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FOUNDED WALĦLS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1926.

No. 21.976

COAL STOPPAGE DEBATE.

PREMIER ON THE INDUSTRY'S

FOLLY.

THE GOVERNMENT ACCUSED.

"Accusations that the Government was working on the side of the coal owners, and a denial by the Government that it had ever promised the miners support of their insistence on a national settlement were the outstanding features of the House Commons debate on the coal stoppage which took place yesterday,

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The Premier said that when the owners rejected Mr. Churchill's Invitation to a tripartite conference they wore guilty of discourtesy to the Government. But ho did not think that the miners' latest proposals constituted a basis for a possible settlement. criticised the coal industry's inability to settle its own differences.

London, Sept. 27. triumph but would Increase hate Parliament re-assembled to-day, and banish hopes of peace and for the purpose of renewing the goodwill: Let the Government re- Emergency Regulations in connec- consider its position, for there tion with the coal stoppage.

votes to 122.-

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was no sign of a serious breaka- way, nor a sign of peace.

MR. CHURCHILL'S DENIAL.

HEROIN HAUL.

TRIAL OF JAPANESE OPENS.

QUARTER TON OF DRUG.

Sufficient heroin to kill millions. of people is said to have been im- ported into the Colony by a Jupan esp "named Yonejiro Tanaka, who appeared before the Chief Jus-

tice, Sir Henry Gellan, at the Criminal Sessions this morning, to answer charges of importing the drug without a licence or lawful authority, and with being in unlaw ful possession of it. The seizure was effected on the French Mall steamer Angere on September 18, and was found to amount to nearly a quarter of a ton.........

The case for the Crown is being conducted by the Attorney General, Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, K.C., whilst Mr. H. G. Sheldon is defending The prisoner pleaded not guilty to both charges,

LEGAL POINTS...

In opening the proceedings in the House of Commona, Mr. Stan- ley Baldwin moved that Govern- ment business should have prece

Mr. Lloyd George argued that dence for the remainder of the if the owners had rejected the Session, which despite Labourite terms which the Government con- opposition was carried by 237 sidered fair, the Government's In defining the legal position, the

duty was to take the necessary Attorney General referred to sec There were subdued hisses from steps to re-open the pits under the tions of the Ordinance, in which he the Opposition benches and Minis-Emergency Regulations.

pointed out that importing was terial cheers, as Mr. Baldwin ber. Winston Churchill denied specially defined as carrying gan his statement on the coal that, the Government, had in any

into the Colony, or causing situation. The Fremier emphasis way changed its policy. On the to be carried into the Colony, by wator, ed the singular inability of the contrary he wrote to Mr.Baldwin included carriage coal industry to settle its own on Sept. 6th suggesting that in the of drugs which were intended to affairs, and the disposition of event, of the owners refusing to be carried out of the Colony on both sides to look to Parliament conduct national negotiations, the the same ship, which meant with to extricate them from their dim- miners would be advised to recom-out transhipment. Speaking "with" culties. He alluded to the Samuel mend the men to begin district regard to the charge of possession proposals, which were turned negotiations, and the Government he said he intended to rely on cer down and said that if the 'men had would deny the indulgence of the tain facts to show guilty know- accopted them, the Government Eight Hour Act to any pit not con-ledge, and also on a presumption. would have used its whole strength forming with certain conditions. provided by a special section of the to secure their adoption, but when The Chancellor emphasised that Ordinance. His, submission was the offer was turned down he felt the Government did not intend be that if it was proved that accused almost as if the last chance of anting led into a course of action ap-had something in his possession, agreed peace had vanished.

proximating to eyen a temporary it was to be deemed for all pur OWNERS' GRAVE MISTAKE,

nationalisation of the mines. poses of the Ordinance that he had There was a definite means of put in his possession the drug con Mr. Baldwin thought the owners ting, pressure on the owners and, tained inside the package. The presumption, was that the drug made a grave mistake in declining if that falled, there was a means Mr. Winston Churchill's recent in of nasuring the miners something was in his possession, and that he vitation to a tripartite conference. in the way of a national structure, knew the nature of the drug- (Opposition cheers). They acted namely, the Appeal Tribunal, also stupidly and with lack of courtesy insuring that the settlements were to the Government. He declared reached from the viewpoint of that the miners' recent offer to fairness and co-ordination by an recommend a certain reduction in impartial independent tribunal. wages, was the first definite move

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SPECULATIONS.

A TENDENCY TO WAIT

THE STRIKERS QUARTERS.

There is, af the moment, no fur- ther news in regard to the calling Bapa paket

off of the boycott, and the general. inclination is now to wait until October let to see whether the

NEW RIVER BOAT DISAPPEARS

MACAO FISHING DISASTERY

FEARED

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RECRUITING MEN IN

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WAR OUTLOOK!

NORTHERNERS HOLD NANCHANG.

CHANG WANTS CADETS.

A Chinese news agency reports Not all the Chinese recruited in that the Southern armies have not Shanghai to join the various lost ground since regaining what armies now engaged in the Yang was lost recently, and that Nan tza Valley wart will find their way chang le still in their hands: There into General Sun Chuan-fang's have been no reinforcementa from Sun Chuan Chuan-fang to attempt

Probably the most remarkable of the belated reports which con- forces. Canton Governments Intimation toll exacted of the Colony by investigating in amazing attempt from Kiangsi and Anhui are con tinue to come in concorning the The Chinese police are now to recapture this city. The troops is likely to be verified by happen-yesterday's typhoon, is that of Southern agents to recruit in centrated in the vicinities of W inge. There are fewer reports of newly-constructed river steamer, Shanghai workers for the Can-suel, Kichow, Wongahi Kong, Wong pleket activity, but so far and which broke away from its moor-tonese army, for which purpose Chow Fu, and other points in the known pickets are still on duty on ings in a shipbuilder's yard recruiting offices were opened direction of Wuchahy, and from Chinese territory across the from drifted swiftly away, crashing right under the noses of the their movements, it would appear tier at Samphan

into the "Stanley" in the course Chinese authorities and in spite of that their objective is to relieve the A Chinese report save that the of its uncontrolled career, before the fact that marital law rules the besieged city, and also to attempt Strike Comites intends to pro- the galo, and has not been seen Chinese city vide free quarters for the strikers singel

ity and is bein

is being strictly to intercept and cut off the com- carried out.

munications between the various at Whampoa and that the premises There were, in fact, two river previously occupied by them in steamers in the Ching Lai yard at papers, a police inspector saw a operating in Klängst and Hupeh.

According to the Chinese news- units of the Southern armies Canton (mostly fantar house) Chaung Sha-wan, neither of them group of 20 men pulling another The fact that gunboats have will most likely be returned to completed, when the typhoon Chinese down a street in the taken up stations from Hukow, at their rightful owners. It is stated winds provided a strain on the Chinese city. He interfered and the mouth of the Poyang Lake, at that the former fantan syndicate moorings which they were unable learnt that the man being roughly Kiukiang, Wusuch and along as far is offering $124/10 daily to the to stand, and both were carried handled was the officer presiding na Wong Chow Fu, would seem Government for the monopoly of out into the Harbour. One of over, an agency in Sing Ming Lee, to support the above theory. resuming business,

them was recovered yesterday Nantao, and had recruited the Another Chinees report says that near the Standard Ou Company's others as workers at the Canton NANCHANG NOT FALLEN. one of the reasons for the order-installation at Laichikok.

arsenal and other places where It la learned from other quar ing of the restoration of Canton-|-

they were to have pay from $40ters, however, that the Chinese re- Hongkong traffic in that the gambl

to. $80 per month. Unfortunately, ports of the Southern troops being ing houses now being used to The other was caried away swift- the man had been unable to ship in possession of Nanchang are not house the strikers may be returnly in the general direction of Ma-thom to Canton as he had pro- correct. ed to their original owners for cao, after striking the "Star-mised.

What appears to have happened was that a small band productive puroses and that the ley," the Harbour Office Inunch, and Further investigations. were of Cantonese in Nanchang at doing considerable damage. carried out by the Chinese police tempted a rising, but that they The "Henry Keswick" and other and the charges were substantiat were soon suppressed and that the tugs have been out searching for ed not only in regard to the group city is still held by the Northern the vessel, but up to the time of of 20 but to several hundred other troops. going to press no trace of the boat workers, some of whom have been had been found.

As yet, there is no news of Mar- induced to leave their work to join shal San Chuan-fang actively on- Both the vessels which broke ad the Cantonese army or work for tering the war, and the latest news rift from the shipyard, were some department of the military concerning him is that he de be- being constructed for the Fook supply base."

lieved to be still at Kuiklang.. Yuet Steamship Company... The police are pursuing their General Chang Kai-shek is now be The Bis. Confucius. which was investigations because, the lieved to be in Klangsi, having stranded off Kowloon Dock was still Chinese newspapers reports state, reached a town a little to the west aground to-day, and with the lower it is believed that a big organiza of Nanchang, ing of the tide it is said that it tion for recruiting soldiers and may take two or three days before workers for Canton has been built she can be re-floated, We have up in Shanghai.

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WANHSIEN VICTIMS.

Bodies on the "Wantiu.”,

London, Sept. 27.' Reuter legs that the ss. Wanliu, one of the two British steamers handed over by the Chinese had aboard the bodies of Commander Darley and two British sailors whợ were kind in the Wanhaien engagement-Router.

Government will be required to pay less for the upkeep of the

Without being requested to do

mises

OUT OF HARBOUR.

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been unable to ascertain whether she has sustained any damage.

FRANCO-GERMAN RELATIONS.,

M. POINCARE'S SPEECH RESENTED.

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CADETS, FROM WHAMPOA. 'General Chang Kai-shek, Com mander-in-Chief of the Southern "Army now at the front, has wired back to Canton to rush 500 cadete! from the Whampoa Academy to Hunan and Kiangai for active ser vice. The young men to be deg patched are all new graduates from this institution.

MACAO DISASTER. HUGE LOSS OF LIFE FEARED. 30, many inmater of the Canton The report is current in the Strike Committee's free boarding Colony this morning, that practical- houses have already left the pre-ly the whole of the Macao fishing flect, and with it at least two thou-

KUOMINTANG TO HAVE OWN ARMY. The threat of the authorities to sand fisherfolk, have been lost in

Berlin, Sept. 27.

A Canton representative In enlist the unemployed for coolie the typhoon.

Newspapers have strongly re service at the front" and to re-

It is stated that the fleet, com-sented M, Poincare's speech at St. Shanghai states that Kuomintang headquarters in the Southern capi- move all free boarding houses to prising about three hundred larg Germain. the hills at Whampoa has given junks, left Macao for the open sea

The Tages Zeitung says that the tal have issued an order to various. many workers something to think before the typhoon and up to seven speech shews M. Foincare to be branches to organize a Kuomintang about, and some have taken the o'clock last night not one had re- the same old mischief-maker and army as distinct from the southern hint and disappeared.

turned

army, to which all its members are typocrite." The juska are all deep sea boats,

The Kreuz Zeitung, the organ of invited to enlist. This army will carrying fairly large crews, and it the Prussian Right, asserts that turn out as reinforcements of the is feared the typhoon has wreaked M. Poincare was chiefly respon-

Southern army now in the fighting fearful havoc.

Speaking of the prisoner's pass-unemployed pert, Mr. Kemp submitted that the endorsements thereon was some evidence against the prisoner that they had had and the Government MINERS PROPOSALS LACKING." he had visited those places, and was most anxious to examine it; Mr. Churchill did not think that the official endorsements were pre- but he thought it was impossible the miners' proposals armed the sumably correct. Also the trunks to get the pits opened unless the Government. with the weapons of bore various labels, and he sug- proprietors knew what terms they economic truth which they requir-gested that the labels were some, would have to pay, whereas in dised for a solution of the problem, evidence that the trunks had ac cussing terms with the miners, the but he in no-wise underrated the tually been at the places indicated Government was unable to get the importance of

by the labels at some time or a those proposals, question of the flexibility of hours which would have prevented the other. considered,

Addressing the jury, Mr. Kemp stoppage and saved a loss of from "LAMENTABLE FOLLY." 40 to 50 millions sterling in wages, said the dangerous drugs trade and averted the whole loss to in-was now the subject bf various In the circumstances they had dustry.

International Conventions, and The Government's new. got pretty well to the end of their proposals, if accepted, would, and was dealt with by legislation on of mediation. Thair the dispute because when the dis- the basis of the Conventions. The efforts had failed. Nevertheless, triet negotiations were begun and policy included the control of although their last proposals had there was a widespread resump- what they called drugs in trans- been rejected they were willing to tion of work, the Government port. That was, drugs passing

New York, Sept. 27. let them stand for a short time would be bound to produce Legis-through a particular place Tor

A message from Bethlehem, Pen- further.

delivery elsewhere, although it nsylvania, says that six were kill was not intended that the drugs ed. and 25 injured, when a Leigh should be dealt with in any way, Valley Railroad express af points at which they touched. struck by a Central Railroad of Here they tried to exercise control New Jersey train at a crossing not only in the case of drags for Router's American Service. use in Hongkong, but also for those passing through the Colony.

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lation.

FURTHER POINTS...

The Fremier finally detalled the financial loss, not only the direct cost, but also the public assistance granted to unemployed, in conse- BRITISH WIRELESS REPORT.

quence of which rates, became in- volved with the debt which bare

on every industry. This was ono

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Rugby, Sept. 27. In the course of his speech, the Premier said that the coal industry

RAILWAY SMASH.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN AMERICA

NINE DEATHS.

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A number of cargo boats have sible for the world war, and adds,

General Hu Ying-ching, formerly that the question of war guilt. also bec. 'gunic

affects the honour of all Germans. a division-chief of Chang Kai-shek When the s.b. Fatahan arrived

The Boersen Zeitung remarks who is entrusted with the work of from Macao to-day, our representa that it would be foolish to deny, maintaining peace and order in tive was informed that Macao ex-after M. Poincare's speech, that Canton, has issued a declaration to pericneed a severe blow. Two of the war guilt lie was now, as al- the effect that inasmuch as Cho three houses were damaged and several lighters stranded.

ways, the obstacle to Franco-Ying-zung of Fukien hot shown allation with Wu Pei-fù, he has German reconciliation....

EUROPEAN'S BODY RECOVERED.

The Berliner Tagelblatt refuses decided to enter the province with to take the speech too seriously the 14th divisions together with six the Canton troops. The 3rd and and is convinced that the policy others will be despatched to Fu The body, of Mr. Jan Blanken of M. Briand and Dr. Stresemannen. It is thought that war in voort, who, as recorded in the Tele- is the right one and will be sup

Harbour by typhoon winds and Franco-Germans.-Reuter. drowned, wne recovered this after- noon at about 1:30 pm. The body was found only a few yards from where the deceased fell in,

more proof, as the whole paat 21hhd, for some years past, shown a It was recognised that all nations persons were killed in the trate graph yesterday, was blown into the norted by the vast majority of that province had already taken

weeks was a proof (where the

under. the

It is now reported that nine

collision. Reuters' American Ser- vice.

ESPIONAGE CHARGE.

RUSSIAN COUNT ARRESTED.

place, on the 20thi

The Fukien naval force will re- tain their neutral position, but it is generally believed that eventual- MAIL VAN ROBBERY. ly they will join the Canton force.

FOUR MEN ARRESTED AND RELEASED.

London, Sept. 27. Following an all-night vigil‚à

CANTON SHANGHAI STRIKERS FOR CAN

ARMY.

Dismissed for their participa Kalsha mills, which culminated in tion in strikes at the Naigal' Wata.

singular inability to settle its own tried to control the trame. men had practically come,, to problems. That very inability bad point to-day which if they had brought into the field a politien!

NO LICENCE reached it at the beginning, we element which had helped in keep- Referring to the meaning of the could have had a settlement) ofing alive the feeling of uncertainty word "Importing" the lamentable folly of the method which provented the Industry set- Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Mr.

FISHING FLEET CAUGHT, of trying to settle disputes, which tling down. He was convinced that Kemp said that interpretation. give satisfaction to nebody, ex Parliamentary intervention had its went a great deal further than the

Having no idea, in the absence copt to a small minority which danger in that it took away from ordinary meaning of the word. A Military police have arrested was in the vicinity, a native fishing Warsaw, Sept. 27. of warning signals, that a typhoon hoped to thrive on the unhappiness those in the Industry a sense of man could bring such goods here Count Schuvalov, an ex-officer in fleet went out from Hongkong on Sectiand Yard, flying squad raid- of the country.ET. outward responsibility. Generally although he did not intend to land the Russian Imperial Guard, and Sunday afternoon and were caught

GOVERNMENT "NOT STRAIGHT speaking, the government had them, but he could not do so with once employed at the Polish War in the gale. The fabermen had an fed a house at Finsbury Park, and the death of the river thief, Chen

endeavoured to assume the at- but a licence; or unicas the goods Mr. Ramsey MacDonald criticis-titude of mediator and negoti- were stated on the ship's manifest, Omce, on a charge of deplonage or unenviable experience, and several detained four men in connection Ah-dong, 80 former, workers at the ed the Government's failure to in-ator, rather than that of a direct or unless certain information had behalf of the Soviet Government boats got into distress. A large with the mail van robbery, men Naigai mille have applied to the

tioned yesterday.

General Labour Union for assist sist on a national agreement. participant. The Premior re- been given to the authorities The Count te well known socially number were able to limp back

yesterday, but it is feared that were collected at Hatton Garden Hankow and join the Cantonese

Three bags of registered packets "The Government has never play-viewed the history of the The only way in which a man Reuter

anca to enable them to go up to eit a straight hand." (Loud present dispute, and, coming to could show that he was entitied

several have been lost.

Post Office, the centre of the Labour cheera). He declared that the latest phase, he referred to the to import the drugs was to do one

army there, it is reported.ON ***-- BOAT, PEOPLE SUCCÓURED. London diamond market, before The eighty hold a meeting a few the van wont to Smithfield, and days ago, when it was decided to

if minors, some weeks hente fact that Mr. Churchill had act of the above things, but in this 14,000 MILE SURVEY.

perhaps some months in some ed for him during his absence from case the prisoner had no licence,

the anti-Japanese agitation over

places descended the pits again, the country. He was in daily and the drugs werd not man LONG FLIGHT, COMMENCED with Kerosene for Swatow, wased by diamond merchants Reuter to help them by giving them as

shepherded by despair and atar- communication with Mr. Churchill fested.

vation, the owners would have to and he thought: Mr. Churchill, and The ship, ha explained, thank the Prime Minister for his his colleagues had handled a very boarded by a Senior assistance. But what had hap dificult situation with skill and Omicer to whom the pened would not bu a sign, of 2 (Continued on Page 0);"

A big cargo junk,laden with many of them contained gems post- send a delegation to ask the union Badly batterert by the storm, anally}17,

Www Later. monthly allowanco and also by was Cropp Commander Williams left turning tail and making for Hong- The four arrested men were providing a passage for them to venue. herd on Saturday, 4,000 mile kong The mainmast was blown subsequently released, witnesses Hankow. Whether they will have soner aeroplan waurvey of Pacific away, but the crow managed to bang unable to identify them their requests acceded to remains

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