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Hongkong Telegraph.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1926. 日三十月一十

FOUNDED 1091 YŁTASTA

SUNNING PIRACY.

CANTON BANKS.

RAID NEAR REPULSE BAY.

STRIKE SETTLEMENT

TERMS.

HAUL FROM A FISHING

BOAT.

CONTROL OF LABOUR.

Confirmation

Hongkong

WILA

obtained

of

WOMAN KIDNAPPED.

Shortly after two o'clock this morning an armod raid was çar- ried out between Deep Water their Bay and Repulse Bay, where robbers boarded a fishing vessel

yesterday an agreement."having, been reached between the native Banks at Canton and employees on terms amounting to a compromise regarding various points in dispute. The strike is thus ended, and the Banks concerned resumed 'busi- eness. this morning

HOW GUARDS WERE OVERPOWERED.

POLITICAL CRISIS IN

GERMANY,

LONG-SIMMERING HATES PRECIPITATED.

REICHSWERT SCANDALS,

1956 PER ANNUM SINGLE COPT. 10:DENTS

Packard

ASE THE MAN

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

FIGHT FOR POWER, SLAVE & CONCUBINE

COAL CO. FUNDS CUT OFF.

PROBLEM.

CANTON TO CARRY OUT INVESTIGATION.

IMPROVED STATUS SOUGHT.

Improved status and assured who are means of living for the women cubines will be the objective of a now slaves and con- new women's organisation formed

THIS MORNING'S EVIDÉNCE.

LATEST MANILA INCIDENT.

Mr. Ben F. Wright, insular The overpowering of the ship's

Berlin, Dec. 16.

auditor in Manila, has cut off all four Indian guards as the first

The political crisis which has funds of the National Coal Com- move in the pirates' plan to secure long been simmering has been pre-pany. This is the latest move in control of the ship the setting afrecipitated by the action of the Social the battle between the Governor of the quarters amidships becausá

Democrats submitting to the Re-General and the Board of Control in Canton. def resistance later offered by the

THE PHILIPPINES.

MONROE DOCTRINE FOR

EAST? **

PRES. COOLIDGE'S MESSAGE.

The Monroe Doctrine of the Far East a majority of Manila

President Calvin Coolidge to Con- business men call the message of gress. A minority are dissatisfled

with it, basing their attitude on

the" and kidnapped.one of the crew be- oficers from the bridge, and, finnlichstag a motion of non-con-for power over the government-Miss Su Man-Bang, a woman jurist lack of faith rather than on the

thorough

THE PATROLS.

When evidenco was called from

fidence owing to dissatisfaction owned concerns. with the policy of the Defence was taken by Mr. Minister, Herr Gessler, whom they own initiative. accuse of acting weakly towards the supposed reactionary elements of

the Reichswehr.

The Socialista have also resolved in favour of entering a big coal- tian from which a: Cabinet will be formed if the Government resign. The latter has decided to accept) the challenge and abide by the de-

motion.

sides taking away money and by the escape of the first boatlos? clothing to the value of $120. of pirates, wore incidents, which, The affair was of the particular-related from the point of view of ly daring character. The robbers the Indian guards, revived fresh There were five terms agreed came into the Bay in a boat and interest at this morning's resumed upon, these concerning the ques- went alongside one of the fishing hearing in the Sunning piracy tion of bonus, double pay, at the feet at anchor not far off trial. end of the year, and a commission for employees for the business Rousing the crew," they drove them" they bring to the Banks in the into a cabin situated aft, and, the form of loan; the question of om-proceeded to make a ployment and dismissal of em-overhaul of the effects of the the guards, the method of guard-cision of the Reichstag on the ployees. who are members of the Union; and other matters respect crew. Every article of value was ing the ship in accordance with ing conditions of employment and included in the haul, and when the the Piracy Prevention Regulations was made clear. Two men were always on gluty, 'one patrolling the main deck, while the second man kept vigil by the starboard grill situated aft of the saloon deck. The port side, grill was always kept closed:

wages..

PRACTICABLE TERMS.

In commenting on these terms; an official of one of the Chinese Banks, whose "head office is in Hongkong, yesterday stated that an agreement was possible because the terms as faally discussed were practicable. The Banks could agree to the conditions regarding the bonus and double pay, because these privileges were already in force before the strike. commission for the loans negotiat ed by employees was a reasonable domand' which would be conceded;

The

raiders eventually escaped, they took away a female member of the

her for ransom. crew for the purposes of holding

Aberdeen Police Station later received a report of the raid, in which it was stated that there were four men concerned, two of whom appeared to have been arm ed with revolvers.

MASTER'S DEATH,

Sammoud Therefore, when Singh, the No. 1.Guard on boar.1 the Sunning, with three year's guard experience to his credit, went to look for his reliefs at noon en the fateful day, he withdref" Moola Singh," his companion, from duty on the main dock and posted

and as for the question of yearly CAPT. VAN CORTLANDT DIES him for the time being at the grill

leave, that also had already enter-

:

IN SINGAPORE,

gate.

Nothing

י

unusual

ed into the arrangements in Hong

happened, kong, at any rate.

It is with much regret that we land, when the other two reliefs Some difficulty was encountered have to chronicle the death of Cap-arrived to take their places, the in the negotiations regarding the tain N. W. van Cortlandt, of the took up their allotted duties, one matter of employment and dis-indo-China Steam Navigation Co., again patrolling the main deck, charge, but a compromise was ltd., which occurred suddenly in with the other relief keeping duty roached to the effect that prefer- Singapore yesterday aboard the P. at the gate. ence regard would be given to men and O. liner Macedonia, whilst en recommended by the Union; also route for Home leave.

that notice would be sent to the The sad news was received by Union in the event of any of its Messrs. Jardine. Matheson and. Co., Lin. members being discharged, accom: panied by a report of the reasons for such dismissal, the matter to be finally taken before a Court of law of the Union were not satisfied with the explanation given.

SEIZED BY PIRATES.

It was towards" four- o'clock the afternoon that Ltd, this morning with the great-while in their room,located aft of est surprise and regret. Capt. van the vessel, Samunend Singh was Cortlandt had been slightly indis-rusely, awakened from slumber by posed for some little time with ab- a commotion and by footsteps mak- domenal trouble, for which he was ing for the cabin. The door was to undergo an operation on reach- thrown lopen, and before he realis- ing Home, but when he left here ed what was happening. Sammond last Saturday he was apparently Singh found himself seized by the quite all right, and there was every shoulders and pressed back on his On their part the Banks in hope that the slight trouble from bunk.

Four armed men were in volved in the case secured the ex-which he had been suffering would the room, and his companion in the emption of executive officers, such completely disappear after treat tower bunk was likewise over- as the managers, sub-manager, ment at Home. However, news of

powered cashier and accountant, from men his sudden death came to hand to- hership of the Union. That being day,

EXECUTIVE POSTS...

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FIRE BREAKS OUT.

FIERY SPEECHES

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Later.

Voting on the Social Democrats motion of non-confidence has been postponed until to-morrow after" a lively debate.

The Chancellor Dr. Marx, de- precated a Government crisis in

HANGCHOW STILL HELD.

Evacuation of Southern

Troops.

Shanghai, Dec. 17.

It appears that a mere hand- ful of Southerners, in plain clothes, entered Hangchow on Tuesday and cut the railway early on Wednesday morning, but they evacuated the city on Wednesday night, following the restoration of communica- tions with Shanghai, when Marshal Sun Chuan-fang sent 4,500 loyal troops to Hang- chow to reinforce the 9,000 loyal troops there.

Marshal Sun has altogether 25,000 loyal troops in the Shanghai-Hangehow region.

The report that Chekinng has declared its independence is unfounded. It arose from the doubtful. altitude of 6,000 troops in Hangchow-Reuter.

The leader of the movement is Apparently it The new organisation is called Wright on his the Slave Girl and Concubine

Emancipation and Relief Associa tion. It will work in co-operation with other organised women

An appeal from the auditor's decision is to be made. If it fails, petition of involuntary In- solvency against the coil company is very possible.

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message itself. To most, however, the promise of permanent "defence means a promise of permanent retention, while granting the Fill. pinos complete autonomy as soon as they are ready for it, says the Manila Bulletin.

The first step taken by the new, Association will bc the gathering of statistics about wo-

Mr. John W. Hausserman, re- CAN'T PAY ANYTHING.

men slaves and concubines. Ancently returned from a trip effort will be made to get accur through the United States, where The coil company is unable to ate figures and information about he lectured at length on the wages of the sailors on the comfamilies, etc. pay the smallest bills, such as the living condition, status in the Philippines best expresses tho

majority opinion. pany's ship, the Pompey. These

Families keeping slave-girls and sailors, who get about Pesos 30 a men who have concubines will br "monta, are in need of the money the first source of Information.. which is withheld under the ruling. These will be asked to report the of Mr. Wright.

number of these women and the All funds of the coal company reason for keeping them, it is are deposited in the Philippine stated. National Bank. Mr. Wright, by

":

U.S.S. INTENDS TO STAY.

that the United States intends to "The Coolidge message means" stay here," says Mr. Hausaerman. "No other interpretation of the paragraph on defence is concesiv-

Journals, jurists and philan-able."

virtue of a law which some declare thropists. in Canton will be asked The paragraph to which he re- unconstitutional is auditor of both to join in the campaign at a meet-ferred, and which has given rise the bank and the coal company. ing which is being planned by to most comment, says:

Recently, Mr. Wright ordered the organisation. All possible us "No one contemplates any time all bills and cheques of the com-sistance of funds and publicity in the future, either under the pany to be forwarded to him. He will be solicited.

present or amore independent This is the first effort in Can- form of government, when we has refused to honour them, pro- sumably on the ground, the board ton to secure accurate statistics should not assume some respon of directors of the conl company on slaves and concubines, it is un-sibility for their defence." is illegally appointed.

The board was elected at a re- cent meeting at which the votes of Senate President Manuel Quezon and Speaker Manuel Roxas were accepted for government owned stock instead of those of Governor General Wood, who claims the ex- clusive right to vote the shares pur- chased by the Philippine islands in those companies.

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It was at first believed that Mr. Wright merely had ordered salaries of directors to be withheld and that

his order had been misinterpreted. Telegrams from Mr. Wright, who is in Baguio, confirmed the stand of Paciano Dizon, deputy insular au

ditor.

NO MONEY FOR CREW.

in person.

derstood.

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THE DOHENY TRIAL.

OIL CONSPIRACY CHARGE "FAILS.

New York, Dec. 18, Messrs. Fall and Doheny have been acquitted of the oil conspiracy charge.

They are, however, still indicted for bribery in connection with a transaction

involving $100,000 which Doheny admitted sending to Fall, though, describing it as a loan to an old friend. Fall is also charged with conspiracy to defraud the Government along with Mr. Harry Sinclair, of Teapot Deme tame-Reuter's Americe Service,

Washington, Dec. 9.-E. L. Doheny, oil magnate, to-day made

. Mr. Hausserraan points out the all-embracing quality of "any, time in the future," and the failure to refer to independence,. as a possibility. He foresees an increasing autonomy, and even-. tually a completely Filipinized government here, implied in the word of President Coolidge.

The similarity" between the. statement of President Coolidge and the doctrine promulgated by President Monroe, to most stu-: dents of the message, lics in the fact that both took form merely as presidential, messages to con tended as warning to all matione. gress, which, however, were in- who might conceivably interfere where the United States wanted no interference.

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The Pompey reached port and there was no money with which

PICK ON TWO PIIRASES. to pay the crew for the last half;

Those dissatisfied with Presi- of November. An appeal for the

dent Coolidge's message pick on release of sufficient cash to do this a plea of innocence before the two phrases which they interpret was turned down.

jury which is to decide whether as a reiteration of the promise of view of the important international,

Directors of the coal company he is guilty of criminal conspiracy eventual freedom. Half-an-hour later, they were questions unsettled at Geneva, but met later in the offices of the com to defraud the government in the These are the opening words, the ease, the appointment of these Captain van Cortlandt, who was and the whole four were kept con-

joined by the other two guards the ex-Chancellor. Dr. Scheidmann, pany. It was decided to bring the matter of oil leases. The seventy "This government holds a sacred officials remained the sole right of one of the Company's very best fined in their

on behalf of the Socialists and amid inatter to a head. Mr. Claude Russel, year old multi-millionaire said he trusteeship for the islands which cabin until the bowls of rage and cries of the employers.

masters, had been in the service hour of midnight. At this hour, "Traitor from the Right, denounced manager of the National Coal Com-did not have a feeling of culpabi- it has acquired in the East and pany, was instructed to appeal once lity and, that when he loaned West Indies," and the paragraphs From the foregoing" it will be of the India-China. Company since there occurred a second commo- the alleged. abuges of the more for funds to pay off the crew $100,000 to Albert B. Fall, ex-dealing with economic develop- seen that the Banks have gone 1910, being employed on the Chination, and the guards were then Reichswehr Officers. He alleged of the Pompey. His appeal is to secretary of the interior, he had ment which says, "The islanda.

Latter- very much out of their way to adapt Coast and Bangkok runs.

taken out on to the poop doek. that they acted illegally in the be directed to the insular auditor no thought, except to help an old ght not to be turned back to themselves to the new inbour corily he commanded the a.. Kwai-

instance of obtaining money and

and dear personal friend out of the people until they are both ditions in Canton. For the rest, sang. He was only "36 years of

munitions from Russia and in re-

Should this fail, he is instruct- financial difculty.

politically fitted for self-govern they put themselves in the good age, and by his death the Com-

cruiting exclusively from National- From this part of the vessel theist organisations, and

ed to seek some members of the Mr. Doheny testified that dur-ment, and economically indepen- graces of a Government which,pany has lost a most valued ser-

that Dr. Governor General's staff, probably ing the period of from 25 to 40 dent." froth being merely a mediator in vant. He leaves a widow, who is guards were afforded a good view Stresemann's foreign policy was

C. W. Franks. Mr. Russell will years the Elk Tila naval oil re- Practically all business men are the case, at a later stage in the at Home, and with her the utmost of what then developed. Chinese being thwarted. Germany wished ask Mr. Franks to appeal to at- serves on which he obtained a agreed in praising the support of negotiations strengthened its posi-sympathy will be felt

were running here and there, honestly to observe the peacetres torneys for the Governor General lease should produce $100,000,000 the two Kiess bills, which would gathering up armfuls of matting | ties.

in the coal company case for an profit. The eventual realization put the Internal revenue collec and other inflammable material, The Nationalists at this point opinion on the advisability of of the prout would depend on how tions on Philippine products In which they took to the saloon deck

was the hands of the governor general together with

holding up operations of the coal much of the 30,000 acres atin filled with indignantly withdrow,

-Associated instead of the Philippine govern Dr

petroleum bearing. what the guards presumed to be

Scheidemann demanded company in this fashion.

The attorneys, it is believed, Press.

ment, and the clarifying of the kerosene oil. A few minutes later, guarantees that secret arming

powers of the insular auditor, flames shot up from the quarters would cease and also that there will advise release of the coal con-

Unanimous support, too, 18" amicships, and all was confusion. I would be "no more Soviet ammuni-pany's funds to enable it to carry

tion, for German guns.”

on business, until the supreme

found for the proposal to trans Then armed men concentrated

for the islands from the war de- on the poopdeck where the Indians Dr. Marx, in reply, said the ques- court decides whether the Goven- or General or the Board of Con-

partment to a civil branch of some wore. They uncovered' n 'boat and tion of revising the recruiting re-

sort. got the guards to lower. it from gulations was being considered, but trol, consisting of the Governor the Banate president the starboard side into the water, he declared that Dr. Scheidemann's General, Following the departure of the allegations referred to the past and and the speaker, have the right to Council of the C.E.C. of Kuomin-Administrations various Govern the guards were again driven back Reutor:

After holding under Liberal first batch of pirates in this craft, he did not admit their accuracy, vote the government stock. tang on the 6th inst. stating that ment offices, including those of and confined in their room.

(1) arbitrary arrests by the work Pastmaster-General and

tion by becoming an 'arbitrator. However, the terms are not con- sidered unfair and our informant

hoped they could be made work-

able and lead to complete harmony in the relations between employers. and employees,

TO CONTROL LABOUR.

The Provincial Government has issued a statement saying that

RETURNING TO POLITICS.

SIR HERBERT SAMUELS' DECISION.

Rugby, Dec. 16. Sir Herbert Samuel has decided there must be strict enforcement to return to political life, accord-

of the resolutions passed at the ing to the newspapers, conference held by the Political

Home The foregoing comprised the

DIVORCE REPORTS.

"A colonial secretary would be Ideal," states Mr. Hausserman, but the American people are shy of the word 'colonial, and have

BILL GETS ROYAL ASSENT,

London, Dec. 10. Among the measures which have received the Royal Assent is found nothing to substitute for it. The situation is made doubly the Bill which regulates pross ro-Even the state department, or sorious for the coal firmi by the

CREDITORS, ANXIOUS.

some other, would be better than

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ers' unions should be prohibited, Secretary, he becume, in 1920. the ovidence given by the first two REVOLT IN PORTUGAL. possiblity of creditors presenting ports of divorce and other matri- the war department." (2) parading of workers on streets frst High Commissioner of the guards, Sammond Singh and Moo- with weapons should be strictly Mandated Territory of Palestine. Singh, who were called, before forbidden, (8) workers should bo Since he retired from this office the Court adjourned for tiflin, strictly forbidden to blockade fag last year, he has been much.in tories or shops which, in turn, the public eye as Chairman of the should not be allowed to be closed Coal, Commission.

a petition for involuntary insol-monial cases, wendy Under Philippine Inw any The new Act came into forco

FILIPINOS UNCONCERNED, MILITARY OUTBREAK IN THE three creditors who are owed immediately, so that henceforth in Filipino political leaders show.

by the employers without cause, and (4) seizure of any article from any factory or shop by workers should be prohibited.

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SOUTH.

Lisbon; Dec. 16.

It is reported that a military ro- volt has broken out in the south of Portugal. The Government has sent troops to deal with the rebels,

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more than Pesos ‘1,000. altogether, above-mentioned casea publica-ed little concern over the meas- may ask the court to declaro the tion will only be permitted of the age of President Coolidge to Con- firm bankrupt when the debts are names and addresses of the par-greas, confident that that body 30 days overdue, antics and witness, a statement of will take no action on the recom This, some point out, would be the grounds of the petition and mendations relative to the Pallip Quezon-Rozaa interests. It would the defence, the Judges summing pines. The consensus is that Con- give them a powerful weapon up, the jury's finding and the gress not only will not have time (Continued On Page 18.! Judgmont British Wireless (Continued On Page 18.)