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'CHINA BUILDING,

The

Hongkong Telegraph P

TEL. C. 269.

FOUNDED 1881 一拜禮

No. 22,107

ATENTMONDAY, MAY

2,

1927.

AMA PERANBURG

日二月四

SINGLE CORY 16 01:

WARSHIPS HIT BY SHELLS PEACEFUL CITY. "WITHDRAW TROOPS IN GIRL THRASHED

NATIONALIST OUTRAGE ON

YANGTSZE.

NO CAPABLE GOVERNING BODY

was hit.

AT HANKOW.

THE FORTUNES OF CHENGTU.

line is promised shortly to Yachow, Work is also being pushed on the North read, and some shorter ronds are also being built. Lire long this fertile plain will be a not-work. of well-built wagon roads.

CHINA."

MR. COOK URGES GENERAL STRIKE.

LONDONGAY-DAY DOINGS.

must go."

1

PEATEN AND MADE

TO KNEEL.

The complainant, who looked

DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

"Ourice at Your Servico":

33, Wong Nei Chung Road.... Happy Valley.

MISSISSIPPI MENACE STEAMER ASHORE.

GROWING.

FLOOD WATERS REMAIN AT HIGH LEVEL,

G.$200,000,000 DAMAGE DONE.

East.

HOI PING'S BRIEF GROUNDING?

:

A PREMATURE SO.S. SENT, INDIAN EMPLOYER VINED, NEAR-BY CHAPELS LOOTED.

The Harbour Office reports of Karta Singh, an Indian living at

New Orleans, May 1. While one hears of commotion

Landon, May 1....

No. 31, Wong Nei Chong Road, The predicted lowering of the the past 24 hours convey informs everywhere in China, Chengtu, the

All reports Eitherto received

was to-day charged before Mr. R. waters of the Mississippi here as tion of the grounding of a vosDETA "perfect" city, goes peacefully on

show that May Day passed of E. Lindsell with assaulting a Chin-a result of the cutting of the levee in the vicinity of Hangchow Bay,

at Poydras has not yet materialis- her way, writes a correspondent-of

quietly everywhere!

ese girl of eighteen, described as ed, the level of the water this on Wednesday inst

Two vessels reported the receipt the Shunghat Mercury. The new-

London's demostration took the defendant's servant girl,

morning being as high as ever. y-paved streets are a delight; ric-usual form of precession by

Engineers attribute this to the of $.0.8. signals, and one later shas abound, having almost entire thousands of people from the ly displaced the slower sedan chair; Embankment to Hyde Park, where much younger than the age she continued rise of the river, also received a message that help was to the scene of the INAM WEALE'S REMEDY. the destinual they passed in resolution, pledging gave, told the Court that at the high tides in the Gulf of Mexico not required while the other pro

motorcar on the streets. The Ford the gathering to secure the with- age of five she was adopted by the preventing the water flowing to

ter. She was then very well treat- They have already used 4,000 grounding and found nothing. China.

When pounds of dynamite, and are pre- ed and was quite happy.

The Hangsung. (Captain. Sned. There has been further firing on British warships on the Yang-bus, running for 25 miles on the drawal of the British troops from defendant's first wife as a daugh- the sea as freely as normally. ceeded

South road. has become an estab-

Mr. A. J. Cook in a speech de-

she was eleven years of age the pared to use another 4,000 if don bound from Tsingtau to tsze, a Shanghai message to-day recording that H.M.S. Teal and lished institution, and a through

Swatow on April 20, received a The town of Vicksburg is in the distress call at 11:20. April 27); H.M.S. Kiawo were fired on at Tungchow by a Nationalist buttery.

clared, "Legal or illegal, there will the defendant's first wie died, and necessary.

married his wife's sister. he be another gearral strike," and The latter vessel was actually struck by three shells, but there were

asked his audiente te repeat his Since then the treatment had been greatest danger. the crest of the from a ship thought to be the s.s no casualties. The fire was returned and the gun emplacement

new slogan, "Clear out the Blues," quite different. She was no longer flood spilling over parts of the Ha Jing stating that she was the Conservatives. "Mr. Baldwin looked upon as a daughter but levee, but the citizens are making ashore on Piting Island, in Lati

only as a little servant girl.

great efforts at stemming the tude 29.53 North, Longitude 122.31 Other reports from the Yangtsze state that matters are quiet

Mr. Lindsell: From your ap-flood. The twenty murooned?" Bri-

A Counter-Mecting.

The Arkansas River is pouring that you have pearance it seems at most of the parts. Labour Day passed off quietly at Hankow,tish and American missionaries!

A later message was received, Simultaneously Hyde Park was been well looked after. Have you through a mile-long break in the stating that help was not needed the "Reds" addressing pamphlets to "the sailors of all nationalities" are going quietly about their work,

levec, flooding five counties in and that the vessel was proceed-

Arkansay

And Witness: Yes, I have been well south-eastern arging them not to allow themselves to be used for the purpose of and save for an occasional indult the scene of a meeting of 10,000 been well fed?

ing remark heard on the street, persons organised by the anti- interfering with the aspirations of the Nationalists.

and a rather unusual number of Socialist unions In their Hands fed, but I have been cruelly beaten sweeping away everything in itaing, with six feet of water in oug

path.-Reuters American Service. British, and off Britain" campaign, which was from time to time. There is now no Nationalist group at Hankow capable of form-placards against

addressed, by a dozen Conservative Continuing, witness said that!

Stupendous Damage. of the Flouse of whenever she had a few minutes! ing a Government, says Mr. Putnam Weale on his return to Shang-others, normalcy obtains.

There have been. a number of members hui, and he urges that all the Hankow Concessions be internationalisti demonstrations; parades and Commons, and passed a resolution to spare she generally went next

It is reported that the Miasis ed and that the Yangtsze from Hankow to the sea be controlled by speech making; schools closed for warmly approving the Govern door to play with the daughters of a composite force of Japanese und British. Then the situation three days, etc.; the Asiatic Petro-1 ment's action in China; also neighbour., The children weresippi embankment has burst at on April 27. At this tline the Sin- leum Shop closed by official orders; urging that the Trades Unions very fond of her, and she taught four points in the parish of Con-kiang was anchored in a thick fog

to knit and

sew cordis, Louisiana, opposite Nat-north of Steep Island Pass, and and from nearby cities come re- Bill be passed with the least pos-them how

clothing.

chez, Mississippi.

was unable to proceed. At News from Canton tells of "Red" peasant activity in the Heung-ports of the looting of chapels and sible delay.

On Saturday last, she went to The lives of hundreds of people 0.35 p.m. a further massage was foreign property. At Mienchow

Government Dissolution Urged.

Five thousand persons attended this house in the evening on the who disregarded warnings are en-received conveying the informȧ- shan' district where, in company with bandits, they have been in the foreign residence was entered

tion that the Hoping was safe. conflict with Government troupe. There has been a request for by soldiers and pretty badly loot- a meeting in the Albert Hall in invitation of the mother, and when dangered."

ed right in broad daylight. There the evening, when Mr. Cook was she returned defendant grabbed

Notwithstanding the later mica-. her by her queue and assaulted cast to millions of people, said sage, when the for lifted at 4 a.m. more troops immediately."

was a serious gesture at both Tung the chief speaker. chwan and Tzechow to take over all

her with a big stick. So severe this was the worst flood in the on the following morning, Captain even the history of America, and had rain-Williams foreign-owned properties, but I be- not Curry lieve the feint did there has been serious trouble be to bring about a dimolution of the tween the regular soldiers and the Government.-Reuter. local militia, arising from over- taxation by the militarists, which caused an uprising of the people. fighting which ensued, and a large number of houses were burned. It is a rather healthful sign when the people rise up and protest against the impositions of the have been collected in advance for eight or ten years.

would soon right itself, he says.

HEUNGSHAN “REDS" FIGHT TROOPS.

Shanghai, May 1. The Nationalist battery at Tung- on the British chow opened fire warships, H.M.S. Teal and LM.S. Kiawo to-day. The Kiawo was ac tually struck by three shells, but no casualties were suffered, and the damage was not important.

panied by the remaining Japanese gunborts.

A resalution was passed calling

upon the Là jour leaders to take

Later.

Mr. Hoover in an address broad-

hold.

The report by s.s. Sinkiang. (Captain D. Williams) bound froni. Shanghai to Swatow, states that a distress call was received from a vessel named as. Hoping at 8 p.m.

through. At Pihsien, 50 li distant, stops, includes a general strike, children who escorted her backed 200,000 persons; and inundat- towards the spot where the caй

A U.S. oiler has gone to Ching-Several "tens" were killed in the lin to take off the oil stores there.

Nuval Wireless.

CONTROL THE YANGTSZE!

The Kiawo replied with her main Japanese Favour Early Action.militarists. Taxes in that district

armament al her commander

PUKOW SHELL-FIRE.

and

1.

VIRGINIA MINE DISASTER.

NO HOPE FOR ENTOMBED MEN.

Fairmont, May 1. The fate of the entombed miners is still uncertain, but it is feared there is little hope that any are alive.

steered his Vessel was the assault. that

ed six million acres of land. It had originated, and found no sign home begged defendant to desist.

Questioned his Worship, witness had caused damage estimated at of the Hoping. The Sinklang pro- stated that she had been assaulted G.$200,000,000. Thousands of re-ceeded at 7.80 s.m.

on many previous occasions, andfugees must still be removed from all for the same reason. Defen- the levers and other temporary re-mentioned in the two reports is It would appear that the vessel. dant did not seem to like the idea of her going over to play with the neighbour's children.

Made to Kneel

fuges.

the Hoi Ping (ex-Nagasaki, ex- Barrembeet) of 2,210 tons gross, Rescues in Motor-boats.

built by Swan and Hunter of New- Coastguards with motor-boats castle in 1885, dimensions 300 fest have, arrived by train from the by 40 feet by 19.7 feet, at present Atlantic coast to help to rescue owned and operated by the Yung those-stranded in the Mississippi Sing firm and registered at Canton dolta.

under the Chinese flag.

report tion:-

L

OBITUARY,

Asked how she came to make a report of this particular assault, witness stated taut she was nude to kneel down for a whole hour

Other coastguards are entrain- Shanghai, May 1.

after the beating. She was then ing from the Great Lakes to ex- states that her fire struck the

Mr. Putnam Weale returned'

sent A Big Row.

plore the backwaters of the Arkan- to buy some eggs from parget of the gun emplacement with probable damage to guns and to-day from a two-day trip up the

of Dr. Sun

shop in the neighbourhood. At sas and other rivers.—Reuter's Yangtsze, mostly spent at Tankow.

The anniversary

that time she wanted to report the American Service. injuries to crews,

He says that ships for Shanghai Shanghai May Day celebrations

It is known that 15 are dead and matter to the Police Staion, but

Appeal in Manila.

DEATH OF LORD COWDRAY, and passed of quietly reports continue to be loaded with fleeing Yat-sen's death, was hittingly cel

brated here; schools closed; large

Governor-General Leonard Wood from other districts are assuring, Chinese, every man, woman

child who can, clearing out from parade hold; speech ranking, etc. An injured. All rescue work was feared it was too late to do so. incident, involving General Lin suspended to-day, while teams of The next day she again went to the

London, May 1. ---Narat Wireless..

Nationalist controlled territory.

The death has occurred sudden- "The Kuomintang party as Wen-hari, occurred during the men are frantically fighting the neighbour's house, and the people has issued the following proclam

It seems that some fire at the mine.--Renter's Ameri-there advised her not to

the matter, and so avoid any "Whereas the President of the

ly of Lord Cowdray-Reuter. party has erased to exist, and what procession.

[The first Viscount Cowdray, remains are simply "a series of workmen did not obey the order can Service.

According to an earlier cable further trouble. Determined United States has issued a pro- Shots at Japanese.

separate riot centres. No Nation-to quit work and join in the

In passing the house from Fairmont, in West Virginia, leave the defendant's house, the chamation cailing upon the people Nanking, May 1. alist group is now capable of parade.

going to the house of a friend promptly five million dollars for Viscount in 1916, being the former These where some of these men were atver 30 miners were entombed in complainant suddenly thought of of the United States to subscribe who has just died, was created a Except for a few rifle shots frniing a

W..D. Pearson, Bart., as long back. A big rowing an explosion.! from. Takow, yo attempt at inter- realities must be reckoned with in work the marching workmen stopen Everettaville coal mine through whom she knew, living at West the relief of the sufferers from the Baron Cowdray (1910), and Sir-

Point. The neighbour's wife gave Mississippi River Floods; and ordered his

"Whereas the Philippines Chapas 1894. He was born in 1856, was made when the any plans for action by the ped and protested.

Outside action is incurred: the, owner

her a little money for her tram Japanese.decided to remove their Powers

fare, and she was on the way to ter of the American Red Cross has and became head of the firm of hulk to a spot about two miles up peratively urgent, and if none he bodyguard to shoot, which he did, taken foreign trade as well as killing one and wounding others. river from Nanking,

that it would be very improper to reinbursed from funds to be raised business interests were subordin- ate to his Parliamentary connex- Gunfire between Lien Hill and Chinese, and much besides, will The owner was then attacked, and WARSHIP REFLOATED. West Point when it occurred to her advanced ten thousand pesos to be S. Pearson and Son, Ltd.; but his

sponge on her friend. Therefore by public subscription; be ruined Japanese interests in pretty roughly handled. He pros-

"Now, therefore, I, Leonard lons. Blected Liberni M.P. for Pukow increased considerably to the Yangisze now favour Anglo-ed to be none other than the elder

she got off at the Police station, wood, Governor-General of the Colchester in 1895, he sat until He was President of the day, though the Northerners on Japanese action. They feel that a brother of General Liu,

and made the report-not go

Philippine Islands, do hereby invite 1910. the Pukow side were firing ten Yangsze agreement should be the eral had to come across with a

much to get the defendant into all residents of the Philippine Is-Air Board in 1917, and also held shells to every

troubles as to get rid of him. from Lion first step. If the Hankow coace handsome "inderauity.”

exhibition, or Hill-Naval Wireless.

The industrial sions be all internationalised, and the Yangtze be controlled from Hower show, an annual affair, is Janków to the sea, which then again at the big temple out-

ference

one

KIUKIANG NORMAL

Oil Stores Being Removed.

Kiukiang, May 1. The removal of all oil stores has commenced, and the work has been proceeding smoothly without Interference.-Naval Wireless.

QUIET AT WUHU.

Troong Nearly All Gone.

Government.

The Gen-

STRENUOUS EFFORTS

and

SUCCEED.

New York, May.1.

His Worship adjourned the lands to contribute to this relief the Rectorship of the University

A Privy Councillor Eighteen taps have failed to pull case for a few moments to go into fund. All contributions should be of Aberdeen from 1918. He was

marked Mississippi Flood Relief mude Japanese believe could easy beside the west gate... Attendance is the battleship Colorado, des-Chambers. Defendant and com- Fund and sent to the Treasurer | G.C.V.O. in 1925. He leaves two done by 20,000, British, and not up to former years, though bite the fact that many tons of plainant were attend.

fuel oil have been pumped out of Defendant's story was that for of the Philippines Chapter Ameri- sons, his heir being Major the Hon. Japanese troops, the situation there are attractive booths and the battleship, and a large quan- the last three months the girl has an Red Cross, Manila." ·

Quick Response Wanted. Shops, and transportation by rick-tity of ammunition has been dis- heen in the habit of going out charged into lighters-Router's every night and returning home

The committee of the Philip- American Service.

at late hours.

This the giri

denied, but pines Chapter of the American Red Cross, named to handle funds took a boy up to her mistress and the great Mississippi floods, is admitted that three days ago she for the relief of the sufferers of naked for permission to marry him.

would soon right itself."-Reater.

KWANGTUNG UNREST.

con- sha and auto-bus is very venient.

March 30, the schools were all The North River Campaign.

closed again in protest against the The situation in Canton itself, military occupation of Shanghai necording to latest reports, by foreign soldiers and war-ships, Rice is, cheap. April was US- quiet, but the province of Kwang-hered in with warm, welcome wea tung is apparently still seething the-austin. Wuhu, May 1. with unrest, and operations on a Now that nearly all the troops large scale are necessary against have left Wuhu, the situation has the "Red" peasant corps. shown considerable improvement. It has been necessary to suspend very quiet-Naval all traffic on the Yach-Han rail- way, as the service has been taken for the transportation of troops who are being sent to the North River district to fight the "Red" peasantry and bandit bodles who

revolt. are there in open General Chien Ta-chun, recently with Labour Day passed off with appointed Field Marshal in charge

Things are Wireless.

LABOUR DAY IN HANKOW.

No Untoward Incident.

Hankow, May 1.

over

FRENCH PRESIDENT'S

VISIT.

ENGLAND PREPARES

WELCOME.

An-earlier New York message reported the Colorado ashore on reef near Governor's Island.]

vice.

160 VESSELS AND ADROPLANES.

first.

some

W. H. Pearson, who sat as Liberal member for Eyo from 1906 to 1918.]

TRADES UNION BILL.

MAY DAY PROTESTS. New York, later.

The giri explained that she took anxious that every citizen of the The battleship Colorado has been this step because her mistress told Philippines Islands make.

London, May re-floated-Router's American Ser-her if she wanted to get married donation to help bring relief to

to bring the man up to see her the victims of the flood disaster.

May Day demonstrations of pro- "The people of the United Defendant said he would call his States will give generously," said test against the Trade Unions Bill

"and it is only fair that a part of and attracted large crowds. U.S. WARSHIPS' CRUISE: wife as a witness to substantiate Frederick H. Stevens, chairman, were favoured with fine weather,

what he said.

Most of the demonstrations took Mr. Lindsell: Do you admit the burden should fall on those that you did beat her with a big who have benefited by this same the form of a procession, followed which stlek? I beat her for the reason" gonorosity in times of stress. The by open-air meetings at

committee urges and anticipates a opposition to the measure was re- I have given your Worship,

All over the arm, legs and back?quick and willing response to the gistered. They passed off with

no untoward incident. appeal of the governor-general." San Pedro, California, April 26.-Yes, with a cane. London, May 1.

That was not done with a cane "Our appeal is not only to the

Government Firm, Arrangements are practically-A cruise of the entire United!

out untoward incident. Banners

of anti-"Red" operations there, is complete for the visit to London Slates fleet of 160 surface craft at all?-Yes it was.. I was very residents of Manila," Mr. Stevens and painphlets which made their about to wage a campaign with of the French President, M. Dou- and as many more fighting planes angry at the time and the more continued, "but to the citizens of in a speech delivered last night Those who are touched by the declared the Government, ivere appearance during the day were 50,000 troops, as well as having mergue, who will spend May 16, 17 to Hawaii in April next year was 50 as I had many complaints from every province of the archipelago.in Manchester, Lord Birkenhead.

sufferings of humanity, by the ep prepared at all costs to addressed to the sailors of all na- the assistance of eight gunboats and 18 as a guest of the King outlined by the naval authorities Tramway inspectors.

in announcing the new schedule

Had Run Away.

Poal of little children left without through the Bill, which comes up, tionalities, tendering Labour greet provided by the Canton Naval at Buckingham Palace.

The President will be encorted for the battle-fleut upon its return

Defendant's wife, corroborated homes and many without parents, for second reading in the Hous ings, and asking them not to al- Bureau. He is expected to leave low them to be used by "Imperial Canton lo-morrow (Tuesday) to across the Channel by six destroy- from the Atlantic. The Hawaiian

ors, and seaplanes will form an manoeuvres will include major the defendant's statement, and by the aged and infirm, cast out of Commons to-morrow. Ho added ists" for the purpose of interfor- the scene of operations.

strategical problems and exercises said that the girl had little work upon the world and obliged to that it was unlikely that in any Ing with the uspirations of the Na- The Government is also provid-overhead guard of honour.

She generally start life over again. No matter of its principal points it would upa ing a big force of commissariat In addition to state engage- in the new plan of defense of the to do at home, tionalists.

walked out with boys and on how small the donation may be, dergo much modifcution in 1 Above Hankow there are no coolies, specially recruiting about ments, M. Doumergue will be en- Paelic coast and Hawaii.

The now alrcraft carrier Sara-several occasiona she had run wo urge every citizen to give pasango through Parliament

something. (Continued on Page 14.)

British Wirelcaa. Japanese civilians. The last batch 2,000 men for this service; and is tertained by the City of London-|

(Continued on Page 1) British Wireless.

toga will participate. came to Hankow to-day accom-

The celebrations in connexion

carry

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