pan-

the It was later agreed that one ad-

and Koo

moved that in a committee of such importance, there should be three Secondaries elected so that in the event that any of the primaries

STORY. ST OF HOSIERY DEAL

Kuomintang Committees in Can ten, when General Chang Kai-shek was the presiding officer. "The Hongkong. Telegraph, re-flower bunker in 9.8.Bonalder.

Following the performance of porting the railway accident, that, The chief engineer, Mr. Hughes, the customary ceremonies, the occurred on March 23rd on the and the second engineer, Mr. reading of the reports on various Yunnan railway, reproached the Goldie, at once took steps to get a questions submitted to committees Railway Administration for the fire hose passed into the bunker wore Inid on the table, and one by delay in attending injured pas- and the pump started. In a very one of the findings were deliberated engers, as well as for the lack, short time they were both over-upon and passed. in the train, of any first aid re-come with gas, Captain J. H. quisites.

Cole, D.S.O., got hold of the chief engineer and assisted him to the top bunker, and then with a line the injured could not receive Goldie, who was drawn up on deck. in reference to the nominees

secuted for the Crown; Mr. L. K. of Co. It is believed that the pre- Kentwell defended. prompt treatment, and the rail. But for the gallunt and prompt

the Presiding sence of the marines had the The jury was composed of way administration would be the action taken by the captain both primaries" which first to deplore this.

the chief and second engineers Committee recommended to the effect of causing the leaders of Messrs. E. T. Angus, R. Brown......

E. R. Engley, A. C. King and W. But this would very probably have per- Assembly for acceptance. The as the Hupch faction to withhold H. Harvey. delay was entirely caused by the ished.

The landing party Mr. Mossop, after explaining the hostile attitude of a number of

The Imperial Merchant, Service sent being given, the election took their attack.

was taken back aboard the man-of-charge to the jury, briefly outlined. Being so far apart from the Kuo-lations of the Conference, the elec-oldiers who were in the derna. Guild brought the, matter to the place, with the result that Changwur shortly after 6.30 o'clock.the case for the Crown. The story notice of the Society for the Pro-Ching-kong, Tan Yen-kai, Chang On the previous Saturday the began, he said, on February, 1 of section of Life from Fire and the Kai-shek, Wu Taze-fai (arrived re-Hupel coolie gang be this year. On that day Johnston came enraged because Kompo was installed at an office at 100- trustees have awarded Captain Cole the 'Society's silver medal. cently from Peking)

man had been given a position on Peking Road. He was using note- The medal, a very handsome one. Mang-yne were declared elected as the Mackenzie wharf which the paper headed: "Johnston Trad has been handed over to the Guild primaries of the joint Committee. Hupch coolies thought should have ing Co., Import Commission "These soldiers desired place, the responsibility for the at the first opportunity.

te for presentation to Captain Cole General Chang Kai-shek then gone to one of their men. As a Agents. Export E. H. Johnston

result they sent a detachment, of proprietor." smash on the French ticket cöl-

men In bonts, armed with bamboos Jector and a French track-inspect-

and sticks, to the Mackenzie wharf from the nearest station, a Chin- or who had proceeded in a trolley

On that day a telephone mes- where a free-for-all battle ensued

sage was received by the Pioneer which about 38 persons were Knitting Factory to the effect that ese, officer even ahaking his re- volver at one of them!

being sick or on leave, the vacancy

Johnston's firm wished to buy. It is believed that the trouble hosiery. A clerk named Chang was could be filled. The motion was has now been practically brought sent to Johnstor's office, and ne agreed to and the result of the electo an end through the Chinese gotiated with him for the sale of Col. Yen Tsun-yang or 1,200 dozen pairs of socks, the price. More cases of dog bites occurred tion showed that Li Chai-sum,dered an investigation of the mat-to be Tis. 3,040. The following day Madam Lin Chung-hol and Ching ter, and it is reported that he has prisoner phoned to ask why the ordered special guards to be stationed around the Butterfield socks had not been delivered. He was told that the factory did and Mackenzie wharyca to main business on a cash basis and the Jocks would be delivered for cash. On prisoner promising a cheque the following day, however, the socks were sent, on prisoner's instruc- tions; to G. N. Marshall & Co.'s of this scene, by reason of the

godowns in Jinkee Road." No cheque was forthcoming and Mr. Owned by a Chinese living at 9, fact that he left the spol 'of the smash immediately after it oe-Yu Kwong Street, a wolf hound

Hain Walching, manager of the curred, and did not return there bit two Chinese boys living at the

After being shot through the Pioneer Knitting Factory, went to is not to be denied that we oors For the loss of a limb, a Chin- until very much later.

same address, when they were

head, a Chinese, still lives to await Johnston's office. Prisoner was selves find great difficulties in fese woman has received compen- "Warned by telegraph, as it feeding it. Both were taken

his trial, along with two others, on not there, so Mr. Hsia went to G. raising funds for our own pursation amounting to one hundred was proceeding to the scene of the Government Civil Hospital.

a charge of armed robbery. N. Marshall & Co.'s Godowns and poses, but, under the circum-dollars from a Chinese motor the mishap, of the state of mind While on dog-catching duty.

He appeared on remand before found, to his surprise, that the stances in which, we are now driver.

Major C. Willson, at the Central socks had been taken away. She was run over re of the Chinese soldiery, the re- Chinese constible was bitten'in the placed, when our very existence is contly at the Praya East by alief train, proceeding from arm by a mongrel dog in Des

Magistracy this morning, when 'it

Later in the day Mr. Hsia met being threatened by Wu Pei-fu, if lorry driven by the man, and in Amitcheou, (n station 23 kiloma- Voeux Road West. He was treat

was noted that the bullet fired the prisoner outside the Palace is a matter of necessity to assist

have a leg tres further up the line, where ed at the Government Civil Hes-limit will be fixed according to cir- from the revolver of a Chinese de Hotel and was told he would re our brothers in arms, and under consequence had to

the railway hospital is situated) | pital.

tective, had gone through one ear, ceive his cheque the next day. no condition whatever can th

4th-The following conditions and emerged through the bridge. This was the last he saw of Johns aboard The case had been put over having

2 ... French Government shirk Its obligations

A Chinese was treated by a doc-

are to be embodied in the printed of the nose. of from time to time on being called doctor with attendants and all tor at the Kwong Wah Hospital form, of application for registra-

tan Previously prisoner had told Bince the advance" Army Kwanger has arrived at Heng before the Magistrate owing to necessary requisites was compell- after having been bitten by a white tion-Agreement to abide by the are still fresh in the public mind, Kangoon and the socks were to be Details of this armed robbery Mr. Hsin that he had an unch in Young and is now in the battle the condition of the woman. She ed to turn back in order to secure terrier dog, owned by Mr. H. Luk policy of the State, to accept the as disclosing a concerted attempt delivered to him. He also told line.

was enabled to appear before Mr. a troop of police.

Yao, of 22, Tang Hing Road, Meng policies of the Government, to up: by a band of ten bandits to loot Mr. Hala that his father was chief ikok, R. E. Lindsell on Saturday, when

The man who was bitten hold the Three Peoples' Doctrine lives at the same address:

Yip Hoi-kum in the direction of

of Yung Fung. From these two reports, it is most gratifying.tol

know that the soldiers of Tong WOMAN LOSES LOC

the

MORE DOG BITES.

BATCH OF WEEK-E

CASES.

injured.

police.

RECENT SHOOTING.

RETREAT UNAVOIDABLE. "Confronted by these manifes-. tations of extreme hostility and The general opinion in Canton threatened also by a large crowd King district has been reoccupied, is that the inauguration of this of armed people coming from the over the week-end, and in all cases and that his forces are pursuing Delegates' Conference will materi-surrounding villages, and also in the animals have been sent to Hungye were elected. Yung Fung, whilst on the 13th ally assist in the reaching of a view of the fact that the district Kennedy Town for observation.'

NEW MEMBERSHIP. instant, à further telegram from settlement of the boycott.

is one frequently visited by bar-

A Chinese dog belonging to the dits, the two employees were com-Yee Loong shop, 7 Queen Victoria sion on the findings of the amend

Then followed a lively discus-tain order. Tong Sang-che reported the fall

pelled to retreat in the trolley Street, bit' a Chinese living on the ments regarding Party Affairs The English passenger, who was third floor of the same house. The in the Constitution, which resulted reported to have been in

man received medical treatment wrecked train, was not a witness from Dr. Jeu Hawk.

in the following amendments. being passed:

1st.All members of the Kuo- mintang should register anew.

2nd. The, headquarters of the Provincial, District and Municipal Party Organization to be design ated as offices for registration of the members:

3rd,The time-limit for home registration is three months, and for overschis members the time

and

Sang-che possess such excellent! fighting spirit. ns we have been! assisting them in arma ammunition. Now they are aske ing for financial assistancd It

"DEFENSIVE MEASURES. "Logically speaking, we ought|

5

COMPENSATION FOLLOWS MOTOR ACCIDENT.

amputated.

.1

it was stated that compensation of

the plan of the Northern Cam-id to the woman. paign is not laid down on lines

THE RELIEF TRAIN. "In the meantime, & hospital

posite direction (45 kilometres

to

д

́cumstances.

WOUNDED MAN REMANDED.

and to recognise the 1st and 2nd a shop in Connaught Road West. of police

The police have destroyed a General Meetings of the Kuomin. They had escaped for some dis- In the meantime (Mr. Mossop tered into by folds of the shop and Tuck On shop, in Chekiang Road,

Council has in mind, the employ. confining his, activities to defin his arrival, the station of Mong/every indication that it was suf- their membership of another poliplade of revolver cash. The socks were taken over

for Human alone. The Military a learner's licence, this strictly ment of our troops elsewhere, itely assigned areas, was charged which is equally if not more im- with driving at the Praya East, Ou portant, and has arrived at a where the accident occurred. decision not to give the order to this charge he was ordered to pay advance for the present. Theja fine of $50. troops who have been ordered to

The proper driver of the lorry,

to despatch forces to Hunan, buthe amount stated above has been attendant was called from the white mongrel dog, which was tang and the published. reports off tance when a stern chase was en-continued) Johnston went to the

The driver, who possessed only station of Tche-Tsouen, in the op found in Belcher Street. It was the "two meetings.

away), and without waiting for snapping at pasacre-by, and gave 8th-Those who have renounced police officer who had been warn and mortgaged the sacks to them. for $1,500, which "he received in en-Pi-Che-Chai, which is 20 kilo- fering from rabies. It had atical party shall be required: to There was metres further up; dispatched to mas made to capture it, but this severed their connections with that suers and members of the gang, bring evidence to show that

muzzle but no collar. An attempt atate distinctly that they have shots.exchange between the pur. by the Tuck On shop. They would the spot a relief train guarded by

proved unsuccessful. troops. The same carried back to

party on their applications for re- and the man now appearing with tween Febuary 7 and Febuary 9, Mongtzen-Pi-Che-Chai a certain A Chinese living in the village gistration in the Kuomintang re the two others, on a charge of Johnston left Shanghai for Shuga number of the injured who were of Sul Pin Wei, Pinshan district, glstry.

complicity in this affair, was port, where he was later arrested the North River sector have who was coaching the defendant given the services of the hospital was bitten in the right leg by a In the afternoon, the Finance struck down by a well-directed on this charge. Two Chinese, con- taken up strategic points as defen- at the time, had been mulcted in attendant from Tche-Tsouen, prior dog owned by a Chinese living in Committee met to consider the sive measures. As far as men two fines of $50 at a previous, to being conveyed to the French the same village. The animal is estimates of oxpenditure of the are concerned, there is no neces hearing for having defective Hospital at Mongtzcu. Others of still at large. The victim was various organizations of the Kuo sity to put more in the field, as brakes and for allowing an unl the injured were taken in the op- taken to the Government Civil mintang. Tong Sang-cho is quite capable to censed man to drive his vehicle. .copo with the situation.

posite direction, to the railway Hospital. hospital at Amitcheou, Although it is reported that Wu Pei-fu has dispatched nine brigaden to Hunan, they are not northern soldiers, and are very inferior in training and discipline,

POLISH ZINC MINES.

MOROCCO WAR.

REPORTED CAPTURE OF LARGUIST.

Paris, May 28.

shot fired by a Chinese detective. nected with Johnston's company, The arrest was also effected of and a foreigner namel Patterson two other alleged members of the who was in the office at the time. gang.

All three wore again re of the deal, had disappeared, lear manded for a week.

ing no trace. The Pioneer Knit- ting Factory finally got their socks back from the Tuck On Co. on pay- ment of $2,000.0

EXTRALITY ENQUIRY.

SOME OBSTACLES.

A Chinese living in an annum- "Furthermore, contrary to what bered house at Nam, Hang village, has been reported, the passenger Taipo, reports intee men broke in, trains and all principal stations bound and gagged him, and got

DELEGATES IN SHANGHAI THE ENGINE OF WALL

FURTHER BIG PURCHASE on the line are provided with away with $820 in money and "With regard to our own mili

adequate first-aid equipment, and clothing The men have been ar- REPORTED.

A message from Fez says that tary situation, we are doing our

Shanghai, May 24, utmost to make the preparations

the injured, in this case, would rested aft 6 in money recovered.friendly tribesmen this morning.

The delegates to the Interra- have received first-aid in due timo, Warsaw, May 23,

captured Larguist and the surtional Extraterritoriality Confer for a long struggle as complete as possible The General Stuff Ja Representatives of the Harriman had it not been for the hostility

rounding positions-Reuter,

ence arrived here yesterday. They planning with the object that and Anaconda financial concerro manifested towards the railway banditry or oven to the insub [If the above news it will remain for about a week, when the engine of war is onco have definitely signed a anal people. Yunnan, if its political ordinate attitude of the soldiery. confirmed it would appea set in motion, there will be no agreement with the Polish Govern standing is less critical than the "In concluding, it is well to note that there has been a drama-carrying out their usual investiga need to stop half-way until our ment for the purchase of zinc other provinces of China, is never that this is the first railway smash tic and sudden collapse of tions A number of special func goal is reached. It is gratifying mines la Poilsh Upper Silesia, in theless in a sufficiently trouble occurring to a passenger train on the forces of Abd-el-Krim, as it tichs have also been arranged, to report to you that Yip Hoi-kam volving further investments of some situation, and the people of the Yunnan railroad since its was at Largulst that he was sub-n. The delegate has at last soon the folly of dis-over ten million dollars --Pentar the rally

The assistant, Chang, was then called, "He stated that when ho gar Johnston on Febuary 1, tho foreigner Patterson was present during the whold transaction.

PRISONER'S FATHER CHER OF

POLICE

H.

Mr. Hala Walching described an interview he hind with Johnston and Patterson at Johnston's Discussing the question of credit, prisoner said to him: If you don'