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The

Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDER 100 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1926. TA SINGEL COPY NOENTS

21.071

"NOTHING LESS THAN PIRACY

BRITISH NOTE ON WANHSIEN «OUTRAGE.

MINERS' STAND. CANTON BOYCOTT

REJECT GOVERNMENT

PROPOSALS.

ANOTHER CONFERENCE.

London, Sept. 21.

QUESTION

AGITATORS ARE STILL ACTIVE

PIRACY ISSUES.

COURTS STATUS

QUESTIONED.

Cost

Terform

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simply to handles;

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Essex Touring...$1095 Including complete special equipm

BOLSHEVIK BASES RAIDED.

BY SHANGHAI CHINESE POLICE

Esc

THE DRAGON MOTOR

CAR CO., LT

22 WOND NDI CHUNĘ PA,

OSHARRY VALLEY

CHINA PROVIDENT.

MEETING FURTHER

ADJOURNED.

INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE

CRITICISED.

OVER 20 ARRESTS. A SESSIONS ARGUMENT.

Last month, the Chinese police Legal argument that the prison-In Shanghai raided ten Bolshevik jurisdiction and therefore could made more than 20 arrests, as well ers were not subject to British nests, and agitation centres, and

INQUIRY COST: $40,000. by Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K. C, be-shevik literature.

That the investigation of the fore Mr. Justice Wood at the Criminal Sessions in the Supreme

According to the report of the Company's affairs would cost at least $40,000 was disclosed at this appear to have been taken in con-

the China Provident, Loan and

MUST RETURN STEAMERS. and to-day discussed the letter from boycott and to compensate the so- not be dealt with, was put forward ne seizing large quantities of Bol-

· The full text of the British Minister's report to the Note by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on the subject of the seizure of British steamers at Wanhsien by General Yang Sen has now been issued and is given below.

The British Government reserves all its rights in connection: with this "grave incident," the immediate cause of which is referred to as being the "high-handed action" of General Yang. Sen in commandeering a British ship to transport Chinese troopa, this being contrary to Britain's policy of neutrality in Obinest civil wars.

ANNOYED WITH MR. CHEN?

The Miner Executive yesterday the Government scheme to end the According to news from Canton,

the Premier to the Miners' Secre called strikers from the proposed tary, in which the Premier stated new Customs surtaxes is not that the Mining Association had de- the Chinese. It is generally con- Court this morning when the trial Commissioner of Police, these steps, morning's adjourned meeting of

attracting much attention from: clined to make a national agree-sidered that Mr. Eugone Chen's of three Chinese for piracy was sequence of instructions from the Mortgage Company, Limited. The ment with the Miners' Federation letter to the British Consul is in-proceeded with.

tended mainly for foreign con but that the Association declared

Mr. Alabaster said he had to provincial authorities. Af meet meeting was further adjourned aumption. that the coal owners in all districts

submit that there was no case forings held by the conservatiya memuntil November... 12th, in the any of the prisoners to answer, be were willing to observe the main

cause if they were guilty of the acte charged against them at the

in favour of sending warning to their colleagues elsewhere about the bers of the Kuomintang, resolutions.

menace of communism and favari

It is further stated that the British Government is quite prificipies which a national agree-annoyed over his letter.It is place proved in evidence by the ably denouncing the communists as:

unable to tolerate the forcible detention of the two British ships, whilst General Yang Son's action is, described as amounting to nothing less than piracy.

"

An assurance is given that British officials on the spot will

endeavour to arrange an amicable settlement, but is a pre- liminary to discussion it is essential that the two steamers be handed over forthwith.

Peking, Sept. 21.seized by the soldiers on board The following is the full text of and the captain was threatened

ment would be designed to secure. The Premier's letter enclosed a Memorandum explaining the Na- tional Arbitration Tribunal which the Government would establish failing the conclusion of a national agreement, as soon as work was visional settlements made locally. generally resumed through pro-

modify such settlements on appeal.. The iners Executive, to-day re- plied that in the event of the stop page being prolonged by an attempt to force back the miners on district agreements, the responsibility would rest with the government and owners.

The miners adhered

or

The professional agitators have never asked Mr. Chen to end the boycott, and they are said to be noteworthy that, despite the pro- fessed, intention on the part of the Government to terminate it on extremists, through their various before October 10th, the organisations are seeking to form a new association, to prevent the people from buying British goods. close search for "enemy goods," This organisation is making a

nothing to do with British trade.

Crown, they were not subject to instigators of strikes were passed.

mittee's report, and Mr. F. M. Crawford offered criticism of the absence of the Investigation Com-

'delay. -

Mr R.. G Shewan was in the Mr. T. G. Weall Mr. HP. White, Mr. W. J. Hawker (Members Con- sulting Committee), Mr. W. E. L Shenton (solicitor), Mr. D. L. King (secretary) and the following shareholders: the Rev. Fr. A

delet, Messrs. G. F. Haslam, D. H. Cameron, C. J. Quarles van Ufford, C, A. da Roza, J. M. Alves, A. A. Alves, N. V. E. Crou- cher, F M. Crawford, A. L. Shields, J. Coulthart, MA, Figueiredo, W. Morley, J. Pereira,

the Note of IM.S. Minister to with death, but armed watch was The Tribunal. might confirm or and is advising the public to have tional mileage or additional wa-Peking. Government had enacted Biotteau, the Rev. Fr; L. Vircon-

Peking, (Sir Ronald Macleay) to kept on board until the arrival of the Peking Government:-

the ship at Wanhsien, where

The Chinese merchants as a whole are indifferent regarding the proposals put forward by Mr. Eugene Chen, as they consider that the matter, is one involving big international issues in which they have at the moment no direct

ters,

the jurisdiction of the Court. It A decision to reinforce the anti-chair and there were also present had been proved beyond question Bolshevik propaganda by means of that the site where the attack by pamphlets was also reached by an was in Chinese waters. the white sailed sampan took place anti-Bolshevik socioty. be sufficient for him to say

It would

that The most important anti-Bolghe this was within the body of Chi-ik event during the month was a nese territory without any addi-notification to the effect that the new laws where persons found pro- pagating anarchism or tempting MAP PRODUCED,

others to Bolshevik thought will be Producing a map, Mr. Alabaster vitude from 6 to 15 years..

liable to a sentence of pénal sor. said his Lordship would, see that

Efforts by the Canton Nationalist the place was between two islands, both of which were Chinese. It Party during the month to was four miles away from the ter-secure support from Chinese reald-C. B. Brown, L. E. Guterres, J. ritory of the islands and those wa-ents in Shanghai, were to a certain Barrados, I. W. Shewan, A tors which were leased to. the Bri- extent successful. A delegation Remedios, Chau Yu-su, AJ tish Crown under the New Terri- comprising several members of the Edgar, SF. Ross, F. Tester, D. W. leading commercial bodies in Muntor, D. M. Lopes, SM. Churn, self in the territory of the Canton now reported that a number of J. T. Choy and V. Sorby, River; well within the limit coasts strect union leaders are also con- of China, It was therefore as

I have the honour to acknow- H.M.S Cockchafer removed the ledge the receipt of the Ministry soldiery, of Foreign Affairs Memoranda On August 29th. General Yang dated the 10th and 14th instant Chen, apparently as a reprisal, on the subject of the seizure of Reized the s.3. Wanhaien and the s.s. British merchant steamers at Wan- Wantung, putting at least 300 sold- hafen in which four complaints iers on board. General Yang to the principle of national nego- concern. were made against British steam Sen declined to discuss the matter tions and agreements and desired ers in connexion with the sinking with the Commander of H. M. S. a honourable settlement, but would of junks in the Upper Yangtsze as Cockchafer, whereupon His Majes- not be coerced into accepting terms NICARAGUAN REVOLT. tories Convention, but it was it Shanghai visited. Canton and it is. Ni da Silva, Tee Tean-toi, follows:-Firstly, the steamer ty's Consul hurried from Chung-which they consider unjust.- Tienkuang on June 13th in the dia-king to Wanhaien to take charge Reuter.. trict of Wanksion; secondly, the of the negotiations. General Yang steamer Wanlly on June 8th in the Sen refused to listen to his reprea-

MINERS A SINGLE BODY. district of Fengtu, thirdly, the sentations or to release the steam-

Rugby, Sept. 21. steamer Chialu on August. 2nd at ers or officers until the matter After spending two days in.com Foutan; and, fourthly, the steamer of the 8.3. Wanliu was settled. H. sidering the Government's propos Wanliu on August 29th at Yung M.'s Consul, acting under instruels of September 17th for the tions of the Minister at Peking, ex- settlement of the coal dispute, the hausted every possible conciliatory Miners' Executive this afternoon elfort, including, naturally, the offer sent a reply to Mr. Stanley Baid- of a proper legal enquiry. General win. Yang Sen declined to agree to any

yang..

able

facts of the case.

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REVOLUTIONARIES REPULSEDA

world. It did not, however, ex- MILITARY DISORDERS. 12th, 1926, at the same hour and

The minutes of the previous much within the body of the templating a journey to the south. meeting were rend and confirmed. county or district of China as the Further groups that departed for PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT. Solent waa within the body of the Canton during August Included

The Chairman said: The 29th Managua, Sept. 21. county of Southampton and the some thirty delegates of a society Revolutionaries in Nicaragua Bristol Channel within the county called the Chinese Agricultural As-ordinary general meeting which who attempted to capture Rame of Glamorgan.

sociation and twenty-six students was held on July 22nd last was ad- were repulsed after a three-hour, CASES ANALYSED.

The jurisdiction of the Court ex- from local extremist schools who journed until to-day at the request battle. Eight were killed and 12 tended for acts committed within will enrol at the Whampoa Military of the Investigation Committee, Owing to the interruption of re-!

wounded. American aviators the territorial waters of the Co- Academy. A membership cam-pending the submission of their gular communications due to civil

The Executive declares that the employed by the Nicaraguan con-lony, also for persons on board paign amongst mill workers con- report. I have been requested by war 'conditions on the Yangtze terms which did not permit him to proposals, if carried out, would in- stabulary, are receiving $1,000 for British ships in foreign waters in ducted by the Kuomintang Party them to move a further adjourn and the fact that His Majesty's exact compensation from the Com-volve an entire surrender of the each flight over Bluefields in the places where big ships went, and, (Red Section) is reported to have ment of this meating, owing to the Consul at Chungking is at present any without regard to the actual principle of national negotiations course of operations against the thirdly, over these waters known succeeded in securing application fact that their report is not yet at Ichang, the British Minister

and agreements. It claims that rebels.-Reuter's American Ser as the high seas which were not

from about 1,000 persons.

ready for presentation I there On September 5th, H. M. S. Mr. Churchill, on September 8th, rice.. hitherto has only been

fore beg to propose: That this Widgeon and the s.s. Kiawo, the while not excluding district, discus-

under territorial jurisdiction of to obtain, telegraphic reports latter manned by four naval officers sions, affirmed the Government's

meeting of shareholders' stand ad- any country, but were free to the regarding these case, but

journed until Friday, November. and 60 man, proceeded to Wanhsien adherence to this principle of na- COBHAM'S PROGRESS. tend to acts committed by foreign- the British Consul at Chungking to assist H. M. S. Cockchafer in tional negotiations and agreements. states that of the four

cases effecting the release of the ships The Executive adds that "If a gen- alleged. the first was never Cand their officers. ported to him. that the second is proached the detained vessels, the be achieved it must rest on a frank" As they apuine and lasting penco is to

STORMY WEATHER AT

SERIOUS DUTCH INCIDENT. completely refuted, and that the Klawo was met with a murderous recognition of the fact that what-

ALLAHABAD.

Amsterdam, Sept. 21. third was referred to the steam-rifle and machine-gun fire without ever may be the difference between

Quoting from authorities, Mr. The newspapers report that ship

Rugby, Sept. 21. Company concerned for any warning by the Chinese districts, the miners of Great Bri- observations.

Mr. "Allan Cobham arrived at Alabaster referred to a case which serious disorders have broken out who fourth, the British Consul on the sels" were subjected to heavy rifle mon interests and that they are weather.

tish Counds the soldiers, and the other British ves-tain for a single body with cor- Allahabad to-day in very stormy he said showed that piracy within among troops at Assen,

undergoing the annual Owing to the force of the jurisdiction of the U.S. and were day after the occurence, tele and field gun fire from the troops entitled to insist that those inter- the current of the flooded river piracy on the high seas were very manceuvres. It is believed that graphed to General Yang, Sen that ashore. The gunboasts, in self-de-ests shall continue to be protected Jumna, he did not succeed in tying different offences. He then went the disorders were pre-arranged claim against the Wanliu fence, were compelled to return the by their national Organisation." his machine up to the buoy. After on to refer to a case which was a ball cartridges were recently should be brought through his Con-fire against this point, including in one sentence of the letter, the many efforts he finally beached taken to the Privy Council from missing sulate when it would be prompt- the town of Wahhsion from which Executive points out

that the the machine. He is proceeding ly and equitably dealt with and, in they were being attacked. They Government has not yet specified to Delhi to-morrow morning view of General Yang Sen's high- ultimately went down river, hav- the construction of the National British Wirelees. banded detention, of. two British ing effected the release of five out Tribunal to which it proposes that ships which were not connected of the six officers. The sixth was district agreements shall be' re- with the Yungyang incident, he reported to have been wounded and forthwith proceeded to Wanhsien it is presumed he was drowned.

any

in order to deal with the" matter personally.

•

RIGHTS RESERVED.

ferred.

LATE INTERVIEW ARRANGED.

The British Minister has already

After the despatch of this letter The Note then quotes the Brit- to Mr. Baldwin, it became known discussed this last Wanhaien case ish casualties and then goes on that the Miners' Executive; without and the grave incidents arising Pending the receipt of instruc-awaiting a reply from the Premier, therefrom and he now places on tions, the British Minister re- had requested an interview with record the following outline" of serves on behalf of His Majesty's him and that a meeting had been the facts as they have hitherto Government all their rights in rouched him:

(Continued on Page 7).

connection with this grave inci-

ANOTHER CYCLONE.

WRECKS DISTRICT OF PARAGUAY,

Buenos Aires, Sept., 21.. A cyclone has swept the Encarna clon district of Paraguay, which is practically in ruins. Nearly all the houses collapsed and there are over one hundred dead. The dam- age goes into millions of dollars Reuter's American Servica

ROYAL BETROTHAL,

ers in foreign waters, or foreign land.

CASE CITED.

place." Will someone kindly second that?

Mr. CA. da Roza, Chair- man of the Investigation Commit- tee, Beconded..

WHY THE DELAY? Mr. F. M. Crawford, said: While I feel sure shareholders will support me in sympathising with the members of the Investigating Committee, who are doubtless put- ting in a great deal of work and the local Appeal Court: He said A long route march in the energy on our behalf and have mora: in that case the Chinese prisoner sweltering hent yesterday appar- or less a thankless task before seized a Fronch ship, miles away ently brought the situation to a them, I would like to take this op from the coast of China, and climax as on their return to bar-portunity of anking for some in- was arrested here and held racks the men smashed windows formation as to what has been done.” for extradition. He was re and wrecked the canteen." "A non- It is now nearly six months since leased under Habeus Corpus, commissioned officer was killed the meeting in which we appointed because it was held that what he with a rifle bullet. There were this Committed to go into the had done was piracy on the high other minor casualties but no affairs of the Company together seas, outside the jurisdiction of arrests. The 12th Regiment is with the Consulting Committee, and China.. Ho was then re-arrested confined to barracks while an as they had the benefit of the pre- for piracy, but he was again releas. official investigation is being ed under Habeus Corpus on themade-Reuter. grounds that he could not be tried twice for the same offence. The Piracy Council held that while he was rightly released on the first occasion, he should not have been released on the second, because "piracy on the high seas and within í municipal laws were two separate and distinct crimes. They held that the piracy on the high "scas, It is revealed to-day that Misssary to have these meetings post- fifty miles from the const, was quite MacLellan, who accomplished poned. different from an expedition that

CHANNEL FIGHT.

WOMAN DOCTOR'S REMARKABLE ENDURANCE

Rugby, Sept. 21.

liminary investigation prior to their appointment, I cannot help but think that by this time some infor- mation, might have been given to the shareholders as to the result of this investigation,

In six monthe surely something definite should have been arrived at. by the two Committees acting con- jointly, and it is difficult to under- stand why it is continually neces÷

WASTE OF TIME,

The 8.8. Wanliu on August 29 dent, and in the meantime draws was discharging passengers at the attention of the Ministry of Yungyang when she was boarded Foreign Affairs to the fact that such action. General Yang Ben by sixteen armed soldiers secking the immediate cause was the high- must be aware of what is the cor- to commandeer accommodation for handed action of a Chinese mili- has a complaint against British sub rect procedure in cases where he the transport of Chinese troppa tary officer attempting to comman-jects or ships, and his, action in in violation of the regulations deer a British ship to transport prohibiting British vessels, in the troops and that the British Gov- seizing British ships and posting

BELGIAN-SWEDISH MATCH.. interests of strict neutrality in erament, in pursuance of strict fire on British gunboats, amounte armed soldiers" aboard, who open

Stockholm, Sept. 21. Chinese civil wars, from carrying neutrality in Chinese civil wars, to nothing less than piracy. His The betrothal is announced of part of the municipal law of China, ance in her attempt to swim the A glance at the Articles of As

set out from China, which would be such a remarkable feat of endur- armed Chinese forces, while, has refused all British ships to be Majesty's Minister is convinced Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium It therefore showed that China had Channel yesterday, being over 25, sociation should suffice to convince simultaneously, sampans contain-so used.

that the Ministry for Foreign and Princess Astrid of Sweden, a ing troops approached the ship. The Note points out. General Affairs will not attempt to defend it. niece of the Kings of Sweden and piruer. It was not therefore neces-hours in the water, is in reality Committee have very little re- shareholders that the Consulting in municipal law against municipal The s.s. Wanliu procedded slowly Yang Sen's proper procedure, if he The Ministry may rest assured that Denmark. Router: in order to avoid the sampars had a real or fancial chuse for His Majesty's officers will onder-

sary to bring proof of that, as the Doctor of Medicine, practising in sponsibility, and although they when fire was opened from both complaint, and emphasises that your to arrange on the spot an

Privy Council held that that was Harloy Street the street of medical may be considered guilty to some banks and the troops on board Chinese military officials place amicable solution of the difficul-

assumed without proof... rushed the bridge and engine themselves entirely in the wrong ties which have arisen in connec

specialists. She is also a medical degree of negligence, It seems quite obvious that they cannot JURISDICTION.

officer of King's College Hospital. be held liable financially for any room. These men were driven if they endeavour to exact reparation with the case but, as a pro- off by the ship's officers. Mean- tion by such means as the forcible minary to any discussion, it de

Continuing, Mr. Alabaster, said Her secret was kept

vas kept oven from her loss while a sampun containing about detention of British ships not con- assential that the two detained eight people tried to come along. nected with the case.

INTOLERÁDLE - ACTION,

ships be handed over forthwith to the British Authorities.”

The Note is signed by Eir Majesty's Government Ronald Macleay and is dated Po- quite unable tolerateking; September 20th, 1926.

side, but fouled another boat and

drifted astern in a sinking conti-

tion, oventually sinking.The

compradore of the Wanliu was da

"His

to.

LEAGUE. EXPENSES.

COST OF LABOUR OFFICE..

Geneva, Sept. 21 The League's Budget Committee has adopted the estimates for 1927, of the International Labour Office at 7,071,165 francs-Router

In one case it was stated that piracy:

on the high seas was within Ad-mother, who heard of the great miralty Jurisdiction, and in case it effort of "Miss MacLellan, but be argued by the Crown that Ad- did not know, until later, that Miss miralty Jurisdiction extended 'to rivers in foreign countries, balow MacLellan was her daughter. *B(Continued on Page 12). & British: Wirelöss":

Has the Investigating Committee. been spending its time in trying to place the blame of past work on the Consulting Committee? If so,

I shall bo glad to know what the approximate cost of this investiga (Continued on Page D