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日四初月二十

HANKOW CONTROL RESUMED. CANTON FERMENT. SOUTHERNERS SUFFER SUNNING PIRACY.

WITHDRAWAL OF CHINESE

SOLDIERS.

EUGENE CHEN OFFERS PROFOUND

APOLOGIES.

FEARS OF LABOUR CRISIS.

FATSHAN ALSO UNEASY.

It is reported from Canton that

MARKED CHANGE IN CHEKIANG SITUATION.

MORE ATTACKS PLANNED.

Reports to hand stay that the defeat of the Kuomintang troops near Fuyang has had a strong offect in heartening Marshal Sun Chuan-tang's forces.

ARGUMENT FOR THE DEFENCE.

TWO LEGAL SUBMISSIONS.

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DESTITUTE RUSSIAN

BOY: "

CHARGED IN COURT AS A VAGRANT.

FITIABLE STORY.

RADIO WONDER.

AN EPOCH-MAKING EVENT.

MARVELLOUS TELEPHONY.

Rugby, Jan. 6. Trans-Atlantic wireless tole-

It is

The number of defendants being tried at the Maglatency in connee-

A sixteen year-old Russian boy, in view of the seriousness of the

tion with the Sunning piracy is Elija Nihito Phomenko, whose phony service between London labour troubles, which are reaching

now reduced to four, these being peasant parents died of starva-and New York opens officially to- a climax, the principal Kuomintang

the Formosan and three of the tion in the Russian famine of 1921, morrow. oficials, including Generals Li Chai,

an opoch-making event. ex-members of the Philadephia's was charged at the Contral Police sum and Chien Ta-chun, have joint,

Telephony by wireless was accom- General Mang Chao-yuet, after {ly telegraphed to General Chang the victory, had a conference in crew who shipped from Shanghal Court to-day as a vagrant.

Appealing for leniency, the plished a quarter of a century AMERICAN WOMEN LEAVE. Kai-shek requesting farther in Fuyeng with his subordinate, Hau on the Sunning. Mr. M. K. Lo

structions to deal with the silua-Kang-yu, who was responsible for accured the discharge, yesterday, boy said that he was a native of ago, but it was, then in such a

the success, and they are said to tion adding that if action is not have discussed plans for attacking of the monumental mason from Ekaterinosicavi Sent to school form as to be impracticable for taken, events of the utmost serious- the Southerners in three direc- Aberdeen, and in the case of the after the death of his parents, he ordinary commercial usage.

tions, their objectivos belny Tung- remaining four men, for whom he went to Odessa in 1925, stowed had to await the advent of the ress may cecur.

lo, Suntang and Fanshui, where is also appearing he opened his away in a Russian ship and reach thermionic valve, which has re- the Kuomintang troops are con-

defence when the case resumed ed Vladivostock. He was unable centrated.

to obtain employment; and stowed this morning.

away on the Glenapp.

British control of the Concession at Hankow has been resumed and all Chinese soldiers, except the military police, have been with- drawn.

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British naval forces have re-landed and are guarding the Con- cession in co-operation with Chinese military police with whom they are on the best of terms.

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Profound apologies have been tendered to the British Consul General by Mr. Eugene Chen on behalf of the Nationalist Govern- ment for the desecration of the British War Memorial, a promise being made that the damage will be repaired immediately.

Two important British officials from the Legation in Peking are on their way to Hankow, and it is reported that Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, the new Commander-in-Chief, is proceeding North immediately...

Shanghai, Jan. 7.

"A message from Hankow states that the situation is quiet.

KIURIANG SITUATION. WHY WOMEN AND CHILDREN LEFT.

Rugby, Jan. 6.

The main gate between the Con-

At Kiuking, lower down the cession and the Chinese City re-Yangtaze than Hankow, all British mains open, half of it having been women and children willing to leave removed by the mob.

were evacuated to Shanghai yes- terday on board the Jardine, Matheson steamer Tuckwo.

Chinese military police are guarding the Concession in con- junction with British naval and marine forces who have been land-

CONTROL RESUMED.

An incident, which has since

FATSHAN CRISIS.

It appears that Fatshan has now become involve in the labour trou-

At present according to fele grams to hand, the Chekiang altua-

bles, especially between the tion is undergoing a marked

CUSTOMS QUESTIONS.

branches of the Workers' Represen-change, and the tension at Hang, tative Conference and the Kwang-chow is materially relieved. There tang General Labour Union. Al- though the position is not quite so serious as it is in Canton, akir- mishes have during the past few days taken place, involving the I workers on the Samsbui Railway, with the result that railway traffic between Canton and Fatahan ceased on the 3rd and 4th instant.

This development caused a deal of panic, whilst prices of all com- The modities Immediately rose. Fatshan authorities are unable to handle the situation and are re- questing instructions from the Can-

ton Government.

SWATOW EASIER.

A report from Swatow states that since the receipt of the re-

labour troubles, and for the elimi-

Sir Francis. Aglen Visits Shanghai.

Peking, Jan. 6. Sir Francis Aglen, Inspector General of the Chinese Maritime Customs, left quietly for Shanghai on Monday.

It is understood that the object of Sir Francis' visit is to discuss Customs affairs with the Commissioner of Customs and bankers. Reuter.

It-

volutionised wireless communica- tion, Beginning with quite a small size, such as is used in the Proposing to speak but very

local broadcasting of to-day, the briefly Mr. Lo said he thought He left the boat at Singapore valve has been increased in power there was no real conflict between In December, 1926, and he work-year by year until to-day large ed for his keep on a rubber planta-power valve transmittora of 200 himself and the Crown as to the tion for a Mr. Frankel. He was kilowatts, capacity are in service extent of the evidence against the receiving no salary and eventual-for telephony between London and remaining defendants.

Therely with the assistance of seaman, New York.

he stowed away again, on the M, fore, he thought it would not. s.s. D'Artagnan. At Alen he

waste time if he were to address was discovered by the offers and. the Court very shortly, on the law sent back to Singapore, of (1) evidence of identification,

cretion to discharge the accused on account of conillet of evidence,

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WHAT HAPPENS.

What happens in a conversation is that when a subscriber in Lon-

He was imprisoned there and don speaks, say from his office, his and (2) Imitation of the Magis-then sent by the s.3. Hakozaki voice currents paga to a trunk ex- Maru to Shanghai. H's only suit change and thence along special trate's powers of committal and

was a white one and he landed in underground long-distance cablos the extent of hia Worship's dis-Hongkong with the idea of getting to the wireless station at Rugby. warmer clothes: The bont left There they undergo transforma- tion which, converta them into without him.

wirbless-waves, which pass across Det. Sergt. Eletom said arrange the Atlantic to Houlton, in Maine, ments were being made to send the where the receiving arrangements lad to Shanghai. A Japaness of the American Telophone and boat would be leaving on Monday Telegraph Company are installed. or Tuesday next.

From Houlton, they pass by a land Nihito was sont to the House of line, for 500 miles to New York Detention until the necessary ar-long-distance exchange and thence. rangements are made.

to the intended recipient.

THE REPLY,

IDENTIFICATION DIFFICULTIES.

SNATCHING EVIL.

When a New York subscriber replies, his voice currents pass to the long-distance exchange, and

waves

voice

In regard to the first of these polnts, Mr. Lo quoted authorities to show that the value of evidence of identification, doubtful at all ed, and who are on the best of been followed by demonstrations, gulations for the settlement of

times from the possibility of two terms with the Chinese guards,

There is evidence that the more occurred there at the beginning nation of some of its causes, with "moderate elements of the Nalion-of the week, following the seizure strict orders from General Chang are no marked changes at Ningpo, men being very much alike, must tinguishing marks were absent, allst Government deprecate such of smugglers' boats-find cargoes by Kal-shek to prohibit Union mon but serious fighting is said to be necessarily be reduced where dis

A threatening carrying arms in the streets, taking place at Salhing. Incidents as occurred on Tuesday, Customs officers.

In addition to the success at and, most important, when the but it remains to be seen how mob was dispersed by the Chinese, labour troubles have somewhat 'much power they possess over the whose officer apologised for the abated there through the strong Fuyeng, General Chow Yam-yan persons called upon to identify,

incident and promised to prevent monsures taken by the Chief of has secured a victory over the were in that state of mind de DRASTIC STEPS BEING TAKEN. thence along underground cables left wing.

for 70 miles to the wireless statión Meanwhile, it is reported that its repetition. As it seemed post the Police Department, Mr. Ho Southerners at Wang Ngam, on scribed variously as funky, excit- ed, or abnormal from circum-

Here they are frequency with which on Long Island. stances which made them confused. The General Chang Kai-shek proposes sible that the situation might get Chup Ng. Moreover, the suspen- the Lingklung River. to issue instructions that agita- beyond the control of the Chinese sion of military operations in

and llable to fall into error when foreign ladies are being victimised transformed into wireless waves To by bag snatchers has led the and traverse the ocean to Wrough- tions of this nature must cease.- officials; the British authorities de- Fukien, has given the local authori "Reuter.

cided that, as a precaution, the wo-ties an opportunity to deal with NICARAGUA'S REVOLT. pointing out the suspects.

these other factora, must be add-authorities to take very stern on, near Swindon, where a Post men and children should be re- the unruly elements in the Labour

ed the circumstances which ac-measures whenever an arrest la Office receiver converts the wire

back into moved to safety-Brilish Wireless. Unions, and agitators and mis-!

tually surrounded the piracy, made. Usually, heavy punish less chief-makers are now seldom seen

U. S. STRENGTHENS

when events moved quickly and rent is inflicted, the customary frequency currents, suitable for BRITISH WARSHIPS.

in public places.

PROTECTION.

the number of pirates was uncer sentence being six month's hard transmission along underground tain; whilst the circumstances labour and several strokes of the cables to the London trunk ex- change and thence to the sub- REQUEST THAT THEY REMAIN.

Washington, Jan. 6. were such as to introduce the ele birch.

scriber. Hankow, Jan. 6.

The However, the New Year was ob

Navy

It will be learned with interest Department an- ment of confusion in identifica-

They had had instances in that the police are now adopting Chinese reports state that Mr.served with much celebration by ounces that reinforcements, con- tion. Chan Kwan, the. Comraissioner for

cruisers, three the case of those of the defen- an even more drastic step in an

In order to economiae ether Foreign Affairs, here, has written the Labour Unions whose mem-isting of two

bers paraded the streets with destroyers, one submarine, one dants who had been tried and had. endeavour to put a stop to the

space, both transmission and re- to the British Consul General in Regs and banners announcing the tender and 400 Marines are being subsequently to be discharged on dunger that ladies of the Colony ception are worked on the same regard to the presence of British progress of the Nationalist armies. despatched to Nicaragua, in order a condict in material evidence. arc.. aubjected.

wave-length. This necessitates enable Admiral Latimer warships.

Students, both boys and girls, to

-It was quite clear, therefore, When the delinquent in a recent the use of switching devices which It is said that Mr. Chan made were seen in large numbers in the thoroughly to protect American that on the conflict of evidence incident in which Mrs. J. Barroa are controlled by the voice in such a request to the Consul that until procession, whilst loud cheers lives

such as had been revealed by the Maher was assaulted and roba way that when a subscriber in present proceedings, no tribunal bed at the junction of Nathan London speaks his circuit to New or jury could couvief on such evid and Jordan Roads, was charged York is. switched on, and the cir ence as was furnished by the mere before Mr..T. W. Ainsworth, at the cult, from New York to London is As soon as ho statement of "Yes, I saw him arm- Kowloon Magistracy this morning, switched off. Protests against

the police, in making an applica-ceasca speaking the switches are tion for a date to be fixed for hear-restored automatically, and when ed," or "I saw him in my room."..

ing, intimated that the case would the New York subscriber replica be taken to the Sessions.

his voice works the switches 8o.

CHINESE SOLDIERS WITHDRAW.

Hunkow, Jan. 7. By arrangement with the Chin-: ese military authorities, the Bri-! tish have resumed control of the Concession.

The Chinese soldiery, except the military police, have been with drawn.-Reuter.

WAR MEMORIAL DAMAGE.

MR. EUGENE CHEN'S PROFOUND APOLOGIES.

ary measure, ordered last night,

LABOUR PROCESSIONS.

HILd

property-Beutor'a

ARGENTINE STUDENTS PROTEST.

Buenos Aires, Jan. 6.

American

the tankow affair has been given by onlookers whenever a American Service. settled, none of the British war banner bearing the inscription of Rugby, Jan. 6. In view of the unruly behaviour ships should leave. for, in the certain victory greeted their .of Chinese demonstrators by event of anything untoward hap eyes. In the evening there was a crowding into the British Con-pening to them in case they moved, lantern procession, and the streets cession at Hankow, the British the Kuomintang authorities could through which the procession policy in Nicaragua were voiced passed were all decorated with at a meeting last night of the Consul General, as a precaution-not be responsible.

Aage and bunting whilst all the student organisation known as the shops were illuminated. What de- Anti-Imperialist League. lighted the people most was "the hoisting of the Nationalist flag at the Customs House. It is no ex- aggeration to say that no flag was ever holsted in Swatow, was greet ed with such tremendous applause and vociferous cheering.

the evacuation of all women" and children. They are being convey-

ed down river to Shanghai,

LEGATION-OFFICIALS.-

LEAVE FOR HANKOW,

Peking, Jan. 6.

The Concession was compara- Mr. D. St. C. O'Malley, Council- tively quiet last night, although lor of the British Legation, and further demonstrations were Mr. E. Teichman, Chinese Secre- rumoured. The British Consulate tary of the British Legation, have was being guarded by Chinese left for Hankow-Router. troops. *

Mr. Eugene Chen, the Foreign

Minister of the Southern National Government, who is in Hankow,1

EARLIER MESSAGES.

Hankow, Jan. 5.

labourers, 2 Representatives of

BIG ARMS HAUL.

Several Socialist Deputies addressed the gathering-Reuter.

LATER FERRIES.

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AUTOMATIC SWITCHES,

The defendant was remanded that he is connected to. London formally for one week, his Wor- and the circuit and New York in- ship not having a vacant date becoming from London is temporarl-

ly cut off. This to and from pro cess goes on automatically all the time the conversation is proceed. ing.-British Wireleas.

HIGHWAY ROBBERS.

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CHINA AND POWERS.

BELGIUM AND BRITISH MEMORANDUM.

VALUE OF EVIDENCE, Turning to the second of his more familiar authorities-firstly, submissions, Mr. Lo quoted fron the now famous Fung Siu-lin de portation case, of 1915; and, fore then. secondly, the Full Court of Appeal case concerning the extradition of Chung Sau-nam, a year, earlier. EARLY MORNING SERVICE.

It was admitted in the first of the Ferry services across the har- casce quoted (which was tried by

TWO CASES REPORTED. bour after, the midnight hour, are Mr. Justice Gompertz), that there being further extended by the was a big difference between the of the Magistrate in a Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry duties

Two highway robberies has tendered to the British Consul farmers, merchants, students and

One of CHINESE HEAVILY FINED Company having brought into case of extradition and in a trial reported by the Police. General profound apologies, on be-soldiers met yesterday morning

being an altered schedule as a where the accused were merely

occurred yesterday half of himself and his Govern, and formulated a series of five

IN LONDON.

result of which residents detained. brought up on an indictable Aberdeen, near the Paper Mills, ment, for the desceration by the articles, which if approved by the

when a Chinese woman was stop- mob of the War Memorial in the Nationalist Government will

London, Jan. 6.late on the island ar vice versa charge. presented to the British Cons:

can leave either side as late as In cases of extradition, it wasped by two men and robbed of her

The report that the French and British Concession; and has pro- this morning.

A fine of £369 was imposed on 2.40 a.m. mised, that the damage shall be Article one contains the follow.

Commencing from yesterday, it no part of the Magistrate's duty to personal trinkets, valued at $35.

The second affair occurred on Japanese reception of the British immediately repaired.

ing oight points.-One, a prote tWing Ah-nang, a seaman of the

A married couple were Belgium to revise her attitudo, is: Mr. Eugene Chen' has deprecat to be sent to the consul by the Na-Glen liner Glengarry, who pleaded is announced that a launch will try the case, but to decide, on the ed, as unnecessary, the evacuationalist Government; two, a re-

Street wharf and the Company's Committal or the discharge of the Station.

prisoner. How much more was stopped by armed men who found tion of British women and chil-guest to the British Government to guilty at London to illegally leave simultaneously the Pottinger omnes the evidence, either the the railway line near Low Memorandum on Ching has caused dren, stating that ho could person- pay Indemnity for those killed importing and "concealing on the pier at Yaumati every twenty that point in favour of the accus- nothing more valuable on their stated in well-informed circles.

than two dollars in here to be incorrect. ally guarantee their immunity wounded on January 3, three, to vessel 18 revolvers and 4,760 minutes after midnight, this late cd, when, in an ordinary criminal victims from danger or trouble. He ex-punish the British paid uniformed rounds of ammunition, which were service," for which only twenty

discretion in that, even though presses a hope for a speedy resmen who, used force, and hand found in a wooden case protecting conta is being charged, being trial, the Magistrate had fuller Chinese copper cents.

maintained up till 2.40 from either prima facie case had been made out, toration of order and the resumpties; four, abolish all Volunteer, the hot water pipes in the hold.

Prisoner said he brought them point. tion of business. 4

and send the gunboats away; five,

This is an announcement which the circumstances were so obscure and the testimony so much in con- A number of American women apologise to the Chinese Gvera from Humburg where they were

bo glady received by and children have also been ment; aix, the Chinese in the Bri- brought to the Glengarry in a will

convlet?": evacuated from the United States tish Concession must be allowed to motor boat and that he was going residents, and the officials of the flict, that he would not be able to

(Continued On Page 18.) Consulate General at Hankow.hold mass meetings and make to take them to "friends" In Company will receive due credit

for their enterprise, " Shanghai-Router. British Wireless,

©(Continued On Fage 12.),

them over to the Chinese authori

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TO-DAY

Dollaron demand Lighting-up

1/117/16% 5.54 p.m.

Brussels, Jan. 6.)

M. Vandervelde is now closely, examining the Memorandum, bat nothing has occurred to modify the first favourable impression produced in Bolginn oficial circles by the document-Router.