1927-01-10 — Page 1

N. LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only Kuropean Optiat

Eeabllabed Grer Party, Kanzu. Wanager -Ralph A. Cooper, Reglatered

Calametrist (Capnda).

#1

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1 20. 22,062

EUGENE CHEN'S ASSURANCES.

WHY THE NATIONALISTS

INTERVENED.

BRITISH SAILORS INSULTED -AT KIUKIANG.

FURTHER EVACUATIONS.

becoming a derelict, arén.

In the There was an attempt to hold a demonstration British Concession at Hankow yesterday, but the Chinese au- thorities quickly dispersed the mob.

Women and children, have been evacuted from Ichang, and American residents at Kiukfang. have withdrawn to a river gunboat.

·拜边 骏十月一英港香 MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1927.

AMAZING PIRACY. THE SWATOW LABOUR

FOUR MEN HOLD UP "WING WO"

.

Island; six hours' steaming from

TROUBLES:

STRIKE HABIT BECOMES GENERAL.

MORE WAGE DEMANDS.

The Telegraph's Swatow corres- respondent, writing under Fri- day's date, says: A general

AWAT

GUILD DISPUTE.

FUNDS TAKEN TO CANTONT

OFFICIALS BRING ACTION,

An allogation that members of the Hongkong Kwong Yeo Kong

SINGLE COFY 100XNTS

$36 PER ANNUM!

BALLOON TYRES BALLOON TYRES

Essex Touring complete with, wire

Wheels and five BALLOON

$2.500 Touring complete with wire wheelsand five BALLOON TYRES

$3.500

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telophone Central 1848 of 1247. 33, Wong Noi Chang Road... Happy Valley.

KUOMINTANG ARRESTS

AT WUCHOW.

"POLICE CHIEF RESENTS INTERFERENCE.

13

BIG ISSUE RAISED,

Considerable excitement has

House Masons' Guild went to Caribeen caused at Wuchow, accord,

CHEKIANG WAR

SOUTHERN REVERSES

REPORTED.

BIG CLASH SOON EXPECTED.

Successive victories reported by

Marshal Sun Chuan-fang's Head-

quarters within the past few days

+

認 .con- rare confirmed by neutral sources.

meeting of the Amalgamated ton when the strike broke out in ing to Chinese reports, Unions of Foreign Employees 1926, and took the funds of the sequence of the Chief of Police, Among the important places which was held yesterday at which

Wong Ying-yu, having arrested

+

the

have fallen into the hands of the

three members of the Executive Northerners is Santing, a city Committee of the Municipal about forty alles west of Fuyeng,

It is stated that on reporting the

tral Executive Committee appoint-

TUNGLO CAPTURED?

ALL CARGO REMOVED,

That a vessel carrying a crew of over a hundred Chinese was held up by four men, and plunder- ed of a valuable cargo is the amazing story brought from Kwang Chow Wan by the s.a. all members were instructed Guild with them, was made by Mr. Hydrangea this morning.

to attend. Business was thereby D. McCallum in the Summary The pirated steamer was the s.e. brought to a standstill and even the Court this morning, during the

Banks were compelled to close down' Wing Wo, plying between Hong- owing to lack of staff. This sort hearing of a claim before M Branch of the Kuomintang for al-which had been subject to heavy The claim, which Leged treachery and collusion firing since the commencement of To-day's news from Haukow is that Mr Eugene Chen has kong and Kwang Chow Wan. She of thing is becoming quite common Justice Wood.

the Cheklang war. held separate conferences with British and American business left Hongkong shortly after three now-a-days and should the unfor was a representative one on behalf with General" Lau Tsun-wan.

o'clock on Wednesday afternoon tunate, employer, be he Chinese or of the Guild, was for the aum of mon to whom he gave an assurance from his Government that

last, and when off St. John's foreign, protest, atriko is im- $219.92 from a member, in accord. arrest of the three men, the Cen- |

mediately threatened. they would have complete protection and that they have

It is further reported that It is difficult to keep track of the ance with the rules. Mr. F: Eed a Commission composed of one shortly after the occupation of nothing to fear.. Ho also stated that Nationalist inter vention became necessary to prevent the British Concession, Hongkong, the captain on the many strikes going on here at pre- Loseby was dor the plaintiffs and member of the Committee of the Santing, the Northerners imme-

sont and no sooner is ono finished

Political Affairs of Kwangtung, diately advanced on Tunglo, 120 bridge, the chief engineer and the than another starts. The Drawn Mr. McCallum defended,

deputy.of the Headquarters of the miles south-west of Hangchow, compradore were held up by single Work Employees strike has at long In outlining the facts, Mr. Coromander-in-Chief and a deputy where, most of the Kuomintang individuals at the point of the last been settled and increases of Losoby said action was of the provisional Government to forces aro concentrated, and

D member of the investigate the matter. This revólvér.

wages, varying from 30 per cent. against

which, according to latest reports, to 200 par cont. have been agreed Guild for arrears of subscrip- commission, however, the Chief of has also fallen into the hands of A GOOD HAUL.

to "and mude retrospective, to the fions. The Guild itself had been in Folice refused to recognise, on the Marshal Sun's troops. The Head- 1st of the 9th noon. (Oct. 7th.) existence for over forty years, and ground that a Kuomintang Com From reports made to the

Similar increases are being de- had a membership of 3,000: It was French police al Kwang Chow manded all round and there is un-confined to house masons who had Wan, it appears that only one doubledly a strong undercurrent served an apprenticeship of three of discontent prevalling amongst years. The objects of the "Guild was concerned in thell classes of workers... The cost were to bring the house masons of emies, which should come under 600 casualties to the enemy.

A Chinese news agency reports pirney. Under threats, the whole of living has, of course, increased, Hongkong togellier, to perform acts

that the engagements which have of the cargo, some 150 tons of but not to the extent of the wages of charity, and to pay funeral ex-

taken place during the past week general merchandise, and 3,100 reason for the discontent appears

increase demanded and the real penses of any member who died.

The extremist elements are mak-In Chekinng, were mainly between The defendant in the case was a Shanghai, Jan. 10.

were ing this case into a big affair and the forces of Kiangau and Che eases of kerosene, an A. P. C. con- to be a general desire, for better A message from Hankow dated January 9th., states that the Coun-

signment, was removed, the com- conditions. In the case of foreign divided into foremen and workers. are endeavouring to oust those kiang. The theatre of war was Shanghai, Jan. 10. ell for the Provisional Administra-!

pradore was robbed of over $3,000 employee's there is, in addition to The plaintiffs in the case were the who are at present in control of confined to a radius of thirty miles. tion of the British Concession, men- Stories told by missionary re-

the foregoing, the fact that dur- Chairman and Treasurer, and they the Kwangai Provincial Govern- from Hangchow, and the Klangsu

forces have not attempted tioned earlier, has undertaken to fugees from Kiuklang show that in copper coin, and the men escaping the anti-Britisk ike the were suing on behalf of themselves ment.

majority of them incurred heavy and all persons interested in the preserve law and order. The local the British Naval landing parties ed in small boata.

Another strange feature con- debts which they are now trying Guild. Chinese authorities easily dispersed there had to 'face a almilar posi-

tion to that of their comrades at nected with the story is the state- to pay off. one meeting to-day.

ment reported to have been made Outwardly, things are quiet, but Hankow.

For nearly two hours, in at-by the compradore. He declares there is a general expectancy of! future events, though a rabidly tempting to prevent the mob from that the leader of the pirates was "anti-British feeling prevalla in the tearing down the barbed wire bar-a cook whom he had discharged in Native city at Hankow and also at ricade, the naval men stood all Hongkong. The man asked to ba kinds of insults, the crowds pelt-taken to Kwang Chow Wan and Wuchang and Shasi.

The British Consul at Ichaug has ing them with brickbats. Three the compradore agreed. officially denied a local report that were-slightly-injured-Router. there were 85 Chinese casualties at Funkow caused by British sailors firing. A similar report prevails at Shail, excepting that the figure dis placed at 100,' and this resultod ann big anti-British demonstration.

At Kiukiang, before the evacuation, British naval meu suffered all kinds of insults from crowds attempting to tear down the barricades. Brickbats were thrown and three men were Blightly injured.

All posters in the Briitah Conces- sion at Hankow have been removed, The barks are not opening to- morrow and only a small amount of trading is taking place.-Reuler.

"NOTHING TO FEAR." MR. EUGENE CHEN'S ASSURANCES.

Hankow, Jan. 10.

MORE INSULTS."

NAVAL INJURIES AT KUKIANGA

UNCERTAIN ATMOSPHERE.

FOREIGNERS AWAITING

DEVELOPMENTS,.

مبر

other man

NIGHT ATTACK.

confreres

47

foreman and the members

",

THE GUILD'A FUNDS, Dealing with the funds, Mr. THEFTS AT POWELL'S.Loseby said they were derived al- mdst entirely, from eno source, namely a commission on the work done by the members. Members subscribed according to the propor tion of their receipts from their work, The present rate was 2 per cent, of which the foreman con- tributed 0.6 per cent. and the work-

CHINESE EMPLOYEE

SENTENCED.

Apparently he succeeded in But for the watchfulness of a smuggling three

on Chinese detective who arrested the bourd and at a given signal they man in Wellington Street the other attacked the ship at about ten day, it is probable that the origin o'clock at night.

of a number of petty larcenies which have been occurring in Messrs. Wm. Powell's store might not have been established.

ነጎ

mission could only deal with quarters of Marshal Sun's forces states that the recent victories affairs connected with the Party, resulted in the capture of two and not such serious matters as hundred rifles and caused, about treachery or collusion with on-

the jurisdiction of the Kwangsi Government.

THEATRE DISASTER,

ONE HUNDRED REPORTED KILLED.

It is reported that martial law advance further than Fuyong.. has been declared.

WHAT 18 HAPPENING? One report says that it was a Chang condition by Morahal Chung-chang in his support of Marshal Sun that the latter should hold Chekiang under his control." Another report says that Marabal Sun Chuan-fang still clings to the hope that General Chang Kai-shek will offer better terms for Sun to come over to his side, while a third carrying the war into Chekiang on story is that Marshal Sup, in somewhat defensive lines, is walt ing for new developments in the nature of foreign intervention should the Kuomintang indulge in further provocations of an anti- foreign character.

Montreal, Jan. 9′′

One hundred people are report

re 4.4 per cent. The latter was ed to have been killed in a fire at payable to the foreman, who paid the Laurier Theatre-Reuter, the money to the Treasurer. The system was that a foreman under taking a contract registered it with the Guild, and paid the commission when the contract was completed.

WILD STAMPEDE.

"

On

SOUTHERNERS HELD BACK.

the

London, Jan. 9. The latest news from "Hankow Details are, of course, lacking.

Later. last night states that the situa- The a.s. Wing Wo is still at Kwang tion is calm, although there is an Chow Wan, which port she reached

On Thursday, & Chinese walking

The death roll in the Laurier atmosphere of some uncertainty.

on Friday, and it is not. cleur The Chinese authorities urge whether the four, men concerned along Wellington Street attracted

His Lordship:-The allegation is Palace Cinematograph Theatre fire. that business can now safely be received outside asistance in the the attention of a Chinese plain that the defendant has received all is still uncertain, but it is now

clothes resumed but the foreign commer-accuring of the ship's cargo,

detective through his these contract payments?.

other hand, the The Wing Wo is Chinese regis-unusual action in keeping his arms

Mr. Loseby:-I am not sure that believed to be 60, mostly boys and cial community are apparently dis- posed to await developments and tered, commanded by Capt. Lemos, pressed against his body; and on

I can put it as high as that. girls, apart from a large number Nationallyts, most of whose units are within the territory of Che- further evidence that order can be and although carrying a large being stopped and searched, a

The present "Chairman of the At two separate conferences maintained:

crew, 101 Chinese, she is but 503 lady's woollen sweater was found Guild was called to give evidence of injured, due to wild stampede klang, seem to be in no hurry to held to-day with groups represen Mr. O. St. C. O'Malley, Counsel-tons register. Messrs. Yiu. Kee wound about the man's waist and said he had been a member for for the exits when the alarm was advance. From the disposition of their units in the western part of tative of American and British

or at the British Legation, Pek-are the local agents...

Admitting that he was Tong forty years, and had held all the raised. business men, Mr. Eugene Chening, is expected to reach Hankow First news of the piracy. was Ching-hing, a salesman at Wm. offices in turn. In reply to Mr.The fire broke out in the floor-Chekiang it would appear that the vigorously assured his hearers

to investigate the situation early brought by Capt. R. Elvidge of the Powell's, he was taken back to the Loseby, he said it was in the rules, ing of the Balcony, at two o'clock troops could have advanced some that business interests here would this week.

s.s., Hydrangea, which arrived shop, and later to the native that if a foreman was not paid for in the afternoon, when the audi- ten days ago. It is probable that At the smaller British Conces from Kwang Chow Wan yesterday, employees' quarters in a curtains werk, he must report it to the ence numbered 1,200, It was dis- they are waiting for the forces of invaded have the authority of my son at Klukiang, where menacing |

covered by a small boy whose General Ho Ying-yum, whose van The local agents have received a lanc. A search of his room Society.

guards have already "Government to say that you will

have complete protection in safe-conditions existed during the mid- a wire from the master of the ves- revealed more missing articles, In reply to Mr. McCallum, wit-shrieks started a panic.

The fire brigade promptly ex- Cheklang, but the main body la dle of last week, temporary evacua-sel stating that the French authori- these being three ladies' combsness said the Guild was established guarding your interests. You have tion was effected to avoid blood-ties have taken charge of the vessel and a leather purge. It was sup forty years ago, but the Union tinguished the fire and the theatre-st-in-the-mountainous district which is altuated in a working on the Fulcien-Chekiang frontier. Mr. Eugene Chen stated that shed and to give the Chinese au-and are allowing no. one on borad. posed that these goods. were but adopted the name five years ago. thorities a chance to re-establish The eable also states that the pir- Traction of what he had stolen

Witness admitted that there was class quarter of the City, is comIt is believed that it cannot Nationalist intervention in tho order. The United States real-ates took away with them as hos- from the shop, according to

branch in Canton.. After Mr. paratively, undamaged. The vic possibly be longer than a few days British Concession was, the result dents also withdrew in a river tages several of th ecoolies who Detective-Sergeant Carey in Court Accallum had quoted a rule, wit- Elms were mostly French-Cand- before a general clascontending of a series of circumstances which gunboat. The British Consul is were travelling on the vessel as su-to-day, but the police were chargess said it meant that unless a dians--Reuter.

ying his flag in a naval, vessel percargoes.

be conserved..He said, inter alia:

nothing to fear."

made it vitally necessary to inter- vene so as to prevent the British Concession from becoming a dere lict arca. Reuter.

CHINESE IN CONTROL. DANKS WILL NOT OPEN TO-DAY.

Hankow, Jan. 9.

standing by the Concession. He has received a written guarantee from the Chinese that no further looting shall take place in the Concession.

English newspapera, comment- ing on the situation in the Yangtse Vailey, regard it as a testing time

BACK AGAIN.

BANISHEE TO BE BIRCHED.

The atmosphere is generally, the same, the British residents mere for the Cantonese National Go- Expelled from the Colony for ly waiting on events. Practical-vernment, by the result of which ten years, and sent to Canton, a ly no trade' is being dono. The their policy can be accurately Chinese convicted on several occa- "banks will not opon to-morrow gauged.

The British communi- sions for larceny, lost no time in (Monday).

է - ties and naval ratings are praie- returning, and was recognised and Chinese are still walking about ed by all the newspapers for their arrested, in the street during the

self-control the Concession and there are a extraordinary

in week-end. few agitatora. An attempt was avoiding the use of fronrms in In charging the man before Mr. morning, Sub- mado at a demonstration in the face of the extreme provocation to Schofield this course of the day, but the Chin which they were subjected. News. Inspector Vincent, of the Finger ese authorities quickly dispersed papers consider their restraint has Prints Bureau, stated that only the mob.

been an acute disappointment for six weeks had clasped since the Mosars. Eugene Chen, Sun Fo the extremist elements which excit-last time the police had the-der and T. V. Soong have formed fed the Chinese moba-British fendant in their hands. Then he council for the provisional ad- Wirelcan.

had just completed a long term for larceny. ministration of the Concession, and have guaranteed law and or der-Naval Wireless.

Ichang, Jan. 9.

ANTI-BRITISH PROPAGANDA,

SOME TYPICAL EXAMPLES, “

Shanghai, Jan. 9. A striking example of the typo

(Continued on, Pago 12). :

Pleading guilty, and having nothing to say in defence, the de fendant was sent to prison for nine months.

An order was also made for the The situation is quiet-Naval of "Red" propaganda in Hankow defondant to receive twelve

strokes of the birch.

All British women and children have been evacuated from Ichang..

Wireless

..

ing accused only in respect of former contractor had fully paid those that were reoovered.'

tract.

Mrs. B. J. Dunnett, who is in up, another man of the same Guild eharge of the department in was not allowed to take a con- which the accused was employed, appeared in Court this morning to prosecute for Messrs. Powell's.

Pleading guilty, the accused was fined $150, or twelve weeke, on the charges of larceny, and a further $100, or two months, on third charge of attempting to bribe the detective with two five- dollar bills.

Mr. Schofield, pedered that the prison sentences be served con secutively in the event of default of payment of the finca

WAR DEBTS.

PORTUGAL PAYS FIRST, INSTALMENT,

+

CONSTABLE'S CONDUCT.

BROUGHT TO NOTICE OF COURT.

NO PROPERTY HERE, - In reply to further. questions, witness said when the strike broke out the year before last, there

"I should just like to bring it to were no funds reserved in the

your Worship's notice," stated Society. There would have been some money had, all the members Divisional Inspector Clark, at the paid up what they should have Central Magistracy this morning, done. He denied that the Guild in a case in which an Indian con- had any property in the Colony stabie was stated to have used

Mr. McCallum:-You are trying unnecessary violence

.

on an 11-

between the

armies will take place.

Reports from other sources ap pear to indicate that Marshal Sun is beginning to make serious moves against the Southerners: and from other movements which are taking place it seems likely that important developments will occur in a few days.

"HANOI" PIRACY.

A SUSPECT CHARGED.

2

to tell the Court that this Society year-old boy whom he took into The arrest and charging of a with a membership of 3,000 men custody for hawking without a suspect bas occurred as a sequal had no funds prior to the strike? licence. -Witness:----There must have. been a little money or how could the Society be, active?

In reply to his Lordship, witness said that five years ago the Guild was merged into a Union,

Rugby, Jan B The Portuguese Government Witness said that when the yesterday paid the British Govern strike broke out, the Union had ment the first instalment of between $1,000 and $2,000 which £125,000 in respect of the year was shown in the accounts. Some 1926 duo under the War Debt times the money was in the Bank Agreement, signed on 31st Decom- ber-British Wireless.

(Continued On Page 18.) »

to the piracy of the 8.a. Ianol. The boy alleged that the con As we previously reported, the ar table struck him in the mouth, rested man was taken into custody and caused it to bleed.

in the Colony, and, when put up Inspector Clark said that the for identification by the crew of marks of this blow were evident the Hanoi, was alleged to have when the boy was brought into the been pointed out by the compra-

dore of the ship," Mr. Schofield, in discharging Chlef Dotective Inspector: Mur the boy, directed that the con-phy applied for a wèck's romand stable's conduct be brought to the when the man appeared before notice of the Deputy Superinten Mr. B. E. Lindsell this morning.

charge-room.NA MIN

dent of Police,

This was granted.