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Hong Kong's Only Rutoprna Opilőlan—

Metabiluted Over Party TokIR, ' Managar :-Falph A. Cooper, Nogistazed

Optometrist (Canada).

The

Hongkong Telegraph

PER ANNUM

FOUNDEAD 19BL -R VO-ANF MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1927. R-ACT SINGLE DAY 10OUNTS

No. 22,074

THREE BRIGADES. COMING.

TROOPS FROM HOME, INDIA & NEAR EAST.

HANKOW BUSINESS RESUMPTION AS TEST CASE.

UNPLEASANT INCIDENTS.

In addition to the thousand marines and the 1st Cruiser Squadron, a full, Division of British troops is coming East, these comprising one Brigade each from Home, the Mediterranean and India. A Divisional General,"with staff, is also coming out to Shanghai.

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Britain, the United States, Franse and Japan have jointly agreed to maintain a forée of 1,000 men at Shanghai, and the first portion of Britain's quota (four Companies of the 2/5th. Punjabis), foft Hongkong last night. The remainder of the Battalion" leave on Wednesday morning.

The re-opening of business at Hankow to-day is in the nature of a "test case" to see whether Mr. Eugene Chen is able to carry out his promises of affording protection.

On Friday and Saturday, there were two unpleasant.incidents at Hankow, a mób, in each instance interfering with officials.

In connection with the trop cession for five hours, by Postal movements mentioned in telegrams Union pickets, who demanded to hand, we leare that three the immediate payment of wages Brigades of troops are being sent for February. Their demand had to the Far East by Britain--one to bo. Franted to secure the re- Brigade each from Home, the Medi-

lease

of the British officials terranean and India.

-British Wireless.

ALLEGED LIBEL. NEW LOCAL WELFARE

ELECTRIC COMPANY

SUED.

ALLEGATION OF FRAUD."

-Damarea for breach of contract and fibel, amounting to $1,000, were claimed from the Hongkong Electric Company by the Hoo Sing Firth, of 48, Lyndhurst Terrace, before the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, in the Summary Court this morning. Mr. M. K. Lo was for the plaintiffs, and the defendants were represented by Mr. "Eldon Potter, K.C.

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MOVEMENT.

REST AND LUNCHEON ROOM SCHEME.

FOR BUSINESS GIRLS.

SUNNING TRIAL.

THE IDENTIFICATION PROBLEM.

CREW EVIDENCE TO-DAY.

A Chinese witness said time-pri-

If you keep your car wolf paint- ed and var nished,

it

will dor much to inorenso your joy of ownorthie, and it will add hundreds of dollars to its re-sale value. Estimates on request...

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD, Expert and Constant European@upervision, Telephone Central 1246 or 1247-

MORE FOOCHOW INCIDENTS.

WHOLESALE LOOTING BY

TROOPS.

BEATEN.

aoners 7, 8, and 14 were membara MANY MISSIONARIES MOBBED - "AND of a discharged crew from a vessel named the Chan On, when the Sun- ning piracy trial was continued before: Mr. Justice Wood at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

A long-felt want for working girls. of the Colony is shortly to be met by the establishment of what is described as a "Friendly League for Christian Service," the object of which is to provide recreational facilities. for business girls of Hongkong.

Mrs. Robert A. Jaffray, wolfare worker who has recently arrived here from the United States, is at the head of the movement and she his secured for the purposes of the work the premises, formerly occupied by the Coronet Theatre,

Witness said he was roused by FIFTY AMERICANS LEAVE.

à commotion at about four o'clock on the afternoon of November 15th, and saw armed mon runing to the steerage, none of whom he could recognise. They did not say any- thing to him, neither did they search him. At the time there were nineteen members of the dis- charged crew in the steerage. Wit- on by the Lungue is the provision ness deNCYTEEN "Now, on the "follow=" of lunch and restrooms for girlsing morning, he went on deck and and it is proposed to introduce saw No. 7 prisoner tied up. The this feature into the local scheme.. latter, told him "(witness) how he

A feature of the work carried

The plaintiffs allege that. on February 26th, last year, the de- fendants, without cause and notice, removed a meter and disconnected the electrical supply, depriving the plaintiffs af electric light, and ansing tonnage to their business They also claim that it was an express or implied term of the con- tret that sugh supply would not e discontinued without renson-Other activities will include the hand been seized because lio was seen able cause or notice.

holding of classes for the making | speaking to a pirate.

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of decorative and useful articles THE ALLEGED LIBEL.

for the home. It is also proposed The lhe action is based on a

to utilise the building as a contre inter written by the defendants to for exhibitions for the Blind Home Messrs. Hastings, Dennys, and and similar institutions. Bowley, the plaintiff's then solici-That the scheme will also have itors. The letter stated that the its useful and profitable side for metor was, disconnected because benevolent work in the Colony is it had been tampered with. further indicated by Mrs. Jufray They had found that the wires who states that she proposes to had been periodically disconnect-entist, the aid of local charitable and reversed, so that the Com- institutions, the inmates of which any had been defrauded of will benefit by the sale of their revenue. The lettor concluded by work saying they were prepared to re- connect the meter when they had been paid the estimated amount HAŃKOW "TEST CASE.” out of which they alleged they had.

been defrauded, and if the plain-: BUSINESS RE-OPENING TO-DAY.

tiffs would provide a suitable. London, Jan. 23. Ruarantee, to ensure the discon- leave by the Empress of Canada on The late to-night official tele-tinuance of tampering with the Wednesday. These troops are be- Krams.from China do not show any

The plaintiffs allege that they ing sent North in accordance with definite change in the situation. an arrangement. come to between Many messages from Sir Miles have been greatly injured in their

Four companies of the 2/5 Pan- " jabi Regiment left Hongkong last. night for Shanghai by the 9.5. Glenngle, and we understand that the remainder of the Battalion will

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meter.

WAGE CLAIM.

"KOWLOON LADY'S · ACTION.

Because of the pressure of cases owing to the prolonged piracy trial,

o'clock this morning in the Sum- Mr. Justice Wood sat at nine

$300 for wages, the plaintiff being Mrs. McDonald, 15, Hankow Road, Kowloon, and the defendants the World Hair Dressing Saloon, Nathan Rond, Kowloon: Mr. D.

ONE RECOGNISED.

His Lordship was continuing to ask what the man was doing when Mr. G. G. Alabaster, who is defend ing with Mr. H. G. Sheldon, ob- jected, saying that the witness had recognised a man at the Magis- tracy, but that he did not recognise

him now.

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Following the recent outrages in Foochow, the Telegraph correspondent there reports further untoward acts on religious Institutions, including wholesale looting by soldiers wearing the uniforms of the Southern Army,

Numerous incidents are mentioned in detail, and in one instanco two English lady missionaries, after being robbed of all they possessed, were driven into the street, with most of their clothes stripped off, only just managing to escape to the foreign settlement at Nantai.

Besides mission property, the houses of many missionaries. were looted and two American doctors were severely beaten. About fifty American women and children have been sent by gunboat to Manila.

His Lordship:-I want you to consider this very carefully. Did you pick out any man at the Magis- Our correspondent writes as fol-] girls were able to get away just trucy as a man who was carrying lows:

in time, but the two Indies there, firearms on the ship at the time of The sequel of the recent affair Miss Crabbe, and Miss Holbrooke, the piracy?—Yes, I recognised one at the Roman Catholic Foundling had a bad time of it.' All their pirate.

Home, has been startling, for possessions were taken, and they it has resulted in the worst exam-themselves driven out on the street, ple of brutality towards defenceless most of their clothes stripped off Christians that has, I suppose, ever them, including their shoes. Sur bean seen in Foochow.

rounded by ayelling mob, they The Roman Catholic Foundling made their way out through the Home was the centre of excited South Gate. When they reached Catholic Foundling crowds all through Saturday, 16th the Roman inst. I am told that the babies who Home, a different set of soldiers were to be buried were kept there, took them in for safety, and they, laid out on ice, for all to see were told that all would be well, surely the last word in propaganda. At long last they were escorted Several doctors (Chinese of course) out to the foreign settlement had already testified that the chil- (Nantai), where they arrived about dren had died from natural causes, a'clock, being nearly mobbed but scientific truth has little force again more than once on the way. against loud-voiced prejudice, and Why did you say just now that the only thanks: they got was the

men?-I thought you were referr- Ing to the men who came down at the outset of the piracy. I saw this man later on.

Mr. Alabaster commented that

His Lordship: Do you see that man in Court now? Yes, No. 8. What did you see him doing - did not see him do anything. I saw him go up and down the steps leading from the steerage to the deck with a firearm.

Britain, the United States, Japan Larapson at Peking, dealing with reputation and credit and have mary Court to hear claim for you did not recognise any of these-suspicion of, being pro-foreign.

negotiations being conducted by Mr. O'Malley at Hankow, do hot indicate that ang definite stage has

and France to provide a force of and explaining the course of the 4,000 men for duty in Shanghui.

We understand that in addition to the troops mentioned above, a General and Staff will be sent out

reed to Shanghai.

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soffered much loss of business.

'NO COUNSEL..

The circumstances were outlined

yet been reached, but the conver- by Mr. Lo, who said, at the ouset, not in a position to brief a counsel.

Meanwhile, with the re-opening of,

Tyrwhitt, the Commander-in-Chier of the China Station, arrived in over how far the Cantonese leader Ho Sing Firm was started in 1922. Hongkong from Shanghai last

is in a position to carry out his. At that time the electric supply night.

promisca, and the precautionary was already put on, so that there

TROOP MOVEMENTS....

FIRST DEVONS COMING.

London, Jan. 23.

Renter

Fi

Malta, Jan. 23.

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measures being taken are only in was no fresh or new contract $20.

been Since 1922, the bills had

Hon--Reuter.

LA DENIAL

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LOOTING BY TROOPS.

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1 RESCUED FROM MOB.

Meantime, things were happen-

ing at the north end of the city. Dr. Matthews, at Chacang Hospi- On Saturday afternoon, the tal, was attacked and had to be graduation ceremony at the Fa- rescued by, four policemen "from" kien Christian University was the mob. He was taken to the

from Home shortly and will pro- sations are proceeding formally, that he was sorry his clients were MeCallum appeared for the defend- the question had been put to the largely attended, and those present Police Station for protection, and business there to-morrow, the The manager of the plaintiff Grants, Mrs. McDonald was a former witness tivice, as to whether he was had the privilege of listening to was soon joined by his wife and sure he did not recognise anyone. two representatives of the Govern- daughter, and Rev. and Mrs, Woods Vice Admiral. Sir. Reginald Hankow "test case" is still in pro. /would say he had been in Honz. employee of the defendants.

In reply to Mr. Alabaster, wit-ment, who spoke at length on the of the Blind Boy's School, and the Mr. F. Lee, as witnesses, and, in fore that day. gress, and it is necessary to dis-kong for over ten years; and the Plaintiff called Mr. J. Sterling, of "Anzac" House, Kowloon, and

ness said he had not seen No. 8 be- principles of the Southern Govern- Misses Baldwin and Hopkinson, reply to his Lordship, plaintiff ad-

ment, and their desire to work nurses in the hospital. After they mitted an I. O. U. for the sum of

harmoniously with the Christian had been rescued by the police, the forces. At the very time when houses of all these were looted, Mr. Alabaster:--In reply to the these pleasant-spoken gentlemen nothing worth mentioning being.. case things go wrong..

Answering Mr. McCallum.'plain- As regards the further precau-1

made out against the llo Sing tiff said she received $50 from the Assistant Attorney General, you were being listened to respectifully, left. Fortunately, the blind boya tionary measures announced and not against the first defendants for the purpose of buy said you did not recognise anyone. though perhaps a little impatiently, were not molested, and the hospi The First Battalion of the during the week-end it is re-tenants. The bills, in the ordinary in stock, and added that the goods put it to you that when his Lord- by many of the Christian lenders tals do not seem to have been so Devon Regintent is one of the four affirmed that British policy is course of business, were paid out would arrive in the Colony on ship reminded you of what you in Foochow, an attack, was being badly looted as the private houses. said at the Police Court, you be made on the leading Methodist I am told that one of the Chiness Plaintiff produced battalionis, ordered to Chira mainly in the direction of negotia at the beginning of every month February 3rd.

in respect of supplies for the an unstamped receipt for the money. came frightened and thought you Episcopal Mission Church in Foodoctors showed great courage and previous month, and that went on His Lordship held that the plain-ought to say something about No. chow City. Teachers belonging to presence of mind; he saw the until the end of February, when i herself terminated the employ- B?

the schools tonnected with it were soldiers attacking the Women's The First Battalions of the Bed -

incidents occurred which were the ment and was entitled to receive Witness denied this... foril and Dartford Regiments and

severely beaten, especially the kin- Hospital, so somehow or other Are you aware that what you dergarten teacher, a recent gradu-obtained a military uniform subjeels of the action. the First Battalion of the Border

$93.67 only that being for thirteen. Begintent have been ordered to

Continuing, Mr. Lo said 01 days' pay at rate of $200 per month. said at the Police Court was that ate of the Union Kindergarten and a pistol, rushed in amongst shot In the stand by for embarkation at short from Hankow, the Chinese authori Felbruary 23rd, last year, of that sum the #20 of the I. O. U. No. 8 was one of the men who came Training, School, and everything them, fired a

ordered down at the outset of the piracy? was looted without mercy." He itfair, and

them to lies there are suppressing" anti-Chinese meter reader went to the would be deducted, leaving $6387..

Witness denied that he had said noted, the looting was carried out] disperse, which they promptly The officers of the above at foreign agitators, in order that no premises to rend the meter. The

In accordance with a request by

not by irresponsibles, but by did. There were other cases of present abroad, have been ordered toward incident shall occur manager would tell his Lordship Mr. McCallum, his Lordship order that.

Witness's deposition, which Mr. soldiers wearing the uniform of brave loyalty on the part of Chinese to rejoin their Battalion during the conversations between that that was done invariably ed a stay of execution in respect of

The local friends and servants, even the blind Mr. O'Malley and Mr. Eugene every month. After looking at 350 until the ordered goods had Alabaster said he had signed, was the Southern Army.

the meter," the Chinese render re-arrived.

read out, but witness still denied police-woro powerless to prevent boys doing what they could to stop... that he had said it.

destruction of valuable property, the looting. It was not till late at A few days ago, extremists be marked to a Chinese foreman-

Mr. Alabaster put it to witness and apparently the "authorities" night that the party from the North "Why is the meter registering so circulate inflammatory gun to

and

that this excuse that he did not were either unable or unwilling to Gate arrived in Nantai, having had anti-foreign literature, but the little? It might be wrong

understand the Assistant Attorney do anything. H London, Jan, 23. authorities Intervened and caused have to be repaired." The fore- man replied:-Is that "so?"

General was not true. According to the latest official the arrest of four men, who were information from

thought Hankow, taken to the Police Station.

nothing negotiations continue between Mr.

notice for China.

-Reuter

DISQUIETING INCIDENTS.

MODS AGAIN AT HANKOW..

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AGITATORS CHECKED.

REPORT OF FOUR AÈRESTS. According to Chinese reports

Chen.

O'Malley, the British representa-¦ CHINA'S WELL-BEING: tive and Mr. Eugene Chen, th Cantoneso leader.

THE BIG BRITISH CONTRIBUTION.

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Two disquieting incidents. have

London, Jan. 23.

and

about it.

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SNATCHER CHASED.

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more

CAUGHT BY QUEEN'S

COLLEGE STUDENT.

די

Y. M. C. A. PLUNDERED,

no food since midday."

Nor did the looters conûne their attention to the British mission-

A tallyman who gave evidence Identified Nos. 1, 2 and 5 as ac-

But worse was to come. On Sun-aries. Two of the American Board tive members of the pirate gang day, the 16th, in the morning houses at Tai Bing Ga were looted,, He also saw No. 7 prisoner when similar attack was made on the Dr. Beard and Dr. Lewis belug

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The intervening days have beon

METER REMOVED.

The next day European came,

A snatcher took a desperate he was tied up on the well deck. -

City Y. M. C. A. and in a short severely beaten. Mr. Bucknell, on- His Lordship declined to allow time it also was empty. Not con- other American missionary, was lin ooked at the meter and left, there chance, when

tho busy -occurred there. Yesterday, the Professor Soothill, in his article being no conversation. Another thoroughfare of Hollywood Road Mr. Alabaster to put a question to tent therewith, the brave warriors attacked whilst riding his bicycle Inspector General of Customs was to the Sunday Times, points out European came on the following yesterday, ho ran into a shop and the witness regarding what was went on to plunder three or more through the streets, and beaten, discussing the Surtax question that the Concessions, so unjustly day, and he also looked at the came out with a Chinese lady's being said by the crowd around of the smaller churches in the city his clothes being nearly torn off with Mr. T. V. Soong, the Can inveighed against, were meant to meter and went away, On Febru- handbag in his hand. In the hue the No. 7. prisoner.

They robbed the unfortunate him. tonese Minister of Finance, when be ghettoes "without the pale," ary 26th, at about half past one, and-cry which ensued, one of the

pastors, catechists and teachers, IDENTIFICATION PER CENT. a violent mob of railway employees and he describes the amazing two Chinese workmen arrived with pursuers was a Queen's College

besides some of the more promin- attempted to break into the Minis- transformation of these formerly a cart, and said the motor was to student. He caught the man be- Mr. Sheldon: Did you identify ont church members, of all their quiet, but anxious. Now it appears tery of Finance, where the inter-unattractive sites. After a refer- be taken away. The manager had fore he had gone very far and No. 6 at the Magistracy Yol, 1 clothing, bedding, money; even the that peace, is likely to prevail. The view was taking place. The doors enee to the development of indus- conversation-with one of the turned him over to an Indian said I identified him from 40 to 60 stools and tables used by schools unruly soldiers have, wo hear, been of the Ministrý were locked before try at Hongkong and Shanghai,,men, who said, he knew nothing constable. The thief was ordered per cent. more than a few of the mob had Prof. Soothill casta fight on the about it except that they had to to receive 15 strokes with the ontered, but Mr. Soong's body-jeducational development and says take it away. guard were overcome and several that while we inight not have done Tho plaintiff of them were beaten. The mob all that we might or ought to have his accountant to the offices to on Was eventually dispersed by dono, we have ventured to trespass quire why the meter was removed, troops..

on China's sovereign, duties by and at the office he was told they On Friday, the British Commis, rendering some not inconsiderable would recoive a lotter. As no fet- sloner of the Post Office and aid. He refers to other services ter arrived, the defendanta - In- "British assistant were confined in such as famine relief and 'hospi-structed Messrs. Hastings, Donnys.

their office in the British Con-. (Continued On Page 12.).

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birch and six months hard labour, manager Bent by Mr. Schöfeld at the Central

Magistracy to-day-

TO-DAY

2/-1/16

6.04 pm

Jollaron domand Lighting-up

How much do you Identify him now? One hundred per cent.

Are you sure you said forty to fifty per cent. at the Magistracy?

boys,

reprimanded, strong proclamations have boon posted everywhere in Of course others took their shure, General Ho Ing-king's name, for- but the leaders throughout wore bidding looting and ordering that the "soldiers" of the 17th Army, the persons and property of for

signers be protected. It seems strange that such a proclamation Did you not say, 30 to 40 por Early in the afternoon they went should need to be made, when It

MISSIONARIES" "PLIGHT,

cent?-have'forgotten......

There is a big difference bean to attack the church of England had already been done a month ago, tween 30 to 40 por cont. at the Zenana Mission Anglo-Chinese and when the offenders word (1 bo

Girls School Fortunately, the (Continued On Pode 18.). (Continued on Pago 4.).