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N. LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only Enropean Ophiola- Krtabllabod Over Forty Years. "Manager's-Ralph A. Cooper, Regietarad

Optometrist (Canada),

ANTI-FOREIGNISM.

ind

SERIOUS SITUATION

DEVELOPING.

CHURCHES SET ON FIRE.

Hankow, Jan. 1.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

IDUNDIED 101: Mo, 22,000

BIAS BAY PIRATES AGAIN.

TWO HONGKONG-BOUND JUNKS. HELD UP.

ONE CARRIED AWAY.

Pirates from Bina Bay swooped Catholic priests arriving at dankow from various outlying upon two Hongkong-hound trading junks on New Year's Eve and Jember of anti-foreign and anti-and off with one of thent-accord- Christian incidents.

ing to a police report issued this morning,

dations in the Province, relate a

i

At the Catholic Mission at

First news of the affair was Yangshinehan, a mob attacked the ariests and drove them from the brought here by the junk which managed to escapes. It was stated hurch, which was set on fire.

entire contents were destroy-that the two craft were sailing in One priest removed his board company when the one in the rear was overtaken by what, was first scaped with the help of a tve priest who held back a mob assumed to be'd nahing junk, but Hater proved to be a pirate boat. about 500. KataKingchowfu, tear Shasi,;, a

From this latter our men board- athilfe seminary was looted and ed the fishing jonk and sailed off verything destroyed. Even the with it in a, direction opposite to

festa clothes were stolen.

that which was st taken.

The position at Huangchowfu, Br Siaokin, is most dangerous. de contents of the church and jome houses at. Hussopoh were

so set on fire

All the priests and nuns in out- ing districts have been ordered

Hankow, by the Bishop

The second junk proceeded on its trip back tolongkong and arrived here during the week-end. The master then ride a report to the police, stating that in all likelihood the other junk, which was owned by a cousin, had bee

10 VEA- MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1927.

HONOURS LIST:

THE NEW YEAR'S AWARDS.

MR. LAMPSON KNIGHTED."

Rugby, Dec. 31.

The New Year Honours List has been issued, and it shows the following to have been referred:

VISCOUNTCIES. - *-

Sir James Craig, Premier of Northern Ireland.

Baron Sunumer, Lord of Appeal.

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BARONS.

Sir George Hayter Chubb, Chair- man of the Nonconformist Union- ist Association.

SEQUEL TO "HANOI" PIRACY

ARREST OF A CHINESE

SUSPECTS

日十三月一十

LOCAL HONOURS.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO LTD-

33, Wong

AN ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE:

KNIGHTHOOD FOR HON. MR. J. H. KEMP

NOVEL SUGGESTION BY MR. W.R. HEARST.

MR. KOTEWALL GETS C.M.G.

Hongkong Agures In the New Year Honours List by the cļeva-

SAID TO BE IDENTIFIED.

It is understood that the police, in following up certain Informa tion received, have affdited the artion

Chinese In connection with the recent piracy of the

rest of a

French coaster Hanoi,

the

of the Hon. J. H. Kemy, C.B.E., Attorney General, to the rank of a Knight Bachelor, and the con- ferring of the C.M.G. on the Hon. Dr. RH. Kotewall, HoD, LL.D., The suspect was over the week- end put up for identideation when one of the two Chinese members the Hanoi was in port, and of the Legislative Council. amongst the witnesses from the the congratulations' of steamer it is said that the comwhole community will be showered Colonel Fiennes Cornwallis, pradore pointed the man out as both recipients on their well- Chairman of the Kent County having been impleatre in the deserved honours after many Council....

piracy.

The Hanoi piracy case, to which

ple of diligent public service.

80 JOSEPH KEMP. this arrest comes as a sequel, was only a recent occurrence. It WILL be recalled that pirates, after thoir. usual fashion, boarded the Hanol at Kwang-chow-wan in the guise of Passengers, and after murdering

Sir Charles Greenway, Chair- man of the Anglo-Peralan Oll Company

PRIVY COUNCILLORS: The Right Hon. Mr. Ormsby Gore, Under Secretary of State for the Colonies."

Sir Lealle Scott, Conservative M.P., for Exchange Division of Liverpool, and formerly Solicitor- General.

BARONÉTOIES.

Lieut. Col. Edwin Bolton, Vice- taken to Bins Bay, as the piracy Lieutenant of the County of Stir- waa carried out near Singleling and President Associate of 1sland, off Shamun.“.

the West Indian Chamber of Com- merce.

All the Sisters have ovacuated Ho Convent at Shinghinkal, just tside, the Japanese Concession at Tankow, owing to interference- What actually transpired on the from the soldiers.":

pirated junk has since been dis- Mission of Chincas priests at closed with the return here of ungchanhslen, in the "Wuchang members of its crew. The mea Ustrict has been totally destroy-stated that pirates boarded and

Reuter.

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CHIURIANG CONCESSION ISOLATED, Kiukiang, Jan. 14 The Concession here is picketed goldiers, who are not allowing anybody to enter or to leave.

H.M.S. Wyvern is standing by and will supplethe Concessions With light, if necessary Reuter.

SERIOUS SITUATION

Shanghai, Jan. 1 There is a serious situation at lang where an anti-foreign ke has been declared and Lorts are being minde to starve at the foreigners living in the egnedegion into which very little food is finding its way. Supplies, aowever, hre being sent from-Han- w, and six foreign gunboats are bere, Reuter

HANKOW TAXES.

Sir Joseph Duveer,

Major Hennessy, Conservative M.P. for Winchester and former Junior Lord of the Treasury: took control of their junk, and Sir John Scott Hindley, Com- after the crew had een kept be-mercial Adviser to the Mines De- low for several hours they were partment, allowed to return on deck, even- tually being released, and put ashore at Tal A Chall, which is one of the group of Soko islands.. The junk was then taken away in the direction of Macao

Both trading junks were bring ing cargoes of turnips from Finghof for the llongkong markets. The value of the plated junk and her eargo is $1,275.7

FRENCH POLICY,

PRAISED BY PAPAL NUNCIO.

Sir Edward Davson, Chairman of the British Imperial Council of' Commerce.

Mr. William Lethwaite, ex- Chairman of the Conservativo As- sociation.

Mr. Basil Peto, Conservative M.P. for Barnstaple.

KNIGHT BACHELORS.

NEW NATIONALIST CAPITAL,

Hankow, Wuchangand Hanyang Amalgamated.

Hankow, Jan. 2 The Nationalist Govern- ment has issued a. Mandate, consolidating the cities of

years

No more popular choice for the honour of a Knighthood, could have been made than that of the on. Mr. JH Kemp, who has given just over 28 years of aer- vice to the Colony in many spheres

ENGLISH

ENG PEOPLES

Chung Road, Happy Vall

OIL LAW CRISIS

MEXICAN AMERICAN

TENSION

AGGRESSION RESENTED

New York, Jan. 2. Mr. Willian R. Hearst, whose chain of newspapers across the American continent has hitherto been characterized by anti-British panies, having neglected. feeling, has published a long lattor on the front page of the New York American emphatically favouring Peace and understanding between the English-speaking peoples of the world which the Premier of Australia, Mr. Bruce has been advocating hers

The frst day lom and land without Incident

The Government standpoint,

that the principal foreign oll com

for the confirmation of their to land and leasen acquired prior to 1917, have lost rocognition of their rights to them. But apecula tion continues as to whether the Government will actually take over the land and what the action of foreign governments would be in that event,

Advices from Tampico hitherts report no confiscations of oil pro- perties.

"By this," says Mr. Hearat, "I do not mean any entangling alliances. The plan I have in mind would not even mean as close a compact ag Naval Treaties which would require us to protect Eng-midnight resounded with oratori land in the possession of her col attacks upon the United States

UNITED STATES ATTACKED.

The Chamber of Deputies at

can policies. There was bitter criticism of the American States. echoed with cheers for President Department, while the hall re- mean that the United States, Calles for his opposition to the

aggressions" of the United States

of official life. It was in Novemsubject territories. The plan 1 for its Mexican and Latin-Ameri- ber, 1898, that Sir Joseph Kemp have in mind would exclude con was appointed a Cadet, and he-ar-sideration of Indle, Egypt and rived in the Colony on Christmas such subject peoples, and simply Day of that year, being attached to the Colonial Secretary's office, tain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, From January to July, 1899, he New Zealand and South Africa One orator declared that Mexive studied Chinese in Canton, fol- I would, co-operate to insura, peace lowing which he was stationed in amonk themselves and as far as was loading the way to the conso

kidation of all Spanish-American the New Territories in connection | possible to maintain the peace of

peoples against the Domin with Land Omeo work. In 1900, the world. ca he became Registrar of the Land Mr. Hearat declares that this the United States, and be added

bhat Mexicans may Hankow, Wuchang and Ian Court and in November of the should not be an offensive al

same year he was appointed acting llance. He favours an armament how to practice dollar

cessful dollar yang into a greater elty, to be known as Wuhan, which is to

Second Police Magistrate. From agreement which should not only like the Tanke Jame to December, 1902, he was provide for fighting arma to-be how to die for be governed by a Commissions of nine, including the Miniscretary of the Squntter's Board kept down to a certain point but

fight against ters of Finance, Farcia

in addition to his other duties, to be maintained at a definite Reuter a Affairs and Communi and in September of that year he strength to ensure efficiency of and also the Mayors of Han

passed his final, examination, in co-operation. —Reuter's AmencaJERITIBIL Cantonese: kow and Wuchong and the

Service, Garrison Commander. “

The combined aren is to bë known as the Nationalist Capital Renter:

The Hen Mr. JH Kemp, At-ship, took it into. Big Bay where one of the guards and acizing the torney General for Hongkong.

Mr. Harold Morris, President of the Industrial Court.

they decamped with considerable booty.

LEGAL, BERVICE

Then followed a series of other appointments, including those of Assistant Secretary of the Sani tary Board, Deputy Registrar and Acting First Police Magistrate, Appraiser at the Supreme Court, acting Registrar at the Supreme Court, acting Official Receiver in The ease revived official interest Bankruptcy, and Head of the in Bins Bay, and correspondence Sanitary Board. It was in 1909 was again entered into with the that he was appointed Registrar Canton Government on the destr of the Supreme Court, whilst in ability, of joint measures being 1911 he became Grown Solicitor, pargued by the authorities of the and since then his service has Dr. Henry Head, the celebrated two ports with the view to cleaning been wholly confined to the fram nerve specialist,

up the pirate stronghold. The ing and administration of the law. Dr. Thomas Houston, ex-Presi- Canton authorities recently de- He was for a time in 1913 acting dent of the Ulster Medical So-spatched a military expedition into Fuisne Judge, and in the follow the district and the capture and ing year he acted as Attorney Alderman Bower, Lord Mayor killing of a number of pirates have General, receiving the substantive of Birmingham.

been claimed,

appointment to that post in 1915, and holding it ever since.

Mr. John Rieth, Director of the British Broadcasting Corporation

Mr. Walter Williamson, late Financial Adviser to the Stamese Government.

Paris, Wan, 1. The Papal Nuncio, speaking at |- Hankow Doc: 81.

A recention to the Diplomaticciety, The Commissioner of Foreign Affairs notified the Consuls yes- Corps given by President Doumer- terday that effective on January gue, emphasized the affection qu 12% per cent, on ordinary goods sympathy with which foreign and 75 per cent, on luxurice will. be levied on all goods entering the governments observe towards the Sport.

The taxe are to be paid to the bustoms houses of the native cus- bms and the bureaus which will ortly be opening for their col- tion-Reuter,

ITALY'S ATTITUDE.

London, Dec: 31.

efforts pacification.

ness.

་

Cal. Hayward, Unofficial Mem- ber of the Ceylon "Legislative France's Council.

nation's

Knighthoods are also conferred upon the following gentlemen in India-Joseph Gyi, member of

EARTHQUAKE.

The new Knight, who is a B, A. of Cape University, was made, a Commander of the British Empire Order In. 1918, and in the same year he became a K.O. He was He stated that they were con- the Executive Council of Burma; SERIOUS REPORT FROM SAN appointed a Justice of the Peace

FRANCISCO.

In 1902, and he is a member of vinced that France would carry Richard Burn, Indian Civil Ser- on the work according to her vice; Justice Cheruvari Krishnan,

the Court of the Hongkong Un traditions of genticness and good-of the Madras judicature; John

San Francisco, Jan, Lversity and one of the Directors Трове traditions, had Bell, President of the Bongal Severe earthquake shocks. In the of, the Widows And Orphans' Pon- evoked unforgettable words from Chamber of Commerce; David Imperial Valley began at midnight slons. By his elevation to a M. Briand, who, in the Assembly Chadwick, Indian Civil Service; and are still continuing at five Knighthood, the number of of the League of Nations, had Norman Murray, Managing Gov- o'clock in the morning,

Knights Bachelor at present living expressed the nation's aspirationernor of the Imperial Bank of In- Calexico, Mexicali and adjacent in Hongkong is increased to five after rapprochment and spiritual dia: Sardar Dalal, member of the border cities are badly damaged the other holders of the title be tia un ratood that the Italian fraternity. He concluded by Legislative Assembly of Bombay The total loss is estimated at over ing Sir Henry Gollan, Sir Henry overnment expresses willingness assuring France of the active and Joseph Kay, member of the Bom $1,000,000 Reutora American Pollock, Sir Robert Ho Tung and

acquiesce in the British pro-loyal co-operation of foreign bay Legislative Council; and Rao Service.

Sir Shopson Chow.". osals provided unanimity is governments, especially the Vati Bahadar Nilkanth, of Bombay.

HONOUR WELL

WELL WON. chleved among the other. Powers

In the Dominions the following. cerned. Reuter.

bocome Knights: John Bowser,

During the whole of his service Speaker of the Victorian Legisla-

A message from Calexics states in the Colony, Sir Joseph Komp tive Assembly; H. AL. Cole that the Government of Lower has shown himself a most able and batch, Agent General In London California has declared mortal conscientious servant of the Go for Western Australia: John Garlaw in Mexicali

The Italian Government has epilda to the British Memoran-

Jim on China.

FRANCE AND JAPAN AGREE,

London, Jan. 14,

can-flavas.

H.M.S. “EMERALD.”

ARRIVAL IN PORT.

H.M.S. Emerald,

OUTBREAKS" OF FIRE. "

Later,

Although the Japanese Govern out has not yet presented a Note. London on the subject of the Fish Memorandum with regard China, perfect harmony between

French Japanese view-Cruiser Squadron, East Indies nts inth respect is claimed station, arrived in Hongkong on Paria, here M. Briand and Saturday evening, in accordance Ishillave twice met to dis-with Admiralty instructions re- thefer. Router,

cently issued.;

Sho is a 7,560 tons cruiser The Honours List niso incindes of the same class as H.M.S. Enter the following: evenue Officers have found arise, currying boven 6-inch guns, Knight Grand Croses MUL- bkid of arms and ammunition impet on the No. 4 wharf at Kow-three 4-inch, and four 3-pounder, tary Division, of the Or Captain H. T. England heads her der of the Bath General ent comprised seven revolvers list of officers while her comman Sir George Milne, Chief of the Im-

dpistols a large quantity ofders Commander A. Maitland portal General Staff munition, 2,000 primera, 100 at Dougall /

van, formerly Chairman of the There were many outbreaks of Commonwealth Bank of Austrare and broken watermaine ham

of the 4ths; Alfred Langler, Governing pered the fire fighters. Earth- Director of the West Australian quake shocks were felt at points Newspaper Company; and Robert 160 miles away. Maclean in recognition of his

No lons of life is reported services to New Zealand.

Reuter'a American Servica

of clips and a tin of gun- HM.8. Enterprise, a sister ship

all of German origin. The were removed to the police which recently arrived here, in now

in Shanghal

OTHER HONOUins.

SUFFOLKS COMING.

LEFT GIBRALTAR ON FRIDAY,

Gibraltar, Der 31 Kalght Commander of the Or- The Second Suffolks, are der of the Star of India The going to Hongkong want

noon on Board s the edgẩnaj Maharaja of Rewa, ka

(Continued On Page (L.),

Achilles Reuter.

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[Mr. Hearat's principal news-

The British Govern papers are: San Francisco Exant- ner, Los Angeles Examiner, Cht received no news of developments- cage Herald and Examiner, Chicago Mexico as the result of the American, Atlanta Georgian, Bos- passing of the off law. ton American, Boston Record, to anticipate hasty conf

There appears to be

Journal, New York American, while the new law appears to ton Advertiser, New York Evening const News, and Washington Times, He also controls such well- known periodicals as Cosmopolitan Magazine, Hearst's Magazine, and Harper's.]

MORE ROBBERIES.

any other seriqua

quite definite with regard to foreign ownership of of conces sions. There are number enactments bearing thereon, which may tend to modify the situa and probably these will lead to a discussion, possibly on some form of accommodation-Renter.

EARLIER MESBAGES.

AD earlier.message) from Washington atated the new. Mexican oll law will come in operation at midnight on Den 81st. The Calles Government maintaine that the law will be enforced with. out delay

LATEST POLICE REPORTS.

Armed robbers entered No. 64 Pokfulum Road on Thursday morning, when the only inmates in the house were five women. Money and jewellery to the value In view of the possibility of con of $1,248 were stolen.

fiscation of investments valued at £150,000,000, not only American factories at Nos. 3-10, Kwong Wah ticians of all parties are asking Burglars broke into rope-making oil companies but American poli Street and at Waterloo Street what steps the Stato Department Yaumati, and carried off brass spindles and several acts of proposes to take

The British companies are said machinery, of the total value of to be in full agreement with the American concerns, which up to a charge of being concerned in an ly opposed the plans of the

the present have uncompromising armed robbery which occurred on Mexican Government Boxing Day at Ma Chin Loong. Unconfirmed rumours state that

A thief broke into Mr. C. D. Mel bourne's office at the Supreme Court State, proposes to withdraw the

31,016

A Chinese has been arrested on

Mr. Kellogg, the Secretary of during the holidays, and stole a camera valued by the owner at 420 American Ambassador and to raise the arms embargo, but it seome more likely that the State Department will not take any de-, finite action until concrete cases, of confiscation under the now laws have been brought to ita notice Reuter'e American Service

"EXTRADITION CASE,

INDIAN VOLUNTEERS TO GO BACK.

vernment, and he won for himself a high place in lagal circles by his erudition and kill. He has done

MINE MEN HELD FOR RANSOM, much valuable work in connection Diwan Menge Sen again appear-

**_-_Mexico City, Jan. 1. with the efforts made to terminate ed on romand before Mr. R. E. the boycott, being one of the three Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy The British Legation has re- ocial delegates to visit Canton this morning, when Sergeant Ela- quested Mexican military protec for the purpose of negotiating ton stated that no further newstion for a British owned mine near with the Government there on the had been received from India, not- Parral, of which two American, subject, whilst ho also had con- withstanding the urgent cable dis, employees have been captured by versation with Dr. C. C. Wu in patched the other day The accus- bandits and are being held for Canton on the same subject. His ed, however, hnd expressed his will ransom of 10,000 pesos.O whole record has been one of un-ingness to waive extradition pro- President Calles fa a New Year. remitting attention to his duties, ceedings and voluntarily to proceed | message to the Méxlean, people, whilst in privato life he has won back to India to meet any charge ovfdently referring to the oil laws, great popularity as a man of stor which might be awaiting him upon declares that he does not Injohd ling- worth and character,, and his ertival there, love to give the conatitutional Inwon much personal charm,

Accused, in reply to the Magis Interpretation that may harm any, tente, said that this was so, and his legitimate Interest Invested. Worship then made an order for Mexico-Router 8, American his discharge

Lady Kemp, who is at procent absent from the Colony has also

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