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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

CRISIS DEVELOPS AT HANKOW.

RADIO TRAFFIC.

(Continued from Page 1.)

OVER 45,000 MESSAGES HANDLED LAST YEAR.

FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1927.

General Han is a chief subor A remarkable increase in local dinate to General Li Chai-sum, traffle" is shown by interesting who is the military chief of the figures curtained in the Chamber: two Kwanga, having been granted of Commerce Report, it being by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek the mentioned in special reference to title of acting Commander-in- the Press that the reception of chief of the Army Headquarters "Rugby Press" had resulted in in Canton, at the beginning of the approximately a. quarter of a Northern Expedition last year million words of news being re- Nan Chung Pan.

ceived from England, direct,

ALLEGED “SQUEEZE.”

Hongkong Boycott Echo.

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representing

It is hoped still further to improve the service in the pre-! sunt year, the report ndds.

Radio telegrams exchanged with Canton, April 21.ships numbered 11,532, containing The proposal of Mr. Koo Yin-fan, | in all 135,473 words, this being an the new Finance Minister, to colleet į increase of 2.069 messages and month's rent from the landlords 15.020 words over the previous in the city for paying the balance year. The total number of inter- of the compensation promised by part traffic messages handled was the Government to the Hongkong- 10.020, representing 101,665 words, Shameen strikers, is meeting with and the total paid traffic messages public opposition.

numbered 28,706. According to a recent investiga-316,661 words. tion by the Government, members af the Hongkong Strike Committee, have been muking "squeezes" of the funds allotted by the Govern ment to the Committee. It is understood that the strikers in Can- ton are fewer than 10,000, but strike leaders had entered in the Patrikers' registry more the 37,000 names, and the payment by the Government of compensation and mcal expenses was according these figures. Nam Chương Pao,

AMERICAN AVIATORS.

Ninety-Seven for Shanghai.

Manila, April 21.

to

The naval transport Gold Star has proceeded to Shanghai with ninety-seven marine Aviators ahoard--Reuter

THE SOUTHERN SPLIT.

Chiang Kai-shek Tells Why. Below is a message by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek to the Genera! Labour Union of Kwangtung, the Mechanics Labour Union of

The unpaid traffic total amount. ed to 11,726 messages, of 506.338 words, which included 361 Rugby Press messages. representing 229,211 words, and 10,389 meteoro- logical messages representing 211315 words. A total of 795 messages (14,155 words) were changed with Pratas Observa- tion Station. Service messages numbered 6.867 containing 113,- 770 words.

The grand total of all messages handled amounted to 45,206 re- resenting nearly a million words.

UNLICENSED ARMS.

OWNED BY CHINESE IN

SINGAPORE.

In the District Court at Singa- pore on April 14, a Chinese was charged with being in possession of a five-chambered revolver and 100 rounds of ammunition without

Kwanglung, the Revolutionary a licence.

Workers Joint

Federation of Acting on information received Kwangtung. the Oil Werkers at the defective station, Inspector Genera Union of Kwangtung, the I. Poulain sent out a sub-inspec- Students Union of Kwangtung, the tor to purchase a revolver. The Students Union of Canton and the man went to a coffee shop where Women's Motgatent General Alli- he met the accused. anre, under date of 1b inst.:-

The sub-inspector spoke about the purchase of the revolver, but the accused said it was too risky to discuss it there. So the two went to another house, where the accused agreed to sell his revolver and ambuunition for $100. The sub-inspector then sent word tra the inspector who came and ar-

"I have received comrade Hu Ching-un and duly noted your let ter. You have given me a quite clear amount of the root of the troubles in the present situation as well as the evil, intrigues of the extremists. The measures in deal with same as proposed by you are also practicable. You have there-rested the man.. fore my highest esteem for your entansiasm towards the party and the nation.

Chief Court Inspector Meredith, who prosecuted, said that he want- his worship to take a serious view of the atter as there were

"Out of respect for the wishes of our late Director in admitting the Chinese communist. I have,

great many revolvers among the sire the North Expedition been lower class. Chinese in Singapore. treating them with sincerity with-Even the previous night there was mut discrimination, hoping that another shooting affair among Chinese, two being killed and seve- we could work hand in hand to accomplish the National Revohral injured.

tion. Quite unexpectedly, some His Worship sentenced the man clonats of the Communist Party to fines amounting to $600, uz were of Bifferent opinion. They neven months' rigorous imprison- tried to disturb the rear and to discourage our forees when the fighting was at its height before the caplare of Shanghai and Nan-

kim

neut.

PLANES AND TROOPS.

IMPERIAL CO-OPERATION IN

AFRICA.

Being entrusted by the Party with great responsibility, I can- not throw my duty over under auch vestations vircumstances. All I have to do is to adhere to my original resolution of sacrate- itur myself for the revolution and to support the Three People's Principles in order to ensule the pirit of ur late Director. i beurden (have again to than ya for your appreciation and Lone that you will unite pair- The machines åre of an entirely Jelva atremnourly to rave the new type not yet rénerally intro

party and the nation."--Cautam | duget in the Air Force, and are Gazette.

THE CANTON UNIONS, Authorities Latest Decisions.

London, April 21, Flur aeroplanes under the yummand of Commodore Samson have arrived at Capetown, having completed a light from Caira without a hitch.

#tial with Mapler Lion engines.) Commodore Samson states that they behaved splendidly every inch of the way. The only mis- hap was a punctured tyre at A meeting of the Special Come Aliveorn. ·The' machines

Bew mittee now in control at Canton was or the Hex River, and moun-

height held on Tuesday at the Military tai at

of eleven todometers. Present at the↑ thousand feet. mording were Generit Li Chai-mm,

Kisunta, in Kenya: they Chen Fu-muk, General Tang Yin-

were joined by four machinen of Fukdom. Wa, and General Li

the South African Air Force,

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The following proposals were with which they carried out 1. In connexion with the appeal amorous combined exerbines in bmitted by the Revolutionary-one-ration with ground troops. Workers' Joint Union for the re- Considerable importance in at- turn of things seized from the sached to these combined exercises, headquarters of the Tea Shop and which form part of the Air Restaurant Union, it was decided Ministry policy, and demonstrate that workers arrested during these the ability of seroplanes to main few days should he tried by the in stategic lines of Empire Military Control Committee, and communications-British Wireless. thing reized will be returned when the Union ház appointed a re-or- Fanling committee.

and

5. The three railways, Canton- 2. Telegraph a report on the Haakow, Calon-Shamshui, mensures taken by the authorities | Canton-Kowloon, will henceforth be here to purge the Kuomintang of under the control of, the Recon- extremists, to the Central Exeen-struction Department. tive and Control Joint Committee Conference at Nanking.

3. Isme a notifention to pro- hibit oppression of the penants anions by people's militin and row dics.

4. Labour unions may not be dissolved without the order of the Special Committee.

6. To add two members, Foo Szelin, and Ho Szc-yunn to the Propaganda Committee, two ment- bert, Au-yang Hui, and Haich Kin- Ring to the Military Control Com- mittee, and two members Wong Kwong-yuan and Haich Sinting to the People's Movement Committee.

Canton Gazette.

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SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of local share otations issued to-day 1-

Banks. Hongkong Bank, $1,035 n. Chartered Bank, C21 Morcantile A. & H.. 132 n. Mercantile C., £137 n.

J. F. and O., 91 East Asia, $68 b.

Marine Ins.

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Canton. Ins., $660. Chinn Underwriters, 480 n North China, Tls. 143 b. ' Union Ins., $286 · · 1. Yangtzo Ins., £38 >.

Fire Ins China Pires, $205 Hougkong Firo, 3600'

Shipping

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Steamboats, $21

Tugs,

Douglasos, $31 n.

b.

$1.10 B. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.) $30 n. Shail Trans., 95/- n. Star Forrios, $53 sa Watorboats, $141 b.

Refueries... China Sugars, $18 Malabous, 331

Mining. Bonguots, $1.70 Kailans, 39/-

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Langkats, Tis. 21 'n S'hai Exploration, Tis. 4 n Shanghai Loans, Th. 7 Raubs, $4 D Tronoha, 21/- n. Urai Caspians, Sj. n.

ocks, etc. Kowloon Whervos, $98 n. Whampoa Docks, $38 Hongkows, TS, 150 Now Engineerings, Tis. õð n Shanghai Dooks Tło. 100 n. hands. Hotels, etc.

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H. and S. Hotels, #6.90 n H.K. Lands, 455 b. Realtys, 36 Turritorials, $141. Humphreys, $12 m. Princes Bldga, $80 Rural Landa, 331

Cottons. Ewo Cottons, Tis. 7 n. Orientals, T.21. n. S'hai Cottons..... Tis. 54 n.

Buses, Trams.. China Buros, Tis. 9à 21. Tramways, $201 h.

Peak Trams, fold) $15 De S'poro Tractions 11/- n.. Taxis, $1 11.

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Miscellaneout. Amusements, $171 Canton Ides, $5, n. Cements (Comb.) $7 China Lights, $12 China Prov., $4. sa. Constructions, $2.30 h.

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Dairy Farme, $15 I Der A. Winn, $6. H'kong Mloetrion, $50 b. Macao Electris, $35 b. Ropes 'Old $16 11. Lane Crawfords. 37 n.

n. Mackintosh, $19)

b. Sinceros, $9 United Asioston, $20, Watsons $1

Powolin, 86 Telephono

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5.

At midnight about 30 puliéo officers, in filain clothes, some

{ being in evening dress, raided tho "

·Bullfrogs' Club, Sherwood Street, Piccadilly. No arrests wero made but names wore taken jof, nearly 200 members and Kuests, vo included both men and womon. Tho rald was a completo surprise to mem- bers, and officials, one of whom total a Presa Assosiation repre- sentative, that

now the Jobject was * mystery to everyone connected with the club. There are about 2000, mem-) bers, many well-known in the City and in theatrical circles.. It is one of the best known West End clubs for dancing. Several", police officers in evening dress' were already in the club at time of the raid..

even