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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 100 -ЯTAXF THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1926. BAAHNUM

No. 21,008

HURRICANE STRIKES

HAVANA.

WIND VELOCITY OF 125

MILES.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

blocked with wreckage, including telegraph and flag poles. One new steel apart ment, houses and also the trees in the beautiful Central Park were blown over.

"BEAM” RADIO.

BIG ADVANCE IN WIRELESS.

NEW MOVE IN COAL CRISIS?

HOME SECRETARY MEETS THE KING,

DISPUTE ENDED.

KELANTAN AND THE

-DUFF CO.

SETTLEMENT REACHED.

Important financial assistance granted by the Straits Settlements

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CANTON HOSPITAL

COMPLAINTS..

SEQUEL TO GOVERNMENT CONTROL

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HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS,

FRESH EFFORTS LIKELY,

STEADY DETERIORATION, Rugby, Oct. 20. New York, Oct. 20.

Short-wave "beam wireless

Baghy, Det. 20.

Our Canton correspondent states THE RICE TRADE.

Havana, the capital of Cuba, has

H.M. the King-to-day held a and the Federated Malay States to that a year has passed since the stations, designed for communica

ANXIETY IN FUKIEN. been, struck by a hurricane, with tion between Britain and the Privy Council at Bandringham and the unfederated Malay State of Kung Yee Hospital was taken over withdraw, and, or all have been a wind velocity of 125 miles per Dominions and India, the first of signed Proclamations declaring 2 Kelantan foreshadows the final set by the Canton Government, and the

Shanghai, Oct. 21. and, for all official pur-hour.

There have been no new dovolop poses, at any rate, the blockade..

which, as already reported, opens

continuance of the State of Emer- tioment of the long-drawn-out anniversary was celebrated by has been lifted, it appears that The streets in the business

with procession menta in the local situation during the boycott against British goods

on Monday for communication seney, In view of the coal stoppage dispute between Kelantan and the students sbėtion, werd

and summoning Parliament to Duff Development Company, writes and the posting of placards. the past twelve hours. is still being maintained in Can

with Canada, will operate on a meet next Monday, to renow the the Telegraph Singapore corres- ton, this being accomplished by

wavelength of only 26 metres. The Emergency Regulations.

institution has entirely A wireless message from, Han- insidious propaganda. So much

pondent.

changed its character under the kow states that the local situation design enables the energy to be Sir is apparent from reports received

William Joynson-Hicks, by, Chinese business circles in

concentrated so efficiently along Home Secretary, who was expect Council in Singapore, it was agreċd respondent. The benevolent side

At a meeting of the Ecgislative new management, adds our cor-is unchanged.

Hongkong from their connections.

the path of the beam, that the ed to arrive at Sandringham this to make a loan to the State of of the work once carried on has rounded by the Reds, and is likely de Nanchang is practically-sur- Canton.

transmitting stations require much morning to attend the Privy Kelantan of four and a "quarter loss power than is customarily the Council, was suddenly summoned five years. On the same day, the which the Hospital was once so milion dollars, free of interest for disappeared, and the efficiency for

agreed to the loan of £300,000-made to Kelantan in three instalments in the years 1912, 1918 and 1914 being written off and of the repayment sides regarding the sad state of nf- to that state of a sum of $977,142.82 already paid to the fairs at this Hospital, Federated Malay, States in respect of interest on the loan.

Virtually all the small vessels and launches in the harbour were wrecked. "Three small schooners, the Cuban training ship Partla: sunk. A Norwegian steamer was blown from its moorings to the other side of the harbour and then back again.

to fall.

Marshal Sun Chuan-fang's poal-

has been released from godowns and a small naval.vessel were case and are, consequently, much there yesterday afternoon and Federal Council at Kuala Lumpur well known is now a thing of the tion is precarious. A ship is ready

During the course of the week a certain quantity of British goods at Shameen, but there is still very little cargo going up by the ships, other than the regular steam- boats, which have been put on the run since word was received of the official calling-off of the blockade, Hardly any cargo was brought back, but this, perhaps, may be attributed to a strike of lightermen in Canton who are de- manding a higher scale of wages.

"CARGO RETURNS..

It is believed that the crops in the provinces of Havana, Matanzas and Pina del Rio are

cheaper to operate. The rate of transmission has exceeded, in tests, over 20 letters a second, thus en abling an

enormous volume of words to be sent in a few hours.

WORKING EXPLAINED.

dined with the King. He had accepted an engagement to dine with the Dominions Premiers in London yesterday evening and had to cancel this.

In political circles there is some

seriously damaged. The damage Transmission from the station speculation regarding the altera in Havana vas minimised owing will be operated direct from the tion of the Home Secretary's plans to a

warning of the storm's General Post Office in London. At and rumour was current to-day approach being published in the the moment that an operator there that a new move in the coal dis press so that decke were cleared presses his key or feeds the sign-pute is imminent. In any case, it for action and the population well alling tape into a high-speed tele-is anticipated that renewed efforts One Chinese ship which went up under cover.

graph instrument, the signals will be made when Parliament last week with 2,000 tons of Sai- The hurricane has headed north-which he is sending, if intended for meets on Monday to find some gon rice meal, had to return with-east from Havana

Canada, are being recorded in the means of bringing the coal stop to South out discharging her cargo and the Florida, where it is expected to-telegraph office in Montreal, which explanation given is that this was night. Reuter'e American Service.

because of the lightermen'a atrike.

and not because of any objection to the nature of her cargo which, of course, was non-British.

For

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is connected in similar manner to the Canadian Wireless receiving GOAL PRISONERY RELEASED. station. In the same way mes

sages, put on to the transmitter in: Washington, Oct. 20.

the telegraph office in Montreal, the present, Nam Pak Hong mer-

Following the warning of an are instantly recorded at the Gen- chanta have decided not to send approaching hurricane

eral Post Office in London after up any further shipments of rice Southern Florida, the Chief of Atlantic and passed through the having travelled acros's the meal, until a way has been devised Poller, at Miami ordered all the beam receiving station at Bridge- to get over the difficulty and also to avoid a recently-introduced, Police on duty as an emergency water. import tax.

Meanwhile, the According to the design peculiar, Elsewhere, as, for instance, prisoners in the gnols who are to this system, each station has Shekki (the chief port for the heads of families were released to five lattice steel masts arranged Heungshan district), and West enable them to protect their homes in a straight line and aligned so River ports, the position is easier, if the hurricane strikes the dis- that a great circle bearing on a and no reports have yet been re-trict, the released men giving a distant receiving station is at right ceived of day interference with Parole to return to gaot after the angles to the line of masts. The

danger has passed.-Reuter. catgo from these ports.

The same however, cannot be said

of Hoihow and Pakhol. In the

precaution...

beam is thus projected accurately) in the direction of the station with which communication is maintain-

former port, the boycott BANKERS' MANIFESTO, ed. amounts to an absolute embargo against British goods, according to word just received here by mer- chants:

I

THE RICE TRADE.

AMERICAN PRESS COMMENT.

New York, Oct. 20.

OVERCOMING STATICS. Senator Marconi to day express-

SUN FO & BORODIN,

Report of Condict Denied

Reuter is reliably informed from Canton that a published report that there is a conflict: between Mr. Sun Fo, Canton Mayor. and Member of the Kuomintang Central Execu- tive Committee, and M Borodin, High Adviser to the Kuomintang, is without foundation. The most cordin) relations exist between them..

past.

Complate

are heard on all

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE DOLLAR SLUMP.

[To the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph.]

at Kluklang to "take him away: [f: accessary.—Router.

A CANTON REPORT.

According to a telegram received from Canton] last evening, the Government claims that Mashal Sun Chuan-fang has cabled an in- timation, to the effect, that he is withdrawing from Klangal, whilst General Hela Chao will link up with the Kuomintang forces and command the 18th Army.

SOUTHERN DEFEAT.

Information received by a Japane ese source in Canton is to the effect that the Kuomintang Army has been routed south of Nanchang, and that 2,000 prisoners were taken.

FUKIEN'S

THE AGREEMENT. Under an agreement made be tween the State of Kelantan and: the Duff Development Company it is provided that the State shall re- lease the company from all obliga- tions to repay the loans amounting to £52,500 made by the Government Sir,-As the sterling exchange to the company under the deeds of, is dropping every day, and I February 4, 1921, and July 21, understand it is still going lower 1921, and all, oustanding interest the price. of imported goods is on such loans. It is further pro- bound to go up and it will make vided that the Government shall hardships on everybody The pez to the company the amount of rate yesterday was 18. 93%d. to the damages awarded by the Arbitrator, dollar. As practically all our (£378,000), after deducting there imports are from countries with n from the amount of the aforemen gold standard, that means we are tioned loans and all outstanding in-paying for our goods up to our terest on them.

nose on account of thin drop in

A report from the Fulden front exchange. People who have to states that the secession of Che- remit Home for their children's kang from the five Allied pro- education, etc., are suffering. vinces has had a dampening on the Government fix the Hongkong order of Hsia Chino to the Chekiang Why can't the Hongkong morale of the Fukien forces. The Dollar at 28. 4d, the me as the units now operating in the Klangsi Straits dollar? I understand this to withdraw from the battlefront, subject was brought up some is interpreted by the Chekiang years ago, but the Hongkong and authorities to mean that these Shanghai Banking Corporation troops will be utilised to attack. was not in favour of Hongkong Fukien from the eastern frontier Having a fixed rate of exchange, of Kiangst, for so long as Cheklang The Colony has suffered terribly refrains from attempting to cap- for the last 18 months with the ture the Arsenal at Lung Hua, strike and boycott, and now with Marshal Sun Chuan-fang will re- this sudden and terrible drop, in main on the defensive, thus releas exchange what is this place, vital importance to this Colony on the Klangsi-Fakien frontier. coming to? As this subject is of 18 part of the Chekiang forces to co-operate with the Nationalists

This briefly summaries the Bat- tlement of a very involved and long-drawn-out dispute, and the fin ancial assistance granted by the Straits Settlements.and the Feder-.. ated States will enable the settle ment to be affected. In the words of the Governor, Sir Laurence Guillemard, the settlement marks the close of a period of great an- icty to Kelantan and those respon sible for her welfare.

pago to an end. The cold weather, which has set in will undoubtedly add force to any such efforts.

On Friday, the General Council

HISTORY OF

OF DISPUTE. ed the view that with the beam of the Trades Union Congress The history of the matter goes system atmospherics would cease assembles in London.

bacic to 1900, when the Rajah of· to be a serious hinderance in work- ence to the Bankers Manifesto." with Australia show that com-felds endeavouring, with un 1903, an agreement explanatory to The newspapers give promin- ing with Canada, Preliminary tests tive have been touring the coal ions to Mr. R. W. Duff In August, Members of the Minere Execu- Kelantan granted certain conges

the rice trade, and was informed are inclined to regard it, as far as despite the 11,000 miles distance, to bring out the men who have tween the same parties. In May will take this matter up at one fall of Yung Ting into the hands

Pro-Administration newspapers munication with that Continent, important succosy, here and there the: 1900 agreement was made bar and others: will agree with me-10 that shipments were still being the American signatories are cor- was even easier than with Canada, returned to work. They will be 1905, the Rajah of Kelantan, with made direct from Saigon and cerned, as the expression of He anticipated that the increased back in London. on Friday and the consent and subsequent ratt and will earn the blessing of the of the Nationalists, Chow Yum-yan Bangkok to Canton, and that, with désire to assist in "the recovery faciltles would stimulate commer will meet the General Council of Acation of the Slimese Government Community when he carries it had removed his headquarters to

A Telegraph representative to

day enquired into the position of

the exception of the rice-meal re- ferred to above, it has not been considered expedient or profitable

utilising Hongkong as the tranship

ment point for this commodity

trust His Excellency the Governor

It is also stated that since the

of Europe and in nowise as an cial intercourse. appeal for the modification of American tariffs, but Democratic

the Trades Union Congress. (under whose jurisdiction Kelan through, as it is up to the Hong Lung Ngam, and since the news of Beam stations are also being They will present to General tan then was) signed a new agree-kong Government to fix the Hong the secession of Cheklang he bas to revert to the old practice of newspapers point out that the erected in Canada for direct com-Council, their proposals for an ment superseding those of 1900 and kong dollar, and not up to any one again removed his headquarters

Manifesto, many signers of which munication with Australia and cor-embargo on foreign coal and for 1903

Bank or Banks to Say Yes or further south, near Cheung Chow are members of the dominant Re- responding beam stations are be a levy on the Trades Unions The In 1999, the signature of the ment fixed the rate of exchange It is reported that there is now

"No." If the Singapore Govern- and Amoy publican party, reflects upon the ing built at Melbourne-British reply of the General Council la a Anglo-Slamers Treaty transferring for the Singapore dollar at 28. 4d. great activity on the part of the United States' tariff wall Wireless,

foregone conclusion. It will um vights of protection over Kelantan years ago, and it is working all Nationalist units in taking up doubtedly be in the negative in and other States from Siam to right, why can't the Hongkong strategic points on the north-east- view of the statements recently Great Britain synchronised with Government fix the same rate for ern frontier and other anlients (on made at the Labour Party Confer the signature of an agreement be the Rongkong dollar?—Yours, etc. the eastern frontier. It la expect

X, Y, Z ence by Mr. J. H. Thomas and Metween the Federated Malay States.

ed a conflict will take place shortly Ben Tillett, the leaders of the and Siamese Governments whereby

and it will probably be one of the great Railwaymen's and Trans-the former made a loan.qf

decisive battles to be fought on this port Workers' Unions. I They£1,000,000 and both undertook to

front, as the objective of the Na- declared that an embargo, was im contect their railway systems. YOUNG LAD DROWNED. tionalist Army is to cut the land

and ita forets in the field. In 1909-1910, the Duff Develop- practicable, and that their, Unions, as well as other Unions, could not

The new crop has not yet matured and stock from the last crop at productive centres are petering out, with the result that high prices are the order of the day. One leading rice merchant to day stated that there has been a rise of 60 cents a picul during the course of the week, and that prices ruling to 'day are $9.20 per' pleul for Salgof milled rice and a little over $10 for the better Siamese grade.

Increased demand from these parts for imports. Local morchants

FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS.

Paris, Oct. 20. The Committee of the Inter- national Chamber of Commerce has unanimously recommended that steps be taken to avoid an economic, upheaval,

The recommendations follow

festo, and include proposals for

abolition of all duties restricting

MURDER CHARGE;

SEQUEL TO SHAUKIWAN INCIDENT.

Following the happeninga at the

VISITOR LEAVES.

Hongkong, Oct. 21st, 1926.

COLLISION STORY DENIED.

FORGED CHEQUE.

EMBEZZLEMENT ALSO ALLEGED

"Added to these factors are other the lines of the. Bankers' mun Tung On shipbuilding yard at afford a levy In view of unemployment Company, Limited (as it had having to do with the bad con- the removal of restrictions on Shaukiwan West, in the early ment and the depletion of funds then become) offered to sell certain of their rights back to the Kelantan.

Japanese rice crops and with an free trade in raw materials, the one workman was hacked to death Council of the Tradea Union Con- re-opened in 1911. The Duff Con that, the Holta launch Poseidon dition of Northern Chinese and travel, transport and trade, urge hours of yesterday morning, whepuffering. Obviously, the Generd Government, and negotiations were. In connection with the allegation

which they themselves were exports, the suppression of and another slightly injured gross will be concerned only to be coesion of 1905 still held, and gave collided with a cargo boat, causing mention these matters in order to customs barriers, and suggests the whilst they were lying asleep, Mak ready to assist in any move for the company sole commercial rights, the death by drowning of a young including that of communication boy, at Kennedy Town yesterday explain how Hongkong prices are creation, under the auspices of Taol, a brother of one of the peace-British Wireless. rising and that it is more profit the League of Nations, of a Per partners in the concern, appeared

by rond and rall, The Government afternoon, the master, in a state- able at the moment to keep all the manent Commission on tariffa and before. Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the

and reserved the rights to make ment at the Harbour Office to-day. A charge of obtaining, and ronds for administrativa purposes, denied that there was any colli-forging a cheque, and of securing stocks they can get in Hongkong trade matters.

Central Magistracy this morning.

but nothing was expressly reserved alon. T than to send them up to Canton.

$1,650 thereby, was brought The recommendations will be on a charge of murder and wound-

about railways Monnwhile to According to his story, the steam The question of profits entors

aubmitted to the International ing.

Siamese to the North and the Fed launch Tung Fat was taking the against a Chinese named Poon largely into these transactions.

Economic Conference of the Divisional Inspector Clark,

erated Malay States to the cargo boat in tow. He signalled Sing by his employer, Kwan Hing, CONTINUES.

| League of Nations-Reuter,

South were pushing on with their two blasts on his whistle and re- of No. 6, Chiu Loong Street, pt when questioned by the Bench aa to whether there was another de

railways with the intention of link colved no response, and averted n

the Contral Magistracy recently fendant in the case, replied that

Rugby, Oct. 20. Ing up on the Kelantan border, collision by going full astern. The enquiries were still proceeding, Sarwat Pasha, the Egyptian For georgraphical reasons and be Tung Fat, he states, also went as- and the police had not yet got, to Foreign Minister, left London this cause of the great area of the Duff tern. S the bottom of the case, Hu morning on his return to Egypt Concession, the Fedorated Malay Immediately afterwards, he Pplied for a formal week's Mr. Selby, representing Sir States could not get their rallway heard a shout of "Man overboard" romand.

Austen Chamberlain, was predent through Kelantan without passing from the cargo boat, and he search The defendant was accordingly at his departure Loom Victoria through the Concession.

ed in vain for the body for half station. British: Wirdest.

(Continued Ox Page 12.)

un hour. remanded.

These last few days have wit- nessed a return to something like

the old conditions of passenger The local weather forecast up to traffic, and it is noticeable that noon to-morrow is:East winds, there are far more passengers moderate; fine.. coming down than going up; also

that in the case of Chinese-owned The Ben Line da. Benarty, from steamboats, the bookings are very Home, is due to arrive here on the

25th Instant. (Continued on Page 7).

EGYPTIAN FOREIGN

MINISTER.

When the case again camOS UP before Mr. R E. Linddell this

charge morning, another embezzling sum of $30 wis added by Mr. El Arcull, who appeared for the prosecution.

The case was again remanded.