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EXPRESS TRAINS.

SERVICE TO CANTON. RESUMED.

FIRST FOR THREE YEARS.

For the first time since April. 16th, 1923, an express train bound for Canton left the Kowloon station This morning on schedule, in-

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

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1926. 25; 一拜禮辦五十月十英港香 MONDAY, OCTOBER

TRAINING OF NEW

TROOPS..

SECRET RECRUITING 'AT.

CANTON

WHAMPOA SPECIAL ZONE.

It has been known in Canton for some time past that General Li Chal-sum has been recruiting gurating. It is hoped, the troops, but from what source has umption of a regular through not been disclosed. It is now said rvice. The express carried a that the recruiting was done Fre complement of passengers, in strict secrecy, and the men are , and a slow truin which left later

MAGIC TEA.

QUEEN'S GARDENS

HOLD-UP.

STRANGE CASE IN COURT.

MAN'S THREAT WITH TOY PISTOL

"ARREST AFTER STRUGGLE,"

WHAT THE “SPIRITS" SAID.

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A case of considerable interest- was heard before Mr. Justice Wood, in the Summary Coust this morning, when it was alleged that a woman, by using Chinese spells, invoking the aid of "spirits" in effecting cures, and saying on one occasion that she was pobsessed

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NEW POLICY?

$35 REIVÄNNUM:

SIEGEL COPY 100TA

MINERS MEETINGS

BANNED.

POWERS PROBLEM IN MR. COOK NOT ALLOWED TO

PEKING.

RECOGNITION QUESTION.

SPEAK.

"RED FLAG SUNG,

"London, Oct. 24.

TERRIBLE TALE

LADIES SEIZED BY

BANDITS.

GRAPHIC STORY TOLD.

In the course of a lengthy Acting on the instructions of The terrible experiences passed A daring hold-up on the Middle Article to the N. G. Daily News on the Home Secretary, the police through by Mrs. E M. Davies, Levels, an exciting, struggle with the question of the recognition of prohibited the miners. Secretary, wife of Jr, Freeman Davies the

supposedly armed desperade, the Chinese, Governments by the Mr. A G. Cook, to address wo Intervention of European residents Powers, Mr. Rodney Gilbert says coalfield.

missionary" recently. meetings in the Cannock Chase Australian

A crowd of 4,000 captured after the looting of miners assembled in the morning Chowkinkow, together with her The acceptance of make-believe at Heath Hayes, but 400 police missionary companion, Miss.

Barred their access to the field'In

the morning, was also well now belog trained in the Military by a fairy," succeeded in parting ng details of a report which has past relations with China has which the meeting was to be refa, Poppins, are Buch (says the

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at a critical moment, and the cap- ture of the culprit, were outstand-

a husband and wife, taking the reached us, this morning.

undoubtedly stimulated disrup- The officials of the local Miners Shanghai Times) that very few For the time being, the authorf

place of the wife herself, and ob- The affair happened in Queen's ties have decided against running pound of the Academy is too from being exterminated.

It has been found that the com-taining $1,000 to save the family Gardens at 7.30 last night. Hero tion. The pretence that the Association were warned that they women would care to undergo and,

on a bench, Mr. C. Chasing a various cliques that have usurped endeavoured to hold the meetings would fall tortome through.

would be liable to arrest if they moreover, through which many Brilish stock on the Chinese Section of the Kowloon-Cauton small to accommodate all the These points wore brought out young Chinese, and art, com-authority in Peking were the When Mr, Cook arrived he was After witnessing the capture of Railway, and both trains which recruits, and they have therefore when Yuen Yau Chung Sam Koo, panion were sented when a Chi left In-day were entirely made up had to bivouac and be drilled and floor, widow, sued the Kin

of 46, Cochrane Street, ground nose approached, holding what ap- successive Governments of China, loudly cheered but he did not the town by a horde of ruthless of Chinese Section rolling stock trained on an open area near by: firm, of 6. Gressen Street, ground pointed at the victims, a stated to gains in the name of the Chinese have been held at Pelsall, near burning of the dwellings, these Lepeared to be a pistol, and with it competent to sign and seal bar-make speech and drove away. balts and the killing of many of An, afternoon meeting was to the Inhabitants and the subsequent On this account, Whampoa has floor, building contractors, and Lat have said:"If you value your people, competent to give the Walsall. Five thousand men as two ladies were captured by the "British "Section engines wore been declared a special zone under 1-ig, a partner,, for the sum of lives, hand over at once till your Chinese people the kind of admini-sembled and demonstrated their band, but were later released when

$1,000 as money lent under a Chin- valuables and money. used to take the trains to the borstrict martial law, in order to ese acknowledgment dated June

stration that would promote indignation when it was announc- the bandits moved off taking with der, but Chinese locomotives were

Mr. Chaning's companion com their interests and ours, anded that the meeting was prohibit them many prisoners including 3rd, 1926. Mr. Remedios was for.plied with the demand, and had competent to exact from every ed. One thousand foot and 30 Mr. Freeman Davies, who they substituted at Shum Chun to con- vade detection by land or sun.

the plaintiff, and Mr. M. K. Lo handed over her ear-rings and a district and every official in China Mounted police were present. Mr. held for a considerable time. Mr. tinue the run through to Canton:

finger ring, when Mr. Chaning saw respect for existing foreign trea-Cook's request to say a few words Davies, was released recently ac- his opportunity. He knocked the ties, this pretence has been a A woman witness for the plain-weapon out of the man's hand and convenient curtain behind which we refused, and the crowd jeered cording to a message received by at the police and sang the "Red the China Inland Mission in tif, cross-examined by Mr. Lo engaged in a keen struggle with Chinese officialion has been able Flag," but there was no open act Shanghai, and the two ladies, are speaking with regard to the plain him. A minute later a number of to throw off all responsibility to of hostility-Reuter.

well the Chinese people and the outside European residents, tiff, said she did not worship the

as two Indian constables, world, exploit the country to the same gods, but was able to cure hearing cries for assistance, came point of exhaustion, harry the children when they were ill. She

GOOD CONDITION.

it is further stated that these

recruits are being drafted to various parts of the battlefront in In conversation" with a railway civilian clothes and there uniform- offcial this moraing, a Telegraphed and posted to assigned units, representative was told that the Chinese rolling stock was in sure prisingly good condition... It is evident that a great deal has been done by the Chinese authoritles to mprove their Section, and it is ported that the roadway from ium Churn to Carton is in an ex- illent state.

The system of changing locomo- estat the border station will be adopted for the time being, though the time may come very soon when trains will run right through from Kowloon without this being re- garded as necessary.

FORGED NOTE.

ANOTHER WITNESS

WANTED,"

The case in which a Chineae was charged with uttering a forged 100-piastre note, at the local Banque de 1 Indo Chine again came before Mr E Lindsell this morning

Evidence was given to the effect The Chinese Section has been that the defendant was arrested running a regular service from on presentation. of the forged note

.defended.

AIDED BY SPIRITS?

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denied that, Sam Koo invoked the running to the spot and helped Mr.: foreigner to the point of despera- MR. WANG CHING-WAT Davies from their unfortunate pre-

aid of spirits. to cure children, as she used to effect cares with herba.. Witness had never seer Sam Koo invoking the aid of spirits, She cured people for a living and lived on the fees.

FOOTBALL FORECASTS.

A Reminder to Comelitors. Mr. Lo-It may not be true, or it may be a fact that many prople

Readers taking in our regard her swindley Cootball forestalpetition

witness shapedded we claims. swindler. In answer to a further

in respect of the matches question, witness said she did not know whether placards were post-

Shum Chun to Canton, sinee May over the counter, last week. Pre-ed up denouncing her as a. 15th this year, it having been pos- vious to this a similar note had swindler, as she did not go out,

from Kow-baen presented at the.. Bank, the sible for passengers loon to get through to Canton by walking from the Lo Wu siding to Shum Chun.

deception being not discovered until after local currency had been

Sergt. Rozeskwy was called to give evidence with regard to a complaint made to him by Lai Iu-.

played on Saturday last must

reach this office not later than Wednesday.

A new coupon for the cur rent week will be found on Page 9.-

tion, and break down all of China's. best social traditions to the, pojat of demoralization.

MUST BE DROPPED.

EXPECTED TO RETURN TO CANTON.

safe, although undergoing many privations, Attempts are being. made to effect the release of the two marooned ladies and Mr.

dicament and the latest reports. from Kaifeng state that a way is being cleared by the military into the stricken town, t

Letters have been received locally from Mrs. Davies and they give a graphic description of the suffer inga and terrible experiences

DUMB WITH FEAR

Mr. Wang Ching-wait one time. Throughout China, in all foreign Chairman of the Kuomintang in circles, not even excepting the Canton, whose whereabouts have diplomatic circle in Peking and been a mystery since his forced certainly not excepting consular departure from the Southern through which the two Indies pass- circles in the big ports, feeling is conital some six months ago befed. The latters are dated Septem growing into something like an cause, it is said, of displeasure on bor 28 and October 9, respectively, unanimous demand that this pre- the part of General Chang Koi and are the first to be received from tence must now be abruptly and shek at his actions, is to be wel- the town of Chowkdakow which war pointedly dropped: In the incomed back to Canton from visited by the bandits with such terest of the Chinese people, France, where he has been so dire results. whose condition needs advertising journing since his "leave of

all absence." abroad; out of fairness to rivals of the Peking Government General Chang has withdrawn who consistently refuse to re- his opposition to Mr. Wang, whilst the forged note. When the de- taken down through an inter Chaning in the capture of the rob- cognize its mandates; out of fair-M. Borodin, Soviet High Commis. that the Chinese. who escaped the fendant in the present case hand-reter, and he only made rough search was made for the ness to the foreign trader in stoner to South China, has appro ed a similar forged note to the notes. His Lordship expressed atrinkets which were thrown away China whose interests cannot be ed of his return. Whether or not shroff, he was at once detained, wish for the interpreter to be which left this morning was the after an unsuccessful attempt to called, and it was decided that, if by the robber in the struggle, but adequately protected while it is Mr. Wang will return and resume Davies, continuing states:

fatuously assumed that there is a his leadership of the party is not these were not found.

"The robbers are. 40 Il from Yen- Government in Peking competent yet definitely known, but his cheng and we do not think they can The police then took charge of to safeguard foreign property and friends claim that he will come have gone much farther. A note the prisoner, who is stated to have investments; and, finally for the back.. admitted that he was a cook-boy purpose of stimulating in China a

The weapon which the robber tion and reform.. used in the robbery was found to be a toy pistol.

The man will be charged in duc

PAST ATTEMPTS.

As mentioned above, the express

'first. since April 16th, 1923, but aporadic attempts were made in 1923, 1924, and 1925 to resume the slog through service.

paid out to the man who presented ting, when he said the facts were

other a

The letter dated September states

attention of the bandits are so dumb with fear that they will do nothing to assist the ladies. Mrs.

. Th September, 1924, an attempt the note passed into their hands accountant of the. Kin Lee Arm, employed in a house in the vicinity. cenuine effort towards reunifica-was for a long time associated saying that the robbers had treated'..

escape:

necessary, an adjournment might

banker's clerk and the

Two men, one a Nam Pak Hong be allowed for this.

The plaintiff, Lai Tu-ting, was schoolmaster, stated in Court that next called, and said he was the was made to resume but this was without their knowing of its He denied that the firm had ever discontinued after twelve days. spurious nature, before it was paid been financially embarrassed, or Last year it was tried again, but to the defendant for value received, that his firm over borrowed $1,000 after six week it was given up The note WAS stated by the from the plaintiff.

as not worth while; owing amongst banker's Clerk to have originated other reasons to the dangerous from a man named Wong, who paid state of the roadway.

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course.

MAGIC TEA, Continuing, he said that about a

it to him in settlement of a gam-year ago he had trouble with his The first serious" breakdown in bling debt. the through service occurred in The case was adjourned at this eyes, and his wife went to see the fandary, 1923, when Chan Kwing-stage to enable the police to trace plaintiff to see if she could cure Min's retreating troops stopped this additional witness.

him. Plaintiff gave her a Chinese) Mr. Loseby is appearing for the

a trains, forced the drivers to

take them where they willed, and defence.

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left the engines standing wherever they happened to be when coal und water gave out. From then until October there was intermittent running, but after the 27th, all through servico ceased,

Conditions on the Chinese Soc- tion went from bad to worse, and it suffered more severely than the British Section, though It was reflected in British receipts, since the working of both is so inter- dependent.

FINANCIAL HANDICAPS.

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It is now hoped that the end of

NAVAL DISASTER.

ABANDON PRETENCE,

Mr. Wang, it may be recalled, came from my husband yesterday with the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen in to press him for money. My one him fairly well, but were beginning the latter's revolutionary activi- ties and was the last chief private. He was beaten 40 stripes

terror is that they many torture- secretary to the Kuomintang Chief then hung up and burnt under the Since it is very patent that the before the latter's death at Peking arms. No one escaped their hands, recognition of a series of make-be- General Chang Kai-shek, and the whole place was emptied. leve Governments in Peking has Commander-in-Chief”- the Those who were lucky enough to SUDAN GOVERNOR. dane infinite harm, it is confident Kuomintang Revolutionary Armyescape are now coming back. There ly hoped that "the abandonment of is said to have begun to realise is no one who can do anything for pretence will do some good. The that this ambition to hoist the red

responsibility about anything for petent. Chinese Government, a Gov-realised; and that his own return US The fiver is very high and no publication of a definition of a comfing in Peking entinot be easily us here and the Chinese take no Brnment hi to sign treaties and to Canton will be doubtful in case one can get about. All roads scem, agreements and carry them out, a of hie failure in the Northern Ex-infested. There is no news of my Government in a "position ta re-pedition." sume the Tariff Conference for

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charm to bring back to him. They SIR JOHN MAFFY APPOINTED. then became very friendly with

Rugby, Oct. 24. the plaintiff, and she later went to.

The King of Egypt has signified stay with them. His wife became ill, and plaintiff said it was no his intention, on the recommenda good going to the doctor, but she tion of the British Government, of instance, would entall the with SUPREME COURT.

She appointing Sir John Loader Maffey drawal of (plaintiff) would cure her."

recognition and," started to effect the cure by to the Governor-Generalship of the technically at any rate, the with giving his wife some tea which Sudan. Sir John Muley has had drawal of the foreign Ministers... vh8 supposed to have been a long and brilliant career in India. obtained from the spirits,After holding various appointments. His Majesty's Ship, Valerian and also some burnt charms on the North-West frontier, he act. sunk in a hurricane, 18 miles south which were put in the ten for her ed as private secretary to Lord

FEARED LOSS OF 60 LIVES.

Rugby, Oct. 24.

GROTESQUE MISREPLESENTATION...

TWO APPLICATIONS.

husband And the suspense is ter rible. If you can come to our res eue at all, please do

LONG TO SEE FOREIGN FACE

"I long to ace a foreign face. We Two applications were made in are wearing borrowed Chinese gar- Such stops could not be taken Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, thing. Not a vestige has been loft

the Supreme Court before the ments because we have lost every Chelmsford while the latter was without explanation in the face of this morning.

d. I escared in an outfit of three of Bern or the afternoon of to drink. After she had been Viceroy In 1919, he was Chief the Gerident's sentimental con- In one case, Mr. Somerset white garments and a Chinese gar October 22nd,

treated in this manner for some The Admiralty states that 20'sur- days his wife's body started to Political Officer in Afghanistan cern for Chinn's rights, and such Fitzroy, in making an applicationment and Miss Poppins in practical vivors are at present accounted for, swell, when the plaintiff told them with the North-West Frontier field an explanation would have to be for the winding up of the Wa On the saree have do shoes,bines inclurling Commander William that there was no need to get force. Afterwards he became an official statement of conditions Steamship Company, said a certain the ones I escaped in have, since the boycott, and improvement in Usher and Lieutenant Frank frightened as she would cure it. Chief Commissioner of the North-in China. Such an advertisement document had not been laid before come apart from the sole

The plaintify then gave him West Frontier Province and retired: of the real state of China abroad the Court prior to the hearing withTh the second letter Mrs. Davies conditions all round will lead to a Hughes. Their condition is report- some joas ten whiel was sup from this poet in 1924-British would be crushing retort to the regard to no opposition to the writes: "News has come, that this return to the old schedule of two ed to be satisfactory.

official and unofficial propagandista application, and he asked for an soldiers sent out after my husband Wireless. express trains from each end every The Valerian was a sloop of 1,250, posed to have been used at the

whose grotesque misrepresenta adjournment until this afternoon. have arrived. Surely, now that day, though the Chinese Section tons displacement and the normal worshipping of the gods, and after

tions are spread broadcast This was granted they are here, something will le is working under the handicap of complement of ships of her class ho had drunk it he felt sleepy for

throughout the world without In the other case, Mr. Dyer Ball done to release him. I feel so ex- a levy of $1,000 a day to the Canfor foreign service is from 85 to the whole of the day. The plain-

correction or contradiction. China applied for an extension of time hausted with fear that in thể It is feared therefore that tiff then told him he had contract-port over the week and and sixteeu would lose "free" that she could for filing with the Registrar parti awful franzy these men have ton Government for war purposes. | 106. NE According to Chinese reports, 60 or more lives have been lost. ed some kind of poisoning from departed, the number of ships only recover by putting her house calars in relation to a mortgage shown they will kill him rather the Committee appointed by the The Valerian was built in 1916 and his wife, and she kept on giving in Harbour.m-to-day bola in order. The control of Peking dated February 12th, 1926 con- than let him go without the Canton Government to investigate her main armament consisted of both himself and his wife tea con- 65, Briti figures were by the warring railtary groups corning certain land. He explain money. It is raid that never, was Life afairs of the Chinese section four three-pounder guns. She betaining charm. That treatment rivals and 6 departures, and would mean less than nothing to ed that it had been registered in there such a robbery as this and

the Canton-Kowloon Railway longed to what is known as the was continued until May 22nd of total in Harbour to-day of 26.

the victors, and one of the greatest the Land Office on February 12th never did mon behave, more like Chas discovered that the losses in Flower class.

this year, when the plaintiff told

Incentives to civil war would be and was a mortgage to the Govern demons. It can never be imagin arrod from the 10th to the 15th The Admiralty has received from him that he should sleep apart

gone The craving for recorntment to secure an advance of od what these poor people have To-day's report of the Royal tión as a bona fide nation would be $600,000. The Land Omcer and suffered. Men, woman, and chil War of the Republic amount to II. M. the King, a message express from his wife.

oprene million dollars. The de-ing His Majesty's grief at the loss.

Observatory states that there is intense in all Chinese circles ex-retained the docoment and placed dron ha been tortured, benton. an area of low pressure between copt the most literate and unin with other Government securi cars10th year, $26,966:24; of so many valuable lives and as

It is just over three On the evening of May 22nd, Guhm and the Philippines. The formed; and those who postponed ties instead of returning it to the weeks since it occurred and there. fth year$61,002,36 12th suring the bereaved families how,

161,689,019 13th year, deeply he feels for them in their when the plaintiff was sleeping in local forecast up till noon to the day of recognition by conspi-solleitors, Mesbro Hastings have been nothing but harrowing 3603.80 14th year, $670, sudden and overwhelming sorrow, the passage, she suddenly called morrow is East winds, moder cuous deviltries and irregularities

Dennys and Bowlayarak te

Oratories and reaths all the time S 000131189.26161 British Wireless.

Continued on Pays 4.) at une

The application wins granted

SPIRIT VISITOR.-

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Continued on Pare