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No. 21.929

ARCHITECT'S FEES. CHAUFFEUR'S. DODGE

ACTION OVER HOUSE PLANS.

FOUNDED 180)

四拜禮 號五月八英港香

NORTHERN WAR.

SUN APPEALS TO

EXPOSED.

ATTEMPT TO GET NEW

LICENCE.

USED TWO NAMES.

An unusual case

came before

WU PEI-FU.

MISSING AEROPLANE. General Sun Chuan-fang, Tupan of Cheklang and Kiangsu, has advised Marshal Wa Pei-fu, the

LOCAL BROKER SUED. Differences which arose between two Europeans, one, a broker and the other an architect, over the the discovery that a man, who was Yangtze War Lord, to return to

cost of a sketch plan prepared by the architect for the building of

Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy to-day. It arose from

being examined in connection with an application for a driver's licence, was an old driver whose

Central China in order personally to direct the "anti-Red" campaign

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5; 1926. 日七十月六

CANTON'S LABOUR ·

TROUBLES.

NO CHANGE IN POSTAL STRIKE.

THE PRINTING↑ ##PUTI. There is very te change in the Canton postal strike, the Post- mon's Union still adhering to its original demands. The Kuomin-. tang is said to have offered to take

U.S. AND BRITAIN.

DEBATE ON WAR DEBTS.

"NOT CAP IN HAND."

Rugby, Aug. 4. to-day in the House of Commons Among various questions raised

was that of Anglo-American re- iations.

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INDIAN CURRENCY.

REPORT.

GIVEN VERY MIXED

· RECEPTION.

BANK SHARES DROP.

Bombay, Aug. 4.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.,LTD,

D WONENDI CHUND KA. HAPPY VALLSY

The India Currency Report has adversely affected the Bombay Stock Exchange, particularly the

COAL STOPPAGE,

BISHOPS PROPOSALS OBJECTED TO.

GOVERNMENT'S STAND.

"

Rugby, August 4. Before Parliament adjourned, to-day for the summor recess, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Labour

(Liberal) said it was unfortunate Captain Wedgewood Benn licence had been cancelled four in the South. He has also wired up the demands, on behalf of the that the Chancellor of the Emperial Bank's fully paid shares Leader, asked what the Government a bouse, resulted in a claim being years ago on account of reckless the "anti-Reds" now in Hunan and Union with the Chinese Postal Au- controversy first with Mr. Mellon subsequently recovered somewhat. coal stoppage. He said that so far chequer had been drawn into a which dropped 90 rupees. They was going to do in regard to the heard in the Supreme Court, this drifing

Hope that he" is"

thorities within two months, pro-and later into a challenge with morning, before Mr. Justice Wood. This fact was withheld from the

preparing to

The Report has had a mixed re- from the situation being nearer est come to their assistance. General

vided the Union will order'nn im Senator Borah, on the subject of The plaintiff, who was repre-examining Traffic Sergeant when

mediate resumption of service by our financial relations with Ameri- ception by the press. The Nation- tement to-day than it was a month re-inforcing the sented by Mr. H. C. Macnamara, e application for a driver's Sun is also

ca. Mr. Baldwin, the present Pre- aliat Bombay Chronicle denounces ago, it was much further away front licence was made yesterday, but Fokienese in their "anti-Red" cam.

the members. In the meantime maler, went to America and ar-it as "defrauding India" but on a settlement. Referring to the sug was Mr. W. H. Bourne, Prince's to Inspector Alexander the convic-paign.

the General Headquarters of the ranged to settle the British debt, the contrary the Times of India gestions put forward by the repre- Buildings, architect, and the de- tion cape that the applicant was

General Tang Seng-chi, of the

Kuomintang Army is asking the not because we wanted favourable. fendant, was Mr. N. V. A. Crononce on his books. This was

Kuomintang "Army in Hunan, 're-Postmen's Union to provide chan-of this country, which found a but that the Report's proposal to a'vote was now being taken in vari- terms but because of the spirit saya that the Report is excellent sentatives of the Churches on which cher, of Messrs. Benjamin and verified on investigation, and the

ports that his men have captired neis by which communications be-vory suitable mouthpiece in Mr. Potts, Ice House Street, for whom

Pingsiang.

tween the several Army HeadquarBaldwin who was straightforward At a committee meeting of theters may be maintained.

and business-like. That motive Central Executive Committee' of'

d not go without recognition in the Kuomintang in Canton the

Mr. Chung Ching-kiang, former America, and he thought it was other day. Mrs. Lino Chung-hoi Chairman of the Central Executive President Coolidge who said and M. Borodin, Political Advisor Committee of the Kuomintang in was an example of the highest of the Party, addressed an inter-Canton, is offering himself as a standard of international honour. pellation to General Chang Kai-mediator in the dispute between shek asking for exact information the publishers of other than the relative to his retent negotiations

Mr. M. M. Watson appeared.

Mr. Bourne claimed the sum of $900 for services rendered as an architect. This was fer for ta ing the defendant's instruction. preparing a sketch design, and making fin approximate eslimate of the cost in cubic measurements or otherwise for a horse to be} built at or near Wanchai Gap, at the rate of 18

per cent, $60,000, the estimated cost of the house. He also claimal costs,

INADEQUATE PAYMENT.

on

the

The case was outlined by Mr. Macnamara, who said the law on the subject was very short, and be need hardly refer to i If there was no specific agredmént about how much should be paid, then the law required that amount paid should be reasonable. The plaintiff was claiming $900, and he would say that the parties had peavoured to settle the mat- fer between themselves, but they had not been able to arrive at any arrangement. It was only fair to say that the defendant had paid into Court $150, plaintiff was en- tirely unible to accept that amount, as it was totally inade-

quale.

བྷྲ ས་ ཨངྒ

It was in June last year that Mr. Crnucher first-contemplated build- ing a house on an ominence near. Wanchai Gap, and he was nego- tiating with the Government to buy a certain plot of land. He had been instructed that Mr. Croucher had since bought that land.

KUOMINCHUN IN RETREAT.

Capture Of Nankow Reported.

Hankow, Aug. 4.

A telegram has been receiv- ed from Military headquarters to the effect that Nankow has been captured by Allied troops and that the Kuominchun armics are in full retreat,

Marshal Wo Pei-fu is now expected to return very soon to take up the offensive against xenerai Tang Seng-chi, which is at present at a deadlock owing to lack of sufficient cuntrpl.-Runter.

man, giving a different name to that which was proved by a re-. ference to the photograph of identification, was now charged before the Court with wilfully withholding the information from the knowledge of the Sergeant in his application for a licence.

with General Sun Chuan-fang, for mutual co-operation. General Chang is understood to have been' conferring with General Sun through personal delegates for an alliance, but reports of the last few days appear to indicate that. the latter is going to wide with the anti-Reds."

MISSING PLANE.

One of the aeroplanes of the Kuomintang Army which left Shiukwan on the morning" of July' 28th had not been heard of at" Hengchow up to night of the 29th, and Canton enquiries have so far failed to locate the machine. It is feared that a mishap has occur. red. This machine is one of the nine imported from Russia last month. The charge was proved, and According to secret information Major C. Willson imposed a fine furnished to the Kuomintang in of $25.

Canton by its agents in Nanchang and Nanking, the "anti-Red" forces in these two places, when finally dispatched, will number more than 30,000.

SHANGHAI MURDER.

INDIAN DONE TO DEATH.

"

Kuomintang troops in Swatow will take care of the eastern line of defence in Kwangtung against possible invasion of Kuomintang territory by "anti-Reds" Fukien.

from,

WATCHING "BANDITS."

PIRATICAL ATTACKS AT SWATOW.

Japanese Destroyer Sent.

...

Tokyo, August 4. Following on a request by the Consul at Swatoa des- troyer has been': despatched from Formosa to Swatow, for the purpose of protecting Japanese shipping from pin- tical attacks. Reuter."

MISUNDERSTANDING,

#

In the course of the last few years the various causes of misunder- standing with the United States had been removed,, notably in re- gard to the Irish and liquor ques- tions. Many people in this coun- try desired to see Britain and the United States working step by step, to relieve the needs of the world.. Commander Kenworthy,, (L- beral) also praised the debt set- tlement which Mr. Baldwin had made with the United States. If was worth making on account of its effect on our national prestige. and credit.

MISREPRESENTED.

FLOODS IN JAPAN.

Reports of Great Damage,"

Tokyo, Aug. 5.

It is reported that the heavi- est rains for thirty years have resulted in disastrous floods in Northern Japan.

Rivers are overflowing, dam- aging thousands of acres of rice fields and farmlands, also inundating thousands of houses, especially in Akita Pre- fecture.

Rallway services are inter- ripted in several places.

It is believed that there are heavy casualties, but numbers are not yet known.--Reuter.

ous mining districts, he said he was informed that all the prospects pointed to those suggestions being accepted by the bulk of the miners. The result of the ballot would be declared on Saturday or Sunday next. If the ballot was in favour of the proposals, was the Government going to take any action to give the proposals a chance of being mado the basis of negotiations?

Colonel Lane Fox, Secretary for Mines, said that as the House knew very well the Bishops' proposals were brought before the Govern- ment. There wore certain funda- mental objections to them and those objections had not been removed by anything which had occurred since. Nothing had happened to make these proposals more satisfactory now than when the Premier com-

create a Reserve Bank of India is mented upon them a few days ago.

WHOSE CAT?

Quoting from the recant speeches made by Mr. A. J. Cook, Miners

get Mr. Cook to take a reasonable viewpoint, just as the Trades Union Congress had falled. But, if anything did come from the ballot on more favourable, lines, the Government would miss no oppor tunity of doing their utmost to secure a genuine and complete set A fine-looking cat was the sub-tlement. No settlement could come, in this country who would have ject of a charge of unlawful pos- however, which did not face the decided otherwise than that pro-

economic facts. It was for the misc should be honoured.

brought by Inspector coal-owners and miners to negoti

INTERESTING COURT CASE.

The Ression

Sir Austen Chamberlain, For-criticised. -eign Secretary, replying, said that Calcutta's European mercantile Secretary, the Minister contended Kuomintang newspapers and the a statement was attributed to the Kuomintang printers and composi- Secretary of the American Trea-community welcomes the stabilisa-that the terms of the proposed basis of settlement were unsatis- tors. The more influential news-

sury "which largely misrepresent-tion of the rupee at eighteen pence, papers, however, have intimated cd the character of our borrowing but on the contrary, leading In-factory as they were being present- business until more favourable applied. that they are prepared to suspend and the purposes to which it was dian business men, seen by Reu-ed to the men in a form different conditions prevail. In the mean- thought that, it was not in the appointing feature of the reported that the Bishops had failed to Mr. Churchill rightly ter, considered this the most die from that in which they had been accepted by the Bishops. He fear- time, only two Kuomintang organs interests of good relations that Reuter. are being published in Canton, the auch.. misrepresentation should Sen Won. Min Kuc Jih Poo and the Kuo Min prevail and he, neccrdingly, stated"

the facts correctly. We borrowed In addition to the newspaper the money from the United States offices, many preting shops are for the purpose of the war in which also closing business, as, the mini- they and we were engaged and we .A fiendish murder was commit-

mum wages demanded by the Kuo-gavo our promise to pay to the Led by parties unknown early last

mintang Workers' Delogate Con- United States. There was no man On July 28th last year, the Friday morning at the Japanese parties examined the site, and, Public School, 120 Pingliang Road,

ference for printers rad composi- after considering the matter, Mr. Shanghai, when Koshim Singh was

tors involve job-printing as well as Croucher gave instructions to Mr. faully stubbed as he slept on his

the newspaper offices. Bourne to draw up a preliminary couch in the yard. But few de-

The strike of printers has in- proposal of this country to wipe Blackman against a Chinese cargo-ate. No one could do it for them. sketch plan, which was to show tails of the crime are available as stood, are not

Kuomintang circies, it is under- volved the Kuornintang Printing the alate clean of all obligations bontman at the Central Magis-The Government. would do every- what sort of a house-it was inthe murderers stabbed him with activities now in progress in the sioner of Propaganda. On account Powers

unaware of the Office, run under the Conuris-among Allied and Associated

thing to make that possible. tended to bulld, when Mr. Crou out making an alarm. Then they eastern and northern districts of of arrears in pay, some printers itself,

did not commend tracy this morning. Because cher hnd explained the kind of attacked another watchman, ae-Kwangtung among the "bandits" have threatened to leave their jobs,

and we had adopt pussy in this case

"LINERAL CRITICISM. WLS a fine house he wanted.

cording to his story,

od who was trying to

our policy, rally against

that animal and because he wore a the whilst others have also protested from our debtors we would ask sleeping some distance off, but he followers of the late Dr. Sun Yat- against the slow payment of their only so much as would meet the collar, the police believe that his managed to break from their grasp

sen. ·District magistracies and wages. and free himself. His nasalants Kuomintang

The Political Commis-payments which we would have to owner is a European. They ap were a gang of four or five Chi- have been instructed by the Party the resenes and upon promise of sums.we are receiving or may be hours to enable them to trace the everywhere sion, however, has now come to make ourselves. The actual plied for a remand of twenty-four nese, who he declares ran off along Headquarters in Canton to report an early settlement, the printera likely to receive will not amount Pingliang Road.. He then shouted

are expected soon to resume work to the sums which we have to pay. to his friend, who managed to whisper, "I'm dying, bring me some water.". He brought the wi- ter and went to 87 Ward Road, where he told two other watchmen who in turn informed P. C. Lees.

The wounds in the neck and arm pits were evidently made with a The parties discussed between very fine. instrument, as they can themselves which plan would be the hardly be seen. For this reason a more suitable, and Mr. Croucher theory is advanced that others was definitely told, Mr. Mcnamarathan Chinese committed the deed. added, that on. the' one plan which was more elaborate, the house would cost about $60,000, and that on the

TWO PLANS,

Mr. Bourne proceeded to draw up a plan, and the parties again met on August 6th, on the site, Matters had progressed so far that Mr. Parker Rees, of the P.W.D., had actually put pegs or the land to show the boundaries. Mr. Bourne had not only drawn up one plan; he had drawn two, and ho would put

hls plan into evidence. The defence had the other one.

..

PROF. LANGSNER.

other it would cost about $50,000. Mr. Macnamara stressed this point, saying it would be a central part of | NO DEMONSTRATION TO-DAY. the evidence. Mr. Croucher told

Mr. Bourne that $60,000 was rather demonstration in occult science We are asked to state that the more than he wished to pay, and

which was to have been given by Mr. Bouras suggested the cheaper Professor Langsner at the City house. It was Mr. Croucher, how. over, who persisted in his prefer-Hall to-day has been cancelled.

ence. For the more expensive plan. At that interview,. Mr. Croucher took the plan away with him and had kept it ever since. There were subsequent further negotiations between the parties, and with. Mr. Parkor Rees, of the Land Office,

On September, 12, Mr. Bourne had an Interview with Mr. Croucher, at which Mr. Croucher (Continged on Page 12).

The Professor's secretary in- forms us that the cancellation has

fact that Professor

is sick with fever:

clubs

on any sign of opposition and try to crush all local disturbance.

The Whampoa Military Academy is recruiting 2,500 more cadets, and those applying are expected to enrol during August.

RICE RELEASED,

15

ra

owner.

Mr. Lloyd George, Liberal Lead- the Government. Things were or, criticised the altitude of

getting worse week by week. So ed, the intervention of the Bishops" far as public opinion was concern- -

had altered the whole position. Mr. Cook's slogan was having a dis-

with proposals embodying what Hle (defen- Mr. Churchill and the Coal

FISHERMEN FINED:

POSSESSION OF DYNAMITE:

in getting out circulats reporting Be that as it may, no "British The defendant atated that a asterous effect before that inter- the success of the Northern ex- Government would think it becom- fellow-boatman had informed him, vention. But now he and Mr. Her- pedition and the "anti-Imperialising to the dignity of this country before going to sea, that he had bert Smith had gone to the country tic campaign" against the "coun- or compatible with our honour to lost a valuable cat. ter-Revolutionists" in Central go, cap in hand or whining, to China.

those to whom they have under- dant) thought he had located the

Commission recommended, and In the course of an interview taken obligations and ask to be missing animal in the one which public opinion would judge the The 15,000 bags of rice captured between representatives of the excused. We make no complaint was now produced in Court.

dispute on that basis... pickets nearly a year ago from the yan, the Chief of the Bureau of thons, but at least we would we by the Canton Strike Committee Press Association and Chan Shu- and we will discharge our obliga-

Sir Arthur Steel Maitland, Nanyang godowns -

The case was remanded on the Minister of Labour, expressed the goods" are to be released to their remarked that as the actions of that money was borrowed, and to

AN "enemy Labour and Agriculturo, the latter it to be known in what manner police application.

willingness of the Government to take action as soon as there was owners, who, according to the the Labour Unions have been car what purpose it was devoted"

a possibility of getting a useful certificate of the General Chamber ried too far, the Government in- of Commerce in Canton,' are not tends to limit such action by law.

TRADITIONAL FRIENDSHIP.

result by bringing the two sides opponents of the Kuomintang. A in the 11th year of the Republic, to great nations, and our muta! He hoped the friendship of the

together. As soon as it looked as though mediation would be useful, part of the cargo, when released, it was estimated that 15% of the respect and regard might not be

they were willing and anxious and will be contributed towards the working men were unemployed, Strike Committee will also receive work. It was, therefore, not to whether by speeches or writings, Nihill, at the Kowloon Magistracy Northern expedition, while the whilst to-day, 40%. are out of impaired by ill-tempered or in-

ready to take It.British Wireless, Three fokis of a fishing junk

Rice Guild under the strikers' such a state of affairs should conleng honoured, that we should ston of 380 sticks of dynamite voton to 49 defeated a Labourite

LABOUR MOTION DEFEATED. substantial amount from the the luterests of the workers that It was a tradition of this country, this morning, with being in posses- were charged before Mr. J. H. B.

London, Aug. 4. The House of Commons by 173 preserve most friendly relations and 400 percussion cups without a proposal to adjourn for the sum with the United States of America. permit from the Captain Superin- mer recess Hill August 17 instead We had rejoiced in every sign we tendent of Police. had seen of an improved feeling

of November 9, in view of the coal in the United States towards this country, and he agreed that the two measures which Mr. Wedg wood Bonn had named had centri buted to produce, that feeling. Long might it continue-British Wireless.

relief fund..

KUOMINTANG RULE,

BX-

tinue

become necessary owing to the An official communique

Langaner nounces the appointments of Gen-

BETTER FRANC. Professor Langsner much re-

eral Tang Sung-che as the Chief. grets that he is obliged to post-nan; Fung Tien-chiu na the Pro of the Military Bureau of Hu-

CLOSES-AT 167. pone to-day's demonstration, but vincial Civil Administrator; Lau

London, Aug. 4, he hopes to appear again in public Ngor-chi as the-Provincial Trea

French franca closed at 167 and whon he has recovered from his- aurer: Chow Ngo-shan as the Chief the Belgian franc at":-170%- Indisposition

(Continued on Page 03. Reuter.

judicious public

controversy,

discovered concealed under the floor tended that the situation might It was stated that the goods were stoppage. The Labourites. con- boards at the storn of the boat, change within the next three which was stopped at: North Fointwecks and the House should be on its way to Shaukiwan. W in session in order to effect a

His Worship imposed fines of peaceful settlement $100 each, or in default, two months' hard labour..

Sir Austen Chamberlain sald

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