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TIENTSIN RAID.

CANTON COMPLAINTS

ANSWERED.

KUOMINTANG ARRESTS.

Rugby, Dec. 18.

Replying to questions" in the House of Commons, Mr. Locker Lampson, Under-Secretary for

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

PER ANN

FOUNDED 1181O† †ÃNG TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1926. A†MA-† SINGLE OOPT. 1D ENTE

No. 22,041

SALE OF PHILIPPINE WIFE'S PROPERTY.

ISLAND?

JAPANESE INTERESTS IN

LIABLE TO SEIZURE ON DISTRAINT.

DEAL

FILIPINO OPPOSITION.

".

Washington, Dec. 18.

!!

'Delivering judgment, Sir Honry

THE FACTS.

TWO SHOPLIFTERS HANKOW PARLEY

RRESTED.

ATTEMPT TO VICTIMISE SENNE FRERES.

MR. WEILL'S VIGILANCE.

MR. LAMPSON AND MR. EUGENE CHEN.

LABOUR OUTLOOK EASIER.

Writing on the 10th Inst., the

Packard

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd. Telephone Contral 1246 or 1247. 33, Wong Nei Chung Road. Happy Valley.

MARSHAL SUN ON THE

ALERT.

TO HOLD NANKING AND SHANGHAL.

'TROOPS ON THE MOVE.

The situation in Cheklang pro vince, where the Cantonese have 17.

BANDITS AMOK.

4,000 INDULGE IN ATROCITIES;

CITY'S AWFUL PLIGHT. Terrible scenes of carnage are

|LOCAL JUDGMENT REVERSED.

That the property of the wife of Commenting on a report from a debtor is not protected from sel-

As the result of the alertness of Hankow correspondent of the crossed the border, is still obce (says the Shanghai Times) report- Manila that the sale of the Philipzure under a distress warrant, was Mr. L. Weill, who was in charge Shoudhar messys(Mr. M. W. but it, becomes a little clearer in near the border of Burma, where ed from Yongchang in Yunnan, the effect of the judgment, given pine island of Fuga to a Japanese by the Fall Court in Appellate three well-dressed Chinese shop Lampson, the British Minister, who the light of the despatch to two foreign women missionaries Foreign Affairs, made a statement syndicate is being negotiated, well- Jurisdiction this morning, in the lifters were caught in the act when arrived hero on board H M. 8. Marshal Sun Chian-fang, says that numbering 4,000 men, who have Shanghal of more troops by are isolated amid bandits estimated. regarding the arrest, in the Bri- informed quarters point out that case between Wilkie Lum (for the attempting to victimise Mesars Petersfield on Wednesday, contrary Shanghai Times.

Wing On Company, Limited) and

Sennet Freres, the well-known to reports apparently emanating tish Conccasion at Tientsin, of cur- the transfer privately-owned land Mr. W. R. Simpson, in which the

Chinese reports hint that Gen without discrimination, and com run amok in the city slaughtering change former appealed against a decision Pedder Street jewellers, shortly from Kuomintang propagandist of Cheklang, and General Chow

eral Chen Nyi, the Civil Governor mitting nameless atrocitica upon. tain Chinese and their delivery to to foreigners does not

after eleven o'clock this morning, sources, did not confer with any Feng-chi, commander of the Sr Yongchang is about seven days the defenceless Inhabitants. the Chinese police. He said that the nationality of the property, of Mr. Justice Wood. on November 23rd, the police of/but the Philippine Government, if Gollan said that the respondent and two of them are now in Police Southern official while he was at division, are supporting an Ince from the city of Talifu, where the the British Municipal area, acting thought that any foreign Go- had taken no part in the proceed- [custody. The other man appar Klukiang. Mr. Eugene Chen, the course, is tantamount to going the two women reside.

pendence rovement, which, of only foreigners anywhere near vernment was seeking a foothold Ings on appeal and, in those cirently sensed that suspicions had in the Philippines, could bring pro- cumstances, the Court had settled been aroused, and ran away. Cantonese Acting Minister of Fore over to the Cantonese, who have Walking into the shop, the man eign Affaire, arrived here on Thurs crossed the border and reached ceedings to negative the sale. the case.

who is assumed to be the ring-day at 4pm, on the British steam-Changshan, a point near Chuchow,

BANDLES IN; CONTROL; } Reuter.

leader, and who has been given in er Woosung, and an hour later where the Chekinng troops are As reported some weeks ago, charge, asked to be shown some he and Mr. Lampson met at the concentrated

Yongchang was captured" by valuable watches.

Bureau of Foreign Affairs, where

General Lu Halang-ting, the bandits, who levied heavy toll upor they had a lengthy conversation nominal Governor of Chaktaug, is the inhabitants, without slaugh- Other members of the Cantonese in charge of the Shanghai area ter. After some weeks of occupa Suspicions were aroused when Government are expected to arrive for Marshal Sun, supported by tion of the city, during which an unusually long time was spent here shortly

General Li Pao-chang Sometime the bandits lived lavishly at in bargaining, the man offering

The labour situation here is much where about 10,000 troops sur-the expense of the inhabitants, the $80 for a watch priced at $130, and quieter, although there is no restric-round Shanghai as part of the bandits left to attack a neighbour then suggested the payment of $20 tion in the quantity of propagan defence plan devised at the Tienting town, where they were as a deposit while he took it away dist literature distributed. Labour sin conference, and Marshal Sua repulsed with logs. Returning to to show to an alleged "master" unrest which does exist is marked is expected to send down more Yonchang they set to work to pre

Mr. Weill told a Telegraph reby unresonable demands put for troops.

pare a revenge expedition, which presentative that he saw the supward by the agitators, the latest The military authorities here was successful in capturing the posed leader, who was dressed as class of workers be affected being state, that there is no reason to other city

Chinese gentleman in long cont Coulies employed by British and fear any move in Chekiang be and the usual black sna kwo, con- other firms handling goods.

chuse Shanghai is firmly held and scal a valuable watch under a

Marshal Sun, under the Tientsin handkerchief and gradually shuffle it up his sleeve.

bargain, is determined to hold It is learnt from Kuomintang Shanghai and Manking, while the sources, however, that henceforth Fenstien troops are slowly by their policy in Hantow will be to ing down from the north to take

over the up their positions In the hostili exercise firm control labour movement, which is getting ties to be commenced against the out of hand, leaders admitting Cantonese. that events have moved too raplă....

on information given by the Chi- nese City Police that certain pro- mises in that area were the head quarters of a treasonable and an archist "Secret Society which was a menuce to the peace of the com-. munity, raided the house in ques- tion. They arrested fourteen persons and seized inflammatory literature affording prima facie evidence that the house was used for propaganda inciting to viol-

foreigners ence against against all constituted govern- ment. At the time of the raid, the British Municipal police had no knowledge that the premises were the Headquarters of the Kuo-

and

FILIPINOS PERTURBED,

northern Luzon and south of Bo-Section 36 of

Fuga is a small island off

From the case, stated under Ordinance No. 4 lintang Channel.].

of 1878, it appeared that defondant. was the tenant of No. 10, Eung. Tai Terrace under the Wing On Company, whose agent the plain- tiff was, and in October 26th, the latter obtained a warrant of dis- tress to recover three months' rent in arrear.

Manila, Dec. 14. Filipino Government officials are greatly perturbed over the report- ed attempts of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha to buy, Fuga Island, off

The bailiff seized certain goods North Luzon, near Formosa, legal opinion being that the only way which were in the apparent pas.. to block the sale will be to resort session of the defendant, but Mrs. tc expropriation proceedings. Angele Simpson, who is the wife Manuel Quezon yesterday confer of the defendant, claimed the red with Vicente Masigan, the goods seized as her property and owner of the island, who said the applied for an order determining Mitsui interests had secured an plaintiff's claim to the goods.

Mr. Justice Wood heard the ap option until to-morrow. mintang Party, nor did any of the The broker handling the donlplication and held that the goods says a cable from Tokyo is ex belonged to Mrs. Simpson, who arrested persons claim to belong pected this morning with the therefore, under Section 21, was to the Kuomintang or to be poli-M.B.K.'s firal decision-Reuter.

entitled to them, and ordered their release to her; he also directed tical refugees.

the plaintiff to pay the claimant's costs, but stayed the operation of the order for the payment of costs if notice of appeal was given.

USUAL 'PROCEDURE.

ATTACKED WITH CHOPPER,

CHINESE INJURED IN SEARCH FOR WIFE.

APPELLANT'S CONTENTION.

SUSPICIOUS AROUSED.,

"

He made no move for the moment, but pretended to be con sidering the question of accepting the deposit."

THREE WATCHES TAKEN.

TO CONTROL LABOUR.

One man sidled out of the shop ly for consummation of their After. effecting the arrest, the

and disappeared and Mr. Weill plans. This applies not only to Municipal police reported the mat-

immediately seized another, while the action of Chinese labourers of ter to the British Consulate-Gen-j

Mrs. Woill, who was also at hand all classes and their political acti- eral which directed that the ac-

Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., who ap- and had been watching the pro-vities, but also to check the increas eused be held in custody by thei

peared for the plaintiff-appel-ceedings, held the third.

ing and absurd demands of the Municipal police while it referred

lant, argued that under Sec- The police were sent for, and newly-formed labour unions which the matter for instructions to the

tion 15 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1883, when the leader was being search have sprung into existence in re- British Minister at Peking. The In seeking to find his wife, whom goods in the apparent possession ed he suddenly threw three cent weeks. Minister directed the Consul-Gen- he alleged had run off to another of the debtor were liable to be dis-watches into the corner of the eral to follow the usual procedure man, a Chinese was attacked by a trained upon; unless, such goods shop. The $20 which was offered and to hand over the accused, on man with a chopper, and received fell within the categories production by the Chinese police wounds that necessitated his re- tioned in Section 16, which was of a warrant issued by the com- moval to the Kowloon Hospital. hot a fact in the case before the petent Chinese authority. On the

According to his story, his wife, Court. issue and production of such war- rant, the prisoners were handed over to the Chinese police on Noy-

ember 26th.

the

men-

with whom he lived at Tsin Wan, He argued that the. learned secretly left about four days ago,judge was wrong in holding that and he received information that Section 21 affected the rights she was being harboured by an-under Section 15 or 16, and con- other man in a matshed at Mong-tended that it was merely a pro- This action was in accordance kok, lie went to the matshed in cedural section. Other sections with the settled policy of British authorities in China that an endeavour to find his wife, and were mentioned, but Sir. Henry Chinese, by the mere fact of real-was told by a man in the matshed said that he did not consider it that she was living at Shatin Gap, necessary to deal with the argu- dence in the British Concession, should not be sheltered from the and the two men agreed to go there ments based on those sections in jurisdiction of their own, authori-tegather to find her. When the view of the opinion he had form The local Chinese authori- couple reached Shatin Pass, theed upon consideration of Section:

husband walking In front, the lat: 16, 16 and 21.

ties.

to

Hes, to whichever faction they may ters' companion suddenly attacked In his opinion, Section 15, in its have belonged, have constantly him with a chopper and wounded unqualified meaning, directs the pointed out that if shelter is given him on the face and neck. The bailiff to distrain upon all mov persons conspiring, against assailant then ran away down the able property in the apparent poa- them in foreign Concessions, they hillside and escaped. cannot be responsible for main- taining law and order and for the protection of foreign life and pro- perty in Tientsin.

HELD BY POLICE.

In this caso, the search was car- ried out by the, Municipal police at the request, in person, of an officer of the Chinese City Police, who ordinarily issues warrants, and therefore it was not consider- ed necessary to complete the war- rant before making the raid.

BIG SUSPENSION BRIDGE.

HUGE U. S. PROJECT

APPROVED.

session of the debtor and subject, therefore, to the conditions there- in specified, it would be his duty to seize, irrespective of any con- sideration arising from the fact that the debtor was not the owner, but that somebody else, actually was.

NOT PROTECTED,

But the meaning of Section 16 is not unqualified, continued his Lordship, certain categories of property to be seized are specified

New York, Dec. 13. The War Department has finally approved of the construction of In Section 16. what will be the largest suspen-

The property of the wife of a debtor, which does not fall within

The prisoners have not been desion bridge in the world. livered to the military authorities, but are still in the custody of the

It will span the Hudson River, any of the provisions of that Sec- Chinese City Police. British from Washington Heights on Manhattan. Island to Fort Lee, on the Jersey side.

'Wireless.

"UNAUTHORISED STATEMENT."

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London, Dec. 13.

BIAS BAY PIRATES.

Question of Joint Operations.

London, Dec. 18. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. H. W. Looker, Mr. Locker Lampson said the Government

Wag

carefully examining the whole question of measures to be taken to deal with the Bias Bay pirates. A. final decision had not yet been reached, but if possible; ·| would be desirable that the Canton authorities should themselves take action. He asked for notice of a question whether negotiations were occurring with the Canton Authorities with a view to joint operations-Reuter.

as deposit was the only money in the possession of the arrested mon. One of the men In custody is Cantonese, the other stating that ho arrived to-day from Shanghai,

TWICE BANISHED.

DRASTIC DISCIPLINE.

GERMANY BREATHES

AGAIN.

PLEASED WITH GENEVA RESULTS,

Berlin, Dec. 13. "Germany has no reason for jubilation, but she can breathe again, for one of the heaviest fet

hus

During the absence of the bandits on this second expeditio 1 ̈ the inhabitants of Yongchang were encouraged by a telegram from Yunnanfu, the capital of the province, to close their gates to were promised the band. They

assistance from the capital. This assistance, however, did not arrive, and the inhabitants were, forced to man the walls as best they could. They had twelve hundred men to call upon.

TERRIBLE HAPPENINGS.

Two hundred bandits had been left in the city by the departing expedition, however, and these opened the gates to the bandits on their return, after a skirmish which resulted in some loss of life! by both sides and the partial burn-- ing of one of the gates.

Mad- dened by the resistance they had encountered, the bandits ran amok la the town.

:

A drastic disciplining of the radical Chinese elements is being Insisted upon by the Russian advi- sers of the Cantonese administraters of Versailles has fallen off."

Soliders who were found in the tion, because it is realized that, This phrase in a Nationalist paper, up to the present, there has not summarises the attitude of the streets and houses were shot with- been perfected efficient machinery German press towards the results out mercy, their bodies being thrown into an open space for dogs for utilizing the new forces re- achieved at Geneva, where

to feed upon. In the meantime leased by the spread of Cantonese Dr. Stresemann

certainly

they conducted a search for the. It is political doctrines in this part of strengthened his position. the Yangtsze.

generally agreed that the next step magistrate and other officials who M. Borodin is reported to have in the realisation of Germany's had been prime movers in shutting been given a new administration. political aims must be to concen- them from the city.

They burnt the magistrate's This title is "Tutor-General to the trace on the most important pro-house and seized him where he had Revolutionary Army." He and bleni, namely the early, evacuation other members of the Government of the Rhineland, which it is be are expected to arrive here to-day lieved will occur in 1927-Reuter,

or to-morrow.

EUROPEAN FINED.

SPEEDING, IN CAINE ROAD,

Though he

gone into hiding, offered them $300,000 for his life, they informed him that one mil- lion dollars would not be enough Admission that new difficulties

for them to apare him. They took have been discovered in deailng

off his head, cut out his tongue and with the type of Northern Chinese

heart, and placed the head and ercountered in and around Hankow

trunk in a prominent corner of the is made by Cantonese and their

city for two days. They even re- Russian advisers who state that Before Major C.-Willson, at moved his gold teeth. This magi- whereas the Cantonese is more trac- the Central Police Court this morn-strate hed in the past shown a table and reacts quicker to ing, Mr. M. Weall, of Messrs. Sen-friendly disposition towards the political doctriness, the North-nett Freres, was summoned for missionaries residing in the city, erner is not so, impressionable and driving a motor cycle at an exces- who had several times been able to. exhibits a more independent and sive speed in Caine Road. He ad- be of medical assistance to him: obstinate nature. Before the North-mitted the offence and was fined and his family. ern type of Chinese can ever be $16.

Cantonese assimilated into the political cult, it is admitted, more intensive Instriction is needed, otherwise his co-peration in use leas

PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN.

BRIGANDS RUN AMOK. In another tramc case, a Chin-

Everyone remotely connected. ese was charged with driving motor cycle No. 411 In a negligent with the alain magistrate was manner in Garden Road,

hunted out by the brigands, who It appeared from evidence slow the men and kept the women given by Sorgt.. Wynne that the de- and children. Thoir shops were fendant was passing Volunteer Inoted and their homes burnt, not tion, is not protected from

a fairly fast so much is a chair being left to seizure under a distress warrant,

CHINESE SENT TO PRISON. The propaganda campaign, which Headquarters at and falls under a general rule of

goes on incessantly despite the bet-speed and atempted to overtake it upon. They put a nomince of ater atmosphere created in Hankow two taxi-cabs. In doing so, he their own in office, and after a few After being banished for. The construction will begin law contained in Section 15 that forthwith and will take about five all property found in or upon the period of twenty years, a Chinese through the Cantonese asserting swerved to the right of an Indian days executed him, too, along with

over the labour constable who was on duty there. his family and connections, In the House of Commons, Sir years, at a cost of $50,000,000.-house or premises mentioned in returned to the Colony and was their authority

Information received hore, dated the warrant, and in the apparent re-arrested. · He ⠀ waś charged leaders, is revealing strange re- Witness signalled the defendant to Frederick Hall, "In view of the Reuter's American Sorpies,

possession of the debtor, Is sub bofore Major C. Willson at the sults. The scramble for the wealthy stop, but he did not do so. November 5, Indicates that the Ject to be distrained upon. Central Magistracy this morning, posts by Cantonese officials and Sub-Inspector Alexander point reign of terror was unabated at In his opinion, therefore, tho or when it was shown that, the de-office-seekers has resulted in the ed out that the place was a con- that time. An attack was oxpoet- regard to the Government's polley CANADIAN BLIZZARD. der of Mr. Justice Wood, directing fendant had been banished before movement being compelled to rely trolled frea, and it was dangerous ed by a rival band of brigands, and the release of the goods in ques It appeared that on the first upon officials of the old-non-Can-to overtake two taxis there. Also a big gun was posted near the two tion in these proceedings to the occasion defendant was sent to tonese regime for carrying out the that the defendant was at fault missionaries house to ward off ONE OF WORST FOR YEARS claimant and that the appellant prison for three months with hard less responsible duties in the pro-in going to the right of the con- this attack. People epoke in hush-,"

stable.

ed tonca. No word against the should pay the claimants, costs, labour for kidnapping, and hanlah-paganda campaign. "... Sir Frederick Hall explained that 1

Winnipeg, Dec. 13. should be set "usido, and judgmented for five years in 1910. || "He Aministrative difficultles have The defendant said he was in brigands could be uttored. Thöno he referred to statements by un- One of the worst blizzards for entered for the plaintiff with their returned to the Colony, two years been encountered very early a hurry, as he had to sit for an who resented their behaviour were authorised persons connected with years swept the Prairie Provinces costs upon the hearing under later and was, then banished for through this state of affairs bo- examination, but denied that he stabbed to death, while others were the House of Commons.

skinned alive. And there seemed over the week-end. There were two Section 21 of the Ordinance and twenty years. He was re-arrested cause the Cantonese doctrines and was driving fast, Mr. Stanley Baldwin thought it fatalities in Alberta, a' mother and of this appeal: S

in the Colony yesterday, and Major administrative methods are not Remarking that it was a danger at the date of latest Information was impossible to find time for in, child being lost in the snow. —— Mr. Justice Wood-I agree, I Willson sentenced him to eight known to the mass of 'lower North Qua practico, Major Willson im to be little hope of improvement of such a discussion -Reuter.

have nothing to add.

the situation. months with hard labour.

(Continued On Page 1) hood fine of $15

use made for propaganda purposes

of unauthorised statements with

with regard to China," asked for

a discussion on the 'subject before the House roao.

Replying to Mr. Stanley Baldwin,

Reuter,