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Hongkong Telegraph.

UN FOUNDED 1801

No. 21.016

五拜禮辦三廿月七英港香

DEALING WITH TRADE DISPUTES.

FRENCH CRISIS.

THE TYPHOON.

STRANDED VESSELS

ARBITRATION BOARD FOR

POINCARE TO FORM.

GOVERNMENT,

REFLOATED.

SOME ROUGH TRIPS.

All' things considered. the Colony has good cause to congro- tulate itself on the trifling toll oxacted by yesterday's typhoon

the second to cause apprehension in the course of four days.

Business disorganisation for

CANTON.

NEW SYSTEM EVOLVED.

The General Chamber of Com- merce in Canton has announced that, beginning on August 1st, the Board of Arbitration for the hear ing of trade disputes will be ready

FRANTIC SHOPPING.

Paris, July 22.

FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1926.

HUNAN WAR'S NEW PHASE.

CANTON ARMY MAY SOON

START,

Y

MARSHAL SUN'S PUSITION..

M. Poincare has re-assured the Marshal, Wu Pel-fu,. according Left groups in Parliament, in the course of an interview with a de- to a neutral report, will be unable legation of the Inter-Party Repub-personally to direct the operations lican Group, at present comprising in Hunan until the region of Nan about 300 anxious to know if M.

日四十月六

PUBLIC MONEY.

BOMB OUTRAGE COMPENSATION.

TO-DAY'S COUNCIL VOTES.

Many Interesting financial votes: are to come up for consideration at this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Council, which meets at 4.30 p.m. Amongst thuac are

several hours was the most serious to operate, the organisation and the Poincare's government will in./kow, in North China, now occupied the following:

POLICE LAUNCH STRANDING

#36 PER ANNUM

INDLE.COPY 18 CENTS

"The largest volume of 6-cylinder cars in history , requlta" "from" exclusive 'Super-Bix quality. – Thai voluma makça possibis now HUDSON priswa wan below any, rival. For more than leven years HUDSON Supir-Bix quality bay given it outstand * fag lendorship. It established world records for spend and endurande, and again Its prestige was reflected in larger sales. Ench year established new recorde for collability and long life. The principle in patented by which. Its qualities of moothness, graster power and longer life, remain exclusivo to HUDSON..

Touring 82005 Brougham........ $3505 Coach

.$3105 Badan

Including complete 'pecial equipment,

MEDICINAL HERB TRADE.

IMPORTERS "BOYCOTT""

MERCHANTS.

DO

their

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO, LTD.

as won N CHUNG AD. HAPPY VALLEY

93985

LOCAL CRIME.

A PEEP BEHIND THE SCENES.

BIG GANGS AT WORK.

CASE FOR MEDIATION.

Chinese importers of medicinal herbs in Hongkong are now adver

The story of criminology In tiaing their goode

Hongkong-and especially the own account and making re- motives which underlie some of tallers to deal with tham direct, as the larger crimes with which our a result of disagreements with the police officers are called upon to clude their adequate representa by the Kuominchun Army, has

wholesale merchants. The Twenty deal-would make most interest- tion. M. Poincare pointed out come to his hands. In the mean-

On June 2nd, Police Launch No. Four Trade Guilds, of which Mr.ing reading if it could be told in that he would be impotent at the time, Marshal Wu has ordered Ministry of Finance unless at the "anti-Reds" from Kiangai to cut damaged. The cost of the neces- however, mediating for a friendly reports are issued giving statistics 4 stranded and was extensively Ho Kwong is the, Chairman, detail. Periodically Government same time he headed the Govern- ment. He promised to prove that off the Canton Army from Kwang-sary repairs is $17,000.

settlement of the points at issue..of crime in the Colony, but these, the Government was constituted tung as soon as the latter has In rendering assistance to the It appears that for years past, by their very nature, are in no solely to save the State without

reached the interior of Hunan.

stranded vessel the tug Henry the importers of medicinal herbs in sense "human föterest" documents. Keswick was hired from the Hong- thoughts of reprisal-Reuter.

In view of the new plan of Markong and Whampoa Dock Co., at Hongkong, whose trade is very ex Now and then, of course, the M. Poincaro had a forty minutes shal Wu Pei-fu in his conduct of a cost of $500. No provision was tensive, have been in the habit of results of police investigations are tug, the Kant Sing, essayed a trip offset of judicial decisions, but conversation with President Dou- the Kwangtung-Hunan campaign, { made in the Estimates of 1926 for consigning their goods to the Nam disclosed in cases which come to

mergue, after which he told journ General Chang Kai-shek is.report- be done, but getting behind Stone-ing the Board save much time and consultations and would make pro-ed to have decided to attack the with the salving of the vessel on wholesale dealera obtain their goods": cutter's found that to maintain a head against the wind with two anchora down was the limit of her capabilities.

of its effects so far as torra firma was concerned, whilst in spite of regulations governing the body the heavy geas, even in the Har-having been approved by the Kuo- bour, the shipping casualties were mintang. The Board is to be com- limited to the grounding of three ships, none of them seriously. prised of local merchants and it And two of them, the two largest, will den with cases jointly sub- have since been refloated..

mitted by firma and employees The s.8. Pawnee, a steel-acrew steamer of 3,002 tons net, dragged willing to submit to its findings. her anchors and drifted ashore on According to the regulations, the Chung Hue Island. The rescue andings of the Board will have the

Later.

in her direction to see what could parties to a dispute may by utilisaliste that he had completed the

The Pawnee, was in no danger. however, and towards evening, she was re-floated by the tug Henry Keswick and is now at anchor at Stonecutter's as before.

CONFUCIUS OFF.

money and the, "delay usually reposals for the formation of a Go sulting from Court cases.

assem.

The appearance.

of a modern Board of Arbitration to meet new conditions recalis the recent dis- appearance of the ward blies or street committees in Can- ton. Until the nationalisation" scheme of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, by which he took over as Govern- ment property all public temples and guild halls formerly erected by the people, every ward or group

vernment to-morrow.-Reuter.

NEW PRESIDENT OF CHAMBER.

Paris, July 22.

:

Kuomintang's enemies both in man and Kiangs at the same time. At the beginning it was thought that General Sun Chuan-fang, the Military Tupan of the Five East- M. Herriot has declined to be ern Provinces, would reminin neu- the Radical-Socialist Party's can-tral in the conflict between the didate for the Presidency of the "anti-Reds" and the Kuomintang: now appears that Gen Chamber which he vacated when but it he became Premier.

Later.

. M. Peret, ex-Minister of Fin-

The Chinese steamer Confucius was also ro floated by the Henry Keswick. She had taken refuge from the typhoon threat in Kow of streets used to have a meeting-ance, has been elected President loon Bay, but wind and tide proved place, usually a temple, where the of the Chamber-Reuter. too much and she grounded just off affairs of the particular com- the China Light and Power Community were: administrated and

She disputes connected with

trade pany's works at Hunghom. is now at anchor in Kowloon Bay transactions discussed and settled and, as far as can be ascertained, by the "committee of the year," has not suffered serious damage. a body of merchants appointed an- The "Ding On, a small cargo nually to preside over the affairs steamer, formerly the Government of cach ward.

To settle disputes without going dredger, is still ashore near the Kwong Tak Chong shipyard. She before officials is, therefore, not is not believed to be in any danger.a new institution among the, mer

1 BAMPAN SUNK.'

From

chants" of Canton; and the forma tion of a Board of Arbitration is

1 . eye-witness የረ simply the substitution of one cen- have a report that a sampan, which perhaps failed to reach tral body for the many ward com- shelter in time, was observed mittees which the late Dr. Sur Yat- at about half past eleven yester-sen had abolished several years day morning, floating roughly go

half a mile from shore just off

Pokfulam. Capsized, and bottom

FRANG RATES.

London, July 22. French francs closed at 217 and Belgiah, francs at 2121⁄2---- Reuter.

SHOPKEEPERS AFRAID.

Paris, July 22, Shopkeepers are becoming re-i fuctant to sell goods,owing to thei fall of the frane. One angrily | told a customer, who complained | that an order was incorrectly car-i ried out that he would take the gooils back rather than correct the mistake as goods were now worth twice the price when the order was given.

People are laying in large stocks

up, two men were clinging to the FOUR BODIES FOUND. of clothing, furniture and coul.

dereliet, but it is feared that

they are drowned; the sampan

foundered shortly'

o'clock.

before one

VICTIMS OF THE FLOOD. -

There is a boom in motor cars and other articles that do not depre- glute and the preference for in- vestment in foreign securities is

more marked on the| Bourse and at the banks. Keuter.

becoming The sight of the dead body of a ROUGH AT SEX. Incoming steamers report severe Chinese male floating of the buffeting as the result of the ty Praya yesterday appeared to have phoon. The Hydrangea, which, came into port yesterday after-caused some excitement, for no

noon

from Kwangchowan, met, fewer than fifteen messages ware with heavy seas between the Lad-received at the. Central Police rones and Lamma Islands." Be

Station during yesterday morning, tween seven and nine o'clock, the barometer dropped to 29.29, from members of the public all but the weather experienced was telling the police of the "ind." not so bad as was feared. High seas swept the decks until the ves- sel reached Hongkong.

arc

NI

TELEPATHIST'S TASK.

Search Takes Place On

Monday

Owing to the conditions pre- väiling yesterday, making it. impossible for members of the

chosen committee to be in town, the search by Professor Langner for an article hidden in the city had to be post- poned.

i

The quest will now take place on Monday, when the Professor will leave the Hong- kong Telegraph offices at 4.30 p.in. The article will be hidden, before that time, by members of the committee, and Professor Lángsner under- takes to discover it without .being given the least clue as

to its whereabouts.

OUTRAGE COMPENSATION,

chants,

:

POWERFUL ORGANISATION.

other

this expenditure.

Pak Hong merchants to be sold on Special services in connection commission-usually two per cent. Court, but apart from these there on the business done and the is much that is left unrevealed in the night of June 2nd. were ren- from the Nam Pak Hong mer- regurd to the activities of dered by the undermentioned, and in view of this the grant of the these wholesale houses have form which the public hears little or Lately, the buyers from criminals in the Colony-much of undermentioned honoraria is DEO-ed an organisation and asked for a posed:-Mr. 3. B. Witchell (Engineer, Messrs W. S. Bailey & Bettling with the Nam Pak Hong

discount of two per cent, when nothing at all. Co.) $400, Mr. Wong Chiu Pak

merchants. Regarding this, new (Wireless operator) $50, Mr. Mol proposition, the Nam Pak Hong From enquiries which we have Kam (Launch Engineer) $30, Mr. merchants asked the importers for made, however, we gather that Ip Lam (Launch Stoker) $30.

an expression of opinion, and the solzed documenta and proposal was rejected some weeks sources of information have placed #go The wholesale house buyers police officiels here in possession In explaining a vote of $3,290 have decided to reply to this re- of facta pointing to the indisput under Miscellaneous Services, it fusal by "boycotting" the im-able existence of at least thres is stated that "on March 10th. last porters, and the importers are now large organisations, besides a host a bomb was thrown at Hunghor, trying to dispose of their goods by of minor ones, to which many resulting in the death of one and direct selling to retailers without notable crimes in the past can be injuries to eight Chinese artisans utilising the services of middle-meg Fraced Of these, one which has

∙and commission merchants.

a branch hero is Tarty veleta and labourers who were employed

It appears that there is no great not only for its large membership about their peaceful occupations. reason why the importers should numbering some 26,000 accord The outrage, being directly connot deal directly with the retailers ing to an estimate but also for nected with, the boycott, the i

except that, in the past, the goods its seemingly censoless activity. Government new proposes to make have always been handled through Certain prevailing conditions in good its promise proclaimed on the Nam Pak, Hong merchants, the interior have encouraged the 22nd June, 1925, by compensating whose godown facilities and fin-growth of this gang until it has the family of the dead in the sumancial arrangements have been such become a very powerful organisa of $2,000 and making appropriate that a sudden departure from the tion, with an elaborate system of payment to the injured.

old practice has naturally created spies and information agents.

DCG CATCHING.

a little inconvenience, which time Many of the big holdups on the and readjustment may soon elimin high seas and on the West River bear the impress of the work of this Association. So thorough and painstaking are the methods

Under the hending of Police, a ate. sum of $4,500 is asked for on account of increased coolie hire

for dog catching. It is explained BRITAIN'S DEBT TO U.S. adopted that it is said that there

that $3,000 was provided in the estimates for this work but that $2,461 has already been spent. Owing to the outbreak of rabies, additional coolie hire for dog catching has raised the monthly expenditure, and the sum asked

RESCUE TUG IMPROVEMENT.

BRITISH TREASURY

STATEMENT.

are very few ships on the China' Coast or on the waterways of China which have not among their crews one or two members, whilst no noteworthy ship movementa London, July 22, occur without being duly noted The British Treasury has issued for the purposes for which the a statement replying to the United society has come into being. In States' Treasury statement alleg-the past, quite a number of men ing that British borrowings from arrested by the Hongkong' police the United States. during the war have been proved to be members were largely for commercial and of this organisation and if a larger not for war purposes.

number have not been arrested it in because of a factor to which wo shall refer lator

SORDID WORK,

The history of the activity of other

eral' Sun, while having not for- for is estimated to be required for THE MAIN DIFFICULTY.

the remainder of the year. mally ordered an attack on the Paris, July 22,

Kuomintang in Kwangtung, has Admittedly, M. Poincare's Cabi- been encouraging militarists in net, though broadly representing Fukien and Kiangsl to be prepar-! A sum of $2,715 is asked, for the whole Parliament, will not in-ed to enter. Kwangtung territory under the heading of Harbour After re-affirming that the money or socía-whenever opportunity affords. Office to pay for alterations and borrowed was spent for the purpose clude the Communista lists. M. Poincare'a main dif-

In view of the political situation improvements to the rescue tug of war, it declares that, but for the However, a number of police culty will be to secure the support brought about by the auccess of "Kau Sing." It is explained that fact that the United States did not craft were busy during yes of at least two-thirds of the Radi-

the Kuominchun and their allies, the Committee appointed by the feel able on entering the war to terday, scouring the harbour and cal-Socialists, which is necessary the policy of the Canton Govern- Chamber of Commerce to adviso relieve Britain of the burden of The B.s. Carnarvonshire, from keeping a sharp look-out for pos- to give him a majority in the ment towards Sun Chaan-fang has on the subject of instructions for covering the sterling requirements members of this" and Shanghai; the 3.8. Luise Nielsonsible calls for assistance from dis-Chamber.

tressed vessels and sampana.

Many Radical-Socialista

stiffened,, and it is reported that the rescue tug Kau Sing recom- of her continental Allies, Britain societies is a record of sordid facts from Manati, Cuba; the Mace-

a demand has been made on him munded several alteratione and im would have been able to meet from which become.... inextricably donia, from Singapore, and the

Three other dead bodies float- averse to Poincare as Premier, to declare his attitude, either for provements to the vessel, these the resources she placed at the dia-bound up in the narrative with 8.s.. Kuingchow from the South, ing in various parts of the harbour though ready to accept him as the Canton Government or against being upper bridge to be closed in, posal of the Allies her expenditure many other undesirable factors to all report mountainous seas and were picked up and removed to Finance Minister, but the incluit. In case of the former, it is alteration in position of search in America and, in all human pro- which it is necessary to refer if

the Public Mortuary. rain squalls in the typhoon area.

During the sign of several leading Radical demanded that Sun shall, without light, supply of double-ended bability, the statement concludes a correct estimate is to be gained Curiously enough, the Glenni-week, reports

received at Socialists in the Ministry should delay, order the Kinngsi forces to whaler, fit storm shutters to lower that the facts set forth therein of the evil influences which exist

be show that no case for discriminat in our midst fer from Singapore' appears to various police stations of persons enable Poincare to overcome this advance on Wuchang, but in case wheelhouse; matresses to

The operations of these societies. ing against Britain can be founded All parties to the of the latter, the Canton Army will stuffed with Kapok, supply have missed it, though she could being missing from their homes.

From the condition of the re- Right of the Radical-Soelalists are invade Kiangst. not have been far behind.

lifebelt and 10 lifebuoys. The upon her use of the money borrow include a system of kidnapping per- Her master states that the weather that they had remained in the wa-

covered bodies it would appear solidly behind Poincare.

It is reported that the staff of estimated cost of this work ised from the United States for the song for ransom or for purposes ap It is reported that M. Briand the Headquarters of the Com- $2,716

prosecution of the war. Britain proximating to "white slave traf- was good.

had not complained at the adverse ficking" which is largely confined The Knu Sing was out all night ter for some days, and it is thought will be Foreign Minister-Reuter mander-in-Chief has been ordered It was aléo, recommended that discrimination with which she had to the West River districts and on patrol duty, but her services their lives during the storm and more likely that these persons lost

to proceed to Shlukwan on the one Europeon master should be been treated, but when the reasons which has as a counterpart in wórn Httle requisitioned. She

24th instant. This is an indica-appointed in place of the proposed assigned for such discrimination Hongkong the maintenance Roods during the earlier part of was commanded by Capt. C. the week than during yesterday's

will soon follow.. tion that General Chang Kai-shek Chinese master and that one clearly arise from misconception of secret houses of ill-fame, of which Thompson, the Chief Boarding

Chinese quartermaster and six the facts, it was necessary that cor- there are believed to be many in Officer.

The previous report that Chang Chinese sailors should be appoint-rections of fact must be made. the Colony. With a common inter- Ching-kong had left Canton, ored additionally. The estimated Reuter. had relinquished his responsibili extra cost of this personnel for

"TYPHOON'S TRACKI~-7 The Observatory report to-day states that the typhoon is' filling up to the north of Pakhol, having en- tered the coast between Macro and Kwang Chow Win." The No. 4 local signal was lowered at 8.15 pin. yesterday.

"blow.":

were

PEAK TRAM.

SERVICE RESUMED THIS MORNING.

obstacle.

PROBABLE CABINET.

that M. Poincare's Cabinet will be There is little doubt now but

constituted as follows:

M.. Poincare, Premier and Minister M. Barthou, Minister of Justico.

of Finance.

ties in

50

of

est in concealment of the existence-

of such establishments the keepers,

if they are not actual members of

the Government, is the period July 1st to December STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE. the organization la question, main- erroneous. It is felt that General 31st, 1926, is $3,180. ¦ Chang Kai-shok cannot afford to

TORT WORKS.

M. Brinn, Foreign Ministër M. Sarruut, Minister of Interior. M. Poincare hopes that M. Painleve will accept the portfolio eae so valuable a man, especially These expenses were not anti- for War, and M. Leygues the during his absence at the front. cipated and were not included in portfolio for Marine and he is also On the contrary, it is reported that the estimates for 1926. The rainfall for the 24 hours end-

endeavouring to. sepuro the co- Chang Ching-kong, in addition to Bokanownki his other duties, will head the civil ed at 10 am, to-day was 1.90 inches,

operation of M.

дя representing

the the administration of

Canton making the total since January 1st

Marin, 66.49 Inches, against an average of

moderate elements. No Under Government. It is also reported 47.96. fnches.

Secretaries will be appointed.. that, in the event of further sue The weather forecast up to noon. This service, though restricted The forgoing list unites all cesses, General Tan Yen-kai will to-morrow is-South-east winds, as it is, is much appreciated by groups, excluding the extremo proceed to Hanan to assume the moderating; overcast, occasional Paak residents who since the floods Left and the extreme. Right administration of the Civil Govern

ment of that provines. have had to walk to and from town. | Reuter,

rain.

The Peak Tram resumed its ser- vices on a limited schedule this morning. For the present, trams run between Kennedy and Barker

Road: stations only.

talia close association with it. Im this regard they secure some sort AN UNPRECEDENTED HEAT

of "protection," though what the WAVE.

nature of that "protection" is and how it could possibly ensure im- New York, July 22.

munity from police interference is The city is struggling to survive dificult to imagino. Thore is no Extraordinary, a sum of $75,000 on the unprecedented heat wave question, howover, that many of account of the reclamation at The temperature is above 96. thesa Reopera have found t Quarry Bay. It is explained that There have beeen numerous cases worth while to decure the this excess over the provision in the of heat-stroke and some deaths by continuance of this "protec estimates is due to the foundations drowning-Reuter a American tion for the purpose of ig

(Continued on Paga 12.)"

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Under the heading of Port Works

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