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No. 22.154

APRIL

NO HANKOW-NANKING CLASH? TIGER'S FLESH AS A

FACTION FIGHT UNLIKELY.

NATIONALIST REVERSES ABOVE HANKOW.

MORE ANTI-BRITISH LIES BEING SPREAD.

CLEANING UP KIUKIANG.

U.S. POLICY EXAMINED.

DELICACY..

UNLICENSED HAWKING IN

ازكم

SHAUKIWAN.'

28. 1927. 日七廿月三

SUNDAY WORK.

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THE PEAK TRAM FARE AMAZING THEORY.

INCREASES.

TO COME INTO FORCE AS ANNOUNCED.

SECRET POWER IN CHINA?

IS IT FORMER M.P. SPY? A SAMPLE IN COURT.

COMPANY HOLDS GROUND A the Marine Court this:

Where is Trobitsch Lincoln, the The increase in Peak Tram fares former M.P, spy, who recently Among the number of hawkers morning, before Lient.-Commor. who were charged this morning G. F. Hole, Captain J Midgeley; will come into force on May 1st. nade a dramatic re-appearance licence of s.8. Tai Lee, was charged with as already announced, said Mr. while his son lay under sentence with hawking without a

fare

having first obtained a permit to

The Mexico-China Analogy.

London, April 27. The Daily Telegraph, in an edi- torial President Coolidge's speech at the United Press dinner, "outlining his foreign policy, dwells policies in China and in "Mexico were two Chinese who appeared/working cargo on Sunday without Henry Humphreys to a Telegraph of death in an English gaol? on the difference between his

and Nicaragua.

before Me. R. E. Lindsell charged do so from the Harbour Master. representative, who call at the Lincoln, it will be remembered, It says the terms in which Mr. with seluar dried tiger's flesh in Defendant pleaded not guilty. otices of the general managers of sought to speak with his son before. Coolidge defended the latter policy Shaukiwan

Police evidence was to the the Peak Tramways Company this his execution, but he was not fully justify 103) interpretatien

Sub-Inspector Murphy said that eTect that at 3.15 p.m. on Sunday morning.

allowed to land in Great Britain fhereof as an extension of the the hawker possessed a full skole- April 24, a police sergeant was on The enquiry was made at the after his frenzied rush from Monroe doctrine, with a view to ion of a titer, and also bad 4duty at the Ping On Wharf and instance of several Peak residents, Ceylon, He was next heard of in assertion of the right to intervene tiger's liver, which he exhibited observed three coolies carrying in view of the fact that the Com-America, where he declared to in affairs in the American - near his stall.

eight bags of rice on board the pany had made no statement on certain acquaintances that he had publics in the interests of good Evidence was given by a Chin-Tai Lee. Witness went on board the question of the justification made up his mind to forsake the government and political stability, | ese countable to show that the first and made enquiries, the man for the increases, in spite of the world of activity, which had re- Ar. Coolidge's claim goes far be-defendant was aclling this yond any made by the British Ga-delisney at 10 cents a mace. He in charge of the rice describing general protest. It has been sug-sounded again and again with his himself as a travelling tradesman rested that an increase of 33 1/3rd amazing exploits, and bury him- vernment with regard to China, possessed scales and had a knife and claiming that the goods were per cent. in contract rates should self for the rest of his life in the

his property.

not be made without adequate peace and seclusion of a Buddhist Late news to-day from Peking states that there are increasing If the United States can help to like an ordinary bucher's.

"Given Away"

In the presence of the number reasons being given.

monastery. Immediately after- The fire defendant said he was evidences that the Hankow and Nanking factions are not likely to establish settled and peaceful con

saw wards

disappeared, Our representative also ditions and political freedom in plunge into serious fighting against one another, but may possibly Mexico, Nicaragua, and other got hawking bait merely gave away to compradore, he further stated

that he was paying 5 cents Mr. E. B. C. Hornell, the Hon. nothing has been heard of him There is a threat to Marshal States, that result would be wel the stuff, which was prized for freightage per bag for the rice. Secretary of the Peak Residents siner. Is he now safe in his both make drives against the North.

medicinal value, to some of his Chang Tsung-chunk's flank and large bodies of Nationalist troops cumed everywhere, and not the friends, fi explained that the and produced a pass from the Association, and mentioned that Buddhist retreat or is he, perhaps,

least heartily in Britain. whose

or charterers. allowing the Company were applying the somewhere in mid-Europe, at- second defendant was his assist owners economic interests there are not

ant.

him free passage on steamers of new rates on May 1st..in aecor-tracted thither by troubles which while that Somewhat conßieting with the above news is a report from inconsiderable; bud

The tiger's flesh was shown to the company.

dance with their announcement are brewing? Or is he now as ha By questioning the number two at the end of last month.

was not long ago, at the back of Harkow that the Southern forces have met with a severe reverse in policy is being pursued, it should the Magistrate who remarked:

Mr. Hornell said that he did not the ferment in China. an engagement with Fengtien troops and that a mixed Northern 11 he possible for Mr. Coolidgegn that is the delicacy. Where compradors, witness elicited the

to suggest that Brilain has taken the skeleton, did you not bring information that the goods see what could be done at the All his life Ignatius Trebitsch Army is advancing. In consequence, military activity in the Wuhan undue advantage of her position it into court?"

question were cargo, but the man moment. Ife had written twice to Linccin has been a seeker after of commercial predominance in

Sub-Inspector Murphy replied asked to be excused this the Government pointing out that intrigue and sensation. It was in cities le increasing."

China

that he thought that would not ceeasion.

the buildings and rolling stock 1922, when Europe grew too hot The character of the American be necessary.

Some two hours later, witness were long overdue for reconstruto hold him, that he made his way Government's policy in China is The first defendant, was fined observed that other goods were tion, and stating that the argu-to China. The great power in

default seven days' being taken en exclusively its own affair, but $1, or in

board under ment that the Company were China at that time was Marshal among the considerations which hard labour. The second man similar circumstances, and an ex merely returning to uld rates did Wu Pei-fu, and it was not long have dictated it, any objection in was discharged.

amination proved these to be two rat apply. The Government had before Lincoln had persuaded Wi principle to the assertion of ecard

bags of rice and a basket of salt not replied to his communications, that his remarkable knowledge of mic interests or the cause of civi

fish. It was then discovered that and until it did, nothing further espionage and diplomacy could isation in weaker foreign com-

six bags of flour were stowed in could be done. munities can hardly be numbered.

the European galley on the saloon -Kenter.

dock,

have gone from Hankow up to the Ionan berdur.

In the fighting which is going on in the anighbourhood of Nan-- king, II.M.S. Cockchafer has again been fired on which rifles and machine guns, this being the third time, within three days.

There has been a recrudescence of anli-British agitation at Hankow, the report being spread that the British are planning the re-capture of the late British Concession.

COCKCHAFER AGAIN UNDER FIRE.

THE PENGUIN INCIDENT.

Four U.S. Sailors Wounded.

Shanghai, April 27. Information received from

the

the

Shanghai, April 28. learn that a definite move is being A message from Peking to-day made in the ilunan Province to says that while the Northern mili- nst the Bolshevik element and

waiting that the Soviet Consul at Chang- Senior Naval Officer at arists are adopting a policy, hoping that the internal she has had to leave. He arriv. liang is to the effect that strife will so weaken the Kuomin- et at flankow Yesterday and went U. S. minesweeper Penguin has tang that it can no longer - inte hospital.--Naval Wireless, danger the North, and while the Powers are also apparently hope- ful that Marshal Chiang Kai-

shek's hostility to the Communists

will help solve their problems, there are increasing evidences that the Hankow and Nanking factions

CIVIL WAR FLUCTUATION.

White Flags Near Nanking,

Nanking, April 27. White Bags were exhibited al

are not likely to plunge into seri. the Wu Lung Sha Fort and Morri ou fighting with each other, but son Point to-day, and there was may both make drives against the very little cross river firing. North.

numbers oľ Marshal Large Chiang Kai-shek's supporters and

Cockchafter Again Involved.

On her way to Nanking, H.MLS.

the supporters of the Hankow Cockchafer was fired on with party are reported to be mingling rides and machine-guns.

The

at Wuhu and chewhere in Anhui Cockchafer replied with machine- There has been no fighting, but on gaus.

report

--Reuter.

that

ANTI-BRITISH REPORT.

Agitators at Hankew Busy.

01.

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BIURIANG CLEAN-UP.

arrived there after an engagement with guns just below Kiangyin yesterday. Four American sailor were wonded by rifle fire. The Pengein returned the fire,

CRUELTY TO BABY, PIGS.

AN UNUSUAL PROSECUTION.

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on

on

Captain's Questions. Cross-examined by Captain Midgeley, witness stated that he The unusual charge of causing had gone to his (the Captain's) four baby pige unnecessary suffer-abin, but had been informed that

fromanly ing by taking them away

the Chief Officer was the "mother within 24 hours of board. Witness had interviews a birth, was brought against a shop the Chief Officer, who stated that

Mr the ship was not in possession toolie of Kowloon City.

a Sunday permit to work cargo. O'Brien, an inspector of the S. P. 16. A., before Mr. W. Schofield at

Cain Midgeley: Are you the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-aware that the poorer class

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the

TJILEBOET SALVAGE.

PROBABILITY OF REFLOATING TO-DAY.

he

and

be put to good use in the battle for Chinese supremacy. Before long he was Wu's right-hand man and the real power behind the Chinese scenc.,

A Whim of Fate.

con-

I had a long talk with him, writes a personal friend of his, about his intention to hide him, The final act in the re-floating self in a monastery just before hut of the stern half of the Tjilebnet last disappeared. He was is reported to have taken place verted to Buddhism, he told me, this morning, when Mr. Q. van by a British officer whom he met Ufford proceeded to the scene of in China. Before his conversion of the disaster.

his one aim was to be revenged The Taikoo tag remains" stand-on Britain for his treatment Mr. O'Brien stated that he had Chinese passengers are in

Dynamite charges were during the war. Faced with his truth, all he desired was Martial Law at Amoy. noticed the pigs in the shop, and on habit of carrying goods to Koning by.

taken cut to complete the sever now being questioned, the coolie suid meon and Canton as luggage?

Witness: I am aware of this, ance early this morning and since peace He left China immediately Chefoo and Amoy are now quiet, that they were merely loft there

Ceylon and the no further news has been received, for

entered

ation at Amoy that law has been proclaimed the animals had gone, but on look-Chinese he is referred to as

As a Buddhist monk he lived except that mar-afterwards, the inspector saw that goods was not of this class.

a travelling tradesman: io has been successful.

It is possible that the Tjileboet, a life of stark simplicity. His Ing into the shop found that they

or that part of her which has been only dreas was a single robe; his had been taken away from where Sui Hot..

Captain Midgeley: Were the re-floated, will be brought into food, fruit, rice, curry, vegetables, they had been exposed and were hidden in a corner of the premises, goods taken over the gangway? harbour to-day, but it is highly and tea. All his food had to be

A fine of $10 was imposed.

No. the bags of four were taken improbable that the low will reach begged in the streets, and no milk over the second class gangway, here until after dark this evening, or meat was permitted. Rising at but the two bags of rice and baskit!

Should it be found impracticable six in the morning,, most of his of salt fish were taken in through to berth her this evening, the day was spent in study. At 730 the cargo port.

and there is no shange in the situ-temporarily. On returning shortly but the man in charge of He it is thought that the operation monastery.

Naval Wirdess.

"WHITES" DEMONSTRATE.

POLICE OFFICERS GOING HOME.

AN EXODUS ON LEAVE,

Purser's Evidence.

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a

severed vessel will come in at day he went to bed. Rather a quiet a former member of The evidence of the first witness light and go to Taikos Dock pend-ife for

Parlament and international spy! by was, corroborated

anothering a decision as to her repair.

Lincoln might have been in this Police Officer also on duty at the

retirement still for for a whim of time.

fate, One afternoon while walk- ing in

A Ceylonese street. ho passed a news agent's store and- was tempted to learn something of the outside world. He bought a paper and read of his own son's trial. He made a race with death, but in vain.

On

THE AMERICAN FLOODS.

DESPERATE POSITION GROWING WORSE.

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Canton Procession.

Canton, April 27, The anti-Re" victory and in- he contrary, the Anhui troops are This is the third bccasion with- threatening Marshal Chang Tsung in the space of three days that auguration of the Nanking Nation

Tientsin- chang's flank along the

1.1.8. Cockchafer has been deli- alist Government were celebrated Pukow Rallway.

On the 21th, to-day in Canton with much en- Foreign messages from Hankow berately fired

fire was opened op her from the thunsism by the people in general daily

considerable

International Export Company's and the merchants and "White" Nationalist forces are being dis- premises, while on the 25th, when labour unionista in particular, patched up

Usually in Komintang holidays the Peking-Hankow gen mites above Chinking, she

A number of Police Officers A”G the

The purser of the Tai Lee was railway towards the Ronan border, was aubjected to heavy are from the shops were forced by

Beld guns which she silenred with labour unions to stop business, departing on Homm leave from the her main armament.-Narat Wire- but this morning all the merchants colony by the ss. Malwa ua Hatur- then called, and stated that cargo

closed

Saturday evening. declared holidays automatically, play and more will commence their hatches on board the ship were Janur.

and large numbers of crackers furlough in a fortnight's time. were fired by them throughout the Those leaving on Saturday in There was nobody on board, at the day to celebrate the Government's elude Chief Detective Inspector T time of the alleged complaint, who

Mmphis. April 27.

Real Life Story.. Chiang's Troops Arrive,

delivering them from the tyran-Murphy, Seruts. Field, Roberts, was authorised to receive cargo,

According to Mr. Hoover, the

The real story of nical yoke of the Communists and traffic), Kelly, and Lance Seryta,and had there been, a chopped re-

ceipt would have had to be given. Secretary of Commerce, whom Kiukiang, April 27.

Duncan and Walsh Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is be- labour "Reds,"

In addition, the Malwa will Whatever freight was carried by President Coolidge has appointed Lincoln's life has never yet been atio report on the flood areas, old. He was born April 4, 1879, Thousands of the merchants as is "recapture" the British Conces ginning a movement to clean up.

as tens of thousands of carry Mrs. W. G. Gerrard, wife of passengers themselves," was sion at once, but the effoel the sition in the district. He well

His parents were orthodox Jews. their propaganda, has not yet has started a big anti-"Red" nove labour "Whites" participated in the assistant Superintendent of their own risk and no freight due there are 200 dead and 150,000 in the town of Paks, Hungary. Inspector Browu then question- The plight of scores of thou-fis father was a shipowner of shown itself.

nient, and his sent troops to Nang- the meeting, on the East Parade Police, and the wife and family of were paid.

which began shortly inspor A. N. Reynolds.

During Mr. Murphy's absence,ed witness with regard to travel-sands of refugees in south-western comfortable means, Ignatius was Although business was suppos hang to eliminate the Conmmanist Ground,

after noon. Many prominent Go- Fed to have been re-opened in the element.

witness was produced, stated that delta is becoming hourly more adventures began when he run Units of the 2nd, 3rd and 6th vernment and military leaders Inspector. Reynolds will be actinging traders and when another Arkansas along the Mississippi the eldest of 14 children. His

from home and went Japanse Comension to-day, no

Armies have arrived at Kiukinng. were present, and they delivered Chief, Detective Inspector.

Sub-Inspector J. Brennnu, of the this was not the man who had serious. Naval Wireless.

In Berlin, penniless, he sought Communism and the necessity to Guard's Office, left the colon been interrogated by the police Nearly 40 towns within a radius Germany at the age of eighteen. WUHU INCIDENT CLOSED. have the Communists ousted from with Sub-Inspector A. Nicoll, cilicer making the charge. He of 100 miles are reported to

Kowloot. Traffic Police, to-day, by requested a remand, that the wit flooded, raging waters buttering shelter in a Protestant mission Less in question night be brought against the walls of the houses house. One of the Presbyterian 3.5. Anyo Maru. Apologies to British,

up, as it was upon his evidence and mounting the aides of knolls clergymen who visited this mission that the case hinged.

on which thousands of refugees was the Rer. Albert Frank, now Dr. Frank's influence His Worship Becordingly orcluster till found by relief workers, dond.

Hankow, April 27, Agitators are spreading a m port that the British are planning

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eloquent speeches on the evils of

the country.

The Parade.

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rendered homeless.

away

be

Trebitsek

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After the meeting, the parade U. S. IRISH MINISTER. Bered remand and Thursday who traverse the desolate wastes spurred him to become a minister

coolles were allowed to enter.

The conditions in the native elty to-day were doubtful, but the for eign settlements were quiet.

Southerners Meet With Reverse.

Wuhu, April 27. Reports are coming in from the Honan front that the

Ample apologies have been made rces have met with a severe re to the British in connexion with Everse

in nn

engagement with the recent incidents, when far took place. The most signifiemuit Fengtien troops, while 'a mixed eignera were prevented by a fact in the procession was that Northern army is already ad men from landing, except singly, every one of the paraders carried vancing on Ysianlok from the The 7th Division have departed white flag, and as they marched How river.

Military activity in down river, and it is understand on they shouted "Down with the Communism," "Down with Boro- increasing round the Wuhan dites that the 16th Division, who are Communist Party!," "Down with as the result of these reports. It the only troops remaining at Wa; din and Isq Chien!" "Support the that Nationalist hu, will leave to-morrow. Nel anti-"Red" movement!," "Support is to be noted

the Nanking Nationalist Govern troops are already returning to Wireless. Hankow from the Honan front.

ment" and so forth. Part of the 8th Army which has

MR. F. A. STERLING APPOINTED.

London April 27, Mr. Frederick A. Sterling, Coun- sellor at the American Embassy in London, has been appointed Min- ister to the Irish Free State.- Reuter.

[Mr. Frederick Augustine Ster-

next, May 6,. at 10.30 a.m.

AIR TRAFFIC PACT.

THE ANGLO-GERMAN NEGOTIATIONS.

TOBACCO DUTY.

BUDGET INCREASE

ho

Was

of water aboard steamers, motor- of the Christian gospel. Trebitsch boats, and aeroplanes.-Reater's renounced Judaism and became.

Eventually n believer in Christ. American Service.

he was ordained a minister, and assumed duties as a missionary among Indians in Canada. Later came to England, and made a curate at Appledore, Kent. Suddently he decided that he could not believe in Christianity. London, April 27.

He resigned. Eis place in the Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, the

Church of England. and got his In accordance with the recent

London, April 27. ambition upon polities. He be orders of the Government to pro-ling was born in St. Louis in 1876, President of the Board of Trade,

subject, Baturalized The House of Commons by 258 eame Serious trouble, its been expect. tect foreigners, the procession and studied Law. Ile entered the stated in the House of Commons

traffic to 154 rejected a Labourite amendaffixing the name Lincoln to his ed to develop at Kongmoon in the avoided Shaker in its route, and U.S. Diplomatic Service in 1911, that the negotiations with Gor-

was appointed Third many for annual air

ran away from home was last few days, but Naval wireless when the paraders reached Saiha- when ho In view of the report last work messages now to hand indicate hau they turned into the Tai Ping Secretary to the Petrograd Em- agreement were making good pro-ment to reduce the duty on own. In 1910 the Jewish boy

were diliberately Maloo and dispersed in Salkwa bansy. He served in China as gress, and he hoped it would be tobacco, and carried the main who that the Peasanta Union had that the fears

Second Secretary at the Peking possible to sign the agreement at Budget tobacco resolution by elected MP, for, Darlington. (Continued on Page 4.) 261 to 158.-Reutor, taken complete control of affairs spread by alarmists, and have yuan.

(Continued on Page 14.) Legation from 1914 to 1915.] an early date.British Wireless. at Changsha, it is interesting to little foundation.

bean stationed at Kwangchap has been moved.

Hunan Anti-"Red" Move.

KONGMOON RUMOURS.

Have Little foundation.

APPROVED.

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