WHAT ABOUT THAT CHILD'S EYESY Are they just as good as his school- mate's the boy or girl who is forging ahead of him or her? Or is he or she handicapped by somo little weaknoss of the ayor which makes school work a burdon and retarde progross? Why not be sure about it? An oxamination of the oyos is the only way to be certain. If glasses are ordered it will be for one reason only because your child's eyes will suffor without them.
N. LAZARUS Hongkong's Only European Optician. 12, Queen's Rond, Central. Managor-alph A. Cooper, Registered
Optometrist (Canada)
The
Hongkong Telegraph
FOUNDED 1881
No. 22,043
四拜體 號六十月二十英港香 THURSDAY, DECEMBER
TRUCULENT YANG. LAUNCH COLLISION
PACKS U.-S. SHIPS WITH TROOPS.
AMERICAN ULTIMATUM.
Shanghai, Dec. 18.
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ENQUIRY.
COXSWAIN OF GRETCHEN HELD TO BLAME.
NO QUESTION OF FOG.
:
STILL FIGHTING.
FIERCE BATTLE NEAR FOOCHOW.
ARMED ROBBERY IN CITY.
MOTOR DRIVER GAGGED WITH CUP.
1
LOOT: MORE THAN $100.
Armed robbers operated near the centre of the city when, early this morning, they entered No. 74, Des Voeux Road; Central, and hold up a motor-driver.
16, 1926. PA-T
SUNNING CASE.
HOW H.M.S. BLUEBELL' INTERVENED.
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MORE EVIDENCE TO-DAY.
At the resumed hearing of the Sunning piracy case, incidents
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YCOTT EXTREMISTS CANTON LABOUR.
ACTIVE.
HALF-HEARTED RESPONSE IN
CANTON,
SOME GOODS STOPPED:
Our
correspondent
THE BANK STRIKE
ADJUSTED.
COMPULSORY ARBITRATION.
VW +
As a result of further discus- sions between the representatives. of the bank clerks and those of their employers in the presence of
PLIGHT OF REFUGEES.
The Telograph's Foochow corres-
Canton That the coxswain of the "Gret pondent, writing under date of the A wireless message from Ichanschen was to blame for the colll-11th instant, states that a more
Foccurring between the time when states that in order to intensity states that General Yang Sen has
sion, was the finding of the Har settled feeling
boatload of suspected pirates the anti-British boycott, certain now prevails in the
left the ship and their subsequent extremists are endeavouring to or Commissioner Chen Fu-mu of the commandeered A number of
bour Master, Lieut. Commdr. G. city, and order seems to be fairly Japanese steamers at Shast to
F. Hole, when he held an investi- well preserved.
location by H.M.S. Bluebell were ganise a Foreign Goods Brokers' A large meeting Awakened from sleep at 4.45 recounted by a stevedore of the Union, the avowed purpose of Labour, and the members of the Department of Agriculture and transport his troops to Ichang,
gation this morning of the circum has been arranged to welcome Geno'clock, the chauffeur discovered ship, who deposed that he and the which is to free native brokers following the routing of his stances in which the A. P. C. eral Ho on his entrance into the that two men, by some means, bad ship's carpentor were forced by perialists and the compradore says the Canton Gazette of Tues- "from, the clutches of the Im- Arbitration Committee yesterday, forces by the Cantonese.
launch Gretchen was sunk in colli- city, an event which has been de- contrived to enter the premises. threats to leave the vessel in a cluss" and to secure united action day, the strike of the bank clerks sion with the Standard Oil Com- Jayed by the continued resistance They gagged him with a small frail boat with heavy seas run-in order to check the trade in Bri- II.M.S. Cricket is guarding two pany's launch Standard at Yauma- of General Chang Yi and his mon.
porcelain Chinese wine cup, keep-ning.
has ended: Modifications of He also told of a tragic tish goods. British vessels which it is believed th yesterday.
ing it in position with wires, and happening which occurred when
Coincident with this move, the terms were agreed to at the in. General Yang Sen has attempted It now appears that the fog had
proceeded to search the floor. one of the occupants jumped over-sued n declaration to the effect mittee.
Customs Brokers' Union has is-sistence of the Arbitration Com- "to seize, while the American gun- lifted to an appreciable extent at
The loot eventually taken away board when the warship came into that all classes of Chinese should beat Elcano has her guns trained the time of the accident, and the on three American ships which two launches had a fairly clear General Yang has seized and view of one another. The Gret packed with troops. The gunboat chen wis struck on the starboard
THE U. S. THREAT.
FIERCE FIGHTING.
Continuing, our correspondent anys that General Chang Yi's forces are still-fighting fiercely against the and jewellery, the value of which clear. Navy and the Southern troops at is stated to bo over $400.
The police later arrived at the Nag Su, about eight miles south of
house, and were informed that!
by the robbers included money sight and its purpose was made participate in the boycott, and As some of the bank employera
FORCED INTO BOAT...
stating that the responsibility of and employees have left for Hong- preventing the infliw of British kong or their native villages, the goods largely rests on the should-
ors of the Union. It is further work cannot resume for three In the early morning, when the stated that this body is working days.
4s threatening to fire if any side just in front of the wheel, and Foochow. Thousands of people the men were armed respectively tables were turned on the pirates in co-operation with the Steve-i attempt is made to move them and was badly holed below the water have been rendered homeless by the with a dagger and a revolver,
unless the troops are taken of shortly--Keurer..
EARLIER TROUBLE. ·
line, sinking near the Typhoo Shelter in about 24 feet of water. The two vessels were travelling in opposite directions, and the collision was alk but head-on. It was recently announced that The crew of the Gretchen General Yang Sen, who was a taken off shortly before it sank subordinate of Marshal Wu Pei- by the Socony launch, and no lives fu, had gone over to the South-were lost. erners and been given a command
was
Arrangements will be made, we
under the Nationalist Army. He understand, for the early salvage now, however, appears to be in of the Gretchen. opposition to the Southerners."
BANK TO APPEAL.
THE $500 NOTE CASE.
On the 11th instant it was report-. ed from Ichang, that General Yang Sen had endeavoured to com- mandeer British and American ves- sels to convey troops down the river, but the presence of foreign gunboats and the intervention of the British Consul obtained the It has been decided to appeal withdrawal of his soldiers. The against the judgment of Mr.
ceeded down the river in Chinese ed on Monday in the banknote transports and an Italian vessel case." which was seized.
In this case the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank were asked to pay
EGYPT AND COTTON.
depredations of the Northern sol No arrests have been effected diers, who have no supplies and no yet. money. Houses are being burnt, families scattered, animals slaugh tered unsparingly. Hundreds of refugees have come into the out- skirts of Foochow, and are being housed in temples and looked after to some extent. Efforts to bring about a compromise have to far been abortive. Though there was. a truce for two days, fighting has broken out again.
"NOT BOLSHEVISTS,'
»
GOVERNMENT TO MAKE, PURCHASES.
Cairo, Dec. 15. The Chamber has voted in favour of Government interven- tions as a purchaser in the cotton market.
The Minister of Finance, in aj On the 10th inst., a meeting was
that the statement, indicated held in the city, to which all see-Cabinet has net favoured inter- tions and interests were invited to send representatives. Most of the vention, but was prepared to Christian schools and churches abide by the Chamber's decision.
A Committee of both Houses was
banks, guilds, unions, etc. Alto-
Government in taking the necc3- gether about .300 were present. The purpose of the meeting was sary action.
It is understood that tha explained to be a means by which
Government now contemplates
..
licers planting the recapturedores' Union in order to hamper of the ship, the stevedore, said he British shipping and godown busi- was picked out by a man, whom ness. [ho identified as the No. 1 defend
ant, in the steerage, to serve as a shield against the fire from the bridge deck; and later, with the ship's carpenter (No. 19 defend. ant), was compelled to lower boat from the port side.
Into this he and the carpenter were ordered, to follow eight other men, some of whom were armed. Once clear of the ship, they were continuously employed at the oars," until sighted by the Bluebell..
PIRATES SCARED.
fa
BY ARBITRATION.
This settlement through the mediation of the arbitration com- Our correspondent, commenting mittee is healded in labour and on these developments, states that merchant circles as a forward the boycott is Being very half-step in the solution of labour dif heartedly enforced and, that Bri-ficulties, says the Gazette. It la tish goods are still coming in, al-expected that many industrial dis- though some which are very clear-putes will be settled by arbitra- ly marked as such are being held tion committees in the future.
up.
STOLEN RUG,
The arbitration committee was not successful in securing, the opening of the banks temporarily, pending the settlement of terms. The employees consented, but the employers insisted that terms ac- deptable to both sides be decided upon before the banks opened.
The terms agreed upon are a A Chinese who was banished compromise between the demands.
RETURNED BANISHED
SENTENCED.
Chinese troops subsequently pro- Justice Wood, which he deliver- were represented, as well as various appointed to co-operate with the were thrown into the sea, and from Singapore for twenty years of the workers and the employers.
MARSHAL SUN ALERT.
Shanghal, Dec. 16.
Then the occupants commenced to divest themselves of money and arms. Rifles and small firearms money was handed over to the appeared in Court at the Central stevedore and the carpenter. Magistracy this morning, before three or four men crouched in the Major C. Willson, when he was rug, body of the boat, while yet another charged with receiving a
TO ENFORCE ARBITRATION.
The Commission of the Provin-""
a $500 note issued by them, which the new Government might find out buying cotton if the price falls man leaped into the sea and was knowing it to have been stolen.cial Government issued a notifica- bore no number owing to the fact just how they should try to govern below-a certain level, to be fixed seen no more. A rope was thrown Another man was charged with tion on Monday, which reads as
Foochow. They had felt bound
So far, there is no confirmation that it had been inadvertently
at
of the actual occupation of Hang-washed, starched, and ironed, chow by the Cantonese, but latest while in the pocket, of a jacket. reports state that it was the Can-Mr. Somerset Fitzroy was for the plaintiff and MY Eldon Potter, tonese who cut the railway Linping.
K.C., represented the Bank.
In his judgment, his. Lordship Marshal Sun Chuan-fang is held that the remains of the note, atraining every resource to rush which were agreed to be genuine, troops down the railway to pre-were not vold, and that therefore pare to meet, the Southerners the Bank was liable to pay. He gave Additional troops have passed judgment with costs for the plain- through Shanghai from the North and more. are expected, until
Mr. Potter intimated that leave Shanghai will again be full of to appeal would be applied for, troops.
and this application will be made Marshal Sun himself is expect-to-morrow afternoon at 2.15. ed in Shanghai from Nanking shortly.Renter,
COOLIES ATIÁCK PIRATES.
Hankow, Dec. 15.
The strike of Messrs. Butter- field and Swire's cargo coolies-yes- terday morning was short-lived, a i settlement being reached in the afternoon.
tiff.
XMAS NEWSPAPERS.
HOME AND LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS.
London, Dec. 15.
An interesting factor in connec No newspapers will be publish tion with this strike was the wharfed in Britain on Christmas Day, coolies' objection to it, owing to and there will be none in London its involving their being thrown on Monday, Dec. 27.
FLYING TO INDIA.
to come into Foochow, in accord-shortly-Reuter, ance with the ideals of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and save the people from the domination of the Northern war lords.. They sincerely wished to help Foochow. They were not Bolshevists, but simply sought to carry out the "Three People Prin- ciple" and follow up the work done by Sun Yat-sen.
follows:
from the Bluebell and the end of the theft of the rug. it was caught by the stevedore. It appeare that one man stole
"We have received a copy of the and made fast to the boat. The the rug from a passenger's bag resolutions passed at the confer- nine remaining occupants were gage on board a ship, and gave it ence held by the Political Council hauled up ona after the other onto his companion who accepted it. of the CE.C. of Kuomintang on. to the deck of the "sloop," and Inspector Vincent said the second the 6th inst, stating that for the lined up for the search, and be defendant had been banished sake of safeguarding the Revolu- cause a thousand dollars were from Singapore for twenty years, tion and public interests, decisions found on the carpenter, he, was and last year had been banished made by the arbitration Commit placed on the list of suspected from Hongkong. pirates, and was now the 19th de- fendant in Court.
INAUGURATION OF NEW SERVICE.
Rugby, Dec. 15: Opportunity was given for free
Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for expression of opinion, bat (per-Air, will utilise the Parliamentary haps naturally) the hopes expressed
SIX. INDENTIFIED. by thore who spoke were mostly He will leave Croydon Aerodrome recess to make a flight to Delhi. connected with filthy luere, eg,
It was a tense moment when on December 27th, accompanied witness was called upon formally teachers' salaries long overdue and by Lady Maud Hoare and Sir to identify, from amongst the relief from excessive taxation, it Geoffrey Salmond, the Air Vice-twenty defendants in the Court, was made clear that everything Marshol. This will be, In effect, his late companions in the boat. could not be done in a moment: the inaugural flight of the public He picked out Nos. 1, 3, 4, and 5, the first object, already attained, was the avoidance of warfare ingroplane service to India-Brias active pirates with firearms
tish Wireless. Foochow itself; soon there would be a chance to reform the civil governnient..
One youthful speaker, it is note- worthy, took occasion to inveigh against Sir Chen Ping-sah, who has
B. A. T, PROFITS.
tee should be considered the bind-
The banishes was sentenced to ing, and will be put into effect by ten oaths, hard labour, and the Government, by force, if neces- twenty strokes with the birch,sary, in cases of disputes arising whilst the first defendant was sent among workers in the following to prison for one month.
1:
AFGHAN MINISTER.
PRESENTS CREDENTIALS IN
PARIS.
enterprises, viz: Manufacture of military equipments business con- cerning currencies or communi- cations, and all industries vitally concerning the living of the people.
MUST BE OBEYED." and Nos. 2 and 3 as unarmed as- socfbtes of the others. The
"The above resolutions must be seventh occupant he failed to
Paris, Dec. 15. strictly adhered to. Besides, hav Identify, and the eighth was, he
Minister, ing notified all organisations to new Afghan said, the man who leaped over Sirdar Alaghulam Nabi Khan, act accordingly, we issue this board. As to the other defen-presenting his credentials, to notification to merchants and
The
just retired, on the score of ill OVER SIX MILLION POUNDS. dants, he recognised Nos. 7, 9, 10, President Doumergue, stated that workers as well as people of vari
health, from the Civil Governorship,
The Sunday out of work. After
a meeting newspapers are publishing on Dec. as a man who failed to stand up against the oppression of the Inte they decided to take the matter 26 as usual-Reuter.
Tupan. It is to be hoped that into their own hands and attack-i In Hongkong, there will be
most of those present did not agree ed the pickets with poles, clear-morning papers on Christmas ing them from the premises. morning, but no ovoning papers on with this attack on a man who has "Renter.
Christmas Day. There will be no been rightly beloved and trusted by morning papers on Monday, De the people and whose name le a cember 27th, but the evening household word throughout China
and public integrity
spirit." papera will publish early in the afternoon. The Sunday paper
STUDENTS THREATENED. will appear as usual.
COAL OUTPUT.
THE IMPROVEMENT CONTINUES.
London, Dec. 15. The output of the coal mines in Great Britain for the week ended
· PRIVATE CONCLAVE.
SECRET HEALTH CONFERENCE.
Melbournò, Dec. 15.
for
All the Christian schools have re- ceived threatening, letters from their old friends, the "Blood and Iron" Society, ordering all pupils to quit at once, or they will auffer dreadful penalties. The heads are in conference on the subject.....
The male nurses in some, if not
London, Dec. 15. The British-American Tobacco Company's net profits for the year September 30, were ended
with 18 compared £6,196,000
5,146,000 for the previous year.
7.
11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 as France was an enlightened and ous classes in the whole province. passengers on the Sunning on the goodwilling protectross
of in-
(Sd.) Sun Fo, Soong Tze-vung, outward trip from Hongkong to dependent free nations. He said Li Tsai-sum, Chen Shu-yen, Kan Shanghai.
he was happy to take that solemn Nai-kuang, Heu Sung-ching, Hsu It was No. 4 defondant who, at opportunity to affirm the deep and Shun-páh, Li Luk-chiu, Chow Puf-, witness's suggestion, handed him sincere desire to maintain, con- chum, Chen Fu-mu, Ho Heung $90 in notes.
solidate and tighteen the relations ying."
A final dividend of twenty pen.e 'It was No. 1 defendant, who, witness's auggestion per share is recommended and again at £2,068,000 will be carried forward, handed to the carpenter $1,000 in
notes.
--Router
'SHIP FOUNDERS.
OVER 20 LIVES. LOST.
Copenhagen, Dec. 15. Twenty-two people were drown by the foundering of the
December 4th was 3,226,000 tons The Pacific Health Conference all, the city hospitals have gone on by 750,000 miners, as compared has resolved that its proceedings strike for a 36-hour week. A ten-steamer Balholm, including the be in private, as the respective chor in one hospital, who bogan Captain's wife and four Icelandic
passengers. Reuter. with 2,824,000 tons by 456,000, men Governments must first be inform to help in registering patients, was for the week ended Novembered of the deliberations.—Router.-- forced to desiat by threats of a 27th.
The output for the week ended
May 1st, before the 'stoppage, was 5,097,000 tons Router
London, Dec. 16 Parliament has adjourned until February 8th-Beuter.
boating.
The new Government will not
TO-DAY
1/11-9/16- 5:41 p.m.
have to wait long for an oppor tunity of showing how it will prac-Dollar on domand tice what it proaches.
Lighting-up
and sincere friendship between France and Abghanistan, and concluded by expressing his wishes for France's grandeur and pros- THE LIBERAL PARTY. perity-Havas.......
EX-KAISER ILL.
SUFFERING FROM INFLUENZA..
LLOYD GEORGE'S UNCONDITIONAL OFFER.
London, Dec. 15.
THE PIRATE CHIEF. Somewhat significant was the recall of the Second Engineer (Mr. Hurst) to give further evid ence of the appearance of, à man who was assumed to be the pirate chief. Mr. Hurst had stated that the man was rather tall, wore European clothing, without collar. and tio, a pair of Harold Lloyd suffering from influenza-Reuter. the Liboral Administrative Com had a heavy jowl and other pro- Th
The depression tortoise-rimmed spectacles, and
A further development in the Doorn, Dec, 15.
Liberal Party situation took place The ex-Kaiser is in bed, this evening when a meeting of
........
mittee, adopted by 19 votes to 14
minent features..
the Pacino, non has passed into a report of a sub-commitos Today, recalled to the box by the Royal Observatory, and north-favouring the acceptance of Mr. the Crown Solicitor, Mr. Hurat east winds, moderate to fresh, are Llyod George's offer of financial co- further substantiated his descrip forecasted. The local weather operation, which it was announced, tion, by adding that the man was otherwise, is expected to be gon-Mr. Lloyd George has now made as tall by himself, had rather pro erally overcast with some drizzle
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unconditional-Reuter
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